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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
Supplying kharkov Wheat

The Judith basin experiment sta
ton, located near Moccasin, has been
furnishing clean seed wheat of the
Russian Kharkov variety to local
farmers and many of them have TAX
en- advantage of the opportunity to
secure it. There will be numerous
farmers who will plant the "Kharkov"
wheat in small acreages so as to Sc
cure the amount of seed they require.
"Kharkov" wheat is recommended by
the experiment station as a better
yielding grain than the Turkey red.
by about four to six bushels accord.
ing to experiments carried out, and
the quality for milling purposes is
about the same.
According to the Lewistown Argus
the Kharkov wheat now being raised
in Fergus county is really the product
resulting from the crossing of the
Turkey red and the original "Khar
kov" imported from Russia a few
years ago. But there is little differ
ence between Turkey red and Khar
kov, the average person being unable
to distinguish one from the other
With an increased acreage and addi
tional funds the experiment station
hopes to be able to supply the de
mands for clean seed grain of differ
ent kinds. Requests for the Kharko,
wheat have been received from sew
eral seed houses, but it is preferred
to sell direct to local farmers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Governor Of Colorado Sends Troops
To Mining District

Governor OF colorado Sends Troops
To Mining District
Denver, Oct. 2S.-A threat to call
upon the United States government
for regular troops to help keep order
in the coal strike zone is contained in
a statement issued today by Governor
Z. M. Ammons. The governor asserts
that he declared martial law and call
ed out the Colorado National Guard
only after exhausting every means of
peaceable- settlement. He outlines the
program for forcible disarmament of
both factions and adds:
"This program will be carried out
if it takes every militiaman in the
state and ever If it should become
necessary for me to call upon the fed.
eral government for assistance"
Modified in approximately six
hours, the commands of the Colorado
national guard began moving toward
the southern Colorado coal fields to-
day, where martial law will be estab-
lished in compliance with the procla-
nation.
The scene of the disturbances ia
the two counties of which Walsen.
burg and Trinidad are the county
seats. The mines r located among
the foothills and are reached by
branches from the Colorado & South.
ern railway and the Denver and Rio
Grande.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
Army Men Owe for Jewelry

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Bills aggre-
eating 100000 for jewelry charged
against enlisted men of the army have
been forwarded to the war depart
ment by a large instalment jewelry
concern on the Pacific coast with an
appeal for Uncle Sans aid in collect
ing the Indebtedness. The department
has declined to act as collector and
the creditors only recourse is to pro-
coed against the individual soldiers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
THE NEW MONTANA

Not in many commemorative has
there come a change so quick and so
wonderful as the transformation
which has been wrought in Montana.
Those of us who have been in the
very midst of this great change, how
ever, are the ones who perhaps COM
prehend it the least.
For instance: In the Helena Inde-
pendent the other day there was pub
lished an interview with ]. H. Hall of
the state railroad commission. With
his associates on the commission, Mr..
Hall had just returned from a tour
of the northern belt Of the state, and
his talk dealt with conditions in that
region. 1t vas an interesting talk,
all of it, but there was one paragraph
which was Illuminating.
Mr.. Hall said that he mad counted,
on his trip, two hundred and eighty
grain elevators along the line of the
Great Northern alone. And he added
the information that, four years ago,
there were only fifteen elevators in
the entire state.
There is a contrast which empha-
sizes distinctly the physical change
that is transforming Montana from a
state of ranges and mines, alone, into
a great agricultural commonwealth,
whose grain production has become
an important factor in the world mar
ket.
We venture the forecast that the
transformation will, in two years, be
eve more impressive, and that to the
list of elevators will be added a cata.
logue of creameries which will be
even more emphatic in illustration.
1t is not necessary to dwell upon
the Importance of the change which
is being wrought in the states indus
trial condition. The contrast is i'm
portant, especially, because there has
been no retrogression in the minera,
output of the state, but the agricul
tural production has increased to the
extent that it has passed, in granl
total, the wonderful record made BY
the states mines.
Wonderfully impressive as thi,
physical change has been, it is not a.
great or as significant as is the trans
formation which is taking place il
the people themselves. Perhaps thi
other change is due in some measur
to the increased influence of the ae
r%icultural population of the state
whose prompting, everywhere, ha
been the awakening-all Of the sign
of the times indicate that. And Their
is no one who can doubt that til
change is for the better.
Montana's people will govern then
selves. They have discovered thei
own power and they propose to exel
it-not for the imposition Of any il
justice upon any man or any corpor:
ton, but for the establishment of fai
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
Affects Wheat Imports

