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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
ENGLAND VS. PROHIBITION

London, April u. Recognizing the
fact that the British public will not
tolerate an attempt to force prohibi-
ton upon them, some of the govern
ment officials are advocating plan
looking to the purchase by the gov
ernment of the breweries and licens-
ed houses in the kingdom. The cost
of the undertaking is estimated at
81, SOC 900 900 to be met mainly by 4
per cent bonds issued to owners,
mortgages and shareholders of the
present properties. The plan con-
templates that only beer brewed by
the government shall be sold. 1t is
pointed out that prohibition, if effec-
tive, would mean the practical CON
liscation of one of the largest indus
tries in the kingdom, an act that the
public would never permit.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
BRYAN FOR WILSON

For more than two years past re-
publican organs have been constant
ly regaling US with predictions of the
inevitable break between Wilson and
Bryan-inevitable so they declared,
because of conflicting ambition to
head the democratic ticket in 1916.
The worry over this inevitable"
break has been confined wholly to
the republicans, with whom the wish
was fnther to the thought. Demo
Gratis have had too much confidence
in the good sense, party loyalty and
broad patriotism Of both men to be
disturbed over such a remote posi-
biity. Their confidence is vindi-
Gated by the speech OF Mr.. Bryan as
the chief orator at the Jefferson Day
banquet in the city Of Philadelphia.
The secretary of state took each
accomplishment of the president and
compared it with the precepts of
Thomas Jefferson, drawing the con-
clusion that Wilson is the true JEFF
ferson democrat IN every sense of th q
term. Bryan's praise of Wilson was
unstlnted and manifestly sincere, and
was regarded by his hearers as a prae-
tical ackno wledgement and indorse-
ment of the president as the sole
candidate for the party nomination
next year.
What other conclusion can be
drawn from this phrase of Mr.. Bry-
ans speech: is it possible that a
presidentwho has stood on the peo-
ple's side in every issue cannot be
appreciated? | cannot doubt that
the American people will substauti
ally indorse what he has done and
the ideals for which he has stood. -
If that means anything at all it means
that William j. Bryan is for Wood
row Wilson for president in 1916. =
Groton Herald.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
THE TIME is NOW

When the trees begin to blossom,
and the yiolets to bloom; when the
bullfrog in the meadow warbIes boom
boom, all boom; when the robins GO
housekeeping in the broken water
spout; when ducks are flying north,
and black bats come out at night and
venture in your bedroom, and hens
walk in the door, beetles hold con-
ventions in the center of the floor;
when the mud is Ger your shoetops
as you cross the new ploughed land
you may count on 1T for certain,
sweet spring is at hand.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
TRIAL OF IoHN HAYES ON

The trial of John Hays on charge
of bank wrecking is under way at
Fort Pierre, most of the time has
been taken up in securing a jury.
The Hays bank at Fort Pierre failed
nearly two years ago and Hays disap.
peared, but was located at Vancouy-
er, b. g., and came back without ex.
tradition, and after considerable de-
lay the case has finally come up for
hearing in the Stanley county term of
court, with Judge McGee of the
Seventh circuit sitting as the presid-
ing Judge at the trial.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
SEEING THE WHEELS ROUND

The address of James J. Hill be-
fore the American Newspaper pub
llshers association in New York was
remarkable in that Hill lead the pub
fishers to APPOINT where they could
very plainly ''see the wheels 70
round"
He said in so many words, that q
determined effort is to be made to
make the tariff the issue in the next
presidential campaign and that poll
teal leaders, who hope to get jobs
for themselves and their henchmen
and commercial and financial inter-
ests which expect to enjoy increased
tariff subsidies are engineering tho
movement.
Hills statement crystalizes and
puts stamp of authority upon an
impression which has been growing
as of common knowledge for several
months.
Up to the moment of his sudden
death Senator Aldrich was busy 40
the old stand pat leader, organizing
a movement to reform the old line Of
republican party, casting aside all
progressiveism and failing back on
frankly sordid program of tariff sub
sidy and special privilege to be gloss
ed over by the old time talk Of the
full dinner pail"
Hill points out that Wholesale tar
lff revision, good or bad, will be had
for business and worse for labor.
He points out that artificial stimu-
lation has already given the United
States a 33 per cent over production,
and that with her foreign market
impoverished by war, thus vastly
reducing it's purchasing power,
| further tariff stimulation here would
be unusually foolish.
That Hill knows whereof he speaks
and that his knowledge is drawn
from contact with the inner circle
Of financial leaders, there can be no
question.
He does not hesitate to say that the
program proposed by the reaction
aries is one that will not promote
prosperity either to capital or labor.
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
MR.. WILSON'S POPULARITY

