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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29
Convenient Method
Evading Constitution
Newell. S. D., March 31st, 1915.

Newell, S. D., March 31st, 1915.
Editor of Saturday News:
Referring to a communication OF
the Hon. Hans Urdahl in a recent
issue of the Sioux Falls Press, in
which Mr.. Urdahl attempts to Justify
the repeal of the Richards primary
flaw, 1t would seem that the people
OF South Dakota should enter a vigor-
Gus protest to Mr.. Urdahl's defin-
ition of official duties. He apparently
is of the impression that a state Of
fcer owes allegiance to some political
platform, rather than to- the state
constitution. According to his con
clusions, the oath of Office for a leg
islator should be amended to read:
II do soiemniy swear Cor AFFIRM
that | will support the platform OF
the - party, and will faithful
W discharge the duties Of senator ac-
cording to the dictates OF the political
boss (having no constitution nor eon-
science to interfere).'
How insignificant our state consti-
tuition must appear in the eyes Of the
public. in the light OF the statements
made by Mr.. urdahl in his recent
communication, coming as they do
from a state senator and chairman
Of n OF the important senate com
mittees. Just listen to- this.
From the various opinions and
authorities the committee was able
to obtain, there can not be a shadow
of doubt as to the right of the 1egis,
lat,ire to amend or repeal any law
adopted by a direct vote.
Il such is the case, then the citi
Gems of South Dakota have beer
grossly deceived. It has been the
Impression that the 'initiative AM
referendum we're Incorporated ii
our constitution: but, If, as Mr.. ur
dahl says, the legislature can within
SO days after the people iegisIate re
peal and nlllify such legislation, theI
Why the enormous expense OF givin,
the dear people the right TO max,
Z fools of themselves for the particulas
amusement and %edification OF sucl
wise men as w evidently have in gu
/ Legislature? There il somethin,
! wrong somewhere, presume Mi
. Ufdahl would eoneede tlatswe have
! constitution, and that among othe
purposes 1t expressly provides tina
Y was ordained by the people OF In
state In order to preserve to then
' selves and their posterity the bless
fngs lot liberty. Perhaps he wonl
/ not be SO bold as to dispute the Fac
that the legislature is simply d eres
lure Of the constitution, and It's poY
! ers and duties expressly defined an
limited, as follows:
|S3NcynaEH N W. ffsh q %J1 IL Az ..Ex
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29
ure or any member thereof Of the
to propose anyNmeasure. The

ure or any member thereof Of the
right to propose anyEmeasure. The
veto power of the executive shall not
be exercised as to measures referred
to a vote of the people. This sec
ton shall apply to municipalities.
The ~enacting clause of all laws APP
proved by the vote of the electors of
the state shall be: BE it enacted by
1.-THE people of South Dakota The
Legislature shall make suitable pro-
visions for carrying into effect the
provisions of this section
The provisions of this section are
absolutely mandatory, and the acts
of the legislature In carrying them
into effect are merely ministerial
duties, and the laws thus enacted by,
the people r ~irrepeaiable so far as
the legislature is concerned. This
reservation by the people of the pow
er to propose and enact laws is aDae-
lutely independent of the legislative
assembly. (See Constitutional Low
s Cyc. $40, and Validity Of Statutes
SO eye. 942.
The issue before the people Of
South Dakota at this time is not as to-!
the merits or dement's of the primary
law. There is probably considerable
latitude for honest differences of opinI
ion a s to the practicability of either.
law; but whatever law is finally dem
onstrated to be a practical instrument
reserying to the people entire control
of their governmental institutions
and political organizations must be
fairly and impartially tried and test
ed, and perhaps modified and amend
ed In some particulars wherein it Is
found after fair trial to BIZ defect;
I've or impractical. But first let US
determine whether we have any fun
dameTtal or constitutional law which
shall he respected by our represents
tives In office, and cease these foot
ball tactics with the constitution AZ
occurs to me that little discipline
should be applied to those officials
who have so f~iagrantly defied the
lie.
Granting that the yotaars Of the
state who exercised their franchise
in favor OF the republican ticket did
so because of their endorsement OF
that portion OF the platform quoted
by MI. Urdahl and referring to the
Richards primarys yet ! have too
much faith In the intelligence and
patriotism Of the rank and flesof the
republican party of South Dakota TO
believe that they expected the mem
bers Of the legislature, or n other
officers, to absolutely defy the colstis
tuition of the state. Even the present
democratic national administrator
has given upits pet idea ofsa national
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29
SPELLING REFORMS COMING
SLOWLY BUT YET suRELN

