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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
AND RLUEJACKETs OCCUPY
CUSTOM HOUSE AND OTHER
PLACES OF IMPORTANCE
Resistance offered by Mexicans.
Four Americans Killed n Twenty
Wounded. Federals' Loss o

Washington, April 21.-Orders were
SEM to Rear Admiral Fletcher early
today t O seize the customs house at
Vera Cruz in time to prevent a large
shipment of arms for Huerta about to
be landed there from being transport
ed to Mexico City.
The order did not stipulate when
Admiral Fletcher should take the
port, but simply left to his discretion
as when best to prevent Huerta from
getting several million rounds of am
munition and 200 field guns from a
German steamer about to arrive.
The orders went out from Washing.
ton early when it became apparent
that the delay in congress was accru-
ing to the advantage of Huerta.
Vera Cruz, April 21.-vera Cruz to-
night is in the hands Of forces from
the United States warships, but the
occupation of the port was not accom-
plished without loss of American
lives.
Four Americans, bluejackets and
marines, yer killed by the fire of the
Mexican soldiers, and 20 fell wound
ed. The Mexican loss is not known
but it is believed to have been heavy.
The water front, the customs house,
and all important piers, including
those under the terminals from which
railroads run to the capital, have
been occupied. All the territory
around the American consulate is
strongly p~atrolled, and d~etachments
hold other sections of the city.
The Mexican commander, General
| Gustave Mas, offered a stubborn re-
| s~istence and for many hours there
was fighting in the streets. Towards
nightfall, it was reported that the
main body of the federal garrison
was in retreat to the westward.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, in com
mand of the United States warships,
prefaced his occupation of the port
by a demand, through the American
consul, w. w. Canada, for its surren'
der. General Mass promptly declined
to accede, and shortly afterward ten
whaleboats were sen off from the
side of the transport Prairie, loaded
with marines. These boats effected
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
Battle With Striking Miners

Trinidad, Colo, April 21.-Thirteen
were believed to be dead and the
number wounded unknown when
dawn broke on the Ludlow battlefield
were yesterday one hundred militia
men and sheritf's posse fought a san
culinary battle with strikers.
Throughout the night bodies OF
strikers, heavily armed, moved from
various coal camps toward Ludlow
and a renewal of the conflict was ex
pected momentarily.
Eighty-seven militiamen from La
mar and Walsenburg, ordered out
last night by Adjutant General Johr
Chase, reached the scene of conflict
during the forenoon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29

a landing in the neighborhood of the
customs house before noon, and a
few minutes later, Captain William
r. Rush of the battleship Florida,
who was in command of the opera
tons ashore, brought his flag in.
Captain Rush's men had already
taken up their positions. They num-
bered $50 bluejackets from the Flor
ida, $50 marines from the Prairie, and
IS marines from the Florida. Later
these were augmented by a detach-
ment from the Utah. The coming of
the American forces was not herald
ed by any great excitement, but
small crowds gathered to watch the
landing. Soon the bluejackets and
marines marched through the streets
leading from the water front, and
along the railroads. Others proceed
ed to the American consulate, while
still others were deployed along the
approach to Central Plaza, in which
General Mas had concentrated his
men. These maneuvers we're effected
without opposition but suddenly, Gen.
eral Mas challenged the advance with
the first shots-a volley fired from a
point three blocks from the marines
and two blocks south of the main
plaza. The marines replied imme-
diately, but the action ceased in a
moment. There was a lull for ten
minutes, and then another brief ex-
change from the west end Of Monte
sinos street, where a federal outpost
was stationed.
At 1880 the firing became general
and at 1 o'clock the guns of the Prai-
RE went into action.
Prior to this a detachment of blue
jackets from the Utah, holding the
ground between the consulate and the
water front, opened fire with their
three-inch guns. The first shots from
these pieces were directed at an an.
cient tower that once served as a
light house. This a occupied by
Mexican sharpshooters. Lieutenant
Commander Buchanan of the Florida.
ordered that it be destroyed. Five
shots brought the old Benite Juarez
tower down.
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principle runs down through state and
municipal Observation-Disclosures
Journal.
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK

