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Summary Of Replies.

In a summary Of the replies from
shipbuilders the chamber of commerce
says that one leading New England
plant which has a construction ca
pacity of $10,000.000 year has work
on hand for fifteen months, of which
one-half is for merchant tonnage and
the other half government work. An
other New England plant, with a ca
pacity Of $1,500.0oo has twelve months
work on it's books.
In the Delaware and Chesapeake sec
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practicable to contract for auxiliary
craft at several points along the Mis-
sissippi and Ohio. where shipbuilding
has long been carried on successfully
for interior navigation. These plants
are nearer the centers OF steel produce
ton than many on the seaboards.'
Because of those conditions the
, chamber suggests that, by placing cor
tracts with interior yards, the seaboard
plants would be free to devote their
energies to building merchant vessels
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Mrs Sophie Bland Gather, seventy
six. wife Of Thomas H. Gather. died at
her homo in Baltimore of acute pneu-
monia- She was born at Gresham,
Anne Arundel county, Nd, and was
a daughter of the late Commodore Isaac
Mayo. u. S. A. Her mother was the late
Sarah Fitzhugh Bland.
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May Be Few designations.

The fact that Premier Asquith has
been able to make the momentous an
nouncement that in his opinion the
time had arrived when steps should be
taken to prepare for conscription, how
ever, must have had such an enormous
effect upon the most determined of
the supporters of the voluntary plan
that it is believed there will. at the
most, only be a few designations.
almost certain to meet a decided oppo-
sition from the Irish and labor men,
bers. The Irish opposition is SO pas
sionate that there are even rumors
that Ireland will be deliberately ex-
cluded from the operations of the con-
templated bill.
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tions fully 100 vessels of various kinds,
including a larger proportion of ocean
going craft than usual, are being con-
structed. On the Delaware river eighty
two vessels are being built. with an ag-
gregate Of $4,000 tons, valued at $751;
100000.
Advantages Of Interior shipyards.
There is no doubt that from the ex-
perience with interior river ship
yards have had in the construction of
steel vessels for the government"
says the report, ut would be entirely
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gether and it would not be surprising
to find that the mere threat of COM
pulsion would have the effect of dis
persing all of the governments diff
culties in this respect.
Reginald Mckenna, chancellor of the
excheQuer; Walter Runciman, presi-
dent of the board of trade, and the
labor minister. Arthur Henderson, are
regarded as the most likely to resign.
Other known opponents of compulsion
are Louis Harcourt Sir John A. Simon,
Thomas Mckinnon Wood and Sir STAN
ley o. Buckmaster.
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A silver coin Is usually in currency
for about twenty-seven years.
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Administration Measures.

So far as they have been introduced
they are as follows:
The bill for the development of water
powers in the national forests and the
public lands; the bill for the develop
ment of water powers on navigable
streams, known as the general dam
bill; the general development or leas-
ing bill, and the grazing homestead
bill.
The first named water power bill has
been put in by Representative Scott
Ferris of Oklahoma and has been re-
ferred to the House committee on pub
lie lands; in the Senate a somewhat
similar bill has been introduced by
Senator Henry L. Myers of Montana
and referred to the Senate committee
on public lands.
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torians that lack Of concentration is
one of the greatest evils in connection
with the archives of the government.
The archive depositaries in Washing
ton number about eighty.
Mr.. Stocks Address.
He said:
'The expansion Of the business Of the
government has greatly changed its
departmental methods and organiza-
, tions; new bureaus have been created,
old ones reorsanized, their functions
divided and subdivided. AS a result.
documents have been lost in the
process of their transfer from one de-
partment to another, correlative papers
have become widely separated. and the
quarters themselves have become too
congested to find place in their proper
departments for the ever-increasing
records.
.'They are stored wherever space can
be spared for them-on floors, in cell
lars, attics, furnace rooms. corridors
and doorways. or they are removed al
together from the departments and
stored in unsightly, unsafe, inaccessi-
BILE rented buildings at an annual cost
of rentals to the government OF over
s50,0o0
The files of the Treasury Department
are scattered throughout ten buildings:
the Department of Agriculture has
State Department two within its own
building and one outside; the War De-
partment. IL: Navy Department. 4;
Department of Comm cree, s; of Justice.
6; of Labor. 2; of the Interior. 9: inter
state commerce. 2. not to mention the
files of other bureaus and commissions
less scattered.
From the governments point of
view, since they represent all its f1nan-
cial transactions, the most valuable
records are those Of the Treasury.
All Liable to Losses.
Practically all of these records are
liable to loss in one way or another.
In the attic of the Treasury are miles
of wooden shelving packed with papers.
and built around a substructure of the
fountain on the north side are cham
bers containing 5000 square feet Of
files Artificial light must be used. and
while the attempt was made to make
this repository dry and safe by cement
construction, it was not a success. Not
so long ago water was standing on the
floor of this subterranean room and
dripping from ceiling and sides to such
an extent that extra heat was turned
on to dry the vault. AS result some
of the records became so brittle that
they fell apart when handled.
"a few years ago claim was pre-
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100000 Not Invited.

