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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Washington News Notes.

WASHINGTON, April PA bill
prepared by Representative Grist
would allow the use of ordinary post.
age stamps in the parcel post service
instead OF the distinctive parcel post
stamps.
The net earnings of corporations of
the United States for the calendar year
1912 were $1,000, 900, 900, an increase
of $3.50, 100000 over 1911. This
amount will yield an income to the
federal government under the corpora.
tion tax law of $50, 1000, 900, which is
81. 500, 900, or 8 per cent, greater than
q year ago.
A national Inheritance tax is pro.
posed in a bill to be introduced by
Representative La Toilette, who pro-
poses q graduated tax ranging from !
per cent on leg gacies OF lees than s.,
600 to so per cent on leg acies of more
than $50, 100000 The bill will exemp,
bequests to educational, churches and
charitable institutions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Tariff Plans in Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-At least
four western democr attic senators will
refuse to make any combination with
democratic senators from sugar. pro-
ducing states, with the view to taking
both wool and sugar of the free list in
the Underwood bill. As previously
stated Sen stor Myers favors free wool
and he decl sred today that Senators
Thomas of Colorado. Pittman OF Ne.
vada and Ashurst of Arizona will
stand with him against any combina-
nation drawn to defeat free wool.
Senator w slsh, as is we'll known, is
not in favor of placing either sugar or
wool on the free list, but he will not
discuss his plans for the future. He
10 of the opinion that both wool and
sugar will be restored to the dutisble
list by the senate finance committee
before the tariff bill is reported to the
senate, but what duty, If any, the com.
mitsee will place on these commodit.
les no one knows yet.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Big Slide In Canal

WASHINGTON, April ia giant
shoulder of rock that for the last few
years has prevented mountain of
earth from slipping into Culebra cut
on the Panama canal at last has given
way and according to official reports
received today, the Glide has moved
into the canal a distance of eighty feet
and is still travelling. A battery of
steam shovels is now tearing away at
the earth and rock. At the end of
March thirty.two of these engines were
working Ia the canal at that point and
besides this m any other shovels were
engaged In terr acing the banks and in
miscellaneous operations.
Up to Jan. 81 last the United States
government had expended on the ca
nal S28l, 7O2 $50 SIS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Will Urge Wool Duty.

WASHINGTON, April l4.-When the
democratic house caucus takes up the
wool schedule, Representative Stout
of Montana will offer an amendment
to the Underwood bill imposing .
duty of 20 per cent. ad valorem on
raw wool. He said today that he does
not expect to have his amendment
adopted, but is inclined to believe tn at
the fight will result in the house com.
promising on Is per cent. Wool men
in Washington hope that II the house
will agree to Is per cent. the senate
will raise it to at least 25 per cent,
but Of this there is considerab able doubt.
President Wilson told q deleg alton OF
Ohio democrats that II the tariff bill
goes to him carrying duty of Is per
cent. on wool he will not veto it on
that account.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Minimum Wage For Women

WASHINGTON, April 10.-A mini.
mum wage of SO per week for all wo.
men and girls employed 10 work which
goes into interstate commerce and q
prohibition against the employment
of girls under II years old are pro.
posed In bill introduced by Sen ator
Chiffon. Under its terms the 90 mini
mum wage would apply to all women
employed in telegraph, telephone and
interstate service and TO women EN-.
ployed in the manufacturing estab-
ltshments whose products are shipped
In interstate commerce.
The Illinois vice-commission re.
Gently proposed to President Wilson
the adoption of a general federal law
to increase the minimum wages of wo.
men " orkers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Producers Get Small End.

