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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09

it is extremely probable that the full
roster Of dead will never be given
the last rites that their families and
friends would pay, for conditions in
the deeper workings indicate that
many OF the victims were literally
blown to pieces.
Pieces of the shattered steel. jacketed
lamps they carried are probably all
that will ever be found. Scores of
pieces of human flesh. with these Jag.
ged fragments of lamps, were found
by the explorers this morning as they
approached the seat Of the explosion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS,
Senator Carter's Measure Meets With
Some Opposition.

Senator Carter's Measure Meets With
Some Opposition.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-She senate
today adopted with slight modifca-
tions Senator Shoots amendment to
the postal savings bank bill prohibit.
ing the withdrawal for investment Of
postal funds from banks 90 long az
the banks that held the funds were
willing to pay q per cent interest on
the deposits.
Senator Carter indicated willing.
ness to accept the Smoot amendment
but Mr.. Bristow objected on the
ground that the effect would be to per-
init the bank ''the very thing We have
been trying to avoid"
The discussion brought out the fact
that it is not the purpose to convert
the proposed savings bank system in
to . money making concern for the
benefit of the government and the eft.
feet Of the amendment is to prevent q
maximum interest charge not greater
than is reasonably sufficient to meet
the expenses and the interest charges
Of the system" An amendment by
Senator Cummins providing that with
drawals of postal funds shall pc paid
from banks in the state In which made,
was adopted.
The bill was under discussion about
two hours. Mr.. Hey burn declared the
bill to be ''reckless and careless. :"
He declared that the effect of the law
would be to concentrat the great
bulk of the postal funds in the New
York banks which loan money on call.
"There's the Senegambian," he ex.
claimed.
Mr.. Garter failed to obtain an agree
ment for vote on the bill next Thurs
day,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
Riots At MarYsville Fire.

HELENA, Feb. 2.-Three.fourths of
the business section of Marysville was
destroyed before last nights fire could
be brought under control, according
to word brought here today by the
members of the Helena fire department.
who worked all night to check the
progress of the flames. The loss 10
estimated at ESQ, 900. with but little in.
surance.
But little assistance was rendered
the volunteers workers by the Marys.
Vile residents. While mercha ants
were endeavoring to save their goods
q large gang of looters proceeded to
pillage the burning buildings and be.
tween twenty and thirty men were
thrown into Jail. Another feature
which rendered fighting difficult was
the effort of scores of husky men to
get free booze, with the result that Q
large proportion Of the population
became Intoxicated and incipient riots
were waged all night long.
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CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE.
An Effort To Ascertain Causes Of
High Cost Of Living.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The cost Of
living in the United States is to be
thoroughly inquired into BY the house
OF representatives through the most
powerful committee. the ways and
means. Representative Payne of New
York, chairman of that committee,
yesterday introduced his resolution
providing for an investig alton along
the broadest lines.
The resolution, which will be re-
ferred to the ways and means commit
Gee and doubtless reported back for
passage. authorizes the ways and
means committee to make q thorough
investig alton of the cost of living in
the United States, to ascertain costs
of production and wholesale and re.
tail profits, to inquire into the cost of
living in foreign countries and to rec
ommend such legislation as will con-
tribute to restore prices to the norm al
level.
The resolution authorizes the com.
mittee to subpoena Witnesses, to en-
ploy experts and to send for records,
papers and all other needed evidence.
A thorough investig alton of the 60
called "beef trust" is provided In q
resolution introduced by Representa-.
tive Coudrey, republican, of Missouri.
The resolution appropriates $50, 900 to
be used in getting at the facts. Fines
of o., 900 and imprisonment for five
years is providad for witnesses who
decline to reveal inform alton to the
committee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
Another Coal Mine Horror,

