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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-22
TALK AND ACTION

Before the wind-up of running line
OF talk indulged in by almost any
group OF men casually thrown toge.h-
er. something will be said about high
prices, extortionate rates ccr service
or Il may be profiteering. We like to
kick or growl even at the expense Of
the other fellow or fellows who are
not present to defend himself or them
selves. One or more members of the
group may be mildly profiteering In
his own line and not thinking Of APP
plying the general criticism to him
SELF 1t is the other fellow who is
to blame for all of the evils Of the
time. No account Is taken of the fact
that the world is just emerging from
the effects of the greatest and most
destructive war in history. There is
a scarcity OF almost every necessity
OF life and as yet production has not
caught UP with the demand and the
vacuum has to be filled. Talk alone
will not remedy things. 1t will take
action. II one Is non-producer he
will have to cease talking and try to
produce something that the world
wants. As long as the supply OF any
thing is limited prices will be high
end an advantage will. in all proba-
bility. be taken of the fact. The rem
edy is apparent, less talk and more
action. more production and less kick.
ing. Things will even up after while
and the ones who get into action first
will reap benefits from the prevailing
prices while they last When one is
inclined to kick let him take account
OF himself and try to see what he is
doing to remedy things. Kick II you
must, but mix action with your kick
ing.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-22
LIBRARY NOTES

Your library is now ready TO supply
current periodical material to those
interested in Thrift Week, and we hope
that every one in Brookings county
is interested. The following are only
a few articles TO show the nature of
the material we have On hand
Bank Day-"The Banker As a Big
Brother" Literary Digest of July %
1916; Penny Saved" Independent
March 2. 1918; Thrift as An Invest
ment Banker Sees It," Literary Digest
March 25, 1910.
Insurance Day-"Policies for Young
People" Independent. July 5, 1915;
Head of the Thrift Family" Independ
ent, January %, 1919; Thrift Insu
ance," Outlook, March 5, 1919.
Sharing With Others-"Possibiliti
of Great Giving" outlook. December
10; Personal Reflection on the Cos
of Living" Atlantic. April. 1915; "Shal
We Accumulate or Distribute" Miscei
laneous Review. January, 1919,
Own Your own Home-"What Is the
Home For?" Outlook, December Il
1911; Intensive Living" Atlantic
July, 1918; Home Efficiency" Out
look, December 2, 1911.
Event of Death" Outlook, May 2S
1919; Your House in Order" Inde
pendent, February 9, 1912; IAN Ounce
of Prevention-What You Ought tC
Know About Making Will" Womans
Home Companion, May, 1917.
Pay Your Debts - Our Nationa
aHbit," Atlantic, August, 1911: why
Am Going to Fail" Ladies' Home
Journal. March, 1913.
Family Budget-"Getting 100% Out
of Your Income" Ladies Home Jour
nal, September, 1919; Monthly Budget
for Incomes of $1,000 to $4,000 Meet
ing the High Cost of Living" Ladies'
Home Journal, November. 1917.
Thrift in Industry-"Young Man ano
Americas Opportunity" Scribner's
May, 1917; Doing More With Fewer
Men," Literary Digest, June %, 1917;
Triumph of the Man Who Acts" In
dependent, January II, 1916.
All this material and much more Is
easily available to all who wish tt
use 1t.
Hours-2:0O to $50; 700 to 900
Friday, 200 to $50. Sunday, 300 tC
500 Librarian.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-22

fuel distribution government oversight
and control seems to stand like a
chronic disease reasserting itself when
ever the body polite is weakened
through any passing shock: while in
banking and finance the community
has never yet emerged from the price
fixing and public control stage. 1t Is
in this aspect that the effort 10 secure
q real return TO private management
of transportation will be most eagerly
viewed in not only the United States
but abroad Should the roads for
any reason sink back into public con-
troll they will not be likely ever to
emerge from il; should they succeed
in emancipating themselves perma-
nently their example will be follow ed
by many other kinds of industry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-22
STATE COLLEGE ITEMS

