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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08

In each OF these a soldier was strum-
ming on a piano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
young men were busy passing out
notepaper and envelopes. selling
stamps and weighing parcels. which
the men were sending home. One OF
the soldiers said TO me as | stood In
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: 1--WE came all the way here
from Des Moines, and we were mighty
lonely. Then we found this Y NJ c..
A. on the Job, and it's been a home
and more than a home TO US II gave
us what we wanted when we needed
it most. Wen never forget 1t The
boys best friend Is the Y NJ c. A"
Fine, clean-cut, Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches were pack
ed with men, bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writing!
What an appeal TO the sympathies
those great groups OF soldiers make!
Fine. clean-c cut. outstanding fellows,
some OF Thorn mere boys. one thinks
Immediately OF the sacrifice they have
made for the rest OF us and how pre-
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere. In far off farm or village
or city street, there are parents or
brothers OF wives who would give all
they possess for n glimpse OF those
snnburned faces as you and | see
them on their last night before going
across And It was with 4 throb OF
the heart that | watc ed them. bent
over their letter paper. In ole after
another OF those seven big tents
These were the tents OF the Y. n. C..
A. On that last night In America the
associate was serving the soldiers
in the best Of all ~ways-giving them
an opportunity to write homo On
previous nights they had enjoyed box.
ing bouts. movies. concerts. dramatics
and a score OF healthy entertainments
a. we'll as religious meetings But on
this last night home ties were strong.
1sst. And perhaps that is the keynote
Of the splendid work the Y c. A.
is doing among u men in uniform
keeping them In touch with homo
Magic Words, with tho colors.s
In these times there are some let
ters that mea more TO US thar any
We have yer read before. They are
written on sheets OF paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle Of the Y M. G A., and
they bear the magic words. with the
Coloys." There are many more than
J million such letters in the mails nov
while you read this. Perhaps one 1t
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08

part OF the word TO another than sta
tistics can express Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when It comes to
reckoning In terms OF love and human
tenderness Let's put It this way:
That the Y. NJ. C. A. is the biggest ex
press company the world has ever
seen, and the parcels It Is handling
are the loves and devotions Of human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
Tais war las made US think hard
and fast Your boy or your neigh
boris by CT some boy you know and
.oye has been called TO do his share
N the big Job OF policing the world for
democracy and human liberty. IL 1t
any comfort 70 you to know that wher-
ever his duty may call him your boy
VIII nave a friend that will serve him
in body. mind and soul? Are you
glad TO know hat this friend viii place
books and magazines at his disposal,
organize classes TO teach him what
ever he wants to learn, give him d
pocket testament and invite him to
Join reAgious meetings OF the faitL
chat he was brought UP INF Did you
realize that tho association provides
athletic equipment for bis favorite
games, teaches him games II he knows
none and holds concerts, lectures,
movies. Bible classes, dramatic enter
tainmen&s and every kind OF whole
5ome amusement to keep hin interest
id? Are you glad to know that this
friend will 60 with him overseas, help
70 shield him from q score OF difficult
and dangerous tenn ptations and follow
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond III The last contact the
soldier has with this life he loves 90
we'll Ii . cup OF tea given him by the
Y. NJ. G. A free just before he goes
over the top" to q hand to hand strug.
gle with the enemy. And a. he comes
tottering back from No Mans Land.
wounded, but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet.
even before bis wounds are dressed
the Y. n. c. A, 10 waiting for MIN with
tea and sweet chocolate. the great com.
forts OF the man In the trenches. Do
you wonder that the Red Triangle Is
called the best loved trademark IN
the world?" One soldier In France haA
called It "the last evidence that any.
body cares"
II every thinking citisen could see
with his or her own eyes something
OF the actual work being done for our
men by the association there would be
no question OF the Y M. @. A. having
to appear to the public for money
Rather than let this essential work
talter for an instant rich men would
sen their motorcars. poor mon would
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08
A STRONG ENDORSEMENT

