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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Appoints Federal Reserve Board

Washington, June REORGANIZATION
of the new national banking and cur
rency system entered its last stages
today when President Wilson nomin.
ated the five men. who. serving with
the secretary of the treasury and the
comptroller of the currency ex-oficio,
will constitute the federal reserve
board.
Charles S. Ham!iN of Boston was
nominated for the two-year term:
Paul Warburg of New York for four
years: Thomas d. Jones of Chicago
for six years: w. p. G. Harding of
Birmingham. Alabama for eight years
and \. c. Miller of San Francisco for
ten years.
Thus eventually all appointments
to the board will be for 10 year terms
the term of one member expiring ev-
cry two years. President Wilson will
select one of the lei named today
to be governor of the board. 1t is
generally expected that Mr.. Jones or
Mr.. Hamlin. will be chosen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Farmers Will Meet June 20

To the farmers of Chouteau county:
There will be Il meeting at the court
house in Fort Benton on Saturday,
June 20. to organize a cooperative
association for the purpose of handl-
ing our products and doing more buy
Ing in large quantities. For instance
we can ave $3.50 to $500 on coal:
three cents on each cedar fence post;
an average Of $500 or more on lum-
Der: from soc to 75c per box on APP
pies, etc.
This call is especially to farmers
who are dissatisfied with the present
conditions. and who are beginning to
realize that if we get any help we
must try to assist ourselves. You
who are interested should meet with
us June 20. when the purpose of the
association will be more fully explain
ed by A. D. Stillman, president of
the Flathead county association.
BY order Of the Executive Commit
tee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Pioneer Settlers Land Laws

Eozeman. June lin connection
with the reunion of state pioneers and
the bis state celebration of state and
territorial tirthdeys which will be
held in Foreman on August 6, Z and 5
old-ti!ners are YER much interested in
the discovery of an ancient document
in the vault at the court house which
was probably the most important set
of agreements prepared in eastern
Montana III the early days. Before
there was any county government in
eastern Montana, in fact just 43 days
after Prasiden: Lincoln signed the
law creating Montana territory, a
group of the first agriculturists of the
state formed articles governing the
taking Up of land in the Gallatin val
ley. These articles have just been
discovered. According to it's provi-
sions, four logs crossed like a foun-
dation, and a stake, were as good
title to the land as a deed affords to-
day.
This document, adopted on July 8,
1864, is yellow and faded with age.
1t created the offices of president and
recorder, both to serve without pay.
The agreement is entitled, Laws of
the East Gallatin Farmers club"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Railroad Commissioners Disagree

Helena, June 13.-While admitting
that the railroads have taken care of
Montana jobbers in the distributing
rates now in effect, Commissioner j
H. Hall of the railroad commission, If
a dissenting opinion filed today in the
recently decided distributing rate case
contends the ultimate have
not beer taken care Of at all.
He quotes comparisons of fourth
class rates. "tnder this head the
harder OF very household is supplied
he states. and then says that the Min
nesOt rate is 47.6 per cent less than
the Montana rate which the commits.
sion first ordered in. and recently re.
s%cinded; the South Dakota rate is 40
per cent less, and the North Dakota
rate. 20.6 per cent.
he further contends that it is only
the lack of fair distributing rates that
prevent manufacturing from being de-
veloped III the state. He then quotes
from the original decision of the com
mission stating that rates in Montana
should be but slightly higher than
those in Dakota, and saks: 1T is not
remarkable that the above should be
good doctrine Nov. 81, 1913. and be
reversed May %, 1914:"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Will Not Delay Patents

