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The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10
Chance Picks New York.

Chicago, April 10.-Better prepared TO
play championship baseball than since
the spring of 1906, the Chicago team,
champions Of the National League will
open the season here Wednesday with
the ST. Louis club.
Manager Chance believes Chicago Will
again win the pennant. but in the same
breath names New York as the most
formidable contender. The team is in
splendid condition and is almost the
same that won the championship. The
third base position alone is changed.
Heine Zimmerman has been picked to
win the place made vacant by Harry
Steinfeldt, who was sold to ST. Paul.
Although Pitcher Overall is lost to the
club, Manager Chance is pinn1ng his
faith to Mordecai Brown, who has
meant so much to the club in winning
four pennants in the last five years.
Reulbach and Pfeister, veterans, are
going at top speed and Chance expects
much of them.
Much is expected of the Chicago
American League club this season.
Manager Duffy has the material for
team of veterans or youngsters, which,
ever may prove best. The team VIII
open the season at Detroit
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10

The White Sox team. have each lost
| one game, Kansas City trimming the
| first squad and Wichita the second.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10

Fred Hunter is making good with the
Buccaneers because OF his ginger,
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10
BOSTON 4: kansas City 3.

and Priest.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-04-10

Des Moines' ball team did not look as
bad as contemplated. The pitching
staff is a heavyweight one at least
Des -doines Register and Leader.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
Will Survey Montana Lands.

HELENA, April "a. - Twenty -four
government parties will be put to work
this year surveying unsurveyed lands
in the counties of Custer, Chouteau,
Fergus, Dawson, Cascade, Flathead,
Park, Sweetgrass, Meagher, Yellow
stone and Valley counties. Three
parties are now in the field in Custer,
Chouteau and Fergus counties, and
the others will be sent out as soon as
there is grass for the horses.
Approximately S175. 600 worth of
work is planned to be done in the state
this year. OF this sum $50, 900 was
recently deposited by the Northern
Pacific to cover the cost of surveying
isolated tracts it owns in various
parts of the state, and the remainder
comes from the regular appropriation
allotted to Montana, and the special
appropriation of 500, 900 made by con.
gress last year for the surveying OF
public lands in the counties of Valley,
Custer. Dawson and Fergus.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
The Woes Of a Married Man.

Attorney General Wickersham
brought the following tale back from
the northwest and told it at the White
house.
A man there who was in mortal fear
OF his wife, especially when he in.
dulged in spirits to excess and forgot
to go home until the early hours of
the morning. One night he drank un.
til he became hilarious, and 1t was in
the small hours of morning that he
reached his home. He gained an en-.
trance without arousing his sleeping
spouse.
Shoeless he climbed the stairway,
opened the door of the bed room, en-.
tered and closed 1t after him without
being detected. Just as be was about
to get into bed his wife, half aroused
from her slumber, turned and sleepily
said: "Is that you, Fido?"
The husband. telling the rest OF the
story, replied, "For once in my life
had real presence of mind, I licked her
hand"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
TO Control Public Domain.

WASHINGTON, April 24.--Complete
control of the public domain Is placed
in the hands of the secretary Of inter.
Tor, by the terms of public lands bill
introduced by Senator Overman Of
Forth Carolina, 10 the senate today.
The bills are the same as one intro.
duced last session, with the exception
of several amendments, one of which
provides for specific reservations of
mineral rights in all patents to agri-
cultural lands.
Senator Overman also introduced q
public land bill intended ''for the pro-
motion at agriculture" which would
pay s35, 900 for this purpose to each
of the states annually, the money to
come from the proceeds OF the sale OF
public lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
Republican Senator's Disagree.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The split
in the republican ranks which threat.
enc republican supremacy In the sen.
ate assumed gave proportions today
when the regular republicans fatty
refused to meet three demands of the
progressives. These demands we're
that Senator LaFollette be given q
place on interstate commerce, Bristow
on foreign relations and Cummins on
fin ance.
The meeting of the committee was
brief and reported to have been some.
what acrimonious. SEM tor G allinger,
chairman of the committee, presented
q complete list OF appointments to
committees. When it al discovered
by MIR. LaFollette that only n Of the
four final progressive claims had been
allowed he Immediately announced his
complete abandonment of the tenta-
tive list.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
BOSSES ARE ALARMED.

