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

Notice Is hereby given that on March
18th. 1917. all Of the Unbiased State Lands
in Brookings County will be offered for
lease at public auction between the hours Of
10 o'clock a. m. and 5 o'clock p. m. at the
court house In said county.
Dated at Pierre. January 18th, 1917.
N. e. KNIGHT.
COMMISSIONS Of School and Public Lands.
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THE IRON TRAIL
BY REX BEACH

bY hEN 6EACh
Copyright, 1913, by Harper & Brother
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-01-18
Office OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE

Albert Matson, Attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-30
North Side Neus

The North Topeka drainage board
Wednesday finished the work under
the north piers of the Melan bridge,
and part of the force employed there
is now at work on the Indian creek
improvements. The creek bed is being
cleaned out and a few of the large
boulders which obstruct the course of
the current BLASTED away.
In several places dirt bikes are be-
ing erected, in places where the low
ground has been subject to overflow
in the past. The workmen have also
been opening up the waterway under
the old Lime Kiln bridge near the J.
B. Billiard farm. At this point the
season the flow of the current is
greatly retarded.
Engineers are expected to submit
estimates today of the needed inn
provements and the necessary cost of
carrying them into operation on Sol
der creek. A big cut has already
been decided on and ground for the
purpose purchased. The cut will
shorten the course of Soldier creek by
half a mile. About an acre and a half
of ground was purchased. Soldier
creek is dangerous waterway in sea-
sons of heavy rainfall. 1t rises with
extraordinary rapidity and the board
intends to lessen as much as possible
any danger from such cause to ada
cent fields and property.
SOeiaI ana PERSONAL.
The members of the gym class of
the North Topeka branch of the Y. w.
c. A. will participate in a joint party
with the gym classes of the South side
association building. The affair will
be an April Fool party.
Mrs. Henry Williams of West Cor
don street, will spend the weekend
with her daughter, Mrs. Lawson of
Kansas City. p
The Kaw Valley Grange of Grant,
vile will give an entertainment Sat-
urday evening at the grange hall. Sew
eral North Topeka young people will
go TO Granville to put on a show
there. 1t is entitled matrimonial Ad-
vertising." A number of musical Sc
lections will also be given.
Walter Cole is i'll at the Fred Vol
land home.
T. d. Joseph has fifty acres of fine
bottom land in potatoes.
Frank Hunter, of .Atchison. is visit
ing relatives north of town
At the Indian CreeR Grange the
members discussed the utility of "A nos
sihle county farm bureau to be estab h.
iished il Shawnee ca ty, No dpfinite
act on was taken
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CAN RAISE RATES
Supreme Court Upholds Right
of State Board.
1t to Increase Pas
senger Rate Over 2 Cent Fare.

jefferson City, March 3O.-The
right of the Missouri public service
commission to authorize railroads to
fix rates in excess of those specified
in the Missouri rate laws was upheld
by the Missouri supreme court to-
day. This decision permits an in
crease in passenger rates in Missouri.
The decision also permits an in
crease in freight rates in Missouri.
The railroads under authority pre-
viously granted by the commission
now may advance passenger rates to
two and a half cents a mile for sin
gle tickets and to two and one-fourth
cents for round trip tickets. The rate
on 500 ana 1000 mile books will con-
tinue at two cents. The average in
crease in freight rates authorized by
the commission is about per cent.
Reversed Circuit Court
The supreme court reversed a deci-
sion of a circuit court, which held the
order of the public service commits
sion authorizing the rates increases
void.
The decision of the court was five
to one. Judge Bond alone dissented.
Judge Williams, who was not a mem
Der of the court when the case was
argued did not participate in the judg-
ment.
Probably 80 days will elapse before
LIE ldliIOd Cdu lie new tariffs ana
put the increased rates into effect
The opinion of the court is based
on that section of the statute which
gives the public service commission
power to fix reasonable rates. The
opinion holds the statute valid and
concludes as follows:
I'VE conclude, therefore that Sec
ton At of the public service act is not
so opposed to Section IA, Article II, OF
the constitution as to be invalid and
that until the legislature shall see fit
to change the law by other enactment
upon the subject the public service
fish reasonable rates of carriage for
interstate freight and passenger upon
the railroads of the state.'
Case Two Years Old.
The majority opinion was written
the outcome of an application for in
creased rates made to the public ser
vice commission by the trunk lines in
| the state over two years ago. The
| Missouri rate law fixed two cents as
| maximum passenger charge and also
fixed maximum freight rates. The
railroads asked the public service
commission which was created after
the rate law was passed, to authorize
an increase in tariff.
After the commission authorized in
creases, Marion E. Rhodes, an attor
| ney and shipper of PotoSi county OBJ
tanned an order in the circuit cour
declaring the rate increases void
From this decision the railroads ap
pealed and this appeal was decided il
| favor of the railroads in the opinion
upholding the authority of the public
service commission, over rates today
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BUY HUGE STEEL NETS
1900 Feet Long, "a Feet Deep to Keep
U-BoatS Out of HarbOrs.

