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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Airship Man Wants $l, IT'S.

GREAT FALLS, Sept. 6.-Suit has
been brought against E. II. Cooney
and Cal Hubbard in the district court
by the Curtiss Aviation company for
the recovery of el,775.75, which it Is
alleged is the amount due from a re.
cent aviation exhibit held In Great
Falls. J. w. Stanton represents the
Curtiss company in the matter.
Eugene Ely, the Curtiss aviator who
demonstr ated the Curtiss machine in
Great Falls on June 16, failed to start
or alight in the grounds. This fact
gave rise to considerable criticism OF
the aviator's methods at the time.
More that 1900 people paid for ad'
mission to the grounds and through
the failure of the aviator to fly or
alight in the grounds they were not
given as much of an exhibition ae
those who remained outside the fence
Mr.. Cooney and Mr.. Hubbard sign
ed the contract with the Curtiss com
pauy In behalf OF the Northern Mon
tana Fair association. Other mem
bers OF the board of directors were
absent on the day the advance man o.
the Curtiss company was here, ant
consequently Mr.. Cooney and Mr.
Hubbard were sued as individuals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Idaho Counties Remain Dry.

BOISE, Sept. Elm the local option
election in Canyon county today the
county again voted dry by majority
OF 2, 400 out of 8, 500 votes cast. Nsmpa
was the only town voting wet. An in.
crease of the wet vote is shown in the
towns.
Bann ack county voted today to re.
lain in the dry column, following one
of the bitterest local option elections
ever held in the state. Despite the
fact that Pocatello, the county seat
and metropolis of the southeastern
part of the state, gave wet majority
of $50, the drys won by majority of
more than 100. Incomplete returns
from l5 out of "a precincts give the
drys a majority Of 500. The remain
ing five precincts, being strictly agri
cultural, will bring the total dry ma
jority to between seven and eigh
hundred. Two years ago the dry'
won by q m majority of 92l.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Tragic End To Land Frauds.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-A notable
western land fraud case came to an
end today with touch of the tragic
when President Taft released one Of
the convicted principals from jail that
he might attend the funeral OF his
partner, who had died in cell beside
him.
Will G. Comstock, vice president OF
the Nebr aska Land and Seeding com.
pany, was the man released. Bartlett,
Richards, his partner, was the man
whose pen atty to justice had been Gu,
short by death.
Both men lived in Ellsworth, Neb.,
aud were convicted in 1907 of defr aud
ing the government of many acres OF
land by subornation OF perjury o.
entrymen. Both would have been re
leased this month and Comstock en-
treated the president to let him out tt
attend Richards funeral.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Will Educate She Voters.

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 9-President
Taft is going west to educa ate the coun.
try. His 13,000.mile swing around the
circle that begins next Friday and
winds up 46 avs later is to be marked
as little as possible with politics and
is to be as broadly instructive OF vital
questions of government as he can
make it.
To the set speeches of the trip the
president added more than dozen
general subjects and this list may be
increased. Two OF the subjects the
president discussed today with callers
were q uniform divorce law and trusts
practically with reference to the gu
preme courts Standard OIL and To
bacco company decisions. The presi
dent believes that q person who hal
been divorced in one state should no
be allowed to rem srry in another state
He egards remarriages In such case'
ss bigamy and is OF the opinion tha
through like legislation In all tn
states they can be prevented.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
kipling Opposes Reciprocity.

MONTREAL, Que, Sept. 8.-Rudy ard
Kipling, in q cable letter to local
paper, gives his reasons for opposing
reciprocity with the United States.
He says.
~ do not understand how 1900, 900
people can enter into such arrange.
ments a. are proposed with 10000, 600
strangers on an open frontier of 1900
miles, and at the same time preserve
their national integrity. Ten to one
is too heavy odds. No single Cana
dian would accept such odds in any
priv ate m after that was anything to
him person ally as this is to the ma
ton.
"Whatever the United States may
ain, and l presume that the United
States proposals are not wholly al
truistic, see nothing for Canada ir
reciprocity except little ready money
which she does not need and long
repentance"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Refused. .6ig::Wedding Fee.