Someone who knew more about
farming than is taught in text books
has said that farming without live
stock is like operating a factory with
out machinery. The comparison is a
trife far fetched, manifestly. yet it
is not altogether untrue. 1t is pos
sible to farm without giving attention
to the attendant livestock industry,
but this method reduces profits to q
minimum and invites lean years. when
yields are not up to the average and
prices are in a slump.
This is a lesson which must be
learned in this country, if we are
to aver the necessity Of a%bstaining
from meat altogether. The great
ranges where cattle and sheep picked
their own living during many months
in the year have disappeared forever,
and aside from the restricted oppor.
tunities afforded by national forests
there is nothing to take their place
Such meat as this country produces in
the future must come from the farm
and in the quantities in which indi'
vidual farmers are able to furnish it.
From the farmers point of view no
situation could be more encouraging,
since it means a continuance of at
least fair prices for all kinds of meat
and the man who sells his grain as
soon as it comes from the thresher
overlooks the main chance in his
business. This prodigal method has
been the rule among American farm
ers, many of whom do not raise en-
ough meat for their own use, but it
is a policy which will fall into dis
repute as the advantages of market
ing corn, wheat and alfalfa on the
hoof are better realized.
And nowhere in the country is there
more attractive prospect along this
line than in Montana. 1t has been
demonstrated that hogs prosper here
and there is every selfish eason why
each farm should produce its quota
of fat cattle and sheep, for both OF
which there is certain to be an in
creasing demand.-Billings Journal.
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New Army Chief Of Staff

Washington, April 22.-Major Cen
eral VIM. w. Witherspoon assumed
today his duties as chief of staff of
the army succeeding Major General
Wood. General Wood has been Sc
lected to be commander in chief of the
army in the event that it is sent to
Mexico. He was temporarily assign
ed to command Of the Atlantic divi-
sion with headquarters at Governors
Island. New York. but the orders to
that effect were cancelled as the re-
suit Of operations in Mexico.
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Was Planned BY Huerta

Washington, April 22.-That Gen.
eral Huerta deliberately planned the
arrest of American bluejackets at
Tampico and other offenses against
the United States with a view to
bringing armed Intervention and unit
ing all the Mexican factions behind
him. was the substance of a letter re-
ceived by a high government official
today from an authoritative source in
Mexico City.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-29
To Regulate Insurance

Washington. April 2O.-The right of
the state to regulate insurance rates
was settled once for all today by the
supreme court upholding as constitu-
tional the Kansas fire insurance law
of 1909. Chief Justice White and JUS
tees Vandeventer and Lamar dissent
ed, holding insurance was a private
contract with which the state had no
right to interfere.
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His License Revoked

Washington, April 22.-Captain Os.
myn Berry of the Merchants and Min.
ers packet, Nantucket, which rammed
and sank the Old Dominion liner Mon
roe, with a loss of 81 lives, off the
Virginia capes in January. has been
held guilty of negligence and his Ii.
cense revoked.
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All the news in the River Press.
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SURELY PREVENTED
House for Rent

A fve-room house on Washington
street. with modern ~conveniences Address
NJ, River Press office.
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House for Rent

For rent, a five-room house we'll To-
Gated on upper Front street. Address
H., River Press office.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
A. & M. COLLEGE.
Loses Another Professor to Scientific
Farming.

Loses Another Professor to Scientific
Farming.
Prof. Archibald Smith, of the chair
OF animal husbandry at the Mississippi
A. & M. college, has rendered his res
ignation, and will be succeeded in that
chair by Prof. Barnett. Prof. Smith
was also in charge of the farm ex-
tension work, and will be succeeded
at this post by Prof. E. R. Lloyd, one
of the ablest members of the faculty.
Prof. Smith retires from the faculty
to accept the management of the Mary
Mack plantations, in Tunica COUNTY.
This is one of the largest plantatio
in the delta, second in size only to the
big property owned by an English
syndicate in Washington county, and
which is under the management of
Prof. ]. W. Fox, former director of
the delta experiment station.
1t is understood that the owners
of the Mary Mack plantation intend to
engage extensively in stock raising,
and for this reason desired the service
OF Mississippi's ablest live stock ex-
pert.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
No Votes Transferable.

