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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-19

Two hours after they were mar
ried both of them had danced
with everybody in the. hall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-19

He thought the floor ager
was night clerk.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-19

or course, sometimes no girls
will dance with him, but he
doesn't care. If the worst comes
TO the worst he can go home
and get his wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-19

A returned traveller said he
felt right at home in Europe.
Little wonder. The hotel pro
prietors over there have learned
how to charge big prices from
the hotels over here.
Some women don't give their
husbands or sweethearts an ink
ling they are going to kill them,
while others are more consider
ate and start writing diary.
The only way to keep a Cor.
gresham quiet is to have his
wife sitting beside him.
We are never. confronted with !.
national crisis until every dane.
ing couple in America decides to
break the nonstop record.
The fellows in Germany who
used to toe the mark are now
booting it around.
Sing a song of coal men.
They're gone, yet we, impIore,
Can we rejoice and say amen
With icemen at the door?
Every day in every way 1t il
beginning to look like the race
belongs to the swift AUTOMOBILES;
when we try. TO beat it across the
roadway.
Perhaps they call EN- WALKING
delegates in the unions because
they're the only ones who can
afford motor cars.
1t, doesn't take a king to know
that queens fall for the jack.
In quoting speaker. a West
ern paper said: His word was
as good as his bond Goodness,
was he as changeabIe IS all thar
In Turkey they plan to whip
man who gets drunk, but &c
the stuff they sell over there is
as bad as the stuff we get here.
he won't feel the lashes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-19

You very seldom find any
wall flowers" in . dance pavil.
Ion. No guy is going to pay sew.
enty.fiVe cents or a dollar TO. lean
up against some laths and plaster.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-19
Have Smile
With Us
BY Nat N. Dorfma1,.
" HE fellows that used 10
blow their own horns now
ia, = &

A returned traveller said he
felt right at home in Europe
Little wonder. The hotel pro
prietors over there have learned
how to charge big prices from
the hotels over here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-19

One fellow has danced with the
same girl every evening for the
last six months. The only. way
the management could separate
them was TO have: them get mar.
Tied.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-19

Some women don't give their
husbands or sweethearts an ink
ling they are going to kill them,
while others are more consider
ate and start writing a diary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04
Agricultural Bloc
Making History

Gray Silver, Washington representa-
tive Of the American Farm Bureau
federation, in addressing the South
Dakota Farm Bureau convention at
Huron yesterday, asserted that farm
ers are going to hold their congress
sional representatives to strict &C
countability." He told South Dakota
farmers how many of the measures
which have been passed since the ag-
ricultural bloc was formed in the
Washington office Of the federation
had been before Congress for five, ten
or fifteen years.
Before the American Farm Bureau
federation set up an office to repre-
sent its membership in Washington,
farmers frequently came to the city
to ask congressman 20 vote for Ger,
tain measures. They were given the
usual glad hand, taken to dinner, to a
theatre, handed a cigar, and straight
way forgotten. Before the agricultural
bloc was formed, for many years not a
single agricultural measure had been
passed"
Mr.. Silver outlined in detail the
legislative program Of the Farm Blu.
reau and showed further that it is in
the interest Of all people. THE last
census showed that 38 per cent Of our
population was on the FARMS" he said,
land when you consider the urban
population found in towns of $500 in
habitants, more than half Of the en-
tire people are directly interested in
agriculture. You cannot do a special
favor for a majority Of the people.
You cannot expect a minority group
to fight for YOU
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04
Students Returned
For Winter Term

