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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-12-13

sists of a collection of prints and
etchings from the Beard gallery.
B. Harry Sanders, who for the past
eight months has been employed in
a drug store at Yankton, came to
Garretson Wednesday night and this
morning went to Sioux Falls where he
took the examination for admission
in the medical department of the U.
S. army. If he is accepted he will
leave in a few days for the training
camp.-Garretson News. (Word has
since been received hat Mr.. Sanders
has left for jefferson Barracks, MOI
Lieut.. Morris Jerlow, '16, of Car.
thage is spending a few days visiting
friends at the college. Mr.. Jerlow re-
ceived his commission at the second
officers training school at FIT. SMELL
ing.
Miss Margaret O'Connell of Mime
apolis, is spending a few days here on
business connected with the Y. w.
c. A.
Col. William Lassiter, cOmmandant
at the college, has been granted a
months leave of absence which he
will spend at his home in California.
While away he will move his family
from Berkeley to San Francisco.
LNln,nr KnnpnrI Wnnt 70 CT Dopl
last Sunday, at which place he will
join the U. S. marines. Kennard was
the star ground gamer for State this
fall on the football field, and promised
to become one Of the greatest half
backs in the state. We regret to lose
him, but wish him good luck in his
new duties.-Collegian.
DR.. A. N. Hume attended a confer
ence regarding federal grain grades
at Minneapolis, December 9Th, to De-
cember 7th.
Harry Halvorson entertained a num-
Der of junior boys at his home Satur-
day evening at six o'clock. Mr.. Hal
vorson has enlisted for war service.
1t was announced Tuesday that the
zoology department has been extended
and will now be known as the Depart
ment of Zoology and Rural Sanitation.
Prof. S. p. Miller gave a timely adj.
dress in chapel Tuesday, on santa
ton and tuberculosis.
S. V. Layson, james Revell, Arthur
Thompkins, Glenn Hoon and Carrot
Doktor, composing State college stock
judging team, returned this week from
Chicago where they met twelve other
teams in competition at the Interna,
tiOnal Live Stock Exposition, Deem
Der 1st to 9Th.
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AURORA

From the Review:
A Ford driven by S. McClemans
was badly smashed up on the road
between here and Brookings Thurs
day afternoon. Sam was headed this
way on his return from Bookings
and was met near the Shelp farm by
a car from White. The driver turned
to the left and headed square into the
Ford No one was seriously injured
but the Ford and that can be doc
tored up most any place.
Rev. II. w. Cummings, our new NJ.
F. pastor, unloaded his household
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NOTES


DR.. Virginia Spencer left the first
of the week for New York City, where
she will visit until after the Christ
mas holidays. Her sister, Miss Bella
Spencer, is filling her place as pre-
ceptress at the dormitory during her
absence.
Laura Wood, who has been visiting
friends in town and at the college fol-
a few days, left Sunday evening for
LaMoure, N. Oak, where she teaches
in the public schools.
Orlin Lathrop, II, left Saturday to
Join the war service of the U. S, He
expects to enter as an electrician. Mr.
Lathrop's mother visited him for a
few days before he left.
Lacy Caldwell, Is, is spending a
few days at the college preparatory
10 Joining the ranks of county agents
for the college. His territory will lie
in Hamlin county.
The annual art exhibit, under the
auspices of the Art Club, is being
shown on the second floor OF North
Building this week. The exhibit con
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-12-13
ABOUT THE COUNTY
VOLGA

