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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-14
Who's Here
 And WheYe
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Gus Gelles, representing the Ma tional Grocery Company, leaves or the Northwestern for Anchorage where he will remain for several months.
 w. T. Lopp, Grief of the Bureau of education for Alaska, after ffaving been in the city for two days on business, left on the Alameda Friday night for Ketchikan. From Ketchi kan, MT. Lopp will go to his head quarters at Seattle
 Arthus Pinkus, who has been here for several days will leave on the Northwestern for Cordova to take charge of the Empress Theatre for Capt. A. E. Lathrop. Mir. Pinkus is accompanied by his young son.
 Alfred G. Comstock, who has been making his headquarters here this winter, will leave on the North western for Seward enroute 10 An chorage, where he may locate.
 H. G. Steele. owner and editor of the Cordova Times, who has been visiting here for several days will leave for his home on the Northwest ern today.
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Men Students Intellect
 Higher than Wcmens' Claim

BERKELEY Cal. March h. Belief held by many in equality Of the sexes" was found not to be all together true at the University Of California here when it was an nounced recently that in psycholos- ical intelligence tests the men prov cd 10 be of higher intellect than women, men furnished sixty-nire per cent of the Knowledge required and women furnished the remaining thirty-one per cent,
 Women, it was found were par ticularly skillful in answering con undrums relating 10 the fine arts In problems calling for cold req soning the men soutdistanced tho women.
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CANN|ERY NE VESSEL. ARRIVES AT TAKU. TOMORROW NIGHT.
Libby Maine, First of the Fleet Is on Way North with
 Men and Cannery Supplies.

The big motor ship, Libby Maine, first of the Alaska cannery fleet, that left Seattle Friday for Taku Harbor and Yakutat with supplies and men for the Libby, McNeil and Liby eanneries at those two places, is expected at Taku HarbOr tomOr- row night, and after unloading some of the men and part of the cargo, will proceed direct to Yakutat.
 The gas boat Pheasant, Capt. John Haho, that left early this afternoon on the Cape Fanshaw mail run, took considerable mail that will be put on the Libby Maine for Yakutat, being the first mail sent there since last December.
 Carl Timman, head carpenter for the past nine years at the Yakutat cannery. left on the Pheasant today nect with the Libby Maine for Yak uht He has spent the past winter in this city. J. Hardy, another em- ployee at the cannery, also left on the Pheasant today to catch the motorship.
 The Yakutat cannery starts during May, caning red king salmon that are caught at Dry Bay, about fifty miles from Yakutat, and will continue to can for several months. The Taku Harbor plant of the same. company will start canning king salmon some time next month, and after the king salmon run is over, pack other kinds of salmon during the summer.
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STORMY WEATHER DELAYS
 LOCAL SMALL VESSEL

The Ranger V, Capt. George Ii. Peterson. due to leave yesterday for Sitka with Dr. C. C. Georgeson and wife as passengers, has not yet left port on account of the stormy wea- ther.
 The Anita Phillips is in port load ing a cargo of miscellaneous mer- chandise for Speel River.
 On account of the stormy weather learly all of the fishing fleet tha. lrriYed in port last week with hal but cargoes, are still in the Channel
 The Ambassador, tender of the Chichagoff Mining Company. that ince last trip here has been at Ket ahikan, having repair work done s due at this port from Chichagoff omOrrow night.
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American Tractors Bring New Era in
 India; 2O-Women Teams Disappearing

Today the tractor is doing the work that the elephant used to do in log handling in the forests. It is replacing the water buffalo as motive power in blowing the rice paddles. It is pulling the heavy rollers that~erush the stone into the, macadam bed in road building where natives by the score, men and women, used to be impressed into this service. It Is revolutionizing conditions where the com bination of speed and power is imperative. Old methods are being pushed aside by the new.
 The story of development in scores of widely scattered climes.
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Sleeping Car Passengers
 Entitled to Protection

CINCINNATI, March 14.-Passen- rers asleep in Pullman cars must De protected from theft of their property, according to a decision handed down by City Judge W. Meredith Yeatman.
 The courts ruling. in effect was
 As Q passenger would haze no opportunity to watch his baggage when asleep, it follows that it is inc duty of the Pullman Company to maintain a reasonable watch over his property while he is occupying a berth
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-14
Or Juneau 5
 Waterfront