This demand for a primary law 10
Montana reminds US OF a baby with
the belly ache. The baby cannot be
good until he gets relief.
Oregon claims the credit for start.
ing the ball rolling. Bosses are afraid
of this ball. Not a boss in the United
States has come out fiat footed for the
primary law. That settles it. The
people are in favor of the primary
law because they want to unboss their
politics.
Why Is a boss anyway? II he is a
persona non grata 20 the people, he
must get his pork from priv ate sources.
Pick out your boss? Well, for a nice
smooth one, how does Lorimer strike
you? There is no trouble to identify
his friends. These men have an idea
about an election which is illustra ted
in the way they jammed their favorite
into the United States senate The
people have just the opposite idea of
an election. Thieves have q motor.
iously childish confidence in their
cunning. 1t ia written in the stars
that the people will throw Mr.. Lori.
mer out Of power. Nothing 80 impo-
lite as his forcible entry into the
American House of Burglars could
have been imagined. 1t was just the
red flag to infuriate the popular bull.
Publish broadcast this truth: Money
cannot buy some things. Out In Ore.
gon bushels of dough were spent to
beat the primary law. 1t was q rough
rider at the polls. 1t spread north,
south, east and west. Republican New
Hampshire is affected the same a.
Oregon.
BY its fruits the convention system
of nominations is known and read
among men. They intend to smash the
convention system. Not only do they
intend to select their own hired men
but they propose to kick dishones'
hired men down stairs by using tn
recall. Bosses everywhere swear tn,
recall is the most dangerous politica
poison yer invented. They are RICH
and the people are asking the bosse'
to drink this hemlock with their eye
wide open. President Taft in showing
his teeth at the recall in the Arizon,
constitution has stepped on anothe
rusty nail.
Montana needs a primary law, will
the recall in her business. Here i
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
RECOVER OREGON LANDS.
Government Wins Decision In Suit
With Railroad.

PORTLAND, Ore, April 25.-Federal
Judge Charles Wolverton decided yes.
terday ia favor of the government ev.
cry contention made in its answer to
the demurrer of the Southern Pacific
company in the so called Oregon land
grant cases. If this decision be sus-
tanned by the supreme court OF the
United States, land in Oregon valued
at $40, 600, 600 to SIS, 900 900 will revert
to the government and probably be
opened to settlers.
While deciding in favor of the fed
eral government, Judge Wolverton
decided against several thousand in,
terveners in the case. He held that
they had acquired no right whatever,
either by settling on the land or by
rendering the maximum sum per claim
specified by law.
The effect Of this portion of the de-
cision is that the grant lands cannot
be procured by any individual until
the president or congress again opens
them to entry or file. The 81 entry men
who had gone on the land as settlers
before the suits of the governmen,
we're commenced also lose their claim,
and are held to have gained no advan.
age whatever by their period of settle.
ment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
YORK CITY WILL,
HAVE BIG LAND SHOW
J. J. Hill Offers $1,000 Prize Cup
For Best Wheat

At last, New York is going to have
land show in New York City-there has
starting the morning of November srd
and ending the evening of November
18th, 1911, there will be one Of the big
Madison Square Garden. New York City,
that the world has ever seen-the Amer
lean Land and Irrigation Exposition.
en Nsw f 5erf m Elty as the in largest fSs pp port Of
come to NeW York every year. Think
e of tiara farm mi!llon a year. ef them Most sre Of them them
farmers thar we are. This big land
show will get most Of these ,~lhard-work-
1t would be of tremendous benefit to
the Northwest if some Of these people
could be induced to move out on the
farms, and either buy land, If they have
farmers until they get sufficient money
to purchase farms of their own, as the
Germans and Scandinavians lie a gem
people work for small wages in over
crowded, congested centers like New
York City, They do not know about the
p XII the Tead d rs' Of ' this pape are
asked to do is to compete for the valu-
able j: J: Hill prize or one Of the other
many fbe ys1 prtfeS efer Sdrt6 Ga1 Naaih the hes South 9TH
East will all exhibit and show their best
grains, fruits and other farm products.
It is very necessary that the Northwest
Of n other section, so that the better
thousands of native Americans. in and
means to buy farms but do not under
stand the possibilities Of the Great
North west. will come to u section,
are extremely valuable n are we'll
worth while.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03

list Of the reciprocity BILL" said Mr..
Underwood, 'oecause we don't believe
the pass age of the reciprocity sgree.
ment will iu any way effect the farm.
ere income.
"One Of the obi acts of this bill Is
to remove from the protected list those
implements that the farmer uses in
producing his crops. The other pur-
pose ia to reduce the cost of living to
the masses by putting their food pro.
ducts on the free list"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
]. 7. Hill Prize Gun