Washington, March 30.-A contract
for 100 steel cable anti-submarine
nets. was awarded by the navy depart
ment today to the American Steel &
Wire company of Philadelphia. The
contract amounts to S188,100.
The nets are to be of twelve-foot
mesh, 1900 feet long and thirty four
feet deep Deliveries will commence
within three weeks, with ten nets a
week thereafter.
The nets are like those extensively
used by the allies in guarding the en-
trance the Thames and other rivers.
The entire Atlantic seaboard is be-
ing constantly scanned for German
submarines. The light house service,
the fishery service and all maritime
services of the commerce department,
it became known today, are to CO.
operate with the navy in keeping a
close vigil.
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800 JOIN R. R. STRIKE
But Maintenance of Right of Way Not
Hampered, Say Officials.

Springfield. Ill, March 30.-About
500 of the ], 200 employees of the main
tenance of way department of the Chi
cago & Alton railroad responded to
the strike call Wednesday evening. r.
E. Clodfelter, grand organizer of the
brotherhood said here today The
employees demand an increase in
wages.
Chicago, March 30.-Officials of the
Chicago & Alton railroad today plac-
ed the number of men on strike in
the maintenance of way department at
about 800 AT the general offices of
the company 1t was said the strike was
mos hampering operation of the road
a rlds that only twenty men quit work
on the northern division of the road
between Chicago and Bloomington
On lhe southern division, Bloomington
to st. Louis, 10 men were reported
out and $50 men on the western divis-
ion, Roodhcuse to Kansas City.
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1t is mistake to suppose that the
necessity of doing something to speed
up enlistments in the army and
navy which confronts the United
States government, is due to
lack of patriotism. The young
men of this country simply do
not want to do guard duty. Most of
those who went to the border last
year would gladly have returned home
at once. when they found they were
not going into Mexico. Eniistments
in England were slow, at the outbreak
OF the European war. After it was
found that there was real fighting to
be done there was no more trouble.
It is unthinkable that her colonies
could have raised the armies they
have. had the recruits not known that
they were destined to see service on
the firing line. A call for volunteers
TO go to Europe will get them in a
hurry. The present situation in the
United States emphasizes the need for
some form of universal military train
ing here.
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MORE GUARDS OUT
Conn. and Ga. Artillery; N. Y.
Infantry and Cavalry.
Preparing Order for Additional
Guards in East States.

Washington, March 30.-Batteries
E and F, of the Tenth field artillery
Connecticut National Guard, were call
ed into federal service today by war
department orders.
Battery A, Georgia field artillery.
the 2Srd and 47th regiments of in
fantry New York guard. and Squadron
A, New York cavalry also were or
dered mustered into federal service for
similar duty.
No explanation of the call was made
by the department but they probably
will be used for police protection pur-
poses.
Orders were being prepared today
calling out additional guard forces in
several eastern states. They contefh-
plate an increase of at least two regi-
ments of infantry to the 1000 guards
men already added to the federal SER
vice for police protection work.
Boston, March 30.-F'ive compa MES
of the Massachusetts naval militia
were modified at their armories to-
day under orders to begin duty next
Sunday.
Students at Carnegie Organize.
Pittsburgh, March 30.-Seven hum
dred students at the Carnegie Insti-
tute of Technology organized a per-
manent military training association.
Plans were made to day to start drill
| ing at once. The movement has the
sanction of the faculty. The services
| of the men will be offered to the gov
eminent if war is declared.
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FIRE ON THE WADUCT
Blaze Seriously Damages Bridge On
East Sixth.

