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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
THREE-YEAR HOMESTEADS.
Measure Passed House Of Represen.
tatives BY Solid Vote.

WASHINGTON, March q. - The
Borah Jones three.year homestea ad bill
by unanimous vote passed the house
Of representatives this afternoon, sub
stantially in the form In which it was
left last Wednesday. All essential
features of the original bill are retain.
ed and what difference exists between
the senate and the house will be ad-
justed in the conference committee,
which will consist of Senators Smoot,
Jones and Newlands and Representa-
tives Taylor, Ferris and Mondel, all
of whom are favorable to the measure.
1t may require several days to shape
up the bill in conference, but its ultt.
m ate passage is assured and President
Taft has promised Senat Borah and
Jones that he will sign the bill when
1t comes to him.
The bill in brief reduces the home
stead period from i've to three years,
gives homesteaders five months leave
of absence each year and six months
in which to establish residence after
making original fling.
Before the bill was passed the house
voted down amendments proposed by
conserv ationists reservlng minerals,
water power sites aud timber to the
government.
Senat Borah is highly elated over
the passage of the bill through the
house. He said tonight:
"While there have been some
changes in the bill, which compels
sending it to conference, yet l feel
reasonably certain now that at NO
distant day We will have three year
homestead law. The house did no,
n axe any change in the term of three
yeare, so that feature is settled and
not subject to change in conference.
Minor details of the bill are subjec,
to adjustment in conference, but l dc
not feel uneasy about getting q salts.
factory measure out of conference.
think all the memb bers of the conference
committee are friendly to the bill
The success of this measure in con
gress is in large measure due to tn,
active support which as given 1t b,
the people, settlers, commercial club
and newspapers of the west."
It may be added that Presiden
Taft's personal appeals to republican
leaders and Speaker Clark's influence
among democratic members also con
tributed largely to today's victory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
WOOL TARIFF REVISION.
Two Bills. Under Consideration BY
Members of Congress.

