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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Hundreds Killed BY Explosion.

ToULoN, France, Sept. 25.-Fire
broke out early today in the ammuni-
tion hole of the battleship Liberte.
counted one of the finest vessels in the
French navy, and the explosion which
followed wrecked the great ship and
killed $50 men.
The fire was discovered at 5 O'Clock.
At first it did not appear to be serious,
but it gained quick advantage over
the squad of soldiers who tried to ex-
tinguish it and suddenly without
warning, it reached the magazine,
which was not flooded on account o1
the apparently triaing nature OF the
blaze.
The Liberte had q complement OF
700 men. OF these 140 were away or
shore leave, so that $50 were aboard
when the fire broke out. Rough esti
mates place the number OF those who
jumped overheard somewhere between
100 and 200. The rumble OF the ex
plosion was heard through the city
and immense crowds of people gath
cred at the wharf.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Food Prices Advance.

CHICAGO, Sept. %. - Foodstuffs
which might have been affected by an
influx of Canada products had
Laurier and his government not been
defeated in Canada yesterday, rose
sharply in all American supply cen.
ters today.
Wheat led the advance and was fol-
lowed late In the day by -four when
millers ignored their previous price
list and adjusted quotations to figures
more commens ate with the advanced
cost of the grain staple. Oats, too,
felt the effect of the Canadian vote
aud as a result consumers may expect
soon to pay increased prices for
breakfast foods. The initial meal Of
the day, in fact. seems destined to
bear the brunt of the higher living
costs within the next few months, as 1t
needed only today's developments In
the leading pits to add force to the
recent ad ances in coffee and sugar.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Viii Test Oregon Laws.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Initiative
and referendum probably will be the
subject of Q decision-with far reach
ing consequences-by the supreme
court of the United States during the
approaching term. The question OF
the constitutionality of the these ex.
pedients of government forms the
basis of q suit between the state of
Oregon and the Pacific States Tele.
phone g. Telegraph company. AS the
case is near the head of the docket, II
will be reached in time to insure de-
cision before the end CT tho term.
The case originated in the COM
pany's c. allenge of law enacted by
the Oregon Legislature e under the ini.
tiative plan, by which a tax OF 2 pei
cent was placed on the gross earnings
OF telegraph and telephone companies
Taking the position that the initiative
and referendum, which are coupled in
the Oregon law, are inconsistent with
the republican form of governmen
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Two Families Murdered.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 20.-Mur-
dered In their homes by some unknown
person, who used an axe, the bodies
OF six persons, three in each OF two
neighborine houses, were found here
this afternoon. The heads OF all the
victims had been smashed In and the
appearance of the bodies indicated
that they had been dead several days
and that death came while they slept.
A report says that the murderer has
been caught and that he has confessed. .
but this 10 denied by the police off,
cials, who, it is intimated, fear q
lynching might follow such an an
nouncement.
That such crime had "' commit.
ted In such thickly sci seighbor.
hood and not noticed for several days
seems incomprehensible. Not even 9
footprint ia to be found on the floor
Of either house and not q person could
be found who had seen any one about
the premises since Sunday afternoon
when all the murdered persons at diff
ferent times were in neighborine
grocery store.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Taft Is a Good Loser.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Sept. 2l.-There
was much speculation tonight after
President Taft ad announced his dis
appointment over the Canadian result
as to what effect it will have upon the
presidents reception in the insurgent
and agricultural states which he will
soon visit and where he has been bit
terly opposed because OF his advocacy
of reciprocity.
The president unquestionably was
taken by surprise and this made his
disappointment all the more bitter.
Mr.. Taft proved good loser, how
ever, for when he rose to speak his
har acteristic smile had not deserted
him. The president at the banquet
tonight said:
~ have just been informed thai
reciprocity has failed in Canada
( had hoped that it would be put
through to prove the correctness o.
my Judgment that it would be good
thing for both countries. 1t takes two
to make bargain and II Canada de
clines we can still go on doing bust
ness at the old stand"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Political Leaders Are Embarrassed.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-The ques-
tion tonight which is agitattng politi.
cal leaders throughout the United
States ie how their fortunes in the ap.
preaching national campaign will be
affected by today's defeat Of Canadian
reciprocity. 1t Is evident that the
replies will be as varied in charac
as were the political views OF the fac
tions that fought over the question
during the special session of con-
gress.
That the rejection of the Canadian
agreement will have strong bearing
upon the campaign of President Taft
for re-nomin alton aud reelection ia
not doubted. Some of the old guard
repu blicans who supported the agree
ment are saying that its defeat will
strengthen the Taft administration by
removing the only issue on which they
were In disagreement with the presi'
dent. Most of the insurgent republi'
cans opposed the agreement and they
believe their position has been made
much stronger as the result of the
election in Canada today.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Will Sell Buffalo Overcoats.

