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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-05-07
To Raise the Price
News Print Again

Washington, May 5.-Further ad
vances in print paper prices are to
be made by the International Pa
per Co. on July 1, said telegram
from Chester w. Lyman, vice presi-
dent, today to the senate commit
tee investigating the paper short
age.
The message addressed to Joseph
Pulitzer, Jr., publisher of the ST
Louis Post-Dispatch. said:
Alarming rise in prices for pulp.
wood, other raw materials and mill
supplies together with inevitable in
crease in transportation charges
will necessitate higher selling
price for las. $50 quarters. I'm
possible to for ;ell extent of in.
crease on account of uncertainty of
conditions. Increase in cost likely
to continue to turning point reach
ed in general Industrial, social and
financial conditions.
"Only remedy for present trou.
BILE is rigid economy by publisher:
in their use of news print. 1t would
be ,he height of folly for govern.
ment to attempt to regulate or low
y s-,ot market as it would re-
suit in diversion of many speciality
mills now making news print tt,
their normal product"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-05-07
ELEVA TOR NOW
TAKING ON FORM

The stateowned terminal ele-
vator for which farmers ot
North Dakota have been labor.
ing and fighting for more than
80 years is Il: last under way at
Grand Forks the Industrial
commission of North Dakota. In
session at Bismarck April z,
awarded the construction con-
tracts for both the 1890. .OeO-
bushel elevator and the 5000
barrel daily capacity, flou: mill
Jointly to the Feg!es construc-
ltion company of NlinneaN olik
and tie NortherE construction
company of Grand Forks. The
guaranteed price for the two
buildings is $922,S5O. Machinery
and power plant contracts will
be awarded April 90.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-05-07
ROBBERS SECURE $1,000
LOOT IN ANDOVEl RAID

Andover. May 5.--The store of
the Standard Mercantile company,
conducted by Friedman Brothers
was entered by thieves, who stole.
$1,000 worth of silks. ladies' gar
ments and other articles.
1t is believed the robbery was
committed by the same gang that
has robbed stores in other towns
in northern South Dakota recently.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-05-07
s.THE INDIAN Is NO LONGER TO
BE THOUGHT OF AS A
DYING RACE"
IS BENEFITED
Scarcely Less Numerous Now Than
When Columbus Discovers
ed This Country

Washington, d. C-Despite pop
ular belief that the civilization
forced upon him by the white man
means his ultimate extinction, the
North American Indian. reviving
from long period of decadence, has
shown such substantial increase in
population in recent wears that he
probably is scarcely less numerous
today than when Columbus discov-
cred America
Startling as this assertion may
be to those who have pictured AM
erican forests in the discoverer's
time as swarming with red men, it
is freely advanced by experts of the
governments Indian Bureau, who
maintain that the Indian necessar-
lily formed an exceedingly scant
population. which probably at nc
period materially exceeded the to-
tai of 333,7O2 Indians reported by
the Bureau for last year.
-'The Indian no longer is to he
thought of as a dying race" declar-
ed DR.. Lawrence w. White, an In
dian authority of the Bureau. "In
support of that statement it is ne
cessary, in the first place, to disa-
buse tlsqapnblic mind of the tradi.
tion handed down by discoverers and
early colonists that American for
ests I'M their day swafmed with the
dusky figure of the red man. AS the
Indian neglected agriculture almost
completely, it is highly improba Bile
that this country, considering its
latitude. could have supported more
than several hundred thousand of
his race"
On the other hand, DR.. White
continued. the Indian in the pres
ent day. after periods of sharp de-
crease following as natural reac-
tion to sudden contact with the
civilization of the white man, is
seen to be making substantial gains
in population.
while many estimates or guesses
of the Indian population were made
during the past centlsy," said DR.
White. ranging from less than
10000 to 100000. the first relia
| able census was made by the Indian
Bureau in 1870, when the popula-
tion was placed at 313,712. So fl
cures demonstrate that in the last
fifty years the Indian population
has made substantial net gain.
Pointing to statistics which show
an excess of births over deaths OF
1922 in 1916, and almost as great
an excess in 1917. normal years
which were not effected by the cpl
demic of influenza, DIR. White de.
clared these figures "fully reflect
ed the generosity of a government
that has increased it's Indian health
appropriation alone from $4,000
i'm 1911 to s35O.OOO i'm 1917, and
subsequent years. They demon
strate, he said. that with ths
schools, hospitals and other advan
tages now provided for him. the In.
dian. be lie tribesman or fire oman
is mot dying race but rather a
flourishing one" Had he beer
treated as other nations have treat
ed savage tribes, DIR. White con
cluded, there probably would not ,.
a "yestige of the race within oul
republic today
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-05-07
se.5 CITY JOB DECLARED
Sov WORTH 800 ON FARM

