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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
GATHERS INFORMATION
. ON SEIZURE OF MAIL

Washington, D. c., Feb. 14.-Interfer-
ence with American trade and mails
by the entente allies was discussed to-
day at a conference between President
Wilson and Henry Van Dyke, Amer
lean minister at The Hague. Informa-
ton brought by DIR. Van Dyke is to
be used by the United States in franz
ing the note to Great Britain on con-
traband.
DR.. Van Dyke said embargoes
against reexportation have been placed
by the Netherlands on practically all
articles on the contraband and con-
ditional contraband list. Increased
American trade with European neu-
trails was due largely, he thought, to
the shutting off Of other sources Of
supply.
Dr. Van Dyke took the position that
American trade with Europe was -four
fishing in spite of the obstacles thrown
in it's way. 1t is understood that he
was prepared for presentation to the
state department complete figures on
American trade, with which the United
States can meet the contention of
Great Britain that goods of a con-
traband and conditional contraband
nature are finding their way to the
Teutonic powers.
A formal report on the removal of
mail by Great Britain from the steamer
Rotterdam has been made to the state
department by DR.. Van Dyke, who
came home on the ship. 1t is expected
that the information will be used il
q note to Great Britain, when tina
country formally replies to the Amer
lean protest against mail seizures.
DR.. Van Dyke will remain in this
country until March 5.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES


Observation-Disclosures a conductor of a
train may call upon police officer at
the station at which the train Is stop
ping to quell a disturbance, the railroad
company is not responsible for any injur-
les the officer may receive while in the
discharge of this duty This was
the decision this week of Judge
Bouck in circuit court when he
sustained the demurrer of the defendant
company in an action brought by ]. v.
Martin, former police officer, against the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company. Martin was stabbed in the neck
while attempting to quell a riot In
smoking car, his services having been
solicited by the conductor of the train.
WASHINGTON SPRINGs-C. P. Han
sen we'll known contractor of Wessing-
ton Springs, narrowly escaped death from
petrolitis, or poisoning from exhausted
gasoline. while running his car engine in
his garage with the door and windows
closed. He started the engine while do
ing some work on the car, keeping the
garage closed because of the cold. In a
few minutes he was under the influence
of the gas from the exhaust, and just
managed to open the garage door in time.
He staggered as If intoxicated from the
fumes and was taken home in a wagon
WASHINGTON SPRINGS-Local Ma
sons have Incorporated $4,000 building
association, with the intention of erecting
a modern brick temple in the spring. The
site has been chosen, and negotiations are
under way for its purchase. The trustees
of the association are Charles r. Hatch
Charles Minerman and J. L. Coran. The
proposed temple will afford lodge rooms
for the various Masonic bodies, and also
provide a large dining hall.
RAPID CITY-The clerk of courts has
furnished the following report on vital
statistics for Pennington county for the
past month: Marriages, ~; births, 49,
deaths, IS; divorces, !. This is the largest
number Of divorces that has been issued
in one month in this county for several
years
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
BANK DEPOSITS AND CROPS
MAKE CONSISTENT GAINS

