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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-17
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

MADE $4,000 in five years in the
mail order business. began with S.
Send for free booklet. Tells how. Hea.
COCK. 900 Lockport. N. Z.
ANY intelligent person can earn good
income corresponding for newspapers:
experience unnecessary. Send for par
port. N. Y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Cold Storage a Necessity

A report of the department of ag-
riculture estimates the receipts into
cold storage in the United Safes dur
ing one year at 131, 900, 900 pounds of
fresh beef. 10000 900 pounds of fresh
mutton, ZIG, 900, 900 pounds of fresh
pork, 157, 00O,O 900 pounds of butter and
l 1000, 900 cases of eggs. None of these
products was kept in storage oven
ten months.
Cold storage has been abused.
rightly conducted it is a measure Of
national health and economy, since it
provides a variety of foodstuffs in
such a way as to make their prices
moderate and stable. There is no
glut, there is no famine, during the
smooth working of the system. The
Journal of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION approves the findings of the
government with respect to the chief
commodities stored for future con-
sumption, and agrees with the con.
clusion of the government expert that
the business of the food warehouse
mar has been 'of incalculable bene-
fit to consumers"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Notice Of Sale Of Bonds

Notice is hereby given, that the TIrus.
Chouteau county. Montana. will, pursu-
purpose of determining whether such
bonds should issue or not, sell to the high
est bidder for cash the bonds of said
district in the sum of 1914. 90, divided in
to five bond certificates of the par value
of S10O. 90: aud one of the par value OF
$174.00; such bonds being issued for a
period of five years, and being redeem
able in three years, n to draw inter-
est at the rate of six per centum per an
mum.
said bonds are issued for the purpose
OF purchasing a school site and building
Il school house.
Bids will be received and opened on
the 18th day of June, 1914, at 2 O'Clock
p. m, ut the house of w. w. Bradley, IN
District No. IS.
Bids for such bonds may be sent by
mail addressed to the undersigned, same
to be enclosed in seal envelope. and
marked Bid for Bonds.' All bids to
be for not less than the par value of
The Board of Trustees of said district
reserve the right to reject any and all
bids.
by order of the Board of school Trus-
tees of School District No. 50.
Dated May 9, 1914.
Mrs. W. w. BRADLEY.
Clerk of School District No. IS.
Address Fort Benton, Mont.
First publication May 8, 1914.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Will Test Initiative Law

Helena, June 6.-The initiative and
referendum amendment will be tested
in the courts within the mex 80 days
according to information obtained by
NJ. McCusker, secretary of the PEG.
pies Power league, who left here this
afternoon to attend a meeting of the
executive committee in Butte tonight,
when arrangements for the defense of
the constitutiOnality of the amend
ment under which the primary law
and the corrupt practices ace were
placed on the statutes and under
which it is hoped to place several
other measures on the books this fall
will be considered. No matter what
is done or not done, the motives of
no persons involved will be impugn-
ed, stated Mr.. McCusker.
Sam w. Teagarden. field organizer
of the Direct Legislation league, wrote
a letter to Attorney General Kelly to-
day urging him to pass upon the que
ton now that it has been raised,
pointing out that if it is not passed
upon now. should it be passed upon
after the legislature meets next win
ter it will be impossible to make an
other amendment effective until 1918.
He asks the attorney general not to
be influenced by the apparently con-
certed efforts of the press in public
and by politicians in private. to para
lie the judicial arms Of the state and
to terrorize the courts by threats,
anathema and billingsgate."
Butte, June 6.-The Peoples Power
league will resist all attacks upon the
validity of the initiative and refer
endum clause of the constitution of
the state, it being the expressed be-.
lief OF the leaders that the courts
will no declare invalid the verdict
OF the people as expressed at the polls,
merely to uphold a tec%hnicality.
An exhaustive discussion of the sit
uation was had tonight when leaders
OF the Peoples Power league and
prominent labor leaders throughout
the state gathered at the Carpenters
Union hall and decided upon an ap-
peal to the patriotism of prominent
attorneys of the state to assist in the
defense of the validity of the initia.
tive and referendum clauses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Farm Hands From Citiea

