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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-26

The mild, yet satisfying Chester
field blend is not the result of happy
chance. It is one of the results of
our many years Of cigarette experience
of the heavy volume of our purchases
of cigarette tobacco-of the prestige
and advantage these enormous pur-
chases give us in securing the choicest
from the tobacco fields Of the world.
Chesterfields are an achievement.
a NelU Thing
for Cigarette to Do
NHESTERFIELDS do the one
~ thing you have always wished a
cigarette o0onld do-hbey satisfy!
Smoke them and we believe YOU
will find that ordinary cigarettes seem
by comparison almost flat.
Give Chesterfelds GO for 10 cents)
a trial. We believe you will be glad
to learn what they can teach you about
cigarette enjoyment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-26
A NelO Thing
for a Cigarette to Do

You have been reading here some
rather unusual, almost daring, state
ments about a cigarette. If Chester
fields were an untried cigarette if we
had not been observing their behavior
IN other cities-if we did not KNOW
that they make good with smokers, we
could not afford to make these state
ments to you over our signature.
But these statements, strong as thew
are, can mean little or nothing to YOU
until you have actually smoked your
first Chesterfield.
You will find that your own dealer
has CheSterfelds waiting for you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-26

cot,vfxh 1915 By LtrE<f Tobacco Co. -.. ys,s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-26

Largest cigarette manufacturer
in the United States as shown
by Internal Revenue reports.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
JOHN BULL is UNCLE
SANS BEST CUSTOMER

Washington, Feb. 17.-Great Britain
now is using three times as much mu-
milton productions as any other coun-
try in Europe, and one-third of all
American exports. Export trade fig
ures made public today by the depart
ment Of commerce show that British
purchases of all kinds in the United
States in the last year amounted to
$1.1a1, 100000.
GRANGE holds second place among
Americas customers, with purchases
last year of about $500 00. 900. Can
ada is third. with s344, 000, 900, and
Italy fourth. with $3.50, 000, 900.
Great Britain's 1915 purchases We're
doublet in value of those of 1914;
Frances tripled, and so did Italy's and
those of Greece. Exports to European
n%eutrals increased anywhere from 20
to 70 per cent. except in the case Of
Sweden. which bought $50, 900, 900
worth, or three times as much as the
year before.
Exports to Mexico grew from sS3,-
900, 900 in 1914 to SAL. 600, 900: Argen-
tine, $4,000, 900 to $751; 900, 900: Brazil.
s23, 900, 900 to $4,000. 900; Chile, sls,-
900, 600 to SIT. 00o. 600.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
DR.. LlPP DECLARES DOGS
SPREAD LIVE STOCK DISEASES

B~rooklngS, 5. d., Feb. 19.-"Fourteen
per cent of South Dakota farms where
cholera virus was carried there by
roaming dogs says DR.. c. c. Lipp,
veterinarian at the South Dakota state
college. He states, also, that the re-
cent outbreak of hoof and mouth dis
ease was spread to hundreds OF farms
by dogs; that rabies in animals is
spread almost, exclusively by dogs;
and nat other diseases like tubercu-
tosis, contagious abortion, blackleg,
anthrax and chicken cholera, may be
spread by roaming dogs. This is not
a complete list of bacterial diseases.
case against the roaming dog,
"A good dog" says DR.. Lipp, lis a
valuable addition to any farm. A
worthless dog is one of the greatest
nuisances, and may become a source
Of actual danger. A good dog is good
only as long as he remains at home.
AS soon as he leaves the premisis UNI
accompanied by the owner. he becomes
both worthless and dangerous regard
iess of his breeding or intrinsic value
SIOUX FALLS-A movement has been
naugurated among the local business men
% have a new city auditorium erected in
Sioux Falls. If plans are carried out the
| structure will be one of the finest in the
| country in a city the size of Sioux Falls.
It is proposed to erect a building at a cost
| Of about $4,000, which would furnish the
! city with a public gathering place which
would answer all purposes for many years
to come. The present city auditorium,
| which was erected in 1898 at a cost of
; about $4,000, has become inadequate.
| YANKTON-On February 26. Yankton
council, u. c.. T.. will be host to many
! Of the commercial travellers of the state
| for the initiation into the order of a class
Of 90, the biggest class in the history of
the local council. The degree work will be
| put on by "a Mitchell degree team. Grand
Councillor Darby, of Huron. is expected
to be present, and the event promises to
be an interesting one.
MITCHELL-Bonds will not be required
| from county repositories for county de-
I posts, according to the decision of Judge
| Frank b. Smith. state circuit judge, in a
; decision handed down Tuesday. The de-
cision upholds the provision of the state
bank guarantee law PASSED on March 5,
1916, with reference to the requirement of
a bond for county deposits.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
JUDGE ELLIOTT SAYS
PROPERTY OF INDIANS
NOT SUBJECT TO TAI
Decision Grows Out Of Action
In Dewey C~ounty-Question
Is Often Agitated.