The Manchester Guardian asserts that
Lord Derby's canvass was done so hur-
redly that at least 100000 unmarried
men were never in-ited to enroll. More
over. it is maintained that there is
necessarily enormous difficulty in ana
lying the Derby figures, and a con-
siderable portion of the slow moving
English public opinion revolts at jump
ing hastily at conclusions, which would
mean a change in the organic law of
the country.
The supporters of the voluntary sys-
TEN are emphatic in declining to aban-
don IL until some means have been
taken to insure that the Derby scheme
cannot be made a success.
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THOUSAND BILLS DEAL
WITH j. S. RESOURCES
National Conservation Congress Is.
sues Statement on Measures
Before Congress.

The National Conservation Congress
estimates that of the 5000 bills intro
duced in the Senate and House since
the opening of the present session a
very large number, possibly 1000, have
to do with conservation or the dis
posal or regulation of the natural re-
sources of the United States.
"Of this number" says a statement
issued by the conservation congress.
it is probable that not more than half
a dozen will receive serious consider
alton by the committees"
The bills representing the admins
tration's so-called conservation pro-
gram have been urged upon Congress
by the President.
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Will Make Statement.

Premier Asquith is expected to make
a statement on the whole question in
the house of commons Wednesday o.
Thursday OF next week. and announce
the speedy Introduction of bill of
permissive character. making service
in the army obligatory on unmarried
men who have failed to attest under
the Derby scheme.
The anti-conscriptionist ministers Of
fered strong opposition. and II is still
unknown whether any designations will
follow. II is believed. however. that
this is quite likely now.
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United Front Important.
Chance to Preserve Unity.

Should the week intervening before
the Introduction of the bill show such
a sudden rush of recruiting as to
justify the hope that II would be un-
necessary to resort to compulsion there
will be a great chance for the cabinet
TO preserve its unity. Premier As
aaith has always shown a marvellous
faculty ~ holdinG his cabinet to-
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torians that lack Of concentration is
one of the greatest evils in connection
with the archives of the government.
The archive depositarfes In Washing
ton number about eighty.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21

Miller is to have a new postmaster I'm sympathy with
the democratic administration" as the diplomatic politician
would put it-but as everybody knows, 1t is III compliance with
victors belong the spols"
Mondays papers containing the list of appointments made
by the president and sent to the senate for confirmation IN
cludes the name of John T. McCullen as postmaster at Miller.
The necessary details are a confirmation by the senate
approval of bond, and issuance of a formal commission
signed by the president. These details will probably re
quire three or four weeks, when the transfer will he made by
the new and the old postmaster checking over the supplies on
hand, and exchanging receipts therefor.
John T. McCullen has been a resident of Miller some fiji
teen wears, and of the county considerably longer. He has a
good wife and four boys, at his home on east Third street he
is the leader of city and county democracy. has served some
ten years as city alderman, two terms as state senator, and has
ALWAYS taken an active interest in the affairs Of city and county.
Frank f. Saltmarsh, the retiring postmaster, has served
two terms, with satisfaction 10 the patrons, and retlres with
the community's best wishes. 1t is understood that Hugh
Conner will remain as deputy postmaster.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
STATE FUNDS
TO BOOST CITIES
Legislative Appropriations For
State Institutions