A hundred years ago, a y the Ed.
ucator, English speaking peoples
wrote ''fysshe" and ~shippe" along
with hundreds of other words. Am
ong them were: plough" 'smusicE,"
''trafiick." behaviour, etc. 1t i
quite difficult to read readily the
written speech of that day on account
of the very peculiar spelling then
in vogue.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29

There are some words still stick
ing to the language that have not
been reformed Such words are
f~hiccough," foreign" "lamt,nn
write limb rough and scores
of others are still persisting in per-
petuating their ancient m~onstTosities
A few words recently have shown
some signs Of being m~odern1zed.
''thot,n thru sthoro,s stcatalog,9
and others are letting go of their
ancient garb.
Utilizing Opportunities.
Utilize all your opportunities. If
the bath tub leaks, keep potted plants
under it.--Pittsburgh Post.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29

Par value in 1918 Of capitalization
Of railroads in the United States was
$19,796, 125, TIP.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29

Disease and exposure caused a loss
in meat animals in this country of
$l50, 100000 last year.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29

that Japan was designing to annex
China. This Chinese illusion is be
ing d~ispelled, the premier declared.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29

Disbursements on account of the
Civil War totaled $4.457, 974, 496 at the
last figuring.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-29
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FACTS WORTH KNOWING.

This country's travelling public last
year was an army of 1,004, 0S1, 346.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

the telephone girl is to listen to the
abuse and bad grammar of people who
are several blocks away, and return a
pleasant look through the transmitter.
This requires much tact and self-con-
troll, especially when four frenzied par
ties are grabbing for long distance at
one and the same time When the line
has been cleared of patrons who have
been hanging on to it with a death
grip, i'll order to tell about grandma g
birthday party, the telephone girls
turns it over to the patron who is near
est to an apoplectic stroke and soothes
the fur of the others III a voice that
sounds like chanting the evening hymn.
The girl who can do this without driv-
ing customer to the independent ex-
change is worth more to the company
than twenty-year franchise with free
taxes thrown in.
Telephone girls do not remain long
at the business, owing to the fact that
they are made love to with great in
dustry and are led to the altar in
droves. The training they have re-
ceived makes them model wives, and
enables them to deal firmly with hus-
band who puts up feeble imitation Of
the lodge gag. Sharp-tongued business
men would appreciate them better if
they could be hooked to the receiver
for couple of days.
Is Newspaper seryice1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
THE 1ELEPH NONE GIRL

The telephone girl is a CHEEKY body
in q $2.9S shirtwaist who has nothing
to do all day but sit in an easy chair
and steer the CAB waves in some other
direction. Her business is to enable
people with abundant leisure who live
on party line to converse like a serial
story until rung off by Il thunder storm.
Telephone girls occupy small, wire
fenced coops where they cannot be
reached by anything but the appeal
ing voice of the grocery salesman who
is trying to locate the shipping depart
ment on a reverse ticket. Each girl
wears receiver on her right ear which
enables her to drink in a good deal of
soulful profanity which was not intend
ed for publication, along with some
very animated love passages which
bob up in the divorce proceedings at a
later date. TIE best thing about the
telephone girl is that her memory is
shorter than a Coney Island walking
skirt, and she is harder to pry infor-
nation out of than a witness for the
defense i'll a saloon fight. If telephone
girls ever got together and started to
tell all they know, the number of alb
rupt and hurried departures from the
city would make the exodus from
Egypt look like letting out prayer
meeting on rainy night.
One of the most important duties of
Protected by The Adal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

