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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-05

The general assembly of the South
ern Presbyterian church went on rec.
ord at Kansas City, Mo-, as discourag-
ing the use of tobacco by ministers.
candidates for the ministry and Sab
bath school teachers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-05

Floyd e. Jacobs, prosecuting attor.
ney at Kansas City, Mo-, declares he
win not insist upon the death penalty
for DR.. w. T. ELAN, the st. Joseph
(Mo.) physician, on trial here charged
with the murder Of w. Putnam Cramer
of Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-06-05
Domestic

Judge William B. Hornblower of the
court of appeals of New York, who has
been i'll for some time at his home, the
Gables, at Litchfield, Conn, is worse,
according to the statement of DR.. N.
Lloyd Deming, his physician. No hope
coyery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Bonding Company Will Lose

San Francisco, Feb. 3.-The Amer.
lean Bonding company of Baltimore
will have to take its chances along
with the other creditors of the de.
funct First Trust and Savings bank of
Billings, Montana, for the recovery of
SIC, 1000 bond that company put up to
secure the deposit of the state of
Montana. BY a decision Of the United
States circuit court of appeals handed
down yesterday, in which the United
States district court of Montana was
reversed, it was held that the bond
ing company did not hold any prefer
red certificate against the assets OF
the bank because the state was its
client. The state had a deposit of
$25, 000, in the bank when it closed
it's doors in June, 1909. The bank
paid back $4,000 of this and the
state secured itself from loss by hold.
ing the bondsmen responsible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
For Uniform Divorce Laws

Washington, Feb. 4.-Divorce with
the right to marry would be prohibit.
ed forever in the United States in all
places under the nations jurisdiction,
by an amendment to the constitution
proposed today by Senator Ransdell
of Louisiana. Enactment of uniform
marriage laws for all states and terri
tories, with provision for separation
without permission to remarry would
be directd by the amendment.
"The remedy by constitutional pro.
hibitiOn is drastic" said the senator,
but the malady is so fatal that moth.
ing short of it will prove efficacious.
In the United States divorce is
spreading with alarming rapidity. 1t
has premeated every walk of life and
is prevalent among every class of
people. The total number Of divorces
granted in 1867 was 9,932, or p for
every 100000 people. Forty vars lat.
er, in 1906, there were 72,O62 divorces
or Sc for each 100000, thus allowing
for the increased population divorce
had increased 219 per cent"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
tory of Illinois, approximately 100
women assisted in registering the
new voters.
For Egg.Laying Championship

San Francisco, Feb. 3.-Hens from
all over the globe to compete through.
out a year in an international contest
for the e%gg-laying championship Of
the world is the latest suggestion for
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
This suggestion comes to l. D. Ora
ham, assistant chief of the depart
ment of livestock Of the exposition.
from Sidney, New South Wales, and
is proposed by A. A. Dunnicliffe, Jr.,
honorary secretary of the Australian
laying competition, and is enthusiast
tically Endorsed by Miller Purvis.
chairman of the exposition's poultry
advisory committee in Idaho.
The contest, as proposed, would end
in the following November. The
champion egg layer of the world at
present is a hen belonging to the
Oregon agricultural college, which
presented it's owner with 303 eggs in
a year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Secure Income From Refuse

Philadelphia, Feb. 3.-Estimating
that the city will be able to obtain
an additional income of 100000 from
the sale of rags, bottles, paper n
other waste material collected with
ashes, the authorities here today be.
gan a campaign to eliminate the FAM
lily rag pickers, who have been Gus
toned to delving into receptacles left
on the curbs by householders. Police
men in every district were ordered to
warn away the rag pickers under
threat of arrest. 1t is declared that
about 1000 men, women and children
have been engaged in this work. In
the future the waste will be hauled to
the city dumps by the ash collectors
and sold to the highest bidder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Chicago Women Will Vote

Chicago, Feb. 3.-Women register
ed today for the first time in Chicago
preparatory to exercising their right
of franchise at the spring aldermanic
primaries.
Upward of 100000 women, accord
ing to conservative estimates. will
have become registered voters by the
time the books close at 9 o'clock to-
night. Not less than 10000 men
who have changed their residence
within the last year will have quail,
fled, according to estimates.
Acting al judges and clerks of ell.
ection for the first time in the his.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
AN ANTI-PlE BILL

