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LEAB DAILY- CALL THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednesday; riling temperature. OFFICIAL PAPER CITY and COUNTY ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. ram black hills evening newspaper. PRESS 8KB VICE. TWENTY FOURTH YEAR LEAD SOUTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1919.

PRICE ITVB CENTS ANOTHER GET-TO-GETHER HIGHEST MILITARY AMERICAN MINING ENGINEERS TO IIEE PROTESTS COLONIAL POLICY ATTENDING TO SOCIETY OF NATIONS President Wilson Giving Undivided Tune to tharSob- LONDON WAITERS JTRIKE Thousands of Hotel Dwellers go Without Breakfast, or are Limited to a Ccp ef Tea. THREE-YEAR PROGRAM FOR NAVY President Wilson's Insistence on Expansion Leads Hoose Naval Committee to Reveal Plans Decided Upon POLITICAL BANQUET To be Held at Mitchell by State Re publicans Soon. PIERRE, Feb. 3. Those who took part in the McKinley banquet held at the St.

Charles hotel in this city feel that a start was made toward building up the old time good feeling among the republican voters of the state, which will be further carried on through the Lincoln banquet which is to be held at Mitchell in a few days. The matter ot organization, which has been allowed to take care of Itself for so long In the political affairs of the state, except just before a campaign, is to be given more consideration from this time on, and a get together spir it to be built up While the new voters present did not go on record as to where they would in the future political organizations of the state, they admitted that all which they have accomplished has been through organization, and that to secure a proper place in the future po litical affairs of the state they will ally themselves with and put their efforts back of some organization. Asj the Richards law, under which the next nominations will be made in this state is in effect largely a restoration of the old cacucus and convention system of selections, organ ization is far more important than it was under the wide open primary system, when it was a case of every man for himself with merely his per sonality as the force for carrying on the campaign. Organized effort must be relied on far more under the new plan than the old, and the get together spirit will be built up in tbe state. The Universal Franchise League has been holding a number of Inter esting meetings here the past couple of days In which they have been seek ing information as to political pro cedure as well as discussing laws in which women have an interest Among the laws which they have given consideration are those in rela tion to marriage, inheritance, moth ers pensions, and child labor.

At their meeting in the Hall of the House of Representatives last even ing Justice Whiting of the supreme court was the principal speaker in which he stated his reasons for hav ing so long been a strong advocate of equal suffrage based on his belief that the great issues before the peo ple" todaf arenralning- along the lines of right living, as the one great policy which will check the move ments of the Bolsheviki and the anarchist movements of not only this country but the whole world. Miss Marie Richards, daughter of R. O. Richards explained to the crowd the "Richards Primary System" which to the newer voters was an interesting subject as they have not in the past taken a direct inter est in ballot forms and voting pieth- ods and are at present devoting their time to learning the details along that line. LEGISLATIVE DOINGS At South Dakota's Capital McKeever's Legislative "Side lights" reflect the following from Pierre: Sunday shows, particularly the mo vies, are coming in for a 'bad time of It likely at this sesseion.

String ent Sunday closing legislation is being planned for adoption, which is hoped by the promoters to be able to permanently clamp the lid down on Sabbath theatricals. 1 Baseball for an admission price is also included in-the ban to be imposed and bills are being framed now for this campaign against descrea-tion fthe first day of the week. In fluences are now at work to this end. The movies are likely Jo have an other issue to contend with for there seems to be a growing sentiment in favor of some sort of state or muni cipal supervision of the kind of films that may be shown. It is an effort, the? say, directed toward tbe elimin ation of smut from the movie pro grams of the state.

Two plans are suggested. One a state board of censorship. The oth er local boards of censorship in each community. One would give the state the right to place its seal of approval -upon films for showing with in soutn Dakota. ine omer pian would eliminate 'the state board of censors in favor of local option, as it were, the films in that case being submitted to a board in each city where they were sought to be shown.

This is a new situation for the movie men of the state to race. There has long been a national board ot censorship and some concerns fought its establishment. Now that a state and local censorship faces the movie men and a Sunday closing act is about to be precipitated upon them things are becoming complicated for exhibitors who feed the film fans. Now as to tbe new primary law hich we will all have to use, wheth er we like it or not. Miss Richards laid down the mechanism of its oper ation in a way that will be of interest to every voter.

