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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-20

A pessimist is just a pessimist-
that's all.
Yes, time was when we could give
you an intelligent definition of the
word politician" But now, oh Lord,
not nowl
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-20

FOR SALE-One John Deere
riding pillow, one Z foot disc c%ultiyatoI
one 8 foot riding disc, new, two
c%ultivators. See or write me. Chas.
Ray, Cody, S. d. By
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-20

LOSr-Suit Case containing black
suit, soft hat, shirts, tie, etc, on road
between Carter and Murdo on Wed
nesday, February 4th. Suitable re
ward for recovery. Notify Max Vii
helm, Carter, S. D. 2t2p
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-20

E STRAY E D-Cattle branded
NC or j. q on the left side, OF
1t ON right side. Suitable reward
will be paid for information leading
to recovery of stock bearing these
brands. Matt Gillen, Wood, S. d.
32tf
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-20

FOR SAEE-Four pure bred Brown
Leghorn cockrels. Mrs. VIM. Hare,
Wood, S. d. 3t
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-02-20
NOTICE TO AUTO OWNERS.

If you have not yet secured your
1920 auto liceuse number, it is advisa
BILE for you to do SO at once and thu,
avoid laying Yourself liable to arrest
and a fiue. Auto numbers may bt
secured of the County Treasurer a,
White River. Better get yours.
b. j. BREIER, Sheriff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-03

One Of the snapshots Of the international Con-
gress Against Alcoholism held recently Washington The
caught" Dr. Matt sappaa Of Helsing
ors, Finland and John Kramer discussing illegal traffic in
frewaer" These the only prohibition commits
sioners in the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-03

Miss Agnes Hart Wilson. daughter Of the
Secretary of Labor. who has announced herself
a candidate for Congress from the fifteenth
Pennsylvania district. Miss Wilson's father
represented that district in Congress for five
years.
GIIarrs h Ewing.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
BEGIN WORK SOON
ON MD. HIGHWAY
Maryland Road Commission
Sets Aside $4,000 to Be
Spent This Fall.

Approximately $4,000 will be spent
this fall by tho Maryland State Roads
Commission in the construction of the
Defense Highway, from Annapolis,
Md, TO the Distric. line, 1t was an
nounced today. The commission is
planning TO spend 81 100000 on the
highwsy by the end of next year. 1t
Is figured that this amount will be
the net cost Of construction OF the
highway.
Informatio was given by the
commission to delegation of sixty
mem and women. headed by State
Olson. John L. Riggles. all represent
ing the Good Roads League OF Prince
Georges country, Ardmore Citizens
Association and the Glendale Citizens
Associ's ion. which appeared before
the Maryland commissioners yester.
day afternoon.
White only $40 900 will be spent
this year it was announced a similar
amount viii be expended on Central
avenue. which parallels the highway
FIVE miles TO the south. When the
Central avenue road Is completed to
Halls station. the commission in
formed the delegation, it would con.
centrate on the Defense Highway.
This was satisfactory to The delega.
ton.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
THEALL RECOVERED,
RESTORED TO DUTY
Takes Up Work With Marines
After Accident First
Thought Fatal.

The complete recovery from what
was believed to be fatal accident
last November, has restored Col. Ell
sha Theall to duty at the headquarters
of the Marine Corps.
As Secretary of the House Commit-
tee on Naval Affairs and later as spe-
cial legal adviser to the Secretary OF
the Navy, Colonel Theall Is probably
the best known officer of the nava!
service on duty in Washington, his
acquaintance covering practically
every prominent man in public life In
the last twelve years.
Colonel Thealrs case will undoubt-
edly be recorded in medical circles as
an amazing one. Not only did he
suffer a compound fracture of the
skull. with other complications, when
struck by an automobile in Washing
ton last November, but he had previ-
ously been retired as a marine officer
in 1897 and invalided from active
service. He was restored to active
duty twenty years later at the out
break of the war.
While on the retired list Colonel
Theali graduated in law at Columbia
University, and later acted as secre-
tary of the House Naval Committee
under Chairmen Padgett and Butler.
Throughout the war he was stationed
at Philadelphia and Norfolk He
graduated from the Naval Academy In
1891, and transferred to the Marine
Corps two years later after complet-
ing two years of sea duty.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
WORKERS GET
3 DAYS. REST
Picnlcs and Excursions Will Be
Feature OF Seasons Last
Holidays.