The registers and receivers of Unit
ed States land offices in Montana
have received notice from the gen.
gress relating to coal reservations on
homesteads will not delay the issu-
ance OF patents. The circular says in
part:
The act is construed to affect all
filings. locations, selections, or en-
tries upon which patent or it's equiva-
lent has issued, or may hereafter is
sue. containing a reservation of the
coal in the land to the United States
under the act of March 3, 1909, (35
Stat, SAD. or the act of June %, 1910
(36 Stat. 5S3), such land having sub
~quently been finally classified as non
coal in character.
This office will list the cases and
issue the patents with sucl. expedi-
ton as may be possible with the cler-
ical force available for the purpose.
Therefore application for such supple
mental patent will not be necessary
and will receive no special action if
filed.
The patents will be transmitted to
YOU. and follow the course applicable
to original patents. including notice
OF receipt to the patentee and notation
on the serial register and against the
record of coal reservation on the tract
books and plats. The patents may be
delivered to the patentees or to the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
ELECTRIFIED CELLUL0ID.
Pulling a Couple Of Strips Between the
Fingers Changes Them.

If you will take two thin lengths of
celluloid. put them in contact and then
suddenly and rapidly pull them be-
tween your fingers you will observe
they both have become electri6ed-not
only on their outside surfaces, where
the friction Of your fingers caused a
negative eIertritication. but also on the
inner surface Of the celluloid.
The strange part about this is that
one of the inner surfaces Of the piece
Is positively charged and the other one
Is negatively charged. If one Of them
Is slightly curved during the friction
the convex one will be positively
charged and the conceive sided one will
he negatively charged.
1t seems. therefore, to depend upon
whether the surface is concave Or
whether it is conveX-depressed or ex
panded-to produce negative or posi-
tive electricity. Even the most minute.
i~mperceptible curvature is sufficient to
give h expected result. 1t also is i'm
possible to pull the strips Of celluloid
through the fingers without producing
such strong elertritication that one
piece will support the other.
Even n vapor pressure Of liquids is
stronger ut the Onv surface than ut
the c"ncave. II electrUnS are consid-
cred as particles of gas dissolved IN
Solius-;s they once were--Or as mega
tive electricity. there will be IL greater
tendency for the electrons to escape
from the convey side. which therefore
Will be left positively charged. This
also is in perfect accord with the latest
researches upon e%lectrons.
Interesting experiments ran be made
by following the above directions. Gel.
suloid has peculiar properties for tests
New York Press
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanuea

Carter %Chronotype: B. H. Pride
aux and Emmett Thurston have been
harvesting %gophers OH their respec-
tive ranches. The former has shot
$40. of the rodents this season, and
the latter with aid of poison has ex-
terminated equally as many. This eff
fective work, if pursued by all the
farmers. would soon reduce the dam
age lone to crops by these pests.
Havre Democrat: County Attor-
ney Griggs on Wednesday filed an in
formation against George Colder, &C.
cusing him with shooting and killing
with a twenty-five rifle a certain stall
lion owned by A. w. Brownlee of the
| Sweet Grass Hills. The defendant
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
one yea in the penitentiary by Judge
Utter.
Choteau Montanan: The coyote in
dustry in Teton county seems to be
a very lucrative one to those engag-
ed in it. During the first fifteen days
of the present month the sheriff's
deputies in this city were called upon
to mark the skins of 7S6 coyotes, 2
wolves and 8 wolf pups. The bounty
paid by the state on this kill amount
ed to $1,6S6.O0.
Chinook Opinion: Sheriff Neibaur
came up from Dodson last Thursday
night with the three yegg men who
gave their names as Houston, Fon.
taine and Mcleod. The men were
bound ove for housebreaking at Sa-
voy and will await trial in district
court in September. They increased
the Jail population to IA and of that
number eight are to remain in Jail
until the next term of district court.
Galata Journal: Archibald Young,
a well known Gold Butte resident,
committed suicide Tuesday afternoon
near Len Gummer's place, Is miles
northwest of town, by taking gopher
poison. Deceased had been despond-
ent and indications are that he had
planned the act for some time. Young
is a native Of Scotland, coming here
about five years ago and filing on a
homestead, where he has resided
since, near Gold Butte.
Harlem News: NJ. w. Nelson, man
ager for the st. Anthony and Dakota
elevator company, predicts that there
is going to be a big yield of flax this
year. He keeps in close touch with
crop conditions and he says that ev-
erything looks very favorable now
for a good crop. There will be a
great deal ore fax this year than
last for the reason that the acreage
has been greatly increased. Just now
the flax in general is looking fine.
Glasgow News: To see three good
horses, all he had, burn to death
while his barn was being destroyed
by fire vas George Crossland's lot
last week, at his place Is miles north
west of Saco. After having harness.
ed his team to take a drive he went
in to dinner and in some unknown
amer fire started and the straw
barn was a mass of flames before the
fire was discovered. 1t was imposs-
ible to get the horses out and to see
them burned to death, after having
worked hard for three years to get
money to buy them, fairly set the
poor fellow wild. A subscription is
being taken by friends to raise funds
to purchase another team for him,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
STAND UP STRAIGHT.
NeeP sne Chest Wide Open and Avoid
the Great White PLAQUE.

