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The Washington times., 1910-09-24
ABE COMES TO CAPITAL
TO GET LINE IN PL AY
Hooser HumoriSt Wants to- See How Ministers Secre-
tary Answers Question Playwright Figures Town
Named After Him Will Have ,548, goo People

George AIDE came all the way from
Brook. Ind. 10 Washington TO find out
exactly what a United States minister
secretary would say If a citizen Of his
own country stranded in some out Of
the way place should ask him a certain
question AIDE had 10 know the ans
vver. because he viii ask TIE question
in the new play he is writing for Will
lam II. Crane
This DIay, il was originally planned
was 10 have been called u : Minister
Jackson but il developed there is a
real United States Minister Jackson
down in Cuba
he wrote AIDE and asked that the name
be changed-possibIy he was afraid the
new play wouldn't prove ID ne good
ANYWAY the HOosier playwright
changed the name OF his comedy 10 u
5. Minister PedlOe.''
I'm pretty sure there never Was OF
never viii be a minister with the name
OF BedlOe,' said AIDE
Town of Ade Crows
The Hoosier writer got most Of his
information from James F. Statesman.
who also comes from Indiana, and who
used 10 be minister 10 BOLIVIA When
AIDE StutSman, and several other men
mad lunChed at the Willard. the humor-
iSt made the boast that the town OF Ade.
Ind. which is named after his him, IS
growing faster than any community IN
When the town was established by
the Indiana Harbor railroad about
eight miles north of kentland, where
I was born" said he, the company
sent a station agent there That mauz
the population !. The next year the
agent married That was an increase
The Washington times., 1910-09-24
CHANCELLOR VISITS
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

Rathbone Superior Lodge, No. -.
knights Of Pythiss, received its annual
visitation from Grand Chancellor H 2.
Wiley, Of the grand lodge Of the Dis
trict- He was accompanied by mem
bers Of his staff and two companies of
uniform rank X OF P. Washington. No.
I. and Caldwell. No. :. which acted as
escorts
a short musical program was given
and an address made on Fraternity
by A P. Andrew, Auditor Of the Treas
my
The Washington times., 1910-09-24
HIGH REQUIEM MASS
FOR MICHAEL M'KAIN

High requiem mass was this morning
celebrated at St PsUFs Catholic Church,
for Michael McEain, a Well-known liquor
dealer OF this CITY, who died Friday
morning at his residence 436 I street
northwest, after an Illness Of three
weeks.
The Rev Father MBckin conducted
the services. and burial was In Mt
OHvet Cemetery M EcKain was a
native Of Ireland. but had lived In this
city for the last twenty-five years He
was thirty-fOur years OF age and leaves
d wife and son
The Washington times., 1910-09-24
s1.7s To Baltimore and Return.

Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Tickets good return
ing until Sunday night All regular
trains except the Congressional Lin
tied 'r-Advr-
The Washington times., 1910-09-24
EXAMINE BANK EXAMINERS

The first of q series Of personal con-
feTences with national bank examiners
viii be begun next week BY Comptroller
OF the Currency Lawrence o. MURRAY
Mr.. Murray has declared his intention
OF summariIy removing every man he
finds inefficient or untitled for the work.
The Washington times., 1910-09-24
BOY IS SUFCRTNG
FROM DOGS BITES

Seven-year-OId Joseph Leckert- OF 1210
Florida avenue northeast, Is today SUI
fering from the results OF an attack
made upon him by a dog The child $
right forearm was badly lacerated-
The boy was injured last evening
while playing with a dog within a short
distance OF his home. He was taken
to a drug store. at Twelfth and II
streets northeast, where the wounds
were CauJeTiZed-
The Washington times., 1910-09-24
VOLUNTEERS CONE
TO OPEN STATION
Salvation Army's Rival Or.
ganiZation TO Garry on
Work Here.

