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Vol. XXXII.
Fort Benton, Montana, Wednesday October 16, 1912.
No. 52
PERKINS CALLS HILLES.
Republican Chairman Challenged To
Prove Statement.
New York , Oct. 13.—George w.
Perkins, chairman of the executive
committee of the progressive party,
made public tonight a letter which he
sent to Charleä D. Hilles, chairman
of the national republican committee,
in reply to the letter Mr. Hilles read
to the Clapp committee when testifying
last Thursday.
Mr. Perkins calls attention to the
fact that the statements and charges
made in Mr. Hilles' letter were "made
deliberately, in writing, and under
oath," but says the sworn statement
contains no proof with which to sup
port the charges.
"You stata," Mr. Perkins continues,
"there was evidence on every hand
of the expenditure of large sums of
money in Mr. Roosevelt's behalf—ex
penditures which undoubtedly I amount
ed to not less than 12,000,000. If there
exists such evidence on every hand,
why did you not produce it in detail
on the stand before the very com
mittee that is so anxious for exactly
that kind of information?
For Baseball Championship.
New York , Oct. 14.—The New York
Giants overcame the Boston Ameri
cans by a score of 5 to 2 today before
a crowd of about 35,000 persons.
New York's victory was a check to
the hopes of the Red Sox which had
expected to win today and capture the
world's series. The struggle for the
worlds championship of 1912 now
stands:
Boston, three games won; New
York two games won and one game a
tie. The two teams will play tomor
row in Boston.
Built Railway On Paper.
Minneapolis Oct. 14.—With ball
fixed at 85,000 for the first and 82,500
ior the other two, John M. Wiley,
Fred Beckley and A. I. Beall, indicted
by a federal grand jury on the charge
of using the mails to defraud, are in
the county jail.
According to Assistant United
States Attorney Dickey the plans of
the men to build a railway from Win
nipeg, Manitoba, to New Orleans,
shifted from time to time, according
to the willingness or unwillingness of
various localities to purchase stock.
Shares, it is said, were sold at 910
par value, local agents being appoint
ed in Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri
to "handle" the sale.
Hunting Fugitive Convicts.
Rawlins , Wyo., Oct. 14.— Armed
with shotguns, rifles, revolvers,
cleavers and butcher knives, a half
dozen or more of the most dangerous
men known to crime in the west, were
said to be trapped in a canyon just
south of Rawlins early today and a
battle with a posse of 100 men who
camped on their trail last night, was
momentarily expected.
The men in hiding are among the
dozen or more convicts who escaped
from the state penitentiary here late
yesterday afternoon, after they had
overpowered the guards within the
prison, taking their weapons and fled
down the main streets and through
yards of private homes, terrorizing
men, women and children.
Bryan Assails Roosevelt.
Des Moines , Oct. 13.—William J
Bryan charged Theodore Roosevelt
here last night with saying: "What
he knew to be false," when In a recent
speech Roosevelt declared that both
of the old parties were "boss-ridden.'
Neither the republican party nor the
progressive organization had made
even a feeble attempt to smash the
machine system which was responsible
for the conditions in the republican
party, said Mr. Bryan, while the dem
ocrats at Baltimore made such a con
dition impossible in the future.
Cow Makes New Record.
Brockton , Mass., Oct. 14.—All
records for milk and butter tests have
been shattered by Creamelle Vale,
blue blooded Holstein, seven years
old, of the Deutchland farm of F. F
Field and Earl Upton, after nearly
eleven months' effort.
The cow has given 26,930 pounds of
milk, the equivalent of about 13,000
quarts, with a monetary value of ap
proximately 91,300 since Nov. 15,1911.
An average cow gives, according to
the department of agriculture statls
tics about 3,000 pounds of milk a year
Creamelle Vale in one month has
given 3,200 pounds.
Big Tax On Astor Estate.