DRAKEsBoRO, KY, Feb. 2.-Thirty.
three miners have been killed, two are
missing and fifteen are injured as q
result of the explosion in the Browder
coal mine here yesterday. There were
100 men in the two wings of the mine
at the time of the explosion, but the
fifty in the west wing escaped unin-
jured. Those in the east wing felt the
full force of the explosion. One or
two of the injured are in q critical
condition. OF the dead about half
were white men, all Americans, and
the rem ainder negroes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
Snow Blockades In Wyoming,

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 4. The
Chicago & Northwestern railroad has
been blockaded by snow drifts between
Casper and Lander for several days
and large shovel gang is at work
clearing the drifts. The Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy road is blocked
north Of Kirby, in Big Horn county.
There is no snow here,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
Chicago Fathers Are Not "Wise.'

CHICAGO, Feb. 2-"There are,in Chi
cago today fully 5000 husbands fon-
ding infants that are not their own,
but babies adopted by their wives,
and the deluded fathers are none the
WISER"
This was the startling statement
made by Lyman w. Rogers, treasurer
OF the National Maternity hospital,
from which institution, he says, some
25O infants are adopted into good
homes every year. Mr.. Rogers re-
markable statement was made follow.
ing discussion of "adoption meth.
DDS" in Chicag.
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dy, superintendent of the plant, had
been In storage since last April. The
jury will be in session again tomor.
row, hoping to obtain evidence to se.
cure an indictment charging q con.
spirac to control prices through the
medium of cold storage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
Found Lots Of Meat.

NEW YORK, Feb. Sin Swift e.
Co.'s plant in New Jersey the grand
jury today found stored GAO, 1000
pounds of beef, 80, 900 pounds of poul.
try, and a great quantity of lamb,
mutton, pork, butterine, sausage
meat, hearts, livers and tripe. Some
OF the meat, according to James Bra.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
A 6reakfast Food Trust.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-The report.
ed consolid alton of all cereal manu-.
turing concerns of Minneapolis, Bat.
tie Creek and Chicago. and q new
million dollar corporation to handle
the output of these breakfast food
concerns, is confirmed by Thos. W.
Hicks, who has been promoting the
deal here.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
Montana Matters In Washington.


Montana Matters In Washington.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IF. A. Car
nal, prosecuting Attorney at Ravre,
candidate for register of the new land
Office to be created, is here consulting
with the senators regarding his
chances.
The military appropriation bill just
passed the senate, and now in confer
ence between the two houses, contains
q lump sppropri alton for the construc.
tion of water systems at military posts
In the country. From this the war
department will take funds for in.
stailing system at Fort Assinni-
boine, to cost in the neighborhood of
$1,000.
Senator Dixon's bill authorizing the
interior department to dispose OF the
land lying on the front of the Flat.
head lake in tracts of two and Eve
acres each and of sixty acres of the
allotments of the lands of the Indians
in the Flathead reservation, has
passed the senate. Senator Dixon
asked unanimous consent to consider
the bill and the senate granted it. and
passed the measure without debate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09
Bodies Torn To Fragments.

PR1MERo, COL, Feb. 2-The awful
force of the explosion in the Primero
coal mine, which exacted toll of 70
lives Monday afternoon, was shown
this morning as the explorers pene.
trated deeper into the workings. Seven
more bodies were recovered during
the night, making q total of 70. But
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09

The WEEKLY River PRESS is . good
newspaper to send away to your friends
in the east. 1t will save you the trou-
BILE of writing letters
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-09

bill in congress giving the state per.
manent easement.
RED LODGE, Feb. 4.-Isaac Under
wood met q tragic death last night as
his home In Joliet, this county. Un.
derwood went home early in the even.
ing and seemed to be in jovisl mood.
He stepped into the bedroom and i'm.
mediatly there was q loud report.
His wife was passing the door, saw
the assh Of gun and saw her hus-
band fall. She is not willing to cay
that 1t was q case of suicide. Under.
wood had lost heavily In sheep this
winter and had just sold his ranch
near Joliet.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02
KILLED BY
PORTLAND
Elevator
Mabel Putnam, an Ashland Girl
Is Crushed to Pulp Was to
Have Been Married in a Few
Days, and Died Murmuring
Her SWeetheart'S Name.

