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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17

the Hapsburgs. Certain 1t Is that the
people of the Netherlands have greatly
progressed since the revival, which in
the early SOS Of the last century put
new energy into their national life, polit-
ical, cultural and economic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17

term, and employ it justly. Mr.. Hunger
ford never allows his readers to forgot
the human interest behind il all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
Ell. GRECO
Maurice Barres on the Mystic
Master of Toledo.

Paris, May 9.
NJ Maurice Barres, Of the French
Academy, Nationalist Deputy OF Paris
militant patriot. vigilant critic OF his po-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Coal Miners May Strike.

CLEVELAND, March 22.-Whether
100000 miners In the bituminous coal
fields will strike or merely suspend
operations after April l, depends
largely upon the deliber ations of q
subcommittee composed of two min
ers and two operators, each, from
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and ILL.,
nois.
The sub committee, with John P.
White, president of the United Mine
Workers OF America, as the conven-
tion delegate of the miners, may con
tinue its sessions several days In an
effort to effect compromise agree.
ment, following the fat refueal of the
operators to grant the miners de-
mands for 10 per cent increase in
pay and shorter work hours. AL.
though q shut down of all the union
bituminous coal miners In the country
is said by President White to be GER
tain, both sides declare they are-anx-
ious to prevent strike, or even long
suspension.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Urge Work On Milk River.

WASHINGTON, March. 23.-Sena-
tore Myers and Dixon and Represen-
tative Pray will have 9 conference
with Secretary Fisher and form ally
turn over to the department the con-
tracts signed by the Milk river set
tiers in conformity with the requir.
ment OF the reclaim alton service.
When THE form ality is disposed OF,
they will ask the secretary to at once
advertise for bids for work on both
the Milk river and St. Mary's pro-
jects and get work under way as soon
as the season opens this spring.
Supervising Engineer b. N. Savage
who has been in Washington consult
ing with the reclaim alton service
about this work, informed Represen-
tative Pray that the plans are all
ready to advertise as soon as Secre-
tary Fisher gives his authority, and
other officials of the reel am alton ser
vice say there are ample funds on
hand to employ large force of N N
on whatever contracts may be let.
As result of Mondays conference it
10 believed bids will be called for i'm.
mediately.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Roosevelt Discusses Primary.

NEW YORK, March 20.-Theodore
Roosevelt has issued q statement in
which he discusses President Taft's
speech In Boston Monday.
II am exceedingly glad that the
president favors the presidential pri-
mary and II his campaign managers
sincerely will back him In the propo-
sition he will be able at once to GET
the presidential preferential primary
In Michigan, Illinois, Maryland, the
District of Colum bia and New York."
said Mr.. Roosevelt.
"Mr. Taft is quoted as saying at
Boston, "Mr. Roosevelt said, "that the
voluntary primary power. ss he calls
1t the soap box primary-thst ia Q
method adopted by the people as the
only way to express their wishes when
their Legislatures deny them any other
opportunity to do so-is worse than
nothing. But the president continued
to say that he favored q preferential
primary for the presidency.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Legislation Delayed BY Talk.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-By un.
skillful management of the three-year
homestead bill which was debated
throughout the entire afternoon in the
house today and by the tendency of
western members to m AXE unduly long
speeches, vote on the measure was
not reached. and further consideration
will be delayed until next Wednes-
day.
During the general debate no SER
ious opposition to the bill developed,
but when the house took up the amend
ments which we're offered contro-
versy arose between the supporters OF
the measure and the Pinchot conserva-
tionists who wanted some harmless
but high sounding conserv alton pro-
visions included. These amendments
led to an endless debate and to bitter
criticism of the interior department
and especially Of the special agents.
These criticisms were resented by
Representative Morse of Wisconsin,
who stopped them by making point
of order that no quorum was present,
and the bill went over without q vote
until next Wednesday,.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Big Boost For La Toilette.

FARGO, N. D., March 20.-With L.
l67 of the 300 precincts Ia the state
heard from, returns of North Dako-
ta's presidential preference primary
election held yesterday, give Sent ator
LaFollette of Wisconsin 81, 159 votes;
Colonel Roosevelt 22,S77 and Presi.
dent Taft 5000.
The only candid ate for the democra-
tic Endorsement was Governor Burke.
Complete returns from q of the 40
counties in the state, including Grand
Forks and Cass, show that Roosevelt
is 1900 behind LaFollette.
LaFollette's strength was greater in
the eastern part of the state.' Roose-
welt did not develope as much strength
in the west as had been anti
cipated. He carried but one of tho
eastern tier of counties. Thomas
Marshal, the LaFollette candidate for
national committeeman, has q major
ity, which Is believed will equal that
of LaFollette. All LaFolleste elect
ors have been elected by maiorities
ranging about the same as the head
of the ticket.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
MILLIONS ARE IDLE.
British Coal Miners Strike Causes
Widespread Distress.

