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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
Have Big Herds Of Reindeer.

SEATTLE, Aug. 12.-The reindeer
industry In Alaska ia bringing pros
perity to the natives of the north,
according to Walter G. Shields,
superintendent of the northern dis.
trict of the United States Bureau OF
Education, who has returned from the
territory.
1.-THE natives OF the far north are
becoming independent" said Mr..
Shields. "Msny of them own rein
deer herds worth from 90, 900 to s25..
600. Whole families are supported
BY the increase Of the herds"
Mr.. Shields said tho herds taken to
Alssks by the government q few
years ago double every three years.
All the surplus male deer are killed
for meat or broken for use a draugh,
animals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
Denies LOBBYISTS Story.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-James A.
Emery, chief representative of the Ma.
tional Association of Manufacturers,
here, today defined to the senate lobby
committee the duties OF Martin M. Null.
hall, who claimed to be that associa.
tons lobbyist.
"Mulhall kept me supplied with cop.
les OF bills and public documents IL
relation to the work here and got in
form alton Of the status of the legisla'
ton in which we we're interested. II
this work he gathered information and
learned the views OF members of con
grese. he made inquiries about hear
ings and requested opportunities TO,
me to appear" ssid Emery.
Emery denied fatty that Henry Nea
and Harry Parker, two negro employer
at the capitol, were in the pay of thu
Manufacturers. Mulhsll swore tina
for almost a year Emery gave hin
each month a 500 check, OF which s5(
was.to 60 to McMichael, one time CHIEF
page of the house, and $50 went te
Parker and Neal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
May Initiate New Laws.

HELENA, Aug Ito definitely de.
eide upon the details OF the five meas
ures for which the State Non-Partissu
Direct Legislation league proposes to
stand sponsor, members Of the com.
mittee having the drafting Of the
measures in charge mel here tonight,
aud will conclude their work either
tomorrow or Wednesday. Particul ar
attention is being given the bill i'm.
posing q license tax on oil metals
mined in Montana. and that for the
regulation Of water for power pur.
poses.
1t is reported the committee having
the metals license tax bill In charge
favors q maximum tax Of from q mill
and q quarter to q mill and q half
on copper when it is over Is cents 9
pound, grading down from that &C.
cordipg to the price of copper. This
is about one.hslf the tax provided for
10 the Kirschwing bill in the legisla.
ture. With copper at Is cents q
pound the committee figures about
$3.50, 600 could be raised annually,
providing the voters initiated the
measure.
The three other bills the league
favors are one allowing loans OF state
moneys on farm mortgages; one to
permanently fix all state institutions
ct the places where they ore now 10.
bated, and a to permit cities to
impose . special levy to acquire
electric lighting plants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
Butte Linemen On Strike.

BUTTE, Aug. 12.-About 200 electric
linemen went out on strike in Butte and
vicinity this morning. Yesterday they
made q demand upon the distributing
companies, the Butte, Anaconda & Pa.
ci6c railway and the local telephone
companies for higher wages, half holt
day on Saturday aud other conditions
not recognized as fair by the employ.
ers. The committee making the de.
mand gave the concerns no option or
opportunity to discuss the differences;
they we're told that II they did not
grant the demands the men would go
out.
They fix a minimum OF s6 q day for
iourneymen, &c. so for foremen, $3.50
for cable spicers and 90 for foremen
Of cable splicing gangs. An eight hour
day, the eight hours to include time
to and from the shop, and a Saturday
afternoon holiday each week are also
asked.
There is immineneeo of as%uspension oil
telephone, telegraph, light and stree,
car service any moment for . break Ia
any of the lines cannot be repaired
until the men return to work or the
strike 10 broken. The employing com.
psnies will give service as long % they
can; they have no intention OF grant.
ing the strikers demands and If forced
TO suspend business as q last resort
the responsibility, they say, must resi-
upon the men who gave them nc
chance to arbitra ate or to adjust the
| differences In amicable fashion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20

