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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
MEDIATORS MAKE PROGRESS
Resignation Of Huerta Will Assist in
Solving Mexican Problem

Niagara Falls, June 2.--General HUI
erta. is preparing to resign. He au-
thorized his representatives at the
mediation conference to announce to-
day to the world that neither mistak-
en- pride nor personal interest" would
prevent his withdrawal after Mexico
is POLITICALLY pacifed," and the gov
eminent succeeding his, is so consti-
tuted that it can count on the sup
port of public opinion i'm Mexico.
The Mexican delegates in a formal
statement revealed that they had
been instructed from the first to in
form the mediators that General HUI
erta's personality would not be an OBJ
stacle toward reaching a peaceful set
tlement. They also stated in une-
%quivocal terms that the internal sit
uation in Mexico was Unnecessarily
bound up with the international ques-
tions," and that this spirit had actu'
ated them in coming to the mediation
conference.
The statement by the Mexicans
prepared two days ago, but not issu
ed until General Huerta had tele
graphed his complete approval today
Of the tentative plan for a new provis
ional government, also carried the
negotiations a long step forward, ant
an atmosphere of optimism prevailed
in the mediation colony tonight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
Suffragists Coming to Montana

New York. June miss Marjorie
Lorman, secretary of the wage earn
ers' anti-suffrage league, who left on
Sunday for Montana to take part in
the campaign against votes for WON.
en- there this summer, will find plenty
of opposition from eastern s%utfragists
who plan to start this week on her
trail. Miss Ida Craft, who won the
title of Colonel in the army of Miss
(GeneraD Rosalie Jones on hikes to
Albany and Washington, will start
for Montana on Saturday. Miss Jones
started for the west last week, but
planned to stop at several cities on
the way.
Miss Dorman is to be Joined later
by Miss Clara Markson and Miss Min
ME Bronson for a speech making cam
paign through Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
Death List is Increased

Quebec. June 2.-The confusion as
to the number OF persons who per.
iShed in the Empress of Ireland dis.
aster last week. has been one of the
distressing features of the tragedy,
and tonight the uncertainty was fur
ther emphasized when figures. declar.
ed by the Canadian Pacific Railway
& Steamship company to be official
raised the death list to 1924. from
$3.50. on Sunday nights more.
Last Friday the company stated at
its Montreal Office that the Empress
of Ireland carried 1897 persons. 1t
was upon that figure that the list OF
survivors and missing was based. To
night. however. the company asserted
that the Empress carried 1.467 pas
sengers, officers and crew., or an ad'
dition OF 50.
OF the 1924 who died. the bodies OF
only a few more than 200 have been
recovered. and of these only lO3 had
been identified tonight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
Crops Need Moisture

Helena, June 3.-The weekly crop
report of Section Director Young of
the Montana weather bureau shows
that rain is needed in northeastern
Montana and that in other sections
of the state conditions are good for
crops. The report says:
1.-THE last week was a and dry,
but IN the whole was very favorable
for crop growth, except in parts of
the counties along the Canadian Dor
der, where there was not sufficient
moisture in the soil for the best germ
ination Of seed. AS yet there is be-
iieved to be little permanent injury
even IN Il ose sections where the rain
fail has been mos. deficient, but dam
age will result unless the drought is
broken Oats and flax seeding
is about completed. but termination
is retarded in some places by lack cf
moisture. Some Damage to gardens
and potatoes by frost is reported in
The western and central counties on
the ."h and 2)t:i. but it was Local
and CnItined mainly to elevated noun
tain valleys"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
Urged Public Land Legislation

Washington, June 2.-SenatOr Bor-
all made a plea today in the senate
for public land legislation for the
west before the adjournment of con-
gress. The senator said the west
needed a grazing land law and a pow
err law but he conceded they would
require much time. Only a few hours
was needed. he urged, to pass a bill
for the retention by settlers of the
early payments on reclamation pro
jeCtS.
-Four or five years may be a short
time for us to pass legislation but it
is a long time to the settler, who is
being closed out" he said. "If this
session closes without the passage of
this law. it will be an act of injustice
and inhumanity to thousands on the
projects
Senator Jones fayors a filibuster to
get reclamation legislation. To that
Senator Borah added there probably
would be no river and harbor bill un
less the reclamation bill was added
to il.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
MAY Test Initiative Law

