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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07

ygithlnssa few minutes after receiving
word that = steamer was In distress off
lMystery island, In Salem harbor, Mas,
eachusetts, w. Startling Burgess, the.
airship builder. and Aviator CLIFFORD Z.
Webster speeded from M~arblehead to
the rescue Of the men aboard her In q,
Burgess-Dunne hydro-aeroplane. This
was the first time In the history OF
aviation that an airship has gone to
euccor q ship at sea. Under them the
Marblehead ~iifesaving crew rowed out
IN the fog. Burgess finally circled
above the vessel and found she was a
coal carrier, coastwise outward bound,
from Beverly to Norfolk, Va, with
Captain Chase and 40 men aboard. En-.
CINE trouble WAS trumpeted from the,
deck tosBurgess and Webster. Shortly
lafterward the trouble was righted and.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
RESOLUTION
"STlRS UP ANIMALS"

Washington. D. c. May 2.-senator
Kenyon's bill to repeal the character
of the Rockefeller general education
board n his statement in which he
handed some hard wallops at the board
and at Rockefeller on account Of the
Colorado strike situation has stirred
up the animals He received various
kilograms today from upholders OF the
general education board in defense Of
It.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
GROSS EARNINGS TAXES
NOW DECLARED ILLEGAL

Sioux Falls. S. D., May Am inn
portant decision affecting South Da-
Rota Is that just handed down by Judge
Sanborn in the United States circuit
court of appeals, reversing the decision
OF Judge Elliott of the federal district
court about a year ago in the express
rate cases. Between $50, 900 and $780,
oOO IN state taxes is involved and by
enc decision the state is enjoined from
collecting that amount and can only
procure the nominal tax of about So, 900
on the actual property owned by the
express companies within the state.
Ihe action was brought by the
american n Wells Fargo Express
companies against the state. The de-
clslon as handed down, based on con-
stltutional grounds will affect the rail-
roads and telegraph companies doing
business within the state as we'll as the
express companies. The decision makes
assessments on actual property within
the state the only method of taxation
and the gross earnings of the company
cannot be considered. The contention
or the express companies throughout
the litigation has been that they should
be taxed upon the value Of the prop
erty owned by them within the state.
Whether or not the case will be APP
pealed to the supreme court by the
state a not yet been decided.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
STEAMER SIBERIA
is SAFE IN PORT

Toxic. May 4.-Great relief ia felt
mere at the news from Manila that the
Pacific mail steamer Siberia, reported
yesterday by wireless to nave been in
srsst peril Off the coast Of Formosa, is
safe at Manila.
NO satisfactory explanation is avail
able in Toxic as to how the alarming
reports of yesterday came to be dis
semlnated. The japanese authorities
nave decided to investigate. Japan has
recalled the warships she dispatched
yesterday to the aid of the liner sup
posed to be in distress.
A dispatch from Manila received
last night said the Siberia steamed
INTO the port at II a. m. today after
an u~neventful voyage from Nagasaki,
which port she left April 20. Captain
Zeeder, OF the Siberia, said he believed
the reports that his vessel was in dis
tress arose over confusion in the call
letters of h steamer Persia, with
which vessel he had been in communi-
cation. These letters are IN. B. S."
and they doubtless were mistaken for
5 Q. ST." the marine wireless appeal
for aid.
The wireless operator on board the
Siberia added that the atmospheric
conditions had been bad. making diff
cult the sending Of wireless messages.
The first reading of the
wireless calls from the Siberia evil
IDENTIFY were made on the Osezekai sta
ton in Japan. They were interpreted
as setting forth that the steamer had
met with an accident and was in dis
tress. Other wireless reports We're re-
sponsible for the belief that she was
sinking.
On receiving the news the Japanese
government dispatched cruisers and.
merchant ships from Formosa to where
the Sihnrjo yynS cIrpnOcol fn ha ochocn
A British warship steamed at full
speed to her assistance and the Amer
lean naval authorities at Manila made
hurried preparations to send help.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
ITALIAN CONSUL AIDS.

