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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
III CHRISTMAS GIFT

There is something truer than mere
cynicism in the thought that IL Christ
ians Jagged in their celebration of
revive Christmas customs solely
through commercial motives. Charles
Dickens, the laureate OF Christmas
cheer as distinguished from Christian
merriment land the distinction lies
chiefly in the fact that cheer a be
entirely material and emotional Will.
merriment must contain something of
the SPIRITUAL, is generally credited
with rcviving interest in Christmas.
The gentlemen who so hail him might
very well hail somebody else-for in
stance, Billy ~Sunday-for reviving in
terest in Christianity. Neither Dick
ems nor Sunday has true claim TO the
title revivalist. What Dickens made
was a record, while Sunday merely
made a row. What Dickens accom-
plishment did for Christmas was to
awaken the pagan responsibility of an
England that had lost its merriment
to the important fact that ever pagans
could rejoice in the greatest Christ
ian feast. He preserved the pagan as
poets of that feast in his christmas
Carol" and it is this preservation that
we find expressed today in the acute
slogan. do your Christmas shopping
early" Our Christmas stories deal
principally with the m~aterialistic as
pect of Christmas, even o. Henry's
marvellous tale, The Gift of the
Magi," being simply a poignant adven-
ture in sentiment. But ever IL the
way of the world in celebrating
Christmas did not rise-and in many
places. thank Heaven, 1t does--above
the formal observance of gift-giving,
that observance in itself contains the
premises Of spirituality inasmuch as
IL contains the germ of sacrifice. and
the germ Of sacrifice abides in the
observance when II is most free from
the suspicion Of barter. The out
standing misfortune of our modern
Christmas is that there has been a
general conspiracy on the part of our
merchants to make Santa Claus and
not the Christ Child the symbol of
Christ's birthday. No saint was more
genial than the sanity Nicholas, but
st. Nicholas would be the first to ut
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
JOHNSON WILL
FILE INDEPENDENT
State Supreme Court Prohibits Hiram
Johnson Filing In Minority Column
Fight Between Coolidge and
Johnson Expected

Pierre. S. d., Dec. IA clear-cut
fight between President Coolidge and
Senator Hiram Johnson for the repub-
lican presidential endorsement at the
South Dakota primary in March be-
came certain today with the decision
of the state supreme court prohibit
ing the filing of JOhnson's name in
the minority column and the subse-
quent announcement that the senator
would enter the contest as an indie
pendent republican candidate.
AS a result OF Johnson's declara-
tion to file AZ an independent, his
name will papear on the third col
umn Of the primary ballot while the
name of Coolidge, who has received
the majority Endorsement of the state
republicans, will appear in the first
or majority column along with the
regular majority party ticket. John
sons name will appear alone unless
other independent candidates file on
or before December 81, the closing
date for entries on the Independent.
and minority tickets.
Today's hearing before the state
supreme court vas caused by the ac-
ton of Howard G.. Fuller of this city,
who has filed as a minority republi
can candidate for the endorsement for
congress from the second district, in
asking for a writ of prohibition
against the inserting of J%ohnson's
name ms a minority candidate. The
granting of the writ asked for by Full
Ter is characterized by John Suther-
land of this city. Johnson's South
Dakota campaign manager, to be
purely technical and does not mean
that he will be handicapped in any
way,
"ln fact" said Mr.. Sutherland, ut
was only after considerable discus
sion that we decided to try to put
his name on the minority column.
Many of his supporters here felt that
the independent column would be just
as good.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE name of
Senator Johnson of California for the
republican nomination for president
will be placed on the ballot in the
South Dakota primary Of that party
in the Independent column, the Cali
fornia senator said late today when
informed OF the decision of the SUI
preme court of South Dakota under
which i'm the use Of his name in the
republican minority column is prOhi-
bited.
Confidence was expressed by Sena-
tor Johnson in the action of the re-
publican voters would take in their
choice Of delegates to the Cleveland
convention.
Senator Norbeck of South Dakota,
who will have the Johnson list Of
delegates, at the same time declared
that the decision of the court favored
rather than injured the position of
the California senator and was a mi
nor technicality so far as Senator
Johnson was concerned.
Senators Johnson and Norbeck as
serted that the result of the court de-
cision would be to change the position
on the ballot of the Johnson ticket,
placing the %latter's name in the in
dependent instead of the minority
column.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
LARGE CROWD
AT CARNIVAL
Over Two Thousand Attend Orpheum
And Carnival During Two
Evenings. Proceeds 5000

