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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-20
Society

Il gh' candies were placed upon The
taJic and with the pink and white
color scheme JoImed very pretty
decorations.
The Hhist Club will meet at the
the home oi Mrs. VIM. Rasmussen
next Wednesday afternoon.
The L + .. met with Mrs. j.
+ CLAYTON Mon1av afternoon.
Thor was n good attendance and a
- rine for ali present.
80
\ number Of the young folks
eujoyed Il small informal dancing
party Monday night in the opera
house.
CD
a delightful val ntine party was
given Saturday night at the home
{ Mr. and Mrs. Clay Carpente, in
the north part of town. The affair
was given for the teach.r RS of he
MobridLe schools and followed the
school entertainment, given that
evening. The roOms were beau;i.
fully decorated with a profusion of
carnations, while hearts, cupids
aud other symbols Of the day were
conspicuouHly placed in the decor
ative scheme. a part Of the pro-
( gram Of entertainment consisted of
Instrumental and vocal selections.
! TIE pieces were we'll rendered aud
highly appreciated Light refresh.
menis We're served during the
evening.
go
Mrs. Frank Corey entertained
the Nnist4lub last week At the
close II the games the head honor
VAS uWarned to Mrs. McCaLghley,
while to Mrs Ennis was given the
consolation gift. Refreshments
were served.
G-~-S
Last Friday night the Brother
hood of BollermakerS, Iron Ship
Phi ders aud Helpers OF America
Lodge No. COG, gave one of the
most successful dances ever held
IN Mobrldge. At an early hour
the crowd commenced TO arrive
and when the opening lumber on
the program was announced the
floor woS crowded with lovers Of
She light fantastic.
The hall was very prettily
decorated and with the merry
Uhrong of dancers formed a pretty
picture that will long be remem-
bered with pleasure by all who
were present. =,
The management Of the dance
had taken great pains to provide
for the comfort aud pleasure Of
then guests and it is firmly con
ce ed that their efforts were sue
cesslul. The music for the dance
was furnished by Teorey's orche-
st 4 and their renderition OF the
ma y uumbe.s on the musical
program was well in keeping with
the rest of this most enjoyable
, dance.
The Woman's Literary club
ne IN interesting meeting Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
q. y. Robinson.
60
Miss Kitty Henegar entertained
l the live Hundred club Tuesday
afternoon, at the home Of hel
sister Mrs. j, W. Nichols in the
east art OF town. Ten guests
: were present and at the close OF
the games the head prize was
i given 70 Miss Edna Zimmers, the
gifU or the lowest score went t.
l I'LL Gl. EauD.iAx
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-20
CHAPTER xi.
Glider Meets Bride.

"HERE entered the erect. heavy
figure of the man whom Mary
had hated through the years.
He stopped abruptly just with
IN the room. gave a glance at the two
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-02-20

Rev. FIR. kraus will be here
from bowdle and hold services at
the Catholic church Sunday fore
noon at I q, III. and also at 10
o'clock q, IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
The Near Side Stop.

Mayor Mitchell having signed the near side stop
ordinance. the streetcar companies and the tray-
cling public will have to readjust their method
of operations after September 1. The transit lines
are in favor of this departure. They believe it
will mean easier operation Of cars, somewhat
shorter running time between termini and greater
safety for passengers and pedestrians, because
the cars will cross the transverse streets at slow
starting speed rather than with the speed and
momentum of a blocks run.
Under the new order OF things there will be at
least uniformity Of stopping places for cars
car. having stopped at the near side Of some
fire or hospital street whizzed past wouldbe pas
sengers waiting on the far side because the motor
man didn't choose to stop twice at one street.
There will be disadvantages, though, notably in
boarding Of cars in winter through mud and slush
at points where there is no street crossing-and
this is a disadvantage so serious that some cities
have striven to meet it by building special 'sta-
lions" or isles of safety" wherein the travellers
may stand to wait for their cars
There is bound to be much temporary confusion
because of the change This can be lessened by
courtesy and consideration the part of the rail
way employes-qualities unfortunately not always
overconspcuous. A hearty cooperation with the
public until travellers get accustomed to the new
stops will probably save the street railroads the
kind Of condemnation which forced the abandon
ment of the near side stop several years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

