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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-27
Then Came the Horrible
Thought OF Cannibalism


There were now Just four OF us
In the boat.
we had no idea where we
were-perhaps we we're drifted far
out OF all ship lanes.
For week we had been eat.
ing little pieces Of shoe leather cut
from dead mems shoes, pounded
up with fresh water into paste and
mixed with biscuit crumbs.
But now all the biscuit crumbs
were gone Prieye's dream, too
was not coming true, for II was
the fourteenth day and he wasn't
rescued.
There he lay dead in the bot.
tom of the boat. And now came
the horrible thing OF II. Men In
our condition had fought out the
same problem before.
Should we eat dead body7 That
was the awful question we actually
discussed now.
But not little Prieve's. We
couldn't do that-he was so young
and so brave.
~ w W. hAiii hbN WHY NlltAit
and very gently into the water and
hoped he was In a better land.
Well. whose body would II be
then? That flashed upon us, too
And II two of us died and there
were only two left and Just enough
water for one day. what might hap
pen then7
And who would tho last two be
of Belanger, Kendall. Ludwigsen
and myself?
And would there really be then
some terrible unknown struggle on
those high seas?
But the Seneca came In sight
and though we could not believe It.
she headed for us.
And so what might have hap
peued there at the end, ! shall
never know. thank Cod
DRAW up that blind, will your
said Bobby There, first officer, as
| went out. 81 want to look at the
green grass. Spring Ia beautiful
on land, liant ~ Do you think |,
helps take the SCARS OUT OF A
MANS SouLT
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A N ENGAGEMENT tonight Break it, Tred1
"A Forget it, Ill1 Get well. We want you to write
$50 words of your opinion of the best the
question: BUFFALO BILL-WHAT HAS HE
DONE FOR AMERICA"
This positively is your last chance to win of the
80 prizes offered by The Star for the best to
that question.
Thursday afternoon the winners be announced.
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latitude in the world.
And, should you win, you will receive the prize from
the hands Of Buffalo Bill himself. For he is coming
here with the Sells-Floto Circus and Buffalo
Bill (hmseD, which is TO exhibit here three days,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Then time during
the day Friday, he will personally hand the prizes
those who have written about him and who have
a place in the award column Of the contest
Prize winners will be announced tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-27

BOY OFFICER Tells HOW HE FOUGHT
'RAvINe NlADmEN I'm OPEN BOAT AT SEA
of Two Weeks They Were Lost Atlantic Eleven
Men Drink Salt Water and Die Wrthng Among Mates Tells How
He Nearly Turned Cannibal.

"Jakob was giant OF Russian
and we had been afraid In the
first OF what he might do 10 us IN
fight At the finish He was big
enough 20 murder all for the food
supply he knew could be his AZ the
price Of our blood.
"Jakob was sitting In the boat
With ono OF the sxos be had gotten
hold of In some way.
am going ashore for drink.
he yelled. I VIII: by God. | VIII.
he ahriekef.
Why do you keep my money
away from me- he hissed as he
came at me.
hut | coaxed the NJ away from
him and got him 10 lie down. TAX.
lng away everything else | figured
he could use as weapon.
No sooner. though. had I got 10
sleep. than he got n boafstretcher.
THREATENING TO KILL Us
ALL and be master OF the boat
With such giant II was all
Belanger. Kendall, Ludwigsen and
Il could do 10 overpower him. but
we finally succeeded In TYING
HIM TO THE BOTTOM OF THE
BOAT.
He lived SIX hours, screaming
all that while at the top OF HIS
voice. At tho last when he became
exhausted we forced n little fresh
water between hia Iipr. but II was
no use. At l O'Clock Saturday
morning We dropped him into the
sea
And then on the fourteenth day.
little i4-year-old Prieve died. He
WAS 30 young and he LOVED HIS
MOTHER so. and as ! saw him
die. all my Christianity came back
To me. and said TO myself: I wish
] could have died In his place. and
I felt then az though THE DEVIL.
COULD NEVER EVEN TEMPT
ME AGAIN TO TRY TO TAKE
BISCUIT OR WATER beyond my
share
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
SALOON ELECTION AT
SPENCER NOW HINGES
ON SPOILED BALLOTS
On Face Of Returns, With Seven
Ballots Thrown Out, Vets
Have Lead of One.