Members of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-That the
tariff board in it's report to congress
on the wool schedule proceeded on an
erroneous theory and that it's report
was "untenable" is the conclusion of
the democratic members sof the ways
and means committee of thelhouse, as
set forth in a report prepared by Rep.
resentative Underwood, chairman of
the committee, in connection with the
re-introduction of the wool tbill plac-
ing q 20 per cent ad valorem duty on
raw wool.
This bill. passed afterl.slight revi-
sion In conference last summer, was
vetoed by President Taft, who gave
then as his reason for exercise of the
veto power that the tariff board had
made no report on the subject.
Inviting the democrats OF the house
to Join them in passing the republican
wool bill and I'm axe q radical reduce
tion now instead OF preventing re-
ductiop," the republican members Of
the ways and means committee sub.
mitted q report today on the minority
bill, introduced last week, which
would reduce the wool duties about 40
per cent from the rate under the
Payne-Aldrich bill.
The majority members.of the COM
mittee. says the minority report.
shave had the very able and complete
report of the tariff report on wool for
three months. Upon the facts In the
report it seems they are not able TO
make any changes in their wool bill
heretofore introduced. They appar~
emily have settled down upon con-
viction that no amount OF informa~
tion is OF any avail In the formation
of democr attic tariff bill for revenue
only"
The report says the minority MEM
bers framed and introduced 9 wool
bill based on the tariff boards report
and have tried to adjust the rates in
accord auce with the doctrine of pro-
lection.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Passed Underwood Wool Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Un-
derwood wool bill passed the house
by q vote of 189 to 90. Twenty pro-
gressive republicans cast their votes
for the measure.
The first break in the solid demo
cratic ranks behind the wool tariff
revision bill was disclosed when Rep.
resentative Rucker, democrat, of Col.
orado, inveighed against the measure
Mr.. Rucker foretold ruin for the Col
orado sheep owners II the proposed
bill became q law. He denounced as
fallacious the argument that the Am.
erican sheep owner would be giver
sufficient protection to insure his con
troll of the home market, and citec
figures intended to prove that Aus
tralia and South America would dom
mate the markets of the world.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Promises Montana For Wilson.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-T. j.
Walsh, accompanied by Senator
Myers, visited Woodrow Wilson's
headquarters in this city today. After
his visit Mr.. Walsh gave an interview
In which he said:
"Montana democrats have never
sent instructed delegations to q ma
tional convention, but they will make
an exception this year and instruct
the delegation that goes to Baltimore
to vote for Woodrow Wilson, fret last
and all the time. The New Jersey
governor is overwhelmingly the choice
of Montana democrats. They like him
because of the things he stands for
and they will not only give him their
support at Baltimore, but they will
roll up great maiorky for him in
the November election. Governor
Wilson is the strongest presidential al
possibility in either party among
western people,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
TAFT IS AN OPTIMIST.
President Declares He Favors What
Is For Public Good.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 30
President Taft was in an optimistic
frame of mind when he faced several
hundred mem bers of the Philadelphia
chamber of commerce. He told them
he believed the people were on the
eve of better times, that things were
getting better and that he believed
there would be no great coal strike.
In his first speech the president, after
touching on the proposed national
chamber of commerce, said in part:
"There is no Office that the govern
ment performs more important for the
individualor the community than the
aiding OF business prosperity and the
removal of those obstacles that inter-
ferel with prosperity. 1t is when there
is lots of business doing, 1t is when
every body has Job, it is when the
wheels of industry are humming so
loudly that you cannot hear anything
else that the poor and the wage Garner
are the happiest. 1t is when be is
making good wages and constant
wages that every body in the commun.
ity is more nearly happy than at any
other time.
"While don't deprecatein any way
the movement for real reform and pro.
gress, provided it is sane and is no
affected with fads and disposition to
disturb those things that have beeLt
useful to US for 100 years, I am never,
theless conscious that there is no duty
heavier upon the government at
Washington than that of seeing to it
lat the government interferes as lit.
tie as possible with the progress of
the enterprises of the country and
assists the inspiration of confidence
into these where confidence is neces-
cary to make business go and to bring
about prosperity.
II am in favor of the enforcement
of law, but I believe the law and busi-
ness can be equared in such a way
that those who violate the law may be
prosecuted and there may be an alb
sence of prosecution and no disposi-
tion to run amuck just for the purpose
of showing that the government at
w ashington realizes that it has job
and is trying to make people think it
has,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
MAKES FIGHTING SPEECH.
Roosevelt Meeting In Chicago
Attracts Big Crowd.

CHICAGO, March 28.-Colonel
Roosevelt's most stinging campaign
speech was delivered here last night.
He lashed his opponents with sharp,
biting sentences, and charged some
of them with using fraud and trickery
to defeat him.
Colonel ROOSEVELT. q aid it was q
fighting speech. 1t was delivered be-
fore a throng that packed the audi
torium and cheered him enthusiastic
cally. The primaries in New York
furnished the text of his speech.
He expressed the belief that in the
great majority OF districts OF the
country the people were with him and
that the opposition wasj attempting to
defeat him "by methods which can
only characterize assinfamous."
Chicago gave the former president
lively welcome. Crowds gathered
to cheer him at the station when he
arrived, and whenever he appeared in
the nine hours of his stay here.
The auditorium was large enough
to hold only part of the crowd that
clamored for admission. Two other
meetings were held but many persons
who wished to hear Colonel Roose-
welt we're unable to do.so.
Two hours before the hall was open.
ed crowd had gatheredIat the doors.
A line of persons, four abreast, was
formed and grew steadily until it ex-
tended two blocks in each; direction.
The street in front of the building was
jammed with surging crowd an hour
before the meeting began.
Colonel Roosevelt turned aside from
his prepared speech from.time to time.
In one of these sallies, he discussed
the statment of his opponents that be
hoped to be dictator.
"There Ia not much danger to the
people," he said, "from a man who
can do nothing unless he can persuade
them that what be wants is right. I
am going to make one remark have
often been tempted to make but never
have made.
occasionally my gloomy foes have
said that I wanted to be king.
want to answer that they did not know
kings and that I did. l like the kings
l have met, but do not want to be
one, because the function of those
kings, expressed in the terms of dem
ocracy. would be the position of vice
president for life with the leadership
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
ROOSEVELT'S BUSY DAY.
Big Crowds Attend Meetings Held In
Missouri Cities.

