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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-05
SOCIETY NEWS

This department is edited by Mrs. Ria L,
Iiegler and anyone having social news OF
interest VIII confer a favor on the Register
by 'phoning Mrs. Ziegler. 316.
Kensington-On Wednesday after
o o of last week Mrs. j. NJ. Stewart
entertained very charmlngly twelve
Of her friends. The early hours were
spent in visiting and fancy work, and
later a most delicious two-course lunch.
con was served. Bouquets Of carna
tions and ferns beautified the room. A
pleasant feature was seeing beautiful
pictures on a screen, ard a surprising
fact to discover familiar faces-the
youthful ones OF the guests.
Surprise-It being Mrs. A. J.. Ken.
dall's birthday, Saturday, Miss Nellie
planned and successfully carried out
a surprise on her mother, twelve of
her friends participating. After a sea
sol of fancy work ard social chat a
fine luncheon was served.
Shower-Mrs. G.. L. Thompson gave
"A very pretty affair in compliment TO
Miss Mary Phelps OF Saturday at a
five O'Clock dinner. The color scheme
of yellow and white was used in the
decorations, daffodllls, yellow shaded
candelabras, etc, proving the means
to beautify the tables and rooms.
Dainty yellow and white cards marked
places and beautiful nut-baskets were
nice favors. The delicious menu vas
served in four courses. Later Master
George brought in a cart loaded with
all kinds Of parcels and presented
them to the honoree. On opening them
she found many articles to help stock
her pantry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-05

Arrested by the federal authorities
on the charge of shipping a carload of
bad eggs from Yankton to eastern
markets. John T. Bellman, a Sioux
Falls produce dealer, was held under
bonds of $500, pending action on his
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-05

Meadville, Penn, men have taken
oil leases on large quantities of land
in Jackson and Pennington counties
and purpose sinking ten wells in differ
ent parts of the leased sections during
the summer. It is estimated the sink
ing Of the wells will cost the fasteners
at least $4,000, but they are confident
oil exists in paying quantities beneath
the surface of that section of South
Dakota.
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Claiming that they will be damaged
to a greater amount than was apprais-
ed by the board of county commits
sioners, a number Of farmers across
whose land an immense drainage
ditch will extend in parts of Lake and
Moody counties have carried the mat
ter into the courts. These farmers
will not be benefited by the construc.
tion Of the drainage ditch. and the
sums they will be damaged by the con-
.gtrlction of the ditch will be assessed
against the farmers whose lands will
be reclaimed by the ditch. Some OF
the farmers who are parties to the suit
are asking damages as high rs $4,000.
II is claimed in behalf Of the county
commissioners that the damages al.
lowed by the board are fair and just,
and witnesses will appear when the
damage cases r tried to offer testi,
mdny to the effect that the amount
OF damages allowed Is fair TO all
parties concerned. The proposed
drainage ditch will cost about $40, roo
for the construction work alone.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-05

The city council of Le~sterville is
preparing to install an electric light
system, for which the voters at the
election last November authorized the
issuance Of bonds in the sum of IS, 900
A committee of business men has been
inspecting electric light systems in ad.
joining towns, for the purpose OF as
certaining which would be the best sys.
tenn for Lesterville. The plant to be
installed there will be conducted as a
municipal system.
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ing money under false pretenses and
his bond was declared forfeited.

Representatives Of the federal de.
partment of roads consulted with state
officials concerning the operation of
the Shackleford bill in South Dakota
and the matter of government aid for
highways which the recent legislature
accepted. The state pledged an ap.
preparation to assist in cooperation
with the government aid. South pa.
kota will levy a tax of one-tenth of a
mill OH the assessed valuation of prop
erty for the good roads propaganda.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-05

