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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11
BAND CONCE

Following is the program Of the
band concert to be given Friday even.
ing, July II:
l March-Spirit of the Times. .Kiefer
2 Overture-ArOlda ........ Verdi
3 (a) Melody in F....... Rubenstein
90 Waltz Caprice, Flower of Night
...... Leigh
4 Selected Songs with Band Accom-
paniment. ........... ........
Lawrence Olson)
5 Medley Of Old Songs...... Carlton
6 Waltz Suite, Dreams of Paradise. -.
. . . . bdi " "
Z (a) Caprice. Isle of Palms. Holmes
(b) Here's How Cobb
8 Melodies from "Maytime". .Romberg
9 March-15th U. S. Cavalry Band. i.
......... WyHidH
Keep the Home-fires burning
While your hearts are yearning,
Though your lads are far away
They dream of Home;
There's a silver lining
Through the dark clouds shining
Turn the dark cloud inside out
Till the boys come home.
bring these words to the concert
and help us sing).
Star Spangled Banner
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-07-11
CELEBRATION Of
FOURTH ORDERLY
6ROOkiNGS HELD ENTERTAIN
MENTS AT FAIR GROUNDS
AND STATE COLLEGE
Observation-Disclosures DREWCROWO
The Exercises OF The Chautauqua At
State College Filled Auditorium,
Afternoon And Evening

There seemed to be a new n bet
ter spirit observed IN July 4th for the
celebration of our independence Day,
than has ever before been manifested
by the American people. Reports from
all over the country indicate that our
being at war has put a new aspect on
the whole matter. Here at home we
did not do many of the things that the
there was an absence of noise and tu-
multi, a better observance Of the sOlem-
nifty of the event We were commemo-
rating. All people did not make 1t a
day of solemnity but the sports and
amusements were Of an orderly char
acter and the fun was for a good
cause.
At the Fair Grounds a very good
sized crowd came out to participate
in the contests for the young and old
and to see a couple of fairly good
horse races. In the morning at eleven
a very strong address along patriotic
lines was delivered by the Rev. Mr..
Lacey. platform manager Of the Chau-
tauqua, who was loaned to the fair
management by r. F.. Kerr, Chautau-
qua manager, because the speaker that
the fair people expected did not get
here. The crowd at this morning as
sembly was small and did not do credit
ton they missed a good thing, when
they did not hear the address of Mr..
Lacey. In the afternoon the sports
came off and seemed to be enjoyed by
all. The %Brookings Band played all
day and as they always do, gave some
fine music under the leadership of
Prof. Christensen. The following is
the results of the different sports.
80 Yd. Foot Race for Country Boys
IA Yrs. and Under-Ray Lynch, list;
Howard Hammond, End; f. Coulson,
3rd.
so Yd. Foot Race for Town Boys,
IA Yrs. and Under-Stanley Soule, 1st;
Chas. Sayre, 2nd; Winfred Mix, 3rd.
100 Yd. Foot Race for Boys, Is Yrs.
and Under-Earl Thompson, LIST; Ray
Lynch, End; Harold Snyder, Ord.
so Yd. Foot Race for Girls, IA and
Under-Lila Hegg, LIST; Grace Maher,
End; Mary Heppler, 3rd.
so Yd. Foot Race for Girls, IS and
Under-Lila Hegg, 1st; Stella Garvis.
End; Lucille Walters, 3rd.
Wheel Barrow Race, SO Yds. and Re-
turn, Free for All-H. Blakely, G. R.
Garvis, LIST; Ray Lynch, Homer Searles
End; M. Nelson, A. Peterson, Bird.
Three-legged Race, so Yds., Free for
Ain. Nelson, A. Peterson, LIST;
Moore, Enright, End; H. Blakely,
Schweiekert. 3rd.
Sack Race, so Yds., Free for ALL
Enright, LIST; Ness, End; Crapser, 3rd.
Boys Baseball Throwing Contest,
Is Yrs. and Under-Enright, LIST; Nc
Arthur, End; Biery. 3rd.
Girls Baseball Throwing Contest, Is
Yrs. and Under-Mildred Lynch. 1st;
Elsie Hyde. End; Helen Smart, 3rd.
CONTINUED on Page Column ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05

