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Investigate Food Prices

Washington, Nov. 24.-Another fed
eral investigation into the high cost
of living was begun today. If the
investigation confirms charges that a
conspiracy exists to maintain or force
higher the prices of cold storage pro-
ducts, it is possible that Attorney
General McReynolds will institute
criminal proceedings. A congression-
al investigation of a different phase of
the high cost of living problem also
was threatened today.
While special agents of the depart
ment of justice are sitting charges that
eggs, poultry and dairy products are
being piled up in cold storage to main.
tain high prices, and even force them
higher, Fred A. Britten, representative
from Illinois, is preparing to ask for
a congressional investigation into
prices Of meat. The preparations for
a meat investigation were prompted
by an announcement that the navy
had bought nearly 100000 pounds OF
Australian beef at a half cent a pound
lower than the best prices quoted by
the American packers, and 100000
pounds of canned corn bought from the
Australian packers at cents a pound
below the lowest price in the United
States. The government paid 11.5
cents pound for fresh beef and 1851
cents for the corned product.
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In Honor Of Lincoln

Chicago. Nov. 19.-Abraham Lin
coins Gettysburg address which was
delivered so years ago today near the
close of the Civil war, was read today
to 100000 pupils in the high schools
in Illinois. Pupils of the grade
schools had memorized the speech
and began it at the hour when Presi-
dent Lincoln began his speech. To-
night the speech will be repeated in
every social center of the state.
Gettysburg, Pa, Nov. 19.-Gettys-
burg did honor today to the 5Oth an.
niversary of the delivery of Lincoln's
address on the occasion of the conse-
creation of the soldiers national cem-
etery here November 10, 1863. Spec
ial services were held in local thea
tre at which addresses were made by
four citizens who heard Lincoln so
years ago.
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Washington News Notes

Washington, Nov. 21.-Representa.
tive Boehr of Missouri asked the house
today to appropriate 100000 for ex-
periments toward the prevention and
cure of hog cholera. Senator Pome.
rene has asked the senate to pass a
bill to provide 100000.
Senator Isaac Stephenson of WIS
consin was sued for $49, 900 in the dis
trict court here today by Rodney
Sackett, former executive clerk of
the senate who alleges Stephenson
employed him to settle claims ar;s-
ing from his campaign of 1903.
An official count of all the silver
dollars in the San Francisco mint has
revealed that % dollars were stolen,
probably about 1880, according to a
report made today to Director of the
Mint George E. Roberts. Several
of the bags of silver in the mint were
found to contain iron washers. Every
bag was opened and all the money
was counted.
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Warn Against Fake Cures

Washington, Nov. 2O.-Investigation
by the department of agriculture has
uncovered new trick by patent medi-
cine vendors, and the department to-
day issued warning to the public
against placing credence in advertise
ments which philanthropically offer to
send sufferers free prescriptions that
will prove panaceas for whatever is
ailing them.
In each case the department inves.
tigators discovered the principal in
gredient of the cure-all prescription
was some patent or proprietary drug,
which the compounder was compelled
to buy at considerable expense, if he
did not have it in stock.
The best the department can do
therefore, is to warn the people to be
particularly suspicious of those who
spend money for advertising space,
postage and letter writing, seemingly
out of their love for humanity. In
all of these cases there is a profit
making scheme back of the seeming
philanthropy.
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Lindsay May Retain Office

Washington, Nov. 24.-Wm. Lindsay
probably will be permitted to hold the
office of United States marshal for
Montana until May /, 1915, the date
upon which his four-year term will
expire. Practically all other import
ant federal offices in Montana have
been turned over to democrats since
the Wilson administration began, and
the exception in the case of the mar
shalship is explained on two grounds.
First, Mr.. Lindsay was appointed
for term of four years, and his office
is one where politics make little or no
difference. Secondly, and possibly
first, in importance, Mr.. Lindsay is a
rabid bull moose in politics, and the
administration, as a rule, has main
tanned the policy of permitting bull
moose officials to retain office until
the expiration of their terms.
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Mexican Congress Convened