A jury in the Lake county circuit
court. after celebrating for a period
of 20 hours. returned a verdict in favor
of the defendant in the sensational
case of Annie Meyer against d. w
Leighton.l The girl sought to recover
damages in the sum of $4,000 for alleg
ed assault. Both the plaintiff and de
PENDANT reside in Rutland township
The defendant is a well known pioneer
farmer of the county. At a former
trial a jury awarded the girl damage.
of $1,000. The defendant applied 70,
and was granted a new trial which nov
has resulted in a verdict in his favor
The case attracted a great deal of at
tention in Lake and adjoining counties
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-05

In the state circuit court in DeSmet
the case of the state VS.. u. A. Syverscn
and p. p, Syverson. father and SON,
for alleged Irregularities in connection
with the failure Of the Bank Of Ban
croft. Of which they were officers. was
continued until the next term Of court
Edward I. Gustafson failed to appear
70 stand trial on the charge Of obtain
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-05

What the average progressive farmer
Of South Dakota is accomplishing in
the way of rolling up profits Is shown
by the statement just made by e. II.
Hewer. a leading farmer living near
Litcher. Between March /. 1916. and
March l. 1917, he sold from his farm
stock, grain. produce and poultry to
the value Of $685. 81. which is regard.
ed as a fine showing from q farm OF
160 acres.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-21

it, 1t is whether we win do now some
thing That VIII help or whether yye vail
do something that will hurt If you
saw a man tampering with the equip
ment of a soldier, taking away some
part of an airplane engine, interfering
with submarine, you know what the
verdict would be-condemned to be shot
at sunrise. But we are all interfering
with the equipment of the army when
we command labor to work for us which
the government needs when we consume
material that the government needs for
the soldiers, we are tampering with the
equipment of the army. We are putting
off the time when we shall become an
effective military force We NAV be
sending men forward, not fully armed,
not fully protected for the terrible work
they have before them
I'VE are appiauded when war was de-
elared. We thought it was just, we
thought it was right but we assumed
responsibility with that applause-a re-
sponsibility to play our part, a respon-
sbility to see that the government is
not interfered with in the work that it
has to Go, and that is the reason tuat {
am trying to bring home to you when
/ come to talk to you about these war
savings certificates.
WISE MOVE FOR M'ADOO
'The Secretary of the Treasury mas
done great many wise things, / be-
lieve you will agree, in the light of the
success of the two liberty loans, in the
light of the success of a good many
things that he has done, that he has
been a pretty wise official. But to my
mind nothing that he has done has had
in it the far-reaching effect Of his rec
omnendation to Congress for the crea-
ton of this new form of obligation. the
war savings certificate.
Now, | take it that you all know
what 1t is, because | want you to buy
probably you are all thinking that some
body else ought to buy some l am go
ing to tell you in just a very few words
what it is, because | wont YOU to buy
some, not just carry a lesson along, but
accept it, show by practice as well as
precept that you understand it. that YOU
grasp it's significance.
Congress gave authority to the sec
rotary to issue $2,000,0O0000 of war saw
ings certificates. Congress said that
they should run not over five years
that no person should hold over $1,000 of
them, but it left every other feature of
their development to the Judgment of
the Secretary of the Treasury. The plan
that has been worked out is to offer an
obligation, a bond, of the United States
to run five years from next January.
1t is in the denomination of S., it will
be paid January l, 1928 at its then face
value of S.. You can buy it this month
and next for $4.12. When you buy it. it
is in the form of a stamp. When you
buy your first stamp, it is attached to
a certificate. The certificaet has on it
the obligation of the United States to
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NOT THEORY-FACT

Dor. and get on with fewer of the nom
essentials
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A. LEE ANDREWS
HAS PLAN TO CURE
WAR DEFICIENCIES
Increase Food by Increasing
Pr0ducers-Relieve Fuel
Shortage by Moving to
Southern Farms

