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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL GATHERING
Largely Attended Meeting at Water
town, S. D.

WATERFOWL. The convention OF
state Sunday school workers here was
one OF the most largely attended meet
tngs ever held in the state. A feature
OF the session was the annual report
Of Rev. +. P. Leach, Of Sioux Falls. the
general secretary Of the association.
In his report Leach stated that during
the past year forty-siX county conven-
tons had been held out of a total Of
forty-nine organizations. At the coun-
ty conventions held 453 Sunday schools
were represented with an aggregate
attendance Of 1888. An increase in
attendance at the Sunday schools Of
the state of 20 per cent was reported,
Union county being the banner county
In the state in point Of average at
tendance. The county of Minnehaha
leads in financial support, with the
counties of Beadle, Marshall, Union,
Bookings, Turner, Brown, Faulk, Bon
homme, Sphinx and K%inksbury follow
ing in their order. The financial
statement for the past year showed
receipts of $2,629, and expenditures Of
$2,617. The following new officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, c. H. Leagett, Of FIT. Pierre;
vice president, j. H. Hubbard, Of Cas-.
tlewood; recording secretary, H. H.
Hagen, Of Huron; treasurer, j. H.
Chapman, of Sioux Falls; executive
committee, DR.. Frank Fox, Of Sioux
Falls, representing the Congregation
al church; Rev. d. D. Tallman, Of Hot
Springs, the Presbyterian; Mrs. T.
l.. Torgeson, of Beresford, the Luth-
eran; Rev. ]. Z. Booth, Of De Smet, the
~Evangeucal; DR.. J. n. Green, of Wat
ertown, the Methodist; A. II. Sey.
mour, of Volga, the Disciples; Rev.
Robert Kelly, of Pierre, the Baptist.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Follows Aberdeen's Lead.

Sioux Falls.-A movement that will
eventually develop into something of
large importance to this county has
been begun by the Commercial club
of Sioux Falls. 1t is the establish
ment Of a development farm a mile
south of the city, under the care Of
George II. Warner of the Brookings
agricultural college.
A contract has been agreed to be-
tween Mr.. Warner and the directors
Of the Commercial club through which
probably twenty acres will be placed
under cultivation, according to the lat
est and best methods, where cereals,
garden vegetables and all the articles
of especial interest to the farmer will
be grown in quantities, and on the
growth Of which the closets tab will
be kept in order to be able at any time
to give facts and figures as to time
of planting, rapidity of growth, time
of blossoming and time Of ripening.
The time of Mr.. Warner will be at
the disposal of the farmers Of the
county without expense other than
transportation and entertainment, in
case they shall desire his aid or ad-
vice in any legitimate matter per-
tanning to their business. This will in
clude his opinion as to the best crops
to raise on various sorts of land, and
the like.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Attorney General Rules.

Pierre.-The attorney general, on
request of State Auditor Anderson, has
passed upon two warrant matters Of
some Importance. A voucher was pre-
sented from the Northern hospital, at
Redfield, for something over $1,000
to secure payment for work done in
1910 from 1911 funds. The contract
read that the money should not be
due until the work was accepted by a
competent engineer, and the engin-
GERS certificates of acceptance was
dated in 1911. The opinion holds that
work can be only paid for out of funds
Of that fiscal year, and that this vouch-
er cannot be paid, as it would set a
precedent whereby any state official
might ALLEVIATE the funds of his de-
partment for years to come. The 9th
err matter concerned the payment for
poisoning prairie dogs, done by the
state land department, and It was held
that such work did not properly come
under the functions of the office, hence
could not be paid for.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Track Meet at Brooknqs.

MISUNDERSTANDING is looking
forward to the s~nappiest track meet
in the history of the state college on
May 10, when a whole showcase Of
gold, silver and bronze medals will be
awarded to the victorious high school
students. Those who score the three
highest places in the declamatory con.
test on the evening Of the ninth will
ge awarded. gold, silver and bronze
medals and also three scholarships in
the state college. Never before has
any school contest in the state award
ed so many and valuable trophies.
Entries for all events are pouring in
from a very large list Of schools, both
large and small. In fact the Brook.
ings meet encourages all schools, small
and large, to enter whether all events
can be entered or not.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Coal Test Experiments.

