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Evening star., 1921-09-09
PUT
0NAUCT|ON BLOCK
Willing Workers, Stripped to
Waist, Find No Bidders
in Boston.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, September 9.-Jobless men
were placed on the auction block on
Boston Common yesterday. Stripped
to the waist. after the custom of the
old slave auctions, they declared their
willingness to work by standing be-
fore a crowd Of thousands, offering
their services to the highest bidder.
"Shorn lambs Of unemployment"
their auctioneer, Urbain Ledoux,
called them.
Ledoux, a philanthropic worker who
recently opened the Church Of the
Unemployed" in the West End, led a
group of fifty to the common, to bring
home, he said, to the people Of Boston
their stories of human misery. just as
William Lloyd Garrison pleaded for,
the slaves on the same spot seventy
years ago. 1t was to prove that his
charges were not parasitic fioaters,
put instead good citizens out of a
job, that he put some Of them on the
block. he explained.
Ledouxs efforts to get work for his
men were not rewarded. OF the three
who stood up for bids none went
away to a job. although from the
crowd came pledges of help to tide
sought employment. Their leader
said, however. that he considered he
| had succeeded in bringing their plight
and the honesty of their purpose to
public attention, and he announced
! that the auction was to be daily
event, to be continued at least for the
remainder of the month.
Ledoux and his men, box lunches
IN hand. came to the common from
the West End headquarters, where
ne has fed hundreds in the last week.
| While they munched their sand
h -
stand at auction prepared to work
Tor a week for the highest bidders.
| Eight men stepped out, two of them
world war veterans, most of them in
! clothing that was frayed and shoes
| well down at the heels. Each was
asked how long he had been out of
| work and without food and shelter.
No Work in Year.
One man had not worked for a year.
| Another had eaten only twice a week
| in six months of unemployment.
James Ferris, twenty-five years of
age. an outstanding man, who said
he had served four years in the Army,
was called to the Aock on the steps
of the Parkman Memorial Bandstand.
He stripped to the waist. and while e
Ledoux directed, went through the
Army caltsthenics to show the extent
Of his muscular development Bids
were called for.
This is one of the men that you
used during the war. What will you
do with him now? How much will
you bid for this mans services for
a week in order that he may have
food and shelter? the auctioneer
asked. Bids were made. but when
they were called those who had made
them had slipped away. Ferris was
then declared to be without a bidder.
A dog was brought to the block. He
was knocked down for IS, with the
condition. accepted by the successful
bidder, that he be returned to the
Church of the Unemployed" as its
mascot.
Joseph Mitchell, a negro. was then
called. His shoes were without Soles
and his clothing was ragged Replying
to LedOux's questions. he said he had
Evening star., 1921-09-09

garded 40 . match for everything but
steel tools and high explosives, but
1t has been discovered that the stone
crab, common to Florida waters, digs
into and crushes 1t as SO much chalk.
The tool the crab uses Is his case
hardened claws, the claws regarded SO
highly a. q table delicacy after q
heavy hammer has been brought into
play to crush them to permit extrac-
ton of the flesh.
Engineers for many years have
sought an economical method Of pro-
tecting piling driven in salt water
from worms and other scourges. which
cut them in two, and believed they
had solved the problem by sheathing
them with concrete. but the stone
The discovery was made only re-
Gently. Contractors engaged in sheath
ing the piling Of a bridge across Boce
Ceiga bay, near here, were mystif1ed
at the appearance of holes and cracks
in the concrete on piling near the chan
mel. An investigation failed to disclose
the cause Of the trouble. but the prob
lem was solved by George Lizotte,
local authority on crabs, who upon
learning of the difficulty declared
stone crabs were responsible. A fur
ther investigation developed that the
channel contained thousands of the
crabs and that they were tearing holes
in the concrete to make homes for
themselves, the species inhabiting,
whenever available, holes in rocks and
piling.
The contractor has decided to
sheath the piling in and near the
channel with sheet iron.
Evening star., 1921-09-09

been without food for days at a time
In the six months he had been out
Of job.
There was no bid for his services
and the auctioneer called on the
for q week. Mrs. Annie Jackson re-
sponded and went the auctioneer one
better bY saying she would be re-
sponsible for Mitchelrs sustenance
and shelter for q second week if
necessary. John Farley of Dorchester.
wearing q g. A. r. button. added a
dollar, another man promised q suit
Of clothes and a second man passed
Ledoux q two-dollar bill to- buy
Evening star., 1921-09-09
some beans for the bows.

