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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-11-09

There's more danger of being over
fed and under-worked than there is of
being under-fed and over-worked.
Radio Fan: "Tell me, Fanette, who
was the first great wireless engin-
Jeer7" Fanette: "Marconi, OF
course" Radio Fan: 1T was Adam.
He made a loud speaker out of his
spare parts"
Fire losses of United States in 1922
was over 1921, 600, 900 larger than any
country has ever shown and greater
that the fire loss of all Europe. Per
capita loss is $4.75 against Great
Britain per capita loss Of ~ cents.
Chickens lay more eggs when you
light the coop at night, ~prolonging
the period of eating. Everybody
knows that. Now it is shown that
p~rolonging the day by electric ligh,
will make plants increase their
growth.
The st. Louis Star renders great
service to the country in its exposure
of n medical diploma mill, turning
loose upon the country an army OF
ignorant, dangerous men equipped
with diplomas" authorizing them
to practice II edicine and destroy life.
The learned Harvard Professor
Shaler in lis book on the mob de-
clares that even a gathering OF clergy
men by certain influences could be
turned into a murderous lynching
mob. Our animal ancestors are still
alive in the brains that We inherit
from them.
Salaries and wages paid to railroad
employees of all classes for the first
six months Of 1923 averaged $136 a
month, an increase OF approximately
81 a month over the corresponding
period of 1922. The total number OF
employees in service was l,S5O,0O0 as
compared with 100000 last year.
If the election of anybody for pres
ident would hurt your business o.
your feelings, "LloYd's'' Of England
will insure you against that election.
One concern paid down $4,000 and
Lloyd's agreed to pay 100000 in case
Of Ford's election-issuing a policy,
which is a good way of Disgusting a
bet.
Monsieur Loucheur, the ablest
financial mind in France. tells Ameri-
cans, "You must put out OF youl
minds all idea of getting the money
that France owes you. Payment is
impossible. Consider the ~stupendous
sum France owes you. The amount
that France owes us is q little over
four billion dollars.
The rush of farm boys to a nearby
city for seemingly high wages in q
factory there, saw a large crowd at
the depot almost every week in a
western town this fall. One morning
after six big fellows had climbed
aboard, the conductor turned to q big
youth leaning against a baggage truck
and asked him if he was going, too.
I'm in class b. What you
mean. class B?'' .sWaal, | BE here
when they co--sud / BE here when
, 1923-10-15

have given the president oral pats on the back
and predicted his nomination next year that q
casual visitor to these shores would have good
reason to suppose it all settled. 1t may look like
that today, but it isn't. Republican leaders are
talking Coolidge today because he appears their
best asset, but they are practical politicians and
would be talking somebody else tomorrow should
the president miss his step and fall into a well
of trouble over night.
The probationary period is not over; the prcsi-
dents principal troubles and problems are
ahead of him, and the big test will begin when
the gayels in senate and house bring to order
the Sixtyeighth congress in December. Now no.
body realizes this better than President Cool.
idge himself. He knows that the politics of the
situation is up to him rather than up to the emf.
nent men who have been predicting his nominal
ton.
Those familiar with the Coolidge methods pre-
dict he will get along well with the next con-
gress. Instead of welding a club and presenting
a programme to congress and insisting that con-
gress pass it just as he recommended, they be.
lieve his attitude to congress on an important
issue will be something like this: "Here is q very
important question. Men who have studied it be-
lieve this and that ought to be done. I am in
clined to agree with them, but let us see IL we
can't work this out together in cooperation, as
L shall be guided by the wishes of n majority of
you" Consultations and cooperation will be the
features Of the Coolidge platform as far as the
Sixty-eighth congress is concerned.
Politically in a word, he is at present the G..
o. 7. ace for 1924. The cautious ones are await.
ing his baptism of fire, his friends are conf
dent he will meet the test and are at work on
that assumption.
, 1923-10-15
Sue to Recover