Norman X. Morse, Of Philadelphia, also
a landscape gardener, said that pay for
this work, in 1916, was as n rule 81 .25 an
hour, besides commission on the cost of
the job. He did not think Yost's claim
OF 81 was unreasonable.
William Nj. Millikcn said that he WIS in
Mays employ Mt the time Yost was and
knew that Yost made the plans and spcci-
fications for the Lackcy job.
The defence put forward by Mr..
Adams was that Yost did nothing on the
job which required technical skill and was
not worth the 81 an hour Yost claims for
his service. Fifty cents an hour WAS more
like the proper Fl ure, MIR. Adams said.
Mr.. Nav, in giving his testimony, said
Yost had bncn emplo 9ed bv him to go to
work for him in 1916 because he WAS very
much in need of men Yost was then work
ing for another architect, but resigned
Iost and the witness went out to Clay
mont and took levels and laid out the
work. Laving out road was left to fost,
but according to Mr., Nav he didn't do it.
Nothing in the way of designing was done
by Yost, he said What he did wns to tag
trees and bush ,es mid in making levels and
stalking a road
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

To NV Colorcd Brothers Of the United
States and My State: The first duty Is
patriotism At the present time, with the
entire situation "a regards the American
Negro in my mind. would say that the
first duty is patriotism. The world is IN
crisis such as never existed before, and IN
spite Of ourselves, the American people
are IN the very midst of this crisis. The
nation needs men. money and materials;
II must have them in order that right shall
win. Ii is the duty of every man IN
America to stand Loyalty by the govern
ment, and to ''do his bit, up 10 the
utmost limit of his ability This furnishes
the greatest opportunity that has ever
come to the American Negro. 10 be
called to the brotherhood OF sacrifice and
service into which we have entered with
the great nations OF earth is, indeed, an
honor and glorious opportunity.
Not only in America, but everywhere
throughout the world the eyes OF man
kind will he upon all races who are taking
part in this tremendous struggle to make
the world safe for democracy. When It IS
all over there will be praise and glory that
will last for thousand generations, races
and religions Prejudice will be wiped out
in a baptism of blood, representing the
mingling sacrifices of all faiths and
nationalities This is the chance Of the
black man. lie has been patriotic. let
him continue To be so; let him be more so,
il possible Tie will help win the greatest
fight of all ages, and with II the esteem
and gratitude OF all true and brave men.
With the same uniforms, the gun and the
same steps rs the white brother, let him
follow the flag OF the greatest Republic the
world has ever known. Into the thickest
OF the fight, side by side with the men Of
sunny Italy, chivalrous France and
Gberty-loving England and il be proves
himself a true soldier, he viii never be
looked down upon again
There are many other words that |
would gladly say TO the oolored citizens OF
this Republic, but at this time and with
this open gateway before them, dare not
detach. even for one moment, the mind of
the American Negro from his present task
and his great opportunity. Let him serve
the nation now with all his power Of body,
mind and soul, make the supreme sacri-
fee, and out of the darkness and the tur-
MOL and the strife will surely come the
dawn of his eternal Noon Day.
Ollie Woolford.
Seaford, Feb. 4, 1918.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

AZ a special u1ceting Of St. Patrick s
Holy Name Society, he'd Sunday. Feb
ruary 5. the following resolutions on the
death Of Rev James }. Mooney were
adopted
Whereas. u mas pleased Almighty Cod
20 call from TINS mortal hfe Reverend
James J. Mooney. and
Whereas, The city al large and the
diocese. especially ST Patricks parish.
feel IN his death the great loss we have
sustained, at this time Of unsettled
affairs. and
Whereas, A devoted priest has been
taken from our midst, where his advice
and consolation would be more needed
than ever before, and
Whereas. THIS society cannot refrain
from expressing ats sorrow and grief
therefore be 1t
Resolved, That submitting humbly to
the divine will Of the Father, we offer
70 the beloved parents Of the deceased,
10 his devoted sisters 70 the right rev.
erend bishop and ~ the reverend clergy
~ the diocese Of Wilmington our deep
sympathy and sincere coincidence, and
le il
Resolved, That we express this deer
affection lor him by having ten masses
sad for the repose Of his soul and be il
further
Resolved That in token oi our grief
the charter VI our society be draped il
mourning for the space Of thirty days an
tnese resolutions be published in the
pepers, spread upon our minutes and
cent % his afflicted family
George . Wolf
II Lee Lutz. Jr,
Albert s. Kelley, Secy.,
ADV Committee
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
HOUSEKEEPERS' CENTRE.