The NolUnteets Of America. a rival or
Eanization Of the Salvation Army. will
open headquarters in washington today
Major F. Q. FecIey arrived here yester-
dav from buffalo, n Y. for that pur-
pose
He Iessed a large building a Q % r street
northeast, and VIII bring a stan OF ten
PERSONS here
The Volunteers orcs n ization vas
founded bv RaIlinCeT Booth, son OF
Gen William Booth. Of London founder
Of the salvation Army. The new orzarf-
Zati0n was the outETowth Of n disagree
meut between General Booth and his
son over the administration Of salvation
army Affairs in America
Stations Of the Volunteers are already
established in Richmond and New
orleans The headquarters Of the or
ganiZation IS in New York.
The Washington times., 1910-09-24
WHISKY IN PRISON
WILL BE PROBED

All Of the Federal prisons viii prob
ably be investigated for the purpose
Of ascertaining whether the practice Of
smuggling contra band, such as whisky
and dope" Is IN vogue at any OF
them This comes from the discovery
Of such practices al the Federal peni-
Tertiary at Fort iseavenwoTth, Kan,
BY Newton Moore.
Investigators are now en route to the
Atlanta prison and 20 the one al Nc
NeiIs Island, Washington State
The Washington times., 1910-09-24
PETERSBURG GIVES
TO SOUTHERN CAUSE

Business men OF Petersburg, Va. have
contributed 5000 toward the work OF
the Southern Commercial Congress-
which has its headquarters in this city
Arrangements are being made bE g.
GToSyenor Dave, managing director OF
the congress for the conference OF bust
ness men Of the South 20 be held in
AtLanta. Ga. October ].
The Washington times., 1910-09-24

SI.z5 Baltimore and Return, Baltimore
& Ohio r r Every Satu-d - and Sun
day All trains both war-, 10Th days,
except Royal Limited--Advt-
The Washington times., 1910-09-24

Popular Excursion, Baltimore and Ohio
r R. September 25th-Leave Union
Station s-l5 g. m 300 to Hsrpers Ferry
and MartinsbUrg. sf-55 10 Berkeley
Springs, and 500 20 Cumberland and
return, BY special train. returning same
day Splendid opportunity for a de-
EshtfUl outing cheao.-Advt
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Senate Passes irrigation Bill.

WASHINGTON. March 2.-After a
brief general discussion the sen ate
yesterday passed q bill authorizing
the issuance of go. 0.0OO, 900 worth of
certificates of indebtedness for the
completing of irrigation projects al
ready under way.
The bill is intended to supply
enough money to finish these works
and it is contemplated that the certifl.
Gates will be retired with money de.
rived from the sale of lands redeemed
by the Improvements.
SEN ator Clay of Georgia, made a
speech in opposition to the principle
involved rather than against the bill
itself. He predicted that the time
would come when direct annual ap.
propri alton of $50, 1000, 900 or $50, ,OOO,-
600 would be necessary to carry on
the reclaim alton work. He entered
into general discussion of govern.
ment expenditures saying that he con-
sidered as useless all the efforts m ade
to reduce the vast sum.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Affects Livestock Shipments.

WASHINGTON, March Allow Sc.
we're q punishment congress has pro.
vided for railroads guilty of violating
the so.called "28.hour law" for pun
ishing the unlawful confinement of
livestock in transportation was the
basis for q stubborn contest today
before the supreme court of the United
States. Counsel for the government
contend that the unit for 6ning rail.
roads is the separate shipment, while
the legal representatives of the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern Railro ad
company insist that the unit is the
train. no matter OF how many separate
shipments it is composed. Some fea-
lures of the case resemble the s29, 900. i.
600 Standar Oil case.
The outcome of the controversy will
have far-reaching effect. Many sep
arate consignments of stock are car.
ried frequently in one train, 80 the
sum of the penalty. imposed by the
law, will vary from 800 to many times
800, according to the outcome of the
litigation.
The Baltimore & Ohio Southwes.
tern railroad alone appears in this
case. but practically every common
carrier engaged in interstate commerce
in the United States will feel the effect
of the decision.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Clark Must Pay Taxes.

