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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
WHAT WAR MEANS

It is certain that there will be peace
with Mexico instead of wal If Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary of State
Bryan are ; lie to carry out their own
wishes and are rot swept by force OF
circumstances into a conflict which
they 90 not desire and which the mos,
Of the American people do not de-
sire.
Efforts for peace will. of course
continue to be hindered by an ele
ment which, for a year past, has been
striving in every way possible to gel
the government to adopt a policy Of
armed intel vention in Mexico and
which is bow 1a1lpantly impatient be
cause q halt has been made at Vera
Cruz instead of starting the march al
once to the Mexican capital. The
little taste of war which the United
States has had, the lives which have
already been lest should make every
American earnestly hope that peace
may prevail and further the efforts of
the administered ton at Washington to
assure peace.
A mass meeting of Harvard students
was held :he other day when the
young men considered the matter OF
enlisting at cnce. Major Higginson,
in the course of an address to the stu.
dents, earnestly expressed the hope
that there vtu,d be no war and con-
sidereG it the duty of every citizen
and every soldier to do his utmost to
avert war. He said: "The world has
been talking about peace, and we,
who have !cen foremost, suddenly
jump into war-but we have not
jumped yet. Therefore, l say, keep
your shirts o. 60 along quietly and
steadily end wait. Fireworks, music
cheers. all those things do not make
soldiers. It is a very serious, solemn
mistress. ard let me revert to the fu
nerals and disease that are sure t.
follow in the path of every On
40 account. let us fight unless we are
forced In honor tc do So"
a few years before his death the
late Mark Twain wrote what he call
ed "A War Prayer" 1t was not pub
lished as some of his friends consider
ed it sacreligious and dissuaded the au
thor from publishing it. 1t tells Of
how a 1cslnert gathered in a church
before departing for wal and prayed
for victory. And, according to Twain
what in reality it prayed for was this
"Oh, Lord, help us to tear the soldiers
of the foe to bloody shreds with GU
shells; help us to cover their smiling
fields with the pale forms of theil
patriot dead; help is to lay waste
their humble homes with a hurricane
of fire; help us to wiring the hearts
of their ~unoffending widows with un
availing grief. Blast their hopes
blight their lives, water their wa,
with their tears.-Anaconda Standard
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
Police Captain On Trial

New York, May 12.-"Bald Jack"
Rose, star witness of the first trial of
Charles Becker for the murder of
Herman Rosenthal appeared in that
role again today. He took the stand
shortly before noon and calmly told
Of the part he played in the events
leading up to the gamblers death,
Substantially it vas the same story
that he told at the first trial.
Briefly, Rose recited how Becker
and Rosenthal had entered into part.
nership in a gambling establishment:
how they quarrelled; how exposure
for Becker was imminent and how
Rosenthal's death was plotted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
Arranging New Banking System

Washington, May 12.-Machinery
for one of the final steps in the estab-
lishment Of the nations new banking
system was set in motion when the
reserve bank organization committee
named five banks in each of the IL dis
tricts to execute organization certifi-
Gates for the federal reserve banks.
When that shall have been completed
and boards of directors organized in
each district, the comptroller of cur
rency will issue a charter authorizing
the banks to begin business.
The committee announced efforts
were being made to expedite the or
ganization so that the system might
be inaugurated by August 1.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS
American Forces In Mexico viii Not
Attack Federals

Washington, May 12.-President
Wilson and members of the cabinet
discussed today plans for the partici-
patton by the United States in Mexi-
can mediation conference to begin
next Monday at Niargara Falls, Ont,
and various problems, which have
arisen since the occupation of Vera
Cruz by American military forces.
Just before the cabinet met a mes
a was received from General Funs-
ton at Vera Cruz in which the Ameri-
can commander declared no attention
should be paid to alarmist reports that
Mexican forces were threatening to
attack the Vera Cruz waterworks.
General Funston said there was no in
dication of movement of Mexican
troops in preparation for any such at.
tack.
Vera Cruz, May 12.-While the
Mexican commissioners are enroute
to attend the Niagara Falls, Canada,
peace conference and during the ses-
sions there will be no Inauguration of
hostilities by the American forces
here and there is nc reason to believe
that the Mexican federals will ad-
vance their lines.
The recent charge by General Blan-
quet that the Americans were break.
ing the armistice caused General
Funston to confer with his legal adj
wiser, Colonel Porter. They agreed
that while actually no armistice ex.
lists, there is a tacit understanding
that neither side will inaugurate hos.
tilities. The Interpretation placed on
the agreement by General Funston
and Colonel Porter would permit of
unlimited strengthening of both Mex
lean and American forces so long as
no advance was made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
Senator Walsh May Explain