Washington, Oct. 28.-Wheat anG
flour will not be admitted free Of du
ty to the United States from those
countries which decline to admit fret
Of duty similar products from the I'm
tied States. This ruling has beer
made by Assistant Secretary Hamlir
Of the treasury department, who con
strues the new tariff law as present
ing this decision.
Customs collectors have been ad
vised of the Interpretation and eacf
collector was advised that the coun
tries now admitting American wheat
and flour without duty were Grea'
Britain, Finland and the Netherlands
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
Will Aid Farm Women

Washington, Oct. 30.-Establish.
ment of a branch of the department
of agriculture devoted to the interests
of the farm women, probably will be
undertaken by Secretary Houston in
the near future, 1t was declared today.
The secretary recently sent out to far
mers' wives and daughters a letter
asking them to indicate how the de.
partment could be Of assistance to
them. Replies are coming in every
mail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
Import Prison Made Goods

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Millions of
dollars worth of imports may be at
fected by a decision of the treasury
department today, refusing to prohib-
it under the new tariff law the entry
of bagging for cotton from Great Brit.
ain, alleged to have been manufacture
ed in part by convict labor.
The yearly imports or pagging from
this source amount to nearly $1,000.
900. The department was advised
that application also would be made
for denial of the right Of entry to GER
tain linen towelings. bags of various
materials and other articles with an
annual import value of many millions
of dollars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
THE VALUE OF GRIT

The American Magazine has been
Offering prizes for the best letters en-
titled what l Am Most Thankful
For" and in the November number
publishes the three prize winning con.
tributions. The following letter won
first prize:
"Of all the blessings which l Can
count as belonging to me tht; year
and for which. | am thankful l am
most thankful that l have not lost my
grit.
Eleven years of time and strength
and everything we had have gone in
to our homestead here in North Da'
kota; and yet, today, If we sold every
thing we possessed we could just pay
our debts.
"A long series Of crop failures from
drought and hail, and a much and
well advised venture of buying a trac-
ton engine which then did not work,
and was eventually (but too late for
our good) replaced by the company
with a new one, have eaten up all we
have been able to make.
1T has been most discouraging, and
the past year has been n of exceed
ing and %unceasing worry and work of
mind and body for both my husband
and myself.
Through it all l have been most
thankful that I was able to keep my
courage and help my husband keep
his, as he bore the worst of the burd-
en-, being the provider and the one
who had to meet ana stave off cred.
itors.
snow when we are practically as
sured of time (Which is what we most
NEEDY to retrieve ourselves, we can
stop and take stock.
Against these Universities we can
say that for eleven years we have liv.
ed decently, not lacking either for food
or clothing which was necessary.
We have been bringing up three
children in good and healthy condi-
lions, and we have had enough simple
pleasures to keep us well and happy in
spite of our troubles.
I'VE have had sickness and acct.
dents, but none were fatal.
"When the things were at their
worst all l had grit enough for was
to say that we we're. young enough
and strong enough to start in over
again and make a success yet; be-
cause l will not doubt our ultimately
succeeding.
Il would keep saying to myself.
We might be much worse off, We
might not have enough to eat or wear
or a good home.' or, most of all, we
might have lost hope, under our noun.
tain of debt, as many do, and lapsed
into a listless. ambitlonless life with
nothing ahead for ourselves or chill
dren; so l am most thankful that oul
grit has carried us through and has
given us doggedness and persever
ance enough to carry us through what
ever more may come"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
THE MONROE DOCTRINE

