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fcSWSK- -1 ,8 Co.j •fcigi 8,000 people read the Satur day News every week. Our regular paid list is 2^00 and estimating that four people on an average read each copy of the paper, gives us an av erage of 8,000 readers. VOL. 11 NO 43. 5" JB reby dl-J I to la»l said nfrf of said TItnas. City, ai •ther di ask for une nod] to the to pro-J are ne election' 2, A, D. •Mayor- be* By Dr. Charles S. Noble New Yorkj-April 5.—More than three weeks ago I came to New York With a special commission to investi gate and report upon the widely her alded tuberculosis cure of Dr. Fried rich Franz Friedmann. I came de termined to keep my mind free of prejudice, but I must say in frankness that my attitude unavoidably was that of a skeptic. Now, after three weeks of almost daily contact with Dr. Friedmann and attendance at every clinic conducted by him in New York during that period, and after many interviews with subjects treated by hitBv I a sL? making fie flowing."! port to the Seattle' people interested in my investigation: I believe that Dr. Friedmann has taken hte longest stride that yet has been made in the direction of a cer tain cure for luberculosis. I believe that he has a cure for many fohns of tuberculosis that heretofore have not been amenable to treatment. I believe his culture will prove espec ially efficacious in cases of bone and glandular tuberculosis and I expect it to be widely used within the-next few years for immunation. From be ing a skeptic I have become hopeful that time, the only infallible test, will show that the German savant has produced a real cure for tht World's greatest scourge—tuberculo sis. Whatever shortcomings Dr. Friedmann may have, he is not a faker. He personally is certain he has a cure. Ultimately a cure for tuberculosis js certain. Dr. Fried mann says he has it. I am inclined after seeing his results to accept His Statement until It is disproved. *. My first interview with Dr. Fried mann was not reassuring. He was suspicious, resentful of too close ques tioning and resentful of any attempt to draw him into a scientific discus sion of his discovery or his methods. I attended his first clinic. The coun try already knows of the storm of cirticism resulting from that initial demonstration Like every other American physician, 1 was stunned by the German's utter disregard of even the elemental dictates of aseptic surgery^ His awkward uBe of a none too carefully sterilized hypodermic, his painful nervousness and apparent lack of technique naturally height- ened the suspicions of the medical fraternity. The newspapers were loud in their criticism. Save that he was less nervou*, there was little im provement in the vitsior's work at the second clinic but at the third dem onstration there was noticeable im provement, and at each succeeding j.rjqHnfc Dr. Friedmann's us*s of the "needle and his preservation of asep tic conditions has been beyond criti ijjieism. Still r:-8aw little to ^ilBdfe enthusi asm until the end of the first eight ^ay period and It became possible to note results. EVisn then the unanlin Ity of (he optimism of the patients proved nothing, because of the tradi tional optimism of consumptives. But as the days went by. and the same un broken train of favorable reports from .. those treated continued, it was no longer .risible to deny that iome v.fonder •..-rVv 3 HOPEFUL SAIL0RB0YI S/ T~ s. Doctor Who Witnessed Demon stration Convinced of its Great Merit Pacific Coast Physician Who Has Watched Dr. Friedman's Work Has Great Faith in Cure. (Note—Dr. Charles S. Noble, head of the I^obI£ hospital of Seattle, Wash., acting on behalf of the Star, an evening newspaper of that city came to New York March 3, especial^ ly commissioned to make an investi gation of the widely heralded tuber culosis cure of Dr. Frlederich Franz Friedmann, the German scientist Admittedly embarking on his inquiry as a skeptic, Dr. Noble below pre sents his own impressions of the most discussed medical discovery of the century.-—United Press.) :&%£.