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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
GOAL PRICE DROP IS NOW EXPECTED
Maximum Price DiscOntinu- ation Should Decrease
 Price Believe Officials
By Associated Press

Washington, January 17.--Fuel ad- ministration officials expect a decrease in the price of bituminous coal and coke to result from an order today dis continuing maximum prices on these commodities and eliminating the zone system of their distribution. The order is effective February l, but does not affect anthracite coal.
 The regulations rescinded by today's order include those governing purchas- ing agents commissions and profit mar gins allowed wholesale and retail deal CTS The fuel administration an- nounced, however. that these were sub ject to reinstatement if price, wage. labor, production or other conditions which may arise require it.
 Reduction in the demand for bitumin- ous coal as the result of the ending of hostilities and the unusually mild weather this winter made it impossible to maintain existing maximum prices, officials said. At many points they de- clared, the price for bituminous coal has been well below the maximum and it was intimated that this situation largely influenced Fuel Administrator Garfield in removing the restrictions.
 No intimation was given as to when the regulations on anthracite coal would be removed It was understood, however, that the fuel administration would continue to exercise control un- til the close of the coal year, next April 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
PROPAGANDA PROBE BY INVESTIGATORS
 AGAIN UNDER WAY
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manifested an unusually keen concern, asking me if I thought you would sup port the President or the republican nominee at Chicago, if he were other than Roosevelt.
 "Of course I could not answer so pointed a question. This only demon strates how anxious the administra ton people are growing over the question of the attitude of the German-American element in the forthcoming campaign.
 When I told Tumulty that you prob ably might make a visit to Washington shortly and that I would want to have him meet you and two or three others at luncheon he said it might be embar- rassing all around should he be seen by you.''
 Another long letter from Dickinson to Viereck, dated October A, 1916, described an alleged interview with President Will son at Shadow Lawn in which the Presi- dent is said to have inquired particular ly about Viereck, his mental equipment etc, and to have discussed his apparent serse of fairness
 q related to him briefly the genesis O. your statement for the press" the letter continued. q told him that you had brought it to my office that my first composition was for our publicity bureau to distribute it. but that you had suggested that it might not be as effec- tive through that distribution as it would be should you assume full responsibility for the distribution. This seemed to please him. I told him further that you had said to me that if I did not think it was strong enough and fair el ough for me to make it strong. =.
 ''The foregoing is about all of his con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
WOULD ALLOW ALL
 SOLDIERS ID VOTE
Measure Would Give Men in Service Suffrage With
 out Poll Tax

Montgomery, January 17.-(Specia) Alabama men who served on the Mexican border or in the war with Germany will be able to vote in general and primary elections in the state, regardless of their failure to pay their poll taxes during the time they were in the service of the government, if a bill introduced in the house of representatives Friday by Mir. Huey of Jefferson county is finally en- acted by the legislature. The bill is one of the most important of statewide in- terest to come before the two houses Fri day.
 The bill has made special provisions for the young men who served in the army, and who were unable to get back home to look after their taxes.
 Mir. Huey's measure is House Bill No 92, It provides the following;
 gro permit all persons, residents or Alabama, who were inducted into the na- tional army of the United States during 1917 or 191S or who were in the service of the United States in either the navy or army during the war with Germany, or who were in the service on the Mexi- can border during the two years prior to the declaration of an existing state of war between the United States and Ger many, to vote in primary, special or gen. eral elections who failed to pay their poll tax and would otherwise have been entitled to vote.''
 Judging from opinions expressed fol- lowing the taking of a recess by the two houses until Saturday morning there will develop little opposition to the bill. Another important bill, re- lating to the rights of returning sol- diers, was introduced in the house by Mir. Jones of Montgomery county. This bill provides that soldiers shall be per- petually exempted from payment of poll taxes.
 Says the bill:
 "To submit to the qualified electors of the state at a special election to be held on February ,, 1920. for their consideration, an amendment to the constitution of Alabama, in substance and to the effect persons who served in the military or naval service of the United States for a period of not less than six months between the first day of January, 1917, and the eleventh day of November, 1919, shall be perpetually exempted from the payment of all poll taxes"
 The two bills were turned over to the committee on privileges and cleo. tions A report is expected on each bill Saturday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
But You Must Drive It Out of Your Blood to Get Rid of
 It Permanently