MilIer's biggest stunt" is over ana
gone into history. The Corn Show .
Auditorium Dedication, Carnival and
Frolic, was pronounced by all as a
huge success, both financially and as
an entertainment.
The evening entertainment opened
both evenings with a dinner served
by the ladies of the city, who outdid
themselves in the culinary art, i'm
their effort to feed the hungry mortal.
The large dining room in the base
ment of the auditorium was filled
many times during the two evenings,
when more than 1000 people were
served, but the seating and serving
was handled in such excellent anu
orderly manner as 10 avoid all con
fusion and congestion.
From the dining room the crowd
went to the main floor of the auditor
ium to enjoy an evening OF fun. Each
evening the audiences were enter
tanned with an orpheum program
which was put on by the faculty and
ST.. dents of the Miller High School,
with the assistance of a few local peo-
pie. These entertainments were mucia
enjoyed and showed much preparation
on the part of the performers who
willingly gave much time and effort
to make their part of the program a
success.
The carnival was the next on the
program and the happy, laughing.
iostling confetti-throwing crowd soon
made the side shows and novelty
booths hum with business. Police
men also Were in evidence during the
carnival, as all offenders who were
taken before Judge Pusey's and
Prosecuting Attorney Bushfield's
kangaroo court will testify.
A dance Friday evening after the
carnival ended the biggest entertain
ment feature ever staged in Miller.
Over 300 couples were on the floor at
ono time during the dance. Music
was furnished by Mikes orchestra OF
Pipestone. Mimi.
Many people are responsible for
The successful termination of this
event, and should be commended for
their excellent work.
The capacity of Miller's new audi
tcrium was reached Friday night dur
ing the orpheum when large numbers
were turned away at the door. a
check up at the box Office showed
$50 tickets sold with all children II
years old and under, besides a large
number who were working about the
building. admitted free. A conserva-
tive estimate placed on the Friday
night crowd of 1900 is not far of.
The receipts from the two nights
entertainment amounted to 1927. 90.
with about $4,000 expense.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION OF HEBRON REBE-
kAH LODGE NO. IS, MILLER, S. ID.
Whereas, the Almighty Father has
seen fit to take from our midst our
Beloved Sister Anna Friis ON Novem
Der twenty-eighth, 1923. Therefore,
be it resolved. that by the death of
our beloved sister, we lose from our
Order a true friend, a noble character.
a good sister whose untimely depar-
ture we deeply mourn.
No life more nobly spent.
No heart more kind and true;
Then let US each in turn, a lesson
learn,
From n SO good and true.
BE II further resolved. that the
heartfelt sympathy of Hebron Rebe-
kah Lodge No. rs. be extended to
Brother Friis in this hour Of sorrow.
That these resolutions be entered on
the records of the Lodge, a copy be
sent Brother Friis and that our char
ter be draped in mourning for thirty
DAYS. Fraternally submitted.
Ida VI. Page,
Carrie Il. Fitzgerald,
Mary T.. Danberg.
Resolution Committee.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
COMMUNITY DINNERS BUY
full KITCHEN EQUIPMENT

The committee of ladies, represent
Ter, and appointed by the Corn Show
and Auditorium Dedication committee,
wish to express their appreciation to
the ladies Of the community for their
hearty cooperation in putting over the
auditorium dinners.
The result was most gratifying to
the members of the committee who
have spent weeks I'm perfecting plans
and preparing for the big event. By
this one big effort, in which practical
ly every woman of Miller had a part,
a very complete equipment is %
the auditorium ready for use by the
city's organizations.
This equipment consists of table
linen, silverware, dishes, glassware.
cooking utensils and a lagre range
stove, approximating a total cost of
five hundred dollars. This splendid
equipment together with the many
co%nvenicnces placed in the building
and the volunteer services of sixty
women and girls each evening made
it possible TO serve dinners to more
than one thousand people during the
Two evenings.
As soon as the necessary cup
boards can be installed in the build
ing this equipment will become the
property of the city and will be in
charge Of a caretaker selected by the
city officials who will have a check
on all articles as they are used by
any organization renting the building.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
CHRISTMAS AT
The CHURCHES
Sunday schools Of City Churches
VIII Have Christmas Eve
Programs

