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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Resents Presidential Dictation.

WASHINGTON, May %. - Senator
Nelson of Minnesota, attacked Presi.
dent Taft today before the senate q.
nance committee for seeking to prevent
the senate from amending the Cana.
dian reciprocity bill. He declared
that the constitution placed with the
senate part of the treaty making pow.
er OF the country and offered several
amendments to the measure.
Senator Nelson's amendments would
reduce about one.half of the existing
tariff rates on most farm products.
To put farm products on the free list,
he declared, was legislating directly
az gainst the farmers.
"President Taft is evading the con-
stitution of the United States,' he as
serted, "when be tries to force the
senate to accept this agreement as il
was presented. He is triding with the
senate of the United States"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Big Dam Is Completed.

HELENA. May 17.-At noon today
the six big gates of the Hauser lake
dam across the Missouri river, 18
miles from Helena, we're dropped from
their cables, closing up the dam, thus
marking the practical completion of
the greatest engineering enterprise In
Montana.
The dam has been constructed by
the United Missouri River Power
company at a cost OF 50, 500, 900 to re-
place the one washed out three years
ago. It is over 600 feet in length, 12O
feet in height, and at its base is llC
feet thick, all OF solid concrete. The
dam will generate $4,000 horsepower
and its great storage capacity will
operat to give the river uniform
flow practically throughout the year
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
MANY Fatalities From Heat.

CHICAGO, May 20'-Light showers
in the afternoon and heavy electrica
storm before sundown brought an end
today to the week of burning hot
weather which has prostrated citizens
in numbers previously unheard of at
this time OF the year. Fifty three
babies under one year, and most OF
them only few weeks old, died dur.
ing the four days of extreme heat from
May Is to May 10, inclusive.
The mortuary records showed that
the babies died almost as rapidly as
they came. Unreasonable heat, spoiled
milk, bad ventilat and improper
care were given by physicians az
causes of death.
The police also announced that near.
ly score of children, boys and girls
from 10 to IA years old, had been
reported missing during the hot days.
The police believe any of them have
wandered from the city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Trans-Continental Highways.

WASHINGTON, May, ia bill pro.
viding for two national automobile
highways was introduced today by
Representative Hobson. 1t authorizes
the appointment OF two committees,
with mem bers from various states, to
work out two gigantic improvements,
one highway to extend from the AT
lantic to the Pacific coast along the
thirty fifth purallel OF north latitude,
the other to extend from Canada to
Mexico on line near the twenty third
meridian west from Washington.
These highways, the bill provides
shall be known respectively as the
national east.west automobile high
way and the national north. south
automobile highway.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Favors Canadian Agreement.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE adj
dress Of Governor Osborne of Michi-
gan favoring the passage of the Cam
adian reciprocity bill featured today's
hearing before the senate finance COM
mittee on the reciprocity and free list
bills. Governor Osborne expressed the
opinion that Canada could not com.
pete successfully with the United
States in the growing of wheat or in
any of the other ways which those op.
posed to the treaty fear.
He said, however, that he looked at
the compact in roader way than an
economical and financial one, and that
the great benefit this country would
derive from the bill was q drawing
together OF the two nations for the
better friendship which would ensue.
If either side would benefit the United
States would be the country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Extremes Of Temperature.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Snow was
falling this morning in Yellowstone
park and it was freezing in Wyoming
and Nevada, while the middle west
and eastern states were sweltering in
the hottest weather of the year. A
general break in the hot wave was
predicted by the weather experts here
today within the next SO or AZ hours
bringing release to the populace of the
country. In the large cities the hea,
has caused many prostr ations. Warm
weather will continue tonight and Sun.
day in the eastern states. Consider.
able cooler weather prevails generally
over the eastern slope of the Rocky
mountains, caused by a disturbance
moving eastward from the north Pa.
cifc coast.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
More Trouble For lorimer.

