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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-06
THE p. o. KENNARD SALE

In giving an account of the sale at
the p. o. Kennard farm, in last weeks
Register, the facts were not given to
us correctly. OF the t~wenty-three
sows sold by Mr.. Kennard the average
price was $208.0 90, being the top of the
season, around here at least. The pur-
chasers number some of our best
swine breeders and include the fol-
lowing: James Maher, E. G. Sander
son, Tom Maher, M. NJ. Vaudeville.
w. A. Caldwell, |. E. Lees, ]. E. Ru-
dolph, Lester McRae, w. A. Caldwell,
Jr., julius Hanson. L. A. Thompson,
Claire Green, Warren Norris, /. l..
Brown, H. r. Claussen. William Sayre.
Harry Elston. and C. A. Skinner. The
top SOW brought $550.00 and was pur-
chased by James Maher.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-06
STATE OF TRADE

The state of trade over the country
reported by Bradstreet's for last week
is quiet and cautious. Less depres-
sion voiced in reports. improvement
visible over a month ago, however,
and more optimism expressed. Trade,
industry and collections fair, or bet
ter than fair. Cold snap helps coal
a little, but rather checks spring buy
ing. Export demand for foods large,
and cotton, leather, iron and steel and
lumber show more life in this branch.
Unemployment not serious il official
totals are correct. Promise of more
employment as spring opens. Luxu-
ries not neglected in retail lines.
Drastic curtailment of production Wis
IDLE in frmer tone of textiles.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-06
DIES FOR OLD o

News comes to the state that Lieut..
Greayer Glover, son of Samuel ].
Glover, a we'll known newspaper man
of the early Dakota days. has given
his life for the flag on the fields Of
France. He was in the aviation ser
vice and had played the part of a
patriot before. coming to his death.
His father and mother are now living
in Richmond, Va, though Mr.. Glover
has been editor of a Los Angeles pa
per since leaving the Dakota Bell
and Sioux Falls a number OF years
ago. The sympathy OF the many
friends remaining to them in the state
will go out in the fullest measure to
the bereaved parents.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-06
ADVERTISING BROOkiNGS

The following little adv. will no
doubt draw a lot Of attention to our
city, as it is being run in a number
of the big city dailies and in several
of the farm papers in the northwest.
OF course Mr.. Roberts is trying to sell
his lots, but it advertises the city and
lets them know we are a growing
proposition: For Sale-From 10 to
40 acres only a few blocks from the
high school in the city OF Bookings,
the college city OF the state Write
or. come and see John H. Roberts,
Brookings, s. D."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-06
PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR

During a short talk with G. J. Flittie,
cashier of the Bank Of Brookings, we
were told that the bank will improve
their four lots laying between the new
First National Bank and the Tidball
Pharmacy, some time by next spring.
That 1t Is their intention to erect an
up-to-date bank building and two good
business buildings. There Is also an
indication that when they start this
improvement that Mr. Tidball will also
erect a new building
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-06
TOBACCO PRICES RAISE

The recent revenue bill will raise
the price on many kinds of tobacco.
Plug chewing will most of it be re-
duced from eight to ten plugs to the
pound and most of the mcking in
cans will 60 up to twenty cents per
can. There will be some increase IA
cigars. but many of the we'll known
brands have already provided for the
increase and there will be no change
in them.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-06
Corp. Jason Dreyer,
Bait. c, 147th +. A., A.. T.. f.

The Register has received the fol-
lowing newsy letter from M Of our
boys now with the army in France:
~Gondrecourt, France, January 29th,
1919.-Dear Sirs: Our commanding.
officer vas getting the names OF the
home newspaper Of the boys in the
company this morning which remind
ed me of writing you a letter.
Two months after | was drafted.
landed in England. Here we had the
opportunity of visiting Winchester,
Castle and Cathedral, very historic
because of their connection with early
kings and mobiles trials and vista
tions. | saw Walter Raleigh's statue,
also the Round Table which in gone
by school days We were supposed to
picture in our mind from the vivid
descriptions given of it in Tennyson's
ldylls of the King or Tales of the
Round Table.
Our s~ojourn in England vas brief
and after a few days stay We were
sailing across the English channel to-
ward France. A. E. F. and o. F.
Americans exploring France on foot
is a very suitable title to what we
have done since then. / have hiked
so much that were the Atlantic ocean
drained and / to get my discharge
papers at Brest l would feel confident
of being able to walk home.
We drilled a few months and then
had a cross country box a ride ar
irving near Belfort. Our division then
relieved the goth on the Alsace Sec
tor and stayed there for six weeks.
We received orders then to go to the
Toul sector and e the big show.
The armistice prevented our seeing
action in the big drive there, much
to our satisfaction. / wcs listed to
attend officers training school at the
time and intended to avail myself of
the opportunity. / had hoped to get
a commission but feel satisfied it's
all over
We crossed the ocean as of yore,
Our fathers crossed the sea
To make the east. as they the west,
The land of liberty.
Your friend. James Pogue.
Co. A, SS7 NJ. G. Bn.. A. E. F.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-06
NEWS FROM
BOYS OVERSEAS
A LETTER FROM ONE OF OUR
OWN BOYS OF THE 147th
FIELD ARTILLERY
READY TO COME HOME NOW WAR Is OVER
ingly OF His Experiences On The
Other Side OF The Seas