What causes the large approprla-
ton OF state funds every two years
by the statesmen at Pierre? Many
believe that It s due to a comblna.
ton of counties containing state in
situations, and the local demand of
the towns or cities upon their county
members to get a fat appropriation
for whatever state institution is To-
Gated in their town.
This will be denied, of course. by
the institution counties, and towns,
which however, are not in very good
harmony this year. Some interest
ing slde-lights upon this question are
found in the always interesting and
plain-spoken Aberdeen News of Jan.
18th. The News says:
The state legislature is seriously
considering taking up former State
Auditor Anderson's statement that
the state could save $500. 900 a year
by adopting business methods of con
Quoting its affairs. 1t this can be
done, the legislature owes its con
stituents a distinct dutv-that is. to
undertake the job of placing the
state on a business basis
In another editorial the News ex-
presses itself thus:
1t Is reported now that a plan is
under way to make an appropriation
for the purpose of charging the state
capitol at Pierre. 1t seems that the
state has added so many new officials
and new boards and commissions, all
of whom are required by the COVER
nor to reside at Pierre, that there
isn't room enough in the state house
for them all. So a movement is
under way to build an addition to the
capitol. And then, with the addi-
ton larger than even the present
huge army of Office holders require,
another movement will be started. no
doubt, to create enough new officials
to fill the addition"
With a fight on between Aberdeen
and other towns containing educa-
tlonal institutions, the legislature
should be exceedingly lively this
winter. At least, all the counties
without institutions will he interest
ed spectators if nothing more.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
Historic Battleship ct Panama

Seattle. Wash, Jan. 16.--The
b~attleship Oregon, refitted and re
paired until her officers say she is
in even better trim than when she
made her cruise around the Horn to
participate in the destruction of the
Spanish fleet at Santiago, sailed to-
day from the Puget Sound navy
yards on the first leg Of her voyage
to the Panama canal where she will
lead the international feet through
TIE waterway next March in cele-
bration of it's completion.
The Oregon is ia command Of
Commander Joseph NJ. Reeves, who
was assistant engineer on the bat
tleship when she made her famous
cruise II wears ago.
Captain Frederick Ramsey, of the
marine corps. and several en-
listed men who were aboard in 1898.
also sailed with her today.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
BAD STORM IN
WAR ZONE
Reports Brief from Poland Minor
Engagements on West Front

London. Jam 18.-The omission
from the German official report Of
any reference to Scissors. the scene
Of the recently marked German
success, and the French statement
that there has been no change in
that reagion, leads to the belief that
a renewal of the violent struggle
there is impending, the temper
airy quiet being due 10 the fact that
neither side cares to risk an often
sive in the present circumstances,
At widely separated points else
where on the western fronts there
have been engagements, but the
weather again is playing an import
ant part. The storm in Belgium
prevents operations, except artillery
dueIs, and snow in the Vossges at
the other extremity of the line
makes attacks exceedingly difficult.
The German reports of all the
eastern operations r. very brief.
but those of the Russians are more
in detail and it is believed the Rus
SLAMS are again menacing East Prus-
STA and Posen.
The Turks according to reports,
have been delt another staggering
blow after their determined stand in
the snow at Kara Urgan in the eau
casus. They are fighting rear guard
actions but are being pressed back
toward Erzerum in great disorder.
The Turkish garrison at Adrian
opal, the partial withdrawal of which
was previously reported. has not
completely withdrawn, according to
an Athens dispatch which gives no
explanation.
The London papers print a fore
cast appearing in the Paris Figaro
that italy, Greece. RCumania and
Bulgaria will join the allies, but
their is nothing more d~efinste rela
tive to this turn of affairs than their
was a fortnight ago.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
To Investigate Food Prices