There are doubtless thousands of
Americans who at this moment are
wondering in what manner the Mon
roe doctrine is to be applied to the
Mexican situation by our national ad-
ministration. For it has never been
made clear by what authority under
that historic policy the American gov
eminent has refused to recognize the
right of European governments to
exercise ordinary precautions for the
protection of their subjects in the
Mexican republic.
The Monroe doctrine was evolved
from what John Quincy Adams con.
sidered a peculiar emergency. And
in its specifications nothing more is
emphasized than the declaration that
no European power shall acquire a
controlling influence" m the western
hemisphere. The fear rnat was up
permost in the mind of MI. Adams
and President Monroe was that Eu-
ropean nations, notably Germany at
that time, would attempt extensive
colonization plans in Latin America
and in this way gam a controlling
influence"
Conditions in the republic Of Mex
leo today are in no way analogous to
the conditions which brought forth
the Monroe doctrine, and by no
stretch of imagination could it be
presumed that the simple and GUS
tomary act of protecting foreign citi-
zens in Mexico would be an effort to
establish a controlling influence" To
a certain extent England and Ger
many have a Monroe doctrine" in
the Orient, but all rights under it
were waived when the allied troops
went to Pekin to csc the foreign
ers of all nations who were imperiled
there.
Manifestly it would be a substan.
tial relief IL the United States could
today divide the responsibilities which
it is facing to the south. And, to
many minds. there does not appear
any good reason why amicable inter-
naional cooperation could not be ef-
fected in Mexico az was done In Chi
ma. When the allied troops withdrew
from China there was not a vestige
left of any controlling influence"
which did not exist previously.
We cannot escape the great fact
that an attempt on our part to pacify
Mexico would involve a long and Diff
ficult task. But If we hold rigidly to
the present emergency this task must
be ours and ours alone. All that we
hope for in Mexico is for a restoration
of peace, and that is the common de-
sire of foreign nations. 1t may be all
very we'll for us to preen ourselves
on being the policeman" of the west
ern hemisphere, but in maintaining
order it would be foolish not to call
to our assistance others interested
with us in this purpose.-Kansas City
Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05

play and a square deal to every indi-
vidual and to every combination.
Montana is a great state. The new
Montana will be greater-greater
even than was dreamed by the men
who laid its Observation-Disclosures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
Robber Killed by Hatpin

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-John Neimetz, q
holdup man, died Of a hatpin wound
here today. When Neimetz attacked
Mrs. Karmuenisk here recently, the
woman, who is six feet tail and weigh
ing 200 pounds, stabbed her assailant
behind the ear with her hatpin. Blood
poisoning set in.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05
Real Pride.

No man has eve done anything to
give him the right to feel as proud al
q girl feels when she hears that some
body has been making a fool Of himself
because Of er.-Chicago Record-Her
aid.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-11-05

Fine Book and Job Printing a spec
ialty at the RIVER PRESS office.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-07
LIVES LOST
CAPSIZING BARK MIMI

BRIGHTON, Ore, April Tt is
now definitely known that eighteen
men were drowned here Sunday morn
ing when the German bark Mimi,
which has been ashore at this port for
six weeks, overturned, after being
pulled into deep water with the aid
of donkey engines. Twenty-Five OF
the crew were on board when the
bark capsized. Only four were taken
off alive today. Among those saved
were Captain Fisher of the Fisher
Engineering Company of Portland,
which was salving the vessel; Captain
Westphal of Germany, master of the
Mimi. Two dead bodies were lashed
to the vessel and the other 16 were
washed off when the vessel went
over No bodies have come to shore.
Among the drowned are Captain
Grove of Portland, Russell Blackman
of Portland, o. e. Estes Of Brighton,
Jack Fitzpatrick of Nenelem, Charles
Stipp of North Plains, Ore. The rest
are all German members of the crew,
all laborers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-07
Tariff Measure Introduced.