Portland, Ore, Sept. 2.-Murmur-
ing the name of her sweetheart to
whom she was to be married in a few
days, Mabel Putnam, 20, of Ashland,
Oregon, died few minutes after she
had been crushed in an elevator IN
the Pacific Monthly building here to-
day The young woman had been en-
ployed as stenographer by the Pa
cific Monthly
Miss Putnam as stepping into the
elevator at the fourth floor when the
cage dropped. She was thrown across
the doorway and the roof of the ele-
vator mashed her chest to pulp.
While an expert worked for ten
minutes carefully raising the cage
inch by inch the half conscious girl
kept repeating the name of her sweet
heart. She died a few minutes after
she had been taken from the elevator
The young woman recently came to
Portland from Ashland. She is the
daughter of William Putnam, a lum-
herman, who with his family, lives at
Ashland.
Two weeks ago Miss Putnam had
engaged herself to Alfred Burnett, a
young business man of Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02

tains which will be thrown open to
the public on Monday morning, Sep
tember IL, and continue for the
week ending September II.
Every Day Special"
Each day has been set apart for
special observance by some society,
city, institution, ETC., and special
programs of entertainment are be-
ing arranged for these days and
each organization, city or institution
interested in striving to outdo the
other in the manner and style of en-
tertainment of the immense crowds
that are certain to throng the build
ings and grounds throughout the
week, and that the exhibition will
be a success in every particular and
department; and a record-breaker
over all previous state expositions,
goes without saying.
Much of the credit for the success
of the approaching State Fair is due
to Secretary Frank Meredith, of the
State Board of Agriculture, whose
efforts to make thiss exposition
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02

New York, Sept. 2.-The great
East Side, like gigantic beehive, is
abuzz today with excited demands for
a general strike in the clothing trade,
following the brutal treatment ac-
corded the striking suit makers yes
terday From Grand street to the
Ghetto thousands of garment workers
are calling upon their leaders to call
a great strike of the trades and the
leaders, although doing everything in
their power to pacify the anger of the
workers, may be forced to accede to
the demand.
Three hundred thousand suit and
cloak makers, including 100000 tex
tile workers, would be involved in
the strike, which would parF'yze the
clothing industry of the entire coun-
try.
THE unions are terribly aroused -
said Secretary Lavender, of the New
York council of the union garment
workers. "They are infuiiated at the
brutal treatment given the men ant
women arrested yesterday--the mos
brutal treatment in the history of tn,
cloak makers strike.
Get Brutal Welcome.
THAT men and women should b,
bundled into patrol wagons and takei
to Jail, where they remained for p
hours without food; that they shoult
be held in a room the size of swea
shop in which the air became so fou
that many tainted while awaiting
trial. that they should be jailed ir
default of a SO fine-it might as vel
have been $1,000 aG far as their
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02

eclipse all previous fairs in point of
magnitude, elegance and quality OF
exhibits, new and unique features
of entertainment, etc., have been un-
ceasing and untiring since his ap-
pointment to the rsponsible position
last Spring. Mr.. Meredith has been
laboring night and day with his
force of assistants for the past three
months to make this fair the great
est and grandest exhibition that has
ever been attempted or carried out
on the Pacific Coast, for its class,
and everything seems to point to the
realization of the unqualified sue
cess of the purpose of his incessaut
labors and designs. Each and every
member of the state board of agri
culture is entitled to a generous
share of the praises of the public,
which will certainly fall upon the
board after the fair, for they have
all worked hard and tirelessly n
their several capacities to make it
the success which it deserves and IS
certain to be.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02