Albany , N. Y., Oct. 14.—Atempor
ary inheritance tax of 83,150,000 was
paid on the estate of the late John
Jacob Astor, one of the victims of the
The River Press.
Titanic disaster. The temporary tax
was paid at this time in order to ob
tain a 5 per cent rebate allowed by
law if the tax is paid within six months
after the death of the decendent. This
rebate is equivalent to 9155,000. The
temporary tax represents an estate
valued at about 875,000,000 though the
final tax will not be fixed until after
the estate has been appraised.
The payment of the 93,150,000 is the
largest inheritance tax paid on a sin
gle estate since the enactment of the
law 27 years ago, and is nearly one
third as large as the tax collected dur
ing the fiscal year ending September
30.
Wyoming Convicts Escape.
Rawlins , Wyo., Oot. 12.—Ten of
the 19 convicts, who, led by the notor
ious Jim Dalton, member of the Whit
ney gang of bank robbers, escaped
through a broken fence in the peniten
tiary yard this afternoon, still were at
large at 8 o'clock tonight and the
possibility of the recapture was re
mote, since they were believed to have
gained the hills north of the town.
Scattered shots indicated that some
of the searching party had either come
upon the fugitives or were infected
with the panic that reigns in the homes
of Rawlins tonight.
The town is patroled by armed citi
zens and men and women sit in their
houses with weapons at hand listening
for intruders. The fugitives are known
to be the most desperate of the peni
tentiary's inmates and doubtless would
take any chance to obtain weapons
and clothes.
HIRED MENJ0 MURDER.
Diabolical Conspiracy Exposed By
One of Defendants.
New York , Oct. 12.—Long hours of
exhaustion by supperless lawyers be
fore a supperless court and jury failed
tonight to make "Bald Jack" Rose
vary his story of the part he played
and the part he says former Police
Lieutenant Becker played in the mur
der of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler
Becker told me," he said, "that he
wanted Rosenthal murdered, shot
croaked or dynamited. At his bidding
I got the gun men to kill Rosenthal
hid after the murder. I saw Becker
that morning and later talked with
him over the telephone. I paid the
gun men 91,000 for Becker and told
them he said not to worry, but to lay
low.
"I gave myself up and became
state's witness because Becker de
serted me like a dirty dog and was
getting ready to throw me to the
wolves."
Rose admitted that he had lied, had
perjured himself, had been a gambler
and had been engaged for 20 years in
illegitimate business. He admitted
that he was testifying to save his own
life, but said he was telling the truth
now. He said he had concluded
become a state's witness only when the
electric chair stared him in the face
and added that he was not ashamed
of his determination.
Without emotion, in a slow drawl
he said he had deliberately planned
at Becker's behest, to "put Rosenthal
where he would never worry anybody
else." He knew, he added, that it
was a terrible deed to plan.
Boston Wins Third Game.
boston, Oct. 12.—Overcoming the
New York Nationals by a score of 2
to 1 today the Bostons, pennant win
ners of the American League, need
but a single victory to achieve the
world's baseball championship of
1912. The world's series now stands:
Boston, 3 games; New York, 1; and
one contest a tie.
More than 34,000 persons, a record
breaking baseball crowd for Boston,
saw a pitching duel in which Hugh
Bedient, a youngster, sparkled as a
new star In the baseball firmament.
Three hits were the Giant's portion
from Bedient. But for an error by
Gardner the young twirier would have
turned back the New York club to de
feat in nine scoreless Innings.
Alfalfa For Arid Land.
Washington , Oot. 12.—Secretary
Wilson expressed the belief today that
the agricultural problem in tbe arid
lands of the west had been solved by
the alfalfa brought from Siberia
"Draw a line from the northern
boundary of North Dakota down to
tbe Gulf of Mexico," said Mr. Wilson
today. "That's arid land. Up in
Siberia they are growing alfalfa and
that hardy product we will put into
the arid section. It will be tbe salva
tion of the arid country."
