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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
FAVOR NEW COUNTIES.
Thirteenth Assembly May Attempt To
Change Montana Map.

HELENA, March 3.-Wibaux county
was considered in committee of the
whole this afternoon. The only
amendment allowed was that chang.
ing the date for fixing the Indebtedness
from February l to April let. The
bill for the creation of Phillips county
will be considered later and it is ex-
pected that it will be recommended for
concurrence.
II the majority members of the com.
mittee on new counties correctly re-
feet the sentiment of the house, this
session will create. in addition to
Wibaux and Phillips counties, Rich.
land, from portion OF Dawson coun.
ty, and Wheatland from . portion of
Fergus, Sweet Grass and Musselshell.
Four more wrangles are In prospect
in the house today or tomorrow. Mis-
soula members are charging that the
appropriation bill, as introduced, for
the support of state institutions, gives
the university less money than the
committee agreed it should have, and
that it gives the agricultural college
more money. Kirschwing's bill for q
license tax on copper, lead and zinc,
and the Amin bill, submitting con.
stitutionai amendment relating to the
taxation OF mines. are the next meas
ures on general orders, and may come
up this afternoon, and the bills Great
ing Wibaux and Phillips counties will
be placed on general orders sometime
today or tomorrow.
The fourth row will be precipitated
over S. B. 12O. by Muftly, making a
judicial district from Broadwater and
Meagher counties. The report of the
committee of the whole recommending
this bill and II others for concurrence
or pass age was laid ON the table Sat.
urday. Camp moved this morning
that the report be taken of the table,
but the motion was lost. It is under.
stood that q similar motion will be
made come time this afternoon or to-
morrow. If 1t does not carry, the ls
bills will be killed. None, however,
is of great Importance.
The house refused to concur in sen-
ate amendments to H. B. 300. increas-
ing the rate of axation for a period
OF lO years to provide q tax for the
support OF state educational institu-
tions. 1t was stated that one of the
amendments had the effect of vitiat-
Ing the purpose of the measure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
Rostron Gets Gold Medal

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Presi.
dent Taft today presented to Captain
Arthur b. Rostron the gold medal
authorized by congress for bis cour-
age and gallautry in rescuing the eur.
vivors of the Titantic and bringing
them safely TO New York on his own
ship, the Carpathia. The president
made brief speech quoting the re-
port OF the senate Investigating COM
mittee to chow the bravery, the psins-
taking care aud the kindliness exhibi.
ted by Captain Rostron. It was q re.
cord, he said, worthy Of the best trs.
ditions OF Eugland's seafarers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
Storage Butter Seized.

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Recent seizures
In Chicago cold storage warehouses
OF more than 250, 900 pounds.of butter
by revenue agents are expected to re-
suit In g score of prosecutions, &C.
cording to a statement of q federal
officer today.
1t Is charged that the butter is adul.
terated with more than 16 per cent
water. The penalty is fine Of S. ,000
and tax of ten cents for each. pound
adulterated. In addition, Q tax of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
GUESSING AT CABINET,
Name Of Governor Norris Does Not
Appear In List.

NoU0 " SOv0VUOV MOTIFS LOGS NoS
Appear In List.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The persou-
mel of President Wilson's cabinet. ~
partially made known last night BY
Information reaching congressional
quarters. stood today practically uu.
changed, namely: ~
Secretary of state, William J.
Bryan, Nebraska.
Secretary of the treasury, William
G. McAdoo of New York.
Secretary OF the navy. Josephus
Daniels of North Carolina.
Postmaster General, Albert Sydney
Burleson of Texas.
The names of Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer of Pennsylvania and
Robert H. Henry of Texas as cabinet
possibilities also became definitely
established during tae conferences
held At the capitol early today. Mr..
Palmer was rendered cabinet posi-
ton, but declined it. He had been
mentioned as attorney general, but 80
the tender did not cover this portfolio
but another which he did not regard
as In his line Of work, he concluded to
remain in the house of!representative
E1As to the interior department, word
reaching here today was that the
secretary for this department also had
been definitely determined upon. AL
though the name was mot disclosed, Il
was said to be not any OF those promi.
nently mentioned in that connection.
Secretary Fishers name has been
mentioned as a!possible cabinet hold.
over, but it Is now stated that neither
he nor any other membe of the pres-
ent cabinet will remain. 1t will be q
new cabinet from top to bottom.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
Wilson Expects To Be Busy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-President
elect Wilson has declined membership
In the exclusive Chevy Chase club in
Washington to which former Presi.
dent Roosevelt, President Taft, prac.
ttcally every member of the diplomatic
corps and most of the high oficisls of
the government belong. Some time
ago the board of governors asked Mr..
Wilson to become an honorary mem.
ber which would give him the club
privileges immediately. Mr.. Wilson
declined the invitation. stating that
he expected to give up all his time In
Washington to public business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05

