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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Reduce Rate On Lumber.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Two de.
cisions of notable Importance to the
railway and lumber interests of the
northwest we're handed down by the
interstate commerce commission, the
complainants against the railroads
being victorious in each instance.
Many months ago the Kalispell Lum.
ber company and others, and the Big
Blackfoot Milling company and
others engaged in the lumber manu-.
featuring business in Montana, in
stituted complaints against the Great
Northern railway and other lines
asking that they be accorded differ
entails on the rates esta blished in the
Spokane case. The differentials re-
quested were an average of about 21
cents q hundred pounds.
In the opinion announced today the
commission. sustains the contentious
of the complainants and issues orders
that the differentials are to be estab.
lished by the railroads not later than
August next. The orders have the
effect of lowering rates on all lumber
and forest products from the Montana
mills both east and west and will at.
ford them an advantage of approxi.
mately two cents per 100 pounds over
the mills in the Spokane group on
eastern shipments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
BIames Tariff Windjammers.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-James J..
Hill called on President Taft today.
He expressed the belief that if tariff
agitation was cut of short, and the
oratorical steam shut off, the country
would begin prosperity period at an
early date.
"All eyes are turned on Washing.
ton," said Mr.. Hill. "some people
seem to think legislation will cure the
toothache, set a broken limb or make
crops. Talk and agitation here in
Washington keep the people in sus-
pense, make them forget their bust.
ness aud hope for some 'cure.all.
What we want is to have the tariff
revision over with, and let the peo.
pie get buck to work and aid the great
wheels of progress to turn. Then the
things will begin to hump. The out
look is good In all directions"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
More Truble For Hejnze,

NEW YORK, May 14.-F. Augustus
Heinze, already under indictment on
charge of over certification of his
brother, Otto Heinze's checks, was ar.
raigned before Circuit Judge Hough
today on new Indictment charging
misapplication of the funds of the
Mercantile National bank in March
and October, 1907.
he pleaded not guilty with the priv.
ilege of Withdrawing the plea and
making any motions his counsel might
desire. Judge Hough set the case for
next Friday and as Mr.. Heinze is al.
ready under $50, 900 bail, no addition.
al security was asked.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
MORE TARIFF TALK
Senator's Express Their Views Upon
Various Proposed Duties.

Senator'S Express Their Views Upon
Various Proposed Duties.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Atter q de.
bate of several hours in the senate TO-
day on the window glass schedule of
the tariff bill, Senator Aldrich asked
that the paragraph be passed over.
Some other sections relating to glass;
manufactured articles that previously
had been passed over we're agreed to.
The senate considered sections that
had been passed over until the iron
ore paragraph was reached, when
Senator Crawford spoke at length
upon the lack of wisdom of any tariff
that encouraged the exhaustion of
natural resources which could not
readily be reproduced. He insisted
that there should be no tariff on iron
ore, oil, lumber and coal.
Mr.. Elkins, speaking in support of
the rate specified in the glass schedule
defended the interests of the American
manufacturers, and declared q reduo.
tion in the proposed duties would re-
suit in lowering the wages of the op.
eratives, which, in turn, he said,
would result in a strike and possibly
the destruction OF the window.glass
industry in this country.
Mr.. Gore, the blind senator's from
Oklahoma, delivered an impassioned
defense of retail dealers against any
charge of extortion. He declared the
senate had turned itself into q grand
jury "and is here ready to return a
verdict against the retail dealers for
the high prices of articles used by the
American people. and the senator
from Maine has constituted himself
foreman of this jury.
"The manufacturers and trusts are
undertaking to help the middlemen
and retailers as a shield to protect
themselves against the outraged con-
sumers. I stand here to enter q plea
Of not guilty for the retailers of this
country" ...
Mr.. Gore named shoes, hats, CLOTH
Ing and other articles as being sold to
retailers under contract that they
should be sold at an agreed price.
He said that some wooden and cotton
manufacturers of New England are
declaring dividends Of 66 per cent,
which was greater than the nrofit of
the retailers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Remarkable, If True.