James b. Forgan, president of the
First National Bank of Chicago, has
just written L South Dakota y. NJ.
G.. a. headquarters at B~rookings, Civ
in4 the reasons why he is devoting
his time to the Chicago campaign to
raise funds for the war work of the
y. VI. c. A. He says:
Thousands, and perhaps millions,
of our best young men are going to
the battle front. Will those of them
who are fortunate enough to return af-
ter the war be better or worse citi-
zens? War of itself is not %elevating,
and those taking active part in it need
every protection from its demoraliz-
ing influence. 1t is III duty to afford
them that protection and the Y. NJ.
C. A. is the best organized instrument
tally for hat purpose.
Every now and then our boys Will
have to retire to the rear for needed
recreation and rest from the tremend-
Gus strain of trench fighting. Then
the succor they need from the tempta-
ton to which they will be exposed.
After hearing Of this necessary work
from soldiers and commanders and
what a boone it is to the fighting
men, there vas nothing for me to do,
but gladly to do my bit in helping to
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING

New So. coo Girls Dormitory at State Col
lege
Seven Brick Business Blocks Erected in
1914.
one Exclusive Dry Goods and Ladies Fur
nishinG Store.
Sew 800. 900 Agricultural Building at
state College.
South Dakota state College Of Agriculture
aud Mechanic Arts.
Brookings Produce Co, Cash Market for
All Farm Products.
TWO Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley as
Places Of Amusement.
Prictson Manufacturing Company. makers
0 fthe Brictson Tire Tread.
Municipality owned Telephone, Electric
Light. Heating and Water Works Plants.
Strong Commercial Club with 200 Mem
bers in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms.
Surrounded by the Best Farming Land In
,he State, Where Crops are Sure and Boun-
hful.
Brookings is Located on the Main Line OF
the G. & y. ". Ry. from Chicago to Pierre,
the Capital of the state. Also Headquarters
for Train Crews Running North to Water
town and on to Redfeld and Gettysburg.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08

least Is on IT'S way to you. Each one
OF our is ~cautOnneats, where the new
national army is being trained, Is
using more than a million sheets OF
this paper every m nth. In the draft
army alone that means 5000, 600 fla
ments Of love every month reaching
out from the great encampment where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army thls nation has ever
dreamed and binding them TO the
hearts at home Multiply that by
thinking OF all the other places where
Uncle sam has men with the flag in
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse
mas and officers training camps and
over There" in France. In all these
places men are writing home. Those
urassum.ng Hide sheets OF notepaper
gladden. millions OF hearts a day.
They transfer more love from q
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08

raise C~hicago's share Of the money
required"
More than a hundred prominent
South Dakota business men are now
giving part or all Of their time to the
campaign for $3.50 in this state as
a part Of the national fund OF $35,
OoO, 900 for y. NJ. c. A. war work. The
campaign will be pushed during the
week November u to II. South Da-
kota soldier boys doubtless will get
the support of all far sighted citizens
in this unselfish drive.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08

at was evening on the broad
Hampstead Plain. Long Island,
where the Rainbow division was
spending its last night before embark
Ing for France. IL had been raining
hard IN the afternoons cold, steady
autumn downpour-snd there was
nothing 10 suggest the rainbow In the
outward aspect OF the camp. Lines
and lines OF sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men, gathered from n different
states The ground was dotted with
pools and quagmires. Under the wet
canvas It vas damp and cold, with a
penetrating chill. Lit by pickering
candles, the tents were far from cheer
ful shelter for a mans last night in
his native land
But there were seven big tents
where electric lights, numbers and
friendllness made the night pleasant.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08

Eighty Five New Dwellings Built During
past two years. Besides Many other substan-
tial Improvements.
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
City presents a fine appearance, matted as
ii Is in the midst of a fine growth Of shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are will
ing and ready to encourage and assist every
helpful industry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08
Million Letters In the E..l..o Today
Bearing Magic Words "t''i''1 the Co|oTS"
Keynote Of the Splendid Work the INCA. Does Among
Our Men In Uniform Is Keeping Them In
Touch With the Folks at Home.
STAMPED WITH STARS AND STRIPES AND RED TRIANGLE

