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WHY DISCRIMINATE.
Congress will be asked to pass a

Congress will be asked to pass al
act placing an embargo on the eXpor-
tation of foodstuffs.
But why stop there?
Why not put an embargo on the eX-
portation of gasoline and coal and
steel products and cotton goods and
wooden goods and paper and shoes
and all the other hundreds of items
upon which prices have been enor-
ously increased?
There is no shortage in gasoline or
coal or steel or cotton or leather or
the raw materials used in the manu-
facture of most of the paper. And
yet the prices charged for these
articles and their manufactured pro-
ducts have in many cases been doubl-
ed and trebled.
But there is an enormous shortage
in the yield of the food crops OF I've
United States, and the advance in
prices of foodstuffs is largely if not
wholly justified by the decrease in the
supply.
Now if the prices of those articles
of which there is an abundance have
been tremendously advanced with
out governmental protest, why should
the government interfere with the
market in foodstuffs which has been
affected only by the law of supply
and demand?
If you say it would not do at all to
depress the great manufacturing in
dustries o. the country by prohibit
irg the expectation of their output,
then we VIII say that the farming
business is the greatest of all INDUS
tries in the United States and that it
should not be singled out for attack
If there is to be an embargo on
only part of the exports of the United
States. let 1T be laid upon that por-
ton Of the market which is Absolutely
dominated by monopoly
@-N<&
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RELIEF CORPS
HAS BIG AFFAIR
ANNUAL INSPECTION CEREAtON-
HE'S HELD AT ELl<S' CLUB,
MANY OUT OF TOWN
GUESTS BEING PRES
EMF.

The annual inspection of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps. Ransom Post No.
H. was held in the Elks' hall yes
terday afternoon. The attendance
was the best that the corps has had
in long time, nearly 100 guests
being present at the ceremony.
Mrs. ELLA Geiger, OF Sioux Falls,
inspector, and Mrs. C. H. kikee, past
department president, occupied the
platform with the president, Mrs.
Nels Jensen. In addition to the To-
cal members, delegations from Alex
andria, Parkston and Mt Vernon
We're gathered at the hall for the
A class of seven was initiated and
the work done called forth high
commentator from the inspector
One member was taken in by REIN
statement. Following this, the regu-
lar routine business was taken up
and transacted
The beautiful ceremony of draping
the charter was done in honor of a
departed members Mrs. Esther Jones.
this, the company headed by two
color bearers, marched to the G.. A.
II. hall, Where AN excellent dinner
was served.
The inspection is yearly event
and one which the corps members
of great Importance. The
next meeting OF the corps will be
held on December in the G. A. r..
hall, at which time the election of
officers will be held.
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A NATION OF BUFFERS.

The Santa Claus Legend persists
among. Americans of tender years,
For them Kris Kringle is a living,
breathing reality, who sweeps down
from the north with his team of rein
deer at 7Yultide, bringing with him
his bullying load of cheer. 1t all is
typical of the American view of poll
tics, something for the credulous.
The recent election, in which both
OF the major parties predicted dire
things for the republic if the candi-
date of the opposing party was given
electoral favor, was fair example
of this The nation was headed
straight for the rocks of destruction.
catastrophe which could be averted
only by the election of Woodrow Will
son Or Charles E. Hughes, according
to which faction was "viewing with
alarm"
Much was made of the "hyphen"
vote in the recent election, German
Americans being presumed to favor
Mr.. Hughes because of Mr.. Wilson'S
well-known pro-British leanings. But
review of the vote shows that Mil
waukee, a city with a heavy German
population, went for Wilson. Cincin-
natl. another strong Teutonic center,
gave much reduced Republican vote
Numerous other instances can be
quoted to show that the German
Americans voted like any other citi-
zens of the United States upon what
they considered to be the merits of
the two principal parties and the two
presidential candidates. ~
Before November Z, it was general
Rly believed that Samuel Gompers and
\ other labor leaders would deliver
the labor vote" to President Wilson.
III payment for his adroit manipula-
ton Of Congress in the passage of the
Adamson "eight-hour" railroad wage
bill. Wilson undoubtedly made MANY
votes by his prediction moves in
behalf. Of labor, but the laboring men,
Of the country showed by their vote
That they were as intelligent and self
thinking as any other class in the
nation. They voted their own con-
victions, as is demonstrated conclus-
lively by the fact that Wilson carried
Gotham by only 10000 votes. Had
the labor element voted as a unit. he
would have carried the nations great
est metropolis by at least 100000
votes. AZ
The whole thing demonstrates that
not everybody swallows the "vital"l
issues OF a presidential campaign half
as seriously as the creators would
have them. Bugaboos are created.
men of straw set up, and nobody is
deceived except the political managers
EUROPE is AMAZED.
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TO HEAR FREIGHT
CASE DECEMBER 10

