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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Jim Hill Talks Prosperity.

WASHINGTON. July 15.-"As soor
as the tariff is out OF the way" ssid
James J. Hill, the railroad magnate,
who was one of President Taft's call.
ers, this country will enjoy pros.
perity which will at least equal, If II
doesn't eclipse that which 1t knew un.
der the Mckinley administr alton.
last month I travelled extensively
through the west. Everywhere I made
inquiries and learned that crops were
abundant and the farmers were salts.
fed. Signs of the financial depression
of 1907 are fast fading.
"Freight cars will be at a premium
within few weeks. We of the rail-
road world Judge prosperity of the
nation as much by the number of idle
cars as anything else. Throughout
the last year there have been thous.
ands of cars idle, but they will soon
be rolling"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Butte Man Dies. On Gallows.

EDMONTON. Alberta, July 14.-Pro.
testing his innocence to the last and
contending from the door of the scat
fold which was to launch him into
eternity that he had killed Deputy
Warden Stedman OF the Alberta peni.
tentiary in self defense, Garry r.
Barrett, formerly of Butte, Montana q,
was hanged in the corridor of the
prison.
The crime for which Barrett was
destined to meet death was one of the
most brutal in the history of the North.
west. On the morning of April Is,
while Deputy Warden Stedman was
engaged in conversation with In.
structor Pope of the carpenter shop
at the penitentiary, Barrett stole up
behind him and, with heavy axe,
nearly Glove his head from his shoul.
ders. The deputy expired while being
conveyed to his quarters, and Barrett
was Immediately placed in his cell
under a strong guard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Weston Ends Long Walk,

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.-vigor.
orous as man half his 10 years, Ed.
ward Peyson Weston set foot in San
Francisco at 1850 o'clock last night,
with his journey from New York to
San Francisco completed. The actual
distance covered was 1925 miles, fig
uring by miles, but by figuring the
times he has swung out of his way he
has tramped nearly 4,2O0 miles. The
time consumed on the journey was
los days hours and Al minutes.
Setting out on March Is, his 10th
from New York, Weston
has maintained gait of nearly 40
miles day all the way across the
continent, using for rest only Sun.
days. The athlete bears q letter to
Postmaster Fisk of this city and de.
[ivered it today.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
WANT FLATHEAD LANDS,
Registration Begins at MissouIa just
After Midnighl.

MIssOULA, July l5.-Registr alton
for land on the Flathead reserv alton
opened at II q. m. today. The first to
register at the Office of Mayor w. H.
Smead was DR.. Charles E. Koch of
Chicago. Only twelve notaries kept
their Offices open last night, although
55 have qualified. Registration beg an
on the stroke of twelve, midnight, and
continued with rush, the night regis
trations numbering $500. 1t is ex.
pected that there will be 5000 today.
Women have rushed into file and are
scram bling with men for positions in
line. Excursion trains are running
on two railroads, and every train is
crowded to the rails.
A number of filing booths have
been established near the Northern
Pacific depot. and it is possible for
passengers to step off trains, register,
and leave on the same train.
The period for registration was set
by President Taft to begin on July Is,
1909, and to end Aug. 5, 1909, and so
eager were the many people who ar.
rived in Missoula to be early in max
ting their applications that number
OF the designated notaries arranged
to open their Offices for business just
as July Is was nshered in.
The registr alton for this opening
warrants no such rush, but many of
the strangers were not familiar with
this fact, and in several instances it
was an anxious and excited crowd
which surged in and about the nota.
ries' places.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Express Rates Are Exorbitant,

