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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
6enton's Slayer Arrested

Ell Paso, March 12.-Information
that evidence thus far gathered by
the Carranza commission indicates
Major Rudolfo Fierro, as the slayer Of
William S. Benton, British subject,
assumed importance here today with
the arrival of American passengers
from Chihuahua, with reports, not con-
firmed, that Fierro had been arrested
charged with the murder of two Mex
ican railroad men. -
That the railroad men were muir.
dered, is known, and it is said that
the Staying was done in cold blood.
Whether Fierro really has been ar
rested in connection with the case, is
only report, but the information is
regarded as probably correct by those
who have been conversant with the
fact that the Carranza commission
started work with the, information
that Benton was killed by Fierro.
1t is said also that the commission
has gathered convincing evidence that
Colonel Fidel Avila, in command of
the garrison at Juarez, ordered the
execution of Gustav Bauch, German
American who was tried as a spy but
in whose case no verdict was render
ed. Rebel officers at Juarez and at
Chihuahua repeatedly have denied
that he was killed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18

Butte, March 14.-When David Ney-
man attacked Mrs. j. c. Weston in his
secondhand store today, after an ar
gument over the price of some goods,
he did not know he was going against
the world champion female prize
fighter. He knew 1t a moment later,
though, for Mrs. Weston floored him
with left jab under the chin. Mrs.
Weston's claim to the female boxing
title was brought out in police court
later, where both parties were fined
for disturbance. The woman told the
court she won the title in Philadel-
phia 10 years ago, when, as Kittie
White, she knocked out Henrietta
Swartz. after 36 rounds of battling in
finish fight. Mrs. Weston says she
was a pupil of Joe Choynski.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Great Inventor Dead

New York, March 12.-George Wes.
tinghouse, a foremost figure in the
world of engineering, and inventor OF
the air-brake that bears his name
died late today at his residence, of
heart disease. The end came a few
hours after it became publicly known
that Mr.. Westinghouse was seriously
i'll. He was in his sixty-eighth year
Funeral services will take place at
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
on Saturday, and the burial will be in
Woodlawn cemetery.
Mr.. Westinghouse became an in
ventor at the age of Is, when he pro
duced q ratory engine. Four years
later he constructed a device for re
when 21 years old, he sought the
financial backing of the late Commo
dore Cornelius Vanderbilt for his now
famous air-brake, perfected after
three years of labor.
"Do you mean to tell me you can
stop railroad train by wind?" de-
manded the commodore.
"Well, yes, inasmuch as air is wind
suppose you are right" spoke the
youth.
81 have no time to waste on fools,
said the commodore, thus abruptly
terminating the interview.
Westinghouse sought and found
capital elsewhere, manufactured his
own invention and made high speed
possible on railroads, revolutionizing
traffic systems and inaugurating d
, notable era of railway development.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Pinchot Roasted

Washington, March 12.-Gifford
Pinchot, former head of the federal
forestry service, was charged in the
house today by Representative Hum
phrey of Washington, republican, with
favoring as chief forester, a govern
ment land exchange transaction with
the Santa Fe railroad that was "the
greatest and most outrageous looting
of the public domain in our history"
II challenge any man to show" de-
clared the Washington member, that
Mr.. Pinchot ever protested against the
steal under which the Santa Fe rail-
road received 100000 acres of the
best public land in exchange for a
like number of acres of untimbered
and utterly worthless land, which was
estimated by the railroad to be worth
from Is to 20 cents an acre. Clifford
Pinchot could see a man in Alaska if
he cut fishing pole, but he could not
see the Santa Fe railroad getting L.
100000 acres at one time"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Will Siqn New Peace Treaty

Washington, March 13.-Today Sec
retary Bryan announced that in the
near future, he would sign new peace
treaties with Argentine, Brazil and
Chile, embodying the idea of investi-
cation of difficulties that otherwise
might lead to war.
Earlier In the day Ambassador JUS
serand of France began negotiations
with Mr.. Bryan for such a treaty, and
it is expected by administration Off
cials that either simultaneously with
the signing of the pacts with the
three great South American countries
or shortly thereafter, treaties of this
kind will be signed with France and
Great Britain. The British foreign
office has signified it's acceptance of
the Bryan peace treaties, as have 30
other nations, and the final negotia-
tions with Great Britain for the draft
ing of treaty are expected shortly.
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To Prevent Radium Monopoly