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a. - -Four
thous and three hundred buffa falo over
coats are to be offered for sale by the
army quarterm asters at Seattle, St.
Louis, St. Paul, Chicago, Phila-
delphia and New York. The coats
are to be put in lots of five to 10, and
must bring at least s25, as that Is whit at
they cost the government. That there
will be q lively scramble for these
garments is certain, as real buff alo
hide nowadays is seldom seen outside
a museum. The coats, which are now
stored at Omaha, are long and high.
collared, and the very best workman
ship.
The last buffalo overcoats to be
issued to the army was in the Wound.
ed Knee campaign in 1886. Since that
time the western buffalo has become
extinct on the plains, where it once
roamed in droves of thousands, and
the price of an ordinary hide is now
quoted at from $40 to S10O. The exac,
date of the sale and the manner in
which they are to be sold has not beer
announced.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Farmer Bryan Raises Onions.

MISSION, Tex, Sept. 20.-W. J.
Bry an, who owns farm OF. 200 acres
In the valley of Lower Rio Grande,
near Mission, made such success this
year raising Bermuda onions and
other products that be has turned his
handsome new country residence over
to his superintendent and family and
has had plans prepared for more
magnificent new home for himself.
He will erect the house this fall at
cost OF s25, 900.
When the present farm residence
was finished by Mr.. Bryan few
months ago 1t was considered one of
and soonest in this section, but the re-
turns the Nebr askan received from his
vegetable crops were greatly in excess
of what he had expected. So he de-
cided to have q more luxurious resi-.
dence.
Mr.. Bryan will increase the
Bermuda onion acreage on his farm
and 1t will be made one OF the princi-
pal crops next season. The profits
derived by the'onion 'growers OF the
Mission section this year average
more IAN S3O0jan acre.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Carter's Name On Map.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l9.-The Unit.
ed States geological surveyetoday an
nounced that on September l one of
the highest mountains in Glacier Ma.
tional park, with several abutting
glaciers, had been named,for the late
Senator Thomas H. Carter. Mount
Carter's rugged peak forms part OF
the summit to the continental divide.
1t lies just eight miles south of the
Can adian border, between the upper
extremities of Bowman lake and
Quartz lake. Its highest peak attains
an elevation of 1884 feet. Carter's
glaciers lie on the north and east
slopes of Mount Carter, and are
among the largest in the national
park. The board of geographical
names sought thus to honor Senator
Carter during his lifetimesin recogni'
ton of his services In having Glacier
park created by congress. Though
the mountain and glaciers we're named
several weeks ago. announcement was
not made until today, though Senator
Carter had been notified two weeks
ago.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Hearing On Wool Rates.

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 20.-Closer
inquiry into the class rates on com.
modities shipped from points south
west te eastern terminals marked the
wool rate hearing which was continued
here today before Examiner Ward
Prouty of the interstate commerce
commission.
State Senator Henry w. Lunt OF
Cedar City, Utah, an extensive wool
grower, testified regarding the In
creased cost in the production of wool,
which he declared had amounted to
80 1.3 per cent, within the past few
years. he said that everything that
entered into the production of wool,
even to the feed for the sheep dogs
had increased. He said that is was
the theory of the growers that as II
was claimed the wool rate was al
which the traffic would bear In former
times, with the increase in the cost o.
production the rate Ia now more thar
the traffic will bear.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Aviator Driven To Death.

