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The Washington times., 1917-04-17

reports Of them actually Joining the
colors are very few, indeed
II such boxers as Jess willard, Fred
die Welsh, Benny Leonard. and others
are seeking popularity through dignity
Ing their Intentions Of helping your I'm
cfe Sam. they VIII ind themselves In q
fine fix with the public unless they
keep their promises What the boxers
do with regard to the war will have
great bearing on the future Of the
sport, which seems now fast on the
wane. An honest show Of patriotism by
the boxers, among them the best fitted
men in the country for service, might
alleviate the unpopularity which threat
ems the extinction OF prizenghters In
this country.
According to reports. ~ Cobb has re-
called his statement made Immediately
after his trouble with Charley Hsrzog,
of the Giants. In an exhibition game. at
Dallas. that he spiked the New Yorker
on purpose. This makes the Tiger star
appear in q worse light than II he
hadn't taken It all back Why did be
say IN the nrst placs that he spiked
Herzog Intentionally
Perhaps the Georgia Peach thought
it sounded big, but Il appears nov
that he realizes II was . very small
thing for . sportsmanlike athlete to
be guilty Of.
Little hand shaking and brotherly
love manifestations viii be seen on
the ball neld this year, II the games
played In the big leagues 20 far are
examples Of what II to come. Barring
the Cobb-Herzog incident, q number
of contests have been played which
tsemed with high spirit, but no OUT
and-out rowdyism has yet been ap-
parent. Much was said and written
during the winter relative to rowdy-
ism and the other extreme In base
ball. and although the Giants and
Red Sox seem Q bit more spirited
than necessary, the various clubs
have come to the conclusion that
business-like methods with Just q
certain amount Of pep IL the best
course to pursue on the diamond.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
PITCHER APPLETON sALKs.

BROOKLYN, n z. April led
Appleton, the foymer Brooklyn pitch
er, has refused TO report to the Balti-
more club, and left yesterday for his
home in Arlington, Tex. Appleton
wants to play in the Texas League.
and It IL probable that Robbie will
grant hts Rish-
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
BAKERS THUMB INTACT.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE first
good news that the Yankees have
heard this year came from the club
physician yesterday. who announced
that Frank Bakers thumb was not
broken at the Polo Grounds on Satur-
cay. An X-ray examination showed
that the thumb was badly bruised.
The injury is a common one among
ball playsrG Manager Bill Donovan
said last night that Baker would be
back in the game in a day or two.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
eETz GOES TO REDS.

BROOKLYN. N. Y, April 17.-Gus
Getz, Brooklyn's utility infelder, was
retired to Cincinnati yesterday by the
waiver route. Duster Mails, the
young pitcher. was released to Pitts
burgh, while Adams. the first baseman,
who went TO Pittsburgh from Brook
lyn, has been recalled and has been
sent TO Oakland. of the Pacific Coast
Ifaeu., IN npttt pal sgrerwezt e
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
OPEN WITH FAIR WEATHER.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Fair wealth
er prevails today IN all cities where
games were scheduled as the Inter
national League prepared to open its
season. Buffalo was scheduled at
Newark, Toronto at Baltimore, Mon
treal at Providence, and Rochester at
Pf-hrrcrdi -
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
TOUGH FOR VIC SAFER.

CHICAGO. April l7.-Vic saier, the
Cubs star first baseman, will be un-
able to play again until July, owing
10 his injury day before yesterday.
The fibula bone In his right leg Is
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
CUBS RELEASE MeIIeuE.

CHICAGO. April 17.-Will' I'm NJ
Tigue, a left-handed pitcher. has been
released by the Chicago Nationals to
the Providence Club OF the Interna-
tional League. McTigue came to the
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
LEAGUE STANDINGS
AM ERICAN.

where They Play.
TODAY. TOMORROW.
Wash'n At New York wash'n Al New York
Boston at Phila- Boston ct Phila
Chicago at Detroit. Cleve. at 81. Louis.
Cleve. At Bt. Louis. Chicago at Detroit.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
Leaque
BIG LEAGUE HITTERS
Fancy Marks Hung Up by cIoutsrs
In Yesterdays Battles.

