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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
First publication May 90, 1912.
Notice OF Sale of Real Estate.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial dis.
trict of the State of Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
In the matter Of the estate of George Hoffman,
deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given that in pursuance of an
order of the said district court. made on the 22d
day of May, 1912, in the matter of the estate of
said George Hoffman, deceased, the undersigned
administrator of said estate will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash, and sub
ject to confirmation by said district court, on
Saturday, the 18th day of June, 1912. at 2 O'Clock
p. M, ct the residence ON the hereinafter de-.
scribed land, all of the right, title. interest and
estate of the said 0erge Hoffman, at the time of
his death, and all the right, title and interest
that the said estate has. by operation Of law or
otherwise, acquired other than or In addition to
that of the said George Hoffman, ct the time Of
his death, in and to those certain lots, pieces or
parcels Of land, situate, lying and being In the
county of Chouteau, state of Montana, described
% follows, tOwit:
Lot numbered seven (D, and the northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter, and the south
half of the southwest quarter of section twenty.
I've (25), township twenty four north of range
thirteen (l3) east, and that at said time and place
the undersigned will also sell four hundred (40O)
fence posts.
Terms and conditions of sale: Cash at the
time Of sale, to be paid to the auctioneer on the
day of sale. Deed at the expense of purchaser.
Dated this 23d day of May, 1912.
W. .. DEXTER,
Administrator of the estate of George Hoffman,
deceased.
First publication Nav g. 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
The River Press
Published every Wednesday Morning
bv the River Press Publish
ing Company.
FIFTY YEARS OF FREE HOMES.

The new homestead bill, q cal
cul ated to help still more the man who
desires to win for himself q home from
the domain Of Uncle Sam, marks the
semi centennial of free homes. When,
on May q, 1852, President Lincoln
placed his signature to the homestead
bill, the United States made q depart
ure among the nations in land allot.
ment to the people. Under that act,
citizens of the United States, heads OF
families, widows, even aliens who had
declared their intention of becoming
citizens, could enter upon 160 acres OF
unappropriated public lands OF the
class rated at 81 .25 an acre, or on 80
acres of the class rated at q 80 an
acre, paying only the cost of survey,
OF from Is to slO, and, after occupying
and cultiv ating it for five years, they
could receive title Of ownership. The
class of lands rated at $3.50 per acre
was that reserved in alternate sections
by the government Ia grants to rail.
roads.
This marked the fret time In history
that lands ia q public domain were
handed over to the people, 10 stated
quantities. The law is still OF the
statute book, with the notifications
that time and altered conditions have
brought, but the area of desirable
lands that can be obtained under it
has shrunk to comparative sms!lness,
of course The free.lands act of 1862
was supplemented by the national
irrigation act of OF 1902, which gave
birth to the reel am alton service.
10 the half century which has elapsed
since the free.homes act a signed
many states have been created west of
the Mississippi. In order OF their ad-
vent, these are Nevada, Nebraska,
Colorado, North Dakota, South Da-
kots, Montana, Washington, Idaho,
Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona. There are thir.
teen of these states, as many as in the
original coalition of the colonies.
The homestead act has built up these
states, has made their statehood pos
sible, has made them into wonderfully
rich commonwealth from uncultured
wastes. The homestead act, its father,
Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania,
the pen and judgment of Lincoln-these
have made the west, u west.-Mis
sOulian.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
PROMOTING GOOD CITIZENSHIP

