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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Affects Alien Ownership.

WASHINGTON, April 1o.-President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan, follow
ing the precedent of previous admin
strations, today made known their
views on the intern ational char acter
of the legisls alton now pending in Cali.
fornis by which Japanese would be
prevented from owning land In that
state.
In telegram to Gov. II. W. John.
con, Secretary Bryan expressed the
view of President Wilson that the
California bill might be construed az
q violstion of treaty obligati with
Japan. while the sen ate's measure q,
drawn would not be objection able II
alien land legislation ia to be en- acted
at all. In this the federal government
recognizes the sovereign right of Cali
fornia to legislate according to itt
own judgement, but today's mess age
couuseled caution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Would Regulate Newspapers.

WASHINGTON, April II. - Senator
Works made vigorous attack on
present day journ alism and the news
papers OF the United States In speech
today In support of his bill to make it
unlawful for District of Columbia .
newspapers to publish details ofcrimes
and accidents and tragedies. The sem
ator introduced . similar bill during
the last session, but it was not acted
upon.
"Whether people want this kind of
news or not, is one of the questions to
be considered, looking at journa nalism
as nothing higher than means of
making money" said the senator.
Newspaper men maintain that they
furnished this kind of news because
the people want and will have it and
therefore it is the only way of main
tanning their pu blications On a pay
ing basis. But am convinced tn at
the masses of people who support the
newspapers would prefer to have such
news omitted and many people don't
read the newspapers aud exclude them
from their homes because OF obiec-
tionaable natter"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Affects Reclamation Projects,

WASHINGTON, April l8.-For the
first time since the reclaim alton ser.
vice was created in 1902, q question
vitality affecting the policy On which
that service has been conducted is be-
ing thrashed out In the supreme court
OF the United States. Should the rul.
ing be against the government . great
burden viii! be lifted from settlers on
government irrig alton projects, but
according to the legal representatives.
of the service, s20, 900. 600 will be lost
to the reclaim alton construction fund
and saved to the settlers. Further "a
entire change OF the government pol.
Icy will be made necessary.
In the case of Swigart and Others
against Baker, it is contended by set.
tiers on irrigation projects that the
reclaim altos service has mulcted the
settlers on the various projects out oi
approximately $780, 900, illegally and
in open and plain de6anc of the pre-
visions OF the statute creating the
service.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Montana Congressman Surrender

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Represen-
tatives Stout and Evans were among
the AZ democrats in the house CAUCUS
today to vote for = duty of Is per
cent on wool. The Montana mem bers
were outspoken In their opposition to
place wool on the free list and both
were favorable to q duty OF 20 per
cent. When it was decided, however.
to present only one anne ndment, tn at
fixing duty OF Is per cent, they gave
their support to that proposition, but
we're Outvoted.
Now that the democratic caucus has
decided th at wool Oh ell go on the free list
r Representatives Stout aad Evans both
will vote for the Underwood bill when
it comes up for passage. They madethe
best fight they could in caucus and
having lost out there. will stay with
the democratic progam.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Commission Needs Funds

HELENA, April l8.-When the state
highway commission met here today
to formulate plans it proceeded on the
assumption that it will not have for
spending on state highways the go. 900
year revenue she Abbott ausono bile
bill would have yielded, although the
board has not been officially notified
IS yet, that the law has been held to
be unconstitutional by Attorney Cen
eral Kelly.
Its activity will principally be- con.
fined to placing at the disposal of the
various counsies its technical knowl.
edge of road construction, the de-
signing of bridges and culverts, and
assisting in other ways, but OF actual
work it 10 not likely any will be un'
dertaken by It this year or the next.
To ascertain on what terms it will
be possible to obtain the use of con.
victs in the construction OF state high.
ways by the counties, the commission
addressed letter to the board o1
prison commissioners.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
OPPOSED TO FREE WOOL.
Western Democratic Congressmess
Favor Revenue Tariff.