overshadowed the power Of the crumbling Triple
Alliance Gennanys 'place in the sun" was being
hedged in. and Il was time TO appeal once more 30
methods OF ''bcod and iron to restore tne ma
TONS waning prestige.
Moreover in our opinion, Bismarck would not
have attempted TO throw on other shoulders "
snonsih,li,v for the violation Of Belgiums neu-
,.o,,,r ,q,lood and iron" programme covers all
such details. Only the sword could restore Ter
manvs impaired status and when the sword was
drawn all treaties became imperative Ihat
would have been candid explanation 10 une
world of Germany's action. and one immensely
more convincing than are the ieeDe sup'e'
which Chancellor Bethmann-IIollweg has Just put
forward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
THE CASE OF BECKY" EDELSoN
Victim of Mechanical Action Of the
Law, Thinks Hutchins Hapgood.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The case of Becky" Edelson
again brings up the eternal wondering
question, Will the law ever learn to
act otherwise than as bit of unthink-
ing machinery? It is certain that in
the end every law and every govern
ment that cannot humanity adjust
itself to our deeper conscience will
have to 60. Here is a young girl who
certainly said or did nothing that was
humanity wrong or even against our
fundamental laws and Constitution. IL
was rather the judge who acted against
the deeper law and against the Con-
stitution. But because our machinery
is such that it works mechanically we
must, forsooth, proceed in cold act of
the uttermost inhumanity.
Becky" Edelson ably protests
against an essentially unwise and un-
just and really illegal judicial act, but
once the machinery of punishment is
under way, no amount Of common sense
or human feeling in the community
can act efficiently in her behalf. The
dignity Of the judge prevents him from
acting justly, and there Is no other
legal way to exert genuine justice.
Ii is the spectacle of such legalized
outrages as this that breeds contempt
for law and government in many minds
and automatically leads to social dim
culties which might easily be avoided
by wise and tolerant government.
HUTCHINS HAPGOoD.
Provincetown, Mass, Aug. Is, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

effect before the cahclysm in Europe brought
about such situation, for the provisions OF this
law specifically permit the suspension Of reserve
requirements To meet Just such a condition. And
furthermore through large reduction in reserve
required from individual banks the institution Of
the new regime would have released some hun
dreds Of millions of dollars which might now be
applied to wping ont this foreign debt.
In the absence OF this remedy, however. several
prominent members Of the Chamber Of Commerce
have proposed that an amendment TO the national
bank act he passed permitting the banks TO sub
stitute banknotes for part of the "awful money
now required as reserve. If all banknotes out
standing were now secured as of DID, by an equal
amount of United States bonds. the objections 10
such plan would be by no means so emphatically
clear II would simply amount TO an inclusion of
these bonds in the reserve, thereby substituting
the credit Of the United States for the gold they
displaced. But Congress has recently authorized,
under the Aldrich-Vreeland act, the issue Of over
a billion Of banknotes against the general assets
OF national banks; these new notes inds-
tingUishable from the others. TO permit them TO
be held as reserve would be allowing the banks 10
pit one liability against another practice hope
lessly unsound in principle and fraught with great
danger TO our financial fabric
Another proposal. that Congress in case careful
investigation shows the situation ustldes IT, permit
the Federal Reserve Board TO suspend present re-
requirements i'm anticipation Of the full opera.
ton Of the new banking and currency law, seems
more direct and sensible remedy, particularly as
it is expected that the new regime will have taken
over our banking system by the middle Of next
month
We agree with Mr.. Jacob Schif that we in this
country should make every effort to pay our honest
debts in this extraordinary crisis But we mustn't
become panicky aud resort TO doubtful expedlents
when there IS no dearth Of gold in the country and
a calm view of the situation will suggest safe
methods Of getting hold Of IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
The Problem of Our Foreign Debt. I

