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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01
WHAT ABOUT OUR STATE
PRISON
WHAT

In our issue of June II We touch
ed upon the case OF one Thomas
Hubbard, an inmate of the South
Dakota pepitentiary, al Sioux Falls,
who is serving a possible twenty
year term. Hubbard has already
served eight years and was recon-
mended for pardon in 1918. The
board of pardons recommended ex-
ecutive clemency in this mans case
because they believed and were sat-
isfied Hubbard innocent of TIE
crime Of which he is charged. AS
Pete Norbeck was at this time max
ing his campaign for U. S. senator.
and his time SO pre-occupied with the
state republican political machine.
that he was unable to give proper
attention to the duties OF his ONCE
as governor Of the state, the Hub
bard case, like many other unfinish-
ed ofncial duties, was swept into the
discard and Hubbard made the VIC
tim Of political treachery. This is
only one OF the many instances Of
injustice pulled by the muttling
Norbeck administration.
In face Of collection of facts and
general information with. which We
have been confronted recently, and
which we have been able to gather
from reliable sources concerning the
vile and inhuman conditions existing
at our state prison, we feel it not
only proper but duty to helpless
humanity to bring to the attention
Of our readers a few Of the criminal
injustices shouldered upon the in.
mates of our state penitentiary BY
the republican political pie eaters
and jugglers Of justice and establish.
cd law.
As we all know, the governor Is
an ex-o1icio member II the state
budget committee and, by virtue o.
such connection he is given an IN
sight as to the needs Of our different
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01

men, another containing SIS boys
These dens are lacking IN everything
THAI tends toward sanitation and
healthy mind and body OF the III
mates. There is not so. much as a.
exhaust fan to remove the dead ard
a.sease-ladened air that mus needs
exist under such conditions. IL
other departments, the swinc Plan,
for instance. il IS said that The Ga
germ drinking cup yet exists whsTs
men infected With social diseases,
etc. drink from the same cup shay
IS used by those not SO infected
though South Dakota has iaw
aga.ns, such practice.
Conditions at the state prison are
such that public sentiment MAS
aroused and a legislative inves'.ss
tom was asked. The investigation
was made last February, 1921. This
legislative investigating committee
yepor,ed its findings TO the legs.
fure. and according 10 the evidence
of this committee some of the PRISON
officials are as guilty of crime as
many OF those behind the bars.
Is il any wonder onr peni,ensiarg
is nlled 10 capacity when the legs
l,ators themselves will encourage tbs
violation OF the very laws they en-
acte In this one little instance Of
the public drinking cup, for instance
the law makers become a party 70
its violation.
We are advised that the Humane
Society of Sioux Falls is endeavo.ins
10 eradicate some OF the evils now
existing at the state prison .wine
plant. But, We would like to ASK.
what is the state board of health do
ing when they will allow the warden
of the penitentiary and the state
board of charities to continue as
they have in the past? We are no:
attempting to argue against the nee
essity of the prison for the pro:st-
ton of society. nor that the inmates
should be sent boQuet every day
but We do insist that the people who
are confined in the penal institutions
of the country are human. that they
will yield to kindness and fair treat
ment more readily and with more
lasting result than they will to bru.
talitv: that the object of the prison
first, last and laways. is to work 70:
the reformation OF its inmates: tina
undue punishment may temporaril,
subdue but never reform man:tha
it is an establish fact that society
under present form. is the creates
offender-the greater criminal; tina
an institution the size Of the stat
penitentiary at Sioux Falls withou
plumbing, without the proper an,
necessary sanitary facilities an,
equipment is disgrace to the state
a rank and criminal injustice agains
. helpless humanity and an abette
and propagation of crime
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01

Ard now comes the chief moguls
of New York's police force with the
story of ''red' plot to holdup our
great ocean-going vessels on the high
seas and after exterminating TIE
crews steer the ships into Russian
ports. The manner of boarding the
ships in the center of the broad At
lantic is secret the police have not
yet given out Perhaps they swim
out few hundred miles, reds" ars
such awful fellows, according to tine
tin-horn police.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01