You have probably been in the habit of applying external treatments, trying to cure your Catarrh. You have used been temporarily relieved. But after a short time you had another attack and wondered why. You must realize that and to get permanent relief the ca tarrh infection must be driven out of the blood. The quicker you come to understand this. the quicker you will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18

pacifist vote, both of which clements were striving to maintain our neutrality"
 Discussing his Washington activities in 1916, Dickinson said he arranged for a conference at democratic national head quarters between Postmaster Burleson and Viereck, the nature of which he did not discuss; that he held off an attack in Vierecks Fatherland on Senator Reed of Missouri, which, if published, might have lost the Missouri electoral vote to the democratic party; that he arranged for a conference in New York between the late Senator Stone of Missouri and some Germans, among whom was Vie- reck, and that he later arranged with Vance Mccormick, then democratic na- tional chairman, for publication in the Irish World of articles designed to in- fluence the Catholic vote but did not get the articles published.
 Dickinson said he only got $50 week and if Vierecks records showed he was on the payroll at $i0, somebody held out s10. He told the committee he had a son in France with the American army en- gineers.
 Dickinson is a former newspaper man who served as major of the Sixth Mis- souri infantry during the Spanish war. He has been rather generally known figure in Washington for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
You Need Not
 Suffer From Catarrh

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
WHOLLY AT EASE

On the general subject of hyphenates he seemed wholly at east
 He said he believed that year ago that their blood had been so heated against him that they were violently against him en masse.
 He added, however, that he was con vinced that their blood had cooled and that only their exclamatory leaders were in the main the only element that per sistently took an unfair view of his con drct- He talked as if he were convinced that the poll in November would sur prise the professional politicians, in the large proportion of the so-called hyphen- ate vote that would be cast for him.
 'He had on his desk, while talking to me about you, a full copy of the state ment you had prepared for the press in re the Ridder statement concerning Stone and Burleson. He remarked upon the fairness of it's tone as illustrated by your assertion that you did not regard his Americanism as inferior to that of Hughes. Before I left him he looked around and said he was sorry no ste ncgrapher had been present while he was talking to me so that what I had said concerning you might have been taken down.
 T remarked again that I was sorry he had replied at all to that crazy man O'Leary,' and he said that he had not dictated that statement in haste or heat, but that it was the result of very cool, careful thought on his part.
 T had almost forgotten to tell you that during the conversation the Presi- dent said in effect that he wanted to know about you and others, who like yourself have individualized themselves might be useful when settlement time corpec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18

The Sim Feiners are not the only peo- pie who look to President Wilson for aid. Another group is a section of moderate opinion under Captain Gwynne a former member of Parliament, who has a scheme for home rule along federal lines. This plan involves a parliament for all affairs, other than imperial, common to Ireland, and three or four provincial parliaments with full power, including taxation, over thrown local business. This scheme would give Ulster protection without put ting it in a privileged position.
 It is believed that Ireland would ac- cept this or a similar plan if it came from 8 neutral tribunal instead of from the British Parliament. If President Wilson should become interested in such plan it is argued by it's supporters the gov ernment would be rehcved of a difficulty and the President would get credit from Irish-Americans for finding way out of a critical situation. They declare that the Sim Feiners, although they probably will still protest against link with Eng and, would either have to accept the plan or be deserted by their supporters
 If some such settlement is not reached it is believed there will be the usual dis order and imprisonments. Ireland, some hold, will probably repy to imprisonments by more disorders.
 Meanwhile, there is comparative calm in Ireland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
NEW GROUP HOPEFUL

that their claim will be granted, but are doing all they can to get President Will son to raise the Irish question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, January l7.-Alaoama' Mississippi, fair Saturday and prop
 ably Sunday; moderate temperature
 Georgia, clearing and colder Satur- day; Sunday, fair.
 Tennessee fair in west, rain follow ed by clearing in eastern portion Sat urday; Sunday, fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
S|NN FE|NERS ID SOON FACE MORE
 STRINGENT LAWS
Government to Make It a Crime to Belong to Organ izatiOn, Is Report Re
 ceived in Dublin
By Associated Press


