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TWO THE DAILY ARGUS-LEADER, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. ft MEMBERSHIP INCREASES i i i -i Congregational Denomination in the State Reports Increase of 1,167 Members 'm SUCCESSFUL GATHERING Meeting ef I 0. 0. F. and Allied Orders Was a Mast Sac-cessfcl One tO LrO tO KSzMJuUVWV tWJPto Got item! mm Tkat is steal the mi tvi Tinii i fill WSlJ JfiKes Jreatc 13 nasning Her wireless to every city ana nome.

lit Peoble are dreaming of camting tents in deeto ravines and quaint summer homes on the mountainside. Men and women, young and old, are going by the thousands this year. And they all want to know the best way to get there. are five routes to Colorado, but the oldest, surest, finest route is UNION PACIFIC The Hundred-Alillion-Dollar Road Luxury tlie question. Every tody wno time for a vacation is going to train starts tne road tnat mattes TK.

Union Pacio Standard Road routa to Yallowatona National of Park. tne roar) on wliicli your vacation starts wKen tne and brings it within the reach of every home. You have never thought of this before. Colorado has seemed so far away that only the fortunate people of leisure could go. Now the Union Pacific has brought it down to a tri between two suns.

And, suck a trip! Suck dinners! Suck beds! Suck ofen carriages, wkere you sit out-of-doors in tke cool skade end Nature unrolls for you suck a dayligkt and moonligkt film as was never skown in any tkeatre! Tkis wonderful road of keavy double tracts, of Automatic Electric Block Safety Signals and dustless Skerman gravel; and tkis train, witk its reading-rooms lilce a club and its lounging farlors-r tkis route on wkick a 4 kundred million dollars kave just teen stent for your luxury tkis certainly is tke only way to go. aaoortad tows to wolorado and allow, tona ixatioaal Park. A. K. CURTS, Trarelinr Past.

Union Pacific R. R. Co. Omaiia, Neb. can teg, borrow or Colorado tnis year.

11 Colorado an overnignt trip tka We4t u. tli. new and direct Ask us about our paxaonally THE G. A. R.

AT MITCHELL Ciiy on ibe Jim is Making Great Preparations for the Mate Escampment (Special to the Argus-Leader.) Mitchell, May 20. Preparations are being made to entertain the Grand Army of the Republic and the Woman's Relief Corps In this city on the occasion of the annual encampment, which occurs June 6, 7, 8. Department Commander Brown of Sioux Falls, and Department President Mrs. Helen Kib-bee of this city, state that they expect a very large attendance during the three days the encampment will be held. On the opening night a big camp fire will be held and the address will be delivered by O.

L. Branson of this citv, republican candidate for congressman in the first district. During the meeting a baseball tournament and aviation meet will also be held in the ci-, which will aid in entertaining the visitors. MOBR1DGE NEWS ITEMS. to the Argus-Leader.) Mobrldge, May, 20.

Plans are out for a 'large two-story depot for the Milwaukee here, and it Is reported that ten stalls are to be added to the twenty-two round house. H. Brown, a banker of this place, has leased for a period of twenty-five tracking for a distributing house to be known as the Mobridge Transfer company, which will distribute goods in carload lots into the res-, ervation country and Montana. Herman Olson of Aberdeen, who sought to get the lease of the Carpenter hotel in Slonx Falls, was here the other day looking over sites with an idea of building a $50,000 hotel here. Crops at this are looking fine, and the nrospect- for a good harvest was never better at this time of the year.

Barks Herbs That have BTPat medicinal power, are raised to their highest efficiency, for purifying; and enriching the blood, as tney are combined in i foods Barna parilla. 40.368 testimonials received by actual count in two years, lie sure to take Hood's Sarsaparilla Get It today In usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs 1 is our order in controversy upon the Mtirxi ions named. "I'pon such questions as are mil vcrsally conceded to be in the interest of a world-wide peace, considered trom the broad standing of the broth erhood of all men, we may with the utmost consistency use the great iri- lltionee of our fraternity for the nio motion of peace among the nations of me world. ith a full consideration of the facts recited above, we would there lore recommend that the sovereign Hi ami lodge taken Into consideration when such number of the jurisdictions united to warrant such action on the pin of the sovereign grand lodge, FV7 Yt'- rf- aT J. M.

PATTON Of Sioux Falls, Editor of the Odd Fellows' World, the New Grand Master of the I. O. O. F. fit her alone or In conjunction with the other fraternitirw of the great world question of choosing a representative and asking that tie be given a seat in the world's peace congress who shall in the name of the fraternity and by his influence as an ambassador for the more than two million of our mem bers throughout the world, lend his influence to establish a great world's peace.