Senator Works appeared to be SER
iOusly in earnest in his advocacy OF
a federal commission to take the pat
ronage privilege from the president
and members of congress. He judi
~ciously says that he wants to "re-
lieve" the fu%nctionaries of the bur
dem of passing upon applications for
political jobs. The idea is not a new
one, but until Senator Works became
actively interested in it's behalf the
proposal has had nc prominent Off
cial champion. AS "A matter of fact,
says the Kansas City Journal, his
suggestion has been promptly smooth
cred in congress whenever it appear
ed heretofore. for the very simple ca
son that it is exceedingly unpopular
with most of the members. 1t is one
of the historic prerogatives of con-
gressmen to handle the patronage of
their districts, and in most cases if
that privilege were taken away there
would be mighty little left to remind
the people back home that they
were still alive.
If Senator Works is in earnest in
this matter he is engaged in a most
~commendable undertaking-one, by
the way. which received the sanction
OF President Taft. In a vague, un.
certain way President Wilson advo.
Gated something Of the kind when he
was first confronted with the ire.
mendous task of appointing ten thou
sand government employees. Various
civil service reform leaders have re
garded he plan favOrably, but there
is always the reservation in the minds
of those friendly to the creation OF
such a commission that it must be
div reed absolutely from the control
OF Congress- and that no senator OF
representative must be permitted tC
ma e any recommendation for any
appointment either in his own distric,
OF cut of it..
The patronage scandal is and al
wa"s was one of the worst things
connected with congress. Practical,
eve"y member of both houses has hat
his jobs parceled out to him, alons
the lines OF established custom. Ere
que"tly there have been serious qua
rel between senators or among rep
res cntatives from the same state owe
Individual rights in making recon
meniations to the president. 1t ha
become An almost universal custom
among members of both houses t
use the appointive power for politica
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Salmon Is Largest Export

Washington, Feb. 3.-Exports of
canned goods from the United States
during the year closed Appropriated
the 5000 900 mark, according to fig.
ures of the department of commerce
made public today. Meats, fruits, veg
etables, dairy products and fish made
up the principal articles Of export.
They were shipped to all parts of the
world.
Salmon, chiefly of Alaskan produc.
ton, was the largest single item, the
quantity of canned salmon sent
abroad alone aggregated practically
10000, 900 pounds, valued at $1,000
600. Fruits come first, and the meats
and vegetables.
Canned beef showed a remarkable
falling off in expectation, having been
about one.half as much as in 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
WEALTH FROM THE FARM

This is not only a billion-dollar
country, but a ten billion one. The
cost of running the government is
only 10 per cen of the money the
farmers receive for the products of
the farm and range, including fruit,
live stock, poultry, eggs and butter.
The figures for the total have not
yet been made by the department of
agriculture, but it has issued what it
calls it's final estimate of staple crops
including such cereals as wheat, flax
seed, oats, barley, rye, corn, buck
wheat and rice, and such other gen.
eral crops as sweet potatoes. potatoes,
hay, sugar beets, tobacco and cotton.
This leaves out a large number of
miscellaneous crops running into the
millions in value, as we'll as fruit and
garden truck. 1t also omits the value
of live stock marketed, of butter and
milk, of poultry and eggs, amounting
in the total to more than half the
farmers income. AS the crops emu
merated total in value $4,940, 301 900,
it is evident that when the grand to-
tai of farm revenue is figured up for
the year 1913, the largest sun ever
received in M year by the faremrs
of the United States.
These are the figures received by
the actual producers, at first hand,
and not those paid later by con-
sumers. What consumers pay for
these products is SO much more that
to give them would not seem to be
talking on the same subject at all.
The total increase over last year Is
approximately 5000, 100000, notwita-
standing the moor season in some sec
lions of the country because of lack
of rain in summer and exces of rain
in the fall.
1t must not be assumed, however,
that these increased values mean in
creased prosperity to all farmers.
Those who lost corn, oats and hay
and are being compelled to buy at
high prices or sell their stock, are
not sharing so much in the profits as
their fellow-farmers who were 81 for
tunate as to raise good crops, or to
have such a diversity of crops that
loss of corn, oats or hay was COM
pensated for by gain on other things.
Nevertheless, with a majority of farm
ers in the country receiving more
for their crops than last year, with
live stock still high, and with a grand
total of actual value on the farm of
all products several hundred millions
higher than eve before, there is nc
foundation for any stagnation or bust
ness depression that comes from that
source. Globe Democrat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Good Story on Jim Wardner

