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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
The Cause Of High Prices.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Republi.
cans and democrats don't agree as to
the causes for the increase in cost oi
living between 1900 and 1910.
The majority report OF the special
senate committee which has been in.
vestig ating these questions was sub
mttted to senate yesterday by Senator
Lodge, chairman of the committee. A
meeting was held prior to the pre-.
seutation Of the report and the minor.
ity members of the committee protest.
ed against the character of the find.
ings.
After q long argument the minority
was authorized to employ an expe
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
LAW APPLIES TO ALL,
Labor Unions Not Exempt From
Anti-Tru Legislation.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-Labor or
ganizations have lost their fight to
gain exemption from prosecution uu.
der the antitrust and interstate com.
merce laws. Following a lively de.
bate and by vote of 13S to 130 the
house today agreed to the senate &C.
tion striking out q provision In the
sundry civil bill that would have eft.
fected this immunity.
When the sundry bill was before
the house that body tackled on an
amendment by Mr.. Hughes of New
Jersey. q democrat, providing that
no part of the appropriation for the
enforcement of the antitrust laws
shall be spent in the prosecution Of
any organization or individual for
entering into any combin alton or
agreement having in view the incre as
ing of wages, shortening of hours or
the bettering of the conditions OF
laborers, or for any act done in fur.
therauce thereof not ia itself unlawful.
The senate struck out the amend
ment. The house then Instructed its
conferees to stand by that provision
and the senate conferees, resenting
such an iron.clad direction, refused
to consider the question.
Today Mr.. Tawney MINI. J, one OF
the house conferees. moved that the
house recede from its position and con.
cur with the sen mates action. The mo.
tion stirred up hornets nest.
During the debate Mr.. Tawney said
he hoped the house would recede and
concur with the senate as to this
amendment, asserting hat the amend
men. was offered for political bun.
combe. He protested against congress
tying the hands of the government in
the enforcement of criminal law and
said that "the amendment worked q
class discrimination that would insti-
tute a policy that some day would
shake the very foundation of this gov
ernment."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
Tariff Produces Revenue.

WASHINGTON. June 26.-Four days
remain in the government fiscal year,
which ends with the close of business
on June 30. Uncompleted figures and
estimates available at this time lead
Secretary McVeagh to express himself
as we'll satisfied with the operations
Of the treasury department for the fis.
cal year just closing.
Mr.. MacVeagh regards the new tar.
if law as having justified itself as q
revenue producer. Internal revenue
receipts have exceeded the estima ates
by approximately 10000, 900 and the
year may end with surplus in the
ordinary receipts and expenditures,
instead OF deficit of s34, 900, 900 as was
predicted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
Public Land Withdrawal Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 22.-By q vote
OF lO1 to II the house agreed yester.
day to the senate substitute for the
house public land withdrawal bill.
This action was taken at the conclu.
sion OF an hours debate upon the sen.
ate substitute bill. Mr.. Mondell, ch air.
man OF the house lands committee con.
tended that the senate measure gave
the president more authority for the
withdrawal of public lands than did
the house bill. This view was com.
batted by Robinson of Kansas, Ferris
OF Oklahoma and Madison of Kansas.
The vote was largely on party lines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
An Airship Passenger Service.

DUSSELDORF, Germ any, June d.
The first regular airship passenger
service was inaugurated today, when
Count Zeppelin's great craft, the
Deutschland, carrying twenty pas.
sengers, successfully made the first
schedule trip from Friederischaf afen to
this city, q distance of 300 miles, in
nine hours.
The weather was perfect and the mo.
tore worked faultlessly. The average
time maintained for the complete
course was approximately 80 miles an
hour, but between Friederisch afen and
Stuttgart the 124 miles was covered at
an average of Al miles an hour.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
POSTAL BANKS ASSURED.
important Measure Passes Congress
and Soon Becomes Law.


and Soon Becomes Law.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-After vot-
ing down several amendments the sem
ate decided, A to 25, to concur in the
house amendments to the postal say.
ings bank bill, and thus took the last
legislative step necessary to the es.
tsbliehmeut of postal savings banks
in the United States.
The postal bank bill. as it goes to
the president. provides for the desig-
nation OF postodaces as postal saviugs
depository Offices. The opening Of
such repositories Is left to the discre-
tion Of board OF three trustees, con-
sisting OF the postm aster general, the
secretary of the treasury and the at.
torney general. This board ia given
complete control of the repositories
and of their funds. AS it will require
considerable time for the board to
prepare it's regulations it is impossi-
BILE at this time to predict when the
postal banking system will be in op.
Grafton.
In these repositories any person
over ten years Of age may make de-
posits OF funds amounting to one dol
lar or multiples of that amount. Pass
books will be issued to depositors
and interest allowed at the rate of two
per cent. No person Ia to be permit.
ted to deposit more than 800 In any
one month nor to be allowed to have
exceeding $500 to his credit at any
time. The withdrawal OF funds is to
be permitted at any time.
Postmastsrs In fourth class offices
are to be given additional compensa.
tion for their services in connection
with the repositories and postal saw
ings accounts in the banks are to be
kept separate from all other accounts.
One hundred thous and dollars is ap-
propriated to carry the proposed law
into effect and to establish the first of
the repositories.
The bill contains the following:
1.-THE faith of the United States is
solemnly pledged to the payment OF
deposits made in postal savings de-.
pository offices, with accrued interest
thereon as herein provided.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
Montana Man Murdered.