Multfarious Ways In Which the Association Appeals to Your Boy,
Your Neighbours Boy, or Some Boy You Know and Love
Creates a Helpful Environment in Cantonment, on Way overseas,
In Front Line Trench and Beyond-First to Aid as lie Comes
lettering Back-Give Your Share Of the $36OO0,OO0 Required TO
ACCOMPLISH This Last Evidence That Somebody Cares
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08
FOLLOWING THE TEXTBOOK

A teacher asked her class to write
an essay on London. She was sur
prised to read the following in one
attempt:
The people Of London are noted for
their stupidity
please, miss" was the reply, "it
says in the textbooks the population
Of London is wy dense."-New York
Globe.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-08

He-"My ancestors came over in
the Mayflower,"
She-"It's lucky they did; the i'm
migration laws are a little s~tricter
now."-Yale Record.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

Sensational slam-bang bat
thing, with never a let-up
from start to finish Of the
program, marked last nights
boxing fiesta of the Tacoma
Eagles. II was one of the
best cards staged here in
many day, easily surpass-
ing the last Eagles show,
and although no titles
changed hands, the Pacific
coast lightweight crown was
rudely jostled about on the
brow of Lloyd Madden.
A real fight from gong to gong
was the title tilt between Madden
and frankie Sullivan of Los An
geles. The boys wasted no blows,
and we're entirely impartial how
hard they hit or how many times
they pounded each other. In the
second round the coast champion
accidentally fouled Sullivan. But
the Californian refused to take a
title by the foul route, and after
rest of several minutes, resumed
the battle. He fought like a de-
mon, overcoming the slight lead
that Madden had piled up earlier
in the match. Referee Schock's
draw decision was popular.
Joe Richmond and Weldon
(Toughey) Wing of Portland
were properly booked at the
top OF the card along with
the championship battle.
These two scrappers had the
crowd standing on the chairs
during most of the fight, and
furnished more thrills per
minute than a Pathe serial.
Richmond, as usual, did some
lightning work on his feet. And
he had to. Wing Is the cleverest
boy Richmond has met in several
seasons, and he kept the South
Tacoman stepping all the time.
The decision was a draw. Wing
had a shade the better of the
battle.
Sailor Jack Denley, who was
slipped the k. o. this season by
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
Many Thrillers
On Regent Bill

The new Regent show today is
headed by circus act, "The Four
Flying De Wallis" who rank among
the most skillful and sensational
aerial gymnasts in the business.
"A Lesson in Reform" is the
title of a comedy dramatic sketch
In which Florence Modena assist
ed by Charles H. Gardner will ap-
pear on the new bill.
AL Abbott will appear in his
delineation of rural youth as
"The Village Songster."
Another gymnastic act will be
furnished by Rio and Norman in
head to head and hand to hand
balancing. Haley and Haley will
offer a comedy singing novelty.
The photoplay program will
consist of Pearl White, in pearl
of the Army" 18th chapter, and
Pathe's news of the world events.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
SLAM-BANG BATTLES
KEEP SMOKER CROWD
STANDING ON CHAIRS

Mike Pete, met Poke Hunter In
the curtain raiser. 1t was clean,
hard-fought battle. BY clever
work in the last round Poke Hunt
er won a creditable decision.
AS the first number of the
added attractions, Mike Pete, for
merly of Wilkeson, met Eddie
ASKING of Tacoma. These boys
demonstrated all the late steps,
including the tango and fox trot.
Pete brought ASKING to the can
vas a couple of times, but each
time the Tacoman came back
strong. Pete won decision.
One of the best scraps on
the card was the go i'm the
125-pound class between Ed
die Quinn and Jimmy Pana-
tonia. These fighters mixed
things from the first gong.
They were not afraid, and by
their fast, hair-raising eXhi-
bition they kept the fans on
their toes throughout the
contest. Quinn was given
the decision.
The comedy bout of the even
ing was furnished by Val Com
stock and Battling Bunker. The
fans were kept laughing all the
time. AS the big fellows threw
their gloves at each other, with
a mule kick behind them, the
crowd went wild. The Tacoma
fighter never ceased chewing his
"Juicy-Fruit" as he played his
part in the give and take rally.
At that, he put over the best fight
and won a favorable decision.
When Frank Pete and Jack
Shaughnessy started mixing
things, the crowd sat up and held
their breath. Both boys were
willing and did good work. The
former Wilkeson miner was sue
cessful in bringing the Tacoma
football star to his knees twice
in the second round, and in the
third round brought him to the
canvas for the count of nine.
Pete was rightly given the deci-
sion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
Expect Mermaids To Write
Swimming History In 1917

