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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28

State Conference Now in Session in
This City Bishop c. p. Nil
chelI Presiding

The South Dakota Methodist con.
ference opened in this city Tuesday,
Bishop G. B. Mitchell presiding, ar;
irving from Rochester, N. T.. where
he had just finished conference.
Officers and Committees.
Upon the organization of the con
ference the following were elected:
Secretary G.. D. Brown.
Treasurer. M. Hunter.
Reporter T. Gurney.
PostmasterA. L. Wilson.
The following constitute the local
reception committee of the First Meth
odist church:
Rev. R.. r. Lewis, chairman, George
Baxter, Mrs. F. L. Bramble, Mrs. F.
P. Blodgett, Mrs. Craig, DR.. Freehurg,
Clarence Heaton, Mrs. Housele Mrs.
Farrell, Mrs. D. F. Jones, Mrs, Jacobs,
Mrs. Koenig, F r. Meadows, John
Noodle, Mrs. Mcintyre, Mrs Reed,
Mrs. shale, Mrs L. j. Shaw, Mr.. snv,
der, Mrs. Tenney, Mrs, Tracy Mr. X.
N. Wood.
The reception committee. consists
of DR.. i. G. Hill, chairman. A. Bus
BY Mrs. George Baxter, Mr. Fowler,
Mr.. Goepfert, Mr.. Helbing, Mr., IIink-
ley, Mr.. Malmquist, Mr.. Rodnlan, A.
Z Sherin, Mrs R. u Wood, Mrs r.
IIagltlan DR.. IIIan,ial Il, n
Jones. J w Dougherty, Thos Nc
Bath, Mrs. r. F. Lewis.
Welcomed BY Mayer.
Tuesday evening a general recer
tion was held in honor Of the visiting
ministers and their wives. #
Mayor A. I. Hopkins delivered a
brief but eloquent address VI vel
come; DR.. Il G, Hill and Rev. f. q.
Stockton, of the Baptist church, also
welcomed the brethren in a few time
ly observations.
i Rev. DR.. J.. A Mulbinger Of Clica-
go, responded on behalf of the con
ference, following which a social hour
was spent in becoming better ac-
quainted.
The State Districts.
Reports were received from the va
rious state districts. l-
Rev. DR.. Q. 3. Boyce Of Huron, for
merly of Wafertown, told the confer
ence Of the progress Of the church ii
the Huron district.
Rev. P. O. Bunt reported for the
Aberdeen district.
Rev. w. S. Shepherd, formerly pas
tor Of the church in this city, submit
Continued on Page a
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28
WATERTowN DAKOTA THURSDAY, sEPTEMBER 81 1915
Ths State Fair Handicap IS
Viewed by Watert0Wn Citizen
And Two Leading Newspapers

There was prepared tor the last
edition Of The Saturday News an in
terview with one of Watertown's
prominent citizens, but at the last
moment the gentleman weakened 4 Z
shrinking from the publicity that the
publication Of his interview would nc
cord him.
Since. however, the Sioux Falls
Press and the Pierre Capital-Journal.
two Of the leading state papers, have
seen fit to publish editorials IN line
with the views expressed by the Wa
tertown man in question, The Satur-
day News assumes the responsibility
for printing the interview in todayss
edition, omitting the Introductory and
the identity Of the interviewed.
What Citizen Thinks.
Il am not intending to register a
state" said he, s'but as a citizen of a
state OF which ] am proud ! may say
there are a few suggestions that I
may offer that may not be out OF
place.
Generally speaking the exhibits
We're creditable in a high degree.
There was certainly some fine blood
ed stock there, even though the
greater portian Of it came from out
side the state. II shows a deep I'M
terest in South Dakota S stock-raisiilg
capabilities. have no protest 10.
offer, regarding the quality of the exs
.hibits nor have 4 any criticism con
corning the racing program MY
criticism relates entirely to details
and side lines that may be easily cor
reeted
Ny interest was awakened espe-
cially bd the lack OF conveniences
when ii came time for having our
lunch at noon. You see, we took alons
enough food for a couple OF feeds.
No Waste Receptacles.
I'VE looked about, to begin with
for a cozy place in which we might
partake of our repast. We saw a nice
'lMtle lake surrounded by shade trees,
and, after securing some coffee at one
3of the nearby stands, we hiked thit tAar
only to find our way barred BY a
barbed wire fence which enclosed The
park.
Perhaps might not have kicked
on that in particular, but after finish
ing our lunch ON the shady side of a.
building, where the ground was cold
and damp, / looked about in vain for
a waste paper basket in which to de-
post our waste, but nowhere was
such a thing to be seen. Finally we
did as the others were doing threw
our waste paper; on the ground,
where, with others Of its kind, 1t pre-
sented an unsightly appearance.
Much Like Street Carnival.
.'This is mere detail, I know, but
it's the little things that combine to
make the big affairs Of life, and what
may seem like insignificant details,
such as have mentioned. may. in the
aggregate, make d favorable or un-
favorable impression, according to cir
cunlstances.
rs vt seemed ito mes for anoxher
thing, that the grounds appeared more
like, a great street carnival than like
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28