Dodson Idea: Water from the melt.
ing SHOWS In the hills north of bod.
son came down Dodson creek Mond az
and threatened serious damage to the
railroad grade about a half mile east
OF town, and also to the irrigati
bitches. The water backed up in the
south part OF town until it was hub
deep to wagon just south of the
Ereaux livery barn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
MANY DEAD IN FIRE.
Guests In Omaha Hotel Had No
Chance To Escape.


Chance To Escape.
OMAHA, Feb. 2S.-It 10 believed that
nearly twenty persons we're burned to
death here this morning in . ire which
destroyed the Dewey hotel, . second
class hostelry. So swift and terrible
wss the march Of the flames that two
went insane from fright.
The fact that the hotel register was
destroyed will make II hard TO obtain
. list Of the dead and though the man.
sger says about fifty were registered,
others who were about the hotel de-.
clare that many OF the guests were not
registered and that the total number
was nearly seventy-dve. OF these not
more than twenty live are known to
have escaped.
So suddenly did the flames reach
every part Of the building that few of
those asleep had time to reach win.
dows and none we're able to get to the
fire escape. One man. Charles Cum.
mings, . bartender, plunged from the
third story 10 reside walk. He struck
head first on the concrete walk and
was killed instantly.
After six hours, sdurlng which from
elk to . dozen stresms were kept con.
tinually playing on;the ruins, it Was
not possible for the fremen to enter
the burning building. How many
bodies will be found:wss still m after
of conjecture and 1t was not known
positively that more than fifteen were
In the ruins.
At noon only about Is out of 60
persons essim ated to!hsve been In the
building hsd,been accounted for deiln.
itely, bus 1t was known that . score
or more of those who had escaped left
the neighborhood :!without revealing
their identities.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05

5000 year is imposed on those de-
tected in wholee ole adulteration.
Millions of pounds of butter have
disappeared from the warehouses since
the government began it, investiea-
ttou. In December about 5000, 900
pounds. nearly half the supply In
storage in the United States, wss held
In local warehouses. Since then four
dfths Of the product has been removed
from the city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-03-05
Roal Pcida.

No man has ever done anything to
give him the right to feel as proud as
girl feels when she hears that some
body has been making fool of himself
because of her.-Chicago Record Her
aid.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04

1862 proceed of laws for the dis
position of the lands.
6 That the State Of Oregon esumng the administration OF this
grant that would have been derived from the
of the grant, had the terms Of the act been
complied the Wagon Road Company and
the said be
bly, reimbursed and justly dealt with
opinion the law the but
surely matter Justify making attempt
retain the lands the The legislature however busy
well that did not
look matter the lands be lost Papers we
governor Saturday the state being party to
the suit
governor known yet possible that the
state will take active hand in the natter is not to late for to
assert its rights fact has chance to do So The position
of the If his position
that the the Legislature granting the lands should be construed
equitable assignment to be derived from the sale Of the
then the still insist
her ownership The only question that might elf the state has not
already by the granting she not
apply proceeds Of the of these lands to the building
of this
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04
LAW AND ITS INTERPRETATION.

