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Evening star., 1921-08-07

didn't want any one else to hear-not
yet.
Nick Burton's head came up. He
got Joe's thought. This was a weap-
on against Kiely.
"For whatT
Assault" related Joe. Cut q guy
bad. It'd be a pipe. She's indicted" )"
Nick Burton curled up in the corner
Of the lounge. His face became more
swarthily cruel II only he could
strike at Kiely. he didn't care what
means he used. A woman always
provided a good leverage.
you sure, Joer' He puffed through
his nose and clasped his hands as
though Kiely already were between
"Yeh" Joe was positive Of his in
formation. as usual Met a guy at
knows her. He made her sure. She
hundred. Nick?" His hand opened
suggestively, palm upward. on his
knee. It was worth a hundred as a
starter. Burton gave 1t to him while
he calculated the possibilities. Joe
did not explain that Mary Kielv had
an even chance Of acquittal on the
charge Of felonious assault-that heI
| victim had attacked her. Joe was &C.
complished in peddling his stun ef
fectively.
he explained. "She cut him up wit q
steak carver. Yuh could swing il
on Conny at there's a guy round here
| what's onto her-pal of the cook she
cut. But yuh can hold him down
Y'know."
Burton's lips sucked inward. He
Evening star., 1921-08-07

were. and wanted nothing to do with
murder.
A policeman was bending over the
heap on the sidewalk as Burton and
his men appeared.
What you know? he queried, ris-
Ing.
stuIOw 10 her asked Burton. Why
- hadn't he had brain enough to
let things BET He had played clear
into Kiley's hand. The stick-up had
been engineered by Kiley to make 1t
appear that a player wasn't safe in
Burton's place. The bandit leader had
said as much. That would have
worked sufficient injury: but Burton
himself had made the situation inf
nitely worse. Had he not commenced
shooting. he might have persuaded
his customers to pocket their losses
to escape notoriety. Now-he had
drawn police attention not only to the
hold-up. but-there was Fred.
Hes dead" said the cop. Meek
broken. guess. How'd-Hey, you"
body from the building. Grab EN-
Bill"-to a teammate who was com.
ing up. They in on this?''-to Bur.
ton.
The gambler controlled himself
Fred's death made a bad complication
There couldn't be too many witnesses
Yes: they were there. We had g
little game on upstairs. We were
held up-four with guns. Shot a
them from the windows. He"-Bur.
ton poked q finger at the dead man
Evening star., 1921-08-07
SHEARED EARS
A Thrilling Tale Which VIII Hold Your Attention
to the Last Word. Written by a Ne,o Writer in
The Sunday Star s List of Famous Authors.