Bankers, business men, firms, boards
of trade and especially landholders will
be deeply interested in new plan for
encouraging immigration to the south
which has been formulated by A. Lee
Andrews, who is stopping at the Tut
wiler hotel.
The United States food administration
is interested in Mr.. Andrews plans and
has asked him to place them before it
for examination in detail. In letter
just received from Washington Mr. An
drews is told by the food administration
that the idea has received considerable
attention.
'.At one stroke" according to Mr.. An
drews. his plan will materially aid the
food situation by increasing the number
of food producers and reducing the
number of non-produeing consumers. 1t
will alleviate the acute fuel shortage
by bringing present consumers to sec
ton where little fuel is needed, and
where wood, locally obtained, win serve.
ut will relieve the bad plight of hum
dreds of worthy families who are hav-
ing a bitter struggle to make ends meet
in the great centerS of the NORTH" ne
said This plan will also be real fac
tor in the rapid development of the
south, for new people, new ideas and
new blood are needed here now more
than ever before. Thousands of good
people have gone to the cities from the
farms of New England and elsewhere,
and because of the terrible situation
Extremely high prices of all necessities)
that faces them, would be delighted to
go t'back to the farm" or, rather, come
south to farm, if they were only able
to make the move.
Salaries have not advanced in keeping
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with prices in the big cities, and there
is real suffering. Mr. Andrews plan
will cure that
Landowners who desire to have their
vacant lands cultivated may secure most
desirable tenants by providing a COM
Portable cottage, with seeds, fertilizer
and the necessary stock and equipment
to enable an energetic family to plant
and harvest one or more crops next
year. Men and women of vision will
at once realize that here is an oppor-
tunity to make most patriotic invest
ment. A good family placed on your
idle land now will be a real asset to
your county, your state and your ma
ton.
Mr.. Andrews is native of Alabama
and has enjoyed a broad experience IN
publicity work as an organizer and cam
paign manager. In 1915 he had charge
of two nationwide campaigns for the
commission for relief in Belgium. Air.
Andrews hopes that Alabama people
will respond promptly, so that he can
show the administration that the active,
patriotic cooperation of the substantial
people of the south in his fine work
may be counted on.
Those who are willing to cooperate
are urged to write Mr.. Andrews at once,
stating just what they will do. Any
who wish to provide expenses for trans
portation for the RICH kind of imni-
grants should say so in first letter.
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'The Reason for This War
Is: There Is a Bully and
He Has Got to Be Licked"
Declares f. A. Vanderlip
CONTINUED from Page Five)

Continued from Page Five
fer their lives, and whose valor will
count tremendously at the right time.
But those men must be equipped, and
we must produce great part of $4,000
000,000 of the things to equip them
Let us see how large a task that is.
The census department measured three
years ago the output of all the work
shops in the country, that is the total
of every manufactured thing we pro-
duce, and they gave the value at $24,-
800, 000eG0. We have expanded our work.
shors we have increased our labor
Prices have gone up, and SO the output
today would be a much higher figure
$50, 600 900. 600, $35. 900, 600, 000put it where
you choose; but compare with it this
demand for substantial part of $751;
coo, 600 900, and you will see that the thing
that we are calling on the workshops
to produce, has a relation so great tc
the total capacity of the workshops, thai
the workshops cannot produce what the
government wants, unless you and
and this whole country forego our usual
demands upon the workshops, forego ouI
command of things our command of la
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THIRTY MILLION BUYERS

There was clear enough evidence
that it had to come and now I think
it is a mercy that it is going to come
in such a form that we shall learn
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Mrs. Reid's Housekeepers' Page

