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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
JUDGE ELLIOTT SAYS
PROPERTY OF INDIANS
NOT SUBJECT TO TAX
Decision Grows Out of Action
In Dewey County-Question
Is Often Agitated.

Sioux Falls. s.. d., Feb. 21.--Judgc
Elliott, of the United States court, in
this city, has rendered an importan!
decision, in which he holds that trust
property of Indians is not subject to
taxation by the counties or states In
which it is COATED The decision was
rendered in a ease arising from Dewey
county
His decision is another victory for
the office of the United States district
attorney Of South Dakota. and fol-
lowered the action in the case of the
United States against John Pearson, as
treasurer, and Calvin M. Smith as
sheriff of Dewey county, this state, on
an injunction order to restrain the coll
lection of taxes against trust property
OF the Indians or the Cheyenne River
ndian reservation.
The court determines that all of the
property assessed against the Indians
named in the bill of complaint was is
sue property or increase of issue prop
erty belonging to- one of the 1lassifica-
tions endorsed in the opinion and as
such an in~strumentality used by the
government of the United States for
the benefit of these indian wards and not
taxable for county or state purposes.
Judge Elliott's decision, it is be-
lieved, will have far reaching effect
throughout the counties in which In
dian reservations are located, and will
become of Importance as a precedent
in other western states.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
PIERRE NEED NOT PAY
CAPITOL FIGHT EXPENSES

Pierre. S. D., Feb. ia case in
which John A. Weeks, candidate for
president; Congressman Guernsey, of
Maine, and Coe 1. Crawford, former
senator from this state, were inter-
ested, has just been decided by Judge
Elliott, of the United States court, in
favor of the city. The case was a suit
on old capital warrants" issued in
1890, at the time of the fight for Local
ticn of the permanent capital Of South
Dakota.
City Attorney Goldsmith has been
notified that the court has sustained
his contention or two different defenses
put aup by the city, n that the con-
been exceeded; and the other hat he
warrants had been issued for an illegal
purpose.
The issue Of SIS, 900 was made to Coe
1. Crawford for public improvements"
and used in the capital fight. They got
into the hands of Hornblower and
Weeks, mo suit against the city has
been pending for some time, one of the
attorneys for the eastern firm being
Congressman Guernsey, of Maine. The
total amount involved. with interest,
had reached about $35, 1000.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
WON'T SHOW ACCOUNTS OF
HARVESTER CORPORATION

Chicago. Feb. 19.-Arthur REYNOLDS
wee president of the Continental &,
commercial bank. when Informed of
the decision of the Senate committee
to ask for a statement from the bank
showing the International Harvester
company's deposits, said today that the
request would be refused.
we question the authority and
jurisdiction of the Senate committee
and we will refuse to open our books
to the committee until so directed by
competent. court" said Mi. Reynolds.
For a long period" continued Mr..
Reynolds, t h international Harvester
company has carried a considerable
ealancs with us. and there has been no
marked decrease in the amount of the
deposit. i do not consider that the
bank has been disciplined in any man.
her by the Harvester company"
MI. Wexler explained the occupation
OF the Pan-American Commission cor
poration (of which he is p%resident).
which guaranteed to loan the Yucatan
planters $40, 900, 900 a year.
Turned Down. He Saws.
When I went among the banks of
the ountrY to assure myself that 1
could get this money from them, when
needed. all but two agreed that, if other.
conditions justified the loans, l could
the Continental'& Commercial National
bank. of Chicago. and the National Citv
bank. of New York.
The president and vice president of
the International Harvester
had gone to them and tried to intimi-
date them with threats of withdrawing
their deposits M withdrawing their
representative from the board OF direc-
tors. And further. this entire propa-
ganda to arouse the farmers against
the sisal growers. conducted through
the trade journals and by mouth, had
|hnon ~t41 NV Aha
in its underhand. gumshoe way."
Senator Gronna. OF North Dakota. de-
clared that he had received many let
tiers from farmers in his state, urging
him to advocate laws forbidding inter-
state m to binder Irvine manu-
Iactured In the various state peniten-
tiaries.
Mr.. Wexler testified that the prison
Irvine factories were the chief inde-
pendent buyers of sisal.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
NO CONFLICT IN TERMS
OF PRIMARY AMENDMENT

