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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22
BUSINESS CONCERN MOVES

The Cobcl Mail Banking System,
which was patented by Geo. w, Cobel,
cashier Of the First National Bank
and which has been put out under
the auspices Of the Dakota Publish
ing d Supply Co, has moved from
Brookings and changed the name of
the operating company. Monday
morning the manager, f.. a. Robin
son. accompanied by Miss Mae B.
Lchncr, his stcnographer, left for Chi
caFo. where the concern will have Of
fees in the Transportation Building
name has been changed o the Cobcl
Mail Banking System and the change
Of location was made to give them
a more central location in handling
the system and put them in closer
touch with the banks who are using
the device. T.. G.. Libbey, the sales
manager went to Chicago the last of
the week to prepare things for the
commencement Of work from the new
headquarters.
Mr.. Cobel has a very valuable in
y|ontion in the Mail Banking system,
and under the capable management
Of Mr.. Robinson the work of the
saIcsmcn has more thar tripled what
was expected during the first six
months Of the business. The estab-
lishmcnt of a service department TO
work with the banks in presenting
the system TO their customers has
done a lot to make the idea popular,
it is only a matter OF time until a
large majority of the banks in the
whole country will be using this de
vice to facilitate business, and TO
further accommodate their patrons.
We are sorry to lose these people
from the city, but know that it is to
the interest of the business to be
more centrally located. We wish the
company the best of success. Mr..
Robinson was connected with this pa
per for several months when he first
came to BroOkings and the Register
extends to him a personal cOngratula.
ton on the successful start he has
made in presenting this device to the
$1,000
that he has gathered around him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22
FROM MEN IN TRAINING
Some Letters From Boys Who Are
Learning To Serve


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York. Carl, shorty ana J went 10
New YORK last SATURDAY ana 9ta!ed
over until sunday nlsht ana TOOK ID
the sights. sure was grand we 'ook
the electric car 70 ana VS.
tied there for several hours FROM
there we TOOK the sub"ay car 'uhu'r
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at bowling Green ana walked up
Broadway. TAX ah"ut HlSh puilui"s7
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22
BAD HOBO ARRESTED

Friday evening the police were COM
PEELED to run in a hobo who had been
blocking the sidewalk all day just be-
tween Poole's shop and Sanders bill
lard hall. While the fellow made no
noise, yet his uncouth appearance was
out Of keeping with the clean cOndi-
ton of our streets. He was kept in
jail over Sunday and in some way
made known to the officers that Ed.
G.. Dokken, the hamburger king, was
"A friend Of his. Tuesday Mr.. Dokken
was called to the city Jail, prepared to
go bail for his friend. When he was
shown the party in the cell, he i'm
mediately identified him as an old
friend, made of old clothes and rags,
who had been doing duty as an adver-
tisement for his place of business on
Hobo Day. He gladly paid the thirty
five cents that he had offered for his
return and escorted his dummy friend
to a final resting place away from the
temptations of city life.
Mr.. Dokken seems to think that
some of his %neighbors and friends
were interested in the Incarceration
of his friend and that If proper repre-
sensations had been made to Asst.
Chief Connolly and Officer Usletten.
it would not have been necessary to
lock the poor fellow in Jail. Ed. has
laughed at so many people that he can
afford to let them have the laugh on
him for once.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22
THE REVIVAL TABERNACLE

Across the street from the Register
office is the building specially built
for the revival meetings that are now
in progress here. 1t was finished On
room has been built on the northeast
corner this week. This building Is
GA feet wide and IA feet long. has
a platform across the north end tax
ing up about one.hfth OF the length.
There is a solid section OF twenty
foot plank seats down the center. thir-
ty-eight in number. and on each side
is a section just as long of sixteen
foot plank seats. Six stoves heat the
building with coal fires, and this re-
duces eight of the sixteen foot seats
by half, as they are cut out to give
room for the stoves.
These plank seats form 1912 lineal
feet of seating room and if you allow
fifteen inches to a person they viii
accommodate 1880 people. If you al
low eighteen inches, which is more
comfortable, they will sea 1915. To
this must be added 22S chairs which
are used on the platform and down
in front. A grand piano is on the
platform, a pulpit stands in the cen
ter and several American flags are
hung from the walls. There are four
entrance doors on Williams street
and two on Fifth avenue.
The opening meeting was held Sun
day night, and a large chorus choir
was on the platform. Rev. Mr.. Ste
phens preached and his sermon was
a plain gospel discourse. The quar-
tette made up by the Stephens party
gave a very fine selection and the seat
ing capacity of the planks was just
comfortably filled. Not all Of the
chairs on the platform were taken,
though part of them were occupied
by the mayor and six members of the
city council, who were there by spec
ial invitation of the local committee.
The meeting was out shortly after
o'clock, and there was no con
fusion in the streets on account of
too many automobiles.
Monday there were no meetings.
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
there were meetings under the leader
ship of Mrs. Stephens, and the at
tendance was rather small. Tuesday
evening the seats were about one
third filled and last evening not so
many were present. We understand
that the attendance is not expected to
become large until the meetings have
progressed further. The Register Will
give a careful report Of the meetings
compiled by its own staff. Other mat
ter is furnished by the press agent Of
the Stephens ~Evangelistic Party, and
will be found on page four of this
issue.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22
MESSAGE TO NORTHWEST

