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Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE
 CLEANSING ITSELF THOUGH HANDICAPPED AT THE
 POLLS The Accused Members Are to be
 Investigated

Springfield. III. Jan. 4-The sen ators who have been involved in charges of corruption fared badly to- day. The perfunctory work incl dent to the organization of the upper house Of the legislature was inter rupted first by the adoption of a resolution authorizing the appoint ment of a committee to investigate charges of corruption and bribery against several senators and de termine whether they should be un- seated or expelled
 Following this came a resolution from Senator Helm declaring vacant the seat of Senator D- w HoItsIaW. who confessed to accepting a ori5e tO vote for Lorimer. The adoption of this resolution is said to be -eer- tain.
 Later the secretary was directed to read a telegram which Holtshw sent June 9. 1910. to Secretary Of State Rose. It follows:
 T hereby resign as senator from the 42nd district" |"
 (Signed) ID. w. Holtslaw"
 Senator PembertOn. awaiting trial for charge of conspiracy. sought re- cognition to read a statement re- questing that he be excused from par ticipating in the senate deliberations His request was granted.
 It was announced tonight that Sen ator Frederick who is under indict- ment on charges of bribery will be asked to make a declaration similar to that of PembertOn. If he de- clines, it is stated that the commit tee would do everything possible to expedite the investigation and follow it with a resolution that he absent himself from the senate until he can Vindicate himself.
 Senator Helm. chairman of the sen ate Investigating committee. called Holtslaw by long distance telephone and asked him if he cared to tell his story tO the committee.
 He declined tO say whether he would appear at Springfield. The committee adjourned to Wednesday
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
ROBIN IN THE TOMbS
 AND WITHOUT 4 DOLLAR
The Land Estate of the Former
 Banker

New York. Jan 4-Joseph G. Robin. the banker. was lodged in the Tombs today on an indictment charg- ing him with stealing $SOOOO from the Washington Savings bank, of which he is president On a plea of not guilty, his bail was fixed at S40. .OOO. but it was not furnished. Robins counsel, former District Attorney Je- rome. told the court that his client was without dollar in the world
 Hearing on a petition by Robins sister. Dr Louise RObinovitch, to have him declared insane. is set for tomorrow.
 Friends of Robin. after his commit ment offered bonds for his release but the district attorney announced that it would take the full forty eight hours allowed by law to ex- amine the security offered
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
R. H. GREENE HOME
 FROM LOS ANGELES
His Christmas Visit Strengthened His Convictions Previously
 Acted Upon.

R H Greene who left here the Friday before Christmas to spend the holidays in Los Angeles, returned home yesterday morning. He was in his usual optimistic frame of mind in respect of the future of both Los Angeles and the Salt River valley He says that some people over there say it is dull but nevertheless busi- ness seems to be humming. the city is full of people and there is more building in progress right now than ever before in the history of the city. He says that when a Los An geles man builds a house and has trouble in selling it. he immediately proceeds to build another and before he knows it he has them both sold. MT. Greene is more firmly convinced than ever that Los Angeles is the field that Arizona must cultivate. People from the east and middle west can't appreciate why they should pay S20O an acre for land but when they get to southern California and look at the thousand dollar land and learn that Arizona can duplicate it at one fourth the money. they immediately become interested.
 Mir Greene says the branch office of his company he regards as a sue cess already even though it's work is hardly established. He has made a contract for the distribution of 5O.O00 folders in Los Angeles. which he be- lieves ought to attract some atten- ton. R. P. Davie who is exploiting the Marinette lands is a live wire: in fact he put the goods on the mar ket almost before they were ripe. He furnished a lot of folders for distri- button at the Chicago exposition and also gave Mir. Peters of the Greene & Griffin Los Angeles agency some for distribution. They are working almost too well for the people are hunting up Mir. Davie. in his Los An geles office. keen to get out on the land. The truth is his ten-acre tracts referred to are not yet fully platted and cut up for irrigation and he has had to tell them to wait little while. Those who are mosy eEthu- siastic contracted 10 buy anyway by
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
DESPERATION MADE
 MRS. TURNBULL BOLD SHE SUPPRESSED HER DAUGH-
 TIERS LAWYER. Declaration that Lucky" Baldwin Acknowledged Her as Wife.

