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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
Such Mishaps are Frequent in Auto Polo.
AUTO POLO-A TORNADO SPORT
Every Afternoon and Evening at the South Dakota State Fair and Exposi4
ton, Huron, S D., September 1314151617, 1915.

You cannot recommend auto polo
too highly to your state fair patrons"
says r. A. H~ankinson, originator of
this thrilling game, known widely as
motor insanity" He says further:
Auto Polo is not a show; it Is not a
circus; nor what is sometimes called
an out-door-feature.'
Auto Polo is played In periods of
ten minutes each. Five of these per-
iods constitute one game. There are
always, there is action-action
with a big capital A. This from the
viewpoint of the spectators means a
sport worthy of their attention and
attendance.
Auto Polo keeps excitement keyed
up to the highest pitch, and on-look-
ers are constantly On tip toe TO catch
sight of every impending disaster to
the players. The Grand Forks Her
aid has the following to say relative
to Auto Polo, which was played daily
at the North Dakota State Fair:
IF auto polo is a sport too fast
for the movies ii is also too speedy
for the typewriter, for it is almost
impossible to describe the swift turns
made by the little cars. All one has
any definite recollection of is of
thinking - will he get the ball -
he meaning the mallet man of one
team or the other! There is a sud
den grind of the engine, the ever
lasting put-put-put of the barking
and fire-spitting exhaust swerve-
a cloud of dust-and both cars are
at the other end of the track.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
The TWO
ON PEACE mi WAR

Colonel Bryan. who lisa "~pacifst,"
recently called Colonel Roosevelt a
lingo" Here is Teddy's reply,
made in d speech at Plattsburg. N.
Y:
Free citizens should be allowed
to do their own fighting fhe pro-
fessional pacificist is as much out of
place in a democracy as is the pol
troon himself; and he Is no better
citizen than the p%oltroon. Probably
no body of citizens in the United
States during the last five years
have wrought 10 efficiently for ma
tional decadence and international
degradation, as the professional
pacificists. the peace at-anv- price
men, who have tried to teach our
people that silly, all Inclusive arbi.
tration treaties and the u~tterance of
fatuous platltudes at peace con.
crosses are substitutes for adequate
military prepare less.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
A BUSINESS MAN
WANDERS TO

A business man of Washington
gives this pertinent advice to his
fellow citizens in that town, in a
communication to the washington
Times:
1T would have been a very good
thing for the farmers as well as for
Washington, if the money spent here
last week on the freak Carnival, had
been used to fix up the roads lead
ing into washington SO the farmers
could get in with their grain and
produce. instead of spending it the
way it was.
The writer of these lines and his
wife took a trip out in the country
Sunday, and as we are not SO for
tunate or unfortunate. whichever
way you put it, as to own a Ford or
anything like that, drove out in a
single buggy.
About four miles north of Wess-
ington. as we were driving along.
we Loticed q mud hole ahead of us
and seeing no other way out of it.
endeavored to drive through. The
result was. the buggy up to the axel
in mud. broken harness and l had
everything else but pleasant ex-
~perience of jumping into mud up to
my knees to release the horse from
the buggy and get him out of the
water.
Don't misunderstood me for l
don't mean to say that the Citizens
of Washington can afford to fix up
J all the roads in the country. but
something certainly should be done
to get the roads in a condition so
farmers IAN get over them with
their loads.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
PRODUCTS
NOW MADE IN u. S.
Wars Handicap Starts Ingenuity
of Americans

Boston News Bureau: American
ingenuity is constantly discovering
new methods of overcoming handi-
caps imposed by the war through
loss of certain raw materials previ-
ously made only by one or other of
the belligerent nations.
Up to the time of the European
cataciysm the United States had de.
pended upon Germany for it's supply
of magnesium, This was, of course
no longer obtainable after July 81,
1914. The general electric company
at once began experiments to devise
a commercial way Of producing
magnesium. Germany was is only
source of supply and the price had
mounted rapidly.
Experiments were begun in the
company's eIab orate research lab.
Cratory, and as a result, a satisfac-
tory process for manufacture of
magnesium was discovered.
The General Electric company to-
day has a plant for producing mag
nesium in quantities somewhat larg-
er than Is needed for it's own re.
quirements. The company is, there
fore. selling its surplus In moderate
quantities in both bar and powdered
form and in this way is helping solve
the problem of other magnesium
consumers in the United States.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
HEAVIES WIN, 23-lO
OVER THE Sims