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside appears an editorial showing
that many of the unemployed in the
great cities, who are induced to 90 to
work on farms, become unhappy and
give up their jobs. On the subject of
city laborers as farm hands the editor
comments in part as follows:
Farm hands in large numbers can
not be made by transferring the sub
merged tenth of the cities to the
farms. The attempt to do this is
quite as foolish as to transplant I'm
employed farm hands to the cab of
locomotive engines and the street
cars of the cities.
The road back to the land is one of
easy stages in which people of the
city must get themselves gradually
habituated to the hardships of the
farm, its slow financial returns. and
its demand for skill. Those who at
the same time can realize it's oppor.
tunities and it's final rewards will stay
on the land. Those who cannot will
In refusing to work on farms. many
of these unemployed people are wiser
than those who seek suddenly to make
farmers of them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17

$1,OOO.OOO Il day. BY far the greater
part OF such a force as this would be
members of the national guard and
volunteers, who would have to he put
through some training before they
could take the field. The regular army
numbers q .OOO-thirty regiments of in.
fantry and fifteen Of cavalry. or these
eleven infantry regiments and two Of
cavalry are In the Philippines. There
seems to be little doubt that If the
president called for men enough would
answer, and there is no doubt at all
they they would have no difficulty in
winning battles and capturing towns.
"The difficulty would lie in suppress.
ing guerrilla warfare among the noun
tafns. in the jungles. wherever the
country offered good cover for 'sniping'
and sudden attacks upon small detach-
mentS. 1t would be necessary to put
In force q measure like the crimes
act in Land League ireland. which
would make it Il serious and if neceS-
sary a capital offense to possess arms.
This would ear that the United
States would have to govern Mexico
for an indefinite period. 1t would
e annexation. and that the Unitel
States does not desire or intend to an
G Mexico has been authoritatively
declared. Where. then. is the remedy:
The only hope lies in the creation of y
Mexican army capable Of keeping or
der. IL no Mexican ruler is equal to
this task then some II else must do it
That some n should clearly be the
United States"
Mr.. Fyfe attributes MeXico's troubles
largely to the rise Of Il middle class
where before there were only the upper
and poem classes. This new group
foments discomfort in the breast of
the ''peon" against those to whom his
fathers hal been accustomed to bow
meekly ever since the Spanish IN.
quest.
As to the future. he sums up as FOL
lows:
"Madero was an accident. 1t is un-
likely that the Mexican people will be
deceived again in the sam way. But
the man who is to rule Mexico sue
cessfully must have something Of Ma.
dero's good vii; ana sympathy. rs we'll
rs 4 great deal Of Don Porfirio's ruth
lessneSs and strength, The notion that
the Mexicans need merely Il despot he.
trays failure to understand either them
or human nature"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
MEXICAN ARMY: !
AND UNFRAMED
Correspondent of London
Times Sizes Up the
Situation

THAT kind of incident, which hap
pens daily. helps to keep current the
belief that federal officers do not wish
to bring the war to an end. They do
not take soldering seriously.
"The Mexican army has no army
service corps, no medical department
to speak of. 1t carries no camp equip
ment, no supplies. Watch a field force
break camp at dawn. First there 80
pattering Off a horde of women laden
with pots and pans, blankets, some.
times babies. These are the soldaderas,
the camp followers. the commissariat
of the force. That they move as quick
" a. they do is a miracle. Whatever
the days march may be, they are al
ways on the camping ground before
the mel arrive. They rig up shelters,
they cook tortillas and f~rijoles (naize
cakes and beans). they make coffee.
You see them mending their husbands
coats. washing their shirts. ROUGHLY
tending flesh wounds. Without these
soldaderas the army could not move.
While President nuerta was Selling
hundreds of men by night in Mexico
City and other cities in order to swell
bis forces to 100000 he also had wo-
men pressed to go with the new sol
diers and take care of them. Criadas
(maidservants) We're positively afraid
to be out after dark.
Against such an army rs this any
United States eXpcditionary force
would have in pitched battles an un,
pleasantly easy task. ! have seer
something of the cavalry training.
which is very like mounted infantry
training, of the United States army. 1t
Is very good indeed. l believe the war
department at Washington reckons
that 100000 men would be required for
a Mexican expedition. That would be
for the policing Of the country. The
probable loss Of men is estimated at
$4,000 and the cost Of q campaign ut
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
SUI MONS