Brookings.-Some very important
Quoted at Brookngs BY the students
Of engineering in the state "H"r
They are making the British Thermal
Unit tesa to determine the heat uniIs
per pound that are available in
various kinds OF coal. These
tests will enable heavy coal con-
sumers to know exactly whether
they arc buying the right sort Of fuel
for their boilers. According to Prof.
Robertson Cook, many coal users are
operating their plants at a loss, and
the wise consumer Is just learning
that he should buy his fuel upon some
reasonable basis. just as he buys other
goods according to their efficiency, in
stead OF mere weight or bulk.
This B. T. U. test determines the
heat units per pound, the amount Of
ash, and the ease of handling the fuel.
The first process Is to make an ZAP
proximate test" In this the students
are discovering the amount of moist
ure, volatile matter, fixed, carbon, and
ash in any coal. They learn that in
some coal the buyer pays for an enor-
nous amount of useless moisture. The
students next perform the calorimeter
of heat unit test to determine the heat.
ing value of Goals. By this test they
can determine the kind of fuel which
produces the greatest returns in a
certain boiler, for it's cost. They have
discovered that expensive coal is not
always best under all conditions, and
that all Goals do not produce similar
results in all boilers; that to get the
greatest boiler efficiency coal and boil
er must be suitably mated.
The students have discovered also
that heavy u Of coal would
often save money by purchasing coal
on the basis of its heating value in.
stead Of by weight as commonly done.
This has lead the students to appre-
ciate why the United States govern
ment buys annually over S~7,000,000
worth Of fuel on the heat unit basis.
This system is being quite generally
adopted by large consumers through
out the country.
This test is only one Of a great
many practical experiments worked
out by the state college students. To
say the students are fascinated with
the study puts it mildly.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
FROM COWPUNCHER TO SENATE

There has been a tradition that IN
%termeddling from Washington never
did a presidential candidate any good.
The people, it was thought, wanted to
be let alone while making their choice.
As Woodrow Wilson would say. In
writing a confidential letter to a trust
ed friend, that tradition has been
knocked into q cooked hat.
Anyway, Washington this year has
become the main show, and energetic
managers at the door urge the
crowds to walk right in, study the lit
erature, gaze at the photographs and
decide the matter for themselves, as
patriots and intelligent men. 1t is a
strenuous business. William Brown
Mckinley, manager for President
Taft, tells me that his physical train
er calls him every morning at $3.50
o'clock, puts him through his gym
nastics, and then strikes coffee from
his breakfast and tobacco from his
daily comforts. II had to hire him."
MI. Mckinley said with an apologize
tone in his voice, ito train me for the
Roosevelt La Toilette, CumminS, W.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
A CONSPICUOUS ENGLISHMAN

In the political arena, Ireland and
Scotland long ago achieved formost
places. 1t has been reserved for our
time to see a Welshman win his way
TO the front rank. Mr.. David Lloyd
George is the man. He Is not yet
prime minister. He may never be-
come prime minister; but he is chan
cellor OF the e~xchequer, and If any
thing happened to Mr.. Asquith. he
would run Sir Edward Grey a hard
race for the premiership.
No two men are more unlike. Fir
Edward Grey is an aristocrat from
Northumberland, cool, dispassionate,
In temperament q whig, by conviction
a radical, and much more of a country
gentleman that either. He Is above
all things a man apart, reserved; free
both from the defects and from the
qualities of ordinary humanity. Lloyd
George Is just the opposite. He is a
democrat, Of the democracy born and
bred, intensely human, full of kindly
humor and glowing enthusiasm, hail
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Half FUNK in Examination.

Pierre.-Of 1910 applicants at the
April teachers examination for sec
ond and third grade certificates, 325
secured the second grade and 247
third grade diplomas. Eight primary
certificates were issued and 766
funked, or 81 plus per cent. The rea
son for such a large per cent of fail.
ures is attributed to the fact that
many high school graduates and 9TH
ers took the quiz just to see what they
could do, and that many only wrote
to be we'll prepared at the July exam.
nations.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Earth's Core.

At a meeting OF a scientific society
1t The Hague Prof. Weichert asserted
hat his studies of the varying veloci.
!y Of earthquake tremors, passing
through the interior Of the globe, lead
20 the conclusion that the earth CON
lists OF a central core Of iron or steel,
bout $3.50 IAiies In diameter.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Bids Are Opened for Equipment.

Forest City.-Bids were opened at
Forest City for the construction and
equipment of the ferryboat, which the
government will put on the Missouri
river at that place to facilitate easy
access to the Indian reservation across
the river. but one bid was received
for the construction of the boat itself,
that being from Applin G Son, of Ly-
ons, Ia. but several bids for the en-
CINE, machinery and other equipment
were received. The bids were sent
to Washington for final action. The
specifications call for a boat 64k feet
long with an 1S-foot beam, to be con-
structed Of oak and other hard wood
throughout. The government appro-
priation for the boat is $500.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Asks About Defective Laws.

Pierre.-Attorney General Johnson
has asked the attorneys of the state to
call to his attention any defective or
ambiguous statutes of which they have
knowledge, and intends to prepare a
summary Of these Tor presentation to
he next legislative session. He Is al
ready receiving a number of replies
calling attention to such statutes, and
when the next session opens the mem.
bers will be informed as to the short
coming which nov exist, and they will
have q lot Of amending to do to fix up
poor laws.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Water Permit Granted.