Washington, May Ex-senator T.
J. Walsh will address the senate early
next week in opposition to the repeal
of the free tolls clause of the Panama
canal act. The address is awaited
with unusual interest, as it is believ'
ed he may explain how the free tolls
plank came to be written in the
democratic platform by the platform
committee of which he was a mem
Der at the Baltimore convention.
In private conversation, Senator
Walsh has resented the charge tina,
the free tolls plank was not carefully
considered and the intimation that i
was slipped in" the platform.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
EXPEDITE LAND PATENTS

The delay experienced in securing
patents to their h0mesteads often
causes embarrassment to settlers who
have complied with all the require
ments of the land laws, and efforts
are being made to expedite the issu-
ance of deeds by the federal authori-
ties. The Helena commercial club
has taken action in the matter by ad-
opting these resolutions:
Whereas: Thousands of Our best
citizens are taking advantage of
our homestead laws each year, and are
assisting materially in the develop
ment and prosperity of our country;
and
Whereas: 1t has been demon
strated that the Registers Final Ger
tifcate issued after final proof, has
utterly failed to subserve the purpose
for which it was intended; and
Whereas: The great majority of
our homesteaders are, in good faith,
complying with the spirit and letter
of our homestead laws and r enti-
tied, after making final proof in COM
pliance with the strict rules and regu-
lations of the Interior Department, to
such evidence of a title that will be
of some value to them; and
Whereas: 1t is at least six
months, and often longer. before pat
ent is issued, and in the meantime the
homesteader is put to great incon'
venience and hardship, as the large
majority of our hOmesteaders are OF
small means and require financial as
sistance to tide them over until their
farm is put on a paying basis; and
Whereas: Rumors of prompt &C
QUESTION of title in Canada. added tc
fear Of unnecessary delay in receiv
ing their hard earned patent in ou1
country, have and now are driving
large numbers of u intending home
steaders to become subjects of Grea'
Britain:
Now therefore: We, the mem
bers of the Helena Commercial Clul
of Montana, in meeting assembled, d.
petition and resolve as follows:
That we respectfully call the atten
ton of the Honorable Franklin K
Lane, secretary of the Interior, an
the Honorable Clay Tallman, commits
siOner of the General Land Office. t
the conditions existing in the Publ
Land States, respecting the initiation
of title from the United States. an
most earnestly request and urge tina
such rules and regulations be adop'
ed, as soon as possible, by the Depar
ment of the Interior to insure the Ii
suance of patents to our homestead
ers, without u~nnecessarw delay. Their
by doing away with much of the di
satisfaction that now exists anon
our settlers.
Copies of this resolution and pet
ton have been sent to officials Of tn
interior department and to the men
beers of the Montana delegation I
congress, and it is hoped the desire
result will follow at an early date.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
Government Aids Farmers

Alfalfa is one of the most valuable
crops in the country now, but it never
would have been here if the govern
ment hadn't sent a scientist to Asia
to get it. Something like 20 million
dollars worth of Durum wheat was
grown in the United States last year,
but there never would have been a
spear of it raised here if some scien-
fist hadn't gone into the high, dry
steppes of Russia and found it and
brought it here.
1t was the government that first
imported Kafir corn and the agricul-
tural experiment stations that show
ed the government how to raise it.
1t was the work of the farm adviser
that showed the farmers of the south
how to grow cotton in spite of the
boil weevil or how to raise other crops
if the weevil got too thick for them
/ 1t was the farm adviser who show
ed the fruit growers of California that
it wasn't necessary to cut down theil
orchards in order to get rid of the
San Jose scale. 1t was a farm adviser
in Connecticut who showed the tObac'
co growers there how to produce to-
bacco that would sell for 50 a pound
instead of for twenty cents.
1t was a farm adviser who showed
the orange growers of California, who
had been in the business all their
lives, how to ship their fruit with II
per cent less loss than they had ever
been able to do it themselves. AND
so it goes. and has been going al
along the line.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
Relief Offer Declined

