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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Farmer Crushed to Death

HAvRE, Sept. l.-Harry M. John
son, a farmer, living about II miles
west OF the city, met with serious &C.
cident at about 8 O'Clock Sunday
morning which resulted in his death.
He was running heavy load of grain
to town aud about half way between
his homestead and the city met a man
riding q motorcycle. AS his team
was frightened at the approaching ma
chine he turned out of the road and in
doing so the bags of grain on which
be was sitting slid off the wagon
throwing him to the ground at the
horses heels. Before he could extri-
cate himself the heavily loaded wagon
was upon him. The wheels passing
across his chest. The unfortunate
man was picked up but lived only a
few moments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Big Steamsh Afre

New YORK. Aug. 2S.--The steam
ship Imper ator, the largest vessel
afloat was swept by fire early today
as she lay at her dock ia Roboken
with her crew and 1,l3l steerage
passengers aboard.
Second Officer Herman Gobrecht,
who led the crew into the hold to
fight the flames, YVES cut of from his
men and sutfocated. His body was
found an hour afterwards untouched
by fire, and brought ashore.
The small army in the steerage,
aroused from their sleep by the
cracking @! flames, rushed panic.
stricken for the pier. None of the
steerage passengers had been inspect
ed by the customs or health authori-
ties. Because of this. armed guards
surrounded them. The Immigration
authorities rushed them to Ellis Is
land this forenoon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Washington News Notes

W WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-The direct.
or of the rec!ama alton service is ask
ing for bids for the construction of So
miles Of canals On the Flathesd irri-
CATION projec., Montana. The work
lies between five and twelve miles
southwest OF Poison. Proposals will
be opened at ST. lganitus, Mont. Sept.
30.
Charles S. Hartman @. Montana,
recently appointed minister TO Ecua.
dor, completed his conferences with
the state department today and lefc
this evening for New York. After a
few days visit with Charles Tcwne,
he will sail Sept. 6 for Quito.
According TO report to congress
by the postmaster general and secre-
tary OF agriculture, Montana was un'
able to participate in a planof govern
ment and state improvement OF road 8
over which rural delivery mail routes
run because of the inability of the
state to raise the necessary fund. I'm
der the plan the state was to expeno
twice as much as the government ir
the work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Horse SWindIers Arrested

SEATTLE, Aug. 2S.-[n the arrest OF
Andrew T. Gormiey at Vancouver, B..
c.. and Of John B. Laher in Seattle,
yesterday, Sheriff Cudihee believes he
has caught the leaders Of a group OF
horse dealers who are alleged to have
Obtained traQdulently $500, 600 from
people in Los Angeles, San Francisco,
Portland and Seattle IN the last four
years. Fifty thousand dollars is said
to have been secured in Seattle within
60 days by the gang who are accused
of having given old and worthless
horses injoctiones OF medicine which
made them appear young and valuable
and caused buyers to pay fancy prices
for them.
Often, according to complaints re.
ceived by the sheriff, horses dropped
dead before the purchasers got them
home. There are said to be seven OF
eight mem bers in the group, whose op
erations have said to be immensely
successful all along the coast.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Would Tax Big Incomes

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Attempts
to increase the limits of the proposed
income tax on the larger incomes
failed in the senate today when SEM a.
tor Borah, Bristow and Cummins led
an effort to amend the income tax
section OF the democratic tariff bill.
Senator Borah, offered an amend
ment increasing ,the graduated tax on
larger incomes until it would have
reached five per ceat on those above
100000 year. The democrats, aid.
ed by 10 republicans. defeated the
amendment A ito II.
A more radical provision, with a
maximum tax OF 10 per cent on in
comes Of 100000 or more, will be
submitted bv Senator Bristow when
the debate is resumed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Observed Labor Day.

