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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Potato Moth Causes Alarm.

WASHINGTON, July 28.-W srning
against pest that now threatens
every dinner table in the land was is.
sued today by the department of ag.
riculture against the potato moth
which 10 working havoc with the crop
In numeraus parts of the country.
The pest 10 especially prevalent in
Califorata aud Texas, the department
reports, and through shipments OF
early potasoes 1t is being introduced
bro adcast through the nation.
Experts OF the bureau Of entomology
urge potato growers to look carefully
over the potatoes they dig and destroy
every potato and vine that shows the
slightest sign of the moth. Specl.
al attention, they add, should be given
to seed potatoes. Fumigation with
carbon bisulphide is recommended.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Ambassador Wilson May Quit.

WASHINGTON. July .-Ambassa.
dor Wilson, summoned from Mexico
City to inform the Washington ad.
ministra alton of conditions in the re-
bellion-torn republic, talked for over
an hour with President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan today, submitting
chiefly q recommed alton that the Unit.
ed States use it's influence to establish
the Huerts regime. No policy was
evolved, at least none was announced,
but it became known that the presi.
dents ideas and those of Ambass ador
Wilson % to the course to be pursued
are 90 radically different that the ad.
ministration officials interpreted the
days developments ss force ssting the
acceptance of Ambassador Wilson .
resign alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Good Frofits From Fox Farms.

WASHINGTON, July Pa number
OF Cam adams have written to the de.
partment of commerce seeking to buy
some of the blue and silver foxes from
the government's preserves In Alaska.
but no citizen of the United States has
made similar request, although the
department is anxious to get some
Americans to go in for fox breeding.
Assistant Secretary Sweet declared
today that good profits await those
who take up the industry. The gov.
ernment, he said. has q number OF
small islands off the Alaskan coast
which it will lease to any one who de.
sires them for fox farming, and at the
same time the government will furnish
the breeding animals at low prices.
There are several fox raising estab-
lishments in Can ada, said Mr.. Sweet,
which are reported to be making big
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Water Famine In Kansas.

TOPEKA, July PA water famine
st Oisthe, Kan. caused the state
utilities commission TO Issue . special
order to the Santa Fe railroad per-
mitting them to haul water In tank
cars from Holiday, q distance of Is
miles, st the rate Of 81 per 1000 gal
Ions. The town wells failed and the
place WAS at the mercy OF fire. The
local light plant IL dependent upon the
railroad for water - are many of the
citizens.
The water famine is extending over
the whole state where towns are de-.
pendent upon wells. Farmers have
been hauling stock water Ia barrels
for several weeks in Greenwood coun.
ty and cattle are already being moved
to the Kansas City m msrkets from many
points where pastures have failed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Stole a Wedding Stake.

RANDOLPH, Utah, July 25.-Rob.
bing bank to get "wedding stake"
and pursued through the hills by q
posse that finally captured him with
the gold in the saddlebags, put IN end
to Robert McGregor's hopes soon to
become benedict, according to his
confession.
McGregor, 1t was said, entered the
bank of Randolph, bound the Cashier
and escaped on y horse with 81, 500 in
cash. When posse surrounded him
four hours later he threw his gun
away and surrendered. The prisoner,
who came here from Wyoming, said
he was trying to raise . wedding
stake.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Idle Men Refuse Work.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 25.-Msyor w.
G. Nye's order to the police to assist
the unemployed in Minneapolis to Oh.
tain work and that those who refused
jobs when offered them be ordered to
leave town or face workhouse sentsn-
Gee had the effect today of thinning
the ranks of idle men. Large mum.
bers we're shipped to railroad work in
the northwest, while hundreds who
we're not satisfied with the positions
offered, LETT the city to escape arrest.
One labor agent reported to the po.
lice that he offered jobs without fees
to 200 men At $3.50 for nine hours'
work. Most Of them refused. he said.
They declared they would wait until
higher wages were offered, according
to the agent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Proclaims Good Roads Days.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 25 -
Governor Major has Issued . procla-
nation setting apart Wednesday and
Thursday, August 20 and II, % pub.
lic holidays to be known 90 "Good
Road Days" Every sblebodied man
in the rural districts and cities of the
state is to put in those days working
on the public highways. The Cover.
nor asks that ell ordinary business be
suspended. The women in the rural
districts ars requested to aid by fur
nishing the volunteer workers with
lunches.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Australia Produces Little Beef.

