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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
Vets and Drys to Lock Horns.

Mitchell.-The usual bitter fight viii
be waged in Mitchell this spring ovel
the wet" and dry" issue. This has
been assured by the reorganization ant
perfection OF plans of the temperance
forces in an effort to keep the city in
the ne saloon column. One of this
strongest arguments to be used BY
the dry" forces is the police RECORD
during the last eight months as com
pared with the same period a yea,
ago.. In the eight months from July
1914 to February, 1915, In which
Mitchell was wet" there were 55t
arrests OF which 1913 were for drunk
enness and 1,211 days we're served
in Jail. In the same corresponding
period a year later under the dry
regime, there were 219 arrests Of
which 116 were for drunkenness. Thii
shows that In the wet period there
we're twice as many arrests as in the
dry period; that three times as many
were for drunkenness and that -four
times as many days were served in jail
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
ARb0R DAY NAMED
GOVERNOR ISSUES PROClAMA.
TON TO PEOPLE OF SOUTH
DAKOTA.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital CITY, the Various
State Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

western Newspaper Union News 6ervIC2
Pierre.-Gov. Frank w. Byrne has
proclaimed Friday, April IA, Arbor and
Bird day. Following is the governors
proclamation:
1.-THE culture and growth of trees,
shrubs, flowers and all plant life IL
both interesting and profitable. Out
If the interest in a~rboriculture in its
various forms has grown the custom
Of d~evoting q particular day OF each
year TO it's promotion.
So, also, the protection OF song and
insectivorOus birds Is of interest and
practical value to all OF us. While we
appreciate the charm of the birds and
their minstrelsy, we are prone to ver
look their services in destroying In
sects and small animals that prey or
arm crop, and too seldom take thought
for their preservation.
"The cultivation of trees In har-
mony with the protection of bird life,
and the two should go hand in hand.
Trees and shrubbery attract birds and
encourage them to tarry and rear their
young in the shelter so offered. On
the other hand, birds are the great de-
stroyers of the enemies of tree and
plant life.
"To encourage the planting Of trees
shrubs. plants and flowers, and the
protection and development Of bird
life. l, Frank NJ. Byrne, governor Of the
state of South Dakota. do hereby des-
ignate and proclaim Friday, the 14th
day of April, 1916. to be Arbor and
Bird day and urge the people of the
state to observe the day by making
it the occasion for %nurturing . senti-
ment in favor Of tree and plant cul-
ture and bird protection and by the
actual planting of trees. shrubs, vines,
and flowers about their home, along
the highways and on the grounds of
school houses and other public build
sngs.
ION farms and about country homes
where tree culture and bird protec-
ton can be most effective ana Of
greatest interest-dO I particularly
recommend such planting and bird
protection, with a view to enhancing
he beauty and comfort OF these homes.
II call upon the schools and all edu
cational institutions in the state to
observe the day In spirit and in fact
by such appropriate ceremonies and
exercises as will fittingly recognize
Its practical, historic and aesthetic sig
nifcance, and by actual planting in all
convenient places.
Witness my hand and the great seal
OF the state OF South Dakota affixed
hereto, this third day of March. 1915.
(SeaD FRANK M. BYRNE,
Governor.
BY me Governor:
Frank NJ. Rood,
Secretary of State"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17

Summit.-The muskrats are mov!nl
in this part OF South Dakota. For the
past two or three weeks numerous
muskrats in this vicinity were seen t.
be travelling overland, and in an ap
parent hurry. A pioneer South Dako
tan says the vet weather Of last yeal
left water standing in many low places
and the muskrats located in these wa
ter holes. But the severe cold wealth
er this winter has cousod those watel
holes to freeze to the bottom, and the
muskrats were forced to seek Other
homes in the middle Of the winter
and are moving to lakes and ponds
where the water is deeper. Hundreds
Of the rodents have been seen migrat
ing recently. Old timers say the same
thing happened in South Dakota II
earlier years when q wet fall was u
ceeded by . very cold winter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
cortright at Cinci.

Coach l. j. Cortright, who recently
resigned his position as coach at the
University OF South Dakota at Vermil
lion, will leave for Cincinnati on Apri!
l, where he has accepted a position al
coach at the University Of Cincinnati
The coach is planning on spring foot
ball practice at Cincinnati. His u
cessor at the University of South Da
kota has not been selected as yet.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
lmportant Insurance Case.

