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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4. 1913.
UNFAIR TO SETTLERS.

The decision Of the supreme court to
the effect that farmers on government
irrigation projects must pay for the
mainten ance OF the systems pending
their completion need surprise no one.
It To-, in fact, what the settlers antici-
pated, Gays the Butte Daily Post. II
eve they expected something for no.
thing from the government, that time
psssed long ago. Could IN expression
be had for them, it probably would
show that they would not now object
to paying q reasonable charge for
mainten ance Of the canals. What they
do object to chiefly is to charges for
construction altogether higher than
the estim ates OF the government agents
on which they were induced to put
their lands into the projects and to
unreasonable and vexstious delays In
the work of construction.
In Montana We have more CON-
plsints perhaps from the settlers on
the so.called Lower Yellowstone pro.
ject than from those Of any other fed.
edrsl irrigation district, unless excep-
ton be made OF the St. Mary enter.
prise. At least, no project has been
90 often before the department % the
one taking in that part Of tho Yellow.
stone valley of which Sidney and
Fairview are centers. Tho fret esti.
mates Of cost made by government
agents and given o~fdcislly by them to
settlers In that district we're from go
to e25 an acre.
The settlers we're assured by the
representatives of the reclamation
service that, in any event, the cost
would not exceed $50 an acre. On
that assurance settlers we're induced
70 put their lands into the project. BY
degrees the cost rose until It exceeded
the highest estimate by mor than fifty
per cent. As in the case of other
Montana projects, the settlers on the
Lower Yellowstone have claimed that,
on account of faulty engineering, it
has been necessary to reconstruct no
small part Of the work, some of which
has been charged to the operation
and maintenance. This account on
the Lower Yellowstone project on June
80, 1911, showed q debit of Sl86, 600.
Now, II it is trne that this excessive
cost was due to misma an agement and
errors of government sgents, it mani.
1estly is not fair to charge the settlers
with It. Yet It is claimed that these
excessive costs enter into the opera.
ton and maintenance chsrges. Under
these circumstances the settlers ore
justified in protesting against the
charges. II the cost Of these projects
came within the estimates OF the gov.
eminent and II tho mainten suce
charges we're based on what would
actually have been required had gov.
eminent fulfilled ito contract with the
land owners. then the latter would
have hsd no cause Of complaint. No,
would there, In the opinion Of TIT
Post, have been complaint on the par
OF settlers had these conditions OBJ
tanned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04

Boys have more sense than they
used to have. When the %old.fashion.
ed boy got q dime he would buy q TO-
cent bottle OF rotten perfemery with
blue hearts and red cupids on the
label and give it to his girl. Nova
days when he gets q dime he takes her
to q ''movie" show and holds hands
for an hour.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
Farmers Picnic.

The "Pioneer Farmers" of Pantou
coulee will hold their fourth annual
picnic At the Joe Howel's hall, two
miles north of the Hawarden post.
Office, Saturday, June %. 1913. Ev.
eryone 10 invited. Como with we'll
filed baskets. Bachelors r expect.
ed to furnish coffee only. Everything
free except the dance In the evening.
The program is a. follows:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-06-04
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHoUTEAU COUNTY

Al letters and communications containing mat
tn Intended for publication in this paper should
b addressed to "The Rirer Press and the nam
y tAe Writer must BE- giren to insure attention.
Local adrertisements WiU be inserted in these
SetwNsns at the rate Of ten cents per line from
tssWstsnt and. fre cents per line from regular ad-
Qoscisers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28