Los Angeles, Calif.. Jan. 4.-Keyed ment of opposing counsel that seem ingly the only persons cogniZant of her alleged marriage to Lucky" Bald win. were negro servants and per- able throng populating the cemeter- ies." Mrs. Lillian Ashley Turnbull made direct statement on cross ex- animation at the re-hearing of her daughters will contest today. that the turfman had told his daughter. Mrs. Clara Stocker in her presence that she was his wife.
 It was the first unqualified state ment Of the kind Mrs TurnbuIl has made. although she had been under fire of cross questions which often dwelt particularly on that point. and her declaration apparently surprised even the attorneys representing her daughter. Beatrice. who is seeking to break Baldwin's will and obtain S2.500.000 as her shqTe of the estate.
 An incident concerning a cigarette. brought about her direct knowledge that Baldwin had told Mrs. Stocker. then Mrs. Harold. that she was Mrs. Baldwin. She quoted the exact Ian guage which she said the turfman used on that occasion.
 Tt was after a dinner given by Clara Harold in honor of Baldwin and me at the santa Ana ranch" said Mrs Turnbull We were on tne veranda together Clara offered me q cigarette and when I refused it. she said: You are no kind of a sport and'I tcok it and puffed it time or two.
 Just then Baldwin came out and said: Clara. I don't care what you do. but do not teach my wife any bad habits Then he turned to me say ing in explanation: Yes. l have told her all about it.
 Following a retort from McNabb at one point in the cross examination Mrs. Turnbull burst into tears but quickly drying them she angrily re- piled: You insult me"
 Her daughters attorneys came tO her rescue with an objection to the methods of the cross eS2min i,. anu i6 reply McEnerney declared that the witness was not entitled to a "perfumed cross examination"
 "She is not getting it." said the court, and the case was adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
IA MAIL JAR PLUNDERRD Two Masked Men Operate 0n North Coast 4 POSTAL CLERK SHOT
 
He and a Companion Were Found Securely Locked In a Closet At the First Stop On a Run Out from Seattle.

Tacoma, Jan "A special from Auburn says: Two masked highway
 men entered the mail car Of the North Coast limited train No. Gn the Northern Pacific railway this evening just as the train was leav- ing King street depot at Seattle. at : ?. m. As soon as the first robber got in the door he leveled a gun at mail clerk, Harry O. Clark and or dered him to throw up his hands and then fired before Clark could obey the command. The bullet struck Clark in the mouth. ripping out the teeth on one side.
 As soon as Clark fell the two robbers turned their attention to the other clerk. C. F. Reid and covered him. Both Clark and Reid were then locked m a clothes closet at the end of the ear and were not discov- cred until the train reached Auburn.
 large consignment of Tacoma and south mail is transferred to this sta tion frOn the train at Auburn, and when the doors were opened to make the transfer. the mail clerks could not be found but blood stains on the floor led tO the closet. when the door was broken open and the men found Doctors were called and the wounded man was qtten lrd 70 . err' t.q ... Seattle.
 Train No. does not stop between Seattle and Auburn but the robbers got off at Kent where the train slows at the city limits. According to Reid the two robbers wore masks over the lower part of their faces. both were smooth shaven. about five feet ten. and weighing about a hun dred and sixty pounds.
 Mail pouches and registered mail were scattered about the car but it could not be learned what had been taKen.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
RETIREMENT BY AGE
 OF GENERAL THOMAS
The End of Brilliant Military
 Career.

