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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-31

New s-5 900 Girls Dormitory at State Col
eye
Seven Brick Business Blocks Erected IN
1914.
one Exclusive Dry Goods and Ladies Fur
nishing Store.
New 500. 900 Agricultural Building AT
State College.
South Dakota State College OF Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts.
Bookings Produce Co, Cash Market for
All Farm Products.
Two Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley as
Places OF Amusement,
Brictson manufacturing Company. makers
o fthe Brictson Tire Tread.
Surrounded by the Best Farming Land In
\he state. Where Crops are Sure and BOun-
Municipality owned Telephone, Electric
light, Heating and Water Works Plants.
Strong Commercial Club with 200 Mem
bers in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms.
hful.
Bookings IS Located on the Main Line OF
the c. & y. w. Ry. from Chicago TO Pierre,
the Capital of the State. Also headquarters
for Train Crews Running North TO Water
town and on to Redheld and Gettysburg.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-31
WHAT WE NEED

WHAT WE NEED
4 Gas Plant
Canning Factory
More Business Enterprises
More Manufacturing Enterprises
More Young People Who Want an Educa-
zion.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-31
LET US BE THANKFUL

Are YOU complaining of the high cost
of living?
Well. Abigail Adams complained of
the same thing. Perhaps after you
have read the following prices quoted
from her letter to her husband, the
YOU will count yourself lucky, how
ever, to be living now instead of in
Abigail's time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-31

Partial Last OF Stories
Sixteen Months in Four
Germe irisons-The
I White Rad To Verdun-
! An Eng Sd girls Adven-
ture- II Germany-With
Field Ambulance at
Ypres iaerican Boys
gitb An 'uiance No. 10
.ho spy Who Dined
with the with
IL cess Patricia's Cana
dians Escaye and Cap
ar. iniersea - linden
hurR's Death Trap
Adrift In Mine Field
How We Fooled ~
S9"H 49, Escspe from
the Turks Disguised as
a Woman.
Tins List representsonly
a fraction Of the stories
la this set OF six volumes
over 1900 pages Of the
greatest true stories OF
our times.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-31

Eighty Five New Dwellings Built During
mast TWO years. Besides Many other substan-
tial improvements.
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
City presents a fine appearance, matted as
II is in the midst OF a fine growth OF shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are Will
ing and ready TO encourage and assist every
helpful industry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-31
This was Abigail's price list in

In 1879 sugar rose to $500 per pound
and tea the same. In 1880 butter sold
for $500 a pound and tea for $4,000.
Such We're the prices in the revo
|lutionary times when We Were only try.
ing to carry on a war and feed our
selves at the same time.
Now, heweyer, our task is greater
for We must not only fight, and feed
ourselves at the same time, but We
must furnish most of the food for the
Allies, if we are TO win the war.
Yet prices today are considerably
lower than those which Abigail Adams
paid in 1916.
If the women of America hoard food,
however. or if they are wasteful with il
in their kitchens. as surely as the sun
rises in the east, the cost of food Will
soar until We repeat the revolution
AIRY prices.
Let us be thankful that as yet this
has not happened and hat by ecOno
MIXING and avoiding waste, and by buy
ign wisely, no more and no less than
what we need at a time, we have it in
our power to keep the cost Of food
normally low.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-31
A Closeup of the War

Newspapers and magazines treat the war along broad, general
lnes-they speak Of nations and armies. Bat these stories
ten you about the most daring, audacious and heroic deeds of
MEN.-lndlviduals. They tel Of exploits which even now
you think never could happen. No professional author in
the history of literature could tell such stories, for no mans
imagination could think them mp. Yet each of these stories is
true-and so startling that the mind simply stands apape n
wonder. They would thrill a man with blood as cold as q ast,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-01-31
BIRDS EYE VIEW
OF BROOkINGS

