The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-09
reports to Legislature
in a Long Docu-
e Today.
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and Commandant Acted
Vindietively.
Pierre, S. D.-The soldiers home
investigating committee Of the state
legislature will report this afternoon
and in a long document will sustain
the charges in part and the home
management In other of the charges.
They find the action Of the board
and commandant unwarranted and
vindictive in the cases Of Frank Fas-
sett, Geo. G~overton. J. c. Horner. I.
IS. Smith, A. T. Gould and A. H. La
throp. The discharge Of J. NJ. Pink
erton, A. F. Foster, James Burton
and James Randall. the last two for
drunkenness, is sustained.
The general conditions at the home
are reported good. Some expendi-
lures have not been made in a strict
ly legal manner but neither the home
nor the state suffered any loss by
such action, in some cases receiving
benefits from such expenditures. :
The house will probably ask for the
testimony in detail to give to the pub
lie from which It may draw its own
conclusions.
PROGRAM Is ARRANGED
FOR LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
Pierre, 8. D.-F. G. IsseAhuth, the
father of the bill to make Lincoln's
birthday a holiday in this state and
state chairman Of the Lincoln Mem
orial Committee, has framed up the
following which he is sending out
over the state for that DAY.
ITO the Mayor of Every Town OF
City in South Dakota: r.
I'm order to comply with the spirit
of the legislative action of four
years ago, making Lincoln's birthday
a legal holiday, l have the honor to
request you to appoint at once, a To-
/ cal committee Of citizens to prepare
a suitable program to be given in
some public hall or place at 8 p. M,
Sunday, February 18th, to flttingly
commemorate the life and service of
our war president.
"Most Of the remaining Civil war
veterans still with US, are feeling the
weight of years, and should from this
time on be relieved from the respon-
sibility for the program on mem
orial days, as q mark OF respect we
owe them, for what they have done
for the nation, and places of honor
should be assigned to them.
Gan the world loved Abraham Lin
coin. He was near the hearts Of the
people Of our nation because he low
ed them. His name furnishes the
most precious OF all subjects from
which to teach our children the les
sons Of patriotism.
1.-THE following program which can
be amended is suggested, to be help
full to your committee. 1t would be
well to announce same in local pa
per and in churches Sunday fore
noon. 10
1. Vocal or instrumental music.
2 reading Of IincolnR address
at Gettysburg.
g.. Address on life Of Lincoln.
4. Vocal or instrumental music.
S. Reading Of Lincoln's letter to
Mrs. Bixby.
6. Song, "America" by the audi
ence.
Let the day be observed through
out the State Of South Dakota.
WOMEN DECLARE THE
CAN HOLD OFFICE
Pierre, S. D.-The women of the
state who are advocates Of equal suf-
frage, have been delving into consti-
IuLlOu61 REONASlOu0 VI IAO oA8tOS dAO
say that they have found. that while
the cannot vote under the provisions
Of the state constitution. they can
under its provisions legally hold any
of the elective state or county ON
ces, except those Of governor or lieu
tenant governor, OF Judges Of the
supreme court, or legislative posi-
lions. All the rest are open to them
under the provisions Of the consti-
tuition as it now stands. They base
this contention primarily on Section
9 Of Article VII Of that instrument,
which is:
"Any woman having the qualifca-
lions enumerated in section I, Of this
article, as to age, residence and citi-
zenship, and including those now
qualified by the the laws Of the ter