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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
Premiums For Dry Farming.

SPOKANE, March 27.-Three thous.
and five hundred dollars in cash prem
tums and trophies, including the
Washington and Inland Empire cups,
will be awarded for displays open to
the world, at the international expo.
sition in connection with the Dry
Farming congress in Spokane, Octo-
Der 3 to 6. Exhibitors may also com.
pete for So $500 in cash premiums Of
fered by the Spokane interstate fair
by bringing double entries. The pur.
pose is to make this the most import
ant agricultural show of the year.
The competitions in general exhib-
its, open to the world, are for individ.
ual displays of grains, forage and
roots, sheaf grains, grasses and cul.
tivated forage crops, threshed grain,
wheat. oats, barley, corn, alfalfa, fax,
tom a toes, broom corn, non.saccharine
sorghums, potatoes. vegetables, sugar
beets, farm products grown on sod in
1910 and products grown by a woman
homesteader and the son of a home.
steader.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
President Urges Tariff Board.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-President
Taft in a special message to congress
today informed that body that under
the power reposed in him by the
Payne-Aldrich tariff act, negotiations
under the maximum and minimum
clause of the act were now substan-
TALLY completed with all the nations
of the world, with results that were
satisfactory. The president discussed
the functions of the tariff board ap.
pointed by him under the tariff act.
He stated that upon consulting the
members of the board he found that
to carry out the purpose announced
in his annual message it would be
necessary to have an appropriation
by congress-, Immediately available
for the current and next fiscal year,
of $3.50, 900. This appropriation he
urged congress to make.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
PEARY ON ANDREE BALLOON.
Quite Sure Lost Explorers Never Got
to North Pole,

just before one of his recent lectures
on the north pole Commander Peary
took occasion to dlscredit the re.
ports Of the discovery of the remains
Of Andree's balloon 900 miles north
of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, near
Reindeer lake, in the arctic circle,
which have been sent out by Catholic
missionaries in that region. He is
confident that the Andree expedition
never reached the pole.
similar reports Of the finding of
wreckage from the i'll fated Jeanette
on the north coast Of Siberia were
heard for years until they were finally
discredited by the knowledge that Mel
vile and De Long had landed in the
Lena delta," said Commander Peary.
I'm my opinion, Andree's party came
to grief and their balloon dropped into
the polar ocean shortly after their
start. The chances are that they were
either drowned or that they starved
miserably to death upon an ice foe.
II doubt If their exact fate will ever
be known"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
Death Of Justice Brewer.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The sud.
den death of Justice David Josiah
Brewer OF the supreme court of the
United States at his home in this city
last night, caused profound regret
here and throughout the country.
Justice Brewer came to the supreme
court from the federal court of Kan.
q Q he was the second oldest men,
Der of the court, Justice Harlan only
being his senior. BE vas regarded
% the most democratic of all the
members Of the court, most al fable and
accommods ting. he vas the fret
member of the bench who had proof
copies of his opinions prepared for
the newspapers, and this he did con-
sistently.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
CHICAG0'S NOVEL COURT"
State Attorney to Hear Criminal Cases
to Clear Docket.

State Attorney to Hear Criminal Cases
to Clear Docket.
A department said to be unique in
criminal court annals Of a large city
was recently established in the Office
Of State Attorney Wayman at Chicago.
1t Is to be known as "the state attor-
ney's courtroom" In the new 'court"
all the old criminal cases on the dock
ct, about 1000 in all. will be practical
" tried before Assistant State Attor-
ney George Guenther.
Mr.. Guenther will go over the EVIL
dence and hear witnesses. If he thinks
the evidence against the defendant is
sufficient the a 9 will be tried before
q regular criminal court Judge. If the
states side Of the case does not appear
strong enough Mr.. Guenther will have
It nonsuited. In this way it IL expect
ed to clear the docket Of all cases,
some Of which are several years old,
and also save a great deal Of time to
the regular courts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
THE RIGHT TO STRIKE.

