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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-07
WILSON sweep
THE COUNTRY
Democratic Nominee Carries
Many State Offices with
Him for Party.
AL SO. CONGRESSMAN
Rock-ribbed Republican Iowa
Goes Democratic First
Time in History.

NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 6
With Republican maJoritics in
states never before captured by
Democrats in presidential cleo
ton the Wilson and Marshall
ticket was swept into office yesterday
on wave victory which carried
with It state Offices, congressional
delegations and the control OF legis.
latures that will elect United States
senator's.
Second only in interest of the vic
tory was the strength shown by
Roosevelt in illinois, Pennsylvania
and other states.
On the returns received this morn
ing it appears that Wilson. will have
almost II not quite 400 of the 53l
electoral votes and Roosevelt will
have nearly 100. Taft received eight
votes in Vermont and Utah, while
the flfty-one votes of Idaho, Iowa,
Minnesota New hampshire, South
Dakota and Wyoming are doubtful.
Minnesota. conceded to Wilson al
midnight slipped back into the doubt.
full column in the early hours. while
Iowa, given TO Roosevelt in midnight
returns showed a tendency toward
Wilson this morning.
The race in New Hampshire is SC
close that It lie Impossible to forecast
the result, with Taft and Wilson run.
ming neck and neck Taft lead vary.
ing from thirteen to 100. idaho re,
ported at $ O'Clock today that Taf,
had carried the state by 5000.
There was a general increaeo in Tho
socIalIstic vote accompanied by set.
backs in local organizations, notable
being the defeat Of Congressman
Berger of Wisconsin.
Wilson not only carried his own
state but carried the states Of his
opponents.
DIES MONIES, Nov. 6.-The latest
available returns indicate that thu
Democratic party won the presidential
election in Iowa the first time in, his.
tory. The returns from little more
than ono-third Of the precincts indi-
cate Wilson plurality by 10000.
Clark, Republican for governor.
and eleven Republican congressman
won. The legislature which elects =
senator is believed to be Republican
SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. 6.-The
Roosevelt plurality over Wilson is es-
timated at nearly 10000 Lyster
Democrat, appears to be elected gov.
crnor.
San FRANCISCO, Calf, Nov. g..
Wilson was leading Roosevelt 5000
when the counting was resumed in
California today. Indications are that
California will elect two Democratic
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-07

San FRANCISCO, Calf, Nov. g..
Wilson was leading Roosevelt 1000
when the counting was resumed in
California today. Indications are that
California will elect two Democrat,
congressman.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-07

SEATTLE, Wash. Nov. 6.-rhe
Roosevelt plurality over Wilson is es-
timatcd at nearly 10000. Lyster
Democrat, appears to be elected gov.
ernor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Big Package Of Mail.

SEATTLE, Dec. 29.-What Is pro.
nounced by G. I. Lynch, superinten-
dent of m ails of the Seattle postoff1ce,
probably to be the largest single piece
of all ever handled at the local Office
was forwarded today to Melbourne,
Aussr ALA, in the shape OF package
having an area OF 25 square feet. The
bundle is encased In q wooden frame
five feet long by Eve feet wide and
several inches thick. A large painting
is believed to be the contents, although
the exact nature has not been disclosed
by the sender to the postal authori.
ties.
Forty stamps, each of the 81 demon.
ination, and several minor stamps,
representing cost of S40.S2, were re-
quired to pay postage on the package,
going as first class mail. The total
weight is 81 pounds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
An Alaska Mining Stampede.

