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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
AMERICAN FLEET
AROUND WORLD
Record-Breaking Voyage Ends
Off Hampton Roads, Total
Distance III. 1877 Miles

Old Point Comfort, Va. Feb. %.
Enthusiastically welcomed by the
mad biowing of the whistler of a
score of naval vessel and a hundred
or more other ships, this only to be
drowned out by the thunderous sal
uting of twenty one guns from each
of the sixteen battleships in column,
Americas record breaking fleet
sailed Enthusiastically into Hampton
Roads toe av.
Its was the fleets homecoming af-
ter its circmnavigation OF the globe
the most remarkable continuous
voyage eve made by the warships
of any navy.
President Roosevelt, who was the
last to bid the fleet Godspeed when
it left Hampton Roads Dec. 16. 1907,
was the first to greet it upon its re-
turn.
When the fleet had dropped an
Choir IN the Roads just above historic
old Fort Monroe, the Mayfower
steamed in among them and Admiral
Sperry. the commandments, and
his flag officers and ship captains
were received on board by the pres
ident. All, especially the command
er-in-chief, were warmly congratu-
lated upon the safe completion of
their unprecedented cruise.
The successful comletion of the
cruise without noteworthy accident
or untoward Incident, from either a
naval or political point Of view, is
regarded by all nations as history
making. Never before has any bat
tie command made such a | long and
practically continuous voyage New
err before has any fleet circumnavi.
gated the globe, whether in one or
separate voyages. Never before
has any armada of any of the coun-
tries of the world visited so many
ports, at such great distances, in so
many couneries, and under so many
flags. And never was any naval
command received with such univer-
sal manifestations of friendly feel
ing, as marked the progress of the
American fleet at every one of its
two-score stops on the cruise around
the world.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
Advertise South Dakota

Faulkton Advocate. The value of
persistent advertising was never
more plainly shown than in the Can
adam northwest where the govern
ment, and railroads in conjunction,
last year spent over two million of
dollars in attracting the attention of
the settlers. The wisdom of this
expenditure has been shown by the
results attained. Last year over
10000 people crossed the border, re-
nounced their American citizenship,
and became residents ssof the Cana
dian northwest. Many of the set
tiers we're from the Dakotas and
Minnesota a much better country in
every way to live in than the one
they have gone to and many of them
will be travelling the back track in
the next year, wiser, but poorer peo-
Pile. These results have been OBJ
tanned by Canada by persistent ad-
vertising and while we don't expect
South Dakota to spend a million on
her immigration bureau this year,
we would like to see it put upon a
solid basis with enough money ap-
propriated to- give it a home of it's
own, which is now wherever the sec
rotary hangs up his hat. Probably
5000 people left this state last year
in response to the attractive adver-
Using done by the Canadian govern
ment and railroads. They were
nearly all pc sons of some means and
if eac.. only possessed $1,000 it am
mounts in the aggregate to the large
sum of S., 900, 900 taken direct from
the state in addition to the increased
immigration which we should natu-
rally attract were we sufficiently ad-
vertised. We appropriate $40, 900 a
year. North Dakota appropriates
$50, 1000. Canada ST. 0 900 and the
results show.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
FINDS MANY NEW
KINDS OF ALFALFA
Prof. Hansen, of South Dakota,
Returns From Trip to Asia
For Uncle Sam

