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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22

Wanted-Good clean cotton rags
Floyd Domer, of Polo, H., was in
the city Wednesday visiting friends.
He was on his way to Huron where he
is to wrestle. He claims to be the
champion l~ight-heavy weight wrestler
of America.
Ed. Heffernan, of Elkton, writes the
Register: Enclosed please find the
price of my renewal to the Register
n of the brightest and newsiest week.
ly papers in the state. We cannot
forego the weekly visits of the Regis.
ter, so please keep it coming"
The way people are responding to
our cash-in-advance system on sub.
scriptions to the Register is a matter
of great pride to us. 1t really makes
us think we have something worth
while, at least at the price. And the
many kind words we have had lately
are certainly appreciated by the Regis
ter force. We are surely working hard
to give you value received.
Professor Brown, of Bookings Col
lege, discussed Fundamentals" and
gave several very fine poetical read
ings that showed a master hand in
what he termed interpreting poetry
greatly to the delight of every lover OF
sublime literature. The distinctness
gracefulness and e%loquence of his de
livery was marvelously inspiring FOL
anyone having literary tastes, and was
the greatest treat that we have ever
had the pleasure of observation-disclosures
Post.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
STATE NEWS

y = = = =
Henry Montgomery. a well known
pioneer and former member Of the
state legislature from Hanson county,
died the latter part of the week, fol
lowing a stroke of apoplexy. He leaves
a wife and seven children, all resi-
dents of hat county.
Passengers on the Olympia. the Mil
waukee crack coast train, going
through Aberdeen report that three
section hands saved their lives by
jumping and three boxes of frozen
dynamite were scattered over the
prairie when the train ran into a hand
car.
c. j. Dawse, examiner in charge of
the defunct State bank of Bancroft,
which closed it's doors some time ago,
has just paid the creditors of the insti-
tuition a dividend of 10 per cent. This
makes a total of 25 per cent which
thus far has been paid creditors by the
II L I J. liza llCi
will be at least one more dividend.
Columbus college academy's debat-
ing team won a double victory over
Plankinton high school last night, the
Columbus affirmative team receiving
a unanimous decision at Plankinton.
The Columbus team will meet other
state high scohol teams in the neal
future.
A petition is being circulated asking
the city commissioners of Madison, to
submit to a vote the question of
whether or not the city should finan-
cially assist a band. A state law per-
mits an assessment of one mill for
the support of bands, and other cites
in the state already have taken advant-
age of this.
A. B. Collins, of Blunt, found his
missing dog after ten days which the
animal spent under a huge drift piled
against the side of a hay stack. The
dog had evidently dug under the stack
for shelter, and had been drifted in,
and was not discovered for ten days.
The missing animal was evidently COM
Portable but mighty hungry when he
was dug out.
Gust Bjorkland, a well known farmer
living west of Bruce, was seriously
hurt as the result of being kicked by
one of his horses. The animal kicked
with both hind feet, striking him in the
face with terrific force. His jaw was
broken, several teeth were knocked out
and he was otherwise bruised and cut.
With approximately two miles of as
phaltic-concrete paving contracted for
the coming year, in 1917 Mitchell will
have laid over 100, 900 square yards at
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
DRY GOODS
COMPANY

Mrs. II. c. Barclay and son Richard
left Monday for Rochester, Mimi. to
visit her mother, Mrs. Crawford, for
some time.
Word was received Tuesday by Mr..
VIM. Schaphorst that his sister, Mrs.
VIM. Schorse, had passed away at her
home in Milwaukee.
Mrs. Ross and two children arrived
Monday from Spokane, Wash, for an
extended visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. I. Tolagson.
Mekal Svendson and son were over
from the west side Monday and while
in the city called to make themselves
secure in the Register for another
year.
DR.. Green returned Monday night
from Rochester where he was operat-
ed on several weeks ago. He is i'm
proving nicely and will soon be able TO
look after his practice.
The Presbyterian Brotherhood enter
tanned their wives and lady friends ut
the church Wednesday evening. A
very nice literary and musical program
was carried out and a lunch was serv-
ed at the close.
The city election is to be held Tues
day, April II. and a caucus will be held
about ten days prior to the date of
election for the purpose of placing in
nomination candidates for the various
offices.
p. c. Simonson, of Simonson, Mont,
in renewing his subscription for an.
other year says: Just keep on send.
ing the Register and send the bill. il
is just as good as a moving picture
show of Bookings and her people,"
John Dokken and daughter Eveline
returned Wednesday from Chicago and
st. Paul, where he had been on bust
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
Mr.. Taylor says:

