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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
The River Press
Published every Wednesday Morning
By the River Press Publish
ing Company.
TARIFF ORATORY.

If q lawyer we're to criticise Senator
McCumber's recent attack on the DEM
ocratic tariff revision bill, he would
doubtless say that the North Dakota
senator wss too general In his state
ments. Perhaps he was more specific
than was indicated by necessarily
limited reports of his argument. If,
however, the best evidence of the al.
legged discrimina alton against the Am
erican farmer is the tariff bill itself,
Il may be worth while to 20 into the
measure briefly.
Under the To- bill cattle will not b<
protected o. formerly. On the free
list, among other things, will be the
following products, directly or indi'
rectly from the farm: Oatmeal, which
under sxising lsws bears . duty of
cent . pound; bacon and hams, 1 cents
. pound; fresh mests, Is per cent. ad
valoren; milk, 2 cents . gallon; cream,
s cents . gallon; condemned milk, 2
cents . pound; potatoes, 25 cents .
bushel; lard, II cents . pound; corn,
Is cents . bushel; cornmesl, 40 cents
. hundred pounds.
There is the list of grains on which
the duties are cut, and fruits and nuts
which are likewise affected. Items on
which the present duties will be cut
about one.half are macaroni, butter
and cheese, beans, beets, pickles,
eggs, honey, peas, poultry and vine
gar. Sugar eventually will by put on
the free list, which undoubtedly will
affect those farmers who now grow
sugar beets: wool will be on the free
list. much to the disadvantage of the
farmers who nov raise sheep.
Senator McCumber undertook to
show that lower prices received by the
farmer cid not mean lower prices to
the consumer; all of which the Aneri.
q people will be in q much better
position to judge q year or two after
the new bill goes into effect.
On the other hand, Senator T. j.
Walsh of Montana, in . formal state.
ment, explaining his position In re.
spect to the democratic tariff bill, I'd.
vsnces the argument that the farmers
will be very much benefited by the
new act, a. q whole. He points out
that the farmer will enjoy very ma.
terisl reductions on the necessarie
and he expresses the opinion that
these e uotions will more than off,
set the Losses threatened by reduced
schedules on the products of the farm.
These directly opposite views in
general indicate the respective atti-
tude OF republicans and democrats on
the new tariff bill. During the next
two weeks We are destined to hear a
great deal from both sides on the sub.
ject. The debate was begun in the
senate last week, and as all OF these
statesmen will have something to say
about 1t, something intended particu-
lsrly for the folks ut home, there is
sure to be q flow of oratory not often
experienced ia the hot months.-Butte
pnst
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30

and cannot obtain the same results
thst come with permaueuce of occupa.
ton.
The west needs such settlers for its
development and the entire country
needs nor good farmers to add to
the food supply and prevent the cost
of living from obtaining still greater
heights,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Observations BY Luke McLuke.

Observations BY Luke McLuke.
II man doesn't get any worse of
he imagines be Is getting ahead.
A man has to adjust . hat to fit his
head. A woman adjusts her head to
1T q hat.
Every now and then you meet . man
that IL too heavy 10 be . jooky and
too light to work At any thing else.
When husbands get ems enough
to praise their wives % much at home
"a they do In saloons, the divorce
statistics are going to occupy 10 much
space Is . postage stamp.
The ultimate consumer 10 the great
American goat. he is patient and
long suffering, but Q limit is 9
limit. Some Of these days the goa
will turn and . lot OF f~our.ausher,
will have to 90 back to the pick and
shovel and earn . living.
A smart man will always tell biz
wife that she looks younger and
better in . dollar wash dress than IL
anything she has ever worn.
Every now and then come old crat
wastes q perfectly good two-cent STAMP
to send Luke an anonymous knock
This il encouraging. II l didnt prod
q sinner every once in q while,
would imagine only live folks were
reading my stuf.-Cincinnatl Inquirer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Canned Speeches For Farmer.

