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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-11

Song.
Prayer.
Short business meeting.
The Work Of the Young Peoples
Union of Clinton''-R. A. Crawford.
Music by male quartet.
Christian Service for Young Peo-
ple'-Dr. E. a. Bess of Clinton.
Music by male quartet
Prayer.
After the meeting of the union, the
Christian Endeavor of the church has
invited the company to remain for a
social time as their guests, for which
ample provisions have been made
both in the way of program and re
freshments. Il promises TO be a very
profitable and interesting evening, and
all the members of the union are in
vited to be present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-11
PROGRAM FOR UNION SESSION.

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM WILL
be followed at the meeting of the
Young Peoples Presbyterian union at
the United Presbyterian church to-
night. beginning at S o'clock:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-11

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
Largest Ship in World

GLASGOW, April 81. The largest
vessel in the world. tho Cunard liner
Aquitania, was successfully launched
tod az at the yards OF her builders,
John Brown and company of Clyde
bank. Officials of the steamship COM
pany and hundreds of other specta-
tors were assembled to see the great
ship slide down the ways and take her
initial plunge into the waters of the
Clyde.
The ship will have accommod atoms
for $50 fret class passengers, TAO SEQ.
ond clsss and 2,400 Storage passen.
gers. Her average speed will be q
knots in ordinary weather. Ono OF
the vessels unique features will be a
completely equipped theater. It is said
that q theatrical company with q re.
pertoire of plays will be provided for
the chip BY q New York manager.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
To Tin Sheet Cooper.

To tin sheet copper on one side. says
the Engineer. metal is taken Of the cor
rect gauge or within one number Of
that size and then cleansed with the
usual pickles and by securing with
sand or swarf and sand. The sheets
are then coated with a killed spirit
hux. They are next placed upon a
holder laid at IN angle of forty-tive de-
grees to the timing pot. SO that the
excess Of tin will return by gravity.
The molten tin is poured over the cop
per sheet and any xce wiped Off
with mops made Of plumbers tow.
The oxide formed on the reverse side
Of the sheet from the heat of the mol
ten tin is removed by dilute sulphuric
acid pickles. The sheets are washed
and dried and then if necessary rolled
again to gauge and polished. For
cleansing timed articles there is moth
ing better than whiting mixed with a
little kerosene oil. the surface being
polished afterward with a little of the
dry whiting or Vienna lime.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
Western Senator's Protest.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-Unless
western sen ators opposed TO free wool
and free sugar in three years convince
President Wilson that the Underwood
tariff bill, which the democratic house
caucus and he himself have indorsed,
should be changed, they will find these
provisions stamped with the approval
of the democrats of the finance COM
mittee when the bill IL brought before
tho democratic caucus of the senate.
For three hours today six senators
from states west of the Missouri river
argued with . majority of the demo.
Gratis of the finance committe agains,
free wool and free sugar. They were
listened to atsentively, and may be
heard again.
All twelve OF the democratic seua.
tore from states west of the Missouri
river were invited by Senator New.
lands to appear before the committee,
but only Senators Newlands aud Pit
man of Nevada, Chamberlain and
Lane of Oregon, Thompson of Kansas
and Walsh of Montana, appeared.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
Would Help Homesteaders

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Represen.
tattve French OF Idaho has introduced
q bill extending the number of annual
payments by homesteaders and pur-
chasers Of water from the government
under reclaim alton projects from 10 to
30. Under the present law the pay.
ments required for the water fur
nished by the government are extend.
ed over q period of 10 years, and with
the constantly increasing cost of re.
lam alton the problem of meeting pay.
ments 10 already q burden.
Mr.. French contends that the home.
stead law upon reclaim alton projects
should be in the interests of the poor
man and that 30 annual payments will
be vastly to the interest of the poor
man, while at the same time the land
If it is worth acquiring at all. consti.
tutes an abundant security to the gov.
eminent for the payment of all de.
ferred amounts due.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
PRESERVING Dry Batteries,

The life Of dry batteries. which are
to be used in wet or damp places, may
be considerably heightened by being
treated in the following manner:
The batteries are placed in glass jars
a little wider and higher than them
selves. A layer of dry sawdust Is
placed in the bottom for the battery
to rest on, and the sides are packed
with sawdust to within half an inch
of the top. Waterproof wires are con
nected to the binding posts and melted
paratfin poured over the battery to the
top Of the jar. The carbon and zinc
terminals should be marked to avoid
trouble when connecting several cells
together. Batteries treated In this
manner are waterproof and can be
submerged In water II necessary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
Damage Claims For Millions.

