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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Clark Millions Behind Hill.

CHICAGO, April 23.-William A.
Clark, former United States senator
from Montana, and James j. Hill are
said to have Joined hands with view
to a combined invasion of Washing.
ton, Idaho, Montana and California,
according to an article in the Record.
Herald today. 1t is stated that con-
siderable portion OF the Clark mil.
lions will be invested during the next
few years in railroad ventures In the
northwest, which will be planned with
q view to occupation of all territory
that promises to become tonnage. pro.
ducing.
Just now Senator Clark is said to be
interested with Mr.. Hill in the con-
struction of the Gilmore & Pitts sburg
railroad and in the North Coast Line,
which Robert Str athorn of Spokane is
promoting. 1t has but recently be.
come known that Mr.. Clark is also in
terested in the Gilmore road, the route
of which will be along the Salmon
river canyon, through Lewiston,
Ia aho.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Oppose Oleomargarine Tax.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The bat.
tie between the butter and oleomar-
garine interests began in congress to.
day when the house committee on ag.
riculture held its initial hearing on
pending bills.
Representatives Burleson of Texas,
and Lever of South Carolina, both
authors of proposed remedial legisla'
tion in favor of the oleom argarine
product, advocated their measures.
Mr.. Burleson urged the repeal Of
the tax on oleomargarine and dairy
products as fixed by the Grout law
and substituting an annual license for
manufacturers. He quoted reports as
to the baccilli carried in buffers. He
said the Grout law, "a signal fail
ure," had cost the government in
eight years more than 500, 900, 900. He
credited it's enactment to republican
party motives.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Passing Of the Range.

MILES CITY, April 20.-Business Of
the twenty-ffth annual convention OF
the Montana Stockgrowers' associ-
alton was concluded today. Address
es were made by Professor Linfeld OF
the Montana agricultural college and
Governor Norris. in the morning.
Professor Lin6eld's address was
pertinent to the transition now going
on from the mammoth range.fed herds
to smaller but more numerous home
fed lunches, which will be raised by
those who are now settling the country.
Not more than third of Montana
is susceptible to cultivation, said the
speaker, and the balance will forever
rem ain range, so that, with livestock
taken care of and fed with hay and
grain that will be raised, more cattle
than ever before will be raised and
those which are grown will be heavier
at two years than ordinary range
steers at four or five years and, not
only that, but their growth will not
be stunted by severity of winters aud
inability to secure feed when the
range is covered with ice and crusted
snow,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Entombed In Coal Mine.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 2l.-Little
hope was expressed this morning that
any of the Is or 40 miners entombed
in the Mulga mine Of the Birmingham
Coal and Iron company ss the result
of an explosion last night would be
rescued alive. When it was learned
that it was impossible to gain en-
trance to the mine through the shaft
because the cages were sprung in the
passage, the entrance was sealed to
prevent, il possible the spread of the
fire.
The only list of names OF the miners
at work at the time of the explosion
was held by the foreman of the gang
at work, who is among the entombed i.
1t is believed, however, there are
about Is white men and % negroes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
To Tax Railroad Land.

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The sen.
ate committee on public lands propos.
es to make unpatented railroad grant
lands which lie within forest reserves
subject to taxation. Senator Hughes
reported to the senate the Nelson bill,
which requires the railroads to sup
ply the money for resurvey of such
lands.
There are between 1900, 900 and
5000, 900 acres of these railroad grant
lands in the United States, of which
about 1000, 900 acres are in Montana
and 800. 900 in Oregon. The states
could not tax the land and no one has
had any benefit. The railroads, hav.
ing property not taxable, have been
content to hold the lands for natural
increase In value.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Railroad Lobby Gets Busy.

WASHINGTON, April 2l-One of the
strongest railroad lobbies that ever
besieged congress is here in opposi-
ton to Senator Dixon's long and
short haul amendment to the railroad
bill now pending in the senate.
Western sen ators in particular, are
the object of attack by railroad attor.
neys, and every possible influence is
being brought to bear upon them. A
careful canvass of the entire senate Is
being made by the lobby in determ.
ined endeavor to defeat the Dixon
amendment. The result of their ef-
forts is visible today in the wavering
of certain sen ators, who we're favora.
bly, disposed, a week ago, toward the
amendment had q small but clear
majority in the senate; today it is In
doubt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
PARIS CREETS ROOSEVELT.
Distinguished American Welcomed
BY Enthusiastic Crowd.

