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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-27
DECORATION DAY
EXERCISES MAY 80
Veterans Of Three World Wars VIII
March to Cemetery to Pay HON.
3 to Dead Comrades

Although Governor Norbeck has Of
ficially proclaimed May 31st as Mem.
orial Day, because OF the regular date
falling on Sunday, the observance in
Miller will be held next Sunday as
previously announced, as 1t was
thought that that day would be as con.
vnient IL not more SO than the Monday
following.
The exercises of he day are in
charge of the American Legion. A
committee has been appointed and all
the details of the exercises have been
worked out. All ex-service men are
urged to meet with the post and take
part In the exercises. The veterans OF
three wars will march to the cemetery,
The exercises OF the day are in
held at the cemetery. Following is
the program:
1000 Meet in front of First Nation
al Bank.
Music by band.
Parade to cemetery led by G A. r.
veterans. followed by w. r. c., World
War Veterans, Boy Scouts, Schoolgirl
dren and citizens.
1900 cemetery:
Music by band.
Prayer.
Remarks by Post Commander.
Music by band.
Talk-Rev. T. +. Simons.
Firing of Salute.
Song-America.
Benediction.
Taps.
Decoration of Graves.
The exercises at the Opera House
will be held at 2:30. The speaker of
tho afternoon is DR.. Schermerhorn,
president of Dakota Wesleyan Univer-
s,ty. Following Is the program:
Music by Band
Prayer.
Song by choir.
Opening Remafks-Post Commander
Song by Choir.
Address-Dr. Schermerhorn.
Song-The Star Spangled Banner.
Benediction.
The marshall of the day is Mr.. Nate
Johnson.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-27
Cattle Dispute
Leads to Shooting

Nels Johnson, living several miles
north of Rec Heights, received a slight
flesh wound in his arm, last Monday,
when he was shot by Frank Burke.
According to Frank Burke, Johnson
had broken into his pasture and re-
leased some cattle he had taken UP for
II espassing and when he tried to in
iterfere Johnson attacked him with a
hammer and Frank used the gun in
self defense.
Judge Briggs has set Thursday, June
e az the day for the hearing.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-27
Young Couple
Married at Huron

Miss Helen Manning and Ralph Erb
we're married Saturday, the marriage
taking place at Huron. Both young
people are well and favorably known
in this city. The groom is employed
in the Scofisld Hardware store; the
bride is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Manning, Of Logan township.
The Press extends congratulations.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-05-27
Monday Morning Blaze
Does Slight Damage

A fire alarm was turned in Monday
when IRE was discovered in the resi-
dence of Mrs. Porter Cree. The roof
had become ignited from a spark blow
ing from the chimney A bucket brig
AIDE Of neighbors managed to extin-
ruish the blaze before the arrival Of
the fire department.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
Watch for Japanese Beetle.

The farmers Of Delaware are assured
that there has not. up 20 this time, been
discovered any If the destructive Japa-
nese beetle in Delaware. It's said the State
Board Of Agriculture is on the alert 70
detect the first token Of the pest, which
seems 70 be closing in on Delaware, ad-
vancing from New Jersey and Pennsyi-
vania. Let us hope Secretary Webb Of
the board is sufficiently imbued with the
Importance Of being prepared TO combat
the beetle Immediately il may reach here
1t is terribly destructive TO trees and
growing things generally, and i i once
gets the upper hand il Delaware i viii
prove a tremendous handicap 10 all farm
ing and fruit growing.
The japanese beetle found its way into
Pennsylvania from some unknown quar-
ter. several months ago, appearing almost
al the same time in Central New Jersey
and in the fruit belt below Philadelphia
Both States at once inaugurated q sys-
tenlatic drive on the insect, and have
continued il without abatement ever
since
Just what provision our own State has
made for meeting such an emergency
should il arise and il probably will-we
do not know. but we would suggest that
the Legislature, at-its coming session,
20 more deeply into the matter and he
prepared for the battle, ready to meet the
pest with such munitions rs science has
declared TO be best for the warfare. The
value Of prompt action when the danger
is at hand is feebly expressed in the max
i'm that "a stitch in time saves nine" F." for
in fact dollar spent on the advance line
Of the invasion is worth more than a thou
sand after the beetles have reached US and
begun opera tions on Delaware crops.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
COUNTY JURORS DRAWN