Denver. Col. Jan. 4.-BrigadIer Gen eral Earl D. Thomas, who for. three years commanded the department of the Colorado. today celebrated his sixty-fourth birthday by retiring from the United States army. Until his suc- cessor is named, it is likely that Col onel w. s. Scott, stationed at Salt Lake City. will be ordered to take temporary command of the department
 General Thomas had a brilliant ca reer as frontier soldier and Indian fighter. Twice he was breveted for gallantry against Indians in Nebraska and Arizona in the early '7Os. During the Spanish-American war he served in Cuba and later in Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05

making a small payment to insure
 a choice of tracts when all is ready.
 One man who was very anxious to
 come down here to live but who had
 no present employment was offered
 a job at the sugar factory until the
 land is ready and will he down here
 with Mir Davie on his next trip.
 MT. Greene says that the first ques-
 tion the prospective settler asks is the cost of water and when told that
 it is only $1.60 per acre per year they can hardly appreciate it. Though stunned at the high price of land they are restored to consciousness again by the low price of water and the assurance of its ampleness for all purposes. Then comes the edu- eating of the settler respecting the payment for reservoir rights. pro ductivity of the soil. etc. once his attention is secured it is all clear and generally a fine impression is made
 The branch of the board of trade is doing a fine work says MT. Greene but it will take time to get the in stitution we'll known among the right class of people. Both l.. I. Rice and Mrs. Cowgirl who are in charge of it. he says are faithful. energetic and efficient workers. They are handi- capped just now by a short supply of literature and need it in greater quantity and variety. Also the daily lectures morning and afternoon ara interested people. These are illustrated by the moving pictures and a second film which has been long delayed is much needed to give an entire change of program in the afte ernoOn lecture IL Is expected tO be ready soon however
 MT. Greene also says it would be better if a settlers rate with fewer could be secured over the even if it was in force only one day in a month. The present rates hold the traveller down to con ditions that few can meet hence it is not largely taken advantage of But all these things will come with more persistent advertising Los An feles has tine people and don't know what tO do with them all, and this valley needs them. He proposes to keep his branch office on the job un- til it has to succeed and hopes the board of trade will dn the same thing
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
IS ONLY AWAITING BURIAL
The Reply of the Governor of Massachusetts to the Speech of the Senator In Which He Dwelt Upon His Record.

Boston, Jan 4-In answer to Sen ator Lodges speech last night. Gov ernor Foss issued a statement today. saving in part: MT Lodges speech last night was eloquent in personal "reminiscences He told of the past, but not a word of the present and the future. If there was any doubt of the fact that the senator is defeated this speech has completely dispelled the illusion. For his own utterances defeated him.
 He stands pat on the tariff. against reciprocity with Canada. the income tax. the direct primary, the election of United States senators by the popular vote. the recall. the initia- tive and the referendum.
 All these the issues on which the election was fought and won in Mass chusetts last fall Now we see that he is opposed to every one of them. and. if he had been a candidate be- fore the people. he would have been overwhelmingly defeated. He knows it. and for the life of me I do not see how he can offer himself as a candidate for the senate under tls circumstances.
 He is a discredited man in the eyes of the people and for that req son he could render no effective ser vice in the senate for he does not represent the sentiment Of the peo- pie He does not stand for the new order of things. He does not believe in the capacity and right of the people to govern themselves.
 He says unmistakabH that he does not think the people are competent to advise their public servants. Hea is reactionary He faces the rear and belongs 10 an era which is all ready dead.
 Massachusetts demands something besides oratory. It wants a man in the senate who in the first place, stands for the will of the people; who believes in the people. whose heart and conscience and efforts are with the people,"
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
CARSON RIVER DAM.
Its Construction Authorized by Secre
 tary Ballineer.

Washington. Jan 4.-The Teclama- ton service today was authorized by Secretary Ballinger to begin prelimin- ary work for the construction of the Carson river dam. in connection with the Truckee- Carson irrigation pro- ject in Nevada, acting upon recOmmen- dations made by the board of army engineers.
 Much difficulty. it is said. is likely to attend the construction work Various types of dam have been considered for the solution of the problem. The board finally agreed upon a structure of earth and gravel
 It is said at the reclamation office that its completion will make available a large area of valuable public land for entry and settlement.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
COLD NIGHT IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Jan. 4.--The snow brought west wind that reached a velocity of fOrtytwO miles and a tempera- ture of seven degrees above zero that caused much suffering here today Today is the coldest of the winter, and tonight promises to be even colder. The thermometer, which stood at three degrees above this morning rose to seventeen degrees. but at five o'clock began dropping steadily.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
HALE'S SUCCESSOR.

