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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
The Naval Program.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-It is learned
that the following is the pro bable pro.
gram for the naval increase for the
coming year as 1t will be reported by
the house committee on naval aft airs.
Two mammoth battleships of $4,000
tons each, costing Oil, ,0OO. 900 each.
One repair vessel, two large naval
golfers. five submarines, and three de.
strOyere.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
THE CORPORATION TAX ACT.
The U. S. Attorney General Defines
its Provisions as to Real Estate
Mortgages.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Attorney
General Wickersham has rendered an
opinion regarding deductions from
net income returns under the corpo-
rations law on questions submitted
through the allied real estate interests
Of New York.
He holds where . realty corpora
ton takes title to real property sub.
ject TO mortgage and does not ss-
sume the indebtedness secured thereby,
such mortgage is in no sense its in.
debtedness and the interest paid there
on by the corporation to retain title
would be deductable from the gross
income In making returns under the
law showing the net income.
The attorney general also Gays that
II in any Of the cases suggested by
these interests the Indebtedness se-
cured by mortgage on the properties
shall have been assumed by them and
thereby become their Indebtedness,
interest thereon can be deducted only to
an amount not exceeding the interest
on the paid.up capital stock of the
corpor alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
To Sell Surplus Irrigation Water.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.- Sen ator
Warren today introduced q bill au-
thorizing the secretary of the interior
to sell the surplus water of the gov.
ernment reclaim alton projects to indi-
viduals, corporations or associations
operating under the Carey desert land
act, also authorizing the secretary Of
the interior to cooperate with per-
sons. corpor ations, irrig alton districts
or Carey act associations in the con.
struction of contemplated reservoirs,
which will impound water in excess of
the needs of public lands within the
proposed irrig alton project.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
TAFT ANSWERS CRITICS.
President Complains Of Unfair Meth
DDS Of Many Newspapers.

DDS OF Many Newspapers.
NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 24.-President
Taft prefaced his prepared address
before the Newark board OF trade last
night with a passionate statement of
his feelings after being year in the
White house which brought the audi.
ence to its feet with cheers. He took
occasion to pay his respects to the
newspapers. saying he was going home
to Washington to avoid them.
Former Governor Franklin Murphy
in Introducing President Taft predict
ed the president would make good
and he also took fling at the news
papers.
II had not intended to say anything
on the subject of my first year in the
White house," said the president,
shut after what Governor Murphy
has so graciously said I cannot re-.
frain from personal word or two.
''It is true told him I wanted to
make good year ago. am not Ger.
tain of doing it now. He said some.
thing about the newspapers. When
the newspapers are prone to criticise
and sometimes unite in hammering
your administr alton, treating it some.
times with contemptuous disdain and
sometimes with patronizing friendship,
1t is hard to overcome the feeling that
perhaps you ought to begin all over
again.
I'm all that to have received the
welcome which I did today gives a
little hope. that perhaps the newspa.
pers don't carry in their pockets all
of public opinion, and that. perhaps,
the American people will be able to
see through something of the hysteria
and something of hypocrisy and to
have real sympathy with the man,
who, under a considerable RESPONSE
bility. is doing the best he can."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
the new lightweight champion of the
world, Ad Wolgsst of Cadillac, Mich,
was lifted to the shoulders of his
trainers amid the cheers OF the big
crowd.
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.- Senator
Warren has secured the assent OF the
agricultural committee to IN amend.
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill BY which the states will receive
IS per cent OF the sales OF timber and
grazing rentsls collected on the forest
reserves. instead OF Is per cent ss at
present.
For the improvement of the Mis-.
rouri river from Kansas City to Fort
Benton, Mont, Senator Gamble has
introduced an amendment to the river
and barbor bill appropriating five
hundred thousand dollars. The house
gave only one hundred and seventy
Eve thousand dollars for this work.
From April nineteenth to December
thirty first last, Louis L. Sharp, the
special disbursing agent of the interi-
or department at Helena, expended
forty seven thous and five hundred and
eighty dollars from the congressional al
appropriation for the protection of
public lands and timber thereon, &C.
cording to report sent to congress.
This included compens alton, of EN-.
ployes, purchases OF necessary equip.
ment, and travelling expenses. From
the same appropriation thirty dollars
was expended by the disbursing sgen,
at Lewistown and seventy five dollars
by the agent at Missoula.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
SERIOUS LABOR RIOTS.
Street Car Strikers Have Battle With
Philadelphia Police. =