some beans for the boys.
William Davis, a boy OF eighteen
years. out of a Job for a year. was
offered to the crowd as one willing
to work. He said he had kept himself
going for a time on $500 that he had
saved, but had reached the end Of his
rope and was in hunger yesterday.
He was promised a home for week
by Mrs. J. H. Granninger, and the
man who promised the clothing to
Mitchell gave 50 to Davis
With no bids for the three men set
up, Ledoux suspended his auction. an
nouncing that It would be repeated to-
day
Evening star., 1921-09-09

Indiana Railroad Company and that the
pine-year lease on the Chicago Junction
railway was made In a report to the
Interstate Commerce Commission by At
torney- Examiner Ray w. Clarke.
Evening star., 1921-09-09

There is a clock at Beauvais Cath
edral which is composed of $4,000
separate pieces. having flfty-two dial
plates.
Evening star., 1921-09-09
STOCK PURCHASE URGED.

Recommendation that the New York
entral be authorized to purchase the
pitaL stock Of the Chicago River and
Evening star., 1921-09-09

Well made. full cut, with
elastic at waist and knee.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
SUFFER TWO DEFEATS

Brookings high school basketball
team suffered two defeats during the
last week but they were both hard
fought contests which should cause
no basketball fan to be disappointed
OF disheartened. Sioux Falls high
school under the membership of Coach
Howard Wood came up last Thursday
and in a hard and fast game at the
armOry came off victor by the narrow
margin of l. to II. Coach Arm.
strong's men were slow in getting
their offensive started in the first half
and Sioux Falls gained a considerable
lead. In the second half the local
boys came back with greater strength
and scored more points during the
period than did their opponents. The
game started with Halvorson and Sun
Diet at forwards, Lem and Johnson at
guards, and Hasle at center. The Sioux
Falls lineup included Leavitt and
Meisenhelder, forwards, Schrank and
McFryre guards, and Mcdowell, CEN
ter. Meisenhelder was the big point
winner of the visitors and Leavitt was
clever at breaking up offense. Sundet
had a good eye for the basket on free
throws and played a good game. Hasle
at center was in the fray every turn.
Lein is a good guard and Johnson de-
rye equal mention.
Volga sprung a surprise on the fans
when with a comparatively light team
they defeated the B%rookings quintette
Is to 13 last Tuesday evening at the
armory. The Volga team has had q
very successful season and play a fast
game of basketball.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
HOGS SELL GOOD

Pure bred hogs sold very good at
the Duroc sales Of E. NJ. Barnett &
Son last Friday afternoon and Of Den
mis- Maher last Friday evening at the
sales pavilion One-half south of the
depot. The Maher sale went the best,
averaging SIS per head with a top
price of $40. Barnett's sale averaged
about $63. A large percentage of the
sales were cash which was an espe-
cially encouraging feature. 1t was
generally conceded to be the most
successful hog sale of the season. Fol
lowing the Maher sale in the even
ing, Mr.. Maher took everyone who at
tended the sale down to the Brookings
Cafe where a fine lunch was served.
At the present time with the low
prices Of corn and feedstuffs obtain
ing. the farmers consider hogs to be
about the best investment possible to
make.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
FARMERS Do NOT
CARE FOR FAV0RS
SPIRIT OF STATE CONVENTION
OF FARM BUREAU HERE
THIS WEEK
MARKETING PROBLEM IS MAIN SUBJECT
Extension Workers Meeting With the
Farm Bureau In First Series
Of Programs.

