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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30

While this construction does not take
anything from the effectiveness Of the
design and is really included for the
purpose of removing any trace Of what
some people call a ''stiff" effect, mean
ing that there is too methodical adj
herence to the symmetrical, 1t might
be criticized by some, in which case
there is no reason why either the one
or the other of the ratings cannot be
altered to conform with the other. If
the change is desired, 1t would IN
doubtedly be made in the porch rail-
ing walls, which would be constructed
Of face brick with a white stone or
concrete coping in order that conform
ity might exist between the founda-
ton, terrace and porch walls. The
terrace floor and steps are of con-
crete. The porch floor as shown in
the illustrations is of wood flooring and
the steps are concrete. If the porch
walls were to be changed to brick, the
porch floor would be better If built Of
concrete.
This house is Al feet wide, not in
Guiding the extension Of the terrace
beyond the wall Of the house or the
steps Of the porch. The depth is 81
feet 6 inches from the front wall Of
the living room to the res wall of the
dining room. 1t could hardly be built
on q lot having less than a 5O-foOt
frontage, and Is, therefore, unsuitable
for extremely crowded locations, but
this Is true of almost any bungalow.
The bungalow requires plenty Of room
or its appearance is destroyed. One OF
the particularly pleasant features OF
this house is the facility which it pro-
vides for lawn decoration. Across
practically the entire front of the
house the wall surface Is unbroken
near grade. The appearance OF the
house and the lawn would be very
much beautified during the summer
months by a carefully selected bed of
flowers planted near the house along
the front wall.
This house Is one of the type which
looks best when elevated slightly
above the street grade, unless it can
be built back quite a distance from the
street sidewalk. The house, standing
br Itself, is somewhat lacking In
height and Is made SO %purpcsely 50
that It will have the best possible APP
pearance when built on either a ter
raced or sloping lot. 1t is an advan-
tage to build a house slightly above
the surrounding ground II possible. es-
pecially when the ground is known to
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
Six pays From Tree TO House.

At Camp Taylor, near Louisville.
me OF the administration buildings Is
said to have been built partly of lum-
Der cut from a Mississippi pine forest
less than a week before. The trees
were felled and went through the mill
Saturday. were kilndried Sunday,
loaded Monday ON special airs com
Wandered by the government, rushed
to Louisville at almost passenger
schedule time, and when the carpen-
tiers at Camp Taylor laid down their
tools at the end of work the following
Saturday men were moving desks and
other Office paraphernalia into q house
which had been part Of the forest sir
days previously.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
Record wheat check.

Ravinia.-The largest check ever
paid to an individual in this market
was issued here last Saturday by the
M. King Elevator company. II was
for $4,000 and was issued to N. J.
Kaiser for wheat grown this year
on 24O acres of land. at a rate Of $3.50
q bushel. Mr.. Kaiser also reserved
bout 700 bushels Of seed from this
field, which would make the returns
about $1,750 greater had he sold 1t, or
about STA an acre, close to the ap-
praised value of the land.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
HIGHER GRADE OF 'NONcoMs'
Good Material for chevrons Is Seen In
Men Drafted for the New Ma
tional Army.

There is q growing feeling among the
student officers at Plattsburg, a feel
ing already prevalent among their In
structors, that In the main the quail
ity Of the draft is going to be remark
ably high, Herbert Reed writes In the
New York Independent. 1t is the
thing the regular army has been wait
ing for all these years. And the rea-
son Is simple. 1t Is felt that II will
be the army's great opportunity to
unearth the right sort of material for
noncommissioned officers. 1t is no re-
Election on the ''noncom" of the old
regime, who, by the way. is to have his
long deferred chance for promotion, to
say that in the mass the army expects
better material.
The new men will meet in many
cases-probably In most cases-as en-
tire strangers, and the battle for the
'noncom" position will be on before
the men get to know each other too
well. The friendship Of the old days,
generally long founded by the time
promotion anne around, were too often
a bar to discipline. The situation made
1t hard for the man pushed up and for
his old side partners in the ranks.
This accounts, of course, for the lone
ly life of the top sergeant, that most
efficient king pin In u line troops.
In the new army the top sergeant IN
many cases will be .tbere' long be-
fore he has made any deep friend
ships in the ranks. and the task all
around will be easier.
This should be encouraging to that
great body Of disappointed young men
who for one reason or another could
not make the first training camps. and
are too young for the second. IL not
drafted they a enlist directly with
the knowledge that they will have
their chance for a commission along
with the brightest men Of the regular
draft.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
hax "a Re Scarce

