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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-08
ROAD WORK AWAITED PEACE
Small Amount Money Expended Be.
cause Of Desire to Conserve Labor,
Money and Transportation.

prepared by the United States Depart.
nlent Of Agriculture)
Although $14.55O000 was available
for expenditure on the post roads from
the federal aid road act, only $685.
445 was paid from federal funds in the
highway construction season Of 1918
on all projects. The reason for this,
according to the annual report Of the
secretary of agriculture, was the
steps taken to conserve money, labor,
transportation and materials in high
way work during the war, and at the
same time to facilitate really essential
highway projects.
In connection with the federal aid
road work.. letter was addressed to
each state highway department ask
ing that program of federal aid con-
struction be submitted at the earliest
possible date, in which would be in
cluded only those projects which the
state highway departments considered
vitality necessary to the transportation
facilities of the country.
At the request of the capital issues
SOAli0AISOSS C-i6lACCAS VI lAO Ocpul U
ment were made available for inspect
ing and reporting upon proposed high
way and irrigation and drainage bond
issues. Inspections We're made of 1s1
separate projects. involving total bond
issues of $38.912,396. AN arrange
ment was made with the fuel admin
istration whereby Highways Of special
Importance should receive enough BIZ
luminous material to provide for ade-
quate maintenance, and, where neces.
sary. to permit construction and recon-
struction. From May 13, 1918, when
the cooperation became actively effec-
tive, until the close of the fiscal year,
2,235 applications, calling for 75,OOO,-
600 gallons Of bituminous material,
were received from states, counties and
municipalities. OF this amount ap-
proval was given and permits were is-
sued for 100000 gallons.
In order to coordinate the activities
| of various government agencies. so far
as they relate to highways; better to
conserve materials, transportation,
money and labor; to eliminate delays
and uncertainties, and to provide posi-
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-08

The South Dakota News is the
name of a new weekly just started
at Huron, which has reached our
Xchange table. Its editor and
manager is Wm. G.. Bundle. From
the number of advertisements ap-
pearing in the two first issues, we
think it will make q first-class
booster for the State as we'll as the
city Of Huron.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-08

Truck Load Of Hot 6Ituminous Con.
crete Being Dumped Ready to Be
Placed on Surface.
tive assistance in carrying on vitality
effective highway work, the secretary
requested each of the government de-
partments and administrations inter
ested to name representative to serve
on council to deal with highway prof.
ects during the period Of the war. AS
result, the United States highways
council, consisting Of representative
from the department Of agriculture.
the war department, the railroad ad-
ministration. the war industries board
and the fuel administration was
formed in June. During the first four
months of it's existence the council
passed upon about 5000 applica-
tions, involving nearly 100000 bar
rels Of cement. 3,25O,0OO tons Of stone,
1,140,000 tons Of gravel. 1907 600 tons
Of sand, over 100000 brick, and
nearly 10000, 900 pounds Of steel, and
10000. 900 gallons Of bituminous ma.
terials.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-08

If we had substituted Forest
City in place of Hoven in the fol
lowing clipping. some folks here
would have thought we were ouly
just amusing ourselves.
Hoven Advance: You feel proud
of your wife and children, don't
youl and if you can do anything
to make the home pleasanter, and
conditions easier for them, you do
it willingly!
Why not enlarge the sphere of
your affections a little, and take
the town you live in on the same
footing as your family. Be proud
of lido everything you can for
it. If public improvements are
needed, urge them and vote for
them.
We want to see Hoven known
as one of the finest and most pro-
gressive little towns in the State.
If every citizen will support its
tradesmen, forward its interests
and show a pride in its advance
ment. our ambition will soon be
fulfilled.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-08
TIMBER LAKE
BY-THE-LAKE E
70 Miles Away Side Excursion
From Forest City