Mexico City, Nov. 2O.-His face
showing none of that whimsical hu.
NOR which at times characterizes him
President Huerta appeared before the
new Mexican congress and read his
message. Few Mexican presidents
have read at the formal opening ses-
sions of congress shorter messages,
and few have confined themselves SO
entirely to one subject 1t was moth.
ing more than terse explanation OF
his motives for dissolving the old con
gress, most of the members of which
are in the penitentiary accused of Sc
dition.
The only country not represented
was the United States. Nelson o.
Shaughnessy, the charge d'affaires,
acting under instructions, was absent
from the session. Sir Lionel Garden
the British minister, was a few min
utes late, and his delay in arriving
gave rise to the rumor that he, too,
had been instructed to absent him.
self.
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Warm Weather East

Chicago, Nov. 21.-Balmy weather,
accompanied by a southwest wind
which reached velocity of 40 miles
continued today in the lake region.
Abnormally high temperatures were
reported throughout the Mississippi
and Ohio valleys. The thermometers
here registered 72, the warmest ever
reached at this time of the year.
Philadelphia, Nov. 21-Abnormal
weather conditions have caused large
quantities of provisions sent to mar
kets in this city to spoil in transit
Agents of the state dairy and food
commission today seized nearly $4,000
pounds of fish, game and poultry
which they declared was unfit for
food. The maximum temperature to.
day was 60 degrees.
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Used Mails to Oefraud

Chicago, Nov. 21.-E. H. Sherman
OF Lyon, Mont, and H. A. Mason, for.
merly affiliated with the Yellowstone
National Land company were ar.
ra1gned in the federal court here on
charges of using the mails to defraud
and were fined 81 each. According
to charges made by the government,
the defendants fraudulently represent.
ed the character and value of the land
they were selling.
Some of the pictures, according to
Postal Inspectors Moore and Paisley,
instead of being taken on the site of
the ground they purported to repre-
sent, were actually taken $50 miles
away. The advertisement sent out by
the company advertised the land "as
fine fruit land"
Investigation, it was claimed, re-
vealed that the land was not free from
frosts single month in the year and
that the land, instead of being at an
elevation of 1000 feet, was really at
an elevation of 1000 feet.
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Hammond Assails Bryan

Worcester, Mass, Nov. 22.-John
Hays Hammond, mining expert speak
ing here last night at the closing ses.
sion of Clark university conference
OF Latin-America, declared he would
not invest cent in a foreign country
SO long as William Jennings Bryan
was secretary of state. He said any
man who would make a foreign in.
vestment was lacking of sense.
"A nation that does not protect its
citizens and investors is unworthy OF
the name of nation" declared Mr.
Hammond, after saying that honest
working men, encouraged to locate in
Mexico, had been forced to throw
away the savings of life time.
"They are told to get out, flee the
country where their all is located"
said Mr.. Hammond.
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INCREASE MEXICAN ARMY
Huerta Expects Intervention by Uuit.
ed States

Mexico City, Nov. 19.-By President
Huerta's friends, the attitude of the
executive is described as one of ex-
pectancy and curiosity as to the
prospective action by the United
States, rather than one of anxiety.
They say he has given no indication
of changing his mind about not re-
signing, and is proceeding with all
equanimity.
They add that he regards as prob
able Intervention by the United
States, and an order was sent today
to the state governors to report at
once haw many soldiers they can
have ready by Nov. 20. The official
explanation of this is that it is merely
part of the plan announced in re-
cent decree increasing the army to
100000 men.
Texas City, Tex, Nov. 19.-Tents
in the camp of the second division of
the United States army were walled
and refloOred today anu stoves were
installed in them. Soldiers began
work on sewage system to connect
with the city MAINS This was re-
garded as indicating that the divi-
sion will remain here throughout the
winter.
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Hens Need Amusement

Madison, Nov. 49, Amusement
and exercise for poultry is advocated
by James G. Halpin, poultryman for
the college agriculture of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, as means of pre-
venting the annual winter shortage
of eggs.
fright now poultry houses should
be deeply bedded with dry straw"
said Mr.. Halpin, "and the grain feed
should be worked into this litter, so
hens may get good exercise and
amusement hunting for It. If nothing
of this kind is done, the flock will
huddle together and lose all interest
in life and winter eggs will be few"
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LARGE Increase in Exports

