The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-18
TRIAL is POSTPONED
FORMER U. 8. SENATOR r. =,
PETTIeREW TOO I'LL TO APP
PEAR IN COURT.

Trial OF r. r. Pettigrew, former
Omitted States senator from South Da-
kota, on an indictment on three
counts, alleging violation of the es-
pionEge act. was ordered held in abey.
ance' in federal court at Sioux Falls
by Judge ]. d. Elliott. after hearing
arguments OF attorneys on a motion
tor a continuance of the ase The
decision was handed down after coun-
sell for the former senator presented
af1davits from Chicago physicians de-
claring that illness prevented his APP
pearance. Under the decision the
case may be brought to trial whenever
Pettigrew's physical condition permits
his arraignment. Former Senator
Pettigrew was indicted at Sioux Falls
by a federal grand jury in Octo-
Der Of last year, as the result Of ar
alleged interview which he gave to a
local newspaper man. in which he de-
clared: There is no excuse for the
war. We should back right out Of It."
The supreme court reversed the low
err court of Hutchinson county on an
appeal from a ruling in a demurrer in
the ease of Jafes Roan.ys. Hntchin-
son county. This case was In relation
to the expense of care for the men
who were injured at the time OF a
freight wreck near Trip In June,
1915. A number OF men were riding
a freight train, and when 1t was
wrecked about twenty were more or
less seriously injured. The injured
men were hurried to the hospital at
Yankton and ever since that efforts
have been made to secure recovery
for care of the men and money paid
out for their assistance. The railway
company has denied responsibility on
the grounds that the men we're not
passengers, but trespassers beating
their way. The Legislature provided an
appropriation at the regular session,
but this was held to be unconstitu-
%tional. In the present cas- the court
holds in effect that Hutchinson coun.
ty, the county in which the wreck oc-
Cured, as not liable. This leaves the
matter where. the physicians and the
hospital who cared for the men will
have to stand the expense themselves.
as there does not appear to be any
legal way to secure pay for the serv.
ices rendered.
The fact that the late legislative ses.
sion of this state enacted a compul-
sorry labor law has begun to be spread
over the northwest. and even some
of the actual iaborers have evidently
been misinformed as to It's scope, as
they fear that II they come into the
state on other labor they may be draft
ed for farm work. They need have
no fear on that score, but the man
who wants to drift into the state and
then refuse any kind of labor is the
one who will get all that is coming
to him. 1t applies as well to the town
~loafer," and several Of the towns Of
the state are already putting It into
effect for the benefit Of this class. The
man who really wants work need have
no fear of the law, but the "worl
Stacker" had better steer clear of this
state this fall for the carrying on Of
his system Of Tabor"
Fifteen thousand boys and girls are
wanted in South Dakota to enlist fl
the governments campaign of fooc
production through garden and can
ming clubs. At least 5000, 900 are ex
pected to be enrolled In the United
States. The State college extension
division will place emergency state
workers to teach the boys and girls o
the state by demonstrations and les
ons how to can, dry and store al
foods grown in the garden or on tn,
farm. P. J.. Scarbro, of Broekings
emergency state club leader, say
boys and girls perform a patriotic dut,
raising their home supply of garden
goods, thereby releasing the factor.
output for army use.
The annual smut damage to oati
and barley is greater than that don,
to wheat, a federal specialists nov
at work In South Dakota. Farmer,
have quite generally treated thei
wheat with f~ormaldehyde for smut
It nov remains for them to treat oati
and barley also, otherwise II will b,
impossible to eradicate the smut
These grains should be given the sam,
disinfecting with formaldehyde, only
about twice the mixture should b,
used to each bushel Of seed. Direc
tions for giving the formaldehydt
treatment n supplied by count,
agents or the agronomy department a
State college.
Mss Mar Solioa, . popular youn,
woman OF Lead, Is expected soon t.
be doing Red Cross work behind tn,
battle lines In France. Some month.
ago she enlisted for Red Cross work
and has been at Camp Lee, Va. where
she was I'm charge OF one Of the de
partments.
For publishing obscene language In
his monthly magazine, Chain Light
ming, at Milbank. A. r. Lcekhart mus
serve three and . half years in the
federal p~enitentiary at Lsavsnworth
Rev. n. II. Rottman was arrested a
Woisey aud taken TO Huron. where
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