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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
Senator'S Want Information.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-A resolu-
ton calling on the president to cub
nit to the senate all the inform alton
he has bearing on the Canadian re-
ciprocity agreement, together with the
data and statistics gathered by the
tariff board, was offered today in the
senate by Mr.. Cummins and adopted.
An amendment making the request "if
consistent with the public welfare''
was adopted.
The resolution received the practical
approval OF several old guard sens.
tors and especially of Sen ator bale,
who said he was in sympathy with the
idea in that it might lead to entirely
new negotiations with Canada.
The Cummins resolution specifically
called for the tariff boards data on
pulp wood and paper, wool, whether
raw or manufactured; wooden thread
cloth and clothing, cotton thread.
cloth and clothing, carpets, boots and
shoes, pig iron, iron ore, manufac-
lures of iron or steel, coal, wheat,
-four and lumber. Later agricultural
implements were included at the sug.
gestion of Sen ator Dixon.
The resolution did not set forth that
some of the articles specifically mem
toned did not come within the terms
of the reciprocity agreement, and SEN
ator Smoot called attention to the
fact. a..
"The senator from Utah has &C.
curately guessed my purpose" re-
sponded Mr.. Cummins. Continuing,
he said he was aware that he had In.
cluded q number OF articles which the
farmer has to buy on which no re-
duction of duty Is proposed.
He said he intended to offer amend
ments covering the things mentioned,
go that ii there is to be q free list with
Canada it shall include articles the
farmer buys as we'll as articles he
raises.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
Will Prosecute Census Frauds.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Attorney
General Wickersham has appointed
C. A. Newton. lawyer of St. Louis,
to be his special assistant in the pro~
secution Of census frauds in Arizona,
Montana, Oregon and other western
states, where padding of the returns
was found.
Evidence which the census agencies
and the departments of commerce and
labor have gathered will be supple
mented in some cases by further in.
vestig cation by the special agents Of
the department of Justice.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
May Call Extra Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-So proba-
BILE is 1t that an extra session of con.
gress will be AIRY to get action
on the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment that President Taft has fixed
April 4 as the date on which such a
session may be called.
The date was selected after consul.
tation with Champ Clark, who will be
speaker of the next house, and Repre-.
sentative Underwood of Alabama, who
will be chairman of the ways and
means committee, which will have
charge of and report the reciprocity
bill in the house.
The president had intended to con
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Represen-
tative Pray today succeeded in includ-
ing in the sundry civil bill an appro-
priation of $69, 900 for the construction
of roads and trails in Glacier Nation.
al park and for making other neces-
sary improvements. This is only a
small part of what will be necessary
to make all points of interest acces.
sible to visitors.
The house public lands committee
favorably reported the Dixon bill
previously passed by the senate,
granting rights-of-way for telegraph
and telephone lines, irrig alton canals
etc., across government reserv vations
for a period of so years.
Senator Carter introduced bill
comforting Jurisdiction on United
States court claims to adjudicate
claims arising out of unratified treat
les with Blackfeet and other Montana
Indians, under which lands were ceded
to the United States for which the In
dians were not paid, and providing
lat allowance for such ceded lands
shall not exceed $1.25 per acre.
The senate has passed the Dixon
bill making lands in the Blackfoot,
Grosventre, Blood, Piegan and River
Crow reserv alton subject to all land
laws, thus alidating scrip filings
heretofore made. Congressman Pray
will endeavor to secure passage of the
bill in the house.
The senate military committee fav'
orably reported on the Dixon bill
giving Miles City permission to locate
q city pumping plant on the For
keogh military reservation, the de
sign and character of the plant to bt
approved by the secretary OF war.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
Observed Washington's Birthday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. .22.-Practically
all Washingtos united today to pay
tribute to the "Father of his country"
in commemor alton of the 10th ami.
versary of his birth. All departmental
clerks enjoyed holiday, but those
employed around the capitol were not
so fortunate, as both houses OF con.
gress were in session.
President Taft will go to Alexan'
dria, Va, this afternoon, to be the
guest of the Washington Memorial
associa alton of Masons. In the even.
ing he will attend a Masonic banquet
and watch the degree team of the
Michigan grand lodge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
For Agricultural Progress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The agri-
cultural appropriation bill was re-
ported to the senate today. 1t carries
GIG, $50, 1876. an increase of 1856. 6s5
over the amount of the bill as 1t was
passed by the house.
The increases are to cover addition
al investig ations desired in the m after
of dry farming, stamping out the boil
weevil In cotton, dissemin alton of
weather inform alton for the benefit OF
farmers, restoring the fund which has
been exhausted and for experimental
work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
WILL Benefit SHIPPERS.
Interstate Commission Prohibits
Raise In Freight Rates.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The inter.
state commerce commission has de.
cided against the railroads in both
the eastern and western cases. The
carriers in both cases are requested to
cancel on, or before March 10, their
advanced tariffs and restore their
former rates, which are the rates now
in effect.
Proposed increases in rates in class.
ificatton territory, aggreg ating ST..
OOO, 600 year for all the roads, were
disapproved by the commission. The
decision surprised railroad officials
and other experts who had followed
closely the proceedings, the majority
OF whom believed the commission
would grant some increase to the
western lines If not to the eastern.
ST. PAUL, Feb. PAL. W. Hill,
president of the Great Northern Rail-
way company, when informed of the
action taken by the interstate com.
merce commission on the railway rate
IN after, made this comment:
swell, ! guess I'll take walk
| around the steamship offices and see
| IT can't get q rate on trip to Eur.
ope, as there won't be much use of my
staying around here next summer"
"Dces that mean that you expect
business to suffer-" he was asked.
"There won't be much done in the
way of extensions or improvements
II railroads cannot sell their securi
| ties they cannot raise money. They
talk about money being used in New
| H. -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01
Blizzard Sweeps New Mexico,