CHICAGO, April 8.-Chicsgo house,
wives paid cents . pound for fresh
cabbage today and commission mer-
ohsnts here paid from o1.50 to q q
crate.
Down In Rio Grande county Texas,
cabbage is rotting on the farms. The
hunt to 6nd who gets the farmers pro.
6ts occupied farmers, truck growers
and Agricultural experts from 80 states
and Canada who are gathered here to.
day for three.day session of the
National Conference on Marketing
and Farm Credits.
"To illustrate the gross Injustice of
our present marketing system," said
President S. E. Mezoz of Texas uni.
versity, In q paper, II may point out
the fact that at Laredo, Tex, In our
onion growing district, one day Q
short time ago onions we're sold for 2
cents q pound, that next morning the
Laredo onions we're sold in the open
market at Auetin, Tex, at Is cents .
pound. In this trans action, "a you
will see, the commission man, the pub
lie carrier and the retail dealer edvid-
ed among themselves $50 per cent of
the price paid to the grower"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Senatorial luxuries Abolished.

WAsHINTON, April 14.-Sen stors
who have been accustomed to splash
luxuriously in the fine baths in the big
senate Office building will splash there
no more. The big baths, by order of
the democra attic caucus of the senate,
have been locked up and the bath At.
tend ants have had their official heads
cut off. All this in the way of econ.
omy. it was said today.
The next move is to be against the
senate barber shop, where senators
are allowed to have their whiskers
trimmed and their hair cut free OF
charge. The barber shop may be con.
tinued but each senator will have 10
pay for HE own shave and hair cut.
Senator Kenyon, republican of Iowa,
10 one of those who believe that the
free hair cuts should be discontinued
and last session unsuccessfully attemp.
ted to get bill OF that kind passed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Baseball Season Opens.

WASHINGTON, April l0.-President
Wilson forgot about the tariff and
matters of state for two hours today
and watched Washington defeat the
New York team OF the American
league by score of to l in the open.
ing baseball game of the season here.
He tossed the first ball from the grand.
stand according to custom.
Vice President Marshall, members
of the cabinet, senators, representa-
tives and a great number of official
folk were part OF q crowd of $4,000
people th at filled the ball park.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Bill Was Vetoed BY Taft

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Providipg
that . certain $500, 900 of its total sh all
not be used for Sherman law prosecu.
tion of farmers' cooperative organi.
cations or labor unions, the sundry
civil appropriation bill was reintro-
duced today from the floor of the
house. Former President Taft vetoed
the bill in the last hours OF his Office,
because of that provision, which he
characterized as "class legislation OF
the most vicious sort."
While not willing to make any for
NAL announcement of his views Presi.
dent Wilson let some of his callers
know today that he would not objec,
TO the passage of the bill in the same
form as Mr.. Taft vetoed it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Would Prevent WooIen Fraud,

WASHINGTON, April 10.-Represen~
tative Murdock, the progressive lead-
er In the house, wants clothing manu-
facturers who mark goods "sll wool"
when they are not, fined and jailed.
He put in q bill today proposing .
series of labels ranging from "pure
wool 40 "mixed goods" which would
hold manufacturers responsible for
proper labelling of their goods.
The penalties range from $500 to
81 900 fine and year in prison.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Big Strike In Belgium.

BRUSSELS, April 'l4.-The great
strike of workingmen in Belgium to
force the government to grant man
hood suffrage, began quietly today,
and At midnight it was estima ated that
10000 men throughout the country
had quit work. This number ts At least
100, 600 short OF the socialist pre-.
dictions, and the clerical press is be-
ginning to call the movement q "piti.
able faeco."
Nevertheless the strike has shown
greater strength than was expected by
impartial observers, and from the fact
that the numb bers increased as the day
advanced it Is believed generally that
the strikers will be reinforced by'sever.
al thous and tomorrow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Blizzard Sweeps Nebraska.

LINCOLN, April "a blizzard grip.
ped most of the western half of Neb-
raska tod ay, piling snow drifts high
and for time threatening to stop all
railway traffic. At midnight 18 inches
of snow was reported on the ground
AZ Seneca, and the blizzard was rag
ing as far east as Rsvenna. In the
eastern halt of the state rain fell gen.
orally and temper stures were above
freezing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16

escaped yesterday being the victim of
an anarchistic attempt against his
life. Three shots were fred at the
king In the streets OF the capital by
. native of Barcelons, who was i'm.
mediately overpowered.
King Alfonso owes his escape to his
own courage, qu,ckness and skilled
horsemAnship. The king, realizing
the situ alton, with lightning rapidly,
dug the spurs. into bis horse, which
reared violently. His quickness
saved his life. The bullet, instead OF
burying itself in the king's breast,
struck the horse. So close was the
range that she kings left glove was
blackened by the powder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Horse Raising is Profitable

