The Daily Plainsman from Huron, South Dakota • Page 2

PAGE TWO THE EVENING HUROMTE. HUBOM. S. D. MAY 4, 193t LIVE NEWS from ALL of Cut Freight Rate On CoaHn State Substantial Reductions To Be Made To All Points In S.

D. to Announced PIERRE, May 4--OP-- Substantial reductions are to be made on or before July 21 in freight rates on coal from in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma to all points in South Dakota, the railroad commission announced today. The commission recently complain- to "the interstate commerce commission because of excessive rates. Examples of reductions from mines in (he vkinity of Greenwood, Ark, to South Dakota were shown by the commission as follows for lun-r bituminous coal: To Yankton--reduction frcm t5.o3 to $4.40 per ten. To Sioux Falls--reduction from To Mitchell--reduction from $5.85 to To Huron--reduction from $5.85 to $4.95.

To Watertown--reduction from $5.85 to. $5.05. To Rapid City--reduction -from $5.85. to S5.40. To Pierre--reduction from $6.52 to $5.50.

Corresponding reductions will be made from all other mines to all pc.ints in this state, the commission reported. The railroad commission had previously secured substantial reductions in freight rates on coal from Lake Superior and Michigan docks, Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado to South Dakota cities. "There is an increasing volume of coal tonnage moving from the southwestern states to points in South Dakota and the rates are of substantial import-ince to the coal consumers in the state," the commission said. "At present time practically all of the approximately two million tons of coal consumed annually in South Dakota move from shipping points in remote districts." Springs Music Club To Present Program WESSINGTON SPRINGS, May 4--Music week will be opened officially Wessington Springs Tuesday evening al 8 o'clock when the local music club will give its third annual public program. The program, which will be given in the high school auditorium, is to be in line with the general observance of Music Week which opened Saturday.

Tuesday's program will be varied with solo and group instrumental and vocal numbers. Grade pupils will take a prominent part in the presentation. The club chorus, which was organized this year under the leadership of Mrs. R. J.

Cook, met Saturday evening for rehearsal. Two numbers will be sung by the group, with Mrs. Milo Putney as Wcompanist. The program is under the direction of Mrs. T.

F. Buehrig, club president. Hayti Woman To Make Visit To Son's Grave HAYTI, May 4--On May 9 Mrs. George Olson of Hayti will leave for New York city from where she will leave aboard the S. S.

America on May 13 for France. Mrs. Olsen rvill be one of a number oi gold star mothers who will take advantage of the United States government's offer to defray all expenses to those who lost sons in the World war. The Hayti woman is the only woman from Hamlin county who will make the trip. She will visit the grave of her son.

Private Roy C. Olsen, who was killed in action October 10, 1918, and" who is buried in France. The Cook-Olsen American Legion post of Hayti is named in honor of the man. Missing Breakfast Is Bad Practice In Opinion Of Dietician VERMELLON, May without breakfast is one of the most deplorable habits of our American younj people," said Mrs. Robert Ells, dormitory dietician at the University of South Dakota, in a radio address over KUSD recently.

Speaking on the subject ot "Feeding University Girl," Mrs. emphasized need of preparing oneself for the day by eating a substantial breakfast By explaining the food administration at the university, Mrs. Ells showed that well balanced mealf and a home-like atmosphere are created such that, "If the young daughter will do her part to readjust herself to new food conditions, as she will in the living with new environment and companionship, are doing our utmost to preserve, that the utmost is being done to preserve the health and to keep her physically fit through her four years of university life." Madison Plans for 1931 School Census MADISON, May counting" will get under way in Madison soon when workers begin the annual enumeration of school children in the city. The work will consist of listing all of the children, there being about 1,300 on Legion Head Says Swindler At Work WATEHTOWN, May Legion post officers were warned against swindlers in a bulletin issued by James D. Mullancy, department adjutant of the South Dakota Legion.

The bulletin sags that Clement S. Adams of Hosmer, S. is said to be carrying a tegion card issued by Frederick Schaur Post No. MO of Selby, S. D.

From Selby came information that the man obtained a membership card from a former post adjutant is making an easy living by victimizing Legion posts in states throughout the northwest. The man uses a clever ruse--one that seldom fails to work. His scheme is to approach Legion officials in various towns, putting "up the hard luck story that he is on his way to a hospital and needs about five dollars to get him there. The Sel'jy Legion adjutant said that the man never had been in a hospital and that the post would not assume any liabilities for his borrowing. The Selby official pointed out that at the present time the county is flooded with such importers, a large share of whom never have seen service and who are using their wiles to make a living without census showed 1302 school pupik 1 entertainment tween the ages of 6 and 20 years in the garrison now Meade Post Theater Is Paid Compliment FT.

