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The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08
Applicants for Citizenship Must
Have English Education.

It may be that a lot Of people
who expect to become citizens are
not aware Of the fact that a new
passed at the last session of the
South Dakota legislature requires
that all applicants for final citizen
ship papers shall be required to
have an English education equi-
valent to that of scholar of the
fifth grade in our public schools.
This makes it incumbent on all
those who are not citizens who
want to become such to prepare
themselves in an educational way.
In Haakon county and other
counties of South Dakota it has
been the custom to admit appfi-
cants to citizenship without much
inquiry as to their education. Cen
orally applicants could read the
language and meet the test now
required by the law, but that was
due to their interest in our lang
uage and institutions and not to
the fact that the law made it COM
pulsory. So far as the law was
concerned, if the applicant for cit
izenship could locate in a rather
vague way the officials and funct-
ions of our government at Wash
ington, Pierre and Philip he was
passed. This is to be changed and
quite properly, we believe.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08
COUNTY SHOULD HAVE
A COURT ROOM

We believe the people Of Haa-
kon county and their representa-
tives should seriously consider the
question Of constructing hall or
room in which to hold court and
other county meetings. We do
not advocate the building Of an
expensive court house. In fact we
believe that it is not necessary at
this time. The county is getting
along very we'll so far as most of
it's officials and departments are
concerned, but it does need a hall
or court room.
We believe that building that
would meet the needs Of the coun-
ty for the present could be con-
structed on the county's property
near where it's present court house
stands, and at small expense. A
one-story, long, hall-like building
is what is needed. Possibly it
could have two offices in the front
part to accommodate the county
agent or the overflow from the
court house. In fact the large
room or hall various county meet
ings could be held.
Recently a liberty loan meeting,
circuit court, a farm bureau meet
ing, and teachers and officers meet
ining have been held in Philip.
None Of these meetings had ade-
quate quarters. The masonic lodge
room is certainly not the best pos
sible place for holding court. The
Gem Theatre people are always
most generous with their building,
but it was built for a theatre
building and does not meet all the
needs. For example, teachers ex-
aminations cannot be held in it.
Besides their rentals are to be
considered at times, and nearly al
ways drayage of chairs and tables,
and much stewing around of coun-
ty officials gathering up articles
Of furniture. 1t is worse than
neighborhood party for the preach
er. In fact, when we consider the
difficulties under which the coun-
ty superintendent sometimes holds
her examinations, we feel that we
could support her if she threw up
her hands and refused to hold
another examination.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08

Sioux Falls to put him in office,
the contention being that the
amendment which was adopted at
the last election giving the vote to
women and taking it away from
foreigners who do not have their
second papers was not properly
advertised before the election.
Of course, if the Amendment
was not properly advertised and
fails the sheriff Of Hutchinson
county gets his office and the wo-
men of the state lose their vote.
Just take it from us, There ain t
any such animal" We know there
was some sort of advertisement of
the amendment, because. the Pho
neer along with other papers OF
the state drew pay for it.
The nigger in the woodpile seems
to be several other amendments
that were adopted at the same
time. The hail insurance compan-
les were put out of business be-
cause the state decided to go into
that business. Several other soft
CRAFTS were hit hard because the
state is taking over various lines
of service. If the amendments
could be kicked out in a body, the
picking would possibly be good for
two years more at least. Again
we say, there aint any such ami
NAL"
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08
NEW HAIL INSURANCE LAW.