Golfers Weekly: Democrats of
good judgment, when they feel at
liberty to talk candidly, admit that
if the election were to be held today.
and if the republican candidate were
at all acceptable, Wilson would pro-
badly not carry any northern state.
But they go on to say that Wilson'S
position is likely to grow stronger.
They say that it is the democratic
congress, rather than Wilson, which
brought discredit on the party, and
that with congress out of the way
Wilson, standing alone, is certainly
likely to make fewer mistakes and
may even af1irmatively make progr ess
before the country. They argue that
the mere fact of keeping the country
at peace and out of trouble month af-
ter month will give him accumula-
tive strength.
This assumption is founded on
fallacy with regard to popular psy-
chology. Speaking of popularity
alone, as distinct from merit, keep
Ing the country out of war cannot be
regarded as very exciting virtue.
Any president can keep his country
out Of war if he makes up his mind
to. What takes skill is to keep q
country out of war and at the Same
time maintain firm and vigorous
foreign policy. 1t is the exhibition
of firm insistence on American rights
and of compelling other countries to
respect those rights that appeals to
voter
is Wilson likely TO show this traitf
Based on past performances, it is no
injustice to President Wilson and his
secretary of state to say that they are
not likely to do anything like the
episode which made Roosevelt's for
eigh policy famous-his ultimatum
that the Moroccan government should
produce Perdicaris alive or Raisuli
dead" 1t is the latter sort of foreign
policy that makes a president grow
in popularity.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
CoNvIcTs NOW OUT OF BABoR

Warden Swenson of the state peni-
Tertiary is facing the problem Of
what to do with the unemployed Of
that institution since the expiration
of the shirt contract and the closing
down of its shirt factory. Plans had
been made for the enlarging of the
prison twine plant, but the legisla-
tnre turned down the appropriation
of necessary funds and now the M
mates who were employed in that de-
partment find time hanging on their
hands, and the warden = facing thes
problem Of keeping them from heoosa~
ing merese and snllol 9s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
AMERICAN TO BE SHOT

Washington, April 2G. Philip Nc
Cleary, an American newspaper cor
respondent at Vera Cruz, has been
imprisoned and sentenced to be shot
by the Carranza authorities for hav-
ing sent out uncensored news dis
patches.
Secretary Bryan received an appeal
for aid today from John w. Roberts,
another American correspondent,
and instructed Consul Silliman to
take the question up at once with
General Carranza.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
TO BUILD RACE TRACK

Grounds have been staked out by
Supervisor A. w. Symington for a
race track at the Cheyenne agency
for the Indian fair which is to be held
there this fall. The Indians take
great pride in their exhibit work,
which promises to be better and
larger than heretofore.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29
ORDERED TO MAKE PORTS

Copenhagen. Apr. ALI Scandina-
Wan ships enroute from Englond to
Swedish ports on the Baltic are ordered
to make for the nearest convenient port
and remain there
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

The Germans in placing English
officers in SOLITARY confinement prob
ably want to make them feel as soci
able as they are at home.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

Philadelphia is to teach geography by
moving pictures. That is about the
only way to keep up with European
geography.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

Eugene v Debs, the noted socialist,
has been engaged for lecture at Alb
erdeen on June s.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

The small grain in South Dakota is
already showing green, which reveals
once more the remarkable speed made
by the crops in a late spring
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