NEWPORT, r. L., Sept. GA fee OF
81 900 to marry John Jacob Astor and
Miss Madeline Talmadge Force was
refused by the Rev. Edward G. John
son. D. D., pastor OF the First Baptist
church of Newport. Mr.. johnson was
called to the Office of local attorney
on August 20, according to his state
ment today. andI'there the offer was
made. The attorney told Dr.. John
son that the ceremony was planned
for some time between Monday and
Thursday OF thisiweek.
Under the recently enacted state law
1t ia ssry for q nonresident to
file notice of intention to we'd five
days before the marriage license can
he issued,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Disastrous Lumber Yard Fire.

KAL1sPELL, Sept. 10. - Fire. be.
lieved to have been OF incendiary
origin, starting in the drying shed of
Somers Lumber company at Somers,
10 miles south of this city on Flathead
lake, completely razed the building
together with the sorting shed adjacent
and the immense sawmill OF 0,0OO
feet per day capacity, causing q prop
erty loss estimated at Sl50.00 The
efforts OF the combined forces OF the
Somers fire department and detach'
ment of the Kslispell department,
hurriedly dispatched, were futile be-
fore breeze which famed the flames
beyond control. All energies were
concentrated on saving the yard oi
lumber, containing about 30, ,00(
feet, and the company's power house
and planning mill.
The mill and the tie picking plant o1
the Great Northern form the backbone
Of the town OF 1900 persons, and the
disaster will weigh heavily upon sew
eral hundred workmen, as we'll as up
on the owners. The mill has not beer
running at full capacity for some time
owing to the dullness OF the lum bel
trade. and the management is not ye
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Durum Wheat In Demand.

DULUTH, Sept. 5.-For the first
time in nearly five years, Durum
wheat sold In the Duluth wheat mar.
ket at premium over No. /. For sew
eral years past Duluth traders have
been advocating the growing Of Durum
wheat, and Duluth had been one OF the
greatest Durum markets In the world.
It has been held that where the farmer
could get one bushel more OF Durum
to the acre than he could OF No. l
northern, 1t would pay him to grow
Durum. The millers have refused to
buy the harder grain unless they
could get it much cheaper than the
No. l northern. Durum finds its big
market in the manufacture OF mac
aroni and certain cereal foods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Ex-Convict Sues Warden.

BUTTE. Sept. 8.-The motion for .
change of venue to Powell county was
granted by Judge McClernan today in
the sensational suit brought by Dram
Stephens, an ex.convics, against
Frank Conley, the warden of the state
penitentiary. Stephens asks heavy
damages for abuse, which he alleges
he was sub to by the warden
while he, St. ~,s,was serving term
in that institution.
The suit was brought in Silver Bow
county and when Warden Conley
asked for q change OF venue to Powell
county, his home, Wallace and Van
Etten, counsel for Stephens, opposed
the motion on the ground that the
warden is very influential man at
Deer Lodge and their client could not
have fair trial there.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Crowds Greet;President.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. THE
visit of President Taft to the city and
the state fair at Charter Oak park to-
day brought together an immense
throng OF people. The disapproval
OF the position OF the president on the
reciprocity bill by the executive com.
mittee of the state grange, which has
q strong hold among the Connecticut
farmers, and the fact that that COM
mittee would not m AXE the day of the
presidents visit grange day, also had
kindled an interest in the event.
The program was for short pa
rade through the city streets to the
new state library building on the
southern side of Capitol hill, where a
state luncheon had been spread.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Army Mule:MaY Retire.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The army
mule, long the soldiers chief ally,
whose practical and impractical per.
form ances have both;ifed the warrior
and furnished him with deal of
amusement, is at last up against the
real thing. The war;department has
decided to match him against gaso.
line motor truck-and he must pull
pound for pound and ton for ton in
competition with the muleless vehicle,
or step down and out of the United
States army.
The war department is arranging .
50O-mile trip, to test the relative
merits of mule nd,motor, with view
OF adopting the latter should 1t per-
form as it's inventors seem confident u
will. The start will be made from
some western post-either Fort D. A.
Russell or Fort Riley-and the route
will lie east, over various kinds OF
roads and across country. The date
is announced for some time this month
and upon the result OF this test hangs
the fate of the army mule as first aid
to commissary and fighting men.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
JUDGE RASCH RESIGNS.
Has Made Good Record In Federal
Court Of Montana.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Tt ia rumor-
ed here that Judge Carl Rasch of the
United States court for the district Of
Montana has rendered his resign alton
to President Taft, the same to take
effect November l. officials in posj-.
tion to do so refuse either to affirm or
deny the resign alton, but there ia little
doubt of its authenticity.
Judge Rssch wasjsformerly United
States district attorney, succeeding to
the judgeship from tha position when
Judge w. II. Hunt was promoted TO
the national customs court, and ia con-
ceded one of the ablest lawyers OF the
northwest. During his incumbency of
the Offices of United States attorney
and federal Judge, his record has been
most excellent one and his standing
exceptionally high.1 Judge Rasch &C.
cepted the present position only at the
earnest solicitation of President Taft
and Judge Hunt and 1t Is probable
that followingihis!resign alton he will
re.engage In the active practice OF law.
as was his known Intention previous
to his acceptance of the judgeship.
The position.is non.political.
BEVERLY, Mass.,9 ,9Sept. THE re-
sign alton of!Judge Carl Rasch of the
United States district court OF Mon
tana, was received today by President
Taft. The cause of Judge Rasch's
resignation:was mot made known to
the president.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
GUILTY OF WIFE MURDER.
Jurors Engage In Prayer Before
Reaching Verdict.