Inquiry at the court house deve-
lops the fact that there does not
seem to be much interest in Haa-
kon county in the new hail insur-
ance law passed by the last legis-
lature. County officials do not
pretend to know why this is. They
venture the suggestion, however,
that the law may not be clearly
understood.
Farmers who intend insuring
against hail should investigate the
state insurance. You can save at
least SO percent by insuring with
the state, rather than with a pri-
vate insurance company. Besides
this, one does not have to pay the
premium in advance, or give note
but the insurance is collected at
the end Of the year with ones
taxes Don't pay attention to what
hail insurance agents have to say
about the law. Naturally the in
surance companies are "peeved" at
having this lucrative source of re-
venue cut off, and all sorts of mis-
representations will be resorted to
by INSCRIPTIONS agents. If you
are not fully informed as to the
workings of the law, write to the
county auditor or Hon. w. N. Van
Camp, Commissioner Of Hail 1nsur-
ance.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08
GOSSIP AND CLEANINCS OF LOCAL INTEREST
of a city councol that could be-
come interested in the matter.
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of a city councol that could be-
come interested in the matter.
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Our old friend Fred Rowe of
Fort Pierre is still going strong.
He is apparently just as young as
he was when he landed at the
mouth of Bad River forty years
ago. His present recreation is cur
rying the caunty commissioners of
Stanley county. He sues them ev-
cry little while but finds his chief
delight in ripping the hide off
them in the local newspapers. The
editor of the Fort. Pierre Times
has set asid a special column head
ed, HE Eats EN- Alive" for
Brother Rowe's special purposes.
In this column the commissioners
get a going over from Fred's pen
every week. The present topic
seems to be the worth or worth
lessness Of plows sold by Rowe and
Company and others to Stanley CO.
unity, with side excursions into
poker playing and other fields with
which Fred and the commissioners
are evidently familiar.
The 57th Artillery Brigade, of
which the 147th. is a part, has
the distinction Of not only being
the only four regiment brigade in
the A. E. F., but according to Off
cial orders, it was second in the
consecutive number of days spent
in action, first in the number of
shells fired on the Boches, and had
more ground won by the infantry
in front Of it with fewer casualit
les than any other artillery unit in
France.
It will be recalled that many
Haakon county boys are members
of the 147th Field Artillery
Il +
In the snow storm which swept
over the western part OF the state
about two weeks ago, number OF
sheep were reported lost on differ
ent ranches. On the ranch Of R.
F. Dodds, near Wasta, four of the
missing animals were found buried
under snow drift, nine days after
the storm. When dug out they
were somewhat weak, but little
feed put them all right again, and
they are apparently none the worse
for their burial for that time.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08

Freight traffic has been very
heavy on this line of the North
western for some time. The trains
now run regularly every day many
days there is an extra freight.
Some traffic has been thrown this
way by the fact that the Chamber
lain bridge is again out of COM
mission on the Milwaukee line.
The secretary of state has re-
Gently issued a charter to the
Jones County Farmers Mutual Tel
ephoneCompany with headquarters
at Murdo. A. P. Whitney, one of
the old time residents of Philip, is
one of the incorporators and Off
cials of the new concern.
School land leases were evidently
considered good property this year.
Report comes from the commits
sioners office at Pierre that nearly
every acre of land owned by the
state has been rented, the totals
west of the river running far above
any former year. Prices were gen.
orally high. In Hughes county
$1.75 per acre was paid for one
tract. In many grazing and grass
counties the prices ran up to Sl.OO
per acre. In Haakon county the
competition was lively, disappoint-
ed bidders were sore, and more
than the usual amount of neigh
borhood cussedness has been stirr-
ed up over the leasing.
The state superintendent's office
at Pierre announces that there is
evidence of a general increase in
teachers wages this year. All the
larger cites of the state have adj
vanced the pay of their teachers,
and in general it is believed that
the advance the state over will be
in the neighborhood of twenty per
cent. School boards in Haakon
county should get in line with this
general tendency. All the staple
necessities Of life have advanced
fifty percent or more, and teach
ers must have their pay advanced
if they are to live decently.
We rise to inquire of our county
agent if prairie dog poison would
be effective with town dogs. If it
would be we believe that we know
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08
WOMEN WILL NOT LOSE THE
VOTE

We venture the prediction that
women will not lose the vote,
though most of the newspapers
over the state seem to be greatly
disturbed over the prospects that
they will.
The disturbance comes about in
this way. Down in Hutchinson CO.
unity candidate was elected to
the office of sheriff who does not
have his second citizenship papers.
Cnder the law as it now stands,
he is not a voter and therefor
cannot hold office. So an action
has been started by Joe Kirby Of
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08
OUR NEIGHBORS

