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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
RECEIVES CONGRATULATIONS
president Is Pleased With Result
Of Campaign Trip.

PITTsBURG, March 11-With more
congratulations in the form of mes.
cages slowed away in White House
portfolios than he has received on
any recent trip, President Taft passed
through Pistsburg today on his way
east from Chicago and Toledo.
Most of the messages referred to his
Toledo speech Friday night, in which
he denounced the recall OF judges and
the recall of judicial decisions. Die
cussing the trip the president aid:
The reception accorded me by the
people of Toledo and Chicago puts
me under deep sense Of oblig alton
to them. The discussion of questions
of government brought forth many
sympathetic assurances, and the Am.
erican citizens of foreign birth or
descent, of whom several great audi
ences were composed, seemed especial
ly interested and concerned In the out
lines Of constitutional problems. The
spirit of optimism of faith in our in.
stitutions, of confidence. one In an
other, is as strong in evidence today
"a At any time in the history of our
country"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Would Extend Free Delivery.

WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Exten-
sion of the free delivery mail service
to small villages and towns through.
out the country is being urged on con-
gress by Postmaster General Hitch
cock. he has forwarded to the senate
and house committees on postof1ice and
postroads recommend alton that an
appropriation 800 900 be made to pu,
the village delivery service into oper.
alton, providing that not more than
81 900 q year be allowed for the work
at any single Office.
Except on rural routes, delivery oi
mail by carrier Is confined by exist.
ing law to cities having q population
of 10000 or more, or annual receipts
at the postofflce of at least $40, 900.
The carrier delivery service now is in
operation iu l, ,5l4 cities and the car
riers serve an urban population oi
100000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
DIXON ISSUES CHALLENGE,
Roosevelt Campaign Manager Favors
Choice BY The People.

Roosevelt Campaign Manager Favors
Choice BY The People.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Sen ator
Jos. M. Dixon, chairman OF the
Roosevelt executive committee, has
challenged the Taft campaign forces
"to q test by means OF primaries in
every state In the union" Senator
Dixon conveyed the proposal In q
letter to Representative W. B. Nc
Kinley, director of the national Taft
bureau.
Director Mckinley sent q letter
last night in answer to Sen ator Dixon
asking II the proposal was made with
the authority OF Colonel Roosevelt
and also asking If Senator Dixon was
acting as chairman of the Roosevelt
executive committee rather by selec-
tion or authority of the colonel. Sen
ator Dixon's letter follows: "For the
purpose OF determining definitely
whether the republican voters OF the
country desire Col. Theo. Roosevelt
or President Taft as their candidat
In the appro aching presidential CAM
paigp, hereby challenge you to q
test by meaus OF primaries in every
state in the uniOn.''
Mr.. Dixon states thatj the obvious
purpose of both the republican CAM
paign committees is to elect republi.
can next fall; that both are interested
primarily in the success.of the party
and that the first requisite to success
is to choose the candidate with the
greatest popular strength.
"We ought to have free and vir-
tual expression of opinion directly
from the voters, who will cast the
ballots that will determine finally the
verdict ut the polls," the letter says.
'The time to find out VIII at the voters
want Is before the nomiu alton is made.
It will be too late after the convention
is held"
Senator Dixon states that the ma
tional committee was not justified In
leaving the primary question to the
action of the states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Would Lease Grazing Lands.

WASHINGTON, March IA bill
will be introduced by Sen ator w arren
granting each public land state ], 1000,
600 acres of public grazing land, the
state to be permitted to lease lands al
not exceeding 10 cents an acre in areas
not exceeding GAO acres, to any citi.
than five years. One per cent. OF
the proceeds is to go into the reel am a.
fund and the rem ainder is to be used
by the states in construction of roads
The bill virtually gives the states con.
troll of the grazing lands within their
borders and enables them to secure
revenue from lands that now yield
nothing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Withdrawn From Forest Reserves.

