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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-31
EXPECT To WIN
DISTRICT TITLE
BROoKINGS HIGH DEBATERS GAIN
BRILLIANT VICTORY OVER
FAULkTON TEAM
TO MEET WATERFOWL NEXT THURSDAY
Local Team Well Prepared to Win
In Final Scrap to Be Staged
In This City.

Indications at the present point TO
a victory for Bookings high schoo
over their ancient enemy, WATERFOWL
high school, next week in the debate
| which will decide the championship
of the district. By defeating Faux
ton high school last Thursday night at
the First Presbyterian church by a
two to one decision, Bookings has but
one competitor left in the district, that
being WatertOwn, who have been rest
ing the last few weeks awaiting the
outcome of the debate with Faulkton.
The deciding debate will be held in
this city next Thursday evening, April
7th. Watertown has chosen to uphold
the negative side of the question and
Bookings will defend the affirmative.
The Bookings debaters have taken
the negative side Of the question OF
compulsory arbitration in an indus
trial cour for labor disputes, but are
equally, if not better, able to take the
affirmative side. The subject under
debate is Of special interest in this
city at the present time, for Governor
H.. ]. Allen, founder of the first sue
cessful labor court in the United
States, spoke on tho subject at the
auditorium last night.
Every member Of the BroOkings
team is a star debater. Gladys Ca!d-
well, the only girl on the team, is a
clear logical speaker, developing her
argument simply, ~forcefully and effec-
lively. George Blakeslee builds up a
strong, logical argument that is hard
to refute and has an easy, convincing
style Of delivery. Richard Bracket
attacks the subject with vehemence
and is the most powerful orator OF the
team. He hammers his points home
in a most convincing manner. The
members of the team very generously
give Miss Neva Underhill, their coach.
the credit for their success in making
such a fine record in debate this year.
A large sized crowd were in attend
ance at the debate last Thursday even
ing and a still larger crowd is expected
out next Thursday to support the home
team in the deciding contest Of the dis
trict. If BroOkings energies victorious
in the debate with Watertown, the
local team will have a good chance of
securing the state title which will be
decided among the winners from each
district.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-31
GOVERNOR ALLEN
TELLS Of COURT
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS AD.
DRESS AT COLLEGE AUDiTO.
RUM LAST EVENING
COURT Of JUSTICE NOT ARBITRATION
Kansas Executive Explains Working
of the Labor Court in
Settling Disputes.

The old Roman statute, Let safety
Of the public be the supreme law"
is the foundation Of the law creating
the labor court of Kansas just as it
is the foundation of all other laws ere
ating courts of justice for the welfare
Of the people and the protection Of
society, according to Governor Henry
j Allen of Kansas, who addressed a
large audience at the college audito-
rum under the auspices of the college
y. NJ. C. A. lecture course. Speaking
largely from the viewpoint Of the la
boring men and the general public,
Governor Allen gave a very lucid and
convincing exposition of the manner
in which the labor court works for
the benefit of all in settling disputes
which arise between capital and labor.
1T is a court Of justice, not a court
of arbitration" said the governor. The
court weighs the merits of each side
Of the cas and renders it's decision.
II never compromises as a court Of
arbitration would. Arbitration has
failed in fifty years of trial. In the
neither capital, nor labor are repre-
scented. All three men are uninter-
ested men of fair judicial minds capa-
bic of deciding the case upon its
merits.
The labor court is the most de-
p%endable weapon which labor pos
sesses to get justice from the employ
er," asserted the speaker. In the thir-
teen months the court has been in
operation every decision except one
has been satisfactory to both labor
and capital. Wage conditions and the
working conditions have been improv-
ed to a greater extent in the few
months the labor court has been in
operation than in four years previous
under the strike system" Before the
court was established there were an
average of - strikes a month in the
mining districts of Kansas which cost
labor over three billion dollars in the
four year period, and which netted
them only about nine hundred dol
lars in increased wages.
Governor Allen explained that the
Kansas law forbids labor leaders to
call strikes in any industry which af-
fects food, fuel or transportation nee
essary for the public welfare, but does
not deprive any wOrkingman of the
Continued on Page 12-Col. p
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-31
SPRING FOOTBALL ON