MEADE, May the post quartermaster, Captain John R. Tighe, upon the construction of the new Ipost post personnel on establishment the which he said i is equal to any of large number lo- Officials were anticipating considerable scores of military posts. Colonel difficulty in taking the census and made! Snumani adjutant Wral's de- a plea for cooperation on the part Wash ington. D. made a Madison residents, "was pointed cut im ctioa of new institution that no pupil should be missed in the census as apportionment of state school funds is based on the annual report.

In 1930 the school district received from the state for each pupil enumerated in the census. Freak Pig Is Born On Farm At Chamberlain CHAMBERLAIN, May 4--A freak pig was born at the Pete Omen farm south of Chamberlain that is causing some little curiosity and comment It has two well formed bodies converging near the shoulders and with but one head, but four ears. Two of the ears were normally placed but two were on top of the head. In its mouth two sets of teeth were distinctly visible. There were eight well formed legs and feet Jerauld Pupils Hold Field Day At Springs WESSINGTON SPRINGS, May May 9, will be a -red letter day for rural pupils of Jerauld county, 'that date being set for the annual "play day" to be held at Wessingtoa Springs.

One of the features of the day will be the exhibit of school work at the court house. Schools will enter competition for two loving cups, one in the free-for- all, another in the shuttle race, accord- inspection Monday while in the post on a western tour. Colonel Shuman was accompanied by H. B. Murray, director of the army motion picture service, also of Washington.

Mr. Murray expressed ismilar pleasure at the appointments of the new show house. They both dined with the commanding officer, Major Edward F. Shaifer, during their visit in the post and left Monday. Colonel Shuman is on duty in the office of the adjutant general of the army in Washington.

Several years ago be was on duty in the seventh corps area's headquarters at Omaha, and has previously visited the Black Hills. West River Residents See Lone Tree Battle RAPID CITY, May residents of the eastern part of South Dakota have been worked up over the threatened destruction of the "lone tree" in Moody county, west-river inhabitants are beginning to wonder if some day they will not be faced with a similar battle in order to preserve landmark. At New Underwood stands a tree which citizens anticipate some day may be ordered destroyed in the steady march of progress. Like the tree In Moody county, which old settlers claim was the only one in the eastern part of what is now South ing to the program announcement as Dakota th ear iy dayS! th on he re made by County Superintendent of Ljso has a historic background and west- Schools Alice McDonald. Ribbons will river inhabitants are prepared for a fight be given to individual winners in each io fai ish neec to the of the events.

Following is the complete program as given by Miss McDonald: contest, grades 6, 7, 8 in high school building. dinner, city park. contests. contests: Girls 40-yard dash, classes A and girls 50-yard dash, classes and boys 50-yard dash, classes A and boys 74-yard dash, classes and girls potato race, classes boys sack race, classes A and girls running broad jump, classes Wessington Springs To Stage Music Festival WESSINGTON SPRINGS, May of the outstanding musical events in this section of South Dakota will be held here on May 8 when pupils from schools at Miller, Woonsocket Lane, Alpena, Plankinton and Wessington Springs gather for all-day music festival. It is thought that 250 pupils will take part in the program which will consist of instrumental and vocal solos, group band selections and group singing.

In the afternoon schools will give separate numbers on the program. In the evening the schools will combine forces for group singing and instrumental numbers. Prof. Carl Christensen of South Dakota college, BrocT-Jngs, 'will have charge of the group numbers. It is expected that the city will be well filled Friday for the event, which each year continues to grow in popularity.

Agent Predicts Smaller West River Apple Crop DEADWOOD, May apple crop in the Spearfish valley will be extremely due to heavy frosls last week. The crop will be only about 18 per cent, according to Harry Critdifield, Lawrence county farm agent Small berries, sucfa as raspberries, currants and gooseberries were uninjured, he said. It is posisble that some wheat may have 10 be replanted, in parts of the county the farm agent said. Wheat had been planted prior to cold weather and was coming up so that if it froze down far, it will need to be replanted. Lilacs and apple blossoms which have made Spearfish valley beautiful in springtime, will not blooan this seal and many flower gardens froze.