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-Three are
dead. two lying at the point Of death
in hospitals and more than thousand
persons injured, is the toll exacted BY
lawlessness which has reigned in THE
city for three days since the street car
strike started.
1t is understood that Mayor Rey-
burn is snxious to call upon the state
troops, but Director of the Public
Safety Clay is opposed to this proceed.
ure. The director urges that the state
police, an experienced and mounted or.
gsniz alton which hss done effective
duty as different points in the state,
should first be called upon. However,
there are only 200 men in this orgsni.
cation. but they are the pick of the
state.
That the attacks on trolley cars In
the northeastern section were planned
by gangs of boys in . number Of cases
is shown by the ante.mortem state
ment made last night by one Of the
youths shot in yesterdays doings.
More than one thousand persons
have been arrested for rioting and SO
have been indicted by the grand jury.
The stock Of window glass In the
city suitable for car windows has been
exhausted and no more broken win
dows can be repaired unless more
glsss Is supplied. More than 1900
windows were broken yesterday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
BIG PACKERS INDICTED,
Grand Jury Believes They Control
Prices Of Food Products.


NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The "beef
trust" Of the United States. embr acing
elk great packing companies and 81
packers. several of them multi. mil.
lionsires. wss indicted In Hudson
county. N. j., today. charged with
conspiracy in limiting the supply of
meat and poultry.
The indictment is drawn under the
law of New Jersey. which provides
upon conviction q maximum penalty
Of three years In the penitentiary or q
S1.O 600 fine, or both. The offense is
extrsditable, which means practically
that the meat bsrous must successful
~ resist extradition or come to Jersey
City for trial.
Pierre Gsrviu, public prosecutor of
Hudson county, said tonight that he
would notify the defendants of their
indictment and would be ready to
force extradition in each case where
the individual concerned is not will.
ing to face trial.
According to the Indictment, an lille.
gal agreement to control prices was
entered into by the defend ants as far
back az March l, 1908, when, 1t is
charged, meeting was held in Jersey
City at which the defend ants "wilfully,
unlawfully, fraudulently and extor.
tion ately" bound themselves to "main-
tain and exercise control over q mo-
nopoly Of the meat and poultry sup.
ply and to rarily and unlawfully
increase the price of meat and poultry
and not to sell to the public meats
and poultry except at exorbitant pri-
ces agreed upon"
The indictment goes on to state th at
mere driblets of the supply we're put
on the market at stated walls,
small quantities agreed upon by the
defendants, thus to curtail and re.
strict the supply, "for the purpose of
fictitiously, arbitr arily and unlawful
ly increasing prices to the public"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
No Man Higher Than Law.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - Justioe
Wright, in the supreme court Of the
District Of Columbia, today decided
that the court acted within its author
ity when 1t issued its writ Of mauda-
mus ordering the joint committee on
printing of congress to show cause
why It should not consider the bid Of
the Valley Paper company OF Holy.
oke, Msss.
Justice Wright declared in his de-
cision that to have refused to issue
the mandamus because some Of the
persons sued occupied the exalted
positions of senators 'would have
been to betray the law.''
''No man in this country is so high
that he is higher than the law said
the justice.
"All officers are creatures of the
law and even the government of the
United States 10 less than the law.
What is there in the exalted position
OF q senator which prevents any citi-
zen from laying what he believes to
be an injury before the bar of jus.
tice?"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
New Machine Gun For Army.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The army
has just adopted new type lof ma.
chine gun that has some remarkable
points of advantage over the existing
guns.
The new weapon Is so email that it
can be carried by q man or two and
with full equipment of stands and
ammunition can be packed upon Q
mule. Moreover, it can be fired from
the shoulder and consequently is much
less liable to capture by the enemy.
The ammunition is carried on steel
strips and the new gun 10 said to be
free from the danger of choking. The
barrels are carried In duplicate and
can be almost instantly changed when
they become heated from rapid firing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
Passengers Stalled In Snowdrifts