Washington, May 2.-Mr. n
onieri, the italian ambassador, called
on the secretary OF state again TO-DAY ia
confer in regard to the protection Of
Italians in the strike zone. The am
sassador said he had received reports
from Mr.. Davella, Italian consul in
Denver. that Major Holbrook had
promised protection for Italian citizens.
Mr.. Dayella has been making a tour
Of the strike district and addressing
h Italians and warning them to use
no resistance against the federal TROOPS
and assuring them they would be pro-
tected il they abided by the law.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
ORGANIZING BANKS FOR
NEW DAY COUNTY TOwNs

Waubay, S. d., May 2.-W. A. Alb.
blott, John Schultz and other Waubay
business men and capitalists have
AIKEN steps to organize the First State
bank of Grenville and the First state
bank or Frank. in two Of the towns
which Will be on the new extension Of
the & Veblcn railroad when
It is built Into Day county. Julius Ros-
holt, promoter OF the extension, writes
That the contracts have been let for
building the line as far as Roslyn, and
That material for the extension is be-
ing rushed into Veblen. The farmers in
northern Day county are rejoicing over
the probability that they will have a
railroad within a few months which
VIII place ON of the finest farming
land IN South Dakota In close touch
with the markets.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
VETS TO CONTEST RESULT
OF VOTE AT HOWARD

Howard, S. D., May 2.-Dissatis-
fed with the result OF the recent saloon
license election here, and charging ir-
regularities the VETS" who were de-
feated at the election are threatening tc
institute a contest of the result of the
election. The vets claim the temperance
forces encouraged an insane man and
an old hal in his dotage to vote, and
that rightfully the votes should have
been excluded. If the two votes are
thrown out as a result of the contest
which is expected to be instituted. the
town will be wet by ! majority.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
EVIDENCE cIRcuMsTANTlAl
IN CHRISTIANSON MURDER

Aberdeen, S. D., May An munich
pal court yesterday Judge Crane con-
Quoted the preliminary hearing in the
case of l.. w. Meyer and Robert Reed,
accused of having caused the death OF
Theodore Christianson, whose body
was found In a we'll on April %, after
he had been missing since December
%. The evidence introduced by the
prosecution was all circumstantial.
Witnesses told OF Reed and Christian
son being seen run on the night Of
December %, of the two having gone
to Reeds house drunk, and of Mrs.
Reed pulling a revolver on Christian
son and forcing him to leave the house.
Later Reed. Meyer and Christianson
We're seen together, all in an intoxi-
Gated condition. and afterward Chris
Hanson disappeared.
Thu attorney for the defense, F.. l..
Baker. presented an affidavit of pre-
judice and asked that the hearing be
held before some other person, but
Judge Crane overruled the motion. The
evidence showed that on Christmas
morning Meyer and Reed drove out In
h country to get a load of hey, and
1t is claimed by the prosecution that
the men at that time disposed OF the
murdered mans body. C~hristianson's
clothes, when the body was found, were
covered with chaff.
After the Introduction of the eyi-
dence by the states attorney, the court
held the two men without bail for first
degree murder.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
FORMER OLDHAM YOUTH
WITH VERASCRuZ EORcEa

Oldham, s. d. April So.-An8 old
Oldham boy has been active in the de-
can occupation OF Vera Cruz. Mex. He
Is Frances Smith. q brother Of Mrs.
Step and Mrs. John Thill. well known
residents OF Oldham, Young Smith be-
longs to the United States nav be-
Ing a member of the crew OF the shin
Prairie. from which the marines were
landed that first took possession OF the
seven years ago. and has been in the
navy for nearly five years.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
4,728 DEATHS SHOWN
BY STATISTICS
PAST CALENDAR YEAR
Suicides Number 43 and Muir.
ders Total 10; Pneumonia
Leads Disease List.

Pierre. S. D., May 2.-Tha vital sta.
tistics department has Just finished
compiling statistics for 1913 and show.
a state total OF 4,723 deaths in the
state for the calendar year. The de
tails show that there were 43 suicides in
cldes, which gives South Dakota a very
good rating in comparison with Stats.
tics from other states.
The total of violent deaths num-
bered 260. partly as follows: Poisoned
food %; fires and burns, 81; drowning
Is, firearms %; falling, IS: machines,
10; vehicles, 10; railroads, 1S; electricity
In death from disease pneumonia
has the highest total, 42s; old age
shows a total of 296. OF all other
deaths heart disease comes next in
rank, with 1882; cancer, 252; tu-
oerculosis, 267; typhoid fever. SO:
measles, So; scarlet fever, %;
Whooping cough. 10; diphtheria, 81: in
4e: tetanus, 8; diabetes, So; menin,
gus. 90; apoplexy. 1893; paralysis, s5;
infantile commissions, so; hemorrhages
a. appendicitis 81; p%eritonitis. SO.
BIG ANNUAL LOSS FROM
RAvAGEs OF BOT FLIES
Stockings. S. D., May 2.-Nearly
]e0,ooo, 600 damage to hides and beef is
u annual toll to DOT flies of cattle,
according to H. c. SEVERN, professor
OF entomology at the South Dakota
State college. He says:
"The grubs weaken the cattle. cause
them to fall off in flesh and milk, and
decrease the value of the hide. The
beef In the immediate vicinity of the
grub becomes moist and of a greenish
yellow color,-and is consequently
known as licked beef
Now is the time to examine the
cattle for bot flies, also known as heel
flies and OK MARBLES. In late winter or
early spring, pass the hand over the
backs of the stock, observing the loca-
ton Of MARBLES by s%wellings. BY ex-
erting pressure on these, the grubs may
be forced out of the skin entirely-or
partially-and in the latter case they
may be removed by tweezers. The
grubs may also be killed by forcing
oil or grease into the opening Of the
skin, but this is less certain than re-
moving the bots, and has the further
objection that the dead larvae remain
beneath the skin.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
PROGRESSIVE PARTY !.
WILL HOLD SESSION
AT HURON, June Is
Question of Nominations Mere
Matter of Conjecture at
Present Time.

