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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Must Take Riding Tests.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE war
department. has prescribed another
horsemsnship and physical test for
the field officers Of the army in the
department of Dakots, which includes
those at Forts Assinniboine, Harrison
and Missoula. The tests are to take
place on or before October l, and the
orders have been issued by Brig adler
General Walter Howe, commanding
the department.
The riding horsem snship test is to
consist of daily ride Of not less than
thirty miles for three days in success
sion, and is to be taken as soon as
possible after the required physical
examination. One of the rides is to
be concluded in six hours and q half
and the other two within seven hours
and q half, including proper rests.
All officers below the rank of major
are to undergo the physical examins.
tion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Hungry For Office.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Democrats
are so confident of their control OF the
house in the next congress- that the
question Of the leadership and the
charm auship OF committees is already
being given consideration. For six.
teen years the democrats have been in
the minority. Every position of i'm
portance has been held by q republic
an. All the large and luxurious com.
mittee rooms have been the headQuar-
ters OF the republican committee chair.
men.
Except the old gentleman who saw
Halley's comet in 1885 and has been
on the house payroll since 1859, and
q very few other veterans, hundreds
of employees of the house in the event
of an overturning, will be ousted to
make way for the democrats.
Southern members are listed for the
best places. Those states have stead
lily sent democr attic representatives to
Washington and by long service they
have risen to the top in the democra attic
mem bership of committees.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Last Chance For Weak Banks.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-During
the next few weeks the few national
banks in the United States rated as
"weak" will have their last chance to
strengthen themselves or get out of
business. The examiners have been
instructed to carry their ultim atum to
every body of directors that needs it..
The statement of the condition of
every national bank in the country at
the close of business Sept. l, will be
the last chance for every nation al
bank to show its capital unimpaired,
any reduction of it's reserve under the
limit and bad paper in its vaults or
any concealed liabilities. The powers
which the national bank law confers
on the comptroller of the currency are
absolute.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
They Want American Mules.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-American
mules are in demand in South Africa,
according to George L. Foster,
American vice consul general at Cape
Town, who, in report to the depart.
ment OF commerce and labor, gives as
the reason therefor the spread of
east coast fever among cattle and the
consequent destruction of transporta.
ton and farm oxen.
He has learned, he Gays, that North
American mules are most suitable for
the work in South Africa, those from
Missouri being preferred. As much as
$500 pair can be obtained, he adds,
for large high grade mules suitable
for hard work, while those for farm
and country transportation work all
bring from 900 to 1900 q head.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Test Colorado Election Law.

DENVER, Sept. 1.-THE supreme
court on Monday will be asked to take
original jurisdiction in the matter of
constitutions ality of the law, passed by
the last general assembly. prohibiting
campaign contributions BY others
than candidates and in lieu thereof
binding the state to pay party organ
izstions 25 cents for each vote cast for
their tickets at the preceding elec.
tions.
Today George Bradley, democratic
state chairman, demanded of State
Auditor keneha an q warrant for S32,.
600, the amount the organic alton is
entitled to under the law, but the
auditor refused to comply. State
Treasurer Calligan told Charm an
Bradley that the law is unconstitu.
tional.
Monday Chairman Bradley will ask
the supreme court for an alternative
writ of mandamus directing the two
guardians of the states finances to
pay over the amount demanded or
show cause why they should not do
so. Under the law Colorad is obli.
gated to the four political parties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
TAFT WANTS HARMONY.
All Republicans Look Alike To I'm.
partial Executive.

All Republicans Look Alike To I'm.
partial Executive.
BEVERLY, Sept. ia new policy
intended to heal the breach between
the insurgents and the ndpatters
was announced today by the publis6.
ing of q letter which President Taft
has authorized to the Iowa polite ans,
announcing Taft's determination to
restore federal patronage to the insur-
gent senators and congressman.
Private Secretary Norton to the
president signs the letter, and it is en-.
dorsed by Taft. The politicians de-
clare it is an attempt to turn the pro.
gressive activity into channels where
1t will do the most good.
1t is not announced to whom the
communication was sent, but it is be.
lieved to be to the Iowa standpat con.
gresham. The letter was made pub
lie by Senator Norton.
Many regard the letter ss a bid for
the leadership of the progressives and
think it is the death knell for stand.
DAtism.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Sugar Man Is Sentenced.

NEW YORK, Sept. l4,-Ernest Ger
braicht, former superintendent of the
williamsburg refinery of the American
Sugar Refining company, who with
Charles II. Heike, former secretary
and treasurer OF the company, was
convicted last spring OF conspiracy to
defraud the government by the under.
weighing OF sugar, was today sem
fenced to two years In the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta and to pay .
5000 fine. by Judge Martin.
After imposing the sentence, Judge
Martin granted stay on appeal and
fixed bail at $4,000. Sentence of
Heike, who has been called "the man
higher up" Is still pending.
The conviction OF Heike and Ger.
braicht was in large measure
brought about by the testimony OF
Oliver Splitter, former dock superin.
tendent, who, following his conviction,
turned states evidence. BE was par.
doned by President Taft.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
The Denton Murder Trial.

