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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
new WAR TAXES
Dates on Which the Taxes in the New
Revenue Bill Will Become
Effective.

Washington, ID. C.-The dates on
which taxes in the revenue bill become
effective follow:
The income taxes and war excess pro-
fits taxes apply to the calendar year
1917, except in the cases OF corporations
having fixed fiscal year. Returns
must be made upon these taxesby March
/, 1918, and the tax paid before June l.,
1918.
The increase to Scent letter postage
and 2-cent postal cards goes into effect
80 days after passage. The increased
postal rates on second class matter be-
come effective July |, 1915
There are no new taxes on tea, coffee,
or sugar, but taxes upon many articles
OF common use-perfume, jeweIry,
chewing gum, films, pills, powders, etc
are effective at once.
The taxes on admission to amuse-
ments, shows, etc, are effective Novem-
Der l, next.
etc, December |, next, and the same on
foreign passenger tickets.
Additional tax on playing cards, elfec-
tive at once. Tax on club dues, Novem-
Der /, next.
Inheritance taxes are effective at once,
as are the liquor taxes. The tobacco
taxes become effective 80 days after pas
sage.
Taxes on freight, express, passenger
fares, parlor and sleeping car accommo-
dations, new life and fire insurance,
policies, November /, next.
The tax Of D cents on telegraph and
telephone IN essages costing more than
Is cents each become effective Noyem-
Der |.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
UNCLE SAM NEEDS STENOGRA-
PIERS AND TYpEWR RITTER

Washington, d. c., Oct. l7.-Now that
Uncle Sam has the young men of the
country in training for military service,
he finds that be needs 10000 typewriter
operators and stenographers and type
writers, both men and women, for the
Departments at Washington. The Civil
Service Commission has notified all of
Its 5000 boards of examiners that they
should put forth their best efforts to Sc
cure these urgently needed workers.
While examinations are now held week
ly IN 400 cities, the Commission states
that arrangements will be made to have
an examination held at any accessible
place where a small class of applicants
can be secured. The entrance salaries
range from 81 900 to 81, 200 year. Pro.
motion is reasonably rapid to those
whose services prove satisfactory. No
appointments can be made to these or
civil service unless authorized by the
Civil Service Commission under the civil
service law. Any information to the
contrary is unauthorized. This is a
splendid opportunity to serve your coun-
try. Full information may be secured
from the secretary of the board of civil
service examiners at the postottice in
Hot Springs, 5. ID.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20

A PROCLAMATION

Character is not wholly inherited,
neither does it result from brief expert.
ence, but on the contrary it is the pro-
duct of imperceptible accretion through
out the years of life.
"Precept upon precept, precept upon
precept line upon line, line upon line
here little and there little" is the
formula for character building prescribed
by wise ancient, and indeed a. of the
PHILOSOPHERS of modern learning have
not improved upon it,
Profoundly impressed as / am with
the belief that regular attendance at
Sunday School is one of the most potent
Influences in forming good character in
our people, and desiring to advance the
institution and give encouragement to
the devoted men and womea who freely
and patiently give their time, talent and
strength to this important work, |, Peter
Norbeck, Governor of the State of
South Dakota, do hereby enjoin all our
citizens to observe as Go-to-Sunday-
School-Day,
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1917,
and DO recommend that on that DAY
each and every one repair to his respec-
tive church Sunday School, to attend its
sessions, take part in its exercises, and
by example and word indicate to the
officers and teachers the high public
appreciation of their labors and to i'm
press upon the children the serious i'm.
port of the Sunday School and its work
In testimony whereof | have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the Great Seal of the State Of
South Dakota at the Capitol in the City
of Pierre, this 9th day of October, A. ID.
1917.
PETER NORBECK,
LsEAI. Governor.
BY the Governor
FRANK NJ. RooD,
Secretary of State
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
PRINGLE PARAGRAPHS.

