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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Surface Entries On Coal Lands

SOUS0C0 6tItTI0S VII ~O0U 60UOSs
WASHINGTON, Jan. l3.-Represen-
tative Pray of Montana tod ay intro.
duced q bill to amend the surface en-
try law 30 that the surface of lands
underlain with coal deposits may be
entered under any existing land laws,
and so that states may select such land
in satisfaction of their grants.
As the law now stands, surface ot
coal lands can only be entered under
the homestead law or desert land act,
and no entry can be for more than
100 acres. Mr.. Pray would amend
this law 90 that desert entries and
entries under the dry farm act can be
made for 320 acres. aud would permit
timber and stone entries on land suit
able for entry under that act, etc.
He has received many complaints
from Montana against the present
working of this law, ss it discrimi'
mates against settlers taking lands
under this statute. Homesteadere
under this law are not now permitted
to commute. He would extend the
communication clause to these Goa
lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Rich Field For Grafters.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-Indian
affairs. even under the best possible
administr alton, are peculiarly field
for the CRATER and all the other wrong
doers, is the frank admission made
by Robert &. Valentine, commissioner
of Indian aff airs, in his annual report
made today to the secretary of the in.
terror.
1.-THE lands and the moneys of the
1ndians," be continues, "offer q bait
which the most satiated fsh will not
refuse and frequently q whole com.
munity will get on 9 wrong track to-
ward the Indians. To Offset this, no,
only publicity as to Indian affairs,
but discussion OF all divergent views
with regard to them Is essential"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Wool Tariff Worries Them.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Wool tariff
bill is worrying the democrats of the
ways and means committee more than
they are willing to admit. The report
of the tariff board is one obstacle;
Bryan's advocacy of free wool is an
other thorn, and the effect of big re-
duction on the wool growers of Ohio
is still another cause OF concern.
Ohio is one state the democrats feel
they must carry this year II they hope
to elect their national ticket. Ohio, at
the same time, is one of the principal
wool states. and the wool industry
represents q very material vote-big
enough, In class election, to ewing
the state. If the demoor ats, therefore,
cut down the tariff on wool to q point
where the grower feels he will be in.
jured, the democra attic vote in Ohio is
likely to fall of. Just how to meet
this stu alton is one OF the problems
that is causing some OF the leaders to
sit up nights.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
He Confesses Too Much.

CHICAGO, j. an. 1O.-Bank robberies
In Canada and Panama, murders in
Colombia, South America, in Pana.
ma, Tulsa, Okla, and St. Louis and
other crimes were ''confessed to" and
admission to q further criminal record
were produced here by Frank Hollo.
way, 32 years old who had been ar
rested as pick pocket. he has many
aliases. His story is doubted by the
police who are investig ating.
Nearly million dollars is involved
in the thefts be told the police he had
participated in including the New
Westminster, B. c. bank robbery
He included several alleged murders
in his confession.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
PROBING THE BEEF TRUST.
Packers Records Indicate Attempt
To Deceive Prosecution.

Packers Records Indicate Attempt
To Deceive Prosecution.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Surrounded by
piles of books and records, q. A.
Timmins, chief accountant for Morris
& Co., resumed the witness stand at
the opening of court today In the trial
of the packers charged with maintain.
ing q combination In restrain of
trade.
Special Counsel James NJ. Sheean
questioned Timmins at length in an
effort to trace the items covering the
sale of by products through the books,
and Timmins was asked to explain
many of the items selected by the
prosecution.
Voluminous vouchers were read
showing the transfer OF by.product
credits from one department to an.
other. One entry In the general jour.
nal of Morris & Co. for September,
1907, showed that 27,O39 cattle had
been purchased at cost of 81, ,299,-
s95.03. The principal credits were
S67, 1875 for hides and S47 ,586.24 for
fertilizer.
The government contends the allow
ance for hides was discontinued about
the middle of the month. In Decem.
ber, 1907, great slump in allowances
for hides was shown. In that month
%, 1872 cattle were bought at q cost of
81 1859, 754 .06 and the hide allowance
was 81, ,029, ,33.
In January, 1908. 2S,3oS cattle were
purchased for 81, 1872, sos. 10 and the al
lowance for hides was only S129.50.
Timmins was unable to explain the
practical discontinuance of making an
allowance during the period for hides.
The government contends that all
members OF the alleged com bination
discontinued making allowances for
hides in figuring the test cost of beet
in November, 1907, and did not re.
sumo the practice until April, 1909. OF
until the investig alton OF the packers
was begun by the feder al grand jury,
This, the government charges, was
part OF the general plan of conspirine
the test cost of the beef at an excessive
figure in order to maintain q high
selling cost.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
BIG BUILDING IN RUINS.
Immense Structure May BE Replaced
BY Owners.

