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The River Press.
Vol. XXXIII.
Fort Benton, Montana, Wednesday December 18, 1912.
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AMBASSADOR IS DEAD.
Whitelaw Reid Passes Away After
Brief Sickness.
London , Dec 15. —Whitelaw Reid,
United States ambassador to Great
Britain since 1905, died in his London
residence, Dorchestar house, shortly
after noon today from pulmonary
oedema. The end was quiet and peace
ful. Mrs. Raid and their daughter
were at the bedeide.
The ambassador had been uncon
scious since 9 o'clock in the morning
and at intervals in the previous 24
hours he had been slightly delirious
as a result of the drugs, administered
to induce sleep.
Whitelaw Reid was in his seventy.
Bixth year, having been born October
27, 1837, in Xenia, Ohio.
He became a newspaper writer a9
a young man and never eDded his
connection with the public press. He was
editor-in-chief of the New York Trib
une for many years and afterward be
came proprietor of that journal. He
served in the first organizations of the
civil war in 1861 and then as war cor
respondent, in which capaci'y he was
present at many important battles.
Later in life he entered the diplo
matic service and went to France a*
United States minister in 1889, remain
ing until 1892. He came back to the
United States to run as the republican
candidate for vice president on the
ticket with President Harrison. In
1897 he was sent as special ambassador
to Great Britain to attend the celebra
tion of the diamond jubilee of Queen
Victoria. His next important work
was as special commissioner to the
Paris conference which negotiated
peace between the United States and
Spain.
In 1902 he was again appointed spe
cial ambassador to Great Britain for
the coronation of King Edward VII.,
with whom he had been always on the
most friendly terms. He was chosen
in Maroh, 1905, United States ambas
sador to Great Britain in succession
to Joseph H. Choate.
Railroad Equipment Is Bad.
-Washington , Dec. 16.—"Safety
first" is the paramount rule of train
operation suggested by the interstate
commeroe commission in Its twenty
sixth annual report, submitted today
to congress. Discussion of disasters
on Americas railroads during the year
constitutes an Important feature of the
report.
It Is pointed out that many of the
accidents resulting in fatalities might
have been averted by the exercise of
proper precaution or the employment
of suitable devices and good equip
ment. Figures given show that of the
total of 8,215 derailments during the
jesr, 1,877 were caused by defects of
roadway and 3,947 were due to defec
tive equipment. This indicates an in
crease over the previous year of 652
in the derailments due to bad road
way, and 1,023 due to bad equipment.
Enormous Farm Values.
Washington , Dec. 16 —Final esti
mates of production and value of
eleven of the important crops which go
to make up the enormous grand total
Qf 19,532.000,000, the wealth produced
on farms through the soil and farmers'
livestock during 1912 as stated by the
secretary of agriculture, were an*
nounced today by the crop reporting
board, bureau of statistics, depart
ment of agriculture. The figures are
the official government estimates for
the important crops and indicate the
acreage, production, value asked or
prices paid to farmers on December 1.
These eleven crops are only a portion
of the production of the soil which
the secretary of agriculture estimates
will amount this year to 86,137,000,000.
The secretary estimates the total value
of the animal products of the farm in
1912 to be about 93,395,000,000.
M ay Abandon Montana Forts.
Washington , Dec. 16.—The war
department has in contemplation a
plan which may result in the abandon
ment of Fort William Henry Harrison
and Fort Missoula, Montana, in Jan
uary next. During that month the
Twenty-fifth infantry, colored, now at
Fort Wright and Fort Lawton, will
sail for Hawaii, and it is proposed,
though not yet definitely decided, that
the Fourteenth Infantry shall replace
it. At present the headquarters and
the Second battalion of the Fourteenth
infantry are at Fort Harrison, near
Helena, and the Third battalion is at
Fort Missoula.
Women Begin Long March.
New Yokk , Dec. 16.— "First aid is
all right for our small bruises, but
n> thing will cure us hut votes for all."
Thus «Hug 25 suffragettes as they
sta'ted on their 140-mile walk to Al
bany io deliver to Governor-elect Sul
z r on bis inauguration day a message
for the cause of women suffrage.
Clad in sweaters, mackinaws, short
skirts aLd high boots and headed by
a woman beating a martial tattoo on
a snare drum, the marchers left Van
Cortlaudt park on the outskirts of the
city shortly after 9 o'clock. Sympa
thizers of both sexes were on band
and cheered lustily when the leader of
the pilgrimage, Miss Rosaline Jones
"General Jones" as she was called by
her fellow suffragettes—gave the order
"forward march."