Chicago, MA laundry wagon
driver earning 1925 a month gave
up his job yesterday to go back to
the farm at less than 500 month.
81 could not save anything he
said. 81 have worked on a farm
before and know that much of the
cash that comes in is clear gain. 7
am certain to put something away"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-05-07
OuerQMs LoWer Cost
Clothing inCanada

Toronto. May 4.-Display ad
vertisement appeared today in To-
cal newspapers announcing de-
,cided reductions in the cost Of
clothing and other necessities.
All large department stores
have been advertising bargain
sales ever since the Inauguration
of the overall campaign in the
United States and Canada.
Business is reported to have
decreased considerably in the
downtown retail stores recently
and dealers are said to be eager
to dispose of surplus stocks.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-05-07
OPPOSITION HELPLESS WHEN
FACED WITH FACTs-AC.
kNOWI.EDGES DEFEAT
BIG TURNOUT
Much Interest Was Manifest And
The House Was Filled
to Overlooking

|. record breaking crowd attend
ed the debate at Veblen, Saturday.
May 1st. A good sized representa-
tion was present from Sisseton. This
debate was the outcome of several
articles which appeared in the Web
len Advance some time ago. in which
MIR. Jacobson had apparently gone
his limit in attacks on the program
OF the Nonpartisan League as it ha,
functioned in North Dakota, and
challenge issued by VIM. M. Monson
to defend the League in debate. Mr..
Jacobson Immediately presented the
question for discussion and selected
the affirmative, and outlined rules
to govern the debate The subject
for discussion was agreed to be as
follows: RESOLVED, THAT THE
NONPARTISAN AGUE HAS
DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD
A-> A>O4Slh OaNOlA Of IO
DATE" One of the rules of the
debate was that each should have
one assistant. Mr.. Jacobson sum-
moned to his aid Attorney Otto
kaas. conceded to be the most able
lawyer in Marshall county. Mr..
Monson secured Karl Iverson as his
assistant. Mr.. Monson and Mr..
lverson are real farmers, and as
Mr.. Kaas is known as real lawyer.
both parties evidently fought their
best to uphold their respective
views. But before the di .cussion
had gone far, the handwriting ap-
peared upon the wall. Mr.. Monson
confined his argument to brief
discussion. Mr.. jacobson also talk
ed briefly. When Mr.. 1verson took
the stand, his opponents began to
lose ground. The argument of the
farmers went forward with leaps
and bounds until the opposition
was helpless
Mr.. Jacobson had attempted to
score on the assertion that he had
made applications for loan. A let
ter was produced in which was stat
ed from the Bank of North Dakota
that two thousand applications pre-
ceded him and that when his turn
came his loan would also be made.
This only strengthened the argu.
ment of the farmers in that it was
good proof that the Bank of North
Dakota was actually making loans
to large number of farmers, and
that the number of applicants show
ed that it was what the farmers de.
sired
One of the chief arguments of
Mr.. kaas was that the League was
A one man organization and would
naturally lead to anarchism. Mr..
lyerson explained the inconsistency
OF this statement and that there was
much greater nos sibility of a one
man organization developing into
absolute despotism. As the League
opponents do not contend that there
is a similarity accruing to the
League an despoticism, Mr.. Kaas
was apparently at loss to know
] how to continue on this assertion.
From all reports the farmers were
! entirely victorious. Mr.. Kaas even
admitted that the Farmer Boy"
was too mucl. for him. The crowd
broke out IN Wild enthusiasm in
.ns NE victorious farmers. 1t
.was the talk of the towns around
Continued on page 81
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-05-07
TRINITY LUTHERAN