CHEsTERL1LDICoURT HOUSE, Va,
Sept. o.-Twelve Virginians, mostly
farmers knelt at dusk last night in the
obscurity of the small jury room of
Chesterfield court house, prayed fer.
vently that they might pass judgment
Alright on Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., in
dicted for the murder OF his wife, arose
from their knees, deliberated nearly
an hour and silently, one by one
recorded q verdict of guilty. After
weighing carfully the meaning of their
verdict, and once more on bended
knees beseeching Divine assistance
against possible error, at the end oi
So minutes the jurors filed into the
hushed aud crowded court room, and
with startling suddeness, IL voices.
instead of the usual one of the fore
man, spoke the word "guilty" IL
chorus. 1t was almost q shout.
1t is Henry Beattie's opinion tha
any other Jury composed of city folk
with broader views, would have beer
more merciful.
"Fearfully unfair" he muttered IL
his cell, when asked his opinion Of th
verdict. "Beulah Binford," he adde'
"6gured largely in the verdict, NOR
largely than the testimony OF the kill
ing. These country folk cannot un
derstand how woman of the under
world can be crazy about you. The
don't know when that happens hov
very hard it is to get rid OF her.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

saved. Early last week the farmers
realized that their wheat WAS ripening
very fast. and unless cut at once
would be lost In great part.
Binding twine could not be had at
local supply houses and the matter
was placed before the interstate COM
mission, with petition that an ex'
press company be permitted to grant
. special rate, whereby carload OF
twine could be shipped from Chicago.
The petition was granted and q car.
load OF twine started west last Satur.
day, arriving at Idaho Falls on pas.
senger time.
Within 30 minutes after its arrival
the twine was being distributed and
the gathering of wheat commenced.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
MAY LOSE FAT JOBS.
Political Lame Ducks Appointed To
Useless Commissions.

POLITICAL Lame Ducks Appointed 70
Useless Commissions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE sue.
GEES attend ant upon Sen ator Cummins'
resolution abolishiug the "Aldrich
monetary commission and with it
the fat $500 jobs to the ''lame duck"
political club, promises to yield
further returns with the coming OF the
regular session of congress In Decem.
ber.
Just before adjournment Senator
Cummins announced that at the reg.
ular session be would introduce an
other resolution to abolish that other
''lame duck" political sinecure, known
as the "Canadisn boundary commits.
sion." In discussing the matter, Sen.
ator Cummins said "the so.called Ca
madam bound ary commission is even
more of q farce than the Aldrich
monetary commission. The Canadian
government has never even appointed
any commissioners or authorized any
ton therefor.
The Aldrich monetary commission
cost the county s239, 900 in salaries
and expenses before it was abolished
At the extra session of congress-.
Ex-senator Hale reported an item
of S75, 600 at the last session of con.
gress to pay salaries and expenses OF
the Canadian boundary commission
and carry the somewhat unusual pro-
vision that the expense voucher
should not be audited in the usual
manner provided by law. Ex.Speaker
Caunon's clerk Busbey was made Sec
retary of the commission at q salary
OF 1000 with no public duties what
ever to perform. In addition eacl
commissioner is entitled to have I
private secretary for himself at a sal
ary OF $1,000 with no public duties
whatever attendant upon the drawing
of the salary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Sugar Prices Advanced.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The raw sugar
N arket was strong and excited today,
and prices scored an adv ance OF 20
points, one of the largest individual
advances made in years, and at the
same time new records were estab.
lished both here and abroad.
Sales of centrifugal were made on
the basis OF 1856 against S5.36, the
closing prices of last week.
The strength was due to reiteration
of bad crop news. Refners in the
independent field marked up refined
quotations from 10 to Is points per
hundred pounds, or S6. As to $3.50 for
stand ard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

