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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Veterans Overcome BY Heat.


GETTYSBURG, July 2.-The tide OF
invasion turned back from Gettys-
burg today and the armies of the blue
and gray began to melt away under
the compelling influence Of torrid
sun and the discomforts OF camp life.
General Hunter Light, United States
army, in command OF the camp, esti.
mated that more than 5000 veteran
have gone and expressed the opinion
that 10000 might depart before mid.
night.
Most of them looked over the battle
field, shaked hands with comrades
they knew in other regiments, got an.
other glimpse OF their friends the
"rebels," and left for home. The
regular army men were not sorry to
see the thousands go for the camp
WAS crowded beyond capacity and
hundreds Of old men were being quar-.
tered in tents that were made for
circuses, but not for sleeping pur.
poses. Scores slept on the ground
and although the cooks made strenu.
Gus efforts the mess tables did not
groan with food.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Would Protect Congressman.

WASHINGTON, July 7.-With the re.
newsl OF the congressional inquiry In.
to the "lobby" today, Edward Lau-
terbsch, New York lawyer and al.
legged lobbyist, for whom David La
mar operated to obtain . position
with cert ain Wall street interests, WAS
on hand to take the stand for the 80.
cond time.
Sena Cummins of the committee
finished his bill today, which would
serve to visit with . prison sentence
OF not more than Ave years or . fine
OF 5000, or both, any person who
sought to impersonate . member of
congress or any other public official.
There 10 no law, so far as has been
discovered, that will permit the prose.
cution OF David Lamar tor his imper.
sonations of congressman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Dry Sunday In Washington.

WASHINGTON, July sshing.
ton was actually "dry" yesterday for
the frst time in its history. This
was the first Sunday of the new Jones'
Works excise law for the District of
Columbia and its strict provisions
were enforced to the letter.
Not even q bona fde registered
guest could have q drink with a meal.
The exclusive clubs could serve moth.
ing. Their officers had been warned
that the "locker system would be
construed ss q violation OF the law.
They also we're notified that liquors
bought on Saturday could not be iced
and SER ved on Sunday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Roosevelt Urges Larger Navy

NEWPORT. r. l., July 2.-"Navy
day" with which the Progressive three
days conference opened today brought
thousands of visitors to Newport to
hear Theodore Roosevelt speak twice;
partske Of Rhode Island clambake;
listen to speeches by several other
Progressive leaders and witness drill
OF the navy apprentices at the naval
training station.
Roosevelt addressed the gathering
on patriotism and national honor, and
made . plea for the maintenance OF
adequate naval strength. Congress.
men who vote against two battleships
year, he said, were ION level with
men who voted against fortifyin
Hawaii and our stations In the West
Indies. These men are unfit to repre-.
cent the American people, and they by
their actions invite national disaster
and humiliation"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
SENATORS we're AMAZED.
Witness Makes Sensational Statement
To investigating Committee

Witness Makes Sensational Statement
To investigating Committee
WASHINGTON. July 2.-David La.
m.r. all street operator aud old
time con6dant OF Russell Sage, James
r. Keene and other finauoiers, amazed
the senate lobby tovestigs sting com.
mittee today BY smilingly and frank
ly t.stifying that 1t WAS hs who i'm
pereonated Representatives Palmer
and Rtordau In the telephone conver-
cations with Charm a Robert s. Low
EFT OF the Union Pacific board and
other prominent fnsncisrs, telling
tham that Edward Lsuterbac . New
York lawyer, could do great things
for them In Washington.
Lamar also astonished the commit.
tee by making . detailed charge that
the Union Pacific railroad's books
had bsen forged In 1901 ON an item
covering ss2, ,000, 600 and that % one
result Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and the late
E. n. Herman had laid the founda.
tions of . gigantic fortune. When
Lamar had finished Paul D. Crav vath,
Of counsel for the Union Pacific, put
In prepared statement to the com.
mittee alleging that Lamar's charge
concerning the $4,000. 900 which
amount Ia connected with the Union
Pacific surplus-was part OF . bear
campaign to depress Union Pacific
stock, of which the railroad officials
have had knowledge for several days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Aviators Had Close Call.