The winter term for South Dakota
State college began yesterday with
two outstanding courses in practical
work offered during the quarter. One
is the tractor school from February IL
to %, inclusive; the second Is the
creamery short course from January
4 to March IA.
The tractor school is held annually
in order to instruct South Dakota far
mers and mechanics In the care and
repair Of their farm machinery and
tractors; instruction is given in valve
grinding, bearing scraping and fitting,
bow to cope with ignition troubles,
and all mechanical and electrical work
which might cause trouble on the farm.
Motion pictures will illustrate the in
structiOn given, and experts from var
ious tractor companies will explain in
dividual machines. Attendance in
past years has run from so to 300; last
year 243 were enrolled, and an equal
number Is expected for the 1923 school.
The creamery short course is offered
to train men for positions in cream
cries, many graduates from this spec
department having gone into some
line of the creamery business in pre-
vious years. Courses offered beginning
January 4 are: milk testing, creamery
calculations, dairy cattle management.
bacteriology, dairy laws, butter max
ing, ice cream manufacture, market
milk. Work in butter making will be
emphasized, with much practical in
structiOn offered in the creamery it.
self.
c. Larsen, newly elected dean of
agriculture at State college, assumes
his duties with the opening of the win
ter quarter and he will Immediately
take up college Of agriculture, expert
ment and extension problems.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04
Brookings Wins
Over Lake Preston

Coach p. f. Mickelson's basketball
stars Of Brookings high school scored
another victory on New Years day
when they defeated the Lake Preston
team at the high school gym Is to 6.
The girls from the two schools also
engaged in a basketball game which
resulted in a victory for Lake Preston,
10 to 5, making the honors practically
even. The boys are developing a team
that is making the strongest early
season showing Of any team in the
district and will be strong contenders
for championship honors. Not a game
has been lost in the new gymnasium
since the season opened.
Carlisle and Sharp were the stars
for Brookings. Whalen and Johnson
did some close guarding that was one
Of the finest features of the game.
Brookings was superior all through
the game and toward the last Lake
Preston weakened from exhaustion
and were easily held by the Brookings
substitutes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04
Bradstreet's Forecast
of Business in 1923

Nineteen-twenty-two may be proper
ly styled a year Of fulfillment" in that
it's early promise Of being a fair
year in trade and industry was abund-
antly verified, according to Brad
streets yearly summary just issued.
1t was irregular enough, including per-
iods of belated liquidation of previous
years troubles, of apparent downward
reactions alike in sentiment, in produC
ton and in prices, and although bust
ness in most lines was conducted at a
much higher level of values than in the
preceding year, it is probable that the
margin of profit was simmer than eX
pected. Prices of commodities, some
few farm products excepted, continu-
ing the improvement begun in mid
summer of 1921, ruled higher all
around, this being true in other coun-
tries than this, by the way. Produc-
ton generally expanded over the pre-,
ceding years aggregates, in some in
stances new high records being set up,
and trade volume was undoubtedl,
larger than in 1921. Retail trade proved
better than expected, considering tn"
claimed reduction of purchasing power
on the part Of the agricultural inter.
ests. Throughout the year collections
appeared rather backward and never
averaged better than fair, with slow
ness marked and long continued IN
many sections. Many measures OF
movement showed gains over 1921, al
though but few exceeded those OF
some earlier years. Following two
years Of liquidation, the progress made
as a whole, Was encouraging, and a
good normal level was reached in many
lines. Frozen credits were pretty vel
melted, but the record number of fail
ures and next to largest volume OF
liabilities v e recorded were evi
dences alike of continuing strain In
many lines of business and Of cumula
tive effects of past mistakes. overbuy
ing. under-consumption and other ev
lis revealed by the slump following
Continued on page 4-col. 81
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04
Criminal Cases For
Trial Next Week

