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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
ment of q democratic asp!rant to the
federal judgeship.

ment of q democratic asp!rant to the
federal judgeship.
This exhibition of political inc IN.
sistency should be sufficient to settle
the controversy in favor of those who
recommend the appointment Of tae
Fergus county candidate.
AS to the qualifications of Judge
Cheadle for elev alton to the federal
bench, there lie but one opinion among
those who know him. His record as a
member of the district court judiciary
Is creditable in every respect, and his
standing among his nieghbors has
been demonstrates on various oc.
casions by the overwhelming popular
vote by which be has been supported
for political preferment. Judge
Cheadle enjoys the honorable distinc-
ton of being ''sQuare''-a term that
includes qualifications which are mos.
important in q judicial officer who
should be just and impartial in all
matters presented for determination
The attempt of corporate interests to
influence the appointment of q federal
Judge for this district will not appeal
to Montana citizens as q laudab BILE
effort to promote the purity and up.
rightness of the department of justice.
1t has not escaped the public memory
that the same interests fought for the
control of the state courts in which
they were parties to important litiga-
ton, and the stencil caused by those
d~isgraceful proceedings has O yet
entirely subsidized. May the federal
courts be preserved from similar
d~ebauchery!
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Louis Commitment to Condo.


One need not overlook the enormous
shortcomings Of Louis XIV. as a man
and as a king to admit that in some
important respects he tried to do his
duty" He was a hardworking sover-
eign both in the sphere Of administra-
ton and in that social sphere which
was, to his mind, no less important.
So courteous that he never passed the
poorest woman about the palace with
out lifting his hat, he carried polite
consideration to the level Of a fine art.
In the way Of courteous speech there
are few things nobler than his remark
to the great Condo as the old hero was
slowly ascending the great marble
staircase at Versailles. Condo apollo.
gized for being 80 long in mounting
the steps. at the top Of which the king
stood waiting. "Ah, cousin" Louis 70
piled. zone moves slowly when one II
laden with laurels."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
RAILWAY DETECTIVES.
They Trace Those Who Steal or Do.
stroy Property Of tho Road.

ney trace nose VINO steal or Oo.
stroy Property Of tho Road.
The secret service Is a hard game
to tackle, but, like all kinds Of work,
it has its easy jobs. One of them is
that of special agent for a railroad.
The agent is supposed to trace those
who steal or destroy railroad property.
When he is notified that a trunk or
other article Of baggage is missing he
finds out by its number from where it
was sent and follows it on the books
checked. Then he notifies the police
in the vicinity between the station
where the baggage was last checked
and the station where it should have
been checked. The police get busy.
and probably the property is soon re-
covered and the thieves put in Jail.
The baggage is then turned over to
the special agent, who notifies the rail
road official that he has recovered the
stolen goods.
If a freight car is robbed the spe-
cial agent pursues the same tactics.
liz lLOo out "hClC NAC Va was ioSt
sealed and the place where the car was
reported as having it's seal broken.
The police or constables in the coun-
try between the two points are noti-
fed. and If they fail to capture the
robbers the railroad may never hear
again Of the stolen goods. Wherever
destruction has occurred to railroad
property it is usually police officers
who trace and arrest those guilty.
However, the special agent must
be a keen judge Of human nature and
with sufficient tact to make himself
popular with the police officers in his
territory. Usually he is m old time
detective and is well enough a%cquaint-
ed with detectives and police through
out the country to obtain results where
ar amateur would fail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Ruled His Servants by Fines.

