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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Evidence Against Beef Trust.

CHICAGO, Jan. 19.-Direct testimony
that the representatives of the alleged
packers com bine exchanged daily and
weekly reports of shipments and mar.
gins, together with the detailed opera.
tions of the business transacted by
each branch house was given to the
jury today In the trial Of the 10 Chi.
cago packers charged with criminal
violation of the Sherm an law.
Everett B. Dill, former manager OF
the National Packing company in
Boston, and assistant manager for
the same company in New York, gave
damaging testimony against the pack
ers. He declared that the managers
for Armour, Swift, Morris and the
National Packing company in Boston,
who were in charge of the New Eng
land territory, met daily and were on
terms of the closest business intima acy
He said they exchanged by telephone
the daily shipments and margins OF
each company and that weekly sum.
m aries from each house were sent to
the Boston representatives.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Relief For Starving Chinese.

WASHINGTON, J Ian. 20.-The Amer.
icau Red Cross has received informa.
ton through the state department and
through G. D. Jameson. its own rep
resentative in China, who recently
traversed the famine district, reveal.
ing appalling conditions of starvation
and suffering. 1t is estim ated that ap-
proximately 2,500. 900 persons will be
in dire need of help before the new
crop can be harvested.
The unsettled conditions in China
will prevent the government there
from affording the relief which ordi-
narily it would provide. The Red
Cross has been assured the actual
work OF relief can be carried on with.
out interruption and that the relief op.
erations will have the cooperation OF
both imperial and revolution ary
authorities. 81
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Revising Steel Tariff.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Reductions
of from 30 to SO per cent on all items
in the iron and steel tariff and the
placing on the tariff free list of iron
ore, sewing machines, printing ma
chinery, cash registers. nails and
many other articles against which q
tariff now is levied, are proposed in
the democratic steel revision tariff
bill, made public today.
The bill was completed by the dem.
ocratic members of the ways and
means committee on Saturday. After
being submitted to the full committee,
it will be laid before the democr attic
caucus tomorrow afternoon, and, II
approved by the caucus, will be form.
ally introduced In the house Wednes.
day.
Sweeping reductions are made in all
OF the important items of iron and
steel tariff. Among articles duti able
under the Psyne.Aldrlch bill which
would be placed on the free list are
iron ore, existing duty 5.29 per cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
For Larger Homesteads.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia bill has
been introduced by Senator Warren
of Wyoming for homestead entries of
$40 in Montana, Arizona, Colorado.
Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming. The
lands may be taken by any person
who is qualified entrymsn under the
homestead laws.
The land is to be non.mineral, nom
irrig able, unreserved and unappropri-
ated surveyed public lands which do
not contain mercantile timber located
in as compact q body as possible, and
not exceeding one mile long, except
where necessary owing to the prior
appropriation or non. cl ASST iflc cation of
the lands necessary to form q square
with those selected, and an entryman
shall not reject any subdivision on
account of it's character If by 90 doing
his entry is made less compact. The
land shall not be entered unless the
secretary of the interior designates it
as of the class contemplated by the
hill
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
May Establish "Dude" Farm.

