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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
66TH CONGRESS
CONVENES
Session Last Before Next Presidential
Campaign

Washington, Nov. 30.-Preparations
for converting Of the sixty-sixth con-
gress in its first regular session next
Monday virtually were complete to-
night, with most leaders of both par
ties already here although many
members were delaying their return
until the last moment.
Senate and house plan to adjourn
almost Immediately Monday after no.
Trying President Wilson formally Of
their reassemblage and receiving the
usual food of appropriation depart
mental estimates and reports. Mr..
Wilson's message will be read to each
body IN Tuesday.
The senate is expected to begin
w,rk on the Cummins railroad bill
ard the house on miscellaneous bust
Eess when the session gets fully start
ed. House committees will start work
on the sixteen annual appropriation
measures to be enacted before July 1.
While the railroad legislation is be-
fore the senate. negotir is~s toward
disposal of the Germ lace treaty
are expected to reach cad, but with
leaders on both sides doubtful Of final
action before the holidays. The pro-
gram of legislation before the Christ
mas vaction, expected from about De-
cember 20 to January 5, calls for pas
sage by the senate of the railroad
bill as a temporary emergency reso-
luton, and final action on the OIL, gas
and phosphate land leasing bill, and
the Edge foreign financing corpora
ton bill.
The new session is the last before
the next presidential campaign. AL
though adjournment sine die next
June is the goal OF some leaders In
preparation for the campaign, few
expect that the Legislative program
could be completed by that time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
Platform Adopted By
Republican Party

Pierre, Dec. 1.-THE Republican
platform was ready the first thing
after organization and after the read
ing, the different planks were taken
up on roll call, as is provided by the
primary law.
The platform begins by assailing
Democratic extravaganza and praising
Republican economic measures.
Endorsed the League of Nations
with proper covenants and reserva-
tons.
Approved a non-partisan national
tariff commission.
Declared against class aucocraccy.'
Assails the unreasonable demands
of the coal operators and the equally
unreasonable demands of the /. w. w.
agitators.
Urges Americanization of newly
arrived immigrants and proper in
sti for them.
Declares for the English language
| as one vehicle of instruction in public
schools.
Urges generous compensation for
returned service men.
Recommends return of railways to
private ownership.
Endorses suffrage.
Favors Kenyon bill for license of
packers.
Commends a home building law to
encourage building of homes.
Pledges the party t o urge federal
action to present speculation in grain,
and assure fair grading.
Recommends the opening of the riv-
ers and lakes department of the agri-
! culture.
Recommends that the purchasing
power Of the dollar should be the
medium of fixing wages.
Endorses the rigid enforcement of
prohibition laws.
Recommends the appointment of a
state grain commission.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
BUREAU
ACTIVITIES
State Survey Shows Profit Made By
Use OF Pure Bred Sires

The avearge herd of 20 grade cows
in South Dakota made $40 more pro-
fit last year by the use of purebred
sires than where grade or scrub sires
representative counties by the various
fam bureaus. The $40 breeding
herds of cattle in the average Of the
Ii counties would return an increased
profit of 1892, 100 by using all pure
bred sires. The survey shows that So
per e OF all the sires are grades or
scrubs. Purebred sires in all counties
would therefore give the livestock
men $21, 626 500 more profit than they
now get.
The farm bureaus secured this live
stock survey by sending circular let
tiers to representative farmers in each
township, from the township asses
sors and personal visits to livestock
men in the townships not reporting.
The county farm bureau offers the
best opportunity for assistance in Sc
C curing the needed purebred sires in
every community. The county agents.
the paid leaders of the county farm
bureaus, have been doing an invalu-
able service for the farmers in South
nskota in helping to locate the de-
sirable type and the kind of high
grade and purebred livestock. Fur
Their service in the feeding and care
of the sires and herds is being rend-
eled by the county agents.
The improvement OF the livestock
business will come when the average
herd of cattle is made better. The
experience of all breeders has been
that the cheapest and o practical
way to do this is to use the best sires.
Mr.. Houston, secretary of Agriculture,
says: Farming in the United States
will be made profitable and interest
inG when the average farmers know
practices the best methods that ex-
pertinent stations and the best farm
ers have found to be safe and perman-
ent systems to follow"
This is equally true in respect to
using good purebred sfres in all herds
of grade cattle. The definite results
CT this livestock survey show the
number of inferior sires still being
used in South Dakota. and proves the
value OF using the good type of sires.
The definite cooperation of the live
stock breeders with the county farm
bureaus should make it possible to
add a large number of more good
pure bred sires to the herds of cattle
in South Dakota. Let's make the
goal: "A good purebred sire to head
every herd of cattle in South Dakota"
Harry J. Boyts, Asst County Agent
Leader.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
Weather Report For
NORTH OF November

