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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Forest Fires Claim IT Victims.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Seventy-
seven men heroically gave their lives
Ia efforts to subdue the disastrous
forest fires In the west, during the lat
ter part of August. according to fig-
ures given out by the forest service
today. These we're mainly temporary
employees engaged for the purpose OF
fighting the fires.
The bodies of the victims we're bur.
led where they we're found, but as
soon as suitable arrangements can be
made those nclaimed by friends will
be buried upon national forest admin
istration sites. A fund Is being raised
by members Of the forest service for
the purpose of providing the graves
with simple but permanent memori ais.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Strike On Missouri Pacific Railroad

0tTlKe On missouri racine railroad.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2l.-All the un.
ion boilmakers, blacksmiths and
pipemen of the Missouri Pacific Rail.
road company struck at 10 o clock this
morning In sympathy with the ma.
chinists of the road, who have been
out for several months.
Fifteen hundred men are involved in
the strike called today. The strike
order was issued from st. Louis by
the president of the local unions of
boilermakers, blacksmiths and pipe
men.
Local officials of the railroad said
that up to noon today the strike had
not affected the train service. 1t was
stated at the Office of the local super.
intendent of maintenance N of way that
the road was already hiring men to
take the places of the strikers and
that it was not expected that train
schedules would be changed on &C.
count of the strike.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Great Northern Is Prosperous,

ST. PAUL, Oct. 19.-The twenty fret
annual report of the Great Northern
railway today says that the improve
ments in conditions during the fiscal
year ended June 80 resulted in the
largest earnings for one year ever re-
ported by the company.
The report shows that the gross op-
Grating revenue for the year was 1884,.
465. 339, an increase Of 20.0S per cent
over the previous year. The net oper-
ating revenue was S25, 1877, ,273, an In
crease of 1917 per cent. The operating
expenses showed an increase of 2O.65
per cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
A Disastrous Fire At Hamilton.

MIssOULA, Oct. 21.-Fire broke out
in the basement of the Valley Mercan.
tile company's store ut Hamilton, and
for q time threatened the entire bust.
ness district of that city, damaging
the stock and building to the extent OF
about Sl25, 900 before it was under con-
troll. An urgent call was sent to Mis-.
soula for aid and strong fire fight.
ing force with special equipment was
dispatched from here at 9:3O q. m.
The fire is supposed to have started
through a bad aue In the basement
boiler room. The flames Immediately
communicated with the foods in the
stock room. The building and stock
is owned by the estate of the late Mar
Gus DAILY.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Philadelphia Wins Championship.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-The baseball
championship of the world belongs to
the Philadelphia club of the American
league. They clinched the big pen
nant today, 7 to 2, for the Chicago Ma
tionals and there was none in the big
overflow crowd to say that they had
not won it fairly and squarely. Five
games were played and the eastern
youngster took four of them by out
batting, outfielding and outrunniug
the Chicagoans. They "got the jump
at the start and although Chicago
punctu ated their progress with q de.
feat yesterday, it really did not change
the situ alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Packers Must Face Trial.

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Counsel for the
big meat packers recently indicted as
individuals, charged with conspiracy
In restraint of trade, appeared before
Judge Lands in the United States dis
trict court today and asked for more
time in which to plead to the indict.
ments. Judge Lands entered an or.
der that the packers must file their de.
murrers on or before November 25 and
must plead on December 10. This ia
taken to indicate that the cases will
come to trial early in January.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
British Justice Moves Swiftly.

