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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
WOMEN

The registration of women for the
information of the government, started
in this city on Monday. 1t was also
supposed to start all ove the county,
but it is possible hat some of the
workers could not get out as planned.
This is a house to house canvas, and
while it is hoped to reach every wo-
man in the county and find out what
she can do to help out the country,
yet there is no doubt that some will be
missed. In order to provide against
this, places have been arranged for in
every town where such registrations
can be made. In Brookings that place
will be the Farmers National Bank,
and the other towns will
such places through the local chair
man.
Every town and township in the
county has its chairman in charge of
the work. In Brookings Miss Halle
Hyde is the chairman, Bushnell, Mr..
L. NJ. Armstrong, Volga, Mrs. Elmer
D%ougherty, Bruce, Mrs. Van Lanning-
ham, Elkton, Mrs. B. ID. Lowell, Auro-
ra, Mrs. j. G.. McClemens, Sinai, Mrs
O. L. Swartling and White, Mrs. W. a.
Farrell.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
THE Benefit DANCE

The benefit dance given at the Col
lege armory last Monday evening, to
raise funds for the purchase of mater
ials for the layettes for the fatherless
children of the war swept nations,
proved to be very successful In every
way. II was very well attended, well
conducted and enjoyed by all. 1t was
closed with the national anthem sun
at eleven-thirty promptly.
The committee in charge ask us to
thank you all who attended or paid
your dollar to help this needy cause.
And especially to thank the older ones
who attended with no other intention,
than to show hat they were interest
ed to a greater extern than the dona-
ton of one dollar.
AS we understand it-funds for this
purpose could not be taken from the
regular Red Cross fund, so had to be
raised outside. The amount raised will
net just a few dollars less than one
hundred.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
MILITARY BAND CONCERT

Friday evening, January %, 1918,
the S. ID. S. C. Military Band will give
the following concer in the college
auditorium commencing at SIS O'Clock
America
Overture, Queen for a Day Adam
Waltz Suite, L~aBarcarolle Waldteufel
Cornet Solo, The Message. Brooks
Vena Bailey
Operate Masterpieces .... .Safranek
(a) Adagio S%ostenuto from Moonlight
Sonata g. ......... Beethoven
90 Hungarian Dance No. 7 Brahms
My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice. Saint.
Cortralto Solo (Saens
Marion Carlisle
Fantasia from Mariana. 49,. Wallace
Polka Caprice The Young Virtuoso'
Trombone Solo Carlton
Mae Saltmarsh
Melodies from Maytime. .ROmberg
March, The Huntress. King
Star Spangled Banner.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
A FLORIDA

Tuesday morning Miss Mable Bacon
left for Jacksonville, Fla, where she
Will meet friends of hers and relatives
of Donald Watson. and on January
25th. Mr.. Watson and Miss Bacon will
be united in marriage.
Miss Mable Bacon is one OF the
bright, happy girls of Brookings and
has grown to womanhood among us,
attending the schools and college. She
has lately been the local agent of the
South Dakota Credit Bureau, and at
porter on the Press. She is a very
sweet young woman who has a host of
friends who will wish her the very
best Of happiness in the future. Mr..
Watson is a graduate of the S. ID. S. e..
whose home was at Chamberlain. He
Is at present in the employ of the De-
partment of Agriculture and head
of the animal h%usbandry work of the
government for the state of Florida,
and is rapidly making improvements
in the breeds of their live stock. 1t
is a man sized job, as the people Of
the state have had little experience
in stock raising and need all the help
that the government can give them.
Mr.. Watson has had some high com
pliments On the work that he is doing
and We fee sure that it will be an
other ease of the usual S. ID. S. G..
boy making the usual success.
After spending some time visiting
with friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Watson
will go to Gainesville, where the state
agricultural college is located, and
make their home. The Register joins
their many friends in warmest con-
gratulations.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
COLLEGE

