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our ever increasingly intricate life. All these make
taxes.
In normal farming community in Nebraska the
tax rate on titled land has gene from 500 to $404 In
just six years The farmer says he can't stand the
gait. The tax cost is exceeding the profit pro.
ducton.
The same complaint comes from the city banker
and manufacturer. The farmer has monopoly on
tax complaints. Did you hear Of popular taxl
1t doesn't cost anything to live in wilderness.
we want all things that progress has brought
We don't want to part with the soda fountain or the
telephone. We can't give up the auto or the uni.
versty extension. Very we'll then, what we
going to do?
New England had great idea in the town meet
ing. Philadelphia with her nearly two millions of
people, is now talking the town meeting idea. Out
IN the corn belt Of the middle west the town meet
ing IS again taking hold And when in a town Of
only SUI people surprise expressed because
IOO were IN attendance, the came, 1--WE have
TO go to the town meeting. It's the only way we
can ever solve our problem"
That's the only way we ever can.
Puolic ownership Of public utilities and scientific
marketing system of the products of the land will
both save our civilization and supply its cost The
only way we are ever going to get therr is to get
together, talk 1t over and thresh it out Find out
what we can do, what want to do and then send
70 our state legislatures and to Congress not
ot OF haf-baked country lawyers but practical pro-
who will do IT,
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NUMBER 46.
FIRST STATE BANK
WINS BIG JUDGMENT

In 1927 the First State Bank Of this
place brought suit against Martin
Anderson and Caroline Anderson in
the Mellette county circuit court, to
collect on note for $4,000. The
case came to trial in June, 1921, and
the bank was given verdict for the
lull amount, together with accrued
interest. The defendants then APP
pealed the case to the Supreme court
Of the state, and that court on Tues
day of this week handed down a de-
cision confirming the decision of the
lower court, SO the First State Bank
officials are feeling rather good over
this rather hard fought case that has
been in the courts now for about two
years. e. f. Manson of White River
and Mr.. Caster of Lake Andes were
the plaintiffs attorneys.
On Tuesday of this week Martin
Anderson was arrested on complaint
of the bank, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, and on
Wednesday Miss Caroline Anderson
was arrested, charged with the same
oiIcnse, on complaint of the bank.
These two cases are direct result
and ontgrowth of the case just de-
cided by the Supreme court of the
state.
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MASONs ELECT OFFICERS

Wood Lodge No. $50 A. F. & A. NJ,
at their regular meeting last Tuesday
evening, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Worshipful
Master, j. b. Brown; Senior Warden,
Fritz Sinkler; Junior Warden, M. G.
Cordes; Treasurer, c. S. Schacffer !,
Secretary, G. w. Sawyer; Senior Des.
con. Chas. F.. Freeman; Junior Dea-
con, Orlo Schaeffer; Tyler. F, S. Rich
ardson; Senior Stewart, NJ. y. Psvne;
Junior Stewart, Ray Rankin. The
newly elected officers will he installed
at special meeting to be held next
T,ar.Ja.v oxn.,;vr, tf IA M NJ
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-12-15
VOLUME XI.
FARM BUREAU NEWS NOTES
CORNSTALK DISEASE A
COEBTNATION OF CONDITIONS

