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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

n Of the best evenings entertain
ment ever given at Pierre for the last
evening of the convention.
At Sioux Falls last year BroOkings
merchants came very near bringing
the convention to Brookings this year.
Those who have thus far been as
signed places on the program and have
consented to make addresses are:
Governor Byrne, w. L. Ware, Clark;
Oscar Schutt, Minneapolis; A.. F.
Moore. Pierre; l.. E. Parker, j. f.
Weller, Plankinton; Gus Meyer, Par
ker; J. E. Kelley, Pierre; J. F. Thomas
Pierre; J. T. Hanson, Canton; Krist
Gilbertson, Florence; j. Ray Cloe,
Redfeld; A. j. Keith, Sioux Falls;
Charles E. Hall, Brookings; Guy c.
Frary, Vermillion; Otto Baarsch, Clark,
E. o. McEwen, Mt. Vernon; G. F.
Buche, Lake Andes; p. c. Byrne,
Montrose; d. H. Lotus, De Smet:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04
MERCHANTS To
HOLD CONVENTION
NINETEENTH ANNUAL CONVEN-
TON TO BE HELD AT PIERRE
MAY 16, II AND 10
TWO LOCAL MEN TO DELIVER SPEECHES
Program Of Great Interest and Value
to Merchants Of State Has
Been Prepared

The 10th annual convention of the
citation will be held at Pierre May 16,
II and IS.
The South Dakota Retail Merchants
association has been growing rapidly
from year to year and is becoming one
Of the most important organizations
in the state. At the coming meeting
many important matters will be dis
cussed and spoken on by the most
successful merchants of the state. In
arranging the program little outside
talent has been selected and the speak
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04
FIRE AT WHITE

Fire of unknown origin damaged the
stage and scenery of the opera house
at White this morning about $50
o'clock to the extent of about 81, 200. 90.
The plate glass was broken out of the
front of the building in fighting the
fire. The building is owned by Chas.
Arnold and "a uninsured. A dance
was held in the building Wednesday
night and 1t is thought some one drop
ped a match or cigar.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04
LUTHER LEAGUE CONVENTION

The nineteenth annual convention
of the Luther League of South Dakota
will be held at Garretson beginning
May 5. Arrangements have all prac-
tically been completed for one of the
largest and most important conven-
tons in the history of the ~organiza-
ton.
A number Of prominent ministers
of the Lutheran church will deliver ad-
dresses. The convention theme: "Our
Calling" will be introduced by the
keynote address by Rev. Olaf Lysness
Friday evening at 1880. Rev. Lysness
is an especially able speaker, and
should be heard by all who can posi-
bly, get to the meeting. The conven-
ton sermon will be given by Rev. o.
P. Manganese of Cotton, Sunday morn
ing at 1920. The afternoon session, at
3 o'clock will be devoted to the third
and fourth papers on the convention
theme, and a discussion of them. The
evening session, commencing at 8
o'clock, will be the rally meeting. The
rally address will be given by Profes.
sor j. A. Asagaard, Moorhead, Mimi.
His address will be followed by short
closing addresses by a number of the
prominent visitors.
Brookings Luther League will be
represented by Miss Mabel Johnson
and Harold Knutsen, who were elected
at the regular league meeting Friday
evening.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04
BRooKINGs. SOUTH DAKOTA. MAY 4, 1915

%ceptional interest is being prepared by
the committee. One of the head
liners, will be J. A. S. Pollard, cashier
of the FIT. Madison Savings Bank, Ft.
Madison, Ia, the banker silver tom
que orator, who enjoys a national repu-
tation as a public speaker. We expect
t. have the Joe Cannon of Illinois on
the program, and no effort is being
spared to make the program the very
best"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

Chas. J. Crockett, Cleveland, Ohio; G..
A. Starring, Brookings; A. +. Allison,
Sioux Falls: Frank Kramer, Chamber
lain: A. f. II. Boaland, Waubay; John
NJ. Scheck, Clark: +. U. Berdahl, Gar
retson; Lars J. Fikstal, Webster.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
FOURTEEN BRIDES
CHOOSE MISSION FIELD
Presbyterian Union Holds Dinner
and Reception at the Savoy.