The railroad iremen of railroads
both asst and west have been threat.
ening to strike. The street car strike
ia Philadelphia is still in progress
aud there seems to be no immediate
prospect of settlement. .
Meanwhile the public, which is most
affected by disturbances of this sort,
are powerless to better the conditions
and are literally At the mercy OF the
~contending parties.
It would be difficult to point out the
Justice OF such q condition, says the
Spokesman Review. II two individ.
uals have q dispute and instead of
going to court engage in q fist fight
on the street corner to settle the matter
they r promptly locked up and fined
for disturbing the peace. But where
two bodies of men, q corporation on
one eide and Q labor union on the
other, engage in . similar fracas the
law steps aside until the conditions
are 80 critical that action is impera.
tive, and then little is accomplished
until much property has been de.
stroyed and q great amount of public
discomfort has been caused.
Combinations of capital and com.
binations of labor are necessary. But
both should be held a. responsible
for their actions a. individuals. A
corporation should not be allowed to
restrain trade and q labor union
should not be allowed to disturb the
peace. When either do there should
be some authority to intervene and
put q stop to it.
In Canada it 10 illegal forIany labor
organic alton to strike until the con.
tention has been submitted to a prop.
erly appointed board iof Cancellation.
AS q result the strikes are few and
when they occur there is generally
basis at once for legal action.
In America at present thel difficulty
would be to secure q board OF arbitra.
ton acceptable to both parties; but if
the matter were presented in it's true
light this obstacle should be easily
overcome. For strikes, like wars, are
the most expensive method of attain.
ing a desired end that could be de.
vised. Little is accomplished and the
cost falls most heavily upon the par.
ties concerned. If corporations and
labor unions saw this truth a little
more clearly their ever-present spirit
of self interest would induce them to
do what q universal justice demands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
Damaged BY Blizzard.

DENVER, March 29.-Heavy rains
and snow and high winds are sweep.
ing the entire Rocky mountain region
north Of central New Mexico today.
Telegraph service has been seriously
Interrupted and for several hours
central Colorado was all but cut of
from the outside world. The snow
extends all the way to central Wyom.
ing. Durango, Telluride and other
mountain cities of Colorado report
heavy snow and the storm almost took
the proportions of a mid winter biz.
Yard.
OGDEN, March 29.-The worst storm
experienced on the Great Salt Lake
since the construction of the railroad
across the lake churned the salt waters
into a maelstrom aud cent waves OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
Watch Out For the Comet,

As the time for the pes rance of
Halley's comet draws nearer, popular
interest intensiies. An article by
Francis Buzzell In the April number
OF Popular Mechanics tells a great
many interesting facts about the com.
ct, just how to find it, and what sci.
entists are hoping and fearing con-
corning its visit. illustrations and
diagrams further elucidate the article.
Mr.. Buzzell states:
ut has already been mentioned that
the closest the comet will come to the
earth on this visit is about IA, GAO, 600
miles. On It's last visit in 1885 it ap.
preached as close as 5000, 600 miles,
but at that time the earth was not In
direct line with it and the sun, conse.
quently its tail was not streaming to.
ward US.
Astronomers hope that this visit OF
the comet will enable them to determ.
inc the size of the nucleus and it's com.
position. Comets are composed of
three parts; the nucleus, the head, and
the tail. The nucleus is the center of
the head, and it ia known that the
head is of the same composition az
the tail, only denser. When comets
pass between the earth and stars it is
possible to see the stars through both
the tail and the head, which is one
proof that both are transparent"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
Walsh May Succeed Judge Hunt.

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The sen.
ate judiciary committee today report.
ed favorably upon the nomination Of
Judge W. H. Hunt and the other I'D.
pointees to the United States customs
court, and now confirmation will fol.
low without delay. This will reopen
the contest In Montana for the place
vacated by Judge Hunt, and for which
each Montana senator has q caudi.
date. Senator Dixon is championing
the cause of T. G. Marshall of Mis-.
soula, and Senator Carter is still
backing MIR. McIutire.
Judge Hunt has recommended the
appointment Of j. A. Walsh of Hell.
ena. 1t is believed that Judge Hunts
recommend alton will be given consid.
GRAFTON by President Taft and that no
selection will be made until Judge
Hunt reaches Washington.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
NEW STATEHOOD BILL,
Measure Provides For Admission of
New Mexico and Arizona.