ST. PAUL, Feb. 23.-After spending
IA hours in Chicago Great Western
passenger coach stalled in q huge
snowdrift and suffering from the in
tense cold, 20 passengers. bound for
southern points, returned to Rochester
tonight. The train was stalled five
miles from the city.
A dispatch from Goodwin, S. D. ,
says Chicago & Northwestern pas
senger train was stalled in q drift for
nine hours near that place, and that
passengers were taken in farm wagons
to the city, where they remained until
snowplows released the train.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
Two Frozen To Death.

PORTLAND, Maine. Feb. 26.-The
extreme cold weather of the past few
days has caused several deaths. F..
A. Burnham became exhausted while
walking home and stopping to rest
was frozen to death beside the road.
John McDermott of Lewistown was
found on the road dead from ex.
DOsure
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
Settlers Bring Livestock.

HELENA, Feb. 25.-Since December
l there have been shipped into Mon
tana by hOmesteaders a total of 1863
cattle and 66S horses, aud when it is
considered that this is the winter sea.
son, the record is quite remarkable.
The records of State Veterinarian
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02

Knowles show that these animals came
from states as far distant 90 Maine,
Vermont, Maryland, Texas and Mis-
souri,. and on the west from Washing.
ton, Idaho and Oregon.
This showing also indicates that the
new class of settlers who are coming
here are prosperous and we'll supplied
with the worlds goods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02
Tariff Not to Blame.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Urging all
republicans to stand by the protective
tariff principle at the approaching
election, even il defeated, and not to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-02

MILES CITY, Feb. A.-The fourth
killing In the Powder river country
since July was reported to the sheriff
today, John Daily being killed at
Geo. Throat's ranch near Moorehead,
Mont. There are no particulars. The
coroner and sheriff have gone to in
vestigate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
THE PLEDGE OF LOVE.

| pledged my soul to dwell with Love
In the joy of sweet content,
In a snow-white cot with bloom,
above
BY singing robin and signing dove
Oh, l pledged my soul to dwell with
Love,
But the tithemen came for rent
And Love had neither purse nol
scrip;
The tithemen heard him sigh:
But what cared they for his rosy lip
For the thrilling touch of finger tip
Or the honey-hloom that the brown
bees sip,
or the light of loving eye?.
Pack and travel!' they cried; and
far
Ger valleys and plains we went.
But we saw the light of a beckoning
star
And the land where the fairy dwell
lingS are;
Love tossed his curls at the tthemen
far
And kissed a hand to the rent
Atlanta Constitution.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
LIVE ENUMERAToRs NEEDED.

1t will soon be time for the taxi
irg of the census and some steps
should be taken to see that Pendle-
ton and Umatilla county are given
enumerators that will enumerate. It
will be to the interest of this city and
also of the county TO have full CEN
sus taken. We do not want enumer-
ators who will list those who are easy
of access and will let the remainder
so. That is the way the national
census is often taken, especially
when enumerators are paid so much
fer each enumeration. Let us see if
live enumerators cannot be secured
for this county so that we will get a
real count.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
1T MUST SUCCEED.

