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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
DENIES USING MONEY
TO BEAT ship BILL.
Vice President of international
Mercantile Marine Tells
of His Efforts.

washington, March /. - z. A. 6
vice president of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine TODAY sold
the Senate ship bill investigating COM
mlttee that that body had not spent a
cent in propaganda against the bill,
but that he had received letters from
Bankhead, Burton and Lodge,
aShlns Tor on the subject,
which he gave.
ena Bankhead wrote to me-"
said Mr.. Franklin. stating that he
would like to confer with me about the
Dill. l came to Washington last De-
cember and talked to him. | told hlnl.
that IN opinion there was nothing
the United States could do to deal NJ
telllsently with the shipping emergency
that existed.
Senators Burton and Lodge merely
asked me about certain rates and
foreign ships held in American noris
which I supplied"
Mr.. ank told his suggestion FOL.
government aid to a private shippirg
company. made to Secretary McAdon
and also discussed it with Secretary
Garrison and some democratic seoa-
tors in August. The plan, he outlinsd
he said. proposed that the government
guarantee bonds for a which
would buy or build 80 to 40 steamers n
contemplated retirement of the bonds
in 70 years and the government would
nave the right to take over the ships IN
time of war. AT h suggestion of SCI
retary Garrison, he said, he talked with
half a dozen democratic senators In
Senator Marines room, but nothif,r
ever came of it.
Mr.. agreed to furnish comics
OF correspondence with embers ~
congress on the shipping situation ina
committee will meet again tomorrow.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
PORK CROWD WOULD
CLAMP LID ON THOSE
Who SEEK FOR LIGHT
Disposition to Resent Careful
ConsideratiorSbf Omnibus
Appropriations.

Pierre, :, d. March S,-A few of the
hoase members who are trying to give
ordinary business consideration to the
items in the general appropriation bill,
carrying $500. 600 more than two years
ago, are arousing the hostility of the
contingent which desires to push the
bill across. right or wrong, The pork
barrel" members do not like to have
the various concessions dissected and
publicly discussed and they are talking
OF overriding those who have been
holding III for specific consideration
To each separate section of the big APP
preparation bill.
The pork barrel" combine had it's
machinery better oiled in the senate
side. where % of the As sections of the
bill Were given general 20, h" in m
afternoon. on the house side, where a
disposition was manifested to go into
the merits of the appropriations, this
first afternoon devoted to the omni-
bus bill disposed of but three sections.
With but a few days remaining of
the South Dakota legislative session, it
Is apparent hat the appropriation
combine will have a clear swing, as at
sions, j~udiciousiy distributed, have
lined up enough support for the ON
nibus TO carry 1t through, although 1t
Is doubtful If there is a membe in
either body who favors all OF the
appropriations designated.
The bill to gather in a part of the
present state game fund and pay old
time county game warrants out of it
was called back on reconsideration and
carried. 1t will take care of county
claims, sonne OF which are nearly 10
years old.
The Northwestern Hospital for In
sane at Wctertown has ON through
the senate with only six dissenting
votes after 1t was defeated in the house.
This viii bring it back as q house is
sue, and strong efforts Will be made by
the WATERFOWL people to get it through
both houses at this session and allow
them TO begin work on the institution
at that place.
The Berndt anti-lobby bill for state
officers came back for the third time
in the senate after being twice KILLED.
and goes IN the calendar for another
vote.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
CONDITIONS Due
To MARKED NEGLECT
BY STATE OFFICIALS
Investigating Committee Not
Impressed BY Nelson's Rob-
berry Story.

