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ADVOCATES A IUIKJKT SYSTEM
OF GOVEILYMJSST
BUSINESS
Portland, Ore., Sept. 1#.—Busi
ness reorganization of the govern
ment bureaus with an efficien bud
get system as its outstanding feature
ws pledged by Governor James Cox
in his speeches here today. Speak
ing in the auditorium Governor Cox
promised one of his first acts if
elected to the presidency of the
United States would be to ask con
gress for the authority to apoint a
budget commissioner as assistant to
the president to bring bout econom
ies in the appropriations. Governor
Cox charged senatorial oligarchy by
blocking the peace treaty and keep
ing the war legislation in force has
prevented the return of government
to a normal peace status. A real
business administration is necessary
if reductions are to be made in the
war taxations of the country Gov
ernor Cox asserted.
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OVER TO COURT
CWAIKWD WITH COMPIifOriT IN
THE MURDER OF MARTIN
MATHESON
Sioux Falls, Sept. 13.—John Di
gre has been held for trial in the
circuit court on a charge of murder
for alleged complicity in the poison
peaches case. This was the result
of his preliminary hearing, which
extended over the greater part of
two days, during which many wit
nesses were examined. He was held
without bail.
Among the witnesses was Mrs.
Gertrude Digre, aunt of Mrs. Anna
Matheson. confessed poisoner of her
husband, Mrs. Martin Matheson, who
is the mother of John and Carl Di
gre.
When she testified from her bed
in the county jail against John Di
gre, Mrs. Matheson denied testimony
of Carl Digre that he had purchased
her a ring. .Mrs. Matheson reiter
ated her recent written confession
in which she charged that John Di
gre had suggested the murder plan.
She told of his attentions to her
his attempts at improper conduct of
clothes he bought her and of their
plan to "make Martin mad at me by
John telling him things about me."
She denied that she had any feeling
for John Digre except as a cousin.
She admitted that she had kissed
Carl Digre once or twice and ex
plained Incidents that tended to
make her relations with Carl seem
wrong.
It was largely on the testimony of
Mrs. Matheson that John Digre has
been held for trial as an accomplice
in the poisoning of Martin Mathe
son.
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Polish Advances
Against Bolsheviki
Warsaw, Sept. 13.—Further ad
vances against the Bolsheviki in
both Lemberg and Brest Litovsk sec
tors were reported in the Polish of
ficial eomminique today.
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Outlaw Railroad
Switchmen Strikers
Chicago, Sept. 13.—The continua
tion of the outlaw strike of the rail
road switchmen which has hamper
ed transportation for months past
was predicted today by H. E. Read
ing president of the United Engine
men's association. Outlaws were
voting today whether to return to
work he said.
New Cabinet
Officer Propose*
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S ||#ir York, Sept. II.—The crea
tion of a department of education in
the president's cabinet is essential
to co-ordination of state and muni
cipal efforts in combating the grow
ing illiteracy in the United States
Hi the opinion of Hew York educa
tors. The school problem has be
come so serious that it is a national
fcnd not a local problem, E. A. Nifi
fiecker, director research and statis
tics said in an interview tody. Re
ports colected by the United Press
from al parts of the country today
indicated that the teacher shortage
is being relieved by increasing the
salaries. Shortage of schools and
school rooms, however, will take
years to straighten out.
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IS ON EXHIBIT
•ORDER OF BATTLE" MAP USED
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PEKSIil\(i ON EXHIBIT
AT MUSEUM
Washington, Sept. 13.—One of the
most interesting exhibits of the
thousands in the world war collec
tion now being gathered at the na
tional museum is the "Order of
Battle" may used by General Persh
ing in directing the movement of the
American forces in Franco. The
wall mapi 8 by 10 feet in size, to
gether with the walls, floor and fur
niture of the room in which it hung
at American headquarters at Chau
D)ont, was transferred to the muse
um by the war department at the re
quest of the general.
The map was brought to Wash
ngton and installed in the museum
by the sergeant and three enlisted
men of the headquarters staff who
kept it corrected and guarded it
throughout the war. At Chaumont
the map, when not in use, was con
cealed by a sliding section of wall
which is installed in the same man
lier in the museum.