senator's and representatives, to the
proposed increase of weights to 20
pounds. That increase would take
away q large quantity of their best
paying business. 1t costs practically
no more to handle 20 pounds than
II pounds, but the revenue is larger.
1t is the best paying business OF the
package kind, and the postmaster
general wants the government to have
it.
On the top of this the new order
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion reducing express rates by a
total Of s25, coo, 900 q year, as figured
on last years business, comes as
q finishing touch. The reduction will
not be so much as that, because every
package taken away by the parcel
post lessons the total reduction caused
by the lower rates, but that Is cold
comfort. The companies would rather
handle the business at the new rate
than loose it entirely.
According to an announcement
justlmade by the president Of the Tex
as Farmers Union, an arrangement
has been made with one of the express
companies to act a. sales agent be-
tween formers and city customers.
The farmers are to the goods to the
company and the latter will sell them
and remit the proceeds, retaining only
the express charge aud collection fee.
This effort to compete with the parcel
post in the rural trade shows the ur.
gency of the matter. It's success will
depend upon all the elements of the
business, which include getting the
started a. we'll as delivering
them. in the former of which the post
has the advantage.
It is plainly to be seen that the par.
eel post will soon develop into the
parcel carrying system OF the country,
II influences at work can be prevented
from placing obstacles in the way of
its Development.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
New Railroad Route.
Helena Record

Trains will be running direct from
Seattle, Wssh., to Galveston, Tex,
September l, is the word E. E. Essel.
styn, former state treasurer, brings
here from Fromberg. The general
superintendent Of the Burlington was
ia Fromberg recently and made the
statement that by the first OF next
month this line, that realizes half OF
the great vision of James J. Hill, will
be In operation. The other half of
Hills dream 10 . line running from
St, Paul direct to San Francisco and
there are many evidences that within
two years at the outside it will be
fully realized.
1t was only two years ago that Hill
started work on q great new railway
line from the Pacific to the Cult OF
Mexico. After acquiring control Of
the Colorado & Southern, Hill began
building little extensions. Nothing
was thought Of It at fret, until finally
competitors awakened to the fact that
Hill was building q new north and
south line, the longest In the United
States. The finishing touches are
being put on the line in Wyoming,
and the links have resolved them
selves into q new railway.
When trains begin running it will
be possible to 60 directly south to
Denver from Billings instead oil
swinging around via Sheridan, and
the distance between the two points
will be greatly reduced.
The Seattle.G slveston line will be
via Great Falls, Laurel, Fromberg,
Frannie, Thermopolis, S%hoshone,
Grin junction, Cheyenne, Fort
Collins, Greeley, Hudson, Denver,
and thence south over the Colorado
& Southern to Fort Worth aud Gal
weston.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
SETTLING MONTANA LANDS.

In perusiog the report of J.. M. Ken.
nedy, commissioner of agriculture and
publicity, on the number of home
stesds taken up in the past three
months, the reader cannot but project
himself into the future twenty or
thirty or even fifty years, and allow
his Imagination TO picture the Mon
tana OF the future.
When We stop to think that 1904
homestesders, or 100000 acres of
land, passed to the ownership OF i'm
migrants who are to help make q
history OF the state. we are brought
face to face to the fact that the track.
less plains OF Montana, which once
resounded to the rumble of herds OF
millions OF buff aloes pursued by the
red man, then the sole Inhabitants,
are rapidly disappearing.
The old Montana has sung her
swan song, and the new state is rapid.
ly rising on the sound found alton
built by the pioneers. Within q few
short years Montana will be q vast
grain field. capable of growing enough
wheat to supply bread for half the
nation, and meat for the other half.
Her population will increase to q
million in another ten years, and
should double and quadruple within
q score or more. And as her popula.
ton leaps upward, her development
will keep pace, aud the imagination
pauses in an attempt to picture the
marvellous strides OF which she Ia
capable.
But q romatic sentiment enters into
the thought OF the passing OF this,
about the only frontier state left In
the west. While we do not decry the
development and settlement of the
state, and the entrance lof new blood
into the at airs Of the commonwealth.
yet, when we think that the great
plains OF Montana are being taken up
with increasing rapidly, that new
homes are arising on the land tha,
was the h%sbitstion OF the butt alo and
the Indian, and that all the romantic
settlement OF the west has about gone,
Ne are possessed of q feeling akin
to regret.-Helena Independent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
Big Consumption Of Sugar.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Americans
continue to be the greatest consumers
Of sugar In the world, Q fact set forth
in figures issued today by the bureau
Of foreign and domestic commerce.
In the focal year Of 1913, ending June
80, the United States used eight bill.
lion pounds OF sugsr. an amount
never disposed Of before in any IL
months.
OF this great avalanche of sweetness
fully one.half vas imported from for.
eign countries, one.fourth was from
the nations island possessions and
the remainder was produced at home.
Cuba contributed nine.tenths of all
sugar received from abroad. exclusive
of the island possessions. OF the
latter Hawa ali contributed the greatest
amount, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines following in the order named.
Sugar produced within the United
States. the report sets forth, was only
one-third cane sugar. the remainder
being derived from beets.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
To Adiudicate Indian Claims,

