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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Will Not Change Wool tariff.

PENDLETON, Ore., June 8.-Assur.
ance that wool growers have nothing
to fear from the present congress with
reference to the proposed downward
move of the tariff was received BY
Dan P. Smythe. secretary of the Ore
gon State Wool Growers association,
in q letter from DR.. S. W. Mcclure,
secretary of the National Wool Grow.
ers' association, who has been in the
nationa al capital.
The letter says in part: II have
gone over the situation in Washington
very carefully, and feel safe In assur.
ing your wool growers that there will
be no legislation affecting the tariff
passed at the present session OF con-
gress. The bill as introduced by the
democrats is looked upon as joke.
for it represents no theory of political
economy as it affects neither free
trade, revenue nor protection.
"The bill should not affect the wool
m market for it will never become law.
Please advise your wool growers not
to sacrifice their clips for there is ev-
cry reason to believe that better
prices will be received later In the sea.
son.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
May Suspend Freight Rates.

WASHINGTON, June 7.-Power to
suspend reduction in freight rates is
vested In the interstate commerce COM
mission by law. This determin alton
was made by the commission yester.
day in the case of Fort Worth packing
houses. The application for sus.
pension in the case was denied. The
decision of the commission Ia of vide
Importance, not only because OF its
application generally to similar situ'
ations throughout the country-nota-
bly, In the recent reduction of the class
freight rates between New York City
and Chicago by the Delaware & Hud-
son railro oad-but because the partic.
ular case in which the decision was
rendered involved q conflict between
the great meat packing interests OF
the country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Damaged BY Big Storm.

NEW YORK, June 12.-Five dead,
five persons missing and a property
loss of nearly $1,000, 900, is the result
OF a two days storm which has ragged
internationally in New York and en-.
vironments.
The torrentisl downpour has been .
boon to the depleted reservoirs, ten
days supply having been accumulated
in the Croton watershed. The light
ming played strange prank at Clason
Point on the Sound last night, strik'
ing q revolving Ferris wheel. The big
wheel, which carried several passen'
gers, was thrown from its axis and
stuck fast. The lightning blinded the
passengers and there was q panic.
Several women attempted to leap
from the wheel, but they we're restr ain
ed. The passengers were taken down
on ladders rugged together.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
REPORT RECIPROCITY BILL.
Senate Committee Evenly Divided On
The Measure.

Senate Committee Evenly Divided On
The Measure.
WASHINGTON, June 8.-After an
hours session today the set ate com.
mittee on finance agreed to report the
Canadian reciprocity bill with the
Root amendment added. The bill will
be reported Tuesday without recon.
mend alton.
The Root amendment to the print
paper and wood pulp provision was
adopted by the committee by vote of
eight to six. An attempt to authorize
an unfavorable report resulted in
tie vote and another tie marked the
effort to report without recommends
ton before that result was accom-
plished.
The votes on the measure were q
surprise to members OF the senate. It
had been generally believed that the
finance committee would shift respon.
sibility to the senate, leaving the real
fight to be waged on the floor. At the
last moment the opposition in the
committee seemed to solidify.
The Root amendment provides that
the paper and wood pulp section OF
the bill shall not be In force until the
president ''shall have satisfactory
evidence and will make public that
such wood pulp, paper and board, be-
Ing the product of the United States.
are admitted into all OF the provinces
of Can ada free of duty"
Opponents of the amendment con.
tend that it raises the question of the
Canadian government jurisdiction
over the provinces and that it's addi.
ton will endanger the bill. The presi'
dent already has begun q campaign
looking to the defeat of the amendment
on the floor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Accidentally Shoots Himself.

HELENA, June l0.-Two hours be-
fore departing for eastern Canada.
where Wednesday he was to be mar.
ried, Charles F. Word, president OF
the Montana club, priv ate secretary
OF the late Governor r. B. Smith, and
one OF the most prominent OF the
younger members of the Montana bar. /.
this morning accideutly shot and
killed himself. Mr.. Word was unus-
ually popular, and his sudden demise
has shocked the community.
The accident occurred in Mr.. Word q
apartments in the Monticello, shortly
after $50 this morning. A little after
9 when the janitor of the building en-
tered to get Mr.. Words trunk, he
found the body.
The bullet entered the left eye,
ranged upward, came out through the
top of the skull and was found i'm.
bedded in the ceiling. An oil can was
on the floor by the revolver, and 9
cleaning rod and wiping rags were or
the top Of the dresser, indicating thai
the pistol had been accidentally dis
charged while its owner was cleaning
1t. There was also loaded cartridge
on the floor. One OF the dresser draw
ers was open.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Admits Taking 6ribe.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 5.-What
Prosecuting Attorney Turner and At
torney General Hogan have been hop
ing for happened tod ay when member
OF the Legislature confessed in open
court that he had accepted bribe and
declared his willingness to 60 before
the grand Jury and make . clean
breast of all his knowledge concerning
legislative corruption.
The legislator Is Owen j. Evans.
from Stark county and member
of the house calendar COMMITTEES.
which was the object of much criticism
Immediately preceding the bribery
disclosures. Evans spent the day be-
fore the grand jury, and will be .
witness again tomorrow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Labor Slugger Convicted.

