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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
U. s. Express will Quit

New York, March 13.-Directors of
the United States Express company
voted unanimously to liquidate its af-
fairs, and dissolve it in the shortest
possible time. Tie resolution under
which the action was recommended
fellows:
"Resolved, That pursuant to the
power and authority conferred upon
the board of directors of the United
States Express company by its arti-
cles of association, the board unani-
Eously declares that it is for the best
interests of the company that it be
dissolved as soon as may be, without
awaiting the expiration of its term Of
existence; and that it's business and
affairs be settled ur and finally adj
justed as promptly as may be done.
The president is directed to inform
the shareholders of the company OF
said action of the board"
The success Of the parcel rost ar,l
the recent order Of the Interstate Com.
merce commission, resulting in a lG
per cent reduction in express chars;
es, are held directly responsible for
the company > retirement from bust
ness, after go years operation over
some of the leading railroads of the
country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
seiaeI Stores to be Closed

New York, March 13.-The four
teenth Street store and the Simpson
Crawford company store, the manage
ment of which has resulted in the in
dictment of Henry Seigel and Frank
E. Vogle, charging violation of the
state banking laws and grand larceny,
are to be closed tomorrow night by
order of Judge Heath of the federal
court.
After an inventory has been taken,
the stock and fixtures of the two
stores and the equipment of the Mer-
chants Express company, are to be
sold on March "a for the benefit of the
creditors.
With the closing of the two stores,
about 2,10O clerks and other employees
will be thrown out of work, many OF
whom are said to have deposited their
savings in the Seigel bank. These EN-
ployes we're considered by the court
before the closing order was signed.
Judge Hough was assured by William
A. Marbl, counsel for the store man.
ayers under the receivers, that clerks
were in demand, and that practically
all of the 2,10O persons would not be
long without work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Keel Of BIG Dreadnaueht Laid

New York, March 1.-THE laying
Of the keel of battleship No. 80, which
eventually may be named either the
North Carolina or the Arizona at the
navy yard in Brooklyn today: marks
the beginning of the greatest fightins
machine in the Uni:el States navy
and the peer Of any ever built or pro-
jected by any power.
With a displacement Of 1880 tons
she will be slightly larger than her
older sister the Pennsylvania, and will
be the 10th vessel Of the s~uper-dread-
naught class to be added to the 1eet.
Like the Pennsylvania she will car.
ry three 14.inch rites in each turret,
mounting IL of these guns altogether
and will be the second vessel to be SO
equipped. Although the keel laying
occurs only today, work on the gigan.
tic ribs and plates has been going on
for several months ard they are ready
to be rivited in place. No. 80 already
is about 10 per cent completed.
The superintendent New York
vas built at the Brooklyn navy yard
and is almost ready for her trials. In
two weeks, it was said today she will
steam out for her maiden trip.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Would be President

Chihuahua, Mex, March 14.--"Vil-
la, the one-time bandit will be the
next president of Mexico. This is his
ambition and despite all reports to
the contrary it will remain his am
bition until he either is dead or pres
ident."
This declaration was made today by
a friend so close to General Villa as
to give authority to the assertion. 1t
was prompted by reports that the
coming to Chihuahua of Gen Venus.
tiano Carranza, who is recognized as
civil head of the revolution, was to
bring about conditions more satisfac.
tory to foreign governments and to
place in the seat of authority better
advisers than General Villa appears to
have in handling the complications
growing out of the killing of William
S. Benton, a British subject.
General Carranza now is on his way
overland from Sonora. A magnificent
marble building has been prepared as
the official residence of capitol in
which he will perfect the details of
government. But it was stated en-
phatically that the coming of Carran-
"a is not to lessen in any way the
power now welded by Villa, who for
months has been a dictator.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
los BY Exemption

New York, March 14.-Exemption of
coatswise shipping using the Panama
canal from the payment of tolls would
mean a loss for the first ten years of
$4,000 900 Prof. Emory R. johnson
of the University of Pennsylvania
said tonight at the twenty-sixth an
nual dinner of the University of Penn.
sylvania men of New York. This loss
he said, would have to be borne by
the taxpayers of the United States.
Prof. Johnson was appointed spec.
ial United States commissioner OF
Panama traffic tolls by President Taft,
and served as such during 1911.1913,
Another speaker was Lindley M.
Garrison, secretary of war.
ITO enable the canal to carry itself
commercially without being a contin'
nous burden upon the taxpayers OF
the country" Prof. johnson said, III
will be necessary to secure revenues
of $19, 250, 900 per annum.
."This total is made of $500, 900 fol
maintenance and operation, $50O.00(
for canal sanitation and government
$250,000 payable as an annuity to the
republic of Panama, $11, 250,000 tt
cover the interest at 3 per cent or
the 1915, 000. 900 invested in the canal
and $3,750,000 to provide a sinking
fund of l per cent to return to tn.
treasury the cost of the canal during
the next so years."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
NATIONAL RAILROADS PROFIT

