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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Senate Objects to Nominations

Washington, July 10.-President
Wilson will make no nomination for
the federal reserve board in place of
Paul Warburg of New York until the
senate takes definite action on his
name. Mr.. Wilson expects thus to
place the responsibility on the senate
for leaving the board incomplete.
That is the presidents position in
his fight with the senate over Mr..
Warburg's nomination as expressed
today by officials in his confidence.
Mr.. Warburg has finally decided that
he will not appear personally before
the banking committee to be cross-ex.
amined and the president is backing
him in that stand.
The nomination of Thomas D. Jones
which the banking committee has vot-
ed to report adversely, is in a differ
ent position. A fight for his confir-
nation may be conducted in a minor
ity report.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Business is Getting Better

Washington, July 9.-Optimistic
views OF business conditions were
presented to President Wilson today
by Henry Ford, the Detroit manufac.
turer, during an hours conference at
the White house. Mr.. Ford told the
president he saw no evidence of any
sort of business depression, psychol.
ogical or otherwise and said that in
mis- opinion business was getting bet
ter all the time.
"raere is absolutely nothing wrong
with business" Mr.. Ford told the
president. "The only trouble is that
some people seem pessimistic. II ev.
cry one would only cheer up and at
tend to their business this calamity
talk would stop Immediately"
The president and Mr.. Ford discuss
ed the trust bills in general way as
we'll as the business situation. Of
ficials close to the president said he
was greatly encouraged by his talk
with Mr.. Ford and that he had been
further strengthened in his determiu-
alton to push the trust program dur
ing the present session of congress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Meat Prices Advance

Chicago, July 9.-Meat prices will
rise above the record figures of recent
years despite the huge grain crop, &C.
cording to packing house representa-.
tives, who today asserted that the
scarcity of cattle and dry weather OH
grazing lands would more than offset
the enormous grain yield.
price of Is cents to the butcher
was predicted as an early possibility,
and it was pointed out by one of the
packing house men that cattle are
now higher than for some time. Scar
city of grass fed cattle was referred
to as factor in the predicted ad.
vance.
Tire dry summer in the west last
year, one of the representatives Of
the packers said, was the chief cause
of the scanty supply on the hoOf and
another declared that the demand for
meat exceeded the supply and natur-
ally caused prices to advance. All
agreed that meat prices showed signs
OF rising.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Marines Held for Service

Washington, July 13,-Seven hun
dred marines today were ordered as.
sembled at Guantanamo, Cuba, to be
held in readiness for service in revo-
lution-torn Haiti and San Domingo.
The navy department acted on the
request of Secretary Bryan who asked
that the feet be prepared to deal with
any emergency that might arise on the
turbulent little island. The marines
will be gathered from those now on
duty in Mexican waters and from the
marine barracks in Philadelphia and
Norfolk.
At Guantanamo the force will be
only days sail from the north coast
of Haiti Damingo, and their proximity
is expected to impress upon the revo-
lutionary forces the determination of
the American government to termin-
ate their activities by forceable means
unless they listen to the warning al
ready given.
The situation in San Domingo has
come to be regarded as almost hope
less of a cure from within, while in
Haiti conditions are little better.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
COURT WILL DECIDE
Validity Of Initiative and Referendum
Amendment is Questioned