O. G. Austin, Pastor
Service at l0:3O
Sunday School at 1880
Mothers Day program at $500.
Visitors are welcome.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-05-07
PROGRAM OF PARENT
TEACHER ASSOCIATION
ON MONDAY, MAY 10TH

Community Singing
Vocal Duet Beaulah Wilson and
Mabel Stavig
Recent School Legislation ----
r. Jorgenson
Song ----- High School Quartette
Question Box
Song ---------- Mems Quartetts
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01
BOX SUPPER AT .,
PARKER SCHOOL NO.
Editor Advertisers:

Editor Advertisers:
Please allow us little space
in your valuable paper.
Our box supper on Monday night,
was great success.
The number of boxes sold well,
bringing from $.75 to $500
After the boxes were sold bar
of soap was given to the ugliest boy
there. That was given to Ernest
Brock.
A box of chocolate was given to
the girl receiving the highest number
of votes as prettiest girl in the au-
dience. This was won by Miss Pau
line Campbell, from Zoar community.
In the cake walk the cake was won
by Mr.. Edd White, of Chesterfield,
and Miss Ola Brock.
The net proceeds for all amounted
to $113.40. This goes to improve
ment around the school house.
We wish to thank the people of our
community who were so nice to help
US.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01
MUSICAL
SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S

A very enjoyable music program
was rendered at the Methodist
Church Sunday night. An orches-
ira consisting of three violins, flute
and piano furnished several concert
ed numbers, besides accompanying
the choir and congregation.
Miss Vera Melton gave a vocal
solo with orchestra accompanying,
Miss Nell Melton performed a de-
lightful violin solo, Misses Lila Teal
and Pearl Moore gave violin duet.
Misses Sarah Moore and Vera Mel
ton acted as piano accompanies.
Mrs. Lee Melton recitcd "Will the
New Year Come Tonight" with fine
dramatic understanding and Little
Miss Elizabeth Porter sang lin a
plaintive, childish, yet musical voice,
"rhe End of a Perfect Day"
The accomplishments of these
young ladies is exceptional and a
more fitting or better rendered re-
ligious program is seldom heard, ev-
Ell in large musical centres. That
every number was thoroughly enjoy
ed and fully appreciated by those
present was attested by the large
number Of the congregation who lin
gored after the services to personally
thank the performers.
Dir. Emma Ivey Dau, of China, de-
liveicd an address i'm English that
was listened to with rapt attention.
This young lady, who is in Chester
field visiting her former teacher in
China, Mrs. B. d. Lucas, spoke Of
her work in Siberia as Y. w. c.. A.
physician. Her mastery of English
is remarkable and her talk was most
absorbing as well as enlightcning. DR..
Dau was connected with the Amcri-
can branch Of the Y. w. c. A. and is
now in this country studying our
methods of sanitation, which she will
teach in her native country upon her
return.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01
ROADS MEETING MONDAY
ELEVEN O'CLOCK TIME SET FOR
GATHERING AT THE
COURT HOUSE
Jury Calls His Committee To
Be Present To Take
Action