the race track and the buildings.
There were various shows Df one kind
and another going on, great deal
after the fashion Of the sideshows In
connection with the big circus aggre-
gatione into one H these show
tents 1 happened to 60, out OF idle
curiosity. ! noticed that q little two
by-foIr space was reserved for the
common herd, all the balance being
specially reserved. To occupy one
Epf these reserved seats cost more
than the price Of admission. That is
to say, after paying TO ger into the
show tent one was compelled to pay
an additional and a greater sum to be
accorded the right to q decent sort
Of place In which to SIT.
smacks Of the Faker.
OF course, didn't have to 60, you
may say. It's true, didn't but the
chief objection, as | view 1t, Is that
such things tend to cheaper our state
fair. They smack too much Of the
faker, and resemble the street carni-
val which nearly all Of the modern
cities now eschew.
Then again, wandering among and
around in the interior of some OF the
buildings in which exhibits are kept,
] ran across a man and woman of the
lean and hungry-lo boxing sort who
were crying their lemonade sam
pied the liquid, at ten cents a sample
more at the same price, If desired.
And, say, let the say that IL you would
take a white card. write the word
4 4 lonat sen it and swish 1T through
Lake Kampeska fluid you'd have bet
ter lemonade that l got at ten cents
a glass.
No cencessionaires' Habitat,
You say I didn't have to- buy the
stuff, and that true, too. But the
point seek to make is that our great
state fair association should not coun-
tenance the converting Of the build
ings into rcndesvous for concession-
aires and restauranlteurs to ply their
3vocations, nor should the fair grounds
be permitted to nartake Of the appear
arlce and nature of a vast street car
nival where the public, Ia a sense, at
least, may be imposed upon.
hope to visit the state fair again
next year, for the enterprise Is one
which merits the encouragement of
the people Of the entire state, but /
would like to- see here and there re-
eeptacles for waste paper, and places
to which one may repair to enjoy q
lunch, ff he chooses to take one with
him. without paying tribute to some
conc essionaire whose prices have been
arbitrarily fixed at an abnormally high
figure, and where cheap street car
nival outfits at high-grade show prices
are conspicuous for their absence
The Pierre capital-Journal.
The Pierre paper opens Its editor.
ial discussion with the following para
graph:
sThe Sioux Falls Press, whose edi
tor is one of the members Of the
state board of charities and correc
tions. and therefore a direct repre-
sentative of the state administration
has struck a chord that has our en-
tire approval. This paper has re
Trained from roasting the state fail
for several years, because it was 10
Gated lin anther cdty, and beeauae
this paper has not been in accord
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28
Wilson Cloud the
Issue, Declares the
blican andidate
Nominee Declares the s.hour Work
Day Prlneiple & Not
ls.eissa.