"Take the case of old Jim Wardner,
for whom the town in the famous
Occur d'Alene district of Idaho has
been named," says John Hays Han;-
mond. mot even his bitterst enemy
has eve accused Jim of being a liar;
nor have his most loyal friends ever
denied that he was an irrepressible
optimist! The career of Jim Wardner
in common with that of many old-time
mining p~rospectors, was characterized
by vicissitudes.
Jim was alternately a millionaire
and a bankrupt. At the time of which,
| speak Jim was in the latter predica.
ment. Meeting a mutual friend on the
street one day, he asked for a loan OF
5000 to enable him to continue sinking
a shaft upon a quartz vein he had re-
Gently located. In return Jim offered
to give his friend an interest in the
property and held out the lure by tell
ing him that he was on the edge OF
a great pay shoot of ore similar to the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine.
:" 4 feel sure,' said Jim, of all for
nations, and that l am within three
feet Of a million dollars
Jim obtained the 5000 and hi:
friend did not see anything of hin
until several months afterwards, whel
he accidentally me- him on the street
WELL said he to Jim, how is tn,
mine getting on?'
WELL replied Jim, the last tim,
| saw you told you that l was with
in three feet of a million dollars. Nov
am sorry to say that the result O
my work in the shaft makes me be-
lieve that l am at least a million fee
from three dollars
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11

All the news in the River Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
"Prints All The News"

II any reader Of the River Press
considers it WORTHY Of recommends
lion to friends. the favor will be very
highly appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11

trading, and some presidents, includ-
ing the present incumbent, have used
this same appointive power as a "big
stick to hold v the heads of re-
calcitrant congressman.
But Snator Works anti-pie bill has
a long and rough road to travel be-
fore it can become a law and the
chances of its passage are so remote
as to be almost hopeless. It is entire
ly too good a proposal to receive the
sanction of congress at such a per-
sonal sacrifice to the membership of
that body.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Washington News Notes

Washington, Feb. 2.-To empower
the interstate commerce commission
to regulate all facilities to insure
safety to travellers, Senator Myers of
Montana introduced a bill to penalize
any railroad $500 a day, which did
not obey the orders of the commits
sion.
Senator Myers has introduced a bill
to validate titles to the surface rights
of Northern Pacific lieu land selec-
lions covering lands in township IS,
ranges SO, 81 and So, Glasgow land
district. The lands in question have
been decided to individuals by the
railroad company and the titles con
tested because of the alleged mineral
character of the lands. To validate
the titles, it is proposed to make them
apply to the surface. reserving the
coal and other mineral contents to
the United States.
An interesting story how the chill
dren of Crazy Mountain school house
in Montana won first prize and the
blue ribbon for the best collection Of
wild flowers, pressed and mounted, al
the recent state fair at Helena, Is
told in a statement today by the fed
eral bureau of education. The school
house is a ten by twelve shack, the
bureau says, and is about as poorly
equipped as a school house could be
Yet, despite these handicaps, the pu
pils-there we're. nine of them-set
about to win the prize offered by the
fair for the best collection of vic
flowers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
Provided For Bread Line

New York, Feb. 3.-The will of
Henry Gescheid, who left $150.000
about half Of his fortune. to establish
a bread line, where every loaf should
bear his name, was attacked today by
Mr.. Gescheid's widow. Without going
into details, her objections declared
that the bread line clause made the
will invalid. Under the will as it
stands the widow would only receive
$4,000. the rest of the estate going to
a daughter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
River Press
Published erery Wednesday Morning
by the Rirer Press Publish
ing Company.
A DESIRABLE CHANGE