•The map shows in a vivid fashion
the exact situation of the hour the
armistice was signed with reference
to the strength and location of all
divisions, both enemy and allied, on
the western front, the correct bat
tle line, the names and location of
commanding officers and locations
of headquarters and army boundar
ies. There also is a considerable
amount of detailed information re
garding the American divisions, as
for instance the percentage of fresh
and tired troops and the length of
ime the various units had been in
the line or in reserve.
The war collection has already »g
sumed such proportions as to nake
necessary some new arrangement for
housing it. Many of the exhibits are
now crowded into^the ground floor
of the new national museum buili
ing while others are in the old
building and a few of the artillery
pieces are in the open air awaiting
the construction of suitable shelter.
William De Ravenel, the director of
the museum, says congress probab
ly will be asked at the next session
to provide a building for the collec
tion which is of great historical
value.
Average Profits
Of Packers
Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 13.—
The packers profits averaged five
and five-hundreds cents on the dol
lar last year according to Thomas
Wilson, president of the American
Institute of Meatpackers at their an
nual convention here.
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Call for Bank
Statements
Washington, Sep. 13.—The roinp
troler of currency called for a state
ment of the condition of all national
banks oa Wednesday, September
eighth.
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Wonded Boy
Crawls Half Mile
Xrttnmon, Sept. 13.—After being
acidentally shot through the lower
part of the abdomen, John Rged, a
boy who resides with his parents on
a Perkins county farm, crawled
nearly half a mile toward his home,
when his mother heard his cries and
went to his assistance.
She secured help from some neigh
bors and they gave the wounded boy
"first aid" and wrapped him in blan
kets in the meadow to which he had
crawled, it being regarded unwise
to move him at the time because of
fear of increasing the loss of blood.
A physician was summoned by ru
ral telephone and after his terrible
wounds were dressed he was taken
to a hospital. It is believed he will
recover.
The boy was hunting and was
dragging a 12-gauge shotgun thru
a fence when it was discharged. The
entire charge entered the abdomen
near the right side and tore a large
hole exposing the bone of his thigh.
The greater part of the charge
wentHnit through his back. »i ,• i
LIST INCLUDES HOLD OVERS AND
THOSE RECENTLY
ACCEPTED
There are now no vacancies left
in the teaching personnel of the Ma
dison State Normal. The selection
of the faculty, secretaries and em
ployes was made after careful con
sideration of eligibles and those ac
cepted form what is known to be the
best in their line that it is possible
to secure on the salaries paid. Part
of last year's faculty were retained.
The following list includes those
whose services have been engaged
for the coming year:
Office and Ariniinisration
E. C. Higbie, president.
B. E. Lawrence, business mana^
,er and registrar.
Mrs. B. E. Preston, preceptress.
Mary Knox, nurse and assistant.
Eleanor Mott, secretary to the
president.
Clora Baker, office secretary.
Inez Slawson, office secretary.
Department of Education
E. A. Bixler, head of department
and superintendent of training
school.
June Emry, member of staff of
department of education and upper
grade supervisor.
Maude Kavanaugh, member of
staff of department of education and
intermediate grade supervisor.
Anna M. Brady, member of staff
of department of education and pri
mary grade supervisor.
Agnes Kingston, teaching-critic
for seventh and eighth grades.
Clara Lawless, teaching-critic for
the third and fourth grades. i\|
Agnes Allender, teaching-critic
for primary grades.
Delia McCreedjr, teaehing-crittc
for primary grades.
Subject Matter and S|eclal Depart
ments.
Georgiana Youngs, English.
Alice Lawrence, English.
Jessie Boyce, mathematics jund
principal of the high school.
C. C. Wagner, physics and cheni
istry.
E. L. Bolender, biology and agri
culture.
Ruth Habeger, assistant in bio
logy.
Agnes Keefe, foreign languages.
Edwin Peterson, history and gov
ernment.
L. N. Pease, manual training.
Anna Greechmann, home econom
ics.
Gladys Condie, assistant in home
economics.
Edith Fuller, drawing and indus
trial arts.
Evelyn Goddsell, music.
Helen Covart, music.
Doris Kathary, physical education.
Mrs. L. M. Tolles, library.
Ella Starr, commercial depart
ment.
Department of Buildings, Grounds
and Service.
C. B. Tyrrell, superintendent of
buildings.
