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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
To Investigate Harvester Trust.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-An inves-
tigation to determine whether the In.
tern ational Harvester company has
violated the antitrust laws, and
whether it has entered into relations
In violation of law with other per.
sons. firms or corporations, is pro-
posed in q resolution introduced today
by Representative Lebeck OF Ne
braska.
Mr.. Lebeck said he had received
numerous complaints from constitu-
ents who were of the opinion that the
high price of farm implements was due
to the fact that the Intern national Har.
vester company had practical control
of the market.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
Will Probe Express Companies.

WASHINGTON, July la sweeping
investig alton Of all the express COM
panles in the United States affected by
the interstate commerce laws was to-
day ordered by the interstate COM
merce commission on its own motion.
Evidently, in anticipation Of this
action by the commission. practically
all the express companies with the ex.
ception of the Long Island. late yes
tardsy hled new tariffs, which are be-
lieved to be material reductions in
rates. It is said today that 1t would
require several months to compare
these rates with those now in exist
ence.
More than q year ago q number Of
the leading commercial organizations
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
An Alleged Magazine Trust.

NEW YORK, June 27.-A civil suit
was filed in the United States court
today for the dissolution OF the Peri.
odical Clearing house and about q
score of other magazine defendants.
The petition, fled by District Attor.
ney Wise, alleges unlawful combina'
ton and conspiracy to restrain inter-
state trade and foreign commerce in
mag azine and other periodical publ
cations.
The petition recites that prior to
July, 1909, there were upwards OF 20,
900 corpor ations and individuals pub
fishing and selling periodicals in free
competition. but that following the
organization of the Periodical Clear
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
FOUGHT SUGAR. TRUST.
Witness Tells About the Arbuckles'
Financial Loss.

WASHINGTON, June 28.-Wm. G..
Gilmore, managing partner OF Ar
buckle Bros. of Brooklyn, New York,
resumed the stand today in the "sugar
trust" investig alton and described the
war made on the American Sugar Re.
fning company by his firm in 1S9S-99.
The Arbuckles began manufacturing
refined sugar in 1898, and since then
have been Independent of the trust.
1--WE cut the price 25 Ipoints under
the trust price soon after we started
in West Virginia and Ohio, said Mr..
Gilmore, "because the trust sought
to induce the wholesale grocers in
those states to buy sugar exclusively
from the American.
"This was in 1908. We kept the
price down four or five months and
got the business in those states.
Eventually the price returned to nor.
NAL, but the American never did get
back all its business inithose states."
The American first cut the price un-
der Arbuckles, the witness said, from
10 to Is points and 'swhen this was met
the trust began campaign to procure
exclusive contracts. Drastic price
cutting ceased about the close of 1899.
During that period Mr.. Gilmore said,
his firm lost in the sugar business
about 81, 250,000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05

of the country petitioned the commits.
sion for q general investig alton into
the rates and methods of the express
companies and in it's order today the
commission says the investig alton ia
in order to "determine whether such
rates, classifications, regulations or
practices of any of them are unjust or
unreasonable or unjustly discrimiua-
tory or unduly preferential or preju.
dical or otherwise In violation of the
provisions of said act, and to deter
mine the manner and method in which
the business of said express companies
and each of them Is conducted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
COURT REVERSED ITSELF.
Libby Is Now Declared County Seat
Of Lincoln County.