British Justice Moves Swiftly.
LONDON, October 22.-Aiter . trial
lasting only I've days, and . deliber-
alton by the jury of only "a minutes,
Dr.. Harvey Crippeu was today found
guilty of the murder of his wife, q
we'll known actress, known by the
name OF Belle Elmore, and Crippen
was sentenced to be hanged. The ex.
ecution will in all probability take
place on either November IA or No.
vember Is. The speed with which the
case WAS concluded is remarkable,
considering that 1t was one Of the
most dramatic in the history of Eng.
lish crimology. 1t was disposed OF
with the sure course of justice OF which
English courts abound as compared
with those of the United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Mormon Church In Politics

SALT LAKE, Oct. 22.-Assertiug that
no governor had ever been elected. no
bill passed BY . legislature, and no
United States senator or congressman
chosen In Utah, without the affirm alton
of the Mormon church, F. A. Cannon,
son of the Mormon leader, George @.
Cannon, stirred to entLusiasm large
audience st an American party rally
tonight. MIR. Cannon charged the
heads of the church with conniving at
polygamy since the manifesto against
it and was particularly severe In criti.
cising President Smith.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Cattle Cremated On Train.

CALHAN, Mo-, Oct. 22.-Three rail-
road men were badly hurt and 262
head Of cattle burned to death today
In q collision between q cattle train
and local freight train on the Chi
cago, Rock leland & Pacific road, two
miles east of here. In the collision
an oil car on the local freight was
upset and its contents dashed over
the cattle train. A spark from the
engine s:arted the fire, which N ade
living torches of the animals. Seven
ty-eight head were rescued.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
TAX DODGERS EXPOSED.
Returns From Corporation Tax
Show Evasion Of Dues.

Returns From Corporation Tax
Show Evasion Of Dues.
NEW YORK, Oct. pa nation vide
scandal may result from the manner
In which the corpora alton Law hiss work.
ed out. With the Official announce
ment BY the treasury department. At
Washington that the total amount
paid In as the result of the tax is only
. tride more than s27, ,000, 900. Wall
street financiers are convinced that On
extremely clever job in hiding profits
has been carried out by somebody.
This federal tax is one per cent of
the net yearly income of corpor alton
from oil sources over and above o5,-
0O0-exclusive of all amounts received
BY 1t as dividends on the stock of 9TH
er corporation subject to the tax. :
The two biggest concerns In the
country, the STANDARD Oil company
and the United States Steel corpora
tion, have paid into the government
more than %, 900. 900. or about 8 per
cent OF the entire tax.
The big railroads alone should have
paid In ss much as the total tax re.
ceipts amounted to, 10 the opinion of
financial experts, and there is wonder.
ment as to why the receipts from this
source should be so email. The gen.
eral belief Is that the "big fry" cor.
porations have so formula ated their
earnings a. to show an apparent de.
ficit for tax purposes.
The prediction was made in insn.
cial circles today that as the result of
the apparent evasion of the tax law,
the law will be strengthened by con.
gress in the near future so that the
treasury department may readily detect
those who fail to meet the require
mentS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
ENORMOUS FIRE LOSS,
Destruction Of Timber Estimated at
Twelve Years Supply.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-six billion
board feet Of lumber valued at about
s15. .000, 900 were destroyed In the recent
forest fires In the national forests in
Montana and northern Idaho. The TO.
tai area burned over In this one die.
trict was put at 1880 thousud acres.
How much of the elk billion feet
which Was either killed or burned in
Montana and northern Idaho can be
eventually salvsged, 1t is of course
impossible to predict. II it were all
. total loss and II its stumpage we're
put at the average price At which for
est timber was sold last year, it would
be the equivalent to q money loss of
about GIG. 600, 900.
1t is believed that last summer's
fires either burned or killed between
one and two per cent of the total stand
OF forest timber. At the present rate
of cutting from the national forests,
six billion feet is equal to IL years.
supply, but It is less than one-sixth of
single years' cut in the entire coun-
try, or enough to keep all lumb Der mills
busy for something under two months.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Believe He ls Montana Bandit.

HELENA, Oct. 18.-Tne news of the
arrest of Chas. Mcdonald at Baugh,
New Mexico, was received here with q
great deal OF interest by governmen,
officials. They are inclined to believe
that the man apprehended by Postal
Inspector Earl Smith OF the Denver
Office is Mcdonald, as he is known to
have been hiding In the southern
country for year or more, but al.
ways, as he was about to be nabbed,
he slipped away.
While Frankhauser is given credi,
by the officers for possessing the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
BIG BALLOON RACE.
German Contestant Leads Process
sion Across Great Lakes.