ST. PAUL, July 19.-According to
James Man ahan and State Sen ator B.
E. dberg, who have filed with the
state railroad commission complaint
asking that the Great Northern Ex-
press company's rates be reduced, it
is making 667 per cent net profit on
its investment, and its rates should be
cut In half. The complaint names as
defend ants the Great Northern Ex-
press company, the Lake Superior
company, Ltd. and the'IGreat North.
ern Railway company.
1t is alleged that the Lake Superior
company owns s997, 500 of the sl,0OO,-
900 stock of the express company and
that the Great Northern in turn owns
the Lake Superior company, that the
general officers draw large salaries
from each of the three companies
simultaneously, and the result is an
and unreasonable oper.
ating expense placed ultimately upon
the shippers. Money which the rail.
way company should have used in
maintaining it's equipment and reduc.
ing its rates to q reasonable basis, it
is Ialleged has by means of the organ.
izaization of the subsidiary com.
panies been diverted and given to the
stockholders.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Slight Change In Wool Tariff.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE con.
ferees today agreed to q reduction oi
5 per cent in the Dingley rates on
women's and children's dress goods
made OF cotton warp. When the con.
ference adjourned for luncheon three
changes in the wool schedule had been
agreed upon. All of these were re-
ductions. the lower being on women e
and children's dress goods made of
wooden fabrics weighing four ounces
or over to the square yard and woven
into cotton warp. A reduction of 25
per cent was also made in the duty on
yarns valued at 30 cents pound or
less.
The duty on tops was made in &C.
cordance with the reduced duty on
yarns and is in proportion to the diff.
ference in cost of manufacture between
secured wools and spun yarns. BY
adopting these. three changes the con.
ference committee has disposed of the
entire wool schedule.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Working On Tariff Measure.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-By pass.
ing over the cotton and wooden sched-
ules without taking up any of the
amended paragraphs and skipping the
disputed points connected with the
rates on lumber in the wood schedule,
the tariff conferees were able today
to dispose of about 400 amendments.
The moment member of the confer.
ence energies from q session he is sur
rounded and briefs relating to various
schedules are thrust at him by lobby.
lists. Some of the conferees have
adopted the plan of refusing to &C.
cept these arguments, basing their de.
clination upon the ground that the
bill has been considered in both
branches OF congress and that it is
now the duty of the conference com.
mittee to harmonic the differences
without outside influence of any kind.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
WILL DEVELOP MONTANA,
Eastern Capital Seeks Investment In
Western States.

HELENA, July 16,-In the opinion of
Fred bennett, commissioner of the
general land Office, who was in Helen
today, the most encouraging feature
that be sees for the next few years of
the west is the investment of tremen.
dous amounts of eastern and foreign
capital in irrig alton projects of q pri.
vate or semi-privat nature and prof.
ects under the Carey act,
1.-The future of the west," says Mr..
bennett, 'largely lies in the reclama.
tion OF its arid lands. The work which
has been done is not marker to that
which will be done in the future. A
tremendous expansion will be wit.
messed In the next few years, and l am
confident that land will be reclaimed
ultimately at cost of 5000 per acre,
and this will prove profitable invest.
ment. OF course, on land adapted to
fruit raising the reclaim alton cost can
be considerably higher than on land
only suitable for diversified farming.
''The opinion of the east, and par.
ticularly of the financial centers, is
being remodeled concerning the Carey
land act projects. A few years ago it
was a very difficult matter to finance
Carey project, but this sentiment is
rapidly changing, due to the great
success which has been made with the
first projects and now it is not difficult
to enlist capital in any Carey project
backed by real worth. This is the
most encouraging feature that see in
the next few years for the west.
"Indirectly, the passage OF the re-
clamation act of 1902 will result in
bringing in foreign capital. The for.
eign fnanciers will figure that prop
osition which has the Endorsement of
the United States is worthy of invest.
ment."
Water power rights and the segre.
CATION of the coal rights from agricul.
tural surface rights are the great
questions with which the government
will have to deal in the near future,
In the opinion of the commissioner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
HUNGRY FOR LAND.
Big Crowds Of Homeseekers At Mis-
souIa and kalispell.

