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FORM
CLUB AT LOOMS
BADGER TOWNSHIP CITIZENS
MEET AND START ORGANIZA-
TiON LAST EVENING.

Another strong club was added
last evening to Dawson %county's roll
OF rural organizations. The Badger
Farmers club is the name of the
newly-formed body. Officers for the
club were elected and a constitution
was adopted at the meeting, which
was held in the congregational
church at Loomis.
The speaker of the evening was
Dean S. ID. van Benthuysen, of Da-
kota Wesleyan. His address on Co
Operation" was heard by a large and
enthusiastic audience of farmers and
LOOMS citizens. Dean van Benthuy-
sens opening sentences were signi-
ficant. "Of the 80 millions of people
in the United States" said he, "35
per cent are farm residents. To this
80 per cent belongs the task of pro-
duction for the remaining 65 per
cent. Agriculture as Il profession in
this country is growing in Importance
with tremendous speed. The spirit of
the times is to get together. The
farmers should not seek to compete
with each other in tn. sale of their
products; they must cooperate, if
they wish to gain the fruits of their
labor"
The speaker referred in the course
OF his remarks TO the spirit of COOP
GRAFTON which should exist between
the man of the city and the man OF
the country, dealing particularly with
local conditions. He showed the value
OF cooperation not only from the So
clal but also from the economic stand
point. He stated that American farm
ers pay annually the enormous sum
of 100 millions of dollars in interest
upon their loans, declaring that from
this source arose many of the diff
cultles OF modern farming. The pre-
diction was made by him that the new
currency law would mater. any aid
conditions.
Dean a Benthuysen inj ccto.l into
his address a good word for thl ..se
OF consolidated schools in South pa
kota, in which he is strongly inter
ested. In this connection he mention
ed the case of the rural school teach
Ell III Dawson county, who was oblig-
ed to teach 81 classes daily during
the school year.
Succeeding the address the assem-
~ Lean vail ICIlllllNSclI
chairman pro TEN. The following Of
Ulcers were then elected: President.
j.. S. Bonham; vice-president, Irwin
Alexander, secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
Harold Lewis. The constitution as
read by the chairman was given i'm
mediate adoption. a feature of the
constitution, which is similar 10
those adopted by the other clubs of
the county. is a provision admitting
women to membership.
AT the adjournment of the business
session a generous lunch was served
by the ladies present. The meeting
was a distinct success and the new
organization with its CT arter member
ship of some 30 or 40 names has q
substantial basis for future growth
and development.
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OWNER OF BUILDING
WILL co UNPUBLISHED

Aberdeen, S. D.-Judge Frank M
Nulty has taken final action in the
ease of Aaron Edgerly, proprietor of
the Herman hotel here, in which Edg-
erly was accused of conducting a
house OF i'll fame, and soliciting to
prostitution. Edgerly was convicted
of the charge and will be sentenced
later. but the court did not find that
the Mueller Building company. own
er of the building, knew OF the char
acter OF the house Edgerly was con-
dncting. and accordingly the penalty
provided by the South Dakota law
closing the house for the period OF
one year was not invoked.
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WOMAN IN CELL
0 OKLAHOMAN
MRS. MAE EVANS SERVING SEMI
i.NEE FOR NUMBERING PROF.
MOORE NOT THE ONE
THOUGHT no BE.

Sioux Falls. S. D.-Denying that
she is a murderess as was believed
because Of a similarity of me Mrs.
Oral Mae Evans, a former resident OF
South Dakota but now q resident CT
Oklahoma, has written friends in
South Dakota advising them that
she rs not the Mrs. Mae Evans. who
is serving a term of % years in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary for shooting
and killing in a Sioux Falls boarding
house DR.. e. l.. Moore, chief OF the
veterinary department OF the state
agricultural college at Brookings.
When announcement of the shoot
ing was made friends and acqualnf-
ances i'm Hanson county of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Edwards. pioneer resi-
dents of the county, believed the
woman who killed Dr. Moore to be
the married daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards, whose name is Mrs. Oral
Mae Evans. The similarity in names
mad much TO do with the mistake i'll
identity. THIS Mrs. Mae Evans who
now is in the penitentiary also il
known to have resided in Oklahoma
for a time, and as old Hanson county
friends of the married daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards were aware
that herself and husband had taken
up their residence in Oklahoma, they
had every reason to fear that the
slayer of DR.. Moore was the girl
whom they had known in Hanson
county.
Not until a few days ago did Mrs.
Oral Mae Evans hear of these suspl-
cions of her old friends and acqualnt-
ances, and she lost no time in writ
ing and informing them OF the mis-
take.
Writing from her home at Ores
cent, Okla, she states she is sorry
such a mistake shauld have been
made. Il am we'll and happy and
free" she writes, and have got my
first time to ever be in Jail or in
Sioux Falls. l have beer in Arizona
for two years and have a nice mill-
merry store there and doing we'll. L
cannot understand how such q story
got out about me. | hope everyone
there is as free from trouble as
am"
Thus the story which has been
freely circulated that the slayer OF
DR.. Moore was a former South Da-
kota woman are etfectually disposed
of and proved ~unfounded.
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tial eclipse.
During the second week in March
there will be a partial eclipse of the
moon. which will be visible in prac-
ucally every part of the United
States and Canada. In August will
come a total eclipse of the sun, which
Will be visible as a small partial
eclipse in eastern Canada and the
New England States. On September
"a there will be a partial eclipse of
the moon. which will he visible in
the FAR western part of the United
States and Canada.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-29
BRIDGEW