LONDON, March 20.-The distress
throughout the industrial district of
the United Kingdom, because of the
ational coal strike, which has thrown
l ZOO, 900 miners and more than 1,50O,-
600 other men out of employment, is
acute. Appeals for assistance con.
stantly are reaching London.
The prev ailing conditions in the
Erwash valley, the great hive of in.
dustry, stretching from Nottingham
to Chesterfield, serve as an example
of the conditions elsewhere. Here Is
per cent of the workers of all trades
are idle and as these men have no
strike pay, the families are thrown on
charity. The mayor OF Ilkeston, yes
terday received application from 400
families for aid and In one of the ele-
mentary schools, out of 600 pupils,
400 are being fed by the teachers.
Wales is suffering equally with
England. Only three tinplate mills
are working in the whole country.
Many miners already have resumed
work in the Scottish coal fields, but
they are non-unionists and the police
are having serious trouble In pro-
tecting them from assaults by the
trades unionists. Despite a growing
desire in the British coal fields to see
settlement, fresh trouble was threat
ened today by the notification to the
labor party in the house of commons
that unless the minimum wage bill
also provided fixed minimum wage
for the furnace men the dispute will
not be settled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, March h2l.-President
Taft has signed the bill introduced by
Representative Pray which passed
congress, extending the act giving
compens alton to government employees
killed or injured in the line of duty,
to employees of the bureau of mines
and the forest service.
Bills for a number of postoff1ce
buildings In Montana have been in.
troduced by Representative Pray in
the house. One calls for site and
building at Glendive, the site to cost
S2O, 900; another calls for a site at
Anaconda to cost $4,000, and the
third for building at Kallispell on
site heretofore acquired, the build.
ing to cost $3.50, 900.
To June 80 last the war department.
has expended on the Missouri river,
examination from Three Forks tc
Canyon Ferry, vi, 745 e9, from mouth
to Fort Benton, sSS, 700; Sioux City tc
Fort Benton, s246, 300; survey above
Missouri river falls, Fort Benton,
&15. OOO
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Counter Charges Of Coercion.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-Counter
charges that efforts have been made
to coerce the federal offlceholders of
Texas were made today by the Taft
and Roosevelt national headquarters
in Washington, In statements given
out here. The Roosevelt managers
declared that the Taft managers
were making an 'open and unblush-
attempt to coerce the republicans of
Texas into selecting Taft delegates to
the Chicago convention by means of
the patronage club"
In q counter Statement the Taft bu-
reau declared thet Cecil Lyon, repub-
lican national committeeman for Tex
as, had been making efforts to force
federal oficeholders into line for
Theodore Roosevelt's candidacy, and
that attempts had been made to collect
funds from officeholders for Roose-
velt campaign purposes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Important Rate Decision,

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Thc in.
terstate commerce commission, in an
opinion made pu blic today, establish
ed the far reaching principle that q
railroad must 90 adjust its rates that
justice shall be done between COM
munities regardless of state lines.
It q railroad makes low rate upon
traffic wholly within q state, even
when forced to do 90 by q state COM
mission, 1t must accord the same rate
to interstate traffic moving under sub.
stantially similar conditions.
The principle was laid down by a
vote of 4 to 3. The injority held that
the powers of congress were usurped
by the majority opinion and that the
remedy for such situ alton should be
applied through additional legisla-
tion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Would Abolish Senate.

WASHINGTON, The abolition of the
United States senate and the Office of
vice president, with reduction of
membership of the house to 300, is
proposed in o resolution which Rep
resentative Lindbergh of Minnesota
announced he would introduce next
week.
The main feature of Mr.. Lind bergh' q
resolution provides ior the creation of
"committee at large" which would
have absolute control over the legis-
lative activity of congress. The
members of the committee would be
elected by the country at large for q
term of Is years and it could prevent
the submission of bills to the presi-
dent. It's opposition could be over.
come only by two-thirds vote of the
house.
In order to provide what Mr.. Lind
bergh calls "checks and balances" in
his plan, he invokes the recall of the
members Of the ''committee at large'
whenever their actions, In the minds
of the people, justified their reno ' al
Presidential succession, in the ab-
sence OF the vice presidential Office,
would be dictated by the committee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Favors Three-Year Homesteads.