Helena, June 2.-If NJ. McCusker,
secretary of the Peoples Power
league has the situation sized up cor
rectly, Montana may go back this
year, not only to the old convention
method of selecting candidates for
political office, but the duty Of max
ing and repeating laws will be LETT
with the Legislative assembly. In an
interview given here, Mr.. McCuskel
says he has been informed that in the
near future Attorney General Kelly
will render an opinion to the effect
that the initiative and referendum
amendment to the constitution is in
valid because the amendment was not
advertised for three months, as the
constitution requires, and also be-
cause the amendment should have
been submitted as two propositions
and not Incorporated into one
1t is said a test of the law will be-
made by those who are opposed to
the repeal of the Kiley boxing law,
If this law is repealed at the fall cleo
ton, then the initiative and referen'
dunn amendments will be taken into
court. If the supreme court should
hold the amendment to be unconsti.
tutional. that would make of no avail
the submission of the workmen's com
pensation law, the farm loan law, the
general license tax, and the CONSOLE
dation measure, provided all Of these
received a sufficient number of sig
natures.
AS to the method of nominating
candidates, the primary law and the
corrupt practices act were adopted
under the initiative and referendum
amendment, and that knocked out,
they would go with it. If the test
should not be made before the cleo
ton and the amendment knocked out
that would result in all the elections
being void. Under the circumstances
the feeling is that the test should
come as early as possible and before
the fall.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
FORT BENTON
Governor Stewart. Objects

Helena, June 2.-Though the state
board of education voted $4,000 for
the construction of a forestry build.
ing at Missouia, over The opposition
of Governor Stewart, it unal ,in.o.sly
adopted a Restitution offered by him
that "views VIII disfa~, r the condu:,
ing of any campaign within state in.
situations or from w.:nin state insti-
tutions."
Every recommendation contained in
the annual reports OF the heads of the
various institutions was allowed by
the board. Tue report Of Dr.. Craig
head, Of the uni ,ersity recommending
about twenty salar: increases rang
ing from 500 to $500 : year, and an
appropriation OF $4,000 for a forest
~ building provoked some discussion.
While %conceding that congested con
titiuns exist at M:ssoula, Governor
Stewart declared he vas ~unalterably
opposed to spending of a single dol
lar on permanent improvements until
the question Of consolidation was
definitely settled. In the event con-
solidation was lost, he said he would
call a special session of the board so
that deferred Improvements might be
considered Immediately, but he was
opposed to any improvements at pres
ant.
Authority was given the executive
board of the agricultural college to
loan to worthy students in individual
loans not to exceed 500, a total of
$500 a ear from the miscellaneous
fund. 1t was explained these loans
will tide many students over for a
month or two until they can find work
in vacation time and will enable them
to acquire a college course which 9TH
erwise they would be deprived of.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
Horse Had Appendicitis

Trenton, June 3.-Surgeons in the
veterinary department of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania recently per-
formed an operation for appendicitis
upon a valuable horse owned by A.
Reeder Chambers of Trenton. and the
animal is now here, as we'll as ever.
The horse is said to be the first to
have such an operation performed up
on it. The animal vas taken to Phil
adelphia and brought back by boat.
Mr.. Chambers was so fond of it that
he obtained expert medical skill after
it had been treated b. Trenton vet
e%rinarieS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
SuffraQette Used Aatchet

London, June ga savage attack
with a Ratchet was made today by a
young and stylish gowned suffragette
on an attendant at the Dore gallery
who tried to prevent her from des'
troying valuable pictures on exhibit.
ton there.
The oma already had ruined two
paintings in the gallery, which is in
the heart of the fashionable quarter
of London, and was hacking a third
when an attendant seized her arm
She turned on the man and rained a
shower of blows on his body, severe
ly iniuring him. Other attendants
overpowered her. She kicked and
screamed until she was turned over
to the police.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
OUR ExTRAvACANT NATION

