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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-22

Ladies' tailor-made suits one
Piece dresses, skirts and shirtwaists
In all the newest STYLES and fabrics
AT Mckim Co. store. 4-1S-tf
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-The stork
visited the home of Senator Dixon
yesterday and left a fine ten pound
boy. Senator Dixon's five other
children are all girls and he is highly
elated at the arrival of q son and
heir. His family is now the same
size as Colonel Roosevelt's, which
will bring forth characteristic con-
gratul lations from the colonel when he
hears the news.
The house public lands committee
favorably reported bill granting an
extension of three years to entrymen
under the desert land laws, who
through no fault of their own, are un.
able to perfect their entries. The de-
mand for this legislation is caused by
the failure to deliver water to lands
under q number of western irrig alton
| projects.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Rival Telegraph Companies.

WASHINGTON Feb. 23.-Accusing
the Western Union Telegraph CON-
pany of unlawful practices and the ex-
action of unreasonable joint rates,
the Postal Telegraph-Cable company
instituted today q proceeding before
the Interstate Commerce commission,
demanding an adjustment on an equit-
able basis of all interchange rates.
The Postal company, according to
the complaint, accepts messages to all
destin atoms, whether 1t may have Of
fees at those points or not. In even,
it has not, 1t sends the message to it's
nearest Office and there turns it over
to the Western Union for final deliv.
cry.
The Western Union, 1t is charged ex'
acts its local rate for the message, In
addition to the charge for three ad'
ditional words. In many instances
this charge is alleged to be more than
the Postal charged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
For Three-Year Homesteads.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Senstor
Borah had an extended conference to-
day with Speaker Champ Clark in
reference to his three-year homestead
bill and pointed out to the speaker
many hardships now imposed upon
settlers, which would be avoided II the
proposed change in the law could be
brought about. Borah gave the
spe aker the full western view OF this
subject, and at the conclusion OF the
conference the speaker dec 4oted he
was thoroughly in favor OF the bill
and gladly would lend his assistance
in passing it through the house. He
also said he might make q speech In
its behalf while the bill is under con-
slider alton in the house.
The speaker promised Borah to give
his personal attention to the bill and
expected he would have conference
with memb bers of the public lands com.
mittee before the bill is reported, with
view of getting them In line.
Borah feels greatly encouraged by
the friendly assurance of the speaker,
and now believes there is q very fair
prospect of getting the bill enacted In
substantially its present form at rea
sonably early date.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Officers Shot Car Robbers.

GLASGOW, Feb. 23.-Bartlet Hay
field and John LongworthY, while at
tempting to rob Great Northern
freight car last night, were shot by
Great Northern Railroad Detectives
Mellow and Brown.
Longworthy was shot In the side
and Is in q hospital unconscious and
will probably die. Haytield was shot
in the leg and the wound is not dan
gerous.
The men were caught throwing
freight out of q car on q side track.
They we're allowed to finish the job,
and when they started to load it in q
wagon, the officers attempted to ar.
rest them. The men drew their revol.
vers and then the officers fired
Thous ands of dollars worth of freight
has been stolen from cars in this
vicinity in recent months, several
wagon loads of coal, consigned to
local dealers, having been taken ono
night recently.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Italians Annex Tripoli.

ROME, Feb. %. - The chamber iof
deputies passed late tonight the bill of
the annexa alton of Tripoli by Italy
by q vote of 461 to 68, amid enthusi-
sstic cheering from the floor Of the
chamber and the public gallery. The
members who voted against the an
nexation were hissed.
When the result became known the
populace began q celebr alton. Flags
we're hoisted throughout the city and
shops were closed. Clubs and resi-
dences were illuminated. Two hun.
dred thousand demonstr ators assem-
bled in the square before the chamber
of deputies, many of them carrying
flags and demanding that Premier
Goiltti come forth. The premier ap'
peared and thanked the Romans for
their confidence. He then asked them
to disperse.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Shippers Seek Reparatlon.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l.-As sequel
to the interstate commerce commits
sion's decision in the famous Spokane
rate case, that freight charges to and
from Spokane we're unreasonable and
exorbitant, the shippers of that city
made q demand today on various
northwestern and transcontinental
lines for 81, 600, 600 reparation.
The complaint against the railroads
was fled with the commission and
covers the alleged excessive freight
charges exacted during 1910 and 1911.
1t is the largest single case of repara-
ton ever brought before the commits
sion and amounts almost to as much
as the aggregate of the notable "yel-
low pine cases" of 1907.
In it's determination of the "Spok-
ane rate case" the commission made q
material reduction in the freight rates
to and from Spokane. The refund
asked is the difference between the
old rates and those fixed by the COM
mission as reasonable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Would Benefit Settlers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Represen.
tative Taylor of Colorado today in
troduced bill providing homestead
ers on government irrig alton projects
shall receive patents after five years.
residence and compliance with the
homestead law, their unpaid water
charges to be q lien against the land
until fully met. he also proposes
that water payments hereafter shall be
made to fiscal agents on each project
instaad OF at local land offices.
He introduced another bill provid.
ing that desert land entrymen whose
lands are embraced in any govern
ment irrigation project may secure an
extension of three years in which to
comply with the law II the project is
not completed and water delivered iu
time to enable them to prove up.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Worst Storm Of Winter.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Feb. 25.-The
southwest faced the worst traffic con-
ditions of the winter today. Practi.
cally no trains from the west were
running on schedule because of the
snow, and telegraph service from
many points was cut off. Traffic con-
ditions In Kansas City were the worst
in years. With 10 inches of snow in
the streets, difficulty was experienced
in making passage, even with power
snow plows.
DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 26.-Traiu
service and general traffic In Iowa ia
at q stsndstill today as the result OF
the worst blizzard In many years,
which swept over the state last night.
It is still showing heavily and the
drifts are piled three and four feel
deep. Low temper atures are reported
in all sections.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Protects Settlers Rights

