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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-23
WANTS PROBE
OF NAVAL SECRET CHARGE
Introduces Two Resolutions at Yes
terday's Session.

HtTouuSSS TWO nesotutionS at YES
terday's Session.
Washington. Feb. Ex-senator La
Toilette wants an investigation of
public charges that government ma
val secrets are heing disclosed to the
Argentine Republic through the con-
struction of two battlesilips in this
country.
Senator LaFollette today introduced
two resolutions designed to bring in
formation from the state and navy de-
partmeHts concerning contracts,
which private shipbuilding concerns
received from the Argentine Republic
for constructing two fattleships and
whether the administration officials
We're responsible for procuring this
business for the shipbuilders.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-23
JAMES M'kEAN DEAD.
Bright's Disease Claims Life insur
: ance Man.

New York, Feb 22.-James Nc
Kean, general manager of the Mutual
Life Insurance company died today
of Bright's disease, aged 81.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-23
"poc" COOK CELEBRATES.

Washington, Feb. 22.--"Doc" Cook.
the Brooklyn explorer who discovered
Flatbush and Weehawken. was among
those who placed wreathes on Wash
ington's tomb today it is reported
here. yG@2
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-23
NOTED AsoLITIoNlsT DEAD.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-Mrs. Fran
ces E. w. Harper, who achieved fame
as negro anti-slayery lecturer, au-
thor and poetess, died today, aged SS
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-23
MURDERER UNDER ARREST.
vineenzo Peiato Caught Yesterday at
StSan Francisco.

San Francisco, Feb. GA man be-
lieved TO be Vincenzo Pelato, wanted
in Cleveiaffd for the murder of VIM.
L. Rice, was arrested here today.
Rice was shot to death last August by
a gang in front of his house
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-23
In New York.

New York, Feb. 22-Business was
suspended largely today, while vari-
Gus suitable functions were held
throughout New York in observance
of Washington's birthday. All ex-
changes, banks and financial insti-
tutions were closed.
Gov. Dix was a participant in pub
lie exercises of the day, delivering an
address at the formal dedication OF
the Hebrew infant asylum.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-23

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
He Was Going Some.

The recently appointed chief justice
Is q pretty good story teller. He was
formerly a Louisiana sugar planter,
and this is one of the stories attribut-
ed to him:
Two negroes on q Louisiana planta.
ton became involved In q row with
another Ethiopian who was handy
with q gun. The two started to run
about the time the bad man began to
shoot. The fleeing ones had proceeded
about 100 yards when the following
dialogue occurred:
"Sam, you hear dat bullet?"
"Yes, l hearn 1.-TWO times"
How you NEAR two times?" asked
the Questioner, as he q%uickened his
pace.
II hearn dat bullet once when l,
passed me, and den anudder time
when l passed it," jerked out Sam
between short reaths.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
HIS GOOD FORTUNE.
When He Had to Work He Started
Dainty Rolling Mill.

was lust entering upon my thirty
fourth year when, owing to the failure
Of my wife's father, ! found myself
obliged to make a living.
I had often wondered where all the
steel rails came from, and now l de-
termined to go into the business Of
supplying them to railroad companies.
Having learned through careful inqui-
nv that nearly all of them were made
in rolling mills, l persuaded the owner
of a bankrupt iron foundry to convert
it into a rolling mill. Then l went to
q GOOD reliab BILE machinery man on the
next block and told him to send me
some Of the very best rolling mill ma
chinery that he had in his store.
Meanwhile my noble wife had not
been idle, and by the time I was
ready to begin operations she had in
duced several Of the most brilliant wo-
men in society to agree to buy all
their steel rails Of us. Touched by
her unselish devotion, l clasped her
in my arms, while the tears coursed
down my cheeks.
linen l C3IleO Oh b IdiiIOdu' pTeSl-
dent, told him that l desired to be-
come self supporting and asked him to
buy some Of my rails. He told me to
deliver a basketful to his place OF
business every Saturday night.
Greatly elated over my prospects, l
called together a number of working
men whom l found idle on the streets
and directed them to make some nice
steel rails without delay and take
them around to the kind railroad pres
ident.
Rejoicing at the prospect Of steady
employment. the workingmen fastened
to obey, and the rails that they made
under my direction proved so durable
that in a very short time ! had all the
orders that ! could fill. -
l attribute much of my success to
the fact that each rail is delivered to
the customer tastefully wrapped in
tissue paper fastened with pink rib
bOn.-Delineator.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
Not at All Private.