We desire to again assure the con-
testaDts and their friends that no vot-
ing coupons viii be transferred. We
made this s.a y nort in tho first ralcs
printed. NO VOTING COUPONS CAN
BE TRANSFERRED IN THIS CON-
TEST Once a coupon is issued to a
contestant, this coupon will stand for
that contestant throughout the entire
contest. II that contestant quits the
contest, the votes that he or she has
Secured are simply wasted. The con-
testants need not fear other contestants
forming combine in this contest, for
such will not be the case. We want
this contest to be strictly fair and
square, and we want every contestant
to have an equal chance.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
PROMPTLY AT 5 O'CLOCK, P. M loNTHE DAY NAMED
THE CONTESTiENDS
Only Few Weeks Remain to WIN a Grand Christmas
Present and Time is Precious
Committee Of Representative Business Men Of Yazoo CITY VIII
Count the Votes Soon After the Ballot Box Closes at O'Clock
F. M, Saturday, December l9 Co hesan are Now Wide
Awake to This Splendid Opportunity and the Pub
lie is Interested in the Possible Winners

Everything is now arranged for the
closing of the Herald's Big Automobile
Contest that has been in operation for
several weeks. The closing day will be
Saturday, Dec. 10, and the hour will
be promptly at 5 o'clock, p. m.
The following prominent business
The announcement of the personnel
of the committee will be sufficient to
convince everyone interested that the
count will be fair and impartial to
everyone. On the stroke of five on the
afternoon of Saturday, Dec 10, the
ballot box will be taken in charge by
the judges for the official count of the
votes. POSITIVELY NOT ANOTHER
VOTE CAN BE CAST AFTER THE
CLOCK STRIKES FIVE. The judges
will then lose no time in settling down
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
MR.. GEO. V. WARREN
GOVERNMENT AGENT
Has Been Appointed by the Govern.
ment to Succeed DIR. Fladness.

mas been appointed Dy tie GOVern-
ment to Succeed DIR. Fladness.
Mr.. George V. Warren, who has
been in the tick eradication work in
Sharkey County for some time, receiv-
ed letter few days since directing
him to come to Yazoo City and take
charge of the tick eradication work
in this county, to succeed DR.. Fladness.
Of course Mr.. Warren was only too
glad to come back to his home county,
and also glad of the promotion.
Mr. Warren has long been one of
the leading citizens of Benton and
Beat Two, and has been prominent in
the politics of the county also. He will
push the tick eradication work vigo-
rously, as he is built that way. He
will have charge of the Beat Inspec-
tors, of which Yazoo has a most COM
petent set, and while the County is
practically free of cattle tick, yet it
is desired to eradicate them altogeth-
er.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
THANKSGIBBON.

oh, be jolly. Oh, be thankful,
Foah de possum's in de pot,
An we heah's de steam a rapping' dc
lid tin;
Ebery heart am tuned tu singin'
And no worries hab we got,
Foah we knows happy time am
settin' in;
All de while my Lizzie's cooking
A blessin' seems to know,
Foah Liz is eber singin' dat is why;
An de dinnah hab its seasonin'
An here's de whole sum,
You'se kin make dis life mos cheer
full if yo' try.
Albert E. Vassar.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
Memorial Exercises at the Bis.

Capt. ]. B. Mattingly is busy get
ting up suitable program for the
memorial exercises which viii be held
at the Elks' Home Sunday, Dec. 9th,
and he has secured the services of
that magnificent orchestra which each
night so delight the people who at
tend the picture show at the Yazoo
Theatre. He has also gotten the con-
sent of Mrss Caroline Neumont Curran
to sing and Mrs. Joe D. Roberts will
give the reading of the evening. Many
other attractions suitable of the hour
and the event will be on the program.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
SENATOR WILLIAMS TO
|. SPEAK HERE ON dec. a
HAS NAMED TIME AND PLACE
AS PROMISED.
Was Petitioucd to Deliver Address Re-
fore Again Leaving for Wash
ington.

lnEtons
As was published in the Herald Of
last week, IA petition was circulated
IN this city and county, asking Hon.
John Sharp Williams to speak in va
zoo City, on any subject he chose,
before he was again called to Wash
ington to resume his Senatorial duties.
Senator Williams will speak at the
court house, in response to the above
request, on Friday night Of next week,
Dec. 4th. He will be presented to the
audience by Hon, d. X. Barnett, and
will speak along general lines Of pub
lie interest,
Senator Williams Enthusiastically
replied to the petition that "of course
| am glad always to accept any invi-
tation extended by the people Of Va
zoo City, even thought II be to make
speech after three years in Wash
ington of speech-making and speech
hearing. Indeed, an invitation from
my old home town is a command
The bare announcement that Sena-
tor Williams will speak here is suffi-
cient to insure crowded house. The
ladies especially are invited, and will
certainly be largely in evidence on the
occasion.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
safe and sure.
Can You Pick the Winner in This
Bunch?