At the big loyalty demonstration
held in the Twin cities last week.
one OF the biggest demonstrations
even held in the cities was pulled off
ON Friday ST. Paul celebrated and
saturday Minneapolis followed suit.
FIFTY counties of Minnesota were in
the TWO bis paradeS, nonc having less
lhan nifty men in line and some hay
ing several hundreds.
Both Minnesota senator's, several
men from Washington sent by the
president. and others were the speak
crs. In all the meetings the dominant
sentiment Was the supreme loyalty
OF the people and if any one ever had
a question as to how the people OF
our sister state stands on the support
ing OF the government, that question
is finally answered. The president
could not attend in person, but he sent
a message to the assemblies. and it is
Just as much a message to you and |
90 1 voc " t't p'pHiN VI 4hlillltNDtt'
So the Register gives it to you. hop
ing that ii will bring the message Of
concerted action, determined purpose
and constant tirmness, that must be
the will of every true American heart
at this time.
Nothing could be more significant
than your gathering to express the
loyalty of the great northwest. If ii
were possible ! should gladly be with
you.
You have come together as the
representatives of that western EN-
pire in which the sons of all sections
Of America and the stocks of all the
nations of Europe have made the
prairie and the forest the home of a
new race and the temple of IA new
faith.
"The time has come when that
home must be protected and that faith
affirmed in deeds. Sacrifice and ser
vice must come from every class,
every profession, every party, every
race. every creed, every section. This
is not a bankers war or a farmers
war, or a manufacturers war or a la.
boring mans war-it is a war for
every straightout American, whether
our flag be his by birth or by adoD
ton. We are today a nation in arms
and we must fight, farm, mine and
manufacture, conserve food and fuel
save and spend to one common pur
pose.
1T is to the great northwest thai
the nation looks as once before in
critical days for that steadineSs oil
purpose and firmness of determine
ton which shall see this struggle
through to a decision that shall make
the masters Of Germany rue the day
they unmasked their purpose and
challenged our republic
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22
HOBO DAY ACCIDENT
Roadster On Way To Football Game
Is Overturned
~UXo~ Of
Your Flag and Ny Flag
"Thou too sail on, Q Ship of State,
Sail on, O Union, strong and great"

Last Friday afternoon while on the
way to the football game in his Ford
roadster, Walter Etting and Miss
Katherine Little had the mi.ta tdne
of turning over at the head Of Main
street, as they We're turnina into
Eighth street at a rate of speed TOO
high for making such a short urn.
The car turned completely over and
pinned Miss Little to the ground and
threw Walter cut into the ditch PEG
pie in the neighborhood came 81 NICE
TO the rescue and Miss Little V tax
en- from under the car ana r. DYED
at once to the hospital. The a'tcnd-
ing physician found that no bones
were broken. but that she wa badly
bruised and perhaps injured internal
ly. Since then there have been re-
peated reports Of her death, but she
was resting nicely yesterday after
noon and it was expected that she
would be removed to Mrs. Ettines res
idence either later in the afternoon or
today. Walter has been able 70 hob
BILE around and is getting better daily.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22
PEOPLE RESPOND
AND GIVE FREELY
BIG CAMPAIGN FOR MONEY FOR
Y. M. c. A. AT HOME AND
ABROAD BIG SUCCESS
STATE ORGANIZATION TO Be PERMANENT
Counties, Cities And Citizens OF State
Make Record OF Which All May
Be Proud

