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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
A Compromise Wool Bill

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. - Senator
Simmons, representing the democratic.
insurgent alliance In the sen ate, and
Representative Underwood, demo.
cratic leader of the house, reached an
agreemtnt to frame compromise wool
bill similar to the measure President
Taft vetoed last summer.
The compromise on the wool bill is
on the basis of 20 per cent duty on raw
wool instead of 20 per cent as in the
house bill, and IS per cent as in the
LaFollette bill.
On yarns the LaFollette rate OF As
per cent and the house rate of 30 per
cent are compromised at IS per cent.
On ready made clothing, knit fab
RIGS. women's dress goods and the like,
the La Toilette rate of IS per cent and
the house rate ranging from 81 to SO
per cent are compromised at 40 per
cent.
On combed wool and tops, the La
Toilette rate of 40 per cent and the
house rate of Is per cent are compro.
missed at 32 per cent.
The conferees In the wool bill are
the came as last year, led by Sen atol
La Toilette and Representative Under.
wood,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
EXPECT TAFT'S VETO.
Compromise Tariff Bills May Not
Become Laws.

Compromise Tariff Bills May Not
Become Laws.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-Some of
President Tatt's supporters in the
senate declared today they had infor-
nation that the president would veto
every one of the tariff bills now under
consider alton. The cotton, wool,
sugar and steel bills are nearly ready
to 20 to the White house for sign ature.
BY q vote of 80 to % the senate to.
day agreed to recede from its Can adian
reciprocity repeal amendment on the
steel bill. This leaves the bill approx
ed by both houses. 1t will 20 to the
president at once. The progressives
voting with the democrats to recede
were Senators Bristow, Clapp, Craw.
ford, LaFollette, Poindexter and
Works.
The compromise wool bill agreed to
by the house and senate was repassed
today in the house and will be taken
up Monday in the senate.
Senator La Toilette gave notice he
would call 1t up then and ask for i'm
mediate action upon the conference re-
port, in which the two houses agreed
to q wool tariff based on raw wool
duty OF 20 per cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Collision at Sea.

BOSTON, July 30.-More than 800
vacationists from Msines esresorts went
through an ocean accidentsoff the New
Hampshire coast amid fog :and dark
ness early today, when the side.wheel
steamer City of Rockland from the
Kenneb beck river for Boston had her
bow crumbled in collision with the
collier Chisholm. Stauuch bulkheads
kept the Rockland afoat while
smooth sea and the fact that the Chic
holm swung alongside immed lately
after the collision tenabled the pas
sengers to be transferred to the collier
without loss OF life.
The steamer Belfast came up at
dawn and taking..th City of Rock
lands passengers off the Chisholm
landed them in Boston. The City OF
Rockland, althoughizsunk to her
guards, remained afloat and was tow.
ed stern first to East Boston.
A few passengers suffered minor in
jurtes. A score, 'mostly! women and
children, were thrown ,.into the sec
when the bow OF q lifeboat fell from it's
davits. All were rescued.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Agree On Wool Bill.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The confer
ence report on the compromise La Fol-
lette. U Underwood wool tariff bill was
adopted by the senate today, IS to %.
Six progressive republicans joined
the democrats. The compromise bill
goes at once to President Taft. It is
identical with the one he vetoed in 1911.
The progressives who voted for the
wool tariff revision were Senators
Bristow, Clapp, Crawford, Gronns,
La Toilette and Works. Senator
Cummins was paired against the meas.
ure. He said that If free to vote, he
would oppose 1t, because he believed
the 20 per cent advalorem duty on
wool much lower than could be JUS
titled by study of the tariff boards
report.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
The Kansas Election Case.