CHICAGO, July 7.-FIying at the
rate OF fifty miles IN hour, Glenn Mar.
tins hydro.seroplsne dipped too close
to the surface OF Lake Michigan and
was overturned. Martin and bis ss-
eistan Charles Il. Day, olung to the
overturned craft until rescued by the
life.ssving crew, which also recovered
the machine. Neither airmsn was
hurt nor was the machine badly dam.
aged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Caught Wealthy Sucker.

LONDON, July 1.-Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars and all the
costs OF the suit is the price the mar.
quis of Northampton has agreed to
pay to settle the suit for breach OF
promise brought against him by the
actress, Miss Daisy Markham, whose
real name is Miss Violet Noes. The
costs will amount to q considerable
cum on account OF the number of dis
tinguished counsel engaged.
The marquis, better known a. Earl
Compton. only recently succeeded to
the title at the age of q. The plain
tiff is we'll knewn both In America
and the British Isles under her stage
name.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Must Take Weekly Bath.

CANTON, O., July 5.-Cauton folks
must bathe at least once . week, and
"sll over" at that. The board of
health has said 90. In order tha
none can misunderstand, the board
has arranged to post in every home
where soap and water IL believed to
be at premium . set of rules printed
In I've languages and specifying S25
and costs as punishment Of any one
who neelects the weekly cleanup.
Health OM,er Da Hinden says he
put the words "all over" in the rules
because many would wash their faces
and, relying on . technioality, call 1t
q bath.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Want New Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, July - Notwith-
standing the scramble for Office that
has been in progress since the 4.h Of
March, the postoffice department. finds
it impossible to fill postoffices as fast
as they become vacant, and today
something like 3. 500 offices of various
grades are vacant on account of the
inability to secure the right persons
to act as postmasters. In every state
vacancies exist, and in some cases the
mum Der is very high.
In the state of Montana today there
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Uncle. Sam Has a Surplus.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-Uncle Sam
closed the fiscal year 1913 with q sur
plus of $50, 063 ,229 representing the ex-
cess OF receipts over expenditures. ex-
elusive of Panama canal and public
debt tr ans actions made. This exceeds
last years surplus by o, 1901 The
Panama canal expenditures and pub.
lie debt transactions however, wiped
out the surplus of ordinary receipts
over ordinary expenditures and crest-
cd deficit for the year OF s2,l44, 900.
Total receipts for the fiscal year
amounted to s723. 1872, 92l while the or.
dinsry disbursements we're s6S3, $780,.
Goa
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Will Encourage Matrimony.

CHICAGO, July 4.-O0icials OF one
of the larger packing plants At the
stock yards will not frown in the fu.
ture when an experienced stenographer
announces her resign alton and inten-
tion to marry. Instead they will write
out check for s25. to be presented
the day after the wedding. This com.
psny has announced II will make .
don attou of $50 to all heads of depart
ments who marry and S25 to ell other
employees. The offer holds good for
both men and women.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Postmaster Refuses To Resign.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-Arthur
G. Fisk, postm aster of this city, re.
fused today to tender his resign alton
as requested by Postmaster Burleson
ito take effect as soon 81 your sue
cessor is appointed" Fisk telegraph
ed In reply that he had heen appointed
for definite term of four years, and
the mess age continues:
my term of Office will expire June
IA, 1916. You make no charges against
me, and can not, with propriety, make
any. My Office has been conducted to
the satisfaction of three presidents,
and has earned the commendation of
six postmaster generals. My record
has withstood every attack that politi-
cal ambition could bring against II. :"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
The Flag Caused Riot.