The fats. in blue oyeralls. and the
leans, in white overalls, met on the
diamond Friday for their much
talked of game, and the spectators
had more amusement than at any
other game during the season
Several Of the men had played ball
at some time, but it was so long ago
that they had nearly lost both know
ledge and athletic ability. A few
took it seriously and thought they
had not gone back very far, but
most of them saw the humorous side
of it and laughed with the specta-
tors.
The fats had the best box artist
in Dick Davis, who had not entirely
forgotten how to curve a ball. and
the Sims had difficulty to connect
with it. On the other hand the
heavies swatted ball for 10 runs in
one inning. If the two teams were
evened up in the pitchers box it
would be a toss up between them
the leans think The fats, of
course, think there's nothing TO
it." 1t is reported that the leans
are not quite satisfied and will chal-
lenge the fats for another game.
This was right after the game, how.
exer, and before their sore joints
began to make a noise.
Box SCORE
Innings-l 23456789
Fats. ..... 20 10 5 | 0 l 2 3 1-23
Leans -. @ | 0 l O 5 0 DO
Executioneers: Adam Mohr,
j. A. Bushfield.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
MANY FREE ATTRACTIONS AT
a FAIR

THE most for your money" is the
slogan of the State Fair management
for the 1915 Exposition, which will
be held at Huron during the week,
September 1917 inclusive. This
means that not only are there many
actually free amusements, but that
for grandstand patrons free attrac-
lions are thrown in for good measure.
For instance. between heats and
races an excellent program of high
class vaudeville acts will be presented
SO that there will not be a single dull
minute for race fans. The following
numbers are already listed:
Wilhat Troupe( g~rotesque comedy
cyclists. A whirling hilarious feast
OF fun, performed by masters Of high
and low bicycles and ~unicycles.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
Mondays 0ame-S-6

A fair sized crowd on Monday
witnessed a better game. The To-
Gals had worn off a bit of their ner.
vousness in facing a professional
team, and Garry was doing very eff
fective work in the box, striking out
s men, and considerably reducing
their safe hits The diamond was
wet and slippery from the morning
shower, and perhaps accounted for
one or two runs on both sides.
The visitors made their s scores in
couples, 2 each in the LIST, Sd, 4th
and 9th. The home team got | each
in the LIST and End, 2 in the 4th, and
/ in the 5th. At three different
times men died on bases when a safe
hit would have tied the score. In
9Th inning. with no one on, Schradie
stepped into a fast one for a clean
home run over the left field fence.
The local out fielders all distinguish
ed themselves.
A comparison of the work of the
two teams, professional and anna.
teur. would perhaps show little diff
ference in most field work, except
that the professional anticipates,
starts quicker. and is therefore
able to cover more ground. A
marked difference. however, appears
in the batting department, where
the professional shows his training
by standing ready, with bat back.
and stepping into it" with one
swing of body and bat together.
He may get hit, of course. but that
is part of a batter's chances. And
the man who is afraid of being hit
should get out of the game and
play tiddledewinks.
The main difference between the
two teams, perhaps, is that the
professional plays nearly every day.
always attempting to make a record
which will advance himself in his
profession. The amateur plays two
or three times a nlonth-just for
fun. The professional entertained
the fans with a very fair sample Of
wit and as displayed upon
the professional ball field. The local
PLAYERS have no reason to regret the
comparison, as shown in the
Box SCORE
Innings 2 3 a $3.50
DeSmet. ......2 D 22020 0-S
Miller. l 2 l 0 0 0 10
Umpire. AL Hansen.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
Creamery Announcement

We have been unable to secure a
suitable buttermaker to start churn-
ing at the Creamery by Sept. 1st as
we expected to but hope to in the
near future. but we can assure the
Dalrymen the highest price and cor
rect tests and weights for their
cream.
Thanking the dairymen for their
patronage, and hope all will patron.
ize the locol factory.
Miller Creamery.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09

During yesterdays game between
the English and American teams, a
fore wheel snapped off the English
mems car during a sharp turn throw
ing Lampkin, the driver, twenty feet
over the fence into the tall grass on
the inside of the race track and spill
ing the mallet man, Ray Claypool, to
the dirt track. Neither man was in
jured, half of the sport consisting in
knowing how to fall-and in less
than a minute another car had
been commissioned and the game was
still going!"
See Auto Polo at Huron, Sept. 13-
II, 1915.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
TO HOLD WHEAT
OR TO SELL 1T?

