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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
Federal Agents Make Charges
Against Chicago Stores.
Make $50 on Suits and IS on
Shoes Is Claim.
REFUSED TO SHOW BOOKS
Took Subpoena of Grand Jury
TO Get Evidence.
Talk OF Profiteering on Food
Dwarfed BY Exposures.

Chicago. Aug 2T.-Charges that big
State street department stores here
are making enormous profits and suits
of clothes are selling at $50 above
cost. and shoes at 50 above the whole
sale prices. were, made in a statement
today by United states Attorney
Charles F. Clyne-
CIyne announced that owners of
stores had been requested to bring
their books before the federal grand
jury now in session and that II they
failed TO do so they would be served
with "a subpoena.
Refuse to Show Books
Refusal by Mandcl Brothers. a bis
department store to produce its books
resulted in the immediate issuance of
a subpoena by the grand jury The
books were then produced
There has been profiteerinE on
State street" said Clyne. and we are
going after the profiteers-
There has been talk about grocers
and others making an eighth OF a
cent profit on an article. but that is
nothing compared TO selling a suit Of
Clothes at $50 profit and a pair of
Shoe sat So profit"
Marshall Field & Company. which is
reported to be one of the largest stores
in the world. consented 10 produce
their books. Clyne said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27

Omaha. Aug z7.-FederaI Judge J.
W Woodrough acting on application
by a number of railroad companies,
today signed a temporary order re-
strainiug the Nebraska railway COM
mission from enforcing a two-cent
passenger rate law in this state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
VILLA AIDS PRESIDENT HUERTA
Sends Message to Zamora Advising
Him to Surrender

Mexico City. Aug 26--Francisco
VIVA the former outlaw, who. with
his troops. surrendered recently to the
government. has written to Pedro "a
mora who rafded Cuale and carried
off British and American subjects. adj
vising him TO surrender
Villa urged Zamora TO sacrifice his
pride and obtain from President De
La Huerta and Secretary of War Gales
a letter containing guarantees for Us
ALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
ST. PAUL WOMEN ARE FIRST.
Cast Votes Under Nineteenth Amend
ment in Bond Election

South ST. Paul Mimi. Aug. 81
Women of this city believe they will
be the first in America to cast their
votes under the nineteenth amendment
when they will ballot today in q spe-
ciaI election here
The election will determine whether
the city is to issue SIS. 900 in bontl5
for extension of its water system, and
women will be allowed to vote for the
first time on equality with men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
Union Pacific Man Promoted.

Omaha, Aug. 2T.-W. S. Basinger.
assistant director of railway traffic at
Washington in the United States rail-
way administration yesterday was ap-
pointed passenger traffic manager Of
the Union Pacific system His head
STARTERS will be in Omaha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
Refuse to SHOW Books.
Prisoners Get Key-Escape.

Pawhuska, Okla. Aug. 27.-Poliee
today were securing the neighboring
hills for three prisoners who escaped
from the Pawhuslxa jail yesterday.
Pass keys were believed 20 have been
handed the convfcts-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27

New Orleans. Aug 27--COTTON-Sp
steady and unchanged; middiinE. 3Q-75-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

THOMAS F ALIEN So. formerly Of AIS
Forest avenue. died Thursday at a local
hosrftaL The body viii lie in state until
. p. m today NJ ConweiIs funeral home
The funeral wiz be held Saturday st : N
o'clock from the Oakland N Z church
Burial in Topeka cemetery Oakland lodge
/ o. O. F. VIII have charge OF the services
The funeral 81 Maxine AdeII Davis. the
2-vear-oId daughter Of Mr. and Mrs John
Davis Of Kansas City. viii be held at
= 20 o'clock Saturday afternoon from Bren-
mans chapel Burial in Topeka cemetery
MRS. MARY GRIFFIS. 60 died Thurs
day afternoon At local hospital The
funeral will be held at > O'Clock sunday
afternoon in CarboudaIe- The body Will
lie in state from 10 ; o'clock Saturday
afternoon ~ the home Of her son, Joe
eiriffis. 12IT Quincy street
The funeral Of Henry Warner who died
wednesday. viii be held Saturday after
noon at Sabetil- The body will lie in
state 1T The homo - buchanan street.
until o'clock Saturday morning
The infant son Of Mr. and Mrs Warren
4 Renfu gtou- 2106 West Tenth street.
was buried Tuesday afternoon at ut. Hope
remeterv- Mrs Remington before her mar
riaee was Miss Ruth Hare
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27

Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel. SIT
Adv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27

Il IS aIwsys at the between sea-
son time that lingerie gains our at
fention- the reason beng that It Is
then that the shops give their
dainties5 undertakings window dis
play. Here Is dainty combina-
ton With Eickers and cheuiSe Of
peach eolored georgstte- Val lace,
pale green Eibbo1 and French flow
ers form the trimming RE
knickers are plain and the czmisole
top CT the chemiss IS also plain, but
the skirt IS accordion pleated-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-27

The concrete ulan proposed is that
the corporation should acquire suita bic
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
ENTERTAINED AT ABERDEEN

The Aberdeen Daily News last
Thursday published the following
item:
Professor Manley Champlin, until
recently connected with the agronomy
department of the South Dakota State
college at BrOokings, who recently re-
signed to accept a most attractive Of
fer from the University of Saskatche-
wan at Saskatoon, Canada, spent yes
terday in Aberdeen, greeting old
friends.
Last evening at the Sherman no
tel dining room, he was given a fare
we'll dinner by members of the edi-
torial staff of the Dakota Farmer, hay
ing been connected with that publ
cation for a long time as editor of its
Piece of Land department.
Great regret Is expressed by all
South Dakotans who are at all ia
miliar with the class of work Profess
sor Champlin has been doing, because
he has decided to leave the state and
his position at BroOkings. His work
as agrOnomist has attracted more than
statewide attention, and it was be-
cause of the reputation he had &C
CURED in his line that the University
Of Saskatchewan sent out a scout to
look him over and afterward made
him a most attractive offer to become
head of the animal husbandry depart
ment of the university, an offer so
attractive that Professor Champlin,
reluctant though he was to leave
South Dakota and his work at State
college. felt he would not be justified
in declining"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
WET SPRING TEACHES LESSON

"In connection with silos and live
stock, the past spring has taught us
two lessons" says Prof. c. Larsen Of
the department of dairy ~husbandry at
State college. First: That if wooden
silos are put up they should be well
anchored. This spring has been more
windy than usual and many wooden
silos have blown down. Anchor a
wooden silo WE'LL is a slogan that
we can we'll afford to emphasize. Also
if we have wooden silos, We should
be sure that they are well painted on
the outside and kept frightened up.
No matter how well cured the wood
in the silo is, the silo will dry out
when empty.
"The dairy farm at State college
has two wooden silos. They did not
blow down during any of the spring
storms while many wooden silos in
the neighborhood have blown down.
1t is a matter of keeping them well
frightened and staying them with guy
wires.
Secondly, this has been a very wet
spring. 1t has been almost an inn
possibility to cure Jul alfalfa crops
and other early hay crops for hay.
The silo in the future will serve a
large purpose in this connection. If
these wet springs continue many silos
will be filled in the spring, whereas
now practically all of them are filled
in the fall, and they are filled with
cor We know enough to say that
green alfalfa can be stored in the
form of silage. A little more care is
necessary to get the cut alfalfa we'll
tramped. but if a little extra care is
taken in this respect, green alfalfa,
as well as any other green crop, may
be stored in the form of silage."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02

Two changes in the personnel OF
the local Red Cross chapter took place
Wednesday, September /. Miss Fe
micha Klinefelter of Saltwater, Mimi.
succeeded Miss Hanna Peterson as
home service worker for Brookings
county. Miss Peterson, who has scored
such a marked success this summer
in directing organized play for the
boys and girls of the county, resigned
to resume her work in the city schools
Of Minneapolis, MINI. The ley work
er, Miss Klinefelter, is an able sue
cessor having taken a special training
course in this work this summer al
the University of Minnesota. Miss
Sadie Anderson, a graduate nurse OF
Fairview hospital at Minneapolis, is
the new county nurse taking the place
of Miss Weaver who resigned Septem
Der l.. Miss Weaver will remain in
Brookings.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
COUNTY FAIR TO
PLEASE EVERY0N.
TWENTY NINTH ANNUAL FAIL
WILL OPEN NEXT TUES
DAY MORNING
HAS MANY FINE AMUSEMENT FEATURES
Baseball Games, Free Attractions,
Carnival Company, Racing
and Fireworks.

