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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19
TIMELY WARNING

The nationaleday of dynamite and
blood is approaching. Before July
4 would it not be we'll for the people
of each city and town in South Da-
kota to demand the enactment of de-
finite and effective measures on the
part of local authorities that will
prevent the slaughter of innocents in
the abused name of Patriotism?
If you must have Fourth of July
celebration in your locality this year
insists upon the Fireworks display
being made by competent persons
in order that the loss Or life by
Tetanus and other causes. horrible
injuries and the destruction of pro-
perty by fire may be prevented as
much as is possible.
Even under the most careful super.
vision there will be large number
of fatalities and injuries while thous-
ands of dollars worth of valuable
property will go up in smoke.
Read the record of 1912 and Judge
for yourself whether some institute
for dynamite and blood should be
offered the grown people and the
youth of America in the celebration
of Independence Day AMI then de-
mand of your local authorities the
enactment ora measure that will en-
able you and the members Of your
families to Celebrate the great
achievement of a Nation in a sssSAFE
and SANE manner.
Telegram:
Watertown. S. D. 4-14- '1s
Chicago Record Herald.
Chicago, Ill. 49,
Please wire me collect day letter
statistics accident fatalities July A,
1912. due to Fireworks. Desire to
quote you in South Dakota papers.
Am Chairman Publicity COMMITTEES
South Dakota State Fire Prevention
Association"
E. s. Snyder.
Here is the Record Herald's reply,
the number of total deaths having
been asceTtained by that very reliable
newspaper after careful compilation
of the figures:
Chicago, Ill. June Ia. 1918.
E. S. Snyder,
WATERFOWL, S. ID.
Total injured July, 1912 was
Deaths 947s from Tetanus, and other
causes Al. Record Herald.
a grand total Of 9ss men and small
boys, girls and women a regiment of
people, went to their deaths during
our last Independence day not in
battle for the defense Of the country
but in celebration Of victories won
In battle nearly ascentury and q halt
ago.
Washington. D. g. has priority in
the Safe and Sane Fourth Of July,
having adopted in November 1908 an
ordinance prohibiting in the District
the use and sale of Fireworks. It is
kclaimed BY authorities today that not
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19

A new statute, defining the number
of hours an employe is required to work
daily, goes into effect July /. Chapter
24O fixes the hours of labor for women
and children and defines a standard day Is
work az ten hours. except in cases of
farm laborers. domestic servants or
those engaged in caring for live stock.
For failure to follow the provisions, the
employer is subject to fine of 500 Or
imprisonment in the county jail for a
period Of 80 days.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19
OLD TINES RECALLED

Old timers Of Lead found their mem
ories barking back to the freighting
days Of 1875 last Thursday when .
pack train Of six barrows and two
horses appeared on the streets in
charge Of I'D. Burgess, one Of the pi-
EOneer miners in that section. Burr
CESS and his son made the trip with
the caravan from San francisco to
Bangor, Me-. and back % far as Lead
without the lose Of an animal. They
expect to reach San Francisco before
November |. The long hike" is be-
ing made on wager and as q general
advertising proposition.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19
EQUAL FRANCHISE
LEAGUE 10 MEET.


A convention OF the. South Dakota
Equal Franchise leagne will be held
at Hnron July 1 and 2, for tho pnr,
pose Of electing state officers, plan
ming ways and means for equal suf-
frage and permitting the women in
terested in the cause to become bet.
ter acquainted to the end that we may
win glorious victory ii 1914.
Entertainment will be furnished on
the Harvard plan, i g. room and
breakfast to those who so desire.
The railroads will give rates of one
and one-third fare for the round trip
IL there are one hundred or more to
attend. Its therefore necessary that
you notify Mrs. j.. Z. Pyle. Huron, at
the earliest possible moment of your
intention to be present.
1t matters not whether or not you
are member Of the league. Your
interest and cooperation is what is
desired and it is earnestly hoped that
every woman who can possibly do so.
will attend and persuade others to do
likewise.
May "A. Billinghur1t,
President Northeastern Division,
South Dakota Equal Franchise
League.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