American mermaids Will go
after a bevy OF new swimming
records this year.
The female swimming talent of
the country is to make an effort
20 write new swimming history
when the weather permits the
abandoning of indoor tanks for
outdoor water.
Since the closing of the 1916
outdoor season there have been
reports of a number of phenom-
email performances by water
sprites-some records have actu-
ally been beaten, but the new
marks have not been recognized
by the A. A. U.
. Miss Olga Dorfner of Philadel-
phia covered the 100 yards in
minute z 3-5 seconds, beating her
own national record by i 1. Is sec
onds. A. A. u. brackets we're de-
MED as the meeting was not open.
Miss Frances Cowells, who low
cred records in the 220 and 440-
yard events last fall. failed TO
have her marks registered
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
Fogarty Real
Vaudeville Hit

One of the best known come
dams of the vaudeville stage, and
foremost in Irish storytelling, is
Frank Fogarty, who is one of the
many good features of this weeks
bill at the Pantages theater. Fog
arty is an artist and his offering
this week carries with 1t a gale
of laughter. The Six Berlo Div
ing girls present a novel aquatic
offering in which some hilarious
comedy is introduced unexpected.
There are five other good acts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
Chaplin Comedy
Remains Longer

In order to accommodate the
recordbreaking crowds at the
Melbourne this week, Easy
Street. the latest Mutual comedy
with Charlie Chaplin, will remain
until Saturday night.
In the role of a policeman with
beat in the most notorious sec
ton of the San Francisco under
world, Chaplin is one continuous
scream. He succeeds where many
other of his fellow officers have
failed, and soon becomes master
of Easy Street." with the pretty
little mission organist as his
prize.
THE Right Girl" with Anita
Stewart is the added attraction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

through the failure OF one OF the
watch holders to catch the time.
Among Others who have shown
great speed in trials in the short
and middle distances are Miss
Claire Galligan Of Chicago. Miss
Thelma Darby of Indianapolis,
Elizabeth Becker and Helen Pen
nypacker of Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Kean of Lansdowne,
Pa, is in training for distance
swimming. Last year she covered
&c miles in a continuous trip OF
IL hours minutes.
With these performances al
ready in training 1917 should be
a great year for the mermaids.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

Tacoma. A cast of such operate
stars as Maggie Teyte, Giuseppe
Gaudenzi, Virgilio Lazzari, Mabel
Regelman Maria Gay, Reccardi
Martin, Francesca Peralta, Thorn
as Chalmers, Jose Mardones, in
two of the most popular grand
operas, and an orchestra of so
musicians conducted by Roberto
Moranzoni and a chorus of nearly
100 voices is seldom heard outside
of the metropolitan cities.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
SEAT SALE is heavy FOR
SATURDAYS GRAND OPERA

The seat sale for the coming
productions of La Boheme" and
Aida" by the Boston National
Grand Opera Co. at the Tacoma
theater Saturday afternoon and
evening, March 10, bids fair to
give this organization a capacity
audience.
Rightly does a project of such
magnitude deserve to arouse the
interest of all the music lovers of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
WEST LEADS in
TENNIS TOURNEY

feated Theodore r. Pell and Ver-
non Prentice, of the east, 1910,
GA, 6-3.
The match was really decided in
the first set which went to %
games before the fasteners sue
cumbed to McLoughlin's smashing
service and Davis remarkable
backhand shots. After the first
set, the westerners had little diff
ficulty with their opponents.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
Omitted Press Leased ire.)

LOS ANGELES, March S.-The
east against the west tennis tour
nament went into it's second day
today with the west holding the
advantage. The first clash of the
intersectional series went to the
Californians when Maurice f. Nc
Loughlin, former national singles
champion, and Willis E. Davis de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
CHALLENGE OF FAIR
MANAGER ACCEPTED
by Billy earns.