SATTLE, July 24.-"The importa.
tion into the United States OF Austria
liam beef will never assume startling
proportions, because nearly all the
Australians controlling ranges are
devoting their time to raising NUT
ton," said ]. M. Cambell. q wealthy
grower of the sntipodes last night.
"Australisn ranges are being given
over more and more each year to
sheep raising. The cattle herds are
not making any noticeable increase,
while the aockmasters are rapidly in.
creasing their ranges. Although re-
cent shipments of beef have been N made
to San Francisco and Puget Sound
ports. do not anticipate any heavy
trade. Sheep raising Is too protita
ble.o ~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
They Mistake The Sign.

AURORA, ILL.,, July 28.-"Too many
persons who see the sign p c. in the
heavens think 1t means Preach Christ
when 1t means 'Plow Corn =" said
Vice President Marshall today in I'D.
dressing 20, 900 persons who had gath.
cred at Mooseheart, ILL.,, to attend the
laying Of q corner stone for q s5,O00,.
900 industrial school and home for
orphaned children and the aged. The
institution Is founded by the loyal
order of the Moose.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Tests For Revenue Service.

WASHINGTON, July q. - Sen ator
Walsh has been notified by the com.
missioner OF internal revenue that
civil service examinations for posi-
tions In the internal revenue service
will be held August 16, at the follow
ing places Ia Montana: Billings,
Bozemaa, Butte, Great Falls, Helena,
Kslispell. Lewistown, Livingston,
Miles City and Missouls. The last
day for accepting applications will be
August IL.
All positions in the intern al revenue
service are within the classified civil
service and appointments thereto are
made only for the eligible registers
of the civil service commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Will Regulate Marriage.

HARRISBURG, July %. "A step
toward bringing about so.cslled health
marriages In Pennsylvania was taken
when Governor Tener signed the bill
requiring all applicants for marriage
licenses to set forth In the applications
that they are not afflicted with trans.
missable diseases. The new law pro.
hibits the issuance OF marriage license
to any person who is an imbecile, OF
unsound mind or to any person who
has been an inmate of any county
asylum or home for INDECENT persons,
unless 1t appears that the cause has
been removed and that the applicant
is able to support family.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
American Official Shot.

Ell PAso. July 26.-Chsrles B. Dix
on OF San Diego, Cal, United States
immigration Inspector, was given ley
fuga by Mexican federal soldiers to.
day. He was shot in the back and
may die.
Dixon was In Juarez on official
business investig ating white slave
case, when he was arrested by q band
Of Mexican soldiers. who started to
march him away from the city in the
direction of the foothills, where many
executions have taken place. Dixon
started to run, and after getting q
block away was fred upon and hit iu
the back.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Changes In Parcel Post.

WASHINGTON. July 26. - Despite
sen atorsl criticism OF the proposed
reduction in parcel post rates, and the
increase in the size OF the packages.
Postmaster General Burleson has
announced he would issue the final
orders at once, putting the changes In
effect August Is. The announcement
came after the wisdom OF making the
changes had been subjected to q
searching review before the sen ate
postoffice committee in the presence OF
the postmaster general.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30

proposed In the extension of the serv-
ice by Postmaster General Burlesou
on the ground th at it would cost the
railroads go, 900, 900 OF revenue they
now receive from express companies.
Postmaster General Burleson was
summoned to appear before 'he sem
ate postoffice committee board to ex-
plain by what authority he proposes
to reduce parcel postsrates. The sum-
mons is believed to be the start Of .
fight to prevent the extension of the
parcel post system as proposed in
plans recently announced.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Somebody Is Wrong.