o. o. Graves has the following nice.
newsy letter from Jason Dreyer, and
1t will interest our home readers:
Amanty. France, February 3, 1919
Dear Mike: received your letter
some time ago but neglected answer
ing for the reason l have forgot, I
guess. We have been too busy for
one thing. and work as hard since
the signing Of the armistice as before.
But it is not as dangerous as before.
We saw active service on Ave fronts,
namely. Toul. Alsace. Lorraine, Cha
teau Thierry, July 2S-Aug. 20, Sois-
sons, Sept. 25, MeuseArgonne, OF the
final drive. We were in the Argonne
scrap from Sept. 9th until Nov. Sth,
the last three days the fighting was
not very severe for US. We were all
glad to have 1t over for our regiment
was getting tired from continuous SER
vice without rest. Battery C has saw
service or | may say the 147th has
saw the most service of South Dako-
Ia troops. We we're with the Third
iNdtlOudi Sudiu uINlolOu oNSI hCiC,
landing over a year ago in Liverpool,
England. Most of the men wear two
service stripes and one or two wound
stripes. So We can say We saw some
OF the big fray.
Right now we are in a town which
is very far behind the times. We
have an old fireplace and a Boche
carbon light, a homemade table and
lots OF wood. So II they don't o "
us until the cold weather is over we
are OK. We are with the 88th divi-
sion at present which Is mostly South
Dakota boys. Otto Hanson is near
here. | saw Major Karlstad a few
days ago, also saw John Sponsler and
outfit in the Argonne. Ray Bunday
said John was to become an officer.
Well, Mike. I guess l have wrote
a great deal. Give my regards to
Lawrence and Elmer. Your friend,
Jason II. Dreyer.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
MEXICO BREAKS
OFF RELATIONS
WITH BRITAIN
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be taat a nation should not be recog-
ulzed that is not stable enough to
protect the lives and property of for
'lgu rss-d .nts. II is said that the
records for the past five or six years
show that more Americans and their
property lave suffered in Mexico
than the nationals and their property
Of any other country. It is very sell
dom. in fact. that there is a case in
yolv.nG British property. It is as
sumed here that the British govern
re1t Is most concerned at this time
over the various DEGREES and new
proposed laws Of Carranza which
seek tn make the Mexican officials
the masters and owners Of lease
holds and property owned outright in
Mexico by foreigners. The american
plan so far has been to lodge a pro-
trst. wGere property is concerned, file
"A claim where there has heen de
structlnn 0f life or property. or to
d"ua-d an immediate report State
department officials. however. hold
that This Is 0II That can be done by
the diplomatic end Of the govern
nent
In the meanwhile the Senate is in
vestiEatIr- the whole Mexican situa-
ton with "A view to making sugges-
rons As to how best 1t can be rem
edied.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
STAGE HANDS JOIN
ACTORS In N. Y. STRIKE
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sent by Secretary of Labor Wilson
to do what is possible to end the
strike. spent much of the day study
ing the situation and Mr.. Squires
had conference with Paul Turner,
attorney for the Actors Equity AS
ISOLATION.
In the event that the conciliators
request US to meet the managers,
we would be only too glad to get
togethere with them," said Grant
Stewart.
Francis Wilson, president of the
Equity. had a word to say today
about the "patronizing attitude of
managers"
They say we're children" Wilson
said. David Belasco, who lives in
a pampered. secluded world, where
he does not come into contact with
real life. refers to stage people as
my children Maybe Belasco does
not know it, but actors and actress
es are real men and women and de-
mand to be recognized as such"
Ed Wynn. Harry Fox and Frank
Fay also spoke a few lines. address,
ing them to Al Jolson. They teele-
graphed Al at Atlantic City. asking
him just where he stood in this
strike business, warning him no one
in the profession could remain neu-
trail. Jolson, they say, has been
playing two parts.
In chorus circles. the girls de-
girls declared todays big develop
rnept was the opening of Marie
prsssler's Chorus Home" where
pony. medium and all the rest of
them can stay IL the stocking be-
comes depleted. Marie, who began
life in the chorus at IS every Satur-
day night, is financing the enter
prise.
Monday the actors will open their
benefit performance. presenting an
array OF stars that nothing less than
the present situation could have
produced. Among those on the pro-
gram will be Silvio Helm (overturc), ,
Ivy Sawyer. Joee Santley, Barney
Bernard, Blanche Ring. Eddie Foy
(and the little Equities, as he calls
'em now). Ethel and Lionel Barry
more, Pearl White. Frank Tinnay.
and Eddie Cantor.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
ACTION AGAINST
H, C.L. NATIONAL
Reports to Palmer Show
Scope Of Attack on
Prohteer.