Helena, July "a hearing was held
by the supreme court today on the
; constitutionality of the initiative and
referendum amendment incorporated
into the state constitution eight years
ago. Chief Justice Theodore Brantly,
Associate Justice Sidney Sanner and
Associate Justice William L. HOllO.
way presided.
There was no dispute as to the man.
ner in which the amendment was pub
lished, but difference of opinion as
to the effect. The counsel represent.
ing the boxing clubs of the state and
the Gallatin county anti-consolidators
contended that publication had not
been given the amendment in each
county OF the state for period of
three months as contemplated by the
constitution, and that therefore the
amendment was not legally enacted.
They further argued that the initia.
tive was one thing and the referendum
another thing, and that their submis-
sion as one question was also in vio-
lation Of the constitutional provision
providing that not more than one
matter can be incorporated in one
question. In support of the assertion
that the initiative and referendum
are separate things it is claimed the
| initiative is function of the legisla.
tive department of government, and
the referendum a function of the exc
cutive department.; further. that Ne
vada recognized them as separate
things when it adopted the referen-
dunn eight years before adopting the
initiative.
While not admitting that publica-
tion of the amendment had been in
error, it was argued in support of the
amendment that even assuming its
publication had been faulty no sub
stantial damage had been done and no
elector had been deprived of any priv
ilege through the failure. 1t was fur
ther argued that the supreme court
has had practically the same question
up before and has held that had the
point been raised before the question
was passed upon at an election, the
court would have recognized its force,
but since no substantial damage has
been donne it will not consider it af-
ter the election.
1t was contendned that the initia-
tive and referendum are parts of the
same thing, and the fact that twenty
two states have adopted provisions
similar to that adopted in Montana is
conclusive proof of their recognition
in the mind of the public as one ques-
tion.
Many precedents were cited by both
parties in support of their respective
contentious.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
HUERTA MAY RESIGN
Developments in Mexico Indicate End
Of Prolonged Trouble

OeveIopment8 IN mexico Indicate End
Of Prolonged Trouble
Vera Cruz, July 12.-To save his
country from the horrors of civil war
and his capital from capture, and per.
haps sack by victorious army, Gen.
eral Huerta intends to resign the pro.
visional presidency and leave Mexi
co.
This statement was made today by
Roberta Esteva-Ruiz, Mexican sub.
secretary of foreign affairs who reach.
ed Vera Cruz from Mexico City on his
way to Europe. Huerta, he said, will
surrender the government to Fransic.
co Carbajal, the new minister of for.
eign affairs, who, in turn, will step
aside, when the time comes, for some
other provisional president wholly &C.
ceptable to the constitutionalists.
Washington, July IA survey of
developments in Mexico within the
last "a hours has convinced officials
of the Washington government that
international peace is near.
The appointment of Francisco Car.
bajah as minister of foreign affairs,
means the retirement of Huerta in
his favor as provisional president
within few days, according to mes.
sages from the Mexican capital to
diplomats here.
The capture by the constitutional.
lists of Guadalajara, within striking
distance of the Mexican capital, has
emphasized to the people in the ter.
ritory controlled by Huerta that the
military triumph of the revolution is
inevitable.
Composition of the difficulties be-
tween General Carranza and General
Villa through the conferences at Tor.
reon have solidified the constitution
alist military forces again, but those
conversant with the inner details of
the situation claim much more ben
eficial result has ensued in that pro-
gram for the holding of honest elec.
tions and the carrying out of a series
of reforms now has been drafted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Export Balance Reduced

Washington, July 10.-In connection
with the recent phenomenon of an
'.x'. ess of il1:r rts over exports y
April and May" the department of
commerce, in a statement today in
connection with the commerce of the
world and international balances of
trade, announced that the net export
balance of the United States probably
would exceed $4O0,O00,O00 for the cur.
rent fiscal year. This would be about
$25O,0O0,000 less than last years bal.
ance.
The department pointed out that a
large proportion of older and more ad.
vanced nations show an excess of i'm
ports over exports of merchandise.
Canada shows balance on the import
side, but nearly all other American
countries show larger exports.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Intense Heat in Kansas

Kansas City, July 13.-Some relief
from the intense heat that has pre-
vailed over Missouri and Kansas dur
ing the last two days was indicated
today in early reports to the weather
lureau. Cooling 6yeezes were report
ed at number of points and the
temperatures generally were several
degrees lower titan yesterday.
Last night was the hottest of the
year in Kansas. At Topeka it was
the warmest night of July IL in the
IS years the Topeka weather bureau
has been in existence, a minimum
temperature Of - degrees being re-
corded. A slight thunderstorm early
today caused the mercury to drop
several degrees at Topeka.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Senator Walsh is Interested