The United States government owns
and operates a railroad which has
proved to be an exceedingly profitable
Investment, says Engineering News.
The Panama railroad, which Uncle
Sam purchased as a necessary tool for
the construction of the Panama canal,
shows net profits for the last fiscal
year of $2,180.000, representing about
81 per cent on the company's capital
stock of 1000, 900. Uncle Sam, how.
ever does not use these profits to pay
himself dividends, but allows them to
accumulate as surplus. The total as.
sets over liabilities now amount to ov.
er $15,379,00
It is fair to add that the railway is
aided in making these large profits by
its high rates for freight and passen.
ger service. The average freight rev.
enue per ton-mile last year was 3.4s
cents. The average revenue per pas
senger.mile was 2.37 cents. The total
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Helena's MininQ Move

The scheme inaugurated by the bus
mess men of Helena having for It's
object the raising of money for the
| opening up of some idle mining prop.
critics is meeting with such general
favor that it is more than likely to
spread to other localities, says the
| Butte Miner. Throughout the state
there are dozens of mines with shafts
down to 500 feet or more now idle, due
to the lack of money and modern IA
cilities for the treatment Of ore. On
the dumps of those mines there are
estimated to be thousands of tons of
ore which today could be treated at a
profit, whereas Is or 20 years ago the
machinery was not available for the
purpose. This is not only particular
ly true of the Helena district, but it
is equally true of the Virginia City
district. Already the business men of
Helena have subscribed a large
amount of money for the purpose of
employing engineers to make examin.
atoms of abandoned mines and sub.
NIT reports on the grade of ore to be
found on dumps. The citizens pro-
pose to organize into n large com
pany, and whenever an engineer re.
ports that a mine can be operated at
a profit or that there are indications
which would fiustify development
work, a crew of men will be put to
work. Assays will be made of ore on
dumps, and if It is found that the ore
can be treated at a profit it will he
got out. The idea is to start a move.
ment to thoroughly develop the great
mineral resources of the state. In
gold, silver, copper and lead there is
unquestionably much yet to be recov-
cred in districts outside of Butte ard
the Helena people are starting out
with q determination of settling Cnce
for all the question of the value Of
the many mines from which great
quantities or ore we're taken yeats
ago and (which were abandoned all the
way from IL to 20 years agon On the
ground that they could not be worked
at a profit.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18

length of the line is only about so
miles, and of course, the abnormal
proportion of the operating expense
absorbed in terminal charges justifies
a much higher freight and passenger
rate than in ordinary service.
The present plan is for the govern.
ment to continue to operate the rail-
way and it's associated steamship line
after the canals completion. If the
diversion of traffic to the canal makes
the railway service no longer profit
able the government can, if it chooses
so run the line as merely to pay op'
Grating expenses. The capital orig
inally invested in it will have been
fully repaid by the profits the railway
has earned during the period of canal
construction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Earthquake and Volcanoes

Toxic, March 15.-A serious earth.
quake occurred today in the prefec.
ture of Akiati, island of Hondo, a
number of persons in the city of Ak.
itai were killed and many houses des'
troyed.
In the village of Kowakubi, which
was ruined, there were many casual.
ties.
The volcano Asama.Y ama, 80 miles
northwest of Toxic, is in eruption.
Full details of the disaster have not
been received. owing to the Interrupt
ton Of communication. Sixty bodies
were found in the basin of Omano
river, where 800 houses were de-
stroyed. The village of Kitameno was
burned.
AS a result of the earthquake, a cop
per mine at Tsumadato collapsed. The
fate Of 800 workers in the mine is uIl
known.
simultaneously with the earthquake
came the explosion and the bursting
of flames from the volcano Asama
Yama, which terrified the Inhabitants
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
1000 Dead by Tidal Wave