BILLINGS, Sept. l5.-At the conclu.
sion of the testimony in the Denton
case this afternoon the jury was taken
by bailiffs to the Huse- Y ates building,
where q thorough examination was
made of the Office In which j. Ward
Huse was killed, July 25, after which
the jury returned to the courtroom and
received the Instructions of the Judge.
W. B. Denton himself was the chief
witness examined today and his story
of the terrible tragedy was told in the
calmest sort of manner, his contention
throughout being that he fred the
shots which sent Huse into eternity
only after his life had been threassued
by the latter. He said, however, that
although Huse attempted to draw .
revolver, he never saw the weapon
and that 1t was accidentally discharg-
ed while Huse was endeavoring to
take it from the drawer. rep
Denton said be owed the company q
note, also an open account, and that
he had an account against the Huse-
Yates company. He said he had made
$40 payment two weeks before the
shooting, intending the money to sp-
ply on his note, % Huse had agreed.
It was to arrange settlement of this
note that Denton said he went to see
Huse the afternoon of July Is. He
said Huse had told him the Saturday
evening preceding that II he did not
settle the note he would give him
trouble
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
GOVERNMENT WINS SUIT.
Court Sets Aside Patents For Timber
Land Claims.

Land Claims.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 14.-The gov
ernment scored an important victory
in the United States district court for
Oregon when decisions were handed
down yesterday setting aside patents
on 81 claims to timber lands aggre-
eating 5000 acres, valued at more
than S500,000 which we're held by the
c. A. Smith Lumber company of Min
neapolis.
It was the telegram sent by Secre.
tary Ballinger to former Field Agent
L. r. CLAWS of the general land Office
ordering him to suspend work on the
Alaskan claims and take up the Ore.
gon cases that formed the basis of his
charge that the head of the interior
department was conspiring to allow
the Cunningham coal claims to 20 TO
patent.
When suits were filed against these
claims on May Is, 1908, the statute of
limitations had only until June to
run. Had the government delayed
until that date it would have had no
case and it was doubted at the time,
according to the land Office officials,
whether the government had not al
ready deferred action too long. There
was no statute running against the
Alaska claims at that time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
PRAY FOR CONGRESS
Popular Chouteau County Republican Honored By
Republican State Convention.

For Congress Charles N. Pray, Of
Fort Benton.
For Clerk Of Supreme Court-John
T. Athey. Of Great Falls.
For Railroad Commissioners. A.
Morley, Of Butte.
M1ssoULA, Sept. 16.-The business
of the republican state convention was
concluded here at an evening session
which ended Al IL o'clock last night
and was devoted to the adoption of .
platform, and the making OF addresses
by Senators Carter and Dixon and
former Senator Lee Mantle.
Spectacular events and wild enthus.
issm marked the nomin alton OF Charles
N. Pray, Of Fort Benton. for congress-
man. The scene was one which will
live for years in the minds of every
man present and was char aracterized by
features unique In the history of state
conventions. It was one of the big
climsxes of probably the most sue.
cessful convention ever held by Mon
tana republicans. Senator Joseph M.
Dixon made the nomination speech, in
which he lauded the little congressman
and declared he had done right when
he refused to sacrifice all of Montana q q
interests by boiling the republican
house caucus which named Uncle Joe
Cannon as speaker. Coming from
Senator Dixon, who has on numerous
occasions aligned himself with the in.
surgent and ultra progressive elements
of the party, his tribute to Congress.
man Pray made strong impression
on the delegates and brought forth
rounds and rounds of applause.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Government Official Suspected.

CHICAGO, Sept. Is. - George W.
Fitzger aid, q former asserting teller
in the Chicago sub-treasury. was a..
rested yesterday by deputy United
States marshsls, charged with the
mysterious theft Of sl73,0 900 from the
sub.tressury on Feb. 10, 1907. Fitz.
gerald was arrested on q bench war.
rant on an indictn ent returned sec.
reilly by federal grand jury Feb.
II, 1910.
After the returning of the sup.
pressed indictment, it was locked in q
vault in the Office of the United States
district court until such time as the
federal lawyers felt that they had suf.
fcent evidence to warrant the arrest of
Fitzgerald.
The robbery of the sub.treasury
stands a. one of the largest thefts in
the history of the treasury department.
The archives OF the department record
an embezzlement of sl00, 900 from the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Great Falls Diamond Thief.