GILLETTE = Campbell county
through Its board OF county com
missioners and county attorney has
entered suit against Mrs. Ada Reed
and the bonding company to recover
monies lost In tho Citizens bank
failure, which amounts to approx
mateiy $4,000.
This action was started about a
year ago by the old board through
their county attorney, Elwood An
derson. at the same time as the suit
was started by the Campbell County
High school board against the same
parties,
The new board dropped the mat
ter thinking they did not have a
case. but the probable successful re-
suits the high school board is meet
ing w with induced the new efforts
by the board OF county commission.
efs to o the cuunty's losses.
At the time the Citizens bank
failed the county had on deposit in
that institution approximately Si2.'
000. $500 WIS recovered by the
depository hond carried by the bank
on county depos Is. Forty per cent
OF the remainder has been paid back
to the county treasurer in the form
of dividends. leaving q balance OF
approximately $4,000.
, 1923-10-15
Big Spud Crop

PINE MISUNDERSTANDING Of
the largest crop Of potatoes ever
grown IN this district Is now well
under way. Tho rainy weather OF
last week held up the work for a few
days.
The yields = very good. On the
Clarence Kaiser place. west of town,
Yields Of n high as 200 bushels to
the acre are reported. while Matt
Tomrich. southeast OF town. says
his spuds are running about 100
sacks to the acre-which means
about ITO bushels to the acre.
A number OF cars have been load
ed out of Egbert. and shipping from
Pine Bluffs is starting. Prices vary,
ing from 81 per cwt.. with sacks
furnished. to $3.50 per cwt. are being
paid for tho various grades.
Those who have certified spud,
and have the facilities for holding
them will no doubt realize a higher
price a little later in the season.
However. potatoes will make some
money. when the yield is good. ever
at the present prices.
, 1923-10-15
Honeymoon Stage

A friend rushed into the office Of James B,
Reynolds the other day and told him that every
body was for Coolidge for president in 1924.
Cabinet officers were declaring for him, senator's
and congressman and national committeeman
were saying nice things about him. There simply
wasn't anything to it, Coolidge was as good as
nominated.
Mr.. Reynolds, who is n former secretary Of the
national committee, and who managed the Cool
ige for president campaign and has spent some
years gaining wisdom in politics, simply smiled
at the enthusiasm of his friend and remarked
that it was all splendid, but to remember that
1t was the honeymoon stage.
Reynolds described tho present situation in a
nutshell. Calvin Coolidge and the G. o. p. are
on a honeymoon, with everything lovely so far.
Relatives Of the bride, including Postmaster Gen
eral New, Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon,
Chairman Adams of the Republican national
committee and about two score more big figures
in the party, arc rubbing their hands and allow.
ing that Calvin seems a likely youth well
brought up, respectful TO his elders, kind to his
wife and n good proyider. II he continues, they
guess they Will bestow the party's presidential
nomination upon him next year.
30 many big wigs in the Republican party
, 1923-10-15
Swiped the Guns

RrVERToN-R. l.. Evans, 50. and
Stewart Crossweller. II. are Ian
gushing In the Fremont county jail
at Lander charged with stealing four
high.powered rifles. one shotgun and
ammunition valued at $3.50, from a
car belonging to several Casper
huntsmen on their way 10 the big
game country west Of Riverton.
According to local officials, the
shooting irons and gun fodder were
purioined sometime during the night
previous. Abe Boiand and Constab' c
Weber. armed with accurate de
scriptions Of the alleged cuiprits.
traced them to their homes near the
Kinnear bridge. northwest OF Riv-
erton, and chaperoned them back to
the city and placed them In the To-
cal hoosegow TO await trial.
On being quized by tho officers.
Evans and Crosweller denied knowl-
edge Of the theft and declared their
~innocence. After a night In the
, 1923-10-15
Champion of National Faith