To Oak Ia Farmer: Serious losses
from c,rn talk disease were reported
in this section last year. Please give
us what information you can for it's
prevention and cure. We have heard
that some people in Iowa have pre-
vented loss by feeding salt at the time
the cattle were running in the stalks,
but as this is in the artesian belt and
NEST Of the cattle have artesian water
and do not get salt that does not seem
to solve the question for us. e. w.,
Clark Co., S. ID.
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ticemia are dying from a true disease.
The presence OF cornstalks and the
fact that the animals were eating
cornstalks are only Incidental thereto.
In other words, we have true and
specific disease caused by known
germ thtd is called cOrnstalk disease
simply on account Of the circumstanc-
cs surrounding the animal. We have
hcmorrhagic scpticemia parading I'M
der a new name. The preventive Of
hemorrhagic septiccmia is well es-
tabliShed. The vaccination Of animals
exposed to this disease has given
rather pleasing results, and from OBJ
servation | am Of the opinion that
the largest number Of co-called corn
stalk disease deaths is caused by
hemorrhagic septicemia The i'm
munity resulting from the use Of
hcmorrhagic septicemia vaccine is not
Of long duration, however, the use or
such vaccine protects the animals for
sufficient period so they can clean
up the fields without any danger of
deaths resulting from the disease.
Ptomaine Poisoning
The fourth condition is ptomaine
poisoning. Ptomainc poisoning is
due to the presence Of the germ Of
botulism. The presence Of this germ
in the food Of man, such as in canned
fruits or canned salmon, gives rise to
ptomaine poisoning which we occa-
sionally read about under rather start
ling head lines in the usual news
papers. 1t appears that cornstalks
in themselves are a rather favorite
harbor for the germ which causes
botulism-pt0mainc poisoning. The
only way to prevent deaths from this
condition is by the administration of
an antiserum which has been prepared
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AIE have heard much through the last two years
w about the farm bloc When this movement
began most people looked upon il a political
curiosity. But it drew to its support many con-
scentious and earnest that the nation began to
realize that there something elemental in the-idea
that must demand serious national consideration.
The Non-Partisan League forerunner of
this protest: 1t advocated right program for its
members. But it could prosper only in state like
North Dakota where the larger majority Of the peo-
pie are engaged in just business-grain growing.
II could not spread We cant have government
of gran-growers Any vocation government is
oliga.chy There is where this right protest took
on impossible political FORM
The Populist party back in the sos and early COS
that lowered in Kansas the beginning of the
present farm bloc movement.
Cities live the soil. The big city lives on the
little city and the little city lives upon the farm
Science has come along with the automobile the
telephone and hundred things that multiply effic-
eney, speed up industry with economy but always
with the economy that costs. We have been learning
how to live better The lesson has gone out to the
open acres Fifty years ago few farm boys had ever
tasted ice cream. The soda fountain today is viii
, lage need and the movie community demand. Min
nesota eats Florida fruit There thousand legal
economic, 'marketng. industrial problems today
where fifty years ago there was one In consequence
the cost Of administering all government, township
town, county state and nation. has mounted with
the multiplication OF the problems that grew out Of
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feel that if the farmers would avail
themselves Of the services of COM
petent veterinarian they should be
able to determine the exact cause of
deaths and then would be III a position
to intelligently prevent-.addi5oRal
deaths in the herd.
Evening star., 1922-10-04
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issuel to the
Nathasn B. Tucker Of Petersburg. Tenn. and
Olive A. Dosh Of this city.
Harry II. Sample and Esther gsckson.
Harold II. Avery and Carrie q: Lnces.
Strauther G.. MOler of this city ara Mafy
q. Pickett of Brentwood. Md.
Daniel Holmes and Jennie Henry.
Eustace t. F1orance. jr., and Golden hus-
giles.
George @. Roney and Ida O. Rogers.
William B. Pryor and Mabel Lewis.
John Gray and Ernestine Edwards -.
.Alpheus Robey and Susie 3. Nunnahy' Dotn
Frederick ". King Of Beltsvilie. Nd. and
Mary "A. Sheen Of this city.
Larry L. Magruder and Lydia ". Johnson. 4
John J. Kennedy Of Philadelphia, r. ana
Rena C. Sullivan Of fredericksburg, Va
George R.. Grady of Worcester. MASS hho
Mary 4. Dngan Of this city.
Willie u. Carmichael and Lille bfown'
Roy Mcdowell of this city and Justine dau
Of Fairmont Heights, Nd.
George 8. Gardner and Lille q. Chapman.
Lucien Smith and Leila Carter.
William B. McCurchen Of. Durham. n. u,
and Julia e. Parrott Of Charlottesville va.
Russell L. Kesterson and Mildred +. Prosise
James Nolan and Mary Hamilton.
Thomas L. Stringer and minnie Marun'
Caleb Adams and Mary l. Berry. r,,
John W. Thompson OF this city ano Liiss
beth b. Foard of Bethesda, ND
John C. Love, jr.. and Merle L. naoote.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