Washington, July 1O-''I regret pro-
foundly that any question should have
been raised as to the regularity of the
proceedings by which the initiative
and referendum amendment was ad.
opted in Montana" declared Senator
r. J. Walsh, who has just returned
from a visit to Montana.
My view of the matter, formed
from casual consideration, is that the
initiative and referendum are, in all
literature and practice, regarded as
one provision for direct legislation.
and for this reason the objection that
they should have been submitted sep
arately as two different amendments
is no. we'll taken. AS to the other
Cbjecuoa raised by those who are at
tacking the validity of the amendment
that notice of the submission of the
amendment was not published in &C.
cordance with the requirements of the
law, it is not to be taken seriously
While the exact letter Of the law may
10, have been complied with. its pur.
pose was fully subservec which was
simply to give notice to the people
OF the state that the amendment was
to be voted upon."
Senator Walsh, who is regarded as
oie of the best lawyers in the senate,
laushed at the action of the oppo.
cents of the initiative and referendum
IN making the Kiley law the ostensible
reason for the assault on the amend
mpnt,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
DEFENDS BIG BUSINESS
President commends Large Enterpris-
es That Are Honestly Conducted


es That Are Honestly Conducted
Washington, July S.-Declaring It
would be unfair to regard the Dem.
ocratic party as an enemy of big or
little business, President Woodrow
Wilson today gave out a statement
in support of Paul NJ. Warburg, Of
New York, and Thos. D. Jones, of
Chicago, his nominees for the federal
reserve board. President Wilson's
statement follows:
1T would be unfair to the Demo-
cratic party and the senate itself to
regard it as the enemy of business,
big or little. l am sure that it does
not regard a man as an object of sus.
picion merely because he has been
connected with great business enter
prises. 1t knows tnat the business
Of the country has been chiefly pro.
noted in recent years by enterprise
organized on a great scale and that
the vast majority of the men connect
ed with what we. have come to call
big business are honest, incorruptive
and patriotic.
"The country may be certain that
it is clear to members of the senate
as it Is clear to all Thoughtful men
that those who have tried to make
big business what it ought to be, are
the men to be encouraged and hon
ored, whenever they respond without
reserve to the call of public service"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Railroads Issued Passes

Washington, July 9.-Characteriz.
ing distribution of free transportation
by railroads as "a menace to the in.
stitutions of free people," the inter.
state commerce commission reported
to the senate the results of its in.
vestigatiOns under Senator Lea's
resolution directed against the Louis.
vile & Nashville and the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis railroads.
The report says that during 1913
the two roads distributed free passes
representing more than 100000
miles of travel, valued at $3O4, 4,26O. 81,
to more than $4,000 individuals in
every walk of life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
PASSES OFF QUIETLY
Anniversary Of Battle Of the Boyne
Celebrated Without Clash


Belfast, July 13.-The insistent de.
mand of the Protestant portion of the
province of Ulster for exclusion from
the operations of the Irish home rule
bill, lent added interest to today's cel-
ebration of the anniversary of the
battle of The Boyne. The celebration
was carried out here with great en-.
thusiasm.
Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster Un.
1onist leader, rode at the head of 5000
Orangemen accompanied by the usual
fife and drum bands and including a
sprinkling of brethren colonies. They
marched through the city of Belfast
to Drumberg. where great open air
meeting was addressed by Sir Edward
and other leaders.
The Nationalist quarter of Belfast
was carefully avoided by the demon
strators and on no occasion during
the procession did the rival factions
come into contact. So little did the
authorities expect trouble that they
depended entirely on the local police
force to keep order.
1t is regarded as significant that in
recent interview Sir Edward is quot
ed as saying that the only condition
of peace is the exclusion of Ulster
''for the present" while the more re.
mote action of the Unionists must, in
his opinion, depend on the way the
Dublin parliament treats Protestants
in the other provinces of Ireland.
Londonderry, Ireland, July 13.-The
Orangemen here began the celebra-
tion of the anniversary of the battle
of the Boyne with a cannonade dur
ing which they projected their ex-
plosives so that they burst over the
residences in the Catholic section of
the city.
The Nationalists, believing the can.
nonade to be the prelude to aggres-
sive agitation on the part of the Oran.
gemen, organized for defense, but up
until noon no collision between the
parties had taken place.
While the Orangemen were attend
ing church on Sunday the police were
busy guarding their possessions, the
Nationalist volunteers succeeded in
bringing into the city two automobile
loads or rifles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Progressives Favor Prohibition

