davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
RELIEF FOR VETERANS,
Senate Re-Passes The Pension Ap-
preparation Bill.

P'VPs '0SsVs Ssus
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The senate
today re-passed the pension appro-
priation bill with provision abolish
ing all pension agencies January q,
1919: The house 10 expected to ap-
prpye the bill without delay, making
al fpensfon Uptiations Immediate
ly available.
The pension bureau faced today the
greatest financial crisis in it's history
as the result of the lack of funds to
pay pensioners. The San Francisco
agency has q balance of exactly
cents and Detroit only cents.
This condition is due to the delay of
congress in passing the pension ap-
priation bill. The extension of the
old appropriation billl for 15-dsy
period, so that q twenty fourth of last
years appropriation maybe used to
pay less than half of the 1915, 900, 900
due on August 4, has left 200. 900 pen-
sioners unpaid and nearly 100. 600, 600
due pensioners.
Practically all the regulars at army
posts In the United States are in the
same boat. They have received no
pay since June l. ThisIextr aordinary
situation was caused, blythe delay in
passing the general deficiency bill.
The regular army appropriation had
been exhausted In May and the war
department was depending on the de-.
fciency bill for more money.
The army bill is1 yet to be acted
upon in the senate and later will go to
conference withIthe house.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Appropriation Bill Vetoed.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-President
Taft returned to the house with veto
message today, the executive, legisla-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
because of It's amendments to abolish
the commerce court and limit the ten
ure of Office of civil service employees
to seven years. The cabinet read and
approved the message.
On motion of Representative John
son OF South Carolina. member OF
the appropriations committee, the
house took up the bill to pass 1t over
the presidents veto. Two hours de-
bate was arranged and vote was
scheduled to be taken at the end OF
that time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Car Shortage in the1West.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. l3.-Freieht con-
gestion and shortage of cars are be-
ing predicted by railroad men OF the
central west. The chairman of the
Associ alton of Western Railways has
Issued an appeal to industrial tranic
managers aud commercial org ganizs.
tions to aid in modifying the conges-
ton.
The appeal asks that all lumber,
coal, cement and ship freight be NOV.
ed In the next few Iweeks, before the
railroads are staggering under the
crop movement"
It is pointed out by railroad men
that the surplus of cars July IL, 1911,
was 149,072, and that this was re-
duced to 20,532, Got. 25. This year
the surplus of cars July 1S, was 88.-
922 and II the reduction Is as great %
last year, there will Ia shortage of
approximately $4,000 cars by the end
OF October.
Besides the small number of cars
available, it is shown that the wheat
crop of Kansas will be approximate
ly SO, 600 carloads greater than it was
last year and that the crop OF north
western states will amount to nearly
l00, 900 carloads more than in 1911.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
:Roosevelt Denies Campaign Story

::Roosevelt Denies Campaign Story.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Aug. 19-Col.
Roosevelt issued statement today in
reply to a published interview in which
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania was
quoted as saying that he believed the
$25, 900 check sent to him in 1904 by
the Standard Oil company was used
by the republican national committee
to help in carrying New York state
for Roosevelt. The colonel said tn at
in 1904 he had written to George B..
Cortelyou, republican national chair
man, stating that no campaign con.
tribution should be received from the
Standard Oil company. He said that
if any such contribution was received,
it was without his knowledge and in
spite OF his prohibition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Train Robber Gets So, 900.

AsHvILLE, N. c., Aug. ia tr ain
robber boarded the Southern Railway
train from Spsrtansburg tonight at
Baltimore station, and after covering
the express messenger with q revolver,
secured $1,000 and escaped.
The robber, after securing the
money. bound Express Messenger
Carr's hands and locked him In the
rifed express chest. 1t is supposed
be left the train as it slowed up for the
Ashville yards.
At the Ashville station express en-
ployes found Carr in the chest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Low Cost Of Convention.

