The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-11
SOUTH DAKOTA BRIEFS.

Judge Charles 5. Whiting, or Pierre;
C. c. Caldwell, attorney general;
Frank n. Aikens and Tore Teigen, Of
Sioux Falls, the legal advisory board
selected for South Dakota to assist
soldiers in answering their question.
naires, have issued a request backed
by the national council Of defense at
Washington in which they request all
attorneys of the state to extend their
regard to benefits of war risk insar-
ance, allotment of soldiers and sailors
pay by the federal government, the
soldiers and sailors civic rights act
and other emergency laws relating
to men entering the service; to draft
wills and attend to caring for property
and settling business affairs or sol.
diers; to represent soldiers and sail
ors In court where necessary; to ar
range to attend such business mat
ters as require and are capable Of
attention in the absence OF men In
the service; TO report to the Red
Cross home service section cases re-
Quiring relief which come to the at.
tention OF the committee.
Because he furnished the bond for
the release of Gustav Crossman, pend
ing his trial in federal court On the
charge III threatening the life of
President Wilson, w. C. Uecker, presi-
dent and owner Of the majority of the
stock in the bank at Raymond, may
be compelled to dispose of his inter
est in the ba3k and resign TO prevent
the ruin OF the institution. Follow
Ing Cheeseman's hearing at Water
town. Uecker and a Raymond farmer
furnished his bond of $1,000. That
night Raymond citizens, enraged at
the act. posted large yellow cards all
over the bank and when the institu-
ton was opened next morning custom
ers drew out their deposits, exhaust
ing, 1t is said, practically all of the
banks cash on hand.
Dealers in wheat flour and the sub
stitutes are permitted to sell all pure
corn, rice. oat. barley and buckwheat
products, containing no wheat, as sub
stitutes for wheat -four for the pur-
poses OF the wheat conservation. rules,
whether these products be canned,
faxed, pulled or in any other form,
under a new rule issued by G. N. Her
reid. Federal Food Administrator for
South Dakota. Heretofore dealers
have been permitted to sell only GER
tain specified forms of the substitute
products.
Mrs. Mary G. G. Bradford, of Den
yer, superintendent of public instruc-
ton for the state of Colorado. presi-
dent OF the National Education Asso-
citation and the most eloquent woman
speaker among the educators OF the
United States. will give two addresses
In Aberdeen. Tuesday. June 4. in IN
nection with the greatest joint coun-
ty institute ever held in the state
and In the nation. The public viii
be given an opportunity to hear this
gifted speaker on this day.
Governor Peter Norbeck has an
nounced that but few changes would
be made just now In the state and
county councils OF defense. The new
law authorizing and governing these
bodies names the number OF members
and some changes are imperative 10
comply with 1t. Under the law just
passed the governor becomes chair
man 0f the state organization.
The supreme court has decided that
where a hospital receives any and all
classes o. patients. regardless OF pay
n'cnts, u ii. under the law. free from