Mr.. Taylor says:
For the first time in the history
of this country, with the possible
exception of the Civil War period,
retail prices of cigars are going up.
That cigar smokers have enjoyed
a half century of respite from price
fuctuation is not because the cost
of production has remained station
airy during all these years. Operat-
ing expenses and the prices of raw
materials have gone up and down,
mostly up, in the cigar business, the
same as in any other business. But
there are two things which have
tended to keep the retail prices OF
cigars uniform; first, because OF the
fixed habit of raging a nickel, six
for-a-uuarter, three-for-a-Quarter,
ten cents straight, and so on up, for
cigars, without any intermediate
prices; and, second, because tobac-
co is generally classified as a lux
ury and not a necessity.
These two circumstances have
made both manufacturers and cigar
store keepers loath to disturb the
euuanimity of the smoker during all
these years. even Though there have
been many occasions when the
cigar manufacturing trade generally
has found it's yearly balance to be
en- the wrong side of the ledger.
AS far back as ten years ago the
profit in cigar manufacturing had
L1or rAI,,aal RI cr,nh on nvtnnf that
only the most sagacious operators
found the business profitable. These
conditions continued progressively,
and when the European War began,
two and one-half years ago, the sit
uatIon became even more acute.
It is true that the great war has
not materially increased the expor.
tation of either Cuban or American
leaf tobacco to Europe. but 1t has
advanced the cost of virtually every
element entering into cigar manu-
featuring.
Increased activity in other indus
tries has made labor in the tobacco
growing districts scarce, n t-ie
price of labor unprecedented hish.
The wooden cases in which Jones
tic tobacco is packed, the cheese
cloth under which Shadegrown to-
bacco is grown. fertilizers necessary
to the soil, implements used in cul-
tivation, ETC., all have advanced.
And in Cuba the great boom in
sugar has diverted agriculturalists
to that industry and created a short
g of good Havana leaf.
The result is that all kinds Of leaf
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
Local and Personal
=. r. Levips, Local and sEd Phone Ii

Chas. Nolan left Wednesday for EN-
mettsburg, Iowa, on business matters
Mrs. J. E. Swift, who spent three
weeks here visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Lehner, left Monday fol
her home at Estelline.
Leland Cornell left Monday for Xii
burn. Wis, to take charge of a light
ing plant at that place. His family
will follow some time later.
Mrs. A. w. Collins and daughter
Josephine returned Wednesday even
ing from Clark where she had beer
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Evans, fol-
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Palm are here
from Watertown this week visiting rel
atives and attending the extension
meeting. Mr.. Palm is county agen
of Codington county.
Miss Mae Lehner has taken a posi-
ton as local reporter on the Press. She
was to have commenced work las
week but was taken ill ard was con
fined to the house several days. She
still keeps up her studies at State Col
lege but devotes the afternoons to hei
newspaper duties.
At the letting of the public schoo
lands held here Monday few were or
hand. and much Of the land is still un
leased. 1t is understood that the coun
ty auditor will have charge of the leas
ing for a few days, and after that thos,
who wish to lease land will have t.
take up the matter with the commits
sioner OF public lands at Pierre.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
CIGARS ARE GOING UP
Not in Smoke Only, But in Price-Soaring Cost
of Production Makes Advances Imperative
First Increase in Fifty Years.
All Nickel Cigars will Be Sold by !. A. Taylor at $4,000
Per Thousand After April l.