"We would further ask that ho be authorized to spcac the conviction, of our fraternity in favor of the religious liberty tor all mankind, to the end that religious persecution may forever cease." The Rebekah assembly on Friday afternoon installed the new officers elect, tne appointive officers being as follows: Marshal, Mrs Rurl 15. Dana. Armour; conductor. Mrs! Julia Dull. Madison; chaplain, Mabel Itnrtrand, Deadwood; inner guard, Mrs.

Emma Moulton, Aberdeen; outside guardian, Mrs. Hat-tie Brown, ltelle Fourche. The adopted resolutions thanking Aberdeen for its hospitality, the sisters who had put on the degree teams, endorsed the Odd Fellows home and the Odd Fellows World, and commended the manner in which the home is conducted by Miss Miller, the matron. The meeting ef the secretaries' association elected officios for the ensuing year as follows: President, Zlna Richey, Yankton; vice president. A.

J. Mosaman, Dead wood; secretary treasurer. Dr. R. Burlingame.

Madison. The past presidents' association of the Rebekahs elected the following otticers: President, Mrs. Grace Siit-phen. Huron; vice president, Mrs. Sarah Fuller, Lead; secretary, Mrs.

HiUtie Borland. Madison; treasurer, Mrs. Kallie M. Fat ton, Sioux Falls. SBBATH BREAKING A FR0L1RC CAUSE Or CRIMINALITY Louisville, May 20.

The committee on Sabbath obssrvance presented to the Presbyterian assembly the statement that "one hundred thousand caddies are kept from Sunday school by golf." The report added that "nine-tenths of those who enter prison started that way by Sabbath breaking, largely by Sunday sportB." The recommendations of the committee provide that the assembly relt-, erate its "strong and emphatic disapproval of all secular uses of the Sab-batn, nil games an dsports, all excursions, and urge upon all employers of labor and captains of industry to recognize the laboring man's need of his weekly rest day." The committee also scores Washington for "its continued incrcaaimj' laxity in Sabbath observance." Sunday newspapers are condemned. ABOUT LE COCQ'S SON. (Special to the Argus-Leader.) Aberdeen, May 20. Opponents to Kranit LeCocq for the republican nomination for state railway commissioner, have sent out circulars charging LeCocq is the candidate of the Milwaukee railroad for the position, and citing as proof that Frank LeCocq, Jr. the candidate's son, is imployed In the Milwaukee offices here as draftsman.

This happens to be untrue. The younger LeCocq is employed in the oltlce of the city engineer of Aberdeen, and de-voles all his time to that position. AUTO CLUB AT DEADWOOD. (Special to the Argus-Leader.) Deadwood, May 20. For the purpose of aiding the good roadw movement and solidifying the automobile interests here, an auto club will be organized here this week, a call for a meeting having been issued for the Business club's rooms, by JR.

Flanders, IT. S. Schlichting and James Hogarth. It is planned to do considerable touring during the coming summer in the campaign to advertise this part of the Klack Hills. NEW COURT HOUSE OCCUPIED (Special to the Argus-Leader.) Relle Fourche, May 20.

Butte county officials have Just moved into the handsome new court house which is about completed. The new building which cost about $75,000, and is- one of the finest structure's of its ind in the western part of the state, will be dedicated about June 24. just before the next term of court opens, when It is planned to have a celebration of Interest to the whole Black Hills. WILL GO BACK TO WORK. Wilkesbarre, May 20.

The anthracite mine workers' convention ratified the agreement entered into by the sub-committee of miners, and the miners will go bac kto work. ,41 Figures from Adrance Report of Sopt. Thrall Are Specially Interesting (Special to the Argus-Leader.) Huron, May 20 The forty-second annual conference of Congregational churches in South Dakota, will be held in lielle Fourche beginning Tuesday, May 21, and continuing three days. It will be one of the most important gatherings in the interest of the Congregational denomination ever held in the Dr. H.

Thrall of this city, conference superintendent, in his report presents some interesting figures. There are 21 1 Congregational churches In South Dakota, with a membership of 10,198. owning church property valued at $783,530. The church membership increased during the past year 167. The.

total Sunday school, membership is 11.420. Dr. Thrall also reports the organization of 15 new churches; six church buildings have been erected and four parsonages built; live churches have become self-supporting. During the year for benevolence, has passed through Dr. Tharll's hands as treasurer, being an increase otf over last year.

Of this sum goes to the Congregational Home Missionnry society and is an increase or more than $200. Two nnnulty gilts of $1,000 each, have been received, one for the Congregational church building society, and the other for the board of ministerial relief. During the year live deaths occurred iitnong pastors and workers. Kev. James F.