The recommendation of the new
commissioner of the general land Of
fee, that all final proofs be taken, ION
the land" instead of at the local land
office, is a good one, but it is doubt
full if it will be accepted. It would
come too near to compelling the en-
tryman to be honest, and while a
very large percentage of entrymen
are honest, and a make physical
demonstration of every fact they may
swear to in final proof procedure, it
is nevertheless a fact that some are
not honest, and in making final proof,
take refuge behind the technicalities
that are always possible in answer
ing a set of prepared questions.
1t was disclosed in one of the land
fraud trials growing out of wholesale
grab of timber lands on the west
coast a few years ago, that entrymen
acting for the grabbers, in proving up,
would swear to having a house on the
land, which would be described mi
nutely as to construction-and it was
always we'll built-and loosely as to
size, say "15x24, n story" and the
proof would go through, when in fact
the house described vas a nero
toy, Is inches by rs inches, that could
be carried around from n claim to
another like a grip. In swearing to
this improvement GU there was no
perjury. The house was of the con-
struction described, and "15x24," AMI
it vas ION the land" when the proof
was made.
In the old days here, when land
was worth little or nothing, and the
old joke of Uncle Sam betting a set
tier 100 acres that he could not live
on it five years, was not so much ~
a joke as it got credit for, final
proofs were VIGOROUSLY lax. it being
generally accepted by the local land
officers that an entryman's appear
ance at the land Office, with two wit
nesses at his own cost, together with
the expenses of advertising, and land
Office charges, vas sufficient evidence
that he was still living On the land,
and that if he and his witnesses were
willing to swear that such and such
things had been done, all for the sake
of acquiring a piece of land that could
not possibly yield anything but taxes,
it must be all right.
But it is getting to be different,
now; very different, and the proofs
that are being made now, and yet to
be made, will be scrutinized closely
by people anxious to contest, If every
thing is not all right, and if for no
other purpose than to saw this kind
of litigation between neighbors, that
always breeds bad blood and often
leads to crime, it would be better if
at every final proof, the government
was represented by a special agent tC
hear the proof on the ground and sat.
isfy himself of the sufficiency of it. 1t
would be hard to lodge a contest af-
ter such a proof, and the entryman
whose proof is accepted under such
conditions would certainly feel that
he had an unassailable title. AnI
then the trend in all matters is to
ward straightforwardness, and every
change from the %slovenly to the cor
rect should be Recommendations
stone Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-02-11
WILSON LIFTS EMBARGO
Mexican %BeIligerents May Secure A!
Kinds Of War Supplies


Washington, Feb. 3.-President Will.
son, by an executive order dated to-
day and made public at the White
house tonight, removed all restric.
lions against the expectation of mum.
lions Of war into Mexico from the
United States, placing the contending
elements on a basis of equality with
respect to the purchase of arms and
supplies in this country.
The executive order emphasized
that it was the desire of the United
States to be in the same position of
neutraliay toward the contending
factions in Mexico as were the other
powers.
It is believed that President Wilson
finally decided to raise the embargo
after being convinced that by restrict
ing shipments of rms to Mexico the
United States was not really showing
neutrality, as the Huerta forces were
enabled to get large supplies from
abroad while the constitutionalists
were limited entirely to shipments
from the United States, and could get
arms and ammunition practically only
by smuggling.
1t has been frequently represented
to the Americans during the progress
of the Mexican negotiations, that il
the United States would permit free
shipment of arms to General Carran'
"a the constitutionalists would under
take to restore peace in Mexico, and
set up a constitutionalist government,
within a short time.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-14
Nav Festival

The members of the cast oil the
May Festival, which will be given
at the Cairo opera house Thursday
evening. May IS, are now busy re-
hearsing every afternoon at the Par
ish house on Sixth street.
This entertainment is for the
benefit of the Church of the Re
deemer and undr the direction OF
Mrs. J. f. Strong. The program
consists of the browning of the May
queen, fancy drills, dances and
songs. A feature will be the mum.
bers given by Mrs. stroug's kinder
garten class.
The May Festival promises to bo
a beautiful entertainment and very
cleyerly planned. There will be &
rehearsal this Afternoon at the Par
ish house.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-14
RtMAOE MEN

