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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
BEANS AND

The three candidates for the presi-
dency representing the republican, the
democratic and the bull moose parties
having formally accepted their various
honors and responsibilities, the peo-
pie have an opportunity to take stock
of what each one has to say on the
subject OF the the increased cost OF
living. President Taft represents The
matter in q practical way by declar-
ing that the situation Is Intern tional
and that there is no way of decreasing
the cost OF food by legislative fat.
No laws yet suggested will force the
farmers to sell their products for less
than they can get for them. Only by
greater production which must come
from more intelligent culture OF the
soil q more food be brought to the
consumers at 9 corresponding reduc-
ton in price.
Roosevelt goes at the matter in his
usual impulsive way. While he does
not suggest any practical remedy, he
is long on deuouncing everything and
everybody. He would do away with
the middleman; he would reorganize
the country life commission and nat
urally play hob with the law OF sup
ply and demand. There Is nothing
promising in the Roosevelt program.
Governor Wilson is far at sea. He is
not sure of any way to do anything
except TO follow precedent. His in
tentions seem to.be good, but the sub
iect is too deep for him. Tariff revi'
sion might help, conservation might
add its benefits, waterways also could
be tried. Evidently this is something
that has not been threshed out In the
Princeton class rooms. So far al
Princeton is concerned the high cos
Of living problem seems to have beer
checked up to the fathers of the stu
dents.
Amid this condition of doubt ant
uncertainty it is gratifying to see
man arise from the masses who i
able to sweep away all difficulties
Where the greatest statesmen OF tn
nation have shown their weakness
the mayor of Boston is confident
sure and prophetic. With almos
plying condescension he asks wh
the American people do not take
leaf from Boston's experience and ca
beans. Simple, isn't tP Like a
inspir ations 1t came suddenly. Ye
as with many human booms, there ar
drawbacks to this scheme. In the FRI
: place, Mayor Fitzgerald insists tia
beans must be baked in Bostol
: This elimin ates an important part
the population, although this disat
vantage does not appeal to the mayo
of Boston. He en~tertains the theor
e that II all OF US do not live in Bosto
. it is our own fault and people thu
u lacking the first elements OF INTEL
q Rence are not entitled to much CO.
sheraton.
Still beans cooked even in the cruz
'e and barbarous fashion of the interi'
d should prove sustaining. They a.
cheap and they hold generous quaint
N ties of protein aud other food Ell
ments. They should take the place
ne meat in thousands of households. !
o. q contribution TO the thought of t
DC day this suggestion merits q hi
place. 1t Is at least quite as sat
De factory as the remedy proposed
Roosevelt and Is even an impro,
re ment upon tn scholastic generaliti
VI of Governor Wilson.-Kansas G
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Both ENGAGED.

Servant Maid lin breathless excite
ment-Professor, there's a burglar in
the dining room! Professor deeply alb
sorbed, without looking up)-Tell him
I'm engaged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
life's Realities.

Women must wonder occasionally
that they don't meet any men like the
hero in a fashionable novel. And that
can also be played the other way
across.-Atchison Globe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 81, 1912.
Republican County Convention.
(ANBNDED oALL.)

Notice il hereby given that pursuant to An
order Of the Republican County Central Com
mittee Of Chouteau county, Montana, made O 2
meeting Of said committee, held on the 18TH dey
Of August, 1912, q republican. convention 10
hereby called to be held at the court house,
"a Wednesday, September 1, 1919, fos the pur-
pose q selecting 3 delegates snd y aiternat e
Delegates to the republican state convention 10
Be- held in Great Falls, Montana. on the otn Gay
Of 6eptember, 1912; also for the purpose OF
eaming candidates for the following oflices
ton to be held on the 5th day of November, 1sl2:
-Four members Of the legislature.
One county assessor.
One county commissioner.
One coroner.
One clerk Of the district court.
One county clerk and recorder
One county treasurer.
One county attorney.
One public administrator.
One sheriff.
One superintendent of schools.
One county surveyor.
Two justices of the peace for each township.
Two con tables for each townehip:
The delegates to the state convention shall De
authorized TO join with the delegates from Hill,
ton, to be held at the same time and place as the
state convention, for the purpose OF nominatinl
two candidates for Judge Of the district court Of
the Twelfth judicial district.
primaries are hereby called to assemble
II the several places hereinafter designated, or
Saturday, August 81, 1912, from 2 to 8 o'clocf
.. M, for the purpose OF selecting dele
gates and alternate delegates to the salo Cnou
1oau county republican convention. The numbel
cinct e6sil be entitled to, and the places o
holding euch primaries are Ae follows:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21