BozEMAN, Jan. 20. - Among the
latest proposed enterprises with which
this community ia credited is the oper-
alton of q "dude" farm or summer
home for millionaires' sons which is
said to be planned for the southern
part of Gallatin county. 1t is under.
stood that the scheme is being backed
by q party of eastern capitalists and
that the farm will be OF about the same
purpose and nature as the Howard
Eaton farm near Sheridan, Wyo.,
where fifty rich young fellows from
the east spend the summer.
The Eaton farm consists OF about q
section of land and is fitted with rec.
reation grounds, hunting and 6shing
resources. . splendid hotel and mum.
erous cabins, where the guests may
enjoy real old-style western life. 1t
10 said, ON authority which ia in q
position to know, that the plan for
this county embraces much the same
feature as the one at Sheridan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Swindlers Put Out Of Business.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-Promoters
of fraudulent schemes who had obtain
ed $1,000, 900 from the public were
put out of business in the fiscal year
ended June 30 last, according to the
annual report of Robert S. Sharp,
chief inspector of the post Office de-
partment. In the fiscal year 529 in
dividuals were indicted on the charge
of using the malls in the further ance
of schemes to defraud. OF this num-
Der, 1876 persons we're tried and 1874 con-
victed. The schemes investig ated
were of endless variety, varying, as
the report indicates, "from the elm.
plest business trans actions to q gigan-
tic project involving the sale OF
worthless stock In fake mining com.
panies and imaginary and fictitious
institutions existing only on paper. -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Laundry Tax Is Upheld.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Montana' q q
tax on Chinese laundries is upheld by
the United State supreme court today
in an opinion by Justice Holmes. The
case was brought from the Montana
supreme court by Qaong Wing, aud
directed against Treasurer T. B. Kir-
kendall, of Lewis and Clark county.
Judge Holmes affirmed the decision of
the Montana court which upheld the
tax. Justice Lamar dissented.
Had the argument been made that
the tax was aimed at the Chimes d..
rect, the court would probably have
overruled the tax, but Holmes said as
the point was not made, the court
could not recognize it. The trend OF
opinion was that the state had com.
plete taxing power of industries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Would Revise Land Laws.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O.-Sen ator
Borah of Idaho, in q speech In the
senate, thoroughly reviewed the public
land situation in the west, pointing
out the utter inadequscy of existing
laws, the defects of present.day ad-
ministration. aud the crying need both
for reform in the laws themselves and
in the manner and spirit of admins
tration. The speech was an appeal
to congress to do it's duty to the west,
and to do that duty now.
For years, the senator said. it has
been known that many of our land
laws are antiquated, for years 1t has
been known that these laws do not
operate for the best interest of the
west, that they are not aiding, but
are retarding development, and di.
verttng to Canada thousands of set.
tiers who could be kept at home II
congress would but do its duty.
The speech was q thorough resume
OF the entire land question, in which
the senator not only pointed out de.
fects, but in general way suggested
remedies which should be supplied.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
A Long Session Of Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-The demo-
cratic and republican leaders in the
house of representatives today agreed
that there was little likelihood of con.
gress adjourning before August next.
1t was said that this probably infuen.
ced the democrats in choosing Balti.
more as the national convention city.
The republicans will have q more
awkward situation to deal with in
holding their convention in Chicago
with congress in session. The condi.
tion of congress being in session dur.
ing the national conventions period
has not existed since 1892.
II expect congress to be in session
until Aug. l." said Speaker Champ
Clark today, "as see no chance of
completing the important work before
US in time for adjournment before the
national conventions. have cancel.
ed several speaking engagements so
that could remain here and assist in
the work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Butter Prices Are Soaring,

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Experts here
estimate that the present "butter
boom" has thus far cost New York
consumers about %, 600. 900. Accord.
Ing to one statement "cold storage
speculators gathered their stocks OF
butter last summer at 26 ceuts and /,
has cost them d cents q pound for
storage. The balance between 28a
cents and the prevailing prices less
interest on their money represents
their profits"
The high price to which butter has
scared has made it the prize loot oi
city thieves. 1t developed today that
gangs OF clever oper atives have stolen
thousands OF dollars worth of the
commodity in the last two weeks, q
load valued q $1,000 having been
taken in one instance in daylight from
q truck In the wholesale district.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
vindication For Stephenson.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-The Hey
burn subcommittee, which has been
investig ating the election of Sen ator
Isaac Stephenson OF Wisconsin, un ami
mously agreed today on q report
which holds that the charges OF cor.
ruption and bribery made against
Senator Stephenson have not been
proved. The report will be made to
the senate committee on privileges and
elections.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Call For Democratic Convention

