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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Will Collect OIeo Tax.

WASHINGTON, Ian. 24.-Collectors
of internal revenue the country over
can now be more militant than ever
before in enforcing the oleomarg arine
law. They were advised by Commis.
sioner of Internal Revenue Cabell to.
day that the general revenue laws i'm.
posing severe penalties on persons re-
fusing to admit revenue officers to
premises where taxable articles are
kept or obstructing them in the exer.
cise OF their duties apply to supplies
kept under the oleom margarine law.
This is recent decision of the
United States court of customs appeals
and, in the opinion of the commits.
sioner, places an effective weapon in
the hands of the revenue officers ex-
amining oleomargarine or adulterated
or renew ated better for the projection
of the public.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
MAY Move Reclamation Office.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Republi-
can National Committeeman NARROW
of Montana, had stormy interview
at the White house today with Private
Secretary Hilles, because the latter
had transferred to the public files OF
the interior department Marlow's let
ter protesting against the removal OF
the reclamation headquarters from
Helena to Great Falls, ss recommend
ed by Supervising Engineer Savage.
NARROW had written q personal letter
to Hilles and did not intend to have
his recommendation become public.
Since the publicstion of Marlow's
letter there has been great outcry
against his opposition to the remov al
of the reclama alton headquarters to
Great Falls. The matter of remov al
probably pill be settled next week,
when Engineer Savage reaches Wash.
ington. The reclaim alton service still
favors Great Falls, Notwithstanding
Marlow's protest, because Great Falls
is accessible to the Sun and Milk
river projects, where the creates
activity will be witnessed next summer
and for several years thereafter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Push Work on Milk River.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. - Senator
Dixon today received telegram stat
ing that more than 80 per cent of the
land owners under the Milk river irri.
g alton project had signed up in &C.
cord auce with the latest demand of the
department. The senator
straightway called upon Secretary
Fisher and Director Newell of the re.
clamation service to urge that plans
be made to begin construction on this
and the Sun river project next spring.
Both officials assured him plans would
be formul ated at once and that the
work would begin as soon as the
weather permits.
Already the allotment of funds to
defray the expenses on these two pro.
iects for 1912 has been made and can
be drawn upon at any time. Super.
vising Engineer Savage will be in
w ashington in few days and when
he arrives the reclaim alton service will
map out the work for the coming sea-
son. From assurance he received TO-
day, Senator Dixon feels confident
hat the Sun river and Milk river pro-
jects will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Damaging Evidence Against Packers.

CHICAGO, Jan. pa ruling Ia
favor of the government in the prosecu.
tion OF packers was made today when
United States District Judge Carpen.
ter allowed the Introduction of evil
dence of IS original margin sheets of
the National Packing company for the
first eight months of 1910.
The defense had denied all knowl-
edge of these marginal sheets until
they were suddenly produced in court
by District Attorney Wilkerson. The
government believes the marginal
sheets to be an important link in the
chain of circumstantial evidence by
which it expects to prove the packers
guilty of violating the criminal section
of the Sherman antitrust law.
When special Counsel Pierce Butler,
representing the government. started
to read the sheets to the jury, the de.
fense made vigorous objection on the
ground that the evidence was tmma'
terial.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31

can national convention, which will
meet In Chicago June Is, to select the
nominee for the presidency,
we're yesterday instructed for Mr..
Taft, after the supporters of former
President Roosevelt had made most
effort to stampede the con-
vention. The vote instructing the Two
deleg ates from the fourth coneres.
sional district to support President
Taft was 118 to 80.
A big balloon on which was painted
Roosevelt" and from which the bal
loonist made parachute drop unfurl.
ing q banner lettered He will land"
was one of the features of the day.
Another was the arrival of q email
boy 10 rough rider costume, who rode
up to the center of the aisle of the con.
vention hall on horseback. jumped on
the stage and shouted, II want
Teddy
The deleg ates selected last night are
the first to be chosen who will select
the republican presidential nominee
at Chicago In June.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Irrigation Act Is Upheld.