The farmers do not want specia'
fayOrs of the state or national govern
ment. All they want is fair play and
a chance to help themselves. The
committee of seventeen of the Ameri
can Farm Bureau Federation is work
ing out a grain marketing system for
the future, not a snap Judgment deal
but something that will last. 1t will
give farmers a worthwhile program,
therefore do not get impatient, but
give il a chance"
This was the greeting brought 10
the first meeting of the South Dakota
Farm Bureau Federation which opened
its ~three-day session at State college
Tuesday morning, by c. II. Gustaf-
son, chairman Of the committee of
seventeen and president Of the Ne
braska's Farmers Union. Mr.. Gustaf.
son said that seventy years had al
ready been spent in %perfecting the
present system Of marketing and that
it couldn't be expected that a new
cure-all would be presented at one
stroke. He said that the committee
had been investigating fourteen differ
ent plans of marketing in this coun-
try and in Europe and that something
definite would be forthcoming.
Mr.. G~ustafson cautioned farmers
against two great enemies to success
full cooperation, politics and unscrupu-
lous leadership. Cooperation means
all doing the same thing at the same
time in the same way for the same
purpose. This he said is the ideal of
of the Farm Bureau which he said is
the n farmers organization, which
bids fair to be the most successful
farmers movement.
Bookings is the host of about three
hundred visitors from all parts of the
state including county agents, extern
ion workers, and Farm Bureau dele
gates. Ample rOoming accOmmoda-
tons have been found for all up TO
date. This is the first state meeting
e held by the State Farm Bureau
and it is more particularly a business
session on that account. There are
a multitude of questions, plans and
policies to be decided upon and the
various committees are attacking the
problems vigorously and the speakers
at the meetings talk on subjects re-
Iating directly to the business in hand.
There has neve been ID meeting held
in South Dakota which has been of
such Importance to farmers as the
meeting this week.
1t was expected that Governor w,
II. McMaster would be here for the
meeting yesterday but a wire was re-
ceived from him at his home at Yank-
ton stating that it would be impoSsi-
bic for him to be here since it was
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
LIGHT PLANT
IS NOT ADEQUATE
L. E. POLLARD, ENGINEER, GIVES
RESULTS OF SURVEY TO
TAXPAYERS
AMOUNTS Of COAL WASTED
Deplorable Condition of the Boilers,
Machinery and Chimney
Given as Cause.

The immediate necessity of enlars-
ing the capacity of the municipal heat
ing and lighting plant and the immi-
nent danger Of the present overloaded
and worn out equipment collapsing
entirely, were the startling conclu-
sions drawn from the bald statement
of facts and figures given in a clear,
understandable, business-like manner
by l.. f. Pollard, consulting engineer
of Minneapolis, Mimi, at a meeting of
the taxpayers of the city at the Com
mercial club rooms last Tuesday even-
ing.
Due to the lack of equipment and
the use of worn out boilers, old ma
chinery and other inefficient and
wasteful equipment, the power plant
last year consumed three times as
much coal as would be normally nee
essary, or in other words the coal bill
for last year would have been 100000
less if the city had an efficient power
plant. The power plant at present
consists of one generating rig which
has been running constantly for Fl
years and has lived it's life Of useful
service; one generating rig only six
years old with a capacity of 200 kilO-
watts, which runs on a Is per cent
overload four hours every day which
is very injurious; one boiler room con-
tanning nothing but obsolete boilers
the oldest being 81 years, when the
average life Of a boiler is given At
ten years; one brick chimney cracked
and ready to fall down at any time.
The state inspector upon his last visit
looked over the boilers and prohibited
the firemen to run i've 80 pounds of
steam pressure which is a great handi-
cap to getting sufficient power to run
crepit however, that it would be un-
safe to increase the pressure and It
is likely that the inspector will cut
it still lower this year, which will
make them useless. Mr.. Pollard
classed the most Of the plant as
Junk"
1t is not surprising that under those
conditions that the power plant is Civ
ing only one-third for the money in
vested. The average coal consump-
ton last year to produce a kilowatt
hour of electricity was ii pounds.
With first class equipment other cities
are able to produce a kilowatt hour
of electricity with only three pounds
of coal and even under wasteful cOndi.
tions five pounds of coal is considered
enough to generate a kilowatt hour,
Another huge waste each year is the
expense of hauling coal from the rail
road to the plant which could BE-
avoided if the plant We're located near
the railroad. From the best figures
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
STOCK SHOW REAL SUCCESS

