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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22

leest rs per cent Of their cost is for
work Of q temporary nature ana a
large and most destructive part OF
he travel which uses them consist
~ pIeasti-e vehicles and but small
proportion tf what may be ciassed as
productive traasc the transg ortatton
Il merchandise ard for business pur-
mess purposes In general
New Roads Fer Motorists.
Inasmuch as motoring is the CHIEF
purpose for which SO P1any new roads
are built, Professor Richardson says
IL In nrcye that revenue derived from
taxation Of meter travel should be
used in defrayfrg at 9eas, In part the
expenses OF construction and mainte-
nance. 1t must be known TO Profess
~cr Richardson that this form Of tax
alton EXITS In almost all the states
where the motorists pay registration
see. He suggests In addition to TINS
a gasoline tax such as is levied IN
England. This would be In addition
20 the vattiy Increased cost OF ssso-
line to the motorists. professor
Richardson may net know II as auto
nachilists do that gasoline has aa-
vanced a good many ce~ts gallon
In the last year. and they have had
10 ray fer 1t.
He says that the gasoline tax and
tho horsepolS or tax In England are
N excess Of $4,000 oha devoted to road
work. He ADDS: Should such tax
r. rosed in New York state, where
q . meter vehicles have been II
eeI 4 In tn year 1912, and assuming
that the average motor car runs 1000
miles rer arnum. the entire mileage
en- the reads CT the state would be
400 600, 600. On conservative esti-
mate that a gallon OF gasoline j.
equivalent to fifteen miles OF car
travel. and 1t is probably al more
than ten with the most powerful cars
about aT,00o.0ea gallons OF gasoline
would be burned per annum in New
York State.
.If this were taxed six cents gal
,en. the revenue would be $3.50. noo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22

twsen one years instaliment OF = sink
ing fund Tor bonds whose life y COM
mc.surate with that OF short-lived
road and that for the sinking runs
Of b. nds that run a. long - the rua0E
OF longer duration lasts.
'.Wh~ther this il 80 or not. only
experiment can determine. u -
the result 10 at once financially 0o0~
nomic gain, to say nothing Of rs
benefit to the community from maln
Travelled thoroughfarss constantly ~
good repair. -
"Scf emes such as this are In vogue
in France and other European cOu1-.
tri,,s. ana are contemplated under -
new Pennsylvania good roads ~.
And tha ability thus to count upon
longer life for q macadam road WIN
a minimum OF expense ought 70 9Q
far to do away with the vicious abuse
OF yosterity In making for public -
pr, ' @msnts bond Issues that ara to
run longer than the improvemomU
life, tfus making the property oWner
OF q coming generation pay taxes e0R
dead hcrses.
I'm this particular instance the -
rerifnent Is In SO elementary stA9e
and the results are 30 inconclusiye ~
not TO justify any safe generaitxati0n,
Labor cost is 80 much higher than Y
Europe that the experience OF th0ge
countries In only OF modified value
Rut the scheme will bear watchtn1
for those who believe in not burdNn'
ing the future for present enJo4s
ments" ss&
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22
ROADS We BUILD
TOO EXPENSIVE
sprHuFFLEs AND CHAMPAGNE" Is
WAY ENGINEER CHARACTER
ICES oUR HIGHWAYS.
IS PER CENT WASTE
ONLY 0NE-FoURTH ~ PERMANENT
-HE WOULD TAX GASOLINE
FOR MoTORiyrs.

Quoting Professor Taussig. OF Har-
ward, where the latter says: III
spendthr.ft wishes to borrow AND gives
a sufscient. guarantee Of payment by
mortgage or other pledge. loan Is
made to him as freely as TO pusi-
ness man who proposes to put UP
factory. But the loan to the spend
thrift has nothing to do with makins
capital 1t leads to the same results
an il the original owner OF the sur
Plus sums had devoted them to pres
ent use. II causes labor to De direc.
ID 10 producing truffies and cham
payne, not to factories and ma
rhinery." Clifford Richardson told the
convention OF the American ROAD
Builders association at its recent
meeting In Cincinnati that many OF
our highways a. they are built ana
maintained may be looked on ~ 'truf-
files and champagne"
This In because. ~ he unts It, at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22

Thu evangelistic committee Of NaM|
Tork city has decided to take 0xer
the work OF the commission
evangelism Of the men and rctt9s0is
movement. and to make this w0x
permanent. An evangelistio inSuSeN
will be organised in which the naa.l
sage and method OF evangelism W4
be taught by experts
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
DAIRY HvsBANDRY BULLETIN
State College at erooklngs Issues a
Very Attractive Bulletin On this
Important Subject.