DAYTON, O.. Sept. %. Forced into
the air by the ieers OF thousands who
called him coward, Frank II. Miller,
% years old, a Toledo, Ohio, aviator.
shot into the sky at twilight last even
ing, and when 200 feet up was burned
to death before the eyes of the specta-
tators on the Miami county fair
grounds at Troy, near here.
Miller could be seen making fran
tic attempt to get his machine under
control, when suddenly the whirring
of the propellers suddenly cease d
The craft then dropped like shot for
fifty feet, a thin blue flame coming
from the engine, and in an instant The
gasoline exploded.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Will Of Late Senator Carter.

WASHINGTON, Sept, 23.-No re-
liable inform alton is obtain able as to
the value of the estate of the late SEN
ator Thomas II. Carter. of Montana,
which, under his will fled last night,
is left to his widow, Mrs. Ellen L.
Carter. It is understood, however,
that the property approaches sl,0o0.'
600 all told.
There is nothing in the will to indi.
cate the value of the estate. In fact,
the will is one of the briefest ever
fled in Washington. 1t is in the
handwriting of the testator and is
ated May II, 1911. The executors are
directed to turn over to Edward j.
Carter, brother of Sen ator Carter, all
notes and other claims held agains,
the one by the other in "full satisfac.
tion" of their "aff airs"
A sister, Mrs. Julia c. Lang, ia left
q life annuity OF 5000 to be paid out Of
the income from the estate.
In bequeathing the whole OF the
residue to his widow, Senator Garter
provided that at her death everything
rem aiming should 60 to his two sone
John G. and Hugh Thomas Carter
equally. The widow and sons art
uamed as executors, but the wish o
the testator is that the widow act 81
sole executrix until the younger sol
reaches the age Of "a years. The fam
lily residence at 1928 Sixteenth street
w ashington, referred to in the will a
Temporary home,' Is part OF tn
oatata
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Will Invade lnsurgent Country.

MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 2O.-With
the conclusion of ihis .visit to Mar.
quette, President Taft today turned
southwark to the lowerl' peninsula OF
Michigan and to Illinois .Iaud states
beyond the Mississippi river where
next week he will invade the real "in.
surgent country"
President Taft today listened to an
attack on "Spurious Progressives' -
and "Shifty Politicians" by represen'
tative Young of Michigan, while be
was waiting to address a throng
of several thousand people gathered
under three ring circus tent brought
from Chicago for the occasion.
Mr.. Young coupled his denunciatior
of the progressives with praise O.
President Taft as q a."wise, pruden
and consistent progressive" and hit
rem arks were loudly cheered. Tht
president did not allowsMr. Young I
lead. He said he had intended tt
praise the congressman here among
his own people, but he:was afraid at
ter all the nice things Mr.. Young hat
said about him, there would be sug
gestion of collusion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
CANADA'S RECIPROCITY FIGHT
Voters Listen To Appeals Made RY
Rival Candidates.

OTTAWA, Sept. 19.-With elections
but day distant, both the political
parties in Can ada have become per-
ceptibly nervous. The party press
and the political speeches are showing
the strain and are less logical and
more reckless th an q week ago.
Today number of manufacturing
plants suspended operations and or.
dered out their workmen to hear an
snti-reciprocity address delivered in
their factory yards. In Ottawa this
was done by the T. D. Eddy company
of which the head is W. H. Rowley,
president of the Canadian Manufact-
urers' association. The proprietors
of large packing plant stated to
their workmen that If reciprocity car
ried they would have to close down.
Notices of a similar character have
issued to workmen by several manu-
facturers Ia Canada.
Auti.reciprocity newspapers more
vehemently than ever are raising the
cry that reciprocity means annexa
ton.
Each side claims the victory. A biz
vote is certain. Dry weather has con
tinued so long that 1t will scarcely be
possible for rains to spoil the roadt
and make it difficult for the rural vot'
| to come out.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Will Drown.Out Squatters.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 2O.-In
order to remove "squatsers" from land
on the Missouri river here owned by
the Missouri Pacific railroad, q plan
TO drown them out.hss been adopted.
"Squ alters" who have lived for years
along the river, builtStheir own shan.
ties and cultiv ated lcrops, refused to
move when ordered to do 80 by repre-
sentatives of the railroad.
Several "squatters" threatened to
shoot the fret m an whojlattempted to
destroy their homes, so the idea OF
flooding the ground,was decided upon.
Large quantities OF sand and water
are being pumpedifrom;the river and
poured on the ground fromlpipes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
TAFT TALKS: TARIFF.
President Favors ::Revision That Is
Fair and just.

