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condition is absence of air. This is pro-
vided by vacuum-sealed can or jar,
which. with its food contents, affords the
best possible opportunity for the "germs"
to breed and produce their deadly poison.
The spores seem to be very plentifully
distributed In some districts, yet not TO be-
found In others. II is q matter of local
infection apparently. Certain neighbor.
hoods Of the United States are rather
badly Infected. One garden In any town
may be full Of the germs, and another
garden across the street may have none.
Enthusiastically In some instances the in
fection Is derived from manure put on the
land.
Where the soil Is infected II is In
evitable that the botulnus spores should
occur on vegetables or small fruits grown
In It. Thus, though invisible to the eye,
they may be carried by vegetables or
fruit when bought or gathered by the
housewife. Peas, beets, radishes, aspara-
gus. carrots, parsnips and string beans,
bought In the markets by health officers,
have been found to harbor the dangerous
germs
Since 1900 there have been thirty-nino
outbreaks In one Western State with
total Of 1870 cases, ninety-four of which
resulted In death. During the same
period there have been forty-two out
breaks among fowls, three among hogs,
and quite number among horses. For
the lower animals seem to be affected by
the poison as readily as human beings.
Botulism among barnyard fowls Is COM
monty known as "limberneck," owing to
the fact that the afflicted birds cannot
hold their heads up. In one locality not
long ago there was noteworthy outbreak
among chickens, 643 dying within four
days. 1t was traced to some canned beans
which had been thrown out. They were
homegrown beans and home canned; but
the woman who had put them up found
that four Of the jars showed signs of
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in the sporting state and almost always in
small numbers only. Such spores may de-
velop into bacilli and produce extremely
poisonous toxins under suitable conditions,
but they will not do so in the animal body.
Botuline spores in moderate number can
be swallowed with impunity danger only
arises when the numbers are so large that
the toxin in the spores themselves is suffi-
cient to produce symptoms.
"On the other hand, if such spores find
conditions suitable to their growth and
develop, they will, It is true, produce po-
tent toxins, but the process will be accom-
panied--usually but not invariably-by a
physical alteration of the outside of the
tin (blown or springy condition), and in
variably by rancid odor. In other words,
the dangerous tins are also physically un-
fit, and In most, II not all, the recorded
outbreaks associated with fruit or vege-
tables this danger signal has been neglect
ed. These considerations refer to canned
fruit or vegetables. How far they apply
to preserved meats or other foods, the
flavor Of which may mask the odor Of
botuline growth, is uncertain and re-
quires investigation"
The lesson to be derived from all this
is that the housewife should be exceed
inely careful never to make use of canned
food that has any suspicious popularity
of appearance, odor, or taste. II there
be the slightest suggestion of spoilage,
she should throw II away, deeming it dan
gcrous. Unfortunately, there is some
times very little change Of smell or taste
in foodstuffs that contain the germs.
On the other hand, there is no reason
to look with suspicion upon canned foods
in general, which ordinarily are the most
innocent of products. It is simply worth
while for the housewife to be on her
guard; and, when she cooks canned stun
before serving it, let her see that an Of
It Is heated to the boiling point.
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Harvard, DR.. Jacques
M. j. Schlesinger, say that
the. botulinus poison II SO
powerful that one drop Of
it, if suitably distributed,
would. be enough to kill
all the people on the earth.
A recent report Of the
interesting but disturbing
researches in the Harvard
u niv ersity laLors-.
tory " states that these
Harvard chemists have
found that the strength
of the botulinus toxin,
which occurs in spoiled
vegetable food, is SO greai
that the average man
dies from a dose
of s0.O00O00000O0O0000l
cubic centimeter of It. One
cubic eentimetef would be
enough to depopuists tho
whole earth, with eee, 300
parts left overi's drop,
therefore, would hill every
living human being on the
glohel
All of us have heard q
great deal lately about
epidemics of "botulism."
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gard to botulism, and
especially the eight
deaths at the Scottish
shooting party, from
the little can of potted
wild duck, the London
Lancet says:
"They have shown
two features of in
terest. In the first
place, the European
cases were nearly all
soc at e d with a
vehicle which was
usually meat in some
form or other. In the
United States, on the
contrary, the vehicle
has been almost in
variably fruit or
vegetables in a pre-
served form, as a rule
home canned or bot
tied, less commonly
commercially put up in
cans.
"a diligent examina-
ton of possible mate
rial outside the animal
body has demonstrated
the presence of this
bacillus upon the sur
face of growing fruits
and vegetables, bruised
cherries, d e a ying
leaves, and the bodies
of insects. Extensive
soil studies have also
been made, and it has
been shown that the
spores of the organism
are widely distributed
through the soil of the
western States and also
in many other parts Of
the u. s. A.
"While direct exam
ination and expert
mental investigation
have shown that B.
q b OF tulinus may be
isolated from canned
fruits or other foods
which are perfectly
sound in every way,
the bacillus under such
conditions is present
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Diagram Of the
Deadly Dinner Of the
Hostess and Her
Gussts At Canton,
Ohio. Those Who
Occupied the Seats
Marked in Black
Died. Those Who
Sat in the Seats
Marked With a Circle
Were Sick and
Almost Died.
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Proper Conditions Il. O.. Suitable Medic
and Absence Of Oxygsn) Are Available
for Their Dsvsiop.sst
THE most powerful, the most deadly
poison known. And there may pos
.sibly be some of 1t In the next jar
or can of vegetables or fruit that 10
opened for your table, and that you, your
self. have preserved!
Rattlesnake venom is notoriously
deadly. but compared with the poison that
sometimes comes with preserved food It
is mild indeed. Highly concentrated prus-
sic acid is so lethal that . mere sniff Of It
will kill a man as quickly Is a bullet
through the heart, but In its action II b
feeble compared with the "botulinus"
toxin.
Two, eminent biological chemists Of
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put predicted for current month.
Clearings totals less than early in
May. More failures this week.
RECORD BREAKING MEET