In the trial Of a cas- recently in one
Of the English courts a witness was
asked to repeat a conversation that
she had with her husband. Objec-
ton was made that the question
should not be answered because the
conversation was private in its ma
ture. The judge then asked the wit
ness whether anybody except herself
and husband was present. She re-
piled that her mother and the hus-
bands mother We're. %whercupon the
judge remarked: ut appears that both
|, mothers-in-law were present. l shall
therefore rule that the conversation
was public"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01

the labor unions of the state, as it i
in line with recommend ations made
by them on several occasions. The
bill, II enacted, will make it unlawful
to sell any prison goods without plain.
ly marking the merchandise as having
been manufactured by convicts. Per.
sons selling such goods, or Offering
them for sale shall be liable to q fine
OF from s25 to $500, or imprisonmen,
in the county jail for 30 to 80 days, or
both fine and imprisonment.
Representative Story has introduced
a bill tending to discourage aliens ia
the practice OF carrying or owning
guns. His bill makes it necessary for
an alien to pay s25 each year for q
license merely to own q irearm. l,
provides for enforcement by both the
game wardens and the peace oficers,
and gives them the power OF searching
the belongings of aliens for . gun and
c~ondscsting such weapon II found.
Vtolssion OF the law Is deemed q mis-.
demeanor and the same penalty ap.
plies.
The bill is intended to protect the
game as much as anything else. 1t il
believed it will stop the slaughter o.
game out OF season by alien employee
on railroad grades and similar con
struction work. In all parts Of the
state much trouble has been expert
enced from this during the past few
years, as q result OF the large numbe,
of aliens imported for railroad work
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
Good Returns From Montana Lands.

Good Returns From Montana Lands.
Figures taken from the December
number of the Crop Reporter, q publ.
cation issued under the authority of
the secretary of agriculture, shows
that, while the season OF 1910 "a the
driest and poorest Montana has ex.
perienced since 1t became an agricul.
tursl state, the United States general
ly produced the largest total crop in
its history. In view of the fact that 1t
was Montans's worst year, the follow.
ing figures may be of interest:
Average values of one acre OF wheat,
oats and barley in 1910:
Wheat-In Mississippi valley states.
Ola. 80; In Montana, el7.36.
Oats-In Mississippi valley states,
. .O7; in Montana, Sl6.48.
Barley-1n Mississippi valley states,
Oh. 80; In Montana, 1882.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.

The past week has witnessed fair
progress upon some of the measures
before the twelfth assembly, compared
with the record made by former state
legislatures. Several bills have been
killed and buried, relieving the legis.
lative calendar to that extent. The
bills introduced during the first four
weeks of the session aggregate over
three hundred in number. and new
mes are being thrown into the hopper
every day.
In the legislature two years ago a
total of $50 bills were introduced. OF
this number, 2l0 were passed by both
chambers, but not all of these were
enacted, Governor Norris vetoiug q
number of them.
But the most interesting thing is the
fact that nearly one.half of the total
number Of bills passed were shot
through the last day, going to the
governor late on that evening.
X \ 4 +
A bill that will be endorsed by most
of the merchants in Montana has been
introduced by Senator Meyer. of Car.
bon county, In which IN almost pro.
hibitive license is provided for
itinerant peddlers. The measure has
for its purpose the exclusion from
Montana of peddlers who vend shoddy
goods in competition with merchants
who have large sums invested in their
business and who are carrying on a
legitimate trade. The. measure has
been endorsed by the business men OF
Butte. II places the license 60 high
upon a%uctioneers and peddlers that
their business is practically prohibit.
ed In this state.
4 4
Senator ]. M. Burlingsme, Of Cas-.
csde county, has introduced . bill
which will be of especial interest to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
Bows Who Have Made Good.
Philadelphia Inquirer.


