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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-06
Herrick Banker Held
Under Serious Charge

The preliminary hearing of F. ii.
Terharr, vice president of the defunct
Bank of Herrick, which was to have
been held last Saturday was post
poned two wseks. Mr.. Terharr is
charged with violating the state laws
by overdrawing HE account to the
amount of $4,000, which he has failed
to make good. About three weeks ago
the stae banking department took
charge Of the bank and put a. receiver
in charge. In going over the books
it was discovered that Terharr had
overdrawn his account contrary to law
and the banking department ordered
his arrest.-Gregory Times-Advocate.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-06
Bids Wanted

The School Board of Wood School
Dist. No. / will receive sealed bids
for three galvanized iron cisterns of
twenty-five barrel capacity each, and
their installation at each of the fol,
lowing schools in said District: One
at the Satrec school, n ut the John
Krieger school, and one at the Lang
ley school.
All bids must be received by 1900
o'clock noon August l. 1923, and the
cisterns must he completely installed
by September l, 1923. All bids must
be accompanied by a certified check
for ten per cent Of the amount OF the
bid. as a guarantee of good faith.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
f. l.. Galbraith, Clerk,
pa Wood School Dist. No.
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Radio Privacy Now Possible

Conversation over the radio tele-
phone has now reached the stage OF
privacy"
By mea of a scrambling process
in transmission and an unscrambling
process in reception, the spoken word
over the electro magnetic wave IS kept
free from outside listenersin.
Success has crowned the efforts OF
engineers of the Bell telephone system
in perfecting such an apparatus, CIV.
ing to the radiophone science a full
degree of commercial activity. The
use of radio for phone messages has
long been considered unfeasible, due
to the lack of privacy. The new sys
tenn connects Catalina islands off
southern California not only with the
mainland at Los Angeles, but the
wireless voice also Ear be switched
into the elaborate main trunk hnte
of the Bell system and be conveyed
overland to any point in the United
States.
David Sarnoff, General manager OF
the Radio Corporation OF America
says: IAN world progress rests
upon interchange of intelligence. With
the growth and spread of radio. even
into isolated. communities, hpmnni-
tartan, educational and social possibil.
tiles come into view hitherto envis-
Toned through no other agency"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-06

Representative Underhill of Massa-
chusetts in a recent article entitled
1.-The Hole in the Nations Pocket
furnishes a picture Of the growth OF
bureaucracy within our government
that is contributing heavily to the
burden of taxation. He takes the fed
eral trade commission as an example,
1t was established in 1914 with a
$4,000 appropriation, and up to 1872
cost the taxpayers $S,OOO,0OO.
This is merely one Of the many in
stances cited by Representative I'm
derhill showing how bureaucracy is
at the national capital and
as The Union, published at Belle
PLANE, Iowa, says, "eating into the
pockets of the taxpayers and descend
ing upon business like the plague OF
locusts in Egypt"
Representative Underhill says
1.-THE minute one Of the thousands
of ideas for new regulatory legisla,
ton of some sort gets on the statute
books, the infant organization created
for carrying it out Immediately starts
to grow. Elaborated ideas bud from
the parent trunk in every direction
and rapidly become wide-spreading
branches. The roots strike deep into
the public treasury to draw the nour
ishment that must go throughout the
whole organism to the last little job
holder on the farthest little twig.'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-06

January /, 1922, total farm mort
debt is estimated at $4,000 ,OOO,-
900, eight thousand million dollars. Of
this debt state and federal land banks
hold 6 per cent, insurance companies
nd farm loan companies hold 80 per
cent, farm mortgage banks 20 per
cent, private loans, 80 per cent.
The So, 900, OOO, 900 of farm mortgage
Indebtedness on a farm land valuation
of 500, 1884, 300 $50 equals about II per
cent of the 1920 valuation of all farms
and farm buildings.
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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-06
Distribution Of Farm Loans