Washington, March 16.- Prompt
legislative action to prevent a radiu.rl
monopoly is necessary report of the
senate mines committee stated today
with the recommendation that the
Walsh bill for government control OF
Radium lands be passed immediate
ly.
1T may be stated" the report
reads, "that since the introduction OF
the legislation now being considered
representatives of foreign purchas
ers of radium ores and of the two
radium extraction plants in tile Unit
ed States have been making such
rush examinations of the entire rad
ium ore fields of Colorado and Utah
and have been locating every area OF
public land on which there was evi
dence of the occurrence of radium
bearing ores. It is likely to bring con
troll of the radium supply into the
hands of a few persons, to whom the
hospitals of the country must pay ex
orbitant prices"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Congratulations Received

Washington, March 14.-Congratu-
lations poured in at the White house
today because of the announcement
of the engagement of the president s
youngest daughter, Miss Eleanor Viii.
son and William G. McAdoo, secretary
of the treasury. Many of Miss Will.
sons friends called in person to de-
liver their Fluctuations.
The White house is silent as to just
when the wedding will take place and
what kind of ceremony it will be 1t
is generally believed, however, that
the marriage will be performed at the
White house early in the summer.
A rumor that Secretary McAdoo
planned to retire from the presidents
cabinet after he becomes a son.in-law
to the chief executive, was discredited
at the White house. If he should re-
sign, however, it is not believed he
will do so before the work of organic
ing the federal reserve system is
completed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Additional Troops for Border

Washington, March 11.-Dispatch of
two additional regiments of American
infantry to Eagle Pass and Laredo,
Texas. to ally fears of raids by Mexi-
cans, and the appearance at Washing
ton of General Felix Diaz and friends
with new plan to solve the Mexican
problem were the chief developments
in the Mexican situation today. ~
The troops, the Ninth and Seven.
teenth regiments, were ordered to the
border at the request of Senator Shep-
pard and Representative Garner. The
latter told the president that there
was good deal of cash in the border
banks, and Americans wanted to be
safe against any raid or invasion
which might result from sensational
overnight developments at any time
in the Mexican situation.
Mr.. Garner also said much cattle
had disappeared lately, and residents
believed Mexicans were responsible.
The request for additional troops was
discussed at the cabinet meeting and
DECIDED upon today by the president,
who communicated his approval to the
secretary of war.
General Diaz and his friends said
they would announce their purposes
here in statement tomorrow. The
party included Pedro De Villar, who
was before the senate foreign rela-
tions committee last week, and was
reported to have asked support for a
counter revolutionary movement.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
KILLED BY CAR THIEVES
Surprised by Train Crew, They Open
Fire with Fatal Results

Peoria, ILL.,. March 13.-Freight car
thieves killed one man and wounded
three others, when surprised early
today stealing goods from a car near
Manilus, ILL.,, As miles north of here.
Three of the thieves were captured
by posse. The posse was still
searching for two more members If
the band when word of the shooting
reached here.
The victims Of the thieves were
Arthur Fisher, a Chicago & North.
western railroad freight engineer who
was killed; Bert Skoglund, 1eputy
sheriff of Bureau county, fatally
wounded; Leslie Boyer, son of the
sheriff, wounded in the leg; and the
fireman of the train, shot in the leg.
The attempted theft ard shooting
occurred about o'clock this morning.
The conductor and brakeman If the
freight train surprised the men as
they were pitching merchandise out
of Car near Manlius.
The train was stopped and the
thieves jumped from the freight cars
They ordered the conductor and the
brakeman of the freight train ba.k
into the caboose and demanded of
Engineer Fisher that he detatch the
engine from the train AMI proceed
down the track. He hes;tated in
meeting the request and was shot
through the head. He died instantly.
The fireman was shot through the
leg.
The station agent at Manlius tele
graphed to Princeton, in Bureau
county, and Langley, small station
near Manlius, for help. In an hour
a large posse was securing the SUR
! rounding wooks for the hold-up men
Near Sheffield, ILL.,, the posse over
took the bandits.
The hunted men opened fire and
Bert Skoglund, deputy sheriff of Bur-
eau county, was shot through the
face, shoulder and throat. He is be.
lieved to be fatally hurt. Leslie Bey.
! er, son of the sheriff, was shot in the
leg. The wound is not serious.
The bandits who were captured had
been shot by their pursurers but not
seriously wounded.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Three Fatalities to Aviators