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 27.-The joint in
5estigating committee which reported
yesterday afternoon finds the bad state
nf affairs in the secretary of states Of
lice largely due to the fact thaS former
Incumbent of the office entirely failed
to give the office their personal atten-
lion.
As to the robbery story OF John T.
Nelson. the committee finds the teSti-
mony conflicting and unsatisfactory,
Warranting investigation by the at
lorney general. The settlement of the
secretary of state for December was
felayed to January %. 1t is claimed
by the committee that there are short
ages and discrepancies in h office, but
II does not know how much, due TO Il
loose system OF accounting.
The committee recommends a mum
Der of changes to secure an accurate
check on the S of departments II
Institutions. but does not NC Mr..
Anderson's plans for building a printing
plant or consolidating normal schools.
The senate passed a bill requiring
county treasurers to indorse on the
back of tax receipts the amount OF
state taxes. This is calculated to pre-
vent mtsrepresenting the amount Of
state taxes during a campaign.
Five-Sixths Verdicts.
The senate passed the Labrie sill,
which a previously passed the house,
bSi LiiiNlltiS uNS-SIAIIS CI d lbAS W iS-
turn a verdict in civil cases. This s q
reform long sought in South Dakota,
and in other states. but it has been
held back by the lawyers. It does not
seem a very radical proposal TO allow
the united Judgment of 10 men to rule
over that of W. men. Under the re-
quirement for a unanimous verdict
juries often are plugged with one
man. who holds out for his side re-
gardless of law or evidence.
Mansion Bill Killed.
After amending the bill to purchase
q residence for the governor, so as to
purchase the Ed Farr $500 frame
house instead OF the A. w. Ewart S25,-
600 stone house, the house killed the
bill on roll call.
In an attempt to pass a resolution in
the house last evening for q constitE-
tional amendment to allow the estab-
lishment Of q system of rura credits it
developed that it also opened the way
for the state engaging in internal I'M
~provenents, and a general fight to get
that feature out sent it owe one Gay.
An effort will be made TO open the
way for the state highway aid through
this resolution.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS TO
MEET AT MITCHELL TONIGHT

Mitchell, S. D, Feb. 81. Twenty
South Dakota high schools win clash
in debate Friday evening on the sub
ject of the Monroe doctrine, in the first
attempt made to determine h inter-
scholastic championship of the plat
form. The state is divided into dis
tricts for the severa1 schools, the first
debate being held on Friday and the
next on March II.
In the First district Yankton and
Mitchell will clash at Yankton, and
Sioux Falls and Mitchell at Mitchell.
Mitchelfs negative team will go to
Yankton and her affirmative will re-
main ct henae
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
NEW HEALTH BOARD BILL
GIVEN ROUGH TREATMENT

Pierre. s. D., March Another bill
comparable to the state board oil health
measure, which vas Withdrawn after
Senator Urdahl had turned the search
light on 1t in the senate, came from
the joint committee on public health
and met a similar fate. This bill is
24S and 1t would give county health
officials extraordinary powers and
privileges and salaries similar to VIA
vas proposed for state health officers
in the other bill.
The salary of the superintendent of
the county board of health. the bill
provides. may range from S1.S00 to So
500. Assistants may be appointed with
out limit as TO number: an office for
the superintendent, a laboratory with
all medical appliances. surgical tools,
etc, at public expense: the superin-
tendent to have same powers as the
sheriff in making arrests of any per-
sons resisting the carrying out of his
orders; expenses OF attending state
and county health officers meetings
AND other expenses in connection with
the office are to be paid: compulsory
medical examination OF all school chill
dren is provided with heavy penalties
for interference with health officer.
When this bill came up in the senate
1t was proposed to defer it. but SEN
ator Urdahl objected and asked for
the opportunity TO give the bill the
treatment il deserved. Senator Daley
moved indefinite postponement and a
large majority voted TO pass it on 70
the undertaken.
It is doubtful if state officials con-
nected with the health and medical
boards Will be able to get anything
through this session giving them a
tighter control over the people. A
number Of members OF both houses are
On the watch for such bills and they
viii in all probability b. disposed Of
sunanarily if they appear.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
BURNING TANK ship
IS Saved BY WAVES
Six Members of Grew, Who
Took to Sea in Open Boat,
Reported Lost.

New York, March 1.-Six members
Of the crew Of the Norwegian tank
steamer La Habra, carrying a cargo
Of benzine, were lost at sea in an open
boat they had launched in an effort
to escape from flames which threatx
ened their vessel, according to an un-
usual ship wreck story brought to this
port today from Horta, Fayal, by the
Holland American freighter zaandyk.
The fire aboard the La Habra was
caused by an explosion of benzine
while she was on her way from Talaya
bay, Peru, to London, by way of the
n canal. The captain ordered
the crew to take to the boat and
stand by. The chief officer and five
men were in a oat towing astern
when the painter burned off and they
drifted away without oars III a heavy
sea, he said.
The fire was eX%tinguished by giant
waves which broke over the ship, and
the captain took her safely into Horta,
FEBRUARY Z, by dead reckoning, for all
his navigation instruments were de-
stroyed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
BOY SNOWRALLER SHOT
BY POSTMASTER'S WIFE