WASHINGTON, March 81. - The
house considered yesterday bill lib
eralizing the homestead laws by re.
ducing from five to three years the
period of residence requireds on public
land to prove title. Settlers would be
permitted to absent themselves from
their homesteads five months In each
year.
For the first time this session,
Speaker Clark took the floor and
urged the passage of the bill. He
pointed out that the existing law was
SO rigid that it was driving desir-
able Americans to Canada and that
thousa sands had been forced to seek
more liberal conditions In Alberta.
The bill was virtually completed
when the house adjourned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
ROOSEVELT ANSWERS TAFT,
Campaign Opened 6y Criticism Of
Rival Candidate,

Campaign Opened ey Criticism Of
Rival Candidate.
NEW YORK, March 2O.-In the first
speech of his campaign for the presi-
DENTAL nomin alton Colonel Roosevelt
tonight contr asted his position with
that taken by President Taft. The
real issue, he said, was whether the
American people should govern them.
selves.
Colonel Roosevelt's speech was de-
livered before a crowd which filled
Carnegie hall.
President Taft's recent speech at
Toledo was referred to several times
by Colonel Roosevelt, who devoted a
large part of bis remarks to q reply.
"Mr. Taft again and again in quo.
tations l have given and elsewhere
through this speech" said Colonel
Roosevelt, "expresses his disbelief il
the people when they vote at the
polls"
Colonel Roosevelt said that this
was "the old, old doctrine" which
has ''tended to create q bulwark fol
special privileges.
"This doctrine ia to me 3 dread.
full doctrine" he said, ''for its effect
ia and can only be to make the courts
the shield OF privilege gainst popular
rights.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
cities whose so-called specialists treat
diseases of men. Akey was the prin-
cipal advertising doctor of Seattle,
using large space in the daily papers.
Will Cremate 5000 Bodies.

SEATTLE, March 20.-King county
will incinerate 5000 bodies buried In
the potters' field In order to clear the
ground for manufacturing purposes.
The course was decided upon yester.
day when the county commissioners
ordered the construction of q crema.
tory at the county farm near the
southern limits OF the city.
Az soon as the incinerat Is COM
pleted the work of disinterriug the
bodies will be begun. The commis-
sioners have decided to plat 60 acres
OF the county poor farm and the pot
ters' field is included in the tract.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
TRIBUTE TO HEROIC DEAD.
Funeral Of Maine Victims Attended
BY Cabinet Officers.

Funeral Of Maine Victims Attended
BY Cabinet Officers.
WASHINGTON, March 22.--The final
chapter of the tragedy OF the warship
Maine was written today when the
bones of 81 unidentified dead, resur-
rected from the harbor of Havana,
were buried in Arlington national
cemetery.
President Taft and his cabinet, both
houses OF congress- and all the other
officials OF the government did homage
to the dead. Although rain began to
fall early In the afternoon, President
Taft and his encourage made their
way to the cemetery and remained
bareheaded in the downpour until the
last coffin had been lowered.
Before the services at the graves, q
service was held on the south front OF
the state, war and navy building.
This was attended by the president and
the vice president, Chief Justice White
and his associates of the supreme
court, mem bers of both houses of con-
gress, officers of both branches of the
military service and members of the
diplomatic corps.
Thous ands thronged the streets of
the capital as the funeral cortege pro-
ceeded. All business in the city was
suspended. The crowds were greater
than on any occasion remembered
here, except on inauguration days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Doctor Murdered BY Patient.

SEATTLE, March 20.-Dr. W. T.
Akey, "men's specialist" and his
assistant, Samuel Suskind, were shot
and killed in Akey's Office today by
A. A. Anderson, a patient of DR..
Akey. Anderson shot and NOR
rally wounded himself, dying at hos.
pital In which he was taken.
Anderson, after he had shot himself,
said that he killed the specialists be-
cause they had robbed him of his last
cent.
1t is said that the Akey Office is one
of a large chain of Offices in many
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
DIXON URGES PRIMARIES.
Montana Voters Should Be Allowed
To Express Preference.


WASHINGTON, March 22.-Sen ator
Dixon today made public the follow
ing telegram sent by him to John D.
Waite, chairman of the Montana re-
publican state committees:
SIN order that repu ublican voters in
Montana may have opportunity to ex-
press their wishes as to who should
be the repu blican candid ate for presi =
dent, it seems only fair tn at ia making
the call for the repu blican state con-
vention that will select eight delegates
to the national convention the state
committee meeting in Helena tomor-
row include in the call provision for
the repu blican voters in the different
precincts in counties to express by
ballot their presidential preference
and that this expression of presiden-
tial preference as to the nominee of the
national convention be taken as ex-
pressed Instructions of Montana re-
publican voters to their delegation at
Chicago.
"This method will be absolutely
fair to every candidate, and is the
only way that republican voters of the
state can have their wishes recorded
with absolute certainty as to who shall
be their candidate for president in the
Chicago convention. In this way
voters upon whose ballots we must
depend for success In November will
be given full opportunity to be heard.
After the republican voters have thus
been given full opportunity to be
heard In the matter am sure all re-
publicans will abide by the will OF the
majority and no one will have any
valid reason for not supporting the
nominee of the party whoever he may
be. In this way the delegates to Chi
cago would actually represent the ex-
preston of Montana republicans
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Will Not Increase Wages.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Fifty rail.
roads, including practically all the
lines east of Chicago and north OF the
Norfolk & Western, refused today to
grant an incresss in wages demanded
by their locomotive engineers. The
engineers demand, presented January
%, was for an increase amounting to
about 10 per cent year. The rail-
roads in their reply pointed out that
the proposed increase will amount to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
Seventeen Days In Straw Stack.