PORTLAND, June 22.-Jesse E. Webb
has confessed to the killing of w. A.
johnson of Butte, whose body was
found In trunk in the Union station n
in this city yesterday. Webb in q
signed statement, made to the police
after two hours Of questioning, said
he killed Johnson In self defense after
. brswl between the two men in the
latter's room In a downtown hotel.
Mrs. D. w. Kersh, who was arrested
with Webb. is exonerated from com.
plicity in the crime by the confessed
slayer, who charges, however, that
she conspired with him In placing the
body in the trunk aud sending it to
the Union station.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
Bold Bandits Rounded Up,

LYNN, Mass, June Is. - Three
bandits. armed with automatic maya.
zine revolvers, shot sad killed Thos.
A. Landregsn, q shoe manufacturer;
fatally wounded Police Officer J. q.
Carroll and ran away with . bag con.
tanning 5000. Policeman Carroll
died shortly afterwsrd.
An hour later one of the bandits was
dead from q self-inflicted wound, a
second was In the hospital with five
bullet wounds, while the third was
under arrest. Abraham Lyons. who
was wandering through the woods,
was shot in the thigh by one of the
robbers, who mistook him for . pur.
suer. All except 81 of the money was
recovered.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29

HELENA, June 22.-There was .
walkout Of the granite cutters at the
state capitol today. but men employed
on other parts of the work are still
on the job. The men engaged at
Clancy in getting out the granite for
the contractors, Kain Bros, have
made demand for fifty cents more q
day and for payment every week in
cash. Under an agreement signed
with the granite cutters union the
workmen were to be paid once in two
weeks and by check.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
Missing Heir Found In Jail.

CHICAGO, June 24.-William Hamil-
ton, who disappeared from his home
in Pitts sburg eight months ago and who
later fell heir to q fortune. was dis.
covered as q prisoner in the house of
correction here today.
The settlement of the estate to which
Hamilton is one of the heirs has been
delayed while search for the missing
man was being prosecuted. The first
trace was found in the records of the
municipal court which showed he was
sentenced on May twenty.eighth to
serve sixty days for disorderly con-
duct.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
Oil Fuel For Locomotives.

TACOMA; June 27.-The Northern
Pacific shops at South Tacoma have
turned out score of engines which
have been converted from coal to oil
burners. All of the locomotives op.
Grated by the Northern Pacific be.
tween Puget Sound and Portland will
burn oil to obviats the possibility Of
forest fires. In that territory North
ern Pacific tracks extend through
heavily wooded sections, and the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29

HELENA, June 22.-Whsn Thomas
Il. Brown. an employe Of q saloon at
Marysville, near Helena, found two
nickels and dime on the floor this
morning he began laughing at his
good fortune and he continued to
laugh violently until he fell over
dead. It was found that his violent
laughter had resulted in the breaking
of blood vessel. Brown was col.
ored and 60 years old.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29

elimination OF the danger OF starting
fires therefore is q matter of great
importance to the railroad company,
the property owner and to the state.
The oil used 10 received by steamer
from the California oil fields aud
storage tanks have been built between
the docks and the tracks at Tacoms.
The tenders OF passenger engines are
built to carry 5000 gallons of oil,
sufficient for round trip between
Tacoma and Portland.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
Public Buildings For Montana.

WASHINGTON, June 2l.-The public
building bill was amended this morn.
ing In committee and reported to the
senate. 1t now carries for Montana,
as senate amendments, SIS, 900 for the
postoffice and courthouse at Great
Falls, $50, 900 for postoffice and court
house at Missouls, s75 900 for q post.
Office at Livingston and s75, 600 for q
postoffice at Bozemau.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
PASSES CERTIFICATE BILL.
Measure Provides $40, ,OO0, 900 For
Completing irrigation Projects.