Harvest is now over in all sections
of the county, and the smoke of
threshing engines can be seen in
many directions. Grain is coming
into the elevators as fast as teams
can haul it, while prices continue to
sag. Whether to sell or hold, is the
problem each man is trying to settle
with himself. Who knows?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
DE SMET TEAM
WINS OVER LOCALS
Large Crowd of Fans Witness
Work of Professionals

Before a large crowd of spectators
the De Smet professional team
easily defeated the local amateur
team Sunday as was to be expected.
The visitors were a bunch of very
good athletes who make their living
PLAYING ball. How a town like De
Smet can paw such a team is some
what of a mystery.
They PLAYED snappy ball all the
time. and demonstrated the impor-
lance of thorough practice at bat
and base running the two features
of the game always neglected by
the amateur.
For the locals Garrett and Walton
did the pitching, with Morrison
catching. The visitors got IA hits,
z off each twirler, for a total of Is
runs. The home team got a total
Of z hits and 5 scores. thus:
Box SCORE
Innings-1 2 34567S
DeSmet. .,...3 0 0 0 6 | 3 2 0-15
Miller. .,.....0 700 90 As
James Magness, umpire.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
FAIR
NEXT WEEK

Ir all probability great crowds
will attend the state fair at Huron
next week. 1t will be the greatest
display of products ever made in
this state-a as great. perhaps as made
in any state this year. The three
big days will likely be Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
So. OAK. FARMS
BRING GOOD PRICES
Movement Just Starting is for
Improved Farms at Higher
Prices

A revived interest in real estate
is noted in the newspapers in many
localities -particularly in the older
and more developed sections of the
state. There is one feature evident
in these transactions. however,
which has not been commented up
on, SO far as the PRESS has noted,
These sales are made at good prices,
big prices, it seems to us. But they
are all improved farms. and they
are located in well developed COM
munities.
in the land movement of a few
years ago, raw land sold as readily,
perhaps even more so, than i'm
proved farms. The present move
ment in this state is towards i'm
proved farms in well developed To-
calities, regardless of the price.
Doesn't this suggest the logical
conclusion that the second land
movement brings in the actual far
mers who want farms that are at
least partly. improved? That's the
way it looks to the PRESS.
In several counties of this state.
east and south east of Hand county
some rs to 100 miles, farms have
been selling for $l25. 90 all the way
up to 5000 per acre. averaging near
Sl5G. A comparison Of crops pro-
ducel on these farms and upon
Hand county's best farms will show
very little ditference,-as often in
favor of this county as the others.
| And vet Hand county land can be
bought for one third the price of
land in the counties a short distance
east and south of us. What makes
the great difference? 1t is not in
soil, nor in yield. Consequently it
must be in development. improve
ments. environment.
If this be true. these counties east
of us have raised the price of their
lands by making them into farms.
Here we sell a piece of land; there
they sell a farm. Hand county land
is just as good. but there are SC
many acres yet undeveloped.
When the land owners of Hand
county build farms and develop
their land they will double the
price, and sell to actual farmers.
Here are a few sales of farms re-
ported the past week: At Violin,
Yankton Co Ole Martin and Alfred
Solem paid $l60 per acre for a lac
acre farm
The Lawrence Larson farm near
Viborg, Turner county. containing
204 acres. was sold at auction and
brought $l96 an acre. 1t was first
auct'oneered off in smaller tracts
but not sold. 1t being understood
that the price should be fixed on The
smaller tracts and then an average
price put on the whole. The home
place. containing so acres was bid in
for $3.50 and acre; the west 80 a
$152. so, and the north 40 at $l72.5
making an average of $l95. 66 on ths
mhnla
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
Notice to Cut Weeds on Highways