Weta. S. D.. March 3.-Enraged at
four small boys who We're s~nWwballing
near her home, Mrs. A. Brock, wife OF
the postmaster at Weta, fired four
shots at them with a revolver. One
of the bullets struck Francis Scion in
the right shoulder. The youngster. had
been participating in a friendly battle
while passing the Brock home, and
a few of them fell near the wom-
an she procured the revolver. Mrs.
Brock was arrested.
1t is commended by Mrs. Brock that
for some time the boys at intervals
had amused themselves by throwing
stones n snowballs at he Brock
dwelling. and at Mrs. Brock and her
~two-year-old child whenever opportun-
lily offered. Immediately preceding the
shooting she claims that some snow
balls were thrown into her house
through an open door,, and that when
she went into the yard to demonstrate
with the boys h was greeted by a
shower of snowballs. on which struck
her.
She then drew a revolver and. fired
four shots. She claims to have fired
accused woman, the shooting and her
arrest created a sensation.
-
FAULkToN-At q meeting held here by
about q OF the leading farmers Of the
Faulkton territory what will be known as
the Faulkton Farmers Elevator company
was organized as a cooperative concern
The new company Will erect an elevate.
mere IN the urnmer and Will activel enter
the local grain trade.
MARION-'rhrec candidates nave en-
tered the Held for appointment as post
master Of Marion, and all now are en-
Saged IA circulating petitions and SECURING
as many signatures as possible. They are
Sseofge schNunseny a. HI. Dirks and Ray
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
GIVEN PRISON TERM FOR
SMUGGLING EXPLOSIVES

Mitchell, S. D., Feb. 27.-For SNUG
bottles of nitric acid and glycerine into
the county Jail, with the intent of mix
ing the two chemicals and making a
dangerous explosive. Miles ode, was
sentenced by Judge F. B.. Smith to n
year and six months in the state pen-
itentary. Odle confessed that he had
smuggled the chemicals into the jail
upon the solicitation Of F. H. Bell,
serving a sentence for obtaining goods
under false pretenses. AT the time of
the crime Odle lacked only one day of
completing a short sentence for for
gerry and had been given privileges
which allowed him to work around out
side the jail.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04

Washington, D &. March 1.-TWO
discoveries, both OF vast Importance TO
American industries and one regarded
also as q priceless military asset, were
announced yesterday by Secretary
Lane, OF the interior department.
They are chemical processes, de-
velSped after years of research by Dr.
Walter f. Rittman. chemical engineer
of the bureau of mines, One is expected
to enable oil refiners to increase thsir
output of gasoline by 200 per cent; the
other makes possible the production
from crude petroleum of toluol ana
benzol. bases for dyes and high eX-
plosives. for which in the past the Uni
ted States and the rest of the world
have depended almost exclusively upon
Germany.
DR.. Rittman has applied for patents
upon his process to prevent the posi-
hility of any monopoly in their use and
will dedicate them to the American
people.
These processes. said Secretary
Late Saturday, ARE fraug.ht with The
utmost Importance. The Standard OH
company has had a big advantage over
the independents in production of gaso-
line, having 4 patented process obtain
ing three times the amount of gasoline
from a quantity of petroleum the in
dependents now obtain, Independent
producers, as a whole. have never been
able even to approach these results
Now the federal government, through
the efforts of DR.. Rittman. proposes to
make free for the use of all a process
confidently expected to increase their
yields of gasoline fully 200 per cent and
perhaps ore. DR.. Rittman claims his
process is safer. simpler and more
economical. These are economic factors
of great importance.
The second process discovered by
Rittman may prove of much more
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
ELECTION PROBE WILL
PROBABLY BE SHELVED

washington, March 1.-The Senate
committee on contingent expenses
failed to take any final action today on
the Norris resolution for an inyestiga-
ton into senatorial campaign expendi-
lures in Pennsylvania, Illinois and
tors Williams and Reed, Senator Shat
roth objected to action, and the matter
went over.
The committee will hold no more reg
nlar meetings this session. and this
probably will kill the proposed investi-
CATION, since there win be scant time
for the Senate to consider it between
now and Thursday, wen if a special
session OF the committee should be
called.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
GREAT
MADE BY AMERICAN
w. r. Rittman of United States Bureau OF Mines Evolves
Means of Refining Oil to Increase Output 200 Per
Cent and Means of Developing Dye Industry.

