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NO DELAY in
PAYING BONUS
S6,OOO,O BOO To BE Distributed To South
Dakota War Veterans In Next
Few Months

Pierre, S. d., April 1.-THE first
meeting Of the Soldiers Bonus Board,
which will distribute nearly Sc, 900, 900
to South Dakota war veterans within
the next few months was called to
order in the executive chambers today
by Governor w. Fl. McMaster, chair
man exoficio. The other members of
the board The Fred Ray, Yankton,
executive head, Z. ". Stanley, Rapid
City, Buell. Jones, Britton and State
Treasurer ". S. O"Brien, treasurer
~exoficio of the board, were present
to take the oath of office and assume
their part in the discussion of the
preliminary plans Of the board.
Members of the board are unanim-
Gus in their determination to waste no
time in setting the machinery in mo-
ton, in order that there may be as
little delay as possible in selling the
bonds n starting payments.
One of the first things to be consid-
cred today was tht matter of suitable
offices. The already crowded condi-
ton of the state house makes this
problem a difficult one. Because of the
amount of work which will be involv-
"" III hOSpih6 tiC III VI ItCOEus,
the board will require rather spacious
quarters. The suggestion has been
offered that the desks in the repre-
sentatiyes chamber be crowded to one
side of the room or moved into the
basement and the board occupy this
space. Whether this suggestion will
be adopted or whether an effort will
be made to combine two or more de-
partments in one Office thereby max
ing room for the bonus board, is hoped
to be decided during this meeting.
Many minor details are expected to
be worked out today. The matter of
office furnishings, number and possible
selection of clerks and stenographers,
the drafting of necessary printed mat
ter such as letter heads and blank
forms for bonus applications and var
ious other matters are on the program
and hopes are entertained that they
may be dispensed with before the meet
ing %adjourns.
1t is thought probable that the
board will continue in session tomor-
row and possibly Wednesday before
all of these preliminary details are
disposed of. .'a
Another question which is expected
to be discussed during the I, esent
meeting, is the matter of securing a
decision by the supreme court to the
constitutionality of the compensation
act. This decision will be demanded,
it is said, by prospective purchasers
Of the bonds and by the companies
who undertake to dispose of them.
Whether an advisory opinion from the
judges of the supreme court will be
asked for, or whether a case will be
started to test the validity of the law
yet remains to be settled.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-14
BEING NATURAL

How delightful II is TO De In the
company OF people who are natural.
The delight does not come as often as
one could desire. not as often as you
would suppose 1t could come and
would come. The fact Is we do. not
know any one who Is perfectly SO.
To be natural is to be like nature
to be just ones own nature. You see,
in the centuries back sin came in and
made the race unnatural. Nature as
we know the word and use it knows
nothing about sin. Moral nature be-
longs to the human part OF creation.
To be natural Is not to be bereft of the
moral faculties, but to posses them
in their original state-perfect. with
a bent to the development OF the holt
ness and righteousness of God, the
perfect one unto his perfection in
them.
The way to get back to nature is to
put the right estimate on the most
important component parts OF ones
nature. The great Instructor acmon-
ishes one to value life more than the
body. As long as one ministers more
to the body than to the soul he sights
the SOU and bO uOcS uOt 6ivO ~ TO
rightful chance to exercise preemin-
ence in the being Just as ones cloth
ing is of less value than the body 1t
covers, so is the body Of less moment
than the soul that inhabits 1t.
There is another hint on being ma
tural that one must not neglect IL he
makes progress in that direction. An
finals use instinct In development
They follow the basic law Of Their
nature They are constantly storins
up reserve energy according to liz
stinct and by the use OF the vitalit,
they possess to be sure. So surely
to become perfectly natural, q human
being must utilize the basic vitality o
his being. And more than that h
must accumulate from the outside
He must lay up In store for the future
That is why Jesus said Lay up 10
yourselves In heaven" Ae
cumulate the divine vitamines.
Here's another prescription. Q
rather q part OF the whole, for M
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Expect Brisk Building
Boom Throughout State