Ruled His Servants by Fines.
Sir Richard Newdigate, a seventeenth
century W~arwickshire squire, whose
papers were published some years ago
by n Of his descendants, ruled his
servants by a system of fines. The
value at which he rated domestic
crimes is shown by such entries in his
diary as: man Newton, for breaking
a teapot, Is. 3d.; Richard Knight, for
pride and sighting, %. 3d.; William
Hetherington, for not being ready to
60 to church three Sundays, 10 pence;
Thomas Bridal, for being at Nuneaton
from morning till night, 5 shillings;
cook. dead drunk, 10 shillings." AS
his cooks wages were only fS a year
she paid pretty dearly for her lapse
from sobriety. Sir Richard had a sys-
TEN Of rewards as we'll as penalties.
ITO my three daughters" he writes,
because they came to prayers, 8 shil-
lings," and Ito Tom Cooper, who work
ed hard after he broke his head. 2s.
3d."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
The First Iron Bridue,

The first iron bridge yer erected in
the world and which is in constant use
at the present time spans a little river
in the county Of Salop, on the railroad
leading from Shrewsbury to Worces-
ter. England. 1t was built in the year
ITS and is exactly ninety-six feet in
length. The total amount of iron used
in its construction was 37S tons. Ste
phenson. the great engineer. in writ
ing concerning it said. when we con-
slider the fact that the casting of iron
was at that time in its infancy. we
are convinced that unblushing audac-
ity alone could conceive and carry into
execution such an undertaking."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1911.
INVITING IMMIGRATION.

Many of the western states are start.
ing new crusades to attract immi-
grants. This is q wise move, says the
Globe-D Democrat. While the immigra-
ton In recent years has crossed 1,OOO.-
600 mark several times, q larger part
of It located In the states of the North
Atlantic seaboard. The state of New
York received nearly q quarter OF 1t,
while Pennsylvania ranked second in
this particular. The large variety OF
the activities in the former state and
the mills and the mines in the latter
proved very attr active to many of the
newcomers. In this order these states
followed New York and Pennsyly ania
in the number of immigrants which
they received in the fiscal year 1911:
Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
Ohio, Michigan, California, Connec-
ticut. Texas, Minnesota, Washington,
Wisconsin, Missouri.
1t will be noticed that California
still holds q lure tor immigrants, and
go does Texas, but the west in general
has much less attr action for them than
1t had q few decades ago. The free
homes act which Lincoln signed in
1852 and which went into operation in
1868 added millions to the VESTS
population in q few years. 1t did this
because there were millions of square
miles of the best lands on the globe
awaiting settlers Ia the region on the
sunset eide Of the Alleghenies at that
time. Under that statute the settler
obtained his 16O acres at q nominal
figure, but little more than the cost of
the survey. Although the civil var
was in progress at that time, which
had Q deterrent influence on immigra.
ton, the thrush started o % after
Appomattox, and most of it came to
the western states and territories.
This food was reinforced by q still
more extensive movement in our direc-
ton from the eastern states.
While the west lacks some Of the
attr activeness to persons with small
means which it had q third or a quar-
ter of a century ago, 1t still offers OPP.
portunities for the intelligence and in.
dustry superior to those which the
east can furnish. The fertile lands
which can be obtained under the
homestead act of forty.nine years ago
are pretty nearly exhausted. Farms
cost much more than they did for.
merly. But the profit which they
bring is, on the average, greater than
it was then. The railroads have
brought them much nearer to the mar.
ket than they were three Of four de-
csdes ago, their products bring higher
prices than they did then, and the
chances for farmers to gain q com.
potency r better than they ever we're
in the past. A little more advertising
by the western states would be advan.
tageous to them and to the whole
country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
THE FEDERAL %JUDGEShlP.

According to advices from Wash.
ington, the appointment Of q federal
judge for the district Of Montana has
become q subject of controversy be-
tween conflicting interests, and has
been delayed by President Taft for
that reason. The appointment of
Judge E. K. Cheadle, of Fergus oun
ty, has been recommended by Senator
Dixon, and under ordinary circum-
stances the honor would at once be
conferred upon that we'll known jurist:
but opposition to his selection has de.
veloped and there Is some uncertainty
in the situation.
The story told in recent press dis
patches ia to the effect that members
of the legal department OF big Mon
tsns corporation have filed objections
to the appointment of Judge Cheadle,
and have been assisted In their oppo-
sition by representatives of q political
machine that is controlled by corporate
interests. The chief objection made
to the appointment Of Judge Cheadle,
according to Washington gossip
is that he is somewhat ''insurgent" In
his political views-thst he favors
direct primaries, the initiative and
referendum, the recall of unworthy
public employees (includine judges J
and other reforms affecting the public
welfsre-these charges being made by
critics who profess to be orthodox re.
publicans.
It 10 further related that, after
knocking Judge Cheadle for his
alleged departure from the t raight
and narrow path of republicsnism,
these hostile influences, while profess.
ing to be working for the good Of the
republican party, have the nerve and
audscity to recommend tho appoint
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Iron In Plants,