Ray Atkinson Of Huron, visited over
the weekend in Brookings.
The Aggies of State College won
from Lake Preston high school in a
fast basketball game Tuesday.
The Y. w. C. A. cabinet entertained
the school of agriculture girls at a
twocourse spread Thursday night.
G. w. Cobel spoke at the convoca-
tion meeting at State College Tues,
day. Insurance and credit were the
subjects.
The music faculty of State College
will give their annual recital Friday
evening in the college auditorium at
S:15, sharp. Admission free.
The Symphony orchestra will soon
give their annual concert. The large
ochestra is in fine practice. Watch for
dates.
Miss Mary Clark, travelling secretary
for the Presbyterian church. gave a
short talk to the dormitory girls Sun
day afternoon. =
fTeSlueuI JOuuSOu VI oldtC SoiCSC
has been in Aberdeen, Mitchell and
Des Moines much OF the past week at
tending conventions.
Mrs. Perry Clifford and Miss Bessie
Yeomans entertained several callers
girls Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Nj. Mcknight.
Miss Ruth Peterson is recovering
from an operation at the Volga hospi
tai. Miss Peterson Is member OF the
Senior class at State College.
President and Mrs. Johnson enter
tanned the frst group of students and
instructors Of the practice cottage at
a 6 o'clock dinner, Friday evening.
The Triangle Inter-society debates
took place Saturday in the Literary So
ciety halls at state College. The
Athenians gained points and the
Miltonians, 4.
"The Arrival of Kitty" q comedy by
the Athenian Literary Soci;y, will BE-
staged In the college auditorium. Janu
ary 80. $500 p. m. Prof. Christensen's
orchestra viii play.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-22
AN ABANDONED IDEA

Minneapolis Tribune-If the presi-
dent ever had in mind the idea that
government ownership at this time
or soon is desirable or possible. he
has been obliged TO abandon it as
hopeless in the face of the strong
opposition manifest all over the coun
try, and particularly in the present
congress.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-22

Correspondence courses in home
economics have been started by the
extension department at State College.
over forty students are enrolled from
over thirty communities.
There is movement for the special
delivery of mail to professors on the
hill. 1t seems that time is very valu-
able 20 faculty members even at the
present educational wage scale.
The Industrial Collegian, official pa
per of State College. was edited and
put out this week by members of the
Y. w. c. A Miss Grace Rohrbach was
editor of the eightpage special.
"Pinafore," under the direction of
Miss Wynn. will be given by the Col
lege community the latter part of Feb
ruary. Special costumes and new
scenery will be used for this play.
Rev. Earl V. Pierce of the Baptist
church spoke for the Thrift campaign
week in the chapel period Tuesday
morning at State college. Mr. Pierce
A. n. Johnson has recently been
added to the teaching corps at the
State College. Mr.. Johnson will teach
wind instruments and be assistant in
band and orchestra to Prof. Christen-
sen.
The first leap year dance of the
Co rJo in
lege auditorium The girls did all the
escorting. paying and asking" The
girls acquitted themselves nobly and
we'll
The members of the Westminster
Guild entertained the girls of the
Presbyterian and Congregational
churches Saturday afternoon, at the
home of Mrs. Denies in honor Of Miss
Mary Clark.
Every number on the College Y. NJ.
C. A. lecture course has been good.
The Zoelner quartet, assisted by An
ma Louise Week, contralto, will be
heard at the College auditorium, Mon
day. January 26.
Miss Hazel Hermanson Of State col
lege is in the infirmary with scarlet
fever No other cases are reported.
The very few girls who were exposed
10 the contagion are quarantined In
the dormtory and no alarm is felt.
Major Bradley, commandant at the
State College, is coaching over 200
boxers and wrestlers of the cadet com
panies. These boxers and wrestlers
will furnish much sport and amuse-
ment at the Commercial Club business
mems smoker later in the season.
The classes in journalism and pub
licity methods at State College have
been invited to Aberdeen by the Da.
kota Farmer people. This trip will be
taken in the near future and will be
for the purpose of studying the meth
DDS Of the publishing houses of Aber.
deem About thirty-five persons are
enrolled in journalism and publicity
methods taught by Prof Starring.
State College beat Omaha Univer,
slty at the armory. Wednesday even
ing by score of % to 10, in the first
intercollegiate basketball game of the
season. The teams were we'll matched
and played good basketball through
out, but the score seemed to mount
faster for the State College. The game
was clean and fast, so kept the large
crowd on their toes every minute
Carey, Willadson, Thune. Burdette and
Culhane all starred for State College.
During the last minutes of play the
second string men were put in and
showed up we'll.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-22

