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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
Presbyterian Church

Rev. Thomas j.. Simons, Minister.
The Social Canvas that was planned
for last Sunday afternoon had to be
postponed on account of the storm.
and will not be attempted until the
weather conditions are better. The
same thing happened to the New Era
Institute. There is no telling II we
can have it at all now for the speak
ers' time is taken UP in other parts of
the country The theme Of the SER
mon of next Sunday morning Will be
"Foolishness i'm the Winter-House.'
In the School each department VIII
have it's W lesson subject.
In the evening the minister will
preach the seventh OF the sermons
from the book of Joshua. The sub
ject is ''The Troubler." The Junior
choir will sing in the evening n the
(adult one i'm the morning. Remember
that this is a permanent and estab-
lished TACT that you can wear any ole
clothes you like TO this church and its
services All are cordially invited tc
do so.
The Cheer Up Circle will meet will
Miss Avis Bailey Monday the 18th a
TEAS p. m.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
Straw Mulch Protects
Winter Wheat Or Rye

Brookings. s. Oak, Nov. 13.-That
old straw stack left over from last
year is doubtless in good condition Tor
II. as a mulch on winter wheat or
inter rye fields. Manley Champljn,
associate agronomist at State college
says that where the winter wheat or
winter rye has been sown in corn
stnbble. q mulch of about two iona
of old straw per acre will be a dis
tinct advantage to the crop. because
II will protect 1t during winter anu
will also aid in holding the moisture
about the roots in the spring. BY next
fall. when 1t Is time to pillow up the
field again, the spring and summer
rains will have beaten the straw into
the ground so that there will no dif-
ficulty in blowing it under. In Nov
emDer and early December is a good
time to spread the straw. especially IL
I. is TO be used as q protection f0T win
ter wheat. 1t can be spread any time
on the rye or on the meadows. There
are several good straw spreaders on
the market.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
TO DEPORT ALL
ALIEN REDS"
Department Of Justice Raids Nests Of
Radicals. 200 To Be De-
ported

Washington, Nov S.-Inauguratine
a general warfare on radical aliens
advocating forcible overthrow of the
government. agens of the department
OF Justice. assisted by the immigra-
ton bureau, rounded up nearly 500
men and women in raids last night
and today in more than a score of
cities, including the national capitot.
More than 200 of those arrested will
be held for deportation and it was au-
ncunced that IL was the intention to
request the department of labor to de-
port all aliens found to be engaged In
radical activities.
Primarily the raids. which occurred
in practically every industrial center
in the east and middlewest. were
aimed at the Union of Russian Work
ers, an organization which Attorney
General Palmer disclosed was formed
in New York IL years ago by a group
of men at the head of which was Will
liam Satow, now chief of the bolshe-
Wiki police at Petrograd.
In their raids liz Newark and Tren-
ton, n. j., the federal agents siezed
materials for making bombs and e.
complete eounterfeitiHg outfit togeth-
Ell with considerable counterfeit non
ey In practically every raid the Of
hoars found great quantities OF radical
literature.
Attorney General Palmer described
the Russian union as "even more radi-
cal than the bolsheviki." and declared
its purpose was to amalgamate all OF
the Russian groups in the union
states into one organization. Mass
action, incluiing armed action in time
Of "great national strife is the prin-
| ciple OF the union. he said.
RAIDS Continue ~
New York. Nov. S.-Federal. state
and city agencies Joined hands tonight
lin seventy raids upcn red headquar-
tiers in Manhattan. 3rook'n sndsthc
| Rronx and as "a result more than ave
hundred prisoners we've brought TO
pclide headquarters for examination.
The raids were directed by the Lusk
state committee appointed ny theussate
Legislature to investigate ~iadicalism,
Agents of the department on Justice.
New York state troopers, state plain
clothes men, city detectives and all
available city policemen cooperated
| with the Lusk committee agents IA a
crusade to curb the spread Of radi-
calism.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
How To Nominate State
| Senator's { Congressman

Pierre, Nov. 1.-The question has
been raised as to the method of nom
nation OF State Senators, and mem
bers OF congress under the new "pri-
mary" law. AS far as anything can
be learned from the law. the legis-
lative districts, including both sena-
toriai and house districts, where the
district is composed of more than one
county. the only way to get upon the
ballot is through petition as indepen-
dent candidates. Nominations for leg
islative portions where only county
comprises the district are through the
proposed meeting Of the county.
Where more than county is in
volved, them the petition method is
the only legal one. AS to compression
III nominations, the only practical
plan open is that following when the
cid Richards" law was. in effect, OF
that Of the proposaimen from the diff
ferent districts holding informal meet
ipgs IN making their district selec.
items and submitting them to the
whole convention for Enforcement !.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
State Unable To Vote
Bonus For Soldiers

