davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
PAYNE DEFENDS TARIFF.
Author Of New Law Declares 1t Has
Been Misrepresented.

LYONS, N. Y, Sept. 23,-Represen.
tative Serene E. Payne, chairman Of
the ways and means committee of the
house of representatives and author
of the tariff law bearing his name,
made warm defense Of that measure
before the congressional convention
which renominated him here yester-
day. He said in part:
''The matter Of prepar alton of tar.
III bill is a most perplexing one. Un-
der the definition of what the bill
should contain in q platform as plain
as that adopted at Chicago in 1908,
the task is not easy. With different
wage scale in every country and with
differences in wages in every part OF
each country, honest men seeking the
difference in labor cost here and
abroad. will not agree in all their con-
clusions. To reconcile these differ
ences among twelve men selected for
the task was part of the, labor we
had before us and in the last analy sis
the differences had to be settled by q
majority vote.
"The law as it was signed by the
president has resulted in a general
revision downward and no amount OF
special pleading, no mis.statement OF
facts and no suppression Of material
facts will ever make it appear other.
wise.
ut is an easy thing to say that the
present tariff law has increased the
cost of living, but it is impossible to
find a single item on which the tariff
was increased on which the price has
shown a similar increase. On the 9th.
er hand, on nearly every item where
we reduced the tariff or where we lef,
it the same ss under the old law, they
have maintained the old price and
sometimes increased it,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
PIONEERS HAD GOOD TIME,
Meeting At Deer Lodge Successful
In Every Respect.

DEER LODGE, Sept. 24.-The honor
of entertaining the pioneers of Mon.
tana at the next annual meeting of
their society went to Butte in the clos.
ing hour of the business session OF the
twenty.seventh annual reunion here
today.
Rain and cold seriously interfered
with the social features planned for
the reunion today, the arrangements
for practically all outdoor entertain.
ment being called of. The elements,
however, did not interfere with the
business sessions which consumed the
greater part of the day.
Tonight the band of pioneers is re.
turning home. every member. loud In
his praise of Deer Lodges hospitality
and the success of the twenty.seventh
annual reunion.
The election of officers for the en-.
suing year resulted as follows:
Judge w. Y. Pemberton of Helena,
president.
Rod D. Leggat of Butte, vice-presi.
dent.
]. U. Sanders of Helena, secretary.
A. M. Hotter of Helena, treasurer.
Frank D. Brown of Phillipsburg,
historian for the society.
Among the important matters trans.
acted at today's meeting we're:
The abolishing of the provision by
which a pioneer who is not able Fl.
naucially to pay his dues may be ex.
PEELED.
Remitting all dues not paid previ.
Gus to Dec. 81. 1909. This does not
prohibit any person who has the
money paying up all the dues he cares
to.
Abolishing the provisions of the
constitution that women members
shall be required to pay one years
dues on becoming member.
| Appropriating $3.50 for q monument
and to meet the burial expenses O.
Barney Hughes, one OF the original
discoverers OF Alder gulch.
The matter of the W. F. Sanders
memorial was discussed at some
length, Senator Kohrs bringing it up
It was generally discussed and it was
decided that it was q matter to be re.
ferred to the Sanders Memorial asso
citation, which has in charge the erec
tion of the statue to the honor of tht
pioneer. It was shown that there Il
a. ,179 in the fund and part OF thi,
amount is drawing interest. The sug
gesti0n was made that the amount cal
be increased by subscription amont
pioneers and this may be done. Co.
Kohrs. 1t was announced, had prom
tsed $500 for the fund, which will be
come available any time ii is re-
quired.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
GREAT FALLS, Sept. 24.-W

GREAT FALLS, Sept. 24.-William
Lempke, the chauffeur who was ser.
iously injured last Sunday at the Nor.
thern Montana fair tracks while prac.
ticing for the automobile races, died
at an early hour this afternoon at
Columbus hospital. He was conscious
until an hour or so before his death
and was able to recognize his father
and his brother. who arrived in the
city this morning from Kewanee, III.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
Railroad Made Large Profits.

CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-The remarkable
financial returns of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad during the last
ten years was brought out today in
the rate hearing before the interstate
commerce commission by attorneys for
the shippers, who are fighting ap In
crease of freight rates. The witness
of the day was W. A. Gardner, vice
president In charge Of operate and
mainten ance OF the road.
His testimony, ELECTED by cross.ex-
amin alton by Attorney Frank Lyon,
for the commission, was, in short, that
the company thought itself entitled
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
VETERANS IN REVIEW.
Grand Army Encampment Receives
Enthusiastic Welcome.

Grand Army Encampment Receives
Enthusiastic Welcome.
ATLANTIC C1rY, N. j.. Sept. 2t.-.
Once again the "boys In blue" have
passed in review of their comm snder
In chief. With steps not 90 sprightly
as they once we're, but with the same
old spirit. they marched the bro.d
avenues Of this city by the sea today
and we're acclaimed by great crowds
of people who came to see the big fea-
ture of the 44th annual encampment
Of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Ideal September weather favored the
old soldiers.
Forty -four states in the union they
helped to preserve were represented in
the procession and while the parade
was not 80 large as OF other years,
there was no end of enthusis ssm az the
ageing veterans marched past. The
spectacle was . stirring one. Every
building along the line OF march was
literally hidden by the national COL
ors. Near the end of the march, the
battle.scarred ranks of Q once great
army was reviewed by Commander ia
Chief Samuel r. Van SAINT.
One thing noticed at the various
meetings has been the definite ehape
the movement for increasing the pen.
sions Of veterans Ia taking. The cry
is "a dollar q day for life." The
national encampment is expected to
take up the matter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
The lorimer Bribery Case.

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-The senatorial
sub-committee on privileges and, elec-
tions which convened here to investi.
gate the alleged fraud in the election
Of United States Senator William
Lorimer. decided today to proceed at
this time with the taking of testimony, ,
and not to postpone action until aites
the November elections % urged by
the senator's attorneys.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
voted unanimously, at q meeting Sun.
day, to take concerted action In ma
tionsl and state politics,
Death Rate Has Decreased.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The death
rate In the United States In 1909 was
Is In each 1000, according to q bulle.
tin about to be issued by the census
bureau, and this is the lowest average
ever recorded for this country.
The figures cover only the cities and
states having laws requiring the reg
istr alton of deaths, and they represent
an estima ated total population of 49,.
TIC, 1893, or IS 3 per cent Of the esti.
mated total population Of the entire
country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
May Issue Emergency Money.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Secretary
MacVeagh's ruling on the term "com-
mercial paper" in the Interpretation
of the emergency currency law has be.
come known in it's full import here.
The way is now clear for the banks of
the United States to put into circula-
ton $500, ,000, 900 in emergency money
at the first sign of q stringency.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28
Railroad Men In Politics.

New YORK. Sept. 26.-For the first
time in the history of railroad unions,
members and deleg ates representing
the 306, 900 men Of the four great divi-
sions of railway employees in the east
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attr active offer.
ings in our advertising columns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-28

to raise the freight chargee, In spfte
OF the fact that in ten years 1t had re-
turned to its stockholders indirecs
dividends for more than the amount
OF the capital stock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
I13:ll!TId11I 3E1aI!l![l3 !ll1l

snakes. Then in regular order the
seven little marVels will lend their
pretty and hearty voices to a coliec-
ton OF songs that have become ma
tionally popular through their ex-
ploitation by Blanche Ring, Nora
Bayes and Harry Green. Entirely
new costumes will he worn, the songs,
comic and sentimental, have been
carefully selected and beautiful
electric device showing an electric
fountain in full play will prove one
o fthe most beautiful effects of tie
entire year.
The balance of the vaudeville bill
will he contributed by Ell Bartot-ea
clever. conversational conJurer, with
an offering that promises TO be a de-
eided and pleasing novelty. John
Stone will complete the variety sec
ton, his acrobatic exhibition, COM
hined with humorous barrel jumping
exhibition. promises no little fun.
The illustrated song section will
be properly looked after by MESS
Gertrude Keil and Master Dennis
ONeil. the girl singing When Love
Comes Stealing Into Your Heart"
and the boy having for vocal illustra 70
ton the popular Indian melody
~Singing Bird" New motion pie
lures of the particular Colonial type
will supply their regular portion of
the daily entertainments. which are
continuous each afternoon and night,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
METHOD|STs To
HOLD CONFERENCE
Pastors and Laymen to Assemble
at Greenwood Tuesday
Morning.