swering, the essence and even the
form of his original instructions are
the same, with the aggraVating fea-
ture we'll qualified by you as more
restricted
For my part 1t would have been
sufficient to answer this note in its
tctality by reproducing the whole IF
my note of the 10Th instant. as mega
tive as categorical, as I have the
honor to reproduce ii in this present
note. But the President ad interim
wishes to carry his forbearance to
the last point and to the end that
Mexican public opinion. which is SO
justly disturbed by the present ten
sion in the diplomatic re10tions be-
tween the two countries and also to
the end that the various foreign gov
ernments which have offered their
good offices In the most delicate pos
sible manner am glad to repeat
that this has been their attitude and
not less pleased TO express grateful
acknowledgment thereof-may be
duly informed, has authorized me ~
reply to you in the following terms:
A Highly Significant Fact.
81 will begin by taking notice of a
highly significant fact. Between tho
night of the 14th inst when ] re-
ceived the sheets containing your in
struction--not directed to any one
and calling the present administra-
ton the persons who at the present
time have authority or exercise in
fuence in Mexico'-and yesterday,
some progress has been made in that
now the constitutional president ad
interim (see paragraph No of the
new propositions) is called President
-fgt IL, all of
the note the personnel of his adj
ministration is referred TO as the de
facto government.
But inasmuch as this or that quail
fication is of no Importance, upon the
ground that all the representations of
your government have not been In
itiated except with ourselves, which
gives us, upon the supposition that
we have not been dispossessed Of it,
perfect political and moral person
ality to clear up the present diver
gence. l intentionally limit myself
solely to point out the facts.
"1f your original proposals were not
to be admitted, they are now, In the
more restricted form in which they
are reproduced, even more inadmis-
sible and ones attention is called to
the fact that they are insistent upon,
IL it be noticed that which the first
proposals had already defined.
Precisely because we comprehend
the immense value which is possess
ed by the principle of sovereignty
which the government of the United
States so opportunely involSes in the
question of our recognition or nom
recognition, precisely for this reason
we believed that it would never be
proposed to us that we should for
get our own sovereignty by permitting
that a foreign government should
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
LONDON PAPERS DOUBT
SUCCESS OF WILSON POLICY

LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The London
morning papers, commenting on the
message. are not altogether sanguine
of the wisdom or success of President
Wilson's policy, but are agreed that
IL Is almost certain to lead to Amer
lean intervention, therefore indicat-
ing that a grave crisis has been
reached.
The Morning Post says. President
Wilson will have his hands full II
he sets himself up as the censor of
morals for the Presidents of Latin
America, and II the United States ac-
cepts the duty of supporting the duly
elected President, Mexico would be-
come In fact, if not in name, an Amer
lean protecturate."
The Express says: President Will
son Is not the man to bluff on such n
question. From his stern and explicit
message ii is clear that Mexico must
either climb down or fight. If the
former, she admits American suzer-
ainty: if the latter, she may lose
her independence altogether. Great
Britain has large interests and much
to lose by war, but 1t Is difficult Ia
understand how British sympathy
could be otherwise bestowed than on
the United States"
i(hiiS NSiiACiilt ApAio'NSAo iiAo
President Wilson displays an Excess
sive belief In the virtues OF the bal
lot box, and that had the United
States, like other powers, recognized
Provisional President Huerta he
would have established an ordered
government throughout Mexico. The
Chronicle thinks it possible that
PRECEDENT Wilson stlll has reason to
anticipate concessions on Huerta's
part, which Will make revised pro-
gram possible.
The Daily News says that If only
the Europesn powers do not stiffen
Huerta's back. President Wilson'S
policy will prove as judicious as II
is prudent.
The Daily Mail. in an ironical vein
declares that what the Washington
government most needs is a policy
and asks whether President Wilson
supposes that the American citizens
in Mexico managing public utilities
representing s50,000.000 capital car
put the railways and tramways IN
their pockets when they leave. OF
whether they are to leave them be-
hind 1t says that the message should
be quite popular in Mexico Its only
possible claim to reason adds the
paper. us that it Is the precursor OF
an ultimatum, and of this we have no
hint. Is not Mr.. Wilson an apostle
OF peace?'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
''SEMPER PARATUS"
CLUB TO ROUGH t.