CHICAGO, Aug. ID. W. Noyes,
treasurer ofthe progressive convention
arrangement committee, made public
today statement of receipts and
disbursements for the recent progress
sive national convention held In
Chicago in this month showing that
the total expense OF the convention
was s19, ,403.
In submitting his report Mr.. Noyes
said: "The first nationsl convention
Of the progressive party was conduct
ed with less cost to the people than
probably any convention of the re-
publican or democratic parties fol
years."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Denied Citizenship.

SEATTLE, Aug. 15.-Although AL
bert II. Young, q law student at the
university of Washington, is subject
OF the German emperor, he cannot be.
come a citizen of the United States be-
cause his mother was Japanese.
Such was the decision today of United
States District Judge Edward E.
Cushman, who took the same view Of
the case as Judge G. 81. Hsnford. who
recently resigned, and who had denied
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ia leRisla-
tive bill passed by the house today in
lieu of the bill vetoed by the president
eliminates the appropriations for the
various assay Offices and mints in the
west, including go, $50 for the Helena
Office. It is expected that the senate
appropriation committee will restore
the appropriations to the bill and that
the senate will vote to retain them.
Senator Myers today introduced a
bill to pay Is, 760 to the family OF
Thomas B. McClintick, who died from
the effects of spotted fever contracted
in Montana. The amount proposed
is equal to run two years salary for
the time spent by Mr.. McClintick In
Montana investig ating the fever and
it's causes.
President Taft's first official act to.
day was to sign the 100000, 600 pen
sion appropriation bill. The pension
Office was notified Immediately and
telegraph orders we're sent to the IL
outlying agencies to start payment 9.
once of the money so long held up by
the delay in congress. Every pen
sioner in the United States will be
paid by Tuesday at the latest.
President Taft told callers today he
intended to fight congress for the re-
tention of the commerce court If 1t KEEP
him in Washington all summer. HI
declared he again would veto tht
Legislative, executive and judicial ap
preparation bill If 1t came back te
him containing the provision to abol
ish the court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
UNEASY OVER VETO.
Appropriation Bills Prevent Early
Adjournment Of Congress.

Bills Prevent Eariy
Adjournment Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Congress
is uneasy over the situation created BY
President Taft's veto of the executive.
legislative and judicial sppropri alton
bill.
The house, failing to pass the meas
ure over the prssident's veto yester-
day, is prepared to drop the civil
service seven-year provision and
again force the president to pass up.
on the sbolishment of the commerce
court.
While q bill to abolish the commerce
court probably would be approved
by the senate, members disliked again
to attach the provision to an appro.
priation bill and call down another
veto that might prolong the session.
Attempts are being made to dispose e
of business 90 that adjournment may
be reached next Thursday, but the
appropriation bills are stumbling
block. The conferences over the postal
bill hss begun, but the general def.
cheney bill has not yet been taken up
in the senate and the army bill has
not entered conference. The sundry
civil, Indian and naval bills are still
in conference.
Assur ances were given to President
Taft today by such regular republicans
as Sen ators Root, Crane and Smoo.
hat there was little chance OF the cen.
ate passing the wool or tariff bill over
his veto. An attempt to pass the steel
tariff revision bill over the president'e
veto, led by Senator Simmons. was
lost in the senate 20 to 80. The
house had passed 1t over Mr.. Taft't
disspproval.
President Taft expects to sign ihe
$3.50, 100000 pension appropriation
bill today.
AS soon as the president signs the
bill the sub-tressury will be ordered by
wire to honor the drafts of the 18 out
lying pension agencies which by th'
provision OF the law which 80 loni
delayed its pass age, will 20 out of ex
istance J anuary 81, 1918. After tina
late the pension bureau in Washing
ton will mail checks direct.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
CONGRESS MAY ADJOURN
Several Important Measures Await
Final Action.