Here are the steps for each party. 1 At precinct elections on the second Tuesday in November three proposal men are elected to the county convention, names being written HONOR AWARDED Three Colorado Men are in the List Mentioned WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 Award of congressional medals ot honor, the highest American military decorat ion, to two officers and twenty nine enlisted men of the army in France, was announced by war department today. Only three of these medals were awarded previously in the servi ce of the great war. Those receiving the medals included Captain Mar- celus H.

Chiles, deceased, Denver, Colorado 356th infantry, who led the battalion he commanded forward against a machine gun crossfire, wading waist deep across a stream to reach the enemy, and crawling on his hands. He died of wounds. Oth ers were Private Jesse Funk, of Cal- han, Colorado, and Sgt. Harold I Johnston of Denver, Colorado. CIRCUIT COURT CONVENED" Jury Trials Start With Civil Cose, Criminal Cases to Follow The February term of the Lawren ce county circuit court opened in Deadwood this morning.

Judge James McNenny presiding. Thirty of the forty jurors sumoned were present, the others either being ex cused or out of the country. It is thought likely that it will be possl tie to conduct the jury trials with out issuing a special venire. It is customary to call the criminal cases first, but as the attorneys were not ready to proceed this morn ing, the civil case of Anderson vs. Edwardson was taken up and occu pied the time ot the court through the morning and into the afternoon session.

It is a trespass suit in which the plaintiff claims damages for alleged Injury to a potato patch by cattle belonging to the defendant F. J. Parker Is appearing for the plaintiff and Hayes Heffron for the defendant. The first criminal case to be taken up, will probably be reached tomor row morning, is that ot the state against Steve Pervetich ot Lead, charged with having manufactured wine. This will be followed by the case against Velera, a Mexican, charged with shooting Prince de Le on, another in Leaa some weeks ago.

Other cases on the crim lnal calendar are those of the state vs. Kovasovich and Brodovicn. oi Lead, charged with bootlegging and Thomas Pope, alias Dall, charged with larceny ot a Ford. This morning the ball bonds of Ar thur R. Brown of Hot Springs and of George H.

Fredericks of Lead were ordered forfeited. The former had been convicted on a serious charge and was awaiting a new trial; the latter was charged with bigamy, having, according to the allegations in the complaint, married women on the Mexican border and in Minneso ta without having secured a divorce from either. He had been a soldier In the national guard, at the time the men we're on the Mexican border. The Jurors who appeared this morning are: James Toms, Terry; H. Parker, Deadwood; Leo Kilminis- ter.

Lead; Adolph Kochevar, Lead; John Anderson, Deadwood; Alfred Lind, Lead; John Roberts, Dead- wood William Trezona, Lead; J.N. Taylor, Spearfish; J. L. Bentley, Deadwood; W. G.

Syverson, Lead; Alex Stewart. Lead; Paul Duby, Deadwood; S. H. Graydon, Lead; Victor Aronson, Nemo; Sam Diltz, Lead; W. A Lead; H.

E. May, Lead; Grant Richey, White- wood; George Pollard, Rochford; Albert Lovell, Spearfish, F. D. Smith, Deadwood; Fred Larson, Lead; Fred C. Rosevear, Lead, Roy Klingler, Lead; Martin Berg, Maitland; Victor Vlikl.Lead.

SERIOUSLY INJURED Burlington Engine Strikes Auto Con taining S. E. Thacker and Others An automobile in which S. E. Thacker of Rochford was riding with others was Btruck by a light Burl ington engine at a crossing near Rochford Sunday and as a result Thacker is in St.

Joseph's hospital, Deadwood, with a fractured pelvis bone and other injuries, less serious. An operation was necessary to remedy a ruptured bladder. Thacker will recover. Thacker was in the rear seat with Miss Gertrude Wilmarth of Terraville school teacher at Rochford and the car was being driven by E. J.

Seals who was accompanied by his wife. The car, according to the statement of the occupants, was stopped at the crossing and they listened for the pos sible approach of a train. Hearing none, they drove on and were half way across the tracks when the engine bore down on them. Th.e rear end of the car was torn off, and Thacker and Miss Wilmarth were thrown 20 feet. The occupants of the front seat were less roughly treat ed.