DRESS CENSORSHIP AND THE
JACKASS
Isn't is about time that the wo-
men folks of this country put
stop to the antics of the montebank
who plays the tin Gear at Zion City,
ILL.,?
We refer to this sOverseer"
Voliva person, grand mogul of the
Dowie church of fanatics who are in
the majority at Zion City Voliva,
having the votes behind him, has
made lot of tomfool rules for the
conduct of women. One is that wo-
men must always wear their dress
sleeves down to the wrists Another
is that the dress must run clear up
to the throat. The material in wo-
mems clothes must not be in the
slightest bit gauzy.
A Mrs. Sarah johnson, who is a
perfectly respectable woman of Win
4 throp Harbor, ILL.,, stepped of the
II tIdlu dl AlCu SAIy t1S OtuSt 0oy. 1ASi
sleeves didn't quite come down to
the wrists. Her waist didn't reach
up to the middle of the throat and
Voliva's chief of police thought that
the dress goods might have been
thicker. So he clapped her into Jail
This is a plain outrage. Another
case Of man barking back 2.O00
years to the time when he had com
plete censorship over the female Of
the species. In our opinion Mrs
Johnson ought to plead not guilt,
to whatever charge this jackass o,
Voliva makes against her and ther
appeal from his decision to the high
est court Of the land. We think tina
there are plenty Of women in tn,
United States who will be glad Il
help her finance such an appeal.
1 1ncidentlly, we hear that Mrs
johnson is the recipient Of many lie.
tiers of encouragement from he
angry sisters in Illinois. II 70,
think she has been martyred by tn
n prison cell treatment, why not writ
II her?
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01

this YEA. ;ss~ s:ss'*s s>s ..-s-
fs$vaus:Aws sss #.ays.> $50
ysar. s'.,s asswsss;N ssss ssssf
.a;sl sss;s.s,ss':s - 8 RS s'as
- :ss : : ssvs ss1s sssss5
bottles. s,.sss;sys ss' s*
wouis. ;aas ~s s~.,ss ssss sss
Coo ss;;sas - sssssssss>sess 7sS>
yea
As,su s. $.,vss ps,,rr,s ~ sss
country Save sss" ass,s 10 ss'
eco bottles .. ssl,s.ss.ssssae " '>ss
s:r:,, pYoA .N;:ssu wear .. 80. NJ
ssSa-i.y those $4,000 s,'::os = s's>-
~ expensive wine saa - - :a->'aSs
he ,as:om service ~ NE same sew
srnusu, ma: IS smYYsSs,s q sn:>sss
prohibition. WAC are ne gsoTis
Ssvcreds
We suppose some doctor wv =
mark sMa. the ehampssns WAS fer
sickness. Bu. how ahou. .hs nj
lions Il bottles Of wine :Ast were IL
storage when prohibition wen, inv
effect Is ,ha: 81 gone And WHO
consumed i,H Moreover, # il is skill
in storage why add $4,000 10 it ir
five months
There has been q gres; deal said
that prohibition is for the poor mar
and no. for the rich man. II he
hooves our enforcing authorities &c
see 10 il ,hs, this law applies &c
everybody
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01
WHO GETS THE CHAMPAGNE

WHO GETS THE CHAMPAGNE
We note the following sad com
plant from France, told in cable
dispatch from Paris:
That French grape growers
and wine merchants are greatly
disappointed at the slow in
crease of wine shipments to the
United States since the war;
that only 5000 more bottles Of
champagne were shipped here
during the Arst hve months Of
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01

FOR sALE-looo bushels OF
good oats at So cents per bushel on
the Vim. Peter place, Grant town
ship. Apply to Christ swenson and
leave cash at First Natl Bank. Sis
seton. 5. OWN. Peter II
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01
FREE INFORMATION SERVICE

The Bank Of North Dakota has
established free information SER
vice for the use Of investors who
wish to investigate North Dakota
state bonds now on the market.
Those wishing such information
should write to the, Bank Of North
Dakota. Bond Department, Bis
marck, N. d.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01
K1odf5hzna5i}|
Poem

What's bitter schemelet fails sc.
brrefu OF What's the use
what tine use OF aes
huntin' the path? Amt no happiness IN
what's he ! y
of track? While omoFFo"s sn's IS
erful what he usei lookin' back?
make quartet
How helps ye TO iefee
mandate ner decree 90
yIyiew ito mighty good to me
@z f.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01