Pierre.-While the hay crop On the
prairie is a heavy one this year, tine
claim is made that hay will be both
scarce and high the coming winter.
The reason is that while there is a big
crop. II Is next to impossible to get
help to put it up. Many farmers are
offering $50 a month and board for
men to help in the hay field. but the
men cannot be found at that or even a
better price with room, board and
washing as an addition to the cash
wage. +.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
Stacker Gives Himself Up.

Sioux Falls.-Frank Kunert, a Mon
lana man, surprised United States At
torney Stewart in this city when he
walked into the office of the federal at
torney and stated that he had not reg
istered under the ~selective act, and
asked the federal attorney what he
should do. He was Immediately
placed under arrest and the federal
authorities in Montana were notified
OF what had occurred. September 1
was fixed as the time for his prelimi-
nary hearing. this giving time for an
investigation which will be made
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
Fined for Advances.

Sadison.-C. Belger, employed on a
farm near Madison, was assessed a
fine of $50 or forty days in Jail and
held under 800 bonds while earning
money to pay the fine for making inn
proper advances to Miss Mary os-
trander, a highly respected young
woman. George Mckinney, a national
guardsman, happened to be passing
the Ostrander home at the time Bel
ger made his remarks and'took him In
charge upon complaint Of the girl.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30

The city Of st. Louis. Mo-, possesses
the largest American flag In existence.
as far as is known. 1t Is $50 feet long
and 70 feet wide. Each OF the thir-
teen stripes Is 8 feet wide. Imagine
a plot of ground containing 11.70O
square feet-almost one-quarter of an
acre-and You will have an idea of the
size of the flag. When used In parades
It requires 200 people to carry It. But
on account Of its great width 1t cannot
be carried through many Of the streets
OF the city-Popular Science Monthly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
DIFFERENT IN ITS
ROOM ARRANGEMENT
The Little Bungalow Described
Here lust Right Size for
Family of Two.
BRICK, STUcco, WOOD WALLS
interior Plan and convenienees viii
Delight Any Housewife and Have
Especial Attraction for
the Fall Bride.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

MI. William A. Radford win answer
questions n give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
tas Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
Ia. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
TO William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago, ILL.,, N only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The little bungalow shown in the
accompanying perspective view and
floor plan is interesting in that it's ar
rangement is quite out of the ordinary.
The exterior is finished in quite a
simple manner, although It's appear
ance Is not lacking in any respect.
The walls Of the house are given the
character Of three materials. The
foundation walls above grade are of
face brick. Above this and carried up
to the head trim Of the windows, the
walls are finished with narrow beveled
siding. Under the gable ends the
walls are finished up to the roof with
timbered stucco. The perspective view
gives some slight idea of the rustic
appearance Of the low-pitch gable roof.
The roof itself is unadorned-charac-
terized by clean, sharp-cut outlines and
careful balance. The appearance is
dependent upon the correct selection
of pitch and the general outline of the
roof rather than upon elaborate orna-
mentation. There are two brackets
under each gable end, these being ap-
propriate to the timbered stucco wall
surface: they constitute the only orna-
ments which are required to give the
building the appearance-effect which
the designer has deemed most appro-
pirate for this particular structure.
1t will be noticed that the railing
walls of the terrace are of face brick
while those Of the porch, on the other
side of the house are of wood siding.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
Ereinht Rate Petition.