SPRINGFIELD, May 18.-The senate
adopted resolution today asking the
United States senate to reopen the
Lorimer investig alton. This action
was taken, following the recommend.
alton of the republican steering COM
mittee of the sen ate. Efforts to extend
the life OF the Helm committee to May
81 were defeated when the presiding
officer ruled out of order the resolu'
tion calling for the extension.
WASHINGTON, May Is. Senator
LII Toilette today gave notice TO the
senate that on Monday he would call
up his resolution providing for q
special committee to investigate
charges growing out of the election Of
Senator Lorimer OF Illinois.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Decision Favors Shipper.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Holding
that sin the absence of routing in
structions, the shipper is entitled to
have his shipment moved via the
cheapest available route" the inter.
state commerce commission today
granted repar alton to Goodkind Bros.
of Helena, Mont, against the Chicago,
indianapolis & Louisville railway and
other carriers. The principle in.
volved in the decision has been in dis
pute for years and now is determined
by the commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Montana Sheepmen Protest.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Dixon today presented to the senate
the resolution OF the Meagher County
Woolgrowers association, protesting
against any revision of the wool sched-
ule of the Payne Aldrich law at this
special session of congress. The
resolution was read to the sen ate
and referred to the finance commit
tee.
The Meagher County Woolgrowers'
association asks for an opportunity to
present to the tariff commission facts
relative to the cost of producing wool
and mutton, and demands the re-
tention of sufficient duty to cover the
difference of cost OF production here
and in countries which import wool to
the United States. They declare that
If given an opportunity to present their
side of this question, there not only
will be no reduction in the duty on
wool, but tn At the present rate will be
increased. While the present duty OF
wool is supposed to afford western
woolRrowers protection of IL cent
per pound in grease, they declare nc
such protection is realized. They urge
th at schedule K be remodeled so thai
they will realize this amount of pro-
| lection.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
PEACE IN MEXICO.
Political Reforms Will Change Elec~-
ton Methods.

MEXICO CITY, May 18.-During the
recent diplomatic exchanges between
the government aud the leaders of the
revolution which resulted yesterday
in the proffered designations OF Presi-
dent Diaz and Vice President Corral,
agreement on Foreign Minister De La
Barra as acting president and the ar.
rangement of general armistice as
basis of peace, the government drafted
q new election law for submission to
the chamber OF deputies and under
which election Diaz's successor will
be held.
The measure, so far as is consist
ent, follows the French law under
which the national executive is elected
for seven years by majority OF votes
by the sen ate and chamber united In
an assembly. Heretofore the Mexican
national government has conducted
the elections through the local may
ors, who presided at the pollings.
The mayors passed on the eligibility
of voters and counted the ballots.
Their powers, linked with their obli-
cations to the national administra-
tion caused the government to be &C.
cused of fraud.
Under the proposed law the mayors
must keep their hands off. Candid ates
will conduct their own campaigns and
their representatives will control the
registr alton lists and count the bal
lots. The whole design of the bill is
to place the franchise completely in
the hands of the voters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
To Amend Antitrust Law.

WASHINGTON, May 18.-As indicat.
ing the possible effect on legislation
of the supreme courts Standar Oil
decision. three bills were introduced
in the senate, one by Senator Jones,
of Washington, republican, and the
other two by Senator Culbertson, OF
Texas, and Reed, of Missouri.
All look to the amendment of the
Sherman antitrust law to include all
combinations Ia restraint of trade. re.
gardless of their reasonableness or un-
reasonableness.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Fatal Airship Accident.

PARIS, May 2l.-France paid q ter
rible toll today for her magnificent
endeavor to attain supremacy of the
air, when q monoplane, the driver OF
which had lost control, plunged into
q group of cabinet members who had
gathered to witness the start of the
race from Paris to Madrid, killing the
minister of war and injuring the prime
minister, his son and q we'll known
sportsman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
HOMES FOR SETTLERS.
Reclamation Service Calls Attention
To Western Projects.