Washington, May 13.-The Italian
Red Cross declined today an offer of
$4,000 rendered by the American Red
Cross for relief of earthquake suf-
ferers at Catania. The organization
sent this message through Ambassa-
dor Page: italian Red Cross ex-
presses highest appreciation your
friendly generosity. Outside aid hap
PLY not required"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20

Miles City, May FIGURING the
past two days about Is Bulgarians,
employees of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway, have been ar
rested by the deputy game wardens
for having firearms in their posses
sion, contrary to the alien section OF
the state game law. Each one was
fined $25 and his gun confiscated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20
II RIVER PRESS

Subscribe for the WEEKLY RIVER
PRESS. Send it to "the old folks at
home"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-05-20

The Weekly River Press is a good
newspaper to send away to your
friends in the east. It will save you
the trouble of writing letters.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-29
FOR PROTECTION

A small boy had been vaccinated,
and after the operation the doctor
prepared to bandage the sore arm,
but the boy objected.
Put it on the other arm, doctor"
why, no." said the physician, Il
want to put the bandage on your sore
arm, so the boys at school wont hit
you on it.
Put it on the other arm, doc"
reiterated the small boy; you don't
know the fellows at our school,
N. Y. World.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-29
TEACHES INFANTS

Mr.. Green What a lot seem to
have learned tonight! How 1 have
benefited by this conversation with
you, my dear Miss Roberts! Some
how, your intellect seems to appeal
to mine. Are you literary lady?
Miss Roberts-No, l am a teacher
in an infant SCHOOL,!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-29

THE. SMAEL-TIME. MINSTRELS
what am dat trouble atween yo'
an yo' wife, Mistah PePsi,Amons?"
4Ah done ensued dat women TO-
divo'ce, Mistah. Huckleberry.
"Deah me, Aim eXprised. Why,
las week she gabe yo' hand-painted
necktie she made herself"
''Yass, dat am in nah petition, too.
All got to prove cruelty"
ooh, well, Ah'm separated from
NAH wife mahself."
ION what grounds?"
Muffin much. We jes' differed
about amusements.
Differed about amusements? In
what respec', sah?"
Oar wuz a entire absence OBJ re-
spec on bofe sides, sab. We jest
couldn't enjoy ouahselves togedder
while. argufyin'I'
did you argufy much about
amusements?"
"Only when she used to hammer
me on de head wifi a potato-masher."
But, man, dat amt no amuse-
ment."
Huh, eff yo'd heerd heflaugh, yo'd
fink it wuz!"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-29
SOME PUDDING


A young soldier, dining, ordered
some plum pudding. When it was
served he sat for some time looking
lat it with an amused expression.
Then he unbuckled his belt and un-
buckled his tunic The waitress,
who had been watching him curious
ly, now became alarmed, and she
fastened to fetch the proprietor.
well, young man." said'the latter
on his arrival, what are you up to-"
up tor' echoed the young soldier.
sIf you would like to know, Pm going
/ to try to jump from one plum to an
other in that pudding!"
| -O-O-
GOOD AS NEW
Barber-Eaye you been here be-
fore, sir
NCustomer-Yes, once.
Barber don't seem to remember
your face.
Customer oh, it's healed up since
ffheni
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
SEEM
GOOD FOR SEASON
SAYS MGR. SMITH
Bay City Will Be Represented
and a Full Eight Team Cir
cult is Expected to Result.
Will Meet on Jan. 20.