The first annual little international
live stock show which was held at the
college stock pavilion yesterday under
the auspices of the students agricul-
tural society was a decided success in
every respect. The crowds were so
large that they could not all be &C
c~ommodated. All the animals were
from the college herd and were fitted
and shown by students and all of the
prizes were awarded on that basis.
L. C. Lippert of Timber Lake, was the
general manager of the show. j. c..
Holmes, DR.. B. II. Sayre and DR.. q.
S. Weaver were the judges. Music
was furnished by the college band.
The vocational training men scored
high in the winning of prizes. Joe
Schlim of Howard, a vocational stu
dent, won the grand champion in the
beef cattle with an aged Shorthorn
bull. Theo. Peterson of Aurora, was
awarded champion with a yearling
Hereford bull. H. Winner of Frank
fort had the champion calf. Wilbur
Odland Of Hurley, won grand champion
in swine with a Poland China boar.
Evan Edward of F%airburn, a vocational
student, had the grand champion
horse, a Clydesdale yearling. Thomas
Street and Albert Griffin won the prizes
in the sheep class.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
WIN HERE

The affirmative debating team of the
Brookings high school won from the
negative Of the Watertown high school
by a unanimous decision in the de-
bate held at the Baptist church last
Friday evening, The negative Brook
ings team which went to Watertown
TO debate the same evening lost to the
Watertown affirmative so the score re-
mains equal. This vas the first one
OF the official debates for this district
this season. The Watertown team
which debated here was composed of
Raymond Thomas, Vernon Wagner
and Helen Peterson. The Brookings
team which defeated them were George
Blakeslee, Richard Bracket and Grace
McGiN. An additional feature of the
program was the presentation Of the
monogram sweaters to the members of
the high school football team.
The negative team which journeyed
to Watertown was made up Of Gladys
Caldwell. Keith Scarbro and Reuben
Benson.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
STATE OF TRADE

The state of trade yer the country
as reported by Bradstreet 6 Cor last
week showed still further improve
ment. Better feeling and buying
spreading, but irregularity in different
lines and sections. Apparel trades best
situated; while so-called barometer
trades, iron and steel, are dull and
weaker, with price cutting spreading.
Cottons and silks higher at wholesale.
Mild weather partly offsets retailers
price cuts. More time worked in tex
tile industries, particularly cottons.
Raw wool and silk selling better.
Leather. stronger for some grades.
Railroads. feeling reduced traffic, cut
number Of employees. Ocean freights
depressed, and one-fourth worlds mer.
chant fleets tied up. Clearings below
year ago. Commodity prices of, farm
products leading. Stock market steady,
Liberty bonds higher. Fewer failures.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
LOYALTY TO AN ALLY

New light on the Armenian situation
was brought this past week through
the coming of Lieut.. c. w. Brooks,
who is giving his time until July with
out any remuneration, except his ex-
penses, to the Near East Relief work
Lieut.. Brooks enlisted in the early
part of the war, as did an older broth
er, who was killed, and also his IT.
year-old brother. His father, a Con
gregational minister, spent % months
over seas in Y. NJ. c. A. work. Lieut..
Brooks was with the first wave of
men who smashed their way through
Belleau Woods, where for his %gallantry
he received the four decorations, and
was commissioned from the ranks as
first lieutenant. He was wounded
seven times in one battle at scissors.
After that he was invaded home, and
was the first American officer re-
turned from foreign soil to address
the public with the official endorse
ment Of the L. S. government. He
spent the remainder Of the war period
addressing the largest commercial as
sociations upon the wal issues. Since
the war he has been lecturing.
When the Armenian cause was
brought before him he saw upon look
ing into It, that the Armenians were
in their present plight Of threatened
humiliation because they had been
the ally of the western nations. There
have been massacres of the Armenians
before, but now the Turks are con-
Quoting systematic work Of extermi-
nation. They were offered freedom
by the Turks at the outset of the war
il they would side with them. This
they would not do. but when the
French and English promised them
freedom in return for their assistance
they readily Joined, and under the
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
NEW INCOME TAX RULINGS