Washington, Nov. 21.-An increase
in the expectation of manufactures
will be the leading feature in the ex-
port record of the United States in
the year which ends with next month.
Each of the great groups OF manufac-
lures shows an increase in the nine
months for which figures are now
available.
Manufactures ready for consump.
tion show an increase of 81 million
dollars; manufactures for further use
in manufacturing, an increase of 2t
million dollars; and foodstuffs partly
or wholly manufactured, an increase OF
II million-a total gain of 80 million
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Should Conserve Water Power

Washington, Nov. 19.-With the
declaration that the water power of
the United States was rapidly pass
ing under monopolistis control, Gif-
ford Pinchot, former chief forester of
the government, told delegates to the
national conservation congress today
that stern methods must be adopted
to Offset the tendency. His address
was accepted by some of the dele
gates as defiance to those who are
said to seek the loosening of federal
control and an extension of the regu-
latory power of the individual states.
''If the public rights cannot be rec
ognized without conflict" said Mr..
Pinchot with emphasis, "then we
shall have to fight, and If we have to
fight, now is the time." Mr.. Pinchot
declared that the development of
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Police Women Pack Guns

Chicago, Nov. 22.-Revolvers take
the place of powder puffs in the hand
bags carried by Chicago's ten police
women. 1t had been generally sup
posed that the police women were un
armed, until today when Officer Clara
Olson was discovered carefully oiling
her fire arms.
II guess we might as we'll tell the
TRUTH" she said. "The revolvers
form the powder puff that might be
supposed to be in the bags which we
carry In our left hands. 1t is handy
place for the weapons and 1 believe
we could get them out quickly If nee.
cessary."
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Montana at Apple Show

Spokane, Nov. 19.-Montana's grow
ing orchard industry is we'll repre-
sented in practically every division
of the contests at the sixth National
Apple show and Fruit Products con-
gress in Spokane this week. Eighty
five boxes of the pride of Montana's
apple orchards are OH exhibition.
In large gold frame, 10 by Is feet,
are rows upon rows of Mcintosh Reds
from the Bitter Root valley. Studded
lights produce glow that shows the
apples to their best effect. The out
line of the booth also is worked out
with apples. Grains are used as
small side feature.
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Call Boycott on Eggs

New York, Nov. 24.-The heads of
800 local organizations of the House.
wives league were notified by tele'
grams Saturday that the national ex'
ecutive committee had called a nation
wide boycott on eggs, according to an
announcement made here tonight. The
league claims a membership of 700,
600 persons, all of whom are asked tc
cooperate in the movement.
The situation in the egg market was
described in the telegram as "acute
and chaotic" The users were being
exploited, it was asserted, and they
were asked to cease using eggs unit
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power under proper safeguards was
1.-The greatest necessity in the whole
water power situation
Game Shipped by Parcel Post

Washington, Nov. 19.-Evasion Of
the game laws through the agency Of
the parcel post, is now possible, for
Postmaster General Burleson today
replied to the interrogations of indig.
nant officials of states that congress
had placed no restrictions on the de-
partment as to accepting game. This
construction. the state game wardens
fear, will nullify in great measure
the state game laws, framed for the
protection of wild life.
Postmaster General Burleson point
ed out that under the law, the post
office department cannot discriminate
In the acceptance of packages that
conform with the departments regu-
lations. Postmasters therefore, were
compelled, he said, to accept game
for shipment when the regulations
were observed.
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Shipped Mare by Express

Portland, Ore, Nov. 20.-Tom Law.
son doesn't care for expenses, he has
plenty of 'em.
For example, he has just shipped
from Portland to Boston a beautiful
little saddle mare by express, the
charge for the jaurney being $4S7,
The mare was brought out here orig.
inally from the Lawson stable of thor
oughbreds at "Dreamwood," the Law.
son estate, just outside of Boston, so
that the round trip for the exquisite
little pure-blooded animal cost the mil
lionaire neat little sum of 1914.
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RAILROAD RATE HEARING
Advance in Freight Rates Desired by
Eastern Railroads

