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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
Great Copper Producers.

The Butte district in Montana and
the Lake Superior district in Michigan
continue to be prime factors In the
cnpper production of the United
States, az shown in the report on cop
per for 1911 by B. S. Butler, of the
United States Geological Survey, just
Issued. These two districts produced
in 1911 over 81 per cent Of the total
copper output Of the United States.
A striking feature of Mr.. Buffers
report is the marked decrease shown Ia
the amount OF copper recovered per
ton of ore during the last few years.
In 1905 copper ores yielded an aver
age Of 2 S per cent; In 1911 the average
had decreased to 1872 per cent. Those
who have not followed the industry
closely may be surprised to learn thai
over one-hslf OF the copper ore pro-
duced in the United States yields az
average of but one per cent In copper
In such ore copper is OF our only
by.product.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
NEW POLITICAL PHRASES

The recent campaign is responsible
for the enrichment of the nations
vocabulary by phrases that have had
q universal appeal. There are phrases
in use now that are going to be per-
manent additions to the language,
says the Kansas City Times.
The bull moose was known to nat
uralists before the republican national
convention, but it was q strange beast
to most people until Roosevelt replied
to a reporters question that he was
'feeling as strong as q bull moose
Now it has entered permanently into
the political menageries as the EN-.
blem of q great party.
Since Roosevelt's first speech in
Chicago in June, Armageddon has
been put on the map. Biblical stu.
dents had previously monopoIized the
knowledge of that famous battle
ground of the forces of good and evil.
But now there Is q Hymn of Arma.
geddon" and it figures in q thousand
quotations.
John D. Archbold supplied the in
piration for another famous phrase
when be told q sen ate committee that
the Roosevelt administr alton had
tire Gated the Standard Oil company ia
q way that would have disgraced
darkest Africa. Roosevelt at once
paraphrased it as "Abyssinian treat
ment," and the phrase has stuck.
"Social and industrial justice" Is q
heading of the progressive platform
that has only now entered into the
language. 1t had been used by social
experts, but had been q meaningless
phrase 80 far as the average man lie
concerned. Now people are beginning
to realize what social and industria 81
Justice means and how it Is to be OBJ
tained.
But perhaps the most striking phrase
of all the campaign came from Beve'
ridges keynote speech at the progress
sive convention when he said: ''These
special interests which suck the peo'
ple's substance are bipartisan. They
are the invisible government behind
the visible government. 1t is this in
visible government which is the rea
danger to American Institutions.
1.-THE invisible government" was al
Inspiration. 1t already has worked
Its way into all sorts Of political dis
icuss!on. To millions of Americans
wildly typifes what they have beel
fighting.
Incidentally all these phrases hav
come from the progressives.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
Patriots Al The Pie Counter.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-A fore
runner of the Washington deluge that
is expected In the change of the poll
ticsl complexion of the administr alton
is being experienced by democratic
sen tors aud members of the house.
Applicants have not begun to arrive
10 person, but letters and kilograms
are coming by the hundreds.
Up to date most of the applications
are for federal Offices within the vsri.
ous states, but some intim ssions of .
wish to serve the country abroad or
In the executive departments in w ash-
ington have come t hand.
There are between 5000 and 5000
presidential p%ostofices to say nothing
of the executive, diplom attic and other
officers throughout the federal service.
Some intimation is given of q desire
to revise the civil service law Ia order
to give the rank and Gle of the party
freer access to public employment,
but the general disposition appears to
be to do nothing in that way, at least
until the more important places are
taken care of.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
Fifteen Killed In Wreck.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 13. - Fifteen
persons were killed and IA seriously
injured this morning when ar inbound
Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton pas.
senger train ran into a. open switch
and crashed into q freight train at
Arlington. q suburb. The train was
coming from Cincinnati and was run.
ming 40 miles an hour.
Most of the dead we're found In the
wreckage of the fret car, which tele-
scoped the baggage cal. The engineer
of the passenger train is believed to
be In the wreck, but the engineer Of
the freight escaped by jumping.
Firemen and policemen worked al
the wreck two hours before the Is
bodies were found. Holes yer chop
ped in the tops of the cars and the In
jured supplied with water, for which
they cried piteously.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
Big Land Show Opens.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 12.-Thousands
OF the school children of Minneapolis
and St. Paul, chsperoned by their
teachers. and thousands of grown.up
visitors, aocked to the big National
Guard armory in this city today where
the great Northwestern Products Ex-
position, commonly called "lsnd
show" was opened this morning.
The object of this exposition, which
far surpssses all similar exhibits held
In the northwest In magnitude and Inn
portance. is to give to the public.
especially to the homeseekers and
sgriculturists, q practical demoustrs'
ton of the tremendous possibilities o.
the great northwest, which includes
some of the finest and most productive
agricultural districts In the United
States.
The seven states OF the northwest
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
Montana, Idaho, Washington ant
Oregon, are represented by state ani
district displays and in addition ther'
are displays by q large number of in
dividual exhibitors and various larg'
corporations, including the big rail
roads OF the northwest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
For Department Of Labor.