Dayton. Oho.- Charles q. Hughes.
addressing an audience here last
night, replied to sfatemefts In Presi-
dent Wilson's speech Of Saturday. iii
dionilection with the passass 81 thi,s,
Adamson law.
Mr.. Hughes characterized as most
regrettable" the reference made by
President Wilson to the S0cent gas
case IN New York as an instance
where the courts had refused to de-
clare a rate fixing law; unconst titution-
al IN advance Of determining how IT
would operate.
Not in Courts Scope,
u has been sought to draw All
analogy, Mr, Hughes said, between
such case and legislation ii advance
sof inquiry. The courts have nothing
70 do with the question Of tho wisd ION
of policy Of legislation Questio on of
csonstitut utionality come before the
courts after the les stature has acted,
presumably with kilowledge OF the
facts and On careful Inquiry,
Cites act Is Years Ago.
81 is said the principle Of the eight
hour day was moi arhitrable 1t ii d.
very extraordinary stateme,ls for
eighteen years ago, / believe, id the
passage OF the act to promote conciii.
alton and arbitration with respect to-
disputes between Interstate commerce
employees and carriers there was pro-
vision made for arbitration with re-
;spect to hours of labor, condi itions OF
emplo yment, as well as OF wages.
And in a bill, which i believe was
s;sned during this adn1frl fatin iii
July, 1913, the same provision, In, i
believe, substantially the same langli-
age, was re-enacted in the law plsoviti..
ing for arbitration in respect to wages,
conditions Of employment and hours
Of labor.
Eleht-Hour Day Not Invoked.
aOf course, the. question whether
in a particular case that condition ex-
lists which should provide for q GER
tin number OF hours Of labor is ques.
tion requiring the most earnest con-
sideration. But NO one, IN this con
|troversy to which am now referring,
had any idea Of establishing an eight
hour day. The principle Of the eight
hour work day IS net in in any ssy IN
yolved.
Gas Rate investigated. Ss
= was counsel for a committee OF
the New York legislature which In,
lvestigated the New York gas rate for
weeks, and wrote an exhaustive ne
port on the cost Of making gas and on
every matter relating to the propriety
OF that rate, and the legislature acted
only after q most careful examination
and exhaustive consideration OF every
fact involved. Think Of that being
cited as a precedent" I"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28
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Nh Hewitt said that he found tils
plant ii fines condition and that it is
better than he, supposed II ~ be. Il \
The idea is TO get Ii in operation ats
the earliest practical moment said
he, and then to build as the needs Of
! the business Justify. The process Of
building will interfere in no way with
the operation q the plant.
The new sidetrack, Il Is expected.
Will be completed within the near fu..1
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28
Senate Kenyon .
Address R pub licsns

d General Enplesby, chairman of 1lses
county repubiicai, Commits an ,s81
}tsounces that Senator s.. Kenyoss
sscf io~s, viii speak n this city, ~ tiss
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invited. Il n ss;sss
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28
Remove Their Guns.

mans were reported to have begun
moving out of Combles a number Of
guns. This occurred before the Brit
ish had taken Moryal or the French
had reached the outskirts of Fregi-
court ,, Il 81 4,
The village II Fregicourt is ON the
road from Combles to Saillisel, the
only road which, before yesterdays
battle, the Germans could use to evac-
uate Combles. The road now is
swept by the fire 0 fthe French ma
chine guns.
& From the south of Morval, held by
the British, to the French positions
south of Fregtcourtp a distance OF
only 1900 yards, was the only part
OF the loop around CANDLES which it
remained to close
That is now practically accomlish-
ed, since the fire OF the English and
French crosses and the: situation Of
the. Germans in Combles is worse
than precarious in the opinion Of the
allied officers
Town Of 1000.
Combles, a town Of Q ,0e0 popul lation
before the war. had been rendered Of
small strategic Importance to the al
lies by their long continued encircling
movement.
1t has been of notable value to the
Germans, however, because as long as
theys chung to it the Franco British
freedom of action in pushing their Of
fensiye movements toward Bapaume
and Peronne on either side Of 1t was
sShampered
Turned into strongly fortified po-
sition BY German defensive ingenuity,
/ It perastently held fast like rock in
the course of turbulent stream that
had to be blasted loose before the
channel was FULLY opened.
Severe and Costly.
srhis process has been accomplished
only BY long cont inued. severe and
costly effort on the part Of the allies.
Driving IN from the south, the
h French successively swept BY Harde-
court MatFs Forest and finally
I reached Fregicpurt, q mile east oi
Oombles q
Mere slowly but surely the Britisll
pushed their advance on the north oi
Z ~ ~ =. II = &
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28
The British Capture
Combles in Advance
Along Somme Front
British Forces Pour in From North,
While the French Advance
From the South