The young men of the Semper
Paratus Club will leave today for a
three-day "ruff-it" in the Blue Ridge
mountains of New Jersey. Each
camper viii carry his own blankets
and provisions slung over his should
err in the approved camping style,
and will cook his own grub" over the
fire. The party will leave Broad and
Market streets this afternoon at g
o'clock.
Those who will go ON the trip are
Raymond ". orion. William Witt
hnger, Joseph Koenig, Thomas
Lambe, Clinton D. Smith, Richard
Hale, Lond Y. WI, Richard Schmidt.
John Franz. Russell Wanamaker.
William Dumbell, Carl Koelble, John
simpson, Walter Elliott. Walter
pehnebaum. William Aierstok. Leon
ard Aterstok. William Turbitt. Joseph
ouaas, Thomas Il. Wood. Harry
Quaas, Charles Walsh. Raymond II.
Stillman.
The officers of the club are: The
Rev. Lewis 4. Hills, adviser: Ray
mond ii. Stillman. assistant adviser:
Thomas Fl, Wood. president; John
Franz vice president; Joseph Koenlg,
secretary; William Wittlinger, treas
urer.
The club conducted n trolley ride to
Palisades Park a short time ago and
are now planning for n big entertain.
ment to be given in Wallace Hall
during October.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28

stacked with books and papers. From
this source the condemned mem can
get decisions on everything from
baseball to the latest aeroplane rec
ord.
While romance history and geog-
raphy make up the literature for
some of the inmates the four gunner
prefer books dealing with the social
evil problem. Few of these, however,
are to be had in the prison.
Becker is visited by his wife and
brother every Thursday, while the
four gunner have their relatives at
the death house on Tuesdays Mrs.
Lefty Lewis" pretty and vivacious
Jewess, always brings joy with her
on her visits. She seems to think
her husband will be acquitted on APP
peal. He and all the others connect
ed with the Rosenthal murder case
will know their fate later in the fall.
The Court Of Appeals will not hand
down its decision before October.
Whatever feeling existed between
Becker and the gunner after his
conviction has been dispelled entirely
in the death house, where every man
is companionable. The former lieu
tenant Is always called Charlie"
and the gunner are referred TO by
their first names.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
CONTRACTS FILED

Sander Greenwald, owner, with Jacob
ing work. 203 sixteenth avenue.
Abraham Potash. owner, with same
contractors, frame and mason work, Same
premises. 81 400.
tractors, carpenter and labor work, $3.50
same premises.
Lonis Levenbaum. owner, with Samuel
Friedman, contractor, general work, $40.
100: 80 to 20 Eckert avenue.
Louis KopolowitZ owner. with Poul-
man 4 Hipkin, contractors, mason work.
1876: $40 South Seventeenth street Same
ter work. ut same premises, S1,965
The Bonrd Of Education, owners, with
A. Johnson e. Co., contractors. public
school building at Livingston, y. j.,
1916.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
MORTGAGES RECORDED.