Threatening skies in the morn
ing prevented us from getting start
ed { on our "trip to Timber Lake
till nearly noon. We found La
Plant to be hustling little COM
munity with all the aspirations of
a real city. And we don't see why
it wouldn't make better location
for the countyseat Of Dewey coun-
ty than Timber Lake is: but ''that
is another story
A half hour spent here only
gave us time for short chat
with MIR. and Mrs. John Backus,
'Chauncey' Oliver, Ed Booth and
Messrs Oscar and Eugene Rous-
seau, quintet who would make
any town come alive. 'Chauncev',
who will be recognized by Forest
City people as being originally
from this county, was engaged at
erecting a new building for the
Rousseau's, which is TO be an au-
tomobile garage, while their old
building will be used as a general
blacksmith shop.
Another ride OF something over
90 miles northwestMard brought
us to White Horse, where we
the eve" being mostly our chatfe-
ur, Supt. Jas. H. McGregoO only
stopt for a few minutes, for an
official interview with Mr..
Thompson, the government farm
er for the White Horse
district, and then we were
off for Timber Lake. with Its real
lake, whose waters wash the ter
races of the Milwaukee depot.
Here we met number of former
Forest City and Agency people
also. Mr.. E. S. Ludlow who in
early days was in charge of the
Hotel at the Agency, is now in the
same business again, the block be.
ing shared by Alex. LaPlant and
family, former residents Of Forest
City, who are now running room
ing house. Others whom we met
were Barney Traversie and Mr. .'ane
Mrs. Parker Gage who were ir
from their respective ranches
They are now bonanza farmers
as we'll as big stock men.
4 The main thing that impressed
US on the trip was the immensity
of the country. After leaving La
Plant there was neither cultivation
or residence till we got seyen miles
south of Timber Lake, a distance
of some IS miles, so far as the ey,
could see. with a similar stretch
east and west, our road followin,
a high ridge most of the way
! affording a wide panorama o
, peaks and hills. There was only th
j,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-08
NOW FOR A REAL, GOOD ROAD

The official papers of the county
are running a notice that the board
of Co-Commissioners will be in
session next Tues, May 13, for the
purpose of hearing objections or
criticisms of the new county high
way system that they have adopted
under the provisions of our new
road law. As Forest City is placed
on one end of the east and west
highway, we are just simply s'Dee-
lighted, as the late Col. Theodore
Roosevelt would have said. As far
as The Press is concerned, we don't
see anything to criticise-yet.
Under the nature. of things,
commencing work in the east part
of the county-as we presume will
be done-cannot very we'll be
avoided; there is good prospect
of some compensation in the fact
that we can expect better work
this time than was done in Beaver
gulch..
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
MARION LAWSON
 SEEKS DIVORCE
Prominent BroOklaWn Club Member Accuses Leonidas
 Lawson of Infidelity.

Bridgeport social circles were thrown into a f1utter today when 1t was learned that Marion L. Lawson. the young natron who has taken a prominent part in activities at the Brooklawn club and in other exclu- siVe organiza tionS, had started divorce proceedings against Leonidas Lawson, formerly of this city, but now of De- troit, Mich.
 In papers filed today in the superior court, Mrs. Lawson charges her hus- band with infidelity and names June Smythe as correspondent. The alleg- ed act is said to have taken place at the Hotel Wilson, Detroit, on May ', 1919. The wife asks for the custody of one child, Leonidas Lawson, Jr., aged If.
 The Lawsons were married Febru- ary 24, 1903, the wife's maiden name having been Marion L. Addoms. The Lawsons lived at 10S4 Iranistan ave- nue until the recent separation. They were interested iE amateur theatric- als, the husband. having been a well known member of the Comedy club. Lawson is a mechanical engineer by profession.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
Similar Statements Made by Ebert and Other Prom
 inent Germans.
EXPECT DELEGATES
 VIEWS TOMORROW
Impression Prevails in Paris That Treaty Will be Sign
 cd Despite Denials.
(By the Associated Press)

