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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
We Cannot Serve Two Masters.

The. item printed in another
column in reference to the arrest OF
a Kaiser sympathizer was duplicated
20 far as the arrest was concerned,
at half a dozen other points in this
and adjoining states the same day,
showing that the government is
taking action in cases brought to
its attention in regard to sedi-
tious talk or actions. No good
man can countenance any unlawful
action or mob violence against these
misguided people. Their cases can
we'll be left to the legal authorities
to deal with, but it will be we'll for
all Of US to remember that as the
war goes on and the reports come
back Of the slaughter Of the boys
and young men who have left home
and firesides to defend our liberties
as a nation. the feelings Of the
American people will become more
and more tense, and to any Of our
friends who have not fully come
aver to the American proposition Of
this fight on atuocracy, now is a
good time to do so without reser-
vation. NThe American people have
set about big task, and they are
going to accomplish it. Woe be-
tide the man or set Of men who get
in the way to bar this work. Dem
agogues there are who will seek to
solidify and unite the scattering
opposition to Americas aim, pam
dering to the |. w. w. and similar
socialist or anarchistic associations,
and seeking to lure those Of Ger
man birth or descent through their
love for the fatherland into active
or secret opposition to the object
of the government, which is the win
ming Of the war. The man Of Ger
man lineage who permits any Of
these demagogues to swerve him
from whole hearted allegiance to
America in this crisis, is not wise.
The history of this conflict between
democracy and autocracy is being
written every day. The story will
be told to generations Of American
children in all the school books of
the land. Failure in This crisis to
to measure up to the fullest stature
of American citizenship will bring
something of shame with it, and no
plea as to the country from where
we or our fathers came from will
serve to excuse us. 1t will be in
this country that our children's
children will be living, and if we
turn our backs upon the righteous
ness and justice of the American
cause and support the Germ an au-
tocracy in its assault on humanity,
it will not be we'll with US. Petty
boycotting and secret intrigue will
only serve to prove more disastrous
to those who attempt to adopt such
measures, and it will bring to those
who attempt that line of conduct
more or less trouble in the future.
1t will be we'll for all Of US to re-
member that this is not game Of
politics-it is the life and death
struggle Of a nation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
County Agricultural Agent

Mr.. j. 1. Swedberg of Madison,
Mimi, who has been appointed as
county agent to work in conjunc-
tion with the county agricultural
committee arrived here this week
with his family. A meeting Of the
executive committee this( Thursday
afternoon is being held to outline
plan Of work, Of which fuller
particulars will be given later.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Union Evening Services

As a matter of fuel cOnser-
vation and an aid in coordinating
their work the Methodist and
Congregational churches will
union evening services during
January, alternating from one
church to the other on successive
Sunday evenings. The union
services next Sunday evening
will be held in the Congregational
church.
Happy New Year-Write 1918.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Married

At the Methodist parsonage,
on Wednesday, Jan. 2, by Rev.A.
E. Buriff, Mr.. v. F. Hass, of
Lake PaIk, Iowa, and Miss
Emma Dreitsch of Marvin.
Mr.. Gust Dreitsch and Miss
Ida Dreisch, relatives of the bride
supported the principals in the
ceremony. The young people go
to make their home near Lake
Park, Iowa.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
December Temperature

The month of December has had
so many violent changes in temper
ature that the following record
kept by the official observer, Ir-
wing Partridge will be of interest
For "a hours ending at Z am.
sign indicates below zero.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
"Tess, Of the Stofm C0untry'

The young ladies of the u. B. club
have arranged with Manager Mel
son to put on the above picture
story at the Bentley Grand on FRI
day the 11th ints. The story is one
of the worth while kind. and Mary
Pickford, the queen Of the movies,
is the star in this production. The
young ladies Of the club are not GO
ing into the show business pelman-
emily or with the expectation of
getting rich off the proceeds. but
they wanted to unite with Manager
Nelson in putting on something
that Milbank picture lovers will
fully appreciate and enjoy and turn
over the net proceeds TO the rcd
cross folks. Go out and aee the
picture that made Mary Pickford1
famous. Tess. Of tie Storm Coun
try" The story Of ono of IL s'uoox
%. nature kind.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Awarded Silver Cup.