SPOKANE, May 13.-R. A. Jackson,
representative in the state Legislature
for Columbia county, Washington,
who Is now the "sheep king of the Tu.
kanon," claims the worlds record for
the largest single fleece of wool, which
weighs 81 pounds and s ounces. He
also has three clips of an aggregate
weight OF 142 pounds, The fleece was
clipped from Rambouillet sheep which
swept the boards at the St. Louis ex-
position and the National livestock
show at Chicago. It will be part of
Columbia county's exhibit at the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition at
Seattle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
A Deadly Tornado.

KANSAS CITY, May 15.-A recapit.
ulation of last nights storm, gener al
over northwestern Missouri and east.
ern and central Kansas and extending
into Oklahoma, and which in places
reached the proportions of a tornado,
shows three known dead, six others
missing and IS injured, and at least
half q dozen of the latter seriously
hurt.
The principal damage was done at
Hollis, q town of $50 inha abitants near
Concordia, Kan, and Mt. Washing.
ton, Mo-, suburb eight miles east of
Kansas City. In both of these places
practically every house was either
damaged or demolished and dozens
OF persons injured.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Confess Range War Murders.

SHERIDAN, Wyo., May 14.-The
state has complete confessions from
two of the seven prisoners confined in
the county jail here In connection with
the murder of three sheepmeu, Allie
mand, Emge and Lazier, in raid
upon their camp near Basin, Wyo.,
In the Big Horn country, about six
weeks ago. The officers refuse to d.
vulge the identity of the two men max.
ing confessions, but their action in
removing Albert E. Keyes and Charles
Ferris from the jail at Basin to this
city, where they arrived in custody of
United States Marshal Lafors, is con.
sidered significant In view of the state.
ment that the safety of the two men
had been threatened by Hve other pris.
oners at Basin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Big Profit In Cotton Goods

WASHINGTON, May l.-Men inter-
ested in the cotton schedules put some
very startling facts before members
of the senate today. Brokers' state
ments have been collected showing
that the fine cotton goods manufac-
turers of the east declared dividends of
3 to 60 per cent in 1907, and an average
dividend of about 20 per cent in the
last ten years. This is claimed to be
far greater profit than was ever en-
joyed by the manufacturers of cheap
cotton goods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

the powers. privileges and duties of q
regular" Her beat is limited to the
State street department stores. Miss
Sullivan received her commission
from Chief Shippy, after he had re-
ceived legal opinion from Corpora
ton Counsel Bruudsge that her up.
pointment was oil right. Her princi-
pal duty will be to catch shoplifters.
Miss Sullivan is provided with q
star, whistle and patrol box key.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Danced Herself To Death.

CHICAGO, May 12.-Marie From, 20
years old, danced herself to death in
q public dance hall last night, &C.
cording to the verdict of coroner's
jury today.
The girl possessed q frail constitu-
tion, but waltzing was a mania with
her. She was warned by her parents
not to exert herself but when the mu sic
started che forgot the warning and
danced continuously all evening.
Then she was carried out of the hall
and died at q hospital.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Taft Names Democrat.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-President
Taft sent to the senate the nomination
Of Henry Groves Connor, . democrat,
to be United States Judge for the east.
ern district of, North Carolina. The
vacancy on the North Carolina bench
has been q source of much concern to
President Taft. The republicans Of
the district concerned recently urged
the president not to appoint a demo-
crat, even If he had to 60 outside the
district to find q suitable republican
for the place.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
WILL OPEN RESERVATIONS,
Eiathead Lands Will Furnish Homes
For Many Settlers.