Libby Is Now Declared County Seat
Of Lincoln County.
HELENA, July /. - The supreme
court today reversed its decision in
the famous struggle over the location
OF the county seat of Lincoln county
and Libby, the present county seat,
is again victor in the long drawn out
fight.
When the legislature of 1909 created
Lincoln county it designated Libby as
the temporary county seat and pro-
vided that the question OF the location
should be decided by the people of the
county at the succeeding election. At
the last fall election Eureka was
chosen county seat by majority OF
13 votes.
Libby people resisted all efforts to
move the county Offices and re Gently
J. Il. Gieger brought an action in the
supreme court for writ OF mandate
to compel the clerk OF the district
court to move his Office from Libby to
Eureka. The case was argued and
the court by a unanimous vote upheld
the contention OF the people OF Eureks
and ordered that the writ be issued.
A rehearing was granted and today
majority of the court held that the
provisions of the act OF 1909, which
provided for the determin alton of tht
county seat question by the people Al
the polls was unconstitutional ant
that therefore the county seat election
was void. Judge Smith dissented.
The courts opinion affects q mum
Der OF other Montana counties, an
may render elections necessary i
these counties to establish permanen
county seats.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
WOULD BENEFIT CANADA.
Senators Discuss Effect Of Proposed
Trade Agreement.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-The pos
of manipulation of in.erna'
tional railway rates so as to give
Canada monopoly of many American
markets under the reciprocity treaty,
was emph asized by Senate Cummins
when he resumed his speech against
the agreement In the sen ate today.
Senator Cummins said he had called
the attention of the men "who are re.
sposible for the making of this agree
ment,' to the railroad rate danger.
II think l am violating no conf.
dence," said Senator Cummins," when
l say I was assured that somehow,
some time. somewhere, treaty would
be made with Canada that would or
ganize tribunal that might review
international al rates, and that through
that tribunal we might receive JUS.
tice.'
Senator Cummins proposed an
amendment that whenever Can ad q
roads should make an unreasonably
low rate to get Canadian produce into
the American market, the president
should have power to restore the gen.
er al tariff duties or articles affected
by the rates.
Characterizing the Canadian reci'
procity agreement as ''severe and
UNIV warranted blow at the agriculture a.
interests of the country" Sen atol
Gamble of South Dakota, continued
the attack upon the measure which
has been begun by insurgent sena
tors.
"The measure proposed,' said Sen
ator Gamble, sis unjust, unfair, un
repu blican and is in violation OF th'
declared and settled policy of th
party for more than gener alton. /
seems to me a serious blow at tn
American farmer, which places hir
ia unequal and unfair competition
with his Canadian rival without fai
and just compens alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
RELIGION AND SUGAR.
Mormon Church Interested In Utah
Sugar Plant.

sugar Tldnt'
WASHINGTON, June 27.-President
J Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon church
was the principal witness at today's
hearing of the house committee on In
vestig alton Of the so-called sugar
trust.
"Have you any official connection
with the Utah. Idaho Sugar company
asked Chairman Hardwick at the
opening of todsy's session.
II am president of the company
Mr.. Smith replied.
"Do you own any stock?"
"Yes, sir. 1 own about 5000 shares
of stock individually"
"Do you own any stock in repre-.
sentative capacity?"
Eyes. hold 39,615 shares for the
church. The title is held In the name
of Joseph F. Smith, trustee"
President Smith said the church be-
came interested in the Utah Suga,
company when many people who sub
scribed failed to pay for their stock
and their company, under bond to com
plete q beet sugar factory, were una
BILE to do It.
The church was appealed to by th'
stockholders to assist, which 1t did, Il
the extent of $50, 600.
"Does the Utah Idaho company pa!
dividends?"
eyes, several per cent"
"How is the dividend used by tn
church,"
"Iu promoting its religious inter
ests.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
A Fatal Joy Ride.

P1rTsBuRG, June 30.-One man yet
unidentified was killed and Edward
Ward and Charles Irwin of this city
we're fatally hurt in an automobile &C.
cident near Braddock, come time dur
ing the night. The dead man and the
two injured men were found today.
The accident was the end of q 10y ride
of six persons. Three of the riders
escaped injury and have not been
found
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
Another Dynamite Suspect.

Los ANGELES, June 30.-A man
believed to be David Caplan, one Of
the alleged McNams ara dynamite con-
spirators, is under arrest in London.
Papers are being prepared for his ex.
tradition from England to this coun'
try.
District Attorney John D. FEEDER
icke IL In Washington conferring with
Secretary of the State Knox reg ardlng
the case and II is expected that he
will Join Detective VIM. j. Burns, who
went to London six weeks ago, and
bring back the suspect.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
More Land For Settlers.

WASHINGTON. June 3O.-Approxi-
mately 100000 acres OF land have
been opened to settlers under the
registr alton plan through proclama'
ton signed by President Taft, $50, 1000
acres being within the Berthold In
dian reserv alton of North Dakota,
and 450,00 In the Pine Ridge and
Rosebud Indian reser ations in South
Dakota,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
WILL PASS RECIPROCITY.
Majority Vote For Measure Assured
In Senate.