Eighteen letter men Of States foot
ball squad We're presented monogram
sweaters at the Ctate College conVoca-
ton by Coach Ewing. Ex-captain
Harold Hoover, of Bookings, received
four stripes for four years service on
the team. Arthur Nelson, of Rapid
City, and Charles j. Dalthorp. Of
NOlsa, received two stripes. One
stripe was awarded to James +. Revell
CT Brookings, William ID. Evans. of
Flandreau, William j. Burdett, of
~BrOokings, Otto Tommeraason, Of
Madison, James NJ. Harvey, of Madi-
son, Arthur f. Gilbert, of Buffalo,
Ernest d.. Rowe, of Canton, Robert
Nipple, of Pierre, Russell Walseth. of
Clear Lake, Elmer Kennard, of Brook
ings, and f. Edward Metzger. og Tyn-
dali. Reserve sweaters We're given to
William Horkey, of Tyndall, Guy Davis
of Brookines. Paul II. Wangsness. of
Garretson and Arthur NJ. HalgersOn.
of Canton.
Russell Walseth was elected captain
of States squad by his associates. He
was fullback on the all-state team. He
is a sophomore. The team presented
a leather travelling bag to Coach Ewing
as a recognition of his success in win
ming the Dakota championship under
difficulties.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
STATE OF A

try reported by Bradstreets this week
indicates an industrial shutdown
Stormy weather, partial restrictions
and finally suspension. Steps are ex-
planned as necessary to avoid future
industrial paralysis. Shock of order
causes criticism, but obedience quite
general. Ice-locked harbors and bunk
er coal shortage. Non-essential lines
feel brunt Of order. Central west
buried in snow early in week. Trans.
Mississippi region notes most active
snow covering.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
BRooKINGs. SOUTH DAKOTA. JANUARY a. 1918
Y. w. c. A. HAS VISITOR

The college y. w. c. A. has been
very fortunate in having DR.. Abby
Virginia Holmes at the college for four
days this week. DR.. Holmes is from
Omaha. Neb., and is one of the five
women physician lecturers sent out by
the National Board Of the y. w. c. A.
of New York.
A series of three lectures il given 10
the college girls upon the subjects of
of General Hygiene, Special Hygiene.
and the third one on social ethisc, CIV
ing to the young girls and woInen au-
lucrative and scientific instruction up
On these subjects, conveying TO them
a well rounded out survey of whole
some womanhood in all its phases.
Dr.. Holmes has just recently re-
turned from the south where she visit
several military camps and canton
ments and in some of the cities near
these camps has been doing some war
relief work along morality lines
by addressing various groups of & rls
and women in these communities in an
endeaNor to rouse them to a sense of
their responsibility toward the soldier
boys who are now their guests. This
is a part of the program of the War
Work Council of the y. W. c. A. 1t is
being done in many places and is re-
ceiving the hearty cooperation of the
military authorities in every way pos
sible.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
SOUTH DAKOTA BOY PRISONER

whose son, David Farling, was report
ed missing after the raid Of a British
cavalry regiment, Of which he wa a
member, on German positions in the
Cambria area. has received word from
officials of the Canadian government
at Ottawa that the boy is a prisoner
in Germany. .
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
TALENTED STUDENT DIES

Last evening about ten O'Clock James
Revell. one Of the brightest of the
present senior class at State College,
passed away at the family residence
northeast of the city. He has been
practically confined to the house ever
since during the holidays, when he
was injured in a tussle with a refrac-
tory steer. Pyemia was the immediate
cause of his death and he had been
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-24
MORE FARM Bull DING

In u account of the building oper-
atoms in the country around the city
during the last year, we did not include
the work done by Wright Grudem, con
tractor and builder. These building
amount to over 100000 and add
quite considerably to the money spent
in building in tho mmun
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John Johnston, farm house. 80, 10000
John Johnston. barn 10000
Arthur Larson, barn. 100000
John Duff, barn .......... 1,200.0 90
Peter Madsen. barn. 1,100.00
G. j. e. T. |. Flittie, barn $4,000
G.. J. & T. l. Flittie, corr crib
and granary ............ 500 90
g.. j. & T. |. Flittie, hog house 10000
G. ]. G. 7. l. Flittie, chicken
house 10000
Gilbert Turf. house. 1900 90
w. NJ. erase, house ......... 1900. 90
In town Mr.. Grudem also built a
garage for T. N. Johnson costing $3.50
Any further additions to our list given
in the issue of January 3rd. will be
gladly published.
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Evening star., 1918-06-28
PUBLISHERS ATTACK
NEW POSTAL ZONE RATES
E. 7. Meredith Declares Increased
Postage Means Ruination of
Agricultural Business.