s. Moore Gordon. who is going 20
China as a Presbyterian missionary. in
vited the guests at the Presbyterian
Union dinner last night 20 visit his
home in China. As he is one Of the
bachelor missionaries going out this
year, his reference to his "home" was
misunderstood by the 300 persons
present and the house roared. Each
one of the speakers following him
found it necessary 10 explain whether
or not he was married before he could
get a hearing.
OF the seventy-eight under appoint
ment by the Presbyterian Board to sail
for foreign work, twenty-eight are
newly married or about to be.
The nineteenth annual conference
will be continued to-day in the Foreign
Missions Board room, 156 Fifth Ave
nue., Robert f. Spear presiding.
Last nights dinner was held in the
Hotel Savoy. Newly assigned mission
aries who spoke were s. Moore Gordon,
Miss Theodosia D. Jessup, the Rev.
Walter Dolive. Miss Ruth Akin, the
Rev. Archibald Campbell. Miss Ivy
Maye Fish, the Rev. Alfred G.. Cheney,
Mrs. Glenn +. Ogden, the Rev Ivan o.
Wilson. Miss Thekla VI. Siebens, the
Rev. Royal G. Hall. Miss Evelyn NJ.
Walmsley and the Rev Theodore d.
Walser. The following missionaries
on furlough also spoke: The Rev. Will
lam NJ. Dagger. Mrs. A. r. Kepler. the
Rev. W. {. Erdman and Mrs. John +.
Genso
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
DECLARES DETECTIVES
TRIED TO FRAME HIN
Oppenheim on Stand in His
100000 Damage Suit.

Benjamin Oppenheim. reinstated TO
the bar after a disbarment Of thirteen
years. testified in the Supreme Court
yesterday to the efforts of detectives
in the employ of the city and of the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
to try to frame" him in an accident
case. Oppenhcim is suing the company
and its former officers for 100000
damages. for his disbarment and dis
grace, which ne alleges were the result
of a conspiracy.
Oppenheim said Detective Ackerle
appeared in the Nugent case. the one
on which he was disbsrred. Aekerle
and Lieutenant Detective Joseph Petro-
sino, who was slain by members of the
Camorra, were together in the Rena
case, another in which Oppenheim was
interested. the witness testified.
Oppenheim said some of the wit
nesses who offered testimony in the
Rena case, in which he was interested,
were Jack Dinero, who said he was a
railroad detective; Stanley NJ. Bagg,
Ackerle and Petrosino. Investigation
showed, he declared, that the testi-
mony was false. lie said Petrosino
suggested that they go to the scene OF
the accident.
Il went to the Leonard Street police
station and said we were going to ex-
pose some matter in our Office at D
O'Clock. ! asked that a couple Of men
be sent there. The sergeant sent one.
There were also present two detectives
from an agency and the superintendent
Of the building. When the witnesses
came in ] said to one of the city de-
tectives. You've been bringing here a
lot of false witnesses, and if you don't
get out I'll have you arrested An
alteration followed, and opened the
door and the detective from the
Leonard Street station, Detective
Donohue. stepped in. Ackerle ex--
claimed: I'm innocent Of all this
Donohue showed his badge and ordered
all out. In a day or two Petrosino
accused me of having tried to induce
him to swear falsely"
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
CONFER ON CATHOLIC WEEK
20 Priests, Representing Four Dioceses,
Meet at Cathedral Rectory.

Meet at Cathedral Rectory.
Twenty priests, representing the do
ceses Of New York, Brooklyn, Newark
and Trenton, selected by their re-
spective bishops to form an arrange
ment committee for the Catholic Week,
to be held in this city next August,
met yesterday afternoon at the Ca
thedral reetory, at Madison Avenue and
Fifty-frst Street. Monsignor NJ. J. La
velle, rector of 81. Patrck's Cathedral,
representing Cardinal Farley, presided.
Plans were discussed and the priests
offered the cooperation Of the clergy
and the laity Of their dioceses TO make
the week the greatest Catholic demon
stration ever held in this country.
The annual conventions OF the Amer
lean Federation Of Catholic Societies,
the German Federation OF Catholic So
cieties and the Catholic Young Mems
National Union, 10 be held here during
Catholic Week, will open Sunday morn
ing, August 20. with solemn pontifeal
mass, celebrated by Cardinal Farley, at
St. Patrick's Cathedral. Cardinal Glib
bons, of Baltimore, and Cardinal
O'Connell, OF Boston, and all the
bishops and archbshops in the coun-
try have been invited to attend.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
TAUSCHER MUST
UNDERGO TRIAL
Judge Upholds Indictment
for Conspiracy Against
Welland Canal.

