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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04

iumpin' frogs, every one of 'em jump
in six feet at Il clip and forty jumps a
day. That's $40 feet Il day fur each
and every frog. In n day the frogs
of America jump 10000. 900. 900 feet.
Think of the result fur Il month. fur Il
y'ar!r
Its tremendous. Abe, positively ire
mendous!' sasped the colonel.
"Yo' bet it is. and they all jump fur
fun. See the pint, kurnel? See my
little scheme? It's to make them
frogs jump fur bizness instead o
sport. In other words, make use of
the power exercised. 1t al be stored
like electricity and made use Of to run
ev'ry factory in the world. Ten jump
in frogs, each n jumpin' six feet,
make enough power to run a SEWN
machine half an hour. Every 100
frogs will run a grist mill half a day.
That's jest common jumpin'. Hire a
boy to go around with a pole and stir
'em up. and each frog will jump nine
feet and tech a foot. The more
frogs the more jumps; the more pow
er the more factories and the cheaper
they kin be run
And look heah. kurnel." continued
Abe as he pushed the colonel against
the wall and held him there. I'm no
man to give my soul up to one scheme.
How many cows in the United States,
kurnel?"
"Shoo: Heaps Of 'em."
about 4O.OOO.OOO. kurnel. and ly-
time lasts an average Of TO- months. or
12O days. Fur TO- months every cow
is switchin' her tail twelve hours per
day. That's 1.44O hours to a cow, or
about 5000. 900 hours fur all Of
'em. Every time a COW switches her
tail she puts fo'th power enough to
wind up the family clock. She
switches thirty-6ve times an hour, or
42O times per day. The power fur
one day would run a street car five
miles. The tail power Of 2.OOO,O 600
cows for 100 days would run all the
sawmills in the country all winter.
It's a double barreled scheme. kurnel
one that works both ways. Every
time a COW switches her tail it re-
duces her strength and takes away
from tn quantity Of milk. l fgger
that twelve hours switchin' takes
away Mt least Il pint. That's a loss OF
100000 quarts a day"
But cows have got to SWITCH" said
the colonel.
"Yo' meal their tails hev got to
twist around and skeer the flies of ?
Yes. Of co'se. though it don't do any
good rs the flies come right back. But
the idea is to fasten a spring to each
cows tail and make the spring do the
work. How does it strike yo'. k~urnel?'
Its a big thing. Abe-the biggest
thing l ever heard Of" exclaimed the
colonel IS they shook hands.
"Oh. by the way. k%urnel.."
what is it. Abe|"
That's Joe Taylor's saloon right
across the road. and bein' yo' was kind
huff to invite me to ticker | don't
mind If I take n ieetle con juice-just
a leetle to keep the skin on my enrs
from peelin' of. you know
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04

UNI salts. obtained we'll nigh exclu-
sively from the famous pitchblende Of
the mines at Joachimsthal. In Paris
Nine. Curie's laboratory boasts some
thing like one gram of radium, and
this will be transferred to the new
Radium institute, and the Radium in
stitute in London has at it's DISPOSE
ton somewhere between one and two
grams Of radium chloride. And yet
wonders have been worked already
with these extremely small quantities.
For instance. the London Radium in
stitute treated during a period of near
ly sixteen months a total Of $40 pa
tients. Out Of these fifty-three were
apparently cured, twenty-eight were
declared cured and 245 were p%ronounc-
ed improved. There were, however.
seventy sufferers not improved. eighty
eight abandoned the treatment. and fif-
ty-6ve died. At the time Of the report
the remaining forty-one ses had been
too recently treated for the announce
ment of definite results.
The patients were afflicted with a
large number of diseases, but the ma
jority of them were suffering from ul-
GERS, tumors, cancers and other ma
lignant maladies, and in the light of
recent information it is probable that
of the PAS improved" many might
have been classed among the "cured"
or apparently cured" had the resi-.
dent physicians had at their dispose
ton q larger quantity of radium.
It was Nine. Marie Curie who, in con.
junction with her husband, Professor
Curie, since dead, discovered radium
in 1893. She is now ut the head Of the
Radium institute at Paris.
The discovery of radium led to thu
finding Of thirty-eight radioactive bod
les. Some disappear so o o that they
cannot be examined; others can last
billion years. In spite Of all efforts
such as heating it to 1900 degrees o.
warmth and cooling 1t to minus 10(
degrees. Nine. Curie says she has no
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
BY M. QUAD.

