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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
The River Press
Published evevy Wednesday Aorntng
BIZ the .River Press PabIish-
ing Company.
BLAMING THE PRIMARY.

Opponents OF direct primaries are
finding In the late contests for presi-
dentia nomin atoms ground for criti-
cism OF the new system. Primarily
the criticism is based on the immense
expenditures Of money and on the
spectacle of q president and ex-presi-
dent descending into the gutter 10 their
efforts to get delegates. That has not
been pleasant. to be sure, but 1t was
not the fault of the primary system, but
the fault of an individual who want
ed a nomination.. and who was deter
mined to get some kind of q nomins-
ton at any cost.
There is ground for criticism Of the
enormous expenditures of money In the
presidential primary elections. There
was little of this on the democratic
side, but the Roosevelt primary cam.
paign Is said to have cost over q mil
lion, and q great deal of money was
undoubtedly spent by the Taft people.
Much money has also been spent In
primary elections for other Offices In
some of the states.
That is q defect, but it is not q fatal
one. It can be remedied. The prim-
airy system is new with US and I'M
doubleday it can be improved. Mean
time the benefits derived and promised
far outbalance any defects. Oregon
has already very largely solved the
primary cost question. In that state
these enormous expenditures would be
impossible; and in fact the cost OF the
primaries there ia probab bly, less than
is the cost of pre-convention cam.
paigns under the old system. The
state itself pays the necessary expenses
under q system OF payments to It by
the candid ates, and other expenses on
the part of the candidates are limited.
But the important fact in the pri
maries is thai the candid ates for office
have to go directly to the people,
When they get q nomination they I'M
derstand that it is owing to the peo'
pie that they have it, and that they
are under no obligation to bosses OF
powerful interests. That is the tre'
%mendously important factor which
promises to powerfully affect Ameri
q public life-ln fact which has al
ready had an important effect.
Only a few states this year express
ed q presidential preference. FouI
years from now many others will b
doing the same thing. Had there bee,
q general primary law this year tn
scandal of the Chicago convention
would not have occurred. Contest
under 9 primary law are not likely.
This fall the voters of Montana viii
decide whether they want q direct pri
mary in this state, applying to al
officers 10 be selected. There shoul'
not be a doubt about the result of tn
voting. Montana needs q primar,
law, and needs it badly. It's friend
should be active in calling a~ttentio'
to this between now and election. Th
Tribune can not believe that there l
any chance for defeat, but it will nc
do to be negligent because OF appal
ent safety .-Great Falls Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Record Price for Beef.

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-The highest
price paid for cattle in the United
States was given yesterday at the
stock yards when beef on the hoo1
brought SlO.4 0 q hundred weight.
Two other price records also were
set for cattle yesterday. Distill cry
steers brought $40 q hundred and
range steers 80.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
REFORM IN DINING CARS.

A great railway announces that 1t
intends to simplify and cheaper the
meals, especially the luncheons. served
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21

The following rules have been adopted for the
government of the convention: 49,.
First-Delegates and alternate delegates shall!
be elected to the convention and in the failure OF
any delegate to attend, the alternate delegate
shall cast the vote for the delegate whom he
represents.
and alternate delegates from any precinct, no
vote shall be cast from said precinct.
Third-Delegates and alternate delegates must
be republicans and residents Of the precincts
which they represent.
Fourth-Ali notices of contest shall be sub
mitted in writing, accompanied BY = statement
setting forth the grounds of the contest, which
shall Sc filed With the secretary of the County
Central Committee prior to the meeting Of the
convention. Contests will be acted upon BY the
County Central Committee and reported to the
convention az part of the temporary roll call OF
delegates and alternate delegates to the conven'
6. W. MORRISON, Chairman.
G.. G. SCHMIDT, Secretary.
Dated August Is, 1919.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-21
Republican County Convention.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to IN
order of the Republican County Central Com
mittee of Chouteau county, Montana, made ct .
hereby called to be held at the ct the court house,
in the city OF Fort Benton. ct the hour Of 10 q
pose Of selecting SO delegates and 81 alternate
delegates to the republican state convention to
be held in Great Falls. Montana, on the 9Th day
paming candidates for the following ofices
which are TO be voted upon ct the general cleo
ton to be held on the 5th day Of November, 1912:
Four members OF the Legislature.
On county assessor.
One county commissioner.
one clerk Of the district court.
One county clerk and recorder.
One county attorney.
One public administrator.
One sheriff.
One superintendent of schools.
One justice OF the peace of each township.
Conetables for each township.
And to the end and for that purpose, ward and
& the several places ! 81 Sereins{fts sr', desi is on
cept in Fort Benton. where the hour viii Be. 8
9 S. SaSes ana q ut: r0s se ds RsEPSss to % the ss'. ssid Chou Ss,e.
teau county republican convention. The number
Of delegates mad alternate delegates each pre-;
cinct shall be entitled to-, and the places Of
holding such primaries are as follows:
Big Sandy. school house ......."........
OuCklAuu !
Carter " ............... l
FlOweree =" .......... IL
Fort Benton, city hall
Hawarden, postofice
d1ghW00d
Kenilworth 3. ................ I
Lee, Jack Lees ranch ................ I
LOm0, Lee store. l
Libby, Libby or Osnes' ranch .............
Lonetree, postofice... ..................
Lohse, Lohse ranch:..:...."...........
Oreilly, Ted Oreilly's place .............. i
Perrysburg, school house. ...............
Rsgland, eS new hall
Shonkin, school house
Solid ...............
Warr1ck ........... ....
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-22