Final Action.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.-Important
legislation that must be acted on be.
fore congress sdjourns follows:
Panama bill, before the president.
Legislative, executive and judicial
bill, now before senate with provision
abolishing commerce court.
Naval. sundry civil and army sp-
preparation bills, in conference.
General deficiency appropriation
bill, before sen ate committee on ap-
preparations.
Indian appropriation bill, confer
ence report pending.
While adjournment is expected this
week. the date is generally conceded
to depend on the presidents attitude
toward the Panama canal bill and the
legislative, executive and judicial bill.
His veto of the latter measure last
week was based on it's provisions for
the abolishment OF the commerce court
and the establishment Of seven-year
tenure in the civil service.
Leaders of each house are confiden,
the remaining work on the overdue
appropriation bills could be disposed
of in three days, were the contingent
cies of the presidential veto removed
The president has made it clear tha
he does not favor the free toll pro
vision of the Panama canal bill, bu
he has not asserted q purpose to veto
that measure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21

the tariff question and am inclined
to think the fight for the presidency
will center about that Issue.
"The Chicago headquarters will
have charge OF the campaign work in
nearly all OF the country west Of In
diana, excepting the Pacific coast
states, where the work will be directed
from headqu arters at Portland Ore.
Thomas K. Niedringhaus of st.
Louis, member of the executive com.
mittee and former champion of Col.
onel Roosevelt, said President Tsft
had as good chance to carry Mis-.
souri as any other state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Roosevelt Coming To Montana.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE greater
part of the circle which Colonel Roose-
velt will swing around campaigning
during September, is described by an
itinerary made public tonight. The
itinerary includes:
September Z, Billings, Livingston.
Bozeman, Logan and Helena, state
convention;) September s, Missoula
Mont, and Spokane; September 10
Seattle { state convention, J and Taco
ma. WASH, and the 1lth will go ir
Oregon. On September 13. he will bt
at Boise and Pocatello, Idaho.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21

BozEMAN, Aug. 14.-Sarah Apple.
gate Truman, sn old resident of the
Gallstin valley for the last 80 years,
died at her home at 537 Main street
early this morning after an illness OF
approximately three weeks. The de.
ceased was GA years and 5 months old
and had been living in Bozeman four
years prior to death.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
KEATS LOVE affair.".
It Was But Another Disaster Of the
Last Days Of the Poets Life.


Last Days Of the Poets Life.
Keats way Of love was by no means
way of happiness. The object Of
his passion was Miss Fanny Brawne,
whom he had the fortune or misf0r-
tune to meet at the Dilkes' house. She
has become fairly we'll known in Keats
photography as "a brisk and blooming
very young beauty Of the far from un-
common English hawk blond type"
Her affection for Keats seems to
have been real, but limited by rather
shallow emotional capacity. His for
her was enfevered with doubts and
questionings not only about the real
ity of his feeling toward her, but
about his failing health and his uncer-
tain prospects. Disease had already
weakened him when he met her, and
between the fire of disease and the
fire of love his vitality was rapidly
consumed. Love proved to be but an
other disaster to heighten the tragic
suffering of the last eighteen months
Of his life.
When, finally, he went to Rome, &C.
companied by the artist, Joseph Sew
ern, he turned his back on love along
with the rest Of life. He died in Feb
ruary, 1921, and was buried in the
Protestant cemetery, place made SO
beautiful by the flowers that grow
there the year through that it makes
one 'in love with death to think one
should be buried in so sweet a place"
as Shelley wrote not long before he
too, died.-New York Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
THE ASSESSMENT PROBLEM
State Board Of Equalization Will Ask
Court To Define its Powers.