Oct. II, 1917.
Mrs. Lille Barker is the owner Of a
Ford car.
j. 6. Blaine and family autoed to Elk
Mountain Sunday
Mrs. DIR. Stewart was Burlington pas
senger to Custer Friday.
David Darlington, of Edgemont, was a
visitor in Pringle Sunday.
James Moore and Walter Houseman
autoed to Custer Wednesday.
Miss Lena Dumke and Miss Florence
Mueller were up from Hot Springs over
Sunday.
Little Mable McClaren was thrown
from her horse Saturday and quite bad
ly bruised.
Ernie Young and family and Albert
Richardson, of Dewey, are in Pringle
this week
ID. L. Hayden and Stanley Callan ac-
companied shipment of cattle to Oma-
ha Monday.
The dance given by Roy Ennis Satur.
day night was largely attended and
thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will. Houseman, ol
Newcastle, nave been visiting relatives
and friends around Pringle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Musgrave, oi
Elk Mountain, and Mrs. Carl Johns, oi
Newcastle, were visiting in Pringle Sat.
urday and Sunday.
Mrs Gregory, of Valentine, Neb., who
has been visiting her daughters, Mrs.
Geo. Smith and Mrs. John Tanner, re.
turned to her home Sunday night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
PRESIDENT PLEADS
For Support in Bond Campaign -Procla-
nation Sets Aside Wednesday,
Oct. "a, as Liberty Day.

Washington, d. c., Oct. l7.-Presdent
Wilson issued the following proclama-
tion, setting aside October "a as Liberty
Day:
'By the president of the United States
of America A proclamation.
'The second Liberty loan gives the
people of the United States another OPP
portunity to lend their funds to their
government to sustain their country at
war. The might of the United States is
being modified and organized to strike
mortal blow at autocracy IN defense OF
outraged American rights and of the
cause of liberty. Billions of dollars are
required to arm, feed and clothe the
| brave men who are going forth to fight
our country's battles and to assist the
nations with whom we are making com
mon cause against common foe. To
subscribe to the Liberty loan is to per
form service OF patriotism.
Now therefore l. Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States of Ameri.
ca, do appoint Wednesday, the oath of
October, as Liberty day, and urge and
advise the people to assemble in their
respective communities and pledge to
one another and to the government that
represents them the fullest measure of
financial support. On the afternoon of
that day | request that patriotic meet
ings be held in every city, town and
hamlet throughout the land, under the
direction of the secretary of the
treasury and the immediate
direction of the Liberty loan committee
which have been organized with the
federal reserve banks. The people re-
sponded nobly to the call of the first
Liberty loan with an over-su description
of more than 80 per cent. Let the re.
sponse to the second loan be even great
er and let the amount be so large that it
will serve as an assurance of unequaled
support TO hearten the men who are to
face the fire of battle for us. Let the
result be so impressed and emphasized
that it will echo throughout the empire
Of our enemy as an index of what
America intends to do to bring this war
to victorious conclusion.
"For the purpose of participating in
Liberty day celebration employees Of the
federal government throughout the
country whose services can be spared
may be excused at - O'Clock Wednes-
day, the oath day of October.
"In testimony whereof | have here.
unto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed
Done in the District of Columbia
this 18th day of October, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and seventeen and the independence of
the United States of America of the one
hundred and forty-second
Signed WOODROW. WILSON.
by the president,
(Signed) ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
PARENT TEACHER CORNER.

AT the meeting held last Saturday the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Rev. w. S. Harper, president.
Mrs. A. q. Dupuis, vice president
Mrs. p. III. Helm, secretary
Twelve new members were enrolled
and the work for the winter plans dis
cussed. The first public meeting will be
held on Thursday evening in the School
Building. A full account of this meeting
will be given next week
MRS. PERCY II. HELM,
Secretary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
WIND GAVE AND VICINITY.

by =. y. KING.
Oct. is, 1917.
"Pont" Raver is working for Bud"
Hayden.
We bad two pretty severe freezes
within the last week. Some of the po-
tatoes were frozen in the ground.
bud" Hayden loaded two car loads
OF cattle at Loring Monday morning.
Stanley Callan also loaded one car.
Bert Woodcock has gone to Wyoming
to get car load of sheep, which he in
tends to put on his ranch southwest OF
here.
Supervisor Brazell has crew of men
at work on the dam near the south side
of the Park. He is also installing a
heating system in the Supervisors cot
tage at the Cave.
Buck" Raver, who has been working
at the Game Preserve for the past three
years, has been promoted, and will
leave for the Valentine Reservation to
take charge in about week,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
PETER NORBECK,
Secretary of Stat,
ANOTHER FIRE IN