IittS cCSlt ClS IOi q lcCluIC dG II u
erdeen on June 5.
Philadelphia is to teach geography by
moving pictures. That is about the
only way to keep up with European
geography.
The Germans in placing English
officers in SOLITARY confinement prob
ably want to make them feel as soci-
able AS they are at home.
The small grain in South Dakota is
already showing green, which reveals
once more the remarkable speed made
by the crops in a late spring
Elaborate plans are being made by
the Watertown Masons for the dedi-
cation of the new Masonic temple
which will occur May II, II, 13 and
IA.
There is no evidence as yet that the
general public is becoming tired of
the movies. They took in S275, 900, :
600 last year mostly in nickles and
dimes.
With the New York Sun referring
to Governor Whitman as the ''spine-
less man." all does not seem to be
harmony in the Empire State Repub-
lican camp.
Lawng and warning spring from
prejudice, spite and avarice. The ones
who bear the grief are almost invaria-
bly, the losers, the lawyers and preach
ers and the gun makers get away with
the spoils.
Italy did not Join the European war
last Friday, as was expected, and it is
now intirnated that it may reach a
settlement with Austria that will
maintain peace between the two coun.
tries
A general rain prevailed over the
central afad western part of the state
Monday morning. Alfalfa has at
tained d record growth in this sec
tion of the state.
II E~antu Il IA
United States will be interested in
three actions started in Chicago to
test the constitutionality of the war
revenue act in its application to the
taxation of the capital and surplus of
banks.
The usual spring influx of immi-
grants is said by railroad men to be
slow this year. They, however, for
ward the theory that South Dakota is
becoming more and more settled and
that the immigrants are being replac-
ed by permanent residents.
The Adams Express company has
paid its taxes to South Dakota,
amounting to 81 900 which were un.
paid for several years. The act of
the late legislature providing speci-
fically that all the taxes of the vari-
Gus express companies should be paid
at once is the occasion for this.
Dr. Charles Mayo, of Rochester.
stated in recent address before a
body OF eminent medical men, that
appendicitis had increased three
hundred per cent in the past FIVE
years, due to men wearing belts. If
pressure around the waist is so dan.
gerous many young ladies are taking
long chance
That highway work can be carried
on through the board of commissi on
ers of the counties Of the state, re-
gardless of the highway act Of 1911.
is the opinion of the state legal de-.
fartmen., the holding being that a
sentiment on the part of the county
commissioners to purchase road ma
chlnery and let road Improvement by
bids will be strictly legal.
1t is estimated that the shipments
from the four elevators at Miller for
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

Mexico is always finding a brand
new Joshua, but he always gets lost
in the wilderness.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

Elaborate plans are being made by
the Watertown Masons for the dedi-
cation of the new Masonic temple
which will occur May II, II, Is and
IA
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

DR.. Charles Mayo, of Rochester,
stated in recent address before a
body of eminent medical men, that
appendicitis had increased three
hundred per cent in the past FIVE
years, due to men wearing belts. If
pressure around the waist is so dan.
gerous many young ladies are taking
a long chance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

The Adams Express company has
paid It's taxes to South Dakota,
amounting to 81 900 which were un.
paid for several years. The act of
the late legislature providing speci-
hcally that all the taxes of the vari-
GUS express companies should be paid
at once is the occasion for this.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

A permit has been issued to Char
les r. Noble of Colorado Springs by
the secretary of agriculture for the
construction Of a toll road from Cas-
cade to the summit of Pixies peak
within the Pike national forest. The
department of agriculture reserves
the right, at the end of fifteen years, !,
either to take over the road by pur-
chase, or thereafter to charge rea
sonabie annual rental for the occu-
Raney Of the public lands involved.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

The usual spring influx of immi-
grants is said by railroad men to be
slow this year. They, however, for
ward the theory that South Dakota is
becoming more and more settled and
that the immigrants are being replac-
ed by permanent residents.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