Nhy ule ASSOciatcO brcSS)
 The definite statement that Germany will not sign the peace terms as they were pre- scented to her plenipOtentiaries at Versailles is made by the German cabinet through the Associated Press. Statements along a somewhat similar line by President Ebert, Premier Scheidemann and other Ger Nans in high place have pre- ceded this one.
 Meanwhile European despatches show that Germany's representatives, are still endeavoring to secure modi- fications of these terms. Thus an other note was sent yesterday by tho German peace mission at Versailles to the Secretariat of the Peace Con- gress. This Is the tenth communfca- ton forwarded to the Allies by the Germans since they received the peace terms. The contents of the note are not yet known.
 Today or tomorrow the German representatives are expected to trans init to the Allies q comparative state ment on Germany's attitude toward the peace treaty as a whole. specify ing what points they accept and what they desire to have modified. The fifteen day time limit for them to make known their standpoint expires Thursday.
 ra~r lent opinion in Paris seemed to be that, notwithstanding all their pro- tests. the Germans ultimately would sign the treaty. Premier Orlando of Italy has gone to Rome for a. confer ence with members of his cabinet on certain interior and foreign ques- tons" according to n Paris despatch. ~It seems probable, therefore. that the pSace terms will not be presented to the Austrian delegation before Fri dayy. when the Italian Premier is due to return to Paris.
 In view of the fact that the settle ment of the Italian and Jugo-Slavic claims to Plume and Dalmatia are still not settled, and that every eff fort has been made 70 bring about an agreement before the peace terms are laid before the Austrian peace missions 1t may be assumed that SlgncE CFiAHuo $ HylnS tFlp 10 Rome indicates some new development in tho work of adjusting the situation Apparently, Premier Orlando will, at the most, remain at Rome but q few hours.
 Judge Schumacher, who represent cd Tyroi oa the Austrian peaue dela- gation has returned to Vienna, 1t is stated in Paris advices. It is point ed out that he was bitterly attacked ty the Italians and the French press for his activities against the Italians at Trieste where he was stationed during the war.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
HELP DRIVE
 TOTAL S39,O48
E. S. Wolfe Says Pace Must Be Sped Up in Remain
 ing Four Days.

With subscriptions for tho day amounting to s2s,373, the total amount raised to date in the Combin- cd Help Drive In this city was an- nounced as s39.04s at noon. Divi- sion A reported s1.336: Davision B s6,262, and the Executive Comtnittec $10,O5O.
 Subscriptions reported by this conn., mittee were as follows:
 MT. and Mrs. Walter B. La-har, s5,ooo; MT. and Mrs. Sigmund Loe- with, S1.000: Howland Dry Goods Co.,. S1,o0Sj II. H. Chaffee, $500; Bassicl. Co, $500: MT. and Mrs. David Day. s4o0; Mir. and Mrs Isaac Moss. $500; Mckenzie Brothers & Co. $500; ZIm- mer Brothers, $500; Smith Murray Co, s25.. American Hardware Co.,. s200; k, Windsor Farris, s2o0, and the Wolverine Motor Co.,, si50.
 F. s. Wolfe, chairman of the exsc- utive committee, announced team workers must speed up if S3oo-0oo IS to be raised in the remaining four days of tho campaign
 Ray Starboard of the Salvation Army forces in France addressed the workers at the luncheon this noon-
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
False Alarm Joker Said Finger Caught
 in Hook; Fined $50

The story that his finger became caught in the hook of the fire alarm box and thereby caused the bell to rim, a false alarm did not make much of an impression when Charles Laure of this city told it to Prosecutor Hux- ford in the Criminal Common Pleas court today. Judge Walsh imposed a fine of $50 on Uaure. The box he pulled was at Hamilton and Hallett streets.
 Anothor man whose impulsive rature got him into trouble was An drew Bielien of Stamford. IL was alleged that ho told his wife to throw q pail of water on a policeman who was standing in front of Biellen's place of business. She did not throw the water but Biellen was thrown in to jail. He was fined 70 today.
 Pasquale Pisatelio, charged with keeping a gambling house at 17s2 Main street. pleaded guilty and was fined 31oO. Max Ropa pleaded guilty to the charge of asssulting John Mas b 2s WaS dnsd t5o.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
ABANDON HOPE OF HAWKER'S SAFETY
Other Teams At NeWfound land Ready to Start Over
 seas Flight

