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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

The Railway Age Gazette admits
that the earnings of the railroads
have been greatly increased, but
calls attention to the fact that the
amount of capital invested in the
roads has been growing too, and
figures that the net returns the
past year were only S 81 per cent
on the investment. In computing
the net earnings the valuation of
the roads per mile is placed at an
average Of $78, 900 So long as the
railroads are permitted to fix their
own valuation there is no danger
Of their income ever getting above
6 per cent.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

The. editor of the Utica Times
announces that be has decided to
purchase the office from the Time
Publishing Co, and run the paper
in his own interest. The paper
was started by a stock company
composed OF nearly all of the bust
ness men of the town, and with SO
many bosses and 40 many con-
flicting opinions the paper has no
individuality, and no liberty Of ex
preaRlon on any living topic. A
paper that is nothing more than a
record of events carefully written
40 as not to Cause any offense to
anyone can never exert much in
fluence in a community, and we
believe the contemplated change
will prove beneficial.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
Wise Bird.

Mrs. Doodle was proud Of her parrot
n wise and willy old bird; but size was
prouder still of the new phonograph
when it arrived. Thinking to- give
the parrot Il surprise, she started the
instrument with Rocked In the Cra-.
die of the Deep" Mr.. Bodies favorite
MARBLE
At the very first note Polly opened,
her eyes in surprise, and then few to
her perch. where she rocked herself.
to and fro in deep and speechless as
tonishnent, while the machine ground.
out the air.
There, Polly!' said Mrs. Doodle,
when the song had come to an end
What do you think Of that?"
My word!" shrieked the old bird,
her head on one side, and winking
wickedly. my word, my word, my
word! You've got the old man boxed
up this time. and no mistake!"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
Senator Mclean of Day county

: Senator Mclean of Day county
has proposed an amendment to
our present initiative and referen
dun law One feature of the pro
posed change is to increase the
number of signers to q petition
calling for a referendum vote. The
present law is joke, or would be
if it were not so serious. The effect
so far has beer to hamper good
legislation rather than to promote
it. The change proposed is a good
one, and it should include penal
ty for paying for signatures. We
make it a penalty for paying for
votes, and the same rule should
apply when the vote is by sigma.
ture.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

It is said that the state will b.
asked to make an appropriation to
pay surgical, medical, aud hospital
charges for the care of $50 I. ".
w. harvest hands who were injured
in wreck near 1'ripp last summer.
and were cared for at the Yankto,.
hospital. Certainly the surgeons
and the hospital should not be ex
pected to donate the services and
expense of such care. The rail
road company refuses to pay the
bill on the ground that the injured
we're stealing their rides, and there
fore the company was not responsi
BILE for their safety. Hutchinson
county, IN which the accident
occurred refuses to pay, alleging
that it Was the poor condition Of
the track that caused the wreck,
and that it is the state and not the
county that exercises supervision
over the condition Of railroads, and
that the county can therefore not
be held responsible. It seems to
be case where there is no legal
responsibility anywhere. and yet
it is . just debt, and perhaps the
state is as well able to make q
humanitarian donation as any Of
the parties. If the law now pend
ing is passed making it misde
meanor to steal a ride on a train,
the difficulty in placing RESPONSE
bilty for future cases OF this kind
Rill b ssnagsd.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
AoPE 10 sol. .VE:
Effort viii BE Nude 70 Esd q ss
Best 20 Deal With the Men,
tally Afflicted.