 Dublin, January 1.-The govern
 men, it is reported here, is about to
 issue a proclamation tightening
 laws against the Sim Feiners.
 Some months ago n proclamation
 was issued under the crimes act
 declaring that the Sim Feiners
 were dangerous. This was the
 necessary preliminary step to the
 suppression of the organization,
 but no subsequent step has yet been
 taken.
 Once a proclamation suppressing the Sim Fein is issued it becomes a crime to belong to the organization and the government can prosecute any member and send him to jail. Imprisonment does not affect the Sim Feiners unless they do not get their own way. They cause trouble in the prisons and at the present time there Is virtually a state of siege in the Mountjoy prison in Dub- lin because one Sim Feiner there is not treated as a political prisoner.
 The Sim Fein intends to summon its own parliament and has already held two preliminary meetings. It tTcdlS tic ldst clOSliOii 6S hii oSs VI oSA-7 determination and look upon all persons elected, regardless of party, as mem bers of the Irish republic assembly.
 Accordingly they have issued invita- tion to their own members as well as the Carsonites and nationalists, but no one of the other party members is talk ing any notice of it.
 s4 IN PRISON
 Thirty-four of the Sim Feiners elect ed are in imprisonment in England and Ireland, while Patrick MacCarten, Liam Melowes and Diarmuid Lynch are in the United States. This situation has delayed the calling of the national as-. sembly.
 When the assembly is called the ques- ton is whether the government will ignore it or suppress it. Two influ- ences are operating on the judgment of Lord Lieutenant Viscount French, who is the real ruler. One side de- clares that the Sim Feiners have an impractical policy and will wear them selves out if let alone, while if they are harassed they will retain the coun- try's support.
 Viscount French Is said to lean to the former view. It is said he is home ruler, but will insist on obedi- ence to the law.
 The Sim Feiners intend, if the national assembly meets, to nominate Professor De Valera, Arthur Griffiths and Count Plunkett as delegates to the peace con ference. They will claim representation as if Ireland were a separate state like Belgium or Serbia. They do not expect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18

versation concerning you that can re- call It embodies all of the essential features of his inquiries and comment.
 infer-and my inference may be wide Of the mark-that he either has determined to appoint some sort of neu- tralfty board after the election to aid him iE reaching some new judgment in re- gard to our international relations in order that he may act within the new lights which may be thrown upon the subject. l do not mean to say that he iEtimated any disposition to change his course. All I do mean to say is he left me under the impression that he is searching for the proper material to con- stitute such a board should he finally decide to appoint it ."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-18
RUMBLINGS REPORTED

A letter of June 2S to Viereck said:
 There are low rumblings at the White House premonitory of happenings of in terest affecting the British question. I have been unable as yet to get an ac- curate line on what they mean. There is much being said, too, concerning the reports of the advent of a new German submarine in American waters, coupled with the assertion in some quarters that it's real destination is Mexico. All as sertions of this character, of course, come from sources hostile to the continuation O: good relations between us and Ger many, or rather hostile to the restoration oi these relations"
 The following letter to Viereck was dated on June IA, 1916:
 q dislike to entertain such low view of any President as is indicated by these observations and especially of Wilson, but I am convinced that his desperation for reelection is so rapidly growing upon him that he will do anything this side Of positive scoundrelism to save himself at the polls in November. There is no sincerity on either side of the German questions though the Wilson crowd is likely to attempt to fake more than the other side. If Wilson could only be held down to a sensible and strictly America first course, it is my firm conviction that he would get a bigger German vote than was ever before Cast for a democratic nominee. l frankly confess. however, that his desperation is liable to cause him to throw away this chance"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-10-24
CHAPLAIN sQUIREs
SPEAKS AT UNIQUE

Chaplain Squires who was here on
Tuesday evening in the interest of the
American Legion gave a most timely
and appropriate lecture, which was
we'll attended by both civilians and ex-
service men. His talk was interest
ing and instructive and it is to be re-
GREETED that more people did not get
to hear his message.
The Chaplain explained the pur-
poses OF the Legion and showed to all
that it is not political organization
but banding together of the ex-ser-
vice men for their own interests and
to give expression to their datermin-
alton to uphold the constitution of the
United States, that they are against
anything or anybody that daras to
raise his hand or voice to destroy that
liberty which the American Flag rep
resents.. That i. does not intend to be
a tool in the hand of any politician
or party for the purpose of advancing
any partisan politics; that it feels
that its interests are in those things,
Liberty, Fraternity and Equality for
which they fought and died in Elan
dsrs field and the Argonne Wood. In
short it is 100 per cent American
organization and anything less is not
wanted in this, our country, the best
in the world.
The Edward Otto Post of the Am
erican Legion of Sisseton has now a
membership of about 60 members and
there is a keen enthusiasm to Increase
the membership until every ex-ser-
vice man in the county is member
of this or some other post.
To those who are not members it
lis urged tnat you send in your name
at once and get identified with the
greatest 100 per cent American or
ganization in existance today. See any
member and give him your name and
address and join at once.
After the lecture dance was. Civ
EN- in the opera house for the benefit
OF the Legion and record crowd was
in attendance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-10-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

For Sale-One used Automobile in
excellent condition. Will be sold
cheap if taken soon. B. M. Hanson
"Budge" Batterton arrived from
Chicago the first of the week for q
few days visit with the home folks.
Mgr. Hatch Of the otter Tail
Power Co., was looking after business
interests in Peever and Wilmot Wed
nesday.
The switch board manager arrived
from Aberdeen Wednesday and is in
stalhng the new board at the Dakota
Central Office.
There will be services in the Metho-
dist church Sunday. Oct. 26th. The
new Pastor O. w. Butterfield will con-
duct the services! Services will com
mence at 10:3O. old time. Sunday
School at 11:45. Evening services at
s O'Clock.
A. p. Houde is having fine new
barn erected on his farm adjoining
the Bert Mussetter place. AS soon
as 1t is completed work will begin ON
the new modern residence that is to
be erected on the place. Mr.. Houde
has disposed of his property just west
of town, to party from Bea, dsley,
and the new owners will take pos
session March 1st.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-10-24
Drive for Better Schools