Editor Every Evening:-lt Is highly
| pleasing to the member OF the New Cen
tury Club to accept your kinds word o'
congratulation on the advent OF the Zoth
anniversary of opening its building TO the
city of Wilmington. That it has proven an
important facrcs in the life OF the com
munity has been happy realization OF ITS
! founders That there are visions OF high
service and duty II may yet perform Tor the
city is time, but the problems that beset
il in its cflorts for the public good are not
easily obtained by won en- alone, Tor they
need the help of the men 10 accoH plish
the greatest civic IN proHenents. In regard
TO adjusting the market prIces 1t must be
remembered that all these abnormal con-
ditions have been thrust upon the house
keepers rs part of the colossal rIobit II
into which the war has plunged the
nation and these local diff cultics cannot he
grapplcd with at once. However, step IN
the right direction has been authorized by
the club. and through its combined COM
mittCcs Home Economies, the Con
scrvation and CIvic-a hOusekeepeTs
centre has been opened at 702 King street,
where demonstrations and information re-
gardng food substitutes will be given
daily bv Mrs Snyder. Also q bulletin
bo,ird will record market prices of staple
products from different sections Of the
town and comparative figures will be
quoted. This will be done weekly by Mrs.
c. 5. IIammitt, who sends TO the Govern
ment Good Administration at Washing
ton this information.
II is further intended TO obtain list
of housckcepcrs who favor improved
market conditions and who will stand for
fair prices Of staple food products.
Other ideas are being formulated along
this line 10 aid the housewife rs a pur-
chaser and a consumer and a cordial
invitation is extended TO all to visit our
Iiousekccpers' Centre and cooperate IN
this enterprise, and also to assist in our
patriotic service for food conservation.
Thanking You again for your congratu-
Iations and for your faith in the worthy
cndcavors Of the New Century Club.
Emalea r. Warner,
Will Feb. 5, 1918. Chairman Civics Com.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
FEBRUARY

Mr.. Nav also told Of planting the Lack
ev rose garden. He ordered Yost 10 sec
what prices were and returned with
figures the witness considered very high.
Witness himself went out and got them
much cheaper. Then when they came to
be planted the job was go poorly done that
lot of them died and Mr.. Lsckey not only
charged them up against him, but criticiz-
ed him.
As to what prices were paid for the sort
OF labor done by Yost the witness said he
could get men for xl2 Yost' 3 performances
were not satisfactory.
Under cross examination by Hugh NJ.
Morris. counsel for Yost, Mr.. NAV said
ho,felt something was due to the plaintiff
and figured on a basis of 80 cents an hour.
There was no definite arrangement be-
tween them as To salary, but Yost had n
drawing account Of sl2 a week.
J. NJ Blackburn, who was Mr. Mav's
superintendent on the Lackcy work, said
that Yost had prepared tags and tagged
flowers, and that then Yost showed an
inclination 10 constitute himself the wit
ness superior, which matter was put up
To their employer and decided in Black
burns favor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05

John S. Hamilton, who wns formerly
Yost's employer, said he thought SIG,
$50 or $25 week proper paw for the sort Of
work Yost was doing for May.
In cross examination It was brought
out that Yost had been sent to Jersey
town 10 do dav's work for which the
persons who had it done were charged 81.
This was to Offset the previous testimony
Of the witness that Yosts services were
worth so cents an hour.
Dorothy Hicks, MIR. Mays bookkcepcr,
told of giving Yost bis time and Of Yost
making out his bill for it. lie asked for 81
an hour, witness said but further remarked
that he didn't know if he would get it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
SPECIAL u BOAT DECORATION.
Created BY Kaiser For Submarine
VrSx