Here are the. averages of the lead
Ing batters made In yesterdays major
league gamest
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
NATIONAL.
where They PIay.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

American.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17

reports Of them actually Joining the
colors are very few, indeed
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
Reunited After 80 Years.

Sioux Faks.-Pacificus Hubert, a
prosperous merchant of Burbank. was
cne of the central figures In an inter
esting reunion at Fond du Lac, Wis,
when he was reunited with a sister,
Mrs. Alexis Prefontaine, from whom
he had been separated for a period
of ~thirty-nine years. During this per-
iod his relatives did not hear from the
South Dakota man, and they had long
since given him up as dead. 1t was
only recently that he learned the
whereabouts of his sister, and he de-
cided to make her a surprise visit.
He appeared at the home of his sister,
who had not seen him since he was a
boy of IA, and at first she was skeptical
as to the identity of her visitor. For
many years he has been one of the
most prosperous business men OF Bur
bank and vicinity, and has a wife and
ten children.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18

centage of the inclosed space is of no
practical value, but the cost of such
space is just as great as though 1t
were available for manifold uses. =
In home planning and home build
ing-and the idea of building a home
or the desire to plan n is dormant
or active in every normal person-the
chief trouble arises from e%ndeavors to
associate ideas that are Incompatible.
: Many home builders seek to use the
feature ideas of many houses, and that
is utterly impossible, for the ideas are
dissimilar and cannot be put together
without disregarding cost or sacri6c-
ing appearance.
In building a home the thought
should be borne in mind that every
cubic foot of inclosed space repre-
sents a fraction of the cost. In actual
practice the cost ranges from 10 to
80 cents per cubic foot. If, due to
careless or impractical arrangement,
the space is not disable, it represents a
dead loss, and that fact will become
painfully evident to the owner If ever
the house is placed on the market.
These practical ideas of value
should be kept in mind when examin-
ing a plan with a view to its adoption,
or in making up tentative plans from
which the final design is to be made.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
Cattle Have Foot Trouble.

Sioux Falls.-Some Of the farmers Of
Clay county are complaining about a
foot trouble Of a mysterious character
which is affecting their cattle. Some
who have investigated assert the trou-
BILE is caused by the animals eating
wild rye, which contains evgot. Those
who hold this theory as to the trouble
are advising the farmers to Re careful
when feeding hay to their cattle to
establish that there is no wild rye in
it. When the disease first appeared
in Clay county cattle herds great alarm
was created, as it was feared it was
the dreaded and fatal hoof and mouth
disease, which during the past year or
two has taken such a heavy toll among
. cattle Of the United States. 1t is
believed that with care in feeding the
latest cattle disease will disappear
from the cattle herds of Clay county.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
THIS MANS HOBBY is SNAKES
ST. Louisan Travels All Over the
World in Quest Of Rare Speci-
mems Of Reptiles.

Julius Hurter, ST., Of 1916 South
Tenth street, noted snake hunter and
herpetologist, owner Of n of the
most complete collections Of reptiles
in the world, died. 1t is understood
that he willed his collection to the
Smithsonian institution at Washing
ton. Hurter had travelled all over the
world in quest Of rare reptiles and am
phibia. He captured many Of these
alive and kept them at his home until
a favorable season for killing them
and preserving them.
In his snake hunts Hurter followed
the dangerous plan of waiting until
the reptile struck and then jumping
aside and catching 1t by the tail. Some
lines he vas bitten, but the hypo-
dermic needle and strychnine averted
evil effects. Hurter never sold any of
his specimens, but sometimes traded.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
For Consolidation.