Platte, April 11.-Reports coming
from many sections Of South Dakota
indicate that lumbermen are expert
encing a rapid increase in business.
Many bills are being figured and num-
erou small contracts have been award
ed. With lumber practically at pre-
war prices and with labor somewhat
lower in price many people who have
postponed building are 10Y showing
interest again.
1t Is predicted that many new dwell
ings and other structures will go up in
many parts of South Dakota this year
in spite Of financial conditions.
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SERMO N

turalness. Centralize on the main
nourishment and life builder. One OF
the greatest builders is devotion to a
higher power and obedience to 1t. But
that's the same thing. Do not be
afraid to be servant to h divine.
vaciliation near servitude to the
lower elements of living-the
sary ones. Be master owe all physi-
cal nature by life giving servitude to
the Author of Life. That meal life
building servitude. Trying to be SER
want to two masters-spiritual and
physical-divides attention SO that
there is no full allegiance and no clear
vision. That means walking n
stumbling and falling in the dark.
Unnaturalness is one OF h most
devitalizing things imaginable. An
unnatural person is n who Is on a
strain. One who lives on a strain ex-
hausts the vitality of his being. Be-
ing i'll at ease takes strength as almost
nothing else Anxiety wastes ones
energy. Reasoning from what is said
above, self confidence Is not enough
For self strength is not enough. Self
intelligence is not enough. Self soul
is not enough. A basic secret OF sue
cess to the natural life Is to cultivate
dependence on the Giver Of life, the
great outpourer Of life, the great sus-
tainer of life You remember this do
you not? "Your heavenly Father feed
eth"
1t won't be long until you will be
able to note how the things of nature
flourish. Yea, how nature itself -four
ishes. The grass will grow, the trees
put forth their leaves, the grain n
the herbs spring out of the ground.
You will see, too. the birds and the
beasts in the full food Of their living.
The wild fowl have came back. ac-
cording I o their nature, and are pre-
pairing for the fullness of their living
All animate nature takes on new &C
tivity. They express nature as 1t car
flourish. Surely mankind should and
can know the secret of living all there
Is In 1t and all that there al be FOL
him. The secret Is putting life mrs.
and letting the Author and Nnishel
lof life have full sway in ones being.
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Orchestra Recital AT
Costain Hall, Apr! Is

X The Presbyterian Church orchestra
will appear in recital at Costain Hall,
Monday evening, April the eighteenth,
at eight o'clock. Admission Csc. The
orchestra will be assisted by the fol-
lowing soloists-Mrs III. p. Cooper,
reader; Marie Co%quillette, violin; Gen
evieve Dunn bells; MrseH. P. Cooper,
tenor.
Program
1. Trinity Bells March .-...... Hall
Orchestra ~
2. Scenes That are Brightest. .....
From Opera Mariana
Orchestra
3. Violin Solo "Liebesfreud" Kreisier
Marie Coquillette
4. Evening Song ...... .Neurnberger
Orchestra
5 Tenor Solo when My Ships Come
SAILING hOme -.!......St Stewart
Mr.. H.. p, Cooper
6. Some Big Beautiful Morning
.....................Al Jolson
Novelty Quartette
z. Shadows $50. Carrie Jacobs Bond
Orchestra
s.. Bell Solo THE Japanese Sandman
....!................ Whiting
Genevieve Dunn
3. Mammy's Little Sunny Honey Boy
STORY
Orchestra
10. Pilgrims Song of Hope. Batiste
Orchestra
IL. Musical Reading Madame Butter
fly" LANCE
Mrs III. p. Cooper
II. Breezes from the South
..... Medley of Southern Airs
Orchestra
-. Star Spangled Banner.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-14
". ]. Halloween Candidate
For Mayor AT Election

Certificates of nomination for can.
didates for city offices have been filed
for the election to be held Tuesday,
April 10Th.
There is no opposition for the Office
of Mayor, w. ] Halloween being the
only candidate.
Following is the list of candidates:
Alderman list Ward-A. II. Churchill
Alderman End Ward-A. b. Catalan.
Alderman 3rd Ward. j. Strut.
City JUSTICE. B. Heilman.
City ~Justice-J. r. Bard.
Petitions, were also circulated for
the nomination VI l J.. MacConnell for
Mayor, but owing to a misunderstand-
ing Of dates. the petition was not fled.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-14
BOOKS in
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Large Number Of Juvenile and Nom
Fiction Books Added To
Library