Violation of the prohibition law Is
criminal cases which are on the cal
endar to come UP for trial at the jan
uary term of circuit court which Judge
w. n. Skinner will open at the Brook.
ings court house next Tuesday.
John Helvig is charged with unlaw-
fully keeping and storing intoxicating
liquor. Audry Baker is held on a SINH
lar charge, l.. Fl. Trudell and George
Bishman are charged with unlawful
possession in a public place, e. A.
S%undberg is charged with manufacture
ing liquor while c. j. Peterson will be
tried for selling booze. Something
new for Bookings county is the trial
OF a woman on a charge Of unlawfully
manufacturing intoxicating liquor,
Mary Caviezel, being on the calendar
for trial under this charge. These
booze cases are all new since the last
session Of the court.
Along a different line in criminal
actions, is the case against Gerrit Van
Der Pers, charged with unlawfully kill
ing a dog, said dog being the property
Of Cornelius Wagenaar. This case
will probably be of considerable inter-
est, especially to the friends and
neighbors Of thep rincipals in the &C.
ton. The other two cases on the Grim
inal calendar were continued over
from the vast term. The first is against
j. J. Fudthmiller charged with dealing
in eggs without a license. The second
is against Ned Pogue charged with as
sault and battery.
The civil calendar for this term Of
court is about the same size as last
term with about tifty-three cases listed.
Not all Of these will come up for trial,
however, the brief space of time allot-
ted to the term in this county not being
nearly sufficient to try all of the cases.
The same condition prevails in every
county in this district. 1t Is becoming
more and more evident that the num-
Der OF circuit judges in this state be
increased, for the circuit judges at the
present have more than they a han
die.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04
EARLY PIONEER DIES

Mrs. J. r. Brooke received a tele-
gram today announcing the death Of
Mrs. George w. Pierce at her home
in Minneapolis early this morning. Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce were among the very
early pioneers Of Brookings county,
coming here from the state Of Iowa
and settling at Old Fountain, where
Mr.. Pierce conducted a general store.
In 1879, we believe, he tore down his
building at Fountain, moving the ma
terials to the new townsite Of Brook
ings and erected the first store build
ing on Main street, where it still
stands. Here he conducted his gen.
eral store for ONE years. The build
ing was afterwards purchased by Mrs.
G. F. Brooke. 1t is now occupied by
Andrew Eide with his shoe store and
repair shop. There are quite a num-
Der in Brookings who will remember
both Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04
Hotel Dudley*ls
Formal 'Named
At Big Banquet

The college will now be able to hold
many more of these meetings and
conventions o that ample hotel &C.
commodatiOns can be provided. In
speaking to the community as a whole
DR.. Johnson expressed the hope that
building this new hotel would be au
inspiration to every business man and
every citizen to set about accomplish
ing equal achievements. 1t was a good
example for anyone to follow and he
brought this point home with a story
on the POSTMASTER, Mr., Sexauer.
Frank Kuehn Of Huron, the archi-
tect who drew the plans for the new
hotel, made a brief talk during which
he paid an especial compliment to the
quartet. A. Nj. Void Of the A. NJ.
Wold-Mark Construction Company, in
an interesting talk described some OF
the difficulties encountered in the con
struction Of the hotel and compliment
ed Mr.. Dudley on his efforts to keep
his guests comfortable all of the time
during the ~remodeling and when con
struction was under way.
The object of all the praises and
compliments in the talks Of the w
ming, w. S. Dudley, then appeared on
the program and very briefly and mod
estly thanked the speakers and the
gathering for the honor they had
showed him and for their interest in
the hotel. He expressed his sincere
intention Of making the hotel a credit
to Bookings in every respect and
predicted that the growth of Brook
ings would soon require him to build
another wing on the hotel.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04

the extreme opposite side, as 1t were,
over fountains 1000 miles high. You
may say that these signals go through
the earth but the results are no less
wonderful and really these signals
come to the receiving station from OPP
posite directions along the earth's sur
face and quite perpendicular to the
direction they would have if they came
through the earth.
You may ask why these waves fol
low the curvature of the earth's sur
face so that any man who wishes may
read their message. But just now let
us be content to know that radio waves
behave thus and are therefore wonuer-
fully more useful to man.
But more marvellous, more wonder
full, more strange than this is the fact
that any evening there are passing
with the velocity of light through this
place and through practically all places
in the United States dozens Of radio
messages of various kinds. We might
say there are dozens coming from the
west, dozens coming from the east,
dozens coming from the north and
dozens coming from the south.
With suitable equipment and suf-
ticient skill in operation, we may lis
ten to any II Of these messages to
the exclusion of all the others. If we
cannot always literally do this now,
we shall be able to do so in the near
future. We can get not only the mes
sage We wish to hear from this multi
tude of waves, but we can even recog-
nize u friends voice"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04
Bracket Addresses
Radio Convention