Building Permits Slump At Mitchell MITCHELL, May permits totaling and $13,775 were issued in Mitchell during April. The permits were classified as folTow: Two filling stations; three additions to garages; three new homes: four garages: one for store; for remodeling an office, and one te frtMC station. A HOW was the largest permit issued. The flfUKS for April tUt yesr were much less than in April, 1MO, when permits totalina H2.921 were issued. and boys classes and running broad jump, luttle race, 2 boys and 2 girls, any class; tug of war between north half and south half of the county.

Gypsy Band Is Halted; Held For Pickpocketing DE SMET, May 4--An automobile caravan of gypsies that had stopped in De Smet recently was overtaken north of here by Sheriff W. Schwartz later in the evening at the request of Lake county tuihories, brought back into De Smet at midnight and released after settlement was made for an alleged case of pick- pocketing at Rutland. Officers of Luke county came here to interview the gypsies, bringing parties with thesi to identify the alleged pickpockets. Construction Films Shown To Students VERMILLION. May pictures showing construction jobs In various parts of the world are being shown for the benefit of the civil engineers at the University of South Dakota by D.

H. Pletta, assistant professor of civil en-. gineering. 'Moving pictures have proved to be more beneficial ID the students than their actual presence at the scene of construction, for salient details are pointed out in the subtitles of the film thrt would probably be overlooked -'n a visit, to the job," Professor Pletta said. mark.

National Awards Are Won By S. D. Students COLUMBUS, 4-OT)- Eleven South Dakota students are among winners of the 1931 national high school awards, largest creative literary competition open to high school writers. Awards were announced today by the Magazine national monthly for high school English classes. Nearly a million young men and women competed in this year's contests.

Prizes were provided by magazines. The South Dakota state winners: Atlantic Monthly essay contest--Gertrude Monahan, Cathedral high school, Sioux Falls. Scribner's magazine short stories--Philip Erschen, Edgemont American Girl literary essays--Margaret Cressey, Washington high school, Sioux Falls. Historical -Albert and Ruth Brtck'ell, senior high school, Watertown. Book reviews-- Donna Matthews, Cathedral high school, Sioux Falls, and Willard Dickey, Spearficb.

Editorials-- Vincent Dorgen, Cathedral high school, Sioux Falls. News stories-- OnM Cudlcy Scandretta, junior high school, Wessington Springs. Feature stories-- Frances Bailey Stiles, Watertown. Interviews-- Frances Bailey Stiles, Wa- Fedora Student Is Named To Fraternity VEHMILLION, Mai 4--Election of seven seniors and two alumni of the University of South Dakota to Phi Beta Kappa national honorary fraternity, was announced Friday momicg at a general convocation of the university students. The new members are: Helen Blankenburg, Fedora; Doris Bauman, Ruth Er- icfcson, and Raymond Seydel, Vermillion, Genevieve Howe, Deadwood; Elmer Moke, Armour; end Jessie Hood, Wakonda.

Dr. Cliarles C. Hoagland, Madison, eye, ear, nosa, and throat specialist, and- August Fri-burg, Beresford, for many years a member of the Board of Regents of Education, both university alumni, were elected to honorarymembership. Membership into the organization is based upon scholastic ability and good moral character, and is restricted to a few students each year. Alpha Charter of Pni Beta Kappa, located at the University is the only chapter in South Dakota.

Aged Document Is Found At Yankton YANKTON, May 4--Spring houseclean- ings often revolt in bringing to light articles long before given up for lost. Such was the case here when a land grant, dated August 7. 18SS, was found in a clean-up at the county highway superintendent's office recently. The document is a grant from the federal, government to Henry Bradley. The land, which is a plot northwest of Yankton, was granted by the government to Parthena Sackett, widow of William Sackett, a sergeant in the Revolutionary war.

Sackett's heirs turned the grant over to George Hill who later transferred it to Bradley. It is not known how the paper left Bradley's hands or how and when it came to highway superintendent's office. Prep Musicians To Enter State Meet VERMILLION, May 4-(-- Moire than 800 students are expected to compete ui the South Dakota high school music contest here May 1 and H. The contest will start Thursday morning with competition in tha boys' and girls' solo divisions. Glee clubs and choruses feature Friday competition with band: and orchestras in the afternoon.

