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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
c~ommemmoratina Fatal Fire

New York, March 25.-A demon
stration extending from Brooklyn to
the Bronx and commemorating a
disaster was held today on the third
anniversary of the Triangle waist fac
tory fire in which LAT lives were lost.
The ringing of gongs in hundreds
of factories brought forth orderly
streams of employees until the streets
in some quarters took on a holiday
aspect. This colossal fire drill. which
included most of the factories and a
great many of the schools in the city,
was planned by Fire Commissioner
Robert Adamson and several saftey
organizations to show progress in
prevention.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
HOW TO CUT INTEREST RATES

There is no question that if farm
ers were to engage more largely in
dairying and raising livestock, and
were to farm their land more scien-
tifIcally, the rates of interest they are
required to pay the banks would be
materially lowered. Why, do you ask?
Because the certainty of receiving
prompt payment when principal and
interest are due, to a very large ex-
tent, determines the rate of interest.
1t is a well known fact, Judging
from the manner in which much
North Dakota farming is done, that
there is but little assurance of pro-
titable crops, should the season prove
unfavorable-and such seasons will
coincidence the banker makes a rate
that takes into account the probable
tiles of poor crops when seasons are
bad-~and then ONE Why not? You
would do the same.
AS a matter of fact, there is not
much charity in matters OF a purely
business character. Even should
some new banking system be devised,
a banking system calculated to benefit
the farmer b. furnishing him with
cheap money. set money must be safe
before il will become cheap. Good
farming Offers reasonable assurance
of profitable crops. If all farmers were
good farmers, The crops would be more
likely to prove profitable than where
many of them are careless, or rather
where they undertake to farm SO
many acres that failure on a very low
yield per acre is likely to be the re.
suit. In other words, if all the land
under cultivation were we'll titled and
otherwise properly managed, the as
surance of profitable crops almost ev-
cry year would aus rates to gravi.
tate toward a lower level.
On the other hand, if farmers gen
orally were to engage quite generous
ly in raising live stock,-a depart
ment Of agriculture not readily menac
ed by such calamities as hot winds
hail storms. early or late frosts, etc.
the assurance of a fair annual profit
for the farmer would tend to lower
the rates of interest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Bride a Burglar Band Chief

San Francisco, March 24.-Wearing
overalls, a mans hickory shirt, coat
and hat Mrs. Marian Deffenbaugh, a
bride, was in custody here today,
awaiting a hearing on a charge of
having been the leader of a band of
desert burglars.
With her husband and two other
men known only as RED" and "Shor-
ty" Mrs. Deffenbaugh was arrested in
a box car at Otis, the scene of several
burglaries of which she and her COM
panions were suspected.
Mrs. Deffenbaugh formerly was EN-.
ployed as a department store sales
woman at Los Angeles. Since her
marriage, it is said she has often DON
ned mems clothes and accompanies
her husband IN brakebeam trips.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
A Clash With Mexicans

Eagle Pass, Texas, March 23.-Mex-
lean federals who attempted to pursue
a defeated rebel force escaping to the
United States in safety met a sharp
resistance yesterday from United
States cavalry on the border patrol at
McKeeque's crossing above Del Rio,
Texas. When three horses led by the
American troops had been shot down,
the Americans returned the fire across
the Rio Grande and after the exchange
of shots the Mexicans withdrew, bear
ing with them dead and wounded. .
No Americans were hurt. How many
of the Mexican soldiers were killed
or wounded is not known.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Torreon Outpost Captured by Villa

Torreon Outpost Captured by Villa
Juarez, Mex, March 24.-Gomez Pa
lacio was in the hands of the rebels
according to information given out at
the Office of General Chao here and
General Benavides at the head of the
Zaragosa brigade was moving against
Torreon. No statement of causalties
in the desperate street fighting in
Gomez Palacio last night was avail
able.
Confirmation of the rebel victory in
Gomez Palacio was received when a
telegram from General Villa was pick
ed up here. 1t ordered that certain
supplies be sent directly to Gomez
Palacio.
Benavides is said to be advancing
from the east after following the rail-
road to Staillo. Strategists here think
he will be the first to enter the fed
eral stronghold. They believe that the
bulk of the federal forces was en-.
gagged at Gomez Palacio and that al.
though the latter retired, they did not
have time nor spirit to unite against
Benavides, who is advancing from a
different direction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
MAY DISSOLVE
Recent Events in ireland May Cause
Dissolution Of Parliament