Inc best way to avoid consumption
Is 10 stand up straight. according to
Tue bulletin of the American Medical
association. The writer saws:
"Ihe hrst essential in the avoidance
or tuberculosis Of the lungs. or con.
. is to keep the lungs strong,
81 '"at II the germs are breathed they
al 10 no harm. One of the most i'm
portah things in keeping the lungs
strong Is to keep the chest wide omen
~ nat the lungs can be properly used.
=. the body is dropped or stoops or if
tne shoulders are allowed to drag for
warn round shoulders) or If the head
Is carried forward instead of we'll back
oVer the shoulders the chest must be
nattened. the breathing must be shall
low. and the lungs. not being freely
used. become weak.
1t Is III this type Of chest that tu-
oerc"iosts usually begins. The con-
sumI'tive Is usually narrow chested,
with dropped shoulders and with the
G craned forward.
while the development Of q strong.
well formed chest is one Of the most
important factors in preventing tuber-
cu'osis. the same thing Is to be desired
II the disease has once started. Not
only should we live in the open. but
we should stand up straight and learn
10 throw Il big chest so that the
lnngs can grow strong and the fresh
air be taken in.
"The rnnier. the singer or any one
who Is obliged to make sustained ef-
fort Is taught to stand and sit with
the chest high. so that the lungs can
be used to the best advantage. and if
every n would do the same thing
there would be less tuberculosis be-
cause there would be fewer weak
lungs"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Notice for Publication

L. S, Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, June Is, 1914.
!; David J.: Smith. of yirgelle. Mon
homestead. entry serial No. Ol5646, 70,
lots ; and A.. 81: NWA, section 4. 10,
! and SEA NEl4, section s.. township
section 81. township 26 north, range II
east, Montana meridian, have filed notice
or intention to make final three yeai
proof. to establish claim to the land
above described, before John G. Chan
cell"L. L; s. commissioner. at his office
at \lrgelle, Montana. on the 23d day OF
July. 1914. by two of the following wit
neSSeS:
", s, Kingsbury. c.. A. Lovinger. Flu
gene R3lce, Malcolm Currie, all of Vir-
K. y. SUTHERLIN, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17

jury was called by Judge George M
Bourquin this morning and with w
j. Cruise as foreman, it promptly be
gan consideration of the hundred ode
criminal cases that will be laid before
it by District Attorney B. X. Wheeler
and Assistant District Attorney c. S
Ford. White slavery and Bookkeeping
are the most popular crimes in Mon
tana with violation of the postal laws
coming next, followed by a sprinkling
of counterfeiting. box car robbery and
a string of miscellaneous %offenses'
The grand pury will be in session two
or three weeks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17

Fine Book and Job Printing a spec
ialty at the River Press office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
HaVre list No. O3l92 Nor
Great Falls list No. 013464
Notice for Publication

~. $, Land Office at Havre, Montana.
Notice is hereby given that
JOHN L.. KIMMEL,
Of Iona, Montana, who. on May 9Th.
1910. made homestead entry, serial No.
ol34s4, for south half. section 20, town
ship. 20 north. range 10 east, Montana
meridian. has filed notice of intention
to make three year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described. before
Heroert n. Schmidt. U. S. commissioner
at ms office. at Fort Benton. Montana,
on the 10Th day of July, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Albert Howell. Herbert Howell, Anil
J. Brlese and John Hennigar, all of
NJ. w. HUTCHINSON, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
Salesman