PARCELS POST RULES.
Various Kinds of Farm Products
May Be Mailed.
Washington , Dec. 13.—According
to regulations governing the parcels
post system, promulgated by Post
master General H tchcock, perishable
articles may be seat through the mails
only under specific restrictions as to
their containers and the distance they
are to be sent.
Butter, lard, fish, fresh meats,
dressed fowl*, vegetables, fruits, ber
ries and similar articles likely quickly
to decay may be sent for short dis
tance when securely packed. Eggs
will be accepted for local delivery
when packed properly in a container
and for any distance when each egg
Is separately packed in a perfectly
secure manner.
No restriction Is placed on the mail
ing of salted, dried, smoked or cured
meats, but fresh meat will be trans
ported only within the first zone.
Fragile articles, including millinery,
toys, musical instruments and articles
of glass in whole or in part must be
packed securely and marked "fragile. "
Articles that may not be sent by
parcels post include Intoxicating
liquors of any kind; poisons, poison
ous animals, insects or reptiles, ex
plosives of every kind: inflammable
articles, including matcher; infernal
machines; pistols or revolver?; disease
germs; any ob?cece, defamatory or
Scurrilous matter now prohibited by
law; live or dead animals, or birds
or live pouhry; raw hides or pelts, or
anything having a bad odor.
Books and printed matter may not
be forwarded at parcels post rates,
but. only at the pouad rat is, or third
class matter.
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A DELUGE OF ORATORY.
Congressmen Debate Proposed
Change In Immigration Laws.
Washington , Dec. 14.— A deluge
of impassioned oratory swept the house
of representatives for four hours to
day during general debate on the Dil
lingham-Burnett bill fixing a literacy
test for Immigrants to the Uulted
States. The measure was brought up
in the bouse after a fight on a special
rule brought In from the committee on
rules, which was adopted on a roll
call vote by an overwhelming majority
despite complaints of "gag rule"
from the opponents of the bill.
After four hours discussion the
house adjourned with the bill still
pending. It will be taken up next
week.
The field day of speechmaking was
opened by Representative Burnett of
Alabama in charge of the bill. He at
tacked the class of immigrants now
coming to this country and declared
that the literacy test was demanded
by labor organizations and farmers'
organizations because they did not
want the "spittoons of Europe empti
ed into this country."
Representative Moore of Pennsyl
vania, in charge of the opposition,
said the bill would Dot accomplish the
object for which it was framed.
"You shut the doors to the unedu
cated European because their poverty
has held them back," be said, "and
at the same time you say to the Black
Hand, the scamp, the anarchist, the
fellow who reads inflamatory and
deadly literature, "Come in, we need
you."
Representative Curley of Massa
chusetts, opposing the bill, called on
the shades of Dante, Michael Angelo,
Plutarch and half a hundred other
ancients of fame with tongue-twisting
names to witness the Intellectual qual
ities of the natives of southern Eu
rope.
May Break Egg Market.
Chicago , Dec. 14.— Following the
lead set by the women of Philadel
phia, the Women's Clean Food league
of Chicago Is preparing a campaign
for lower prices for eggs.
Ten carloads of fresh country eggs
will be placed on sale in booths In
different seotions of the city next Fri
day at 24 cents a dozen. Eggs now
being 47 cents a dozen. The league
will not attempt to make any profit on
the sales, but will endeavor simply to
break the market.
Big Grain Blockade.;
Buffalo . N. Y., Dec. 14 —Three
miles of giant freighters, their hulls
filled with millions of bushels of grain,
are riding at anchor tonight Inside the
breakwaters of Buffalo's outer harbor,
forming one of the heaviest blockades
of grain in the history of the port.
The 53 vessels are carrying cargoes
aggregating 15,000,000 bushels of ex
port grain, virtually alt of it being
wheat. In the inner harbor are 20
vessels, and a like number are ex
pected from upper lake ports before
the lakes become unnavigable.
The total cargo value of the fleet in
winter quarters here is estimated at
920,000,000. The grain will be trans
shipped at the rate of 1,000 cars a day
during the winter and the remainder
will ba shipped by canal in the spring.
High Price For Montana Steaks.
Spokane , Dec. 14.— T-bone steaks
at $25 each may seem a little expensive
to the ordinary person, but that is the
price rich persons, at least, will pay
for choice cuts supplied by Royal, the
grand champion Hereford prize-win
oirg steer at the L^wi-tnr , Idaho, live
stock show. Tho sieer was bought by
E. H. Siunton of S| okiuie, the price
paid was 91,4ûti, or 91 05 a pound.