EkaterinOdar. Russia, March IA
More than n thousand persons per-
ished today in the inundation of the
towns Of Stanitza and Achtyrskaja, by
a tidal wave from the sea of Azov. The
wave struck the towns during a VIC
lent hurricane which swept the pro
vince Of Kuban.
More than $50 persons were drown
ed in floods in Yazenkaja.
A dam collapsed in the town Of
Temryuk, on the Lamar peninsula. 81
miles northwest of this city, flooding
the greater part of the city and drown
ing many persons.
The sea washed away $50 building'
in Achtyrskaja. Temryuk is a his
toric town with a population of 10000
1t was once the seat of the Turkish
fortress Adaiss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20

Because our clothes are max
ng such a hit at the big uni
versites where our representa-
tives are showing this Spring,
there's no reason for thinking
there's anything ah-rahabout
them.
Quite the contrary.
Our young mems suits as
sert tn 'nselves, not through
freakish styles, not through
outlan dish patterns, but
through their appeal to men
of fine taste.
They're gentlemen's suits
extremely smart, but nothing
extreme.
Exclusive patterns.
Fine quality fabrics.
Moderate prices. Sl8 to S45.
Young mems hats, shoes
and furnishings.
Sporting G oods-everything
for golf, tennis, baseball and
fishing.
ROGERS PEEr COMPANY
Three Broadway Stores
Warren St. 18th St. 34th St.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
MOTHER DOUBTS DEATH
NOTE OF MISSING son
Clothes Found on Pier, but Fam.
lily Thinks He Is Healing
Love Wounds.

Mrs. Anna Krevitz OF 116 East 10th
street put an advertisement In tho news
papers yesterday asking her son Herman,
who was reported to have committed sui
eide On the night Of March IS. to COM
municate with her.
The mother and the sister Of the eigh-
teen year-old boy have come to the con-
clusion that he did not drown himself at
Coney Island despite the fact that his hat
and coat were found on q pier there. The
advertisement read:
kREVITZ.-Informati wanted
Herman krevitz. Please, for
mothers sake. communicate.
wherever you are. Your most hor-
rible mistake Is corrected
Herman's "most horrible mistake" Is
supposed to be love AFFAIR. The young
OF Prince Nathan. 10 Cedar street, had
been paying attentions to Miss Catherine
Hankon OF 1885 Lincoln place. Brooklyn.
Two weeks before he disappeared he had
gone home one night and. saying that he
had given UP his sweetheart cried fer
nearly an hour.
The last his mother and sister saw OF
him was when he left home at 10 o'clock
on the morning Of March IS. That night
he called on Miss Hankoff and left her
home about IL o'clock The next after
noon his hat and coat were found at
Coney Island on 1etty at the foot OF
Twenty-third street
A letter came that night TO his mother
signed "Herman' and said: ''I have
made an awful mistake. | am going to
kill myself. When you get this ! will be
dead. Everything is all right. Do not
worry. Your loving SON.
His mother and sister base their belief
that he is still alive on the fact that his
body has not been recovered. The watch
man has told them that II IL impossible
for a person to drown at Coney Island
and the body not be recovered In two
weeks. Moreover. the mother thinks her
son has simply gone away to start life
over again.
His idol Of love has been shattered"
said Mrs. Krevitz. 81 have a feeling he
Is alive and want him to come home"
One OF the letters from Miss Hankoff
found In the boys coat said that every
thing had been arranged for their we'd
ding.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
NEW TRANspAC1rC SERVICE.
G. =. n. 70 1naugurate Line "a
Manila Via Japa nese Ports.

MONTREAL. April ia new Canadian
Pacific transpaciHc service from Van
couver to Manila, via Japanese and
Chinese ports. will be inaugurated on
June II, when the Empress of Russia.
sister ship to the Empress OF Asia, the
two largest and fastest steamships on the
Pacific. will leave for Manila from van
couver via Yokohama, Kobe and Maya.
saki. These steamers are expected TO cut
the time from the Pacific coast OF North
America to Manila to seventeen days. as
against twenty Eight days. the fastest
time on any existing schedule from any
port on the Pacific coast.
The Empress Of Russia and Asa arc
each 593 feet in length and 6s feet IN
breadth, and have a gross tonnage OF
1880, with displacement of 3O.625 tons
They have developed more than twenty
two knots on the measured mile and nave
a seagoing speed of better than nineteen
knots Tho Empress Of Russia has the
record for the fastest trip across the
Pacific. having made the distance In nine
days and five hours. as G-ainst nearly
eleven days, the record time OF the
Empress of Japan. The Expresses are
especially designed for carrying pas
sengers and fast freight such as silk with
which commodity each is laden on its re-
turn to the Occident.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
ROB DRUG STORE FOR OPIUM.
Policeman Captures One Of Two
Thieves After Robbery.

