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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-18

the opposition to victory after the bill
appeared to be doomed to defeat.
The Jaynes bill to create emeritus
positions for employees of state edu-
c%ational institutions at half salary, af-
ter twenty-five years of service of the
state, and the age of sixty years had
been reached started a long wrangle in
the senate Over a motion to delay ac-
ton, in which Whittemore asked for
action, and Alseth stood for delay IN
til the matter could be more thorough
ly investigated.
Bills which will get consideration in
the coming week will likely be equal
suffrage in the house, and the first
action on the proposed budget system
of making state appropriations which
will be up for action, also in the house.
The probabilities being that there will
be no serious effort to push any of the
leading measures which are up for
consideration until after the recess,
when the legislative mill will settle
down for the last. long real grind of
about six weeks in which most of the
legislation of general interest will be
handled.
Peterson, of Deuel., introduced a
house bill which seeks to give county
commissioners a right to dispose of
abandoned court house buildings and
sites without submitting the issue to
the voters Of the county, which fits the
of Deuel. county and will of
Charles Mix, at present, and of any
county which may move its county
seat.
Hon. Peter Schultz, of Kingsbury,
apparently has a hard time making
some people believe that he is not
Governor Norbeck. especially after
they hear him addressed by his first
name, and has been lodging several
who insisted on congratulating him in
the past week.
At the Monday session the house
passed the bill legalizing the organiza-
ton of Deuel. county.
Representative Nels Rishoi has been
assigned TO the following committees
of the house: apportionment, insur-
ance and manufactures.
Representative G.. n. Kennard was
assigned to the following committees:
anJ school and public lands
Representative A. B. Dalthorp has
been assigned to house committees as
follows: State affairs, immigration
and state development and statistics.
Impeachment proceedings to be
commenced in the house tomorrow
against Judge MCGEE, of Rapid City.
promise to be the sensation of the ses-
sion. S. A. Travers.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-18

Kercher tried to get his farm out of
the city incorporation over there. His
farm was taxed pretty heavily and he
claimed he was not getting sufficient
benefits. The court. however, held
different. and the other cases from
there along the same line will prob
ably be dropped.
The case OF ID. Sharp VS.. City of
Bookings was continued over to
chambers term.
Nils Peterson VS.. c. w. Smith ct al
was a title case and judgment was
rendered for the defendants.
In the case of X. A. Johnson Co. VS..
J. NJ. Pfaf ct al Judgment for costs
was rendered against plaintiff on gar
nishment.
The ease of J. O. Eken ct al vs.. S.
II. Haffdal was continued to the cham
bers term. as was also the east of J..
ID. Grover vs.. Louise a. Grover.
In the case of +. A. Greenway vs.. ID.
w. Reeves ten days Were given to
amend pleadings and ten days to an
swer.
In the case of ID. w. Reeves VS.. Mai.
Life ms. Co. demurrer by defendant
to plaintiffs complaint was sustained
and plaintiff gave oral motion of ap-
peal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-18
PURCHASED RoDDLE CORNER

Last Saturday c. o. Trygstad pur-
chased the n now occupied by the
Jarvis hardware store from Fank
Paige. Mr.. Trygstad has not matured
his plans with reference to a disposi-
ton of the property, and is not pre-
pared to say yet whether he will erect
a new building such as Mr.. Paige had
planned for next spring. This is one
of the choice business locations in the
city and there are many here who
would like to see q fine structure
built on that corner.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-18
CLUB ELECTED
NEW DIRECTORS
SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF COM.
MERcIAL CLUB LARGELY At
TENDED FRIDAY NIGHT
CITY MANAGERPlAM SAGA|N DISCUSSED
Retiring President In Report Recon-.
mended Some Good Things
Feed Followed