Bookings on the steamer North western scheduled to leave here late this afternoon for Western Al for Seward-Gus Gellcs, w. M Mason, J. Stone, Alfred G. Comstock, R. J. Suratt, Jas. Horas, George Suelas, Mike George, V. Nelson, Pic Martini, Dick Mccormick, L. Wer necke, MT and Mrs. Gus Rogstedives w. Toney, w k. Watson, D. II Miriam. Sam Sanka; for Cordova- C., w. Payne, Arthur Pinkus and son, If. G. Steele.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-14
FORMER JUNEAU RESIDENT
 PASSES AWAY AT SEATTL

News was received here today by Miss Anna G. Anderson assistant clerk of the Territorial IouEc {, Of Representatives of the death of her sister, Mrs. Jorgen Nelsonf at Se- attle last Saturday evening" Mrs Nelson was at one time reSident of Juneau where her husband was in the jewelry business, which line he now follows at Seattle. The fun eral will Ee held at Seattle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-14

THREE or four years ago when
 the tractor companies began ma king inquiry of the domestic and foreign commerce division of the Department of Agriculture at Washington about the situation in India sales effort in that par ticular quarter of the world was vigorously discouraged.
 Keep out of India" the de- partment's field representative advised, You cannot hope to con- vert tLese backward natives from the stick blow to the tractor and i:sc blows at one swoop."
 But they're doing 1t!
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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
Treadwen Mining Expert Off For knskokwim to Manage
 New Properties.

< Livingstone Wernecke, Treadwell expert mfntralogist took the North western. today for Anchorage enroute to the Kuskokwim where he will look after the interests of the new Treadwell Gold Mining properties during the summer. MT, Wernecke probably will not come out until next December.
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as a result of the introduction of American made products, will bs graphically told at the eighth an- nual convention of the National Foreign Trade Council at Cleve- land, May AZ. Ways and means of further foreign trade exten- sion, and all the attendant diff culties, will be discussed by the biggest business leaders of the
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-14
GOING WESTWARD

ss Pic Martini, Vernon Nelson and Dick Mccormick, three of Douglas popular young men, expect to leave on the Northwestern for Anchorage where work is offered in their re spective lines. However, when the Summer arrives and the baseball is predicted that some of them at least will return Douglasward.
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IS NOW A CITIZEN.

William Edward Wakeham, sub ject of Great Britain, was admitted to citizenship today by United States District Judge Robert w. Jennings. Assistant District Attorney Walter Schaffner conducted the examination in the District Court this morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-14
3. o. w. A. PARTY

The Freshman and Junior boys Of the Douglas High School who con stftute the, B. O, w. A. organiza- tfon entertained the girl students of their classes and the high school teachers with party in the school house Saturday night. Competitive games were played and plenty of re- treatments provided
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-14
STEAMER JEFFERSON WILL
 RETIlEM TO 6 z Al ACEA

According to advices received this morning by Agcn Willis NAwell. the steamer Jefferson will return to the Southeastern Alaska run earlier than expected. The first sailing date of the spring season has bcea set for Wednesday, March 2S, from Seattle.
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STUDENTS GO HIKING

A number of the upper class High School girls and boys, dressed in their hiking suits, constituted a merry party on a tramp out the Government road yesterday after
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COMING HOME

Mrs. D. H. Christoe. who has been visiting for the past three months in Seattle. is expected to return home soon.
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At the Gastinea.

At the Gastinea.; MT and Mrs. Hugh McGill, Mrs E. F. Walter, B. Fitzwilliams, C. R G. Scopel, Victor Swanson, T. r. McKinstrey. w, W. McKinstrey.
 At the Lynda MT. and Mrs B. w Dyer
 At the Alaskan Pat Daley, Thomas McBrien.
 At the Circle City Orvid Violate, T. Williams, J. Steel, H. C. Alexander. Gust Nelson. Gust McIsaac
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Masquerade Sults TOT rent; Cos tunes made to order, Mrs. Swartz lnberg. Phone 452 Douglas. adv
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GOES SOUTH

Mrs. John Erdeley, of Treadwell, left on the Alameda Friday evening for a few weeks visit in Seattle
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! ESTERDAY

St. Paul and Kodiak. are taken and 18th edan time, (Juneau ime); Francisco at e my 135th meridian
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-25
IVD|CT FORMER
BANK EXAMINER
}. l.. wINGEgELD, SOUTH DAKo-
TAN, ONE 0F FIVE BANKERS
INDICTED FOR EMBEZZLE-
MENT.

