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The river press., 1913-07-23
RAILROADS AND POPULATION

While Montsna's population has
made substantial gains during the last
thirty years, the number of people to
each mile OF railroad 10 the state is
small compared with that of many
sections in the United States. Ac.
cording to a statement made three
years ago by Howard Elliot, president
of the Northern Pacific, the popula-
tion OF the United States as a whole
was 400 to each mile of railroad. New
England showed more than double
that average, having had S4l people
for each mile Of road In operation.
The territory comprising Kansas,
Arkansas Oklahoma, Colorado, Tex.
as, New Mexico aud southern Mis-.
souri, had one mile Of road for each
249 OF population. Montana, with an
area of l46, ,080 square miles and 375,
O53 people, had, in 1910, only 81
people to the railroad mile. Notwith.
standing that these figures indicate
that railroad facilities had been pro
vided for Montana in anticipation oi
. population and development yet to
come, the three principal roads of the
state have added very materially to
their mileage in Montana during the
last three years. John D. Ryan,
president OF the Amslg am ated Cop.
per company. recently was quoted as
saying that Montana eventually would
be covered by veritable network OF
railroads.
1t would appear from the figures
quoted that Montaua's gain in railro ad
mileage is out OF proportion to the
states increase Of population. A,
the mileage OF the rsilro ads incre ases
however. we may expect more rapie
growth In population. The roads
without exception, have been, ani
still are, an important factor In th,
development of the state. With
wealth OF opportunity and with slmos
Unlimited natural resources awsitin,
development, Montana needs peopl,
OF the right kind, aud the railro ads 9
% already said, are doing their full
share in the work Of interesting home
seekers in the advantages that exis
here.
As was once emph ssized BY q Mon
tsns state commissioner OF agricu]
ture, labor and industry even NOR
10 the duty Of seeing that the new
conner is we'll received and that he
helped to establish himself after
comes. This state itself, the Sc,
ersl counties and the commerci,
clubs. % we'll % the railroads, ca
do much toward obtaining new pc,
pie 70 settle the unoccupied distric
The river press., 1913-07-23
Highly Improved Ranch For Sale

on the Missouri river, opposite Lippard station
on the Great Northern, about . mile distant.
About 1900 acres; $50 acres bottom land, Of which
100 acres In alfalfa and $50 acres broken and
disced Two.thirds of this uadef irrigation.
Pumping station and Afty-horsepower .gseoline
gether with the necessary farming Implements
and sufficient horses-go0d stock. harness. hall
dozen cove and dozen head OF mixed stock.
Everything ON the place necessary to 60 ahead
and produce crop.
This 10 going ranch which BY . little devel'
opnent can be made an ideal stock ranch. Rea
sOnable terms
For information write to
T. G. POWER 4 BRO, Fort Benton,
F. CHURCHILL, Iona, Montana.
The river press., 1913-07-23
BRYAN CALLED DOWN.
Senator 8ristow Wants information
On Salary Question.

O'~'I <~OOS'O''s
WASHINGTON, July Is. Sen ato,
Bri>tow introduced resolution to.
day aimed at Secretary Brys an i
recent statement th at be was OBLIGED
to 60 on lecture tour because of sn
insufficient official salary, calling on
President Wilson to report what sal.
ary would be sufficient to enable Mr..
Bry an to rem ain permanently at his
post. Objection of democratic sena
tors prevented it's immediate consid-
era:iOn.
The Bristow resolution called at.
tention to Mr.. Bryan's predecessors
who served with salaries ranging
from $500 to $1,000 and declared
that mo one of them was compelled
to neglect the duties of his Office be-
canse OF the meagerness of the SAL
ary."
It stated that the salary was in.
creased to $4,000 In 19l1. but that
the ''great commoner, who now oc-
cupies that Office, has stated that the
salary of 81, ,O00a month is not sufflcient
to enable him to live comfortably and
that he is compelled to neglect his
duties and 20 on the lecture plat.
form to earn . living"
Attention was called further 20 the
Mexican, Japanese, British and other
intern ationsl questions before the
state department.. which, the resolu.
tion alleged, were not receiving con-
sideration.
The river press., 1913-07-23
Different Count.