From the Tribune:
Rev. and Mrs. J. b. Van den HOek,
who have been visiting for the past
two months at the home of their son,
Tony, at Canborn, Iowa, returned
home Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Christianson en-
~tertained a number of relatives and
friends at their home Thanksgiving,
among the number being Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Austin, of Bookings, and Mr..
and Mrs. Art Quinn, of Badger.
The latter part of last week NJ. w.
Elgie and family moved to Volga
where they will hereafter make their
home. Some time ago Mr.. Elgie
bought the drug store of Albert Chris
Hanson and will give his personal at
tention to his store in Volga.
James Stockstad and Bernard
Aanensen expect to leave the first of
the week for Omaha where they will
enlist in the marine service. Both of
the boys would likely be called in the
next draft and they had rather select
their service. Both of the boys are
fine young men and they will take
with them the best wishes of every
one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson left
Sunday morning for Rochester, Mime.
sofa, whore Mr.. Johnson went to con.
suit specialists regarding his health.
Mr.. Johnson has not been at all well
for several months. His trouble first
started from bad teeth and the poison
which was developed by the teeth was
carried through his system. For some
time the trouble seemed to be located
in the stomach, but for a number of
weeks his kidneys have been in bad
shape. All Of Mr.. Johnson's friends
throughout the county hope that he
may find relief and that he will soon
be well again.
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Lloyd Caldwell, Leo and Geo. Waite
ing officer from Aberdeen where they
will enlist. They will take their first
examination at Aberdeen and if they
pass will go to the Jefferson Barracks,
Mo, camp,
The money raised by the benefit
dance June 9Th, for the soldier boys
of Bruce, was sent to them last week,
sending $45 for the boys at Camp
Funston and $40 to two boys now at
Camp Mills, New York. There Is a
few dollars left which will used in
mailing tobacco to the boys at Christ
mas time.
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' HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

= ' 4 y = = =
The boys Of old B.. H. S. were de-
lighted by a straight from-the-should-
er talk from Mr.. Stephens last Tues
day morning. These talks are looked
forward to by the students until Tues
day is getting to mean almost a holi-
day for the pupils, fresh from the vim
and vigor melted by the speaker they
go at their lessons with higher ambi-
ton.
The Girls Glee Clubs met in their
regular Commute session last We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Last Thursday at the close of school
occurred a very unusual incident. A
bunch of senior girls, assisted by
Clifford Johnson, cleaned the smoke
from the statues of Apollo, Diana,
Venus and Longfellow. 1t was a very
amusing sight to see the b~lacknesS
disappearing from the statues and APP
pearing on the seniors. But in time,
II uiSoppNdltu llOll llitul, dlu "
the beautiful white statues are to be
seen in the old halls.
Friday morning Mr.. Rose announced
the high school banquet to be held
that night. While the students were
all assembled Mr.. Lenander made a
touching speech about the High
Schooler. soon to leave to serve his
country. This is the first one of our
number to enlist and we were all
very sorry to see Bert Wix leave us.
Quite a number of our group left US
when Company c went away, but Bert
has been the first to leave from our
number this year. But while we are
sorry to have him go, we are proud to
have our share in giving up and We
bid Bert Wix Godspeed and wish him
good luck, hoping that he will return
safe and sound when the war is
over"
The Boys Glee Club met at the
usual time, the Commute period, last
Friday.
The high school banquet last Fri
day night was enjoyed by about 165
people. A fine. hearty supper that
filled up was served by the ladies
of the Presbyterian, United Presby-
terrain and Baptist churches. Yells
were given from the various tables
and then all together, the people
yelled. Mr.. Lenander, Mr.. Nelson and
Miss Wilson responded to repeated
calls by giving short talks. Then
when Miss Hosford announced Mr..
Rose, everyone was specially delight
ed, for Mr.. Rose is a special friend
of the students. The senior male
quartet composed of Forest Erie, Les
ter circuit, Harold Sharp and Dexter
Cole, rendered two numbers. At the
close of the program the crowd
marched. two abreast, over to the tab
ernacle where they listened to a
splendid m
The senior president, Harold Sharp,
has recently received word that the
senior rings and pins will soon be
here. They were expected to arrive
about the 18th of December.
The Literary Societies meet next
Friday. An Indian program will be
given by the Minerva and Christmas
programs will be given by the Phi
Alpha Phi and Alpha Alethean, and
also by the Delta Beta.
The Home Economics club met last
Tuesday in domestic science rooms.
Mrs. Harding ave a talk on junior
Red Cross work. while Mrs. Breed
taught the girls how to knit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-12-13
RUG

