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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-01-09
Twenty Years the Limit
Which Could be Given in Case
of Conviction.

One of the most revolving
crimes Imaginable was unearth-
ed in this city last Saturday by
Chief Police Mcdonald and City
Auditor McKenna, the details of
which are wholly unfit for pub.
lication. In the John Doe pro-
ceedings which were conducted
by these officials, under authori.
ty of the municipal court, suf-
ticient evidence was secured to
cause the arrest of Ray King, a
young fellow about town, for
committing a statutory crime
with little girl of fifteen Or six
teen years of age, daughter of a
highly respectable farmer living
near town. The evidence OBJ
tanned, it is alleged, also connects
King with immoralities with a
young girl whom he induced to
come here from Granite Falls,
Mimi, and certain forms of
bestiality brought out in both
cases stirred the best people of
the City uD to righteous indig-
nation when the facts became
known. King waived examina-
ton and was bound over to the
circuit court by Judge Andrews,
and in. default of $1,000 bail was
put in Jail. King requested an
attorney and Judge Dillman ap-
pointed j. j. Batterton to de
fend him. The matter dragged
along until Wednesday, when
both Mr.. Batterton and States
Attorney Mani asked that the
case be continued until the next
term of court, Mr.. Mani stating
that he was not fully conversant
with the case and could not try
it now, which was a disappoint.
ment to many people who hoped
to see the man speedily brought
to justice if guilty of the crime
with which he is charged. Bal
was fixed at $500.
Chief Mcdonald and Mr.. Nc
Kenna have the thanks of all the
people in the community who
stand for the sacredness of the
home and morality for theil
action in this matter. And II
this connection the STANDARD
wishes once more to call atten
tention to the mothers to the i'm
portance of knowing where
their daughters are in the eve
ming and to know what kind o1
company they are keeping.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-01-09
You Can't Saw Wood
With a Hammer

With q Hammer
The Ford car, so light and so
strong, might be likened to the
successful athlete.
The athlete who wins is not
a cumbersome hulk of muscle
and bone. He carries no surplus
weight. His muscles are silky
and flexible, yet capable of the
greatest tension.
Like the athlete, the Ford does
not use it's energy carrying un-
necessary weight. 1t is as light
as the strongest high grade can
make it.
Some there are, no doubt, who
still think weight is strength
an idea held by our ancestors in
the:stone age, but which disap.
peared at the time the first ounce
Of gunpowder sent a small
round bullet through heavy
coat of mail.
If weight were strength, then
would every fat man be a San.
dow.
The truth is: weight often i'm
plies weakness. Physicians say
the heavy man, as a general
thing, hasn't the stamina of his
lighter brother. The light man
has more resistance when at
tackled by disease. On tramp,
in nine cases out of ten, he out
walks his heavier companion.
AS far as weight is concerned,
a horse is many times heavier
than a man, yet military experts
say a body of infantry will wear
out a body of cavalry every time
on protracted march. The
heavier horse hasn't the endur.
ance of the lighter man.
No man who carries surplus
weight stands much chance in
an athletic contest.
+ Like the conditioned athlete,
the winner-is the Ford. It is
the lightest and yet the strongest
car built. It's strong, flexible
muscles are of Ford Vanadium
steel.
When looking at Ford, it
does not require a great stretch
of imagination TO see in it the
characteristics of the athlete
full of vigor, clean cut, every
line suggesting a reserve of
power.
The Ford might truly be
called the athlete of cars.
Il would like to thank Henry
Ford" wrote a young Bostonian
recently, for the new world of
beauty and enjoyment that he
has opened up to me.
Since l bought my Ford l
have been nature lover-the
great outdoor world has a new
meaning to me.
L am a, better bookkeeper,
and healthier, happier man.
All this would not have been
possible for me but for the Uni.
versal car, with it's low first cost.
it's low upkeep and it's wonderful
ability to do things. From
Ford Times:
w. f. CARLBERG,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-01-09
LETTER FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Bessie Dunn Beck Tells More of Her Interesting
Journey to the Mission Fields.