can Danish the hoodoo by getting
some one to shy bricks at your
house.
Honest, that's the cure.
Also, please note that WE
GUARANTEE this August
moon to LOOK PLEASANT, so
have no worries about that old
verse which says:
If the face of the moon wears a
frown, alas,
Luck will be poor till the moon
doth pass;
If the face in the moon wears a
smile, why then
Luck will be good till it frowns
again"
Just listen to this:
Lie on your back and look at
the moon,
Good luck will come to you very
soon"
In Bible times it was consid-
cred unlucky to point at the
moon, but all hoodoos are off for
Chicago folks during August.
Have a "Moon" party. Get all
those present to write on how big
the moon looks to them. Use a
yard stick-any old way to get
your measurement. Then COM
pare notes.
And don't forget to send the
answers to The Day Book.
Anyway Swear not by the
Moor" nor at it-but get a
good look tonight and then write
to the moon Editor" of The
EnO. Gil.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-22

NO ~
How big does the moon look
to you7
The Day Book wants to know,
and has commissioned special
moon editor to find out, by invit-
ing all its readers to take a good
look and report what they see.
OF course, it makes a difference
where you see it-close to the.
horizon or way up in the center of
the heavenly bowl.
But no two people see it alike,
even at the same time. When it
first comes up the full moon may
look like a plate to mother, like
: the end of a beer key to father,
like an arc light to brother Bill
and like the side OF a house to SIS
fer Sue.
Whether its made of green
cheese from the Milky Way, or
just plain moonshine from Ken
lucky, doesn't matter SO much,
though the Moon Editor would
like to get all ideas you have.
There's an old superstition
that people who look at the full
moon in August will be victims of
false accusations the rest of the
year. DON'T BELIEVE 1T
And, anyhow, if that happens you
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
Preserve Your DIunIty.

The way to ward off old age is not
70 fear 1t, not to allow ones salt to be
oppressed by the dread Of advancing
years. Use only legitimate proven
yves and avoid trying experiments
with preparations not indorsed BY
physicians. Do not wear toilettes IN.
tended for young girls, they only add
years to the appearance. Keep I'D
your interest in the young, but do not
envy them. Retire with dignity from
!ae struggle. do not pose as your
daughters rival Above all, surround
your life with sweet, true affections
which prevent the heart from growing
oitter. Do not lose interest in the
growing events Of the day; do not fall
0enind the times, and do not harp on
otner and better days. To those who
come to you for advice be always
nnd and sympathetic. AS you ad.
vance In years preserve carefully
your personal appearance, for once
'ost II may not be regained save by
strenuous effort. Your costumes
mould be simple and unpretentious,
ya graceful. These rules, carefully
snd sensibly followed. will keep you
young and attractive.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04

found and every now and then they
will let their customers wait while
the come from behind the counters
and sing something. Then when they
have all done everything which the
stage manager has arranged to be done
in the department store half of the
evening, the curtain will fall and in
ten minutes will shift to big summer
hotel. The audience will learn from
the program that "IzZy" has traded
his store for the hotel and the stage
manager will have arranged a number
of outings for the summer girls, the
Johnnies and the other guests. In all
this IzZy is manifest as the presiding
officer, and here one is aware of the
passage of time two and a half hours
have been spent IN laughing, listening
and admiring. Truly not an irksome
way to spend an evening, still just the
kind of an entertainment that theatre
goers seem to enjoy, and it's a bust
ness to furnish what the public want.
Busy IZzy" comes to the Crescent for
one week, beginning Sunday, April Z.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
Tho Strenoth of Ireants.

