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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Statesmen Leave Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The first
session OF the 62d congress ended yes.
terday and Immediately the departure
of members began. President Taft
joined with the several hundred tired
Legislators in leaving and today off,
cial Washington comparatively was
deserted. Every outgoing train bore
senators and representatives home.
ward after special session tha,
stretched over 12l days aud set the
iiveliest space of any legislative ses
sion ia years.
Both Vice President Sherman anl
Speaker Clark delivered valedictor
les, expressing appreciation, extend
ing congratul ations OF the good will
shown Ia strenuous session and be-
speaking health aud happiness during
the recess. The session record OF
measures introduced is l4,038 bills
and 484 resolutions in the house and
1926 bills, and So resolutions In the
sen ate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Warm Campaign in Canada.

OTTAWA, Can, Aug. 27.-Reports
coming in from all parts of Csnada a
chow the intensity OF the election
struggle, which is now under full head.
way, and they reflect also the position
and progress of the various elements
on the main Issue, reciprocity between
Canada and the United States.
Although the campaign comes while
harvesting is at It's height, conven.
tions and political meetings are draw
ing audiences unparalleled for size.
It is conceded that q greater percent
age o. votes will be polled than ever
before in Canada.
The Grounds taken for and against
reciprocity are shown ia reports com
ing from all sections. The fight
against reciprocity Is made on both
economic and sentimental grounds
The opposition speakers declare thai
agriculture in the United States is sc
much better developed than it Is ir
Canada that the Canadian farmer will
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
SPECULATION ABOUT TARIFF
Each Party In Congress Will Have
Its Own Program.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The dem.
ocrats, the progressive republicans
and the regular repu blioansjwill have
their own programs for tariff revision
when congress reconvenes in Decem.
ber. This was made clear today. All
three elements in the sen ate will be
engaged In great battle on the gen.
eral subject of revision. The tariff
fight will depend largely upon the re.
port of the tariff board, and the rec
ommend ations of the president in con-
nection with that report. Regular re-
publicans do not anticipate much ac-
tual tariff revision at the session be-
cause of the wide difference of opinion
In the senate. They contend that fall
ure is likely to follow attempts to
bring together the regular and pro-
gressive republicans or the latter and
the democrats.
Neither the democrats nor the pro-
gressive republicans, whose alliance
swept revision legislation through the
senate until the combination was bro
ken on the cotton bill, are willing to
predict renewal;of that alliance in
December.
Senator NJ artin!of Virginia, demo-
cratic leader of the'sena ate, said today
that II the presidents recommends alton
should be for larger reduction and
many regular standpat republicans
failed to support the recommends.
tions, the situation would tend to line
up the democrats and the insurgents.
The progressive republicans have
expressed the fear tha the tariff board
recommend asions may be too radical.
They contend that most OF the meas
ures resulting from q progressive re-
publican and democratic alliance are
likely TO fail in conference on the
ground that the democrats desire to
fight the next national campaign on
the Payne law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Nav Abandon Military Posts.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Contr ac-
tion of the army at large stations,
strategically situated for military
purposes, and the abandonment of the
small posts, is under consider alton by
the war department.. The idea, which
requires the sanction Of congress, Is
to construct compact barracks, each
to hold an entire regiment, near cities
or large towns.
Most of the officers are to, find &C.
commod ations within the city, obvi
ating the necessity of building exten
sive officers quarters. II ia proposed
to place the greater part of the infan
try in the northern states and the cav
airy and field artillery in the south
where forage is cheaper, and where
horses may be kept out nearly the en-
tire year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Personal Property Escapes Taxation