WASHINGTON. March o. The
president has signed proclamation
elimin atng 73, 16O acres from the JEFF
ferson national forest, Montana. Elk.
animate made by the forest service
showed that the land was not chiefly
valuable for forest purposes, but
consisted mainly of open grazing
land and land OF agricultural value.
The lands excluded lie mainly along
southern and eastern bound aries OF
the Little Belt division of the forest.
Small eliminations also were m made
from Highwood mountains, Little
Rockies and Snowy mountains divis-
ions. The elimin ated lands were, by
the came proclamation Withdrawn for
classification and will, when com.
patible with public interests, be re-
stored to settlement and entry when
classified.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Canada Invites Immigrants.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-While the
people Of the United States are dis.
cussing the advisability of the Nber-
aliztng the public land laws in re-
sponse to complaint from the west
that present laws and practices are
driving people to Canada, our north
ern neighbor is making preparations
to take care of 100000 new settlers
during the coming year. This number
is confidently expected to be At
tracted to Canada's crown lands be.
fore the close of 1912. according to
report received here from an American
consul.
Canada is fully alive to the fact that
her annual attr action of 5000 new
citizens means far more than the settle.
msnt OF her vacant lands. and is maxi
ing preparat ations to make the number
for 1912 at least 100000. According
to the official import returns, Canadian
immigrants brought to the Dominion
in 1911 personal effects valued at s14,.
900, 900, but it Ia conceded that the
greater part of their property was
in the form of money. The total
estimated wealth of all the 1911 settlers
Is given as $3.50, ,O0O, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Applicants Must See Land.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE su.
preme court of the United States de-
clined today to block the secretary OF
the interior in his refusal to accept
applications for land under the timber
and stone laws when the applicants do
not swear they have seen the land. II
was claimed that the laws merely re-
quired an affidavit showing that the
applicant ito his best knowledge and
belief" believed the lands come under
the timber and stone acts.
Mrs. Mary Ness, applicant for land
on mountain top in Oregon, had
presented an affidavit that she physi.
cally was unable to inspect the land
personally. Later she forwarded az
affidavit of an expert woodman who
had inspected 1t at her request and
swore 1t was subject to such an entry
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
May Probe Woolen Company.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-An In.
vestig alton of the American Wooler
company, its organization, capitaliza
ton, labor conditions and status as 9
corporation, it was reported tonight,
will be recommended to congress by
the house committee on rules as re-
suit OF the preliminary inquiry, which
closed today, into the textile mill
strikes at Lawrence, Mass.
That q board of investig alton would
be recommended was indicated. An
investig alton of the American Wooleu
company was considered by demo.
Gratis of the house long before the
Lawrence outbreak.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Roosevelt Favors Primaries.

WASHINGTON, March ia copy
of Colonel Roosevelt's letter favorine
presidential primaries was forwarded
today by Senator Dixon. his manager,
to William B. Mckinley, director oi
the Taft campaign bureau. In an &C.
companying note Senator Dixon asked
whether Mr.. McKinley's position is
endorsed by President Taft, as Sena-
tor Dixon's has been by Colonel
Roosevelt. The Dixon letter said:
I'm view of this unqualified endorse
ment of my challenge of March fourth,
for general primary test OF the senti
ment of republican voters as to their
presidential candidate in the ap-
preaching campaign, shall be glad
to know whether Mr.. Taft, whose per.
sonal representative you say you are,
similarly endorses you in refusing
that test?"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
TAFT LAUDS ROOSEVELT,
Former President Given Credit For
Progressive Work.

CHICAGO, M arch 9.-President Taft
tonight gave new definition of q
political progressive" in q speech at
the banquet of the Swedish.American
Republican league at Chicago. He
elimin sted from consideration as real
progressives those who look to social
fsm for relief from present day evils
in government, declared that his "dis-
tinguished predecessor deserved most
of the credit for awakening the public
to the need of action and urged that
progressive is what progressive
does," pointing to some of the achieve
ments of his administr alton as proof
that it has qualified under that defini-
tion.
"Great reforms are achieved by
thoughtful consideration and not by
momentary impulse" the president
said in an address to etudents at the
Armour Institute of Technology.
"Be bit slow about schemes to re.
form the world"
President Taft's appearance before
the students, to whom he was intro
duced as 'the chief progressive of the
nation" was the first public event Of
his two days visit here.
"Progress always will be made
wherever education spreads. Be op-
timistic, boys. Because you get jolts
don't think the whole world is against
you. One man does not make multi
tude any more than one swallow m makes
a summer.
1.-THE only thing the country can do
is to make more perfect the equality
of opportunity. The opportunity that
comes to Americans today in greater
than that which comes to any other
people in the world"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13