0y OWnerS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-A white hot
furnace still glowed dercely In the
cellars o; the ruined Equitable build
ing at day break, today, resisting all
efforts of the iremen to drown out the
flames. Chief Kenlon doubted If the
fire would be completely extinguished
before nightfall. The blaze now is
confined to the heaped up ruins in tho
cellars, for above the first story noth-'
ing is left save the granite walls.
All night long, under the glare Of
three powerful searchlights from the
Singer tower, ice covered 6remen
poured in streams of water from 40
nozzles. Before the flames are com.
pletely extinguished it will be impos-
sible to reach the vaults where the
papers, valued at sl,500,000, are
stored. A rigid police line ;is main
tanned on all sides of the burned build
ing.
Whether q new and magnificent
home will be erected on the site for the
Equitable Life is question into
which enter special elements of doubt.
The site Is the most valuabl single
piece of property in New York City.
and for several years plans have been
on file with the city building depart
ment for the erection of q 62-story
building to cost s25,000,000. The
building would be the tallest in the
world, 200 feet higher than the Metro.
politan tower and $50 feet higher than
the Woolworth building, now in
course of construction. But under the
New York state laws affecting insur-
ance companies, such companies are
permitted to own and hold real estate
solely for the purposes of their own
| business and It would remain with.
in discretion of the state insurance
department whether the society would
be violating the law If 1t occupied .
building, the major part of which
would be rented to ten ants in no way
connected with its business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
In Grip Of Frost King.

DULUTH, Jan. l0.-Cook, MINI.
with a record of Sc below zero, was
the coolest place in the country today
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 10.-The colo
wave again gripped Minneapolis to.
day, when the thermometer recorded
% degrees below zero. More intense
cold is predicted for tonight.
LACROSSE. Wis, Jan. 11.-For the
eleventh successive day the tempera
ture today was below zero, the ther
mometer registering q minimum o
twenty.three degrees below zero
Practically all out of door work II
impossible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17

the Duveen art cases, and Peter Red
ling will receive s25, 900 for his SER
vices in connection with the Bradf0S
Ii men prosecution.
In the Duveen csses the government
recovered s1, 1S0, 900 by civil processes
and $50, 900 in fines by criminal prose-
cutions. The recoveries in the Brad.
ford linen cases prosecuted In New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleve-
land and Chicago ammounted to be.
tween s400,0 and $500, 600.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Importing Foreign Potatoes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE recent
announcement that large quantities of
potatoes are being imported into the
United States lends great interest to q
statement prepared by the bureau OF
statistics, department of commerce
and labor, showing the imports and
exports of potatoes during q term OF
years. While the production of pota.
toes in the United States is usually
sufficient to meet the requirements OF
it's population, there have been num-
Der of occasions following short crops
in the United States in which consider
able quantities are imported. On
other occasions, when there we're
shortages abroad and large crops in
the United States, consider able guam.
titles were exported.
The total imports of potatoes into
the United States in the last ten years
aggregated 22,845, 1874 bushels, valued
at sl0, ,985. TO, or about As cents per
bushel, this valuation being based
upon the Wholesale market price In
the countries from which imported
and does not, therefore, include the
cost of transportation or duties paid,
the rate of duty being 25 cents per
bushel of 60 pounds both under the
present law and its immediate prede'
cessor. The exports of potatoes from
the United States during the came
decade amounted TO 10, 600, ,566 bushels,
valued at s8,413,675, an average of u
cents per bushel.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
WILL RECOMMEND PARDONS
Judge Hunt Favors Leniency For
Repentant Convicts.