Des Moines, July 9.-The Progress
sive party in Iowa is dry. After a
fight which ragged for hours in the
resolution committee, and later in the
convention proper, the delegates went
on record by vote of 35S to 2S3 In
in favor of the following plank:
I'VE believe that the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquor for
beverage is social and economic
evil, both state and national. There
fore believing in the rule of the peo'
pie, we favor the submission of an
amendment to both our state and ma
tional constitution prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors as beverage"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15
Brisk Demand for Wool

London, July 9.-Offerings at the
wool auction sales today amounted to
1857 bales. The demand was brisk
and prices firm. The best grades of
Merinos advanced from 5 to 7h per
cent. Americans brought fine greasy
merinos and crossbreeds. Punta Area.
mas ranged from unchanged to s per
cent higher. and Americans secured
the best grades at Is, 3hd. The con.
tinent was more active.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15

Glasgow, July IA jury in the dis.
trict court here brought in a sealed
verdict Saturday against H. c. Scales
prominent business man of Hinsdale,
for $1,O47, in favor of Mrs. Leonora
Bacon. who was. she testified, his
house keeper for many years under a
contract, it was alleged by the plain
tiff. which stipulated that her wages
should be SO a month.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15

Bozeman, July 10.-The board of
county commissioners of Gallatin
county has closed the contract with
the state prison board by which the
state agrees to put a crew of Is or
more convicts to work in Gallatin
county by Aug. l. They will be start
ed on the road between Livingston
and Foreman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-15

NCLE SANS forces
| leading to Mexico westo o veaCru
Deachments
The illustration shows supplies being
American soldiers
the bottom Is shown donkey
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13
Prevention Of Hydrophobis.

To Peace Officers, Health Officers
and the People of Kentucky:
A recent examination of dogs
heads from widely separated sec
tions of the State shows an a.
farming prevalence of hydro
phobia. Uuder the authority
conferred upon it by law, the
State Board of Health hereby re-
quests and directs all persons
owning valuable dogs to keep
them upon their own premises or
to have them carefully muzzled,
and sheriffs, chiefs of police,
constables and the people gener-
ally are hereby requested and di-
rected to destroy, as painlessly
as possible, all unmuzzled dogs
running at large with a view to
the prevention of hydrophohia.
Failure to observe this request is
punishable by fine before any
magistrate.
Through arrangements with
the United States Public Health
Service, the State Board of
Health is enabled to give the
Pasteur treatment at the Bac-
THEOLOGICAL Laboratory, Bowling
Green, Kentucky, without eX-
pense, to individuals who have
been bitten by rabid dogs or
other animals. Dogs heads sus-
pected of being mad should be
sent to the Laboratory, by ex-
press prepaid, and the result of
the examination will be tele-
phoned or telegraphed.
THIS Board takes this occasion
to inform Athe people of Ken
lucky that mad stones are useless
if one is really bitten by an in
fected animal. Their use gives
false sense of security and their
use is forbidden by law.
Given under our hands and the
seal of the State Board of Health
tins August II, 1914.
j. d. South,
A. I. Mccormack, President.
Secretary.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13
VOL. XIX.
Value of Good Roads.