value thar the first, in that it suggests
the establishment of an industry of
which Germany heretofore has been
pre-eminent-the dye ind~ustry-and all
so promises indirectly a measure OF ma
tional safety of i~ncalculable import.
Among the necessary ingredients of
high explosives toluol and benzol are in
the first rank. Heretofore these pro-
duets nave been mainly obtained in
Germany and England from coal tar.
Explosive manufacturers nave had to
depend largely on these sources. The
federal government now proposes to
obtain toluol II benzol from crude
petroleum. These products can be pro-
duced from practically any American
petroleum. The supply can be made
sufficient not only for the entire Amer
lean trade. but also for other countries
at q reasonable cost"
New York, March DIR. Walter F.
Rittman, whose discovery Of a new
process for deriving gasoline, benzol
end 3aluol from petroleum was n
nounced by Secretary of the Interior
Lane, in Washington, last night, lives
in this city. In speaking of the dis
covery today, DR.. Rittman said:
Il do not claim to have cheapened
toluol, nor for that matter do claim
to have lessened the cost CT deriving
gasoline from petroleum. My process
makes it possible, though, to get gaso-
line from cheaper oils-for example,
the California oils-and in this way the
cost is lessened."
DR.. Rittman is only so years old and
got his PHI. D.. from Columbia last
year. He was born In Sandusky, Ohio.
and educated at Ohio Northern college,
Swarthmore and finally at Columbia.
He has been busy on his work with pc
troleum products since last summer.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
TRIES TO PROTECT SISTER;
is STABBED EIGHT TIMES

Lead, S. D., Feb. 27.-Because he re-
sented his sisters face being slapped.
J.. c. Huff, OF E~nglewood, was stabbed
by George Ward, his brotherinlaw,
while the latter was in q drunken
frenzy. The affray occurred after a
lance at Englewood. According to
Huff, Ward came home from the
dance and commenced to fill up from "a
whisky bottle and then abused his
wife. Huff interferred and Ward
stabbed him eight times with a knife.
Ward was arrested. and Huff is in the
hospital here. where he is expected to
recover.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
Jobmonserina In the Senate.

Every president. as chief OF his party, ia
he thinks is for the best interests OF the
country. A hostile Senate could block any
administration measure: and every presi-
iect executive officers, because he fears
a vengeful Senate will wreck his legisJa-
tive program-whfch means. in plain LAM
guage, that the Senate cares more for its
job than 1t does for the good OF the
country.
That this tobmongering corrupts the
Senate as well as public service seems eyt-
dent. The point Is important enough TO
warrant a fight-tn which, we believe. a
president with sufficient ~pugnacity to
make the issue Will win.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
SCOTLAND.
SOUTH DAKOTA

William II. yenn, parole officer of tina
governor of Michigan. believes that the
paroIed convict is as honest as The
average man. Some years ago he and
a humane Judge established a fund
from which money might be loaned tc
paroled or discharged prisoners until
they could ind work and get on their
feet. Since loans have been made to
s57 e~x-convicts to the aou of ST.
s42.Ss, and OF this sum all but ssS7.65
has been paid back. OF the amount
not paid s416.oS was loaned to men
who later broke their parole, and It Is
believed that they would nave paid
back the greater part of this but for
the danger OF disclosing their where
abouts. Still, breaking one's parole is
not altogether a recommendation for
honesty.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
DAUGHTER or LEMAN
SEEKS HIS RELEASE {:

Geneva, (via Paris). Feb. IT.
Through the medium of the Swiss Red
Cross Madamoiselle Lehman, daughter
of General Lemarl. of the Belgian army,
who defended Liege against the Ger
mans In the early part of the war. has
appealed to Emperor William OF Ger
many to allow her father to return to
his home in Belgium. Her argument Is
that the general, having lost the use Of
both his legs. can no longer be re-
garded as fit for military duties. Her
Viy1iatn 5e
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
BABY GIRLS ARRIVAL
AFFECTS CLAIM ON ESTATE