ST. LOUIS, March 27.-Colonel
Roosevelt stated his case yesterday to
the people of Missouri. He made five
speeches in this city and another in
East St. Louis. Streets were drenched
by rain but Colonel Roosevelt found
and large audiences wherever he
spoke.
In his address at the luncheon given
by the City club, Colonel Roo sevelt dis.
cussed the recall of judicial decisions.
Six judges, four of them on the fed
eral bench, were seated at the table
with him.
"My proposition has been discussed
by my opponents in frame of mind
which makes hysteria seem calm by
comparison" be said. ''Somebody y
told me that was right on that pro.
posal but that l should not have in.
jected it into campaign. I said that
I was not in the least interested in the
campaign except as means OF getting
justice. I'd million times rather
lose the campaign and get justice, tn an
win it without getting justice"
In his principal speech he said In
part:
"When [ say that believe not only
in the right of the people to rule, bu,
In their duty to rule themselves, and
to refuse to submit to being ruled by
the others, am speaking OF vital
issue which fundamentally affects our
whole American life. I not only
merely admit, but insist, that in all
government, and especially in popu
lar government, there must be con.
troll and furthermore that If control
does not come from within, then i,
must come from without. Therefore
it is essential the people engaged ir
the difficult experiment OF self govern
ment should be able to practice sell
control.
"There are peoples in the world
which have proved by their lamentablf
experiences that they are not capable
of this self control; but I contend tha,
the American people most emph atical
ly are capable of it, hold th at in the
long run, taking as q whole, our peo
pie can and will govern themselves
great deal better than any small se
! OF men can govern them.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Wyoming Livestock Losses.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 20. -
Eleven million dollars loss in Wyom-
ing livestock resulted from the recent
snow storms and cold weather. That
is the amount given out in statement
from the Offices of the state livestock
commission, which has obtained re-
ports officially from every county in
the state. In many instances entire
herds of cattle were wiped out, and
every section reports heavy loss iu
sheep.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
of the 400 thrown in. I think there
are other jobs that full sized man
would prefer"
Federal Officers Disappointed.


WASHINGTON, March 26.-Oaicia1s
of the department OF justice plainly
showed their disappointment over the
acquittal OF the packers, but declined
to commit themselves on the question
whether the government would pro-
ceed against the packers with q civil
suit under the antitrust law.
The acquittal of the packers ends
the criminal case. The government
has no appeal.
At the department Of Justice it was
said the outcome of the trial would in
crease the difficulty of the govern.
ment's task of securing convictions
under the criminal clause OF the Sher.
man antitrust law. The officials add
ed, however, that is was premature TO-
forecast the ultimate standing of that
clause before courts and juries.
1t was pointed outSthat only in one
instance involvingi industrial ques-
tions had the government obtained
convictions of individuals under the
Sherman laws criminal section. That
was in the case of the so.called tur-
pentine trust, which now is on appeal
to the supreme court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
EvICTED BY HIGH WATERl
Floods Compel Missouri Residents
To Leave Their Homes.

To Leave Their Homes.
WASHINGTON, April Ito relieve
food conditions in the Mississippi
valley, Representative Ransdell of
Louisiana, introduced q bill today to
make an emergency appropriation of
$3.50, 900. The money would be made
available Immediately and utilized in
the reconstruction and mainten ance
of government levees on the river.
CAIRO, ILL.,, April 1.-Refugees from
Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois ar.
rived here today with tales of devas-
tation by the high waters OF the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers. The river
guage here stood at 81 8 feet, the
highest ever recorded. A big force OF
men are patrolling the levees and
thousands of sand bags are ready for
use If the levee weakens.
OMAHA, April 1.-For the fret time
since the Union Pacific was built, not
q train is moving in or out of ON aha.
Additional floods are reported from
Fremont and trains are tied up. The
only trains out of Omaha are those OF
the Missouri Pacific and Burlington,
which is detouring trains over that
road via st. Joseph.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Will Be Big Convention.