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ruo Ra,1
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Stean Iaundry
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Sly rastanr,n,s
Two os,nnn.ths
one S,ata pa,k
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CO.. %aus So
Cbinsse annary
Thee Drug S,ora.
a.. N.ahF1a c.
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- partor $50
ron cenarai $50
To- Tfy.rv c,ahtas
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So 81 carar
Eorr rnrnhar ~
~ 60 ~ ,|rtls
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rm'o r,r,t 60.
Tu.o i4araa.ar So
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The Washington times., 1918-11-09
Why Not Sick Leave For Per
Diem Workers?
By BILL RIG E

When Government officials and Congress get down 70
serious efforts to correct manifest nustices and dscrmna
lions IN salaries and leaves of absence for Uncle Sam
workers. of the first steps should be the extension Of
sick leave to thousands of per diem employees.
Nobody has ever been able to understand why per
diem employee is not just human statutory employee
just as much entitled to thoughtful consideration when ILL.,
Yet 5000 girls in the Bureau of Engraving poorly paid
standing their feet working eight hours each day,
they get Frequently this is used up in Illness leaving
nothing for recreation or pleasure.
In the Government Printing Office thousands of workers
are allowed annual leave only TheywOrk as hard long,
as efficiently as statutory employees.
In the Naval Gun Factory the situation prevails
Per diem workers numbering probably 10000 men de-
MED privileges others enjoy
Throughout numerous other branches of the Govern
ment service there still other thousands of per diem
employees, and women who wonder just why they
Disseminated against
No greater tribute can be paid the honesty of civil
eTvce employees who entitled to both annual and sick
leaves than the fact that the huge majority do not abuse
these privileges. They do not impose upon the Govern
men by using all this leave every year. Their conscences
guide them in doing right.
And per diem employees would be Just conscientious
There should be discrimination Employees not per-
mted to exercise their discretion to taking leave
Officials regulate this accordance with conditions of work
hand Moreover the of clerks never ask for
lay the Governments work Thousands of them sacrifice
what they could get if they made request They their
records to stand OUT have pride in devotion to duty.
Congress, with the great achievements of Govern
men employees before it this winter should get away from
former criticisms and give every employee his her Just due
Clarity existing laws that the Comptroller of the Treas
ury does not have to interpret unfavorably.
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
From The Public To The Editor

To the Editor OF The Times:
Ross is my name. J. Hunter Ross.
jr.. and my home is in Silver Spring,
Nd, otherwise known as Woodside,
and with your kind permission l wish
to set before you an incident which
happened last winter. and also appeal
TO you as the only visible means of
bringing to light my object.
While standing on the corner OF
Ninth and G streets one cold night
waiting for A Forest Glen car. the
only one which will take me to nv
home. car after car passed. each one
crowded to, or l should say, beyond
capacity. marked Soldiers Home. Ia
koma Park, Georgia avenue and Up
shur street, BrishtwoOd. and perhaps
one or two others with similar mark
ings.
l was getting awfully cold and
tired when finally a Forest Glen car
made appearance about a block away.
and, Of course, 1 was mighty glad to
see It, but il I thought I had any
chance OF gaining a foothoId on the
running board. / was badly mistaken.
and three cars passed Ninth and G
streets within one hour and 4 half,
each one so crowded that the motor
man would not stop for more pas
sengers.
Now here Is the objection: Fully
so per cent OF the people on those
Forest Glen cars either transferred or
got OF before the car reached Rock
Creek Church road. The reason I
know this is because : travel exclu-
sively on that line and experience
the same thing over and over each
time l risk my life trying to hold on
We might safely say that ten or
more cars going out Ninth street pass
to every one Forest Glen, and the
tired working folks Vho live way be-
yond the District line have little or
no chance Of deIiveranCe unless you
lend us your aid. rs you nave done
ever since the establishment Of the
paper which the public own. literally,
and which has gone so tar toward the
The Washington times., 1918-11-09