There is a story in the Saturday Ev-
ening Post by William Carleton an
titled "The Case of Matthew'S" 1t re-
1ates the experiences of a city man
who took to farming because his ply
stefan ordered him to the country. The
story shows how Matthews first year
on the farm vas a wretclled failure.
He took the advice of an unsuccess-
full farmer of the neighborhood; he
failed to conserve his assets: in short
he wasted both his time and his SUBJ
stance, with the inevitable result.
He was about to abandon the farm
experiment, but vas induced to give
it another trial, under different o n
ditions. He became careful; he la
bored hard: he utilized the help Of
his family; he studied the researches
of the agricultural colleges, using the
best and most scientific methods: he
carefully conserved everything of val
ue and put it to the best and most
practical use. The result was sue.
cess.
Referring to Matthews preserva.
ton of the drainage from his barn
for later use as fertilizer and the
gain therefrom accruing, Mr.. Garlic
ton thus philosophers:
"Waste-there is the explanation Of
half the failures in farming! 1t is
more than half the explanation of the
high cost of living. Ours is the most
e%Xtravagant nation on the face of the
earth and we are the most extraya-
CANT people! We squander as a ma
ton and we squander as a people. We
waste as a nation and we waste as D
people,"
youthful nation and we are paying
the penalty of our youthful IMPROVE
dence, while competing with other ma
tions with whom thrift is hereditary
and has been so for centuries. 1t
might not be SO bad if there were a
prospect that we should, in time. get
over our thriftlessness, but as we
grow older we seem to be growing
nor wasteful.
With peoples and with nations. as
with individuals, it is necessary to in
culcate certain virtues young, and
thrift is n of them. We must for
get the enormous bounties of nature
to this land and remember that the
struggle for existence is growing
keener and that the prudent, the
careful, the thrifty, will win in the
end.
We must check our national extra.
vagance and waste not only to reduce
the present high cost of living but
that we may prosper and endure ma
tionally. The time is coming fast
when we shall no longer be able to
rely upon the natural richness of our
soil and the plentitude of natural
wealth with which the nation is en-
dowed but must compete with the
world upon terms of more equal in
dividual equality. In that struggle
habits of thrift are as important a:
ingenuity and habits of industry
I~nter-Ocean.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10

All the news in the River Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
Conference on Wool Industry

Washington, June Improvement
in wool handling and sheep husband.
ry is the aim of a three.day confer.
ence which was opened at the de-
partment of agriculture in this city
today. Many persons interested in
the sheep and wool industry appeared
at the conference in response to the
invitation issued by Secretary of Ag
riculture Houston. The subjects
scheduled for discussion included the
manufacturing value Of American
woods, the possible adoption of for
eign methods of handling wool, the
| standardization of the wool clip, anC
the prevention of damage by dogs anl
predatory animals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
Want $4,000 Harvest Hands

Washington. June o.-kansas. OK
lalloma and Missouri raisers OF wheat
need at least $4,000 more en to help
harvesting their crops and the com
m%issionerS of labor of those states
have asked Secretary OF Labor vii
son to have his department cooperate
with them in obtaining the necessary
workers. The men will be wanted by
June Is and the pay. it is stated, will
range from 81 to $3.50 a day. The
period OF employment will be from
three to five or six months.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10

kalispell, June 4.-What is believ-
ed to be the work of two bandits that
held up Great Northern passenger
train No. ! the night Of May II, at
Rondo. Mont, was the dynamiting OF
the safe and wrecking of the postof-
flee and general store early yester-
day at Rexford. 10 miles north OF
Rondo. a sherif's posse took the
trail Of the bandits. and the man
hunt is being aided by bloodhounds
sent from here. The robbers obtain
ed 1855 although they found the safe
empty.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10
To Prevent Cattle Stealing

San Antonio. Tex, June S.-Claim-
ing that more than 5000 head of cat
tie have been driven from their ranch
es into Mexico in the last year. cattle
men along the Rio Grande have or
ganized the Texas Protective associa-
ton, and have announced that they
will supply 400 guards to aid the bor'
der county sheriffs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-10

Helena, June Enlarged with the
embezzlement of state funds amount
ing to S4.375. Patrick H. Hart, secre-
tary of the board of labor statistics
of Illinois, was arrested here last
night. Hart declared his willingness
to return to Illinois without eNtradi-
ton proceedings.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15
Una isla de concrete