August. Me. Jan. 4.-Charles F. Johnson of Waterville. was nominated in the senate to succeed Hale. at democratic legislative caucus tonight. Nomination was made on the first ballot which resulted: c. F. Johnson 5S: Obadiah Gardner 21; William NJ. Pennell F.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
McFARLAND- WELSH

Milwaukee, Jan. IA match was closed today between Packey Mae Farland. of Chicago, and Freddie Welsh. of England. for a twenty round go in England on February 9. the men to weigh 133 at o'clock the day of the fight The announcement was made by IT 0. Messier. Ameri- can representative of Hugh T. Me Intosh.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-05
10 DAY SNAP l

Fine corner. close in, best loca- tion for apartment house; must sell in ten days E. E. PAScOE, no North Center Street
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Bryan Butts In.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Whether
Al senator's constituting the democrat
party in the senate shall support .
conserv alive or progressive policy
during the present session of congress
formed the subject of an earnest and
amin ated conference participated In
today by about Is democratic sena-
tore. The gathering grew out of the
visit of William J. Bryan and was
due to the prospect that Senator Mar.
tin of Virginia, would be elected
chairman of the democr attic sen natorial
caucus. The Nebraska leader is un.
derstood to have counseled his inti-
nate sen atorial friends to select some
other senator more inclined toward
the Brya an policies.
As many of the democr attic senator's
had pledged their votes to their Vir.
ginia colleague, the suggestion was
embarr assing and conservative sena.
tors expressed resentment at the in.
terposition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Wants Troops Withdrawn.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-A resolu-
ton asking for the withdrawal of the
United States troops from the border
of Mexico aud for the submission to
congress by the president of all the
papers bearing on the Mexican situa-
tion was introduced in the house today
by Victor Berger, the new socialist
congressman from Milwaukee. Mr..
Berger referred to the "despotism and
brutality of the Mexican governing
Glass;" which he says have goaded the
people of tn at country into revolution.
The senate was in session only 25
minutes today. The only business
trans acted was the reading OF the
presidents messag urging the pas.
sage of bill to carry out the provi-
sions of the Canadian reciprocity
agreement and the reference of the mes
sage to the finance committee.
A fight in the house over the adop.
tion of the new democratic rules was
interrupted to permit the reading o.
the presidents message. The message
was listened to with some interest. but
there was no applause at its conclu
sion. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on ways and means.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
PRAY Was Not Consulted.

WASHINGTON, April, 5.-Noticing
reports in Montana papers that he had
participated in the contest over the
United States marsh alship, and credit
ing him with being with ex-senator
Carter and against Senator Dixon in
the matter, Representative Pray said:
~ had no voice or hand In the selec.
tion of the marshal and gave no ad-
vice to either senator on the appoint
ment, as had no say in the matter,
it being q senatorial appointment.
l have never antagonized either sena-
tor. but on the contrary have always
worked in harmony with them for leg.
islation for the state. I am sorry
that my name should have been inject
ed into the alleged quarrel between
the senators over this matter, when as
q m after of fact 1t was uncalled for to
use my name"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Myers Will Meet Taft.

WASHINGTON, April 8.-Sen ator
Myers today announced the appoint
ment OF G. w. Draper of Bozeman as
his private secretary and Miss Grace
Behymer of Missoula as stenograph.
er. Mr.. Draper was secretary to
Charles Hartman when he represented
Montana in the house of representa-
tives and later was secretary to Repre-
sentative and Sen ator Charles Towne
of Minnesota. he is we'll versed In
the duties of a senatorial secretary,
and is posted in Montana aft airs gen.
orally.
Senator Myers of Montana and all
new senators will be guests of Presi'
dent Taft at dinner at the White House
next Saturday night. The unique
function was planned by the president
to enable him to become acquainted
with the new men In the upper branch
of congress. 1t will be non-partisau az
gathering and entirely social.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
The Democratic Program.