James J. Hill, Chairman of the Board
of Directors Of the Great Northern
Railway, offers a $1,000 prize cup, five
the best 100 pounds Of wheat raised in
the. United States--in 1911-and exhib-
tied by the actual grower at the Amer
The conditions are easy, and any
farmer in the United States stands a
good chance to win this $1,000 cup. 1t
advertisement to this locality IL this
cup were won by one Of the readers Of
this paper-if it were won by. you.
a,w whs S Seea re aSyth to %co1 Ratlway w has
any sincere effort to make the North
west and the Northwestern farmer more
prosperous. They have issued q hand
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
v Parcels Post.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Under the
auspices of the Postal Progress league,
a conference of delegates representing
nearly all parts of the country met at
the New Willard hotel today to dis
cuss ways and means to bring about
an extension Of the parcels post system
in the United States. 1t is probable
congress will be askedto pass bills pro.
viding for q general parcels post up
to IL pounds at eight cents a pound,
one cent for each two ounces; a cheap
local parcels post on the rural routes
and insurance of all mail matters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
p Long Session,

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Speaker
Clark does not agree with Senator
Root that congress is likely to adjourn
by June l. AT the White house today
where, he said, he had talked "neigh.
borhood gossip" with Mr.. Taft, Mr..
Clark declared that nobody in the
world knew how long congress would
be here.
II know a. much about it a. Sena.
ator Root and be knows as much about
1t as I do" said Mr.. Clark. 81 have
attended two special sessions of con.
gress called to revise the tariff which
lasted into August. There you are."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03

M1ssoULA, April 26.-Todsy Deputy
Sheriff johnson made the fret arrest
recorded In western Montana under
the law that forbids drinking on rail-
way trains. johnson. who was re.
turning to Missoula over the Occur
d'Alene branch of the Northern Pa.
citc, took the prisoner at Lathrop.
The man, q giant of the woods, pu,
up q fight and continued his struggles
until lodged in Jail. He refused to
give his name.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
Making Political Capital.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The free
list bill was taken up in the house to.
day and for several days to come it
will hold the center OF the legislative
stage. Chairman Underwood of the
ways and means committee, in explain.
ing the proposed measure, acknowl-
edged that it would mean a reduction
In government revenues by at least
$40, 600, 600 a year, but declared that
this would be more than met by gov.
ernment economies.
This free list bill is not offered as
a compens alton to the farmer for pro.
ducts OF his that we're put on the free
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES FREE.

The high cost OF living, as it affects
residents of Montana who contemplate
matrimony, has been slashed In one
respect by an Interpretation of the
marriage license law by Attorney
General Galen. According to an
opinion rendered by that authority,
the bank account of a prospective
Montana bridegroom is not legally
exposed to attack in his laudable eff.
fort to break away from the shackles
OF bachelordom. No longer shall his
sensitive nature be shocked by the
demand 1.-TWO dollars, pleased" as the
license clerk hands him that precious
permit to get married.
The official story o! the legal optn.
ion in which the issuance of q mar.
riage license is happily divorced from
the sordid element of commercialism,
is told in q Helena news item which
says:
If any man in Montana has been
delaying getting married because OF
the cost Of a marriage license, he need
delay no longer. That obstacle has
been overcome, and an official mar.
riage license, Issued by the clerk OF
any court in Montana, q be had
merely for the asking.
This is the opinion given by Attorney
General Galen to G. E Kumpe, state
examiner. Mr.. Galen advises Mr..
Kumpe that while it Is the duty
the clerk Of the district court to issue
q marriage license under the provis.
ions Of section 1918, revised codes, he
is not entitled to charge or receive any
fee therefor
Originally it was the duty Of the
clerk and recorder to issue marriage
licenses and to collect a fee of o..
Later the legislature made 1t the duty
of the clerk of the district court to
issue the licenses.
"But the legislature, in transferring
the duty of issuing marriage licenses
from the county clerk to the clerk OF
the district court" says Mr.. Galen,
ibid not transfer the fee therefore re.
quired to be collected by the county
clerk, and for that reason it cannot be
presumed that the legislature intended
the clerk OF the district court to collect
any fee for this service. As to whether
or not the county clerk is still required
to collect the fee, although the duty OF
issuing the license was transferred to
the clerk Of the district court, is moi
necessary for me to pass upon at this
time, for the reason that the Twelfth
Legislature amended section 1853 by
emitting therefrom any fee to be col
lected by the county clerk for issuing
or recording a marriage license. This
baing the fact, there is no provision
in the laws of our state providing for,
or requiring, any fee to be paid to the
county clerk or to the clerk OF the dis.
trict court for issuing a marriage Ii.
onpso ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03
MYERS ON WOOL TARIFF.