WASHINGTON, April IL. - Horse
breeding iu the United States Ia q
profitable industry, the experts OF the
department OF agriculture have dis.
covered and they set forth their dis.
oovery in preliminary statement is.
sued today. The department bases its
conclusions on the reports OF 10000
breeders in all corners of the coun.
try and as q result declare that there
is profit OF approximately 40 per
cent In q three-year-old colt, over and
above the cost of its raising.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Veteran Will Hold His Job

WASHINGTON, April u.-"Corpor.
al" James Tanner, lifelong republi-
can and pact comm ander of the G.. A.
R.. will not have to surrender his job
here as register OF Wills, to q demo.
crat. At the White Honse it was said
today he would be retained ia Office al.
though William La Toilette, q broth.
er OF the senator from Wisconsin and
democrat. wants the job. Tanner
was wounded 60 many times in the
Civil war that his legs we're amputat.
I'd
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
WILL SUPPORT UNDERWOOD
Tariff Measure Will Have Majority IN
House Of Representatives

''OSOV W ss0Ps OOVsss~ssvOo
WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The sem
ate finance committee has determined
not to have hearings on the tariff bill.
Manufactured in many lines Of Undue.
try have appealed to Chairman Sim.
mons and other members Of the conn
mittee for an opportunity to present
arguments against the rates proposed
In the Underwood bill. The senate
committee members take the position
however, that the hearlngs conducted
by the house ways and means COM
mistee In January we're sufficiently
thorough to cover virtuslly ell the
points the senate needs to consider In
regard to the tariff revision.
The house democrats have demon
strated that good working majority
is supporting Chairman Underwood
and the ways and means committee
and this seems to indicate that the
caucus eventually will rstify the
schedules as presented, including free
raw wool and the Is per cent cut in
sugar, with the provision for its 20.
ing on the free list In three years.
There are assurances. however,
that such result will not be accom-
plished without . fight. Opposition
forces are preparing for . struggle
for duty on raw wool and to elimi.
nate the free sugar proviso.
Opponents Of free wool are making
the argument that the party went 70
the people In the last election commit.
ted to duty on raw wool % based on
the wool schedule passed in congress
and vetoed by the president. They de-.
clare that when the house agreed to
duty of 20 per cent and later accept
ed 20 per cent in conference 1t went on
record before the public.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Square Deal For Homesteaders

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Investiga q
tion by the South Dakota Legislature
of the abuses coincident to the system
OF employing special agents in home
stead cases will be conducted by q per.
sonsl representative OF the secretary
of the interior department. The in-
quiry may be extended to include
other western states.
II would make this inquiry in per.
son in your state," wrote the secre.
tary, "if it were practicable. I wish
to N AXE our service one under which
all the rights of homesteaders will be
protected by reasonable and just re.
gulstions, and to support the govern
ments strongly representative in do.
ing their duty. But, of course, arbi-
trsry or malicious acts must be con.
demned."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16

Colorado, told the president that
while the industry In his state could
staud reduction to one cent q pound
as now provided in the tariff bill, the
knowledge hat sugar would be free at
the end OF three years would have q
depressing effect on bus. ass during
that period.
Colonel r. E. Wing, democratic
national committeeman from Louis.
lana, discussed the question with the
precedent aud took the same position
- former governor Adams. He went
away with the impression that tho
president wac still carefully cOnsidef.
ing that feature of the bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Torpedo Test Is Costly.

NEWPORT, r. l., April 9.-Four
hundred thousand dollars worth of
torpedoes, the fret made by the navy
department, will be discharged in New.
port harbor tomorrow as q prelimi.
nary test of the government-built pro-
duct. There are Is torpedoes in the
lot Of the Whitehead type"
They we're built here At the govern.
ment factory, where according to nav.
al officers, the cost OF manufacture is
less than heretofore paid to foreign
makers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
SENATORS ARE OPPOSED.
Provisions Of Tariff Bill May Cause
Trouble In Senate.

