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December p, 1916.
EDl 7 0RlAL
POOR RABBIS..

In letter written by a worker"
closely attached to the headquarters
of the Knights of Zion in Chicago,
and in which the local committee on
arrangements for the convention is
criticized, the writer in accounting
for the committees shortcomings
adds: "Your committee was badly
composed, there were more profess
sional than business people and too
many Rabbis, they are impractical
in arranging matters of that kind.
Great jealousy exists among them
and they will sooner ruin any under
taking than let someone else get
ahead of them"
Pretty hard on the rabbis, what?
Is it not lucky that the writer of
that letter has never had the ambi-
ton Of being the president of a
"shoOl," or a member of it's board
of trustees? Imagine how poor
rabbi would fare under the bossism
of such man vested with authority.
That he should deplore the cir
cumstances that there are more pro-
fessional than business people on
the committee is probably due to
the fact that he, the writer of the
letter, is perhaps one of Chicago's
prominent and successful business
men, and therefore knows what great
wisdom and executive ability men of
his class possess. He may be one
of Chicago's captains of industry, a
member of it's inner circle of "haute
finance" another Julius Rosenwa1d,
for all we know.
In spite of his possible CONNER
cial and financial prominence, before
which we bow with all due humility,
we really should not have paid any
attention to his structures on the
poor rabbis, did we not find in him
an illustration of a common type of
humanity, alas, all too common. 1t
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December p, 1916.

his Jewishness for fear it might handi-
cap him in the race of life. And if
the Jew is without special merit, let
him not complain that it is prejudice
that binders him in his career.
What then, was Munsterberg's mo-
tive? Who knows?
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HUGO MUNSTERBERG.

In the midst of a lecture that he
was delivering to his class in psychol-
ogy at Harvard University, Hugo
Munsterberg was suddenly taken i'll,
and in a few minutes passed away.
He was in the prime of life, only fifty
three years old. He was man of an
international reputation as a scholar
and thinker He had produced many
scientific works in his special field of
study, psychology and it's kindred sub
jects, and had received ample recogni-
ton from the learned world in the
form of honorary degrees.
During the last two and one-half
years of European carnage, Mum
sterberg attracted a great deal of at
tention to himself by his brave de-
Tense of the course of his fatherland.
He was German-American, and was
proud of his hyphen AS such he was
known in Our country, and as such he
wished to be known.
Yet, we must sorroWfully record
that Munsterberg was also a Jew, at
least by descent. We say sorrowful1y,
for he evidently did not wish to live
or to be known as such. That is a
part of our great tragedy, especially
in modern times. His name might
have been of great credit and his life
of great benefit to us, had he remained
loyal to his Jewish heritage But he
chose otherwise. What was his mo-
tive? Would his Jewishness have
hampered him in his ambitions, barred
his way to distinction and achieve
ment? Not in this country at the
present time. Other worthy Jews in
this country have attained high hon
or and distinction not only in the aca-
demic and literary, but also in the
professional and political Spheres The
man of merit receives his reward
nowadays, be he Jew or GENTLE The
narrow-minded prejudiced bigots, tho
their number is still considerable, have
lost their power, and are no longer in
control. The worthy Jew need not
play the coward any more, and hide
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WELCOME, MENORAH!

We, together with all Jews of the
Twin Cities extend hearty greetings
to the Fifth Annual Convention of
the intercollegiate Menorah Associa-
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THE $1oo, 100000.

