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Vol. XXVI.
Fort Benton, Montana, Wednesday, September 12, 1906.
No. 47.
IRRIGATION CONGRESS CLOSED'
Resolutions Commend Work of Govern
ment Reclamation Service.
Boise , Sept. (i.—The fourteenth na
tional irrigation congress closed its
sessions'this evening after voting to
hold the next congress at Sacramento,
Cat., and electing as president of the
fifteenth congress Governor E. Cham
berlain of Oregon.
The enthusiasm of the Californlans
over Sacramento's victory was more
pronounced because of the narrow
margin by which the victory was won.
The attractions of the Jamestown ex*
position had been cleverly presented
and on the first ballot for the conven
tion city Jamestown was in the lead.
Sacramento won on the second ballot.
The report of the committee on reso
lutions, as presented to the congress,
expresses the hope that the govern
ment irrigation works under construc
tion and in contemplation will be
pushed to an early completion:
heartily approves the efficient and
thorough work of the federal reclama
tion service, and expresses the fullest
confidence in the honesty and ability
of that service; indorses and commends
the earnest and efficient work of the
national weather bureau; commends
the work of the federal agricultural
department in the case of irrigation
and drainage investigations: recom
mends that the irrigation congress,
through its president, appoint a com
mittee of five members to carry on a
campaign of publicity in relation to
irrigation, this committee to be au
thorized to employ a secretary at a
salary of 125 a month; pledges earnest
support to the federal forestry service
in its efforts to maintain and improve
the country watersheds: favors the
passage with certain amendments of
senate bill No. 4624, relating to the
relinquishment of reservoir sites, with
the privilege of selecting lieu lands:
expresses the opinion that govern
ment enterprises for reclamation
should not necessarily interfere with
prior private enterprises; indorses the
federal department of agriculture's
experiment in dry land farming in the
semi-arid regions: recommends the en
actment of a federal law prescribing
penalties for unlawful interference
with federal headgates and other irri
gation works.
The committee recommended the fol
lowing resolution in relation to the
tariff on sugar from the Philippines:
"Inasmuch as the sugar beet indus
try in irrigated America returns to
our farmers an annual revenue of over
$20,000,000, and as the production at
home of the sugar we now import from
the tropics would afford our farmers
an additional annual market for
nearly 8100,000,000 worth of beets: and
aa It has been urged that the United
States congress further stimulate the
sugar industry of the Philippine is
lands to produce all or a portion of
the sugar we of arid America had
hoped to produce:
"Therefore, We protest against any
further legislative concession in favor
of Philippine sugar, and urge that
legislative agitation and attacks on
the sugar production of this country
cease, that this great industry of arid
America may be fully developed."
Will Prosecute Boodlers.
Philadelphia , Sept. «.—Rumors of
arrests of directors of the looted Real
Estate Trust company fill the air to
day. District Attorney Bell declares
in most emphatic terms that no man
will be spared in the effort to bring to
justice those responsible for the dissi
pation of the depositors' money. The
statement ia made that two directors
who are also members of the bar have
profited to the extent of t750,000 in the
past three years by accepting fees
from Adolph Segal for passing on se
curity tendered him for loans from the
bank aggregating 15,300,000. So far
as is known warrants have not been
issued for these men, but the public is
waiting with breathless interest sen
sational arrests of directors who stood
high in the community before the crash
and exposure came.
President Hippie's plaintive cry
from his gavel "Segal got all," has ;
aroused the depositors to a high pitch !
of indignation. Lawyers representing |
many hundreds of them are taking an
active part in the investigation of the j
affairs of the Trust company and the j
facts are coming to light almost hour- j
ly revealing new forms of duplicity on
the part of merf entrusted with the] de
positors' money and the trust funds
of large and small estates.
Sent Adulterated Seeds.
Washington , Sept. 0.—The agri
cultural department has obtained and j
tested alfalfa seed from the various 1
dealers and today published a list of
firms sending out adulterated prod
ucts. Three hundred and fifty-two
T he R iver P ress.
Primary Election Returns, 1906.
