Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-24

Col. ROOSEVELT to make q two year
lecture tour Of the word" Gives him
plenty Of time to get home for 1915.
The News Messenger, at Frankfort,
publication last week. The
plant is soon to be moved to Montana.
gents last week Prof. Marshall Nc
kusick was appointed to the position
Of dean of the U. s. D. College oil
Law.
1T is difficult to generate much en-
in politics just now, says the
Spencer News. Most folks are willing
to let things take take their natural
course"
The Des Mcines Register and Leader
concluded that the difference between
leader and boss Tin politics) comes
pretty near to being the difference be-
tween honest and dishonest government.
Governor Sulzer is going after Tam
many and the other grafters in his state
in great shape and is really making
progress in cleaning them out, but he
has tremendous job still ahead of
him.
The Wilson Underwood tariff bill
makes an average reduction of a little
over ~ per cent in customs duties. The
democratic party has made good on It's
tariff program.
The tariff bill now before the Unit
ed States senate shows an averaged
reduction of 1922 per cent from the
bill as it emerged from the house and
an average reduction of 81. 81 per
cent from the existing tariff law.I
President Wilson is sure the Mexi-
can situation is no worse now than
it has been several times since he
has been on the job as president.
But that doesn't necessarily mean
that the Mexican situation ism t very
bad.
Omaha Bee: Perhaps some of those
senatorial chautauquans who are nag
ging at Mr.. Bryan for being able to
get out on the platform while they are
held in Washington are afraid all the
good picking will be gone before their
time comes.
The stork used to be the most beau
tiful and best loved Of all the bird
family, but now almost everybody
Shoes it away as if it carried bubonic
plague instead of only high cost Of
living germs. Y ankton Press and
Dakotan.
The amount of interest on school
funds, common school and endow-
ment, due the state on the first of
July was $3.50. 725. rs which will come
into the distributions to the different
institutions and the schools later in
the year.
Reduction of the number Of sa-
looms in the state by fixing one sa-
loon for each 600 of population is
helping out other lines of business by
reduction in rents. In Aberdeen
the putting out of business of sixteen
saloon brought rents down so per
cent.
Comes now report from the Phil
ippines that the Japanese are leaving
there in great numbers, with the full
expectation that there will be war
between the United States and Japan
by the first of January. But the men
who control Japan's policy do not
talk that way.
| Professor N. E. Hansen has reached
Siberia on his trip for the search Of
hardy alfalfas. Sd. Wood of Pierre,
has received word Of his arrival in that
countryand that he has secured his final
papers and will at oncebegin his years
work for the saving crop of the semi
arid region, particularly west Of the
Missouri river.
Secretary of State Bryan this week
issued . statement declaring that
twenty four nations will eventua lily
negotiate with the United States for
peace treaties along the lines indicat-
ed by President Wilson and himself.
Said negotiations will probably be-.
gin this tall. Japan is the only ma
ton which has not approved Of the
general terms.
The state livestock board under the
new law sitter 4 short session adjourn
to the first TUESDAY il August Is get
the necessary records and blanks under
the new law. AZ the August meeting
there win be : general examinati lon sof
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