Prospects for a successful season
in the Southern Michigan league are
brighter tonight than they have been
for the past several months"
This is how Ed Smith. vice president
of the circuit and owner Of the South
Bend club summed up the situation
IN the organization following the exec
Utive session of the magnates at Jack
son yesterday, over the long distance
last night.
The meeting was enthusiastic -
stated Vice Pres't Smith. The rep
resentatives of the various clubs show
ed an excellent spirit and the return
of Bay City makes the reorganization
certain"
Bay City sent Representatives TO the
meeting yesterday and according 10
the report have agreed TO return to
the fold. 1t was decided TO postpone
the depositing of forfeits until Jan. 20
when another meeting will be held
10y the magnates.
Battle Creek. Saginaw. jackson,
Adrian. South Bend and Jackson were
repre- scented at the meeting. Flint and
Toledo are owned by the league and
were representa- by Pres't James
Frank Lansing and Kalamazoo fail
ed To appear ct the meeting but Jack
Morrisey of the Senator'S has already
expressed his willingness to return to
the league next season.
Smith left jackson late last night
for Kalamazoo where he will confer
with the owners of the club in that
city regarding their return to the
league next season. The South Bend
man expects to spend the day in the
Celery town and will no doubt lineup
the magnates there for the coming
summer.
There as much gossip around the
outskirts of the session at Jackson
yesterday. 1t appears to be the gen
eral impression that Danny Collins
Will not manage the CricketS again
next season as the fans there do not
present favorable spirit toward his
return. In connection with this re-
port it was also rumOred that Col
Inns will go TO Jackson as pilot of the
Vets. Mo" Meyers fizZled out at
Franktown shortly before the season
closed last fall and the Prison City
crew is in need of a new pilot.
According TO reports from Bay City
the club there has been transferred to
n number Of business men who will
control the team there this season.
This practically guarantees the en-
trance of the Beavers into the eight
club circuit. 1t is understood that
Ducky Holmes will again manage the
Champions at Saginaw as his success
with the club last season has placed
him in the respect zone of the Duck
fans.
Smith will probably have some new
news to report when he returns home
tonight rs he has several plans under
consideration for the coming season
that Will be of interest to the fans.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
CHANGE RACING RULES

CLEVELAND. O., Dec. Marked
changes in racing rules which will
reVolutiOniZe the methods Of conduct
ing light harness racing are recon-
mended by the rules committee of the
Grand Circuit in their report cOmplet-
ed here Monday. The report will be
presented to the stewards of the cir
cult in Detroit on Jan. Il and il is
practically certain that the changes
viii be adopted. Under the new rules
the stewards will appoint a starter and
judges for the circuit; the judges will
have power To inflict an eligibility
record on a horse which wins a heat
but doesn't win race. providing the
judges believe the driver Intentionally
lost. and green" horses are barred
from early closing events.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
SALE OF YANKEES TO
Be COMPLETED TODAY
Donovan Said by 0opeSterS to
be in Line for Managerial
Duties.

CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-The final de-
tails of the sale of the New York
Yankees probably will be perfected
this afternoon. According to a
prominent baseball man who is in
close touch with the situation Wild
Bill" Donovan, the former Detroit
pitcher, who led the Providence
Grays 10 the international league
championship in 1914. will be the
next manager Of the Yankees.
To the report that Donovan would
be made manager when Jacob Rup-
pert and T. Huston close the pur-
son of the American league said
early today that he would make an
announcement later in the day"
III give you the name of the new
manager when the deal is closed 90
said Johnson. He is favOrite with
New York fans and has won many
pennants."
The story. as originally given out
was that every effort had been made
by the American league moguls to
crafty Huston and Rupert by maxi
ing Hughey jennings or Connie Mack
manager of the Yangees These CT
forts failing, Donovan was offered
His selection comes as a climax to
the conferences at which Ripper and
Huston met Johnson and Prest
COmiskey Of the White Sox; Hedges
of the St. Louis Browns: Lannin Of
the Boston Red SoX; Navin of the
Detroit Tigers; Minor of the Wash
ingtOn Senators and Vice Pres't Barn
ard of the Cleveland Maps. Johnson
stated that final details of the biz
deal which involves a purchase price
of $4,000 would be Chased today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
FIVE NEW TEAMS ON
HARVARD'S SCHEDULE
Yale, Princeton, Brown and Penn
State Games Are Not
Cancelled.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dec. 22.-The
schedule for the Harvard football
team of 1915 which was officially an
nounced Monday night includes the
most radical changes ever made by
the crimson. Five of the nine dates
are filled by new teams
Cornell takes the place of Michigan:
Carlisle supplants Tufts: University Of
Virginia displaces Washington and
Jefferson; Colby is taken instead OF
Bates. and Massachusetts Aggies has
the date formerly held by Springfield
Y. NJ. c. A. college. The Yale, Prince
ton, Brown and Pennsylvania State
games remain.
All contests except that with Prince
ton will be played at the Palmer sta
dunn are to be held at CambridSe.
The schedule follows: Sept %. Col
by: Oct. ., Massachusetts Aggies: oct
9, Carlisle; Oct. 16, University of Vir-
ginia; Oct %. Cornell: Oct so, Penn
State; Nov. 6, Princeton; Nov. Is.
Brown; Nov. 20, Yale.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
HARRY ARNDT MAY
MANAGE CRICKETS
Would Consider Offer Although He
is Not Decided on Stick
ing To Game.

