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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
THE CROWS NEST

There is no doubt about the wisdom
of taking precautionary measures
against the spreading of any epidemic
and the taking of these in time. The
authorities can we'll afford to ignore
the occasional criticisms that are to
be heard, but the ordinary critic does
not take the broader view of things If
he chances to be inconvenienced in
any way. II lives can be saved by
putting ban on public gatherings of
any kind no fair-minded man ought to
complain. Oftentimes indirect bene-
fits are to be derived from having
to give up ones accustomed habits for
a week or two II we cannot gather
in crowds and while away our time
to no particular purpose except to be
entertained, 1t may be good thing
to be thrown upon our own resources
once in while and see what we can
do towards entertaining ourselves.
Some OF us may get a chance to get
better acquainted with our home folks
III we nave not homes or our own we
certainly have rooms which are ten
able and there are good books to read
which may have been neglected, while
waiting for more opportune time in
which TO do it. Then it gives US
leisure to be alone and do some think
ing for ourselves and planning for the
future. A sabbatical week or two may
be as beenfcial to us as regular
seventh day Of rest. II we do not
see so many people we shall miss hear
ing the details of their many ills and
that will be some compensation. II
we look at it from the proper stand
point, there are many things to be
gained indirectly from submitting
gracefully to few days ban even at
the risk of some inconveniences.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
SALARIES OF EDUCATORS

Washington Post The half-joke-
half-earnest suggestion of the acting
president of Bryn Mawr, that college
professors should go on strike for at
least living wage, has in it more
merit than at flrst glance meets the
eye. It would bring what is ad-
mittedly an acute problem to a head
at once and settle it in few weeks
instead of allowing it to go on SIM
mering beneath the surface for years
and doing incalculable damage to
morale and efficiency in the mean
time.
That something must be done. and
done speedily, in this whole matter
of the proper payment Of educators
is evident. Otherwise. as the presi-
dert of Brown university put it to his
alumni In recent address, the entire
educational system will collapse. The
The fact that $4,000 teachers in this
country left their low-paying jobs in
1919 for more remunerative work Is
highly significant These designations
have produced,a scarcity in the "com,
modity'--the word Is used advisedly
--and. with the training schools more
than half deserted. that scarcity will
be -acccntuated,s 30 that soon the old
memorable law OF supply and demand
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05

must come into play and produce its
inevitable results. One of the speak
ers at the annual institute held in this
city on Friday hit the nail on the
head when he declared that unless
teachers are paid enough to live on
won't be any teachers in the service
to pay.
Already there are some signs Of
hope for the relief of situation which
had become almost desperate In
Pittsburgh it was found that washer
women and assistant janitors were in
receipt of higher pay than the teach
ers in the same building, and the
teachers thereupon submitted an ulti-
matum to the board of education ask
ing a fiat increase of $500 year, with
the alternative of drastic action"
In what respect drastic" differs from
direct" action was not made clear,
but at all events along comes the
cheering intelligence that the salary
Of the superintendent of schools has
been increased by $4,000 and that of
supervisors and teachers in proper
ton.
In Chicago, where the teachers de-
manded a so per cent addition to their
present salaries, the board of educa-
tion granted blanket raise of $400
to $500 a year, which was accepted
as temporary relief, with the higher
objective still in the offing One of
the instructors, who has charge Of
a class of twenty, ranging from boys
who are simply backward to others
who are feeble-minded, brought for
ward an unanswerable argument of
the reductio ad absurdum order by
showing that two Of her feeble-minded
pupils, both 17-year-old boys, had each
gone to work at higher salary than
her own.
The inference is that If educators
of all ranks keep on hammering long
enough and loud enough, they will Sc
cure the recognition to which their
position in the community
entities them. After long and weary
period of ebb, the flowing tide is at
last with them.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
ATLANTIC CITY IN WINTER TINE

CONTINUED from Page 1.)
things. After day or two the mind
seems to function as easy as the roll
ing chairs on the board walk or the
irridescent flashes of light upon the
sea and you find yourself philosophiz
ing with ease upon all the problems
of the universe. With a Jewish bank
er discussed the merits of Sir Oliver
Lodges philosophy, and that fell
low told me that he believed that
Christ was the greatest teacher the
world had ever known. | was not
surprised after that when a financier
from Wall street insisted that there
should be better laws and better con-
ditions for the "downtrodden masses"
With convincing candor he said that
Tabor is not a commodity, and that
must not only be recognized, but pro-
vided for in the country's industrial
system" After that one is prepared
to spend an hour with a democrat
WHO USlelluS LouSe lOT AHleTlCdHlZlHS
the treaty" and it is perfectly natural
that a republican who has joined in
the conversation should give the opin-
ion that the Massachusetts senator is
only trying to republicanize the docu-
ment of Versailles" Here is another
chapter in environment
I don't know how far this thing
might go on, but my own reaction
was that it was the first place had
been since 1914 where there was an
environment that induced men and
women to relax their mental tension
even to the point of not reading the
newspapers. Or possibly there is
something of magic ocultism in en-
vironment. In any event the process
gets the cobwebs out of the mind,
which is better than anything that
can be done for the liver, for the de-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
MINING THE FARM LAND