The steer was i uist d, exhibited and
sold by th •• Jones Land and Cattle
company of Wisdom, Mont., in the
Big Hole bar-in.
Royal paid his respects to the Spo
kane public this afternoon and parad
ed down Riverside avenue on an Im
perial tour of 30 streets, preceded by
a brass band. The animal is 14
months old, was fattened on hay and
is as smooth and slick as an Alaska
seal.
Will Prosecute Butter Trust.
Chicago , Dec. 14. —The Elgin Board
of Trade, popularly known as the
butter trust," and the American As
sociation of Creamery Butter Manu
facturers were attacked by the federal
government in a civil anti-trust suit,
filed here today for the dissolution of
both concerns.
Sweeping charges of a conspiracy to
fix arbitrarily the price of butter in
the interest of manufacturers and cold
storage concerns and to the detriment
of the farmer, other small producers
and of the consuming public, are
made by Attorney General Wicker
sham against the so-called trust,
which he would destroy as a violation
of the Sherman law. Butter making
has drifted to the large manufacturers,
the natural increase in volume of busi
ness has been curtailed and prices to
the people of the country have been
enhanced' especially during the win
ter season, by the operations of the
"ooosplrators," according to the gov
ernment's petition in the equity.
Vacant Seat In Congress.
Washington , Dec. 12 —Represen
tative Charles C. Bowman of the
Eleventh Pennsylvania district was
unseated by the house today by the
passage, 153 to 158, of the resolution
declaring that corrupt practices had
been used in his election In 1910.
At the same time the house bad re
fused, 181 to 88 to seat George R. Mc
Lean, his democratic opponent. It
was charged that he bad been guilty
of the same practices as were alleged
against Bowman.
The seat from the Eleventh district
will be vaoant until March 4, when it
will be filled by John J. Casey, demo
crat, elected last November.
Should Eat More Fruit.
Kansas City, Mo ., Deo. 12.— That
a greater consumption of fruit by
Americans would cause a great reduc
tion in the cost of living and raise the
general standard of health in this
country, was the declaration of sev
eral speakers before the annual con
vention of the Western Association of
Nurserymen here today. The associa
tion is pledged to lower the cost of
production of fruit and Improve the
methods of dlstributuon, so as to les
sen tbe cost to the consumer. A legis
lative committee was appointed to
work for uniform tree inspection laws
in all the western states.
Power Companies Merged.
Trenton. N. J., Dec 13. —Articles
of consolidation were filed with the
secretary of slate today by the Butte
Electric Power company, the Montana
Power company, Madison River Power
company, Billings & Eastern Montana
Power company and the Missouri Elec
tric Light & Power company. These
companies had a combined capital of
approximately $14,000,000. The new
company, under the name of the Mon
tana Power company, ha9 an author
ized capital of 9100,000,000 divided in
to 91U0 shares.
WINS WHEAT PRIZE.
Montana Awarded Honors At Big
Northwest Exposition.
St. Paul , De. 11 —J P. Nash and
Chas. Bridgemao of Cl>de Park have
been awarded the five thousand dollar
prize for trie best five bushels of wheat
grown in the American northwest dur
ing 1912 by 'he Northwest Development
league.
Thi* award wa* made because Nash
and Bridgeman were able to tile affi
davits showing they had produced
3.035 bu-he|s of wheat on 52 acres and
they gained their points on yield, not
altogether on q iality. Peter Deboir,
of Conrad, Mont., was second with a
final score of 84 as Hgainst the 02 of
Bridgeman and Na*h. Deboir'* wheat
scored two points higher on the floor
of the Minneapolis grain exchange
and milled two points higher than the
winner when the millers had made
bread of it. b it D.-boir said this y it la
was only 40 bushels to the acre while
Bridgeman and Nash have taken oath
that they had 59jt bushels to the acre
on 52 acres.
Fred Smrz of Hinifham scor d I igh
est on the commercial card and so far
as any one knows, had the best wheat
at the exposition bin Smrz had a yield
of only 21 hushels to the acre and lost
out. J. F. Kane of Conrad was fourth
with a total score of 81. Dick Beuu of
Conrad was fifth and it would have
been a bright day for Conrad if one
of the exhibitors could have shown a
yield to compare with Bridgeman and
Nash.
For Additional Homestead Entries.