Washington, Feb. 22.-Niels EbDs-
sen Hansen, who is professor of hor-
ticulture at the state college of agri-
culture. Brookings. S. D., and chief
plant explorer for the department
of agriculture at Washington, has
just returned from MS third jour
ney into northern Asia, bringing
back three hundred varieties of Arc
tic alfalfa, a clover that will grow
through ice and a grape hat is suit
able to the semi.arid regions of this
country. Mr. Hansen is the man
who brought alfalfa to the settlers
of the west and made farming in
certain areas Of that section produc-
tive and prosperous.
Finds 900 Varieties
Professor Hansen was in quest of
new varieties of alfalfa and a clover
and brought back with him more
than 300 varieties which he gather
ed. Two of these he secured in a
section of Siberia, where the mer-
curry freezes and there is no snow,
and with them he will conduct ex-
periments in northwestern states.
He has spent several years hunting
through ancient and far-off coun-
tries for useful plants, grains and
fruits that we do not have in this
country. but that are suitable to the
climate Of our northern ATTITUDES
and will furnish our farmers with
greater opportunities to diversity
their crops and practice a rotation
which will not exhaust the soil.
Prof. Hansen has explored Russia,
Siberia, Turkestan, Mongolia, Man
churia, western China, Japan. Trans
Caucasia, Persia, Lapland, Finland
and other countries in search of
plant life that will endure the cold
climate of our northern border and
flourish in the dry air of the semi
arid regions of the west, and has
been remarkably successful.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
CO-EducatiOn

Out in Minnesota there is a great
coeducational school attended by
some eight hundred Young men and
young women, who study books,
work with their hands and make
love, says William p. Kirkwood, in
the March New IDEA WOMAN'S
MAGAZINE. Then when these Young
men and young women have finished
with their books and school work.
having paired off, they marry and
go on studying, working and-there
is no room to doubt it-loving. The
postgraduate, postnuptial histories
of the lives of those who have gone
out from the school r all records
of contentment and happiness. A
school which leads to such results
may in truth be called a brilliant
matchmaker.
There is another great school in
Iowa like that in Minnesota. in South
Dakota another, in North Dakota
another, and in other Western states
still others.
The authorities of these schools
lsok upon the matchmaking tenden-
cies of their system not with anxiety
and alarm, but with approval, as
something to be encouraged and rot
discouraged, and the experience of
years has shown that in this they are
very wise.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
Rec

Mr. Leyson and family returned
from Wis. two weeks ago.
Mr. Price is slowly improving.
Mr. Will Speirs and wife went to
Wolsey last week to attend the fun
eral of little babe of Mr. and Mrs
Newton.
John O'Brien has sold his farm of
1910 acres for twenty-eight dollars
an acre, to a gentlemen from Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs O'Brien and Jerry will
visit a short time in Ireland, after
which we hope they will decide to
come back here, and spend the rest
of their DAYS in the sunshine
state"
The Christian Endeavor Society
gave social at the church last Frid.
eve. it was well attended, and the
pupils of Miss Crossman's room
gave the Lincoln Day program.
which vas fine; the teacher also
helped out the program by reading
and music.
We hear that Rev L. p. Swartout
of Turton. S. ID. will hold revival
meetings here next week.
Hattie Prostello is quite i'll with a
severe cold.
Frank Lawler was home several
days from Bookings, on account Of
the serious illness of his brother,
Dan, who is now much better.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
SCHOOL NEWS
OF THE CITY

Mesdames Jewett, Crabtree and
Sunderland visited the English class
es Friday afternoon.
Miss Grace Conan of Midland twp.
and Miss Brown of Blunt were re-
cent high school visitors.
Several new pupils were enrolled
in the lower grades this week. Reip-
pie Brands and Fred Pinney entered
the 4th grade. Roy Brands the 5th.
Jennie Brands the End, and Aitis
Brands and Magdaline Growing
shield the LIST.
We have been informed that an
assistant teacher is to be provided
for the Gram. Department. At this
time of the year when several new
pupils will enter coming from the
country schools, to prepare for the
final 7th and 9Th grade examinations.
this is very necessary. A teacher
having fifty or sixty pupils divided
between two grades, while she may
be able to hear all the required reci-
tations each day, is unable to do any
individual work with any of the pu-
pills. This is exactly the assistance
so many, especially the weaker pu-
pills, need. With this assistance the
9Th grade pupils will undoubtedly be
made very proficient for the first ex-
animation to be given May 1926.
Benjamin Carroll holds the proud
distinction of having been elected
president of the Athletic Association
for the spring work.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
ROOSEVELT in
THE WILDERNESS
Party Leaves For Interior of Az
RIGA About March IS