George McGregor, superintendent
of plant and grounds.
J. P. Newman, carpenter and as
sistant.
John Colbnrn. assistant.
Anna Dahl, janitress.
Tena Hatleberg, laundress,
•ana Natwick, cook.
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CREDIT FOR THE
Fl
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NEED FINANCIAL AID FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF LIVESTOCK
AJiD FARM PRODUCTS
Sioux Falls, Sept. 13.—A number
of bankers, farmers and stock rais
ers throughout South Dakota are
circulating petitions prepared by the
South Dakota marketing department
to be presented to the federal re
serve board, officers and directors
of the district reserve banks and al
so the United States senators and
members of congress from the west
ern states, asking that adjustment
be made and discretion used that
sufficient credit may be extended to
farmers for the production of live
stock and of farm products.
A statement from Ben Livingston
director of markets and general
chairman of the state committee for
improvement of business and gener
al economic conditions has this to
say in reference to the importance
of and necessity of the petitions
"It is the judgment of men ei
gaged la stock raising and the baak-
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,1920.
era financing such people that owinj
to demand and «ther conditions
caused by the wan the number of
cattle has been reduced so that
the end of the 1919 stock shipments
the stockmen had oversold their
herds at least one year ahead, cut
ting back deeply into the young
breeding and immature stock that
if the present drastic plans for the
shrinkage of credit be insisted upon
the stockmen in many cases will
have no alternative but to close out
and engage in other work, thus
threatening the food supply of the
future and setting back farm pro
duction for a long time to come.
"The pastures food supply are
super-abundant tlr|| year. Cattle and
stock of all kinds are improving and
taking on flesh every day and will
do so for sixty r* ninety days to
come, increasing nrt only in weight
but also in class of products. It
would be injudicious and wasteful
to compel the sockmen to ship at
this time under such conditions, es
lecially as a refusal to extend cre
dit will not only compel the market
ing of immature stuff, but. will rut
seriously into breeding stock."
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IDE
FOR EX-SOLDIERS
STATE ISSUES EMERCiKWOY WAR.
RANT TO GIVE VOCATIONAL
TRAINING TO BOYS
Sioux Falls, Sept. 13.—Through
plans perfected at Pierre this week
in a conference between state offi
cials and various boards, the South
Dakota State college at Brookings
will be enabled to accommodate
some 200 ex-service men under the
rehabilitation act, in vocational
training courses this fall. The fin
ancing of project outlined by the
government without such provision,
wag accomplished partly through
emergency funds in the hands of the
state.
At the conference at Pierre were
Mrs Helen Gamble of Aberdeen, Red
Cross field worker, Fred B. Ray of
Yankton, American Legion state
com man der, Col. M. L. Shade of
Mitchell, Adjutant General Hazle of
Aberdeen, members of the state bud
get board, State Auditor Jay B.
Reeves, Senator Moore of Faulkton,
Elmer Anderson of Clear Lake, Gov
ernor Norbeck and the members of
the board of regents. T. W. Dwight
of Sioux Falls was present as a
member of the latter organization
and hay just returned.
Invitations were extended to all
three candidates for governor to be
present and help to work Out the
plan independent of any politics.
At the conclusion of the confer
ence ,an emergency warrant for
$3 5,-
000 for state funds was ordered
drawn and the Red Cross promised
$15,000 additional. This will be suf
ficient for the time being to erect
a suitable dormitory at Brookings to
house the soldiers. Excavation
has been started at once and 108 sol
diers will be accommodated in this
building. Further funds will be ask
ed of the legislature this coming
winter to care for the balance.
The vocational work will starl at
Brookings with the opening of col
lege and there will be numerous
courses of agricultural and industri
al nature. It has been entirely en
dorsed by the American Legion and
is intended as a step toward aiding
the boys to get on their feet com
mercially. They may select their
own courses.
The government detailed 200 sol
diers to Brookings. They are most
South Dakota enlisted men but not
necessarily confined to tho^» from
this state. Many of them are al
ready at Brookings and will be. tem
porarily cared for la tt# armory
there.
Flax Straw Found
To Be In Demand
BrooTctngB, Sflrt. 15. There
seems to be considerable demand for
flax straw this year, according to
advices received by James W\ Wil
son, profesor of animal husbandry
at the state college. One firm writes
that the baling of straw should not
cost more than $4 and hauling ship
ping may cost $C, leaving a balance
of $6 per ton for the farmer or
shipper.