bound that should war take place, 1t
would raise riot enoupgh to close the
whole town. Meanwhile he smiled on
his game and told himself that Kiely
was probably bluffing. Kiely must
see that he himself would be put out
Of business IL
up! Everybody! And shut up"
+ \ \ +
THE customers obeyed very much to
the letter. Nothing more than a
few gurgles and gasps broke from
them Burton cursed forcefully but
quietly. All eyed the eight guns
in tho hands of the four men who
had pushed the doorman into the
room and stood on the threshold.
The bandits were we'll dressed. Only
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THAT night Kfely showed.
L Burton and Joe were on the
street together near midnight when
they met one Of their breed.
I'D blow II ] was you. Nick" the
man said. foregoing greeting Of pre-
amble. "Kiely's round-and he's got
blood in his eye. He's lookin' for
you!"
Burton withdrew into q doorway.
He was cold!
Joe bent his bandaged head and had
the information repeated.
"Whered yuh see him?" he asked
Hes in Mikes a minute ago. 1 got
out" the man laughed. because it's
good night to be out the way. I'd
blow. Nick! So long,
Burton and Joe remained in the
doorway. They felt q mutual dis
trust. Each knew that the other had
q hand On his gun.
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- berly into his face. "Where are
we going. And-and why. Conny?"
Kiely was thankful as the boy
caused a diversion-by trying to twist
an ear OF his father-an ear! Kiely
laughed as he pictured Joe's ears. He
was glad Of the excuse to turn away
from his wife while he admonished
his son. She would have read trou-
bie In that fiinty glow in his eyes.
When he turned back to her he was
"That'n be much Of the fun. wife"
he grinned.. We're going gypsying.
wherever the road takes US. On and
on until we're-tired."
inside the house she halted and
faced him. The infection he had given
that closing word augmented her per-
"You are tired. conny:" Her eyes
were haunted again. Her rear was
for him. Something has happened.
dear. Have they're you-wny must
1T isn't must" he denied; There's
nothing doing in town. That's why;
were shut down tight-practicaily. l
can let things take care OF themselves
for q few weeks" He swung the
baby to the fioor and m too took sa ner lace Iacs
while the situation IL clearing, you
and I and the boy are going on .
holiday. Quick, now: Step along"
He shooed her toward the stairs
''we're OF in an hour.
within the hour they started. They
went only as far as downtown in
their own machine. While kiely Is
sued instructions to his lieutenants,
he procured another car. He could
be traced should Burton set the au-
thorfties after Mary. The owner of
the borrowed car would forget that
Kiely had 1t. No one at the garage
where Kiely's car was laid away
would remember that it was there.
There was one important result Of
the night that Kiely did not antici-
nate. It stimulated Burton whom he
was drinking to the full the object
| lesson that Kiely had left for him on
the bar.
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X \ y
THE message from Kiely to vacate
~ did not improve Burton's feel
ings. He had issued the challenge:
1iely had replied by telling him. as
he would tell a bum, to beat 1t. Bur-
toms answer came in the opening OF
a poolroom. He had to do something to
show that he was there to stay.
Kiely could have exerted pressure
upon folks who would have seen to ii
that Burton's establishments were
saided with monotonous and dis
couraging regularity. That was not
his way. He could handle his own
affairs. Police action was not de-
kirable, though directed against an an
kagonist.
Tell Burton I'm usually round
Mikes in the afternoon" said Kiely
10 a lieutenant.
Burton swore when that was COM
snunicated. He could not refuse tc
drop into Mikes. They'd say he
hadn't the nerve.
Kiely was at the end Of the bar. his
gaze negligently on both doors. when
Burton entered. He nodded casually
ard went on listening to Fritz. the
bartender. Fritz was expoundins
blasph emously on the favorite topic
5n today's denatured saloons: the
awakening of the people to the hor.
rors of prohibition; an the guy al
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
GIRLS CAMP NEXT WEEK

For the two weeks prior to the open
ing of the Rotary Club Boys camp,
the Y. w. G. A. will hold it's third an
nual summer camp for the girls of
Brookings county. This year the camp
will be held at Lake Oakwood instead
of Lake Campbell, and will open on
July IL. The first week will be for
high school girls and the second week
for grade school girls. The expense
will be about FIVE dollars for each girl,
just enough to cover the cost of food
and transportation. The camp will be
in charge Of Miss Laura Keith, county
secretary, assisted by a corps of COM
petent assistants, including Miss Knut.
son as recreation leader. The girls
will rise at 700 a. m. and take a morn
ing dip before breakfast which will be
served at 500. After breakfast there
is inspection, flag raising, assembly,
bible classes and an hour of recreation.
Lunch is served at 100 p. m, followed
by a rest hour until $3.50 p. m, when
the call for swimming Is made. There
is recreation then until dinner, which
is served at $50. After dinner there
are stunts, campfres, circus, discus.
sions, etc., until bedtime.
Girls who have not registered for the
camp may do so now and still get in
on the fun. Girls in the country are
as welcome as those in town. Each
girl will bring her own bedding, dishes,
towels, dish towels and toilet articles.
Miss Keith is now looking for cots,
and anyone able to help her out, will
oblige her by calling the Y. w. G. A.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
EVERYBODY HAPPY THE FOURTH

With everybody smiling and in good
spirits because of the good rains that
saved the crops, independence day
celebrations held in Brookings county
were a great success. Everyone felt
ike celebrating and the people who
attended the various celebrations at
Volga and Lake Campbell say that
they don't remember the time when
they enjoyed the Fourth SO much. The
weather was cool and comfortable and
the rain didn't come TO dampen their
ardor until in the evening. We have
not heard any estimates of the mum
Der of people who celebrated in Volga
but the town was about as full of peo-
pie as it could hold. Lake Campbell
in all its history v saw such a
crowd as was gathered there. At least
three thousand people attended the do.
ings at the East Side park. There be-
ing no celebration in Brookings, the
people from here divided their attend
ance fairly equally between these two
places.
The Volga celebration began early
and lasted late, two big ball games
being the major features OF the day.
In the morning Volga and Bushnell
battled for seventeen innings and the
latter finally won with a score Of l to
O. In the early part Of the afternoon
a game between New York and Phila.
delphia was played on the Cornell cleo
trio scoreboard which drew a large
crowd Of interested spectators. The
biggest crowd Of the day gathered at
the ball game between Nunda and
Arlington which proved to be a good
fast game resulting in a victory for
Arlington. Several sensational plays
were made including a home u IN
the ninth INNING which brought the
stands to their feet with cheers. Fol-
lowing the game. the Ford touring car
CONTINUED on Page 4-Col. y
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
II. e. DAWES MADE GOOD