Rapinia.-The residents of this
place, following the recent destruc.
ton of the local public school build
ing by fire, have ~inaugurated a strong
movement for the consolidation of the
schools of this section into one school,
to be situated in a central location.
The residents Of adjoining districts are
also said to favor the project, so it
is believed the movement will be a
success. n IL possible that a new
school building to be erected here will
be designated the central school for
this and adjoining districts, and ar
rangements will be made for the
transportation OF pupils living at a
distance during stormy weather.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK 'CAsCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 1O-cent box.

Sick headache, b~tliousness. dizzi.
ness, coated tongue. foul taste and foul
breath-always rae them to torpid
liver: delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines. instead of being cast out
of the system is ro-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbhing, sick
ening headache.
C~ascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach. remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
s%traighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear. stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. ADV.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
s1Ca Per Acre on Alfalfa.

Belvidere.-To receive a return Of
s109 per acre from the sale Of alfalfa
;eed raised last season was the graft.
flying record made by Steven Estes, a
ancher and homesteader living a few
miles from Belyidere. He has just
thrashed and sold the alfalfa seed
from a field Of seven acres, receiving
an aggregate of $762.30 for the sixty.
three and one-half bushels raised on
the seven acres.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18

ures up to the current standard. The
staircase is conveniently arranged and
economical both with respect to cost
and space occupied.
The projection in the wall, forming
the outer end of the dining room, is
glazed, and if this Is given a southern
exposure it will prove excellent for
ferns and Towering plants.
Kitchen is compact and convenient,
and that is all a kitchen need be.
Toilet or the first floor is centrally
located, a big point in it's favor. Ac-
cess may be had through the kitchen
or the "north" bedroom.
That corner room, labeled 'bed-
ROOM" is filed with possibilities. The
wife would instantly recognize it as a
sewing room, the husband as a den.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
Difference of Opinion.

There appears to be a wide diver.
gence of opinion among the members
as to the enactment Of a law reduc-
ing the legal rate OF interest in the
state from II to 10 per cent. Mem
bers from the eastern part of the
state claim to see no need of such
an act, and make tho assertion that
as long as the going interest rate is
below that figure nothing Is to be
gained. Representatives from the
western counties look at the
situation in a different light. and are
certain that a reduction would be OF
great benefit, as in their section OF
the state the going rate is often up
to the full legal limit.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
A LEAK DISCOVERED
SENSATIONAL TURN IN iNSPEC'
TON OF RECORDS OF FALL
RIVER COUNTY.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What Is Going On Here n There
That Is Of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Da-
kota and Vicinity.

western Newspaper Union News service
Sioux Falls.-One Of the greatest
sensations in the history of Fall River
county was caused when the sheriff
served summons on thirty-three de-
PENDANTS requiring them to appear at
the approaching term of state circuit
court and defend themselves against
charges which the county has made
against them, accusing them Of having
collected sums from the county in ex-
cess ct the proper amounts which
should have been charged for work
done and supplies furnished.
The county by the thirty-three suits
seeks to recover from the defendants
a sum a~ggregating $16,217.40, which,
it is charged, represents the excess
which the thirty-three defendants col
lected above their legal claims.
The commencement of the suits for
recovery is the sequel to a report filed
by an expert named Shuttleworth, who
was engaged to inspect the county rec
ords and discover such leaks in county
funds as might have occurred. e. B.
Adams, the new states attorney of
Fall River county, made a prediction
promise to the voters of the county
hat he would prosecute the suits to
the best of his ability, and he now is
preparing to make a hard fight for the
recovery of the excess sums claimed
to be due the county from the thirty
three defendants. The trial OF the
suits promises to be prolonged, and
more than one sensation is expected
to develop before all the suits are
finally disposed of.
Some of the defendants are among
the leading and most prominent resi-
dents of Fall River county, and that
they will make a hard fight to clear
their names of intended fraud against
the county appears assured.
The sums sought to be recovered
from individual defendants range from
| s24 to S3,651.3S The defendants from
whom the larger sums are sought to
be recovered are as follows, the
amount involved in each case being
stated: J.. p. Herman, $1,393.73; Hugh
Houghton, s1,613.90; Lawrence Fl. He'd
rick, $2,281.39; J. G. Hummel, S3,651.3S.
In most of the cases it is charged
that there were fragrant iovercharges,
and the authorities are determined
that in these cases the defendants
shall be compelled to refund to the
county their i'll gotten gains.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
May Get Cavalry COMPANY.

