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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
SCHOOL OF MINES GETS
ROGER VAN PELT AS COACH

Rapid City, s. D.. Sept 17.-Athletics
at the Scfool of Mines this season are
apt to take considerable of a stride for
ward as a coach has een secured to
handle the various athletics, h is an
exceptional man.
Roger Van Pelt, a graduate OF the
University of Utah. is h man who will
have the destiny of the different teams
in his hands. He has made an eXcep-
tional record at the Utah schoo and
was chosen for two wears in succession
as All Rocky Mountain end. He played
centerfield for the baseball team that
carried off the National A. A. cham
pionship at Chicago in 1916. Last year
he was highest point winner in the
Utah state field and track meet, COM
peting in high and low hurdles, sprints,
vaults, high n running Jumps and
relay.
A good schedule has been prepared
for the hard rock men this year in foot
ball and includes Huron college. Spear
fish Normal. Dakota Wesleyan univer-
sity. Madison Normal and Sioux Falls
college. A good percentage of the old
men are to lie with the team this year
and last years squad was one of the
best h school has ever had from the
standpoint of material. A very good
year is looked for.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
NORBECk SAYS DAKOTA
100 PER CENT LOYAL
Includes Germans-Says That
Thumbscrews Will Be Used
on Sioux Falls Meeting.

Aberdeen. s. d., Sept. 11.-Gov. Peter
Norbeck. IN Aberdeen for a short time,
expressed the opinion that South Da.
kctans are 100 per zen loyal"
THE people of the state are solidly
behind the government in the prosecu-
ton of the war. and organizations like
the peoples council will find they are
not any more welcome here than they
are in other patriotic states" he said.
"A large majority of the people OF
population throughout the state are
loyal the governor declared. and add
ed: Il will 90 all in my power to pre-
vent the proposed meeting of the peo-
Pies council in Sioux Falls. or any
other actions designed to emharrass the
government in his time of stress"
Concerning the I. w. W situation in
South Dakota, the governor said the
state n local authorities had the sit
uation we'll in hand.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
APPLES, A FENCE. TWO
HOSE AND TWO WOMEN,
ALL HAVE MERRY TIME


Galesbusg. S. d. Sept. 15.-An apple
tree is the innocent cause of a neigh
5orhood row in Galeshurg, between two
families living on adjoining lots. There
Is an apple tree near the Inc n the
branches hang ove each lot. The dis
pute is over who owns the apples on
the branches hanging over the next
lot. Both parties claim the fruit Yes
terday morning there were a consider
able number of these apples on the
ground on the lot next to where the
tree Is growing. The lady who lives on
this lot had placed the apples in a
pile n was STOPPING owe in the act
of placing them in her apron when her
labor was interrupted by a stream OF
water from a los in the hands Of the
lady who claims the fruit. as the tree is
on her lot. The water was too strong
an argument and the lady who was
gathering the apples was forced to sur
render the fort and seek the shelter of
Ter kitchen
The wielder of the hose was satisfied
with the success OF her attack and re-
turned to her home and was quietly
regulating over the success of her at
tack when to her surprise she was at
tackled from he rear by Il stream of
water through the window, the woman
next door being the attacking party.
A hasty exit to another room was made
and both parties are now threatening
TO invoke the law, but the argument rs
to who owns the apples remains un-
settled.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
For Safety. Sake.

Two brothers who live in an East
Lancashire manufacturing town were
noted for being exceptionally we'll
served with nasal organs.
One Of the ring spinncrs at the mill
where they worked invited them to a
wedding, and promised to send a cab
for them. says London Tit-Blts.
The cab duly arrived, and the two
brothers entered and planted them
selves down. one at each window.
In order to create an impression dur
ing the drive to the wedding, the two
brothers were looking out of the cub,
one on either side, SO that the people
could see them.
All went we'll until the cab came to
q rather narrow railway arch. which
travellers had to pass through. The
cabrnan looked back to take his bear.
ings, and seeing the two brothers,
noses sticking out Of the windows on
either side, shouted:
"Put them elbows il, please!~
~ --- A, - sL-.e Ul-4
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
SUPPLY sMokEsrlcks TO
FORT RILEY DRAFT MEN