With the pastors of all the Rich
mond churches and those of the sur
rounding counties. as we'll as three
laymen from each church present, the
annual conference of the Richmond
district of the Methodist church will
begin at Greenwood. between Rich
mond and Ashland, on the electric
line, will begin at o'clock next
Tuesday morning.
The largest attendance in many
years Is expected. The discussion Will
be on subjects of great Importance,
and many ministers and laymen Will
give their views on missions, tenn
perance and education and other mat
tiers will be brought before the con-
ference.
This assemblage of the Methodiats
will be in session three days, the Anal
meeting being held Thursday even
ing
w. A. Christian, presiding elder,
will preside during the conference.
The Rev II. n. Potts, pastor OF the
Union Station Methodist church, will
preach the opening sermon. The Rev.
II. c. Pfeiffer, of Central Methodist
church, will preach on missions one
day during the conference. Eight
candidates for license to preach will
be passed upon.
The Richmond district includes the
city of Richmond, Henrico, Hanover,
Caroline, Spotsylvania. Charles City,
and Goochland counties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
TROOPS ARE NOW
GUARDING JAIL
Men Show Little Sorrow +
Lynching of Negro Who I
Cut Soldier.

ALEXANDRIA, July e.-at the 6rs
der ct Col. Garrard ooinmandanf AtI
Fort Myer, a guard OF cayalryn1eua
was plated around the Alexandrf1a
county jail, on Fort Myer HeightAI
last night and the line OF pickets o.
the side of the post nearest the J4i1S
was reinforced and the sentries aTme69
with cavalry carbines.
Wherever the men gathered I'M
groups. the main topic of conyerSa@s
ton was the attempted lynching early
yesterday morning by about fifty Of
their fellows, of Robert Jackson. ri
negro, confined in the AlexandriaA
county jail. who in a fracas follows
ing the Jeffries-J ohnson fight. slashed
with a rabor and probably fatally
wounded Private Scott, of Battery m
Third Field Artillery.
AS an additional precaution, Caps
tain Horn, commander of Battery IN
has taken personal possession al thu
keys TO the gun racks and arnmunt-
ton chests of his battery. and two
cayafryFnen We're stationed at the bar~
racks occupied by Battery ID. While
there is little probability of another
attempt, the men are in a revengefuf
mood, and chow little signs Of pei1i~
tence for their deed Threats Were
made openly that ii Scott should df6s
Jackson would get his"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
MANY WORKERS
AT CONFERENCE
Program is one Of Interest
Several Addresses on
Missions.

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian. }
ASHEyILLE. n. C., July 9.--The
Young Peoples Missionary conference
has been in session In this city at
the Normal and Collegiate Institute
for the last four days. and the pro-
gram and exercises have been very
interesting and helpful. Many prom
inent church and laymen from all
over the world are present
Among the workers in this field
were Edmund D. Soper. Harry w.
Hicks, DR. r. w cation and DR.. S.
j. Woodbridge,
Mr.. Soper has made several talks
on the subject of Christian Giving
and has handled this subject in an
entirely new way.
Mr.. Hicks gave a report OF the
Worlds Missionary conference ye-
Gently held Ut Marlborough. and pre-
scented number of phases of the
meeting,
DR.. Patton. OF Virginia. of the de-
partment of foreign missions. spoke
yesterday morning on missions
DR.. Woodbridge, Of the Presbyte-
riaE church, who has been mis-
sionary in China for twenty-eighi
years. also spoke, and gave some
practica, illustrations taken from ac-
eua, observation. DR. Woodbridge Is
editor OF the Christian Intelligence. a
missionary organ published In China,
He showed one Of his papers to the
audience.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
". ?. BnOWNLOW
ANSWERS LAST CALL
West Virginia Congressman Dies
at Johnson City After Long
Illness. -.