Sioux Falls. S. d.. Feb. 21.-JuGge
Elliott, of the United states court, in
this city, has rendered an important
decision, in which he old that trust
property of Indians is not subject to
taxation by the counties or states in
which it is located. The decision was
rendered in a case arising from Dewey
count
His decision is another victory for
the office Of the United States district
attorney of South Dakota, n 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
mn injunction order to restrain the col
lection of taxes against trust property
pr the Indians on the Cheyenne River
Indian reservation.
The court determines that all of the
property assessed against the Iadians
named In the bill of complaint was is
sue property or increase of issue prop
erty belonging to one of the classified
ions endorsed in the opinion and as
such an fundamentally 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, 1t is be-
lieved, will hav 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.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
NEW TRIAL GRANTED TO
WATERFOWL NEWSPAPER

Watertown, $. D., Feb. 19.-Judge
Carl G. Sherwood, of the circuit court.
has granted the motion of the Public
opinion Publishing company for a new
trlal in the case of George w. Egan
against that company. In his decision,
Judge Sherwood declares he has been
influenced by the decision of the state
supreme court in the case of Egan VS..
The Sioux Falls Press, wherein the mo-
ton of c. l.. and C. B.. Dotson for a
new trial was sustained after having
been refused by the circuit court. The
cases are almost identical, in the opin-
ION of Judge Sherwood, hence he has
seen tit to grant the motion of the
Public Opinion Publishing
The trial of the case in the first in
stance was held about two years ago,
and $4,000 damage was asked for by
Egan because of alleged libelous state
ments. A verdict of $4,000 was Sc
cured, but a new trial with change of
venue to B~rookings, "a granted the
paper, and in this case SIS, 1000 was
awarded to Egan. Public Opinion con-
tends that the evidence does not war
rant an award of any kind.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
NO CONFLICT IN TERMS
or 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 the provisions for
form Of ballot on presidential cleo
tors, and they will go on the ballot as
individuals under the new act.
Each candidate for delegate to the
national convention must stand on his
bwn merits under his preference among
The list of presidential candidates filed,
and there will be no grouping under
2 motto. Confusion had arisen in read
ing the statute newly enacted. because
Ut indefinite terms and references to
sections of the old act, which We're
.aken to mean the new act, inasmuch
is 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
he form for the new ballots n un-
der the new amendment they will be
different thar 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
dent; second, the delegates to national
convention; third, place for candidate
for vice president. Following these
three spaces, the Did form of ballot will
obtain.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
FEAR FOR SAFETY OF
1000 FLOOD REFUGEES
Inundated Area In Lower Mis-,
sissippi Valley Rapidly
Spreading.

New Orleans. Feb. Embarrassed an
prehension was felt today for the 1000 =
or more persons marooned around
NeWelltor, without food and with but
scant shelter. Most of them are negro
plantation laborers who were unable to
reach safety when the Mississippi river
broke through the levee at the Buck
Ridge plantation. The crevasse is near
ly 700 feet wide A quarter semicircle.,
with radius of % miles. is flooded from
six to 10 feet deep, while beyond this
anothg. 25 miles are covered with wa
ter from a few inches to one and two
feet deep.
The flood will not reach it's climax
for at least a week. authorities predict.
Concordia parish. in northeast Louisi-
ana. is almost entirely covered with
water.
Below Melville, La. the crevasse in
tne Atchafalaya river was reported to
nave reached a width of 800 feet ear
~ today. Back levees still protect Mel
Vile from the pack flow.
Fear is felt thai the PARISHES of Tan
sas. Concordia. Franklin and Catahou-
la, with the execution of a few high
spots. will be covered by a sreat lake
nearly 100 miles long and half rs wide.
caused by the gathering flood of water
from h crevasse and back water from
several rivers
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
UNUSUAL DEATH RECORD
IN HILLSEOR JANUARY

