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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19

TO the bitter and disgraceful row be-
tween President Taft and Theodore
Roosevelt and the nomination of q
third man for president by the repub.
lican national convention.
More than q hundred telegrams
poured in upon National Committee
man T. A. NARROW and the Montana
delegates who have reached Chicago
today dem anding that the Montana
votes be switched to some "dsrk
horse"
Delegates from many other states
have been showered with similar tele-
grams and the movement among the
plain republicans, who want to see the
party live, is believed here to be ma.
tion-wide. The kilograms began pour
ing in just as the national republican
committee was compromising the Mis-.
souri, contests and settling quietly
those from North Carolina.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Farmers Do Not Benefit.

TOLEDO, Ohio, June 13.-The recent
increase of approximately five cents .
pound on the retail price OF meats has
reawakened the old discussion.regard-
ing the cause of the highscost OF iv.
ing, according to Professor Alfred
Vivian. acting dean of the College of
Agriculture, Ohio State university.
cit has become the fashion to attrib-
ute the increase ia expense OF food
materials to the farmer who produces
them, F" says Professor Vivian. "There
is popular notion in the.city that the
farmer rolls In wealth, and it may be
q after of surprise to many to know
that the average earnings of the Ohio
farmer are less than $3.50 per year. It
ia only the unusual farmer who makes
more than q moderate living, just ss
it is the unusual city man who makes
more than q bare existence. The fact
is that the price of produce raised by
the farmer is little higher than it
was ten years ago, while the price to
the consumer has very materially in
creased. OF every dollar paid by the
consumer for farm produce, the farmer
receives only thirty.ive cents. In
other words sixty.fve per cent of the
cost of food consists of intermediate
charges between producer and con-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Too Strenuous For Theodore.

CHICAGO, June 17.-Colonel Roose-
velt's reception to the Roosevelt dele
gates and alternates today was the
most strenuous experience he has
gone through since he reached Chi.
cago. Several times before the ap-
parently endless string of enthusia asts
had passed him, he cried out, "Not
another man. not another man."
He began the handsh aking with vim
and enthusiasm but after half hour
of it, perspir alton was rolling from
his face, his voice was getting tremu-
lous and he was skipping over hall
dozen hands at one time.
Three dashlight photos taken within
ten feet of Col. Roosevelt helped to
increase his nervousness and make
the long procession more than his
patience could endure. Finally he
declared: "Hold the line as it is and
I'll pass along it,"
Policemen did the best they could to
hold it and the colonel with q body.
guard of policemen and plain clothes
men was hustled to the back end of the
room, up q private staircase and
around through the corridor to the
room of the Illinois deleg alton, where
an "experience meeting" was being
held behind closed doors. As Colonel
Roosevelt was forcibly propelled into
this room, policemen pushed the
crowd back, blocked progress dowr
the stairway and stopped everyone.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19

In preparation for the entertain
ment of the large number of sight
seers who are expected this season to
visit Glacier National Park, work al
ready has been commenced by the
Great Northern towards the erection
of its proposed $4,000 hotel at Gla-
cier Park (formerly known as Mid
park. The hotel will be about 200 by
100 feet, built mainly of logs, some
what similar in style to the Forestry
Building at the Seattle Exposition.
Already fifty carloads of logs have
been received at Glacier Park station
for use in this structure, some of the
logs being of such proportions that no
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
READY FOR CONVENTION
Republican Delegates and Spectators
Arrive In Chicago.