German Contestant Leads Process.
sion Across Great Lakes.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10 Heading straigh,
for Ontario, across the great lakes,
along the best balloon route in Amer.
lea. Captain von A Abercron. the famous
German pilot with his balloon Ger.
mania, is believed to be leading In the
intern ationsl race for the james Cor.
don Bennett cup which started from
this city.
Seven Of the 10 balloons are still
sailing. six are known to have crossed
Lake Michigan, and others are thought
to be either flying across Lake Huron.
or to have passed into Canada. The
balloon st. Louis No. 4, was forced
to land near Hilman. Mich, after
travelling SIS miles, because of lack oi
ballast to negotiate the flight across
Lake Huron.
Beyond belt 100 to 200 miles north
Of Lake Huron, Ontario, is q wilder.
ness with few residents. II the pilots
bring their gas bags to earth in the
forests, it may be several days before
they will be able to telegraph their
landing.
The worlds endurance record wal
nc ade ia q race from Berlin In 1908
when Captain Theodore Shack, who
is competing in the Helvetia in thi:
years race, remained up 73 hours.
The record made by the late Osca,
Erbsloeb in the 1907 race of 873.
miles, it is believed, will be broken.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Peary Is Advanced.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-Robert E.
Peary, the artic explorer, was today
advanced to the rank OF captain in the
corps OF the civil engineers of the
navy by reason OF the retirement, on
account of age. of Captain U. s. G.
White. Pesry's leave of absence ex-
pires within q few days, but 1t has not
been decided at the navy department.
what his assignment will be.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26

brains of the two aud for having ef.
fected the escape from the county Jail
here by saving through the bars, Nc.
Donald has been the much more elusiv ve
individual.
Ffankhauser revealed his identity
while on spree and It was this that
led to bis arrest, but Mcdonald has
kept out Of oil scrspes and while many
traces OF him have Teen found, he has
fitted too quickly to be nabbed. About
three months after he got away, nearly
three years ago, . clew was secured Of
his Whereabouts and since then the
postal inspectors have been hot on his
trail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Communication Open With Florida.

OO""oUSCStsOU 0PeU WIN TlOTiO0s
TAMPA, Oct. 20.-For the first time
since early Tuesday morning, wire
communication with the outside world
was enjoyed by Tampa this evening,
when the Western Union Telegraph
company establish two lines to Jack.
sonville.
Reports from nearby towns indicat-
ed there was no loss of life inland
during the recent hurricane. The
most serious damage in this section
ia to the orange crop, which will not
yield more than 20 per cent.
During the height of the storm, the
sloop Nalob broke loose from her
moorings at Msrquesss and was
swept to sea. Six men aboard per.
ished.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26

made the plates and the man charged
with securing their manufacture we're
arrested here today by Captain Porter
Of the United States secret service and
his operatives. The notes had only
just been printed, not having the "offi.
cial seals" or number imprint. There
were 16. 900 notes, each of i've. pesos,
worth approxim ately q each, Ameri.
can money.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26

race tracks; of $500, 900 subscribed to
q corruption fund; of the distribution
of this fund to politicians aud TO we'll
known Albany respondents of New
York newspapers, and of . secret
grtev ance OF the late Sen ator Patrick
McCarren, who worked for the pas.
sage of the bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Senator AIdrich Struck 6y Street Car

NEW YORK, Oct. 2l.-United States
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich OF Rhode
leland, has quite recovered today
from the slight bruises received last
night when knocked down by a Madi-
son avenue car at Sixty.ninth street.
Early reports had it that Senator
Aldrich was In an automobile accident
and had been severely hurt.
Senator Aldrich was crossing the
street when the car struck him q gl anc-
ing blow knocking him down. The
senator, unassisted. rose to his feet,
and ,disregarding few slight bruises,
walked to the house OF his son, Win
throp Aldrich.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Farmer Rankin Is Dead,