Miller is arranging to pave a
good many blocks of it's main street
this summer. The contract calls
for an expenditure of nearly forty
thousand dollars.
Last week the masonic lodge of
Fort Pierre held a big celebration
and raised eleven candidates to
the degree of a Master Mason,
Past Grand Master George Philip
of Rapid City conferred the work.
This was followed by a banquet
enlivened by impromptu talks.
Those upon whom degrees were
conferred were: Geo. Fluharty,
C. E.. Paisley, VIM. Porter, Vaughn
Nash, Hiram Rowe, Frank Obele,
Geo. Boyd, Leroy Baker, Ivan Flu
harty and Geo. Olson.
Boosters of Stanley county are
raising the sum Of $500 with
which to construct during the
coming summer livestock sale
pavilion at Fort Pierre. The Fort
Pierre commercial club is in
charge of the campaign for rails
ing the necessary funds, and most
of the sum is already subscribed.
There are several excellent herds
of registered livestock in Stanley
county now, and it is believed that
an adequate sale pavilion will give
the business much stimulation.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08
CLEAN UP NOTICE.

Now is the time to clean up.
Let us make Philip a clean town.
Our alleys are in need of a thoro
cleaning and after cleaning, few
loads of gravel thrown in the low
places will give you drain and
make it easier to keep clean.
Begin at once, toilets must have
lime placed in them once a week.
Don't forget our past epidemics.
By order City Board of Health.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08

Rapid City is enjoying a substan-
tial building boom this spring with
about fifty residences under con-
struction. Senator George P. Ben
nett plans on building on the
south side of St. Joe street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets a
three story building with bust
ness rooms on the first floor and
living apartments above. Prelim-
mary work on the site of the new
packing house and stock yards is
under way and other building is
contemplated. Rapid City is doing
we'll these days.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08

You can hardly buy better soft
coal than Colorado Niger Head.
1t is hard and chunky, free from
dust, lights easily and last well.
$1z.5O per ton at Farmers Elevat-
or. 24tf
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08

The party who found a Ford
casing near Braddock's place in the
north part of town on Tuesday
evening will please leave same at
Pioneer office and receive reward.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-05-08

Fort Pierre was an important CEN
ter in the old time cattle business
and it would be in the logic of
events if it should become an i'm
portant center for the new regis
tered livestock industry.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
TEACH HERS: WIN
SALARY RAISE
Portland, Oregon, Responds By
Voting to Increase Tax Levy
to>ProVide Funds:

PORTLAND, Ore, July c4:-As Il
result of recent special election
called by the board Of education, tax
sible for every. teacher in the city to
receive a flat increase of $400.a year
beginning Jan. 1, 1920: The teachers
had petitionett for substantial in
crease. Funds :availa BILE; to the board
were not sufficient to meet. the de.
mand without an increase in the tax
levy. The election called to decide
upon the larger levy recorded the
heaviest vote ever cast in a school
election, with a: total Of 7,164 votes
in favor and $3.50 against the in
crease. The measure carried in all
but seven out of about 10 precincts.
To the teachers themselves. belongs
much of the credit for successful pas
sage of the measure. They donated
about 3 y per cent of a months salary
and with the sum collected employed
well-trained =camPaign manager,
established headquarters, had. pub
licity man. sent out literature and adj
vertised extensively in the papers for
about three weeks previous to the
election. Meetings were held in
schoolhOuses and many of the large
civic organizations lent ready support
There are 1901 teachers with more
to be added for the coming year.
Previous to the election the board
has raised the salaries of all high
school tea chers of seven years expe-
rience to $1,000, effective September
of this year. -
In reply to all petitions from teach
ers for higher salaries the board of
education voted on April 3, a bonus
of 100000 to be divided equally
among the teachers and paid in seven
to so cents day, and the last pay
men will be made in November OF
the coming year.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
LABOR TURNOVER
IS CONSIDERABLE.
Many Workmen Are Hired and
Fired During Year-lessens
Efficiency.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Employ-
ers who insist on efficiency in produce
ton might apply this, theory after
reading Labor Turnover Among En-
ployes of a Copper Smelling Compa-
n.y. by Paul F. Brissenden, and pub
lished in the current Monthly Bulle-
tin of the United States bureau of
la Dor statistics.
1t is shown that for every 1000
full-time workers. 1929 were hired
and 1858 left during the year re-
ported. In another case 1915 per
1000 were hired and SOL per 1000
left during the year.
1.-THE remedy for this costly chang
ing of labor says the writer, would
seem to be a general and thorough
improvement in working conditions
as to safety. sanitation, etc., surround
ing the employment of mine workers
and smelter men. \
"Quite apart from any human1ta-
rian point of view. if the mining and
smelling job IS to be made more
stable, it would seem that mining and
smelling wages should be increased,
hours reduced and working condi-
lions improved to a point where the
mining and smelling jobs become at
tractive enough, in comparison with
other jobs. to keep the incumbent in
it.
1T is an axiom that labor insta-
bility is caused primarily by labor
discomfort. This discomfort can never
be completely allayed until and UNI
less the workers are recognized as in
vestors in the industry and therefore
as entitled to a share in the deter
mination of the conditions governing
their work and in the management
of the plant in which they have in
vested their strength and skill''
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
URGE CHANGES IN
CONDUCT OF WAR
RISK BUREAU
Special Committee Makes Rec.
concentrations for Continuing
the Work.
WASHINGTON, July y