This firm advised that the flax
Should be cut low In order to get as
much fibre as possible. Of course,
flax straw has a feeding value for
cattle. Perhaps It has 4 greater va
lue this year for fibre than for feed
ing purposes.
Anyone interested In this subject
and desiring further information
should address the Union Fibre com
pany lat Wlaoaa, Mian.
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SHERIFF HEDGED
TECHNICAL LAWS
MAY YOT TXCTR EYPEXSE RUN
NING DOWN CRIMINALS W1TII
Ol'T (GOVERNOR'S CONSKN'T
Sioux Falls, Sept. 13.—That the
sheriff of a county must obtain re
quisition from the governor before
pursuing and arresting a criminal
beyond the border of South Dakota
if ho expects remuneration for ex
penses incurred is the substance of
a decision just handed down by the
state supreme court, all judges con
curring except Judge Whiting, who
did not sit at the hearing.
The case was appealed from Min
nehaha county from the decision of
Judge J. T. Medin, whose decision
was in favor of Sheriff Herman
Wangsness, who presented claim
to the board of county commission
ers for expenses incurred in pursu
ing and arresting Tom Fuller, who
was accused of commit ing felony in
Minnehaha county and was detained
by the Chicago police pending the
arrival of the South Dako^ authori­
ties.
The commissioners "-fused to
approve the claim of the sheriff for
payment for the reason that the
sheriff was not clothed with the
proper authority to incur the ex
pense. Action was then brought in
the circuit court which decided in
favor of Wangsness. An appeal to
the supreme court was then taken
by States Attorney Waggoner.
Roadmaster Has
Narrow Escape
Rapid City, St'pt. 13.— A runaway
box car caused much excitement
here. Roadmaster Andrew Munn,
of this division of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Pul railway, had a
narrow escape from death when the
runaway car struck and demolished
his railroad speeder, which he had
just drive on the track in front of
the freight depot of the company.
Mann heard the runaway car Just
in time to jump for his life, leaving
the speeder but an instant before it
was struck and wrecked.
This lessened the speed of the
runaway to some extent, but it ran
three miles further before it was
run down and captured by a pursu
ing locomotive. The race between
the locomotive and the runaway
was one of the most exciting and
strenuous ever staged here. The
runaway went through Rapid City
at sixty miles an hour.
Yeggs Secure $200 ill
Westport Store Raid
Aberdeen, Sept. 13.—Cracksmen
blew open the safe In the general
merchandise store of Fred McfJov
ern, Westport, and escaped with
$200 in cash.
The safe door was blown off and
it is thought the men used nitrogly
cerine as the cracks around the door
had been soaped. A large amount
in Liberty bonds, which were kept
in the safe, was untouched. The
stock of the store was not molested.
The explosion was not heard.
The theft was discovered when the
store was opened at seven o'clock.
No evidence which would lead to
the apprehension of the robbers was
found, although Sheriff Elliot is of
the opinion that the cracksmen ar«?
from North Dakota.
They are thought to have been
traveling in an automobili.
Workers Seize
Factories in Italy
London, Sep. 13.—The Post today
declared th'e selsure of factories by
workers in Italy was the first step
of a vast conspiracy to overthrow
the existing governments in Europe.
Events in Italy were timed to occur
simultaneously with the expec
capture of Warsaw by Bolsheviki and
were to be folowed by a general
strike in Great Britain and uprising
in Germany, the newspaper saMIL
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Daily Market Report
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis. Sept. 13. Corn:
Market 1 cent lower, demand only
fair, offerings moderate No. 3 yel
low closed at $1.38 $1.39 No. 3
mixed at $1.34 $1.35.
Oats: Demand good, No. 3 whites
holding at 1 ltt cents under De
cember. No. 3 whites closed at 59U
@60% cents No. 4 whites at 65Hi
58 cents.
Rye: Easy after few sales of No.
2 at 14 cents over September, late
trades at 11 cents orer Duluth
lower. No. 2 rye closed at $1.91%
$1.93 %.
Barley: Bulk of sales unchanged
some off 1 cent, demand fair. Prices
•closed at eeafcn
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