Mitchell. s. D., Feb. ia gain of
more than 100000 in bank depos-
it's in South Dakota within period OF
10 years is shown by figures just COM
piled by State Bank Examiner ]. l..
Wingfield, of this city.
The total deposits at the close of the
years business for 1915 showed an ag-
gregate OF $121, 1923. 900 on deposit in the
banks of this state. while at the end
of the year 1900 the total deposits were
but S11.222.000. This is an increase Of
over IL times.
During this period, this number Of
banks in the state increased from LOB
to S04.
This increase in the number Of banks
and the total deposits has been a steady
climb upwards. In 1905 the deposits
were $27. $50, 900. and in 1910. they were
$71.219.000.
Corresponding with the increase in
bank deposits. the total value Of South
Dakota's crops have also increased
from S34,222 in 1900 to $145,636,000 in
1915.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
URGE AMENDMENTS
TO new BANK ACT
Six Measures Proposed to
Strengthen and Extend Scope
of SyStem--Foreign Con-
neCtionS Sought.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Slx amend
ments to the federal reserve act were
recommended to congress today in the
report of the federal reserve board for
the first full year of operation of the
new banking system.
"a years experience in the operation
of the federal reserve act" says the
report, has confirmed the board in its
profound conviction that the act has
been one of the most beneficial pieces
Of legislation ever adopted by con-
gress. Not only have it's fundamental
principles been tulIy indicated but in
most details the working of the meas
ure has been successful"
The amendments recommended
would:
Permit national banks to subscribe
the special purpose of doing banking
business in foreign countries;
Permit, with the approval OF the
board, the issue of federal reserve
votes to federal reserve banks either
against the deposit of commercial
paper or gold, provided that the gold
so deposited shall count as part OF the
required reserve Of the bank;
Extend the acceptance system to the
domestic trade so far as it relates to
documentary acceptances secured by
shipping documents or warehouse re-
ceipts, covering readily marketable
commodities or against the pledge OF
goods actually sold;
Permit national banks to establish
branch offices within the city or coun-
ty in which they are located.
Permit advances to member banks
against the member banks secured
promissory notes or against the deposit
or pledge Of United States government
bonds:
Authorize a wide discretion in the
making of farm loans by national
banks so that n federal reserve bank
might make proper loans of this kind
within a radius Of 100 miles Of its
place Of business whether in it's dis
trict or another district.
1T is believed" says the report,
that the enactment of these amend
ments will, besides enlarging the use
fulness of the national banks, result
in greatly Strengthening the operation
of the federal reserve act, and more
completely realize the purposes Of its
trainers"
The board announces that it does not
| consider that it can direct the bust
ness operations of federal reserve banks
in respect to foreign loans, but that
it's function is to oversee these banks.
| A plea is made in the report for the en-
trance into the system of more state
banks and trust companies.
Senator Kern, democratic leader. to-
day introduced bill to amend the fed
| eral reserve law and permit officers
| directors or employees of member banks
| of class A directors of federal reserve
| banks, with consent of the federal re-
serve board, to become officers, d.
rectors or employees in other banks
| banking associations or trust compa-
MES, federal or state, provided they are
not in competition with member banks
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
STATE COLLEGE CUNT
SHOWS CHAMPION FORM

Bookings, S. D., Feb. 15.-State COL
lege basketball team defeated the Uni
versity quint in a romping game
Thursday evening by the score Of 20 to
Q. States surprising burst of speed
showed championship form. This was
the first state game of the season for
Ewing's basket shooters, The balance
Of States schedule follows:
February IS - North Dakota Agrt-
cultural college, at Fargo.
February 10 - North Dakota Agrt-
cultural college, at Fargo.
February 21-Fargo college, at Far
go.
February 22-Ellendale normal, at
Glendale.
February 2S-Sioux Falls college, at
Bookings.
March Huron college, at Huron.
March Sioux Falls college, at
Sioux Falls.
March 9-South Dakota university,
at Vermilion.
March 10-11-Uncertain, will be an
nounced later.
March IA - Yankton college, at
Bookings.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
FINED FOR TRADING
WITH GERMAN ENEMY

London, Feb. 14.--At the Old Bailey
today William Gardner Rigden, was
fined G 500, William Fownes Rigden
was sentenced to II months imprison-
ment and Stanley Fownes Rigden to
four months Imprisonment on their
withdrawing their former defense and
pleading guilty TO the charge of OBJ
tainig goods from Germany through
their New York branch and trading in
such goods.
The three men are partners of Fow-
mes Bros. e. Co, glove manufacturers.
The prosecution alleged that between
the end of September and the end Of
December. 1914, the accused had OBJ
lained goods worth $4,000 firm Sax
ony through the New York branch, for
which payment was to be made after
the war.
The sentence in the case of William
Gardiner Rigden was light, because he
is Of advanced age and took only "a
small part in the business. The other
sentences do not entail hard labor.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
RADCLIFFE ExoNERATED
OF ENLIGHTENMENT CHARGE

Sioux Falls, s. D., Feb. ia jury
in the state circuit court, after being
out several hours, returned verdict
of not guilty in the case against e.
T. Radcliffe, of Sioux Falls, former
employe of the South Dakota Genital
Railway company, who was charged
by officials Of the company with en-
bezzlement OF funds belonging to the
company During the trial, one Of the
-ttorneys for the defendant created q
sensation by seeking to have one OF
the attorneys of the railway company
excluded from the courtroom on the
ground that his presence would have an
Influence on the jurymen and witnesses.
A damage suit. instituted by Radcliffe
against an official Of the railway COM
pany for causing his arrest. yet Is to
be tried.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
STATES ATTORNEY HAS
HARD Time MAKING
ABERDEEN STAY DRY
James Was Blamed For the
Drinks Until Detectives
Started to Work.