CHICAGO, June I.-Chicago had
not fully awakened today when the
strains OF lively music announced the
arrival of convention deleg ations.
From the various depots, lines of
quick. stepping msrchers and straggl-
ing bodies of ribbon be-decked dele
gates began to pour into the region
about the headquarters hotel as soon
as the early morning trains arrived.
Today promised to witness the arrival
OF the greater part of the $500 dele
gates and alterna ates and the thous ands
of spect ators and enthusiasts who
come to swell the convention throng
and add to its enthusiasm.
Speaking for the Roosevelt forces
today, Governor Hadley of Missouri,
chosen floor leader for the colonel,
declared that no contested deleg ate
seated by act OF the republican com.
mittee should cit in the convention.
"How can you help it?" he was
asked.
1--WE are not unm asking our batter.
les today" he replied. "No delegate
with stolen credentials shall have a
vote in this convention IL we can help
it. By tomorrow we shall have our
plans completed"
"What will you do?"
"Nothing that is not regular and
American; nothing that will not be ap-
proved by the American people,"
The Roosevelt leaders apparently
we're not disturbed by the announce
ment of the Taft adherents that they
would successfully block the move
ment for the adoption of q sub-roll OF
delegates. They asserted with con.
fdence that the convention would not
be organized with fraudulent dele.
gates in the places that should be oc.
cupied by those regularly elected or
chosen"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Politicians Are Worked Up.

CHICAGO, June 14.-Delega ates to the
national convention in anticipation of
the coming to Chicago of Colonel
Roosevelt and history.m aking
episode in American politics, today
went back to the first nomin alton of
Abraham Lincoln in 1860 in an effort
to find parallel to the fight being
waged here.
Roosevelt men, kept at high pitch
by frequent conferences and mass
meetings in which their leaders attack
the actions of the national committee
with bitterness, pointed to the death
of the old whig party as their theory
OF what may happen In Chicago next
week.
The Roosevelt managers announced
today that II all the remaining contests
between the national committee are de-
cided in favor of President TAFT he will
lack IA votes Of the number necess ary
to nominate. These figures and others
compiled at both Taft and Roosevelt
headquarters brought the situation
down to q point where discussion Of q
deadlock and . possible "dark horse
candidate doomed large.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Considering Sun River Project.

WASHINGTON, June l3.-President
Taft now has the Sun river irrigation
project before him, and has promised
to give the matter his personal atteu-
tion. Representative Pray scalled at
the White house aud had an interview
with the president on the subject. The
latter promised to look into it person.
ally, and said he would take 1t up
with Secretary Fisher at the first op.
portunity.
The president spoke highly of the
irrigation work as q whole, and said
that he realized its.importsnce to the
people of those sections of the country
where it was going on. He said that
he was familiar with the Sun river
project in general way, andjthat he
was interested in seeing the work pro-
crossing.
Mr.. Pray explained the reason for
bringing the matter to his notice was
because of the letters and other pro-
tests which had come from Montana
concerning the delay in thesswork. BE
laid before the presidential the papers
in the case, and discussed them with
him, the president expressing gym
pathy with the general purpose and
assuring early attention to the N after.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
MAY NAME DARK HORSE.
Fight For Repu blican Presidential
Nomination Is Bitter.

CHICAGO, June discharges OF At
tempted bribery in the fight for dele
gates were made today by Senator
Dixon, campaign manager for Colonel
Roosevelt. He charged that member
of the republican national committee
had been offered y United States mar
shalship II he would vote for Taft on
the contests now under consideration.
81 am prepared to name the man, II
necessary" said Sen nator Dixon. II
sent word TO the committeeman that
any federal appointment made In the
nature of q bribe for Taft votes would
be held up in the sen ate."
Senator Dixon dared the Taft mau-
ayers to be specific and give the name
of the Roosevelt leader who is report
ed to have offered bribe TO dele
gate in Alabama and3the name of the
man who received.the money.
1t was reported that the Taft man
ayers have under consider alton the in
PRODUCTION of resolution in the con-
vention requiring all deleg ates to vote
according to the instructions given by
their states until released by the can
didate.
Taft leaders after q canvass OF the
situation declared they expected TO
control the credentials committee by Z
vote OF thirty two to twenty. .one.
Many delegates talked today of the
advisability OF naming dark horse
candid ate for president In the hope OF
bringing party harmony and success.
The leaders apparently feel the lines
Of battle have been so sharply drawn
and such high feeling aroused that the
fight will have to be fought to finish.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Senator Lorimer May Resign.