The myth of the int Hercules
who strangled two serpeHIs in his era
die may not be myth at all. but a
fact Modern science has proved that
it is a possible feat. The newborn
babe Is relatively much stronger than
a full grown man, according TO the
result Of medical tests. The muscles
oS the forearm are surprisingly strong
A few hours after birth a baby sus-
pended by its finger to stick or to
the finger of a person can hold itself
in the air for ten seconds and in the
case Of particularly strong infants for
as long as half a minute. At four
days old the child's strength has In
creased, and the time is two and a
half minutes for 90 per cent of ba-
bies. The maximum is attained at a
fortnight. Few infants can hang on
for more than one and a half minutes.
though one exceptionally young Her
cules remained suspended for two
minutes and thirty eight seconds by
his right hand. After that he hung
on with his left for fifteen seconds
longer.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
Crying Baby 10 exhibit A."

Buffalo, N. "a crying baby was
offered in evidence, and after much
argument between opposing counsel
was marked for Identification as "Ex-
hibit A" in a case brought up in the
city court here. The action is for
$1,000 damages, and the baby is pro-
duoed as the principal evidence for
the plaintiff.
81 desire to offer this infant in evi.
dence," was the announcement Of one
Of the attorneys as a woman came
behind the rail bearing q bundle in
her arms. The attorney for the de-
Tense promptly objected.
Nobody ever heard Of such q pro-
ceeding," he said.
II contend that It is perfectly proper
to have the child marked for identi.
lcation," commended the plaintiffs law
yer.
The argument continued for severul
minutes, the baby holding his own In
the noise-making. Finally the court
settled the dispute by directing the
stenographer to mark the exhibit
- a
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04

music lovers of this city and his COM
ing engagement is certain to be a big
success. The visit to New Orleans at
the time named will be a part of the
trans-continental tour of this famous
composer. His orchestra is composed
of forty-fve of the most talented mu-
sicians in this country. The organiza-
ton also includes a seXtette of emf
nent vocal artists besides Miss Ethel
Tozier, the pianist. Evan Williams is
the tenor of the company; John Din
negan, also tenor who has recently
come into wide prominence, is a men,
Der of the organization: Miss Agnes
Kimball is the soprano; Frank Crex-
ton, the basso Miss Clara Drew, the
cOntraltO, and Charles G. Washburn.
the baritone. The concerts to be Civ
en- at the Tulane are of such high-class
that both will undoubtedly be attend.
ed by capacity audiences.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04

be due to varying conditions Of chem
ical composition Of the water that
make it possible for fish to live In
certain sections of the lake and not
In others; and, in short, to find out
everything about this strange body Of
water from scientific standpoints that
Is worth knowing.
What ultimate political or CONNER
cial motives, II any, underlie the sur
face Of the enterprise time only can
show.
This is by no means the first at
tempt made to explore the Dead sea
region. Lieut.. w. F. Lynch Of the
American navy, as early as the year
1S48 spent considerable time in re-
search and exploration of that region
at the expense Of the American gov
eminent and at great risk to his per.
son.
Despite the hardships, Lieutenant
Lynch was fairly successful in taking
measurements as we'll as soundings
of different parts Of the lake. Accord
ing to the neutenant's narrative. the
lake measures some 48 miles from
north to south and from to IL miles
east and west. Its total surface area
was therefore computed to be $50
square miles. It's greatest depth was
1900 feet at its northern end, and its
shallowest part being at its southern
extremity. varies from 8 to Is feet
only.
The lakes depression below the sea
level Is 1912 feet and a tropical
climate makes its temperature almost
during certain seasons Of
the year.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
EXPLORING DEAD SEA
Scientists Sounding Waters oil
Oldest Known Lake.
Motives Of Expedition Said to Do
Purely SeIentific-No Elements Of
CommercIallsm Entering Into
Ultimate Object.