IHE $lOO,O0O,OOO.
According to a press report Felix
M. Warburg, chairman of the FEEDER
alton for the support of Jewish Phil
anthropic Societies Of New York, has
suggested that an organization be
formed to obtain $1Oo,OOO,O00 by sub
scription from the people Of the Unit
ed States for the relief of war suffer-
ers of all nations We heartily en-
dorse this suggestion. The figure is
none too large. But who is to furnish
the money?
Letussee AS far as the results Of the
European war for our country are con-
cerned, our population may be divided
into three classes There is one class
consisting of those who have grown
enormously rich, who have made mil
lions upon millions of dollars. They are
those who have manufactured, or pro-
duced for, or sold to the belligerents
the necessary war materials and sup
plies, those who have profted by
the rising prices of all commodities in
this country, and those who have in
some way benefited by the increasing
demands upon Industry, commerce,
and transportation, as a result of the
war. There is another class COM
posed of the large mass of laboring
people engaged in the above named in
dustries and occupations, who have
grown neither rich nor poor as re-
suit of the war. For while the cost
of living has gone up, their wages
have been raised correspondingly
They have just held their own. But
there is still third class in this coun-
try, made up of those who have posi-
lively been the losers in consequence
of the European war. They are the
men and women employed at fixed
salaries, whose income has in most in
stances been stationary, while their
living expenses have risen. Their
number, too, is considerable.
What class, then, should by right
furnish the $1O0,0OO,OOO for the re-
lief of the war sufferers We are told
that billions upon billions of dollars
have poured into this country from
the blood-drenched European lands.
Who has appropriated it all Shall
not they who have prohted by it re-
turn a small share of it to those from
whom it was gotten? The $1OO,000,-
600 could then be easily raised
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
His ignorance Was Profitable.

A writer says in Farm and Fireside:
Claude Mclaughlin of Montrose coun-
ty. Colo, made $231 from alfalfa seed
from exactly two acres last year, en-
tirely by accident. This two acres Of
alfalfa was in it's second years growth,
but was on new and unfertile land and
had been so starved for water that he
thought it not worth cutting for hay.
He therefore let it stand and contin-
ued without water, preferring to use
his irrigation water on what he
thought were more valuable crops. In
the early fall he noticed the alfalfa
had gone to seed, and there was sur
prisingly large amount Of seed. So 1t
was cut and stacked and in March,
1916, threshed. he sold the seed and
got 1921 from the two acres. His cul-
ture was the proper thing to grow al
falfa seed. Have thin stand and irri.
gate just enough to keep it fresh, but
not to force the growth of rank stalks.
Then it will make good bloom and
much seed.'
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

The effort to locate the cause is
the next thing that the politicians
have to decipher. The result is so
spotted and conflicting that it
seems impossible to attribute any
general cause for the result of the
election. 10 q general Way it
seems to have been the east against
the south and west, but there are
notable exceptions to this classi6.
cation which must be explained by
local conditions, chief among which
is probably the lingering disaffec.
ton from the bull moose split in
the republican party four years
| ago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
Milwaukee and st. Louis are
two of the strongest German.Amer.
ican cities in America, and both of
them went strong for Wilson.

Following is the list of Jurors drawn
for the December, 1916, term of Circuit
Court, who have been summoned to
appear at the Court House in the City
of Tyndall, S. D. on the 5th day of
December, 1916, at 10 o'clock a. M. BY
order of the undersigned Judge of the
Circuit Court.
P.J. Schaffhausen, w. A. Hubner,
James Austera, Chas. Zitka, John van
der Ploeg, E. A. Fitch, L. L. Mccain,
Mike O'Donnell, Carl Simantel, Anton
Hajek, Chas. G. Stverals, Robt. Soren-
son, Jaden Uken, Jud Baldwin, Thos
Ptak, f. j. Benesh, VIM. Metzger,
Chas. Koftan, Frank Stluka, Emanuel
Gemar, d. M. Farrell, A. ]. Lock
Frank Balvin, Henry Hokuf, w. Fl.
Fairman, Karl Orth, j. J. Maus, Her
man Sieling, Klas Wakes, Jno Dents
cher, Henry Ritter, Geo. Dempster,
Joseph P. Dufek, JAG. A. Magstadt,
Harry Mccormick, Christ E. Evers
By the Court, r. B. TRIPP, JUDGE.
Attest R. R. ROBINSON, CLERK
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
botanist at South Dakota Stat.