Miss Gertrude Peck was severely
injured and Miss Dorothy Peck, Will.
liam Shauber and an unknown man.
all of Washington Springs, were bad
tly bruised when their auto, driven by
Shauber, turned turtle about 10 miles
south of Fit. Pierre, on Friday last.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19

Lesterville Ledger: The fact of
Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin.
and Senator Sterling. Of this state,
"butting into the distribution of
democratic pie in South Dakota is not
going to do either Of these gentlemen
any good from = political stand
point.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19
FOUND A FLOATER

Coroner HOLSTER was called last
Thursday night to DeGrey, about q
miles down the river, TO investigate
the identity Of ~ body, which WAS
washed ashore there. 1T was that
q Frank White. the young laboIer
Who Was drowned IT tho railway
improvement works, east Of Pierre
several weeks ago.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19
SUGAR INTERESTS
SPENT THOUSANDS

Washington, June l4.-President
Wilson'S stand on sugar again was
predominating topic of today's ses-
sion of the lobby Investigations.
w. r. Hathaway, secretary of the
Michigan Beet Sugar Co., declared
the president on Sept. 10, at Saginaw,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19


Mich, told the sugar interests they
had nothing to fear from him. He
testified that in the Cuban reciproci-
ty fight the American Beet Sugar Co.
spent 100000 and Havemeyer told him
he must have spent $3.50, 900 subsidiz-
ing the press.
The senate lobbyist hunt may not
end for several weeks.
| have a client who wishes to buy
several quarter sections of Stanley
county land. Quote me your lowest
price.
G. M:LIv1NesToNE,
Pierre, S. d.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19

The senatorial committee investi-
eating the coal mine situation in
West Virginia was considerably as
founded and properly shocked by the
testimony that told of the shooting
into camp Of men, women and
children from an armored train in
charge of the sheriff. A man was
killed and woman wounded. A
mine operator ordered the sheriff to
repeat the dose, but the sheriff said
he was through shooting into that
kind Of 3 crowd.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19

EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATIONS
d The second 9Th grade examination
will only be held at the Office Of the
county superintendent Of schools il
Pierre, June rs and ~.
MARGARET NJ. LINDEN,
County Superintendent Of Schools.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19

There does not appear 70 be much ex-
3pectation that the national republican
committee will call : national conven-
tion Of the party this year to take steps
toward the reorganization Of the party.
There is general conclusion that the
raw wounds Of the factionalists cannot
be nursed to healing At this time, that
they must suppurate for q while before
such gathering. Meanwhile the pro-
position is for the democratic party to
undo itself with q tariff creation, and
the democratic party seems willing to
play ;ts aide Of the game.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-19
HANDLING or G. o. D.
PARCEL POST PACKAGES

Washington, June IL Instructions
% postmasters have been issued fol
handling Of G 70. d. parcel post pack
ages. The regulations will be Of
fective July |.
Charges on packages will be col
lected from addresses on and after
that date provided the amount on a
single parcel does not exceed 500.
The fee for collection will be 10 cents
in parcel post stamps to be affixed by
the sender. This fee also insure the
package against loss to the actual
value Of the contents not exceeding
$50.
The sender will get = receipt showing
the amount to be collected, the
amount also appearing on tag at
tached to the package. The addresses
will receipt for the package on the
tag, which will serve as an applica-
for q money order.
G.. ID. parcels may be accepted
for mailing by rural carriers and will
be delivered by city andrnral carriers
and special delivery messengers. Such
packages will not be mailable either
TO the Philippines or to the canal
zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22
PLACES FOR VETERAN
RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS
MIR. Stewart Would Give Them
Charge of the Smaller
Post Offices.
Also FavorS Retirement ON Partial
Pay for Those Grown Old
Ill the Service.