and the wedding music as played Dy
Miss Marion A. Bailey.
Mrs. Marsh, mother of the bride,
and Mrs. Ogle. mother of the bFide-
groom, received with them after the
ceremony. Mrs. Marsh wearing
gown of black satin charmeuse trim
med with Jets, and Mrs. ogie was IN
Mr. and Mrs. ogle left later for
wedding trip and on their return
Will be at home at 80 U street nortn-
west.
Among the out-of-town guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Ogle OF
Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. c. d. Ogie anu
Mrs. J. ]. Dronenberg OF fpeaer,cn; G
Miss Irene NJ. Ogle of Adamstown.
Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Sealock
and their children of Falls Church,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Ball OF
celebrated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary Sunday evening. septem-
ber "a.
They were married in Washington
in 1872 by the late Rev. G.. c. Meador,
pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church.
Mr.. Ball was born in Aiexandria ga
county, Va, and is the son of Samuel
and Jane Ball, descendants OF Mary
Ball, mother Of George Washington.
Mrs Ball Is the daughter OF the late
Capt. and Mrs. James Horsmon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ball, until recently,
have six living children. Mrs; Eva E.
Raba, John E., Harry NJ. Frederick
H., James F. and Samuel L. Ball
There are nine grandchildren and
two Observation-Disclosures.
A host of relatives and friends
I1f lof n q
to Mr. and Mrs. Ball. They were the
recipients of purse of gold and
many other beautiful gifts.
Countess de Betteson-D Durham of Paris
,, France, and Mrs. p. N. Furber Of New
York city are guests Of their father, Mr.
E. B. Chapman, at the Hotel Gordon.
Mr. Charles Moore will be the host Of
the Thursday dinner at the Arts Club
nounces for the evenings discussion is
IF Were King"
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Hesselbach, who
spent some time at the Grove Park 1nn
AshevilIe. n. c., will return to Washing
ton today.
Mrs George NJ. Albrecht of Milwau-
kee, Wis, accompanied by her interest
ing young son, Mr.. George Frederick,
has arrived in the city for the season.
and is the guest Of her mother, Mrs
Paul Rosendall Of Allison street.
DIR. and Mrs. William X. Butler.
who have been spending the summer
on the Massachusetts, north shore
and in the White mountains, have
returned to their home in Chevy
Chase.
Dr. and Mrs. George Roe Lock-
| wood have arrived in Washington
from New York and have taken an
apartment at the Lee House for an
| indefinite stay.
The Misses Tileston. who. as usual.
spent the summer in Castine. Me-,
have returned to 1447 Massachusetts,
avenue.
Miss Helen Z. Jamison. president
of the Women's Bar Association of
| the District of Columbia, entertained
a dinner party Monday evening in
| honor of the executive committee of
| the association The guests of honor
| were Miss NJ. Pearl Mccall. assistant
United states attorney; Miss Marie
Easily Smith. Miss Ida May Meyers
Mrs. w. H. Barse has returned to
Washington after several weeks
spent in Springfield, Mass, and New
York city and will be at the Lee
House for the winter.
The District of Columbia, Federation
of Woman's Clubs will give a recep-
| ton to Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, presi-
| dent of the general federation, Satur-
day afternoon from to o'clock at
-
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Temple Heights. formerly the Dean
estate. and the former home Of the
Woman's Foundation. Mrs. John w.
Frizzell, president of the District
federation, has invited Mrs. Coolidge
and wives OF the cabinet omcers to
be present. Not only are the mem
bers OF the thirty clubs affiliated with
the federation invited, but clubwomen
Evening star., 1922-10-04

belonging to other organisations are
asked to be guests Of the afternoon.
Mrs. 9. J. Merrill and daughter. Mrs.
Vernon Boyd. Of Painesville, Ohio,
while attending the d. A. II. confer
ence are guests Of the Powhatan.
Mrs. F. W. Behrens and her daugh-
Evening star., 1922-10-04

ter Augusta have returned to their
home on Sth street after a visit OF
some length at this home OF Mrs.
Henry S. Ball. sister of the former,
at Seat Pleasant. Md. 4
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Great Britain paid out $293.000, 900
In unemployment benefits last year.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Gen. John ]. Pershing. chief Of
staff, U. s. A., who has been on a
brief vacation of q fortnight, has
returned to Washington. He was a
guest for a short time of former
Gov. w. Cameron Forbes in his home
on the Massachusetts, coast.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Mrs. James w. Gerard, wife of the
former United States ambassador to
Germany, entertained company at
luncheon yesterday at the Marquert
in New York.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Commander and Mrs. H. w. Rusk,
who are in Washington for the sea-
son, have taken an apartment at the
Hotel Gordon.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis White of
Baltimore will spend the winter in
Washington and will come here at
the end Of the week. Mrs. White,
who spent the summer In Europe, has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin H. Brewster, in their
summer home. Scooby Manor, at
Stevenson, Md.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Mrs. Watson Freeman Clark has
returned to the city from her sum-
mer home on Cape Cod. Her daugh-
ter, Miss Charlotte Freeman Clark.
will visit in New York before re-
turning to Washington the last of
the month.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Regis, IN New York, for q short stay.
Col and Mrs. Thompson are expected
to return to Washington for q portion
Of the coming season. They spent
last winter In California.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Miss Helen Le Seure, granddaugh-
ter Of Representative Joseph Can
non, was among those entertaining
Informally at luncheon at the Shore
ham yesterday. Mrs. Philip Kauff-
mann being in the company.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Col. and Mrs. A. H. Flint Of New
York are spending some time at the
Shoreham. Col. Flint made the trip
to Washington by airplane. Mrs.
Flint entertained a small company at
luncheon at the Shoreham yesterday.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. U. s. Grant, jr., sailed
from England September % aboard
the Finland for New York.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Commander and Mrs. Charles Con-
way Hartigan will move to their
Georgetown home, at 400 29th street,
this week. Commander Hartigan,
who has been with the U. S. S. Della
ware. now is on duty at the Navy
Department. Mrs. Hartigan and their
children have recently returned from
California. where they spent the sum-
mer with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nor
ris. brother-in-law and sister of Mrs.
Hartigan.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Algerian Silk and Cotton Slumber
Robes, $11.25 Each.
Evening star., 1922-10-04