Spencer, S. D., May "a decision OF
Attorney General Johnson, defining
the status of seven improperly marked
ballots which We're attempted to be
voted on the license question at the
recent election in Spencer, leaves the
vets with a majority of one, and
Spencer, unless a contest yet is insti-
tuted regardless of the opinion Of the
attorney general, will have licensed
saloons commencing July 1. On the
race or the returns the vote for license
was n, with rs votes in opposition.
Inc seven ballots in dispute, which
VIII serve as the basis for a contest
should one be Instituted. were defaced
by the voters who marked them, but
the temperance forces believe the in
tentlon Of he voters who marked the
seven ballots was to vote against
license. If the seven ballots were thus
counted the drys would have SO votes.
TO ~ for the vets. The attorney gen.
eral IN his opinion rules that the seven
ballots cannot be counted,
since they are not legal hallot within
the meaning of the law. The attorney
general also calls attention to the fact
that as the seven ballots were not legal
ballots the vets, on the face of the
returns. had a majority Of the ballots
cast upon the license question.
onder a new decision of the state
supreme court the granting Of licenses
for saloons in South Dakota communi-
tles, or the defeat of license, can be
determined only by which side receives
a. majority of the votes cast upon the
incense question, without regard to the
total number of ballots cast at the cleo
tlon at Which license is submitted.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
Tho Revenae Of Neglected Things.
From The Survey.

We may as we'll face the fact that SO
long as we and our children are, at large
IN a community We shall. be- IN danger
from all the evils that are also at large
In that community, and, though we may
be able to exclude from our homes h
moth, the housefly, the agent and the
burglar. we cannot exclude germs. They
ride in on the trails Of our gowns. they
are tracked in on our shoes. They come
In food and drink. in washes, in clothing,
IN wares. They come by messengers and
of evil. 49,,
We need not go to the slums If we do
not wish. They will come to US, and.
things, they will avenge the poor.
Yet it is not vengeance the poor. are
wanting. They only want help, and they
90 not dream how much we could give
and look at us. beseeching, too timid to
knock at our forbidding portals. But the
white death, who has been their bed-fel-
stopped by any bar. He comes straight
from the filthy howell to our homes, and
peers in upon us through. the windows,
while we feast, and laugh. He pushes
down at our very freside. looks into the
faces of our best beloved, SO that they
cry out and die!
The revenge of the Sums falls not only
upon the Individual, but upon the city, in
all it's interests and activities.
1t falls upon the city in losses of lives
and money. taxes paid for pauperiSm, for
crime. for the cost of disease.
1t falls upon the civic organizations that
ignore the sluns, by the blight of their
very ugliness and buyers from the neigh
borhood. and Injuries all adjacent prop
erty.
1t falls upon them, too, by breeding a
class Of citizens that are a dead weight
to civic progress.
It falls upon the business interests by
killing or weakening valuable working
men, whose loss is felt in traffic. trade
and manufacture.
1t falls upon the churches, by raising up
those who defeat and defy them. by lower
ing the whole moral tone of the COM
munity, and increasing the resistance to
the powers of good.
These are the WAYS In which we are
scourged by the slums, and until we
learn our lesson, we must continue to suf-
fer as well as the poor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
NEWELL IMPRESSED WITH
ANGOSTURA DAM SITE

Hot Springs. S. D., May s.-Directo1
Newell. Of the government reclamation
service, has been in the Black Hill.
during the past 10 days, looking over the
Belle Fourche irrigation project, and
later inspected the reservoir site fol
the Angostura project in Fail River and
Custer counties. While he, like most
government inspectors, was rather re-
ticent about talking his mind regard
ing the prospects for having this pro-
ject considered by the government, 1t
was evident that he was we'll pleased
with the big reservoir site and the loca-
ton of the proposed dam in the Chey-
me river. He remarked thai the gov
eminent had some dam sites that sur
passed this one, but that they had
many which were not SO good as this
He considers this reservoir site one OF
the very finest, 1t will store an enor-
nous quantity OF water, sufficient te
irrigate the more than 100000 acres OF
land that will come under it. He ex-
poets to return here some time in July
to look over the lands. which he would
have done at this time but was pre-
vented by the almost continuous down.
pour OF rain while he was here, making
the roads bad.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
MAY NOT ACCEPT FINDING
OF ARBITRATION COMMITTEE

WATERFOWL, s. D.. May s.-Much
speculation is being INDUCED in by
citizens on whether or not the Water
town city commission will accept the
new rate fixed by the board
OF arbltrat1on in its formal report made
70 a special session of the commission
last night. Inasmuch as the city's
member of the board does not agree
with the other two members on the
proper rate for party line phones, and
rurther as the commission took no
action on the report, it is now claimed
ehat the city Ia carry the contro-
versy to the state railroad commits
sion. PRESIDENT J. L. w. Zietlow. OF
the Dakota Central Telephone COM
pany, owners of the new automatic ex-
change just installed, appeared before
the commission and declared that il
had agreed to abide by the finding Of a
majority of the arbitration board. The
commission. however, decided to defer
action because two members were alb
sent and fixed upon May IL as the time
for final determination of it's attitude.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
BOGUS BOMB PLACED
NEAR SLEEPING ROOM
Of CEDDES ATTORNEY
Supposed Attempt to Brighten
A. B. Beck. in Researches
on Recent Murder.