botanist at South Dakota State
College, says, Orchards within
one mile OF red cedar trees may be
affected by the spores of the cedar
apple which lodge on the young
fruit or leaves of the apple or pear
tree and begin at once to grow.
Within. a few weeks after there
will begin to grow on the underside
of the leaves or at the tip. of the
young apple yellowish like areas
which contain many cup like de.
pressions with a fringed edge.
Countless thousands of such areas
on single tree play the part of a
robher which is a distinct loss in
three ways: 1. The fruits injured
and at picking time the apples will
pass for only second class or culls !;
Q. There is a marked decrease in
the size of the fruit; 3. There is
a loss of vigor in the tree which is
not only producing apples, but
must feed it's unweicome guest"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
TO TEACH EMBALMING
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA
ANNOUNCES ANOTHER COURSE

To enable citizens of South Da-
kota to obtain training in EN- balm
ing and sanitary science, without
going outside the state, the Uni
versity of South Dakota has an
nounced course from April II to
May 16, next spring. The course
will include instruction in anatomy
bacteriology, pathology, sanitary
science, chemistry, embalming and
funeral directing. The classes
will meet in the University labora-
tories in Science Hall and the
chemistry building. All instruc-
tion given will be from the stand
point of the necessities of embalm.
ers and funeral directors. Demon
strations in embalming work will
be given. Any citizen of South
Dakota who wants detailed infor-
nation about the embalming course
should write to Dean G. P. LON
men, Vermi'lion, s. D.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
HUNTED FOR FIRE CLAY
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LISTING SOUTH
DAKoTA's UNDEvELopED RESOURCES

Hunting for undeveloped natural
resources which can be developed
with profit to the citizens of the
state of South Dakota is one of the
functions of the state Geological
and Natural History Survey which
is in charge of Prof. Freeman
Ward, of the University of South
Dakota, at Vermillion. Last sum.
mer Professor Ward did detailed
field work in Minnehaha county.
At the request of the commercial
club of Sioux Falls he searched for
fire clays suitable for manufactur-
Ing brick and tile and other clay
products. Samples taken in Min.
nehaha county will be tested AID a
report made to the commercial
club of Sioux Falls.
Only about one.third of the state
of South Dakota has been gone ov.
or by a geological survey, either
state or national, says Professor
Ward. The resources OF the state
are almost boundless, and have
been SO far practically untouched,
although South Dakota is showing
increased production in many
lines.
Coal, cement, fire clay, road
metals of all kinds and consider.
able variety of building stone are
chief among the undeveloped re-.
sources of the state about which
the geological and natural history
survey, when completed, will fur.
nlsh accurate information.
Counties which desire the State
Geological Survey to inspect and
report on their undeveloped re-
sources should correspond with
Prof. Freeman Ward, state geolo
gist, Vermillion, 8. D., who hal
bulletins available dealing with tn
work of the survey.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

The democrats have reason to
feel satisfied with the results in
Bon Homme county. Besides
carving the county for Wilson by
az majority. they elected one rep.
resentative and six county officials
auditor, sheriff, clerk of courts,
coroner without oppositlon,) as.
SCISSOR and commissioner from the
third district. The republicans
get senator and one representative,
and six on the county ticket
treasurer and auditor without op-
position,) Supt. of schools, states
attorney, county judge, and com.
missioner from first district.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
EDITORIAL COMMENT

The reports on the various con
stitutlonal amendments and refer
red laws are very slow in coming
in, but the returns already COM
piled are doubtless sufficient to de-
termine the results. Of the FIVE
referred laws, No. the Richards
sprimary law appears to have been
passed by a 1000 majority; the
license law and both guaranty laws
were showed under; and the fve-
sixths jury law has an 1900 lead
with eight counties to hear from.
On the nine amendments, the good
roade, irrigation, prohibition and
rural credits were carried. Those
on taxation, equal suffrage, lease
of school lands, state officers sal.
aries and constitutional conven.
tion amendments were defeated.
The prohibition amendment will
have about 11,OOO majority, and
woman suffrage is defeated by
about 5000. For president
Hughes will have about 1000 ma.
jority; Norbeck, for governor, over
10000.
The Richards primary law con-
tains some merit together with a
great deal of demerit, and if it
triumphs, as now seems likely, it
will not be 80 much on endorse.
ment of the law itself as it will be
rebuke to the last legislature for
repeating and attempting to cinch
with an emergency clause, a law
twice endorsed by a popular vote
of the people.
The vote on the various measures
submitted is more encouraging
than any heretofore taken, as it
shows that there was no "vote yes"
or no ''vote no" policy followed,
but each measure was considered
on its merits. With this kind of a
vote the result may be taken as a
verdict of the people, and on such
q result the initiative and referen.
dunn can be justified.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
What Good Housing Entails.