New YORK, April 21.-Six hundred
and ifty.one claims for damages az
gregsting SIG, 600, 900 have been filed
In the federal district court here
against the Oceanic Steamship com.
pany for loss OF life, injuries and
loss of properly in the Titanic dis.
aster of q year ago, according to q
report made public today by United
States Commissioner Gilchrist. The
court recently extended for 30 days
the time limit during which certain
persons residing abroad may file
claims. The time limit for all other
elaine has expired.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30

protecting him against the swift cur.
rents that are formed when the We.
hic!e is being drawn rapidly through
the water. The diving car can be
'steered upward and downward as well
as in curves by means of a steering
mechanism operated by compressed air
supplied from steel tanks attached to
each side of the vehicle.
The diver while operating the yehi-
Gle wears a regular diving suit, the
special feature Of which is a tank or
cartridge that for a period of three
hours supplies the diver with fresh
air. The submarine sledge is capable
of being operated at a depth of about
40 feet when the is shining and
uses u s%earchlight fed from the sur
face boat when artificial light ia re.
quired. 1t weighs 500 pounds fully
equipped.
The most striking possible applica-
ton of the sledge is in the work of
recovering sunken wrecks or human
bodies. the exact location Of which can
only be determined by a thorough
search Of n large area of river or sen
bottom. BY towing the diver back and
forth over the bottom the search can
be carried on with accuracy and in
only a small part of the time that ordi-
narily would be required.
The sledge has already been used
successfully at az average depth Of
seventy feet in the inspection Of q long
intake pipe running out into salt water.
Popular Mechanics.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30

provide accommoda atoms for euct
pupils." This means that the county
board BY building . dornitory, or ir
some such manner; must furnish &C
commod atoms ct reasonab BILE prices
for such high school pupils. In thi.
case pupils from the country would q,
oil times be under the direction o.
school authorities, and the parent liv.
ing at home would not be wondering
whether his boy was on thu street or in
some other undesirable place.
What will be the expense? No one
expects to see good schools without
helping to pay for them. The levy
for . county high school 10 placed on
oil taxable properly OF the county.
The maximum levy 10 three mills. A
two.nill levy wouldlprovide sufficient
funds for the maintenance Of such q
school. Can anyone refuse to pay
such . minimum assessment when 1t
mesns the betterment OF school con-
ditions In this county? In . few years
many pupils will finish the grades
In the country and then will have no
place to get their high school educa.
tion unless this step is taken and .
county high school established.
The establishment of . county high
school will also aid in the building of
district high schools when the valua-
tion and population warrant it..
Whenever q district shall maintain
one year high school accredited work
with i've pupils It will receive from the
county high school fund one.fourth Of
such high school tax collected in such
district; two years with ten pupils,
oue-half of the fund; in case of four
years work, and 20 pupils the district
will receive the entire fund collected.
In addition to this the district will
also have its regular school appor.
tion.
This is only asking for q continu-
ance of the thing which all districts
OF the county are trying to do-build
up their schools, 1t is enlisting tho
aid OF all districts TO furnish high
schools for all districts. No district
can afford to maintain . high school
but by establishing such .
school they would BE- combining their
and securing . good high school
= minimum expense 10 each district.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
Five Butte Miners Killed

BUTTE, April 23.-Five men were
killed In an accident today at the
Leonard mine, an Amslgamated cop
per property, when engineer William
Peters lost control of one of the big
hoisting engines, which flew to piece,
causing one Gag on which were four
men to drop 1900 feet, and another
cage, on which were eight miners, to
drop 800 feet. Nine other men sus-
tanned injuries zone of which, 1t ia
believed, will result fatally.
II. G. Rudy, who made q frantic
rush to catch the cage just before /,
departed, missed it, but = flying piece
Of the engine struck him, outing OF q
leg. Nick Treglow, = miner who con.
cluded he would not 60 to work, and
refrained from boarding the cage,
also was struck by q flying piece Of
the engine and instantly killed.
The accident occurred at the shaft
where was lowered President Taft or
hts first visit to Butte, October II
1911, and here also were lowered visi
tors OF note who came to Butte
Every injured man aboard the cages
sustained broken legs. The bodies O.
the four aboard the fret cage to fal
were'extracted from the stump piece
meal, it being necessary to saw of
legs and arms In order to liberate tn,
| bodies from the debris of the Gage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
Shows Direction Of Sound.

