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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-22
GAIT;
STEERED BY INVENTOR
Speed Of 1914 Miles an Hour Reached
at One Stage.
CROWDS CHEER PASSING CRAFT
Aerial Car Lands Gently at End of
Journey-Public Reception Given.
$50 Each for Early Rides.

DUSSELDORF, Germany, June q
The first regular airship passenger
service was inaugurated today. Count
ZeppeIin's great craft. the Deutschland
carrying twenty passengers. success
fully made the first scheduled trip from
Friedrichsha to this city. a distance
of 500 miles. in nine hours.
The weather was perfect The
motors worked faultlessly. The aver
age time maintained for the complete
course was approximately thirty-three
miles an hour.
Between Friedrichshafen and Stutt-
CART the I24 miles was covered at an
average rate of forty-one miles an
hour The best speed for a single hour
was Ash miles.
Zeppelin Steers Course.
Count Zeppelin was at the helm when
the Deutschland rose at Friedrichshafen
at 3 o'clock this morning. and sailed
away on the trip that was to mark an
epoch in aviation. The passengers were
some of the directors of the Hamburg
American steamship line and the German
Airship Stock Company. joint owners Of
the dirigibie. and guests.
They occupied the mahogany-walled
and carpered cabin situated between the
gondolas. From the windows they
viewed the scenery as the aerial car
swept along. Count Zeppelin steered for
the greater part OF the distance
fho3oute was via Stuttgart, Mannheim
md Coeogne to Dusseldorf 1t had been
cWofan1 out in advance for the
eu1dancos0f the pilot and was followed
sDcsaA
DWss no air stirring. The Deutsch-
ti@4mA0 her way unhampered through
Aaaos4oeo bright sunshine.
oeUWdS Gather Along Route.
3h0&eur and minutes of the probable
pa0ang oC the various points had been
buz,stined ahead Not only the people of
the cstes on the line filled the streets.
but the Inhabitants Of all the intermedl-
ate villages turned out and cheered en-
thusfastically as the immense torpedo
like structure. with its whistling screws,
drove over their heads at a height OF be-
tween 100 and 300 feet.
Inc Deutscnidho swung eentiy INTO her
landing here at noon. The multitude
surrounding the landing yards shouted a
welcome.
The city had been gayly decorated IN
honor of the event. The promoters OF
the enterprise and their guests were en-
tanned at a public dinner.
Regular trips Will be made. Many
tickets already have been sold, for the
first few days. at from $25 to so each.
The airship Is equipped with a res
taurant, which will supply the passengers
with a buffet service such as is af-
forded on parlor car railroad trains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-22
RYAN NOT CANDIDATE
FOR TOGA OF DANIEL
"Not Accustomed to Wait for
Dead Mans Shoes"-Is
interested in Kongo.

NEW YORK, June =. = Thomas F.
Ryan, traction Enagnate and multi-million-
aire. departing today for Europe on the
Mauretania, declared that he had no fur
ther interest In politics, and denied the
report that he was a candidate for United
States senator from Virginia.
Mr.. Ryan. usually reticent to a degree,
talked OF his affairs and the general
financial outlook.
Concerning the report that am on the
verge of collapse from nervous prostra-
tion." he said. II may say that I have
not had to consult my doctor for four and
a half months. 1 sleep like baby.
II like my new life since threw of
the tyranny Of details. While keep my
self very busy in New York, do not per-
NIT things. either big or little. to worry
me.
Kongo Is Great Country.
"Of all my business concerns. that
Kongo development. I expect to give a
great deal of attention to it. 1t Is not
at all unlikely that shall make a visit
there.
"I am interested not only in the indus
trial development Of the Kongo-a coun-
try which am convinced affords the
greatest opportunities now to be found in
the world-but also in the moral and
social conditions. The solution Of the
negro problem there is. perhaps. the one
which deserves the greatest attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-22
Federal Reforms Needed.

Efforts to continue reforms in the
state will have further effect this year.
The need of reforms is still greater in the
federal government. and it can be met In
the election of congressman. The waste
Of public funds which. to the extent OF
$500. 100000. is openly confessed. is
well worth looking after. especial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-22
Dimensions Of Passenger Ship.