State Board Of Equalization Will Ask
Court To Define its Powers.
HELENA, Aug. 14.-To determine the
cause II any there be, why property
should not be more fairly and justly
assessed and equalized, the state
board of equalization this afternoon
that every county clerk and
assessor in Montana be notified that
q hearing will be held here Thursday,
September 3. at which time the board
will take testimony regarding the
value of property In the different
and throughous the state to
the end that 1t may be fairly equalized
for assessment purposes.
This action IL preliminary to the be.
ginning OF teet suit to secure another
ruling from the state supreme court on
the rights and powers of the state
board of equalization, 1t having pre-.
viously been held that the only power
the board has is to notify Q county
board how much 1t wants the assess.
ment in that county raised, the county
board alone having the power to direct
what classes OF property shall stand
the raise. The board found, from an
examins alton of the returns made by
the assessors of the various counties,
that much property has apparently
escaped taxation. and that there is au
un unaccountable difference in the assess
ment of various classes Of property iu
the different counties. The right
power and authority OF the board tc
adjust aud equalize was tbereupor
discussed and considered and the At
torney general called attention to th'
| fact that the constitution evidently In
tended, by the provisions OF section Il
of article KILL, to confer such power
aud authority upon the state board o
equ alization and moreover that eucl
authority is also expressly conferred
BY section 1854 OF the revised codes o
1907. The attorney general then call
ed the be ards attention to the decision
in the case of state vs.. Fortune, 2
Montana, 154, and In that OF Wallace
vs. State, 1S Montana. 473, wherein th
right. power and authority OF tn
board to adjust aud equalize assess
ments in the various counties ha'
Heretofore been denied by the su
preme court.
After consideration OF the coastitu
tional provision it was decided
again have this question tested OF
and decided by the supreme court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Would Abolish Commerce Court.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-After .
spirited debate, the senate today re-
passed the vetoed Legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill,
still carrying q provision for the
abolition of the commerce court. A
majority of the appropriations COM
mittee reported the bill with provision
for the retention OF the court and when
this was eliminated Mr.. Taft's friends
predicted that the bill again would be
vetoed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Large Tax Collections.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-During the
fiscal year ended June 30 last, the in
ternal revenue tax collections in the
district of Montana, which also in
cludes Idaho and of which E. T. CAL
lister is collector, amounted Ito s746,-
179. The collections in Montana were
the largest, e405, 937.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Now Is The Time To Subscribe

Now Is The Time To Subscribe.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Banks and
trust companies throughout the coun-
try are to be asked by the democratic
national committee to receive and
transmit to their proper source
subscriptions to the campaign funds.
not only of the democracy, but of the
republican and progressive parties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Opens Progressive Campaign.

BOSTON, Aug. 1.-THE progress
sive campaign in Mass achussetts was
opened today by former president
Roosevelt.
Supporters OF the new party sang
hymns and cheered. Colonel Roose.
velt, the central figure OF 1t oil, made
four speeches. He mixed politics and
morals, now exhorting his hearers to
set up high standard in priv ate
and public life, and speaking bluntly
In his conception of political proce.
dure and criticising his opponents
sharply. At each meeting of the pro-
gressives they sang the battle hymn OF
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-01
George Junior Republic.

The George Junior Republic IL q
community established in 1895, near
Freeville. New York, by w. r. George
as a method of reform in the treat.
ment Of dependent and deliquent
children. The organization Is similar
to that Of miniature republic. It
has constitution based upon that Of
the United States, and the government
of the community Is carried on In the
same way. At first the founder was
president with other adults holding the
most important offices, but from 1895
all Offices have been held by citizens.
Each citizen may work for the founder
or for other citizens who contract for
labor. All purchases are made with
the republics aluminium coin. later
redeemed by United States currency.
School is held and farming, carpentry,
printing, care of the establishment,
dressmaking, domestic service and
cookery are the other activities fol.
lowed. The entrance age Ia from
twelve to eighteen.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-01

Mother" will be the attraction for
the latter half of the week starting
with a silver souvenir matinee Thurs
day (for the first time anywhere at
popular prices) with every opportun-
ity of winning for itself here the
measure of success it has been given
in Chicago and New York. 1t is a
simple play which appeals to every
one, and leaves nothing to be desired
by those who come to the theater to
be entertained. 1t is full of the
sympathetic quality which is notice
able in the Jules Eckert Goodman
plays. The engagement of Mother"
will bring here another VIM. A..
Brady company. Mr.. Brady's con-
nection with "The Man of the Hour"
"a Gentleman from Mississippi" and
baby Mine" will be remembered and
be used as gauge to realize the
quality of Mother"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-01