NEW YORK, March 5.-The court of
appeals today decided against Ex-
Sen ator Clark of Montana, and in
favor of the state in the case involv.
ing the assessment by the state con-
troller of the franchise tax on the W.
A. Clark Realty company, a corpora.
tion which Clark is said to have or.
ganized for the single purpose of
building his Fifth avenue mansion.
The state controller had assessed the
corpor alton for franchise taxes am.
ounting to S2,464. The court sus.
tanned the controller and reversed the
order of the appellate division, which
had reversed the controller.
The lower court held that the COR
poratton should not have been as
sessed as Senator Clark alleged he
owned every share of the company's
stock and had never sold or attempted
to sell any OF his holdings. Tue deci-
sion assesses Senator Clark with costs
in both cases.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Railroads Issue Manifesto.

CHICAGO. March L. "a square
deal" is asked for in pamphlet issued
by 139 railroads in connection with
the discussion over rates for handling
United States mail. The statement is
made that in 1906 and 1907 the pay to
the railroads for transporting the
m all was reduced s8. 500, 900 annually
and making it unremuner alive.
1t is asserted that on first class mail
the government receives revenue Of
4s cents per pound; that the total ex-
pense for handling this was 1922
cents and of this only SIS cents was
given TO the railroads.
It quotes figures to show that In
both fret and second class. mail the
government pays for transportation
an amount which allows the railro ads
no profit.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Buried Under Snowslide.

WINNIPEG, March S. - Sixty-two
workmeu, Is per cent of them whites,
and the rest Japanese are missing as
q result of an avalanche which early
today carried q Can adian Pacific work
train into Bear Creek canyon, near
Rogers Pass, according to dispatches
received from Canadian Pacific Off.
cials last night.
Since noon tod ay 600 men have been
digging frantically into the mass of
snow and debris under which the
missing men are believed to be bur-
led.
How many are dead it is impossible
to estimate, but railroad officials on
the scene express the opinion that 1t
will be weeks before the exact number
is known. The tracks at the scene are
buried for quarter of q mile, fifty
feet deep, aud Bear Creek canyon at
that point is filled with debris.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Killed In Powder Explosion

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 4.-Twen-
ty.three miners we're killed at mid
night Wednesday by an explosion OF
. powder mag azine in the 1,100 foot
level OF the Mexican mine, one of the
group Of Treadwell gold properties
on Douglas island. Eight men were
seriously injured, of whom it is feared
four will die.
The last shots had been fred by the
shit OF men twenty minutes before the
explosion took place and the men had
assembled at the landing of the shaft
ing and waiting to enter it.
Most of the miners were foreigners.
Two horses In the mine were standing
side by side. One was killed by the
shock and the other. when found, was
munching oats. undisturbed. The mine
was little damaged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Worst Flood In Twenty years.

SEATTLE. March 4.-Eighteen feet
Of snow on the western slope of the
Cascades and eight feet on the eastern
slope is being changed into water by
q warm wind from the sea. The rivers
cannot carry away the deluge and the
Washington valleys are overfowing,
railroads are compelled to suspend
business and bridges washed away by
the most widespread food in twenty
years. With railroad communication
to Portland cut of by washouts, Seat.
tie today had only one direct outlet to
the east. That outlet, however. may
be closed at any time by the turbulent
Green river, which is already threat.
eniDg the Northern Pacific tracks.
Thus far the financial loss by the
food has been small and the discom.
fort of the evicted dwellers along the
swollen streams is less than in former
overaows.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Guarantee Reclamation Certificates.

