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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
TRIES TO SHOW COOK
DID NOT REACH POLE
Pedry Submits Further Evidence
to General Hubbard.

Bar Harbor, Me, Sept. 29.-Com-
mander Robert e. Peary and General
Thomas H. Hubbard, president of the
Peary Arctic club, were again in con-
ference over the Peary proofs to show
that DR.. Cook did not reach the North
pole. 1t was said that the conference
would probably continue all day.
Commander Peary is anxious to
make a full statement of the whole
matter, but this will hardly be done
until the officers Of the Peary Arctic
club have passed on the statement.
The proofs which Commander Peary
will offer are of various character,
some of which in court of law would
be described as direct evidence, while
other proofs depend entirely on de-
ductions from certain given facts. The
equipment and expedition of DR.. Cook
will be described In detail and with
the alleged accomplishment In travel
ing to the pole and return will be COM
pared the work of each expedition Of
Peary and other Arctic explorers.
DR.. Cooks experience with Arctic
expeditions and his method of keep
ing the records and his disposition OF
them In part to Whitney, stranger
to him, will play no small part In
Commander Peary's statement.
1t is combination of circumstances
and faith. which. In their strength
Commander Peary believes will cut
the ground from under DR.. Cooks
claim.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
SOLE REMAINING AMBITION
AIdrich Eager to Assist in Improving
Our Financial System.

Paris, Sept. Ex-senator Nelson w.
Aldrich of Rhode Island and Professor
A. p. Andrew, who are in Paris gath
ering information for the report OF
the American monetary commission,
are the recipients of much attention
here. They have been dined by M.
Pallain, governor of the Bank OF
France; nj. Cochery, minister OF
finance, and the heads of several i'm
portant French credit institutions and
have had number of interviews with
financial experts. Senator Aldrich
has repeatedly informed his friends
here that the sole remaining ambition
of his public life is to assist In en-
dowing the United States with finan-
cial system as solid as that of Great
Britain or France.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
SAID TO BE WORLD BEATER
Jap Aeroplane Capable Of Going Over
Sixty Miles an Hour.

Washington, Sept. 29.-With charac-
teristic secrecy the japanese have
been busily developing military aero
plane at Hakodate which is said to be
world beater."
While Glenn HI. Curtiss was win
ming the Case international cup with
speed Of six miles in something less
than nine minutes, since which Hubert
Latham has made mile minute for
seven minutes, the little brown men
of the Far East have developed bird
like craft that attained a speed oi
sixty-eight miles an hour. This is the
fastest on record for aerial navigation
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
CONDEMNS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
French Episcopate Issues Pastoral
Letter to Catholics.

Paris, Sept 29.--The French epis.
copate has issued pastoral letter
warning Catholic parents in France
that the teachings in the public
schools jeopardize the faith of chill
dren. The letter condemns especially
co-education, saying that the mixture
of the two sexes is contrary to moral
ity and unworthy civilized people.
The letter forbids specifically the
use of score of public school text
books, principally histories, and ap
peals to parents to unite in protection
of the faith.
Jews Object rc centennial Pin.
st. Louis, Sept 29.-Many orthodox
Jews have refused to wear the st.
Louis Centennial associations pins be
cause they hear the figure of st. Louis
holding aloft cross which forms the
upper part of the handle Of the French
kings sword.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
GENTRY THREATEN REVOLT
Object to Chinese Loan Of $4,000, ,00f
to Foreign Bankers.

Peking, Sept. 29.-The viceroy of
Wuchang, in Hupeh province, reports
to Peking that the Hukuang gentry
threaten rebellion If the Hankow-
Szechuen railroad loan of 100000, 900
to foreign bankers is executed without
revision.
The Hupeh gentry are electing dele
gates to ccme to Peking and protest
Peking newspapers are publishing car.
toons depicting the humiliation OF
China on account OF the loan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
crazed Man Shot to Death.

