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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, March "A parcel
post system is provided in postoff1ce
bill introduced by Representative
Moon of Tennessee in the house to-
day.
Senator Dixon, chairman of the
executive committee of the Roose-
welt campaign. today announced that
returns received at the Roosevelt
headquarters from the Oklahoma
primary election held Saturday
showed that 283 delegates had been
instructed for Roosevelt and 10 for
Taft.
An attempt is to be made by the
democrats O: the house to abolish
the commerce court, the tariff board,
the economic commission and the
presidents s25, 900 q year travelling
expenses fund when the executive,
legislative and judicial appropri alton
bill comes up for passage next week.
The appropri ations committee has de.
cided to elimin ate from the bill all
appropriations for these purposes. Al
least 81, 100000 would be saved, they
cay, If the attempt Is successful.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
British Coal Miners Strike.

LONDON, Feb. 29-Upward of three
quarters of million miners had laid
down their tools and went on strike
by two o'clock this afternoon when the
day shit. In the mines ended. The
army of striking colliers swelled
hourly throughout the morning when
1t became known that no settlement
had been reached.
Each side ia blaming the other for
the failure of the negotiations.
Miners say the coal owners did not
show conciliatory attitude, while
the owners insist that the miners
were determined to strike, no m after
what terms we're offered. 1t is under
stood the government has drafted q
mifimum wage bill and is ready to
rush 1t through parliament In case
of necessity.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Would Retain Military Posts.

WASHINGTON. March Ain short
speech in the house the other day on a
bill to establish brigade post at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ca, Representative Pray
opposed the wholesale abandonment
of army posts as proposed by the war
department, declaring that the present
locations were in every respect ideal.
Representative Mondel also made an.
other speech attacking the plan OF
abandoning the posts and referred to
Fort Assinniboine, Montana, recently
abandoned. declaring there was "no
more ideal location for troops on
earth" than at this point. He declared
It was a "great post, up to date and
splendid buildings, and comprising
twenty-five or thirty ,thousand acres
OF which the government is going
to get nothing" He asserted that out
in Montana, the Dakotas and Wyom.
ing, there are innumerable locations
where troops could be cheaply Assem-.
hled
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
May End Textile Strike.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March. 1.-The
end of the great textile strike, involv-
ing 10000 oper atives, which began on
January IL, is thought to be in sight.
Many of the mills have posted notices
OF an advance in wages of at least 5
per cent, beginning Monday. The ad-
vance will affect nearly 10000 opera
tives in Lawrence and vicinity.
The per cent increase In wages is
based on the 54.hour law, or, in other
words, the increase will be added to
the amount paid to fifty hours a week.
The strike was nominslly due to q
reduction in wages made upon the two
hour cut in time, but the struggle
later developed demand for Is per
cent increase in wages, the abolition
of the premium system and double
pay for overtime.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06

hands OF district attorney, which was
alleged to have been taken from
Franklin when he was arrested and
charged with having attempted to
bribe Veniremen Geo. N. Lockwood
three days before the McNsmara
brothers made their confession.
w. Jos. Ford, assistant district at
torney. recommended that the court
b lenient with the former detective.
Fprd stated that another case was
ptndtng In the court-referring to
that OF Clarence S. Darrow, the in.
dicted attorney for the McNam aras-
and that the state needed Franklin's .
cooperation testimony. Ford added
that Franklin could have demanded
complete immunity and receive it, be.
cause of the Importance of his evi.
deuce In the Darrow case.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Opposed to Higher Taxes.

CARSON. New, Feb. 2S.-The extra
session of the Legislature will not en-
act law incre asing the state tax rate.
It was announced yesterday that this
agreement hsdibeen reached by lead.
ers of both houses. The governors
bill providing for the creation of a
state tax commission and abolishing
the state board of revenue was de-
feated by the assembly at yesterday g
session.
The agitation for retrenchment In all
state departments resulted in the pas
sage yesterday in both houses of q
resolution demanding that the govern.
or reduce the state police force to one
officer and two men. Another resolu.
tion, providing further reductions in
state expenses, passed the senate yes
terday and will come up in the house
TODAY,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Sufragettes Go To Jail.