Pierre. S. d.. Feb. 21.-It is found
upon closer study Of the recently enact
ed primary law amendments, that
there is really no conflict, as was at
first supposed, in tho provisions for
form Of ballot on presidential cleo
tors, and they will go on the ballot as
individuals d the new act.
la candidate for delegate Il the
national convention must stand on his
own merits under his preference among
the list of presidential candidates filed,
and there will be no grouping under
a motto. Confusion had arisen in read
ingt the statute newly enacted. because
of indefinite terms and references to
sections of the old act, which We're
taken to mean the new act, inasmuch
as the new act constantly refers to
provisions of this act" which would
lead a casual reader to conclude the
reference was to the new act, and
in that way confusion arose over pro-
visions.
The secretary Of state is preparing
the form for the new ballots and UNI
der the new amendment they will be
different han any before, because the
old provision in regard to delegates to
national conventions in a group under
a heading at the bottom Of the ballot
will De stricken out entirely. Now,
at the head of the ballot is inserted:
First, the name of candidates for pres
ident; second, the delegates to national
convention: third, place for candidate
for vice president. Following these
three ace the old form Of ballot Will
obtain.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
CANTATA STOPPED
BY WARNING LETTER
Threat Hats Entertainment By
Children To Raise War Re-
lief Fund.

Vancouver. q. c.. Feb. 2l.--The pc.
lice are making efforts today to trace
the authorship of anonymous letters,
containing e warning that q local hall,
where IA chiidren's cantata was to have
been held last night, was TO be blown
up. The police at first regarded the
decided to talk no chances and ordered
the entertainment postponed. The can
tata Was arranged to raise war relief
funds.
Tie writer of the letter said he gave
the warning because he didn't want to
see the kiddies hurt"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

The experiences of the captive King
Jehoiachin and his subjects may we'll
have furnished the basis for the book
of Job, Prof. John Franklin Genung.
OF Amherst college, suggests in a study
of the n history of the Chaldean
exile published in Bibliotheca Sacra.
Job, he thinks, may be a cryptic name
conveying to that generation comfort
which would not have been allowed to
find open expression. The fact that
Ezekiel couples the name of Job with
that OF Daniel as a contemporary
seems to sustain this conclusion.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
zlEeAcH COUNTY TO VOTE
ON $4,000 BOND ISSUE

Dupree. s. D.. Feb. 21.-There Is a
strong probability that the question Of
issuing $780, 600 r%efunding bonds will be
submitted to the voters of Ziebach
county this spring. these bonds to take
up the outstanding warrants and put
the county on q cash basis.
This county has been confronted with
a most difficult problem in the raising
Of taxes. SO much Of the land being yet
in the hands Of the government and
therefore untaxablc. This land will
within the mex few years be patent
I'D. and ran h e be taxed to take up
these bonds. when they become due.
The board OF county commissioners
has received an offer from a company
which will take owe these bonds at S
per cent interest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
SULLY GIVEN VERDICT
AGAINST J. H.. HAMMOND

Washington. d. c.. Feb. l9.-Daniel
j. Sully. of New York, today was
awarded $4,000 damages in his suit
against John Hays Hammond. Of this
city. who he claimed attempted to de-
stroy his reputation as a cotton expert.
A sealed verdict was given by q Jury in
the District Of Columbia supreme
court. The trial. which occupied five
weeks. was mad necessary by q mis-
trial about a year ago. Sully sued for
1900. 600 damages.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

1t has been announced at the UNI
versity Of Illinois that the Draper
committee of the National Academy Of
Sciences has granted $500 to Prof. Joel
Stebbins, head OF the department Of
astronomy. in support of his researches
at the observatory. The special work
which is now being carried on at the
observatory is the improvement of a
new method of measuring the light of
stars, which is being developed in COL
alteration with Prof. Jacob Kunz. Of
the department of physics.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
CLAIM HARVESTER
CONCERN BULu|ED
POWERFUL BANKS
Charge Filed and Denied Be-
fore Congress That Corpor-
alton inundated Big
Financiers.
FIGHT TO CONTROL SISAL
Wexler Company, Rival to In
ternational, Accused of Seek
ing Monopoly to Raise
Price of Irvine.
FIGHT To CONTROL sIsAL