The agricultural short course work
which has been SO successfully car
ried on in this state by II. E. Dawes,
who has recently resigned in order
accept the superintendency OF the
a%nti-saloon league in South Dakota,
will be continued through the extern
sion service of State college, accord
ing to an announcement made by w.
F. Kumlein, acting director of extern
sion. Mr.. Dawes came to the extern
sion service for part time employ
ment as superintendent Of short
courses in 1915, when this work was
organized under the Smith-Lever act.
During the time in which he has been
employed in this capacity he has car.
ried on intensive programs with and
for the farmers and his services have
been greatly appreciated. His work
on the Indian reservations has been
so valuable that efforts are being
made to get further agricultural in.
struction for the Indians.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
sANGERFEsT NEXT MONTH

The Sangerfest or song fest OF the
Sioux Valley Singers association Will
be held in Brookings August 3 and 4,
and promises to be one of the most
interesting events of the year. The
Viking male choir Of the Lutheran
church are making extensive plans for
their entertainment and in providing
a memorable program. The Sioux Val
ley Singers association includes the
leading choirs in the Sioux Valley dis.
trict including Sioux City, la.
Miss Esther Bloomquist Of Chicago,
former teacher in the Brookings high
high school who has now achieved con
siderable note as a singer, will be the
soprano soloist. Other announcements
and features Of the program will be
made later.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
SPILLED At SPILLWAY

Sheriff John Nolan accompanied by
Deputy L. H. Billick, VIM. Mckee and
federal prohibition enforcement agent
Mr.. MCGOWAN, set out last Saturday
noon from Bookings to locate a moon
shine still, and met with an accident
a short distance west OF town when
they crossed the concrete spillway and
struck the loose sand on the opposite
side throwing the a over. None OF
the occupants we're seriously injured
and they count themselves extremely
fortunate. Mr.. Nolan suffered a cou-
pie fractured ribs and minor bruises.
Mr.. Mckee bruised his knee and is
now walking about with a cane. The
other two men escaped with slight
bruises. The automobile. which be
longed to Sheriff Nolan. was badly
damaged. The top was a total loss,
the radiator rendered useless, and
several parts broken and damaged
Mr.. Nolan has traded the damaged
car in for q new one.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the county
Y. W.. C. A. was held at the Presby.
terrain church dining 20 last Fri
day evening, when reports OF officers
and standing committees were read
and new officers elected. The meet
ing opened with a two-course dinner
served by Mrs. P. J. Scarbro, Mrs.
E. o. Ed Aend Miss Jerde. The dele
gates the girls reserve corps
sang A , songs and Okoboji songs.
Tb| y delegates were Irene Allison
2 9 race Jerde of Brookings, and
= lie Grape and Fanny Mcmahon of
= ice, who just returned from the
Ugh school camp at Lake Okobo1I, la.
Irene Allison told about their trip
and the camp, Grace Jerde described
a days activities, Myrtle Grape told
how the company to which the Brook
ings county girls belonged, became
the honor company. There were IL
companies in the camp and they com
peted daily for honors. On the last
hight lhC COMPANY "iilihS thS "
honors for the period were especially
recognized at a campfire ceremonial.
The Brookings county girls are exhib-
iting individual medals which were
presented to them.
Mrs. E. E. Mcknight then gave al
interesting talk, her subject being,
"a Look Ahead" She showed how
the opening of the new cafeteria will
fulfill the dream of many in making
the work of the association more tangi-
BILE and in giving a new impetus to
the girls work. The following women
were elected to the board for the COM
ing year, the board being divided in
three parts, one-third retiring annu-
ally:
Mrs. Horace Fishback, Mrs. P. j.
Scarbro, Mrs. w. E. Johnson, Mrs.
Trooien, Mrs. E. R. Series, Mrs. E. o,
Eddy, Mrs. Ralph Johnston, Mrs. Mil
ton Mcknight, Mrs. Elmer Sexauer,
Mrs. B. L. Pearson and Miss Ida Otter
ness.
The officers for the board the com.
ing year are: Mrs. Geo. Roskie, presi-
dent; Ella Swanson, first vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. A. H. Norvold, acting for
Volga; Mrs. w. R. Bennett, acting for
Winsor township; Nell Kendall, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Anton Hog
stad, recording secretary; Mrs. Van
Dusen Fishback, treasurer.
During the past year the association
has been very active and much credit
is due Mrs. Roskie who has given so
freely of her time and thought as presi.
dent and also to the various officers
and committee chairmen associated
with her. The new year promises to
be even more successful with opening
of the new headquarters.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
MARY BRADLEY DIES SUDDENLY