The work of raising money for the
traction system is progressing, but
up to this time the movement has
not proceeded with the proper force
and speed. The members of the COM
mittee have subscribed literally to
the fund and yesterday some other
good subscriptions were added. On
the part of local merchants and some
property owners creditable enthusi-
asm is being shown. But the big
property owners, the men who are
to be the chief beneficieries of the
Improvement if it comes, have thus
far remained aloof.
Just why these property owners
have failed to back the traction
move the East Oregonian does not
know and it is not going to attempt
to say at this time. This much is
certain though, the support of this
element is absolutely necessary if the
$4,000 is to be raised. Unless the
big property owners help out Pendle-
ton viii get no traction line at this
time. It may never get one.
However the East Oregonian stin
has faith that the people of this city
will not allow this movement to fail.
Pendleton cannot afford to let this
golden opportunity go by. 1t means
tco much to Pendleton and to the
property owners and business men Of
the city.
II there are elements in this city
that are not working in accord they
must be brought together by concili-
alton and compromise. If the contract
and bond furnished by the Washing
ton-Oregon company are not fully
understood they must be made clear.
II that contract is weak in any par
ticular it must be strengthened. Per-
haps the company will be willing to
make concessions that will eliminate
local opposition to the movement and
make the raising of the money an
easier task.
The traction movement must sue
ceed IL there is any power in heaven
or upon earth to make it succeed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
THE SPENDTHRIFT.

There was love enough twixt you ant
me
To last us a. lifetime through
Had we only used it carefully
As cunninger folk might do.
But we tossed it there we tossed il
here,
With never a thought of wrong;
We paid the piper in gold, my dear
For every note of his song.
How could it be that our store in
creased?
Yet little we guessed, indeed,
When we squandered all on a single
feast
OF the gaunt tomorrow's need.
Had we only boarded in craft and
fear.
As cunning folk might do,
There We're more than these broken
meats, my dear,
To last us a lifetime through.
New England Magazine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
STRANGE STORY OF JUSTICE.

The case of Teelsphore Guerin,
which already has attracted consider
able public attention, was called for
hearing before the court of appeal re-
Gently.
Guerin is a Canadian who had the
misfortune to get caught in jefferson
Vile, Indiana, for the theft of a pair
of shoes of the value of $2.75. He
was sentenced to pay fine of SIS and
s14 costs, with not less than one lear
and not more than eight years in the
penitentiary in addition
After sixteen months in Jail, Guerin
was released on parole, and, it is said
was employed by he nephew of the
warden of the penitentiary. Guerin
declares that this employment brought
him in a salary of S4 a week, and
that he was told, when he spoke OF
leaving for more remunerative fields
that he could either do the work or
be arrested. He wrote to his brother
in Montreal. and the brother sent him
the necessary funds to come to this
city.
Shortly after Guerin reached Mon
treal he was rearrested on the charge
of breaking his parole. He was ta-
ken before the eXtradtion commits
slOner, and the extradition. was grant
ed. It is against this that he is now
appealing to the highest tribunal in
the province.-EXchan
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
A STARTLING REPORT.

The report Of Paul V. Maris, de-
putty food and dairy commissioner,
which was published in this paper
yesterday, shows startling condition
OF affairs. II is evident that the dair-
ies in this vicinity are not being con-
Quoted in the best possible manner.
The highest scoring dairy in the vi
cinity. of Pendleton was given a grade
o. only SO This grade is below the
minimum set by the city of Portland.
IL other words the local dairies would
be barred entirely from selling milk
in Portland did they desire to sell II
there.
The state of affairs disclosed by
Mr.. Maris is not to the credit OF the
local dairymen nor to the credit Of
Pendleton. II the dairymen have q
proper conception Of their business
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
GOOD WORK.

When the managers of the poultry
show first formed their association
last fall they did not dream of hold
ing such a successful fair as the one
now underway They figured that
iG they could hold a show and have
900 birds on exhibition they would
be doing well But at the show room
ir the Smith Crawford building there
are now 500 fowls exhibited. Fur
thermore they are all fine birds, the
pick of the chickens of the northwest
The fact that so many good exhib-
its have been brought to the Pen
dleton show speaks well for the man.
agement of the enterprise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
PAYING THE PENALTY.