We h, tes hear @ n H s 'z s s T s5 f % @
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NOT THEORY-FACT
That is not theory, it is an mex
cradle fact, a fact that you cannot get
away from, that if we are to equip
an army, if we are to play our part in
this world struggle for liberty, If we
are to do our duty, If we are to come
to the rescue of Europe, then we have
got to forego our usual demands upon
the workshops and give the government
a free and clear way. That it seems
to me- is the most important thing that
we have got to learn at the moment,
that we all have a personal, direct re-
sponsibility for winning this war. AS we
conduct ourselves, as we measure our
own expenditures, in that measure we
shall contribute our part toward win
ming the war. 1t is no longer a ques-
ton OF whether you can afford to buy
the thing that you want. That is not
the question. The question is, will you
thereby compete with the government ?
"Will You &c into the market for labor
and materials? VIII you go into the
workshops and compete with the gov
eminent for the things the shop has
been making, for our pleasure, for our
comfort, for our luxuries?. If you wanted
chauffeur, would you stop man
driving an ambulance on an errand of
mercy and say to him, T want you. Get
down from there. I will pay you more
than the government is paying If you
saw man at a lathe turning up a shell,
you would not tell him to stop to make
your boy a bicycle or pair of roller
skates, to make some article Of pleasure
or of comfort If your wife saw a woman
making a gas mask and knew that mask
was likely to save the life Of an Amer
lean soldier, she wouldn't say stop. |
want new garment. l want a new hat
Make that for me- We are not saying
that, but we are all doing it, when we
Ithoughtlessly exercise our command of
labor with the dollar that we have in
oul hand.
RECOGNIZE RESPONSIBILITY
Now, we do command laber, every
time we spend a dollar. We decide
what somebody is going to do, how
some material is going to be used, how
some workshop is going to be employed,
and unless we recognize our RESPONSE
bility in spending those dollars, we shall
not recognize our responsibility of cit
izenship, our responsibility for the re-
suits of this war.
Now, don't look upon the govern
ment as a thing apart. The responsible
ity for winning this war is not up TO
Congress, it is not up to the depart
ments, it is not alone upon the army
and the navy. The responsibility for
winning this war is ours. We must
measure by our conduct what influence
we will have for or against 1t is not
alone whether we will do something
that will help or whether we won't do
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Saturday--Breakfast meal, cream
flannel cakes. syrup. coffee. Luncheon
Fruit, cold tongue, light bread, but
ter, tea. Dinner-Corned beet croquets
green peas. rice, corn meal mullins
sponge cake. sauce, coffee.
Sunday--Breakfast - Grapefruit, bran
mullins, escalloped eggs, coffee. Din
ner-Roast beef, baked Irish potatoes,
rice, slaw, bread, sweet potato pudding,
fig preserves, coffee. cheese
Breakfast-Bacon, grits. hot
biscuit, coffee Luncheon-Hominy GRO
quets, cold roast beef, toasted biscuit
tea Dinner-Vegetab soup (using left
over beef roast). candied vans, rice
light bread. lettuce and French dress
ing, coffee.
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re read-and criticisms invited they helpful
eved These mand for variety is too great
have been used successfully $40 plan Of
course, for limited famly-and with careful attention
marketing and BUYING notice interesting phase
turning leaf" Many beginning to
their packages home with them and often lately
had the privilege of into the basket and of being
See bought all this for the small amount of 81 certainly
saved more than my fare, and it's interesting"
By studying the business of housekeeping serving
purpose and demanding careful market
conditions Patriotism is part of everyday fe
IN peace Whatever the people best making
life easier for somebody else From efforts give
only to others the inspiration to try for themselves
the little things we do each day in homes worth
best efforts. N
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Tuesday - Breakfast - Christmas
Grapefruit, buttered toast, egg omelet
coffee. pinner-Oyster cocktail roast
turkey. cranberry sauce, rice, candied
yams. celery, plum pudding, nuts. cof-
fee. cheese.
Observation-Disclosures corn
flakes, waffles, syrup. coffee. Luncheon
Tread, butter preserves, nuts. sliced
croQuets, stewed apples, light bread
lemon Jelly, whipped cream, coffee,
cheese.
hash, toast, coffee. Luncheon-EIot flour
mullins, toasted cheese. apple float,
Tea Dinner-Turkey bone soup, crack
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it while we are learning lessons Of
patriotism rather than have it come
as a result of our wrongdoing. 1 be-
lieve that we can sell these certifl-
Gates to 30,O00.000 people. IL we
can get 100000 stockholders in
the United States. we shall have ac-
complished a political thing 81 great
significance. If 30000,O00 become III
terested in the obligation of the Uni
ted States, the future Of the United
States is more secure. We shall hTN
impressed upon the whole people SOM
thing of the good, fashioned virtue
of thrift. Thrift means self-discipline.
1t means hard work: it means some
thought of the morrow; IL means those
qualities that go to make up fine
character, the stanch character that
makes a great country. We were los.
ing some of those characteristics IN
our prosperity. We needed something
to stimulate those virtues and / be-
lieve that we shall be able to preach
this doctrine of thrift on the platform
of these war savings certificates In q
way that will have an effect upon our
future for many, many years to come.
But, great as 1t is. that is not tn 2
great thing. The greatest thing il
winning the war; the greatest thing is
teaching the personal respon'A%-sft,
that each of us has for winning tina
war. This war is going to test oh
national character, as 1t never was
tested before. We are going to learn
what fibre we are made Of. because
it is only through a clear recognition
by all of us of what this great task
is: it is only through a united nation.
ready to make personal, individual
sacrifice, that we shall win this war.
1t will not do for anyone. no matter
how humble, to say that his contri-
button is SO small tht it won't count
If we give 25 cents apiece that is S25.-
600, 900. But there is no one so poor
that he cannot further economic 50
as to make altogether a very sugstan-
tial saving when we multiply It by
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RECEIVER VS.. EXECUTOR

