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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Lane Coming To Montana.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-"I am GO.
Ing west to Gee . email part of my job
and few of the people an working
for"
Secretary Lane go stated the purpose
generally today of . trip on which he
will leave Washington tomorrow af-
ternoon to be absent q month or more.
Thus far he has planned his trip only
to Wyoming and Montana, but will
determine after reaching Montana
whether he will extend his trip farther
west.
Secretary Lane will 70 carefully
over the Sun river irrigation project,
spending as much time as is nscessa ary
in getting At real conditions there,
with . view to determining whether to
proceed with the construction OF that
project or to order ito abandonment.
Secretary Lsne does not contemplate
making any extended investigation Of
the Milk river project, for he is sstis.
fed with the work thus far done and
has been convinced of the probable
success Of that project when completed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Tricks In Horse Trading.

SEATTLE, July 2l. Charged by
local officials with selling $4,000
worth OF deorepit horses through the
use OF hypodermic doses of choral,
giving them temporary life, L. F..
Coyne was arrested in Missoula,
Mont, and brought to Seattle by
Deputy Sheriff Roberts after hard
fight for his liberty.
Coyne is especially charged with
grand larceny through selling M.
Butler q pair of "doped" horses for
$500. Butler got $3l for the pair at .
subsequent sale.
1t is charged that while Coyne's
horses stepped high and charged
about like colts. under the influence
OF the hypo, they rapidly retrogr AIDED
when the buyers got them home.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Large Number Of Bounty Claims.

HELENA, July 1S.-Bounty claims
now outstanding amout to about $ll5,-
600, according to q calculation made
by r. N. Hswkins, secretary of the
state board of examiners. OF this sum,
about 90, 900 is for bounty elaine filed
under the provisions OF the old law
before It was amended In 1911.
The money to pay OF these claims
is derived from licenses, and it 10 ex-
pected that this Indebtedness will be
all cleared of in about 18 months.
Meantime, the claims are drawing in
terest at the rate of 4 per cent. It was
because the funds derived from lieen.
ses were insufficient to meet oil the
county obligations that the Twelfth
assembly amended the bounty law,
and provided for the levying Of spe-
cial bounty tax apon all livestock.
This change In the law greatly
stimulated the activities of bounty hun
ters. so that at the rate at which boun-
ty claims have been pouring in even
this special tax will not operate to
prevent the claims piling up faster
than the fund from which they will be
paid.
Claims outstanding under the new
law amount $4,000. They will be
paid of In February, when the tax
money 10 available. BY that time,
however. it is estims sted the claims
will aggreg ate more than ol00, 900 and
there will be available about S100, 900
with which to meet them. These
claims also bear interest at 4 per
cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
BRYAN IS CRITICISED.
Senator Townsend, Of Michigan,
Gives Secretary Of State a Ro ast.

WASHINGTON, July 1S. "Astde
from the technical and legal question
Of the right Of public servant to sell
his servicesotwice, thepublic announce.
cement by Mr.. Bryan that . man of
his we'll. advertised democrat tastes
cannot live on an income Of $4,000 .
year presents . moral question for
the consider alton of the American
people," declared Senator Townsend.
republican Of Michigan, In . speech
In the ssnate today.
''The question 10 simply this:
whether, under the circumstances, il
10 the duty Of the citizen and the
public servant to modify his style Of
living to bring It within his legiti-
mate income, or whether 1t 10 his
privilege to resell his services In or
der to cover the cost of the style of
living he has adopted.
"For my part, I feel impelled to
voice protest. I am no respector of
persons. I see no reason why the
head of the department should be
permitted to make private gains by
methods that are forbidden to his sub
ordin ates.
''At q time when most unusual for.
eign compile ations confront US, when
the Japanese question 10 before us,
when our relations with the disturbed
republic to the south of US are most
grave and frsught with mighty re-.
sponsibiiities; indeed at this time
above oil others the statement of Mr..
Bryan that he proposed to desert his
Office for the purpose Of personal
financial gain comes % . shock to all
thoughtful people.
1T he had resigned as secretary Civ.
ing % his reason the one be did give.,
viz; that he could not live on bis sal.
sry and by inference that he owed .
higher duty to his desire for wealth
than he did for public service, there
would have been less reason for pub
lie complaint but to hold his Office
and draw the full salary for only .
part Of the time be rendered service is
in my judgment improper and In.
excusable."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
BARGAIN FOR STATE.
May Acquire Fort Assinniboine Prop
erty at Low Price.