MIssoULA, May Is. - Under a
Washington date line The Missoulian
today says that at conference of off.
cials OF the general land Office, ten
tative scheme was decided upon for
the registration and opening of the
Flathead reserv alton in Montana, the
Occur d'Alene in Idaho and the Col.
Vile in Washington. The Flathead
reserv alton contains about 1900, 900
acres, the Occur d'Alene about 400, 900
and. the Colville about. 400, All
three reserv ations will be opened at
the same time. Registration points
TOR all three reservations will be es.
tablished at Missoula, Kalispell,
Occur d'Alene City and Spokane.
The registration period will proba-
bly, begin July 10 and end on August
10. AT the close of registr alton the
drawing for numbers will take pl ace
for all three reserv ations at Occur
d'Alene City.
The probabilities are that while the
drawing will be disposed of and the
lucky persons notified in August and
early in September, they will not be
compelled to make actual entry on the
lands before the following spring.
This will give opportunity for eastern
settlers. who draw lucky numbers, to
visit the localities and make an in
telligent selection of their cations.
1t is generally believed by the west.
ern members of congress that the
proposed plan Of opening will prove
far more satisfactory than those
which have been pursued in the past
at other reserv ations, as it will give
full opportunity for the people of the
east to visit. not only reserv alton
lands, but the surrounding country.
Unless something unforeseen occurs,
the presidents proclaim alton under the
general plan above outlined will be
issued the latter part Of next week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
THEY. GET BIG PROFITS.
Tariff Debate Shows How Prices Are
Boosted 6y Dealers.

WASHINGTON. May IL. - Good
progress was made in the conisdera-
ton OF the tariff bill, the amendments
OF the committee on finance being up
held in the senate by substantial
msjorities.
. A feature Of the SESSION was q gem
eral discussion concerning the great
disparity between Wholesale and re-
tail prices. Republican senators de-
clare this difference was so great as
to demonstrate that the duty listed by
q protective tariff had small effect on
the price paid by the consumer. This
feature OF the discussion was partici-
pated In BY Senator Scott. himself q
glass manufacturer. The schedule
covering the products OF lead was
passed over upon the suggestion Of
Senator Aldrich because he said the
finance committee desired to make
some change in the duties as previous
ly recommended.
Mr.. Newlands suggested the ap.
pointment Of an official body to in.
quire into the difference in wholesale
and retail prices 80 that congress
might have proper information.
Saying he had much information to
illustrate the great difference in whole.
sale and retail prices, Senator Flint
said he had in mind an instance of q
set of Haviland china costing to i'm
port $5.77 with 46 cents packing char
ges and $4.66 duty, making in all $10..
80, which retailed for S36.
He instanced another case of an
article costing Al cents to import,
which retailed for $3.50. These, he
said, were the prices in the great de-
partment stores of the east, and In
the northwest states the prices were
increased so per cent.
Senator Smoot made another con-
tribution to the fund of inform alton
concerning exhorbitant prices. He in.
stanced case of a razor, the manufac-
turers' wholesale price of which was
1895 dozen. which sold for 81 each.
The high prices he said, had nothing
to do with the protective tariff be-
cause compared with the retail price,
the tariff charges were small.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Milwaukee Completes Survey

KAL1sPELL, May 15.-With the fil-
ing this morning of the last maps of
location by both the Chicago, Mil.
waukee & Puget Sound and Great
Northern railroads. covering the final
stretch Of the North Fork route
to the International bound dary,
the terrific struggle which has
engaged the surveying crews Of both
roads for the past six weeks has
abated and the scene of the contest
will be shifted from the field to the
courts in q few days.
AT 5 minutes past 9 o'clock this
morning the Milwaukee's attorneys
filed in the United States land Office
their final map of definite location,
covering the last six miles. and the
news had scarcely reached the streets
before the Great Northern agent
passed In bunch Of similar maps to
the clerk, but they were SO minutes
too late.
From Coram clear to the Canadian
boundary, q distance of nearly SO
miles, the Milwaukee has evidently
beaten the Great Northern at every
point with their survey, sometimes only
by few minutes, sometimes hours.
For the last 10 miles Of the route al.
most superhuman efforts we're put forth
by both sides. At times the Great
Northern would be few rods in the
lead, but the Milwaukee would pass
them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
A Range War Murder.

CHEYENNE, May 11.-That William
Garrison, whose body was found near
the river here few days ago with q
bullet hole through his head, was
murdered is indicated by further in.
vestigation of the case. It was be.
lieved at first that he had committed
suicide. Garrison's testimony before
the grand jury was influential in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Would Double the Tax.