Western Democratic Congrsssmsss
Favor Revenue Tariff.
WASHINGTON, April I7.-''Fifteen
per cent I'd valorem duty on raw
WOOL" was the slogan Of the organi-
zed opposition to the administrstion
free wool pill when the democratic
caucus today resumed consider alton
of the new tariff bill.
With southern and New Euglaud
democrats still fighting the cotton
rates proposed, the anti.free wool
members were planning their attack
on schedule K, which the caucus ex~
pected to reach before the close of the
day.
At IN early morning conference Of
members from Ohio, Indiana, West
Virginia and many OF the western
states, It was demanded to stand By
their decision to fight for . Is per
cent duty which they claim was the
original Judgment of the ways aud
means committee before consultation
with President Wilson.
The democr attic caucus voted decis.
lively late today to support the wool
schedule of the Underwood tariff bill,
pl scing raw wool on the free list. after
Representative Underwood had made
a stirring appeal for the support Of
the caucus. By vote of.190 to AZ sn
amendment, offered by Represents-
tive Dies Of Texas, to place raw wool
on the dutiable list, WAS rejected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
WILL ATTACK TARIFF.
Republican Senators Prepare Recep.
ton For Underwood Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE demo.
CT attic tariff revision bill came in for
It's first attack 10 the senate today,
and the >kirmish outlined the scope
and vigor of the. fight that will be
made against it by the republican
forces when tariff discussion begins
In the two houses. Backed by re-
quests from many interests for hear
ings on certain sections of tbs Under.
wood bill, republican senators made a
dem and upon memhers of the finance
committee for hearings, and openly
attacked the "secres legislation" now
going on in the democratic caucus
OF the house mem bers. Democra attic
Gen ators who replied to the attack
made it clear that the finance commit.
tee does not plan to grant any public
he arings. Sen ators Williams and
Stone insisted full hearings had been
given by the house COMMITTEES before
the bill was prepared, while republi.
can senators declared th at these hear.
ings had been OF little value because
the rates of the Underwood bill we're
not then known.
With many complaints and objections
before them, repu ubiican memb bers of
the senate are preparing for a genera al
attack on all schedules of the bill.
Sen nator Smoot has pu, two experts at
work to analyz- the Underwood bill
and previous measures. To give the
protectionists u basis for their fight.
Other republicans who claim that i'm
portant industries would be wiped out
by the Underwood bill, will insist tn at
business men should have hearings
before the new bill ls passed.
The democr attic house caucus worked
over the Underwood bill throughout
the day, upholding the de,nocr sttc
house leaders and President Wilson
upon all contested points. The wool
schedule was under fire throughout the
days session. Attempts to put ready
made clothing on the free list, and to
alter other rates in the bill were de-
feated
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Will Use Electric Power.

NEW YORK. April 16.-The Great
Northern railway has In prepar alton
plans for elsctrifying some Of its
lines in Washington that involve the
expenditure OF sum larger than the
90, 900. 900 that the St. Paul is spend
ing in Montana for q similar purpose.
1t will begin by building great
hydraulic electric plant on the Che.
land river east of the Cascade noun
tains. At present the company has q
small electric generating plant at Lea
venworth, which is nearer the noun.
taius, where power 10 produced for
operating the trains through the tun.
Eels.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Would Distribute Indian Funds

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator
Walsh Ia making an effort to have
distributed to Montana Indians 81,
$50, 900 now in the United States treas
ury, or on deposit in Montana banks,
to the credit of these Indians, many
of whom are in destitute circum.
stances. The amounts due each Mon
tana tribe are a. follows: Blackfeet,
s289, 900; Crows, 81. .061 900; Flatheaas,
sl47, 200; Fort Belknap, $500; Fort
Peck, $1,000; Tongue River, s62, 800.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Republicans Urge Reforms

WASHINGTON, April l8. - Formal
demand upon the officers of the re-
publican national committee to take
action toward securing a republican
convention next fall for q revision of
the psrty's rules is expected to result
from the informal conferences that
have been going on here some time
among republican leaders who favor
the convention idea.
1t is understood that Senator Cum
minis and others active with him in
the convention idea are taking steps
to bring about the nation al e gathering.
The party reformers insist that the
basis of southern representation in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Will Dismiss Coffee Suit.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The anti
trust suit az gainst the Brazilian val~
orization scheme-the so.called coffee
trust-will be dismissed within . few
days by byAttorney Gener sl McReynolds.
as q result OF definite assurances from
the Brazilian government that the nine
hundred thousand bags OF coffee,
valued At 100000 stored In New
York, have been sold to bona aede
purchasers. Attorney General Mo-
Reynolds today said thelU nited States
would accept Brsztl'slassurances thst
the coffee no longer was In control Of
the Yaloriz atien committee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Lunch Costs Two Cents.

NEW YORK, April 15.-One cup OF
bean soup, l cent. One egg sandwich
cent. Total, 2 cents. Such was
Theodore Roosevelt's lunch and its
cost today. 1t was bought by the
colonel among pupils, children of the
various nation alities, at an east eide
grammer school At noon. The former
president visited several schools to in
vestigate the food at cost price lunch
cons furnished under the auspices of
the child life committee of the pro-
gressive party.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Stockmen's Convention Adjourns.