~ HERE is CASE arising the dependent widows law that has
the front Portland that worthy passing
ton 1t that shows things of which
that collection of utter Oregon any
effort whatever and especially if it desired gather
mon en for public
The having charge of this
of collective asininy of individual specimens type
The facts in the about follows There widow
Of Portland has children her
has little home but this under Herusbad
months after lingering illness that left the little
in health from her him.
tain herself and her little she to work such work
able do that is office Let discussing
the committee examining into the minimum question Portland dd
ed that O month was necessary to sustain working This
had four support for her mother
only what the committee said necessary for the support
asked that she given the providing just
hers The Case committee called assembled
Got of unwOm and decided that she
not at home and take Of children holding
tenton Of the law. Both Attorney
ney of Mutnomah county advised the committee that it
for the to remain at home all day personally
dren to ntile her to the aid she asked
spite of this this bunch of stupidity, this held,
still holds that the woman not entitled aid give up
her work and home and take of her children
sum she is entitled to under the law 1880
other give up her earnings of $40 month all
the income she has the committee will let her have $3.50 object
law and h to assist just such support
men with little children dependent m but to aid them supporting
e children Keeping them home and under their mothers rather
than having them cared for in legislators
passed this law had when it passed this law
and does not possible aggregation utter damphs
could have been selected
cred on that Case committee The whole
that many Of that brand,
The committee would nuly law would instead of as
mng the needy woman to maintain herself the law intended
to refuse to make effort aid her The wO
man supports her mother who takes during
day making possible for the little
but unless the aid provided by the state forthcoming family
separated and the children well perhaps the mother
county charges.
In competition championship for incompetency this Case COM
m'eo would take all the prizes including the BOBBY.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04
THE COOS BAY WAGON ROAD LAND GRANT.

RE SUIT brought by the federal given
the terms on which tho lands given
Bay Wangon Road Company, will in all probability light of
Judge WOvcrons decision the ogonC Cana land grant case
revert to the general government
These lands were granted the by congress passed
iSo TO aid in tho construction of military navgabo
waters OF Coos Bay to Rosebug The alternate sections desppat
cd by odd numbers to the extent Of three road
1t was provided that these lands should work
gresS and that they should be sold quantities quarter
section to any and price acre was
also provided that the proceeds Of the applied
the construction of the road and 10 other purpose
On the 9TH day February 1905 against the
Southern Oregon Company the Company
to forfeit this grant This the that trial In this con-
necton the with the interest mind at the last soon
of the legislature in his message attention tho matter
Here is what he said;
81 wish to submit for consideration olowing
IL That the State and the government the proper marty 10
bring suit TO these lands,
e That tho provision the federal grant the lands ou5 NOT
bc sold in quantities exceed 100 person and for pce
not exceeding $3.50 seXeug upon the mower
of the state Oregon to ALLEVIATE the lands within tho grant
S That the act of the Legislature 90 1870 should mot bo
construed conveyance the in question from tho
bic assignment of the proceeds be derived future sales Of the
lands in accordance with act of congress,
a. That attempted violation of the grant the stat
Of Oregon being unconummate could basis of
claim for forfeiture by the United States
go That the state is entitled administration Of this
grant and accordance with the provisions congress of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04
GOVERNOR AND FIVE
PEN GUARDS STOP II
March on Oregon City and Prevent
Wild West Show Performance
Being Staged on Sunday.
MATTER ADJUSTED WITHOUT
ANY BATTLES BEING FOUGHT
Show People Remain in Portland and
Only Arrest Made by Kay for
Liquor Law Violation.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIaE.1

Oregon City, Ore, Aug. 4-Gover.
nor West, Representative Schuebel and
three ministers-the Reverends T. B.
Ford, W. T. Milliken and ]. R. Lands
borough, who started the opposition to
the Sunday performance of the Okla.
homa Ranch Wild West Show in this
city-turned circus boosters at noon
yesterday, following a two.hours' con.
ference, and as the result the governor
promised to attend the performance
of the show here today, the ministers
requested their flocks to attend today,
and Representative Schuebel win send
his family.
But there was no show yesterday.
During the negotiations the show train
remained in Portland.
The governor, Tom Kay and five big
strapping penitentiary guards alighted
from the northbound train at Q O'Clock
yesterday morning. w. E. Burlock, of
the show, at once buttonholed his ex-
cellency and led him away. Tom Kay
arrested three persons for violating the
liquor law, and the five penitentiary
guards paraded the streets.
On every corner there was a crowd
awaiting developments, while over the
bridge at the circus grounds there was
a goodsized gathering, provided with
lunch baskets, who had settled down to
pass the day, equally content to see a
fight or frolic.
His excellency, Mr.. Burlock and At.
torney Jean L, Hedges, representing
the circus, adjourned almost at once to
the law offices Of U'Ren & Schuebel
and minute later Mr.. schuebel, sum.
moned from home, chugged up in his
automobile, With newspaper men as a
gal fry, the principals threshed out
the situation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04
SEE OREGON FIRST CLUB
ENJOYS DELIGHTFUL TRIP.