Washington, Jan. 16.-With the
department of justice, under lnstruc-
tons from the president, seeking to
determine whether any illegal COM
binations are back of the sudden
rise in the price OF foodstuffs and
the departments of agriculture and
commerce compiling figures to show
the amount of food supplies in the
United States and the recent in
creases in exports, the government
began it's effort today to cope with
the food price situation
In addition to legislation giving
the PRECEDENT power to stop the ex-
portation Of food stuffs whenever
necessary, other bills designed to
lower the prices were discussed in
formally at the capital but they
were no indications that anything
along this line will be done at the
present session of congress.
Marked increase in the exporta-
ton of foodstuffs we're recently
shown in the commerce department
reports. The total value Of food
stuffs exported during the IL months
ending November, 1918, was $751;
500. Last year during the same
months the exports were 1852, 000.-
600.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
Stock Sales at Mitchell

Seventy-two breeders of purebred
livestock in South Dakota bring re-
representatives. of their herds and
focks to Mitchell, January 9th and
28th. for comparison. The lot in
cludes ITO head of horses, cattle,
sheep and swine, stations, mares,
bulls. cows. ewes, sows and boars,
all %purebred, as follows: Three
Clydesdale mares and one stallion,
four Percheron stations, two Suf-
folk stations and one French Draft
stallion; thirty.on Short Horn bulls
and five cows. nineteen Hereford
bulls. three Polled Durham bulls
and two Aberdeen Angus bulls; SIX
teen Shropshire ewes and five
Hampshire ewes; thirty. one Poland
China sows and three bosrs, twenty
eight Duroc Jersey sows and one
boar. thirteen Chester White sows
and two Hampshire sows. Catalogs
can be had BY addressing James w.
Wilson. Brookings, South Datota.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
Saved From New Ideas

In discussing the Presidents In
dianapolis speech, in which he said
the republican party had not had a
new idea in thirty years" the Mime
apolis Journal, a Wilson admirer,
avs:
"Whi'e this country was gong
through the shock of the European
war, the people came to lDok upon
Woodrow Wilson as a man who had
led them to II high level Of feeling
and thinking. The war is still in its
crescendo. of horror and deep i'm
port for mankind, and his country
men would have preferred to have
Mr. Wilson maintain his prestige
with all parties, rather than step
down into the political ring. He did
not hurt the republican party by
these filings, but he did harm his
own prestige. He misjudged the
temper Of the people.
For, no matter whether Mr. Viii.
son spoke as "a politician or as "a
historian" o. as both, he spoke with
narrowness, partialit, and fatuou!
blindness To declare that the re.
publican party has not had a new
idea in thirty years. is the same a!
saying that the United States ha'
been backward, Tagging IN progress
and without development for thu
greater portion of that period, dur
which it was under the guiding poll
cieS of the republican party.
True, since 1884, or thirty year
ago, there have been several "nev
ideas from which the republican
party has been able to save the Ma
ton. These include free silver, tn,
guarantee of bank deposits, govern
ment ownership of the railroads, ant
other forms of democratic novelt,
in the way of ideas"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
Christian Church

Lords Day School at 10 o'clock "a.
m.
Communion service at IL o'clock
a., m.
Christian Endeavor at 6:30..p. m.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
Notice to Eastern Stars

Crescent Chapter No. a. 0. E S.
will give a party at the Masonic hal
on Fridny evening. Jan 22nd, to
which all members and their fam.
lilies. including the Young people
who are in high school. are invited.
Supper viii! be served at $50 D. m,
followed by an evening of game:
and music. A charge Of 15cts fo1
each person will be made.
Committee.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
Business Houses Close at Six

We the undersigned merchants of
Miller. S. d., do hereby agree to
close our respective business places
at six o'clock p. m.. beginning Jan.
uary 25th until March LIST, 1915. ex.
cept Saturday evenings. Butcher
shops will close at seven O'Clock:
A. II. Churchill. Bohning Bros. J,
l.. Garrett & Son. H. K. Schroeder,
Scoields' Cash Nero. Co., j. w
Johnson Lud Dlouhy, P. H. Coquil
lette, Reck. Montgomery & Co.. w
b. Wilson. E. u. Templemsn, G. H
Bottcher, J. r Hewett.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENT
20
PRESBYTERIAN Church