Jerusalem.-An expedition, the pur.
pose of which is thoroughly to explore
the Dead sea and its environs under
the leadership of DR.. Bruhl OF the Uni.
versity OF Berlin. has just arrived
from Europe and continued to the
scene of its future operations.
The motives Of the expedition, 80 Il
Is emphatically averred by DR.. Bruhl.
are purely scientific, with absolutely
no elements Of commercialism enter.
ing into its ultimate object.
The work of exploration will con.
sist in the major part Of sounding the
depth Of verious sections of the lake
as well as Analysing the complex
composition of its waters, studying It's
shores. investigating the nature of the
different minerals that are said to
abound in that region, exploring, as
far as is possible, the channels Of the
many rivers and hot water streams,
apart from. the Jordan, which flow
into the sea, from both the eastern
and western mountain ranges that
hem its shores, examining and classify.
ing the varieties of fish that exist in
large numbers only In the extreme
southeastern section Of the lake,
which consists mainly of shadows and
marshes.
1t must be remembered in this con-
nection that 1t has always been firm
ly maintained by those who visited
the Dead sea and wrote treatises
about it long ago that no fish of any
kind can make their habitat in any
part of 1t, and this long established
belief was disproved only recently by
pleasure party of Americans, long
resident in the country, who visited
the southern end Of the lake and dis.
covered fish.
So 1t remains for the members Of
the German expedition to arrive at
the causes, which undoubtedly must
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
aILILluLlunllILllALAkiLiuuMk
BUSY IZZY.

Busy Icy. the new musical, song
ical, jokical entertainment conceived
for the special purpose of presenting
George Sidney to his friend, the Am
erican Public, will be a two.act pot.
pourri of a little of everything that
theatre-goers like. The first act will
be devoted to a department store with
"lzzy" making himself generally use
full as the proprietor. A number of
pretty girls in swell clothes will be
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
MELISSA HAD REVENGE
suE WAS scoLDED FOR BEING
ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING.
Austere Professor When Absent Mind
I'd Wore Wrong Hat and TeIe-
phoned From the Police Sta
ton for Her Help.

NO, Melissa" the professor rose
With elaboration, Il cannot but feel
that my duty to you. my wife, con-
strains me to forbid the repetition Of
such a vulgar happening II you can
not indulge in automobiling without in
curing the contamination incident to
arrest for overspeeding, / shall reluct-
antly be compelled to dispose of the
car"
He drew himself up imposingly, and
left the room with a firm tread; but
in the hall his agitation showed itself,
for he captured and placed on his head
the first hat which came to hand. II
happened to be jaunty toque of soft
felt that Melissa had carelessly left on
the hall table.
Before the professor had gone ten
steps, however, his domestic tribula-
lions had left his mind, and he was
deep In the consideration of a difficult
problem. Therefore he did not notice
the curious glances and amused stares
that began to follow Linn. AS he prog
ressed further and further he &C.
Quired following of street boys and
newsies. whose jeers and boots be-
came louder as their number aug
mented. Finally his mind, distracted
BY the noise without, broke from the
obstrusities of its problem, and he
turned to confront external conditions.
The jeers died away and he faced
his followers-then broke out louder
than before. AS the professor began to
expostulate with his tormentors,
crowd gathered, bringing with It
blue-clad policeman, who speedily
made his way to the center of the
gathering. The professor turned to
him with relief, and began to explain
the situation in somewhat intricate
English.
The policeman smiled genially.
Drunk again?" said he. You come
with me. It'll be ten days or $40 for
disturbin' the peace"
He took a firm grip on the profess
sor's arm Just above the elbow, and
marched him off, protesting.
Meanwhile Melissa, her lord and pro-
tector departed, had seated herself in
an easy chair to read the morning pa
yer. After awhile she tossed It aside.
He can be just horrid when he wants
TO-" she complained. Then a smile
crept over her face. "and, besides, he
forgot that it's my auto, not his" she
chuckled.
The telephone bell rang. and she
took up the receiver. "Wellr'
A meek and quavering voice came
over the wire. 'Is-ah-is this Me- |
lissa?"
1T is"
1-er-I-1," then with an agonized
rush: please hurry down in the car
and bail me out! I'm in the-ah-po-
lice station!"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
BERNHARDT AND REJANE EN-
NOBLE THE FILM.
Worlds Greatest Actresses in Motion
Pictures at the Tulane.

