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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Check Movement To Canada.

SEATTLE, June 6.-To check the
movement Of American farmers to
Canada and divert them to the north.
western states was a topic that in.
terested the delegates attending the
Northwest Development congress to.
day. The question was brought forci-
bly, to the attention of the congress by
the publication in local papers today
of full.page advertisements of Canadian
lands. Most of the speakers who dis.
cussed the question blamed the method
administering public lands for retard-
ing development in the Northwest, but
c. L. Smith of Salem, Ore., took a
more optimistic view.
II am not worring about Americana Q
who 20 to Canada" said Mr.. Smith.
"They are not the men who make
homes on the lands, the home-makera
that we want. The men who are going
across the border only intend to stay
long enough to make some money and
move on. We don't need them in the
Northwest"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Roosevelt Wins Delegates.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D. June 5.-That
Colonel Roosevelt will have q plural.
ity of several thousand in the presi.
Dental preference in yesterdays South
Dakota primaries seemed assured
early today. Indications were that
President Taft would be third in the
republican race, Senator LaFollette
polled substantial vote, which in
some counties exceeded that of Roose-
welt. From returns received up to l
o'clock it is estim ated Roosevelt has
carried South Dakota by 10000 to IL,
600.
Baltimore, Md, June 5.-That q
majority of Maryland's l6 delegat
to the repu blican national convention
will support the Roosevelt program
in the conventions organization was
foreshadowed today, when two of the
delegat reg arded as Taft men an
nounced that they would vote against
Senator Root for temporary chair.
man,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Commerce Court Reversed.

WASHINGTON, June Naturalization
of the commerce court over complaints
OF shippers denied by the interstate
commerce commission, as we'll as over
those recognized by the commission
through affirmative orders for. relief,
was denied today by the supreme
court.
With the declar alton that the COM
merce court was not to substitute it.
self for the interstate commerce COM
mission, the supreme court of the
United States in decision after deci-
sion today reversed the commerce
court and upheld the Interstate COM
merce commission. The principal
decisions we're announced by Chief
Justice White and concurred in by
the entire court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
BOTH CLAIM MAJORITY.
Political Expert Declares Republican
Nomination Is In Doubt.

OMAHA, June 5.-Victor Rosewater,
acting chairman of the national re-
publican committee in a signed state
ment printed in the Omaha Bee, of
which he is editor, throws some light
on how the sessions of the national
committee will be held. Mr.. Rose
water says in part:
"South Dakota with its primary
winds up the list of states to select
del. g ates to the republican national
convention. 1t 10 now plain that while
the Taft managers and the Roosevelt
managers are loudly claiming to
have enough, instructed and committed
deleg ates to control the convention
and elect their preferred candidate,
neither side has sufficient confidence
In it's claim to sit still and let the
other do the proselyting. The next
part OF the combat, therefore, is to be
before the national committee
CHICAGO, June 5.-Theodore Roose.
velt's determin alton to renew the fight
on Senator Root for temporary chair
man and to bend every effert to his de.
feat when the republican national con-
vention ia opened June Is, caused gen.
eral unrest today among the republic
can leaders and national committee
men who already have arrived for the
pre-convention work.
Itwas apparent that the Roosevelt
leaders in the west hadkexpected no
fight against Senator Roots appoint
ment, but Alex H. Revell and Edward
Sims declared themselves in accord
with Colonel Roosevelt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Wireless System To Europe.

NEW YORK, June 6.-Twin wireless
stations to communicate direct with
London will be built along the New
jersey coast. according to an an.
nouncement made today by the Mar.
conf Wireless Telegraph company OF
America. Options have been obtained
on similar sites at San Francisco and
Honolulu.
1t is planned to construct q plant in
the Philippine islands to communicate
direct with the one at Honolulu. The
company will thus be enabled to send
messages from London to the Philip
pines by way of the United States re.
laying the message by land wire from
the Jersey coast to San Francisco,
The plants at San Francisco and Hon.
olulu will be erected at once, the an.
nouncement adds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
For Three-Year Homesteads.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-President
Taft today signed the three-year bill,
permitting entrymen OF public lands
to prove their claims in three years
instead OF five, allowing five months
absence from = claim each year and
reducing the average to be cultiva ated
on large claims from 80 to 40 acres
The bill is designed to 80 liberalize
the homestead laws as to check the
immigration of American farmers tc
Canada.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Republican Committee.Meets.