The engine was stopped and the crew took the injured people to Rochford. Later a special train brought them to Deadwood. The engine crew say the usual whistle warning was sounded before the engine reached the crossing and that the bell was rung; the occupants of the car say they heard no such warning. Will Meat in New York City on Feb ruary 17th. NEW YORK, Feb.

3. Lessons learned from the war by the Ameri can mining world will be applied toward greater progress in American Mining at the 119th meeting of the American Institute of Mining En gineerg, which will be held here dur ing the week of February 17th, Prominent members of the Canadi an Mining Institute, National Resear ch Council, the American Institute of Elctrical Engineers will Join the American mining experts in their discussions At no period in the history of Am erican mining have the problems of production, especially as to labor and scientific purposes, been so momen- tons as today and at this meeting important readjustment plans will be presented. The programs calls for ten business sessions, at which some forty subjects will be presen ted; a number of social features of a metropolitan kind, and an all day excursion to the federal shipyard in Newark Bay where the first electric- welded shlpi is being built. It is expected that at this meeting of the institute will be attended by mining experts from every state in the union and from a number of foreign countries, who are Identified with the most important mining op- eratons now going on. Many of these men have in the past two years been serving the government in their re spective fields and scores of them have been dollar a year men at Washington.

At the joint session with the elec trical engineers there will be six im portant papers on the subject of electric-welding. Some of these by officials of the national research council and emergency fleet corporation, who have participated in the development of electrio-weldlng which has made great strides for ward in the war work of the last two years. The institute meeting will open on Monday morning, February 17th, Tuesday will be Canadian mining in stitute day and Wednesday will be featured by the session with the el ectrical engineers and the national research council session, followed by the annual banquet in the evening. The excursion to the shipyards will ake place on Thursday, Feb. 20th.

STILL SWARMING IN Railroad Men Believe the Labor Sit uation Will be Normal in 80 Days The Influx of miners and other la borers from the west continues. Yes terday the Burlington trolley had a lull load coming up from its Pluma connection with. No. 141, with the platform crowded. The Burlington gent's check of incoming, baggage showed eighteen passengers from Butte, three from Seattle and others from various points in the west and south.

On the assumption that this continues, the railroad men are of the opinion that the labor situation will be about normal In Lead in 30 days. Those coming from Butte report ad condtions there, which have al ready begun to bring some distress. With thousands of men out of work, owing to the closing down of mines, following the decline in the price of copper, the married men of the camp especially, are finding it a tough proposition. Women carrying children in their arms, are appealing to the bosses to give their husbands work and the companies are holding the married men in preference to the unmarried men. TREATED HIM WELL W.

T. Love Praises Homestake Com pany for Generous Act W. T. Love returned to Sioux City on the Northwestern last evening, after having been here for a few days. He came with the intention of going to work for the Homestake company, but when subjected to a medical ex amination it was found thatJie was ot physically qualified for entering the employ of the company.

Natur ally he was sadly disappointed over being turned down, especially after having traveled a long distance and having expended a considerable sum for railroad transportation While the Homestake management did not feel it was Justified in violating the rules relating to physical Qualifications, it did the next best thing and offered to see to It that Love got back to his home without cost to himself. Consequently when he left last night he traveled on tran- portatin furnished by the company. XMAS CARDS FROM FRANCE James Boyle, Dr. Leslie and Albert Parsons Heard From Christmas cards sent from France have come to Mr. and Mrs.

Jdhn from their son James E. Boyle, who is with the American army of occupation in Germany, from Dr. C. A. Leslie, who is connected with the veterinary department of the army and from Albert Parsons of Lead, a member of old Company H.

Jimmie Boyle says he is a "watch man on the Dr. Leslie says he is feeling fine and sends his re gards to his friends in Lead and Al bert Parsons says be is feeling, fine but is anxious to get home. Ersberger Says Depriving Ger many of Colonies Will Cootaid Deadly Germ fc League of Nations. BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Feb. 4 Speaking before the colonial aoci el i iu Berlin, Mathieas Ersberger, one of the German armistice commissioners, protested aaginst Germany being deprived of her colonies.