Important Insurance Case.
In IN interesting life insurance con-
test case arising in Sioux Falls, the
state supreme court has Just rendered
al important decision bearing on the
question OF persons taking insurance
In an organization whose purpose is TO
afford protection to the widows and
orphans OF the insured. naming as
beneficiaries someone who is outside
the scope of the organization without
sion OF the supreme court holds that
the beneficiary may be such a person
outside the scope of the organization.
The a in which this decision was
rendered was that OF William L. Chris
tenson in Sioux Falls, and Mary Mad
son. In November, 1909. James p.
Chrisieson of Lake Preston. now de-
ceased. who was a widower and had
three children. took a policy Of insur-
ance in the Ell Riad temples widows
and orphans fund. payable to Mary
Madison, unmarried, to whom he IL al.
legged to have been engaged to marry
Afterward MI. Christensen executed a
will, in which he bequeathed to Mary
Madison the insurance certificate in
Ell Rad temple. The main question
involved in the case was whether
Mary Madison was a beneficiary under
the certificate. It was contended by
the children Of Mr.. Christensen that
the widows and orphans fund OF FL
Rad temple was for the sole beneft OF
the widowSsAnd orphans OF the mem
bers Of the temple. The Ell Rad tenn.
pie promptly paid the money due on
the policy into court. to await decision
as to whom it should go, whether to
Mary Madison. the beneficiary named
In the policy, or to the children OF
Christeson. Judge Jones Of the state
circuit court decided In favor OF Mary
Madison. and the decision Of the state
supreme court, Just rendered, affirms
this decision, declaring in substance
that the insurance money rightfully
belongs to Mary Madison.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
Travelling Library Popular.

4 travelling library circulating IN an
auto IL one Of the showings Of the
state free library commission in the
6rst bulletin issued through that de-
partment. One Of their cases Of books
for free travelling library use II in the
hands Of County Agent Palm Of Cod
Agton county. who exchanges books
with tho farm families over tho county
Ii Ais trips. and the department 1nds
that tho users Of this library are
plsassd with the service and opDertnr
nifty olyen thaE.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
SPORTING.

Frank Gotch won two straight falls
in . match at Los Angeles with VIII
liam Demetral, the Chicago Greek,
thus clinching his title as the worlds
champion at catch-as-catch-can.
Bonnie Leonard outfought Johnny
Dundee in q ten-round bout In New
York. thus becomig eligible for q
match with Freddie Welsh for the
lightweight championship.
A bill to legalize ffteen-round box
ing bouts in Kentucky passed the low
er house OF the state legislature by q
vote of 48 to q. Friends Of the bill
claim 1t will pass in the senate
Frank c. Zehrung, president of the
Western league, announces that the
city having the largest opening at
tendance in 1916 will be presented
with a silver loving cup, presented BY
Governor Capper of Kansas.
Joe Coffee, Chicago, has offered Ed
ward Delivuk, manager of Alexander
Aberg. a Duluth, Mimi, wrestler, a
guarantee OF $4,000 to wrestle Joe
Stecker in Omaha or Chicago any time
after May l. Deviluk announced the
offer would be accepted.
Final approval for football games
on Thanksgiving day, with the stipuia.
ton that such games must be played
in the afternoon was given at q meet
ing Of TIE Missouri Valley Conference
Governing Board at st. Louis. Post
a games were forbidden.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17

Il was announced at Chicago that
the vote Of 400. COO engineers, firemen
and trainmen Of American railroads
Overwhelmingly favored authorizing
union heads to enter into negotiations
with the railroads for an eight-hour
day.
The Greek government has called
70 the colors all men Of the classes
Of 1896 to 1905 Of the navy and also all
those formerly called who did not N
spond. according to word received from
Athens BY George Cosmos, acting
Greek consul IN Omaha.
Eeuces county, one OF the most pop
ulous In south Texas, voted for pro-
hibition In . local option election re
oently. FoFtythree saloons, chiefly In
Corpus Christi, . tourist resort city,
which has been the stronghold Of the
sWot" faction. viii Be abolished BY
tho election.
FSancisco villa, outlawed Mexican
bandit, attached Columbus. New Mex
leo, with $500 men. killed seventeen
Americans and nred many buildings.
H and h1s followers were driven back
n0Eoog the international border By
Anef1can troops. Villas total losses
n 10 night were estimated in excess
- 100 killed and twice - many
Woonded.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
WASHINGTON

