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The Washington times., 1917-01-03
WILL TRY OUT HAAS.

CHICAGO. Jan. 3.-Bruno Haas
southpaw pitcher, will be given a
trial in the White Sox outfield next
spring. Haas was with the Mackmen
in 1915 for a while, and wildness
caused his release. He passed SIX
teen Yankees on June %, 1915, sur
passing Carroll Browns record of
fifteen free tickets.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
SPENCER TO COACH.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Stub
Spencer, catcher of the Detroit Ameri
cans, was today signed to coach the
baseball team of Santa Clara College.
Spencer will take up his duties on
Friday. Santa Clara has produced
many stars, including Hal Chase.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
ORGANIZE FOOTBALL
Professionals Will Use Baseball
Parks All Over Country.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-The organiza'
ton of professional football leagues
similar to the big baseball circuits
and the utilization of big league
parks as gridirons after the baseball
season Is over, is a plan that Is be-
ing considered by baseball magnates.
An agent Of a professional team Is
in Chicago to confer with President
Weeghman, of the Cubs, and Owner
Comiskey, OF the White Sox. Presi-
dent Navin, OF the Detroit Ameri'
cans: Barney Dreyfus, OF the Pirates,
and President Hampstead, OF the New
York Giants, are said to be ready to
aid in the venture.
Promoters point out that profes-
sional football made tremendous
strides last fall, and has come to
stay.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Some day the East will send its best
eleven to the Coast to try its luck.

George Green believes that bowlers
should practice with both arms, "thus
deriving the greatest benefit" Green
ought to know this thing, being an
eXperiencedand capable coach of ath-
letes. But does George train his for
ward passers to use both arms, or his
baseball players to use both arms
II he does, and his teams are CORE
spondingly benefited" we take off
our hat to him. This is but the old
Japanese theory, this strengthening
both sides of the body equally, even
to using both hands to write. But
have you ever seen a champion IN
anything equally good with both
arms, such as a shotputter, for in
stance?
The Washington times., 1917-01-03

Year cross-country race.
Coming, back to Darcy. it must be
admitted by him and his advisers that
he has failed to hit a popular key
by announcing that his sole intention
in coming to his country is to recoup
his bank roll. Fighters are. supposed
to fight. They are not supposed to
run away, from a fight. Yet all Aus
tralians have now facing them the
grandest little county fair In the
world. Darcy's record, when examin-
ed carefully. is not the best to be
found in the history of the ring. or
even of the Australian ring. Before
Americans will take him seriously he
will haYe to'meet some OF his many
chaIlengers and defeat them decisive
.Iy. He cannot become popular by
going upon the stage or following the
example of Freddie Welsh in picking
demons"
Now the Washington baseball club
Is ready to start upon the Glad New
Year.
Bob FoIwell has made many friends
by his laconic statement. Not an
aIibi to our names. We ran into Il
bunch of football that was a cross
between a zip OF forked lightning and
the roll of a fast freight. We were
licked by better team; just let IL
go at that" All the world, especial
Iy the world of sports, admires
good loser. and Bob Folwell certainly
is that. II must be a great disap-
pointment to him to have his Penn
eleven humbIed by Oregon, but there
isn't a CULVER OF that in his after-the-
game speech. FoIwell hanks back to
those oIden days when Pennsylvania
was a power in athletics. The longer
he is in power at Pennsylvania, the
more will the example of those olden
days be seen in the work OF Quaker
teams and athletes.
Maybe Carpenter prefers a decIs-
ion over the Kaiser before obtaining
one over Les Darcy.
Everywhere is the movement for
municipal sport on the boom. New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washing
ton. Chicago, and Cleveland are in
the van OF the effort to make ath-
Ietes out of well-nigh all OF us. Mu-
nicipaI golf courses, municipal tennis
courts, municipal football gridirons.
municipal baseball diamonds, and mu-
nicipal swimming tanks are being
prepared everywhere all over the
country. We arc all asked to come
out into the open air, and do what we
may to keep alive. No such movement
barring that for prohibition-has
been seen in this country in years.
And no better movement has ever
been seen here. either. Put away your
medicine bottles. and go outdoors.
That's the word today. And IL 10 a
trSnd
The Washington times., 1917-01-03