New YORK, Sept. l,-Labor day
was observed with union leaders as
serting that the day marked the pass
ing of 1000, ,00O point iI the member
ship Of the American Federation of
Labor, the largest number of union
workers in the history of the country
One feature marred the day, the alb
sence of Samuel Gompers, the aged
president Of the federation, who is in
Atlantic City recovering from an
illness that attacked him last winter.
1t is the first time in 35 years that he
has not made labor day speech.
The principal celebration here was
parade of $4,000 workers who
marched up Fifth avenue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Will Tax Large incomes

w ASHINGTON, Sept. All increase
of the income tax on large fortunes
S203 600 annually, is lh9 basis OF a
compromise democratic memoers Of
the f1uuce committee will recommend
to the caucus tomorrow night. The
attitude OF the so-ca.led snsurgent
democrats today was such as to indi-
cate that they would no5 accept the ar
rangement without a fight ard the
caucus may ran two Or three days,
The finance committee has decided
to leave the rates of the income tax
as at present, up to the $3.50, 600 mark.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Building New Railroads

HELENA, Aug. 29.-When the new
railroad lines now under construction
in Montana are completed the mileage
in the state will be increased one
eighth. The Montana railroad COM
mission is now collecting data for its
ANIMAL report aud has been advised
by the roads there il now under con-
struction in Montana q total of 573
miles. These figures do not include
lines which have been surveyed or
others that have been pro ojected, but
only those On whica work is being
done.
Tie Chicago, MiiW aukee Il ST. Paul
is building 302 miles at present: the
Great Northern 119 miles: the Billing
x Central Montana II. 8 miles: the 500
line 90 miles; aud the Three Forks,
Helena & Madison % miles.
There is now in operatian in the
state total OF 4,3SSl miles OF which
;, lS9 miles are main line ard l,19S
miles are branch line.
According to a tabul alton Just com.
pleted by j. J. Ryan, clerk of the
state board of equaliz alton, the prop
erty Of the railroads in Montana has
been assessed by the board ST, 1913 ,SS2
more than in 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Funds For Montana Militia.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Aunounce-
ment was made today by The war de-
partment of the amounts allotted to
the various state militia organizations
under two appropriations of s., 900, 600
tice and arms, equipments and camp
purposes, the other for supplies ard
ammunition. The money was appor-
toned according to enlisted strength,
New York heading the list with II, 900
men with az appropriation Of 1915. 900.
Montana gets So ,O00
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
GOVERNORS IN CONFERENCE
State Executives Will Discuss Prob,
lens Of General Interest.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 26.-The
sixth ARM 1vconferencn of governors
assembled acre today q'enter upon
a i've days disNu sion of public
problems of common in6eresc in i'm
portance to the entire country. The
conterence is entirely non partisan in
character. The governors come from
all sections of the country and repre-
seat all shades OF political belief.
The conference had its origib ia
1908, when President Roosevelt called
the governors together ut Washington
to discuss steps fnr the conservation
of the natural resources of the country
AT this initial meeting ii was decided
to m ake the confereuce permanent
body and to hold annual sessions with
the ohi iect of exchanging views On SUBJ
iects OF general importance, promote
ing greater unformity in state legis-
la.ion, and a'tauioe gre ater efficiency
ia tnH state admiuistrati6n.
Farmers of the United States speed
lily must come to an understanding of
the valua of organization and union of
forces IN producing ard selling farm
crops, aud in the tiAaucing OF agricul.
tural op ralipns II ',is country is to
| European nations
This was the message from the
| Amerlcal Commission on Rnral
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Health Certificates for Bridegroom.


MADISON, Wis, Aug. 2s.-Goveru-
or McGovern believes in eugenic mar
riages-at least he believes in such
marriages for others, though he is ap-
psrently confirmed bachelor.
AS evidence that he believes ia eu.
genie marriages, be signed the Rich.
ards Dill, requireing every man ap-
plying for u marriage license to hold
a certificate Of good health from d H.
censed physician, and the Chinnock
bill, prohibiting rmarrige between
secoud cousins.
lie bad previously signed bills pro-
hibitin@ 'he ma,riage OF persons af.
fected with epilepsy, aud providing
for the sterilization of habtuYl Grim
inals and irs4ne, feeble minded epi-
leptIc PERSONS confined in public
homes aud asytums.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Have Valuable Property

WASHINGTON, Sept. l--Chairman
Flood of the house foreign affairs
committee submitted today to Secre-
tary Brya an letters from a large sugar
company in Vera Cruz, asking to
whom its property should be entrust-
ed if President Wilson's advice to all
Americans to get out Of Mexico were
to be followed. The letter stated that
the company's plant cost 81, 500. 900,
that it had a growing crop valued at
5000, 600 and that if those in charge
left Mexico valuable property would
be at the mercy Of bandits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Widows Apply for Pensions