Call For Democratic Convention.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. 19.-The off.
cisl call for the democratic natl onal
convention, to be held at Baltimore on
June Is, was issued yesterday by Nor.
man E. Mack, chairman, and Urey
Woodson, secretary. of the democra.
tic national committee. The basis of
representation and the method of nam
ing delegates is outlined as follows:
Delegates and alternates from each
state of the union shall be chosen to
the number of two delegates for every
senator and two delegates for every
representative from the states, respec.
lively, In the congress- of the United
States. under the congressional re. ap.
protionment of districts based on the
census of 1910. The district of Colum.
bia, Alaska, the Philippines, Haw ali
and Porto Rico are each allotted elk
delegates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Welcomed Cardinal Farley.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-More than so,
600 Catholics, representing 500 organ
izations, assemb bled today to greet
Cardinal Farley upon his return from
Rome, where he was given the red hat
OF the sacred college by the pope. Hun.
dreds of thousands of people witnessed
the triumphal passage of his eminence
through the streets of the metropolis
to ST. Patrick's cathedral, where 5000
children were gathered to welcome
him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Harmon Talks To Democrats.

FARGO, N. D., Jan. 17.-Ab andon.
ing his set speech on tax reform, Gov.
Judson Harmon of Ohio, who was the
guest of honor OF the Northwest demo.
Gratis in conference here tonight, talk.
ed democratic politics, telling his
audience why he thinks the democrat
can win in the coming campaign. He
refr aimed, however, from making any
reference to his own presidential can
didacy.
Governor Harmon criticised Presi-
dent Taft and the republican congress
for what they had done with the tariff
and accused the republicans of gross
extravaganza In government expendi-
lures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Gold Stampede In Alaska.

DAWSON, Y. T., Jan. 18.-With the
temperature 60 below zero, the stam-
pede to the new gold diggings at Sixty
Mile continues. Prospectors are 60
ing to work, the low temper ature be-
ing to their advantage, as the wet
ground is frozen down to bedrock,
m aking 1t easier to sink shafts.
The gold commissioner has changed
the name of the main south fork of
Sixty Mile river, on which the dis
covery was made, to Matson creek,
after John Matson, the discoverer,
who first prospected the ground IA
years ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
WILL Be LONG TRIAL.
Case Against Meat Packers Will
Last All Summer.


CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-Steps we're taken
today to expedite the trial of the ten
Chicago packers charged with consplr-
acy in maintaining q combin alton In
restraint Of trade. Taking of testi.
mony began December 81 and only
nine Witnesses have been heard. In
addition to their testimony eighty eta
tistical documents have been offered
In evidence.
AT the present rate it is estim ated
IL will take the government until May
l to complete its case, as District At
torney Wilkerson still has about 70
witnesses to be called.
The defense expects to call 100 or
more Witnesses and offer mass OF
documentary evidence, go that the
trial may not be concluded until mex,
August or Septembe District Attor.
ney Wilkerson checked over the list
of government witnesses with q view
to shortening the hearing.
The plan ts to limit the questioning
OF witnesses to material points intro.
duced in the hope of concluding the
trial In May.
Judge Carpenter Is closely guarding
the health OF the jury. He receives q
report every morning from bailiffe
on the physical condition of the jury
men aud gives Instructions in regard
to their care.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
TAFT URGES ECONOMY.
President Recommends Reduction Of
Government Expenses.

