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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
NEW PLANS FOR TRAIL

Plans for the development and adj
yertisement of the Black and Yellow
Trail for the year 1920 will be per-
feCted at a meeting of the national
board of directors which will be held
in Huron on next Wednesday, August
25th. The national board is made up
of the national officers and a wee
president from each of the four states
through which the trail runs. Huron
is national headquarters for the asso-
citation.
"A well worked out plan of publicity
for the coming year will be adopted"
according to Secretary O. M. Phelps
of Huron. 1T is expected that a large
sum will be spent for this purpose.
Much of the construction work that
has been in progress especially in
South Dakota and Wyoming will be
completed by the close Of this season,
so that by next year travel can be
pushed with satisfactory results for
the tourist.
'Plans for a complete remarking
of the trail from Chicago to the park
will also be worked out at this con-
ference. Organization matters will be
taken up and a campaign to have a
free camping ground in at least all of
the larger towns along the route will
be encouraged"
The Black and Yellow trail from
Chicago to the park is nationally adj
vertised as the Shortest Route" and
the Scenic Route" 1t is the only
highway from Chicago that passes
through The beautiful Black Hills and
the Big Horn mountains.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
RUSH TO GET OUT BALLOTS

Last week it became known that
the ballot law of the state had been
changed by the code commission SO
that all ballots must be in the hands
of the county auditors not less thar
sixty days prior 10 the election, and
this means that they must be prined
this year before the last day of August.
Here as we'll as in many other coun-
ties Of the state there is a rush to
get the ballots properly printed and
distributed before the time limit ex-
pires. 1t is also alleged that the
changes in the law require a sample
ballot to be mailed to each voter il
the state prior to the election. With
the suffrage amendment this includes
women as we'll as men, and will mean
that as many sample ballots will have
to be printed and distributed as VIII
be required for the regular November
election.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
AUTO RACES AT FAIR

Auto races with some of Americas
most famous speed kings in COmpeti.
ton will feature the attraction pro-
gram at the State Fair, September 10
to IS. according to c. N. McIlvaine,
who has just completed negotiations
for the sanction of the speed contests
with the International Motor Contest
association. The /. NJ. c. A. granted
the South Dakota Fair September Is
and IA and already a field of starters
have entered that will insure the peo-
pie of the state one of the fastest and
most sensational meets yer held in
the northwest.
Among those who have already en-,
tered are Sig Haugdahl, the sensational
speed star; Fred Harvey, former
worlds track champion; Bob Cline,
Briscoe star; Louis Disbrow, ex-
worlds chmaion; r. Burr Lampkin,
the English racer. AS the Essex cars
have been the 1920 sensation, Score
tary McIlvaine entered into negota
tons with Z. V. ~Rippengale of the Els,
sex Motors, Detroit, Mich, and word
has Just been received from Mr.. Rip
pengale. which assures the starting OF
two Essex cars in the Huron speed
contests.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
A STATE ROAD CAMPAIGN

In order to carry on the educational
secure needed legislation for perma-
nent highways, the South Dakota De-
velopment association decided at theil
meeting at Mitchell recently to raise
a fund by apportioning n dollar to
every car and truck in the state, and
the owner Of every motor vehicle will
be asked to contribute one dollar for
every motor he owns. The state was
divided into nine districts and a t.
nance chairman was appointed for
each district. Brookings county is in
district number five and Robert Henry
of Volga, is chairman. 1t was also de-
cided that each chairman should Dor
row $1,000 in his district from COM
mercial organizations and commune
ties in order to provide a fund so that
the work may be begun Immediately.
This money will be returned follow
ing a collection of $1.00 assessments.
This move was made following the
adoption of a resolution drafted by
w. NJ. Cheever of Brookings, II. +.
Hitchcock Of Mitchell, and f.. u. Ber-
dahl of Webster, at the meeting held
in Huron last month which reads as
follows: Resolved, That we urge that
all commercial, civic and agricultural
organizations and clubs in South Da-
kota unite under the leadership of the
South Dakota Development ~associa-
ton, to formulate proposed legislation
calculated to provide ways and means
to secure a system of hard surfaced
roads for this state.
with the arrival of necessary funds
the work of organization and educa-
ton will be begun at once" said Opie
Chambers, secretary of the aSsocia-
ton. THE first step to be taken by
the legislative committee will be an
attempt to have motor vehicles taken
out of the personal tax law and add
ing the amount of this tax TO the
license fee to be used in the develop
ment and maintenance of roads. There
is no justification for including the
auto under the personal tax. 1t has
no home, its home if it has one, is
the road. Such funds as are collected
should be spent on the road"
An attempt will also be made to
take the maintenance of roads out of
the hands Of county commissioners
and place it in charge of a state com
mission under a uniform patrol sys-
tenn. Under the present plan each
county, undertakes its own road work
one county building roads in one way
and another in another, according to
Mr.. Chambers. The new plan, he
says, will result in uniform and per
manent roads.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
SCHOOL 1;jPEN
MOy<AY, SEPT. 6
SUPT. S. w. JOHNSON ANNOUNCES
ALL IN READINESS FOR
COMING YEAR
EXCELLENT TEACHING FORCE SELECTED
Special Encouragement Will Be Given
To Debating, Music, Social
Needs and Athletics.