Look over the list of contestants
helow--look at their number of votes
can you tell which one Of the con-
testants will win the automobile. II
SO, you have one on the Contest Man.
ager. There are several contestants
that are running neck ard neck, and
IN fact, as it looks now, the winner Of
the automobile will have very small
majority. As the contestants stand
today, the contest manager had Just
as soon have the chances of one OF
the contestants as the other.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
ASSESSMENT OF
STANDING TIMBER
STATE REVENUE AGENT COMING
TO YAZOO CITY.
VIII be Here Next Tuesday, Dec. l, to
Hear Statements of Those As
sessed With Timber.

SNcSCQ WIN
There has been a considerable stir
amog owners of real estate in this
county and vicinity, within the past
few weeks. State Revenue Agent
johnson has recently sent notices to
all owners Of wild or uncultivated
lands that he had assessed them with
the value of timber in addition to
what they had already been assessed.
In one instance we are informed that
the Revenue Agent had assessed the
timber on a 100 acre tract and de-
manded more than $100 in taxes for
this and back taxes for 1912 and
1913.
Our present State Revenue Agent,
Hon. Oscar johnson, of Clarksdale,
was appointed after the death Of Writ
Adams. 1t is said that a new broom
sweeps clean, and certainly Mr.. John
son is trying to make hay while the
: sun shines.
1t seems not to be generally known
that the Legislature at its session of
1912, made some changes in the as
sessment laws, providing that the as
SCISSORS blanks and books should show,
in addition to the usual requirements,
"the number of acres and valuation
of cultivated lands; number of acres
and value Of wild and uneultivated
lands, excluding timber; estimated
feet of timber thereon and valuation
of timber" The act was intended pri-
marily for the pine timber lands of
South Mississippi, where it is no
torious that timber land wor;h from
$50 to $75 an acre are assessed at
from So to SIS an acre, and where
most of the land is but of little value
without the timber. 1t was never con-
templated by the Legislature that
the small farmer should be required
to assess his climber" lands separate
from his woodland" because to the
shall farmer they are one and the
same.
AD4t Gile aleM A1eyemue AgenC Ses4ls
to think otherwise, and the letter Of
the law is upon his side apparently.
At any rate, he is stirring up no end
of trouble for the farmers of this
section, whose burdens are heavy
enough already.
Those who have been notified that
taxes are due for the timber should
see the Revenue Agent when he comes
next Tuesday, however, and possibly
they may get the amounts reduced, or
abated altogether.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
AN EMPTY JAIL
IN YAzoo COUNTY.
First Time in the History of the Coun-
ty Since the War.

The Jail in Yazoo County is empty.
This is the first time in the history
OF the county since the late unpleas-
antness that our county Jail has been
empty True, there are few men
serving time on the county farm, and
possibly a few more who ought to be
there, but within the walls of the
county hotel there is nothing doing.
Seriously speaking, we believe that
there Is less crime in the county than
there has been for long time. II is 4
good sign, and we are glad to chroni-
Gle the fact. May this state Of things
continue. 1t means better morals
among the people and less court costs
for them to pay.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
THANKSGIVING GAME.
fazOo High School Ties Up With Old
Rival for State HonOrs.

A"A"o Hish SCHOOL lies Up With Old
Rival for State Honors.
Yesterday afternoon the Yazoo High
School football team and the Jack
son High School team went after each
other on the Manchester Park field.
The results came in too late for this
paper to publish, but it promises to
be one of the best games of the sea-
son. If the Yazoo team wins this game
they will be the champion team Of
the State, having won every game of
the season and only scored on once,
The teams are pretty evenly matched
as to weight and it looks as though
it would be hard fought battle from
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27

= = 8 + - = 4 X Il 4 q =
- FOR SALE-A one year lease .
of 40 acres of new, rich delta land, =
2 miles from Rome, Miss, on .
county road. One practically new =
Studebaker wagon, $50 worth pIow =
tools. All for s275. Must sell by =
Dec. Is. ]. H. SPENCER =
+ = $50 = Il i =
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Standing of Contestants