The new democratic enator from
Montana promises to make good the
reputation claimed for him by his
friends, in the matter of fairness 20
ward all classes Of the community
affected by legislation he may be re.
quired to consider. Judge Myers
possesses the judicial temperament,
and will apply it to his work in con.
gress during his senatorial term. He
proposes to fully inform himself upon
matters under discussion before be
casts his vote-an example that is
commended to emulation by some
members of congress who appear TO
vote upon certain questions and &C.
quire information upon them after.
wards.
Senator Myers, as a democrat, will
probably act in harmony with his
party associates most Of the time in
their legislative program. but will
first satisfy himself that the program
is right-from his point of view-be-
fore be gives his endorsement. Es.
pecially in proposed legislation that
directly affects his constituents, will
this course be followed by Moatana's
democratic senator. The position
taken by Senator Myers ia announced
in q newspaper interview regarding
his attitude upon a proposed revision
of the tariff duties on wool, in which
he is quoted Ia part to this effect:
Before leaving Montana for Wash.
ington, q committee representing the
woolgrowers of Montana met me and
simply asked that, in view of prepare.
lions for further enlightment upon the
Woodworking business and the near
approach of the regular session of
congress in December next, 1 oppose
any legislation upon the wool tariff
until the meeting OF congress next De-
cember by which time the tariff BOARD
report ought to be, and it is presumed
will be, before congress.
"Assertions that I am pandering to
the plaudits of q few %sheepmen are
made by people who either do not
know me or do not want others to
know me. It may be that my expert.
ence on the bench has made me averse
to precipitate action. I am asked to
jump b%lindtolded and with q meat axe
into the mazes of a proposition that
old heads last session took months to
consider. l have allied myself with
the progressive democrats of the sem
ate and propose staying with them.
In this particular instance, however,
It seems to me that 9 request to wait
a few months for further inform alton
before applying the pruning knife
deep into an important industry, is
not unreasonable. Those who at.
tribute to me base and unworthy mo-
tives for not flying to their views,
when by waiting a bit l a get in
form alton, are welcome to begin right
now to cast around for a different
man for my successor. l will not be
terrorized.
II think it would be reasonable and
just to wait until December for the
report of the tariff board and no
longer, and then 60 to work on the
wool schedules; if the report should
not be in by December, 60 to work
without It. l am further inclined to
take this course by my own lack of
enlightenment. want to know what l
AN doing. Then, when the time comes,
l may urge the removal of all duty
from wool"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03

the yolk OF the egg. When the people
go to the bat or the day that candi.
dates are nominated they will disre.
gard party labels. If the shoe pinches
the boss, 80 much the worse for the
boss. The people are going to pinch
him hard enough to kill.-Forsyth
.Jonrnal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03

j. M. Howell, a popular druggist of
Greensburg, KY, says, 1--WE use
Chamberlain Cough Remedy In our
own household and know it ia excel.
lent" For sale by all dealers. II
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03

four page leaf1et printed in two
colors with an illustration showing the
James J.. Hill $1,000 prize cup. This
tells all about the conditions gov
erning this and other prize contests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe-
cialty at the RIVER PRESS office
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-05-03

write to E. G. Leedy, General 1mmigra-
ton Agent Of the Great Northern Rail-
way, located at 115 Great Northern
informed the editor that he will be glad
to send this :leaflet and any other In
formation desired to any reader OF this
Evening journal., 1911-02-15
.TRI-STATET s
MEET TODAY
liz Game Schedule to be
Agreed on at Harris
burg Gathering
SALARY LIMIT WILL
STAY AT PRESENT FIGURE

The annual schedule meeting Of the
Tri-State League is being held at the
Hotel Columbus. Harrisburg, today.
President Charles r. Carpenter will
submit to the club representatives the
list of 112 games he has arranged for
the season. The season will open on
May 3 and close on September 6, and
it is thought that the schedule will be
readily adopted with but few minor
changes.
Peter +. Cassidy is representing
Wilmington at the meeting.
The present circuit allows a good
arrangement for the holidays as the
mornings and afternoons can be di-
vided, unless the clubs desire other
arrangements Wilmington will be
paired with Trenton. Harrisburg will
be paired with York, JohnstOwn with
Altoona and Reading with Lancaster.
The salary limit will come up for
discussion. but there is little lilSeli-
hood of any change being made, al
though a majority of the clubs in the
league see that a limit of S2100 would
be far more acceptable than the pres
ent 81 1900 figure. To make a change
the unanimous vote of the league is
necessary. and there are at least two
clubs which are expected to disap-
prove of any attempt to change the
present figures.
Many prominent baseball men from
/ the Tri-State and 'New York State
Leagues are attending the meeting
and several trades of players may bC
made before the day is over.