Washington, Nov. 24.-That railroad
earnings are not commensurate with
the increased cost of operation, high
er taxes and wages, and additions to
equipment necessary to meet CONNER
cial demands of the country, was the
statement made today to the inter.
state commerce commission by rep.
resentatives of the railroads arguing
for general increase of S per cent in
freight rates.
That the railroads of the country
have felt the burden of the increased
cost of living like all other enterprises
or individuals, "but unlike all others
have not been permitted so far to
raise their prices or adjust their
charges in recognition of their bur-
den," was the declaration of Daniel
Willard, president of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad.
Referring to the refusal of the COM
mission in 1910 to grant a ten per
cent increase, and the promise to re-
investigate the rate question in the
future should conditions warrant it,
Mr.. Willard asserted that operation Of
the railroads in the last three years
was not such as to inspire the con-
fidence Of private capital or encourage
the support of private enterprise.
Practically every railroad in the
country is concerned, for should the
commission permit the roads applying
to increase rates, the same authority
might be extended to other carriers
to increase rates on all classes of
freight.
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Food Prices Have Advanced

Washington, Nov. 20.-Retail prices
of food were higher August Is than
at any other time during the last
twenty-three years, according to fig
ures of the bureau of labor and stats.
tics issued today. Retail prices of
the principal articles show that in
forty important cities show that dur.
ing the year twelve of the fifteen ar.
cles advanced in price, while only
three declined.
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Home is Where Wife ls

Washington, Nov. 21.-Comptroller
of the Treasury George E. Downey,
with a mark of the pen, did away
with the old idea that a mans home
is where he hangs his hat up, or
where he has his washing done. "A
mans home is where his wife is" Mr..
Downey said. United States Mar
shal H. R. Love, of Alaska, turned
in an expense account carrying an
item of $3.50 a day paid to his wife.
who lives in Seattle, and the comp
troller of the treasury would not hon
or it.
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COLLECTING WAR TAX
Mexican Military Authorities Make
Levy for Army

Mexico City, Nov. 21.-Most of the
happenings here today continue to in
dicate that Victoriano Huerta is unal
terably determined not to accede to
the demands of the United States gov
ernment for his elimination as presi.
dent of Mexico. However. there is
some basis for the belief that he may
at last give in, but in such a manner
as to leave the impression that he
acted Of his own free will, defyine
Washington to the last.
A levy of 100000 pesos has been
made at Monterey to pay the troops
there. It is said that the American
Smelling and Refining company's con.
tribution toward the amount was 25..
900 pesos.
A demand was made today by the
federal military authorities on all the
foreign business concerns in Monte
rey for cash to provide for the main
tenance of the army in that district.
From the Monterey Steel company
10000 pesos was asked and from the
Waters-Pierce Oil company $4,000 pc.
SOS. Others were taxed in proportion
to their importance. The managers
of the Waters-Pierce Oil company in
structed their representative in Mon.
terey to refuse payment of the levy
and to place themselves and the prop
erty of the company under the protec-
ton OF the American consul.
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Evans Denounced FIopqinQ

Washington, Nov. 22.-Bareback
flogging of convicts in Delaware was
denounced in the house today as de-
grading, cruel and relic of barbar-
ism by Representative Evans of Mon
tana. Evans was defending his reso.
luton for federal injunction against
the practice. He said Attorney.Gen.
eral McReynolds felt that there was
no action that he could take.
"When you manacle a man to a
post and beat him across the back
cried Evans, "you make him an en-.
emy to society; malice and hatred to.
ward all the world are sown in his
heart and sooner or later these evi.
dences must bear fruit"
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Will Enforce Land Laws

Washington, Nov. 22.-There is to
be no leniency in the enforcement of
the laws protecting public lands, says
Secretary Lane of the interior depart
ment, in giving out today the infor-
nation that G. G. Getchel of Sund-
ance, Wlo., had been fined $1,000 and
costs for chopping down timber on
national property with which to make
railroad ties. Mr.. Getchell was caught
in the federal net with several others
and pleaded guilty. The fine follow
ed.
"We are determined that trespass
ers of this kind against the public
lands and homesteads," said the sec
retary, "shall be prosecuted to the
limit"
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For Election Of Senators