In a period when great forces we're at work
which in their inevitable conflict threatened the
existence of the union of states, Daniel Webster
stands out above all others as the champion, as
the very embodiment of the national life and
the national faith. More than any other man of
that time he called forth the sentiment more po-
tent than all reasoning which saved the nation.
It was "A great work, greatly done, with all the
resources of Il powerful intellect and with an elo-
quence rarely heard among men. We may put
aside all his other achievements. all his other
claims TO remembrance, and inscribe alone upon
the base OF his statue the words uttered in the
senate, Liberty and Union, now and forever,
one and inseparable." That single sentence re-
calls all the noble speeches which breathed only
the greatness of the country and the prophetic
vision which looked with undazzled gaze into a
still greater future. No other words are wanted
for a man who so represented and SO expressed
the faith and hopes of a nation. His statue needs
no other explanation so long as the nation he
served and the union he loved shall last.-IIenry
Cabot Lodge.
, 1923-10-15
The Distance

MISUNDERSTANDING TO reliable
authorities the distance from Their
mopolls to Riverton IS 90 miles "a
the crow files or 65 by road. Citii
gems hereahouts have never ques.
toned the authenticity Of these fig
ures. However, II. ID. Comstock
manager OF the Riverton Reclania
ton project. recently took his pencil
in hand and figured that tho exact
distance was ao5 miles. and proved
the veracity OF his statement.
Recent rains and foods precludet
travel between the two cities BY
either road or rail. Therefore. 9
person desiring to make the trip
from Thermopolis TO Riverton would
have been compelled to travel coi
miles, the mileage being estimated
thus,
Distance from Tbcrmopolls TO Bill
llngs, Mont. 1876 miles: from Billings
10 Crawford, Neb., 41o niles. and 291
miles from the latter place to River
ton, making a total OF so5 miles.
, 1923-10-15
It Happened In Wyoming
Natter n Thnsa Of Statewide Enm~ est Wired in, Teephoned in, Written,
GrapeVined and Souae # 1t Purloined.

stir" Crossweller became loquacious
and impaired information to the eff
feet that en- route home from Riv.
erton he and Evans had stopped at
the Parker ranch on the Wind river
west of town. but did not divulge the
nature OF their visit. Officers went
to the Parker place where, accord
ing TO Marshal Boland, they found
three OF the missing rifles alleged
to have been left there by Evans and
Crossweller.
On being arnignsd before Judge
Reynolds, the duo pleaded their inno-
cense and denied knowledge of how
the loot had gotten to the Parker
ranch. His honor placed each I'M
der $1,000 bonds. pending preIimi.
nary hearing October is. The pris-
oners. unable to furnish the security
we're removed to Sheriff Gaylord's
boarding house at the county seat.
, 1923-10-15
Page st. Patrick

Observation-Disclosures have now
been added to our list OF trouble
makers doomed for destruction. In
northern Niobrara county, Houston
Sewers owns q very Mica little ranch,
but he Is just about ready to give
1t up and tell the r~attlesnakes to
take It and keep it A low lying
ridge Of rocky hills cor to be an
ideal spot for several hundred
snakes to den I'D every fall.
They start coming In from the
surrounding country late In the fall.
and for about . month the Sewers
family want 10 take q vacation. No
trouble Is experienced during the
winter. but in early spring the rat.
tiers begin coming out OF their dens.
They are evidently very hungry at
this time. for Mrs. Sewers lost 100
young chickens last spring. She
rescued two with a club after the
snakes had started swallowing them.
When asked II he had missed any
eggs, she said. she had to run O
foot race with a snake every time
she heard a hen cackle. In order tc
have enough eggs for the family
table. Over 800 rattlers have been
killed IN the ranch In tho last nine
years, but they seem TO be getting
thicker every year.
The district leader visited the
ranch on September IT. prepared &c
do his worst for tho rattlers with
powdered calcium cyanide and q
force duster. Needless to say, a
3o-foot garden hose was taken aions
TO attach to tho duster. and a long
limbed saddle horse was ridden &c
the scene OF operations. After all
the careful preparation and planning
We were disappointed to find tina,
only two snakes had been seen this
fall. We were about a month too
early. Mr.. Sewers will keep US post
ed on tho snake activities, however,
in the hope that we can catch them
at the right time and test the cyan
ide for this sort OF work.
, 1923-10-15
The Cornerstones