Pierre.-The state engineers de-
partment has granted a permit to Ray
D. Walker of Fort Pierre to a%ppropri-
ate water from Cheyenne river for the
irrigation of 216 acres on that stream.
Engineer Lea has gone to the Black
Hills to inspect the plant of the Da-
kota Power company, and to look over
irrigation matters in Fall River and
Butte counties.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
es. breathes, and has his being In

felowwenInet with every one. He lives, breathes, and has his being In
politics.
AS a platform speaker he is unsurpassed. In him. to a degree not COM
mon among men the magnetic quality Of enthusiasm is coupled with IRE
pressibe humor. Nor is it o n the platform only that he is supreme. AS .
debater in the house of commons his only equal in a finished speech is Mr..
Asquth; and IN the quick give and take Of discussion in committee, he leaves
" Mr.. Asquth far behind.
He and Mr. Winston Churchill are regarded IS the Castor and Ponux OF
lain and Dixie in later years. Lloyd George and Winston Churchill are today.
Youths Companion.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Returning to South Dakota.

Observation-Disclosures Of the
homesteadsr who left this region last
fall now have returned and are en-
gagged in putting in an increased acre
age OF crops. All r pleased at the
prospects for a prosperous season.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
LEADER OF BAHAISM IS HERE

Abbas Effendi, known to his mil
lions Of followers as Abdul BAHIA, the
leader of "Bahaism," is now on q visit
to America.
Never before In recorded history
has one of the founders of an Oriental
religious movement-since become
world wide-visited America. The per
sonality and life history of m who
has spent sixty years Of his life In
Punishment, Imprisonment and exile
from his native land makes q story OF
fascinating interest, wildly Impress
ing upon the mind OF the Investigator
the fact that the days Of religious
persecution are not ended, and that
even In this modern age a drama has
been enacted which for human inter.
est equals or surpasses Biblical his
tory.
Abbas Effendi, who is known to his
millions Of followers as Abdul Bahia
the servant. of God-was born In
Teheran, Persia, May %, 1874, and is
pow about ciyfvoiohf To writo tho
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
Still Hone.

Little Eva was lamenting because
her baby sister was not a boy. ooh.
WE'LL she said philosophically, "shs
nay be a boy when she grows nm"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
viii Improve Experiment Farm.

Cottonwood Arrangements have
been made to fence and otherwise i'm
prove the state experimental farm
here, which consists Of GAO acres Of
land. Tubular steel posts will be used
for the fence.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03
I'm 1lIIE lLllMDZll@lzl1r
ribs HIMSELF OF MILLIONS

Henry Phipps. ST.. has Invested him.
self Of his Pittsburg realty holdingA
estimated at SO, OOO 1000, by giving IL
to his three sons, John s., Henry. Jr4
and Howard Phippis all Of Nassau
county, New York. The gift includes
the Fulton. Bessemer and Manufacture.
ers skyscrapers. the McElveen Furnt-
ture company's building, the Phipps
Model tenements on the North side,
and other valuable parcels Of property
not so we'll known. There was also
included in the gift two farms. one In
Ross township and another In Jeffsr-
o township, and the only material
consideration named is one dollar.
The deed is an ordinary typewriter
document in which no space Is wasted
with recitals other than describing the
properties. Nothing is said about how
the three sons are to share In tho
ownership Of the property; the $10r
600, 900 more or less Of skyscrapers
and other real estate Is just given
them in fee. Henry Phipps and his
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03

tone in his voice, ito train me for the strain" Also there ar managers for
Roosevelt, La Toilette, Cummns, Wilson, Harmon and Underwood. Foss
Gaynor, and Marshall are nrepresented at the national capital . far They
may be, however, later Oh The ancient prejudice against and the fear Of
washington. then. have passed away and the rhetorical and hurrying prest
Dental uopagandists are here. perhaps. to stay. 4
An old baseball catcher, Fred T. Dubois. Of . team once celebrated q
Yale. is directing the campaign Of Champ Clark Dubois likewise. formerly
punched cows from Blackoot to Cheyenne and chased pQHumous MnU009
aals a marshal Of the Unitee otateA AS#s
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03

wife, Mrs. Annie C. Phipps signed and acknowledged the document in New
York city, the date in the transfer being March IL, 1912.
Less than a month ago Mr.. Phipps gave his boys 100000 worth OF
Chicago real estate, and neither the father OF the n would comment upon
that gift, which, according to a friend, was simply to relieve the parent OF
much work and worry 1t was not because dohn s, Henry c. Jr, and Howard
need the real estate. The elder mes, John and Henry, have mansions OF
their own in Long Island that are al imposing as their fathers in New York.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-05-03