WATERFOWL. S. d., Nov. S.-That the
state of South Dakota is unable at this
time to vote a sufficient appropriation
for a soldiers bonus as na, other
states. was the statement made a, the
big smoker and feed given by Coding-
ton County Post No,<17, American Lee
gian, to the ex-service men and Legion
members of this vicinity.
Under the present law the limit of
Indebtedness is n hundred thousand
dollars, which would mean but a few
dollars per man, based on the figures
of the American Legion that a trifie
over $1,000 men went from South Da-
kota
The only way out of the. difficulty,
say state officials, is to prepare during
the special session after the first of
the year, II one Is held, a constitution
al amendment, to be submitted to the
voters at the fall election of 1920.
Should this be adopted by the people
at that time, the legislature during the
1891 session would then be enabled to
vote a SUFFICIENT appropriation to pro-
vide a bonus Of some appreciate
amount, as have a number OF states.
Until such time there is no possibility
o: the ~ex-service men who served from
South Dakota securing a state bonus.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
Red Cross Christmas
Seal Sale In December

The eleventh Red Cross Christmas
Zeal sale is to be put on this coming
December in the whole United States,
The organization for Hand County is
being perfected. Mrs. VIM L. Schrce-
der is appointed the chairman for TIE
county.
The proposition is to sell SO per
cent more seals this year than ever
before. This means selling ten thou
sand seals in the county. This is 10
seals to every person, siee.ee for every
1000 population. Everybody must buy
some seals. Use them not only on
you Christmas letters and packages
but begin to use them az soon as they
are offered for sale.
The money derived from the sale
is to go to fighting the White Plague
tuberculosis--the most deadly plague
liz the world. In So. Oak. during the
years 1sOs-1s13 there were 1852 deaths
from this dread disease. We must
stamp 1t out. Now is the time.
November Is and IL will be special
Red Cross Christmas Seal days In the
churches.
Thomas J Simons.
Publicity Chairman.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
will Winter Of 1862
Be Repeated In Winter 1919?

Old-timers are wondering II this
winter will be a repetition Of the win
ters of 1sS0-s1, and of 1862, when
an unprecedented amount of snow fell
and stayed until spring, April. to be
exact r
The last several days have certainly
warranted any fear of another sucn
winter as the aforesaid. For the first
time in twenty-three years, there has
been a great snowfall /, snowstorm
rather, in November.
Beginning Saturday with a down
pour of rain, it rapidly turned into
snow, and Sunday morning things
were pretty much covered with the
white stuff. BY Monday al old fas-
hicned northwestern was drifting the
sEow everywhere, making the art OF
walking extremely difficult. and in
some places, impossible.
No trains we're run at all on Mon
day. two or three came in Tuesday
after they had been preceded by the
snow pillow. Two trains arrived We'd
nesday evening.
no mail has been had for several
days. all reminding old-timers of 1897
when no mail was to be gotten. until
u few or the holder ones chartered a
hand car, and went to WOlsey after the
mail Reports OF daily papers indicate
that the storm was not quite so severe
east of Huron.
Indications are that winter has
ccme to stay. II is hoped, however
that warmer weather will come, and
the snow will disappear in short order
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
VOTE AT
ELECTION We'd
Comfy Convention VIII BE Mold An
Miller Next Tuesday