Minneapolis, Feb. 25.-Joseph l..
Wingfield, former state superin-
tendent OF banks OF South Dakota,
is one of five former officers and
directors of the Commonwealth
Mortgage company. Minneapolis,
who must face district court trial
here on a charge of embezzling
$225,000 from the company's stock
holders March %. 1918 Indict-
ments were returned against the
men this morning
AL of the men. well known in
northwest banking circles, previous
ly were indicted for the same Of
fense, but the Indictment was
quashed by the supreme court re
Gently on a teehnicality. The basis
for the quashing of the indictment
was that committee from a former
grand jury, which deliberated on
the case. but did not complete It.,
We're permitted TO appear before a
second grand jury which returned
the Indictment
The five indicted bankers, accord
ing TO testimony. said to have been
presented TO the grand jury Mon
day. entered into conspiracy with
William E. Shafer, now serving a
term in the Saltwater state prison,
whereby negotiable promissory
notes, certificates Of deposit and
government bonds in the possession
of the company. were replaced by
Schafer's worthless unsecured notes,
and resulted in Schafer's obtaining
control of the institution.
The officers of the bank indicted
with Wingfield are John p. Ern-
ster, Frank S. Graham, Theron a..
Loyeiand and j. Burr Ludlow.
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PETITION SEEKS
STATE BANK
AYRsS FILES PETITION PROVID-
ING E0R VOTE ON THE
PROPOSITION.

Pierre. Feb 25. Tom Ayres OF
Mitchell filed with the secretary OF
state today an initiatiye petition
bearing more than $4,000 signatures
and seeking establishing oi the Bank
OF South Dakota Tie petition pro,
yides for submission of the question
10 the people OF the state at the next
election. The bank would be run
along the same lines as that of North
Dakota
An appropriation OF 100000
would be made to start operations.
The governor, attorney general and
state auditor would make up an in
dustrial commission which would con
troll the bank, employing a manager
for direct executive work. They
would be authorized to issue two mil
lion dollars in state bonds in denom-
nations from five dollars to ten thou
sand to run from ten to 80 years al
six per cent. the sale of the bonds
providing capital for the bank. The
commission would be authorized to
sell the bonds in such manner and
on such terms as is deemed most ad-
vantageous. The tax commission
would be required to levy a tax for
the expenses of the bank. The law
provides that the Industrial commits
sion establish branches of the state
bank in any city on petition of 80
per cent of the electors. All state,
county, rural credit, township, muni-
eipal and school district funds would
be deposited in this bank exclusively
along with the money of all state de.
partments, boards and institutions.
This deposit must be made within
three months OF enactment of the law
or in case this is difficult within six
months. In case present contracts
have not expired the deposits must
be all in two months after expira-
ton of the contract. The bank may
reloan this money back to the vari-
Gus governmental subdivisions. All
deposits would be guaranteed by the
state and exempted from tax. The
Industrial commission shall FIX the
interest rate. Loans are not to be
made for speculative purposes.
The petitions for the bank came
from counties all over the state.
Most Of them are east of the river
but in one west river county seat
the sheriff and postmaster signed up.
signers are chiefly farmers or resi-
dents OF small towns with large
proportion of women ON the lists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-25
A,5G4 FARMS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
CENSUS FIGURES SHOW A DE
CREASE IN THE TOrsff
NUMBER

Pierre. Feb. 25,Is South Dakota
classed always as an agricultural
state. forsaking its farms in o back
TO the city" movement? Statistics
recently received by the state his
torical department showing the mum
Der Of farms in the state recorded by
the fourteenth federal census, would
Indicate that this is either taking
place or that the smaller farms are
being combined. making larger ones
and thereby reducing the total num-
Der.
In 1920, the report shows there
We're 1864 farms in South Dakota.
a reduction since the 1910 census OF
per cent. when 50 farms. made a
gain for the decade between 1900 and
1910, of AZ per cent.
The bulletin explains The word
farm" as used for census purposes
as. "all the land which is directly
farmed by one person. either by his
own labor alone or with the assist
ance OF members of his household or
has employees. When a land owner
has one or more tenants. renters,
CHOPPERS, or manager" the bulletin
continues, the land operated by each
is considered a farm"
West river counties We're respon-
sibie for the reduction in the last ten
Years, according TO the table showing
the number OF farms in each county.
Armstrong county. In the west cen
tral part Of the state. boasted OF
l57 farms IN 1910. but only III In
1920 Fall River. in the extreme
western corner, dropped from 1924
in 1910. to SIS in 1920. Lawrence
county, along with six counties lying
along the Montan- Wyoming border,
held their own with 445 farms in
1910 and 449 in 1920.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-25