A general rain prevailed over the
central and western part of The state
Monday morning. Alfalfa has at
tanned q record growth in this sec
tion of the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

Twenty five thousand banks in the
United States will be interested in
three actions started in Chicago to
test the constitutionality of the war
revenue act in its application to the
taxation of the capital and surplus of
banks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

That highway work can be carried
on through the board of commission
ers of the counties of the state, re-
gardless of the highway act of 1911,
Is the opinion of the state legal de.
pa.tment, the holding being that
sentiment on the part of the county
commissioners to purchase road ma
chlnery and let road improvement by
bids will be strictly legal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

There is no evidence as yet that the
general public is becoming tired of
the movies. They took in S275, ,000,-
600 last year-mostly in nickles and
dimes
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

Lawing and warning spring from
prejudice, spite and avarice. The ones
who bear the grief are almost invaria-
bly, the losers, the lawyers and preach
ers and the gun makers get away with
the spois.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

With the New York Sun referring
to Governor Whitman as the "spine.
less man, all does not seem to be
harmony in the Empire State Repub-
lican camp.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

Italy did not join the European wal
last Friday, as was expected, and it is
now intimated that it may reach a
settlement with Austria that will
maintain peace between the tw O coun.
tries.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-04-29

1t is estimated that the shipments
from the four elevators at Miller for
the past season amounted to $50. 600
bushels of small grain, of which
from 60 to 65 per cent was wheat.
The estimated value of this grain is
s240, 900. For the first time in the
history of that town, corn was bought
by the elevators on an extensive
scale, $4,000 bushels having been sold
to the elevators
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-09-03

Somo women are hard to please.
They hardly get wedding gown be-
fore thoy begin to look up material for
m divorca guit
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-09-03
BUSY DAYS COMING
Period Of Stress Ahead OF the
American Worker.
Labor Day an Excellent Time TO
Think Of the Future That Must
Be the Result OF the War
In Europe.

Every American, whether he works
take full advantage OF Labor day. tho
last OF the summer holidays, every.
one will appreciate the fact that there
Is long period OF work ahead OF him.
This fall and winter Is sure to be
q time OF readjustment In many lines
Of American commerce and labor. due
10 the European war. which not only
shuts of some OF the things we buy.
but Is filling our warehouses with
many OF the things we sell. How TO
manage without the particular things
we have always imported and how to
get a market for the things Europe
cannot buy must engage our serious
attention for months, perhaps for
years. There may be some failures In
the effort to readjust. but there Will
be more successes, and great ones. No
doubt about the future need be In the
heart OF anyone.
The best thing about the whole sit
uation is the stout heart OF the busi-
ness world and the people In general.
They enter upon combat with un-
certainties with the old Yankee con-
fidence. backed by the knowledge that
In the fundamental items OF physical
life we are safe. We can feed our
selves. clothe ourselves warm our
selve. The rest is only matter OF
time and adjustment. There will be
no hard times II the hard work Ia
well tackled. ~ '
Business must not wait until the
war is over" for nobody knows when
that blessed day will be. IL we arc
prepared for long war. 80 much tho
moro prosperity II the war Is brief
II is a splendid time for every
American. from the housewife TO the
capitalist. TO study American econo-
mics and get better knowledge OF
values. -. ,c.s.,.... u sss.cl.h s..f.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-09-03

| the Hog because you moved over.
After the lady had climbed over you
she would have kept on to the other
end Of the bench where now there is
| nothing but sullen space"
/ began to insult myself.
John" / exclaimed inwardly, what
do you know about the etiquette OF the
street car? According TO the newspa-
pers IL is only Man who can be a
Hog on the street cars, and since you
are the original cause OF blockading
the port when you moved over, you
must be the Hog"
Then / got so mad at myself that /
refused TO talk TO myself any fur
ther.
The next day was riding downtown
on the end seat with my mind made
up to stay there and keep the harbor
open for commerce.
Never / said to myself. never
will anyone become a human Merri-
mac to bottle up the seating capacity
OF this particular bench while the
blood flows through these veins and
the flag OF freedom waves above me"
At the next corner a very thin little
gentleman squeezed by me with a
look o. reproach on his face, The like
OF which hope never TO SEQ again.
but was Charles J. Glue and firm in
the end seat.
Then a couple OF rtaly's sunny sons
OF the name OF Microbeini and Germi-
eide crswled over me and kicked
their initials on my kneecap and then
sat down TO enjoy a smoke OF domes-
tic rope. which fell across my nostrils
and remained there in bitterness.
Af.er had been stepped on. sat
on. clawed at and scowled at for
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-09-03

