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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11

Scottish tenants to come to British
Columbia and live on the dukes
holdings and the Duke of Portlsud
will bring over 1000 Of his English
dependents.
The Duke of Sutherland has OBJ
tsined control of 1900 acres OF land
on the Frazier river, near Fort George,
and is seeking more land In that dis
trict. He had previously bought 50.-
600 acres of prairie land along the
Canadian Northern In Saskatchewan.
The duke also owns farm lands in the
Okanogan valley and lots in Edmon-
ton, Lloydmanster and Prince Albert.
The Duke of Portland's interests reach
into the state OF Washington, where
he expects to send English colouists.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11

The president was the guest of the To-
coma folk on his mountain-climbin
tour, and be took care merely to refer
to the "maiestic mountain" for Taco
ma residents insist that the proper
name is Mount Tacoma.
William jennings Bryan on q recent
trip gracefully avoided the rivalry be-
tween Seattle and Tacoma as to the
mountain by saying:
"At Seattle they showed me their
Mount Rainier, now you show me
your Mount Tacoma. I want to say
that your mountain is just as besuti-
full as their mountain"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
Roads Responsible For Fires.

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 6.-Railroad
companies are responsible for all
damage done by forest fires started by
sparks from engines on forest re.
serves, according to a decision of the
United States circuit court of appeals.
The decision was rendered in the case
of the Corvallis and Eastern railroad
company, in which the higher court
atfirms an award of 81, 500 damages
against the company made by the
United States district court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
TRACE CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
Stephenson Money Paid To Candi-
dates For Legislature.


MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 9. Numerous
candida for the Wisconsin legisla.
ture which was to elect United States
nator received money out OF the
S107,79 campaign fund of Sen stor
Isaac Stephenson, according to testi.
mony today before the sen natorial In
vestig ating committee.
Rodney Sackett, one OF the Steph.
enson campaign managers testified
that Thomas Reynolds received sew
eral hundred dollars, Levi Bancroft
$3.50, G. G. Nellensgard $3.50, and four
others similar amounts. The men
named were all candidates for the leg.
islature at the primaries OF 1908.
Reynolds, Bancroft and Wallensgard
were elected and 10 joint session they
voted for Stephenson for the senator
ship.
1t was declared by the witness, how.
ever, that the money was given to the
men to promote not their own cam.
paigns. but that of Senator Stephen.
son. That the giving of money to
candida ates for Office by another candi'
date vas q violation OF the state law,
was the position taken by Senator
Sutherland of Utah.
Sackett declared that in some in
stances it was known that the men
were candidates for the assembly and
in no instance were they to use the
money for themselves. No promise
was exacted from them that they
would vote for Stephenson, it wa:
said,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
TAFT REPORTS PROGRESS.
President Declares Federal Control
Is Success.

SPOKANE, Oct. with his arrival
here President Taft ended one of the
most picturesquely interesting days
of his travels through the northwest.
The day was spent in northern Idaho
and eastern Washington, the principal
stops being at W ALA Walla, WASH,
Lewiston, Idaho, and Moscow, Idaho.
For many hours the presidential rain
wound its way through the famous
Snake river canyon and from the car
window the president saw some OF the
most unique farms in the United
States. From the water's edge these
farms rose in rolling pillows to the
benches and hill tops on either side OF
the canyon. At some places they
seemed almost perpendicular, but
everywhere was wheat stubble, indi-
eating that the last crop OF the year
had been safely harvested. All of the
farms were in the dry farming district,
where the crops are raised without the
aid of irrig alton.
Governor Hay of Washington, met
the president at Walla Walla and &C.
companied him to this city tonight.
The governor ia his fret Introductory
speech of the day, declared himself in
favor of Mr.. Taft's renomin alton. A
second interesting development was
the repetition by President Taft at
Lewiston OF portions of his Waterloo
utterances on the relation of the gov
ernment to business.
1--WE have,' be said, "put the rail
roads under control and they &C.
quiesce in it. For time they were
defiant. Now, under the steady actor
of congress in increasing the power
of the interstate commerce commits,
sion, they have realized that the whole
people are greater than any part o
the people; that the whole people, i
they move in one direction and ar
determined to control and bring abou
q just condition, are likely to win II
the end, however often they may be
deferred in reaching that purpose
So. too, with respect to our trusts
The industrial ombinations that hav
controlled prices are now under th
antitrust act and are beginning Il
feel the heavy weight of the hand o
the law"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
TAFT DEFENDS COURTS.
President Resents Criticism Made fos
Political Purposes.