Angelo Vasfailo to Vincent Realty Com
pnny north side Chestnut street 100 feet
east from Jefferson street, $50
John Hargrenves to Frank Z. Kelsey,
south side Foster street. 2S5 feet eG st
from Newark and Elizabeth avenues. 800.
WHALE L. Cicenia to Surety Building and
Loan Association. west side North Fifth
street., 100 feet north from Third avenue,
$500.
samuel Friedman to Louis Miller south
side Eckert avenue. 155 feet east from
Osborne terrace, $3.50
Same to same, south side Eckert ave-
nue.. l25 feet east from Osborne terrace,
$3.50.
Progressive Investment Company to Up
town Building and ionn Association, west
side Wallace place, % feet south from
Emil Vetter TO Bergen Building and
Loan Association, east side Vermont ave-
nue. so feet south from Grove terrace.
Antonio sabla ct al TO Gustayus A.
Richards northeast corner Kinney and
Jefferson streets, $1,000.
TOWNSHIPS
Herman 4. Tufei TO Helen J. Foley,
South Orange, northeast side Jefferson
avenue, 1870 feet from Rldgewood avenue,
$1,000
Edwin l. Leaycraft 10 Bloomfield Build
ing and Loan Association, Bloomfield,
south side Newark avenue 100 feet east
from Franklin street, $4,000.
JENNIE NJ. NOelkef anu HuSDHnu TO
Katharine f. Kip, South Orange. north
east side Irving avenue, 7s5 feet southeast
from Scotland street, $4,000
Frank NJ. Geckler. jr, TO Franklin Saw
ings Institution, Bloomfield, east side
Williamson avenue 200 feet from Mont
gomery avenue, 5000,
Barbara Heider to Verona Building and
Lonn Association. Verona west side Sun
set avenue, ga feet from bloomfield ave-
nue., 81 400.
Michele CanlRlia ct al IN Caldwa1l
building and Loan Association. Caldwell,
north side Bloomfield avenue, 100 feet ca ST
from Campbell avenue $500
otto #. Martin to Nels p Nelson. Mont
clair, east side Montclalr avenue, 1856 feet
northeast from land C. O. II, Foppes,
$500.
Andrew Sandee to Tri-Sta Realty As
ISOLATION, Montclair, southwest corner of
Brookield aud Edgewood roads, 81 ,975
Harry bernstein to James w. Appleton,
East Orange. east side North Nineteenth
street, 140 feet northeast from Fourth
avenue, 1900.
Emile l., G. Schwarzkopf and husband
to Roseville Trust Company East Orange,
north side Rutledge avenue, AIS feet west
from Grove street. $500.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
His Defiance Gone, He Devotes
Himself to Scripture in
Death House.

SING SING, N. Y, Aug 2S.-The
honor of being chosen captain of the
eleven men awaiting electrocutior in
the Sing Sing death house has been
accorded Charles Becker, former po-
lice lieutenant of New York city, and
convicted murderer of Herman Ros-
enthal the East Side gambler
Among the other inmates of the
death house besides Becker are the
four gunner who aided In the muir
der of Rosenthal--"Lefty Louis" Ros-
enberg, "Dago Frank Ciroflci
Whitley" Lewis and "Gyp the Blood"
Horowitz.
A decided change has come over
Becker, who scoffed at the Bible be-
fore his conviction last year. Nov,
boys, cut out the idea of wanting to
die game" he told the members of
the death house colony. There is
nothing in it, Believe in the future
and read your Bible" Becker's adj
vice was followed by a decision to
hold services every evening
Becker's cell Is the informant ton
bureau" of the death house and Is
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
NEUTRALITY PLAN
PLEASES HUERTA
Wilson's Scheme Complies With
One Proposal Made by
Mexico.
star Bureau.
Metropolitan National Bank Bldg,
WASHINGTON. Aug, -.