PARIS, April 2l.-Theodore Roose.
velt entered Paris at half past o'clock
this morning and was received with
all the honors of reigning sovereign
travelling incognito. A Gordon of
troops surrounded the railway station
and held back the multitude, which, in
spite of the early hour, had congre.
gated.
Gathered on the platform of the sta
ton were, in addition to American
Ambass ador Bacon and others of the
staff OF the embassy, M. Jusserand,
French ambassador at Washington,
who came from America especially to
be present during Mr.. Roosevelt q
visit, and other prominent citizens.
Colonel Roosevelt appeared to be
greatly touched by the character OF
his reception. Leaning out of the
car window as the train came to a
standstill, he called to Mr.. Bacon:
"Hello, Bob"
A moment later he had reached the
station platform and was greeting M.
Jusserand and other friends effusively
In turn each of the representatives
of the government and the municipal.
ity extended a formal welcome to their
guest. These formalities were over in
few minutes, and Mr.. Roosevelt.
Kermit Roosevelt with Mr.. Bacon and
NJ. Jusserand, entered an automobile
and were driven to the American EN-
bassy doors, where Mrs. Roosevelt
and Ethel were awaiting them.
During the passage of their car
through the streets Mr.. Roosevelt wa:
frequently cheered by sever al hun
dred persons who were waiting ir
front of the embassy and who greeted
him with much enthusiasm.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
ROOSEVELT IN PARIS.
Former President Makes Brilliant
Address On Strenuous Life.

PARIS, April 23.-Using Colonel
Roosevelt's own words, 'today
marked the crowning of his career as
q man of letters" From noon to
midnight he was the guest of INTEL
lectual Paris, participating as q MEM
ber of the Association of the French
Academy, delivering the lecture at the
Sorbonre, which, as he said, was the
foremost seat of learning in Europe
before America was discovered. and
remained as the guest OF the faculty
for dinner and the grand reception by
the university ia his honor.
At the Sorbonne no attempt was
made to restr ain the demonstrations.
French flags and fully %, 900 persons
packed the streets and acclaimed Col
onel Roosevelt on his arrival. Within
the building the enthusiasm was un.
bounded, the vast crowd in the am
phitheater interrupting again and
again with storms of applause as the
speaker defined the duties of individ.
ual citizenship in a republic, scorning
the sluggard, cynics and the idle rich,
and pre- eaching the gospel of work,
character and the strenuous life.
Several times he injected observa-
tions in French, and after he had de.
fined his attitude on the subject OF
human rights and property rights, he
repeated this in French, saying that
it constituted the crux of what he said
and he desired every one to under.
stand him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
indians Resist Census Men.

ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ, April "a
Census takers are having serious
trouble with Indians at the neighbor-
ing pueblos. 1t has been necessary
for the Indian agents to intervene as
the Sandia Indians positively refuse
to allow the census to be taken, and 1t
is possible that troops from Fort
Wingate will be sent to the village.
Former Governor Curry has been
asked to take up the matter with the
leaders of the tribes as he is we'll
known by them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Hog Prices Decline.

CHICAGO, April 19.-Recent heavy
arrivals of hogs are reflected in de-
cline in prices of 81 in the last two
days. A few weeks ago hogs sold at
the highest price since the civil war,
thus attracting heavy shipments, in
view of which the present reaction is
not considered remarkable.
Salt pork on the board of trade re.
Gently underwent q decline of about
%, but the market steadied today on
buying by packers, who were able to
purch ase the cured product on basis
of SIC q pound, as compared with SC
for the live article.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Sheepmen Endorse Warehouse.