Employees OF Washington stores
which have been closing their doors
on Saturdays throughout the months
OF July and August. win have their
last all-day Saturday holiday tomor-
row. which will run through until
Tuesday morning. Monday. which Is
Labor Day, will be observed as a ma
tional holiday. according TO a bulletin
issued by the Merchants and Manu-
fscturers' Association today.
The stores were swamped today
with customers who are contemplat-
ing spending Labor Day out OF the
city.
Practically all business nrms. Gov
ernment and District departments
viii give their employees Monday on
n number OF the grocery stores in
Washington will close only half a
day, which will give people a chance
to purchase groceries on Monday
morning. Drug stores will remain
open as usual. and a number OF the
soda fountains and cigar stores, in
cluding the United Cigar stores.
No mails Will be delivered in the
residential districts However. one
delivery will be made on Monday
morning TO the hotels and newspaper
offices.
Railroads have made provisions. Il
IL Understood, to take care OF the
large crowds who will take advan-
tage OF the three holidays to visit
Atlantic City and other resorts.
Newspapers Will issue their regular
editions. The afternoon editions will
probably appear on the streets one
| hour earlier than usual.
The Police Department OF Wash
ington will observe Labor Day with
their usual baseball game with the
Home Defense League. to be staged in
the American League baseball park.
Seventh street and Florida avenue
northwest, In the afternoon
September 20 will mark the closing
C. the summer vacations OF the sch ool
children of the District
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
500 WAR RISK
JOBS STOPPED
Federal Insurance Bureau to
Make Further Cut In Force
This Month.

Further reduction In the ciericN
force OF the Bureau OF War Risk In-
surance was announced today ~
Director Cholmeley-Jones. who states
that 5O4 employees had been dropped
from the payroll of the bureau dur
ing the month OF August This makes
= total OF 7,052 employees that have
been separated from positions In the
bureau since last November. when
there were approximately l4,9lf en-
ployes doing war work. "a
Despite the constantly increasing
volume OF work being done by tne
bureau, Director Cholmeley-Jones az
nounced that further reductions woutd
be made during the current month
in view OF the policy OF reducing the
force of war workers in his bureau
to a minimum.
Announcement was also made today
by officials of the Department OF JUS
ticc of the dismissal of a large NUM-
ber Of employees in the Bureau OF iu-
vestigation, as a result of the limited
appropriation given to this Depart-
ment for the coming year. According
to one Official some of the best opera
tiyes In the bureau were let out until
an additional appropriation could be
obtained from Congress In order that
they could be again placed on the
payroll Of the bureau.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
DIR. FOOTE TELLS ARTISTS
ANCIENTS KNEW HYGIENE

Studies OF ancient art show the
people of the present day have learn
ed much from hygiene. DR.. John
Foote told the Washington Art Club
last night. DR.. Foote said an in
spection Of art of the early Greek and
Egyptians showed the methods IN
vogue in those days OF caring for
children. and il was the only authen-
tic word we have of ancient condi-
tions.
DR.. and Mrs. Mitchell Carroll were
hosts at club dinner preceding the
lecture.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03

William NJ. Nevins. secretary to the
Meyer Davis organization. who
probably knows as much about jazz
and the difference between jazz and
straight music as any man in
Washington.
Consequently Mr.. Nevins was one
of the FIRST local musicians to sniff
the smoke OF battle and plunge into
the fray.
He met the two momentous aues-
tions without a tremor, thusly:
mo, jazz isn't music" and sit
doesn't take a musician TO play
Jazz" And thus another heavy gun
was fired In the strife.
An enchanting description of
jazz" was given this morning by
ceded by his description of
straight" dance music.
'In straight dance music, as II Is
called among musicians" explained
Mr.. Nevins, I'VE must have. frst OF
all. perfect rhythm. This Is abso-
lutely essential in both jazz and
straight music. Straight music is
quiet, even dignifed, and Is played
as written on the musical score.
The melody carried by each instru-
ment must be clear. distinct. No
instrument can blsre out, drowning
the others. in straight music.
Now. when the musicians begin
to desert the written score. adding
runs and arpeggios and picking up,
here and there, musical phrases and
tidbits which were not written into
the music. we begin TO have Jazz.
I'm jazz no musician knows what
his fellow is doing. Each man goes
off by himself and gets wild. But
they must keep strictly in time;
that is absolutely required. The
rhythm is strongly accented and the
leader must have perfect sense OF
rhythm. individually. the musicians
do about as they please.
"A jazz composition can be played
in any one OF twenty or more ways.
IL probably never could be repeated
as it was played before. 1t Is per-
fectly all right for the man with
the trombone to "blah- blah" as
wildly as he chooses once in a
while. II isn't necessary in jazz to
have any one instrument heard dis
tinctly. It's more or les of wild
hodge podge at best.
And not only that. bat jazz 10
decidedly harder and more exhaust
ing for a musician to play for any
length of time.
However. a man doesn't have to
have any very extensive musical
education to play jazz. AS long as
he can handle his instrument and
keep in time he is all right. And
for that reason you can't call jazz
music"
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
LAW SCHOOL TO OPEN
new YEAR OCTOBER |
Georgetown Institution Will Cele-
brate Its 50th Anniversary
Early in December.