HELENA, Jan. 26.-The constitution.
ality of the district irrig alton law,
Laws of 1909, chapter LAG, under
which the big project in the Bitter
Root valley was reclaimed, was up.
held by the supreme court In the case
from Rosebud county of T. J. O'Neill
against the Yellowstone Irrig ation
district and the Sanders County Co.
Operative Ditch company, although
the case itself was sent back on q tech
nical irregularity.
The commissioners OF the irrig alton
district we're about to issue $3.50, 900
worth of bonds for the reclaim alton of
the lands included in it when O'Neill,
onetof the land owners, brought suit in
the district court to have the act un.
der which the district was org anized
declared unlawful. The defendants
interposed demurrer to the compla amt
which was sustained by the lower
court and judgment in their favor
was ordered entered. O'Neill then
appealed to the supreme court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Convict Labor On Roads.

MIssOULA, Urn. 26.-A complete
change in the present system of of con.
vict labor, as used on county roads,
was recommended at the meeting of
the county commissioners. At the
conclusion of the session q motion
was passed for appointment OF COM
mittee to propose bill, for introduce
ton before the next state Legislative
assembly, calling for uniformity of
method in the matter of mainten ance of
prisoner workmen. 1t was urged th at
according to the present system a
county never could figure upon the
cost of q road to be constructed by
convict labor. In every case, 1t was
said, the cost exceeded the anticipated
taxation.
Commissioner Curran told of Mis-.
soula's experience with convict labor.
He stated that results were very satis.
factory, and that he found no occasion
for criticism.
A uniform method of assessment for
the corporations and land owners was
discussed at the morning meeting ot
the assessors. Many lively discus.
sions were made, and, upon motion
committees were appointed to fix 9
plan upon which all assessors of the
state would work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Millionaire Banker Convicted.

MAYS LANDING. N. j., Jan. a.
Louis Kuehnle, republican leader OF
Atlantic City, recently convicted of
unlawful participation in awarding q
contract to q company In which he
was interested while he was member
of the water commission, was GEN.
fenced today to one year imprisou-
ment at hard labor and to pay q fine
of 1000. Kuehnle was released on
bail pending an appeal for new
trial.
Because of the person ality of Com
modore Kuehnle, as he is fsmllisrly
known, every citizen OF Atlantic City
took an interest in his case. Mr..
Kuehnle is reported to be million
aire. He is the president of one of the
largest banks In Atlantic City and
director and heavy stockholder In
several Others.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-An appeal
by the farmers of the Deer Lodge val.
ley, Montana, for relief against "the
blight upon the land" alleged to have
arisen from the opening of big smelt'
ers at Anaconda, was made today to
supreme court of the United States.
The Ninth United States circuit court
of appeals denied relief.
Assurances were given Senator Dix
on and former Senator Gibson by
Secretary of the Interior Fisher, on
whom they called to urge prosecution
of the Montana irrig alton works, that
construction on Sun river and Milk
river projects would be pushed In the
spring. The senators expressed satis-
faction with the plans to hurry the
work,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
To Check Emigration To Canada.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-1n the hope
of checking emigration of American
farmers to the Canadian northwest inn
portant amendments to liberalize the
public land laws were favorably re-
ported by Senator Smoot from the
public lands committee. The enforced
term of residence on q homestead
would be reduced from five years to
three and q homesteader would be per-
mitted to absent himself from his
claim six months every year.
Senator Borah and others who stand
for iber ralizing the laws, have declar-
ed in the senate that q desirs able class
of American citizens were being
driven to Canada at the rate of 1O0,.
600 q year by the stringent land laws.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Should Test Seed Corn.