BY N. QUAD.
copyright, 1918. by Associated Literary
Press.]
-" OOK a-heah. Kurnel Dawson"
began Abe JedfOot. the law
yer. as he mel the colonel in
the postofice. people in this
county are calm me lazy and shift
less and sayin' l won't never amount
to cobs with the con shucked of. Hev
l had a fair show in this county?
Hasn't everybody tried to keep me
down from the beginnin'?"
mice day. Abe" said the colonel as
he lodged the question.
Powerful nice day. kurnel. and l
want yo' to listen to me fur a few
minutes. I've got some schemes l
want to unfold and ask yo' about.
Kurnel. how fur kin the average frog
jump?"
'Six feet. l reckon"
That's the distance. kurnel. to an
inch. Now then. how many frogs in
the United States?"
"Shoo! l couldn't g<,ess that. Abe
"Well, sab. l kim. | put down the
number at 25O.OOO.OOO. Those are all
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04

Album. radium-more radium!
This is the latest cry Of the
surgeon, for the curative pow
er of radium, especially for
cancerous growths, is now exciting the
medical world. But radium is ex-
tremely scarce and wonderfully valua-
BILE. Gold can scarcely be called a
precious metal in comparison. Gold is
worth but 500 an ounce. while a SINH
lar quantity Of radium would COM
mand the vast sun of $4,OOO,OOO.
What is more. there is every proba-
Dility of the price of radium rising
higher If some of the benef1cent work
it has already done proves to be last
ing. Reference Is made to what it has
accomplished so far in battling with
sinister cancer and to what it has
wrought toward a return to health in
lesser maladies.
Radium fetches today at least $780,
600 a gram, and the world owe during
the last year probably not more than
a total of sixteen grams were extract
ed from the hundreds of tons of raw
material worked for that purpose. OF
this amount about three-fourths had its
origin in the United States, and yet
today relatively little of this new found
curative agent is in the possession OF
American hospitals. physicians and
laboratories. Foreigners draw the vast
bulk Of the mother substance from
the mines in this country.
How to produce more radium is one
of the burning questions of the day,
and this country is particularly inter
ested in conserving its u in
this direction and producing radium
for home consumption. Secretary of
the Interior Lane proposes to with
draw all lands Of the public domain
believed to contain radium that their
precious deposits may be secured for
the public good and not become the
subject of private speculation.
He has urged the passage of a joint
congressional resolution empowering
the president to make the Withdrawals.
By the terms Of the proposed resolu-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04

1AVSV w 3t0oO 1cSOCA0SSOl.
MNE. MARI CURIE, DIsCOvERQR OF RA-
DUN. IN E LABORATORY.
ton the secretary of the interior would
be authorized Ito conduct explorations
and researches with a view to deter
mining the p~racticability of develop
ing from such ores q supply OF radium
and to provide for the mining and
treatment Of radium bearing ores in
such manner as would best secure a
supply of radium for the use Of the
government of the United States and
the hospitals of this country"
Secretary Lane points out that there
are only two grains Of radium In the
United States at present and says:
"Radium is found in ores carrying
Uranium and vanadium. which are
used extensively in the arts. and proc
esses by which it is extracted are Sc
cret. A process has been invented by
the chemists in Our bureau of mines
which promises, from the laboratory
experiments thus far made. to be sue
cessful. Under the endowment of two
Americans. a building is now being
erected in Denver (which, with its
equipment. will be opened for work in
the coming February. in which an
effort will be made to prove the CON-
mercial possibility of this American
process. If successful this process will
be given to the world. and all of the
radium secured over and above a small
minimum will be the property of the
United States and will be put into the
hands Of the United States public
health service for public use.
Under all these circumstances. it
seems to me that the only prudent
course that the United States can fol-
low is to withdraw such of its lands
as are supposed to contain radium
from public entry. This will guard
against these lands being taken up by
those who would not put them to their
highest and most beneficial USE"
The building being erected in Den.
yer referred to by Secretary Lane is
that Of the American National Radium
institute. which has been incorporated
and endowed by DR.. Howard Kelly Of
Baltimore and DR.. James Douglas OF
New York city. together with. az an
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
Breaking To Let