The outpourlng Of gold to Europe in redemption
NJ American securities before the closing Of the
stock Exchange, coupled with the annual westward
flow of money for crop moving purposes, has re-
duced the gold reserves Of the New York banks
below the legal limit No more can be withdrawn
inst now unless the legal limit is set aside. And
vet II Is estimated we have maturing in the next
few months obligations abroad amounting TO $780,
100000 to be paid in gold
Ordinarily, of course, we should be offsettins
this debt with credits due to shipments Of grain
ard cotton aud other exports Tut with prohibi-
five insurance rates and an almost complete lack
Of tonnage these shipments are not being made, so
tbe balance stands intact against And to bring
matters TO a head, the Bank Of England has com
peted arrangements TO receive in payment of
these obligations as they mature deposits of gold
In Ottawa.
II seems thousand pities that the new banking
and currency law should not have gone into full
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
The Davis Cup Returns to Australia.

II has been a privilege TO see the tennis VI
Messrs Brookes and wilding and there is no coun-
fry 10 which we can see the Davis Cup depart WIN
more cheerfulness than TO Australia. The Austria
Bans had the best balanced team and Thoroughly
deserved TO win.
Our American failure was due TO the unfortu'
nate fact that we presented a one-man team Inc
name of Mclaughlin must now unquesuonaoy w
ranked first among the tennis players of the World
To beat Brookes in straight sets and Wildlns WIN
the loss Of but one set all in three days, Is FEAT
without parallel. Fortunately, too. he met
Brookes when the latter was at his freshest ana
best So no explanations are possible In the
marvellous Californian, trfe restrained Of wrist
and much developed in strokes since his early days
America unquestionably has new master to rank
with the greatest figures Of the past
The present is certainly no time for recrmina-
tons over the loss Of the cup--narrow as was the
margin by which It was lost. Let us rather be
thankful for the brilliant youngsters who are
treading on McLoughlin's heels and who make
the promise for the future return Of the trophy
bright with hope
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
HE CALLS 1T HUMOROUS
The Proposition to Forbid Csnada's
Sending Troops to Help Great Britain.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: II seems somewhat of an irony,
in view of the many pathetic refer
enees in the Coming Tower to "the
strain Of trying to be funny" that you
should have allowed correspondent
in your issue Of August il to COM
pletely surpass the most brilliant
witticisms of that welcome column!
Readers with the ,keenest sense Of
humor will delight in letter in the
Peoples Column of the date mentioned
wherein a writer declares, with appar-
ent seriousness, that az the United
States Gin her own interests only
would never allow Germany to attack
Canada, il would be only just for this
country 20 forbid Canada to proceed
against Germany, to the assistance
against that power of the empire Of
which Canada is a part.
But it is in the closing sentence of
this immortal piece of humor that we
have the most exquisite touch of all
an appeal to British fair play" in
support of the writer's eontentionsl
Surely the Coming Tower is in
grave danger of being outelassed by
the Peoples Column.
Testing apart, may the warmest ad-
miration be expressed Of your splendid
journal and its beautiful and I'M
equalled daily cartoons.
A TRIBUNE READER
New York, Aug. q, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
A Discouraser of Kidnapping.

Prison terms as severe as those TO which Judge
Grain sentenced three Italians convicted Of Kid
mapping the son of a Blocker St grocer ought
TO be potent deterrent of such industry IN
future The leader was sentenced TO from % 10
30 years in Sing Sing-the maximum penalty for
the crime His lieutenant received from 20 to 90
years, while subordinate in the gang Will have
TO spend from 1915 to % years behind the bars.
There was no reason for anything but the Ut
most severity in this case. The convicted men
were well-to-do members Of the Italian COMMIT
nifty, Intelligent enough TO make good, honest
living They chose the crooked road because II
promised to lead to easy money Their crime
was a sordid, despicabe one which, like Black
Hand bomb throwing and other varieties Of OK
tortion. has grown rank in the foreign colony
knowledge that it will lead to Jail instead of
wealth is bound TO stop its spread.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS.