CHICAGO, June 6.-Although the
represent alton was not complete, ma
jority ct the members OF the republi.
can national committee Assem- bled to-
day prepared to enter on ten day Sc
ries of meetings which will determine
what men shall ill 254 contested seats
of total Of LOIS seats on the,door of
the convention when it ia called to
order June 18.
Victor Rosewater of Nebraska, was
elected chairman of the national COM
mi,tee to serve through the convention.
Mr.. Rosewater will succeed the late
Representative Hill of Maine. The
seating OF r. D. Howell, who was
elected national committeeman from
Nebraska at the recent republican
primary In that state, was not taken
up.
This meeting is expected to develop
q skirmish between the Taft and
Roosevelt forces which may become
highly important in foresh Allowing the
line of fighting that will be carried
into the convention. The Taft leaders,
according to reports from various
sources, had decided to use their
claimed majority OF the committee to
seat Taft delegates in nearly all of the
many contests.
Senator Dixon, leader of the Roose-
velt forces. was offered a:proxy by a
member of the national committee
whose name he declined to divulge,
but said that in view of the position
taken by the Roosevelt men reg garding
the non-partis anship of the committee.
it would be impossible for him to at
tend the contest hearings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Committee May Decide Nomination.

CHICAGO, June 9.-The republican
committee will resume its considera-
tion of the large number of contests
for places on the temporary roll call
of the national convention tomorrow
morning. Upon the result of its de-
liberations depends, to a great extent
the national convention.
The vital Importance of the deci.
sions of the committee upon the con.
tests is apparent to any one studying
the list OF delegates. Such study in
cdentally discloses the great weight
which may attach to the 26 delegates
from Wisconsin and 10 from North
Dakota, instructed for LaFollette.
and the 10 from Iowa instructed for
Cummins.
Both Taft and Roosevelt managers
are figuring into their tables delegates
emphatically claimed by the other.
Reasonably dependable however,
seem the figures collected by the asso-
ciated press, which may be described
as the "bare bones,' OF the stu alton.
These figures, which are unofficial and
by no means guaranteed, follow:
Whole number of delegates, 1,078;
necessary for nomin alton $40.
Instructed for Roosevelt and uncon-
tested, all.
Instructed for Taft and uncontested,
pol.
Instructed for La Toilette no con-
tests 36.
Instructed for Cummins no con.
tests J, 10.
Uninstructed including New York q
90), l66.
Contested, 254.
OF the 254 contested, the nation al
committee has thus far given Taft q.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12

convention designed to prevent a
bolt on the part OF either eide. L. will
pledge every delegate to support the
nominee OF the convention and will
call upon the committee on creden-
tials to deny seat to any delegate
who will not make such q pledge.
Precedent for such q resolution is
said to be found in the convention OF
1850, when the anti-third terms talked
OF boiling If Grant were nomin mated. /.
A resolution of similar nature is de.
clared to have been adopted at tha
time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Mounted Policeman Murdered.

MEDICINE Hat, June 6-Lifeless, de-
void of gun, cartridge belt and
horse, the body of Mounted Policeman
Frank W. Davis was found last night
lying in the trail two miles southeast
OF Sou.hesk. a bullet having pierced
his heart. Two Indians and half. breed
have been arrested charged with muir.
der. The body was discovered by q
party OF men employed by the South.
ern Alberta Land company. An alarm
was given and q search in the vinicity
disclosed the Indians and half.breed
and they were placed under arrest al
suspects.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
SOMEBODY IS BLuFFINe.
Rival Political Managers Claim Ma
jority In National Convention.

