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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-01-23
BOAR IN SESSION
At MITCHELL AND ASPlRANTS TO
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
BEING EXAMINED.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Mitchell.-The winter meeting OF
the state board of pharmacy "a held
in this city, with headquarters at the
Widmann hotel. The following men,
bers OF the board were in attendance,
conducting the examinations: G.. +.
Swartz Of Redfield. president; +. w.
Brown of Lead, F. w. Halbkat of Web
ster, and e. C. Bent of Dell Rapids,
secretary. The examination continues
two days.
The following candidates were pres
ent, seeking registration by examina-
ton, or reciprocity with other state
boards:
E. NJ. Buck, Sioux Falls.
w. A. Parsons, Isabel.
John Reiness, LennoX.
d. f. Plucker, Lennox.
Lewis Ensteness, Estelline.
N. w. Meyer. Flandreau.
w. F. Voy, Flandreau.
L. r. Doren, Arlington.
r. L. Null, Miller.
J.. o. Foote, Sioux Falls.
j. P. S. Hofer, ~Bridgewater.
Mrs. E. S. Maupin, Egan.
Earl G. Hansen, Avon.
Fred Jefferson, Isabel.
r. II. Soule, Bookings.
Miss Ethel Leavitt, Milbank.
J.. S. Kelly, Webster.
Arthur banks, Wagner.
r. M. Williams, Wakonda.
The spring meeting Of the board
will be held in Brookings at the state
college, April % and %, 1914.
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Seek Missing Laborer.

Seek Missing laborer.
Aberdeen.-The county commission
ers of Brown county have offered a
reward Of $50 for information as to
the whereabouts of Theodore Chris
Hanson. or for the discovery Of his
body II dead.
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Agricultural Course at Normal.

Aberdeen.-President G. w. Nash
of the Northern Normal and Industrial
school, of this city, has received mott.
tication OF the recent action of the
board of regents of the state relative
to the new agricultural course which
IS to be instituted here as soon as
possible. For several years the re
gents have planned on authorizing this
school to adopt a full agricultural
course, such as is now in vogue in the
State College of Agriculture and Me.
chanic Arts at Brookings, and at the
Minnesota State Agricultural college.
A resolution was passed at a meet
ing of the board authorizing the adop-
ticn of such a course by the Northern
Normal and Industrial school and al.
SO authorizing President G. ". Nash
Of that school to visit the Minnesota
school in order to study up on its
courses and on his return to recon-
mend to the regents the proper course
to adopt. He will go over this recon-
mendations with the executive read
Of the state college at Brookings "a.
with the state superintendent before
submitting them to the board.
Fire Tourney at Parkston.
Parkston.-There was a largely at
tended meeting of the Parkston fire
department last week to start ar
rangements for the meeting of the
State Firemen's association. to be held
here June Is to 10. M. H. Mossman
Of Chamberlain, secretary Of tht state
association, and A. c. Grant of Yank-
ton, treasurer, were present to help
arrange the program. Guarantees
were submitted for cash prizes to the
amount of $4,000 and the formal pro-
gram will be completed within a short
time. VIM. Engels of Parkston was
elected as corresponding secretary and
general press agent for the tourna
ment.
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Enrolment.