Monday, September 9Th, is the open
ing date for the Brookings city schools,
is the announcement made by Super
intendent S. w. Johnson. No little
interest is being felt by students and
the new teaching staff. With the
progress that was made last year in
many school activities there is rea-
son to hope for a most successful
year in 1920-21.
Debating, music, literary activities
and athletics are a few of the encour
aging aspects of the city schools.
Plans are being arranged at present
for triangular debates with neighbour
ing high schools before the state or
ganization, of which Brookings is a
member, will begin the series. The
commendable interest and progress i'll
debate last year should contribute
much in making Brookings one Of the
foremost high schools in the state in
this activity.
Unusual encouragement will be
given to music in the high school. y
very capable teacher has been Sc.
cured for orchestration and it is hoped
the young people in high school WI
rally to this opportunity. The organ
izations in glee club and chorus will
be continued and stressed in every
way that will give Brookings a right,
full recognition in this worthy feature
OF nI1rnnfin1 nntnnctin Cninnnn n
ual training and agriculture are the
vocational branches of the curriculum
Through these subjects the social
needs will receive encouragement and
guidance.
The buildings are thoroughly cleaned
and repaired so that the sanitary con
ditions are of the best possible. The
entire teaching force are selected anC
the following will give some idea o
the excellence of training and prep
aratiOn:
Elizabeth Bryant, first grade; Berthe
Titmarsh, first grade; Ella Swanson
second grade; Ida bitterness, SECOND
grade; Ruth Whitehead, third grade
Clara Olson, third grade; Olga Swcen
fourth grade; Julia Ensteness, fOurJt
grade; Frances EnutsOn, fifth grade
Alma Larson, fifth grade; Anna l.
Larson, sixth grade; Clara Thompson
sixth grade; 4. Walter Dahl, superior
Normal school, principal Junior higI
school; Ruby Keller, Mad son Normal
history; Rohearse Brown, Iowa state
Teachers college, mathematics; Edit
Continued on Page 12-Col. u
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
ATTEND LEGION CONVENTION

Delegates from the Orr Hoffman
post of the American Legion are at
Watertown this week attending the
state convention which closes its
t~hree-day session there today. c. O.
Denies, A. f.. Anderson, A. G.. Fricke,
Ivan Cobel, A. O. Mitchell, Irwin
Bacon, A. f. Anderson, DR.. O. II.
Lawrence and Otto w. Hanson are
among those in attendance. DR.. Willis
E.. Johnson, president Of State college,
addressed the convention yesterday
morning on the conditions of the ser.
vice men at State college. The con-
vention then adopted a resolution ask.
ing Governor Norbeck to issue emer-
gency warrants to the sum of $50, 900
to erect at the earliest possible date
a mems dormitory at State college
TO house properly the two hundred
wounded ex service men who have
been assigned here for vocational
training. r. B. Nipple of Pierre,
chairman Of the executive committee,
stated that Governor NorDeck Is ready
to issue the warrants if the American
Legion is back Of the action. A
big entertainment was planned for
Wednesday night, including a barbe-
cue n corn roast. Today the con-
vention will elect officers. In the
evening there will be a dance which
will be followed by a swim "as is"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
GIRLS WIN TWO GAMES