Dr.. B. B. Bracket, head of the de-
partment of electrical engineering at
State college, was the principal speak
err at the state convention of South
Dakota radio enthusiasts which was
held at Sioux Falls last Thursday and
Friday. DR.. Brackets address was an
interesting summary Of the history
of wireless communication explaining
how the seemingly impossible had
been accomplished and the mystery Of
science made simple facts. The AS
ISOLATED Press gave a full report Of
his address which has appeared in a
number Of dailies.
For forty years radio waves have
been known to advanced scientists"
said Prof. B. B. Bracket. AT first
only methods for producing feeble
waves we're known; and the systems
for detecting these waves were both
simple and not at all sensitive. At
first they were known to travel seven
or eight feet from their source and
apparently seemed undiminished
through the body Of the observer.
when after quite a number of years
of earnest and well directed effort
Marconi sent his first feeble IS" sig
nails across the Atlantic the general
public believed, but most scientific
men doubted, hat any such signals
could pass over the mountain Of water
several hundred miles high between
the British Isles and Newfoundland.
This was one Of the most critical per-
iods in Marconi's professional life.
Elated by what he knew he had ac-
complished, discouraged by the skepti-
cism of most of the scientific leaders
of the day, would he be supported fl
nancially to develop the greater things
he knew to be possible? He has re-
Gently said that the confidence in his
achievements then displayed by Am
erican engineers was n of the most
critical periods in those days.
Then for nearly twenty years prog
ress in radio systems, methods and
applications was steady but rather
slow, measured by results actually
achieved or completed during the per
iod. The general principles of all the
circuits and "~hook-ups" used today
were known to some at least. But
none OF these produced any generally
marked improvement in radio com
munication at that time.
But due largely to the organized
efforts Of the most eminent engineers
while we were in the late world war
and in no small part due to the re.
sultant efforts Of hundreds of ANA
tours like you who are here today
there has come a veritable avalanche
of results that none of us even the
most enthusiastic, ever dreamed Of
three years ago.
Receiving sets and sending sets
both simple and complex, are operat
ing today with an effectiveness and
a reliability that were unknown and
unbelievable a bare two years ago. Not
always without certain kinds of trou
BILE to be sure; but what real radio far
wants to get such wonderful results
without effort and without occasional
delays.
To-day there are stations that car
send their signals around the earth tc
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04

Marriage licenses were issued by
Clerk of Courts H. W. Blakely to the
John Ryan Of Morton. MINI.
and Rosa Lorden Of Elkton; Frank
Of Maple Lake. Mimi. and
Jennie Thompson of Lake Hendricks.
Mimi: Lars Benson and Ana Johnson
Of Lake Sinai township.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1923-01-04

DR.. w. e. Johnson left yesterday
morning for Huron.
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/ ing, where the ashes of burned-out
campfire and a scattered litter of
rags, newspapers, old tin cans and
worn-out shoes betokened a hobo
Jungle"
Beside 1t ran back road, little
more than a wagon-track, crossing
the railroad here on the level, and
forking into the Lone Hill road a
quarter of mile beyond. From his
study of the map. he knew that this
by-way again intersected the main
road about a mile and half above,
and he remembered that 1t was
marked as rough and bumpy but
passable for machines in case of
emergency.
The wise campaigner, though,
leaves nothing to chance. In order
to make sure that 1t was open and
without distractions, Charlie rode
out to the intersection with the Lone
Hill road and circled back by way of
this to his starting point.
In the archway at the railroad
crossing he dismounted to take a
look at the place designated as a de-
pository for the Liberty bonds, and
from the instructions in the letter
found no difficulty in locating it. Just
about midway of the tunnel and at
the height of a mans shoulder, there
was q discolored streak on the ma
sonry caused by dampness, and the
mortar had crumbled from around
one of the stones, leaving it loose.
Testing it with his fingers, Charlie
found the block easy to lift out. Be-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24