Nearly $4,000 worth OF cocaine. NOR
phine, heroin and opium was found In a
dress suit case taken from one of two
men who were surprised by a policeman
In Halpcrn's drug store at 1921 Broad =
way. corner Of 1880 street. at midnight
last might.
One of the pair escaped but the other,
Charles Berger. clerk. Is years old,
Of 225 West 1920 street, was caught by
Policeman Joseph Magee, who had to
knock Berger unconscious with the butt
OF revolver to effect the capture.
Magec patrolling Broadway. saw shad-
ows in the drug store and found a window
in the rear open. He hid himself In the
cellar. revolver In hand. The men above
didn't come down that way. however. but
threw the suitcase from a rear window.
Magee ran up the steps just as Berger
climbed out. The boy drew big us
toll Then Magee hit him.
The proprietor of the drug store said
that all Of the four drugs in the place had
been taken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
THANKS GLYNN FOR HIS VETO.
McGoldrick Conveys Mitchers Graft.
tude In water Bill Matter.

ALBANY, April 19.--Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Edward McGoldrick Of New
York city personally thanked Gov. Glynn
on behalf of Mayor Mitchell and the city
authorities to-day for vetoing the Foley
Mailer water grab" bill.
Had the measure become a law water
supplies furnished by municipalities or
private water companies would have been
brought under the Jurisdiction of the State
Conservation Commission.
In vetoing the bill the Governor at
tached a memorandum which says in part
This bill makes extensive amendment
to the conservation law and attempts to
vest in the Conservation Commission the
powers now exercised by the Public Ser
vice Commission over many other public
utilities. The general purpose Of the bill
seems to be commendable. and although
much has been urged relative to the am
bguities in certain Of its sections It would
seem that these are not OF sufficient Inn
portance to require a disapproval Of the
measure as "A whole in view OF the COM
mendable attempt to place public service
corporations and municipalities Of this
nature under the control of a central body
vested with power to deal fairly between
such corporations and municipalities and
the people dependent upon them for
service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
u. OF P. MEN TO FACE
VIYISECTION CHARGE
Physicians Who Cut Up Ami
mails Commit Crimes,
Judge Declared.
CRUELTY JURY DISAGREES
University Faculty's Attorney
Says He Will Carry Case to
U. 8. Supreme Court.

PHnADELPHrA. April 1s.--F'ailing to dc.
eide on verdict after nearly forty-eight
hours Of wranglins, the jury which con-
sidered the charges Of cruelty to animals
against DR.. Joshua +. Sweet of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania faculty was dis
charged to-day by Judge Breezy.
John Scott. who Instituted the prosecu-
ton. said that he heard that the Jurors
stood II to for conviction. Murdoch
Kendrick. counsel for the defence, said
that he got the impression that eleven
were for acquittal and one for conviction.
Making use Of Judge Bregy's opinion
that INJECTING pain on animals Is not
justified by a scientific purpose and IL a
crime. Mr. Scott said that he would have
warrants issued for the rearrest of DR..
Sweet and other professors and instructors
OF the university medical school charging
them with prictising vivisection.
I'm our indictments against these men"
said Mr. Scott 1--WE made simple charge
Of cruelty. We did not contend that vivi-
section was Illegal However. Judge
Bregy's opinion has classed vivisection as
a crime and In our new indictments we
shall charge that Dr. Sweet and his as
sociates practise vivisection."
Attorney Kendrick said that the case
would undoubtedly be taken to the United
States Supreme Court.
Judge Bregy's statement of the law"
said Mr. kendrick. was a surprise to me
and also a big surprise to the Common
wealth. However. this question Is greater
than all of the fifteen Common Pleas
Judge In the county and is greater than
DR.. Sweet and his associates.
TT will finally require a decision from
the United States Supreme Court stating
what the law Is regarding experimenting
upon animals for scientific purposes. II
may require an act OF the Legislature to
stipulate what physicians may do toward
increasing their skill in the matter Of
treating human ailments"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
TALK OF sU1zER FOR CONGRESS
Tammany Men say lie Really Wants
Old Seat hack.