Recent Events in ireland May Cause
Dissolution Of Parliament
London, March 24.-Dissolution of
the British parliament may be has.
tened by the events of the last few
days, according to the opinion ex-
pressed generally today in political
circles. The surrender of the gov
eminent to the officers Of the army
who declined to serve against Ulster
men is said to be particularly signifi-
cant in this connection.
The Irish nationalists, it is said. will
not accept home rule with Ulster
permanently excluded, while the gov
eminent has found it impossible to
compel Ulster to come under the Dub
lin parliament.
It is argued that the only way out
of the difficulty is to hold a general
election and apparently no one would
be surprised if the government, dur
ing the second reading of the home
rule bill next week should offer to dis.
solve parliament on condition that the
home rule, the Welsh disestablish-
ment, and the plural voting bills be
passed.
The dissatisfaction of the rank and
file Of the liberals with the govern.
ment's treatment of the army officers
is another factor which is likely to
hasten a general election.
Many radicals would like to Join
forces with the labor members and
make an appeal to the country on the
refusal of officers to act against
striking workmen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Denver Irrigation Conference

0VSVVSS uuS90esOS' u OsuNO
A tentative program has been ar
ranged, subject to change, for the ir
rigation conference called by Score
tary Lane Of the Interior department
to be held at Denver, Colorado, be
ginning Thursday, April 9, and con
tinuing, probably, through Friday and
Saturday.
1t is proposed to divide the confer
ence into sections which will deal
with the following subjects:
Incorporation between state aud
nation.
2.-Carey-act projects.
3.-1rrigation districts.
Administration and operation of
desert land act.
5.-Settlement of irrigation lands,
crops, markets, finances.
6.-Ways and means of financing
future work.
The conference will convene imme-
diately following the meeting of the
governors of the western states, which
is to be held at Denver, on April z
and 8.
The irrigation conference will be
open to any n interested in the gen.
eral subjects to be discussed. The
limited time will make it impossible
to consider any but the larger subjects
in connection with irrigation general
1y.
Individual projects will not be dis
cussed, excepting perhaps, as they
may bear upon the general questions
under consideration.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
The River Press
Published ertry Wednesday Morning
nv the Riuer Press PMblish-
ing E'mpuny.
n WAR ON

Newspaper paragraphers are having
their fling at Kentucky for making
statewide prohibition an issue at the
polls. Yet there is nothing highly re
markable about 1t when account is tax
en- of the fact that, under a local op-
ton law, a majority of Kentucky's
counties are already dry, says the Hell
n Independent. It's in strict accord
with prohibitions policies and princi
pies for the dry counties to want to
impose similar conditions on the wet
counties. The prohibitionists want the
earth or at least as much thereof as
possible, to go dry.
The wisdom of absolute prohibition
aside, it is a noteworthy fact that the
of temperance is receiving more
and more attention the world over.
Thus you find that Germany is now
paying attention to the so-called "Ani.
mierkneipen," or Animation bars"
called also american bars" Quiet
residential districts have been invaded
by these drinking places, which have
gaudy outsides and pretty bar maids
and music inside. Mixed drinks are
served and they are called American
drinks. The bar maid is regarded as
an improvement on the bartender Of
America and her chief assets are good
looks and an ability to say cute things.
She works on commission and the
more she sells the more pay she re-
ceives.
The German parliament will soon
consider a bill prepared by the federal
council dealing with these places.
The bill proposes to restrict the issu-
ance of licenses, regardless of whether
or not there is a demand for drinking
places. The advocates of the bill say
that the new resorts cultivate drinking
habits and that not one in ten exists to
meet a real need.
France, also is interested in similar
reforms, for a bill is to be introduced
prohibiting the establishment Of any
more drinking places. The country al
ready has one for every eighty inhabi.
tants, and some places have one for
every II persons. Some Frenchmen
believe that this is going far enough.
\ COmmitte of pharmacists in Italy,
according to the Evening Fost Of New
York, has undertaken organized effort
to enforce new laws against alcohol
ism. Action in Italy is more in the line
Of prevention. for the superior council
of public health does not recognize
grave effects as yet from intemper-
nee. The pharmacists hope to do
their best work through education.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-14
SLIM FOUNDATION.