• was bein? wofkel, Pctlents weakened by night-sw«nt". Howard Bronson, a Watertov Boy Writes Another Inter-* ing Letter to His Parents. GODSEND TO THE AFFLICTED ON THE "TENNESSEE" The Big American Battleship is Now Cruising in Turkish Waters and Territory. Through the courtesy of Fred- M. Bronson the Saturday News is per mitted to publish a letter from his son Howard Bronson, who is now on board a United States battleship In the harbor of Smyrna, Turkey. The letter is as follows and is very interesting: The harbor presefits* quite a"pTclure today. This is Washington's birthday and all the ships of war are in full dress. Besides ourselvce there are two Austrian warship#—one each of British, French, Dutch, German atid Italian. Yesterday thirteen Greek spies were shot in Smyra. This is the first serious action of war we nave experienced. Every day the steamer brings refugees in, as the' Greeks advance the Turkish govern ment forces all able men to bear arms. Their families are put on the first steamer, the captain get' orders i.o drop them any place convenient. These poor people are on the verge of. starvation and are herded together like sheep. We are going to give a relief entertainment in Smyra some time next week to buy ifpod for those "their husbands ah'd fathers'again is a mys tery. The Turkish peasant cannot read or write and if they were' asked where they came from they would not know. Tlie authorities keep no track of where they belong. It would be almost impossible to return them to their home. Turkey is badly whip ped and the common people are anx ious to declare peace. But when the prime minister did sign a treaty he was shot. They are almost at the end of their finances, but the people in charge refuse to give in. Although the Turks are Mohammedans they i* re more humane in many ways than their Christian enemies. We gave a concert at the. American consulate Your letter, the picture clipping of my letter arrived in the last mall. I certainly was greatly sur prised to see my letter in print. Had I known, it was to find its way into the paper I could easily have been more clear in my description, but, as 1 have pictures of most of the places, 1 thought I could tell you all about them when I come home, so I did not go into detail about them. Well, I never dreamed that any of my experiences would find their way into the papers. Although, if I had the talent I could describe many won derful things which I have seen in my two and a half years of travel up on the ocean. I have been trying to get permission to take a trip to Sardis, another ruin ed city of gr6at importance in history, but so far I have been unable to do so- Still if you find it interesting 1 will attempt to give you a more de tailed account of what I have seen up to date. After one becomes better acquaint ed with this country and has the op portunity of studying thg-various ob- I -Tnet a gentleman who ias made a very thorough. Study ot this vicinity for several yearai ^sd-he has explain ed a great many of the most interest ing subjects. the greater part of what is known as Asia Minor, and was given its name from that of an ancient Amazon queen There were ten known as Smyr na. One of them" was situated dSosc to the present site of Efphterno, hud tbe.fctnw about tw miles distant from., the present location of this city. Of the two, this cHy Is of course j^e ®§W': "RiS&ci IT Tj» *fis ~W' i! ,V&£& I 1 .3 '5** most important, as the other became a ruin -hundreds of years ago. The and we are to give a concert'for tliej upon the crest of a'hill (Mount Pa Pasha of Turkish Asia 'Minor: H@:Js gus), was termed the Acropolis or a The population of Smyrna is about moved. The a cousin of the present ruler. citadel, and from it to the water's: three hundred thousand. Of this the eatt. If The Turks gained and the ledge roadway of pure gold was built number one hundred and fifty thoub This^was the main acme and all other. and are Greeks, and the other half is thoroughfares wer laid out to con- made up of a generous number of Ger forrn to it. Aside from the strength1 man, Dutch, English, French, and the of the ciiy it was from its birth a' remainder Turkish. poipt of