Mr. Ed Benedict of Regina,
Sask., stopped off last week to visit
with his parents, Mr.. ard Mrs. II.
]. Benedict of this city. He was
on his way home to Canada from IL
lnois, where the annual gathering
Of the agents of the Emmerson
Birmingham Implement Co., of
Rockford, H., was held. Ed had
with him as trophy of his years
work the big loving cup presented
by the company to the agent that
does the most successful business
for them during the year. The
cup must be won three years in sue
cession before it comes into the per
manent possession of any agent.
Last year it was held by the Fargo
agent of North Dakota, and has al
so been one year in the south. but
has never before been held by a
Canadian agency, and Ed natural
ly feels proud Of his achievement,
as he is in charge Of the three
northwest Canadian provinces.
The cup is beautiful piece Of
silverware, lined with solid gold
and its probably value would be a
thousand dollars, but the value to
Ed is q good deal more, as it is a
testimonial Of his business ability,
won in sharp competition with
worthy rivals who strain every
nerve and resource to make the
vim ing points. Come to think of
it some of these Grant county boys
do make good in various lines when
we turn them loose on the world.
There's something in the prairie
grass that used to tickle their bare
feet to makes them champion sales
men, champion buttermakers and
champion everything else they turn
their hand to when they get out
among those of lesser breed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday school at 1890 a. m.
Public worship with sermon at
100 a. m. Union service in the
Congregational Church in the
evening.
A. e Buriff, pastor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04

Total precipitation for month .85
Irving 7. Partridge.
u. S. Observer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
is splendid feed for both stock and
poultry. 1t can be fed either in
the head or can be threshed.
Corn

Two crops of corn can easily be
raised there in one year. The first
being planted in February and the
second in July and August. The
first crop yields from 60 to 100
bushels per acre and the second
from 20 to 40 bushels.
Alfalfa
Star Gardens is one of the most
desirable alfalfa producing districts
in America. due to the rich soil
and equable climate, water for irri-
cation, cheap labor, and a market
averaging SIS ton today, in fact,
$50 ton is no unusual price. The
crop is of splendid quality and
eight cuttings can be secured in
one year, averaging a ton to the
acre.
The Star Gardens, of the Rio
Grand Valley Investment Co.,
which Mr.. Kohler is offering you
for sale also raises Sugar Cane,
sugar Beets, Sorghum cane, Broom
Corn Potatoes, all kinds Of vege-
tables and fruits. and Stock raising
All that has been stated or could
be said about the remarkable re-
sources, unusual opportunities or
wonderful future of Star Gardens
can be no more than a mere i'm
preston. until you have seen this
land of health, wealth and sunshine
We can say no more. 1t now re-
mains for you to see and judge for
yourself. We have endeavored to
give you. in outline, nothing but
real facts concerning our country
but we do not ask you to take our
word.
Join one Of our semi monthly ex-
cursions-enjoy pleasant South
ern trip on our special Pullman
train. Ride over this country with
US. Investigate personally into the
merits Of this proposition and form
your own conclusions.
We believe you will be inspired
by its wonderful possibilities, its
desirability as money-maker.
We believe that you will say, as
all others have said upon return, |
that the half was never told. A
Providence has offered
here world Of opportunities a
land where you can realize your
dreams "a land where ideals can
be realized where you can plant
and harvest and harvest and plant,
Wi nter as well as summer where
the mingling of the Gulf and Pac-
ific breezes over the Valley gives
you climate not only pleasing to
but contributes to the
vitality of man and beast.
With all these wonderful oppor-
tunities awaiting, how can you de-
fer from making trip to investi-
gate them?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Fresh Cream

Fresh Cream pint or quart bottl les
from the w. l. Lowthian farm on
ale every Wednesday and Satur.
day at Thirsk Bros.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
State Horticultural Society

The above society meets at Aber-
deem on January 22d to Jan. gath
inclusive. A fine program has
been arranged for these three days.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Why Our Land Is the Best