IN. assignment OF railway postal clerks
TO postmaste ships in second. third and
fourth class post offices if these positions
are placed under civil service is suggest
ed by Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Stewart in his annual report To the
Postmaster General.
The requirements of the railway mail
service are exacting and the performance
OF duty is attended by danger and ha d.
ship" the report states. From the ma
ture of the work performed it is neces-
sary that the force be active and encr-
setic, and it must be replenished con-
stantly with an element of that character
in order to maintain a high degree OF ef-
nciency. When the work of a railway
postal clerk deteriorates it is necessary to
change his assignment To lighter duties
1t would be Well to provide for their as
sIgnrnents To misunderstanding In second
third and fourth class post office il these
positions are placed under the civil serv-
ice. revision should also be made for
their retirement from the railway mai
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service when disabled or superannuated
upon some system of limited payment
provided for by a contributory plan or
otherwise"
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GREAT STREAMS OF LAVA
CUT OFF THE VILLAGERS
Horrors Attend Recent Volcanic
Eruption in Island of New
Hebrides Group.

SYDNEY, \. S. W., December 2o-In-
coming steamers bring terrible details of
the recent volcanic eruptions on the
Island of Ambrim, in the New Hebrides
group. In which 800 natives lost their
lives. Witnesses of the disturbance
describe II as having been so sudden
and violent that they expected to see the
whole western side OF the island dis
appear.
With terrific roar. which was followed
with a rapid succession of artillery-like
detonations. all the craters of the vo'cano
| entered into full activity. spouting flames
and lava. and throwing out huge boulders.
Prevent Escape of Villagers.
Great streams of lava soon were rush.
ing down the slopes, cutting off the vii
layers from escape. In one instance two
torrents OF the molten mass Joined and
made an island of one entire section of a
village. Here fifty or sixty persons
persisted.
Dust from the craters gradually formed
about cloud which blotted out the stars
The bay after the eruptions was filled
with dead fish and large numbers of dead
turtles. The water in the river was hot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22

The season in Washington is yet young.
II i not even supposed officially to begin
until the first week in December. Yet
some of the women in public life already
wear that tired look that makes you
want TO recommend your favorite spring
ionic. What with house hunting and fur
fishing and the everlasting round of Of
-icial calling and entertaining. their
nerves are unstrung before they are well
launched upon tine winters social rou-
tine.
y sanatorium Is staring me in the
face. and here il isn't even Christmas
time, L cabinet members wife said to
the writer recently with tears in her
eyes. OF course. IL all makes one feel
dreadfuliy sorry for the poor women
whose husbands have gotten elected TO
Congress Or appointed 10 high public
places.
There's one woman III Washington who
'snt suffering from nerves" She hasn't
even hard luck story. She Is Mrs John
i;assctt Moore. Wife Of the counselor OF
thc Stat. Department.
Life here at the capital offers some
= ouderfuily interesting OPPORTUNITIES
doesn't it, she says. There is the con,
slant stimulation Of contact with men
'tnd women from all parts OF the world
Tor one thing. There is the fact of being
ia the midst OF national issues, for an
other
Amazed at her cheerfulness, the inter
viewer asked her if she spent her life
mere paying calls. Mrs Moore acknowl-
edged that about the only afternoon on
which she does not call is the afternoon
on which she receives. She also agreed
that the etiquette which demands the
paying and receiving Of hundreds of Of
.lcial calls By every woman in Washing
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ton whose husband is in public life is
unfortunate, to say the least.
But" she said. Il am too much of a
newcomer here TO offer either criticism
or remedy The common sense of wom-
en- who have been in public life here long
er than | will finally arrive at some So
| luton Of the problem, | know
| 1t is this unfailing tactfuIness that has
made Mrs. Moore one of the most popular
woman Of the Wilson administration
/ this and poise that enables her 10
| glide smoothly and sn1lingly through
! crowded days and evenings and to get
| real enjoyment out of life as she goes
| Before John Bassett Moore became
| counselor OF the State Department he
| was professor of international law at
| Columbia University. He is recognized
as an authority on international law in
America and as scholar of rare attain
| ments- BY those who know them best
| 1t is said that Mrs. Moore has been
| largely the inspiration of his successful
pubic career. She first met Mr.. Moore
| IN Washington. when, as Helen Toland of
| philadelphia, she was spending a season
| at the capital. At that time Mr.. Moore
was third assistant secretary IF state
The Moores have three daughters Two
| oi whom bid fair to be among the most
! popular of the girls OF the official set
| The third and youngest is away at
Sshooi. The names Of the sisters are
/ Phyllis, Anne and Angela
Mrs. Moore herself while fond of So
| cfal life, is domestic in her tastes She
- not AZ present allied with any clubs
! or organizations. She sympathizes with
tue feminist movement of the day. but
does not work actively In its behalf Sba
| finds IL enough To be homemaker and
hotsekeeper, a mother of three girls and
10 tuifill the social duties entailed BY her
husbands position. Because she does not
aaeinpt the other things is perhaps the
reason why she has lived in Washington
nearly six months without developing a
case OF nerves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22

