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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-05-13
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hours, using four screws, whereas
for many trips she has been using
only two in order to save coal.
This would indicate that some at
tention was paid at least to the re-
lent threats against the ship in Amer
lea. The submarines achievement Is
considered a wonderful piece OF luck
from the German point OF view.
1t has beer considered that any
ship moving faster than fifteen knots
was almost unhittable by a submarine,
The Germans evidently simply lay In
wait, then gagged the speed OF the
gigantic liner and at the proper mo
ment let fly. Naval officers consider
that II the Lusitania was making full
speed or anywhere near II, Il was al
most a miracle that the torpedo found
its mark.
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Roy Ullman, and his father autoed
over from O'Brien county, Iowa, Fri.
day, and visited during the day with
their son and brother, Percy, living on
a farm located between Bookings and
White. They stopped off in town the
next day while on their return home
and visited for a couple of hours with
Mr., and Mrs. J.. Hillyer and the boys,
who were their old friends and neigh
bors in O'Brien county.
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voLGA

yrom the Tribune:
Fishing at lakewood is excellent
nowadays. Saturday morning Mr..
and Mrs. A. Nyman, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. Dalthorp and Charlie and the writer
and family went to the west lake and
spent the forenoon fishing in front of
the Dalthorp cottage. They caught
about $50 perch, most of them running
from seven to twelve inches in length
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NO FEE FOR QUARANTINE

there is no fee under the health laws
of the state for quarantine. The law
provides fees for doctors visits and
inspection, but nothing for q%uarantin-
ing a building, and no claims for such
charge can be allowed according to
the state legal department opinion to
the states attorney of Union county.
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CORRESPONDENCE
ALTON
ALTON

Tuesday, May 4. was Elmer Frazier's
birthday anniversary. and among the
gifts was a brand new eight-pound boy,
making 1t the happiest birthday ever.
Both mother and son are doing fine
under the care Of Miss Mary WEIGH
Of White.
Mrs. A. E. Mcknight returned last
Wednesday from Gary. where she has
been caring for her mother. Mrs. Sted-
man.
Drs. Hess of Estelline, and Stoll Of
Bookings, were in consultation at
the N. E. Comp home Saturday. At
that time Mr.. Comp was critically Ill.
bat is gaining steadily at this writing,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. +. Sanderman made
a business trip to Bookings Saturday,
accompanied by Mrs. w. e. Richards,
of Prairie Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Dun and little
daughter Fern. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Dun Of Prairie Home Sun
day.
Miss Bertha Biery has been quite III
with measles the past week, and under
the doctors care. Rebecca Inhoff and
Helen ~Sparenborg also. are Ill with
measles.
e. c. Brink was In Brookings OF
business Saturday.
Miss Edna Coping was taken IL
while on duty at No. Is. Tuesday ani
was still unable to teach Wednesday
FL. Mcknight came up from Brook
ings Friday. and on Saturday took hi
brother. A. =. to Gary for the latter,
car. which he was unable to bring
home on account Of the storm.
a.. 4. Carnes and family Of Aurora
we're guests of his sister. Mrs. N. Z
Comp and family Sunday.
n. y. sanderman. with II. T. Carnea
made ! flying trip to Aursra Friday.
ne 0ncsrs Of the Town nay Associs
lon IN forming plans Tor the annus
XII ~ picnic. The oilcers are g
knnfjn, nrest6ent; LeWis Hamrici
~; Qnns- Pullman. treas
\ q. Rink, sscretary.
~ CO... Glass and daush
E11 AsN
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FARM WoMEN's INSTITUTE ASSN

The quarterly meeting of the Brook
ings County Farm Women's Institute
association will be held at the farmers
rest room of the court house, Thurs
day, May Goth at 100 o'clock. At the
close of the meeting all are invited by
Prof. Browning to attend the fine out
door program given by the Brookings
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Johnson home Monday of this week,
for pelvic abcess. DR.. Gross, assisted
by DR.. Stoll Of Bookings, performed
the operation. At this writing Mrs.
Johnson is resting as easily as can be
expected considering the grave nature
of the case.
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LEAGUE