Missoula , Oct. 14—Edward Flem
ing, engineer of a threshing outfit,
was crushed to death between his en
gine and a separator this evening.
He intended to quit the crew tonight
and the accident happened a few rnin
utes before the end of the day's work,
COLONEL SCORES WILSON
of
Roosevelt Attacks Labor Views
Democratic Candidate.
Duluth , Minn., Oct. 11.—Woodrow
Wilson's writings on immigration
were taken up last night by Roosevelt,
who charged that the democratic can
didate had offered explanations of bis
views of such a character that he did
not see how any man could be expect
ed to believe them. Mr. Roosevelt
also criticized Governor Wilson for a
statement attributed to him that the
United States Steel corporation was
supporting the bull moose ticket.
Mr. Roosevelt said that in Mr.
Wilson's history he spoke of "the
coming of multitudes of men of the
lowest classes from the south of Italy
and men of the meaner sort of Hun
gary and Poland, men out of the ranks
where there is neither skill nor energy
nor any initiative or any intelli
gence."
He quoted Governor Wilson as hav
ing written that tha Chinese were
more to be desired as workers, If not
as citizens, than most of the coarse
crew that came crowding in every year
at the eastern ports. And that the
unlikely fellows who came in fat the
eastern ports were tolerated because
they usurped no place, but that of the
very lowest in the scale of labor."
Opposed To Capital Punishment.
Phoenix , Ariz., Oct. 11.—Declar
ing that capital punishment had no
more place in the present day order
than the burning of witcbes, Gover
nor Hunt granted reprieves today to
William Campbell, Eduardo Cerez,
N. B. Chives and Miguel Peralta, all
of whom were to be hanged today.
Tne reprieves deferred the date of ex
ecution to April 13. Governor Hunt
expressed the hope that the legislature
would pass at its next session a bill
abolishing capital punishment and
added that if the lawmakers failed to
act the people would be certain to ini
tiate such a law.
Collected Campaign Funds.
Washington , Oct. 11.—Edward T,
Stotesbury of Philadelphia, banker
and associate of J. P. Morgan, was
the first witness examined today by
the Clapp committee Investigating
campaign expenses. Stotesbury testi
fied he bad collected 9165,795.50 In
Pennsylvania in 1904 for the republi
can national campaign, the money go
ing to the national committee.
Fred W. Upham of Chicago, assist
ant treasurer of the republican na
tional committee in 1908, was the next
witness. Upham said he knew noth
of 1904 campaign funds. In 1908 he
was in charge of the western campaign
with headquarters at Chicago and col
lected 8548,320.59. In addition to that
he received $50,000 from Charles P.
Taft and returned it at the end of the
campaign.
Big Real Estate Mortgage.
New York , Oct. 11.—The largest
mortgage ever placed on a single piece
of property will be recorded here, it
is reported, as soon as the details can
be arranged. The amount of tbe mort
gage is now given as 919,500,000
though it may reach the 20,000,000
mark, an amount equal to 20,000 mort
gages of the average size of 91,000
each.
This huge sum is to be lent on the
ground and yet to be erected building
insurance company in the Wall street
district which was burned out last
winter. The site, a square block
in the territory containing the highest
priced land in the world, was sold re
cently for the tidy sun of 833,200,000.
The cost of the new building as now
estimated will be about 914,500,000 and
it is believed that the total cost of the
development may reach the 930,000,000
mark.
Immigrant Planned Long Walk.
New York ,! Oct. 10.—Augustine
Sartoris, a rugged Brazilian, 28 years
old, is determined to walk to Seattle
on 15 cents, if the commissioner of
immigration will give him a chance.
Sartoris bad one mileris when he ar
rived her from Rio De Janiero and
by the time he had changed it into
Americam money and had spent a
little he had only three nickels to
show the immigration inspectors.
Sartoris said he had become natur
alized, but could not prove it and was
ordered deported. He said he was
planning to walk to Seattle, and be
lieved he could make it in about 250
days. His case has been taken up for
further inquiry.