May Acquire Fort Assinniboine Prop.
erty at Low Price.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE senate
pubic lands committee has ordered
favorable reports on three bills intro.
duced BY Senator Myers. One bill
authorizes the survey and opening to
entry Of lands of the Fort Assinni-
boine military reserv alton, reserving
1900 acres on which the buildings
stand, which msy be acquired by the
state for q so per acre, II it desires to
make purchase, buildings going with
the land. These buildings cost the
government about d. .000. 900. but the
bill virtually grants them to the state,
providing the state will take over the
land st . total cost of 5000.
The bill provides that other lands
shall be classified into agricultural or
timber lands, the agricultural lands to
be opened to homestead entry at %. 50
per acre. The bill appropriates &c..
600 to defrsy the cost of opening. An
other bill provides for the recession
by the state OF Montana Of exclusive
jurisdiction over Glacier National
park 90 that the federal government
may make regulations and better ad-
minister the park, which 10 now to .
large extent under state control.
The third bill authorizes the estab.
lishment of community centers on each
township embraced in q government
irriga PROJECT, such centers to In.
clude not more than twenty acres of
land. 1t ie proposed to use these
tracts for the purpose Of Playground
and reception parks and for the erec.
tion OF auditoriums, etc.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Would Close Carbon Mines.

OMAHA, July 16.-It would result in
the closing down of fve of the princi-
pal coal mines of Carbon county,
Montana, and throw 1000 miners out
Of employment, should the recent order
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion reducing coal rates between
Sheridan, Wyo,. and adjacent points
and points in North Dakota, Mon
tana, Washington and Idaho be put
into effect. Evidence to prove such q
condition was presented here to Fed.
eral Commissioner Esoh of the inter.
state commerce commission.
Coal mining interests of Carbon
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Would Abolish Tipping.

ST. LOUIS, July 16. A drastic
"anti.tipping" bill, making it a mis-.
demeanor for patrons of restaurants
and hotels to tip walters or other ser.
wants and also an offense for EN-.
ployes to accept tips, was introduced
In the city council last night.
The ordinance contains q provision
by which q person giving evidence
that the anti'tippipg" law 10 being
violated receives half of the fine col.
lected from the offenders. The fines
range from SO to $50 for each Of
tense.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23

Glasgow News: The Glidden tour.
lets experienced all sorts of discour.
agement coming up through Minneso.
ia and eastern North Dakota, and
time after time they had to call on
teams OF horses to pull one or more
m machines out of mud hole. or q
ditch along eide the road where the
wheels would skid from a narrow
grade into the ditch. After getting
west they have made better time and
towns all along the route have not
only welcomed the plucky autoists as
as they arrived, but gave them ell
assistance possible in their westward
journey.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23

sarcoptic mango we're perfected at q
meeting in Helena OF the state execu-
tive committee OF the state board of
sheep commissioners. Dr.. M. E.
Knowles was appointed special sheep
inspector by the board TO take charge
exclusively under the supervision Of
the board Of the inocul alton of coy.
otes with sarcoptic mango.
Next month work will be started.
Coyotes will be captured and shippsd
to Helena. and, after being inoculated
with the mango, will then be distribu-
ted In those portions of the state that
are infested worst by the coyotes.
The diseased animals will carry the
mango to their wild brothers. and In
this way they will bring about their
own extermin alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Lightning Hits Train.