Flandreau.-It now has been prac-
tically decided that the company Of
national guardsmen which is being
formed from Flandreau and Moody
county young men, insted of being an
infantry company, will be organized
as a cavalry troop. This proposed
change viii be due to the action of the
wal department in d~iscouraging the
organization of the proposed new fifth
regiment of infantry in South Dakota,
and indicating that it would be glad
to have more cavalry regiments auxil-
larry to the cavalry regiments Of the
regular army.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
FNEROOM HOME
WELL ARRANGED
Many Practical Features Are
Combined in This Product of
Architects Skill.
VERY LITTLE WASTE SPACE
Convenience and Appearance Two
Most Important Features to Be
Considered in Planning the
Home for the Family.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A: Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, Ill, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
1t is your home that is to be planned
and built. You and the members of
your family will be the first to occupy
1t and it may be handed down to your
children to the fourth and fifth gen.
Grafton.
On the other hand, a change in en-
ployment or circumstances may make
it advisable for you to sell.
So, when building or looking over
plans, keep those two thoughts in mind,
worth of your investment is governed.
,"What a beautiful home 7" exclaims
the passer-by. A neighbor confirms
that thought, but adds that the inter
Tor is poorly arranged, that the re-
sources of owner and architect SEEM
ingly were exhausted when the exter.
ior was planned.
Farther down the street is q house
with a drcary and uninviting exterior
appearance which has a convenient
and well-appointed interior arrange.
ment.
1t is entirely practical and should
be the chief ambition of every builder
to combine in every structure these
two elements of real value and desir-
ability.
In the home here illustrated many
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
Many EuInas at Pierre.

Pierre.-A large number Of appli-
cations for homestead entries have
been fled at the local land Office in
the last month. The increase is large
ly due to the new full section act"
1t Is said, which gives authority to
receive applications for additional
homestead entries. While there are
no longer a great number Of complete
40 acre tracts remaining in this land
district, under the provision allowing
settlers upon land a 30-day preference
right to complete full allotment of $40
acres In adjoining land, many home
steaders are taking advantage OF the
ley opportunity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
For New judicial Circuit.

Parker.-Pursuant to call attorneys
from Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchin-
son, Turner, McCook and Lincoln
counties met in Parker either in per-
son or by proxy. to take steps for the
creation Of a new judicial circuit
out Of those counties. S. V. Jones, Of
Parker, called the meeting to order.
Alan Bogue, Of Centerville. was chos-
en- chairman Of the meeting, and John
j. Gering, of Parker, secretary. 1t was
unanimously voted that a change was
needed in interest of justice and
clients, attorneys and prompt prose
cution Of justice. Attorney Wilson, Of
McCook, expressed a wish hat his
county might in some way be in with
Minnehaha. The others We're strongly
in favor OF a new circuit and a judge
therefor. The October term of court in
and for Turner county has not yet
been adjourned. The 1915 February
term held open six or seven weeks
before adjournment, and the 1916 DC.
tober term held on till January of the
new year. Conditions were similar in
other counties.
The question Of who should be ap-
pointed judge of the new circuit If
such circuit should be created was not
mentioned.
The following named attorneys were
appointed as a committee to go to
Pierre and present the needs for a
new circuit to the legislature and gov
ernor f. l.. Brown, of Turner, chair
man; A. Brady Beck, of Charles Mix:
Mr.. Eddie, OF Douglas; Judge Dim
mock, Of Hutchinson; Judge Wilson, of
McCook; A. r. Brown, Of Lincoln.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
Holding a Dakota Man.