to change cars, but when we got
off we found that we had been
ON the right train going clear
through so we had to pay little
boys to carry our grips off and
on all for nothing. Before the
train gets to q station a crowd of
Indian boys jump on and Glamour
for your grips. Social etiquette
is such that one can not carry
his own baggage but it seems
like a nuisance for they always
beg for so much more pay than
one ought to give them.
1t was about one O'Clock when
we reached La Paz. This city is
located in a valley at the foot of
Illimani, beautiful snow-capped
mountain. We came upon the
city very suddenly. You cannot
see it until you get to the edge
of the Alto" which is the table
land. We descend into the city
by an electric line which winds
round and until it reaches the
level of the city. Here we were
met by Rev. Hartzell, the Meth
odist minister of the city, and a
number of teachers from the
American Institute. They took
us to Rev. Hartzell's home where
we were given a room and "des-
cayuno," which is our morning
meal. Our other meals we took
at the Institute. The next day
after we arrived was Sunday,
and after attending English SER
vices we visited the market
which is only open On Sunday
The Indians come in from all
the valleys around, bringing in
fruits, flowers, vegetables and
various wares to sell. They sit
down in the street with their
wares around them and thus line
1.-THE street for blocks. In the
Afternoon we walked down to
the Brachiis which is valley
below La Paz. There we saw
many beautiful flowers and a
pretty krook, also a great many
Indians who were having cele.
bration. In the evening we
heard the band play in the
"Prado," which is something of
a park, and saw the people
promenade back and forth in
their fine clothes. The next day
we visited a pedagogical museum
and later took tea in a fashion.
able restaurant off the central
plaza which is a square contain.
ing flowers and trees and stat.
ues. We had our picture taken
before the central statue in this
plaza. Next day we visited a
cathedral that has been in the
process of construction for eigh.
ty three years and will need a
century more to complete it. 1t
is made of solid granite brought
down from the mountains and
the carving is all done by hand
chiseling. Another day we Wis.
tied the main museum of the
country of Bolivia, and learned
a great deal about it's products.
Between times we went to the
railroad station and custom
house trying to locate our bag
gage. We finally located it at
Guaqu, but were unable to get it
through before we left.
The day before we started for
Cochabamba we registered at
the American legation as Amer.
ican citizens and the same after.
noon took tea with tie Amer
ican minister's wife. The reason
why we stayed so long in La
Paz was that the stage to Cocha-
bamba goes but twice a week
and we could not make connec.
tions with it any sooner.
We left Thursday morning for
Oruro. We were met there by
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-01-09

We reached PunO about seven
o'clock where we had to take the
steamer across Lake Titicaca.
This lake is as large as Lake
Erie and yet is over 1900 feet
above sea level. 1t is navigated
by two large steamers for the
transportation of passengers,
but at the time we went across
one of these was disabled and
we had to take very small and
old boat. 1t was very crowded
that night and we did not arrive
in time to secure state room
so would have had to go without
had it not been that a German
\ gave us his room. A large num-
Der of men had to sleep in the
dining room. We had read a
great deal about the good ac-
commodations on Lake Titicaca,
but things on this steamer were
far from good. In the morning
we got up early as the boat was
expected to land about day light,
but this small steamer could not
make good time and it was near
ly ten o'clock before we reached
shore. We stayed upon deck
after breakfast and enjoyed the
scenery for that was very beau
tiful. 1t was very cold here and
we had to exercise a good deal
to keep warm.
When we landed at Guaqui we
were met by DR.. Foster, an
American missionary. When we
got on the train we met a Miss
Trayler, a teacher from the
American Institute in La Paz,
who had been spending the week
in Guaqui and was on her way
back to the school,. As we went
along on the train she also ex-
planned to us number of in.
ceresting sights. A little ways
out from Guaqui we passed
through 'Tihuamacu, where are
the most remarkable group of
prehistoric structures in the
Western Hemisphere, according
to Bryce in his book on South
America. There we're a great
many columns of stone to be
seen, but we could not see very
much from the train. We later
saw some of the carvings, how
ever, in pieces that had been
taken to La Paz. They say that
this has been the work of race
now extinct. Some day we hope
to visit it more closely. The
trip to La Paz is on table land
and has very little variety of
scenery. There were Indian
huts to be seen and their little
farms. All the land is owned
by few men who have. large
estates, but the Indians live on
it and do all the work. They
have only the most primitive
tools to work with and only farm
little patches. At every station
crowd of Indian women
would get on the train to sell
fruit. 1t is impossible to de-
scribe their appearance ade.
quately. They wear the bright
est colors they can get, with
very large full skirts and bright
shawls. They wear their hair in
two braids down their backs,
and little white plain hats. That
day there was a large crowd of
Indians on the train who were
coming back from some festival
to virgin in Lake Titicaca and
all of them wore a cross made of
popcorn on their hats. The
men wear shawls called s'panch-
os," which are a square piece of
cloth with a hole cut in the center
just large enough for their heads
We kept along on this plateau
for three hours. At one place
called Vicha we though we had
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-01-09

