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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-09
WHAT THEY HAND US

Sunshine Stakeholder the caption,
Governor Norbeck's Grievance" the
New York Times recently gave the
state OF South Dakota some free
advertising, editorially and without
charge, as follows: Gov. Peter Nor
beck of South Dakota, has a real griev.
ance He is the victim of the crown
ing outrage of landlOrdism. South Da-
kota, the state of small things, because
il Is poor in revenue, does not pro-
vide its governor with a house to live
in. He must W a mansion, or buy.
or rent. Gov. NOrbeck rented. Land
lords are not respecters Of persons
The governors landlord sold the house
over his head. Whereupon the Hon.
Peter Norbeck tells South Dakota in
his message to the legislature that it
must build him a house to shield his
family from the billiards that are a
we'll known production Of South Da.
kota."
That is the kind Of publicity the
Sunshine State was getting all over
the country until the Sunshine State
anne to the rescue. Hiram wrote Us
up but Sunset Magazine courteously
gave publication TO our editorial cor
rection and thus salved our feelings by
something like fifty per cent.
Does ii not make you open your
flaming nostrils and puff up like a toad
TO read that-"the State Of Small
Things" Published, mind you. in the
New York Times and copied in fully
a score Of city dailies as a rather
clever takeoff; yes, copied far and
wide, giving the impression that be-.
sides carrying the burden of frightful-
ness in the shape Of Billiards, we are
in the class of poor relations in the
sisterhood OF states. Fine, is it not
1t doesn't help a tinker's dam to
know, just among ourselves, that we
are absolutely the richest state in an
per capita production of new
in the United States Of Amer
lea. The Times doesn't know that.
It's readers don't know it.. The read
ers of the papers which copied the
Times editorial don't know it. No
body but ourselves knows it, and so
as we keep it in our own vest
for disqualification, nobody
will know it-unless by accident.
Our billiards. are as famous as they
are inconseQuential to us, who know
hat a New York snowstorm can whale
The everlasting tar out of a South Da-
kota blizzard for of charac-
Ter and d~evilishness of kick. We hap
pen TO know by experience, and, fur
-hermore, can prove it by the files of
he Times. We've waded through
deeper snow on the level and more
mountainous drifts around the cor
1ers, and we've come nearer freezing
70 death. in New York state than we
have at any time in a dozen years in
South Dakota.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-09
SOUTH DAKOTA HITS BACK

Sioux City Journal - South Dakota
does not like the New York Times
The Sunshine State" a splendid
South Dakota prosperity publication,
says so. II has reasons. Some time
ago the New York Times published
an editorial ridiculing South Dakota
because the state had no mansion
house for its governor, and the owner
of the one rented bv Gov. Norbeck
sold the house owe his head. The
Times designated South Dakota as
"the state of small things, because il
is poor In revenues" That reused the
Indignation of South Dakotans. Sew
eral western papers copied the Times
comment. not. TO indorse ii, but TO
show how silly eastern understanding
of western things can become in the
dog days.
"The Sunshine State" does not
mince matters. 1t minces the Times.
II shows that the paper is ignorant
of the of South Dakota. II
proves that the billiards about which
the Times chides the state are spring
zephyrs compared with the furious
storms that piles the snow mountain
high in New York's streets and keep
its people perched on red hot radia-
tors to prevent freezing TO death.
South Dakota is right in assuming
that while the scurrilous screed would
be understood by western people as
an exhibition of eastern ignorance Of
by people who believe that whatever
comes out Of the incubator located on
Manhattan island is of superior quail
ity to that which is developed in the
regions where the people pay more
attention to business than to sug-
gestive shows; where they eat to pre-
serve life and not to witness the Sa-
lone wriggles Of half dressed women
where chickens wear full suits of
feathers instead of half enough flimsy
clothes: where labor means producing
something for the benefit Of humanity
and not getting some other fellows's
money through stock market manipu-
lations. These people would judge
South Dakota by the dollhouse esti-
mate of a New York journal rather
than by the sturdy intelligence and
industry of its people singly
and as a whole.
But South Dakota is unjust to New
York. The state of sunshine has much
TO learn from the condensed metropo-
lis. South Dakota has not East Side
its appalling poverty, misery,
rice, immortality and crime, 1t has no
'oof gardens where Evelyn Nesbit
rhaws may wink across the shoulders
4 their husbands at former para
hours, and where the other visitors
nay enjoy the delightful spectacle of
callow Drained youth. scion Of the
ew rich, shooting to death the man
hose courtesan he had captured. It
Is no great 400" society Of Divorces
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-09