WASHINGTON, Aug 12.-Represen.
tative Evans OF Montana, has intro
duced two bills whose object Is to
adjudicate the claims of various In.
dian tribes in Montana. One bill con.
fers jurisdiction on the court OF
claims to adjudicate with right oil
appeal to the supreme court. The
other sets fourth the claims to be
passed upon, authorizing the court to
consider and determine all legal and
equitable claims, If any. OF the Black
feet, Blood, Plegan, Gros Ventre,
River Grow and Assinniboine nations
or tribes of Indians residing upon the
Blackfoot, Fort Belknap and Fort
Peck Indian reserv atious.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
Teaching Value Of Alfalfa.

One morning recently an education
automobile train started out from
Grand Rapids to make q farm.to.
farm campaign in Kent county to tell
every farmer that alfalfa IL the most
remarkable forage crop and soil
euricher known to man, and to show
them in their own fields the exact
methods to be followed to meet local
conditions, says Popular Mechanics
Magazine in an illustr ated article.
The intention Of the Agricultural
Extension Department OF the Interna.
tional Harvester company. which has
the campaign in hand, is to make
alfalfa as we'll and favorably known
east of the Mississippi ss 1t is now in
Montana, Kansas and all western
states. After the campaign In Kent
county, the automobile train visited
corn'belt counties In Michigan, Ohio,
and Illinois. 1t was shown through
out the trip on the typical sand aud
clay loans east of the Mississippi
alfalfa could be raised, yielding three
crops Q season and averaging from
four to five tom to the acre; that II
could be grown at . cost Of less than
% . ton, and yet excel In feeding
value. ss q milk producer, wheat
bran costing over go q ton; that /,
was twice a. cheap Is corn in putting
tat on hogs, and yielded over twice al
much per acre as either red clover OF
timOthv
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
PARCEL POST AND EXPRESS,

That the great express companies
have fallen on psrlous times is shown
by Q number OF things other than the
stock market. The Introduction OF the
parcel post cut downt the smalljpackage
business of the companies 30 per cent
according to their own statement,
but recently changes have been made
which will take much more than that
proportion, says the Globe Democrat.
The companies wer scarcely In q
position to object to these new facili-
ties, but they, did object, through
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20

HELENA, Aug. l4.-During the past
two weeks Montana has sent LAG car
loads OF livestock to market, according
to reports made to Secretary D. W.
Raymond of the board OF stock com.
missioners. OF the carloads, los were
shipped to Chicago from Bascom,
Rosebud county; "a to St. Paul from
Wibaux and Miles City; II carloads
from Benteen to Omaha, and five car.
loads from Ismay to Sioux City.
There was one big shipment from
Bascom by John T. Murphy Of
Helena.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
The River Press
Pwblished every Wednesday Morning
bv the RiUer Press Publish
ing Company.
INVASION AND INTERVIEW TON