The 1920-1921 academic year OF the
Georgetown Law School will begin at
$40 O'Clock Friday afternoon, Octo-
Der 1, in the law school building. sos
+ street northwest.
Dean George L. Hamilton will pre-
side at the opening ceremonies.
Speeches will be made by the Rev.
John B. Creeden, s. j., president of
the university; Chief Justice Con-
stantine J. Smythe, of the District
Court Of Appeals; Ashley M. Gould,
Associate Justice. District Supreme
Court Henry s. Boutell, former min
lister to Switzerland; Col. James E.
Easily Smith; John f.. Laskey. United
States Attorney for the District, and
-. w. O'Donoghue. John J. Hamilton,
Jesse c. Adkins. A. A. Hoehling, Jo-
seph ID. Sullivan, and Howard Boyd
all Of the District bar.
Announcement will be made Of the
iftieth anniversary celebration of the
founding of the law school, to take
place December 4, 5, and g. The cele-
bration will open with football
game b.tween the varsity tcIn and
an oct -of-town university team. On
the evening of the same day, Decem-
yer 4, the new school library will be
formally opened. Informal reunions
of law school classes will be held.
On Sunday morning December s. a
military mass for law school men
killed in the service. will be cele-
brated in Dahlgren Memorial Chapel
A reception will be held in the after
neon by the law faculty. An academic
celebration, at which honorary de-
grees will be conferred, will be neld
on December s. the celebration clos
ing with banquet that night.
Early registration indicates a large
enrolment for the coming year
Glasses will meet, as usual. at $40
o'clock. closing at D. m daily.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
One MONTHS RECORD
AT ST. ELIZABETH'S

Aug. 3.-Frank Locroft, 80.
escaped.
Aug. 4.-Theodore Dodson. '27.
Henry Weise. 2s, escaped.
Aug. s.-Henry Wise. 40.
escaped.
Aug. O.-Charles A. Rogers
shot twice by Chester G. Rounds.
Thomas Cunningham. 80; John
Minor. 40: Carl Phluger. so;
James A. Murch. 80, and James
p. Wilson, "a. escaped.
Aug. lO.-Santicego Navagor-
aso, Mexican, and Eugene Jones,
AS. escaped.
Aug. I2.--F. NJ. Hopkins. 05,
escaped from strsight-jacket and
asylum.
Aug. 15.-John Il. Proctor, "A.
escaped.
Aug. 1T,--John Sacde. 50,
escaped.
Aug. 2O.-George C. Tisdale,
IS. escaped.
Aug. 23.-Eugene Jones. i5.
escaped.
Aug. 27.-John Fitzgerald, 46.
escaped.
Aug. 2s.-Harold Linden. "a,
escaped.
Aug. 31.--oscar Carlson. 80,
escaped.
Sept. John w. Moss, ~.
and Chester w. Brown. SO,
escaped.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
CONGRESSMAN
RAISE OWN PAY
Legislators Want Boost to $10,.
600, But Fear Labor's
Certain Protest.