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 22.-Bitterly cold
weather has followed yesterdays =
storm, which has covered the south
west under deep blanket of snow.
Temperatures ia northwestern New
Mexico last night ranged from eight
to twenty degrees below zero. The
ranges are buried beneath two feet of
snow and losses among cattle and
sheep are sure to result.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-01

date. but Representatives Clark and
Underwood told him they desired u
months time after the present con.
gress adjourns in which to map out
democr attic plans for the next session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
Mr.. Taft Comes into Indiana
On July Mr.. Taft comes into Indiana

July Mr. Taft
No who has followed the Mr. Tas election need be
Marion late in the
meeting And out OF
speakthis
Is the
The Indiana politics OF the nation
is well a
Following organization editors
slogan Get Behind
United States
somewhat hhedthen there
the to Indiana
of they
would by him. publication the article giving afoete credit
this
the his friends.
In
observation-disclosures frc
delighted Roosevelt huge joke
either of them would be reelected
there this Western
Indian fact shot pieces There apathy
polls There friction all its component
parts Republican
make
the situation in Indiana
What sort of speech pretty
speech, isn't it?
be eprogre
drive from the party?
he anythin about Lafo Insurgents?
owlt t b failed He
faie becaus the sympathy with him.
keynote speech But
whether Mr. Taft
at full complete
which will hardly
The very IS et-ni is
And how it?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
BURN YOUR BRIDGES.
When All Retreat 10 Cut of, 1he'
You Must Go Ahead

When All Retreat 10 Cut of, Then
You Must Go Ahead.
Young men often make the mistake
when they start on an important un-
dertaking Of leaving open a way OF
retreat If things so too hard, says ORR
son SWEET Marden in Success Maya
zine. No one can call out his greatest
reserves, do the greatest thing pos
sible to him. while he knows that II
the battle gets too hot he has a line OF
retreat still left open. Only when
there is no hope of escape will an
army fight with that spirit of des-
peration which gives no quarter.
Many a great general in his march
on the enemy has burned his bridges
behind him. cut Off his only possible re-
treat, for the bracing. encouraging eff
feet upon himself and his army. be-
cause he knew that men only call out
their greatest reserves Of power when
all retreat is cut Off and when fight
ing desperately for that which they
count dearer than life.
We are so made that as long as
there Is a chance to retreat. as long
as there are bridges behind us. we are
tempted to turn back when the great
test comes.
Twill you hold this fort?" asked
General Rosecrans Of General Pierce
at Stone river. Il will try, general"
"Win you hold this fort?" II will die
in the attempt" THAT won't do
Look me in the eye. sir, and tell me
If you will hold this position" Il
willw said General Pierce, and he did
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
This Is My 47h Birthday
WILLIAM lie QUEx.