just as valuable as ever it was. Moth
ing can be lost In assuming that he
is right in this, as long as the assump-
ton continues that the time is COM
ing when the price level will descend
approximately to normal. That it ever
will return to the plane of ten years
ago is open 10 serious doubt. But what
Is certain and beyond all doubt is that
the saved dollar has the same debt
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-09

during the illness and death of our
husband and father for the beautiful
floral offerings and sympathy shown
us.
Mrs. Ole Knutson and children. Mrs.
Mable X. Trooien, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
J. Flittie.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-09

paying power as Of old. 1t may not
buy as much in the store, but when it
comes to paying a note or lifting a
mortgage it will go as far as in the
cheapest period in our history.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-09
CARD OF

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted Us
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-09

Miss Nettie Bagstie of Lake Norden,
is in the city visiting friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
MARTIN ID APPEAL
 CASEY SMITH CASE
President of the Southern League to File New
 Case in Courts


 Memphis Tenn, June -fSpeeial) President Martin of the Southern League, shortly after midnight am nounced that hs would appeal from the decision of Judge Mccall of the federal court of West Tennessee in granting the mandatory order com polling him to approve the contract of Casey Smith with the Little Rock club. The appeal lies to the circuit court of appeals at Cincinnati.
 President Martin gave out the fol lowing statement for publications:
 T will appeal to the circuit court of appeals from the decision of Judge Mccall in granting the mandatory in- junction against me compell:ng me to admit Player Casey Smith to the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs, My attorney, Judge w. c. Cherry, will arrive from Nashville tomorrow and we will prepare necessary papers to perfect the appeal
 "As a lawyer from a family of law yers and judges, I entertain an innate respect for the law and the courts Therefore 1t is with great deference to the district judge whose court order I immediately obeyed that l say l am strongly of the opinion that the con- stltution of the Southern Association has vested me with broad discretion- ary powers as the executive officer of the league embracing the right In my own discretion to reject the admission ef any ball player to this league.
 ."rhe constitution provides that any club may appeal from any official ac- tion or ruling by me to the board or directors of the league except in the matter of appointment or assignment of umpires.
 "This provision was deemed safe guard against one-man power. The administrative duties of the president or a baseball league involve the de- cision of many controversies. the nec- essary exercise of strong discipline and above all else grim determination to support and sustain the umpires. It k a mans size job and requires a firm hand. From tine 60 time during my administration l have rendered de- cisions for and against every club in the league, being always guided Dy the dictates of honest Judgment on the merits of the case.
 q have striven to fulfill the duties of the office fairly and impartially and have the approval of my own con- science that have done so.
 "I love the great national game and regard 1t In the tense times or pent- up emotion and industrial unrest as the safety valve of the republic. As this controversy is now in court, let me admonish the league to respect the court order as I have done and let the issues involved be determined through the legal procedure which has been in- yoked,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
Municipal Ownership Is
 Worst Solution of Street
 Car Problem, Says Pardee
By Associated Press

New York, June H.-Municipal owner- ship is the worst possible solution of the street transportation problem John Fl. Pardee, president of the Ameri- can Electric Railway Association, de- clared in an address at the convention of the National Electric Credit Associa- tion here today From the viewpoint of the public, 1t would be disastrous, he said.
 During the last few years, Mir. Pardee declared, electric railways. meeting com petition of motor vehicles, have been handicapped by municipal regulation. while no share of street maintenance taxes was borne by the automobile car riers The same regulat ations should ap- ply both to traction lines and motor busses. he said.
 w. E. Rice of the Western Electric Company, in q paper on "Constructive Credit Service" urged a credit policy that would consider the interest of cus- tt mers as well as employers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
NO ANNOUNCEMENT | ON FATE OF BILLS White House Officials Say
 Action of President May Be Revealed Today
Rv Assoclatnd Pre,a