Boston Wins Fourth Game.
New York , Oct. 11.—Sodden clouds
and aconstant threat of rain failed to
dampen the ardor of thousands of New
York baseball enthusiasts who flock
ed out to the Polo grounds today to
the fourth game of the world's
sei les between the New York Nation
als and the Boston Americans. The
national commission did not decide
to play the game until a few minutes
before noon, when Umpire O'Lough
lin reported that while the playing
field was very soggy, a game could be
played if no more rain fell.
The Boston Americans defeated the
New York Nationals by a score of 3
to 1 today in the fourth game of the
world's series before a crowd of about
40,000 persons. Joe Wood, Boston's
pitching star, was invincible and New
York batters could do nothing with
him.
A Montana Land Swindle.
Chicago , Oct. 12 —Fruits and vege
tables would not grow In the rocky
ground of Madison county, near Yel
lowstone parle, Montana, as promis
ed by the Yellowstone National Land
company, eo such advertised promises
are made the basts of charges for
operating a fraudulent land scheme
through tbe mails by the federal grand
jury.
jury.
The indictment accuses E. H Sher
man, John A. Hanley and Henry A.
Mason, members of the company.
Crop failures are uuknown in that
beautiful soil," accordlig to adver
tising mutters.
The indictment asserts there were
no opportunities for crop failures
therein; that, nothing could even be
grown on the land. The land com
pany advertised extensively. Itclaim
ed to have 4,5C0 acres in the Madison
country which would produce fruit and
vegetables that would net from 8500
to 81000 an acre. Only 960 was asked
an acre.
William Jones of McCook county
Nebraska, and W. W. Gray of Pipe
stone Miss., were the victims, the in
dictment charges.
Prices Have Increased.
New York , Oct. 12.—Evidence that
the cost of living still is rising at a
more alarming pace than ever before
is given in the latest compilation of
the Bradstreet monthly index of prices
which includes not only food, but
metals, textiles, coal, building ma
teriel and a number of other things
which go to make up the ordinary
necessities of life.
The figures for September show that
the cost of living climbed up more
during that period than in any prevl
our month. The September index
number 9.4514 is not only the highest
on record, but represents a jump of 2.5
per cent, over the August figures. As
compared with the previous high re
cord touched on May 1 last, the ad
vance is 1 9 per cent.
Would Confiscate Farm Lands.
Omaha , Oct. 10.— Emil Seidel, can
didate for vice president on tbe so
cialist ticket, in an address here de
clared that should bis party come into
power the government would assume
control of all the farming land of the
country, either by confiscation, pur
chase or taxation.
"When socialists are in control of
the government," said Seidel, "we
will assume ownership of all the farm
ing lands of the country. -That will
be accomplished by confiscation, pur
chase or taxation. Socialists claim
that confiscation of land will be no
more revolutionary than was the con
fiscation of slaves by tbe Lincoln
proclamation during tbe civil war.
"If the socialists should find that it
is not expedient to secure control over
farming lands by purchase or confisca
tion the same effect can be secured by
a system of taxation, which will bear
so heavily upon land owners that no
man can afford to own a single acre
which he does not cultivate by his
own labor, but by that of a hired man.
When land increases in value without
effort upon the part of the owner, but
simply by natural oauses, that in
.crease will be taxed up in full against
the land."
Colonel Is a Man of Peace.
Superior , Wis., Oct. 10.—"I prob
ably shouldn't make the reference to
Mr. Wilson that I am going to make,
said Colonel Roosevelt here today,
"if he hadn't attacked me. But when
anyone attacks me he might as well
understand that I won't lay down,
am a man of peaceful disposition, but I
think I am able to defend myself."
His speech at Houghton, in which he
criticised Governor Wilson for the
"sullen hostility" toward labor which
he said Mr. Wilson bad displayed in
the past, was the first of the series
which be intended to make.