The first round of the 1920 election
was staged yesterday when the pre-
cinct committeeman and proposainrerf
were elected to represent their party
at a convention to be held on next
Tuesday. November is, for the purpose
OF nominating a county ticket and Sc
lecting delegates to the state conven.
/, ton to be held at Pierre December
2nd.
The elections and conventions are
held under the famous" Richards
primary law, which the voters declared
! was the one they wanted when they
cast a majority vote for 1t last Novem-
Der
The vote cast in this city was very
light. not ove IS being cast by hot1
the republicans and democratic parties
mostly owing t the bad weather.
For this same reason II is thought
that many townships may have neg
lected to choose delegates to the con-
vention next week.
Those elected in Miller in the differ
ent wards we're:
Republican, LIST ward:
G. C. Briggs, Committeeman be.
w. J. Halloween. .P~roposalman
Fl. J. Bushfield. Proposalman.
CA- n~annna- ~ 1865
Republican. End ward:
c. M. Carroll, Committeeman.
Mrs +. ID. Greene, Proposalman
T. II. Trotman. Proposalman
Amos Cox and A. B. Catalan, tie
Republican, 3rd ward:
Z. ID. Leyson, Committeeman
F. e. Saltmarsh, Proposalman
w S. Thomas, Proposalman.
Chas. Thomson, Proposalman.
Democrats, 1st ward:
j. e. Bard, Committeeman
Mrs. Meta McCulien, Proposalman.
Mrs Addie Miller, Proposalman.
Daniel Hcaley, Proposalman.
Democrats, End ward:
J. II. Scott, Committeeman.
Mrs VIM. MorrBw, P~roposalmsn
Mrs. Grace Redmond, Proposalman.
J. II. Burke. Proposalman
Democrats, 3rd ward:
G.. F.. Calkins, Committeeman
Mrs May p. Christ, P~roposalman.
Mrs. II. ". Woodruff, Proposalman
L.. g. Boles, Proposalman.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
ARMISTICE DAY
CELEBRATION
Program and Dance Under Auspices
OF Lesion Given Tuesday
Evening

Tuesday, November IL, marked the
first anniversary OF Armistice Day.
The day had been designated as a
state holiday. by a proclamation by
the governor.
The day was observed, by all bust
ness houses closing during the day.
In the evening a program and dance
we're given at the. Opera House under
the auspices of the Hand County Post
of the American Legion. Considering
the extremely bad weather, a good
sized crowd attended.
The excellent program given was
greatly enjoyed by the audience 1t
consisted of readings. musical selec-
tons, and a very enjoyable and inter-
esting address by H. ]. Bushfield.
Following is the program:
Selection by Orchestra.
Reading-"The Honor of the
Woods" Mrs. w II. Carr.
solo-'Dear Old Pal of Nine" II. H.
Campbell.
Ccrret Solo-"My Song OF Songs
Fred Johnson.
Reading MIR Dooley on the Grip
ne" Mrs. II. Cooper.
Solo-"When the Boys Come Home"
Otto Nelson.
Addrcss-H. J Bushfield.
Observation-Disclosures.
The accompaniment were Miss Rilla
Mccoy and Gene Garrett.
The boys OF the American Legion
wish to express their sincere thanks
and appreciation to those who assist
cd in the program, and also to the
public for the interest taken.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
500 Falls Butcher Sells
Meat AT 1872 Percent Profit

Sioux Falls, Nov. S.--John Look,
local buntcher, is to face United
States Commissioner ID. J. Conway
Monday morning to answer a charge
of selling meat at a profit of l32 per
cent. Look is alleged to have charged
a customer so cents for meat which he
purchased wholesale at II cents. Ac-
cording to United States District At
torney Il w. Fiske this constitutes
an unjust and unreasonable charge.
|Look is out on $500 bonds.
Attorney Fiske seized 1000 bushels
OF potatoes held in storage In a base
ment here Wednesday. 1t is alleged
the dealer declared the potatoes were
not .for SALE" which constitutes
] boarding.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
Plea I lea For Red Cross
Membership Renewals

About a week ago, the chairman of
the Red Cross SEM out letters to all
members Of the Red Cross, asking that
they renew their membership. The
letters were sent out to save much
travel all over the county to personally
solicit each n
Although the response to this plea
has been good, there are still a great
many who have not done SO. The Red
Cross is asking everyone, and especial
ly so those in the country, who can
not be personally reached because of
the bad weather, to pay their dollar
and renew their membership. Send
the renewal to Z. F. Waite, treasurer
OF the Red Cross
The work Of the Greatest Mother
in the World" is still going on. Send
your renewal at once. All you need
is a heart and a dollar.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
Captain |. |. Stephens
Club Banquet Speaker

The annual Club Banquet will be
held next Thursday evening, Novem-
Der 20. at the club rooms. This club
banquet is one OF the social events OF
the year.
A varied and enjoyable program is
being planned by the program commit
tee. The speaker of the occasion Is
Capt. L. L Stephens, of Pierre. The
John Pusey, president of the Club.
There will also be a musical program.
After the program, the banquet will
be served in the Mccoy Hall. After
the banquet dancing will be in order
at the Club rooms
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
Operator Confesses To Theft

