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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
TO Raise Hand County
Soldier Memorial Fund

Hon. Doan Robson. OF Pierre, was
In the city Tuesday organizing a com
mittee to solicit funds for the State
Memorial which is to be erected at
Pierre. Hand county was one of the
counties which did not raise their
quota this spring and a drive will
soon be started to raise this fund.
Chairman are being appointed I'm
each commissioner district, and then
will also be a township chairman In
each township. G. G. Briggs has been
appointed chairman OF this district
and also of the north district, and 81
Else is chairman OF the west side dis
trict. The chairman OF the other dis
trict have not yet been appointed.
The State Memorial committee and
a special committee of the American
Legion of South Dakota met at Huron
a short time ago and suggest Crotto's
Campanite, at Florence. Italy, as a
model for the State Memorial
This campanile, 50x50 feet square
and It's fee high. towering 20 feet
above the dome of the capitol will
afford one OF the most distinctive and
attractive monuments on the contin-
emit; monumental In appearances. whiic
affording ample Accommodations for
the museum OF var trophies.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
President Wilson Vetos
Daylight Bill End Time

Washington. Aug. 19.-Repeal OF
daylight saving law was passed over
President Wilson's veto by the house
on a vote of 223 to 101, eve more
than the necessary t%wo-thirds The
repeal now goes to the senate where
its supporters claim victory.
Washington. August 15.-President
Wilson has veoed the bill repeating
the daylight saving law.
The president said he returned the
bill without his approval with the "ut,
most reluctance" because he realized
the very considerable and in many
respects. very serious Inconvenience
to which the daylight saving law sub
jects the farmers of the country"
Declaring the pressing need OF the
country was for production by indus
try. the president said he had been
obliged to balance one set of disad-
vantages against another" and decide
which was the more serious to the
country.
This is the second time the presi-
dent has vetoed the repeal OF the law
by which clocks are set forward an
hour on the last Sunday in March and
turned back an hour the last Sunday
in October The first veto was several
weeks age, the repeal being attached
as a rider to the annual agricultural
appropriation bill.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
Is Battered Up
In Fist Fight

MZ+Nt NEf
Pierre. S. D.-State Sheriff Shanks
is somewhat married in appearance
this coming from a mix-up with q
booze party here recently. There
were our in the party and instead Of
submitting to arrest they put up a
fight in which all four attacked the
sheriff. and, while he brought in one
Of the offenders, the other three final
ly decided that a getaway was the
best move they could make. and did
the vanish act. All Of them II known
and II is expected that the quartet
will be in custody in a short time to
nswer to q much more serious charge
than that Of Illegal booze.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
BANDITS RELEASE
ARMY AVIATORS
Make Escape After Paying Only Half
Of Ransom Money

Marshall, Tex, Aug. 19.-Lieuten-
ants Harold G. Peterson and Paul H.
Davis. held prisoner by Mexicans
since last Wednesday after being Fore
ell to land the preceding Sunday ON
Mexican soil. early today were re-
leased by Mexican bandits after the
payment of $500 of the $4,000 de-
manded. Captain Letleck of the Sth
cavarly, who took the ransom money
across the border. paid half the money
for the release of L~ieutenants Peter
son and when Lieutenant Davis was
delivered to him. he galloped away
with the lieutenant without making
the final payment.
Marea. Texas, Aug. 17.-Letters pro-
posing to be from Lieutenants Paul
H. Davis and Harold G. Peterson, Am
crican army aviators. missing since
last Sunday. were received here today
at military headquarters. The letters
stated the a%viators were being held by
bandits for 5000 ransom somewhere
In Mexico and were threatened with
death unless the ransom was paid, ac-
cording to the letters.
Close 20 Border :.
The demand for the ransom was
received here today and report made
at once to Major General Dickman,
commander Of the southern depart
ment. An unconfrmed report also
was received that the aviators wer
being held close to the American bor-
der and that Chico Cano, a famous
bandit Of the Big Bend. Ojuiaga dis
trict, was the leader Of the bandit band
holding the aviators.
Must BE Paid Tonight
According to the demand received
here today the ransom must be paid
tomorrow. no time being stated In the
message 1t Is to be delivered In gold
to an American. supposed to be an
agent Of the bandits at CandeIaria,
Texas, ON the Rio Grande, sixty mites
south OF Valentine. Texas.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
Much Food Held
In Cold Storage