WASHINGTON, June l6. - Senat
William Lorimer is slowly yielding to
the pressure being exerted by his
friends and associates. He is expect
ed to tender his resignation to the
governor of Illinois after q detailed
defense of his election has been SUBJ
mitted. He may not speak in his own
behalf.
His predicament ia crucial and en-
barrassing. If he had accepted the
suggestion OF Vice President Sherman
and resigned before the debate opened
he would have been in q better posi-
tton. He could have pleaded i'll health
aud double vindication. Now, he
must admit disastrous defeat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Better Weather Reports.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-In response
to his request for the extension OF
weather reports in Montana, Repre-
sentative Pray has been advised by
Secretary Wilson that it will be pos
sible 10 increase the weather service 60
as to make more complete reports for
four additional stations, Havre, Bill
lings, Glasgow and Lewistown. In
order to more fully cover weather and
crop conditions. This inform alton
will be published from time 10 time In
the bulletins issued by the department,
and will cover especially corn and
wheat. .a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19

more than two could be placed upon a
car. Some of these logs are no less
than six feet in diameter, and as
number are to be used for pillars in
the main lobby, which pillars are to be
f1fty-two feet in height, some idea of
their immensity may be gained.
In addition to the large lobby, din
ing room, kitchen and other public
rooms, the hotel will contain about 100
guest rooms. The structure will be
most artistically decorated in a man.
ner in keeping with it's rustic style,
and the whole will we'll accord with
the rough grandeur of it's scenic set
ting.
In connection with the building of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Taft Has Majority On Paper.

CHICAGO, June Is. - It's closing
hours attended by exhibitions of tense
partisan and personal feeling among
its members, the republican committee
concluded tonight the hearing OF the
contests involving 254 seats in the
national convention which is to as
semble Tuesday. The sum OF its work
is: Roosevelt 10, Taft 1886.
With the last of the decisions to-
night in his favor, Taft's strength
reached Its maximum. On paper, at
least, Taft appears to have q majority
over all vsriously estimated at from
Is to 30, but the Taft people manifestly
are alarmed over southern negro Taft
delee ates, several of whom are said to
have been seen struttiug about Chi
csgo today exhibiting q, 900 bills and
frankly confessing them as their price
for deserting Taft. Some are said to
have three and others five of these big
bills.
Another cause for alarm is the ar
rival on the scene of Colonel Roose-
velt. While the Taft leaders publicly
profess to believe that this will hurt
Roosevelt, privately they admit the
possibility that Roosevelt may pull
off some unexpected stunt In the con.
vention which may cause q stampede.
Roosevelt's faculty for doing the un.
expected, and at the same time the
effective thing In politics, has the
Taft people in an apprehensive frame
OF mind.
Ine bare truth is that no one knows
to q certainty what the convention will
do and possibilities range all the way
from nomina alton on the fret ballot to
q contest in the convention over the
seating OF delegates that will prolong
the convention ten days or two weeks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19

the hotel, Guthrie & Co., Great North.
ern contractors, already have started
the construction of a magnificent auto
mobile road, which will extend through
the reservation for a distance of forty
miles from Glacier Park to the edge of
the park, seven miles from st. Mary's
Lake. From this point ON to the lake
the road will be built by the govern.
ment. This road will form the north,
ern terminus of the Park to Park road
which is to be built through Montana
from the Yellowstone National Park
to Glacier National Park, and which
promises to be one of the most popu-
lar driveways of the country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Tornado Sweeps Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, June 17.-Twenty six
persons are known to have been killed
and many injured by storm that
passed over central and western Mis-
souri, late Saturday, demolishing
buildings, tearing down wires and
leaving the smaller towns and country
homes completely wrecked.
Reports indicate that the storm, at
ter doing many thousands of dollars
worth OF damage here, passed to the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19

chief Justice OF the United States and
two other justices.
In q special message President Taft
asked congress today to appropriate
81, 250, 900 to protect the Imperial Val.
ley of California against emergencies
of floods from the Colrado river while
negotiations for the protection of that
territory are pending with Mexico.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
LONEL GOES TO CHICAGO
Roosevelt Will Take Part In Fight
For Nomination.