WASHINGTON, May 13. - A bill
doubling the tax imposed on brewers
and wholesale and retail liquor deal.
ers, was introduced today by Rep
resentative Kendall of Iowa. It is
also provided that no tax shall be
imposed O. collected In those local..
ties where the manufacture or sale Of
Intoxicating liquor is prohibited by
state law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
DUTY ON IRON ORE.
Republican and Democratic Senator's
Mix On Tariff Question.

Mix On Tariff Question.
WASHINGTON, May IA. = After .
day devoted to the discussion of the
tariff duty on iron ore, the
senate adopted by . vote of
81 to "a, the recommend alton from the
committee on finance for . duty Of Is
cents per ton. The house had placed
that article on the free list. The
Dingley duty is 60 cents per ton.
Party lines were annihilated in the
division as II democrats voted "aye"
with the republicans. and II republi.
cans voted "no" with the democrats.
During the day Senator Bailey in
announcing that he proposed to vote
for the duty on iron ore, as q revenue
measure, declared that free ore would
not affect the prosperity Of the United
States Steel corporation and added
that, even II it did, there was better
way to deal with that organization,
which was by an Enforcement of the
antitrust law against it. He declared
he expected to see this law enforced
and expressed confidence that event.
ually the officers of the steel corpora
tion would either be in the penitenti ary
or fugisives from justice.
Senate Beveridge spoke in support
or amendment offered by him relative
to the internal revenue tax on tobacco
and its products. Contending that
the government has lost S1S4 ZOO, 900
in the last eight years, through the
repeal of the war time tax of 1898, Mr..
Beveridge undertook amendments to
increase the present rate of internal
taxes on tobacco snuff, cigarettes and
cigars worth more than ten cents. Mr..
Beveridge declared that the tobacco
trust, which he said was the American
Tobacco company, had derived great
benefit while the government had lost
revenue, which he said was due to the
law repeating the increased rates of
1898. The law providing for the high
rates OF 1898 permitted the manufae.
turer to reduce the size of the pack
ages in which the tobacco is sold to
the people according to Mr.. Beverage.
SIN 1901 this increased tobacco tax
was removed" said he, shut the short
weight packages of tobacco we're con-
tinued by the very law that removed
the taxi
Claiming that his amendment would
increase the revenue to the extent of
over $2l 900, 900, Mr.. Beveridge assert
ed that the tobacco trust is now reap.
ing vast benefit through failure to
enact such legislation as be proposed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Father Of irrigation Projects.

PORTLAND, May IL. - Clinton G.
Hutchinson, known ss the father of
the irrigation projects in the west,
died today at his home in this city,
aged Is years. Death was due to old
age. He founded the town of Ottawa,
Kansas, and afterward sold the tract
upon which the town of Hutchinson
now stands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