MILES CITY, Sept. S.-George Mace,
the woolgrower of Rosebud county, is
the man who first introduced alfalfa
into eastern Montana, according to
Colonel Scheetz. Colonel Sheetz says
that Mace took up his claim 81 years
ago, and planted alfalfa on it In 1881.
The land is on Reservation creek and
Mr.. Mace took out a ditch from the
creek to irrigate his land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Advance Guard For Taft.

BEVERLEY, Sept. $50 far have
plans for President Taft's western trip
adv anced that L. c. Wheeler, the ad'
vance guard of the secret service, will
start out next week to make prepara'
tions for the presidents reception.
Mr.. Wheeler will visit all the towns
and cities at which the president is tc
stop, make arrangements for the
meetings and dinners in which the
president will figure. and see that the
police are ready to guard the CHIEF
executive.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
LAFOLLETTE FOR PRESIDENT
Minnesota Progressives Launch
Boom Of Wisconsin Senator.

Minnesota Progressives Launch
Boom Of Wisconsin Senator.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 7.-More than
300 progressive republicaus from all
parts of Minnesota at . banquet to-
night hailed with acclaim Senator
Robert M. La Toilette of Wisconsin
as the logical standard bearer OF
"advauced republicanism" in the next
presidential campaign.
Resolutions pledging support to La
Toilette said "first, last and all
the time" In the contest for the re-
publican presidential nomin alton we're
adopted. They read in part:
"Political and industrial campaigns
are uns satisfactory as q result OF the
influence of the special interests 10
government. This influence is main
tained by controlling political parties
and electing business agents instead
of statesmen to public Office.
1--WE further approve the campaign
now In progress to secure control o.
the next republican convention for the
purpose of nomin ating candid ate;
whose public record and personal con
victions are In harmony with these
principles and we declare it to be Out
conv iction that the ability, patriotism
and record for Hon. Robert NJ. Ii
Toilette as lawmaker and executive
make him the leader of the progressive
movement in the United States and th
logical nominee of the republican
party for president at its next nation
al convention; and
1--WE pledge ourselves to work to
his nomin alton and election, first, las
and all the time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Accused Of Land Frauds.

DENVER, Sept. 7.-Chas. Smith and
Samuel Doll, formerly we'll known
sporting men in Chicago, are accused
OF having obtained sl00, 900 worth OF
government coal land in this state by
unlawful means, in suit filed in the
federal court here today by United
States District Attorney W lard. Zach
Doll, q brother OF Samuel, is also
made q defendant
The government charges that the
three men obtained l60 acres of valu'
able coal land near Glenwood Spring.
In 1906 by means of dummy entrymen
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Complain of Railroad Legislation.

SEATTLE, September 1l.-President
Howard Elliott OF the Northern Paci-
fic, arrived here yesterday to join the
party of Secretary OF the Interior
Fisher on his return trip through
eastern Washington and the Yellow
stone park. President Elliott, In a
statement here, deplores the amount
of restrictive legislation directed
against the railroad in the past few
years.
LAS a result of this condition. y
said he, II do not look for any ex
tension projects at present. The mel
in control of the railroad enterprise
need help ss much as the farmer OF
the business man."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
TAFT'S WESTERN TRIP.
President Will Make Visits to Butte
and Billings.