That an improved road will in
crease vastly the productiveness
of the area through which it runs
has now been satisfactorily dem
onstrated by studies conducted
by the United States Department
of Agriculture in Virginia. Con-
ditiops in Spotsylvania county
were investigated with particu-
lar care, and the results have
proved surprising. In 1909 the
county voted 800, 900 to improve
40 miles of roads. Two years af-
shown in the quantity of the
dairy products. In 1909 these a
mounted to 114,S15 pounds, in
1911 to 273,02S pounds, an in
crease of practically $50 per cent
in two years. In the same time
shipments of wheat had increas-
ed 50 per cent, tobacco 81 per
cent, and lumber and other for
est products 4S per cent.
In addition to this increase in
quantity, the cost of hauling each
ton of produce was materially re-
duced. In other words, the
farmers not only produce more,
but produce more cheaply, for
for cost of transportation to mar
ket is of course an important fac
tor in the cost of production.
From this point of view, it is es-
timated that the 800, 900 spent
in improving the roads in Spot
sylvania county saved the farm
ers of that county Sal 900 a
year.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13
The Work of Incompetent Officials.

The Kentucky Constitution a.
dopted in 1891 provided that no
county could vote bonds to eX-
coed two per cent. of its total
taxable property. In 1909 the
people of the State voted an "a
mendment to tins part of the
Constitution which permitted
counties to vote bonds to an a.
mount of 5 per cent. where such
funds were TO be used solely in
the construction of turnpikes. 1t
has just developed that the Con-
stitution also provides that the
change in the Constitution by
vote of the people must be pro-
claimed by the Governor of the
State. Wilson was Governor at
the time and he failed to do his
duty; thus bonds so voted by
counties cannot now be sold, and
all on account of a neglectful Of
fetal.
Two years ago the State voted
two more amendments and these
two were both Knocked out by
the courts because the Secretary
of the State advertised the meas
ures to be voted on only sixty
days before the election when
they should have been advertls-
ed ninety days.
The 24-cent law has been
knocked out by the lower court
which will have to be sustained
by the Court of Appeals.
All of these important meas
ures must now suffer because of
the incompetency of the officials
we send to Frankfort. 1t is time
the Commonwealth of the B.-&
N. was putting into office at
least as well-qualified men as
they locate at the smaller depot
stations of their branch roads.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13
1000 Moonlight Schools.

One thousand moonlight schools
will open their doors to men and
women, educated, half educated
and illiterate on September 9TH,
1914, it is estimated by the Ken
lucky llliteracy Commission,
from the reports received at its
Office from County Superintend-
ents and teachers. A number of
counties are preparing to make
war on illiteracy. September 9TH
is to be the evening of the open
ing for moonlight schools IN the
State. 1t icing Labor Day, a
canvass of the districts will be
made by the teachers on that day
to urge men and women to at
tend.
~ 900 moonlight schools to o.
pen September 7th-50,0O0 adults
enrolled, 10000 illiterdte 5
taught" is the slogan of the Ken
lucky Ilhteracy Commission for
September.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13
Appoints County Judge.

John M. Stevenson has been
appointed County Judge of Clark
county to succeed the late Judge
Evans. Mr.. Stevenson is a bril-
liant lawyer and loyal Demo
crat who has done much for the
party in his county. He is one
of the few men that is able to fill
the place of Judge Evans in every
way.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13
For MEMS HATS go to
WILLIAMS

Well, we are quite seasonable
now, thank you, and no crops
have been injured in Powell
county except the potato crop
and very early corn crops. The
most of the corn in this county
is Just now at the stage when it
needs rain worst, and it is GER
tainlv getting all il needs.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13

Notwithstanding the rain which
fell the greater part of Sunday
morning, the Methodist church
at Hardw,ck's Creek where the
Rev. Judge Mann was concluding
a protracted meeting, was filled
to overlooking. Had not the
rain come the crowd there would
have been immense.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13

For the benefit of the patrons in
this section Of the county, will say
that the new school books have not
been sent to the depository yet and
you should be careful about buying
books from any one who claims to
have them for We have been APP
pointed depository of this place
and no one else is allowed to han.
die the complete list of new books.
Lyle q Hall,
Stanton, Ky.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1914-08-13

We are selling Crown -four at
SO 80 per hundred, or Csc for %
los :, Monarch -four at So 40 per
hundred, or G0c for % lbs, every
sack guaranteed to give satisfaction
OF money refunded-this is Ken
lucky -four. Sugar S. 90 per hun.
bred. roasted coffee l29c per pound.
Hardwick a. Company, stanton.