great importance commer-j The Turkish peopie are very ex cially. The surrounding country is elusive, and Keep well to themselves. extremely fertile, thus it became "the nautral outlet of Asia Minor. There are a tew remains of the City's former grandettrj but most of it has been erased by fire and invas ion. To the southwest of the city flows the sacred 'river Meles. The city obtained its water supply from two sources about two miles dis tant, and the water was conveyed up on »n aqueduct to the city. This aqueduct-was built by the Roman em peror Tragon 120 years after the birth of Christ, and repaired by the Turks, after they- came into possess ion of the city. It is: still used .to wliich this aqueduct occupies stood, the first aqueduct built by the Lele geans hundreds of years before Christ. After the birth of Christianity Smyrna WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1918. US.StHATE '"\W\ ~r J(, 't&Z IF YOU WANT A THING WELL DONE DO XT YOURSELF. of Smyrna, as a commercial point, at tempted to gain a foothold here. The exact age of this city is not known!only way that has been made possible as it_wag a thriving city with the be- is by making their own land upon ginning of history. But it was not which to build buildings. They were moved to its present site until Alex-! granted the privilege of filling in a ander the Great conquered the world.] portion of the bay, and in this way He had the desire to leave monuments they have come into possession of the behind him that would tell the future world of his genius and knowledge. With this object in view he drew plans of a city which should always be proof of his skill as an engineer. The miles, castle of which I spoke as standing entire water-front. A horse drawn street car lifie, the only street having them, covers the entire length of. the water front, a distance of about two jecta of interest one fiiido, that every was BekctfcJ i.in which to build one wishes to bestow her upon. The high^ man of winning ways and many ac age since far before the beginning of pur authentic history commences •has left something to pmye its pre vious existence. former beauty. The" streets, once ct the Greek peddler, "It Is made by w'tde and symetrical, have become hand by Turkish woman." But Turk *1 ic There are no docks. All ships ^depot'of'the Aidin Ottoman railway.' Every squaire or two one 'finds a breaking up a man's home fifty feet in height, with an opening near the top, leading out upon a small balcony. These are called Mln arettes (Minerets) and from these balconies the Mohammedan priests call the Turks to worship sometimes four and five times a day, and when so called, it ^usually means a sub scription for some cause or other. In this manner the poorer type of Turk is kept in constant poverty. -1' I was somewhat surprised St beilig allowed to enter a Mohammedan anchor along the sea wall. The, mosque/'the only objection Is to the Greeks are by far in the majority. wearing of shoes, which must be re The face must always face you walk in walking for- They have their own business dis trict, and in the Turkish quarter no aliens are found. Their religion for bids them from intermarrying with Christians. As long as the Turkish people remain Mohammedans they will never be progressive. The women (jre no better than chattel slaves, and the men are so bound to their government by religion that they must obey the commands of their superiors no matter how unjust the' ward then you must walk out walking backward. Their holy city is Mecca, end all. worship must be carried on facing that direction. Well I am afraid this will be get ting tiresome to you, so I had better close. There seems to be indica tions of the war coming to a finish, and I am getting very .uneasy about returning. Today leaves me only 12 more days. Harry Sherin Takes Bride at Webster Harry Sheriii. the youngest son of and Mra. A. order may be. was ujiifsd to marriage at the Meth The gj-eatest honor that-a Turkjo^'cj^ji at Webster laat Sunday can possibly attain is to die figh^fng afternoon to for his country, and it is the surest! The young couple are