Washington, Feb. 22.-Theodore
Roosevelt, fifty years of age. having
on March a, with his retirement as
twenty-sixth president of the United
States, completed twenty-five years
of public service, has decided to take
rest and recreation in a two-years'
trip abroad, half of which will be
spent in Africa under the British
flag as a fauna naturalist and the
other half in Europe visiting at least
three of the big capitals. At the
head of a scientific expedition out
fitted by the Smithsonian Institution
of Washington, he will, with his son,
Kermit, and three American natur-
alists of note-Major Edgar A.
Means, J. Loring Alden and Edmond
Heller-make a collection of man.
mails. birds, reptiles, insects. and bo-
tanical specimens of Central Africa,
which will be deposited in the Unit
ed States National Museum at
Washington.
Start In March
The party leave New York city
about the middle of March, going by
the Mediterranean route to Gibral-
ter and Naples. At Naples the
members of the expedition will board
a steamer of the German East Afri-
can line for Kilindini harbor, Nom
bosa island. They will arrive at the
East African port toward the end Of
April, proceed by the Uganda rail
way to Nairobi, spend six months
there, then continue by rail to Port
Florence, Lake Victoria Nyanza,
making a total distance of 584 miles
by rail. The expedition will cross
Uganda by caravan. and. finally pass
down the whole length of the Nile,
reaching Khartoum about April,
1910. Much of the hunting and
specimen collecting will be done in
British East Africa, where the Ugan-
da railway will be used as the means
Of ready transportation from Mario
bi, which will be the base of supplies.
At Khartoum, it is expected, the
president and his son will be joined
by Mrs Roosevelt, who will accom-
pany them on their trip to Europe.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
Presbyterian Church

Rev. G. Howard CRUDE. Pastor.
Services Sunday at Miller HOO a.
m. and in st. Lawrence at 1915 D. m.
Sunday Bible School at 11:30 in st
Lawrence and at 1915 m. in Miller.
Junior Endeavor at 400
Christian Endeavor each place
every Sunday evening at $50.
Evening service will remain al
7:30 on alternate Sunday evenings.
Church prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at Miller at 7:30
The Wonen's Home and Foreign
Missionary society meets the last
Wednesday of each month at 800
All are cordially invited to attend
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
Predicts Big immigration

Captain McMurtry returned this
week from Des Moines. Iowa, where
he went three weeks ago to have a
cataract removed from his left eye.
The operation was successful, and
the eye is rapidly improving. The
Captain says he never before saw
so much interest manifested in
South Dakota as there is at present
in Iowa. and predicts a large immi-
grafton to this state this year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
Methodist Church Services.

Preaching next Sunday, by the
pastor at HOO a m.
S. S. at 1900.
Epworth League devotional meet
ing at $50 p. m.
Preaching at st. Lawrence at 7:30
p. m.
The Sunday evening service will
be a Lincoln Memorial Service and
the offering will be applied to the
Freed Mems Aid and Southern Edu-
cational Society.
All are invited to attend.
o. w. Butterfield, Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
N~TI=TREATING,
End Of Session Draws Near, Leg.
iSlators Busy With New
Laws