MASON CITY, Iowa, Sept. 15.-An
alleged diamond thief, " snted at Great
Falls, Montana, was arrested here
this morning by Sheriff Holdren. On
his person was found II unset dis.
monds, one large diamond set, two
mems gold watches, two autom attic
revolvers and Q string of skeleton
keys. he gave the name of Bonner.
He arrived here lsst night. The man
is of massive build and is thought to
be Q Scandinavian.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
A Big Balloon Contest.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17.-Drifting
northeast from this city are 13 bal.
looms, the largest number that ever
started In q race meet in the history
of ballooning, and piloted by the best
aerona auts in America-nine sailing to
win chance to represent America in
the intern ationsl balloon race which
starts from st. Louis Oct. II, and four
entered In the free.for.sll event, flying
the air to gain diamond. studded cup.
Seventy-two hours 10 the record for
endurance, made in an intern alton al
race which started from Berlin, and
the distance record is S52 miles. made
by Oscar Erbslohe, who called from
ST. Louis to theONew Jersey coast.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Played Ward Politics.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Six republican
members OF the Ballinger investig ating
committee met here today and issued
q statement condemning the action of
the four democratic members and one
republican insurgent who delivered a
report at Minneapolis last Wednes-
day, demanding the retirement of Sec.
retary Ballinger. Those present to-
day were Senator Nelson and Root,
congressman Mccall, Olmstead and
DENLY. They declared the action of
what they termed the minority" at
Minneapolis to have been according
to the worst method of ward politics. "
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
An Average Wheat Crop.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-While this
years world acreage sown to wheat
was doubtless the largest in history,
225, ,00O, 900 acres, it is not unlikely,
according to experts of the depart.
ment of agriculture. that the worlds
yield of wheat will be short of the
high record OF last year, 1928. .000, 900
bushels, yet the crop is reasonably
certain to 60 down in history as guam
titatively above the average.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21

The nomination speech was scarcely
finished when former Sen ator Lee
Mantle seconded the Missouls sena'
tor. The Pray nomination was put
and it went through amid whoops and
prolonged cheering.
John T. Athey, of Great Falls, for
clerk of the supreme court and E. A.
Morley, of Butte, for railroad COM
missioner. 1t adopted platform
strongly endorsing President Taft and
former President Roosevelt, Senators
Thomas II. Carter and Joseph M.
Dixon, Congressman Pray and the
republican state officials, and de-
claring for much progressive legisla-
tion.
The platform dem anded the passage
of state and federal laws prohibiting,
under heavy penalty, federal and state
oficialsfrom working for corpor ations
while holding public Office. It de.
clsred for legislative reapportionment.
for direct primary law and for much
legisl alton beneficial to the working.
men of the state.
It's passage was followed by enthus.
isstic speeches by Senators Carter
and Dixon, and ex-senator Mantle.
Senator Carter spoke impromptu and
his address was "a eloquent plea for
party unity along progressive lines.
he declared the republican party had
always been one Of progress, but that
its success lay In handling every i'm.
portsnt question with cool head, .
clear brain and only after thorough
and conservative consider alton.
Senator Dixon had prepared q long
speech along progressive lines. OK.
pecting to use it should too conserv-
alive platform be offered to the con.
vention. After declaring that the
platform absolutely pleased him. he
read the address.
Both senators received most en-
thusias demonstr ations from the
delegates who filed the parquet floor
and the boxes and the visitors who
crowded the galleries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
For Killing j. Ward Huse.

BILLINGS, Sept. 15.-W. B. Denton
is on trial here for the murder of J.
Ward Huse on July 25, 1910. The
state is endeavoring to show that the
deed was cold blooded murder, re.
sulting from offense which Denton is
alleged to have taken over the fact
that an account against him was
placed in the hands OF q lawyer for
collection.
The defense will endeavor to prove
Denton's act was one OF self defense
and that after Huse and Denton had
quarreled over mutual accounts in the
Office of the Huse- Y stes company,
Huse called Denton liar and reached
his hand for his hip pocket, at which
Denton killed him.
Several Witnesses for the state, all
of whom are employees Of the Huse-
Yates company, testified to hearing
two shots fred after Denton had been
talking with Huse about the account
and T. J. Ross, book.keeper, and Miss
Lucille vaughn, stenograhper, who
were in an outside room, ssid when
they rushed into the Office they found
Huse lying on the floor face down
ward, and that in the meantime Dem
ton had left the building and had rid
den rapidly away.
Both Witnesses declared they saw no
weapons lying on the floor when they
went into the Office. A revolver was
found in q lower drawer of FUSES
desk and Ross said to his knowledge
it had been there for more than year
and was not loaded.
Denton is apparently one Of the
calmest persons at the trial, and while
be shows himself deeply interested in
all proceedings, he is thoroughly col.
lected and shows no effects Of his con.
finement or worry about his fate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Democrats Will Choose Senator.