The twenty-ninth annual Brookings
county fair will open at 900 a. m
next Tuesday morning September 7, at
the fair grounds in this city and will
continue during Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. The county fair
association have been and are making
every effort to make our fair this yeal
the most successful ever held since
the first county fair in 1891. To be
successful they believe that the fair
should please everyone, so the amuse.
ment program and the premium list
have been made up of features that
will suit all tastes. Agriculture, cat
tie, horses, sheep, swine, poultry,
dairy, horticulture, household, manu-.
facture, cooking, sewing, school work,
arts and crafts, boys and girls clubs,
all receive full attention and a full
list of premiums. Entries can DE
made at any time preceding the fair
with the secretary of the association,
T. C. Connolly, and on Tuesday, the
first day of the fair, at the fair
ground. No entries can be made after
Tuesday evening at 600 p. m. Every
%precaution will be taken for the safe
keeping of all exhibits and the fair
management will have men hired as
special caretakers, so that if the own
er of stock must leave at any time
his stock will be looked after. The
buildings have all been cleaned and
repaired and will be in first class
condition when the fair opens next
Tuesday.
The judging of exhibits will com
mence at 1000 a. m, Wednesday
morning and will be completed by
Thursday noon, the third day of the
fair. In the junior fair, any boy or
girl in good standing in the pig ano
corn clubs is eligible to enter the
judging, and the winners in this con-
test will be sem to the State fair by
the State club department. The judg-
ing contest will take place Wednes.
day morning at 1000 o'clock.
All premiums will be mailed to the
winners within thirty days after the
fair. Be sure to give your address on
the entry blank so that the officials
will know where to send youi
premium.
The amusement features of the fair
have not been neglected. The Panama
Exposition shows will entertain every
day and night of the fair. They have
Is high class attractions, including a
military band, slackwire artists, a mu-
steal comedy, acrobats, circus side
show, animal show, trapeze and aerial
artists and a SO, 900 merry-go-round
This carnival attraction is one of the
best and ~cleanest on the road. Be
CONTINUED on Page Col. ~
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
BOY LOSES LIFE
IN MOTOR M|SHAP
HAROLD RAY, OF TRACY, MIMI,
BREAKS NECK IN FALL
FROM CYCLE
UNMARRIED AND ONLY 70 YEARS OLO
Accident Occurred Near the United
Presbyterian Church, at
1880 p. NJ, Sunday.

Sundays quiet was broken by a
tragedy which ended the life of a
promising youth, Harold Ray of Tracy,
Mimi, who fell from his motorcycle
at the corner of Sixth street and Sixth
avenue near the United Presbyterian
church at 1870 O'Clock Sunday after
noon. He was driving along at a nor
NAL rate of speed when the motorcycle
struck a chug hole in the street,
throwing him from the machine. The
fall broke his neck and death resulted
almost instantly. Col. Y. G. Orr and
Horace Fishback, witnessed the acct
dent and rushed to his assistance.
DR.. B. 7. Green was summoned, but
upon his arrival he pronounced the
boy dead. The machine was not dam
aged. 1t is said hat if the boy had
not fallen in just the n that he
did, he would have escaped practically
unhurt. Coroner Bert Rude was called
and the body was removed to the un-
dertaking parlors to be prepared for
shipment to the boys home at Tracy.
Relatives were notified of the accident
and the body was shipped Sunday
night accompanied by the deceased's
brother, Willis Ray of White, and two
brothers-in-law whose names were NOT
ascertained.
Harold Ray had been in Brookings
all summer working as a painter for
Gilbert Gullick. He was but 10 years
of age last January, unmarried, with
the best portion of life yet before him.
His brother, Willis Ray, was en-
ployed in Al Young's barber shop
until recently when he moved to
White. Harold Ray had made many
friends in Brookings who are grieved
over the sad accident and join the
community in sending sympathy to
the %sorrowing parents and relatives.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
IMPROVE TRAIL