The Commercial Club held its semi
annual meeting at the club Don Fri
day evening which meeting was large
ly attended.
The secretary, treasurer and presi-
dent made their reports of the condi-
ton of the clubs finances and the ac-
t~ivities engaged in during the past six
months.
From the treasurer's and secretary'S
assets are approximately $4,000, with
about $1,140 cash in the treasury. The
membership is now 172, a gain of ten
during the past year.
The president made his report orally
and thoroughly covered the activities
of the club during the past six months.
The big feature, in the presidents
view, vas the work done for good
roads in securing the cooperation of
the county commissioners. He re-
viewed what had been done and out
lined future plans which are bound to
put Brookings county to the fore in
good roads construction. Among sew
eral things he recommended for help
in the club and in good citizenship for
the future was that the club should
change its young mems age limit and
take them in at IS years. He stated
that it would be better to have young
men in the club where they will have
good associates and learn business
ways than to have them out on the
street or other places.
The president then brought UP the
city manager plan again. During the
early discussion of this plan informa.
ton was lacking, and the officers dur
ing the month of December wrote 80
cities in the United States under this
form of administration. Forty replies
and a large amount of data has been
received some of which the president
read for the members. After some
discussion 1t was decided to discuss
the matter more fully at some future
meeting. Perhaps this discussion will
take the nature of a debate.
During the discussion Judge Sher-
wood. who was present, was asked to
give his views on the city manager
plan of his home city Of Clark, and
the Judge explained briefly how the
plan works there. The people of
Clark like the plan but the Judge said
much depends on the kind of man Sc
cured for manager.
A committee of three, consisting Of
Dr.. A. A. Harris. Lloyd Hyde and DR..
Harry Sayre, then brought in the
nominees for new directors, and in
the election which followed M. E. Gull
hane, G. w. Cobel, j. r. Jackson, w.
NJ. Cheever and E. l.. Squirting were
elected.
A fine spread served by C. NJ. Nc
Ginnis followed the election.
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors Monday evening NJ. L. Gull
hane was reelected president, Prof. c.
Larsen, vice-president; Lloyd G.. Hyde,
treasurer; c. A. Gullick, secretary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-18

Lawrence McGarry. an employee ut
State College. was operated On 1t the
hospital last Thursday for hernia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07

Seat sale for the wrestling bout Monday night at the Jefferson theatre between Charles Cutler and Paul Mar tinson, which started yesterday, was the heaviest ever recorded so long be- fore the match Promoter Brown Parks stated last night that indications were the house would be crowded to ca- pacity and additional seats will be placed in order to accommodate the large crowd.
 Cutler will arrive in Birmingham Saturday. He will take some training exercises here, including cross country run of about three miles. Cut Ter is one of the best developed men on the mat. He understands how to take care of himself and he works hard continually.
 He is not one of these fellows who is continually building air castles, but a the same time he has some ambition He has been defeated by Joe Stechcr, the worlds champion, and he's now working hard to perfect himself fer another bout with the man who has made the body scissors famous. Martinson will also arrive Saturday. Arrangements have been made for him to train in a local gymna sium. Mar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07

Auburn - 900 900 000--
 Summary: Two-base hit, Wynne Three-base hits, Cranford. Mize. Home run, Cranford. Stolen base, Wooten. Double play Cheeves. Mize to Wooten. Bases on balls, Suggs 1, Stiles l. Hit by pitched ball (Davis). Struck out, Suggs 1, Westbrook 1. Passed ball, Hairston. Time of game 1885, Umpire, Swann. Attendance, 1400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
4 BARON A DA Y
No. 19 WALTER WERNER, oUTFIELDER

Last but not least, we have with us this morning as the closing episode to this series, Walter Leo Werner, the promising young outaeder who Moley has in camp. Werner is playing right field at the pres- ent and he'll probably be carried on the local roster until the opening of the sea son.
 Werner is back this year for his second trial with the Barons. But still he isn't ripe for Class A ball. Walter was farmed out last year by Moley shortly after the start of the season. He shows wonderful improvement over last years form but he still needs more experience
 Walter is likely young outfelder. He has good batting eye and is fast on the bases. His fielding, too, Is fair, and with more experience he should make the BaTons a good gardener Werner needs to know the finer points in the game but all of this comes with experience alone.
 Walter hasn't been in professional base ball so long. In fact, Moley broke him in in organized ball last year when he signed him to report here in March for a trial Werner showed fairly good form especially with the w<now and Moley carried him until May 15, when he was forced to cut his roster.
 Werner was farmed to Columbus, in the South Atlantic league. Walter had a good year in the Sally circuit, batting a little over .270 and fielding well. Moley ordered him back for another trial but the prospects now are that Werner is not ripe yet for the Baron team.
 Moley will probably farm Werner out but he will keep strings to him. He isn't old and he's got the chance to de- yelop into a first-class ballplayer
 Moley picked Werner up on advice from friend in Cincinnati who saw him play professional ball. Werner has also played semi-professional ball in Findley, o.
 He is not married and lives in Cincin- natl, O., where he was born. He is a hard worker and conscientious player and it Is hoped he will make good with the Barohs later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07