The undersigned will let contract to a
good power outfit for breaking 100 acres.
Nice smooth land. no stones or gravel.
Breaking to be done in April. Price
$3.50 per acre: a 30-horsepower required.
For further particulars address
CHAS. SCHWANDT, Lonetree, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
Ewes For Sale

About 200 head of coarse wool ewes
for sale. three years old. Bred to
Hampshire bucks, to lamb May LIST.
Price $500 per head, delivered April l,
1914. Address
BRADY-COLLINS SHEEP CO.,
LOnetree. Mont,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
Ewes For Sale

b 1900 head of ewes for sale, two
to five years old, bred to lamb first week
In May. For particulars address
H. w. RAYS, Lloyd, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
Threshine Outfit for Sale

A 15.horsepower ]. I. Case engine. and
shape. Will sell cheap or trade for cat.
tie or horses. Will be sold separately II
desired. For further particulars address
b., River Press Office,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
Stations for Sale

Two young stations for sale at a bar
gain, These are grades, but very desira-
BILE. being PercherOn inc Belgian. Adj
dress all inquiries to
z. O.. Box 44O. Great Falls. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
Situation on Ranch

"A young man. "a years of age. wants
situation on ranch or farm. Address
Fred Kaufman, 1914 S. Broadway. st
Louis, Mo.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
Horses for Sale

One team of heavy work horses and
several work mares. at reasonable prices.
For particulars address NJ. S. HOLDER
BAUM. Fort Benton, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04

Fine Book and Job Printing q spec
ialty at the River Press ONCE.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04
ABE JECFC0T,E ESQ.
Tells His Friend, the Colonel. Of
Two Big Schemes.
A LOT OF WASTED ENERGY.

Sees Wonderful Possibilities In Jump
ing Frogs and Discovers That There
Is No Occasion For a Cow to Switch
Her Tail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04

Interest Paid on Time Deposits
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-04

GONE cooks claim that UNDERGONE
- macarOni. like UNDERGONE rice, is
more nourishing than when it is
nv orcOOkod.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
FOR
PLANTATION
LABORERs
War Prices For Sugar Result
In Extra Payment of 5 Per
Cent of Total Earnings

A bonus Of i've per cent Of their
entire earnings for the year from No
yember l, 1918, to October 81, 1914,
will be paid to the plantation laborers
of Hawaii.
This bonus, which has been an an.
nual fixture for the last three years,
is paid to all laborers receiving a
monthly sum of $24 or under In ad-
dition, on many plantations, the men
receiving higher wages are also paid
bonuses.
The regular bonus is paid by ell
the plantations It Is based on the
price of sugar. An average price for
the year is struck and the bonus Is
paid accordingly Last year the bonus
was but one per cent on account Of
the low average price of sugar This
year the prospects were doubtfnl for
any bonus at all until the EurOpean
war sent prices soaring. The hIgh
prices IN August and September pulled
up the average until the i've per cent
bonus was assured.
For ne grand total Of $50 ddy1, the
grand total Of prices was lse4.6471,
with an average price or 3.7se7 cents
per pound. $74.77 average price per
ton, giving the flve per cent bonus
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
duke JUMPS
OVERHEARD
IN MID OCEAN
Hawaiian Swimming Champ
ion Measures Speed
With Matsoflia

Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii's fam.
GUS swimmer, possessor Of many a
valuable and hard-earned trophy, more
than met his match when on last Sat.
urday the sturdy Hawaiian was pitted
IN spirited contest with a trans.
Pacific liner
Duke and the Matson Navigation
steamer Wilhelmina entered into a
race In mid-ocean, the honors falling
easily to steam and steel rather than
to brain and Drawn.
Five hundred spectators lined the
rail- of the Matsonia and Wilhelmina
while during the transfer Of q stow
away Duke leaped from the Matsonia
and attempted to swim the distance
Of several hundred yards separating
the Matson passenger steamers.
All went well as far as the Ha-
waiian swimmer was concerned until
the propeller Of the Wilhelmina and
Matsonia began to revolve at moder-
ate rate for the purpose Of keeping
steerage way to avoid q chance roll
ing in the trough Of q rather rough
sea.
Duke failed to take into eonsidera-
ton that the vessels were travelling
at about 10 knots an hour while the
small boat was employed in the move
:nenf OF the stoWaway from the VIII
helmina to the Matsonia. This was
the reason, so Duke admitted upon
his arrival at Honolulu this morning,
why he was left far astern and was
finally brought back to the vessel BY
boat which had been despatched for
the swimmer by Captain Charles Pet
erson. The mid Pacific ID the opinion
Of Kahanamolu offers no such advan-
tages for fast swimming IS does the
protected harbof at Honolulu or the
interior Of coast natatorium.
Passengers and crews from both
vessels found much diversion ii the
exhibition offered By the swimmer 4
was one Of the bright spots connec(sd
with voyage that would have other
wise proved uneFentful
Among the 15S cabin paSsengers
brought to Honolulu this morning IN
the Matsonia about one-third may be
set down az tourists, 50 state the on
Gers. In the steerage were IS add
tional travellers The vessel brought
more than 5000 tons of cargo. OF
which 500. tons win be franshipDed bv
3 transport for Manila Il Is the inten-
ton to despatch the vessel for HIlo
on Thursday evening, where 1900 tons
cf freight win b discharged.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
FEDERAL BILL =.
IS SLATED FOR
EARLY ACTION
Robert w. Shingte Expects It
to Be Taken Up Next Ses-
sion and Disposed OF
SEES STRONG G. O. P.
SENTIMENT IN STATES
Expects Republicans to Win
Generally in Elections
of 1916

That the Honolulu federal building
bill will be taken up and disposed OF
early in the. recess session OF Con-
gress is. the emphatic opinion Of Rob-
ert w. Shingle. president OF the Wat
erhouse Trust Company. Mr.. Shingie
arrived on the Matsonia this morning
from a business trip, an important
part Of which was visit to Washing
ton to hasten, If possible action on
the long delayed federal building.
or khis matter he says:e q
The federal building bill has
passed tie senate and is fiow on the
unanimous consent calendar Of the
house.
The filibuster carried on by the
southern congressman during the clos
ing days of Congress In the interests
CT cotton prevented any bills going
through. Everything remains In status
quo now until the December session.
7 am sure one Of the first bills to
be taken up and disposed of at the be-
gfnningsof Congress will be the Homo
lulu federal building bilh
Until the bill passes Congress
there will be no settlement Of the site
where the building Is to be erected.
That is all within the discretion Of the
secretary Of the treasury, according to
the terms of the bill.
That the political sentiment of the
country is growing more and more
strongly Republican Is his conclusions
------
Continued on page three)
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GOVERNORS
REPORT NOW !
MADE PUBLIC.
Annual Statement to Secretary
of interior Discusses Sugar
and Tariff Briefly
NEEDED LEGISLATION
SEEN BY EXECUTIVE
industrial and Other Conditions
Summed Up in Outline
of Situation

/.
The report Of Governor L e. Pink.
ham to the secretary OF the interior
for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1914.
has been made public, copies Of the re-
port reaching Honolulu this morning
from Washington. g
The governor discusses industrial
conditions. and problems and needed
Legislation. In discussing sugar and
tariff legislation be saTs IN part:
Under the protectlxe kariq ~ tn
United States s65tf ptodoctIb1 In ~
wall was stimuIated 70 great 1ertI.
cpment. Nearly ~ sugar entsfpfI..I
estabIished previous 70 the rt1r te,9
had normal Beginnings and nc1duaI
and healthy growth, physically and
financially. IN just 20 Tar ~ these
same methods have heenadhersd -
these estates are sound today. IN 1858
modern methods Of pliysleai optImlon,
Valuations, capitalization, haste, 49,
anticipation Of profits obtained. The
failure Of these methods of business
has placed 4 burden on investors. tn
responsibility for which Il 10 attenpt,
ed to shift onto Legislation. The ter
rItory has felt the depression IN the
prices Of sugar and such depression
strikes q practically tWo-crop country
severely. Privately Il Il admIft1d
that the responsibility lies IN the
marked cyerproduction N the Worid,s
sugar supply, IN which Hawaii has had
its full part.
The main recommendation are
a. - -. rss,.. n . -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
Australian Cruiser Sydney 0verhauk German Terror OF The
Orient" In Indian Ocean And Wins Thrilling Running Battle
y = = y y y = = y = . y q y y
TOUR or DUTY IN
HAWAII Is FOUR YEARS

