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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
The Lorimer Bribery Case.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 5.-Clar-
ence S. Funk, manager of the Inter.
national Harvester company, before
the state senate bribery investigating
committee today, exploded the biggest
sens alton of the Lorimer bribery case.
Mr.. Funk testified that Edward Hines
of Chicago, millionaire lumbe dealer,
asked him, as manager of the harvest
er company to contribua ate $4,000 to
reimburse certain men who had put up
a S100, 900 slush fund to elect William
Lorimer to the United States senate.
Mr.. Funk said the object he had in
giving this testimoney was to save H..
h. Kohlsaat, publisher OF the Chicago
Record herald, from possible jail
sentence as result of Mr.. Kohlsaat's
refusal to give certain information
demanded by the committee last week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
DIXON HELPS SETTLERS.
Montana Senator Has Conference
With Secretary Fisher.

Montana Senator Has Conference
With Secretary Fisher.
WASHINGTON. April g. Senator
Dixon today introduced bills for open.
ing the Crow reserv alton, providing
for an additional Judge for Montana,
to pay the national militia increased
compens alton when on duty and
large number OF pension and private
bills.
Mr.. Dixon had q conference today
with Secretary Fisher, regarding the
lower Yellowstone project, at which
the secretary declined to make q defin.
ite promise az to what concessions the
department would make regarding the
unpaid charges due from settlers. He
requested MIR. Dixon to confer with
the settlers and present their claims
In concrete form, and he promised
careful consider alton would then be
given the subject. Mr.. Dixon left for
Montana this evening and will meet
the settlers Sunday. He will not re-.
turn to Washington until April 18.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Portland Welcomes Roosevelt.

PORTLAND, Ore. April 6.-Theodore
Roosevelt was given a reception in
Portland yesterday that was equal, If
not greater in enthusiasm, to any.
thing he has experienced since he be-
gun his present tour. He rode through
the streets lined with people and was
greeted with people all along the way.
Last night Mr.. Roosevelt was
the guest of the Portland club at q
banquet which was the most novel
affair he has attended since he left
New York. The club rooms were
transformed into an African jungle
and the various features of the enter
tainment all of which were q tropical
sort and held up national and 10.
cal figures to good natured ridicule,
we're received by Mr.. Roosevelt with
every evidense of enjoyment, even
when the joke was on himself.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
WILL RELIEVE SETTLERS.
Senator Dixon Offers Solution Of The
Trouble On Yellowstone.

WASHINGTON. April 6. - Senator
Dixon, who has been trying to adjust
the difference existing between the in.
terror department and the settlers on
the lower Yellowstone project, believes
an agreement is in sight. Heretofore
the department has refused to give the
settlers water for this seasons farm
ing unless they pay deferred charges,
amounting to 81 per acre, for construc-
tion and maintenance, and this the
settlers are unable to do.
Senator Dixon has reached an
agreement with Director Newell of the
reclaim alton service, by which settlers
shall pay 25 cents per acre at this
time, Sl.25 per acre at the end of the
year, and the balance of the 81 an
acre at periods during the coming ten
years, during which time all charges
for construction, maintenance and
water rights are to be met. This
agreement, however, must be approved
by Secretary Fisher OF the interior
department, with whom Dixon is to
have a conference tomorrow.
If Fisher approves, Dixon, who will
start for Montana tomorrow, will
meet settlers on the project Sunday
next and endeavor to have them &C.
cept the proposed agreement.
On his way west, Dixon will confer
with officers of the Northern Pacific
and endeavor to have the company
furnish settlers with seeds for this
years planting and also build the
line which has been projected into the
lower Yellowstone irrig alton enter
| prise.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
No Change in Wool Tariff.

WASHINGTON, April is. W. Nc.
Clure Of Gooding, Idaho, secretary OF
the National Woolgrowers' associa.
ion, after canvassing the situation 10
congress. believes there will be no re-
vision of the wool tariff schedule this
session. Mr.. Mcclure said today:
II want to urge upon all woolgrow.
ers not to sacrifice this years clip on
account of tariff agitation. There Is
reason to believe the wool schedule
will remain unchanged until the next
regular session OF congress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Postoffice Clerk Disappears.