WASHINGTON April marked by
the most radical, sweeping reductions
with the full approval of the Wilson
administration, the tariff bill was in
troduced in the house this afternoon
In introducing the measure the franz
ers said that in their opinion the time
had arrived when American manufact-
urers must meet Honest competition
and must develop their business along
the best and most economical lines. .
The bill as introduced places raw
wool on the free list, cuts the tariff
on sugar and provides for free sugar
within three years; cuts cotton prices,
and puts steel rails on the free list. 1t
slashes all iron and steel duties and
either places on the free list or re-
duces to a minimum all duties on the
common necessaries of life. Schedule
"K'' is badly riddled. The duty on
yarn is reduced to 20 per cent, blan-
kets to 25 per cent, fannels from 80
to 25 per cent, and dress goods from
nearly 100 to 25 per cent.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-07
Bill Meets Approval of the Administra-
housekeeping Reductions on
All Necessaries of Life.

er, pioneer socialist member, and
many another who figured largely in
congressional news Of the past two
years. On the new cane-seated benches
half encircling the rostrum, were the
successors of 1T members who failed
to return, and 35 men chosen from
additional districts or from states at
large. Only five of the 142 new mem
bers had ever sat in congress before.
The clerk announced a quorum pres
ent, and stated that vacancies existed
in three districts-the 18th Massach-
usetts, 1st South Carolina, and 10th
Texas. He announced the next busi-
ness to be the election of a speaker.
Champ Clark of Missouri, was plac-
ed in nomination for a second term
on behalf of the democratic caucus.
James r. Mann of Illinois, was sim
ilarly presented by the republicans.
Victor Murdock of Kansas, was named
by the progressives. The roll was
called in alphabetical order, and Clark
was declared elected. A committee OF
the three parties was named to es-
cort him to the chair, amid applause
that swept the galleries and echoed
through the chamber and the corri-
doris beyond.
Election of the clerk, sergeant-at-
arms, chaplain and minor officials was
secured by resolution, offered on be-
half of the majority caucus. The re-
publican minority submitted its list Of
candidates as substitute, which was
promptly voted down. The offlcers
were Immediately sworn in.
Resolutions of a routine nature,
such as always accompany the con-
vening of a new congress, then were
that it had named a committee to act
with a house comittee to notify the
president that al was ready for his
wishes.
Under time-honored precedent, the
lottery of seat-drawing was the next
scheduled procedure. But the rear
rangement of the house chamber,
whereby benches replaced the familiar
desks and swivel chairs, made
change necessary. Leaders planned TO
submit to the house the proposition or
whether members take any seats that
suited them on all OCCASIONS or nave
a place definitely assigned. In former
congresses, the drawing for seats was
one of the most picturesque incidents
of the convening of the national legls-
lature.
In the senate the procedure was
without other special formality than
the reading of the presidents proclaim
alton. Election of officers and swear
ing in of new members had been dis
posed of before the March adjourn
ment.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-07
MONTENEGRO MAY CAUSE
TROUBLE IN EUROPE

powers. She declines to yield to the
demand of the powers to abandon her
attempts to gain possession of Sou
tari and has officially announced
there will be no departure from the
attitude which conforms to the ne
cessities of the state of war exist
ing between the allies and Turkey.
An international fleet, comprising
warships of AustriaHungary, Italy,
France, Germany and Great Britain, is
now blockading the Montenegrin port
of Antivari. The fleet includes four
Yarmouth, Infiexible and Gloucester;
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-07