Washington, June 1.-The ten-day pe- riod afforded President Wilson under a ruling by Attorney General Palmer to ap- Congress during the closing days of the recent session expired tonight without an- nouncement from the White House as to action taken.
 White House officials said tonight that the fate of the ten measures, together
 the time limit on which expired last tri- day, might be revealed Tn a statement tomorrow.
 Chief among the measures on whic1 action had to be taken by midnight to- night to prevent automatic death were the joint resolutions to repeal all war laws, with the exception Of the Lever food control act and the trading with
 the enemy act, and to authorize appoint
 ment of commission to confer with the Canadian government or the provincial governments of Quebec, Ontario and New
 Brunswick relative to certain restrictive
 orders in council of the three provinces
 as to export of pulp wood from Canada. The other eight measures include four providing for extension of time for the construction of bridges across the Mo nongahela and Allegheny .vers at Pitts burg and acts to extend the time for completion of municial bridge across the Mississippi by the city of St. Louis. to authorize the enlistment of non-Eng-
 lish-speaking citizens and aliens in the army, to authorize transfer by the secre- i, tary of war of surplus of war material, machinery and equipment to the depart ,, ment of agriculture largely for use in
 road construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
COUNTY CANNOT TRANSFER FUNDS Supreme Court UphOlds Jefferson Circuit Court
 Decision
By FRED H. GORMLEY
 Montqemery Bureau The Ase- -Heraid
 22l.2 Firxt National Bank Building

Montgomery, June H.-tSpecial )-Jei-
 ferseh county cannot transfer $50,000 from
 the special sanitary fund to the general
 fund for the purpose of taking up $5ovW
 in coul t. road bonds which will mature
 Jul. E, under a decison of the supreme court Thursday. The supreme court af- firr.ed the decision of the Jefferson cir cult court, which held that the sani- tary fund could be used only In paying interest and in taking up special sani- tary bonds as they mature.
 The board of revenue sought to force I'M. V. Henry, county treasurer. to trans fer s50,OOo from the special fund, con tending that the mount in the fund was more than sufficient to meet all obliga- tions of the special fund. However. a local act of 1901. which created the spe- cial sanitary fund. provided that all pro ceeds of certain special taxes should go into the fund and should be used only for the purpose of paying interest ana canceling the sanitary bonds. The su- preme court said the county treasurer had no authority to ignore this law anu permit the use of the money In other ways.
 l In seeking the transfer of the money the county contended that 1t would pe unable to meet the maturing county road bonds without the transfer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
GoUernnent Spent $2O, ,775, ,535, 858 July I to May 3l
By Associated Pre-"

Washington, June 17.-Govern- mental expenditures from July l, 1919, to May 31, 1920, amounted to $20,775,535,s5s, according to state ment tonight of the treasury Ex- penditures were heaviest during September when s4475.sS7701 was spent. and lightest Tn November, when s611,so1,764 left the treas ury.
 Exclusive of s1,5Os,047.752 ex- rended by the treasury, $951, ,224,- To3 charged to federal control of railroads and the transportation act of 1920 was the largest single item of departmental expenditure.
 The navy department stood third in disbursements for the period, With total of s723,717,269 and the department of labor last, with s5.064.246. White House expenses was listed as $6,702SS0, and con gressional at s17,6S1,1 ,120. Pay on the public debt amounted to $14,S46, ,554,373.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
VIEWS 0F FARMERS AND TRADERS VARY Application to Grain of In- creased Rates Asked By
 Roads Is Discussed
By Associated Press