Ii is perfectly proper that the note
sent to Great Britain protesting against
her long distance blockade and the
judgments of her prize courts in the
disposition of American cargoes seized
On the high seas should contain no
threat. 1t is more just and more dip
lomatic to give her the opportunity to
answer the arguments of the note and
to suggest what her future course win
be without any threats On the part of
our government. Germany, it win be
remembered, was given this oppor-
tunity twice. There are several things
that we might do, if England does not
receive this protest as we hope she will.
The allies are very dependant upon us
for both money and munitions. 1t is
perfectly feasible for the government
to shut off the necessary war supplies
by placing an embargo on shipping.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
RUB RHEUMATISM
PAIN FROM SORE,
Aching JOINTS
Rub pain away with small trial bottle
of old penetrating st.
Jacobs OIL
What's rheumatism Pain only.

What s Rheumatism? Pain only
Stop dragging! Not one case IN %
requires internal treatment. Rub
soothing, penetrating st. Jacobs Oil >
directly upon the "tender spot and
relief comes instantly st. Jacobs
Oil" is a harmless rheumatism and
sciatica Hniment, which never disap-
points and can not burn the skin.
Timber up! Quit complaining! Get
small trial bottle from your drug
gist, and in just a moment you II be
free from rheumatic and sciatic pains,
soreness, stiffness and swelling. Don t
suffer! Relief awaits you. Old, honest
- St. Jacobs Oil'' has cured millions
of rheumatism sufferers in the last half
century, and is just as good for sci
atiea, neuralgia, lumbago, backache,
sprains and swellings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

Henjamin \. Cook, former Brattle-
bcro boy, as mayor of Fitchburg has
given that city one of the best business
administrations in its history the past
two years. Mr., Cook has refused to
consider Il third term, and the indie
pendent Citizens party committee
which endorsed Mr.. Cock, has voted
unanimously in favor of the candidacy
of Marcus A. Coolidge. Mr.. Coolidge
built the BrattleborC street railroad and
is now president of the Fitchburg
Machine works
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

Prof. o. NJ. w. Sprague of Harvard
former st. Johnsbury boy,
is one of the most notable authorities
on financial matters in this country.
He is member of the United States
monetary commission and was one OF
the trainers of the federal reserve act.
His high standing gives his opinions
great weight. He believes the worst
panic in the history of America would
follow a victory by Germany in the
present war. He bases his conclusion
on the heavy indemnity which Ger
many would levy on the allies, and the
probability that the latter would be
forced to repudiate their American
debts. He, however, ma kes the predic-
tion that in the end Germany win be
defeated. Professor Sprague says that
he does not believe that the end of the
war will see an influx of foreign labor
into the United States; that This coun-
try has no need to fear cheap COMPETE
ton abroad, as in the process of reha-
bilitation countries participating in
the war will have to use all their avail
able men and materials at home He
declared that the war has 50 disorgan-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

In addition to veritable boom in
the iron and steel trades, largely in
creased freight traffic on the railroads
and better feeling generally in bust
ness circles, comes the announcement
that the postal receipts of the country
are rapidly increasing. With such a
battery of barometers of prosperity
pointing in the right direction it is
time to cheer up and go after business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

will hold its annual barrel packing
meeting Thursday, Nov. IS, in the YES
try at P. m. All having articles for
the barrel are asked to bring them at
that time.
The friends of Mrs. Ashley Stone
are cordially invited to attend re
ception to be given in her honor by
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter L. Stone Monday
afternoon and evening, Nov. 10, from
I3 to 5 and 7 to 9 clock at the resi-
denee of Miss Wheeler, 1913 Western
avenue
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
FOUR BUILDINGS BURNED.
Andrew Mckee, a st. Johnsbury Farm
er, Loses About $1,000.