Pierre, S. D.-The state railway
commission has fixed December 10 as
the date for the general hearing on
intra-state freight and classification
rates, the hearing at the offices of
the commission in this city A request
was filed to have this hearing contin-
ued, but the same has been denied.
The commission will hold a hear
ing at Hoven, December 8, on the
matter of allowing the Minneapolis
& ST. Louis railway to discontinue its
passenger service on that part of
their line between Hoven and LeBeau.
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CLOTHES BURNED OFF.

Turton. S. D.-Mrs. Matt Thome,
wife OF farmer living near Turton,
was badly burned and had narrow
escape from being burned to death
when her clothing caught fire as the
result of can of gasoline being tip
ped over on a redhot stove. Her
clothing was nearly all burned from
her body before assistance arrived.
She was terribly burned and it is
feared she may not recover.
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EIFEERT TO LINCOLN

Alexandria, S. DIT is announced
that Turk" Eiffert. who was back
stop for the Alexandria team of the
Cornbelt baseball league during the
past two seasons, probably will be
with the Lincoln, Nebr., team OF the
Western league next season Eiffert
was acknowledged to be the best cat
cher in the Corn Belt league. and his
stick work and base running secured
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Bridgewater won out by 233 pins
Bridgewater expects to pull off the
next bowling contest at Mitchell with
Alexandria in the near future, on the
Sehannwcber alleys. Bridgewater
Went to Salem today.
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MAY BE ENcLAND's
FOOD DICTATOR

One of these men, i. is reported
will take charge OF the division
and sale of foodstutfs in the Brit.
ish Isles. Niscount Milncr has
Eecn high commissioner for South
Africa, governor of the TransvaAl
and undcr-sccrctary for finance In
Egypt. Lord Drvonport, Sir Hnd-
son Ewhanlc kearley, has served
as parliamentary secretary to the
hoard of trade.
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meN

From hat to shoes this maid ia
CARRIED according to fashions lat.
est edict. The coat is OF duvetyn
and midnight blue with simple.
straight lines and a rather fun
back. The Cur trimming is brown
martin.
The sailor hat is of blue velvet
with a band of rabbit fur
Her shoes are putty coioreo
cloth and black patent leather.
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BRIDGEWATER
WINS OVER ALEX
HANSON COUNTY, STARS DEFEAT.
ED FOR SECOND TIME by
TSCHETTER'S COLES -
MEET HERE.

Bridsewater, S. -AleNandrias
star bowlers came down to Bridge
water Thursday evening and We're
again defeated by Bridgewater, with
the scores as follows:
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WILSON WINS ALABAMA.

MONTGOMERY, Ala Alabama
gave Wilson a lead of COILS
over Hughes in the recent gem
eral election This is shown by
the official canvass of the vote,
completed today.
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not for moment would they con-
slider his retirement from the pas
torate of the church.
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erected here.
DR.. II. l. Jones was among the mum
Der going to Watertown this after
noon to attend the educational con-
vention.
Mrs. j. .Rothmeyer has returned to
her home after a short visit at the
home OF Mrs. Anna Scott. She came
especially to attend the Collins-Scott
nuptials on Thursday
Fred Cease was up in police court
this morning on the charge of drunk
enness and paid fine o $50.
The Elk Roint high school football
team was in the city this morning on
its way home from Pierre, where they
NET the high school team from thar
school yesterday. The Pierre team
Won 10 to 6, but the Elk Point men
cain that the unfair officiating rob-
bed Them of repeated chances for vic
tory.
The Dakota Wesleyan football tam
returned home last nightfromMadi-
son, where it received a So to de-
feat at the hands of the school mas
tiers from Madison Normal. Wesley
an had previously defeated the Madi-
son team, but was much weaker now
and claimed also that Madison made
use of several "ringcrs5' For past
years. Wesleyan did not think of play
ing such a small school as the normal
and defeat from Madison would
have been previously unbelievable
Trial of the SANDER case of Siders
VS.. Davis was continued today. The
plaintiff rested at II O'Clock and the
Mrs Davis was called to the stand to
testify in her defense. The case of
the Davis & Daniels lumber company
against Mrs. Ida Warren and Mrs.
Elizabeth McKellip was settled by the
jury bringing i'll a verdict ordering
that Mrs. Warren should pay note
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GEM LORE
Jewels in Shakespeare's Works
Some Curious information.

