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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-02-23
IHE BONUS.

The passage of soldiers bonus bill Is
being considered, but has not taker
form. The Senate Finance committee
referred the whole matter to sub com
nittee which, after several meetings, for
.nulated a plan for raising the necessary
funds by increasing taxes to the follow
ing amounts, placed annually as follows
On undivided profits of cor
porations, szl'Ooo,OO.
Increase on parcel post rates, 10000, 00I
,Casolene. 10000, DOC
Automobiles, 50, OOO wv
Stamps on documents, %, OOG, wv
Admission taxes, oO,UOo,o oO
C;carettes. Is, 900. 600
-Tabaccs 5000. COG
Total, S3lo,ooo, OoO
estimated that about $3.50, 600, 00O
needed annually for at least two
re. half years, and perhaps at the
On. U. that time an increase will be nee
essary or a reduction possible. The above
Milan was submitted to the full Senate
Finance committee for its consideration
Some of the leaders of thu Agricultur-
al Bloc have expressed disapproval of
Che above plan. They say that the bon
us should be taken exclusively from the
excess profits of big business. We agree
with this proposition, if big business is
80 be allowed to continue to rake in such
aenorm Gus profits as it has taken and is
now taking from the people of the Unit
ed States. There ought not to be any
excess profits. The axe should be laid at
the roots, not to the branches of the tree
If there is no legal way to prevent the
people from robbery we may as we'll con-
TESS that government by the people is
failure.
Robbery is a harsh word to use, but it
may be applied to the profits of many
corporations. The Delaware, Lackawan-
ma & Western Railroad Co., one of our
anthracite coal carrying roads, paid divi-
dends of 20 per cent in 1908, IS per cent
in 1909, 20 per cent in 1910, 55 per cent in
1911, 20 per cent in each OF the years
1912, 1918, 1914, 1915 and 1916, % and one
half per cent in 1917, 20 per cent in 1918,
500 and 1920 and in 1921 cash dividend
inf is per cent and stock dividend of 100
per cent.
The figures are given on the authority
of Poor's Railroad Manual for 1921, page
426.
The Lehiah & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co,
an March S, 1921. declared cash divi-
udend of $50 per cent and in November of
shat wear another dividend of 70 per cent.
In other words this anthracite coal COM
.uany, last year, paid dividends amount-
dne to 22O per cent. These figure are
given on authority of the Coal Age, page
So3.
The citizen who is in moderate circum-
stances, who loaned his little savings to
the government at low rate of interest
md who had to pay about SIT ton for
sxots TO warm his humble dwelling and
( COOK mis- frugal fare is being robbed mer-
rilessly and he knows it. He will be in
favor of robbing the robbers to pay the
bonus rather than to add more taxes to
the burdens of an overburdened people.
"A Cound issue has been proposed as
means of raising the money for the bonus
but this meets much disfavor because 1t
is believed that further large bond issue
would further disturb business and imam
ci al conditions which exist at the present
ii me. President Harding has expressed
his strong opposition to the proposed
plan of taxation as outlined above.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-02-23
Nasal or Throat trouble :?

You don't have to risk cent to be re-
lieved of catsrrh. Get Hyom. outfit
from A. H. Howes & Co., the druggists,
and if 1t doesn't satisfy, they will refund
the purchase price
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
TAKE NOTICE