Bruce vs. winner of Robbins Butsch and Abell-Marcus match; Spencer and Vest brook vs. winner of Shanks-Carter and Perdue- Carter match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
Pratt City Opposes
 Vivian Eleven Today

The second soccer game in the elimi- nation series for the Ramsay cup will be played Saturday on the Pratt City field, the opposing teams being Pratt City and Wylam. This game will decide as to which team will meet the strong Blossburg eleven in the final game for the trophy. That Vivian and Pratt City will furnish one of the best games of the season goes without saying, as these teams were tied for the championship of the T. c. T.. league, which recently closed it's season, the latter team winning the championship on the play-off.
 The game last Saturday between Bloss- burg and Ensley drew the largest crowd of the season, and it is confidently be- lieved that an even bigger crowd will turn out to witness Saturdays affair. The game is scheduled to start at 4 O clock. NJ. Martin, who gave such good satisfaction last Saturday as referee, will handle the game. No admission is charged at these games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
MERCHANTS SLOWLY. ALL|NG IN LIN r.. WORK CONTINUES.
Atlanta Is Town Birming- ham Must Beat in Order to Win Trophy for Fifth
 Consecutive Time

Birmingham people are lining up fine behind the Opening Day Boosters, ac- cording to Blanks Everett, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. A number of merchants in the city have agreed to allow their employees to attend the game, while men in all walks of life are giving their aid to the campaign in or der to help Birmingham be the victor over Atlanta.
 Secretary Everett announced yesterday that the Ford Motor Car company and the Brownell Auto company, who handle Ford cars, have agreed to close their doors. The two companies have united in the plan to secure other automobile houses in the city to respond to the call of patriotism.
 The Goodyear Tire and Rubber com pany has also agreed to close it's doors. The Goodyear company men will use every effort to secure other tire dealers in the city to aid the movement.
 Secretary Everett stated that practically all of the large department stores are going to allow their employees off to at- tend the game. The stores will not close and only a certain per cent will be al lowed off. A number of the small stores, however, have signed tne pledge printed elsewhere on this page, to co-operated with the civic bodies by closing their doors and allowing their employees to witness the opening struggle.
 Birmingham must show increased ac- tivity along this line if they expect to cop the honors. Atlanta has over 100 merchants already behind the movement and is continuing the work daily. They are determined to beat Birmingham and have adopted the slogan of Beat Bir- mingham or Bust" Now, it's up to Bir mingham to bust her.
 Birminghah's slogan, Pack the Park, ; should be talked by all Breaking a string of four consecutive victories in winning attendance trophies should be hard to accomplish. Atlanta must do that to beat Birmingham The figures will be close with both crowds aiming at 15,000 people and Birmingham should play safe and crowd at least 16,000 into Redwood next Thursday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
AUBURN IS LOSER
 ID GEORGIA NINE Coach DOnahue's Aggrega- tiOn Is ShutOut in First
 Game, 10 to 0