SEATTLE. Aug, 29,--since Superior
Judge a. f. Frazer announced that
the operation Of the N Others pension
law would cost King county s5G, 900 In
the coming year, widows from al!
parts of the United States have writ
ten to J. A. Sigurdson, in charge OF
the county's pension bureau, asking
that they he placed on fha pension
roll. Mr.. Sigurdsou received n letter
yesterday from widow in Florid
who wrote that her husband had died
in Kentucky, and that she was in
want and would like to receive a pen-
sion from this county, Another widow
3S years old living ia Nebraska wrote
thau she supports herself and two chil-
dren by driving q milk wagon and
asked the pension bureau to send her
d blank application for a pension.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Earn $500 a Week

TACOMA, Aug. 27.-live hundred
dollars Il week for each fisherman il
the average earned by salmon hshers
who began To return from The salmon
banks to Tacoma today with shipload
after shipload of their lucrative catch.
es. and their faces wrapped ia smiles
over what they declared was the most
successful season in.history.
lack Auich, one of the dozens Of the
salmon fishers of Tacoma. stated to.
day that during the comparatively y
short period, four weeks, during which
they are allowed to fish, no less than
2,0OO,OO0 cases of salmon had been
caught on Puget sound and British
Columbia waters. valued! atsthe sum
of $l5. 900, 600
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
High Prices For Ammunition

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. -- Over.
charges for army ammuuition 'un.
believable 20 the average citizen"
according to Representative Tavenner
of Illinois, inspired him today to in
troduce bill prnciding for an appro.
priation OF 81, ,030, 900 for the enlarge.
ment Of the arsenal at Rock Island,
Illinois.
The navy department also has q
grievance. it has been disclosed, and
viii; ask for funds to enl large the tor.
pedo factory atNewport, r. I.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
The Good Roads Movement

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. Go
Governor Major today sent out letters
to all the governors in the United
States asking them not only to name
delegates to represent their states, but
to come themselves to the good roads
convention and exposition to be held
in St. Louis from November 10 to Is.
This convention will take up the m at.
ter OF trying to induce congress to ex.
tend aid to the good roads.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
AMERICANS LEAVE MEXICO
President Issues Warning To Pre-.
vent Possible Trouble

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-President
Wilson tonight warned all Americans
to leave Mexico at once. At the same
time the American embassy and all
consular representatives throughout
the southern republic were instructed
ITO notify all officials, civil aud mill.
tary in Mexico" that they would be
held strictly responsible for harm or
injury done to Americans or their
property.
Secretary Bryan dispatched long
kilograms 20 the embassy aud all con
suinr represenJ atlves quoting extract
from the presidents address to con
gress today in which he spoke OF the
futile peace efforts and declaring the
policy Of the UniJcd States here atter
toward Mexico.
In thase messages the consuia were
instructed 10 give every aid to depart.
ing Americans, furnishing transporia-
tiun and any other assistance TO the
needy. They were informed that a
sufficient number Of ships would be
provided t. carry away those n the
seacOast towns.
Foreign governments will ne notified
OF the action o: the United States so
they may give similar advice: hu5 the
American c0neul- will help alt for
eirners IN any emergency.
TIE presidents urgert request to
Americana in Mexico to leave the
country, emphasized to congress the
necessity for action upon the recent
request o! Secretary Bryan for an
appropri alton OF $780, 600 with which
to aid the citizens OF the United States
in their exodus from the sceue of
conflict. The state department e7ti-
mates that there are now in Mexico
not more than $1,000 Americans,
whereas there were $4,000 several
years ago. In Mexico City it is est-
mated that there are less than 1900
Americans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Substitute For Alfalfa.