Minneapolis Journal-Many farm
er, Notwithstanding science is dinning
in his ears the perils of impoverishing g
his farm, is still set on mining the
soil, getting what wealth he may in
his day and leaving to posterity the
dump and the tailings from which to
wiring a living. Some farmers see the
folly of this course and are provid-
ing against it. But the nation at large
is not much disturbed about the mat
ter.
BY all odds the United States is the
greatest coal producing country in
the world. More than one-third of the
worlds coal supply is mined hero
And yet the annual corn crop of our
country is worth more at the farmers 8
bin than the annual coal supply is
worth at the mines mouth. The gold
output of California in 1918 was about
seventeen million dollars, and that of
the whole country was sixty-eight
millions. Yet the citrus fruit crop of
California alone in 1919 brought sew
enty-five million dollars. The hens
of this country bring more value to
market than do the gold mines.
Agriculture leads all American in.
dustries. It's failure would spell ulti.
mately the failure of all other enter
prises. And there is grave danger OF
such failure, If the soil Is not sys
tematically fed and it's fertility rigor.
ously conserved. The farmers of the
east know that it may take more than
one generation to bring wornout soil
back to normal. In Greece and Spain
and in our own southern states are
lands, once titled, that must wait un
told years for redemption.
We must mine limestone, potash and
phospate to replace the elements
lost on our farms But supplies of
potash and phosphate are limited and
must be brought long distances. The
farmer must find his chief defense
from soil poverty on his own farm
Wise crop rotation will put off the
evil day; but permanently to defend
the land, live stock must become a
major factor in every farm program.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
GOOD ROADS PROBLEM

More money than ever before will
be available in 1920 for highway inn
provement. The nation, states, coun-
ties and even the smallest townships
have reached the age of understand
ing and appreciate the advantages of
good roads. Communities which ap-
propriateG thousands five years ago
are now spending millions on highway
improvements. according to Arthur H.
Blanchard. professor of highway engi-
neering, University of Michigan.
According to Prof. Blanchard. We
now approach very serious phase CT
the problem. If this fund available
for 1920 is to be economically and
efficiently expended. it is of vital inn
portance that the work shall be in
the hands of trained highway engineer
ing organizations. Are experienced
highway engineers available to meet
the demands of the expanded pro-
gram? The answer Is most emphat-
ically. no, unless congress, state leg
islatures and county boards pass re-
medal legislation. Two avenues of
relief are open: first, raise salaries,
and, second. eliminate all antiquated
residence civil service requirements.
Some states have more or less fiexi.
BILE control Of salaries Of men occupy.
ing minor positions. Salaries for such
positions have been materially in
creased In some instances For exam
pie. $125 to $3.50 month is now be-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
THE DEMAND FOR HOUSES

The demand for houses to rent or
for medium priced houses that are
for sale was never greater than at the
present time The annual moving day
will soon be here and many people
are at loss to know where they are
going to find shelter for the coming
year. They are making the rounds
every day for prospects and find no
favorable responses. Not house for
rent is the usual answer that in
Quirers get from owners and agents.
This condition is not peculiar to this
city alone for we get like reports from
other localities. Plenty of houses are
for sale, but not every family Is finan-
cially able to purchase homes of their
own on the spur of the moment.
Neither can houses be built in day.
1t may be that when all proper ad-
justments are made shelter will be
found for all who are living here now
but how are we going to meet the
demands of all newcomers? We have
sent out an attractive advertising
booklet and we can begin to see bene
fetal results. People are coming our
way il they can find places to live and
are shown proper inducements to make
this a place of residence. The great
est demand is for small houses and at
reasonable prices. VIII this demand
be met this summer We do not want
a boom in house building but steady
and reasonable activity. We must pro-
vide for our normal rate of growth.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
Mw 9 9 q

Our state primary law is unique in
one respect, It is putting us on the
national political map early in the
year. We are to be among the Arst
ones favored by visits from presk
Dental candidates and, during the dull
season before spring work begins. win
have many opportunities to listen to
joint political debates between men
of national reputation. We, in Brook
ings. are billed for joint debate be.
tween two candidates for governor.
Most OF the. presidential candidates
win visit the larger cities and we can
hear our favorites II we are so in
clined.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05

tarial grandeur and grandness OF At
lantic City, appeal to you in this let
ter in a way that sounds different"
since have reveled in new environ
ment and thou and thine should go
and do likewise, as it is great thing
to get entirely away from the serious
problems of life now and then.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05

an ideal that beats all these other
things in life for which we fight, bleed
and die.
And So gentle reader, / who write
daily and weekly of the hof poilu OF
political Washington, having been bap-
tised for four whole days in the nee
mocracy of your headaches constitutes
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05
INCOME TAX SERVICE

publishing of the Viscount Grey letter
stating that England was willing to
accept certain of the proposed reser-
vations to the League of Nations. The
public is anxiously awaiting a settle
ment Of the question.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-02-05