Les Darcy choose Al Mccoy as his
first opponent in America. Don't
laugh. Mccoy has the most legitimate
claim on the middleweight title.
Frank Klaus was champion until
George Chip defeated him. Mccoy put
Chip away and, perforce, became
champion. That he has not fought a
decision bout since means nothing. He
is still champion. Defeating Gibbons
or Dillon or Miske might give Darcy
a far greater reputation, but defeat
ing Mccoy will give the title. The
Australian is being guided wisely
since his arrival in this country and.
IL he shapes up as we'll as he is press
ACCENTED, he should put Mccoy away.
Then he can defend his championship
against Miske, Dillon, Gibbons. and
the others.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03

A salt mine in Pennsylvania with
an echo sending back the voice six
teen times. What a wonderful place
to send boxers and managers of box.
ers-or Benny Kauff.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03

have enthused much over that New
Year cross-country race.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03

. Speaking of Benny, he's rather
quiet this winter. Last year this
time he was filling columns of New
York newspapers with his predic-
lions. He was going to do this and
do that and do the other. Then CAME
the training trip, with his late ar
rival a matter of great interest. And
he didn't get a hit for two weeks In
Texas. Then came the National
League campaign, with Benny hitting
around 100. And when the season
closed he had learned the difference
between the Federal League and the
major league. No wonder Benny Is
quiet these days. His press agent
of year back is suing him for hard
earned money, too, come to think of
it. This is also an explanation for
Benny's silence this winter.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03

Maybe Carpenter prefers a decIs,
ion over the Kaiser before obtaining
one over Les Darcy.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03

Brooke Brewer continues to show
his heels to all competitors.
The Washington times., 1917-01-03

Now the Washington baseball club
Is ready to start upon the Glad New
Year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-15
COS FOR PIGS

Uncle sam wants South Dakota to
produce 10 per cent more pigs next
year than in 1917. \ Is per cent in
crease is .'Quircd from the nation il
the normal needs of our army, our al
lies and our people are to be supplied.
TO insure this increase, the L. 5.
department of agriculture has mott
fed Gordon Va Randlett, director of
extension, that it will make a com
plete canvass of South Dakota farm
ers enlisting their support and coop
Grafton. one man will head the cam
paien, and he will have six assistants
for about a month to reach every
farmer. With assurances of a con
tinued high price for pork South Da.
kota farmers doubtless Will enter the
in a true patriotic spirit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-15
PACKETS FOR SOLDIERS

The following is a list of articles
that are appropriate for sending in
Christmas packets to soldiers. If you
desire to contribute, bring your gifts
to Red Cross headquarters for final
packing, at once:
Pencil. postals, book lin paper GOV
err. scrapbook (home-made). contain
ing a good short story, some jokes,
etc; boy scout knife, steel mirror.
mouth organ, electric torch, compass,
playing cards, mechanical puzzles, to-
bacco, pipe and pipe cleaners, cigar
cite papers. watertight match box,
chewing gum, fruited, chocolate and
other sweetened crackers in original
packages, fruit cake, preserved ginger.
sailed nuts, prunes, figs, date, r~aisins,
hard candy. chocolate in tin foil,
licorice.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-15

price for heat in market be omitted
there being no radiation in same.
Moved and seconded recommends
ton be adopted. All voting aye on
roll call, motion carried.
Mr.. Chappell also spoke in regard
to a tabernacle being built within the
fire limits.
Moved and seconded permit be
granted all voting aye on roll call,
motion carried.
Committee on taxation made the
following recommendation: That city
refund the 1916 poll tax Of $500 each
TO Chas. Lynch, II. G. Hanson, and
Thos. L.. Miller, they being yer age;
the poll tax for 1916 Of $500 Of Wal
ter Johnson, he being a member of
the fire department, also the school
poll Of II. I%yerson, 1916, account of
diseased, and dog tax, 1916, of $1.0o
of l.. McGarey and II. G. Maggie, they
not having any dogs.
Moved and seconded recommends
ton Of tax committee be adopted and
warrants be drawn for the amounts
stated. on roll call Hoy, Johnson,
Martinson. Moberg and Swering vot-
ing aye; motion carried.
Resolution number 223 was sub
mitted and read.
Moved and seconded Resolution No.
223 as read be passed and approved.
on roll call Hoy, Johnson. Martinson,
Moborg and Swering voting aye; mo
ton carried.
on motion council adjourned until
s O'Clock D.. m. Monday. Nov. 18th.
1917. w. II. Leighty,
Attest: Mayor.
G. II. Stoddart, Auditor.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-15