soula and Kalispell.
MIssOULA, July 15.-Five thousand
homeseekers had registered for lands
In the Flathesd reserv alton in Mis-.
soula up to tonight, and the registra-
ton officers are still doing business.
Early In the evening the fifteen offices
In the city we're filled with people
seeking the little envelopes which will
determine their fortune or ill.luck
in the drawing which will be held
At Occur d'Aleue City, Idaho. on Au.
gust 9. So great is the rush for land
that some of the Offices are planning
to keep open all night every night un.
til there is q cessation OF the influx of
people.
Every train into Missoula today
brought hundreds of persons, and
each outgoing one is carrying away
many Of those who have registered.
A constant stream Is pouring in and
another Is flowing out so that thus far
there has been no serious difficulty
experienced in caring for the visitors,
The railroads have been forced to put
on extra local trains to handle the
traffic, and all regular trains are rum
ming in double sections. Reports from
the local land office show that thus far
80 per cent of the registr ations have
been made by persons from districts
west OF Missoula, indicating that the
big rush from eastern states has not
yet reached here.
The local postof1lce has been forced
to set aside special mail chute for
registration envelopes and has put
special force of men in charge of that
mail to handle it without delay.
kAL1sPELL, July 14.-Registration
for the opening of the Flathead Indian
reservation began here today and the
streets have been crowded with people
coming to enter their names for
chance in the drawing of the lands.
The city council and chamber of com.
merce joined in the erection of large
number of temporary buildings,
which are electric lighted and sup.
piled with all conveniences.
In order to check any tendency to.
wards extortion, the city council has
required all persons establishing tenn.
porary restaurants to file list of
prices and they will not be allowed TO
exceed them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
new: IRRIGATION: METHODS.
Instructive Demonstration Will BE
Given At Spokane.

SPOKANE, July 13.-Fourteen ap-
proved methods of irrig gatiug, adapt.
ed to practically every kind of land
and the various tree, root and vine
crops, will be demonstr ated on q Is.
acre tract in the Spokane valley with
in q stones throw of the city limits,
in con nection with the seventeenth
session Of the national irriga alton con.
eress in Spokane, Aug. 8 to IA. The
purpose is to afford the delegates to
the congress and visitors anlopportu.
nifty to study the best known means
OF supplying moisture by artificial
means to orchards, berry and sugar
beet fields, viney ards andlhsy and
grain lands. There will also be dem.
onstrations by manufacturers of ap.
paratus used in modern irrig alton.
Ten acres of fand have been set aside
for display of machinery.
What is considered lby Iexperts to
be the acme OF scientific irriga alton and
at the came time the most economical
method will be shown in the.iuse of
porous tile pipe laid under the ground.
The principle is the antihesis of drain.
age In that the pores and joints of the
pipe give out sufficient moisture to
supply the plant lite above them.
This plan is declared to be practic-
able in supplying moisture for fruit
trees, vegetables, berries, and almost
every kind of product, the advantage
being that the water carried by the
pipes is discharged below the roots of
the plants, instead of on the surface
of the soil.
The individual system. also to be
demo strated, calls for piping water
to every tree. To make it effective
the water must have a head. The pipe,
which may be small. is run to within
three feet of tree to discharge water
into a circular ditch or basin built
around the tree. This method is de.
sirable in districts where a small
amount of water is desired to do a
large amount or irrigating. There is
no loss from evaporation or seepage,
only the ground in which the
tree grows receives the water. The
cost of installing this systemIis much
larger than for the open ditch or
fume system, but the difference is
soon made up on the cost of water,
or where it is paid for by the acre.
foot.
Sub.irrigating by means of open
bitches will also be shown. The ditch.
es are of such depth that the water is
absorbed without moistening the sur
face. This method is advantageous
where soil has tendency to bake or
become crusted after watering.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Montana Man Is Fugitive Convict.

SPOKANE, July 14.-Escaped from
the Oregon penitentiary for ten years,
married and prosperous, and the
father of an 1S.months. child,
William A. King, alias William
4ost, is once more in the tolls of the
law, and after stopping in the Spo.
kane county Jail last night, will be
taken to Salem, Ore, where he will
serve out the remaining three and
one-half years of tive.year sentence.
King was brought to Spokane yester-
day by c. W. James, superintendent
OF the Oregon state penitentiary, after
having been tracked for a week and
caught by Sheriff o. A. Fallang of
Big Timber, Montana, last Saturd ay.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

states are going to vote on the ratifi.
cation of the amendment specifically
authorizing an income tax, why not
give them q chance to vote on an
amendment providing for the election
Of United States senator's by popular
vote?
''1n your speech of acceptance you
said that you were person ally inclined
to favor such Q change In the consti.
tuition. Would THE not be an oppor-
tune time to present this subject to
congress? Two constitutional amend
ments, one authorizing an income tax
and the other providing for the popu-
lar election OF sen ators, would make
your administr alton memorable, and
pledge you whatever assistance I
can render in securing the ratification
Of these amendments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Want Millions From Oil Trust.