President Resents Criticism Made for
Political Purposes.
PoCATELLo, Idaho, Oct. 6.-1n .
speech before the chamber of COM
merce here today, President Taft Bit
terly assailed the critics of the United
States supreme court aud asserted
anew his views as to the relation OF
the government to business.
"I love judges and l love COURTS"
said the president. ''They are my
ideals on earth that typify what We
shall meet afterward in heaven under
q just God. Aud when q court is do
ing its duty, when it is trying to In.
terpret the law as it ought to be, to
have it condemned aud attacked and
its motives questioned for mere poll.
tical purposes without any solid
ground for attack, goes to my heart
aud I resent it with deep indigna.
tiou."
President Taft spoke with far more
feeling than he put into his Detroit
and Waterloo speeches, but along the
same lines. He said he had received
many criticisms on the point, but as
yet he had failed to receive an answe r
to his challenge to W. ]. Bryan and
other publicists to cite single case
OF combin alton in restrain of trade
which ought to be condemned and
which would not be condemned ur rder
the supreme courts Interpretation OF
the antitrust law in the Stand ard Oil
and tobacco trust cases.
"What distinguishes this country
from any other one," said the presi.
dent, sis the supreme court that We
have in Washington that oft has stood
between US and errors that might have
been committed that would have been
greatly Injurious to the country, and
to turn Hupon that court and ques
tion it's motives and to attack it seem;
to me to lay the axe at the root of the
tree of our civiliz zation."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
WIS. ELECTION SCANDAL.
Senator Stephenson's Managers
Used Lots Of Money.


MILWAUKEE, Oct. 3.-Aside from
hearing testimony that followers Of
Sen ator Robert M. La Toilette in
Wisconsin are known as "half- breeds"
and that they are political foes OF
Sen ator Isaac Stephenson, the sena.
torial committee which is investigat-
ing charges th at Senator Stephenson's
election was secured through bribery,
today devoted its attention to digging
into campaign expense accounts.
Much of the necessity for expending
an amount as great as SlO7, 1913 to get
the nomina alton of Mr.. Stephenson At
the primaries in 1908, was declared by
witnesses to be due to opposition ex-
erted by Sen ator La Follette's follow
ers. To organize each of the 1900
precincts In the state 1t was necess ary
to spend the money literally, the wit.
nesses said.
Mr.. Van Cleaye testified he rem aim
ed at Marinette, Senator Stephenson q
home town, and when calls came from
Milwaukee and other places for money
he went to see the senator. In this
way, he said. he handled e52, 500, but
he did not know what was done with
1t beyond that it was sent to the
Stephenson headquarters to be ex'
pended for campaign purposes.
Rodney Sackett, who ia q clerk IL
the United States sen ate, testified tha
he worked in the Milw aukee head
quarters and had the handling o1
about s9S,000. He spent money ir
paying salaries and travelling expen
ses of workers who we're sent over the
state to boom Senate Stephenson e
candidacy. He kept q card index
record Of the expenditures, but after
the campaign, finding the cards hat
been badly worn, he destroyed them
after making copy OF the amount
spent.
1t was pointed out that in som
counties Senator Stephenson spent 81
amount equal to S. q vote.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
Wisconsin Town In Danger.

LACROSSE, Wis.,, Oct. 6.-Breaks
have occurred in both upper and
lower dams of the Lacrosse Water
Power company At Hatfield, on the
Black river, 60 miles northwest Of
here: the s5,ooo,o00 property OF this
company is men aced, and q large dis
trict including the city of Black River
Falls, Is under water. Agricultural
districts of the Black river valley are
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
Will Cut Out. Middlaman.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Ten thous and
heads of New York families, 500 re-
tail dealers and several hundred farm
ers of the Pensylvania state grange
have combined In an associ alton here
to eliminate the middleman and to
lower the high cost at living.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
Begin Long Horseback Ride.