Next Sunday evening DR..
Geo. w. Nash of the Northern
Normal and Industrial school of
Aberdeen will deliver the adj
dress at the New Grand theatre.
Mr.. Nash is q well known ed :
ucator and lecturer, and that he
will give his hearers something
good, goes without saying.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
FROM CONVENTION PLATFORM HE
FACES MOST INSPIRING
SIGHT OF CAREER.
H E A R D BY 1000
COST OF BATTLEsHIP WELL SPENT
IN CELEBRATING CENTENARY
OF PEACE, HE TELLS
THEM.
BY JAMES CANNON.

| Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
KANSAS CITY, MO-. Jan. 3--w. ].
Bryan travelled thirteen hundred miles
to reach the great conference Of the
Student Volunteers, in session here.
and when he stood upon the platform
ne faced the most inspiring sight in
his career as a public speaker
Seven thousand students, the pick
of eight hundred colleges and uni
versities, and a thousand leaders OF
the church from all over Canada and
the United States sat to receive his
message.
But not even for him did the con-
vention change the rule against hand
clapping. DR.. Mott called upon the
convention to rise and greet the secre-
tary of state. but ruled out applause.
Speaks For An Hour.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for an hour with
out notes declaring that he
thought it exceedingly appropriate to
expend the cost OF a dreadnaught to
commemorate the century OF peace
between the United States and Eng
land
He plunged into the subject of
missions by stating that his interest
had steadily Increased since he Joined
the church when fourteen years old.
That interest had been greatly in
teneified by his trip around the world.
ne said, when he took the opportunity
! to visit, and study the missions Of the
various countries.
| He said that the brightest and
! strongest reccllections of his trip were
! the meetings with these people of
other nationalities who worshiped
! God and adored Jesus Christ as Lord,
and the most thrilling muse he heard
was "Blest Be the Tie that Binds"
sung by Oriental Christians.
Mr. Bryan discussed brfstiy some of
tho obtectiors to foreign mission
work. He declared that there was
no conflict between home and foreign
missio ns: that the money sent to for
| eign field was never substr1cted from
that given to home field; that II we
wait till all people at home are saved
we will never send at all.
| Answering the objections that mis-
sionaries got us into trouble. he said
| that men who go to country to give
less likely to cause trouble than com
merciaI travellers who GO to these
countries to make money for them
selves.
Mr.. Bryan said he could rot deter
mine who should go or who stay, but
he could testify that there wss a great
feld and a great harvest for those
who went.
/ When President Wilson was select
ing the minister to China. he wanted
q man who would represent the highest
type of Christianity. and he selected
John r. Mott. Mr.. Bryan pleaded with
him to go. but Mr.. Mott declared this
work had the prior claim.
! Mr.. Bryan pointed out to the volun-
! teers the content of their message.
Begin with God, tarry the Bible, pro-
claim Christ. He ridiculed Atheism,
exalted the Bible as Gods own work
and enunciated his belief In Christ as
/ the divine Lord and SAVIOUR.
i His address was of great interest; es-
pecially to the young men and women
who had never heard him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
Clarence Daows Postponed Meeting be City Auditorium
January 10Th Central Labor Body Begins
[ ecture Course. m;

Clarence barrow. eminent labor
lawyer, who attained national reputa-
ton in defending Meyer, Haywood
and Peetibone, Western Federation
Of Miners officials charged with the
murder OF former Governor Steunen-
berg. OF Idaho, and In defending the
Mcnamara brothers in the Los
Angeles Times dynamiting case. will
speak in Richmond on the night OF
Monday, January Goth.
Mr.. barrow was to have begun a
series of lectures to be given under
the auspices of the Central Trades
and Labor council of Richmond sever
al weeks ago. but because of illness his
engagement was Cancelled. and the
first meeting of the series called off.
Acceptance Received.
Since that time the committee Of
the central labor body has been max
ing efforts to secure Mr.. Darrow as
the first speaker in the series.
Last night a letter was received by
q. L. Wilcox, chairman of the COM
mittee, stating Mr.. Darrow would be
in Richmond on January 26th.
The committee at once began ar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
CONDEMN LAND
To BUILD FORT
MUCH GROUND NEEDED FOR
NEW FORTIFTCATTON AT
CAPE HENRY.

