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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-19

Spend your Christmas II YOU
Christmas money at hcme.
NJ. D. Orhrans' new cluster ligh was
installed the last of the week.
The children believe in a Santa
Claus who does business in person and
not by mail.
Miss Nettie Sheldon returned Fri
day morning from a few days visit
with Miss Carria Haas at Badger.
The city telephone department dis
tributed a new directory for the city
and rural lines the last of the week,
Miss Ella Halvorson of Dawson,
Mimi, arrived Friday morning for a
visit at the home of her uncle, f. C..
Olson.
The Register advertising columns
are filed with timely buying sugges-
tons. DO your Christmas shopping at
home.
Mrs. w. II. Murphy and Mrs. Juneau
and little son went to Elkton Saturday
morning and visited over Sunday with
relatives.
Cheever & Cheever and II. X. Hal
vorson, who own the buildings on the
government site, expect to remove
them to vacant lots in the residence
district.
Williams street is quite a white
NTa ~ nNu with fp,,r p1pCtar 1irhtC IN
the two blocks off Main street. The
business men along Main will have to
get busy or be left in the shade.
Mrs. Chas. V. Bennett returned to
her home at Chicago Friday morning,
after a visit of two or three weeks
at the home OF Mrs. Wimsey. Miss
Susie will remain until after the holi-
days.
Persons sending Christmas gifts
through the post office are warned by
the post Office department to see that
they are properly addressed, with the
sender's name in the corner of each
package, as there are $4,000 people
who fail to receive presents each year
from careless addressing.
Prof. N. E. Hansen, secretary of the
State Horticultural Society informs
us that the annual meeting of the So
ciety will be held this year at Red
field, on January 81, % and %. There
will be an excellent program OF papers
discussions and illustrated lectures,
and a school of practical instruction
in fruit tree propagation and pruning
will be a part of the daily program.
Never in the history of the state
has there been the interest in agri-
cultural education that is now being
developed in South Dakota. The
young men and women of the largest
high schools as we'll as those of the
country are attending the State Col
lege in increasing numbers. There is
a total increase Of over 80 per cent
in attendance here this year. On jan
uary 1st will begin a series Of short
courses in agriculture, domestic
science, creamery operation and trac-
ton engineering. These practical
courses will be we'll pa~tronized by
men and women who cannot leave
their work for more than a few weeks
at a time.
Buying a Christmas gift you have
not seen is like giving it to somebody
you do not know.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-19

Best quality brass frame, heavily
nickel plated and polished, fancy pat
tern oval covered casserole. Size
g. x3A inches, each 1925
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-19
UNIVERSAL PERcoLAToR

1t makes perfect coffee, free from
that bitter taste caused by boiling.
Being aluminium, 1t is light in weight,
yet very durable. The pattern Is very
artistic and has proven very popular.
Each $500, $3.50, $500
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-19

CRUMB TRAYS
GENTLEMEN's TOILET SETS
SCALE
ALUMINIUM RoAsTER
FOOD CHOPPER
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-19
TABLE SETS

The kind that will not break and
will not tip over, as they are spun
from pure aluminium with a weight Of
metal at the base. Popular, medium
priced, %attractively finished; put up in
holly box, per set .35c
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-12-19

An inexpensive yet most useful gift.
It is made from extra quality steel,
handsomely embossed and nickel plat
ed, and is packed in a vanished wood,
cloth lined case, per set ..........7 zoe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
WOMEN FROWNED UPON
British Post Office Finds Them
Less Efficient than Men.
fBy Cable 70 The Tribune. !