WASHINGTON, April 8.-The legis-
lative plans of the democr attic majority
OF the house, made known today from
q reliable source, indicate that the
senators will be given
speedily important measures for &C.
ton.
The definite outline, subject to fur.
ther caucus ratification, lists as fol-
lows the order of legislation to be
pushed forward by the ways and
means committee as soon as the house
organizs alton is completed:
Popular election of United States
sen ators.
Publication before election OF cam
paign contributions.
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico.
Canadian reciprocity.
Revision of schedule K, the wool
schedule of the Payne-Aldrich bill.
Revision Of the cotton schedule.
II also practically has been decided
that the Can adian reciprocity bill to
be brought forward by Chairman Un.
derwood will be almost an exact du.
plicate OF the Mccall bill. It will
carry no tariff rider.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Roosevelt Is Not An Aspirant.

SPOKANE, April 8. - Theodore
Roosevelt came very close today to
making q positive and public declara.
ton that he would not be . candid ate
for president in 1912 or at any other
time. In the course of luncheon ad-
dress, he said:
II am not an aspirant for anything
because I have everything. I am
ahead of the game"
This is the fret declaration of the
kind that Mr.. Roosevelt has made
during the present tour and was made
in connection with his explain alton of
the present trip. It is the closest he
has come to making a definite state.
ment as regards the possibility of his
nomin alton for the presidency since
the days preceding his last presiden.
tial campaign.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Roosevelt Visits Seattle.

SEATTLE, April 6. 6.-Theodore Roose-
velt continued his speech making on
Puget sound tonight with three ad.
drsses in Seattle. He repeated his
familiar exhortation to good citizen
ship and regulated his ideals on con.
servation, applying them especially
to Alaska thrown open to use by the
people Of Alaska, and not turned over
to great corpor ations whose members
never see Alaska but sit at Office desks
in New York and eastern cities.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that from his
observ ations and from conversation
with people living in this state, he
was convinced that woman suffrage
was success in its oper alton. He
urged the women, however, to think
more of their duties than of their
rights.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Tariff Board Gets BUSY.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE tariff
board has begun its investig alton of
the cotton schedule OF the Payne.Al.
drich law and will conduct the work 80
far as Is practical simultaneously
with the investig alton of the wooden
schedule now under way. Agents OF
the board are gathering preliminary
data at the Office of the so.called cot
ton trust in New York and probably
will transfer their work to the cotton
mills of New England and the south
within q few weeks.
Investigation of the cotton schedule
offers q larger and more difficult
problem then does the wooden schedule,
because raw cotton ia on the free list.
Manufactures of cotton goods, how
ever, pay duty. The investig alton OF
the wool schedule still is being con-
fined to the cost of production of raw
wool in the United states and South
America, but d ata on the cost of man
ufacture will be gatherd soon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Coal Mine Disaster.

SCRANTON, Pa, April 8.-A revised
list of dead tonight show that 73 men
and boys met their deaths in the fire
in the Pancoast colliery at Throop,
near here, yesterday. A canvass OF
the victims families shows As widows
and l37 orphans.
1t is said that every corner of the
workings. which fleeing victim might
have reached in his search for pure
air, has been entered and that every
body has been removed. The last
group of dead, comprising seven men,
was brought up shortly before noon
today.
L1TTLEToN, Ala, April 8. - One
hundred and eighteen miners proba-
bly, met death in an explosion at the
Banner mines of the Consolid ated
Coal company near here early this
morning. Less than a half dozen
bodies had been recovered when the
work of rescue was temporarily sus-
pended at nightfall.
The deadly black damp, due to the
destruction of the ventilating fans by
the explosion, was a menace to all
who attempted to enter the workings
and it may be several days before all
the dead have been recovered.