CHICAGO, May 22.-Vigorous efforts
to settle lands in western states under
government irrig alton projects have
been begun from the headquarters In
Chicago, which has sent out circulars
not only giving the location of new
projects where farms are open for en-
try, but the size of the units available
and the costs of W water rights. The ef.
fort to check the emigration to Can.
ada will be difficult because of the
relative cost of water riehts, which on
the 5000. 900 acre irrig alton block OF
the Canadian Pacific railroad is only
so cents per year per acre. The rec.
lamation service circular states:
The rush Of homeseekers to the west
promises to be greater this year than
ever before. Thefollowing shows the
projects the number of farms available
for entry, the size Of the farm units
and the cost of water right:
Huntley project, Montana, 40 acres,
cost of water right per acre, s34.
Sun River project, Montana, 40 and
80 acres, $50.
Umatilla project, Oregon, 20 and 40
acres, $50.
Belle Fourche project, South Dakota
40 and 80 acres, S38.
Shoshone project. Wyoming, 40
and 80 acres, s46.
Regarding the value of irrigated
land Prof. F. 81. Newell, director Of
the reclamation service said: 1.-THE
returns from an irrigated farm when
intensive agriculture is adopted should
be s40 per acre, net. Capitalize these
crops and allow the agriculturist an
annual return of 20 per cent, this
means irrigated lands will be worth
5000 per acre."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

HELENA, May 2l.-Harry Adams
and Frank Burdge would not now be
In the county Jail on two charges of
horse stealing had not q man from
Wsrdner, Idaho, recognized them as
they were leaving Helena this morning
on saddle horses rented at Avon yes.
terday. The Idaho man was standing
In the doorway of q livery stable when
the two passed. He promptly an.
nounced they were the same pair that
10 days ago rented team and wagon
at w ardner and fed eastward until
forced to abandon the outfit in the
are.swept district of western Mon.
tana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Suit Against Davis Heirs.

BOSTON, May 90 Joseph A..
Coram OF Brookline, Mass, won an.
other point in his fight against the
trustees and administr ators of the
estate of the late Andrew ]. Davis,
the Butte million aire, in q decision
handed down by the supreme court to.
day. The action is one of which Mr..
Coram seeks to be reimbursed for
about sl25, 900 spent by him on behalf
of various heirs in connection with the
litig alton over the estate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Insurance Men Form Trust.

CHICAGO, May 22.-Sixty or more
of the casualty insurance companies
in the United States and six foreign
concerns doing business in this coun-
try, have combined to raise rates, &C.
cording to q news article in the Tri.
bune today.
AS result, employers desiring the
liability insurance must pay increases
varying from Is to l40 per cent. The
attorney general has, it is reported,
instituted an inquiry into this alleged
trust.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Indicted Men Plead Guilty.

HELENA, May 18.-Twelve men in.
dicted by the federal grand jury plead.
ed guilty in the federal court today.
u. W. Thornberg, who came here from
North Carolina, and Carl Olson were
the men with the hard-luck story.
Thornberg came to Montana with his
wife and six children to locate. In
western Montana he met two Indians,
who gave him money to buy them
liquor. Ignorant of the law, he did it,
and was ARRESTED and indicted. He
was given 60 days 10 Jail and $l00 fine,
the minimum sentence. Carl Olson
met his Indian in Helena, and gave
him whiskey, being in ignorance of
the law. He got the same sentence as
Thornberg.
James H. johnson pleaded guilty to
burglarizing the Clancy postoffce in
January and was given Is months at
Leavenworth and a fine of 5000.
The following persons pleaded guilty
either of Introducing whiskey on the
Flathead Indian reserv alton or to sell
ing liquor to Flathead Indians, and
were each sentenced to serve 60 days
in the county jail and fined 500: Pat
rick Hart, David Linn, Frank Shay
Joe McCaskell, Tom Colson, Georgt
Lebeau, J.. P. Mobley and Franz
| Williams.
Twenty.yoar.old Ben Phillips plead
ed guilty to forging an indorsemen
and passing a check made out to Be,
Phipps, and was given 80 days In tn
county Jail and fined SlO0. Phillip
comes from Libby.
Colgers Arbello pleaded not guilt!
to numbering Peter Beauchan on tn
Fort Belknsp Indian reserva alton Jan
uary Is last.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
AFFECTS CATTLE PRICES.
Texas Stockmen Protest Against the
Canadian Agreement.