NEW YORK, August 2.-The action
of the Kansas state courts in refusing
to order the names of eight Roose-
velt candidates for presidential elec-
tors stricken from the republican pri-
mary ballot, was partially reversed
last night by Justices Vandeventer and
Pitney, of the supreme court of the
United States.
While the justices granted the appli.
cation of the Taft men for q writ OF
error directed to the Kansas supreme
court, their decision does not mean
final victory for the regular repu bill
can organization. Under its terms
the right of the Roosevelt candidates
to have their places on the primary
ticket will be decided by the full bench
of the supreme court when the tribu'
nal holds it's next regular session ir
October. Meanwhile the names of th {
Roosevelt men will appear on the bal
lots at the Kansas primary mex
Tuesday.
The effect of the decision is to leave
the whole Kansas case suspended un'
til October, when it ia expected the
highest court will settle it before the
national election.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Rioting Strikers Killed.

LONDON, July 3l.-Seven strikers
were shot, one ofithem dying later in
q hospital, and 20 others were serious
ly wounded today by sticks or stones
as the result Of rioting at Victoria
docks, where 2.000iof the lsborers who
had been on strike.for more than 10
weeks appesredlat the.docks in COM
plisnce with the manifesto OF the
Dockers' Federation ordering them to
resume work. They found their
former places occupied by non union.
lists, taken on during1the strike, who
defied the union menlto eject them. A
severe fight ensued. Bullets, bricks
and stones few in all directions.
The police of whom.only about
dozen were present. we're taken by sur.
prise and wereipowerless to suppress
the disturbance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Few Deaths In Coal Mines.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Montana q
leads every other Rocky mountain
state in the low death rate of persons
employed in coal mines, according to
statements made by the bureau of
mines. But II people we're killed in
Montana coal mines in 1910, seven in
1911, and only one during the fret
four months of the present year.
Thirty eight people were killed in
Wyoming coal mines in 1910, 33 in
1911 and 13 during the first four
months of 1912. The total number of
people killed in the coal mines OF the
United States in 1910 was 1884. In
1911, 2,5l7, and for the fret four
months of the present year, 1853.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Mule Is Bootlegger.

MusKoGEE, Okla, August g.
"What shall the federal government
do with q pack mule that makes regu.
lar trips across the line out of the old
Indian Territory, gets it's pack filled
with liquor and goes back again to
distribute its cargo to regular custo-
mers?"
This problem was laid before the
United States district attorney here
yestesday. The information stated
the bootlegeing mule made its trips
without q pilot and the name OF its
owner and of those persons who sup.
piled the liquor we're unknown.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07

HELENA, August 2.-James A. La
Bolt, % years old and for four years
employed in the Anaconda postoe1ce,
pleaded guilty before Judge Bour.
quin today to embezzling $500 from
the postal savings department and
was sentenced to serve three months
in the county Jail. La Bolt bore an
excellent reputation and was consider
ed model youth until this trouble
came. The populations took place
last March and April, when. La Bolt
began going in fast company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Not After Bull Moose.

WASHINGTON, August s. Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming has
introduced bill to appropriate $500,
600 for the United States to pay Its
share OF the cost of exterminating the
"pred atory wild ANIMALS" on the for
est reserves of the west.
"Are you against the bull moose?"
he was asked.
mo, the bull moose is not at all
wild or predatory. He only preys on
soft marshy things in his native lair
and we don't have such things in our
country" answered Mr.. Mondell.
The Wyoming representative ex-
planned that his bill was cunning for
timber wolves, coyotes, mountain
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Strike Against Profanity.

NEW YORK, July 3l.-Four hun.
dred girls, members OF the Dress
makers union, employed at q Brook.
lyn factory, are on strike today
against the use OF profanity by the
foreman and other male employees Of
the shop. The strikers hope to bring
about Q series of walkouts in other
factories to enforce the dem and for q
rule that foremen and others be in.
structed that no profanity or abu'
sive language shall be used in the
work sooms at any time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Foreign Relations Committee Urges
Senate to Re-Affirm 1t.