DAWSON, Dec. 27.-Two hundred
men with dog teams and prospecting
outfits are on the trail making race
to the new gold field at the head oi
Sixty Mile river, 120 miles from Daw.
son. The stampede is the creates,
seen In this district since the first
Klondike rush for gold. Many gold
hunters are travelling day and night,
stopping only long enough to cook q
meager meal, get little rest and then
push on.
Ernest Miller, who has returned
from the new camp, said he passed Il
outfits. about 200 men, rushing from
Dawson. All the trained dogs in the
district have been taken. Miller said
some of the men we're wearing tori
and ripped moccasins, worn nearly
of in their haste to get claim, and
some went through three miles O.
overflow water. The temper ature " q,
above zero when the rush began, bu
has since dropped to forty below.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Would End Uncertainty.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. - S. W.
Mcclure, secretary of the National
Woolgrowers' association, today
made the following statement:
"There seems to be . disposition on
the part of democrats to delay . revi.
sion of the wool schedule until the
steel and sugar schedules have been
revised. This will mean that the wool
schedule will be under consideration
during spring and early summer at
the time when the entire American
wool clip will be on the market. The
result will be q depression in wool
prices of about 4 cents per pound, or
q loss to American woolgrowers OF
about Sl5. .000, 900. Woolgrowers hope
for early action on the wool tariff, as
they know living prices cannot be OBJ
tanned for wool at a time when the bill
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Will Discourage EIopements.

BOSTON, Dec. 27.-Poor Dan Cupid
will have tears in his pretty eyes after
Jan. l, 1912. For on and after th at
date elopements will be no more and
the old-fashioned "hastylmarriage es"
will be legally abolished in the Bay
state.
Under the new law any person wish.
ing to marry must file notice of In
tention. After that he must wait five
full days before he can get his license
During these five days the parents
guardians or any other relatives oi
friends of the lovers can come and ask
questions and register "kicks. u
Should either of the twain be toe
young or otherwise unfit the pen atty
Is no license and no dollar back. For
the fling of the notice of intention
costs 81, which includes the license
too. OF course the state can't refund
the money If wrong information il
given, so the applicant will be tha,
much out, besides falling to get the
coveted license.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Would Cut Taft Expenses.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Democrats
OF the house of representatives plan to
eliminate from the next sundry civil
appropriation bill the s225, 900 appro.
priation for the presidents tariff
board, the 1000 appropriation for
the economy commission and the $685.
600 appropriation for the president's s
travelling expenses.
Democratic members of the appro-
priations committee are said to be
unanimously in favor of this elimin a.
tion program, and they believe the
cutting out of these expenditures oi
1926, 900, all of which are under the
direction of the president, will NEE,
the approval OF the house majority.
The house sundry bill will be ready
for submission to the house in Jan.
uary, and the democrats plan to de-
fend denial of the appropriation for
the tariff board on the ground that
the very principle of tariff body
under the direct supervision of the
president is undemocr attic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Six Dead In Train Wreck.

AETNA, N. D. Dec. 30.-Thrown in.
to the ditch by q broken rail, train
No. 3, westbound from St. Paul to
Seattle, known as the "Oregonian," ="
on the Great Northern railroad, killed
at least six persons and injured a
score of others early today, two and
q half miles south of Sharon, Steele
county.
General Manager Gruber's car was
attached and his car and the observa.
tion car were the only ones to remain
on the rails. The fatalities occurred
in the dining car and the bodies were
burned by the fire which originated In
the debris.
With the thermometer registering II
degrees below zero and with 12mile
wind blowing, the injured persons and
trainmen suffered greatly before they
could be given aid. The general man.
ager's car and the observation car
were both transformed into temporary
hospitals, while some of the victims
were taken to farm houses. Sharon
citizens aided in the rescue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
A Park County Tragedy.