LANDER, Wyo., July 1.-THE old
theory that lightning will not strike
. moving railroad train was exploded
when G. B. McCaully, . brskem an,
member Of the Denver lodge of the
Order of Railroad Conductors, was
struck by bolt during q severe cleo.
trical storm and killed.
While standing on the top of Q box
car attached to q westbound local On
the Wyoming and Northwestern line
McCauley's body was hurled fifty fee,
to 90 open car loaded with rock,
from which 1t fell underneath the
rain, where it was ground to pieces.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23

branch OF the Spok sne, Portland &
Seattle railway, delayed the passen.
ger train on the trip up from Lyle
fully an hour. The track was covered
for ope.half q mile with the insects
and the rails were go thick with them
that the train crew and psssengers
had to get out and clear them of.
The grinding up of the bodies of the
grasshoppers under the wheels Of the
engine had the came effect as II the
track had been heavily oiled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23

HELENA, July 17.-Twenty.seven
convicts were sentenced to the Dser
Lodge penitsntiary during the month
OF June, according to a report made
to j. j. Ryan, secretary of the con.
solid dated boards, by Warden Conley.
OF the total number ten were sent up
for burglary, two for passing worth.
less checks, three for forgery. eight
for grand larceny.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Heat Wave Recedes.

CHICAGO, July ia drop in tenn.
perature of from 10 to 81 degrees ct
various points today brought relief
from the heat wave, which had held
the middle west In its grip for 48
hours. The greatest decrease In tenn.
perature reports came from Kansas,
Nebraska and Missouri, while Wis
consin and Illinois we're not far be-
hind.
Clay Center and Concordis, Kan,
where the thermometer registered yes.
terday liz and ITO degrees, today en-
joyed temperatures OF 80 and 81 de-
grees. Davenport aud Des Moines,
Ia; with temperature registr ations OF
l02 and 100 degrees, respectively TO-
day reported . drop of "a degrees.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Big Fortune Disappears. i.

CHICAGO, July 16.-The estate Of
John r. Walsh, whose fortune wss
estimated at 5000, 900 before the
failure of his banks In 1905, has
shrunk to s45. 900, according to the
attorneys for the sdministr atrix. who
appeared yesterday before the board
OF review. The estate has been %.
sessed at $3.50, 1000, but the lawyer %.
serted that more than two.thirds of
the property was insolvent and $685..
600 was cut from the valu alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Cook County 10 Bankrupt.

CHICAGO, July 2l.-"Cook county
(Chicago) is bankrupt. II 1t were q
priv ate corporation 1t would be in q
receivers hands,"
In making this statement President
Mccormick of the county board, ex-
planned that the county 10 ~, BIT 900 in
debt, with no assets in sight to cover
the deficit. This condition is due to
making appropriations based on esti-
mates OF what the tax levy will be, and
for several years these estimate have
been greater than the money actually
collected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
he Was Hurled q Mile.

WINCHESTER, Mass, July 21-The
factory Of the New England Fireworks
company went up in puff Of smoke,
the result Of an explosion yesterday. +.
Manager Ernest Borelli and three
workmen disappeared with the factory.
Boreli was thought to have been
killed when portions of his clothing,
his eyeglass case and some coins were
found in the vicinity. But q search
ing party later discovered him in q
clump OF bushes q mile from the scene
of the explosion, unable to remember
what had happened.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Making War On 0rasshoppers.