Iron is the substance which gives
the green appearance to foliage. 1t
forms a constituent part Of chloro-
phyll and is the green coloring matter
which stains the bodies inside the cells
of leaves, called plastids. When the
first organized food is being formed
in the leaves from water and carbonic
acid gas a certain amount of energy
is required. This is obtained from the
suns rays. but the work of absorb
ing it is carried out by the %chlorophyll.
1t requires very little iron for the pro-
duction of all the %cholrophyll found
in a crop, and nearly all soils contain
an abundant supply.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Rumns on tha AAad.

The lump raised by a blow on the
head is due to the resistance offered
by the hard skull and it's close ccnnec-
ton with the movable elastic scalp by
many circumscribed bands Of connec-
tive tissue. The result Of a blow when
the scalp is not cut is the bruising and
~Jaceration of many Of the small blood
vessels or %capillaries. Blood or its
fluid constituent, serum, il poured into
the meshes Of the surrounding con.
nectve tissue, which is delicate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
THE JUDGE ERRED.
His Mistake Clearly Explained by the
Old Colored Woman.

Old Colored Woman.
The Judge Of the juvenile court,
leaning forward in his chair, looked
searchingly from the discreet and
very ragged piccaninny before his
desk to the ample and solicitous form
of the culprit's mother. why do
you send him to the railroad yards to
pick up coalY" demanded his honor.
"You know it is against the law to
send your child where he will be in
jeopardy of his life"
"'Deed, jedge, l doesn't send i'm.
l nebber has sent i'm, decd
Doesn't he bring home the coal?"
interrupted the judge impatiently.
But, jedge, l whips i'm, jedge.
cherry time he brings it. l whips de
little rapscallion till he cayn't set.
deed l does"
The careful disciplinarian turned her
broad, shiny countenance reprovingly
upon her ~undisturbed offspring, but
kept a conciliatory eye for the Judge.
you burn the coal he brings. do
you not?' persisted the Judge.
BURNS it-burns it-cose I burns 1t.
wy, jedge, I has to git it out OBJ de
way"
"Why don't you send him back with
it," His honor smiled insinuatingly
as he rasped out the question.
'Send i'm back, jedge" exclaimed
the woman, throwing up her hands in
n gesture 0f astonishment- "Send i'm
back! wy. jedge, amt yo' jest done
been told me I didn't oughter send my
chile to n sech dange'some and
jeopardous placeT"-Youth's Compan-
ION
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27
Tho Human Clock.

The Spanish painter Ribera. Mr.. Hal
dane Macfall recalls in his History
OF Painting" worked with such fervor
that all count Of time was lost to him.
He made a living clock to check the
passing hours. His servant came ev.
cry hour to the studio to say in a loud
and stately voice, Another hour has
gone. Signor Cavaliere!"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27

spongy. distensible and cellular, and
the we'll known bump or lump is quick
~ formed. This cannot push inward
at all and naturally takes the line Of
least resistance. Similar bumps may
be formed on the skin in exactly the
same way. for the shin bone also is
covere only by skin and simultaneous
connective tissue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-27

Blank forms for making annual re.
ports OF corporations on sale ct the
River Press Office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
PAULO GRUPPE GAVE
 FINE CELLO RECITAL