En- Il Estrecho de Hyeres, cerca dc
Toulon. la gran base naval francesa
en- el Mediterraneo, Sc ha construldc
recientemente una islita artificial dc
concrete reforzado que Sc utlllzar&
mica exchsivamente para eJerclclos
de torDedos. La latitud de la isla nc
excede de 50 pies por 80 de longltud y
el material para su edificaci0n fue
conducido desde Toulon en- cajones re
molcados para ser sumergidos en- ell lu
Gar. Sc halla dividida en- comparti-
mientos. por muros de cuatro pies de
espesor. en- el mayor de los cuales 10
pies baio el nivel del aqua Sc maneJa
ran los torpedos Proyectandose dc
este compartments hay tres tubos de
torpedos. mientras sobre la superfcie
de las aguas hay, 10 pies en- ell aire.
dos tnbos aereos de torpedos. Ell me
canismo operator que utiiza la electri-
cidad como poder motor, Sc halla todo
contenido en- la edifcaci6n leyantada
sobre el caj6n y esta provisto de luz,
ventilaci6n, telegrafla inalambrica y
refectores.
Una gr1a electrica que esta situada
en- uno de los lados permite elevar los
torpedos del aqua y devolverlos a su
sitio despu6s del ejercicio. Como es
costumbre general, los torpedos que en-
los eercicios Sc utilizan, no contienen
explosives; pero el islote Ell miniature
Sc hall& tan s6lidamente construldo,
que los explosives podran ser almace-
nados 1entro de sus muros prueba de
bombas, caso de ser necesario utilizar
le com, santa barbara.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15
Hay que andar
con cuidado..

Mr. j. c. Bills iefe del negociado del
Trabajo nos envia para su publication,
la siguiente circular:
Julio 13, 1914.
A los Editores de los peri6dicos de
Puerto Rico:
Trabajadores Unionistas Repubica-
nos SC han quejado esta ofcina de que
sus principales les han amenazado con
deJarlos sin trabajo en- sus respectivas
ocupaciones, sino aceptan determinados
compromises politicos en- su calidad de
electores.
La Legislature lie Puerto Rico, reco-
nociendo la importancia de proteger
los trabajadores como eIectores ha legis-
lado incluyendo Ell el C6digo Penal la
Sec. 18S, que dice en parte 10 siguiente:
Sec. lS0-Todo el que, con ell fin de
infuir en- algun elector, intentare 8
amenazare con echar a ln elector sr
famiHa de la casa que habite, Q que sien-
do patron de trabajadores agente de
dicho patron amenazare retener el sa-
lario de cualquier trabajador que tu-
Were empleado, 8 con despedirlo, Sc
negare conceder dicho trabajador el
tempo necesario para ir depositar su
voto incurrira en- multa de veinte a mil
dollars, 8 pena de presidio por un ter
mino de uno cinco amos, con priva-
ci6n del derecho de sufragio, incapaci-
dad para ejercer cargo p1bico de con-
fianza retribuldo, durante un periodic
que no excedera de diez amos
aTs
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15
Manera de distinguir
un brillante falso
DE UNO VERDADERO.

He aqui varios metodos:
1o.-Las facetas de los verdaderos
brillantes son raramente tan regulares
como la de los blillantes imitados, por-
que estos nltimos deben de fabricarse
con el mayor cuidado la menor irregu-
laridad produce defectos en- la refrac-
cion de la luz,
2o-El verdadero diamante bri-
llante, contin1a brillando i travGs del
rayado por el zafro;
3o-Echar la piedra en- un vase lie
no de aqua: 81 es un verdadero bni
llante, continna 4 brillar traves del
liquido mientras que las imitaciones
no;
4o.-Si Sc mira traves de IN YER
dadero brillante un punto negro sobre
una hoja de'papel blanco, ese punto Sc
v6 claramente. ST. al contrario, el punto
Sc We confuse 81 Sc multiplied, es que,
por 10 menos la piedra no es de buena
calidad;
5o.-una sola gotta de aqua, coloca-
da sobre Ia superfcie del brillante,
.conserva su forma globular. pero Sc
extiende inmediatamente 81 la piedra
es falsa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

Hay sin duda muchos patronos que
desconocen este precepto del Codigo Pc
nal. haria usted un gran favor es-
tos patronos, asi como tambien a todos
los trabajadores, 81 publicase en- su pc
ri6dico la prescription ante dicha, y
ademas hiciese publico que es ell propo-
sito de este Negociado del Trabajo Ell ha-
GER todo 10 que este dentro de sus facul-
tades atribuciones para que dlcho pre-
cepto Sc clrmpla y que al efecto, Sc Ina
ordenado 4 los Inspectores de esta OH
Gina para investigar las queJas Gle esta
indole, de una manera minuciosa de
tallada
Le anticipamos las gracias por su con-
cufso sobre este asunto.
J. G.. BILLS Jr.
Jefe Negociado del TrabaJo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