WINNIPEG, July 4.-Ths waving of
the asg of the United States here early
today, while thousands of provincial
soldiers were psrading the streets,
precipitated riot, during which the
flag was trsmpled and torn and .
number received minor injuries.
The incident occurred % thousa ands
of soldiers from Winnipeg and Mani
toba were marching through the city
on their return from annual camp a.
Sewell, near Brandson. where there
had been msneuvers under Sir Ian
Hamilton, famous British South Afri.
can war general.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09

amendment for a gradua ated tax on to.
bacco production, withdrew tod ~ from,
the democrat senate caucus. The
caucus voted down his amendment By
vote OF q to 18 and q spirited scene
followed.
Senator Hitchcock declared that he
did not intend to ''kick over the party
tracss," but would insist upon reintro-
ducing HE tobacco amendment and
lead . fight for 1t on the Aoor Of the
senate. He added he would particip paso
no more In the caucus deliber Ationo.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09

HELENA, July r. The Montana
state fair has adopted an official state
fair cong entitled my Treasure
State" and has arranged to distri.
butte it free throughout the entire state
OF Montana. The authors, DR.. S. E.
Schwartz and Charles C. Cohan of
Butte. have donated 1000 copies to
the state fair, and 1t is through their
generosity that the song will
be sent to every Montana home tn at
possesses q piano.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Suit Against Stage Company.

ST PAUL, July 2.-Chsrging that
its business had been done in fraud.
ulent manner, W. ". Humphrey Of
Twin Falls, Idaho, yesterday brought
suit In the federal court here against
the Yellowstone Stage company Of
which he is stockholder. Humphrey
alleges that the stage company enter
ed into . ten-year agreement with the
Northern Pacific railroad to give one
third OF Its gross earnings on condi.
tion that the railroad deliver ell its
passengers bound for Yellowstone
park to the stage company, but tha,
the company has defrauded the rail.
way.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09

DEER LODGE, July AFTER being
hunted by blood hounds and . posse
under Sheriff Neville for "a hours,
George Williams, the colored con.
vict who stabbed another convict,
named Conley, to death, is back in
the penitentiary here. Weary and
tired of being hunted, Williams gave
himself up to j. B. Hare, rancher
living four miles from the pen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
OPPOSE BINDING PLEDGE,
Democratic Senators Resist Adoptio,
Of Unit Rule.

Oemocratic senators Resist Adoption
Of Unit Rule.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Administra. =.
tion tariff forces are facing one more
important 6ght In their attempt to
align son ate democrats in solid sup.
port OF the Underwood. .Simmons bill.
The democratic caucus spent two
hours today debating the question of
q unit rule to bind all party members
to support the bill and vote down all
hostile amendments in the senate.
Strong opposition from senator's op-
posed to free sugar and free wool pre-.
vented action today. With only 81
senator's present out of q total mem
bership of 81, the leaders hesitsted to
force an issue, and the caucus ad.
journed until Monday.
The fight against the binding pledge
developed more strength today than
leaders expected. Chairman Sim.
mons, however, is confident that the
conference will adopt the unit rule by
safe majority, pledging all demo-
Gratis except those who have made
their pledges to constituents, or who
withdraw from the caucus to support
the bill in its entirety.
Majority members Of the senate f.
nance committee decided that oil
schedules OF the new tariff bill, except
sugar and wool, should become effect
i've Immediately after the enactment
of the measure into law. Sugar, with
the approval OF the democratic eau.
Gus, will be subject to the Payne. Aid
rich rates until March !, 1914. The
committee Professionally agreed upon
date for the wool schedule, but did
not announce it, because of q promise
to confer with Sen ators Walsh and
Thomas, who could not be reached to
day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Veterans Leave Gettysburg

GETTYSBURG, Pa. July 5.-Thous-
ands OF veterans began their home.
ward march today after long ex-
change of greetings with the new
comrades they found here. Before
night more than half the army of 5O,.
600 probably will have gone. The
army tents probably will stand here
until NJ xt week and the regulars will
stay until the last veterans are gone.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Resented Slur On Lincoln.

