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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
IMPROVE SCHOOL CONDITIONS

A meeting of the board of education
with the committee appointed by the
Commercial Club has resulted in these
gentlemen getting in touch with /. o.
Dybdahl, owner Of the new building
being erected opposite the telephone
exchange. The board have obtained
the rental figure of Mr.. Dybdahl for
the use of the building. up to and in
Guiding the school year ending in June.
1921, and are considering the accept
ance of his terms. While the Regis.
ter is not at liberty to give the amount
asked, it is the opinion of many, in
GLIDING those posted on the matter,
that it is within reason and that the
board will be serving the best inter.
ests of the city and the school chill
dren in accepting it. Talks with sew
eral business men, bankers and pro.
fessional men. show that the large
majority believe that Mr.. .Dybdahl is
not unreasonable in his figures. Moth
ing had been decided as far as could
be learned this morning, but it is ex-
pected that a decision will be reached
soon.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
CITY WILL HAVE PUBLICITY

The publicity committee of the Com.
mercial Club met last evening and
completed the final arrangements for
the new booklet advertising the city,
that will be issued by the club. This
committee will report at the meeting
of the club on Friday evening and the
pamphlet that they have prepared and
are having printed will be one Of the
finest things that has ever been put
out from Bookings to show her ad
vantages and esources. At the meet
ing Of the club on Friday evening a
special program has been prepared
for the members, the principal number
Of which will be an address by Or.
w. e. Johnson, president of the State
College. A full attendance will do
much to show that the city is alive
to its opportunities and does not mean
to pass them by.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
NOTED SCIENTIST
DIES IN EUROPE
CYRIL G. HOPKINS, FORMER COL.
LEGE STUDENT, DIES WHILE
ON WAY HOME
AMERICAN LEGION ELECTS OFFICERS
Growing Membership Of Local Post In.
spires New Officers to Increased
Activity In Organization.

A telegram to Mrs. T. H. Jennings
last evening stated that her brother,
Prof. Cyril G. Hopkins had died in An
English military hospital at Gibraltor
on Tuesday evening, while on his way
home from his mission as a Red Cross
commissioner to Greece. Prof. Hop
kins was a nationally known chemist,
was educated at State College and
one of the best known pupils Of the
late James H. Shepard. He has been
a professor at the University Of Hi
nois for a number of years and his
achievements in his profession have
been widely known. Nothing but the
facts given above are known at this
time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
A NOTABLE CONFERENCE

The national conference on rural
education and country life, which will
be held at Sioux Falls, October 1915,
inclusive, will be one of the largest
If not the largest-national confer
ences seld so far, says DR.. J. L. Nc
Brien Of the U. S. Bureau of Educa.
ton. DR.. Mcbrien arrived in Sioux
Falls last Saturday to take up mat.
tiers with the local committee relative
TO the conference. This conference
is especially significant not only to
South Dakota, but also to educators
all ove the country, because it will be
held just before the great state drive
for better schools beginning October
81 and continuing three weeks. A
number of states that are planning to
put on similar drives await results
of the national conference before eff
fecting their organizations. The pro-
dresses by three state governors, DR..
P. P. Claxton, U. S. commissioner OF
education, several state superintend-
ents and other distinguished educa-
tors. South Dakota will be represented
on the program by Fred S. Shaw, state
superintendent of schools; DR.. Willis
E. Johnson, president of State College,
at Bookings; DR.. R. L. Slagle, presi-
dent of the State University; S. w.
Johnson, superintendent of the Brook
ings schools; A. A. Mcdonald, super
.intendent at Sioux Falls; E. R. Ed
wards, superintendent at Yankton, and
Mrs. H. E. Dawes of the extension work.
The women's clubs and coutny super
.intendents of the state will be repre-
sented. In speaking of the South Da-
kota school drive, for which prepare
tons have been going on all summer,
DR.. McBrien said, "The South Dakota
campaign is the most constructive,
most thoroughly planned, best organ
lied and promises the best results
any educational drive in the coup' a
A large number of college peop' .SRiu-
Gators and others interested *edu-
cation will go from Brook 9 to at
tend the conference. -
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
BIG INDUSTRIAL
CONFERENCE MET
WIDELY HERALDED MEETING OF
ALL GROUPS OF INDUSTRY
in SESSION
SECRETARY LANE CHOSEN CHAIRMAN
Absence of President Wilson Felt As
a Drawback But Delegates Earn
est to Accomplish Results.