Peace treaty ratification prospects
are looking up this week since the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Divided Incomes
Putnam Dana McMillan. in Leslie's

Putnam Dana McMillan in Leshes
 During the past year prophecies Of the dawn of a new day" have been frequently made. In this new era the lot of the laboring man is pictured as much better and his reward much greater than 1t present
 Obviously if the income Of large part of our population could be mater ially increased and it's purchasing power increased in propotion, the result would be a decrease. in much existing poverty with it's resulting misery and unhappness. It is believed not only or many wage-earners. but also of many who style themselves advanced think ers,'' that if the returns of industry were mere equitably divided the wage earner would receive this large increase in wages.
 According to the report on income made by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. the number of persons in 1917 who had for the year an income of s3.ooo or over was 9s5.- 425. Their total income in excess of B. 900 per individual, he reports as s6145,s93S79. Now. if all this income in excess of $3.000 per individual had been taken away from it's recipients and divided pro rata among all the no. 900. 900 inhabitants of the United States without any regard to any possi- ble difference among them of services rendered to society each individual would have received S6i. In other words, if in 1917, year of great pros perity and war profits, all individual incomes in excess of $300o had been divided so that neither MT. Rockefeller nor anyone else had had an income of over s3,0O0 there would have been only ss1 per capita to be divided.
 It might well be said that the division should be not be made among all but only among wage-earners. Following this line of thought we find that ac- cording to the census of 1910, H.5 per cent of the population of the United States was engaged in "gainful occupa- tions." This was an increase of 3.2 per cent over the percentage in 1900. It is commonly acknowledged that since 1910 there has been a further increase in the percentage of those engaged in occupations. Using. however. the per centage of 1910. namely. H.s per cent we find that the equal division among all "engaged in gainful occupations of all surplus income over and above s3. 900 received by any individual during the year 1917 would have resulted in the division of approximately $l47 per wage-earner.
 If this division Of income were made all possibiliti1s in this direction would have been exhausted. and after the small increase was obtained by the wage-earner, a resulting loss in pro duction through the killing of the re- ward of initiative and unusual ability might prevent the maintenance of the increase. After the division was made if the amount divided were used for living expenses. there would also be |' a decrease in the amount of capital available for equipment to increase pro- duction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
 RATES FAVORABLE ID SOUTH ID BE FOUGHT IN EAST Score of North Atlantic Cities Represented at Pro- test Meeting Held in
 New York
By Associated Pres,

New Y ork. April l0.-Representatives or commercial organizations of score or North Atlantic seaboard cities met here yesterday to formulate a protest against freight rates alleged to discriminate in favor of gulf and South Atlantic ports. A committee was appointed to confer with executives of trunk line railroads and request them to petition the Inter- state Commerce Commission to cancel the. alleged unfair rates.
 The committee appointed consisted of Delos w. Cooke of the New York Cham Der of Commerce, J. '. Lincoln of the Merchants Association of New York: N. B. Kelley of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce J. II. Henderson of the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, and H' ". Collier of the Trunk Line Associa- tion.
 Mr Cooke, addressing the conference said that early in the war 1t was thought advisable to divert traffic to southern ports because of freight congestion Ill North Atlantic ports.
 After the war the political steam roller was put in order and these dls- criminatory freight rates were establishep by the United States Railroad Adminis- ftration' he said. The Interestate Com merce Commission was powerless. Freight originating at Cleveland, Youngstown and other manufacturing centers in this ter ritory is now being shipped at an almost lower than cost rate to these southern ports whereas it formerly was shipped to the Northern Atlantic ports, which are the ideal economic and geographical points of export"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Rr E. FRANTz