I william lie Quex, probably the most
popular English novelist of the pres
ent time, was born in London on July
z, 1864. His father was a Frenchman
from Touraine. his mother was Eng
lish. The future novelist received an
excellent education by private tuition,
first In London, later at Pegli, near
Genoa. He studied art in Paris for a
while. but, after a long walking tour
through Europe he turned to journal.
dsm and eventually drifted to London,
where he joined the staff of the Globe
In 1883. In 1891 he became sub-edi-
tor Of that journal, but two years later
he retired from Journalism, to devote
himself entirely to the writing of fic-
tion. He was encouraged to this
course by the success of his first
novel, Guilty Bonds" published in 1890
Mr lie Quex became a prolific writer
of sensational and adventurous fiction
and won great popularity. He is a
great traveller and linguist. is thorough
1y familiar with the countries of Eu-
rope and their capitals and languages
and Is an extremely hard and rapid
worker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
WHAT OTHERS SAY
NEW Works. UNCHECKED PEST.

From the New York Times.
Worse than leprosy is the pest of tu-
oerculosis that spreads through the
streets and congested districts of this
city This is the statement. made
soberly and with knowledge. of the
committee on prevention of tuberculo-
sis of the Charity Organization society.
With all its hoasted helps, our urban
civilization is not checking this dis
ease. The committee tells of 10000
persons suffering i'll the sdvanced
stages of consumption. at large in the
city, going TO and fro, spreading the
infection everywhere. 1t says that
every advanced consumptive will i'll
feet from one to four other persons -
Thousands of victims are vagrants.
haunting the city's parks and other
public places Thousands more are in
the conSested districts. and in more
than half of these cases. il is known
that the infection is directly spread
from them To children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
THEY SEPARATED.
But the Parting Was More Strenuous
Than Jim Expected.


Than Jim Expected.
A man named Roynor when gold hunt
ing in Alaska had as partner a vener-
able prospector, who went about habit
ually with his boot legs stuffed full of
dynamite sticks. The old man had a
pleasantly casual way of filling the
stove oven with these sticks in order
that they might thaw out there. Some
times, too. he forgot them. which was
imprudent. to say the least. Roynor
vas not at all of timorous disposi.
ton, but the ancient prospector's reck.
less carelessness troubled his nerves
He demonstrated with him repeatedly
and strenuously. but his protest did
not seem to have the slightest effect
Jim" he said finally when driven
to desperation. 1T you can't be more
careful with that dynamite Wen have
to separate"
That night as he approached the
shack a terrific conclusion rent the air
and knocked him insensible. When he
recovered consciousness he perceived
one Of the aged prospector's legs lying
near. He stared at it a moment medi-
tatively.
well. Jim," he remarked at last
sadly. Il guess we've managed to sep
arate all right, particularly you, Jimr'
minneapolis Journal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
GROWING ANTI-WAR SENTIMENT

From the Columbus Dispatch.
If all the powers represented In the
great naval review in connection with
the coronation of George V should
agree never again to use those great
battleships against one another, but,
instead, to employ reason in the set
tlement of their disputes, how much
use for battleships would there be
thereafter? 1t might be necessary to
send some of them to remote parts of
the earth to deal with injustice or to
protect British or other citizens, but
there would be no more great naval
warfare, for there would be none to
oppose. Civilized nations no longer
find their great occupation in robbing
their neighbors; the later rule is to
live and let live. Conquest and ag-
gression are practically at an end, and
as a result of the present peace propo-
ganda promise to be put wholly out of
the program
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
Heart TO Heart
Talks.
Copyright. 1908, by Edwin A. Nye
WILL MONEY BUY IT:
By EDWIN A. NYE.