The big industrial conference OF all
branches Of capital and labor, called
by President Wilson, met in Washing
ton on Tuesday. While there has
been some preliminary side-stepping
10 gain possible advantage in the or.
ganization of the conference, the gen.
eral feeling seems to be that it may
be possible from the meeting to come
to some agreement between these two
great industrial forces. The follow,
ing account of the opening is given
out by the Associated Press:
Secretary Lane was elected per
manent chairman and in his speech
he stirred the delegates, representing
capital, labor and the public, to great
enthusiasm, by declaring that the
high purpose Of the gathering made
failure impossible in an effort to har-
monize the industrial situation in the
country.
Providing the adoption of rules, the
conference struck a snag when it was
learned that the report of the rules
committee made no provision for mi
nority expression and was a "trav
isty" on free deliberations. These
criticisms caused early adjournment
of the morning session to permit fur.
Their debate, but on reconvening the
rules were adopted without material
change. Other provisions Of the rules
reported by the committee we're that
the meeting be open to the public and
the press and that there be two daily
sessions, from $50 a. m. to 1890 p.
m, and from 2:30 p. m. to $3.50 p. N.
1t was expressly stated that tners
should be no meetings on Saturday
indicating that the conference was
expected to continue for two weeks
mole. The providing for public Sos
sions and the unanimous vote by
groups, on all conclusions and deci
tsions and to require the consent Of a
group before any members of it can
introduce a resolution, was proposed,
A committee of fifteen was named to
recommend for or against, all reso.
lutions introduced.
The employers group was the only
one ready, under the rules with any
business. Frederick P. Fish of Bos-
ton, offering a resolution declaring
the need of the industrial situation
was, Increased production and ade.
quate compensation for services and
just return or capital, and that each
delegate should be guided in his &C.
ton by the good of the country. as a
whole and not for individual gain.
In accepting the Craftsmanship, Sec.
rotary Lane said he regretted the alb.
sence of President Wilson and the
inspiring word" he might say to the
conference, and added that the news
from the white house was that the
president might be able to address
the conference before it adjourned.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
GOVERNOR APPOINTS

Governor Norbecn has re-appointed
H. S. Hedrick of Chamberlain as game
warden. He has selected DR.. Howard
Joeph Smith of Huron rs a member
of the state board Of health and med.
ical examiners, as the representative
Of the homeopathic school of medi
cine. The last legislative session au.
thorized the selection of three men
in this state to represent the agri.
cultural interests of the state before
departments and communities at Wash.
ingtoin, and for these representatives,
Hans Mathiesen Of Watertown, Hon.
Isaac Lincoln of Aberdeen, and J.
Glenn Richards of Plankinton have
been selected. AS the legislature ap
propriated $3.50 for this purpose the
representatives will not make many
trips without paying their own ex
penses.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
FOOTBALL SEASON
OPENS SATURDAY
NORTHERN NORMAL IN FIRST
GAME OF YEAR
NEW ERA DAWns FOR AL NEWSPAPERS
Plan Adopted by Navy Department
Means Government Believes In
Adopting Business Principles.