I education and b&tterment Of Wash
ington and its population.
Is it not possible for the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
to establish some means OF Identify
ing the people living so far out that
they have to take the Forest Glen
car?
SAY. for instance. the W. r. &
T.. Co. hat button made with
the inscription Forest Glen Pas
sengcr, or some similar remark. and
have each person living out that far
come 10 the office OF the company
give their name and address. have
same verified by the company. and
pay a nominal charge for the button.
which would go for covering the cost
OF manufacturing same. and let the
company instruct the conductor to
enforce the rule and demand presen-
tation OF button. and thereby give
the fellows and ladies living beyond
the District line or even beyond Ia
coma Junction a fair show at getting
home. especially during the cold
nights. when standing on street cor
ners is anything but pleasant Oas-
time.
The interest The Times has shown
other good citizens in their efforts to
advance methods and improve the
efficiency OF the various corporations.
etc. is one. II not he only. reason
that ! make :his appeal to you. with
assurance that same will be given
consideration. and il found Sound, {"
due publicity. which ! feel safe in
saying, has the Endorsement Of the
countless folks living so far out.
We, the folks in Woodside and the
surrounding villages" beg to thank
you for your nelp and cooperation in
our cause.
4 petition put before the Public
Utilities Commission would take for
ever to get action. owing to the nu-
merous other petitions on Ale. there
fore we make our appeal to the
Peoples Paper. Respectfully yours,
J. II. ROSS, Jr.
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
TODAY'S TOPIC
ANOTHER LONELY WAR WORKER.

life and whether I should en-
ourage him or not? S. S. A.
Difference Of Ages In Marriage.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
wonder IL you can point a way
out of my difficulty. l am sin
cerely and devotedly loved by a
man who is above reproach in ev-
cry way. He is a ollege cgradu-
ate. talented. goodlooking and
entirely unselfish. / have known
and loved him. oh, SO much for
several years. We have been much
together part OF the time in the
same family. We have been apart
at times for several months, and
he always comes back to me IL
possible more devoted. He has
been much in the society OF women,
but always prefers me, and we do
have such pleasant times together.
What shall be the end of this
beautiful love story? He is TWEEN
ty-seven and | am FIFTY
The question of educational diff
ferences depends entirely on the
The Washington times., 1918-11-09


The difficult problem of fathers and mothers is to
make youth its dislike of hard work 1t be
done # interest be aroused.
The boy that would regulate his diet home will
sit patiently at the training table in his college, eating
ordered-for the sake of future victory
The boy that would not willingly go errand for
his mother will put shoes with spikes and funny little
running breeches cut of short and in his legs
around cnder patch by the hour-hopng that day
somebody will say that he won race and honored his
school or college.
Show this picture to the young man who has ability
but lacks ambition Hard work the key that unlocks SIC
And ambition the mental key that unocks the store
Of energy human mind is not impossible to awaken
ambition in the most hopeless case if you can find
the right work
Everything is hard work.
1t is hard work to be bornhard for the mother and for
the child.
It is hard work to de-hard for those that are leaving
the world and hard for those that look upon the death
Louis the Fourteenth most domineerng and polite of
kings said to his wife, Madame de Maintenon in his last
moments: II imagined it more difficult to die" He
DID, he had been king for years. but even
he found death hard and Madame de Mantenon found it
very tresome watching him.
There is not single great success in all history, no
real success, that did have hard work and much dis
couragement for its foundation.
You must not only work hard but form the habit of
hard work, practice it until it is hard no longer.
With even average intelligence, there is nothing but
hard work necessary to make good He who will
can be independent Not all be famous or counted
among the of genius of whom Edison said that their
success ten per cent inspiration and ninety per cent
perspiration.
But every man who will select the right kew. even
though it be little heavy lift open the door and go
through
This is good picture of success to paste I'D where
be by boys fifteen years of age and older-up to
fifty.
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
Another Lonely War Worker.