Beautiful Persian colorinos: deem
rich pile and some unusually attrac-
tive designs.
9 x IL. .$65.OO
8S x 10.6 $500
Evening star., 1922-10-04
rs to Terms

Hundreds of Washington homes haze se.
cured the finest pianos offered by The
House OF Stief on Just as satisfactory in
stdlln,ent terms as many OF their less for.
tunate neighbors haze paid for pianos OF
doubtful merit. 1t is Just as important
to make 1t easy for everyone to OWN
fine piano as 1t is to MAKE the piano
itself. The same liberal policy asodits
you at the Stier store.
The New York herald., 1922-06-16
GOV. MILLER AT
LAKE GEORGE COTTAGE
Settled There With Family for
the Summer.

Special Dispatch to THE New York IIEnALp.
ALBANY. June 15.-Gow Miller, Mrs.
Miller and their six daughters left to-
day by automobile for Lake George,
where they will spend the summer. The
Governor has leased the handsome sum-
mer place on the lake shore that vas
the home of the late Edward NJ. Shep-
ard of Brooklyn. north OF Lake George
village. He will spend practically the
entire summer there. having made only
two engagements that will take him
away. On June 10 he will speak at the
Academy of Music. Brooklyn. on the
occasion of the graduation exercises of
the Holy Child of Jesus School. and on
the following Gay ne VIII be a guest
of the Queens County Republican Com
mttee.
At Lake George Gov. Miller will seek
a complete rest from official and polti-
cal activities Necessary announcements
will probably be made through his Sec
retary at the executive chamber here
While at Lake George. however. the
Governor is expected to break his silence
as to his future plans. A formal state
mcnt concerning denomination Is
looked for from the Governor by Rephb-
lican leaders early in the summer
Gov. Miller will attend the funeral of
George w. Aldridge at Rochester to-
morrow.
The New York herald., 1922-06-16
ELECT TWO HISTORIANS
TO FRENCH ACADEMY
MN. de Nolhac and Goyau
Chosen for Vacancies.

PARIS, June Is (Associated Press) -
Two historians, Pierre de Nolhac and
Georges Goyau, were elected by the
French Academy to-day to succeed to
the chairs of the late Emile Boutroux
and Denys Cochin.
Only twenty mine of the Forty I'M
mortals" composing the full strength of
the illustrious company were present.
The Academy now numbers thirty-five.
Among those absent was former Premier
Clemenceau, who has not yet been for
mally received.
Anatole France was present for the
first time since the Dreyfus case. when
he took umbrage at the attitude of some
Academicians.
Except for Marshal Lyautey who is
detained in Morocco. the other Mar
shals. including Joffre and Foch, were
present. as well as Premier Poincare.
Minister of Justice Barthou and Alex
andre Rlbot.
NJ de Nolhac was born in the Depart
ment of Puy de Dome in 1859. He is
the author of number of historical
works and critical essays and has writ
ten several volumes on Marie Antoin-
ette and the Court OF Louis XIV
NJ Goyau was born in Orleans in 1869.
He has specialized in religious history
and is now engaged in writing the re-
ligious section of history Of France.
He married the daughter of Felix Faure
during the latter's Presidency.
The New York herald., 1922-06-16
George G. Ward,
Gable Executive,
Is Dead, Aged 78
Was, Vice-President and Gen.
eral Manager of Commercial
Company A Years.