President Recommends Reduction Of
Government Expenses.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-How the
people of the United States may have
saved for them millions of dollars au-
nually in the operation in their gov.
ernmental machinery was outlined by
President Taft today in message to
congress on ECONOMY and efficiency
ia the government SERVICE"
"What the government does with
nearly sl,000, ,000, 900 each year," said
the president, "is of as much concern
to the average citizen as it is the m an.
ner of obtaining this amount of money
for the public use."
Probably the most radical proposal
advanced bv the president in tod ay's
message was that all administr alive
officers OF the government in the de-
partments at w Washington aud. in the
field be put under the civil service; be
removed from the influence of politics
and that their terms of Office be not
limited as at present to four years.
Such officers should not be appointed
by the president with the necessity of
senate confirm alton, be said, but upon
merit. "The extension of the merit
system to these officers and needed
re. djustment of salaries" said he,
twill have important effects In secur-
ing greater economy and efficiency.
The view that these various Offices are
to be filled as q result of political con.
slider alton has for its consequence the
necessity that the president and mem.
bers OF congress devote to matters Of
patronage time which they might de-
vote to questions of policy and ad-
ministr ation."
There is need, he said, of reorg ami
cation of the government departments,
consolid alton and q wedding out OF
bureaus that overlap in their work;
scores Of 'local Offices" throughout
the country should be abolished and
hundreds of political appointees who
do but little work should be taken of
the payroll and there should be an i'm.
provement in the personnel of govern
ment employees through the introduc.
tion of the civil service in practices ally
every field.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
A Million Dollar Fire.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE seven.
story warehouse of the Terminal Stor.
age company, occupying q full city
block near the North river water front,
between 9th and 28th streets, and con-
tanning merchandise valued at more
than s10,0O0,0 900 was swept by fire
early today.
The fire was not under control until
6:45 O'Clock when the loss was esti.
mated at 81, ,250,000. Fire alarms sum.
moned to the scene practically every
available piece of fire fighting appara.
tus in Manhattan, including five fire
boats
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Harvester Trust Must Dissolve

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Attorney
General Wickersham told members of
the house committee ou rules today
that 1t would not be necessary for
them to recommend q congressisona al
investigation of the Intern ational
Harvester company, as his depart.
ment was planning actively dissolu.
tion OF that corporation. On this in.
form alton the committee agreed to de.
lay action on the resolution of in.
'quiry introduced by Representative
Foster of Illinois.
The attorney general did not in
dtcate the departments plans more
definitely but members OF the committee
said they understood that the harvester
corporation had been informed fatty
that it must dissolve voluntarily or be
forced to dissolve BY government suit.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Considering Wool Rates.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-Whether
freight rates on wool, hides and pelts
shipped from western points to east
ern destiu ations are to be reduced II
q question which the interstate com
merce commission Is endeavoring *
determine. The case, in WI ich argu
ments were begun today involved mil
lions of dollars in freight rates, and
every railroad from the Atlantic to
the Pacific is interested financially In
its determin alton. A final decision
may be rendered by the middle oi
March.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Responsible For Value of Baggage.

Responsible For Value Of Baggage.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. l7.-When
the loss Is due to the negligence OF the
railroad company the company cam
not avoid the payment of actual value
for lost bagg age because the railway
ticket signed by the owner carries a
clause limiting liability to $40. Such
was the decision in the district court
here today Ia the case of Mrs. Thomas
Homer against the Oregon Short Line.
Mrs. Homer got judgment for S400.
A trunk thief, the evidence showed,
transposed checks at the Short Line
depot in this city and obtained Mrs.
Homer's baggage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24

ANACONDA, Jan. 22.-Another of
Montsna's sturdy pioneers passed
away to join the silent majority of
those who made history in the west,
when John P. Thomas died at his
home. 3l9 West Park avenue, yester.
day morning, after long illness,
which took serious turn q few days
ago. Mr.. Thomas was an active citi.
zen in all public affairs. and was a
conspicuous figure in the meetings of
the pioneers. who honored him with
the presidency Of the org aniz alton in
the past.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
INDICATION FOR WILEY.
Governments Chief Chemist Will
Not Be Dismissed.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Dr. Harvey
Wiley Is held mot guilty" of con.
spirscy to evade the law, in q report
filed with the house today by the com.
mittee that conducted an investie alton
last August into the charges upon
which President Taft was asked to
dismiss the nation g chief chemist from
the government service.
Not only does the committee absolve
DR.. Wiley from criticism in the
employment of DR.. q. S. Rusby of
New York as government expert al
technical rate of twenty dollars per
day, but it attacks in measured terms
the whole administration of the pure
food law and demands legisl alton to
change the method In the departmen,
of agriculture by which the law is nov
applied.
The report declares that DR.. Wiley
and his assistants commune ated the
facts OF DR.. Rusby's employment fully
to Secretary Wilson. It holds, how.
ever, that the contract for the en-
ployment OF DR.. Rusby is technic ally
illegal, and recommends th at congress-
make specific regulations for the EN-
ployment OF experts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24