The dimensions Of the Deutschland are:
Length. 4s5 feet; width. 40 feet Its gas
capacity Is 24.S52 cubic yards and 1t
carries three motors. having a total of
go horsepower.
II was designed to maintain a speed of
thirty-fve miles an hour. Its lifting ca
pacity IS 1900 pounds, of which II, 900
pounds cover the crew. passengers and
express
II Is expected TO be able to accomplish
q continuous trip of 100 miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-22
Kongo Is Great Country.
Not After Senatorship.

"As for politics. I have no further in
terest in them. ] have never been a
candidate for office. either by election
or appointment.
There is no truth in the report that
am a candidate to become United
States Senator from Virginia to sue
ceed Senator Daniel 1 have never been
accustomed to wait to step into dead
mems shoes.
II have long been a close personal
friend of Senator Daniel I hope he
will be spared for many years to serve
his state and his country"
Mr.. Ryan will return about the mid
die Of October. and will spend consid-
erable time at his Virginia home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-22

Partly cloudy and continued
warm tonight and Thursday, with
light variable winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-22

The circulation of The Star,
both daily and Sunday, is greater
by many thousands than that of
any other Washington newspaper.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
TO DITCH BIG SLOUGH.

Work has been resumed on the big
drainage ditch north Of Bryant and
if the contractors keep taking out dirt
at the present rate, it will be finished
by the middle Of the summer.
The ditch was surveyed last summer
by the local firm of Carpenter & Son.
When completed. it will drain over
] 900 acres of otherwise useless land
at a cost of about so, 900, which is
being paid by those whose land is
benefited.
For many years the land to be
drained has been covered by a large
slough which has not only been of no
value in itself but a great nuisance
to the surrounding territory.
The farmers in the vicinity realized
that something must be done and,
after they found they could receive no
outside help, they combined and raised
the money to carry the project
through.-Public Opinion.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
STRANGE CASE At EUREKA.

The recent case of Mrs. Winkler
wife Of a prominent physician a.
Bryant, from whose body a pair OF
surgeons forceps were removed at
Sioux Falls hospital, the forceps hav
ing been overlooked when she had ar
operation a year or more ago at an
eastern hospital, has a counterpart In
a case just reported from Emery
where a new hospital recently was es
tablished.
Mrs. Sippert, Ct Eureka, about a
year ago was operated OF at a hospital
outside South Dakota, but instead Of
being relieved she has since been a
very sick woman. AS a last resort
she was taken to the hospital at
Emery a few days ago. The case was
diagnosed as an adhesion of the intes,
tines, but the physicians were wholly
mystified as to the cause of 1t.
The surprise Of the physicians can
be imagined when, after two hours
hard work %loosening the bowels, which
had grown together, they pulled from
the body OF Mrs. Sippert a cloth about
a yard long, which had been there
since the first operation outside the
state, and which the surgeons who
performed the first operation had for
gotten to- remove.
Mrs. Sippert now is reported to be
doing well, with every chance of once
more becoming a well and strong
woman.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
PREDICT DRY SEASON.

All indications for the current year
point to a much dryer season than
usual, and in the place of having too
much rainfall, a conservation Of mois-
ture is likely to be the aim of ali good
farmers, before the season Is over.
The best time to save moisture is be-
fore the crops are planted. In recent
trips into the country | notice that few
farmers are taking thought of this.
Farmers in this locality, almost with
out exception are allowing their plow-
ed fields to remain as they were last
fall; the natural result is that the
ground Is drying out rapidly, and
moisture is being d~issipated which
may be of the utmost value in matur-
ing the seasons crops. At the end
of each days blowing the ground
should be narrowed and all fall plow-
ing should, likewise, be thoroughly
dragged at once, and also after each
heavy rain, 90 as to leave the surface
of the ground free from cloda and as
nearly dust as possible. This dust
mulch is the best possible rreserva,
tive of moisture. All farmers who use
this method will be in the best pos
sible shape to have their fields stand
a prolonged drought, and will find
themselves rewarded beyond their ex-
pectations when the crop natures.
This Is especially true Of all uplands,
which naturally dry out to much
greater depths than bottom lands
Sioux Falls Argus-Lea --er.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
SWERING WINS
IN THE THIRD
WARM CONTEST FOR ALDERMAN
&c HONORS.
NO FIGHT IN OTHER WARDS
BUT THIRD FURNISHES EXCITE
MENT FOR WHOLE CITY.

