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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Wants Pure Tobacco.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. - Senator
Taylor Of Tennessee, introduced . bill
today to extend the provisions of the
nasional pure food law TO tobacco In
whataver form it may be offered for
sale.
Ms bill is designed to prevent the
uaislabeling or misbr andine OF domes.
tic tobaccos 60 that they cannot be
offered as imported stock, to prevent
the sdulter alton Of tobacco with any
poisonous or deleterious substance or
the Offering of packages upon which
the weight 10 cot correctly stamped.
The measure slso seeks to prevent the
substitution of any other grade or
kind of tobacco In . box or pack age.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Newspaper Men Grill Politicians.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-Politice,
past, present and future, was the
dominant note at the annual fall din.
ner of the Gridiron club tonight. Pre-.
sident Taft was there with mem bers Of
his cabinet. Vice President Sherm an,
senators and representatives, latent
presidential possibilities, newly elect
ed governors and men of mark in var.
ious positions and of all shades of
political belief, and ambass adors and
ministers plenipotentiary Of foreign
countries who we're numbered among
the clubs guests heard with wonder
the good-n atured grilling administer.
ed by the newspaper men to their VIC
Tins.
And right wittily and with many q
scintillating thrust of oratory did the
objects of this attention retort upon
their tormentors. Forgotten for the
moment were party differences; victor
and vanquished joined hand and glove
in repelling the attack.
Clearing the way for the incoming
democracy, "Uncle Joe" Cannon was
swept aside aud, in skit embodying
a parody upon "The Mikado," he was
sentenced to decapitation. 1t was left
to him to select his executioners. Vic.
tor Murdock, he declared, was "too
hasty," while he feared Senator La
Toilette would talk him to death.
The man he selected as of strong
arm and sure, an old friend, was "Ko
Ko" Longworth. just in the nick Of
time President Taft, In the person oi
the mikado, stayed the hand of the
executioner and commuted "Uncle
Joe's" sentence to staying in congress,
as helpless minority and to being
chained to his seat during the debate
on the house rules.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Livestock Rate Suspended.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-A freight
tariff filed with the interstate com.
merce commission by the Chicago &
Northwestern Railroad company in.
creasing the rate on shipments of live
stock between the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers was suspended today
by order of the commission on the
ground that the proposed rates ap.
peared unreasonable.
The order was directed against the
Chicago & Northwestern railro ad and
ten other carriers who participated
in the tariff. The new rates were
to have become effective today, but
by the terms of the order they are
suspended until April 10, 1911.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Arrested For Land Frauds.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Douald Nc.
Kenzie. who WAS indicted by . federal
grand jury at Spokane November 3,
with his cousin, G. A. Mckenzie of
Seattle, and four other men on charges
OF conspiracy to defrsud the govern.
ment Of more than 10000 acres OF
Alaska coal lands, was arrested here
tonight.
The indictments to which Mckenzie
aud the others indicted with him will
have to answer charges that six men
had an agreement with coal claim ants
In the Kay ak field Of Alaska whereby
they were to have q half interest in
the mining claims, which 1t was al.
legged would give them more land than
they were entitled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

VIRGINIA CITY, Dec. 7.-Mtlt Tuttle
of Whitehall went to the Upper Msdi.
son basin yesterday in the hope that
he would be able to fnd come trace of
the body of his son, Orville Tuttle, the
young man who was lost while hunt.
ing two weeks ago. The elder Tuttle
was accompanied by another son and
q number of friends who will stay, In
the basin until the snow settles. There
Ia absolutely no hope of finding the
young man alive.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Want Appropriations For Montana.

Want Appropriations For Montana.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-A determ.
ined fight will be put up by Represen.
tative Charles N. Pray ito obtain an
appropriation for continuing work
upon the various public buildings
authorized at the last session of con.
gress but utterly ignored in the esti :
mates of the secretary of the treasury.
Appropriations for the completion
OF the work upon the buildings at
Great Falls and Missoula are the
only ones recommended by the secre.
tary and Congressman Tawney has
precipitated bitter fight by announc.
ing that only those appropriations
urged by the secretary of the treasury
will receive consider alton by his COM
mittee.
Many other states are In the same
fix as Montana, and the united dele.
cations promise to make it lively for
Tawney and the secretary. The action
Of the secretary In ignoring laws
passed at the last session providing
for various public buildings virtu ally
amounts to the repeal OF laws which
made available for next year neces.
cary funds for these new buildings.
Senator Carter has introduced bills
for public buildings at Dillon and
Glendive, but unless the attitude ot
Tswney and the secretary ia changed
they will fail to pass.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