MILES CITY, April 21.-The Eastern
Montana Woolgrowers' association
concluded its annual session by elect
ing F. D. O'Neil president, D. A.
Laney vice president and G. W. My.
ers secretary. The resolutions com.
mittee reported endorsing the general
plan of the National Wool Ware.
house and Storage company of Chica.
60. The committee urged the wool.
growers to observe its recommends
tions carefully, especially concerning
preparing wool for market. The res.
olutions committee believes that tariff
schedules are receiving undue criti-
cism.
The average maintenance charge
per head on sheep has risen in Mon
tana from IS cents to sl.45, while in
Australia the similar charge is only
so cents per head, which must be equal
ized by tariff protection. The carry.
ing investment charge in Montana
is Sl2 per head, which must be real
ized before profits result.
Individual and collective applica.
tion for membership in the National
Woolgrowers' association is recon.
mended. The sheep commissioners
and the state veterinarian are 10.
dorsed in their sanitary measures,
also the bureau OF animal industry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Excessive Freight Rates.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The in
terstate commerce commission has
sustained the complaint Of the Great
Western railway against the Great
Northern railway that the rate OF
81 SO per hundred on carload lots OF
dried fruit from San Francisco to
Chinook. Montana, is excessive, and
holds that the rate of 3I.10 should be
maintained, N and orders q repar alton
of sl68 on q shipment heretofore
made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
May Withdraw Public Lands.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The Pick.
ett conserv alton bill, authorizing the
president to make Withdrawals of pub
lie lands for purposes of conserva q.
ton, was passed by the house today.
No record was taken, the final pas
cage of the bill being almost unani-
nous.
Under the terms Of the measure the
president is authorized to withdraw
from location public lands in the
United States and ir Alaska for pull b.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27

agreement with the officers Of the state
fair. Under the terms Of this agree.
ment the state could buy the property
ct actual cost At any time It saw iit.
The Legislature made an appropri.
alton last winter Of s18, 600 for the
purpose Of paying for the grand stand.
GREAT FALLS. April 23.-Eugene
Arei, . Great Northern switchmsu,
received injuries this afternoon, while
engaged in switching which caused
his death an hour later at the
Columbus hospital. Arei had placed
. number OF ore and coal care on one
Of the tracks and in some manner
these crushed into q oaboose on which
he was riding, catching him in such .
manner that his right arm was torn
from its socket at the shoulder, while
his hips were badly crushed.
HELENA, April 23.-Deputy Peter
Nelson has notified State Game and
Fish Warden Henry Aware that he
has arrested II men on the borders of
the Yellowstone National park on the
charge OF selling elk points. They
were each fined s25 on pleading guilty
before Justice J. w. Prant at Electric.
Deputy j. E. Clifford Of Anaconda,
has notified Warden Aware of the ar.
rest and conviction of Charles Skeg-
lund for fishing without q license. he
was fined $50.
BILLINGS, April 25.--Five thousand
dollars is the amount appropriated
by the commissioners of Yellowstone
county to be used in constructing .
mile of model highway, under the di.
rection of Engineer Voshell Of the
Office of roads of the department of ag-
riculture. The road will be only part
ly completed by the time the good
roads convention meets, 80 delegates
and visitors will be able to witness
the work and gain good idea of the
manner in which roads are construct.
ed by Uncle Sam.
GREAT FALLS, April 25.-An indus
trial war which eventually may place
Great Falls in the "open shop col.
umn has been precipitated here during
the week by the action of the unions
allied with the American Federation
Of Labor in calling off the carpenters
on all jobs on which members of the
Industrial union were employed. The
Builders Exchange, supported by
the board of commerce, has caused
to be inserted in leading papers of the
east advertisements for carpenters,
plum bers, painters and members of
other cr ats, to come to Great Falls
to work under the industrial unions
jurisdiction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Praise From Unexpected Source

s0sO0 VIZ Sss0~pO~S0O SVVs S0s
WASHINGTON, April 20.-W. r.
Hearst, former aspirsnt for the demo.
cratic nomination for the presidency,
issued . remarkable statement over
his own signature tonight in which he
unqu aliiedly endorses Mr.. Taft.
In doing 90 he also criticises in se.
verest terms the administration of
President Roosevelt and, in 90 many
words, warns the American nation
against renewal of the political
domination Of the former president.
Mr.. Hearst called at the White
house this afternoon. He spent halt
an hour with the president. Upon
leaving Mr.. Hearst said he had called
merely to pay his respects to Mr..
Taft, whom he said he admired. Later
he issued his endorsement Of the Taft
administration.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27