In senate.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The Can
adiau reciprocity situation cleared to
q marked degree today, and q canvass
OF the senate was in every way assur.
ing to friends OF the measure. With
not more than a dozen set speeches in
prospect and with hour sessions
on the program, many OF the senators
count on q vote before the end of
July.
The most formid able speech still to
be N ade is that of Sen ator La Toilette.
He will present his long promised tar.
if amendments to the reciprocity bill
and will talk for three or four days,
discussing the tariff even more than
reciprocity. These amendments will
be in the nature of q substitute for all
other tariff suggestions.
The only speeches promised in cup.
port of the reciprocity bill will be
made by Senators Stone OF Missouri
and Burton OF Ohio. In addition to
Senator La Toilette, Senators Clapp,
Bristow, Gronna. Nelson, Bailey,
Simmons and others will be heard,
but none except La Toilette and posi-.
bly, Bristow will talk at great length.
With reciprocity disposed of, it is
not believed that the session will be
greatly prolonged. The stand.pat re.
publicaus are disposed to concede q
vote on the wool and free list bills.
The democr attic senators have said
from the beginning they would be sat-
isfied with q roll call on the two tariff
bills, and there are indications that
the stand pat republicans will let these
90 to vote without much debate in view
of the thre atened presidential veto o1
both bills.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
A Big Passenger List.

NEW YORK, June 28.-The largest
number of cabin passengers that ever
left this port on a single chip boarded
the White Star liner Olympic today to
sail for England.
The cost of sailing her from
Southampton and back is Sl75, 600 and
the return from the passenger fares
numbering 2, $50 persons Is 1926, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, June
28.-Wm. Adams, aged Is, son of q
cafe proprietor at Ringling, while
riding bicycle to Dorsey after mail.
was struck by lightning and killed,
the machine nearly melted, and the
boys body burned and disfigured
almost beyond recognition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
Big Defense Fund For McNamara.

6I8 OorenSe funQ For MCNamara'
INDIANAPOLIS, July l. - Every
member of labor union in this
country Ia asked to contribu rs cents
for the defense of J. ]. and James B.
McNamara, charged with dynamtting
outrages in Cos Angeles, according
to q plan adopted by Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor and other organiza.
tions. 1t is expected in this way to
raise defense fund OF $500, 1000 this
summer.
"McNamara stamps" bearing a
portr ait of ]. j. McNamara, also are
to be introduced by the feder alton, to
be used at l cent each, the proceeds to
go into the defense fund.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05

enables the big wheat growers to cut
from 10 to 100 acres day. Because
OF the drouth in the early spring,
which cut short the Kans as wheat crop,
the grain is ripening earlier than
usual and wheat not harvested prompt.
~ will she'll out and fall to the ground
as the big machines cut the straw.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05

ing House in July, 1909, notes were
sent to subscription agencies and
sgents modifying them that they
would have to sign the contract with
the Periodical Clearing House II such
agencies intended to conduct further
business with members of said PERI
odical Clearing House.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05
Congressional Reapportionment.

WASHINGTON, June 28.-The senate
committee OF census today agreed to
report the congressional reapportion-
ment bill without amendment provid.
ing for 433 representatives. The bill
provides for Representatives over the
present number and was framed so as
to prevent decrease of the member
ship from any state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-05

Fine Book and Job Printing spe.
cialty at the RIVER PRESS Office
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-09
Commencement at Bethany College:
AZ Graduate From WheeIinq HiGh
Wins
RECIPROCITY TO BE REPORTED
WITH HIS AMENDMENT
APPENDED.
Committee TO Report Measure With
out mmendation-Comes
Up In Senate Tuesday.