Manila, Sept. 29.-After running
amuck and attacking the officers and
hospital stewards of the United States
hospital ship Relief John Ransom, a
fireman OK the ship, was shot and
killed by Civilian Mate Heinke.
Heinke killed the crazed man on or.
ders from the commander OF the Re
lief.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
HARRY WHITNEY
At ST. JOHNS
Hunter Gives His Version
Of Pole Controversy.
WAS BOUND TO SECRECY

DR.. Cook Told Him t!e Had Reached
the Earth's Northern Extremity,
but Pledged Him Not to Tell Com
mander Peary---Reiterates State
ment That Peary Refused to Allow
Cooks Belongings on Board the
Roosevelt.
St. Johns, ~ F., Sept 29.-The Arc
tic vessel JEANNE, with Harry Whit
ney, the New Haven big game hunter,
on board has arrived here from the
Greenland coast by way of Indian Har-
Dor, Labrador.
Mr.. Whitney was questioned regard
ing the statements made to him by
Dr. Cook in Greenland. He said Cook
arrived at Annatok in April of this
year and declared that he had reached
the North pole a year before. He
pledged Whitney, however, not to tell
Commander Peary, who was to be in
formed only that Cook had gone far
ther north than Peary's previous rec
ord, 81 degrees minutes. Continu-
ing, DR.. Cook told Whitney that he
had accomplished all he expected to
and more besides and that he was
through with the Northern country.
Whitney did not communicate the lat.
ter part of this statement to Peary.
Continuing, Whitney said that Cook
had complained to him of Peary's tax.
ing over of his house and stores, but
declared that he had suffered no un
fairness.
After spending two days at Anna
tok, where Cook first met Whitney,
Cook started for Etah. Whitney ac-
companied him. Cook remained for
three days at Etah organizing for his
trip south to Upernayik.
Cook Had No Tine to Lose.
The doctor had figured out rightly
the date that he would likely get to
Upernavik and when the Dundee
Whalers on the Danish storeshlps
would reach there and he argued that
he had no time to lose. He planned
originally to take two EsKimos and
two sledges, but one Eskimo fell SICK
and this made it necessary for him to
cut down the luggage he could take
with him south.
DR.. Cook consequently asked Whit
ney to take charge Of the instrument;
with which Cook had made observa
cases, one containing a seXtant, an
other an artificial horizon and th'
third an instrument which Mr.. Whit
ney said he could not recall. 1t pos
sibly might have been a chronometer
Cook left no written records witt
Whitney that Whitney is aware of
There may have been some records
however, in the other boxes in which
Cook packed his clothes and his per
sonal effects, but Cook did not tel
Whitney especially that he was leav
ing any written records with him. Mr.
Whitney was very positive about this
After Cook departed for the Soutl
Whitney resumed his hunting. HI
took over Cooks two Eskimos, Etu
kishula and Arwalalv, to show hin
the country where Cook had sho
musk oxen This the two men di'
and Whitney bagged all the oxen h
could carry out in his sledges. III
said he found these two Eskimos Il
be quite satisfactory in subordinate
capacities, but he knows nothing 0
their value In dash across the Pola
Did Not Tell Peary All.
Mr.. Whitney said that last montl
Whe2 Gearyl on board the Roosevelt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
Robbers Left His Underwear.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-James Porter of
Fosston, Mimi, would have gone home
In barrel If he could have found a
barrel. AS it was he stood shivering
behind a billboard at Sixteenth and
Clark streets. after two negroes had
robbed him and stripped him to his
underwear, until rescued by police
saAn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
MANY Have Narrow Escapes.