The Sixth street viaduct was serious
ly damaged this afternoon when
sparks from a Missouri; Pacific engine
started blaze on the creosote floor
ing that burned half way across the
structure before it could be extin-
guished.
A leaky oil wagon of the Standard
Oil company had passed over the via
duct few minutes before leaving
trail of oil which burned quickly and
spread the flames One iron girder
was melted down and it is feared that
travel over the bridge will be pre-
vented for some time
Fire Chief Hanlon made an inspec-
ton of the structure late this after
noon to determine the damage and in
preparation for a demand upon the
railroads for immediate repairs.
The flames came dangerously near
structures at the end of the bridge
and started rumor over the city that
several buildings were, ablaze.
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ACQUIT MRS. SMITH
Wealthy Denver Woman Freed by
Jury After Staying Husband,

Denver, March 30.-Mrs. Stella
Newton Moore Smith, wealthy society
woman, ,'as found not guilty of MUIR
dering her husband, John Lawrence
Smith, by jury here this Afternoon.
The jury was out only nine minutes
One ballot was taken. Smith was slain
January 13, last. His wife maintain
ed she was forced to kill him follow
ing night of torture that eliminated
in threats by Smith to kill Mildred,
Mrs. Smiths 12-year-old daughter by
former marriage. Smith formerly
was chauffeur employed by Smiths
father Fred Britton. Britton, whose
home was in Chicago, made a fortune
in Texas oil.
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MIDDLEWEST ASLEEP!
George AIDE Says States Do Not Know
U. S. Is at War.

New York, March 30.-Ways of
arousing the middle west to a pitch of
patriotic fervor were discussed at a
dinner of the vigilante club composed
of prominent authors and artists at the
Harvard club. George AIDE, the hui
morist, bitterly assailed Germany, Sen
ator Stone. the lack of preparedness
and the division of sentiment.
I'VE are now at war with Germany,
declared Mr.. AIDE. I'VE have not
struck back, but we have taken blows
in the face. Either we must retaliate,
or cease to claim relationships with
the human race. There is no need to
service with this company. You are
all in favor of it.
II am going to call on Augustus
Thomas to defend Missouri, the state
that sent Bill Stone to the senate when
he should have been sent to an in
stitution.'
Mr.. AIDE then suggested a plan to
arouse patriotic fervor in the middle
west. He said that we should request
the Germans when they attack the
United States to come by way of the
Gulf of Mexico, keep right up the
Mississippi until they hit the Missouri
and then 'tuln to the left
They have struck down our flag
he said of the Germans.
If the allies lose Mr.. AIDE con-
tinued, every man in this country
will be wearing a collar made in Ger
many
Irwin S. Cobb compared the United
States with a big, luscious oyster and
added that if we did not prepare the
kaiser might furnish a shell for the
oyster.
Frank Vanderlip, the banker, came
out strongly for universal military
training in brief address.
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DIES ON VISIT HERE

Mrs. Charles Link of Council Grove,
died today after stroke of apoplexy.
She was heard gasping for breath be-
tween $40 and 1880 this morning
while in bed, at the home of Mrs. w.
A johnson, at 1898 East Crane street
The family attempted to relieve her
but without success A doctor was
called but soon after his arrival, she
died. The pulmotor was called and
was used for half an hour.
Mrs. Link had come to Topeka to
visit with her friends Thursday. She
was in good physical condition Thurs
day night when she retired. Her hus-
band at Council Grove, has been noti-
fed and will arrive in Topeka this
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union in DEMAND
Carpenters and Painters Want
Raise in Topeka.
They Ask so Cents an Hour,
Beginning April 2.

The union carpenters and painters
of Topeka have demanded so cents
an hour as a summer schedule and
their schedule will go into effect Mon
day if the contractors and employers
grant it If they do not grant it there
may be trouble but officers of the
unions stated today that they expected
no trouble.
Members of these two organizations
now receive As cents an hour. They
are demanding an increase of five
cents an hour. There are 267 carpen-
tiers and 1870 painters belonging to the
two unions and who would be affected
by the increase demanded. That num-
Der would also be called out in case
of a strike, which is not expected.
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GERMANY,s CHALLENGE.