WASHINGTON. D. g.. June s.
The Canadian reciprocity bill is ready
for consideration by the Senate. the
finance committee to-day having voted
10 TO 4 TO report the bill Tuesday
without recommendation. and with the
Root amendment TO the wood pulp
and paper clause tackled on 20 the
measure
Senator Roots amendment provides
that wood pulp. paper aud board shall
not be admitted free OF duty into the
United States from Canada until these
products are admitted free from this
country into every province Of Cana
da Preceding the vote TO report the
bill. this amendment was adopted by
the committee By vote Of 5 TO s..
those opposing IL being Senators Pen
rose. CullOm and McCumher tRepubli-
cansI. and Stone. Williams and Kern
(Democratsl.
An effort 10 send the bill 20 the Sen
ate with a report recommending the
passage Of the measure resulted In a
vote of 8 90 S. those favoring this ac-
tion being Senators Penrose. Cullom
and Lodge tRcpublicansl and stone.
Williams and Kern Cpcmocratsl on
a vote for an unfavorahle report tho
result was q tie. Senator SmOot Join
inE Senators Penrose. Cullom. Lodge.
stone. Williams and Kern In opposing
this action
on the final motion. which was 20
report tho bin as amended and with
out recommendation. Mcssrs Pen.
rose. Cullom. Lodge. Smoot and Gallin-
ger Republicans. and stone. Bailey.
Williams. Kern and simmons Demo
crafsl. voted in favor of and Mcssrs.
Hepburn. Clark. McCumhor and I.afol-
letto. an Republicans. against tho mo.
tion Senator Johnson. ~ Maine. was
not present
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-09
u. G. [. Meet
Convention Opens In Huntington. Big
Feature TO Occur Today.

Special Dispatch 70 tns Iutcilizencer
HUNTINGTON. ". Va. June g.
The grand council OF United CONNER.
cial Travellers. composed OF the coun-
ellis in the states OF West VIRGINIA.
Kentucky. Maryland. Virginia and the
District OF Columbia. convened here
to-day in annual session More than
two thousand visitors were present al
the opening sessions and many more
Will be here tomorrow for the parade
which will be the feature Of Fridays
program.
Today's session was taken up with
the routine matters OF the session Fol
lowing the addresses Of welcome. the
reports of the various officers We're
heard. The grand council has exper.
fenced a remarkable growth since
1897. At that time 10 had a member
ship of 200. while 10 now boasts of A
membership of $500 Many prizes
have been offered for the delegations
making Tho best shoWings BOO fhp
parade Friday and there is keen com
petition between the various councils
represented. u is expected that three
thousands Knights will be in line in
the parade
Richmond. Va. VIII probably land
tho 1912 meeting Tho sessions viii
continue until Saturday night
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-09
j. 5. STEEL
COAL
Nearly Eighteen Million Dollars
Involved In Transfer of River
Coal Interest.
FUEL MONOPOLY SAID
TO BE OBJECT OF DEAL
Pittsburg Coal Co. Sells COnnells-
vile Holdings and 5000 Acres
OF Coal.

PITTSBURG. June S.-The directors
OF the Pittsburg Goal company at a
special meeting late today unanimous
ly approved the sale Of coal lands
valued at S17.s00. 900. The purchaser
Is the II. G. Frick Coke company.
Payment Is TO be made in bonds secur-
ed by mortgage upon the property and
guaranteed as to principal and interest
by the United States Steel corporation.
The properties included in the sale
consist OF coke and coal lands and
coke ovens OF the Pittsburg Coal com
pany in the Connellsville region, and
about 5000 acres OF undeveloped coal
lands owned by the Monongahela
River Consolidated Coke and Coal Co
which Is now controlled by the Pitts
burg Coal Co.
The PIttsburg Company will apply
its portion OF the consideration to its
bonded Indebtedness and reduce il TO
about s9.O00.000. This will mean a re
duction OF S5000u0 annually In in
terest payments and. il is said. will
place the company upon a satisfactory
basis.
In the statement issued after the
meeting the price OF 1000 acres is Civ
eu as Sl.450 per acre with improve
ments. and Of 5000 acres of unbroken
tracts that OF the Monongahela River
Consolidated Coal and Coke Co at $3.50
per acre.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-09
TerSc Telegraphic Tips

rOTTSv1LLE. PA swarm NJ big
rafe made their appearance in ono "
fho primary school rooms hero tod day
children and teacher Jumped on their
desks and then we're Obliged fo fght
OF some of thc huugry rodents Sew.
era. children ucro slightly bufcn
WASHINGTON After a speech iy
Senator Works of california. meine
Tho election Of United states scnators
hy direct vote. fHc senate today ad.
iourncd until Monday. when thcy vote
on tho hiil
CLEVELAND The $1,000 garment
workers on strike here have an
nounccd that their nght will bc made
along tho lines of publicity. on appeal
for public sympathy. and avoidance of
violence
URt SSE1.S Tho cabinet of N
Scholiacrt roairncd today Srhouarrf
became premier and minister of the
interior in January. f0O>. succeeding
VI uc Troos. Who died the preceding
month
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-09