Measure Provides $40, ,00o, 900 For
Completing irrigation Projects.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-By . vote
of 255 to 20, the house tonight passed
. bill providing for the issuance of
certificates of Indebtedness to the am.
cunt Of s20, ,0oo, 900, to provide fund
for the completion Of the reclamaeton
projects already begun. The messure
WILL now 60 to tho senate, where ito
passage is assured.
Originally the sem ate passed. such q
bill, although II carried provisions
for an Issue sggreg ating s30, ,0OO, 900.
1t was recognized that even this
amount WAS too email to complete
works approved, and It was expected
that ultimately . fund aggreg ating
$50, ,000, 900 would have to be supplied.
Under the terms Of the bill the GER
tiacates are to be taken up from pay.
ments made by settlers for water to be
supplied by the government. There
will be no drain, II ia said, upon the
federal finances.
Mr.. Underwood of Alaska, spoke at
length In opposition to the subject.
"Three-dfths OF the land you pro-
pose to irrigst is now in the hauds
Of privsts owners" he said, "and
only two.6fths are owned by the gov.
ernment, which provides the means
for its eclam ation."
SIN all cases in which the land is
privately owned the governments
charges for the use of the water go
that the money is returned" sug.
gested Champ Clark.
Continuing his remarks, Mr.. Un-
derwood said there was no more au-
thority In the constitution to devote
money the projects than there was
to build public hospitals and to pro.
vide public parks.
Mr.. Mondell, chairman of the com.
mittee on public lands, defended the
bill as reported by this committee, as
we'll as the general principle of irri.
CATION.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
Many Deaths From Heat.

NEW YORK, June 22.-There were
five deaths and forty prostr ations from
the heat In "a hours.
PHILADELPHIA, June 22.-There are
16 dead from heat in two days and
score prostr ated in the streets. No
relief is In sight.
CHICAGO. June %. - Thirty -one
deaths here since the heat wave be-
gan. The mercury is mounting this
morning and more fatalities are Ger
tain. The humidity is intense. Nine
ty In the shsde was yesterdays maxi
mum.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29

filled and hauled up the incline and
the party. laughing and shouting,
plunged down the fret inclsne. Up the
next incline the cars shot to the high
level Of the scenic road and Begau TO
dive down 1t mile . minute pace.
Something went wrong with the
mechanism and as the cars were dash
ing around the turn the rear car. Jump.
ed the track, jerking the forward car
With it. Ten Of the occupants were
hurled from the cars and went craph.
ting down among the scenery, falling
TO the ground where they lay uncon.
sci0us. Six went down with the frst
car aud we're pinned fast beneath the
wreckage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29

GREAT FALLS, June 27.-George
Armstrong aud Fred Pearson, Ar.
rested at Belt couple of weeks ago
on charge of robbing the William
Horsnell residence of large quantity
of clothes and sl4 in cash, appeared
before Judge Leslie in the district
court, pleaded guilty and were cen.
fenced to two years each in the peni.
tentiary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
To Recover Timber Land.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-Alleging
that during the last twenty years A. B.
Hammond, head OF the Hammond Lum.
Der company, has cut timber valued
at s2l1 200 from government land in
Montana, United States Attorney Rob.
ert Devlin, today fled . suit to re.
cover that amount. The compla amt
states that Hammond has no claim on
the land belonging to the government
from which the timber was cut.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
Merrymakers Meet Death.

NEW YORK, June 22.-At least four
persons were fatally injured and doz.
en- others seriously hurt early today
when two crowded cars of scenic rail-
way on the Bowery at Coney Island
jumped the track and dropped sixty
feet to the ground.
Two cars Of the big switchback had
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29

to 60 over the report of the majority
and prepare the minority views for
submission to the senate. The report
made by Senator Lodge was an ex-
haustive one, compiled from testimony
given by forty-one Witnesses, reports
received from consuls and from for.
eign governments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-06-29
FIRST AIRSHIP SERVICE.
Passengers Make I24.Mile Trip In
About Three Hours.

s00
DUSSELDORF, June 27.-Americaus
are telegraphing and cabling for tick.
etc on the air line navigated by the
monster Deutschland between Dussel.
dorf and Frederichshsfe There are
more tickets sold already than can be
handled In weeks to come.
Under clear skies and with practi.
cally no wind 10 mar or retard, the
giant craft sscended from its shed
shortly after three O'Clock this morn.
Ing. Count Zeppelin himself was at
the helm. From the start the journey
was without hitch or accident of any
kind. The giant twin propellers were
In perfect working order, and they
drove the big craft through the gentle
breezes at an average rate of 80 miles
An hour. The 124 miles lying between
the starting point and Stuttg gart, how.
ever, were covered at the rate OF Al
miles an hour.
Tickets for other scheduled trips are
already on sale, aud the ones thus far
sold have brought from S25 to 90.
On forthcoming trips guests will dine
In the ships restaur ant and will have
all the convenience of travellers in q
railway Pullman car.
The hugeness Of the Deutschlan
may be understood not only by its
great length and breadth, but by the
fact that its lifting capacity is $4,000
pounds. The crew, passengers and
express only take 11,0O0 pounds of
this power. The promoters of the new
aerial service plan to make the regu.
lar trips between Frederichsha afen and
Dusseldorf, q distance of 300 miles,
but the big airship, 1t is said, can do
700.mile continuous voyage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-08-18
]. A. Carr and Son, IsRazSg, Mich.
Dandruff and Itching Scalp Yield to
This Treatment.