A machine has been recently granted
a patent by the United States patent
Office covering Il method Of determin-
ing the direction Of a sound wave or
Of locating a source Of sound, and In
doing this the waves emanating from
such source are divided, and the divid-
ed parts are compared by bringing first
one part and then another through a
common conductor. He employs an
apparatus, including two Numerically
opposite receivers, the direction of the
source Of the sound waves being de-
termined by stopping n Of the said
receivers. thus indicating into which
Of the receivers the particular sound
wave was received.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

The county high school proposition
upon which the citizens of Cheuteau
county will vote at a special election
to be held June q, is one that should
receive careful consideration. The
Importance and benefits OF such an in.
stitu,ion are indicated in an article
by c. M. Luce, principal Of the Fort
Benton high school, which says in
part:
A county high school in Chouteau
county means q school for the boys
and girls OF the entire county without
payment for extra tuition. Pupils In
oil parts Of the county are planning
on high school work, with no facilities
for the work which they most desire
and have . right to demand.
The high school must provide in
struction in industrial education to
the pupil along with other work which
would be required. Why not provide
. school for the country boy who
wishes to take work 10 agriculture, so
he may 60 out and apply principles
of farming that have been scienM6csl.
~ tested? Why not provide . school
where no may learn how to scientif.
cslly feed q steer, and where he may
learn both grain and stock judging
from . man who has made . study OF
the same? These things can be done
In Q county high school by employing
- q teacher q man who has received
his training in ~ agricultural college
of the west.
There are at present . great humble,
of pupils in Chouteau county who
would be in high school il they wer,
able to secure accommodations il
room and board but could not pa,
expensive hotel rates. The law o
Montana expressly says: "All eligi
BILE pupils In the county are %entitlee
TO attend the county high school, ane
It shall be the duty of the board tl
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
Tho Champion Optimist.

The diamond belt for optimism ha,
been awarded to . resident of one Of
rural districts of Scotland.
Al the story goes, an old mar va,
sitting on the roof of his house dur.
ing q food, when . neighbor who pos.
sessed = boat rowed across to him.
"aello Bill" he said.
"Hello SAM" replied the other
pleasantly,
"All youy fowls washed away this
morning, Biil?"
eyes, but the ducks can SWIM"
"Apple trees gone too, eh?"
swell, they said the crop would b
a failure anyhow"
~ see the rivers washed above
your windows"
That's all right, Sam. Them win.
dows needed washin'."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
Eliminating Commission Men.

CHICAGO, April 24.-The hrst prac.
ticsl step to demonstrate the posi-
bility Of economy in distribution OF
farm products 10 scheduled TO DO taken
tomorrow, when . large shipmen. OF
fresh vegetablss 10 to be started from
Texas to Chicago. T eplsn has been
worked out by an association Of Texas
farmers. By eliminating ths conmts'
sion men and selling direct from the
farmer to the consumer, II 10 believed
that . great reduction In prices will
be possible. Distributing stations Or,
10 be established in various localitiei
OF the city.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
Grow Alfalfa Seed.

Write to the Alfalfa Products COM
pany at Great Falls for their PROPOSE
ton to furnish you DR.. Sudduth's
alfalfa seed. and contr act to take your
seed At the end Of the season at ten
per cent. above market price.
If you are interested in . plan to
clear from thirty five to fifty dol.
lars per acre net from your land, this
proposition will appeal to you.-Adv.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
filino Soft N etals,

1t is we'll known to mechanics that
when lead. tin. soft solder and Alumni
um are filed the file is soon filed with
metal and will not cut. 1t cannot be
cleaned. like the wood rasp. by dipping
1t into hot water or pouring boiling
water over it. but if the file and the
work are kept wet with water there
will be no trouble whatever. Both file
and work must be kept thoroughly wet
at all times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
FAVOR INCOME TAX.
Democratic Committee Proposes
Radical Change In Methods.