Efforts 20 laugh out Of court the IN
dictment charging Captain Hans
Tauscher. husband Of Nine. Gadski,
with conspiring to lead a military ex-
petition against Canada met with as
distinct a failure yesterday as did the
planned raid on Canada. Judge c. +.
Wolverton. in the Federal District
Court, refused to see the ridiculous
side Of the affair and held that the
captain, who is local representative
Of the Krupps and other foreign gun
makers. must stand trial.
Lawyers for Captain Tauscher held
that il was ridiculous for the govern
ment prosecutors to call a proposed
raid of "but five irresponsible men
a military enterprise against friend
" power They compared it with the
sending of ships filled with munitions
TO be used against Germany from THIS
country, and intimated that the pro-
posed raid should be looked upon as
friendly visit 70 the Welland Canal
for the purpose. possibly, of finding
new customers for the armament com
panies Captain Tauscher represented.
The Tauscher lawyers entered de-
murrer to the indictment on these
grounds. saying that the section re-
lating to a conspiracy against a
friendly power had not been violated
and could not be without the organI-
zation of military companies.
Judge WOlverton, however, upheld
all six counts of the indictment on the
ground that the intention Of such
raid and not the number of men IN
volved made il friendly or unfriendly,
a military expedition or a visit. In
his decision Judge Wolverton repeated
the charges, concerning the plans TO
send Alfred A. Fritzen and Constan-
tine Covanl TO the neighborhood OF the
Welland Canal. where they were 10
lire other men 70 aid them in dyna-
hitting the canal All of the muni
tions. il was charged. were TO have
been provided by Captain Tauscher
The only criticism made Of the indict
mont By Tauscher's lawyers, Judge
Wolverton said, was that II contained
nothing to show that the men were
especially drilled and equipped
In answering this the Judge said:
THE indictment here shows a pre-
concerted plan. the persons charged and
the said other persons, acting together
for one common purpose, that OF at
tacking and destroying military instl-
tuition of a belligerent nation, all di-
rected BY a common leadership, and |
am impressed that it is sufficient under
the authorities"
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
DIES TRYING TO SAVE
WOMAN FROM TRAIN
Brooklyn Man Struck as he
Reached Stranger.

Iohn c. Zuhucht. Of 25S Parkside
Avenue. Brooklyn, gave his life yester-
dav afternoon trying to save from
death beneath a Philadelphia express
train Mrs. A. R. Miller Of Chestnut
Street, East New York
The accident occurred at the New
Jersey Central station at FL Mora. n. J.
Mrs. Miller was waiting for tram
hound for Jersey City. A freight tram
passed. p9ssta which kept from her sight the
annroaching express. She did not hear
the shouts from persons about the s'a-
tiOn. -. ard
rushed from the platform. Just as ne
reached her the train struck the pair
hurled them high into the air ard ran ran
over them when they dropped 10 inc
Zuaucht had been visiting his VIE
narcnts in Elizabeth.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
NEW PHONE BOOKS APPEAR
City Volume Goes to 100000 Homes
and Offices. Suburban to 725,OOO.

The most widely read periodical IN
New York made its latest appearance
yesterday in the new dress Of sum
ner edition. No less than 9IO,Ooo
homes and Offices will be counted IN
me circulation Of the latest New YORK
CIV Telephone Directory, while the
General Suburban Directory viii 60 70
725.000
More than 1000. 900 telephone books,
in addition to these, will be placed IN
the Bell compaLy's metropolitan tern,
tory in New Jersey, Nestchester ana
suburban Long Island.
Three hundred and sixty-seven thou
sand contributors have collaborated on
the New York book The general sub
urban book has 197,5O0 contributor
subscribers The New York total rep
resents gain over last year OF 4Z'VoO
names.
A touch Of the euphonious has been
given 10 a number of telephones IN
the Lenox district Their designation
henceforth will be Vanderbilt" ana
"Rhinelander.' A few phones IN the
Fla,bush district have been rechris-
tened Kenmore"
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
HIS ESSAY WINS $50 PRIZE
City College Student Sets Sons of
Revolutions Award.

John j. Msngin. jr., a student Of
CITY College. is the winner Of the
first prize awarded by the Sons Of
the Revolution for the best essay on
"The Work of Alexander Hamilton
from 1872 20 l795-lts Meaning and
Value to Our Country" Although only
two essays were accepted from each
high school and normal preparatory
school in the state, thousands Of
pupils throughout the state competed
for the award. which is given by the
organization each year.
The first prize consists Of $50 and a
bronze medal. The second prize, $50
and bronze medal. was awarded 70
Marcells Ryan. a pupil Of Whitehall
High school, Whitehall. n W, and
the third prize. Of Sl5 and a bronze
medal. went 20 Edna J. Kroboth, Of the
PsushkesDsis Hish SehSsA
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
HUNTS BOX TO SOLVE
$4,000 BOND MYSTERY
Broker, Alleged Bankrupt,
Leads SheriffS on Vain Chase.