Washington, Feb. 21-The Senate ag-
rlcultural committee today decided to
call upon the Continental & CONNER
clal National bank. of Chicago, to sub
init a statement showing the deposits
OF the International Harvester
Tor the last three years. in order to de-
termine the truth of charges thai the
Harvester company had disciplined the
chicago bank for extending financial
AID to the sisal rover of Yucatan.
Charges and Counter Charges.
Inc committee is Investigating
charges that the Harvester
and the Plymouth Cordage
combined to m~onopolize the sisal out
put and prevent independent Irvine
dealers from obtaining raw material.
ana counter charges that the Pan
american corporation, of which Sol
WeXler a New York banker, was the
mead. financed a sisal monopoly, with
the Idea of putting up the price to
american merchants.
Inc committee has been told that
the Pan-American corporation was not
formed until thep planters had been un-
aDie to make loans from independent
bankers. who refused because of al
leeed threats from the Harvester COM
pany M Plymouth company.
OeniaIs Promptly Made.
"A was read into the record
from the Continental & Commercial
denying that the Harvester COM
pany had withdrawn it's account.
Levy Mayer, of Chicago, counsel for
the Pan-American corporation, who
made n original charges that the
Harvester company had attempted to
influence the banks. read the message,
and similar denials were made in a.
message from the Harvester
read by it's counsel. Walter L.. Fisher.
WeNler charged today thai the Hair
yester company had sought by intimi-
datlon to prevent the National City
nank. OF New York. as we'll as the Com
%tinental, from loaning money tn aid
Slsal growers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
ANOTHER SALOON CONTEST
SCHEDULED At Aberdeen

Aberdeen. S. D., Feb. 19.-According
to reports from James, one Of the w
towns in the county having saloons.
the canvasser for signatures to saloon
petitions in that township is having
Is freeholders having been secured SO
far. Reports are that efforts will be
made to secure saloons in other un-
incorporated towns of Brown county,
but doubt is expressed as to whether
the efforts will be successful. 1t Is ex-
pected the saloon question will again
be voted or in Aberdeen, which went
dry" at the spring election last year
by a majority of nine. Both "wets"
and "drys" are g;rding themselves for
the contest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

German scientists are said to have
found substitutes for nearly all the
commodities in demand. the supply
of which has been cut off by the war.
According to a recent consular report,
German manufacturers have found Il
way of making willow herb take the
place of jute n hemp, which grows
profusely in that country and i'm the
United States. In Germany encourage
ment is now being given to the Gull
ttvation of this plant, which has been
heretofore regarded as a weed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
TWO YANkT0N MEN IN
NARROW ESCAPE FROM
FALL into MISSOURI
Ice Gives Way, Dropping Team
and Wagon Into River-Both
Horses Are Drowned.

Yankton, S. D., Feb. 19.-with a
bridge washed out over the Kaiser
ditch, leading into the Missouri river.
Charles Rose and Ben Schaofli at
tempted to dodge the blockade by maxi
ing a circuit of the ditch outlet on the
Ice of the river. The ice gave way and
the two men. with their team and
wagon, were precipitated into the ice
bound stream
Both men were strong swimmers and
to make their way to shore,
but the horses were drowned. The
wagon was whirled along by the cur-
rent and swept out into the main chan
mel, where it apparently sank.
when Rose and Schaofli reached
mkt they We're badly chilled and
unstrung from their experience, but
otherwise unhurt.
The river is rising rapidly here and
If the weather continues warm the ice
is liable to break at any time. In this
cltv there is more water than for many
years past n Rhine creek now is at
the flood stage.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
SIMON P. NELSON, YANKToN,
WINNER IN COLLEGE DEBATE