Aberdeen, 8. D., Feb. 15.-The fight
against the sale of liquor in Aberdeen
has reached the Injunction stage with
a vengeance. First, four druggists
charged with selling liquor contrary
to the city ordinances, secured re-
straining order from Judge Thomas
L. Bouck, OF the state circuit court,
prohibiting Municipal Judge George w.
Crane from hearing the trial of the ac-
cused men on the ground that the In
formation was sworn out by the chier
of police OF Aberdeen instead OF by
ground that the city OF Aberdeen had
no right to prohibit the sale OF liquors
States Attorney Fred G. Huntington
then proceeded to show that two could
play at the function game, by getting
out a temporary injunction restrain
ing the defendants from selling liquor
under any circumstances. He alleged
In his petition that the drug stores
complained of by the continuous sale
Of intoxicants, had become public nuts
ances and asked that they be prohibited
from selling or giving away liquor
pending the final determination OF the
action. The defendants have 30 days
in which to answer, and meantime they
are restrained from selling liquor. The
temporary restraining order asked by
the states attorney was granted by
Judge Bouck, as was the restraining
order asked for the druggists in their
action seeking to have the municipal
Judge ruled out as presiding judge In
the liquor cases. Hearings on the two
orders will probably be held at the
term Of court beginning February 2S.
The two actions are the culmtna-
ton of efforts by the states attor-
ney for several months past to put an
end to liquor sales in Aberdeen, Alb
erdeen being a dry" town. The local
police failing to secure satisfactory
evidence against the suspected men,
a man and woman detective were i'm
ported at the instance, 1t is rumored,
of local dry advocates, VINO paid
their expenses, II Is said. The wom-
an detective swore to having purchased
liquor in person at three drug stores.
Before importing the detectives the
dry" forces were unable to secure
convictions because every drunk" who
was run in" swore he purchased his
liquor at James, a small town having
two saloons, IL miles from Aberdeen.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
STATE IRRIGATIoNIsTs FAVOR
JONES BILL; NAME OFFICERS

Pierre, s. D., Feb. 12.-At the irri-
cation congress s. e. Wilson was Sc
lected as chairman and p. F. Ward
as secretary, and submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
THAT the association elect as pres
ident, Doane Robinson, of Pierre; c.
A. Nystrom, Of Rapid City, as secre-
tary, and Chas. L. Mellette, of Fort
Pierre, treasurer, and the following
members, with the above named Of
ficials, to be the executive association
of the committee: p. F. Ward, Hot
Springs; j. A. Stanley, Lead; John Nc
Pherson, of Fort Pierre, and G. w.
White. of Vivian"
The following vice presidents were
elected by the association to act as
ex officio members Of the executive
committee:
Len Hancock, La Creek, Bennett
county; w. D. Buchholz. Newell,
county, Pollock; Enoch Norbeck, of
Platte, Sphinx county; John S. Ander~
son, of Watauga, Corson county; NJ
T. Thompson, of Buffalo Gap, Custer
county; Jesse Knight, of Timber Lake.
Dewey county; s. e. Wilson, of Hot
Springs, Fall River county; o. A. Pat
terson, of Gregory, Gregory county:
Harding county; Chas. e. Crew, of
Pierre. Hughes county; Nate Frank
lin, of Deadwood, Lawrence county:
J. G. Bartine, of Oacoma, Lyman coun-
ty; s. J. House, Of Sturgis, Meade
county; Robert Jones, Of White River,
Mellette county; Orville Rinehart, Of
Rapid City, Pennington county; p. j.
Tscharner, OF Lennon, Perkins coun-
ty; Harvey Lyman, Of Eals, Potter
county; julius H. Johnson, OF Fort
Pierre, Stanley county; H. G. Snod-
grass, of Interior, jackson county; r.
A. Btelski Of Philip, Haakon county;
L. E. Snyder, of Onida, Sully county;
e. v. Youngquist, of Carter, Trip
county: John s. Comstock, of Mo-
bridge, Walworth county; G. A. Nc
Garrauh, of Dupree, Ziebach county,
The association made the following
resolution and adopted it:
BE, 1t resolved by the South Da-
kota Irrigation association, in annual
meeting assembled in the hall of the
house of representatives Of the state
capitol in Pierre, this 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1916;
THAT this associatiCl favors the en-
actment by the congress of the United
States of the socalled Jones BILL hav-
ing for it's purpose the guarantee by
the government of the lands OF such ir-
rigation districts as may be properly
organized and supervised in the west
ern states, believing as we do that
this measure enacted into law will tend
greatly to increase the development
and prosperity of South Dakota, and
the west, and we most earnestly COM
mend the same to the favorable con-
sideration OF our senGtors and repre-
sentatives in congress"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17