4 Germany does not desire war with
the United States. Imperial Chan
ceilor Won BethmannH ollweg has said
it. She merely wishes to pursue unin-
terruptedly her plan for driving
American shipping from the high seas
Germany did not want war with
Belgium or France. She only desired
to overrun and take possession OF
those countries without, molestation.
she has always Been a peaceloying
nation. Her military preparations car
rfed on for rs years before the out
break of the present war, on a scale
never before seen in the world, were
an in the interest of the world peace.
she hoped SO to intimidate the other
nations of the earth that none would
dare to enter the lists against her
The attempt of the German chan
ceilor to put the United States in the
wrong will be taken by the world at
It's true value. Everybody knows
right from wrong and no amount of
sophistry can obscure the issue.
The chancellor has thrown down
the gauntlet to the United States His
speech is n challenge. That it will
be accepted by congress there seems
no room for doubt. II WAS timed for
the eve of the assembling of the ex-
traordinary session, doubtless with
hope of exerting influence OH the pa
cifist element in this country. 1t will
not deceive anybody.
With the charge that England re-
jected Germany's overtures toward
peace and did not give up her illegal
and indefensible policy of blockade"
the United States is not concerned
We hold no brief for England. Our
interest is that the rights and lives of
American citizens shall be protected.
For the attainment of that eEd we are
ready to take airy and all measures
that may become necessary.
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forced to fly to Him for refuge Bit
ter as seemed the fate of the perse-
cuted man. who was one of the first to
suffer for Christ's sake, it was a means
to fuller knowledge, larger life. No
price Is too high to pay for finding
Christ; and many there be who have
found Him in the stress of soul who
would never have known the fitness
of His personality and power had they
remained unsheltered from persecu-
ton This is but one of the aspects
of the blessedness of persecution. For
the blind beggar entered into the good
ly company of those who have not only
received favors from Christ's hand, but
who also have entered into the secret
of real fellowship with Him. Once
he had been blind even to the beau
ties OF earth. but now his eyes had
been opened to see Jesus himself.
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THE PACIFISTS,

The advisability of the refusal of
the government authorities to permit
the pacifists to parade in Washington
is open to question. This action OF the
government savors too much of the
methods of Germany. These people
doubtless are voicing their honest, II
misguided convictions. They are en-
titled to a hearing and will get it in
some way. Little can be gained for
a cause by attempting to suppress the
voice of the other side. Give the OPP
ponent scope and he will expose his
own weakness.
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New York March DEMONSTRATIONS
tile paper. 4M4A per cent. Sterling. 60 day
bills. An commercial 30 day bills on
demand, AS 9-16: cables. 4T6 7-16. Francs.
demand. 5.s4ha cables. 5.s3h. Marks. de-
mand II nominal; cables. II nominal.
1175 nominal. Guilders. demand. 401z ca
bles 40 GIG. Lires. demand. III: cables.
Far silver. 722kc; Mexican dollars 55s4c
Government bonds steady: railroad bonds,
heavy Time loans easier: GO days az a
31s: 90 days 31kM3A; 6 months, 3% at
Call money. steady. high. 21z: low, IN !:
ruling rate. 2A last loan. III; closing bid
~ offered at 21z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-30
LOCAL MENTION

Because of fire alleged to have re-
suited from a leaking gas pipe. J. l..
Kennedy was awarded damages to the
amount of $500 Thursday by a jury in
the second division of the district
court. Judgment was rendered against
L. G. Treleaven as receiver for the
Consumers Light, Heat & Power COM
pany. The house belonging to Ken
nedy was unoccupied. An employee of
the gas company had been called for
to shut off the gas. 1t was shown
during the trial that the employee dis
covered a leak and that after open
ing the windows he touched a match
to it. Then, 1t was alleged, he left
the place without putting the blaze
out oE stopping the leak. The house
burned. Kennedy had the house in
sured for $4,000 and he collected
$1,000 of it. He sued the gas COM
pany for the other $1,000.
Manhattan Cleaners. Phone 1869.
ADV.
Two handsome six-rocm houses re-
Gently built by ]. w. Boron on Wabash
avenue in the Walnut Park subdivision
are for sale on long time, easy pay
ment plan, low rate of interest. ]. W.
Doron. National Hotel.-Adv.
The best to be had served in a way
w
ily-its big 'un.-Adv-
J.W. Doron, owner of Walnut Park
subdivision, has sold a large number of
lots recently on the easy payment
plan. He has about twenty-five lots
left which he will sell before return
ing east.-Adv.
Social dance, Halls e-piece orches-
ira, Saturday night. Keilam Hail.
Adv.
Mrs. L. w. Thompson of 1917 Har-
rison street suffered painful injuries
Thursday evening when the Dodge car
in which she and her husband were
riding collided with a trolley pole on
Kansas avenue between Eighth and
Ninth Mr.. Thompson was driving
and in attempting to avoid collision
with a car that was backing out from
the curbing struck the trolley pole.
The windshield was broken and Mrs.
Thompson was thrown forward against
the broken glass. Her face was badly
cut and she was carried into the Of
flee of DIR. Merrill Lindsay. where her
wounds were dressed Her injuries
were not dangerous. The bumper and
one fender on the Thompson car were
damaged.
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RALLY TO FLAG!
Kansas Employers Association
Will Back Up Wilson.
Organization Representing 40
Million Shows Its Loyalty.