Cross, of the Rosebud Indian mission: Rev. O. H. Ross of Wall; Rtv. I.

Splttcll of Scenic; Rev. W. Brown of Wheeler; Rev. Geo. S.

Evans formerly of Canton, but at the time of his death he was pastor at Rock Rapids. The women's missionary societies will hold their annual session Tuesday afternoon, opening with devotional services by Rev. Kathcrine Powell of Custer. Mrs. D.

J. Perrin of Belle Fourche, will -give the address of welcome, to which Mrs. J. C. (Vomer of Vermillion will respond.

Following reports of the various departments of work, Miss Jessie E. Payne or Pekin, China will deliver an address. The conference proper will be opened -by a praise service, followed with an address of welcome by Miss Susie Bird, superintendent of schools for Butte county; response by Hon. J. M.

Miles tf RedHeld. The conference sermon will be delivered by Dr. Frank Fox of Sioux Falls, subject. "The Finality of Jesus Christ and His Religion." A number of well known Congrega- ional divines will be present and take part in the proceedings, among them j.t. Lt.

mm or v.nicngo; Dr. Wm. A. Rice of New York; Dr. Wm.

Kwing of Soston. Among Clergymen of the state who will be present are: Dr. W. H. Thrall and Rev.

Pearse Pfnch of Hur on; Kev. Ceo. Oreen of Loomis; Rev. H. S.

McCarthy of Chamberlain: Rev. K. S. TontJ! of Canovn: Dr. N.

O. linckley, president of Redfleld college: Rev. L. Briggs of Oahe: Rev. D.

M. Brown of Newell: Rev. a Cromer of Vermillion; Rev. E. C.

Ford of Armour: Rev. I. W. Cassel of Geddes; Rev. Thos.

J. Dent of Aberdeen: Dr. C. O. Smith of Pierre; Rev.

H. W. Jamison of Heresford; Rev. A. Keeler of Watertown; Rev.

M. C. Hecker and .1 i. Kvans, held workers. The conference will clone i wMh brotherhood banquet, at which Dean Thomas Sterling will deliver an address.

w. AGAINST THE COFFEE TRUST Attorney Genera! Fi'es Petition in Equity Agaiast the Eig Combine New York, May 20. Attorney Gen eral Wickersham made a move against the so-valled coffee trust or Brazilian valorisation scheme. In a petition in equity filed In the United States court here the valorization plan is declared to be a violation of the Sherman anti trust law. The court is asked to de cree the scheme unlawful, enjoin the valorization committee from withhold ing coffee from the market and to appoint a receiver to sell the 950,000 bags, valued at $10,000,000, now al leged to be stored in warehouses of the New York Dock company.

Tne government aiso appiica ror a LUTE EGURITY. Gen vine Carter's Little Liver Pills, Must Bear Signature of tt FacSlniie Wrapper Below. i Tarr assail aad as easy to takaae 1F0R HEADACHE ran dizziness. FOR RIUOUSRESS. FOR TORPID UVER1.

FOR COtt FOR SALLOW SUI. FOR THECOMPLEXIjl Mil -nspgnsmn li iwanA iUAKILKd 1 FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE Strong Resolutions Are Commending Universal Peace MoTement to Members (Special to the ArsiiMI.eader.j May 20. The grand lodge Odd Fellows and the Rebekah assembly concluded their annual convention Hiday night and adjourned after one of the most successful gatherings ever held in the history of the organization in South Dakota. While the local lodges ot the orders had planned on about 600 visitors, 1,500 were present, but the people of Aberdeen cared for all in excellent shape. Practically every lodge in the state was represented by from one to a doz en members.

The grand lodge had met twice in Aberdeen, first in 1885, and again in 1897. Resolutions wra passed warmly expressing the appreciation of the Odd Fellows, the Re-hekahs, the grand encampment and other branches; of the fraternity for the hospitality accorded them during their stay. Resolutions also endorsed the Odd Fellows World, the official paper of the jurisdiction, and urged every lodge to carry a card in the publication, and every Odd Fellow to subscribe for it and read it. The management of the Odd Fellows home at Dell Rapids was praised for the manner in which the orphans of deceased Odd Fellows are eared for. World peace was endorsed in the following memorial: "The fraternity of Odd Fellows was organized and since its birth has persistently labored for the establishment of the principles of universal brotherhood among men.