Athens, April 6.-(Special.)-Ge took her first S. I. A. A. game today when the Auburn team was defeated 10 to 0. Westbrook was on the mound for Georgia and allowed the Plains men only two hits, holding them scoreless. So far Georgia has not been scored on this season.
 The feature of the game was the hitting of the entire Georgia team. Mize, Gillis, Rawson and Cranford were the stars. Cranford got homer, 8 triple and two singles out of four times up.
 The game was a fast one, featured at times by brilliant fielding by both teams. Collins was best for the visi- tors. A double header will be the bill for tomorrow and Georgia will start probably with Fox in the box.
 The following is the score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
Early Sedt Sale Indicates Bio CrOUd Al Bout MOndQU

tinson is a grappler who also takes great care of himself He and Cutler are supposed to be the greatest in the game in this respect. Martinson has unusual strength and his great physique makes it possible for him to offer stubborn resistance to the best men the mat can offer.
 "I did not anticipate such a great sale yesterday,'' said Promoter Parks, although I was aware of the fact that the public knew Cutler and Mar tinson were high class wrestlers The match Monday. I believe, will be ore of the best ever put on here. I am go- ing to offer none but the high class men and I am sure they will appeal to the sporting public.
 J. M Perry has been selected as ref cree of the bout. Several preliminaries will precede the main bout. The pro- gramme will start at S:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
EXHIBITION GAMES

At Durham, N C.: Yale g, Trinity col lege 2
 Louisville, April 6,-Cleveland Amer jeans O, Louisville American Assoeia- tion ,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
Perrynan's Superb Hurling
 and Doc JOhnStOn'S WdUOp| GiDe Bdr0nS q Close Vict0rY|
Moey Men Outpay Pirates and Win First Game of Series Coombs Makes Sensational Catch-Burke Has Bad
 Day n the Fied-Barons Show Improvement
Fly FRED BODEKER
irate hurler's throw to

Caton beat the Pirate hurler's throw to third Burke immediately stole second.
 Dock Johnson, Baron first sacker who was released by the Pirates, wanted to show Jimmy Callahan where he was wrong in sending him to the minors and he cracked a clean single to right. Ca ton and Burke counted. Doc was out trying to reach second on the throw to the plate.
 Next to the twirling of Preacher Per ryrnan and the pinch swat of Johnston, a sensationally running catch by Cecil Coombs in deep left featured. Cecil rob- bed Shaw of home run in the eighth when he ran almost to the bleachers to drag in the Pirate catcher's long drive. In addition to catching the ball while running. Cecil stabbed the ball from the air above his head. It was a great catch.
 BARONS LOOK BETTER
 Kid Caton played a classy little game around short, while Homer Haworth worked well behind the plate. The Bar ons looked exceptionally good except in the outfield, and with additional strength in the gardens, Moley and his crew will unquestionably win the rag.
 The Pirates don't look anything like the average major league ball club, which usually performs in Birmingham. The team is made up of youngsters entirely but will perhaps, some day, develop into a real winner. The outfieid, with three veterans, is undoubtedly strong.
 The Barons and Pirates clash at Rick wood again today. Only half of the Pirates are in Birmingham. The second team is playing in New Orleans.
 Other details of the game are in the box score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
CRIMES TO PITCH TODAY

Burleigh Grimes. the crack pitcher of the Barons last season and who was traded to the Pirates at the con- clusion of the 1916 season, will pitch for the Callahan aggregation this aft ternoon. Burleigh was scheduled to work yesterday but he wasn't in the best of shape and consequently he was held over until today. Moley will work Carmen Hill, a hurler the property of the Pirates who came to the Bar ons as part of the Grimes deal. No announcement was made yester- day by either Moley or Callahan in reference to the outflelder which the Pirates are supposed to leave in Bir- mingham. It Is now the belief in well informed circles that the Barons will not receive aid until after the start of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
HANDBALL MATCHES
 WILL START TODAY

The first round of the hand ball tourney will be played this afternoon at o'clock. Twenty different men have entered the tournament and great rivalry already ex- ists between the teams
 The teams playing in the first is as fol- lows: Shanks and J. E. Carter play Per- due and J. W. Carter; Robbins and Butsch vs. Abell and Marcus
 The second round, Hood and Walters vs. Darden and Connors; Ford and Frend- berg vs. Hodges and Mitchell; Cross and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07

This will conclude '"The Baron a Day. series, as stated above. Every man under contract by Moley, with the exception of three youngsters, has been presented to the fans of the city through the columns of The Age-Herald. Their record to date and interesting facts concerning their career, together with their photo, have been made public and exclusively in these columns.
 Bob Loveless, the local amateur pitch CT; Lee Farley, the semi-professional player from Cincinnati, and James Rob- erts a i-professional pitcher from Ar tesla, Mo, are the lone members of the squad who have been aired to the pub lie. They were not run because they have had no previous experience in or ganized baseball
 Moley will soon start his wedding pro- cess and four of the men on the squad at the present must be cut aloose be- fore Thursday, the opening day of the season. So, good-by, MT. Baron Day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07