Vaudeville Hall. alleged bankrupt
broker, who is now a prisoner IN Lud-
low Street Jail, yesterday led a party
OF lawyers and deputy sherifrs TO the
West End Express Company, 70 help
them search for a mysterious tin box
which he said contained information
about the $4,000 worth Of bonds he
sold for Florence G. Finch. secretary
Of the d. A. r.
Hall is a prisoner on a body attach
ment, the result Of the charge that he
converted TO his own use the money
gained from the sale of Miss Finch's
bonds. The search was not only fu-
tile but employees in the express Office
could not recall t hat Hall had ever de
posted the tin box there.
Prior 10 the search for the OK
Hall appeared IN court for examina-
tion An adjournment was taken un-
I'll July 7. By that time, Hall asserted,
his jail term would have expired. and
he would be able 10 handle his own
affairs. He expects TO resume the
brokerage business.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
Frances Starr in New Play.

Atlantic City, June l2.-Dsvid BEL
asco presented Frances Starr in a new
comedy. Little Lady in Blue by
Horace Hodges and T. Wigney Percy
val. at Nixon's Apollo Theatre, here
tonight Miss Starr was supported by
a company which included Jerome
Patrick. George Giddens, Frank Kemeie
Cooper. Carl Ssuerman, FREDERICK
Graham. T. Wigney Percyval, Horace
Praban1' Adrian X. Rosley, Henry
Travers, Roland Rushton, Lucy Beau
mont and Diana Dischea- Ths play Is
bv the authors Of Grumpy
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
DRY CONVENTION LIES
OVER RUMLESS DESERT
Train with Teetotaller Crew TO
Pick Lines That Sell No Booze.

Hartford, Conn. June 12.-Connee'l-
cuts delegation TO the National PROM
bition Convention in St. Paul Will 90 10
the convention surrounded by triple
inspected. fool proof, iron clad armor
against the demon rum. The delegates
have changed the popular advertising
slogan. NO metal can touch YOU 10
"No hquor shall bust you.
A special train carrying nothing even
remotely alcoholic will carry the fro.
over railroads that do not
serve liquor on their other trans sno'
under an eleventh hour proviso Jus'
added TO the running schedule, mem
bers Of the train crew must De 'es-
totsllerA
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
QUITS PULPIT FOR CITY JOB
Pastor Can't Preach and Be Mt. Vernon
Controller at Once.

Since his duties as Controller of M.
Vernon interfered with those as pastor
OF the Evangelical English Lutheran
Church. the Rev. James Berg has re
signed his pulpit after fourteen years
Of service. Three years ago he ran for
Mavor on the Republican ticket but
was defeated by Mayor Fiske' a Demo
crat. Previous 10 that ne had Deeh d
,,or,ber of the Board Of Aldermen. In
Woyember. 1915, he was made Control
Ter. ..:.;.+or-
Controller was to refuse the Mayor his
Salarv IIar- - because he would not give an
sfiJayjt sSid that he had fulfilled his duties
as Mayor This has brought on c,,nrolIt a court
fight. now pending IN the supreme
Court at White Plains.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
GIRL KILLS BROTHER
TOYING WITH REVOLVER
Sobs Over His Bocy-Her
Father Held.

81 was only playing with II, ssther,'
little Mary Collindo, FIVE. OF i2o Elm
Street, Corona, Queens, wspt over the
deathbed Of her three-yesr-old brother
Frank, in St. Johns Hospital Long
Island City, yesterday.
The at" was a revolver, which shs
had taken from her fathers holster.
Frank had stood By. an interested spec
tator. Accidentally Ms-y discharged
the pistol. Frank fell. bullet through
his abdomen. He died several hours
later. Collndo was arrested, charged
with having a revolver in his house
Friends supplied his $500 bail.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
Rest for Two PLAYS.

Charles Dillingham's record-breaking
musical comedy. "Chin-Chin," ended its
season in Chicago last Saturday night.
Fred Stone, Dave Montgomery and
ninety other members Of the organiza-
tion reached town yesterday. Since
leaving the Globe Theatre last Deeem-
Der "Chin-Chin" has played in but two
cities. Boston and Chicago The COM
pany will be reassembled in August for
another tour in a number of the larger
cities. Members OF Henry ". Sayage's
production, "Everywoman," also re-
turned to town yesterday after a tour
of thirty-seven weeks in most OF the
states east of the Rockies. This is
the sixth consecutive season for the
morality spectacle, and Edna Porter
still heads the cast. 1t will tour again
next wear
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
ASK MEAT RISE INQUIRY
New York Butchers Send Petition to
President Wilson

Syracuse. n. Y. June l2.-An invests
CATION into tho increasing cost OF meat
is asked for in petition sent 20 Presi-
dent Wilson to-day By the New York
State Association OF United Master
Butchers of America The association
in annual convention here, declared
that the constant increase was unwar-
ranted.
The petition states that the price OF
meat has increased AZ the rate OF one
half cent a pound every Monday morn
ing for the past two years.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
H0NORS DIVIDED AT PALACE
Ben Welch and Stan Stanley's Acts
Stand Out in Average Bill.