St. Johns, N. F.. May 21-Hope for the safety of Harry G. Hawker and Commander Mackenzie Grieve, missing since they set out eastward through the air on Sunday in their Sopwith biplare for Ireland. was vir- tuaily abandoned today by the British fliers preparing hero to take wing in their wake. News of the safety of the NC-3 after being so long on the water had been a source of exclama- ton, but it is realized that Hawker and Grieve's machine carried only a coupled emergency boat, as compar- ed with the large ones of the naval plane.
 Undaunted by the Sopwith's disap- pearance, which must be taken into consideration part of the hazards Of transatlantic flight, members of the other cross-ocean expeditions to- day continued to mature their plans for flights with the next full moon three weeks hence. From Harbor Grace came word that the HandIey- Page super-bomber would be in the air within ten days instead of a fort night, as the operations of assembling this machine are being expedited Captain Alcott of the Anglo-Ameri- can team, which will attempt a flight in a Nimy bomber, expects the latter machine to reach here tomorrow or Friday. While here he will use as his base the Mount Pearl plateau air drome vacated by Hawker. Flying light to Harbor Grace he will there take on a full load of S65 gallons of gasolene before hopping off, His plane will have a range. of 2,440 miles. Captain Alcott said today that he would carry as life-saving equipment only an inflateable vest, as he considered other contrivances of such doubtful value that he would not burden his machine with them.
 Regarding the fate of Hawker and Grieve some of the airmen here be- lieve the Sopwith collapsed within a short time after leaving St. John's, and that the wireless collapsed. The opinion is gaining ground that field ice and bergs extending for one hun drede miles off the coast may have affected the work of the engines through the intense cold congealing the ice. The American airmen who flew to Trepassey from Rockaway Y. Y. found that this condition caused them serious inconvenience disturbing all their engines, some of which were virtually burned out from tbis cause, according to offic- CTS aboard the United States supply ship Prairie.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
W. '. MEYER IS
 HEAD OF !. Q. 0. E.
Local Man Assured of Elec- tion At Grand Lodge Ses-
 sion Today.

The election of William T. Meyer as grand master of the Odd Fellows of Connecticut is assured today at the annual session of the Grand Lodge which is being held at New Haven. newspaperman of this city, will ais] be reelected as grand treasurer. The new grand master is superintendent of finance at the local post office.
 The reports read at the session to- day show that the Odd Fellows con- tributed liberaUy in men and money to the winning of the war. The lodges of this state sent 1905 men in- to the service and s1 were killed. Fifty-four were wounded, 685 dis charged and 1,159 are still in the service. The total state mem bership on January l, last, was 25,S21.
 S. H. Harris lodge, No. 99, of this city, ranked second among the state lodges in the number of men sent into the service. This lodge had 72 and pequot lodge of New London was first with 76. The state. lodges have S102,S75.07 invested in war securi- ties.
 A step to help in the Americaniza- tion campaign was seen in the ruling that in the future no ritual work will be allowed in any lodge unless it s done in the English language.
 The financial reports showed tha | the total assets of the state lodges on January 1, 1918, were $1, 6,6sS.7 g and on January l, 1919. s1,027, ,SS0.SS. a net gain of S11,0S2.
 During the year 1918 the sum of s152 S80.41 was pair out in relief. A report was also made on the assess ments levied to pay all dues, sick and death beenfits for men in the service. The total amount collected in 1918 was $19, 3O6. 25 and after various sums were drawn out, the balance on hand is $5, ,142.32.
 The showing of Rebekah branch was also good. The total funds on hand last January l, 1919, were S3S.- 2S4.45 and the total membership was g. ,6S5. The branch invested s4,s46 in war securities.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
RAYNHAM WILL
 TRY BIG ''HOP''
Believes His Machine Will Go Through-Capt. Mor-
 gan Disagrees.

St. Johns. N F..May 21.-The sl<e1- cton of Frederick R. Raynham's Mar tinsyde plane. q thing of frail appear ance, stripped of it's covering of linen and veneer. was set up in a. repair shop today to be reassembled It seemed a slight structure for the bur- den assigned to it and. with the for ward parts wrenched and torn. vehicle of doubtful strength to brave a pas sage of the upper regions of the At lantic.
 This view is held by Captain c. w. r. Morgan. who declared today that he could not put his former faith in a machine so damaged as the Martin syde was in the crash of Sunday. His statement indicated that he would not fly with Raynham in this second at tempt to win fame, for which machine is being rebuilt.
 However. Captain Morgan said he dtd not concur in the opinion of phy- sicians who told him that the injuries he received Sunday ended his flying days. Captain Morgan said that when he recovered from his injuries he would make an effort to obtain a new plane and start an independent flight for the British Isles.
 Raynham is of the opinion that his machine could be made fit to fly. either with a new engine, or with the old one. Following an inspection of the motor. experts said it had suffered little in the accident and could be put in shape for the great test demanded of it.
 An attempt is to be made by the several expeditioners here preparing for flights to obtain more sa satisfactory weather reports than any heretofore obtained. Meteorologists of the ex- petitions met last night and consid- cred defects due to transmission de- lays, and a request will be made of the British Air Ministery for more voluminous reports. As an instance of the dangers of delayed information it was said that the minor depression reported near the Azores before liar ry Hawker set out on Sunday had grown to tremendous preparations be- fore the next report arrived on Sun day night It was added that had an imm mediate report been made and forwarded promptly the missing air man might have been warned in time to avert disaster. This instance was cited as an example of short comings of the present system, regardless of whether 1t had any connection with the theory that Hawker's Sopwith plane was overcome by this storm.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
HOUSE TO PASS
 ANTHONY DRAFT
Senate Prepared to Act Promptly on Suffrage
 Resolution.