w w III Ill a ZIG 6tdLO
college, April % and %. 1914.
Large Enrolment.
Brookings.-There are now 700 stu
dents in actual attendance at the state
college. The college class rooms, la
boratories and halls are fairly overrun
with a breezy crowd Of boys and girls,
and the problem Of caring for all be-
comes more acute every day. Room
ing places are at a premium, and to-
day. there is but one available room
or the town list. AS each new train
brings in more students a special dis
tress call is issued to Bookings
housewives, and forthwith additional
rooming places are offered. The limit
has been about reached, and the 100
more students that are expected will
totally exhaust the rooming places in
the city.
This brings the years total attend
ance to nearly 900 students. Before
the close af the short course season
the grand total will approach the 1000
mark. This is a large number Of stu
dents. The fact that the state has not
provided a boys dormitory on the
campus is aserious one. In fact, the
girls dormitory can house only a
small proportion of the young ladies
in attendance. 1t is a fact that the
student growth of state college is much
greater than the material development
Of the institution. Probably no other
cn1loCo in tho rnrthnoc hoe bod c,ob
a remarkable growth in both attend
ance and influence. Already the new
building. and other equipment added
last year is crowded to the limit.
Competition Between Cream Buyers.
Pierre.-There appears to be sharp
competition between cream buyers at
different towns over the state, and
that in some of the towns the buyer il
a merchant, and part Of his payment
for cream is in trade instead of cash.
This condition has called out a query
to the state legal department as to the
application Of the provisions OF chap
ter $50 OF the laws Of 1913, the anti
discrimination act, which applies to
buying. to such business, and whether
paying In trade Is a dissemination. The
department holds that the act applies
to cream buying as much as to any
other commodity, and that payment in
trade is not discriminatory unless the
buyer who pays in trade makes a bet
ter price for the cream than he does
on a cash payment, in which case it is
discriminatory and comes within the
provisions Of the law. which prohibits
the paying Of more by a company or
corporation for q product in different
towns of the state, other than the
difference In freight charges.
Saloon Bonds Approved.
Lemmbn.-The Perkins county COM
missioners. in session at Bison. APP
proved the bonds Of ]. M. Cassidy to
conduct q saloon at Lennon, and
Mr.. Cassidy will at once start to sup
ply the thirsty residents Of Lennon,
who have been without q saloon since
July 1. Mr.. Cassidy in return for the
privilege Of conducting the only sa-
loon here, has agreed to see that no
blind pig is allowed to 10 business,
and It Is claimed some of the drug
stores Of Lennon will close up as
o as Cassidy gets - running
good.
linsman Killed BY Fall.
Flandreau.-Steven Ceilings, a for
mer resident Of Minnesota. was killed
as the result Of losing his balance and
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lineman Killed BY rail-.

linsman Killed BY Fall.
Flandreau.-Steven Ceilings, a for
mer resident Of Minnesota. was killed
as the result Of losing his balance and
falling from q 30-foot electric light
pole near q farm three miles south Of
here. He was employed by the local
light and power company and was en-
gagged In repairing the supply wires
running to another town at the time
OF the accident. One leg and both
arms were broken and he was hurt in
ternally. His remains were taken to
his former homo ut Long Prairie.
rtnn,. for interment.
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unit along the line OF politics, courts
and collection of taxes and in other d.
rections. T. 4
And, strange to say, this tendency OF
the decline of the towns Is greatest IN
the richest and most thickly settled
parts or the states: Seeing these tehI
merchants and substitute therefor the
larger mail-order house, it became ap-
parent to those who had long been en-
gagged in association effort among the
retailers that some concerted action
should be taken looking to the STEM
ming of the tide that not only has set
in against them, but threatens to en-
brought together some two years ago
representatives from thirty-fve states,
representing more than q quarter Of a
million merchants, to consider coilec-
and what action, il any. should be TAX
en-. After two years OF effort and CO.
operation, bringing us to this day and
hour, when 1t seems to be you purpose
and that Of congress to amend the
Sherman antitrust law, I have come to
present the case of not only the small
business men, but every man OF every
kind who is interested in his preserva-
ton, In the preservation of the home
trade and the home town, which we
believe carries with it the preservation
Of many OF our American institutions.
Sherman Law Defeats Its Own Purpose.
We believe that the Sherman anti
trust law was enacted to curb and hold
in check big business. We do not be-
1ieve that 1t was ever intended that
this law should be used by big business
to in~timidate and prevent small busi-
ness men from joining hands in defense
against a stronger competitor: yet this
is the actual situation as we find 1t to-
day.
I make bold to assert that, notwith-
standing the most diligent and pains
taking investigation on the part OF the
Bureau of corporations, nothing has
been found touching the activity Of re-
tail associations, especially in the west
ern states where this investigation has
been most searching. that would indi-
cate an attempt to control prices or
the fostering of any policy inimical to
the public veal. They have not denied
that they have made cornmon auS
against what they believe to be a COM
non enemy, n 1t has not been hown
that they have ever varied from the
truth. They have freely admitted upon
all occasions that they are doing ev-
erything they believe to be legal and
proper to protect themselves, their
families and their communities, against
an aggression that is needed threaten
Ing their very existence. In doing 80,
they MAJ have overstepped the law,
but if they have, 1T is because they
have had no one In authority i'm the
government of the states to whom they
could go and submit any proposition
at any time as to whether or not their
acts were vioIative OF the anfi-truSt
law.
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commission has been the medium
through which abuses in one branch OF
our commercial lie nave been correct
ed, and the great agenCy in this direc-
ton has been publicity. I am here as a
representative of the small merchants
of this great nation. We ask tina the
antitrust law be amended and amons
other things, 1t. be provided that a COM
mission be created and this to the end
that the small business interests az
Well as the great business interests OF
above board. If something of this
character is accomplished at this ses-
sion of congress, then indeed may your
own hope find realization as you ex-
press it in the New Freedom" / refer
to that paragraph wherein you say:
In all that / may have to do in
public affairs in the United States.
l am going to think of towns such
as l have seen in Indiana, towns OF
and operate their own Industries,
hopefully and happily. My thought
is going to be bent upon the multi
plication Of towns of that kind and
the prevention Of the concentration
of industry.
Mr.. President, your vision will not
ind fulfillment unless Unrestricted
publicity as to practices and policies
be given to all branches of Industrial
activity. In closing, permit me to state
that this is the first time in the history
chant class has come directly to the
president and discussed it's needs. On
behalf of this class and indeed the rue
raj life that the country merchant
typifes, l thank you for this priviIess
and this opportunity. 500
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INSURANCE COMPANIES
They Are Closely Observing Public
Health Conditions