London, Nov. lG.-Women employees
are no; very high in the favor Of the
British postal authorities. Sir Alex
ander f. King, X. c. b., Secretary OF
the Post Office. told select committee
OF the House Of Commons this week OF
postal conditions In general He con-
siders women have serious defects as
postal servants, and volunteered the IN
formation that the number OF women
employed by the post Office was not
being increased. They are not 80 val
liable TO the Post Office Department, he
said, as men. They left on marriage,
and this was a constant cause OF dis
arrangement Of STATS and involved the
training of many others to take the
vacated places. They could not do
night work or heavy duties and could
not stand the strain of overtime so we'll
as men, and II they demanded to be
paid the same wages as men the de-
partment would simply cease to en-
ploy them.
lie added that undoubtedly in offices
where women were employed the duties
OF the men employees were made worse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
PREPARES FOR WAR IN AIR
France to Spend 100000
for Aeroplanes Next Year.
IBy Cable 20 The Tribune. ]

London. Nov 1.-THE French gov
eminent is sparing no expense In the
development OF military aviation. Next
years estimates allow 100000 for this
work, as against s4,0O0,00O this year.
Provision will be made for the con-
struction OF four hundred aircraft Of all
descriptions. There Will be thirty eight
squadrons OF scouting acroplanes, each
comprising eight machines in commits
sion and one spare one. Twenty-seven
Of these squadrons will be field and
eleven fortress squadrons. One will be
attached to each army headquarters,
and each army corps and each cavalry
division will be accompanied by three
aerOplanes.
There also will be twenty dirigibles,
principally attached to frontier fort
resses, and forty-six gun carrying
aeroplanes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
PLAN A S6O,OO0,OO0 CANAL
Germany Has Scheme to Link
North Sea and the Rhine.
tBy Gable 20 The Tribune

London, Nov. l8.--Dispatches from
Berlin announce that the German gov
eminent Is giving serious consideration
10 q scheme 10 construct canal link
ing the Rhine and the North Sea.
Among several plans submitted the one
that has met with the greatest favor
Is that which would start the canal at
weisdorf, near Cologne, on the right
bank of the Rhine, and run It parallel
with the river as far az Dulsburg,
thence in a straight line TO, Ditzum,
near Emden, on the North Sea.
The whole length would he ia miles,
with an average depth OF % feet and
an average breadth Of 14S feet. Its
estimated cost is $60,0O0O00, and its
sponsors say It will allow Rhine steam
ers to reach ports In northern England
and Scandinavian countries much
quicker than is now possible. Ii Is
calculated that the voyage from
Cologne to Emden and back by the new
canal can easily be made by the or
binary Rhine steamer in seventy-nine
hours, while the same steamer taking
the only available route, via Rotter-
dam, now takes 132 hours for the same
Journey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
KINGS NEW HOUSEHOLD
New Chief Thereof To Be Sir
Derek Keppel-0ther Changes.
by Gable to The Tribune }

By NdDIe 10 INc iIlOuutH
London, Nov. 1.-THE selection OF
Colonel Sir Frederick Ponsonby 20 be
the new Governor of Bombay and the
retirement Of Vlscount Knollys and
Colonel Sir Charles Frederick fore
shadow sweeping changes among the
officials Of King Georges household. 1t
Is stated that Lord Stamfordham will
become the Kings principal private
secretary and that the new Master Of
the Household will be Sir Derek Keppel
One OF the Kings Oldest friends and
companions, Major Give Wigram, viii!
now become junior private to the sec
rotary OF the King, and thus two new
assistant private secrctaryships will
have 10 be provided for. These posi-
lions will probably be filed by Sir
Charles Gust and Sir Henry Legge thus
further depicting the present STAFF Of
cquerries. Various other changes af-
fecting minor members Of the private
secretariate are also in contemplation
at the present time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
POLITICIANS UNDER FIRE
Bankers on India Council Loan
Public Funds to Themselves.
ONE M. P. MAY RESIGN
Silver Purchases Made Through
Bank in Which Under Score
tary of State Is Partner.
[By Cable to The Trlbune.l