The senate voted, SIS to 10, to take
up Senator Tillman's bill to provide
for the purchase or construction Of a
government armor plate plant.
The senate, after four weeks OF
debate, passed the Shields bill to pro-
vide for development OF waterpcwer
in navigable waters by private capital.
The vote was 4 to %.
The quantity Of wheat held In inter
Tor mills and elevators in the United
States on March / was nearly twice
that held a year ago, according to a
report by the bureau Of crop estimates.
The total Is estimated at ISL ,911,l00
bushels.
The senate passed a bill appropriate
ing 1926, 900 for three new coast guard
cutters from New York harbor, the
Pacific coast and Alaska, and $4,000
for three river steamers to relieve
flood sufferers on the Mississippi and
its tributaries.
Despite the perils of submarine war
fare 400, 900 persons crossed the Al
lantic between American and Euro
pean ports as passengers last year.
Figures assembled In the bureau of
navigation show that 100000 Of them
travelled on vessels owned by the bel
ligerents.
Rates Of the Colorado & Southern,
and other roads on coal from South
Canon, Colo, to Wyoming, South Da-
kota, Nebraska and Kansas were
found unjustly discriminatory by the
interstate commerce commission In 50
Tar as they exceed rates from Walsen-
burg, Colo. to the same points by
more than Is cents per net ton.
Manufacturing plants In seven lead
lng industries OF the United States
have increased their working forces
an average OF Is per cent within the
last year, according to figures given
out By the department Of labor.
Three dreadnoughts and four battle
cruisers added to the American fleet,
huilt and authorized. would make e
he equal IN lighting strength Of the
resent German neet, Admiral Fetch +
I. commander q tho Atlantic neet.
clarsd before the hoaaa naval 60
101G10e
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
ensby Heads glks.

Mitchell.-Gorge A. Silsby, for the
past six years secretary Of the mitchell
antlered herd, last week was elected
exalted ruler of the local lodge OF Elks
Mr.. Silsby declined reelection to the
se~cretaryship and was thereupon given
the highest office In the ordsr. In which
he had been voted = life Membership
two years aga. .
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
Presents Coach with Watch.

The Monogram club OF the South
Dakota college at Brookings presented
Coach Harry w. Ewing with a beauti-
full gold watch at last weeks convoca-
ton. The presentation speech was
made by President Elwood G. Perisho.
This token from the boys was in ap-
probation Of Mr.. Ewing's success in
building up the athletic prowess OF
State college during the past four
years.
The Monogram club is made up ex.
clusively of State college athletes who
have won letters in one or more branch
es of intercollegiate athletics. There
are twenty-eight members of this or
ganization at state now. The list,
showing residence Of athlete and the
branch Of athletics in which he OBJ
tanned his monogram, follows:
Geo. Weber, Alexandria, football and
basketball.
Cleveland Abbot, WATERFOWL, foot
ball and basketball.
Bernard Sheehan. Aberdeen, foot
ball and basketball.
Leroy LdSOn, TRACK.
George Kennard, Brookings, track.
Arthur Allison, Cavour, track.
Harry Fridley, Bookings, football
Francis Humphrey, Howard, track.
Harold Miller, Brookings, football.
Lewis Nelson, Oldham, football.
Ed. Lynch. Brookings, football.
The foregoing eleven athletes are
all seniors and will be graduated from
the college this spring.
Charles Rowe, Sioux Falls, football
Hollace Jennings, Estelline, football
Cecil Skinner, Brookings, football
and basketball.
Lloyd Holiday, Brookings, track.
Dell Mccoy, Miller, football.
Homer Mathieson, WATERFOWL, track
Lee Stevens. Sioux City, football
basketball and baseball.
Colman Wagner, Shelby, track.
Harold Hooner, Bookings, football
and track.
Leonard Ladd, Brookings, track.
Thomas Strachan, Chelsea. track.
Oscar Wolber, Bookings, track.
Max Fisher, Watertown, football.
Robert Gilbertson, Sioux Falls, foot
ball.
Albert Thompson, Bruce, football.
William Gage, Sioux Falls, football
Forrest Simmons, st. Paul, football
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
Students In Musical Comedy.