Washington, Nov. %. - Senator
Walsh today reported from the com.
mittee on privileges and elections, q
bill providing that in states where
legislatures have not provided ma.
chinery for the election of senators
under the new constitutional amend.
ment, elections shall be conducted in
the same manner as members of the
house of representatives are chosen.
The bill is intended to apply only un.
til the various legislatures meet and
pass their own enactments.
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Decision on "Mfxed 6loods."

st. Paul, Nov. ia decision Of
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals that any Indian having an 'in-
definable mixture" of wnlte blood is
'mixed BLOOD" and hence entitled to
sell his allotment of indian land, it is
believed will put an end to many gov
ernment suits to annul such sales on
the ground the granters are full
bloods," and incapable of conveying
land.
More than 1900 suits involving IT,
ties to White Earth lands are now
pending and it is thought that in a ma
jority of the cases the grantors are
mixed bloods in the circuit courts
Interpretation of the law.
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Urges Prison Reform

Boston, Nov. 24.-"Out of 10000
sentences each year to Massachusetts
ja1ls and prisons approximately 10000
are not for any crime whatever, but
only for poverty" said Governor Foss
In statement issued tonight. "This
happens" he continued, because the
law has permitted judges to throw
into jails persons who are too poor for
small fines."
The governor announced he would
devote considerable time to prison re.
form upon his retirement from office.
He urged that every man sent to Jail
should be given an opportunity to earn
money for the support of his family.
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Will Prevent Mileage Graft

Washington, Nov. 24.-When the
senate assemblies for its last meeting
of the special session it will meet at
II o'clock on the morning of Dec
ember l and continue until noon, the
hour at which the regular session be-
gins. In that way there can be no re-
cess; not even constructively; and no
fight over the much-mooted question of
mileage. This was agreed on today
by the leaders as the solution of a
problem that threatened to become a
tangle. The house leaders will stand
by the senate program.
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conditions changed. The message was
signed by Jennie Dewey Heath, ma.
itional president, and Agnes r. Griffin
national secretry.
Saloons Close Up Tiqht.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 22-Proprie-
tors of more thann 5000 saloons in
Ohio closed their places of business
at milnight tonight, in accordance
with the provisions of the state liquor
license law, which limits the number
of saloons in wet" territory to one
for each 500 persons.
The saloon keepers who quit busi-
ness tonight had been refused licen-
ses by county license boards. The
majority of these saloons which will
not be permitted to reopen are locat.
ed in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus
and Toledo.
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FAVOR FEDERAL CONTROL
Action Ely Conservation Congress Dis.
gusts Montana Men


Washington, New. 2O.-victory for
the advocates of strict federal control
of water power grants was virtually
assured today in the national conser.
walton congress when the resolutions
committee determined that the con.
gress yesterday had taken the water
power question out of its hands.
Governor Sam v. Stewart last
night, following the action of the con.
servation congress during the day, de.
clared that never again would he ap-
point delegates to a conservation con.
gress, declaring that the west had
been shut out from the deliberations
of the meeting by convention packed
by the Pinchot crowd from eastern
states. Many of these delegates had
no interest in conservation of the re-
sources of the west, but their main
object in attending the congress was
to uphold Pinchot.
Governor Stewart made no attempt
to conceal his indignation, and voiced
freely his resentment over the fact
that rangers, forestry people and
other employees in that branch of the
government service were awaiting the
raising of Pinchot's hand to do his
wishes.
Senator Thomas ]. Walsh also quit
the congress in disgust, announcing
that he would not again attend the
sessions of the congress. He, too.
voiced resentment that the west was
being practically eliminated from any
voice in the shaping of the policy Of
the conservation congress. Repre-.
sentative J. M. Evans, who arose from
sick bed to be present at the session,
was equally disgusted, and the entire
Montana delegation characterized
the proceedings of the congress as q
farce.
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Record Price for EQqs

San Francisco, Nov. 20-Fresh eggs
reached 20 cents dozen today, the
highest quotation since the mining
days, with the prediction current
among dealers that they would go
higher.
There is tradition in the days of
the What Cheer house eggs once sold
in San Francisco at 81 each, but that
was when boots were $25 pair and
bacon was 81 a pound.