Huron, Nov. 8.-Milton w. Juedes,
telegraph operator of the Northwes-
tern railroad at Lake Preston, has
confessed to taking $1s1.s0 from the
company station Wednesday night
He wired the company oficials that
night that he had been held up and
robbed. This announcement was
made shortly after noon here today
by officials Of the railroad. The case
was settled at DeSmet today by thu
money being paid over by the young
mans father.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
ADOPT TREATY
RESERVATION
Yes Stscd FIFTY 20, Thirty Five In
Favor Of First Reservation

Washington, Nov. S.-A resolution
ptfposfng to safeguard the nations
fieht to withdraw from membership in
tas league of nations was adopted by
the senate today with every republic
csh senator and six democrats voting
tor Il or paired In its support.
Holding the whip hand by a safe
majority. the republican leaders swept
aside every suggested modification
and carried tae reservation through
szxetiy az approved by the foreign
relations committee. Two republican
|se6Atofs of The mild reservation group
lei "a stubborn fight to alter 1t. but
|afttr they had failed, voted for adop-
|tio9.
TIE anal count was so to 35. and
rxsf~ announced for the absentees
showed the entire senate membership
to be divided, SIS to Al. Five demo
crats: Senator's Rec, Missouri; Gore,
Massachusetts,; and Chamberlain, Ore
goH. voted in the affirmative, while
Senator Shield, democrat, Tennessee,
was paired in favor Of the reservation
sThe irst OF fourteen proposed by
THE committee to carry out a program
which It's sponsors say has been pied
gcd a safe majority throughout, the
reservation provides:
The United States SO understands
and construes article oue that in case
OF notice OF withdrawal from the
league of nations. as provided in said
article. the United States shall be the
sole Judge as. to whether all its inter
national obligations and all its obli-
cations under said covenant have been
fulfilled, and notice OF withdrawal by
the United States may be given by a
concurrent resolution Of the congress
Of the United States"
Among those who voted for adop-
ton were Gronna and McCumber,
North Dakota; La Toilette and Len
root, Wisconsin; Nelson, Minnesota /;
and Sterling. South Dakota.
Senator Johnson. or South Dakota,
ydtedD aGsinst adoption Senator KEEL
hog Of Minnesots, did not7vote.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
SCHOOL NOTES

The English and History classes 7
vitalizing their work this year By the
use of the Literary Digest. Members
OF the classes have subscribed for the
paper and are taking up the discus
sicns there In connHction with the
class work. Theesefk mo greaterrtine
in the history of the country that is
more interesting than right row. We
are endeavoring to let the boys ana
girls study the problems of today.
which are more important, and just
as valuable for study as the problems
Of the past. BY correlating the work
we hope to be able to both fields
Tin good shape.
Basketball season has started. The
boys have their suits and have had
one week of practice. Although this
week has been broken up considerably
we hope to get several practices In this
week also. Although the material is
light we have the spirit and hope to
put out a fair team We only have
twenty-four boys in high school and
most OF them are out for the team.
We hope to have a game here within
q few weeks. Mr.. Hausten Is working
on a schedule for the season now 1t
will be published in the paper when
10 is complete We hope that the COM
munity will back the team as they
have done in the past. But please re-
member that we have not had 4 boys
team for a few years and we must
start at the bottom again to work up a
good team. The girls have also start
Cd practice. Miss Mckay has consent
ed to take charge OF the girls team.
There Is good material for a good girls
team this year and we ought to have
q winning team
volley Ball seems to be the go at
school now. During the two days va
cation at school this week games of
vciley Ball were going on ON the gym
floor all Of both days. This game Is a
game old ard young; can play and en-
Joy themselves. II would be a mighty
fine game for the business men Of the
community to play ono a week for an
hour or two. They do it In other
cities Why not here?
The Smallpox situation seems to be
worse than heretofore. Everyone
must be particularly careful We ask
parents please do not send children to
school who have symptoms OF any con-
tagious disease. Also that no children
be sent to school ifathere is contagious
sickness in the household, unless they
have special permission from either of
two doctors In town or from the Coun-
ty Nurse. It is also hoped that every
person in school who has not been
vaccinated will be ~vaccidated as soon
as possible. It is the only real pre-
vention.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
N. L. Church
SUNDAY. November 16, 1911!