According to the Federal census OF
1920, there are 6,44S,36 farms in
the United States, having a total value
of land and buildings of $66,334,3O9,'
$50.
The Federal census shows 1876 pei
cent of farms mortgaged but il is est
mated 40 to SO per cent are mort
gagged.
Many farms are operated by man
ayers and 2,454,7 TAG by tenants who DC
not report debt on record against
farms.
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1t isn't necessary to tell us OF your
good qualities. Ii you have any the
rest of US will find them out.
John S. Galbraith and family OF
Wall, S. D., arrived Sunday and are
visiting at the home of his brothers,
ed and Roy Galbraith.
t. n. Galbraith and wife OF Spen'
Ger, Nebraska, arrived here last Tues
day and are visiting with their two
sons, Ed and Roy Galbraith and fam
lilies.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-06
DEMPSEY GIVEN THE DECISION

The Dempsey-Gibbons prize fight
for the worlds heavyweight champion
ship, which was held at Shelby, Mon
tana, on July 4, went the full fifteen
rounds to which the go was limited,
md Jack Dempsey, who has been the
holder of the title for the past several
years., was given the decision on points
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-06
Warrant Call

Notice is hereby given that all out
standing warrants of Berkeley School
Dist. No. 3, up to and including Reg
lister No. 835, are hereby called for
payment. Interest will cease on July
20. j. P. Norup, treasurer, Berkeley
School Dist No. 3. 1913
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Don't nag. 1t rhymes with jag.

Don't nag. 1t rhymes with jag.
Mar was made to mourn, but not to
be a Crouch.
The things you overdo are generally
only half done.
People who don't like to fox trot
might make a try at running.
Some people succeed in life only
to lose everything after death.
Henry Ford as vet has not declined
the presidency. Neither have we.
True Christian piety does not re,
quirc the services of a megaphone.
Even your worst enemy becomes
a. friend when he does you a friendly
act.
If a fellow is able to spend money
faster than he makes it, why work a,
all?
America now has the fastest ship
afloat. 1t ought to be a paradise for
the fast set.
Dancing is the Oldest art in the
world, and Jazz ~orchestras are making
it the %silliest.
How can a woman expect her hus
band to toe the mark when he has
never made oneq
First be sure you are right, and
then don't weaken your faith by ar
guing the question.
The sweetest thing about a. smile is
the soul that calls it into being-if
the smile is genuine.
It's quite true that the Lord pro
hes our daily bread, but He expects
ms to do the eating.
OF course you have a right to voice
your opinion. So has the fellow you
condemn for voicing his.
Never hook up with a fast set an.
less You are willing to set the pace
Stragglers are only objects of amuse
ment.
Presidential elections are a good
thing in one way. They allow a lot Of
politicians the glory of being linen
toned"
The czar of Bulgaria need not wor
nv over the possibility of losing hi
job. A movie company at Hollywood
has offered him a better one.
Why shouldn't England and France
insist up hooking the United States
up on that world court of justice
Somebody has to pay the judges.
It's easy to tell that there is an
other national election ahead. Poi
ticians are beginning to tickle TIN
farmer with the bait Of better times
20 come.
It would never do for the govern
ment to own and operate the railroad.
Of this country. Every congressman
would be demanding free passes fol
all Of his constituents.
OF coarse. those foreign ships NIGH
stay Just outside of the three mile
limit and let their passengers swim
the rest of the distance. Some o
them would do it every day for . stiff
WMf 49, " M
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Offenders Of soaring tax rates us
ually attempt 20 Justify their position
hy contcnding that tht government is
rendering a >sreatcr service AL tax.
payers should 'htstfcre be willing to
pay for il.
In rany instances these extra serv-
ices are unnecessary or not worth the
cost and some are positively injurious
to the taxpayer.
AS long as the government under
takes to regulate infinitely the lives
of individuals and the conduct OF
every business great and small, the
tax burden will be exorbitant, says
the Houston Post.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-07-06
A BIBLE THOUGHTS
u For This Week --
Bible Thoughts memorized, will prove a
priceless heritage In after years.