Attorney General Palmer announced
last night that he had accepted the in
vitstion extended by Arthur Price. Of
the New York City Fair Price Com
mittee. to meet with the committee in
New York Monday night
Attorney General Palmer will tell the
committee what is being done by way
OF legal action to reach the hoarders
and the proiteers, and will advise the
committee as to how it may best serve
N the campaign TO reduce the cost Of
living. He will emphasize the use Of
publicity by the posting of fair price
lists arrived at by the committee
Numerous kilograms were received
by Attorney General Palmer yesterday
showing that there is nationwide e
response on the part of governors.
United States District Attorneys and
other officials to the kilograms asking
for their active cooperation. The tele-
grams show that the district attorneys
are following up with prompt action
the reports Of Investigators uncover
ing boards or food
From the United States District At
tOrney at Kansas City came the word
that about 10000 bushels Of beans.
which had been held in local ware
houses during the active period of the
war. had been seized
The United States District Attorney
at Knoxville reported that ten libel
proceedings at Chattanooga had been
fled with the seizure Of 10000 cold
storage eggs.
The District Attorney at Cleveland.
Ohio, wired that he had filed libel for
seizure and condemnation Of about
1000 pounds OF sugar in storage at
Canton. Ohio. The sugar belonged to
the c. D. Kenny Company.
The District Attorney at Cleveland.
Ohio, also reported that the investi-
cation OF storage cases. called to the
attention Of Attorney General Pal
mer by Governor Cox. is proceeding
rapidly
Governor ". P Hobbie Of Texas
telegraphed Attorney General Palmer
that he had placed the full facilities
uf the State government at the dis
pOsal Of the Attorney General in his
,fOrts to reduce the high cost Of liv-
ing. Governor Hobbie expressed the
hope that the Attorney General would
not hesitate to call upon the Texas
state authorities for any services
they can render.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
TOLD BY TELEGRAPH.