Fame is the perfume Of heroic deeds
Socrates.
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-
This representation is based upon the republi.
can vote cast for the Hon. Chas. N. Pray at the
last general election, and also upon the regietra.
tion found in the Great Register OF Chouteau
county at 5 O'Clock p. m, Monday, August ",
1912. -,
The following rules have been adopted for the
government of the convention:
Frst-Delegates and alternate delegates shall
be elected to the convention and in the failure OF
any delegate to attend, the alternate delegate
shall cast the vote for the delegate whom he
represents.
sevond-1n the absence of all the delegates
and alternate delegates from any precinct, no
vote ehall be cast from said precinct.
Third-Delegates and alternate delegates must
be republicans and residents of the precincts
which they represent.
Fourth-Ali notices of contest shall be sub
mitted in writing, accompanied by 9 statement
setting forth the grounds Of the contest which
Central Committee prior to the meeting Of the
convention. Contests will be acted upon by the
County Central Committee and reported to the
convention as part of the temporary roll call OF
delegates and alternate delegates to the conven'
G. W. MORRISON. Chairman.
g. c. SCHMIDT, Secretary.
Dated August IL, 1912.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF cnoUTEAU COUNTY

IN Letters and communications containing mat
~ Intended for publication in this paper sho~1d
y eIdressed to "TAe Rirer Press" and the n0"s<
- ~ criter ssxst b giren to insure attention. =
Leeal advertisements uiH be inserted IN thes<
eo1sSsms at TIE. rate i0f ten cents per ""e IRON
>ressieat and tee cents per line from regular al
Qog&teErs.
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All the news in the River Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21

095,0O0 tons and the United States
226, 555, 900 tons. In 1910 the output
of the British mines was 264,433,000
tons and of those in the United States
447,S37,OO0 tons.
Germany's production of coal in
1910 was 15O,372,OOO tons, against
57,124,000 tons a quarter of a CEN
tury previously. Japan produced
5,2S6 900 tons in 1910 and only L.
$4,000 tons in 1886. Thus several
nations are increasing their coal out
put more rapidly than Great Britain,
whose fertile mines have become ex-
hausted so that resort has been had
to deeper and thinner seams
Britain is still the great coal ex-
porting country of the world, and
much of her commercial strength
rests on this fact, since coal is prof
table cargo for ships carrying bulky
raw materials to her shores. Her ex-
ports of coal were S4,542,000 tons in
1910. against 3O,362,0 900 tons in 1886.
But in the same period the German
exports of coal increased from o.
$4,000 tons to 32,39S 900 tons and
those of the United States from l.
PIG 900 to 15.271,0O0 tons. We con-
sumed at home in 1910 about two and
a half times Britains consumption.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21
WHERE SOME MEN DIE OLD

1t seems to be quite common in
England nowadays to live to be a
nonagenarian or a number of persons
who have lived not only over "the
allotted span" but have run well in
to the nineties and turned the CEN
tury, have come to light.
Rev. Philip Carlyon of Falmouth,
who received a telegram of congra-
tu'ation from Queen Alexandra on
the completion OF his hundredth year
on Dec, 30 is a hale Welshman, who
and every day he spends some hours
ious illness in all his life. He was a
hard worker in his profession for sew
e1ty years, and even now he occasion
ally takes his place in his old pulpit
in the parish church at Falmouth. but
preaching or not. he never misses a
service. no matter what the weather
be like, and on the last Sunday OF
1911 he walked to church.
AT Hampton Hill, near London,
lives Thomas Foster, who has just
celebrated his ninety-seventh birth
day, and was head gardener to King
William ". He is wonderful old
Engllshman, erect as a pine tree, and
sui possesses a shock of hair which
but for It's snowy whiteness might be
the envy Of many a man of 25. He Is
frequently up at 4:30 in the morning
the United States 101, ,561, 900 tons. BY
working In the orchard which years
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21
DISCUSS THE SUBJECT.