Friday. VICTORY SURE
: Greater is lie that is in you,
than he that is in the world
l John A.
Saturday. HUMILITY AND
EXALTATION Humble your
selves therefore linden the
mighty hand of God, that he
may exalt you in due time.-l
Peter $50.
Sunday. STRENGTH AND
SONG:-The Lord is my
/. strength and song, and he is
become my salvation.-Exodus
1872.
Monday. THE SINNER
Therefore to him that knoweth
to do good, and doeth it not, to
him is sin.-James All.
Tuesday. WHO INDEED7 p
If God be for us, who can be
against US ?-Romans 8:3l.
Wednesday. BE VERY COUR-
AGEOUS Only - thou strong
and very courageous, that thou
mayest observe to do according
to all the law, " that
thou mayest prosper whittier
soever thou goest.-Josma IL.
Thursday. BE KIND TO THE
ERRING -Brethren if a man
be overtaken IN q fault, we
which are spiritual, restore
such nm one in the spirit of
meekness: considering myself,
lest thou also be tempted
Galatians 6:1. a'
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Ruth Weed is a guest of her little
friend, Genevieve Hickman, at the
Frank Hickman home north OF Wood,
The uyoaI VIII &I
Evening star., 1923-08-12
English Turning to Self-Help
As Means of Soluing Problems
Realise Futility of Europe Asking U. S.
to Do 1t AH--Seek to Strengthen
British-American Friendship.

coming winter From the industrial
north the writer has received uni
formly bad reports of contracted trade
and the stream of orders trickling to
nothing. The expansion of export trade
which is the nations life blood. is
state of Europe.
The government acknowledges the
gravity Of the problems and has be-
gun plans to absorb 100000 Of those
out Of work. But the scheme is un
scientific and utterly Inadequate. In
view OF the fact that present con-
ditions are likely to grow worse and
for a wide revision of the whole
question of providing relief.
People Arc Patient
The attention OF earnest thinkers
on this subject now is focused on the
necessity of setting up a complete
commits ssion to review past and .res-
ent proposals. and TO explore the
possibilities OF solving the unempIoy-
ment problem on a permanent basis
by developing national resources to
stimulate manufacturing enterprises
of every kind
l believe n bold imaginative policy
would prove our people capable of
sustaining without serious internal
disturbance the bitter load of in
dustrial adversely until a period Of
natural prosperity returns.
Meanwhile the patience. courage
and unbroken spirit of the mass Of
workers who are approaching their
fourth winter Of UNEMPLOYMENT are
one or the wonders Of civilization
But no prudent government would
dare forever to gamble on the forti-
tude OF people.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN.
Germany's Foremost PubIiciSt.