DODGE Cry, Kss., July l9.-More
than half Of the grasshoppers in the
country we're killed by the poisoned
mash the farmers recently scattered
over their aslds, according to . 70.
port BY P. A. Classen. state ento.
mologtst. today. Mr.. Classen after .
forty mile drive through the country,
said from SO to go per cent of the
pests have been killed, and that an.
other spreading of the poisoned mash
would extermin ate them. y
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Woman Gets Democratic Plum.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18. - With
the affixing of President Wilson's
signature, Mrs.. Grace Caukin of So
noma, Cal, will receive . o45O0 demo.
cratic plum and at the same time
becomes the first woman land agent
in the United States.
Mrs. Csukin. who was an active
member OF the woman's committee
OF the democratic state central com.
mittee during the last presidential al
campaign, received word from Wash.
inRton today that the appointment
has been confirmed by the senate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23

county. Mont, are protesting agaiust
the institution Of the reduced rate.
According to evidence presented TO.
day. 1t costs one dollar per ton more
to produce coal in Montana than il
Wyoming because Of the labor condi-
tions and that confisca alton Of Carbon
county mines would be the practical
result of the proposed rates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
TARIFF FIGHT BEGINS.
Senator Simmons Replies To Attack
On Underwood Bill

On Underwood Bill
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Debate on
the tariff In the senate began in earn.
est today with Chairman Simmons Of
the finance committee proof lsiming the
new bill satisfactory answer to
the demand for downward revision,
and Senator Cummins, speaking from
q progressive viewpoint, predicted
that it would carry the democratic
party to defeat.
Senator Simmons replied to the
contentious that the bill discrimin ated
against the farmer. Senator Cum
Minis asserted that the democr attic
party had treated the farmer as an
outlaw end vigorously assailed Pre-.
sident Wilson for his partici patton
in framing the bill. That he chsrac.
terized as abuse of power that had
been ''coercive."
Senator Simmons recounted the
farm products the measure would
place on the free list, such 80 whes at,
-four. cattle, sheep, swine, sugar,
wool. eggs and potatoes, and said:
EVERY man, whatever his occupa-
tion will be the beneficiary In some
direction, to q greater or lesser de.
gree, of this general system of re.
ductions. In this respect the farmer
has been shown special conside der alton.
Practically everything he buys has
been put on the free list or the duties
have been greatly reduced"
Chairman Simmons declared that
the free list under the present Payne.
Aldrich law was In the interest of the
protected m manufaeturers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Minnesota Rates Reduced,

ST. PAUL, July 2l.-Ths new pass.
enger and freight rates ordered by the
United States supreme court in ito
recent decision In the Minnesota rate
case became effective today. Passen.
ger rates are reduced to two cents Q
mile and the freight rates carry re.
ductions of from to 40 per cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
SM00T ATTACKS TARIFF.
Utah Senator Predicts Disaster From
Underwood Bill.

Underwood Bill.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Asserting
that foreign "lobbying' had influ.
enced the democrats in the framing
OF the Underwood. Simmons tariff
bill. Senator smoot, republican men,
Der OF the finance committee, today
delivered vigorous attack on the
measure.
He painted . picture Of mills shut
down. workmen unemployed, invest
ors ruined and IN era of general An-
ancial and industrial depression 90
the result Of the leveling OF the tariff
walls.
The senator sss allied the increase in
the FREQ list, especially with refer.
ence to sugar, wool. pig iron and tex.
tiles. He chsrgad that the sugar in.
dustriss Of Hawaii and Porto Rico
would be ruined, with consequent ben.
eats to. the so.oalled "sugar trust''
and that China with its great steel
plants would capture the steel bust.
ness of the western hemisphere.
Referring to the Walker tariff bill
of 1850, on which be contended the
present bill was largely modelled, Mr..
Smoot said that the Walker law pro.
vided for the admission free Of only
9 per cent of the imports, while the
Underwood. Simmons measure allows
IS per cent of the greatly increased
volume OF incoming trade to enter
untaxed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Grasshoppers Halt Train.

GoLDENDALE, Wash, July IS
Huge swarms OF grasshoppers in the
Swayle canyon, six miles west OF
Warwick station on the Goldenda.e
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-23
Will lnoculate Wolves.

HELENA, July 2l.-Arrangements to
establish the coyote farm near Helena
for thu inoculation OF coyotes with
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-09-24
OUR PEERLESS SNOWMAN.