Rival Political Managers Claim Ma
jority In National Convention.
CHICAGO, June 6.-Congressma an Nc.
Kinley and Sen stor Dixon, respective
ly directors Of the Taft and Roosevelt
forces. signallzed their advent in the
convention city by issuing statements
containing Numerically opposite
"certainties.
The Taft leader in formal state
ment said: ''President Taft will be
the nominee of the convention with
approximately 600 votes on the fret
ballot"
Seator Dixon 10 an equally positive
statement declared: "The nomin alton
OF President Taft is physically and
humanly impossible with the deleg ates
elected"
Congressman Mckinley added that
the personal presence OF Colonel
Roosevelt in the convention "would
only make the outcome more certain
against him."
Senator Dixon insisted that the
Roosevelt men will absolutely con-
troll the convention without taking the
contested deleg ations into consid ra-
tion. Senator Dixon's statement was
In part:
"Some of the Taft managers In their
des per alton have thrown out broad
intimations that a majority of the
republican national committeeman
would, by revolutionary methods and
strong-arm tactics, attempt to reverse
the plain verdict of the repu blicar
voters. I bitterly resent these insinu.
ations.
"We have no fear in resting ou,
case in the N after OF contested dele.
gates to the committees decision
! knowing the personnel OF the CON-
NIT ee, we have no mental reserva-
tions in saying that its members will
try in judicial spirit the 200 contests
and will decide them according to
their merits"
The talk of bolt from the conven'
tion by the Roosevelt forces, Senator
Dixon designated as 'junk."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
May Send Troops To Cuba.

WASHINGTON, June THE gen.
eral staff of the army issued prepsra-
tory orders todav for the dispatch of
q military expedition OF 5000 troops
to Cuba. The four big army trans.
ports now at Newport News were or.
dered to be put in commission, pro.
visioned and supplied. Orders also
were sent to the army posts from
which the troops will be drawn, to
have them in readiness for the move
ment,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
wheat fields and other crops are suf-
fering. Farmers sat up awaiting the
promised rain.
ROOSEVELT MAKES PROTEST
Action Of Republican National Com
mittee Declared Unjust.

mittee Declared Unjust.
OYSTER BAY, June 8.-The repub bill
cans of the country we're called upon
tonight by Colonel Roosevelt to pro-
test ag ainst the action of the republi.
can national committee iu ruling on
the contests for seats in the national
convention from the Ninth Alabama
district.
The colonel served notice on his op-
ponents that. in his opinion, the party
as whole would repudiate a nomina.
tion II obtained 'in def lance of JUS.
tice." He said that every man who
wishes to see the party continue to
exist should protest at once "against
those who are deliberately trying to
wreck it,
1.-THE leaders," said the colonel,
"speak as II they were the regular re.
publicsns. don't concede that theft
is a test of regularity"
Colonel Roosevelt's statement was
given out after a conference which
lasted all the afternoon. He was in
consultation over the private wires
today with Senator Dixon and other
lieutenants in Chicago. He also con.
suited with number OF his supporters
who visited him. Colonel Roosevelt's .
statement in part follows:
"In view of the action taken by the
national committee in unseating the
two duly.elected delegates in Ala
bama, in the Ninth district, and re.
placing them by men who have no
more title to sit in the republican han
they have to sit in the democratic con.
vention, I would like to make as
serious an appeal as is in my power
to every good citizen who reg ards the
republican party as an instrument for
good government which it is wicked
lightly to destroy.
"A nomin ration obtained by the votes
OF delegates seated In utter defiance OF
justice as these two Alabama dele.
gates have been seated would be
worthless to the man obtaining it and
would be Indignantly repudiated by
the party as whole. Apparently Ger
tain national committeeman and Ger
tain of the bosses who, from the out
side, influence the national committee
have to learn that the rank and file OF
the republican party must be treated
as the masters and not the servants oi
their representatives. The republican
party cannot continue to exist unless
its official action is determined by the
expression OF sober and deliber ate
judgment of the majority OF the party
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Norris Boosts For Northwest.