Geddes, s. D., May "A dummy
shve-inch bomb. attached to some par
tally burnt dynamite fuse. but contain
ing no explosives, was discovered yes
terday morning under the bed room
window OF Ambrose B. Beck. states
attorney of this county. The inditid-
ual who left the bomb covered his
tracks with cayenne pepper, for the
evident purpose of preventing the use
OF bloodhounds on his trail.
The detectives who are still working
on h recen murder of w. II. Menzie
and Miss Blanche Signal believe that
the placing of the bomb may have been
merely the work Of local hoodlums. In
censed at the continued activity OF Mr..
Beck In investigation of the double
murder. The states attorney has en-
countered considerable local opposition
to following UP the case, on account of
the belief held by many that Menzie
killed himself and the young woman.
Local officials and the outside detec-
tives are giving attention to the bomb
episode and they expect to make some
arrests.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
STATE ODD FELLOWS MEET
AT WATERFOWL MAY 1925

Watertown, S. D., May l1.-Working
IN conjunction with the local lodge Of
Odd Fellows tho WATERFOWL CONNER
cial club is preparing entertainment
for the grand lodge which will meet In
this city on May 10 and be in session
four days. 1t is expected that ut least
1900 visitors Will. attend. The grand
encampnaent will nve on Tuesday.
May 10. The following day the grand
lodge L. o. o. u. will open its nrst
session and the Rehekah grand lodge
also will begin work. Sessions OF the
Canton uniform rank vii! be held dur
Ing the convention. Detailed programs
have not yet been issued, but it Is an
nouncec hat on Tuesday evening the
Rebekahs will conduct n school Of In
strucSion with the i%nitiatory degree ex-
emplided by tho Watertown lodge. The
Secretaries association and the Past
Presidents association will meet
Wednesday evening. Thursday evening
all the rand bodies will unite in a
parade at Z o'clock. Friday will be
entertainment day.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
PARKER GETS NEXT SESSION
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Mitchell, s. d. May e.-The South
Dakota Sunday School association
chose Parker as the convention city 70,
1913. The location was decided by 8
standing vote. Mitchell was the only
other city to extend an invitation.
In the annual election Prof. S. D. Var
Benthuysen, of Mitchell, was chosen
president; Prof. c. H. Lugg, of Parks.
ton, republican candidate for state su.
p~erlntendent of schools, was elected
vice president. Rev. w. S. Hunt, OF
Salem. was named as recording secre.
tary, and NJ. D. Whisman, of Huron
was reelected treasurer.
George w. Miller, Of Huron, who ha:
been acting as secretary because Oh
he illness of DR.. L. N. Halliday, wa.
made general secretary. Rev. G. v
Brown, Of Madison. was elected chair.
man of the executive committee ant
Rev. Robert Lincoln Kelly, of Mitchell
secretary. Or. Frank Fox, of Siou1
Falls, was elected international com.
mittee representative.
The convention closed last night,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
GREATEST YIELD OF
WHEAT IN HISTORY
INDICATED FOR 1914
First Official Estimate Places
Years Production at go
100000 Bushels.
BIG INCREASE IN ACREAGE
Spring Flowing Well Advanced and
Seeding Is More Than Half Done
HAY and Pasturaee
Are Good.