The singular fact that window panes
broken by the explosion of Zeppelin
bombs invariably fall outward IL being
accounted for in London on the the
DRY that the explosion forces wave
of condensed air against the window.
suddenly COMPRISING the air in con-
tact with the inner surface, so that 1t
acts like a cushion. The compressed
air inside travels across the room in
the form of a wave and is reflected
back by the wall on the opposite side.
BY the time the wave returns to the
window, a rarefied wave has taken the
place of the compressed air outside; the
compression within, combined with the
decrease OF pressure without forces
the glass to fall outward.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
French Cruiser Sunk BY En-
envy Submarine off Syrian
Coast Paris Ad-
mitS Loss. Z
BRITISH CRAFT IS LOST
Arethusa Hits Mine Off Eng.
lish Coast-Estimated All
But Ten of Her Grew
Were Saved.

Paris. Feb. 15.--2:01 p. m.-Reports
the loss of the French cruiser Ad
miral Charner. which was reported to
have been sunk by a submarine, which
was patrolling the Syrian coast. were
confirmed today.
According to information received at
the French ministry OF marine, raft,
bearing one live sailor and the bodies
of IA of his companions has been
picked UP off the coast of Syria.
The rescued man said the Admiral
Charner was sunk on the morning IF
February 8. He declared there was no
time to use the life boats.
An official statement given out by
the French ministry Of marine yester-
day said that no news had been re-
ceived Of the cruiser Admiral Charner
@ince February 8, when, according to
a German telegram, a submarine had
sunk "a French warship."
London, Feb. 14.-The British cruis-
er Arethusa struck a mine today off the
east coast of England, according to a
statement issued by the British official
press bureau. It Is feared, the state
ment says, that the vessel win be
total wreck.
About 10 men were lost in the sink
ing of the cruiser.
says:
His majesty's ship. Arethusa, Com
modore Reginald Tyrwhitt, has struck
mine off the east coast. 1t is feared
she will become a total wreck. About
10 men were lost"
. The Arethusa was a light cruiser,
displacing $500 tons. She was $40 feet
long, 39 feet beam and had a mean
draft Of IL feet. The vessel was built
at Chatham in 1918.
The cruiser was armed with two six
inch guns fore and aft and six four
inch guns on the broadside. She also
was equipped with four 21-inch torpedo
tubes. 49,.
The Arethusa had not been AZ hours
out of the hands of her builders before
she took part in one of the most i'm
portant naval battles in the North
sea since the war beEan-the engage
ment off Helgoland, August %, 1914,
In which three German cruisers and
! two German torpedo boat destroyers
were sunk.
1t was a torpedo from the Arethusa
which struck the battered German
cruiser Bleucher and sent her to the
bottom in the great North sea battle
I between British and German squad
rons on January a. 1915.
Although covered with scars of bat
tie in those engagements, the Arethusa
when visited shortly afterward by
journalists, was again in shape for an
other fray.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17

When the Sioux Indians wish to bore
a hole in wood to make a pipe stem OF
a musical instrument they remove the
pith from one end for a distance Of an
inch or so and place in the cavity q
wood boring larva taken from a dead
ash tree. In order to accelerate the
borer's work they sometimes heat the
wood below it. The larva quickly cuts
a smooth round hole, following the pith
OF the wood. The Indians regard the
larva and the tube made in this manner
as sacred. When the work is done the
larva is carefully returned to the tree
from which II was taken.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
GETTING OUT OF WAR
JUST LIKE GOING TO
HEAVEN SAYS SOLDIER
Albert Bourne, a Dakotan In
British Service, Looks For
ward to His Release.