Witter Bynner. the we'll known poet
condemned at literary dinner in New
York young chorus girls marriage to
an elderly sonneteer.
II demonstrated with the old fool
said MIR. Bynner. II pointed out to
him that the disparity Of their ages
formed an insurmountable barrier to
their union.
"'But.' said he, 4 am only forty.
three, while she Is twenty-four, a DIFF
ference Of nineteen years.
":It's true enough I interrupted.
that there Is only nineteen years diff.
ference between you now, but think
what it will be twenty years hence,
when you're sixty-three and she's
twenty !"-Exchange.
The river press., 1913-07-23
BENEFIT FROM GOOD ROADS

Members of the automobile clube
ore always active In promoting good
roads and this fact has caused pre-.
judice to exist in many states against
the expenditure of large amounts o1
good public money to build and main
tain good roads.
This is an entirely wrong conception
Of the good roads movement, says the
Helena Independent. The automo.
bile OF course, is coming to be used q
extensively by farmers as by people oi
the city, but the big saving to the
state 10 in the cost Of wagon hauling.
It 10 ssid q farmer cannot grow
wheat In Montana II he has to haul
IL by wagon . greater distance thar
he can drive in . day and return to
his home. It is conserv stively esti'
mated that on ordinary roads II costs
farmer Is cents per ton mile to haul
his grain and hay to market. Thus,
ii q farmer lives six miles from .
town where he delivers his grain and
hay, it costs him s1.5o per ton to haul
It to the city. A ten-mile haul would
cost $3.50 on the most ordinary roads.
In bad weather it costs much more.
BY improving the roads this cost
may be reduced to Is cents per ton
per mile or even as low as ten cents.
Assuming that will reduce the cost of
wagon hauling to 124 cents per ton
per mile in Montana by improving
the highways and keeping them up so
bad weather will not make it more
expensive, the farmer living six miles
from a market thus saves Is cents on
every ton of grain or hay be hauls
six miles, or el.25 on each ton be
hauls ten miles.
Is such saving worth while?
Should public money not be expend.
ed in generous amounts to accomplish
this great good for the people of the
state?
Good automobile roads mean much
more to the farmers than they ordi-
narily believe. To enable people to
see the state OF Montana by automo-
bile, will mean q closer and more &C.
curate knowledge of the state and In
. country which 10 developing the
more such knowledge can be given
the surer OF rapid development and q
consequent increase In farm values.
1t 10 said every mile of railroad
built In Montana adds $4,000 per
mile to the value OF farm property
along the line. IL 1t over estiu ating
the value OF q good highway to say
that s., 900 per mile 10 added to the
assessed value of farm property
through which such q road passes?
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Fined For False Advertisement.

PORTLAND, Ore., July 15.-The first
conviction under . new state law pro.
hibiting false statements In sdvertis.
ing, was secured yesterday, Stanley
Thorne, conducting an suction sale
OF jewelry. pleaded guilty to violating
the law and paid . dne. He adver.
tised that bis stock OF jewelry worth
%, 500, had to be sacrificed, but had
previously made affidavit before the
county assessor that his stock was
valued at only $3.50.
The river press., 1913-07-23

DEER LODGE, July l5.-James V.
Beston, Sr., aged g.. died suddenly
In his room today. He was around
on the streets this morning, and it IL
supposed that he laid down for q mar
after the noon meal and died of heart
disease. He was we'll known in this
city, having lived here for the past 3;
years.
The river press., 1913-07-23
WALSH DEFINES POSITION.