WASHINGTON, April ia canvass
of the senate by democratic member
OF the finance committee shows that
Eve democr attic senators will not sup.
port the wool and sugar provisions OF
the house tariff bill, over which the
main battle should be waged. Two of
these are Ransdeil aud Thornton OF
Louisiana, who are out and out oppou-
ents ofefree sugar. The other three
are believed tn be Ashurst Of Arizona,
Newlands of Nevada and Walsh of
Montana. Shaforth of Color ado, de-
spite the fact that his election was op.
posed by the beet sugar interests, Is
thought likely to join the group.
Senator Poindexter OF Washington
the only progressive, was expected by
democratic leaders to vote for all pro-
visions OF the tariff bill except possi.
bly, that relating to sugar. It is now
thought, however, that he cannot be
counted on to vote for the bill as Q
whole.
II the democratic detection in the
senate runs as high 40 i've the success
of the tariff bill will be jeopardized.
There are 81 democrats, A republi.
cans and one progressive in the SEN
ate, thus giving the democrats q mai.
ority OF six. A change of three demo-
cratic votes would prevent the party
leaders from maintaining this major
ity, provided they do not receive some
support from the progressive republi-
can
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
WILSON TALKS TARIFF
President Expects Good Results
From Underwood Measure.

President Expects Good Results
From Underwood Measure.
WASHINGTON, April 14.-Presidens
Wilson believes the tariff bill meets
the general approval OF the country;
that no healthy business will be inter.
rupted and that while In most cases
the cost Of living will not be reduced
Immediately, the consumer will feel %
once the benefit of q reduction In the
sugar duty.
These views were expressed today
by the president in an open talk with
newspaper men ct the White house.
He explained that his main reason for
desiring q reduction on sugar was
that the consumer deserved IL.
It was suggested to the president
that many Ohio democrats in congress
felt that free wool would be ruinous to
the wooden industry. Mr.. Wilson said
he had been trying to inform himself
as much % possible on that subject,
but he did not feel their fears were
justified by facts. he remarked that
he had heard just the other day that
the price of wool was the same on both
sides of the water.
In connection with the sugar tariff
the president was asked II he thought
sugar factories, both beet and cane,
could operate under free sugar. he
said that he certainly thought they
could, rem arking with emile that the
factories might shut down for effect
for time. but that they would open
for 5usiness later.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
FIXING SUGAR TARIFF.
Democratic Caucus Opposed To PIac-
ing Sugar On Free List.

ing Sugar On Free List.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Immediste
free sugar was rejected today by the
house democratic caucus by an over
whelming vote, following an appeal
of the democr attic leaders to stand by
the president and the ways and means
committee. This leaves the sugsr
schedule unchanged from the compro.
mise form In which 1t was presented
to the caucus by Chairman Under
wood and his colleagues of the com.
mittee.
The overthrow of the immediate free
sugar movement came at the close of
q day of arguments. and the amend
ment proposing that sugar should be.
come free with the operation of the
new tariff law was made by Repre-
sentative Hardwick. 1t precipitated
the real fight of the day and was lost
by q vote of 155 to 80.
After the schedule had been assailed
for hours by the opponents of the
sugsr planters In Louisiana and the
beet sugar growers, Chairman Under
wood vigorously defended the pro.
posed rates. In his speech to the eau.
Gus he pleaded strongly for q united
party in support Of the bill ss pre-
sented.
Representative Dupre of Louisiana
challenged q statement made by the
majority leader that free sugar ulti.
mately would save the consumer 9L15,-
000, 900 annually. Mr.. Dupre decl sred
that if the entire savings that would
follow free sugar fell upon the con.
sumer the per capita saving per day
would be only one third of q cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Four Constitutional Amendments.

four CONSTITUTIONAL amendments.
WASHINGTON, April lO.-Four con-
stitutional amendments were proposed
today In the house.
One by Representative Hobson
would provide direct election of presi.
dent and vice president, that csndi.
dates be nomina ated by direct primary
and elected for single term of seven
years.
Another by Representative Bsrth-
oldt would limit the tenure of Office OF
the president to two terms Of four
years each.
Representative Neeley proposed an
amendment to provide for popular
election of United State distric,
judges every six years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Protest Against Sugar Tariff.