ST. LOUIS, July 15.-Seven and q
half million dollars is the sum which
the state OF Arkansas is attempting to
secure from the Waters Pierce Oil
company, by means of a suit which
was given hearing here today. The
company is alleged to have violated
the Arkansas antitrust act of 1905,
In addition to the fine. the state asks
that the company be ousted from Ar.
kansas.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Serious Drouth In New York,

New YORK, July 13.-New York
city and the territory for 100 milee
around is in the grip OF a serious
drouth. according to detailed reports
made tonight to the local weather
bureau. Throughout this territory
there has been no rain since the mid
die of June and as a result vegetation
is parched, wells and rivers are dry.
ing up and roads are almost impassa-
BILE,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

Havre Promoter: A case of moral
depravity rivaling anything hereto.
fore revealed in any section of the
state was brought to light in the city
of Havre last Tuesday at the inquest
held before Coroner J. S. Almas over
the body of Ralph Upham, who died
Monday afternoon of cocaine poison
and an overdose of morphine in
little hovel on the north
side of the Great Northern railroad
track.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
She Wanted That Cat,

LONDON, July 14.-What is believed
to be the highest price ever paid here
for a domestic cat, namely 1925, was
given by Mrs. Lynas of Chicago, for
Rob Roy II, England's s champion N ale
Chinchilla Persian cat and the winner
OF numerous prizes. The animal will
be sent to the United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
River Is Six Miles Wide.

ST. LOUIS, July 16.-The Mississip.
pi river at st. Louis reached its crest
last night, registering 35.5 feet. The
river will remain stationary for two
days, according to the weather bureau,
and then begin to fall.
The tributaries of the Missouri river
near here are falling. No more de.
struction Of property is probable.
The Mississippi river at Points is elk
miles wide, having spread over thous.
ands of acres of ground.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Record Price For Mare.

NEWMARKET, Eng, July 14.-The
sensational price of $50, 200 was paid
today at Tattersalls for brood mare
Flair, the property OF the late Sir
Daniel Cooper. The previous record
price for brood mares was s62, 500,
paid for Laaeche.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
first prize. 81, 250: Fifth and Fourth
regiment bands of O.tuma, Ia., sec.
ond, $500,
Express Rates Are Too Hjsh.

.P' eSS 0@teS are 90 f1t&n.
WASHINGTON. July 15.-Rates of
the Adams Express company, the Am.
ericsn Express company and the Wells
Fargo company between this city and
Boise and points similarly situated in
the intermountain territory, according
to decision of the interstate com.
merce commission. in almost every
instance violate the general principle
that through rate shall not exceed
the lowest combin alton of the local
rates between the same points.
This sweeping holding was made
today In an opinion in the case of the
Boise Commercial club against the
express companies named.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Missing Heinze Books Recovered.

NEW YORK, July 1.-two trunks.
said to contain the missing books OF
f. A. Heinze and the United Copper
company, were turned over to the fed
eral authorities in New York yester.
day. They were found, it is under.
stood, in house in West 59th street.
United States District Attorney
Wise has been looking for the books
in order to clear up the details of
Heinze's alleged illegal loans as
president of the Mercantile National
bank during the financial stringency
OF 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