Readers interested In keeping track
of the Mexican situation should keel
in mind that "invasion" and ''inter'
vention'' are not synonymous and thai
there is q vast difference between them.
The United States q send az
armed force into Mexico for the pur'
pose of inter vention without that in
tervention being invasion, says the
Inter Ocean.
Invasion carries with it the idea o
hostility. With invasion of q coun.
try there is war, either formally de-
clared or practically e~xistaut: But IL
We interviewed in Mexico it would be
for the sake of stopping or prevent
ing war.
When We sent 10 army of pacifca-
ton into Cuba, q few years ago 1t
was not an army of invasion. To be
sure, the Plat act gave us the right
to send this army to preserve order,
and We have no such right In Mexico.
Nevertheless, the Monroe Doctorine
has fastened obligations upon Us in
regard to Mexico that may make
inter vention imperative.
The country ia obliged to see to it
that the right of both our own citi.
zens and those of other countries 10
Mexico r respected. And, under
the Monroe Doctrine, we must see to
the rights of foreigners before We see
to the rights of our own citizens,
since we have In effect prohibited their
" governments from protecting
these foreign citizens In Mexico.
To use the allied relief expedition
to Pekin in 1900 a. an illustration:
The allies interviewed to save the for
eigners shut up in the legations in
the Chinese capital. In Mexican in-
t%ervention upon the United States
would be the duties shared by the
allies In the Pekin expedition. The
United States would represent all the
powers whose citizens we're ia danger
from the Mexicsns.
1t 10 true that Intervention, II it
should take place, might be changed
to invasion Ia the twinkling Of az eye.
There is little danger of such q catas.
trophe, however. As soon a. the
Mexicans wereCconvinced of our
friendly intention only the bandits
would offer resistance.
Intervention IL not invasion. If we
should intervene 1t would be to save
Mexico for herself, not to win it for
the United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
MAY NOT SEAT SENATOR.
Appointment BY Alabama Governor
May Cause Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-surprise
was expressed by democr attic leaders
Of the senate tonight, when they learn.
ed that Governor O'Neal had disre.
garded their advice and had appoint
ed Henry D. Clayton to succeed the
late Senator Johnston, without ex.
press authority from the Alabama
legislature.
ut Is my opinion that Mr.. Clayton
will not be seated" said Senator
Overman. acting chairman OF the Judi.
ciary committee, and q majority OF
the lawyers Of the senate were of the
opinion that the I7th amendment to the
constitution does not give the cover.
nor authority to appoint q senator
except under express directions from
the legial ature.
1t was predicted tonight that when
Mr.. Clayton presented his credentials
as a senator, objections would be
raised immedi ately, and the creden.
tials would go to the committee on
privileges and elections for report.
Before news of Governor O'Neal's
action reached Washington. Senator
Kern, democratic leader Of the SENATE
had sent . second telegram to the gov.
nor urging him to call . special ses.
sion OF the legislature to grant him
authority to name q senator ad
interim.
Senator Simmons, chairmau OF the
finance committee, also had sent q
message emphasizing the importance
OF Senator Kern's request. Both
senator's pointed out that it was i'm
portant there should be no possibility
of q contest In the appointment of q
successor to Senator Johnston, owing
to the slender democratic majority on
the tariff bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-08-20
Myers Gets Land Committee.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. l2.-The
democratic senate steering committee
today assigned Senator Myers to the
Craftsmanship OF the public lands com.
committee to succeed Senator Cham.
berlain, who becomes chairman of the
senate military committee by the
death OF Senator Johnston.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-08
Fresh cocoa nuts. wilson & Astir

Fresh cocoa nuts. Wilson & Astin
New crop prunes. David Reed & Co
Dr. w. F. Odom was in the city to
day from Kurten.
Gus Stevener was in the city today
from the Kurten community.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Skies were IL
the city today from Benchley.
Commissioner Darby Cahill Of
Smetana, was in the city today.
A. j. hurry and daughter, Miss Clara
of Wellborn, were in Bryan today.
A. B. McSwain of Rock Prairie, waf
in the city today and called on thu
Prof. w. L. Powers OF the SteeI
Hollow school, was visitor to Bryan
today.
Mrs. Carl Cole returned today from
visit to relatives In Franklin and
Hearne.
Mrs. w. G. Taliaferro went to Cal
vert today to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Jaci
[Taliaferro.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Cargill and family
are in the city visiting Mrs. Cargill'f
sister, Mrs. Geo. Powers.
Mrs. Noble Melton arrived today
from Navasota to visit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Phillips.
Brandon Trussell. principal Of thu
Wellborn school, was In the city to
day and called on the Eagle.
Messrs. GeorgA Dedton and John S
Caldwell went to Waco today to spent
few days at the Cotton Palace.
Mrs. James Grant returned to heI
home in Franklin today after a visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Pres
ton OF this city.
People are selling their homes ant
buying in Oak Grove. There is a rea
son. Investigate.
See my line OF wall paper at 10 anC
Is cents per double roll and up. They
are money savers. ]. G. Gregg, Phone
$50.
A. s. McSWaffT OF TABOR, was IN tnt
city today. Mr.. McSwain is teaching
at Tabor and reports his school pro
crossing nicely. N
Miss Cora Dulaneyl arrived today
from Navasota where she is teaching
school this session, to spend the week
end with relatives in the city.
MIS-. J. e. Josey returned to Beau
moM-.eday after visit to relatives
in the city. She was accompanied by
Mrs. |. j. Derden. who will make hef
home m Beaumont in the future.
Mr. and Mrs. w. ]. Ehlers returned
TO their home in Bishop today after
a visit to relatives in the city. They
were accompanied as far as Houston
by Miss Mary Knowles who will spend
a few days at the carnival before re-
turning home.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-08
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Dixie tonight.
New Citron. Wilson & Astin.