The campaign for the big fund for
ally over and the whole country has
more than done her duty. States,
counties, cities and people all have
come forward and given generously
to the cause that will do so much for
the soldier in the field, as well as the
loved ones who are left at home.
The central military district of
which South Dakota is a part, is do
ing "A wonderful thing in the way they
are giving and the state has more
than given the amount that it was
thought right to apportion to her. Mr..
Hopkins in the campaign that he has
conducted has disclosed the fact that
he is an executive of unusual ability.
1t may be that a good deal of the sue
cess is due to the large number Of
with him. and that is another reason
to show that he has the ability to get
men to do and handle them so that
they do it. No army in a battle can
be given credit for the many individ-
ual acts Of heroism, but the general
can be given credit for the big vic
tory, and in the giving to him Of credit
is the recognition of every single act
that made for that victory. This Is
tbn CANA in thiS rnopnt namn1iOn tho
many individual efforts have made 1t
possible to row the army of work
crS and the success of the movement
by saying words OF commentator for
the leader. We have no fear th3t III.
l.. Hopkins will think that he alone
was the cause of this victory, he is
we can say words of praise OF a cam
paign that stands for so much good.
and that he was the leader of the men
who did the work.
Latest reports at headquarters from
all over the country show about the
following figures: The whole u
try, $50. 1853 ,054; central district, $18,-
PIP, roo; South Dakota, $156,4S8. Fig
ures from the county and city cannot
be given with any certainty as reports
are missing in some instances, h
chairman is hoping to have both OF
them more thar reach their quota.
There is no doubt but what there
will be an increase to this, as some
money is always a little late in ar
irving. The United States and every
citizen who gave as much as a penny
to the cause is to be congratulated in
this great work for the help of the
soldier, both our own and our allies,
and for the prospect of reducing suf-
fcring hat this vast sum Of money
will make possible. We have given
before, we have given now and as
long as we are loyal and true we will
keep on giving as long as the call of
humanity makes a demand for aid.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22

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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22
LATEST TELEGRAM

A dash of tanks, followed by infan-
try, was made Tuesday by British on
a line thirty-five miles long, with gains
as deep as five miles into the German
positions. At one point Germans are
now fighting on last line Of defense.
and Hindenburg line is smashed to a
thin thread. No artillery prepared
way for attack and suddenness over
wheImed enemy. Losses by Allies are
light, but German dead filters posi-.
tions taken. Immense number OF
tanks supported by infantry are re.
sponsible for success.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22

CONTINUED on Page .Five)
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-22

Mrs. Geo. Pond writes the Register
that she is now back to Spokane. She
had been at Tacoma for some time to
be near her son, George, who was in
training at Camp Lewis. near Amer
lean Lake. George is now with the
troops in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
w. P. c. Harding VIII Play Important Part as Financial Aide # Nation Goes 10 War
Governor of Reserve Board Will Be One of the Main Dependencies of President as it Will Be Through Him and Other Members That
 Money System Is to Be Preserved
nx HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington. February 22 2.-tspecial)--lr the United States and Germany finally conclude to settle their differences by force of arms, w. P. c Harding. gov arnor of the federal reserve board, and a citizen of Birmingham, will be one of the main dependencies of President Will son.
 The Age-HeraId, in this correspond ence, has already published the fact that the United States is prepared for any emergency In preparing. the President has not limited his efforts merely to a consideration of the army and navy. He has arranged for the practical defense of the country. And it is safe to state that he, though his representatives. has formulated a financial system which will stand every test of time and necessity.
 It is the opinion of those who have carefully studied the situation that Mir. Harding has performed this latter duty. Tt is the opinion that in the event of war the governor of the federal reserve board will be the principal financial agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

would work a great hardship for the fed eral government to deprive these parties of the rights guaranteed by the states, by immediate denial of interstate com merce for the shipment of such liquors, which effect will, in it's present aspect, automatically follow the enactment of the prohibition amendment"
 OTHER FEATURES OF BILL Differences between the House and Senate on other features of the bill will be taken up in conference tomorrow.
 The House rules committee agreed to- day to consider tomorrow special rule to bring up in the House the Senate bill for prohibition in the District of Colum- bia. The committee will first have a hearing and then an executive session to determine its action It is said to stand & to 3 in favor of the rule.
 Representative Gallivan of Massachu- setts introduced today bill for a pro- hibition referendum to the people of the district It is identical with the Under wood amendment rejected by the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-Fight being made to stay new liquor law until October 1 National board of food control is proposed.
 Empty cars rolling westward on passenger train time. Faint gleam of light seen in car situation.
 w. F. G. Harding will play impOr- tant part if nation goes to war. Zeppelin guns send airplane to de- struction over North sea. 2-Break with Austria Is expected at any time.
 Five Americans reported on board SkogIand sunk. 3-AlI public officials and Boiling are vindicated by leak committee. 1O-Number of state cOnvicts are greatly reduced.
 LOCAL NEWS 5-NationaI leaders will help to make biennial success. Walker county is enjoying unusual coal development. City given until Monday to prove charge of fraud. Birmingham ready to welcome arr nor board.
 Boycott against mutton Is declared by housewives. Cullman selected for next meet ing of Pythians. Moore points out danger of becom- ing One-ideaed. 1O--Canron says General DuPont is after Tidewater.
 FEATURES 4-EditOrial comment. 6-society and Dolly DsIrympIe. s-sports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

serton that the records show that Chi |cago has been receiving approximately 200 cars day and that about 100 of them were used for export wheat. Instead of reducing prices, the transportation out of the country of great quantities of wheat tended to raise the price, officials said, and the movement of export wheat east could bring no relief to sufferers from soaring prices in eastern cities.
 UNRAvELING SNARL
 Officials thus far have confined their chief energies to unraveling the transpor- tation snarl and affording relief to com munities threatened with shortage of foodstuff and fuel, rather than studying the effect of the shortage and conges- ton on prices of necessities.
 Severe weather in the north and in New England, the inability of connecting lines to handle the cars. congestion on home Hines freight embargoes and occasional shortage of power were the chief reasons assigned for the tie-up by reporting roads. The total of 165,274 compares with 125.912 January 20, 122.221 January P and 145, SS7 February 8, the greatest ratio of increase being about 20 per cent in the week be- ginning January 2S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