teen per cent of what most people are
expecting. The Rotary Club is also
assisting in the matter Of having a full
and accurate count We shall not have
another Federal count for ten years
and will be rated all that time by this
years figures. Let everyone who right
fully belongs here be enumerated
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-22

Many towns and cities are going to
he dispapointed in their census re-
tnrns. Il win be no fault OF the enum.
orators either. They are performing
fheir duties conscientiously. Before
one IL inclined to criticise the count
4 his home city let him think It over
ara see II he has done his duty In
heIpinx 70 make It as accurate as
nossfbIe. There IL an extension Of
fime and X anyone knows that ne has
rof .been counted let him report at once
1o ohone No. lOT. Our guess is thal
,-. IN not roach to within ten or NJ
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-22
BREAKING THE sHAckLEs

/ New York Journal Of Commerce
In foreign trade and foreign exchange
there is an outcry for renewed gov
eminent Interference. In food and
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-01
WANT HOSPITAL FACILITIES

A vigorous campaign to obtain
proper hospital facilities in Oklaho-
ma for sick and disabled veterans OF
the late war has been begun by the
American Legion through its officers
and 2u5 local posts. Working through
both the state and federal govern
mcn.s the veterans organization
hopcs to have a large general hos
pital as we'll as the use OF the Rainy
Mountain Indian School near Gotcbo
as special hospital for tubercular
patients.
Every member of the Oklahoma
delegation to congress has been ask
ed to lend his aid to the movement
and make vigorous demands on the
war risk bureau for the establishment
of the hospital under the $i6,OOO,OOO
federal appropriation now available.
Suggestions have been made that the
Shawnee Indian School or the Ponsa
Indian School of Ponca City might
be used temporarily.
In case of failure to obtain the fed
eral aid the American Legion will ask
the next State Legislature to make
an appropriation Of 81 ,O0O,0 900 for such
a hospital. Governor Robertson has
been asked to recommend such a meas
orc to the Legislature in his message
A canvass of the candidates of both
major political parties has been be-
gun to ascertain the attitude of can
Aida.es for the Legislature on the mat
ter. They have been asked to make
q public announcement of their views
Hundreds of complaints have beel
received by the Legion on the climate
sanitary condition, and treatment t
which disabled Oklahoma veterans ot
the war are subjected at Texai ho.
pitfalls. a personal investigation wa
made by representatives of TIE Okla
homa City post which revealed con
ditions to be very poor. DIR. a. X
Lewis, state health commissioner. dc
plores the federal order which force
Oklahoma men to poor climate TO
hospital Treatment and forbidS th'
use Of Oklahoma hospitals.
At the state convention Of tn,
American Legion held at Tulsa Ol
September 9th and 7th report of tn
hospital facilities committee shown;
present conditions and making def
mite demands was unanimously adopt
I'd.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-01
LEGAL. AID

If immigrants or others without
money or influence, get the idea that
there is one justice for the poor and
another for the rich. they are going
to favor revolutionary change.
The American Bar association con
vention jus, held. was urged by form
er Justice Hughes and other lawyers
to help establish free legal aid bu-
reaus for the poor. They felt it would
check social unrest. The need is shown
by the fact that the Legal Aid Soci.
ETY. of New York gave such advice
to $4,000 people last year.
The man who has little money but
who has just ground for complaint
should be able to get judgment II
small cases for small expense. Bu
reaus where nc can get legal advice
free or for very small sum. shoul,
be in existence in all the centers 6
Oklahoma and all over the country
Wilson Gazette.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-01
WHAT ARE vITAMINEs!