Notice TO Cut WceOS on highways
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors Of Rockdale
township. in Hand county, have fix
ed the first day of October, in the
year 1915. as the time for the des-
truction of noxious weeds.
Every person owning, leasing or
occupying lands abutting upon any
highway in this township must des-
troy all weeds growing on the one
half of the highway abutting on said
land, before October first. 1915.
After the said first day Of October
the Supervisors of said township
will cut all weeds still rem aiming on
the highways, and will have the cost
Of destroying said weeds taxed
against the land.
Board Of Supervisors Of
Rockdale township.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
NEW O
STARTS SEPT. 80

THE Black Box" by Phillip Op-
penheim, is a new serial to start in
the PRESS this month. 1t is claimed
to be one of the very best stories of
the year. Get the first number.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENT
p~resbyterian Church

A. P. Cooper, pastor
1920 a m. Sermon:
Has a m Sabbath school
The lessons are interesting. come
and join a class.
$50 p. M. Christian Endeayor.
7:30P M sermon.
We want you to come.
We aim to begin all services at
the minute appointed. Be on time
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
PRAIRIE CHICKENS
RIPE TOMORROW

All the sports will be in the field
tomorrow, Friday. after the prairie
hen. The crop is not overly large.
the grass and weeds are tall. and
corn fields are more than head high.
This good hiding may make it un-
usually difficult to bag the birds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
Miraculous Recovery

A news item from Pierre states
that a deaf and dumb beggar col.
lected cash in the capital city with
his paper, then he got drunk and
talked as we'll as anybody.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
Methodist Church Services.

Preaching next Sunday, by the
pastor at HOO a. m.
S. S. at 1000.
Epworth League devotional meet,
ing at 700 p. M.
Evening service at 500 D m
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening
All are invited to attend.
j. H. Kearton, Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09

Captain and Pilot of the Auto Polo
Team representing Great Britain in
the 1915 Championship Match now
waging between America and Eng
land. Wherever he has appeared,
Ray has won instant. applause and
admiration in his masterful handling
of his car.
See him play at the 1915 South Da-
kota State Fair, Sept. 1917.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09

Mallet nan of the English Team
of Auto Poloists', is today regard
ed as the most scientific wielder of
the mallet that the game has DE- o.
duced. His GOODNESS and accuracy
have brought many a victory, and IL
all the more to be admired owingl to
his youth.
See him play at the, 1915 South
Dakota State Fair Sept. 13-17, i
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09
ST. AIMS Church

Services on LIST. 3rd. and 9Th Sun
days.
Masses at $50 and 1890 a. m.
Evening services 1880 p. m. sun
days.
Week days, Mass at s o'clock.
Holy Days. Masses at 6 and 9:3(
a. m.
Confessions, Saturday evening at
z p. M.
Those desiring instruction in the
Catholic Doctrine will call al Priests
residence on Monday and Thursday
evenings. Father Duguay. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-09-09

Christian Church
Lords Day School at 10 o'clock "a.
m.
HOO a. m. Sermon.
Communion service at 11:45 o'clock
a, m.
Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p. m.
500 p. m. Sermon.
Your presence desired.
L. w. Thompson,
Minister.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-26
THE BRIpISH NOTE