Measure Provides For Admission Of
New Mexico and Arizona.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Beveridge today presented to the sem
ate the report of the committee on
territories favoring his bill in prefer.
ence to that passed by the house, for
the admission of New Mexico and Ar
iona as separate states. The report
defends the changes made by the sen.
ate committee in vigorous language,
especial emphasis being given to the
refusal OF the senate bill to recognize
the present election laws of Arizona.
The effect of that bill, II is charged
would be to disfranchise q large num-
Der OF residents and substantial citi.
zens OF the territory by their inabil.
ity to interpret the constitution of the
United States in English. The house
bill would make the present Arizona
law the test Of qualifications of citizens
to vote.
Striking features of the senate bill
are the restrictions thrown about the
disposition of the public lands and
the appropriation Of 1000, 900 acres to
each territory for the payment of
county railroad bonds already vail.
dated by congress-. The house bill
appropriated 100000 acres to each
territory and contemplates the pay.
ment of all bonds outstanding.
Another decided difference between
the two bills is in relation to polyga-
my and bigamy, OF which Senator
Beveridge says in his report:
1.-THE house bill would permit the
practice of polygsmy and bigamy,
Notwithstanding the various prohibi.
lions thereof"
According to the senate bill, the
schools in the new states must be con.
Quoted in English. The provision of
the house bill that this requirement
should not prevent the teaching of
Spanish vas eliminated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
NEW LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Montana producers of livestock, cat
tie, sheep and hogs, who have always
looked to the east as a market for
their surplus stock, will in the future
have what promises to be equally as
good a market on the sound. For
several years the feeders in the Big
Hole country have each year sold
thousands of head of cattle in the
spring to buyers from Seattle and
other points west, and have realized
better prices than they would have at
Chicago or Omaha, says the Helena
Record.
Not only is the sound country com.
ing to Montana for its meat supplies,
but it Is going down into South Da.
kota. Last week q South Dakota man
who had eight ars of hogs ready for
shipment to Omaha, was offered q
better price by q Seattle buyer, and
the animate went west instead OF east.
Sheep and cattle buyers from the
sound are also operating In this sec.
ton of the country, and they are pay.
ing better prices than the eastern mar.
kets quote.
There ts . reason for the opening up
OF this western market to growers In
this section. The popul alton of the
sound country is growing rapidly,
and the consumption of meat is in.
creasing with It. The extension of the
Milwaukee to the sound has given
better railroad facilities. and the con.
nections and new construction done
by the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific have also made closer the
trade relations of Montana aud the
Dakotss with the coast.
There Is another feature which must
be taken into consideration. In the
sound country the number of people
engaged in the production of live.
stock, compared with those In grain
growing and horticulture, is very
small. Washington and Oregon sup.
ply the country with apples and other
fruits, but the horticulturalists in
those states make no pretense to pro.
ducing livestock. The climate west
is not 90 we'll suited to animal hus.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
War on Plague sauirrsls.


While the danger from bubonic
plague is declared by experts to be
localized. 1t is admitted to menace 9th.
or sections II not fought vigorously.
"Kill the squirrels" is the cry. and
the United States government biolog-
tcal expert is in California investigat-
ing the most desirable and economical
bait for this purpose.
"1s there any possibility Of the
plague spreading beyond the Rocky
mountain ranger" was asked Of the
biological bureau the other day.
"No; we won't let it," was the an.
swer. ut might possibly get into Ore.
gon, but we are working hard on the
situation and purpose to stop its
spreading anywhere, If possible"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Large Number Of Exhibits and eeauti.

Large Number Of Exhibits and Reauti.
full Color Scheme In Decorations.
Probably the greatest Of all automo-
bile exhibitions ever held in the Unit
ed States In point Of beauty and In
the total value of goods shown was re-
Gently inaugurated in Madison Square
Garden, New York, when the tenth
annual national automobile show was
opened there in a setting of spectacu-
lar decoration. The spacious auditori-
um has been transformed into a Roman
amphitheater, and from basement to
dome a harmonious color scheme in the
decorations Is followed, showing of the
beautiful cars to the best advantage.
Under the steel Orders near the roof
Is a cloth dome Of azure blue, from
which are suspended huge arc lights
with colored shades. More than $780,
600 has been expended to make this
years decorative display the finest
ever e at an auto show. A new
feature is the reservation Of a number
Of boxes seating 1000 persons in front
Of the arena.
At the entrance Is seen a Roman
fountain in plaster, and in the spar
king water which flows to the large
basin goldfish are seen at play amid
pond lilies and water plants.
More than 1000 additional feet of
space has been added for the exhib-
1tors. and this was obtained by erect
ing platforms about the amphitheater.
These platforms are surrounded by
Doric columns, which are decorated in
white and gold, surmounted by an
eagle on a wheel, the emblem of the
show. All the newest designs Of mod
els produced by the Association of Ii
censed Automobile Manufacturers are
on view, including every conceivable
kind Of motor vehicle.
The show this year is larger in mum.
Der Of exhibits than aver before.
There r more than 1923 different dis
plays, Of which ffty-four are exhibits
Of complete cars propelled by gasoline,
electricity and steam; 246 are exhibits
Of accessories and parts, and there
are % motorcycle exhibits. The cars
range in price from $3.50 to $500.
There is a comprehensive line Of
motor trucks and business wagons in
the basement Of the Garden. Here
also Is a complete exhibit Of motor
cycles.
There Is an unusually large number
OF 1nclosed cars on exhibition. Many
Of the limousines are particularly lux
urious. One has a spacious body con-
structed to permit carrying a wash
stand and other toilet facilities as we'll
as carrying five passengers in the back.
On the roof is space for two trunks.
A rack for three more is in the real.
Among the luxurious electric cars is a
coupe finished in black and gold, up
holstered In golden bronze brocaded
satin, with tufted satin head lining
and silk shades. 1t has a cut glass
flower vase, and the metal parts are
gold mounted. It has cardcases and
other dainty conveniences.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
The Man Who Invented Interest.