WIND CAVE PARK.
Last Tuesday another fire broke out
near the northeast corner of the Wind
Cave Park and for awhile it looked as
though the whole eastern portion would
be burned over. 1t was discovered soon
after it started, and help was immedia.
tely called, and the fire was under con.
troll two hours after its discovery.
This fire undoubtedly was set by
carelessness, and persons smoking
should be more thoughtful about throw
ing down lighted match or cigarette.
The fire burned over an area of about
eighty acres, and outside the expense of
fighting, which will approximate $4,000,
there vas little damage done, as it was
kept out of the timber
The two departments have been in
stalling fire equipment since the 6-c in
July, but haYe not yet got the private
telephone service in operation. Had
this been working, the expense would
have been very little. As it was the
Game Warden, who was first to see the
fire, was unable to phone to Cave head
quarters for some time on account of the
poor telephone connections with Hot
Springs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
PRINGLE SCHOOL NOTES.
Oct. Is. 1917.

Oct. 10, 1917.
A second lot of chairs and new table
are being placed in the High School
room to accommodate the extra pupils.
Rexie Barnes commenced school last
Monday. This makes fourteen taking
eighth grade work.
Mrs. A. Norberg, Mrs. W. X. Bond
and Mrs. f. G. Bond were visitors last
week on Monday. Mrs. George Smith
visited school on last Thursday and Co.
supt. Miss Montgomery on Friday.
George Barnes was absent last week.
Willie Stratton was absent on Thurs
day.
High School Agriculture will be one of
the subjects given to the ninth and tenth
grades the second semester.
The recent lay off in the rock quarry
will not affect the attendance of the
school. One of the reasons why the
school is so much larger this year than
last is due to this work.
QUEER ANSWERS
Question. What is volcano?
Answer, A volcano is mountain
which pours forth fire, smoke and saliva.
Question What is the equator?
Answer. The equator is "menagerie
lion," ian imaginary line) running
around the earth.
Question in Domestic Science class.
How do you soft boil eggs?
Answer. Boil in soft water.
Last Friday afternoon Oct. 18th, the
first meeting of the Literary was held
for this term. The following program
was well rendered
Roil Cali--------- ------------ Anecdotes
Song-America-- ------------B BY All
Reading -----------------Ev Eva Brunton
Prophecy Clara Worden
There's Long, Long Trai"--.-
Mr.. Bond, Royal Duncan, Amelia
Worden, Willynnette Hollenbeck.
Newspaper edited by all. Read by-----
Vivian Venting
Song There's Music in the Air.
High School Boys
Recitation Weidner
Music ---- Mr.. Bond and Royal Duncan
Dialogue Vera Webster Oma Norberg,
Rosa Erpelding, Thomas Kirk
and Willie Stratton.
Song-"Kind Words Can Never Dis"-
BY All
Recitation Mildred Venting
High School Songs High School Room
Critics Report LaVerne McClaren
The following visitors were present:
Mesdames Cairo, Hollenbeck, Blaine,
Norberg, Kirk and children, Venting
and son, Thomas, Mcclellan, Webster,
Booker, George Smith, G. l.. Smith,
Ritchman and Miss Ethel Lappe.
The next Literary program viii! be
given on Friday, Nov. End, at 2p. IN.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20

5. n. Fitch, formerly in business in this
city, but now running bakery at Edge
mont, accompanied by Mr. TAFT of the
same place, arrived on Burlington Tues
day morning. They returned home the
same day in bran new Ford car which
Mr. Fitch purchased from Mr. Garlock
while in the city. Mr.. Fitch is prosper
ing ia his new location.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20

l.. q. Lockwood, for over six years a
Sunday school missionary in the Black
Hills, has been granted leave of alb
sence Until March lst, 1918. Mr.. and
Lockwood are now in Chicago, where
they will spend the winter in school
fitting themselves for still better work
in their chosen line. Since Mr.. Lock.
wood took up the work in 1911, 2,2S5
boys, girls, men and women have been
enlisted in Sunday School work, and
over POO of them professed their faith
in Christ.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
CUSTER COUNTY'S
QUOTA Is (

Harold Oldham, of Pierre, chairman
of the Second Liberty Loan for South
Dakota, has given out the statement
that South Dakota was expected to
raise $l2,000,000 as her share for the
second Liberty Loan. Custer county's
quota of this amount is $4,000 Mr. Old
ham says this quota seems to be large
but under the present conditions should
be easily raised
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20