RaincoatS in tan rubber
lied face, with silk rubber
inner lining. In this lot are
raincoatS that We're TO
priced as high as p Il
$40. Now ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22
FIVE MOTHERS ARRESTED.
Pleas of Thirteen Children Win
Temporary Freedom for Four.

MINNEAPO December 22-When
thirteen children, the eldest one seven
years, joined III Il plea for the release of
their five mothers. arrested by the police
Saturday night charged with being mem
bers OF an organized gang of shoplift-
ers. Chief of Police Martinson's heart
softened and four of the women were
with their families last night. The fifth
one is being held and is declared by the
police to be the leader of the gang. All
of the women are from Well-to-do Min
neapolis families.
The police claim to have recovered
from the wonenS homes more than $500
worth of goods stolen from stores.
The women promised to appear in court
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22
More Money for Railroads.

O>~~~'
The total of additional pay to the rail
roads under the act of March 1, 1913, be
cause of the increase in the weight of the
mails caused by the parcel post service. is
estimated at 81 ,6s,, .36o.19 sl.651 ,6o9.S7 oil
which has already been allowed on route:
readjusted
The plan of transporting certain peri
odical matter, like magazines, in fas
freight trains, which was put in opera
ton September l. 1911, has been further
extended. and 800 carloads of such mat
ter weighing approximately 14O,216 ~
pounds, were thus carried. it is stated
!, at a saving to the government of 81. 491 :
013.s3. The cost of the freight transpor
tation, with carriage and incidental
charges was S7C3,304 81. Had this mat
ter been sent in regular mail trains the
cost would have been 81 1914 .91S22. This
method of transportation" dhe report
states, has generally been satisfactory
to the publishers whose periodicals have
been so carried
The plan of tabulatins in Washington
the returns from the mail weishings
which was lnaugurated in February, 1872
it is declared, has resulted in uniformity
of method, closer supervision, assurance
of accuracy and economy in cost
The parcel post mails, it is stated, have
required a large amount of additional car
space and neceSSitated q considerable in.
crease in the annual rate of expenditure
for railway post Office car service the
effect of which was felt Immediately be
cause the authorization of car space hao
been reduced to the minimum require
mentS.
The estimated number OF articles ex.
changed i'll the foreign mails during the
year, by land and sea, Is given as 800.
7a2, 433 sent and t51,971 .314 received. The
service between San Francisco and sgd
ney. Australia. is said to be the quickest
ever had with that country, and il Is
performed in American steamers. The i'm
possibility of using the usual overland
routes during the Mexican insurrection
IL is stated, necesSitated the diversion OF
the mail to sea routes from New York or
the Atlantic and certain ports on the Pa.
cific.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22

PRINCETON. y. j., December 2a-The
latest development of the movement
fathered by the senior council TO abolish
drinking ut Princeton is the decision OF
the senior class TO rule out beer from
the club dinner. Fresh impetus has now
been given 10 the movement by Dean
McClenhan. who announces that the
university authorities will hold to strict
account the proprietor Of any drinking
place IN Princeton who sold liquor 10
minors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22
Mclean Trial Next Month.