Senate to Re-Affirm It.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-Re- aflrma-
ton of the Monroe doctrine, that the
powers of the world may understand
the United States decidedly disap.
proves any foreign military or naval
base or any acQuisition OF territory
which might be used for such pur-
poses, on the western hemisphere, was
urged on the senate today by the for.
eign relations committee.
The senate, in an early report, will
be asked to endorse the committee's
stand. A firm statement by the United
States is asked for, asa result of the
Magdalena bay incident, where it was
shown that japanese syndicate had
been negotiating for four million acres
of land along the west coast of Lowev
California and Mexico.
While the Japanese government was
found to have hadlno connection with
the syndicate, the;senate sub.commit-
tee, consisting of Senators Lodge,
Root, Rayner and Sutherland, report.
ed to the full committee today that the
circums stances afforded an appropriate
occ casion tor an expression OF the view
of the senate reg arding such cases.
Magdalena bay is considered the
most advantageously located naval
base on the Pacificl coast, because OF
its relations to sthe western terminus
of the Panama canal.
Senator Lodge reported the resolu.
tion to the !senate lshortly after that
body met andIaction on 1t was deferred
until tomorrow. The resolution ia as
follows:
"Resolved, That when any harbor
or other place In the American CONT.
nent is 80 situate that the occupa.
tion thereof for naval or military pur-
poses might threaten the commerce or
the safety OF the United States, the
government of the United States could
not see without grave concern her
possession OF such harbor or other
place, by any corpor alton or associa-
ton which has suchls relation to an-
other government, not American, as
to give that government practical
power of control for national pur.
poses."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
lions and other wild creatures thai
kill of sheep.
Stolen Plunder Worth $3.50, 900.

.
CHICAGO, August AFTER "a hours
work, the police obtained today an in
ventorY of the art treasures, bric-a
brac, jewelry, silver plate and other
articles stolen by Jacob F. Guthrie.
alleged society burglar and forger,
now under arrest. They announced
the plunder recovered is estimated to
be worth s250, 200.
A great amount of the plunder was
found In Guthrie's home on the south
eide, where he lived with his mother,
sister and brother, who was q Chi
csgo policeman. Further investiga-
tion OF the young mans history re-
vealed that after graduating in an
electrical engineering from Chicago
technical institution, he obtained EN-.
ployment with an electric company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Negro Delegates Excluded.

CHICAGO, August 3.-The provisi.
onal committee of the national pro.
gressive party adjourned At 1l:30 to.
night after q session lasting since
noon today, having acted on single
contest, that in Alabama, where II
white delegates we're seated over the
claims OF the negro contestants. A
dispute over the contesting negro del
egation from Florida prolonged the
session and finally forced adjourn
ment until Monday morning.
A bitter argument over the negro.
white delegate question in Florida
several times forced the committee to
turn out the contestants and the news
papermen and go into secret sessions
that we're fraught with wordy battles
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
CONDEMNS STEEL TRUST.
investigating Committee Declared
Combine Should BE Broken.

investigating Committee Declares
Combine Should BE Broken.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The report
OF the majority of the committee of the
house of representatives directed more
than q year ago to investig ate the
United States Steel corporation was
submitted to the house today by
Representative Stanley Of Kentucky.
chairman of the committee.
The report of the majority deals
with the steel trust from its inception
and describes the various steps by
which j. P. Morgan aud his sssoci stes
built up the corporation. In addition
to recommend ations for legislation
suggested as remedial, the democratic
members of the committee make gen.
eral accusations against the men re-
sponsible for the orgsnizatio
J. P. Morgan and his associates are
held up as being the beneiciaries of
enormous profits raised from the over
capitalization of the subsidiary com.
panies of the steel corporation and
later of the corporation itself.
Former President Roosevelt Is in
dicted for making the control OF the
steel trust absolute and Is charged
with being responsible for the gig antlc
stature which the trust has attained.
PRINCIPAL stockholders of the Steel
corporation are accused of exerting a
powerful and Injurious influence on the
business of the United States by means
of control exercised through inter-
locking directorates OF railway and
industrial org anizations.
The activity of the corpor alton in
politics is laid bare and its influence
described, and the "steel trust" as q
tariff beneficiary and its part in the
making Of the Payne-Aldrich tariff act
are touched upon by the democrats.
The committee recommends legisla-
tion to cure trust evils and to meet
existing conditions. It condemns the
Steel corpora alton, but does not inv ade
the jurisdiction of the United States
court in which there ia now pending q
government suit for it's dissolution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Norris Favors Conservation