Amsterdam, Holland, Feb 5.-Empcros
William created special decoration for
u boat crews on The anniversary II lie
Inauguration Of ruthless subfnarinod war
fare az recognition for meritor'ous work
during the war; The Vossiscic Ieitnfy
says the decoration IL available Tor officers
and crews after three voyages.
The Emperor also has conferred NE
Order of Pour IL Mer;ie on Admiral yon.
Holtzendorn, head Of the naval genef al
staff, and Admiral Scheer, comrDandr
az lhn l,nrrnnn hnliln nnef
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
YOsT ALLOWED $5l5.
Jury Split the Difference and Awarded
Him IS Cents an Hour.

A jury before Judge Heisel, in Superior
Court, yeste rday, awarded verdict OF
s5l5 40 to Charles G. Yost, against Ed
ward Candy May, the architect, for
work done by Yost, who is landscape
gardener, on Frank d. Lackey's place, at
Claymont, in 1916 and 1917.
There was no agreement between
May and Yost as TO what the latter 8
compensation was to be and he set up a
claim for 1,04613 hours at 81 an hour
Mays defence was Yosts services were
not worth more than 80 cents an hour and
that was quite sufficient. Testimony was
heard yesterday morning and argument
in the afternoon Hugh Morris repre-
sented the plaintiff and Wilbur L. Adams
the defence. The jury decided to split
the difference and gave lost IS cents an
hour.
During YESTERDAYS session Mr.. Adams
got Yost to identify bundle of checks,
which included payment for other work
Plea of payment allow made but Judge
Helsel refused to vas this
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
Frank Carlisle Ill.

Prank Carlisle, of 900 Delaware avenue,
tTjnmastcr of the Maryland division Of
the Pennsylvania railroad, is confined to
his home suffering with a severe attack
Of pneumonia. He was taken Ill last
week, being confined 70 his bed since
Friday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
Belgian King Visits Frame.

Paris, Feb. 5.-King AIbort q Bel
giun passed through Pans Sunday ior
the south Of France, where he Nill spend
few days with the queen. He cai!od
on President Poincare, who askod the
king 20 hand 10 the queen a newly created
medal, Frances Gratitude, on behaf
Of the French government.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment o. Every Evening
Readers.

rrEe f,Iil name ara address Of tho writer
must accomrSny each letter. not ncces-
Ariiy for publication. hu: MS evtdonce
Of good faith. Anonymous COMMUNICATIONS
sil Toe ignored. public1 lior OF letters d"es
aot carry with IL Endorsement by Ever{
hveninp or the opinions the-eiD expressed)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
n s. Dollar Drops Again in China.

Annoy. China, Feb. 5.--The American
dollar Is quoted here as worth s. "a sll-
yer in Chinese coin, decrease Of eight
cents since November 30. The normal
rate is about s.. .25 silver.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05

Mrs. Baoon-"Don't you think Emily
sings with a good deal Of feelingY Mr.;
Bacon-"Ycs, but do hope shc don't feel
az bad as it sounds. ."-YoDkers states
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05

You try an Every Evening want adv
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26

/ goods in our warehouses and delivery
need not bother the merchant of the
Little Rock trade territory.
The merchants of this territory
have not gotten panicky over thu
price fixing, for they have too much
| common sense to think that they will
get a cheaper price on goods they
bought for future deliveries. The
last advances on sheetings was never
passed on to the trade at all. The
goods we are selling now were pur-
chased before the advance went on,
and in buying it, they are saving far
more than the reduction the govern
ment price fixing is supposed to have
made The merchants who expects
cheaper merchandise will be without
goods for long time if he waits for
it.
81 look later for price fixing on all
staples, but it will take several
months for it to reach the trade when
it does come It takes that long for
it to be passed on from mill to the
consumer"
There is much logic in the words
of Mr.. Doyle, and his tribute to the
wisdom of the Little Rock trade terri
tory is BETTING one. In some Sec
tons of the country the retailers i'm
agined they were going to get goods
much cheaper Immediately, and that
they could buy at a less figure than
they had contracted on future deliV-
cries. They started cancellations and
went into the market only to find they
We're forced to pay higher price
than was asked of them ON the goods
purchased on futures. In many cases
these men went back to the jobber
to secure the goods they had can
celled, finding it had been gobbled up
by merchant with more business
sense than they had displayed. Sta
pie goods, as well as other kind IS
very scarce and hard to obtain. 1t is
bird in hand, and the goods upon
which the price has been fixed is a
bird in the bush. 1t is a long way
off and delivery on it is very uncer-
tain Jobbers in Little Rock have the
goods that can be delivered now and
are selling it at price less than the
government requests, so that the mer-
chant who does not take advantage
of the present offering is indeed I'M
wise.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26