SEATTLE, W ash, June7 The North
west Development congress today elect
ed officers and adopted a set of re-
solutions advocating home rule for
Alaska, more liberal administr alton
OF public lands and outlining a plan
for cooperative development of the
northwest states. The place for hold
ing the next congress was referred to
the executive committee, q choice to be
made within go days.
Gov. Edwin L. Norris of Montana,
who was the principal speaker today,
made strong appeal to the congress
to protect the citizens of the Northwest
from preying real estate or investment
promoters. Speaking of the vast ter.
ritory represented at the congress,
rich in natural resources, the governor
said:
"It cannot be doubted that there is
land hunger abroad in the nation and
that general movement toward the
oOAA 40 AA ~ Ok Co0s u oV 6CCVlOu HOSe
sessing unclaimed and uncultiv ated
lands, which first makes known its ad-
vantages and poss bilities will be first
to profit from that condition"
Governor Norris called attention to
the emigration to Canadian provinces
and contended that If anything the ad.
vantage was on this side of the line,
where the seasons are longer and the
maturity OF the agricultural crops
more certain.
In urging that the movement for q
concerted campaign of publicity be
undertaken at once the governor said
'Of course. yon will not question
the assertion that in the column OF
alluring resources Montana's name
leads all the rest, but we of the
Treasure state are generous and un.
selfish and out Of the bigness of our
hearts we shall rejoice il by such
united publicity endesvor our less
favored sister states may reap a last.
ing benefit"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
TAFT DELEGATES SEATED
Republican Committee Decides Con.
test From Alabama.

Republican Committee Decides Con-
test From Alabama.
CHICAGO, June 7.-President Taft won
the first of the contests for seats In
the re publican national convention
heard by the republican national COM
mittee when by vote of 53toO-a uu-
animous decision-the contest over the
Alabama delegates .at-large, elk vot-
es) was decided for the Taft dele
cation.
The entire Alabama delega alton, "a
votes. is now credited to the Taft col
umn of delegates for the republican
national convention. The national
committee decided against all the
Roosevelt contests from the state. The
only dissent in the committee was In
the decision in the Ninth district, in
that case the vote was 80 to Is.
Another attempt was made at the be.
ginning of the session by the Roose-
velt forces to procure a committee roll
call by the request Of eight members
Senator Borah renewed the fight to
strike out the requirement OF 20 votes
for a roll cali.
Senator Borah's motion was tabled
by q viva voce vote. This result crys.
tallized the impression that the 80 to
13 vote of yesterday really represents
the relative Taft and the anti Taf'
strength in the committee. The men,
bers from South Dakota and Wiscon-
sin generally are credited to the Ls
Toilette interests.
Senator Borah said be knew the
"other side had the votes to seat any
deleg ate it desired to-
"But 10000. 900 people are watching
this committees SESSIONS" be said
"and unless the record is clear, it will
be charged that all interests were no
given fair treatment"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
BOOSTING FOR CUMMINS.
Iowa Senator Urged As Candidate For
Presidential Nomination.