Congressman are going TO vote to
increase their salaries to $4,000 a
year when they return TO Washington
this year
That such action undoubtedly will
be taken has been chatted about the
best Informed Government circles for
the past several weeks with the usual
accompanying storm OF criticism.
To those familiar with events in
the Capitol there has been strong
sentiment evident for several years
favoring the increasing OF the present
salary of $500 a year OF Congress
men. Like all other mortals, the leg
islators have been feeling the pinch
of the ever mounting cost of living
but the Congressman have hesitated
to vote up their own salaries thus far
because of public protest which they
are certain to arouse.
But it Is declared that the time is
here that Congressman feel that they
will be able to justify an increase in
salary in the eyes of the public. and
that they can smooth over any criti-
cism which might arise.
II is a well-known fact that in this
respect Congress fears labor more
than any other element. Labor would
certainly be the first body to voice it's
protest against a raising of Congress
sional salaries.
This is especially true OF the gov
crnment employe to whom Congress
has given but meegre increase in
salary in the past four years. 1t is
predicted that the employees would
imm ediately use as a strong argument
Congressional salaries by $1,000 a
vear
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
INTRUDER
White House Sheep Have
UNLIMITED Guest From
City Market.
STRANGER IN FOLD
Scraggy Old Boy Called
Without q Gard and
Was Bounced.
STRANGER IN FOLD

A scrassy sheep. which escaped
from the city market and essayed a
visit TO President Wilson's aristo-
cratic mock, had an exciting time in
the Vicinity of the White House to-
day before IL was nnally retrieved
and returned to it's humble habitat.
First offcial information OF the
visit OF the stranger came when
william s. Reeves, fiorist-shepherd
around the Executive Mansion, heard
a baleful "Ba-a-ah" down at the
south gate. Horrifed at the thought
that perhaps one of his woolly
wards was without the exclusive
confines OF the big iron fence,
Reeves ran excitedly in the direc-
tion OF the blesting.
When Reeves reached the gate he
saw at a glance that the sheep out
side did not belong to his prize
bunch and frsntically he waved
away the visitor with contemptuous
shouts. The crestfallen intruder
stood In the middle OF the street
awhile, watching the more fortu-
nate animals inside nibble the green
and choice foliage, and, then. with
sort of nasty-like "B-a-a-h." which.
freely translated, meant go some
where, scampered up the street to
inspect the executive offices.
1t was in front of Secretary Tu-
multy's domain that the real excite
ment began. Alert Secret Service
men and others spied the sheep
down In the street and Immediately
went forth the alarm that "one OF
the Presidents sheep has escaped"
CONSERVATION reigned and there was
a great scurrying
At the head OF a volunteer gang
OF would-be captors who swept out
of the trench" of the executive
office was Eddie Crocker. extraor-
dinary chauffeur and feet afoot, as
well as other ways. A couple Of
portly coppers Joined the chase just
to give ii zest.
The onslaught caused the sheep
to get into high" and 1t headed to-
ward Pennsylvania avenue. occs-
sionally emitting terrified bleat
and stopping once in awhile just to
dodge some vehicle. Across the
Avenue 1t went safely and into La
fRyette square. where it became
tangled in some shrubbery and was
captured by the agile Crocker.
Keen policemen soon ascertained
that the sheep was one OF two
which had broken out OF a pen at
the city market, and, accordingly,
il was loaded onto a truck and
taken back to its owner.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
UNION LOSES
". 80. D. SUIT
Judge Siddons Holds Railway
Has Right to Discharge
Brotherhood Wen.

Trouble between the Washington
ana Old Dominion Railway Company
and the brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen was intensified by ,decis-
ion given this morning by Justice
siddons OF the District Supreme Court.
in which he upheld the right OF the
railroad company to discharge en-
ployes who belong to the brotherhood.
Justice Siddons denied the petition
of discharged railway employees Tor
an Injunction restraining the company
from dischsrginE employees and ORDER
ing IL TO reinstate those who had
been discharged because of their az
filiation with the brotherhood.
HELD A COMMON CARRIER.
While the railroad company won
the principal point in the suit. the
court ruled against 1t by deciding
that the company comes WITHIN the
transportation act. The court ruled
that the company Is neither an In
terurban nor suburban line, put
that 1t is a common carrier, bringing
IL within the terms OF the Esch-Cum-
Minis act, which provides that as
putes between the company ana its
employees shall be submitted 10 the
railway labor board.
cd by attorneys for the railroad COM
many during the hearings, who con-
tended that II was an interurpan
road.
At the offices of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen this noon. IL
was stated that the next step OF the
brotherhood would be to submit the
controversy to the railway labor
board. which has its headquarters In
Chicago.
BOARDS POWER QUESTIONED.
One of the principal questions
which will come before the labor
board will be whether 1t has any
power to enforce it's decision. Rail-
road attorneys are qroted as saying
In court that the road would not be
bound to carry out the terms OF such
a decision. even il the board should
rule that the discharged employees
should be reinstated.
Justice Siddons held that the Su-
preme Court OF the United States had
in a number of cases decided that
employers have right to state con-
ditions under which they will en-
ploy labor. and that the latter in turn
have a right to refuse to accept these
conditions.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03