OMAHA, March 27.-The exact mum.
Der OF deleg ates in the republican ma
tional convention is definitely settled
by this statement by Victor Rose
water, acting chairman OF the repub-
lican national committee:
In view of the many inquiries 1t
may be stated officially that number
OF delegates in the republican nation
al convention under the call is 1,078,
making $40 the necessary majority
to nominate"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Stephenson Retains Senatorship.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Senator
Stephenson of Wisconsin, octogen.
arian miner, banker and lumberman,
retains his seat by vote of 40 to "a
in the senate. The senate declared
his election valid and rejected the
charge that sl07, 1913, which the sena.
tor admitted spending in the Wiscou-
sin primaries, had been used cor.
ruptly.
Senators Dixon and Myers of Mon
tana we're among those who voted
against Stephenson. Senator Lori
mer of Illinois, was among those who
voted for him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Two Republican Senator'S.

SANTA Fe, N. NJ, March 27.-Al-
bert B. Fall and Thomas B. Catron,
republicans, were elected United
States senator's from New Mexico to-
day. The fate of the latter hung In
balance when the roll had been called
He lacked four votes OF election, but
before the result was announced sew.
eral legislators changed their votes
and Catron was elected. It was the
Spanish Americans on the republican
side who changed their minds at the
critical moment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03

GREAT FALLS, March 30.-Thomas
Chilinich, As years old, is q prisoner
held on suspicion OF being the one
who robbed the Prag saloon early
this morning of jewelry and other
goods worth more than $500. includ.
ing q diamond ring valued at 5000.
The robbery was not discovered until
the saloon was opened this morning.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
Antitrust Laws Upheld.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The anti
trust laws of Missouri were upheld
today by the supreme court of the
United States. The court approved
of the states action in ousting the
Standard Oil company of Indiana.
and the Republic Oil company of New
York, from the state and fining each
$500, 900 under the laws.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
New Public Road Bill.

WASHINGTON, April L. A new
public road bill has been introduced
by Representative Shackelford OF
Missouri, who has received the en-.
dorsement OF many democratic mem.
bers to his plan. The bill would ap-
propria ate sl,0OO,0o0 annually for the
support of highways used by rural
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03

free delivery mail carriers. Classed
according to the durability OF their
found ations and the permanency Of
their construction, such roads would
be maintained at the rate of $40, $40
and $50 per mile annually at govern
ment expense. The measure was re-.
ferred to the committee on agriculture.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-03
"Prints All the News"

If any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommends
TO friends, the favor will be very high.
ly appreciated by it's publishers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
AMID EXPLOSIONS
He REsCUEs BkBE
DARHANrAN RUsHEs INTO HOUSE,
WHILE BURSTING FIRE.
CRACKERS ROAR.
CHILD is ASLEEP
FATHER GRABS UP LITTLE ONE
AND MAKES HIS ESCAPE FROM
NORTH SEVENTH STREET
BUILDING.