In the Star Gardens, owned by
the Rio Grande Valley Inve stmen,
Co., we offer you, in truth, the
cream of American land.
Here are all the natural advant-
ages-climate not surpassed by any
of the worlds most famous resorts.
together with rich soil combined to
give diversity Of pre ducts impos-
sible elsewhere in the United States
Our land is many times as fertile
as any in the North, because it can
and does produce abundant crops
all year round. Some land in the
Northern states is fertile, but for
six months of the year it cannot be
worked at all. it brings you no rev.
enue, and the rigors Of its winters
are fearful in the damage they can
inhict on your health.
Here we have irrigation. the
greatest force for the advancement
Of agriculture that exists, while in
the north they have both floods and
drouths, either of which destroy
the carefully planned work of the
farmer in a week, often in a few
hours. In the north no farmer
can rely on the outcome Of his
planting, but here in the Star Gar
dens by means Of irrigation the
farmer can insure his crops. He
can give water when and where it
is needed. never too much or too
little. With a climate that is al
ways perfect he can produce on the
land three and four and some times
even eight crops q year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04

Two crops Of corn can easily be
raised there in one year. The first
being planted in February and the
second in July and August. The
first crop yields from 60 to 100
bushels per acre and the second
from 20 to 40 bushels.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Rich Soil

The soil Of Star Gardens is made
land Of the richest kind almost uni :
form in quality, varying from q
rich black silt to a chocolate and
sandy loan. It is classified by the
United States department Of Agri-
culture as Brennan Loan. recogniz-
ed by agricultural and horticultural
experts as the best soil known.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Egyptian Wheat

Recently introduced. this grain
has proved wonderful producer.
The yield is from. SO to 100 bush
els Of threshed grain per acre each
crop. After cutting it grows again
from the rost. producing two or
three crops from one planting. II
brings $500 . bushel o seed. II
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Building Material and Labor
Cost Of Living

In Star Gardens the cost of liv.
ing among our people is reduced to
a minimum. It is not necessary to
put up an expensive house to insure
comfort for yourself and family. "A
neat bungalo set two or three feet
from the ground to allow plenty of
air passage under it will suffice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
AID RED CROSS NOW!
Topekans Urged to Advertise in Dis
play and on Billboards.

Charles L. Mitchell, under the con-
scription of D. w. Mulvane, chair
man of the second Red Cross drive in
Shawnee county, Is out on the streets
today soliciting advertising and bill
board space from the merchants and
business institutions in preparation
Tor the campaign which begins Mon
day.
Mitchell is asking these business
houses to take advertising space in the
newspapers exploiting the virtue of
the Red Cross drive. The space will be
signed by the business house. 1t will
be paid for by these business men. The
bill posting will be done at actual cost
by r. K. Hinkson-Crawford Advertis-
ing company.
1t is vitality necessary that this
posting and advertising be done this
week.
1t will be impossible for Mitchell
to see everyone today. But he has
telephone connections. Call No. 90
and arrange for a call.
1t may be possible that there are
Topekans who do not care to have
their names attached to the advertise
ment. Mitchell promises that this will
not interfere with the printing of the
ad
Greet Charlie Mitchell with smile
| as broad as his own!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
SANDWICHES GO UP!
Chamber of Commerce Member Kicks
on Prices of Union Pacific.

Union Pacific railroad authorities
are to receive a hot protest in the i'm
mediate future from the Topeka
Chamber of Commerce on account OF
the unexplained rise in the price OF
ham sandwiches on their trains to
Funston and other nearby points. Ac-
cording to the story told by one of the
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce at the meeting of that body this
noon. the Union Pacific dining car
system has been in the habit of send
ing its walters thru the trains between
Topeka and Camp Funston offering
sandwiches for sale.
Until about three weeks ago the
price of these sandwiches, which are
characterized as the "cut-the- hanna
little-thinner" kind, has been 10 cents
but the price was raised to Is cents
lately without any change in the sand
w1ches for the better. One of the d.
rectors characterized the raise in price
as AN outrage" and the board of d.
rectors instructed the secretary to take
the matter up with the Union Pacific
in the form of protest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
Govt To Create Real Units for
Industries.
Each Zone Will Be Complete
in Itself.
TO EXPEDITE WAR PRODUCTS
Scheme Expected To Revive
Plants Now Unused.
Part of Plan To Scatter Indus
tries Over Country.