Jackson, Miss, April Special. )-The Mississippi legislature has folded its tent and silently stolen away-to their homes in the cities and towns, hills and hollows of the state, where they will spend the next two years trying to make their peace with the voters for their many er- TOTS of omission and commission-for having done those things they should have done, according to the view point of the folks back home,' so frequently referred to in debates over big appropria- tion bills, bond issues, tax levy and woman suffrage. etc.
 This legislature goes down into his- tcry as the most progressive and con structive that ever assembled in Jackson. It is charged with reckless extravaganza, as a matter of course, but it was neces- sary if Mississippi is to keep pace with her sister states along educational and Humanitarian lines. The heaviest appro- priations were for schools and colleges. but the Confederate veterans and ele- moseynary institutions were literally pro- vided for during the next two years.
 The $5O00,000 bond issue ordered is for permanent improvements and is entirely independent of the support funds for the several state insttutions-the University. A. Sx M. Colleges, Woman's College, Nor nal College, state hospital for the in sane.~ tuberculosis hospital, charity hos pitals, Industrial and Training School,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

meeting every county site will have been worked out.
 Strenuous efforts vert made to abolish the state pardon board. but they faiieh to get through both houses. A bill was then passed transferring the duties or the pardon board to the shoulders of the three trustees of the penitentiary. but Governor Russell sent in veto message on that, read it to the house. and all eff forts to pass it over his head failed. The governor thereupon named his new par don board and they have been in ses- sion all this week. having five or stx hundred petitions for pardon before them five of which cases show the deatn penalty.
 During the colsing days of the session it again became necessary to down reso- lutions in favor of woman's suffrage Ine senate adopted such resolution-that is ratifying the Susan B. Anthony amend ment to the federal constitution on te vote that was broken in the affirmative bv Lieutenant Governor Casteel, put when it went to the house. it was re- iected bv an overwhelming majority. and is dead for keeps so far as Mississippi IS concerned. But resolutions were adoptei giving the women of Mississippi the rignt to vote this year in primaries and at the general election in November, provioen fbat bv that time a sufficient number or other states have voted to amend the constitution. Mississippi fears that tnis wonan's suffrage challenge is going to be placed to her lips and has arranged 'o swallow the dose should it be necessary.
 More than 1,5O0 bills and concurrent resolutions were introduced in the wv houses. and Governor Russell gave ap- proval to 657, half of them being or . local and private nature, but many or statewide importance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
SCHOOLS ARE REPORTING

few days ago Prof. W. F. Bond, state superintendent of education, began sys- tematic letter canvass of the state for funds with which to assist to the extent of 5000 in the great statue to be erect ed on the .Marne battlefield in memory of the American boys who fell before the German hordes and as a gift to France in return for the Statue of Liberty.2 He has heard from several schools, but re- ports that so far the Utica Institute, negro industrial college, has sent in the largest sum, with apologies for not send ing more Professor Bonds appeals are to the colleges and schools of the state, but private individuals are also respond ing from every direction with checks of s5 to s1O. and he does not doubt he will soon have the sum asked of Mississippi in hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
NeUs At Mississippi Capital

, Home for the Feeble Minded. deaf and
 dumb and bling institutions. and in near ly every instance they were given what
 they asked for without protest, even from the Tow pressure crowd.
 In this respect the difference between
 this session of the legislature and that of two and of four years ago is very dark Then J. S. Howerton of Lee was chairman of the appropriations commit tee and H. N. Everett of Newton of the ways and means committee. Both were leaders of the Vardaman- -Bilbro faction and opposed to any and all bills that called for money. Their idea of states n1anship was that the tax levy should be reduced and all appropriations cut to the last farthing. The result was that all state institutions ran out of money three months before the end of the year 1sly
 and it was necessary for the governor to borrow heavily to prevent the closing or their doors and the throwing of thousands of helpers out of house and home
 This year William Hemingway of Jack son handled the appropriations and AIT Stone of Washington was head of the ways and means committee. Neither or them ever tried to cut an appropriation reported favorably by .he committee on appropriations, and nothing was heard about the burdens of the taxpayers or an upheaval on the part of the dear peo- ole because of an increased tax levy. They knew it was absolutely necessary and always voted for the larger amounts suggested.
 The legislature found it impossible to agree upon and pass the proposed $zo'VVo'- GOO bond issue for a great system of pup lie roads, but the majority of notn houses voted for same. The troupie Was that the senate amended house bllis uii.ih they were unacceptable, wnlie tne
 house tore senate bills to smithereens, and tba conference committees couio
 never patch up the differences. However, a bill taxing automobiles and TOT tne privilege of running over the roads anu taxing every gallon of gasoline Tor sooa roads purposes, did pass. and m course ae +;n,e Mississippi will have created 1 fund of siO,oOooOo, which will be aug, mented by county bond issues and federal eanl and until a permanent road system coN-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
BARS PINK BOIL WORM

The state of Mississippi is maintain- ing strict quarantine against cotton seed and hulls from Texas and Louisiana in an effort to protect itself against tnae greatest of cotton pests, the pink Don worm. The late legislature set aside a liberal sum with which to guard the state against such an undesirable inhi- grant, and representatives or tne o'aee e Plant Roard are now stationed along the Mississippi river and on the border be- tween Mississippi and Louisiana stopping all shipments until clean bill of healtn can be shown. Thus fifty-six carloads or cotton, seed and hulls are now tled up. Oil meal and cake is. admitted.