by Wireless to The Star.
BERLIN. August 11.-If I were Cal.
win Coolidge ! would make this speech
to myself before entering the White
House:
"Harding's death made deep i'm
preston everywhere, not because 1t
means the loss of a kind hearted: man,
devoted to duty. but because the: e:chief
exponent of Americas will is: dead
and everybody awaits expectansly or
fearfully what orders may come to-
morrow from the new exponent: For
everybody realizes that no two: men
are alike. and not even the greatest
efforts to assume another mans role
can destroy individuality.
Bore Name of Conservative.
NO matter how you endeavor to
carry on Harding's work. you are still
Calvin Coolidge man of different
blood and instincts. Harding bore
the name of Gamaliel, who was the
chief of the moderates of old Israel
and became the teacher of Apostle
Paul. Our honored friend also was a
moderate, conscientiously endeavor-
ing not to depart from the path:of the
majority or to offend people who
make politics a profession.
The church dictator, Calvin. whose
name you bear. was a supe:lative
radical who never asked whether his
doctrines were pleasing to the n5 lightly.
Despite the fact that he was eloquent
and you are called Silent CAL: many
regard you as similar. particularly in
drastic severity. Because of your ac-
ton in the Boston police strike you
are compared with a dictator, and
with the Spanish scholar Serveto. a
martyr for his views. But what was
possible in 1853 is not possible in 1923.
The chief representative of a great
nation must enjoy universal iconfi-
dence. He may not be satisfied with
a formal democracy which respects
wealth as divine institution and
threatens to become plutGcraCy.
The leader of states destinies must
be the first to note the breath of ii
new spirit.
Until today you were fr:leaIly
living Spartan from Massachusetts.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
PARIS SEES BOyDEN
SAIL WITH REGRET
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PARIS, August 11.-Roland w. Boy
den, who has just turned over his "un-
official" duties as American. delegate
to the reparations commission and is
preparing to sail for home, will leave
France with prestige equal TO that
of the most popular ambassador the
United States ever had here. The
French like Mr.. Boyden.
Although they know he has not al
ways been their backer on the rep
arations commission. they like his
frankness and fairness. Premier
PoinCare once said it was great
pity that Mr.. Boyden's duties were
not more Official" not only because
it would have been well to have the
weight OF American prestige used ef-
fectively in the settlement of repara-
tions problems, but because the Amer
lean representative was Mr.. Boyden
The French admire him particularly
for what in their eyes is great feat
He prevented the position of ,'un-
seemed bound to fall into ridicule.
from being caricatured on the Paris
musical hall stage "Boyden, without
Il vote, has almost as much influence
on the commission s any other dele
gate" an official of the com mi S7Sion
once remarked. His counsel on
many occasions has Strengthened out
tangles that delegates of the more
directly interested powers We're un-
able to unravel."
Mr. Boyden goes home with the
cross of the Legion of Honor and dec
oratiOnS from other countries repre-
sented on the commission and with
all the honors accorded a diplomatic
Evening star., 1923-08-12
PREPARATION FILMS
STIR TEUTON RAGE

Bv the Associated Press.
BERLIN. August lI.--GermanyS gold
reparations payments to date. in loo-
mark paper notes. would encircle the
earth twenty-five times. according to
motion picture propaganda which is be-
ing used in the Berlin cinema houses.
A l00-mark note is 16 centimeters long,
or about 6.3 inches.
To make the point as. realistic as
possible, there is flashed on the screen
picture of common pedestal globe,
such as is used In the geography classes
of American schools spinning rapidly
about as a long string of these potes
wraps round and round 1t.
1t is the last scene in serial pic
ture of three parts which depicts by
numerous illustrations the vastness of
Germany's sufferihss as result of the
ssalmost breathless as reel after reel
tshows how much territory, shipping. live
stock, coal, money and material have
had to be given up by the fatherland.
Fuel is added TO the fire of indigna-
tion by including a reel to illustrate
what an overwhelming proportion of
the taxes must be devoted to repara-
tons payments. 1t reminds the tax
paying spectator that this promises to
continue until 1857. A general groan
invariably greets this comforting bit of
informatalon.
There can be little doubt as to the
nature of feelings toward the Versailles
treaty and the entente with which the
audiences leave a showing Of this kind.
one apparent effort is made at the
end of the serial to guard it against
charges of being provocative and con-
ducive to sentiment against the treaty.
As the spinning globe, with its miles
upon miles of 1o0-mark notes fades out.
a subtitle asks what is TO come out of
"all this chaos" The answer, in huge,
inspiring letters, ends the film. 1t IS:
Unity and justice and liberty"
Evening star., 1923-08-12
Would Make Debtor Nations
Pay What They Owe Americ ca
German Publicist| Recounts Some of Pol.
icies Ne,O President Should Follow:
in Foreign Relations.