LIVINGSTON, Dec. 28.-Creeping be.
hind his divorced wife, Mrs. Emily
Button, formerly of Billings and
Hunters Hot Springs, who was en-
route to the home of a friend, accom-.
panied by her l8.yesr.old daughter,
Helen, DR.. G. f. Button, at one time
q prominent Billings physician, yes
terday afternoon shot and killed the
woman and one of the four bullets he
fred narrowly missed his daughter.
Running down Second street from
the Western Union Office, where the
murder took place, Button drank q
small bottle OF poison and then shot
himself. Both we're dead within five
minutes after the physician had open.
ed fire on the woman.
Mrs. Button since getting her di.
vorce has been afraid of her husband
and she had told her friends tha,
che knew her former husband "would
get her some time" She was attacked
in the streets in Billings q year ago
and it was believed that then her
ass sailant was Button. He Is said to
have fallen q victim to morphine and
left Billings about q year ago, going
east. 1t is believed that he arrived il
Livingstown only this morning and
since that time had been looking TO,
Mrs. Button. The murder was deliber'
ate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Clark Is Very Much Alarmed.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-W. A. Clark,
former United States senator from
Montana. was at the pier when the
steamship Celtic docked to meet his
daughter, Mrs. Charles P. Killing, and
his con in law and little grand son.
Senator Clark, while waiting for his
daughters baggage to be examined, ,
took occasion to say that, In his
opinion, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
unless very strong democrat is
nomtn ated, will be the next president
of the United States.
"But he Is dangerous man." said
the former senator, "a demagogue
and irresponsible because of HE in.
tense radicalism. He may be popular
in q certain circle, but If be accepts q
possible nomin alton in face of his re-
peated assertions thst he would not be
9 candidate be would lose much of hif
prestige, although not enough to de-
feat him unless the democratic candi
date was an unusually strong man
I believe that Harmon could beat him
but beyond him really don't SCI
what the democrats have to offer."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Must Secure a License.

HELENA, Dec. 28.-aundreds OF pro-
prietors of bakeries, confectionery
shops, meat markets (including gro-
Gerry stores handling dressed fowls, J
dairies, restaurants, hotels, packing
houses and lunch counters are going
to find themselves in trouble very
shortly unless they hasten to comply
with the provisions of the pure food
act enacted by the last legislature,
which goes into effect next Monday,
January l.
The law says these places must have
licenses issued by the state board of
health. Few have complied with It's
provisions and the state board intends
to enforce the act strictly. Of 1900
notices sent out by the board appli-
cations were received in return from
only $50 persons. Dr.. T. D. Tuttle,
secretary of the board of health, said
today;
1.-THE license does not cost the people
one cent. All that is necessary is to
fill out the blank form or applica'
tion and mail it to the secretary of the
state board of health in Helena. II
any person has not been supplied with
any application blank it is due to the
fact that we do not know that he is
conducting q business requiring q
license, and If he will simply forward
his name and place of business to this
Office on a postcard he will be i'm.
mediately supplied with an spplica
tion blank"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Stockyards Business Increased.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Steady increase
in Chicago's fresh meat industry is
shown in the annual report of the
Union Stock Yards and Transit COM
pany issued today by the official
statistician. 1t shows that 20, 900 more
carloads of livestock we're received
this year than last year. The total
number of carloads received in the
fiscal year was 27l,000.
In addition, the horse market here
picked up materially, $4,000 head
more being shipped to Chicago m arket
in 1911 than in 1910. Prices for horses
were higher.
The statistics indicate that prices
for cattle and hogs decreased in 1911
compared with the previous II months
For beef cattle the price per 100 pounds
10 given as IS cents less. With hogs
the average price this year was S6. TO-
while year ago it was approximately
$50.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Lower Wool Values.

BOSTON, Dec. 28.-The total domes.
tic wool clip in 1911, exclusive OF pull
ed wool. is 276,547,900 pounds. as
estima mated by the National Associate
of Wool Manufacturers, which tonight
made public its annual wool review.
This is decrease of 3,8l5,8 pounds
from last year. The estimate of pull.
ed wool for 1911 is 4l,00O, 900. making
the total wool production for the
country 3l8, 54l, 900 pounds, or 2,818,.
$50 less than that OF 1910.
The average value per secured
pound of domestic wool clip for 1911
is AT cents, as compared with 81 cents
in 1910; 53.6 cents in 1909; 46.6 cents In
1908 and 62.2 cents in 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03