T1sDELL, Manitoba, March 3d.
John Wannamaker, who was brough,
to 9 Prince Albert hospital today,
lived for seventeen days in q hole he
dug in straw stack on the open
prairies, subsisting only on oats,
which he managed to shake from the
frozen straw. and quenching his thirst
with snow.
Wann namaker left Prince Albert to
tramp to Crooked River and, arriving
near Tisdell without money, crept into
q straw stack to spend the night. The
next morning his feet were frozen so
badly that he could not proceed. 1t
was II days before help came.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
High Price For Steer.

PORTLAND, Ore, March 2l.-The
prize steer "Sterling," entered by
the University OF Idaho, was sold for
$l.20 per pound at the auction held in
connection with the Pacific Northwest
Livestock show. This price has not
been reached since the first Interna-
tional Stock show at Chicago IL years
ago, when q single steer brought s1.50
per pound.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27
To Define War Munitions.

WASHINGTON, March h22.-President
Taft and his cabinet considered today
whether food, clothing and dynamite
are munitions of war within the mean.
ing of the presidents proclaim alton
prohibiting the expectation of all war
material to Mexico. The puzzling
questions regarding food and clothing
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

candidacy
expression the scholar in politics. something than taun in the
of politicians
though
national politics.
the
original
delivered popularity
his
has been his foremost advocate
O the nominal ton at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

was raised by customs officials along
the southern border and by merchan
in Ell Paso and other border towns.
The army has held up about 10000
pounds of dynamite intended for min
ing concerns IN Mexico. This govern
ment has been appealed to not to In
terfere with the transit of explosives
intended for Industries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

81, 1858, 1872 annually, which would be
equiv alent to placing on their proper.
ty q lien Of Sl88, 844,8l8 of 4 per cent
securities, which would have prefer.
ence over fret mortgage bonds, "and
to just that extent would lessen the
efficiency of their service and to insure
greater safety to the public and EN-
ployes."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-27

Water right blanks-onIy correct
form ublished-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-01-26
Stockholders Meeting.
Oakley Cooperative Store.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Zion COOPERATIVE
! MERCANTILE & MFG. INSTITUTION of
YOakley, Idaho, will be held at the
Company's Office at Oakley, Idaho.
Monday, January 29th, 1912, at 2
O'Clock pm.
The meeting will be held for the
purpose of hearing the regular ann
ual report of the Supt. and to elect
y new board of Directors for the en-
suing year and to transact such other
Business as may legally come before
he meeting.
c. G. LARSON,
Clerk of Board.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-01-26

Notice is hereby given, that pursuant
to the order of the Board of COUNTY
commissioners of Cassia County, made
on the 9th day of January, 1912, final hear.
ing on the petition of residents of Rosston
Precinct for the creation of Herd Dist
riot in the hereinafter described territory
will be had on April 10th, 1912. The teri.
tory embraced in said proposed Herd
District is bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at the South bank of Snake
River where it is inteKSected by the Sect
ion line between sections IS and 36 Up. o
S.R. "a Z. NJ, and running East on the
said line about 70 mile to the Range lire
between ranges "a and IS East, thence
South on said Range line about one mile
to the North bank of 'F'" or Main GRAVITY
Canal, thence Northeast with said canal
about three and one half miles to where
said canal intersects the Section line bet
ween Sections 20 and FL TIP. SIR. *
Z. M, thence North on said line abou,
two miles to the South bank of Snake
River, thence Southeast with said River
about miles to the point of beginning.
GEORGE A. SMITH,
Clerk of the Board of County
rs commissioners.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-01-26

on said application the said APP
plicant, Albert Ploeger, will be
required to furnish a petition
from the residents of said Dist
rict through which the said pro-
posed railroad is to be construct
ed, to which petition the pro-
posed franchise shall be attached
and made a part of the said
petition.
A recess is hereby taken by the
Board until January Goth, 1912,
at 9 O'Clock am.
L. NJ. CONDIT,
Chairman.
GEO. A. SMITH.
Clerk
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-01-26
Announcement.

hereby announce myself as can
did&te for representative fromLincoln
county in the Idaho state legislature,
on an Independent ticket, subject to
the action of the voters of this county
at the coming primary election.
I. j. MURPHY,
Hepburn, Idaho.
Southern Idaho Review.