The report of the weather bureau
at Huron, for the month of November
states that u of thirty days, only
eight We're clear. There were thir-
teen partly cloudy days, and nine
cloudy during the month.
The average temperature for the
month was "a. The highest temper
ature was fifty-one degrees, on the
oath, the lowest, 10 below, on the
thirteenth.
During the month there was 2
snowfall of almost a foot. At tn. end
Of the month there was s inch OF
srow on the ground.
The temperature for the month was
the lowest for a number of years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
Profit Basis Fixed By
Fair Price Committee

Redfeld, s. d., Dec. la schedule
OF maximum profits similar to those
in other South Dakota cities, has been
adopted by the fair price committee
here fcf regulation of merchandise in
FcdEeid. Yhe list follows:
Meats, % per cent.
Flour, $3.50 per barrel.
Sugar, ~ cents per pound.
Butter, Z cents per pound.
Butter substitutes, 5 cents per
pound.
Eggs. 5 cents per dozen
Groceries, 271a per cent.
Fruit, 25 per cent.
Staple underwear, hosiery, print
goods, muslin, outing %uannel, 80 per
cent.
Other dry goods. 40 per cent.
Shoes that cost under So, 30 per
cent.
Shoes that cost IS or more, AZ per
cent.
Mems and boys clothing and fur
mis- hings, AZ per cent.
The above percentages of profit in
clude the percentage of expense doing
business, which must not be added to
the prescribed maximum percentages.
TIE committee requests the resi-
dents to report all grievances to them
and failures to comply with be refer
red to the United States attorneys
Office at Sioux Falls.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
OPERATORS WARNED
HANDS OFF
Government Serves Notice. No In.
reference With Production VIII
Be Tolerated. Troops Guard
Men willing to Work

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The govern
ment served blunt notice on soft coal
miners and operators tonight that in
reference with coal production would
rot be tolerated.
Warning that legal prosecution
would be employed to thwart conspir-
ac;es by either side and troops sem
wherever necessary to protect miners
willing to work came from the depart
mint of justice after members Of the
cabinet had conside redevery phase Of
the fuel situation, admittedly critical,
in view of the abrupt breaking off of
negotiations.
1t is not the intention of the gov
ernment to let the mines remain idle
with half of the country in the grip
or cold weather and the coal supplies
rapidly diminishing,
The administration. is was thought
by those in position to know had fully
expected the miners to reject he
fourteen per CEN wage increase Of
fered by Fuel Administrators Garfield.
Anticipating this, plans had been con-
sidered for a~ugmenting the present
output of bituminous mines, officially
figured at better than forty per cent
OF normal.
A statement by Assistant Attorney
General Ames, issued late in the day.
gave assurance to all miners that they
would be afforded ample protection If
they returned to work, even IL troops
had to be called out. This was the
only definite statement of policy from
the government. In official circles, IL
was said that the federal authorities
were determined to force resumption
Of operations on the terms laid down
b. the fuel administration.
The department of justice state
mont called attention to the fact that
Instructions issued heretofore by the
war department In connection with
the possible use of troops in coal
field regions still were in effect and
that department commanders stood
ready to guard the fields the instant
their aid was requested by the state
authorities.
Operators tonight set out to resume
production, so far as that was possible
under the muddled conditions by tele-
graphing notice for posting at mines
everywhere offering an increase Of IA
per cent for all men willing to work,
DR.. Garfield had explained earlier in
the day that he regarded IA per cent
a just and sufficient wage advance for
| mine workers and that mine
who did not pay it would find their
pl cperties taken over and operated
ty the fuel administration.
John l.. Lewis, acting president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
who had borne the brunt of the wage
negotiating fighting, went home to-
night, worn out by the long wrangle.
After leaving Secretary Wilson's Of
fee Lewis said:
Or. Garfield represents the govern
ment. Mr.. Wilson told me that to-
day"
This was taken by Lewis to mean
that the IA per CEN wage offer was,
d finitely and finally, the govern
ment's offer and that Mr.. Wilson's
proposal for a 81 per cent advance
had been rejected by the cabinet. So
far as obtaining help for his union,
Lewis realized that ii per cent was
all he might expect.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
Call For Special Session
issued By Governor