WASHINGTON. July %. - Senate
democrats declared today that few set
tariff speeches would come from their
side of the chamber.
1--WE are not going to take up time
debating this bill," said Chairman
Simmons of the finance committee.
"If the bill proves not to be for the
benefit OF the country, it will demon.
strate that our ideas of the tariff are
wrong; ii it proves to be we'll for the
country, it will demonstrate that the
opposition is wrong. That is all
there is to this proposition"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Relief For Project Settlers.

WASHINGTON, JulyN23.-secrstary
Lane has issued . general order to
the effect that wateriusers Of oil gov.
ernment projects whoiare actually uu.
sble to meet maintenance charges q
this time may b allowed to receive
water. after making agreement In
writing to make additional payments
Of cent per acre for each month which
elapses between July q and the date
when payment is made.
This will give settlers relief until
they have had an opportunity to mar
kes this years. crop. Those settlers
who have not paid lastSyear's msinte.
nance charge, If taking advantage Of
postponement, must pay 2 cents per
acre per month until they settle with
the government, THE being In addition
to the regular charge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Will Prosecute Land Grabbers.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-secretsry
Lane of the interior department, to-
day announced there would be no
compromising of suits brought BY the
government against private individ-
uals for the fraudulent entry and TAX
ing of government lands. The cults
will be fought out on their merits as q
matter of principle. In q letter to Clay
TalIman. commissioner OF the general
land Office. the secretary wrote:
II am opposed to this department
being party to the compromi sing of
land suits which involve q serious
breach of the law for this reason:
Such compromise necessarily involves
reputation in some part of the gov
ernment claims"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30

GREAT FALLS, July 28.-Lsst night
the body of Fred N. Wymsn was found
in room of q local hotel, death hav-
ing evidently resulted from an over.
dose of morphine. Wyman came to
Great Falls some weeks ago from
Minneapolis, and Is known to have
been addicted to the use of drugs.
Numerous attempts have been made
to break him OF the habit, the police
having on several occasions been com.
PEELED to contine him to q cell in the
city Jail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Destroys Russian Thistles.

HARVEY, N. D., July 22.-Peter
England, . farmerloflthis county, re.
ports the presence in the grain fields
Of sn unknown species lot worm that
is eating the Russian thistles. SINH
lar reports have been made by other
farmers, but none has reported that
the worms have damaged the grain.
England elaine they have practically
cleared his felds of thistles. HE
story has been verified by business
men OF this place.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Make Demand On Mexico,

WASHINGTON, July q. - Strong
representations, the most drastic In
phrsseology that have been made
since the present administration came
into power, were made to the Huerta
government in Mexico today.
The United States government de.
msnded not only the prompt arrest.
court martial and punishment Of the
Mexican federal soldiers who shot
Chsrles B. Dixon, IN immigration
Official at Jaurez, but the immediate
release OF Charles Bissell and Ber-
nard Mcdonald, mining msnagers,
imposed by federal soldiers as Chihus-
hua City, and said to be threatened
with execution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
A Kansas Cattle Queen.

KANSAS CITY, July 25.-Mrs. II. M.
Stouebreaker marketed 100 fat steers
in Ksnsas City today and Wednesd ay
she had q similar number on the
market. The 200 head brought s20..
600. Mrs. Stonebresker, who lives
In Kansas City, was at the stocky ards
on both occasions and cav the steers
sold and weighed and checks drawn.
All the steers were bought by her on
the Kansas City market last fall at
o. q hundred pounds. and the selling
price this week was 81 80 and e8 .O5.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
DISAGREE ON CURRENCY
Measure Meets With
Strong Opposition.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-President
Wilson endeavored today TO reconcile
differences of opinion among demo-
Gratis of the house banking committee
on the administr alton currency bill.
1t seemed that the administration sup
p0rters would make an effort to have
their bill reported soon with q hope
that the fight on amendments would be
settled In the democr attic caucus.
The administr ration currency bill
became the center of chaos in the con.
ference Of democr attic members Of the
house banking and currency reform
committee. After . stormy session
the conference broke up with IN in
termiusble vista Of opposition and
discussion opened up, and the pros
pects OF On agreement on the bill sp.
parently reduced to . vague and
shadowy hope.
Even Chairman Glass, champion of
the bill on the house side, was forced
to abandon the idea Of getting his col.
leagues together. President Wilson
reg arded the situation % 60 serious
that he arrsgned for q conference
with Representative Henry of Texas,
chairman of the house rules committee
who has been advising with the sin.
surgent" committeeman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30