Fixing the price on cotton goods
has not affected the merchants of the
Little Rock territory in any way. The
goods he has bought, either for I'M
mediate or future delivery, was sold
at a price much lower than that fixed
/ by the government, so he is winner
just the same.
! Only one of the five classes of cot
! ton goods on which the government
/ has so far fixed the price would at
any time affect the local market-four
yard 36 inch 50x60 brown sheeting.
The price fixing by the government
goes into effect at the mill and is on
goods sold after this date. Goods
that have been shipped can be sold
for whatever price they will bring.
Thus the price that is asked at the
mill today will not reach the retail
merchant for months to come.
Last fall we purchased the mer-
chandise we are now delivering to the
trade" states Thomas N. Doyle, pres
ident of the Doyle-Kidd Dry Goods
Company, "and anticipating a scare
ity of material, as well as uncertainty
of delivery, we bought heavily. The
price was far below what we could
get the goods for today. We went
out among the trade and sold this
goods for delivery this summer, and
our prices were. based on what We
paid for the goods, not what the
goods can be bought for today, AS a
consequence, the merchant who
bought these goods, or comes in and
buys from us now, gets prices that
are less than those fixed by the gov
eminent.
1t takes months for the prices at
the mills to get on to the retail mer-
chant We are now buying at the new
prices for we must have goods next
year, and we have bought goods that
are on the way, for which we have
paid a price in excess of what the
government has fixed. These we will
sell at the government price, as we
will any other goods on which the
government fixes the price, but now
we are selling SO much less that the
retail merchant should be thankful
that he does not have to do his buy
| ing at the MILL
Freight deliveries right now are
very uncertain, but we have approx
imately two million dollars worth OF
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26
PULASKI
SOME COMP ANY
This U.S.. GRAIN
HAS PALTRY LITTLE OLD $50.
100000 CAPITAL STOCK AND
HANDLES RAILROADS AND
WHEAT PRICES AND-Us.

The Food Administration Grain
Corporation was expanded by an Ex-
ecutiye order signed by President
Wilson June "a. It's capital stock is
increased from S50000,OOO to $780,
100000, divided into 100000 shares
with a par value of 500 each.
This executive order is for two pur-
poses:
First. To enable the Food Admin
istration to make the necessary read
justments in wheat price to cover the
increase in railway rates. The inten-
ton is, so far as the complex prob
lem OF railway rates will permit, TO
readJust prices at the guaranty termi-
nails on such a footing as to place the
farmer in the position-as near as
may be-he enjoyed prio to the in
ceaese in rates.
The second purpose is to provide
for the increased capital to the Grain
Corporation necessary to carry out
the Government guaranty to the pro-
Queer. The Food Administration ope-
rates its handling of wheat, flour, and
other cereals through the Food Ad-
ministration Grain Corporation, the
capital of which during the past year
has been s5O.OOO,OO0, the whole of the
stock being owned by the Govern
ment. The full appropriation under
the food bill for this purpose is $780,
100000 and the balance of the capital
must now be employed in order to
make good the guaranty, in view of
the large harvest. The Grain Corpo-
ration on July / completed its opera
lions for the past harvest year, and
will show it's original capital intact,
with small surplus, as the result of
its trading operations. The turnover
of the Grain Corporation during the
year in wheat, flour. beans, and other
products purchased for internal and
allied army and navy purposes was
about S450000,000.