CHICAGO, April GA shortage of
S8, 500 was reported today in the whole
sale stamped envelope department Of
the Chicago postoffice. At the same
time Postm aster Campbell said the
head of the department, John j. DAILY,
had not appeared at the postoff1ce
since the shortage was called to his
attention last Monday. A general in.
vestig alton of all the books was be.
gun some time ago, and the investiga'
tors could not balance the accounts in
Daly's department.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Senator Myers Sworn In.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Henry L..
Myers of Hamilton, Mont, was
sworn in as United States senator
from Montana shortly after noon to.
day. His credentials were presented
by Sen ator Dixon, were read and ap'
proved, and he was then escorted to
the vice.president's desk by his COL
league, where he took the oath of Office
and was personally greeted by Vice
President Sherman.
Senator Myers was given seat in
the rear row, about the center of the
democr ATTIC side of the chamber. In
the senate Office building Senator My
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12

and will be favorably reported as
soon as that committee meets and or.
ganizes. The report will be followed
BY prompt confirm alton.
In drawing for seats In the house OF
representatives yesterday Representa-
tive Pray was unfortun ate. His name
was among the last called and he had
to content himself with q seat In the
rear row, about the center of the re.
publican side and not far from the
seat he occupied for the past two
years. MIR. Pray has never been for.
tunate in this drawing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
SHIPPERS MUST PAY.
Minnesota Rate Reductions Repealed
BY Court Decision.

Minnesota Rate Reductions Repealed
BY Court Decision.
ST. PAUL, April 8.-Judge Walter
Il. Sanborn in the United States cir
cult court, in an opinion handed
down today, decided the Minnesota
rate cases against the members of the
Minnesota state railway commission.
Judge Sanborn held that the necessary
effect of the reductions ordered was
substantially to burden and directly
to regulate interstate commerce, to
create discrtminations between 10.
calities In Minnesota and those in ad-
joining states In violation of the com.
mercial clause of the constitution and
to take the properties of the railro ad
companies without just compensation
In violation of the Fourteenth amend.
ment to the constitution.
The suits were brought by stock
holders of the Northern Pacific rail-
way, the Great Northern railway and
Minneapolis & St. Paul Railroad
against those companies, the attorney
general and the mem bers of the rail-
road and warehouse commission to en-
join the reduction of the passenger
rates In Minnesota from 3 cents to 2
cents mile, the merch andise rates,
20 TO 25 per cent. and the commodity
rates, 1888 per cent.
The railroad companies had put all
these reductions, except that on com.
modify rates, into effect and the cases
we're commenced and tried after the
effect of the reductions had become
probable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
The Honeymoon Special.

Los ANGELES, April 10.-After par
aiding the downtown streets in q camp
wagon built on the lines OF prairie
schooner and labeled on the dash
board "The Honeymoon Special, Un-
limited" Harry L. Eckman and his
wife, newly welded, started yesterday
on q wedding trip to Yellowstone Park.
The bride was Miss Sadie Ireson o1
Denver. The same wagon was used
for q similar trip in 1908 by another
bride and groom.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12

LIVINGSTON, April sc. W. Smith,
the septuagenarian known as "Speci.
men" Smith, who yesterday, in quar-
rel, shot and killed his friend, Andy
McCune, was today given his free.
dom, the coroner's jury bringing in q
verdict that Smith shot in self.de.
fense. According to Smith, McCune
began to hit him over the head with q
board. Smith pleaded with his friend
to stop, but he refused, and finally
Smith took q gun from the wall and
fred the final shot,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
IT IS UP TO CONGRESS.
President Urges Ratification Of Cana
dian Trade Agreement.

President Urges Ratification Of Cana
dian Trade Agreement.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-President
Taft today transmitted to congress
message urging early action on the
reciprocity agreement with Canada.
He stated that be based this mess age
in Difference to popular sentiment and
duty to the great masses OF the Am
erican people. The message Gays In
part:
1.-THE house of representatives OF the
61st congress. after the full text OF the
arrangement with all the details in
regard to the different provisions had
been before it, as they were before the
American people, passed bill con.
frming the agreement as negotiated
and az transmitted to congress.
"This measure failed of action in
the senate. In my transmitting mes.
sage of the 26th OF January fully set
forth the character OF the agreement
and emphasized its appropriateness
and necessity as q response to the
mutual needs of the people of the two
countries. as we'll as its common ad.
vantages. I now lay that message
and the reciprocity trade agreement
as part of the present message before
the 62d congress, and again invite
earnest attention to the consider ations
therein expressed.
II am constrained in Difference to
popular sentiment and with q realiz-
ing sense of my duty to the great mass
OF our people, whose welfare 10 in.
volved. to urge on your consideration
early action on this agreement.
"In concluding the negotiations the
representatives of the two countries
bound themselves to use their utmost
efforts to bring about the tariff
changes provided for In the agreement
by concurrent Legislation at Washing.
ton and Ottawa.
81 have felt it my duty, therefore,
not to acquiesce in releg alton OF &C.
tion until the opening of the congress
in Decent ber, but to use my constitu-
tional prerogative aud call ths 62d
congress in extra session in order
that there shall be no break OF con.
tinuity in considering and acting upon
this most important subject"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
An Electric Power Trust.