British and French troops have
reached the town of Gombles on the.
poeketed the place in a struggle Of
many weeks duration, and are fight
Ing to gain complete possession OF it.
Attacking from the north, British
troops have forced their way into the
place, London reports, and are over
coming the German resistance there.
On the south, the French have
reached the towns edge and have
penetrated the cemetery. In addition
they have further closed the small
opening left in th Combs pocket by
capturing all OF the village of Fregi-
court, a mile to the east
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28

vslll I1eoln opsrat ations III I'm
ture, Possibly ~ no latddls 5slEE d
* oetehsr a| El|

Manager Hewitt Of the South
kota Packing and shippIns compan
Of this city arrived IA the clt tlles
first of the week 70 assume personal
arre of The hnaif, So of fhe com
pany Mrs Hewitt viii remain
Sioux Fall Tor the time being untit
such time as Mr.. Hewitt II able ts,
secure house III the CITY "a whici,
to live sSSSls
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-09-28
iIampered the offensive.


The Combles salient, doggedly main
tanned by the Germans, has long been
a serious ldindrances to the Alliesg
hanlpering their offensive toward Ba-
panme and Peronne.
Its elimination, however. seemed
imlnident after MONDAYS combined
thrust by the Franco British forces
which carried them 10 Moryal on the
one side and T,regioourt on the ether,
leaving as a Line Of retreat for the
Germans only a roadleas gap a mile
and a half in width. swept ba the al
lied guns.
Fighting CONTINUED all night north
OF the Somnae, the Germans making
desperate efforts to stem the tide
which is engulfng conbles.
According to latest advices the allies
have SO far succeeded in clinging to
their gains and hive improved their
positions. s. Vi.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
MIDDLETON NEWS NOTES.

Middleton, May 12.-H. B. Summers
shipped out carload of hogs to Port
land the early part of the week.
The local school will close with q
picnic at the school building May IS.
@. c. Painter was a Caldwell visitor
yesterday.
Mrs. +. @. CLANCY entertained sew
eral of the teachers OF the high school
at dinner last evening.
II. C. Flint made a business trip to
Boise Wednesday.
The local band has employed Band
Instructor Frank Stewart, of Nampa,
as an instructor and he will come over
Monday to begin his course of instruc-
ton.
As a result of the frosts of Tuesday
and Wednesday nights, there will be
almost total failure of the apple and
prune crops and probably decrease
of SO per cent of the strawberry crop.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. w. T. Rosey
entertained the W. C. T. u.
Wednesday evening the Ladies' Aid
society of the Baptist church gave an
Ice cream social In the I o. o. F.
hall. The program consisted of
'tNiobe and Her Daughters" in six
tableaux; 1.-THE Tanning of the Shrew,'
and Mrs. Charley's Wax Works. !"
After the excellent program ice cream
was served.
Today IL "clean-up'. day for the
Baptist church.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
WILDER Will HAVE A
new NATIONAL BANK

Nampa, May 12-After encountering
considerable difficulty from persons
with conflicting interests, John Pipher
Of this city has succeeded in securing
from the federal government charter
for the national bank to be estab-
lished at Wilder by himself. Silas Will
son, of this city. NJ. N. Baker also of
this city, and ]. |. Meredith, of Rupert,
all former citizens of Iowa, In which
state they were friends. The bank Is
to have hapital Of $4,000 and will
be opened for business just as soon as
a building for its operation can be
erected. The Wilder section Is one of
the Wealthiest and most highly devel
oped farming and stock-raising sec
tions in Canyon county, and for some
months, Mr.. Pipher has had the loea-
ton of a bank there under consider
alton, but has been delayed in estab-
fishing there by the opposition of rival
interests. The final contamination of
his purpose, however, was effected
Wednesday, when he secured the APP
prevail of the government of his appli-
cation for a charter for the bank.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12

left Boise the preceding evening with
the stolen articles. Observation of the
dress with it's modish draperies neatly
folded OF the shelf of Don Merritt of
the City Dye Works where it had been
taken to be cleaned enabled the chief
to follow the trail with rapidly. The
articles belonged to travelling man
who had given his name to the chief
as p. $. Crum, but who denied that
was his name when asked IL he was
"Crum." According to his statement
the articles were stolen from his room
in the Bristol hotel Tuesday night by
the woman. He refused to prosecute
the woman who declared that she had
been deserted by her husband and was
so up against ~ that she had been
necessitated to commit the theft,
The woman of the green dress pro-
ceeded on her way to Salt Lake We'd
nesday night and the man who appears
to be and not to be "Crum' took back
the stolen articles.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
PACKING HOUSE
BEING ENLARGED
Additional Capacity to Be
Provided for Growing
Concern at Eagle.