TACOMA, Oct. 5.-Alva Fl. Boggs
and John M. Burston, who for sever al
years have been serving as guides on
Mount Tacoma, left here today on q
tr ranscontinental horseback ride.
They bear letters from the mayor OF
Tacoma to the mayor of New York,
which city they expect to reach within
five months. They will travel south.
ward as far as Los Angeles and strike
eastward from that point.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
Finds Work For Students.

BOHEMIAN, October 5.-An excellent
idea in connection with the college of
Bozeman is the employment bureau
for the benefit of the students. Many
boys are willing and capable of work.
ing part of their way through college,
and statistics have shown them to be
among the foremost college men in the
country. Many of them are unable to
meet the expenses incident to college
course, and yet their ambitions are
high for advancement, and 1t seems
most commendable in any institution
to try to make attend ance possible
when financial means are denied.
With the opening OF the bureau
there were many more applicants than
positions, while now the reverse is
true. The manager, Dave Higbie, has
been an indefstigable worker, and it
Is due to his efforts that now he is
seeking boys for the work instead Of
work for the boys as heretofore. Mr..
Higbie is meeting with support from
the business and professional men OF
Bozeman, and there Is assurance Of
plenty OF work for the students who
want it. In time the gradu ates Of this
institution may find the employment
bureau of incalculable value, and l,
will always be remi nder of college
days. The innov alton is certainly 6
commenable one and one likely to be-
come popular throughout the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
British Dukes Purchase Land.

VANCOUVER, Oct. 5.-The Duke of
Sutherland and the Duke of Portland, ,
two of the richest landlords in Great
Britain, are acquiring vast tracts OF
land in British Columbia. The Duke
of Sutherland will assist 5000 OF his
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
New Governor General of Canada.

LONDON, Oct. 6.-The duke of Con-
naught, accompanied by the duchess,
sailed on the steamer Empress OF Ire.
land from Liverpool today to assume
the Office of governor general OF Can.
ada, in which he succeeds Earl Grey.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11
Taft Guest Of Tacoma.

TACOMA, Oct. S.-President TAFT
today made trip by automobile to
the Glacier fields of Mount Rainier
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-11

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attractive Offer
ings in our advertising columns.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
THE TINES SPORT PAGE
give Us Clean Basketball
A. "A. d. Commissioners Plea

when all parties concerned must take
determined stand for clean play
Foul work by players. lax oficiating
and the endeavor OF partisans OF com
peting teams TO influence the award
ing or Withholding OF free throws
have brought matters to such pas
that clean play is handicap and the
game is In grave danger OF being ce
serted by those who understand ane
appreciate its finer points.
I want TO commend TO the earnest
attention OF every player, Official anc
supporter of basketball the following
excerpts from the Official Guide:
Rule xI, Sec. 2S-There shall be NO
tacklinG or holding or pushing OF an
not be used I'm any way 10 interfere
with the progress OF q player who
has not the ball. Grasping the cloth
fng or person OF a player with the
shout a player shall be Considered
Holding. The referee or umpire shall
call . foul for violation or this rule.
Rule XXI, See. 24-There shall be NO
ping, Sscking, or unnecessary rough
ness OF any kind. The referee or nm
pire shall call q foul for violation OF
this rule. The referee may, for the
offense, disaualify the offender for that
game and for such further period NJ
the committee In charge shall deter
mine, except that disqualification for
striking, kicking, hacking shall be for
one year, except by alteration Of pen
atty I'm any case by the proper regis
tration committee Of the A. A. U. or
Y. M. G. A. Athletic league. The ref
tioa Of this rule, whether . foul was
called or not.
Another point which should be
fearlessly enforced is the one diner
entiating between fouls Of Class A
and B. The rule plainly specifies
that the official scorer shall keep
track of fouls in their classes and
that, when q player has committed
two Glass B fouls, the scorer shall
notify the referee who must-he has
no option-disqualify the player.
Striking, kicking, shouldering, trip
ping, hacking, unnecessary roughness,
and profane or abusive language con-
stitute Glass B. fouls The scorer
should act and the referee must sup
port him.
Enforcement OF these rules and the
penalties which their infraction i'm
poses, will save Detroit basketball. 1t
will become a better game and more
attractive one. Clean play is pretty
play. The most attractive feature Of
is the goal from the field.
The most destructive feature is, CORE
spondingly, the foul which prevents II
and which so often of late has been
To play basketball well implies a
thorough knowledge OF the rules. To
officiate capably as referee, umpire or
scorer requires q fearless enforce
ment of every clause of these same
rules. To properly appreciate the
game is impossible without knowledge
OF the conditions which govern the
play.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
CUBS To TRAVEL
l4,57s MILES
Cover More Ground Than Any Other
National League Club, But
Schedule Il q Wonder.
Or. the Rise and Fall of Champion.
A LIFE STORY IN PICTURRa