LONDON, March 2.-Mrs. Emmaline
Pankhurst, Mrs. Tukes and Mrs. Mar
shall, leaders of last nights window
smashing campaign, by which the
suffragettes succeeded in terrorizing
the London tradesmen, were sentenc.
ed today to two months imprison-
ment each.
These were the fist three of the l24
women who were arrested and who
are to be arraigned at the Bow street
court, chiefly on charges of wilful
damage to stores in Bond street, Pic
cadilly, Regent street, Oxford street,
the Haymarket, the Strand and other
busy shopping streets.
The attorney In prosecution an
nounced in court today that the dam.
age done by the suffrsgettes In the
stone.throwing Manifestations was ed.
timated at s25, 900, and on behalf OF
the government he stated that the
time had now arrived when the con-
sideration which has been shown In
connection with sutfragetts raids
could no longer be allowed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
viii Push Land Bills,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-If congress
passes the Borab-Jones three-year
homestead bill, President Taft will
sign it. This prediction was made to-
night by Senator Borah after he and
SEM nator Jones had concluded an hours
conference with the president at the
White House. The conference was ar
ranged In order that these two sem
ators might discuss with the president
a number of pending important land
bills, including their joint measure.
They also discussed the Borsh bill
which provides for issuance of pat
ent to homesteaders on government
irrig alton projects as soon as they
comply with the residence require.
ments of the homestead law and other
matters.
Both senators declared, after tthe
conference, that President Taft had
been deeply interested in what they
had to say about the necessity for en-
actment of the various land bills and
was impressed by the western view
of these questions. While no definite
conclusion was reached, the presi'
dent desiring fret to consult Score
tary Fisher regarding details before
going on record, his attitude was en-
tirely friendly and both senator's we're
satisfied.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06

hammers and stones, went through
the knight Bridge and Brampton Road
district in the west end of London,
breaking big plate glass windows in
the big dry goods stores.
The police on duty in the district
were unable to cope with the suffrag-
cites, who were distributed over q
wide area. The storekeepers and
their employees did gentry duty in
front of their premises, but In many
cases we're unable to keep the women
from doing damage.
A detachment of mounted police
was the first reinforcement to arrive
on the scene. Que of them immedi-
ately was dragged from his horse
by an excited woman. In one store
sl,250 damage was done. Thirty
women was arrested.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
STEEL TRUST EXPOSED.
Congressional Committee Announces
Result Of Investigation.

Congressional Committee Announces
Result Of Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The house
steel trust Investigating committee to.
day made public the result Of the in
Quiry into the books and minutes OF
the United States Steel corpora alton
conducted by Farquahar j. McRae,
an expert accountant.
The Mckea report reaches the con-
clusion that the steel corporation op.
er ates In restra aint of trade and pre-
vents competition through q msnipu.
lation of prices, through the influence
of the so-called "GaryI.dinners." BY
control of raw materials and through
Q system of interlocking directors In
various companies. 1t also tends to
contr adict some of the testimony given
by steel trust officials.
Some of the figures dealt with in the
report are startling. 1t is shown that
j. P. Morgan & Co., received approx.
imately go, ,000, 900 in cash profits for
org anizing the big steel com bine. and
that the net profits of the concern for
the first nine years of it's existence
were more than billion dollars.
The report finds that the steel cor.
poration, contrary to the statement
made by Judge Gary and q. G. Frick
to President Roosevelt insl9O7 that It
did not control more than go per cent
Of steel properties in the country, con-
trolls about 80 per cert of the steel
holdings.
As showing the result of the policy
of the steel corporation to make the
bulk of its profits in the raw and
semi. finished material, Mr.. McRae
submitted a condensed statement of
dividends paid by the subsidiary COM
pauies to the steel corporation and
interest paid by the Carnegie company
on it's collateral trust bonds, from
April /, 1901, to April l, 1910 showing
a total of 1858, 124. 1856 50.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Payrolls Were Padded