Considerable improvement has been
effected by the county road builders
under the direction of the county
highway superintendent, A. J. Willis,
on the Black and Yellow Trail be,
tween this city and Volga during the
last few weeks. The most notable
improvement being over a mile stretch
of the lowest portion of the road which
has been raised about a foot and
cover with gravel. The cost of re,
pairing this mile of road exceeded
$4,000. Holes all along the trail have
been filled. At present the county is
engaged in repairing and building new
bridges, many of which have been in
poor condition. The bridges were
wooden structures and are being re,
placed with emergency temporary
wooden structures since it is impossi.
BILE to obtain material for the con.
struction of permanent bridges. Lack
of necessary funds is, also a factor.
The new wooden bridges are a de.
cided improvement, however, over the
old worn out ones which were de.
cidedly unsafe. The county has pur
chased a large sand pit which lies be-
side of the trail not far from Volga.
This will be a valuable source of
gravel when further improvement is
to be made upon the trail.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
WIN TWO MORE GAMES

Bookings baseball fans are now in.
tensely interested in the big game
with Marshall, Mimi, to be played at
Tyler Saturday for a purse of $4,000.
Bookings and Marshall are nov ever
up, each having won a game apiece,
The game was first planned to be
played at Watertown for a side bet
of $1,000, but the arrangements were
changed and the game is to be played
at Tyler, MINI. The game will be of
great interest to all fans in the east
ern part of South Dakota and western
Minnesota and a record breaking
crowd is anticipated. A return game
will be played with Elkton here next
Sunday. Last Sunday the local team
played Elkton on their home field and
defeated them in a thrilling contest,
6 to 5. Brookings fell far behind in
the first part of the game, but made
a brilliant rally at the last and fin
ished victor. Today the team plays
Flandreau at F%landreau. Last Thurs
day they were defeated by Flandreau
at the celebration at Egan by a score
of 3 to /. Candy was defeated here
last Friday at the fair grounds in a
close game by a score of 5 to 4. The
game a not exceptionally well
played and disputes with the umpire
were numerous. Batteries for Candy,
Chicken and Hunt; for B%rookings, Hig-
by, Powell and Chesbro.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
READY FOR BIG YEAR

State college has bright prospects
for the biggest year in it's history.
The present outlook indicates an ex-
c~eptionally large enrolment, in fact
the authorities r beginning to be-
come worried over their ability to find
sufficient for all the prospective
students and still keep them comforta-
Bile and happy. DR.. w. f. Johnson,
president of the college, announces
that the faculty is now complete. Con-
siderable repair work has been done
to the heating system this summer.
In the older buildings the windows
have been fixed to keep out the cold
much better. Weather stripping has
been placed around the frames and
the castings have been calked. Re-.
pairs have been made in the chemistry
building and the engineering building.
The armory roof has been repaired so
that it will not leak. The tennis courts
ear the creamery have been put into
first class condition and at present are
being used each evening by the fac
ulty members.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
STATE OF TRADE

The state of trade over the country
as reported by Bradstreet's for last
week was irregular. Rather more
quiet in distributive line. Industry
slows down before holidays end. Col
lections no more prompt. Price I'M
certainties and immediate needs buy
ing repress trading. Improved trans
portation situation helps shipping, but
tends to lower some prices, especially
of coal. Some shipping Of orders pre-
vious to new freight rates becoming
effective. Price trend still down,
though foods harden as a whole. Su-
gar breaks, while cotton rallies. Ap-
parel trades quietest. Crude iron
prices firmest. Very large wheat ex-
ports. Clearings exceed year ago.
Railway stocks stronger; industrials
off. Exchange lower. Money tight.
This weeks index number. based on
the prices per pound of t~hirty-one ar
ticles used for food, is S4.37, which
compares with $4.36 last week and
$500 for the week ending August %,
1919. This weeks number shows a
gain of two-tenths Of l per cent over
last week, but a drop of 49, per cent
from the like week of last year. OF
the rs commodities quoted, II adj
vanced as compared with last week,
20 declined and 80 remained un'
changed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
NEW DoRMiToRY COMMENCED