From the Herald:
Frank Goodfellow came home from
Camp Funston where he is now in
training to spend Thanksgiving with
relatives and friends. "Corporal'
Goodfellow is sure looking fine and
his many friends We're very glad to
see him and hear what he had to say
about camp life.
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goods here Monday. MIR. Cummins
was formerly pastor at Miller. S. ID.
He will live in the place known as
the Southland place.
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Joseph L~echtenberg and family left
for Stuart, Neb., the first of the week,
where they will make their future
home. Sorry to lose these good peo-
pie from the community, but W. hope
they will meet success and content
ment south Of us. Mr.. Lechtenberg
still retains his farm north of this
city.
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visit at home. Irl is looking fine and
feels in good spirits. Says Uncle Sam
is feeding and keeping the boys in
excellent shape. No one is finding
fault with their lot in life in the
camps.
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ELKToN

from the Record:
Irl Meyer came up from Camp
Funston, Kansas, for a couple days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
Bullock County Leading
 All in Number of Dogs

Montgomery January 9.-(Special) Bullock county has more than 10000 dogs. if the dog statistic record of the state is correct. The state has maintained that about 10 per cent of persons owning dogs in the state have paid the dog tax i'm posed by the last legislature The state auditor has received notice from T. F.. Pitts of Bullock. tax collector that he has already collected $1269. The dog tax is $1 a head and the method the state uses in arriving at the total number of dogs in county shows that Bullock has F, 690 dogs.
 Dog taxes will not be paid to the state, but will be kept in the county treasury for F months for the payment of ex- penses of persons who come to Montgom- cry for treatment at the state Pasteur institute. At the end of 12 months the remainder of the fund will be certified into the county's public school fund.
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Lansing in the newspaper mems confer ence with the secretary on December 2O that there was to be statement at 3 o'clock that afternoon and that it was moot peace proposal or an offer of mediation" He telephoned this infornla- ton to Mir. Boyle in the Journals down town office he said, and heard no more about it until two hours and half later, perhaps when he was advised by other newspaper men that the Dow Jones com pany was carrying the statement that the President would issue peace note.
 MT. Boyle testified that he sent the in- formation given him by Bland to the Journal in a confidential telegram shortly before noon.
 At 12:24 p. m, he said, he received a message from the Dow Jones company saying it was reported that the President would issue a peace note about the end of the week.
 Banking on what the secretary had told us," Boyle added, T replied that there would be no peace note"
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plauded vigorously but no effort was
 made to stop the noise and the gal leries quickly cleared without further demonstration
 While the Sheppard bill was under consideration in the Senate legislation
 to prohibit liquor traffic in Hawaii
 was urged before the House territories committee by representatives of the Anti-Saloon League of America and the Woman's Christian Temperance union. The committee tomorrow will hear arguments in favor of drastic liquor prohibition law in Alaska.
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Burton to Head Gotham Bank

New York, January 9.-Former United States Senator Theodore E. Burton of Ohio has been elected president of the Merchants National bank of this city, it was announced tonight after tffe annual meeting of the board of directors. The Merchants National was founded in 1903 ahd is the third oldest bank in New York. Tts articles of association were drawn by Alexander Hamilton.
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Special Bargains
 by Merchants in
 Today's Age-Herald

Louis Pizitz will start his red letter sale Thursday morning.
 Save your Nectar crowns and ob- tain a free ticket to the Strand, Col onial or Majestic theatre.
 J. Blach < sons advertise wonder ful values in boys all wool suits at s7.50.
 Middlebrooks Electric company spe- cialize in motor rewindins.
 Loveman. Joseph. & Loeb-Everwear hosiery for men, 30 cents the pair; S1.S0 the box
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Lumber Company Incorporated

Montgomery. January 9.-tSpecial.) ) Notice of the incorporation ofsthe Stuart Bellingrath Lumber company in Mont gomery with a paid in capital of S1000O has been received by the secretary of state. The company VIII engage in the general lumber and milling business i'll central Alabama. lncorporators are: M. w. Stuart, w. A. Bellingrath. Maud Stewart and Mary F. Bellingrath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
President Chamber of Com. merce Answers Challenge
 Regarding Its Work
WILL PRESENT OTHER
 FACTS AT MEETING
Scores Perpetrators of Anonymous Criticisms and Says No Civic Or ganization Should Be Formed
 on Such Basis