A comparatively few years ago q
boy left high school in order to make
q living. He found q job in q shop
at "a. so q week and took it, much to
the disgust of some of his associates,
who at present are earning S18 q week
% clerks and bookkeepers. Young
Farrell didn't particularly like the
Job, 80 he concluded to get Q better
one by making himself so valuable
that he would be promoted. In the
meantime be saved some of his sal.
ary. Most of his friends we're spend.
ing q little more than they earned and
we're complaining OF too much work
and too little pay, while they smoked
cigarettes.
Young Farrell continued to be dis.
satisfied and kept on working 90 hard
that he practically compelled bis en-
ployers to give him better positions.
The other day he was elected president
OF the largest corporation in the world
United States Steel-at q salary OF
500, 900 q year. And he 10 worth every
cent of it. His predecessors in Office
were men who began at $3.50 q day.
The mar who succeeds Farrell will
not be the son OF q millionaire, but
one who has made good by hard work
and intelligence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
DINNER GUESTS.
Bad Enough to BE Late, but to Be Too
Early is Unforeivable.


1t is an accepted aphorism that n
should never be late at a duel or a
dinner. Hardness is objectionable,
but the converse is also true. II 1t is
an offense. to be late 1t is unforgivable
to he too early. This refers solely to
the dinner, since duels are affairs of
the past.
Overhaste may be aattering, but 1t is
also incOnsiderate. II the dinner Is
important enough to be called a "func-
ton" and the house in which it Is CIV
en- is sufficiently large to be rated as
a mansion the early guest may find
a hostess still in her maids hands. If
instead a cottage and a simpler repast
await one the housewife may herself
be putting the last necessary touches
to the salad. In either case the hostess
feels a warm personal approval and
an ability for self praise if the coming
guest is a little tardy. Should the soup
be cold or the roast dry it is not her
fault; she was on time.
Can anything be more harassing than
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES type Of
woman who always comes half an
hour early and always wants to
"help?" Can anybody worship ones
household gods, turn away the hicks,
display the cleaning side in the pro-
flaming presence of a comparative
stranger? a despairing hostess said
recently:
"When I have just men coming
spend my soul on the cooking; when
it's women l put my extra efforts into
furnishing the house; when it's both
I almost kill myself, and when they
come too early l want to lie down and
die"
"The quality Of mercy is not strain
ed" 1t applies even to giving ones
prospective hostess ample leeway fol-
preparation. Failing this, invitations
may soon be written, "At Z. and please
be late!'-Youth's Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
Struck by liohtninu.

A lady riding in a train found her
self seated by the side Of an old ma,
tron who was exceedingly deaf.
"Ma'am," said she in a high tone,
did you ever try electricity"
What did you say. miss?"
81 asked If you ever tried electricity
for your deafness?'
"Oh, yes, indeed, l did; it's only last
summer l got struck by lightning. but
l don't e as it done ME a bit OF
good"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
WEDNESDAY, FEB. /. 1911.
CORPORATIONS IN POLITICS.