In the district court of the Twelfth
Judicial district of the state of Mon
tana, in and for the county of Chouteau.
The st. Anthony & Dakota elevator
Co. a corporation. plaintiff, VS.. L. $.
Knapp, defendant.
The state of Montana sends greetings
to the above named defendants, and to
each of them.
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action which is
filed in the Office of the clerk of this
court, a copy of which is hereby served
upon one OF YOU in each county where
in amy of YOU reside, and to file your
answer and serve Il copy thereof upon
the plaintiffs attorney within twenty
days after the service of this
exclusive of the day of service: and in
case of your failure to appear OF an
swer.. Judgment will be taken against
you. by default, for the relief demanded
in the complaint. This action is brought
to recover $500 with interest thereon at
70 per cent. per annum from August 80.
1913, and the costs of his action, bal
ance of open account for goods. wares
and merchandise. sold and delivered by
plaintiff to defendant, at his request.
between May 4, 1911 and August 80,
1919.
Witness my land and seal of said
court this 9th day of June, 1914.
'ScaD GEO. d. PATTERSON.
Nelson e. Moore, Clerk.
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Residing at Havre. Montana.
First publication jun 3, 1914.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
warned Against Envelope Trick

LOOK out for the envelope trick"
is the advice given Helena merchants
by some OF the special agents of the
railroads. This trick has been recent.
~ worked in other Montana cities and
the swlndlers have thus far managed
to escape and may in time try the
game here, it is thought.
Ihe trick is worked by a single man
aithough W of them usually cover
a city simultaneously, working the
game on three or four merchants each
III the course of Is minutes, and then
making a getaway before the alarm is
given. The man enters a store with
an unsealed and addressed envelope
in his hand. He asks the cashier for
a $40 bill in exchange for silver, stat.
ing that he wants to send the bill
way in his letter. The cashier usual
ly hands him the bill which he pre-
tended to put in the envelope, which
he then seals and pulls out a hand
full of silver. He counts this and an.
nounces that he is surprised to find
he is rs cents short.
Here, just keep the bill a minute
and l will get the quarter from a
FRIEND" he says, and hands over the
envelope. Usually the cashier takes
the sealed envelope and the crook
gets away with both bill and silver.
Before the alarm is spread he can
usually sell several fake letters in
this manner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Simplifying the Calendar


Cleveland Plain Dealer: A scheme
for establishing an i~nvariable and
easily workable calendar is proposed
by European %savants. The interna-
tional calendar commission, which is
back of the plan, will urge it's adop-
ton by all nations and by all church
governments.
The proposed reform divides the
year into four tim~esters, or periods
OF three months. January, February
and March are to be the first trimes-
ter; April, May and June the second.
and so on. The first two months of
each timester are to contain 80 days
the third month is to have 81. March,
June, September and December are
the four long months. The first day
of the second month on a Wednes-
day, the first day of the third month
on a Friday. The thirty-first day of
the four long months will always fall
on a Sunday. Easter is to become
a fixed date, if the church authorities
a be brought to consent.
The year, under this ARRANGEMENT,
will contain only 1854 days. The diff
ficulty is obviated by the addition of
New Years day after the 31st of De-
cember and before the first of Janu-
airy. This day shall not be counted
as a day of the week, or as belonging
to any month. Another intercalated
day will be placed before the first
day of July in the bissextile years,
to compensate for the day which is
now counted as the Goth of February.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17