HELENA, Jan. lin sentencing
John Rsdack, in the federal court
today, Judge Hunt said when he re.
turned to w ashington he would take
with him q list of men who have been
sentenced by him at this term of court
and recommend to President Taft that
they be pardoned. The list will be
made up of men who have pleaded
guilty to bootlegging. He said he
would take up with the Legislative de.
partment the enactment of legislation
dealing with the offense.
Rad ack was indicted on q charge of
introducing liquor on the Blackfeet
reservation. He was working q Sec
tion gang for the Great Northern.
When arrested he had been in Mon
tana only two weeks and in the United
States but year. His attorney, a.
G. Murphy, informed the court of
these facts and suggested that this
was case where sentence might be
suspended. Replying Judge Hunt re-
marked he knew of no authority by
which he could suspend q sentence,
and then went on to say he would take
with him to Washington q list of cases
which he thought warranted executive
clsmency, and another list showing
concrete instances upon which might
be based appropriate legislation
amending existing statutes.
Thirteen indictments were returned
by the graud jury this morning. Five
were made public, all but one charg-
ing bootlegging.
G. L. Smith, station agent of the
Great Northern At Poplar, was in.
dicted on q charge of introducing
liquor on the Fort Peck reserv alton.
Mr.. Smith was in court when the
grand jury reported and through bis
attorney, O. W. Mcconnell, entered q
plea OF not guilty. He is out on bond,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
A Fatal Automobile Ride,

TRENTON, N. J. Jan. 13.-Two men
and three women were drowned early
today when the automobile in which
they were riding ran on the ice cover
ing an artificial stream of water used
by 9 power plant outside the city.
Frederick M. Foster, third man in
the party, who was running the auto.
mobile, escaped death, but Is suffer.
ing from exposure. Foster managed
to escape from the machine after 1t
had broken through the ice and ran
nearly mile for help.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
BURNS IS INDICATED.
Famous Detective Not Guilty Of Crime
Of kidnapping.

Famous Detective Not Guilty Of Crime
Of Kidnapping.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. u.-Detective
W. J. Burns was not guilty of the
crime of kidnapping when The captured
John ]. McNamara here and took him
to California last April. Judge An
derson indicated today that such would
be his ruling. The Judge said the case
against Burns was without merit.
Argument on the kidnapping charge
was begun today. The action came
up on Detective Burns petition in q
habess corpus proceeding for perma-
nent release from an Indictment by the
Marion county grand jury charging
him with kidnapping.
The Indictment against Burns aud
James Hosick charges that Men am ar a
was not given legal hearing in court
before he was transported to Califor.
mia. Because Burns could not reach
indianapolis until p. m. today.
Judge Anderson withheld the formal
record OF his decision to that time.
He stated to the attorneys, however,
that the fact alone that McN smsra
had pleaded guilty in California wiped
away any faults, if such there were,
as to the m amer in which the dyna'
miter had been taken out of the state.
He said he did not wish to be under
stood ss holding that Burns violated
any regulations whatever in taking
McN amara
Judge Anderson described Burns al
"a man who has done signal service
for his country" and said it was i'm
proper that an indictment and threa
of having to go to the penitentiary
should stand againet him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
WOULD BENEFIT SETTLERS
Commissioner bennett Suggests New
Plan Of Final Proof.