3. The tour CT duty for army Off
.; GERS In Hawaii remains at four
:; years, and there Is no immediate
= prospect Of a reduction to three
:: years This information was re-
:; ceiyed at army headquarters this
:; morning in a letter from the ad-
. iutant general
. The communication stated that
8: In view of the fact that an off,
:. Ger stationed in Hawaii had
!: written requesting an extension
= Of his tour from three to four
:: years attention was invited to
= the fact that the regular tour
= was still four years and that no
= change was contemplated.
q
8 naannaauaa . q q q q q q q;
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Berlin Says Attempted Invasion "a
Of Russians Checked; Thrown Back

BERLIN Germany, Nov. 1O.-Simultantously with the
operations of the Russians against Gen Hndenberg
sian forces have attempted to invade East Prussia south of
WirbaIen
Gen. Morgen stubborny contested victory and
repused the Russian invasion BE captured 1000 in
battle.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
Flooded Country Hampers Operations
OF Allies and Germans; Can't Advance

THIELT, Belgium, Nov. 10.-The inundation Of many
parts Of the country by the cutting of dykes is hamperg the
operations of the Allies equally with those Of the Germans
The latter have been obliged evacate Mddkrk between
Neupot and ostend The Allies unable occupy this
point on account of the high waters ~ .$.4
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[Assoeiated Press sergI ce Dy Federal Wirelessl

IAssociated G BY Wirelessl
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 10-The Turkish commander
at Beirut has formally notified the British aid French military
and naval commanders through the American
that three French British subjects will Immediately be
cuted for every Musulman killed in the bombardmen Of any
open fortified port 6ss sst
Turkey moreover declines to accept responsibility for
any possible anti uprsings consequent upon such
bombardments. 81 sz
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fAssociatsd Press service by Federal Wireless. !

The Emdeh classed
Of $500 tons She carries complement s2 Her at
four machine tas submerged torpedo
The sdtey projected cruiser commissioned within
OF 500 ton She
pOunde she has two
torpedo tubes Her speed knots
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
FIRING HEARD OFF CORONEL:;
EXPECTED GERMAN SQUADRON
HAS NET HOSTILE WARsHIPS

EnTIBE PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANS NOW CLEARED or
GERMAN CRUISERS EXCEPT FOR SQUADRON Off CHILE,
WHERE ENGAGEMENT OF SOME KIND Is I'M PROGRESS
q SfDNEY'S VICTORY ACe0MPI HE'D WITH SLIGHT Loss
EMDEN'S CAREER OF DARING MOST SENSATIONAL SINCE
CIVIL WAR-LAND BATTLES PROCEED WITH GREAT
EURY BUT LITTLE MATERIAL CHANGES YET APPARENT
TURKEY THREATENS WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS IF
PORTS ARE BoMBARDED By BRITISH AND FRENCH SHIPS
IAssocated Commercial Cablej 81
LIMA, PERU, NOV. TO- DISPATCHES FROM CHILE
REPORT THAT HEAVY CANN0NADiAG IS BEING HEARD OFF
coRoNEL.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
Congressman Says War viii Cause
u. S. to Build More War Vessels

WASHINGTON D. c. Nov. 10.-Representative Ernest
Roberts Of Massachusetts, Of the house committee naval
affairs predicted today that increased naval building
for the United States will be result Of the ssons
of the European wal"
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presdsn dsfestsd ess jsiyf nnteh
PatIfe
Chilean eosst and British tsst ei has reported
headed o the bsheas ANan
ne s>.2 ne rs2oI .sssA..s p.sssss ths ssnsi
Bay qf pernri
sn.< - shcst Me istuds M singapore The
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10
Paris Official Statement Says
Heavy German Attack is Blocked

PARIS France, Nov. 10Oficial Particularly violent
encounters are taking place between the Allies and the Germans
cng the line between meneres and the The opposing
forces for some time have been alternately taking the offensive
The long German attack south Of Ypres has repulsed
The progress Of the Allies perceptibe between Ypres
and Armentieres and near Bixschoate
The British have energecay repulsed all attacks on their
'front.'
Along the major part Of the line from the Canal La
the Woevre the Allies made secure their gains Of
the last few days.
immigration Reduced BY The War
WASHINGTON, D G., Nov 10-Immigration into the
United States has decreased 200 per cent since the outbreak