NORFOLK, VA. Jan. Sd. Law
renee Groner, r. s. district attorney,
has announced proceedings for the
condemnation Of tho land required
for the establishment OF Notifications
at Cape Henry, will he instituted in
the United States District court here
about January goth. Mr.. Groner Elk
pects Judge Waddill to he in Norfolk
20 hold the hearing about February
18th. There are about ninety own
ers of the land to he condemned. and
notices will be sent ost to these at
once.
Mr. Groner's announ cement follow
ed the receipt of instructions from
the war department that condemna-
ton proceed lngs be Instituted. These
instructions came to Colonel f. f..
Dinslow, United States engineer, who
at once conferred with Mr.. Groner.
Institution of condemnation pro-
ceedsngs is the outcome OF a report
to the department that owners and
agents Of the property had failed to
agree on a price. The land consists
of five parcels. as follows:
Parcel A. which is the principal
tract. consists about ONE half square
mile. extending from Forty first
street, the first street west Of the
lighthouse, in a southeasterly direc-
ton to Twen2y-sixth street. and from
the ocean TO the front Of the slope
of sand dunes in the swamp. in
Guiding practically all of section G.
Parcel r in a small tract on top Of
the sand dunes, extending from Ninth
10 Eleventh streets
Parcel G consists of the sea front
between Fifth and Sixth streets and
includes lots ! 10 10, in block 10, Sec
ton F..
Parcel - consists of the sea front
at the foot OF Fifty-n!nth street and
contains a part of blocks and S Of
section A.
Parcel f is a site for a wharf
along the front Of the bay, about
opposite the sand brick works at a
station called Granite
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
CASSELL OLDEST IN
POINT OF SERVICE

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
EAST RADFORD. VA, Jan. s.
Judge George E. Cassell, of the Cor
poration court of the city OF Rad
ford, today received from Governor
Mann. acceptance of the judges
resignation with expressions of regret
and announcing the appointment to
the judgeship of X. l.. Gardner. for
merly OF Pulaski. and now of Rad
ford
Judge casse1l resigns to accept the
position of publicity agent for the
Norfolk and Western railway. He
will live In Radford for the present,
at least at Cassellton,. his farm home.
Judge Cassell has served continu-
ously as Judge for twenty-five years.
He was one OF the youngest judges
when elected, and retires one OF the
oldst in point Of service in the State.
In that long period he has been re-
versed but once In a criminal case,
and once In a damage suit. He is
a ready speaker. and has been active
in the Appalachian fund lectures, and
In the educational campaigns, con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Nor
folk and Western industrial depart
mcnt.
Mr. Gardner Ia lawyer of manv
years standing. partner OF J. C..
Wysor. OF Pulaski. and Is a man Of
large means. which he has used lib
orally in advancing the interests OF
Pulaski The salary of the Judge is
not large, and Judge Cassell says
his successor can better afford to hold
the place than he Mr.. Gardner en-
joys reputation for having the jul
diciat temperament, and his appoint
ment was made OF the recourr,end.-
tor Of the bar.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
NEGROES THRIVE
BEST IN VIRGINIA
SO STATES HEAD OF HAMPTON
INSTITUTE AT EMANCIPATION
CELEBRATION.

NORFOLK. VA, Jan. 3-"Here in
Virginia colored people have a better
chance than anywhere else in the
world. TO live and improve. We can
work out the race problem better in
/ America than anywhere else. While
there Is much for the colored PEG.
pie to struggle for. still there should
be great thanks to God for what has
been accomplished" These inspiring
words were spoken by DIR. Hollis B.
Frsseil, principal of Hampton insti-
| tute. when he addressed the large GU
| dience of colored people who had as
sem bled in the Normal school gym
nasium to hold union celebration
of their fifty years of freedom.
Or Frissell urged the colored peo-
pie to cooperate for the development
of their race and the welfare of the
nation. He referred to the work
which the Negro Organization society
is doing to teach the lessons Of Bet
ter Health, Better Education, Better
Farms. Better Homes" He express
ed his pleasure at seeing SO many
colored people of the Lower Peninsu-
la gathered at Hampton institute.
Rev A. A. Graham, Of Phoebus,
presiding officer, referred to the i'm
4 portant work which old colored moth
/ ers and fathers had done in making
1 IT possible for young people to ge,
an education,
/ Addresses by local colored men and
women showed the progress that has
come during fifty years of freedom
and the work that remains to be done
/ The music included singing by the
| large Hampton chorus and audience
and band selections under the dlrec-
ton of Professor w. NJ. O. Tess
/ mann.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
BLIZZARD GRIPS
MIDDLE STATES
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND
FALL,-MUCH DAMAGE.