Brookings.-An attractive bulletin
has just been issued by the department
of dairy husbandry OF South Dakota
state college, and is beng sent out to
all who are interested in this work.
and to all Others who apply fol it.
This bulletin contains a complete
description of the courses in dairy
husbandry offered at the state college,
the equipment as to ms, the dairy
herd, the dairy build;ag the college
creamery, etc. 1t is proFusey illus
trated with fine cuts CT The research
lobratories, the fine dairy barn and ST.
los, the minking machine in operation,
and other equipment and also contains
excellent pictures Of the victorious
dairy cattle Judging team and the
trophy won by Russell Jensen at Chi
cago, when he won highest place in
a contest open to all the agricultural
colleges in the United States This
one picture shows President Taft pre-
sentlng Il massive loving cup to Mrs
Jensen at the close of the convention
in Chicago
Any one interested in education
along the lines of dairy husbandry
will fluid the bulletin of great interest.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
IN DEFENSE OF lsMAY.,
British Press Lodges Protest: Against
Attacks by American Papers.


London.-The British press, which
severely cciticises its own hoard of
trade and demands the most searching
inquiry, declines to judge the case until
the British inquiry is held and dis
plays feeling at the manner in which
the American inquiry is being conduct
ed and at what Is regarded as the un-
fair treatment of j. Bruce Ismay.
The Morning Post in an editorial
protests against American and Ger
man papers branding Ismay as a cow
ard and declares that it was clearly
his duty to live and help his company
to retrieve the disaster by facing the
music.
The Daily Express describes the
senatorial inquiry as a parody on judi.
cial inquiry. which it says, is rather
calculated to swing public sympathy
heavily to the side Of Mr. Ismay and
the White Star company. The Ex-
press contends that Mr.. Ismay did no
thing disgraceful, yet he is attacked
as though he played the part of a
shameful coward.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Good Money in Flies.

Aberdeen.-"Catch the flies-they
are money to you. We do not care
how you catch them, or where, but the
person catching the most flies by Sep
tember 1, we are going to give beau
tiful solid gold watch, and to the one
catching the next most we will give
$40 in cash. There is but one restric-
tion, and that is, the flies must be
caught in the city of Aberdeen. Any
one, young or sold, can get in the con-
test. When you catch the flies, put
them in glass jars or tin cans with
covers; they will not be acceptable
unless cover is on can or jar. Contest
closes September 1, 1912-voedisch
Jewelry Co.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
A uniaue Entertainment.

Sioux Falls.-The senior boys of
the Sioux Falls high school have
hit upon plan of entertainment
for the senior girls and faculty
of the high school, which is de-
cidedly unique and characteristic of
this class in it's originality 1t is to
if the information contained in the
hand bills can be relied upon this will
be the greatest exhibition of local tall
ent and wonders ever displayed in the
city Among the long list of curiosi-
ties and attractions are found
"Swampy Dora-she eats mud;'
Dancing Liz-direct from the court of
Cleo; "The Flying Dutchmans
Slide for Life" "Alexander's Ragtime
Band;" Imperial Musical Mokeo;"
Bloody Bob and Picked Pete-'Nuff
Sed;" "Johanna-the Gorilla Girl:
Renowned Wireless Wesley" 1t
must not be thought that the side
shows or free attractions are all that
there is to the show. The menagerie
as announced is to be the largest and
most complete that has ever been
brought here. With 20 elephants, 20
camels, 10 hippopotami, do do bird,
1 brontosaurus, 2 stegogosaurus, l tes-
tude elephantima, ! matamata, 1 zon-
urus gigantius and tupinambis nigro-
ponotatus. In can really be seen that
this is of unusual character and mag
nitude. =
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Halpenny's consort in Custody.