Pierre, s. d., Dec. Gov. Norbeck
this evening issued a call for a special
session of the South Dakota legisla-
ture to meet Tuesday evening at 2
o'clock to take up the matter OF ap-
prevail of the national egaal suffrage
amendment. This action is taken ON
agreement by a majority Of the mem
bers to attend such a session at their
own expense. Tn session will be one
without any expense to people OF the
state.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
Thanksgiving Day
Quietly Observed Here

Thanksgiving Day was generally
observed as a holiday in this city.
During the morning hours business
places remained open, but In the af-
ternoon there was a general suspen-
sion Of business.
Union Thanksgiving services were
conducted at the Christian church
Rev. r. e. Tarleton, delivering the
SCI There was a good attend
ance.
The day was observed by family re-
unions, and dinners with turkey
'neverything.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
Trapping Season
Opened December First

The trapping season for the state
will open the first of December. Ac-
cording to the state game warden's
department. anyone trapping after
December first, will be liable to fines
unless they first secure the trapping
license required under the law.
Two Hand county citizens were re-
Gently fined for trapping skunks and
muskrats out of season.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
To Deport Anarchist Leader

Washington. Nov. 29.-Deportation
OF Emma Goldman, the anarchist. was
ordered today by the department of
labor. The bureau OF immigration, it
was stated, will recommend that she
be sent to Russia. She has been an
anarchist leader in the United States
fer many years.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04
Red Cross Christmas Seals

100, 900 seals have been sent out to
the schools of the county to be sold
by the children.
$4,000 more are expected in a day
or two, which will be placed with the
city schools of Miller and put on sale
In the stores and postofices OF Miller
and the whole county.
A Red Cross booth will be erected
In the Miller Post Office where the
seals will be sold by The Boy Scouts
The seals will be ON sale in Miller
this week.
T.. j. Simons,
County Publicity director.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-04

AlI.Stars Challenge Highmore Team
The town basket ball team. known
as the Al iStars has arranged a game
with the Highmore town team, to be
played at the High School gymnasium
Monday evening. The local team ia
In good trim, and feel confident OF
giving the other team a trimming. A
good game is expected.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-11
CARPENTERS STRIKE
ON SHIPMENTS HOMES
Brotherhood Men Walk Out
on New York Firms OPP.
Grating Here

Two contracting firms with offices In
this city, the Tidewater Building Com
pany and Austin & CO.. are affect
ed by n general walk-out order issued
in New York by the United Brotherhood
Of Carpenters and Joiners.
The walkout is made general through
out the United States, and involves
trades affiliated with the carpenters, in =
Guiding bricklayers, hosting engineers
and plasterers IL is directed against
the Building Trades Employers Asso-
citation OF New York, and affects only
members Of that organization.
The Tidewater Building Company has
been erecting 1000 houses for ship
workers at Cooper Farms, near Camden.
An official of the company said today
the carpenters walked out there about
ten days ago, but work was going on
as usual although no agreement had
been reached with the men Though in
advance of the general walkout the
strike Of the Tidewater Company is part
OF its general movement.
w. T. Allen, secretary-treasurer of the
Philadelphia District Council of the
United brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners stated today that the carpenters
and allied workers had gone out this
morning on building which Austin &
Co, are erecting at Wheatsheaf lane
and Sepviva street for the American
Engineering Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-11
MILLIONS ARE ASKED
FOR MUNICIPAL WORK
Several City Departments Re.
quest Appropriations for
improvements