Washington. June 17.-Farmers and grain traders presented differing views before the interstate commerce commission today as to the applica ton to grain and grain products of the increased freight rates asked by the railroads of the country.
 Urging the commission to reach no decision which 'discriminates against agriculture or in favor of any other in- dustry." E. Needham of Lane. Kan. representing the Kansas State Grange and the Kansas Agricultural Council. opposed any flat rate increase on grain.
 Protesting against the application of percentage advances and contending against any disturbance of rate rela- tionships. A. l.. Vandegrift of Louis vile, Ky, presented a petition asking the commission to preserve the equal ization on grain between the markets of Cairo, Ill.,: Cincinnati, Evansville. Indianapolis, Henderson. Ky: St. Louis. New Orleans, omaha. Kansas City. Nashville and Louisville.
 Controlling economic and social req sons call for the smallest possible freight increases. MT. Needham main- tained.
 In arguing against horizontal in creases. MT. vandegrift declared dis turbance of equalization would cause concession in favnrinG markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
NOP|CKET|NGAT
 FRISCO CONVENTION
National W0man's Party Plans An Interesting Cam
 paign Before Opening
By Associated Pres.

Washington. June 17.---Activities of the national womans party at the democratic national convention, as outlined in statement from the party"s headquarters tonight do nos include picketing of the convention hall as conducted during the repub- lican national convention at Chicago.
 'The campaign at San Francisco the statement said. will include the interviewing of every delegate before the convention opens by the state branches of the party and interviewing of each state delegation during the convention. The party hopes to ob tain from democratic national leaders a promise to exert pressure on the North Carolina legislature to ratify the amendment at the special session in July"
 The party's activities at San Fran cisco. the statement added. will be di- rected by Mrs Abbey Scott Baker of Washington; Mrs. W. G. Brown, West Virginia; Miss Edith Callahan of Louisville and Miss Betty Gramm Of Portland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
100 SINN FE!NERS
 ATTACK BARRACKS
By Associated Pre-.

Cookstown, Ireland. June 17--A hun GTed Sim Feiners today attacked the police barracks here and drove the pos lice to the upper part of the building. They captured two police constables and withdrew after two hours fight ing.
 Cookstown is a strong Tyrone union ist center Ulster volunteers were aroused by the gunfire and mobilized, but were not asked to assist. They atched the siege of the barracks. One constable was severely wounded by fusillades by the raiders from the gi ound floors into the police above.
 Dungannon police later intercepted a motor lorry in which there was a man suffering from dangerous gum shot wounds. It was ascertalned that he received them during the day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
.B|G SHORTAGE IN !. MEXICAN TREASURY Military Commands Are Or dered to Return All Roll
 ing Stock to Roads
By As..eI.t.d Prs.s

Mexico City. June 17.-There is a shortage of l,s0o.OOo pesos in the treas ury as a result of unsecured loans made dt ring the Carranza administration by the superior command to Gen. Fran cisco Murguia. former minister of war: Luis Cabrera, former secretary of the treasury; Manuel Aguirre Borlango and others, according to an official state ment issued today.
 Brig. Gen. P. Elias Gales. minister of war. has ordered the military com mands to return all rolling stock to the railroad administration within seventy two hours under severe penalties.
 The army has more than 5000 cars. ac- cording to Fl Universal today.
 The military leaders are in favor of a reduction in the army to 5000 men. according to symposium in Fl Demo crata, quoting President Alfo de la Huerta, General Gales. General Obregon. General Alvarado. General Trevino and other military men. These chiefs say the soldiers should Lay down their rifles and take to the blows.
 Miguel Covarrubias was sworn in today as secretary for foreign relations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
COOPERATIVE BUYING OF PRINT PAPER PLAN
 OF 100 PUBLISHERS
N Assoelated Prese

New York, June 17.-One hundred daily newspapers of the country without print paper supply and large ly dependent on open market pur- chases." have arranged to organize the Publishers Purchasing Corporation under the laws of the state of Dela- ware Nor the purpose of cooperative buying of print paper and paper mills 1t was announced here today.
 clude:
 w. l.. Pape. Waterbury Republican) president: w. w. Weaver. Durham. N c. (Sun). vice president: Jason Rogers New York (Globe). treasurer. and George w. Marble. Fort Scott. Kan (Tribune -Monitor), secretary. An executive committee to carry on the work. with Jason Rogers as chair man, was elected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
B0lOugne Meeting to Be An Inter-Allied
 Conference, Indicated
By Assoeisted Press