Churches of the city will observe
Christmas Eve with the usual Christ
mas programs.
Nj. L. CHURCH
The program at the Methodist
church will begin at 1880 o'clock
Monday evening. The program will
be of miscellaneous nature and will
include class r~ecitations. individual
numbers, music and a play. Christ
mas for All Nations" One of the
special musical numbers will be vic.
lin music by Miss Virginia Bohen.
The Christmas Offering this year
will be used to rebuild Methodist
property destroyed by earthquake and
fire in Japan during the recent dis
aster. The loss amounts to more
than 1900 900.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Sunday School classes OF the
Presbyterian church will have charge
of the Christmas Eve program. It
will consist of a Christmas play en-
titled, "The Christmas Candle" In
addition to this there will be songs
and recitations. There will be a
Christmas tree and other decorations
and a treat. Every one is invited to
be present.
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
Midnight mass will be sung at st.
hnne's church Christmas Eve.
GLENDALE UNION CHURCH
Don't froget the Christmas tree and
at the Glendale Urion
Monday evening. Decembe
cath, 1923. Beginning Tuesday eve-
ming there will be a series OF meet
ings at the Union church, by Rev. T..
Written and others from Wessinlton
Springs College. Everyone cordi lily
George. A. Ears ons.
PLEASANT VALLEY CHURCH
There will be a Christmas tree aud
at the Pleasant Valley
church. Monday. December gath. and
everyone Is cordially invited to at
tend the festivities.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
BY REV. d. J. OUlLLAN


ter reproof at the PROFESSIONS VI 'eu-
nosed ana supers "n'
grotesquely represent MIN IN oepart-
ment stores. Ana ne wouio repro'e
not ms sense OF seit-respecS
was injured ior no n "ouio more
readily welcome a UNIVERSAL roIe IN
the celebration OF the uhiVersai ieas'.
but because ne was tnrust INTO 'ne
hrst place ID the Christmas play oy
the hands Oh wneh IN roa'
Ire ne a soush' oh'y 10 renue'
homage IN me form OF service al tne
ieet Oh me ihiant christ. ne "ouid
weicome the notion ina ne stoou as
the symooi OIL IiDeraI giving ne "ou''
not OBJECT 10 the TACT nat hiS ea-
istence was one Oh the principe aru-
cles Ia the creed OF the nursery-esen
OF me noh-Christ'an nursery put Ms
woui insist on proportioh' ne wouio
insist tnat IL MS seniai personality
sy"ooiized siits ana sivihs IL was De-
cause ne had devoted ms me 10 tne
service OF the liver, ne wouid insiS'
that the christmas Tree was not III
related 10 announcer tree-tne Tree OIL
CaiVary. IL may not DC the par. OIL
~graciousness 10 read a serious Ter son
IN the tradition OF santa Claus, out
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
HAND COUNTY POST
ELECTS 1928 OFFICERS

Meeting in their new rooms in the
Municipal Auditorium Tuesday eve
ming, Hand County Post, American
Legion, elected the following officers:
for the ensuing year:
Post Commander-W. ID. Johnson.
Vice Commander-A. c. Schroeder.
Adjutant-G. G. Bunk.
Finance O1icer-Clare Hull.
Chaplain-Earl Spain.
Mess Sergeant--Roy Clark.
Americanization Oficer--wiley Cas-
sidy.
The Legion meets the first and
third Tuesday Of each month.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
FIRE DESTROYS SEED
EXTRACTION PLANT AT CUSTER

Custer, S. d., Dec. 14.--Fire OF I'M
known origin caused the entire de-
struction Of the u. s. Forest Sernce
pine seed extraction plant. and 1900
pounds of seed Along with II ese
went an immense amount Of pine
cones, accumulated over a period OF
years.
The plant here Is widely known for
it's successful operation. and seed pre-
pared by It have been used to reforest
areas all wei the world. The build
ing was large, being 100 feet long
and contained considerable machinery
of value,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20

ews
Swedish Select Oats, e. entries)
LIST, Mrs. Gertrude Hibbison; End,
Peter Nelson.
Silver Mine Oats, e entries)
LIST, J. T. Bennett; End, w. A.
Clouse.
Any Other Variety Oats. q e~ntries)
LIST. j. r. Bennett; End, c. M. Ben
nett: 3rd, Spiers g. L~eadbetter.
Barley, Is entries)
LIST. Jesse Beck; End, Mrs. Gertrude
Hibbinson; 3rd, Gibson Bros.
Speltz, e entries)
LIST, Gibson Bros: End, c. NJ. Ben
nett.
Winter Rye, q entries)
LIST, II. ID. Allgair; End, Harry Clark
Flax. a entries)
LIST. v. G. Crossman; End Jesse Beck
srd. Carl Spiers.
Alfalfa, t6 e~ntriesl
LIST, Ed. Fawcett; End. j. E. Speaker
3rd, Claire Fawcett.
Sweet Glover. 6 entries)
LIST. Forest Gibson: End, John Glib
son; 3rd. Gibson Bros.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
Club Meeting To Elect Officers