Bridgewater. S. ~D.--Johnny j.
Wollman closed a deal Monday for
the purchase of 100 acres of the Jos
eph h. Hofer tract, six miles south
east of town, paying 800 per acre
therefore.
Frank Watson was up from Hurley
Friday in his ar. His nephew, Dett-
mer Devine, vent home with him for
am over Sunday visit.
Prof. John McIntire went to Mitch
ell Friday to referee Il basketball
game between the high school teams
of that town and Canton.
The masked ball of the deutscher
yerein at the opera house Friday ev-
ening was largely attended, and a
pleasant evening enjoyed by the mem
bers and their families. A number of
prizes were distributed to the mask
ers, the costuming varying from sub
lime TO the ridiculous.
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SCHOOL
is BIG SUCCESS
49,
COURT ROOM PACKED FOR AN
NCAL MEETING AND CHILD.
REN'S CONTEST,

facked 10 capacity, with many
unable to gain admission and the
gallery and every foot Of standing
room occupied. the attendance at
the annual school officers and teach
ers meeting and children's contest
today at the circuit court room show
ed the interest in the affair.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 1890 O'Clock this morn
ing by Miss Lilly Patterson, county
superintendent of schools. At that
time the court room was we'll filled.
but by noon there was no available
DON left and many were unable TO
gain admittance.
The program this morning was
opened with the roll call of Officers
and teachers. Following this was
music by the Mt. Vernon high school
male quartette. Prof. ID. Lewallen.
OF the Mitchell high school. spoke
emphasizing the need of special edu-
cation along agricultural lines. From
ll:50 until | O'Clock this afternoon.
the time was left open for the inspec-
ton of exhibits, which covered the
four walls of the and filled the
tables in the front.
With more music by the Mt. Yer
non quartette. the afternoons pro
gram was opened. There was roll
call of officers and Prof. .. w. Me
clinton, superintendent of the CITY
schools of Mitchell, was introduced.
Prof. McClinton especially urged that
everywhere the officers raise the
standards of education by employing
only the most competent teachers
and providing modern equipment.
The Maid and the Milk, a little
play dramatiZed from the fable. re-
.ceived hearty appreciation. The lit
tie girls who wrote the playelt, Marie
Chase and Lille Frahm, took the
parts in it. DR.. +. d. ellis and
Dean f. c. Perisho closed with their
addresses.
Interest this afternoon conferred
In the announcements of the winner.
OF the first prizes in corn. candy,
cake and bread.
In Glass A, for boys, ~ years old
and under. Elmer Lietz, OF Mt. Yer
non, o first with his exhibit of ten
ears OF corn and Frank Butterfield.
OF Tobin No. 16. was given second
prize. In Glass b, for boys l3 years
and over. Parnell Breyick, of Blendon
No. }, won first. Herman Doering. OF
Tobin No. 16. second and Edwin An
derson. third.
First prize for bread in Glass A.
for girls IL years old and under. was
won by Marie Pavek of Blendon No.
20. Blanch Shaw, of Badger No. >.
won first prize in Glass b. Ivy Davis
OF Mt. Vernon won the hrst prize for
graham bread. She also was the
winner for firstp rize for cake in
Glass T..
Phoebe Lawrence. of Beulah No.
"a, won another first in Glass b for
cake. Mildred Eichelbergcr, of
Perry township, Won n first for
cake in Class A and Cynthia Clifford,
OF Lisbon No. 20, Won another first
in this class.
For candy, Ethel Slagle, of Beulah
No. u, won tirstp rize in Glass A
and Ida Clement, won first ip Glass
Il.
The present contest had over 300
children competing for prizes. Over
this number. 206 prizes We're award
ed, exclusive OF places in corn, cake,
bread and candy. T~hirty-eight dis
tricts of the county were represented
in the contest.
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DENIES USING
INFLUENCE ON SCHOOLS