New Airplane Will Be Practiea.
Reaiity-ls Constructed Of Series OF
Horizontal Planes Revolving In op-
posite Directions-lnventor Was A..
rested by French Police ~ Spy
During the War.
The French aviation world, govern.
mental and private, is deeply absorbed
at the present time in the rapid devel-
opment of the recently invented hell
copter, the airplane which is designed
to rise straight up from the ground
The French government after
careful investigation by a commission
Of experts, has officially accepted the
machine and has set aside substan-
ual sum of money for the immediate
Improvement of the invention.
The Marquis r. Pateras Pescara Of
Argentina is credited by some air
plane experts with having actually
proved its practicability. but several
Frenchmen, among whom is NJ. L.
Filippi, have since constructed hell
copters with as much success as Pes
cara. Experimental work now Is go
ing on near Paris at an army avia-
ton field.
Reality In Two Years.
At the Aero club Of France, where
the helicopter is the chief topic of
conversation, experts predict that with
in two years the new airplane will be
practical Ieality.
Considerable surprise was expressed
by these same experts that the United
States government had apparently not
taken up the new machine, inasmuch
as it may materially affect sea war
fare.
The helicopter, described simply
without attempt at technicalities, To-
q machine constructed of series of
horizontal planes revolving in oppO-
site directions. On the Pescara ma
chine, base similar to that of low
slung automobile is used.
On this is built two series Of hori-
zontal planes each series composed Of
ten planes. The usual airplane motor
starts the planes and the effect is to
make the machine rise straight from
the ground.
In the experimental work a small
gas bag has been used for safety pur-
poses. but the work is SO far along
that these bags are being abandoned.
Arrested as Spy.
Pescara is conducting experiments
IN Barcelona, Spain, where the French
army commission has spent several
weeks in observation. His career has
been romantic. Employed in expert
mental laboratories of the Italian gov
eminent before the war, Pescara came
to Paris soon after the beginning Of the
war and continued his work under
army supervision. He was credited
with hundreds of inventions. among
them dirigible which few over the
! enemy lines and dropped bombs at
stated intervals.
Suddenly, at the height of Pescarn's
. success, the French police arrested
him as spy, and he was kept in pris
on for several months. The French
; ministry Of war protested his limo
cence and obtained his release on con
{ diti0n that he be deported. He left
/ for Spain and soon began his helicOp
! ter experiments.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01
rxlH SALE

YNN SALE Mile, seed and zoo
bushels ~ Wi, proof seed flax. In
aa.rs ~ Cast Nelson. Sisseton. RI. /.
May 6-tf
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01

ArA Elsie Waterbury Norris, wife Of
Gouverneur Morris. the author. is the
latest society woman to 60 in'o bust
ness. Mrs. Morris has Just opened a
shop in New York where women may
receive facial treatment. II have lust
been waiting for my children to grow
up so that I might go into business -
says Mrs. Morris.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01
TAKEN UP

TAKEN UP-Large Duroc Jersey
hog, about years old Come to my
place about April 5. r. F. Twitero,
Sisseton, Route g. A8-tf.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01
WANTED

WANTED-Employment on farm
by experienced farm hand. Call at
Burt Wilcox house. 1t-pd
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01

Advertising in the Standard goes
to nearly every farmer in Roberts
county.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01

FoR sALE-Household furniture,
including kitchen range, almost new.
Will sell part or all reasonable.-W
E. Bollenbeck. Sisseton, SD. - 10 2
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-01
FRENCH plane
FLIES UPWARD.
Government Has Officially 40
cepted New Machine.
HEl|cop1ER IS THE NAME

Experts pred;c. That in Two vs.rs ths
New AirpIane viii Be Practical
Reaiity-ls Constructed Of Series Of
Horizontal Planes Revolving In op-
posite Directions-invento Was A..
rested by French Police AZ q Spy
During the War.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05
BATTLE Of SuDS ENDS
IN A CLEAN VICTORY