Acting under order of Attorney
General Palmer, the authorities of diff
ferent large cities have been investi-
eating the cause OF the high price OF
foodstuffs.
In nearly every city. large stores
have been seized and several arrests
been made.
In Kansas City federal authorities
siezcd $4,000 pounds OF beans that
had been held throughout the war.
In st. Louis, Mo-. and Detroit, Mich.
24.OO0, 900 eggs and several hundred
thousand pounds Of butter which was
held in cold storage plants were con-
fiscated. Many other seizures have
been made. bringing the total to enor-
nous figures.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
New State College Buildings
Ready For Students

Brookings, s. d., Aug. 21.-Three
buildings provided by appropriations
in the 1917 legislature are now ready
for use at State college They are:
Agricultural hall and administra-
ton building, north wing, just COM
pleted. Dimensions 24sx14s feet. In
addition to the many necessary Of
fees. the museum and auditorium
seating 1900, there are 20 class and
lecture rooms and 10 laboratories,
cost $4,000.
Stock judging pavilion. just COM
pleted. Dimensions, IS feet 4 inches
by 50 feet 4 inches. Dimensions OF
judging arena. "a feet 4 inches by "a
feet Nearly 500 sttSents an be ac-
comodated at n time. Cost, $4,000.
Armory and gymnasium, just COM
pleted. Outside dimensions. 100 by
200 feet: main floor. 100 BY 1877 feet.
The main floor is entirely surrounded
BY ofIces. locker rooms and shower
baths. A fine shooting gallery &C.
cupies the 2 Cost. $4,000.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
Governor Norbeck Names
Cement Plant Commissipa

Pierre. Aug. Ex-Governor NorbecK
has named as the commission to To-
cate the state cement plant provided
for at the last Legislative session, a
commission from different sections Of
the state. Under the law The commits
sion IL headed BY the governor and
the other members selected are G. M
Harrison. sioux Falls; Paul SBellamy,
Hardingrovs: Frank H. Barnard. Alb
erdeen; w. J. sherwood. Lead. The
latter Is the chemist OF the Homestake
mine.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
AMERICAN TROOPS
INTO MEXICO


Maria, via Candalaria, Aug. 10
American troops of the Sth cavalry.
with aviators. flying and bombing
planes acting as scouts ahead of the
columns. crossed the Mexican border
early today on a punitive expedition
In pursuit of the bandit band of Jesus
Renteria. who held the American ar
my aviators. Peterson and Davis. pris.
oners in Mexico, 1t was announced at
military headquarters here today.
The troops are supported by an ade-
quate communication line, trains car
rying the field telephone service for
use when out Of touch with ayiators.
who are scouting the entire Ojinaga
districts for the bandits.
Lieutenants Davis and Peterson
mounted on horseback, were with the
cavalrymen, acting as guides. 1t was
planned that Davis and Peterson
would take the troops to the place
where the aviators were made pris-
0ners.
Although Davis and Peterson were
tired, they ate an early breakfast and
reported to Colonel Langhorne here,
and left with the column of troops.
Colonel L~anghorne sem a message
to General Antonio Pruneda. COM
mander of the Mexican forces, through
the Mexican counsel at Preside, Tex,
notifying Pruneda of the punitive ex-
petition so the Mexican general
would notify his men in the field in
order to aviod possible clashes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
Ford Awarded Six Cents Damage.

Mount Clemens, Mich, Aug. 1S.-
A jury tonight awarded Henry Ford
six cents damages against the Chicago
Tribune for calling him an anarchist.
The close of the great suit. which
began three month sage, came when
the lawyers and spectators had about
made up their minds that they were
In for a night of waiting and watch
ing with a mistrial as the probable
outcome.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
Airplane At Miller
Saturday, August 23rd

According to an advertisement In
the Press this week, there will be
an army airplane in the city next
Saturday. The plane comes here from
TT. Pierre, and they announce that
passengers will be taken up during the
day. This will be the first time that
an airplane has v visited Miller for
any length of time. A few weeks ago
n stopped here long enough to get
its bearing and took to- the air again.
This Is one Of the planes that have
contracted to do acrobnted stunts and
exhibition at the state fair this year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21