The handling of the insane, e,,ii.s,ss1
or defective popula tion may hc tiisisi
into three parts. The firstsis :ilelusss
prevention or diagnosis In the esll.s
stages. The second is provision nss
physical equipment, such MS building
plants and ordinary hospitals. rs,
third Is making as useful and happy IS.
possible the lives of. permanent
mates. Indiana has done much aln,ss
the lines Uf institutional eQuiplnsa
and the demand now Is for d rounding
out Of the work by more Intention e.
the other two needs. tits suggest
that laws providing FOR the voiunf;s
admission OF patients be enacted. ;,ss
that psychiatric wards or buildings 4,
established. Again, patients, instesn
OF being kept in dismal itlleness, slloulsi
be employed. Their labor could con
tribute materially to their support
we'll MS make them more cheerful. rs
this endit is suggested that the ind.,
trial farm colony idea be developed ;ia
against the congested, circumscrilivs
institution.
tive is regarded by many as most cou
fusing. Probably this Is because
lack Of complete information. There
fore. 1t has been recommended that th.
next legislature provide for a cOln,ni
sion. with liberal support. to go Ia
the whole subject SO that relief on -
adequate. scale may be promoted. =
gregation, education, treatment aud q;
yelopment are proposed as aids ~
eliminating the mental defective fr,,
societ. The belief Is that there sllou
l,e mental us well as physical exam
n;ition Of all school children. so thu,
unfortunates may be detected. I'll
entire subject calls for action in 81
many quarters that it is. difficult | j
point out exactly what the le.gislatur.
1T its forthcoming session, may accois
plisll. Eut it is apparent that tbs -
tension of the Industrial farm ts,l.aii
system is possible, not only for en-
ties. but also for those adjutlged u
sane and for mental detectives.
dianapolis News.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
From the TyndaIl Tribune.

From the Tyndall Tribune.
Miss Mayme Schneider went to
Scotland last Thursday for visit
with relatives.
Mrs. G.. G. Fites received tele-
gram Monday from Hon G. G. Tor
renee that she had been appointed
one of the stenogra pliers for the
present session of the legislature
She left Tuesday morning for Pierre
to assume, her official duties
John williamson, accompanied
by Eugene Benedict, Of ofSpringfield,
left Wednesday morning for Flor
ida and Cuba, where they expect
to spend the rest of the winter at
the winter resorts at Jacksonville,
Miame, Key West and Havana.
Mr. Fisher, who formerly lived
northwest of town, died in the state
hospital at Y nkton Tuesday and
the rem, ins were brought back to
Tyndall last evening The decaas
cd is the father of Folkart Fisher.
We have not learned the palticu-
Iara .as to funeral arra"g, menta
John Carda, living northeast of
town had the misfortune to break
his left arm recently The acci.
dent occurred while he was rising
on the running bosrd of car lille
driving to neighbor Upon reach
ing an incline in the road Mr.. Carda
Thought the car was going to tip
over and jumped, with the above
result The accident is n serious
one for man of Mr.. Carda's age.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
Mo Worry; No Weight.

Jim" Rice, popular coach of the
'Ernbia university crews, has new
pc for keeping thin. Rice had
putting on too much weight to be
,'lnfortable for the last few years.
Gently an old friend met him at
)otball game.
You're looking ten years younger
nd 20 pounds lighter, said the friend.
I've taken off is pounds" said Rice,
and I'm as hard as nails. Never felt
tier"
How did you get your weight OFF,"
vas asked.
stopped worryin'," he announced.
re made up my mind that If l can't
races without worryin' / can't win
a it. So quit and took on little
Use, rowing at Saratoga last sum-
and off comes the weight. It's
iy the exercise, but mostly the lack
worry"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

- o. ! - . s.
Thos Lawsan seems to hare q
little advantage Of the investigating
committee on the "leak" inquiry.
The fact that there actually was a
leak seems to be conceded and
Lawson tells where IL was. The
committee seems more anxious to
discredit Lawaon's statements than
to find the leak If those accused
by Lawson are not guilty who is
That is what the people are inter.
ested in and that is what the
committee seems to be trying to
cover up.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
Double Meaning.

We'll" said the far West mayor to
the English tourist. Il dunno how you
re these affairs over there. but
oll, here. when some Of our boys got
led up in that thar bankrupt telephone
company | was tel!in' yer about they
became mighty crusty!"
OH
''Yus; they didn't like the way the
"eiver was handlin' the business no
lu,w.''
'indecd." commented the earnest
,tcner; then, may ask. what they
Hd?"
'Sartinly; l wus goin to tell
They Just hung UP the receiver"
rrllangc.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
oil From Various SOURCES.