Kimball, S. Din reference to a
suit brought by Alex Boyd against
the school board. as the result of the
expulsion OF his son, it was stated
by your correspondent that it was
charged that the school board had
been instrumental in keeping the boy
out of country schools. This is de-
MED emphaticaliy by the Kimball
school board, its members saying that
they have not at any time used any
influence to keep Mr.. Boyd's son
from entering any school any place.
Much interest is attached to the suit,
which will test the powers of the
school board.
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JUDGES ARE TO RUN
ON BALLOTS OF PARTIES

Pierre, S. D.-Mr. Frank Glasner,
Secretary of State, in an interview to-
day, said:
My department has not made the
ruling in regard to judicial candidates
reported in the press. The Richards
Primary Law has been misrepresent-
cd so much that | think it fair, and
take pleasure in clearing up another
erroneous impression. scattered
abroad. All Judicial candidates
names will be certified to the County
Auditors for the Primary Ballots, ac-
eording TO the respective party filings
made in my Office"
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FOUR ECLIPSEs IN 1914;
ONLY ONE VISIBLE HERE

Washington, ID. C.-Four eclipses.
two of the sun and two of the moon,
are to take place during the present
year. The first is scheduled for one
month from tomorrow. 1t will be
an annular eclipse of the sun. in
visible in North America. The only
persons who will have an opportun-
ity to view it at all will be the resi-
1cnts in the most southern parts OF
Patagonia and New Zealand. and
they will see it only as a small par
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-29
An Ideal Woman's Laxative.

Who wants to take salts, or caster
oil, when there is nothing better than
DR.. Kings New Life Pills for a.!
bowel troubles. They act gently AMI
naturally on the stomach and liver.
and regulate your bowels
and tone up the entire system. Price,
Csc. AT all druggists. II. r. Bucklep
& Co, Philadelphia and st. Louis.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-29
RAILROAD TO RRANG
FOR WEIGHING OF MAILS

Aberdeen, S. Don Sunday, jan
uary IS. officials of the Milwaukee
road will meet in Aberdeen to dis
cuss the plans for the annual weigh
i1,g of the mails. which will be con-
Quoted by the government soon. Upon
this weighing depends the compensa-
ton OF the railroads for a consider
3'.lc length of time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-29
EX-SENATOR CASEY DEAD.

Washington, d. C.-Former Senat-
or Lyman R. Casey. of jamestown.
N. d., died at his home here today
of heart disease, aged II. He served
in the Senate from 1889 to 1893.
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>. w. Schlund, $3.50.
Frank Carlson, soc.
Jos. Schoenfelder. $3.50.
T.. Rogers. $3.50.
Ira Frazer, S1.60.
w. c. Hunter, 20c.
y. r. Cox, SLIGO.
j. b. Rcinartz, $40.
j. NJ. Champion, $3.50.
j. T. Hoelscher. $1.20.
j. w. Davis. $3.50.
w. a. Fraser, $500.
Fred Carlson, $1.40.
j. w. Campbell, $1.4O.
Frank Sand, $500.
j. G. Burns, $500.
l.. L. Lowrie, $2.40.
w. Goldammer. $3.50.
u. IL. Eager, zoe.
r.. l.. Moore, $40.
G. l. Anderson, 20c.
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
Evenino Services in the Churches