OFKIC Ks AND CANDIDATES
State Senator—
Brigham.O. I'
Everett, T. M
Representative—
Cummins*, Tliu*. A
Goff, o. s ;;;;;;
jacob*, c. m ;;;;;;
Newman, I.oui* ""
C Malley, p. H
I t.:i!itjr Commissioner*—
SkyUtead, Olaf 14., i> yr. term
Culhertson, lt. S., 4 yr. term
Sullivan Jere, 4 yr. term
Do wen, Thomas. 4 yr. term \
Berthelote Jos. t., 3 yr. term
Kennedy, R. E. M., Syr. term
lîeser, A. II., 3 yr. term
Ross, Alexander, 3 vr. term
Sheriff
Lewis, Arthur E.,
McDonald, Frank
l'epin, Exor A
Treasurer
Lewis, Geo. F
Lockwood, 1). <4
Ssvajje, J. D '.I
Staton, A. G,
Templeton, J. E *
Thornl>er, David K
Troy, Thomas J
West, Alfred H
Assessor
Griesbach, Henry
Hanks, George
Martin, I) E
Parker, Frank 1)
Sedgwick, J. Lee
Moran, James T
County Attorney
Carnal, "Florian A
Towner, \V. S
O'Keefe, h E
Clerk and Recorder—
Leet, W. R
Superintendent of Schools—
Atkinson, Agnes II
William«, Myra I.
County Surveyor—
MerriHeld, A. W
Smith, Lloyd G
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samples were examined and lt>0 were
found to contain seedjof a destructive
parasitic plant known as dodder.
Nine were adulterated with the seed
of yellow trefoil and nine with bar
clover. Secretary Wilson ordered
the names of the firms handling the
adulterated product to be given out.
Bids For Railroad Supplies.
Washington , Sept. 6.—Bids were
opened in the offices of the Panama
canal commission this morning for 40
Mogul locomotives and 5,000 tons of
steel rails for the isthmus. The Bald
win Locomotive Works of Philadel
phia, was the lowest bidder, offering
the engines, delivered at Colon, for
8458,600.
There was only one bid for rails,
and that came from a subsidiary com
pany of the Steel trust, at 929.45 per
ton, delivered at Baltimore. This bid
is not regarded favorably, but may
have to be accepted.
Itobhcd By Confidence Men.
Ogden , Sept. 0. —The police of Og
den and Salt Lake are looking for
John Willie, the wrestler, and Ed Mc
Coy, the prizefighter, who are charged
by Louis Saville of this city with be
ing members of a gang of sure-thing
men who mulcted him of $3,000 in the
Seattle hotel, Seattle, between July 5
and 8. Saville claims the gang num
bers ten men, the leader being known
as "Pointer." They pay all the ex
penses of their victims to Seattle and
have within three months obtained
over $150,000 from those they have
victimized.
By clever acting they induce the
outsider to advance money for betting
purposes, claiming they will reimburse
him and not until the stranger has
been left stranded does he realize that
he has been in the hands of a daring
gang of sure-thing men. Saville says
since he was robbed he has had priv
ate detectives trailing Willie and Mc
Coy. The men were traced to Ogden,
but their present whereabouts are
unknown.
Tighe Pardon Approved.
Helena , Sept. 6.—The action of
Governor Toole in pardoning Thomas
Tighe, convicted in Broadwater coun
ty of manslaughter and sentenced to
six years in the penitentiary, was af
firmed today by the state board of
narilons. The hoard went nv.r »11 ,h„
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pardon*. The board went over all the
testimony carefully and came to the
conclusion that the pardon was justi
ß et j
Tighe is an experienced mining man
and has several positions of trust of
fered him in Utah and British Colum
bia. Tighe was convicted in 1!»03 of
killing S. Koch, a cook, at the East
Pacific mine, near Winston, whsre
Tighe was superintendent. Koch re
fused to obey an order of the superin
tendent and in addition abused him
and also assaulted him. In the fight
that followed Tighe got hold of a
knife and stabbed Koch, although on
his trial he testified that he did not
know he had cut Koch until after the
ivuvn uau nucu uuui aiier me
man fell. The petition for the pardon
was probably signed by more people
than any ever presented to the gov
ernor, including miners and mine op
erators in all sections of the north
west. The largest petition came from
Silver Bow, with nearly 1 ,500 sigrna*
tures.