country do not result in q settlement.
With more than q million coal min
ers on q strike In Great Britain and
10000 miners voting to quit work to
force higher wages, q severe coal
shortage in Europe is impending.
Anthra acite coal oper ators are draft
ing their reply to the hard coal work.
ers here for presentation to the min
ers Wednesday, while the bituminous
operators and their employees will
confer next week at Cleveland in an
an effort to bring about an adjust.
ment of conditions In the soft coal
fields.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Break in Coal Strike.

LONDON, March THE fret Sign
of break In the coal strike came todsy
from North Wales, where the EN-.
ployes of come of the smaller mining
companies have reopened negoti atoms
with the owners. Some of these
mines are worked by non-unionists.
While the prospects OF settlement
of the coal dispute appeared some
what brighter today. conditions in
other industries are becoming worse
every hour. More workmen in other
employments are being laid of and
there are many cases of distress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
To Lease Mineral Lands.

WAsH1NGTON, March 8.-Senator
Smoot today introduced Q bill pro.
viding for leasing OF phosphate, pot.
ash, oil and gas lands. The bill per.
mits the secretary of the interior to
iesue prospecting permits. Upon dis.
covery of minerals the secretary may
lease phosphate lands 20 years, oil
and gas lands for 10 years at a rental
not exceeding 10 per cent of the gross
value of the minerals mined, and also
an additional charge Of S1 per acre
per annum for lands occupied.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13

lands In Chouteau, Hill, Blaine, VAL
ley. Dawson, Fergus, Rosebud, and
Custer counties.
At the request of Mr.. Pray the in
terror department is taking steps to
clear lists for patent portions of the
state selections around Flathead lake
not included In the water power with.
drawals. The department has called
upon the Missoula local land Office
for inform alton concerning the area
Of land outside the water power with
drawals. and upon receipt of this In.
form alton 1t is expected the major
portion OF the state selections in
question will be approved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Clark Denounces Tariff.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 9.-Champ
Clark, speaker of the national house
OF representatives. a guest at the capi-
tai OF his native state today, recounted
to the Kentucky legislator the record
made by the democra ATTIC party in con-
gress.
Declaring that the tariff and the
question of trust control would over.
shadow all other Issues of the coming
presidential campaign, Speaker Clark
said:
"It has been given out in q manner
that seems authoritative ve lat President
Taft proposes to veto any tariff bills
that we pass. We welcome the issue.
We don't believe that 1t can be post
poned, minimized or shunted out of
the way.
"The present tariff law raises about
$3.50, ,O00,0 900 q year. It is estim ated
that every time one dollar goes to
Uncle Sans Golfer under the high
protection tariff system about IS 60
into the pocket OF the tariff bsrons.
This being true, then the high protec-
tive tariff costs the people of this
country billion and q half yearly.
1t is a gross outrage and cruelty on
the taxpayers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
DISCOVERS SOUTH POLE.
Captain Robert Scott, English Ex-
p|orerer, FIRST to Reach Goal.