Waterloo, Ia, Sept. pa large
tent under which 200 prospective pur
chasers at lot sale had gathered was
blown down. -Four persons were In.
jured by falling poles, many had mar
row escapes from injury and others
were nearly smothered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
TAFT TALKS ON
CONSERVATION
Pledged to Garry Out ROose=
yelt Policies.
SOME NEWSPAPERS UNFAIR

Has Drawn Wrongful differences as
to the Attitude of His Administra-
tion in This Matter-Says BalIinger
is in Accord With Him and Praises
Chief Forester Pinchot.
Spokane, Wash, Sept. 29.-In a
speech on the conservation of natural
resources delivered here President
Taft declared that he would ask con-
gress to authorize the issuance of $10,-
100000 in bonds to complete irrigation
projects which had already been be-
gun in the West and on work which
had been stopped for lack of funds.
This has been the hope of many set
tiers in the arid regions who had
taken up lands in expectation of pro-
curing a supply of water to make them
fertile and the presidents declaration
was enthusiastically cheered.
The president declared that many
newspapers had drawn unfair infer
ences as to the attitude Of his admin
istration on the general conservation
of natural resources.
"The truth is," he said, "my admin
istration is pledged to follow out the
policies of Mr. Roosevelt in this re-
gard and while that pledge does not
involve me in any obligation to carry
them out unless / have congressional
authority to do so it does require that
take every step to exert every legiti-
mate influence upon congress to enact
the legislation which shall best sub
serve the purpose indicated"
The president declared that Secre-
tary of the Interior Ballinger is in
accord with him as to the necessity
for promoting, in every legitimate
way, the conservation of natural re-
sources.
Praise for Chief Forester.
The president also had praise for
Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot and re.
ferred to- Pinchot's wonderful work
for the conservation of the forests
supported by Mr.. Roosevelt"
President Taft declared as to water
power sites that congress must au
thorize the government to allot these
sites to private interests for develop
ment, the government retaining gen.
eral control and supervision.
He declared also that he would urge
| upon congress the necessity of an au
lands to prevent difficulties of the
past, such as the setting aside of coal
| and mineral lands as agricultural
lands and vice versa.
The president sat up on his train
| until after midnight debating his
| speech. He consulted freely with
Secretary Ballinger before beginning
work on the address and again when
| the rough draft had been completed.
On his arrival here the president
| was welcomed by Governor M. E. Hay
| Mayor Pratt, Senator Wesley l.
| Jones, Congressman Poindexter, Pres
| ident F. e. Goodwell of the Spokane
| chamber of commerce and e. H. Esh
Gilman of the entertainment commit
tee.
The president walked to waiting
automobile and was conveyed to q
restaurant for breakfast. The Four
teenth cavalry and the Spokane police
marched at the head Of the column
It was one continuous cheer from tht
time the president left the station.
After breakfast the presidential
party was taken on an automobile ride
about the city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-09-29
CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION
District Attorney Jerome Files Neces.
sary Petition.

New York, Sept 29.---District Attor-
ney William Travers Jerome has filed
the necessary petition with the bureau
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-31
THE REMOVAL or McLENDoN

voted confirm Commissioner
c1endon Every indication the House
ally deposed legislature of
QUIT good
Will that grounds
him office he rode
special
and
frivolous to be worthy
81
So far as
tho er as followers Of that leader in the legislature no
position
Mcendon What really brings about Mendons dis
legislature is his unfortunate deal
although technically he may have been guilty OF
his oath ofoce public sentiment was beyond
personally the of nearly $4,000
his persistent silence
of the transaction by the legislative
Investigating committee
not possible differently
the full truth the very beginning is quite
POSSIBLE that would
merely guilty an indscreon In an endeao 10 e
his seeming attempts at conceaen
Discrimination the facts out his failure to tell
outset his evident desire 10 protect
heavily against him. He ejudced his
he advised to as he did he
quickly thereafter
public his confidence and retained not
jot of official
who
be Inundated ne mas been
bameless His conduct has
public would
wrong properly the
duct of those jealous of the
49, s. +o tta r iaaons Of it's own rights And feels and there
unfortunate enough to allow
all of these things in meas
ure jeopardzed
political
would be ashamed 90 openly with the eyes OF all men upon you
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-31
WHY ABOLISH THIS OFFICE!
THE Covington News.)
Author Unknown