tobacco used for cigar purposes in
this country have gone skyward.
Cigar manufacturers therefore,
are paying more for leaf tobacco
than ever before in the history of
the industry, and, in addition to
this, the price of cigar boxes, labels,
workmanship and all other details
of operating bave increased ire
mendously.
The upshot of it is that, while
even before the war began a large
proportion of manufacturers we're,
at the best, just about breaking even
on their investment, now they find
themselves actually and almost
without exception playing a losing
game.
The ultimate consequences is
that without any concerted or or
ganiZed movement, cigar manufac-
turers everywhere are either ad-
vancing prices on their cigars out
right or are reducing the size of the
various brands and shapes that they
make.
OF course. there was another al
tentative, namely: to change the
composition of the cigar and by
using cheaper and inferior tobacco
to reduce the cost of production.
The better class of manufacturers.
however, has refused absolutely to
consider such a recourse. Having
spent years in establishing their
brands and maintaining them at a
uniform quality, ven in the face of
many difficulties, they propose to
uphold and continue the quality of
their product.
1t is recognized by manufacturers
that the retailer cannot be expected
to stand the increase. Owing to
severe competition and high rentals
the thousands of retailers through
out the country for a long time have
been finding it very difficult to make
ends meet. Operating, as they are,
on a precariously narrow margin of
profit, they could scarcely survive
If the advance III cost were to be
taken out of their small earnings.
The increase, therefore, whether
in the form of an outright raise in
price or by making smaller cigars,
must be paid for by the smoker.
1t is believed that the consumer
will accept the upward tendency as
graciously as he has accepted in.
creases on almost every other ar
ticle of general consumption.
Whether or no. he will have to
begin paying more for his ~favorite
brand of cigars now. or il not now,
in the near future"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
PACKING CONCERN CLOSED

The affairs of the Farmers Cooper
ative Packing Company of Lacrosse,
Wis, the first institution of its kind
started in the United States, will be
aired in court. The plant is closed
and the business will either be wound
up through a ~receivership or sold.
twenty-five hundred farmers, stock
holders in the enterprise, are awaiting
the trial of an action started by the
Langdon-Boyd Packing Company
against the cooperative company, to
recover $12, 900 alleged to be due on
the purchase price Of the plant. That
developments in the trial will reveal in
part how the farmers lost more than
$780, 900 in two years is the contention
of the principals of the action. 1t is
said the books of the company will
show that $4,000 was spent in organ-
izing the cooperative company; that
the spelling of one batch Of meat cost
the company more than $40, 900, and
that acknowledgement was responsible
for the loss of thousands of dollars adj
ditional.
The sale of the property, 1t is expect
ed. will not yield the stockholders
more than 10 per cent. on the dollar in.
vested. Andrew Boyd, who sold the
plant to the cooperative company for
500. 900, is nov organizing a co-opera-
tive packing company at Great Falls.
Mont.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22

"A cost of nearly 5000, 900. The paving
will extend owe the city for a distance
of about five miles. The first paving
was laid in Mitchell in 1912, but 1917
will see the greatest amount of con.
struction since that time.
At a special election held in Hayti
and adjoining school districts a large
majority of the voters decided e INST
the proposition to consolidate the
schools Of the district in one central
school, to be situated in Hayti and to
be attended by the pupils of the dis
tricts. The consolidation would have
meant the abandonment of several
country schools.
Through the efforts of a local COM
mittee a strong commercial club is be-
ing built up in Highmore, and it is ex-
pected that it will be able to very ma
terially promote the interests of the
town and the surrounding territory
during the spring and summer The
committee has thus far secured so
members and expects to secure ad-
ditlonal members.
Several large building projects are
nearing completion in Mitchell at the
present time, including two fireproof
Office and store buildings in the bust
ness section. Several more structures
will go up next summer. 1t is probable
that many residences will be built. as
the demand for homes is the greatest
in the city's history. 1t is estimated
that fifty families are waiting for resi-
dences to occupy when they will move
to Mitchell.
The Lake county authorities are
looking for an individual giving his
name as Steve Scion, who disappeared
after passing a number of worthless
checks on Madison business men. AT
one place he purchased a diamond ring
asd gave in payment a check which
now has been found to be worthless.
At other places he made purchases of
different articles in some instances be-
ing given cash in change between the
amount of his purchase and the
amount of the check rendered in pay
ment. Scion, during his plunge into
high finance, rendered checks at the
cashiers windows of the banks for
sums ranging from 1925 to $3.50, but
the bank attaches were suspicious and
turned down the checks. Each time
Scion entered a business place and ten
dered worthless checks in payment for
purchases he wore a different overcoat
and cap, and at the last place victim
ized he had on glasses. Scion worked
on a Lake county farm last harvest and
had been around Madison and other
towns up to the time of passing the
worthless checks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18