WASHINGTON, May II. - Contro.
versy over the prices Of Canadian
cattle arose between members of the
senate finance committee and wit.
ness at today's hearing on the Cana.
dian reciprocity bill.
E. G. Las ater, president OF the Cat.
tie Raisers association of Texas, as
serted that the cattle raising industry
would be destroyed because Can adian
prices were lower. This, Sen ator
Stone declared, was not the case. He
quoted statistics which Mr.. Las ater
questioned. The secretary of agri.
culture and Professor Emery, of the
tariff board, will be called to explain
the figures and apparent contradic
tions.
Senator Stone announced today te
the senate finance committee, at the
hearing on the reciprocity and free
list bills, that he would soon press
for vote on reciprocity. He said he
did not propose to let the hearings
drag along indefinitely. Senator Pen
rose, charm an of the committee, ex'
pressed the belief that the reciprocity
bill hearing would end soon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Taft Bosses The Job.

WASHINGTON, May l9.-President
Taft is opposed to amendments to the
reciprocity agreement, no matter who
is their sponsor. 1t became known
today that the president looks with
disfavor on the proposed amendments
of Sen ators Root and Lodge, two of
his personal friends and advisers. Mr..
Taft believes the agreement should go
through congress as it was introduced.
He will make his fight along that line,
no matter what republican leaders
may do.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Raided Gambling Dives.

NEW YORK, May l9.-El even men
are under arrest today and a wagon
load of card tables, dice boxes and
other parapherna ALA secured, the fruits
of series of raids on 100 gambling
houses.
The raids were the first since Depu-
ty Police Commissioner Daugherty
assumed charge of the detective bu'
reau l8 days ago. Arrests we're made
OF the men under such warrants
known as "John Doe," "John Deal
er" and "John Proprietor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
ATTACK LUMBER TRUST.
Federal Authorities AIlege Conspir
acy to Rob Consumers.

Federal Authorities AIlege Conspir-
acy to Rob Consumers.
NEW YORK, May 19.-Sweeping
charges Of a gigantic conspiracy to
m aintain high prices, to blacklist con.
Germs not regarded as "proper" trade,
and to violate generally the Sherman
antitrust law, are m ade in government
suit filed by Attorney General Wick
ersham in the United States court here
today against the so.called lumber
trust.
Ten trade org ganiz ations and more
than $50 individuals are named as de.
fend ants In the suit, which may be the
fret OF al planned by the depart.
ment Of justice against combinations
OF retailers in staple commodities and
the necessaries of life, to prevent the
ultim ate consumer from buying any.
where except from local retailers.
The government suit ia replete with
sens sational allegations and it Ia
asserted that builders and consumers
of lumber the country over are at the
mercy of the retailers org ganiz alton.
The suit filed today is against the
Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers
associa alton, which is the central body
of nine local org gsniza ations covering
five states, the District of Columbis
and the cities of Baltimore and Phila
delphia.
This is the government fret anti
trust suit conforming to the supreme
courts Stand ard Oh decision io lha
it alleges "undue and unreasona able
restr amt" of the trade between con
sumers and manufacturers. It ia th'
evident purpose OF the plea to confin'
the charge largely to that feature
small stress being placed on th'
restrain of trade among the conspir
ators themselves.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