. Pretty Miss Agnes Ander-
8 son, manager of the Wash
D ington Parlor Furniture COM
. pany's Terriers" has re-
. ceived an answer to her chal-
D lenge issued to the +. S. Har-
/. mon company team. The
. game will be played on the
, tideflat grounds Saturday
> afternoon, March 81. Strict
. ly shop teams will be used.
3 Two years ago the Har-
3 mon team defeated the Ter
. riers" and ever since that
3 time the Washington en-
. ployes have been thirsting
3 for revenge.
D There is keen Interest over
D the game, and fully $50 en-
> ployes from each house will
> attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
The Sodality A. c. basketball team

The SOdality A. c. basketball team
travelled to Mineral last night,
where it defeated the Mineral
five by a score of AZ to %. The
boys returned to Tacoma at 8
a. IN. Johnny Mclaughlin,
manager of the team. went into
the game as a sub and proved
one of the stars, shooting seven
baskets. Foye was the other
Sodality star. Eddie La Cha
pelle was Minerals best player.
The Sodality boys were treated
royalty, a banquet being given
for them after the game. The
auto trip was four hours going,
and two hours returning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
Sammy Good
to Box Hoppe

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8. -
Sammy Good, Tacoma lightweight,
and Willie Hoppe, former king of
the four-rounders, were rematch-
ed today to meet in Sacramento,
March 80. Good stopped Hops
in the second round when they
met several weeks ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08
SEALS ARE BUSY

SACRAMENTO, March S.-The
Seals will be busy every day for
five days. This afternoon they
meet local team and the Chicago
Cubs No. 2 will arrive tomorrow
for four-game series. Three Of
the Cub games will be played here
and one In Marysville.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

F. ii. Radke, jr., manager of the
Yeoman ball team, hereby issues
a challenge to the +. S. Har-
mon baseball club. He would
like to stage the game as soon
as can be arranged. Radke is
also anxious to meet Miss An
derson, manager of the Wash
ington Parlor Furniture COM
pany's team, and arrange for a
game. He says that Miss An
derson may call him up at the
Brooklyn hotel. We might sug-
gest Knox's as a convenient
meeting place for the moguls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

LEADING PLAYERS
Martin Pradley, a lawyer 80.
.............. William Nigh
Madge Morrow Irene HOwlcy
High Thorndyke, a distiller =.
Rodney Thorndyke, his son..
Robert Elliott
Chester ThOrndyke, another son
..........,.... Roy Clair
Dulcie Thorndyke, his daughter
............ kathlcet AIlaire
In these days of prolific screen
productions a photoplay that is
distinctly different is decidedly
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

The brotherhood of American
Yeomen, at meeting last
Thursday, decided to place a
baseball team in the field. f.
H. Radke, jr., was elected man.
ager. The club will play indie
pendent ball and will be men,
Der of The Times booking
agency. The Yeomen will prob
ably play their opening game
with Arletta. The team will
practically be the old Head
Hunters" A captain will be
chosen at an early date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

II Cupid keeps up the good work
it is a certainty that the single
mems ball clubs will not be in
the running this season. Be-
fore the season opens some Of
the we'll known diamond artists
who will not be eligible to play
on the single mems teams will
be: Emmett Angle, Lester Pat
terson, Ben Cotton, Jim Egan
and Earl Brown, and perhaps
we might add the name of Leon
ard Shea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

"Katinka" is little bit differ
ent in plan from any musical
play that has ever gone before it.
1t is a musical comedy of compell-
ing Tilt and sweetness of the style
introduced into America by the
American Vienesse operettas, but
of a standard of excellence little
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

Lee Wise says that he will not play
baseball this season. He expects
to devote all his spare time to
singing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

When George WaterwOrth noticed
for the first time the fish in the
window of Art Atkins Lotus
Cafe he asked a friend to take
him home. He thought he was
seeing things again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-08

Clint Manley is quietly working on
his lineup of ball players to rep
resent the Elks this season. He
will be ready with an announce
ment in few days, he says,
that will take some of the team
managers off their feet.