Asheville, N. c.. Aug. 16.-ThieSes
early this morning robbed the post
once at Arden, n. c.. of several
hundred dollars in stamps and money.
New York. Aug. 16.-"How one feels
Just before death by jumping from
the eighteenth floor Of a building"
is described by Charles H. Weston,
broken-down actor. who leaped from
widow here yesterday. IT have no
fear OF hell. I cannot suffer more"
he wrote
Boston. Aug. 16.-After a forced post
ponement OF nearly four years be-
cause Of the great war. a quartet OF
the St Sistine choir from the Vatican
in Rome arrived here today. The
quartet will tour the United States,
giving concerts in all the principal
cities
New York. Aug. 16.-Louise Mitchell.
dethroned queen of band OF "gaso-
line gypsies," whose father seeks to
have the gypsies punished for kid
mapping the girl. told the story of how
she was taken from her home two
years ago. at the age of Is. and made
marry the son of the bands chief.
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 16-Memoers
OF the Oregon Editorial Association
today got busy with their check books
and in a short time subscribed the
entire six cents. to satisfy the verdict
Of the jury in the libel suit OF Henry
Ford against the Chicago Tribune
Cripple Creek. Colo. Aug. 1.-two
masked men who secured 5000 in gold
ore at Victor. Colo, near here. over
looked dust" valued at many times
that sum, according to officials Of the
company.
Columbus. Ohio. Aug. l6 - Col
Franklin o. Johnson, commandant OF
the Columbus barracks, was sued to-
day for s25,Ooo here by Francis o.
Doyle, honorably discharged as cap
tain. Doyle charges he was dis
sraced and Inundated.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
TRAFFIC TIE-UP IS
NEAR In NEW YORK
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ing the brotherhood heads from en-
forcing the strike order. 1t was to be
considered by Supreme Court Judge r.
P. Lydon. The opinion was that the
judge would grant the injunction, but
it was believed difficulty would be en-
countered in obtaining service upon
the brotherhood officials.
Frank HedIey. vice president ara
general manager OF the Interboro
Rapid Transit Company, predicted
that 95 per cent of the company's
employees would quit work He said
these would include motormen,
switChmen, guar d 5, powerhouse
workers and ticket choppers.
Police Commissioner Enright an
nounced tonight that the police and
police reserves would be ready to
cope with any disorder that might
occur.
Immediately following the an
nouncement that the strike would
be called, preparations were begun
to employ every conceivable device
for moving human traffic Hundreds
of business houses tonight were
contracting with automobile owners
and agencies to furnish vehicles to
carry their workers.
Ohcials of the New York Central
Railroad announced they were max
ing provisions to add eighteen
trains to the line between Wood
lawn in the Bronx, and the Grand
Central Station at Forty-second
street Six more extra trains. il
was said. would be placed in serv-
ice between Kings Bridge and Mar
BILE Hill and the Grand Central Ter
minal The trains will comprise
sivty coaches.
10th the LonC Island and New
Haven RAILROADS also were making
snRcial arrapEementS.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17

than a person accused Of a brutal
murder.
The accused student appeared utter
ly surprised when the Judge voiced his
decision to hold him for the grand
jury
Good Girl, Says Mother.
The mother of the dead girl testi-
flying between efforts to subdue her
nd grief & said that her daughter was a
In summing up his case, Prose-
cutor Adams added:
THE knots in these trousers are
such that they are just the right
size to cover a woman's neck. Yet
this young man would have his
story believed that he kicked them
of over No. 9 shoes and that was
done while he was in the water
and the shoes have rubber heels.
The trousers also are inside out. I
tell your honor that the pants were
fixed in this manner either before
or after the couple had been in
this tragedy"
Friends of Miss GRANGE. who were
employed with her at the Morse
Chain Works, were among those
who attended the examination of
Fether. = 1t was announced that the
latter's father. A. F. Fether. a
wealthy oil rnagnate of Los Angeles,
was on his way to Ithaca. He is
expected here Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Crance was in deep mourn
ing. She said her daughter never
had stayed away from home and
that she took all her meals at home.
She said she had met Fether only
few days before the tragedy.
Dragging of Lake Resumed.
Dawn today found grapplers again
on Cayuga Lake dragging for the
body Of Hazel Crance.
The first tangible evidence iDdicat-
ing that the girls body is at the bot
tom of the lake was the finding of
Fether's trousers.
The trousers. besides being turned
inside out. were looped in a loose
knot. Fether had stated that he
had slipped the trousers over his No
shoes while swimming about in a
vain effort to assist the drowning
girl This is a feat that Fether has
insisted that good swimmers can do
although with difficulty
Believe Body slipped Out.
According to the story told Sheriff
Green, when the searchers' hooks
first took hold Of what turned out to
be the trousers. the weight was very
heavy. THE resistance to their pull
ing w4s o. atty relieved when the
hooks came 10 within a dozen feet OF
the surface. Sheriff Green accepted
this statement as indicating. he sid.
that the trousers had been looped
around the neck Of the dead girls
body and that the body slipped out
Of the moose and returned to the bot
tom of the lake.
1t was at this location that the
grapplers resumed their work this
morning. They felt confident Of
finding the body there.
Residents OF Ithaca and of Glen
wood, where Fether and three other
Cornell students met Miss Crance and
three girl companions. have raised a
subscription of $l.COO to reward the
grapplers for their work.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
Tokia Has a Hippo.