were granted mothers pensions yes
terday by Superior Judge Frater when
he heard the first batch of cases under
the mothers pension law enacted by
the legislature last winter. The
largest pension granted was for $50
Q month to a destitute widow to sup.
port seven children. Investigator J..
A. Sigrudssen of the pension depart
ment reported to the court that three
hundred applications for mothers' pen.
sions have been fled of which only
$50 were found to come within the
provisions OF the law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
FIFTY DEAD IN FIRE.
Factory Hands Unable To Escape
From Burning Building.


From Burning Building.
B1NoHAMToN, July 23.-At day
break today . big force of city em.
ployes began the search for the dead
eutombed beneath the ruins Of the
overall factory OF the Binehamton
Clothing company. Conservative es-
Inmates place the numb Der of dead a
more than fifty. About 125sempleyes,
mostly women and girls, we're trapped
in the burning walls. OF those only
forty .one are known to have escaped.
Sixteen charred bodies as Yet uu.
identified we're recovered. last night.
The list Of the l34I employees OF the
company who were on the payroll
Saturday. some of whom we're on W.
cations, Is In the safe under the
ruins, making test OF compiling the
list of dead difficult one.
The heavy loss of:life is believed to
have been due to the fact that the EN-.
ployes, believing th at one Of the fire..
quent fire drills was being held, were
slow In leaving the building. The
flames spread with lightning rapidity
and the intensity of the heat prevented
the iremen from getting within .aght.
ing range OF the building until rescue
was impossible. Women and girls
too weak to 60 further, dropped ex-
hausted on the single fire escape in
the rear Of the building and literally
roasted to death, portions OF the
bodies dropping into the street.
Others jumped were killed. Half q
dozen Of the panic stricken girls rush.
ed into the elevator which was stand.
ing on the fourth floor. A minute
later all dropped to their death.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Proposed Matrimony Laws.

WASHINGTON, July 25 "A consti.
tutional amendment to empower cou-
gress to regulate marriage and d.
vorca was proposed In joint reso
luton today by Representative Ed.
monds of Pennsylvania. The am.
endment would provide that congress
have the power to establish uniform
laws on the subject of marriage and
divorce for the United States, and
provide pen allies for viol alton thereof
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board Of County Commission
ers Of Chouteau County, at Their
Special July Session.

Fort Benton, Mont, July %, 1913.
Board met at 10 a. m. Present,
Chairman G. G. Ihmsen and Commits
sioners Frank MCGOWAN and Jurgen
Engellant, and j. Lee Sedgwick,
Clerk.
The petition for the renewal of the
liquor license OF L. Tingley was
granted.
1t having been made to appear to
to this board that one H. Pa
radis has obstructed the Lower High
wood road by placing across the same
fence. It is hereby ordered that the
road supervisor Of road district No.
3, or the sheriff of Chouteau county,
do remove the same forthwith.
The board directed that the judges
and clerks for the election held June
2lst, 1913, be paid So each except Fort
Benton and Big Sandy precincts, who
are to be paid SIS each.
Bills were audited as follows:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
ATTACKS CAUCUS METHODS
California Senator Declares Presi.
dent Exceeded His Authority.