Stewart was shot in the leg by the
robbers who fled without securing
any booty
No. was nearing Divide at mid
night with an express car containing
special consignment of several
thousand dollars, when a man ap-
peared by the roadside, waving a
light and pointing to a boulder on the
track. AS the engine slowed down
two other men Joined the first. One
of them stepped to the cab of the en-
gine while the other crawled over the
tender, covering the engine crew with
revolvers. The three bandits wore
gunny sacks thrown over their heads
and shoulders, with slits in the sacks
for eye holes and the edges of the
sacks tied under their shoulders.
Engineer Stewart and Fireman
Bachman with their hands in air,
were marched to point near the ex-
press car. One man stood guard over
them while the other two went to the
car and ordered the express messen-
ger to open the door, After doing so,
they fired several shots along the
sides of the train to prevent any of
the train crew or passengers from in
terfering with their work
The echo of the shots hardly died
away when Bachman, the fireman,
INnnAin,,nd IN Ionnn G \
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02
A FLYING
CONTEST
IN BOSTON
TWenty-TW AviatOrS of World
Wide Fame Will Attend Meet
which Will Last for Ten Days
and Begins Tomorrow, al
Famous Boston Town.

Boston, Sept. twenty-five avi-
ators of worldwide fame will be seen
tomorrow at the opening of the Bos-
ton-Harvard areo meet, scheduled for
September 3 to 13. The 20 ayiators
will fly in machines Of 27 types. The
big temporary grandstaLd to seat 2O,-
600 persons and the bleachers for o.
600 have been completed and every
thing is in readiness for the opening
of the meet
Among the prizes offered are the
following:
Altitude-First prize, worlds rec
ord $4,000; second prize $4,000.
speed--First prize, worlds record
$4,000; second prize $4,000.
Distance-First prize, worlds rec
ord $4,000; second prize $4,000.
For the longest time in the air dur
ing the meet, totalization $4,000.
For the longest time from Soldiers
Field, over Boston and back to Sol
diers Field, $4,000; for the sloest
aegoplane $1,000.
For quickest leaving under own
power, getaway, $1,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02
= . !" = y .
STATE FAIR PROGRAM

Monday-Opening Day.
Tuesday - German Society =
Day. r
dnesday-Salem Day.
hursday-Portland Day.
Friday-O. A. G. Day.
Saturday Children's Day. b
(All children under 12 years of .
age admitted free.)
4 Il = + Il Il Il =
The large force of workmen
which has been employed for some
time past in building additions, i'm
provements and making repairs to
the buildings; decorating and clean
ing the grounds, and providing
greater and better Accommodations
for the concessions upon the staCa
fair grounds, is rapidly whipping
things into shape and everything
will be in readiness for the greatest
and best State Fair that has ever
been held west of the Rocky noun
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. a.
Armed posses are seeking two COM
panions of an unidentified Swede,
who was killed while attempting to
hold up and rob the Colorado Mid
land passenger train No. four miles
from Divide at midnight Meanwhile
the authorities are seeking to identify
the dead bandit, who was killed by
Engineer Frank Stewart of No. 8.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02

ability to pay 1t is concerned-is bad
enough, but that contractors should
enlist the aid of the bosses to evict
the strikers from their pitiful homes
is crying outrage.
Several starving families are to
be evicted today. The union funds
have become depleted through strikes
and strike levies. The treasures are
none too strong to stand the strain of
caring for the homeless and the per-
sons eyieted must turn to charity, to
crime or to the grave for an end of
their troubles. When it becomes
known on the East Side among en-
ployers that man is a striking gar
ment worker, every eoor is closed up
on him.
Conditions are Frightful.
Nevertheless, our people will fight
on and will die fighting or starving
as the case may be before we will re-
sumo work under bestial conditions.
'gThose conditions are frightful.
They are inconcelvable to anyone
who has rot worked under the tyran-
ny of the contractor and the boss.
/ The child labor law exists on the
statute books but it does not exist
in Hester street, in Baxter street., in
the hundred streets where the sweat
shop system reigns.
"A man may work ten, twelve,
even sixteen hours a day for the sum
of sS a week. That is the highest
price. The lowest hardly has been
reached. Some Of the children work
(Cnntinned from Page 2A
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02
REGISTER REGISTER