The Commercial Club meeting
to be held Wednesday night, Jan.
2, will elect officers for the next
year. The entertainment commit
tee will serve a club lunch. There
is considerable business for this
meeting and all members are
urged to attend.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
Reindeer At Local Shop

f. U. Tcmpleman has received
an Alaskan reindeer. and has
placed II Old sale at his shop.
Reindeer should prove a great
novelty to the jaded appetite. and
will no doubt make its appear
ance on many a Christmas dinner
table.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Thomas J.. SimOns, Minister

or course We will have Christmas
services next Sunday. At the orr
ing preaching service the minister
will have for a theme, THE Birth of
God" The Adult choir will sing and
lead us in singing Christmas music.
The two Sunday Bible Schools of
the church will meet as usual and
have Christmas lessons and devotion
ais.
The Christian Endeavor will have
a Christmas topic, Advent Lessons
from Bethlehem.
At the evening preaching hour the
minister will speak on The Greatest
Christmas Day in American History"
The Junior choir has Christmas car
OILS that will delight you. There will
be an instrumental trio on piano.
cello and flute by Mrs. Parsons, Rus.
sell Danberg and Roger Simons, re-
spectively.
The Christmas exercises of the Sun
day Schools will be on Monday night.
A large and fine program is prepared.
II will delight us 10 see you all
present to all of these meetings.
Evening star., 1923-10-21
Ann Royals Ducking- Stool
BY C. Q. WRIGHT

walked upon earth-the most widely
known woman of her day and couu-
try. Dead. she has been long for
gotten. Nine readers out of ten. see
ing her name in print, will ask, Who
was Ann Royan?' Even in the city
OF Washington, the scene of her
greatest and longest activities, Mrs.
Royall is thought of by the few who
think of her at all. as q shrill
tongued old infidel. beggar and black
mailer. who, convicted by a jury of
being a common scold, narrowly es-
caped an official ducking In the Pc
tomac river" And Miss Porter thinks
she was far less black than painted
by her contemporaries.
Mrs. Royal travelled extensively.
often on foot, before and after SET
ting In Washington to live, and she
published In all ten volumes Of
Travels in the United States" For
quarter of a century. after estab-
fishing herself in the Capital. she
, published her weekly-first. Paul Pry.
1856; then the Huntress, 1865.
! Her place of residence and publica-
ton in Washington was always "ori
| N-@S AA'AAt iIIOSI JnG IlNlG ShG
resided. worked and finally died at
! a small house on z near End, now
included within the grounds Of tho
Library of Congress. She had come
! to Washington to prosecute a claim,
as heir Of a soldier of the revolution.
for pension, which claim was, after
many weary years of delay. finally
worked through Congress largely h..
the kindly initiative OF an Illinois
member-long, lank Abe Lincoln
| while he was serving as q member of
| Congress. Mrs. Royal died at an
advanced age nearly ninety), and lies
buried in the Congressional cemetery,
in an unmarked grave.
] Probably the model of a ducking
stool. made by Commodore Hulls
I "joiners" was patterned after boat
swain's chair, with ropes inserted
| through each corner of the seat and
secured with a knot, and used with
a boom to lift people out of or into
| boats when the sea is too rough for
coming alongside 4 ship; but this
| Is only conjecture. Whatever the
| model, 1t would be vastly interest
ing now to see II. Probably II was
| cast out upon the scrap heap, or.
possibly, it lies hidden away in some
government lumber loft or deep In the
, ancient archives OF the Distric.
! courts.
Evening star., 1923-10-21

trace that darned kimono, he could
too. And he would. Let her man
age Bob; she shouldn't manage him.
He strolled carelessly down busy
avenue till he found Renee's.
when do you think" he began
conversationally, that can get in
formation about a pink kimono that
was left to be cleaned here for Mrs.
brent. last summer
The auburn-haired young lady at
the desk leaned toward him. surpris-
ingly interested in this matter.
ITS funny about that kimono," she
said thoughtfully. "I took II myself
II know the article you mean: but
il got put down as dressing jacket
by a new girl we had, and the slips
don't correspond. carried 1t in my
mind, all right, and I'm sorry about
tho mistake. It's an overcharge. and
we'll rectify it when the books get
Evening star., 1923-10-21
Food Portions of Equal
Fuel Value i'm Pictures