London. Nov. 16.-Considerahle dis
satisfaction has been rife for some time
past about the financial methods Of the
India Council, and the questions In
volved have been brought 70 focus oy
the recent discovery that purchases OK
silver for India have been and are being
made through the private banking firm
of Samuel Montagu & Co. TWO mem
beers of this firm, Sir Stuart NJ. Samuel
and the Hon. Edwin Samuel Montagu,
hold seats in Parliament, Mr.. Montagu
also being Under Secretary Of state for
india.
These disclosures have now resulted
In general parliamentary inquiry into
the whole situation. and, regarding the
purchases of silver for India, elaborate
apologies have already been made IN
the House of Lords for Mr. Montagu
by his brother, Lord Swaythling, and
by Lord Crewe, while It is probable
that Sir Stuart NJ. Samuel viii be per-
mitted To resign from Parliament and
allowed to stand for reelection, thus
making regular his connection with the
affair by obtaining an Endorsement Of
his acts from his constituents.
In addition to this situation the in
vestigation has disclosed an unwhoi"-
some atmosphere in connection win
Indian government finance. India
keeps a large cash balance in London.
and huge sums from this fund are
loaned to London bankers at 212 per
cent, while the india Council Is Dor
rowing money at 3 pei cent to carry
on the business of government.
The course OF the investigation has
revealed among these loans one Of ST.
100000 10 the Glyn- Mills-Currie house
In Lombard street, Of which hrm Lau-
renee Currie, one Of the members Of the
Council Of the Secretary Of State for
India, is r. partner. Another loan Is OF
So, $4,000 TO the Union OF London and
Smiths Bank, Of which Sir Felix
Schuster, another member Of the Coun-
ell OF the Secretary OF State for India.
Is governor. Yet another loan Is Oh
S6,JOo.OOu to the National and ProEin-
cisl Bank. OF which Lord Inchcape, who
until July vas a member Of the same
India Council. is u director
The firm Of Samuel Montagu & Co,
the members OF which have already
had trouble over the purchase OF silver
for India. also has a loan Of s5,2JO.OO
OF the Indian funds at 2is per cent
There has been no suggestion yet that
any Of the transactions between the
India ONCE and the banking firms are
under the slightest degree Of suspicion,
but a very decided general objection OF
principle is raised TO men In the Capac-
ity Of members OF the India Council
lending public funds TO themselves in
their other capacity OF directors Of
great banking institutions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
BARONESS DISAPPEARS
German Government Worried
Over Her Plight.
BLACKMAILERS SUSPECTED
Novelist Sees Her Aboard Train
in London, and She Van
ishes in Cologne.
Try cahln tn The Tribune. ]

London, Nov. 16.-The German and
Italian police are searching the CONT
nent In an endeavor to determine the
whereabouts of the Baroness Ellen Won
LanZaar Hofen, whose mysterious dis
appearance occurred while returning
home from visit to London. The
baroness is we'll known in Berlin So
ciety, and has acted as confidential Sec
Rotary to a high German government
official. She frequently has been In
trusted with delicate and confidential
missions by the German government,
which, In view Of her knowledge and
influence, is deeply concerned over her
disappearance. It is believed she has
fallen a victim to a Continental black
mailing gang.
William lie Quex, the novelist, who Is
warm friend Of the baroness. said
she came to London in the first week OF
October, and spent some time motoring
to places OF interest. She also paid a
night visit in his company TO the Sums
III the East Flu VI l%OIiuOAA'
ION Monday October IA, she re-
ceived a mysterious telegram, and re-
mitted $500 by telegraph 10 bank at
Wiesbaden." lie Quex continued, in IN
folding the story, which might have
been an extract from one Of his novels.
Again, on the following day, as con-
sequence OF another urgent telegram,
she RENTED $500 more. Two days
later she received letter from per-
son in Milan, which caused her great
agitation-terror, II seemed TO nTe.
II inquired the reason for her agtta-
ton and she replied: You do not know;
they want all my money; l must leave
London at once She begged me to
make inquiry for her as TO the next
train to Cologne. I sent a message to
the Hotel Arnst in that city TO secure
n room for her. At 2:3O o'clock that
afternoon, accompanied by a friend,
who also is an old friend of hers, saw
her of at Charing Cross. She promised
to communicate with me upon bust
ness matter.
THE next day received telegram
from Cologne announcing her arrival.
but my telegram In response ELECTED
no reply Almost three weeks later
communicated with another baroness
at Wiesbaden and heard that she knew
nothing Of her. Inquiries at once were
made In Cologne. and it was discovered
that she had her trunks addressed to
her house in the Kaiserale, Berlin,
and had left Cologne for home. Since
she left on the Cologne express for
Berlin nothing has been seen or heard
OF her.
On her possession was about $3.50
In notes and gold. and in handbag
she carried iewelry worth $4,000. The
German and Italian police have In
formed me that every effort has been
made to trace her, but without avail"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
LEVERS GIFT TO NATION
Stafford House Purchased by
Him for Public Use.