Sounding from the explosion OF fire.
crackers and rockets like the battle
of the Crater, the store OF Madoros
Darhanian, $40 North Seventh street.
was badly damaged by fire shortly
after s O'Clock last night, and II was
only by the greatest difficulty that
Darhanian was able to rescue ma
eightecn-months-old baby, which was
asleep on the second floor.
The fire was caused by some mis-
chievous urchin shooting a Roman
candle at the st IRE. Sparks fell
among a pile of crackers and other
fireworks on the open counter on the
outside, and Immediately there was
fusillade of bombs
Darhanian, followed by his wife.
ran out into the street. and was snow
cred with exploding fireworks. The
bombardment continued for fifteen
minutes. and at least a thousand peo-
pie were attracted to the scene.
He Rescues Child.
Suddenly Darhanian and his wife
thought Of the baby upstairs. Mrs.
Darhanian went into a violent hys-
terra, tearing her hair and rending
her clothes. and finally fell In the
street In q faint. But the father ran
through a side alley, and, fighting his
way through the smoke. reached the
side of the cot. where his little child
lay, and brought her oct unframed.
In the meantime the whole front
OF the store was ablaxe. and neigh
bors who ran to the rescue threw
large part of the stock. consisting
mostly Of fruit, out into the street.
Wiidfy excited, Darhanian walked
rtout with the baby In his arms anG
locked in vain some time for his wife.
He said that his stock was valued at
$4,000 and that he carried only $1,-
900 insurance. His stock was vrac-
teal, Destroyed, though the damage
70 the building, according to Chief
J. ynes, will amount to hardly more
than 800. The store is rented from
y. w, Bowe & Son, and La covered
by insurance.
Street l. Bombarded.
When the first explosion started
the whole street was practically bonn
iarded by frecrackers. Roman can
dies and other fireworks. For a time
the crowd was kept at bay by the
expi siens. bu. when they ceased tbs
people attempted to break through
tho Gordon Of police. which had been
thrown about the place. and there
was wild excitement. Finally the
crowd was driven back. and some
sembfance Of order was observed.
Engine Company No. 4 was the frss
to arrive on the scene, and, despite
the continuing explosions. broke
through the wall Of fire and exttn'
guished the flames within Ave min.
utes. Engine Companies 8, s and .
and Truck Company No. l followed
The boy who started the fire es-
capped in the crowd, and the police
have little hope Of being able TO iden-
tify him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25

his parents, Mr.. and Mr.. j. d. Crump.
Dr. and Mrs. w. X. l.. Smith are
guests of their daughter, Mrs. Aonef
Pope, in Norfolk for the Christmas
season,
Mrs. Elizabeth wilkins, of Ports
mouth, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
John s. HARDWOOD, Jr.
Miss Ruth Lynch and Miss Mary
Lee Borden, who have been guests of
Mrs. Charles E. Borden for several
weeks, have returned to Wilmington,
n. c.
Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. J.
Taylor Ellyson will go to Stauntoi.
this week for the Wilson birthday
celebration on Saturday,
Miss Mary Pleosants, of Hoisins. \
visiting Mr. and Mrs. j. d. Crump
for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Blcunt Mason and
Miss Nina wylie are spending the
Christmas holidays at stony Mann,
Page county. Va.
Mrs. Willard Wright Is spending
several weeks with her daughter
Mrs. Leaven Plummer, in Portsmouth.
Miss Lily Treyett has returned from
Johns Hopkins to spend the holidays
with her parents at Glen Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones have
opened ~Airlie,.' their estate in MIL
mington, n. c.. for Christmas
Misses Mary and Ellen Ball are
guests of relatives in Loudoun coun-
ty for the holidays.
The Misses Jean and Elizabeth
McGraw. of 1895 West Grace street.
have returned from Columbia univer-
sity to spend the Christmas holidays.
They are accompanied by their assoc
ciate student, Miss Ann Warren. OF
! Kansas city. Mo. They will all re-
! turn to school January 4. 1913.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-25
DIAMONDS IN HEEL
OF HER SLIPPERS

WASHINGTON. Dec. s4.-Mrs.
Charles s. Alden. OF Washington. has
received as a Christmas present from
her husband a pair OF satin slippers.
the heels of which are studded with
rhinestones and diamonds. The slip
pers are said to have cost 5000. and
thus Mrs. Alden becomes the rival
Of Mrs. Charles Anthony. Of Muncte.
Ind, the author OF the diamond-heel-
ed slipper. whose appearance In this
gi.ttering footwear caused such = fu-
rore at the diplomatic reception last
season
Mrs. Alden will wear the slippers
to the charity bail. in which or8ani-
cation she Is a prominent member.
One noticeable feature of the Alden
slippers is that their owner has ex-
ceedingiy small feet, and thus the
dainty footwear looks as II II might
be used by child.