WASHINGTON, July -: .!cr a
three-day investigation OF tt:y bureau
Of war risk insurance, the advisory
committee appointed by r. G. Chom-
ley-Jones, director of the bureau, has
made recommendation for the future
conduct of the bureau. The report
was signed by Charles Evans Hughes,
chairman of the committee, and may
be summarized as follows:
Legislation should be passed for
placing the bureau upon a permanent
basis, with provision for sufficient
compensation to executives to attract
experts from private insurance COM
panies of the first magnitude. An
advertising campaign should be
started to induce soldiers, sailors and
marines to continue their policies.
Only 25 per cent now are making
payments.
Representatives of the bureau
should be sent to the capital of each
state to work with state officials to
obtain addresses of the men. Fully
20 per cent of the addresses at the
bureau now are incorrect, with con-
sequent miscarriage of mail and en-
barrassment to. the insured. Agencies
like the American Fedora ton of La
bor and the American. Red Cross
should be asked to cooperate in this
task. ::
Decentralization Of the bureau, and
reorganization along lines of big
private companies, should be- effected
by establishing local offices and rep
resentatives in each state or subdivi-
sion thereof, for more intimate con-
tact with the policyholders. The
policies should be revised to include
features found in policies issued by
private companies, and lapsed policies
should be reinstated if the men de-
sire it.
The committee cited the fact that
nearly $4,000 100000 Of insurance
has been written through the bureau
as proof of the need of strictly bust
ness administration. Past operations
of the bureau were not inquired into,
but the committee was impressed with
the sincerity of those now in charge
and with their desire to improve con-
ditions.
Besides Mr.. Hughes, those who
signed the report were: Newton y.
Baker, Josephus Daniels, Eleanor Bel
mont, Hannah J. Patterson, Grosve-
nor Clarkson, Colin H. Livingstone,
Matthew VOL, John G.. Agar Henry
P. Dawson and Livingston Farrand.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
favor PR0P0SE
j. s. DEP ARTMENT
0F:EDUCAT|0N
California Labor Organizations
Charge American System
Is Ineffective,