against provisions In the Underwood
tariff bill that may affect the price ot
Montana products, Senator Walsh
intim ates that he will support the
measure in the form that 10 accepts bic
to majority of his party. The sene.
tors efforts to amend the bill In the
democratic caucus we're unsuccessful,
and there has been considerable dis
cussion 40 to his future course when
the bill is presented for action by the
senate.
Sen ator Walsh defines his position
in q statement given to the news
papers, . large portion of which is
devoted to criticism OF lobbying
methods that have been used In secur.
ing tariff legislation. The statement
calls attention to the proposed reduc-
tion Of duties on many articles pur.
chased by Montana citizens, and
makes this reference to wool and sugar
the two Montana products upon which
1t was commended q revenue duty
should be imposed:
ut was my belief that the promises
Of our plstforms, both that OF 1908
adopted at Denver and the Baltimore
platform of 1912, would be more
definitely met by the imposition Of
revenue duties on wool and sugar.
Those of our people interested In the
a mainten ance Of tariff on these COM
modities might reasonably have OK.
pected, as 1 maintain, from our plat
form declarations that they would not
be free.listed. But It was pointed out
and with much force that the same
line Of reasoning would forbid that
oil the duty be taken of steel rails,
pig iron, petroleum, farm machinery,
hemp, fax and other similar com.
modities. This could not be admitted,
and the conclusion was irresistible
th at 1t was to be left to future de.
termin alton how much the reduction
on each particular article should be
and as to whether IL should or should
not 60 on the free list.
~ thought it both just and wise to
follow the view of the democrats in
both branches in the last congress
and the unanimous opinion of the
dem mocr attic senator's, expressed by
their vote on their return from the
Baltimore convention, that wool and
sugar should go on the dutiable list,
but the contrary view having prev allied
among my party associates, can flnd
no principle involved, nor even disas.
ter impending, to impel me to refuse
to scquiesce In what they deem wise
In the premises. They yielded to On
imperative demand coming from the
great body Of the people for the free
listing OF these commodities. In fact
the schedules have gathered unto
themselves large share OF the pu blio
odium which has attached to the mum.
berless indefeusible paragraphs of the
Payne-Aldrich act. In the dema
for reform, the wool and sugar sched.
ules have been uppermost In the pub
lie mind"
In the concluding portion of his
statement Senator Walsh expresses
the opinion that Montana industries
will not suffer serious harm from the
proposed tariff ohsnges-that the ben.
efits may 10 a large degree Offset the
disadvantages that are predicted by
politicians-and 1t is hoped future de.
velopments will sustain him In this
belief.
The river press., 1913-07-23
$500 Reward
For Immediate Sale
Chickens For Sale

few thoroughbred White Orpington chick
ems, also few Rhode Island Reds For psrtic
ulars apply to
The river press., 1913-07-23
Drill For Sale
Wanted

One six-foot Superior drill in good order. Ap
ply to GREEN CATTLE co.
The river press., 1913-07-23

Man to break and drive young horses. Stead
Job for the right man. Address
H. FARNUM, Harlem, Mont
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-24
SPECIAL FEATURES OF INTEREST TO WOMEN READERS
SOCIETY
The season af the mountain has

The season nj the mountain has
opened with a flourish and al
ready a number of Tacomans
have gone to the Longmire
Springs Inn to spend the week
end. Among the guests at the
Inn Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. G.
c. Opie, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Weer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Parker, Miss
Frances Allen, Miss Minnie Hut
crimson. George Schaler. Il. c..
Renolds. e. w. Reynolds, X.
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Eagen, Miss e. Baker, ]. b. Ter
mes and Ethan Allen.
The Daughters of Veterans of
Tacoma will leave on the O'Clock
boat Wednesday morning for Sc
attic, where they will lunch with
the Seattle ladies of the order.
Miss Agnes Allen entertained
informally yesterday afternoon in
honor of Miss Anne Shannon
Monroe of New York, the distin-
guished novelist and story writer.
Miss Marvel Shields entertain
ed yesterday with an attractive
luncheon at the Country Club in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Matters of Omaha, Neb.
DR.. and Mrs. Elbert II. Gone
have left for the east, where they
will make an extended tour for
the entire summer.
Prof. and Mrs. w. N. Allen left
yesterday for tour of several
months through the eastern
states.
Mrs. George Mccarthy has is
sued invitations for a bridge next
Saturday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Judd S. Clary, who is the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Judd F..
Austin for the summer.
The graduating class of the
Central school was delightfully."-
entertained Friday evening at the
home of Norman Rieman, Ills
South ] street.
Miss Vera Roberts was enter
tanned Saturday morning at a
dainty breakfast given in Rhodes
Bros. tea room by teachers of the
Hawthorne school. Miss Roberts
marriage has been announced for
the early summer.
Mrs. l.. S. Hamlin will enter
Htah this evening at a dinner of
s16f covers, given in honor of Mr..
Hamlin's birthday.
Miss Lulu NJ. Nash, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Nash, was
quietly married this morning to
DR.. j. S. Smeall, the wedding TAX
ing place at the home of the
brides parents on South Yakima
avenue. The bride Is trained
nurse at st. Joseph's hospital, and
DR.. Smeall Is one of the best
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@ NEW YORK LETTER. @
BY NORMAN.
o Q o o Q o 9 Q Q . Q . o