MILES CITY, April 16. - The Mon
tsns stockgrowers' associa alton con.
cluded its annual convention this
morning, electing Col. F. M. Malone.
president; John Bickenburg, of Powell
county and r. P. Heren, Miles City,
vice presidents and D. W. Raymond,
secretary.
Resolutions we're adopted protesting
az ainst the placing OF meat products
on the free list. The association ad-
vocated federal control of grazing
lands. either by lease or BY proscrip-
tion similar to national forests, and
fsvored an advisory board of livestock
raisers to work in conjunction with
the forestry service, also insisting on
an adjustment of westbound livestock
rates proportion ate to rates on east
bound shipments.
A resolution was passed calling on
tho legislative committee which inves.
t,gated the accounts of former Secre.
tary W. G. Preuitt, finding u $1,000
shortage, to reconvene and to consld.
er the report OF the expert accountant
subsequently engaged, and to make a
report in accordance with such fnd-
ings in order to clear up the name of
the deceased secretary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Want Better Railroad Facilities

HELENA, April l7-Alleging inade-
Quate tracks age facilities for the load
ing and unlo aiding of carload freight
At Harlem, the bon. T. M. Everett
and other citizens of that community
yesterday filed formal complain
with the state railroad commissioners
against the Great Northern RAILROAD
The complaint has been served on the
company and must be answered within
twenty days.
People in the vicinity of Wand ALA
also filed a complaint against the
came company yesterday. The allege
that the carrier has neglected to fur.
nish reasonable accommod ations for
passengers and protection for freight.
baggage and express. They ask tha,
the company be required to erect q
suitable building to take care of the
patrons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Tariff Bill Completed

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The demo.
cratic tariff revision bill with its
sweeping reductions. q long free list,
augmented today by the ways and
means committee and it's income tax Is
now ready for debate in the house oi
representatives.
Chairman Underwood predicted to-
night that the bill would be passed ir
the house by May Is. Two months
the administration leaders believe, il
q generous time to allot to the senate
for it's consider alton and passage, snG
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23

unless IL Is decided to bring In q cur
rency bill there after, congress should
be ready to adjourn about July Is.
The bill, a. approved by President
Wilson, came through the caucus ur-
scathed. Democratic opponents to
free sugar in three years and to free
raw wool made the most vigorous
fights on the presidents suggestions
adopted by the ways and means COM
mittee, but they were hopelessly out
voted with little chance to develop
enough opposition with republican o.
lance to do anything with their
amendments on the floor of the house.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23

TOWNSEND, April II, - Yesterday
John Wolf was taken into custody by
Henry Sherlock, deputy game warden,
for alleged dynamiting of sh in Deep
creek. The accused was taken before
Justice Pool, who fixed the bonds for
his appearance at the next term of the
district court at $500. The penalty
for dynamiting fish is . fine from $500
to $500, imprisonment for two to three
years or both fine and imprisonment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
MilIers Protest Tariff Bitl

GRAND FORKS, April 18. - Opposi-
ton to the democr attic tariff bill as i,
affects wheat and its products was voic.
ed today by millers of western Min
nesota aud North Dakota at the an.
nual meeting here OF the Spring Wheat
league. The millers asked for . 10
cent duty on wheat and 10 per cent
I'd valorem duty on wheat products.
The league will make its 6ght through
Minnesota and North Dakota repre-
sentatives in congress-.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
DISCUSS INCOME TAX.
Plan For Raising Revenue Explained
To Democratic Caucus.

WASHINGTON, April 18. - With
democr attic mem bersoof the house in
the role of students today. Represen.
tative Cordell hull of Tennessee, con-
verted the tariff caucus into q class in
income taxation after the caucus had
disposed of amendments to few items
on the free list passed over from yes
day. Several members sought to
have q small duty levied on raw rub
ber, raw silk and tungsten ore.
Representative Hull wrote the in.
come tax section of the democratic bill
and elucidated his plan in long ad-
dress TO his colleagues and on nearly
every provision he was asked a doz-
en- questions.
How the ways and means committee
had arrived at 81, 900 as the exemption
limit for the income tax was the first
subject Of inquiry. A lower exemp-
tion, Mr.. aull explained, would neces.
state bill with so many special ex-
emptions that 1t would be difficult of
enforcement and also would entail so
much administrative work as to make
it impossible.
While the democrats were in ses.
sion the house repu blicsns went into
caucus to settle whether they should Of
fer tariff program of their own or
follow the plan of Represent YES
Moore and Fordney to merely "point
out the peril in the democr attic bill. :"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Can Walk on Water.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-John
Gross and Rupert Msrki, inventors
of "water Shoes" with which they
have walked on fresh water lakes in
Europe snd America, walked across
San Francisco bay thisi afterneon,
traversing six miles .inltwo hours aud
Is minutes. The bay was smooth and
the Inventors made the trip without
incide ept,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
WILL HEAR COMPLAINTS.
Reclamation Service May Be lnvesti-
gated BY Secretary Lane.