east OF here. this morning, by cutting
his throat with butcher knife. The
stranger walked into the camp wednes-
day night and was given place %
sleep. This morning he begged the
camp cook to cut his throat and while
the cook was attending to his work
the stranger secured knife and sltt
his throat from ear to ear. befn9
found dead by the cook few minutes
late.
BUTTE. July 17.-Martin Winston.
q carpenter at the Tramway mine, was
instantly killed yesterday afternoon
BY being struck by the cage while he
was at work in the shaft on the 1,10O.
foot level.
HELENA. July 17.-P. J. Patten Of
Merrill, Mont, one of the prominent
sheepmen of Sweet Grass county, 10
In the city. Mr.. Patten has Just com.
pleted negotiations with Col. Thomas
Cruise for the purchase of 1900 head
OF spring lambs. This is the largest
sheep deal made in the state this year.
HELENA, July 17.-In an opinion
handed down today by Judge ]. M.
Clements he holds that the pay Of
jailers in counties of the third class
shall be sl25 Q month, the same ~
that fixed for deputy sherifs. The
decision was given in the case Of
Harry Hay, jr., against T. H. Spratt
as county auditor.
BUTTE, July 16.-Crazed with ieal-
ousy and armed With loaded re.
volver, Mrs. Grace Baker, a bride of
but six months and only 10 years of
age, called her husband to q window
OF the dry room of the Butte Reduc.
ton works last night, and when he
appeared in the open drew gun and
fred shot through his right thigh
as he attempted to escape.
DILLON, July 16.-Thomas johnson
and Thomas Lynch, who came here to
lay claim to an estate worth $4,000
eft them by their uncle, Matt John.
son, who died here two months ago,
we're touched for $500, all the money
hey had, while asleep in lodging
house in Dillon. The young men
'alne from Scotland to settle up their
lncle's estate. They fell in with q
stranger and he is supposed to have
annexed the roll.
HELENA, July 17.-Within thirty
lays work on the construction of the
wo wing additions to the Montana
State Capitol building will commence.
his was announced after the meeting
# the state board of examiners and
he advisory building committee last
vening. Architect F. M. Andrews
Tho prepared plans for the.structures,
rived last evening fromsNew York.
With him the board went over the
lans again and his drawings we're
nally adopted.
BUTTE, July 1.-THE merchant
ssoci alton has received information
, the effect that through the efforts
+ Sena ators Carter and Dixon and
Pray, President Taft
as been induced to include Butte and
ortions OF Montana in his tour OF
1e west. On receipt of telegram to
ais effect today President Charles E.
'irden of the Mercha ants associ alton,
ired the presidents secretary ex.
ending formal invitation to the
resident to visit this city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Bryan Offers Suggestion To Taft.

LINCOLN, July 13.-W. J. Bryan
today addressed letter to President
TAFT asking him to allow the people to
vote on the popular election of sena.
tors. The letter says:
"To President Taft: Now that the
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-18
SAYS CHEAP FOOD is GONE
Educator Declares Population Is Over
taking Supply.

Kingston. r. l.. June 1--we have
seen the last of cheap bread in this
country" said Eugene Davenport. the
dean Of the University Of Illinois, at
the graduation exercises Of Rhode
Island State college
Dean Davenport estimated that in
another 100 years the population of
the United States would be 400, O00.-
600. or more than 400 to the square
mile of territory, and said
ANY way you can figure it, we are
near the end of cheap food in this
country, which means that population
is beginning to overtake the food sup
ply"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-18
MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND.

declared emphatically that the sigma
ture to the article in question was not
that of her husband Also. she pointed
out the differences between the sigma
ture and the genuine Cleveland sigma
tlre as it appeared on several checks
which were handed to her
The former president wrote with a
very unsteady hand during the later
years of his life. the witness said.
whereas the name signed TO the Bran
denburg article was written in a com
paratively bold legible hand, more
like that of Mr Cleveland during his
younger days in the White House
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-18
MRS. CLEVELAND
DENIES SIGNATURE
Says False Name Was Signed
to BTaniar5urg'S Article,

New York. June 16.-Mrs. Frances
Folsom Cleveland testified for the
prosecution in the case Of Broughton
Brandenburg. a magazine writer. who
is charged with selling to the New
York Times a political article pur-
porting to have been written by for
mer President Grover Cleveland.
Mrs. Cleveland was dressed in deep
mourning. but was self-possessed.
though pale while on the stand. She
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-18
EmbsrzIlna Postmaster Sentenced.

Charleston w. Va. June 16.-Judge
Keller. Of the federal court, imposed a
fne of S394S55 and a jail sentence
Of one year upon NJ. E Calllgan, who
IS charged with misappropriating gov
eminent funds while serving as post
master at Thurmond. w. Va The fine
represents the amount of the embez-
clement.