WILL MONEY BUY 1T;
We are to have a new national an
them.
prize OF half a million dollars.
contributed" will be paid for a ma
tionai song that shall officially" take
the place Of The Star Spangied Ban
ner"
So!
1t Is true THE Star Spangied Ban
ner'' goes up above E and down be-
low middle & and no one but a prima
donna can successfully render it with
out risk OF cracking the voice.
But
win money buy the song?
Will money buy anything really
worth while? real song is a mes
sage from the heart to the heart. 1t
may limp In its lines. and the tune may
be raggedly inept. but If 1t Is q real
message 1t must have been born out of
deep emotions stirred to their depths
by some great crisis.
That Is how The Star Spangled
Banner came to be:
Francis Scott Key was a prisoner
aboard British ship. and real bombs
were bursting in air" Would he
see by the dawn's early light what
SO proudly we hailed at the twilight's
last cleaning"
The Battle hymn OF the Republic"
was written under like pressure.
Tho hos ,,t hY,S Ia
hymn. with its martial swing and spir-
it, was born in the soul of Julia Ward
Howe as she heard the tramp Of the
troops on Virginia soil. Its stately and
heroic sentences could have been writ
ten only by daughter OF the Puri-
tans in an atmosphere of 1865.
Money buy such a song?
No more than it will buy a Greek
statue or lyric of Sappho.
Do you fancy a prize could have
wrung from the heart OF Robert de
Lisle the tremendous. doom driven,
liberty loving lines of the 'Marseil-
laiseY"
Why, the drumbeat Of 1850 will
sound through it forever!
Is it any wonder when an unfor-
tunate man. condemned to the guillo-
tine. was able to prove that he had
added a verse to the great marching
song he was let 60?
No.
A great national song Is the record
ed heartbeat OF a people In a great
crisis. 1t may be an echo Of clashing
arms, OF death and destruction. but
there breathes through it a prophecy
of q coming better day.
Some time. when the era of universal
peace shall come. we shall have a
great national song of peace. a song
which shall realize the poets dream OF
furied battlenags and silent war
drums.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
Audubon and His Hair.

Audubon. the great naturalist. early
In his career Wore his hair very long
He wrote in his diary one day: Il
wear my hair as long as usual. be-
lieve it does as much for me as my
paintings" However. in 1927 his
friends succeeded in rersuading him
to get his hair cut according to the pre-
vailing fashion On March 10 Of that
year he wrote in his diary: This day
my hair sacrificed and the will Of God
usurped by the wishes Of man. AS the
barber clipped my locks rapidly 1t re-
minded me Of the horrible times of
the French revolution when the same
operation was performed upon all the
victims murdered by the guillotine. My
heart sank low" Further to express
his grief. the margin Of the page on
which this entry was made he painted
black about three-quarters Of an inch
deep all around.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
RICHMOND, INDIANA
"PANIC PROOF CITY"

Has a population OF 22.324 and
10 growing. 1t Is the county
a saanf os %nyes Senyes of rch and asri 1hs
cultural community. 1t is To-
Gated due east from Indianapolis
90 miles and I miles from the
state line.
Richmond is a city Of homes
and Of Industry. Primarily
manufacturing city. 1t is also the
1obbing center Of Eastern In
diana and enjoys the retail trade
OF the populous community Tor
miles around.
Richmond is proud Of its splen-
did streets, well kept yards, Its
cement sidewalks and beautiful
shade trees. 1t has three nation.
nj banks. one trust company and
four building associations with
combined resource Of over S.
1926; capital invested $7.ooo.oo0.
with an annual output OF $27.-
100000, and a pay roll of $3.-
100000. The total pay roll for
the city amounts to approxi-
There are five railroad COM
panies radiating in eight differ
ent directions from the city. In
coming freight handled daily. l.
$4,000 lbs. outgoing freight
hsnflss aas psI 7soS0o saS co ss Sara ea4s.
Number of passenger trains daily
81. Numbe. OF freight trains
daily II. The annual post office
receipts amount to $4,000. Total
assessed valuation Of the city.
el5,O00.000.
Richmond has two interurban
railways. Three newspapers with
q combined circulation OF 1900.
Richmond Is the greatest hard
ware tobbing center in the state
and only second In general job
factory producing n high grade
piano every Is minutes. 1t Is the
leader in the manufacture Of
Traction engines. and produces
moro threshing machines. lawn
drills and burial caskets than
any other city in the world.
Tho city's area Is 2.640 acres;
has q court house costing $780,
900; 10 public schools and has the
finest and most complete high
school in the middle west: three
lege and the Indiana Business
College: five splendid fire COM
panles In fine hose houses; Glen
miller park: the largest and
the home OF Richmond,s annual
chautauqua; seven hotels; muni-
cipal electric light plant. under
successful operation and a pri-
vate electric light plant, insur-
ing competition: the oldest pub
lie library In the state, except
one and the second largest, 10000
volumes. pure refreshing water.
unsurpassed; IS miles OF improv-
ed streets; 40 miles of sewers; 25
miles of cement curb and gutter
combined; 40 miles of cement
walks, and many miles Of brick
walks. Thirty churches, includ-
Ing tho Reid Memorial. built at a
cost OF $250.O00: Reid Memorial
Hospital. one of the most modern
in the state; Y. NJ. c. A. building,
erected at a cost OF 100000, one
OF the finest In the state. Tho
amusement center of Eastern In.
diana and Western Ohio.
No city OF the size OF Richmond
holds as fine an annual art ex-
hibit. The Richmond Fall Fes-
tival held each October is unique.
no other city holds a similar at
fair. 1t Is given in the interest
OF the city and financed by the
business men.
Success awaiting anyone with
enterprise In the Panic Proof
City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
ECONOMICS.