OMAHA, Neb.; Jan. 28.-In an effort
to save q probable loss OF from S25,.
600, 900 to s40, 200, 600 in the corn crop
of Nebraska, whirlwind campaign,
educational in character. is planned
by the business men OF the state. To
get farmers to test their seed corn be-.
fore planting, FIVE or six special seed
testing trains will be started through
the state in Q week of February 10.
These trains will be manned by ex-
perts. Experiments have demon.
strated that seed corn In Nebraska is
in the worst condition in the history
of the state and that not more than so
per cent of the corn will terminate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Debate On Steel Tariff.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The tariff
revision fight opened in the house to.
day when considerati of the metal
tariff bill was taken up as the first of
the measures which the democra ratio
leaders will attempt to force through
congress. Attacked by the republican
side as departure from democratic
pledges. and as likely to be destruc.
tive to American labor and industry,
the bill went through five hours of
stormy debate.
Replying to charges that the demo.
Gratis had abandoned the farmer by
not putting agricultural machinery on
the free list, Chairman Underwood, of
the ways and means committee, re.
torted that 1t was not q part OF the
metal schedule.
1--WE have put in here every item
that relates to the metal schedule, F."
said Mr.. Underwood. "It has been
charged that this bill will let cheap
Chinese pig iron in in large quantities
on the Pacific coast. The gentleman
who makes such charges ought to
know that the matter of freight rates
alone Is enough to keep foreign iron
and steel out of the Mississippi valley
and all of that great territory where
the American producer has natural
MONOPOLY"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
THEY WANT ROOSEVELT.
Governor Of West Virginia Would
Force Him To Run.

Governor Of West Virginia Would
Force Him To Run.
NEW YORK. Jan. 26.-William E.
Glasscock, governor of West Vir.
ginis, called at the Outlook Office to.
day to pay his respects to Col. Theo.
dore Roosevelt and took part in q
luncheon engagement with the former
president. When the governor left he
said he still was of the opinion that
Mr.. Roosevelt should and would be
nominated.
II think he will never be a candi-
date for the Office" Mr.. Glasscock
said. II am not authorized to speak
for Roosevelt, nor am attempting to
do so, but it is my opinion that he will
have to be nominated without being a
candida ate."
"It is my personal opinion that he
would If the American people ask him
to accept. This 10 not based, however,
on anything that Roosevelt said. We
discussed the matter and conditions in
general, but nothing was said about
the political situation that I would
care to repeat. I do not think, how.
ever, that Roosevelt will ever be a
candidate In the sense that Clark,
Harmon, and Wilson are candid ates.
Governor Glasscock said he was not
here to urge Mr.. Roosevelt to define
his position, nor as the bearer of an
appeal to him from other governors to
do so. He would hardly be so pre-
sumptuous, he said, as to advise Col.
Roosevelt how to act. He was satis-
fed, he added, that a great majority
of the republicans of West Virginia
wanted Roosevelt to be the nominee.
He believed the state would send q
solid Roosevelt deleg alton to the Chi
cago convention.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Sold at Short Weight.

NEW YORK, Jan. "a More than
100 cases in which grocers' market
men, butchers and 6sh dealers OF Man
haitian are charged with selling mer-
chandise at short weight or on defec.
tive scales are to be tried in the NUM-
cipal courts during the next ten dsys.
Hundreds of similar cases have been
recently tried In Brooklyn, and the
Bronx, and those convicted have been
fined $40 each. In few cases, where
the prosecution was able to show that
this was second offence, the penalty
varied between S25 and $50.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
To Create Children's Bureau.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-After two
hours of general debate the senate
agreed today to vote next Tuesday on
Senat Borah's bill to create q chill
dren's bureau In the department Of
commerce and labor and on amend.
ments suggested by Senators Works
and Pomerene to limit the circulation
of the buresu's reports.
Senator Bailey renewed his attack
on the bill on constitutional grounds
and criticised what he said we're MIR.
Borah's efforts to put children on a
level with pigs.
"The effort is to raise them to the
level of pigs" responded Mr.. Borah.
Mr.. Borah has contended that the
government expenditure of millions OF
dollars for information concerning
the condition of hogs and cattle
justifies the $50, 900 asked for the chill
dren's bureau.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
senate added to the cotton bill in the
extra session of congress last summer,
that 1t merited the support of all those
who favored the Cummins schedule.
Will Deport Millionaire.