Washington, May 9-The first official
estimate of the size of the crop of Win
ter was made today in the May crop
report of the crop reporting board. Uni
ted States department Of agriculture,
issued at 2:15 p. m. The report shows
the condition on May ] of winter wheat,
rye, meadow lands and pastures; the
percentage of spring blowing and
spring planting completed. the acre
age of winter wheat to be harvested,
the estimated outturn of the winter
wheat crop and the stocks Of hay on
farms May 1. The figures are
Winter Wheat-The average condi-
ton of winter wheat on May l was 95.9
per cent of a normal; compared with
9b.6 per CEN on April L; 91.9 per cent
on May l, 1913. n S5.5 per cent the
average for the past 10 years on May
The area of winter wheat remaining
on May to be harvested was about &c.
8 1000 acres, CIR ], 119,000 acres less than
the area planted last autumn, but g.
5000 acres more thar the area har-
vested last year (31 500, 900 acres).
The condition on May l is indicative
Of a yield per acre of approximately
lib bushels, assuming average varia-
tons to prevail thereafter. On the esti-
mated area to be harvested this would
produce a fina crop Of $50, 900, 900
bushels harvested in 1918; ss9.eIs.ooo
bushels in 1912; 43o,656, 900 bushels In
1911. and 434.142,OOO bushels in 1910.
.The outtlrn of the. crop probably will
be o or below the figures here
given, according to whether the condi-
ton from May l to time Of harvest is
above or below the average change.
Rye-The condition of rye on Nav /
was 9S.4 per cent Of a normal, com
pared with 91.3 per cent on April /;
Sl.0 per cent on May 1, 1913, and S9.4
per cent the average for the past 10
years on May l.. ~ =.
Meadow or Hay landslide average
condition of meadow or hay lands ON
May l was 300 per cent Of a normal,
compared with S8.5 per cent on May 1,
1913, n a 10 year average on May 1 of
1871 per cent.
Hay on Farms-The stocks Of hay or
farms on May / were estimated to be
100000 tons, compared with 10.S2S.000
tons on May l., 1913, n 4,744, 900 o
on May 1, 1912.
Pasture-The average condition of
pastures on May l was 1873 per cent
of a normal, compared with S7.1 per
cent on May 1, 1913, and a 10 year
average on May 1 of $3.50 per cent.
Spring P~lowing-Of spring blowing
70.9 per cent was completed up to, May
1, compared with 67.2 per cent on May
l, 1913, and a 10 year average on May
1 Of 66.6 per cent.
Spring Planting-Of spring planting
1914 per CEN was completed up to May
1, compared with $40 per cent on May
l, 1918, and a six yea average on May
1 of $40 per cent.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
PIONEER BAD MAN tanner
VISITING OLD HAuNTS

Pierre. 8. D., May 9.-Anson Hilger,
h YER earliest pioneer in this re-
gion, is visiting in Pierre. Hilger now
resides in st. Paul. He was here be-
fore 1880 and was ''self appointed'
sheriff Of the community. Every old
settler here gives him credit Of being
the bravest man who ever came to the
country. His method with the cele-
brated gun mem" and toughs Of early
days was to walk up to them, look them
in the eye, and INFORM them they were
too cowardly to shoot. He kept order
In the vicinity Of Pierre, and had q
restaurant here in the early days. He
the q hope when toughs and thugs
were on the rampage. One Pierre ad-
dition. where he had his presumption.
II named for him. and the big gulch,
now Capitol lake. was called Hilger's
gulch in his honor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
MISTAKES VALUABLE CAT
FOR FEROc!ous ANIMAL

B~ridgewater. $. D.. MAJ 11.--Hans
Vogt, Of this city. upon entering his
cob house early IN. the morning, -spiod
a black animal crouching among the
coks. about ia spring upoa him. Mr..
Vogt became excited and being thor
oughly convinced that he had
tered q wild cat, or kome other equally
ferocious beast. h%nrriedly closed tho
door. and sought the service OF X. C..
Weidenbach. a crack shot. who stealth
lily crept up to the barn door, and get
ting proper aim, soo dispatched the
Intruder. which upon closer investiaa-
cat Of Banker Alex H. Mayer. some
feeling has been aroused over the ia
cident.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
EXPRESS COMPANIES START
NEW INJUNCTION SUITS

Sioux Fails. 8. D., May 9.-Two new
suits have been Instituted In the United
States court In this city by local at
storneys Of tho American and Wells
Fargo Express companies. the state Of
South Dakota being the defendant.
The suits were Instituted to prevent
the state from collecting the, 1913 taxes
assessed against the twoscompanies by
the state board OF equalization. Judge
Elliott, OF the federal court. has signed
an order directing the state treasurer.
TO appear before him on May % and
show cause why ansinjunction should
mot be issued preventing the collection;
u b 1913 taxes Of In n manner in-
terfertng with the two express IN
paries In the conduct OF their business
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
YANkToN SHOWS STRONG
IN ORATORiGAl CONTESTS

Yankton. S, D., MAJ N.-In the 18th
Annua state high sciioel oratorical and
defamation contest. held here last
night. the following awards were made:
State Oratorical-Ar.hur Rogers,
Yankton. first; Robert Lyons, Yer
million. second.
State Declamatory-Ruth Olson.
Bsrestord, first; Caroline Burgess,
Yankton, second.
Distric. Observation-Disclosures Lyons,
Vermilion. first; Adolph Peterson,
Yankton. second.
District neutrality-suspicious. Bur
CESS. Yankton. first place.
A beautiful MeEpole dance .ras given
by the college girls on the campus be-
fore a large audience.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
Ocean Traffic impossible.