There Is but a slim foundation fol
a campaign by the party Progressives
In North Dakota this e And any
hopes that may have been entertained
that the Progressive vote for state
candidates will even approximate the
Progressive vote for president In this
state two years g are childlike in
their simplicity.
The voters Of North Dakota two
years ago gave a pretty conclusive
demonstration Of the fact that they ar
able to do some thinking for them
selves. and to make their own dlscrim-
nations. They cast a large vote for
Wilson for president. chiefly. no
doubt. as a result of complications
within the Republican party. They
cast a large vote for Roosevelt, chief
ly as a protest Of dissatisfaction with
the result of the Chicago convention.
and because Of the great personal pop
ularity Of the candidate. But they
made a distinction between the nation.
al campaign and the state campaign,
and despite of the fact that they had
elected a Democratic governor three
times in succession, they gave the Re-
publican nominee in 1912 a good ma
jority.
This ear there are no presidential
candidates in the field, and the influ-
ence which their presence might
have exerted will be lacking. The
man whom the people elected COVER
nor two years g has made good, and
no logical eason has been advanced,
or can be advanced, why he should
not be elected again.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-14
THE HIGH COST OF WAR.

y Tho total number Of casualties in
the San Francisco earthquake and
Sire were 49S killed and AIS seriously
injured. less than the number Of daily
Victims in the skirmishes of this war,
lays Q writer in Leslie's. Two hun
ared and twenty-five thousand peo-
pie were made homeless. losing all
ieal ana personal property. and being
deprived of their means Of present
Sustenance and future livelihood, by
he San Francisco catastrophe. How
many people will be made homeless
md reduced to famine and p~estilence
III. the present war?
The S4o.ooo.0 900 to 35o,ooo,o 900
Saaily cost of the war does not include
HE loss In commerce and the general
financial stress upon the innocent
all over the world who want
peace. It II expected that the taxes
meet the extraordinary expenses Of
10, var Will be quadrupled in Ger
e6xy and France within the next few
nSsN. A. business Il at a standsdn
lkl11ughout Europe and every port Of
~ u htockad. experts 7 wonder
whsrs the money = TO come from
gnrops's famed and fabulous war
l9 cdnast mainly Of EuTops's ca
. narrowing According to
Sapm11l otar7 Jordan. IN his BOOK,
S8HMp4sm Empire. Germany alone
Is1fS snpsE1al var trsssms which
<L2X[8 1--A-ts
= 1ns1isy nAEdDMH
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-14

small. This is the Acknowledgements.
which lies in the Julius tower OF the
Spandau citadel. guarded by triple
steel doors, simultaneous keys"
which are held by different indivi-
duals. and a dozen sentries. Accord
ing to DIR. Jordan. it amounts to a
besgarly $4,000, 600. all in coined
ten and twenty mark pieces. Against
1t are issued $50. 900. 900 in imperial
treasury notes, so that no Interest Is
lost.
Germany's real war asset is her
state railroad system. No other coun-
try has such a splendid asset. She is
the only one of the eight military
states Of Europe having a flrst-rate
commercial record. Her surplus from
her railway and postal services from
the most recent available figures, &C
cording to Mr.. w. r. Lawson in his
pointed work. Modern Wars and War
Taxes" was not much under 1885,
900. 00O, while Great Britain's surplus
from the same source was under $685.
100000. Russia came next to Ger
many. but the worst showing was that
of the French railways and postal
services. Instead Of a profit they
showed a loss of nearly $4,000, 900.
The Observation-Disclosures railway and
postal department must be better
managed than the French one, as it
cleared close to $25.0O0.0 900.
Russia is the only other state that
al talk Of realizable assets in terms
of hundreds Of millions Of dollars.
The borrowing and taxing power
of a nation is nowadays the final test
of its military strength and endur-
ance 1t is more decisive than either
numbers Of troops or weight of arma-
ments. Modern war has resolved it
self into a question of money. The
nations engaged in the present terrific
duel will keep at 1t as long as they
have a penny to spend. They will tax
themselves to death, pledge their last
asset, and strain their credit to the
breaking point before they give in.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-14
Tuesday from a business trip t
Washington, D. C.