An examining physician for n OF
the prominent Life Insurance Compan-
les, in an interview on h subJect,
made the astonishing statement thar
one reason why SO many applicants 1or
insurance are rejected is because kid
ney trouble is SO common to- the Ameri-
can people, and the large majority or
those whose applications are declined
do not even suspect that they have the
disease.
According to this 1t would seem that
a medicine for the kidneys, possessing
real healing and curative properties,
would be a blessing to thousands:
DR.. Kilmer s. Co, Binghamton, y. Z,
the well known kidney, liver and blad-
der remedy, claim that judging from
evidence received from druggists ev-
erywhere, who are constantly In touch
with their customers, and also indis-
putable proof in the form of grateful
testimonial letters from thousands of
reliable citizens, this preparation is re-
markabIy successful In sickness caused
interesting statement they. receive re.
garding Swamp-Root is investigated
and no testimonial is published unless
the party who sends 1t 1s reported OF
good character. They nave on file
in the most distressing cases. They
state that DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is
mild and gentle in its action and Its
healing influence is soon noticed In
most cases.
Swamp-Root liz purely an herbal com.
pound and DIR. Kilmer s. Co, advise eli
readers who feel in need of such rem
edy to give it q trial. IL Is on sale a.,
ali drug stores in bottles OF two sizes
--50c. and $500. However, liz YOU wish
first to test this great preparation send
ten cents to III. Kilrner ii Co, Bling.
hamton, ~. r., for a sample bottle
When writing be sure and mention The
FARGO Daily Forum. Adyt.s
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the state and the nation as a result
Of this very patent concentration?
And, if the policy Of the mail order
house is to continue and prevail, how
shall we hope to cop with these
many-sided questions which are now
already a burden not only to the cities
themselves, but the state and the ma
ton as well? ''~ =
The towns Of the country have al
ready started down hill. The bust
ness men whom I represent all see
this as they have never seen it be-
fore. They are discouraged and even
desperate as to the prospects for the
future, not only Of their business, but
Of the communities in which they live.
The boy and girl early become restless
in anticipation of the time when they
shall go to the city to engage in bust
ness, and the outlook for keeping the
boy not only on the farm but in the
town and away from the great crowd
Of the city is anything but ~reassuring.
Losses in Rural Population.
. I have spoken of the decline Of the
town. I have recently made some in
vestigations as to the decline Of the
towns in nine Of u principal states,
and with the exception possibly of a
few Of our western states, where i'm
migration has been greatest, I believe
the same conditions prevail through
out the land. The result is as fol-
lows, as shown by the census Of 1900
and Of 1910:
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without any profit of commission to
any middleman whatsoever. And yet,
MI. President, for the last ten or
twenty years there has been carried
on in this country such a campaign
of advertising, education, m%isrepre-
sentation and deunuciation of the re-
tail merchants. who are the neighbors,
friends and kinsmen of the people Of
the towns and surrounding country, to
such an extent that there are millions
Of our people today, particularly liv-
ing upon our farms, who will not buy
a dollars worth Of the necessities re-
quired from the home merchant il
the cash is at hand to send away from
home. They never give us a chance
to supply their wants and are gener-
ally ashamed to admit they do this
thing, which in itself shows the prac-
tice is wrong. It is a fact that only
when the crop fails, or when the strike
is on and the cash is gone, do many
millions of our population ever think
of patronizing the home merchant.
This campaign has great
behind it. 1t has brought a great
revenue to the metropolitan ana farm
press, and magazines Of the COUNT v.
We are not here criticizing these great
agencies for taking the business, but
we do desire to enter a protest against
those who employ these agencies to
advertise their wares where they are
not known, and where they have no
interest, pay no taxes, support no
schools, give nothing to charity. and
have no interest whatever in the pros
perity Of any local community, and
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community, they could not be justi-
fed upon other valid grounds.
What are the moral, the social, the
religious, the political and the eco
nomic problems involved in the pos
sibility Of the concentration Of the
distribution Of our great centers
throl4h the department stores and
mail order houses? Only to touch
upon these questions, might we not
ask how. would this country be bene-
fitted morally by the concentration Of
business and population to a greater
extent than is now taking place in
our great cities? Would it be a good
thing for any one to have merchan-
disc retailed in the large city by en-
ploying women and girls at meager
wages rather than through the coun-
try merchant who is his own master?
Much has been said about the de-
cline of the country church. 1t is
time somebody was demanding to
know about the decline of the town
church. What about the social con-
ditions that are going to be crowded
upon us, even to a greater extent than
they now exist, owing to the concen-
~tration Of population in our great
cities? How much improvement is
there going to be in the politics Of
the country when the cities become
greater than all Of the balance Of the
country? What Of the many eco
nomic problems that are going to be
put up for solution, by the city, by
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If it is lawful for a commercial
agency to report me, as a retailer, to
the entire commercial world for .haV-
Ing failed to meet a note promptly,
pay a debt, or for having given a mort
gage or a deed of trust, should it be
any less our right. and privilege to
make a similar report to our member
ship relative to. the manufacturer job
Der or wholesaler from whom we have
purchased goods and for which we have
paid, should we ascertain that he has
sold merchandise to us at one price, to
a mail-order house at a less price and
to the consumer at another price:
Wherein would be the injustice in CIV
this kind, which we a not construe
as being otherwise than double deal
ing, un-American, and unfair In every
sense? The honest manufacturer, job
Der or wholesaler in this country (and
there are few who are not) would
scorn the adoption OF any such secret
methods. The great majority OF them
prefer to be ~open-handed, open-mind-
ed and ever ready to give a square deal
to those from whom they have derived
their greatest support n prosperity.
But, unfortunately, there are bush
Whackers in business, as well as snitch
lawyers n Quack doctors in the pro-
fessions, n 1t would seem that the
present antitrust law as applied to the
little man in business is putting a
premium Chough not Intentionally
OpOA tI1S LkClllOo Va GISloLlOlSlllSs
Believing that If any action Is taken
at this session OF congress looking to
amendments to the Sh law, that
these amendments will be the law OF
acre to present the side Of the retailer
in order that he may have considera-
tion at your hands and in the makeup
of anything that may be added there
to,
You, may ask If we have a remedy.
r RON univ SlppraufE I'm vnfY, chat IN tho
absence OF any particular policy which
congress may desire to adopt, that at
least the little man in business be per-
mitted, under any changes that may be
made =. to make a COMMON defense
actions that his ultimate aim and pur-
pose is to destroy the little business
man, and along with him the comlnun-
ity in which he dwells. 81
Would 1t be too much to make it
specific that it would not he a violation
of the antitrust law to tell the truth,
and to disseminate such truthful in
formation through the agencies of the
association, and further, that it should
not be unlawful to give the widest pub
lic1ty to the business policy and pur-
poses of all persons, firms or corpora
tons doing an interstate business?
Heretofore when we have wanted to
know the meaning of the law, we have
been told that 1t Is not the province Of
the department of justice to interpret
the law. nor to give legal opinions, but
to enforce the law. Uncertainty Is the
la~w-breakers. but we do desire and
plead for a law that at least our own
lawyers can tell US what it means. 1t
were better hat we should be dis
to suspicion by the public and possible
prosecutions by the government at all
times.
Special Commission Suggested.
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Hurled a Reomerana.