The primary election to be held on
March - is distinctly different from
he ordinary election in that it is
strictly a party primary or election
and while general over the state,
every voter desiring to vote at the prl-
mary must possess, III addition to the
general requirements rs to citizen
ship and residence in the precinct
where he Offers his vote, membership
in political party and only member
Of some political party may vote at
The primary.
Section 7l4S Of the Richards pri-
mary law provides that "every voter
IN requesting official primary election
ballots at any primary shall in a dis
net and aud bic voice state his name
md thc name OF the political party
of which he IS a member
Section 71J2 Of the Richards prl-
mary law fuIhcr provides that mo
clector in this state shall be permit
ted to vote ut any party primary un-
less he is a Ic@al precinct voter and
unless lie is wiling, ii challenged,
ia declare on oath his allegiance to
the party.
1t is made the duty Of the Judges
of election to see that these pro
visions Of the law are complied with
and Section Of the primary law pro-
viGcs that If the Judges have a good
reason to believe that any person
CHALLENGED is not a qualified voter or
n coed faith q member of the politi-
cal party whose ballot he has asked
for. they shall require him to sub
scribe to an oath that he is a quail
fed elector and a member in good
raith of such political party.
Severe penalties are imposed for
disregard Of these mandatory pro-
visions and all judges OF election
should honestly endeavor to see that
they are strictly complied with
When the qualifications of a voter
are challenged it is the duty of the
Judges Of election to require him to
subscribe to the required oath as to
his qualifications Which must be filed
and pre- 3erved IS q part Of the election
records for future reference.
Section 7190 provides: every
person who votes or knowingly offers
to vote illegally at any primary elec-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
WHAT A DEMOCRAT
THINKS OF EGAN
Stamford, South Dakota
March 20, 1922.

Editor of the Pioneer:
| would like little space in your
columns, as | don think the repub-
llcan county committee realizes the
situation as it exists in Mellette coun-
ty III the contest for governor. The
lsan bunch are working on the sly
and are gaining ground nearly every
LAY. | am lifelong democrat, but
the method Of campaign put on by
man such as Egan to defeat a good,
clean man such as w. ii. McMasters,
is a shame and disgrace and any
man or woman that has read the Sioux
Falls debate can not help but draw
a line in favor of cleanliness and de-
cency. The Governor answered every
question put to him in a straight for
ward way
| have friends who have known
McMaster for thirty-fve years and
"they are very reliable people. :"
That he has always led a clean up
right life above reproach. Ny conf
dcncc in these people is such that if
it were possible for me, a democrat,
TO 20 to the primaries | would GER
tainly support him. ANY republican
that goes to the polls and does not
east his vote for w. III. McMaster
is not man that cares for law and
order in the state, for the various
indictments that have been brought
against Mr.. Egan, and in every case
he has been found guilty, and prose-
cuted for rape in the state Of Iowa
ls this the kind Of a man you want
your children to look to as the COVER
nor of our great state3 1t would be
nothing short of a national disgrace
to even put such character on the
official ticket next fall. Think OF 1t
before you cast your vote for man
that has been convicted Of a crime.
Some Of my party friends have
said "let them 60 and say nothing,
we can beat Egan with our man., but
| would rather be beaten by good
clean fellow than to have the fair
name of the state bear the stain OF
having such a man on the official
ticket, so I beseech every man and
woman that is pledged to the repub-
lican party to look up the character
of the two men and ask yourself
"what is a republican machine COM
pared to having law breaker for
the head of our state government.
A Democrat.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
OUR NEW SERVICE

We are ever on the lookout to give
our readers q better and brighter
newspaper, and where we can see a
rnance to make such improvements
without 100 great an expense we are
always ready and willing to get it.
We have just contracted with the
Publishers AutOcaster Service Co. for
their service for one year, and IN this
way we be enabled to each week give
our readers q good, timely cartoon,
a comic strip that will interest the
children, entitled "Home Sweet
Home and several late news pie
lures that are sure to prove OF inter
est. These will be regular feature
Of the Pioneer from now on and we
believe that this new service will be
appreciated by our readers.
Just word to our advertisers:
We are now IN a position to give you
q real metropolitan service. If ad
writing is a bugaboo to you come to
us with your troubles. We will be
only too glad to help you prepare your
copy. We are now subscribers to
three different advertising services,
and each week get copy written by
experts for various lines of business.
We are also receiving a mat service
whereby we are enabled to make ad-
avertising cuts of the very latest de-
sign with which to illustrate your ad
vcrtising. Nothing adds more to 2
well written ad than q good picture
Cuts in the past have cost SO much
that the general use Of them by the
small town merchant has been prac-
ticaIly prohib, We If YOU now
carry regular Advertising with us we
will furnish this cut service free Of
charge To the occasional advertiser
we will make nominal charge for
making the cuts. Our assistance in
preparing your copy will be free and
we are only too glad to help you with
your advertising difficulties.
We believe that we are the first
newspaper in this section Of the
country to adopt this new up-to-the-
minute service, but there is nothing
too good for Pioneer readers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
TUESDAY, MARCH %,
rs PRIMARY ELECTION