Washington. May 15.-Industrial
zones-each to constitute practically
a complete economic unit for war
work-are to be created by the war
industries board thruout the country.
Complete manufacture therein OF
war goods, from the raw material to
the finished products is aimed at
Thus, it is believed, wasteful hauling
of partly finished materials from one
part of the country to another will be
virtually eliminated.
Charles A. Otis, Cleveland manufac-
turer and member of the chamber OF
commerce will undertake to organize
these lonesome tentative plan which
has been discussed is to make each
federal reserve district zone. The
zone organizations are to be built ur
around chambers of commerce which
will act as information and service bu-
reaus for the government and manu-
facturerS seeking contracts Eacf
zone bureau will be headed by an in
dustrial expert.
Under this organization plan man.
ufacturers who buy parts. for assemb
ling will be instructed as to firms il
their zone offering such parts. Fac
tories will be informed of raw ma
terial close at hand and the wastefu
practice of sending across severa
states for supplies obtainable nearer
home will be abolished.
Will Revive Plants.
Under the new scheme being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
Junior Red Cross To Put On
Vaudeville Performance.
Auditorium Engaged for Tues
day Afternoon.
RECEIPTS GO TO WAR FUND
and Stage Workers
To Donate Services.
Thousands of School Children
Will Buy Tickets.

Thousands of Topeka school chill
dren are already working for the
neighbors in an effort to secure the
dime necessary for them to attend the
children only Junior Red Cross war
fund vaudeville show at the auditor
ium Tuesday afternoon. Two shows
will be given. one at O'Clock and
one at o'clock.
The bill which is to be presented
will be a combination vaudeville per-
Torrance and picture show. Vaude-
Vile acts from the Novelty and Ma
iestic theaters, with two reels of spe-
cial pictures contributed by the Or
pheum. Iris and Cozy theaters make
up the bill.
Children only will be allowed to at
tend the performances. Tickets sell
for 10 cents each and may be secured
from the teachers in any class room
in the city. The ticket sale is in
charge of Supt. H. B. Wilson of the
city schools. The teachers themselves
have been urged to attend the per-
formances with their students. The
teachers will be admitted free of
charge in return for their services as
ushers and chaperons.
Money to War Cause.
The. money raised by the perform
ance is to go to the Junior Red Cross
to be turned over to the American
Red Cross as the Junior Red Cross
contribution to the Red Cross war
fund. This is the only opportunity
the children will have in the campaign
to contribute small sums of money to
make up a big pot as the Junior Red
Cross war fund contribution" said Roy
Crawford in speaking of the show this
morning. 1T is their great chance
to do their bit-and the show itself
does not cost one cent All the money
that we get from the sale of the tick
cts is to go to the Red Cross war fund
to help care for wounded American
soldiers in France"
The stage hands union, the motion
picture operators union, and the To-
peka musical association of the A.. F.
M. have donated their services free
of charge for the shows. All the
theater owners of the city have been
a sked to cooperate in making the per-
formance one of the highest class and
an occasion long to be remembered in
the annals of childhood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
WHERE THEY REGISTER
Local Boards Get Ready to List New
Army Elegibles.

Registration of the men who have
attained the age of Fl years since the
draft registration last June will be
held next month at the draft boards
rooms in the city hall, it was an
nounced today by w. G. Tandy and
Joseph Hanlon, chairmen of the two
Topeka boards.
Men from wards 8, 5 and will
register at the rooms of board No. /,
and those from wards 1, and at
the rooms of board No. O.
In orders received from the adjutant
general the method of registration is
left at the option of the local boards
Tandy and Hanlon think registration
by precinct is unnecessary as the
boards can handle the work from the
two central locations much better.
1t is estimated that the registra-
ton next month, the exact date of
which has not yet been set, will add
about $50 or 400 men to class l in
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

worked out by the war industries
board, unused facilities thrown into
idleness by cessation of peace time
demand will be revived for war pur-
poses.
Flexibility of the industrial war ma
chine will be obtained by this step.
it is believed. Sharp curtailments in
all directions are quietly being put into
effect by the war industries board be-
cause of shortage in fuel, raw ma
terial, labor and transportation.
Warning of impending curtailments
can be disseminated thru the zones
affected and arrangements for needed
war work to replace the curtailed &C
tivity made.
To Disseminate Industries.
Some other establishments Of in
dustries will be possible.
The zone plan is another step in
the process of scattering war con-
tracts thruout the nation instead OF
concentrating them in the eastern in
Gustrial district.
A complete chain of information
and service bureaus will be developed
in each zone reaching down to the
smallest city where any available fac
tory is located
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
Moore Is Optimistic,
HOOPER TREATS BOYS
Manager of Orpheum Turns Show
Over to Soldiers,