Accident and health insurance, first
class proposition for "a good man. I'VE
pay claims monthly Guardian Casu-
ATTY Il Guaranty Company. 101 Lew
ishOn Bldg, Butte, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17

present owners of the land upon their
ming with you an affidavit Of owner
ship.
Evening journal., 1914-02-21
DIR. TWITMYER'S
CONDITION IS
NOW CRITICAL

While Dr. George W. Twitmyer,
superintendent Of wilmington's pub
lie schools, was reported at the Uni-
versity Of Pennsylvania Hospital to-
DAY to have passed "A comfortable
night. and 10 be resting easily. u
was learned In this city that his con-
dliion ~ critical. Complications have
added 20 the seriousness OF his condi-
ton since his loft foot was ampu-
tated ON Thursday. because OF
gangrcne having developed after DR.,
Twitmyor had stumped his foot
agalns. bedpost the latter part OF
NoVember.
nr. Twitmyer's condition today vas
reported 10 be such as TO cause grave
concern 10 his many friends. and
there are fears that he may not be
able 10 survive the effects Of the
poison from the wounded foot that
has gripped his system. Whether an
other operation may be necessary tc
try 20 relieve his condition is moi
known
Dr. Thomas o. Cooper, member oi
the BOARD Of Education and close
friend OF Or. Twitmycr. late this
morning received word from the hos
pitai that Dr Twitmver had passeg
= comfortable night and was rest
ing easily. Harry ]. Guthrie. seore
tary Of the Board Of Education. re
ceivod similar word from the hos
initial.
Evening journal., 1914-02-21
SAY BENTON WAS
GUILTY OF PLOT
BY The United Press

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. William
S. Benton Was executed in Juares BY
the Mexican reyolutionists following q
legally convened court martial He
was found guilty Of participation ln
a plot against the life of Francisco
villa. commanding general Of thd
Constitutionalist forces in the field
This was the substance Of Q report re-
ceived by the State Department todayu
Consul Edwards. at Juares, directed bN
Secretary Of state Bryan fully 70 ini
vestigatc Benton's death, telegrapher this
conclusion. He stated that he had mads
careful investigation Of the entire af-
fair and was convinced that Villa acted
within his rights in sending Benton be-
fore court martial trial
The complete text Of Edwsrds' msss
sage was not made public Secretary
of State Bryan said there was no other
confirmation held for the present A
complete copy Of the report, however,
was delivered 10 Sir Cecil SeT .zz- Rice.
the British ambassador 70 the United
Continued on Page Two
Evening journal., 1914-02-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORK DISCUSSED

Another Of the Sunday school
Workers Institutes was held in the
Forrest Presbyterian Church, Middle
town. yesterday, Charles ". Bush,
the president, presided In the morn
ing Mr.. Bush spoke on the relation
OF the County Sunday School Asso-
citation 10 the individual school and
Henry C. Downward continued his
remarks on the same topic. In the
afternoon F.. Ross Farra. county sec
retary Of Sunday schools. spoke on
the grading and graded Sunday school
work. and the organized adult Bible
class work; Mr. Bush. on the home
department and missionary depart
ment and Henry c. Downward, chair
man Of the executive committee of the
county association. on the financial
plan as being operated by the county
association this year.
There was much interest shown in the
institute.
Plans are being made for the three
."hundred conventions 70 be held in
March In ST. Georges hundred. at Port
Penn Presbyterian Church on March l2;
Red Lion hundred, at KirSwood NJ =.
Church. ON March 5. and Pencader hum
dred. at Glasgow, on March 10.
Evening journal., 1914-02-21
KILLING OF BENTON
COMPLICATES SITUATION