NoSing out ahead of Sioux Falls
high school by one point, Tyndall won
the high school track and field cham
pionship of South Dakota for 1922
at the largest and fastest state meet
ever held in Bookings. In every re-
spect the meet last Friday was the
best ever held on State field. Ideal
weather conditions, large crowds, per,
feet condition of the track and the
largest entry lists in history all we're
factors in making the meet one that
will 20 down in history. Four state
records were broken. Hutchendorf
of Bookings, set a new mark in the
high jump by leaping 5 feet, 9R
inches. one inch higher than the old
record. T.. Olivia of Tyndall, lowered
the old record Of q 10 seconds in
the low hurdles to 26 3-5. Albert
Greene of COlome, the most sensa'
tional of all, clipped over a second
from the record time in the quarter
nile run, setting the new record o.
52:3. The Tyndall relay team estab
lished a new record in the half mile
relay at l minute, sc 3-5 seconds.
The outcome Of the meet was in
doubt until the last event was de
cided. Sioux Falls, Mitchell and Tyn
dali we're in the lead with only one
point difference between each team
f.. Olivia of Tyndall, won the NEE
for his team when he took secont
place in the broad jump, the las
event. This gave Tyndal a total Of
II points. Sioux Falls took SECOND
with 20 points, Mitchell 10, Parker
- 1-3, Colome IL, Watertown 10
Vermillion 8, Brookings 71-3, Elan
dreau 6. Rapid City 4, Mobridge
White, washington Springs, HoI
Springs and Aberdeen scored one
point each.
Scharnweber of Mitchell, took in
dividual honors, winning 10 poins the
total score Of the Mitchell team
Scharnweber Is an unusual athlete
starring in both the weight and dasf
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EXPECT CR0WPhT
CONFERENCE MEET
BIG COLLEGE MEET SATURDAY
WILL ATTRACT MANY
VISITORS
GREATEST EVER HELD IN THE DAKOTAS
Des Moines University and South
Dakota ". Both Expect to
Win Loving Cup