GETTYSBURG. July 3.-seven men
were stabbed tonight In Q fight in the
dining room of the Getty sburg hotel,
which started when several men
aroused the sager OF veteran in blue
BY depreciatiog Lincoln. Several Of
the wounded men are In . serious con.
dillon 1t the Psnnsyiv anis state hos.
pitsi. The state constab ulary 10
making every effort to find the men
who did tho stabbiug.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
BIG CROWD OF VETERANS.
Arrivals At Gettysburg Scamp Are
Larger Than Expected.


GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 1.-Despite
efforts of the regular army to do i'm.
possible things, thousand of vetera ans
spent the night on Getty burg field
with nothing between them aud the
stars but their clothes and their cour-
age aud nothing between them and the
hard earth but little more OF tho
same thing.
1t was not the fault OF the regulars,
and 1t was not the fault OF the veter.
ans. The railroads poured the thous.
auds into Gettysburg the best they
could, but train after train that was
looked for early, came crawling in
near midnight and afterward. They
kept coming from that hour until long
after daybreak and shortly after
breakfast the rush began.
Major Normoyle OF the quarter
masters department United States
army, who has the pulse of the vast
camp under his finger, did not go 10
bed at all and his little force OF army
officers kept him company. They
provided blankets, pointed out tents
and did all they could to satisfy the
veterans that every thing would be all
right this morning.
Major Normoyle declared today
that probably $1,000 veterans would
be on the field by night, fve thous-
and more than have been looked for.
Although half that number would ill
the camp in comfortable fashion,
Major Normoyle said he would see
every one taken care Of; that no one
would 20 hungry aud that every one
would have blankets aud tents.
This was the first formal day OF
the semi-ceu,aunial celebration. AL.
though Buford aud Wheeler had
skirmish near Gettysburg so years
ago yesterday it was on July l that
the battle bsgan which forced the
Union troops out OF Getty sburg back
toward Cemetery Ridge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
WILL PASS TARIFF BILL.
Democratic Senator's Make Caucus
Pledge Favoring Measure.

Democratic Senator'S Make Caucus
Pledge Favoring Measure.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Forty ssv.
en- democratic senators stood up in
tho party caucus one by one, late to.
day, and declared their intention to
vote for the Underwood. simnons
tariff revision bill % finally approved
by the caucus . few minutes previous.
~. Two Sen ators, Rsnsdsl and
Thornton Of Louisiana, stated that
they would not make such promise be.
cause OF the proposal to place sugar
on the free list in 1915. ssnators
Hitchcock OF Nebrssks and Culberson
OF Texas we're absent, but both favor
the bill. This gives the democratic 4e
votes for the bill, or . majority OF
one, with the vote OF the vice president
to fall back on In IN emergency.
Before final action on the bill, the
caucus gave CONCESSIONS to the sena.
tors from wool-growine states by I'D.
opting IN amendment making effectiv Va
. provision for free raw wool on Dec.
l. 1913, and the ra.es on manufactur.
ere Of wool January l. 1914. Earlier
In the the day the finance committee
had voted to recommend the dates %
October and December l, respective.
~ but the caucus voted for the further
delay.
The sctien completed the revision OF
the Underwood bill, which has occu-
pied the 4nsnce committee msiority
and the caucus since Nav L.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Marriage Reform In Dakota.

B1sMARK, July 1.-Several public
welfare movements that have been ~.
ttated in many OF the states became
accomplished facts in North Dakots
today, with the putting into effect of
the measures enacted at the last ses-
sion OF the legislature. One of the
most important is the new marriage
law which provides that woman, un-
less she be over As years old, and .
man. except he marry q woman over
that age, cannot be married If either
he be criminal. inbecile, an epilep-
tic or iusan
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
A Bachelor Centenarjan.

Los ANGELES, July 5.-Dsniel Tur-
ner, veteran Of the Civil war. resid-
Ing at Santa Monica, who celebr ated
bis one hundred and seventh birthday
yesterday, thanks his judgment In re.
msining single for bis long life and
apparent good health at this ad anced
age.
my life hss never been blightsd by
worry and sickness because I never
married." ssid "Uncle Dan. "Mar-
ried men die younger than bachelors.
Sometimes death ia . welcome relief
to the man who gets q modern wife" F"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09

is one presidential postofice vacant
because Montana congressman, when
called upon for recommends
ton, failed to respond. Unless re.
commend ations are submitted ct IN
early day, the postofice department
will take independent steps to find .
postm aster for this oface. At present
the department declines to give the
names Of any vacant Offices.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Heat Wave Broken.