The proposition to have meeting
of the Umatilla county good roads
association to consider the good roads
bills that are to be presented under
the initiative next fall is a good one.
1t is a timely subject and one that
permits of debate.
But while at it let us have a full
and fair discussion of all the propo-
sitions to be submitted. There are
several plans proposed and they all
have features of merit Just how
good the various schemes will be
from a Umatilla county standpoint is
matter that is not quite clear at
this time to many people. 1t is first
necessary to ascertain the exact fea-
lures of the various bills; then fit
the facts to the situation and see
what the results will be.
! The measures drafted by the state
highway association and which Gov
ernor West champions are not the on
Is bills to be acted upon. The state
grange has also drafted some meas
ures. Those measures as we'll as the
highway association bills should be
/ discussed. The county bonding plan,
which has many advocates in Una
tilla county, should be considered too.
There is no need of hasty action one
way or the other with reference to
the good roads bills. The election
does not occur until next November
So there is plenty of time in which
to debate the subject before local peo-
pie take stand for or against any
OF the various measures proposed.
Why not have a big meeting at the
Oregon theatre and have the subject
discussed pro and con. Invite repre-
sentatives of the grange to present
their measures and show the merits
of their proposals. Invite Governor
West and others to speak for the bills
drafted by the highway association.
Have prominent local farmers and
business men, members of the coun-
ty court and others set forth their
ideas.
In the freedom of discussion there
is safety.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21


ago he planted close 10 his cottage.
Another remarkable man of 81, a
descendant of the family of which
Lord Nelson was a member. is Mr.
John Foulden of Stoke Newington.
His memory is undimmed by the
weight of years and his recollections
are of rare interest. In his early days
he had hard struggle for life, but in
1884 he was appointed driver to the
kings mail coach from London to
Portsmouth. He drove that coach for
many years, and he proudly recalls
the day when his passengers includ-
ed the Duchess of Kent and the little
lady destined to become Queen Victo-
ria.
Mrs. Ann Cohen, Jewess, who died
at Broadway. Westminster. at the age
of 1O2, few days ago. enjoyed ex-
cellent health until few weeks be-
fore her death. Her husband pos
sessed the distinction of being the
first Jewish overseer appointed in
England, and bust of him is now
in Westminster Town Hall.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21
STRANGE PEOPLE FAR NORTH

Mr.. Stefansson, Arctic explorer re-
lates in detail in the New York Her
aid meeting with a race of Eskimos
in Victorialand who had never before
seen a white man, and as far as he
could ascertain none of their ances-
tors had. There was a tradition in
the tribe that a neighboring people
had seen a man with white skin
who had wandered there and died
because he could not learn to drink
seal oil
The natives prepared to attack the
explorers with knives believing they
We're spirits. but were finally molli
fled. They came up and felt the
arms and clothing OF the party, and
having made sure that what they
saw was real they became more trac-
table In one of their villages was a
small piece of cotton cloth which was
preserved as a charm.
The party was received at the viii
lage and regaled with choice pieces of
freshly killed seals and stayed with
horn flagons of blood soup. Even the
dogs received large portions of hot
pOiACN HO poib lNhioluCu loi
several days in this newly found viii
lage, which is in the middle of Dol
phin and Union Strait and north of
Cape Bexley.
Mr.. Stefansson eXpiates on the de-
tails which he sent to H. L. Bridge
man and which have already been
given in the Herald. He seems con-
WINGED that many of the strange race
which he saw there some with light
boards and hair, were descendants of
a Norwegian colony of three thousand
souls which disappeared in the fif-
tenth century from Greenland He
also has something to say about the
possibility of their being descendants
from forty Englishmen who were lost
from one of the Sir John Franklin
expeditions.
"The Victorialand people," contin-
ues Mr.. Sptefansson. differ striking
ly from those of the mainland except
from the Akuliakattagmiut. who were
much intermarried with the people of
the north. They have a definitely
European appearance, especially in
the matter of boards, which are abun-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21
THE WEST EXTENSION.