Friday night the winners in all events will offer a general concert Winning bands and orchestras will be elgiblei for competition in the national contests to be held at Tulsa for the bands and Cleveland for the orchestras. To Trim Freight Rates On S.D. Meat Products PIE1SRE, May 4--(SO-- Railroads operating in South Dakota have been ordered by the railroad commission to establish reduced freight rates on fresh meats and packing house products from Sioux Falls to Aberdeen. The railroad commission required the establishment of a rate of cents on fresh meats bet oen the cities in lieu of the present rate of 55 cents and the increased third class rate of 71 cent; which becomes effective June 15. On packing house products, carloads, the rate has been fixed at 32H cents in lieu of an increased o' 38 cents which becomes effective June 15.

Carload rates on feeding tankage will remain the same, except in those instances where' the class rate readjustment, effective June 15, will produce reductions in the present rates. Ask Valuation Slash In Kingsbury County De SMET, May 4--(Special-- Reduced land valuations of some $12 an acre were suggested to assessors of Kingsbury county by the board of county commissioners in letters mailed to them this week, and suggestions made as to average valuations on a number of classes of personal property. The assessors had previously met at the county seat to listen to instructions from a member of the state tax division and while here were waited upon by a group of farmers and other land owners asking for a forty per cent reduction in valuations. Indians To Convene With Game Officers PIERRE, May for the purpose of formulating a game policy to be followed on South Dakota's Indian reservations, a joint conference of Indian service officials with, representatives of the state game and fish commission has been tentatively set for June 5 at Pierre. The conference Ts being arranged by Director O.

H. Johnson of the game department and Superintendent Robarts of the Rosebud reservation, who has been delegated by Commissioner Rhoads of the Indian service to make the plans. Reservation superintendents, "boss 1 enforcement officials and representative, Indians will attend the conference, as will deputy state game wardens who have charge of territory which includes Indian land. The Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Crow Creek, and Lower Brule, Cheyenne, Standing Hock, Yankton and Sisseton reservations will be among those represented at the meeting. As explained by Direc.tor Johnson, the purpose of the proposed conference is to work out a uniform game policy, now difficult because of conflicting treaty rights of the Indians.

Aims of the meet- ign include conservation, protection of rights of worthy Indians, and control of gams law violations by whites on reservations. Since some of the state's best production areas both for upland and migratory wildfowl, are on Indian reservations, the state game and fish commission believes that refuges in these areas would be of widespread value. Besides producing ample game for the Indians, the overflow would benefit sportsmen in other parts of the state, Mr. Johnson's opinion. Violin Recital Is Given At Vermillion VERMrLLION, May 4.

Mrs. Marian Mitchell, violinist, gave a recital in Slagle auditorium at the University of South Dakota Sunday afternoon, May 3. Mrs. Mitchell is a student in the graduate school at the university and will be the first student to receive the degree Master of Music. She was formerly head of the violin department at William Woods college, Fulton, Mo.

Her program was as follows: Sonata in major Handel Adagio, allegro, largo, allegro. Praeludium and Allegro Pugnani-Kreisler Concerto in Minor Bruch Prelude, adagio. Allegro energico. Melody Paderewski-Kreisler Cortege Lili Boulanger Hills Cecil Burleigh Serenade Marian MitcheJl Habanera Sarasate Bold Robbers Get Big Haul Near Gottonwood MILLER, May" 4. (Special)-Robbers a few days ago found good picking at tho Wesley Buchholz home near Cottonwood northeast, of here.

They entered the house while the family was away and took a JSO fur coat, eighteen of Mrs. Suchholx' dresses, several of Mr. Buch- iolz suits, besides other articles, ja all amounting to around Another rob- bary oocurred east of there the same day. Mo proceedings have been started as there is no clue tp the thieves. Extension Specialists Open Conference Today BROOKINGS, May of the extension service of State college opened their annual spring conference her? today.

Addresser by Dr. A. B. Craharn, of Washington, D. C.

Larsen, dean cf agriculture, nnd A. E. Anderson, director of extension, were scheduled on tie program. Tomorrow the specialist will hear an address by G. Troth, state secretary of agriculture and cue by C.

W. Pugsley, president of the college. The conference will close Wednesday forenoon with a newswriting school conducted by A. A. -Spplegate, head, of jcurnn'ism, and S.

Reck, extensijii editor. Sioux Falls Arrests Slump During Month SIOUX FALLS, May 4--Sixty persons were arrested for various offenses in Sioux Falls during the month ot April, a report Issued by Guy E. Geelan, acting chief of police shows. As usual, intoxication took a top heavy majority in the total number of arrests, 41 being taken on this charge. The April total- is decrease over March when 71 arrests were reported.