Guarantee Reclamation Certificates.
WASHINGTON, March LIN &C.
cordance with recommend ations by
the senate committee on finance the bill
providing for the issuanc of $50, ,000,-
600 of certificates of Indebtedness for
the benefit of the irrig alton reclama.
tion service will be so amended as to
make the government directly respon-
sible for the payment of the certifl.
Gates. As the bill now stands the cer-
tiicates are made payable from the
reclama alton fund.
The proposed amendment will au-
thorize the secretary of the treasury to
transfer from time to time from the
general to the reclamation fund such
amounts as may be necessary to COM
plete the projects, providing the ag-
gregate shall not exceed $50, 900, 900.
He is authorized to issue certificates
not to carry more than 3 per cent to
reimburse the treasury for advances
made. The funds thus obtained are
to be used for the completion of pro-
jects already begun. Ultimately the
government is to be reimbursed from
the reclamation fund.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS,
Senate Passes important Measure
After Long Debate.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Dividing s.
practically upon party lines. the sem
ate, at the close of the third legisla-
tive day of March 3, today passed the
administration postal savings bank
bill. OF the Y votes cast, so were in
favor of the bill and % against.
All the negative votes were cast by
democrats, even Mr.. McEnery, who
had voted with the republicans through.
out the discussion of the bill, at the
end deserted his own party. Senator
Cham herIain Ore. was the only dem.
ocrat who stood with the republican
In favor of the bill.
As the bill goes to the house, it
authorizes the various money order
departments in postoffices to accept
sums of one dollar or more from de-
positors and to deposit these sums in
the local banks, where the money is
to remain unless Withdrawn by the
pres. 1hs' i, casa OF war or other ex!-
gencies. In case of this withdrawal, ,
the funds are to be invested in gov.
ernment securities, but with the pro.
vision that such securities shall not
draw less than 24 per cent interest.
The control of the funds is vested In
a board of trustees composed of the
postmaster general, the secretary of
the treasury and the attorney general.
The aggregate balance allowed any
depositor is $500 and no person is
permitted to deposit more than SlOO
in any one month. The government
is required to pay two per cent inter-
est and must not exact less than 24
per cent from the banks, the extra
quarter of one per cent being required
for the payment of expenses and losses.
1t is calculated that such q law
would bring much money out of hid.
ing and result in q fund ranging all
the way from $500. 900, 900 to 81, ,OOO,-
600, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Floods In Western Montana.

BUTTE, March 4.-The Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound, the North.
ern Pacific and the Butte, Anaconds
& Pacific railroads are indefinitely
tied up west OF this city by torrents
sweeping down Silver Bow creek with
such force as to tear out pig piles
faster than they can be driven to re.
place washed out bridges. The Milw au.
kee road is also tied up east of Butte,
and all freight traffic In and out of
Butte is at q standstill except on the
Oregon Short Line. All N. P. trains
are being detoured via Helena. The
Milwaukee has not had train into
Butte from Missoula for three days,
and none from the coast in more than
ten days.
The Deer Lodge river is q raging
torrent, with the water running high,
and ice gorges on both sides of Gar.
rison. Large crews are at work
breaking up these gorges. Forty.dve
sticks of dyn amite were used without
having the slightest effect. The gor-
ges are steadily growing larger, and
the water 10 backing up1 for . oonsid.
cradle distance. Unless these gor-
ges are broken it is predicted the
country for miles will.be flooded. and
q considerable damage result to pri.
vate as we'll as railroad property.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Express Companies Win.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March g.
Judge Garland of the federal court
yesterday rendered q decision which
is complete victory for the express
companies doing business in South
Dakota. He holds in substance, that
the act of the legislature did not give
the board of railroad commissioners
authority to make the schedule of
rates complained of by the express
companies, which was a general re-.
duction of 20 per cent from the rates
in effect j an. l, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09

Malta Enterprise: Three tanks of
gasoline were stolen from near the
depot platform in this city on the 23d
of last month by John Olson, q we'll
known gasoline pump repairer in the
employ of the Great Northern rail.
way. Olson had the gasoline hauled
to the rear of two saloons on the north
side, where it is alleged he disposed
of it. He was arrested last Friday at
Hinsda ale and was brought to this city
by Detective Mckay.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
FOR JOINT HOMESTEADS.
A Proposed New Departure In Meth
Cd Of Acquiring Land.