Vermilion, S. D., Sept. 15.-The %
registrants who have been notified to
be in readiness to depart for Fort Riley,
KAN. next Wednesday, will not go out
without a goodly supply of tobacco
their Jeans n dig up the price to pro-
rurerthe necessary smokesticks and to-
bacco. An enterprising druggist, with
an eye to business, has placed in front
of his place of business a capacious
barrel with a large placards on which
your bit for the soldiers whos are leav-
ing Wednesday, September is. Drop
smokes here"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
CLEAR YOUR COMPLEXION
While You Sleep With cuticura Soap
and ointment-Trial Free.

On retiring, gently smear the face
with Cuticura Ointment, wash off in
five minutes with Cuticura Soap and
hot water, and continue bathing a few
minutes with the Soap. The influence
of this treatment on the pores extends
through the night.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. J
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
PAY DAMAGES TO WoMAN;
OLD CRAP GAME UNEARThED

court u jury awarded a verdict of So
500 to Mrs. Mary j. Moore for damages
sustained when Fred Schnauber ran
INTO her buggy with his auto.
A famous crap game. pulled off at
the Portland hotel. in which N. Lips
comb, a travelling man, lost valuable
diamonds, a watch and cash. with an
auto thrown in, to the extent of over
$4,000, total value, has been up to the
jury for several hours. The defendant
Is Jack Neil, a we'll known hotel clerk.
Lipscomb claims he was decoyed up
stairs. drugged and robbed. A second
Ease is pending against James Thor
son., who was in with Neil on the game.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
SOLDIER WITH PERsAING
COMPLAINS THAT LONDON
rs SHY ON SkYSCRAPERS


Aberdeen, S. D.. Sept. 11.-From a
training camp in England, Wallace Nc
Glenn. an Aberdeen boy who is a mem
Der OF the Sixteenth engineers, United
States army, writes his parents here
that his regiment made the trip across
the Atlantic without seeing a sub
marine. He describes England as Il
beautiful country, but 1.-THE cities here
have no skyscrapers. IL they seem
very peculiar tc us. as the ouses are
all built together
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
CAVALRY GOES
TO DEFINING SATURDAY
Seven Troops to Leave Sioux
Falls Sept. 15-K Troop
Already There.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Sept. 15.-The first
South Dakota cavalry. regiment will
entrain Saturday for Deming. N. M,
to prepare for service on the European
battle front. This vas Of
ficially today by regimental h%eadquar-
ters at Watertown. orders having Just
been received from the war department
at Washington.
Under the orders announced today
n three units stationed at Water
town. including the headquarters
troops, and the one at %Fiandreau. will
leave from Sioux Falls with the three
local units and 1T is presumed they
will be here but a few hours. Together,
h seven troops will leave Sioux Falls
at IL O'Clock Saturday morning for
their southern training quarters.
The enrichment Saturday will be
the first movement o. South Dakota
troops toward the battle front in
France. with the exception that one
troop of the cavalry. Troop X. of
Aberdeen. left for Deming about three
weeks ago to prepare the quarters.
and that 8 per cent of the states draft
quota is already at Camp Dodge,
| near Dies Moines, la.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
Tempted.

crimson Gulch is very quiet ard
comfortable since it reformed"
Yes" commented Broncho Bob.
Sometimes we're a little tempted to
let the town backslidc, SO that n tenn
.perance orator will find 1t worth while
to wake us up with one Of those good
old-fashioned talks" +,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
RAvINiA SCHOOL BUSES
BEGIN DAILY ROUTE TRIPS

R%avinia, S. d.. Sept. l5.-The new
auto buses began their regular trips
Monday. The routes are about n miles
long and the trips are made in one hour
and 10 minutes; no child being on the
o over n hour. They have a capac-
ity of 25 pupils each. The board has
thus settled the transportation problem
Of the new consolidated district, and it
Is thought it will be necessary to pur-
chase another.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
EXPECT WIDE ATTENDANCE
AT EDUCATIONAL MEETING

