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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
Paul from Kansas. They were well
made up to play the part, as they were
poorly clothed and apparently desti-
tute.
TORONTO Is HAPPY

The directors of the Luce Electric
Short Line Railway have decided that
they will build their Electric line from
Minneapolis to Brookings coming by
way of Candy and Toronto, the route
to be about the same as the survey
which was established last fall. Our
a month for this decision and everyone
will be pleased to know that the CON-
pany has chosen the Canby-Toronto
route. This will give our town a big
boost and already some of our people
have inquiries about town property
and stocks of merchandise. Toronto
is just midway between Candy and
Brookings which situation will bring
good business from both ends. Just
watch the price of property in both
town and country make a rapid raise
during the next few months, and also
watch the Northwestern begin to make
preparations for extension westward
from Astoria. A letter to the
First National Bank of our town
was received from President Luce
Tuesday, and we are told that a repre-
sentative of the company will soon be
in u town to spend a number of days
in the interest of the new line, and to
purchase right Of way land.-Toronto
Herald.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
NEW BRICK BUILDING

Yesterday a couple of local citizens
closed a deal with the state prohibit
bition committee for the purchase of
the Patriot building, just west of the
First National Bank building. 1t is
their intention to teal this down and
put up a two-story building of pressed
brick, trimmed with stone. On the
first floor of the new building will be
three Office suites for doctors and the
second floor will be rented as Offices
or club rooms. G. N. Breeds South
Dakota Messenger now occupies the
building and he will be given about
thirty days to find a new location.
after which the work Of tearing 1t
down will commence. This Is more
evidence that Bookings business Sec
ton Is to have a substantial building
boom this summer. The Patriot build
ing is a brick structure and was built
by c. F. Allen.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
CHARTER DAY OBSERVED

Charter Day." or Founders Day
was celebrated at the State College on
Friday by appropriate exercises in the
college auditorium in the morning and
an interclass indoor athletic confer.
ence in the afternoon. Rev. Perse
Pinch of Huron, occupied the import
ant place on the mornings program
by delivering a very forceful address
on the relation between character and
American freedom. Rev. Pinch ad-
vanced the idea that if the American
people are to maintain their high posi-
ton in the worlds progress in view Of
the extreme personal freedom now al
lowed, they must continue to advance
and grow stronger in morality. Only
a high degree of morality, said he will
enable any person to maintain himself
where extreme freedom is allowed.
Prof. w. H. Powers gave a short
talk on the history of the college, and
took occasion to eulogize John O'Brien
Scoby, an early citizen of Brookings,
who was more instrumental than any
other person in getting the State Col
lege located at Brookings. He showed
how Scoby took the matter up in 1881
before the Territorial Legislature at
Yankton and secured the location of
the Agricultural College at Brookings,
with the proviso that the town of
Brookings furnish free of Indebtedness
an eighty acre campus. Mr.. Scoby re-
turned to Bookings and with great
difficulty secured a subscription of
$500 for the purchase of the original
eighty acres upon which the college
now stands.
The indoor athletic meet was run
off in the college gymnasium in the
afternoon, and the building was pack
ed to the doors with competing ath-
letes and visitors. The sophomore
class carried off the highest honors.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
A COMPLIME EMIT

The Register is in receipt Of a letter
from Col. e. d. Luce, in which he says:
1.-The active solicitation for stock of
the Electric Short Line having been
completed in Brookings, my father and
l wish to express to you our hearty
appreciation of your support and the
very material assistance that has been
given the proposition through the
Register. 1t is hard to overestimate
the assistance the press have given us
in the successful work on our lines to
date and were it not for the active Co
operation of the Bookings papers it is
needless to say that Brookings would
have had a much more difficult time
in raising the required mount. You
were very courteous and generous with
your space at all times and IL we can
be of any assistance to you in the
future, we shall only be too happy to
do So"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
BROWNING REELECTED