"It has extended itself into all the civilized countries of the world, and has always held itself aloof from all questions that relate to organized re ligion and organized politics; nor does it, seek at this time to abrogate this fundamental law or change In any manner its long established attitude upon the subjects already mentioned. Neither would we make any alignment with any question that would involve RESTORE GRAY HAIR TO NATURAL COLOR Bj Common Garden Sage a Simple Remedy for Dandruff, Falling, Faded, Gray Hair The old idea of using Sage for darkening the hair is again coming in vogue. Our grandmothers had dark, glossy hair at 75. while our mothers are gray before they are 60. Our grandmothers kept their hair soft and glossy with a "Sage which also restored the natural color.

One objection to using such a preparation was the trouble of making it. This objectlojn has Ixten overcome by the Wyeth Chemical company of New York, who has placed on the market a superior preparation of Sage, combined with sulphur, find other valuable remedies for dandruff, itching acalp, and thin, weak, falling hair. The beauty of the hair depends more on its rich, even shading than anything else. Don't have dry, harsh faded hair, when a simple, harmless remedy will bring back the color in a few days; and don't be tormented with dandruff, itching scalp and loose, falling hairs. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy will quickly correct these troubles, and give color, strength and beauty to your hair.

Get a fifty cent bottle from your druggist today, and prove this to your own satisfaction. All druggists eell it, under guarantee that the money will be refunded if the remedy Is not exactly as represented. Agent, 1 T. Dunning Drug Co. i makes hard water soft By the use of Gold Dust you can at all times have nice, soft rainwater right at your elbow for the asking.

Imagine what a help this would be for washing clothes, and for all cleansing purposes! Just a little Gold Dust added to any water softens it, takes out the mineral substances and brings out the greatest cleansing value. i Gold Dost dissolves dirt and grease, works like lightning, and relieves house work of all its drudgery. For your poor back's sake, don't try to keep house without Gold Dust. Gold Dust is old in 6C size and large packages. The large package means greater economy.

"Lmt thm COLD DUST TWINS your vera locals were unable to hit Benz and the visitors won. Chicago 3 8 1 Boston 1 7 4 Batteries Bedient and Carrigan; Benz and Kuhn. WESTERN LEAGUE At Des Moines Des Moines defeated Wichita in the second game of the series here. The. visitors went one ahead in the fifth when four hits gave Des Moines three runs and the lead over the visitors.

R. H. E. Des Moines 4 10 5 Wichita 3 8 8 Batteries Hueston and Olatowski; Hersche and Wacob. At Lincoln-Barbour's error in the ninth, allowing a Sioux City player to score, gave the game to the visitors by a score of 2 to 1.

It was a battle between the pitchers. R. H. E. Lincoln -i 1 6 2 Sioux City 2 6 1 Batteries Haggerman and Carney; Giffin, Brown and Cadman.

At Topeka Bruce playing behind him unsettled Fugate and he was hit hard while Chellette held the locals scoreless until the eighth. Topeka staged a batting rally in the ninth, making six hits and five runs, Rickardt hitting safely twice in the same Inning. R. H. E.

Topeka 6 16 6 St. Joseph ..15 21 3 Batteries Fugate, Rose and Chapman; Chellette and Gossett. At Omaha By bunching hits In the fifth and sixth innings, Denver took the second game of the series by a 5 to 4 score. Omaha used three pitchers and the visitors two, R. H.

E. Omaha 4 12 3 Denver 12 2 Batteries Robinson, Fentress. Hicks and Johnson; Schrleber, Kinsella and Spahr and Frambes. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Kansas City Kansas City, St. Paul.

3. At Milwaukee Milwaukee, Minneapolis, 6. At Louisville Louisville, Indianapolis, 2. At Columbus Columbus, Toledo. 6.

Cheaper Cables to Europe MS temporary Iniunction restraininR the valorization committee from removing or disposing; 1 of the coffee held in American markets pending the determination of the issue. The members of the valorization committee have agreed and conspired among themselves, the government charges to withhold from the market large quantities of coffee under their control for the purpose of raiding the price to an unnatural and unreasonable extent. They have thus attempted, it is declared to restrain the coffee trade throughout the world, including interstate and foreign commerce of the United' States, and to "Injure and defraud the public for their own enrichment." The suit has a distinctly, international color. The Brazilian state of San Paulo, the greatest coffee district in the world, is a party to the agreements which are declared unlawful in America. PANAMA BILL IN THE BOUSE GIVES RISE TO BIG DEBATE Washington, May 20.

Convinced that there was no hope of completing the re-ereadin? of the Panama administration bill Saturday night, the house gave up In despair and adjourned. It 1,3 possible that consideration of the measure cannot be resumed before Tuesday. The debate was so vigorous especially on the section providing for tolls, that all the house legislative machinery could not move the measure along on schedule time. A half dossen amendments were offered to the toll section, each designed to "perfect" the measure. These multiply so rapidly and so many mora threaten that the hoce finally ordered them prlntedand then put consideration of the toll question over until the first readins of the bill is completed.