Paulo Gruppes violincello recital at Cable hall under the auspices of the Mu- sic Study club yesterday afternoon was a rare treat. Although the cello lends itself as readily as the violin to the vir- tuoso, comparatively few high class so- ioists have appeared in this country
 MT. Gruppe is quite youthful-appar- ently not more than 21 years of age; but he is an exceptionally fine artist. Ills usicianship is as mature indeed, as might be expected of performer many years his senior He produces a warr.l, Eoble tone and his playing was character izeG by sincerity, grace and poetic feeling. MT. Gruppe was assisted by Harriet Ba- con Macdonald, accompanist, and their ensemble was excellent. The programme embraced these pieces:
 Variations Symphonic (Boelmann); Kal Nidrl (Bruch); Rondo Dvorak); Concer- to (Saint-Saens); Allegro. intermezzo, finale: Chaconne (Bach), cello alone; Andante (Schumann); Sicilienne HcaurU Vito OPopper).
 For a closing encore MT. Gruppe played with delicacy and singular beauty of tone Saint-Saens' Swan Song"
 The audience was discriminating, and, like most afternoon audiences. was made up chiefly of women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYS LAST GAME OF THE
 SEASON TODAY

The Birmingham High school basket ball team will play the fast Ensley High school quintet in the gymnasium of the local High school this afternoon at o'clock. This, in all probability, will be the last appearance of the Birmingham boys at home this season as the remain der of their schedule calls for contests on foreign courts.
 The local team will have its hands full this afternoon for the Ensley five Is by no means an easy one to defeat. Under the able and experienced coach ing of P. B. Jones, the famous University of Alabama athlete the Ensely team has been rounded in fine shape as was evi- denced by the easy manner with whica it took the Anniston team into camp last Saturday.
 Preliminary to the big game the Re serve teams of each school will meet and this contest is also expected to De close and interesting. Between the halves the High school orchestra will play seV- eral selections, including school songs and other pieces of interest.
 Saturday the Birmingham boys jour ney to Auburn, where the wearers or tho Blue and Gold await them. The game scheduled with Sewanee for this week has been called off by the Sewanee man ager much to the regret of the Hign school students.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
Birmingham Y. M. c. A. Boys Impressed With Hospitality
 Of Mobile And Pensacola
By TOM G. ESTES

The Y M C. A basketball team re- Turned yesterday at noon from the most cnjoyable trip ever taken by team of the association. The many hospital ities of the Mobilians and Pensacolians were deeply appreciated by Coach Cub bon and the members of the local team
 Some what handicapped but full spirited, the Y. M. c. A. team left Bir- mingham and with only five men, two of whom were substitutes. met the strong aggregation of the Mobile Y. NJ C. A. and were defeated by them by the score of 63 to 26. The game was hard and cleanly fought and the con- test well handled by the referee. Mo bile hospitality is widely known, and the team of Birmingham was not sur prised when they found themselves in the midst of a beautiful reception Of fered by the officers of the Y. M c. A. and assisted by young ladies of Mobile. The visitors were next day escorted over the city where the wharves and beautiful bay were enjoyed. The whole day in Mobile was voted as successful and the result of the basketball game is not excepted.
 A little tired. the Birmingham team walked into the Pensacola Y. M. c. A. building and met a glad hand of well come. Lee Allen Brooks. whose absence in Mobile was deeply felt. proved him. self faithful to the basketball cause and Joined the locals for the contest of Sat urday night. The game started with a rush, and through the entire time of play there was not a moment of rest nor slowness. The final score may be cor rectely indicated by reversing the re- port made in the Age Herald Sunday Birmingham defeated Pensacola by the score of 53 to 22 The Gulf City team swallowed the pill of defeat with little water because they fought hard and went down in their best efforts. Bes- tor Brown returned to Birmingham soon after the final whistle blew and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
ADJUSTMENTS
Dnckstader's Minstrels

Lew Dockstader deserves credit for his painstaking efforts to keep his minstrel shows up to date and in touch with the trend of affairs. His show this year is 1eplete with novelties and was cordially received at the Jefferson theatre yester- day afternoon and last night. MT. Dock stader believes in getting away from the old-style minstrel show, or rather the kind that came between the old-time show and the modern conception. He has long ago done away with the olio proper and has modelled his shows along the lines of blackface comic opera, or extravaganza.
 The first part this year opens In the en- yirons of the "Possum Hunt Club" Some singers of merit took part and the sole work was excellent, while the ensemble singing was melodious to a very accep- table degree. The choice of songs had much to do with the pleasing results achieved The chorus weree noticeably sweet. In fact, the singing throughout
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
SEWANEE PLAYS
 Y. M. c. A. TONIGHT