Paris. June H.-The premiers' meeting at Bolougne bids fair to blossom Into a fuii-sixed interallied conference. Premier Lloyd George and Premier Millerand have decided to invite Italy, Belgium and Japan to attend. This amplification, 1t IS understood. is due to the progress made by the Franco British financial experts studying the German indemnity question. They have decided on definite scheme which will serve as basis for Mon days conversation at Bolougne. The first meeting will be held at 10 o'clock on that day. and it is hoped that the con ference will be concluded by Tuesday night.
 Lloyd George will reach Bolougne Mon- day morning. NJ. Millerand and Marshal Foch proceeding there the night before,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
Gist Of the NeUs
GENER

GENERAL Supreme court ds<i-ion in medical school case by June 90 likely. Palmer orders campaign against anthracite coal profiteers. County cannot transfer special sani- tnry funds to general fund. Five Southern League clubs refuse to play Travellers with Smith In Lineup.
 Dull close on Wall street, tempera- ture feature in cotton market.
 LOCAL
 Petition charges discrimina ton in car distribution.
 "Cheap politics. denounced in final grand jury report.
 Charges against jury system are uu- true. declares special grand jury. LocnI constable is shot and killed by his brother.
 Would remove nIi taxes from small realty mortgages.
 Conference concludes to by- product gas for Birmingham. City's leaders are on committees for European relief.
 Bank deposits show increase over last year. Salvation lArmy meeting nt First Chri~tinn Church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
Building Fence Around
 Democrats Auditorium

San Francisco June 1T-Workmen be- gan building today a substantial poaru fence around the exposition memoria' auditorium to prevent any forced attempt to enter the building which will house the democratic national convention be- ginning June 2s.
 Inside the building, carpenters and painters are completing the work of max ing the auditorium ready for the con vcntion.
 Tie California delegates to the con7en- ton, it was said, in playing most 10 .hs v,x.fos, nr,5a 3Iy vii cast on the ir.t'al ballot votes for each candidate nomi- mated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
Tied to Rails By Robbers

By AssotIateU FFFss
 Excelsior Springs. Mo, June 17.-] George NJ. Underwood. who lost hand and leg last night when bandits tied him to a railroad track five minutes before a train passed, today told the story of his experience and denied that the men had any motive that ha knew of except robbery. Underwood Is expected to recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
Condition of Gorgas
 Is Extremely Serious
By Associated Prsss

London. June 17,--The condition of Maj. Gen. William c. Gorgas. former surgeon general of the United Sttaes army, is much more serious than his friends here tofore have been willing to admit. it was learned here today. It is reported that three or four days ago hope for the gen. erals recovery was abandoned but he rallied While there has been some im- provement. however, he Is still danaar- ously i'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
WILSON SCORES
 c. o. ?. TACTICS
Deportation Case
 of Souiet A gent Off Till July 8
By Associated Press

Washington, June 17.-Absence of former Senator Hardwick, coun- sel for Ludwig c. A. K. Martens, and presentation of a lengthy statement in behalf of the soviet agent, prevented completion to- day of the deportation, proceedings against Martens at the department of labor.
 Continuation of the hearing was postponed until July 8 to give the government opportunity to exam inc Martens statement and to per- init presence of Hardwick at the final session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
Population Figures
Ry Associated Press

By Astceiateo rfess
 Washington, June 17.-Great Falls. Mont, 24.l2l; increase. l0.72a, or 72-s per cent
 Fairmont, W. Va, E,s51; increase. s.l4e. or S3.8 per cent.
 New Bedford. Mass, 12l,27: increase. 24. 565. O. 25.4 per cent.
 Northampton. Mass. N.sol; increase z,520. or B per cent.
 Lansing. Mich. 57.s27; increase. 26eso. or 6A6 per cent.
 Bristol. Pa. io,z7a; increase. l.ol7, or Il per can't