WASHINGTON, July 2~2.-Secretary
Bryan and Secretary Houston have
agreed to "can" some speeches urging
the farmers to stay in the country and
raise cattle, oats and healthy child.
rem President Wilson will be asked
to talk into the photograph slso-he
set the precedent when he made q
record for the Indians. The 10 the
scheme of A. P. Sanders, secretary
OF the Ohio state board of agriculture,
who wants the records for delivery at
various farmers institutes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30

BILLINGS, July 22.-Irvin Baker,
who resides with his parents near 81.
lesia, was drowned in Clsrk's Fork
river and his body has not been re.
covered. Baker, on q dare. attempted
to swim across the river, when be was
caught in the current and sucked to
death.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
A Technical Move.

what did that young lawyer chap
say. Matilda. when you told him it was
time to go?"
"He Immediately began argument for
4 ay."-BaltimOre American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30

Fortune leaves always some door
open to come at a remedy.-Ceryantes.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24

Major Thomas L. Rhoades, chief aide and personal physician to President Wilson, is recovering in the army hos pitaI at Washington from an operation for appendicitis performed Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24

Hartford Conn, May 23.-ThoSe leg islators who tore themselves away from home duties and responsibilities and went to the capitol today put III long, hard days work with greater net results than on any other day so far this session. In both branches oratory was kept within bounds while blllS went through one after another In quick fashion until calendars were practically cleared of measures reacY for action, the total being over the century mark
 One bill of special importance that created a commission on fisheries and game to replace the present comm1s- = sion. The bill has the endorsement of sportsmen the length and breadth of Senator F. A. Johnson of Montville, who had the measure at heart, 1t was passed by the senate unanimously and sent to the house at once.
 Commission of Eight Members.
 The bill provides for eight non-par- tisan commissioners, one from each county, to be appointed directly by the governor, each to serve four years without compensation, and they to ap- point a superintendent who shall be well Versed in knowledge of fisheries and game, at a salary of $3,000 year, who shall be the executive of the com mission The powers of the cOmm1s- sion are increased and provision IS made for conservation of game and the development of game resources along the best lines.
 While the house adopted a number of judgeShip resolutions, the senate, except the one for the New Haven court, assigned it's resolutions to Tues day for general debate. in the belief that the Bridgeport contest is the key to solution of other contests in which the reports are divided along political lines.
 Mothers Pension Bill.
 Tn concurrence with the house, the mothers. pension bill of Senator Quinn was rejected but later Senator Perry had this action reconsidered so Sena- tor Quinn will have the opportunity to explain it's meritssto the senate
 Senator Perry reported from a con ference that there was no agreement in sagreeing action on the proposed constitutional amendment providing for appeals from the decisions of ex- ecutive and administrative officers and on appeals from statements of facts and this report ended the chance of the amendment being sent over to the next session, as the house had rejected the resolution.
 A "Shivering State Treasury"
 Senator Perry objected to the reso- lution to give the state vegetable growers $500 for experimental work in raising vegetables. Repeatedly during the day Senator Perry protested against the way appropriations were being made. On this bill he said it was another of the many small sums which are being extracted from the
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24
APPOINTED
WITHOUT AUTHORITY
Attorney General Decides Against
 Governor SuIzer.

Albany, N Y, May Ex-Governor Sulzer exceeded his authorizing in ap- pointing John Mitchell of Mount Yer non, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, as state la bor commissioner. This is the effect of an opinion given the governor to- day by Attodney General Carmody.
 The attorney general holds that where there is a vacancy in a state office, caused by the expiration of the term of the incumbent, the governor cannot fill the vacancy without con- currence of the senate, even if the sen ate is not in session, if it is specified that such concurrence Is required This principle is interpreted to hold that the governor did not have the power to appoint Mfr. Mitchell.
 Md. Mitchell was nominated twice for state labor commissioner and both times his name was rejected by the senate. After the close of the iesis- lattve session. John Williams resigned as labor commissioner, his term of office having expired. The governor then appointed MT. Mitchell who i'm mediately named MT. Williams as his first deputy. The validity of MT. Will liams' appointment by MT. Mitchell is now questioned.
 The governor said he had no com ment to make on the opinion.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24

