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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06

reform school, but through the inter
|cession of Colonel Slower, Miss Adah
Minard, whose pupil he formerly was
in school, and Rev. G. j. Christianson
i'm behalf of the Congregational Sun
day school, the court was induced to
suspend the sentence during good be-
Ihavior. Colonel Slower said he did
mot think the lad was vicious and
asked that he be given an
|other chance. Colonel Stoyer's plea
was supplemented by Miss Minard
land Mr.. Christianson.
Mrs. g. M. Miles, Of Redgeld, was
ia guest last Saturday at the home
Iof MI. and Mrs. j. J.. Chaplin, who
formerly resided at Redfield, Mr..
Chaplin having recently accepted the
position of manager Of the Hayes
Lucas lumber interests in Water
town. Mrs. Miles and her family are
|old-time friends, also, of the editor..cf
The Saturday News. Professor
Miles in his younger days filed the
chair of chemistry in college, and
Mrs. Miles, prior to her marriage.
was also a college professor, both
having taught in the same institution.
They have resided in Redffeld since
1882, when Professor Miles estab-
a newspaper there, lal,r be-
looming clerk Of courts in Faulk coun-
|ty, and later still OF the officers
of Sphinx county. a position from
which ne has but recently retired.
Their daughter, Miss Lou, after get
ting her college degree and taking
postgraduate work, also became a
Teacher For several wears mast she
has been n of the efficient teach
ing force in the Redfield schools.
Their son, likewise a college grad
uate, finishing with the degree of M.
ID. at Rush Medical College, is tenn
porarily teaching along the lines Of
his chosen profession, SO that it may
be said that the entire family nat.
urally takes to educational work.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
Charges Policy With
Questionable Conduct

HIH4NLEE& NGAEEtNEE rf-1l
Huron, S. D.-A wire from the state
capital announces that a petition was
today filed by Joe Kirby. a member
of the Sioux Falls bar, with the at
torney general of South Dakota, ask
ing that one Samuel c.. Policy be dis
barred from practice as an attorney
at law. The petition will be brought
to hearing before the state supreme
court of which said Samuel g. Pol
ley is the presiding judge. The Pc
tition alleges that Mr.. Policy, while
secretary of state, in 1910, sold a GER
tain public office in violation Of Sec
ton la of the Penal Code Of South
Dakota. A formal request was made
of the Byrne administration by r. o.
Richards, while the legislature was
in regular session. to Investigate the
charges, but they failed to act.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
The West Hotel will serve
meals and lunches any time
during day or night.

Cone would think, remarked an
occasional visitor to town, yesterday,
that everybody favoring the contin-
uance of the commission form of gov
|ernment is stir with fright lest Col
onel Stover's waterworks company
take the people by the nape of the
meek and the seat OF the pants and
dump them into the lake. On the
hand, there are Indications that
all the people fayoring a change in
form of government are fearful
that Mr.. Baskerville's gas company
lis running the town for the sole
benefit Of the gas works. 1t strikes
me that If the people of Watertown
are as intelligent as they would lead
1.-THE rest Of the world to believe they
are they ought to be able to control
both the waterworks company and
the gas company without making so
much fuss about it,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
See Boughner & Peterson
the real house decorators.

Petitions have been circulated this
week for the nomination of Judge /.
H. Myers as a candidate for Judge
of the municipal court. Judge Myers,
it was thought until the last day or
two, would have no opposition, but it
develops that the friends of Perret
F. Gault, of the law firm of Hanten
& Hanten and P. F. Gault, have cir
culated a nominating petition and
will place Mr.. Gault in the field for
the municipal court bench
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
TRYING TO REACH HEAVEN
ON A HALF FARE TICKET

A ermon by Deacon Walker: Eve
still u across fellows who are try
ing to fool the Lord and get to heaven
on half fare. They imagine that be-
cause they dress up a little on Sunday
and drop a few nickels into the col
lection box they have bribed st. Peter
for another week, They forget their
neighbor, the pearly gates and every
thing else during the next six days.
They skin their brother and break
every commandment in the decal-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
A Broken Press

Owing to the breaking OF The Sat
urday News press, just as the print
ing of this edition began. this issue
is delayed about t~wenty-four hours.
This is the first time in more than d
year that the printing has been Sc
long delayed beyond the regular hour
for going to press each Thursday.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
George Skells sells wall
paper and paints at reason
able prices. Just call him up.
Phone 2l65. tf