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-As schedule
makers. President Lynch, Secretary
Heydler and Barney Dreyfuss Of Pitts
burg, are today receiving the plaudi,s
of the baseball public for one of the
niftiest programs ever adopted by the
National league. The schedule re-
duces the total mileage several thou
sands miles, avoids conflict In every
city except Chicago, and here only on
Sundays. and one Saturday, when dual
games will not hurt much, and pro-
yfdes for only two double-headers,
both OF these In Boston.
None OF the eastern clubs plays two
series In succession with the same
club and each eastern team has two
Saturdays and two Sundays In the
west. Owing to the fact that Chicago
and Pittsburg will switch back anc
forth number of times, In order to
play Sunday games in Chicago, the
mileage Of these two teams il heavier
than any other two, Chicago leading
with 14,579.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
BALL
At HOT SPRINGS
Delahanty and Mullin in All-Ameri-
can Team That May Have Licked
All-Nationals.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Feb. 16.-A
rush of baseball fans to Hot Springs
is predicted today, following the game
here between picked teams of Ameri-
can and National league players as
sembled here for early training.
Just what the final score Of the con-
test was will never be known for the
National leaguers assert they won,
8 to 0, and the American stars insist
they were the victors. 4 to 1. Num-
erous other scores are given out by
the onlookers.
Fromme, of Cincinnati, was touched
up for seven hits in four innings, and
Clark, of Providence, r. l., gave an
equal number.
Among the All-Americans were De :
ahanty and Mullin Of the Detroit Tfy-
ers. The former played shortstop for
his team and the latter. right neid.
Both loked in good shape, Dels field
ing being one of the real features or
the game.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
c. LEATHAM NOT
OUT; NO Stree!
Says He Had Q Lot Of Steam Left
When Bout Was Stopped, But
Crowd Thought Otherwise,

They brought old George Leathem
back from Chicago to provide mod
ern imitation OF Roman holiday stun
in Windsor's right last night George
delivered the goods. with the assist
ance OF Paul Sikora, the present
youthful idol of the local populace.
The end OF the bout came In the sew
enth round with George grinding his
left ear into the upholstery OF the
ring and Paul crowned victorious
gladiator above him.
The veteran was as game as ever
and those who remember his frequent
appearances in the good old days
when Detroit rings were pitched In
prominent places, could not but ad-
mire the plucky stand he made, even
IL regretfully approaching the artistic
licking which Sikora was administer
ing.
But the most of the crowd wanted
sensation. They got II. Sikora wad-
ed in after the first round, dubbed
George with straight lefts to the heao
and short swings to the body, and
had the veteran weak and wobbly In
the fourth. In the fifth, had Paul
chosen TO swing his right at any one
of dozen stages II would have ended
everything. But he didn't contenting
himself with taking no chances ana
wearing the veteran down by degrees.
A short hook to the chin put Leatham
down for the count In the seventh,
however. and he came up, only to GET
a straight right on the same spot.
The blow turned him over on his face
and Joe Spracklin rang the bell.
Leatham Is indignant this morning
that he didn't have q chance to wealth
er out the eighth and final round, OF
the schedule. He points to the fact
that he was up within three seconds
as evidence to his compos mentis and
yearns for another chance but won't
get 1t.
The semifinal was CORY mess be-
tween Johnny wirth, of Grand Rapids,
and one Flanagan, Of Toledo, Wirth
landing most of the clean punches
but Flanagan coming In resolutely
for more and being strong, II bloody at
the close.
Next week one Albenese, OF Column
bus, is to accept position as step
ping stone for Tommy Hudson, the
local feather.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
BAN TAMS MEET
TO DECIDE TITLE
Coulon and conley on for New Or
leans Backgrounds Where
They Fight Feb. 2e.