both from convey water to the upper part of! means of hfs reaching Heaven, whtere Butler where Mr. Sherin conducts a this city. Almost upon the same spot he shall Ind twenty maidens of the .drug istora. The groom is a bright, rarest beauty and of perpetual virgin-'energetic young business man and is ity at his command. highly honored and respected by all The women have no choice in se- who know him. lectlng a husband^ whoever the parent The bride is said to be a young wo- of the "seven churches of the Apoc-j est honor a. woman can hope for is jbomplishments. The« happy young aiypse. They constituted the actual! to become a member of the Sultan's couple will make their permanent beginning ef the Christian faith. Thisi harem, or nearly as great, some high home at Butler church was demolished and its first public official's. The Turks celebrate bishop, St Polycarp (mis-spelled in,a day set aside for selecting women my otheC'cJetter):. was" burned at the, for the Sultan's harem. The Turk is stake. not progressive in any sense of the possession of, word. It is interesting to walk thru Smyrna about four hundred'years ago.flieir bazaars. Everything is made Smyrna was orignially the name of and under their rule the City lost Its by hand, and' that is the trade word gherin of this city, MIsb Matilda Gullickson. Prof. Olson. Given Freedom on Charge Prof. Oscar Olson Winding^ dirty lanes of only a fewj ish rugs and silk work has become the murder of Clyde Darling, after a1 entertainment of this, kind for several feet in^width. The temples werejBo popular that all along the water- trial in which the unwritten law fig- yei-fi? and will make this an event to ptftled tfowu "to build homesWith, and front can be found factories where ured prominently The July evidently b^. remembered^M the spot where th^ anjpltheatie then Turkish rugs and silk is made by ma- believed that a man who would at s^ood "ia now the Bite of the English chinery, operated by Greeta*^/. tempt and accomplish the purpose of.- Eurcr eans-reali7hlfejxt^ pjjgg{feUIUf!g^^fti "ru«uaily painted whljgt about be shot. u»ent for eyjjtroub, W "r IlllSl DEMS CUT IAR IF Necessities Cut Down Luxuries Increased in New Democratic Tariffs Schedule. V\ WILL MAKE LIVING CHEAPER Bill Piftt Raw Wool, Foods, Shoe*, Cloth on Free List—Farmers' Protection Cut in Half. Radical changes in the tariff sched ules of the United States, such qs the rweeping rate reductions proposed In the democratic bill presented ia Congress Monday, will directly affect the people of the Northwest Because the new tariff principle is based upon the free admission of the necessities of life, and because products of the soil are to a large extent classed with in this category, the Northwestern former may regard its changes with as much concern or approval as the eastern manufacturer. Reductions in existing rates trhlch particularly are pertinent to the Northwest follow: v»- Wheat from 26 cental bushel to 10 rents a bushel. Meats flour, sugar, potatoes, salt, fisli, swine, oatmeal and milk free. Cattle frojp |2 a head to blanket rate of 10 per cent, Barley from 30 ceiti tt'lnishel cents a bushel. Cider from 5 cents a gallon to 2 cents a gallon. Onions from 40 cents a bushel U) 25 cents a busheit* •Pepper from 20 «enta a busii'el to 10 cents a bushel. Cranberries from 26 per cent to 10 per cent. Striyy from $1.60 a ton to 60 cents a ton* mm Beans from 45 cents a bushel to 25 cents' a bushel. Eggs from 6 cents a dozen to 2 cents a dozen. Butter from 5 cents a, pound^to, 3 cents a pound. Cheese from 6 cents a pound to 2 cents a pound. Buckwheat from 15 cents a l^shel to 8 cents a bushel west. Washingi on, April 7.