years. Other food is also much
cheaper as the result of investig ations.
The American Agriculturist for April
q will ssy:
"a marked decline has occurred In
prices OF certain food products. II
this decline continues much longer the
commissions investiR sting high prices
will find themselves out Of . job.
"Compared with the high point in
wheat last year, the market again
shows . decline.
"1n other words, the present whole
sale price Of oats is % per cent below
the highest price Of last year. Corn
is of "a per cent and wheat IA per
cent"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Montana Coal Lands Withdrawn.

Montana Coal Lands Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-Secretary
Balliuger has Withdrawn from entry
approximately thirteen and . half mil.
lion acres Of coal lands In southeast
ern Montana, pending examination
and classification ss to their values.
The secretary has also ordered 400, 900
acree Of land in Montana divided into
enlarged homesteads, % not being
susceptible Of irrigation from any
known source of water supply, and
has applied like order to $4,000
acres In New Mexico.
This brings the area designated for
enlarged homesteads in Montana close
to 80. 000, 600 acres, and in New Mexico
to more than Is, 900, 900 acres.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Pinchot Wants Federal Control.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Former
Forester Pinchot, now president OF
the National Conserv alton assocta.
ton. is continuing to express his
views on conservation question, and
in his third bulletin since being de.
posed, he attacks the bills now pend.
ing in congress seeking to grant to
states all water power sites now in
federal ownership, and transferring
to states all powers and response
bili.ies of the government with respect
to water power development on lands
owned by the nation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
AFFECTS MONTANA RATES,
Senator Dixon Offers Amendment To
Railroad Measure.

WASHINGTON, April 20. - The
amendment proposed by Senator Dix.
on to the pending railroad bill in the
senate, providing that the present
discrimination in freight and psssen-
ger rates against Montana and other
inter.mountain states in favor of the
Pacific coast cities by means Of the long
and short haul rates, is attr acting
wide attention and it is believed It
stands IN excellent chance of passage.
Some years ago when the matter was
urged upon the senate 1t commanded
only handful of votes, but public
sentiment has changed to such an ex-
tent that Il is considered probable
that the Dixon amendment will be
pased at this session. However, the
railroads and the coast cities haye
powerful influences at their comm and
and the people Of the inter-mountain
west must get busy at once II they
want relief from this unjust burden of
double freight rates.
Senator Dixon, In discussing his
amendment, said:
1.-THE purpose of the amendment
that have introduced to the pending
interstate commerce act is to prohibit
expressly the railro ads from charging
more for the short freight and pas
senger haul than they charge for the
longer haul of the same freight. Un.
der the plea of water competition,
all the transcontinental roads make a
freight charge from St. Paul, Chicago
and other eastern points to Pacific
coast cities from SO to go per cent
less than they do to the cities and
towns in the intermountain region.
"For instance, freight now origi-
mating in Chicago or New York is car
ried through to Seattle, Portland or
San Francisco for about one.half the
amount charged to Montana points,
Notwithstanding the fact that the dis
tance is much greater. Under present
conditions inter.mountain shippers
are charged the through rate to Seat.
tie and, in addition thereto, the back
haul charges from Seattle. This is
not a square deal for Montana ship.
pers. In east bound shipments the
rate is the same. A carload of oran'
ges from California to Butte, Helena
or Missoula is charged the same for
freight service as the same car hauled
clear across the continent to New York
0r phil a6e1nhia -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Foodstuffs Are Cheaper.

NEW YORK, April l9.-The present
sens ational drop in the price OF pota'
toes may mean cheaper foods OF all
kinds. Farmers are CLOSING out their
supply OF old potatoes for as low as
20 cents bushel, the lowest price in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
Preachers Build New Church.

SPOKANE, April 22.-Six Congrega.
tional ministers, interested in the
erection of new church at Lincoln
Heights, three days ago found them
selves with money enough to buy the
building material, but not enough to
pay for the labor. So they shed their
clerical cloth for the lowly overalls
and built the church Themselves. 1t is
their boast that they did it in consid-
erably less time than it took Noah to
build the ark, consuming but three
DAYS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
MARK TWAIN IS DEAD.
Famous American Humorist Surren.
ders To Grim Reaper.

