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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
SMALL HOPE SEEN
FOR AN ARM|S7|CE
RUSS AND POLES TO CONTINUE
THEIR WARFARE.
RIGA ADVISES %PESSIMiSTIC
Cessation of Hcstiiities Not Likely
Until Peace Terms Have Been
Agreed Upon.

Riga.-After q two-hour conference
between M. Dombski. head OF the Po'
hsh peace mission, and Adolph Joffe.
chief Of the Russian soviet delega'
ton, the opinion was expressed to the
Associated Press by NJ. Lados, secre-
tary OF the Polish mission, that there
is little chance Of a cessation OF the
RussO-Polish fighting until prelimi-
nary peace terms are agreed upon.
The favorable military situation OF
the Poles at present and the arrival
Of the Polish delegates, coupled with
the deliberations. have created the
impression that the conference may
be long drawn out. Until the Poles
are able to establish a line which can
readily be defended, it is considered
probable that Poland will not agree
to a cessation OF hostilities.
The conference was held behind
closed doors. NJ. Joffe drove to the
conference in a limousine which be-
,longed to the late car Of Russia.
Polish Successes.
Warsaw.-The communication is.
sued by the war office says:
"Our attachments have driven the
enemy across the Stripa and have
broken his resistance. They are ap
preaching Sereth. Our pursuit of the
enemy's forces continues.
in the region of Kobrin the enc
my attacked ~fiercely, but vainly.
ut had been observed that the
Lithuanians are reinforcing their
troops"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
Drys DID Up "White" and BLACK LIST

Washington, ~. w."
made by Prohibition Commissiohei
Kramer that dry law enforcement ma
chinery is inadequate. Coupled win
this was a statement by the anti
saloon league that the nation Is con,
fronted bv a gigantic and vicious con
sniracv to discredit and ultimately
overthrow prohibition" Mr.. Kramer
in addressing the league conference
added that in numerous communities
prohibition cases were being dragged
into federal courts at a rate of ten 20
twenty a week. The result, ne said
is damned court dockets me delay VI
the trial of dry law violators. The
anti.saloon league embodied its con
spiracy charges in a resolution which
served notice that it would attempt
removal Of public officials derellct in
prohibition enforcement.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
CROPS NEAR RECORD
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES PLACE
1920 YIELD AS SECOND IN
HISTORY OF STATE.

In his regular report, II. O. Herr
GRANDSON, field agent III South Dakota
OF the bureau of crop estimates. Unit
ed States department OF agriculture
presents figures which show that this
seasons corn crop in South Dakota
will be the second largest ever raised
in the state. The field agent puts
this years estimated corn yield or the
state at 101, 1856 900 bushels, having
suffered a loss Of 2,063, 900 bushels by
~unfavorable weather conditions dur
ing August. The indicated average
yield is 81 bushels per acre for the
state. This is a reduction OF 1000
600 bushels over the estimate OF one
month ago, the decrease being due to
injury by rust and wheat scab.
Other estimated yields in South Da-
kota shown by the report Of the field
agent are:
Oats. 4,1O3, 900 bushels. This yield
will nearly equal the five-year aver.
age.
Barley, %. 104, 900 bushels.
Potatoes, 1855, 900 bushels.
Flax, 1,580,000 bushels.
Tame hay, 1921 900 tons.
Wild hay, 4,175,000 tons. This is
more than SOC, 600 IONS greater thar
the 1919 production.
Wool, 4,367, 900 pounds.
Alfalfa, 10000 tons.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
Definite CIeWs LACKING.

New York.-Department OF justice
agetsn 'and the police were still with
out a definite clew to the identity OF
the persons responsible for THURSDAYS
explosion in Wall street. Alexander
Brailovsky, a Russian journalist, who
was arrested on information furnished
by an anonymous correspondent and
who admitted having been in the fl
nancial district a short time after the
explosion, is still held without bail on
a charge Of being an undesirable alien
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
Money Scandal to BE Barred in Mexico.