SHAKESPEARE AID PRECIOUS sToNES ny
George Fn1srck huuz Ph. D.. s.. d. 4 "
With Illustrations Nyo.. pp 100. ihiialt.- -
ph.a j. Lippincou Company.
This is DR.. Kunz's contribution to
the tercentenary celebration. His book
treats Of the known references to pre-
cious stones in Shakespeare, with com
rncnts on the sources Of his material,
his knowledge OF precious stones, and
with information concerning the places
of origin Of these stones in his day
The Orient pearls" Of Shakespeare
period, we learn, for instance. came
chiefly from the Panama fisheries dis
covered by the Spaniards a century
earlier, and many fine fresh water
pearls were found IT. the Scotch rivers.
That Shakespeare knew somewhat of
the details Of pearl fishing is proved
by his comparison of an honest man
in a poor dwelling with "a pearl in
your foul oyster l"As You Like IT,
The turquoise is mentioned only once
by Shakespeare Shylock's ring,
which he had Of Leah when ! was a
bachelor" In Shakespeare's day only
few OF the worlds great diamonds had
been brought to Europe, but two Of
tutll were ClAtduN III HIS INAIFN N"Aft
try: the jewel of Charles the Bold,
bought from the Fuggers by Henry
VIII, and the Sancy diamond, pur-
chased in 1904 by James |.
No reference is found in Shake
speare to the talismanic and curative
lore Of precious stones. In his day
the setting was as important, and even
more so, than the stones themselves.
Hence some information concerning
the court jewellers Of the time. Hol-
beln designed many settings. Mr..
Kunz also furnishes list OF the
books on precious stones which Shake
speare might have consulted; and, in
some connection or other, reminds us
that, while both Shakespeare and
Ceramics died on April % Of the year
1916, il strangely happens that Ger
vantes had been dead ter days when
Shakespeare expired. This apparent
paradox is due 20 the fact that, while
in Spain the Gregorian calendar had
already been introduced, the Julian
calendar was still used in England"
The book closes with a list of all the
precious stones mentioned in Shake
spea~e's plays, with the passages in
which they occur. OF these none is
more graceful. more richly magma
tive, more truly poetic than
I must 20 seek some dewdrops here
And hang a pearl in every cowslip's
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but packed with information. In the
Middle Ages il was, Of course. grossly
misrepresented. An occasional theo-
Logan took the trouble of acquainting
himself with its tcnets before con
demning them. but did so at the risk of
churchly discipline. In the seventeenth
century the light began to dawn; IN
the eighteenth. the age Of many phi
losophies. there was even a wave OF
enthusiasm, but the foundations of the
serious study Of this religion were not
laid until in the middle of the last
century. What may be called its higher
criticism began in 1870. with German.
One is tempted to add "of course
II is in the light of these modern
studies that Professor Hurgronje eX-
Gmines the religious teachings and
governmental precepts of the Koran,
Ycparating the original from the tradi-
tlons and additions that were later
fastened upon il in order to give them
authority. There is an account of
Mohammed's life and work. of which
far loss is known than is generally sup
posed.
That Mohammedanism is a growing,
not "A waning influence, is recognized
by all the colonial powers, among
which the United States is counted
to-day. It's increasing conquest of
Africa is acknowledged by Christian
missionaries, who can make no progress
against IT, But at the same time
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socio economic conditions lead to its
closer approach to modern civilization.
A day of rest on Friday is growing to
be as difficult to keep as is the ortho-
dox Jews Sabbath. Rites repeated
several times a day, the seclUsion OF
the forty days of Ramadan must IN
creasingly fall into disuse in the face
of modern conditions. Polygamy has
become an economic question; It's prac-
tice is no longer recommended by the
majority of Moslem theologians. And
thus Professor Hurgronje approaches
the woman question in Islam. There,
as with us, the most irreconcllaole
ants are women:
II is a pity indeed that thus far
women vigorously striving for lib-
Grafton are rare exceptions in Mo-
hammedan countries. We're Mo
hammedan women capable of the
violent tactics of sufragettes, they
would rather try 10 blow up the
houses Of the feminists than those
of the patrons of the old regime.
The ordinary Mohammedan woman
looks upon the endeavor of her
husband to induce her to partake
freely in public life as a want OF
consideration; il makes on her
about the same impression "a that
which n respectable woman in our
society would receive from her
husband encouraging her to visit
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CRITICISM
AND BOOK NEWS
The Constructive Stateamanship of Charles t.
Hughes Found in His Supreme Court
Opinions Shakespeare Jewels.