London, Nov. Decentralization OF
the announcement made in The Trib-
une last Sunday that Sir William Hes
keith Lever, the English soap magnate'
has bought the famous Stafford House
from the Duke OF Sutherland was
forthcoming this week in an official
communication, issued by Sir William
solicitors. who state that their clients
intention In buying the house is TO de-
vote II TO some jubilee national pur-
pose.
Sir William Lever left London TINS
week for the Congo, and will be absent
some four or five months. but all the
necessary arrangements to carry out
his wishes will be made by his per-
sonal representatives here. Among me
suggested possible public uses TO whlch
the house may be put are PA T.
extension Of the National Gallery anu
a home for London museum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
PLAN TO FERRY TRAINS
ACROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL
Lord Weardale Chairman of
New Company, Which Has
Already Been Registered.
tBy Cable to The Tribune

London, Nov. 16.-Many thousand
Americans who annually visit Europe
will take more than passing interest
in the schemes now seriously under
consideration here establishing direct
railroad communication between Eng
land and France. The Channel tunnel
through which 1t is proposed TO run
new electric trains, is one project now
being discussed but the latest scheme
is for ferrying trains across the Chan
mel, so that passengers will not have to
alight at any intermediate point be-
tween London and Paris.
Lord Weardale. who Is chairman OF
the Channel Ferry Company. has this
week given some details Of the new
corporations plans. The company has
already been registered, and negotia-
lions are proceeding with one Of the
principal railway companies with a
view to securing the support OF It's d.
rectors. Enormous capital will be in
volved. but Lord Weardale says II will
required for a Channel tunnel.
About three years ago Parliament
granted powers for a Channel ferry
from Dover to Calais, but the apathy Of
the railroad company with running
powers between London and Dover ef-
fectuaIly quashed the Idea, which has
now been revived largely as a direct re-
suit Of the success of the ferry be-
tween Sweden and Germany. This en-
terprise has been an unqualified sue
cess. II carries trains sixty-two miles
across the Baltic Sea. and In less than
two years the number Of passengers
has increased fourfold, while the goods
traffic has increased 1900 per cent
Briefly, the scheme Is TO run train
direct from the dock into long cham
Der on the boat and thus obviate the
delays and discomforts Of embarkation
and Decentralization, Of loading and I'M
loading Of goods on both sides OF the
Channel
The present proposal allows for the
construction Of four boats, and fresh
Parliamentary powers will have TO be
obtained, together with the co-opera-
ton Of the English and French railroad
companies concerned. The difficulties
are increased by the fact that the
French gauge is different from that on
the English railroads and French
coaches are built too high to permit
of their passage through some OF the
tunnels on this side; but these are
points which Lord Weardale feels sure
could be satisfactorily adjusted, and
the preliminary measures are being
pushed forward with such earnestness
that the journey from London to Paris
by train may be an accomplished fact
within the next Ave years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
- cshle 10 The rrlbune. ]