Frooel Strasse. Fifteen more of the
destitute men died last night and this
morning, while go or 20 others are
seriously ill. New cases are being
rushed to the hospitals SO fast statis-
tics cannot be kept.
The aft air has assumed such proper
tions that doubts are being expressed
% to whether the deaths were due, ss
at nrst believed, to the eating of de.
csyed smoked hearing, which the
homeless people had brought with
them to the shelter to exc out the
scanty diet provided there. A con.
siderable number of cases have been
reported from another municipal
shelter and from the Jail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Planned Billion Dollar Trust.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-On cross exami-
nation Albert H. Veeder in the trial
of the ten Chicago packers described
today the collapse of the "billion
dollar" combine of the packing in.
terests planned by Armour, Swift,
Morris and Cudahy In 1902.
A loan of ninety million dollars was
described and later this was reduced
to sixty million dollars and the capi.
talization reduced from close to the
billion dollar mark to five hundred
and twenty five million dollars. Mr..
Veeder said Mr.. Schif told the pack.
ers that the times were not propitious
for launching such large merger and
advised against it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Defends Tariff Policies.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-Secretary
of the Treasury MacVeagh, presiding
over today's session OF the American
Economic association, defended Presi-
dent Taft's tariff policies and endorsed
the report of the tariff board.
Professor Henry G. Emery, chair.
m an of the tariff board, declared that
at the outset he opposed the theory
that an equitable tariff could be ad.
iusted by 9 discovery of the cost of
production and doubted the ability iof
q commission to get such Information,
but added that he had been converted.
He said he believed the report OF the
board on the wool schedule and its
conclusions formed q correct basis for
new tariff rates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Amend Homestead Law.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. - Unless
western senators and representatives
get together and make q concerted
effort to secure favorable action on
the Borah three.year homestead bill,
now pending in the senate committee
on public lands, th at measure is likely
to lie dormant throughout the session.
The fact that Secretary of the Interior
Fisher is not willing:to recommend .
straight out three-year homestead law,
but will urge the adoption of q bill
for ave.year homesteads, with the priv
ilege of living elsewhere than on the
land during the first two years, makes
it necess sary for western men to act
together II they are to reduce the
homestead period.
As q matter of fact western men In
congress are pretty we'll agreed that
three years. continuous residence is
ample to require of any man who un'
dertakes to establish q ;home on the
public domain. especiallyiit be is re-
quired to cultivateihis land :for three
successive seasons. However, there
has been little interest sm anifested in
the Borah bill thusl far, and un-
less the people of theIwest bring pres
sure to bear on their senators and
representatives, the Borah bill will
encounter rough shedding.
The fact of the m after is that If con-
gress frames and passes q three-year
homestead bill, carefully drawn to
guard against graft, the president is
quite likely to sign it, and even the
secretary Of the interior is likely to
waive his personal opinion. But this
will not come about unless the west
arouses itself and arouses its sen nators
and representatives. II the west wants
q three-year homestead law. now is
the time to get it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Long Distance Walking Record.

NEW YORK, Dec. Pa long dis.
tsnce walking record has just been
established by the arrival here of
Capt. q. M. Seaton, who thereby
completed his trip around the world.
Capt. Seston left New York in April,
1908, and since that time has covered
"a, 100 miles, or an average of nearly
30 miles day throughout the entire
period. he has accepted convey ance
only in crossing the oceans and other
water spaces which it was impossible
to traverse on foot.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
May Veto Pension Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Secretary
of the Interior Fisher informed Pres.
idant Taft Today that final adoption
of the Sherwood dollar.s.day pension
bill, as it passed the house, would In
crease the governments annual pen.
sion expenditures at lesst s75, ,000, 900
Mr.. Taft has refrained from stating
definitely that he would veto the Sher.
wood bill II 1t came to him, but close
friends believe that be would.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Beds Must Have Big Sheets.

DENVER, Dec. 27.-The demand for
muslin In Denver Ia expected to take
an upward furry within the next thirty
days. Inspectors from the department
of the state labor commissioner are
informing hotel proprietors that the
law providing for nine foot sheets on
all beds must be complied with within
thirty days. Hotel men say that en-.
forcement OF this law means that TO-.
600 nine foot sheets will have to be
bought by hotel proprietors in Den.
YER.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
reducing the duty is pending In CON-
gress.'
Labor Leaders Arrested.