London. March lin recording
the three fatalities to British army
aviators within two days the London
newspapers say they make a tragic
sequel to the congratulations express
ed to the country last week by Colonel
Seely, secretary for war on the fact
that no deaths of army aviators had
occurred within a year. The secre-
tary attributed this record to the su-
perior safety of British aeroplanes and
declared that flying was now safer
than voyages in submarines.
The recent flying exploits of Win
ston Spencer Churchill, first lord of
the admiralty are the subject of much
criticism on the ground that a cab
met minister has no right to risk his
life in fool hardy exploits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
Bryan Favors Postal Vote

Annapolis, March 11.-Secretary of
State William j. Bryan said today he
hoped that not only would this coun.
try borrow the initiative and referen'
dunn as it had borrowed the Austria.
lian ballot, but that in time it would
adopt the postal vote.
The postal vote of New Zealand
allows a citizen, though away from
home to cast his vote in an election
and have 1t counted.
The occasion of Mr.. Bryan's state
ment was an address he made on the
initiative and referendum before the
Maryland legislature. A bill provid.
ing for the measure is pending.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
DEMOCRATIC TROUBLES
chas. F. Murphy, Leader Of Tammany
Ousted from Organization

NnaS' r. Murphy, Leader OF Tanmany
Ousted from Organization
New York, March 1.-THE ousting
OF Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many hall and several of his followers
from membership in National Demo-
cratic club created stir in political
circles today. The ostensible reason
given during the heated debate over
the matter at the club last night was
that Murphy was behind in his dues.
Judge Edward F. O'Dwyer, presi.
dent of the club, who has been leading
the fight against Murphy, introduced
a resolution calling for the elimina-
tion of the Tammany leader and the
others, but this resolution was not
formally adopted as the point was
raised and upheld by the presiding Of
ficer that under the rules the men
were automatically dropped, as they
had not paid dues for two months.
Thomas w. Smith, secretary Of
Tammany hall, appealed against the
ruling and rendered a check for the
money due. When the check was re-
fused he asked for vote. Seventeen
members of the board of governors
were present and they decided against
the appeal, 10 to Z. Smith said the
men named would not submit to such
humiliation. "The names were picked
out for an obvious purpose" he said,
land we will have them restored to
the rolls"
Judge O'Dwyer replied that he
could give very good reason for the
clubs action. "They were dropped"
he said, "for the best interests of the
club and the democratic party"
Besides Murphy, James E. Gaffney,
Thomas F. Foley, Thomas H. OAR
lington and George w. Plunkitt were
dropped.
Twenty new members were elected
to the club, including Governor Glynn,
Dudley Field Malone, collector of the
port of New York and Thomas Tu-
multy. brother of the secretary to the
president.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
A 900, 900 Estate

New York, March 12.-The will OF
George w. Vanderbilt who died last
Friday in Washington, will be filed
for probate today. A statement Gov.
ering the important points in the doc.
ument is to be made by the family
solicitors when the will is filed. The
estate is said to be valued at about
$5O,OOO,OOO. 1t is understood that the
document is in the hand writing OF
the testator and that it is remarkable
for it's brevity, taking into considera.
tion the vast wealth bequeathed. The
widow is said to have been left the
greater share of the millions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
POSTMASTER KILLED
Mexican Bandits Cross the Border at
Tecate, CAL, and Burn Postoffice

Mexican Bandits Cross the Border at
Tecate, CAL, and Burn Postoffice
Washington, March 16.-Members
of a Mexican railroad construction
gang killed Postmaster F. v. Johnston
and burned the postoffice at Tecate,
CAL, Saturday night, according to a
report to the war department late to-
day from army headquarters at San
Francisco.
Satisfied by this report that no
Mexican federal soldiers or officials
were involved, and that the crime
was not political, state department of.
ficials announced the affair would be
handled in the ordinary way. Every
effort will be made to arrest the muir.
derers, and have them returned to
California under extradition proceed
ings for trial.
The report to the war department
said:
Three or more Mexicans armed
with revolvers crossed the interna
tional line at Tecate, killing one civ
ilian and wounding another seriously
and burning the store, including the
body of the civilian. The Mexicans
escaped, but one was recognized as
a member of a railroad construction
gang quartered about half a mile
southwest of Tecate. Federal soldiers
are not now thought to be implicated
Captain Page and three squads of the
28th company Coast Artillery are now
n1n06 a T00oto xyifh rDrAo,sc fc
assist the customs and immigration
officials in the enforcement of the
neutrality laws"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18
RELIEF FOR SETTLERS
Title to Land Given on Milk River
Project Under Conditions