Realizing that State college has the
most formidable schedule for next
football season in the history Of the
institution, including a game with the
University of Wisconsin,, men inter-
ested in the great college sport are
turning out to Coach G.. A. Vests
spring football training camp in large
numbers and are entering into the
work with great earnestness. West
has already issued suits to 60 men,
all of whom are out for spring prac-
tice.
All of last seasons letter men are
out and are doing everything they
can to make this spring training a
success, as well as trying to improve
their own play. Chief among the old
guards is Captain Ralph Towers, Clear
Lake, who will try to develop a couple
Of men to take his place at center.
Big Joe Smith, who came to State
without experience but with plenty
of desire to learn coupled with faith
fulness and perseverance, promises to
become one of the best linemen the
college has ever produced. Adolph
Backman is another big fellow who
is not going to be satisfied with medi-
Ocrity. He learned much about the
game last spring and fall, his play
has shown decided improvement and
he should be a first class lineman
next fall. Art Simon and Irwin Lee
are other linemen with big league
physiques who earned letters last
fall. With the additional experience
from spring practice they will be a
hard pair for their opponents next
fall.
Willadsen, Thompson, Johnson and
Roberts, all backfield men, will be
out working on passing, kicking and
handling the ball and will help teach
some of the yearlings some of the
fine points Of the game. Mike Ben
nett, Cob Landers, Art Helgerson and
Nyhart, who were first string reserves
last fall, will all be out this spring
to be better able t o make the first
lineup next fall. Among the secon
team men who are out are: Phil Petty,
Fenton Lee, Widdis, Snider, Leavitt,
Walseth, Mears, BulgeT and Hartwick.
These men may be organized into
a unit for practice scrimmage.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-31
LAND DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT

A very strange geological disturb
ance in Meade county is attracting the
attention of the entire state. About
Is acres Of land have dropped COM
pletely out of sight leaving a large
hole so deep that people living in the
vicinity say that when they roll boul-
ders over the edge they cannot hear
them reach the bottom. Nor can they
see the bottom. II is apparently bot
tomless so far as they are able to de-
termine. People living in the vicinity
have heard rumbling sounds during the
winter, but were unable to account
for them until the hole was discov-
cred. Farmers have fenced around the
immense hole to keep stock and un-
wary travellers from falling into it.
1t is said biologists are going out to
see 1t and study the phenomenon.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-31
HOW BLUE WILL
BR00K|NGS Be?
DRASTIC ENFORCEMENT
NEXT SUNDAY
EXTREME ACTION N CITY UNLIKELY
States Attorney Tryostad Has Not
Received Any instructions
From B S. Payne.

How blue do you think next Sunday
will be in BrOOkings since the news
papers have announced that Attorney
General b. S. Payne would commence
the enforcement Of the blue laws in
regard to Sabbath observance on that
date? Many wild rumOrs are afloat
that the trains won't run, that there
will be no Sunday papers, no gaso-
line sold, and many like catastrophes
taking place mex Sunday on account
Of this enforcement. In interviewing
States Attorney C. o. Trygstad the
Register reporter learned that he has
received no instructions whatever as
yet from the attorney general in re
gard to the enforcement of these laws.
Attorney Trygstad stated that he
would be guided in the enforcement
Of those laws in this county by the
way in which the states attorneys in
the other counties of the state take
action. The laws are already en-
forced here more rigidly than in most
cities. There seems to be no reason
III Dcilc'IHS tHdJ tUluSS Will DE any
different in Brookings next Sunday
than they were last Sunday. The
heated agitation over these blue laws
in this city and over the state in en-
eral is largely brought about by the
newspaper reports.
The common sense view Of the stu
alton seems to be that only those laws
which are favored by public sentiment
will be enforced. Any attempt TO en-
force a law which does not have the
~wholehearted endorsement Of the peo-
pie back Of it usually fails, accord
ing to the opinion OF one Of our promi.
nent citizens.
c. c. Caldwell Of Sioux Falls, former
attorney general Of South Dakota,
gives this view Of the situation, Il be
lieve that the general opinion in this
matter is wrong. / do not believe
that the attorney general has any de-
sire to enforce all Of the blue laws
on our statute books, | think his ac-
ton will be directed only against NOV.
ing pictures, theatres and baseball
games, to include the showing of OBJ
scene pictures"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-31
CHOIR GIVES GREAT CONCERT