One of the most interesting features
of the theatrical season is the two
weeks engagement of motion pictures
at the fashionable Tulane Theatre,
where two of the worlds greatest act
resses are appearing for the first time
in the South in the picture plays. The
first of these is Madame Sarah Bern
hardt, easily first among all the emo
tional actresses of any time, and who
consented to portray her favorite role
of Marguerite Gauthier of Dumas mas
terpiece, Camille" in order that her
SURPRISING art might be preserved to
future generst tons. The same is true
of Madame Gabrielle Rejane, the dis
tinguished French actress who won a
succession of triumphs during her Am
erican tour of 1904 in Sardou's Napo-
leonic comedy, Madame Sans Gene"
1t is this charming historical comedy in
which THE Man of Destiny" figures
so prominently, that will be shown on
the screen at the Tulane Expert pho
tographers, using the finest and most
expensive equipment, secured more
than $4,000 perfect pictures in produc-
ing the two plays of thirty to forty
scenes each, from which one may read
the tragedy of LA Dame Aux Came
las" and the comedy of Sans Gene"
as easily as from the rinted page.
These two photo-plays make a per-
Torrance Of two and a half hours.
Manager T. c. Campbell is standing
sponsor for the presentation at the
and regular patrons of the
fashionable playhouse, as well as the
habitue of the garden variety of NOV
ing pictures, will ENJOY these remark
able studies almost as much as if the
famous stars were here in person.
Prices: so cents, 25 cents and 10 cents.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
The Reminder,

frederick Townsend Martin, apro-
pos OF the extravagances Of the idle
nen, said at dinner in New York:
II Ii bad enough for the rich. who
can ahord 1t, to be extravagant. but
snat OF the extravaganza of the mere
wen to do, who can't?
How many a poor, struggling bro
Aea or lawyer or promoter slaves him.
seu into nervous prostration in order
% crafty the extravagant tastes of
heard Of a case in point yester.
aAy' The wife Of an overworked pro-
noter said at breakfast:
VIII you post this letter for me.
ussr! It's to the furrier counter
naadins my order for that 5000 sable
saa ermine stole. You'll be sure to
The tired eyes Of the harassed.
.a.ooy promoter Lit up with Joy. He
ss,Ied a skipping rope that lay with
: neap OF dolls and toys In a corner.
.1u, going to his wife, he said:
mere, tie my right hand to my
'' toct so won't forget
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
Poetry In Skyscrapers.

II Is a mistake to think we must 90
back a thousand years or more for
genuine poetic inspiration or that the
poet Of today must necessarily conf1ne
himself to the veins that the Greeks
worked to create their lasting vogue.
There Is poetry IN the big modern In.
stitutions where twentieth century life
pulsates, II only there be the imagina-
ton that can treat It in a mastery
way.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
COMING-VICTOR HERBERT TO
THE TULANE.

What promises to ,be one of the
really important musical events of the
season in New Orleans is Victor Her
bert and his orchestra, who come to
the Tulane for TWO concerts, matinee
and night, Sunday, April Dist Mr.
Herbert was heard here last season
and to those who attended his concert
at that time he needs no introduction
He at once became popular with the
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
The Way Out.

a painstaking mother Of two chil.
aren was attempting to give them q
serious idea Of her anxiety to make
them good. and to make plain to their
minds the gravity of the task before
her. Overcome with the possibility
Of ever attaining her mothers ideal,
hree-year-old Frances answered In
all earnestness: Don't try to make
rs good. mother; Just shoot us."-Ev.
erybody's Magazine.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
Crowded Manhattan.

In one small portion of Manhattan.
N. Y, is a population greater than
that Of Arizona, or of Delaware. Idaho.
Montana, Nevada. North Dakota, Ore
gon, New Hampshire, New Mexico.
Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont or
Wyoming.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-04
More Likely.

What's the excitement at that
.Ieet crossing? Some automobile
collision?"
. tnink not; the crowds too big for
40. some professional pugilist must
80 stepped into the saloon at that
.nef. and they're waiting for him to