BANK WAS LOOTED.
Depositors Hope To Reeover Money
Loaned On Forged Securities.
»^Teu earner in tne year the
CarS U9Uall >' ^ Ruling
P hiladelphia , Sept. 7 —Forgeries
for more than a quarter of a miiliou
of dollars by Frank K. Hippie, the
suicide president of the defunct Real
Estate Trust company, has been dis
covered by Receiver Karl. The latter
made this statement late tonight, add
ing that he had no idea where Hip
pie 's villainy would end.
Hippie, in order to meet his immedi
ate overdrafts, used the names of
some of the most prominent business
men of this city on notes which, in
some cases, amount to $150,000.
The president had taken copies of
the signatures of a number of Uisi
men while some of their chec-K- or
negotiable securities passed through
his hands, but in ».very ease i e avoid
ed the use of the name of a TV-ai Estate
Trust company dep'isito»*.
When pinched for m.->ney to meet
his overdrafts or
Mr. Eai'le said, 1
pie would draw
forged signature
would taKe tu ill',
teller, saying he
son»' S^gal loan,"
'a- n last resort ti:
up a note with a
■ attached. This ,.e
cashier or paying
had personally mad
the ioan, ami it was discounted. With
the amount to his credit, tie would
satisfy the pressing claim."
That someone secured 12.000,000 for
negotiating the loans made to Adoipi
Segal by President Hippie is believed
by those now engaged in investigating
the company's affairs. Segal's re
peated assertions that he did not bor
row more than $2,000,000 from the
trust company has caused the investi
gators to exert every effort to dis
cover all of the details connected with
these loans, and if it is found others
benefited, they will be made to return
the money.
A Serious Car Shortage.
C hicago , Sept. 6 —Both east and
west the question of car supply daily
is becoming more urgent with the rail
roads. Traffic managers of important
systems in all parts of the country
find the demand continually increasing
and their ability to meet it as steadily
declining.
Perhaps the interests suffering
most severely from the shortage are
the coal operators. When the coal
strikes occurred earlier in the year the
cars usu
* * , ,.
of Averted to other uses and
lm,) ° s f bIe to tfet them
back to their original location. The
f re alm0st d f y «eeiring large
0 s ° new uar: ' rom l ^ e manufac
turers and these are pressed into in
stant service, but the growth of traffic
appears to come faster than these ad
ditions to equipment, so that the relief
thus afforded is to a degree unappre
ciable.
Daring Aeronaut Is Missing.
C hicago , Sept. 7.—A dispatch to
the Tribune from Oconto, Wis., says:
After drifting helplessly 14 miles
-i 000 feet the earth, in an air
»bip he could not control. William
Matteray, a Chicago aeronaut, who
made an ascension from here last
night, disappeared from view. When
v.,
. , , , . anageable
aeria ^ craft was hovering uncertainly
over Green Bay, still buoyant, and
I drifting uut over Lake Michigan.
' Matteray made the ascension against
his judgment, knowing that the ma
I chinery had been broken and spliced.
But the crowds, eager to see a man
; risk his life, declared that the story
of a broken propeller shaft was told
as a ruse to avoid makiug at: ascen
sion. Therefore Matteray went up
just to "make good."
Opposed to Joint Statehood
Sept
d h
biSHKK. Ariz.,
suit of tt.e convention« t
both the democratic m d
can parties of Ari.io;j;i.
of Tucson *i»s
cratic candidate for
C. Coo; er of Globe w: t - i
republican candidat
eigh;h time Mark Sa.'i. •
nated by democrats of Ar
first named in 188(1.
Both parties adopted an identical
resolution against joint statehood, as
follow-: "We are unalterably op
posed to joint statehood between Ari
zona and New Mexico, and would pre
fer to remain a territory forever than
to >^ave a joint state witn New Mexi
co "
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Want Witness Released
B oise , Sept. 7.— Application for a
writ of habeas corpus was made today
by Attorneys Darrow and Nugent on,
behalf of Steve Adams, who is held in
the penitentiary as a witness in the
Moyer, Haywood, Pettibona cases.