0oP'o" 'OUeTt 0COt1s 6H6uSU cA.
p'orerer, FIRST to Reach Goal.
LONDON, March THE first mes
cage With the definite statement from
Amundson that Scott had reached the
south pole was received from yelling.
ton, N. T., by the Daily Express.
The cable dispatches from New Zea.
land announcing that Captain Scott
had found the south pole came as q
startling climax to the race which fve
explorers of different nationalities
have made to reach this last unex-
plored portion of the globe.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott started
on his expedition from Port Chalmers,
N. H., November 20, 1910. He was
we'll equipped for his dash for the
farthest south, having made q previous
expedition under the direction of the
Royal Geographical society.
Captain Scott planned to follow the
same land trail that Shsckelton had
taken. This is along q mountain
range, thought to be an extension OF
the Andes Of South America. AT the
furthermost point of Ross sea, Capt.
Scott deba,ked his party from his
ship, the Terra Nova. At this poin,
stands the great volcano Mount Ere.
bus, from which rises constantly q
great volume of steam. It is one oil
the dreaded localities of the Antarctic,
to which navigator have given the
name Of Terror bav, for here Norden.
eskiold's ship, the Antarctic, was
crushed in the ice.
Captain Scott made his first winter
quarters on the slope OF the mountain
and there rem aimed until November l,
1911. 1t was then that his dash beg an.
His plan was to cover the remaining
distance by the end of December and
Immediately make the dash back
again. He placed his reliance moi
only on his equipment of food, but ad
q score OF ponies, 20 dogs and Qne
motor sledge. He designed to use this
sledge In making rapid progress over
the compar atively level stretches ot
the foothills.
From a geographical and scientific
standpoint, the discovery of the soutt
pole. while momentous event, ha
not the same features of importance
and anger ss relate to the north pole
The quest for the latter has beer
through great fields Of open water and
floating ice, whereas the south pole IL
ituated on land.
Scores of navigators have perished
in the quest for the north pole, bul
relatively few in trying to reach the
south pole. Tee problem has not been
one of reaching the pole over floating
ice, but of passing rapidly over the
snow covered fields of the mountains
and the terrifying glaciers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Must Pay Regular Fare.

CHICAGO, March 5.-Passenger traf-
fic officials said today there would be
no special railroad rates this year to
either the democratic or republican
national convention. The regula
convention fare of 2 cents a mile In
each direction and summer tourists
faresewill be the only offerings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Roosevelt Wins In Primary.

KANSAS CITY, March 8.-Theodore
Roosevelt received 1866 votes, Presi-
dent Taft 800, Senator La Toilette 55,
and Senator Cummins 6, in the first
presidential preference primary elec-
ton to be held this year, in the fifth
Missouri congressional district. In
Kansas City, where Mayor Brown was
renominated by the republicans with
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
THE ARBITRATION TREATIES.
Senate Virtually Knocks Out Treaties
BY Amendments.

Senate Virtually Knocks Out Treaties
BY Amendments.
WASHINGTON. March 8.-American
ticipstion in general arbitr alton
treaties 60 far as concerns this session
Of congress and probably for many
years to come, is at an end, accord
ing to government officials who sum-
med up the senste's action yesterday
In stripping the proposed arbitr alton
treaties with France and Great Bri.
tain of their vital features.
There IL little expectation that Pres
ident Taft will submit the treaties In
their mangled form to either power for
possible approval.
The amended treaties sent to the
White house today, will await the re-
turn to Washington OF President Taft.
If routine Is followed, he will send
them to the state department..
Secretary Knox, who is due tod ay at
Amalpala, Honduras, will be advised
by cabinet officers of what has hap
pened and as matter OF form some
consultation must be ad between the
president and the secretary before the
next step can be taken.
AS m after of courtesy, the British
and French ambass adors will be in
formed of the senate's action, but
that will not be reg garded as an in.
vitation to them to accept the amend
ments, unless followed by further
represent ations from the state depart.
ment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Want More Troops.

WASHINGTON. March, 6.-The ad-
mtnistration, it was learned today,
is planning to send more troops to the
Mexican border. Secretary Stimson
on.his return from Chicago tomorrow
is expected to take up with President
Taft the number OF troops to be sent
and their disposition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
To Survey Montana Land.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Repre-
sentative Pray has introduced q bill
to provide an appropriation OF $780,
900 for the survey of the unsurveyed
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13
Fear Worldwide Strike.