PITTsBURG. Jan 3.-Pittsburg
and vicinity are again In the grip OF
a heavy snow storm. which has ragged
internationally since 8 o'clock last
night. Snow, varying In depth from
ten to fourteen inches. has fallen
throughout the territory surrounding
this city and partially crippled tele-
phone and telegraph lines, city street
car and suburban trolley lines. and
also interfered clearly with the
steam railroads running into the
city.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Jan. B.
Northern Ohio Wa grippsd by =
serce blizzard today which threat
ened to do much damage, Several
persons in Cleveland were injured as
result OF the binding snow storm
which swept the city, and trolley,
railway. telegraph and telephone COM
munication was badly hampered. In
terurban lines were the hardest hit,
as the heavy fall of snow blocked the
tracks in many places.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
10. u. A. M. COUNCIL.
HAS GOOD MEETING

PETERSBURG. VA. Jan. s.--vir-
ginia council. No. 5, J. Q. II. A. NJ, held
an interesting meeting in Pythian Cas-
tie hall last night. which was largely
attended. The following officers were
installed by Deputy State couAciloe
Charles l.. Morriss for the ensuing
term: Councillor, j. r. Wilkinson: vice.
councillor. ]. J. Neims. IT,; past coun.
cilor, ]. w. Traylor: recording Dacrs-
tary X. w. Kruse: assistants. r.. 6,
@. c. Wilkinson: financial secretary.
w. w. Andrews; treasurer, q. ~.
Rearrs. conductor. q. s. BowleSs -NaFxs
den, b. T. Mann; inside sentinel W. q.
Reams outside sentinel. ]. c. ChAlleR-
der; Chaplain. d. Fl. Reams: trustee.
r. w. kruse, NJ. r. Lyon and D. II.
Reams.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
TAX SEGREGATION
TO BE DISCUSSED

ALEXANDRIA,, VA, Jan. 3.-The
tax aggregation plan proposed by
c. Lee Moore. State auditor Of Vir-
ginia, is to be the subject of con-
ference here January 10th, between
members OF the State legislature and
representatives OF business organiza-
tons in Alexandria Fairfax, FauQuier,
I.oudoun and Prince William counties.
Invitations TO the conference have
been sent out by the Alexandria cham
Der OF commerce.
Recent investigation, ii is said, dis
closed the fact that tho nineteen
cities and twenty three of the coun-
ties OF the State bear the burden Of
the States expenses, while the re-
manning seyenty-one counties are not
self-sIsta4ning and cost the State
nearly $500 ooo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04
To FIGHT ENEMIES
OF EQUAL SUFFRAGE
ADVOCATES OF VOTES FOR WOMEN
PROMISE SURPRISE FOR
CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Formaily
announcing that efforts will be made
by suffragists to defeat for election all
can didates for the senate and house
who oppose a constitutional amend
ment for votes for women, Mrs. Medill
Mccormick, chairman OF the congress
sional committee OF the National
American Woman Suffrage a~ssocia-
ton. today made it plain that her or
ganization intends to mako itself felt
politically during the present year.
Mrs. Mccormick is to be the prin-
ctapl speaker tonight at a rally of
members of various district suffrage
organizations at the headquarters of
the interstate suffrage committee, 1906
@ street northwest. Mrs Antoinette
Funk, who had much to do with get
ting the ballot for women In Illinois,
arrived here this afternoon to assist
Mrs. Mccormick. and also will speak
at the meeting tonight.
Mrs. Mccormick is to leave for
New York tomorrow to confer on the
political situation with Or. Anna
Howard Shaw, president OF the Ma
tiona1 American Woman Suffrage as
sociation. and other leaders. leaving
Mrs. Funk In charge here. Mrs. Nc
Cormick will 60 to Chicago later to
open branch offices OF her committee
there, In Chicago she Is to be actively
assisted by Miss Jane Adams and
others.
Promise Surprise to congressman.
Mrs Mccormick declared today that
members OF congress opposing wo-
man suffrage will be surprised to find
out soon how thoroughly the votes
for women advocates are organized in
every congressional district. She says
that up to the present the national as
ISOLATION has done little real work In
Washington, but that 1t Is about to
get actively into national politics.