BOISE, Ida, August 1.-With i've
state executives and representatives.
from two other states present the an
nual meeting of the Western Govern.
ORE association opened here today.
The session was formally opened by
Governor Norris, who In his address
spoke in defense OF states rights in
the supervision Of natural resources.
1--WE cannot use public resources
for private gain" declared Governor
Norris. "They belong to the people
and should be used for their benefit.
The profits which are derived from
power plants aud other enterprises
which are dependent on natural re.
sources should 60 to the people of the
state"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Will Sell Indian Lands.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The COM
missioner of the general land Office is
making prepsr ations for a sale at
Billings, Mont, in the latter part OF
October OF 350,000 acres of Indian
lands in the Crow reservation. The
sale probably will be conducted by
Judge Witten of the general land
office
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Bull Moose On Platform.

NEW YORK, August 1.-The bull
moose, as the emblem OF the new
progressive party. appeared in life
like shape here last night at the con-
vention of the New York county or.
ganization to select delegates to the
coming national convention. A stuff
ed bull moose of lordly size and mien
was placed prominently on the stage
of Carndgie hall where the convex
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Congress Will Soon Adjourn.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Congress
will begin tomorrow what is expected
to be the last fortnight of the present
session.
Uncertainty exists as to the fate OF
some OF the appropriation bills. The
determin alton to abolish the commerce
court and to place q seven-year tenure
of Office in the civil service law has
aroused antagonism which may be re-
fected from the White house In q veto
OF the bill sppropriating money fol
the salaries of federal employees.
It has been asserted by the presi'
dents friends in congress that he will
veto all the tariff bills that reach him.
Such action would be accepted as final
by congress and no attempt would be
made at this session to repass the
measures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Organize Against Lawlessness.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The revela-
tions of the Rosenthal murder case,
pointing to the existence of q system
of police blackmail levied upon illegal
resorse, prompted number ct
leading citizens to issue a call today
for q public mass meeting at Cooper
union next week to adopt plans ito
make effective the public demand for
the observance of law and order in
this CITY,"
The call, sent out over the sigma
lures of this "citizens committed" to q
large number of men and women in
all walks of life, says:
1.-THE state of lswlessness now ex-
listing in this city under cover of
which crimes have been committed
with impunity and criminals permitted
to go unpunished has reached point
where public sentiment demands that
the officials charged with enforcing the
laws for the protection and well.being
of our citizens, shall perform the
duties OF their Office in the full conf
dence that such performance will have
strong public support.
ut is proposed that q public meet
ing be held at Cooper union in the
near future, at which prominent speak.
ers will be heard and plans adopted to
make effective the public demand for
the observance Of law and order in
this CITY,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
PARTY IS BORN.
National Convention Of Progressives
Attracts Big Crowd.