The opening gun of the struggle
was nred two days ago. when
Mario Armellini. formerly leader
OF the orchestra at the select Ward
man Park Inn, filed In the District
Supreme Court suit for $4,000
for alleged breach of contract,
against Harry Wardman. proprie-
tor OF the inn.
Armellini. alleges that he signed
a contract with Wardman on Au-
gust I. 1919. This contract was,
he declared, for a period OF one
year. at weekly salary Of $500,
AS leader OF the Inn orchestra.
Armellini further alleges that on
october 3. 1919. he was discharged
by Mr., Wardman, without reason
and In violation OF the contract.
Wardman says he had no contract
with Armellini for the time men
toned and that there could be,
therefore, no breach OF contract in
volved.
81 had TO discharge Armeilini be-
cause he couldn't put the pep into
Jazz" explained Mr.. Wardman.
And there Is your battle.
The momcntous questions, over
which ere long the rival factions
OF Jazz and straight" music will
be volleying and laundering. are
these:
"Is Jazz muster"
And:
Does IL take a musician TO play
jazz
Mario Armellini who precipitated
the impending struggle, is now In
Saratoga, n. Y. watching from atar
the rising clouds.
DIR. Hamlin Cogswell. musical di-
rector of the public schools. who
will doubtless be dragged into the
controversy sooner or later, Us also
said - be out of town, William l..
Santelmsnn, famed leader OF the
Marine Band, who may also have
some words TO say later, has turned
the baton over temporarily to
Walter +. Smith. second leader, and
is enjoying much-needed rest,
thus removing for the present two
authorities.
Since Armelliui left the service OF
Mr.. Wardman the contract has been
awarded to the Meyer Davis orches-
ira. one OF a chain of orchestras in
the larger cities of the East. The
local Meyer Davis orchestra, re-
puted to be one OF the best dance
orchestras in Washington, for both
jazz and straight music, played con-
tinuously for seven hours for the
Prince OF Wales when he was in
Washington. When the Prince left
Washington and went to White Sui
phur Springs he telesraphed back
to this city and requested that the
Meyer Davis orchestra be sent there
to play for him.
The leader OF this orchestra Is
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
MRS. ZUKERMAN GETS
VERDICT FOR ALIMONY

Mrs. Ruth Zukerman was awarded
$40 month alimony by Justice Sid
dons in the District Supreme Court
yesterday. Samuel G. Zukerman, her
husband, an employe of the Internal
Revenue Bureau. was ordered to pay
the alimony in two installments on
the second and sixteenth of the month.
Mrs. Zukerman some time ago filed
suit against her husband, charging
cruelty and nonsupport.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03

The exact amount collected was
sl2,s2O, ,0s6.OS. an increase of sS43.-
51G.54 over the amount collected dur
ing the preceding fiscal year
The greater portion of this money,
or S6,37T. .S38.OT. was collected on
realty taxes. This collection showed
an increase of Sl25,06jO9 over the
previous year.
The next highest collection was
from personal taxes. tangible and in
tangible. In tangible taxes, s2,00I,-
O621J was collected, an increase of
The Washington times., 1920-09-03
TWO MEMBERS ADDED TO
CITY CLUB GOVERNORS

Two more members have been added
to the active roll OF the City Club by
the board Of governors. They are NJ.
p. waller. vice president of the Acme
Visible Method Company. 3l5 Homer
Building. and Meyer Davis OF tn.
New willard Hotel. manager of or
chestras.
The board of governors has adopted
resolutions of coincidence on the
death of w. Il. Emerson and George
III. Boyd. members OF the club, who
died recently.
The Washington times., 1920-09-03

S343. .942.4 over the previous year.
In intangible taxes there was col
lected 1894. 1854. an increase of $72,-
245.4i over last year.
Miscellaneous collections during the
year amounted to 81 800, ,6i9.G0. an in
crease of S1262i5.4i over the preced
ing year. Several more million dol
lars. from trust and special funds
passed through the tax collectors Of
fees.
Taxes due as far back as 1850 were
collected. the report shows.