The members of the "See Oregon
First" Club have returned from a most
pleasant journey through Southern and
Eastern Oregon, and they report the
trip both pleasant and successful.
After two weeks of motoring
through one of the grandest scenic
territories in the state, the party feels
that their outing was complete in ev.
cry respect. The club shipped their
autos to The Dales and from that city
proceeded south on the east side of
the mountains, The members visited
every place Of interest and returned
by the way of klamath Falls and Med.
ford.
The party consisted OF the follow.
ing;
Mr. and Mrs, Ed, Hartley and daugh,
ter; Mr., and Mrs. y. NJ. Brown and
son; Mr. and Mrs, r. w, Steusloff
Claude Steusloff, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Craig and daughter; Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Downing and daughter; Miss
Kitty Harbold, Mr.. and Mrs. D. j.
Fry and family
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04
tude at first then turns aToii
raps us in the ear.
LINN COUNTY WOMAN
Is NOW ITO YEA8i

That Mrs. Jane Hare Of n
aged 1902, is not the oldest ToHi
siding in Oregon is indicated y
statement made by Nathan NJ ~
a hopesteader residing in the hli
Foster, who says that bis molia
Rachel j. Parsons, who lives Oh y
home farm near Barlow, is llVya
age, having been born in Iowa y
ruary 90, 1903,
He stated that his mother cfos'
plains to Oregon in 1867 and hI'
siding for some time in PoTtlii-
ed to the farm near Barlow Via
has since been residing, MI =
stated that his mother was Still y
get about fairly well although %
times when she is uable to m'H'
without assistance,-Lebanon ul'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04
RINGO IS RAPED BY
SILVERTON PEOPLE
They Don't LiNe What they Call Un.
derhand Method Used by Vests
Special Prosecutor.
POSE AS REAL ESTATE MEN TO
GAIN CITIZENS CONFIDENCE.
Methods by Which Ringo and Kay Sc
cured Evidence Considered Wrong
by Some People.

Acting under the guise of two ordi.
nary real estate men intent upon max.
ing some property deals in Silverton
last week, Tom Kay and Z. Ringto, two
of Governor West s special agents, ar.
rested two drug store employees, Elmer
Olsen, clerk in the Lewis johnson phar.
macy, and Harvey Fischer, clerk in
the Brooks and Steelhammer store, and
after both young men had pleaded
guilty to the charge of selling liquor
in dry territory, the first was fined
5000 and costs while the latter has not
been sentenced as vet.
Kay also secured the evidence and
effected the arrest of two young men
by the names of Harry Armstrong and
Oscar Sprague on the charge of bring.
ing liquor into a dry town. The
youths secured liquor in Mt. Angel and
brought the same to silverton. The
defendants were fined $l5 each and
sentence was suspended.
Evidence Flmsy.
According to the editor of the Sill.
yerton Appeal, the evidence secured for
the conviction of the cases in question
was rather flimsy and obtained in a
manner not entirely creditable to the
governors special agent.
1t is said that Kay and Ringo in.
vaded the dry section Of the county as
two comoR citizens, not as special
prosecutors, and after gaining the con.
fidence of several silverton people pro.
ceeded to "work" the drug stores and
collect evidence with which TO prose.
cute those who give a stranger in n
strange town, or dry town rather a
drink of liquor. Their plan evidently
succeeded very well, as reports from
Silverton are to the effect Mr. Rinpo
viii have a busy time in that vicinity
for awhile.
We don't care so much for being
arrested said one silvertonite yester.
aay' but we hate to be approached
oy a man who shows a friendly atti.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04
ALBANY MAD DOG KItiEi