The regular monthly meeting of the
Universal Franchise League will occur
Saturday afternoon. May Is at three
o'clock in the basement of the new
library building. An invitation has
been extended to the Aurora ladies to
meet with the league at this time. A
special program has been prepared and
a full attendance is urged. Secretary.
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1t Is a good deal Of a job to start
any new business where machinery is
to be used and the new creamery in
Bruce has taken a little longer to get
started than was expected but every
thing Is getting in good shape now and
Bruce viii have one OF the incest littls
creameries In the state. Farmers
who bring their cream there to be
made into butter Ear just as well have
the full value Of their product as to
have 1t sent to some firm in the city
and have them make the profit by max.
Ing 1t into butter.
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and excellent eating. A few years ago
there were many large perch in this
lake, but none has been caught for
several years. Just how they come to
be back in the lake once more is a
puzzle.
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DISASTER TO CUSlTANiA
BRIEFLY TOLD.

). Number Of passengers, 1888;
j. Americans. 1873; British. e56;
J. other nationalities made up
= the remainder. Crew. st6.
j. Number Of dead estimated at
j. 1900.
!. Prominent Americans aboard
j. Gilbert Hubbard, Charles
!. Klein, Charles Frohman, Al
!. fred G. Vanderbilt.
J. Scene of Disaster-Ten miles
!. off Old Head, kinsale, ireland,
!. thirteen miles south of Cork.
!. Time-About 2 p. m. Friday.
i. Sank in fifteen minutes.
j. cause-Submarine fired two
= t~orpedoes which struck Lusi'
!. tania's starboard side, n for
;. ward and the other in the en-
/. CINE room. There were terrific
+ explosions.
+ commander-captain w. T.
1. Turner.
+ cargo-Several hundred cas-.
1. es ammunition for the Allies
!. and other military goods.
I. Damaee-Loss to vessel, So
]. 100000; cargo, S75o,o0o. In
+ s~e,735,ooo on ship and
= cargo.
= Lusitania-Cunarder liner,
4. 700 feet long, SO feet broad,
/. $4,000 tons displacement,
!. speed of rs knots an hour.
I.
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ELkToN

From the Record:
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Culhane of
Brookings, were visiting relatives here
from Friday to Monday evening.
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COVE INT ENTERS DENIAL
British Officials Declare Lusitania
Was Unarmed.

eminent made the following an
nouncement:
"The statement appearing in some
newspapers that the Lrsitania a
armed Is wholly false"
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o THE COUNTY
BRUCE

From the Herald:
On account of an error in time issue
of bonds, 1t was necessary to hold the
special school election again. Mon
day May 3rd. the vote was taken re-
sulting in So for the bonds for the ad-
dition to the school house. and one
against.
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Cards we're received yesterday an
nouncing the marriage of Mr.. Burt
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school and inspect the work exhibited
by the different rooms. Those living
at a distance may bring their lunch.
President.
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Too Late To Classify

= = =
FOR SALE-Good lawn mower. J.
w. Warren.
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FOR SALE-Some irst-class tim
othy hay, on the old A. w. Farrenkop
farm. Inquire of Lohr Dancer, Phone
142 Blue.
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ARLINGTON

From the Sun:
Miss Selma Iverson returned to her
home at Bookings last week after .
visit Of a couple Of months with her
sister. Mrs. Louis Magistad.
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F
Mr.. ard Mrs. John w. Crothers re-
turned from their western trip last
Saturday morning after Al absence
Of six months. They visited their
IONS in Montana and Warrington; also
the San Francisco exposition and other
points. reporting q very pleasant time.
The board Of aldermen held their
regular meeting Monday evening and
all newly elected omcers qualified. b
r Haas was checked ont and Rev. r
3. TarIeton took over the once Of city
auditor. The council voted 70 put IN ,
number Of new cement crossings.
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TEN SLEEPERS HURT .
IN INCENDIARY FIRE
Second Attempt Within Year
to Burn Flat Building
Many Families Routed.