If you have been taxed for paving,
sidewalks or other Improvement dur
ing the year 1920. you are not per-
mitted to deduct that when making
ont your income tax returns according
to the ruling of the treasury depart
ment Many citizens of Brookings
have questioned the local internal rev.
enue collector, r.. +. Miner. concern
ing this question and he obtained "a
ruling from the department on that
point. The same ruling applies to
taxes assessed for pavement at inter-
sections, or pavement that does not
pass directly in front of the property
taxed. SO long as the tax is for i'm
provement, it cannot be deducted.
Another point that arises of interest
to farmers who may be contemplating
a change in the basis of reporting from
the cash to the inventory basis. The
farmer is permitted to change his
method Of reporting. but unless he
keeps an accurate and complete system
of accounts with actual inventories at
both the beginning and end Of each
year ii will be very difficult for him to
change from the cash to the inventory
plan. Article 1855 (a) OF the income
tax regulations, recently amended,
states that farmers may change from
a basis Of receipts and disbursements
to that of an inventory but the latter
will necessitate the use Of an opening
and closing inventory for the year 1920,
and the submission of an adjustment
sheet for 1917 and each year there
after up to the year of making the
change. The adjustment sheet puts
the farming business on an inventory
basis clear back to the year the in
come tax started and any taxes ac-
cruing under the inventory plan dur
ing the years past shall be assessed
and paid at the rate in effect for each
respective year. SO if the farmer
changes from the cash to the inven-
tory form this year he must fill out
an adjustment sheet which adjusts
his returns to the inventory basis back
to the year 1917. The regulations pro
vide that the inventory must not in
clude real estate, buildings, permanent
improvements, machinery, or other as
sets that are subject to depreciation.
The inventory properly shows all
grain, live stock, etc. The inventory
at the end Of the year, which of
curse must be identical with the in
ventory for the beginning of the next
year. may be valued on tho farm
price method" of determining costs
which places the valuation Of the
grain or live stock or other commodity
on hand at the market price less the
cost of marketing. The value must
not be estimated but must represent
the value Of the product according
to the markets on the closing day of
the year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-01-27
DON'T LEAVE THE FARM

Notwithstanding the serious finan
cial difficulties which have made it
we'll nigh impossible for many farmers
to remain on farms, this is no time
to move to town." says Prof. J.. G..
Hutton Of the agronomy department
of State college.
The following paragraph from a re-
cent issue of the weekly news letter
Of the department Of agriculture, he
says, shows the increasing tendency
Of the rural population TO migrate to
the cities: There was a net de
crease of 10000 in the number of men
and boys over Is years of age work
ing on Ohio farms for the year end
ing in June this year, according to
a survey made by the agricultural sta
tistician for the bureau of crop esti-
amtes. United States department Of
agriculture, and the state bureau OF
agricultural statistics. The survey
covered from 100 to 800 farms in every
county in the state, selected at ran
dom. The report further shows that
for every mar who returned TO farm
life during the year, seven left the
farm for other employment"
"Such a movement of labor from the
farms" says Professor Hutton, "can
result only in congested conditions in
the towns and cities and an over-sup'
ply Of labor in the industries 1t is
a safe guess that many of the people
who are leaving the farms to seek
remunerative employment are
doomed to disappointment. No doubt
in many cases the funds which they
can derive from the sale of farm equip
ment at a sacrifice will soon be ex
hausted and they will find themselves
forced to turn to the farm in order
to have something to eat. According
to news items there are now hundreds
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