Dodgers and hand-bills have been
lpretty thick the past few days. First
we are informed that Baskerville is
back, n then we are told that Col.
|Stover's Waterworks company has a
franchise; then, that if you want the
commission government knocked into
la cooked hat you should vote for
progress and economy by marking a
|cross IN the top circle on the ballot;
then that if you don't want to take a
backward step you must mark the
cross in the lower circle on the bal
lot. This paper goes to press Thurs
day afternoon, and there is yet plen-
ty of time for another batch of hand
bills.
The wording on th official ballot
for the SPECIAL election tomorrow is in
with law, but the phrase
,oIogy is somewhat misleading, never.
|theless. Those wishing to vote for
a change in the form of government
should mark a cross in the top circle,
thus: x For City Organization un-
der general law. That is to say,
those desiring the form of Water
towns government changed should
vote for organization under the gen
eral law. while those desiring to re
tain the present commission form
should vote against city organization
under general law. If everybody will
remember. that a cross in the top cir.
clue a vote against the com
mission form and that@a cross in
the lower circle leans q vote to sus-
tain the commission form, there will
be no wrongly marked ballots.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
Investigate up the !
minute line Of wall papers.
A class BY itself. Boughner
q Peterson.

Judge Myers, of the municipal
court, has a case before him which
gave him considerable concern for q
few days. 1t appears that William
ISelleck was arrested on the charge
tof taking 500 from the office Of the
|Stover Construction company, where
The was employed. The court found
THAT the lad had but $40 of the amount
taken left, the other $50 having been
Expended for buying various articles
for his various friends. Througat the
efforts OF his mother and the officers
the greater portion Of these goods were
recovered and returned to the stores
where purchased, the money being
refunded The court at arst consid-
erred the sending Of the lad to the
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06

iogue of decency without a pang Of
conscience. Then on the first day
OF the week they again think OF the
happy golden stand and 60 forth with
a hymn book under their arm and the
dime for the collection box in their
vest pocket. Funny how they fool
Ii you should intimate
TO I'M OF them that they are not re-
Iligious they would actually be in
suited. They work the game year
AFTER year. They occasionally fool 4
few members OF the flock and some
times the new minister has to take q
month o. two to get next to them.
But the day OF reckoning comes. I,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
STRANGE MITCHELL. CASE.
Mitchell BOY Apparently Dead But Is
Later Revived and Survives.

LatSt nSSsSSu auu Survives.
Mitchell, S. Ds-After his heart had
ceaseds<o beat and life was apparent
.ly extinct, while under the influence
yesterday es ether on an operating
table in a hospital here, the young
son Of TT. Morgans, secretary OF the
Mitchell Commercial club, was brought
back to life today is reported to be
in normal health. The boy had just
gone under the anesthetic when he
choked and life apparently left his
body. One of the surgeons grabbed
the boy by the feet and the other
started respiration BY blowing into
the mouth. In a short time the pa
ltient a attacked by nausea and be-
gan to breathe. Ether was admins
tered again and the operation finish
ed.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
a 7 IN N
Watertown People Should Not Neg
lect Their Kidneys.

No kidney ailment is unimportant.
Don't overlook the slightest backaehe
or urinary irregularity. Nature may
Ibe warning you of approaching
dropsy, gravel or Bright's disease.
Kidney disease is seldom fatal il
treated in time, but neglect may pave
the way. Don't neglect a lame or
aching back another day. Don't ig-
more dizzy spells, irregular or disor-
|dered urine, headaches, WEAKNESS or
depression. If you feel you need kid
ney help. begin using the reliable
|time-tried remedy, Doan's Kidney
Pills. For SO years, Doan's have been
found effective. Endorsed by Water
town people.
r. L. Ellis, Sill Eighth st. s. e.,
Watertown, says: II was troubled
for a long time by my back which
never stopped aching. / couldn't lie
down with any comfort. It was i'm
possible for me to stoop or bend my
body. If i did. sharp pains darted
up my spine into my shoulders. Two
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills rid me
OF the trouble and strengthened my
kidneys. My back has been strong
ever since"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Deans Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Hills had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Props. Buffalo, N. Y. ADV. 43
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06
Local Happenings

Just before the battle. mother!
Furnished rooms for rent. s27 srd
ST. s. E. AS
Rev. Max Michaels, OF Henry, vas
in the city yesterday.
E. c. Yeamans. representing the vi.
emma -four mill. was in town yester-
day.
For Sale Cheap-Fine grade Nam
moth Red Glover seed. Mrs. F. P.
Hopkins, 525 e. Kemp Ave. 43tf
Nick Kirwan was taken to Luther
hospital yesterday where he is ex.
pected to undergo an operation today.
Bert Wix came up from Brookings
the fore part of the week to visit for
a day or two with his brother, Ernest
Wix, the druggist.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-06