An objection urged against direct
primaries, especially preferential pri-
maries as to the presidential candi
dates, is that they entail two elections
and involve enormOu expense.
An election to the nomination and
an election to the Office contribute to
the education OF Americans in the art
of citizenship. The increased expendi-
lures are not q necessary evil and ex
perieuce and the political genius of the
American people may be trusted to
find methods, such IS laws against
corrupt practices, publication Of cam
paign expenses and the state assuming
the cost of primaries and elections,
that will remove the temporary and
incidental evils and render it feasible
for poor men to compete on fair terms
with rich men or their rich bankers.
Good citizenship is a fine art. 1t
does not come of itself. Some men
have the political instinct so developed
by nature that they practice their
citizenship without urging. But the
ordinary citizen, even the good citi.
zen, IL so averse to politics that it re.
quires the spur Of some special crisis
Or the compulsion of some great per.
sonality to draw them away from their
daily calling to the primaries OF the
polls.
The politician from whom the boss
grows up when remissness among
citizens exists and fosters him, is the
citizen in whom the excess of civic
virtue has become q vice. He realizes
that citizenship is an art and that poll
tics. the application of citizenship tc
public policies and public Office, may
be made q business. So he sets him
self to mastering the application OF
the art and makes politics his bust
ness.
This is what the masses of goot
citizens must do. This is what direc
and presidential primaries enable then
to do. This 10 what they are begin
ming to do, and never so tremendousl
Is this spring. Good citizens hav
gone to the primaries rs they neve
went to the caucus and the convention
and have made q business of polite
In the good sense of such term.
The tool being new to them, the user
of the tool have made some blunders
In Pennsylvania, for instance, they Gu
their fingers through replacing Bos
Penrose with Boss Finn. But tt
political masses have started to be tt
bosses Of the political classes and pr
mary elections are their sword again
the individual boss.-Spokesman r,
view,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
MIL WAUKEE CONTRACTS LET
Work On New Line Will Begin With
out Delay.

Work On New Line Will Begin With
out Delay.
SEATTLE, June 3.-Contrscts appre.
eating approximately "a, 500, 900 were
awarded today by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound Railway for
the construction of 140 miles of new
road in Montana. Bids for the work
we're opened in the general Offices of
the railroad in the White building
and 1t was found that the successful
bidders ore Winston Bros, of Mime
apolis and Twohy Bros. of Spokane.
Both Extracting firms are among the
largest operators in the country.
Indicating the desire Of the Milwau-
kee to rush construction of the new
system is the fact that the l4O miles of
work between Lewistown and Great
Falls we're cut into two parts. No
time will be lost by the contractors in
getting camps established and assem-.
bling men and materials between now
aud July l. 1t is expected that
more than 5000 men will be EMPLOYED
on the work.
The value of the two contract while
aggregating approximately "a, 500, 900,
does not cover the entire cost of the
work. The contractors are to grade
the roadbed and construct fills and
tunnels, while contracts for the1sur.
facing and laying OF the steel will be
let later.
Winston Bros. obtained the con.
tract for approximately one-half of
the new line beginning at Great Falls
and extending southeasterly The
Lewistown end of this work went to
Twohy Bros.
There are six tunnels on the Lewis.
town-Great Falls line, the longest be-.
ing 1000 feet in length. The Great
Falls end OF the work presents the
greater difficulties in engineering and
construction. The new road will be
ready for operation by Sept. l, 1913,
If not before. aud will be completed in
ample time TO handle next years.
wheat crop in the famous Judith basin
country, which is being rapidly trans
formed from a huge stock ranch to q
thickly settled wheat-producing coun.
try.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
Pension for Schley's Widow.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE senate
agreed yesterday to a $3.50 a month
pension for the widow OF Admiral
Schley after 1t had first rejected
by AZ to 10 an amendment proposed
by the pension committee to cut the
amount to $50 q month. 1t was stated
in the debate that Mrs. Schley's pre-.
sent income was about 1920 q year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-12
USE MONTANA PRODUCTS.