This week the city school board re-
elected Superintendent J. w. Browning
for another year and gave him an in
in salary. This bit of news will
be highly satisfactory to the school
patrons and citizens generally, as Mr..
Browning has given splendid service
during the time he has been in charge.
Time vas when we used to scrap over
school matters, but not any more. To-
day everything is running smoothly
and the schools are in a higher state of
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
BEN LAWSHE

We are in receipt of a letter from H.
Howard Biggar, who is now a member
of the teaching force of the Aberdeen
normal. in which he says: Thought !
would let you know about Ben Lawshe,
who as you know, has been secretary
to w. c. Allen of the Dakota Farmer.
Mr.. Haache, who has been in charge of
the special service department of the
Farmer, has just resigned and Ben
was selected to fill the place. The posi-
ton is an excellent one and is filling
a large field in the state as a medium
for countless queries being answered
on many varied topics. The Brookings
delegation, Prof. and Mrs. VIM. White,
Frank Randall, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawshe
and myself are doing fine and like
Aberdeen very much"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
HONOR FOR SOUTH DAKOTA

Prof. ]. G. Hutton, who returned
last week from the National Corn
show at Dallas, Texas, informs us that
George Dunmire of Scotland, Bon
Homme county, secured the worlds
sweepstakes prize on timothy seed.
There were a large number of entries
in the timothy seed class, but Mr..
Dummies sample easily carried off
the worlds prize. This means a great
deal to South Dakota. There were
not enough first premiums for all the
states. Only a certain number of
states could draw first prizes, and
South Dakota is one of the favored.
George Pierson of Claremont, Brown
county, captured the sweepstakes
prize for Durum wheat in the north,
ern class, which includes Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
NOTHING DOING

The Hendricks Pioneer recently
wrote the Sioux Falls Commercial
Club asking them what steps were be-
ing taken to induce the Milwaukee
road to build north and it received the
following somewhat vague reply: 1--WE
are now at work through our railroad
committee investigating the possible
ties of interesting the Milwaukee road
in this extension without bringing any
pressure to bear publicly. There is
nothing of a public nature that we can
do at this time. Later we will be glad
to let you know what the situation is"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
BOx-CAR BURN Ed

Tuesday morning about three o'clock
a fire alarm was turned in from the
North-W Western roundhouse. 1t seems
that Engineer Dickson and his fireman
on the north I'll have been using a
box car as a sleeping room, when lay
ing over here, and as Monday night
was cold they had a big fire going in
the stove and this set fire to the car.
The fireman was not in the a at the
time and Dickson had gone to sleep
and before he awoke the flames were
upon him and he was quite badly burn
ed in making his escape. The body of
the car was burned of.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26
Manly Champlin. Prof. Champlin
will speak especially on the subject
of raising, curing, and marketing
beans.
CHRISTENSEN RECITAL