The men in the Pullman smoker were
arguing as to who was the greatest
inventor, says Lippincott's. One said
Stephenson, who invented the locomo.
tive and made fast travel possible.
Another declared It was the man who
invented the compass, which enabled
men to navigate the seas. Another
commended for Edison. Still another
for the Wrights.
Finally one of them turned to Q
little man who had remained silent.
"Whom do you think?"
"Vell," he said, with . hopeful
emile, "the man who invented interest
was no slouch."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
The River Press
Published eVery Wednesday Morning
by the River Press Publish
ing Company.
HUMAN SIDE OF TAFT.

Quite aside from any opinion one
may hold regarding administrative
policies or other weighty matters of
statecraft, there is q human side tc
President Taft that appeals to the
average man. Occasionally the veil
OF official ~ponderosity is blown aside
and we see the man and his person
ality. President Roosevelt was a
unique and fascinating character. but
he never let the public see him for just
what he . He was always in q pose
and felt the authority of his Office as
few other presidents did. Taft main.
tains . dignifed attitude the greater
part of the time, but occasionally he
unburdens himself and IL q natural
man.
Not long ago Mr.. Taft frankly ex.
pressed WEAKNESS at the exactions
of an Office that precluded having
"neighbors to drop in upon him."
In that instance We saw Taft as q
plain human bending under the re-
probabilities of his exalted place
and craving sincere companionship.
The other day Mr.. Taft had q heart
to heart talk with the New York news.
paper men ct the press club. There
were Eve hundred writer's there, and
he felt more At home with them than
he could have felt with any other
audience. In the first place, there
wasn't q man in the crowd that "wsnt.
ed anything" from the ADMINISTERS alton.
Then. too, those young fellows we're
not to be dazzled by dignity. They
we're used to all that, and Taft knew
that they knew about as much con-
corning the Importance Of his job az
he did. Therefore he talked straight
to the newspaper men, and here is one
of the things he eaid:
"'There are times at the White house
when you are exercising3what ia sup.
posed to be the power of the presidency
when you get really very, very dis.
couraged! Things don't go right.
Your motives are misconstrued and
then you take q long walk and you
say to yourself: There is one thing
anyhow-they cannot deprive your
children and your descendants of
having your picture on the walls of
the White house paid for by congress-
And then you 60 home aud look at
the picture of Teddy and the picture
OF Grover Cleveland and of Abraham
Lincoln and the others you have there.
and you come to the conclusion that
that even isn't q consolation"
The average man of business affairs
finds enough to worry about, but the
president of the United States has q
much harder time of it. He is exposed
to the shafts of criticism from all di.
rections and it is no wonder that he
gets livery, very discouraged" On
more than n occasion Lincoln burst
into tears on account of this SAM
specter of encouragement, and, after
all, it ls a manly confession that Mr..
Taft made. The president is only q
citizen, for the time being exalted to
high office. 1t is a good sign when he
unbends and shows his human side.--
Kansas City Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06

great height against the entertainments
OF the Ogden. Lucin cutoff, washing
out part of the east and west an.
proaches to the bridge over the in.
land sea and causing the tieup of all
trafic on the Southern Pacific for an
indefinite period.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06

baudry as Is Montana and the pro.
ductton OF meat animals 10 this state
has almost Unlimited possibilities in
connection with general farming.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
d.
To the Farmers of Chouteau Co:

10 the Farmers OF CnOuteau 20:
We have on hand a large quantity
of carefully selected Grain, Grass
Seeds and Corn, of which we will
gladly submit samples and prices, on
request. The following is a list of the
several varieties that we have in our
warehouse:
Blue Stem Wheat
Durum or Macaroni Wheat
Club or Soft Spring Wheat
Hulless or Bald Barley, Yielding
40 to as bushels per acre
Mailing Barley
Flax Seed
Broom Corn Millet
Timothy Seed
Alfalfa Seed
6romus lnermis Grass Seed
Canada Field Peas
White Flint Corn, carefully bred
up, yielding "a high a. 90
bushels per acre
6urbanks and Early Rose Potatoes
and an endless variety Of Farm
and Garden Seeds
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-06
TIC. POWER & BRO. Ltd
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Stockmen's National
BANK,
AT FORT BENTON,
AT FORT N

In the State OF Montana, at the close of business,
March %, 1910.
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