Tuesday from a business trip to
Washington. D. c.
Miss Mabel Metzger is entertaining
Miss Alice Gilbertson OF Towner, who
arrived Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Field arrived in Willis
ton Thursday from Eugene. Ore. for a
visit with relatives.
Mr.. w. N. Dickinson entertained
George Wicks of Portal Tuesday.
John Hanson was married to Miss
Anna Skogen Of Minot Friday after
noon at Hauges church. Mr.. Simon
Hanson and Miss sigma, brother and
neice Of the groom were attendants.
]. S. Brokaw return from Choteau,
Mont, where he visited friends. He
will cave soon for Lennox. Iowa.
Mrs. A. Kassis and daughter Julia
returned from Rochester recently.
Mrs. I. A. Burleigh,. who has been
assisting In the office of county SUPER
intendent OF schools. left Friday to &C.
school for deaf and dumb in Devils
Lake.
Miss Watson of Tacoma arrived
Thursday for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. c. Jennison.
Mrs. j. B. Yuill. accompanied by
her son Melville Patterson, returned
Monday from Brandon. Can, where
she attended the wedding Of her
daughter.
Mrs. Frank Davis entertained most
splendidly the Larkin club last week.
The hostess served a delicious lunch
con. The invited guests were Rev.
Shaw and Wall, Mrs. e. Lewis Wall,
w. B. Lukins. Leo Hallar and Mr..
Short.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-14

oughly and put ver the fire. 1t will
create sufficient water to cook itself,
and the virtues will not be thrown
down the sink. Let those who hest
tate to cook spinach this way for fear
of burning it try it. They will be as
tonished at the amount Of water seen
after the cooking. Less salt should be
put in when boiled this way, for OBJ
vious reasons.
Cabbage. caulifower and the cab
bage family generally are excellent
for purifying the blood and may be
eaten freely in some form or another
all through the year.
Raw ripe tomatoes are a remedy
Tor ~biltousness and will be far better
for the stomach than the calomel and
other drugs which are often put into
1t to cure dizzy spells and kindred
Ills. h tomatoes should be eaten
with the addition Of salt and pepper
only, neither oil o vinegar. In fact,
some people consider tomatoes Y
far from improved by the addition Of
vinegar and prefer them without.
Onion is an excellent tonic for the
nerves. Taken raw or boiled 1t Is ben
ef1cial. A steady diet of onions for a
few weeks will make a v dys-
peptic a new person again. Other
vegetables good for cases Of nerves
because they enrich the blood. which.
nOurlSneS the nerves, are peas, DeetS,
carrots and artichokes. Thin persons
should eat plentifully of these vege-
tables if they would make rich, red
blood.
For a torpid liver there is nothing
better than a diet Of dandelions. u.s.
ing the water they were boiled in for
making into a strip to be taken also.
Celery eaten regularly will be very
beneficial to these persons having a
equity tendency or who are troubled
with rheumatism, while those who
suffer from sleeplessness should eat
freely of lettuce late in the day, be-
cause the milk contained in the leaves
is q sedative that clans the nerves
and creates a drowsiness.
Radishes and watercress are purify
ing in their effect and as they are
cheap they should be served very Oft
en-.
Mint can be used incidentally in
cases of summe complaint. A cup of
mint tea made just as ordinary tea is
made and swetened is very refresh
ing as we'll as soothing to the pain
existing.
Futrehrmore. the day dreamer may
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-14
O UR CHI OOL