Democratic Committee Propo.es
Radical Change In Methods.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Present.
ing the completed democratic tariff
revision bill to the house today the
democrat OF the ways and means com
mittee recommended . radical read.
justment of she entire financial policy
of the nation. They proposed to make
an income tax the means of accura telv
adjusting the funds to be raised by
taxation to correspond With the ne.
cessities for government expenditures.
By q strict party vote, the senate
finance committee decided finally to.
day that no public hearings would be
given . full opportunity, however, to
file briefs OF statements with tho com.
mittes, bearing on any of the tariff
schedules.
While the senate finance committee
has decided that further hearings are
unnecessary, the democr attic members
OF the committee will confer tomorrow
with democratic senators from Pacific
coast and Rocky mountain states OBJ.
posed to the free sugar and free wool
provisions of the new bill. A mum.
Der of western senstors, including
Senators Myers of Montana and
Ashurss Of Arizona, will not partici.
pate in the conference, % they have
decided 10 support the free wool and
sugar program II it IL approved by
the house.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
MOT0RCAR FOR DIVERS.
Submarine Sledge Designed For Us,
In Deep Sea Work.

IN Deep Sea WORK.
A diving nIOIO:car or submarine
sledge for the use Of divers while al
work in the depths of the ocean is
among the latest devices bEiy uSed ir
the divers art. The :ppa us, which
is a specially designed form ur motor.
car on runners instead Of wheels. has
no power of its own. being drawn
through the water and along the hot.
tom Of the sen 10y a power boat on the
surface to which it is connected by
wire cables and with whose driver thu
diver is in communication by telephone
- the back of the divers seat there
is fastened Il sheet or hood Of metal TO,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-30
The River Press
Pwblished every Wednesday Morning
bv the River Press Publish
ing Company.
THE r TANGLE.

Republican leaders in congress car
be pardoned for smiling over th'
present tariff situation. For many
years the democrats have had theil
innings ss the irresponsible minority
cracking jokes 1t the efforts of the
majority to construct tariff measures
Now the shoe is on the other foot.
It is the republicans turn to criticise
and laugh. The democrats are resliz-
ing that IL is so much easier TO find
fault % onlookers than to be fault.
less % performers. The glib langu'
sge Of the Baltimore platform gave
easy assurance that II the democrats
were only permitted the opportunity
they would construct an ideal tariff
measure. Now that they are face to
face with the opportunity and the duty
they discover that 1t lie . different
matter altogether.
President Wilson and House Lead
er Underwood had Q tariff bill oil
made up. OF course, II wasn't just
what either wanted, but a. . compro.
mise measure It Vas acceptable to
both. SO far good. But these estim.
able gentlemen had counted without
the senate. Now comes the ate
leaders who say in effect that they
have - good . right as either the
president or the house to have their
tariff views considered and, BY Jim.
my, they are not going to let any.
body run over them. When it omesc
TO tariff tinkering the senators have
some ideas about free wool, free
sugar and other things themselves,
and these ideas must be respected.
So the whole tariff position 10 up in
the air again and the carefully laid
plans Of the president and Mr.. Under.
wood have been knocked into . cock
ed hat, or words TO that effect.
1t would have been strange indeed
II no vigorous protest had come from
the western states against free wool.
Most Of the sheep.growing states roll.
cd up handsome msjorities for Will
son. But they never dreamed the
president was going to chow his ap-
precstion BY ruthlessly butchering
their chiefindustry and source ofindus-
try and source of prosperity. Free
wool would mean that the western
sheep men could not get their product
to the Boston market at as low q cost
ss South America wool could be laid
down at the Boston docks. The do.
mocratic sheep states are for . lower
tariff, Of course, but wool-well, that's
different. Wool must be let alone.
The low tariff Is for the other indus
tries.
The sugar states of the south we're
strong for Wilson, and they want re-
duced tariff. of course, in accord ance
with the Baltimore platform and the
time.honored principles OF the demo-
cratic party. But ~sugar-no, no, not
sugar. That must he protected. Free
sugar would absolutely ruin the busi-
ness of Louisiana, where the industry
Is already badly handicapped. The
sugar men are strongly ia favor of
free wool, but not free sugar. And 90
1t goes. Tariff reduction IL always
for the other fellow. And this is why
the republicans are smiling, for they
know all about the troubles of the
tariff reformers who we're so cock.sure
they could build an ideal tariff
Kansas City Journal.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-22
Edmard VII NdrowIy
Escaped Being Barred
From the Births Throne