Murdo. S. D., May ~3.-According to
provisional plans nov dnder considera-
ton by the executive committee of the
south Dakota progressive party, the
nominating convention, as authorized
at the recent Mitchell meeting, prob
ABLY VIII be held at Huron on June 16.
As me action to be taken al that time
rs entirely dependent upon the will Of
me delegates who attend the con-
sentlon, 1t is uncertain what will be
uone IN the way of making nomina-
tlons. The Mitchell convention voted
70 place a full state ticket in the field,
put there still is considerable sentiment
among the progressive workers of the
STATE to nominate only a candidate for
Cnlted States senator.
u: q. Van Meter, progressive party
chairman, is in Chicago to attend a
meet1ng today of the party's national
committee to be held at the LaSalle ho-
tel. Mr.. Van Meter expects to make
a careful showing of The South Dakota
to the national committee,
WIN a view of securing advice on the
pest method of procedure.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
TRIP FUND ADDED TO
YANKTON SCHOLARSHIPS

Yankton. s. D., May 4.--The Yankton
college catalogue Is being distributed
this week. Among the new
ments OF the college is the beduest Of
the late Eon. Bartlett Trip Of S., 1000
to provide a perpetual fund, the in
come Of which is to be appropriated
annually for the use of worthy and
needy young women of the college. This
fund IL to be known as the Maude
Trip Dillon fund, In memory Of the
daughter OF the donor. The college now
has $S2, 900 in endowed scholarships
the income OF which is assigned to
young men and women OF marked
ability and high purpose and charac-
ter. to assist them In paying their tut
ton and other college bills. These funds
include the Asa w. Kenney scholarship
Of $4,000, given the college in 1912,
n % others in amounts from $3.50
to $1,000. and this does not include the
high school honor scholarship for free
tuition In the college courses offered to
seniors OF highest rank. of which
Yankton awarded eight this year. This
means nearly $4,000 annually distribute
ed to 80 deserving young people.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
WOMAN KILLED FROM
USING GASOLINE BY MISTAKE

Deadwood. s.. D., May 4--Almost
identically the same way another girl
bride lost her life there two weeks ago,
Mrs. George Matakoullis, aged 10,
started q fire In her cook stove at
Terraville with gasoline, and the re-
sulting explosion caused burns from
which she died. Her husband was un-
able to save her. She was soon to be-
come q mother.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07

s The latest articles devised for the
nenent Of the modern woman are mus
1~calASclothe0 brushes. scent bottles
sspraya and powder pun boxes for her
Sdresetng table. The musical clothes
brush 70 now being sold in the west of
London. Two tunes can be played on tina
orush while.itsts being used. The little
button which starts the mechanism ig
placed Just where the hand is certain
NJ -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07

Head Constable Mercer, OF Tiverton,
England, sis now an Inspector I'M
g b "Wart Disease Of Potatoes
Order" His other appointments are
borough police CHIEF, Are brigade cap-i
tadn, inspector Of food and drugs, PEE
TtrOleum, explosives meat, weights and
Measures. shop act, mildew In goose
berries. fabrics (misdescription) act,
acotamon lodging houses. sheep dipping
order. and cattle disease, and assistants
sT0lioyin9 officer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07