Next Monday will be an important
day in. the history of Chesterfield
County.
At II o'clock the good roads meet
ing will take place at the Court
House. Every citizen of the county
is urged to be present.
Following is the official call for
this meeting:
To the people of Chesterfield Coun-
ty:
The next General Assembly meets
the second Monday in January. I'm
portant road legislation is likely to be
enacted. Therefore, good roads
meeting for Chesterfield County is
hereby called, to convene at the
Court House at IL o'clock, A. NJ, on
the first Monday in January. Please
let us have large meeting composed
of men from all parts of the county
and let everyone bring his plans and
methods for securing good roads in
order that they may present them.
(Signcd),
E. R. Knight, Supervisor
G. X. Laney, State Senator.
j. Clifton Rivers, G. w. Turner
Members House of Representatives.
Below is printed letter from Mr.
l.. l.. Parker, Chairman of the Good
Roads Committee of the Grand Jury,
in which he calls that committee to
convene in conjunction with the gen
eral meeting:
At the September term of court
the presiding judge appointed those
members of the grand jury who hold
over for the next court a committee
to confer with the county officials and
representatives in regard to improv.
ing the roads Of Chesterfield County
The writer was made chairman OF
that committee, and | desire to an.
nounce meeting Of that c0mmitt5
1t the court house the first Monday ir
January at eleven o'clock.
The plan is to evolve law that will
suit all parts of the county, and citi
zens of each section are therefore in
vited to make suggestions or to be a
the meeting and express their views
Our representatives want to be advis
ed as to what kind of law is most suit
ed to our needs, and they can no
know unless our people express them
selves. Any communication address
| ed to the writer at Pageland, or tn,
Clerk of Court, or any to any memb
er of the grand jury, will receive
careful consideration.
l.. l.. Parker,
Chairman of COmmitte,
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

The Chcraw Methodist Church has
increased the salary of it's pastor
from Sl,SOO to $4,000 per year. The
following officers were elected: R. B.
Laney, chairman; r. G. McFarlan,
secretary; d. w. Moore, treasurer;
j. H. Wannamaker, collector.
On last Sunday st. Paul's new
beautiful Methodist Church at Salu-
da was dedicated 10 the Service OF
God. -
Commissioner of Agriculture Har-
ris in his annual report recommends
to the legislature the erection at CO.
lumbia of an agricultural hall to cost
$l,00O,O00. The building would in
timcspay for itself by housing many
State Offices which now pay rent.
Bll Pearson shot and killed Kot
Padgett Sunday after an argument
over hog. A shot gun was the wea-
pom used. Pearson is in Jail at Sa-
luda, near where the tragedy oc-
cured.
c. S. Brown, popular young man
of Florence, was killed last Friday
when a train struck his automobile
at grade crossing.
Jerry Young, a negro contractor of
Bamberg, is in Jail charged with writ
ing an indecent letter to prominent
white woman of that town.
Florence claims as one of the bene-
20 ,r -nk;L,t,Dn .,H
the first time on record there was
not case before the recorder on the
morning after Christmas.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01
THE HURsTLsTREATER SALE

The sale OF The Hurst-Strcatcr
property, Wednesday, resulted in Mr..
Streater buying all the buildings and
real estate occupied by the concern
for consideration Of $l2,G25. The
lot on Main street, owned by the firm,
was also sold to Mr.. Strcatcr for $2,-
1876. No announcement as to future
k'lans has been given out by either
w. Hurst of Mr.. Streater, but, from
~ fact of Mr.. Streater's purchases,
4 is thought that he will continue
cne business
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

A special teachers examination
will be held in the School House in
Chesterfield on Saturday, January
10th, beginning at 1000 sharp. All
teachers who are teaching without
certificates will take notice and ap-
pear promptly for examination. All
persons who are interested in secur-.
ing place as teacher in the public
schools will take notice and be on
hand for the examination.
j. A. Knight,
County Superintendent.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01
THINGS IN GENERAL