Berlin, Germany, Nov. ga curious
story phich proposes to show that the
late king Edward had a narrow escape
from being barred from the English
throne is told by DR.. Adolf Kohut in a
book which is to be soon published here.
DR.. Kohut says that shortly before
Edward was born queen Victoria was
in Italy and, with the consent of her
ministers, was to remain there until
after the happy event.
1t was then. according to DR.. Kohut,
that the learned rabbi, Nathan Adler,
who, for the benefit Of his fellow re-
ngiOnists, had studied English law,
went to the British foreign minister,
and Informed him that an heir to the
crown of England must be born on
English soil, and if the birth took
place abroad the expected prince would
lose his right to the throne. On the
rabbits advice the ministers urged that
the queen should return to England and
the future king Edward was born very
soon afterward.
Doctor Kohut says king Edward
never forgot what doctor Adler had
done for him Doctor Adler afterwards
became chief rabbi, and on his death
was succeeded by his son, DR.. Herman
Adler, who also had the warmest sym.
pathy Of king Edward.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-22
STORE Is ROBBED
AT MESILLA PARK

aTesiIla. Park y. NJ, Nov zz.-LnleNes
broke into ". T.: Card,WeI q -I 3olts
e--a7 s71ited their fancy, or their spec
al desire Most of the things taken
we're either to eat or 10 wear NS Si1aa
nairs 81 shoes. gloves ana Sucn IKE
tn1 ne E interior Of the G. H Totten
Fo.77ss i finished and Mr.. ana MIS-
Totten and little daughters, 1oulsS anu
lean Dudley, have mONeu III " -
~ f1e exterior is still in progress DuI
will be completed IN a snoTt IlL-l .7ii
when this work IS flnlsneo ms -
be one Of the prettiest cottages IN inns
HI Lane Jack Maynard, Ansel Gard d,
ner and Donald Young moUoreo 70 =
Paso in the Lane car, gong IhI0us u
01-r-sn PISS San Augustine and Globe
SHINES a. distance OF about so miles
bi1t with good roads. The return TIP
was Icy the valley roaQ. winch " a.
found 70 be in poor condlllOl- ,4
Mr. and Mrs Helms and dauShteL
came M from Fl PasO in.thelr auto IoL
q visit with Jack and Tom VINO aLS
attending the Park SCHOOLS me ~
vent home with them and VIII re-
main till after Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs Cecil Hash are mere
IRON Mountain Air WISHING a. IiiS Holli0
of Mr. and Mrs. s E. walker -
Rev. Hunter Lewis made a TIP 70 70
II T3sso to get the corner stone lot
St. Andrews chapel, Whlcn Is 1919 70 -
built on the Alameda IN Las 1890
FTrI7e Garner stone viii be laid SUNDAY
afternoon, November 80.
. Sid1ev Howard is doing the plumb
ms for the Las Cruces Timing ana
plumbing company on the MoAans-n
house. a mile south of the PARK
NJ T-ssI Cross and little daughter
Helen have returned home from sew
ersI months visit with relatives IN tne
east They will remain al her paIellls,
- I'D Mrs 7 G. Stuarts, until the
first of January, when they viii re
-7-noe housekeeping in their own nome,
which was rented while MIS- cross We
svTav and the lease OF when VIII NO.
eTnire tin January first.
Prof H H. Simpson ana MISS T ~ ~
q Milier have returned from the Ee-
COS vaIIev. where they were Win the
So1+s Re demonstration train
Miss Margaret AIathes IS expected
nome from FL Paso Saturday nlgnl 10
remain till after Thanksgiving