The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

condition to knock, the bill out, but
Mr.. Weeks says that this is far from
his purpose. Indeed. he is carrying on
a school to teach his brothers in error
the natural beauties and strong points
OF the bill. This is encouraging and
gives evidence that Brother Taft did
not labor with the house postofice
committee In vain. But, instead of
having the other members go to school
to Weeks. why not let them try the
course that was SO instructive to him
Vi 20 to the White House7
When Battling Nelson met Speaker
Cannon there was an exchange Of bou.
Quets that would have done honor to a
confab of Japanese statesmen. Uncle
Joe went through a few pugilistic
stunts. which the Battler sidestepped,
but remarked that II Cannon had be-
gun early enough he would have made
q better boxer than speaker, land that
would be going some" Uncle Joe
thereupon passed the cigars and was
nearly paralyzed when he learned that
Nelson neither smoked nor drank. It
Is said that the speaker sent for the
Battler and apparently enjoyed his 60
ciety more than he does that Of any of
the uplift organisations.
It is of1cially determined that red
pnderclothes and red hatbands are no
bar to heat It required quite a little
outlay and some elaborate experiment.
ing before this important truth was
established. but the army surgeons
think 1t worth the effort and money.
The scene Of the experiments was the
Philippines, and the victims were the
United States soldiers. Five thousand
suits Of red underwear and 5000 red
hatbands were shipped to the incar-
nadined camps, and half the soldiers
were furnished with these red badges
Of courage, while the other half were
allowed to languish in ordinary under
clothes and hatbands. Close tabs were
then kept on the wearers Of the red.
Aside from the profanity Of the VIC
tins, no results were apparent.
When the two new Dreadnoughts
provided for in this years a%ppropria-
tons are completed It is estimated
that the United States navy will be
second in displacement among the ma
vies Of the world, slightly SURPRISING
Germany, although that country will
the better Of US in the number Of
lighting ships. When the ships now +
projected are in commission the Unit
States will have ITO war vessels of
tons displacement.
1t was originally reported that the
bill for the raising Of the Maine car
led a 100000 appropriation, but it
low transpires that only the sum of
100000 is actually appropriated, leav.
ng later congresses to make up the
deficiency. Brigadier General William
Z. Marshall, chief of engineers, re-
)orts that 100000 will not be enough
% start initial work, such as the build
ng of a cofferdam, and that 1t will
100000 at least to complete
the work.
Pacific coast cities and Washington
ire not the only places on the map
hat are after the Panama canal expo
'1tion. New Orleans is in the running
md by sending a delegation Of 800
to Washington hopes to
the prize. Out Of all this
struggle two facts become apparent.
)ne is that we are going to have a
'anama canal, and the other is that
We are going to have q Panama canal
exposition that will dwarf all previous
'hows as much as the big ditch itself
will dwarf all previous canals. In
hese two facts there is glory enough
or all. so that the rest Of the country
3 not much concerned about the ex-
lct spot at which the exposition is
|eld, provided only that it is held and
) the biggest thing of the kind ever
'ulled of.
The United States government has
cored n more victory for peace. 1t
vas assuredly Secretary Knox's plan