In q southern city Mrs. Ebenzer toiled
In the sun over her washtub, while
Ebenexer sat on the woodpile and
gazed into space. At last, unable to
bear his inactivity IN silence, his busy.
wife asked: Why doan " clumb down;
off'n dat aid woodpile an help me VIII
dis heah washin'?" He lazily shifted
boring spouse. "Ah KANT, cause Ah'mI
vehy busy" he drawled. BUSY" shd
snapped. "Whut dom, Ah'd laik to
know Busy thinkin'" he retorted.
...Thinktns b repeated scornfully.i
What yoss rot to think wif?'1
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
IT'S WORSE THAN MEXICO
DECLARES &a,,--

Scammon, Kan. May 4.-"Our bovs
in blue have gone to Mexico to coms
pei the Mexicans to salute the stars
and Stripes while out in Colorado
they are tearing the flag out of our
proclaim what it stands for" .Iohn
z. White, president of the United Nine
Workers of America, declared in an
address here today. More men have
been killed in Colorado in the last two
weeks than in Mexico,'' MI. White con-
tinued. A to John d. Rockefeller, IT..
he has lost interest In the human
value. His life, in spite of his riches.
is empty. He has devoted his great
brain n intelligence to money
making"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07

zSA Berlin. Germany, notary named
gauter. who died recently, made q
hobby D collecting mi boots and
sah0es.SAt the time " his death he mad
sIntsisAsl IT more than 5000 pairs. All
scakaloRned and q strictly guarded that
Snotgeven his wife was allowed to enter
thesfoprn where he kept the collection
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
iEGAN AWARDED 500 in
CASE AGAINST lANNtN6

Flandreau. s. D., May Ain the libel.
case OF GeorKe w. Egan against George
Tanning. publisher OF the Egan Express
for $4,000 damages, tried In circuit
court here. the jury brought In q YER
The attorneys for the defendant waived
argument 4 the Jury and thu shut out
sEgan from addressing the Jury In his
own behalf He had expected to make
the clOsing plea. @a8
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07

CREsTON-Mrs. David r.. summer.
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Americus
aThon1psorl, Of this place, lost a race with
death. S~trickenSwith a dangerous ailmer,t.
member OF the family hurried with her
from tne ranch Of her husband near Stur-
gis with the intention of taking her ia !
sturgis hospital for treatment. She died
while en- route from her home 10 thes
She is survived by her husband
and two children.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-07
MADISON ARRANGEs FOR
HOLDEN ALFALFA SPECIAL

Madison. S. D.. May Secretary
Martin, of the Commercial club, has
received announcement of the alfalfa
special that will make a tour of the
milwaukee, lines in June. This special
will be in charge Of P. q. Holden. the
well-klown agriculturist. The train
will start from Aberdeen June s and
VIII reach Madison on June 18. 1t
VIII have several expert lecturers on
board and will stop only at county seat
towns. Local people will be expected
e provide autos to a the speakers to
Zach of the outside towns in the county
where lectures and demonstrations will
be made. the same as at the county
seats Professor Holden is an enthus-i
5lastic advocate of alfalfa In the north
west, and this special Is expected to
gave great encouragement t alfalfa
growing. The Madison Commercial
club will look after the local arrange
ments.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-30
COOL COURAGE AT \ HOT TIME

To sir in comfortable theater
chair and gaze into the very mouth
of the crater within the crater of
Vesuvius ard into a two-mile abyss
Of boiling lava is one of the new SEN
sations included in Lyman III. Howe's
travel festival which comes TO the
Oliver Dec 81 and New Years day.
Jan. 1. 1t is needless to say the
scenes were secured under stress of
the seveTest physical and nervous
tension any human beings could en-
dure.
Certainly earth contains nothing
that may be described as an inferne
more fttingly, than what this remark
able film reproduces. The head and
nerves of the chief photographer
alone remained cool i'm the dense
heat-laden atmosphere. One of his
guides obeyed the impulse OF self
preservation and fled in terror from
the shower of volcanic missiles falling
all around them. He was carrying
the tripod and became SO crazed with
fear that when he started his panic
stricken retreat he did not think of
dropping it until the camera man
yelled to him To do so.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-30
AT THE ORPHEUNI.