London, Nov 16.-lu some OF their
aspects the English are extremely DIFF
fcult for an American to assimilate.
One Of these aspects, perhaps the most
difficult, IS their arrogance of superb
ority. The American is an adaptaoie
person. He at least IS a man VINO likes
to consider himself progressive, and to
him one Of the signs Of his progressive
ness is his ability, which within us
limits is very stark, TO take unto HIM
self the best from those with whom he
comes into contact. lie has made use
of this ability. for example, In manners
and again in legislative procedure. Inc
average American will consider II the
extreme of gaucherie to enter a the
atre wearing a hat and make his way
to his seat with his awkward headgear
still clasping his brow.
Similarly the average American leg
lslator would consider at least some
what unusual and worthy Of comment
the organization of a riot In the nails
OF Congress in order to preserve the
law. vet this Is what has occurred IN
the British Parliament this week and
because this remarkable exhibition has
taken place in the British Parliament
because It occurred In the shadow OF
Westminster Abbey, that wonderful
superb arrogance of superiority Of the
English nation rises more than equal
to the occasion and accepts the astound-
ing scenes as correct, proper and ultra
conventional parliamentary procedure.
Last June obstructive tactics in the
Hungarian Diet eliminated in riotous
proceedings that rendered 1t necessary
TO call in the police and the military
England viewed the affair with aston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
WOMEN EARN ONLY
TWO CENTS AN HOUR
Sensational Revelations in In
quiry in Industrial Centre
Around Birmingham.
TBy Gable to The TrIbune.l


London, Nov. 16-Extraordinary rev.
Citations concerning the earnings OF
women workers in the great Industrial
centre around Birmingham have been
made by the government inquiry held
in connection with the special order for
the inclusion Of married women within
the compulsory provisions Of the insur-
ance act.
Employers themselves testified that
women engaged at home in hook and
eye cGrding end similar work often
earned Cnly two cents an hour. while
many OF them, even by working fifty
four hours a week, could not earn more
than Il dollar a week. a representative
of the Birmingham Chamber Of Com
merce said that a carder Of hooks and
eyes might reasonably expect to earn
81 ~ d week IL she worked the whole
week, while larger sums might he
earned at carding miscellaneous goods.
These, he added, were entirely un-
skilled workers and a child could do
the wo.k. Indeed, many children, he
said, did assist their mothers.
This testimony, which met with
hostile reception from the trade union
lists at the inquiry, was hardly substan-
tlated by a director of a limited com
pany, who said that Of the go women
outworkers employed by his firm 70
per cent earned under 20 cents week,
80 per cent under 90 cents, Il per cent
under 20 cents, 13 per cent under
dollar, per cent under dollar and
quarter, per cent under dollar and
half and per cent under a dollar and
three-quarters. The highest price they
paid for carding was 20 cents per great
gross and the lowest 10 cents per great
gross.
Mrs. Emma harrington, a contractor
for carding. said that the most indus
trious OF the carders did not earn more
than dollar weekly, even If they
worked ffty-four hours a week, and
Mrs Scott, another employer, said an
average worker could not earn more
than two cents an hour
other witnesses pointed out that the
majority of the women engaged in
this class Of work entered into II with
the object Of augmenting their hus-
bands earnings, but the general tenor
of the revelations has created quite a
sensation in England, where there Is
ever a tendency TO cry shame when
the subject Of sweated labor is under
notice, but precious little is ever done
TO remedy the evils.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
REASSURED BY WILSON
French Bankers Confident of
Business Outlook Here.
TDy cable to The TrlDunc. !

Paris. Nov. Embarrassing coma
dence, with rising prices, especially in
government bonds. is dominant on the
Bourse. French establishments OF
credit are In a buoyant mood, and
there is a general advance in raw ma
terials, particularly steel and copper.
The Bank Of France continues TO pro-
tect It's gold reserve by making the
bulk of its payments in notes and sill
yer: consequently the gold bullion in
the bank was diminished by only $500
900 during the week.
Leading bankers have been studying
the probable effects OF Woodrow VIII
sons election on American invest
ments, the trend OF feeling being that
the great opportunity Of the Democrats
is currency reform, which in the opin-
ion OF the highest monetary authorities
here 10 an Indispensable safeguard for
tho enormous financial prosperity Of
the United States.
French bankers feel treasured by the
President-elects statements that tariff
reform Will be SO conducted as not 10
cause sudden shocks In American in
dustries. and express confidence in the
bueiness outlook in the United states,
and important conservative interests
In France are investing in the sound
est American securities.