The rumor that corporate interests
have sufficient power in the twelfth
Montana assembly to obstruct or de.
feat Legislation to which they are OPP
posed, will not surprise those who are
familiar with the political history of
this state. That has been the usual
situ alton in Montana legislative as.
semblies-the fact that q majority Of
their membership was republican or
democratic making little difference.
That 10 not q pleasant condition for
Montana citizens to contemplate. 1t
does not coincide with their idea of
government by aud for the people.
The possession OF such power by cor
porase interests is q menace to the
welfare Of the citizenship of the com.
monwealth.
The situ stion in the twelfth Assem-.
bly, has been manifested in proceed.
ings connected with the election OF .
United States senator. and in other
matters. The members from Silver
Bow, who are generally regarded as
the agents or representatives Of . big
mining corpor alton, r leading the
opposition to q senatorial aspirant
who is the choice Of q majority OF
their party. Some of these Silver
Bow members, In their capacity az
private ~citizens, ore on the payroll OF
the corporation, and their legislative
record confrms the suspicion that
their votes are Influenced by consider
atone other than regard for the vel.
fare Of their constituents. The Silver
Bow delegation, Of course, forms on
~ . small minority of the entire leg
islative membership, but they are the
managers of the corporation cam
paign and secure whatever support is
possible ia working toward desired
results.
This corporation contingent is said
to be active In an attempt to defea.
direct primary legislation. The in
fuences they represent are opposed tc
q plan of re.apportionment that would
deprive them of control OF Legislative
assemblies. They will resist th'
creation of new counties, lest the leg
islstive representation from suct
counties should disturb or destroy th'
preponder ance OF corporation in
huence in future legislative assem-
blies.
II these are the conditions-an(
there Ia evidence that confirms the sus
picion-this arrogant assumption o
power by corporate interests calls TO-
rebuke. The people OF Montana ar
capable of self.government, and vii
resent corporation efforts to DEPRIVE
them OF that right and privilege.
1t should occur to corporation man
agement that its intrusion into politi
cal matters is obnoxious 10 the gener
al public and provokes resentmeu
and retaliation. Popular approve
of legisiasion affecting corporate In
aerests-some q which may be unjus
and iniurious-is due largely to uu
friendly sentiment caused by corpora
ton interference In political affairs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01

Senator J. Nj. Burliugsme. Of Cas-.
csde county, has introduced . bill
which will be of especial interest to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01

The member Of the legislature Of
whom some graft stories had been cir.
culated was about to build a house.
you will want a southern exposure.
| %suppose?' asked the architect.
"No, sir!" said the man. If you
can't build this house without any ex-
posture I'll get another architect
Yonkers Statesman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
Terms Of District Court, 1911.

CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, April 4.
Tuesday, July IL.
Tuesday, October 81.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, February q.
Tuesday, May 8.
Tuesday, September 5.
Tuesday, November Ia.
TETON COUNTY.
Tuesday, January 81.
Wednesday, May 81.
Monday, July 81.
Wednesday, November %.
FERGUS COUNTY.
Wednesday, March 8.
Thursday, June =.
Friday, September 8.
Friday. December 8.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01
ssPrints All the NoWs,''

II any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommendation
TO friends, the favor will be very high.
~ appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-01

No Weight Reduction In Prospect.
Mr.. Nervee-Will you be mine?
Miss Plumpleigh-You ask so much.
Mr.. Nervee-l know it. but You don't
seem to be getting any smaller.-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
LAYHAWKER JOES

Mr. Clarence Lawrence, of Pratt has
a name, at least, that rhymes. And
that is something of a distinction.
The new eighty-foot steel bridge
across Mission creek at Dover is down.
Needless to state it was not washed
out by food. It merely collapsed.
A pertinent query from Editor Lyons
of the Sterling Bulletin: Is the absence
Of fish stories a sign that the world
is growing better or the fish smaller?
DO you notice." asks the Soldier
Clipper. that the buffalo burr and
thistle insist on growing, dry or no
dry?' Contrary old things that they
are.
Oh, my. exclaims the Rossville Re
porter. Here it is almost school time
again and not a garment yet made.
Still mother will have all the little
ones properly clad on time.
Helpful hint to Housewives, in the
necessary, if this weather continues
much longer, to have plenty Of pre-
serves is to add the sugar and the
sun will do the rest.
How would you like to sock your
teeth into a nice plump roastin' ear?
asks the editor of the Rossville RepOr-
ter. For himself he answers: Golly, I
can feel the grease running down my
chin Just to think Of it.
A report in a recent issue of the
Minneapolis Better Way was to the
effect that there were seven deaths
from the heat in that town on Sunday
week ago. But the report was par
ticular to add that the victims were
setting hens.
The Advocate of Columbus, Cherokee
county, where strenuous efforts are be-
ing made by the state authorities to
enforce the prohibitory law, announced
in conspicuous fashion on the front page
of it's last issue that Columbus has a
good water supply. That makes it nice.
According to the Stafford Courier.
Mr.. H. B. Minks of Eureka met with
painful accident last week when he
was Struck in face by a horse" He
got out of 1t wath a badly cut lip. In
other words, Mr.. Minks must have a
pretty large and tough face or else the
horse was little one of the toy
variety.
Some excellent advice from the
Home Circle Editor of the Havensville
Review: When tempted to criticise
the food on the home table, remember
/ the adage that silence is golden. Criti-
cism is never so exasp operating to the
| housekeeper as at the table, where, in
/ spite of hard work and worry, things
will occasionally appear that are not
/ as she MANNED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
EFT TU, BRUTE.