combiua alton begun BY the governmene
IN the federal court at Baltimore.
II is charged that 90 the result OF .
10 days. meeting at Mount Clemsos,
Mich, last April, . fund Of 81, 900 Wa
raised to set In motion . plan that re-
sulted In giving the defendants con.
troll Of 16 manufacturers and nearly
400 jobbers, representing IN outpus Of
approximately sl0, ,0o0. 900 . year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Would Relieve EntrYmen.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-Representa'
tive Pray has introduced q bill extend
ing until May Is, next, the time In
which homestead entrymen, who are
required by law to establish a resi-
dence on lands December l, Of this
year within which to establish such
residence. The object 10 to relieve
them OF taking up lands In the winter.
Representative Parsons OF New York
has introduced . bill repeating slsw Of
1907, providing that no forest reserves
shall be crested or additions made to
reserves In Montana and other west.
ern states. The object is to pave the
way for more forest reserves.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Robbery Suspects Arrested.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-With the
recovery Of 81, 900 worth of gold bars
and the arrest of six men and one
woman, United States secret service
officials here think they have solved
the mystery of the theft OF e59, 900 In
gold bullion from the steamer Hum.
boldt In Alaska waters September IL
last. Three weeks ago Secret Service
Agent Harry S. Moifitt received infor-
nation thot they we're In the city and
we're disposing of large quantities OF
gold. BE co.opersted with the local
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Montana Matters In Washington.

Montana Matters In Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-secretary
Ballinger has notified congress that
the following lands In Montana have
been withdrawn from settlement, loca.
tion. sale or entry by direction of the
president: Coal lands, 20.949, 729
acres; power cite lands, 699, 1872 sores.
Many of these are also included in
other contiguous ssaaes to Montana.
In the Glacier National park In
Montana, created ct the last session
OF congress. there is considerable
priv ate holdings, according to Secre.
tary Balliuger in his annual report.
These holdings, he says, cover 6,e64
acres of patented lands, and 1908
acres Of perfectly bona 6de elaine.
Reports from the Billings land office
upon the sale OF Grow lands chow th at
the Indians will realize from the sale
more than s2, ,000. 600 when the rem ain.
ing lands are sold. It is expected that
this will relieve all opposition to the
opening of the reserv alton, as the
principal argument OF those who op-
posed Senator Dixon's bill was that
the United States has failed to carry
out the treaty OF eleven years ago.
The rivers and hsrbors bill, upon
which the house was at work today,
makes no appropriation for work il
Montana. Under threat of presiden.
tisl veto, the committee trimmed the
measure to mere skeleton, providing
for only maintenance work and con
tinuing contracts. Montana, however
will not suffer, as previous appropria
tions not yet expended by army en-
gineers are available for necessar
work on the Missouri river in Mon
tapa.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
VuVDlCATION FOR BALLINGER
Majority Of investigating Committee
Makes Favorable Report.

Majority Of investigating Committee
Makes Favorable Report.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Vindica atiug
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger up
on oil the charges brought against
him and condemuiug his accusers 40
having been inspired by . deep feel.
ing OF animOsity built upon Q suppos.
ed difference In policy respecting con.
serv alton. majority of the congres.
sional committee which investiga ated
the so.cslled Ballinger-P -Pinohot case,
today submisted its report to congress.
After stating that the evidence re-
lated In the main to charges of various
kinds against Mr.. Ballinger, and these
came chiefly from two sources-L. r.
CLAWS and Clifford Pinchot-the ma
iority announced the following con-
clusions:
1.-THE evidence hss wholly failed to
mako out . case. Neither any fac,
proved. nor all the facts put together,
exhibit MIR. Ballinger as being any.
thing but q competent and honorable
gentleman, honestly and faithfully
performing the duties Of his high Of
fee with an eye single to public In
terest."
In speaking Of the animosity Great
ed by differences respecting the oon
servation OF natural resources the ma
jority of the committee said that tht
accusers evidently had this policy
deeply at heart and were ''evidentll
disposed to take most unfsvorabl,
view of the chars acter and motives o
anyone whom they supposed to be op
posed to their views.
"They thus came to gard Mr.. Bal
linger with suspicion and to regart
the most natural and innocent acts oc
curing In the ordinary course OF de
partment administr alton as furnish
ing evidence OF some sinister pur
| DOSe,'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