The postal zone rates for second
class mail which are to become ef-
fective next Monday were attacked at
hearing today before the ways and
means committee by n delegation Of
publishers OF magazines. farm. trade
and class journals.
f. T. Meredith of Des Moines. vice
president OF the Agricultural Publica-
ions Association. a director Of the
federal reserve bank In Chicago and
a member of the excess profits ad-
visory board. urged repeal of the zone
system law. He said he was opposed
publisher, and that 1T means the
ruination OF the agricultural business I"
He said he was not opposed TO tax
of or 10 per cent on advertising IL
It were necessary as a war measure.
but that the publishers should be left
free to determine whether to pass IL
on to the advertiser or to absorb II.
He said the war had not noticeably
affected the circulation of his agricul-
tural publication.
Are you willing" asked Represen-
tative Garner of Texas. ito pay a fat
rate Of postage sufficient to pay the
cost of handling the publication in the
nails"
Yes" replied the witness. ''if you
will appoint a commission that will
formulate a fair basis of rates on the
same business and class differentia-
ton as the railroads have"
Mr.. Meredith said he predicted q
year ago that a cent advance In post
age would put some farm papers out
OF commission, and that since then
about twenty OF them. with a total
circulation of $4,000, 900 copies annu-
ally. have discontinued or have been
forced to sell to other publications.
He said the effect has been the same
on trade papers.
The witness said: You would not
have this year the crops that you
have but for the farm papers"
Representative Fordney of Michi-
gan said the statement was ridicu-
lous.
Mr.. Meredith submitted a list of
papers discontinued or merged
Representatives Garner and Rainev
said he was mistaken as to the facts
about two OF them.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
POTATOES OFF FAIR LIST.
BUT DEALERS WARNED,

Potatoes are not on the weekly fair
price list issued today by the District
Food Administration. The present po,a 1 O
marLet is so uncertain. according to the
food administrator. that it was irnpossi-
BILE to arrive at fair price quotation.
and for that reason potatoes were elm
mated from the list
Potato growers In nearby districts, &C
oording to the information OF the local
administration. are charging 50 cents a
peck wholesale for new potatoes. and ap-
pear to be not anxious to sell thom at
that price
The quotation on eggs was raised .
cents above the price quoted last week
This was necessary because OF a dc
cided rise in the wholesale price during
the past two or three days
The local administrator said toda,
that although potatoes arc not quoted on
the fair-prire list retailers Will not h.
permitted TO charge excessive prices IL.
them. The administrator expects thr',i
to charge at rate TO inSur. the sum
profit afforded by tho price list Of lasi
week. which will average about 10 cent
a peck.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
NEW HUDSON TUNNEL
r FOR vEHICULAR TRAFFIC

As a war emergency measure to ia
cilitate the transportation Of mail,
troops and freight. Senator Calder Of
New York today introduced q bill au-
thorizing the construction Of a tunnel
under the Hudson river between New
York city and Jersey City for the use
of vehicles.
The bill provides for an appropria-
tion of $4,000, 900 by the federal gov
ernment provided the states Of New
York and New Jersey within the next
two years appropriate $4,000 apiece
for the construction Of the tunnel. A
similar bill 10 to be introduced in the
House by Representative Easan Of
New Jersey.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
HONOR men REPRESENT
ALMOST EVERY SECTION
Home Addresses Given Of Ameri-
cans Recently Cited for Brav-
cry at Cantigny.

American officers and soldiers cited
for heroism and gallantry in action
during the recent Cantigny operations
by the commanding general Of the
French army. whose names were men,
toned In dispatches June "a and rs by
the Associated Press correspondent
with the American Army in France,
are from almost every section Of the
country.
Following are the addresses Of the
officers and men thus far positively
Identified: Col. Lucius r. Holbrook,
Boise, Idaho; Maj. Theodore Roose-
vslt. jr.. New York: Capts Amel Frey,
LAnEsndorf. Switzerland; r. Oglesby,
Lynchburg. Va: Lieuts. volney B.
Bowles, Denver; G. P. Gather, Bladen.
Neh; Jack Coonan. watertown, N. r;
Noses 3. Cox. Gray Court. s. c.: Lee
Q Dillon, Boulder. Col; Wesley
rreml IT,, San Antonio, Tex; Florian
d 0ileA Campbellsvills, KY: Fred
erici< Hahn. Savannah. Ca; Gilbert 8.
Lance, Kenosh. Wis.
Louis 0: Langston, Monroe. Ga:
9srgta William L. KounA Curve KY.
Carl Thoste. Cincinnati; Corps. wal
tar Coil Walton. Ind; William Rob-
bins Bloomingdale. Ind; Privates
Leo r. Brady. Kermit. N. D.; Clifford
CAg1e, Horton. Tex; John r. David
con, Croswell, Mich: John Fennessey,
Rochester. n. T.: Benjamin F. Law
Jon. LAtrobe. Pa: Harry e. Schaef-
fsr, Philadelphia
Evening star., 1918-06-28
AMERICANS REPULSE
HUN RAiDING PARTIES
Decoration Won by Private Who
Gave Life In Attempt to Res
cue Comrades.