CHICAGO, June 8.-The first convic.
ton of q labor slugger in Chicago on
a criminal charge in five years was
accomplished yesterday in the record
time of four minutes. p. J. Snyder,
said to be "strong arm" man, en-
plyed by the Taxicab Chauffeurs' un.
ion, was found guilty of assault with
deadly weapon with intent to kill,
by jury in the municipal court.
Heretofore labor sluggers who have
been convicted have been let off with
fnes for misdemeanor or carrying ol
concealed weapons. Sentence was
withheld pending a motion for new
trial.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Marriages May Be Void.

CHICAGO, June 7.-Municipal Judge
Stewart threw CONSERVATION today in.
to the thousands of new homes tha at
have been created through the mar
riage parlor conducted in the county
building by Justice of the Peace Will.
liam Stacey of Evanston, who has
been criticised in connection with child
marriages and was ousted from the
building.
The Judge volunteered an opinion
from the bench that Stacey had nc
legal right to marry anyone in Chi
cago as justices were abolished in the
city in 1905.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Judges Are Only Human.

PATERSON, N. j., June 9.-Sen ator
Clapp of Minnesota, an insurgent
leader, defended the recall for Judges
as we'll as for executive legislative
officials in an address before the Pro.
gressive Republican league here last
night.
"Judges are only huma an" he said.
1.-THE recall is not designed to be used
against upright judges and l believe
never will. l know that many hesitate
at the idea of the recall, but it is as
Irresistible In free government as free
government is inevitable in the pro-
gress of hum anity.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Kansas Wheat Harvest Begins.

KANSAS CITY, June SIT was siz.
zling hot throughout the southwest TO-.
day and heat records for the year were
broken here and At many points in
Kansas. The highest temper ature was
registered at Junction City, Kan, the
mark being 106.
The intense heat of the last few days
has caused wheat to ripen fast. Farm.
ers in the vicinity Of Abilene, Kan,
will do some harvesting this week and
1t is expected that the majority Of them
will be cutting Monday morning.
Only a few prostr ations and no fatal.
ties as q direct result of the heat have
been reported from the southwest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Will Take Moving Pictures.

ST. PAUL, June 8.-A car equipped
with q laboratory and q complete NOV.
ing picture outfit will be sent west by
the Great Northern this evening to
take 10000 or $4,000 feet films, show.
ing points of interest in the northwest.
The car goes direct from here to Grea at
Falls, Montana, and moving pictures
Of that city and vicinity will be taken.
Pictures will be shown of the route
between Great Falls and Helena which
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14

BUTTE, June 8.-Patrolman James
Rowe, the fourth of the quartet OF
police officers accused by Harry Lid
gate of misconduct At the polling
place in the Fifth ward, and of per.
mitting gambling and saloons to re.
main open on election day, was yes.
terday found guilty OF misconduct and
neglect of duty by the trial board oi
the department. The Rowe hearing was
equally as sens ational as the three
which preceded it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
WOOL BILL ATTACKED.
Wyoming Congressman Exposes
Purpose Of Measure.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-Republican
opposition to the democr attic wool tar
III revision bill was voiced today in
the house Of representatives by Rep.
resentative Mondell of Wyoming, who
resumed the debate on the measure.
Mr.. Mondell said the reduction OF the
raw wool tariff actually amounted to
the abolishment of three.iourths of the
protection now given the sheep raisers
OF the country.
"As the democrats have virtually
declared for free WOOL" he said,
this bill is to all intents and pur.
poses free wool bill, 80 far as the
sheep raising business OF America is
concerned"
Mr.. Mondell said William Jennings
Bry an had actually controlled the re.
cent democr ATTIC caucus. His influence
forced 1t to the acknowledgment, he
said, that the 20 per cent duty left on
raw wool did not represent true demo.
cratic doctrine of tariff revision.
Within halt an hour after the Begin
ming OF todsy's session the cen ate
entered on the consider alton of . res
olution providing for the election OF
United States sen nators by direct vote
by the people on which there had been
an agreement to vote before the end
OF the day. It was understood that
there would be an extended discussion
OF the resolution before q vote could
be reached. Senator McCumber was
the fret speaker.
While supporting the general prop
osition for the election of senators by
direct vote, Senator McCumber con.
tended that its enactment into law
would not prove panacea for all the
lille OF the flesh. he predicted that the
man who thinks it such will awaken
to the fact that in or adic ating the evils
OF legislative corruption he has en-
tered into field of equally insidiout
danger and bros opportunities for
the corruptionist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Roosevelt Is Not An Aspirant.