sacro-anct. To his mind, economic
! end social laws were enacted for the
welfare Of the people. They had no
other excuse for enactment. Conse-
oucntv. they were to be interpreted
and applied toward the realization Of
that end; and therefore interpreted IN
the Eqht OF existing facts and actual
reeds. 4 single circumstance Of TWEEN
ticth-ceutuly social economy was Of
moro importance than all the Pandects
Of Justinian.
meath his judicial purvicw Is most I'M
rreesive. and q review Of It IS re-
hinder Of the extent TO which the
bench has in late years been mar
shalled TO the duty Of constructive
craftsmanship. National authority, po-
lice power. freedom of contract, pure
food and drugs. the eight-hour day.
CONDENSATION for occup9tional disabll-
ties the "Open shop the rights ana
industrial status Of women, franchise
OBLIGATIONS and vested rights, restraint
Of trade. immigration, official responsl-
hilitv and administrative efficiency
these are some of the matters with
which Mr.. Hughes was concerned dur
inc six busv wears Upon them and
lNflf ike ne ptiouHAlA1 PiNtHiNN %"
fewer than $50 opinions, which were
accepted by his colleagues and were
promulgated as judgments of the Su-
prcme Court one every fortnight for
six years and among them all there
were only nine cases i'm which even a
single one Of his colleagues dissented
from his views, and in only three cases
did more than one Justice dissent. That
is a record of leadership Of the Su-
preme Bench for which we think It will
not be easy TO find many parallels.
Timely as this volume is, in view Of
Mr.. Hughes's candidacy for the Presi-
dency. and impressive as is its denote
ment Of the quality Of his statesman
ship. these are by no means its only
nor its most enduring merits. IL is no
mere campaign eulogium of Mr.. Hughes.
So far as il deals with him personally
1t is comprehensive and analytical
review of his work as a juriSt But it
goes far beyond that, and presents a
record Of six years Of Federal juris-
prudence, so pleasantly written as to
be at once easy and profitable reading
to the intelligent lay citizen. and 50
arranged annotated and indeXed as to
be q singularly convenient and useful
work of reference TO the student either
OF law and constitutional development
or of the general history Of the Amer
lean people.
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ISLAM
It's Origins, History, Present
Status and Future.