A. 2. Cooper, pastor
1920 4 m. Sermon:
ll;45 a m Sabbath school
The lessons are interesting. come
and join a class.
$50 =. NJ. Christian Eudeayor.
7:30P NJ 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, 1915-01-21
st. AIMS Church

Services on LIST. 3rd, and 5th Sum
days.
Masses at $3.50 and 1890 q. m.
Evening services 7:30 p. m. sun
days.
Week days, Mass at 8 o'clock.
Holy DAYS. Masses at 6 and $3.50
a. m.
Confessions, Saturday evening at
Z p. m.
Those desiring instruction in the
Catholic Doctrine will call at Priests
residence on Monday and Thursday
evenings. Father Duguay. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21

ltaly's great earthquake horror
has oyershadowed the war news for
the past week. Late reports say
that 10000 people were killed and
$4,000 injured. About thirty towns
and cities were DESTROYED. About
seven years ago Italy suffered a loss
even greater by an earthquake,
some 10000 being killed.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
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 m
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening
All are invited to attend.
j. II. Kearton. Pastor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21

Another move in regrad II the
Springfield normal is being shaped
up. This is to simply abolish that
institution SO far as any state con.
troll is concerned, and to give the
people of Springfield a preference
right to bid in the buildings for any
purpose they might desire to use
them for.
This is a part Of the sentiment for
a consolidation of state institutions,
and the elimination of those consid
cred not absolutely necessary, which
has been more or less prevalent for
several sessions, but never has been
So strongly advocated as at the pres
ent time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21

To the present time there have
been 81 house bills and 81 senate
bills introduced by the South Dako-
ia legislators. The fact that in the
same length of time two years ago
there were 1O7 house bills and Sc
senate bills shows a tendency tow~rd
restricted legislation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
WOULD HELP
DIVORCED WIDOWS
Law to Amend Mothers Pension
Act. Other Laws introduced

Pierre: Senator Peckman has pre-
pared a bill amending the mothers
pension act % the state u allow di
vorced mothers with dependent
children The same privilege as those
granted to widows, holding that the
divorced mother who has to care for
children is as much entitled to the
provisions Of the act as is the wild
ow.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21

That the demand for ]appropria-
tions will be up to the usual stand
ard is shown by the requests Of the
state board of charities and correc-
ticns for a million and a quarter
dollars. The board of regents of
education will have a long list and
this with the special appropriations
which will he asked for will crowd
over the estimated revenues Of the
state for the biennial period
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21
To Play Highmore and Pierre

The basket ball teams of Miller
high school will leave tomorrow for
Highmore and Pierre, where they
have games scheduled for Friday
and Saturday. FRIDAY afternoon
the girls team will play the High
more girls and that evening 4 game
will occur between the boys teams.
SATURDAY. the boys will play the
Pierre Indians and Pierre high
and the girls will match either a
state house tenn or the high school
girls. They will be accompanied by
Prof. Van Walker and MISS Swart-
out.
Those comprising the teams are:
Boys Girls
Schmieter CoquilIette
Tamblyn Schmieter
Thomson Berry
Dye Garrett
Walsh Mead
Schroeder Wyland
De Chest
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21

Out of three or four bills for "A
bank guaranty law, it is very likely
something definite will materiaIze.
During the past two months of a
business depression which is only
in our minds according to high
democratic authority, there have
been some ten bank faIl~res in the
state, which has emphasized an al
ready existing demand for such a
law.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21

Senator Lumley has prepared a
bill requiring railway companies to
supply watering facilities and feed
racks in all stock yards in the state,
which is the first railway bill which
is up for action, the crossing bill
having been Withdrawn.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-01-21

Lawyers at the bar meeting last
week, held IN Pierre. asked that
state laws be again rodIfied. The
last code was made in 1908, hence
there are. or soon will be. the stat
utes Of seven or eight legislatures at
large. with thu ir new laws, repeats
and amendments. Legislative com.
mitties have been mad TO iuvesti
gate an | report upon the PROPOSE
ton. Senator Waters, of Hand, is
chairman Of the senate committee
for this purpose.