Following Is a list Of the Juvenile
and non-flction books received by the
library. These books are all by stan.
dard writer's:
JUVENILES
Mark Tidd-Manufacturer-C. Kel,
land.
Gatty Atkins-C. Kelland.
The Hall with Doors-Louisa 5
Hasbrook.
Toni, Little Wood Carrier-Johana
Spyrie.
Cornelli-Johnana Spyre.
Girl Heroines-in fiction-Guy McFee
Boy Heroines-in fction-Guy McFee
Neptune's Son-Rupert S. Halland.
Into Mexico with General Scott
Edwin Sabin.
Squaw Point-Arland ID. Weeks.
Pic, the Weapon Maker-C. Lang
ford.
Boys Book of Sea Ffghts-C. C.
Fraser.
Young Citizens " Book-C. c.
Fraser
Captain January-Laura c Richards
Ozma of Oz-Frank l.. Baum.
Treasurer Mountain.
Martin Crusoe-T. G. Bridges.
Italian Twins-Lucy f. Perkins.
Mayfower Maid-Belle Knipe.
Children's Story Garden. w. Lip
pincott.
Merrylipp-Buleah Marie Dix.
The Sandmans Forest-Louis Dodge
Standish of Standish-Jane G.. Aus
tin.
Red Cap Tales-S. r.. Crockett.
/ Wonder Why-Milton Goldsmith.
The Graysons-E. Eggleston.
Marty Lends a Hand-H. 8. Latham
The Peterkin Papers-L. p. Hale.
The Cockpit of Santago-D. Green
berg.
Leave IL To Doris-Ethie Hueston.
Buried Treasure-Everett McNiel.
Dormitory Days-A. S. Pior.
Us and the Bottle Man-E. b. Price.
Running Eagle-James Schultz.
The Enchanted Mountain-E. o.
White.
Galine and the Hour Book-Avaleen
Stien.
Boy with the U. S. Survey-R. r.
Wheeler.
Boy with the U. S. Naturalists-R.
r. Wheeler.
Castle Blair-Flora L. Shaw.
Red Ben of Oak Ridge. w. Lip
pincoli,
Boy Life on the Prairie-H. Garland
Boys Life Of Lafayette
Wee Anne-Ethel G. Phillips.
Scott Burton on the Range-Edward
A. Cheyney.
Pennies and Plans-Annie T.. Moore
The Mystery of the Sealark--R. III.
Barbour.
Burgess Animal Book. Burgess.
Elieens Adventure in Woodland
Zallah Mcdonald.
The Secret of Every Day Things
+. Fabre.
Witch Miller-E. l.. Masters.
Wondertales., in IL vOlumes-Clif-
ford Johnson.
Animal Land Children-Ffora.
Fairy Grammar. II. Carpenter.
NON-FTCTION
Alsace-Lorraine Under German Rue
.-Chas. ID. Hazen.
How to Live-Irving Fisher.
Mistakes in Teaching-Hinds and
Noble.
Being Well Born-M. F. Guyer.
Money and Banking-H. White.
Three Centuries of Treaties OF
Peace. + Phillimore.
The Worst Boys in TOWN.. T. Hill
Revisiting the EARTH. T. Hill.
The Glories of Ireland. Dunn.
England to Acknowledgements p.
Montague.
v~agabond Journey Around the
Vocabulary A. Frank.
The Melting Pot. Zangwill.
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BAN on GRAIN GAMBLING
is PLAN OF SENATOR

Washington, April 9.-An antsgrain
new, congress by Senator Capper and
Representative Tincher. both Of Kan
sas. The measure, Senator Capper,
announced today, will be similar to
the bill which failed In the last con-
gress. but will have a few amendments
designed to meet objections TO the
former bill and which. Senator Cap
per said, would not penalize legitimate
speculation or hedging
The new bill also will apply to cot
ton as wei as grain.
Backed BY Farmers
"As revised" said Senator Capper,
in a statement, 1.-The bill. l believe
meets the approval Of the legitimate
grain and milling interests. It already
has the approval OF all the great farm
organizations. 1t will not win the ap-
prevail of course, Of the grain gamb-
lers, for its chief purpose is the elm
inatjon of the gambler"
The revised bill, according to SEN
ator Capper, would place grain Elk
mi unueT the bureau Oh
with authority to confne speculation
In grain or cotton to regular boards
of trade. This the senator said, will
need the activities of the percent OF
the real gambling is done"
Futures Publicity
The bill by another provision would
require publicity all future grain tran
sactions and would require ~cancella-
ton of boards of trade permits IL they
should not prescribe rules to prevent
gambling.
Declaring that the decline OF 40
cents i'm the price of wheat in the last
three weeks was due to gambling and
artificial manipulation OF bear specu-
lators at Chicago, Senator Capper said
Fifteen billion dollars are wagered
annually in future dealings in Chica-
go and the commissions Of brokers
are three times as great as the earn
ings of the bankers at Monte Carlo,
which heretofore has ranked az the
worlds greatest gambling resort"
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X W. s. BELL DEAD