already "shivering' state treasury. Senators Isbell and Quinn favored it. while Senator Weed remarked that the New Haven senators always amused him, and was against the amount, agreeing with Senator Perry that the state has a good agricultural college where experimental work can be done and which has liberal allot- ments of cash. Senator Stevens spoke for the appropriation, saying that not enough of any one crop is raised in the state to supply its people. save tobacco.
 Import Onions and Apples.
 How about onions; we export those' qHeried Senator Perry.
 We import them." was the reply.
 How about apples?" asked Senator Weed.
 We import those from the west" said Senator Stevens.
 The senators began cracking jokes at each other as farmers, and in the end the measure was adopted 10 to 9.
 Other bills adopted by the senate included these: Amendments to the Meriden charter creating a police re- serve fund, authorizing a $50,000 bond issue, and providing for hearings of police officers before the commission; creating an art commission in New Haven; providing for an assistant court clerk at Waterbury; chartering the Order of Herman Sons society of sister lodges.
 Proposed Constitutional Amendments.
 Disagreeing with the house, the senate adopted the resolution propos- ing a constitutional amendment which would curtail special legislation and another one requiring q two-thirds vote to override the governors veto. Both these resolutions came over from the 1911 senate and the house had re- jected both. Had they been adopted. both would have gone to the people next year. Bills adopted in concur renee with the house included these: Authorizing Danbury to issue water bonds; amending the Derby charter relating to leases and grants of land; incorporating the Sachenns Head Wa ter company in Guilford: providing that liquors taken in seizure shall be sold to wholesale liquor dealers who are the highest bidders; creating a board of finance in Stratford; and re quiring bank treaSurers of savings banks to take a trial balance once in six months and requiring examination by accountants at least once in five years.
 To cotroI Mosquito Pest
 Senator Kelsey secured passage of mosquito pest. one of which the house had rejected after Representative Stoddard had joked Representative Pardee to the effect that if health of ficerS fill in salt marshes someone's salt hay would be hurt.
 Under a joint resolution all appro- priation bills are given the right of way, and several of these were adopt ed.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24

Washington. May 23-Probably as a result of the anxiety in official circles in Japan over the condition of the em- ur-or no Instructions have been re- Crived at tlAe Japanese embassy to make the expected further representa- tfars to the United States government raEarding the California alien-land act. The embassy is engaged in col 1.rrine material for the continuance of inc negotiations on the lines indicat- cf in the original Japanese note of protest of May 9.
 Legal Proceedings lrdicated.
 This matter relates principally to the phase of the negotiations touching rl- possible conflict between the Cali f0rnia state law and the treaty, leav- ing 10 the foreign office the broader questions of policy.
 Legal proceedings of some sort seem 70 be indicated both parties desiring t0 use that means of settlement of the issue and the question apparently hinges upon which side falls the re- srcusibility for making this test.
 Law Not Effective Until Aug. 10.
 The new law will not go into effect until August 10. before which date it would not be possible to bring suit, and for that reason the negotiations appear to be losing some of the fea- lures Of urgency that characterized the earlier stages.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24
FIFTEEN HIGH SCHOOL
 STUDENTS ARE INJURED.
Temporary Balcony CoIIapses During
 Rehearsal of Oratorio.

Akron. o. May 23.-Fifteen students of the Central High school were seri- ouSiy injured and scores were badly cut and bruised here today when a temporary balcony which had been erected in the auditorium of the school building collapsed. The majority of the injured were girls. many of them sustaining broken arms and legs
 The students were rehearsing the oratorio samson. which was to have been given tonight. when the accident 0ccurre6-
 More rilan 800 boys and girls seated In the balcony were precipitated to the floor @ fail of a feel, and it was with d difficulty thai they were extricated from thc ertangled mass of bodies and Cehrls.
 The auditorium was filled with stu dents when the crash came. but all ex- cept those in the balcony escaped. Several girls. hearing the creaking of the temporary structure. became frightened and jumped. All of the students in the balcony seated them selves at the same time. causing the supports tO give way.
 lt is not believed that any of the injured will die.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24
DECLARES RELIGION OF
 THE CROSS A FAILURE
Clergyman Would Supersede the Cross
 by White Flag of Faith.

Boston, May 23.-The symposium of
 religious programme for today called forth diverging views at to- days meeting of the free religious association, held as a part of the Unt- tarlan anniversary week programme. Rev. Edward Cummings, minister of the South Congregational church, voiced his opinion that the religion of the cross was a failure. He continued:
 Instead of the cross, I should like to see white flag on the topmost spire of every Christian church. On the flag of faith, there floating aloft, l would put the Christians star of Bethlehem.
 We have passed the time when we can think with delight of that ridicu- lous spiritual roof garden which our ancestors called heaven.
 The real religion of Jesus gives us a practical social programme. The glory of the church will lie in it's sue cessfUl furtheTance of that programme for the help and betterment of the race"
 Rev. William Sullivan, formerly a Paulist priest and now minister of the Unitarian church in Schenectady, N. T., followed with the sub-t topic, A Deeper Spiritual Note. He said:
 Tt is argued that the spiritual should be given but passing utterance in the busy church life of today.
 T tell you we are in the presence of corpse when we are in the pres ence of church that is not filled with the high sense of it's spiritual calling. We stand before a. cold, dead thing
 Spirituality is not in chattering of the fatherhood of God. Because you have had an intellectual vision do not imagine that you have passed through deep spiritual experiences. Spiritual ity lies in the acceptance of the fear ful justice, the awful purity. the searching love that are the reality of God''
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24
ANOTHER OUTBREAK
 BY lHoPEDALE STRIKERS.
Trolley Cars Stoned and Man Knocked
 Down and Pummeled