bottle and glass, out Of which pro.
truded the head of . snake.
At the fret trial Witnesses testified
they were told that If they wanted to
go % heaven they should malne their
msrk under the Bible. One said he
wanted to vote "wet," but feared II he
did not heed the sligo of the Bible,
that the Almighty would wreck ven.
geance upon him.
10 the opinion handed down yester.
day It is said . statute prohibits the
use OF Bible as an emblem on bal.
lots.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Would Utilize. Water. Power.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ga pla. 10
being considered by, the national con-
serv alton association, of which Clifford
Pinohot is president, to bring together
the advocates OF federal regulation Of
water power sites and those who stand
for state control, according to an
nouncement made today by the exeeu-
tive committee of the association.
The basis of the plan 10 development
"without delay. waste or the sacrilce
of other and higher uses Of flowing
waters"
For this, the plan declares, private
capital muss be. aided BY the states or
federal government through corporate
franchises. condsunasion Of private
property and licenses to use public
lands and obs&sues public waters.
The power companies are to have
certainty OF tenure for q reasonable
length Of time and q chance for ''gen-
erous ppoats on their actual invest
ment." For the purpose the plan
promises "good service, fair prices,
full publicity as to cost, honest capi-
talization and fair rentals for public
property used by the compsnies."
The government, 1t is conceded in
the plan, has no jurisdiction unless
it's land is to be occupied, or naviga-
BILE streams affected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Will Benefit Settlers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Represen-
'tative Pray's bill extending the time
tor homesteaders in Montana and the
west to establish residence upon their
lands is as follows:
THAT all persons who have made
homestead entries in North aud South
Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and
New Mexico where the period In which
they were or are required by law to
establish residence expired or expires
after Dec. l, 1910, are hereby granted
until May Is, 1911. within which to
establish residence upon the lands 90
entered by them. This extension OF
time shall not shorten either the per.
iod Of Communication or of actual resi-.
dence under the homestead law. This
act shall not apply to an adverse
claim established by entry and resi-
dence after the expiration of the time
allowed for establishing residence oi
the first entrymsn and prior to the
passage of this act. Homestead en-
trymen or settlers upon the public
domain in the states named are here
by granted q leave of absence from
their land for three months from the
date OF the approval of this act. Tht
period of actual absence under thit
oct shall not be deducted from the full
time Of residence required by law"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Bible Was Ballot Emblem.

FRANKFORT, KY. Dec. 9.-Because
the "drys" of Powell county, Ken.
lucky, used the Bible % an emblem on
their ballots in . recent local option
election and carried the county, the
state court Of appeals yesterday de.
clared the election void. =
On each ballot was the picture of 90
open book with the words "Holy Bi'
BILE" under 1t. The "wets" for an
emblem used the picture of q whiskey
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

police and shadowed the suspects. On
Thursday, with the aid Of thirteen de-
tectives, Moffitt swooped down on the
gang in their rooms in three different
lodging houses on the south eide OF
the city. The suspects were taken by
surprise.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
High Food Prices In Alaska.

SEATTLE, Dec. S.-Men just arrived
from Alaska say that prices of food
in the Iditarod country would be pro-
hibitive but for the big wages paid so
miners. Sugar is 20 cents . pound
aud bacon, ham and -four in proper
Non. Horses are In great demand
and Is an hour is the price of . team.
Any first.class sledge dog will bring
600.
There is Q constant stream of travel
between the IditarOd and the Kosku
win river. Halt q ton of Iditarod gold
10 on the way to Seattle. shipped or
sledges by Iditsrod banks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
CONGRESS GETS BUSY.
Appropriations For Waterways Made
In Record Time.

~ ssOSVsO
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-In record
time and spending money at the rate
of q. .00o. 900 a. hour, the house of
representatives In about three hours
passed the rivers and hsrbors bill,
making appropriations Of e2l, 1914 ,S4l
for river and hsrbor work in the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1912. No vote
was taken. the bill being passed BY
unanimous consent.
A week Of congress has not cleared
the atmosphere as to whether there
will be any serious effort at tariff
tinkering. While many bills have
been introduced for the repeal on lum.
Der, food products, coal and many
raw materials, they have come from
the democratic minority and are re-
garded ss indicating the Intentions of
individuals next session, when the
democrats will be in the majority.
In the senate the only tariff activity
has been In connection with the pro.
posed amendment Of the rules pre-.
sented by Senator Cummings. The
change suggested is designed to per.
init revision by schedules and prevent
consideration OF amendments to sched.
ules other than those specially under
discussion.
The opposition to the proposed
change In the rules insists that it in
wolves cloture In q form that has been
repugnant for 100 years. Friends Of
the Cummins scheme point to Presi'
dent Taft's Endorsement of tariff revi.
sion by schedules and declare such q
rule is necessary If the president
plan is to carry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Campaign Expenses.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The repub.
lican congressional committee received
S77 ,46l, and disbursed S74, 343, while
the democratic committee received
$27, 100 and disbursed s27,771, during
the recent campaign, according to re.
ports filed today with the clerk of the
house of representatives.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
An Anti. Treating Ordinance.

