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I, I $ I €k UNITED STATES Clifford Pinchot Wing in Pennsylvania Washington, D. C., May 17— President Harding will confer at the white house tomorrow with leaders of the steel industry of the United States. Steel men will be guests of the President at dinner. The Matter of Child Labor Washington, D. C., Mar It—An* other attempt to give congress con trol of child labor was made today when Representative Fitzgerald In troduced a resolution calling for an amendment to the constitution giv ing congress the right to regulate employment of children under 18 ,.«*« M"- ,, Arkansas Gag Well on Fire (ldorado, Ark., May 17—Scores ft men fought today to extinguish fire in gas wells eight miles from here. Flames are leaping from 200 to 300 feet in the air. The well, spouting approximately 150,000,000 feet of gas daily and held to be the largest in the world, caught fire late yesterday. It burned furiously all night and showed ao ai&ns of dimin ishing today. i WfcOEP TO PARTICIPATE IN EC- ONUMIO 0\FERUtO« IN F.IROPK. "*, Washington, D/C., May 17—Thc United States has replied sympa thetically to the feeler of the French government for American participa tion in a conference in Europe on strictly economic matters, it was learned at the state department to day. This government, however, did not state it would attend roeh a conference. Cenoa, May 17—Another note to tlfc* United States urging American participation in the European dis cussion of Russian affairs was pre pared by the Genoa conference to day. Russia returned a favorable reply to the allies' proposal for a conference at The Hague next month. George Tchitcherin said Russia accepted the plan, only re serving the right to Introduce cer tain amendments to the general call Ifr the conference. Philadeplh SHR SHR SRI SRLL Baker, secretary of the republican state central committee, today con ceded the nomination of Gifford Pinchot, independent, for governor of Pennsylvania over George E. Al ter, old guard republican organiza candidate. Food Prices Are Slightly Higher Washington, D. C., May 17—Re tail food prices advanced one-tenth of 1 per cent in April over March, the- labor department, estimated to- Harding to Confer With Steel Men o Longest Beard in the World St. Auil, May 17—Han* Lang seth, of Barney, North Dakota, ar rived here today enroute to Sacra mento, Cal., with the longest beard in the world. His sexenteen-foot crop of whiskers won hin^ a free trip to 8acramento for celebration of tfce days of forty-nine next week. Ship Crashes on the Rocks San Francisco, May 17—Twenty lives were imperiled today when the motor ship ozemo crashed on the rocks at Cape Blanco and began sinking rapidly after being refloai ed. The vessel's crew of twenty was reported to have put off in life boats. Help was rushed to the: scene. i Levee Breaks at Riverside, CalJ Riverside, Cal., May 17—The' Colorado river broke throw** the run into millions, according to word reaching here. A cliauuel was cut through the city. BRIDGE COLLAPSES MSASTKR RESTT/T OF FLOOD WATER** STRAIN AT MAR- LI*. TEXAS. Harlin, Texas, May 17--Pour persons are' known dead and thir teen others are missing today as a result of the collapse of the Martin Belt on bridge over Brazos river.1I Only one body was recovered, that. of Mrs. Ed Moselv, of Beaumont. Others dead are F. M. Stallworth, mayor of Marlin I)r. W. Allen of Marlin, and a 7-year-old son of Clayton Briggs, of Marlin. Thirteen others on the bridge at tbe time of the collapsc under strain Of flood waters cannot be found. STATE GASOLINE E REVENUE FOR APRIL IB MORE THAN —1U0L1EVKl» TO- TAL FOR YEAR WILL BE III EXCESS or *440,MM. Pierre. May 17—With some com-1 panies still to hear from, the state gasoline tax of 1 cent per gallon on motor fuel used In automobiles dur ing April has so far brought into the statH treasury $25,974.42. This is not taking into oensiderution the exemptions that will have to be re| turned to dealers in gasoline for cases where the fuel was not used in propelling automobiles over the highways. The exemptions for the mpnth have not been paid out as yet and it i snot known what they will amount to at this time. It will soon be possible to figure ', what the first four months of the operation of the law will have net- ted the state and this will give some idea what the state can expect in the way of revenue for highway inaintenant to which the money goeB, from the users of automobiles. Deputy State Auditor Milo Drake is of the opinion that the revenue to be derived will be close to $450,000. Exemptions in March, the largest of the three mjonths of the law had been in operation, as far as exemp tions were concerned, amounted to $2,910.50 and it is not believedt ho consumption of gas for other than motor vehicle purposes will be ma terially increased through the con sumption of gasoline for driving cars will be much higher during the months of June, July, August, Sep tember adn October than any of the months that so far are on record. Up to date over $125,000 has been paid into the gasoline fund, not taking into consideration the amounts that have baau reUwraed in exemptions. Tornado Strikes I Three Texas Towns! Seizure of Liquor Corpus Chrlsti, Texas, May 17—j Twenty persons were injured wheii were accustomed to banter a tordano and hail storm swept a path five miles wide and fifteen miles long through this country, striking the towns of Agua, Dulce and Bishop. o TT U 1~1 U n -V E I YESTERDAY A GREAT