Without the Third ward we would
have to tack up the Nothing Doing
sign in city politics. The Third can
always be depended upon to furnish
some excitement and they more than
made good this year. The aldermanic
contest was between Henry Swering,
the present incumbent, and V. l.. Nc
Coy. Both had strong backing and the
fight waged was a warm one. The
vote resulted in a complete victory for
Mr.. Swering, the vote standing 90 to
"a.
Mr.. Swering has given his ward good
efficient service on the council and his
constituents were evidently or the
opinion that he was entitled to anoth-
err term.
There was no excitement of any kind
in the other wards and a very light
vote was cast. In the First ward Alder
man Hoover was reelected without
opposition and in the Fourth h citi-
zens returned Alderman Bagley. Meth
err of these gentlemen desired the
honor-and labor-for another term,
but their constituents would not hear
of their retiring. In the Second ward
O. O. Jermstad was elected without
opposition, taking the place of Alder
man Oyloe who refused to be a candi-
date again. Mr.. Jermstad is n of
that wards best citizens and he should
make a first-class alderman.
The council is made up as follows:
First ward, S. A. McElmurry and A.
Hoover; Second ward, E.. j. Ray and
O. o. Jermstad; Third ward, Henry
Swering and w. H. Conklin; Fourth
ward, E. F. Bagley and Frank Sherwin.
This gives Mayor Leighty an exper-
fenced and harmonious council, and we
look to see the second year OF his
administration as successful as the
first.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
TO REST.

The remains. of Miss Sylvia Holiday,
whose death occurred at Chicago Sun
day morning, arrived here Monday
evening and the funeral was held from
the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by the pastor, Rev. j. NJ.
Pengelly. The remains were laid al
rest in Greenwood cemetary, beside
those of her father who died six years
ago.
Miss Sylvia Holiday was born in Ida
Grove, Iowa, January 8, 1876. She
came to Brookings in 1896 and made
this her home for four years. Since
then her work has called her to Mime
apolis. New York and Chicago. She
vas taken sick at the latter place on
April IA and was removed to the hOspi-
tai for operation for appendicitis, pas
sing away Sunday morning.
She united with the M. E. church at
Rock Rapids, Iowa at the age of four
teen. She led a consistent Christian
life and was a devoted daughter. She
leaves a sorrowing mother. Mrs.
Laura Holiday, three sisters, Myra
Thorpe, Tennessee, May Gullick,
Watertown, and Alta Pitman, Hoop
ston, III, and four brothers, John and
James Holiday of this city, Chas.
Holiday of WATERFOWL, and Irving
Holiday of WOonsocket. Sincere SYM
pathy is extended to the sorrowing
relatives in their bereavement.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
est. ELMO"

why did she love him? Curious fool.
Is human love the growth OF human
will?"
How many years since these lines
have flashed across your memory?
Or have they always been a part of it,
like your first piece at school. Where
are they found? Why, they are the
foreword Of "St. Elmo, that most
famous Of novels of a few generations
ago, which today, holds its own with
the lovers of fiction better than any
of its contemporaries and as well as
many of the present-day novels.
Thousands OF people have wondered
probably why "St Elmo" never appear
ed on the stage. AS a matter of fact,
it did have a brief life before the foot
lights. 1t was in the lifetime Of the
author, Augusta-Evans Wilson, who is
said 70 have found no satisfaction in
an alleged Indifferent handling Of her
beloved story and to have cashiered
the stage version with great firmness.
A competent decentralization at last.
according to the testimony of hun
dreds Of people OF several middle
western cities who have been privileg-
ed to hear the play formed from "St.
Elmo, by Miss Grace Hayward, her
self a player of many notable parts
and whose version of "Graustark" has
won the favor of sharp critics.
There has been formed, under the
direction of a manager skilled in stage
organization, a special company which
is to make a long our In Miss Hay
wards "St. Elmo" a play of fire and
thrill, Of great passion and greater
tenderness, of hate and love and strife
and in the end a beautiful peace, this
is the st. Elmo which is to be given to
the lovers Of the theatre. 1t will be
worth waiting for, and going to see
at the Grand Opera House, Friday,
April 29th.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
STATE COLLEGE
VS..
INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE TO.
MORROW.
TEAM TO R
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR BOTH
TEAMS TO WIN HONORS.