—The Demo cratic tariff bill, introduced today, re duces Hie rates oil wheat from 26 cents bushel to 10 cents a bushel, and in effect makes a similar reduc tion in.'the rates on flour. Although heat flour Is placed on the free list Affects Wheat Growers The effect of this proviso is to put American wheat growers and millers on an equal footing with all foreign competitors. Representative Ham mond was responsible for having the provisions in the bill and had in mind the fact that justice should be tone to the farmers and millers.! Local Lodge of Elk to Give a Minstrel The local Elks lodge Mbn&ii^ evening consummated a deal with the Miller-Draper Minstrel company of Minneapolis, whereby the lodge will give "a 3-days niinstrel on May 22, 23 and 24. c'The Miller-Draper people make a specialty of Elk minstrels and have for the past twelve years given shows in the leading cities of the country. 1 he performers are to be local tal jnt and^ wHl be drawn exclusively irnm the membership of the orde*?, ^'hich is. known to possess sufficient was acquitted talent for any undertaking of this Wednesdsy evening in Minneapolis of kind. The Elks have not given an 7 ought to This omtif is •'..."-v. City Auditor 0. IV. Laie Renders C0HMISS10NERS ARE PLEASED Odwr Up for ConnjtfWoa Before the City %Mwnif^en|Sj At the regulw 4»eet|afcJ^t the. olty commissioners Iasti jtonwy evening City Auditor O. M. read a full and complete fiuan3Wy^e|^i^ flI ttt* city. The report waa.'.accijphsd an4 ordered pubiishe^iln tie official, paper of the city and %rill ed In meeting the indebtedness. The matter Was referred to poipmifeeioner VVhOoley, the coinmiesionerof fin a tine Clarence Schulz& repfefientiug thi Fourth Reglmeht Bsnd, was jjreaent rind asked lor the uSe^^f the hall on a proviso was included whereby ihe third floor' ibe qfty ball as a v, lieat flour is subject to a duty of 10 i.ractice room tor, the band? Permis* per centum advalorum "when import- sion was granted with the proviso ed directly or indirectly from any. (hat the band shall uot use the hall country, dependency or other subdi- Monday evenings wh6i* the commis vision of government which imposes a duty on wheat flour imported from the United Ptates." sioners are in Session. The full and: complete official min utes of the meet'og will be found itt another patt of thlf ^er* Service of Song at Methodist Church The choir, of th»M. f|. church, com prising thirty voices, under the di rection of Miss. Bates, will give the cantata, "The SouJ Triumphant" by Harry Rowe Shelley, Sunday evening, April 13. Following Hi the program: "And the Lord' God Mr. Gilmore. "Soul Of Man," CM# Now Faith is the .Mies Boggs. "O Faith Mr. Adams. 4 "Now the God di Dick enson. "Spirit of Hope, T^ou'Chtw pf Glad ness," Choir, "For Rebefllm fs^ihft^^Witch craft," Choir. "-s j' \/'x "What Folly, verts. Cunningham of Vienna is In town for a few days to receive-treat- "We Wei corag-.-'Eb "Come, Tboti P-4—"i Bates, Mr.- "Unto Thee, •O Recitative '-(a)"'1', (b) "When Thr. $|Sg| coaa- plete line »ts?« •everythS&sg1 iB oil Office fufrntfttrt'j vlesa of all'' ers ^,2V "oht** Sara :. -4a"! f"f A Art*?4" 'i 11 lound elf« where In' this pa.furday News, The main busii)«is^ tjdf' meetlng 3^' was the matter- of paving^ Several paving contractors "Were -present and 4-.., 1 a good many. suggestion# ^?ete ffeiv "A Resolution# ^"Resolutions X40 to X, ^6 inclusive, ft all resolutions preparatbrjc ,'to pa vlpg were read and- iipon roll call passed bif a unanimous xonftmlfr aioners prefientf-v'* Tarn Down !TefeRhon«. Hates, Resolution X47 was' Introduced and read which resolution wai Itt regard to the proposed?"- n^'.telephone sys tem and in substance Staged that the commiaeloners deemed the proposed new rates aa being excessive and ob jectionable atkd, fu) not «cofept&%f« the board of commlssioii«ra. This puts the now^fri record as fus ing the propose^ tiaise In, rates, they' taking the position. t^at. the present rates are adequate^veh fo^the auto-i matic system. Whenever &ere is a disagreement between tto^city ^and tlie company in {^PatQSi'.J-the i.ieti'nt tin hjaic' pjovlifes mitting thp mattetHe a bosfd of cr bitratlon. Whether the matter will be submitted to' an arbitration com* 1 mittee or will b'e taken to thft, railway commissioners is' -fia matter that the future will probably: determine. John Hanten wa8 1r68ent ,n the interesCs of tho Cotnmewjial club with How the Tariff Will Affect the North- reference to the indebtedness# of the Meridian Road through this county and asked the assistane.e'. of the city SIe-