BRISTOL. TENN. July 9-Repre-
sentative Walter Preston BroWnlow. OF
the First Congressional district. died
in the hospital Of the mountain branch
of the National Soldiers Home. at
Johnson City. Tenn. last night
For three AAys he had been in a
state of coma due to uraemic poison
ing resulting from Bright's disease. He
had been III since last December but
his condition did not become critical
until May 30.
Hr. Brownlow had served IN Con-
gress since 1897. His career ran a
wide gamut. from messenger boy at 10
locomotive engineer, to Congress. Mr.
Fighting Parson~ Brownlow. once ran
an engine from Rogersville Ia Bulls
Gap. He worked into the newspaper
business as reporter on the Knoxville
Whig and Chronicle, edited by his un-
Gle. United States Senator Brownlow.
and later. in 1876. he purchased the
Jonesboro Herald and Tribune. Of which
he since had been editor and pro-
prletor. He was chairman OF the Con-
gressional campaign committee OF his
district. delegate to the National Re
publican Conventions for rs years, Re
publican national committeeman for
Tennessee three times doorkeeper of
the House in the Forty seventh Con-
gress and for II years thereafter a
Representative In Congress The last
10 years he had been a member of the
appropriations Committee He was
married and five children survive him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
SEND DELEGATES To
GOOD ROAD MEETING
Mayor Wallace Appoints Those
for Fredericksburg-In-
terest in the Work.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
FREDERICKSBURG , VA. July 3
Mayor II. Lewis Wallace has recently
appointed the following delegates to
the National Good Road Convention
that meets at Niagara Falls, IN Sep
TENDER. Capt. M. B. Rowe, T. II. Har-
ris. Henry Warden, w. L. Brannan'
Col. d. Cole. c. w. Jones, S. G.. Wal
lace, David Hirsh, r. n Brent. DR.. j.
G. King, Gen. D D. Wheeler, Henry
Dannehl. W. s. Embrey, J. c. Melville,
J. M. Goldsmith, G. r. Howard, Capt.
r. M Larkin, F. NJ. Chichester. A. p.
Rowe, NJ. G. Willis. G. r. Timberlake,
J. r. Rawlings. E. j. Cain. Capt. T.
McCracken, and w. D. Scott. A large
number of these delegates expect 10 at
tend this convention.
Since the question of good roads has
been agitated Spotsylvania has gotten
a move on herself Several month ago
the county voted to bond itself $780,
600 for road improvement.
Mr.. r. G. Lassiter. of Virginia, was
given the contract for improvement in
the chancellor district. He has his
road machinery and equipment in the
county now and will begin regular
work Monday morning.
Miss Nellie Callahan. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. IL. Callahan. and Mr..
Ernest Truslow. of Stafford, were mar
ried a few days ago at the Stafford
Court House Methodist church, by Rev.
| W. R. Hardesty,
After a bridal trip north. tho couple
viii reside at Rose Hill,
The faculty of the Fredericksburg
Summer Normal Institute rendered q
deli ghtful reception to the students on
the college campus last night. More
than three hundred guests called. Re
freshments were served and dancing
Was INDUCED in during the evening.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
Another Earce-Comedy.

Turned Up" rollicklng farce
with sparkling lines, ludicrous situa-
tons and afrording ample opportunity
for the display of individuality. will
be the vehicle on which the popular
Benjamin Players will make their exit
from the Academy stage next week.
The final play, bringing to a close
a most successful run OF twelve
weeks, will be much on the order
of "Niobe,'' a light combination Of
farce and comedy. provoking laugh
ter and merriment throughout, and
not taxing the audiences mind to
follow plot, 1t promises to be a
scream
All the players will be on their
mettle next week and Will give finish
ed performances The roles have been
has been injected into them. In ad-
dition to the excellent performances
there will be much jollitity among
the players because OF the fact that
they are rounding out an engagement
which has been source of as much
pleasure to them as TO the thousands
of patrons of the Academy. All the
players have scores of admirers. par
ticulsrly Miss Carroll McComas, Erwin
Bunkall. Jerome Storm. lydia Knott,
Anne Bradley, Fulton Russell, Robert
Cain and several others Their friends
Will doubtless pelt them with momen-
tos of the Benjamin Players most
successful season, and upon which
the actors, Producer Benjamin and
Manager Leo Wise are to be COM
mended and complimented.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
WORKING GIRLS
CAN'T GET PAY
Census Director Inaugurates New
Plan Which Throws Depart
emit Into Hopeless Tangle.