Requests for millions OF dollars with
which to make much-needed city i'm
provements were made today at a con-
ference between Mayor Smith. directors
Of the various departments, Chairman
Haffney Of the Finance Committee. and
Controller Walton.
The city's borrowing capacity for gem
eral municipal purposes is about s1s.-
600. 900.
The largest request made was that Of
Director Datesman. of the Department
or Public Works. who asked for ss. OOo
600 or SS,O00.000 for his department.
The money is to be used for highways.
bridges sewers and other important i'm
provCments
Director krusen, Of the Department
OF Health and Charities asked for ss.-
OoO.OOO for a new nurses home at Sec
pnd and Luzerne streets. additional
buildings at the Philadelphia General
Hospital at Byberry and completion Of
buildings fer the INDECENT and insane.
y request for s2.s75,O0O was made bv
Director Wilson, of the Department of
Public Safety He said new euuipmept
for the police and fire departments was
required and n number of new stations
were needed.
The Bureau of Water made requests
for two or three million dollars for
much-needed extensions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-11
PLAN TO HAVE PENNA.
TROOPS PARADE HERE
Defense Council Executive
Points to War Record
for Consideration

Every effort will be made to have the
Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Division
parade In Philadelphia when that unit
returns from France.
This announcement was made today
by Robert ID. Dripps. manager of the
Pennsylvania council of national de-
fense, in referring to reports from
Washington that this city was not
among those being considered by oitl-
cials for the honor of parading returned
divisional troops.
I'VE most assuredly desire to give
our own Pennsylvania Division the op-
portunity to rarade In Philadelphia
when II returns home after its glorious
record abroad" he said. We will en-
deavor to obtain permission for 1t de-
spite the fact that the reports from
Washington would seem to confine the
discussion as to the cities where such
parades will he permitted to New York.
Washington and Boston.
THE only question is when we shall
make our appeal. We want to cooper
ate fully with the War Department and
do not desire to stir up any trouble
over the matter But we feel that II
any State is entitled to a parade of its
division Pennsylvania is.
mo State, everything taken into con-
sideration. has done more toward the
winning of the war than this State, and
If Pennsylvania Is entitled to parade,
Philadelphia Is, of course, the place to
have II. We would also want to have
parades of other large groups Of Key
stone State boys"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-11
KEARNS PREDICTS KAYO
Dempsey's Manager Looks for
Speedy Victory Over Willard

New York. FEB. lit VIII De a
knockout and fast one"
This Is the opinion of Jack Kearns,
manager for Jack Dempsey, who signed
articles yesterday for bout with Jess
Willard, which will be held somewhere
In the United States" some time on
July A.
Dempsey will net need much train
ing" said Kearns. Hes young-only
twenty-three-and takes good care Of
himself all the time. When he's on the
road in vaudeville he goes right to his
hotel from the theatre and climbs into
bed.
"In the morning. If he feels like it he
gees out on a long hike. He loves to
work and knows what he needs to keep
him in the pink of condition.
"After he finishes this theatrical en-
gagement he will go out to the mountains
to play around a while and then go into
intensive training for about two weeks
before the bout"
Dempsey doesn't smoke and all he
drank yesterday before and after the
articles were signed was a tall glass of
lemonade. 81 won't need more than
eight or nine days training before meet
ing willard" he said. 1T doesn't make
any difference to me whether the fight
is long one or a short one, but / think
the championship fight should be long
However. the longer it is the better I'll
like it."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-11
AMERICAN SOLDIERS WIN
HEARTS OF FRENCH GIRLS
Conquero Of Germany Have Also Made Their Way affections
of Fair Demoees of Sister Republic. Report Phila.
delphidns Returning From Ouerseas Service