HELENA, Aug. 23.-There was on
deposit In Montana banks, according
to the Bankers Directory for Janu.
ary, 1911, . total OF s66. .022, 700; the re.
turns of the assessors from all the
counties of the state showed total OF
money on hand as only s75l. 727. This
discrepancy was singled out by the
Burlington railroad in recent com.
municstion to the state board of
equalization, as an argument why its
assessment should not be raised.
The average value per acre of farm
land In Montana in sl6.73, according
to the census bureau's returns last
year, but according to the assessors
returns the average value is but %. "a.
Outside of merchandise stocks there
are only e3l0 worth of tools used in
the state; last year there was s4l0
worth.
Montana citizens care less for jew.
elry this year than Il did q year
ago, but they care more for
automobiles. Watches and iewelry In
the state last year were assessed at
sllS,000 1t has dropped this year to
800, 1000. The assessed valuation OF
automobiles has risen from S245, 500
last year to 8517, ,0l0 this year.
The total valu alton, unqualified, OF
personal property in the state this
year, livestock excepted, is s63, ,679, 1913.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
An Alaska Stampede.

SKAGwAY, Aug. 24.-Skagway has
gone wild over the reported discovery
OF a great placer gold field near Lake
Marsh, Yukon territory. A stampede
Is on, and today's train was crowded
with prospectors, experienced and in.
experienced. The shops of the White
Pass & Yukon railroad are short OF
help, so many of the mschinists Joined
the dock laborers and professional
men, who laid aside their regular oc.
cupations to seek the yellow metal.
Telegraphic reports received today
seemingly confirm the first advices as
to the richness of the strike.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Admiral's Liquor Stolen.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Brooklyn de-
tectives are investig ating the disap-
pear ance of o., 900 worth of rare wines
from the residence of Rear Admiral
Leutz, commandant of the Brooklyn
navy yard. The loss was disco vered
shortly after the departure OF the adj
miral and his family for Sara lake.
The house is constantly guarded by IL
m arines in four shifts and one side of
it is protected by q high wall. The
m marines say that nobody could have
got into the house without their know
ledge. The place was in charge of q
Japanese steward and staff Of Jap.
Anese servants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Second Glass Mail by Freight.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-Arange.
ments having been perfected by the
pos.office department for the transmits
sion of second class mail, consisting
OF mag azines and periodicals, by fast
freight beginning September l. an
order was issued today formerly
authorizing the arrangements a. here
tofore announced.
It was with the idea OF reducing the
expenses OF the postoff1ce department.
In transporting the greater part of the
second class mail th at Postm aster Gen.
eral Hitchcock took advantage OF an
old statute permitting the department.
to send 1t by freight.
The publishers are to be permitted
to print on the wrapper of each copy
Tor bundle OF his public ations, a. parts
of the address, instructions as to the
date on which delivery Is to be made.
In accordance with the arrangement,
postm masters have been directed to
carry out the Instructions with respect
to the delivery of freight mail.
Publishers have assured the post.
m master general that they will be satis-
fed with the arrangement, and as.
surances have been, received from
the railways that the mail can be re-
livered promptly. The expense of
transporting and delivery will be far
lees than at present.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
An Alleged Arson Conspiracy.

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Six men are in
custody and the arrest of another has
been ordered by the police in connec'
tion with the oper stions of an alleged
arson ring which is said to be respon-
sible for fifty incendiary fires which
caused property loss OF el. 600, 900 10
the last twelve months In Chicago.
Three other men, including q former
policeman, are being sought by the
police iu CONNECTION with the alleged
conspiracy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

HELENA, Aug. PA suit was yes
terday begun in the federal court by
the United States against the Butte
electric Railway company, to recover
dam ages in the amount OF s7S2.5O. In
the complaint it is alleged that Aug.
l, 1911, the Butte Electric Railway
company cut 1866 ties on government
land for use in constructing one of it's
railway lines, and that the govern
ment thereby was damaged to the am
ount of 1882 so, for which amount
Judgment is asked.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

day parade fling past the county jail,
received check today when Mayor
Alexander blue.pencilled "Temple
street" from the proposed line Of
March. The mayor expressed appre-
hension that if the marchers we're per.
mitted to pass the jail an unruly dem
onstration might result.
The mayor went over the head of
Chief of Police Sebastian to limit the
line OF march. Chief Sebastian had
granted permit which included the
line OF psraders to pass the county
jail. Alexander heard of IL and is
sued orders to the chief to notify the
labor leader that they::could not swing
the par ade to pass the prison.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Presidents Western Trip.

BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 28.-Twenty.
four states will be visited by President
Taft on the swing around the circuit,
according to his schedule. He will
start September Is, and will pass
through these states:
Mass sachusetts, New York, Pennsyl'
vanis, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois. In
diana, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas. Ne
braska, Colorado. Wyoming. Utah
Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wis
consin and Maryland.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Postal Banks are a Success.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Postm as
ter General Hitchcock today designat.
ed fifty more first class postoffices as
postal savings repositories.
The receipts in the postal savings
Offices at New York, Chicago, St.
Louis and Boston, which opened for
business on August l. amounted to q
quarter of q million dollars at the end
of the first three weeks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
TO PREVENT STRIKE.
Railroad And Labor Officials Are In
Conference.

Conference.
CHICAGO, Aug. PA long confer.
ence between Vice President Julius
Kruttschnitt of the Union & Southern
Pacific railway, and J. W. Kline, In.
tern ational president OF the black
smiths union, was held here today
without any steps being taken toward
q settlement of differences involving
25, 900 shop men employed by the Har'
riman lines.
Both Vice President Krutschnitt and
President Kline declined to discuss
what was done at the conference, but
it is said ths the refusal of the rail.
road to recognize the Feder rated Labor
org aniz ations, instead OF individual
unions, was considered at length.
1t is said that Vice President Krutt-
schnitt followed instructions OF the
directors of the line in refusing to
yield to the demands OF the shop men
for recognition OF the federated men,
Mr.. Kruttschuitt said:
II met MIR. Cline today and we had
q pleas ant talk. l am always glad to
meet representatives of our workmen,
but must decline to talk about what
was done at the conference"
Shortly after the meeting Mr.. Krutt'
schnitt left for the west, where he will
spend two weeks investig ating the la
Dor situation. He will visit ON aha,
Ogden, San Francisco and other cities
and may confer with labor leaders o.
San Francisco next Wednesday.
The roads involved in the presen
dispute are: Union Pacific, Southern
Pacific, Central Pacific, Oregon Shor
Line, Houston & Texas Central, Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation compan.
and San Pedro, Los Angeles & Sal
Lake railroad.
Shop workers OF the Illinois Cen
tral, also presented similar request
for recognition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
WORK Of TARIFF BOARD,
Experts Advised President Regarding
Reckless Legislation.

Experts ADVISED President Regarding
Reckless Legislation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Iu Presi.
dent Tsft's veto of the cotton bill,
with its appended steel and chemical
schedules, the existence of the tariff
board finds ample justification. For
1t was on inform alton furnished by
the experts of the tariff board that the
president was able to base his power
full argument, 30 utterly destructive of
this most am azing piece of legislation
in the history of the American tariff.
Had the tariff board experts not
made the discovery, and had President
Taft approved the new cotton.steel-
chemicals schedules, the revenues of
the government would have been re.
duced by not less that q hundred mil.
lion dollars annually.
President Taft's veto has been given
q respectful hearing even In radically
insurgent sources. Some of Senator
LaFollette's closest friends give 1t
their approval. They are more and
more inclined to heed President Taft q
earnest warning:
"The important thing Is to get our
tariff Legislation out of the slough Of
guess-work and log.rolling and ex
parte statements of interested persons,
and to establish that Legislation or
the basis OF tested and determined facts
to which shall be applied, fairly and
openly, whatever tariff principle tht
people Of the country choose tt
adopt"
That principle is the difference be
tween the cost of production at hom'
and abroad, and that principle will b.
illumina ated in the forthcoming tariff
board reports on wool and cotton
The tariff board has justified its exis
tence. It has helped to protect tn
country against legislation by "inad
vertence" and it has aroused public
conviction and confidence that it
forthcoming important work will b
we'll done.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