Prohibition leaders turned deaf ears to them, fearing that any change in the provision as it passed the Senate might mean it's defeat, but many of them are disposed to vote for post ponement once the bill has been sent to the President for his signature.
 MOON RESOLUTION
 The preamble of Chairman Moons reso- lution says:
 ''The states which have passed laws prohibiting the manufacture and sale of liquors and the storing. of the same within their borders have recognized the fact that such business had therefore been legal and have, in view of this, by their enactfnents, given to dealers req sonable time within which to dispose of their stocks or remove the same from the state before the becoming effective ness of such laws. The course followed in this respect is clearly right and just and it would be manifest injustice and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
GERMANS FREE
 U. s. SAILORS, IS
 GENEVA REPORT

they exposed themselves to treatment as lprisoners because they shipped aboard armed enemy merchantmen |.'After the rupture of relations with the United States, news reached Germany that German ships had been seized and their crews interned. That news gave |rise to the idea that it might be prudent not to liberate the American sailors until official information was received as to | the real situation, Information now has
 been received officially that German ships lin American ports have not been seized
 land that their crews have not been in-
 terned."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

Paris, February g. The Geneva cot re sponde ent of the Hayas agency sends the following dispatch. received there from the wolff bureau in Berlin;
 It is learned that the crews Of the merchant ships brought to Germany aboard the British steamer Yarrowdale have been released, though it is held, by reason of the present circumstances the American sailors might have been treated as prisoners of war. It was de- cided sometime ago to release them as an exceptional measure, they having be- gun their voyages without knowing that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23

egram, in which there were traces of } first one sent yesterday, was put on commission today by President Joseph le.
 telegram, "the respect due your honor in my statements, you will understand which we find ourselves at this time" 000,0OO bushels additional are in cars. some of which should have been shipped three months ago. He also said that food product factories in Chicago in many cases are running only 25 per cent of ca pacity because they cannot ship their products out and that one of the biggest corn products factories in the world may have close down if conditions are not remedied.
 CARS STILL NEEDED
 Todays telegram again directs the com missions attention to the fact that while 800 cars week are being provided to Minneapolis. Chicago lis virtually 8 closed market to the farmers of the vest
 Discussing the telegram Mr. Griffin ad- mitted that the Minneapolis cars were being used to ship flour east instead of grain.
 Touching on the statement made today by the car service commission that Chi- ago had asked for only 200 cars for grain, Mir Griffin said That was the minimum on which we
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
Woman Suffrage Wins
 Submission Bill in Maine

Augusta, Me, February 22.--Woman suffrage advocated in this state today won fight of nearly 40 years for sub mission of the suffrage question to popu- lar vote. The senate, concurring with the House. passed unanimously resolution providing for special election September 10. to act on the adoption of constitu- tionai amendment granting suffrage to women Governor Milliken announced he would sign the measure tomorrow.
 Maine Is the second state in New Eng land tc adept referendum on the ques- ton. tN
 The first positive move for equal suf- frage was made in the legislature in 1881, and the question has been up at nearly every session since that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-23
FAINT GLEAM OF LIGHT IS SEEN NV
 CAR SI7UA TION


 Chicago, February 21.-A second te apology for the belligerent tone of tf the wires to the interstate commerce P. Griffin of the Chicago Board of Trs We recognize fully" reads todays able body, and if l have been emphati 1t is because of tho desperate plight il MT. Griffin explains that he now flnds that the car supply order which he was led to believe emanated from Interstate Commerce Commissioner McChord really came from the car service commission of the American Railway association.
 Tn his telegram of yesterday acting on this msconception, Mr.. Griffin accused the interstate commerce commission of utter failure in the emergency, and of having done more harm than good. He and his traffic committee conferred on the question of going into the courts, or of appealing to Congress for prompt, dlctatorial action to straighten out mat ters.
 MISUNDERSTANDING CLEARED With the misunderstanding cleared up tocay's conference was based on the as sumption that relief might still be ex- pected from the interstate commerce commission Mir Griffin reiterated that the grain trade of this section Is in a desperate way Forty million bushels oi grain are held up in local elevators; [