Up to recent date no case of in
fantile paralysis had appeared among
the 5000 occupants of the 365 dwelling
houses owned by Trinity Church cor
poration in New York city, although
the disease has been in the neighbor-
hood. The houses have advantages In
their freedom from congestion, as ap-
proximately two-thirds Of them shelter
only one Or two families, and in their
back yards, generally used as flower
gardens, where the children play with
out exposure to other children Trim
ity is taking precautions In the way
Of issuiug tnforr1atiun % hsaIm "a ~
tensntS.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

The next problem is to deter.
mine which party will control the
house in the next congress-. The
republicans seem to have slight
lead over the democrats, but with
enough socialists, prohibitionists
and independents to hold bal
ance of power. The organization
of the house will depend upon the
vote of these few Independents.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

Now that a prohibition amend.
ment has been adopted to 60 into
effect on July l, 1917, it will be nee
essary for the next legislature to
enact a law to put it into force.
The question has been raised as to
what condition the state would be
in if the law after its passage
should be referended. If the refer.
endum should be declared valid the
law could not 60 into effect until it
was voted on at the next election
two years hence. Evidently the
present local option law could not
be enforced during that time, as it
would be unconstitutional and we
would thus be left without any law
governing the liquor traffic. The
fear of such condition seems to
be largely imaginary, as the con-
stitution does not permit a law to
be referended that .s necessary for
the immediatepreservatio of public
peace, health or safety, support of
the stategovernment and itsexisting
public institutions. The prohibi.
tion law, under the above named
conditions, would likely be nee
essary for the public peace and
safety, and this would place it be.
yond the jurisdiction OF referen.
dunn. But even if the court should
hold that the referendum was valid
the constitution would still prohib'
it the issue of any licenses, and We
already have laws imposing pen
alty for selling without a license
90 the vets wauld have very LITTLE
TO gain by rsferending the law.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

4
The four brotherhoods of train
men who forced congress and the
president to pass the Adamson law
allowing them an increase in wages
have given notice that in case the
railroad companies refuse to live
up to the spirit Of the law. the
threatened strike will be pulled off.
It was claimed by those opposed
to the law that it was not q set.
Element Of the trouble but only
q postponement until after election
and The results seem to justify that
eilaEt
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

s. G. Dewell, editor of the Cen
tervilie Independent, dropped
dead on the street at Centerville
last week Wednesday evening about
ten O'Clock. He had been bothered
with tonsilitis for several days and
was on his way to the doctors Of
fee when death overlook him. He
was at one time editor of the Pierre
Free Press, and was postmaster at
Pierre for eight years.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

Four additional states voted in
favor of constitutional prohibition
last week, Michigan, South Dako.
ia, Nebraska and Montana. This
makes twenty.three prohibition
states and two others, Florida and
Utah, elected legislatures pledged
to dry legislation. This makes
t"enty. five dry states, or more
than half of the states in the Union.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

Prohibition has carried in Neb.
raska by good majority. but it is
claimed that the legislature will be
twet" by large majority and the
governor has never been classed as
"dry" advocate. Under such
conditions the problem of enforce
ment seems to be uncertain in that
state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
ORCHARDS ARE MENACED BY
RED CEDAR TREES