An esteemed contemporary of ultra
Republican insurgent tendencies and
which usually has nothing but words
of admiration and praise for any ola
sort Of a Republican insurgent- espec-
tally when the chief editorial writer is
on the job, discussed chautauquas the
other day in an illuminating fashion.
Admitting that the chautauqua is
useful and valuable institution, the
editorial in question also had this 20
say:
"Chautauqua orators who probably
couldn't earn over forty dollars a month
at any real work, will go wanging
around over the country taking in from
fifty to two hundred dollars per wang,
depending more on their notoriety than
on the meat that may be in what they
have to say. Right here some reader
may ask what is the meaning Of wang
and because the weather is TOO hot to
hunt in the dictionary, we win say that
wang, according to Webster, means jaw
bone. The man who gets in right as a
chautauqua lecturer has the softest
snap this side Of the heavenly land.
Having strung together an hour or two
of platitudes he gets soon to the place
where he can stand on the platform.
start his jaw and let it run for the
appointed time without mental effort.
His pay does not deOon1 entirely on
his ability as ar upIifter a modest
Demosthenes might find it hard to get
a chautauqua engagement but the sui
tan of Sulu. If he could be induced to
leave his harem and his large aggre-
gate if not interesting motheV-ip-law-
would be cheap at 200 per member. A
man with hat full of brains and 4
real message finds it difficult to get a
hearing at any price, out a reformed
South sea islander who had in the days
of his heather blindness RECALLED him
self on missionary pot roast would DC
cheap at almost any price"
These sentiments certainly hit one
Of the chautauqua nails on The read,
But how viii they set with I.aFolletre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-10
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Globe.l

FROM the Arcn1SOn GLOBE.
A good fellow may entertain you.
but he won't help you.
Grief of a drunken man isn't par
ticularly sad but it is wonderfully
wet and mussy.
Most people have observed how
prices are cut shortly after they have
made their purchase.
Cheer up. It will soon be time for
the September magazines and the
first touch of autumn.
No woman should work herself to
death because she thinks she looks
well in a martyrs gown.
While the Edward Peyson Weston
idea is all right, we contend the
somnambulist carries it too far.
At some time in his life. nearly
everyone is bored enough to tempt
him to go into the hermit business.
No wonder the male bird sings a
good deal. being better dressed than
his wife, and with less worz to do.
A man can know a coed deal about
higher mathematics without using
that knowledge to figure up his
wages.
Doubtless your bull-headed enemy
would be a firm, strong-willed, mas
terful man if the fates had cast him
as your friend.
Time doesn't fly so fast as one
might imagine to the one who sees
the fall styles coming in before the
spring stuff is paid for.
If one could get the vote of those
who feel worse the day after a holi-
day than they did the day before, he
probably could be elected.
A tendency to continually abuse
someon you don't like ISM exactly a
hobby; it's a mental tendency to
dump your sion in the street
A high board fence is about the
only sign which will successfully keep
people off the grass; assuming, of
course, that there still is grass.
Any employee, well posted on local
conditions, is or can be valuable
man for his employer. But remem-
Der there is lot in s'or can be-