fair ana OuSt'
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.,l Sept. 2l.-
President Taft made his fret speech
of his western trip on the tariff and
his vetoes OF the wool, cotton and far-
mers' free list bills here today. The
president attacked the].democrats and
insurgent republicans in the senate
and house who put those bills through
congress at the special session; de.
Tended his own course in vetoing them
and declared that he! was unalterably
opposed to any revision:ofl the tariff
except on inform ation!secured by the
tariff board. He defined clearly his
own position with reg ardl to tariff re-
vision and made it plain'that even II
political defeat stared himlin the face
he would not alter his position. The
president predicted that revising the
tariff with "blacksmithl ltools," such
as be said the coalition Iof democrats
and "insurgeuts had used, will lead
to q revulsion Of feeling, a recurrence
of higher rates and thel old system
of higher tariff.
"This,' said the president, ~ would
not tolerate and so far:as l can with
the powers given me by sthe constitu-
tion I propose to stop such move.
ment and to secureja reduction in &C.
cord ance with the principles of the re-
publican platforml and .on information
accurate and impartial. If that policy
is not approvediby thelelectorate then
of course thoseIof usiwho are now in
Office must give:waysto men who will
carry out a different policy, but while
we are in softicei our: position ought
clearly to be understood.
1--WE follow this policy not only be-
cause we are pledgedi to it, but be.
cause we believe it right, because we
believe that fulls discussion and a
close scrutiny by theIpeople will con-
vince them.ultimately to approve and
adopt It,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Democratic Senator From Maine.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 23.-Obadiah
Gardner OF Rockland, was appointed
United States senator today to sue.
ceed the late Senator William P.
Frye. Mr.. Gardner was democratic
candidate for governor OF Maine in
1908.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The ap'
pointment of Obadiah Gardner of
Maine, as a democr attic senator from
q state for many years republican
stronghold, will have m aterial effect
on the voting strength in the sen ate.
The democrats, lacking but Eve points
OF majority on any matter. will be
nearer to control than at any time for
decade. The republican representa-
tion will stand al 40 and the demo
Gratis at AZ. there being one vacancy
from Colorado.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27

HELENA. Sept. 20.-If man beating
his way on q train is elected by .
brakeman while the train is.in motion
and injured, can he recover damages
from the railway company, and how
mucn? This Is the question at issue
in q trial started this morning in the
district court before Judge Smith.
The plaintiff is A. J. Hulse, former
section hand and the defendants are
the Northern Pacific Railway com.
pany and Charles Taplin, q brake.
man, who, it is alleged, threw him Off
the train.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Montana's irrigated Farms.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The first
complete summary of Montana's irri-
CATION statistics was issued today by
the census bureau. The figures given
cover the ten.year period from 1899 to
1909, and show an increase of 96.l per
cent in the number of Montana farms,
while the increase in irrig ated ranches
was 1l.5 per cent. The total irrigated
area in 1909 was 1,679,084 acres as
against 951, ,154 acres in 1899. During
the same period the improved acreage
on farms increased 1906 per cent in.
dicated the rapid advance of dry farm.
ing in the Treasure state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Convicts Work On Roads.

CHICAGO, Sept. 19.-Governor Shat.
roth of Colora ado, at the International
Good Roads congress here today, ad.
vocated the use of convict labor for
building and maintaining public
roads. AT the conclusion of the
Colorado governors address, the con.
gress adopted q resolution demanding
the enactment OF federal and state laws
for this purpose.
Governor Shafroth describeut h c
success of Colorado in using convict
labor for the construction of highways
and outlined the methods pursued by
that state. In this connection he said:
sin Colorado we give each convict
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Claims To Be Long Lost Son.