The following jury ha, been drawn for
The Court ~ Oyer ard T~rminsr, y'asse
time for oonvening has mt been fred
FIRST Represcn'ative distriot Jane.
Taylor
seoond- Mat,hsw Rsb'on G.,rz.
Campbell
Third Morrr r Alexander wai,sr Z
Hawke
Fourth Ernest Oresnwsl
Fifth william " stevar' Jossrh
Cross
Sixth Edvard = zetlev ph1ip H.
band
sevsn,b Robert wslssr. william r.
far.
Eighth william p LATHE
Ninth Clifford Aysrs Hlzhss p
Wright
Tsnth CbarIe. NendiahsH Hsry y
Fiance
Eleventh 5olonOr Hurd
Twelfth Edward ] Davldsor iahr
Thirteenth Aleprdsr Jsrsn D.vs
s. Reese
Fourteenth leonard Dtsks.nsor
Fifteenth Georgs Y lOhaud
The following petit jury nas been drawn
for the Q O'Irt q General SesFiors arf q.
perior Court perpd beginning January 4
First Representative dis'r.s' ismss
r McGinley, Andrew Clalcey
Second Bayard Carmichael lnssp
MoOre
Third Leon n F.-orn, Henry Diekr
son, samuel Dariir non Miehssi ? ~
non
Fourth Harry DALI. william Z Ks
nan, John Q Poote. John = McHabb
Fifth Reuben a Taylor Nilss k0T
= IA
Siyfh Arthur -nfdlev Stewart fau
sey
seventh-Joseph woodward L<vs
Tslley, John J shursksT Iohn s>sr
EigftB- Lesli. D.ris.,on. wnhsn y
McCool, Sr
william P won,,.on C.o-r,
" Porter
Tenth -Geory, p Davss. John 9. ~
Doweil Claude Lester Clar-ne- Crsi7
Eleventh Herman Bender PsrIsr
Reynolds
twelfth Harry z Nieki- E1-,-1
Saxon
Thirteenth -Thor,,v Csnn John
Jolls
Fourteenth Harry 2 wh'lo,E 70.
tsr Lee
samuel Fritz
Ths following addiuo,sl 80. 1ro-'
have aIso heen drsv~
First Rerreser tstiv- District fsr-rs
g HolIgwoYfh
Second Alvin Marvel
Third Franz MeCov
Fourth Wt'hur 7rnifh
Fifth Clifford TsrringtGr
sixth Pau Tsvlrr
Seventh- William ? she~'.
Eighth slfred p vyhreTnsr
Ninth Edwar1 Il krCool
Tenth Howard Wilhelm
Eleventh William "a Th0n1r#0r
Twelfth Harry Armstrong
Thirtepnth--C5sorge r HrkN
Forrteen'h-W william sh0rxi~v
Fifteenth Charles George
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14

In warnir0 the manufacturers Of ferti-
llzers that the cost a which they are ben0
sold 10 the farmers is unreasonably ex-
cessive, the Federal government is taking a
stand against thisifornn Of gougine and
shows determination to protect the
farmers rs far as possible The larger Of
the manufacturers insisted upon price
based upon the high cost of materials en-
terlng INTO the manufacture almost a
wear ago. but thew have assented 10 the
proposition from Washington 10 reduce
their prices TO conform with the downward
trend Of prices in general.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

What have we done since 1900 to make
us different people? Brldged certain
number Of rivers, cut the Panama ana!
come over 10 the tungsten lamp, developed
a motion picture lndustry-th these Things
we sum up frequently. but consider
tins. Since 1860 the attendance at our
colleges and universities has increased
tiye-fold. In the same % years atten-
dance ut high schools has increased more
than six times. from 297 900 TO 900, 900.
Look at it another way, y 900 more men
and women now 90 in colleges than were
going 10 high school when the century
opened
What becomes Of all this edaeatlon2
Some critics remark that they see no SIN
Qlc sig1, that We are any better educated
as a whole than we used 10 be That
is easy to understand When you raise
the whole mass, Yourself included, you
don't notice the difference. But IT rs
here. none the less. One reason IS that
II has 10 be here. We need the greater
education TO use the tools and the forces
that have been invented and developed.
A boy with grammar schooi education
cannot keep the books OF modern husl-
ness houses A boy with "a high school
education gets along better with modern
mechanical processes, but largely because
he masters smaller part OF his held
We are giving some account OF our in
crease in education That we are showing
n result proportionate to the increase is
not so sure That is one reason why we
question so often and SO deeply what
we ought to teach these days and why.
We have increased the range of subjects
MANY fold. We have not gone a great
distance in directing the studies OF the
individual Milwaukee Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
Cost Of League Repudiation.