rra',,N we - ,ic Ar,bc Iina-s IN ~ ~
v.'iiy q Lelae., n R, , :. .r ~ iai rs
sro ~ Il. lsi g. +. Putnam sons
Professor Hureronjc stands in the
first rank Of the authorities on Mo-
hammedanism in Chrstendom, and
has the nigh regard Of Moslem
scholars Of the liberal, progressive
wing. His life work has been almost
exclusively devoted to the study Of
Mohammedanism as religious and
political growth, with special reference
to its significance at the present day
to the Netherlands government, which
counts among its colonial subjects
some 3O,O00.000 followers OF the
Prophet A recent translation of his
book on the fallacy Of "The Holy War
Made in Germany" also published by
the Messrs. Putnam, is still fresh IN
the mind.
In these lectures delivered by him
at Columbia, Yale, Chicago. Johns
Hopkins. the Lowell Institute and
elsewhere, under the auspices of the
American Committee for Lectures on
the History Of Religions. Professor
liurgronje gives not only a historical
survey. religious and political, Of
Mohammedanism, but enters at CON
siderable length upon a discussion of
its gradual approach to international
civilization, significant symptoms OF
which are seen in the Young Turk
movement, and, perhaps even mere
significant, in the progressive tone OF
the great Mohammedan university at
Cairo. so strongly in contrast with the
persistent con7ervatism Of the schools
of Mecca, whore one feels las if he
were conversing with our ancestors Of
five or six centuries ago.
1t is by constant comparison and
contrast with Christianity past and
present that Professor HurRronje sue
cceds best in giving his readers vivid
view Of Mohammedanism once and now.
It's accommodations to the religions II
conquered suggest similar methods
adopted by early Christianity; the con-
version. for instance. Of pagan into re-
ligious festivals. In fact. Gin the atti-
tude Of Islam toward other religions
there is hardly one feature that has
not it's counterpart in the practice of
Christian states during the Middl,
Ages" And so. to-day, "a knowledge
alone Of the orthodox system Of Islam,
however complete. would give Us ar
even more inadequate idea Of the ac
tual world of catholic Islam than the
notion we should acquire Of the spir-
itual currents moving the Roman Cath
ole world by merely studying the
dogmas and the canonical laws Of the
Church Of Rome"
The authors sketch OF the begin
nings of an understanding Of Moham-
mechanism by Christian Europe is brief,
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chnery Of peace. And this leads HIM
TO write Of the disappearance Of the
glamour. the romance Of war II mas ne
come anonymous, Invisible, the butch
cry Of the unknown by the unseen. Inc
knightly sword has been supplanted by
the torpedo, asphyXlating gas ana
liauid fire. Even the colors of war
have paled into a dirty khaki. Only
rats and lice flourish on this devasta-
ton. And as for the churches: IOT
,oUuG. nor del. They exist on SUI
fcrance. Ii has been said ere now mat
this war has proved the bankruptcy o.
Christianity. What Mr.. Zangwill
proves. however, is merely that many
Churchmer have lost their heads III
this struggle that patriotism has got
the better Of their religious teacnIng'
and that some Of them have joined the
mob in the chorus OF hatred.
There is so much IN this book u
touches upon so many revelations OF
human nature in war, upon so many
sudden changes Of viewpoint and tenn
nor and convictions. that one can only
din into il here and there In review.
There is the chapter on Germany re-
vival Of her tribal gods, her progress
from Wagner to Nietzsche; but Mr;
Zangwill does not forget TO remind
England of her own tribal god, who
always sides with her because her
cause is always just. There are chap
tiers on women and the war and the
drama and the war. there are brief
annotations on others of its phases,
but throughout the author seeks 70 ap,,
peal to reason where passions rule and
rage. He breaches the need Of com
mon sense and consistency in crisis
of confusion and contradictions and
paradoxes all compact.
His country's danger he sums up in
the conviction that "Germanv's ma
chine cannot be initiated in parts. II
works only as a whole" The book GER
tainly gives one a high opinion Of the
strength of MIR. Zangwills convictions,
his loyalty to his ideals, and his moral
courage.
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Watch the War from All Fronts

way and Sweden Holland, Switzerland and the
other Neutrals. Get the opinion Of each one tow
ard every event of the struggle. That is just what
week of the conflict is reviewed mpartially in all
its phases, from all viewpoints, in this magazine
of REAL NEWS.
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THE BROOK kERITH.-

A second edition Of George NOo,,.
new novel has already been sen, !.
press. with numerous changes b, a.
author. The story itself has been !.
unchanged, but Mr.. Moore has rsar
many sentences and rewritten cert.
passages nearer to his conception y
that literary perfection which h. IA,
pursued, and occasionally attained !,
his life.
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places generally frequented by
people of bad reputation. II is the
girls schools that will awaken
these sleeping ones, and so, slowly
and gradually. prepare better
future. when the Moslem woman
will be the worthy companion OF
her husband and the intelligent
educator of her children. This will
be due, then, neither to the Pro-
phet's Sunnah nor to the infallibie
Agreement Of the first centuries of
Islam. but to the irresistible power
of the evolution Of human society.
which is merciless TO laws even Of
divine origin, and transfers them,
when their time is come. from the
treasury of everlasting goods to
museum of antiquities.
The book is as readable as il is in
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CHARLES D. HUGHES ra- S's',.ma,, g, ShoTi
m rs uII.'o ~ toe iHisi by Witl-'n D..
o.. N.s Y.r. Icmo. 90 xiii $685. , J Dui-