France is now paying a heavy pen
atty for the past neglect of the eor-
ests of that nation. Undoubtedly the
heavy floods upon the Seine and the
other rivers and which have placed
one third of France under water are
due largely to deforestation. Timber
upon the water sheds has been Grim
inally wasted in the past and as a
result the storm waters now rush
pell nell into the creeks and rivers
causing heavy floods. The damage
now being inflicted in Paris and
other sections of the republic may be
charged up to neglect of the forests.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26

they wish TO give the public good
service and above everything else fur
nlsh milk that will be free from con-
tamination They will make haste
to comply with the suggestions made
by the deputy dairy commissioner so
that when he comes again to inspect
the local dairies he will find no fault
So much for our erring or negligent
dairymen. Now what of the state
food and dairy commissioners office? :?
Why is it that the dairles in this vi
cinity have never been inspected be,
fore? The food and dairy commits
sioner's office has been in existence
for many years. Is it not strange
that Mr.. Maris or some other deputy
was not sent here long, long ago to
show the dairymen where they were
slack and to order them to correct
improper conditions?
AS a matter of fact the chief sim
ner in connection with slack dairy
ing in the state of Oregon has been
the honorable state food and dairy
commissioner himself-the gentleman
who has been paid a salary to see that
the dairying regulations were COM
piled with. But it now seems that
he is upon the penitents bench and
is trying to do his duty. At least he
has deputy who is bent upon doing
his duty. So here's to the good work.
Keep it up.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
THE SOCIETY OF BREAKERS.

The Secret Society of Breakers is a
new organization in Atchison. If a
woman receives a platter or any 9TH
er breakable article as gift from a
friend and knows that to put it on
display, where the donor expected it
to be put, its ugliness will make a
wilderness of her once pretty home,
she drops a note to the Secret Society
Of Breakers. and this is what follows:
a member of the society makes a
call on the inflicted woman and while
there she casually asks to see the
womans china. She is so interested
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
FOR SALE
FOR SALE

The 1900 acre stock ranch which l
advertise, is in 10 miles of a depot
The stock consists of 80 head Of
white faced Hereford cattle, so head
Of full blood cows and 40 head Of
grades.
One bull is valued at $3.50, and some
of the cows at $500 per head. There
is IN head Of horses, and 800 worth
Of fine chickens. There is 3 good
wagons and all kinds of farm ma
chinery.
1 WANT TO SAY TO YOU
that you do not have to buy the above
named property, It is a gift, absolutely
free. IL you buy the land at $12.5O
per acre.
E. T. WADE,
Pendlcton, Ore
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26

in china, she says. She also says she
is clumsy and don't like to handle
dishes. This clumslness accounts for
it when the platter falls to the floor
and breaks
1t is said of one woman. whose
husband got her an ugly lamp shade
that she let it fall herself and broke
it without sending for one of the S.
s. of p. This was a mistake, as her
husband will always feel aggrleved at
her carelessness ess.-Atchison Globe.
some Of our congressman have
IN ssed their calling. They ought to
De working in a salve factory,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26

Tomorrow night the high school de-
batting season will open in Pendleton
and at the same time the honorable
James ]. Jeffries and the honorable
Frank Gotch will give an exhibition
at the theatre. Thus will Pendleton
cater to both the intellectual taste
and to that particular instinct that
makes men delight in witnessing
deeds of physical prowess.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26

The big property owners of Pen
dleton are vitally interested in the
advancement of the city. If the town
goes forward their property will be
enhanced in value and their rentals
will increase. The heavy property
owners should be in the lead of the
traction movement. At this time
they are not in the movement at all.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26

The beef trust IS charging too
rluch for meat and is being investi'
gated by federal grand jury. The
dairy commissioner says the milk is
not up to the proper standard and
the water commissioner fears that
Pendleton has been getting water
from Wild Horse creek. 1t is
rough road we travel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26

Lyman J. Gage, former secretary
of the treasury, at the age of 73 has
married woman of 81. She will
initiate Uncle Lyman into ways of
taking care of coin of the realm that
will make him feel like a back-num-
Der in financial affairs
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-26
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

The above has been the experience
with thousands of others, and you
ought to profit by their example.
Start today and notice the rapid i'm
movement in your general health. 1t
is for Poor Appetite, Heartburn, Head
ache, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Costive-
ness and Grippe.