WASHINGTON, July "a bad tan
| gle in the new piece work system
of punching the population cards IN
the census bureau has resulted IN q
serious delay of the pay envelopes or
the several hundred girls who come
from various parts of the country,
and as one of them expressed 1t to-
day certainly need the money.
The girls were to have had their pay
July /. Nine days have now passed.
and the best that Director Durand can
say Ia that they will get the money
as soon as the cards are counted.
In the meanwhile the girls say that
their boarding house keepers are de-
manding payment and many are in
fear of falling into the hands Of the
loan sharks who are always on the
lookout, for government employees.
Most OF the girls are strangers. and
on their own resources. The trou-
BILE threatens to stir up the "uplift'
and helper of the -threatened-w working
girl movements OF this city to no
small degree. Director Durand is be-
ginning to find himself in very seri-
Gus situation. To alleviate matters-for
the girls he has offered to advance ten
dollars to each girl, and to loan more
where the urgent need of it can be
shown.
ia auuItfoH 10 Hls tTouDiSS III lilAS
line. complaints have been made alleg
+ ing discrimination against those paid
by piece work. They are paid thirty
cents per hundred for the cards. For
the first month they received straight
salary of $50. This was to tide them
over until they could become prof.
cient at the work. They were then put
on the piece work basis being assured
that they could earn over $50 at this
scale. Now many of them claim that
they cannot make even $50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
-GRA4-HA4RED- p A ARK + 74 --
TELLS son GOODBYE

Especial to The Richmond Virginlab
HARRISONBTRG. July s.-Danlel
Barbour. a gray haired old darkey, ~
years old, came from Harrtston, Au'
gusta county. yesterday. to visit ms
son. Pink Barbour who Is in jail for
killing James Lee, on Monday.
Il allus tole yet dat whisky an
shoottn irons would git yer In trouble
Pink" said the aged parent, and now
yer see"
lawyer" exclaimed the parent
mum mind chile yer is past helf OF
lawyers You had better call on DC
Lord he SIS de only pusson dat Kin heF
you now
.'Goodby Pink. Ise sho sorry fer yer
Goodby never expect 10 see you
sgin"
the old man left the jail and took the
late train for his humble home 1T
Augusta county.
Barbour stu says that he was dea'
drunk and knows nothing about shoot-
ing Lee.
He will rely upon the court TO fur
nish him with an attorney
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-09
EMMANUEL OBSERVES
SEM|-CENTENN|AL
Celebrates Fiftieth Birthday With
Many Notable Clergymen
Present.

Emmanuel church. in Henrico
county. celebrated its semi-centennial
Wednesday afternoon with appro-
pirate exercises. AT 4:30 o'clock the
exercises began with song and prayer
The Right Rev. George w. Peterkin
Bishop Of West Virginia, preached the
sermon of the occasion.
He rehearsed the points of histori-
cal interest of the church from its
establishment, July s. 1869. TO the
present. He told how fifty years age
two brothers, John and Daniel Stew
art, selected the spot, built the lit
tie edihce on the crest of Brook Hill
and dedicated ii. He also said tina,
the church was used for a hospital
In the closing years of the Confed-
crate war. and that church was great
~ abused and the silver communion
set was stolen.
The services closed with the bene-
diction by Bishop Robert A. Glib
son, Of Northern Virginia.
A singular coincidence was noted
in that Bishop Gibson and BishoI
Peterkin are sons of DIR. Churchill
Gibson and DIR. Peterkin, respective
ly, both of whom assisted at the
conservation of the church fifty year:
ago.
The following assisted In the ser
vices: Bishops Gibson and Peterkin
the Revs. e. E. Osgood. the rector;
James Morris, DR.. l.. r. Mason, DIR
]. ]. Gravatt. DR., w. M. Clark. DIR
John Moncure. James Potndexter. DR.
Robert Forsyth. NJ, C. Daughtery. DIR
c. Braxton. DR.. l.. r. Tyler and DIR
G. Peyton Craighili