MEEkER, Colo, Aug. 28.-A substi-
tute for alfalfa that will prove q boon
to the entire state. especially to dry
land ranchers, has been found in
winter vetch, a plant which is not only
the equal to alfalfa in nutritive quail.
ties, but requires less attention and
grows without irrigation.
J. B. Byrnes, who owns q dry ranch
near Meeker, is growing winter vetch,
mammoth red clover and alfalfa.
The winter vetch is a trailing, vine.
like plant. and the sample shown by
Byrnes was exactly four feet long,
several times the length attained by
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Kissing is Not DANGEROUS

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.--The presses
runAing off the weekly bulletin of the
Chicago health department were stop
pea today while Health Commis ssioner
DR.. d. S. Young eliminated from the
edition an article warning the public
against kissing. The warning lad
been prepared by oae of the assistant
commissioners.
"hissing Is not dangerous If kept
within due bounds" said DR.. Young.
"kissing has been going on since the
world began and | shall not rai-e my
voice against it,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
viii Aid Western Settlers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 26. -
Close cooperation between the gov
ernmant and settlers iu reclamation of
section, uf The arid west was the key
note of az address this afternoon by
Secretary Of the Interior Franklin
Lane before he f'th annual conference
OF governors.
In visits through lards 10 pro-
cess OF reclaim ation,'' said Mr.. Lane,
II forrtkth kthbusands Of self sacrificing
men and women who are displaying
as much heroism, fortltude, endurance
and sef-sacriiice a ever has been
shown by soldiers in any part Of the
world on the field of battle. Far from
friends and amid difficulties, they are
building homes, ana | was particul ar
ly touched by the many noble. sacri-
ficirg women. on whose shoulders falls
the main burden of the home. 1t is
my conception that the main duty of
the government iu its land department
is to help the people to make homes
and If We can tighten their burden the
government Of the United States will
not sufer at all"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Harvest Hands Are Scarce

DEVILS LAKE, Aug. 27.-W armed
by the scarcity of men to harvest this
years great grain crop, farmers in
this region are Offering .extra induce.
ments to obtain help. They have ap.
pealed to the commercial club and the
commissioners OF this citytto obtain
workers for the fields.
Farmers have agreed to stop work
at 6 p. m. daily. and In many instan.
ces will furnish automobiles!to enable
the men to spend their evenings ir
town,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
RESENTS CAUCUS RULE.
Democratic Senator Protests Against
Machine Methods

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Denuncia-
ton of the democratic senate caucus
as a "pOliticaI machine' by Senator
Hitchcock, one OF the democrats who
refused to be bound by the caucus on
all features of the tariff bill. marked
today's re-opeuing OF the fight over
the income tax.
why should senators be expected
to be bound by the hasty decision of
secret caucus on details of the in
come tQH:h demanded Hitchcock
"Wby should they be expected to
woe dOwa every amendment. however
go0a, simpiy because it comes from
the other ide OF the chamber? Why
should The Income tax section not be
amended here on the floor of the SEN
ate If debate convinces senators that
it should b %
Hitchc0cB's attack was delivered
in ccnueG!i0a with his ameudment for
q heavy penalty tax on trusts or
nonopplies controlling more than one
fourth OF the country's production Of
trade ia auy given line. Five per
cent would b. added to incomes OF
corporations doing from oue-fourth to
onelhird Of all business in any given
lins: ten per cent for those doing
from One-third to one-half and twenty
per cent of those above one-h alf. Ii
would apply 10 no corporations capi.
tailed al less tnaa SOC, 600, 900 or do.
ing business Of less than $4,000, COO
annually.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
MEXICANS EXPECT WAR
Thousands Apply to Military Authori-
ittes for Army Service


MEXICO CITY, Sept. IA wave of
patriotism appears to be sweeping ov-
er Mexico and from many states and
all classes. Plans are being made
for as large display as possible of
military strength on September 16,
Independence day, when it is propos
ed to hold a big parade, in which
200. 1000 are expected to march.
The war department have been call
ed on to furnish military instructors
to a dozen cities where the fear Of be-
ing impressed for service against the
revolutionists has given away before
later patriotic ardor. Thousands
of all ages are asking to be drilled il
the use of arms.
In addition TO the Students of the
preparatory schools, where military
Instructions have been enforced for
some weeks, the manual Of arms is be-
ing taught worlzmen who are attending
might schools and the employees OF the
tax department.. The employees OF sev-
eral banks are also said to have or
gained company and protfered
their services.
The newspapers continue to devote
them selves editorlally 20 the subject
the late diplomatic exchanges
dwelling on the alleged symp athy and
encouragement Mexico is receiving
from the press OF France, Germany
and Great Britain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Want Uniform Laws