ST. JOHNSBURY. Noy. 10. - The
house, two large barns and silo on
Andrew McKee's farm, about three
miles north of this place, were destroy
ed by fire yesterday afternoon. The
fire started around the chimney in the
kitchen and was beyond control before
help arrived. The furniture and all of
the livestock and farmtools were
saved, but an immense stock of hay
and grain was lost. The loss is estl-
mated at $1,000 with insurance of
81 800.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

The drug store of George Z. Megrath
in Montpelier was raided Saturday
night by officers who carried away 200
pints of whiskey. Megrath may find
that the Vermont law has teeth i'll it.
A druggist who sells liquor illegally not
only faces the possibility of fine, but
of having his license as Il pharmacist
revoked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; 20
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
a line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading NotiCeS-Ten cents per line
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

lied the operating and clerical forces
in the various manufacturing lines, that
business cannot be conducted on the
same cost or system as before. It is
because wages there will have to ad-
vance, and labor will be kept in Eu-
rope, that Professor Sprague feels GER
tain that the United States viii not
suffer industriallv when the war ends.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery
of the paper each night, and 1t solicits
the cooperation of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given OF
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission, in per-
son, by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause of the error to be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied.
It is only by this method that the pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

The late Dr. Grain Of Rutland be
queathed large part of his estate in
a way which it viii do great good. The
Rutland hospital is generously remem-
bercd and $4,000 viii go to the Kurn
Hattin Homes in Westminster and
SaXtons River.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
Ererything IS Done automatically

Ereryfhang IS Done automatically
1t prints dates, adds your deposits to
the old balance, subtracts checks, figures
and prints your new balance. All of
this IS done automatically. The opera
tor simply writes the amounts on the
keyboard-the machine shifts from col
umn to column and adds, subtracts. or
prints the date as desired, without the
least attention being necessary.
Come In and See 1t Work
There is no method of posting ledgers
known which equals this Burroughs
Bookkeeping Machine in either accuracy
or time saving.
Come in and see our new Burroughs
at work in our accounting department
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

Mrs. S. A. Smith of Guilford has
been a guest this week of her sister.
Mrs. George Houghton.
Reginald Williams, II, of Whining
ton was admitted to the Melrose hos
pital Sunday to receive medical treat
ment.
Ernest Nolin, who fell from the roof
at the S. A. Smith Mfg. Co 5 factory,
was taken to the Melrose hospital yes
terday.
Mrs. Dix of Springfield, Mass, who
had been a guest of her son, J. Dix,
and family, returned to her home yes
terday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Blodgett of
Charlemont, Mass, came yesterday to
visit MIR. and Mrs. Barney Phelps and
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Blodgett.
c. D. Record and family, who have
lived on the Henry Brown farm some
time, will move soon to Bellows Falls
where Mr.. Record viii take charge OF
one of E. Lovell's farms.
The Woman s Missionary association
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
Member of the Associated Press.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 19l;

England does not know where Kitch-
ener is going, but he is on his way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
A New Machine at the
Peoples National Bank

This machine is really a wonderful set
of steel brains which we are putting to
work in our accounting department.
With it we can handle our figure work
faster than ever before and at the same
time be sure that every item in our
books is right.
Helps Us Gre You Better Serrjce
By the machine method, every depos-
itor's account is kept in balance all the
time and there are no mistakes such as
are unavoidable with other ways of
handling figures.
The time saving made possible by the
machine gives us an opportunity to i'm
prove the service to our customers in all
departments of the bank
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
Resources.

Loans aud Discounts 49,.
II. S. Bonds .........
State and County Bonds
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
Five Per Cent Fund ....
Cash in Vault and with
Banks ..............
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
WEST BRATTLEBOR0
Baptist Ladies Fair a Success.