YONKERS, n. Y, Oct. So, N.
Son July 29 last Nan Patterson,
original "Floradora' seXtette beauty
who was tried on charge of murder
ing Caesar Young some twenty-odd
years ago, was doing her own washing
in a small apartment here.
According to the story she told Act
ing City Judge Charles w. Boote in
court here, Francis S. Fetch, her land
lord, who lives in the same building,
wanted the use of the washtubs for his
family, and in a discussion which arose
he grabbed Miss Patterson, she says,
pushed her back over the tub and
choked her.
Right then it started, Miss Patter-
son told Judge Boote, and when the
argument was over the former "Floro-
dora" girl had command of the wash
tub and immediate vicinity, while Mr..
Fetch lodged a complaint of assault
against his tenant.
The complainant was not in court,
so Judge Boote dismissed the case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05
IMPROVEMENTS ALL FAVORED.


grounds will be cleared, the mayor de-
clared, and steps looking toward Sc
curing a site either by purchase or
lease east of town are now being ta-
ken.
To make the improvements in the
west end, the mayor gave the estimates
worked out by the City Planning Com
mission and discussed by the city
council as follows To construct sep
tic tank and filtration beds about $685.
600; purchase Of site and surround
ing ground sufficient to protect the city
from lawsuits from persons living in
the immediate vicinity of the tank,
about $4,000. In addition to these
expenses, Court street will have to be
extended, there will be some work
on sewers necessary before the plant
can be installed and other details will
call for attention.
Bonds for the amount OF S25,OOo
are also sought for purchasing addi-
tionaI park grounds. The bond issues
totaling S150,0O0 would increase the
mill levy one and one-half mills on
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05
ALTA TODAY

Lionel Barrymore has never given
such proof of his wide versatility as
an actor as he has since he began
starring in his latest series of pro-
ductions for the screen. Jim the
Penman," which opened yesterday at
the Alta Theatre to be the attrac-
tion for the next two days, reveals
him in character entirely different
from any he has ever portrayed be-
fore and one that will be a revelation
to those who have seen him only in
roles where repression has been the
keynote.
To see him with a pistol in one
hand and an axe in the other as he
appears in the climax of "Jim the
Penman,' holding imprisoned a band
OF desperate crooks while they are
slowly drowning, IT is hard to realize
that it is the same person who ex-
pressed nearly every motion possible
merely with the flicker OF the eye or
a twist of the mouth in "The Devils
Garden" 1t is acting worth while
and more gripping in its hold on in
terest than anything he has yet done.
He Is cast as Jim Ralston the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05

cashier in small bank where he dis
covers that he has an unusual talent
for forgery The first use he makes of
the talent, to aid the bank president
out of a disgraceful predicament,
forces him into a position where he
has to go to Jail or join gang of in
ternational crooks. He chooses the
crooked course and for nearly twenty
years acquires happiness and wealth.
Then comes the certainty OF exposure.
His first impulse is to face the ex-
poseure and fight II with all the cnn-
ming he has learned. His love for his
wife and daughter, however, makes it
impossible for him to drag them into
the disgrace and he chooses death-a
death shared by every member of the
gang that there can be no threat of ex-
posure afterward-in most spectacu-
lar way.
Doris Rankin gives .he usual fin
ished performance expected from one
of her ability in the role of the girl
and later his wife.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05
Whose fault Is ii suhen your
husband is cross at
breakfast?

You can avoid this
possibility if you'll stop
drinking tea and coffee and
drink instead, rich, pleas
ing Postum.
Postum is the deli
cious cereal beverage with
a cofee-li like flavor. 1t
affords the advantages of
a hot drink, without the
i'll effects of tea or coffee.
Order Postum from
your grocer today. Try
it with the farnilyfor a few
days, and see what a diff
ference tnere IL De-hOW
it will permit Nature to
bring sound sleep and
strong, sturdy, quiet
nerves. Sold by grocers.
Postum comes in two
forms: Instant Postum Tin tins)
made instantly in the cup by
the addition Of boiling water.
Postum Cereal lin packages of
larger bulk, for those who pre-
fer to make the drink while the
meal is being prepared) made
by boiling for 20 minutes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05