Aberdeen.-Julia Hass, who was ar
rested at Sioux City after e!oping
from Aberdeen with Harry Halpenny,
married man, is now in the county
Jail, to await the action of the cir
cult court on a charge of adultery.
Halpenny eluded the officers at Sioux
and escaped. The authorities here be-
lieve, however, that he will soon be
captured, as he hasn't much money,
If any. Mrs. Halpenny, who gave
birth to a child at a local hospital
here shortly after her husband desert
ed her, is getting along nicely now, al
though for a time her life was de-
SPARED of. The Hass girls bond was
fixed at $1,000, which she could not
furnish. She is domestic, unattrac-
tive in appearance, and acquaintances
of Halpenny are at loss to under
stand his infatuation for the girl, a
fascination so great he deserted his
young wife to flee with her.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
The TITANIC INQUIRY
SENATORS BEGIN THEIR HEARING
I'M WASHINGTON WITH
MANY WITNESSES.
NEW FEATURE BROUGHT OUT
}. B. Boxhall, Fourth Officer, Says an
Unknown Vessel Passed Within Five
Miles of Disabled Ship, But Could
not be Made to Answer Signals.

Washington. ID. C.-With succor on
INTO It's watery grave, carrying with it
more tnan 1,600 OF it's passengers and
crew, while an unidentified steamer
that might have saved all failed, or re-
fused to see the frantic signals flashed
to 1T for aid. This phase of the tragic
disaster was brought out before the
senate investigation committee, when
j. b. BoXhall, fourth officer OF the III
tanic, told of his unsuccessful attempts
to attract the strangers attention
The ship, according to Boxhall, could
not have been more than five miles
away, and was steaming toward the
Titanic. So close was it that from the
bridge BoXhall plainly saw its mast
head lights and side lights. Both with
rockets and with the Morse electric
signal did the young officer hail the
stranger. Capt. Smith and several
others in the vicinity Of the bridge
declared at the time their belief that
the vessel had seen them and was
signaling in reply. Boxhall failed to
receive amy reply. Boxhall failed to
steamer kept on it's course obliauely
past the Titanic without extending aid.
This and the declaration by p. A. S.
Franklin, vice president of the White
Star line, that there were not suffi-
cient lifeboats aboard the Titanic to
care for the ships company at one
time were features of the hearing.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Question of Validity,

Aberdeen.-Legal authorities differ
as to whether the proposed issue of
$4,000 in bonds for the purpose of
constructing a new city hall in Aber-
deem carried or was defeated at the
municipal election on Tuesday. The
bonds carried by 2s1 majority, but
less than 1,500 votes were cast out of
registration OF 2,400, and some legal
lights claim state supreme court de-
cision holds bond proposition must
have majority of the electors of the
city, not merely majority of those
who voted. In that event, the bond
proposition is defeated
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Home from European rrin.

Aberdeen.-Mr. and Mrs A. Oscar
son have but recently returned from a
four months trip to Norway and Swe-
den, where they visited at Mr.. Oscar
sons old home in Stockholm. From
Sweden they went on to Christina,
Norway. where they visited. The trip
over was made on the Scandinavian
American ship United States, and they
returned on the Cunard liner Lusi-
tania Mr.. Oscarson states that the
journey was rather rough, but they
thoroughly enjoyed every minute of
the trip. although they were very
glad to return to the land of the stars
and stripes.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Heavy Rain in Miner County.

Howard.-During the past week
more than three inches of rain have
fallen in this part of the state. A
large part of the small grain is al
ready in the ground. and the weather
mas been mild and favorable in the
extreme. On the whole it is doubt
full If land owners and farmers gener.
ally have ever regarded conditions
more favorable and promising at this
time OF year than at tnt present ti1,e
in Miner county.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Mobridse Commercial Club.

Mobridge. business men Of
Mobridge formally organized busi-
ness mems club last week, the organ.
ization adopting the name of the Mo-
bridge Business Mems association.
Temporary officers were elected for
the new association as follows: Presi-
dent, DR.. A. V. Rock; vice president,
James Cummings; secretary, H, G.
Keith; treasurer. C. E. Smith. Com.
4mittees were appointed on rules and
membership, and another meeting Viii
Be- held this week.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Hidden Treasure is Found.