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-The bantam
weight championship OF the world
will be the issue In fight between
Johnny Coulon, OF Chicago, and Frank
Conley, OF Kenosha, Wis. near New
Orleans, on Feb. 26. Pop Coulon,
manager and trainer Of the bantam
weight title-holder, received q tele-
gram yesterday, stating everything
had been arranged for the match and
they will leave Immediately for the
south to start training. Conley pass
ed through Chicago, Tuesday, on mis-
way to New Orleans.
Assurances have been received
that the executive will not interfere.
The battle will take place In Algiers,
q suburb across the river from New
Orleans.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
FF0ak Schedule For. The
TIg0s 70 leagues Latest

this from Detroit on of
OF anything In league history
- properly classified a eak. - ~ ''
lSll, the Tigers OF which
single combat on Pan,
Ior ~
1o@ooe lhs occurs between June July
A. compensating freak the Tigers
Bennett
s sssson Oct In this hectic finishing sprint
hostile diamond at
locally
series Of which in
1oro nothing like
1D possible working in its own town
oud Manager Jennings find
VIII b much easier to develop him
= - $500 ~ ~
~ for the road nnish his heretofore proven ser
- obs<ncls TO the Tigers when n stride
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
B4ITIsH. Def
IS ACCEPTED
Motor Boat Club Of America Willing
To Hold international Race on
Larchmont Next August.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Members OF
the Motor Boat Club OF America said
today that the club would hold an
early meeting and accept the chal-
lenge from the Royal Motor Boat Club
Of England, for race for the British
international trophy, now held by the
United States. II IL probable that
three boats will be built to defend
the cup and that the races will be
held on Larchmont, next August
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16

(1lshI0an comnIssIonsr a. a. %
Detroit ID on the eve Of it's annual
nkate championship basketball series
between the Y. M. c. A. i've, holders
~ the title, and the Detroit Athletic
NIB. which this year appears In the
role Of challenger.
These games are undoubtedly our
moot important winter athletic event.
Their success this year implies a
<1ree-fold responsibility upon the play
Drn, the oflcials and the public.
Basketball In Detroit has reached a
oriticd stage The time has come
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
Callahan FIIrts with ,sox.

CHICAGO. Feb. 16.-Rumors thai
Jimmy Callahan. ex-star of the White
Sox will return to the south side team
are rife again today following con-
ference between Callahan and Presi-
dent Comiskey. Both men deny that
the prospects Of Callahan's returning
TO the Sox were discussed but the "Old
Roman" declared, Jimmy looked good
but q little heavy" and the fans are
hoping again.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
PhIiIIes Get Penns Pitcher.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-The
Philadelphia Nationals are to try the
efficacy Of q real rah-rah pitcher. He
Is 'Toots" Shults, the star slabman
OF the University OF Pennsylvania.
Shultz announced today that he had
finished his college career. Shultz
was one Of the best pitchers in col
lege ranks last season.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16

Southern League Teams Won't Toler
ate Muggsy's Umpire.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. Is
Muggsy McGraw, manager of the New
York Giants IL up against 1t" today
as result Of decision OF the South
ern League owners that home UNI
pires must be used In exhibition games
or there will be no exhibition games.
The owners decision followed the an
nouncement that McGraw expected to
carry a major league umpire with him
on his training trip to oficiate at the
exhibition contests.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
ROUGH ON WESTERN UNION.
Anti-Raee Legislation Said to Have
cost Million q Year.

Cost Million q Year.
NEW YORK. Feb. 16.--Antiracing
legislation has cost the Western
Union 1000, 900 annually. This state
ment IL attributed to the late Gen. T.
T. Eckert, president of the Western
Union, by his nurse, Thomas Reilly,
In his testimony In the suit OF j. G.
Eckert. who is trying to break his
fathers will.
The estate amounts to $4,000, 900,
most OF which was bequeathed to T.
It. Eckert, Jr.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
WADE KILLIFER
TO MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb 15.-
President M. e. Cantillon, OF the Min
neapolis American Association base
ball club, wired from Chicago today
that the formal release of Wade Kill
hfer has been made by Washington
and the player has signed his Min
neapolis contract. Killifer will play
shortstop in place OF Altizrr, who goes
to Cincinnati.