divisions of the army now In rendez.
vous in Texas on the Mexican border.
1t is said the troops in Texas are
short about 300 wagons, 1900 mules
and aboot 1000 men to complete the
org aniza alton of the first division. All
the stations have been enlisting re-
cruits and hurrying them to Texas,
but there is no addition to the mule
and wagon equipment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Will Probe Livestock Rates.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Complaints
among the great meat packing inter.
ests of the middle west OF discrimiua'
ton in freight rates on cattle as be-
tween the big packers have led the In
terstate commerce commission to un.
dertake complete threshing out Of
the whole question of livestock rates
from the west and southwest. AS 8
step toward this investig alton, which
will probably not be concluded until
next fall, the commission today sus
pended, from May "a to September q
next, proposed new rates from For
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

BUTTE, May 2l.-Samuel L. Rat.
cliffe, we'll known brewery man OF
this city, was found dead it his potato
patch by his wife, who had gone out
to visit him this afternoon at his ranch
in the valley below Butte. The body
was still warm when found by Mrs.
Radcliffe. Death resulted from apo.
plexy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Frustrated BY Heat.

CHICAGO, May l7.-One death aud
two prostr ations from heat were re.
ported yesterday. According to the
weather bureau the day was the hottest
May 16 in thirty years, the maximum
temperature being 80 degrees. No re-
lief from the heat is promised today
and it is feared there will be further
prOstr ations.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Caught With Bribe Money.

OAKLAND, May 18.-Henry P. Dal-
ton, county assessor of Alemeda
county, was arrested here late today
as he was leaving downtown res.
taurant where, 1t is declared, he had
met high official OF the Spring Val.
ley Water company. District Attor.
ney Donohue, by whose orders the
arrest was made, is authority for the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

statement that s5, 900 in bills was TAX.
en- from Dalton following bis arrest.
Dalton had been county assessor
for twelve years. The Spring Valley
Water company is giant corpora.
ton which supplies water to San
Francisco, Oakland aud other bay
cities, and has large holdings in Ale.
media county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24
Army Short Of Equipment.

HOUSTON, Texas, May l6.-Com'
missary officers as we'll as line officers
ia Brig adler General Mills command
at Galveston are much exercised over
what they declare serious shortage
of train wagons and mules in both
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-24

Worth and other Texas points to Ok.
lahoma City. One of the principles
in the controversy involves the right
of the commission to suspend q new
rate which is a reduction from the ex-
listing rate.
The Springfield herald., 1911-01-06
Notice of trustee. Sale

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the
powers granted in that certain trust deed execut-
ed by George T. Goundrey to George w. Toms.
trustee and recorded in Book l2, page l59 in the
Office of the County Clerk and Recorder of Baca
County, Colorado, whereby the said George T.
Goundrey conveyed to rhe said trustee the fol-
lowing described land, situate in Baca County,
Colorado. to-Hit:
The Northwest quarter of Section Twenty-six
(25. in Township Thirty 800 South Range Forty
six West of the sixth chip. NJ for the purpose
of securing the promissory note Of the said George
T.Goundrey and in which said trust decd have
been. by the legal holder of the said note, ap-
pointed substituted trustee, Twill. at the request
of the legal holder Of said note offer said land at
public sale to the highest bidder for cash, the
fremont street door Of the Court House in the
City Of Denver, Colorado. the 25th day of Jan,
A. D. 1911 at 10 o'clock a. m, for the purpose of
satisfying said note, which is past due and un-
paid together with accrued interest thereon.
Dated at Denver. Colorado. this 18th day of De-
cember, A. D. 1910.
JOHN F, MAIL. Substituted Trustee.
First pub Dec 23-last pub Jan 20.
The Springfield herald., 1911-01-06
New Map of Baca County.

A map Is in. x 25 in. showing
the location of post Offices.
ranches, wind mills. artesian
wells. roads, creeks, Two Buttes
reservoir and irrigation district.
A complete map. Price Is cts,
at office or 20 cts. by mail.
Baca Co. Abstract Company,
Springfield, Colorado.