Mary Bradley, twelve-year-old niece
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ]. Kendall who was
spending her summer vacation in
Brookings with her aunt and uncle,
took sick last Friday afternoon,
though at the time it was not appar.
emily serious, but she got worse Sun
day and passed away at midnight
Monday, July 4. The cause of her
death was given as acute p%eritonitis
Mary Bradley's parents live in Fargo,
N. D., her mother being well known
here as Grace Enos, a sister of Mrs.
l.. J. Kendall. For several summers
Mary has spent the summer vacation
in Bookings with her aunt and has
made many friends here through her
happy, lovable disposition. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kendall accompanied the re
mains Tuesday night to Fargo where
the funeral will be held. The event
was especially sad and this commu'
nifty extends it's deepest sympathy tc
the heart-broken parents and rela-
tives.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
STATE OF TRADE

The state Of trade over the country
as reported by Bradstreet's for last
week shows midsummer conditions.
Pre-inventory and immediate use buy
ing feature jobbing trade. Cut price
sales of summer goods begin early at
retail. Stocks of same claimed to be
light. Wholesale trade generally quiet,
industries slower and collections slack.
Crop situation more spotted. Corn in
good shape on large area. Spring
wheat. oats and barley estimates
shaded. Winter wheat harvest well
advanced. Wearing apparel trades
most active and best situated. More
basic and constructive lines not 20
well occupied. Stock market steadier.
New tariff enters into financial and
commercial foreground. Brighter
aspect in railway matters. Weekly
food index unchanged. but general
price decreases more than double I'D.
vances.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
POWER EQUIPMENT COMING

The new boilers for the municipal
electric power and heating plant will
be shipped from the factory tomorrow
according to word received by e. w.
Hyde, superintendent of the plant, and
workmen are making all haste in tear
ing out the twenty-year old, obsolete
boilers and getting ready to install the
new equipment when it arrives. Two
Of the old boilers have been torn down
and completely removed. The third
one Is being cut in sections and will
be out of the way. The boilers
are so large that they cannot be re-
moved from boiler room in one piece
without cutting a larger opening in
the wall than the door now affords so
each boiler is cut in three sections with
an acetylene torch. Roy Anderson of
the Bookings Welding Co. is doing
this work. When this third boiler is
removed tie Foundation for the new
boilers will be laid. The plant at pres
ent is operating on two boilers, the
two that were installed several years
ago and still remain in good condition.
II will be necessary, however, 10 smut
down the plant every Sunday afternoon
in order to wash out these boilers since
tt,ere are nc auxiliary boilers to run
the plant during this cleaning opera
ten. AS soon rs the lew equipment
is installed, the plant will be able to
give continu >le service again.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
CROWDS
At C%HAUTAUQUA
PROGRAMS UP TO DATE HAVE
BEEN OF SUPERIOR
QUALITY
MADAME YAM WAS LEADING FEATURE
Or. Ray Amaezs Audience Last Even
ing With Strange Facts About
South America.