Desde luego que, de la perspicacia del
senior Bills nosS sera dado esperar que
sepa distinguir Ell estos casos cuando la
raz6n este de parte del casero Q de par
te del patrono, porque una interpreta-
ci6n tendenciosa del citado precepto dc
ley Sc prestaria muchas denunciaS
vicosas y a que cierta gente desaprensl
va, Sc creyese excluida de cumplr todf
gaciQn en- este periodo electoral
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

Don Luis Gual que reside desde hace
algun tempo Ell Santo Domingo, ha He
gado a esta ciudad, donde Sc propone
pasar una temporada Viene dedicado
4 una serie de negocios en- los que lie au-
guramos exito.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

dria de particular, tverdad lectores
m1os? Hay tantos por ahi que necesi-
tan una camisa de fuerza
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

Con una chaqueta por 1nica prenda
de vestir, calculen ustedes como anda-
ria un sujeto llamado Jesus Hernandez
que fue detenido aver por la policia y
llevado al cuartehllo Tan lijero de ro-
pas el sujeto Ell question Sc dedicaba a
la tarea insinuamente de saltar tapias
Y no hay que decir que Ell esta faena
saltaba mas la vista la escasez de in
dumentaria Al principle Sc crey0 que
pero luego Sc ha visto que es un pobre
loco
Dona Pepita Noret, viuda de Colon
Y hermana del sea0r AcaIde de la ciu-
dad Sc encuentra enferma de alguna
gravedad. 10 que Iamentan mucho las
numerosas amistajes de la DANA
Ponce, Il de J'io 1914
FL Corresponsal
Ponce, II de Julio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

Don Ramon Martinez, professor de
instruction Primaria y de Ingles, ofre-
Se sus servicios profesionales en- Luna
90.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

En- la carcel municipal hay en- la ac-
tuahdad diez locos. Para que anden
sueltos por ah1 hacienda atrocidades,
claro esta que es mejor que esten ence
rrados en- la carcel Pero no es tampoco
la carcel lugar adecuado para encerrar
4 los dementes Y EN- el manicomio no
caben Y 10 peor no es este, sino que
en- todos los puebos de la Tsla pasa otro
tanto. la locura va cada dia en- aumen-
to, de modo que va llegar el dia en- que
sea precise dejarles sueltos. NADIA ten
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15
Ponce al dia

va han terminado las inscripciones
electorales. Va era hora para que el
pals pueda volver su normalidad en-
10 que lie sea dado volver a ella. Porque
desde ahora hasta que pasen las eleccio-
mes. cuatro mortales meses. no hay que
esperar calma completa. Nuestro pue-
bio es muy mpresionable, y como tiene
tan eScasas diverSiones Sc entretiene
con esta de la politica, que despues de
todo resulta en- cierto modo product
va. :. productive para algunos, pero to-
dos viven con la esperanZa. Yo creo que,
aqul la politica ha sustituido a la lote
ria No parece despues de todo cosa de
loteria esos inusitados encumbramientoS
de algunos individuos?
Las inscripciones han termmado y de
ellos debemos alegrarnoS. Porque ha de
saparecido, por l. pronto, un motive Gle
inquietud como seg1n parece el elc-
torado es una coSa negotiable, como sale
gente para inscibirse hasta de debaJo
del kiosco arabe nada hubiera tenido dc
particular que ae seguir ampliando el
plazo hubieramos resultado aqui con mas
electores que en- Nueva York.
FL Hcenciado palacios Rodriguez que
ha estado enfelmo varios dias esta en-
franca convalecencia Lo celebramos.
Ha llegado 4 la ciudad el senior Benh
que es uno de los mas activos hombres
de negOcioS con que cuenta la lSla.
En- la inspection practicada por ell DR.
Blanes, Official dc Sanidad de esta zona,
ha quedado muy satisfecho de la manera
como sc viene ha iendo la limpieza pu-
bhca en- las calles de la ciudad. Ponce
esta todo 10 limpia que puede estarlo
una ciudad cuya urbanizaci6n es primi-
tiva.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

ITa salido para Adjuntas el senor Al
monte, consul de Santo Domingo Ell es-
ia ciudad. FL senior Almonte esta bas-
tante quebrantado de salud y va Ell bus
ca de reposo y gozar del china saluda-
bic de Ajuntas Que logre sus deseos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

Ha salido para San Juan con objeto
de fijar ALI su residencia el senior don
Guillermo Cabrera.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-07-15

FL licenciado palacios Rodriguez que
ha estado enfelmo varios dias esta a en-
franca convalecencia Lo celebramos.