..ing the last year, in Gerinany,
!; ';G:.,.22:J0 pounds OF oil We're OBJ
j from sunfiower seeds. and This
.'o0lises u rich crop of poppy
.t,ention has also been drawn
hi:.h percentage Of oil CON
n cherry and plum stones.
are usuu!ly thrown away. Ac-
Il to the statistics of 1000 there
,,o00,000 cherry and 70,0oO,00O
es in Germany. Large guam
mn stones were collected by
. cl..Flren last Year. but great
antilles were thrown away or de-,
,oyed owing to the difficulty of TX:
acting the oil from them.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

Attorney General Havener of
Iowa proposes to make that state
bone dry without further legisla.
ton. he says the state laws pro.
hlbit the shipment of liquors into
Iowa, and has asked all railroads
to voluntarily refuse to make such
shipments. II they refuse he pro-
poses to take action against them
in the courts. Wonder If that will
affect the automobile highway be
tween Sioux City and Jefferson.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT
During the past year there were
44,271 automobile and 1877
motorcycle licenses issued in this
state.

Articles of incorporation have
been filed, with a capitalization of
SIS 600, 600, by a company that
proposes to develop water power
plants at the Big and Little Benda
in the Missouri river. The plan is
to construct electric power plants
operated by water power, and con-
duct the current to different parta
of the state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
From the Tr'pp Ledger


The editor OF the Ledger was
present last week Mt the county
seat when the commissioners enter
ed into a contract with the Federal
Bridge Co. of De Hoinea to con
struct the bridges for this county
this year. The contract called for
at least thirty seven bridges, which
will be added to when the spring
freshets take away the usual mum
Der this spring. The amount call
ed for the thirty. seven new bridges
averaged $1,000 each or $37, 900,
and with the replaced ones that are
sure to be, the total amount will
undoubtedly reach $4,000 This
seems an enormous amount for the
county to spend in one year, and it
ia, but not too much. The com
missioners are putting in cement
bridges where ever possible and
they are bridges that will stay, and
the spring freshets may freshet in
vain.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

superintendent Holsaple, pres
idtnt of the Anti Saloon League
seems to have erred on the side of
leniency in the preparation of hia
prohibition bill that he has pre-
sented to the legislature. He would
permit each person to receive one
quart of whisky and three gallons
of beer each month, If each mem.
ber of the family should order bis
allotment the average family would
be pretty we'll provided.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

Frank Blias, son of 9 J Bliss
of Mitchell, was injured last Sat.
urday ,y the overturning of an
auto in which he and his father
were riding near the fathers ranch
in Jerauld county, and died from
the injuries Monday. G. J. Bliss
formerly lived a. Parkston, and ia
we'll known here.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
Mitchell Capital. James r IN:

Mitchell Capital. James r .Jos.
dan, travelling anditor FOR i.
Fullerton Lumber Company, ~,
Mrs. Lon Palmer, formerly proprs
esor Of the Marinello beauty shr-,
will he married Al 8 o'clrck !,
morrow afternoon nj Ian & ross
Wis The bridal couple will leav
for \ wedding trip to New Orleans
and other southern points, and viii
BE- home about February l at 4O1
West Fourth Avenue.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

The term taleet" ia no longer to
be used by the government weather
bureau in referring TO rain that
freezes Immediately after falling.
but will subatitute the word
"glaze " Presumably sidewalk
covered with glaze will he jnst "a
alippery as one covered with sleet
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
EXCHANGE NOTES
From thsss utchinsou Herald.

From thesHutchtnsou Herald
John Kroner. Jr, returned from
Canads where he Rad been helping
his father insiaw thresh all fall.
Hands were scarce there and they
paid rs high as $4 so per day to
get help. The crop was good but
early srova in,erfered with threab-
ing considerably
Judge Dimock, Atty He'll and
DIR. AuRapurper went to Olivet Sat.
urday afternoon to a meeting of
the hoard Of inaanit Carl ShelH
don, who recently lost hia wife,
was sent to The Yanktnn Hospital
for treatment. He will mes' likely
recover under DR.. Mead's ekillful
treatment.
John Handel, Jr., shelled $500
bushels of corn which he cold in
town for 80 CITE per bushel, or
$4,000.
Adolpb Preszler had the miafor.
.une to be pinned nn.ler hia anto
FROM elev' n O'clock MONDAY nigh
till eight o'clock Tuesday morni 9
before help arrived to releasa him,
though he called repeatedly He
had been down to GuJmunsons
and was coming home when his
car turned over. No bones were
broken, but gasoline run over his
leg and blistered him.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
Carrier Pigeons for Army.