resolutions we're adopted recommend
Ing Governor John Burke, OF North
Dakota, for the nomin alton of presi-
dent, providing that the deleg alton
finds bis nomination would be possi.
ble."
In the event this is not found pos.
stble. the delegates are instructed to
vote for candidate who will carry
out the principles advoc ated by Will.
liam j. Bryan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Duke Of Connaught Arrives.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The Duke OF
Connaught, uncle of King George of
England, the Duchess of Conn aueht
and their daughter, Princess Patricia,
and their suite reached here from OF.
towa today for social visit of fou.
days in New York city.
The vice regal party are the guests
OF Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid. The visit marks the first call
of roy atty to this country since the
tour nearly ten years ago of Prince
Henry of Prussia. The Duke and
Ambassador Reid have let it become
known that the visit Is purely personal
and there Is nothing even semt-oficial
about it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Will Help Kansas Farmers.

GREAT BEND, Kan, Jan 17.-Toal-
leviate the distress overtaking thous-
ands of farmers in western Kansas, .
"good fellows" movement has been
rganized here. The western Kansas
farmers are said to be In need OF hay
and other feed for their stock, which
are on verge of starvation.
Farmers of Barton county have
offered quantities of hay and straw,
and business men organized commit
tee today to install q baler and make
shipments of feed to the districts in
need,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Rate Advance Withdrawn.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 18.-Voluntary
withdrawal by the western and south.
western railway lines of proposed ad.
vances in the freight rstes on livestock,
particularly cattle and calves, in
duced the interstate commerce commits
sion today to vacate it's order
suspending the increased tariffs.
This means the investig alton proposed
will be abandoned, and that the lower
rates will continue in effect.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
MUST HELP THEMSELVES
Great Northern Magnate Warns
Against Trusting Politicians.

Great Northern Magnate Warns
Against Trusting Politicians.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 19.-A merger of the
immigr alton bureaus of seven north
western states for the development of
these commonwealths is cd dvocsted by
James ]. Hill. chairman of the board
OF directors OF the Great Northern
Railway company, in statement to
day. Mr.. Hill'sl plan has reference to
the states contained in the recently or
ganized Northwestern Development
league. They are Minnesota, North
Dakota. South Dakota, Montana.
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and the
territory of Alaska.
"Men must work out their own In.
dustrial salv alton, !" declared Mr.. Hill,
'instesd of trusting to politicians to
do 1t for them"
he terms the territory involved the
''zone of plenty" and In the course of
his statement makes the following
characteristic remarks:
"The conduct OF business in the long
run is not a mere scramble for the
best place at the trough.
''The northwest may ftly be called
the zone OF plenty" =
"Whenever this country is fettered
or stood still 1t has been through re-
lance on politicians.
"When they tell you that prosperity
may be created and maintained by
tariffs or other articles, laugh at
them.
"We need honesty to live within
our MEANS"
1--WE need to understand once for
all that the future of men and com.
monwealths is ere ated out of charac
ter and Intelligent efforts and not by
anything which any political agency
can accomplish.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Railroad Officials Killed.

CENTRALIA. ILL.,, Jan. 22.-James T.
Harahau, Sr.. former vice president of
the Illinois Central; Frank o. Melcher,
second vice president of the Rock
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-24
Small Profits BY Packers.

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-In an effort to
refute the charges made by the govern
ment, the defense in the packers trial
submitted today figures from the books
OF Morris & Co., showing that in 1907,
1908, 1909 and 1910, 1856. 722 cattle
were killed at the compsny's Chicago