hind it was a crevice, shallow but
still large enough to hold package
of securities.
Charlie climbed back on his mo-
torcycle, and returned to the jun
gle." He appeared, as he had ex-
pected, to have 1t wholly to himself.
This was a season when Its nomadic
habitues were more apt to be in the
West, following in the wake of cir
cuses and street fairs, or answering
the need for harvest hands. The
ashes of the last campfire were at
least three weeks cold.
Nevertheless, as a proper measure
of precaution, he secuted through
the entire patch OF woods. and as the
light grew stronger climbed tree
to reconnoiter the surrounding coun-
try.
He slid down from the tree. and
after hiding his motorcycle carefully
under a pile of brush, laid down in a
sandy hollow and pulling his hat
over his eyes, prepared to sleep.
When he awoke several hours
later, the sun was warm on him, and
he lay luxuriously for while listen
ing to the varied and various wood
sounds, all long familiar to him. FL
his watch. 1t was almost IL o'clock.
lie ate from his package of sand
wiches, unoorked the thermos bottle;
then rising, swung himself up with
good deal of agility into the tree
under which he had been sitting.
The hours passed on. The sun had
crossed the zenith and declined to-
ward the west. Charlie in his leafy
retreat disposed of his remaining
sandwiches and what was left of the
coffee in his thermos bottle.
The rest of the time he put in at
timing automobiles.
At half-past three Rangers big
touring car came along from the di-
rection of town. Through the
glasses Charlie could recognize the
figure of the manufacturer himself
In the drivers seat. He was quite
alone; and as he neared the crossing,
seemed to be glancing to right and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-24

left.
Wondering what I'm up to,
guess" chuckled Charlie.
Yet his complacency did not keep
him from very carefully timing the
pace of the car as It swept along
over the marked course.
As it happened there was nothing
else in sight when Ranger reached
the cut, and he drove straight ahead.
AT the rate he's travelling he
ought to be out in one minute and
seventeen seconds" Charlie calculat-
ed. We'll get line now on just
how long it takes to pull out that
stone and put 1t back again"
But 1t was almost five minutes be-
fore Ranger reappeared on the fur
ther side of the crossing.
He'd be careful and little SLOW"
Charlie reflected; $50 that's no fair
criterion. I'd say. though. that any
thing that stayed down there longer
than two minutes was a pretty safe
bet to follow up"
CONTINUED i'm our next issue)
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1923-01-27

nice dish to serve for luncheon.
If child should get any foreign sub
stance up his nose, do not fry to probe
for it, but put bit of cayenne pepper
on his lip under the other nostril; he
win sneeze it out unless firmly lodged ;
In that case call a physician.
When roasting meat tablespoonful
of sugar added to the water when
basting will add flavor and color to the
roast and gravy.
If fond of oysters add little oyster
liquor to a tomato bouillon; it greatly
improves the flavor.
All silver should be washed and
dried as soon after using as possible.
Always dry graniteware away from
the stove, as it will chip and crack II
set to dry as one does tin or aluminium.
Put zinc filings or pieces Of zinc on
the Goals in the furnace; it will clean
the chimney of SCOT.
Vanilla should never be used to
flavor fried foods, such as doughnuts
or crullers; nutmeg or other spices
are appropriate.
Keep old stocking legs if you are a
rnsyer, to slip on over table legs, chair
legs and other furniture to protect
from scratching
Even a small clock is often annoy
ing in sick room. Cover it with an
Inverted glass bowl. The time can be
seen and the sound eliminated.
Cranberry and Prune Pie. Take
one and one-half cupfuls of cranber-
ries cooked until tender mix with one
cupful of prunes that have been
soaked overnight, then add three
fourths of a cupful of sugar, one
tablespoonful of flour and cook the
mixture for FIVE minutes. Fill a pas
try shell, cover with strips of pastry
put on in the form Of lattice and
bake in a hot oven.