NEW YORK, June 24.-It may
interest persons elsewhere in the
United States to know that in this
city well-drAssed women are walk
ing along the public thorough
fares clad in "slashed" gowns,
worn without an underskirt, and
revealing their legs to the knee,
perhaps a few inches higher.
More than one such dress has
been seen on Fifth avenue in the
last few weeks. To the credit of
the average run of folks in this
giddy metropolis, it may truth
fully be stated that this latest in
decency In women's clothes
evokes glances and remarks
which are anything but compli-
mentary to the wearers.
These latter doubtless take
much pride in the consciousness
that they are clad in the --latest
Paris fashion" So they. are.
But according to a number of
reputable local authorities on
women's clothes, it is fashion
confined in Paris to women of a
kind who in this country do not
commonly exhibit themselves in
the streets until after nightfall.
Perhaps the American women
who thus attire themselves do
not know this. It's hardly to be
expected that they would-a
woman who will Wear that kind
of a dress isn't the kind of
woman who knows much of any
thing.
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Los ANGELES, CAL, June 90
"A little genius Is Frances
Maddox, aged 8, and her Il
pupil, Dorothy Lucille Ham, aged
8, is not far behind her.
= Recently they gave a piano re-
cital to an audience of grown
ups, among whom were many fine
musicians and a few formidable
ieritics, one being G. H. Keeter, a
pianist of note.
81 Frances May Maddox is the
most remarkable child ever
kAew," said Keeter. She has the
luoise and temperament of three
Hines her age, and If the talent
&he has shown up to the present
- any indication, she is destined
% be one Of the worlds greatest
Io0mposers."
y. Frances Mays parents came
here on account of her fathers
health, and the family, because of
the continued sickness, has be-
come impoverished. Frances May
contributes her mite to the sup
port of the sick father by instruct-
ing and giving recitals of her own
compositions. In all, she has
earned s165.
Frances May told the story of
the compositions she played. One
was her own conception of the
grief of little girl who had brok-
en- her dolly, and her joy when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-24
BY AUNT GERTIE.

This clever little girl Is only 10
years old!
Her name is Alice McCon-
aughey.
What do you suppose she is
and what do you suppose she has
in her possession?
Why, she is wireless opera
tori
She has just received the first
license to operate n wireless ON
the Great Lakes, under the new
federal laws.
She made her own wireless APP
paratus and learned to run 1t by
herself, too.
When the terrible floods were
carrying away homes and cattle
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would fail. too, and get the same
sort of punishment from the King
the first son did.
But the second SON could not
be persuaded to stay at home. He
WOULD go! He found the King,
as his brother had found him, sit
ting on the beautiful palace porch.
The King made the same query
of him that he did OF his brother
the day before. And then he
made him the same offer of work.
Son, the second, agreed. as son
the first had done. and started Off
in the gray OF the following
morning. to follow the foaIsl
After he had run and run and
run. til; his feet were sort and hts
tongue parched With thirst, he
caiae upon The SAINT old witch a.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-24
Famous Dancer Gives
Complexion Secrets


The world has learned the secret
OF Dolores enhancing beauty-the
wondrous charm that has dazzled
the courts of Europe ard captivat-
ed vast audiences everywhere. The
famous dancer abhors rouges and
cosmetics. Yet, despite the strenu-
osity of her life, she retains the
incompatible complexion best de-
scribed as ''fndescribable." The
senorita regularly uses on her face
what druggists know as mercolizef
wax. This is applied at night In
the manner cold cream is used and
washed off in the morning. 1t abb
serbs the dead particles OF skin
which daily appear. and fair, soft
fresh. girlish complexion Is always
In evidence.
Dolores skin is not married by a
single wrinkle. not even the finest
line. She wards these off by daily
bathing the face in a solution made
by diss0lying an ounce of powdered
eaxoiite IN half pint witch hazel.
As your drugstores keep these In
gradients. as well as merc0lized
wax Cone ounce Of the WAX Is sur.
fEcien9, no doubt you will Welcome
thiz information.
Advertisement.
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.IYE SEVEN E0AINt|

the same old spinning wheel!
Come hither. come hither,
said the witch, when she saw son
the second approaching. II will
comb your hair all day. You
shall rest on this soft grass cusI
ion, and in the evening you md &
go back when the foals come
this way. 1t will save you man
weary miles of running. Do stay.
The second son looked at ID
cool seat and the big rock while
sheltered the witch from the no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-24