representing $4,000 00 in capital. has
pledged it's support to President Will
son in the international crisis facing
the United States The following reso-
lutions signed by w. G. Dickie, pres
ident, and r.. H. Hope, secretary, fol-
low:
I'm view of the fact that we are on
the verge of a war forced upon us by
Germany, in violation of all the treat
les and international laws of the past,
BE it resolved, by the Kansas En-
ployers' association that we tender to
the United States government our 10y
al support to the fullest of our ability
to maintain our rights as a nation at
any and all times"
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OFFICIAL STATE PAPER
The State journal Is Chosen by the
State of Kansas.

The state executive council this aft
ernoon voted the State Journal as the
official state paper for the coming
year. The vote for the reelection of
the State Journal was unanimous, ev-
cry member voting in support of the
motion by Walter l.. Payne, state
treasu 'er.
Reelection of the State Journal as
the official organ of the state was
without opposition. No other paper
was nominated. Under action of the
council the State Journal will continue
to publish all official state documents.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MARY E. COOK, wife of Seth A.
Cook, died Thursday at her home, 920
Lincoln street of pneumonia She was
So years old and is survived by her
husband, a daughter, Mrs. r. w.
White, of Topeka; son, Lieutenant
Commander NJ. j. Cook of the United
States steamship South Dakota, now
at Bremerton, Washington. Also
three brothers, Van, Perry and John
McKinsey and three sisters, Mrs. r. M
Wallace, Mrs. Joseph Straus and Mrs.
Robt Sims, of Frankfort, Indiana The
noon at o'clock from PenwelFs chap
ell. Burial in Mt. Hope cemetery.
THOMAS MANNIX, age SO, died
Thursday at his home, at 1919 North
Quincy street. Funeral will be held
Church of Assumption. Burial in
Mt. Calvary cemetery
The funeral of Marcle Hanley will
be held Saturday morning at 1920
o'clock from the Church of Assump-
NANCY JANE SHEDD, age IS. died
at the home of her daughter at 1913
Arch street. Funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
The funeral of Nancy Ewing will be
held tomorrow Saturday afternoon at
2 O'Clock from Conwelrs chapel Blu
rial in Rochester cemetery.
WARNER L. RICHMOND, age IS.
died this morning at his home, 400
East Sixth street Funeral services
will be held from Muddy Creek church
and burial in Muddy Creek cemetery.
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Tel s27.-
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NEW HOTEL IN TOPEKA
Five Story Structure at Eleventh and
Harrison Streets Is Plan.

Plans for a five-story hotel to be
built at the corner of Eleventh and
Harrison streets are being formulated
in Topeka today by hotel managers
in Kansas City and Fred Robertson,
United States district attorney who
owns the property and who until a
year ago lived in this city.
1t will be a family hotel, catering
also to transient trade it is announced.
The building will be las by 155 feet
and five stories in height.
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DNSAMUSEMENTS

GRAND-Cyril Maude in Grumpy"
Grumpy"
NOVELTY-Five acts vaudeville
and 1.-The Great Secret"
ORPHEUM-Enid Bennett in THE
Little Brother" film.
IRIS-William Nigh and Violet
Palmer in The Blue Streak"
COZY-Mme. Petrova in The
Black Butterfly"
BEST-Motion features.
GEM-Motion features.
For details, prices, etc. see adver-
usement on page OF the State
journal,