What are these peculiar substances
which we are urged to have in our
diet, but which we do not understand? !?
They are called vitamines. The best
answer to this question is to give a
little to their history.
Several years ago we believed that
if we gave the correct amounts Of
proteins, starchcs, sugar, fats and
mineral salts we would be we'll nour-
ished. Scientists fed a sufficient
amount of these substances, pure, to
animals and people and they found
that four things happened: first
growth stopped in the young; second.
building up did not keep pace with
wa. ting away of bodily tissues in the
adult; third. certain diseases develoY-
cd and fourth old age came early.
When The q same foods were give.
but eggs. butter and few other sub
stances were added, both animals :uI
pro9!c grew ard thrivcd, if free fl I
actual disca,c. Continuing these ,v-
pertinent they did such thing
this: They selected 10 children fl i
four to ten years of age in an or.
rhan asylum where the children ! d
enough Of bread, meat and vcgetab
They gave each of these "a quart e..
fresh mill; day in addition to H..
regular food. At the end of i..c
months the differences, mental q, g.!
physical, were so phenomenal as to be-
almost unbelievable Their appcar-
ance, chest, height and other mea sur
ments, their ability to pick up weigh,
run without fatigue and do men al
tasks was remarkable.
Then they took groups Of our South
ern people of low vitality, people who
live chiefly on tuber vegetables, meat
and molasses. They added milk, eggs
and leafy vegetables, and in six
months their eyes had Frightened
their vitality increased and old ago
disease such as hardening of the ar.
I tciies, certain forms of kidney troubl,
and pellagra had disappeared whcr
not too far advanced. The same wa:
true with groups of cotton mill an,
fisher folks who lived mostly on tc;
or coffee and white bread, fish an,
salt meat.
(a) The people who live too largcl,
on meat potatoes and bread fumi,l
very high mortality from tubercu
losis. The addition of milk, eggs AM
leafy vegetables contributes to thei
vitality and resistance.
(b) Those who live too largely ol
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-01
ALLEGED APPEAL" MERELY
STATEN ENT OF FOOD VALUES

A statement that the United States
Department of Agriculture had issued
IAN appeal" to American housewives
tn take advantage of the War De-
partment's sale of canned meats was
included in a press release from the
office of the Director Of Sales OF the
War Department issued August -
Nothing in the nature Of an appeal
has been issued by the Department
of Agriculture. The department
merely furnished the War Depart
mcnt. at the laitcrs request. with data
in regard to me nutritivc vaiuc oi
corned beef, with the understanding
thai the War Department desired To
use the information merely rs ba-
ST, 10, advert ing it' canned pro-
due.
Thc following statement. correct
ing tne former release. has h"en lhad'
he iGc Office Of the Director oi sales
War D.rai ment:
Editor. alc requested to roirrct a
stat, .ncnt made in a press iclra.r OF
mi, department issued August -, IN
which i. wa said that the Depart
mont Of Agriculture bad Issued an
appcal to American houHrwivc5 10
tnt.r advantage of the War Depart
n.n.' ealr of canned meats. The
mr.. q. ,clcasc is.urd by the Wac De-
pa..m,nt of Agriculture, was based
iIpon memorandum of Information
about tie comparative value OF canned
and fresh meats furnished by that
official on request Of the Director OF
Sales. No public statement or appeal
on thi, subject has been made by the
Department of Agriculture"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-01
COMING TO THE
HEALTH CONFERENCE!
BY DR.. A. r. Lewis,
State Health Commissioner