Washington. ID C.-Railroad COM
m~issioners OF South Dakota petitioned
the interstate m commission
to put into effect revised freight rates
on grain and grain products from
South Dakota points to Iowa destina-
lions, removing an alleged discrimina-
tic n in favor of Minnesota mills.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
AdditionaI Mem caued

Parkstop.--An additional 100 men OF
this county were called to appear be-
fore the local exemption board for ex-
animation to fill the required quota OF
116 men from this county. This makes
a total OF 3S2 called for examination
already.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30

The French army probably contains
the Oldest soldier ia the world n the
person Of one Montsarrat. who rs
e~ighty-one years old. He was FOR more
than two years In captivity, having
been taken at Lille by the Gernans.
who decided that he was harmless, ana
liberated him. AS soon AZ he arrived
in Paris. however. he enlisted. and n
anxious to seek vengeance.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
Mitchell Mar Dies,

MitchelL-Charles Scheurenbrand.
foreman Of a local construction com
pany. who was injured In q local bank
building when q safe door fell upon
him. died OF internal injuries sus
tsined at that time
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
To Have synagogue.

Aberdeen.-The Jewish congrega-
tion of Aberdeen will 500 have its
own house of worship. II has pur-
chased the Wesleyan Methodist
church for IS. 800. and the wesleyans
will build a new church.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
cant stokes Is Named

Washington. d. Capt. Philip ID.
Stokes Of WATERFOWL. Sd, has been
named ~ assistant instructor at Fort
Smelling
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-08-30
Mennonnes Hold of.

Representatives of three different
Mennonite colonies in Hutchinson
county appeared before the state ex.
emption board. asking that the repre-,
s~enta.ives of the colonies be exempt
ed from the draft order. but all re-
ceived the same information. that the
members OF thecolonies were in Just
the same position as all other men OF
the draft age In the state and had no
special exemption rights
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-29
SIDE TALK S
Hot or Cold?
By RUTH CAMEkoN.


How differently people do feel
about heat and coldl One persons hot
is another persons cold, and vice
versa.
How hot it is here said one of
my housemates the other afternoon.
Dear me-" said another, drawing
her shawl about her shoulders, 81
thought it was cold"
Just about once in so often we have
that little scene enacted, and 1 sup
pose you do, too.
The point is, think, not that one
really feels any cooler than the other,
but that some people like to feel warm
and others like to feel cool
At college L would sometimes creep
into bed with my roommate. L would
find her bed at least ten degrees cool
er than mine. Aren't you frozen %
1 would say.
No" she would answer, Il cali this
just right
Yet there are other people to whom
my comfortable is cold.
When we sit out of doors, one of my
housemates is always much disturbed
if she feels the wind blowing on her.
Immediately she will begin to wrap
herself up.
But il isn't cold here 1 say.
NO, not exactly cOlu, she Will an
swer. But can't you feel that wind ?"
L can and L love it. L like to feel
cool sometimes. 1t is a pleasant SEN
sation to actually be conscious of be-
ing cool.
And then again, like to feel warm.
[ like especially to sit in the sunshine
until l have a mellow feeling like an
apple on the sunny side Of an old
apple tree. L can understand sun
worship better than any other heath
en- religion.
The exact sensa lions of every HUI
man being are a closed book to every
! other 1t is impossible to know Just
likewise, it is impossible to know ex-
actly how heat or cold affects anyone
else. 1 mention this because people
who like a cool room are often i'm
patient with people who want to be
warm and think they are just fuddy-
duddys.
One of these warm looded people
made a discovery the other day. He
was sick and was lowering over the
fire. Its not exactly co1d,'' he said,
but l want to be real warm. l sup
pose that's because my vitality is low"
Come to think of it, he broke out
little later, that may be the way
with those people that want to feel
| warm. Their vitality is low and they
need more heat"
'Exa city," we agreed.
Well he admitted, rather shame
facedly, I've got more sympathy for
them today than L ever had before -
I-tCopyrIght by George Matthew
Adams)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-29