OF the improbability Of . conviction
being secured. Three men were
killed In the train wreck and for the
alleged murder Of one Ferris was
tried, confession said TO have been
made BY Ferris figuring % the feature
In the prosecution. Ferris was 90.
Quilted Of the charge after an extended
trial.
BUTTE, May 1.-THE mangled body
Of James Moore, . waiter Of this city,
was found lying beside the tracks Of
the Oregon Short Lihe this morning,
several miles south OF Silver Bow.
Moore is supposed to have fallen from
the south bound passenger train.
His body was cut completely in twain.
arms severed and an ear clashed .otf.
GLENDrvE, May 15.-Five years ago
two men who would rscetinto Glendive
from Is miles out in the country In
order to be first to file on 40 acres Of
land would have beeniconsidered more
or less crazy. But that 10 just what
occurred in Glendive when it became
known that the 800. acre homestead law
had been made applicable to all lauds
In this county except those lying in
the river valleys.
LEwIsTowN, May 15.-Local wool.
growers were jubilant today when 1t
was learned that Boston .house had
purch hased q clip Of $1,000 pounds at
~ cents pound, this being the fret
sale in the county during the year at
so high q figure. It Is figured now
that no wool of this class will be sold
here during the present season at
less price, and many predict an ad.
vanc.
GLEND1vE, May 15.-Sheriff Larson
and County Attorney Leiper have had
their attention called to case OF mys-
terious appearance at Jordan, in the
extreme northwestern part of Dawson
county. Robert Turner. q ranchman
who had q place about Is miles west
of Jordan, has not been seen since the
latter part of December, and his
friends fear that he has met with foul
play. He was quite we'll to do, being
engaged in the sheep business.
BILLINGS, May 14.-because his
squaw has spurned his affection, left
his wigwam and has taken up her
residence with man who, If not more
b handsome, is more to her liking,
Aunts The Arrow has filed suit for
divorce from Medicine Coyote and asks
for the custody Of his 6-year.old son,
Hunts A Rolling Place. The parties
are Grow Indians and. while the plain
tiff resides at the Grow agency, he
alleges that his squaw lives with
Frank Hawk at. Pryor.
HELENA, May Ito stimulate the
raising of apples in Lewis and Clark
A. w. Ide, the we'll known
real estate man, has decided to make
an offer of one hundred dollars for
The best collection showing that
growth In this county. Mr.. rde IL
firmly convinced that the Prickly Pear
valley has as fertile soil, 90 good
climatic conditions and better mar.
ket than any section OF Montana, and
Il is his purpose thus to agitate the
DILLON, May 17.-saturdsy after
aoon the jury hearing the:csse OF John
r. Gilman VS.. the Dart Hardware
company rendered q verdict giving
he plaintiff judgment for $1,000.
iilman's son, Roy was caught in
,ave-in Of dirt and smothered while
,xcava ating In ditch for sewer being
out In at the Burfiend home last fall
~ the Dart Hardware company. The
ather sued for 1000 for the death Of
lis son.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

Woman Member Of Police Force.
CHICAGO, May 13.-Chicago's first
policewoman is Miss Jessie E. Sulli.
van. She is Especial" and has all
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

bringing about the arrest recently of
large number Of prominent cattle
men on charge Of being implicated
In the murder Of several sheepmen
near Basin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
4 HALF CENTURY OF OIL.

On last Saturday there was cele-
brated at Titusville, Pa, the fftieth
anniversary of the first oil well that
was drilled. 1t had been known for
centuries prior to the extension of a
pipe down through bedrock by Col
onel Edwin Drake in 1859 that an oily
fluid. oozing from the earth in certain
spots, would burn and give out ligat.
But it was the apparently insignificant
little we'll sunk through the rocks at
Titusville fifty years ago which marks
the beginning of that era during which
petroleum has been the main reliance
of the world for light in the absence
of the sun.
Since the boring of the first Titus.
Vile we'll there has been enough pc.
troleum burned to have hoated, if il
had been collected in lake, not sim.
ply all the navies in the world, but
all the ships in the world, little and
big. Oil now gushes from 100000
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-31
FINEST IN THE LAND.
That's What's Now Said Of Col. cupp's
Apple Crop This Season.

Hannibal Courier-Post. Col Henry
C. Cupp, of Fall Greek, H., was In
the city today on one of his frequent
business visits and was wearing the
smile of the man who has the world
by the horns. While he was not
seeking any publicity and did not
care to talk about his great specially
of apples, he would not deny when
approached by reporter that he had
an excellent crop of apples on his
great orchard and that he was one
of the few apple growers that did
have a crop.
Yes, / have an excellent showing
on my trees said he, but do not
care to discuss the matter. AS mat
ter OF fact, ! believe the apple crop
will be away short this year through
out the entire section of the central
west. | was told by John Youell. OF
Hannibal the other day who was up
at my orchard, that / had the finest
showing OF any orchard he had seen
in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri. Kansas,
Arkansas and New York and he had
travelled through all those states buy
ing apples. He even went farther
than that and said considering com
mericai quality he believed it was
the finest showing of apples In the
entire United States. He estimated
that it would run from ninety to nine
| ty-five percent No. quality, which, II
it does, will be better than anything
/ have ever grown on my trees.
Il attribute my success to spraying
and care and to the quality of the
soil in my locality. Several of my
! neighbors have excellent apple crops
but their orchards are not so large.