The report said, "Depriving Germany of colonies would contain a deadly germ for the League of Nations, even be fore that league Is born. Bolshevist Success LONDON, Feb. 4. Bolshevist for ces are now masters of Almomcakjle in th eastern Ukraine. State of Siege in Thorn COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Feb.

4. The majority of the government buildings in Koenigsberg, East Prus sia, have been sieged by the Spar tans from the Berlin governor. East Prussia had declared a state of siege in the Thorn dUtrlct and instituted a court martial. P. M.

BONXIWELL BURIED Masonic Ceremonies at Grave Whitewood Cemetery in The funeral of the late County Commissioner Philip M. Bonniwell, whose body arrived from Miami, Florida, Sunday accompanied by his wife took place from the Methodist church in Whitewood yesterday af ternoon. The services were attended by a large gathering of friends of deceased, including the Lawrence county officials, the court house in Deadwood being closed during the afternoon to permit the officials to be present In Whitewood. The religious services at the church were conducted by Rev. Hall of the Deadwood Methodist church and Masonic rites attended the burial In the White-wood cemetery.

AROUSES NO HOPE Lieut. Brown's Letter no Proof That diaries Gass of Belle Fourche Alive A letter recently received by Kirk Brown of Belle Fourche, from his brother Lieut. H. G. Brown, who has been in France since early in the war game over there, brought a faint hope that the previous report at the death of Charlie Gass of Belle Fourche might have been incorrect, but a more careful consideration of the incident related in the letter, Beems to remove any hope that might be founded on the lieutenant's statement.

Charlie Gass, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Gass, was a member of a truck train working near the front lines. He and a companion one night in October put up at a village through which they were passing and were given a room on the second floor of a small shack. During the night the place caught fire and Gass was so severely burned that be died soon after.

Lieut. Brown's letter to his brother was written Dec. 13 and said be was acting as billetting officer and then was ten miles across the Rhine, near Coblenz. Incidentally, he mentioned that "Charles Gass bad passed close to him within the past few days but he had not been fortunate enough to meet him." This was almost twe months after Gass was reported dead. It is evident, however to those who have given the matter thought, that Lieut.

Brown had learned of the motor truck unit with which Gass was connected, and not having heard of his death, naturally supposed that he was still with the unit which he heard was working close to the place where he was located. It should not arouse any hope that Charlie Gass is alive. FULL HOUSE ATENDED Candle Lecture at Salvation Army a Success The candle lecture at the Salvation Army hall on Saturday evening conducted by C. D. Berg was attended with a full house.

The lecture cov-' ered the different phases of the ohris-tion life from a spiritual dead church to a spiritual living community and the truths brought out by the different illustrations weer so impressive to make it impossible to ever forget by those who attended, and everybody present considered it a rare treat worth while coming out for. A goodly supply of cake and coffee was served after the lecture. It is to be looped that the lecture can be repeated in the near futur. Fmitdale Co-operative Store PIERRE, Feb. 4.

Articles of Incorporation have been filed for the Fruitdale Co-operative Mercantile company at Fruitdale, with a capital of $20,000. Incorporators T. W. Eaton. Isaac Jerimiahson.

Peter ject Before Departure for United States. PARIS, Feb. 4. (By the Associat ed Press) President Wilson has sev eral appointments today. He de termined, however, that nothing shall be permitted to obstruct the progress of the commission of which he is chairman, and which now is engaged in perfecting a scheme fo rthe creat ion of a society of nations.

He is concentrating upon that work, while less than two weeks remain before the date set for Wilson's return to Washington, if is still regarded as within the range of possibility for the great project not only to be reported from the commission, but al so tor the peace conference, in plen ary session to ratify the plan and thus put it fairly in the way to be registered in treaty form, within the time limit. There is a growing feel ing that the treaty of peace should be speedily perfected, now that the principle of the Society of Nations and many details of its construction, have been agreed upon. Foreign Secretary Balfour is en gaged upon a proposition to fix the territorial boundaries of the defeated nations, and immediately and prompt ly conclude peace with the enemy, as so constituted, the program would then be to go on with the settlement of the other questions remaining to be solved under the rules of the So ciety ot Nations. Greek Question PARIS, Feb. 4.