Two thousand persons from far and
near heard the famous Lutheran choir
of st. Olaf's college Of Mortified,
Mimi, under the direction Of Prof. f.
Melius Christensen, sing in two con
certs last Friday afternoon and even
ing at the college auditorium. This
same choir that enthralled its hearers
in New York, Chicago and other great
cities, held the same spell e the
large audience that filed the great
auditorium at the college both after
noon and evening. The weather con
ditions were ideal so hat hundreds
of automobiles from all Of the nearby
towns and surrounding country
brought loads Of people to Brookings
for the big musical event.
The Incompatible quality of the
singing of the choir as drawn out by
that master artist, Professor Christian
sen. surpassed anything ever heard be-
fore In Bookings. With no accom-
paniment, not pitch pipes or tuning
" NO, anu NV NllNSlo Y" lluSlN Az
choir of over fifty voices sang its three
part program of hymns and chorals OF
some OF the greatest masters of church
music in perfect harmony and pitch.
The amount of training which these
young people must have received to
accomplish this can only be imagined.
Never once taking their eyes away
from the director, each of the fifty or
more singers were as responsive to the
will of the leader as the keys and
pipes of a great organ to the touch of
the master organist. Throughout the
program their voices blended in per
feet harmony and rendered a most in
spring Interpretation of the great mas,
terpieces Of church music.
The program included The Spirit
Also Helpeth U.s." by J. Sebastion
Bach, two Gustav Schreck compost
tons, Truth Eternal and "Motef
for Advent Season.; an August Sod
erman number from the song cycle,
Hear Us Lord" Tschailkowsky's 20
Ye God" Kalinnikof's ANGUS
Del" TschesnOkoff's Bless the Lord,
Nicolai's "The Morning Star" Ebe-
ling's "All My Heart" "A Christmas
by Professor Christensen him
self, and an enthusiastically received
fourteenth century composition, "In
Dulci Jubilo."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-31
UNITED IN MARRIAGE

On Easter Monday morning at the
st. Thomas rectory occurred the mar
riage of a popular young couple, Miss
Elizabeth Clark and Severt Nelson.
The ceremony which took place at
11:00 o'clock was performed by
Father F. X. Dooley. The couple we're
attended by Matt j. Clark and Miss
Laura Nelson, brother and sister, re-
spectively, of the bride and groom.
A wedding dinner was served follow
ing the ceremony to a party Of imme-
diate relatives. The bride is the dalgh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Clark Of
this city, and since moving here from
Elkton three years ago has won many
friends in this community and has the
respect OF all. The groom is a sor
Of Mrs. Torkel Nelson and is a wei
known Brookings boy, capable and oil
good character. The happy couple
will be at home to their friends in
few days on the farm Of the bride
parents east of Aurora. Heartiest cor
gratulations of the community go wit
them in their start in life together.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-03-31

c. G.. Carlson, construction foreman
at the new Midland State bank, left
last Saturday for Minneapolis, Mimi,
to spend Easter at his home.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
R0BBERSFAILT0
- s.
GAIN ENTRANCE

Police are investigating what they
believe to have been an attempt to rob
rhe Wardrobe Clothing store late Sun
day night or early Monday morning
The thieves were apparently familiar
with lock picking as they first cut the
screen en- the back door just above the
lock so that they could get at the key
hole. Finding that the lock did not
work as there was bar on the inside.
they cut the screen further up and un-
hooked the door. Again they were un-
able to enter as they could not pry the
bar out on the inside of the door. They
then piled couple Of boxes up and at
tempted to gain their entrance
through a window just to the right of
the door. They found they could not
go thrugh the lower window on ac-
count Of the thick plate glass. Their
patience was apparently not exhausted
by this time and they made their final
attempt when they tried to cut thru
The top window. They cut the screen
and broke the glass but it was so
thick that they undoubtedly decided it
was too much work to gain entrance to
the store or may have been in a hurry
to leave. Up to this time no arrests
have been made although it is said po-
lice have. a clue to couple of sus-
poets.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
MARKET DAYS
AND SALES DAYS