GENERAL HUERTA CONFERR1NG DECORA-
TIONs ON SOME OF HIS OFFICERS.
General Velasco would start at once.
and the rebels would be driven out of
Torreon. The government had been
urged to act vigorously. because In the
cotton district Il record crop was in
need Of being picked. They responded
by putting Il new tax upon cotton to
meet the cost Of the warlike opera
tons and by doing-nothing.
"For six weeks after I saw General
VelascO's brigade in it's five trains
Torreon remained in the hands of the
rebels. The forces which were to re-
take 1t advanced and retreated. chas.
sed ana set to partners. marched this
way and marched that. General We
lasco was frequently reported to be
not with his command, but in Saltillo.
Not until the 10th of December was
Torreon retakcn and then only because
the rebels had drawn Off and left the
garrison very weak.
"After the evacuation of Torreon by
the federals General Munguia was
tried by a court Of inquiry. The inten.
ton was to shoot him. This was his
defense: How could l meet the rebels
in the open" he asked. They fight III
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17

~ 1919, ny mutual rum corporation.
REBELS PREPARING FOR AN ONSLAUGHT.
loose formation. l was obliged to keep
my troops together. If l did not they
would melt away Desertion is the
idea uppermost in almost every sol
dier's mind. Again. how could l order
my officers to lead their mel to the at.
tack? l knew their men would shoot
them down as soon as they got the
chance
1.-THE best generals would find it hard
to do anything with such an army as
this until they had disciplined it and
discovered a certain number Of men
whom they could trust. Mexican gel-
erals have unfortunately very little tai
ent for war. and they make. as Il rule.
no attempt to lick their men into
shape Officers in command are to
our minds incredibly slack. At a small
battle in the state Of Mow,!os the fed
erals by use of machine guns forced
the rebels to retire. The nature Of the
country made it easy for their retreat
to be cut off. But the federal colonel
looked at his watch. 1T is time for
dinner he said and told his bugler to
sound the Cease fire. The rebels lei
surely went away.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
No DISCIPLINE IN
MEN ARE LAZY
So Says Hamilton Fyfe In
q Book Just
Issued

TIMELY and gripping book.
"The Real Mexico" has Just
"a been issued by Mcbride, Mast
& Co., New York. The author
10 Fl. Hamilton Fyfe, the special CORE
spondent for the London Times. A
chapter devoted to the federalist army
has a particular interest at this time.
Among other things, Nj. Fyfe says:
"Torreon, the prosperous center Of
the cotton growing district, was taken
by the revolutionaries in September.
After denying for a week that 1t had
fallen the war Office admitted the
truth, but said that it would be re-
taken in a few days. For a month or
so nothing happened. Then it was an
nounced that a blow would be struck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
viii Pay City Bonds

The holders of %refunding bonds of the
City. of Fort Benton, Montana, number
ed from No.. l to No. 16 inclusive, are
notified that such bonds are hereby call
ed for payment. The bonds will be paid
upon presentation at the office of the
city treasurer in Fort Benton, Mont, or
at a New York bank, at option of the
holder. Interest on these bonds will
LEGATION of this notice. BY order Of the
city council.
F. 4. FLANAGAN. City Treasurer.
First publication June 3, 1914.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
House for Rent

For rent, a five-room house we'll To-
Gated on upper Front street. Address
H., River Press office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Strayed

From my ranch near Virgelle. one
gray horse branded Boz on left hip,
and one dark bay mare branded w on
left shoulder. Finder will please notify
me. A. o. CLEVELAND
Eirgelle, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Hogs for Sale

Twenty choice young hogs for sale.
Address
NJ. $. HOLDERBAUM,
Fort BENTON. Mont
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Horses for Sale

About ffty-ive head of we'll broken
saddle and work horses for sale at rea-
sonable prices. Can be seen at C. w.
Buck ranch at Lostlake. Address
G. w. BUCK. Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17

"A BENTON LODGE No. ss.-A. r.
~ AND A. M.-Regular communi.
NN cations Of the above named
lodge are held at 1880 D. m,. on
the first and third Mondays Of each
month. Members of sister Lodges and
sojourning brethren are cordially invited
to attend.
EZRA L. CRANE, W. NJ.
ROBT. RICHARDSON, Sec'y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17