Notwithstanding the zero tempera'
ture and generally disagreeable wea'
Their of Sunday afternoon, a large au'
dience attended the violin recital by
Prof. Christensen. He was assisted by
Miss Allen, pianist, and Miss Ferguson
soprano. The work of MI. Christensen
is said to have surpassed in it's. excel
lence any of his previous work and
the program in it's breadth and require.
ments is a suggestion of his broaden
ing powers.
The "Kruetzer Sonata" which is
called a violin. sonata but really be-
longs in the field of chamber music,
presents as exacting a task in its
"Andante with Variations" to the pi.
anist as to the violinist. It's correct
Interpretation entails a perfect bal
ance between the two instruments
each assisting the other and it was in
this spirit that this number was rem,
dered. Both Miss Allen and Mr.. Chris
Jensen found in it opportunity to dis
play their musical skill in ensemble
work. Both capably met the technical
requirements adding much by intelli-
gent phrasing and tone color.
The "Hauser Hungarian Rhapsody"
was a task to test both technic and
from sombre lyric to characteristic
Hungarian revelry, approaching the
~pyrotechnic. This number in its rem
dition was distinguished by splendid
tone quality and a brilliant and flaw
less technic.
The two closing groups offered a
pleasing contrast, the first consisting
of eighteenth century numbers, the
latter representing the work of mod
ern composers schools. OF the for
mer the "Pergolesi" Aria offered much
melodic charm. The "Deutscher Tanz'
attracted by it's mere simplicity and
the "Gavotte" and "Tambourine" af-
forded rhymic pleasure. Of the latter
group the Mac Dowell number is con-
s~picuous as one of the few compost
tons which lose little charm by trans
~scription. The Cui "Orientale" was
characteristic both as to title and COM
poser while the "Canzonetta" and
witches Dance" brought the program
% q hc;l1;onf oloco
Mr.. Christensen deserves no little
credit for his efforts in preparing this
splendid program as well as for his
excellent display of skill and musical
taste.
Miss Ferguson displayed consider
able vocal skill in the LA Traviata'
Aria which in style was successfully
recitative, coloratura, and lyric. Her
coloration work was extremely clear
and her rendition very pleasing. AS
an encore she sang very beautifully
Woodlands "An Open Secret"
Miss Aliens accompaniment added
much pleasure to the program, show
ing considerable advance in this field
in which her innate musical taste
plays so important a part.
The "Holy City" is to be sung by
the chapel choir, March 8 and Stain
er's "Cruciixion" will be sung on the
evening of Good Friday, which time is
considered more appropriate than
Easter Sunday, the date first selected
for this Observation-Disclosures
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-02-26

efficiency than ever before and the pro-
gressive educational policies adopted
have made the school and city well
known throughout the Northwest. The
school board is deserving of hearty
commentator for the cooperation
they have extended to Mr.. Browning
and to which he attributes much of his
success. They have given him every
assistance and left it with him to make
good. And he has made good.
Mr.. Browning has found time from
his educational duties to take an act
i've interest in the Commercial Club
and other activities of the city.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-16

And the real doctors can't help the
situation because the bum doctors
have a diploma.
Suppose we were to attempt to
regulate journalism and pass upon
the qualification of editors. What diff
ference does it make about an edi-
tors qualifications if there is a crook
in the business Office, or the publisher
is controlled by some public utility?
Or suppose both the publisher and
the business manager are entirely
honest, without a flaw that some
state commission of honest men could
find with a microscope, what differ
ence does it make about the editor if
the publisher is dependent upon adj
vertisers for his profit?
There are editors all over this coun-
try who are admirably qualified to be
great editors, but we never hear of
them because they are not free; they
dare not be great editors. 1t might
hurt business.
There are more unscrupulOus pub
fishers and owners than there are edi-
tors. What good will it do to pass
upon the qualifications of newspaper
men if any man with money and a
private ak to grind can own the stock
that controls the bread and butter of
the editor and business manager?
And suppose the state does attempt
to pass upon the qualification of own
ers-somebOdy would have to appoint
the commission to do the passing;
and the men on the commission
would be human beings. Imagine a
Democratic commission passing upon
the qualifications of men to run Re
publican or Progressive or Socialist
newspapers. They might not like the
color of the hair Of the applicants.
And very likely they wouldn't like the
color of their politics.
don't think the question strikes at
the root of the evil. It is merely a
manifestation of Oylr manual habit
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-16