Kalamazoo Glazed Tile
Silos do not blow down, burn
up Or allow silage to freeze
Cost no more than best wood
silos and first cost IS the last
cost. A building, not i Tub.
|. G. Tracy, Agt. Watertown
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
MONDAY" "CLUB DAY"
AT COOKING SCHOOL
Twentieth Century's President
Says The Times Aids Pure
Food Movement.

Monday will be known as "Twen-
tieth Centuy' club Day" at The Wash
ington iimes' cooking school and pure
food exposition at the Arcade audi
torium.
This club, which embraces a wide
series of activities. has been in the
forefront among Washington clubs
in it's efforts for conservation of
public health 1t inquired into the
city's milk supply several years ago
and it started the plan Of having
printed AMI circulating among its
members, records OF milk tests made
at the District Health Office.
Mrs. Edward Il. Clark, president OF
the club, placed the invitation of The
Times to have the members of the club
attend the show before the executive
committee. which met this week.
THE idea of an exposition of pure
foods was strongly indorsed by the
committee" Mrs. Clark said. "Our club
believes in the pure food movement, and
believes demonstration such as The
Times plans IS an effective way to ad-
vance the movement.
Invitations to attend on Monday have
been sent to all the members of the
club and they will be present in large
numbers on thatsday.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

How do you get your living, Miss La
SBlle7'
II have an income"
From what sort OF investments?
Bonds. stocks, mortgages"
"Er-mortgases
"Ah, the safest sort of an investment
providing they are first mortgages.
SO that's where your income comes
from"
"ies. Say, what are you driving at.
anyhow? What have all these fool
questions got to do with my arrest?
| want you to let me go-and go quick. &"
Don't be impatient" urged Lamar
We're just as anxious to get rid OF
you as you are to go. But let's drop
this airy repartee and get down 10
cases. WHO are you working for,
Alma? No woman of your cut is on
her own. She's got boss. Who is he?
Drop hint, and we may grant you i'm
munity."
'Suueai, eh?"
suddenly. overhead a gong started
ringing. The woman jumped from her
chair. Lamar caught her and pushed
her back into 1t.
Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
GIRL QUITS DANCING
TO GO IN FOR TEA
Favorite Pupil of Vernon Castle
Decides Demonstration Is
Real Life Work.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Jan. 2S.-Mere
chance brought Sarah Bevis Smith. a
Wilmington. Del. society girl and fav-
orite pupil of Vernon Castle. to the
Westfield Domestic Science School. but
time Miss Smith passed up a roseate
future as mistress of the art OF Terp-
sichorc and became an assistant to w. l..
Elmore. sales manager for Sir Thomas
J. Upton. the tea planter.
Miss Smith happened to drop into the
exposition week ago with a number
OF girl friends. She at once became in
terested In Mr.. Elmore's talk about tea.
For several DAYS afterward she hovered
in the vicinity Of the booth. the fascina-
ton of the salesman's art appealing to
her with great force. Near the end of
the week she approached Mr.. Elmore
and INQUIRED If he wanted a demon
strator.
What do you know about tea?" said
Mr.. Elmore.
Nothing" replied Miss Smith. but
I'm willing to learn. and / know 1 can
sell it,
The stranger was given the chance.
and in two DAYS time showed that she
ndu tne natural SelllnS dDllllS. hI
more incurred among friends concerning
the mysterious applicant and the secret
leaked out This is Miss Smiths first
week as a tea demonstrator. and she
has succeeded in smashing all records
for capabiity in tea selling. She will
be with the Upton booth when the ex-
position reaches Washington.
Miss Smith comes from a prominent
family in Wilmington. since a child,
she has been interested In dancing. and
when the fad was at its height became
a pupil Of Vernon Castle. She won
favor with him and became one of his
most apt pupils. She won during her
stay at Castle House four out OF nVe
blue ribbons for her dancing and was
frequently presented at society runc-
tions. Her work with Mr.. Castle was
entirely for her own amusement. Al
though after leaving school sh0 had a
few pupils who gatherer at the spacious
family home in Wilmington.
She is an unaffected girl. with the
soft voice of the true bred Southern
woman. She said the other night that
she thought demonstrating was the
greatest opportunity in the world for
a woman and that she intended to make
It her life's work
I'm sure that it Is better for a
normal woman to make her livelihood
with her head rather than by her feet %
she says, and that is to be my motto
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
ANTEDEFENSE BODY
NAMED BY QUAKERS
Committee Will Establish Head
quarters at Friends Meet
ing House in This City.