Reclamation Service May Be lnvesti-
gated BY Secretary Lane.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-If there is
anything radically wrong with the rec.
lamation service and ii there is
foundation for innumerable COM
plants on file against the manner in
which the national reclam alton law 10
being inforced Secretary Lane wants
to know It and know it Immediately.
To that end he will hold series OF con.
ferences at his Offices beginning May
l, which will be attended by oficisls
OF the reclamation service and by rep.
resentstives of water users' sssocia q
tions on each government project.
Invitations to attend this conference
were sent out today and each water
users association is requested to send
at least one representative to Wash
1ngton by May l. At conference
Secretary Lane will 90 into the stu Q.
tton on every government project and
where settlers have complaints to
make through their delegate sent to
Washington, the secretary will then
and there confront reclaim alton Off.
cials with the charges and determine
whether or not the complaints are
justified.
Each delegate at the conference will
have full opportunity to present his
statement and If he has complaints to
lodge will be given time to present his
case and have it answered by recls.
nation officials. After both sides,
each In the presence of the other, have
been heard, Secretary Lane will de-
termine whether or not the reclama-
service has been as fault, and it
In the wrong. will direct correction of
the acts complained Of. In this way
the secretary, by getting at the facts,
hopes to put an end to the widespread
complaints, which have become
chronic on many projects. by chang
Ing government methods, where the
reclaim asion service is shown to be in
error or BY exploding com pla aints,
where they cannot be substspt ated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
May Squelch Suffragettes.

LONDON. April l8.-It ia stated on
apparently good authority that the
government has at length determined
on drastic repression of the milit ant
suffragettes. The Women's Social and
Political Union, their central organi-
cation ie, it Is said. to be declared an
illegal body: the headquarters ara to
be closed and the funds attached,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Montana Convicts ESCAPED.

SPOKANE, April 16. Montana
prison officials and Spokane police
men combed the rooming houses and
saloons Of the city last night and to
day in search OF Frank Morris, &c
years old, and James Ireland, q
years old, Montana state convicts
who made . desperate escape from q
road camp at Trout Creek, Mont.
Sunday night. Not q trace of the
fugitives could be found.
The escaped convicts are believed
to have come to Spokane on q freigh,
train some time Monday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Parcel Post is Popular.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-More tn an
5000, 600 parcel post stamps the face
value of which exceeds 81. 500, 900 ave
been supplied to postofices of the
country since the establishment of the
system. Parcel post business il In
creasing 80 rapidly that it has been
found necessary to double the daily
output of stamps,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23

York as the guests of Louis w. Hill,
chairman of the board Of directors of the
Great Northern Ry. who took them to
New York to attend the Travel and
Vacation show, as representatives OF
Glacier National Park, which was repre-.
sented in this show with a miniature
reproduction Of Uncle Sans newest play.
ground.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
THREE BEARS, PRAYING aPTEN
\.SkYLlNE OF NY. AT- THE WONDERFUL,

When band of Blackfeet Indians from
Glacier National Park established their
tepee village upon the roof of the McAlpin
hotel, 34th St. and Broadway, New York
City, Manager Boomer of course had to
have them register. The braves were
unable to write their names only in the
picture language of the redman. This
they did after James Shoemaker, who had
the Indians in charge, explained to them
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23

national conventions must be changed
and that provision must be made 30
that state primary laws shall control
the selection of national convention
deiega ates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23

that they could not pitch their tepces
upon the roof top until they signed their
names.
This unique village Of tepees was the
first ever pitched upon the roof tops of
New York City. They were in fact the
first tepees pitched on Manhattan Island
in 14O years, according to the records OF
the American Historical society.
The Indians spent two weeks in New
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-02-02
The Deep Water City
Welcomes Her Mardi Gras Guests.

Pensacola welcomes with happy heart and cordial
hand the thousands of Mard Gras guests already with
in her gates and the other thousand who will arrive
day, tomorrow, and the next day.
Those who have never visited before will one
of the beautiful and picturesque seaport cities
the western hemisphere.
Thos whom we have had the pleasure of entertain
ing previously will better cleaner and finer city
than they have witnessed similar occasion.
And all will find city that today possesses the
brightest prospects for early and great development of
any seaport the great gulf waters.
The Journal would direct attention particularly to
the improvements of the past year. Notice paved
streets-28 miles of them-our sidewalks our new
buildings, our railroad excellent street car sys-
tenn busy front, the stores of merchants
the beauty of parks and parkways and the llumi
nation of our streets. In addition the new Deep
Water Route railroad in operation, take look at
the work of construction two other railroads
going
Pensacola is glad to have you here and know that
you going to enjoy yourselves and she invites the
closest scrutiny of the city and all her institutions be-
cause we want you to go away saying good things of
the city and in frame of mind that will bring you and
your friends back on many future occasions.
Enjoy yourselves during the brief but happy reign
of the Mystic Priscu and if The Journal you
call on The city and The Journal are yours