The writ was issued by District
, Judge Stewart, returnable at 2 o'clock
tomorrow. J. W. Lillard, a wealthy
uncle of Adams' brings the action.
Adams was not mixed up in the Steu*
nenberg murder, but is supposed to
; hold valuable information against the
"inner circle" of the Western Federa
tion of Miners, which the prosecution
has been guarding with great care by
holding Adams at the penitentiary as
a witness. Local counsel was hired to
appear with the federation lawyers to
secure the liberty of Adams.
Railway Men Uet Increase.
M inneapolis , Sept. 7. —The griev
ance committees of the various rail
way employes' organizations have
been treating with the officials of the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific and
other roads entering the Twin cities.
In succession the carmen, boilermak
ers, blacksmiths and machinists com
mittees have held several conferences
with the railway officials.
In general the demands made by the
employes upon the railroads have been
for better working conditions, with an
increase in wages. It is said that the
demands have been acceded to. it is
»aid that the machinists were ready to
strike at a moment's notice unless they
shared the good fortune of the other
organizations.
On Monday next the committees of
the operators on the Omaha and Chi
cago Great Western roads will con
vene and it is expected that a small
Increase will be granted them. Oper
ators in the east have been accorded
increases and those employed ob the
western lines hope that tl.o western
roads will follow.
The Weekly River Press isa good
newspaper to send away toyour friends
in the east. It will save you the trou
ble of writing letters
Will Compete With Beef Trust
N ew Y ork , Sept. 7. —With a view
to stopping the exaction of cut freight
rates by the beef trust, the Harrimau
grouo of railroads, according to a
semi official announcement, is about
to invest $10,000,000 iu the construction
of refrigerator cars for the transporta
tion of perishable freight.
ii i s declared also that the Pennsyl
vania railroad, the New York Central
railroad aud other big trunk lines
will fo.iow the example of Harriman
and that the extortion of especially
low rai .es, which the Armours and
Swifts have been able to obtain by
reason of the fact that they owned
practically all the refrigerator cars in
use, will come to an end.
The beef trust 's ownership of refrig
erator cars, it is declared by those
wi .o have made a study of the ques
tion, has i>een largely responsible for
.e et. joy ment .of a monopoly of the
"•ef business by the Armours and
f'.s. It is maintained that competi
tion in the beef business must inevit
follow a general use of refrlger
c ars.
at
Reduced Rates l-'or Sailors.
\V ashinuton, Sept. 7.—The sugges
tion has beeu made to the navy de
lluu mautî 10 Ine nav y ue *
l)artmeEt lhat if «"rangements could
be ,uadtt wlth the «'abroad companies
to carr *' the sai,OI ' s of the navy at half
,are or reduted rates, it would be of
great benefit to the service, and would
caU8e l ^ e enlistment of more men from
l ' ie « n ' ani ^ towns, who are now com
P el ^ eii to P a y the ful1 out of their
DWn nnnk,>la " rhwn ,h " v u,,ah —
own pockets when they wish to see
their home folks. British sailors of
the navy are permitted to travel at re
duced rates
Railroad Magnate Protests.
C hicago , Sept. 7.—president Stick
ney, of the Chicago Great Western,
differs radically from most high rail
road officials on most phases of the
rate question, but he stands with them
in contending that there should be no
general reduction of railroad rates.
Mr. Stickney is in Chicago, having
come here to attend the Great West
ern's aunual meeting.
"I don't think railroad rates, on the
average, are too high in the United
States," said Mr. Stickney. '-What
is needed is not a bori/.ontal reduc
tion, but equalization. The PennsyU
vania charges about the same per ton
as the Great Western, althougn the
density of its traffic is much greater.
Probably our rates are too low while
the Pennsylvania's are too high.
We are doing well at present rates,
but should the country become less
prosperous, there is no certainty that
we could continue to do so. Hates
generally in the northwest are too low,
compared with those in the east."