WEDNESDAYS
QUOTATIONS
AT MAO LEAN BROS
8 CASH STORES.
Grandma's Washing Powder,
s &c pkgs. 25c.
Seeded Raisins, sc pkg.
Sliced Lemon Cling Peaches,
Csc value f5c can.
Royal Anne Cherries, 15c
can.
Eagle Milk, t5c can.
Grape Nuts, 2 pkgs. 25c.
Extra Fancy Yakima Pota-
toes, soc. AS fine as they
were last week.
Destiny Brand Flour, $1.15
sack. Guaranteed to.
please.
Best GRADUATED Sugar, 20
lbs. for $1.O0.
Jar Rubbers, 4 doZ. 25c.
The proof of the quality of
Coffee is in the drinking.
Let us prove that ours Is
the best In the city. If
you don't find 1t SO we
will refund your money.
3 SC pkgs. Hershey's Milk
Chocolate Toe.
Ridgeway Tea, sold every
where at 75c. our price
60c lib.
French Prunes, 10 lbs. 25c.
Evaporated Pears. 4 lbs. 25c.
Don't put off canning your
Strawlerries--you're liza
BILE to loose out altogeth-
er. We can give you
fancy stock now. Ask for
prices,
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sun, and he decided to stay. At
night he followed the foals home
again TO the King.
Did you watch the foals faith
fully. Can you tell me what they
had to eat and drinlt2" he asked
The second son pulled out q
flask and a cIod, as the FIRST son
had done.
immediately the king grew furt-
GUS and proceeded to make threa
stripes on the boys hack! He ran
crying home to tell his father and
mother what had befallen him.
Do you think the third son
would trV after the first TWO had
been treated So badIt
We shall have 70 watt fIi| -
morrow to tfH
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Ask No Explanation.

Dear Miss Grey: / am a
girl of 10 and have been
keeping company for the
past seven months with a
man some years older than
1. We are not engaged. He
has always treated me very
nice, always taking me to the
best places of entertainment
and calling on me two or
three times u week.
OF late, he has grown very
cold and barely speaks when
we meet and never calls. 1
have given him no reason for
his actions. Now, Miss Grey,
should L ask him the trou-
BILE the first time we meet?
1 think it is my right to
know why / should be treat
ed so, and think it is cow
ard that won't fight for his
or her right; also 1 think
myself as far above a man
like him as the moon Is
above the ocean. PANSY.
A.-Treat him just as the moo
Toes the ocean-ask no explain
ltion, for If he has been misin
ormed on any subject concernin,
you, he should be fair enough t.
give you a chance to say whethe
,r not it is true. Do not recog
lize him, except for polit
greeting.
Advice to beautiful Dolls"
Dear Miss Grey: We
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-24
AS TOLD BY AUNT GERTIE.
CHAPTER II.
WHIT Il 14It II.
Well, this is what happened!

Well, this is what happened!
Son. the second, decided he
would try his luck in finding
work to do. Moreover, he decid-
ed to try in the SAME place and
at the SAME job at which his
brother had failed the day be-
fore!
Both father and mother were
very sorry that their second son
should do this, for they feared he
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and killing many people in Ohio
this brave, smart, young girl sat
before her wireless In the kitchen
of her home receiving messages
from the BLOODHOUND people.
Now, Miss Alice has the right
to take position on a real ship
on the Great Lakes.
We know wireless operators
on ships have to be very, very
brave because they are the ones
who call for help to other ships
In case of accident.
They are the ones who usually
stay right at their post to the
last.
Alice McConaughey is the
daughter of r. @. McConaughey,
national bank examiner Of Cin-
cinnatl
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When Justice Meets.


Dear Miss Grey: L am II
years of age, and wish to ask
your opinion ON subject
which puzzles me.
Why is it a man can go
where he pleases and came
when he pleases, say what he
pleases and is still respected
as a gentleman; but if a girl
or woman, no matter how
small her mistake may be,
happens to do the least thing
she is looked upon as bad?
Many a young girls mis-
take has been caused by
some man who doesn't mean
her any good, and finally
decides he does not want
her for a wife, and leaves
her to a life of shame. Miss
Grey, has a man of this char
acter the right to expect q
good, pure woman for wife?
Don't you think there would
be more good women in this
world il they were given
fair chance with men?
HI. II.
Am the scales of stern jus
tice, mans mistake is weighe
with woman's; in the eyes o
honor he is not respected NOR
than she. 1t is that monster
Custom" that has brought al
this havoc. Since the earliest ag
woman has been considered in
ferior to, and trampled unde
mans feet.
Conventionality has made
possible for him to commit thes
crimes, indicating himself in tn
eyes of public opinion" an
leaving girls and women to bea
the double blame and disgrace
But in recent years the tide ha