Mexico City.-Charges that there
were enormous Interpretations of
none during the administration OF
former President Carranza are made
in a report to the Mexican congress
which has just been completed by
Luis Messy Gutierrez, chief account
ant of the treasury department. He
declares he is unable to state the
exact amount involved. but says he is
certain it will reach a total Of "many
millions Of pesos"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
piscover Portion Woman's BODY.

Cincinnati, O.-What is believed by
physicians to be the dismembered
torso of a woman's body was found by
M. r. Tdamson, Of Cleves, o., lying
in an unfreQuented spot near the
tomb of President William Henry Har
rison. On the upper part of the body
was a thick encrustation of lime, in.
dicating. 1t was believed, that an eff
fort had been made to destroy t.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
Nine Accused Of Murder.

Birmingham, Ala.-Nine men were
arrested at Patton charged with com.
plicity I'm the murder Of Leon NJ. Ad'
Ter, general manager OF the Corona
Coal company. At the headquarters Of
Brig. Gen. r. E. Steiner it was said
that conditions were quiet throughout
the Alabama mining fields, which are
being patrolled by national guardsmen.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
Turks BesIeue French.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Turk.
fish forces are engaged in an almost
continuous artillery duel at Aintab,
where the French are besieged. and
occasionally infantry forces take part
IN the fighting. says a letter received
from an American relief work ia that
city.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
PAPER Suits to Go on Tour Of Countr,

Washington d. C.-Paper suits I'M
ported from Germany by the depart
ment of will go on an eX-
|hibition tour Of the country. kepre-
sentatives OF the bureau or foreign
and domestic commerce in principal
cities are to show the suits which
cost from Is cents to $3.50 to manu-
facturers and clothing firms. EN-
ployes of the paper suits were import
ed because of the inquiries arising
from reports that German and Aus
trian manufacturers were selling them
in England Italy and Turkey
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
uroe .vacationists" to Resume Places

OTQC
Hazleton, Pa.-Claiming that the
nresent situation in the anthracite coal
region is the result OF the "unwise
action of a few unthinking men, the
policy committee Of the United Mine
Workers Of the hard coal fields issued
a proclamation advising and recon-
mending that "all loyal union men re
Turn to their work and vindicate the
f%aithfulness to contracts and the JUS
tice of our cause" AS soon as work
il resumed the policy committe will
proceed to Washington and attempt
TO obtain a r%eopening Of the wage ne
eotiations and the award of the presi
dental coal commission. Thomas
Kennedy, chairman Of the commit
tee. said: practically all mines would
be operating soon"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
Four Shot to Death.

Halifax. N. S.--Three men, one of
them his father, and a woman were
shot and killed at Hemford by Have
lock Veinott, who then committed sui
eide. Veinott attacked the four dur,
ing a dispute owe the location of q
mill dam on his fathers property.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
Mortgage Bankers Elect X. N. Robins.

Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. 1S.-K. N.
Robins, Rochester, n. Y. was elected
president Of the Farm Mortgage Bank
ers' association. in convention here. ].
w. Wheeler. st. Paul. was chosen Sec
Ond vice president, and j. II. McNary,
indianapolis, a member of the board of
governors.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24

Strikers Accept Mediation Offer.
Neutrality-suspicious. OF Italian
employers and the striking workmen
who have seized the factories have &C.
cepted Premier Giolitti's offer of medi.
alton, 1t is stated in advices from
Rome.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24
Three Killed at CROSSING.

Cumberland. Md. Misses Ruth
Nicholson. Hazel Ritter and Emma
Ttalk were killed when a Baltimore
and Ohio passenger train struck an
automobile in which they were rid
ing near Oakland. Md. Two other per-
sons were injured.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24

Victoria, B. C.-Robert Beaver. "a.
former premier of British Columbia,
died today. Mr.. Beaven was born in
England and served TWO terms as
mayor Of Victoria.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24

Modesto, Cal.-Gerald DeWitte, 10
years old, is a prisoner in the Stanis-
laus county jail here charged with
murder in connection with the shoot
ing OF Louis Cooper, jr., an 1~1-year-old
playmate, near Turlock, where both
resided.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24

Riverside, Cal. - An earthquake
shock was felt here. 1t was OF suf-
ficient violence to awaken sleepers
and many persons fled into the open
until the tremors subsidized. No DAM
age was reported.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-24

Hardin, Manchuria .-Advices from
west Siberia the formation
of a peasant republic in the Altai re.
gion, with a war council composed OF
the military chiefs and three civilians.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24
Ships To Remain American.