At the meeting of the board of d.
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
this noon a vote of thanks was ex-
tended to Manager G. L. Hooper of
the Orpheum theater as a mark of ap-
probation for his treat to the drafted
men whose train was late Monday.
1t seems that Chairman Baer, of the
entertainment committee, who was re-
sponsible for the big parade, called
on Manager Hooper for his orchestra
Monday afternoon to entertain the
boys at the Chamber of Commerce
while they waited for their train. On
account of the show Hooper was I'M
able to comply but he issued a gen.
eral invitation to the drafted men who
left Monday afternoon to attend the
afternoon performance at the
Orpheum with their families. The in
yitation was accepted and the boys
went away with the feeling that To-
peka really cared.
Manager Hooper paid the war tax
himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
TOPEKANS TO K. C.
Forty Delegates to Social Welfare
Workers Convention.

Forty Topekans will leave for Kan
sas City tomorrow to attend the ma
tional convention of social workers.
The convention ends next week, We'd
nesday. DR.. Roy B. Guild of New
York. formerly of Topeka, will speak
Sunday afternoon.
The Topekans who leave tomorrow
to attend the convention are: Mrs.
Horace Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Charles, Mrs. c. J. Evans, Mrs. Myrtle
Callahan, Mrs. H. w. Foster, Mrs. T.
D. Alden. D. F. Shirk, Mrs. George
Whiteker, Mrs. H. o. Garvey, Mrs.
Charles F. Spencer, Mrs. DeWitte C.
Nellis, Mrs. Delnor McGrath, Mrs.
Harry st. John. Mrs. F. J. Benjamin.
the Rev. M, F. Troxell. Judge r. H.
Cav, Miss Eva Corning, F. F. Dawdy,
w. L. Porter, B. H. Pugh, DR.. Charles
M. Sheldon, Mrs. Oscar L. Moore,
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter. Miss
Clara Armstrong. Miss Allena Graf
ton, Miss Anne Sweet. Miss Mary
Sweet, Mrs. Paul Walker, Miss Jean
Lindsey, Dr. Wilbur N. Mason and
Mrs. Sarah Malone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
WORKED old GAG
Negro Being Tried on Charge
of Fleeing Farmer.
Clarence Mccoy Accused OF
Working POcketbOOk Trick.

Clarence Mccoy, negro, is being
tried in Judge George H. Whitcomb's
division of the district court today on
charge of getting $40 under false
pretenses from Sam Patterson. a ne
gro farmer. Mccoy is accused of get
ting the money from Patterson on a
circus day il. Topeka a year ago by
working the old pocketbook gag.
Pattei son told a jury that a negro
approached him at the corner of
Fourth street and Kansas avenue and
pointed to Mccoy who was picking
that they make Mccoy split the con-
tents. Patterson had just sold a load
OF hogs IN Topeka for $40 and had
the money in his pocket.
Made Him Split Find.
SO they proceeded to force Mccoy
to split and walked up Fourth street
to- examine the contents of the purse.
There was $500 in the purse and Nc
Coy, under pressure, offered to "divvy
up" so Patterson told the jury. Then
the question of getting change came
up and Patterson says he rendered his
$40 to help in the change making
and then Mccoy went away to get
some more change. never returning.
IT told the other fellow after we had
waited quite a while l didn't believe he
would return" said Patterson. HE
said he knew he would because he
made a sign used by a lodge which
made a promise certain and the los
ing of an arm the penalty should the
promise be broken"
Patterson reported his loss to the
police. Mccoy later was arrested and
identified by Patterson. The thiro
man has never been apprehended.