Not to be outdone by either the
Rotary club nor the salaried Brook
ings team, the girls of Bookings have
taken up baseball and succeeded in
winning two games from Aurora. The
first game was played last Friday at
Aurora, score, 10 to 4, in favor of
Brookings. A return game was played
here yesterday in which Aurora was
beaten IS to 9. In spite of the ram
last Friday the girls, under the lead
ership of Miss Hanna Peterson, the
Red Cross home service worker, went
to Aurora. II. +. Riley and c. G.
Hinkley, of the Rotary club, took the
girls over in Their cars. On the way
home the girls enjoyed a picnic sup
per at the tourist camp. The game
yesterday was played on the school
grounds and those who saw the game
say that the girls on both teams dis
played an extraordinary amount OF
skill at the game. Marjorie Mason
pitched for Brookings and Harriet
Stoddart caught. The other players
are: lone Davis, Muriel Perkins,
Marion Hubbard, Ethel Katin, Alice
Surin, Mabel Brightwell, Alice Lar
son, Matbilda Hammond and Eva
Haugen. Aurora's battery vas com
posed of Edith Sweening and Adeline
Cheatham. They were supported by
the following players: Sylvia Sween-
ing, Grace Collins, Genevieve Murphy,
Myra Glen, Ada Messener, Margaret
Sweening, Eva Phillips and Florence
Goodrich.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
ASSESSED OVER FOUR MILLION

The assessed valuation Of the real
and personal property in the city of
Brookings for the year 1920 as shown
by the books of the county auditor
after being reviewed by the board of
equalization is $~4,173,31S. Because of
the new state tax exemption law the
assessed valuation this year is some
what less than that of a year ago.
The last Legislature passed a law
under which assessors substracted
$500 from the assessment on resi-
dences occupied by their owners.
There is also a $500 exemption on
household furniture, mechanics tools,
and implements used for agricultural
purposes. These exemptions reduced
the assessed valuation Of Brookings
over $230.000. according to John Alton.
county auditor.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
LAST BAND CONCERT

The last regular Friday evening
band concert by the Brookings munich
pal band will be given Friday. August
81, and the closing concert of the sea-
son will be given next Sunday after
noon at $3.50 p. m. The last named
concert will be a sacred concert. Miss
Joy Morton, contralto, will be the So
loist at the regular concert Friday
evening. The d rector, Carl Christen-
sen, announces the following program
for Friday evening:
/. March, The Victor. ...... Elbel
2. Overture, Poet and Peasant. .Suppe
s. (a) Hawaiian Rose. Hickman
(b) Floatin' Down to Cottontown
....N............... Hickman
A. Song Selected
Miss Morton.
5. Waltz Suite, Golden Sunset. Hall
6. Melodies from Mile. Modiste.. .
.''....'.... pOi'
7. Grand American Fantasia. .Bendix
s. Selections from Faust. .Gounod
8. March, Royal Decree ..... English
Star Spangled Banner.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26
SET TO WIN
WATERFOWL DUEL
ROTARY CLUB TO PLAY BALL
WITH NORTHERN CITY
NEXT THURSDAY
VAN F|sABACk IS CAPTAIN Of TEAM
Battle To Be Staged at Watertown
Where Plans Have Been Made
For Gala Day.