Deadwood, S. D., Feb. 19.-Not in the
IL years that records have been kept
under state supervision here of the
vital statistics has che death roll in
any month reached the total for Jan
uary, which for Lawrence county was
80. OF this number nearly half were
old time residents who succumbed to
pneumonia or grip ravages, and six of
them were either past or near 80 years
OF age. The latest death in the county
of prominence is that of Gilbert Tow
er, who in 1876 came here from Long
mont, Colo, and established a ranch at
Mt. Meadow, south of here, and has
been one of the best known ranchers
in the Hills ever since. He was about
81 years old and was a native of Java,
N V
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
DAKOTA STATE NEWS
METHODiSTS PARTICIPATE IN
EVANGELICAL MOVEMENT

Mitchell, S. D., Feb. 19.-The Re
ligious Forward Movement for the
Dakota conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church was inaugurated in
Mitchell yesterday at a convention of
nearly 100 pastors, laymen and repre-
sentatives of auxiliary organizations of
the church, led by Bishops T. 5. Hen
derson, of Chattanooga, Tenn, and E.
II. Hughes, of San Francisco, Cal.
The gathering was part of a nation
wide campaign of the Methodist Epis-
copal denomination toward the goal of
evangelization of the world. The chief
addresses of the day had this topic for
their theme. In the evening, the visit
ing Methodists, together with the men
and boys of the Mitchell church, joined
IN a banquet in the church parlors.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
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 a 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, but it is meeting some OPPOSE
ton from the large stock owners who
are now leasing a great deal Of the a
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 land anywhere within 20 miles
of the original homestead.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
RAILWAY EMPLOYE ROBBED
SAFE FOR WOMAN'S FAVOR

Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. 19.-To an
unnamed woman vas directly due the
downfall of Leonard Symms, a former
employe 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 $2S4.5O 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
raDid-fire questioning, Bull finally in
duced Symmns to make a full con-
feSSinn,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
ANOTHER SALOON CONTEST
SCHEDULED AT ABERDEEN

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 19.-According
to reports from James, one of the two
towns in the. county having saloons,
the for signatures to saloon
petitions in hat township is having
a hard time securing signatures, only
IS freeholders having been secured so
far. Reports are that efforts will be
made to secure saloons in other I'M
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 on in Aberdeen. which went
dry at the spring election last year
by a majority Of nine. Both "wets"
and "drys" are girding themselves for
the contest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
HOLD CHURCH WEDDING TO
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

W~oonsocket, S. ID. Feb. 21.-with a
nuptial mass, at which grandsons and
grand nephews constituted the altar
boys and most of the choir, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Carr, OF Woonsocket
celebrated their golden wedding ami
yersary with services at ST. Wilfrid's
Catholic church here, where they have
been w%orshipers since the city was
founded. Rev. Father Schneider read
the mass. A shower" for the bridal
pair" was given in the afternoon, and
a Dime in gold and white in the eve-
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr were married at
the 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,
MI. Carr buying the second lot sold on
the town site and living here with his
family ever since.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
SIMON p. NELSON, YANkToN,
WINNER IN COLLEGE DEBATE

Mitchell. S. D.. Feb. 21.-Simon Peter
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, 1.-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 one year n the privilege OF
representing South Dakota in the Mis-
souri, Valley intercollegiate contest.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
TWO YANkTON 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 ove the Kaiser
ditch, leading into the Missouri river,
Charles Rose and Ben Schaofli at
tempted to dodge the blockade by max
ins a circuit of h ditch outlet On the
ice of the river. The ice v way and
the two men. with their can and
wagon, We're 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 1T apparently sank.
When Rose and Schaofli reached
Yankton they were badly chilled and
u%nstrung from their experience, but
otherwise unl1urt.
The river is rising rapidly here End
II the weather continues warm the ice
Is liable to break at any time. In this
CITY there is more water than for many
years asst n Rhine creek now is at
the flood stage.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
WON'T SHOW ACCOUNTS OF
HARVESTER CoRpORATIOh