ifty carrier pigeons have been pre-
q to the signal corps Of the Unit
atcs army on the border by the
l.'iean Carrier Pigeon association.
Is intended to take number of
=; 10 Mexico and dispatch them to
'',s. Atmospheric conditions op
have rendered. both groun,!
lf,iess telegraph unreliable, anc
'se of pigeons is to be given q
rough trial.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
I'd, COUNTY, s. B. IHURsDAY JANUARY Is 1e17

Chaa. Koftan. The stock was
drove 70 Kayior the following dsy
WHATS the matter with our locsi
buyer that the outsider comes in
and carries off our best stock2
" W. Taylor, q former stat,
treasurer Of this state. is reported
to have dropped dead on the streets
OF New York recently He visitea
our capitol a few days ago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Admiral Dewey, the hero Of
Manila Bay, died Tuesday at his
home in Washington.

A. F. Grimm the pioneer mer-
chant of Psrkaton who has been in
business there for 81 years, has de
cided to retire, and is closing out
his stock.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-18

From the Tyndall Register
Henry Brown, a cattle buyer. of
Kaylor, drove down Monday and
purchased q head Of cattle Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-04
ANOTHER
PARTY IS
FORMING
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. 4.
"A new American socialist party,
which will pledge anew its loyal
ty to the United States govern
ment and its democratic principles
will be organized at the first ma.
tional conference of the Alliance
for Labor and Democracy which
opens here tomorrow.
This announcement was made
this afternoon by John Spargo of
New York, former member of the
social national executive commit
tee, who resigned because of tho
alleged un-American attitude of
certain of its leaders.
II want it distinctly understood
that | am not an ex-socialist, /"
said Spargo. / am still a social
list. My heart and soul are in the
socialist movement and in the war
for world democracy. Before this
conference ends will be born a
great new political party which
will be true to the fundamental
ideals Of American socialism and
democracy. There are no ex-so-
cialists In this party"
Spargo arrived here with other
eastern delegates on the Red,
White and Blue Special to attend
the labor conference.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-04
New Soldiers Leave
For Camp Saturday

In connection with men drafted
in this district.
The board explained that 1t had
not acted on Tacoma cases because
all the memoranda had not been
submitted.
Before Saturday the appeal
board will have acted on all Ia
coma cases, and will have certi-
fled to local boards the names OF
all men who can be sent to Camp
Lewis to make up the first portion
of the army division.
There is much rivalry among
the men as to who will be sent
first, as 1t is almost a certainty
that the first men in camp will
have the first opportunity to re-
ceive on-commissioned berths in
the Lewis division.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-04

from other offices Of the city hall
Il never play politics. Just be-
cause you are weak and ought to
be removed from your office, you
try to make charges against every
one else"
Il repeat that you are playing
politics and the public sees thru
every move you make said Petit
calmly.
Ask Explanation.
I'm not playing politics and
you know it," screamed Fawcett
You lie like the devil, Petit"
Suddenly the storm subsidized
and Commissioner Gronen made q
motion that the firemen's commit
tee be invited to appear before the
council Wednesday morning and
explain the statement made by
them in Mondays Times.
Acting Assistant Chief E. r.
Whitaker, a member of the fire
mems mmittee, declared Tues
day that the committee would be
glad to appear before the council
Changed Tune?
ut is true that the present
force of firemen could operate the
department on a two-platoon sys.
TEN, but we could not guarantee
anything like our present eff
ciency," said Whitaker.
1--WE want to go before the
council to defend Mr.. Petit, if for
no other reason. He has always
acted fairly with our requests, and
Mayor Fawcett is trying to play
politics to injure him.
THE working people see thru
Fawcett's latest move, and the
firemen certainly understand his
attitude. He opposed us openly
last week, and found that organ
lied labor was with us. Now he
has changed his tune"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-04
GERMANS May MARCH ON PETR0GRAD
FALL OF RIGA
OPENS WAY TO
SLAv CAPITAL!
Omitted Press Leased wireo