Five persons were seriously injured
I'm n fire started by an incendiary In
the five story apartment house AT 5ii
West i69th street at . O'Clock yesterday
morning. Five Aher persons were less
seriously injured.
The injured taken y the Washington
Heights Hospital were. John Carey.
burned about the hands and face; his
wife. Elizabeth Carey. who suffered Sc
we're burns and was 50 affected by smoke
thar II took twenty minutes work with
a pulinotor to revive her. and their two
children. Margaret and Catharine. 3 and
2 years old respectively. who suffered
frorl smoke and SHOCK. Airs. Agnes
Bowler also was taken to the hospital
with burns on the hands and face. Fire
mar Samuel Feldman OF Truck As. Mrs.
Margaret Miller. - years old: John
Mallory. William j. wizard and Mrs.
Margaret Griffin and her four children
were treated by ambulance surgeons for
minor injuries.
This was the second attempt made 20
the building by fire within n
year. on the earlier occasion the fire
was put out before IL had gained much
Roadway.
The fire marshalls men found traces
of oil on the second floor stairway.
where yesterdays fire started The
damage one was about $4,000.
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NO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN HERE.
Indian NObIcmRn Tells Woman's
Presa club lie Has Seen None,

Sardar Dolip Singh Gil. a nobleman
Of the punJab, India, and a student AT
New York University, told some three
hundred members and guests of the
Woman's Press Club at a social meeting
Ia the Waldor, yesterday afternoon that
he had never seen a really beautiful
woman In America. This WAS aside
from the serious aim OF the gathering.
however. which protested education for
citizenship as its purpose and listed
among its speakers Amy Wren. Kate
Epson Clark. DIR. Rosalie Slaughter Nor
ton and Judge Robert II. Roy OF Kings
county
Miss Wren talked on The Age OF
Chivalry" m reviewed the place OF
women in history down TO the present
time. Mrs, Clark then followed with
Some Light on hat Mysterious Creature
woman" pr. Morton told of the work
and the opportunities Of women IN medi-
cine, and Judge Roy expressed the con.
viction that the general acQuircmcn; o.
the vote for women would be "A great
stimulator to both sexes.
Mrs. Haryot Holt Day. president of
the club. presided. and the speeches were
a~lternated with musical numbers.
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looked for commissioners we certainly
would not have been able to bet Ger
;ainly no one addressed US saw no
temptations aimed at girls or young
women"
W. q. Mcclellan. who also had writ
ten stories TO the effect that bookmak-
ing was rampant and that 100000 had
changed hands In a day. vas subjected
to close questioning He said he saw no
odds displayed and that although there
were groups OF four or five men together
they kept moving around. Asked about
the 100000 tina. changed hands. McGee-
han could give no basis for his esti-
mate. District Attorney Smith put the
question
How much OF this money did you
actually see pass" The witness replied.
'Only my IS. which ! be: on Spearhead
and lost"
Allan Pinkerton. who has charge OF
;hA private police force NJ tho track,
testified hat forty persons had been
elected since the opening OF the meet
ing for attempcd VIOLATIONS OF the
law. Capt. Duhain, his chief, gave sim
liar evidence. and Lieut.. Mcdonald OF
the New York city vice squad told
of his visit 20 the track, where he had
found conditions better than AZ Aque-
duct last year. This he reported 20 the
Police Commissioner, on whose orders
he went to the track.
Sheriff Petit and several county de-
tectivcs said they had watched care
fully for violations of the law. but had
found only "A few Inc that the Of
Tenders were Immediately arrested. All
agreed that no money was passed with
bets and that no odds were displayed
by persons appearing to be b~ookmakers,
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GIRLS WINNERS IN
TOOTHBRUSH STRIFE
Away Ahead Of the Boys in
WELDING the Dental
Broom.
100000 CHILDREN DRILL