SPOKANE, March 2.-Chsrges that
the payrolls of the freight department
Of the Northern Pacific Railroad com.
pany at Spokane have been padded
for nearly Eve years, are being in
vestigated by company officials. It is
alleged names of dead men and dunn.
mics have been carried on the pay
rolls OF the department since 1907.
When a demand that the salaries of
freight department employees here be
raised to their former figures was re.
fused, is said, that it became Gus.
tomary to carry enough dummy names
on the payroll to raise the salaries
Of certain employees to their former
level.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06

miles of old lines. Preparatory to the
harvesting of the berry crop along the
company's line In the northwest this
spring IS express refrigerator cars,
costing $1,000 each. have been ordered
for early delivery. For handling the
expected record grain crop 1.500 cars,
costing 500 each will be put into ser
vice next fall, when also 75O refriger--
ator care, costing $3.50, 600. will be in
commission to handle the apple crop
in the Inland Empire. The foregoing
figures, MIR. Gruber said, does not in
clude the money to be expended on
shops and new branch lines and ex.-
tensions. He added there is every in
dication that 1912 will be Q record
breaker In the west.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06

BOSTON, Feb. 27.-Theodore Roose-
welt, angered by q published report
that he had said President Taft was
not progressive, said today he would
not be drawn into q personal contro.
versy with the administr alton, al
though be has declared his intention
OF "making q straight out fight" for
the republican sidential nomina-
tion. The colonel said that In his
political conference yesterday, in
which he had reported to have made
the statement, President Taft's name
had not been mentioned and that his
opinion in regard to the administra-
ton had not been asked or expressed.
Colonel Roosevelt repeated that he
had not taken his present position for
personal reasons and he made 1t clear
that he did not propose to make the
issue in any sense personal one.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Affects Western Assay Offices.

WASHINGTON, March A. Repre-.
sentative Humphreys today introduc-
ed bill providing that the secretary
of the treasury and assistant treasurer
shall accept at their stamped value
bullion bearing the stamp of Seattle,
Helena and other assay offices. The
purpose of the bill is to prevent dis
elimination against western assay
Offices in the law of 1911, which limits
places whose stamps shall be accept
ed to "coinage mints and assay Office
at New York" This would subject
bullion coming from other assay
Offices to another assay, II the re-
ceiving officer required it. Humph-
reys says he will push his bill so
that all aessy offices may be on the
same footing as the New York Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Would POSTPONE Convention.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Bacon of Georgia said that he had
suggested the advisability of the de.
mocratic national committee postpon.
ing the national democr attic conven.
ton in order to give democrats more
time to consider the "conditions" that
might arise from the nomin alton of
the republican candida ate at Chicago.
Mr.. Bacon did not refer by name to
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Several democrats in the sen ate said
they could not conceive of the likeli.
hood of the postponement OF the Bal
timore convention, set for June Is.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
DIXON BOOSTS ROOSEVELT.
Montana Senator Will Be In Charge
Of Roosevelt Campaign.

Montana Senator Will Be In Charge
Of Roosevelt Campaign.
NEW YORK, March l. - Senator
Joseph M. Dixon of Montana will
manage the Roosevelt campaign. He
accepted the appointment At . meeting
he Id here last night.
Alexander b. Revell of Chicago.
who was temporary chairman Of the
national Roosevelt committee formed
several weeks ago, will serve 90 per.
N anent chairman. An administr alton
committee is to be formed with Tru.
man II. New berry of Detroit, ex-sec-
retary of the navy, as chairman. The
executive committee, of which Sen ator
Dixon is chairman, is to have general
supervision over the campaign.
Senator Dixon in q statement issued
last night said, in part:
'For more than fifty years the re-
publican party, responding to the de-
mands of q majority OF the voters of
this country, has controlled the poll
cies OF the nation. This extr aordinary
lease of deleg ated power from the peo.
pie has only followed the response of
it's leaders to the intelligent demands
of public growth and progress. A
political party only can retain power
when its leadership can command q
vote of confidence from the people
themselves.
"The lack of leadership in the last
three years has turned a republican
majority of go in the house of repre-
sentatives into an adverse democratic
majority of 10; has changed two
thirds vote in the senate to bare po-
litical control of that body, and tenn
porarily has lost control of q dozen
republican states of the north and
west. -''.- - g
1.-THE lack of leadership, OF states
manship, has produced q bewildering
condition of business, which has pre-
vented the prosperity Of the whole
country. There can be no cure for
this Industrial stagnstion unless we
substitute a policy of progressive leg
islstion which shall meet modern con-
ditions with modern laws. ...,.'
"These are the things that have
caused q nation wide movement
for the nomin alton of Theodore Roose.
welt as the republican candidate TO,
president. The overwhelming demand
of the masses of republican voters for
him to rescue the leadership of his
party can only result 10 his nomina'
tion by the national convention. The
rank and file of the repub blican voters
once before followed him to victory
and now are convinced that his lead
ership is absolutely necessary to sue
cess in November.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
FAVORS INCOME TAX.
Democratic Caucus Has Plan to Shift
Tax Burdens.