Notice Of Teachers Examination
The regular examination for teach
er's certificates will be held At the
Court Room in Miller ON August H.
is inclusive. Examinations WIN be
given for Life Diplomas. State. First
Grade. Vocational. Second. Third md
Primary Grade certificates.
Addie G. WEIGH,
SITS County Superintendent
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21
ARMY FOOD SALE
AT POST OFFICE
Uncle Sam To Sell Army Food At
Reduced Prices

Army food was placed on sale at
the local postoffice Monday morning
and will continue until the supply is
exhausted. But is is not expected
that the stock will last long as Post
master McCullen states that the force
has been busy the last two days, TAX
ing orders.
The stock offered for sale consists
OF baked beans, stringless beans.
corned beef, roast beat, cherries, corn,
corned beef hash. peas. dry beans,
flour. rice. pepper, soup tomatoes and
bacon There is no limit to the
amount which each purchaser may
bny. The postmaster collects the pur-
chase price of the article and the
parcel post rate from Omaha. This
Is sent together with the order to the
distributing point at Omaha.
Perhaps the goods will not reach
the u for several days. be-
cause of the m of the plan. but
the p~ostofice department is working
to deliver them at the earliest possi-
bic time.
The cost of the articles at Miller
including postage are as follows:
Baked beans:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-08-21

Portland. Oregon, Aug. H,-Repre-
sentatives of the Roosevelt memorial
association from Oregon. Washington,
Idaho and Montana will convene here
tomorrow to plan for q campaign to
raise the Pacific North Vests share
Of q national 5000. 900 ufnd to be used
in erecting suitable monuments In
memory Of the late Col. Roosevelt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-10-20

Thomas v. o'connor
For ten msnates Thomas " Or0n-
nor. preslaant os the international
Longskoremsn's Association. fought
hnos and hssses Of the striking Now
York lcngwhorcmeu before he wa'
able 10 Ret siearinT lie urged them
10 10 back 20 work, but they tiasly re-.
fused
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-10-20
An Agreeable surprise.

"Aboat ihree years age whep was
suffering from severe cold On my
lungs and coughsd most of thp time
night and day. tried bottle of
rhamherlain1 consh Remedy and waN
surprised IA the promplneMs with
which X save ma relief" wits Mira
James BroMn. Clark Mills, y. Z. Man,
another has been surprised and pleas
ea with ihe promp, relief afforded BY
this remedy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-10-20

Tho Delbrueck iaw. which became
effecilgc IN Germany early In 1914,
provides for Germans retaining their
allegiance 10 Germany While becom-
Ing esttxeua ~ the United States or
any either country. In assuming the
new citizenship. German subject. ~
Il suits hiln. continues sis German
cltlzenshlp and allegiance 10 Germany
according 20 this law.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-10-20


The per~e<k Z Son Realty CO.
II YEA need homs or farm. con.
salt ns Ne have suppl4ed sAc need !
~ others and ear meas yours
PRICE. $500.
loo acm farm ~ miles siwthfHe.
4 rpsn Aoase. large barn. well and
windmill. sencea aud rrc~~ fenced. ~
Aervx bottom land. timber Cor posts
and fuel Must he sold by Nos. lat
PRICE sssoo.
"a acre farm miles Guthrie. -
acre~ bottom land.
PRICE saeoc
room. modern house. on EaG Side
: lots. PAVING all paid
PRICE $500.
is0 acFw farm. NJ In cultivation. n
acres bottom alfalfa land feon
house rorched on sides. fsns cave
tis'ern, we'll and windmill. large barn
garage and saschine harm. Scales 10,
weighing products This Is one oc tn,
best improved farms in tAis part o
Isossn cosnsy--sas miles from raslroaI
point. ons haK mile from echoul.
rAE pEkNock 4 SON REALTY co
Room " Over R0sksr. Burton Dry
Goods Store.
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cI.ASslFrED WANTS

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October eth. hot W store FixtMrs
also one carrier system, SAle ~Agl he
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-10-20

Fer the stomach and bowel disorders
n babies McsEEs BABY El1xtR is
remedy ~ genuine merit II acts
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ant 10 take. Sold by all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-10-20

Her latest Fox s,liperpict,pe.
the celebrated stage draiua
by David lielascn,
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A New England douglboy writes his
anne foik hat the WAY % pronounce
YbreS ~ 10 make The nosne swallow
MAKES juai before sunrise
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-10-20