Ben Welch and Stan Stanley divided
honors in a programme Of average en-
tsrtainment at me Palace Theatre yes
terday WelSl offered a new heore"
nonolocue which was extremely funny
throughout. and Stanley provoKed quite
as much laughter in one of those acts
where the principal speaks his lines
from the audience.
Dorothy Jardon was the nominal
headliner, appearing IN daring as
ortment of new gowns and SeNtet
OF songs Her powers as a prlma Gonna
continue TO be consi ierable. Theodore
KosloF and Vlasta Maslova, with thelI
company Of Russian dancers appeared
for a second week with slight varia-
tons IN their programme. ,
Also on the bill was The .sq Req
marikins, who acted in muslcal
le,ch led by one James B. Carson
Offering was stupid and tiresome.
Payne and Joe Niemeyer ana
HuH Budd completed the entertain
mem
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
DIES IN CELL AFTER FALL
Brother Of J. Grafton MsoMahon
Treated for Abrasion and Locked Up.

Andrew MacMahon. who died in a
cell six hours after he had been treated
for lacerated forehead. was brother
Of j. Grafton MacMahon. lawyer and
former Election Commissioner of
Brooklyn. His brother said last night
he would ask for an immediate inves-
tigation. Coroner Wagner announced
that death was due 70 acute alcoholism.
MacMahon, who lived at 2T2 Frank
lin Avenue, Brooklyn, with his wife and
daughter. was on his way home Sunday
night. when he fell and cut his head.
He was taken 70 the Classon Avenue
station, a few blocks from mis- home,
where he was attended by Dr. Breslin,
OF the Swedish Hospital. His family
was informed, according 10 the police,
and as 10 one called for him he vas
locked up.
Six hours later. when an effort was
made to arouse him, he failed TO re-
spond. A doctor said he had died a
short time before.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
SUE LAWYER FOR 100000
Gardner and Decker Each Want s5o.OOO
for Charges in Conspiracy Case.

Former State Senator Frank j. Gard
ner. of Brooklyn, and George +:
Decker, nurse, both exonerated. OF
the charge that they had conspired TO
wrest control Of a 100000 estate
from Samuel E. Haslett, the Brooklyn
recluse. filed suit in the Supreme
Court. Brooklyn, yesterday, for $4,000
each against John B. Lord, lawyer
the principal witness in the case. They
aIlege Lord was the instigator Of the
charges which led to their false arrest.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
Dolly Sisters Again Frolic.

The Dolly Sisters returned for a
four weeks engagement at the "Zleg-
field Midnight Frolic" atop the New Am
sterdam Theatre last night. New
dances and gorgeous new gowns helped
TO make their reception enthusiastic.
William Rock and Frances White made
their debut, and Will Rogers returned
after short absence. Another new
conner was Mysterious Milo. The
"Frolic" put on its summer garo. all
OF Mr. Ziegfeld's gold chairs being re-
placed by immaculate white ones.
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
HOSPITAL IN NEED OF FUNDS
Nazareth Branch of Seton lnstition
Reouires New Pavilion.

A call has been issued for pubic con
buttons for a new pavilion Tor con
lmptive children at the NazSIetn
branch Of Seton Hospital. Spuyten Duy'
vii, 20 cost $4,000. OF this $S'Ooo mas
been obtained.
Persons interested are invited 10 see
the great work that is being done dally
10 the tuberculosis wards Of the Spuy'
ten Duvl institution
New-York tribune., 1916-06-13
HOBOKEN JOINS EAST FRONT
Card Game Casualties Include One
Austrian and Two Russians.

John Wasseluls, a Russian, Of 458
South Second Street, Hoboken, suffered
the first local casualties from the Rus
sian drive yesterday in an argument on
the subject with Charles Schnell. The
latter. an Austrian. lives at 113 Grand
Street, HoboKen.
Argument arose during card game,
and another Russian, Peter Petriki, also
ioiDed. Wasseluls was beaten. He lies
in a dangerous condition at ST. Mary's
Hospital. Schnell and Petriki were held.