The supreme council has agreed that the questions in the statement ot Premier Venisel-os concerning Greek territorial inter ests in the peace settlement, should be referred oa commission of ex perts, to make recommendations for a just settlement. Socialists Applaude Wilson PARIS, Feb. 4. President Wilson was given an unusual reception by the socialists of the chamber of deputies today. They tried to drown the applause of the center and right, in an apparent attempt to show Wil- Bon his ideas were with his own.

When an interpreter translating the president's address, reached part of the speech in which Wilson spoke of society ot nations, the socialists rose, shouting "Long Live the Socie ty of some adding "Down with war." UNPRECEDENTED OPERATION Carl Wolff ot-Belle Fourche carries Certificate from Surgeons Carl Wolff who recently visited his home near Belle Fourche, after his return from France, carries a certificate from surgeons in France stating that the operation performed on him had never befote, in the history ot urgery, been successfully accomp lished. He, was given the certifi cate, with the request that he show it to surgeons in this country. The character of the operation, which was performed on his spine, is described in technical terms, not readily understood by the laymen, but according to Carl Wolff's explanation, It had some thing to do with repairing a severed spinal cord. The surgeons did not regard as a matter of special mention that they entirely removed his right lung, tak ing it out through an Incision in the back; he has since been working on one lung and for a time during the early stages of the operation, he breathed through a wound In his back. His back is a mass of scars, the result of the explosion of shrapnel shell, which killed 12 men in his party and Injured all the others.

They were carrying mortar shells to a trench when the boche shell fell among them. During the long series of operations which he went through in a base hospital in he nev er took an anesthetic; on each occas ion, as soon as the surgeons com menced work on his spine, he lost all sense of feeling, although he retained consciousness. Carl Wolff after his visit in Belle Fourche. returned to Fort Snelling, where he is still undergoing treatment. They tell him there is little likelihood ot him being dis charged within a year.

American Overseas Casual ties The list of American overseas cas ualties released by the war depart ment today contains the name of no South Dakotan." The totals for the day were: Killed in action 15 Died of wounds 9 Died of accident and other causes 6 Died of disease 20 Wounded severely 85 Missing in action 4 Total 168 LONDON, Feb. 4. Thousands of Lon loners who because of shortage-of help during the war became hotel dwellers, either went without break-fust this morning or were compelled to be satisfied with a cup ot tea or coffee and a slice of bread. The situation wa sthe result of a strike ot hotel workers, which has partly broken up the kitchen staffs and table service in large hotels in the west end ot the city. The kitchen staffs, mostly foreigners, demand an eight hour day, twenty five percent wage increase.

BOTH ARE IN UL Jim Watts, who arrived from the Woman who FoUowed Him to Lead Jim Watts, who arrived from the Aberdeen, S. district about two months ago, is in the county jail and in another department of the same institution is a woman who is alleged to have followed him to Lead. The woman is the wife ot aVi'an named Schlicling, who when he discovered that his wife had pulled out, had little difficulty in deciding what had become ot her. He decided that she had followed Watts and learning that the latter had headed for Lead, determined to follow. On his arrival here, he proved that his surmise was correct, for he found his wife, who had been gone six weeks, was with Watts.

He applied to the states attorney for relief in the premises, and the arrest of Watts and the woman, on a serious charge followed. The woman appears to be about 30 years old; she has no children. in on the ballot. 2 County convention held on bird Tuesday of -November when three proposal men to the state con vention are chosen. 3 State convention held first Tuesday in December when the paramount issue is determined and the candidates proposed.

4 County convention reconvened on the fourth Tuesday in December local candidates chosen and issue and candidates proposed at the slate convention accepted. 5 Primary election on the fourth Tuesday in March. No party regis tration is required and electors can vote for candidates In either party according as in the principles espoused by the candidate. All rames are on the same ballot, inde pendent column first, minority issue men second, majority In last column. The primary choice becomes the tick et for the general election.

Here are the fundamentals of the law as explained: 1 Makes principles, not persons the issue. You vote for principles hich must be discussed by joint debates and in a publicity pamphlet. 2 Requires control ot party by an organization, not a boss. 3 Embodies the democratic idea of proposals by Anyone can file candidacy for local and legislative office by twenty signatures with the county auditor. For state office a petition or one percent of the vote for governor is required.