Special arrangem ents have been
made by the management of the or
pheum TO give an extra performance
Thursday night beginning at Il
o'clock to accommodate late pleasure
seekers. The new bill is filled with
sensational and amusing features in
Guiding the Six Abadalllahs whirling
dervishes OF the desert and known as
the worlds greatest tumblers. They
work with terrific speed and the pyra-
mlds somersaults and daring falls
keep the interest at a high pitch
copeland and Payton. two col0red CO.
medians. viii introduce their new
comedy act entitled, "A Comedy Scene
in a Dining Car. While the title
OF this sketch Is somewhat similar to
the one that played at the Orpheum
the earlier part of the season. this act
is entirely different and is said TO
abound in humorous dialogues and
situations. Richa rd Millov < Co. of
Ter comedy act entitled Hogan
and the Dummy West and Van
Sicklen present THE Rose ArbOr' a
musical novelty attractively staged.
The COnnelee Sisters, juvenile singers.
Niolinlsts and character change
artists, viii offer a novel and enter
tanning program. a Keystone com
edy picture viii also he shown and
the holiday bill promises To be more
than unusually attractive
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-30
THE AUDITORIUM

-S1sS bin At the Auditorium pre-
sents 'Iler Bitter Lesson" a two act
kalem drama with Alice HOLSTER:
'Sweedie and the Hypnotist." an Es-
sanay comedy. THE Moonshiue Maid
and the Man." q Nitagraph drama
with Helen Gardner; "He Made His
Mark" and "Dobs at the shore" two
Lubin comedies and Through Des-
perate Hazards" Lubin drama fea-
turing Arthur Johnson
Thursday brings Francis Bushman
and Beverly Bayne again This time
in a wonderful two-reel drama en-
titled Every Inch a King together
with sam and the Bully" and The
Fresh Air Cure" two clever Luhin
comedies: "FOr Her People a Bio
graph drama. cone Kiss" SeIie farce
comedy. and ;Ee Pathe daily news
with interesting items. including pic
tures OF the prince of Wales leaving
FOR the front Mexican troops ON the
border. horses shipped 20 the war
zone for the French cavalry. crude oil
tanks destroyed by ire
Starting on Jan. 8. a new series. OF
short detective stories viii be given.
entitled "The Exploits of Elaine" The
stories are written by Arthur Reeves.
author Of the Craig Kennedy stories.
which have been running in the Cos
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-30
UNDER COVER. &.

Widespread nOtOriety, and in some
cases criminal prosecution, has fol-
lowed the many recent eases Of at
tempted evasion of payment of duty
upon articles brought into this coun-
try by wealthy and prominent Amer
leans returning from abroad. and
these alleged society smugglers" have
provided one of the hardest problems
the agents of the United safes Sc
cret service attached to lhc customs
department have been confronted
with. This problem fOrr1 the basis
for Under Cover" Rel Cooper
Megrue's thrilling new melo0Tama of
life, laughter and mystery which is
now playing in New YORK and Chi
cagO and which Selwyn end company
are to offer at the Oliver Saturday
matinee and night.
The author, with an intimate
knowledge of the workings Of the
secret service in its quest Of law
breakers, has i'm Under Cover fash
toned an adrOit and consistently en-
tertaining narrative of a pretty young
woman. of gentle birth and high So
cial position, who is forced by cir
cumstances to aid the governments
agents in tracing the person suspected
of smuggling a 100000 necklace in
to the United States.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-30

Celebrating New Years eve with an
extra good performance the Majestic
Musical Comedy Co. will present a
new bill termed an Irish musical
melodrama, "Duffy's Revenge" Fill
ed with good clean fun and all sorts
OF new musical numbers it should
make a lively holiday entertainment.
Among the specialties will be Irish
reels. figs and clogs by Helen Durfor,
a new member of the company.
PhyIiss Eltiss Will play an Irish colleen
and sing a new ballad. Lora Lor-
raine presents Bridget Malone: Lou
Mathews. The Base Ball Rag: Eddie
Burns. safety First: Eddie Wright
Mama, and the girl chorus in En-
erald isle costumes will dance mer-
rily.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-30

He Fell I'm Love With His Wife. -
a dramatizatiOn of r. =. ROe's popu-
lar novel, Will be the attraction at the
oliver this afternoon and tonight The
book has been dramatized by H. =.
Shel Ion. who wrote The Havoc" and
il is said he has adhered closely to
the story as told in the book, which
is simple. wholesome and sweet and
filled with interest from START to fin
ish. Ii is said an appropriate pro-
duction has been furnished and a
competent company engaged for the
various characters. a special 20 cent
bargain matinee will be given at 2 50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-30
AT THE COLONIAL.

\ new and interesting fom-part
photoplay OF big city life. The Great
Secret. viii be featured at the Co
lonial today in connection with three
shorter subjects of interesting comedy
and drama themes. Special features
are booked daily and the perform
ances are continuous