Interest Paid on Time Deposits
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-22
MILLINERY
In all the newest creations and
styles now on display at the
BON-TON MILLINERY /

cooperation and better feeling and
more thorough understanding bstwssn
the Indians and remaining citizenship
of Oklahoma, than has ever before
existed, and realizing that through his
personal efforts he has done 80 much
to inspire the Indians of Oklahoma to
affair higher standard OF moral and
social conditions, safeguarding at all
times, as he has, our property rights
and especially the property rights and
moral and social welfare OF our minor
children. Now therefore be 1t
Resolved, That as token OF our
appreciation Of the services he is rent
dering us and the people OF our tribe,
we express to him the gratitude Of our
people and the support OF the peopla
Of our tribe in the very splendid effort
he is making to conserve odr estates,
the estates OF our children and life to
high degree Of citizenship the per
sonnel OF our tribe. n
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-22
About the Bottle Tree.

The Sterculias Is genus largely
represented In Queensland. and wide
ly distributed. To It belongs the bot
tie tree OF the west of Queensland
Blacks eat the seeds Of one of this
species OF the coast, and in the Phil
ippines those Of apparently closely
allied species are considered whole
some when roasted or boiled. though
eaten in large quantities. The tree
belongs to a good family. being re
lated to tho Theobroma flood of tho
gods). which supplies the world with
cocoa and chocolate. When the fruit
splits open It 10 brilliant scarlet
r4'th an orange-tinted interior;
aiSng the parted edges are the seeds
oval and black. covered with a rict
purple bloom. The fruit, being
tough and leathery. remains on the
tree a long time. forming most eff
fective display In the gloom of the
jungle.-T. P.'s Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-22
The Only Son." Sugg Theatre Sept. 24th.

we're dragged into it by a sudden
treacherous attack And see how these
so-called civilized Germans are behav-
ingl
Under their thin veneer of modern
views they have been concealing the
hearts and habits of savages. They
were savages in 1870 when they came
to Rouen. you remember, and com
mitted baubarities without number
They are savages STILL Their art,
their science. their manners fall away
from them. They reveal themselves
as they really are.
And the end? They can only he
one crd They must iDe fiuns back.
II not civilization finishes. They dis
regard everything by which man has
raised himself from the brute honor,
treaties, rules Of warfare, concern for
human life
You do not doubt the end?" he
asked, looking earnestly forward, q
have seen your British soldiers They
will, 4 know, fight we'll They know
what they are fighting for We know
in Belgium were are lighting for our
homes, our right TO national existence.
The French know Together, and with
Russia to assist, we may win
"If we did not he finished his
phrase with an eloquent gesture. He
then started up. let me show you
around the Abbaye,' he said, ct viii
be distraction, change from the one
subject that is always in our thoughts. =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-22
ACUTE INDIGESTION.

Il was annoyed for over a year by
attacks of acute Indigestion. followed
by constipation writes Mrs. M. J..
Gallagher. Geneva, n Y. II tried
everything that was recommended to
me for this complaint but nothing did
me much good until about four months
ago | saw Chamberlain's Tablets ad-
vertised and procured a bottle Of them
from our druggist. soon realized
that had gotten the right thing fer
they helped me at once Since taking
two bottles of them can eat heartily
without any bad effects. "-S Sold by all
dealers. Adv. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-22
STOPPED AT THE WHISTLE
Hand-organ People obeyed Police
mans Order, and Afterward
Led the Procession.

When the policeman at Broad
way crossing blew his whistle to hold
up the traffic on the cross street fol
minute or two and let the north
and south streams flow 1t SO hap
happened that there was coming
along the cross street. bound west
piano organ on wheels drawn by q
man and woman.
At the moment the policeman blew
his whistle this hand organ had come
just to the adge OF the north and
south sidewalk crossing on the east
side OF Broadway, and at the sound
It held up OF course. for the organ
folks know and obey the traffic signals
just as the drivers do.
Then thera the hand organ stood
with vehicles OF all goits banking NJ
behind 1t. 1t seemed odd to see this
hand organ standing there. heading .
long. halted procession of trucks and
wagons.
In minute the policeman raised
hts whistle 10 his lips again. and in
stantly the organ folks, who had kept
their eyes on him all the time just as
the drivers do. tugged at the shafts OF
their outfit and started in rolling
They were off, with that long line OF
trucks and wagons. already in motion
following York Times.