q 1t has long been the honored custom Of vi people to urn in the
q fruitful autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty
3 God for his many blessings and mercies to US as a nation.
g g That custom we can follow now, v in the midst Of the
q tragedy Of a world shaken by wa and immeasurabe disaster,
y amidst the darkness that has gathered about is we a see the great
y blessings God has bestowed upon US, blessings that re better than
ere peace of mind and prosperity of enterprise.
We have been given the opportunity to serve mankind as " e nee
. served ourselves in the great day of u Declaration of Independence
by taking up arms against a tyranny that threatened to master and
oebase men everywhere and joining with other free peoples in de-
r1andng for all the nations of the world what we then demanded and
obtained for ourselves In this day Of the revelation Of our duty not
only to defend our WI rights as a nation but o defend also the rights
Of free men throughout the world there has been vouchsafed u S in
full and inspiring measure the resolution and spirit of united action
We have been brought to n mind and purpose. A nw Vgor Of com
MOI counsel and common action has been revealed in US. We should
especially thank God that in such circumstances, in the midst Of the
greatest enterprise the spirits OF men have w entered upon, W e have,
if we but observe a reasonable and practicable economy abundance
with which to supply the needs OF those associated with US S we'll as
u own. A nw light shines about IS. The great duties of a day
awaken a new and greater national spirit within US We shall never
again be divided OF wonder what stuff ne are made Of
And while we render thanks for these things let US pray Almighty
God that in all humbIeness Of spirit we may look always to Him fr
guidance, that we may be yet constant in the spirit and purpose of
service; that by His grace our minds may be directed and our hands
strengthened; and that in His good time Liberty and security and peace
and the comradeship Of a common justice may be vouchsafed all the
rations Of the earth.
THEREFORE,, l. Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States
of America, do hereby designate Thursday the twenty ninth day of
November next as a day Of thanksgiving and prayer, and invite the
people throughout the land to cease upon that day from their ordinary
occupations and in their several homes and places of worship to render
thanks to God, the great ruler of nations.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States TO be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia, this seventh day of November,
in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and seventeen.
and Of the independence Of the United States of America the n hun.
dred and forty second.
BY the President: WOODROW WILSON.
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-15
STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

At the last meeting held by our
state council Of Defense, in the lat
ter part Of October, 1917, we took ac-
tion ir the way Of endorsing the pas
sage ol what is known as the Daylight
Rll. and have again requested our
members of the house and senate at
Wastir ton. to work for the passage
of -a,a measure. We believe it will
.r,c. ii considerable saving Of heat,
lfglt ana fuel and has other merton
iou- ttares.
1Ir. Dixon called attention to the
ealI Mat in the absence Of regular
r.frI ~ator cars, which at times could
nor h. furnished TO shippers on short
motto. nv railroads, the Chicago &
Not.' tern Railway had in several
in.t.u. helped u shippers by go
ing t The expense Of taking common
box CAM and double lining them with
lumber IN such manner as to give safe
E'l.t| ...I " DOlbJb' =. ! hl7 h''C'
In9Iatio on the part of said road Wa5
daIy appreciated by shippers, which
fact Mr. Dixon thought should be
conveyed to the road named and that
othc. roads in our state should b"
notified Of how shippers could be
helped out in this way. On motion
of Mr. Dixon, the chairman was r.
que tei TO write the roads as above
suggested.
Mr. Davidson also called attention
TO The fact that the State Councils
of Defense in other states had mad"
recommendations regarding general
public improvements during the
period of this war. After quite a gen
oral discussion upon this point, a res
oru.ion was offered by Mr.. Ronald. and
Was adopted by the members present,
a- follows: Resolved: That it is the
en-e Of the Council Of Defense of
tli. state that all improvements, eth
,r of a private or public character,
that are not actually needed or that
can be dispensed with in this state
durin. the period of war in which we
are now engaged, should not be n
ea4ed in. or carried on if anne can
be avoided.
From reliable information we find
that the rat pest is going to prove
quite a serious one in this state, es-
p%ecially in the southeastern portion.
prompt and uniform action is
generally toward the eradica-
tion of these yarmints. Reports from
I nion county indicate hat there is at
least one good family of rats to every
corn crib. This mean the destruc-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-15