FOR SALE gour room house aud
two iots IN the north part o, town.
So. viii handle. Balance busldlns
and loAn. A. u. Arns'rong Phone
a~
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

state department OF public roads re-
sartling government aid to the Bonners
Ferry to Boundary and Pack River
crossing to Cocolalla roads upon which
the state is requesting s164.0 govern-
ment aid.
wallace-Bids will he called for
within the next few days for the con-
struction OF three miles Of highway be-
tween Wallace and Kellogg at the
mouth Of Moon g,llch and extending
westerly, according TO a statement OF
w. I. Bassett, deputy state highway
engineer for northern Idaho. The road
will be a continuation of the new high
way on the north side of the river and
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
IN THE PANHANDLE OF THE STATE

equalization. have adjourned until sep
TENDER 30. The board fixed the county
levies and road district levies outside
of the eight highway districts me
highway districts may make their lev
les early next week. 1t Is believed
most of them will mako levies OF 20
mills.
Moscow-A heavy rain aAd hail
storm which has swept over the coun-
ty has wet grain in the shock 80 thor
oughly that it is feared threshing can
not be resumed for several days.
Farmers are becoming uneasy, rs there
is still large acreage of grain to be
threshed and the season is getting late.
The halt In threshing resulted in teams
being put at work hauling grain. and
there is a rush to the warehouses at
present.
The city and village levies have been
made and reported to the board. Be-
will leads with the highest levy, 81
mills and Juliaetta is the, lowest with
~ mills Other levies follow: Mos
COW. 20 mills; Genesee. 20 mills; Troy
81 mills: Kendrick, 10 mills. Potlatch
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
Commissioner Jones Starts
Campaign for Better Treat
ment Of Idaho Roads by the
Public.
URGES SIGN POSTS
Now Al, 900 Auto Owners in the
State as Compared to 80, 900
Last Year-Pay $3.50, 900
x. Annual Licenses.

Better sign posts, closer observance
/ of rules and regulations to promote
the usefulness of the public highway
and other important matters VIII be
taken up in a campaign by the state
department Of law enforcement, Com
missioner Robert o. Jones announces.
lin statement issued yesterday, Com
missioner Jones said;
"The department of law enforcement
lis beginning a campaign to stimulate
Interest in the strict enforcement or
ELL laws which look to the protection
OF Idahos roads.
HUGE SUM FOR ROADS.
'In the next two years, consider
ing bond issues of the different coun-
ties and road districts, taken together
with state and federal funds to be ap-
piled to the building and maintenance
of roads, probably In excess of twenty
million dollars win be spent in this
great Improvement. Idaho's roads are
becoming extremely valuable and will
become more SO as time goes on.
"rhey should be absolutely protect
ed; only proper guaged vehicles should
be allowed to run upon them. care
iessness in driving stock over them
to their detriment should be avoided
irrigation water which In some parts
of the state is permitted to make large
ruts and crevasses In the road bed
should be better controlled and guide
posts should be placed at all main road
intersections and main road crossings
in the state.
SIGN POSTS NEEDED.
"The operator OF the motor vehicle
in Idaho is particularly interested in
seeing that guide posts are properly
placed. In many sections Of the state
and in a great many counties the
placing OF such posts and printed
the motorist usually has to trust to
luck and the use OF considerable gaso-
line to find his destination.
SOME FIGURES.
THE owners Of motor vehicles in
Idaho now number $1,000 IN compari-
son with a little over 80, 900 in 1918.
In 1918 the revenue from the registra-
tion Of motor vehicles equalled s575.-
242.21. In the year 1919 this revenue
will probably total in excess OF $3.50, 900.
THE people paying in these fees for
registration are entitled to a run for
their money, and not only should the
state maintain its roads because Of the
great amount Of money involved, but
the roads should be maintained and
proper signs should be placed for the
protection Of the people who are turn
ing these automobile fees into the
county and state road funds"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