SAN D1AGo CAL, Jan. 26.-John
Hussong, million aire and for 20 years
. resident of Lower California, has
been declared an undesirable citizen
and excluded from the United States.
The ruling was made two weeks ago
when Hussong came from Ensensda to
zee his children, who are in school
here. He contested the ruling, but 1t
was sustained by the authorities at
Washington. Officials here refuse to
specify why they consider him un-
desirable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
OPPOSE HOMESTEAD LAW.
Secretary Of interior Says Measure
Is Too Liberal.

Secretary Of interior Says Measure
Is Too Liberal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Borah
Fisher homestead bill. which has been
favorably reported by the senate COM
mittee on public lands, will have to
overcome the opposition of Secretary
OF the Interior Fisher before 1t be.
comes q law. Under the bill, the term
of living on homestead before patent
can be obtained is reduced from five
to three years, and the entryman is
given q six months leave of absence
each year.
Secretary Fisher is reported as de-
claring that the bill is preposterous
one, in "that it would permit home
steaders to get title after only eighteen
months residence on land" and he
announced his purpose to block the
bill, If possible. In furtherance OF
this plan he called upon Senator
Smoot, chairman of the public lands
committee, and got from him prom.
ise to ask to have the bill recommitted, ,
so it can be revised in q way that will
require longer aud actual residence,
or insertion OF some provision which
will require q stipulated amount OF
cultiv alton, and giving special agents
authority to hold up any entry 1t they
believe cultivation Is inadequate.
The bill is now on the senate calen.
dar and can only be recalled by q
vote of the senate. Whenever Sen ator
Smoot moves for reconsider alton he
will be met by stubborn resistance
from those sen ators who are anxious
to see libera al homestead law enacted
There is prospect OF bitter fight be-
fore the question is fully settled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Would Abandon Army Posts.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Secretary
of War Stimson, acting upon an ex-
hsustive report from the general staff,
has decided that no less than 16 and
probably 18 existing army posts
should be abandoned at once. "in
order to put an end to the extrav-
agance and inefaciency resulting from
improper distribution of the mobile
army. By the concentration of the
army in eight posts, it is asserted,
the annual cost of maintenance
would be reduced about IS, 500, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
MILLIONS FROM HIDES.
Packing Company Received Large
Returns From By-Products.

sOuu
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-Although no al
lowances were made for hides in 1909
and part of 1910 In figuring the TEST
cost OF beef, the books OF the National
Packing company show that in that
period the corporation received from
the sale of hides S3.669. .050. The
sales by months were given by William
E. Weber, general auditor of the Ma.
tional Packing company, who began
his fourth day on the witness stand In
the packers trial today.
The government contends that by
not allowing credits on hides in this
period, the packers materially In.
creased their test cost on beet and were
enabled to raise the price to con.
sumers without showing an extensive
profit on their books.
Weber admitted that the value of
hides during this period valued from
two to four cents pound, according
to quality. Weber said the plant of
Ruddy Brothers at Kansas City had
been continuously operated from the
time of it's purchase by the National
Packing company in 1905 until 30 days
ago. when it was closed for repairs.
Before entering the employ of the
National Packing company, Weber
said, he was part owner of the Peoria
Packing company, an Independent
concern, at Peoria. in 1893. AT that
time, he said, his company used test
cost of beef and made q killing ch arge
OF 81. Is q head. Weber said he be.
lieved it would be mprscticable to
conduct dressed beef business with.
out using q test cost.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
TRIED TO BRIBE JURORS.
Grand Jury Has Evidence That Will
Justify indictments.