WASHINGTON, Nov. PA state
ment by Mr.. Wilson that he hoped
there would be a new member OF the
cabinet for the department of labor is
expected to strengthen support Of the
bill creating such q department be.
fore the senate, so that it will be pass.
ed in the early days Of the session
opening December 2. The bill passed
the house July 16 and was one OF the
measures buffeted about in the closing
days of the session In August, when
attempts we're made to force the senate
to vote on 1t. Senator Borah was II
charge of the bill and has indicated hit
purpose to pnsh 1t for action as soor
as congress r~econvenes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
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LIVESTOCK IN NORTHWEST.

While the number of what are known
rs large cattle outfits in Montana
can now be counted on the fingers Of
the two hands, that does not mean
that this state is going out OF the
raising of beef animals. 1t simply
means that In the coming years the
feeding lot will take the place OF the
open range. and alfalfa will be cub
stituted for buff slo grass. It also
means that instead of big losses In
hard winters, they will be nominal
and that in ten years Montana will be
sending to market more beet than 1t
has ever in the past.
This 10 the belief of the Montana
cattle men, and it is also that OF D..
D. Cutler. general livestock agent OF
the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road. The dry season of 1911. which
was 90 general in the northwest, was the
cause OF many OF the large outfits 60
ing out OF business, Gays Mr.. Cutler.
The hard winter of 1911 and 1912 also
brought enormous losses. These two
circumstances combined have caused
the small ranchmen to take steps that
will insure smaller per cent OF loss.
In the territory tributary to the
northwestern lines west OF the Mis-.
souri, river there never has been
one-half as much alfalfa hay as this
e so much OF it that in fact that
thousands of tons will be shipped out
of the country. Irrigation Of all al.
falfa fields has been stimulated the
past season, and the rsnchman who
now has q stack Of alfalfa knows that
his losses the coming winter will be
almost nothing. So immense has be-
come the production of this famous
feed in the Yellowstone valley alone
the coming winter 10000 head OF Tex
as cattle will be shipped in to be fed
on alfalfa. This Ia the case in q hun
dred other places, only In smaller
numbers.
The old days of large herds, care
less handling and q heavy loss during
the winter and spring months have
gone, and the present high prices o.
cattle have stimulated the herdsmar
to take better care In raising and
breeding his cattle, and a few shorI
years will show the result. Five
years from now will see more cattle
in western South Dakota, Montana
and Wyoming than I'VE was known
before. The crop from one acre o.
alfalfa will winter two or three cattle
in an ordinary winter and in the ole
days OF the range it took twenty acre
to keep them.-Helena Record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
COLONEL IS DELIGHTED,
Roosevelt Declares Satisfaction Over
Election Returns.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Theodore
Roosevelt made a formal statement
last night bearing upon the election
and the future of the progressive
party. In harmony with previous
expressions of his own and OF his
colleagues, he reiter ated that the
"progressive party has come to stay
and $50 far from being over, the bat
tie has just begun"
He regards the party's showing In
the polling more than four million
votes in the face of numerous obsta-
Giles naturally In the path of q new
movement as .'literally unparalleled
in the history OF free government"
Mr.. Roosevelt's statement Gays In
part:
"Without much money, without any
organization against the wealth OF the
country, against the entire political
ability Of the country, against the
bitter hostility of 80 per cent OF the
press Of the country, against the fur
ious opposition of every upholder OF
special privileges, whether In politics
or in business, and with the channels
of information to the public largely
choked-the progressive party has
polled between four and four and one.
half million votes; h%opelessly beaten
one Of the old parties, both In the cleo.
toral college and 10 the popular vote;
has taken second place 10 the nation,
and either first or second place ir
| some 81 OF the 48 states.
mo task in any way approaching
this has ever before been performed
by any party in our country. Such
feat, performed by volunteers hastily
brought together and without previous
cooperation with one another, against
the trained veterans of the political
arena-these trained veterans includ'
ing the entire m%ercenary force of poll
tic s-should be q source of pride no
only to those who performed the tasl
but to all believers in good citizen
chip, and in the capacity of American
for self government"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
Socialist Vote Has Doubled.