Geelan said. In February 75 were arrested while January set the year's low mark when only 58 were taken into custody. The city hall, a popular sleeping place for jobless transients during the winter months, showed a falling off in business with the advent of warmer weather. In April 582 took advantage of the accommodations offered at the public building while in March 857 made their lodging there. Gavour Senior Class Scores -Hit With Play CAVOUH, May 4.

(Special)--The senior class play cf the Cavour high 'Smile, Hodney, Smith" was presented on Friday night to a packed house. This was an exceptionally clever play and was well rendered. Much credit is due to those who had charne of this work. Following is the east: Virginia Roslyn. alias Miss Koolheimer --Hazel Butz; Mrs.

Wislow, who lives next door to the castle--Nora Kelly; Betty Crowley, a pretty independent little neighbor--Lily Beckman; Patty Nelson, another charming neighbor--Mary Fuller; Mrs. Gilbert Vance, is looking for her fourth husband, Mary Smith; Gwendolyn Vance, her niece--Clare Davis; Bedelia Dwiggins. an old maid who specializes in broadcasting Bertha Voss: Bruce Bradley, tho peppery owner of the castle--James Fuller; Rodney Bradley, bis -nephew Maynard Sweet; Egbert Marmont, a friend of Rod's, a young Englishman--Leon Smith; Tubby Hays, another friends, Otto Haeder; Pickney Herring, who admits he is the town's leading citizen, Dean Mr.roney- Scene--The home of Mrs. Winslow in the Town of Lynwood. Commencement Plans Shaping at Eastern MADISON, May for commencement week at Eastern State Teachers college are rapidly being completed.

The baccalaureate service for the graduating classes will be held May 24 at 6'p. m. and the commencement program will be held May 29 at 10:30 a. m. Both will take place in the college gymnasium.

Reverend S. H. Shurtleff of the Methodist church in Madison will deliver ths baccalaureate sermon. The A Cappella choir of the college will sing two numbers, "As Torrents In Summer," by Elgar, and "The Long Day Closes," by Sullivan. As In the past two years the commencement will be formal in character.

The faculty and the graduates will march in caps and gowns. Dr. L. D. Coffman, president of the University of Minnesota, will deliver the address.

Columns-- Jessie Stangl, Cathedral high school, Soux Falls. ATTEND MOJTAKT BALL VEKMUJLION, 4-Capfaun W. D. Powell, Lieutenants Sherman and Cavenee, and more than 15 senior cadet officers of the University of South Dakota attended the military baft in Sioux Friday night At the banquet which preceded the dance, a talk was given by Cadet Colonel Wedey Carter, Lead. Miss Isabel Hegness, honorary colonel, attended the function in costume.

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Lyon, professor of publK speaking. Loving cps were presented to the ners first and second plucs. The were the gift of the South Dakota crafters, a university dramatic lion. Sioux Falls Wins In Play Contest VERMILLION, May 4-Sioux Falls high school placed first in the first annual one-act play contest sponsored by the Extension division and the Speech department of the University of South Dakota here. Volin was awarded second place.

Four schools were represented in the finals, Sioux Falls, VolLn, Freeman, and Vermillion, "Confessional," by Pcrcival Wilde was played by Sioux Falls high school. "The Stepmother" given by Volin. Tho schools which were eliminated earlier in the-'contest included Caa- ton, Waubay, Gayville arid Gcddes. 'Hopper Warning Is Issued By A. L.

Ford FT. May South Dakota farmers have been warned by A. L. Ford, extension entomologist from State college, that grasshoppers may cause serious trouble''this season unless steps, are taken to destroy the insects in early stages. A survey made in this territory jjj with Archu? Joy disclosed large numbers of unhatched grasshopper eggs in fields.

Mr. Ji.y reported that they found several thousand eggs on a single square foot of in several places. The eggs are light in color a fourth of an inch long so can he easily. Mr. Ford, said there is an festation of grasshopper this and predicted that serious trouble may be encountered, especially along livers and creek bottoms.

Farmers were adviced to use poison bait, which the eritomolr.qi5t said can be purchazed cooperatively at a saving of money. In this territory, the errs are usually found in clumps of Buffalo grass near cultivated fields, especially aT-lfa. With tiie grasshoppers likely to hatch soon with advent of warm weath farmers were told they would profit by poisoning the first insects that p.ppcar. GRADS TO HEAR SEAMAN'S LETCHKR, May 4--Professor C. J.

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