The annual fair by the Ladies' Aid
society of the Baptist church in acad-
envy hall last evening was a success
both financially and socially, and about
$40 was cleared. The hall was trimmed
effectively with festoons of crepe pa
per and each booth was decorated with
different colored crepe paper. The fan
cy work table was in charge of Mrs
S. Morse, Mrs. Luke Weatherhead and
Miss Minnie Fits; Mrs. Leonard Tay-
lor and Mrs. Claude Carr sold cocoa;
the cake table was in charge of Mrs
L. P Copeland, Mrs. George Allen and
Mrs. Hoyt H. Barber; the vegetable
booth was in charge of Charles Comp
ton and Paul Taylor; Mrs. John Nc
Kay presided over the wonder tree;
the flower booth was in charge of Miss
Mary Prouty; Mrs. Harry LeRay and
Mrs. Adm Jillson sold homemade can
dy. Miss Phil s class of Is girls in
gymnastics gave an exhibition drill
which was well done and received
! hearty applause, and a musical pro
gram was rendered which was greatly
appreciated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10
Peoples National Bank

CONDENSED STATEMENT.
November 6, 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-10

Sl.249. IST.5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-29
standing of Clubs.
Games To-day.
Newport News in Rocky Mount.
Petersburg in Norfolk.
Portsmouth In Suffolk.

Rocky Mount, n. c.. June as
Fighting the every point hard In q
game which was lost and retaken
often, Roc, Mount defeated New
port News In the ninth inning this
afternoon, and today for the first
time asserts undivided ownership of
first place. Walters hit out OF the
park in the second frame. giving the
Shipbuilders a lead which the Tar
heels overcame In the fourth. when
Tlrich uncorked a three-base clout
with two men on and moment later
scored on Parmelee's sacrifice. This
lad was not enough, however. and
after tourneving eight frames with
but four hits, the Builders slashed
out three hits and scored two runs.
the first of which was a beautifully
executed steal nv Bunting from third
while Walker was being chased in the
lines. In the ninth. after two were
down and Ttrich on second. Snyder
celebrated his breaking h9N.k Into
the game after an absence of a month,
hy sending a ciouter that hit center
fielS fence and TT1r4eh romped home.
The box score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-29
THE MUSIC"
GOOD HOT WEATHER BILL

After all. summer theatrical audi
ences are best satisfied by farce. Be-
cause n clever farce, cleverly acted,
gets the laughs and laughing is much
the easiest thing to do in q tneater
on a hot summers night And so the
Bijou players made a great hit last
might with Facing the Music" one
/ OF the favorites OF the once great
| favorite Henry f. Dixey. The anus
ing little three act piece is concerned
with q series OF adventures in .
London fog of John Smith. q young
aciubman, with an actress and also
a Charming little wife and into the plot
are dragged his best friend, clergy-
man. John Smith and his wife. a
London inspector and so on ad infin-
litum. Written for the sole purpose
Of amusing 1t il an almost uninter-
rupted scream. Mr.. Berthelet's COM
pany worked with vogor and enthusi-
asm and delighted US all by the rapid
ity and smoothness of their work. two
highly essential factors in interpreting
farce. Mr.. Arnold played Dick Des-
mond and was very breezy and in
teresting His remarkable adaptable
ity makes him seem. as always. per-
fectly at ease, and his knowledge OF
/ the value of facial expression COM
. hined with most nalufdi anu Ifc-
lodious laugh. give him admlrabte
equipment for the role of Desmond.
Mr. Bassett Is John Smith. the club
man, and In this part he gave us one
lot best acting performances he has
ever done here. He had the most
trying role OF the cast and was I'M
aualifiedly successful. Mr.. Curtis also
tuncommonly good as the minister, bet
ter in fact, than we have ever seen
HIM Miss Perry and Miss Ball were
/ the wives and MFR. Betheiet the In
spector. and each performance was
done with the usual cieverness OF its
performer. Mr.. Riddell and Miss
Crawford finished out the casts vety
capably, Miss Taylor taking rest for
the time being Though this IL an
nounced as arewell week. It IL beink
whispered that we may have just one
more play. Let us hope so. How
ever, all depends on how many VIII
see Facing the Music" There II no
better prescription for forgetting thu
heat and there are plenty OF oppcr-
ituntties at the remaining performances
for proving the value of this advice.
you will laugh yourself Into q stats
OF complete submission. G. r..
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