George Gray Ward. vice president anc
general manager of the commercial
Gable Company. an outstanding figure
In the cable communication field Tor
mora than forty years, died late yester-
day afternoon at his residence, 81 Yves,
Fifty-third street.
Born at Great Hadham, England. IN
1874. Still at school he received prize
for his knowledge of telegraphy. Upon
being graduated he entered the employ
of The Electric Telegraph Company and
rose rapidly. III 1866 ha entered the
Egyptian Government telegraph SER
vice and for three years was stationed
at Alexandria. He was one OF the few
Europeans to stick to his post during
the cholera epidemic of 1866. and for
that vas honored by the Viceroy.
He resigned this post In 1863 and Lined
the first French Atlantic Gable Com
pahy and accompanied the Great East
ern on the electrical staff during thu
laying OF that companys cable. He
then was stationed at st. Pierre. Mique-
Ion. for five years. when. owing to i'll
health. he returned to England
Soon, however. he was back in the
cable service. as superintendent of the
Direct United States Gable Company,
and organized that company's system
in the United States. Through his ef-
forts the transmission OF messages be-
tween New York and London was so
accelerated that arbitrage transa ctions
between the stock exchanges of the two
cities were made possible. He also ac-
CELEBRATED the transoceanic transmission
OF news dispatches and introduced the
system of registered addresses since
adopted throughout the world.
In 1884 at the invitation of the late
John w. Mackay. who had just organ
lied the Commercial Cable Company.
Mr.. Ward became its general manager,
and in 1890 he was elected vice. -presi-
dent.
In 1906. after the laying Of the Com
mercial Pacific cable, Mr. Ward was
decorated by the Emperor OF Japan with
the Order Of Commander of the Rising
Sun.
In addition to being vice-president and
general manager of the Commercial
Gable Company he was director of the
Commercial! Company of Cuba, CONNER
cial Pacific Gable Company, the Mackay
Companies. the National Surety Com
pany. Postal Telegraph Gable Company,
United States and Hayti Telegraph and
Gable Company and the United States
Mortgage and Trust Company. He was
also president of the st. Georges Society
of New York In 1899 and 1900. was a
manager of st. Luke's Hospital. a mem
Der of the Chamber OF Commerce. the
/ Union and Hardware clubs and an of-
ficer of the Pilgrims.
Mrs. Ward died in 1918. Dr. George
Gray Ward. Jr., chief surgeon of the
Womans Hospital Sidney f. Ward of
the Stock Exchange firm OF Ward,
Gruver & Co, sons, and a daughter,
Flaurence Oliphant Ward Hough, the
wife Of Capt. Henry Hughes Hough,
U. S. N, survive him.
The New York herald., 1922-06-16
ATLANTIC CITY ARRIVALS.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June 15.--The
annual convention OF the state Bar AS
soclation of New Jersey Will open here
tomorrow.
New York arrivals to-day include:
Ritz-Carlton DIR. Nicholas Murray
Butler. president OF Columbia Univer-
sity; Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. p. Bolton. Jr,
Miss Evelyn Collins, Misses II. and X
Broderich, s. A. Lynch. Mr.. and Mrs. O.
v. Glenn. Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Boggs,
George Macdonald. Mr.. and Mrs. F. O..
Peabody. Mrs. L. ". Philips and Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. S. Gilmore.
Marlborough -Benheim--Hugh Winter
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Preston.
Dennis---G. W. Sweeney, Grant Porter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. c. Farlow and A. p.
Hagan.
Traymore--Mr. and Mrs. II. g. Henry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Legrande Parish. F. n.
whitney, Edward l.. Leeds, j. H. Van
Moss. Mrs. John walsh and Miss Irene
Walsh.
Ambassador--Mrs Virginia Johnson.
Mrs. D. III. crosby. Thomas ". LII. J. L..
Jones. r. III. Jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Murphy, f. r. snyder, A. F. Gaum
and O. d. Mckay.
The New York herald., 1922-06-16
oRDWAY-wRIGHT.

Miss Frances Antonette Wright.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Wright of Ivy Close, Forest Hills Gar
dens, L., l.. was married to Mr.. Fred
erick Ira Ordway. Jr., Of Manchester by
the Sea, and Boston. last night in the
Church in the Gardens, Forest Hills
The ceremony was performed by
Bishop Albion Knight of New Jersey
and the Rev. William Lander. rector
of the Roosevelt Memorial Church, Of
Forest Hills.
Miss Daisy Wright was her sisters
maid of honor. the bridesmaids being
Misses Katherine Horner. daughter Of
Bishop Horner of North Carolina; !;
Katherine Kohn of Pittsburgh and Ade-
laide Parker of New York. Mr.. Richard
Ordway served as his brothers best
man. The ushers were Messrs. Albert
Wright, Jr., Vernon Roth. Harold Smith
and e. ]. House. A reception was held
in the ball room of Forest Hills Inn and
also on the lawn of the hotel
The bride was educated at the Ma
tional Cathedral School in Washington.
ID. G. and st. Mary's Hall In Burlington.
Most OF her life has been passed In
Cuba. where her father. an authority on
international law, practised his profess
sion. Mr.. Ordway was during the war
with the first pursuit group of Aero
Squadron A Mr.. and Mrs. Ordway will
live in Boston.