Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-02

PIERRE. SOUTH DAKO7
Admiral Dewey on his 10Th birthday
says he is happy mentally and sound
attributing bis fine condi-
tion to his custom of avoiding ban
quets. He escapes the speeches, you
see.
There is growing belief among
the democratic leaders of Boston that
Louis d. Brandeis will be appointed
attorney general by Mr.. Wilson when
he becomes president. Mr.. Brandies
as trust prosecutor would tit into
the demands of the times.
The interest due to to the state
school funds on the first of January
will be: Interest on deferred pay
ments, 4215, O16, and interest on past
due payments, s4O.O41, which in adj
dition to the lease funds will give the
state educational fund q good boost
for the next semi-annual distribution
in June.
Harper's Weekly sees menace in
the growing disposition of the voters
of the United States to refrain from
voting. taking for its text the returns
from the national election of last
November. harper's Weekly may
not refer especially to South Dakota,
whose republicans had good reason
for remaining away from the polls.
Throughout its entire stretch within
the state of South Dakota the Mis-
souri, river was open on Christmas
day. This has not happened before
since civilizations record began. 1t
is convincing evidence of general
open winter in the northwest, for the
Missouri comes down to South Da-
kota from far to the northward,
where its waters ordinarily CONCEAL
early in the fall.
It was supposed that the express
companies would adopt the govern
ment prices for the transportation OF
packages as soon as the parcels post
law goes into effect. But the express
magnates are not yet ready to yield
their enormous revenues. They fig
ure it that the postotfice department
will go broke in it's venture and that
then their harvest will come. The
government is hard proposition to
tackle and Senator Plat is dead and
his congressional associates have been
scattered to the four winds.
The executive accountant, j. E.
Truran, has just issued his printed BIZ
ANIMAL report, for the year and devot.
es full statments to institutions and
departments visited and checked up
by him, so that the general dublic is
able to see at a glance the value aud
efficiency of such q department in
being really detective bureau" in
guarding the funds of the state, and
seeing that they are properly used
and all fees are properly listed anc
\ reported.
1t is announced as a probable even,
that President Wilson will convene
the incoming congress in extraordin
airy session as early as the 18th Of
March, issuing his order immediately
after he assumes the duties of thu
presidential Office. The democrats q
that body are anxious to begin worl
on the tariff laws as soon as possibl.
and Mr.. Wilson expresses a willing,
ness to defer to their wishes. TIL,
session will probably run we'll into
the summer and perhaps into th,
autumn.
4 In olden times kings for pay chart
cred pirates to rob the high seas. 1,
is different now. Kings and govern
ments charter corporations. Thes,
go to other lands. rob the people un
til the people resent it, and then til,
government has chartered these pi
rates on land send navy to enforc
the collection of the alleged.damage
to the aforesaid land pirates. Sucl
is the wherefore Of the navies. Ate
all. they are only pirate ships but us
ed to attack weaker nations, and tn,
robbery is done on the land. Collec
tive ownership would change all this