Albany, Or, Aug. 4.-AiI'' y.
to break through a screen d'a
tack some children, a mad y
killed in this city Saturday y
which was owned by W. A. b''
ran to the porch of $. NJ bI'aD
paved at the screen, inside q
some children were standing
the door was closed the d's Z
the porch of F. w. Schultz /
man King shot the dog.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04
X-RAYS.


r r = =
Senator Catron, of New Mexico, Fri
day got on his hind legs and howled
like coyote over the terrible calam-
ity that was to overtake the whole
country if the tariff was taken off
wool Senator Catron has not yet dis
covered that. that kind of argument
is all in the waste basket these days
almost before it is heard,
444
The king of Siam, under the laws Of
his country, is entitled to 900 wives.
He is a graduate of Oxford College,
England, and after noting the high cost
of living, even with one woman, to
care for he wisely concluded to marry
but one. Talk about your democrats
hungry for office, just imagine the
number of applicants waiting to jump
anyone of those 500 vacancies.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish gave Mother
Goose party at Newport Friday night
at which she appeared as "a fairy" "
She "carries weight for age" and is
old enough to be grandmother Just
imagine that kind of Fish woman do.
ing fairy stunt.
Mrs. Richard Geolet, at Mrs. Fish s
Mother Goose party at Newport, ap-
peared as little Mary leading a lamb,
The latter was one probably shorn by
her husband on Wall street and "broke
to lead"
Congressman Hawley, who is, we be-
lieve, from this city, says the Demo.
cratic majority in congress is the best
organized stea mroller he ever saw. II
is pleasing to know that Congressman
Halwey knows what steam roller is
Secretary Daniels having done away
with the old naval term when he
comes through the Panama canal on the
deck of the grand old battleship Ore
gon, will probably be written up as hav
ing a proud and prominent position OF
the front porch.
Jackrabbits are said to have dsap
peared from the neighborhood of In
dependence. They were reported 81
plentiful few years ago that ther,
was nothing left for them to eat bu
bark and they ate that off the frui
trees and some even from the dogs.
The Astor estate pays an inherit
ance tax of $3,4OO,dOO which goes int,
New York states general fund and
"helps some" The value Of the es
tate is $lO4, ,46l, 1926.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-04

near Pendleton, Friday blew the ma
chine to pieces and set fire to the
standing grain About 80 acres were
burned over before it could be gotten
under control.
All preliminary arrangements having
been completed, work on the jetty at
TillamoOk will commence as soon as
bids can be advertised for
The ROseburg rifle team Of the
fourth company Coast Artillery Reserve
shot its way into the state team cham.
pionship at the Clackamas National
Guard range Thursday.
The ninth annual summer school of
the University at Eugene, closed Fri.
day. There were about 200 in at.
tendance, mostly teachers.
$50
Prosecution of persons engaged in
the illegal practice of "'locating" set.
tiers on Oregon & California land.
grant claims will be started at once
by Clarence L. Reames, United States
district attorney ih Portland.
The Old.fashioned patches on pants,
in the opinion of the Albany Demo.
Gratis "Misfits" man, "don t compare
with the new fashioned patches on
pavement"
"With record breaking precipita.
tion," says the Baker Herald, "Baker
is far from any danger of forest fires
but you should put out your camp.
fire Just the same, l."
The Medford Sun is "glad to see
that Secretary of the Navy Daniels
agrees with Maude Adams, Eddie Foy,
sehuman.Heink and other notable Wis.
itors in a favorable opinion of our lit.
tie valley"
Marshfield Record; There is any
quantity of building going on in
Marshfield at this time and the start
is just being made. As you 20 about
the city you will witness an activity
that has not been seen here in wears.
Eugene Register: A deer came delib.
erately out in the open and looked at
two small boys who were picking ber.
ries near Anlauf the other day. This
occurrence is fully explained by the
statement that the boys did not have
gun.
H. F. Effonberger editor and pnb.
Usher of the Nehalem Enterprise. Is
moving across the bay to the new
town of Wheeler He will there install
a larger and better press, the same The
NeWoerg Graphic recently traded in on
a still larger and better one