Addressing the National Council of Catholic
Women, a member of the faculty of the 81. Louis
University declared that tho standards of the
Declaration of Independence and the American
constitution contain the foundation of Christ
ian truths and all the principles necessary for
the solution OF present day problems. That is
wise doctrine and ministers of tho gospel OF all
faiths would render a patriotic duty, as well as
spread the fundamentals of religion, by teach
ing their people along similar lines.
, 1923-10-15
Badly Burned

KENrMERER-Joe Evans. who Il
employed at the power house. From
tier, was badly burned about one leg
when he fell into a pit of hot wa-
tar at the Frontier Power House.
Tho pit Is used for drainage pur-
poses in the building. and does not
ordinarily contain water but when a
steam valve did not function proper
". hot water collected therein.
, 1923-10-15
Kinney Acquitted

KEMMERERCJoe Kinney, promi.
nent cokeville flockmaster. was
promptly acquitted In the federal
court at Pocatello this week. He
was charged with having violated
the Mann act. The testimony Of the
, 1923-10-15

of the Kemmerer band. is confined
in the local hospital. where lie Is
slowly recovering from the burns.
, 1923-10-15

Evans who will be remembered by
many in Kemmerer as being a for
mel raflroader here and a member
, 1923-10-15
Ennion's Idea
e

Twenty centuries ago a Sidonian craftsman inscribed on
a drinking glass he had made, these words: MADE by
Ennion. let the buyer remember This is said to be the
first advertisement.
Today, every manufacturer who is really proud of his
product, marks it, that all may know and identify his
work. Then, by advertising, he throws on both product
and mark the search-light of public attention.
Only good goods, fairly priced, can flourish in the light
>of advertising. THE GOODS MUST BE AS ADVER-
TISED. Otherwise, they lose caste in the buyers mind.
And no business can thrive under the weight of public
condemnation.
That Is why a merchant or manufacturer places the
reputation of his business at stake every time he adver-
tises. He spends his money to invite your consideration
of his wares, and then, ~perforce, must leave the final de-
cison to you.
That is why it pays to buy advertised goods.
, 1923-10-15

Read the advertisements
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SHORT Term Securities.

Furnished by w. b. Hibbs q Co.
$3.50 - ToII 90
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Bradstreef 5 Report o.
Food Prices Shows
Increases

NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Brad
streets weekly food index NUM-
Der, based on the wholesale prices
per pound for thirty-one articles
used for food, is $3,49, compar-
ing with $S.46 last week and
$2.S7 for the week ending JAM
uary 12, 1922.
This weeks number shows .
gain Of eight-tentl1s Of ! per cent
over last week and Of 21.6 per
cent over the like week Of last
year. OF the eighty-one COM
modities Of all kinds quoted
weekly, twenty-nine advanced, as
compared with last week, thir-
teen declined and thirty-nine re-
NAMED unchanged.
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FNINEY ELECTED
OFFICIAL OF
BANK
Former D. c. Bank Examiner
Named Vice President of In
ternationaI Exchange.
BY HARRY GUSACK