will always find four feet, and their
owners, unless one of them happens to
have q wooden leg.
Under ordinary circumstances four
into two won't go, but the Squeezer
cars defy the laws Of gravitation.
A Squeezer conductor can put twen-
ty-six into nine. and still have four
to carry.
For a man with a small dining room
the Squeezer car has it's advantage,
but when a stout man rides in them
he finds himself supporting a lot OF
strangers he never met before.
One morning jumped on cne OF
those Squeezers feeling Just like a
two year old, full of health and hap
piness.
During the first seven blocks three
men. fresh from a distillery. grew up
In front of me and removed the
scenery.
One Of them Rad TO get out in a
hurry. so he kicked me on the shins
to show how sorry he was TO leave
me.
One OF the ether two must have
been in the oistillery a long time, be-
cause pretty soon he neglected TO use
his memory and sat down in my lap.
When I demonstrated with him. he
replied that this is a free country. and
II he wished 20 sit down | had no
business TO stop him.
Then his friend pulled us apart, and
I resumed the use OF my lap.
During the next twenty blocks I
had one OF the worst daylight night
mares I ever rode behind.
The party who had been studyfns
the exhibits OF the distillery became
obsessed with the idea that my foot
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-09-03
SEEING LIFE W1M
JOHN HENRY
Ek wsSh hW Geo1geVHobart
lS1N\MEE|V1 John Henry on the Street Car
John Henry on the Street Cal

was the loud pedal on piano and he
started to play the Blue Danube
Waltzes."
That man was such hard drinker
that he gave me the gout Just from
standing on my feet.
Then | jumped off and swore of
and swors at and walked home.
If the man who invented the idea
of standing up between seats in a
Squeezer is alive he should have
monument.
My idea would be 10 catch him alive
and place a monument on him. and
have the conductor come around
every ten minutes for his fare.
I've been up and down and over
and across in the surface cars and
my experience is ornamented by
ripped trousers and discolored shins,
but my intellect blows out fuse every
time / try TO dope out the real way
not to be an End-Seat Hog.
Last Monday | jumped at an early
bird open-face car and it seemed that
all the world was filled with Joy and
good wishes.
| was smoking one OF those Bad
Boy cigars. call it a Bad Boy
cigar because as soon as 1t goes out 1t
| gets awful noisy.
The car was empty with the excep.
tion OF couple OF benches.
Two blocks farther on the car
| stopped and a stout lady looked over
the situation.
I think she must have been color
blind, because she didn't see the
empty seats and decided to cast her
lot with me.
1t was a terrific moment.
John" said to myself. don't be
Hog-move over"
And virtue triumphed.
l moved over, and the stout lady
settled squashfully into the end seat.
| Her displacement was about fifteen
cents worth OF bench.
After we had gone about ten blocks
more every seat in the car In front
and behind us was crowded, but no
body could get in our section because
the fat lady held them at bay like Ho-
ratius held the bridge in the brave
days Of old.
| People would rush up TO the car
when it stopped, balance carelessly fore
and aft until their eyes rested on the
vacant seats in our direction, and then
they would see the stout lady sitting
there, as gracefully as a concrete
Sphinx.
The people would look at the stout
lady with no hope in their eyes, and
then, with a sigh, they would retire
and wait for the next car.
No one was brave enough to climb
the mountain which grew up between
him and the promised land.
After a while began to get tooth
ache in my conscience.
John" said to myself in a hoarse
whisper, perhaps after all you were