The German merchants ships
captured by the U. S. during
the war will be sold to Ameri-
cans, only, is the advice received
from Judge John Barton Payne,
Chairman of the United States
Shipping Board. Why the ships
were sold for tVO-thirds of their
present day value was explained
by Judge Payne, who said that
it would require an expenditure
of S57, 900, 900 to make only 20 Of
them over into passenger ships,
and that the Shipping Board
could not proftably operate pass
enger ships.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24
Obituary.

Mary Lucy Wheat, daughter of
Sidney and Dizzy Helm, (de-
ceased) was born in Adair coun-
ty KY, Feb, 10, 1858, departed
this life March 4, 1920, aged 81
years, "a days. She was a men,
Der of the Methodist church and
lived a faithful consistent chris
tian life. In the year 1877 she
was united in marriage to Dr.W
D. Wheat, who died Feb. II,
1890.
To this union was born one
daughter, Annie, now Mrs.
Lawrence Wilkinson.
Mary Lucy was the oldest of
five children. Her two sisters
Mamie and Jennie preceded her
to the great beyond. She leaves
two brothers, DR.. W. B. Helm,
of Greensburg, KY, and ]. S
Helm, of Chenille, with whom
she made her home. She had
been unwell for several years but
with beautiful courage she kept
her self the same cheerful, low
ing friend, sister and mother she
had always been and when her
deaughters' family took the flu
she went to help care for them.
Very soon she was stricken with
the same disease and lived only
a few days.
After a short service at the
home of her daughter, the re-
mains were laid away in the
family cemetery to await the
Resurrection morn. Besides her
daughter and brothers she leaves
host Of relatives and friends
who mourn her loss. Among
them am | who was privileged tc
know her in life.
Rev. T. W. Wells,
Scottsburg, Ind.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24

There was talk of Cincinnati
selling the Southern railroad,
having geen offered about sixty
millions for it. The rentals
amount to 81, 5000 yearly. but
that is poor return for an invest
ment that can be sold for such q
large sum. The Cincinnati South
ern has the unique distinction Of
being the only municipality own
ed road in the Uni I'd States.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24

ject in order to clean our hands
and clear our skirts at the judg-
ment, where we will stand be.
fore the blazing bar of justice
and render an impartial account
to God for our stewardship here.
Every preacher, regardless of
his church utilization; every de-
cent father and mother, every
Christian man and woman,
ought to privately and publicly
protest against this awful men
ace to society until every young
and old woman who has enough
intelligence left to flush her
cheeks with a blush of modesty
is awakened to their shame and
exceeding sin and folly and cry
to the Lord, Who will have mer-
cy, and to our God, Who will
abundantly pardon. And so
mote it be.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24
What Think Ye.
(By Rev. C. L. Wireman, Evan.
gelist.)