Tokio.-Prince vi Of Korea has pre-
sented a hippopotamus to the Uyeno
zoo and a building with a brick IA
cade and a glass ceiling is being
erected to house the river horse. He's
valued at $1,000 and it'll cost 1900
to bring him here from Seoul
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
Bathing in the Jordan
Banned by U. S. Doctors

American physicians have put q
ban on bathing in the River Jordan
because they have found that it is a
dangerous disease germ carrier. An
alysis of the river water was one OF
the tirkt steps taken by the Ameri-
can Red Cross on reaching that
region. 1t was found laden with
the germs Of skin diseases and other
maladies. This caused local au-
thorities to agree that unrestricted
bathing in the river should not bo
permitted.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BIREAn

N" .. DBulpnhus
- King Street
Alexandra, Va, Aug. I6.-AIexan-
drians will have an opportunity to
secure portion Of the surplus food
stuns now on hand at the several
military subsistence depots by means
or parcel post Orders for the food
VIII be taken Monday at the city
postoffice
All orders from consumers must be
accompanied by the cash, which must
include the total cost of the order
ana parcel post charges. Consumers
must order in writing and itemize
the foodstuffs so that the postmaster
may readily determine the exact
charge to be made
In case of bulk supplies, such as
rice or flour in bags, the postal Of
hcials will not accept orders for less
than the amount in the original con-
talner. In case there is not suf-
nclent food to fill the orders given,
the consumer will get a refund.
Ihe Old Dominion Boat Club will
hold a water carnival Saturday
AFTERNOON. a number of water con-
tests of all kinds have been ar
ranged and in the evening the club
Will give a dance.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements is composed of the fol-
lowing: Floats. J. S. Douglas. ST. and
T. J. Mueller; house. Harry L Wise
and G. H. Wingate; refreshment, E
Il. Carver Carroll w. Ashby, Mag
nus w. Bales, Mrs. J. T. Ashton;
music. c. w. Ashby and Harold v.
Quigley: publicity. ]. T. Preston;
Judges. Frank A. BayIiss, George A
Burroughs, Francis NJ. Hamilton
referee, DR.. John T. Ashton; starter,
E. E. Carver.
In the Corporation Court today
deeds OF transfer for the following
pieces of property were placed on
record: Charles L. Ewald and wife
to Robert V. Hicks and wife, a
mouse and lot on the east side OF
st. Asaph, between Princess and
OronocO streets; Mrs. Mary E. Rog-
ers to ]. F. Thompson. two parcels
OF land bounded by King street. Di-
agonal road, and Daingerfield road +;
william Baader to DR.. Vivian Berry,
frame dwelling house at 4O2 South
Royal street
Inv HldTEldge OF Miss Margaret
King, formerly of Dainlop, Scotland,
and recently a resident Of Washing
ton, and Sidney Harold Jennings,
formerly Of London. but for the past
tw" years a resident Of this city.
was solemnzed at II o'clock this
morning at Grace Protestant EpiscO-
pal Church. the Rev. Edgar Carpen-
ter officiating.
The couple were attended by Miss
Anna Josephine OLeary and Alan
Mckay Lindsey. Mr.. and Mrs. Jen-
ninEs left for Atlantic City, where
they will spend their honeymoon
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
Huns Seek News of East.

Tokio.-That Germany is looking to
the Far East in her plans for future
development. is apparent in the plans
she is making for sending newspaper
correspondents to Japan and other
countries in the East and the develop
ment of a far-eastern news service
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17

The third degree OF the order
wiR-be conferred on a class Of
candidates at o'clock Sunday
afternoon by Fitzgerald Council,
No. t5s, knights OF Columbus, at
the LyceUm Hall
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17

Upon their return they will reside In
this city.
The funeral of Helen Y. Heishley.
of this city who died Sunday in
Los Angeles. will take place at 6
o'clock Monday afternoon from St.
Paurs =. L. Church.
A sneak thief last night entered
the residence of Mrs. Arthur Dixon
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17

on Patrick street. between Prince
and Duke streets, and stole a qusn-
tity Of clothing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-12
CAMPBELL MILLINERY
SHOP CHANGES HANDS

The Campbell Millinery Shop.
owned by Mrs. Rose Campbell, who
has been in the millinery business for
% years. was bought today by Miss
Marie Antoinette GindrauX and Miss
Sophia X. Fikan and will be merged
with the Needlecraft snop operated
bv Miss Fikan- The young ladies have
been employed by Mrs. Campbell dur
ing the two years they have resided in
Pendleton.
The partnership merger includes
the sale of one half interest in the
Needlecraft shop to Miss Gindraux by
Miss Fikan and purchase by each of
the young ladies of equal shares in the
millinery shop. Mrs. Campbell was
paid $500 for the millinery store and
the consideration for the ueedlecraft
interest was $1,000. Keator and Ran
DAN acted as agents in the sale.
Mrs. Campbell has not announced
her plans for the future but is contem-
plating a vacation at Spokane in the
near future.