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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31
.AFARMER TALKS
FOR GOOD ROADS
MINNEHAHA COUNTY FARMER
TELLS OF ADVANTAGE OF
GOOD HIGHWAYS
STEAM LAUNDRY CHANGES OWNERSHIP
Soldiers Are Reported As Coming
From the East to Help Harvest
Grain Of Western Country

Below is given an interview, pub
lished in a Sioux Falls paper, with a
farmer OF Minnehaha county regard.
ing the question of voting bonds in
that county for highways. 1t is worthy
the attention of the farmers of Brook
ings county, as bearing on the situa-
ton in our county.
Il am in favor of authorizing the
issuance of bonds for $4,000, 900 and
we will be in a position TO build the
complete hard surfaced county high
way system as fast as we can get con
tractors, men and material to do the
work. said C. F. Eggers of Maple
ton township while in the city yes
terday.
after thinking over the matter of
the proposed bond issue and doing a
little investigating as to possible costs
myself / am now thoroughly ccnvinc-
ed that the proposed authorized bond
issue of $4,000, 900 not sufficient to
hard-surface the highways of Mime
haha county according to the plan
tentatively adopted by the board oi
county commissioners, and l am not
the only one among the farmers in
my neighborhood who is of this opin-
ion.
According to the best information
| have been able to get from states
where many public highways have
been hard-surfaced within the past
year or two the proposed 5 $500, 900
would not complete more than 12b
miles of highway building and it
would NEAR the expense Of another
election within q couple Of years to
vote an additional amount to COM
plete the system.
NOW, as | understand the law the
bonds are to be issued and sold in
blocks when the money is needed for
use. Grading must be done and al
lowed to settle before the hard sur
facing is done and other preliminary
work is necessary. Another thing to
be considered and that responsible
contractors who are equipped with ma.
chinery and other equipment to build
first class highways are not always
available owing to the large amount
of road building in the northwestern
states.
Personally I am in favor of a bond
issue of $4,000, 900 because l believe
it will take that amount to complete
the system. / have also talked with
many of my neighbors and they are
Continued on Page 6-COl. 81
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31
W. ,.
LAUNDRY CHANGES HANDS

The Brookings Steam Laundry has
having been sold by H. E. Hesse to
w. c. Hawkins. The new proprietor
comes here with good recommends
tons as a practical laundry man. hav-
ing been for some years in charge
of the Red Wing, Mimi, laundry, a
large plant. He has an announcement
in another column of the Register
concerning what he intends to do to
make the laundry better and regard
ing the service he intends to give his
patrons. With the amount of work
there is to be done in Brookings it
seems that a modern laundry run on
modern lines will be a success, and
Being a practical man in the business
Mr.. Hawkins no doubt a give serv-
ice where the man who is not prac-
tically educated in the business fails
for no fault of his own desire TO
please. Mr.. Hesse has been trying
hard to give the city good service,
and has been doing remarkably well.
H. G.. Williams, owner of the build,
ing, has promised immediate altera-
tions and repairs to the building
which will put it in good shape for
the proper handling of the work.
These changes will be made very
soon, as the contractor has promised
early attention to the job. The Reg
lister believes that the people Of
Bookings will appreciate a good
laundry more than ever before, as
the hot weather makes such work a
nuisance in the home.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31

A SAD

Tuesday evening a ball game was
played at the Fair Grounds between
the east and west sides of Main street
business men. The east side may
have been represented by business
men. but they certainly had no bust
ness playing ball, from the score of
the game. Residing among the east.
siders, the Register was hopeful for
success, but alas and a!ac.s, though
we had some fine performers, yes, even
though K. A. Turner OF the Press was
one of the mighty force on which we
pinned our hopes, the frail goddess
of chance, or something else, was
against us and we went down to de-
feat to the tune Of II to 6. Worley
Andrews posed as the manager of the
east-siders, but from the result IL
would appear that it amounted TO
nothing but pose, for he failed to
hiring home the bacon. Girman,
Arneson, Steen and others Of our side
worked like Trojans to save the day,
but fate had willed otherwise and we
are therefore disconsolate. Johnny
%Sponsler starred as the headlight of
the westerners, and the bright orifiame
that camoufaged his delivery tooled
u poor boys awfuiiy. AS an athletic
exercise for the reduction of weight
it was a bowling success, but the trou-
bic was that most of the boys are thin
enough as it is. The spectators got
their moneys worth, everybody had
a good time and any sore spots that
may have developed have been care
fully concealed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31
A OF A