A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature, and it has passed the SEN
ate, abolishing the office of county
treasurer throughout the different
counties of the state. While there is
some opposition against the measure,
there is little doubt but that it will be
passed, and after it's passage Newton,
like her sister counties will have the
privilege of disseminating one of the
most important officers in the whole
list.
1t would seem to us that it would
be less appropriate to abolish this Of
fee than it would be to abolish the
Office of representative. 1t is a fact
most people believe the treasurer has
the easiest office in the county, which
is possibly correct. but at the same
time it is a very important one, and
should be retained. 1t is proposed by
the new bill that a local bank be des-
ignated and money from all sources
paid into a bank and a receipt taken
for it. Now right here is where the
trouble comes. A private corporation
or a private citizen, for that matter
has no business with it's fingers in
public money. 1t should be handled
by a sworn official who can devote
his entire attention to the affairs and
details of his office, and is not bene-
| fitted by it except to the extent Of mis-
salary or commission. Placing the
money belonging to the county in {
special bank would work hardship
city.
For instance, take Newton county
She has six strong banking institu
tions, all of which have our leading
citizens and business men at theil
respective heads. If the money from
the county should be placed with any
one of them, the other five would
plainly speaking, be left outside with
cold feet Now that feature is al
right, but the bank having the strong
est pull" would go out with its ad-
vertising matter, stating that its
strength and integrity was so far SUI
perior to the others that the county Sc
lected it, would be an injustice tt
the others Now the fortunate bank
might not advertise in this manner
but it would be tacily understood that
this was the case, and besides getting
the county's business it would have q
strong drawing card for the business
of private individuals.
This is our version of it, and we be-
lieve that instead of abolishing the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-31
WALL STREET AND THE INCOME
TAX.
New Orleans States.)

| The Wall Street Journal, as it's
name implies, is devoted to the we'll
fare of the financial and commercial
interests and may be regarded as
their organ, yet it makes some rather
| interesting observations respecting
an income tax. While the Journal is
inclined to believe that the constitu-
tiOnal amendment will fail of ratifica-
ton by three-fourths of the States, it
frankly asserts that the tax is sound
in principle, however much may be
said about it being unpopular in prac-
tice
The same has been said of it in
England, but it has not led to one
tenth the perjury caused by the pers-
onal property tax in New York, for as
a matter of fact Englishmen of wealth
do not attempt to evade the payment
of the tax imposed on their incomes
by a resort to false swearing in spite
Of the GladstOnian prediction that it
would make them a race of periurers
1t is now admitted that the effect of
the tax in England is to stimulate an
interest in the economical administra-
ton of the government.
After study of the income tax
question the Wall Street Journal
reached the conclusion that what is
wanted in this country is a tax that
cannot be shifted to other shoulders.
and it contends that in this respect
the tariff, however valuable for in
FAINT industries, is the worst of all
taxes, while, to use it's own words, "a
municipal tax directly on the tenant,
who is also a voter, and an income tax
which reaches the man of income are,
in point of efficiency, the best type Of
imposts that human intelligence has
yet devised"
While, there may be reasons for
agreeing with the Journal that the
constitutional amendment for the i'm
position of the income tax will fail of
adoption by three-fourths of the
states, yet the DaCtIe mas not been
lost, and is one we'll worth the fight
ing, because it may be won if the is
sue as to the soundness of the prin-
oiple of the tax is fairly and plainly
presented to the people. But whether
the constitutional amendment is de-
feated or not there is little reason to
doubt that the final outcome of the
contest will be the end of the present
system of tariff protection The issue
of an income tax has at last been
Squarely raised in our national poll
tics, and if it were left to a vote of
the people, instead of the legislatures
of the States it would triumph by an
| overwhelming majority, but in the
event that the imposition of the tax
is defeated the people will plunge in
to a battle royal, the result of which
will be the overthrow of the protec-
tive tariff system through which they
have been robbed for years
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-31
HTHERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT
THERE"