Toothbrush field day yesterday in Van
Cortlandt. Prospect and Central parks
was a decisive triumph for the girls.
Two Of the banners OF the dental so
ciety for excellence a. TO teeth were
awarded to classes OF girls and tho
and boys. The boys who entered un-
supported. though they exhibited a more
fully developed genius for the military
features OF the toothbrushing drill. fell
behind the fairer sex when It came
to individual inspection as to dental
hygiene.
The mouths OF some Of the boys
are In wonderful shape" said DR.. VI.
l.. Collins. In announcing the award at
Central Park, but not enough are so
girls teeth and gums are in better
shape. ! take great pleasure in con-
ferring the banner OF the dental society
on Public School 70. grade Ga" Al
this thirty-ive little girls, including the
leader, Viola Cardno. aged 10. OF 2i3
East Fifty-ninth street, all dressed In
white with heliotrope paper bows In
their air and heliotrope y bands
slung over their left shoulders bea ring
In white the figures IS, dropped their
to~othbrushes and sanitary paper cups
on the grass and applauded vociferously.
only two classes competed at Central
Park, the losing one consisting OF
twenty-four boys from Grade SA, Public
School ~. Besides Dr. Collins, Or. u. Il.
Thompson. also OF the dental society.
and DIR. c. Ward Champion, director OF
the bureau of educational hygiene OF
the Board of Education and leader of
the dental hygiene week movement,
were the Judges.
At Van Cortlandt Park a dozen
classes. or about $50 children from
Bronx schools. competed and the banner
was awarded 10 Grade "a OF Public
School 80. "A class of nine-year-old boys
and girls. DR.. l. II. Goldberger. Or.
Champions assistant. and DR.. Waldo II.
Mork were among the judges.
In Prospect Park another dozen classes
competed from schools of Brooklyn,
Richmond and Queens. Public school
1870 Of Brooklyn, all girls. received the
banner. Dr. A. II. Stevenson. DR.. W. VI.
Frazer and Miss Jessie Bancroft were
the Judges. At both parks a large num-
Der OF parents and friends were specta-
tors. As a whole Or Champion has
been very much pleased with the re-
suits OF the week. during which IL is
estimated that 100000 children provided
themselves with toothbrushes and denti-
frices, and he said yesterday that ne
hoped the toothbrush day would be made
an annual occasion.
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CHARLES BECKER
SAYS, I'm THROUGH
Continued from First pol

reality. Therefore the dcrs.,r ~ ,,..
Tuesday came when he thou-n' no No,
about to take up the ucg life ,rd III, me
blow was especially hard.
A ranch owner from NNur.r. "a,
into communication with B,ck,- ,e,o,
his first conviction and promised Ro.ss.
that when he was liberated ,y ,bo
Court OF Aprcals-thc rtnche~ q--
believer I'm Rockers inuorcnrc.Bc ,,o.
would be Installed on orc o. the Wv
oming mans ranches ia 4 man .ar,.,
position. II was B'Ckcr's n wing hs
lief. which finally became 4 Govt, ne
In his mind. hat before long mo wa,
to begin all ovor again out Wos'
A man connected with tho Rookie,
case. whose word IL unlu,.'irr.l a.
yesterday afternoon thu, %. lad "a
Gently discussed Becker aflir. Wen
Gov. whitman and had learned s-or
tho Governor that he t. d'srosad 10
commute Beckcr's sentence TO ,tfo inn.
.prIsonment. provided Becker Will mai.
a confession OF sufficient value to ius,,,
action by the Governor"
The authority for his statement IL
n man who had much to do WI. Pe.k.
er's conviction. "NNcll, we'll noe, -
issue fairly when IL comes before ne"
this informant quotes Gov. whitman a.
saying ut the conclusion OF mo ,onfe-.
nee This first statement from an am.
thoritative source of Gov. Wh.tuar's
frame Of mind ON tho Becker qIes,o,
included the remark that the Governor
In the interest Of Justice and public
welfare would be glad To- save Rscke-'s
life. but Becker must give w inforra-
ton which will lean UP he graft stu.
alton in New York city"
Unlike Becker's closest eunpo-s-,
his man believes that Becker could
disclose a great deal % lmror., ncN-
hat he was not a free lance I'm graft.
ing, but was the Keystone Of tho eraf,
arch, n If he falls hr VII lrag down
the other stones I'm On. arch"
One reason for thu, my shadow a,
hope which the Becker side entertain,-
that some OF the witnesses who ,es,faed
against him will recant and so con1pel
Executive interference--is that DURING
the last few days two witnesses % IN.
p~ortance are said TO have declared IN
Becker's adherents that they are willing
TO recant their testimony along certain
lines" They are not willing to chsres
their whole stories. II was said. hl, an.
anxious to affirm that certain IN rg,
they testified 10 were false
But from the same source q was
learned hat these two witnesses wuI
not change their stories IN the Slghts.,
unless they have positive assurances o.
immunity. District Attorney pe-klns
however. already has asserted positively
that he Will bargain with no one II IN
return he is expected to try 10 keen A
first degree murderer from the electric
chair.
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ONLY FIVE SUBMARINES
FIT AFTER MANOEUVRES
Representative Gardner Discloses Data to Prove That
Secretary Daniels Concealed the Truth About
the Vessels-He Issues a Challenge.