Washington , Dec. 11.—Represen
tative Lafferty of Oregon has intro
duced a bill for additional entries for
homestead entrymen in Montana and
other western states. It provides that
any person who has made final proof
and has received patent for lands en
ered under the Uuited States home
stead laws In Montana and the west
ern states prior to the act of Febuary
19, 1909, as amended by act of June
301912, and who has not heretofore
disposed of such lands, shall be en
titled to enter so much non-mineral,
non-irrigable, unreserved and unap
propriated surveyed public lands
which do not contain merchantable
timber, located In a reasonable com
pact body and not more than ten miles
distant from his original entry, as
when added to his original entry
shall not exceed 320 acres.
Record Price For Montana Steer.
Lewiston , Idaho, Deo. 12.—In
the sale ring of the Northwest Live
stock Show here yesterday, tbe grand
champion steer of tbe «how sold for
91.05 a pound. Tbe steer weighs 1,275
pounds, making the total price 91,
338.75. The steer is a pure bred Here
ford 14 months old and was exhibited
here by the Jones Land & Cattle com
pany of Wisdom, Montana. The buy
er was the Stanton Cold Storage com
pany of Spokane.
The first prize carload of cattle sold
for 98.10 a hundred.
Alleged Horseshoers'Trust.
Detroit , Dec. 12 — Tbe federal gov
ernment tiled a civil anti-trus-t suit
here today against the Horseshoers'
trust. Io a petition in equity. At
torney General Wickersham seeks in
junctions against the Master Horse
shoers' National Protective Associa
tion, its officers and manufacturers of
drilled horseshoes, adjustable calks
and rubber hoof pads from continuing
an alleged combination and conspir
acy t j control tbe sale of those articles
in this country and Canada, to horse
shoers, and prevent their sale direct
to horse owners.
Through unlawful agreements and
contracts, it U charged the defend
ants have interfered seriously with
Interstate and foreign commerce in
violation of the Sherman law.
Buried Under Snowslide.
Cordova , Alaska, Dec. 11.—Five
bodies remain buried in the snow at
the foot of Copper mountain, where
an avalanche killed nine men and In
jured two last Sunday. The body of
"Bud" Gallagher, miner, was re
covered today, The 11 men caught,by
tbe avalanche were at work when they
heard a great noise from above. Every
man dropped bis work aod started to
rtm, hut only W. W. McCarthy and
Key Oda got beyond the path of tbe
slide. Tbe buildings were obliterated.
The rescue workers have no means of
knowing where to look for bodies.
Balm For False Conviction.
W ashington , Dec. II.—All persons
erroneously convicted in the United
States couits and later pardoned or
acquitted would have the right to ap
ply fur pecuniary indemnification for
defauuiiion of character brought about
by their conviction by the terms of a
bill it ti-oduced today by Senator Suth
erland. The amount to be paid would
be determined by the court of claims,
but io no instance could exesed 95,000
THEY NEED PROTECTION.
American Citizens Menaced By
Mexican Bandits.
W ashington , Dec. 11.—President
Taft listened tonighttostartling disclo
sures about present-day conditions in
Mexico. Four American business men
with Mexican interests and two mem
bers of the senate sat io the cabinet
room at d heard the story vouched for
by all, told to the president by one
man who had been in tbe southern
republic within tbe last few weeks.
It was a tale of outrages on MexU
can womeo, of murders and of hold
ups of Americans, of bandits who
seized Americans and held them for
ransom and of general lawlessness.
The story came out at the bearing
granted by the president to the Ameri
can business men who have appeared
before the 6tate department and who
Were referred to the White house. They
did not ask intervention, they Mid
after tbe hearing was over, but they
requested tbe president to see that the
Americans were protected and tbat
life and property was made safe.
Tbe president promised to take up
the case with tbe departments con
cerned.
Probe For Canning Industry.
Washington , Dec. 10.—A general
congressional investigation of the can
ning industry of tbe country is pro
posed in a resolution by Representa
tive Allen of Ohio. Tbe resolution
sets forth that conditions in certain
canneries were "filthy," that diseased
workers are employed in these par
ticular canneries and also tbat women
and young children are employed uu
der adverse conditions.
Gets Bath of Molten Slag.
Salt Lake , Dec. 10.—Molten slag,
poured upon William Bruce, a labor
er, as he lay asleep, resulted in bis
death at a local hospital last night.
At Garfield Bruce lay down among
the warm slag at the foot of the Ameri
can smelter dump. Toward morning
ten toos of liquid fire rolled down the
dump and splashed over the sleeper.