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The house
of representatives today passed bill
which provides that no qualified entry
man who, prior to June 25, 1910, made
bona fide entry upon lands in any
government irrig alton project and who
establishes residence in good faith,
will be subject to contest for failure to
maintain residence or make improve
ments prior to the time when water
is avail able for irriga alton on his en-
try.
Such entrymen, shall, however,
within 80 days after issuance of public
notice fixing the date when water will
be available, file a water right appli.
cation and an affidavit showing he has
re.established residence and intends
to make final proof. The time during
which such entrymsn is absent shall
not be included as part of his legal
residence on the land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Indicted For Relating.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-Four indict~
ments for alleged rebating were re-
turned today by the grand jury. the
defend ants being two railroad COM
panies, two theatrical concerns and
four individuals. Excess payments
for "advertising" In return for the
purchase of railroa oad tickets is declar-
ed to be the medium by which the al
legged rebating was accomplished.
The federal act which is alleged to
have been violated provides 9 pen
atty of = fine not more than S5, 900 or
An Imprisonment not more than two
years or both for q person guilty of
such violation.
It is charged that the representa-
tives of the railroads, all of which
are Vanderbilt lines, as an induce
ment to secure the business OF the
theatrical companies, gaveI them ad-
vertising for theater programs.
Large sums of money are said to have
been involved in the alleged rebating.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Houston Has Big Fire.

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 2l.-Impelled
by q gale that swept in by the coolest
northerner of the winter, flames swept
through the eastern section OF Hous-
ton early today, wiped out 25 blocks
and caused loss estim ated at between
&C, 900, 900 and $40, 100000.
Scores of cottages were destroy ed +,
as we'll as many big manufactur ing
plants, and thous ands of persons were
made homeless. The greater part OF
the loss is confined to the lumber and
cotton industries. Forty-five thous-
and bales of cotton stored in q ware
house and congresses were burned
Thie item alone represents a loss o.
81, 900, 600.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Would Abolish Commerce Court


WASHINGTON Feb. "a. - Senator
Poindexter of Washington opened his
campaign today for the abolition of
the commerce court by advocating be-
fore the senate interstate commerce
committee bill to end the courts ex-
istence. Senator Townsend asked
questions designed to show that only
those who opposed the creation of the
court were disappointed with it.
Senator Clark of Arkansas said ii
the court did not change it's attitude
he would favor limiting it's powers or
abolishing it, although he had voted
to create it.
Mr.. Poindexter said he was opposed
to the centr aliz alton in one court OF
review of the interstate commerce com.
MISSIONS orders and expressed the
hope that a way would be provided
whereby an appeal could be taken di.
rectly from the commission to the
United States supreme court. Exper.
ience showed. he contended, that the
commerce court was supplanting the
commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Voters May Initiate Legislation.

