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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
PROMISE GREAT PARADE

Tentative figures submitted last night
at q meeting OF the Yale Club In New
York city indicate that the business mems
republican parade which Is to be held
Saturday. October 81. will be one of the
biggest demonstrations of its kind on rec
ord. Estimates made of the number of
men who will be in line put the total at
sc, 600, and It was stated by the organ
izers of the movement that the number
may equal that In the historic sound
money naraGe in 1896
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
GRAVES TO woRKINaMEN-

John Temple Graves, vice presidential
candidate Of the independence party. ad-
dressed several hundred of the voters of
Gloversville N. Y. last night. Col
Graves devoted his attention to a discus
sion of the Industrial conditions Of the
country and pointed out the relief which
the platform Of the independence party
would afford the working men, saying
that the. threat Of industrial slavery
makes instant appeal to the suggestion Of
Industrial liberty, and said that is just
what he and the advocates Of his party
stand for.
PITTSBURG STIRRED UP
Vice President Fairbanks. United States
Treasurer Charles H. Treat and Repre-
sentatives John Dalzell and James Fran
els Burke were the stellar attractions at
a republican rally which was intended to
be the most significant political demon
stration of the party In this, Allegheny
county, Pa, during the present national
campaign.
The meeting was held under big circus
tent, pitched In the - stockyards In the
East Liberty district, in Pittsburg. but
the real demonstration began In the down.
town district of the city. where the Amer
icus Club headed by a band. organised q
parade. and under the glare of red fire
marched through downtown streets to q
train that carried them to the meeting
place.
err a ~ ~vnn 1rrraNn anc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
SYNOD AGAINST CANNON.

The Presbyterian synod OF Illinois, at
Monmouth. ILL.,. yesterday afternoon,
passed resolutions urging the defeat of
Speaker Cannon of the national House of
Representatives.. who is seeking re-elec-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
SWANSON IN NEW YORK

Dixie land music and oratory aroused
thousands of persons to high pitch of
enthusiasm last night at the mass meet
ing of the Association Of Southern Demo-
Gratis in New York. held in Cooper Union.
The purpose was the formal ratification
of the democratic national and New York
state nominees and Gov. Claude A. Swan
son Of Virginia was the speaker Of the
evening
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22
DOOLEY" ON CONGRESS

The January American Magazine
contains the first of Mr.. Dooley's
new series Of articles. The announce
ment that from now on "Mr. Dooley"
will write for the American Magazine
is a literary event of great import
ance.
Finlay Peter Dunno, the creator OF
Mr.. "Dooley," is 0 one of the own
ers Of the American Magazine, which
explains why that publication is able
to furnish its readers all of the work
OF Mr.. Dunno, described as ''the wisest
man now writing"
MIR. Dooley" describes congress in
the current American. He says, in
part:
9TH on'y raison congress goes on
an nobody cares is that it niver dales
with subjicks that amy wan else liver
talks about onless they are in dhrink.
Who liver heard iv two sensible men
discussin' tn river an harbor bill
or wan sensible woman: Did you an
ye'er wife liver set down at night an
debate tn pension system or free rural
delivery, great subjicks that ivry day
f'r three months will sind congress to
tn tlure:: No, sir. That's tn raison
why We can put up with governments,
because they're always kept busy at.
tcndin' to matthers iv no Importance.
Anything that's important enough to
need attindence III niver pass over to
a collection iv lawyers firm tn rural
districks. Whin We see me with me
face convulsed in passion an anger
gleamin' firm me eye, It's not about
tn railroad situation I'm thinkin',
but about me tight shoes. Whin We
see INT with me head bowed in thought,
it's not wondhrin' about the threeas.
ury surplus am, but meditatin' on
how I'm goin' to raise tn money fl
tn monthly rent
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22
Wished to Hello Him.