ST. JOSEPH, Oct. 19.-Stricken with
paralysis last Saturday, David Ran.
kin, operator of the largest farm In
the world, died At Tsrkio. Mo-, at
p. m. yesterday. Mr.. Rankin was
prominent In north Missouri affairs
and we'll known as q philanthropist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-26
Counterfeit Money Seized.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Three hundred
thousand dollars worth of counterfeit
Nicsrsguan fve-peso notes, freshly
printed, were seized and the printer
who made them, the engraver who
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
HAMMOND NEWS
1.-THE Wolf" Coming.

Next Wednesday evening at the
Towle opera house promises to be a
notable event, the occasion being the
first presentation in this city of The
Wolf, the play that set all Chicago
talking for more than ten weeks dur
ing it's run in that city at the Chicago
opera house.
The Wolf is from the pen of Eu-
gene walter author of several dramas
out IL is so different from the usual run
OF plays that it leaves a distinct i'm
preston OF its own upon the mind of
the spectator. The story and theme are
now There is an abundance of bright
dialogue, droll humor and the pathos
and sentiment of the play are not of
the artificial sort. The stage settings
are remarkably elaborate and many of
the scenes are SO well managed as to
receive herty applause. The engage
ment of The Wolf promises to be
record breaker.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY TAKE
UP The SALARY QUESTION

The paltry salary of 1865, which was
All that the Hammond city council be-
hcved that 1t could allow the secre-
tary Of the board of health under the
new law. no matter how active or eff
ncient he is. may be raised to a re-
spectacle sum should the attorney
general decide that the law, as it now
stands, provides only for the minimum
salary to be paid.
Dr. William D. Weis. secretary of the
hammond board of health. took up the
question with DR.. j. N. Hurry, secre-
tary of the state board of health. yes
terday, while in indianapolis. and that
official expressed his great surprise
that such construction should have
been placed on the law by the Ham
mond city council and by some 9TH
er councils in various cities of the
state.
Also Affects County officials.
DIT. Hurry is of the opinion that the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
MEETING
SET FOR
MARCH |
TIMES BUREAU,
AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 26.-The re-
publican state committee has haan
called together for a meeting on next
Tuesday, March 1, at 2 o. M. in this
city. The letters which were sent o,+
by State Chair An Lee merely Inform.
the members that a meeting will he
held at that time and that imnort.n+
business will come before the meetine
1t is believed, however, that probablv
the most important matter that will
come before the committee will be tho
fixing of the date for holding the state
convention. It is not known definitely
that this subject will be taken IN b,t
a man who knows pretty well what i
going on said last night that it probably
would be-
No one seems to have much Of an idea
as to when the convention will be held
There is a difference of opinion among
a good many as to whether the repuh
lfcan state convention should he held
early or late. One view is that an earlv
convention would give the republicans
an advantage over the democrats be-
cause it would enable them to mako
first declarations on some things
Others believe that late convention
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26

provision in the law Is only the mini
mum.
The words minimum or maximum
are not mentioned In the new law. II
does provide that the secretary of the
board of health shall receive az cents
per capita of the population, but does
not say that he shall not receive more.
The law provides further that no sec
rotary of the board of health shall re-
ceive more than $1,000 annually nor
less than $40.
DR.. Hurry has promised Dr. weis that
he will take up the matter fmmedi-
ateiy with the attorney general, and
In the event of a favorable ruling, it
Is very likely that the Hammond city
council will revise its salary ordinance
and allow the secretary liberal SAL
airy.
The law is also effective as regards
the salaries of the members of the
county board of health.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELT

Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Rheuma-
fsm, Govt Gravel. Dropsy, inflammation
or the Bladder, Bad Blood and Nervous
troubles caused by Sick Kidneys
M Kolb the well known druggist of
Hammond. knows by experience that
HINDIPO will cure all forms of Kid
ney and Nervous --onhles. and will
guarantee it In all cases
Can't you afford to try 1t at their
risk? 1t costs nothing If it don't do the
work
Sent by NAH to any address. pre-
paid. on receipt of so cents. Six boxeA
$3.50. under positive guarantee.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
BASKET BALL GAME
AT Il. A. A. TOMORROW
Chicago and Hammond Will
Decide a Tie Here on
Sunday.

me Dig saw or on the third of a
series of basketball games between
the Hammond Athletic association
team and the First Regiment team of
Chicago Is scheduled to be held at the
IL A "A. club rooms in Hammond to-
morrow afternoon. Each of the teams
nave one game to its credit, and this
fact alone ought to be evidence enough
That the game tomorrow afternoon is
to be one of the most spirited on the
local gym floor this season
me game for tomorrow afternoon
mas aroused considerable interest among
the fans and there will undoubtedly
pe good attendance The public in
general is invited to attend.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26

Il
will have to be used in Hammond and
other cities of this county
Big Questions Discussed.
The clarifying of the White and Ohio
rivers was a subject that demanded
much attention at the meeting. The
question of water supply for the
future to take the place of the under
ground water supply that is failing
IN the state wasalso propounded The
problem of using chloride of lime and
other substances to cut down the
spread of disease was a third subject
emphasized.
Water supply aFiling.
j. B. Marvin, constructing water
works engineer at Frankfort, address,
ed the meeting on the advisability of
drllilng deep artesian wells, since the
water supply is failing near the sur
race The fact that Indiana is rapid
~ drying up also was emphasized in
the afternoon and the question raised
OF what will be done eventually to OBJ
tain water supply. The problem was
discussed by Charles Brossmann, con-
sult1ng engineer of Indianapolis. who
brought out the fact that the local
water supply has fallen twenty-seven
feet in twenty years. He discussed
the various waterworks of this state
from the most complex systems to the
simplest at English, where a spring
runs into high reservoir and sup
plies the town with water at a cost of
80 cents a day.
Dr. Weis had the floor for a time
IN the discussion of the problem as
% the softening of municipal supply
II drinking water DIR. Weis spoke at
some length, and referred to the soft
ming process that is now being. used
uccessfully at McKeesport. Pa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
Printer Fined.

Ernest Basso, printer, was fined 81
and costs and given a Jail sentence of
six months by Judge Barnett on
charges of assault and battery having
been preferred against him by his wife.
he appealed the case and furnished an
appeal bond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
Buried at Mentona.

William H Bybee, 800 Chicago ave-
nue., who died last Thursday after a
long illness, was buried at Mentone,
Ill, today. The deceased was a mem
Der of the Maccabees order and the flu
neral was held under their auspicces
Funeral services were held at the Stew
art chapel this morning by the Rev. c.
j. Sharp.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
Arrested by Police.

Michael Duggan, a Hammond man
was arrested by the police today, he
having been one of the principals in a
night that occurred on Holman street,
near the Holman street bridge He
furnished 500 bond to appear for trial
next Thursday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
Papers Not Back.

The affairs of. the Hammond Auto
mobile Association are in a quiescent
state at the present time The incor-
poratio npapers are to be sent to In
dianapolis andthea ssocia-Snn etaoin
dianapolis and the assertion will be in
corported- No date has been set for
another meeting, and President John
E. Fitzgerald has not announced when
the next meeting will be held
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26

NOT anord to buy more than Ave or ten
pounds OF flour at time who is hit the
hardest, said Inspector Friedman,
ana If for no other reason the law
and ordinances covering short weight
measures should be enforced for their
benefit. As far as am concerned the
people shall have the benefit of city
sealer's office"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26
Condition of Howat Children

Anxious hours are being spent by DR..
and Mrs. w. f. Howat at the bedside
OF their two children who have now
been sick for nearly two weeks with
pneumonia. The year old daughter. al
thought reported to be somewhat bet
ter yesterday, is still quite sick. while
the three year old boy is dangerously
i'll