Democratic Caucus Has Plan to Shit
Tax Burdens.
WASHINGTON, March Ia bill to
put sugar on the free list, eliminating
s53, 900, 900 in all customs revenue, and
another to extend the present corpora
tion tax to include individual and CO.
partnerships having an income of
$1,000 year or more. we're ratified
tonight by the democrat caucus of
the house.
The excise tax, so called by the ways
and means committee, is In effect an
income tax. The bill is 90 drawn that
1t is expected to comply with the su-
preme courts decision against the
constitutionalityo of an income tax.
It's effect would be to tax every per-
son who earns IS 900 or more q year
at the rate OF one per cent.
Chairman Underwood estim ates th at
the proposed excise tax will bring in
q revenue of between $50, 1000, 900 and
$50, 900, 900 year. Placing sugar on
the free list, the democrat leaders
estim ate, will reduce the price of sugar
to the consumer about q cent and q
half pound. The secret that men,
bers of the ways and means committee
had been so carefully guarding for
several weeks was the provision to ex-
tend the corpor alton tax.
Majority Leader Underwood an.
nounced that the bills would be re-
ported to the house in q few days.
The president of the United States,
should the proposed law be enacted,
would pay per cent of go, 900 or $500.
his salery being $4,000
Mr.. Underwood further said that in
the opinion of the ways and means
committee the large profits made by
manufacturers and refiners of sug ar
had been due to the customs tariff
and that placing sugar on the free list
would reduce the profit, but would no,
destroy the industry in the United
States and would result in a saving tc
the American people of sl07, 200, 600 q
year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
PREPARING FOR CAMPAIGN.
Roosevelt Supporters Organize and
Will Open Headquarters.

Roosevelt Supporters Organize and
Will Open Headquarters.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-A general
Roosevelt committee, including In its
membership Medill Mccormick. Gif-
ford Pinchot, Amos Pinchot, Senator
Dixon Of Montana and probably
James A. Garfield and other close
friends of Colonel Roosevelt. will be
organized here next week to take
charge of the Roosevelt campaign.
Medill Mccormick of Chicago. who
has been managing the Roosevelt
headquarters in Washington, was on
hand when Mr.. Roosevelt reached his
Office prepared for an all day discus.
sion of the stu alton. Mr.. Mccormick
denied the statement that he had come
over from Washington because of q
misunderstanding.
'For 10 days." he said ~ have
done everything possible to induce
Senator Dixon to undertake direction
OF the campaign for Mr.. Roosevelt.
Other friends OF Roosevelt have seen
Senator Dixon for the same purpose
and hope he may decide to UNDER
take the work, although it means q
very great sacrifice to him. The state.
ment that was put out is singularly
silly"
Senator Dixon of Montana and
Alex snder II. Revell OF Chicago,
chairman OF the national Roosevelt
committee, came to Mr.. Roosevelt g
Office later and with Mr.. Roosevelt,
and Mr.. Mccormick they went over
the situation and outlined plans for
the campaign.
Senator Dixon had nothing to Say
as whether he would accept the leader
ship.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Evidence Against Packers.