The state Of trade over the country
reported by Bradstreet's for last week
shows it active. Little p%erceptible ef.
feet Of vacation season, cror damage.
strikes and unsettled foreign exchange
markets. Buying eager and complaints
only of slow or partial deliveries.
Corn needs rain. Grain exports small
or. industry active. with steel. lum-
Der, textiles and autos going strong.
Coal shows better demand. Collec-
tons good. Largest number Of fall
res in many weeks.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31
SOLDIERS FLOCK TO HARVEST

The government employment bu-
reau at WATERFOWL reports that a
large number of returned soldiers
from Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois,
Iowa, Indiana, and Wisconsin are ap-
plying daily for work in the harvest
fields Of South Dakota. In n day
recently so per cent of the applicants
for this class of work were returned
soldiers. There is an abundance Of
harvest help for the present, but the
demand rapidly is interesting. Many
are attracted from Chicago on account
of being unemployed because of the
strike and are seeking work in the
harvest fields owing tc the rumor that
wages were IS per day or more.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31
STATE CONDITIONS PROSPEROUS

A statement Of the appropriations
and financial expenditures Of the state
for the fiscal year ending July /, &C
cording to the books Of the state aud
itor, shows. to start out with. appro-
priations and unexpended balance
$4.1S1,571.21. Warrants drawn were
for $2,665y631.ss; unexpended balance,
31.447. 701. IS, and reverted to the treas
ury ~ unexpended, $10S,347.7 20.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31
FRIDAY BAN CONCERT

The weekly concert of the Munich
pal Band will occur tomorrow even
ing, Prof. Carl Christensen, directing
Elmer Atkinson, trombonist, and Law.
renee Olson, tenor, will be the solo,
lists. There will be no concert next
week, owing to the absence of the
band at the White river celebration.
This concert will be made up later.
Program:
/ March-La Pere de la Victoire..
Came
2 Notwithstanding, Noon and
Night .Suppe
3 (a) Solitude King
Mr.. Atkinson.
(b) Dreamy Morn Smith
4 Suite-Atlantis ..........S afranek
Morning Hymn of Praise-A
Court Function = The Prince
and Anna-The Destruction of
Atlantis.
5 (a) The Land of Lullaby.
(b) Anything is Nice That Comes
From Dixie.
Mr.. Olson.
6 Waltz, Suite-Zeona Arnold
7 (a) Tone Poem-Golden Dawn.
CODD
CD Characteristic The Hum
ming Bird ..Sanglear
8 (a) When You Look in the Heart
of a Rose,
(b) Every Town is Your Home
Town.
Mr.. Olson.
9 Melodies From Fiddlers Three
tombstone
Star Spangled Banner"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-31
BAPTIST A ASS

Star Spangled Banner"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
TRADE PERMITTED j. WITH ALL FORMER GERMAN COLONIES Any Person Can Now Trade Or Communicate With Pe0-
 pie Residing in Any
 Former Colony
Bv As,eci.4ed prs..


 Washington, February 20-Im-
 mediate resumption of trade be
 tween the United States and the CO.,
 lonial possessions held by Ger
 many on August l. 1914. is permit ted under an order issued today by
 the war trade board.
 "This authorization, said the board S announcement. permits all persons in the United States, subject to the rules and regulations of the war trade board to trade and communicate with persons re- siding in colonies which were owned or controlled by Germany on August l, 1914 This extensive authorization will include. the areas in Africa known as German East Africa, German Southwest Africa, and Kamerun. It also includes Kiauchau in Asia. Among the islands of the Pacific included are Bismarck Archipelago, Caro- line Islands, Solomon Islands and Mar shall Islands, as we'll as German Samoa
 In opening all these German colonies to the resumption of trade, applications will hereafter be favorably considered for licenses to export or import all com modities to consignees or from consignors in such territory" 7 Although no formal announcement to that effect was made, it was understood that the decision to open trade with the former German colonies was reached in accord with the allied governments. It was reported that the matter of re- srming trade with. the occupied portions of the German Rhineland also has been under consideration, but so far as has been made known no decision has been 1 reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
1
 DYER SAYS REPORTS MADE ID INFLUENCE
 MANYCONGRESSMEN Declares Members Threat ened With Defeat at Polls Unless They Vote for Road Operation
By Associated Press