fOr NOMINATION.
New YORK, June IA. - Theodore
Roosevelt announced this morning
that he had decided to go to Chicago
to lead hi, fight for the nomin alton.
He will leave New York at $50 this
afternoon over the New York Central.
Colonel Roosevelt said be was going
to Chicago in response to the unaui-
nous demand OF the Roosevelt dele
gates. He will be accompanied only
by Regis II. Post, former governor of
Porto Rico.
"Is your decision the result of what
you have heard from Chicago today?"
the colonel was asked.
II have heard good DEAL" he re-
sponded. IAN I've got to say" he
continued, by way OF explaining his
action, sis this: Several deleg ates
have been in to see me personally and
I have received countless telegrams.
The absolutely unanimous demand of
the deleg ates who have already reach
ed Chicago is that go. They say
that the action OF the national COM
mittee in the California, the Arizona,
the Indiana and the Kentucky cases
is such as to make the issue absolutely
clear as to whether the people have the
right to make their own nominations
or whether email knot of profession
al politicians is to be permitted to
steal that right from them.
1.-THE Roosevelt delegates demand
that go to Chicago not as q candi-
date but because for the time being l
stand as representing the principles
for which the rank and file of the re.
publican party overwhelmingly have
decided in the states where they have
had the opportunity to express their
wishes at prim aries.
"These states where the rank and file
OF the republicans have declared for
me and for the principles which I rep.
resent, include those casting about
two-thirds OF the electoral vote that
was cast in the last two elections for
the republican candidate for president
In the primary elections In these states
Mr.. Taft has obtained between one
seventh and one-eighth of the dele
gates.
"The delegates who thus represent
the people themselves feel that the
people have declared themselves be-
yond the possibility Of misrepresenta
tion and they are not In the mood tc
see the victory stolen"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Taft vetoes Army Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE presi-
dent vetoed today the army bill ap-
propriatio bill. He returned the bill
to congress with q message indicating
disapprovsl of the legislative pro.
vision which would oust Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood from the Office of chief
of staff on March 4, next.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
California Deleg ates May Bolt.

0SuV6 0tVS way oOlbs
CHICAGO, June 14.-Aroused by the
unseating of two of the Roosevelt dele
gates from California, the California
deleR alton held q conference today and
adopted resolutions which were con.
strued by many to indicate they stood
ready to participate in bolt If their
leader, Governor Johnson, would say
the word.
Accompanying the California dele
cation are two women, Mrs. Frances
Porter Collins of Los Angeles, and
Mrs. Charles D. Blaney OF San Jose,
the first women to attend a national
convention as delegates. Following
are the resolutions:
"Resolved, That the California dele
cation will not under any circum.
stances, stand for q reactionary pro-
gram and that we are prepared to in
sist on going the limit in order to car
ry out the will, not only of the repub.
licans of California, but from the real
republicans of the United States. We
authorize our chairman and recog-
nized leader, Governor Johnson. to
commit this delegation In any manner
that he may deem necessary or ad-
visable in order to carry out our de-
termin alton and to secure progress
sive victory through the submie sion
of the name of Theodore Roosevelt 10
the voters of the country"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Roosevelt Favors Suffrage.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, June l2.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt announced this after.
noon, through Judge Ben B. Lindsey
of Denver, that he was in favor of
woman suffrage in this country and
that the platform which he would sub
NIT to the Chicago convention would
contain an unequivocal declare alton to
that effect.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19

HELENA, June l4,-The indictment
of the Great Falls Farm Lands com.
pany by the last federal grand jury
was made public today. The COM
pany has headquarters in ST. Paul
and is charged with illegally fencing
public lands in Cascade county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Would Abolish Commerce Court.