WASHlNGTON - Mexican soldiers
vil hr allowed f1 travel across Amer.
ican territory fo lower California 20
reach rebel forces Tho arms may be
carried bod scaled hocraRo cars.
TOTsDAN The soismorrarh at ne
Observatory hcrc registered cafaa.
troph1. earthquake iu fhc ncighhor.
hood of tne Caspian Sea a. 100
O'Clock this morning
rIrTSHrRG Patrick sullivan. u
years of axe to-day was hold 90 await
che action of the rrand jury on
charge of murder Uc killed Robert
Hoyce. aEcd 90
PARIS -L'Auto claims that '.Fcd
rlnc. the winner off the Paris to Mad
rid airshIp race attained the pro
iir'oue speed of ft5 miles an hour on
Tuesday
FOHTNrAfN Ualu-Tho rovolu.
tionary movement directed hy General
saint Just las become moro throaten.
ms This city is up in arma
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-09
SHOCKING
TRAGEDY
Jealous Husband Mistakes AnOth-
er Woman for Wife and Kills
Her Male Companion.
HEAD BLOWN OFF
INNOCENT VICTIM
jealousy Leads To Revolving Muir
der, John Willis Victim
of Marion Adkins.
Special Dispatch 10 the Intelisencer.

W. AuA A'lNAiA'fll 10 AiIe AuAtlAktnNtr
HUNTINGTON. W. Va. juno -
Mistaking the young sweetheart VI
John Willis for his wife. whom he had
suspected Of having taken i."Onlight
strolls with another man. ,Iarion
Adkins OF Gentry. Fayette county last
night shot and instantly killed Willis.
while the latter was walking with his
fance. Miss Louisa Berry. Adkins
was arrested on a charge OF murder
and today held without bail to await
the action OF the grand jury. Miss
Berry il In a serious condition from
the shock OF the tragedy.
Adkins had accused his wife Of
flirting with other men. She left her
home and went 10 the home of Miss
Berry. Adkins followed her. 4 short
distance from the Berry home he saw
the couple walking. He mistook the
young lady for his wife and opened
FIRE on her companion and Willis
head was almost torn from his body.
All the parties are OF considerable
prominence and the affair has created
sensation. Public feeling against
Adkins runs high. Willis was a young
bookkecpcr and was soon 70 have
welded Miss Berry
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-09
Splendid Program
AT the Virginia
To"ard Lindsay ESley and Elizabeth
c. eushteld Deliver Class
Orations.
DR.. CHAs ?. WISHART
ORATOR OF THE OCCASION
describes Three Poets Views OF
Ife-Affalr a Brilliant
Success.

To a brilliant accompaniment Of
music and eloquence, forty-seyen Of
Wheelings charming girls and manly
boys completed their high school life
last night by taking the Leading role
IN the annual commencement exer-
cises at the Virginia theatre. The af
Iair was splendid one in every de
tail and the great auditorium was filed
TO IFS capacity with relatives. friends
and well wishers who we're Justly
proud Of the class Of 1911.
The Virginia stage was tastofully
decorated for the occasion with the
class coiors. green and black. while
at the rear was hung the class relay
trophy won az the recent field meet
The members Of the class. all attract
ively garbed IN caps and gowns. were
seated In long rows and made very
me appearance. Excellent selections
OF popular and classical music we're
rendered by the Virginia orchestra.
lhe program began with the select.
ION Club Fellows" by the orchestra.
lhe Rev. a. L. Benze OF the Zion
Lutheran church delivered an inn
pressive invocation and this was fol-
lowed By the orchestral selection
Three Million Dollars" Howard
Lindsay ENley. one of the two repre-
sentatives selected by the class. thon
gave an excellent oration entitled.
The Purity OF Present Day Politics.
Esley's Grafton.
Mr FXley said in part we are
told that This is an axe OF rotten poll
Tics. but we believe that r is rather
an age Of comparative political purity.
u is true that 10 one not
versed lu tho political con.
diuons of other countries or other
times this may seem an absurd mis-.
homer or cause Tor merriment
But 10 ono who compares the present
day with other times. There IS no
cause 90 make q wry face when poii.
tics is mentioned. or 10 heap cenaura
upon tho heads of our public office
holders
Formerly bribery and similar ro.
Htical onensos we're so common that
They were vInkcd at and iftc aften
tcouenusa on Pars vine,