WASHINGTON, March l. - Some.
thing entirely new in the way of pub.
lie land legislation has been proposed
by Senator Burkett of Nebraska-a
bill to permit two persons to make
joint homestead entry. The idea is 80
novel, and the scheme of the bill 90
different from anything heretofore At
tempted in the way of legislation,
tha at 1t is impossible At this time to
tell what fate awaits the bill.
The Burkett proposal is briefly this:
Two persons, both of whom are quail.
ified homestead entrymen, may make
. joint homestead entry, residence up.
on the land and general compliance
with the homestead law by either one
of the etrymen being sufficient to make
final proof and secure patent.
It is stipulated in the bill that at
the time the initial entry is made
each entrymsn shall designate the
part of the tract to which he intends to
secure title. Furthermore, If one en-.
tryman fails to reside upon and culti-
vate the homestead land for the five
years required by law, he must show
that he has contributed not less than
$500 toward the support of the
entryman who established the home
stead rights of both. Where either
entrym an utterly fails to comply with
requirements of the homestead law as
residence, cultiv alton, etc., the other
may complete entry and receive pat.
ent for the entire tract by showing
compliance with the homestead law.
The bill Is somewhat crudely drawn,
but the presumption is that joint
homestead entries shall be made for
only 100 acres, though this fact is not
stated. Nor is there any stipulation
as to whether or not joint homestead
entries may be commuted. These de-
tails will be worked out in committee,
If the bill is given serious consider.
alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
FIathead Opening Postponed.


WASHINGTON, March 3.-President
Taft has changed the date for the
opening Of the Occur d'Alene lauds in
Idaho and the Flathead lands In
Montana from April l to May 2, 1910.
About 1,600 farm units irrigable from
the government reclamat works
have been design ated on the Flathead
lands for entry by persons to whom
numbers were assigned at the drawing
last summer at the same time that
other lands are opened.
In order to give applicants the priv
ilege of choosing from both land dis
tricts In which Flathead lands ere
divided, each person holding numbers
will be notified Of the date when he
can 60 TO Kaltspell and make his
choice from lands in the Missoula
district.
Persons who select lands in either
OF the reserv ations will be given ten
days from date of selection within
which to examine the selected tract
and II they have selected unsatisfac.
tory land, they will not be required
to take entry, but will lose all rights
under their numbers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Want Big Game Reserve.

BOHEMIAN, March 1-Instead of SUBJ
mitting the question to congress-, itis
now decided to petition the legislature
to set aside $4,000 acres adjacent to
Yellowstone park as q big game pre-.
serve, the request for such action being
fathered by Deputy State Game War
den Henry Ferguson and Nelson
Story, Jr.. of this city. The petition
already has many signers. It is ar
gued that by establishing such pre-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
Ohio Towns Flooded.

CLEVELAND, March 2.-About 1900
persons are now homeless in Ohio
from foods. Many plants have been
forced to close down and hundreds of
men and women are out of work. The
material damage is estim ated at more
than 100000.
The Licking and Muskingum rivers
have passed their record of 1898 and
are still rising. Over 900 persons are
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-09
TRAIN HIT BY SLIDE.
Eighty Persons Meet Death In Ava
lanche Near Spokane.


lanche Near Spokane.
EVERETT, WASH, March 3.-The
death list in the Wellington ava.
lanche, where q trainload of sleeping
passengers were taken up in the arms
of a tremendous snowslide and hurled
to white death at the bottom of q
200-foot canyon, continued to increase
tonight.
Officials of the Great Northern rail-
road gave out list of the known
dead. Upon this basis it is expected
the list may reach "a before the rescu.
ers reach the bottom of the mass of
snow and wreckage. The names of
eight passengers and nine railroad
employees are given in the list. Thirty.
eight passengers and 20 employees of
the road are still missing. Railroa ad
men think few of the missing will be
recovered alive.
The bodies of the dead at Yelling.
ton are wrapped in blanket sand laid
upon the snow. No attempt will be
made to bring them down the noun
tain side. 1t is not unlikely that
traffic will be opened from the eastern
side first, in which case the dead and
wounded will be taken to Spokane.
Shortly before o'clock Tuesda day
morning, when everyone on the two
trains sidetracked at Wellington was
sleeping, ten acres of the mountain
eide that lowered above the trains,
became detached and taking with it
snow. trees, earth aud rocks, an ava
lanche plunged down into the canyon.
The trains were picked up and the
whole mass was piled at the bottom
of the ravine, several hundred feet be.
low.
Looking down today the cars are
not In sight. They are under 40 or so
feet Of snow. One glance at the ruin
explains why so many persons are
missing and gives no hope that any
of those buried are alive. The few
men who are working in the snow can.
not accomplish much and it would
take them months to dig out the cars.