ton o. a vast amount of grain in a
short time, and we believe that the
county commissioners of every coun-
ty that is so infested should take
prompt action in deyising means
whereby these pests could be killed
off.
c. II. Anderson, Chairman.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-15
WHY THEY

AS the regiment was leaving. and
a crowd cheering, a recruit asked
who are all those people who are
c~heering?"
They replied the veteran, are
the people who are not going."-Life.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-15
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council Hall Nov. 5th, 1917.
City of Brookings:
City council met in regular session
with Mayor w. II. Leighty, Aldermen
Hoy, Johnson, Martinson, Mobcrg and
Swering present.
Minutes of last regular and ad
journed meetings were read and ap-
proved.
Committee on claims made favorable
report on the following bills:
Brookings County Telephone
Co, collections 800 80
w II. Leighty, salary ........ $500
c. o. Trygstad, salary. ........ $500
II. II. Hoy, one-half year salary,
alderman. 1859
w. II. Beals, one-half year sal
airy, alderman ............. 1880
J. b. Johnson, one-half year sal
airy, alderman ............. 1880
Fl. X. Halvorson, one-half year
salary, alderman ........... 1880
II. Swering, one-half year sal
airy alderman ............ $3.50
A.. l.. Moberg, one-half year sal
airy, alderman ............. 1880
Chas. Martinson, one-half year
salary, alderman ........... 1856
c. B. Wiley, one-half year sal
ary, alderman 10 "A
E. c. Miller. one-half year sal
airy board of health ........ 5000
Nels Gullick. salary and ex-
penSe. .............. 800
j. j. Connolly, salary ......... 5000
Carl Usletten, salary ......... 1000
a. Hoover. salary ............ 5000
w. j. Davis. salary .......... 10000
II. f. H%aroldson, salary ....... 1884
G. II. Stoddart. salary ....... 110.0(
A. D. Bortnem, salary ........ 1906
d. N. Donaldson. special police STE
Archie Dokken, special police. 2.5(
B. L. Pearson. street labor. 1856
Art Tinker, street labor ...... SOC
Thos. Eckman, street labor. 4.5(
Chas. Shea, salary ............ 80. 0(
Mrs. Ella Atkinson, salary. $500
Mildred Davis, salary ........ 45.O(
Agnes Peterson, salary ....... 45.O(
Tresa Frances, salary ........ 45.0(
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-11-15
OUR FRESH AND SMOKED MEATS

are of equal quality. Housewives of
experience know that true economy
lies in buying the best only. That is
why we supply so many of them with
our roasts, chops, steaks, ham. ba-
con etc. If you will give them a trial.
You'll know how good their judgment
is in dealing here.
Mix e Crossman
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-28
What Happens When Transport
Is Torpedoed BY Submarine
Graphically Told BY Witness

lowered. some of the men sang, some
settled down to play cards, and most OF
them smoked. The nurses remained
with the medical staff until all the pa
tients had been provided for, and the
whole medical staff remained with the
patients until they were safely placed
in boats.
Every pet was saved, with the ex-
ception of some of the ships cats, and
cats, as Kipling says, prefer to walk
alone. Over the side went Bill Anzac,
an Australian parrot, in cage; gray
squirrel had the run of the raft; a fox
terrier and her puppies are now guests
of the officers of a destroyer. And it
was all done decently and in order
Bandmaster's Joke.
The bandmaster, who was wont to
call upon his band to fall in by means
Of certain call on his cornet had saw
ed that instrument and when the men
were in the boats they heard from a
destroyer the old familiar cornet sing
out, and across the water came great
noise of laughter from all the boats, be-
cause the little joke had struck home.
The men had lost their ship, were
miles from anywhere, in open boats,
but they could see the humor of it.
1t wasn't exactly courage, because
heaps of the men were in funk; and
it wasn't exactly a bluff, because you
can't put up bluff in sinking ship,
and the sea looks awfully big when one
can't see any land, and there's just a
handful of officers running the job and
not enough boats and a fearful ignor-
ance Of maritime geography. 1t is a
thing which is very difficult to define.
1t was the voice Of the empire speak
ing to each man and saying, 1--WE do
the thing well, and we always have,
and we are going to. Are you gamer"
The men were splendid.
They were landed with promptness
and dispatch and some set foot on Eng
land for the first time without boots.
The submarine was never seen, she
plays a small part in this affair, but
the British navy was there and took
very great part; prompt assistance,
up to time and no fuss.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-28
TAKE THE MILK, BUT LEAVE
THE COW.