ABERDEEN, S. D., Sept. 17.-A. II. Sey.
mour, secretary O. the South Dakota
Educational association. announced to.
day that h officials of the association
hoped for an attendance of IS per cent
OF the teachers of the First COMPRESSION
az dlstrlct at the state convention
at Sioux Falls in November az IA
per cent of the teachers from the Sec
ond district, and 10 per cent from the
Third district. The difference in the
estimated attendance from the three
districts. he said, was based on the dis
lance from the convention city. Sioux
Falls being within the limits of the
First district should get a majority of
the teachers from that district. he
thought. Both President Willis 70.
Johnson and Secretary Seymour. of the
association, nav set their mark at an
attendance of 5000 at this years CON
vention of the association.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
The Lost Words.

II shan't waste any words on you"
IF you S any at all on me you
will."-Detroit Free Press.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20

About the time a man gets a pair of
patent leather shoes broken in the
patent expires.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20

No q%uinine pill ever complains Of its
bitter lot.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
,sTEch TO EXAM me DRAFT
MEN AT NEW JERSEY CAMP

Aberdeen, S. D., Sept 15.-Prof. C. C..
Stech. of the department Of education
and training. in the Northern Normal
and Industrial school. has been selected
by h war department to take up work
as an expert in the mental examina-
ton of soldiers at the New Jersey can
Torment. Mr.. Stech is to report for
duty September 20.
His work includes the determination
of the fitness of soldiers for different
branches of the service, and largely
upon his recommendations, it is said
here, the military authorities of the can
Torment will determine whether indi-
vidual soldiers of the national army
shall be assigned to the infantry, ar
til,ery or cavalry branches of the
service
Mr.. Stech has been given leave Of
absence and will resume his duties at
the normal school when his services
are no longer needed by the war de-
partment. MI. Stech's studies and ex-
periments in psychology have attracted
considerable attention from educators
and scientists within the past two
years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20
J. c. BOWER, RAPID CITY
DIES AT ADVANCED ACE

- W SSV nSEVO WI
DIES AT ADVANCED AGE
Rapid City. s. D.. Sept. III. G.
Bower, a long time resident of South
Dakota, died here this week at the e
OF Is years. He first settled at Yer
million, when he entered the state and
then came to the Hills. He was prom
inent in reform in the
n man is the free library of Rapid
City due.
Observation-Disclosures a brief period
the Moody county authorities arrested
three men on the charge of violating the
provisions OF the statewide prohibition
law. James Anderson. one of the defend
ants, entered a plea of guilty before
Judge Jones. OF the state circuit court. to
the charge of having liquor in his posses-
sion and was fined $3.50 and sentenced to
a term of 20 days in Jail. Ed Henderson.
the second defendant, has decided to enter
a plea OF not guilty and stand trial, while
the third. j. j. Poubes. will appear before
Judge Jones and enter a plea of guilty.
DEADWOOD-After having served for
q years as an empioye of the Burlington
Railway company In this city w. 4. Rob
srtson has resigned his position as ticket
agent of the company and in the near
future will depart with his wife for the
Pacific coast, where they will spend the
6sSotSA "a VI ticiI me IN IuIuY0. DuT-
ing his service of more thar a quarter
Of a century Mr.. Robertson became wide
ly known to the travelling public.
ALEXANDRIA-One of the pleasing
features of the Hanson county fair, held
mere, was the entertainment by the ladies
or the city OF the members of Company
Il and Troop f, Of Mitchell. Dinner and
supper were eerved the soldiers without
cost-nearly 800 meals in all. The boys
returned fhA favor hu ySorforrNf~r .@~-o
splendid drills. The fair attracted large
crowds and was a financial and social
success.
AI4EXANDRIA-Ray H. Chase. of this
city. has patents pending for a new style
OF internal combustion engine which
promises to revolutionize internal COM
oustion model engines and prove a money
maker for the fortunate inventor.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Penn, VINO was
arrested at Groton on g charge of at
tempting to burn the barn Of his en-
pioyer near that town, has been adjudged
insane and was committed to the state
hospital for the insane at Yankton.
vERMILIoN-At the last meeting Of tho
Clay county board OF commissioners the
following levies for taxes for the year
1871 were ordered made: County general
fund @.Qoo: insane fund. 1900; bridge
fund, &3,000: fOad fund 6.OOO:3 mothers
pension fund. 1900: sa.ary. fund, 10000:
.enatns3um fund. N&oa making = total
lsvy Of $1A00.
K0BALL-w. q. cha R,ule
couDty's we'll known cattksanan, has 1ust
made contract With Cable Bros. Of Hud.
carload Of horses. It vsr take sbout T q
ofs b handle these cattle and hoesee
- q least twu large typ 'eag1se 20 e.
o0ndae the train.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-20