Tammany politicians discussed yester-
day the probability OF William SuEer
running for Congress on the Democratic
ticket this fall Most OF those seen ex-
pressed the hope that the Ex-Governor
would change his mind about running for
Governor on a separate ticket and con-
tent himself with returning to Congress.
Whether he will do no and what he
thought of the suggestion could not be
learned last night, as Mr.. Sulzer was
out to dinner and did not return home be-
fore midnight
Tammany men generally believe that a
seat in Congress Is really what Sulzer
Is playing for. They say that Sulzer
undoubtedly realizes that ne cannot he
successful in his candidacy for Governor.
but thinks he can frighten the Democrats
by the possibility Of his getting enough
votes to give the Republican candidate "A
sure victory. They pointed out that Sui
Ger has had full revenge by helping to
elect John Purroy Mitchell as Mayor and
II would be the part OF wisdom for him
now to return to the House OF Repre-
sentatives.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20

The plans for the new building OF
Greenwich House. designed by Delano 4
Aldrich. will be on view this afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. Gerald Hoyt. "a
East Thirty sixth street A member OF
the board OF managers will explain the
plans. Herbert Parsons Is president OF
Greenwich House and the other officers
are Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney. Walter
g. Merritt. T. w. Lamont. Mrs. v. q. Sim
kovitch and Mrs. william Spinney.
Among the managers are Mrs. Joseph p.
Chamberlain, Frederic Coudert, Ogden L.
Mills Mrs. a. Gordon Norrie. Miss Ida NJ.
Tarbel and Miss Clara Il. Spence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
MRS. SLOWER GETS HER CAT.
Proves Ownership of Aged AnEOra
Held by JanitOr.

Mrs. Sophie Slower, whose home is in
Hartley Hail. Central Park West and
lOSth street, appeared in the West Side
court yesterday against Cal Williams. n
negro janitor Of 6 West l09th street who
had been arrested on a charge OF intoxi-
cation.
Mrs. Slower told Magistrate Ten Eyck
that Williams had her angora cat Min
erva. who was so old that she had to be
fed hot milk with a spoon. Williams ad-
mitted that he had an angora cat and
said Mrs. Slower could have II n she
proved ownership. Magistrate Ten Eyck
accepted Mrs Stover's description of how
Minerva was fed as sufficient proof and
Williams was discharged on his promise
To return Mrs. Stover's cat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
STRIKES FATHER WITH BAT.
Boy Injuries G. a. Zimmerman Who
He Says, Attacked Mother.

Jesse Zimmerman, 10 years old. a me.
ehhnic struck his father. George A. Zln.
norman, -. with a baseball bat yester-
day in their home. SO Chrystal street,
East New York. fracturing his skull. The
father was taken to the Kings COUNTY
Hospital lie probably will die.
Jesse gave himself up TO Detective
frank Doherty OF the Liberty avenue sta
non' where he was locked up charged with
folonlous assault. He and his mother
said that the father had been drinking
Tor two days. They thought he was out
Yesterday morning, hut he was IN IN,
next room when they began to criticize his
conduct. Jesse said his father attacked
n,N mother ard then him, picking up q,
- plano stool to throw at them. Then the
npn Habbcd the Baseball bat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
EIEANoRA's ESCORT ARRIVES.
Prof. Bninbridg~ VIII Accompany
RuIgurtau Queen ON Her Tour.

Prof. Oliver Bainbrdge. who will &C.
company Queen Eleanora OF Bulgaria on
her tour of the United States, arrived yes
terday from Southampton by the Ham
burg American liner Amerika.
He is an expert on Bulgarian history
and has spent much OF his life among
tho Bulgarians and tho races Of the
Balkan States. He will lecture In the cit
les visited by the Queen.
The professor says the newspapers rs a
rule have misrepresented the war and
other things In Bulgaria and that he ex-
poets to enlighten the American people
on Balkan affairs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20

1919 overland touring self-stsrter en-
ometer. top Windshield. newly ptfr,s4 p.
TWO thousand miles. si-5 Tims5 s,.t4.
Auto 20. l7i5 broadway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-20
AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING.

Delivery csrs-Hotchklss and Locor,-t'
delivery wagons Will be sold 10 cova' st,- 1
and repair charges, act duick $40 " =