The Chamber of Commerce has ac- complished many things during the past year of which it is justly proud, and those things which have not been accom- plished could not have been accomplished by any other board of directors"
 So says Morris W. Bush, president of the Chamber of Commerce. in a statement anent the recent airing" given the work ings of the Chamber of Commerce by agi- tators for a new civic organization.
 MT. Bush says that the Chamber Of Commerce is not assuming a defensive position. Tt is a public institution, whose acts are not hidden from any member of the community, he said. Tt has a rec ord of starting many things that will reach their fruition in the near future. It has failed to accomplish some things it had hope to accomplish but the names of the directors are sufficient guarantee to the community that the best that could be done has been done"
 MT. Bush promises further presentation of what has been accomplished by the Chamber Of Commerce during the past year at the annual meeting at the Tut wiler Thursday night, and urges all citi- zens of Birmingham interested in the sit uation to be present.
 @ REPORT TO BE MADE
 At that time. special report by the President going into all phases of the situation will be made he said.
 Referring to statements of T. H. Mol ton and J. E. Shelby. in which, he says, the Chamber of Commerce is accused of being under the control of corpora tions, railroads and other big interests, MT. Bush expresses surprise at the attitude assumed by these two men.
 MT, Motion frankly admits that he Is not q member of the Chamber of Com merce,. the Business Mems league or the Board of Trade said MT. Bush. and he admits that the information and sup posed facts on which he bases his charges were obtained solely from published ar ticles in the daily newspapers. Charges If corruption against the officers of any civic body by one who does not aid in the membership or support it, should
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Unjust

From the Washington Star
 Desc high prices is workin' a heap of injustice remarked MT Erastus Pink ley.
 Tn what way?'
 Poultry an eggs is gettin so precious dat if you happens to give shelter to some homeless bullet dey's liable to charge you wifi grand larceny
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MARK ET OPERATIONS

The line of examination then turned to Lawson's market operations, particularly during December, 1916.
 Lawson said the market break prob ably would have been worse if there had been no leak.
 The leak gave certain operators an opportunity to prepare for the crash said Lawson. Eff the market had broken without that preparation the break would have been much more disastrous to the country 'Tn December, l9l6,r asked Representa- tive Chiperfield, with what brokers did you deal?'
 T don't recall more than one" replied Lawson. "H. Content & Co., i'll Broad way, New York;
 Did you operate in United States Steel?" asked Chiperfield.
 T did'
 ITO what extent?"
 q couldn't tell, and I am not going to guess.
 Chiperfield asked Lawson if he did not begin a selling campaign in December last and if his transaction in steel did not aggregate $300,000.
 Lawson said he had no idea what his transactions aggregated. He would not say whether he had operated selling rampaign
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tcOntinued from Page one)

ton is recorded and must be. do not see what could be gained"
 Charles H. Sabin, president of the Guaranty Trust company of New York, who was brought here on a subpoena at the suggestion of MT. Lawson, just as he was about to leave for Europe on his honeymoon. reached the witness stand today shortly after his boat had sailed from New York.
 SABIN CORROBORATES LAWSON
 Sabin frankly corroborated a story told by Lawson to the effect that in october he called representatives of New York newspapers to his office and told them that he had reason to be- lieve that the German government was about to ask President Wilson to sug- gest peace to the allies This infor- nation, he said, came to him through sources not connected with the United States government and he gave it out because he felt the country was en- titled to know it, because of the effect such a move would have on the affairs of the nation. He denied that he was impelled in any way to make the move by stock market holdings, declaring he never had sold 8 share of stock short in his life and was not in the market on the day the leak as supposed to have occurred.
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COULDN'T FIGURE PROFITs