4 wise man never attempts to guess
the use of fancy work made by a wom-
m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-12

have been employed or permitted to
work.
"2. 1t shall be declared that the
basic workday in industry and COM
merce shall not exceed eight hours.
SO. Involuntary servitude shall not
exist except as a punishment for
crime whereof the party shall have
been duly convicted.
-. Establishment of trial by jury"
After-the-War Problems.
Reconstruction after the war will
raise new issues, the report holds, and
the nation cannot discard lightly the
idea of service engendered by CO.
operation of all classes against COM
mon enemy Pointing to the expert
ence of Great Britain, the council
says:
the work of production ought to have
a voice in management of those things
concerning their interest and welfare.
There has been recognition for the
thought that Industrial disfranchise-
ment is as unjust as political disfran-
I'm our own country there is evil
dent in every kind Of war work the
necessity for some national agencies
for better adjusting the supply of
workers. We are entering period
where there must be greater economy
in the use of man power of our coun-
try. A central, efficient employment
agency with its branches are plainly
necessary in performing the gigantic
task that is now before the emergency
fleet corporation and in the necessary
work of production of war supplies.
Federal Employment Agencies.
with the withdrawal of hundreds
of thousands of men for military pur-
poses there is necessity for readjust-
meht in the industrial field. Effective
employment agencies, under the con-
troll. of the department of labor, CO.
operating with local agencies and as
sociations, would be an invaluable ad-
junct to our war machinery. Such
agencies will also be keen1y needed in
the transition period that will follow
the declaration of peace and the work
of Rehabilitation.
I'VE urge the immediate necessity
of providing for some adequate form
of employment agencies in this coun-
try, under federal control, and CO.
ordinating all local efforts along this
line.
I'VE further recommend that some
action be taken by this convention in
s1sting upon our government to make
such plans for rehabilitation so that
men will remain in the employment
of the government until they can be
provided with remunerative employ
ment thru government employment
agencies, unless they have not employ
ment opportunities already open to
them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-12
WAR is FINAL
Continued from Page one.)

ing of Colonel House to Europe, said
he had sent "a greater lover of peace
than any man in the world. But 1
did not send him to negotiate peace.
l sent him to determine how the war
is to be won"
Taking up the labor question in the
United States the president said.
IF we are true friends of freedom
we will see that power and produc-
tivity of the country shall be kept at
to stand in the way. The government
won't keep them doing this but the
spirit of the American people will.
I'VE must stand together night and
day until the war is over" said the
president. adding that while we are
the freedom of labor -Fr7,
The horses that kick over the
traces must be put in corral" he
asserted.
The president praised the work of
Samuel Gompers and the labor lead
er's support of the government.
Nobody has the right said the
president. ito stop the processes of
labor until all methods of Cancellation
have been exhausted. And 1 do not
speak to you alone. I have found
labor in many instances more reason
able than the other side
The president appealed for CO.
operation. He said that he would
like to see all the critics exported"
He said:
I'VE must get down to business and
every one must do the right thing.
Never show ourselves Americans
by going off in separate groups to
talk by ourselves, but by cooperating
in common enterprise which is to
release the spirit of the world from
bondage" he declared
The president denounced organiza-
lions tn, do
stroy the law, but in every case, he
said. they should be dealt justice
Opposes Mob Law.
Il am opposed" he said ito our
taking the law into our hands as
much as I dislike the activities of
these organizations.
The man who takes the law into
his own hands is not the man to CO.
operate in any development of laws
and institutions" the president as
serted.
1--WE must not only take common
counsel"
Instrumentalities must be used
where they do not exist, said the presi-
dent, to bring the proper amount of
cooperation between labor and capt.
tai
Washington he continued, lis that
1 get lonely down there There are
so many people in Washington who
know things that are not 30. There
are so many people in Washington
who do not know what the rest of
the people of the country want I
have to come away u find out"
The president concluded by saying:
I'm with you If you are with me, -
explaining he did not mean he want
ed cooperation with himself person.
ally, but as the representative of the
whole United States government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-12