Pierre.-Seyeral days ago Charlie
Rasmussen, river hermit who had
occupied a tumble down cabin on the
river bank here for more than 90
years, died at the hospital in this city.
In digging about the old pile of logs
and dirt he called his home, tin can
containing over $500 was unearthed.
The cabin is being town to pieces to
learn if there is any other hidden
treasure.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Domestic

AS president OF the Illinois branch
OF the American National Red Cross
society, Governor Deneen issued an
appeal at Springfield to the people of
Illinois to contribute to the aid of the
flood sufferers in the lower MISSISSIPPI
pi valley. The governor estimates
there are $4,000 persons homeless and
destitute.
Arthur smithers, chairman OF the
Grand Trunk railway, cabled from
London. appointing William Vain
wright. Montreal, Que, temporary
president of the Grand Trunk and Il.
]. Chamberlin temporary president OF
the Grand Trunk Pacific, to replace
the late G. M. Hays. who lost his life
on the Titanic.
Delegates to the Republican nation
q convention were instructed to vote
for Theodore Roosevelt by the illinois
state convention at Springfield. Law
renee Y. Sherman was indorsed for
United States senator and members OF
the legislature We're directed to elect.
him. President Taft's administration
was highly praised and that of Cover
nor Deneen as chief executive OF lii.
nois.
Alabama's "a delegates to the Dem
ocratic national convention were in.
structed to vote for Oscar w. Under.
wood until a nomination for presi.
dent shall have been made" by the
state convention at Montgomery
Warren S. Stone. head of the Bro.
tnerhood OF Locomotive Engineers.
sent an utimatum to the conference
committee Of eastern managers. CIV
Ing them four days to accede to the
engineers demands for higher wages.
Addie n. Hollen of Detroit. EN-.
ployed~as stenographer by Palmer
n Deafing and who under his direc-
tion forged many OF the notes by
which Dearing and his father caused
the failure OF the Albion National
bank. was sentenced to q year In 1ail.
Stephen Wellmon,s aged sixty. !
prosperous farmer Of Lincolnville. Pa.
shot and killed HIS wife ana, accord
assss4 q, the stor. pf siFtecem Weilmon.
aged nine. ho compelled the boy to
blow the BACK OF his head away witt
the same sh0tGun z. 7's9ss 2.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Live Stock Market.

Sioux City. Cattle-Good to choice
corn fed steers. $7.25@s.25; medium to
good. $6.25@725: good to choice fat
COWS and heifers, s5.75@7.00; grass
cows. $3.6O@5. 90: Gamers and cutters.
$2.50@3.75; bulls, $3.75@6.OO, yeals.
43.6o@7.50. Hogs-Prices range from
s37.45@7.7Q, with q bulk of the sales at
41.6007.6G Sheep-Lambs. sc. 25m
80, yearlings s5.75@e.5o; ewes
400 05.50.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25

Aberdeen.-Th Methodists of the
Aberdeen district held their annual
district conference at Groton last
week. There was a large attendance
of ministers and laymen from the diff
ferent churches in the district, and
addresses were made by the Rev. En-
nest Holgate, the Rev. j. A. McDon-
aid, Rev. DR.. o. w. Taylor Rev. j. H.
Brown, Rev. John Wood and Rev. Will
am Carpenter.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Pierre Baker Is Injured.

Pierre.-H. A. Hazelton, a baker at
the Eureka bakery. was badly burned
in an early morning fire His condi-
ton being dangerous The damage
to the stock and building will run up
to several thousand dollars, divided
between j. e. Nipple, owner of the
building, and F. ]. N1cCallont, owner
of the stock.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
MELON SEED kills.
FOUND LODGED IN APPENDIX OF
A DAKOTA MAN--ExPlREs
AFTER OPERATION.
HAPPENINGS OVER STATE
Whit is Going On Here and There
That is of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Da-
kota and Vicinity.

Beresford.-A P. Peterson, a pioneer
resident of this county, died following
an operation for appendicitis. The op-
Grafton revealed a melon seed as the
cause of the trouble, and inasmuch as
Mr.. Peterson declared following the
operation that he had not eaten melon
for years the seed probably had been
lodged in the intestines for a long
time
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Postmasters to Meet.