Dixie tonight.
New Citron. Wilson G. Astin.
Fruit cake ingredients. David Reed
& Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Rains Of Harvey
were In the city today.
Miss Bessie Robinson went to Mar.
lin today to visit friends.
Miss Mella Isbell and brother were
In the city today from lola.
The st. Andrews Guild will meet at
the residence of Mrs. A. Mckenzie on
Monday afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Harrington went
to Waco today to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Freeman were
In the city today shopping from lola.
Misses Lavada Goen and Ruth Weed
on were shopping in the city today
from Harvey. -
Miss Pauline Bradbury arrived to-
day from Franklin to visit her sister,
Mrs. ]. II. Conway.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Il. TAYLOR returned
to their home in Rogers today after
visiting relatives In this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Cox returned to
their home in Detroit. Texas, today
after visit to relatives in this city.
An invitation is extended to you to
drop in and inspect our home made
candies. None better. Wick & Dawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. H.-Lewis and Mrs
Lewis parents, Nr>and Mrs.yC. Krupp.
went to Houston today to attend the
Houston carnival.
| carry only new wall papers, 1913
stock. and can give you better paper
for less Store one block west OF l. &
G. n. depot. ]. G. Gregg. Phone $50.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-08
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR

Regular meeting Monday night. De
gree work. All come.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-08


In Garrick's time the church had q
decided leaning toward the stage. The
great actor suffered plague Of stage
struck clergymen. He read many OF
their plays and produced at least one.
The Rev. Edward Young Of Welwyn
parish and of might Thoughts" fame
wrote tragedy Of THE Two Broth
ers," which Garrick produced. Its re-
ception was tragedy. 1t was only
At to make an icehouse Of theater."
Young. however. had counted his
chickens. He had promised $1,000. the
expected proceeds of his authors
rights. TO the Society For the Propaga-
ton of the Gospel. And here he shone.
He dipped deeply into his private
purse and made up the thousand
London Chronicle
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-08
B. Y. P. V. Program.

Subject, God reached in Jesus
Christ.
Scripture reading, Heb. Lila. Lead
er, Charles Pipkin.
What is the great proof of the Di-
vinity of Jesus Christ? E. J. Foun-
tain, Jr.
How has Jesus proved the great fact
of Revelation from God? Ruth Boat
wright
Vocal duet. Evelyn Sanders and An
ME Belle Bate.
What authority has the Bible there
for? John Newton.
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night. They report fine time and sue.
cessful hunt. Three deer were killed.
the honors being distributed as fol
lows: w. H. Buchanan one; Albert
Keith, one, and A. w. Buchanan, one.
prssch-u-yermon or 1lpihe- Sia-Uf fms
purity" at IL o'clock. The sermon
comes as the seventh of his series on
the Ten Commandments, and will be
practical presentation of this avoid
ed subject from the standpoint Of
modern and local conditions. The pub
lie is invited to hear the discussion.
The quartet will sing.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-08

Shettles VIII preach the annual SER
mon for the woman's Missionary So
ciety.
The following music will be rem
dered at the morning service.
Voluntary, organ.
Quartet, The Lord is Strength Vic
torious, Neyin.
Offertory, organ.
Quartet. We Would See Jesus,
Bracket.
Organist, Mrs. G. w. Emory; quar-
tet Mrs. Danforth. Miss Sanders and
Messrs. Reed and Whitaker; Miss
Hazel Hewitt. accompanist.
Miss Mary Shelburne will sing at
the evening service.
The public is invited to all these SER
vices.
GLENN FINN pastor