TACOMA, Dec. 12.-An anti.treating
ordinance WAS adopted by the city
commission making the buying OF an
Intoxicating drink for another person
q misdemeauor. The ordinance is
generally considered . Joke, but the
mayor declares he will see thai it is
enforced.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Clark's Expensive Dinner Service.

CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Perhsps the most
expensive dinner service ever made in
this country will be shipped from this
city today to Former United States
Sen ator w. A. Clark Of Montana, for
use in bis new home on Fifth avenue,
New York. This service, complete for
. party of "a, contains 900 pieces,
each especially designed to hsrmonize
with the dining.room. and. It is said,
cost 9lOO, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

The WEEKLY River PRESS 10 q GOOD
newspaper to send away ytoyour friends
in the east. It will save you the trou.
BILE of writing letters
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-01
FISH FRY ON THE NAvAsoTA.

We took a trip the other day down
to Sulphur Springs and got all the
fish and squirrel We could eat for once
at least
These fish fries have a strange eff
feet on fellow. He gets hankering
after another one for some reason or
other not explained in psychology.
There were several families camp
down there enjoying the good things
that nature has provided, among whom
we're Mr.. Turner Crenshaw and fam
lily, Uncle Steve Greer and family, Mr..
George and Avery Greer and family,
and others whose names We did not
learn.
Everybody felt as wild and free as
tGypsies and had such a good time that
they forgot all about crops, high taxa
ton, low taxation, the coming elestion,
toe corns or family fuses
While some of the boys were in the
river bathing and cooling off they got
to fooling with a big log on the bot
tom that was in the way. They lifted
one end up and some fellow on the
bank roped it and with much pulling
by those who had their clothes on, and
pushing by those who had their clothes
of it was finally walloped over to the
Brazos county side and one of the gen
tlemen who had an enquiring turn Of
mind found out that the log was hol-
low, and to his amazement discovered
a large catfish all Numbered up in it,
Then the question arose who would be
bold enough to tackle the monster
and it seemed that there was only
one, Mr.. Avery Greer, who dared to
risk the experience that Jonah had. So
taking the rope he went after it and
got fierce bite, but the rest of the
mighty hunters and fishermen came
to the rescue with the result that old
Mr.. Catfish bid farewell to his river
home and his elegant den in the hol-
low log.
He was taken to the camp, where
he was hacked and hewn into big
chunks and fried and deyoured by the
enemies he had so long eluded.
One of THEM
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-01
MORE ABOUT WIRELESS.
The Wireless Telephone Man Still
Here and Much Interest In His
Machine.

There was large crowd at the City
National Bank at four O'Clock yester-
day afternoon to witness the demon
stratlon with the wireless telephone
by Mr.. Myer who is here in the inter
est of the company that is arranging to
place them ON the market.
Mr.. Myer, with one of the bank off
Gals went into the bank vault and car
ried the machine with them. The
vault doors were locked and the par
ties to witness the demonstration re-
manned in the bank office. Not the
slightest sound could be heard through
the thick walls of the vault with the
natural ear, but when the receiver OF
the wireless machine was placed to the
ear. the operator could be heard as dis
tinctly as If he were in a few inches
of the party listening. The walls had
no effect whatever on the sound
waves.
He demonstrated again this after
noon at the First State Bank and Trust
company, and tomorrow afternoon will
demonstrate at the First National. He
will visit the A. and NJ. summer school
one day next week.
In regard to placing stations in all
the large cities in Texas, the outfit
has already been received for San An
tonic, of which the Express of June
29th, says:
That wireless communication will
soon be inaugurated IN Texas there Is
no further doubt. The first set Of
long distance instruments were receiy-
ed yesterday at the office OF the Texas
Fiscal Agency, 1886 Moore Building,
from the Clark Telephone-Telegraph
company factory in Detroit. This set
i'll soon be placed into commercial SER
vice, working with El Paso, Dallas,
Fort Worth, Waco, Austin, Houston,
Galveston, etc, as soon as towers can
be erected in those cities. 1t is esti
mated that within thirty days or less
time, this station will be ready for
service. A tall steel mast will be
erected on the st. Anthony Hotel, from
which other stations within a radius
of from 1000 to 5000 miles can be
reached Instantly"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-01
LATEST NEWS.
DandruH, Falling Hair and Itching
Scalp Cured, or Money Back.

What other people say of you, some
times has more effect, than what you
say about yourself. Read these
Il used one bottle of Partisan Sage,
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My hair is fluffy and clean from dan
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going to keep it constantly on my
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