True to forecasts the British note in answer to the protest of President Wilson against the order m coup- cl establishing food ~bocsade' against Germaay did not discuss che principles involved. it really wos not an answer o President Wilson's protest at al because the atter based his case on lhe violated principles and rules of international law The British government com fined itself ,o an argument Go show taa- the United States and other neutrais had not been made Co ser' monetary loss It also was stated ruhinllS tto' at no time has Che British government placed lie in danger and that 1t aas stood ready to pay whatever damases ueutras may have sustained account of British acts
 It is fair ,o believe uuta che contrary should ap' pear that the failure discuss Che principles Of law 'l voived is confession chat President Wilson's post uons were sound Granting t5at the ot,ense is one that cannot be measured hs Che dollars and cents sahd ard ', Is not question Of ,he amount of damages ,ha, have been sustained it is a question of wrong doing-a question of law violation The oi.ense IS o. the character cha, committed by citizen against auother citizen i woad sob.ec, tae offender to pun shment as criminal n addition to .iabiits tor dam ages ,lrousa civil action we are Co apply among Nations ,be same rules conduct that we apply amons individuals the failure of Great Britain in .hs instance to claim Justification under -he law makes her position before che world very weak.
 The proupruess of Creat Britain to meet the caims for damages in all of these cases worthy o praise but to adnt in effect tnat her acts bago aoi Ae sane ,oa of law is to deprve her o the right to erlcise Germany for making law oi necessity The only ar eumeui sine has ief for herseli m iae contro7e over he submarine warfare that A contrary Co the prn- cipies of humanity By her own Nesa acts, she IS estoppea rom criliesine as seal acts of her enemy
 rae pos.aon of President Wilson in ,hi. whole mat ter-,hat Grea. Britain has not established iaN'u' blockade against Germany and that Germany has violat ed both tha rules of law and .he practices of humanity is sustained by the public conscience of he neutral part of che world
 Ina. was 9 erae' mistake made hy Mayor William Hale Thompson. at Chicago. ~BIs nii eeg call him since he stopped the s.ree car strike when inc save 9 letter sa .he participants in the cacasosea,te automo bile relay race and addressed ,, to aiagor George cone-us Mayor Hiram C ei. says he 0oe'eof ease # s had not been .aa, he had been Mayor of Seattle for more than scar before eBs 8n" became Mayor of chieaeo-aaa as not counting his first term. tue one tla, failed
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-26

tho same property tolaled SSi0,0yv. This is one example how the iand along the line has Increased iu value In the last twenty years. The raii- road paid SSE324 in taxes in 1913, which means that cyeiy tgo yoara the company pays back Co the gov. ernmcnt the amount of the subsidy granted to the railroad which was S196,9S0 The gross earnings of tho road twenty years ago were Sl20O00 and new they are Sh800.000 Che to- tol feright earnings were SaS,000 and today they are SSlS.O0O. the passen ger earnings were S25,000 and now they are SsOO,Oo0
 Twenty years ago 79.000 passen- gers were carried yearly while in 1914 about 1,1fOOOO persons patroniz. ed tho ears. This railroad which starts in Honolulu taps the largest sugar plantations in the world locat- ed on the island and skirts the shore oi Pearl Harbor, where tho United States government is building a S2,. O0oOoO naval station and dry dock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-26
sEENc ANERicA
ll.n.nInrLnn Slnrl

tNashingtcn Starl
 The forosu delegates Co the pan-Nnerican financial conference are now taking look ai this country lnes are n good hands and are everywhere being received most hosp.aby.
 This is 8 fcotrc of Jhc program of the highest m- uorianca f appropriately follows the formal meetings leld here Assurances given at Che conference are now being supported b exhibitions OF our abiats to re deom promises then made.
 We are altogether sincere u our desire for closer relations aud larger business connections with our southern aeigbors and fuiiy able lo do our part to' ward astaals hing hcm This was well set forth in the a3drcsscs given here and made an impression oo all who hoard
 But what guests are now enjoying IS ocliar efi- dencc of ail We are able 10 moko good They can see for themselves Che size of the country aud s man ulacturug commercial and agricultural development The proof O. tne pudding in tho eating After the visitors and trained obscrfcvs have inspected our re- sources and touched shoulders with ihe men n charge they win be convinced that in he elaborate addresses made to lem the case was not ogcrsiotea. We have 'n our name
 Ii is good Aioe too. that tor che art time. sono Americans are lerOiae by observation the size and sweep of ihis corntry Barred by Che war rom -crcien tours they touring Che United States and becoming acquainted wi.h .hen own Aome Theyhaye been greatly gaido5 bs ih recltais but have remain ed uDt TOW without Irsetan2 knowledge o what they have stake n
 At last however thes ere alive to both the inter. csts and che importance a Che matter and acQurng information from personal inspection which VIII n. crease not ouiy ther activities n the neH oprQronii es tho war has urosscei They wi become better Amer. cans in every uv because acauairscd with what Hes before us and wha may he done o realize the nreYa iag national aspiration They will want to do their share toward making America stand for more than ever before in both material and spis.taa! sense