A story is told of Sir Gilbert Parker.
NJ. p, which will strike a chord of
sympathy in many a writer's heart. 1t
seems that some twenty-five years ago
when Sir Gilbert was on a visit to this
country he met in Chicago a typical
nan of the middle west, one of the
breezy, good natured, friendly sort. Sir
Gilbert vas impressed with the type
and particularly interested in the col
loquial slang which his acquaintance
managed with more than usual delft
ness. The phrase that pleased him
most, called out with amiability and
no discoverable meaning, was, Well.
give my love to the girls"
Those who have read Sir Gilbert
Parker's novel, "The Wcavers," will
recall this phrase upon the lips of one
Thomas Tilman Lacey, who takes
hearty leave of an oriental potentate
with: "Well, goodby, king. Give my
love 10 the girls" Lacey, in fact, was
the prototype OF the Chicago man. The
latter was engaged in some provision
business along the railroad line when
Sir Gilbert me him, always expecting
to make a lot Of money some time, and
talking about it rather frequently. Ten
years later in Il New York hotel Sir
Gilbert was caught by the cheerful
words waited along the corridor:
"Well, goodby. Give my love to the
girls" He recognized his man and
went over to him.
"Wait Il minute" said the Chicagoan.
"Know you perfectly we'll. Can't place
you. Let me see"
Sir Gilbert smiled, quoted the old
phrase, and the other recalled his iden.
tfty.
well, we'll! And what are you do
ing nowT' asked the westerner.
writing books" confessed Sir Gil
bert.
us that So" said the other, evident
ly moved. And I've struck it rich
Can l do anything for you"-Seattlt
Times.
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ciated by the federal officials who will
have charge of the proposed work of
river Improvement.
1t should be borne in mind, also,
that the benefits to accrue from the
work OF improving our inland water
ways will not be confined to communi-
ties that are contiguous or tributary
to the streams affected. Water trans
portation is the great regulator of
railroad rates. In recent discussions
OF the railroad rate problem, it has
been demonstrated from time to time
that railroad rates between points
affected by water competition are
much lower than over a similar dis
lance between points where no such
competition exists. Even under pres
ent conditions, it is realized by Mon.
tana business men that railroad rates
in this state are held within certain
limits by reason Of the opportunity
for traffic on the Missouri river dur
ing part of the year, and any increase
In these river transportation facilities
will operate as an additional restraint
upon freight charges by the railroads.
President Roosevelt, in addressing
deleg ates to the National Rivers and
Harbors congress a few weeks ago,
expressed himself to this effect: sour
great river systems should be de-
veloped as national water highways;
the Mississippi with it's tributaries
standing first in Importance. The
national government should undertake
this work, and l hope q beginning
will be made in the present congress-"
AS one of the important streams to
which reference was made by the
president. it is hoped the Missouri
river will receive the attention which
the stu alton demands. The work
contemplated is a great undertaking.
a work that will require many years
to complete-and it should be pushed
without unnecessary delay.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22
FOR RIVER IMPROVEMENT.

a matter OF considerable Importance
to many citizens of Montana will be
the subject Of discussion and action
at a meeting to be held at Sioux City,
Iowa, the coming week. a call has
been issued for a Missouri River
Navigation Congress to be held at
the place named, for the purpose OF
organization to securc the improve
meets the northwest with the great
business ccntcrs of the country.
y large number of residents Of
northern and central Montana have
a personal interest in this movement,
for the ease that it proposes to
afford them better transportation Ia.
c~ilities n an are 10Y available. Ref.
crence to a map of Montana will show
that for a distance of about 800 miles
there is an immense area of country
remote from existing railroad lines,
but which is naturally tributary to
the Missouri river and would receive
direct benefit from the navigation that
would DO made possible by necess airy
improvements in that great waterway.
The Sioux City congress proposes
to urge upon the federal authorities
the merits of Missouri river improve
meut in the contemplated work of re-
moving the obstacles to navig alton or
our great inland waterways. II the
matter is given careful consideration
it will be realized that the upper Mis-,
souri, has claims in this connection
that are superior to any others tina
may be presented. the extent OF terri
tory being larger and the number o
citizens that will be benefited being
greater than in any part of the couu
try affected by the proposed work o
Improvement. The localities in nor
thern and central Montana that ar,
naturally tributary to the Missour
river are being rapidly populated b!
settlers whose transportation uecessi
ties are entitled to consideration. Ii
any undertaking involving the ex
penditure of government funds, thei,
welfare deserves recognition to an eX
tent that should be properly appre
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22