The Brookings Rotary club last week
hurled a defy at the Watertown club
to a baseball game to be played in that
city on September 2, to decide the
championship. The defy has come
back like the historic snake skin, full
of powder and bullets. The challenge
has been accepted and both sides are
nov buckling down to hard practice
for the pitched battle which takes
place just n week from today. The
Watertown club has planned to make
it a gala day, with a dinner at the
country club or at one Of the hotels
and possibly with a dancing party.
Each club is to confine its playing list
to its own members. Both clubs have
among their members several old time
stars at the game, although slightly
rusty and a BIT creaky in the joints,
but the BrookiSs Rotarians have the
fullest confidence in the strength of
their lineup several of whom can
scarcely be called old timers yet. The
game will be played at the Westside
athletic field in Watertown and an ad-
mission fee of fifty cents will be
charged and the money set aside for
charity. Both sides are planning on
having a large roofing force on hand
to furnish noise. 1t is said that the
Watertown bunch have a cheer leader
who is practicing his rooters while the
players are practicing for the game.
Van Fishback has been made captain
of the Brookings team.
The Watertown Herald last Friday
told Of the meeting of the WATERFOWL
Rotary club as follows: "A letter was
read from Clyde Hinkley, formerly
of this city, secretary Of the Bookings
club, at yesterdays luncheon, in which
the defy of Brookings was so pro
nounced as to be vociferous; in fact
the members unite in saying that they
heard it, even before the contents were
read.
"The ~Brookings secretary warns the
Waterfowl chaps that if they expect
to win the baseball game they viii
have to get a couple of wiggles on
themselves and keep a-going until the
last ball is pitched.
carlisle is in charge of the Brook
ings aggregation and is putting his
baseball players into action every
night. 1t is even said that he takes
'em out before breakfast and warns
'em up.
He's an old player, but the local
boys say that it's been such a long
time since he was in his prime that
they look upon Clyde's boasts with
a large degree Of amusement, and yet
they don't know but that perhaps the
old staser might be able to come back.
within the Rotary club in this city
are, such well known baseball stars a.
Ben Boris, Herb Boyd, Bert Fletcher,
L.. V. Ausman, Tom Farce, Bill Peck,
Chef Snyder, Lou and Joe Eastwood
and perhaps half a dozen or a dozen
others who used to distinguish them.
selves on the b~attlefelds."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-08-26

!. Mrs. II. B. Noble left for Howard
Tuesday evening after a couple Of
visit at the home Of her son.
DR.. A. G. Noble and family.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-02

No better selection the school board could
have been made than that of Rev Walter Reed of
leading citizens Rev. Reed will act wisely and we'll Any
community could safely entrust its schools to school
board composed of like Rev Reed.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-02

One month from today the president of the United
States will be named.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-02
American Girl Coryies White
Flag in Turkish-Arrnentan Fight

the compound between US and the
.ty and occupied the clinic building
outside the gate and always fired from
t. The compound was always under
ire from Hadj!n. Hardly day passed
hat We did not have callers from
mcng the leaders of the Chetes.
Twice Mr.. Ely and / had permis-
ion from them to 90 to Hadjin. Each
ime they proclaimed an arnistice and
re carried the white flag. The first
inc was at the end of three weeks of
o;gc and the other five weeks later.
ne first time we simply stated the
conditions for surrender as given by
he commander, Doghan Bey. The
cmmittee in Hadjin flatly refused to
consider.
"The second time we sought to bring
bout a conference between the oppos-
* forces. We went back and forth
even times, stating Doghan Bey's po-
.tion, bringing the Hadjin reply, etc.
very thing seemed fayorablc except
nat the place Of the conference could
ct be agreed upon. Doghan Bey in
listed that they meet in our Salamluk
I'd the Eladjin committee were equally
'irc1 that the place be on our road
alf way between the defensess After
1uch parley, Mr.. Eby and finally set
ut, however, with two Hadiin dele
ates. Only an hour Of the armistice
Was left. Just as we were climbing
yer one Of the Hadjin defenses a shot
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-02
Details of Captured Subs Add
Nothing of Value TO u. S. Subs

members of the crew being forced to
go 'up and over" to move from one
compartment to another.
1t was this construction that kept
ierman vessels in the fight at the
Battle CT Juland after they had been
-7verely punished by British fire, Of
ficers said. The idea has been advo-
Gated by q school OF American naval
Ulcers for years and has been adopted
in the newer vessels to the extent of
placing solid bulkheads between fire
rooms.
Opponents Of the Sold bulkhead
theory declare ease and rapidity of
communication below decks to be more
valuable than elaborte precautions to
prevent the passage of water from one
compartment to another in the event
Cf hits below the waterline.
\ feature of the German ships that
somewhat surprised American officers
was the lack of provisions for the COM
fort Of the crews. Officers quarters
/ we're found to be about on a par with
those in the American navy, but little
attention has been paid to the enlisted
men. The larger ships had cooking
/ accommodations for but small part
,of the battle crew, it was said, and it
was believed that the ships were con-
structed cn the theory that any en-
gagement they participated in would
be within short distance of the home
pert, probably in the North Sea, as
the bunk capacities were very limited
During periods of inaction the men
/ were housed ashore in barracks ano
during periods at sea CT any duration
they were poorly supplied with hot
food. Contrasted with the elaborate
gallcys and bakeries on American
ships, win provisions for long cruises
at sea away from supply bases, the
German craft were primitive, it wa;
said.
The final disposition to be made Of
the German vessels has not been de
cided. They will either be broken ur
At navy yards or used as tragets fol
the fleets.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-02
CROOKED BALL PLAYERS