Washington, February 2O-Rep- resentative Dyer of Missouri
 charged i'm the House tonight that
 ..sinister'' efforts were being made
 to influence members of Congress
 to vote for continued government
 operation of the railroads under
 pain of defeat at the polls In the
 next election.
 A widespread propaganda has been started, MT. Dyer said, adding that the "propagandists' had established head quarters in Washington, from which ed'' with letters setting forth that it would be disastrous to the country to return the roads to private owners at this time
 MT. Dyer said signatures for the let ters were obtained from men without regard to whether they worked on the railroads. He read several communica- tions (which he said he had received. They stated that he had been elected to Congress largely by the votes of railroad employees and that if he wished to retain his position he should vote for the proposed fve-year extension of government operation.
 sfr Dyer called attention to a nota- tion at the bottom of one of the letters which said:
 "Carbon copy to John Scott. A. F. of L. building. Washington. D. C." and told the House that Mir. Scott probably was the man in charge of the cam paign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
SEVERAL RAIDS MADE

Paris, February 20.--Emile Cottsn. Clemenceau, spent last night at police headquarters, where NJ. Tanguay, under commissioner of police. went over with him documents, literature and corre- spondence which had been seized in Cottins room yesterday. As result of the material found and an examina- : ton of the papers, the police made several raids this morning, particular ly at the .Liberty' society According to the police the society has anarchical tendencies It's headquarters were searched thoroughly and a bulky bas- ket of literature seized
 The communist Federation of the Seine at 67 Boulevard Belleville also was searched Papers there were seized. The police visited the homes of the two correspondents of Cottin. One of them is Roskv a Russian citi- zen. and he and the other man had bee n known to the police as militant anarch- sts. The Belleville section had long been under police surveillance as a meeting place of anarchists.
 When asked by the Associated Press if he had abandoned his theory of yss- terday that Cottin shot the premier with out help and without command from Eanother person or persons Under Com missioner Tanguy said:
 There may be other arrests made. but am rot at liberty to say so now nor
 tContinued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
Summary of the News

tr z 1-Presidential ship proceeding with
 0ft convoy. AHen's charges denied by TrnMb. Trade permitted with former Ger-
 man colonies.
 INV. W. hoped to cause labor revo-
 lutfOn.
 .Clemenceau continues to Improve. 2-War insurance conversi0n rates an-
 nOunced. sstori<s of day from wasAfnxton, 4-EAlt0rial. 5-WilkinsOn told to confer wiHh Tate
 On condemnation
 Veterinarian believes hogs have in-
 fDuem8n.
 Scash makes hold attempt tc rob
 pawnshOp. f-1ociety. 7-gports. -cc~msttse urses law. ts raAish S anaruhlstn. ssesden jssiie< spiese tribute. 1t-Markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
400 HOG ISLAND FOREMEN DECIDE 10 RESUME WORK Will Await Decision of Piez
 on Demands for Wage
 Increase to $7O a Week
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, February 2O.-The
 400 foremen at the Hog Island ship
 yard who struck today for higher
 pay. resulting in the closing down
 of the big yard. decided late to-
 day to return to work tomorrow
 and await a final decision on their
 demands a week from today by Di-
 rector General Piex of the emer-
 gency fleet corporation.
 The foremen, 65 per cent of whom belong to unions, demanded an in- crease of $6 a week to $70; time and a half time for overtime; double pay for Sunday work, and two and half days sick allowance each month. They also complained that since the fleet corporation has been retrenching they have had to look after two shifts in- stead of one.
 About 2e,0 men were affected by the strike, and the launching of the freighter Saugus, fixed for today, had to be postponed.
 Mir Piez told the men he expected to resign in two months and requested them to be loyal to the remainder of his administration. He told them $hip- building in the United States hung by slender thread.
 "If shipbuilding is to continue an active American industry, he con- tinued. "the cost of the vessels must be reduced. and this cannot be done in the face of constant and insistent de- mands for higher wages. Hog Island is simply one of 150 yards and any step taken there establishes q precedent for all the other yards and involves. therefore, a considerable increase in the expenditure of construction.
 T cannot promise just now that your demands can be granted. for l do not know where we can find the money. Congress has given us $3,500.000. 900. which is virtually exhausted It is now confronted with the problem of rais- Ing $IS000, 900. 900 and will certainly not be disposed to appropriate any more for raising the wages of men in ship yards. But I'll promise you fair deal and think have a right to ex- pect square deal from you. Go back for a week or so, give me time to reach . decision. then we car meet again and can tell you what we shall do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
Victory Loan Campaign
 Will Open On April 2l