Pierre, Feb. 1S.-The house, with
only four votes against passed the
bill absolutely prohibiting the keep
ing of cigarettes or 'maklns'' in the
state, and senate will have another
opportunity to pass upon one of the
house moral" measures.
The bills making bondsmen on a
saloon bond liable for damage judg-
mentS taken against the saloonkeep-
err. passed.
The house put in the afternoon in
a committee of the whole on the
bank deposit insurance bill. In COM
mittee the discussion was free and
oDen and was taken advantage of by
most of the members on different
propositions involved and in the
whole procedure only one man adj
mitted that he was ignorant on the
banking business. The bill was
finally adopted and passed, making
1t voluntary association and limiting
insurance to deposits on which not
more than four per cent interest was
paid, and deposit secured by offer
ing greater rate of interest to be at
risk of depositor just as at present.
MANY other restrictions were placed
on banks which enter association
and bill passed is a far different
measure than the Oklahoma law.
The senate deadlocked over the
a~nti-treating bill. A conference be-
tween the senate and thd house fail
ed to agree, but a second conference
arrived at an agreement. The sen
ate, however, referred the report If
the conferees back for further con-
sideration.
Makes Ten Circuits
Pierre, Feb. % For the first
time in the history Of the state a
new judicial circuit has been created
without a fight in the legislature,
the new circuit being the tenth,
which has been cut off the northern
half of the Big Sixth"
Judge Boucher was elected as
Judge OF the sixth circuit court and
will remove from the territory cut
off, to this city, to be centrally locat-
ed IN regard to points in the sixth
circuit as it remains.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Evangelical Church

Services next Sunday as follows
Preaching at Glendale at IL A. M.
Sunday school at 10
Preaching at Corrin at $3.50 p. M.
Preaching at Miller at 800 =. M.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening at So
Every one cordially invited.
]. ID. Musser. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
Christian Church

On next Lords Day:
Sunday School at 1000 A, M.
Morning Service at HOO a. m.
Christian Endeavor at $50 p. m.
Evening Sermon at 7:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting on Friday even
ing.
You r cordially invited to attend
these services.
Ira G. Smith. Minister.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
Christian Scientists

The Christian Scientists Of this
city hold regular Sunday and mid
week services at their Reading room
in the Masonic Temple. Sundays at
100 a. M, Wednesdays 7:30p o. m.
All are cordially invited.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-02-25
Roman Catholic

Mass at $3.50 a. m. and at 1920 a.
m. first Sunday of every month, and
at 1920 a. m. third Sunday. Sun
day school at 300 p. M. every
Sunday.
Rev. Father Fox, Pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
Delegation Meets Encourage / ment at White House
ANTS ARE ALSO ACTIVE
The Delegation Against Hundley Gets Busy Among the Senators and Carry Letter From Chief
 Justice Tyson.
By wATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington, January 27.-(Special.)- ''The court is with you" That is the manner in which the President expressed himself to a delegation of Alabama law yers who called at the White House to- day to say a good word for Judge Oscar R. Hundley of the Northern district. The delegation was introduced by Senators Bankhead and Johnston It did not take the President long to make it plain that he was heartily in sympathy with the deegation's purpose in coming to Wash ngton to work for the judges conhrma- ton.
 Several of the members of the dele gation wanted to say something for the judge, but the President shut them off with the statement: ''As 1 told you, the court is with you" The members feel that their call at the White House has been productive of good and that the President will use his influence with the judiciary committee to get an early re- port.
 The delegation included the following Judge Edward B. Almon, District At torney Street, Sterling Wood, R. c. Redus John w. Tomlinson, John B. Knox, Hinds Peevy, z. T. Rudulph, Lee Oberdorfer, H. K. White, E. H. Dryer, R. l.. Thorn ton, N. L. Steele, Fel.n Blackburn, C. B. Powell, Rutherford B. Kelly, Romaine Boyd George H. Parker, John Eyster of Decatur and David Grayson of Hunts Vile.
 The Judiciary subcommittee will begin to hear arguments on the case tomorrow. Senator Dillingham; is the chairman. The hearing will be in executive session, no one being admitted but those desiring to make statements. John B. Knox, Judge Almon and District Attorney Street will appear for Hundley.
 While Judge Hundley's friends were busy in his behalf at the White House and capitol, another delegation represent ing those opposed to his confirmation put in the day in the Senate marble room interviewing senators in the effort to secure votes against the judge.
 The delegation included John P. Till man, Walker Percy and James Weatherly of Birmingham, Col. J. J. Willett and w. c. Tunstall, Jr., of Anniston, J. H. Nathan of Sheffield and R. w. Walker of Huntsville.
 They saw many senators and were especially jubilant over letter said to have been sent by Chief Justice Tyson of the Alabama supreme court withdraw ing his former indorsement of Hundley. The letter is before the judiciary com mitee.
 The opposition to Hundley is being ac- lively headed by Senator Bacon of Geor- gia. He is the most pronounced opponent of Judge Hundley on the floor of the Sen ate and the anti-Hundley committee look to him to keep the confirmation from being voted upon al this session.
 While a number of Judge Hundley' s friends were gathered in the New Will lard tonight making preparations to fight the case, they were met by Chairman Hitchcock of the republican national con- mittee. The postmaster general of Judge Tafts cabinet, Chairman Hitchcock. as- sured them that he was heartily in favor of Judge Hunoley's confirmation and ex- pressed qualification at the committee's s coming to Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
SENATOR HOPKINS LOSES
 VOTES IN JOINT SESSION