There are indications that the long
fight for the West Extension is about
won and that the extension will be
carried out on the basis advocated by
the Pendleton Commercial club and
by the East Oregonian. The engi-
neering board has reported in favor
of such plan and the entire matter
is now up to President Taft with
prospects that he will give his ap-
proval.
According to the news from Wash
ington the board has reported in IA
oring of a plan that will irrigate
something more than 10000 acres
of land" It is evident from this the
board wants to play safe and also
wants to protect the upper river peo-
PIE in their rights and welfare" It
is exactly what was suggested by the
businessmen of Pendleton and by
this paper. If the president gives his
approval to the report and orders the
West Extension made upon that bas-
is the East Oregonian will be glad
indeed
1t is apparent that while the men,
bers of the engineering board listen
ed with attention to the opposition
forces headed by Coe, Burgess ct al,
they paid scant heed to the arguments
produced in opposition to the extern
sion. The basis Of the fight against
the West Extension was that there is
not enough water for it. At the
mass meeting at the Oregon theatre
early in December opponents of the
project, headed by DR.. Coe, declared
there is scarcely enough water for
present projects. DR.. Coe belittled
the flow Of the stream and argued
that in considering new plans the
government should consider only the
minimum discharge Of the river-not
the average flow. In a speech which
he read, J. y. Burgess opposed the
West Extension on much the same
grounds and said among other things
that it takes nine feet of water to
raise alfalfa on some Of the land in
question. But such stuff as that did
not count with the engineers.
Should the West Extension be car
ried out with even 10000 acres in
Guided it will mean much to eastern
Oregon. 1t will mean homes for sew
eral thousand new families in Una
tilla and Morrow counties 1t will
mean the addition of many millions
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21
A GREAT VICTORY.

Some of those who have been mov-
irg heaven and earth to encompass
the defeat of the West Extension anl
to kill the extension have resorted to
jugglery such as Machaevelli never
dreamed of. profess great rejoicings
over the report of the engineering
board favoring the project. 1t is a
wonderful victory they say.
Indeed it is. The anti-extension-
lists have won victory that very
much resembles the victory of the
telephone trust in its fight on the
Oregon system.
They made the enemy pursue
them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21
THE WORLDS COAL SUPPLIES.

Some Figures on the worlds coal
supplies and consumption. in the
British governments recently issued
annual coal tables, show clearly that
the United States is by far the great
est country in the world in it's coal
supplies and, since coal is the pri-
mary source of mechanical power, this
may be construed to mean that it is
the greatest in the industrial sense
also 1t has wrested the claim to this
distinction from Great Britain.
In 1856 the United Kingdom pro-
duced 15751S,000 tons of coal and
the Pnited States 1O1, ,561, 900 tons. By
1899 the relative position of the two
countries was reversed, the United
Kingdom producing in that year 220-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21
LET OTHERS DO IT.

There are many big wheat farmers
in Umatilla county who did not wish
to bother with diversified methods.
They feel they are doing very well
at present. Such farmers might well
take DIR. Withycombe's advice and
rent their farms, in comparatively
small tracts, to men who will rotate
crops somewhat and keep hogs. 1t
will be good for the ranches. Big
farming means big weeds and de-
pleted soil unless unusual care is
taken.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21
, . 80 e~~ 90 - .
THE ROSE OF STARS.

When Love, our great Immort-
al,
Put on mortality,
} And down from Eden's portal 4
Brought this sweet world to 4
be,
At the sublime arohangel
He laughed with veiled eyes,
For he bore within his bosom
The seed of Paradise.
} He hid it in his bosom,
, And there such warmth it
found, 4
1t brake in bud and blossom, 4
And the rose fell on the 4
ground;
, AS the green light on the prai- 4
, rie, 4
D AS the red light on the lea,
, Through fragrant belts of sum-
mer
, Came this sweet world to be.
, And the grave archangel, see 4
, ing,
Spread his mighty vans for
flight,
But glow hung around him 4
fleeing
Like the rose of an Arctic 4
night; 4
And sadly moving heavenward
By Venus and by Mars, 4
He heard the joyful planets
Hail Earth, the Rose of Stars. 4
George E. Woodberry. 4
. . . 90 90 . . . % . . 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21

dant and uniformly blond some even
red. I have seen none with the blonde
hair, but Captain Mogg and others
who have wintered north of the Kan
hirgmiut, report hair dark brown and
blue eyes. 1 have seen perhaps forty
Eskimos, half-blood children and
adults, and none of them had hair
noticeably lighter than full bloods,
and none had light colored eyes"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21

to the assessment rolls of the two
counties. 1t will mean that the re-
clamation work will be carried on by
Uncle sam with a view to aiding the
settlers, not to making money off
them. The thing win be an irrigation
project, not a pipe dream.
Now let US hear from the presi-
dent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21

Vice President Sherman is against
spell binding in congress. But how
about speaking to the congressional
record
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21

Mexico is about as tumultuous when
in a state of peace as when at war
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-21

Is it Old Man Winters last appear
ance?
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lie SraaenredllerinneH.

Die Grausnrshtlertnuen periu6en
sur 3eit in unlsrsr Staot fir ibre
Sahe Yropaganoa 81 MAIDEN. 6rau
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fiebt, ionbsrn I'M 9easHtbsil reht lies
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