What is regarded as the most
important change in any of the
washington banks during the
weeks election of officers and di.
rectorS was announced yesterday
by Joseph Schiavone, president of
the International Exchange Bank,
when the board of directors of
that institution selected r. Gordon
F'inney, former National Bank Elk
aminer for the District of Column
bia, as vice president.
Acquisition of Mr.. Finney is re-
garded as one. of the most pro-
gressive moves Inade by any local
bank at their recent elections. His
former connection with District
banks has forcibly portrayed what
is most desirable for the success of
a banking institution, and this, as
gained in his former vocation,
should do much In increasing the
rapid growth which his institution
has enjoyed. Deposits of the In
ternational Exchange at the close
of business on January 10 totaled
$406 130.74.
Other officials reelected for the
ensuing year include Joseph Schia-
vone, president; DIR. Milton II.
Prospect, vice president; A. G.
MachIer, acting cashier; j. Al. Dors
ritee, assistant. cashier, and r.. l..
Neubeck, attorney. al.
Directors elected for the ensuing
year are as follows:
: James e. Alexander. John Z ID.
Facchina, r. Gordon Finaey, Raf-
faele Francione, l.. ". Freudberg,
Anthony A.. Gull, y. C. Harding,
Ferdinand b McGivern. Alfred G.
Machler, Lawrence y. Mills, Fran
els l.. Neubeck, H, J.. Offutt, jr.,
DIR. Milton III. Prospect, Joseph
Puglisi, Joseph Schiavone, s.. NJ.
Selinger, Alfonso TaI1a, Mason e.
Taylor, John Vaccaro, John Zanier
and Samuel b. Weinstein.
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S|N|| TIL HAS PLAN
TO GUST BOIL
NEEV|L
South Carolina Senator to
Offer Bill to Zone Cot
ton States.
By international News Service.

A new and drastic method for
stamping out the boil weevil in the
cotton lands of the South will be
outlined definitely for the first time
m "a bill: to be introduced in the
Senate shortly BY. Senator Smith
of South Carolina, international
News Service learned today.
- Smiths new plan, said to, be the
latest scientific development Of the
Department of Agriculture, calls
for both Federal and State aid to
assist in. graduating what the South
Carolina Senator termed America 9
gravest national menace"
Briefly, the bill will provide:
Would Zone South.
That the President be -authorized
to open negotiations with governors
of cotton States to divide the South
into six zones. to be designated
''noncotton growing areas" Each
zone will be 200 miles wide and
will extend from the coast to the
Mississippi River.
Starting next year, for instance,
Smiths plan would prohibit cotton
planting in the first zone, which
would include the State of Virginia,
Each succeeding year, for six sea.
sons, the nongrowing zone would
be moved 200 miles southwark, with
an overlapping Of sixty miles in
the preceding zone, until It reached
the Rio Grande. In this way
Smith hopes to force the weevil
below the United States Southern
boundary, and in order to keep the
pest out Of the country he would
establish, permanent nongrowine
area. fifty miles wide above the
Rio Grande.
To Cost $12O,OOO,O 900.
The bill provides that the State.
must police the areas and see thai
cotton Is not planted in the re
stricted zones. The Federal Gov
eminent is asked in the bill to an
propriate a sum sufficient to nav
every farmer IS an acre for losse,
I caused by virtue of prohibition 81
| cotton growing. This sum he .esfi
mated at $120, 000, 900.
"The South has lost $40 zoo, OOO. OOI
as result of weevil destruction II
the last twenty-seven years." saiS
Smith, explaining the bill. eth,
Government has. spent 10000, OOl
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More Bank Elections.

John D. Howard. cashier Of the
Seventh Street sayingS Bank for
more than ten years. has been
elected member Of the board of
directors of that institution. The
other directors have been reelected
TOR the ensuing year. The bank
has made Unusual strides In the
last year, and recently increased
Its surplus fund to $4,000 SOM
erset r. Waters is president.
The board of directors of the
Liberty National Bank organized
yesterday for the ensuing year and
elected the following ofEcers: Geo.
o Watson president; Edward 3.
McQuade, vice president; M IF. Cal
nan. cashier: James B: Skinner, as
sistant cashier, and Thomas p.
Littlepage, general counsel. The
aforementioned office was created
yesterday. Mr.. Littlepage, who is
general counsel for the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis railroad,
has been director of the bank since
its organization.
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NC Blu SIN E S S A n y
Local Stock Market.
SAI.ES

Capital Traction 5@1O4. solo,
3@104.
washington Railway and Electric
common, 10@6Sh, 10@6S1s.
After call
Real Estate Title Insurance Com
pany, 100120..
Potomac Electric first SIS, $4,000
,97N.
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