The revenues of the City of New for the past six
six months have been 900. They must have
while the collectors take the money. Otherwise,
can't understand how a revolution has been
Averted.-Houston Post.
at least $1,000 100000 in New York to take of
foreign demands for gold, incident TO the unloading
of stocks and other securities by frightened European
investors. The full faith and credit of the country
must be pledged to protect the stock gamblers. They
are the boys who damn the administration as the
go down on their knees to it the next!-Nsshville
Tennessean
There is rift in the clouds New York reports
slight decline in the price of diamonds-Houston
Post.
Lots of New Workers will never get over their
astonshment at the country's moving along smoothly
with the Stock Exchange closed.-Rockford Clll.)
Republic
The bathing suit makers in New York have gone
oil strike. Maybe because the authorities put the
ban union suits.-Detroit Free Press
The report that $4,000 residents of New York City
have a combined annual income of a billion dollars
is surprising TO people who did not know how many
newspaper men there are in New York.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
"Bob" Jones, evangelist who says that "New
York is dancing the brink of hell" has been in
dorsed by "Billy" Sunday, which is a recommendation
or otherwise, just you look at it.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
New York City will start an extensive campaign
Of public health education. New York IL wicked
and corrupt old place, but in number Of important
particulars il has safe lead the rest Of the
countrys-RAlegh News and Observer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
PRO.GERMAN COMPLAlNANTS
MANY of Them Considered Desert
ers" in Fatherland.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your paper and others are daily
publishing protests from German So
cieties and letters with German names
and with only initials rabidly protest
ing against the war news items and
editorials. and threatening all sorts OF
dire reprisals.
| have been for years a great ad-
mirer of the German nation and people
and the German Kaiser, both as war
Lord and as commercial leader propa-
gandist. and | know and believe that
the Germans are equal to the best OF
our American citizens; but what does
the present pro-German uproar mean
Fully 20 per cent of native Germans
came to this country to escape mliltary
service: at least, they never performed
their military service, and under Ger
man law they are deserters. BY what
mental process do these German-Amer-
leans uphold the German Kaiser, gov
eminent and people in this war, when
thew fed from the Kaiser's military
service and government, foreswore
their allegiance to their fatheriand
and are American citizens, de Jure and
de facto? The same holds good, but IN
a lesser degree, even with German
Americans who served their military
term and are American citizens. a
these men want TO fight the German
Kaiser's battles by land and sea, let
them once more become German sub"
iects. cease to be American citizens
and 90 to Europe and fight on the
firing line" and not embroil other
nationalities here with their oral and
pen fighting. STEWART BROWNE
New York, Aug. IA, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Let Uncle Sam Be an Underwater.

With the Atlantic steamship lanes open again
to all steamships not flying the German or Aus
trian flags and the sailing from this port yester
day of nine liners. the only obstacle remaining TO
at least partial resumption of our foreign com
merce is the lack of cargo insurance.
The proposition has been made and is being
seriously considered in Washington of constituting
the government a partner with the maritime In
surance companies in the assuming of war risks.
1t has the support Of a representative body OF
business men and seems sensible. If Congress
moves in this matter with the same dispatch WIN
which it TOOK up the free ship registry problem
the country should feel that it is on the high roao
TO the enjoyment of all the commercial advantages
offered IL by a Europe in arms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
/ IL T. fEOILE NOL - WI Public Debate