Secretary Daniels Of the Navy Depart
ment, in his final annual report, presents
program of naval expansion for the next
three years-that is, if the country con-
tinues its attitude of resisting entrance
into the League of Nations, as it 80 EN-
phatically voted on November 2. Three
new battleships, with a large number oil
war vessels of other kinds, he says, will be
required for carrying out the expansion
program.
This means a large expenditure on
money, first, for the construction OF these
additions to our naval fighting force, and
second, for equipment, manning and OPP
eraticn And this large expansion VIII
mean a continuance of the present onerous
burdens of Federal taxation TO this extent.
And If we continue our refusal to become
affiliated with the League of Nations, we
will have to provide and maintain a large
military force, as well. In view OF the
weight Of the present system OF war tax
alton, this outlook for it's Indefinite con-
tinuance j. not inviting.
This is not the extent OF the evil. II
this country persists in maintaining a
large fighting equipment, other nations
will feel impelled, in self-protection, to
adopt similar policy. Thus, the burdens
of war in time of peace will be imposed
upon all the world.
Aid what folly this would be, cs-
pecially as there is no need for maintain
ing enormous fighting facilities in any
country. The old argument that "pre-
paredness for war is a nations best guaran-
tee of peace was shot 10 fragments dur
ing the World War Never was a nation
SO well-prepared for war as was the Ger
man Empire. Did il operate as means OF
preserving peaceH We all know 1t was the
chief incentive to the most dreadful war
the world ever was afflicted with.
The League of Nations aims at dis
armament as a measure for preserving the
peace Of the world Disarmament would
be a most powerful incentive to peace.
Assured peace would mean relief 70 mil
lions Of harrassed and irritated taxpayers
everywhere.
Who can fail 10 hope that eventually
we will take our place in the League Of
Nations. its leader in the great cause Of
World Peace?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
A DRIFTING POLICY.

Why is il that steel production is sag-
ging, temporarily at ANY rate, at tune
when all manner OF engineering WORKS,
including railroad re-equipment, are Years
in arrears. such works as housing and
municipal improvements he answer
seems 10 be that business naturally tends
10 tie itself IN in knot. during period
Of falling prices that no man will 20 ahead
when he thinks that next mouth the
prices Of his raw materials and OF his
labor will bc cheaper than they arc today.
80 far as individual business Is concerned,
there is no counteractng force against q
slowing up Of the industrial machine our
ing dehation, wmle price declines continue
the waiting game must be the rale but
IL would seem to be incredible that the
nation must stand by futile and helpless,
during such disastrous process gov
eminent which must, or peril OF dissoiulofi'
tion, meet the crises OF war, ought % be
no less able, and no less fully equipped, 70
meet the emergencies Of peace.
II IL suggested IN responsible quarter
that If the leading industrial and produc-
tion engineers were TO be calico toeetheI I.
nv The Federal Government, they would
be able 10 coordinate national credit,
production and taxation policy. lhe best
HuHff 46a~@ talent 81 IAAF tifa ttAas ''e
10 Washington dunrg the war period.
ard the same excellent precedent might
be followed now to good advantage
There il now no national Industrial forum
or clearing house of counsel The group
ing OF business men in such organizations
az the National Industrial Conference
Board may furnish the basis Of such a
forum. ard the engineering societies nave
r,loD+v az men who could shape the KIND
az proposals that are required.
Against the kind of demands that, are
to he made upon it the next few mon tbs.
particularly demands for control Of Ted
eral Reserve Board policy-the govern
nent must have some form of constructive
defense II would be pity if the closlng g
davs of the Wilson administration we're
characterized by drift, on the assumption
tbat the rev regime would overturn any
policy that was adopted.-Baltimore
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
Just Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest
LUCK

Luck had favor 10 bestow
And wondered where TO let il go
mo lazy man on earth, said she,
Shall get this happy gift from me-
II will no. pass it to the man
Who will not do the best he e n.
II will not make this splendid gift
To one who has not praoticed thrift,
ut shall not benefit deceit,
Nor help the man who's played the che st
He that has failed 10 nght with pluck
Shall never know the Goddess Luck.
"I1l look around bit 10 see
What man has earned some help from me. !"
She found man whose hands we're soiled
Because from day To day he'd toied.
He'd dreamed ny night and worked by day
To make life's contest 90 his way
He'd kept his post and daily shaved,
And something of his wage he d saved
He'd ciutched AZ every circumstance
Which might have been his golden chance.
The goddess smiled and then, Serslap'
She dropped her favor in his lap.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS s