The conquest Of the American SOL
uler ala not end with the defeat of Ger
many He has also won the hearts Of
the fair mademoiselles OF France.
Hundreds Of French maidens say they
prefer the spirited american soldier to
tne bowing, romantic son of France
scores OF Philadelphia soldiers speak
wen or the French girls, too. and the
tact that many of the returned army
men are still learning French indicates
that their interest IL somewhat serious
incidentally most of their mail bears
French postmarks
Many OF the fair maidens of France
gave their reasons for admiring the
American youths in letters which they
recently sent to n newspaper in Paris.
Ihe publication sought their views on
me subject. They had but one criticism
of the boys from the United States. The
french do not like the horn.rimmed
glasses worn by many OF the American
soldiers. They say 1t makes them look
TOO severe, exacting and conservative.
But, with the glasses off--oh. what a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-11
SOLDIERS OVER HERE
REMAIN IN SERVICE
Philadelphians Affected by
Order Mastering Out
Overseas Men

Philadelphians still in the army and
mustered out until next summer or even
later
This possibility Is the result of the
War Departments intention of first
According to the army general staff
the number of soldiers on duty in this
country has been reduced to the mini
mum necessary for the maintenance OF
announced that for the next few months.
at least, discharges will be confined to
overseas troops returning to this
country.
A total OF not more than 10000 over
seas troops will be returned this month.
II was stated. In March the number
will not exceed 100000 and in no sub
sequent month will more than 100000
be returned for discharge.
Most of the men now seen on the
streets of this city are wearing both
the red chevron indicating honorable
discharge and the gold chevron denoting
at least six months service overseas. The
comb nation OF the silver, or home serv-
ice chevron, and the red discharge
chevron is seen less frequently.
About two hundred Philadelphians on
the books of Councils committee on sus-
tenance and relief have been mustered
out of the army since January /, ac-
cording to the committees records. The
total of local men mustered out since
that date is said to be much larger,
however. Councils committee only has
n record of those whose dependents were
being cared for the committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-11
AMERICANS WILLING
Ready to Send Team to Next
Olympia Meet

New York. Feb. 11.-"America stands
ready to send n representative athletic
team to the next olympic games. regard
less of the time or place which may be
designated" This was the answer of
prominent Amateur Athletic Union Off
cials to the query of the Swedish
Athletic Association, made through
United States Minister Morris at Stock
holm recently.
The track and field authorities of this
country have been actively engaged since
the signing of the armstice in prepar-
ing for a worldwide revival in COM
petitive athletics, and the implied desire
of the Swedish assc citation to re-estab-
lish the olympic games did not occasion
surprise in A. A. Y. circles. Sweden
acted as host of athletes from all. parts
of the world in the meet of 1912, and
the imposing stadium built for the con-
tests still stands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-11
PENN TO MEET
HARVARD TWICE
Cambridge Nine Will Play
at Franklin Field
May 3
OTHER CRIMSON DATES

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 11.--Full as
surance that Harvards sport program
Tor the spring would be carried on with
much or the vigor OF pre-war days was
given in n statement by the athletic
authorities today.
Frederick Knapp. acting graduate
annette manager, said that the usual
tarNard-iale regatta would be held at
new London June 20: Harvard and
SorheIl crews would race at Ithace May
o. and Harvard Princeton would meet
on the Charles River April 10.
IN al probability triangular track
and field meet for Harvard Yale and
princeton would be held In Cambridge,
May II. and that the University base
pail schedule would differ in no i'm
portant respect from the days before
the war.
The baseball schedule includes:
April l6-Springfield Y. NJ. c. A. Col
lege at Cambridge.
April 19-Pennsylvania at Cambridge
Uentative).
May 3--Pennsylvania at Philadelphia
May 7--Holy Cross at Cambridge.
May 1o-Dartmouth at Cambridge.
May l7-Princeton (place undecided.
May 2l-Amherst at Cambridge
May 24-Princeton (place undecided. .
May 30-Brown at Providence.
May 31-Brown at Cambridge.
June Holy Cross at Worcester.
June 11-Princeton in New York, in
case of tie.
June 17-Yalc at New Haven.
June 1S-Yale at Cambridge.
June 2l-Yale at New York. in case
OF tie.