Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-20

And he may recover from an antirailroad jury-at that
ArgusLeader.
SAN THING OYER AGAIN
While South Dakota has been bathed in sunshine the
aahe region mas been In the grasp of one Of the most fright
wrecked, trees uprooted, telephone wires down, railroads
tied up, Ia inches of snow in Ohio towns, II inches at Pitts
burg, vessels pounding to pieces, northern Michigan bur
tlea uhder snow, temperature down to 6 below zero at Du-
luth.
Such are the reports on Nov. 10, while the fortunate
residents OF South Dakota were going about their business
without overcoats or gloves.
The World has noted the fact every winter that Wis
S@sohsin, Michigan, illinois, Indiana and all the lake region
haseiouble, probably four times as many storms as we do.
fnehds back east think that such claims are inspired bv
some real estate agent and are excusable exaggerations.
The claims are founded upon fact. We are going to keen
g storm record for the two sections and prove that the best
winter climate in the northwestern states prevails in South
Dakota and Nebraska-Webste World.
That South Dakota will have a fund of u million dol.
4aTs next year for the improvement of it's rural roads is the
forecast. OF the good roads commission. Half of this sum
nas been levied by the counties and the auto tax and the
loWaship tax will amount to another half a m~iIion-Huron-
1te. ~ D'
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"A great many people are inclined to think that Mr..
Burke has ended his political career by announcing that
he would not be a candidate the coming primaries. As a
matter OF fact Mr.. Burke has another full term to serve in
congress, practically speaking. Had it not been for the
session which President Wilson called last spring
sMr. Burke would not begin serving his present term until
December, SO therefore the people of the state will have his
services for two more winters down at Washington. Iti IS
Meeuaess. W say that this means q whole lot for the state
az annuity ana and standing in congress mean that he is a val
liable asset Tor the business interests of South Dakota. and
as 9 politician ne does not retire from the service Of the
people. until March, 1915-Pierre Capitol Journal.
a q NdIIONdL R4GED
In a land directly to the south of us, ia this twentieth
century, there IS now being enacted a great national trag-
edy comparable to any in the history of the world, a drama
worthy Of the pen Of Shakespeare. Victoriano Huerta has
Herod and is acting them with great success. In fact he
S out sHerodire Herod. The list Of crimes which this mod
aern monster has committed since, he first betrayed the
Rpresident 10 whom he had sworn fealthy, and then murder.
sad aim, ~ q long one. 1t inciudes the assassination of mans
ct Mexlco's most brilliant and prominent men, the slaughf-
er OF thousands OF others as mutneers and the slow MUIR
DER OF many more in the rGsoncentrado camps. Yet, willie
Mexico - thus groaning under the yoke Of this inhlman
syrant, the darkest pages Of her history are illumined by
the courage and self-sacrifcing devotion OF true patriots,
freemsIlert among these stands Senator Beisario Dom
angue5, who, placing his duty as q citizen above all personal
considerasions, on Sept. rs delivered in the Mexican Cham
Ter OF Deputies the speech which precipitated the latest
Mexican crisis. Having first made his will and said his
rose from his seat in the Mexican congress and hurled &
@Phlhple. ct Huerta, which will go down III the annals Of his
lo ly peside tne utterances OF Demosthenes Cicero and Pat,
Ilek Henry. he said IN part: 1You tell me, gentlemen,
mat the attempt to remove Huerta is dangerous. because
rs is 81 bloodtlhirsty and q ferocious soldier, who assassin.
ates# anyone who s an obstacle to his desires, but this should
not. matter, gentlemen. The country exacts from YOU the
imminent of q duty. There is the risk-the certainty
that You will lose your lives hut the summons of duty II
amlperatlyes1 Continuing Senator Dominique described
the condition Of Mexico as infinitely worse than ever before
and sllly growing worse. IN picturesque language lie
Loio8n nov se iand was wasted by famine and disease, fields
were neglected and towns and villages la ruin-all because
nf ftuerta's tyrannous rule. He declared that the situation
proved that liuerta could not pacify the country, thaf the
Mexican people could not submit, is Ills rale. and therefor.
he should bes called upon to administration Dominique
nass arrested and. thereafter nlysteriously Disappeared.
necentIy hsE body hasS been found ID the woods near 81 sub.
81 1 I hescapital, according to report from Charge
.dAffalIs OsSsh aaghnessy He suffered the fate which he.
81 aao an uuolpa In his fanousspeech. Following the dis
appearance of poninguez, the Chamber ST Deputies sens
sL no Is 90 1nerta stating That ia viewsof his disappearance,
N TIE known assassination ofaDeputys Gnerreon, Tia known
observation-disclosures #HAndouE and The nrn 3nnEMNErw~-E