With the eyes of the educators of
the middle west turned toward South
Dakota, the statewide drive for better
rural schools, opens October 27th for
a three weeks intensive campaign.
Offers of help are pouring in from
all sides to Fred l.. Shaw, state sup
erintendent of instruction, speakers
of prominence all over the state are
volunteering to spend their time con-
vincing the people that Square
deal for the country boy and grip is
needed before South Dakota rural
schools will show the standard that
the wealth of the state should insure.
Aurora county was first to respond
to the call for aid and others are fol-
lowing. Every county in the state
will be visited and the objective of
the campaign brought to every home
in the state.
The richest state per capita in the
United States, now ranks, twenty
second in education. The coming
drive is intended to put it at the head
of the educational movement that is
about to sweep the country. If the
need of the nation for food is to be
met and the production not dimin-
ished, the children on the farms must
be given equal educational advantag-
es with those in the city or they will
seek the city schools.
Is the grain crop of South Dakota
greater than the boy and girl crop?
Think it over.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-10-24
SLOGANS

America needs the Red Cross. The
Red Gross needs you.
The Red Cross job is an American
job. Are you an American?
Give yourself Christmas present
Buy the Red Cross magazine.
The Red Cross believes in happy
babies, do YOU!
Join the Red Gross fight for health
and happiness.
In the name and memory If those
who have ''gone vest, Join the Red
Cross.
The H. c. L. hasn't hit Red Cross
membership. They're still lollar.
If you want to help America, let
the Red Cross help you help.
When a Teller needs friend, call
The Red Cross.
All you need is dollar. You have
la heart.
Belong 20 the Red Gross and keep
step with America.
II you approved the Red Cross in
war approve 1t in peace.
Don't be A. w. o. L. at the Red
Cross Roll Call.
The Red Cross job is a local job.
Are you in on It?
Yod honor the Red Cross and your
self when you Join.
Your Red Cross button proves
your Americanism.
The greatest double play ever made
"Fron Home Folks to Red Gross
to Yanks.''
The Red Cross believes in square
deal for Mothers. Do you?
Remember its your Red Cross. Join.
Don't end your Red Cross member
ship Armist1ce day, begin it.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-10-24
Tllorsol,--Eik,,lll

Miss Clara Thorson and Mons Eli
ka4i completely surprised their many
>riends here by quietly slipping away
from their work Saturday at 4:3O,
when everyone was so busy their de-
parture was not known, and being
quietly married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Thor
son. Rev Austin performed the cere-
mony.
After hurried wedding suppe,
Magnus Stayig took the happy couple
TO Peever, where they waited the re-
turn of the train and left for a short
honeymoon to the cities.
The bride is charming Young lady
who has lived here since childhood
Her sweet quiet ways have made
everyone her friend. She has served
as clerk in the stavig Bros. Dept.
store for several years.
The groom was also a clerk al
Stavlg Bros, until about five wears
ago when he accepted position as
assistant cashier at the Citizens Nat.
ional Bank. He is a young man OF
s-erilng qualities. Both of these
young people are very active in
church work. They will continue TO
make sisseton their home, and upon
their return will go to housekeeping
in the Magnus stavig residence, now
occupied by the Graversen family
Their many friends extend heartiest
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-10-24
Executive Secretary Roberts
County Chapter A. r. C.

At a special election held Tuesday
of this week the proposition authoriz-
ing the town trustees to incur an in
debtedness of s2,500.0O for the pur-
pose of building or buying an electric
distributing system in Claire City
carried by vote of 20 to 5. The vii
lage authorities will go to New Ef-
fington some time this week and Sc
cure contract from the New Efing.
ton Electric Co., to supply the current
here upon the terms agreed upon, and
will then get busy and let the con.
tract for the construction of the sys-
tem.-Claire City Press.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-10-24

Game Warden L.; P. Johnson has
been doing some good work the past
few days, rounding up law breakers in
this vicinity On Tuesday he brought
A. p. Larson, grain buyer at the Jen-
sen Island in Lake Traverse and E
Halleberg. resident of the same
vicinity, before Justice Prind Vile.
having discovered said men fishing
with the aid of net. The men were
allowed to return home, after each
paying $40 fine and costs, taking
with them a line of the Judges good
advice.