California Senator Declares PreSi-
dent Exceeded His Authority.
WASHINGTON. July 24.-Sen ator
Works, attacking the tariff bill today,
charged that President Wilson ex.
ceeded his constitutional authority by
aiding and framing the bill and "us.
ing his powerful influence to have II
passed in the form approved by him
and known to have his approval.
The senator .lso ssssiled the demo-
or attic caucus which he decl ared forced
q senator to "forego his own con.
scientious convictions and Judgment
aud vote with his party or come into
disfavor and be branded % "a apos.
tate and betrayer OF bis party.
1.-THE president, said Senator
Works, commits himself beyond
recall to bill not yet introduced
and without having heard the pre-.
sentation Of their views BY the legis-
lstive representatives of the state
where vital interests and important
industries are to be effected by it.
"Thus We have . bill agreed upon
and marked for fosl passage on con-
sideratio of only q few men OF the
party, coucurred in by the president,
acting with representatives OF this one
party. This comes in part from the
vicious doctrine that the president ia
the leader OF his party instead Of. or
as we'll ss, the president of the whole
people. The two are utterly incon-
sistent when it comes to making OF
laws"
Sen ator Works did not doubt that
the president acted from the purest
motives, but feared that "this great
power to mold legislation might fall
into unworthy aud reasonable hsnds
and revolution may follow and this
benedcent government of ours be die.
rupted."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
BANDITS FORGOT POWDER
Northern Pacific Train Robbers Had
Trouble For Nothing.

ssVNSS0 = " sNVsVsu6s
BUTTE, July 26. - Three masked
bandits tonight about 1890 stopped the
eastbound North Coast Limited, No.
2, by placing torpedoes on the track,
fred upon the conductor and fireman
and holding them and the engineer
under guns, compelled them TO cut of
the express and mail car and pull II
through . tunnel. only to discover
they had forgotten to bring dynamite
for the safe. CursisR the forgetful-
ness of one Of their number, the ban
dts abandoned the train, mounted
horses and left over the Lake Avocs
road in the direction Of Butte without
securing dollar.
Finding the wires west of Homestske
cut, the train crew coupled the train
and after some delay ran through to
whitehall. where, by means of tele-
phone, communication with Butte Was
established. Sheriff Driscoll organ.
lied two posses of mounted officers,
including the Northern Pacific detec-
tives, and left in the hope of inter-
cepting the bandits.
No damage was done, no one was
hurt and the only thing the robbers
accomplished, according to the rail.
road officials, was to create lot of
excitement and delay the train about
half an hour. The passengers on the
train knew nothing about the holdup.
This attempt to holdup the North
Coast Limited was the third made on
the came train at nearly the came
place in recent years. The robbers of
the two prior attempts were arrested
and are serving terms In prison.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Convicts Would Burn Prison.


.OsSINING, N. Y, 24.-Auother fire
at Siug Sing prison today gave the
muttnous convicts q chance for more
riOtous demonstr atoms. The blaze
started In the clothing shop and the
prison fire brig ade ex.inguished 1t,
after . hard fight without outside aid.
It Vas the second fire in the prison
buildings this week, though the gu ards
had been doubled since $50, 900 worth
OF property was burned up there two
days ago. Although 1t is generally
believed that the fires were started BY
conyicts, the warden has been unable
TO place the blame.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
Would Injure Express Business.

WASHINGTON, July 53.-Represeu-
tatives of railroads today formally
protested to the Interstate Commerce
commission against the increase of
of size OF parcel post packages as
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30

profits In LondOu, NE center OF the fnr
selling trade, and he thought citizeus
OF the United States should be reaping
part of the returns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-30
MORE TARIFF ORAT0RY.
Michigan Senator Does Not Admire
Proposed Legislation

Michigan Senator Does Not Admire
Proposed Legislation
WASHINGTON, July %. - Senator
Townsend Of Michigan in q speech in
the senate today characterized the
Payne.Aldrich tariff law as "the Get.
tysburg where the factions OF the re-.
publican party we're formed in battle
array" that led to triumph of the
democratic party. giving II IN oppor-
tunity to write the pending tariff bill
which he condemned.
"This bill." Senator Townsend
said, twas conceived in hatred Of the
American policy Of protection and
brought forth in the darkness of the
secret caucus chamber under the pro.
fessionsl charge of one who has never
had any experience In business OBJ.
stetrics. IL 1t any wonder that the
thing 10 mis.shsped and deformedp
Is it any wonder American progress
and prosperity look with disfavor on
it,"
Eleven progressive sad republican
cen ators tentatively agreed today to
support Sentor LsFollette's sub-sched.
ules on wool, cotton and several other
sections Of the tariff bill. The con.
ference marked the frst effort on
the part Of the progressive republican
element 70 take definite stand on tho
tariff revision.