Next Tuesday South Dakota will
hold it's primary election at the var
ious voting precincts in the state.
There really isn't anything to this
election this year. There is no good
reason why Democrat or Non
Partisan should 60 to the trouble to
60 to the polls at all, except that it
be party loyalty. There is no contest
on and he could vote dozen times
and still not change the result. There
is but one name on either ticket. The
Republicans are almost in the same
condition, but they have one contest
on for the nomination. of governor.
George Egan Of Sioux Falls is out
as an Independent candidate for the
Republican nomination of governor,
and he has been putting up an active
campaign and Notwithstanding his
unsavory record in this state, and his
campaign of misrepresentation, he
seems to be getting considerable OF a
following in various parts of the state.
1t would certainly be calamity
should he by any chance win the NOM
ination next Tuesday, and if he should
it will be because of very light Re-
publican vote turning out at the polls
next Tuesday.
Therefore, we urge every Repub-
Ican voter to GO to the polls next
Tuesday and vote. If it were not for
the Egan candidacy, there would be
little, if any excuse for holding an
election next Tuesday.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
SCHOOL NOTES
BY Olga Satree

The high school room will take
exams Thursday and Friday.
We received our books for the opcr-
eta this week and we arc now doing
'ome practicing.
The high school room will have
another question box" Friday aft
ernoon. after recess.
The Pie Social held at the school
house last Thursday night brought
he net sum of $1670.
We have quite few plants in the
primary room, now that the danger
of freezing them is over.
The high school was visited by the
Witten teachers, Miss Fowler and
Miss Evers, Wednesday of this week.
A good many of the students are
Getting in trim for the track meet
to be held in White River some time
in May.
1t is probable that the Witten
orchestra will contribute music for
the operetta performance to be held
Saturday, May 20.
All those interested in the produc-
ton of the operetta. "Pocshontas"
please meet at the school house Mon
day evening at s 100 O'Clock.
The intermediate grade, took exams
Monday and Tuesday. They have
finished L. S. history and will spend
the remainder of the time reviewing
before the final examinations.
Ruth Weed. Edna and Valina Gal
braith, Hollis and Robert Galbraith,
Flora and Helen Abourcxk, Norma
Palmer, Fern Joncschiet, Marie Wea-
YER, Dorothy and Raymond 6alter had
perfect spelling lessons last month.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24

handle of the pan. Grasp the handle
Of the pan in the right hand, placing
he back OF the hand underneath with
the thumb pointing away from you.
Turn the omclet upon a platter.
Don't let the March winds tear
your sheets and table-cloths when
they are hanging on the clothes line.
A few moments spent in hanging them
carefully so that both ends are we'll
over the line will save time in darn
ING holes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
FARM BUREAU NEWS NOTES
A. S. Gray, County Agent
Destroy Prairie Dogs By
Community Cooperation