(By Rev. C. L. Wireman, Evan.
gelist.)
Much as | might have said in
the past on the subject which l
am about to write, l can not re-
frain from saying more about
this greatest Of all menaces to
social purity, namely, the awful
wave of immortality that is en-
quilting our country in the white
slave entanglements for our
boys, due in no small degree to
the degraded and disgraceful
mode of dress so prevalent
among our Women-she whom
men dare the arctics and to
whom America makes obeisance,
as the Queen of Creation" has
already lowered the standard of
morals and continues to drag
her bright symbol of truth and
beauty into the cesspools of i'm
purity and shame!
Her "shimmering lustre and
snowy whiteness," how sadly
stained and how woefully be-
smirched! She to whom all
earth has looked for standard
to redeem and upbuild a lost
world!
Oh, how is she realizing and
fulfilling our expectations and
our hopes!
There is nothing in this coun.
try today that gives more con-
vincing proof of the depravity
of the human heart, or that is
doing more to arouse the lowest
lusts and impulses in man than
the startling, horrifying, i'm.
modest manner in which these
butterflies" of would-be socie'
ty array themselves.
They have never known fol
the most part how to wash dish
es or they toll not
neither do they spin," yet | an
persuaded that Mother Eve
with her palm Leaf" was bet
ter arrayed than they.
J 1t is said that some of the lead
ing merchants of the East hav
been known to pay women i
Paris $25, 900 a year to exploi
the fashions for our America
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24

At the experiment station of
Kentucky University, four hens
laid $40 eggs in a year. The
actual cost of their keep was $I2
with eggs at rs cents a dozen
this is pretty < oil prof..
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24

women to pattern after. What
does this mean? 1t means that
such American women are SIM
ply PARISites, poor, little para
sites.
When the "hobble skirt" first
made its appearance it was a
puzzle, but it wasn't long until
we could see through it and now
we can almost understand it.
When l first began to preach l
asked the women ito dress up, "
but today l plead with them to
"dress up and down." and the
"peek-a-boo" waists they used
TO wear have all been left off,
except the ''boo."
Wherever our young men and
boys 60, whether on streets or
in business places, in our homes
or to church, they find this dar-
ing immodesty.
When a girl or woman profess.
es the religion of Jesus Christ
and at the same time wears q
sleeveless, collarless or bottom
less dress, she is either a hypo-
critic, that ought to be turned
out of the church, or a poor ig-
noramus, who is more to be pit
led than censured.
A good remedy for our moth
ers to apply is to play "home
sweet home" on the south
western extremity" until they
wish they had on more clothes!
This modern fad of immodesty
is working wonders in sowing
seed from which will be reaped
a harvest of human woe! and is
digging the foundation from be-
meath both church and State
and is fast turning the world in
to God-fo getting human animals
living in grossest sin!
There is little hope of reach
ing them; thew are joined tt
their idols and will get mad il
the preacher touches their little
god, and claim to be innocent
but absolutely refuse to put Of
clothes.
They are travelling a broa,
road at a rapid rate, which Wi
end in hell.
But we as preachers must CT
aloud and spare not on this SUI
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24
TRAFFIC INCREASE
TREBLED SINCE 1888
Greater Efficiency Enabled Rail-
roads to Meet Country's
Growing Demands.

The American railroads are more
than one-third of the railways Of the
world. The traffic hauled on the rail-
ways of the United States is now three
times as great as it was twenty years
ago. In four months now the railroads
carry as much freight and as many
passengers as they did then in year.
IL the three months alone of the har-
vest movement in 1919 the traffic equal
ed that of the whole year of 1898.
In 1898 freight ton miles carried by
the railroads Of the country were more
than 1OO,OOOOOO,OOO a year. In 1910
they were more than 25O,OOO, 100000,
in 1913 more than 3OO,OOO,OOO,OO0 and
in 1918 more than 400, O0G,O00OO0. Al
though the railway mileage increased
only about 65 per cent since 1890, i'm
provements in tracks, terminals, equip
ment, ETC., have been so marked that
the volume of goods carried measured
in the number of freight tons carried
one mile) increased more than five
times from 1890 to 1917.
Increased Efficiency.
Taking account of both freight and
passenger service, the railroads in 1900
hauled 10000 traffic units freight
tons carried one mile, plus passengers
carried one mile) for each railway en-
ployee. By 1917, the last year Of pri-
vate operation of the railroads prior to
the entry of the United States into the
war, that 10000 had been increased
to 100000.
The following table shows the In
crease in efficiency Of American rail-
roads since 1900, which enabled the
railroads to keep pace with the growth
of the country:
Ton miles increased. ..... 1907
Passenger miles increased. 1909
Trackage increased ........ $3.50
Cars and engine increased. 1870
Workers increased ...., .... $50
Output per worker increased 500
Average train load increased 1900
These figures show that the traffic
hauled by the railroads Of the country
has increased more than three time;
as fast as the trackage, more thar
twice as fast as the equipment anC
more than twice as fast as the number
of workers. This has been made pos
sible by far-sighted investment of new
capital to increase the efficiency Of the
transportation facilities and thereb!
enable the railroads to increase the
amount of traffic handled and reduce
the amount of labor required to handle
IT
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24