Philadelphia Telegraph: Sen. Au-.
gustus O. Bacon of Georgia chuckled
at a recent dinner when the talk topic
turned to boomerangs. He said he
reminded of a young woman ac-i
qu~aintance Of his. N.
One afternoon the young woman was
walking through a park when she saw
a small boy in the act Of robbing a
birds nest. In his hat were a couple
Of eggs and on his face was a guilty
expression.
"You naughty, cruel boy." indig-
nantly exclaimed the young
How can you be so terribly heartless
as to take those eggs? What do you
think the mother bird will say when
she comes back and finds them gomez
She won't say nothin'," answered
the boy. looking at the agitated party
before him. She is dead"
Dead" wonderingly cried he
young woman. How do you know
that she is tdead?"
Because we've got her sewed fast
in yer hiatt" was the youngsters START
ling Teioinder.
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Here we have in nine states, 6,956
towns which have lost population, not
w~ithstanding the fact that the popula-
ton of the whole country increased in
the period mentioned 81 per cent.
There is another feature to this table
which emphasizes the situation, and 1t
is that out of the TIT county seats in
these nine states, 217, or nearly % per
centsof them, have lost population, not
withstanding the fact that the county
seat Is in man ways the center Of
most of the activities Of the county
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saekache-Rheumatism Vanish Away.