Because bunch of crooked ball players IN Chlcago sofa
ont be world series last wear for pttance sign
that the national game crooked and that talth shouo W
lost in it. Nevertheless the harm to Amercas greatest
sport be estimated 1t Will take major league oaS
ball long time to live it down
The game is all right, there SO cean players Tor
every crook and baseball too fine game to be downed
p until week ago The Press had every expectation
of staging the world series this in the same aVlsh
fashion as last year. when hundreds of Imperial valley
fans blocked the front of The Press office watch
inc the White Sox and Cincinnati teams playthose same
plays which have been admitted as being crooked. -
Frankly interest in the coming series between Ceve
land and Brooklyn has sumped since the baseball scan
dial that Press does not believe the expensive score
board pay bv play presentation of the world series is
warranted The Press however, will bulletin the game by
innings of The Press office where all sport lovers
can find out where their favorites stand
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-02
(By Associated Press)

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. l.
Americans are gradually preparing to
avail themselves of trade opportuni-
tiles which will present themselves as
soon as conditions become more set
tied in Southern Russia and the Cau-
casus.
The Guaranty Trust Company, OF
New York, opens it's Constantinoplc
branch, the first American bank in the
Levant, this month. The American
Foreign Trade Corporation has sold
its shipping department to an Amer
lean organization called the Black
Sea Corporation. E. G. Booth, Jr.,
formerly representative of the United
States Shipping Board in Constantin-
ople, is head of the new corporation,
which has chartered several ships for
the Black Sea trade and is designed
primarily to assemble freight from
the various ports of the Black Sea
and make it available for larger
American ships at Batum or Con-
stantinople.
Admiral Mark Bristol, American
high commissioner, is greatly inter
ested in the development Of Ameri-
can trade in this field which has been
abandoned by Germany and Austria.
Twelve American firms are already
established thoroughly in Constantin-
ople organizations. So far the Amer
lean ships have not made regular
schedules in the Near East, with the
result that their business has been
unsatisfactory in many cases.
In recent report to the state de-
Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-02
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-Detailed
examination CT surrendered German
U-boats built during the war has FRO
duced nothing to forecast important
changes in American submarines, OF
ficers of the navy department assert.
After careful study of the German
craft and thorough test in the long
cruise across the Atlantic, American
experts have found only a few unim-
portant details worthy Of incorporat-
ing in new American undersea craft.
In periscopes and optical fittings the
German boats were superior to pre-
war American submersibles, it was ad-
mitted. Periscopes on new navy sub
marines, however, are superior to the
best similar fittings found on the cap
tured vessels, it was said.
The engine equipment CT the Ger
man boats was praised by American
officers, but it was declared that the
mechanical plants of the enemy craft
were in no respect superior TO those
already in use in the United States
navy. In many points, particularly
that Of mechanical simplicity, rooml-
ness and comfort for the crew, the
American boats are regarded as su-
perior TO the German craft.
Examination of the surface vessels
surrendered by Germany and brought
to the United States recently is now
II progress. Other German vessel.
Of all classes had been previously care
iully inspected by American officer:
aboard and officials at the department
declared that they did not expect tht
inspection Of the cruiser Osfrieslanc
and the destroyers allocated to thi!
country to develop any important new
construction methods in the American
navy.
In one respect the German ship
won the praise of many officers a
the department. This was the U.s.
Of solid water-tight bulkheads betweer
subdivisions of the hulls below decks
No doors for communication below
were found in the German ships, thr