If yoa happen to be one of tn
thousands of men and women who
suffer ever SO slightly from an IN
active liver, YOU will be surprised At
the Immediate effect of GRlGSBYS
IdN-VER-LAX That headache, o.
lack Of energy or constipated condi
ton, is sure to be the result Of i'm
perfect liver conditions.
Help nature to do the work by one
or two doses Of CRIGSBY'S LIY,
VER-LAX each week and you will
be a new being.
Sold in soc and Sl00 bottles I'M
der a sound refund guarantee by J.
b. Brewer Genuine bottles Away:
bear the likeness of l.. X. Grigsby
Advt
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-14
Baby of Future
is Considered

Eluc.l thought has been given IN late
years to the subject Of maternity in
the cities there are maternity hospitals
equipped with modern methods Bat
most women prefer their own homes and
IN the towns ana villages FAUST prefer
.hem And since this is true we know
rom the great many splendid letters
written N the subject that oar Mothers
Frienu Is u great help 10 eXpectant
mothers. They write of the wonderful
tlief, how it seemed 60 allow the
muscles 70 expand without undue strain
and what q splendid influence it WAS on
thc nervous syste.a, Such helps a3
'MotheI3 Friend and the broader
-nowledBe Of them should lave a holpfgi
influence upOl baaa5 OF the fHtur'
Science Gays that an infant deri,es IL
sense and builds lis character froI.
infamous Impressions. ANA t-anqu.
mother certainly VIII transmit p mor,
sealthul Influence than if she is eX-
ucmely nervous from undue palm. Th!s
is what a host of women believe whr
used Mothers Friend during thei
period Of expectancy
These points are moro tho-oGEhlv OK
planned In little book nailed lr0a
Mothers Friend ia sold En- au dru
stores and highly recommended for j.
timely usefuiuo 81, it's -.fogcss lFd (.
real hrip it affords. Ask for ir at q
store and write VS. for the book. Erg
dald Regulator Go. til Lamar l!l-
Atlanta, Ga,
The effect OF this splendid extern.
application is an expression of the iuou
sands Of women who have successful
used 1t and recommended It through tive
generations.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-14
USE OF TELEPHONE GROWS
IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
Facilities offered for Getting Timely
information Saves Farmers Mil
lions of Dollars.

Use OF the telephone in rural dis
tricts has increased wonderfully dur
ing the last few years Where for
merly rural telephones were numbered
I'm the hundreds. there are now thou
sands of them No uptodate farmer
TODAY is without one or more tele-
phones.
Telephone service is valuable to
the farmer in many ways. 1t is almost
INDISPENSABLE in cases OF sickness. The
rural subscriber can call up the doe
tor in town and receive instruction
that might probably save a life before
the doctor could arrive.
In case of fire neishbors can he
called upon for assistance Aid can
be quickly summoned if the wCmen
folks. left at home alone. are Threat
ened by tramps or thieves.
The advantages Of the telephone 10
the farmer in commercial way are
numerous. If he wishes to gather q
crop. and is uncertain about the
weather. he can quickly get a weather
report from the telephone exchange.
This weather service alone has been
the means Of saving millions of dol
lars for farmers.
Farmers can telephone TO town TO
, inquire about current prices before
taking their produce to market. Ere.
Gucut!y sale can he closed by tele-
rhone before driving to town The
farmer who once enjoys the adyaut.
ages Of telephone service cannot and
/ viii not do without it.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS
The Gem Theatre,

There will be an entire change OF
program beginning at the matinee
at the Gem theatre this afternoon,
The hill will be opened by Sam KeeE
and Mabel Davenport in acting songs.
They are said to be CLASSY entertain
ers presenting all the late songs aud
IDEAS i'll this line
Florence Dale in a singing and
dancing number will entertain with
a refined act OF song hits and new
and clever dances.
The headlinrrs are Margaret
Braun and sister, in "Bits of Musical
Comedy in a Vaudeville Way" They
carry an elaborate wardrobe aud Of
for din act which ranks as first class
in vaudeville. The usual three
reels Of motion pictares Will be
shown.