At the college chapel tomorrow
Yankton and the State college will
bated is as follows: Resolved, That
the U. S. should enact a law f%orbidding
all carriers of interstate commerce to
transport the product of any industrial
establishment employing children I'M
der fourteen years of age. This Is
to apply TO interstate commerce only"
Brookings will defend the affirma-
tive side Of the question, with the fol-
lowing team: Cecil Starring, Elmer
Sexauer, Fred Matheny. Messrs.
Matneny and Sexauer were members
of last years team which met Yank-
ton.
This will be the fourth annual de-
bate with Yankton, and the three form
err contests have all been won by the
team from the south. Brookings Is
very hopeful that the tables will be
turned tomorrow night and that vic.
tory will rest with the yellow and blue.
The Brookings team Is a strong one
and they have worked hard and faith
fully in preparation for tomorrow
nights contest. We believe that the
team should have the united support
of the students, faculty and towns
people. The college has had a run of
hard luck In debating the past few
years, and the only way to get out of
the rut Is to give the debaters every
encouragement. II they do not win this
contest there Is another year coming,
and we hope to see the chapel crowded
to overlooking tomorrow night.
Another debating team representing
the college departed last night for
Fargo, N. d., where tomorrow night
they meet a team representing the
North Dakota agricultural college.
The question to be debated Is the same
as the II with Yankton, but Brook
ings will uphold tie negative side of
the argument. The Bookings team Is
composed Of Russell Knappen, Ben
Schaphorst and Jay Cottingham, and
they were accompanied by j. M. Saun-
derson.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
HELP THE ENUMERATORS.

There seems to be nothing doing to
assist the census enumerat0rs in their
work in this city. This leads me to
say that in other cities special COM
mittees have been appointed to aid the
enumerators in order that a complete
and perfect return may be made.
Should Brookings not do likewise?
While the officials will doubtless do
their best there is little question, I'M
less they are assisted, there will be
quite a number who will be missed, at
least this has occurred in the past. |
would suggest that some e~nterprising
citizen in each ward in the city be APP
pointed to- give his attention to this
important matter; also that a COM
mitteeman at large be appointed to
whom the others shall report. In this
way we may be more certain of Sc
curing a complete census and have no
regrets after the returns are made. If
action is taken it should be at once.
Geo. n. Breed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
VISITED BY
A BLIZZARD
WORST STORM OF THE SEASON
THIS WEEK..
SMALL GRAIN NOT INJURED
BUT FRUIT BLOSSOMS AND THE
FOLIAGE ARE DESTROYED.

The past week this section was
visited by IN of the worst storms Of
the season. Our nice weather changed
on Thursday and on that evening and
part of Friday rain fell the greater part
of the time. This changed to snow
Saturday and by Sunday a near-bliz-
zard was in progress. The weather
cleared up Tuesday. The storm was
a very general one, striking nearly
every part of the country and the dam
age to- the fruit and other crops will
be millions of dollars. 1t even reaches
to the southern states and thousands
of acres of cotton and other growing
crops were destroyed. Altogether
seventeen deaths are reported as a re-
suit of the storm.
The storm hit this section unusually
hard on account Of the early spring.
The fruit trees had blossomed last
week and the shade trees were almost
fully leafed out. AS a result there
will be no fruit or berry crop for us
this year and the leaves of the shade
trees will undoubtedly drop off. They
will likely come on again, but will be
stunted all year and it is probably that
lldlly lIctS lave Deell per Ildleutly III
jured. 1t is not believed that any
small grain has been injured and it
is likely that the blanket of snow will
do it good.
The eastern half of this state suf-
fered severity from the storm, especial
ly the Jim River valley, where the
snowfall was unusually heavy. At
Pierre and west of the river very little
or cold weather is reported. We
did not have a great deal Of snow here,
perhaps two or three inches on the
level, but the thermometer got down
pretty well.
The storm delayed railroad traffic
seriously. The train from the east
Sunday morning did not reach here
until after twelve O'Clock being about
seven hours late. Other trains were
late from one to three hours.
The storm was considerable of a
change, as for six weeks previous the
weather had been almost perfect.
Three years ago we had a 10Y storm
on May "a, but the season was late and
no damage resulted. In 1908 we had
a big fall Of snow on May Z and last
year there was one storm in May.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
JOHN O'BRIEN
SCOBEY DEAD
ONE OF CITY FOUNDERS PASSES
AWAY.
SECURED A COLLEGE
FOR BROOKINGS AND WAS PROM.
lNENT IN EARLY HISTORY.