WHAT WERE WE Q~UARREL1NG T. THE
THE NORTH ABOUT!'
actual war he had kept his battle front
for three weeks after Lee had surren-
dered.
Colonel Mosby," said an English
woman who had heard these charges,
'1s it true that you deserted Lees
army"
mo, madam replied the colonel.
lees army deserted ne"
After the war a soldier said to him:
General Blank says that he's tired of
all this talk about your men having
done all the fighting that was done on
the southern side. What shall l tell
him you say about it?'
Colonel Mosby read the mans mali
ciOus intention. "You tell General
Blank that ! say l am, tOo,' was the
Delphian response.-New York Trib-
une.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22
NEW Q STORIES
Colonel Mosby's Keen Wi4

Colonel John S. Mosby. the famous
cavalry leader of the southern army. is
as keen with his tongue as he ever
was with his sword when it sprs4 !
panic through the Federal outpostS in
the sixties.
He has always maintained that the
south went to war over slavery. not
secession, as claimed by later apollo
gists of thai section. One evening
while sitting in the Occidental hotel in
San Francisco a fire eating ex-Confel-
crate from Alabama approached him
and entered into a lengthy dissertation
to prove that the south had never
fought to perpetuate slavery, but only
In defense of Estate rights"
Colonel Mosby bore it in silence for
a time, but finally, growing impa-
tent, "Look here" he interrupted,
"what were we %Quarreling with the
north about from the time, of the Mis-
souri, compromise in 1920 to the day
Sumter was fired on? Slavery. wasn't
IT."
"Ye-e-es," reluctantly admitted the
other.
"Well," continued Colonel Mosby
dryly, during the four years l was in
the southern army 1 was always under
the impression we were fighting about
the same thing we had been quarreling
about"
His course in voting for Grant in
1872 was bitterly resented by many of
his old comrades Of the Virginia army,
and in the heat Of politics it was
charged that he had deserted the
southern cause, and this though in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22
Not tho Same Bill.

After much persuasion Sir John Asst.
ley, the noted English sportsman, al
lowed himself to be put forward some
years ago as a Conservative candidate
for parliament from Lincolnshire. He
confessed he knew little about politics,
but entered into the campaign as rare
sport. One day he addressed a meet.
Ing of electors at n village in the islt
OF AXholmc. and when he had finished
somebody challenged his hearers to fire
questions ut him. Presently there cam,
the query, What do YOU think of Sill
Wilfrid l.awson'S liquor hill:" Fo- \
mcmrut Sir John VAS nnupIusrl RAJ
only for i moment. Pulling himself
together, he replied. Il cannot answer
for Sir Ntlfr.d LawSon's liquor bill
but | Il" snow that last year my W
was a deuccl sight too big
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22

FINE Book and job Printing "A spe
c!a.tN a. the RIVER PRESS Office
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22
Twelve Good Women and True,
New York Times.

-" ''''
Denver is, appropriately, the first
city in the Union to have a lawsuit
tried before a petit jury composed
entirely OF women, as Denver is the
metropolis Of Colorado, a state which
permits women to vote. The first jury
OF women sat through the conflicting
testimony OF q noteworthy suit and
rendered a memorable verdict. 1t
should establish a precedent in such
cases, but alas. with q jury composed
OF Ignorant men the point would be
almost confused.
Every woman knows that when her
" dress does not tit it is the Dress
makers fault. Every also
knows that when another woman's
dress does not fit the fault Is with her
figure. The twelve women in the Den.
yer suit decided, with their Unborn
knowledge OF such things that the
dressmaker defendant was not to
blame. The dress was all right. Its fit
"a perfect. Clearly, the plaintiffs
figure was at fault. How could q
woman with that figure expect any
dress to look we'll upon her: This
va, a point on which the twelve could
agree ~amicably. The verdict woulG
have beer the same. too, if any one o
the lurywomen had been plaintiff anG
the plaintiff on the Jury.
To mere men this way of getting a
a verdict by intuition will not seen
fair. But what jury Of men know.
whether or not a woman's dress is f;
good fit: Wha, lawyer knows? VIVA
laws avail in this matter: The Colo
RADIO woman jury, as we have said
has established Il precedent which
ought to be studied and observed.
Fine Book ana job Printing a SIN.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22
IMPORTANT LAND DECISION.