Students In Musical Comedy.
Students Of the University OF South
Dakota staged the musical comedy,
"The Tuneful LIAR" at the city theater
in Vermillion before a crowded house
The production was an elaborate one
with 80 in the acting and chorus parts
and a 20-piece orchestra from the Col
lege Of Music. Loyal Harmon of De
Smet and Martha Findahl of Vermil
lion starred in the leading roles. Loui.
Solem of Garretson did q clever piece
OF work In a character role. The mu
steal comedy vas produced by the
university band under the direction OF
c. L. Hornstein and Forrest ]. Nicola
musical director.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
FROM MANY POINTS
EVENTS or THE DAY HELD 70 A
FEW LINES.
LITE EVENTS BOILED DOWN
Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
intelligence interesting to the
General Readers.
WAR NEWa

-Four people dropped dead from
heart failure In enc Of the towns In
England visited BY the Zeppelin - the
Eaidins atrship appeared.
The Swedish foreign Office informs
the Associated Press that q warnine
against embarling on armed mer-
ohantmen has been issued to Swedish
citizens.
The number OF British non-combat-
ants killed by Great Britain's enemies
since the beginning of the war aggre-
gates 1888, Premier Asquith writes in
reply to . request for such informar
ton.
The Swedish government has de-
cidod to remove the German mine field
on Falsterbo, which caused the loss
Of the steamer Martha. The press
supports the government In tits de-
Cision.
The German commerce raider MOewe
eluded British patrols on her return
% . German port by cruising north
ward around Iceland. First Lord OF
the Admiralty Balfour told the Brit
1h house Of commons.
Four German steamers which had
taken refuge in the port Of Lourenco
Marques, Portuguese, East Africa. have
been seized and the Portuguese flag
hoisted ON them. The crews Of the
vessels were interned.
Emperor william Of Germany has
received the commander of the Ger
man commerce raider Moewe and per-
s0nally presented him with the Order
Pour lie Merite. according to a dis
patch from Amsterdam.
The British destroyer Coquette and
torpedo boat No. IL have been sunk
BY mines. Forty-ive lives were lost.
They included one officer and twenty
one men Of the destroyer and three
officers and twenty men Of the torpedo
boat.
Germany has declared war on Por-
tugal. Thus thirteen countries are en-
Gaged In the international struggle.
The declaration Of wal was made by
Germany chiefly on account Of the re-
rent seizure OF German merchantmen
interned In Portuguese ports.
The United States has asked Great
Britain for q copy Of the confidential
instructions to commanders Of British
merchant vessels, which Germany
claims prove that merchantmen armed
ostensibly for defensive purposes have
orders to act extensively against Ger
man and Austrian submarines.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17

Will H. Orpet, University OF Wiscon'
sin student, was indicted by a Lake
county grand jury in Chicago on q
charge of numbering his former sweet
heart, Marian Lambert.
Three soldiers were killed and Two
seriously injured in a fire that de-
stroyed the main barracks and ammu-
milton houses at Fort Gibbon, occupied
by Company B. Fourteenth Infantry
at Fairbank, Alaska.
More than SO per cent of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin goods are affect
ed with goiter in a moderate form, ac-
cording to Prof. w. J. Meek. OF the
university faculty, in a lecture to q
health and disease class at Madison.
Failure OF the machine guns to work
at the crucial time, when most needed
at the beginning of the fight between
Villa bandits and the Thirteenth cav
airy at Columbus, New Mexico, is the
cause attributed for the escape OF the
bandits.
The Iowa law giving cities the
power to regulate jitney buses was
held constitutional by Judge George
Jepson in district court at Sioux
City, but the clause requiring 1itney
bus operators to file an indemnity
bond with the city clerk was held IN
valid.
Dwelling houses and sites for stores
are in demand at Gary. Ind, as a re-
suit of the announcement made by FL
bert H. Gary, chairman OF the uniteo
States Steel corporation that the steel
industries in that city are to be en-
larged by the construction OF q $2o'-
100000 tube plant.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17

Owing to IN epidemic Of measles IN
washington the public schools were or.
1aeed closed for. : period q two veelcaL.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17

German shippers have never ia
vored the Kiel canal, as they prefer
the long sea voyage to the toll
charges.
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Belligerent.