CHICAGO. Feb. 28.-Judge Carpenter
overruled today an objection of the
defense In the packers trial to the in.
PRODUCTION of the minutes of the meet.
ings Of the directors of the National
Packing company between 1907 and
1910. The government attempted to
read the minutes to the jury several
weeks ago. but the defense made OBJ.
lection and the court took the matter
under consideration.
1t was at these directors meetings
held on Tuesday afternoons that the
government contends the defends ants
agreed on selling prices, margins,
shipments and the division OF territory
in violation of the Sherman law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Another Cold Snap.

DENVER, COL, Feb. 29.-With tenn
peratures ranging from 20 degrees be.
low zero at Lander, Wyo., to 20 above
at Grand Junction, COL, the Rocky
Mountain region experienced its Sec
ond cold snap of the winter today.
Other low temperatures recorded
early today were:
Sheridan. Wyo., zero; Denver, 8
below; Corona, COL, on the continen-
tial divide. two below; Leadville, zero,
Pueblo, IL above.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Big differentiation Suit.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The biggest
suit for alleged underv aluation of i'm
ports recorded 10 local courts for
many years was begun by the govern
ment here az ainst Adolph Kasttor and
brothers, cutlery importers, to recover
s693, 750. This sum, it is alleged,
represents the full home value of cut
lery imported by the firm in 1910 from
Germany.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Place Ban On Saccharine.

WASHINGTON: Feb. 29.-By vote
of two to one the board of cabinet
officers charged with the enforcement
of the pure food law entered today q
Anal decision against the use OF sac.
ch arine in prepared foods. Secretary
Wilson and Secretary Nagel confirm
ed the decision that food containing
sacchariue was adulterated One
months grace will be given manufac-
turers to arrange for the elimination.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
REVIEW SMOKE CASE.
Deer Lodge Farmers Secure Hearing
From Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Gu.
preme court announced today its deci-
sion to review the action Of the ninth
United States circuit court of appeals
which denied relief to the farmers of
Deer Lodge valley, from the fumes of
smelters at Anaconda, Mont. The
farmers recently appealed to President
Taft for aid In their case.
BUTTE, March 4. - The ''smoke
case" which is about to be reviewed,
was started in the federal court of this
district on May 5, 1905; in the name Of
F. J. Bliss, q resident of Idaho on
behalf Of the Deer Lodge valley ranch
ers, Bliss taking the initiative for the
reason that he was nonresident and
could therefore bring the suit In the
federal court. The suit had for its
object the securing of an Injunction
restr aiming the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company from oper ating its plant
in Anaconda. The hearing took place
before the master in chsncery and the
taking of testimony started on Janu-
ary Is, 1905, and after few vacations
it was concluded on March 30, 1907.
There were 237 Witnesses in the case,
more than 1900 exhibits we're present.
ed and the evidence taken filed $4,000
printed pages. The cost Of the suit
exceeded s750,000. On January 10,
1908, the master fled his findings,
which on the whole were favorable to
the defend ants. Judge William II.
Hunt went over the whole record OF
the case and the arguments of counsel
consumed 20 days.
On January Is, 1908, the Judge made
his decision, which on the facts was
substantially the same as the master q
findings, declaring that the compla ain.
ant was not entitled to the Injunction
asked.
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Fined 81, ZOO For Bribery.

Los ANGELES. March BERT H.
Franklin, q former Mcnamara de-
tective who pleaded guilty to q charge
of having attempted to influence a
juror in the trial of James B. Nc
Nsmsra, was fined $4,000 today by
Judge Geo. Cabaniss of San Fran.
cisco, who pronounced Franklin 3
conduct as damn able.
The $4,000 is the sum now in the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06
Revenue From Forest Reserves.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Represen'
tative w ar burton today introduced q
bill giving to each state 25 per cent of
the receipts from forest reserves with.
in its borders, to be spent for public
schools and public roads In counties
in which the reserves lie. Where the
reserve lies in two or more states or
In two or more counties an additional
25 per cent is to be expended by the
government in building roads and
rails through such reserves. =.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-06

Choteau Acsntha: The Office OF the
county clerk reports a steady flow of
oil locations for filing. Almost the
whole country about Shelby has been
located. While the papers are not
coming Just as thick as they did for
q while, there is still q con siderable
number every day.