be swamped by the arrival OF food
products from the United States.
Conservative papers have been print.
ing offers from alleged American
fruit, dairy and provision firms to sell
cheese, fruit, vegetables and other
provisions to Canadian dealers at less
than the prev ailing Can adian rates ss
soon as the reciprocity agreement is
confirmed. The liberals have de.
nounced these stories as not genuine,
but arranged for the purpose of stsm-
peding the Canadian farmers against
reciprocity.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
TAFT OPENS CAMPAIGN.
President Makes Speech Outlining Is
sues Of Next Election.

HAMILTON, Mass, Aug. 26.-Presi-
dent Taft began the presidential cam.
paign of 1912 today, his friends be.
lieve, in speech that breathed de.
hance and condemned the efforts of
"insurgent" republicans and demo-
Gratis combined to revise several
schedules of the present tariff at the
special session of congress just closed.
The president singled out Senator
La Toilette of Wisconsin. Speaker
Champ Clark and Chairman Under
wood of the house ways and means
committee as leaders OF the attempted
revision and charged them with "play-
ing politics." The president said in
part:
"The extra session Of congress- was
called for the purpose of confirming
the Canadian reciprocity treaty, which
it did by support made up of votes
from both parties.
"Our democratic friends, however,
were not content to allow the session
to pass with the accomplishment of the
| purpose for which 1t was called, and
did not play politics in it's passage.
am very sorry to say however, that,
having pursued purely statesman
like course with reference to reci'
procity, they did play politics OF the
most irresponsible ch lar acter in respect
to three tariff bills, which by uniting
with certain repu blica ans in the senate
they were able to pass and present te
the executive for his signature. Tht
bills bear evidence of the fact tha
they rested on q basis of not 'tarif
for revenue only but tariff for poll
tics only
"The public will have ample tim
calmly to consider and decide whether
they desire to put into power gentle
men leading party, who, while pro
Tossing wish for facts and informa
ton 80 as to make tariff Legislation .
just a. possible, no sooner have th
opportunity than they adopt measure
with the old ignorance of the facts
with the same political motives an
with the same Indifference to the exac
operation of the duties imposed, a
they themselves 80 severely oritictse
In others responsible for previou
tariff legislation.
"Never in the history of govern
ment, I venture to say, have impor
tant public interests been dealt will
in such light.hearted way, with sue
absolute ignorance OF the effect of leg
islation and with such willingness t
sacrifice business interests to politics
exigencies as in the present legisl alto
which has just been defeated"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
TAFT REVIEWS VETERANS.
Thousands Of Old Soldiers Participate
In Big Parade.


ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 23-The
fast fading ranks of the Grand Army
of the Republic gathered here for its
forty fifth ational encampment passed
in review before President Taft this
morning. As the veterans endeavored
to keep step to the music, they pre-.
sented . sight that stirred the hearts
of the thousand of spectators to pity.
Scores of the old soldiers could not
stand the rain and dropped out be-
fore the parade reached the presidents q
reviewing stand in Washington
Square. The parade halted at fre-
quent intervals to give the veter ans op-
portunity to rest.
President Taft, on arrival, was es-
corted by the Twenty. Ninth United
States infantry through the main
streets. Bombs were fred at interv ali
during the progress Of the presidential
automobile. Those in the reviewing
stand with the president included State
Adjutant General Verbeck, State Com
mander George w. Aldridge, Com
mander.in Chief Gilman, Justice Will
liam E. Werner, Governor Reid oI
Vermont, and his military staff and
Congressman Danforth.
Not in several years have the Crane
Army veterans turned out In as larg,
numbers as for tod avs parade, Nor,
lat $4,000 had registered up to las
night and early morning train
brought in additional grand arm.
posts.
The main parade began to move q
soon as the presidential party reache
the reviewing stand in Washington
Square and President Taft had take
his seat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Crickets Destroy Grasshoppers'