l don't think anybody can regulate
the press but the people themselves.
And all the people need is to know the
truth. The truth is that newspapers
are not run in the interest Of the pub
lie, but are influenced in their edi-
tOrial and news policy by the selfish
interests of the advertisers.
Take the Daily News of Chicago. /
figured it out not long ago, and my
figures are conservative. The white
paper for one days issue of the News
cost at the very least 500 more
than the News got for it at wholesale
rates to newsboys, stands, etc. To
this should be added the enormous
cost of distribUtion-autos, wagons,
horses, division bosses, drivers,
chauffeurs and many others.
Yet the News makes a profit Of
somewhere near million a year.
The advertisers have to pay enough
to cover all that expense and the
profit besides. So the NeWs-is depend
ent upon it's advertisers and not upon
it's readers. Whose side will it be on
when private and public interests
clash? -
The Record-Herald has a daily cir
culation of 1900 and a Sunday cir
culatiOn of 100000, yet it has been
losing about 100000 a year for
years. The owner Of the stock, Victor
F. Lawson, got tired Of carrying that
loss and recently turned the prop
erty over to the bondholders and gave
them his 100000 of stock.
The readers of the RecOrd-Herald
were not supporting it by paying only
one cent a copy; and the advertisers
wouldn't support it.
If newspapers were free from all in
f1uence except that of their readers
you wouldn't need any Fair Play bu-
reau. Newspapers would compete for
public approval instead of for forced
circulation to get advertising patron
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-19
TURNED BACK FROM CANADA
Montpelier Young Men Not Needed
in Manitoba Harvest Fields

Harry Magoon and Mark Monroe.
Montpelier young men. returned on
Friday afternoon from ST. Johns
where they went Thursday morning,
with the party OF young men who
were bound for Winnipeg to work in
the wheat fields.
The party comprised 10 Montpelier
boys and was swelled at the Junction
by several from Brattleboro.
They were informed at ST. Adams
that the emigration officials might
halt them at the Canadian line, and
IL is understood several of the party
took the advice proffered them and
remained at that city. The others
undaunted made their way 10 st.
Johns
They were given a rigid examina-
ton by the officials, at the end os
which II was announced that they
would not be allowed to pursue their
way.
Ii is understood that the reason
given for this action is that at the
present time there is a scarcity of
work in Canada and the authorities
have been given orders to exclude for
eign labor until the home labor is
employed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-19
PLAYING WITH FIRE
West Rutland Little Girl May Be
Fatally Burned

Rutland, Aug. lS.-Alice Bioty, the
seven-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Bioty. Marble. street,
West Rutland. was badly and possib.
ly burned yesterday afternoon while
she and her fve-year-old brother,
Jack" wee playing with fire in the
back yard of their home The broth
er. il appears. eithe.. accidentally or
Intentionally. not knowing the seri-
BUSINESS OF his act. took an improv-
Used torch from a bonfire which they
had built. and set ablaze his sisters
clothing.
The children were both too fright
ened to seek help in time to prevent
grave consequences. and when they
finally alarmed their mother the lit
tie girl was badly injured DR.. J. -.
Guiltinan was hurriedly summoned.
and relieved the child, who was suf-
ferimg intense pain. The physician
said yesterday that there was hope
of her recovery. She was burned
about the back. legs and shoulders.
but her hair and the front part of her
body were uninjured.
Even in the event OF her recovery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
@e~z o. the Town and vii,sge Teid Briefly
Coz Raps Readen-

F. L. Bottum went to New York to-
day on business.
Robert Manson OF Rutland, former
ly of Bennington, is visiting in town.
Katherine Purcell of Troy is visit
ing Kathryn Fleming OF East Main
street.
week at the Wills cabin at BARRIERS
pines.
Arthur Burke and wife are visiting
their sister. Miss Annie Burke of
East Main street.
Eugene Burt, Haviland Sibley, and
William Pierson are sending a week
camping near Pownal.
William Swartzwald. who has been
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Il. b. Daley,
returned Tuesday to New York.
Just received complete line of
Queen Quality ladies' shoes for fall
1914. N. Noveck, agents. ADV. t2
Harry Langhorne of Hamilton,
Ont, who has been u few days guest
of Augustin Daley has returned to
his home.
Mrs. W. w. Mcfarland of Renssa-
laer, who has been visiting friends in
town. was called home unexpectedly
this morning.
j. Clauson Mills of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who has been spending a few days
with Augustin Daley of Adams street
has returned to his home.
William H. Reed of West Shafts
bury, who has been travelling in the
eastern states for the past few
months, has returned to his home.
The usual midweek meeting this
evening at Ben Venue Library, 8 o.
clock. will be conducted by DR.. Jen-
nings. The public is cordially inyit.
ed.
The special topic at the Second
Congregational chapel service Thurs.
day evening will be The Ministry OF
Teaching" Mr. Webster will open
the subject for discussion.
Miss Nellie Barry is taking a
weeks vacation at her home in Me
chanicville, and her place as opera
tor at the Western Union office, is be
ing filed by Miss Frances Root.
The firm of Lambert a. burlington
has been awarded the contract for
the construction of a concrete green
house for Clarence Bonynge OF New
York at his summer home in North
bennington. Fiye-ply waterproofing
will be used in construction OF floors
and walls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-19
KAISER BLAMES CAR
Tells President Wilson That Russia
Began the War