NEW YORK, April 10.-That the
General Electric company has pur.
chased Q controlling interest in the
United Missouri River Power com.
pany, which owns hydro.electric
plants on the Missouri river in Mon
tana, is persistently reported in finan-
cial circles here, and the report Is
given general credence. According to
this report the company has bought
out the interest of Samuel T. Hauser,
and q sufficient block of stock from
former Senator W. A. Clark to &C.
quire control.
This latest acquisition gives the
General Electric Company control OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
DISPELLS WAR SCARE.
Taft Denies Report Regarding Secret
Treaty With Japan.

Taft Denies Report Regarding Secret
Treaty With Japan.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-President
Taft moved swiftly today to crush the
latest Japanese war scare story. In
cidentslly a member of the senate CON-
mittee on foreign relations named
some OF the reasons which the presi.
dent has given that committee and the
house committee on foreign aft airs for
the mobilization OF troops on the Tex
as border.
Through Senator Burton of Ohio,
the president made an emph attic denial
OF the report from Mexico City that q
proposed treaty between Japan and
Mexico caused the movement of troops
to Texas.
Senator Bacon of Georgia, ranking
minority leader of the foreign rela-
tions committee, after q talk with the
president declared that Mr.. Taft was
surprised and indignant at the re.
ports duplicating Japan and Mexico.
"You can put the whole story down
as absurd" said Senator Bacon.
1.-THE president has talked to me and
to the other members of the committee
and explained the reason for sending
the troops south. There was danger
Of widespread revolution and perhaps
anarchy in Mexico. The president
acted quickly and decisively. He be-
lieved that the army should be on the
border ready for any contingency when
congress met"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
May Refer Militia Law.

HELENA, April 7.-Referendum pe-
titions to annul the military bill put
ting the National Guard of Montana
on the footing required by the federal
authorities, will be circulated Monday
here and in dozen other counties of
the state. Various labor unions have
taken the m after In hand of calling q
referendum election to have the people
determine by direct vote whether
they desire the bill to remain on the
statute books or not. M. NJ. Donog-
hue, president of the Montana FEEDER.
ation of labor, who is here from Butte
today, is alec interested in the m At
ter.
This will be first time the amend
ment to the eta,e constitution, made
four years ago, Incorporating In the
org auic law the initiative and refer
endum provisions, has ever been In.
voked. How the matter works out will
be watched with keen interest.
The constitutional provisions under
which measure can be referred to
the people provides that if petitions
are signed in majority of the coun.
ties of the state by fifteen per cent OF
the voters thereof, the law 80 referred
is suspended until the election is held.
To refer law to vote OF the electors
the petitions require the signatures OF
only five per cent OF the voters In elev.
en- counties of the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
For Direct Elections.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-Direct elec-
tion of senator's by the people is pro-
vided in a resolution introduced in the
house OF representatives by Mr.. Sulzer
of New York. 1t is identical with
Senator Borah' 8 resolution at the last
session. Mr.. Sulzer having consulted
with the Idaho senator. Mr.. Sulzer
thinks it will have q much better
chance of passing the senate If it goes
through the house.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Uncle Joe is Not a Gutter.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Former
Speaker Cannon made his maiden
speech of the session in the house to-
dayjduring the republican fight az ainst
the democratic rules. He chided both
the democrats and the insurgent re.
publicsns, and practically announced
that as an individual member he pro-
posed to even up for some OF the
things said about him In the past.
Shouts of laughter and applause from
both sides greeted his declaration that
II never felt less like dying than I do
now."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Commmission Plan Of Government,

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Lafayette Young of Iowa today told
the senate all about the success OF
the commission plan of government
as employed for the past three years
in his home city of Des Moines and
advised other municipalities to adopt
it in the interest of efficiency. "We
have not only reduced expenses" said
he, shut we have secured more for our
money"
Asserting that there is entirely too
much m machinery in the old type of city
government and far more Offices than
the service demands, Mr.. Young told
how Des Moines had adopted the plan
of placing its affairs in the hands OF
five commissioners with generally y
gratifying results.
Mr.. Young expressed the opinion
that every state and every community
should have we'll restricted primary
election laws.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Imprisoned in Burning Mine.