Mrs. w. s. Bell. of Rec Heights, died
at the Pierre Hospital last Saturday.
She was II years of age at the time
of her death. She was well-known
at Rec Heights and vicinity. having
made her home there since 1885.
Funeral services were held Tuesday,
and burial made in the Rec Heights
cemetery.
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'....h:ss
ORIGIN OF HAND COUNTY

Hand-Organized July 10, 1882;
County seat, Miller. This county
was named after George H. Hand,
secretary of the interior in 1880.
1t was created on January s, 1878,
Henry Kile established the first
settlement on the banks of Turtle
creek in 1880. Population SITS.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-14

Drill For On; Strike Water

Deadwood, April 7.-One OF the
largest artesian wells ever devel-
oped in this state, raj struck by
the Bear Butte Development COM
pany on its holdings, where the
company is drilling for oil. near
Bear Butte. 1t is estimated that
the well is flowing at tho rate Of
10000 barrels a day.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-04-14
A WARNING

All automobile and truck owners
must have licenses by May LIST, or ar.
rests will be made. Get your auto
license and avoid tr ouble.
N. L. Butte, Sheriff.
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!. a. O p. D

There will be a public meeting OF
the /. o. o. F. Lodge Wednesday even
ing, April goth at 8 o'clock at the
opera house. Everyone is cordially
invited to come and hear DIR. A. Il.
Clough lecture on the Good of the
Order.
s. Kegler, Sec'y.
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New Telephone DIRECTORY

A new telephone directory will soon
make its appearance. The directory
shows q large increase in new sub
scrtbsFs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-27

gotten night. How silly it sounds,
doesn't it? But you will understand.
I don't know how it got about that
had begun to go so early. But grad
ually the peopl" began to come early,
too. At first just one or two peOpI" who
apparently enjoyed sitting in the dim
li-le theatre and listening to my music.
This had been going on for several
days when Van Enden. who was a
shrewd business man, saw that he could
turn my new departure to account.
Having sounded me on the subject and
found that I made no objection, he
began 10 advertise that short concert
would take place each evening before the
regular performance began. For this
there would, of course. be no extra
charge. But he knew that the people
once there, they would be unlikely to
90 without staying for the rest Of N"
Performance. How much this device
put into his pocket I cannot say
But it i, certain that, during the rest
Of the time was in A we did big
ger business than ever before in the
history Of tn" theatre. And it was all
owing to ne.
few months bcfore.'I would have
been half drunk with pride at the thought
that Il was ! who was such an at
traction. Bat now. the only thing il
meant TO me was. that ] would be able
70 ask for more money. Does this
sound fcarfully sordid? Remember that
the more money I was able to put by,
the sooner I would be able to 60 TO
New York and to him. Money itself
did not mean much 10 me. IL never mas,
II is not too much to say that Roland
Wpllcs during that whole summer dom
mated all my waking thoughts and
many of my sleeping ones. While |
was at the theatre | was continually
in n waking dream in which he was al
weys beside me. could close my eyes
md see him standing there before mo.
AZ plainly as I had seen him that
memorable night in the flesh.
When ! was back in my little room,
nv dreams took another turn, | was
always rehearsing our coming meeting
in the autumn. ! warmed myself in his
welcoming smile. He would not be sur
priscd to see me. lie must have roaC
In NV face that I would surely come
And. then, what glorious visions
had of the success and wealth that
ovnitrd me. He had as much rs prom
iscd 10 give me try out. The idea
that | might fail never occurred 10 me
: Fail with him for n teacher And how
would repay him. All that succos
meant 10 me was that it would Pnabl,
me to pour its rewards at his feet. AnC
there would be the gift of my lDve be
side. How foolish and innocent I was
May 10th
The following autumn, on a particu'
| larly bright morning, a rather travel
stained and perhaps provincial looking
Qirl appeared at the entrance of tn,
e. Studio. In New York. car
hardly think of her as being myself
II took real courage, ! believe, to d,
what l did. / had burned all my bridges
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-27

her first comedy, "Torchy's Millions
Since then she has appeared in a num-
ber of these pictures, the latest being
''Torchy's Night Hood" In the mean
time, she has transferred her stage al.
lcgance to the Ziegfeld Midnight Fol
lies. where she has become one Of the
stellar members of the organization.
Torchy Comedies, however, were not
Miss Mackaill's first experience before
the camera, for she appeared in the
British actors production Of 'The Face
at the Window" and in Eclair Comedies
in France.
In the brief time she has been in
this country Miss Nackaill has fallen
so completely in love with the country
that she is soon to bring her mother
across to make this her permanent
home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-27