ner. the state OF the Second Division
was as follows:
"D-l. Air compressors completely
worn out. Storage battery. one-third
capacity. Possible to submerge for lin
tied period.
"D-2. Battery capacity negligible.
Possible to submerge for limited period.
"D-3. Available for submerged work.
Eel. One engine completely disabled ;
broken crank shaft n the motor bear
ing on the other shaft Is In unservice-
able condition.
"E-2. At the New York Navy Yard.
where she was towed with a cracked
battery tank which permitted the leak
age Of salt water into the forward bat
terry and resulted In the escape Of chic
rlne gas. which affected the crew with
its fumes"
MIR. Gardner continued
Furthermore. your records at the
time the Second Division was ordered
for this overhaul will show that the
batteries of E-2 md D-1 had been out
OF commission for about six months
owing to battery explosions. such was
the condition Of the Second Division on
November 1. when the mobilization took
place.
Here is another passage from Mr..
Gardeners letter:
AT / A. NJ. Sunday last a certain
radio message a. intercepted by your
department. This message was sent
from the Prairie. submarine flagship. TO
Admiral Fletcher. and II G only
Ave submarines remain available Don't
YOU think IL worthy OF reflection that
out of the pitiably small feet of thirteen
submarines only Ave remained available
after less hi a weeks man9uvresg"
Issues . CHALLENGE.
Mr.. Gardner then issued this chal-
lenge to Secretary Daniels:
II challenge you to publish certain let
tiers from the commander OF the sub
marine fotilla. dated November . and
November 23. 1914. Both are addressed
TO Admiral Fletcher. They describe the
condition of the Atlantic submarine 1o-
tilla."
These letters are understood TO have
been written by Commander Stirling OF
the Atlantic fot!lla.
In his reply to Mr.. Gardner. made two
days before he had received Mr.. Gard
ner's letter. the Secretary Acknowledged
that the submarines in the Atlantic had
disclosed material defects n that 1,
was his purpose to begin the work OF
improving submarines, both in desigr
n workmanship.
Mr.. Daniels announced yesterday tina,
he had detailed Capt. Grant. now In
command of the battleship Texas. 70
take charge Of the submarine service. tc
report fully on It's condition, to improve
the design, IL possible, and in other ways
to do such work as might assist lr
e%Quipping the navy with submarines as
good as those In use by the first class
Powers Of Europe.
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the question of local commercial banking
and the various questions Of trade and
of commerce.
eft recommends the establishment of
a reliable means whereby merchants and
manufacturers Of either nation can de-
termine with reasonable accuracy the
financial responsibility Of the purchaser
OF the other nations II strongly recon-
mends that there he established between
the United States and Latin American
countries a system OF direct exchange
based on the dollar unit Of the United
states OF America in order to
facilitate the interchange of products
adapted to the needs OF American u
tries"
The delegates were the guests of Sec
rotary McAdoo at a banquet at the Pam
American Building tonight. Tomorrow
at noon they will he entertained at New
York by Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury Peters and on Monday they
will start on Il ten day tour Of American
cities.
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NEW YORK SAILS WITH 665.
~ Persons Cancel PassaRes-ship
Takes 300 Hays Of Mail.

The American liner New York sailed
yesterday for Liverpool with 400 cabin
passengers. a large percentage Of them
Americans, and 265 in the steerage. She
took 800 bags OF mail. A large crowd
came to the pier to say good-by to
friends and relatives. but there was
little excitement. although the Lusitania
and Nebraskan incidents were upper
most In every ones mind.
Twenty-Five persons cancelled their
passage when the news OF the Nebras-
kan's fate reached here, but their places
were more than filled Seventy-fve
passengers booked at the last minute.
Capt. Roberts has installed electric
lights around the large letters. ".Amert
can Line" painted or the side OF tho
New York no that they can be readily
distinguished at night.