a decision, particularly concerning
Montana and the west is that handed
down by the supreme court of the
United States in the case against for.
mer Congressman Williamson, OF
Oregon, who was convicted in the
lower court on a charge of suborna'
ton of perjury in connection with
land filings, and was sentenced to
both a fine and imprisonment. The
decision is, perhaps, the most i'm
portant rendered in a decade ia con.
nection with land entries, and one OF
the most important for the west ever
handed down. Commenting upon the
decision, the Helena Record gives an
interesting review of the general prin'
ciples involved, as shown from the
brief synopsis of the decision as re.
ceived in the dispatches, that is worth
notice.
In the law relating to land entries,
it is provided that when the entryman
makes his afid avit in the land Office
he must swear that he did not take
up the land for the purpose of selling
it, but for his own use. That is the
law enacted by congress. The de.
partment, according to the decision of
the supreme court, has gone beyond
the law and has made a regulation
under which the entryman must make
the same sort of an affidavit when he
makes final proof.
The court holds that in making this
regulation the department of the in.
terror has transcribed its powers. In
other words, that it has virtually made
a criminal enactment. The courts
have never taken kindly to depart
ment made laws, especially when they
have to do with the criminal side. In
civil actions they may make regula-
tiOns and these are construed with
liberality by the courts. But when it
comes to intiicting punishment by fine
or Imprisonment because of violations
of the regulations, the courts are more
and more inclined to hold that only
congress has the power to deal with
the criminal side.
In this light the decision of the su.
prone court in the Williamson case
would seem to be an eminently just
one. While congress must necessarily
leave to the discretion of the various
government departments the details of
making effective its enactments, yet it
would be manifestly assuming powers
never intended If in addition to its
administrative functions the depart
ments also took what actually amount
TO Legislative functions.
The decision in the Williamson case
is Of particular interest in Montana
because simila ar questions are involved
in some of the forest reserve cases
which are before the courts. Ia addi-
ton to making regulations for the use
of the ranges, the agricultural depart.
mcnt has provided that fines be i'm
posed IN certain cases. This regula-
ton is in line with that of the interior
department in connection with the
Will amsOn case, when it made a re-
quirement in connection with the final
proof which the law did not Contem.
plate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22
Insurance Companies Must Report

HELENA, Jan. ll.-State Auditor
II. Il. Cunningham has sent out bis
annual call to the officials of the in.
surance companies doing business in
Montana, directing them to file with
auditor a statement of the cOuGi.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22

ton OF their companies on December
IL. These statements must be made
under oath, and must show the market
value of the securities held by the
various COZ panies on December
81. The requirements to which the
insurance companies of Montana
must submit themselves are those
recommended by the National AS.
ISOLATION of Insurance Commits
siOners.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-22

This bank solicits accounts, anG
offers to depositors absolute security.
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-08
TEMPORARY OFFICIALS
Names of Men Who Will Con-
duct Democratic Convention