CHICAGO. July l.. Although the
hest wave wss broken last night and
the government Thermometer indicated
70 degrees today, ten additional deaths
wore reported to the coroner this fore.
noon OF persons previously stricken.
Total number of deaths for the week.
k1
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
WILSON VISITS VETERANS
President Addresses Old Soldiers 4
Gettysburg Camp.

President Addresses Old Soldiers In
0ettsyburg Camp.
GETTYSBURG, July 4.-The army OF
veterans began to dissolve todsy and
only the presence Of President Wilson
kept thoussuds in camp. Before noon
close to $1,000 Of the men who were
here shursday had departed for their
homes.
The train bearing President Wilson
arrived st the station In the towa Of
Gettysburg q 1l:02 o'clock. The
president WAS escorted 10 aa automo.
bile and accompanied By Governor
Toner. passed through the town TO the
Emnitts burg road and then puDceeded
over that thoroughfsre to the camp.
Ia his address to the veterans the
president said in pert:
"How wholesome sud healing the
peace has been. We have found oae
another again % brothers and com.
rades In arms, enemies no longer,
generous friends rather. our battles
long past. the quarrel forgotten-ex.
oept that We shall not forget the splen.
did valor; the manly devotion of the
men arrayed against one another now
grssptng hsnds aud smiling int, each
others eyes. How complete the union
has become and how dear to all OF us,
how unquestioned, how benign and
majestic, 40 state after state has heen
added to this our great family of free
men.
'But we do not deem the nation
complete and hnished. These vener-
able men crowding here to this famous
field have set us IN example of de.
votion and utter sacrifice. They were
willing to die that the people might
live. But their task is done. Their
day is turned into evening. They look
to us to perfect what they stablished.
Their work 10 handed onto us, to be
done In another way but not in an.
other spirit. Our day 10 not over. 1t
is upon Us in full tide."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Consolidate Customs Districts.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The msch-
inery by which the government col
lects $500, 100000 annually In tariff,
duties will be revo'utionized BY the
most drastic org sniz alton of the Gus.
toms service ever attempted. BY
sweeping consolid alton the number of
customs districts, grown to l62 dur
ing the nations history, has been re-
duced to 40, and 123 collectors OF cus-
toms lose their positions.
Officials estimate that the reorgsni-
zation will result Ia the annual saving
of between s400. 600 and $780, 200 in the
cost of collecting the duties.
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that the purchaser may know the pr.
csntage OF wool In the articles pur-
chased. Hs will endeavor to have the
proposed legisla alton passed as an inde-
pend ant measure and will not further
urge Its Incorporation in the tariff
bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Rejected Myers Amendment.

WASHINGTON. July 3.-The demo-
cratic caucus today rejected Senator
81. l.. Myers amendment providing for
marking the contents of fabrics so
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Would Curb Appointivs Power.

WASHINGTON, July ga bill to
take part OF the sppoinsivs power from
the president and lodge it In . com.
missieu OF three men will be intro.
duoed Monday by Sen ator Works. It
10 designed to prevent public ol,ces
from being used % POLITICAL rewards
and the chief effect would be TO take
from asnstors, representatives. and
party leaders their present power Of
recommending candid ates.
The proposed commission, appoint
ed by each president ~ the opening
Of his term of Office, would recon.
mend appointments. Members of con.
gress would be prohibite from max.
ing recommend ations and the com.
mission could make no selections on
the basis OF "political rewards"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09
Nebraska Senator Is Peeved.

WASHINGTON. July 2. - Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, defeated in his
effort to attach to the tariff bill an
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-09

Silence is q iisticult argument to
beat.