SAN FRANCISCO, July "a. - Or
ganized labor, represented by the San
Fransico labor council and the Cali
fornia Federation of Teachers, has
recently Endorsed the so-called Smith
ToWner BILL which proposes the estab-
lishment of federal department of
education, with secretary of educa-
ton in the presidents cabinet.
In explaining the grounds upon
which this Endorsement was made,
the following statement was made:
1--WE are in favor Of United States
department of education, coordinate
with the other federal executive de-
partments, for the reason, among
others, that education is one of the
primary concerns Of the whole
people. The perpetuity and usefulness
OF the federal government depend on
the proper education Of all" of the
people.
"Of course if the matter Of educa-
ton were being anywhere near prop
erly handled by the smaller units,
the states and local communities, the
question would be more or less aca-
demic in nature; but the fact is that
at the present time the American
educational system is breaking down.
In the face of greatly increased bur-
dens and responsibilities it is not
holding it's own. Confusion and lack
of coordination and general effective
ness prevail. We have excellent mu-
nicipal systems in many localities, and
some states have school organizations
of high rank, but when we look at
the product Of the schools of the
country as whole, in the light of
the imperative demand that they turn
out young men and women capable
Of meeting the complex problems of
life effectively, we have to admit that
there is something wrong with the
system.
In other words we feel that it is
the lack Of comprehensive system
that is at the bottom of the trouble
Standardization and coordination are
needed. The present bureau of edu-
cation is good enough, AS far as it
goes, but at present it is little more
than a bureau Of information and
statistics.
''Then there is another primary
reason why this federal department
of education is a necessity, namely,
the fact that the financial burden of
maintaining the schools is far too
great for the states and local COM
munities to bear. And of course if
the federal government is to get be-
hind the schools financially it must
have an adequate executive depart
ment to handle the vast business that
would necessarily be involved"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
PRICES OF F0ODSTuFFS
CONTINUE UPWARD

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Food
costs continue upward reports the
United States bureau of labor statist-
les. April, 1919, figures were 4 per
cent higher than March, 1919. Cab
bage increased - per cent; onions.
IS per cent; pork chops, potatoes and
butter. per cent; lard and flour, 6
per cent each. Bread. rice. peas and
sugar showed NO. price change, and
other foods increased from less than
| per cent to per cent.
In April of this year the cost of all
food combined was IS per cent higher
than during April of last year.Onions
increased 109 per cent during the
year; butter and potatoes, IL per cent
each; prunes, 80 per cent; :coffee,- %
per cent; cheese, % per cent, and
sugar and eggs, rs per cent each.
Navy beans decreasef33 per cent and
corn meal 16 per cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
TRYING TO SETTLE
CARPENTERS STRIKE

CHICAGO, July 24.-Efforts con-
tinued this week to bring about a set
tlement of the strike of 10000 car
penters which resulted in a lockout
of nearly 100000 men in the various
building trades of the city. Presi-
dent Simon O'Donnell of the Chicago
building trades council and a COM
mittee of six members of disinterested
trades unions who have undertaken
to bring the employers and carpenters
together expressed hope that the
strike would be settled soon
The carpenters, who were receiving
80 cents an hour, struck for 81. The
employers offered the men 921s cents
an hour, but the offer was rejected.
The lockout in all building trades
then followed.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-07-26
W|LL:PuSH new
RAILROAD plan
Workers Lea que viii Advocate
Public Ownership Of All Our
Railroads.

WASHINGTON, July "a. The
Plumb plan league has established
headquarters in this city and is pre-
pairing plans for a campaign to secure
public ownership and democracy in
, the operation of this country's rail-
roads.
The league bears the name of Glenn
E. Plumb, general counsel Of the
organized railroad employees, who or
fginated what these workers declare
will be a solution of the railroa d
question. This solution, in effect, pro-
vides for the operation of the rail-
roads by a commission consisting of
an equal. number :sof representatives
Of the employees, managers and the
government. Profits are to be d.
Hided equally between the govern
ment and the operators. The govern
ment's percentage shalr be put into a
fund to be used to take up the bonds
of these properties, the government
thereby owning the roads. The oper-
ators' so percentage shall be divided
on the basis Of the wages and SAL
aries received by the workers and
managers.
President Gompers is honorary
president of the league, and the hon
orary vice president is A. B. Garrett
son, advisor and former president of
the. Order Of Railway Conductors.
Warren S: Stone, grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, is president of the league. The
vice presidents are the executives Of
the other railroad brotherhoods and
the various international trade unions
whose members are employed in the
railroad service. All Of these repre-
sent over 100000 workers.