NEW YORK, June. 9.-"Every word
there is correct" declared Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt on his arriv al
from Vermont yesterday afternoon,
when shown a dispatch from White
River Junction, VT, that he would
not be a candidate for president in
1912.
"You are quoted as saying that you
would regard it as calamity if you
were nomin ated,' was said to the col.
onel.
"Not another word," replied the
colonel, smiling, "and there will be
no more said reg garding the matter. "
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Mr.. Newman Misrepresents.

WASHINGTON, June I. - Sen ator
Myers introduced L. Newman OF Great
Falls, Mont, to President Taft today.
Mr.. Newman told the president that
6ve.sixths of the people OF northern
Montana are In favor of Can adian re-
ciprocity, inform alton which was very
gr atifying to the president. Mr.. New.
man Is in Washington In connection
with the controversy over the Milk
river irrig alton project.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
THREE INDICTED.
The Ohio Bribery Investigation
Closes With Above Results.

The Ohio Bribery Investigation
Closes With Above Results.
COLUMBUS, o. June 9.-Three mem.
bers Of the general assembly and an
sttsche were indicted on bribery
charges today by the grand jury,
which adjourned for an indefinite
period, subject to call. It's investiga-
tion of Legislative bribery is not com.
plete, but it will not be resumed for
the present.
Those indicted included: Senator
Thomas A. Dean, democrat, Sandusky
county, whose name has been attached
to practically all the liquor bills in
the last three sessions Ia the assembly;
Representative Frank Calvey, repub.
lican, OF Guy shoga county, member of
the house first calendar committee:
Representative George B. Nye,
democrat, Pike county, also q member
OF the calendar committee, and al.
ready under three indictments for
bribe solicitations; Stanley F. Har.
rison, Cuyahoga county, assistant
sergeant. at. arms OF the senate.
All were indicted twice and furnish
ed 81, 900 bond each.
New indictments against Nye charge
him with the solicitation of $500 and
''certain moneys" to prevent the pass.
age of bill to protect game birds.
Harrison was indicted for acting az
intermediary.
Calvey was indicted for soliciting
5000 from Mortimer II. Lownden, o1
Cleveland, and an unknown amount
from W. R. Honkins, of Cleveland
in connection with the Edwards under
ground railway bill.
The Dean indictments 60 back three
years to time when the, senator wal
not in the assembly. In January, 1908
he was alleged to have offered bribes
to two members of the senate temper
ance committee II they would vote ad
versely on the Rose county bill.
In its report the grand jury toda!
said: "Our investig ations have bee,
hampered by the reluctance of import
ant witnesses to testify, by prejury O
witnesses called, by witnesses avoid
ing service of summons, by spparen
efforts to suppress evidence-all o
which will be properly dealt with q
the earnest possible moment"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Hot Time In Arizona.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE high
mark In the heat, which caused intense
suffering in most OF the country today,
was scored by Yuma, Ariz., which,
with an official readings OF ITO, topped
all reports from every weather station
in the country.
In Washington today the tempera-
ture reached 10l, one degree less than
the 102 record scored June 8, 1874.
The downtown Thermometers registered
7O7
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Will Probe Indian Affairs.

WASHINGTON, June GA thorough
investig alton of Indian bureau affairs
will be made by the house COMMITTEES
on interior department expenditures
through q subcommittee which will
continue to work during the recess Of
congress. The charge that the reser-
vation Indian is under the arbitra rary
and unlimited power of the Indian
agent, and is powerless to complain
because OF fear Of punishment, was
taken up today by the committee.
Former Commissioner of Indian At
fairs Leupp said that the Indian of
tod ay has q right to air his griev.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
PROBING STEEL TRUST.
Committee Seeks Information About
Big Concern.