New YORK, March ia world
wide strike of coal miners is regarded
by the coal trade as more than like
lihood II the negotiation In progress
between the anthracite and bituminous
workers and their employers in this
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-03-13

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attr active Offer
ings in our advertising columns.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-29

brown"
"On my what?" she asked. looking
at him severely over her paper.
Il mean if you're me-" he hastily OK.
planned Don't YOU think blue patches
Is tn" mos nat raj LOOKING
What are you driving at. William"
she asked: but without waiting for his
answer she went on with her read
ing.
Tho child was siIen, for lone time,
his little mind busy, then he began:
Aunt Minerva
She pecred at him over her glasses
second then dropped hcr eye. TO the
paper where IN interesting article on
Foreign Missions held her attention.
Aunt Minerva, snagsod- AUNT
Minerva, | snageed my-my skin 10.
day"
Let me see the place" she sad. alb
Seni'N, her eyes glued 10 Il paragraph
describing a cannlbal feast
Il s a-sel'in' On il right now, he re-
piled.
Another long silence ensUcd. Billy
resolved TO settle the matter.
rs gctiin' sleepy" he yawned
Aunt Minerva. want to say my pray.
ers and go to bed"
She laid her paper down aud he
dropped to his knees by her side. lie
usually sprawled all over her lap dur.
ing his lengthy devotions, but tonight
he clasped his little hands and rear.
ed back like rabbit on its launches.
After he had rapidly repeated the
Lords Prayer. which he had recent
~ learned. and had invoked blessings
on all his new friends and never.to-b be-
forgotten old ones, he concluded with:
An, o Lord. you done KEEP me
fom meddlin' with Aunt Minerals
hose any mo-. an YOU done KEEP me
rom gittin' any mo- Easter eggs, an
playin' any mo- Injun, an you done
KEEP me FIN lettin Mr.. Algernon Jones
come agin. an now o Lord. please
don't femme worry the very zistpnce
outer Aunt Minerva any mo- N YOU
can help. like she said | done this
mornin'. an please. if thy will be done,
don l.mme tear the next new
breeehes what she Il gimme like done
ruint these here What got on
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-29

could hide that from his aunt-but The
rent in his trousers was serious
matter.
Il wish could get EN- mended fore
goes home he said wstfully.
II tell you what do" suggested
Sam. Il low Miss Cecliall holp yeh.
jest 80 by her house an she'll darn
'em up fer yeh.'
Billy hesi'atcd.
wv H. yon see, sam. me an Miss
Ccrilias engaged an Yves hXin' To
marry jos y soons ! put on long
pants. an | shame 10 ask her. An
| don't believe young 'omans patches
the brecrhos of young mans what
they's eoin to marry nohow. DO YOU?
Aunt Minerva ain never PATCHED no
breeches for the major. And then,
with Il modest blush. my unions is
tore. too, an amt got on noihn' else
10 hide my skin"
Again he turned his back To his
friend and, his cicuded little face look
ing over his shoulder. he asked: do
my meat show. SAM
she ain visible Tor The naked eye"
and Sam Lamb laughed loudly al his
own wit
Il don't believe God pays me much
attention nohow." said the little boy
dolefully; "ev'y day gets put to bed
cause sumpin's all time a-happenin'.
II he'd had eye on me like he ought
.er they wouldn't a been no snaggin'.
Aunt MiIerva's goin' to be mad tn 90
an th'oo.'
"May be my OIL oman can fix EN-.
SOS dey won't be SO turrible bad"
suggested the negro. faint fer. SO
you jes' run down ter my cabin an tell
Sukey say fix dem breeches.'
The child needed no second bidding
he fairly flew. Sans wife was cook
ing, but she cheerfully stopped her
work to help the little boy She sew
ed up the union suit and put bright
blue patch on his brown linen
breeches.
Billy felt a little more cheerful.
though he still dreaded confessing To
his aunt, and he loitered along the
way till it was nearly dark. Supper
was ready when he got home and he
walked into the dining room with his
customary ease and grace But he took
his seat uneasily, and he was so quiet
during the meal and ate 50 little tina;
his aunt asked him if lie was sick
tie was planning in his mind how 10
break The news Of the days disaster
Il her
You are improving. William" she
remarked presently. you haven't got
into any mischief today. You have
been a mighty good little boy now Tor
TWO days"
Continued Of