Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-12-30

of licking
Col. Bryan said he would join the
Ford peace party when he could get
away, and since then he has been
and still is very busy.
There are so many schemes to take
his money away that Villa seems TO
have made up his mind that it is better
to fight in Mexico for his life than iu
the United States for his wealth.
Admiral George Dewey, hero of the
battle OF Manila, celebrated shis 18th
birthday Sunday. The admiral re-
ceived numerous calls from members
of the navy set.
An old woman on the coast of
Maine has become wealthy catching
live seals for $25 each. Yet In the
cities it is not uncommon for girl
to become rich by catching just one
live lobster.
The Roosevelt boom for the repub-
lican presidential nomination was
shot out from New York last week
through the country by Roosevelt
admirers to see how it would take,
in the opinion of the republican ma
tional committee and party leaders
Colonel House, the presidency's
confidential agent; Brand Whitlock,
the minister to Belgium, and Captain
Boy Ed, the recalled German naYai
attache, sailed Monday abroad the
Holland American liner Rotterdam,
for Europe.
The Union League. republican or
ganization Of which Elihu H. Root is
president, has declared fora prepared.
ness program far in advance of that
proposed by President Wilson, so far
in advance that it includes compul-
sorry, military service, says the Sioux
City Journal.
1t was merry Christmas for South
Dakota. Now let us all plan to make
the coming year the best that this
good old state has ever seen-the best
in every way-in material growth, in
moral and educational upbuilding,
and in all that makes for better citi-
zenship and completer life.
Senator Sterling, before departing
for Washington early in December,
was quoted as opposed to pre- pared
ness. After spending two weeks at
the national capital he declared in a
public address that he would back
the president in every recommends
tion he makes along that line. /"
Up to the end of the last week, the
expected record of 10000 auto lcen-
ses had not been reached, the total
number going to 2S,0S7 recorded for
the year 1915. Records compiled by
the state auto department show that
there are 2, 100, 597 automobiles regis
tered as in use in the United States,
with three smaller states failing to
report. In this list South Dakota
stands twenty-five in the list of states
as to number of autos, with twenty
three states showing greater nun :
ber than this state.
The tremendous demand for ocean
tonnage has stimulated our merchant
marine to much greater degree than
would have been possible with sub
sidy. When a ship will pay for itself
in two or three trips, it is easy to in
duce capital to invest itself in them.
Since July our merchant marine has
been increased ioy-1 1877 ships with 54,-
600 tons and our aggregate tonnage is
now eight and a half millions. If we
keep up we will after while have as
great merchant marine as Sweden.
A year ago the United States was
braclng itself in preparation for a
hard winter. The war had knocked
the foundation out from under the
American industry. The stock ex-
changes were closed. The banks de-
manded the most perfect security be:
fore they would make loans. Rail
roads were taking off trains. Vessel
owners on the lakes were competing
for the all too few grain charters. In
the year, the factories have leaped
from idleness into an industry in
which time is most precious poss-
ession. The exchanges are forced to
establish new rules to bold back the