Cope and Laundon were especially
fortunate in being chosen from a class
of $50 for immediate duty in New
York. Here they are assigned to
coastwise patrol ships for intensive
training. After a course of training on
these ships they return to Chicago or
will be sent to Pelham, N. Y, for the
finishing touches, which will fit them
for immediate service on the ships of
the United States merchant marine.
Cope is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
M. Cope, well known lime dealer,
and for many years associated in the
commission business here. He left
Topeka two years ago and resigned
recently as manager of the Solvay
Process company, Moline, Kan, to
enter the naval service. Laundon, a
son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Cope, was
for a time associated with THE
CopeS'' in the lime business here, also
with the Bell Telephone company. He
was with Ray Cope at Moline and
resigned as sales manager of the Sol
way company to enter the Chicago
training school.
The Sunday Chicago Tribune con-
tanned photograph of Cope and
Laundon with the other twenty-tnree
members of the auxiliary just before
their departure for New York
Roy Cope of Topeka left for Chi
cago this afternoon, where he will
meet his brother and brother-in-law
and accompany them as far as Cleve-
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-12
SEE DARK PURPOSE
DIR. Estey Opposes Opening Pool Halls
,,..a Sundays for Red Cross.

: The. church does not approve of
opening the pool and billiard halls on
Sunday even in the name of the Red
Cross. according to DR.. S. s, Estey of
the First Presbyterian church. The
plan to open these places of amuse-
ment as has been suggested by sew
eral proprietors would be only a step
towards casting away the old laws of
observing the Sabbath. he declared
Sunday in his church sermon.
f.. "Other business and amusement
house men of the city nave not found
it necessary TO work on Sundays in or
der to contribute to the Red Cross -
he said. 'If the pool hall men can't
give from the proceeds of week days,
then they can't afford to give at all, -
he declared.
The opening of pool halls on Sun
day is only wedge to overthrow the
Sunday opening law and to break the
laws that are established, Doctor Es-
tey preached. Money derived from
Sunday business done in spite of laws
and donated to the Red Cross can do
little good, he explained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-12

bayonet to defend himself or refused
to load a sufficient amount of food
supplies on ships so that he could be
fed, or refused to build ships so that
the food and clothing and comfort.
even medical supplies might be car
ried to him across the sea. What are
you going to tell them? How are we
going to square ourselves with him
and how are we going to square our
selves with our conscience?
Personal disagreement here. or eff
forts to take advantage of this war.
either by capital or labor, is un-Amer-
lean and if the men are not loyal to
the nation, they should at least be
loyal to their own flesh and blood.
Make America a Belgium.
IF Germany wins this war it will
be because she has beaten US to our
knees. II she beats us to our knees
how do we know that Belgium will
not be a side show compared to what
Germany will do to America. And it
will be no time then to say I did not
know because we do know. 1t will
be no time then to say that I wish 1
had done differently because it will
be too late.
May we not hope that a national
spirit may be reborn here. May we
not hope that a message win come
from this convention into the very
teeth of the kaiser saying to him that
this is a democracy. that marching
shoulder to shoulder in France is the
rich man and the poor man, every
one striving to the common end
honor and victory for democracy and
self preserYation---and being sure that
we have given to those sons of ours
and those brothers of ours who are
in France. everything that could pos
sibly be required so that they may do
their work well; so that they may be
credit to American traditions; so
that they may never be able to say,
Why didn't you back ME up? Oh,
Father, why did you stop when I was
suffering and hungry. Why did you
not help me?'"