NILES, Mich, Sept. 20.-Still claim
ing to be the son of Mrs. Ester Kim
mel, but which ia denied by her, for
whose death she received insurance
money, the man who .came from the
Auburn, N. Y. penitentiary was iden'
titled by scores of people as Fred
Kimmel, who says he disappeared IL
years ago and now returns after $50,
600 life insur ance has been paid Mrs.
Kimmel for his death. said he had nc
motive in returning other than love
for his mother.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
A HEART-TO-HEART TALK
President Admits Making Mistakes
But Will Do His Best.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept 22.-President
Taft had q heart.to.heart talk here to-
day with the leaders OF the different
repu bllcan factions of Illinois, defined
his status as to progressives, pleaded
guilty to being very poor politician,
acknowledged again that his ambition
had lain in the direction of the office
OF chief justice rather than in the
presidency, admitted that he had made
many mistakes, but asserted that as
president he had tried to do what be
thought was right. What the future
held for him he did not know; he
would go ahead doing the best he
could.
Mr.. Taft declared he was not allied
with the extremists of his party, either
conservatives of progressives, but had
tried to take middle ground between
the two. "But we middle.of.the-road
people believe we are the real progress
sives," said he, "because you do not
make progress in great strides; you
make it step by step.'
The president was in serious mood.
He declared that while it might not be
so for q time, the people in the end
would distinguish "between fact and
fustian" and would recognize the diff
ference between substance in progress
and platform declarations written for
campaign purposes only.
ST. LOUIS, Sept, 23.-During q
moderately busy day here today Presi'
dent Taft made six speeches, took 9
4O.mile automobile ride, opened the
local football season by tossing the
pigskin on the gridiron at St. Loui:
university, laid the cornerstone OF {
new Young Woman's Christian TEN
perance association building and ga
through baseball game between th'
St. Louis and Philadelphia Nationa
league teams.
On the eve of entering Kansas Presi
dent Taft put forward the suggestion
of wider power OF impeachment as
substitute for the more radical pro
possl of . judiciary recall. The presi
dent declared that the laws delay wa
one of the great causes OF unrest Il
this country and said that undoubted
ly the recall idea had grown out OF tn
fact that the courts in many instance
are not performing the functions tha
they should.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
DON'T WANT RECIPROCITY.
Canadian Voters Reject Trade Pact
With United States.

MONTREAL, Sept. 23.-The Laurier
government and reciprocity suffered
an overwhelming defeat in Canada
yesterday. BY q political landslide,
the liberal majority of forty three was
swept away, and the conserv alive
party secured one of the heaviest ma
jorities tn at any Can adian party has
ever held. Seven ministers who had
served with Premier Laurier, were
among the defeated candidates
The liberals lost ground in practi.
cally every province of the dominion.
Where they won their majorities were
small. Where the conserv atives won
their majorities were tremendous.
Ontario. the leading province of Can
ada, declared almost unanimously
against the administration and rect-
procity. Robert L. Borden. leader OF
the conservative party, will shortly
become the prime minister OF Can ada i.
He will be supported in parliament by
q working majority OF members far
more han ample for his purposes.
The government defeat means that
the Fielding Knox reciprocity agree
ment, ratified by the American con-
gress in extra session, will not be in
troduced when the twelfth parliament
assemblies next month, and that re.
vised basis of trade with the United
States, looking to closer commercial
rel lations, will not be possible In the
immediate future. The conserv atives
are committed to policy OF trade ex-
pansion within the empire and closed
door against the United States.
Although reelected in two consti'
tuencies in Quebec, the defeat OF the
liberal party also means the retire
ment from public life OF Sir Wilfrec
Laurier, who for nearly two decades
has directed the destinies OF the do
minion. During the bitter campaign
which preceded the election the ven
erable premier said that the defeat o
his party at the polls meant the end o
his career; that he never would con
sent to lead q minority in opposition
to q conser alive government.