NEW YORK, Nov. l3.-According to
tabul atoms made by socialist leaders
here, the socialist vote in last Tues
days election showed an increase of
more than 100 per CEN ove the vote
In the last presidential election. The
increase was not confined to any par
ticular state or section, but was
throughout the country. The party
leaders, moreover, maintain tina their
total would have been much larger
but for the progressive movement,
which they declared attracted many
votes from the ranks OF socialistic
sympathizers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
WILL CONTROL LEGISLATURE
Montana Democrats Have Clear Ma.
jority In Each Branch.

montana o have Clear Ma.
jority In Each Branch.
HELENA, Nov. 13.-Returns so far
received indicate the democratic party
will have q safe majority in both SEN
ate and house of legislature this win.
ter; a majority ia the senate of three,
and In the house of about ten members.
The total representation in the house
next session will be IS. The figures
on which this article is based do not
account for four members. Returns
in several Of the counties are still In
doubt, and not until the Official can
vass is completed in some of the coun'
ties will the complexion definitely be
known of the legislative delegations,
but the change cannot be sufficient to
wrest control from the democrats
In the senate the democrats will
have sixteen members; the republicans
eleven; and the progressives two, the
last named party having elected j. M.
Boardman in Dawson county, and L.
b. Taylor in Blaine county.
In the house the democrats will have
forty-six members: the republicans
twenty one; the progressives fourteen,
and the socialists one member.
Under the reapportionment bill en-.
acted two years ago, the voice OF the
outside counties, of the farming and
agricultural districts, will be heard
for the first time. The representation
in the house heretofore has been
based on an apportionment bill pass
ed in 1890. when the population O
the state was concentr ated in the min
ing counties.
Because OF the reapportionment, tn
fact that four parties will be represen
ted 10 the legislature, and because o
the increasing dominance Of the farm
ing and agricultural needs of the Stat
this coming session gives promise o
being one of the most interesting ye
held in Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
A VIEW.