Under Heavy Bond
For K Obj cry

Wagner Feb. 25. - Raymond
Drappeau. who was placed under
$4,000 bonds at Yankton last Fri
day or his appearance at the next
term Of court to answer to the
cahrges Of being implicated In the
robbery of Henry Burkhaft, of
Yankton, was born and reared in
this locality. He is a son OF Mrs.
William Hinkley, Of. Wagner. by .
former husband -.
He is . grandson Of the Drappeau
who Is said to have been closely
identified with the notorious Jack
Sully gang Of cattle rustlers, who
roamed this section Of the country
in early days. Sully was known
from the gulf to the Canadian bor-
der and was regarded as one of the
most daring and fearless men ever
engaged in The cattle rustling bust
ness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-25
State Historical
ne Department

Pierre. Feb, Among the re-
cent additions to the collection OF
territorial relics on display in the
department of history at the capitol
building is homemade grist mill,
made in the middle sos by Knut
Hegna, a settler living near where
The town of Wilmot is now located,
The mill, after being shifted
about Wilmot, from one scrap hear
to another. for more than 40 years,
was recently resurrected by Edmund
Cook, Of that place. and forwarded
TO the historical department
1t consists of cylindrical block
of granite through the center oi
which has been chiseled conves
hole tapering TO the bottom. The
inner sides of this hole are grooved
a similarly grooved granite cone
fits into this hole. to which was ap-
piled the power. Power was fur.
nished by means Of hore sweep.
Grain was fed into the top of ths
hole by hand. and as it was forced
downward in the grooves by the re.
Ivolying motion of the inner cone
was crushed to meal.
Due to the fact that tho nearest
commercial mill. where grain could
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-02-25
here and has been filed with the
secretary of state. but will not go
to the legislature until Wednesday.

here and has been filed with The
secretary of state. but will not 60
TO the legislature until Wednesday
United States Senator-elect Peter
Norbeck arrived and is expected to
take a hand in the deliberations on
highway matters. During his adj
ministration as governor he was
very much interested in the develop
ment of this work, and it is believ-
ed that he came in response to re-
ports that some members of the
present session proposed to abandon
the present road building program
The senate sheared off half the
amendments submitted by the state
affairs committee to the moving
picture censorship bill and adopted
the report that The bin pass as
amended Danforth, of Minnehaha
moved the rejection of the proposed
amendments. Friends OF the bill
contended that the amendments,
which deal with minor administra-
tive details. were merely to eneum-
Der the bin and interfere with its
passage. The bill was made a spe-
cial order for Thursday afternoon,
when if viii come UP for final ae-
tion
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TESTIMONY | IN
MURDER CASE
SCANDAL EAPECTED TO BE AIR
ED ~ TRIAL OF ONE
CARL DIGRE.