The federal appropriation for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1918, OF
s1O,OOO,O0O to aid the states in the
construction of rural post roads has
now been apportioned among the sew
eral states by the secretary of agricul-
tu-e IN accordance with the terms OF
the federal aid road act. This sum
has been divided among the states as
the act rescribes-one-third in the
ratio of area. one-third in the ratio of
population, and one-third in the ratio
of mileage Of rural delivery routes and
star routes. Kansas will receive
$2S6,414SO. This is the second APP
portionment to be made under this
act. For the fiscal year ending June
80, 1917, the appropriation was
100000. For the succeeding years
the appropriation is as follows: 1919,
s15,OOO,OOO; 1920. S2O.OOo.oOo; 1921,
S25.O0O.GOO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-29

job after he got it. Where can ready
made city managers be obtained un-
less it be from among those who have
had experience in other cities? These
would be wholly unfamiliar with the
conditions and requirement of any city
save the one where they had worked.
Here the cost enters in. Naturally
there would be a scarcity of expert
enced city managers for many years
and salaries would be bid up by those
cities willing to pay for the best. To-
peka has had experience along this
line with her school superintendent.
In the end most cities probably
would be forced to hire a man from
among their own citizenry. This can
as well be done thru the ballot box as
it is done now.
Since there are no schools which
turn out graduate city managers and
men must become qualified thru eX-
perience the proposed system appears
to present no advantages over the eX-
listing method of carrying on city gov
eminent, under which the work and
the responsibility are divided among
five men. These after an experience
derived from one or more terms in of
flee, certainly are more competent to
discharge their duties acceptably than
would be any stranger or new man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-29
FREAK LEGISLATION.

There is the freak class of legisla-
ton, such as regulation of the length
of sheets on beds; or where fire oc-
ours within three miles of a railroad,
and the burden of proof is shifted to
the railroad to disprovc that it was re-
sponsible for the fire; or defining the
word sausage" or making it a GRIM
inal offense to peep N ones window.
These make a mockery of law, and
are a travesty on justice and common
sense, states Edwin NJ. Abbott in Case
and Comment.
The inspiration for this appears to
be that every member of the lawmak-
ing body believes himself endowed
from on high. with a mission to re-
wise the law, and he gathers from
every quarter suggestions for change.
These he hastily drafts, and seldom
submits to a legislative reference bu-
reau, which could properly draft his
act. or discard it as unnecessary. Then
it is just as carelessly introduced, re-
ferred to committee, reported back to
the legislative body, and enacted into
law. Sometimes an alert member will
discover the RIDICULOUS HdtuIe-OI the
act. and it dies quietly by the road
side. Again. an efficient attorney gen.
eral will ferret out this unnecessary
legislation, and see that the governor
vetoes it. But too much of gallery
playing" legislation has passed thru
our legislative bodies.
If some discerning and ambitious
legislator would carefully scan the
archives of legislation and segregate
the unnecessary, improvident and
ridiculous statutes from the records,
and have them repealed. he would
confer a great blessing on humanity
in every state in the Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-29

could have as thrilling voices as other
people Anyway Bobbie needed the
thousand dollars and she wasn't going
to soften her heart now.
Thank you" she said steadily. q
guess l am able to go now if the car
is ready. Won't-won't you come
too?"
Il was going to ask you if 1 might"
And in a few minutes they were at
her door. Wont you come in and
get warm?" asked Helen. The time
had come for the grand coup.
Just long enough to see that you
are safe; then I must be going he
answered, picking up his bag.
Helen led him into the living room.
Then, excusing herself for a minute,
she went out and locked the door.
Aimee and Bobbie had heard and
were in the hall.
"Sh-" whispered Helen. I've got
him--the murderer-hes in the living
room. Think CT it! I'm going to tele-
phone for the police right away"
But while the girls were at the
phone, Boobies curiosity got the bet
ter of him. He went quietly to the
door, turned the key and stuck in his
head.
How did you kill them both?'' he
asked curiously. Did they yell much
when they We're dying, and did you
stab them or shoot them? Is that the
The man laughed. DO you think
I'm Can - Kidd? Come here, little
man.
NO. pur sister said you were the
man the papers told about, and she
needed the reward. She went out to
hunt you. She'll be sorry
I'm afraid she will. But I don't
try to kill people. It's my business to
patch them up. Why, I've fixed up so
many soldiers you couldn't count them,
poor fellows"
Were you in the war;" Boobies
eyes were big.
Yes, sir, 1 was. And some day I'm
going to tell you lots of Stories
Did you get hurt?" touching the
scar.
"A little bit. But, anyway, I decid-
ed to come home to America and help
little boys like to you to throw away
their crutches."
What's your name?" asked Bobbie.
Marshall J. Taylor, at your service.
sir p"
Helen and Aimee, who had tiptoed
| to the doorway, were aghast. They
had heard it all.
The doctor" Helen almost sobbed.
and going into the room. she said
quickly. It's all true, what Bobbie
told you. l was hunting the criminal
to get reward to make Bobbie well.
L was going to ''-e him to you"
We'll make Boboie WELL" answer
ed Dr. Taylor, land some day. he
paused, maybe you can pay me- but
not In money. "-(Copyright, 1916, by
the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-29
THE NEW REVENUE BILL.

