The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-10
NATIONAL COUNCIL REQUESTS
STATE BOARD TO LOOK AFTER
RAISING WAR FUNDS.
GOSSIP or The STATE HOUSE
A Review of the Work Of the state
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
Institutions.


War relief funds and various war
work enterprises presented to the PEG.
pie hereafter for support must receive
the stamp Of approval from the state
council OF defense officers, according
to C. Fl. Anderson. chairman OF the
South Dakota state council of defense.
With the increasing number of war
relief campaigns which are being
urged upon every community indis-
c~riminately, the South Dakota u
Oil OF defense has called a halt, and
through representations to the ma
tional council of defense at Washing
whereby activities OF certain promot-
crs OF war causes can be limited.
Under the Instructions of the ma
ti0nal council, state councils are or.
dered to assume supervision over the
question of raising money for war pur-
poses. Major war fund campaigns,
however, such as the Red Cross and
the Y. M. G. A. causes, which are un-
der government regulation, do not
fall under the order.
In these days OF liberal giving TO
the various enterprises connected with
war relief work. Mr.. Anderson de
clared in discussing the situation. I'll
Is not difficult for promoters of a
cause to secure large mounts OF
money which they may perhaps intend
TO use honestly. There may, however.
be no well directed organization for
the handling of funds at any so-callcd
b10 = ,,,a wE,r- -. ~,ls,4 - lsrk~4h,4flu
az gs a result, there is a chance OF
loss. 1t was the opinion of our state
council that there can be no indis
criminate contribution made which
should be withheld from some causes
and directed to more important and
safely managed enterprises.
There are m]eritorious objects
which could be helped" Mr.. Anderson
declared, "but which would deplete
the measure of contributions to things
more important. There is also an cp-
portunity for dishonest collection OF
considerable money by those who
would utilize present conditions Of
public sentiment toward charitable ap-
peals.'
Cold business methods, Mr.. Ander-
son declared, should be considered re
garding our methods Of giving.
= *
Testing Of Measures Finished.
Testing of measures and pumps
used for gasoline and kerosene has
been completed by the inspector of
the state food and drug department in
Aberdeen, WATERFOWL, Redeld, Huron
Mitchell and several towns in the
northern part OF the state Conditions
as found by the Inspector show some
improvement over that found in the
cities where first inspections were
made. but short measuring pumps still
predominant. A marked Improvement
is noted in the five gallon measures
used 81 the princinai jobbers, new
measures having been supplied agents
at many stations. AS compared with
those found In other cities where tests
have been thus far made, Watertown
showed the best condition OF pumps
and measures. OF Al measures tested
there 35 were found correct, i've were
condemned for repairs and made cor.
rect and one was condemned and de,
BttOJGns MI iC0ou Ing phAhp vi
found correct, five were incorrect and
adjusted, while four were condemned
for repairs. All the pumps were Civ.
ing short measures. In Huron condi.
tions were about the same as in Wa.
tertown, but in Redfeld, Aberdeen and
Mitchell, a larger proportion OF meas
uring devices tested were incorrect
and repaired and eight were con
J demned. But four out OF twenty
pumps tested IN Mitchell were correct.
Fourteen we're giving short measure
and OF these eight were adjusted and
six condemned for repair. Two only.
gave long measures, and these were
|! corrected. In Lennon but one pump
was correct while eight others gave
short measure. At Mcintosh, also.
| one pump was correct while four were
| short All measures found in these
two towns were correct. In Mobridge
all four gasoline pumps in use were
| giving short measure and of these
three were corrected and the fourth
| condemned for repairs. The five gall
Ion measures used there were correct.
| t HN
"Baeon Bullets
City folks can take a shot at the
kaiser by raising bacon bullets" and
! city authorities in South Dakota
| should suspend ordinances f%orbidding
the keeping of pigs, declares Joe Hin.
emergency specialist in pig production
with the State college extension d.
vision.
1
May Secure Hoover.
The possibility or securing Herbert
Hoover. United states food admins
trator, for several speeches in South
Dakota during the winrer is suggest
ed by C.. N. Herreic. feredai food adj
ministrator for south Dakota upon