Another Lonely War Worker.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am a war-worker and have
weathered the gale for seven
months. The towns all right and
living conditions make me con-
tented. But have never made any
acquaintance outside of my own
church, and now everybody / know
is overseas.
Last night 1 passed a perfectly
grand looking soldier deliberately
and courteously making acquaint-
ance with a girl in front of the
postoffice. / smiled to myself and
wished them joy. But really, Miss
Fairfax, it is very dull without
some friends. even if they are made
on such a iimsy structure as this.
The idea OF promiscuous acquaint-
ances in the big, wicked city /
come from is abhorrent, and / know
the best pleasures are those you
make for yourself and others hap
piness. l would like to become ac-
quainted with some men even just
to keep from getting rusty in the
gentle art of ordinary conversation.
I'd like immensely to read your
point OF view and the point Of view
Of some men in uniform, especially
officers. EDITH.
Ny dear girl, deeply as l sym
pathiZe with your loneliness,
cannot advise you to pick up ac-
quaintances as you saw the enter
prising young lady doing in front
of the postoffice the other even
ing. It's too deadly risky-and
too utterly common, as | am sure
you realize. There is no way OF
becoming acquainted, that I know
Of, except through the safe and
sane channels of an Introduction.
Let's all put our minds on it
and wish that someone will endow
a sorely needed club for war
workers. A club that will be prop
erly chaperoned and give war
workers and soldiers a chance OF
properly meeting each other, and
at the same time furnish an
avenue OF escape from the utter
dreariness Of lodging houses.
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
Too Young for Motoring.

DEAR MISS FAIRFA\:
4 great problem has been wor-
rying me in regard to which !
should like 10 ask your advice. I
am in love with boy seventeen.
one year older than I. lie has a
motor. and ! have been To the the
alter with him. but my mother OBJ
jects 10 my going motoring with
him nights. Do you think there is
any harm in that? KITTY
agree with your mother that
sixteen and seventeen is entirely
too young to go motoring by your
selves at night Why don't YOU
make up parties that include your
mother. they may not be so thrill
ing, but they are much better
form, and will look better to the
neighbors Personally, ! think
girl of sixteen ought to be in
school and more concerned with
arithmetic and algebra than love
problems.
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
"shOuId The Innocent sunerr"

Dear Miss Fairfax: We have seen
so many local questions brought up
in your columns. that we should
like to ask you about this one.
Among the masculine newcomers
TO Washington. there seems to be
very Questionable group. Until
last year. Washington has been as
safe as any place in the country.
But now it is as bad or worse than
New York or Chicago for young
girls to so about in. 1t is impos-
sible for two or three girls to go
down town OF evenings or wait for
each other on reputable street cor
ners without having something dis
Agreeable happen. And it is quite
: bad in the movies. These annoy
ances have happened to us and
many OF our friends where before
wee had not been bothered in the
slightest way. II is not that We en-
Courage these Objectionable prowl-
crs for they often begin when our
backs arc turned and have annoyed
older women. People will tell US
not to go out alone on the streets,
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
Once-Overs
Copyright 1918, by International Feature
THINK THIS OVER.
>EKGZiEgI

THINK THIS
Helen Keller the blind author musician in speaking
shout the boys who will saws: Tere
is consolation which the boys will When the outside
world longer fills thoughts and rad
attractions find that the world
ments Most have
idea of the hidden away n
position where in
self well possible but this come
beautiful spirit optimism beyond actual
Fiction in such o make a blessing
Explore" Do the
yesterday.
Hidden wonderful you discovered
what have in mind?
Helen Keller does sit explores
found the hidden
but adds the worlds enjoyment.
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
HEARD AND SEEN

, JAMES L. FEENEY, old Wash
ingtonian and labor worker, told me
q remarkable story. His son,
FRANK d. FEENEY, in a Field
Signal regiment, went over the top
several times near Chateau Thierry.
He became lost in the woods near
there. Suddenly he ran into YER
NON DALEY, son of Police Captain
DALEY. They actually embraced
each other. They had been old
schoolmates.
]. W. WALTON. OF Seward square,
disagrees very strongly with the
views of George VI Wickersham,
former Attorney General Of the
United States, in a speech in New
York, in which he advised that the
United States send receipted bills to
all countries to which it has been
loaning billions of dollars in the
last sixteen months.
Mr. Walton says: 81 believe there
is an unanimous opinion throughout
this country that all moneys ad-
vanced to the allies shall be re-
SuA hCu anu NudL snail %
made to pay every nation rightly en-
titled to an indemnity. Bury your
charitable notions, Mr.. Wickersham,
and let some Of the money to be re-
turned go toward helping the heroes
when they come home"
There is one Government office
where you are sure to get some
where or at least satisfaction.
| refer to the Adjutant General Of
the United States Army.
Gen. PETER c. HARRIS has the
dignity of the great officer that he
is, but he is democratic to the extent
that his office door is never closed
to visitors and anybody can walk
right in. His courtesy and ease Of
manner make all contented.
His citizen assistants. T. A.
O'BRIEN. chief clerk, and J. c.
KEEPER. assistant, always have a
helpful atmosphere for the man or
woman wanting information and en-
titled to get it.
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
Difference Of Education.