Prairie dog eradication work will
be carried on this spring as soon as
we can get list of farmers who
want to rid their premises of prairie
dogs.
The main feature Of the eradication
work this year is that the work will be
done with neighborhood corporations
to annihilate completely entire towns
at a time, instead OF each individual
killing those on his own land, and
allowing those on the other side OF
the fence to 90 untouched.
The plan to be followed is this.
II a farmer lives ira section infest-
ed by prairie dogs, ami the dog town
extends on the property of other per.
sons, some one farmer should send in
to the county agent S Office a descrip-
tlon Of the prairie dog town, giving
the location, and approximate mum
Der Of acres infested. For example
a dog town runs down a creek bottom
through the property Of two farmers,
and some Indian land. The farmer ,e-
porting should say there are about
II acres on my place, 10 on the farm
Of Mr.. b., and about Is acres on the
land Of Lucy Red Feather. Nv farm
is nwl4 see IS, T-l3, R-3l. We are
anxious TO get rid OF these prairie
dogs and will share the cost Of the
poison.
When these reports are received
they will be listed and the poison
purchased in bulk. Bulk ordering
reduces the cost per ounce Of the poi
son and decreases the cost per quart
OF the poison. Poisoned oats will be
used. The poison will be mixed on
the place and set out by the men
themselves. Two applications are
necessary for complete eradication.
One quart Of the poison is sufficient
to cover about so holes, or is enough
for about one acre. By collective or
dering Of the poison the cost per acre
for one application will be about from
IL to 2Oc cents. If oats are already
on hand the cost will be somewhat
less.
Arrangements have been made with
the Indian department to take care
of the Indian land that is infested
in the areas where the farmers wish
to eradicate dogs, and in every case
where adjoining land is infested the
approximate area should be sent in
along with the location Of this land.
The poisoning work will commence
as soon as enough names are listed
to place an order for the poison. If
you want to get rid of prairie dog
towns, talk the matter over with your
neighbors and send in your report
Immediately. The more poison that
can be put out before the grass
comes the more effective the poison
ing will be. This is the cheapest and
most effective way of exterminatlng
the prairie dogs, so if you want 10
get rid of the prairie dogs start the
ball rolling right away.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
THE FARMERS WIFE
Weekly Service Hints Furnished By
State College Specialists
Mary Ann GRAY

Mary Ann Gray
A well cooked egg dish is always
a welcome substitute for meat for
the light meal Of the day. Escalloped
eggs, curried, scrambled, shirred and
stuffed eggs, egg salad and omelet
IRE some of the ways of using eggs
which have a food value comparing
favorably with meat, milk, cheese and
other animal foods.
The following is tested recipe for
foamy omelet: eggs, 4 7. milk
or water, t. salt, pepper and 2 t.
butter. Separate the yolks and whites
of the eggs. Beat the yolks of the
eggs until creamy; add seasonings
and milk or water. Then beat the
whites until stiff and cut and fold
them into the yolk mixture. Place
the butter in a pan, heat, and turn
the omelet into it. Cook slowly (this
is an important rule in good omelet
making) occasionally turning the pan
so that the omelet may brown even
". When the omelet is set and deli
cately Drowned underneath, place it
in a hot oven for few minutes to
dry the top. Fold and serve immed-
lately.
To fold an omelet properly-frst
run a spatula under the omelet to
loosen it, then make slight incision
with a knife through the middle of
the omelpt at right angles to the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
500 GALLONS OF OIL
BURN AT WITTEN

Five hundred gallons of gasoline
and oil, belonging to Fowler & Hit,
were destroyed here Friday evening,
when the oil house at the rear OF the
store burned.
One steel barrel of oil was thrown
so feet in the air when it exploded.
Hard work by the fire fighters pre-
vented the store itself from burning
Gregory es-Advocate.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
WHAT STATE LEADER
THINKS OF OUR CLUBS