People from all over this section of
South Dakota are coming to Bookings
to witness the first annual track and
field meet of the North Central In
tercollegiate conference which will
be held on State field in the after
noon Of that day. Teams from eight
of the biggest colleges and universe
ties in this section of the United
States will compete in this first meet
and from all indications every event
will be holly contested and the out
come Of the meet is shrouded in doubt.
The University of South Dakota and
DeS Moines university are doped to
have the strongest teams and the best
chance Of winning the meet and the
silver loving cup offered by State col
lege. These two %favorites, however,
are likely to split On points between
them so that State college, Morning
side or some other school might win.
State is sure of a good many points
in the field events and in the distance
runs. State rooters are going to be
out in force, at any rate, to help
State win this first conference track
meet.
The following teams will compete
in the meet: Des Moines university,
North Dakota university, North Da-
kota State college, st. Thomas college,
Creighton university, M%orningside col
lege, University of South Dakota and
South Dakota State college. All of
these schools are members Of the n.
|. c. which was organized last winter
upon the suggestion Of Coach c.. A.
West Of State college. These same
schools Will contest for football hon
Ors next fall and basket ball next win
ter. All schools are evenly matched
as TO size and usual strength Of ath-
letlC teams so that competition will
always be close and interesting.
Des Moines university will bring up
some star sprinters. hurdlers and high
jumpers. Greeman is expected to do
the high sticks in about 16 seconds.
He will meet competition in Welty of
State, Williams of M%orningside and
Woods and Cornwell of South Dakota
university. The state university is
also strongest in the sprints and the
high jump. They also have a good
~javelin thrower and a broad jumper.
In a meet last Saturday with Creigh-
ton, the university won by a large
margin. M%orningside is strong in
the middle distances, the long run
and the pole vault. st. Thomas has
a crack two-miles and a thrilling race
is expected in this event between this
entry and the entrants from Morning
side and State college. State is
strong in the pole vault, broad jump
and weight events.
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STATE OF A

The state o. trade over the cOun-
try us reported by Bradstreet's last
week showed continued improvement.
More optimism, better crop reports,
higher prices Of cotton and wool and
many other products, and ~quickened
collections feature weeks reports.
Central West leads, but parts OF south
cheered by three-cent advance in
cotton in three weeks. Rains or
floods color some southern trade &C
vices, however. Mail-order trade is
better. Industries, led by steel, build
ing and auto trades, make much bet
ter report that year ago. Advances
in raw textiles stiffen cotton, wooden
and silk goods and help buying.
March was peak month in building.
Lumber prices higher, west and
south. Food index lower, but ad-
vances exceed declines in general
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-05-25
GETS PAVING CONTRACT

G. II. Atkinson of Brookings, Sc
cured the paving contract, amounting
to about $780, coo, let by the city OF
Aberdeen on Tuesday after consider
ing nine di ,ferent bids. The bid OF
the Atkinson Paving Co., was from s
to 10 cents lower per yard than that
of any competitor. The price per yard
which will be paid by the city of
Aberdeen will be S2.13 per yard for
paving six inches thick, and $40 per
yard for paving seven inches thick.
This was considered an exceptionally
low bid and was accepted by the city
commissioners of Aberdeen. Mr.. At
kinson expects to get the work under
way in about two weeks.
The Atkinson Paving company has
put in paving in Bookings, Vermillion.
Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Watertown and
Madison. The work in each one of
these towns has been satisfactory so
the city Of Aberdeen feels confident
that they will have good work done
and are pleased that a South Dakota
man was given the contract.
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LIST OF PETIT JURORS

Court cOnvenes Tuesday, June 6,
1922. Jury to report on Wednesday,
June I, 1922. at IL a. m. The follow
ing is the list of petit jurors drawn
for The June, 1922 term of the Circuit
court in and for the county of Brook,
inks:
}. O. ROnning, Carl Olson, c. S. Lad.
dusaw, w. A. Valentine. VIM. Griffith,
August Oien, Albert Kramer, Perry
G.. sutton, Sam Alberts, +. VI. Bar
net, c. G. Nordgren, Henry Carstens,
John Jesme, G.. Haroldson, w. W,
Brown, Pat Colliton, Ben Bolens, II
O. Nettum, c. Van Hevelen, Clifford
HalversOn, John Funk, John Green
Frank Balzer, William Jarman
Charles Maher, Pat Hurney, Oden a
Rock, +. A. Brelsford, j. c. Magistad
Byron Moore, Sam Richards, S. A
Stensland, Ole AslaksOn, John Amund
son, Emil Fl. Salk, Albert A. MOhrOr
Paul d.. Wright, Frank See, Juliu.
MartinsOn, II. o. Arneson. Tom G
Olson, Chester Tufte, +. l.. Grimme
Fred Feldman, Adolph ROsendahl, r
\. Thompson, Oscar BurGag, John De
Boer, &. w. Bohlke, T. O. Haugen.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-05-25
COLLEGE GRADUATION JUNE ~