Farm Prices Decline.
Washington , Oct. 10.—Farm prices
of the importât t crops declined 6.5 per
c nt between September 1 and October
1, against a decline of 2 5 per cent in
the same period of last year and an
average decline of 3.1 per cent during
September for tbe last four years.
PROBING CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Standard Oil Magnate Again Called
By Committee»
Washington , Oct. 10.—John D.
Arch bold of the Standard Oil com
pany testified again today before tbe
Clapp committee investigating cam
paign funds. His examination related
to the "Archbold letters" between him
self and former Senator Foraker,
Quay and Hann a and former Repre
sentatives Grosvenor and Sibley.
Certificates of deposit sent to Mr.
Foraker, he said, ,l were for payment
of legal services to the Standard Oil
company of Ohio and that and noth
ing more."
Some of the letters said to have
been written to bim by men named,
Mr. Archbold could not remember
having received, but was not prepared
to say he had not. Of his own letters
his most frequent reply was "I have no
doubt I wrote it." Mr. Archbold did
not deny the authorship of any.
Mr. Archbold testified that a receipt
the late Cornelius N. Bliss gave him
for the contribution of 9100,000 for the
Roosevelt campaign fund of 1904 had
been destroyed just before the death
of H. H. Rogers. "It was not a thing
of pleasure to look at," said Arch
bj'd.
Chairman Hilles had been summon
ed to tell what be knew about the pre
convention campaign expenses of
President Taft, whose secretary he
was and to explain published reports
that he had accused the Roosevelt
forces of having a campaign fund of
83 ,000 ,000 or more.
Farm Crops Make Record.
Washington , Oct. 10.—Never be
fore have the great cereal crops of the
United States been so bountiful
those of this year. Records of pro
duction for almost every cereal have
been surpassed, in some instances by
millions of bushels.
The October crop report of the de
partment of agricultural issued [today
shows that spring wheat, oats, barley,
rye and hay all have exceeded the
best record productions, while the
crops of corn and potatoes from
indications also will be the greatett
ever when harvesttd.
Speaking of this great showing
made by the country's farmers, JameB
Wilson secretary of agriculture, said:
"The crops this year are the heaviest
on record. Tbe season has been
favorable, but some credit is due to
the wide effort* made in late years by
tbe federal government and the states
to help farmers throughout the coun
try to get better returns from the
average acre.
On Passing The Hat.
New York , Oct. 10.—Leaders of the
various political parties here will
consult their attorneys this week as
to the legality of passsing the hat
at political meetings without making
notes of the contributors. It was
charged today that the practice is a
violation of the state election laws.
The custom of passiog the hat at
political gatherings was started by the
socialists. It was taken up by the pro
gressives and others early in the pres
ent campaign.
Played Great Ball.
Boston , Oct. 10.—Twenty thousand
spectators passed through tbe turn
stiles of Fenway park today to watch
tbe Boston American champions en
gage with the New York|Nationals for
the world's championship.
The New York Nationals defeated
th e Boston Red Sox by a score of 2 to
1 today, making the world's series
contests so far stand: Boston one
game and New York one game, and
one tie contest.
It was a pitchers' battle today in
which the left hander, Marquad, held
the home club helpless until the last
inning, when they gathered a run on
sharp hitting by Lewis and Gardner.
An error on a thrown ball put a man
on second and third for Boston, but
Devore made a running catch off
Cady's bat. The New Yorks' hitting
was timely and effective. Boston
fielded superbly.
A Great Baseball Game.
Boston , Oct. 9.—The world's series
scenes shifted today to Fenway park,
where the second game between the
Giants and the Red Sox was staged
before the greatest crowd which has
ever seen a baseball game in this city.
The Boston Americans and the New
York Nationals batted for 11 innings
to a tie score, 6 to 6 today, with tbe
contest called on account of darkness.