Los ANGELES, Dec. 30.-The fedora
grand jury unexpectedly returned In
dictments against q number of persons
connected with the dynamiting cases.
Olaf Tvietmoe and Antone Johansen
Of San Francisco, two of the most
prominent labor leaders in California, Q,
and j. E. Munsey. secretary Of the
Structural Iron Workers. associate
at Salt Lake, were arrested in the
courtroom on given signal. Other
arrests are expected later.
Those arrested are charged with
having conspired to transport nitro
glycerine and other explosives from
one state to another in viol alton OF
the interstate commerce laws.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
LaFollette Opens Campaign.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Dec. 27.-The
real battle of the so.called progress
sive wing of the republican party
against the renomin alton of President
Taft started today with the coming to
Ohio OF Senator Robert M. LaFollette
for speeches here and at Cleveland.
According TO Senator LsFollette's q
lieutenants here, he is coming to
Ohio, not with the idea of making q
fight for deleg ates for himself, but to
discuss the doctrine of progressive
repub ublicanism.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
HILL MAY RETIRE.
President Of Great Northern Re
ported To Have Resigned.

President Of Great Northern Re.
ported To Have Resigned.
TACOMA, Dec. 29.-Louis w. Hill,
son of James J. Hill, announced re-.
Gently at luncheon he gave In St.
Paul that he would retire from the
presidency of the Great Northern
Railway company January l. Chas.
b. Hurley, Tacoma contr actor, who
returned here yesterday was present
when the announcement was made.
MIR. Hill intends to devote his time
to developing other western interests.
His chief desire is to avoid routine
railroad business and obtain more
personal freedom. One of his greatest
pleasures is hunting and fishing miles
away from railroads and telegrsphs in
the wilds of Montana and Oregon.
HAvRE, Dec. 29.-The Great Nor.
thern Railway company has created
two districts over its system between
ST. Paul and Seattle, where formerly
there were three. Havre will be the
dividing point, from which the busi-
ness will principally be done.
E. L. Brown has been appointed
assistant general manager over the
western district, Havre to Seattle, and
George E. Emerson will be assistant
general manager of the eastern dis.
trict, Havre to St. Paul. J. M. Cru.
ber, general manager, has been ap.
pointed vice president as we'll as gen.
eral manager of the Great Northern
system.
Louis Hill has resigned as president
of the Great Northern aud has been
succeeded by A. r. Gray OF the Spo'
kane, Portland & Seattle road. 1t ia
said that Mr.. Hill will take up his
residence at Lake Mcdonald, Glacier
National park, where he will look
after his big new hotel.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
PACKERS METHODS EXPOSED
Witness Against BeefjTrust Tells An
Interesting Story.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Direct evidence
that packers pool was in existence
from 1898 to 1895 and that, after sus-
pending operations two years, It re.
sumed control of the country's fresh
meat business, waslgiven today in the
packers trial by Henry Veeder, who
admitted that he acted as secretary of
the organic alton.
1t was the first positive testimony
offered by the government regarding
the existence OF thelold pool, which, it
is said, met under the name of 'post-
Office box No. 247' every Tuesday
afternoon on the sixth floor of the
Councilman building, Chicago. to fix
the price charged for fresh beef, agree
on the price to be paid for cattle and
sllot among its members the amount
OF meat to be shipped into the different
centers of distribution.
Henry Veeder, who is q son of A..
81. Veeder, the veteran attorney for
the packers, followed his father on the
stand as the second witness called by
the government. His story of the in
eide workings Of the old packers pool
was not half finished when court ad-
journed. The witness said the coun-
try was divided geographically into
five sections, each known by q letter
OF the alphabet and that each of the
members of the alleged pool was
similarly design ated to proven publ
city.
He testified that q record was kept
of the amount of meat shipped to the
branch houses and weekly statements
were sent to the members showing the
cost, average price received and the
margin of profit on fresh beef in the
different cities. The witness gave q
minute description of the intricate
system used by the alleged pool in
keeping it's accounts and trans acting
its business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-03
Modern Methods In Burglary.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Graduates of
the newer school of burglary operated
on the safe In and 10 cent store in
Harlem today, and got away with
nearly $4,000 in cash. The men en-.
tered by way of the skylight, drew
electricity from live wire to operate
their drill aud with nitroglycerine
easily blew of the safe door.
Beside the safe were found kid
gloves which the burglars had evi.
IDENTIFY used to avoid leaving finger
prints.