Two-base Hits-Caton, Bigbee, Baird, 
 Stolen Bases-Werner Jansen, Burke Sacrifice Hits-Burke ?, Perryman. Schulte.
 Base on Balls-Evans 3, Perryman g. Struck Out--Evans i, Perryman l. Time of Game-1:30.
 Umpire-Swacina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
SPORTS

Doc Johnston,s timely bingle to
 right field in the eighth session.
 which scored two men, gave the
 Birmingham Barons victory over
 the Pittsburg Pirates yesterday at
 RickwOod in a game replete with
 thrills. The Barons played jam-up
 ball throughout the contest and
 were the deserving winners. The
 game-the kind the fans usually
 see sometime in August fin place of
 this time of the year.
 Probably the greatest feature of
 the game was the hurling of Elm
 melt Perryman. The elongated
 twirIer allowed the Pirates but two
 clean hits and worked out of sey-
 eral bad holes. In all, the Pirates
 are credited with five hits in the
 box score. One was an infie1d
 scratch by Hinchman in the sev-
 enth, while two others were flukes. Young Ernie Burke had bad day in the field: In the first inning. he and Jan sen both called for Bigbee's fly ball back of second but neither grabbed the pellet before it hit the ground, allowing the Pirate second sacker to be credited with a two-base hit.
 In the fifth, Schutle raised a high fly to center and Burke fumbled it. The for n1er Cub outfielder took second on the boot. Burke's final misplay of the day came in the eighth when he misjudged Adams fly, which went for two bases.
 COLLEGE STARS PLAY
 Evans, recruit from college baseball, was on the hill for the Pirates. He pitched good ball at times, but his sup ured in none of the Baron scoring and timely hitting alone accounts for the vic- tory of Moley's men. Ben Shaw, another graduate from college baseball, worked behind the bat for the Pirates. Shaw will be remembered as the same receiver who worked for Southwestern university against Birmingham college last year. Both look to be promising youngsters The Barons took the lead in the sec 0nd frame. With two down Ray Jansen hit grounder to deep short which Ward could not field and get his man. Ray swiped second and scored a few moments later when Homer Haworth singled to center.
 The Pirates tied the count in the fifth frame. Schulte was safe when Burke fumbled his high fly. The veteran out fielder took second on the misplay. Doug Baird doubled to right-center and Schulte counted Baird was thrown out trying to steal third. Ward singled but died on the paths.
 This was Perry's only bad session. The hits secured by Baird and Ward were the only two clean wallops registered off his delivery during the afternoons S performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
Yale Is Victorious
 Over North Carolina

Raleigh. N. C., April 6.-The Yale baseball club defeated the North Carolina Aggies, 6 to 2, here this morning. The visitors are scheduled to play the Trinity college club at Durham this afternoon. Score: R. H. E. Yale ........................... 6 F 5 North Carolina ...................
 Batteries: Garfield and Munson; Baker and Lewis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
RARONS WIN BATTLE

The Barons scored a pair of tallies in the eighth which were sufficient to an- nex the victory. Kid Caton doubled down the third base line as a starter. Burke bunted to Evans and was safe, when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-07
SPORTS
Barons WW Try 10 Down Pirates Again
Help Birmingham Win!

BLANKS EVERETT,
 Secretary Packth Committee Birmingham, attendance onng observing the ha nooa close our pace o possible will permit as many or our employees attend the we can
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-13
MECHANICAL COP
DENVER INVENT.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 13.-And
now the well known Irish traffic
cop is going to be looking for a
new job.
A Denver inventor has perfect
ed what is said to be the first prac-
tical substitute for the son Of
Erin who works the HStop-Go"
sign at street intersections. The
machine, which is being given a
thorough try-out by the Denver
traffic departments, is said to per
form all the functions ordinarily
left to the cop, with none of his
mistakes.