Since the return of the men from
overseas, from home camps and from
other training activities. the sporting
and recreation phases of life have re-
ceived an added impetus and all the
young men Of the nation are today
more interested in athletics than ever
before. Most of them are interested
because they can engage in these
sports themselves. and when they can.
not be participants. they are inter-
ested more than ever as spectators.
Football in the autumn Is premier of
the college athletic world and the in
terest in Bookings is more than evei
before, perhaps because we have fine
coaches both at State College and the
High school, and also because we have
an unusually good lot Of men to pick
from.
The first game of the season on the
local field occurs Saturday, when the
State College team meets the North.
ern Normal of Aberdeen. The Normal
has trimmed her old rival, Huron Col
lege. with a lop-sided score of 46 to O,
and the loss Of Shearer from States
back field caused some wonder as t.
the outcome of our first game. Ac-
cording to those who saw the game be-
tween Normal and Huron, 1t will take
a real football team to beat the Aber-
deem aggregation, which scored on
Huron from both open and close for
nation football. Collinge's line is as
big and heavy and more experienced
than States. Since their game with
the Huronites the strength OF the
Aberdeen team has been augmented
by the return Of two veterans, Hobe
Richards and Ed. Mathews, both mem
bers of the Normal championship
teams of 1916 and 1917. The State
College coaches have been trying to
develop two teams with an idea of
giving every man a chance to show
his worth next Saturday, and this has
slowed down the development of the
organization and of team play. They
will be satisfied, however, with any
kind of a win Saturday IL their men
prevent the Normal school team from
scoring. The game will be called
promptly at three o'clock and the Col
lege band will parade the downtown
streets about two o'clock to call the
attention of people to the game.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
GRAIN DEALERS, BEWARE!

State Market Commissioner Living,
ston reports complaints made tina,
grain dealers at some stations in this
state are demanding zee profits in
their payment for grain delivered at
their elevators. That the federai
grain commission has fixed a limit OF
a spread of s cents a .bushel above
freight and wal tax, as the limit which
may be charged, and that any dealer
who is asking more is acting in viola
ton of federal regulations. He has
also had complaints that some dealers
test the grain for grade without first
cleaning it. getting their test with
the dirt included. which is in violation
Of the state law for handling grain.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
AMERICAN LEGION MET

The organization meeting Of the
American Legion occurred at the as
sembly hall of the city hall as pei
the call. With a membership of nearly
sixty members the meeting had an
attendance of about fifty-three. The
naming of the post was n of three
things left for another meeting, as was
the election of a chaplain and the nx
ing of the dues to be paid. The cleo
ton Of officers resulted in the naming
of the following: Post commander,
A. E. Anderson; post vice-commander,
Leonard L. Ladd; post adjutant John
Sponsler: post finance officer, Otto
Hanson; war risk officer, B. H. Schap
horst: post historian, Ray Bunday. A
membership campaign is now on, both
in the city and at the college, and
it is urged that all men eligible take
advantage of this now, as all who join
before November 18th, will be received
as charter members. With the propo'
CATION of the principles Of American
ism as the leading object or the post
with patriotism and honor as the @guid'
ing stars of it's life, this association OF
the men and women who fought IN the
late war should be one of the most
staple and valuable things in the build
ing up of the country in the years to
come. Most of those eligible to mem
bership are comparatively young H.
life, they have years ahead Of them in
which to apply the fine principles that
animate the Legion, and with half OF
the same devotion to this as they
gave to the service of their couitry
on the w~ar-torn fields of Europe, then
a great work can be accomplished
for the building up of the greatest re-
public on earth. Another meeting OF
the post will be held in the assembly
rooms on next Thursday evening, Oc-
tober 18th.
The following remarks by Federal
Judge Kenesaw M. Lands of Chicago,
a man whose intense A~mericanism is
known nationwide, show what the
best minds Of the country think OF
this great organization: 81 would ike
nothing better during the coming
year than to lay aside all duties and
go out and make speeches for the
American Legion in every city and
town of the land. l have learned what
the Legion stands for and h 1t
means to the future of our country,
and / would like to spread that mes
sag in every unenlightened corner OF
the United States. Your organization
can be depended upon to preserve
America for Americans and American
principles during dark hours of trial
and menace by lawless elements. !
am at the service of the Legion at any
time when consistent with my other
duties"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
OUR YOUNGEST SUBSCRIBER

The Register welcomed the young.
est member of it's growing family of
readers yesterday, when Bonnie Dor.
stad came in and planked down his
money an dordered the paper sent to
him. The young man is about thirteen
years of age and when asked why
he wanted the Register. informed us
in a very decided manner. Because
/ like it." A newspaper that pleases
both young and old certainly has a
future before it and the Register feels
more than ever a determination TO
keep the regard Of all its family.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
HOBO DAY DATE SET