JERUSALEM-The Rev Lucius C. CLARK HAM
and
SERMoN-The McLn Wilson Memorial Methodist Eps
copal Church. between and streets southeast 1890
SCENES LAND-rh. W. wedderspoon Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church. of the Presidents and Church
street northwest, p. m
sERMoN-The Rev Thompson Methodist Episcopal Church.
and northwest,
Wood Church Of the Covenant Eighteenth
northwest, m.
FUNDAMENTALS OF RELIGIoN-The Rev Pitt lmnan-
u the Presidents and Columbia road pm
GRADUATESThe Rev. F. W. Johnson Grace Bpu't
Church and streets southeast,
sERMoN-The Tnghast Episcopal Church Of the Epiphany
street near Thirteenth northwest m
Steson ST. Marks Episcopal Church. Third
and streets southeast, p. N.
HOW TO SUCCESSIVE Ball Metro
pitan Sixth streets northeast 7:4S NJ
SERMoN-The Rev Baker of the Atoneren,
North Capitol street. and Island P.
THE GARDEN OF B. D. Cav, West Washington
Baptist and streets northwest 7:45 M
Anstad Luther Place Memorial Church.
Fourteenth northwest
WOMAN LOVERS LEAVE-The Rev E Hez Sven, Cen
tenna Baptist Eighth and streets northeast p
sERMoNThe Rev Presbyterian Church. Twsn-
v-seOnd street streets northwest, m
ANOTHER Rev. Dr. Muir Temple Baptist Church.
and streets northwest, Jas p m
sERMON-The Hardin Mt Vernon Place Methodist Ep
coral Church, South; northwest, p
WHAT SHALL WITH JESUS?-The Rev. L. E. Purdum Capoi
Heights Congregational Church m.
sBADOWS-The Stocking Ingram Memorial Congregational
Church. Massachusetts, northeast p m
sERoN-The Joseph Kelly Fourth Presbyterian Church. Four
tenth andF northwest,
THE SHADOwLESS Morgan Chambers Massaeas
setts avenue Tenth streets northwest p m
SERMoN-The Wiley, Vermont Avenue Christian Church. er
mont avenue of N street northwest, p m
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
THE HAZARD AND The
WAGE

Workers in dangerous occupations
are AS a rule underpaid considering
the hazards of their employment.
The statistics which States and the
Federal Government have prepared,
dealing with the hazards of various
occupations, when studied alongside
;hc wage schedules for those en-
pIoyr1ents. tell a story all too plain
of the risks that men take practical
lv without being paid at all for the
chances.
Now that the States are going in
to the business of insuring groups
of workers. and actuarial computa-
ton is brought to bear in determin-
ing the appropriate rates of indem-
nifty for various occupations, 1t is
realized more forcibly than ever
that the hazard in Il vocation is
hardly considered in fixing the
wage. Rather, indeed, rhe men who
do the hardest work and in doing it
take the greatest risks seem almost
to be least considered when it comes
to fixing compensation.
Blasting foremen. whose chances
of getting badly hurt are about l in
5, and caisson worknien, whose
chance of being seriously injured
while in compressed air under
ground are about in z, make ap.
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
HOLIDAY THRONGS
ON WEEKEND TRIPS
Every Boat Out of City Crowded
by Government Clerks and
Their Families.

Thnusands OF Government clerks and
their families who took advantage of
tho first half-holidGy Of the season for
Government employees and went on trips
out of town stretched their vacation
over Sunday. ami will not return until
tonight or tomorrow morning. Every
steamer leaving Washington yesterday
afternoon or last right WAS crowded
with evCursionists. many Of them TAX
ing their first outing Of the year. There
were large crowds on the beats for Co
IonIal Beach. Norfolk ard Baltimore.
The yachts and small launches an
c7ored in the river went down stream
with merry parties aboard.
Parks and amusement places drew
thronqe Of Government employees and
their families. Private picnic parties at
Great Falls. Glen Ecn0. Chevy Chase
Lake. Rock Creek Park. and the Zoo
formed 4 popular method pf enjoying
the holiday
The employees Of the Indian Bureau
picnicted on more elaborate scale
when they initiated the haIf-holiday
season with a picnic at Fort Foote. Md.
The party went by boat, inspected the
ruins Of the historic river fortifiCation
enioyef a picnic lunch, and were en-
tertained with monolosues and recita
tiors h" +. II. Steen ard r. &. Bangs
two OF the Indian FHreau employees.
The affair was such a success that II
was decided to have one such celebra-
tion each month.
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
THE CHEERING STATS
TICS.

He must be a confirmed and per-
stent pessimist who will refuse to
see the cheer that is held out to the
business community in the reports
from the commercial agencies and
o.her instrumentalities that maintain
ose touch with commercial affairs.
Tnder the inspiration of assured
good crops and widespread demand
Tor ali manner of products Of the
sofl, every department of enterprise
is looking to better things. The au-
tumn gives all promise of great
renewal of activity. Even the out
fow Of gold and the unsatisfactory
~ondition of some phases of foreign
relations have failed to check the
weeping tide of returning conf
dence. The gold movement must
stop when crops begin to load the
outgoing ships, and the situation in
Mexico can hardly take on any form
r1ore unfortunate than the suspense
snd uncertainty that have character
lied it for the last year.
The Washington times., 1914-06-21
CAGE Door Pushed Back, Rope
Gnawed, and Marks OF
Sharp Teeth on Pickets Tell
Story of Escape.
Saueezes Body Through Small
Opening Far Above the
Ground and Wins Liberty by
Daring Leap.
By BRYAN MORSE.