Washington. May 21-The Woman Suffrage resolution, before Congress for more than forty years, was taken up in the House today as the first real work of the extra session. Four hours of debate and adoptions of the reso- lution before adjournment were planned.
 The resolution is the historic Susan B. Anthony draft, proposing submfs- sion to the states of an equal fran chise amendment to the constitution. It was adopted by the last House 274 to 136 on January 10. 1918. but twice failed in the Senate first by two votes and then by one.
 A large margin over the requisite two-thirds majority was predicted to- day The vote was expected about six O clock.
 With favorable action in the House regarded assured. Senators were pre- pared to act promptly.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
STAMFORD YOUTH
 RIVALS H0UDINI
Bakers Principle Hobby Is Getting Arrested and
 Breaking Jail.

Stratford is the home of a young
 bandit whose boldness almost equals
 that of any dime novel hero. Edward
 Baker is the youths name. He is , only l s years of age but his activities
 dUr3ng the past several months would put many older outlaws to shame On
 the 24th of last August young Baker
 was arrested by the Stratford police
 who suspected that he was implicat-
 ed in a series of about 20 burglaries
 committed in or about ,Stratford.
 Baker remained behind the bars < only a few hours when he made his N escape. A few days later the Bridge d port police picked him up on Belle street and sent him back to Stratfordae where he again broke jail. Baker s' was then sent to the Connecticut v Reformatory but he found that placess easy to leave. ss
 He next appeared in. Barnstable'
 Mass, and was implicated in severa:1S burglaries in that city. The Bostonl< police arrested young Baker lastSs week as he was engaged as a streeta fakir. He was held in the Boston ', jail until an officer from Barnstable, ,l arrived to transfer him back to Barn-
 stable On the train after leaving Boston he succeeded in tricking hias. custodian and jumped from the moy=- ,, ing train. He was taken to a hos-I pital considerably bruised and cufs< where he remained two weeks, aftex., which he was again locked up in thAa Barnstable jail. He again escaped rr and was arrested yesterday by .thenr Boston Motor Boat Patrol as he waae rowing across Buzzards Bay to Capn
 Cod sIuax
 Young Baker is now incarcerated11 in Boston awaiting trial for allege66. burglaries in Barnstab1e. av .a
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23

proceed to Plymouth, England, the objective port of the NC-4.
 The crew boarded the NC4 two hours before sunrise to tune up the motors. After making three unsuc- cessful attempts to take off with ono engine functioning improperly, Lieu tenant-Commander A. c. Read decid- ed that 1t was too late to remedy the trouble this morning in time to make the flight to Lisbon in daylight hours.
 Commander Read is confident that the engine trouble is not important and that 1t will be remedied in time to begin the flight to Lisbon at day break tomorrow, weather permitting.
 Crowds of souvenir hunters who tried to get pieces of the NC-3. the flagship of the flight, which is moored in the harbor here. made it necessary today for the naval authorities to is sue orders that the ship be guarded day and night.
Republican farmer., 1919-05-23
NO CITIZENSHIP TO DlSL0YAL MAN Henry Schroeder of Fair field Denied Papers Be-
 cause of Unpatriotic
 Remarks.

Because he made disloya1 remarks about this country during the war. Henry Schroeder, a native of Ger many, was denied the right to take out citizenship papers when he ap- piled to the Superior Court today.
 His attitude on the war had been reported to Department of Justice agents and he was confronted with proof when he appeared before Judge Curtis
 Schroeder lives in Mill Plain road. Fairfield. He was born in Bremen. Germany in 1878, and came to this country in 1897. He is married but has no children. Mrs. Schroeder was anxious that her husband should become a citizen. She said he was not disleyal and that the stories told about him were untrue