Excavation for the new mems dormi
tory for the wounded ~ex-soldiers, who
have been assigned to State college
for vocational training, began Mon
day or the lot between the practice
cottage and the residence of r
Matheny. The building will be 15t
feet long fronting Medary evenue and
will have two wings extending back
1872 feet. The building will have the
general shape of the letter U.
The erection of this building comes
as a result of the resolution adopted
by the second annual convention OF
the American Legion at Waterfowl
last Wednesday. DR.. w. Z. Johnson
president of State college. and T. w
Dwight, president OF the board of re
gents, We're present at the convention
and spoke Of the need Of the dormi
tory and recommended the adoption
Of the resolution by the convention,
The delegates of the Brookings post
of the American Legion were also in
struinental in securing its adoption
A. S. Mitchell of this city was a mem.
Der of the resolutions committee which
drew up the resolution. Ivan CObel
sacrificed an opportunity to become
state finance officer in order to secur
the adoption Of the resolution.
DR.. Johnson returned Monday from.
Sioux City, Ia, where he attended a
conference at which Governor Nor.
beck and Mr.. Dwight were present and
plans we're formulated for getting the
building under way Immediately. Gov
ernor Norbeck agreed to issue emer.
gency warrants sufficient to cover the
expense of excavation and getting the
building under way. He has also
called a meeting of the budget board
at Pierre next Monday, to which the
board of regents, the American Legion
committee, and the gubernatorial can
didates have been invited, for the pur.
pose Of determining how large a
building will be necessary, how large
a sum Of money it would be advisable
to invest. and how much of the build
ing should be completed now and
how much, if any, should remain over
until next spring.
The new dormitory will fill a very
urgent need at the college for the
vocational training men, who had
great difficulty last year in obtaining
quarters. Since there are about 200
ex-soldiers assigned to State college
for training this fall, the problem be-
comes so acute that a dormitory is
a practical necessity.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
ROTARiANS AT WATERFOWL

The Brookings Rotary club baseball
team together with their wives and
other members as rooters, left this
morning for Watertown to play the
much heralded game with the Water
town Rotary club. this afternoon. The
day will be a big holiday in Water
town and many entertainment features
have been planned. Captain Ed. Car
Isle has been giving his team heavy
work outs and expresses great conf
dence in their ability to administer
a defeat to their Watertown friends.
Van Fishback has his arm in fine
shape and will hurl the game for
Brookings. John Sponsler will re-
ceive behind the bat. r. A. Mark
holds down the first sack, Captain Car.
Isle is stationed at second, and l. A.
Taylor at third base. Harry Riley will
play at short stop. The following
fielders have been announced: Lou
Martyr. s. W. Johnson, e. H. Sexauer,
I. J. Bibby, H. w. Fulweiler. A. H,
Stoll. Harry Sayer and T. c. Akin,
It Is very doubtful IL Watertown can
place any where near as formidable
. line up n the deld.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
HEALTH CLOWN AT FAIR

Pom Pom Arc, of the Arc Health
Clown family, the %jolliest family in the
northern division Of the Red Cross,
will be in Brookings at the county fair
IN September Z, s, 9 and 10, when he
will tell the children how to grow as
4 trong as he is.
Z The Arc Health Clown family are
X e most highbrow members of their
ofession in the show business this
8 ason. They not only know the
8 Unique of falling down, walking on
q ir hands, funny noises, laugh, get
3 patter and slap stick, but they
y child welfare specialists and nutri-
tional experts. They parade the fair
grounds like circus pied pipers lurins
a throng of children into the Red Cross
booth to be weighed and tagged.
Through their comical antics they
arouse in children the feeling that oat-
meal and spinach and milk are more
desirable than lollipops and chewing
gum, that toothbrushing and bathing
are a lark and that ripe bananas, green
cucumbers and pickles are dietetic
vices to be stunned.
The Arc Health Clown family is hav-
ing a hilarious reception wherever
members put on their stunt. Educa'
tors, physicians, psychologists and
parents have Endorsed the movement,
which is a development Of the child
health organization idea, because it
inculcates health standards in chill
dren through the play instinct in a
way which insures the cooperation
and interest of boys and girls.
Miss Sadie Anderson, who will be
the Red Cross county nurse after Sep
TENDER l, taking the place of Miss
Weaver, who recently resigned, will
have charge of the special Red Cross
children's welfare exhibit in the chill
dren's building at the Brookings coun-
ty fair.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-02
-W. >. s..
PROF. SCHLATTER QUITS FARM

Prof. Chas. F. Schlatter, formerly
head of the department of commerce
at State college, will teach commerce
at the University of Illinois through
the coming school year. He has pur-
chased a fine home at Urbana, ILL.,,
where the family will make their
home. During the last year Prof.
Schlatter has been operating a farm
at Pulaski, Ia.