Nny reader can get ths answer ~ any
auention by writing Eysry Evening Infor'
tor, Washington. ~. q. This offer applies
strictly 20 Information. The bureau cannoi
nss asvifs Doe. &c egs aess es and 70 as psne. as
rnestfc troubles. not 20 undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subloct write your
and address and enclose tyo cents 10
stamps for return postage. All replies ars
sent direct % ths inquirer
Q. What parts OF soldiers uniform
are men prohibited from wearing aftei
leaving the army -. T.. 9.
= A. The War Department opinion
In determining what should be considered
distinctive parts Of the army uniform
IL that the following articles, when mad'
IN conformity with specifications anc
standard samples, or sufficiently Gloss
To appear the same when worn, ar'
taboo, after the three months during
which the uniform may be worn with th'
red chevron. Uniform buttons. car
ornaments, collar insignia 1etters 10
$ . and insignia of the arm Of ServiceJ
insignia Of rank and grade, white and
olive drab caps, hat cords, overcDats
Service coats, officers white coats, army
nurses Norfolk coats. army nurses
oyercoats, army nurses capcs. The
War Department does not object ~
the wearing Of the army oyercoet i
u has been dyed a different color from
olive drab, or Il altered 50 that 70 ig
plainly evident that Il IS no longer Rn
army garment This also applies ~
other distinctive parts of the uniform
q When was the first Negro re-
public established II q. b.
A Haiti was the FIRST Negro re-
public having had a Republican gov
eminent since 1905
q. What is meant by telautomatics9
A. By this term is meant the con
troll at distance Of torpedoes, boats,
etc, particularly by means of radiotele-
graphic impulses.
O. What committees of the House
Of Representatives are called the big
A. The Committees on Ways and
Means. Appropriations, Judiciary and
Foreign Affairs, are referred 70 as the
q what book in the Bibl. does
not have the word God in il?
A The Book of Esther in the Old
Testament, while not containing the
word God shows how through
DIVINE guidance, ESfNefs = JeWF1T y -
raised to the rank 81 Queen and
enabled 70 overcome the evil plotted
against her people
O. Please state the names Of the Presi-
dents Of the United States who were
members Of Masonic lodges q II @
A. A grand Secretary u N asonic
Order says that the only Presidents y
whom there are official records as members
of Masonic lodge are: Washington,
Adams, Tyler Tavl0r Johrson, Jack
son. Mckinley, Taft, Roosevelt, and Presi-
dent-elect Harding.
.. Are there any Confederate soldiers
buried at Arlington J j.
po4h Confederate and Union
soldiers are buried at Arlin gtou, The Ma
fional Cemetery. ard there IL an elaoor-
ate Confederate monument there.
q. What does the Census Bureau,
mean By unmarried men or women,
that il, at what age are they so-called'
Fl. T. NJ,
A. The Bureau Of Census says that
when figures show he number q
slr gle persons IN the United States these
figures include persons over Is years q
pgn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
EVENING SMILE.
SPEAKING UNIVERSALLY.

Since lie had been % France he vas
verv fond Of aTIng MS shgnt lznowledge
Of French. On leaving MS friend one
evening said.
Au revolr
"W-bat ia votl mean" asked his friend.
u mean cood-bve- All revoIr i good
bve tn the French language, SAID ne
would-be lingIist.
aoh. I see. retorted his frend, Well,
carboLc acid 70 you
what on earth does that mean
"Carbollc acid means goodbye n
anv language. was the reply
What made Ezra . mad when ae
come home lie got ruined over wnlie
he was I'D n the city. tie ouGnta AIsyW
now "a Dodge them cars by thE time
That ; Just IL Alter Sgdesteppln All KINDS
OF a,ltymobIles he got r1Inned over oy
oue-h0ss pie wagon. 1at "ny Ae -
derned mad. '-kansas City Star.
Well. grille, wha, did the oc!llist sa>
shout your ewes oh, he MAS the niceet
young oculist YOU ever met 6en.
said nv exes were beautiful san r raI-
culsco Chronicle.
children minds have childish worries.
: htrIc ..lrl on hearing thar baby sister
had just arrived. maNaog - la4i4Ie1 y
the family complained N'u' 0e9T, NC"
one package oi gum wont 90 rouhd-
New Haven Register
Stella Did vou call for help when ne
kissed YOU IN The dark. MAY belle
s,Si1},., should say not He didnr need
av, holm PastDn 1rl0h1
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
PRESS COMMENTS.
AMONG THO sE PRESENT
AT MARION