Do not let your patriotism die out
with the departure of the soldier boys
Keep Old Glory flying in the breeze A
paper flag pasted on your front window
is better than nothing at all, but keep
the colors flying about the premises as a
constant inspiration. 1t will make you
keep in mind the boys at the front, and
while you have them in mind do not
pass up an opportunity to help in all APP
proved enterprises that are laboring for
their comfort while they are in the
training camps or when they are sent to
the battlededs. .-Nermi!lion Republi-
can,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20

The Parlor car that has been in opera
ton on the Burlington between Edge
moat and Deadwood the past season has
been taken off and the makeup of the
train changed back to the old style of
standard sleeper, chair car run. The Oma-
ha sleeper will 60 through to Deadwood
on this run instead of going west from
Edgemont on the main line.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
Group.

If your children are subject to Group
get bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, and when the attack comes on
be careful to follow the plain printed
directions. You will be surprised at the
quick relief which it affords.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
$500 AUTOS IN THE STATE.

Pierre, Oct. 13.-Aready this year
65, 800 automobiles have been licensed
in the state of South Dakota, the entire
total for last year being little over A..
600. The auto department expects this
$4,000 increase to be still further aug
mented so as to reach at least 10000
and thus be an increase of 10000 cars
over last years figure, which is equiva.
lent to almost twice as many cars as
were licensed last year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20

The Buffalo Gap Gazette says, John
L. Maxson is now owner and publisher
of the Angostura Messenger, having
traded Alvin Johnson, its former ow ner,
quantity of Alfalfa seed for the same.
Mr.. Maxson has employed Guy Weldon
of Oral to edit and manage the paper for
bin,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
CUSTER SCHOOL NOTES.

Last Thursday and Friday, October
llth and 18th, the first examinations of
the year were given in the High School
and grades on the work covered during
the first six weeks. The following are
the averages obtained by the High
School classes
Seniors SO per cent.
J Juniors rs per cent.
Sophomores SO per cent
Freshmen 81 per cent
Average for High School S2t per cent.
Average obtained by High School
boys IS per cent
Average obtained by High School girls
80 per cent
Tardy-Boys ii, Girls ?.
Absence-Boys l3 days, Girls Is days.
Program of Adophic Literary Society,
Friday afternoon, Oct. Goth, 1917:
Song school Chorus
Roll Call BY giving Toasts
Song-Girls
Leta Elliott, Bonnie Harper, Inez Coe
High School News----------Em Emma Hoy
Reading ------ Miss Berg
Debate" Resolved, That Opportunities
for the Success of the Youth
Today are More Numerous Than
Twenty five Years Ago" "
Affirmative. Negative.
Glenn Coe, Kenneth Cowles,
Marguerite Laferty, Josephine Wolf,
II. Mclaughlin, Alphonso Hitch.
Decision of Judges.
Impromptu Speeches s--.-------
Harold Hewitt, lnez Coe, Theo-
dore Stanton, Lena Vonderlehr,
Otto Ager and James Soper
Critics Report ----------
Nina Lembke was enrolled in the
Primary room last Monday.
The following were excused from
school for day, since their grades were
above 30, ard were neither tardy nor
absent: Edna Campbell, Mary Pierce,
Gladys Eler, Mary Sheehan, Grace
O'Connor, Margaret Lane, Richard Nea-
vile.
*.*
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20
RED CROSS NOTES.

The secretary has received an addi-
tional list of names for membership,
they are as follows;
Flora Jewell,
Mrs. Enola Meyers,
Richard Strickland,
Viola Strickland,
Ruth Meeker,
Mrs. Charles Fox,
Mrs. J. c. Hayes,
Blanch Parker,
Mrs. Ella Houseman,
Mrs. Ruth Houseman,
Mrs. VIM. Eller.
There is also a list of l3 members
from the Dewey auxiliary which cannot
be reported until next week
We wish also TO thank Mr.. Chilson
for donating load of wood which is
appreciated these cold days by those
who are working in the Red Cross
room.
A large supply of finished articles is
now in the hands of Mrs. Helm, the
supply chairman, and many much larger
towns that We have visited have no
better showing than has our little town
and country. The Pringle and Dewey
auxiliaries have got their work well un-
der way and altogether the West Custer
County is really Doing its Bit"
Rev. j. Herbert Spencer was returned
as Pastor for another year of the NJ f..
church. We are sure this will meet
with the general approval of the city of
Custer. Rev. Spencer has done much
for the church and religious life of the
town generally and in Red Cross and
ChautauQua work is tireless worker,
always on the side of mental or spiritual
improvement. The relation between
the two churches was never better and
the cooperation will be strengthened
and materially advanced by his return.
-----
Sol Star, one of the Black Hills pio-
neers, and who most everybody in the
Hills knew, died last week in st. JOS
eph's hospital at Deadwood. Funeral
services for the departed were held un-
der the auspices of Deadw ood lodge No.
Z, A. f. q A. NJ, last Sunday and his
remains taken to st. Louis, Mo, by a
nephew where interment will be made.
The parlor car that has been in nnera-
ton on the Burlington between Edge
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20