The 1922 commencement program
at State college will be b~roadcasted
by radio as the various events take
place on Monday, June II, if the radio
apparatus is received and installed
on time. The commencement week
program has been announced as fol.
lows:
Friday, June 9, s p. m. Senior class
play, Peg o. My Heart"
Saturday, June 10, s p. m.;Reccp,
ton to seniors and visiting alumni, by
President and Mrs. Wills E. Johnson.
Sunday, June IL, s +. r.: Bacca,
laureate services, address Rev. Joseph
r. Davies, l.. d, Hibbipg, Minr.
Monday, June II, 7:3C a. m: Glass
breakfasts; 10: a. m: Academic pro
cession, seniors and faculty; 1870 a,
m; Commencement, address by Henry
Lawrence Southwick, president OF
Emerson College Of Oratory, Boston
Mass; 12:15 p. m: Winding the May.
pole, freshmen girls under direction OF
Miss Nellie Kendall; 1890 D. m:
Alumni banquet, followed by business
meeting; SIS p. m: Alumni ball.
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RETURNS FROM NORTH WOODS

DR.. n. Il. Hanson of State college
just returned from a two weeks
plant collecting tour to northern Sas-
katChewan, Canada. The first sta
ton on his journey was williamsburg,
eastern Iowa, where pollen was col
lected in a large apple orchard and
shipped to State college. The next
point on the journey was Beatty and
then north to a Hudson Bay post on
the Saskatchewan river. The next
was Hudson Bay Junction. At both
places wild plants, especially cherries
were collected for shipment to State
college. In this moose-hunting section
buds were just swelling on many
trees and shrubs, so they were in
the right condition to dig. This is
DR.. Hansen's eighth trip to Canada in
four years. The object of this work
is to get plants from the northern
most limits Of trees and shrubs that
are needed for experimental work at
South Dakota State college. On the
homeward journey he addressed the
Horticultural societies at Dauphin and
Winnipeg, at the latter place the Man.
itoba Horticultural society giving q
luncheon in his honor.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-05-25
80 COACHES ENTER SCHOOL

a school for high school basket ball
coaches will be held at State college
from May 80 to June Z, inclusive,
under the direction of Coach C.. A.
West, head of the State college ath-
letic department, assisted by Fred
Enke, assistant coach, and members
OF the varsity team Of the past sea
son, all Of them all-state men. Dis
cussions and demonstrations of the
technique Of stops, turns, passing,
ETC., and consideration of various sys-
TENS of playing the game, training
hints, rules, publicity and financing
the team are listed on the program.
Bill Brennan, well-known referee, will
lead the discussion on rules. A part
of each day will be set aside for rec
reation. A special class may be or
ganized in football. About 80 coaches
have signed up for the course. TUT
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-05-25
ARREST AUTO THIEVES

Ed. Pogue, formerly of this city,
and prominent in a hog stealing cpl
sode last fall, was arrested at Madi-
son, Wis, last week by Deputy Sheriff
Mcfarland of Moody county, on the
charge of stealing a Buick car from
Nick Ehleringer of Moody county last
winter. This is the car which was
found hidden in a straw pile south Of
town this spring. The arrest was
made within 80 minutes after McFar-
land arrived in Madison. Pogue was
just sitting down to supper with his
wife and two little daughters when
he was arrested. He was brought
back to Flandreau to await trial.
The arrest of Pogue was the out
come OF a confession made by Ray
Jones, who lives near Lake Campbell.
In a signed statement he declared
that he drove a Ford car in which
John Kish, Ed. Pogue and another
young mar were passengers to the
Ehleringer place. The three men got
out and got the Buick car. Ray Jones,
however turned his car around and
drove home, while the other three
men in the Buick drove up to the
straw stack, where they hid the car.
Kish is now serving a term in the
~pententiary at Sioux Falls for steal
ing hogs. Ed. Pogue was also in
on this deal, but pleaded guilty and
his sentence was suspended on good
behavior.
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LUCE LINE EXTENDING WEST