0UOSIOOOtIAU uVOJ1lU6IlOus
CHICAGO, June 10.-The stand ard OF
nator Cummins of Iowa for repub.
lican presidential nominee. was raised
today by his colleague, Senat Ken
yon, who arrived from low full of en-
thusiasm for the Hawkeye candidate
Before departing for Washington
Senator Kenyon said:
''Friends of Senator Cummins be-
lieve the rank and file of the repub.
lican party are tired of the present
controversy and tired of personal pol
itics. We present in him man who
can unite the party aud lead it to an
old time victory. Ris candidacy ia
not for the purpose Of injuring any
one or publishing anyone.
"Senator Cummins always has been
on the peoples eide in every contest.
A record that will inspire confidence,
q magnetic personality and charac.
ter without spot or blemish-where
can the party turn for q better leader
than he? 1t would be we'll If out of all
this turmoil such q candidate could
be nominated at the convention"
Although 1t was not general, there
was talk last night and today OF q
third candidate as the only means of
settling the Taft-Roosevelt fight. Taft
leaders, while admitting that they had
heard come of the third candidate dis
cussion, declared that such candi-
dacy was beyond the possibilities.
Possibility Of the arrival in Chicago
of Colonel Roosevelt within the next
few days furnished the chief topic of
discussion at both Roosevelt and Taft
headquarters, with the beginning today
OF the final week of prelimin aries for
the republican national convention.
This and the question of what effect
such action by Colonel Roosevelt
would have on the pre-convention
situation, held the foreground to the
exclusion of many other matters of
considerable importance. Roosevelt
leaders did not agree in their opinions
as to what the former president would
do. A number maintained that Col
onel Roosevelt would not be in Chica-
60 at any time prior to the convention,
while others stoutly asserted that they
had received positive information tha
he would bs here by Wednesday or
Thursday at the latest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Affects Mortgages On Homesteads.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The secre.
tary of the Interior has Issued the fol-
lowing regul alton relative to mort
cages upon homestead entries within
reclaim at; on projects:
Mortgages of lands embraced in
homestead entries within reclamation
projects may file in the local land Of.
fee for the district within which the
land is located a notice of such mor,-
gage aud shall become entitled to re.
ceive and be given the same notice OF
any contest or other proceedings there
after had affecting the land rs is re-
quired to be given the entry man in
connection with such prcc oedinys.
Every such notice OF q mortgage re-
ceived must be forthwith noted upon the
records of the local land Office and be
promptly reported to the general land
Office, where like notation will be made.
Relinquishmens of homestead entry
within reclaim alton project upon
which the final proof has been sub.
mitsed, where the records show the
land to have been mortgsged, will no,
be accepted or noted unless the mort
gagee join therein, nor will an assign.
ment of such entry or part thereof un.
der the act of June %, 1910, (36 Stat,
592) be recognized or permitted uu-
less the assignment specifically refers
to such mortgage and ia made and &C.
cepted subject thereto.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Plans To Check Bolt.

CHICAGO, June IF. W. Upham,
who will have q seat in the republican
national convention as delegat from
northern Illinois, plane to introduce
resolution at the beginning of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12

ties, the impression became general
that It was preliminary step TO
American Intervention. This caused
excitement at the capital. Later, Il
became known that the landing was
In response to al urgent appeal to the
commsndant of the United States
navy station by the chamber of COM
merce of Guantan amo to afford pro-
lection to the vicinity.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Suit For Lost Mail.

SALT LAKE, June 6.-The first suit
ever filed In this district by the gov
ernment to recover from a railroad
the value of mail destroyed in wreck
was instituted in the federal court here
yesterday. Judgment against the
Union Pacific railroad for Sl2, 395 with
interest is sought on account of losses
at wilkins, Wyo., In 1905.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
To Protect American Interests.

HAVANA, June 5.-American ma.
rines have landed on Cuban soil. To
the mum ber of $50, under command of
Colonel Lucas, they came ashore to-
day at Caimanera and proceeded by
train to Guantan smo city.
While it is officially asserted the
action was taken solely to protect
American and other foreign proper.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12

KALIsPELL, June 8.-Chas. Strass.
burg, a we'll known farmer living near
Jessups' mill, east of the city, com.
mitted suicide yesterday afternoon by
hanging himself in an alleyway at the
rear of the house, during the absence
of his wife and daughters. He had
been suffering for years from chronic
ailment and atltimes became despond-
ent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-17
Is International Tragedy

Paris, April 16.-The press of France unites in expressing sympathy for England and the United States over. the catastrophe to the Titanic saying that this is an international and not national tragedy.
 The White Star offices here have been crowded all day with relatives and friends of passengers on the steamer fearful of the worst vet clinging des- perately to hope. Many arrived at daylight. Ambassador and Mrs. Bacon are in receipt of numerous congratu- lations on their fortunate decision not to sail on the Titanic, as had been their intention. Among the French passen- gers reported to have escaped is Pierre Mareehal, son of the noted French ad- miral.
 French shipping experts are already studying the lessons of the disaster. The Matin declares that steps should be taken to counteract the appalling dangers from iceberss by the creation of a system of ocean police whereby reports would be furnished of the Ice zones out of normal season. IL is sug-a gested that lightships should follow the. ice fields anr warn international ship- ping by wireless