Milford, Mass. May 23.-Trolley cars on all lines out of Milford carrying workmen from the Draper machine shops at HOpedale, where foundrymen are on strike, were stoned by crowds Of strike sympathiZers in the suburbs tonight Many windows in the cars were broken. but the passengers es- caped serious injury
 battle occurred between 300 riot CTS and the police when a trolley car from Hopedale for Milford Center was attacked. Strike sympathizers sur rounded the car as it stopped at street corner and E. McKenna of Mil- ford was knocked down and pum- melled severely as he alighted from it. He is not an employe of the Draper company and is supposed to have been a victim of mistaken identity.
 A squad of state policemen and spe- cial officers went through the crowd, using their clubs freely. when they encountered a volley of stones. One of the state police, Maurice Nelligan. of Amherst, received a painful wound in the head from a stone Three ar rests were mace.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24
APPROPRIATED 1887. 500
 FOR 16 INSTITUTIONS
Action Taken by General Education
 Board at Meeting Yesterday.

New York, May 2S.-The general education board today appropriated $837, 500 for the benefit of 16 colleges and educational institutions in yarious parts of the country.
 The boards appropriations include the following, all cOnditional:
 John B; Stetson university, Deland, Fla, $50, 900. Williams college, williamstown, Mass, $10O,0 900.
 ,,, Northwestern university, Evanston, :. Pomona college, Claremont. Cal.
 Union college. Schenectady, N. Y. $75,O00. 7
 In addition to the appropriations for colleges, the following appropriations were made:
 For demonstration work in agrfcul- ture in the southern states, including, the Beris Corn club, $1S0, ,000
 For the promotion of girls canning. and poultry throughout the south. $75.- 900.
 For agricultural demonstration work In five counties of Maine, $i4.50O.
 For beginning agricultural denaon- strat1on work in New Hampshire. ST. / 500.
 For professors of secondary educa- ton in the several state universities of the southern states, $30,550
 For state supervisors of negro schools in several southern states, $200
 To three schools for negroes. $35,Ooo.
 The tender annual vines should now be planted. gourds, nasturtiums, moon vine and others,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24

congressional campaign. Before de- termining to call the committee to- gether it will be decided whether the time is ripe for the beginning of or ganization for the future, or whether it might bet better to wait until the present democratic administration has proceeded farther on it's way; until after the opposition tariff law has been written into the statutes and it's effects on the country analysed.
 Believes Agitation Premature.
 Some of the party leaders are firmly of the mind that the agitation for re- organization meeting of the national convention this coming fall is prema- ture and it would be chiefly to con- sider the advisability of such a con- vention that the national committee would meet.
 The progressive wing will strongly urge the executive committee to issue a call to the national committee The cancellation committee named as a result of the recent Chicago confer ence met today in senator Cummins office and decided to send a letter to the committee asking that the national committee be assembled and setting fcrth the progressive republican views as to reorganization of the party, changes in delegate representation, methods of handling contests, and oth- CT matters.
 Old Guard Opposes Convention.
 The letter will be sent to the execu- tive committee addressed to National Chairman HiIles and the members of the conciliation committee expect that they may be called upon to appear be- fore the committe further to explain their views
 Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire, who snillingly admitted today that he belonged to the "so-called recation- aries" in discussing the urgent de- mand of the progressives for a na- tional convention, declared that when the time came for reorganization the republican party would re-organize it. self. Senator Shoot was of the same mind, and there are other party leaders in and out of congress who will oppose a national convention this year.
 Mckinley Approves of Caucus.
 William B. Mckinley former chair man of the republican congressional committe and manager of the Taft campaign, is also on the scene. He said tanight he was in thorough sym pathy with the plan of the republican senators for a joint caucus of house and senate republicans to re-organize the congressional committee and to include senators in it's membership since they are to be elected by the peo- pie in the future
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-24
BOY SCOUTS ASSIST
 AT FLAGLER FUNERAL
Remains Laid Away in MausoIeum of
 Memorial Church.

St Augustine, Fla, May 2S@The body of Henry M. Flagler this after noon was placed in the mausoleum of the F1agler Memorial church after simple funeral service exercises had been held in memory of the octogen- arian railroad man
 Few of the thousands who attended the services were able to. enter the lit tie church Among the honorary paII bearers were Butler Anes of Lowell and Henry Walters, president of the Atlantic Coast Line. Police, assisted by Boy Scouts, kept the throngs of curious from the church.