Sioux Falls, Feb. With the
selection of jury TO try Carl Digre,
wealthy farmer residing near Sher-
man, who is charged with the conniv-
ance as principal in the murder of
Martin Matheson at the Digre home,
Minnehaha eounty's so-ealled love tri
angle is about 10 be barred to the pub
lie Testimony in the murder charge
against Digre viii begin in the circuit
court here n 9,30 o'clock Wednes-
day morning.
Martin Matheson Was a carpenter
Of Sioux Falls and sherman Mathe-
sons wife, Anna. mother of seven
children, is also charged with mur-
der She Is accused by the state with
having administered strychnine in
canned peaches TO her husband. Di-
gre is her cousin.
When taken into custody, Mrs.
Matheson denied her guilt This was
on August 1920. Ten days later.
however. while propped on a pillow
on her cot In the Minnehaha county
Jail. Mrs. Matheson told Judge Mar
tin Bergh Of municipal court at
torneys and officials. details of the
killing OF her husband She direct
~ charged that John Digre, brother
of Carl, was responible for the mur-
der. She said that John suggested the
scheme to her and OF how he had
expected her to live with him after
Martin was dead and things quieted
down"
II was the suspicious OF John
Matheson, a farmer of Wyoming
MINI, father of Martin together With
those of the children who resented
their mothers attitude toward Carl
Digre, Chat brought about an invest.
igation Of the death OF Matheson. G.
Digre, is said to be worth about s75,-
600.
Another startling chapter in the
case came on October when Carl
Digre was arrested on charge of
numbering Matheson. The arrest
came as no surprise to the residents
Of Sherman who had been predicting
Although Mrs, Matheson has stead
ily denied that Carl had the slightest
knowledge of her crime, evidence
in the hands of the state indicates
that portion OF her confession was
patched up to protect Carl II de-
yeloped at a preliminary hearing that
Carl was q. frequent visitor at the
Matheson home, Frank Matheson, the
18-year-old son of Mrs. Matheson,
testified that in a visit to the county
jail when his mother sent for him.
that she had told him that she was
in delicate condition. and that Carl
Digre was the father OF the expected
child.
John and Carl Digre were boxh re
Leased under $4,000 bonds while
Mrs. Matheson has been confined to
the county Jail being unable to fur
nish $40, 900 bond
on February 5 the grand Jury re-
turned true bills against Mrs. Mathe-
son and Carl Digre and a. few days
later returned a no bill AGAINST John
Digre
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No Recall In North
Dakota, Says Townlcy

Minneapolis, Feb 25--T There will
be no recall election in North Da-
kota, President Al. G Townley. OF
national non-partisan league, pre-
dicted in an Interview today. indie
pendents who oppose the nonpartf-
san league administration will net
be able to get enough signatures 10
petitions TO call a referendum cleo
tion, he said. He denied there has
been any split between Himself. and
North Dakota at Bismarck. He safd
he hoped union labor organizations
would take up the six million dollar
bank bond issue.
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LII Ogs Burn
Prior 7 0 Sale

Pipestone. MINI, Feb. 25.--To
have his entire herd of valuable re-
gistered hogs burned to death on the
morning of the day his annual sale
was to occur, was the i'll luck which
befell Harold Axtell, prominent hog
breeder who. resides eight miles west
OF Pipestone. 1t 4;30 O'Clock in the
morning. Axtells hog barns were dis
covered 10 be afire. BY the time help
arrived to battle the flames the fifty
tour head of registered hogs housed
in The big structure had been buraed
to death. The fire is supposed to
have originated from heater on q
hog waterer. 9.s.
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Pierre, Feb. 25.- The administers
TONS home building measure was
given final passage in the senate
by a vote of 81 to II and thereby
assuring South Dakotans state aid
in financing the erection of homes
before the end of the summer. Be-
fore the vote was announced, be-
Heying the bill lost on the first vote,
Senator Borsen, OF Dawson county,
changed fro m aye" TO mo-" ex-
planning if was for the purpose of
.recensidering. The change brought
the vote fayoring down to 20 and
raised the opposing vote to 1S.
After ten inmates recess Borsen
moved the rules be suspended and
the measure be given immediate re-
consideration. This motion prevail
ed. due to the absence of several
members who opposed the measure.
In the meantime Senator Amsden.
who had been absent at the first
vote returned and voted aye" giy-
ing one more vote than necessary to
a two thirds majority.
The first encouragement TO be
given to any open Sunday law by
the. present legislature came when
the senate passed bin permitting
baseball games and moving pictures
on Sunday 1t was amended to re-
4Rire local ordinances to permit
these entertainments. bur had only
five votes against 1t. While this
was going on the the senate the
house was receiving from the sec
retary of state petition to Initiate
the repeal OF all law against Sunday
entertainment for pay. 1t carried
1929 names. or twice the number
required by law for its initiation.
This petition, along with the
state bank. petition filed earlier in
the day, was referred to the state
affairs committee for the drawing
up of the necessary bill.
The petition for initiation Of tbs
act for starting work on a state hy-
.dro-electric plant at Mobridge i
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be ground into flour. wasIocated at
distance which made the trip i'm
practicable, this crude invention was
much sought after BY the settlers
in the vicinity until the advent OF
the railroad into that country in the
early Cos.