the basis of the present valuation. Mr..
Hartman declared. If the auditorium
bond issue is also adopted in the sum
'of $250.00O, 1t would further increase
the millage two and one-half mills. or
the voting of 100000 bonds, the total
consideration, would increase the tax
levy four mills. Aside from the water
bonds, which are being paid off by the
water system out of current receipts,
the bonded Indebtedness of Pendleton
is $2S0,000, or four per cent of the as
sessed valuation, the speaker said.
Members Pledge support.
After the mayor had presented the
issues to the meeting, members were
invited to ask questions and to express
their opinions freely. DR.. M. S. Kern
asked why more ground than is needed
for the actual building site for the
septic plant is being sought by the city.
Mr.. Hartman declared that it was con-
sidered necessary to have the sur
rounding ground because in rare cases,
Presidents complain about odors from
tanks, and the city does not care to
run any risk of litigation on this score.
Judge Gilbert w. Phelps, president
| of the City Planning Commission,
spoke briefly in favor of the program
of construction. j. V. Tallman declar-
ed he is in favor of the bond issues.
Judge j. w. Maloney expressed him
self as being in favor of the bond is
sues for the septic tank and the camp
grounds, and while favoring the build
ling Of an auditorium for Pendleton
eventually, he expressed the belief
that the present is not the propltious
time.
Roy Raley said he considered the
septic tank and camp site propositions
as two necessities. About the audito-
rum, he declared that he has been
swinging from one view to another and
has not definitely made up his mind
whether now is a good time to start its
construction.
DR., Frank Boyden expressed himself
as being in favor of all three bond is
sues. w. |. Gadwa agreed with Judge
Maloney's stand. j. b. McCook ex-
pressed his unqualified approval of all
the measures. DR.. d. j. McFaul ex-
pressed approval f. b. Aldrich went
on record favoring all three bond is
sues. He declared that the auditorium
bonds might be voted now with the
idea in mind of not selling them until
the present municipal rate Of six per
cent has moved back to the old rate Of
five per cent. The extra one per cent
could then be saved.
L. C. Frazier expressed his approval.
In his talk DR.. David B. Hill declared
that Pendleton can not afford to put a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05
TOOK ALL HIS GRIT
TO STAY ON HIS lob
Portland Man Couldn't Eat or
Sleep Well-Feels Fine Since
Taking Tanlac.

Il can testify that Tanlac does just
what they say it will do" said John
Carlson. 1894 Front St, Portland, Ore.
4 don't believe any one ever suf-
Tered more from stomach trouble and
everything that goes with it than did
for two years. got to where l not
only couldn't eat to any good, but /
couldn't sleep much either and was
so weak and run down it took all my
grit to stick on the job.
u don't know what it is about Tan
lac, but there is certainly something
in it that builds a man up and makes
him feel fine all the time. eat, sleep,
and work better than l have in years
This medicine was indeed a friend in
need
Tanlac is sold in Pendleton by
Thompsons Drug Store and by lead
'ng druggists.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05

cash valuation on such venture as a
community auditorium. Such meet
ing place where lecturers and the best
road plays and other educational fea-
lures may be accommodated is one of
the vital needs of the city if the schools
are to be backed up in their work, ac-
cording to the speaker.
Horace Mann gave his approval to
the issues, as did W. W. Green and
Rev. Alfred Lockwood. H. e. Inflow,
J. w. Witherell. f. McMonies, c. s,
Hampton and President James II.
Sturgis were among the other speak
ers.
On motion made by DR., NJ, S. Kern,
the association voted its support to the
auditorium bond issue. the vote being
almost unanimous. The other two is
sues were also formally endorsed in an
unanimous vote which followed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05
POLICE CHIEF IS ALSO
POLICE Prosecutor

CLEVELAND, Oct. 5.-Edward G.
Krauss. of East Cleveland. a suburb,
occupies perhaps an unusual position.
He holds the dual roles Of chief of po-
lice and police prosecutor.
Krauss has been chief of police of
the city for six years. A few months
ago he was appointed police prosecu-
tor
1T works fine" he said today. THE
two jobs go hand in hand. My men
go out and bring in the prisoners, and
/ see that the prisoners get what is
coming to thcm-if they're guilty."
Krauss was graduated from law
school and was admitted to the bar
while working as chief Of police.
Shortly afterward he was appointed
police prosecutor by the city manager.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-10-05
MISTAKEN FOR BANDIT
POSSEMAN IS KILLED

GRASS VALLEY, Cal, Oct. s.
(U. P)-AIistaken for Il bandit who
robbed the Sierra Valley bank at
Loyalton, Charles Beck. a member of
the posse hunting the bandit. was kill
ed by a fellow posseman today. The
bandits fled in an automobile after
robbing the Loyalton bank of $4,000.
Posses early today thought they had
the men surrounded