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 6.--The
route along which President Taft will
thread his way for 1900 miles in
tour of the west, was definitely mapped
out yesterday. The line runs through
twenty.four states, while over 100
cities are on the list.
The trip will start from Boston on
September Is and finish at Washing.
ton November l, in time to hear the
verdict from some Of the states In the
election six days later. The president
heads straight for Michigan, passing
only q day or two in New York and
Pennsyl ania. From Michigan the
route leads into Illinois and then
through Missouri, Kansas, Iowa. Ne.
braska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Montana, South Dakota, Min
nesota, Wisconsin and finally Chi
cago, Pittsburg and Washington. In
FIVE states he makes no stops.
The longest jump In the trip is 862
miles from Los Angeles TO Salt Lake
City. The president will seldom &c
more than 20 or 30 miles without stop
ping to say word either at some hall
or from the rear platformlof his car
His subjects will be the tariff, reci
procity, conserv alton and Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator
Dixon has received from Secretar!
Hills the following official schedule o
President Taft's Montana itinerary
Arrive at Butte from Salt Lake at
a. m. Thursday October 10: leav
Butte at 1O:45 q. NJ, and arrive II
Billings at I p. m, leaving Billing
for St. Paul at midnight. Secretar,
Hillis states tha he has been oblige'
to refuse invit ations to speak in Hell
ena, Great Falls and other points.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
prepared to cay just when rebuilding
will commence. The plant was one
Of the largest In the state. The loss
is said to be covered by insurance.
Want Lower Wool Rates.

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-F. S. Geoding,
farmer governor of Idaho, q veteran
wool grower and representing the
National Growers, association, testi-
fed before Interstate Commerce Com.
missioner Prouty today that the rail.
road rate on wool is unjustly high.
Mr.. Gooding occupied the stand
most of the day. He told of the es.
tablishment of q wool warehouse in
Chicago, after having failed in At
tempts to start one in Boston. "Three
years ago, the wool growers of the
western states attempted to establish
q wool warehouse in Boston," he
said. "but were unable to do so, be-
cause the Boston bankers refused to
advance them any money on their
shipments. The warehouse was then
established In Chicago through the
aid OF financial men here and 1t ha;
been q blessing to the wool men of th'
west."
Frand Hegbarthan of Idaho, testi
fed that the cost OF producing WOO
since 1902 has increased 81 per cent
He said the cost Of raising sheep hat
increased since 1902 from S1.54 pc
head to %. 30 in 1910.
The hearing closed tonight and viii
be resumed here on October "a. Il
will be continued next Thursday Il
Albuquerque, N. Nj. Commissions
Prouty and most of the witnesses lei
here tonight.
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separ ate dormitories on the top floor
of the courthouse and locked them up,
until they were released for breakfast
this morning and afterwards we're un-
able to reach q verdict. The court de-
clined to accept q disagreement and
sent the jury back. 1t is reported that
q woman Juror Is preventing q verdict
being found.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Woman Juror Prevents Verdict.

BELL1NGHAM. WASH. Sept. g.
Northwest Washing.on's first mixed
jury, six men and six women, failed
to agree on the guilt or innocence OF q
saloonist charged with selling liquor
to an Indian yesterday and at mid
night was ordered locked up for the
night by Superior Judge Kellogg.
The bailitfs escorted the jurors to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Beef Prices Are Soaring.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Dealers in
Washington market agreed today tn At
the price of beef to the wholes aler and
retailer is higher now than at any time
since the Civil war, with the exception
of about one week during the great
railway strike in Chicago in 1894.
Prices again have been advanced from
II to 3 cents.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Idaho Farmers Save Crops.

SALT LAKE, Sept. 7.-Through a
special ruling of the interstate com
merce commission, a large part of the
wheat crop on $4,000 acres of land
near Idaho Falls, Idaho, has beer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Fatal Branding Accident.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. CDR. A.
N. Irwin, veterinary, was burned to
death here while branding COW. he
attempted to heat the branding iron
by use of torch carrying gasoline
when the torch exploded, igniting his
clothes.
F. r. Diligns, 9 garage man, was
seriously burnedatrying to save DR..
Irwin's life but will recover.