Miss Nellie Singleton. Yazoo City 100000
Mrs. James McGraw Yazoo r. 3--------. .-~- CAS- 900
Mrs. Battaile Noble. Benton 100000
Miss Mary Rowe. Yazoo r. ......-..---.~-- o25OOO
Frances Blunt. Benton. ..-..~.-. --~ $4,000
Mrs. L. E. Miller. Silver City~--.----.--- $4,000
Miss Lille Sturdivant, Mechanicsburs $4,000
Miss Belle Virgins, Yazoo- -.. $50, 900
Mrs 7, 7. adams, YazcO 100000
Claude M. Henry, YazoO ~--~-~.-.~~..,~. 602, 600
Miss Mary Swayze Yazoo $4,000
Mamie Johnson. Bentcnia 100000
Mrs. T. K. Kirk, Bentonia 55O,OO6
Miss Blanche Frazier, Coby-----~a--~ 545OOO
Willie Brister Midnight ht--...:---- 900
Minnie Owens, Holly Bluff -------.- $4,000
Berta Lee Smith, Zeislerville e.--.--~---- 525OOO
Meta Cannon, Bentona -------.- ---.-----~ $4,000
Myrtle Cook, Bentcnia ~----.---.----.--.-- $4,000
May Shackelford, Bentonia a~~.-----.--~~- $4,000
Senez Chdress, Satartia~~-- ------------ 900
" Chesley Bonney, Satartia- ia------------ 475,OOO
Eloise Stampfey, Andins ----.----.----~- 465,OOO
Lettie PrestridSe, Andins s- 45OOOO
Weta Rabb, Louise 430,O0o
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to their task, and the results will be
announced as quickly as possible.
Hours Are Precious Now.

Hours Are Precious Now.
Every tick of the clock brings the
end that much nearer. An opportunity
lost now is gone. 1t cannot be regained.
Get into the fight now with a ven
geance. See that your campaign is
working smoothly. Pay a personal
visit to each one Of your supporters
and urge upon them the necessity of
getting down to work now in dead
earnest. Explain to them what it
means to you. Perhaps they have not
realized the Importance of the last
few days. Impress it on them daily.
Keep in close touch with them and
make good finish.
Opportunity fine" is Over, Yet All
Is Not Lost.
Another club offer starts TODAY and
ends on Saturday, Dec. 5. This offer
is not as good as the last one, but it
is easier to secure. All money turned
In since last Monday, Nov. 23, will be
included in the club offer. 100000 EX-
IRA VOTES WITH EVERY CLUB
OF $40 IN SUBSCRIPTIONS TURN
ED IN FROM MONDAY, NOV. %
TO SATURDAY, DEC. 5TH.
Ten Dollar Clubs are easy TO secure.
A few of them will help you now. See
how many of them you can secure
from now until Saturday, Dec. 9Th.
Get this offer down in your mind
straight. For every ten dollars in sub
scriptions that you turn in from Nov.
70 until Saturday, Dec. 5, you will
receive a coupon good for 100, 900 ex-
ira votes. You don't have to wait until
you have secured the full ten dollars
before you turn in your subscriptions
to the Contest Manager. But turn
them in as you get them-the Contest
Manager will keep an accurate account
'f every dollar that you turn in and
every time you have ten dollars to
POUR credit he will issue you the cou-
pom good for 100000 extra votes. Re-
member that this offer closes Satur-
lay, Dee. s
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27
ALCORN A. & Nj. COLLEGE

Prof. l.. J. Rowan Elected President by
Trustees.
The general board Of trustees has
elected Prof. L. ]. Rowan as president
of the Alcorn A. & M. College to sue
ceed the late Prof. J. A. Martin. The
new president is one Of the best-known
negro educators in the State and has
served for several years as vice-presi-
dent of the college.
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the start The following is the line nm

taIiIssgiviiasslpss um.
THe iadies Of thd wesltan ,scess1s
Of the Methodist Church have sent out
the following invitation:
With free will offering and gratitude
most hearty,
Come and enjoy our Thanksgiving
Party
In the Sunday-School rooms, NJ. E.
Church, Friday
Evening, Nov. 9th.
A most pleasant time is anticipat-
ed, and the ladies will be glad to have
a large attendance.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27

SACKS FOR SALE-To sack she'll
ed corn, ear corn, peanuts, peas, po-
tatOes or anything else. Have any
size and quantity. Prices the lowest.
b. GOLDSTEIN & co.
Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-11-27

'on Dec. LIST We viii issue votes with
each cent purchases at our store.
BROWNS DRUG STORE.