The College the date of
the eighth annual Hobo Day" as Fri
day, November 7th when the princi.
pal event will be the football game
between our College team and the Uni.
versity Of North Dakota. The usual
program will be carried out, of course.
the hoboes and Indian maidens being
the most in evidence. Many new floats,
stunts and pageant features are being
planned by the student body and the
big parade will be more interesting
than yer Lieut.. Claire Gaylord, a
senior journalism student, has been
named publicity chairman, with Prof.
Starring as faculty advisor. 1t prom,
ises to be an eclipse of all former
events of this nature.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
LACK OF LENSES EXPENSIVE

Last Thursday evening was a busy
time for two state deputy sheriffs, as
sisted by the local police force. In
fact, the state deputies got busy early
in the day, by taking in five auto own
ers who were driving either without
any license number or with numbers
to which they had nc right. Then in
the evening, forty-two auto owners or
drivers, who were running their cars
without the kind Of DINNER lenses
prescribed by the state law, were
hauled up before local justices of the
peace and fined for their non ccmpli.
ance. Recently the attorney general
of the state has ruled that a full com
pliance of the law means that the
mere dimming Of the ordinary glass
headlight is not sufficient, but that the
lamps must be equipped with the
lenses mentioned in the DINNER law.
This campaign has been in progress
all over the state and Brookings coun-
ty has finally been included in the
oSopO Va Opcidtlouo. Inc OLuCCIS
claim that this enforcement of the
actual law, Is necessary because so
many auto owners will not use the
dimming light when they should.
Therefore it is necessary to make all
suffer for the faults Of the minority.
Sioux Falls and other places have been
included and the campaign is on in
full force, the officers of the state say
ing that they mean business. Two
of the local cases, one Of them John
H. Roberts, will be made test cases
and appealed from the action of the
to a higher court.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09
WILL RETURN SOLDIERS BODIES

The War Department announces
that the bodies of the American SOL
diers inferred In Germany, Belgium,
France. Luxembourg and Northern Rus
STA will be returned to the United
States as soon as the necessary trans.
p~ortation a be arranged. Secretary
Baker has issued orders for the pur-
chase and storage of the necessary ma
terial. The traffic division Of the gem
eral STAFF will take charge OF the mat
ter and hasten 1t as much as possible.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-09

H. j. Blocker went to Huron thiA
morning for a two days business visit
in that city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-31
"NeDer Again." For Finland

Jacob de Julin, commercial COM
missioner from Finland, gives this
interesting sidelight on recent hap
penings in his country:
II think we are cured of Bolshev-
ism, because the very people who
thought to benefit most by it ben
Gifted the least: Somehow or other
the bourgeoisie and the capitalists So
called-meaning anybody who had
fifty marks-got along, those who
weren't shot or murdered in other
ways. But the proletariat, the work
ing class, had less to eat, less to
wear, and more troubles than they
ever had under the worst Industrial
conditions.
"They saw their leaders run away
when danger threatened, they learn
ed that it is better to produce a
good deal and get part of it than to
produce nothing and get all of it,
and Finland stands to-day as the
one nation which has tried Boil
shevism, absorbed it's bitter lesson.
and is saying, in the Finnish equiv
alent for your American slang,
Never again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-31

tFrom Nebraska State Journal
The demand for the trial of JEFF
ferson Davis for treason was strong
er throughout the Northern States
at the close of the Civil War than
the present world demand for the
trial of the eX-kaiser. The Gov
ernment was pressed to make an eX-
ample of the president of the de-
funct confederacy. He was held for
time at Fortress Monroe and then
released. The only punishment
given him was the forfeiture of his
citizenship. He was allowed to live
in his old home in Mississippi and
to go and come and write and speak
at his pleasure. The result was that
Davis lost the martyrs crown and
in time was looked upon by his for
mer admirers as man who had led
them into a fatal enterprise. Some
thing of the same kind may take
place in the case of ex-Emperor
William. 1t may be found that Moth
ing more is needed than to bring
his full record to the gaze of the
world and then turn him loose, a
broken and harmless old man, who
will be blamed by all the German
people as being responsible for their
calamities. In the end this is not
unlikely to be more serious punish
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-31
ment than conviction and execution
as the greatest criminal of the age.
Medals For HerOiSHl