1t is the opinion of the democratic
Anaconda Stauda ard that the recent
political c%onvulsion does not eliminate
the republican party as a formidable
factor in future campaigns. Viewing
the stu alton from q democratic stand
point, the Stand ard arrives at this
conclusion:
Those who are prophesying that the
crushing defeat of last week spells the
end of the republican party as a great
political org aniz alton are 10 all prob
ability mistaken. The republican
party should be able to survive n
defeat, overwhelming a. that defeat
has been. During the sixty years OF
existence of the republican party the
democrats have been taking defeat al
most as q regular thing and have
thrived on it. After each democratic
defeat the party's extinction has been
prophesied. The prophets have al
ways declared that it would never
rally for another national political
battle. But the democrats have al.
ways fooled the prophets.
1t is true that the republicans have
b,en thriving on victory % the demo.
Gratis have thrived on defeat, and 1t
will be more difficult for them to stand
defeat. But 1t may be expected that
every effort will be made from now on
by the leaders OF the old party to bind
up the wounds and reunite the frag.
ments. Three years must elapse be-
fore the political parties must align
for another great national combat,
When the three years have passed II
will doubtless be found that the re
publicans have survived their defea'
and that the democrats have survived
their victory, and both will be pre-
pared to teal at each others throat 81
Of yore.
Because the progressives seem t,
have cast q larger vote than the re
publicans in the late uupleassntness
it is not to be concluded that the pro
gressive party will straightwsy Absorb
the older and probably much NOR
stablel organization. The split can
not yet be called q permanent one
every effort will be made to bring th
divisions together. During tire
years the republicans will think OF tn
"a. oa3ces they have lost through tn
Gty ion in their own ranks. The
viii ,ook At the figures and calculat
how many states they would bav
carried had they been united In th
recent election al OF old.
Many things may happen. 1t ma
be that Colonel Roosevelt will himse
take the lead in trying to reun'te 40
restore the party which be divided
and that he will be hailed as the or
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
Taft May Fill Vacancies.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-President
Taft said yesterday that he planned to
fill oil vacancies occurring before
March 4 without regard to the ap'
preaching change of administr alton.
There are several important appoin-
tive Offices now vacant. The president
intimated that President elect Wilson
probably would find all positions ell.
ed when he comes into Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
o examine into Schrauk's mental con-

to examine into Schrauk's mental con-
dition.
Less than $50 persons listened to the
proceedings and watched the small
compact form of Schrank as he step
ped slowly to the bar and entered his
plea. OF this number 20 were detec.
tives and a score deputy sheriffs, who
watched closely all persons who we're
not we'll known.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
Schrank Pleads Guilty.

MILv <EE, Nov. IL. - John
SchrsLs aded guilty to having at
tempted the murder of Theodore
Roosevelt. In his plea he sought to
distinguish between IN assault upon
Roosevelt. 40 q menace" and attack
upon Roosevelt - q citizen.
Municipal judg. a. G. Backus an
nounced upon reading q petition oil
District Attorney w. c. label that he
would name later today q commission
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20
Fatal Dynamite Explosion.

GARY, Ind, Nov. l2.-Six men were
killed by an explosion OF 1900 pounds
of dynamite in one Of the pack houses
At the plant of the Aetna Powder com.
pany, near Gary, today. A number
OF workmen wer reported injured, but
officials of the powder company said
this was incorrect.
The men who lost their lives we're re.
pairing q packing machine when the
explosion occurred. The dynamite
vas loose In I00-pound lots on the
packing trays, and but for this the
accident would have been much more
severe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-11-20

HELENA, t4.-Conplete re.
turns from /. a4v Of the 81 counties in
Montana on proposition to Issue
bonds 10 The I. mnt of $3.50, 600, the
proceeds to be used to purchase the
insane asylum at Warm Spri, =, show
the proposition has q majority of A.
$50. 1t is expected the returns from
the remaining IA counties will reduce
this majority to about 1000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-28
Manufacturers Hoping That Tariff Revision May
 Be Stopped.
WIRE COM MT T E E S
Republicans Predict That Democrats Will kill Party With
 THriii.

Washington, Dee. 21.--Scores of big ing the Republican, members of the Senate finance committee asking what hope there is of bloc king the Demo- cratic tariff bills when they come np for discussion in the Senate.
 Many of the manufacturers are apparently laborin% under the impress sion that because of the narrow mar gin by which the Democratic major ity will control the upper branch of Congress and because of the protec- tive tendencies of a number of Demo- cratic senators it may be possible to defeat some of the Democratic bills. The Republican members of the fi- nance committee are taking pains to hndeceive the manufacturers who are appealing to them, the replies which are going out being in substance as follows:
 "The manufacturers of the country
  able All the Democratic tariff bills will be passed by the Senate the same as at the last session.
 The control of the Democrats will be sufficient to put through the whole tariff revision program Tariff reyis- ion will be along severe lines, but, ,I, tI, soling feature is that the Democrats are going to bring about their own destruction
 Two years from now predict the Republican responsse to the manufac- turers, the Democratic party will be defeated in the congressional elec- tions, because of it's tariff record and the same condemnation will overcome the Progressives who aided in bring ing about the present situation.
 The Republican, members of the fi- nance committee, say that the only Democratic measure that may fail in the Senate is that to put sugar on the free list. Enough Southern sena- tros. it is claimed, will vote against this provision to insure it's defeat. ] To balance Democratic defectiOns, iI is expected that Senator Poindexter and Dixon will vote with the Demo- crats on many of the tariff bills, but on the other hand Senators Cummins, LaFollette, Borah, Clapp and other who work with the Democrats at the last session will line up with the Re- publicans
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-28
Counter Proposal Fin a fly Settled On By the Turks
 After Fresh Instructions
ARE PREPOSTERO OUS
Balkan EnvOys Do Not Take Kindly to Demands-War Prepara-
 tiOns Continue.