Huron.-The Huron local police are
in receipt Of a letter from the United
States commissioner Of immigration at
Montreal, Can, stating that Canadian
authorities are holding in custody r.
win Demaree, who claims to be from
Huron and to be a son of the late w.
S. Demaree, of this city. The letter
states that Demaree is mentally de-
ranged, and Canadian officials are
anxious to establish his citizenship OF
the United States. 1t is believed that
a man by the name of Demaree at one
time was committed to the state in,
sane asylum at Yankton from here.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18

the children as a playroom, the farmer
or doctor as an office-in which case
an outside entrance should be pro-
vided. 1t could be used for any of
these purposes, and at a pinch also
serve as q bedroom.
Upstairs are three large bedrooms,
bath and numerous .commodious clos
cts. These closets are commodious
with respect to floor area, but cramped
for height. They occupy the low space
under the roof, but do not continue to
the point where the rafters join the
plate.
The only foot Of waste space in the
house is in the upstairs hall, and that
unused space is limited in area.
In many homes a considerable per-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
First floor Plan.

Inc 1t in the light Of modern ideas and
compare and contrast it with your
ideals.
There are the steps leading to the
porch, with a convenient railing on
which the young folks may roost dur
ing their twilight chatters. If left
uninclosed the porch is wide enough
for all practical purposes. If inclosed
an additional two feet in width. for
which arrangements possibly could be
made, would Increase its use value.
Entering, we find a large living
room. one OF the first essentials of
p~reseIt-day houses. This living room,
with its fireplace and bookcase, meas
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
DEFENDS HIS ACTS.
NO GIRL CLINICS HELD, SAYS
STATE UNIVERSITY EDU-
GATOR.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review OF the Work Of the State
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.

Pierre
The girl clinic investigation drew a
large crowd to the capitol, the House
galleries being filled with people at
tracted by announcement that Prof.
Jones, of the South Dakota university,
would make a statement regarding the
charges which have been made against
him, on the floor of the House.
Or. Jones declared the statements
which have been circulated in regard
to his work are absolutely false. He
said that his special training had been
In physiology and the science of meas
urements of the human body to dis
cover weakness which might exist.
Practically all his work was along the
lines of measurement, and that any
member of the educational commit.
tees, Dr. all of them, were welcome
at any time to attend one of his clinics
and pass upon what he was doing. He
said that while he had made many ex-
aminations they had practically all
been Of infants in the arms of their
mothers, and at tho request of the par
ents. He said that the attempt to
throw out the intimation that he was
attempting to get girls into dark cor
Hers and force e examinations was
UNANIMOUSLY false. He asserted that
most OF his work was with reputable
physicians, and that they were in
hearty cooperation with him in all he
did. The whole effort. he alleged. was
to stop research, which the legisla-
ture itself within a short time will in
dorse by legislative enactment. He
said he made no In which he had
the slightest desire t. conceal any
thing.
Prof. Helm, of the Pierre city
schools, the first speaker, denounced
charges made against Jones. and said
they were started "in the dark by one
Of the smoothest and most unscrupu.
lous men in the country, and for the
purpose Of driving Jones from the edu.
~cational work of the state IL possible"
DR.. Smith, of the South Dakota uni.
versity, in introducing DR.. Jones. heart
lily Endorsed his work in every fea.
ture, and declared that 1t was to at.
tempt to stop other features of Jones
work rather than the one attacked that
the sensation was sprung.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-18
Some Politics Injected.


The first evidence OF politics showed
ceipt. The opponents OF the repeal
the existing law which requires a
county treasurer to indorse the amount
of state tax on the back of a tax re-
ceipt, The opponents OF tn erepsal
admitted that the original act was to
stop a lot Of political misrepresenta.
ton which had prevailed over the
state for years in regard to what por.
ton of increased expenditures was in
the way of state taxes, nd this state
ment was put forward as II good rea-
son for the repeal, hut the House mem
bers by a large majority refused to
grant to the treasurers relief from
what they declared to be very ardu-
Gus labor placed upon them by the ex.
listing law.