6'g Concern'
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Denial that
Andrew Carnegie by threats compelled
the formation Of the United States Steel
corporation and an acknowledgment
that the steel company before that or.
ganiz alton counselled with the rail.
roads as to the price of steel, today
marked the testimony OF James Gay.
ley, vice president of the corporation
and an officer of the Carnegie concern
for many years, before the house
"steel trust" investig ating committee.
Mr.. Gayley said such understandings
with the railroads we're necessary to
prevent q monopoly in the steel bus
mess and denied that MIR. Carnegie,
as charged by John w. Gates, had
"held up'' j. P. Morgen and in doing
go had forced steel manufacturers to
CONT bine.
Mr.. Gayley. questioned by Repre-
sentative Young Of Michigs 40, gave the
history OF the Carnegie Steel company
from 1885 to 1901, when the steel cor
por alton was formed. He described
periods of "destructive competition"
between different companies and
the ultimate progress and de-
velopment OF the Carnegie comp any,
He also described new methods o1
N anuf acturing steel and dwelt upon
their effect in adv ancing the values ol
steel properties.
Asked as to the price of rails In the
early period, Mr.. Gayley declared
that the price was usually fixed In con
ference with railroad O ffcials, chiefly
those OF the Pennsylvania railroad.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Want Truth On Medicine Labels.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Informa al
conferences will be held by senator's
who wished to amend the pure food
and drug act of 1908, SO as to make II
apply TO mis.statements about the
curative effect of medicines as we'll as
mis.statements about the Ingredients
The supreme court of the United
States on May % held that the law
did not prohibit s.statements as to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
WILL SUPPORT TAFT.
Roosevelt Said To Favor Reno nina
ton Of President.

WASHINGTON, June 7.-President
Taft, in his candidacy for the presi-
Dental nomin alton for 1912 will re-
ceive the unqu allied endorsement of
former President Roosevelt, which
will be uttered just as cordially as 1t
was prior to the campaign of 1908.
This is the best political news Mr..
Taft has received in many months,
and 1t comes to him in q N amer that
leaves no doubt as to it's truth.
The inform alton tn at Colonel Roose.
velt under no circumstances will allow
his own name to be presented for the
repu blican nomin alton was conveyed
to the White house several days ago,
but it did not become known until last
night. 1t is said that Mr.. Roosevelt
was brought about partly a. . resul,
of q cordial greeting between the two
men at Cardinal Gibbons jubilee II
Baltimore.
Whether the Roosevels approval Of
Taft's candidacy will 60 far enough
to take the former president into the
campaign a. an active stump speaker
is problem atical, but that the force o
his personality will be with the presi
dent is assured. This fact Ia not ex
pected to prove pleasing to republi
cans who have made no secret OF theil
desire to bring Roosevelt forward q
9 formid able rival for the 1912 nomi
| n naki0n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14

urative effects. No amendment to
the act has yet been introduced in tbs
senate for the reason that the senators
desired to read the dissenting opinion
of Juetice Hughes, which was not
available until today.
In his opinion Justice Hughes de-
clares it is plain that congress intend
ed that the law should prohibit
"down right falsehoods" in regard to
the curative effects of medicines, but
not In matters OF opinion or the con-
trariety of views among medical prac-
titiopers,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Big Display Of Warships.

LONDON, June 12.-The great naval
review by King George at Spithead
June "a, two days after the coron alton.
will see gathered together in full COM
mission the largest number OF vessels
of the Dreadnought class ever assem-
bled.
Most of them, naturally will be units
of the British navy, but the United
States will be represented by the most
powerful up.to.date battleship partici'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14
Found Buried Treasure.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, 8.-A message re-
ceived here from q party of treasure.
seekers aboard the steamer Eureka
says their expedition to q cache OF
gold, hidden by the crew OF . Chilean
cruiser of the Hondursn coast more
than 20 years ago, has been successful.
The treasure has been variously esti.
mated at from els 900, 900 to s65, 900,
600. according to the reports circu'
lated here of the Eureka's quest. The
steamer is now headed for this port.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-06-14

Will be taken by the participants In
the M. S. A. tour next month. These
pictures will be displayed in st. Paul
80 that the tourists will have adv ance
inform alton about the trip. The car
will also 60 to Bolton, Mont, where
the moving picture outfit will travel
into the Glacier National park.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-08-03
ATTORNEY HIT BY E. C. LEWIS
ST. Louis Publisher Charges Leonard
Goodwin of Chicago With Exploit
In MaiI-Order Houses.

Washington.-The sensational charge
was made before the house commit
tee investigating the postoffice depart
ment that Leonard Goodwin, a Chi
cago lawyer, and brother of Russell 2,
Goodwin, assistant attorney general
for the postofice department, was ex-
plotting mail-order houses throughout
the country, telling them he could ar
range any trouble they might have
through a denial of mail privileges,
etc.
The charge was made by E. g. Lew
is. president of publishing company
in st. Louis, recently denied the sec
ond-class privileges. Lewis also de-
clared that postofice inspectors at St
Louis had been told to use whatever
methods they pleased ito put Lewis
out of business" and ito shut Lewis
up before the next campaign" This
was the campaign of 1908.