The books close for registration
FOR the primaries September 1s,
III days before the primary election.
If you register Otherwise than as
Republican or Democrat you lose
your vote. as there are no candi-
dates al the primaries other than
Republicans and Democrats and a
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02

> = = + . .
I" Saragossa, Spain. Sept. 2-The
" general strike spreading through
= out Spain reached Saragossa to-
= day. Shops, factories and mills
. are closed, no street cars are in :
" operation and no newspapers are
. being published.
Reports from the countryside ,
= indicate that the farm laborers .
= are leaving their places and .
heading toward the cities. Gar "
= risons are being filled in this dis .
trict in anticipation of rioting.
= =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02
SUICIDE AND CRIME FOR The men
SUICIDE AND WORSE FOR WOMEN
Miners Strike Settled.

Chicago, Sept. FIFTY thous-
and striking miners in the Illi-
nois district probably will re-
sumo work next Wednesday.
The committee representing the
strikers, and the mine owners
expect to reach a compromise
satisfactory to all parties to the
controversy tonight. The terms
of the agreement have not been
announced. 1t is reported that
the operators practically accede
to the demands made by the
miners. 1t is estimated that the
strike has cost the operators
$4,000, 900.
4 4 A 4 a A 4 a A \ n A ,
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man registered Independent cannot
vote at the primaries. At the gem
eral election however, you can vote
aLyou please, but the big battle win
be fought at the primaries. 80 get
out and register DO not delay, us
the last day for registration before
the primaries Is September t3.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02
ENGINEER
SMASHED
A ROBBER
Men Hold Up a Train
and Line Up the Engine Crew
---Guard Shoots at DOdging
Fireman and the Engineer
Knocks Him Out.
KILLED HIM WITH A ROCK

Fierce Fusillade Takes Place Between
Trainmen and Robbers-Engineer
Is Shot in the Leg and Tramp On
the Blind Is Struck by Stray Bullet
and Seriously Observation-Disclosures
Abandon Attempt and Take TO the
Woods.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02
HUMAN SOULS ARE WEIGHED
IN THE SWEAT SHOP SCALES
AGAINST INHUMAN GREED

Poorly Paid nderfed Packed In lily Ventilated Rooms and In
Death Breeding Atmosphere, Men, Women and Children
Toll II to is Hours Day for Miserable PttanCeS EVCt-
ed and Starving Fifty Are Thrown Into Jail by Police and
Kept In Foul Atmosphere Where Many Women Faint
Actions Srs Strikers to Fury and General Strike Is Imn-
nent Involving Half Million People.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02
STATE FAIR THIS YEAR TO Be The
/. GREATEST EVER HELD ON THE COAST
New York Has Grown Some.


New York, Sept. with the
= full count of the census returns
+ for greater New York, statistic
lovers got busy" today. They
= have found that the population
of this city now is greater than
= the total population of California,
Oregon, Washington, Nevada,
Utah, Arizona, Montana, Wyom-
. ing and New Mexico in 1900. The
= voting population has held it's
= own in the increase. There are
= now more voters here than cast
their votes for all four presi-
Dental candidates - Lincoln,
Douglas, Breckenridge and Bell
in 1860.
+ - = II - =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-02
S. 'ERB SHOW OF FINE STOCK
GALAXY OF SPEEDY HORSES
SPLENDID COUNTY EXHIBITS

Every Foot of Immense Pavilion Already Taken Tenn
porary Buildings Will Be FiedKeen Competition Between
Counties Will Bring Out Display to Astonsh Even Old Web
FOOterSShoW of Poultry Will Be Revelation to Bird
Fancers--Frank Meredith Uses Brains and Energy and
Achieves Great Success.
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