WASHINGTON, April u.-President
Wilson was urged today to agree to q
modification in the tariff schedule on
sugar to make it discretionary with
the executive at the end of three years
whether sug ar should be free.
Former Governor Alva Adams OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
To Provide Flood Relief.

WASHINGTON. April ia per.
m manent federal fund of 800, 900, 600 for
relief and reconstruction work in 10.
calities laid waste by fire, flood, earth.
quake and other catastrophes which
have occurred was proposed in q re-
solution introduced in the house by
Representative Carey OF Wisconsin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16

BUTTE, April IL. - The Peoples
Power League OF Montana, will hold
a meeting in Butte toward the end Of
the present month, and one of the
main objects of the meeting will be
the form alton Of plans for the inita-
tion OF a workmen's compens alton
and employers liability law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16

Glacier National Park over-shadowed
everything in the New York Travel and
Vacation Show, which was held in the
Grand Central Palace March Goth to 29th.
The uniqueness of the Great Northern
Railways exhibit of Uncle Sans new
playground was a marvel to New York
decorative artists. The ten Blackfeet
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16
Alfonso Had Narrow Escape.

MADRID, April l4.-For third time
in his reign, King Alfonso narrowly
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-16

Indians, Of course lent, much color to the
Glacier National Park Exhibit. Besides
the Indians the marvellous beauty pre-
sented by the scenic photographs and
paintings made the Glacier Park booth
easily the attraction Of the Show. The
Indians pitched their tepee in the middle
of'the Exhibit and the visitors to the show
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
CHOATE WILL CELEBRATE
E|GHTY-F|RST BIRTHDAY
Famous Diplomat and Lawyer
Gives Feature Dinner in New
York Home Tonight.

NEW YORK. January 24.-Joseph H.
Choate. who has been called the success
sor to the late John Bigelow as the ''sen-
Tor American. celebrated his eighty first
birthday anniversary today. and at the
same time Commodore Elias c. Benedict.
for more than fifty years prominent in
finance and yachting. reached his seven
ty-ninth year.
Mr.. Choate. once ambassador to Eng
land and bearer of a distinguished name
In the realm of law. received many con-
gratulations at his home. where he plan
Led for this evening a dinner company
of eighteen me nof his age and genera
ton.
Commodore Benedict declared that his
long life was a mystery to him. but if
1t could be explained it was due TO his
fondness for yachting and the fact that
he had kept the atmosphere of young
people constantly about him.
He said he believed he had Travelled
over 25O.OO miles by sea since his physi-
c1an told him, several years ago that ne
would have only Shost lease of life If
he did not take All ocean voyage. He said
that statistics showed that of the house
of Benedict 40 members have lived to
the average age of eighty-three years.
Mr.. Benedict was long a close personal
friend Of Grover Cleveland. Both he and
Mr.. Choate still enjoy fullness of health
and are active i'll affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
FLIGHTS FATAL TO THREE
BoIand Drops at Trinidad and
French Airmen Are Killed
in MonopIane.

PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. January
4.-Frank Boland. an American aviator,
was killed last night while flying here.
After accomplishing successful flights in
Venezuela. he had arranged to give a
long exhibition fight here tomorrow. The
weather conditions being perfect last
night, he decided to make a trial flight
He was returning to the landing place.
when his biplane suddenly dived and
struck the ground with terrific force
Boland was found dead beneath it,
ETAMPES. France. January 2.-Two
French airmen were killed near here to-
day while making a flight i'm a mono
plane Charles Nieuport and his me-
chanic were flying at considerable
height when their machine doubled ND
and fell to earth. killing both OF them in
stantly.
Charles Niouport was a wealthy man.
ufacturer and inventor. He had achieved
great success as a builder Of fast mono
planes. He received his pilots certifl-
cate February 10 last year.