At last, perhaps, the poor sinner
who lives in town or city will have a
little show of getting what he pays
for if the efforts of the State Food
and Dairy department amount to any.
thing. Heretofore the consumer
paid the price asked and received in
return anything that resembled butter
or was shaped like an egg and had no
hance to protect himself in case the
product he paid for was no good, but
now the department proposes to put
in execution the pure food laws and
will punish all offenders. Praises to
the official and more strength be Civ
en- him for the proper execution Of his
duty. Perhaps some day the consu-
mer will be able to get real fresh
egg and small quantity of pure but
ter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-01
Repels Attack of Death.

Five years ago two doctors told
me 1 had only two years to live.
This startling statement was made
by stillman Green, Malachite. Col
They told me / would die with con-
sumption. 1t was up to me then to
try the best lung medicine and be-
gan to use DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry. 1t was we'll did, for today an
working and believe I owe my life
to this great throat and lung cure
that has cheated the grave Of anoth-
er victim" Its folly to suffer with
coughs, colds or other throat and
lung troubles now. Take the cure
that's safest. Price so cents and
$1.00. Trial bottle free at c. p.
Champney's,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-01

Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, has
sent letter to Mayors throughout
the country inviting them to come to
Chicago March 2 to IL to see and
learn Of the advantages OF fire proof
building material to be shown AT
the Clay Products Exposition.
Mayor Harrison says: Chicago
learned her lesson in 1871 when she
was destroyed by fire and since then
has built largely Of clay recognizing
it to be the very best fire proof
building material"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-01

The iniative and referendum and
the license question will be submitted
to the convention at an early date.
Governor Harmon knocked the first
and boosted the last proposition in
his speech before the convention last
week. President Bigelow seems to
want the II. and R :" in order to use
hem as means to get single tax at
later day. 1t is this that makes US
loubt the wisdom of placing the 81.
ind R." in our organic law. The
oeople as whole may be trusted but
lemagogues-and Bigelow is surely
1uch-can easily arouse the passions
Of part of the people. The vagaries
If the single tax theories can never
find root in Ohio soil unless it is done
by trickery, and it looks as if there is
trickery here. We are not willing to
condemn the 81. and r." until we
know more of the intentions of the
convention. This thing we are will
ing to say-not one person in fifty
really knows anything about the ~
and R." Try them and see if they
do Middletown Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-01

Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" comes to the Lyceum Theater,
Toledo, for a four days engagement
starting next Sunday matinee and in
cluding china souvenir matinee
Tuesday with cast of players care
fully selected by Liebler & Co., the
producing managers of this delight
full comedy. Most everybody has read
the stories of Mrs. Wigs of the
Cabbage Patch" and "Lovey Mary"
both of which are included in this
dramatization, which gives vivid life
pictures of all the characters and
scenes in the books. The play does
not concern itself with rigid tech
nique any more than was the case
with Mrs. Wigs herself, but, like
her, it is heart interesting and thor
oughly wholesome. The entire ac-
tion takes place in the Cabbage
Patch, and the scenes, characters and
situations are exquisitly presented.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-01

Since the announcement short
time ago that posthumous novel by
Vaughan Kester is to be published
in the future, the publishers of Mr..
Kester's last success, The Prodigal
Judge, have received hundreds OF
letters from all over the United
States and Canada. 1t seems that
no book of recent years has made
such broad appeal as The Prodigal
Judge. One reader Of the book ex-
presses the opinion that Mr.. Kester
must have labored under the in
fluence of a genuine inspiration
while writing this novel. All of
those who have written the publish
ers express their delight at the pros
pect of reading another book from
Mr.. Kester's pen.