Inc presentation OIL the comic
opera Priscilla by the glee clubs of
the University of Idaho, under the di-
rection of Professor E. H. Storer, and
assisted by the university orchestra
at the beautiful new auditorium Sat
urday evening, was in every way a
decided success.
The new auditorium with seating
capacity of nearly 1000, it's large and
professionally equipped stage, it's
splendid acoustic properties, it's beau
tiful new hangings, and its especially
prepared scenery, gave an appropri-
ate Setting for Saturday evenings
treat to Moscow music lovers, who
filled nearly all available seats with
enthusiastic listeners.
Beautiful" Wonderful" How
did he ever do it," was heard on all
sides as one passed out. Of course
"he" was Mr.. E. H. StOrer and Idaho
is surely to be congratulated in hav-
ing a man at the head of the vocal de-
partment of her university who can
develop ten principals and chorus
of 80, among students many of whom
have had little training not received
at the university, and to produce so
beautiful an opera so splendidly.
The story of Priscilla taken from
Longtellow's poem, 'The Courtship
of Miles Standish," was of course
familiar to all and its scenes were
laid in a street in Plymouth, Mass,
about 1928 The beautiful scenic
curtain forming the background, re-
called at once New England's stern
and rockbound coast" Here the
pretty chorus of girls in their simple
frocks with caps and Kirtles and high
cock hats, assisted the principals in
the beautiful songs, whose brilliant,
catchy and harmonious music with
the splendid action and enthusiasm
of the singers brought many encores
in answer to the insistent applause of
the audience.
The title role Priscilla was sung
by Miss Maud Hines, q pretty Pill
grim, modest and simple and sweet,
whose beautiful, clear soprano was
never heard to better advantage in
Moscow. Miss Hines took her part
we'll, at all times putting life and
clever action into her lines and was
forced to respond to many encores.
Miss Florence Waters as Resigna-
ton, a vivacious, hopeful, middle aged
spinster, with Vernon FaWcett, as
Hatebad Higgins, agent of the good
ship "Mayflower," persistent and
untiring salesman, furnished most OF
the comedy and were repeatedly en-
cored. Their love song and dancing
in Act II. being a special favorite.
e. H. Humphries as Miles Standish
the doughty captain, who in his beau
tiful baritone, compelled his friend,
John Alden, to do his bidding and
held the audience with apparent ease
his difficult part as bash
full lover a pleading friend, a stern
warrior, or a man driven to anger by
the ever active Higgins.
Claude Heard, as William Bradford,
governor of New Plymouth, sang in
his splendid clear bass, which made
him such a favorite, through his
part as leader and advisor of his
people to the delight of every one.
Enoch Perkins as John Alden, a
friend in need, has long been favor
ite here and was never more pleas
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-04-07
RADICAL TARIFF MEASURE BEFORE CONGRESS
OPERA PRISCILLA" MOST
SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCED

ing than in his difficult role Saturday
evening. At first a lover, modest,
doubtful of his right to hope and de-
spairing; then as friend in need
and self sacrificing, sadly pleading
the cause of his friend; abashed at
the declaration: why don't you
speak for yourself John?" when his
mood changes to rejoicing.
The three "Mayflower" buds, Miss
Ruth Motto, as Barbara; Miss Mary
Petcina, as Faith and Miss Marie
Kettenbach, as Prudence, We're
charming, beautiful Pilgrim maidens,
serious or rollicking as the action re-
quired and delightful. in their parts.
Though a freshman here, Miss Motto
has won warm place in the hearts
of Moscow music lovers and with her
sweet, winsome manner, and her
beautiful voice she won much ap-
plause, especially for her Spinning
Song" at the opening of the second
act Miss Petcina and Miss Ketten-
bach made for themselves envious po-
stions long ago and were enthusias-
tically received.
L. F. Stone as Squanto, a reformed
red man, did splendidly in his minor
part
OF course much of the joy of the
performance rested with the universi
ty orchestra which was ably assisted
by professional musicians from Spo-
kane.
Mr. E. H. Collens as director of the
orchestra has worked up a musical
organization worthy of a much larger
school and one of which the whole
state may be proud. He was ably as
sisted by E. j. Carey and his brass
choir Mr.. Carey is known as the
peer of band leaders in the Inland
Empire, who held the attention of all
Portland and her visiting thousands
during the Elks' carnival there last
summer.
cooperation of the music faculty, eve
ry department was represented
splendidly, Miss Fern Berry of Rath
drum, played the accompaniment at
the grand piano with the taste and
skill of a veteran. 1t is such prac
tical work as this which shows the
best uses of the piano department.
Of special mention regarding the
visiting players too much cannot be
said of the courtesy, pleasant coop
Grafton, and superb musicmanship of
Mr.. Leroy Gesner, who brought with
him three other players. Mr. Gesner
Is one of the leading violin teachers
of the northwest, and enjoyed his Mos
COW visit immensely. He had the
things to say of the pro-
duction at the auditorium, and of his
courteous treatment while here.
These sentiments were reechoed by
the charming flutist, Miss Lotje, the
skillful piano player, Mr.. Blinn, and
the contra-bass player, Mr.. Stenger.
Carter Eggan ably assisted Mr.. Stor
er in arranging the scenery and the
and his experience along
that line greatly helped along the
production.
The electrical effects were manag
ed by Mr. Halfway of Spokane,
The heating arrangements for the
hall were excellent and the ventila-
ton perfect There was no sign of
stuffiness throughout the evening.