A committee representing 12j000 Quak,
ers i'm all sections of the country has
been appointed as result OF the two
days conference at the Friends Meet
ing House. in this city. for the pur-
pose OF urging upon Congress and the
country ''the fallacy of the prepared
ness campaign"
The committee is composed OF L. Hol-
lingsworth Wood. OF New York: Francis
*. Taylor. and Edward V
Philadelphia, and Miss A
son. of this city. The comm ..
known as a continuation
of ;he conference held he
headquarters will be establis
Friends Meeting House. 1911 . --.~-.
The three wings of the Quakers Of
the United States have united IN fight
upon the movement which they believe
leads to miitarisn. Those who nave
taken leading part in the conference
include DR.. G. Edward Janney of Bal
timore: G. Walter Borton, OF Philadel-
phia; DR.. Rufus n Jones, of Haver-
ford College: Miss Carolena NJ. Wood.
OF Mt. Ssco. n. Y; i. Willingsworth
Wood. of New York city: Edward W.
Evans. Of Philadelphia. and Miss Ara
bella Wilson. Of Washington.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
/Co wright 1915 By\
\Albert Payson Terhune y

spoken to her. Carmen" flashed into
his brain as he looked at her. He got
up from his chair and asked her to take
It. She shrugged her shoulders. brushed
crate Indifference.
The chief eyed her steadily. 1t was
q type he knew well. Very difficult to
shake in giving testimony. very sharp
tongued. The only salvation lay in get
ting this woman furiously angry. He
had found that rage loosens the tongues
of most women.
"Name?" he said before she had a
chance to collect herself.
swered viciously. What do YOU SUD
pose think you two have been doing
in here all this time-having kaffee
Lamar moved forward to intervene,
but Allen waved him back.
II think / can handle this young
woman" he ,s!, said -, easily II II, / can
that I'll jail her Immediately unless she
answers my questions straight and as
soon as ! put them. Manner" he re-
! peated. significantly.
I've seen you here before, haven't
You have not" this very emphat-
ically.
l had. What were you doing at Surf
ton?"
Wasn't at surfton. Never heard of
the place"
We'll. OF course the transfer that
you have In your bag, punched Surf
ton, may be part of collection. I
hardly thought So" drawled Lamar.
Come, come. Miss La Sale" the
| chief went on. I'VE know you were at
| Surfton. That's one OF the things we
know. great many of the others we
| merely suspect, but we're open TO con-
viction. why did you leave Surfton
! so quickly? It's a pleasant resort You
| were having fine weather. The bath
| ing is splendid. Why didn't you stay
| longer"
| Il tell you I've never been there"
| she maintained with angry persistence,
| II don't know how those transfers got
! in my bag. l carry lot of junk in
that. don't know where half Of II
| comes from"
well, Wen let that go as it is" said
! the chief suavely. you're an attrac-
, tive woman, Miss La Sale. How is that
you are not married?'
"Who says I'm not?'
on. so you are Then why are you
living alone In an apartment where
you're known as Miss La Salle?'
| rs that anyone's business
! II choose 20 make IL mine"
| The chief turned to Lamar.
! ITS strange" he mentio1ed. casu-
: ally. how some women. even though
! They're fairly attractive, haven't the
knack of getting men to propose 10
| them"
/ Alma rose to the bait
| is that so"' she sneered II could
| hav" married some of the richest men
| In this town IL I'd wanted to. Real
| sports. with all the coin there is
80? Well. as long as you didn't. you
must have ample means of support.
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Continued from Yesterday