who regarded as an ideal of the state
hat family whose standard was: hon
esty, morality and industry,-an 2bey-
er Of the commandments of discipline
and charity. Heretofore that; was
enough; tomorrow 1T will be too little.
What does our land desire? It de-
sires freedom for the weakest as well
as for the strongest. 1T desires the
equality of legal rights and equality
in the struggle for existence. It de-
aireS fraternity. 1t desires diminished
selfishness and not to be invoked In
any selfish struggle of foreign pcwers.
but will never refuse to cooperate In
humanitarian works.
Whoever owes the United States
money must pay. We shall grant
time, but shall regard as fnsolert any
suggestion that we ought to be salts
fed with having been permitted to
participate in the world war and pay
our associates cost of material and
training. America must first pf all
be the paternal hearth for all Amer
leans. but also a great power IN the
moral world. You must see ito 1t
that pure morals rule at home and
you must not be cool CAL who looks
calmly on while hypocrisy and child
ish illusion sully the nations public
trade. The millions OF citizens who
gave US our mandate believed i'm our
promise to give the United States It's
proper place in the council Of ma
tions The Washington diSarma-
ment conference was the first step
toward this; the second shall be the
international court.
That churches, chambers OF com
merce trusts and clubs advocate this
is cheering, but they must not be-
liere this can be made into a ma
chine for facilitating trade and scrv
ing the big interests. Since we must
have high tariff and few imports,
| cheap wages made by underpaid
labor are undesirable. We may not
expect that we can sell TO Europe
that 10 per cent of our production
which is available for export. Our
battle cry America for Americans
presupposes that Americans work
for America first. We cannot and
will not he uninterested in Europe.
| for we must preserve the trhasures
and culture of all white races and
| also prevent our debtors from running
themselves. If all nations in Europe
will unite and engage in the prsserva-
tion of peace for a generation, they
may reckon on our help; otherwise
not. :.
Evening star., 1923-08-12
ENGLAND IN RACE
TO CONTROL AIR
Fears Break With France
Without Superior Fleet
of Planes.
BY WILLIAM A. BIRD,
BY Cable to The star.

BY Cable TO The Star
PARIS. August 1l.-England Is fe-
verishly building airplanes. AS rapidly
as II is humanity possible to do SO.
great factories are assembling engines
and creating from specially prepared
wood and miles of linen cloth the
bodies and wings of giant aircraft
Behind this activity lies the reason
why England will not break with
France.
There will not be any break be-
tween Great Britain and France un-
III England gets more airplanes-and
perhaps not until England feels a
little surer that in case of trouble the
United States will be on her side.
Feared Air Strength.
This. in the writer's opinion, after
don and Paris, sums up the realities of
the present European crisis. English
public opinion is somewhat bewilder-
ed at the apparent turn-a about face of
Prime Minister Baldwin after his un-
mistakable threats OF a rupture with
France. Many persons in London ask
impatlently: Why didn't ne go
through with it?" But the plain an
strength of France prevented him
Two very black clouds now hang
over Europe. One is in the shape Of
possible entente between France
and Germany, and it may be said on
the best authority that such COM
Lination would be possible tomor-
row but for the fact that French
tatesmen feel certain it would mean
instant war with Britain, with the
further likelihood OF the United States
taking Britains side.
The other cloud Is an equally pos
sdble entente between England and
Germany. But in this case il is Eng
land that hesitates because of the
doubt that such a combination would
and could win the support of America,
because IL would be destined to de-
stroy Americas markets through the
union OF Germany's manufacturing
resources and England's shipping.
L. :. Keeps Balance.
In brief. as things have shaped
themselves, America seems to have in
herited England's role of maintaining
the balance of power as between any
two possible combinations OF Euro
pean states. supporting. US did Eng
land. the weaker combination. This,
at least is the view of Europeans
whose judgment is not led astray on
the false trails OF reparatfons. COM
piercial rivalry and mutual moralistic
rcproaches.
Thus, neither England nor France
dares at the moment TO throw a life
line TO Germany-Germany caught in
the rapids and being carried to de-
struction. The German workman
who received his pay Today had only
enough TO live on for two days after
the shops open Monday. Prices have
been marked up 200 per cent. Famine
and pcstilence are at the door of
Germany. and meanwhile England
builds airplanes as rapidly as pos
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