DENVER. Colo. July The fol-
lowing is the list of temporary officers
OF the democratic national convention.
Temporary chairman-Theodore A. Bell Calf
fornia
General secretary-Urey woodson. Kentucky
Assistant general secretary-Edwin Seton.
Washington, ID. c.
Assistant Observation-Disclosures s. Northeu. Al
G. A. Nash. Perry, Ia: Edward CahIu Sprlng.
feld. H.; WIN Reid, Hawlins, Wyo.. and Frank
B. Ross, Indianapolis. Ind
Reading clerks-William McEnIrr Rock
Island H.; T. F. Smith, New York city: VIII
lam E r. Byrne. Charleston. W Va: c. 7.
Gavin, Denver. Colo; Rees F. Horrocks Little
Rock. Ark. and Joseph L. Reilly, Indianapo-
lis. Ind.
Sergeant at arms-John /. Martin. Missouri.
Chief assistant sergeant at arms. c. Fem.
Chief door keeper-Eugene W Sullivan. I'LL
nois.
Tally clerks-Ruby LaFoon. MadisouvIue
KY; V. ALERT. Langdon Nd: E. E. Murphy.
Leavenworth, Kan; Thomas H. LoveIace. ST
Louis; Thomas B. Collier. Memphis Tenn and
C. c. Ernst, Decatur. Ind
Messenger to secretary-W " Richardson
Danviils, KY.
MESSENGER 20 chairman-Ernest Brasley, Sui
lvan Ind.
ParIlamentarisn-N. T. Crutchheld. Ken
tucky.
Official stenosrspher-M ". Blumberg.
Washington. d. c.
: chaplains---Tuesday (opening day.. Right Rev.
Wednesday, Rev. C. F. Reimer Denver Colo ;
Thursday. Rabbi Samuel Rerch. Seattle.
Wash; Friday. Rev. P. I. Ramsey, Denver,
Colo.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-08
ARGUMENTS FOR
NAVY AND LABOR
Members of Credentials Conn
mittee Listen to fiObsOn,
GOmpers and Mitchell
Federation Leader Promises His
Support if Anti-iniunctiOn
Plank Is Adopted

DENVER, July S.-The committee on
resolutions of the democratic eOnven-
ton will not report to the convention
until Thursday. At o'clock this morn
ing the subcommittee which is drafting
the platform adjourned until 9 a, m.
today at the suggestion Of Senator
Stone of Missouri.
Immediately after being called TO or
der the platform committee proceeded
ing Governor Charles N Haskell of Ok
Iahoma permanent chairman. The COM
mittee then decided 10 intrust the de-
tails of the preparati ton Of the platform
to a subcommittee of Il members TO be
appointed by the chair, but before these
appointments were announced the full
committee listened TO arguments in sup
port of various plankS which viii be
offered for adoption
Governor Btoward of Florida argued
for liberal pronouncement IN favor OF
the Improvement OF the water courses
OF the interior.
Richmond Pearson HObson. congress
man from Alabama, presented a plea for
the increase of the navy, and in doing
so declared that this country is in i'm
minent danger of war with Japan
After recess OF two hours for dinner
the committee resumed its hearings,
taking up the labor question. Samuel
Gompers, president of the federation Of
labor, John Mitchell and other labor
leaders were present. They presented
for the consideration OF the committee
the suggestions for amendment of the
antitrust law and the Injunction plank.
which were rendered TO the resolutions
committee of the Chicago convention,
and asked that they be incorporated in
the platform.
GOmpers said that II the democratic
party would assist in righting these
two wrongs it would make II possible
for labor to stand with il. Labor could
afford TO wait for the other reforms
suggested. IF you will do what we
ask. you Will electrify our hearts" ne
said in conclusion. And we will be
with you"
James Duncan. first vice president OF
/ the American federation of labor added
Ethe weight of his argument in sup
port of what Gompers had said.
II. r. Fuller. representing the broth
erhOod OF locomotive fremen and en-
gineers and trainmen, presented and
argued for the identical injunction
plank he laid before the republican
convention.
Governor Haskell called upon John
Mitchell. the labor leader and pros
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-08
GUFFEY's CHAMPION LOSES

The chairman, however, refused TO
entertain the amendment and declared
James motion the only matter before
the convention.
Colonel Guffey secured recognition
finally and spoke briefly, and as he
concluded his address he turned back
down the aisle and when the chairman
called for the ayes and noes he turned
and with 2 face white with wrath,
shouted: We demand roll call.'
and the CRY was taken up by other
members of the Pennsylvania delega-
tion and seconded from a dozen parts
Of the hall.
The chairman called for the vote
amid great confusion and cries OF Roll
CALI" from the Guffey people and
shouts of sit down." which We're
hurled at them from all sides of the
hall.
The viva voce vote seemed over
whelmingly in favor of James motion
and the chairman so declared, while
Colonel GUffey, Garman and others of
his friends shouted derisiveIy
After the announcement by the chair
man Of the meeting places Of the varf-
Gus committees, all of which were or
/ dered to assemble at 3 o'clock. the
convention adjourned until tomorrow at
Il o'clock. in respect 10 the memory of
Mr.. Cleveland.