Several decades ago a learned professor
delivered a course OF lectures, In one OF
which he proved to his own satisfaction
that the Atlantic ocean could never be
discovered and applied on land, but he
was confident it could never be applied to
the ocean. Under the peculiar conditions
storms; the rolling Of the tide. and SO
forth, you could never apply steam to
navigation across the Atlantic. The book
In which that lecture was published was
lantic. The captain took 1t along asa
sort Of curiosity. That book did not have
a very large sale, hut there has been
quite a run of steamers ever since. and
the professor ceased to argue that steam
could not be utilized on the ocean. -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
BIBLE STUDY URGED FOR
STATES PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Mitchell. s. D.. May BY unani-
vote h South Dakota Sunday
favoring accredited bible study for
high schools and urging that 1t be APP
piled to the public schools of the state,
This plan follows the system adopted
by North Dakota educators. M. M.
Kramer. at Pierre; G.. II. Lugg, of
Parkston, and ]. w. McClinton, of
Mitchell, were named as the committee
to foster the scheme. The delibera-
tions OF the convention are being well
attended. Two hundred and fifteen
delegates outside OF Mitchell have reg
istered, making 1t the largest Sunday
school convention ever held in South
Dakota. The convention will adjourn
this evening.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
What ls Your Idea Of the Next World?

From the Woman,a Home Companion.
Broadway tabernacle in New York oity7
IN ar. Easter sermon entitled "The Other
world begins by commenting on some
OF the unsatisfactory pictures OF: the fu-
serature. He then adds: -
The fac, .s. there are no attractivespie-
lures anywhere Of the world of the dead.
This Is because that world Is unpicturabie..
We mar the beauty and power Of il the
moment we try to form an image Of III:
IT is I Y God in lying beyond the reach.
liken It to anything that Is in heayen
above or that is In the earth beneath We
can think heaven. u we cannot paint III
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATS
ORGANIZE FOR CAMPAIGN

Aberdeen. S. D.. May s.-Aberdeen
went democratic yesterday, when 800
democratic candidates. politicians, edi-
tors and just plain democrats as
sembled to select the advisory COM
mtttee, secretary and treasurer of the
party state central committee, and to
select state headquarters and outline
the plan of campaign generally. The
meeting was called by DR.. HI. j. Rock,
elected state chairman at the recent
primaries. The advisory committee
chosen consists Of Frank HI. Winans.
Mitchell; Ben c. Ash, Moreau; d.
Donohoe. Sioux Falls: Henry A. Wag-
mel, Watertown; William Hickey,
Yankton; w W. Soule, Rapid City;
Daniel e. Coffey, Fairfax.
Aberdeen was selected as head
quarters for the state central commit
tee. In the evening a rally was held
at the theater. which was largely at
tended, and addresses were made by r.
6. Johnson, candidate for United States
senator, James w. McCarter, candidate
for governor; DR.. HI. j.. Rock, state
chairman. and others.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
PROF. HUME GIVES ADVICE
: ON CULTURE OF POTATOES

Brookings, 8. d. May Eff you want
to keep potato disease out Of YOU
crop plant clean n seed on y, clean ,sa st ground nj.
lege, to an inquirer on this subject
He lays:
Raise potatoes in a long rotation.
See to 1t that they do not come bach
on to the same land oftener than once
in eight years. Such an arrangement
is usually possible by a careful rota-
ton system. Thus our land Will be
reasonably clean from potato diseases
Moreover, be sure to plant clean seed
Treat the seed with formaldehyde.
Potatoes should be put in on a deer
seed bed. Plow the ground deeply, az
much as or eight inches. ]
would suggest also fall blowing under
many circumstances. After potatoes
thus put in on a deep seed bed and cuf-
tiyated clean, it is possible to put IN
small grain with shallow plowing, o.
even with no blowing whatever"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14
is KILLED

Douglas, Ariz., May 1.-THE report
that two Americans had been killed at
Ell Tigre May 6, has proved untrue. A
Mexican named Daniel Rascon scaped
from Jail, wrested a rifle from a guard
and shot and killed a Japanese mason
who was standing near. Rascon was
shot n killed by soldiers called to the
scene by the shooting. The Japanese is
said to have acted as consular agent for
his people at Ell Tigre.