Nelson. of Yankton college. won the
annual intercollegiate oratorical con-
test held here last evening. Second
place was awarded to H. O.. Hepperlee,
of the State university. Other schools
represented were: Dakota Wesleyan,
Mitchell; State college, Bookings;
Huron college. Huron.
Sioux Falls college sent an entrant,
but he was barred because of having
won the interstate contest while a stu
dent at Ottawa university. Kansas.
Mr.. Nelson's Grafton. THE Knight
Among the Nations" was a plea for
Poland. His victory gives him a cash
prize Of $50. possession OF the trophy
cup for n year and the privilege OF
representing South Dakota in the Mis-
souri, Valley intercollegiate contest.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
HOLD CHURCH WEDDING TO
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

W~oonsocket, S. D.. Feb. 21.-With a
nuptial mass, at which g%randsons and
grand nephews constituted the altar
boys and most of the choir, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Carr. of Woonsocket,
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary with services at ST. Wilfrid's
Catholic church here, where they have
been worshipers since the city was
founded. Rev. Father Schneider read
the mass. A shower" for the bridal
pair" was given in the afternoon, and
q dinner in gold and white in the eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr were married at
h Riley Ridge church in Howard
county. Ia. making the trip of II miles
from the brides home in the midst of
a blizzard. They lived near New Hamp-
ton. Ia. until 1882, when they came to
Letcher, s. D.. They resided there on a
claim until Woonsocket was plated,
Mr.. Carr buying the second lot solo on
h town site n living here with his
family ever since.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

A new material for insulation has
been brought out in Germany recent.
~ made Of wood charcoal mixed with
paper pulp and pitch or tar. It is made
In the form Of plates, and it is said to
be just as efficient as the material
which has been heretofore used. n
much more economical.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

If graduates of the law school of the
University of Minnesota have their
way, members of the Minnesota bar
will no longer be lawyers. Not they!
They will be barristers at law, coun-
selors at law or attorney at law, and
only the persons so addressing and
referring to them will be marked
double A ON their social registers.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
CRAzED WOMAN BURNS
CHILDREN and SELF
Locks Two Daughters In House,
Sets Fire to Clothing and
Dies With Them.

Rock Island. ILL.,. Feb. 21.-Crazed by
domestic troubles. it is said. Mrs. Yer
onica Polski. aged 35. at Kewanee. ear
~ last night, during the absence of
her husband and three sons. locked her
set fire to their clothing and then
touched u match to her w garments.
All three burned to death.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

In the production of acetylene gas
from the union of calcium barbon and
water, the residue consists of a con-
siderable amount of carbide mud"
Hitherto this has been regarded as use
less, but the increased use of acety-
lene during the wal has resulted in
such large quantities of this by-prod-
uct that German chemists have been
trying to find q use for it,. 1t is now
in the Chemiken Zeitung
that when mixed with 40 per cent or
building sand it provides a very disable
mortar, which hardens we'll and binds
the tones firmly together.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

Much sympathy is being shown in
whose dead sons last letter the censor
destroyed. The man seems to have
adhered to this red tape to a point Of
needless cruelty. showing no mercy.
merely because the letter was in an
envelope of obsolete type.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

The chrysanthemum is the oldest
cultivated flower in the world, and,
though Japan's national emblem, was
first developed in China. Confucius,
who lived approximately 500 years B.
C., mentioned it in his writings, and
antique Chinese pottery in the Brit
tsh museum is decorated with v
final designs of the same flower.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

Under the direction of the imperial
museum of P%etrograd. agricultural lee
lures are being given for wounded SOL
diers in 83 hospitals in and near the
Russian capital. Patients who are
aDle 10 do SO are also encouraged to
visit the museum, where cinemato-
graph pictures on agricultural subjects
are shown once a week.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

Washington, p. c.. Feb. 19.-Senator
Ed 8. johnson left yesterday afternoon
for South Dakota, partly on private
business and partly to attend the mass
meeting at Mitchell. Representative
Candy will be detained here.
Representative Candy has obtained
. favorable report from the House
committee on interstate commerce on
his Chawhaslain bridge It'll.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
BUFFALO GAP TURNS OUT
IN BODY FOR LAW ACTION