Title to Land Given on Milk River
Project Under Conditions
Washington, March 15.-The secre.
tary of the interior has issued the
following order in connection with the
Milk River irrigation project in Mon.
tana:
In order to provide for the relief OF
those settlers who have made home.
stead entries for lands withdrawn un.
der the provisions of Sec. of the rec.
lamation act of June II, 1902 (32
Stat, 38S), situated in what is known
as the Chinook division, Milk river
project. Montana, west of Dodson
dam, it is hereby ordered:
For all such lands covered by exist
ing uncompleted homestead entries
the withdrawal under the reclamation
act will be revoked as to lands held
to be susceptible of irrigation to the
end that patent may issue upon prop
er compliance with the general home
stead laws; provided, that the recla
nation withdrawal will not be revok
ed as to any such land until the en-
tryman has become member of the
water users association, and has ex
ecuted stock subscription and con
tract with the association covering the
land, which has been recorded, and
provided further, that when water is
made available for the irrigation OF
the land the area for which any one
entryman or his successor in interest
may hold a water right under the
project prior to full payment will be
limited to 80 acres of irrigable land
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-18

Cascade, March 13.-Leaving be.
hind him a numerous progeny, John
Henry Burch, a pioneer of Montana,
died yesterday morning at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Clara M,
Schrammeck, near Cascade. Mr.
Burch was SO years of age and is sur
vived by eight children. IS grand
children and Is great grand children
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Charles Nedusky. burglary; Irwin Rhoades,
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Par, yIi:-Bsfore Ransom. J;

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TO TELL OF STATE MEDIATION.
international Paper Co. Represe alta
tive VIII Testify.

John Lundrigan, representing tina In.
ternational Paper Company. will be on.
OF the witnesses on Wednesday before the
Federal Commission on Industrial Rela-
lions at Its meeting at the City Hall
when the question Of State mediation will
be taken up.
Mr.. Lundrigan. for the company. has
attended thirty or more conferences with
the unions among the company's am
ployees over new working agreement
The matter Is still pending Other wit
nesses will be James NJ Lynch. State
Labor Commissioner. and William q
Rogers. chief mediator OF the State Labor
Department
When asked as TO the present status
or the case between the international
Paper Company and it's employees, Hurh
Frayne, general organizer OF the Amsrl-
can Federation of Labor. who 10 chairman
OF the labor committee which has been
comforting with the company. said:
AT our last conference we submitted
a proposition that all points which We
failed TO settle be referred to arbitration
Some time later we received a reply from
the company. which was TO . certain ex-
tent AN arbitration proposition. But this
proposition In SO widely different from
ours as TO what should be arbItrated that
we could not undertake to pass on II, and
have referred II TO the unions. When We
get Instructions from the unions We will
have another conference with tho COM
pany."
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RESENTS KINGS PARK CHANCES.
Are False, says Father York--None
Made, Replies Delaney.

Tho Very Rev. Dean John c. York or
Huntingdon, L. l., who recently charged
that the Department OF Efficiency and
Economy was investigating State hospi-
tails ror the Insane for the purpose or
making political capital. said yesterday
cha. he d.d not object to just investiga-
Ions. bur that he did not think there
vas sufficient cause. merely because a
.'-ee Of mouldy meat had been found. TO
alarm unnecessarily all the persons In
TIE service"
Father York is a member OF the board
OF managers OF the Kings Park state
hospital, He said that charges had been
made that the Kings Park manager had
yacht and rode about In automobiles
mat the State paid for Father York
nd such charges were false.
Commissioner Delaney. replying to
Father York, said he had not charged
anything against the hospital At Kings
Tark lie said he had not yet had II
cam'ned He denied that there was
politics In the investigation. His men
AVE reached Manhattan now and will
De over Long Island to-day.
1T was not my department which
ha1t the charges about bad meat said
N.Y. Delaney. but inspectors employed
the FEDERAL Government. We have
'oand so far that most of the things
wong have been due to carelessness OF
administration"