1 py III ~ ave A<S"Aes
! State Health Commissioner
+ Is your town going to be represent
ed ut the Public Health conference
= This is certainly the most impor-
tant question before the people OF any
community right now; and it shold
be answered in the next few days.
, EVERY COMMUNITY MUST HAVE
I A DELEGATE OR REPRESENTA-
TIVE AT THIS HEALTH MEETING
if the people wish to reap the bene-
fit that such conference always
brings to the state.
The .cssion opens on the morning
of Tue day, Oct. II and lasts until
Wcdnc day afternoon, Oct. IL 1t l.
the Thiyd Annual State Health con-
terence and all sections will be held
in the lIuckina hotel, Oklahoma City.
Because of the wide range of
health subjects thai will be discussed,
some topic will be presented that will
interest each dclcratc--bc he banker
or farmer Many civic and commercial
organization; and club, have already
reported that they are going to be
rcprc.cn,cd at the meeting by one or
more delegates. They are sending
somc of their leading citizens in order
that these men and women may
bring back "ways and means" of solv-
ing their local problem.
Noted men will appear on the pro-
gram, and will deliver in one address
truths and facts that they have
learned after many years experience.
Only topics of vital interest to Oklaho-
ma, however will be discussed.
If each organization cannot send
ore representative, several should
combine and prepare to send one or
two delegates. Doctors, County
Health Officers and Public Health
workers are especially invited to the
conference.
Is your community going to be re-
prcscnted?-
A meeting of the various organiza-
tions should be called at once and set
tie the question.
This is the most important health
conference of the year YOU WILL
BE THE LOSER If YOU ARE NOT
REPRESENTED.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-01

corn meal, sweet potatoes and meat
have q high incidence Of pellagra.
(c) In communities where no fresh
milk is used, pellagra is high; where
most is used, it is lowest. The same
can be said of the other protective
foods. milk, eggs. and the leafy vege-
tables.
I'D Certain foods are called protec-
tive foods because they contain those
little understood substances called
yitamines which correct the faults OF
the ordinary diet. The Progressive
Farmer
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-01
BOILER EXPLODES At ATOKA

At Z o'clock last Friday evening,
about two miles south of Atoka, the
boiler of one of the large S0O-class
engines of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railway exploded, badly scald-
ing Engineer H. Salmon, Fireman S.
C.. White and travelling Fireman ID.
Sassman. The injured were cared for
at Atoka by company physicians and
were taken to All Saints Hospital at
McAlester on the limited Friday night.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-01
PROHIBITION VIOLATOR
GETS LONG TERM

Three years Imprisonment and a
fine of $1,000 assessed against H. G.
Hildebrandt by the Garfield County
District Court for violating the pro-
hibitory laws was sustained by the
Criminal Court of Appeals last week
in a decision handed down by the
court. The penalty is one of the
severest provided by the statutes for
a similar Offense.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-13
H0USEKEEPER
 WINS IN HER
 DAMAGE SUIT
Administrator Disallowed Claim-Judge Makes
 Award

The sum of $417.4S for wages as housekeeper for the late John J. Quinlan of Westport was allowed Bridget McGlinchy in her suit against tho Quinlan estate by a decision of Judge Booth of the common pleas court handed down today. The suit was brought against Thomas Quinlan, administrator On the Quinlan estate.
 The plaintiff alleged that she was employed by John J. QuinIan as a housekeeper in January, 1910. and that she remained in his employ until January, 1912. She was promised $17 a month, wages, she claimed, but said she received only $175 for her entire period of service. leaving a balance of $2S4 due. After Quinlan died the housekeeper presented her claim to the administrator but he disallowed il and the Westport Probate Court re- fused to appoint commissioners to in- vestigate the claim.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-13
Fac,O
 Closing Unlikely Take Steps To Relieve Coal Shortage in New
 England. SHOPS HERE ARE
 WE'LL SUPPLIED

Word was received in Bridgeport today from the Purchase division ot the Railroad Administration that im- mediate steps will be taken from Washington to relieve the coal short age in New England. In addition to the activities of the division in Washington in the matter the vari- ous committees throughout New Eng land will also take whatever steps through to New England cities.
 The coal shortage in Bridgeport, while acute in some cases, has no. yet reached a serious stage and t was stated today from authoritative sources that there is but little prob- ability of a shutdown in any factory in the city this week.
 f'The warm weather the last two or three days and the relief of conges- tion on railroads and water traffic, D said a man in close touch with the Bridgeport situation this morning, would indicate that conditions in Bridgeport and the vicinity will be better very shortly
 There is one thing certain and that is the shops in this city will not shut down as quickly as those in other parts of New England or even in New York city. We are in an advantage ous I osition as regards coal shipments and confidently look for relief dur ing the week.