Aside from the repulse Of hostile
raiding parties in tho vosges, Gen.
Psrshings communiaue for yesterday
ays there is nothing to report from
the American fronts.
The communiqus follows:
Section Aside from the repulse
Of hostile parties which attempted to
raid our positions In the vosges, there
II nothing to report.
"Section B-The commander-in-chief
has awarded the D. g. c. to Private
Joseph Leitxan. Field Artillery, de-
ceased. for the following act Of gall
lantryi AT Coullemelle. France, on
April ~. 1913, under a heavy bonn
bardment. voluntarily went to the as
ststanoe Of other soldiers who had been
buried in q dugout BY enemy she'll fre,
ana WAS killed while engaged in this
heroic action"
The capture Of 24o prisoners, in
Guiding ave officers. by the American
foross operating in the Chateau
Thierry region Tuesday and the sue
csssful bombarding Of the railroad
yards and station at Conflans by
Amsfican aviators Tuesday night are
rooounted In Gen. Pershing's COM
muniQue for Wednesday. received by
the War Department.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
Propose to Prevent Delay.

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
urged that the draft age limits be ex-
tended now, declaring that 1t would
eliminate possibility Of delay. which,
he asserted, had been "our great trou-
bic" in the conduct Of the war He
opposed lowering the draft limit be-
low twenty-one, but favored its ex-
tension to forty years.
Senator cummins of Iowa said that
il the Senate had adopted the resolu-
tion he offered last month. calling Tor
Information from departmental Off
cials regarding the man power needed
for military, Industrial and agricul-
tural purposes, 1t now would have in
formation that would make it i'm
perative for the Senate to act"
The chief question to be considered
the senator said. Is the maintaining OF
proper balance between the mill
tary and the industrial and agricul-
turAl populations.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
CREEL DENIES REFUSAL
TO TALK TO COMMITTEE

George Creel. chairman Of the
committee on public information, told
the House military committee today
that he had not declined an invitation
to testify regarding the methods em-
ployed by him in leasing films Of
motion pictures Of the Army abroad.
A report from the military commit.
tee yesterday said that Creel had de-
ciined the Invitation. He declared
today he did not believe that he had
ever been invited.
Chairman Dent Of the House mill
itary committee called me on the tele-
phone yesterday and asked me
whether I would oppose q resolution
by Representative Treadway OF Mas
sachusetts calling for q report on the
methods employed in releasing films
to motion picture theaters." said Mr..
Creel. II told him was not opposed
to 1t.
Last evening read in the paper
that I had been invited to testify.
That was the f,rst knew Of any tn
vitation."
tee today. but did not testify. as the
Treadway resolution had been report
ed yesterday.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
FINAL ACTION DELAYED
ON THE DISTRICT BILL
House Consideration Of Conference
Blocked by Representative
Walsh.

Consideration Of the conference re-
port on the District appropriation bill
by the House was thwarted today by
Representative Walsh Of Massachu-
setts.
Representative Sisson asked unani-
nous consent for consideration Of the
conference report and explained the
principal items agreed upon in confer
ence.
Representative Stafford Of Wiscon-
sin urged the necessity Of action now
upon appropriation bills.
Representative Walsh stated that
there are 27o-odd amendments. and
that the House ought to have a state
ment of these changes. Therefore he
objected for the time. This means that
discussion of the District items must
wait until tomorrow, SO that a printed
report may be laid before the members.
Report Adopted by Senate.
The Senate late yesterday after
noon adopted the conference report
on the District appropriation bill.
leaving in disagreement three items,
the half-and-half plan Of appropriat-.
ing for the District. the payment OF
the expenses of the public play.
grounds entirely out of the funds OF
the District and the payment Of
damages for street extensions to
Thomas w. and Alice N. Keller.
The provision inserted by the Sem
ate for an assistant principal at Cen
trail High School was agreed to in
conference. The House conferees also
agreed to a Senate amendment allow
ing the Commissioners to sell the
surplus products Of the workhouse
and reformatory. A Senate amend
ment providing for the installation Of
water meters In the government
buildings as an aid in preventing
waste Of water was agreed to.
While the Senate amendments pro-
viding for increases in pay Of the
three classes Of privates in the police
force were agreed to. the Senate
amendments increasing the number Of
officers Of the police force were not
agreed to.
In the case of the Senate amend
ments for emergency repairs and inn
provements on account Of the war.
two of the three amendments were
retained by the conferees. totaling
s125.00O. The other amendment, pro-
viding sl50.000. was rejected.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
HOUSE CORRECTS' RECORD
OF VOTE ON THE P. o. BILL