history of Abdul Bahas life must first give a brief statement Of what Is
known as the "Babist" cause. Abbas Enendfs father was born In 1917, and
was called by the Bah BAHIA ouah" q title meaning "The Glory OF God" He
gave up his wealth and position to become associates of this lowly band.
and aner the death of Bah al looked upon as their leader. In the massa
ere in 1852 he. with others, a imprisoned. chained in a dungeon IS a us
pect, and narrowly escaped a death sentence was banished from Persia with
his family and q few Of his faithful disciples
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-01-18

commission should se contiRued i'll its
ssork
The treasu,s acparsnent. MI Taft
showed looked after The nations
iinalsces and the life saving service.
'fhe commission. he said. had recon-
ciltter s"gvite. which would mean q
saving Of $1,000 oec a yea.
The greatest economy and efficiency
and tie benefits which may accrue
from tho presidents 5 deyotins his time
80 tile Worl, which is most worth
while s;id lne president. may be
assured anlv by treating All tlie dis
tinctly administrative officers in the
department at Washington and i'll The
flald i'm the same way as inferior Of
fcers ilave been treated The time has
come when all rlissc officers should be
placed ia the classified service. The
time has also come when those provi-
iieers . fixed tefn OF years sioliid be
repeated So long ;}s fiNed torni III
wears is pruSiied by law The question
OF reappcintHent on an officer. no mat
tcl how efficiently he may hi,.e per-
formed his duties viii inevitably be
laised periodically So long rs APP
pai1tlnonts to these offices mast be
| eontirned by the Senate, and SO long
as appointments to them must be made
every four years, iust as long Will it
be impossible To provided a force of
employees with q reasonably permanent
tenure W.iio are qualified by reason OF
cducation and tr9inins to do the best
WORK.
Giving example. Of excessive GOV
ernmen, expenditure along certain
lines the president told congress that
ill one department it cost 1854 per
I geo to handle incoming mail and
in another department. Ss4.4o per 1000.
For handling outgoing mail one de-
other $S9.S9 Either one department
paid too much or the other not enough
he said In travel alone the govern
ment expends about sl2,0e0000 a Year
| Definite tests. ne pointed out. have
| shown that saving in this item alone
! of {; little over half of one cent mile
| probably could be effected
| Through the introduction of labor
saving machinery. though the ciinin-
alton of unnecessary copy work by
Icutting down needless expense in the
/ distribution of public documents and
| hi many other ways could millions be
| saved each ,ear. The president urged
| the adoption of the budget system
| which would bring before congress- the
I press and the people of the country moi
only the proposed expenditures of ths
1 government but it's revenue 1.-The
| United States is the only great ma
| tiun whose government is operated
without a budget" he said Later. the
president declared, he intends to send
to congress o plan for the retirement OF
1 civil service employees on pensions
! which Will safeguard the government
4 interest and Yet provide for their old
| age
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-01-18
THRONE DELAYING
ITS ABD|CAT ION
Manchll Imperial Princes Put
Over Final Action of Quit
ting Pekine Until Next
Friday.

Pekne. Jan. 17.-No eesinite ae..
the princes OF the imperial clan
with the empress dowager today.
ne discussion OF the subject OF
sadicasion was postponed until
Friday ewing to the slight indis
position OF Premier Yuan Shi ka'.
Certain of the princes declare that
the abdcstion of the throne is
pending.
I.ondon Jam is Further slis siss
Of th question of abdieatiag In einiu-
csc Chrome has b4en aijoaincd anti
Hlida., @.eordirg to . news aseHtA
aispatc,h from Ticn lsu 1he onf@
enea held today by rho lnii' 6e OF iN
irpnets,l cI;in ~ The iF 'al pilaee
Was NNclusiye
The e,npgess aowaget daring tllt
conference, MAS lceniN affr tNd lsy hat
posi,ion She wept biti'tiN as SHE iss
formed he princes that SHE thet&hs
the ;.hdie;Vtion o. ,he throne had be-
come Imperative.
Prince ching. thc forn6f Iacmer.
assented tc this view hlii The Snunss i
princes took at a'ttrde 90 slreru0ai
opposition to the passiNcuess oi prnace
Ching and urged or ,l,r rinlit sow
as. . refuse 10 ,totiirat,
pekins lan - lNle revolutionary
mon 4nenl lf Mongolia Is ip5gh8 oi-
sidultplr progress Ecp@rts ~ uaor-
posee seiznrf - Khaiiar a Nia5elilliati
city ~ The volftlpuaries ai,d tli2
prof.laMatien of aNl4a4r ~ by ilia Mem
gods Of th.5T region iii,ssasd While
i'requeUl rfrorts resW king that tNe
Menss ;g t@lseM iff @tjfs 4'lN
ailt.ttMg q fi tepbplieaus r e@Nnee.
tipW wifh ti5s loss ct ljFol lut ndns
81 @attied Ni!tl eousidt rablc i@ e.s, itS