Difference of Education.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
am very much interested in a
young man and l have every rea-
son to think he returns my inter
est. He is now in France and ev-
cry letter I relieve from him men,
ton the fact that he expect to mar
~ me on his return. He is not
nearly so well educated as | am
and ] should like to know IL this
affects the happiness OF married
The Washington times., 1918-11-09

/ do sympaIhizn with you in
what must be a dull and monoto-
nous existence, but think how
gloriously young sixteen really is,
and all the years that are before
you in which to have a good time.
Don't let your temporary I'M
happiness make you lock fretfUl
and diScontentcd Disappointment
turns down the corners of the
mouth and does other ugly things
10 young faces. Try and keen
cheerful and put your faith in the
good times that are to come.
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
Writes Problems Pitfalls of the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

type Of mind the less fortunate
partner has. If he or she is pro-
gressive, ambitious, industrious
there is hardly any risk. But, If,
as Is so often the case, these diff
ferences are accepted with a self
satisfied egotism, there is little
hope OF happiness.
Imagine going about with a life
partner who continually submit
ted one to humiliation, it would be
unthinkable for a sensitive man or
woman to have to bear this. On
the other hand, there is the his
toric instance of Andrew Jackson
being taught to read and write by
his wife. And this tailor's ap-
prentice lived to become Presi-
dent of the United States.
Sweet sixteen In Distress.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
! am a girl of sixteen and am
very unhappy. The reason for this
is because l have no friends and
never go out. Ny father is sick
and my mother never goes out
with me. yet she does not allow
me to go out alone or with any
friends. You may think 1t strange
but that's why | have no friends
because l am not allowed to so to
their houses or to so out with
them. l am unhappy in every
way. my sister never goes cut
with me, and always tells LsotLe.
! ought 20 stay home and rClp
around the house.
UNHAPPY N.
This question was discussed to
the extent of q column on the last
page of this paper within a week
or ten days.
The Washington times., 1918-11-09

You can always remember that
If these unwelcome attentions be-
come too unbearable a policeman
can put a stop to them. In the
meantime when you go out to
movies, where this sort OF thing
is likely to occur, why not ask
some older woman to go along?
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
Native Son of District; 90 Years Old

years is there anything to tarnish
your good name or cause you re-
gretS The days and hours have
been spent in useful activity; In
kindly deeds and acts to others; in
honorably serving your country and
your community; in humble devo-
ton to our Creator. Your charities
have been abundant but not adver-
tIsed You deserve to and probably
VIII 90 beyond the century mark.
Mr.. Lord. whose rudy face and
bright eyes display good health, was
born in ? street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, ninety-two years ago
tomorrow. He is probably the old
est native Of the District living. He
guarded Lincoln with a musket at
his first Inauguration. He saw the
hrSt locomotive steam into Wash
ington and remembers everybody
laughing at the steam carriage"
He went 10 school the day the first
brick was laid in the Pension Office.
He has i've grandsons fighting in
France, He has kept pace with
everything in the nation and District
since he was . young man.
Mr. Iord lives at 1910 Nau-fo1
The Washington times., 1918-11-09
Lord, of BrOokland,

The ladies you'll meet today sell
ing heart-shaped tags are raising
money to support the Day Nursery.
which cares for and feeds the babies
of mothers who must work. The
fathers or six or seven children
there now are in France, and the
7,others working to support them
selves and older children. There
must be some place for these babies
while the mothers are working.
Thousands will buy tags.