Quilted Press Leased wireD
LONDON, Sept. 4. - A
quick, hard drive from Riga
to Petrograd Is London's
forecast today Of Germany's
Russian compaign.
Military experts believe
Germany will do her utmost
In speed.
The Germans must go far in
the 320-mile journey toward the
Russian capital before freezing
weather sets in, il they expect to
rely on the German Baltic fleet S
aid
They may also be expected to
hurry with all speed to cover as
much ground as possible before
Gen. Korniloff can cary out his
plans for regeneration of the Rus
sian army.
Can He Blocked.
If the Russians manifest PROV
er fighting spirit, military autori-
ties here today agreed they will
easily block the German drive.
The ground from Riga to Petro-
grad Is of a nature lending Itself
readily to defense. 1t Is marshy
and studded with small lakes and
waterways.
Small bodies of Russian troops
could play havoc with greatly su.
perior attacking forces attempt
ing an advance over such broken
terrain.
Much Depends on Fleet.
In the opinion of observers here
much depends on the Russian flee
in stopping the expected German
drive, II mutinous sailors can b,
quelled and discipline and fighting
spirit restored, the Russian flee
could effectually hamper-per
haps neutrality-suspicious. by {
German fleet in the Baltic.
No attempt was made to mini
mize the effect of Riga's fall or
the German population.
Battered badly on the west
front by British and French drives
of the past few months and with
Austria losing ground every hour
under the Italian assault, the Ger
man militarists were badly in need
of a German victory to hearten the
public. They will make the most
of Rigas fall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-04
BAD BOY
ESCAPES,
MAY DIE
Especial to The Times)

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 4.
Willie thinner has run away
from the Louisiana reform school.
Shall he be hanged or given an
other chance?
The 14-year-Old New Orleans
boy who was saved from the gal
lows, after shooting his mother to
death n year and more ago, by
thousands of petitions from all
ing to throw away the chance to
make good thus given him.
He was called Americas worst
boy" Some of the country's
leading sociologists decided that
was because he had never had
any home life. He didn't know
any better. They thought it was
Americas fault, not the worst
boys" fault.
For less than year the state
reform school at Monroe, where
Willie was sent when these petit
lions saved him from death or the
penitentiary, has been trying to
make up for this lack. 1t has been
the only approach to a home ever
known by this boy whose sole lul-
labies were the quarrels of his
father and mother.
He had first been arrested as
an incorrigible at the age of s.
After that he spent much of his
time in juvenile court. When he
was 10 he was charged with steal.
Ing a COW.
When he was 10 his mother left
his father. She took three of the
children. Willie stayed with his
father.
He went to his mother car
rying a pistol in a sack. She
was shot dead. Police claimed
" the boys intend to murder
was shown by his conceal
ment of the weapon. Willie,
who was caught fleeing to-
ward the Mississippi river,
said he would have jumped
In and drowned himself IL he
had not been caught. He
claimed he was warning his
mother against his fathers
Continued on Page Five.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-09-04

Drafted men from Tacoma
and Pierce county will leave
for Camp Lewis on a North
ern Pacific train at 9:35 Sat
urday morning, according to
instructions received Tuesday
from Adjt. Gen. Maurice
Thompson, in charge Of the
mobilization of drafted men
in Washington.
Tacoma draft boards had ex-
pected to send their first quotas
to the camp Wednesday, but the
new orders change all plans.
The total quota of men from
Washington who make up the first
group to enter the new army has
been divided into four groups.
On Wednesday SO men will go
to the camp from Seattle and
King county by automobile.
Hope for Demonstration.
On Thursday SO men will re-
port from various parts of the
state, on Friday 96, and on Satur-
day 81. OF this latter number, 10
will be from Tacoma and 10 from
the county outside of Tacoma.
Members of local draft boards
are hoping that a demonstration
will be arranged as tribute to
the men who leave Saturday.
Altho the draft board members
cannot officially organize such a
demonstration, they are ready to
take part in anything that the pub
lie plans.
A big parade down Pacific ave-
nue. to the Union station Saturday
morning, in which the 20 men
from Tacoma will take part, ac-
companied by their relatives and
friends, has been suggested.
Want to Go First.
All disagreement between local
boards and the district appeal
board was ironed out Tuesday
when the appeal board sent a spe-
cial request to the boards that
they submit at once all data held