The market days and sales days to
be put on Friday, Sept. 80 and Satur-
day, Oct. l. promises to be not only in
teresting days but profitable to all
who take advantage of the same. Ar
yangements have been completed with
Howard Gould, proprietor of the big
Maresh barn and the exhibits and
sale will take place there. -
Stock for sale should be brought in
either Thursday evening or early Fri
day morning and remember Friday
and Saturday forenoon will be for
people to look over the stock and do
their own dealing with the owners
any stock left, if it is the will of the
owner, will be put up for auction
during the afternoon Of Saturday, Oct
l. If necessary, permission will be OBJ
5ained from the city authorities to
rope off the street in front of the barn
and the sale held in the street. Mart
Mason and Ben. Northridge will cry
The sales. They a-o experienced men.
know stock and know men and always
do good job.
Now people, if you have a horse
mare, colt, bull, cow, heifer, hog or
any other animal you wish to sell
bring it in, if on the other hand you
wish to purchase horse, mare, colt
bull, cow, heifer, hog or any other
animal come to this sale and you may
find what you want. We are trying
20 get the seller and buyer together
and furnish a place where their stock
can be shown, no charges made but the
barn charge Of caring for animals
which Mr.. Gould has made very rea-
sonable.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
RECRUITING OF
ARMY RESUMED

Recruiting for the regular army has
been resumed. This, is the first re-
cruiting activity since enlistments
were closed on February z, 1921. For
the present recruiting will be confined
to the posts, camps and stations OF
the regular army and by recruiting
parties sent out from these posts
camps and stations to nearby cities.
Former soldiers, including those dis
charged because of reduction of the
Army, and regardless of whether or
not they were enlisted in the army
February 7, 1921, are now eligible for
enlistment, provided they otherwise
meet the requirements for the service.
Men without prior military service are
also eligible for enlistment, pro-
vided they are of proper age and 9th
erwise qualified. Enlistment of men
under 1S years Of age, illerates and
men unable to speak, read and write
English is prohibited.
The number of men who can be en-
listed in the 7th Corps Area is limited
to 400 per month. This limitation is
in addition to that Of filling known va
cancies in organizations.
Army recruiting stations will not be
opened in the cities, but applicants
must present themselves for enlist
ment to the post, camp or station
where they desire to serve.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
COMPENSATION BU.
REAU TO meet

The North Dakota Workmen's Com
pensation Bureau will hold public
hearings at the following places and
dates for the purpose Of making inves--
LEGATIONS as provided and authorized
by the Minimum Wage Law, Chap.
ia, 1919; at the court houses: Bis
marck, N. D., Sept. 28 and 29; Fargo
Oct. 8 and 4; Grand Forks. Oct. 6 and
4; Minot, Oct. 1s and 10. The hear
ings will convene at 10 o'clock of each
day named and an evening session will
be held on the first day Of each hear
ing. The meeting will be adjourned
from day to day until the work is COM
pleted.
These hearings are for the purpose
Of securing information from employ
ers, employees and others on wages
hours, conditions Of labor, and the
cost of living for women and minor
workers.
The commissioners are anxious to
have all those who are interested in
these matters attend these hearings.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
RE-NSPECTI0N
OF N. D. H0LELS

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 17.-Following
the recent completion of state inspec-
ton of 665, hotels in the state, under
the provisions Of state law, three in
spectors of the state regulatory di-
vision are now engaged in re-inspec-
tion Of places where improvements
were needed, according to an an
nouncement made today by Alma K
johnson, chief deputy hotel inspector
for North Dakota.
Reports from inspectors in the field
indicate that sanitary conditions are
good in general, in hotels of the state
and that the scores show an improve
ment over last year, according to Miss
johnson. The decrease of almost SO
hotels IN the state since last year is
stated to be due to a decrease in mum
ber of small rooming houses for tran
sients. The average score this year
of hotels in the 10 largest cities in the
state was 9O.2. with the highest aver
age score at 81, and the lowest 1876
Five hotels were destroyed by fire
and II were closed during the year
Last year the average score of all ho-
tells in the state was 86.
Besides the inspection of sanitary
conditions in the hotels, provisions for
fire prevention and fire escapes and
similar items are included in the in
spection. Due to lack of funds, in
spectors are furnished by the food
commission for part time service as
hotel inspectors.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
BARNES COUNTY
ADVISORY BOARD