Buffalo Gap, s. D.. Feb. 19.-This
week to the first jury trial that had
been held here in the past 10 years.
The action coming up in Justice court
was relating to horse t~respassing.
and the cou session lasted until mid
night. Nearly so people-the town ha,
. population Of less than 100-wcre II.
the courtroom during the entire trial.
v e STAYING for the verdict, which:
.ame in at midni1ht.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
FOREST CRY. SOUTH DAKOTA

A Baptist home missions council for
work among non-English speaking
people i'm New England has been
formed. DIR. Hugh A. Heath, of the
Massachusetts Baptist Missionary So
ciety, is president; the Rev. X. S.
Jenkins is state supervisor for New
Hampshire; the Rev. w. r.. Water
bury for Massachusetts. and the Rev.
John Stewart for Rhode Island. The
first work of the council will be to
make a careful survey of the work
and needs of non-1Inglish nationalities
in New England, with a view to pre-
vent overlooking and overlapping.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

A remarkable record of longevity is
to be found in some of the rural par
ishes OF France. In the village of st.
Thomas de la Fliche. there have been
only IA parish priests in 300 years.
Paris, has had only three pastor in
100 years. while hat Of Givry en- Ar
come has had only five in 100 years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
RAILWAY EMPLoYE ROBBED
SAFE FOR WOMAN'S FAVOR

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 1910 an
unnamed woman was directly due the
downfall of Leonard Symms, a former
employee of the Illinois Central Railway
company, in this city, who has just
been lodged in the Sioux Falls peni-
tertiary to serve a term of one and
one-half years. Symms entered a plea
of guilty to the robbery of the Illinois
Central railway depot in Sioux Falls,
last June, of S2S4.50 in cash. Symms,
at the time of the robbery, was in the
employ of the railway company. act
ing as baggageman.
Detective Bull. of the railway COM
pany, suspected Symms and ascer-
tanned that Symms. on the day follow
ing the robbery, had given a woman
friend a small roll of bills.
He found the woman, talked with
her, got sufficient evidence to prove his
original suspicion true and secured a
warrant for the arrest of Symmns.
Symmns was again given the third de-
gree and, with the story told by the
woman to use as ammunition in his
rapid-fire questioning. Bull finally in
duced Symmns to make a full con-
feSSinn.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

The navigation school OF the ROYAL
Technical college a: Glasgow is claimed
to be h most perfectly equipped In
StttutiOn OF the kim In tive world.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

The wood consumed in this country
In the manufacture Of paper amounts
annually to 100000 cords, and every
year the demond for some substitute
grows % urgent.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
THAW BLOCKS HACK SERVICE
ACROSS MISSOURI RIVER

Pierre, S. d. Feb. 19..-The warm
weather has broken up Bad river and
the ppe Cheyenne. and the water
running into the Missouri has so soft
ened the ice on the main stream that
the hack service between here and Fort
Pierre on the ice has been discontinued
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

Free meals are served to school
shildren at 16 public schools in the
aty OF Leeds. England. The board Of
education defrays one-half Of the ex-
1ense from the city taxes and one
half from q government grant.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN
64O-ACRE HOMESTEAD BILL

Belle Fourche, s. D., Feb. 19.-The
6%40-acre homestead bill which has
passed the house and is now being con-
sidered by the senate's committee on
public lands is creating a great deal of
comment. Indications are that should
it become e law the state will see the
greatest influx Of homestead home
seekers it has ever witnessed. With
this class Of people the bill is very
popular. u it is meeting some OPPOSE
are now leasing a great deal of the and
which would be taken up under this
act. Congressman Candy, of South
Dakota, has amended the bill, giving
the homesteader the right to apply by
petition for designation, and also
granting the right of those who have
proved up and have no open land
adjoining their homesteads to take
other lam anywhere within 20 miles
of the original homestead.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

According to the Pennsylvania min
ing laws n mule must have 700 cubic
fsct OF air "A minute, while "a miner
gets only 200 CUBIC feet
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-23

A century's supply Of peat near Mos
COW has been acquired by a Russian
company. which Will erect q plant and
heat the city.