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 27.-The arrival
of a iusty baby girr yesterday at the
orn of Mrs. Christof Meier was spe-
officially $4,000 event. She has been
named Marie Minnie Meier. Little Min
MES father committed suicide last
August, following a quarrel with his
young wife. and the baby's arrival
keeps SO, GOO OF his property from go
ing to his family relatives. Meier's es-
tate, at the time of his death, amounted
to about 500, 900 INF the wife, being
childless, could claim only one-haIf Of
the property. The expected arrival Of
the stork. however, delayed settlement
of the property and now Mr.. Meier's
relatives are barred from any legal
claims against the estate.
SALEM-An inventory of the estate of
i. r. Westfall, a prominent Salem BUSH
sess s:.a: .=lo died recently which has
Just been filed shows the estate to be
worth $4,000. exclusive of life insurance in
a considerable amount. The properly goes
to the widow.
HURON-The Huron Commercial club is
behind a movement to place a quarantine
upon all stock shipped into South Dakota
this, summer for feeding purposes, the OBJ
Ject' of the quarantine being to prevent
any spread OF the hoof and mouth disease.
LEAD-The members OF the reorganized
Commercial club in this city have secured
Elmer c. Thorp to act as secretary Of the
club and perform the duties OF the posi-
ton.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04

Galveston, Tex, March 1.--Dispatches
reached the Mexican consulate here To-.
day telling of an explosion on boa ,l
the Mexican gnnboat Progress which
resulted in the death of 80 persrns IN
Guiding five women. The exnlosis,, a. -
cording to the first report, occsrred
yesterday morning while the gn1boat
was at Progreso. 1t is said that sgbat
purported to be a barrel of rice set,t on
BOARD was. in reality, a bomb prepared
ny persons opposed to the Carrsspza
regime. The Mexican cons1,l hers haa
cahled for further information.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
lie RATE %coMPLAlhT.

Washington. March 1.-Complaint
war filed with the Interstate Com
merce commission today by CONNER
cial organizations in six cities In Ohio
and Michigan against the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton railroad and other
railroads, charging discrimination in
rates for the transportation of COM
modiries from Chicago, Milwaukee.
Davenport, Ia. and other points in
Michigan, Illinois. Indiana. Iowa
Wisconsin. and Missouri. to Atlanta
and other points in the south.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04

"By the side of a young French cav
airy officer who had been hit in a
fight on the Aisne we found the body
of a pretty girl" said Sergeant Payne
of the British army, who is at Bristol
England, wounded. Both We're dead
When the young nj Joined his regi-
ment the girl left a convent school and
attached herself to the Red Cross
Hearing that her sweetheart had not
returned from a charge in which his
regiment was engaged, h Went ou'
with the ambulance men 10 look foi
him. Going in advance h found him,
and. While attending TO his wounds,
was killed. They were buried side by
side"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04

MENNO-Pcter zeeb and son, William,
living 81 a farm near here. have just COM
pleted marketing the seed which they Sc
cured from last seasons alfalfa crop.
They find hat the crop, including the
hay and seed, gave them a return of s3s
per acre for the acreage devoted TO the
alfalfa crop.
PARKER-At a meeting of local citi-
zens a chautauqua association was or
ganized with the following officers: Pres
ident, Chas. F. Hackett; vice president.
w E. Clark; secretary, a. ". Fisher;
treasurer. H. C. Pfeiffer-
GARY-A. w. Morrow, a prominent
farmer living near town, received a draft
for $4,000, his portion of the estate of a
brother who died recently,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04
JURORS FAIL TO AGREE I'M
CASE AGAINST VAN RUSCHEN

Parker. S. D.. March lin the ease
Of the state of South Dakota against
Attorney Harm Van Ruschen, of Mar
ION, charged with obtaining property by
false pretense. the jury disagreed. The
case occupied over two days.
In the libel suit of George Weber,
of Marion, against the Parker New
Era for $4,000 damages the ease was
dismissed by the court after hearing
the plaintiffs evidence.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-04

Frank r. Palmer. Of S-kowhegan.
NE, Is using for 8 weather vane a
pillow which has been used on the farm
for many years. The plow is piaced on
top OF the cupola of his barn. and SO
balanced that it determines the direc-
ton Of the wind with accuracy.