NEW YORK. December 1.-THE trial
of Arthur y Mclean. treasurer of the
democratic state committee for sixteen
years. will be held in January, according
to announcement by II strict Attorney
Charles S. Whitman today. Mclean is
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indicted on two counts charging the ac-
ccptance of campaign contributions from
corporations. violation of the corpora
ton laws, and punishable by imprison-
ment OF one year and fine Of $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22

The corner stone of the monument to
he erected at Eastville. Va, in memory
OF the Confederate soldiers of the east
eru shore OF Virginia was laid Friday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22
For Transfer of Clerks.


provided for by contributory plan or
otherwise"
For Transfer of Clerks.
To provide wider field of selection
for the position of railway postal clerk,
Mr.. Stewart states it is proposed TO ar
range for transfers Of clerks in post Of
hces of the first and second classes, who
have had experience and who are willing
to enter the railway mail service
1t Is not intended to discontinue sepa-
rate examinations for the service and the
selection of substitutes from the eligible
list. the report states, but to supplement
the eligible list with eligibles from the
post offices. Uniform examination re-
qulrements may he provided so as to
allow the forces to be interchangeable
Legislation is recommended To permit
transfers of this character TO be made at
not exceeding the salary the clerk is re-
ceiving at the time of transfer.
i. Recommendation also is made that SUBJ
stitutes employed for railway postal
clerks absent on account of sickness not
exc thirty days. under the present .,
law, be provided at the expense of the
government, instead of at the clerk S ex-
pense. as now, aud that the fifteen days
annual leave now allowed the postal
clerks who run six days in the Week or
more. throughout the year, be extended
to thirty days.
Forces Better Organized.
Since chief clerks of the railway mail
service have been required to travel over
their lines at least ~ per cent OF their
time. the report states, 4 more complete
understanding of all the conditions of the
service has been made possible, and as a
result there is now a better organization
of the forces and the efficiency of the
service has been increased.
Owing to the rapid development of the
parcel post service. the report states, adj
ditional terminal facilities have been pro
vided for the distribution of parcels as
Well as of periodical matter and other
mails. Thirty-two such offices were in
operation June 30, in which J62 clerks
We're employed. Ii is estimated that by
the extension of this system and the en-
largement of some of the terminals al
ready established, the report says, a saw
ing of a million and a half dollars will be
effected. while the efficiency of the serv-
ice will be largely increased. Between 80
distributed in railway post office cars it
is stated, Will be distributed in terminal
post offices without delaying the
mails.
The two big items OF cost for the trans
portation and handling of the mails in
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course of transportation, according to the
report of the auditor for the Post Office
Department, which is quoted in the sec
ond assistant postmaster generals re-
port. are SAT. 627 69O.94 for railroad trans
portation, and So, "a, oSo-S6 Tor the raii-
way mail service in an aggregate OF ex-
penditures of the postal service for the
fiscal year ended June 80, amounting TO
SS5,317 033.94. The appropriation for the
same purpose for the current fiscal year
ending June so next is 500, $50. ISL while
the estimate for the fiscal year ending
June 80 191a is given at S105, 529, All.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22
SUFFRAG|STS HAVE LUCK
IN H00D0O YEAR 1918
Great Advances Made, Says DR..
Shaw, Who Outlines Coming
Crusades.

NEW YORK, December 2...-Dr Anna
toward Shaw, the suffrage lcader. de
"iares that IN year 1919, in spite Of its
0''ucky number. has been the greatest
anu luchiest YEAR III the history of the
frcFtrnent for votes for women. Dt,rin..
'Ae year now drawing ~ close. sh,
sald yesterday, Wonans suffrage had
gen taken out Of the academic stage
and was now in the realm of practical
poitics- Dr.. Shaw told Of the triumph
IN Illinois and the Increase of fayora ble
sentiment: the way men are coming ia >.
belief that women ought to yot. and
marked attention politicians are giving il
Besides winning in Illinois and Alaska
she cited the appointment Of thu Senat.
committee on Suffra-. as one Of the
greatest victories ever won bv IN. ea,,ee
she saw much TO encourage suffrage
workers because IF the action Of fhe
President IN Recommending House COM
fuittCc on SuffFau.