SCRANTON, Pa, April Fifty to
Is men employed at the Pancoast mine
of the Scranton Coal company at
Throop are entombed in the inner
workings with all chance OF escaping,
it is believed, cut off.
Fire is raging along an entire vein,
owing to an engine house having been
set ablaze. The mine is equipped with
two openings but the location of the
burning engine room is such as to
have cut off escape by these routes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Discordant Political Elements.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-It is daily
becoming manifest that congress is
facing q stormy session and there can
be no forecast of the proba abilities.
The fact that both of the great politi.
cal parties are divided is no longer
denied, and the leaders appear to have
little hope OF restoring more than sur
face harmony.
There are virtually four parties,
each with large representation, 4,
working at odds in the present ses.
sion. The republican minority of the
house is divided between regulars and
insurgents, as was evidenced by the
vote on the speakership contest. The
breach between these two factions is
even wider in the republican ajority
of the senate.
A sharp line has been drawn be-
tween the conservative democrats OF
the senate, who are opposed to any
attempt at dictation by w. j. Bryan,
and the progressive democrats, in.
GLIDING practically all the new MEM
bers and several veter ans /, among them
Senator Stone of Missouri, who are
Bryan adherents. The house demo.
cratic majority seems to have es.
capped break, but the leaders fear
the party contest in the senate may al
any time spread to the other branch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The presi'
dent today sent to the senate the nom
ination of William Lindsay, of Glen
dive, as United States marshal for
Montana, as recommended by Sen ator
Dixon. Lindsay's nomination was
referred to the judiciary committee
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12

nearly all of the hydro-electric plants
In Montana. Besides the plants of
the Madison River Power company,
and the big plant on that river now
under construction, the company is
currently reported to be closely afali.
ated with the Great Falls w ater Pow.
er & Townsite company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12

ers has been allotted two splendid
rooms on the fourth floor, not far
from Senator Dixon's rooms. After
taking oath today Senator Myers was
introduced to many members of the
senate by his colleague. He is max
ing many friends.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-12
Oppose Canadian Agreement.

GRAND FORKS, N. D. April 4.-Six
hundred delegates, representing every
county In the state, assembled In this
city today to protest against the ra.ifi.
cation of the Canadian reciprocity
measure. They will seek to form q
combin alton with the other agricultur-
al states for 9 nationwide fight.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-10-26
November 4th, 1911.

November 4th, 1911.
The personal property: which will b
sold to satisfy said mortgage is de-
scribed in said mortgage, as follows:
l white mare II years, weight 1850
lbs, named Nell, and increase,
white mar Ii years, weigh 1900
lbs, named Dolly, and increase.
l bay mare IL years, weight 400 lbs.
named Fly, and increase.
grey mare colt II years, weight 600
lbs, named Lady, and increase.
grey horse colt 8 months, named
Fred.
grey horse colt 8 months, named
Rock.
l brown horse colt Q months, named
Teddy.
l brown horse colt 3 months. named
Fox.
The amount claimed to b due on
said mortgage at the date OF this notice
is S503 IS and the cost and sxpensee Of
foreclosure.
Dated at Blabon, North. Dakota.
October "a, A. D. 1911.
CHARLES CHALMERS, Agent.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-10-26
of Chattel Mort
gage Sale.

Notice is hereby given that default
has heen made in the conditions OF that
certain Chattel Mortgage made by
Chas. A. Boyer of the County of Steele
and State of North Dakota, mortgagor
to Blabon State Bank, of Blabon,
North Dakota, dated October End, A..
D., 1911, payable October lst, 1912,
and filed in The Office of the Register
Of Deeds in and for said County,
October 3rd, 1911 which default is by
reason of the abandonment of the prop
erty described in said Chattel Mortg-
age, and that said Chattel Mortgage
will be foreclosed by a sale of the per-
sonal property in such mortgage and
hereinafter described at public auction
at the front door Of the post Office in
the Village of Blabon, County of
Steele, State of North Dakota, at the
hour of 2 O'Clock, P. NJ, Saturday.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-10-26
Notice of Chattel Mort
gage Sale.

Notice is hereby given that default
has been made in the conditions Of that
certain Chattel Mortgage made by J.
Edward Lundstrom of the the County
of Steele and State of North Dakota.
to Blabon State Bank of Blabon,
Steele County, North Dakota, dated
October 3, 1910, and filed in the office
of the Register of Deeds in and for
said Steele County October 4, 1910, to
secure the payment of q note for
1926. 30, which default is by reason of
the abandonment of the property de-
scribed in said mortgage, and that
said mortgage will DO foreclosed by .
sale of the personal property in such
mortgage and hereinafter described d
public auction at the front door of the
post office in the Village Of Blabon,
Steele County, North Dakota, u the
hour of l o'clock, P. Mon Saturday,
November 4, 1911.
The personal property which will be
sold to satisfy said mortgage is de.
scribed in said mortgage as follows to
wit:
bay horse 8 years old, weight 1900
lbs, named Frank.
l bay horse 8 years old, weight 1900
lbs, named Dick.
l roam horse I years old, weight 1900
lbs, named Dan.
l spotted red and white heifer.
spotted black and white heifer.
22-shoe Kentucky disc drill, com.
plete.
The amount claimed to be due on
said mortgage at the date of this no.
tice is el460. Is, and the costs and ex-
penses of foreclosure.
Dated at Blabon, North Dakota.
October 25th, 1911.
CHARLES CHALMERS, Agent.