The contest was exciting from the
first to the last inning. With a lead
of three runs handicap against them
the Giants contested tbe Sox all the
way until they finally caught them
and passed them In the eighth inning.
Boston rallied strongly and sent •
fifth run across the plate which tied
the score. Collins had pitched »good
game for the Red Sox until the eighth
inning when the Giants batted hin»
from the mound.
The Giants gamed a run in the.
1 0th and the home club fans were In
despair when Speaker by a mighty
drive for three bases to the center
field seats followed, by an error and
scored on the throw in bringing in tbe
tielng run. The 11th inning was un
productive of runs.
Not A Skillful Politician.
Denver , Oct. 9. —"If any fault can
be found with bim it is because he is
not a skillful politician. He does not
possess the dangerous gift of appeal
ing to the (im agination."
This was tbe characterization of
President Taft, made here by Senator
T. E. Burton of Ohio. Senator Bur
ton followed one day behind Governor
Woodrow Wilson, made a plea for
protective tariff, deolarlng the demo
cratic tariff program would spell ruin
for Colorado.
Wilson Attacks Colonel.
Kansas City , Oct. 9.— Governor
Woodrow Wilson in his speeches at
Topeka, Kas., and here last night,
replied to Mr. Roosevelt's request at
Albany, New York, that the democratic
nominee "prove or retract" the decla
ration that the United States steel
corporation is behind the third party
program for regulating trusts.
The governor reiterated that the
steel corporation "was behind the
third party program in thought," and
added that he knew nothing of any
financial support.
BIG CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
Witnesses Tell Committee About
Large Contributions.
Washington , Oct. 9.—Charles P.
Taft of Cincinnati, brother of the
president hear was the most important
witness to be heard today before the
senate campaign committee.
Former senator M. B. Scott of West
Virginia was the first witness today.
"When we got low in funds in Octo
ber, 1904," be said, "I asked Mr.
Bliss if we could not go to 26 Broad
way and get some money. He said,
'no,'that be already secured a con
tribution from those people. I asked
him bow much they hadjglven and he
said $100,000."
Charles P. Taft, tbe president's
brother, told the committee he contri*
buted $250.000 to tbe national cam
paign in 1903 and that $150,000 was re
turned. He also contributed 940,000
to the Ohio campaign.
"I thought my brother was fitted fcr
the presidency," said Mr. Taft, "and
if elected I wanted him walk into the
White house without obligation to any
great interests or corporations and
on that basis I prepared to go the
limit."
Mr. Taft testified that his contrlbu- #
tions to the president's campaign for
re-nomlnatlon totalled 9213,000, of
which 8125,000 was given to the na
tional Taft bureau.
Dan R. Hanna of Cleveland testified
that be gave 8177,000 to Colonel Roose
velt's pre-convention campaign this
year. To the Roosevelt national com
mittee he gave 850,000, to Walter F.
Brown for the Ohio campaign 850,000
and for state organization in Ohio
877,000.
Doukhobors Make Trouble.
Brandon , Man., Oot. 9.— A band of
Doukhobors, who have come here to
try to induce the authorities of the
provincial insane asylum located here
to liberate several members of their
sect who have been confined in the
institution for two years are giving
the police much trouble.
The Doukhobors are adopting the
methods that attracted so much atten
tion several years ago. They loiter
around the asylum grounds and di
vest themselves of their clothing.
Their community is located northwest
of Yorkton, Sask, and those here
claim others will come until the num
ber will reach 3,000. Tbe police have
arrested a number of those here.
Politicians Pass The Hat.
Mackinaw City , Mich., Oct. 9.—
Colonel Roosevelt's political tour of
the central states was placed on a self
supporting basis today« On the
Roosevelt car there was a representa
tive of the progressive party financial
bureau whose duty is to pass tbe hat
among the people gathered to hear the
colonel at every stop.
One thousand dollars was raised in
Detroit yesterday the first try of the
plan. Buttons and certificates of
membership in the progressive party
are given in return for contributions.