Egan, s. D., Feb. 12.-Hundreds CT
South Dakotans are closely following
the personal fortunes Of Albert Bourne,
a former resident OF Moody county,
and who Is well known in Egan, Col
man and other towns or the county,
who has been serving in the British
field artillery in the European war zone
since the commencement OF the war,
and who will be released from fur
ther military duty on February %.
Friends in South Dakota are count
ing the days until he is released and
are anxiously awaiting news that he
came through the closing days OF his
military service without losing his life
or being wounded. He Is one of the
few who have served since the open
ing days of the war, and when he is
released on February 2S--if he lives
edged to have done much more than
his bit" AS the Germans have re-
Gently been exhibiting much activity
along the British line in Belgium, fears
are entertained for the safety of
Bourne. 1t would indeed be the irony
OF fate If he were killed only a few
days before he would have been re-
leased from further military service.
AT inervals during the war Mr.. and
Mrs. Rolf of Egan, old friends of
Bourne, have received letters from
him. In a letter received from him a
Few days ago he, among other things,
stated: only think what that (his re-
lease) means to us few survivors who
have been through the whole IS
months fighting Gam sorry to say
there Is a very small percentage left
who came out here at first), and then
to be sent home to our wives and chill
dren and comfort, out of all the mis-
cries OF war and the depth OF winter.
etc. The hardships out here during
the winter are understandable, and then
facing death every minute--it would be
like going back to heaven from the
worst possible place imaginable, and
then to be given an honorable dis
charge, paid up, and to know that our
fighting days are over for always. If
can climb through without any more
men alive"
Early in the war Bourne was badly
wounded, but returned to duty when
he had recovered.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
SOUTH DAKOTA TO GET
S1,77o,99 INHERITANCE TAX

Tyndall, S. D., Feb. 15.-The state of
South Dakota viii receive the sum OF
S1,779.9S as inheritance tax from the
estate OF the late Senator ]. p. Cooley.
of Bon Homme county. At a recent
hearing before the county court II was
agreed between the state tax commits
sion and the representatives Of the es-
tate that the estate should be valued at
$4,000 for the purposes of determining
the inheritance tax. Mr.. Cooley died
in June, 1915, without making a will
and leavin- a widow and nine sons and
daughters as his heirs.
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20, 900 VOLTS FAIL TO
KILL MITCHELVILLE MAN

Dcs Moines, la, Feb. 14,-Fay Lane
aged IS, a substation operator for the
nterurban company at MitcheliviIlc,
S in a hospital here, mi, aculously ailve
sitter $4,000 volts or electricity passed
through his ! ody yesterday. HolSs
were burned IN his feet ami hands, his
teea and body are scared and his eyes
are sWoil n shut. That his life was
spare is d.ylalel to he due totAe fact
THAI his roy reFeived ~ times as
much electricity as Is ordinarily fatal
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
M'cAFFREE Is NAMED
HEAD OF LABOR EXCHANGE

Pierre, s. D., Feb. 12.-Immigration
Commissioner McCaffree has returned
from the national farm labor exchange
meeting, and he was again chosen
president of this national organization.
The assistant secretary of labor, Post,
and Caminetti, commissioner general
Of immigration, were present at the
meeting and plans were discussed for
the better regulation Of harvest hands
next year, in order to properly handle
the crop at the psychological moment.
Great difficulty is experienced every
year with lack of labor at some times
and an overrush Of 1t other weeks OF
the harvest season.
PARKSTON-The weight and count
record of the rural carriers from this Of
flee for the month of January, 1916, showed
the following count and weight: Total
number of pieces collected, 2T64; total
number of pounds collected, 19S 10 ou''"es:
total number of pieces delivered "T Coz:
total nunhar of pounds delivered. 1881 s
ounces
PIERkE-The department of history
has completed it's file OF almanacs back to
the year of ITS. and this is perhaps the
most complete file anywhere to be found
and has only been secured after some time
of watching second hand lists. etc. The
almanacs contain many citations of
events, OF those yeam. etc. which are con-
stantly asked for in reference libraries,
etc, and so are found very useful In MAX
ing replies. F.z .,.a
HARRISON-The regular April term OF
the district court of Sioux county has
been adjourned from April II to May & by
order OF the Judge, Hon. ". H. Westover
. . 81
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17

It is related that a friend Of Brown
ing's, finding him puzzled over the
numerous Browning societies that had
sprung up in this country, declared
them to indicate how much the poet
meant to America. Yes" replied
Browning dryly, but it isn't very fat
tering to think you can't be under
stood without the aid Of an organ
tied effort"