nor the guidance Of teachers,
- mothers and home economic
workers in scientific food Sc
lection, n chart has been pre-
pared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, which shows in
the series of twenty pictures JUST
how portion of food containing 100
| calories looks on a plate. In this way
! there is ready visual comparison be-
! tween familiar foods commonly ap-
pearing upon the American table.
showing their relative fuel value.
This chart was prepared by the bu-
reau Of home economics and is in
tended to furnish aid in the economi-
cal and correct selection OF food for :
the family.
Housewives Of today are learning Ii
choose, think of and purchase their
foods in terms of calories or futl
value, rather than by pounds or
quarts. Each will realize. of course,
that she must take into consideration
other factors as we'll as calories in
determining the best diet for her
family.
A 10o-calor!e portion is shown IN
each case for potatoes. apples, cereal,
milk, prunes. carrots. cheese, bread,
butter, peas, roast beef, canned SAL
mon, candy, eggs, cream, loaf sugar.
tomatoes, granulated sugar, cooked
bacon, in terms of ordinary house
hold measurements and of quantities
commonly purchased. as follows:
Potatoes. one medium sized. fre
ounces, three such portions 10 die
pound. E.
Apples, one large. eight ounces. two
such portions to the pound. -
Flaked or puffed cereal, one and y
quarter cups. one ounce, sixteen such
portions to the pound.
Carrots. eight ounces, two such por-
tions to the pound.
Cheese, one and one-half cubic inches,
four-f1fths ounces, twenty such por-
tions TO the pound.
Bread, one thick slice, one and ono
third ounces, Il such portions to TIE
pound.
Medium fat roast beef, one smaif
slice. one and one-half ounce eight.
such portions and 200 calorfs portions
OF cooked-out fat to the pound. raw.
Canned salmon. one-half cup, sea i;
two and one-half ounces, six such
portions TO the pound.
Candy, three small pieces. nearly
one ounce. eighteen such portions. 10
the pound.
Cream. one-quarter cup, two ounces.
eight such portions to the pint
Loaf sugar. five half pieces, nearly
one ounce. sixteen such portions, (,
the pound. .,r,.
Tomatoes, one pound.
Milk. two-thirds cup, one-thirl PIN,
six such portions to the quart.
Prunes, three large, one and onc1
half ounces, eleven such portions 10
| the pound.
Butter, one cubic inch, nearly one
half ounce, thirty-four such portions
to the pound.
Peas. one-haif cup. three and one
| half ounces. two such portions to the
pound of unshelled peas.
Boiled rice, three-fourths cup. four
| ounces, sixteen such portions TO tie
pound, raw.
Eggs, one and one-third medium.
| two and one-half ounces. nine such
portions to the dozen.
Granulated sugar, one and three
! fourths level tablespoonfuls. nearly
| one ounce, eighteen such portions TO
| the pound.
Cooked bacon. two small slices.
| three-fourths of an ounce, sixteen
such portions and 800 calorie portions
Of fried-out fat 70 the pound. raw.
Evening star., 1923-10-21
A Sprightly Tale i'm Which the Reader Knows
All About What Appears to Be Mystery
BY JOSEPHINE DASKAM BACON

faint-smelling silk. Dragons Of blue
and dull gold sprawled over it.
why, it's Chinese coat" he said
ming"
Your sister sent IT," she answered.
TITS a kimono"
For Pete's saken' he gasped. Then
ne grinned. TITS q wonder she didn't
send you pajamasm
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-10-21

must go to London for a few weeks
Sally and he decided to call the yoy-
age a honeymoon. and now he must
exclaim at a new present every day.
But one evening she brought him a
beautiful lacquered box, long and fiat.
'Lookm she said.
He opened IL and lifted out, ginger
ly, mass Of quaint, embroidered,
Evening star., 1923-10-21

NOR the guidance Of teachers,
- mothers and home economic
workers in scientific food Sc
Evening star., 1923-10-21

IURRYING back to the girl, he
L found her clutching the fatal
milk bottle, her eyes fixed in horror
on the protecting door.
You don't think 1 could possibly
get into your place and then let you
in?" he asked persuasively.
She turned dull eye on him.
It's locked. How could you?" she
Evening star., 1923-10-21

\ ODDLY ORIENT paved help
y lessly through the unfamiliar
dusk of the drawing room,
Y r.o ochinr- out along the sides