Men and women having backache.
rheumatism, stiff and swollen joints
are honestly glad to know that Foley
K;cDev Pills are successful every
where in driving out these ills. That
is because Foley Kidney Pills are d
true medicine and quickly effective In
all diseases that result from weak inac-
tive kidneys and urinary irregularl-
ties. All druggists.-Adyt.
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Gut OF you for such a long time. Drop
everything else and use "GETS-IT." a
9ew drops applied in afew seconds does
the work. Useless junk, like flesh
eating salves that make corns swell
cotton rings that make corns stand up
like pop-eyes, ra2ors, corn diggers,
scissors and files that make corns
~, is on a. new principle. makes corns
shrivel, yanisht 1T can't stick to- the
stocking, or hurt the flesh,
@GETS-ITa, is sold by all druggists,
25c b bottle. or sent direct by b. Law
renee e. Co., Chicago.
.ssETss-ITs, is sold in Fargo by sFout
o. Porfertield. Advt.
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A spiked chain attachment has been
invented which FOR driving an ~autorno-
bile upon runners, which can be mount
ed in place OF the wheels.
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Special Commission susgested.I

We have already seer a change in
the attitude OF our great transportation
supervision by the Interstate Commerce
commission. The date Of rebate and
determinations In favor Of special in
terests n favored commercial centers
has passed, Secrecy has ever been the
cloak under which big business works
oppression. The Interstate Commerce
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@ Germ less joy!
''GETS-I1T'' for Germs

Nothing i'm the World Gam Beat 1t for
Germs and Calluses.
Now try the different way, the new
way, the absolutely sure way, the pain
less way of getting rid of those corns
that have pestered the life and soul