Governor Norris struck the keynote
at the helena Commercial clubs week.
" luncheon when he declared that the
question of paramount importance in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
u. S. GIRL LOCKED IN
CRYPT WITH FAMOUS
DEAD FOR HALF HOUR

PARIS, July 31.-Locked for half an
hour in the gloomy, chilly crypt of the
Pantheon. with the prospect Of having
TO pass the entire night surrounded by
some of the illustriOus dead Of France,
was the experience Miss Margaret
Cove, of New York. has just been
through and which she is not likely to
forget
With her sister. Miss Helen Cove, and
her uncle, Archie P Cove, editor of a
paper in Rochester, MINI. and other
visitors. It is related, the Young woman
had been over the building, and finally
descended into the crypt There the
most noteworthy tombs were inspected
Miss Margaret Cove grew so interested
that she dropped behind the party, and
IL was only when the visit was CON
Guided and the door of he crypt had
been locked that her absence was no.
ticeG
Miss Cove was terrified when she
realized her uredicament. Other mem
bers of the party effected her rescue
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
TURKS IN REVOLT;
SCORES ARE DEAD
Fighting Against Sultan Breaks
Out in ConstantinopIe, Army
Officers Leading.

PHILLIPPOLIS. BULGARIA, July al
political revolution has broken out in
Constantinople and fighting has been GO
ing on for nineteen hours between rival
factions. according to cipher dispatches
received here today
Scores have been killed in rioting in the
native section of the Ottoman capital.
The rioting factions are led by army Of
ficers and this outbreak is believed to be
the first step in general revolution
aimed to cause the downfall of the pres
ent sultan.
The Turkish government is exercising
the strictest censorship over the telegraph
lines. and, therefore, all information that
comes as to the real situation in Constan-
tinople has to be sent in code.
A revolution has been plotted for sew
eral months by the committee of union
and press, the executive body of the
Young Turks Leaders have secretly
sent couriers to the provincial branches
ordering preparations for all to be ready
ito shed blood.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
COMMERCE CHAMBER
FOR EXAMINATION OF
ELEVATOR OPERATORS

Elevator boys in all of the public
buildings in Atlanta will be required to
stand an examination before a city Of
fetal and receive licenses before they
are allowed to run an elevator. If the
recommendations of the public safety
committee of the Chamber of Commerce
are carried out by the city council.
The public safety committee of the
Chamber of Commerce was recently or
ganized at the suggestion of several
members who believed that there ought
to be some group of men In Atlanta
who would be on the lookout for public
safety. They will recommend in strong
est terms to council the passing of an
ordinance requiring elevator boys to be
examined and licensed, and thus pre-
venting the hiring of incompetent ones.
In making their report to the executive
committee of the chamber, the fact that
recently several serious accidents in
elevators have been caused by impa-
thence and carelessness on the part of
the elevator operators was pointed out.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
BIRDS NOW SINGING
RAGTIME, SCIENTIST
SAYS IN A LECTURE

CHICAGO, July 31-Henry Oldys,
formerly of the United States biologi-
cal survey, in a lecture in the Uni
versity of Chicago which is causing
comment today. said that birds are pos
sessed of an esthetic sense similar to
that of the human being.
Birds dance in the air, do High
land filings and the more sedate evou-
tons with the most perfect rhythm, .
said Oldys. They sing a bird rag
time and at other times snatches OF
song which greatly resemble our grand
opera. There is a blackbird that has a
song almost parallel to a Wagnerian
opera; the robin is best in so called
popular songs while the wood thrush
sings a song of four distinct verses"
The speaker closed with the state
ment that birds sometimes copy from
man, and that man could learn a great
deal by copying from the bird.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
Beveridge To Be
Named for Governor

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, July 31-Al-
bert J. Beverage. former United States
senator and leader Of the Progressive
party in Indiana, will head the third
party ticket in this state. Beveridge
will be nominated for the governorshir
at the coming third party state conven-
ton Thursday
This is the belief of the leaders OF
the party here, who have received
thousands of letters and kilograms from
various parts of the state urging his
nomination. since Beverage made his
statement in favor of the formation OF
a new party. The leaders say that they
are certain that Beverage will accept
the nomination if it is made They are
also convinced that the former senator
Will carry the state.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
WANTS ELECTRIC
BOARD ABOLISHED
Turner, Condemned by City
Officials, Says He Had Right
to Give Towers Permit.