ton, probably with considerable meas
ure of truth.
But they are all human. And 50
are we.
Before throwing any stones at these
foreigners, whose races are forerun-
ners of a large part of our own popu-
lation, let US see If there Is eny glass
in our own house.
With the Zabern affair in mind, re-
Numbering that the German military
are also policemen, carrying arms in
time of peace and doing duty under IT.
, ritating circumstances, of which We
probably have not full conception
here, | suggest that al. S. g." seek an
answer to his questions by means OF
the following experiment.:
Let him reproduce as nearly as pos
sible the conditions existing at the time
in Zabern.
Let him reproduce these conditions,
say, in front of the Tribune Building.
in our good old peaceful New York.
or course, the New York police will
interfere and try to disperse the gath
cred crowd, which would be their or
ders.
You must not 60. You must stick
out your tongue and spit upon their
uniforms. You must show them in every
possible way that you hate them and
resist them and abuse them be
cause they happen TO represent the
law and order of the land and the
powers that be. There are some people
that the mere sight of policeman's or
Prussian's uniform will throw IN a
( fit.
Gather them and have them help you
out.
I'll guarantee that the Zsbern affair
made in New York" will eclipse the
one made in Germany" in every par
| ticular.
But let me give you a little friendly
advice. Don't try il.
/ As | was saying, Forget il, and re-
member the Maine"
G. r. BRUCKMANN.
West New York, Aug. 13, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
WHAT CAUSED THE WAR
The Annexation of ia-,lerzegovins
Blamed.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The responsibility of plunglnG
a whole continent in war and putting
back for centuries the worlds progress
and civilization should be placed where
it belongs.
The spark that kindled and set ablsze
this great European conflagratlon was
not the tragedy of Sarajevo, nor the
activities of Psn-Serb societies, as the
Austrian Ambassador, DR.. Dumba, re-
Gently asserted.
Austria tearing up most shametully
the Berlin Treaty and absolutely an
nexing Bosnia Herzegovina against the
protest of the whole Slav world was
the first link in the chain of present
Hateful events.
This is not war, as many would as
sert, of the Slav against the Teuton; 1t
is conflict of elf-preservation on the
part of the Slavs, who do not desire to
Be Germans or Austrians.
Napoleon III in 1870 declared war on
Prussia, and the pretext was as trivial
as the pretext of Franz Josef in de-
claring war against little Servis. When
the conflict ended it was the last Of
Napoleon. France became a great re-
public. History may repeat itself. The
grave is already dug for Austria.
TONIC. SARGENTICH.
Rockaway Park, Aug. 10, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
A MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Plan to Erect One in Mrs. Wilson's
Native Town.
le Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The citizens of Floyd County
and Rome, Ca, are now beginning the
erection of new public hospital, the
funds for which are being secured by
public subscription. 1t has been sug-
gested that as a memorial to Mrs. Will
son, who was buried here yesterday,
the funds subscribed by the citizens Of
the county and town for the homecom-
ing week in October, at which time
Mrs. Wilson had promised to come
home, be used for the erection of this
hospital and that it be named the Ellen
Arson Hospital. ..
The plan will probably be carried
out, and others wishing to subscribe
to such a memorial can take the mat
ter up with Judge Junius +. Hillyer,
chairman of the board of trustees OF
the hospital. Rome. Ga. -
HUGHES +. REYNOLDS.
Rome, Ga, Aug. -, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
WHEN WOMEN GET THE VOTE
A Calm View of What They May Elk
pect to Accomplish.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In d letter signed M. 8 ana
dated August 10 the statement is made T;
"When women throughout the world
have the ballot there will be no more
wars Such extravagant and ridicu-
lous assertions do more harm TO the
suffrage cause than any number OF
anti arguments. -,
When women get the vote they will
neither change human nature nor run
the entire political situation. They will
accomplish many reforms and make in
the main earnest, reliable citizens, ready
10 helm in such ways as they can and
able and willing TO bear their share OF
the veal and woe that falls upon the
heads of both males and females.
A SANE SUFFRAGIST.
New York, Aug. IA, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Wants President and Mayor to Protest

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: There never was a time when the
world WAS so ignorant as now. People
use others thoughts and follow blind
ly some conceited demagogue. IL not
this true? DO not the great masses OF
Europe go blindly into war thse Is
brutal and inhumsn, precipitated oy a
conceited monarch! oh, the horrors
of II all d.
Cannot our President protest again :
And our Mayor, in behalf OF the cru
zens from Germany and Russia, who
form such a large proportion OF our
population, would be hstened 4"
everywhere. A POOH WVMAN'
New York, Aug. II. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
MILITARISM IN ENGLAND
Dublin Shooting Compared with the
Zabern Affair.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue OF the 18th inst
your correspondent III. S. B." recalls
the Zabern affair and draws certain
conclusions therefrom which will hard
ly stand analysis. This same Zaberu
affair has, it seems u me, been worked
overtime BY those who endeavor to find
in every German act an indication Of
brutality" arrogance" aud the like.
Now, they do things differently in Eng
land when a hoodlum element jeers st
and threatens the military, AS was the
case recently at Dublin, ireland, some
fifty or sixty of the defenceless mob
are promptly laid low by the bullets
of the military. L. r. PATTON.
Gloucester, Mass, Aug. IL, 1914.