The administrations plan to raise
additional revenue by taxing profits
of industries smacks of the stand
and deliver" policy. If after the close
of the war these profits for a time
should be succeeded by losses. which
is not impossible, however improbable,
would Uncle Sam hand back the mon
ey taken from them in their days of
prosperity?
A tax of excessive profits of a mo-
nopolistic corporation might be neces-
sary some time, but the administra-
tion's plan to raise additional revenue
for the fiscal year 1917-1918 includes
a proposition that Strikes at the foun-
dalton of industry, by taxing the ma
chinery of production" says the Wall
Street Journal.
The new revenue bill provides that
all firms and copartnerships engaged
in business will be required to pay a
tax on excess profits above a return
of per cent on the investment. That
is. all profits above 8 per cent will
bear tax of per cent per annum
on the excess.
If these excess profits which it is
proposed to tax came out of the coun-
tries at war, it would not so much
matter. But considerable share OF
them are being paid by our own peo-
pie. Or if the money so collected
were necessary for proper administra-
ton of public affairs the public would
not object seriously. But when the
people are called upon to pay. in this
way. indirect tho it he. for s39,OOO,AOO
public building bills and s3S.OOO.O OO
river and harbor bills, it will not be
surprising if they resent it at the
| polls in 1918.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-29

According to internal revenue re-
ports we had in this country IN 1914
forty-three multi-miliionaires whose
annual incomes exceeded 100000; IN
1915 there were sixty such, and IN
1916 there were twice that number
12O. out of our 1OO,OOO.O0O popula-
ton considerably less than 1'oOo'Ooo
are subject to the payment of an IN
come tax on $4,000 and upward The
income of 100000 persons is less
than the taxable amount. and about
5000, 900 persons inhabiting this land
of plenty have no income at all above
the amount necessary for their daily
existence, and many have not even
that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-29
GLOBE SIGHTS
Iron the Atchison Globe

[F'rom the Atchison Globe.
Suffering in silence probably is the
most unusual performance
The rule is that the program is long
enough without any encores.
Soldiers of misfortune are more
common than soldiers of fortune.
What seems a reason to you NAV
look like an excuse to someone else
The crowd is often more entertain
ing than the performance it gathers
to witness.
In the w. k. school of experience,
it is important to choose the right
course of study.
Very few publications devoted to
any particular cause contain ANYTHING
interesting.
A good many talk about the
psychological moment who know
nothing about psychology.
When nothing but goose pimples
show thru. there isn't much use for
girl to dress that way.
There are a good many more free
thinkers than there are people who
are willing to talk that way
After a man has done his best, he
has a right to get sore If someone
complains because it isn't better
While it is often referred to as idle
gossip, gossip is really about the bus
lest line of conversation imaginable.
If you are prompt in keeping ap-
a good deal of time waiting for others
1t doesn't make as much differ
ence to the public what brand of
use as some of the adv2sxisers seem
to ina