The senate in revising the war tax
bill Is working on the plan of taking
all Of the milk possible, but leaving the
cow in good health"
Criticism of the house revenue bill
was chiefly directed at the fact that
the taxes imposed on many lines of
business were such as to endanger the
life Of the business. 1t is possible to
tax business out of existence, thus
shutting off the source of the revenue
1t was hoped to derive.
The country generally has little
sympathy with those who are not will
ing to be taxed heavily for war funds.
The attitude Of the public spirited
business man is: tax me all can
pay, but permit me to keep going, to
retain my employees on the payroll.
I'll pay all the taxes the business will
stand"
To the credit of American business
men, let it be said, that this has been
the attitude of the great majority Of
them. The objections have come chief
ly from those who saw no chance to
continue in business at profit under
the new taxes.
The senate is, apparently trying to
remedy these defects in the bill, and
has a tremendous job to do in a pitt
fully short time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-28
OTHER MEMS VIEWS.
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions

St. Paul Dispatch: Now let the con-
test end and the casuists and hair
splitters retire in confusion. The
military law deals in ages, not birth
days, and it's language was sufficient
ly clear, even though the terms used
in President Wilson's proclamation
gave occasion for the effort to con-
fuse the situation.
The war department regulations for
registration require that all male per-
sons between the ages OF 81 and 80,
both inclusive-there is the point, both
inclusive-must register. This means
that every male who has reached the
age of 81 and has not reached the age
of 81, is called upon to register.
This eliminates the confusion of
birthdays and birthday anniversaries
and whether, when you have reached
the age of 81 you also have reached
you twenty second birthday. The esti-
mable debaters may now divert their
energies from the discussion to the
getting out of the registration. The
registration authorities will have
neither time nor patience to listen to
argument. The question is how old
are you, not how many birthdays or
birthday anniversaries you may have
had.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-28

London, May neutrality-suspicious.
to The Associated Press -What hap
pens when a transport loaded with
troops is sunk by German submarine
Is graphically told in the story of the
sinking Of the steamer Ballarat, which
was torpedoed April rs, while carrying
Australian troops to England and sunk
without the loss of man. Drill, disci-
pline and tradition counted. There
were no heroics, fuss or panic but con-
siderable humor and much efficiency
AS the vessel did not sink for four
hours, there was ample time to save
even the ships pets and the soldiers
mascots.
1t was Anzac Day and the officers
were planning to hold memorial SER
vice. The commanding officer was
dealing with a remanded case. "And
what have you been doing?" he asked,
when there came dull crash, sound
that seemed as he said, ito lift the
skin of your face" and the ship be-
gan to take a list The alarm" was in
stantly sounded by the bugles, instant
~ followed by the advance" Without
confusion Of any kind the men in four
minutes, fell in at their boat stations.
During the voyage they had been told
the stories Of the Southland" and
"Birkenhead," Of the behavior Of the
troops and men of these occasions.
Those men who had used fowery and
fluent parts of speech condemning the
previous boat drills now used equally
literary expressions in praise of them.
Its all right boys" a man called out,
''the old man is on the bridge"
Don't Sing Too Loud.
Don't sing too loud" said an officer
laughing, because can't give orders"
The order to "stand-easy" was given
out
The turn of the navy came now. The
men knew instinctively that the navy
would turn up. It turned up. Destroy
There was a moderate sea and the ship
having been struck near the propeller,
began settling down by the stern.
While waiting for the boats to be