Plan Of Final Proof.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The annual
report Of the commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office, made public today,
contains the gratifying information
that patents are issued on homestead
applications within four and q half
months from the date when final proof
Is submitted, where there is no protest
or contest. The same is true with tim.
Der and stone entries. It has been q
great many years since the work OF
the land Office was go nearly up to
date, and the present administr alton
is to be commended for bringing this
work to q point where it is virtually
current.
The report of the commissioner
shows that the demand for public land
is rapidly decreasing. During the
year which ended June 30, 1911, only
1899. o99 acres of public land were
originally entered, q decrease of
8, ,752, 1859 acres as compared with the
area entered during the preceding II
months.
Commissioner bennett believes that
honest settlement in the west would
be greatly facilitated ii proof should
be taken upon the land entered in
stead of at the local land Office and he
strongly urges such change in the
law. In fact this recommend alton is
the most important feature OF his en-.
tire report. Discussing the question
of proof the commissioner says:
"At present proofs are taken before
the register and receiver. This neces-
states in many cases q long trip from
the land to the local Office and entails
q large expense upon the applicant,
who has to journey thereto and bring
his Witnesses to testify in support OF
his claim. If this course be not pur-
sued the proof is taken before q United
States commissioner. This procedure
is not satisfactory. 1t is respectfully
recommended that more expeditions
way and one where there would be less
cost to the claimant, would be under q
system allowing proofs to be taken
upon the land itself, before q special
agent should be authorized to collec,
from the claimant fee, the amount o1
which should be based upon the dis
tanoe of the claim from some given
point within the land district. The
expenses OF the agent could be so ar.
ranged that his visit would cost the
claimant less and the proof would be
very much more satisfactory. There
would also BEL great saving in rem
dering unnecessary the expenses of q
subsequent examination by q special
agent to detect fraudulent proofs"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Maneuvers For State Militia.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The Mon
tana state militia will Join the nation
al guard and regular troops from
neighboring states in joint maneuvevs
next summer at Fort D. A. Russell,
Wyo., the exact time to be announced
later. The war department is desirous
OF having as many militiamen as pos.
sible attend maneuvers, for they will
be reduced to q war like basis az
nearly as possible, and the state
militia will take the field along with
the regulars. The maneuvers will be
of usual duration.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17

ploye of . common carrier could not
procure damages from the carrier for
injuries received in his employment
when the injuries resulted from the
negligence OF q fellow servant. The
fret law, that enacted In 1906. was de.
clared unconstitutional In 1908 be-
cause 1t embraced within it's terms q
regulation ofin trastate a. we'll a. in.
terstate commerce..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Sleeping Car Tax Invalid.

HELENA, Jan. 1l.-Payment of the
license of 800 for each sleeping car
operated in Montana, imposed by an
act of the legislature last winter, has
been evaded by the railroads doing
business in this state by using no
sleeping care In purely local business,
but instead devoting them to inter-
state business. State Treasurer Essel.
styn received from the railroads afa.
davits setting forth the number OF
sleeping cars used by them in the
state since the passage of the act and
the fact that all such were used in In
terstate business. As the afid avits
were not accompanied by the license
money, he referred the matter to At.
torney General Galen.
ut is my opinion" "ssys Mr.. G allen,
"that the question involved has been
clearly passed upon by the supreme
court OF this state, under statute
similar In char acter, in the case of the
state vs. the Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company, q Mont. 494.
Upon the authority of the above cited
case 1t is my opinion that the eviden,
intention of the legislatur was to i'm
pose the license tax OF 500 on each
sleeping car used on the purely locaI
or intrastate business, and that as tc
sleeping cars used in interstate bust
ness 1t was intended to have no appli
cation whatever.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Liability Law Is Valid.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The con.
stitutionality of the employers lia-
bility law, passed by congress in 1908,
was upheld by the supreme court OF
the United States today in all cases
before it. The court also decided tn at
state courts may enforce such laws
when laws of such states are appro-
pirate.
This was the second and finally suc.
cessful attempt of congress to change
the old committee rule that an en-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Informers Receive Reward.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Secretary
OF the Treasury MacVeagh today
awarded an aggregate of $4,000 to
two informers in customs fraud cases.
Joseph L. Payne will be given ESQ.,.
600 for the evidence he contributed In
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Government Department Stores.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Represeu-
tattve Victor l.. Berger, socialist of
Wisconsin, introduced bill yester-
day to appropriate 1000, 900 for the
establishment Of government-owued
department stores in Washington for
the benefit OF government clerks to be
operst on the lines of the commits
sary stores in the Pan ANA canal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17