Chicago. Feb. 19.-Arthur REYNOLDS,
vice president of the Continental e
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 Mr.. Reynolds.
For a long period" continued Mr..
Reynolds, t h international Harvester
company mas carried a considerable
balance with us, and there has been no
marked decrease in the amount of the
deposit. [ do not consider that the
bank has been disciplined in any nan
rer by the Harvester company"
Mr.. Wexler explained the occupation
of the Pan-American Commission cor
poration tof which he is president),
which guaranteed to loan the Yucatan
planters $4,000, 600 a year.
Turned Down, He Says.
When 1 went among the banks of
the country to assure myself that 1
could get this money from them, when
needed, all but two agreed that, if other
conditions justified the loans, / could
secure them" he.said. These two We're
the Continental & Commercial National
$1,000 t'ifA tAtN >lSS
bank. of New York.
The president and vice president of
the international Harvester company
had gone to them and tried to intimi-
date them with threats of withdrawing
their deposits and withdrawing their
representative from.th board of direc-
tors. And further. this entire propa--
eanda to arouse the farmers against
the sisal growers. conducted through
the trade journals and by mouth. had
been started by the Harvester company
in its underhand. gumshoe way
Senator Gronna. of North Dakota, de-
clared that he had received many lett
ters from farmers in his state, urging
him to advocate laws forhidding inter-
state to binder Irvine manu-
featured in the various state peniten-
tiarieS.
Mr.. Wexler testified that the prison
twine factories We're the chief indie
pendent buyers of sisal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
CANTATA STOPPED
BY WARNING LETTER
Threat Halts Entertainment BY
Children to Raise War Re-
lief Fund.

Vancouver, p. c.. Feb. 21.-The po-
lice are making efforts today to trace
the authorship of anonymous letters,
containing q warning that a local hall,
where a children's cantata was to have
been held last night, was to be blown
up. The police at first regarded the
decided to take no chances and ordered
the entertainment postponed. The can
tata was arranged to raise war relief
funds.
The writer of the letter said he gave
the warning because he didn't want to
see the Riddles hurt"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
BUFFALO GAP TURNS OUT
IN BODY FOR LAW ACTION

Buffalo Gap, s.. D., Feb. 19.-This
little town turned out in a body 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 one relating to horse trespassing,
and the court session lasted until mid
night. Nearly SO people-the town has
a population of less than 10O-were in
the courtroom during the entire trial.
even staying for the verdict, which
came in at midnight.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
STILL DELAYED ON SITE
For VERMILlON POSTQEEIcE

Vermilion. S. D.. Feb. 1S.-Although
an appropriation of $500 has been
available for the last three years for
the purchase OF a site for a federal
building at this place. nothing has yet
been done, as Che senators from South
Dakota are unable to agree on a loca-
ton. Attempts to interest local par
ties in erecting a building and furnish
for a 10-year lease. have failed, as the
department reserves the right to ter
inmate such q lease at n time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24

1t has been announced at the Uni
ssversity Of Illinois that the Draper
committee of tire National Academy Of
sciences has granted $500 to Prof. Joel
sGtebbins, head of the department of
astronomy, in support Of his researches
Sat the observatory. The special work
which is now being carried on at the
is the Improvement of q
new method of measuring the light Of
stars, which is being developed in COL
Elaboration with Prof. Jacob Kunz, of
the department of physics.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24

German scientists are said to have
found substitutes for nearly all the
commodities in demand, the supply
apf which has been cut off by the war.
according to a recent consular report,
Sherman manufacturers have found "a
way Of making willow herb AXE the
place Of jute and hemp, which grows
sprofusely in that country and in the
United States. In Germany encourage
Sment Is now being given to the Gull
aviation of this plant, which has been
staretofore regarded as a weed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
OF R BANK
HEAD WRECKED BY BONE

Chicago. Feb. IA bomb exploded
today at the home of Modestino Mas
trogiovanni. blew out the front of the
house. but injured no one. Mastrogio-
vanni formerly was mead of a private
bankruptcy court. he said he be-
lieved the explosion to be tie work OF
a depositor angered by the inss of his
money
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-02-24
GRAIN DEALERS LIKELY
TO CONDEMN BRANDEIS

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 17.-Resolutions
condemning in most severe terms
the appointment of Louis Brandeis to
the United States supreme court We're
introduced before the Farmers Grain
Dealers association today. with indi-
cations they will pass. Clifford Thorne,
railroad commissioner said to have had
q hand in the resolution, which goes
at length into what is termed Brandeis
betrayal of the pubic.