This is the story Of dog. white
male bulldog, which accomplished the
impossible. escaped the inevitable.
With a display Of ingenious sasacity
that rivals the superhuman feats OF
Houdini, that wonder-worker at mys-
teriously escaping from chains and pris-
ons, this dog succeeded in freeing him.
self from the clutches OF Poundmastei
George w. Rae at the District Pound,
and is today free.
For want of a better name the dos
is called The Burglar Dog. He Is
home today, for he has not been cap
tured by the pound forces. His escape
was made on June 2. He is probably
5asking in contented bliss somewhere
in the city, and his owners, ignorant
of his marvellous escapade. are unaware
that they have a dog which succeeded
where half a million District dogs have
failed in the past forty years and gone
10 a smothering death in the charcoal
box.
Richard Harding Davis champion in
the Bar Sinister" the famous Uailless
tyke. Red Wull. and Ovid Fob, in OH,
wants Bob, Son o Battle" the old
dog Tray in the famous song; BIZ
Sykes canine. and others famous IT
fact and fiction must give way before
The Washington times., 1914-06-21

parently the best danger bargain"
with their employers. Both these
classes of workmen get 81 day for
their work.
Shorers, whose chance OF meeting
grave mishap is fixed at ] in 9 in
the compensation table, receive $3.50
day. This kind Of work. except
for the risk and The slight additional
technical skill and knowledge re-
euired. would probably pay only 81
to $3.50.
The workman who appears to
make the poorest danger bargain"
with his employer is the iron miner.
Although his chance of serious hurt
is fixed in the compensation table
as 1 in S, his daily wage in New
York State is only about s1.s1. Iron
miners in New Jersey in 1912 aver
aged SO week in wages. The iron
miners both of New York State and
of Jersey are immigrants from west
ern Europe. Their ignorance and
helplessness are so great that most
pitiable scandal of graft and abuse
was unearthed two years ago by the
State immigration bureau at a large
upstate mine.
Employees in high explosive fac
tories also make very poor danger
bargains" with their employers, to
Judge from available statistics. Fire
works factory employees run a risk
of 1 in of getting badly hurt. The
pay of the average high explosive
factory employe-.in Jersey, at leas,
is only 81 day.
Crane and derrick workers, whose
chances of being crushed by the big
rock masses slipping out of the
sings are estimated at 1 in 6, carr
only $3.50 a day in spite of the
hazard.
Railway clerks, whose chances Of
being hurt at work are estimated tt
be very slight, receive an average Of
$2.16 a day; and garment workers
whose chance of industrial injury il
calculated to be only 1 in 300. re
ceive from 50 to 81 for their skill.
Altogether, to Judge from the va
rious statistics on the subject, the
wages of danger would often seen
to be the wages Of ignorance, help
lessness and even, in some cases, o.
recklessness and desperation.
The Washington times., 1914-06-21

qualified experts are entitled to give
confident answer. There is wide di-
vecgence of view even among these.
Certainly there is ground for criti-
cism of the arrangement of courses
of study in many schools. Without
doubt, for example, many children
suffer from nervous ailments as a
result of being too early required to
cudgel elementary mathematics in
to their little heads. The multipli-
cation table and 'long division"
probably represent, considering the
age al which they are served to the
child. the most severe mental exer-
else that is found at any period in
the whole school experience. In
many cases-how large the propof.
ton, is an impossible question with
such meager information as is at
hand--it is very certain that chill
dren would make just as good intel
lecJual progress, ard would far less
endanger their health, if they never
heard Of "long division" the "rule of
three" and such intellectual GYM
nastics until they we're several years
older than they commonly are when
they must take up these subjects
Could the more tender years be util-
lied in some other educational work
that would be just as useful?
These are questions which more
and more demand consideration, ano
are getting it. The unfortunate chill,
dren, dragged now one way and now
another by the confident devotees Of
various Systems" are for the time
being the victims of the uncertaint!
about what ought to be done witt
them. Their health and their equip
ment for the work they must do il
the world alike urge that intelligent
and right solution be found for thu
problems that involve them.