Definite evidence of the extension
OF the Luce Line westward toward
Brookings is found this week in the
Hutchinson, Mimi, Leader:
The Electric Short Line Railway
Co (the Luce Line) will build west
from Hutchinson this summer.
A contract for several miles of road
the exact mileage not having been
given out, has been let to Frederick
son & Co., railroad contractors and
builders of M%inneapolis. Ii is heIieved
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that the road will be built through
Cedar Mills town, at least.
1t is expected that work on the ex-
tension will begin at once. Engineer
E. L.. Higgins and crew have been
busy this week stalking out the line
from the end Of the grade on the
west side of Otter Lake. Mr.. Higgins
will supervise the construction for the
company.
II. F. Hart, who has been promoting
the extension, in the townships west
OF Hutchinson, has been anxious that
the extension be completed this fall
in order that this years crop may be
moved on the railroad.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-05-25
THE FIRST BAND CONCERT

On account Of the college band
having al engagement at Sioux Falls
or Friday, June 2, the first concert
OF the season by the municipal band
will be given on Thursday evening,
June 1, at the school house park. The
indications are that Brookings will
have a very fine band for summer con-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-05-25

Miss Elsie Norman of Minneapolis,
Mimi, spent the weekend visiting at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Ander-
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PLAN MEMORIAL
DAY EXERCISES
BROOklNGS WILL HAVE GREAT
PATRIOTIC PROGAM
TUESDAY
MEMORIAL SERMON SUNDAY MORNING
Patriotic Orders and School Children
Will March in Parade on
Decoration Day

Bookings will have one of the
greatest patriotic, memorial observ-
ances next week that has ever been
held in the history of the city. The
soldier dead of the nation will be
honored first on Sunday, with special
memorial services at the college audi
forum from 1890 to 1870 a. m, at
which Chaplain Guy p. Squires will
deliver the sermon. All of the pa
triotic orders of the city will meet at
the vocational mems dormitory at 10
a. m. The school children will meet
at the college armory, where they will
form in line and b ling led by the
band will march to the dormitory,
where they join the patriotic orders
and march to the college auditorium,
where the services will be held.
Memorial day proper, will be OBJ
served on Tuesday with an impressive
parade through Main street at 10 a.
m, followed by impressive services
at the cemetery and the decorating
of graves. In the afternoon a program
will be held at the opera house, at
which President McCune OF Huron
college will deliver the principal ad.
dress.
The members of the Woman's Re-
lief corps, Sons of Veterans, Sons of
Veterans Auxiliary, the American
Legion, the American Legion Auxil-
larry, Vocational Training men and
their wives, National guard unit, r. O.
I. c. unit, Daughters Of American
Revolution, the Boy Scouts. the Girl
Reserves, Campfire Girls and school
children from all grades will meet at
the school grounds at 9 a. IN. The line
of march will be formed by 10 o'clock
and the parade will go down Sixth
street to Main street, through Main
street past the Federal building,
where the members Of the Grand
Arm Of the Republic will review the
procession and join the line of march
to the depot where ranks will break
and automobiles will carry everyone
to the cemetry where the graves of
all soldiers will be decorated. Follow
ing the exercises at the cemetery the
Sons Of Veterans auxiliary will drive
to the Sioux River where memorial
exercises will be held for sailors and
marines.
Parents are urged 20 encourage their
children to take part in both the Sun
day services and the Memorial day
exercises. Automobile wner are
asked TO help transport the children
and the patriotic orders to the Gene
terry. A. +. Anderson will be the mar
shall of the day.
The following program will be given
at 2:30 at the opera house on Tuesday
Afternoon, Memorial day:
song America
Prayer ............Rev b. A. Benson
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address 500.
George Blakeslee
Solo ............ Miss Marion Carlisle
Address. ........ DR.. George McCune,
President Huron College.
Song, Our Flag .....Sixth Grade Boys
Reading ......... Edward Atkinson
Reading Francis Forsee
Solo Donald Whitehead
Heading .......... Pamela Powers
Song ..........S Star Spangled Banner
Immediately after this program
there will be a flag raising on the new
municipal flag pole at the corner of