~ told him, but 1 guess he 5
~ never too busy to see you.
Mr.. Lamar. If you don't
mind coming in here to wait a minute. ."
"Why. that's what I do best" said
Lamar. you never knew what my
middle initial-W-stood for before, did
you?"
NO one gets a reputation like yours"
answered the secretary. admlringly. ION
waiting. Just a minute. I'll see il the
chiefs free now. Come right in" he
called a moment later.
Lamar entered Chief Aliens office,
shook hands. and dropped wearily into
a chair beside the desk. Allen took out
box Of cigars and extended it, smiling
Lamar refused.
You better try one" said the chief,
wisely; don't get them every day.
Given to me by a Cuban manufactures
who thought l had done him favor.
One-fftv a throw. Lamar. Better take
one. And, by the way. what's up? You
look beat out"
"Oh. I'm not beat out" the Crime
specialist squared his shoulders signfi
Cantly. I'm not beat out W long
shot. but I'm up tree. l phoned you
some of the prelimina ries of the Red
Circle Chase-in fact. l told you about
them pretty fully over ong-distance to-
day. Well, there's n new phase on deck
and it's got me going. l have the wom-
an here in the matron's room being
searched. I arrested her on suspicion
after trailing her from Surfton. have
The Washington times., 1916-01-28

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The Washington times., 1916-01-28
THE RED CIRCLE
By Albert Payson Tcrhune %s dn 1ra TSu
Frmhe by NJ Rnche

I every reason on Gods earth to suspect
her; and yet there's n sneaking Thought
| at the back of my brain that I'm not
going to get anything on her. l want
| your help.'t
count on that. all right" said Al
len. quickly What happened down at
surfton. after you phoned me about
| the
| An old woman fE hiding, in II big chair,
| stw this woman rub n red circle OF
tthc back Of her hand with wet
"TRis woman. YOU say? The one in
the matron's ROOM"
We'll, she said 1t was this wo,n.n.
She seemed pretty. positive about It,"
Inn seemed mutterei the chief.
half to himself.
Here's Mrs. Murphy. now" Lamar
! got up and went toward. the matrou
eagerly. well. what did you hnd?'
The matror shoo! her head.
! II didn't find a TRACE Of the 1ewelry
woman had on cheap rold-pla ted ban
gle and an imitation peat bar ,rir:
l There ,o,ss wss nothing suspicious about
"Didn't I tell you?" lamar rushed
back to the chiefs desk under thee
greatest excitement. "Dion't 7 tell
you that I had hunch that woulda I
Know she's guilty. I haven't the slight
est doubt about 1t now
Just a minute
Allen pressed an electric buzzer. His
secretary came In from the" outer Of
| fec.
search blank. Mr.. HOLT" said the chief.
leave the woman. Mrs. Murphy"
! ~ locked her in the detention room.
| sir"
That's right. Now will you go back
and bring her into this othcc in fve
minutes? III be ready fors he then.
| as the matron left the room. And her
address. I'll send two men over to her
home"
| lie took the blank from his secretary
and tried the point cf h:5 fountain nen.
Alma Ia salIe.'" he repeatcd t,. aftel
send quinn and MulliCan over. Tell
them to do a good iob-rush it-and
beat 1t back here as quickly as they
' can. Now" turning to Lamar. before
they bring her in here tell me. does she
acknowledge anything?f
things you don't charge her with" an
swered the crime specialist bitterly.
You don't think that there's a chance
! that you've made a mistake. do vou?'
! The chief asked the question nervously
II mean that she NAV be a perfectly
oh she's no sheltered violet" La
mar broke in. in disgust. I'm bet II
YOU treated her to ice cream soda she d
blow the foam off. Oh no. she's
the type all right. but she's too clever
/ for"
There was knock on the door. II
opened in obedience to the chief
Come in" Alma stood framed in the
J DOORWAY. her face still as insolently
naughty as when Lamar had first
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
(Synopsis of Previous Ins, allmen,s

The next morning, while on the porch,
they see an organ grinder mistreating his
monkey. June determines to save the ami
NAL from further abuse.
red circle comes and goes m tine
hand OF June Travis VINO learns from her
nurse. Mary, that she is member OF
the supposedly extinct Borden family OF
crooks. The secret " kept from June's
mother Detective Lamar, baffled by
June's benevolent crimes, trails Alma Ia
Sale. who under orders from Smiling
SAM" Jewel fence, robs guests at tho
beach hotel ball. using painted red
circle as a blind. June herself is d VIC
tim. losing necklace.
while the man sleeps against a pile un-
der the pier. June. with a strap from his
organ, fastens him to the pile and cuts
the monkey loose. As she draws her hand
away. he sees the red circle. Mary un-
tassens him and explains matters to the
policeman Who has been attracted to the
scene by his cries.
After upbraiding . her, they proceed
home. Mary again meets June, and the
policeman and the Italian soon come To
the house, and the officer asks many
questions. causing June and Mary much
uneasiness.
In the city. lamar has arrested Alma
1aSalle and waits with Chief of Police
Allen while the matron searches her
clothing.