A great many men are going into this
war who will not live. l had rather
have a receiver than an executor But
I am not proposing anything that is
going to wreck business. 1 am not pro
posing receivers for the manufacture Of
nom essentials. Labor was never so full
~ employed, never paid such wages as
it is paid today.
Now, you don't think that we are go
ing to preach this doctrine of economy
with 100 per cent efficiency to men who
who never before had such money Let
US raise our voices as high as we can.
Let us make this war lesson as clear a.
possible and we shall stiH have a great
business in luxuries, a shockingly great
business in luxuries. No man needs %
fear that by clearly recognizing the
economies Of the situation. by clearly un-
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pay an amount measured Dy lHe muir
Der of stamps attached to the certifi-
cate. and each certificate has a place
for 20 stamps. When you get your first
stamp, you have all the rights that you
VIII have IL you fill the certificate, ex-
cept as to amount. The certificate has
your name on it, II you hold 1t until
maturity you can cash it at any post
office in the United States for S for
each stamp that is on the certificate.
ISSUE EXPLAINED
Now. there is the whole story Of
war saving certificates. il can be very
easily grasped a child will understand
it with about two minutes of explain
alton. For the child, for the person of
very small means who wants to ac-
cumulate gradually the price of one
of these certificates we have the thrift
stamps Their only purpose is to ac-
cumulate 81. They bear no interest
they are good in anyones hands. they
are to be attached to thrift card
that holds 16 and when that is full
It can be exchanged by paying the
difference of IL cents 10 cents or
whatever the price may be in the
month of exchange, and receive the
war savings stamp. Now, cont think
because we already have a govern
ment bond in very small denomina-
lions that these war savings stamps
are intended solely for people of very
small means. They are intended for
their convenience But they are so good
that the government has prohibited
anyone ownisg more than $1,000 and
they are so good that every man who
can afford to should own the full
$1,000 and then he ought to save to pay
for them.
There you have the essence of ii,
there is the lesson; there is the thing
that is SO much more important than
the $4,000 100000 that we hope to raise.
The sale of this issue of stamps means
giving the government S2,000,000,0o0
of leeway in the shops of the country;
$4,000, 600 900 of labor and material and
shop room. and that is the thing 1t
vitality needs. That is the thing that
alone the man who receives his week.
ly pay in a yellow envelope. He can
well understand it. He will appreciate
it, It offers him the safest, the most
convenient, the best plan of savings
that was ever presented to a people,
but it carries with it a lesson to you
and to me and we need it probably
more than that man does. We need to
learn the relation and Significance of
our personal expenditures, of our per-
sonal extravaganza, if you will, in the
great work of winning the war.
THIRTY MILLION BUYERS
There was clear enough evidence
that it had to come and now I think
it is a mercy that it is going to come
in such a form that we shall learn