The House today. by a viva voce
vote, ordered that the journal and
record Of yesterday be corrected to
show that the conference report on
the post office bill had been accepted
by a vote Of $50 to 49,.
The stormy session OF the House
yesterday afternoon. when several
votes were taken, with the question
still in doubt. even on a recapitulated
vote, was continued for nearly two
hours today. The contest was over
the pneumatic mail tube service. The
conference report provides for con-
tinuance of this service in the larger
cities until March 4. 1919, with au-
thority for the Interstate Commerce
Commission to make an investigation
as to the desirability Of the govern.
ment buying. renting or throwing out
the pneumatic mail tube delivery sys-
tenn.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
PLAN WHEAT CONTROL.
Modified Regulations Drafted by
MiIlers Prohibit Speculation,

NEW YORK, June 2s.-The series
of conferences called to consider
notifications in the existing govern
ment control in wheat trading are
expected to end today. About 200
producers, millers. traders and rep
resentatives Of the United States
Grain Corporation have participated
in the conference.
julius H. Barnes. chairman of the
grain corporation, has announced
that he will give out the details Of
the new rules. It is expected that the
notifications as a whole will assure
a greater freedom in transactions.
but that speculative activities will
continue to be prohibited.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
EMPHATIC ADVERSE VOTE.
House Again Refuses to Give Ma
rine Commandant High Rank.

BY an emphatic vote, after q tenn
pestuous debate. the House again re-.
fused to authorize giving the rank
Of lieutenant general to the com.
mandant Of the Marine Corps whom
the conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was under discus.
sion yesterday afternoon.
The House also refused to accept
Senate amendments for the payment
OF bonuses to navy yard workmen
and for the transfer OF Marine Corps
star oficers to the line with promo.
tion by the President. The measure
was sent back to conference.
Chairman Padgett Of the House
naval committee offered Q compromiss
amendment under which promotion of
Maj. Gen. Barnett. commandant Of
the Marine Corps. to the rank Of lieu
tenant general would be left to the
discretion Of the President. but the
House refused to accept Il. Repre-
sentative Butler Of Pennsylvania, who
opposed the promotion when the mat
ter was before the House recently,
also oocosed the compromise.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
FROZEN ARMY NEAT STOLEN.
New York Butcher and Eighteen
Other Persons Under Arrest.

NEW YORK, June 2s.-Charged
with being the principal In a con-
spiracy to steal large quantities of
Army beef, Louis Aulicino, butcher
who also conducts a meat-trucking
business. is under arrest today. under
100000 bail complaint made by
Capt. Robert NJ. Mullings of the
Army Veterinary Corps. charged
Aulicino with having been concerned
with eighteen other persons, now
under arrest. in theft OF $3.50 worth
of frozen meat juno Is from the
yards of the Lehigh Valley railroad.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
TEXAS LAWMAKERS FIGHT.
Messrs. Blanton and Wilson Sepa
rated When They Put Up Fists.

Representation Blanton and Wilson
Of Texas, who have been 1T ODDS for
several months over q pair in the
House, started to settle the differences
with their lists in front Of the House
once building late yesterday. They
were separated by bystanders.
According to the representatives the
fight was the outgrowth Of pair ar
rangement they had made for the
vote last winter on the resolution for
q federal constitutional
prohibition amendment to the states.
Representative Blanton claimed Rep
resentativs Wilson violated the pair
agreement.
Evening star., 1918-06-28
BRITISH MUNITION SHIP
ATLANTIAN TORPEDOED

A GI'!.F PORT, June 2S.--Private
advices have been received here to the
effect that the British steamship At
lantian has been torpedoed and sunk.
There were no casualties, the report
says. but no date or place of the dis
aster are given.
The ship was laden with munitions.