London, Dec. 27.-Informal discus sions were held among the peace en- voys of the Balkan allies today in preparation for tomorrow resump- ton of the peace conference which will in real ty be the beginning of the diplomatic struggle between the Turks and their opponents.
 The Turkish envoys received fresh instructions from Constantinople late today and after consider ng them the Turks are said to have finally settled upon the counter-pToposal which they will submit to the allies tomorrow These demands are reported semi-of- ficially to be as follows:
 The territory eastward of a ne from the Gulf of Saros to the Black Sea. including Adrianople, shall con- tinue to be absolutely under Ottoman sovereignty.
 Autonomy under British sovereign- ity to be conferred on the territory to the westward of this line.
 Bulgaria to be allowed a port on the Aegean Sea similar to the inc to be allowed Servia on the Adriatic.
 No war indemn ty to be paid by Turkey
 It is known that the Balkan encoys regard these proposals as nothing short of preposterous, just as Turkey regarded the Balkan demands as out of reason. The Turks are hanging on grimly to Adrianople and the allies are as determined to have the fort Tess. Turkeys reference to por' on the Aegean is taken to mean Sa- ! lonika and this ra ses point of issue between Bulgaria and Greece, whose armies occupied the city simultaneous
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-28
Staunton, Va, the Scene of Elaborate Welcome to the
 President Elect.
RECEPTION AT MANSE
Governor is Suffering From Cold and Could Not Renew TOrchlight Pro.
 cessiOn Or Make Speech.

Staunton, Va. Dec. 27.-Greeted by the ringing of church bells, the toot- ing of horns, the explosion of fire works and the cheering of 25,OOO per- sons, President -elect Woodrow Will son came back to h s birth place this evening and tonight he is sleeping in the room in which he was born in the manse of the First Presbyterian Church, of which h s father was the pastor.
 S'taunton has never had such a holiday. The strAat leading from the Railroad station to the manse are ablaze with electric lights, some from immense white pillars At the entrance to the town is a great white arch, surmounted by rooster and bearing in large incandescent letters the words: Welcome Visitors from every part of the "Old Domin- ion' are here. The ten thousand population of the town has been aug mented by 15,O0O and the streets are black with shouting, cheering crowd.
 The welcome of the Pres dent-elect began early this afternoon. As soon as the state line was passed, after leaving Washington the enthusiasm of the people of Virginia began to manifest itself. Bond res began to appear along the railroad and they increased in numbers as the town was approached. Crowds turned out at all the towns and villages along the line. Governor Wilson showed him. against his best judgment. He had left Princeton against the advice of his physician. When he started on the trip the Governor looked pale and his voice was hoarse. It was rain- ing at Princeton and the rain had turned to snow and to deep. s1usa1 . The Governor said it was one of the most gloomy days of his recollection The train ran out of the rainstorm l early in the day and the weather turned very cold. The Governor
 very wisely, therefore, declined to take any chances with his health and
 the crowds at the small way stations had 10 be disappointed
 At Charlottesville the train was
 stopped long enough to pick up two
 special cars. one occupied by Joseph
 E. Willard, who had as his guests
 Governor Mann, former Governor A. J. Montague, former Lieutenant Gov T erner Ellyson, Evelyn E. Byrd