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 25. - M. P.
Somers, grasshopper expert, state de.
partment of entomology, after q cum
mer.long investigation iu the grass
hopper infected districts of of Mime
sofa and the Red River valley. de-
clared that the crickets have 40 insa'
table appetite for grasshopper eggs
and are eating them by the millions.
The extermination of the grasshopper,
which destroys thousands OF acres ol
grain in the northwest seems to res,
with the question of providing more
cricEets,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Frost In North Dakota.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 23.-The first frost
of the season struck last night near
Williston and Bismarck, N. D., and
also In Swift Current, Sask atchew an.
The frost was not heavy enough to
damage crops.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Big Roundup Of Elk.

CHEYENNE, Aug. pa roundup OF
$4,000 or 10000 elk in the jackson
Hole country has begun. Under the
leadership of Edward Beck and Ray
Hester, cowboys, and other persons
from w Washington and central Idaho
points, are here helping to drive the
elk to other sections where there Ia
better feed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

who was about SIS years old, doubted
his ability to reach the top OF the
mountain.
A pathetic feature of the death 10
the finding of q letter in Skinner's
pocket, dated Dallas, August II, from
J. II. Choice. Ia which these words
occur: II hope you are having the
time of your life in Colorado. I am
sending you an overcoat, per your
request. I hope you don't freeze TO
death on Pixies Peak"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Can't Pass The Prison.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24.-Plans OF
labor leaders to have j. J. Men am ara
and his brother ames witness Through
the bars OF their cells, q great labor
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30
Mountain Climbers Freeze to Death

COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 23.-W.
A. Skinner and his wife OF Dallas,
Tex, we're frozen to death near the
summit of Pixies Peak yesterday
Their bodies, almost covered with
snow, were found side by eide Ly q
boz walking down the peak.
Skinner and his wife started to walk
to the top of the peak early yesterday
afternoon and stopped at the Office OF
the Pixies Peak News, about three
miles above the half way house, tc
register. At that time Mr.. Skinner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

Fine Book and Job Printing spe-
cialty at the RIVER PRESS Office.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-06

back among US again. He viii con-
duct pratracted meeting there be-
ginning Wednesday, night. Every
one come.
Miss Opal Ioagk CLOSED very
successful summer term of school at
Excelsior last Friday. She returned
to her home in Ssdalia Saturday ac-
companied by Misses Merle ara
Nellie Price, who will visit with her
till after the fourth. They expect to
be met at Sedalia by Misses Grace
Roark and Powell Elliott, who are at
tending school at Wsrrensburg.
Rev. Brown, the Methodist. minis
ter, filed his regular appointment at
Barnett Sunday.
There was Preaching at Hopewell
Sunday and Sunday night.
Mr.. John Imler's little child came
near losing its life by taking some
medicine containing strychnine, and
belonging to some older member Of
the family.
Prof. Strong and several of his
students took weeks outing last
week, visiting Ha IIa Tonka and
other places in Camden and South
Morgan. A very enjoyable time re-
ported by all.
Miss Mabel Berkley, of Barnett,
visited her friend, Miss Anna Daniels
OF Marvin, from Friday till Tuesday.
w. l.. Bradshaw sold a load of fat
cattle to Robertson of Fortuna, Mon
day. They were shipped from Mar
vim Tuesday.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-06
1t is Felony Now.

Better be careful what you do to a
company telephone OF other like prop
er,y now unless you want to break in
TO the penitentiary. What was for
rnerly merely 81 nisdemesnoE is now
4 felony. Here is a copy of the
statute that went into effect Monday:
EVERY person who shall willfully
and maliciously injure, modest or de-
stroy any of the lines, ;nsulators, tele-
graph, telephone, electric light or
power, OR electric railway company,
or any other materials or property
used in or about the transmission of
dispatches or other communications,
esc., shall upon conviction be pun
ished by imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary for the term of two years, or
by fine not exceeding $500. "-Rolla
New Era.