The Barnes County Advisory Board
of which Mr.. C. j. Olson is president
will meet at the City Hall on Wednes-
day afternoon, Sept. 21. z
This advisory board is but one of
three thousand now established in the
United States. These Advisory
Boards are auxiliaries of the Salvation
Army and the caliber of men upon
them is best illustrated by the fact
that four Of President Harding's cab
met were members of the Advisory
Board at the time they were chosen
by the president to fill their respective
portfolios. #
The Salvation Army's idea in organ
izing these Advisory Boards, was to
spread the Gospel Of right living to
the rural districts as well as to, pre-
vent misery and discomfort where it
originates. This will produce better
living conditions, which in turn will
produce better business and there will
be fewer crimes ana less taxation.
The Advisory Board system has
been in action year now and the wis
dom Of the move has been amply prov
en-. While the Salvation Army has
and always will salvage. as the word
Salvation Army implies, the bits OF
broken humanity which apply to them
for assistance in the large cities in
contested spots, this years work has
convinced the Salvation Army that a
great deal Of misfortune, poverty,
crime and discomfort can be lessened
through the Advisory Boards and the
close cooperation Of the Salvation
Army in the rural districts and the
smaller cities where great deal of
discomfort and crime originate.
The Barnes County Advisory Board
at it's meeting on Wednesday will go
over the years work and further the
plans for the successful prosecution
Of the. Salvation Army activities in
this county.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-22
DAIRY MEETING
VAN H0UTEN FARM

/ The Barnes County Livestock Asso
citation and Barnes County Farm Blu
reau have arranged for a big dair,
meeting to be held at DR.. Van Hou
tens Holstein Farm, two miles south
east Of Valley City, on Friday Septem
Der 23.
Judging demonstrations, dairy judg
ing conteses, demonstrations, for WON
! en- and discussion of dairy subjects
/ by expert dairymen will constitute the
days program.
Prof. Dice, head of the dairy depart.
ment, Agricultural College. Sam
Crabbee, prominent jersey breeder
Fargo, Bob Molen, manager E. c.
Schroeder herd, Moorhead, and Mr.
Nielsen, acting state dairy commission
er, Max Morgan, livestock specialist
are prominent livestock men who will
take action in the meetings.
Secretary McRoberts of the Fargo
Fair Association and other prominent
men from North Dakota and Mime
sofa will be present.
Demonstrations on care of milk.
sterilization, butter making, etc., for
the farm women will be conducted by
Miss Bessie Work. county nurse and
Prof. Dice of the Agricultural College.
Bankers Of the county are Cooper
atlng with the Farm Bureau and Live
stock association to make this meeting
a success. The bankers, perhaps
more than any one else realize what
the dairy cow has done toward paying
the expenses of the farm on bad crop
years such as the farmers went thru
the last three years.
The history of the dairy cow proves
beyond doubt that with her goes pros
perity, better homes, better commun-
ties and more contented living. The
organizations promoting this meeting
believe that it would probably be a
mistake for the farmers of Barnes
county to go into pure bred dairy cat
tie in wholesale way, but it would
rot be mistake for every farmer in
5arnes county to milk six to ten good
grade cows. The income from these
cows would take care of the groceries
clothing and perhaps a number of 9TH
er Incidental expenses. Agriculture
in North Dakota has gotten to the
stage where the question is not "what
we want to do," but rather: "what we
must do," to insure an income from
the farms. q.
Help boost the development of
da!rying in Barnes county by attend
ing this meeting. -.
At the meeting on Friday, Septem-
Der %. county committee will be ap-
pointed to make arrangements for a
Barnes county delegation to attend the
National Dairy Show to be held at St
Paul, October 9th to 18th inclusive.