Secreary of State Bryan scheduled perform this week
and certain Chauauqua circuits appearing the
Forentine Miss Melrose Solo
@ say nothing of magcans ugglers and other
features scheduled the advertisements found in
number of newspapers.
But the advertisements put Mr. Bryan the head of the Will
cabinet different class from other attractions. He is
billed of oratorica Jumbo, and told that wher
he appears he fifty OF the after
the first five hundred dollars But let make any mistake
about the first five hundred goes premier OF Mr. VIII
sons cabinet He the only the PLATFORM advertses
the agent who able make such because
he IS the only who draws his fee at the gate"
If have peripa Snowman for secretary OF
state the American people should be proud OF the fact that
have who unique the Chauauqua performers Mr..
Bryan commonplace attraction He the twoheaded
calf and the living skeleton and the fat until they
the running popular drawing cards Even the professor who
EN- alive is sadly outclassed.
The FL Paso Times publishes list of twelve dates running
and including September 90 and there others follow.
Notwithstanding the that Counsellor Moore of the
absent indefinite of absence and the
sstant secretary is eapotheary from the wdS OF WyOm
ing who calculate eclipse OF the the orbit of aley
comet about readily he figure what do when
problem OF international etiquette presented for his solution
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-09-24
AFTER US, THE DELUGE."

1t appears the rich of the country will learn
sense About years ago Mrs Bradley Martin
ball costing approximately 100000 Times hard then
Only short Coxeys marching to Wash
inpton to present petition congress with boots The
Bradley Martin the flames OF discomfort 1t
the soup hoses then maintained by
ly every city of the country.
Shortly the Seeey dinner when
Egypt her undestudy emerged from huge and
muscle dance the nude nearly About the same
time John gave twenyhousand dinner
twenty guests in Paris.
The storm broke and these exavagances denounced
pulpit press socialism began great forward
ment years ago James Hazen Hyde
organization of great companies OF the
country writing of "Frenzed Finance by Tom Lawson
The fooshness the part OF the rich banquet
packers given the night OF September D. the
Congress hotel Chicago of $l50O0O According to
program the guests arrive they will find Peacock alley
the promenade for the society folk converted into English lane
fringed with fields OF grain through which will rabbits and
wild fowls Through the lane the guests will be led into din
ing where tables will be laid thanked by
bushes in full bloom and a forest OF trees.
will be wire screening, back of which will
live foxes which will be hunted death by troop
OF horsemen with pack OF fox hounds Cabaret per
formers CARRIED will celebrate the end
OF the chase by singing old English hunting songs
The banqueters able pay for ALL but the
country will imagine knows where responsibility for much OF
the high price OF beef and there will be dissatisfaction and
socialists.
1t is strange thing that the very rich able to
the handwriting the wall They have nkng
of the trend of things They say with those
French mobiles prior the revolution, After the deluge
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-09-24
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY.

The project build government highway from Wash
City Gettysburg memorial Abraham Lincoln
rejected favor of be erected the
ional capital isel-a Greek temple But the idea of
building great roadway and giving it Lncons has by
been abandoned. The plan however, a
broader scope and contempates road from the Atlantic
the Pacific oceans instead of from the capital OF the
to the most famous battlefield the continent
Also there has been another change in the plan Instead
of having the road built by the government has been decided
by of private subscriptions making
such roads fit in with the plan
Accordingly the Lincoln Highway association with head
quarters Detroit has been organized and has secured p
subscriptions amounting than onehird of the
timated million dollars necessary complete the work
Most of the subscriptions from the automobile
e which thus demonstrate what good roads them
If the and the carriage manufacturers had done well
the automobile manufacturers doing much OF the
curse of bad roads would have disappeared long ago
1t probable that the Lincoln highway will pass through
Arizona Owing the fact that the to high
way will pass through this probable that the
project will the north of through the of Colorado
and Utah. following fairly closely the line OF the Union Pacific
Southern Pacific lines from the Mississippi the