In announcing his intention to
enforce strict neutrality on the part
of the United States toward all fac
tons in Mexico and to prevent ex-
portation of arms and ammunition
from this country to any of the com
batants President Wilson has COM
piled fully with at least one of the
proposals made by General Huerta.
The proposal for strict neutrality
was a surprise to those who had been
in close touch with the progress of
events in the Mexican negotiations.
The belief in well informed unofficial
circles here, UP to the reading Of the
Presidents message today, was that
instead of putting an embargo on
arms for all factions alike, the policy
of this government would be to re-
move all embargoes. recognize all
factions in Mexico as belligerents and
permit them all to buy arms here
and to fight it out to finish.
In deciding to enforce the neutrality
laws and the embargo on all arma-
ment, the administration has badly
disappointed the hopes of the Ma
derists or Constitutionalists, who are
the largest of the several factions in
rebellion against the provisional gov
eminent of Huerta. The Maderists
were confident that President VII
son would recognize them as belliger-
ents and were basing much of their
hopes of success upon the idea that
they would be allowed to import arms
from the United States.
In the note forwa rded by John Lind
from Senior Gamboa, secretary of for
eign affairs for the Huerta govern
ment, rejecting the American pro-
posals for an armistice and peace
plans, Huerta's representative says:
IF 1t (the United States government)
should only watch that no material
and monetary assistance is given to
rebels who find refuge, conspire and
provide themselves with arms and
food on the other side of the border.
If it should demand from its minor
and local authorities the strictest
observance OF the neutrality laws, |
assure you. >Mr. CONFIDENTIAL Agent,
that the complete pacitication of this
republic would be accomplished with
in q relatively short time.
In asserting his purpose of enforc-
ing strictly the neutrality laws Presi-
dent Wilson at least fulfils this re-
quest of Huerta and to that extent,
at least. shows a spirit of friendlinesa
to the provisional government which
may operate to secure a reopening
of negotiations for peace and an
armistice If Huerta is not able within
the near future TO CO0Qufr the TeDtIa
against his regime.
Comment upon the President $
message tonight was generally ia
vorable. although ii is admitted on
all sides that his announced policy
is entirely one OF hands off and lei
Mexico settle her own affairs" which
does not at all suit American vested
interests in that country and is like
ly to excite the jingoes to further
war talk II. 3. w.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
MEXICAN SITUATION NOT
TO STOP GARRISON'S TRIP

OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 2s.-Secretary
Of War Garrison received long
telegram from President Wilson late
last night In which the President
told the secretary not to let anything
interfere with his trip of inspection
as planned. The remainder of the
telegram is not made public. but Is
said to have had TO do with Mexican
developments ana with steps already
taken for the further mobilization OF
troops on the Mexican border.
Should the present itinerary of Sec
rotary Garrison be carried out he will
visit. after leaving Omaha. forts az
st. Paul, st. Louis. indianapolis and
Columbus, in turn, reaching home
September T.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
REAL ESTAT TIE

Montclair, 3 Montelair av, 365
II n @ fr land c. G. II. Foppes,
toA1oV ss.essssss Observation-Disclosures.
Tri-State Realty Association to An
drew Sandel. Montclair. cor
Brooktleld I'd and Edgemont I'd
33XlS0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Morris Mendel to Antonio Fawcera.
Nutley, n HaneoX av, 265 II "
FIR Washington ny, 25x125...........
James W. Appleton to Harry Bern
teenth st, 40 II fr Fourth ave
nue., 9Sxl51 .......................
Essex Building Company to Mary
II. Bensel. Bnst Orange. W Bur
nett st. PA IT n fl Elmwood av,
bONioo ....t.......s....t. ......s........
Mountain Ridge Realty Company to
Aaron Bilsky, Verona. lot %, block
L. man Xerona Terrace .............
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
LITTLE COMMENT MADE
ON MESSAGE IN PARIS

PARIS, Aug 2s.-The Paris news.
papers give much prominence to
President Wilson'S message, but the
majority of them abstain from com
ment. The Petit Parlsien prints in
italics that part OF the message in
which Americans are urged to leave
Mexico ct once. and at the same time
calls attention to the fact that war
is in no sense contemplated
The Journal says that whatever
hope President Huerta may have
placed in the belief that President
Wilson's policy would not be sup
ported must now be dissipated, for
II declares, the message was an un-
doubted success
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
MANHOLE GAS ExpIoDEs

The report of the explosion OF gases
in a manhole at Market and Broad
streets last night was heard for a
distance of several blocks, causing
hundreds of people to gather in the
vicinity. No one was injured and
the crowd was quickly dispersed by
the police.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
CHARLES G. MEYER IN THE RACE

LhHrIeS q. Meyer, OF ZbI FOuItBeHlH
avenue, yesterday announced his can
didacy for the nomination of alder
man from the Thirteenth Ward on
the Progressive ticket. At the same
time Mr.. Meyer declared that he was
in favor of more money being appro-
priated for Fairgrounds, public baths,
gymnasiums, municipal recreation
and public comfort stations and
would stand against ship canals or
meadow improvement until the city
is properly provided for.