City Electrician r. c. Turner. in a
written communication to council to-
day, urged that the board of electrical
control be abolished. declaring it to be
merely an ancient and honorable body
which seldom meats and acts only for
the purpose of condemning the present
city electrician, who is elected by the
people and has the interest of the peo-
pie at heart"
Turner said two of the members of
the board r. M Clayton, chief of con-
struction, and w. b. Cummings, fire
chief, were ministerial officers like him
self, and that they had no right to crit
icise the actions and policies of his Of
fee He said that Chief Cummings was
sore on him" because he CTurner) had
insisted that the Star Electric Com
pany be given full opportunity to bid
on the citys new fire alarm system,
instead of giving the contract for $50
900 to the Gamewell company without
any delay. He said that his action
would save the city $4,000,
Sent Protest to Board.
Turner first submitted his communi-
cation to the board of electrical con-
troll at a special meeting today, called
as the result of the meeting yesterday
when the board revoked a permit is
sued to the Central Georgia Transmits
sion Company by Mr. Turner to erect a
Sc, 000-volt electric power line on Hill
street and Milton avenue. Members
of the board declared that he had is
sued the permit absolutely without au-
thority.
Among the assertions made in his
statement are the following That he
continually grants such permits with
out having them questioned that the
privilege of erecting such high power
lines has been granted to the Georgia
Railway and Power Company and that
the Georgia Railway and Power Com
pany has built some such high tension
lines without any permit
Sanders Mcdaniel, representing the
transmission company, urged the board
to reconsider it's action of yesterday
and give his company authority to con-
tinue the construction of its line.
The board postponed action to give
the company an opportunity to adjust
the matter with the protesting property
owners
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
0 Q .
Here Is the Policy
OF the Senate on
Magda1ena Bay

WASHINGTON, July 31.-The .
senate committee on foreign rela- .
tions today reported the following .
resolutions as the sense of the o
committee regarding the attitude .
the United States should assume .
in regard to the proposed conces- .
sion by Mexico to Japanese fishing .
companies of land along Magdale- .
ma bay .
Resolved, That when any har- .
Dor or other place on the Ameri- .
can continent is so situated that .
the occupation thereof for naval .
or military purposes might threat .
en- the communications or the o
safety of the United States, the .
government of the United States .
could not see without grave con- .
Germ the possession of such harbor .
or other place by any corporation .
OF arbitration which has such re- .
lation to another government. not .
American. as to give that govern .
ment practical power of control .
. for national purposes" .
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
PopuliSt National
Convention Called

JOLIET, ILL, July 81 With a fun
quota Of delegates. two from each con-
gressional district and four at large
from each state, the Popuhst national
convention has been called to meet In
81. Louis August 10. The call suggests
that the platform should contain in
dorsement Of the initiative. referendum
and recall protection OF labor govern
ment control Of railroads. public lands
for actual settlers and a law providing
that congress shall issue all money and
regulate the value and volume.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
GOV. WILSON NOT
CLUB CANDIDATE
Knows Nothing of Proposal and
Withdrawal of His Name to
Avoid BIaCkbaIIing.

SEAGIRT. n. Y. July Governor
Wilson'S attention was called to a dis
patch from New York this morning
which said that the New Jersey execu-
tive's name had been proposed fol
membership in the Manhattan club, but
had been Withdrawn by friends who
feared the governor might be black
halled. M Wilson said that if his
name had been presented at all it was
done without his knowledge.
The Manhattan is the club at which
the Watterson- Harvey Wilson contro-
versy started
With Senators Gore and Culberson
Representative Redfield, of Brooklyn
and William G. MacAdoo here for con
ference with Governor Wilson, this was
a busy day for the Democratic presi-
dental nominee.
The governor rose a little earlier thar
usual in order to put the FINISHING
touches on his speech, which goes tc
the printer today
The speech does not compare ir
length with the one Mr.. Roosevelt will
unburden himself with in Chicago thi.
month, it being but one-fourth as long
Preparations were started today fol
acceptance day August 7. A large
grandstand is in the course of con
struction upon the governors lawn
The Democratic governors who have
been invited to attend the ceremonies
will be seated on this stand and the
governor will make his speech there
from. Camp stools are to cover the
entire lawn for the use Of the specta-
tors
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
FITZGERALD MAN TRIES
TO END LIFE WITH ACID