De Distributor" is de point,
is heard dem white folks say,
Dat puts de business out O. joint
An makes de duce to pay.
Dat Mistah Wiseman say as how
De problem dat we see
Is getting things fun what dey's now
To whah dey ought to be-
love de summer time foh true
Wifi blossomin' an bees
An breezes gently passin' th'roo
An singin' in de trees.
But when dem days gifts warm an
faint
Dis life it sho' seems tough.
De trouble is, dis climate amt
Disturbed enough.
Dey wants to pass dat summer 'doun'
When snow begins to fly,
Instid oboilin' of it down
Along about July.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
Al Local TheQters
At the Murray.

Despite the torrid weather, Manag-
er Murray has succeeded in getting
some of the very best acts in vaude-
to be no exception.
AS feature Robt. Fulgora and Co.
have been secured. Fulgora is said
to be the worlds greatest imperson-
ator. This kind of an act always
makes a hit and he is assured of a
public
Tricks by which magical workers
of the stage mystify people almost
into the belief that they are endowed
with supernatural power, are exposed
cleverly in the performance of Sidney
Jerome & Co. One moment the aud
ience is wondering how result is
achieved and the next minute is in
laughter over the exposure of the
feat of legerdemain that deceived
them.
The Dodges have refined singing
and dancing act that always takes
well. The act is we'll dressed, the
people both good singers and the dane
es neatly and gracefully executed.
r. J. Hamilton comes heralded as
the only performer of genuine banjo
music. Mr.. Hamilton not only plays
the banjo exceedingly we'll, but is also
the author of number of books per-
tanning to the banjo.
For the Tuesday matinee, July 4th,
evening prices will prevail
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02

sweetening of the sugar trust and the
blowing up of the powder trust. 1t
seems about time to say something
about the Observation-Disclosures of the
lumber trust that opposes Canadian re
eipreeiry in spite of the fact that its
American supplies are near exhaustion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
PLANS MATURING.

From the Springfield Republican.
All the signs are that the annual
Fourth OF July celebration will make
the coronation seem like fiyzle. The
sane Fourth people are rapidly captur-
ing the United States. and they are
bound TO jutify their idea by the popu-
lar success OF their style of celehrat-
Ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
EX-MAYOR DIES

New York, July 1.-Former Mayor
Smith Ely of New York died at his
summer home at Livingstone, n. j., to-
day, aged 81 years. He was elected
mayor on the Tammany ticket in
1877. Death was due to general
breakdown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
Still Wondering.

The deaf man got out of the tram
car on to the other line Of rails.
Look out. There's a car coming!'
cried the conductor.
'What?" said the deaf man.
There's a car coming"
"What?"
Just then the car caught and knock
ed down the deaf man. and as he pick
ed himself up he said:
Il wonder what that fool kept me
there talking about!'-London Mail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-07-02
FIRE ON LINER

Liverpool, July IAN incendiary
fire broke out on board the liner Cana
da today. The Canada is moOred at
the docks unable to sail because Of
the strike Strikers are suspected