Washington, Aug 1S.-The earnest
determination of the United States
government to keep this country
from becoming involved in any way
in the European war and its contro-
versies was manifested in several
ways today.
President Wilson issued an appeal
addressed to the American people
calling on them studiously TO refrain
from any expression or act that
might reveal the slightest partisan
ship toward the nations in conflict.
Leaders in Congress OF all parties
voiced similar views.
For nearly three hours the presi
dent and his cabinet wrestled with
the wireless censorship situation,
striving to reach n decision equitable
to all conce ned. The matter is still
under consideration.
Official information comes from
Berlin that the Japanese ultimatum
had been delivered to the German
government and it was intimated in
the diplomatic dispatches that war
between Japan and German was not
unlikely. The Japanese minister at
Berlin apparently foreseeing such an
eventuality instructed Ambassador
Gerard to be prepared TO take over
Japanese interests in Germany.
The president received from En-.
peror William a long message trans.
mitted through Ambassador Gerard,
the contents of which were guarded
closely, but which, it was learned,
expressed the grateful appreciation
of Germany FOR the tender of good Of
fees made by the United States
The German emperor in addition
took occasion to point out at some
length the causes of the present war
and argued. II is understood, that at
the very time he was trying to medi-
ate between Austria and Servia the
Russian mobilization began.
White House officials denied that
the message contained any protest
concerning the attitude Ct the Ameri-
can press toward Germany.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-19
LAKE SALISBURY

Mr.. and Mrs. +. s Randall and
Miss l.. Kirk of Cambridge, y. Y
took dinner at the Lake Sunday.
Miss Emerson and Miss Hanback,
OF Haverhill. Mass. and Miss Wilson
and Miss Baird of East Orange. n. j.,
spent Monday at Williamstown.
Mass. motoring there from the Lake
with II. 4. Hulet.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. clark OF
Boston. Mass. n. W. Gordon OF New
Haven. Conn. arrived in their Chal.
mers touring car Saturday and de
parted Monday morning for Rutland.
They are touring and fishing through
the state.
There will be lawn party on
Thursday night Of this week at the
residence Of Richard ID. Curricr for
the benefit Of the SALISBURY Library
association. There viii be music. a
FISH pond and ice cream and cake
viii be served. u is hoped to open
the library in a few weeks. All who
are Interested are cordially urged to
come.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-19
PANTRY POINTERS.

If milk is heated until lukewarm,
then chilled suddenly. there will be
much more cream.
Scale fish with nice. clean curry
comb that has never been used for
anything else.
Microbes are apt to lurk about the
.touth OF the milk bottle 1t should
be carefully wiped Off before the milk
is poured out.
Toughness of angel cake is often
due to the fact that the eggs are not
beaten properly. They should be beat
en- so stiff that they will stand alone.
Cut Off the rinds and soak rashers of
bacon in cold milk for an hour. Take
them out. dredge well with -four and
fry in fat This is an improvement on
the ordinary method of frying bacon.