WASHINGTON, Feb, 20.-Only con-
gress, and not the supreme court OF
the United States, may object to the
initiative and referendum method OF
legislati In the state, so the court
decided.
That tribunal held that the question
of whether q state still maintained q
republican form of government guar
anteed by the federal constitution at.
ter it adopted the initiative and refer
endum was q problem for congress,
and not q judicial one of the courts.
The decision was based on the claim
OF the Pacific States Telephone & Tel.
egraph company that tax upon it,
imposed by the initiative and refer
endum method in Oregon, was uncon-
stitutional. The initiative and refer
endum provisions in Missouri, Cali.
fornia, Arkansas, Colorado, South
Dakota, Utah, Montana, Maine and
Arizona hung in the balance.
An adverse decision would have at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. rs. Representa-
tive Pray has introduced bill appro-
priating s25, 600 for the commissioner
general of immigration to correspond
with state officials in gathering from all
available sources useful information
regarding the resources, products and
ply ysical char acteristics of each at ate
and to publish the information In
different languages, and distribute
the publications among all admitted
aliens and others desiring it.
While Senator Joseph M. Dixon has
not authorized q statement, it is be-
lieved he has decided against accept.
ing the management of the Roosevelt
pre.convention campaign. There has
been much pressure to have him take
up this work, but duties in the senate
it is believed will cause him to decline.
The Indian appropriation bill re-
ported to the house today in addition to
routine appropriations for Montana
Indians contains the following items
for Montana Indian irrigation pro-
jects: Fort Belknap, s15 600; Black
feet, 100000; Flathead, 100000.
The interior department has giver
the Yellowstone park superintendent
authority to ship family of grizzly
bears to the Boston geological garden
and such other wild animals as may
be desired, provided the captute o.
these animals is not detrimental tt
to the preserva alton of wild game in th'
park,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
After Express Companies.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Tbe indict.
ment of the Adams Express company
is the first of what probably may be
q series of indictments against ex-
press companies for exacting more
than the published rates. though no
general campaign has been instituted
by the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The recent investigation of the oper-
ations of the express companies, Com
missioner Lane said, had developed
5000 instances OF over-charges in q
single day. All of the indictments for
mis- billing of freight were the re-
suit of Investigations made by the
division OF inquiry of the Interstate
Commerce commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28

the steamer Humbolt In September.
1910, when s57, 500 worth OF gold bull
lion was stolen. Twenty-Five pounds
of this has been recovered ahd was
brought to Salem tonight and placed
in the hands of the governor, who
turned it over to Steve Connell, a
United States secret service operative.
West said that there werel six men
implicated in the robbery and that the
other i've we're known. He said ar
rests would follow soon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
fected proposed Legislation of thas
ch ar acter in many other states.
Would Encourage Road Work.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Represen-
tative Burton L. French of Idaho has
introduced bill providing that the
law requiring labor and improve
ments to be done annually upon min
ing claims be 90 amended as to pro-
vide that improvements made upon
roads or highways leading to the
mining claims shall be accepted -
labor expended upon the claim itself.
The bill, If enacted into law, will re-
store the policy that was followed by
the interior department until recent
years and it is pointed out that In the
long run it would mean more for the
promotion of mining country because
great encouragement would be given
to road building which is necessary to
reach the properties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28

P. Davidson, q capitalist of St. Paul,
Mimi, acquired practically all of the
stock OF the Oregon and Western Colo
nization company, q Sl2, 1000 cor.
poration, which controls 800, 900 acres
of farm and timber lands extending
from the Cascade mountains to the
eastern boundary OF the state.
1t is the understanding here tina,
Louis W. Hill will in the near future
resign from the presidency of the rail
road to assume personal Management,
of the Oregon and Western company,
An unverified rumor has it that Car
r. Gray, head of the Hill lines ir
Oregon, will succeed to the presidency
of the Great Northern railroad.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
A Peculiar Court Decision.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2O.-Tha at the
offer of q corpor ation]lto purchase
land from prospective entrymen as
soon as the latter have complied with
the provisions necessary to obtain
from the government title to such land
ia legal, is the gist of ruling made by
Judge W. B. Gilbert In the United
States circuit court of appeals. The
case decided was that of the govern.
ment against the Barber Lumber COM
pany and others. for alleged conspir.
acy to defraud the government of
large tracts of timber lands In Idaho
by the use of dummy entrymen."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Utah Wool Brings i8 Cents.