The alumni and friends of Sewanee are manifesting much interest in the game which the Sewanee five will play with the Young Mems Christian associa- tion team tonight Both Sewanee and the Young Mems Christian association men have been leading the strenuous life and are a little tired. Sewanee has been playing off the away from home games and likewise the Young Mems Christian association.
 Coach Cubbon reports that his team has concluded the out-of-town series, with every man in good condition, and are ready for the game tonight. The teams are about evenly matched and a keen game is expected. A large crowd is expected to witness the game.
 According to the dope the Young Mems Christian association should win. Last night the Sewanee team lost to Besse- mer by the score of 5S to 21 and the Young Mems Christian association de- feated Bessemer. However, dope is not reliable and it is possible, though not probable, that Sewanee will win. Louis jana lost to Bessemer and won from the Young Men's Christian association, but the boys are confident that the trick cannot be repeated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
Railroad Commission at Attalla

Montgomery, February 20.-(Special.)- The state railroad commission will hold a session at Attalla tomorrow for the purpose of Investigating petition on the part of citizens of that place for improved depot facilities by the Alabama Great Southern railroad. This case has been before the commission for some months. but has been continued from time to time for various causes. It is quite likely that the railroad commission when it meets at Attalla tomorrow will reach some definite decision in the mat ter, at which time they will probably render an opinion. Frank N. Julian and Leon McCord, associate commissioners, left for Attalla tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21

missed the launch trip over Pensacola bay to the bar on the gulf, which trir Physical Director Hopper of Pensacola planned and successfully carried out The boys plunged into the surf and en- joyed the buffeting of the merciless waves. Fort Pickens and Barrancas were visited The trip on the bay measured IS miles. The Birmingh squad expressed their appreciation of the generosity and thoughtfulness of MT. Hopper.
 On the train returning to Birming ham every member of the local team, not one excepted, thoroughly planned to spend a summer vacation on Mobile bay or Pensacola bay at some place where there would be pleasure and recreation such as that offered by Mobile and Pensacola.
 The following outlines the scores in the two games:
 MOBILE
 Huckley, forward. 12 field goals, 1 guard, field goals; Penny, center and guard, field goals; Pennry, center and forward. 30 field goals; Courtney guard, no goals; Evecke, guard Q and center, IA field goals; total. 50 field goals; foul. GA goals.
 BIRMINGHAM
 Estes. forward. 10 field goals. foul R. Bethea. forward. field goals; J Bethea, center Greenwood, guard Brown, guard, 6 field goals; total, 22 field goals; 4 foul. 26 goals.
 PENSACOLA
 Lyte, forward ? field goals. foul; Morgan, forward. field goals; Leon- ard, center, field goals; Bell, guard Lurton, guard, field goals, foul; total, II field goals, foul. 22 goals.
 BIRMINGHAM
 Brooks, forward, IS field goals, foul Estes, forward. 8 field goals; J, Be- thea, center. 10 field goals; Brown guard. field goals; Greenwood, guard field goals; R. Bethea. guard. 2 field goals; total. AS field goals, 5 foul; 59 poa1c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
 ATTHE HIGH SCHOOL

At a meeting of the Athletic associa- ton of the High school yesterday after noon plans were discussed for the com ing term and plans were made for the track team and baseball team. According to the enthusiasm manifested at the meeting the athletic men will have lit tie trouble in making the coming half year as successful as the previous one has been.
 Faculty Treasurer Dimn1tt submitted report to the society showing that over $500 had been spent during the year in carrying out the plans of the asso- ciaton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-21
FOR RENT

City heat turned on as you do gas and water. Plenty of clean healthful warmth with out your making. The most modernly equipped. The only rented property of this char acter in the city. Seventy-five dollars per month. Call up w. B. Leedy & Co.,, or Smith Gull lom & Co.,, for automobile to call for you to show you the Cullom apartments.