FITZGERALD. GA July 3l-De-
epondent over the loss Of his position
and financial troubles, Sim Everson a
Young white man, attempted to commit
suicide here by drinking carbohc acid.
He was found unconscious lying on a
sidewalk in the residence part of the
city. He is not expected to recover.
Everson had recently lost his position
al the Fitzgerald Marble Works HIS
relatives live in Cordee
note written on leaf from small
memorandum book was found pinned
to his necktie by his scarf pin the
note read:
Tell my brother that am gone
forevermore May God be with yoI
Tin We meet again Good bye to all
friends"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
Turkish Crisis
Alarms Europe

PARIS, July 31.-The chancelleries of
Europe are in a ferment today over the
Turkish crisis and the growing posi-
blity of the deposition of Sultan Me-
manned v A constant stream Of dis
patches is being exchanged between the
Austrian and German governments over
the attitude they will take toward Tur-
key in the event of the sultan's over
throw and Russia and England are
equally interested.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
Sultan Plans to
Dissolve Parliament

CONSTANTINOPLE. July 31.-Au-
thority for the sultan to dissolve par
lament is asked in a bill presented to
that body today by the grand vizier
acting under instructions from Mehem-
med " If this passes, the sultan i'm
mediately will declare the body dis
solved.
Otherwise. the cabinet will resign
which would have the effect of dissolv
ing parliament automatically The sui
tans course is the result of pressure
brought against him by the military
league.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
ARMY ORDERS

WASHINGTON. July 31.-Army or
ders: Captain Henry f. Games, Fiji
teenth infantry, detailed as inspector
instructor of the organized militia of
North Carolina resignation of First
Lieutenant Ernest F. Slater, medical
reserve corps, accepted by president;
Captain William f. Hunt, Twenty sec
ond infantry, detailed to quartermas-
ter's department. First Lieutenant
Leopold Mitchell. medical corps, from
Fort Lawton, Washington, to army
transport service. with station at Seat
tie Wash
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
Progressive Daily
Launched in St. Louis

ST LOUIS. July 91.-The National
Progressive Daily has made its appear
ance in st. Louis. The new sheet is
edited and published by e. b Bernard,
heretofore real estate man.
1t is an eight page afternoon pa per
and news of the movements OF the
Roosevelt party occupies the prominent
plaqpq
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
Full Third Party
Ticket in Missouri

KANSAS CITY. MO, July 31-The
Roosevelt Progressive party conven-
ton at midnight adopted resolution
providing for a full state. county and
congressional ticket Another conven-
ton, with not less than 1000 delegates.
was ordered held in st. Louis Septem-
hen. g
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
REcElvERsHIP ASKED.

Application for receiver for the Frye
Rushton Hardwood Company. an At
lanta corporation was filed today by
three creditors who previously iiIed d
petition IN Involuntary bankruptcy
against them The creditors and
amounts they claim are: william Al
den. s55675. W. W. Rushton. 1901 49,
and James Evins. s4S A receiver has
nor yet been appointed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
INDICTMENTS REPORTED
IN BOSTON CAR STRIKE

BOSTON, July S1-A batch Of secret
indictments was reported today by the
Suffolk grand jury, which has been IN.
vestigating, in special session. alegeo
perjury and intimidating officials of the
Boston Elevated Railroad Company IN
connection with the recent strike OF the
elevated employ ees