Upon the heels of the report that
Danny Collins viii not manage Battle
Greek SOumich club next season comes
the report that Harry Arndt may be
candidate for the position of pilot
Of the Crickets. Arndt at this time
is operating a pool and billiard par
Tor at 112 w Colfax av.. this city. He
Is uncertain as to whether ne viii re-
turn to the diamond again next sea-
son but in any case it Will probably
be as manager.
Arndt has managed several teams
during his baseball career. including
the South Bend Central league club.
Last year he was part owner Of the
South Bend SOumiCh team for "a por-
ton of the season but sold his stock
TO Ed Smith and played with the Lud-
ington team Of the Michigan State
league the remainder Of the season.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
LOBERT 10 SIGN WITH
ST. LOUIS SAYS BALL

CHICAGO. Dec 22.-Hans Lohert,
third baseman of the philadelphia
National league club. is in town guar d
ed by Vice Prest Ball OF the ST. LOUIS
Federals, to see Pres't Gilmore peioIe
SIGNING a contract to caVort in SlOu-
fed uniform next season.
Ball and Lobert conferred with
Pres't Weeghman and Mgr. Tinker oil
the Chifeds but deferred final action
on the contract until the return OF
Gilmore.
The Federal officials kept close
guard over Lobert on account OF a
runor that Mgr. McGraw OF the
Giants was in Chicago trying TO KID
nan the Philadelphia infielder 2nd
keen him in the fold of organized
baseball by offering him a job at the
Polo grounds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
SAYS WISCONSIN RULING
is AGAINST CONSTITUTION

NEW ORLEANS. Dec 22.-George
Lawrence, Australian manager Of
Sam McNey. the negro heavyweight
declared today that he would contest
the ruling of the Wisconsin boxing
commission barring negroes from
sparring in that state on the ground
that il is in violation of the fifth
of the United States con
stitution McVey was scheduled to
meet Sam Langford but the commits
sion's action put quietus on the
bout
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
WILL ERECT RIFLE RANGE
ON ROOF OF SKYSCRAPER

CHICAGO, Dec. % - The Sports
mems club has let a contract for the
construction of a rife range on the
roof IF the skyscraper club house on
Michigan av. The plans call for a
glass enclosed reception room for
spectators and contestants waiting to
take their turn at the targets. The
range will run the length of the build
ing and face upon Michigan av., the
marksmen shooting toward the lake.
The Sportsmen's club caters to high
school students and other youths.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
BELOIT Is AFTER STAR

BELOIT. Wis. Dec. 22. A move
ment to secure either Nelson Norgren
or Paul Des Jardien. the two most
famous maroon athletic stars of re-
cent years, as head coach at Beliot
college next year, has been begun by
the faculty and taken up in a student
campaign.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
HOLY NAME JUNIORS WIN

Overwhelmed by superior team
work and accurate basket shooting the
Industrial school quintet was defeated
by the Holy Name Juniors last night
by a score of 53 to 9. p. Beck was
the most spectacular player in the one
sided contest. He secured 10 baskets
for the VictOrs
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
alves-12 1-2 minutes. Referee

Field Bucher. /: Collmer I ::
+. Elbel. /; ID. ElbeL l. Hildebrand.
g; Zilky. 2. Foul goals anden bosch.
2; +. Engdahl, 1; r. Engdahl, l.
FOuls-Bucher. / Collmer. 1: VAN
denbosch, Zil<y. 2; BOndurant. , :;
K. Engdahl. /. Time of halves
L II minutes. Referee-Berman.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
TORONTO TO JOIN FEDS
Pres't Gilmore says Canada City VIII
Have Club i'm 1916.

TORONTO. ont, Dec. 22.-Pres'
James A Gilmore of the Federal
league paid a hurried visit to Toronto
Monday afternoon. Before leaving
for Chicago he made the statement
that Toronto would be a member of
the Federal league circuit in 1915.