Comments on the numbers of the
~seven-day chautauqua which have APP
Ipeared on the platform since it's open
ing on Monday indicate that ~Brookings
this year will enjoy one of the best
programs ever offered in the city.
Good crowds have been in attendance
since the opening day and are growing
larger daily. r. f. Kerr, local man.
aegr, states that although the sale of
season tickets was not as large as
usual, the attendance is larger than
one would anticipate, everything con-
sidered. c. NJ. York, the platform man
ager, says this chautauqua circuit has
the best features and the biggest .at-
fractions of any seven-day circuit in
this section.
The lecture on the opening day by
DR.. Stanley L. Krebs was n of the
most entertaining, instructive and IL
Illuminating of any heard in this city
for a long time. His subject was
1.-Two Snakes in Eden" these snakes
being fear and worry, according to the
speaker, and he Immediately proceeded
to Danish both from the minds of his
audience with wit, humor, and spark
ling optimism.
Tuesday was featured by two of the
most remarkable musical programs
ever heard in the city. Madame Ellen
Beach Yaw, for twenty-six years one
of the worlds famous soprano singers,
gave a concert program in the even
ing. Madame Yaw's program was
especially interesting because the
songs she sang were familiar ones with
the most of the audience and she gave
the audience the privilege of choosing
any song they wanted her to sing,
Madame Yaw has sung abroad for the
most part during the last ten years
and but recently returned to her ma
tive America. She can sing the highest
note Of any singer that ever lived
and she demonstrated it in her song
The Skylark,' for which she is noted
throughout the musical world. Frank.
lin Cannon, an eminent artist at the
piano, appeared with Miss Yaw and
gave a wonderful recital in the after.
noon.
Last night DR.. G. Whitfield Ray, a
noted explorer called the Livingston
of South America" greatly interested
the audience with a most amazing sue
cession of startling facts and figures
concerning our neighboring continent
which we know so little about. Much
Of the description he gave Of South
American cities sounded almost like
fairy tales, yet they were facts and
backed by positive authority. While
not a polished speaker, Dr.. Ray had a
most interesting story to tell and he
told it with conviction.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07
ANTI.socIALIsT CRUSADE

A group of a~nti-socialist crusaders
under the leadership Of w. ]. Arnold.
editor of Standard at Lisbon. N. D.,
will visit Brookings and the other
towns in this vicinity next Tuesday
and hold open air meetings. Mr..
Arnold is the principal speaker. With
the party is Smith Stimmel. a man
eighty years of age who was a mem
Der of Lincoln's bodyguard. Two
singers. e. d. Hadfey and Mr.. Toilet.
son, form the other two members OF
the party. and they furnish music both
before and after the meetings. The
crusaders come into the city. hold q
meeting on the streets for an hour
and then pass on.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-07-07

Miss Inez Enghagen Of Gainesville,
Wis, spent a few days last week Wis
iting friends. in this city. Miss Eng.
hagen was a teacher In the Brookings
city schools last year and will return
again this fall.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-11-10
FOCH SELLS STORY
OF AMERICAN ARMY
TAKES 1T AS HONOR TO HAVE
GUIDED SUCH A FORCE.
1T WAS A REAL ARMY.
Allied Chief Addresses
Convention of American Legion.
Tells of Spirit of the Army.

Following is the text of Mershal
Foch's address before the American
Legion convention:
"Oficers, non-commissioned officers
and, soldiers of the great American
army:
"My dear comrades of the Ameri-
can Legion:
81 cannot tell YOU how great is
my satisfaction at finding myself
amongst you, valiant soldiers of
1918, to live again our glorious
memories. Three years ago. the
first of Der, 1918, the entire
American army in France took up
vigorously the pursuit Of the defeat
ed enemy and did not halt until the
German surrender.
Hour of glory for the American
army, a proper elimination for mill
tary effort, prodigious alike in its in
tensity as in it's rapidity. One and all
you have had your share in it. You
may well be proud.
s'In responding in mass to the call
to arms of your government, in equip
ping, training and organizing your
selves as rapidly as possible, you had
in view only to make your places as
soon as possible in the line of battle.
ssIn numbers: Eighteen months
after the declaration Of war by the
United States on Germany, the
American army had passed from
electives of $500 officers and 1885,
600 men to 10000 officers and 81
100000 men.
effort of organization: If, in the
month of March, 1918, you had in
France but six divisions, six months
later you had Al, of which 81 engaged
in battle.
effort in instruction: In order
to have officers, non-commissioned
officers and men rapidly trained, you
multiplied in America as in France,
your schools and camps, which be-
came centers of prodigious activity.
.sIn order to arm you and camp
you, the American manufacturers
worked without respite and supplied
all your needs.
admiral effort also in transporta-
tion. You swept away every obstacle
which interfered with the bringing OF
your units from the centers of in
structions to the ports of embarka-
tion.
..In France you improved the ports
of debarkation, created new installa-
tions, increased the traffic of the rail
road system by work of all kinds and
multiplied your storehouses and hos
pita1s
"Your shipyards were organized
for intensive production in such way