Of their abilities, said the secretary, and business interests will give strong sup port for the additional reason that the financial and commercial soundness of the country depends on the government s payment of it's debts
 MT Glass said the treasury had not determined the denominations of the se- curities to be issue, but he intimated that they would be as small as $50, as in past loans. The notes 7. 'uId carry nc coupons and would mature s,ithin five years.
 Secretary Glass today made public cor respondence with the Investment Bank CTS association. which had pledged lab solute and unqualified support to the Victory Liberty Loan. The bankers ex- pressed belief that ..the loan will pre- sent problems no more difficult of solu- tfon than those heretofore met"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
6O,00O PETROGRAD WORKMEN STRIKE
 TO END CIVIL WAR
By Associated Press


 London. February 2O.-(British Wireless Servicc.)-Sixty thousand workmen are on strike in Petro- grad, demanding the end of civil war and the establishment of free trade. according to Russian wire less dispatch received here today. Reliable information received in London from sources which might he expected to he sympathetic with the Russian revolution goes to show opposition to the boIshevik rule is increasing among the more enlightened working classes of Russia.
 The military situation has changed favorably for the anti- bOlsheviki, especially on the south ern front. as the result of General Denikine's victory in the Caucasus and the apparent failure of bolshe- vik attacks on the ArchangeI front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
Frivolous Night Life
 in Berlin Curtailed
By AssscIated Press

Berlin, Wednesday,, February 19.-The carnival of dancing. wine drinking and expensive night revels into which cer- tain classes of the population of Ber- lin and other large cities have plunged since the signing of the armistice, here after will be restricted by the police Under an order issued today only dance halls that had permits before the war will be allowed to continue and they will be limited to certain days of the week and to certain number of hours in the evening. The dance halls and cabarets which have sprung into exist ence since the armstice vii not be IT, censed after March 15.
 The frivolous and profligate night life now prevailing has been criticised gen. orally as being not only inconsistent with Germany's present position, but also un- favorably affecting public opinion abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
1. W. W. HOPED ID FORCE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN US. Department of Labor Had Anticipated Movement for Two Years, Declares
 Secretary Wilson
By Associated Press

New York. February 2O.-The re-
 cent strikes mt Seattle, Wash.
 Butte, Mont, md Lawrence, Mass.,
 were instituted by s'the ,h0ishevikr'
 and the Industrial Workers of the
 World for the sole purpose of fore
 ing nntion-wide industriai revoIu-
 tiOn in the United states. William
 B. Wilson. Secretary of Labor, de-
 clnred In nm address here tonight.
 The department of labor, he said. had been anticipating just such develop ment for two years and was prepared to meet it. Had not these strikes been crushed. he added, it would have been impossible to predict where the move- ment would have stopped.
 Speaking before the Queens Cham Der of Commerce Mir. Wilson said in part:
 Those who come from Europe, from the lands of the oppressed, have set tied here and are advocating over throwing our government by force The exercise of force by the masses to over throw the powers by hypocrisy is the highest kind of patriotism, but the ex- ercise of force to overthrow democracy is treason to the masses of the peo- pla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
nx Asaani..aa pr...