B~elI10erent.
lizard to get along with, isn't he?"
"Oh. yes. He is as %quarrelsome 40
q pacifst."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17

John Block, a rancher on Bad river
near Capa, has moved his buildings
to a higher location. IN the predictions
Of an old Indian living neal his place.
Last year the red man predicted a
flood in the Red river valley, and when
it actually came, the Block home was
invaded by the waters, and his family
was compelled to leave the house hur-
riedly for higher g-onnd. This spring
the re Trdiar predicts that a flood
on Bad river this year will be much
higher thar the n of last year, and
Block is taking no chances after one
successful prediction, hut is hiking his
buildings all to a hill where the water
can't reach them unless the valley fills
up.
The town OF Mnrristown Is without
. clergyman and has been so situated
for several months. There is an ex-
cellent Presbyterian church in the
town. but the denomination has been
without a pastor for several months.
About forty women from outside
towns were present as delegates to a
district meeting OF the Daughters Of
Rebekah which was held in Webster.
Besides q social time. business ses
sions were held. Assembly President
Julia Ball Of Madison and Past AS.
sembly President Anna Knott OF Bris-
tol we're the guests Of honor.
& 81 @
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-Four people dropped dead from
heart failure In enc Of the towns In
England Visited by the Zeppelin - the
Eaiding airship appeared.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-24

pnionisp ID Of beneft-not only to employe but to
the employer az well, and TO society. ~
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-24
LONGER HOURS GO TO
MAKE SHORTER LIVES

The longer hours the shorter the
lives is a. rule that is finding new
proof with every investigation. The
federal bureau of mines has issued a
report on mine accidents. In order to
give the states with long hours and
11on-union employees the best possible
showing the bureau computed the
number Of fatal accidents in proper
ton to the total number of hours
worked per year.
Heretofore these statistics have
been compiled with relation to the
number Of employees and the number
of tons mined. This made such a bad
showing for the non union states that
the method of compilation has been
changed to favor the states with long
hours. The result was to lower the
death rate in the long hour states.
But short hours and union condi-
tons remain superior. In the four
leading non-union states the death
rate per 1900 hours worked for the
10 years preceding 1913 was as fol-
lows: Alabama, 5.7S: Colorado,
500; Virginia, 5.26: West Virginia,
SIS. During the same time the
death rats in four. Of the leading
union states having the eight-hour
day was as follows: Illinois, s.26; In
diana, 2.95; Iowa, 2.27; Pennsylvania
(bltumlnous), 3.34.
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THE FIVE SOULS.

(w. N. Ever in The Nation, London.)
+ was peasant Of the Polish plain,
. left my pillow because the message
rail-
Russia in danger, needed every man,
To save her from the Teuton-and was
slain.
T gave my life for freedom, this
know,
For those who babe me fight had told
me SO.
I was a. Tyrolese, q mountaineer,
gladly left my mountain home to
fight
Against the brutal. treacherous
Muscovite-
And died in Poland on a. Cossack
spear.
I gave my life for freedom, this I
know,
For those who babe me fight had told
me so.
I worked in Lyons at my weaver's
When suddenly the Prussian despot
His felon blow at France. and at the
world;
Then went forth to Belgium-and
my doom.
I gave my life for freedom, this I
know,
For those who babe me fight had told
me so.
I owned vineyard by the wooded
Main,
Until the Fatherland, begirt by foes,
Lusting her downfall, called me and
rose
Swift to the call-and died in fair
Lorraine.
I gave my life for freedom, this I
know,
For those who bade me fight had told
I 1abored in shipyard by the Clyde;
There came a sudden word Of wars
declared,
OF Belgium, peaceful, helpless, un-
Asking our aid, I Joined the ranks
and died.
I gave my life for freedom, this I
know,
For those who babe me fight had told
me so.
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FEW MEN SUPPORT
THEIR FAMILIES ALONE

Man supports his wife and chill
dren; theoretically, this is fine ira
dition. We all like to believe in it.
But perhaps it flatters man too
much.
An investigation Of 100 represent
tative families of Springfield, ILL.,,
was made recently by the industrial
surveyors Of the Rockefeller founda-
ton with a. view to determine the
sources of the family income.
It was discovered that not quite
one-fifth Of the men in the surveyed
families were supporting their wives
and shildren without assistance. In
fact only 10 families each lived on
the earnings Of one person.
Thirty families had two bread
winners, ~ had three, Is had four
and nine had five or more" runs the
report. The figures include the chill
dren under II years who ''made regu-
las contributions by earning q dol.
lar or two a week selling papers or
running errands.