MIR Hughes visited Marion and dis
oussed foreign relations with Senator Hard
ing. Herbert Hoover IL To meet Mr..
Harding in counsel. Col. Harvey Is a
visitor at Marion. Others will come and
go with the days-friends Of the League
and enemies of the League and middle Of
the-road men. After the great and solemn
referendum of early November second
referendum, not 30 great in numbers, but
perhaps more solemn In it's consequences,
is now under way
Yet the list Of visitors 20 Marion, will
not be exhausted by the name q which I ne
newspaper correspondence send over the
wire. There will bo present around Mr..
Hardings round table visitors whom the
reporters will not even see, whom Mr..
Harding will not see with the corporal
eve, but of whose presence he VIII DC
aoutely aware.
Who are those unseen guestsP In grent
part they are Of the same type that sat
around the peace table in Paris and shaped
the Treaty through the hands OF Wilson,
Lloyd George, and Clemenceau. Their
name was Facts. Russia waa not present
in the body at the treaty table, but
Lenines Russia helped to write the
Treaty Germany WINS not present IN
tlAt b'uyf DtI tfffniHiiY hfABf' -
the Treaty. The havoc of war, the hopes
of nations. the fears Of nationrt the
wounds of victory, the stupor OF defeati
the past and the future wrote and signed
ut Versailles
So at Marion Mr.. Harding will consult
with men, but before he is through he will
have consulted with Facts. He will have
taken counsel with war-exhaasted world
in need of NIL the cooperative forces 1t can
rally; with the starving populations oil
Europe who cannot be rescued WITHOUT
our aid; with industry tagging and com
merce crippled; with American business
men who voted not to be involved IN
Europe and now find their interests largely
dependent upon revived Europe; with
American farmers who voted against IN
volvement and now clamor for European
markets. with many other men and
groups who voted No to the hard les OF
fact
MIR. Harding may have hard time
with the irreconoilable Senators. He Is
sure TO have hard and instructive
time with the irreconcilable facts
New York Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
perience in running A cafeteria.

perfence IN running cafetA1lh.
Miss Robertson should make pic her
specalty. II cures the homesickness .o'
now members and sootbes the troubles
of the veterans. Twenty-Five years ago
the pie in the Senate restaurant was the
best pie south Of Maine II cost only IL
cents sector and it's consumption was not
limited To the members Of the upper house
All the world could cat IL il II wished
Representatives who despaired Of going to
the Senate oonsoled themselves by going
to tho Senate pie counter.
Literal pic will be particularly needed
in n session where there Is no hgurativc
pie. The polictial pies, plums and pork
barrel of the last eight years must dis
appear under an administration of econo-
my, but If these are pumpkin, apple, Gus.
tard and lemon pies on the counter and
they are of the kind that great pie artist
turns out, then the next Congress will
have happy session. The chairman Of a
finance or ways and means committee
needs pi. at least twice day New
York Herald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14
HAS PROMISED ONE JOB.

President-elect Harding has made at
least one promise of job, and to a
Democrat. More than year ago Senator
John Sharp Williams, Of Mississippi, pre-
dicted 10 the Senator from Ohio that he
would be the next President, and he asked
for appointment as Minister To Portugal
under the new administration.
"Ill do it, if you insist, Senator Hard
ing replied, provided your vision comes
true. But may ask why you want such
a place."
That's simple, John Sharp answered
I've figured it out that Portugal is the
last place in the world that will go dry. =
Boston Globe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14

IL is said that already clashes are i'm
minent between Senator France and Sen
ator-elect Weller OF Maryland oyer Feder-
al patronage for that State under the
Harding administration AS senior Sena-
tor, France wants the larger pull, but it is
said Weller believes himself the more i'm
portant man, as his term overlaps that of
the next President, while France has but
two more years TO serve. But really, these
two Senators should be able to unite on all
matters on most congenial ground. Each
was elected by the solid whisky vote of
Maryland, supplemented by the votes Of
thousands Of Republicans who profess TO
be und ying friends Of temperance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14

The New York drivers of milk carts are
even more greedy than the trust that
controls the supply of dairy products
shipped TO the metropolis. They demand
sixty dollars a week pay for leaving the
milk at the doors Of consumers by
o'clock. In the scramble between the
drivers Of the wagons and the greed Of the
milk dealers there will be little profit left
for the COW and the farmer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-14

The profiteering anthracite operators
are reported to be mining their culm banks
with the view Of marketing the coal and
near coaP' thus obtained. The mine
owners evidently think this ID the best
time 10 dispose Of their waste, when the
market is at it's highest and the people
are hel pless, obliged TO obtain anything
offered in order TO keep warm.