PLAINS, Jan. IA. S. Lewis, bet.
ter known as 'Sky" Lewis, an old.
time resident and sawmill man of
Palms. was killed yesterday by a
snow slide at Sophia creek, seven
miles from Perma. News of the acct.
dent and finding OF the body reached
Plains todsy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-17
Want Lower Grazing Fees,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-Ex.Gover.
nor Gooding of Idaho, president OF
the National Woolgrowers' associa.
ton, had q long conference today
with Forester Graves, at which be
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-12-20
cANANEA EXCITEMENT.
All Danger of Race Riot Appears to be
 Gone

Bisbee, Ariz., Dec. 15.-Cananea, So- nora, Mex, has subsided to great eX- tent from the excitement of last Satur- day, when a crowd of Mexican miners who were striking for higher wages attempted to storm the city jail and liberate several of their leaders held prisoners there. For a time it was feared that the anger of the MeXi- cans might turn aginst the American colony of the city, but this danger ap- pears to be past. The strikers, it is reported, objected to the employment of American gang foremen in the mines.
 Following the attempt to assault the jail, which was repulSed by the guards the miners besieged it. The siege was lifted Sunday morning, when it was learned that state police from Hermo- sillo, capital of Sonora, were on their way to the scene.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-12-20
FELL ONE HUNDRED FEET.
Employe of Old Dominion Gets Frac-
 tured Skull in Mine Shaft.


 Globe, Ariz., Dec. 16.-Ernest Ire rise, age 23, an employe of the Old Dominion fell down shaft at the mine last night, resulting in a frac- ture to his skull. His condition at late hour last night was serious, and he has less than a fighting chance for his life.
 In some manner unknown he pitched 100 feet to the bottom of one of the shafts, striking on his head. Physicians were summoned, but there was very little to be done for him until the efforts of shock to his sys- tenn have passed off. Should his con dition improve sufficiently to permit of an operation the physicians will probably trephine the skull.
 Trerise is well known in the city as a football and Ia crosse player. He is a member of the choir of the Metho- dist church, and native of England
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-12-20
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
 CALENDAR OF THE YEAR

Each year the Pabst Extract Co.,, try to outdo former years in produc- ing a handsome calendar. This years calendar is as usual a true work of art and is creation worthy of a place in any home.
 Stuart Travis is the artist and the subject is The American Girl" " The 1913 calendar is a remarkably beauti- ful panel, 7X36 inches, and is done in twelve colors. It surpasses in excel fence of design and richness the pre- vious Pabst Extract Calendars, and will prove beautiful ornament to any room, in even the finest homes.
 Any one who would like one of these extremely artistic calendars, may ob- tain one by sending 10 cents, in stamps or coin, to cover cost of post age and mailing, to the Pabst EX- tract Co.,, Milwaukee, Wis.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-12-20

Sam Feeney, of Douglas, was whirled around on a wheel for more than a minute at such a rate of speed that his body was practically indistin- guishable Sunday morning. Feeney was engaged in making a small repair on an engine at the city pumping plant. He was held on the wheel by his jumper, which had become en- tangled in the shafting of the engine operating the Douglas city pumps His clothing finally gave way and he was hurled into the engine pit, four teen feet deep. His only injuries are several broken ribs