Aberdeen.-The South Dakota
League of Postmasters will meet in
this city May % and 20. w. G. Allen.
president of the Commercial club. has
appointed the following on general
arrangements for the convention:
Postmaster N. N. Wendell; assistant
postmaster, S. H. Jumper; j. H. Hub
bart and r. H. Angel.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Yankton Wet.

Yankton.-At the city election, the
proposition to issue 100000 worth of
bonds for the purpose of laying new
water mains and the erection of a wa
ter tower carried by large majo-ity.
.he vote being over 5 to / in favor -
the bond issue. License carried by
vote of more than two to one.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
NO ICE TO THE SALOONS.
Miller Man Puts the Liquor Dealers in

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the "Hole"
Miller.--Whilc it is settled that the
saloons may remain open for business
again this summer, yet another vexed
question is to be settled before they
can expect to get much trade, unless
the customers will be satisfied with
warm beer. The local iceman, w. T.
Rafferty,, has 1900 tons in stock, but
he will not sell to the saloons He ex-
poets to throw away a good many
tons next fall, as he has more than he
can sell. The saloons last year ship
ped ice in on the railroad, but it was
SO expensive that the business did not
pay. One saloon man went into bank
ruptcy a couple of months ago, large
ly on account of shipping in his ice.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
A SAVAGE Muskrat

Aberdeen.-While returning home
from church on Sunday night, a huge
muskrat leaped from nearby pile of
lumber and attacked George Sempel,
an Aberdeen barber, biting him on the
ankle and inhicting a very painful
wound. The rodent bit entirely
through Sempel's shoe and into the
flesh. A companion of the barber slew
the animal.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Hotel Change at Miller.

Miller.-Charles Flynn, formerly in
the hotel business at Washington, has
leased the Vanderbilt hotel here. to-
take possession May 1. The Wander
bilt is the pioneer hotel between HUI
ron and Pierre, having been built in
the summer of 1882 The Torreys,
who have run it, expect to go to Cal
ifornia.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
For Medals Of Honor.

Washington. d. ca bill to provide
medals of honor for Capt A. H. Ros.
tron and the officers and crew of The
Cunard liner Carpathia was introduced
by Representative Francis, of Ohio. 1t
would appropriate $4,000 and instruct
the director of the mint to strike off a
suitable medal to commemorate their
heroism in rescuing the Titanics sur.
vivors.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
JUDGE Turner Very M.

Aberdeen.-Judge L. c. Turner of
this city is reported as seriously ill at
Redfield, where he went to look after
business interests few days ago.
The judge is one of the early pioneers
of this county. His son, H. N. Tur-
ner of Linton, N. D., has been notified
and has hurried to his fathers side.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Aberdonian Delegate to Convention

Aberdonian Delegate to Convention.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ]. Dempsey
of this city has been elected as dele.
gates to the national convention Of the
socialist party to be held at Indian
apolis early in May. Mr.. Dempsey
was elected TO this position by ref
erendum vote of the entire member.
ship of the party in the state.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Three Tralnmen Killed.

Elko, Nev.-Three trainmen were
killed instantly when the boiler OF a
locomotive on the Western Pacific
railroad blew up on the top of Ante.
lope hill, thirty-six miles west of Win.
nemucca. The cause of the explosion
has not been ascertained.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Freight Wreck at Holmauist.

Aberdeen.-A Mestbound extra
freight train on the Milwaukee was
wrecked one mile west of Holnlauist,
SS991s miles east of this c.. But lit
tie damage was done to the~tracks, nut
seven or eight freight cars were de.
rallied and piled up. No one was in
jured so far as could be learned here.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Gives Them clothino on,v.

New York.-Except for furnishing
clothing to those who were asleep at
the time of the accident, and did not
reach land with their uniforms, the
White Star line has done nothing for
the members of the crew picked up
from the Titanic. Up to date there has
been no announcement of what pro-
vision will be made for the men.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-04-25
Launderers In Session.

Minneapolis. Mimi with members.
present from Minnesota. the Dakotas,
western Iowa and Wisconsin, the sixth
annual convention Of the Northwestern
II1apnderers association was held here.