Moscow-Ths three children Of Mrs.
Bertha McGraw have started suit here
against their father for the recovery
Of a two-thirds interest in 80 acres
left by their mother. who died inte
state in 1891. The children claim they
have only recently learned about the
land, which Is valued at about $4,000.
and they are asking an accounting for
the returns from the ranch for the
last % years, the place having been
farmed continuously by their father
since the death Of their mother The
complaint charges that the estate was
never probated and that under the
Idaho law, two-thirds should 90 to the
children.
Moscow-The south wing now being
added to the University Of Idaho ad-
ministration building will be ready for
occupancy before the opening Of the
February semester, according to an
announcement made by President
Lindley. The work OF general con-
struction will proceed at once.
Moscow-The county commissioners.
who have been sitting as a board Of
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

which claims to be the second largest
town In the county. II owned by the
Fotiatch Lumber company, which has
never incorporated 1t, and 1t has no
city, town OF village government.
Lewiston Observation-Disclosures pro-
pose to anticipate next seasons pest
troubles and to forestan the San Jose
scale by the use of fall spraying, 1t
having been observed that much of
the work done during the spring sea-
son was not effective. Spraying will
be done any time after the first of No
vember that the weather Is favorable.
Occur d'Alene-The public utilities
commission has set the question Of
Increased rates requested by the Occur
d'Alene and st. Joe Transportation
company for hearing here before Com
missioner sweeley on Sept. II at
D. m.
Lewiston-Apple harvest is begin
ming two weeks earlier than usual in
the Lewiston country with the picking
of Mcintosh Reds and Winter Bananas.
Jonathans are coloring rapidly and the
records, The completed packing house
duu btOIdSS pldHl VI tuc WSSI Edlu
Orchard and Land company will be put
into operation. The new structure is to
be formally opened with a community
dance. The packing house is 60 by ESQ
feet with a basement 60 by 100 feet
and has q capacity Of 40 carloads. A
belt system of sorting is to be used and
the storage is water cooled. The COM
pany owns about 700 acres of orchard
land which Is being rapidly improved.
Lewiston-The initiative in the mat
ter of urging the reseeding of the
burned over sections of the national
forests in central Idaho has been ia
zen by the Nez Perez farm bureau,
which calls attention to the fact that
90 per cent of the state forests have
been set aside for forest reserves and
that these lands provide the only sum
mer pasture for herds of cattle and
flocks of sheep from Idaho, Washing
ton and Montana. Failure to imme-
diately reseed means a loss in range
for long period and the bureau be-
lieves it will be impossible to find ad-
equate range elsewhere.
Sandpoint-R. II. McMillen, mana
| ger of the Farmers General Supply
company warehouses in this city, testi-
flying before the committee probing the
high cost of living, quoted prices on
groceries lower than had any of the
other grocers. His testimony relative
to the margin on sugar disclosed the
fact that the grocers purchased their
sugar from the wholesale house in this
city at a saving of % cents a sack over
what it would cost II shipped from
Spokane.
Sandpoint-The Clarksfork commu-
nifty fair and farm bureau picnic has
been set for Saturday, Oct. 4. and COM
mittees for carrying out the program
named as follows: exhibits, Al Deer;
entertainment and picnic. John Deer;
livestock, Frank Schussman; tractors
Joe Foster; canning and needlework
Mrs. I. N. Dietrich; miner>i exhibits
J. F. league; farm products, E. H
Becker; dance, Eugene Ralph.
Sandpoint-Stock raisers OF the
Clarksfork valley have inaugurated the
plan of selling their stock by ocmmu.
nifty shipment and 40 head of cattle
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21
n. 9. and w1NKY, II tn. youns
ODD FACTS

In proportion to its weight the wing of
. bird Is twenty times stronger than the
Arm OF man.
The raising Of stays for their horns 10
one OF the curious industries in China,
the horns being cut while soft each year,
aIM used in the manufacture Of medi-
scine.
The gulf stream Is more rapid than thu
Amazon. more impetuous than the Mis-
9fssippi. and its volume more than one
thousand times greater. The waters are
Of blue. and the line Of junction can be
sadly marked by tho eye.
\ = II said that the term carpet bag
ger was first applied to political ad-
venturers in America. 1t was designed
70 describe needy political adventurer
Who wanders over the country pander-
ing to the prejudices Of the ignorant In
erder to try and get into office He was
- called because he was regarded as
having only enough property to ill .
learpet bag.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-21

have been sent TO the SPOKANE Union
stociyards.
Occur DAlens-The lack Of a suit
aoie auditorium here was emphasized
during the recent visit OF President
wilson, and as a result local business
men have been stirred to action and
the matter Will be placed before the
next meeting Of the chamber of COM
merce with q view to SECURING early
action on the construction of such a
meeting place.
Occur DAlene-A. c. Ross. govern
ment highway engineer, connected with
the bureau of good roads, was here
comforting with w. I. Bassett of the