was given amid cheers to the resolu-
ton moved by Andrew Bonar Law,
and seconded by former Premier AS
quith. expressing appreciation Of the
action Of the United States in joining
the allied powers In war against Ger
many In moving this action Mr.
Bonar Law said: sg
..Allaths people welcome the new ally
with heartfelt sympAthS. This ID not
only the greatest event but. - be-
iieve, the turning point Of the war
The new world has been brought In
or has stepped in, to restore the bai-
ance In the old"
Mr.. Asquith said:
II doubt whether even now the world
realizes the full significance Of the step
America has taken. do not use Ian
guage OF flattery when I say 1t Is one OF
the most disinterested acts in history.
For more than 100 years 1t has been the
cardinal principle Of American policy to
keep clear from foreign entanglements.
A war such as this must dlsarrange In
ternational commerce and finance"
The government today gave instruc-
ton. Sir Alfred Mond told the house OF
commons, that on Friday. when the en-
trance OF America into the war Is to be
celebrated, the Stars and Stripes should
float beside the union jack on as many
buildings as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Alien Enemies Are
Ordered TO Leave
Prohibited Zones

Washington, April 1S.-All alien enc
mics residing within one-half mile OF
a fort camp, aircraft station, govern
ment or naval vessel, navy yard. fac
tory or workshop for the manufacture
of munitions are required to remove
prior to June /, under penalty OF sum-
mary arrest, under instructions issued
today by the attorney general to United
States marshals.
The instructions also cover the en-
forcement of other regulations pre-
scribed in the presidents declaration.
Alien enemies found with weapons In
their possession after April Il shall be
arrested except where the marshals are
satisfied they will not endanger the
general public.
Permits may be issued to alien ene-
mics to pass thru forbidden zones to
daily labor. In certain instances where
residences Of aliens are within the zone
and they are not considered Of danger
to the public property, exemption will
be permitted. All permits shall be
liable to seizure at any time.
Alien enemies who tear down. mutt
late, abuse. desecrate or insult the flag
are to be regarded as "a danger to the
public peace" and summarily arrested.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
SUBMARINE PLAINLY SEEN.
U. S. Torpedo Boat Smith Sends Dc.
! tails Of Attack by U.Boat.

Washington. April 1s.The periscope
OF submarine running Submerged
was sighted by the deck officer, quar-
termaster and deck watch of the de-
stroyer Smith early yesterday morning
lust before the wake OF torpedo was
seen crossing the destroyer's bows.
This information was contained in q
radio message fro mthe Smiths COM
mandcr today.
The officer on watch on the Smith
reported that the periscope was dis
tinctly visible at distance of 500
wards from the ship. The quarter
master and members OF the gun crew
agreed IN this respect.
Tho report from the officer said the
periscope was moving on n course par
allel to that Of the destroyer.
The torpedo crossed the bow OF the
smith at n distance Of thirty yards
and all the men who saw 1t were ex-
perienced torpedo men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
LAUpEo GERMAN RULER.
Clear Lake Man Arrested For Uttering'
Seditious Statements.

Mason City, April ls,-Charged with
uttering seditious statements regarding
the entry OF the United States into the
war and laudlng the German emperor,
Hiram McClement, aged a. was taken
into custody yesterday at Clear Lake
by Harry Knapp. deputy sheriff. Nc
Clement was brought to this city and
placed in the county jail.
McClement IL alleged to have ex-
pressed from time to time pro-German
sentiment. and re has hse:: :::.sae: s,.r-
veillance of the officers at Clear Lake
during the past two weeks. repiti- 4
tion Of certain statements he Is al
legged to have made within the past few;
days, resulted in his arrest and he viii
be held in the county Jail pending word
from r. A. O'Connor. United StateA
district attorney at New Hampton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
CONDITION OF GREAT
ACTRESSES SERIOUS
Nine. sernhardt Has "Fighting Chance
For Recovery" Following Operation,
But Condition Admittedly 10 Grave
Many Messages Received. ~

gNew York April IS. = Nine. Bern
,hardt, the actress, who was operated
on. here last night for an affection OF
the kidneys, has good fighting
chance for recovery" but her condition
is grave, It was stated just before noon
today by DR.. Buerger. who performed
the operation.
Nine. Bernhardt is conscious. When
she awoke this morning she requested
that extracts from certain French
works be read to her:
Messages from all over the country
ana from France were received during
the night and flowers from friends of
the actress filled her room.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
pIsAPPRovE HIGHER RATES.
commerce Commission Objects to II
creased Traffic on Grain Products.