Eagle, May 1.-THE extensive en-
argement Of the local packing house
is rapidly near completion and will be
of a highly imposing appearance
when finished. This industry. is not
only of vast import to this place in a
business way, but it also means much
to the farmers Of the entire county,
providing as 1t does O. market for
from 1900 to 1000 hogs each month
of the year, not to speak Of the vast
number of cattle 1T purchases. Its
products find a ready market and are
growing in favor in the markets of
this state, being classed by many Of
those using them as being superior to
the products of eastern concerns.
The cement business houses of Ma
haffey and Harris will soon be fin
ished and ready for occupancy. They
are Of such proportions as to reflect
credit upon the town and are a source
of pride to its citizens. The CONSTRUCT
ton OF such buildings forecasts pro-
gressiye future for the town. The
scholastic year of the high school Is
rapidly approaching termination and
there has been much activity among
the student body the past few weeks
preparatory to the annual commence
ment exercises. This years gradual
ing class consists of Florence Selby.
Gonsuelo McC1urg, Elizabeth Martin,
Elmerna Gardner, Dorothy Forney,
Enid Sullivan, Lena Fisher, Will
Huckba and Guy Moore.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
WOMAN ADMITS THE THEFT OF
EWELRY AND MONEY FROM
A TRAVELLING MAN IN BOISE

Nampa, May 12.--.T have come to
get those diamond pins and the money
you took from Crum in Boise last
night was the unusual salutation of
Chief of Police Larry Maloney of this
city, Wednesday afternoon to a strange
woman in this city who had registered
at a local hotel as Mrs. Charles Lyons,
Boise" and without a tremor or the
slightest indication Of confusion, she
answered in the most unusual of
voices and with the utmost comla-
cency: Very we'll, S., have them
ready for YOU" and without apparent
hesitancy delivered them to the chief.
The scarf pin with an oral and dia-
mond setting was of value approx
mating $50. There was also a diamond
studded Elk's pin worth about $3.50 to-
gether with about $50 IL cash. This
aftermath of thu unusual incident of
theft followed in the wake of advice
from Boise to be on the alert for a wo-
man wearing a green dress who had
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
BANK RENTS AMOUNT
ALLEGED DUE COUNTY

Caldwell. May 1.-THE State Bank
of Middleton today RENTED TO Dis
trict Clerk Knowlton the amount al
legged by Expert Accountant Clarence
Van Deusen in his auditing report to
be due az back interest on deposits
of county funds.
Argument on demussers introduced
by the defendants in the case of Can
yon county versus G. II. Moore, for
mer county assessor and tax collector,
and the United States Fidelity &
Guaranty company, which bonded for
him for the recovery of s3317 and in
terest to cover an alleged shortage in
his official settlement with the eoun-
ty are being heard by Judge Bryan
in the district court today. In the
demurrers introduced. emphasis Is
given to time limitation and alleged
defects of the complaint of the county
Attorneys Scatterday & Van Duyn
and Rice, Thompson, Buckner. Jack
son and Walters of the local bar rep
resented the defendants while County
Attorney Griffith Is assisted In behalf
of the county by Attorney Frank Mar
tin. of Martin & Martin, of Boise.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-05-12
BIG INCREASE IN THE
SHIPMENTS OF DAIRY
PRODUCTS IS SHOWN

Middleton, May Radioactive of
constantly improving business condi-
tions here are the rapidly increasing
shipments of dairy products and live
stock from the local freight depots. The
farmers of all the tributary country
are engaging largely in dairying and
stockraising and both of these indus
tries are of constantly increasing pro-
portions. With an extensive field for
its operations, the local commission
company is already enjoying a good
business and bids fair to develop a
business which will not only provide
a good market for the stock of this
and adjacent sections. but also prove
itself to be a material factor in the
prosperity of an extensive territory
having this place as it's center. Much
stock has been sold the past few
months. as consequence of which
money is circulating freely In local
channels.