They U'ant Kight-llour Day
t
A fight for an '
C hicago , Sept
eight-hour work day, which will affect!
. t AAA . ... .
more than 200,000 workers in the vari
ous metal industries, is to be launched
in Chicago next Monday. Delegates
from every local organization of metal
trades workers will meet to form an
international federation which will col
lect funds and carry on the fight.
These organizations do not expect to
ask that the demand will take place
for several years.
republican campaign dope.
! Congressional Committee Issues Book
j That Defines Main Issues.
i Washington , Sept. 9.—The repub*
j llcan party, its achievements for half
j a century, and particularly ita record
j in the present congress, is commended
I to the voters of the country In the
campaign text book given out today
by the republican congressional com*
mittee. The book contains 273 payes
and is replete with republican doe
trine, embracing practically every
conceivable subject upon which infor
mation may be desired.
Radicalism or conservatism, it is
declared, are never matters of con*
cern to republicans, but it Is said
"they are content with practical and
progressive Ideas and the maturing of
those Ideas Into positive perfor
mance."
Every statement made and all fig
ures presented are declared, in the
foreword of the book, to be official
and authoritative, and the foreword
concludes:
"The truth is the highest exemplifi
cation of republican doctrines and
policies; and the party record, the
best plea that can be made for its con
tinuation in power."
In discussing the campaign issues
of 1906, the book calls attention to the
fact that, since the termination of the
Fifty-third congress, in 1895, the
house of representatives has been re
publican, and adds that "there is
every reason to expect that a substan
tial working republican majority will
be elected next November." During
these 10 years, it is stated, "we have
made a greater advance as a nation
and a people than was ever made be
fore in a generation, and in many re*
spects greater than during our whole
previous history. There cannot be
the least doubt of republican success
if the voters study carefully the record
of the two parties."
"There will be thousands and thou
sands and thousands of thousands,"
the book says, "who will vote for the
first time in November, who were mere
children when the democrats last bad
a majority in the house of representa
tives, and they do not all vividly re
member the times and conditions
brought on the country by that con
gress."
"1 hey were not born when the only
democratic president since the Civil
war was first elected. They were
babes in arms when Grover Cleveland
seut his famous, or infamous, free
traJe measure to congress and when,
a year afterward, the iniquitous Mills
bill was framed and passed by the
democratic house of representatives
of the Fiftieth cougress. But, fortu
nately, there was then a republican
senate to prevent the enactment of a
free trade law, and disaster and ca
lamity was averted.
■'But, in 1803, the democrats had
the presidency and both the senate
and house of representatives and the
work of that single Fifty-third con
gress cost the industries and people of
the country many billions of dollars
and incalculable suffering.
"These facts should be weighed with
the record of the republican party be
fore and since, and especially should
the record for the present congress be
studied, for though its work is not
finished, more has already been done
in one session than by any previous
congress since the war of the rebel
lion."
Paid llig Sugar l>uty.
San Francisco , Sept. 7. — The
Western Sugar refinery yesterday
paid into the custom house $97,870,
duty on raw sugar brought from the
Philippines on the British steamer
Seminole. The total duty was #103,
870.7 but #5,400 was paid at Manila as
export duty and taxes. The amount
paid here, 25 per cent, less than the
amount on sugar from a foreign coun
try, does not go Into the United
States treasury, but into the Philip
pine fund.
Made Insane lly lleat
Chicago , Sept. 9. — Clarence K.
Wooster, vice president of the Peo
ple s Gas, Light and Coke company,
and prominent in club and social cir
cles, committed suicide today by cut
ting his throat with a razor. Mr.
Wooster is supposed to have been in
sane when he killed himself. Three
weeks ago he suffered from heat pros
tration and for the last few days had
—
^ een under the care of physicians.
Tl,«« 2 u . 1 ..
This morning he entered the bath
room and a moment later his valet,
who had been Instructed to keep watch
over him, heard him fall. When the
valet opened the door Mr. Wooster
was .lying on the floor, with the blood
streaming from a deep gash In his
throat, and his razor was lying at his
side. He died before a phvsician
could be summoned.