Why experiment trying to drive the
dandruff germ from underneath the
skin with greasy lotions or fancy hair
dressing when the Central Drug Store
will guarantee ZEMO, a clean, anti
septic, sanative preparation, to entire
ly rid the scalp of the germ life that
causes the trouble ZEMO is recog-
nized as the cleanest and most effec-
tive treatment for all skin or scalp
eruptions, whether on infant or grown
person. The first application will stop
the itching and will cleanse and keep
the scalp in a clean, healthy condition.
The Central Drug Store will refund
your money if you are not entirely
satisfied with results from the use of
ZFMO.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-08-18
NORTH ARCADIA.

c. II. Smith has had new furnace
installed in his home.
H. c. Clark was in Vestaburg, Mont
calm county, on business Wednesday.
Miss Lucy Hale Of Midland county
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Vern Bamber.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keefer were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Beverly
of West Arcadia Sunday.
Miss Frances Kuhlman commenced
her school in the Null district last
Monday
Willie Wilson and wife, of Emer-
son, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Bamber enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Allen, of
Maple Rapids, last week.
Mrs. Z. X. Kuhlman entertained
her cousin, Mrs. Adelbert Thum, and
children, of Union City, few days
last week.
Miss Alfredo Wilson spent the
week visiting her aunt, Miss Minnie
Davis of Ithaca, and her brother, Will
lie Wilson of Emerson.
Miss Nita Cuvrell returned to her
home in Alma Friday, after visiting
her sister, Mrs. Alvin Miller, a part
of last week.
B. Forquer OF Alma took Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Clark, little Marguerite
Godfrey and Richard Stickrod, to
Elwell Sunday. They were callers at
the home of w. Mallory.
Mrs. Ida Woodwork Of Merrill,
who has been to Grand Rapids to at
tend the funeral of her brother, Eddie
butcher, and on her way home
stopped here to visit her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Keefer, few days.
Last Saturday evening, while Miss
Laudra Godfrey was in Alma, her
young friends gathered at her home,
and on her return she found the house
well filed, ito her surprise, it being
her fifteenth birthday. The evening
was spent in games and music. Ice
cream, cake and lemonade were
served, and after partaking of these
refreshments she was presented with
a post card album and many cards, as
a remembrance of the occasion. They
all departed, saying the evening had
been well spent, and hoped she would
remember how well she had been sur
prised
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-08-18
$500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, re-
quires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-08-18
WOMAN UNIQUE FIGURE
IN FAIR MANAGEMENT
Miss Zue McCIary, Midway Expert,
Has Charge of All Midway Shows.

The thousands who stroll along the
Midway during the coming State
Fair. going into the shows here and
there. entering into the fun which
runs riot on all sides at such an ex-
hibitiolG will be surprised 20 know
that a woman has charge of and is re-
sponsible for all the exhibitions on
the Midway.
Miss Zue McClary occupies the
unique position of being the most ex-
pert Midway manager in the world
today. \ queer business for a wom-
an, many say. yet Miss McClary in
the last five years has built mp a rep
utation second to none in the world,
as a successful Midway manager.
The State Fair management turned
the entire Midway over TO Miss Nc
Clary several months ago. and she
has been working on it ever since,
selecting the best shows possible to
be had and giving the matter her per
sonal attention so as to present a
well-baanced Midway and at the
same time furnish entertainment
which will please and be popular
with the thousands of State Fair Wis
itors the week Of Sept 19-24th.
The results of her efforts will be
Judged during the Fair. and it is safe
to predict that the public will come
away from the Fair with an exalted
idea of woman's ability in this Pc
culiar line of endeavCr No fake OF
Questionable shows will be allowed,
says Miss McClary: only those hold.
ing, and entitled TO hold, good rec
ords for giving value received for the
publics money have been engaged.
The DAYS of fake shows, so far as
the Michigan State Fair is concerned,
have passed, and only legitimate, en-
pertaining and instructive shows will
he shown, presenting the most ia
nous performers in the world and
giving more good hearty laughs to the
minute than any other congregation
of shows ever displayed within the
borders of the state. Fun, unalloyed
pleasure and iollity, is the handspring
of all Midways, and so it will be with
the Michigan State Fairs Midway.
Miss McClary is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with all sorts, kinds and cordi-
tons Of entertainments, and she will
furnish only the best.