DAY A* THE chaitai wi groimks. With onlv a sligh( chanKe lev?e at Housers bend and the city morning program prepared for the of Ripley today was under four feet annual session of the Odd Fellows' of water, causing damage that will ,n The real spirit of welcome was felt by all at the conclusion of an i initial address by F. G. Ball, of Mad- Ison, who spoke in behalf of the Lake County I. O. O. F. association under whose auspices and generous impulses the fraternal gathering at the lake was made possible. On behalf of the city of Madison and the Chautauqua association, At i torney H. H. Holdridge. in his us ual witty manner, accorded to all n sincere welcome with the hope that again in 1823 Madison iryight be privileged to entertain so august a body. Miss June Emry spoke for the liebekahs of Lake County and Tie* i words had the ring of genuineness. I when bespeaking for the visitoRr a i pleasant visit and a successful series of sessions. In the absence of A. J. Mossman, i grand master. Past Grand Master i Charles Barrett, of Watertown, re sponded well to the sentiments ex pressing fellowship and welcome. This speaker was followed by Etta Martin, president of the Rebekali state assembly. Last evening the honor event was i the decoration of chivalry by the Madison canton upon a class of ten, Mrs. A. E. Fuller, of Madison, toe I ing one of the number. i The pavilion and grounds were literally packed last night for night for the ra_nd bal1 and department ses sion. i Following the opening of grand I lodge today there took place the I joint memorial exercises after which the lodge and assembly re suraed their work. The auto ride about the lake has I been postponed until 5 p. m. Thurs day. At 8 o'clock tonight the patri archs militant degree work occurs at the I. O. O. hall. I Thursday's program follows: 9:00 a. m., grand lodge and Re- assembly— m*' 1 l*dg* *nd Re assembly. m'' D*8* president# ban- quet at I. O. O. F. hall. 8:00 p. m., Rebekah degree by Evelyn Rebekah Lodge No. 7, of Sioux Falls. 2:00 p. m., special ceremonial of i^!?^1Sodak 1 0 0 at inter Hall. ALFALFA SHOWS MADSION, SOUTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1922. the grand lodge and the Rebekah ag_ sembly everything went true to form at Lake Madison with an estimated attendance of over one thousand delegates at the joint opening of the principal ceremonies ocurring in the i auditorium. i At fl o'clock the normal glee club furnished a number preceding tne invocation by Rev. Canfield, lodge member from Winfred. In place of the selection to have been furnished by a male quartet et Odd Fellows, Prof. F. F. Euersman, of the state normal music depart ment, rendered a well appreciated solo. Hunt* E WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT IN DE 8MET DURING PAST TEN YEARS. DeSmet, May 17—That time works many changes is illustrated .' the experience of the alfalfa growers of the DeSmet territory. Ten years ago alfalfa raising was regarded, as an experiment in this district. The farmers generall.' S. L. Root, the father of alfalfa culture in this territory, and some even I nicknamed him "Alfalfa Root" be cause he advocated alfalfa raising for this section. Notwithstanding the ridicule nf his fellow farmers Root persisted in i experimenting as to methods of sed- Upneld by C/Olirtjing and cultivation. Today there is hardly a farm in the entire DeSmet Washington, D. C., May 17—The, district that has not at least a small supreme court held in a decision• patch of alfalfa, aud many farms handed down today that liquor while have large fields. Those who ques within the boundaries of the United tioned the value of alfalfa now ret States enroute from one foreign ognlze It as one of the best forage country to another can be seized un- plants that can be grown. der the national prohibition act. B. A. Dyar and H. O. FrltUel nave each sold several hundred pound3 of seeditof their own raising to be!PRICESATi planted in this locality, beside*! planting a larg«.acreage on their' own farms. 1 Another forage plant which is re ceiving a great deal of at tention in this district is soybean. In due time it is expected soybean will be come a permanent crop here, as was the case with alfalfa GIRL MlfTWCIl PUBLISHER f^STI ARIW HAWAII A MUCH DIFFERENT PLACE THAN HI HAD PICTURED. '{Chicago, May 17.—The Hawaiian hnfa hula girls' grass skirts are most ly made in Connecticut and the hula hula dance itself is put on mainly for the benefit of tourists, while the real Hawaii ie a progressive business country, declared D. W. Stevick, newspaper publisher (News-Gazette) of Champaign, 111., today before the Inland Press association. "llkeleles, hula hula girh and grass skirts are purely mythical," said Mr. Stevick, who has just re turned from a trip around the world. "The importance of Honolulu as a great American commercial center is little realized by the American pub lic. The average American pictures Honolulu as a place of romance—a great tropical island with native Ha waiian girls gracefully doing the hula nuia, grass huts, grass skirts and ukeleles." "Many of these dreams are realised expressly for the profit of the tour ists. The typical primitive dance of the Hawaiian^ is little like Belle Fa tima's startling muscle dance. The grass huts? They don't exist, except in the museums. The modern cot tage is much more sanitary. "Tlu grass skirts? They are made mostly in Connecticut and shipped to Hawaii for the benefit of the tour ists. Waikiki beach is merely a nice