washington, April 1S.-Increased
freight rates on grain products and by
products from the Chicago district to
points east of Buffalo were disapproved
today by the interstate commerce COM
mission.
Complaints of the board Of trade of
Chicago and other organizations, that
grain freight rates affected by COM
bination Of intermediate rates from st.
Louis to points east Of Buffalo. via rail
and lake, were unreasonable and unduly
preferential. were sustaind. The rail-
roads were required to establish joint
thru rail and lake rates. but because OF
lack Of evidence in that respect no rates
were specifically prescribed by the COM
mission.
I Proposals by the railroads to continue
to charge proportional rates from Illi-
r,ois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri
and Wisconsin to cities on the Ohio
river lower than rates on same traf-
fic from intermediate points were de-
MED today by the commission.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
WILL NOT MOBILIZE GUARD.
Not Likely That Iowa Troops Will 81
Called For Guard Duty.

Des Moines, April 1S.-Request Tor
mobilization Of the Iowa National
Guard by Governor Harding probably
will not be granted, it was learned to-
day. Complaints have been coming In
from all over the state that insufficient
numbers of guards were under arms
for guard duty and requests made for
the guards to, be mobilized. .
General Logan said today that II the
guards were scattered thruout the
state on guard duty their mobilization
would be difficult. ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
y Luthersr Conferences In Nevada.

Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, April 1s.-The Joint confer
ence Of the general synod Of the
Lutheran church Of Iowa opened here
last evening with banquet served by
the ladies OF the home and foreign mis-
sionary societies in the church parlors.
There are delegates in the city attend-
ing the business sessions of the con-
ference from all Of the churches Of the
state and some very important mat
iters are under consideration.
This meeting Is in the nature Of a
quadricentennial Jubilee conference,
and the services this evening con-
.nected with the installation Of the
synodical superintendent will be an in
teresting service and open to the pub
lie.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-18
Strike of Workmen Protest
Against War as Well
as Hunger.
SERIOUS CONDITION
TO FOLLOW WAR
Berlin Newspapers Seek to Convince
Public Great Britain Will Exact Re.
prisaIs il Vietorious-strike Affects
Several Munitions PIants-Promiss
Held Out to People That Peace 10
Not Far OF.

The Hague, April 1s.-How urgent is
the yearning for peace among the
German people and how great is the
increased strain just imposed on them
!n consequence CT the reduction il tho
bread ration may be judged from the
pictures Of woeful alternatives pub
lisled in provincial newspapers on the
Inauguration Of the curtailment Of the
bread supply.
The Courier Of Hanover represents
that a quick and satisfactory peace
would not lead to better food supply.
People are told that England. France.
Italy and even the United States are
reckoning with asworld famine for the
current year and the demands Of these
countries for their own needs would
prevent the supplying Of Germany with
f6Odstuffe.
The paper declares the Germans are
situated more, fAvorably than those
who planned to starve them. II, how
ever, the blockade Of Germany should
suCCceu lA AsCA OLi eCoAotiy, Lie pa
per says, "our people would have not
only q, time Of bitter hunger but a
long period Of low wages and Of en-
'teebiefaent. s -sz n s;sse-
III France, Italy and Russia scarrded
on Alsace- Lorraine, Trieste. the Tren-
itips. ps.Constantinople and big Austro-
Hungarian provinces as the price Of
victory, Great Britain will undertake
tho long planned annexation of our
economic riches. Bread would be dear
and wages low. We must therefore
muster all our strength, clench our
teeth and remember the sacrifices Of
our men folk in the field, hold out and
take up this new food sacrifice" w