Mark Tracey entered the 9TH and sth
grade room Wednesday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20

Nina Lembke was enrolled in the
Primary room last Monday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-10-20

The next Literary program will be
given on Friday, Nov End, at p. IN.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-03


ditions?
Prohibition is the dope used by the
big capitalists and their stool pigeons
(the big newspapers and fake re-
foTmers) to chlOroform the work
ingman, so they can rob him out of
his labor. It is not the SIS a year
that the average wOrkngman's fam
lily spend for liquor that keeps them
in poverty. It is the $4,000 worth of
labor that he produces each year, Of
which he does not see a penny, that
keeps him in poverty. Some Of the
big business men spend more in one
evening for booze than the average
wOrkingman's family spend in a year.
Still he rolls in wealth while the
woTkingman rolls in poverty.
The worker will need something
different from prohibition to get him
out of the hell he is in. The boot
logger" the fake doctor" and Ger
tain druggists want prohibition. It
gives them an opportunity to sell
cheap, rotten booze, without a
license, at the same time charging
you double what you pay in the sa-
LOOM for good whisky. The Billy
Sunday type of sky pilots" like to
keep the question Of prohibition be-
fore the pUbHc-it means more
money to them than playing base
ball. Workingmen, remember that
the big capitalist donates money to
help prohibition because he knows
where to place his money to bring
him a large dividend. Demand all
you create and use it for the comfort
and pleasure of your families and
yourselves.-CI Clarence A. DiehI.
-O-O
INJURED BY BOMB BLAST
Mrs. Joseph c. Schultz, 1927 W.
Division, was injured last night when
bomb explosion wrecked her home.
She had received an anonymous teIe-
L
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-03
INJURED BY BOMB BLAST

Mrs. Joseph c. Schultz, 1927 W.
Division, was injured last night when
bomb explosion wrecked her home.
She had received an anonymous teIe-
gram threat that the building would
be blown up.
When she returned home at mid
night from a card party she detected
gunpowder. She hurried her hus-
band and two children from the
house. Then the blast came.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-03

PROHIBITION AND THE WORK
Frs. - VIII prohibition benefit the
working class? Some Forum writ
ers tell us it will 1 say it will not,
and will state a few Of my reasons.
More than half the territory of the
United States is under prohibition,
but the working class is worse off
now than it was five years ago. Our
necessaries have doubled in price.
Some articles have increased 400 per
cent in price. Wages have increased
about 10 per cent A smaller num-
Der of working men have their homes
paid for than was the case five years
ago. This is true in prohibition
states as well as wet states.
When Oregon went dry one brew
cry went into the tannery business,
another in the shoe business. Are
you paying less for shoes now than
you did two years ago? Has the
working class benefited by the
change? Some men who could
make enough money in the saloon
business to send their children to
school and keep their wife at home
now have to send their wives and
children to the shoe factory to work
to keep the family alive
The brewing companies were in
the business for profit When the
state went dry they could not. let
their property lie idle. They went
into the shoe business. They had to
employ labor to make profit. The
war has created conditions that
make this business very profitable.
The brewing companies probably
find the leather and shoe business so
profitable that they win be willing to
continue prohibition while the
slaughter of human life keeps on in
Europe, or else their country be-
comes concerned in the slaughter
FDrr h1,sivago What haDahf doc ~,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-03

enormous profits and give their Of
fee employees beggarly wages. The
workers of Chicago should agitate
for insurance by the state at cost.
Other states and countries are doing
it. Why not 1linois?-F. B.