Many a farmer has planted red
cedars on one or more sides of bis
orchard for windbreak and then
wondered why bis apples or other
pome fruits were below standard,
not knowing that the spores from
cedar apples" were running his
fruit. Professor Christy Michel,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

10 the county seat contests Lake
Andes won from Wheeler in Char
les Mix county, and Burke won
over Herrick in Gregory county,
taking the county seat from Fair
fax, the latter having withdrawn
from the race in order to throw its
vote to Herrick.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

Miss jeanette Rankin, of Mon
tana, is the first woman to be
elected to congress-, She is a grad
uate of the University of Montana
and of the School of Philanthropy,
of New York city. Does this
mean that she will favor the pork
barrel?
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
oN HoMME COUNTY, D. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1e 1916
EDITORIAL COMMENT

The vote on division of the
County of Lyman carried and a
new county will be created to be
called Jones county, in honor Of
Granville Jones.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

In Trip county the republican
candidate for states attorney was
defeated by farmer whose name
was put onto the democratic ticket
as a joke and who never looked in.
to a law book.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16

Wolsey Herald--H. E. Barnes
arrived Monday morning from
Huron and departed Tuesday night
for Trip, s. D., where he will act
as postmaster at that place until
March first.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-16
County School Letter
tBy supt. N. +. FltssJ

fBy supt. n. r. FitssJ
Radack District No. u has prlx-
chased five new double desks and
. recitation bench.
School opened in Stecklsy Die.
trict No. 90 Monday morning with
Miss Abbie Nelson % teacher.
Several schools are working On
Thanksgiving programs. This
shows commendable spirit on tho
part Of these teachers.
Vilhauer District No. rs aud
Murphy District No. "a held i
spelling match on last Friday.
We understand that Bambas No
l9 and Nedved No. AZ are plan
ming to do likewise this week. The
teachers Of these schools are I'll
''live wires" and We predict an in
creased interest on the part of the
pupils in their work.
Occasionally we run across .
teacher who does not teach &C.
cording to the South Dakota course
but explains that she teaches
like they do where she came from.
No teacher has right to modify
the Course Of study 70 suit her
own convenience, and while she
teaches IN South Dakota she
should adapt herself to the work
here, and follow the course pre-
scribea for the schools Of this state.
A complete list Of premiums
awarded the schools of Bon Hom.
me county at the State Fair reach.
ed this Office last week and We are
pleased to give the following re-
port: Springfield Public Schools
were awarded 500 so IN prizes on
the following exhibits-frst prizes
on general school exhibit collection
of baskets; physiology notebooks
and geography nctsbooks; second
prizes on picture exhibit of build
ing and grounds, eviuences of i'm
provement of grounds; collective
exhibit of manual training; gener-
al collective exhibit of booklets;
water color work by intermediate
grades; pencil drawing by gram
mar grades pencil drawing by in
termediate grades; illustrated Ian
guage notebooks by intermediate
grades picture study booklets hy
intermediate grades; paper weav.
ing and primary writing. Third
prizes on sewing, primary water
color work and primary pencil
work.
| The Tyndall Public schools we're
iawarded $265 in prizes on the
following exhibit; first prizes on
water color work, arithmetic note
books, history note books, South
Dakota history notebooks and Sec
ond prize in penmansbip. This
work was done by the eighth grade
pupils. First prize on geography
maps and second prize on water
color work. This work being done
by the seventh grade. Third prize
on water color work done by the
sixth grade. First prize on pen.
manship and arithmetic note books
and second prize on water color
work was awarded the fifth grade.
Second prize on water color work
} and third prize on paper cutting
was awarded the first grade.
The Scotland Public Schools
we're awarded prizes on history
maps of the Revolutionary war,
done by seventh grade pupils
Uuited States Product maps by
sixth ade pupils and Language
note books by the third grade
pupils.
I. Nelles District No. IL, of which
! Miss Emma Stark was the teache,
last year, was awarded first prize
on a set of compositions.
Kingsburg District, No. 83, o.
which Miss Florence Peterson waf
the teacher last year was awarded
third prize on an arithmetic note
: book.