The King of Italy, through his
military representative, has award
cd the Italian War Cross of Merit,
to two Pennsylvanians who were
members of the A. e. +. The men
honored are: Sergeant Frank B.
Norton, Company M, Threee Hun
dred and Twenty Infantry,
whose home address is 4017 Third
avenue, Altoona, and Private Ray
mond j. Rauenzahn, formerly OF
Company G, Three Hundred and
Fourth Field Signal Battalion,
whose home is in Lecsport.
Others to receive foreign medals
are Captain Charles e. McLain, for :
merly One Hundred and Tenth Iii
fantry, living in Indiana, and Pri-
vate Willis p. Snyder, of 503 South
Twelfth street, Reading. These men
are awarded the French War Gross,
with gilt star. The captains cita-
ton tells of his heroism and cool
ness in taking command (althouSh
Wounded) of troops whose officers
had been killed and of how he led
them successfully in a serious situa-
ton.
Private Snyder, with rare cour-
age in hand to- hand combat, put
out of action enemy machine guns.
These citations and medals were
received by the Army recruiting Of
flee here and will be forwarded.
This is in accordance with a new
plan whereby all such Distribution
will be made through this office
Where practicable, medals will be
presented with accompanying cere-
mony, in which it is hoped to have
prominent citizens participate, along
with military music and troops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-31
TIME TO SLOW UP

x ENATOR PENROSE does not
- speak very often, but when he
does his remarks are worth at
tention. Said he the other day:
"Unless the wanton waste and ex-
travagance of recent years shall
cease and there shall follow a policy
of economy, with an adequate
budget system, no revenues, how
ever vast, will be sufficient to meet
our needs"
This is the observation of a Ser.-
ator who knows as much about the
United States government and ltx
financial resources as any man IN
the world. 1t should be needed.
The people of this country have
paid their war taxes cheerfully
They made no complaint when
called upon to contribute toward the
defeat of Germany and the triumph
of democracy, but they are weary
of their burden and they would like
to have it lightened little.
There was much waste during the
wal that was unavoidable and much
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-31
PUBLIC RIVER BATHS
VITID + p r E A d n re
wv throughout the city is be-
ing manifested in tho i,,,

w throughout % + the 4 e city is be.
ing manifested in the i'm
proVement of the Susquehanna
basin and the approaching Kipona
will still further arouse interest in
the improvement of the city's water
front and the incidental features of
the river channel improvements.
This annual carnival has given Har-
risburg favorable publicity and old
and young are becoming more and
more interested in developing the
Kipona as a means of educating the
people to the importance of the
river as a great aquatic playground.
Fortunately for the city, there is
a constant widening of the circle of
those who appreciate what a great
asset this noble river is for Harris
burg and the carnival celebration
is bound to attract still more atten-
ton through what is planned for
the comfort and pleasure of the
people.
City Com missioner Lynch has
earned the good opinion of every
body through the introduction of a
resolution providing for expert in
vestigation of the bathing problem.
The city has long urged bathing
facilities and as the population in
creases this need becomes more ap-
parent, and Commissioner Lynch's
official recognition of the situation
has encouraged thousands to expect
some definite arrangements for real
bathing pools and bath houses be-
fore next summer.
He will have the hearty support
of all who believe the river was
intended for use and that the hun
dreds of girls and boys who are
unable to get away to the noun
tains and lakes during the summer
are entitled to every consideration
on the part of the municipal au-
thorities.
With the dredging of channels
through the reefs for motor boats
and canoes and other river craft,
the establishing of bathing beaches
in suitable locations and the re-
moval of dangerous distractions in
the river channels the Susquehanna
basin will become one of the great
factors in the summer life of the
people.