<ASSoioiHS Co farlS newspaper re-
port Premier Clemenceau will resign
his office. There is widespread be-
lief in that country that he will i'm
mediately be elected President of
France.
According to testimony given mt
Ell Paso, Texas, before the Senate
that is inv estigating
Mexican affairs, Lieutenants Cecil
Connolly and Frederick Waterhouse,
aviators who lost their lives some
weeks ago after being forced to make
a landing in lower California, were
murdered.
Albert Key, 16-year-old son Of
Commodore A. L. Key and nephew of
Mrs. Leonard Wood, was accidentally
killed while hunting near Chatta-
nooga.
President Wilson was 63 years of
age last Monday.
A negro named Green was lynched
near Wilmington, N. c., last Satur-
day for shooting to death white
man, r. M. Brown.
"A counterfeit of the $1OO note of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
has been detected. The counterfeit
was made by photographing genuine
note and pasting the two sides to-
gether with few silk threads be-
tween.
More than 5000 emigrants are at
Ellis Island, New York, awaiting to
be admitted to the United States.
The Federal authorities are making
careful investigation of each case and
all undcrsirab bles will be turned back.
William M. Wood, president of the
American Woolen Company has issu-
ed statement in defense of the high
prices charged for clothing, in which
he places the blame on the purchaser.
Mr.. Wood claims the clothes made
of the coarser grades of wool cannot
be sold and for this reason clothing
has undergone such great advances
in price. In other words the Ameri-
can people insist on paying high
prices for high grade clothing.
General William Ruffin Cox,
Confederate veteran, said to have
been the last man to quit fighting at
Apomatox, is dead at RirhHroid, at
the age of 89.c-
railway machinists have
served notice on Congress that they
will strike if the Cummins bill is ac-
cepted by the house. They object to
the stringent anti-strike clauses.
Two hundred and eighty plain
drunks" appeared in the Atlanta po-
lice court the morning after Christ
mas.
Plans for fifty new school houses
to cost $25, 100000 and to seat ap-
proximately $4,000 pupils have been
accepted by New York City.
DIR. Sir William Osler, who stirred
the world few years ago when quot
ed as saying man passed his useful
mes at the age of forty and should
be chloroformed at sixty, is dead at
Oxford, England, at the age of seven
ty. DIR. Osler, one of the worlds
most famous physicians was born in
Canada. In 1905 in Baltimore he
made a speech in which he stated
that mans best work was generally
done before the age of forty and
that men should be retired from busi,
ness at the age of 60. A reporter
sent this statement to read that a
| man should cease work at 40 and be
| n h nT ~ nl o. n.t@
not live up to the doctrines of that
speech as he remained an Oxford
professor to the day of his death.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01

2-Horse Farm For Rent deer Pen
Township, See or write e at An
gclus. ,.,.
3tp A. r. wis.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01
10 BACK
lOWNERS MARCH l

.N& Wilson has announced
~ 1mation that the railroads
fess companies would be re.
1o privAte ownership March l.
companying two proclamationS
la by the President was state
int by Joseph T. Tumulty, his prl-
$ate secretary, which set forth that
Fthe railroad legislation in Congress
had not yet been enacted, ana 'ha'
the railroad and express systems were
not at present in proper hnancia'
condition to be restored.
Mr.. Tumulty's statement reads:
Last May in his message to the
Congress the President announced
that the railroads would be handed
over to their owners at the end of the
calendar year. 1t is now necessary
to act by issuing the proclamation
In the present circumstances no
agreement having yet been reached
by the two houses of the Congress IN
respect to legislation on the subject
it becomes necessary in the pubic
interest TO allow TcdSolapit 'ih''
to elapse between the issuing of the
proclamation and the date of its ac-
tually taking effect.
The President is advised that tn,
railroad and express companies arc
not organized to make it possible Ion
them to receive and manage then
properties if actually turned over t'
them on Dec. 81, and if this were
done it would raise financial and LEG
al complications of scriou
character. The railroad and OK
press companies should be given am
pie opportunity to adequately Pre-
pare for the resumption of their husi
ness under the control and manage
ment of their own stockholders, d
rectors and officers.
Therefore, the transfer of posse
sion back to the railroad companlc
will become effective at l2:Ol A. "
March l, 1920
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01
TRAIN STRIKES AUTO;
TWO iILLED, THI

Near WadsborO last SD
automobile divcn by Mr.. A
Of near that pace, and whit
ed Mrs. Smit, and three cH
struck by a train. Twd
girls, were killed. The thi
boy, suffered "A broken leg
injuries. Mrs. Smith is
condition and is thought I
ccived a fracture of the 5
recovery is doubtful. Mr..
capped with painful bruise:
rations. Mr.. and Mrs. Sr
the Wadcsboro hospital.
is a relative of Mr.. Jamt
Chesterfield, who with \
Rivers ATTENDED the funej
of the two children.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1920-01-01

A Federal Court order issued at
Toledo, Ohio, bars strikers from
picketing the Overland Automobile
plant. These strikers have not work
ed in the plant since last June and
the court held that not being "strik-
ing employees" they had no right ito
try to exert influence on the 1900
who had returned to their jobs.