dream place for the tired business man. "Honolulu IS really a great busi ness city—a great seaport." Want Hospital for Disabled Soldiers Pierre, May 17—One of the fea tures of the 10th district legion aux iliary, which held its meeting here, was a strong move to secure a gov ernment hospital for disabled sol diers. They report a number eg men suffering from shell shock in dif ferent hospitals and asylums, where it is not believed they are securing the treatment which they should receive for such injury, and want a hospital where they can be properly treated. While the matter of location was not in any way nyentloned, their ef forts may help to secure the hos pital location at. Fort Meade, which is being urged as a government hos pital for soldiers. Sheep Growers Will Hold Meet Leramon, May 17—The sheepmen of tbe northwestern part of South Dakota will be well represented at the annual convention of the Inter state Sheep and Wool Growers as sociation, which will be held in Lemmon on Saturday, May 27. During the convention the wool situation will be fully discussed. Speakers from the big market points will be present to advise the pow ers on the latest market conditions and give them all possible assistance in determining what is to be done with the 1922 crop of wool. The n^atter of shearers, shearers' prices and other questions of in terest to wool producers wlti' be iie cussed during the meeting. Dress of Pure Gold Given to Princess Belgrade, May 17—A dress of pure gold Is one of the most con spicuous of the wedding gifts re ceived by Princess Marie, of Ru mania, who will be married here June 1 to King Alexander, of Jugo slavia. The dress was prseented to hex by the g^a^pta qx tlis country. 5 ,,, .St THE HOTELS ATTORNEY JENKR.\L RULES ON CHARUES FOR HOTEL ROOMS. Pierre, May 17.—Maximum and bona fide rates for a room in a hotel must be established and posted in that room, not maximum and mini mum rates within the limits of which the proprietor may charge his guests, according to an opinion written Attorney General Byron S. Payne. Neither must there be reserved the right to charge and higher rates on special occasions, ,Mr. Payne de clares. Attention of the attorney general was called recently to a schedule of1 rates, posted in a certain hotel In the state by Guy G. Frary, state food and drug commissioner and hotel in spector. This schedule declared the rent on a Certain room to be $2.50 per day for one person, $4.50 for two and $6.50 for three. A notice attached announced that during con ventions or meetings the three-person rate might prevail. The law enacted by the last ses sion of the legislature provides that persons operating hotels, must fur nish the inspector of hotels with a statement showing rates charged for roonu when occupied by one, two, three or more guests, which rates must be the bona fide price for the rooms. The rate per day for each tooni after being approved by the inspector must be posted in the room and the operator of the hotel may not change the rate until permission from the inspector is obtained aft.er 60 days' notice to him. "The statute plainly Intends that there must be a rate established which shall remain fixed until Gfatit of Seas New York, May 17—The Majestic world's largest ship, was rolling down from Nantucket to Sandy Hook today on the last lap of h»n maiden voyage across the Atlanik'. Shortly after daybreak all arrange ments had been made to give the empress of the eas a triumphal en try to the harbor. The Majestic, which is oC 3€,000 tons, is not only the largest but probably the speediest passenger ship now afloat. The Majestic, even as a Gem.an ship before the waf, never made a passenger voyage. She was built in Germany as the Bismarck, laid up in Hamburg during the war and then sold to England by the repara tions commission. She was thin more luxurious and named the Ma jestic. The liner can accommodate .4,100 passengers more than the largest hotel in New York can put up com fortably over night. Daily Market Report H&D180N GRAIN MARKET. At 3 p. m. today, corn. 42 bar ley, 47 oats, 29c. Kinneapolis Grain Market. Minneapolis, May 17—Corn—De mand good, market steady. No. 3 yellow 9 to 10c under Chicago July. No. 2 yellow closed at 57 to 57 l-4c. No. 2 mixed at 56 1-2 to 57c. Oats—Firm to l-4c better No. 2 whites July price to lc over de-' nfand fair to good. No. 3 whites closed at 3(5 1-4 to 37 l-4c. No. 4 whites at 35 1-4 to 36 l-4c. Rye—Steady to firm. No. 2 at 3 to 4c over May, fancy white 5c over demand good. No. 2 rye clos ed at $1.07 3-4 to 01.08 3-4. Barley—Demand fair to good of ferings small. Prices closed at 53 to 64c. City live Bto(|b Sioux City, May 17—The bulk of sales was quoted at $10.10 to $10.35. Heavy mixed loads, includ ing some packers, sold under $10.10 with the low sale at $9.50. Sows sold at $9.25 to $9.50 and stags at $7.50 to $7.75. Native pigs sold lrmatlv at $10,7 5. V '^y v -f* 'h America is endowed enterprise of her people. 1 changed in accordance with the. law," Mr. Payne declares In his opin ion. "The schedule in question per mits the hotel manager to charge a' higher rate on occasions when he^ construes conventions or meetings to' be in operation. This is jiyit whatj is forbidden by the statute." Completes Trip t' A GOOD BANK— Co-operates with its customers fer its pros perity depends en their, prosperity. CO-OPERATION— With customers fer mutual welfare is the constant aim ef THE DAKOTA STATE BANC 8. 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