Sunday, November 16, 1913
Morning Service 11:00 a. m. Sermon
subject "The Prominence of Faith"
Sunday School 1900 m. Mr.. l.. s.
Wilson, Supt.
Epworth Leagues $50 p. m.
Evening Service 1880 p. m. Sermon
subject "The Centenary Evangelistic
Campaign"
Everybody cordially invited to all
our services.
Regular preaching services will be
held at Moncur school house Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock. Everybody
J come and bring a friend.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
EXCESSIVE PRICES
ALL OVER STATE
J,F. McAuley, Special Agent Depart
ment OF Justice, Tells Of
Investigations

Aberdeen, Nov. 11.-"My department
has made some investigation of prices
OF food, fuel and wearing apparel in
South Dakota" said J.. F. McAuley of
Sioux Falls, special agent of the de-
partment u justice, land has found
that in some cases retail prices are
way out of reason and in some cases
the wholesale price is also'too high
Mr.. McAuley, who has been design
ated by the government to conduct
the drive on proilteers in South Da.
kota under authority granted by the
Lever food control act, as amended
by congress in October, was here to-
day looking over local conditions.
Our investigation shows there
should be a material reduction i'm
some prices charged in South Dakota
Mr. McAuiey continued, and my do
partment intends to enforce the law
to the letter"
He explained the Lever FOOD act, as
amended, making it unlawful 70 de
stroy. hoard or manipulate the mar
ket of necessaries for the purpose OF
raising prices, N~ecessaries are de-
scribed in the law as food, fuel, VI
wearing apparel, or anything enterinh
into the manufacture, transportation
or distribution of the said articles.
Violations of the law are punish
able upon conviction, by a fine OF
$4,000 or two years in prison, or both.
The law does not apply to the farmer
or any person who produces the pro-
ducts from the soil.
Relative to fair price committees,
now being appointed in most towns
and cities in the state, Mr. McAuley
said they were not connected in any
way with the government, but are
named usually by the merchants and
the mayor.
These committees have no govern,
meHt authority, but the result OF their
Investigations will have considerable
weight with the government in prose
cutting cases. He said the committee
should carefully investigate any case
OF alleged ~profteering or boarding tt
decide whether prices are justified
after the fair prices are fixed, and II
II is believed there is reason for ac'
ticn. should report their findings tt
the district attorneys Office at Siorz
Falls.
The government believes that thesc
committees are far better able TO fix
fair prices than the government. but
any prices they may fly are not ac.
cepted by the government Local
conditions largely govern the fair
prices. BY fair prices is meant a fail
return after considering the whole.
sale price and cost of doing business
Mr.. McAuley said that current prices
are not necessarily fair prices, TO
current prices, in some cases, should
be, materially reduced.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13
STRIKE ORDER
WITHDRAWN
Lewis ReeiMdes STRIFE Order Whss
Federal Court 0Fscrs Cascsi.
hlfon

indianapolis. Nov 11.-United States
District Judge A. B. Andefsol ct 10
a m today approved the order " the
officials of the United Mine workers of
America, resembling the strike order Of
Oct. Is Attorneys for the miners
promised to try to have Il II the mails
By 6 p. m. today. This actfoA ives tax
en- following o session Of the general
committee Of the miners, which decid-
ed at 4:10 q. m. today to comply with
the mandate OF the court issued last
Saturday.
order Cancels stsike
Judge Aderson characterized the or
der as a good faith effort" to comply
with his mandate. The text Of the or
der follows:
indianapolis, Nov. IL, 1919.-To the
Oficials and Members of the United
Mine Workers OF America: Dear Sirs
and B~rothers-In obedience to the
mandate issued on Nov. 3, by the Unit
ed States court, district OF Indiana.
Judge A. B. Anderson, presiding. the
undersigned hereby advise You thar
the order Of Oct Is, directing a cessa
ton Of operations in the bituninous
coal fields OF your Jurisdiction. is with
drawn and Cancelled. Yours ~fraternal-
ly. william Green,
observation-disclosures
ling John L. Lewis.
&. President"
The o committee, composed
OF inferno. { e sieers. district presi-
dents and mem5srs Of the executive
board and scale committee reached it's
decision TO cancel the strike order at
4:10 a m. and adjourned Ave minutes
later to reconvens ct 2 p. m.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-11-13

Arns McWhsftsr Killed ~ Street Car
Word was received Wednesday by
relatives stating that Arno Mcwhorter
had beer killed n . street car accident
In Seattle. where shs b now living. No
details Of the accident we're learned.