Lawson said he did not know whether he made $10o0.o00 or s5G00O0, or less in the market during December and he would not guess
 How far ahead, Representative Chip erfieId asked. did you know that a break was coming?'
 "Oh, some weeks.' Lawson replied.
 Lawson explained to Chairman Henry what was meant by short selling"
 That means selling something that a man has not, but hopes to purchase later,' said Lawson.
 'Is that an evil?' Henry asked.
 "It is an evil if improperly applied, . Lawson replied. but if properly used, it is splendid break
 Answering Chiperfield, Lawson again declared that he had no direct knowl- edge through "a leak of the coming of the Presidents peace note.
 Weren't others throughout the coun- try who might have foreseen break in the market as you did?" Chiperfield asked
 .IJuudreds If them " Lawson replied.
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UNSUPPORTED CHARGES

sane and fair criticism of the man. agement of any civic body by any mem Der or by any interest in the community which is affected by it's activities should be welcomed rather than condemned.
 Any effort to reflect on its manage ment with view to discrediting it before the public by charges unsupported by evidence. and of which no notice has been given to such management, or 10 the general membership of the body Who have selected the management, and par ticularly when such effort is conceived lin the dark and the charges made anony- mously through the newspapers under pledge that the name of the party re- sponsible shall not be disclosed, is an action which ] believe will be decried by every fair minded citizen of this dis trict and prove boomerang to it's spon- sors. The Chamber of Commerce does not pretend to say that no new organ
 zation should ever be started i'll Bir- mingham. but the officers and directors do take this occasion to say that no new organization deserves consideration if it's birth requires anonymous attacking of our present chief commercial body and in this am-as in all else-cordially with them
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CONTRIBUTED s50.0O0

Baruch'S quiet announcement that ms contributions to the democratic national
 campaign fund last year totalled $50,oOO, instead of $35,000 as has been currently reported, aroused some interest in the committed While closely associated with the members of the administrations, Ba- ruch said, in answer to interrogations, he could not consult the executive offices on such matters as notes without embar- rassment.
 Referring to the letter of the mysterious
 "A. Curtis to Representative Wood, Baruch denied as absolutely false the statement that he conferred with Secre- tary Humility at the Biltmore hotel in New York and also denied that he was registered at the hotel. He said the pri- vate wires running intoS his office are all stock exchange registered wires over which he does his trading. He said he knew no broker by the name of "A. Cur tis.'
 Baruch also denied that either Otto Kahn or "a man named Reich" or any, one else connected with the government was associated with him in his short sales about the time of the peace note.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
SHEPPARD BILL TO MAKE WASHINGTON
 DRY" IS PASSED
tcontinued from Page One,

(COntfnued rom rage ohe)
 made technical point against it the New Jersey senator remarked, T know you're against it. you chew tobacco"
 During the several hours after the bill automatically came up and before the vote was taken, every seat in every gallery except that reserved for the diplomatic corps was filled, and scores were standing or sitting in the aisles. About half the spectators were women.
 CROWDS APPLAUD
 The crowd made only one real demon stration, that of hearty approval when the final vote was announced. Twice during the debate, however, the noise became so great that President Pro Tenn pore Salisbury had to threaten to clear the galleries. When the clerk announced the bill had carried the crowds ap-
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rest on a better basis of fact than mere ly newspaper reports"
 Referring to Mir. Shelby's statement Mir. Bush says he is surprised at the attitude taken by Mir. Shelby in regard to the corporation control of the Cham Der of Commerce, inasmuch as MT. Shelby himself was member of the nominating committee which presented the ticket for Mir. Bush and the officials who have served with him.
 Referring further to the criticism which has been launched against the Chamber of Commerce. Mir Bush says:
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GARRETT TAKES HAND

Representative Garrett of Tennessee then began questioning Lawson.
 Lawson. replying to questions by Rep- resentative Garrett, declared that his motive in stirring up the leak issue was to force an investigation of stock ex- changes with view to forcing federal legislation. Lawson said he did not care what happened about the leak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10

We treat scientifically and with wonderful success. all man. ner of chronic diseases of the Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat. Lungs. Heart. Liver, Stomach. Bowels. Kidneys and all diseases of the Skin and of the Pelvic Organs of Mop or1 VUovx1 avr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-10
OTHER WITNESSES

John Boyle and Henry E. Bland. repre-. sentatives of the Wall Street Journal a financial paper, were the last witnesses of the day. The paper is owned by Dow Jones company.
 Bland said he learned from Secretary