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Feb 21.-The kill
ing OF William s. Benton. by order Of
General Francisco villa and the fact
that two other lngilshmen we're miss
ing has complicated an already acute
situation. Following ae II does the
slaying Of many Americans. and the
summary execution of Spaniards AZ
chihuahua and vicinity. IL IS admitted
IN official circles that President VIII
son Is now confronted squarely with
the problem Of What 10 do about
villa" The former bandit. now su-
premo commander Of the Mexican
revoiutionists. Is admitted even by the
revolutionary junta here TO be carry
ing things with a high hand. But
they defend his acts on the ground
Of military necessity.
The state Department today had
no information as 10 two other Brit
ish subjects reported missing and be-
lieved also 10 have been shot by
villas orders.
The staying Of Benton Is the irsi
instance where definite responsibility
for the death Of . British subject
could be absolutely placed. As a mat.
ter of fact while 100 or more Ameri.
cans have been vantonly killed IN
Mexico since the first Msdero revolu
ton. only three other Britishers have
met death and IN their cases respon
Evening journal., 1914-02-21
TRAIN ROBBERS BALKED,
MASKED MEN OPEN FIRE ON
PASSENGERS, KILLING THREE


shot .hc three passengers, who were
erspplne with bis sccomPlice- They
JED ias'ently-
The de1d are; R.iL. Lee. Bremerton,
Masn.; NJ. g. McElNes, vancouver b o.,
T. s. WadsNorth. Csnaditn Pacific
Railway conductor. Vancouver, b. q.
Tho bandit who had been attacked
y,the passengers. shot out the e,coach
tights. The conductor pulled the bell
cord aud when the emergency brakes
we're thrown on and the train began
10 slow up, the highWaymen swung
OF into the darkness The o.her pas
sengers IN the day coach were
paralyzed with fear. The whole affair
has occurred in less than four min
utes. Some insisted that three
bandits and not two had attempted the
hold-up.
z Immediately after the shooting. the
robber who had killed the three men,
started toward the rear of the coach.
As he ran, hysterical women pas
seugers held out their purses to him,
pleading that 'their lives be spared.
lie snatched several of the purses
said 10 have contained about $50 in
ALL
Aroused by the shooting. passen-
gers from the other cars crowded TO
the DAY coach. and In the confusion
the exact direction the bandits took
was not ascertained. Il was possible
, for them to seek refuge either IN
/ the thickIy wooded districts, or es-
cape by boat 10 the San Juan Islands.
Il is believed that the robbers
boarded the train at Burlington, a
few miles south OF the scene OF the
! hold-up.
AS soon as the Great Northern Of
/ fcialss received word Of the attempted
hold-up. they dispatched train
from Seattle bearing posse OF rail
way detectives in charge Of Assist
ant Chief of Police 7. ]. Davis and
Special Agent Ice Lgnor. A reward
of $1,000 has been offered for the
! capture Of the bandits Skagit coun.
Is deputy shsriffs Joined in the man
hunt early today.
Evening journal., 1914-02-21
BANKS
OF CITY In THE
FEDERAL BOARD

All local National Banks have ap-
piled for Membership in tbe Federal
reserve system and viii probably be
admitted by the Federal reserve. com
mittee as soon as their applications
can be acted upon
All banks wishing 10 become mem-
bers Of the system must make sppli
cation either today or tomorrow az
the currency Law specifies that appli-
cation must be made within sixty
days Of ite enactment Several banks
have expressed tho belief that they
were allowed twelve months in which
10 make application but this has been
denied by the Reserve Bank organ
ization Committee Under the law all
banks who DO not make application
within so days have twelve months tC
liquidate in.
NJ. e. Elliott. secretary Of the re-
serve committee. has called atten
ton 70 the provision that within 20
days of the day the organization com
mittee fixes the geographical limits
OF reserve district and names tn
city whore reserve bank is TO bl
created. banks I'm that district whicl
wish to come In must subscribe 70 thl
reserve banks stock.
J This action is supplementary 10 The
formal application for membership
Al the close of business az th'
Treasury Department on Saturday 8.
$50 national banks had applied 70
membership. out Of q total Of $500 u
( the United States. Tho time limi
for applications Is February %.
These provisions DO not apply Il
State hanks. which can enter at am
time