Profteers must at least suffer
they embarrassment of knowing
abe have gotten themselves very
much talked about.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24
Sold by Paul Drug Company.

Tue distribution OF the Offices
is beginning to give the g. o. p.
much trouble at Frankfort. As
Gov. Bradley was won't to say he
had a great many more pegs
than holes and that among the
faithful was the hardest and
most thankIess job he ever at
tempted.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-24

Spats attached to rubber soles
may appeal to those who do not
banker for the high prizes Of
shoes.
Arizona republican., 1920-06-27
Who's In The Background?

published a signed statement by Col oneI Conway denying any responsibil- ity for, or connection with this litiga- tion. and this paper accepted that as true.
 The next day in an editorial. de- manding the discovery of the real in stigator of the suit, The Republican shared the popular belief that he was some interested party. perhaps a resi- dent of the county or one who hoped to come here and profit from future contracts from the city or the county, or from a new county highway con tract if the contract with Twohy Bros. should be invaidated.
 Since then there has come into the possession of The Republican from a gentleman in whose veracity we have an absolute belief. information. the eX- act nature of which we are not yet at liberty to disclose, calculated to relieve any and all contractors of any sus- picion of having instigated the suit.
 But that does not relieve the citizens of this county of the duty of finding out who has aimed this blow at them. and when he or they have been dis covered, the displeasure of the whole community should be visited upon them in full measure.
Arizona republican., 1920-06-27
The Road Bond Money

Nothing be quite bad that something good may of it. Now here is this Chicago brought to end highway building in this county That about contemptibe. dirty and treacherous a proceeding could well imagine. Yet it has had the effect of dispeing of the lies with which the County Highway commission has been assaed.
 That was that the commission by datoriness allowed the proceeds of the s4,ooo,OOo road bond issue to pile up county treasury to the full extent of the issue and which the taxpayers paying the of than $500 day.
 It has been brought by this instituted by the people who circulated this story that after all, only s1OooOoo of the proceeds has far been received under of the saIe (and sSO0o one-eighth of the premium which, of course. interest)
 But, after all. this s1,ooo,ooo is embar- rassment but on the contrary blessing It is idle The banks of the county are paynig per cent on every dollar of it. is true county paying 514 per that is apparently losing IF per cent but really it is gaining. This money helping make the cotton crop and other crops of the valley. Without there just be a shortage of for this essential purpose for generally throughout the country money is not easily obtainable. This money is loaned out for short terms long, though it will be needed by the
 will be required by the commission before early next year. And still money will be needed by the farmers, and it will be obtainable unless in very unlikely contingency, that the de- signs nstigators the Chicago injunction suit should succeed I 10 such interference instaIment the proceeds of the bonds will available duly l. and a like nstallment ninety days thereafter until the full amount of the price of the bonds has been paid to the county
 But now, if these payments should be held in consequence the injunction suit many farmers would find it more difficult get badly needed money and the whole valley would n measure.
 Though blow aimed at the contractors members the highway commission, if should land a all will land much lightly upon them individuals than upon the farmers who need these short time and who than al need good roads.
 The public must be pretty we'll convinced by this time attacks which have been made upon the charge has been responsible for running up ruinous account against the taxpayers. IS disclosed notwithstanding unexpected e lays which after all have resulted the saving of money, the money from the sale of the bonds has not accumulated much in advance the for the use of highway construction, that such an accumulation al there has been has been blessing O the valley.