Representatives from the Atlantic. Pacific and Gulf coast states continued their fluht for free passage through, canal for American ships, while those who supported the bill's provisions for universal charges on all shipping lire spectlve of nationality contended that stich discrimination would violate the Hay-Pauncef ote treaty. LEAVES $15,000 ESTATE. (Special to the Arsrus-Leader.) Deadwood, May 20. Leacing no known relatives, Mrs.

Mary O'Brien, one of the oldest residents of Central City, died at her home there, ased 75. Mrs. O'Brien had resided in Central over thirty years. For many years she was activtly interested in mining, and succeeded so well that she leaves an estate of 1 15,000. One-third of this was bequeathed In small amounts to friends and the balance to the Episcopal church.

Her only son. Henry Swander, committed suicide near Central two years ago, while demented. GEORGE' WAS PEEVED. (Special to the Argus-Leader.) Mobrtdge. May IS.

o. v. Kgan spoke at Selby; the' county seat of Walworth county, on Wednesday night Mr. Egan was peeved at the refusal of the mayor to Introduce him and gave the mayor and the city a roast, to the great detriment of his chances there. Mr.

Egan drove to abridge and spoke to an audience of seventy people. WRIGHT QUITE SICK Dayton. May IS. The condition of Wilbur Wright, the aeroplane inventor, ill with typhoid fever, is grave, according io his physicians. Heart Flutter from coffee-drinking usually stops after a change to P0STUM I "There's a Reason" 0 rom Omaka and Rett Ticleta os S.Ia Juaa 1 to Sept Final Return Limit.

CM. eturn 30 1912 023) frftiSSiilK (i BS ai Sm iSw SATURDAY'S GAMES NATIONAL LEAGUE At Chicago Chicago bunched hits and won the first game of the series from Brooklyn. 5 to R. H. E.

Chicago 5 91 Brooklyn 6 Batteries Cheney, Needham and Archer, chardt, Allen, Knetzer, Kent and Erwin. At CincinnatiCincinnati defeated New York, thus stoppin 5 the visitors' long line of victories over the western club. Incident to the game, the official dedication of Cincinnati's new grandstand at the park took place. R. H.

E. New York 3 11 Cincinnati 4 7 0 Batteries Mathewson and Myers; Benton and Clark and McLean. Pittsburgh Boston lost to Pittsburgh through wildness of Its pitchers. R. H.

E. Boston ,..7 6 2 Pittsburgh ...8 11 2 Batteries Robinson. Adams and Kelley; Donnelly, McTIgue, Perdue, Griffin, Tyler and Kling. St. I.ouis Philadelphia hit Steeley hard and often while Moore was effective after the first inning and St.

Louis lost. Philadelphia 12 7 3 St. Louis 1 0 Batteries Steele and Wingo; Moore and Dooin. AMERICAN LEAGUE At Philadelphia Without a regular Detroit player on the team, a club representing that city in he American league was defeated by Philadelphia. Manager Jennings' players went to the park, put on their uniforms and practiced.

But because no word came from President B. U. Johnson reinstating Ty Cobb, they gave their uniforms to amateurs and "semi-pro'' players gobbled up by Jennings and left the field Nearly all the men put on the field by Jennings were amateurs, many being members of the St. Joseph college team. Sndgin and McGuire, the former major league catcher, and Scott, for Detroit, were pressed into service behind the bat and at first base.

Detroit's pitcher, Travis, could do little but float the ball up to the plate home players banged his delivery all over the field and ran bases recklessly. Collins led with five hits and four stolen bases. At the end of the third there was a rush of a couple of thousand bleach-, erites, who demanded their money back. When this was refused nearly all returned to their seats. There was no disorder at the end of the game.

R. H. E. Detroit 2 4 9 Philadelphia 24 25 1 Batteries Travers and McGuire; Bennock, Brown, Cooms and Lapp. At Washington Adams batted for Hughes in the fifth and tied the score, which resulted on his out at first.

Groom was then hit for three singles and a triple and St Louis scored enough runs to win from Washington. R. H. B. St.

Louis 8 11 1 Washington 2 4 2 Batteries Lake and Stephens; Becker. Groom. Hughes. Akers and Henry. At New York In a batting carnival Cleveland defeated New York in the tenth.

In the fourth Wolter dislocated his kneecap trying to take second on a passed ball and had to be carried off the field. R. H. Cleveland .10 18 .2 New York 7 15 2 Batteries Blanding. Mitchell.

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