WASHINGTON, Jnne 14.-The legisla-
tive. executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill, carrying amendments to
abolish the commerce court and end
the terms Of Office of its five justices,
passed the sen ate late today.
The senate further amended the leg
islative appropriation bill to prohibit
any one federal judge from restrain
ing or enjoining an order of the Inter.
state Commerce commission and pro-
viding that any such Injunction must
be unanimously sanctioned by the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19

southeast, wrecking all buildings in
its path. In Bates county, Missouri,
the northwest section was swept for
five miles, and nearly every building
in q track half q mile wide was de-
molished. Here Ii deaths have been
reported.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
ROOSEVELT IN CHICAGO
Colonel Welcomed To Convention
City BY Big Crowd.

Roosevelt, wearing his new fighting
hat, a compromise between q sombrero
and rough riders headgear, came
into Chicago late today and was &C.
claimed by thousands of his support.
ers and admirers. The hat was in the
air throughout the automobile ride
from the La Sale street station to the
Congress hotel, waving salutes of &C.
acknowledgement of cheers that marked
the former presidents progress.
Mr.. Roosevelt said tonight he had
not mapped out campaign. he was
in consultation for several hours with
his managers and then assumed charge
in person of what he termed this
naked fight between corrupt polite.
ians and thieves and the plain people,"
He would not discuss his probable
appearance on the convention floor,
but there was no doubt among the dele.
gates that he would be there. Col.
Harry S. New, In charge OF conven-
tion arrangements, said Mr.. Roosevelt
had not applied for q seat.
"It he does apply, we will do the
best we can for him." said Colonel
New, "but unfortunately all of the
good seats are gone"
Early In the day, it was announced
at the Roosevelt headquarters that
the colonel's arrival would be devoid
of the spectacular.
Many delegates, however, would not
have it thus and when the train bear.
ing the candidate rolled into the sta
tion, there were three bands and q
cheering multitude to greet him. The
California deleg alton, the most ag-
gressive and outspoken of the Roose.
velt adherents-a delegation which to-
day issued thinly-veiled threat Of
independent action if things do not 60
we'll for the colonel-marched to the
station in body and escorted Colonel
Roosevelt to his hotel. They bore
aloft banner, which read:
"California refuses to try title to
property before the thief who stole it. F."
and on the reverse side: "California' q
solid 26 for Theodore Roosevelt.
The banner caught the colonel's eye
at once and he besmed with pleasure.
Later, 90 he stood on the balcony of
his hotel and made brief address to a
throng which blocked oil traffic il
Michigan boulevard for half an hour,
he alluded to the sign aud made the
so-called SHEETS" of the republican
national committee the topic of his re-
marks.
i Distinct and unmistakable was the
change in the atmosphere which fol
lowed the arrival of Colonel Roose
velt. II feeling had been intense be.
fore, 1t became explosive and IL every
quarter of the city from the densely
packed throng which greeted him in
front of the Congress hotel, to the
uttermost corner OF the distant hote
where deleg ates gathered, it was plair
that 1t would take very little to precip
itate an outbreak.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-19
Urge Compromise Candidate.

CHICAGO, June 13.-Montana repub.
licans have begun to demand an end
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-09-06
CASH STILL AT LOW EBB
As Fast as the State Accumulates.
Money il Is Paid Out.

Western Newspaper linton News Service.
Although the sheriffs and collectors
this year have turned in more than
$4,000 for the general revenue fund,
there now is only about S275.00 to,
the credit of this fund in the state
treasury, according to Auditor John
Il. lobe Mr. lobe stated that sew
eral banks held warrants en- the state
treasurer. and just as soon as n col
leetor turned In money the bank col.
leetors at once presented their war;
rants TO be cashed.
The state now has nearly $4,000, goo
in cash in all the various funds, but
the state will not be able TO claim
credd for this amount very long. Soon
the auditor will begin issuing war
rants on the school fund, and soon
after that warrants will come in from
all directions. Inasmueh as the run
ming expenses of the state govern
ment, including all the state institu'
lions. is about 100000 a month. the
general revenue fund will doubtless
disappear about November l, accord
ing to Auditor lobe.