Famous American Humorist Surren-
ders To Grim Reaper.
REDD1No, Conn.,, April 51.-Samuel
Langhorn Clemens Mark Twain died
painlessly at $50 o'clock tonight OF
sgina pectoris. He lspsed into coma
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon and never
recovered consciousness. It was the
end Of man outworn by grief and
acute agony Of body.
It is certain to be recalled that
Mark Twain was for more than fifty
years an inveterate smoker aud the
fret con lecture Of the lsymsn would
be that he had weakened his heart BY
overindulgence in tobacco. DR.. Hal.
sey said tonight he was unable 70
predicate that the sngin pectoris from
which Mark Twain died was in any
way sequel to nicotine poisoning.
Some constitutions, be said, seem i'm.
mune to the effects of tobacco. This
was one Of them.
Yet 1t is true since the illness began
the doctors had cut down Mark
Twain's daily allowance OF 20 Gig ars
and countless pipes to four cigars a
day.
NEW YORK, April 22.-Mark Twain
was born Samuel LanRhorn Clemens,
In Florida, Missouri, November 20,
1895.
The county chronicles have 1t that
the elder Clemens failed in business.
Educated only in public shoots, Twain
was apprenticed to Q printer at 13,
and worked at his trade in St. Louis,
Cincinnati, Philadelphia and New
York, until at 1S be could crafty q
boyish ambition to become substi.
ute to Mississippi river pilot.
These happenings reacted profound
ly in his after life. His knowledge of
the river life, acquired while he was
pilot, took form in tom Sawyer"
''Huckleberry Finn" and "Life on
the Mississippi" regarded abroad as
bis first title to fame. 1t even sug-
gested his pseudonym, for MARK
Twain,' is leadman's cry to q pilot
in shallow stages.
In the late seventies his writings
were in great dem and, and he had an
assured and increasing income and
seemed indeed a fixture. But in 1885
popularity as an author and HE &C.
quaintsnce with the mech anics of the
publishing trade drew him into the
firm of c. L. Webster s. Co., pu bltsh.
ers. The firm bought out the memoirs
of General Grant and paid his widow
$3.50, 900, but its prosperity was short
lived, and it failed with liabilities OF
S96. 900. The failure had already taken
SOS 900 out of Mark Twain's cash, but
he determined to also shoulder the
debts, and to pay them off, and under
took, in 1895 96, lecture tour around
the world.
With Mark Twain's lecture trip
around the world began his interna-
tional celebrity, and his gradual rise
into figure taken in some sense to
typify the American. From humorist,
he became kindly, but mocking, NOR
alist and philosopher of "Puddin'
Head Wilson" His literature output
became more occasional, and al.
though written with more fineness, be.
came more critical and less creative
His public appearances grew more
frequcn', his whims gained greater
curreucy. aud whole literature o.
anecdotes grew up about him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27

lie uses, aud for examination and
classification, to determine their char.
acter and value. These withdraw ais,
the bill provides, are to remain in
force until revoked by the president
or BY congress.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
Manifesto of Board of Trade.

Following the removal of two of
our cut glass factories, about 100
public-spirited citizens got together
and formed the Greater Honesdale
Board of Trade.
The new Board is trying to i'm
prove the interest of Honesdale and
Texas in every way possible. Presi-
dent Charles Smith appointed COM
mittees to look after the improve
ment of public highways, transpor-
tation of mail and railway facilities,
financial committee to establish a
Realty company to build houses
where skilled mechanics and work.
men may live in comfort at cheap
rent, press committee to advertise
Honesdale broadcast throughout the
Union for it's facilities of water
power and other attractions to To-
cate industries. Every wise citi-
zen will recognize the service rem
dered by a wideawake Board of
Trade to Honesdale and vicinity.
Therefore we ask every man, woman
and child to purchase the button
placed on sale by US and wear plain
ly same visible until Oct. 5.
Let us all work in harmony for
the future of our town.
COMMITTEE.