4 Embodies right of state con vention to propose principles and candidates. 5 Information on state and na tional issues attained by joint de bates between president and governor candidates or their representatievs. Also by state publicity pamphlet containing arguments pro and con, sent to all voters. 6 Seeks to abolish official spoils system affecting 1200 state and 800 federal appointees thru postmaster primaries and recommendation to the governor by the state centra) com mittee. 7 Provides a plain ballot, candi dates listed by principles rather than names.

8 Provides a plan for recall by a party in case a candidate fails to stand by the principles of the party platform. In case of state officers tbe jury is the state committee WEATnER CONDITIONS Reported by the Nebraska Telephone Company at 8 a. m. Today Lead 13 Clear Deadwood 4 Pt Cldy Rapid City 4 Pt Cldy Chamberlain 4 Clear Philip 8 Clear Sturgis 8 Clear Spearfish 12 Clear Belle Fourche 2 Clear Newcastle 1 Clear Hill City 18 Clear Hot Springs 1 Custer 15 Norfolk 5 Clear WASHINGTON, 4. The Insistence by President Wilson upon the administration's policy of naval expansion led today to unanimous approval by the house naval commit tee to another three year construct ion program.

This was disclosed by Padgett, chairman ot the committee, when the house began consider ation the three quarter billion nav al appropriation bill. TESTlMOXUL FROM GEX. WOOD Sydney H. Lang Receives Certificate of Good Service Sydney H. Lang of Lead, who was discharged last week from military sen ice and has returned to his home brings with him the following testi monial from General Leonard Wood commanding the 10th division, to which Sydney Lang was attached, After service at -Camp Funston, he was engaged in truck train work be tween Covington, Kentucky, and Baltimore, from which point he was about to sail when the armistice was signed.

He had some rough exper ience in army life, without getting into action in France. On their last truck trip across the Cumberland mountains, they strucU heavy snow and cold weather, which resulted in considerable loss of life and forced them to contend with much hard ship. Two of the men died from the effects of' exposure and two were killed when a truck slipped from the icy mountain road and went down a steep bank. This accident so seri ously injured two others that theyl died later in a hospital. General Wood's letter follows: Headquarters Tenth Division.

January 26, 1919. From: The Commanding General, To: Pvt. Sydney Howard Lang, I.I. 237 F. Has.

10th Sani tary Train, Camp Funston, Kansas. Subject: Discharge from service by reason of services being ne long er required. 1. In the performance of military duty to one's Country ip time of war it is not for the citizen called to the Colors to select the kind of service to be done by him. One who has willingly and loyally responded to the call to arms and who has put his best efforts, mental and physical.

Into the training, and performed all military duties required of him to the best of his ability, standing ready always to make the supreme sacrifices of life itself, if need be, has done all that a good citizen and soldier could do to insure the suc cessful prosecution of the war. 2. I appreciate how keenly you feel the disappointment of your failure to secure duty overseas in the actual battle area, I know you rejoice together with all Americans in the prospect of a righ teous and just peace imposed upon the enemy and the termination of the terrible conflict which has in volved the whole civilized world. You have done your best. You have cheerfully and loyally discharged the clear duty of every citizen in time of war and your work has been a part of the great national effort which has aided in securing a victorious Lpeace.

3. You are discharged from the army because your services are no longer required in the present emer gency. You will return to your place in civil life all the better for the training you have had, and I feel sure you will take with you a better, and higher appreciation of the obli gations of citizenship, including the obligation orevery man to be train ed, prepared and ready to render service to the nation in war as well as in peace. LEONARD WOOD, Major General, United States Army, Commanding. What's it Worth to be Governor? CHEYENNE, Feb.

4. Is the honor of being governor of Wy-cming more important than the salary which is attached to the Job? This question will be decided by the state legislature at the present session. A bill has been introduced to boost the executive's salary from $4,000 to $7,500 in connetion with a number of other proposed Increas es. Opponents of the. bill have de clared that the salary has always been, and should always be, a secondary consideration.

It was pointed out that only men financially able to make monetary sacrifices vhave sought the governor's chair. In mention of the memorial service at the Baptist church, which was held Sunday night, the item should have stated that there were 29 stars on the service flag instead of 9. Swanson..