Grand Jury Has Evidence That Will
Justify indictments.
Los ANGELES, Jan. 29.-One or
more indictments will be returned
based on alleg ations of jury bribery
in the Mon Namara trial. Deputy Die.
trict Attorney W. Joseph Ford made
this statement just before the conven.
ing OF the county grand jury which
has been investig ating the charge that
the McNamara defense maintained q
fund for the corruption of jurors aud
Witnesses in the dyn amiting trial.
According to the alleg gations of the
state. based on inform alton said to
have been given by Franklin to the
men he is alleged to have bribed or
tried to bribe, the McNamsrs defense
set aside fund of $40, 900 to be used
in "axing Jurors"
District Attorney Fredericks has in
his safe "a 500 that was taken from
Lockwood and Franklin at the time of
their arrest.
Lockwood was in conference with
the prosecutors at the time and was
released Immediately after Franklin
was placed in Jail.
Balm and Lockwood were principal
Witnesses called by the grand jury.
The accounts of Darrow and other at.
torneys associated with him were
closely scrutinized.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
They Want Information.

WASHINGTON Jan. 25.- The house
adopted unanimously a resolution
today introduced. by Representative
Cox OF Ohio, requesting the president
to submit complete statement of the
cost Of occupation of the Philippines.
"There Ia universal demand in this
country for detailed inform alton of
these disbursements for occupation of
the Philippine Islands," said Mr.. Cox.
"We have never had any figures any
where near approaching the total
COST
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Boat Caught In Ice Jam.

Carlo, ILL.,, Jan. 28.-Thirteen per.
sons are believed to have been drown
ed two miles south of here this after
noon when row boat in which they
were being brought to this city from
Birds point became lost in an ice
jam.
The passengers were part of 135 who
left q Cotton Belt train at Birds
point, Mo-, and were left without con-
veyance across the river because the
railroad ferrymen feared to risk the
steamer in the ice and heavy fog.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31

Hadley of Missouri, Glasscock of
West Virginia and Osborn of Mich.
igan, all rated as leaders of the pro-
aressive wing of the republican party
In their respective states.
According to Governor Stubbs, the
six governors are in constant COM
munication by letters and kilograms.
AS result, he declared, he was in a
position to gauge the strength of the
Roosevelt movement accurately, and
he was very optimistic,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
Discussing Steel Tariff Revision.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Speedy &C.
tion on the steel and iron tariff revi-
sion bill was foreshadowed in the
house today when Chairman Under.
wood of the ways and means commit
tee called the measure for the opening
debate. An agreement for FIVE hours
debate today was followed by the state.
ment from Mr.. Underwood that he
would endeavor to close general debate
tomorrow.
Representative Palmer of Pennsyl.
vania, in opening the debate for the
democrats, said the bill approached
80 closely the terms of the Cummins
iron and steel amendment which the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-31
ASSESS AT CASH VALUE.
Convention Of County Commissioners
Favors State Law.

MIssoULA, Jan. "a Right of the
reel-just after the formal opening of
the fourth annual joint meeting of the
county commissioners, county asses.
sors and county clerks of Montana
here today-the county commissioners
adopted q resolution favorink the as.
sessment of all property in Montana
upon q basis OF It's full cash value.
AS the last state law on this question
provides exactly the same basis of
assessment, the opinion of the com.
was that it would be i'm
possible for them to take any other
action in the matter.
"That the sense OF this meeting be
that henceforwsrd all property in
Montana be assessed for it's full cash
valu alton" was the form of the resolu.
tion which was adopted by q good
majority after 1t had been presented
and championed by Commissioner r..
w. Main of Flathea county.
There are about 100 delegates in
attend ance at the convention which
opened at the court house this morn.
ing, practically every county in the
state being represented. The formal
opening was at joint session of the
three associ ations at which D. T.
Curran, chairman OF the Missoula
ooantv haor1 rroaidod
The commissioners had come discus.
sion of the taxation matter, led by
Commissioner Curran of this county
The subject of timber land rates was
also considered. 1t was the fret thing
after noon that the commissioners
asked for . joint session with the as
SCISSORS and the tax matter was re-
uewed. 1t was then that the resolu.
tion mentioned above was passed by
the commissioners, the assessors re-
serving action upon it until tomorrow
The clerks spent most of the after
noon 10 conference with Assistant At
torney General Towner over the las
registr alton law, which was taken up
section by section. So many things
in connection with the law we're no
thoroughly understood that the clerk
formulated long list OF question
| which will be submitted to Attorne
General Galen for bis opinion.