A message from Portland, Oregon,
received last night by Mrs. G.. A.
Mathews conveyed the news of the
death of John O'Brien Scobey. Mr..
Scobey vas one of the pioneer citi-
zens of BrOokings and it was through
his efforts in the territorial council
of 1882 that the State college was To-
Gated at Brookings. He was a man
of great ability, thoroughly honest and
for years was n of the city's most
prominent citizens. BY locating the
college here Mr.. Scobey accomplished
more for Bookings than any other
citizen the town has ever had.
Mr.. Scobey graduated from the
law department Of the Iowa State uni
versity and came overland to Brook
ings county in 1879 with his class
mate, G. A. Mathews, still a resident
of B%rookings. They located at Foun-
tain and formed a law partnership.
When Brookings was founded in the
fall Of that year Mr.. Scobey and Mr..
Mathews moved to Bookings and
cast their fortunes with the new town.
Mr.. Scobey was chosen to represent
his district in the territorial council
of 1882, which met at Yankton, then
the capitol Of the territory. BY his
ability he soon gained recognition as
one of the leading members of the
council and this position enabled him
to secure the location Of the college
here.
He left BrOokings in 1886 and went
to Chicago, where he was for a time
editor of the Farmers Voice and was
also connected with the city attorneys
office. He went from there to Olym-
pia, Wash, where he took a prominent
part in politics and for a time was
receiver of the land office. He re-
moved to Portland a few years ago,
where he has been practicing law. He
made one visit to BroOkings about ten
years ago and every honor a grateful
city could be bestow was accorded him.
He was married to Miss Myrtle Walk
er, daughter of J. o. Walker, proprie-
tor of the Brookings house, in 1881,
and three daughters and a son were
born of the union. Mrs. Scobey is a
sister of Mrs. j. V. Walker and Mrs.
Grant Davis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
OBERHOFFER'S TALENT lNHERI.
TED.

In no walk of life is the law of her.
edity more pronounced than in the
arts, and particularly in music. When
ever We hear uf a musical genius, we
instinctively ask From whom did he
inherit this ~talent?" and usually there
is a musical or music loving parent
found. No exception to this rule
exists in the case of Emil Oberhoffer,
conductor of the Minneapolis Sym.
phony orchestra, for his father was a
well known musician in Germany and
his entire family lean toward music.
In a recent interview in reply to the
question, How did you happen to be.
come a musician" Mr.. Oberhoffer
said: why from my earliest re-
membrance l thought nothing else
worth while-that is, nothing else
worth while for me / remember a
musical soiree at my fathers house
as the occasion of my real awakening.
My father was at the piano and by
some unexplained oversight I sue
ceeded in getting into the music room
and hid under the instrument, where
subsequently I was discovered clinging
to n of the legs in q hysterical state.
Later on at the age of nine or ten II
am afraid / was looked upon as q
PRODIGY I conducted the small or
chestra Of a travelling Passion Play
company. But alas! my first exper-
fence in conducting ended in igomi.
nous fight from the little hall at tho
realistic sight of the crucinction."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-21
WILL BUILD NEW HOTEL.

The old Brookings house, which was
partially destroyed by fire about a
month ago, was auctioned off Saturday
and was sold to Thos. Martinson. Just
as soon as the lumber is removed and
the site made ready Mrs. Susie Richie
and Jacob Moore, who conducted the
old Brookings house, will commence
the erection of a modern hotel. The
building will be built Of cement blocks,
two stories high and will contain about
sixty rooms. The building will be
thoroughly modern in every respect
and will fill a long felt want.
1t is expected that work will CON-
mence on the building about the first
of June and 1t is hoped to open the
hotel some time in September. The
completion of this building will give
Brookings another f1rst-class hotel,
something that the city has badly
needed for some years.