in their respective branches of the gen. eral assembly, who have stood firmly up to this time for the things which the primary and caucus represent.
 In explaining his vote MT. Hull said:
 q have tried to be a consistent repub- lican; I have followed the principle of majority rule as represented by the eau GUS for IS ballots. It Is fact, however, that in case no resolution was passed binding those who participated therein to vote for all eternity or any other length of time for the caucus choice. In my judgment it is now impossible to elect MT. Hopkins, notwithstanding he has the greatest number of votes of any candi- date before this joint assembly. Here after I shall endeavor to vote for someone who will properly represent the state of Illinois and harmonize party differences l vote for George Edmund Foss."
 MT. Hulls action was greeted with cheers and applause from the opposition to Hopkins.
 The names of three republicans and three democrats were added today to the list of persons for whom votes had been cast. sherman, Yates and Oglesby are the republicans Congressman H. T. Rainey of Carrolton, John c. Eastman and Francis F. Thomas of Chicago are the democrats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
Election Is Claimed.

Washington, January 27.--Members of the Senate committee on privileges and elections do not concede that the failure of Senator Stephenson to receive a ma jority of the votes cast by the joint as- sembly of the Wisconsin legislature today defeats his reelection.
 On the contrary they contend that hav- ing yesterday received a majority of the votes cast separately by the two houses of the legislature, he is now legally elected
 According to their information there were g members of the senate present when the ballot was taken yesterday Of these + voted for some one for senator and six voted blank.
 Twelve of the votes for senator were cast for Mir. Stephenson. He therefore re- ceived the votes of a majority of the 23 present, and the IT votes cast for sen ator constitute a majority of the entire membership of the Senate which is 33. Of the 100 members of the Wisconsin house of representatives, 99 were present yester- day and 60 cast their votes for Mir Stephenson. Thus they say that regard less of the action of the joint assembly, today, MT. Stephenson had already been elected by the action of the two houses yesterday, and 1t is indicated that such would be the decision of the committee in case the joint assembly should now decide for some one else unless a different state of facts should be shown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28

Springfield, H., January 7.-Senator AL bert J. Hopkins candidacy for reelection to the United States Senate suffered se verely in the joint session today when four more ballots failed to break the deadlock.
 Senator Hopkins vote on the final bal lot of the day dropped down to 7s, but the loss of votes appears only secondary in importance to the blow administered by the actions of Representative Morton D. Hull who was chairman of the re- publican house caucus, and Senator W. Clyde Jones, chairman of the steering committee in the upper branch of the general assembly. These gentlemen pub licly renounced any further allegiance to the Hopkins candidacy, either because of primary or caucus instructions and voted for George Edmund Toss.
 Representative Hull led the break from Hopkins on the nineteenth ballot and Sen ator Jones followed on the senate roll call in the same joint ballot. It is doubt fu if similar action by any other man in the legislature would have been con- sdered as harmful to MT. Hopkins in- terest. Hull and Jones are the leaders