Washington. February 20.-Scores of telegrams reaching the treasury today indicated existence of wide misappre- hension that the Victory Liberty Loan had been abandoned or modified ma terially by decision of the House ways and means committee to authorize issu ance of notes instead of bonds. This prompted Secretary Glass to reiterate that the campaign would be held as planned, that it would begin April 21. or possibly earlier. and that it would be popular in nature. with the expectation of selling the securities to millions of ,sAmericans of small means.
 s The secretary further expressed strong confidence that the loan would be not only subscribed. but oversubscribed. Pa triotie impulses Of most citizens will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
By Associated Pres,


 Detroit. February 20.-The first fatxii- ties incident to the increased whfsk J smuggling as result of the supreme courts decision invalidating the search and seizure law occurred late today when an interurban train demoiished an an- tomobile at Wyandotts;ne near here, instant ly killing the ~~tnree occupants. Ace cording to the<police the car was heavily laden with liquor, supposed to have boon brought into the state from Ohio. /Govenor Albert E. Sleeper has ordered the state constabulary to assist federal officers in patrolling the Ohio 7Michl9Au boundary. A justice of the peace VIII Acs company each trooper. 1t was sf9Qqneea prepared to issue. Nohn pce waff4 '! the search. of sssrkfnes sl,specasE Sf (< rying iiauns 1kQneeis founq fkfe1 4A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
DOUGHBOYS NOW CHARTERED IN
 BERLIN HOTELS
By Associated d Pres.

London. February 2O.-Ame rican troops have arrived in Berlin and says dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen. quot ing the Etrabladet's Berlin corre- spOndent. The troops are said to belong to the ..1l3th New Cork regiment.' and their duty will he the protection of expected trans- ports of food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT LN
 CONDITION OF FRENCH PREMIER
Preliminary Examination of WOuld-Be Assassin De- layed by Condition of the Prisoner, Who Was Badly Beaten
CONDITION SATISFACTORY

By Associated Prsss Paris. Febrary 2O.--A buIle tin is- sued at 6;5O o'clock t.sts evening by the attending surgeons says; "M. Clemenceau's condition continues satisfactory. Pulse. A; tempera- ture 37 tccntigrade, 9S.8 Fahren- heiO."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
TESS OUT OF RACE
 FOR SPEAKERSHIP
By Associated Press

oy NSSUct8t40 FT6S8
 Washington, February 2O-Rep- resentative Fess of Ohio, chair man of the republican congress siOnal campaign committee. tonight announced his withdrawal from the republican contest for the speakership of the House In the next Congress. His action left the race between Representatives Mann of Illinois and Gillette of Massachusetts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
OFFICER IS KILLED { AND CADET INJURED IN FALL OF 15O FEET
sy A.,sslatsd rr... !,

Memphis. February 2O.-Lfeut.
 Harold B. Adams of BrattleborN, Vt, was killed and M. A. sp&f6, . cadet of Emporia. Pa, wn< sIightiy injured when the sieRHsne 1n which they were flying ~&ell from . height of about I5e>s4e near Park field
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-21
Whisky Smugglers Rampant FollolUing Courts Decision

to federal authorities for prosecution un- der the Reed amendment. The liquor pa- rstde from Toledo grew to such propor- uons today that railways were forced to put extra cars on their trains. Reports from Monroe. near the state line, place the nnmber of automobiles passing through there in the past 24 hours at 4c0. Of this number is was stated that about 100 have been wrecked.
 RECORD AUTO PRICES
 By Asseelated Prsss
 6andusky. O., February 2o.-All the fast automobiles in Sandusky are being bought at exorbitant prices by men who admit 1hAt they represent whisky smusglers ne eeQnd -hend car swas scld for more i'm 1& eoet sf1ElX61lyz
 l A&NE - Hs1Sex1r& $aid to have been Nteeke4 h IT. pto Michigan.