ing to tell Miss Palmer We have de-
cided no TO come to school amy moar
~ when she Gends Short-Leg Milliken
after us we will send our army after
him d probly put him to death or
sumthing, Elk says.
After we get going, Elk says, peepui
will see We meme business & the Cog
rophys will have us on thare maps &
we will be rote up abowt in the histry
books & things. Boil Haynes sed:
"taee. and will we have to study
aboWt on~rselves:" En- sed "Of coarse
not, we will not nave to study abowt
anything, hut We can do iust as we
plese, like thay do in uther kountr,es
like Yurrp 81 Sowth Ameriky & such
p%laices."
Sc fur it looks like the best thing
which has %happined rownd. hear at
all. & IL sumthIng doant happin like
IT always does to spoil it. it will be
very fine.
THAY CAN'T CONE. IN.
Maude Muldinkey & sum Of the
gerls herd abowt the new kountry &
sed couldent thay belong too. Bull
Hickey Who is kind Of sweat on
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-14
PLANNING IN A LARGE WAY,

The conditions which have arisen
out of the European war necessitate
the making of plans in a big. broad
way, on the American continent.
Canadians r making plans of this
character. The Winnipeg Free Press
is urging on the people of the Cana.
dian Northwest a careful study of the
conditions. and the making Of plans
which will aid in meeting the coming
needs. The importance Of Western
Canada as a source of food Is en-
phasized, az we'll as the need which
will exist for bringing up to its high.
est degree Of efficiency the product.
iveness of this part of the British EN-.
pire.
The Free Press writer, in common
with most of those who have given
careful thought to the subject, antic.
ipates a war which will last we'll into
next year.. at least. and which may
easily continue for a much longer per-
iod. During that time there will be
unprecedented demand for food of all
kinds, due to the enormous consump-
ton and waste of war, and to the di-
version into active military life of
millions of men who would otherwise
be filling the soil. This writer urges
on the Western Canadian people the
necessity. not merely for preparing to
produce large quantities of wheat and
other edibles for 1915. but for the
continuance of this work for several
years longer. and it will be years be-
fore the productive powers of the ma
lions now at war will have reached
the normal. ! A. further recoHmenda-
ton is given thai plans be made on
such q scale and In such a manner
hat at the end of the period of abnor-
NAL demand for raw food products,
the labor of the territory can be shift
ed to a different line of farming
without loss of time or revenue.
Practically the same line of reason
ing hat applies to Western Canada
applies to the United States, with one
exception. Canada is a part Of an en-
pire at val. There rests on her pa
triotic citizens the duty Of contribut-
ing as largely as possible to the mill
tary effectiveness. whether in men or
in food. of the empire. On us Of the
United States there rests no such duty.
But 1t is the part of business pru-
dence for us to recognize the econom-
ic needs of the world. and so to ad-
Just ourselves that we will be able to
meet the demand as nearly as possible.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-14
has re%volutionized one whole depart

has revolutionized one whole depart
ment of tactics.
To be sure. Casualties have been
as M Of yesterdays dis
patches briefly and cody noted Of the
aeroplanes. but in comparison to the
services rendered by the aviation corps
to both sides these occasional losses
OF one or at most two men will be
regarded as a neglible fraction of the
general slaughter that is going on.
But though the much-vaunted Yep
pelins have not yet done anything Of
the slightest direct influence IN the
conduct of the result of the war, there
is a widespread apprehension among
the antagonists of Germany tina. these
have more efficiency than
has been revealed and that they are
kept in reserve for use in what their
owners think the proper way at pre-
cisely the right time-a time which
may or may not be many weeks dist
ant. The sincerity OF. these fears is
made plain enough by the expensive
and inconvenient measures Of precau-
ton that have been taken in the large
cities that consider themselves threat
ened by the potential destructiveness
of the great dirigibles.
London proclaims that through re.
tests she has proved her ability
to protect herself from Zeppelins. even
though they come in one Of the fogs
for which the city is famous or noto.
rious. but these announcements are
made in a tone through which sounds
at least as much of hope as Of belief.
1t is possible. however, that a fog, by
increasing the difficulties
of aerial navigation, would be more
to London than dangerous
to 1t, a possibility which, whether real.
lied or not. has not been mentioned.