Under date of March II, Paul j.
Scarbro, state leader of Boys and
Girls Club Work in this state, writes
the editor as follows with reference
to our Boys Acre Corn Club and
our Natural Resource Conservation
and Thrift Club:
1--WE appreciate your very kind let
ter OF the l4th and also copy of
your full page advertisement you car
ried regarding the club work in Mel
lette county. We certainly appreciate
the splendid work you are doing for
the boys in the county and espec-
tally in your community. l only hope
that the parents OF the boys and girls
appreciate the splendid leadership
that you are giving them.
"You may be sure that l will be
only too glad to attend your annual
corn show at Wood this fell. / en-.
ioycd the visit last year and will
anticipate spending big day at your
show this year. Our specialist will be
glad to come to your county and give
demonstrations in the making of jelly
and the canning of fruits 1t will
be necessary for you to give US two
weeks or ten days notice of about
when you will want the demonstrate
or so that we can arrange for it.
At the present time we have no
information on the picking and pack
ing of hops, although we will get this
information and send it to you in the
near future. Please feel free to call
on us when we can be of assistance in
any way. If every local leader in
South Dakota would give the boys
md girls the leadership you are Civ
ing the boys and girls in your coun-
ty, South Dakota would produce the
finest bunch of wcll-trained boys and
girls of any state in the Union. Your
Natural Resource Conservation and
Thrift Club is certainly very fne'
Now if VIC can only get little more
interest aroused among the boys and
girls OF Meiiette county in our 1922
Clubs, spd got tac parents of these
boys and girls aroused to the real op-
portunity that is offered their child
rcn, we feel confident that Mcllette
county is going to be pretty well in
the front ranks in this state on Boys
and Girls club work. Ii you have
n boy or girl eligible to membership in
either of these clubs talk the matter
over with them and get them to make
their entries now. Do not wait un-
til the last minute. Nearly every
year there are those who put off max
ing application until the very last, and
rs result there has not been a year
but what there have been some left
ont Of the Club work, simply be-
cause they procrastinated. Make
your application for membership now
and be on time. Remember that men,
herShip in either club positively closes
II nocn en- May /. One O'Clock Of
May ! will be entirely too late for
YOU to become member Of either
club.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24
WHY NOT HAVE RADIO
SERVICE IN WOOD?

Why not have radio receiving
set in Wood and enjoy some of the
good things now being sent out
through the air by 35 different broad
casting stations located in various
parts of the United States. Nothing
in recent years has sprung into pop
ularity quite as fast as has the wire
less telephone. 1t is now possible
for million people to listen to a
lecture, q concert or sermon at one
and the same time. Why can't the
people Of Wood get into the game
All that is necessary is to install a
receiving station and erect an aerial,
and we can listen to a concert in Chi
cago, lecture at Kansas City, get the
latest news reports from Denver, lis
ten to a band concert at Lincoln,
Nebraska, or get the latest market
reports most every day, and on Sun
day can listen to some great preach
er who is talking to a congregation in
distant city.
Several Of our people are becoming
interested in this new and modern
convenience and are investigating the
cost of installing a receiving station
and hope to have the dope within a
short time, and if the cost is not pro-
hibitive an attempt will be made to
provide this new convenience. If it |
is installed we would suggest that the
Legion Hall be equipped with radio
mer arrangements be made to give our
people these concerts, lectures, SER
mons, etc, at stated times. Even our
young people could occasionally enjoy
a dancing party with the music fur
nished by one of the large city or
cheStras.
If the cost is not too great, and we
hardly think it will be, we want to
see receiving station installed in
Wood in the very near future, and no
doubt those interested in this new un
dertaking will be around to see you
to help finance it, as soon as they get
definite information on the probable |
cost of installation. 1t takes gov
ernment license and permit to install
a sending station and such a station
would cost much more than a receiv
ing station, but no permit or license
is necessary to install receiving sta
tion and we can listen in at will, and
the cost of such station, as we un
derstand it, is comparatively small.
With q receiving station we could
no doubt be able to receive SER
vice from he fol o wing
broadcasting stations: Chicago, ILL.,,
Westinghouse station, complete daily |
program, concerts Friday evening,
grand opera program every evening
except Friday during opera season.
Madison, Wisconsin, University OF
Wisconsin station, weather reports |
daily except Sunday, at 1885 p. M,
.us.c program Friday evening. Kan
sas City, Mo-, Western Radio Co.,
station, market reports and weather
forecasts daily, concerts every eve
ming. Lincoln, Nebraska, University |
Cf Nebraska station, concerts every |
evening. Denver, Colorado, Reynolds |
Radio Co. station, news twice daily, |
concert every evening.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-24

tion within this state shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars or by Imprisonment
IN the county jail not exceeding six
months.'
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Copyright. 1922. hv Star Co"rsny,
BRITAIN Rights Registered a. Fasr, Orice
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-08

JOHN McCOR MACK (left), the aenc1, was sued by u. Mayer. of Nor ton, Conn.,, who said he bought some COWS from the singer, and that though led to believe they were
 good milkers,'
 they proved other. wise He wanted Mccormack to take oacB the COWS and return his { money.