in saying good by to A and all my
kind friends there. l had also made
Van Enden raise my salary a little,
and had saved penuriOusly. All through
the summer months. | lived in two
drcamS-the dream of acting. and the
dream of meeting my hero again.
knew | was only one girl among many
whom he met. But ! would show him
that | was not like the rest.
So. taking my courage in my hands,
] came and passed through the stag
gCring bignpss and noise of a great city.
| admit that when | found the studio
at last, and entered the white entrance,
full of hustle and confusion, where the
telephone girl sat at the switchboard
behind the railing, | lost my nerve.
was just one among millions; unknown
crude. inexperienced, stranger among
strangers.
set down my satChel on the floor
for my hand was trembling.
I'D like to see Mr.. Welles," I said
to the telephone girl.
She looked at ME strangely,
thought.
Mr.. WelIes :" she echoed. "Wha
name shall | say"
Miss MOreland.
She began to operate the switchboard
making inquiries about the place. Sh
located him at last on the floor"
Yes" l heard her say, ''she want
to see you. Shall ! send her in?"
| was dying to go in, to see tn
magic and secret chamber whore thos
wonders were made, but the girl turned
to me:
He says to wait a minute; he'll b
. out"
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The
LOVE STORY
of a
MOVIE STAR
CHAPTER VII


T HAVE sometimes asked myself II he
i could have realized what his words
and his manner. more than his word"
meant to me. But ] know now that
he did. He must have. He was too
experienced, he had played with too
many women not TO know.
And you must remember that I was
little more than child. And l had
never even fancied that | was in love
before need not tell you. Annette,
how that tender. protecting manner
which you, too. must know so well,
charmed and captivated me.
All the rest of that summer ] was
under the spell Of his voice. his look,
his smile. Why do | say "all the rest
of that summer" when the spell is on
me still?
went about like one in dream
| look back now. and wonder how II
was that l held my job. Certainly
was never more than half conscious Of
what l was doing. l just used to si
and play mechanically. ] hardly saw
the pictures before me-. unless. o
course, he was in them. Then | played
only for him. As if he could hcal
me. | suppose it was because, for th'
first time in my life. was actual!
putting myself into my playing that
was able to play as | had never don
before. My playing actually began &
be a feature Of the performance.
| only lived during the time ! was a
the theatre, For was it not there that
had seen him. | began going EARL"
and earlier sometimes good half hOu
before the performance was to begin
Then | could sit there in the darkness
and play the whole story of my love
my longing to see him again Tha
short half hour was mine. | could 81
there with my eyes half closed and pla
to him, standing there at the piano n
he had stood on that never to- be- for
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Director Marshall Neilan
Also Appears in Film

MARSHALL NEILAN deserted the
A'1 directorial chair last week and for
the first time in years put on the grease
paint and appeared before the camera
in Bits Of Life" his new First Ma.
tional production.
In this picture Mr.. Neilan appears
as himself in novel handling of q
story which is expected to introduce
something new under the sun In picture
presentation. This marks Mr.. Nei :
lan's first appearance before the camera
since Daddy Long Legs" which he
directed and acted in with Mary Pick
ford. Before becoming n director he
was leading men to such stars as
Blanche Sweet. Ruth Roland. Mar
guerite Clark. Miss PiCkford and others
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-27
WHAT YOUR
FAVORITE FILM
STARS ARE DOING

Gloria Swanson has just begun work
upon her second starring vehicle uu.
der the direction Of Sam Wood Thh
new photoplay is an adaptation Of ths
popular novel, THE Shulamite," m
Alice and Claud Askew. which, drama.
.tized by Edward Knoblock and Claud
Askew, also proved successful on tbs
legitimate stage. Mahlon Hamilton
heads the supporting cast. Russell
Simpson. well-known character actor:
Lillian Leighton, noted screen mother.
Thena Jasper and Clarence Ford IN
also in the cast.
Theodore Roberts, veteran character
actor, last week visited the LaAy
studio for the first time since his N.
cent illness. He looks we'll and nm
that he is getting better every day.
Conway Tearle has started production
of Shadows of the Sea- under dire.
ton of Alan Croslaud, at Fort In,
n. j.
Betty COmpsOn has returned from 10.
cation on the sea coast where she has
been working in lighthouse scenes for
her first stellar appearance in AT the
End of the World" directed by Penrhyn
Stanlaws. The picture will soon h
completed and Miss Compson. after 4
brief rest, wiz begin on another with
the same director.