PORTLAND, Sept. 14.-Returns give
the democrats substantial majorities
in both branches of the Maine legisla-
ture, which at the beginning of the
year will elect United States sena.
tor to succeed Eugene Hale, q secre.
tary of state, state treasurer, attorney
general and q commissioners of agri.
culture.
The new legislature probably will
be called on to carry out the declar a.
tton of the democr attic party platforms
OF recent years and submit to the peo.
pie the liquor prohibitory amendmen,
tax of the constitution and to repeal
the Sturgis liquor law enforcement
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21

New Orleans sub.treasury during the
civil war.
The vaults in the department al
Washington we're rifled in 1872 of S72, {.
600 by trusted employe who was
caught and prosecuted. A year later
the vaults of the came institution we're
robbed Of . package of bills by .
clerk. He also was tried and con-
ytcted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
DEFRAUDED GOVERNMENT.
Official Of Sugar Refining Compan,
Receives Sentence.

New YORK. Sept. 19.-Charles r.
Heike, former secretary and treasurer
of the American Rugsr Refining com.
pany, who has been called the imam
higher up" In the sugar trust case,
was sentenced today by Judge Martin
In the United States circuit court to
eight months In the New York state
peniteutiary and to pay . fine Of s5,.
600, on conviction Of conspiring to
defraud the United States government
by the underweighiug Of sugar.
Judge Martin granted q stay OF ex-
ecutiou of the sentence pending an
appeal to the United States circuit
court OF appeals. The court also re.
duced Heike's bail. which had been
s25, 900. pending sentence since his
con viction last June, to s35. 900.
Heike's sentence is the culmiu atiug
point In the federal government's pro-
secution of American Sugar Refining
company officials and employees grow.
ing out OF the extended underweighing
frauds on the Williamsburg docks of
the trust, brought to light by Richard
PARIS famous raid on the docks in
1907. Four weighers of the company
and Oliver Spitzer, their dock boss,
were convicted on the first criminal
trial in connection with the frauds,
and the weiRhers are still serving out
their sentence of q year in the Black.
wells island penitentiary.
Spitzer, who was sentenced to two
years in the Atlanta penitentiary, was
pardoped during the trial of Heike,
Ernest W. Gerbr racht, the refinery su-
perintendent, and four minor employees
of the company for conspiracy. He
turned states evidence aud his testi.
mony has been an important part in
the conviction of Heike, Gerbracht
and the checkers.
The sugar company, meanwhile, has
paid the government more than g..
600, 900, out of which it was shown the
customs had been defrauded by the
underweighing oper ations.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21

their state convention today. They
refused to ask for . prohibitory
amendment to the constitution, al
though . considerable majority fsv.
ored that course, but inserted . strong
plank in the platform pledging the
party to "a anti.liquor law. The fight
waxed warm at times but the dry dele.
gates mustered q large majority on
the final vote.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Montana Man Robbed Mail.

SPOKANE, Sept. ia special to
the Spokesm an Review from Ritzville,
WASH, says Adolph E. Henry, tele-
graph operator at Ritzville, has been
arrested by the federal authorities on
q charge of robbing the mails. It is
said he has confessed and admits get.
ting 5000. When he was searched
he had almost $500 on his person. In
all the officers have recovered "a, 100.
Henry came here from Montana Au.
gust 9. He is about 26 years old and
has young wife aud baby.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Bank Examiners Deceived.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ia system
BY which bauks In the email cities In
the west have been fooling national
bank examiners and concealine loans
In their reserve bank in large city
has been discovered and is under in.
vestig ation. Following close the in
vestig alton by Comptroller Murray
that the practice was generally under
suspicion, Il became known today
that an examiner had discovered .
concrete instance where % many ss .
dozen banks In email cities had been
concealing loans In one reserve bank
In Chicago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Jim Hill Is Seventy-Two.

ST. PAUL, Sept. 16.-James J. Hill,
affectionstclv known a. "Jim" IN the
northwest, which he has done 80 much
to populate and develop. is today
celebra ating his I'D birthday. At IN
age when most men are ready to "go
away back and sit down." the famous
railway magnste continues lively and
clipper. His brain is apparently as
active as ever.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-21
Will Announce Census Returns

Will Announce Census Returns.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Census Di-
rector Dursud Is preparing for an In.
nov alton in the publicstion of detail.
ed Information regarding the results
of the last census. Instead of group.
ing the information according to SUBJ
jects as has been done in the census
bulletins, he will present all the infor-
nation reg arding the people of q Civ.
en- county or city under one heading.
Carrying this plan into execution be
will begin the publication of state bull.
letins about the first OF the year.