National Convention Of Progressives
Attracts Big Crowd.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-The national
Progressive party took its place in the
arena OF American politics here today
when its first national convention as
sembled In the Coliseum where the reg
ular Republican national convention
was held several weeks ago.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, spon.
sor for the new party, arrived in Chi
cago this morning, but did not attend
the fret session of the convention. He
will deliver his "confession of faith"
tomorrow.
Former Senator Albert J. Bever-
idge, of Indiana, was elected temper.
ary chairman of the convention, after
Senator Dixon had called the Assem-.
blsge to order and prayer had been
offered. Senator Beveridge, greeted
with prolonged cheers, delivered his
keynote speech bristling with the most
advanced ideas of progressivism.
The floor of the big convention hall
was crowded and the galleries, slow to
fill at fret, held but compar atively few
empty seats when the convention got
under way shortly before one O'Clock.
The deleg ates were most enthusiastic,
frequently interrupting the proceed.
ings with cheers and applause. The
names of those signing the call we're
read and cheers greeted each name.
A round of cheers greeted Senator
Dixon's announcement that former
Senator Beveridge of Indiana, had
been selected as temporary chairman.
AT one point in his speech Mr.. Bev-
eridge referred to. "professional poll
ticians."
ITO hell with the politicians, came
q shout from the galleries and the
deleg ates cheered.
Senator BeveridRe's speech kept the
floor and galleries cheering. Dele.
gates and spectators rose to their feet
with wild shout when he denounced
the Standard Oil and tobacco deci-
sions of the supreme court.
A chorus of jeers and groans greet.
ed Beveridge's attact on President
Taft and the Payne.Aldrich tariff bill.
When Senator Beveridge concluded
his speech at 3:07 p. M. he was cheer
ed to the echo and scores of Aogres.
sive leaders aud national committee
men on the stage crowded about to
congratulate him.
On motion of J ames r. Garfield OF
Ohio, q committee of fifteen was ap.
pointed to invite Colonel Roosevelt to
appear before the convention at the
hour of convening tomorrow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
A Democrat for Running Mate.

OYSTER BAY, N, Y, July 3l.-A
movement is on foot within the ma.
tional progressive party to name a
democrat from the south as Colonel
Roosevelt's running mate. Colonel
Roosevelt said today, II any avail.
able man can be agreed on.
The new party had made this sug-
gestion, he said, and he favored the
plan. He added that such q selec.
tion would emphasize the non-section-
al char acter of the party.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07

since he wrote his speech Of acceptance
and after long conference this after
noon with Representatives Reddeld Of
Brooklyn, whom he considers one Of
the best informed men In the country
on the tariff.
"All are agreed on that" the gov
ernor said when interviewers asked
him II bis views coincided with those
OF Mr.. Redfeld on q gradual reduce
ton Of the tariff.
After the c)nter,ncs Mr.. Rad6eld
told the reporters that he aud the
governor had talked on three topics-
the tariff, the trusts and the scientific
training of young farmers as q means
of lowering the high cost.of living.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07
Favors Gradual Revision.

SEAGlRT, N. j., July 3l.-Revision
OF the tariff should not be made by
one sweep, but should be gradual and
thorough is the opinion of Governor
Wilson as announced tonight. The
governor so declared in his first dis
cussion Of the question for publication
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07

Havre Democrat: When Professor
Shaw was here recently he was shown
by H. w. Stringfellow some of the
products OF his farm and the profes.
sor pronounced it the best that he had
seen anywhere. This sure speaks
we'll for the agricultural possibilities
of Havre.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe-
cialty at the RIVER PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-07

tion was held. Red band anna hand
kerchiefs, In the form of flags and
bearing the picture OF Colonel Roose-
velt, we're in evidence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-16


both of Clay county; Frank u. Cheese
bro of Minneapolis and Jennie n.
Erickson of Moorhead, and Nels Hoi-
seth and Martha Christianson, both OF
Moorhead.
Arthur Thoreson Is UP from Mime
apolis on a visit to his aunt, Mrs. a.
j. Rustad.
John Bradford of Wadena and w. fl.
Gum Of Morris are guests at the New
Columbia.
Potatoes of elephantine dimensions
are on exhibit at the First National
bank. Five of them weigh q little over
two pounds each. They are the product
from one of the fields of the David
Askegaard farm at Comstock.
County Treasurer Paulson, accom-
panied by Attorney Adams, took a spin
out to Georgetown today in nne
ton with the appraisement of of some
land Mr.. Paulson is interested in.
Among the guests at the Comstock
today were c. A. Jack of Fort Worth,
Tex; D. l.. McGrath, ir., of Barnes
willie, G. G. Hanks Of Vergas and
A.. r. Koehler of the state agricultural
college.
In Minnesota, Oct. 81 has been pro-
claimed as tuberculosis Sunday, when
it is expected that churches viii join
in an observance of the work of So
cieties engaged in the work of fight
ing the white plague.