OGDEN, Feb. 25.-With q prospec-
tive wool clip of 100000 pounds
pooled. 100 woolgrowers of Utah,
Idaho and Wyoming talked business
here today with some 20 wool buyers.
The buyers looked with disfavor on
the pooling scheme, and only two of
them, both representatives OF Boston
firms, consented to bid. The flock
masters announced at the beginning &
that no offer of less than 18 cents q
pound would be considered. One oi
the buyers took 100. 900 pounds at this
figure. Another contr acted for 20O,.
600 pounds and took weeks option
on the rem ainder of the clip at Il
cents,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
FOR POPULAR GOVERNMENT
Roosevelt Discusses Political Issues
In Vigorous Style.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 2l.-"Big bust.
ness," the fitness of the American peo-
pie for ee!f.government, the recall of
judges, and praise for the progressive
legisl alton in Wisconsin instituted and
furthered by Senator Robert M. La
Toilette when he was governor, were
topics discussed by Theodore Roose-
velt today in an address before the
Ohio constitutional convention here.
Colonel Roosevelt chose as his sub
iect: IA Chara acter of Democracy.
OF what he termed "big business"
Colonel Roosevelt had this to say:
"The antitrust law does good inso-
far as it can be invoked against com.
bin ations which really are monopolies
or which restrict production or which
artificially raise prices. But insofar
as its workings are uncertain, or as
1t threatens corporate which have
not been guilty of anti.social conduct,
it does harm. There should be fixed
governmental policy which shall de-
ane and punish wrong-doing and give
In advance full inform alton to any
m an as to just what he can and jus'
what be cannot do legally and pro
perly."
AS to the fitness of the American
people for self government, Colone
Roosevelt said:
"Many eminent lawyers believe tha
the American people are not fitted TO
popular government and that 1t i
uecess ary to keep the judiciary in
dependent of the majority OF the peo
ple.' I take an absolute issue witt
all those who hold such position.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
WOULD BENEFIT EMPLOYEES
President Urges Enactment of Liabi!-
ity Law.

ity Law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-President
Taft submitted today to congress the
report OF the employers liability COM
mission and the commissions pro-
posed employers liability and work.
mems compens alton bill, accompanied
by a message urging the enactment OF
the measure, which is the most ad-
vanced piece of liability legislation
yet promulg ated.
The president sets forth that the
proposed law not only would insure to
employees of railroads engaged in in.
terstate commerce quick adjustment OF
their claims for damages, but also
would relieve the courts sof vast
amount of work and enable them to
administer judicial aft airs with greater
dispatch.
II sincerely hope the act will;pass,"
says the president. II deem it one OF
the greatest steps OF progress toward q
satisfactory solutionlof important con-
troversies between employees and en-
ployers that has been proposed within
the last two or three decades"
The report Ia accompanied by a
draft of bill in which the commission
elimin ates the common law doctrine of
negligence, with what it characterizes
as the unjust defenses of assumption
of risk, fellow servants :fault and con-
tributory negligence. Compens alton.
with a general basis of an equivalent
to one-half wages, is recommended to
be paid in every casesexcept where the
injury or death is caused by the will.
full intention of the employe to injure
himself or another or in case OF in--
toxication on duty.
The combined railroad companies
of the country are paying out to their
employees for accidents in settlements
and judgments approximately $40, ,0S5,-
600 and the proposed law, as nearly as
the commission can estimate, will
raise this Is per cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
MAY CROSS THE BORDER.
Troops to Protect Americans From
Mexican Bullets.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-American
troops will cross the border into Mex
leo whenever that shall be necessary
to stop firing into American territory.
In ordering additional troops to Ell
Paso today to cope with the situat
there in event of an attack of re bells on
the Mexican city OF Juarez, the gov
ernment determined there should be
no repetition of the incidents of the
Madero revolution, when a number OF
Americans in Ell Paso and Douglas,
Ariz.. were killed by flying bullets
from the opposing forces across the
border.
Stirred to action by the grave re.
ports of revolution and anti. sentiment
in Northern Mexico, the war depart
ment ordered today an additional
regiment of infantry and battalion
of field artillery to Ell Paso, Texas, to
reinforce the border patrol and to pre-.
vent injury to the people there in the
event of fighting in Juarez.
The 22nd infantry and batteries A
B and G of the third field artillery will
make up the reinforcements and will
be sent to Ell Paso from San Antonio
In case of fighting across the bor'
der line in the future, the American
commanders have been instructed te
send the usual notice that American
lives and property shall not be ends
gered. If this notice is not heedet
and a zone of safety respected tn
American troops are directed not tt
hesitate to go into Mexican territor,
to force q proper degree of protection
for American citizens.
This policy, the most drastic ye
adopted In regard to events in Mexico
followed White house conference to
day participated in by President TAT,
Secretary of War Stimson and Hunt
ington Wilson, acting secretary Q
} state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-28
Another Presidential Aspirant.

WAsH1NGToN, Feb. 24.-Represen-
tative Oscar Underwood of Alabama Q,
majority leader of the house, formally
was entered today in the race for the
democratic nomina nation for the presi-
dency. Headquarters have been open
ed in Washington.
United States Senate Bankhead OF
Alabama, who will act as chairman OF
the Underwood movement and as I'm
derwood's manager, issued a state
ment announcing the Alabama repre-
sentative's candid acy.