MONTREAL, Aug, 26.-Representa.
tives of all the states, the District of'
Columbia and the territorial posses.
sions of the United States assembled
in Montreal today to devise ways and
means to bring about uniform laws
relating to marriage and divorce,
child labor, pure food and drugs,
partnership and corporation rates of
interest, workingmen's compensation
and the regulation of the practice of
medicine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Made Long River Trip

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 30. After
travelling 1000 miles of trip planned
to cover 1000 miles in a thirty foo,
motorboat, George c.. Heusler, &C.
companied by his brothers, Thomas
E. and John E. Hensler, all of Grea,
Falls, Montana, arrived here today,
The brothers have made the journey
on the Missouri from Fort Benton.
Montana. Their destin alton is Flori
da, which they expect to reach by
way OF the Missouri and Mississippi
rivers and the Gulf of Mexico.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
Suspects Railroad Lobby.

WASHINGTON, Aug 20. - David
Lamar, who was conspicuous in the
early sessions of the senate investiga-
tion, addressed letter today to Sena.
tor Overman, chairman OF the com.
prove the existence Of an active rail.
way lobby in WASHINGTON TO control
the enactment of Legislation by the
given an early hearing so that other
Witnesses can be Su,nmoned to sub.
rtautiate his testimony, Senator Over
said tonight he had not vet received
the communication, ana declined to
make comment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-09-03
BAD CONDITIONS IN MEXICO
President Advises Congress That He
Hopes To Secure Peace.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-President
Wilson appeared in person before
congress today and laid bare to the
world the details of this nations ef-
forts to bring about peace in Mexico,
the facts concerning Huerts's rejec-
tion OF the peace propos ais, and the
policy to be pursued by this govern.
ment.
The occasion had not been paral.
'eled in more than century. No
other president since George Wash
ington has appeared before congress
on fOreiga aft air. The senate and
house assembled in the house cham
ber. the senators fling 10 TWO by two
As the president mounted the pl at.
form where Speaker Clark and Vice
President Marshall We're waiting, the
big chamber was hnshed. Attired in
d conventional frock coat suit, The
president stood III the clerks desk
and read his address in the easy con
vars ati0nal tore for ~nich he j. noted
The mess sage we~ In part 10 this effect:
The present circumstances of the
.epuo,ic. | deeply veGret 20 say, 90
Got seem to .romj.e even the found u
tiuo Of peace. We have waited many
II autrs, muuths tull o. toll and ankle
ty, 'or tfs conditions there to improve
and they have not improved. They
hav" grown worse rather. The terri
tory controlled by the provisional au-
thorte7 at MeS:o5 Clly has grown
srn 'cy, not larger,
"1he pros pect OF pacifcalion OF The
cann.ry, even by arms, has seemed to
grow more and more RENE t., and is
pacificatl0n by the authorities as the
capitol is evidently Impossible by any
uoar@ uthe" than force. Difficulties
more and and more en'angle those
who claim 10 constitute the Legitimate
goreromenC tf the republic. They
have DOT made good their claim IN
fact Ineir successes have proved
only temporary. War ana disorder
devastation AID toofusion seem to
threaten to become the settled misfos-
tune of the distracted country.
''All The world expaeta Il, ia such
circumstances to act d. MexicO's :
nearest friend and intim ate adviser,
! There Is nowh@te any serious question
that we have the moral ripbi in the
case or that we are acting in The in
terest of fair settlement and of good
govsrnment, not for the promotion Of
some selfish interest Of our own. IF
further motive were necesea ary than
our own good will towards a sister
republic and our own deep concern to
see peace and order prevail Ia Ceutr al
America, this consent of maukipd to
what we are attempting, this attitude
of the great nations Uf the world to-
wards what we may attempt in dealing
with this distressed -. people at our
doors, should make us feel the more
solemniv bound Ln go the utmost
length of patience and iorhearance ia
this painful and anxious business.
The steady pressure of moral force
viii, before many days, break the bar
riers Of pride a1d prejudice down,
and we shall triumph az Mexico :
friend sooner than We could triumph
as her enemy