When walk out beneath the starry
skies
And the nights solemn beauty DER
me steal,
| question oft what meaning underlies
The words that yet so much to us
reveal
No night in heaven? No calm and
silent night,
To heal the fret and fever OF the
day,
Distill its balm upon the restless
heart,
And bear us on sleeps shadowy
wings away?
No far, mysterious stars; no change
full moon,
With light more grateful than the
glare of noon,
No night to mark the time when toll
should cease,
And weary hands could lie in folded
ease?
What wonderous realm is this that
knows no night?
Where eyes grow never weary of the
light,
And hearts that ache with sorrow and
distress,
Neer long to welcome sleeps for
getfulnesS?
What boon to bless immortals can be
given,
To take thy place. Oh night, sweet
night, in heaven?
The deepest meaning, if 1 read Alright,
Is that in heaven they have no need
of night!
-AuthOr Unknown
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-31
THE LOGIC OF THE PURITANS
New York World.)

Atlantic City is now suffering from
it's periodical attack of reform. thougb
this year a trif1e more violent. Min
listers of thirteen city churches have
declared bitter warfare against all
forms of Sunday pastimes and hold
out alluring hopes of a genuine "Pur-
itan Sabbath"
That the ways of the Puritan faith
ers were not as our ways is a truism
which was admitted long before Pres
ident Taft's recent speeches at Nor
Wich and at Lake Champlain. AS a.
defender of his faith and a protestant
against the wickedness of his age the
Puritan left nothing to be desired.
But persecution did not teach him toll
erance
When the Puritan became dominant
in New England all other faiths we're
promptly outlawed. 1t must be ad-
mitted that he was exceedingly per
nicketty." Mr. Choate when called
upon to respond to a toast to the early
settlers remarked that he for one pre-
ferTed to drink to the Puritan moth
ers, since Puritan fathers, from all ac-
counts, must have been rather difficult
to get along with
But the Puritan's conduct was log
ical, which the conduct of the major
ity of his imitators is not His justi-
fication was that he established a
colony where certain ideas prevailed.
that no one was forced to join, and
that if one did join he should either
live up to the prevailing views or get
out There were other places in
plenty.
Modern adherents of the blue laws
do not occupy this strong position.
They are not founders of communities
with the right of exclusion, nor do
they represent truly their fellow cit
liens. In attempting to force minority
views upon majority they violate the
chief characteristic of the New Eng
land fathers, love of home rule In
England, Holland and America the
Puritans never ceased to battle for
the right to be let alone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-07-31
noDfrArrov IN PRAYER
(New Orleans states


A short time ago President Taft,
speaking in Philadelphia, made an ap-
peal in behalf of strong opposition
party and urged that it was in the
interest of good government to have
such party. The appeal which was
addressed to the Democratic South
appears to be bearing fruit in Repub-
lican New England, as the following
from the St. Adams CVermon) Mes
senger will show:
THE best prayer an honest Re-
publican that serves his party
we'll can put in Vermont is God
send us more Democrats. Let
them come in from other states
and help our state to grow. Let
them be honest good citizens, who
only differ from us, not in the Ill
innate ideal of good government,
but in the means of getting it.
And let there be enough of them.
not to win the election and take
the government from our hands,
but enough to keep us in constant
dread of losing the election and
thus inspire us with resolution and
good purpose enough to make the
government what it ought to be,
lest we do not control it.
1t will be observed that the
st. Albanys Messengers pray
er is distinguished by its moderation.
More Democrats are wanted in Yer
mont but not too many, not enough
to win the election and take the gov
eminent from our hands," but just
enough to make the political contests
| in that State less of "a walk over
| than they have been for the last fifty
years for Republicans. The Messeng-
er's appeal recalls the story of the
farmer out West who, during a pro-
| lOnged drought that was running crops
of all kinds, was urged by his wife
to permit the members of the family
to assemble in prayer and beseech God
to send rain to the parched earth.
The old farmer somewhere reIuc-
family gave his consent, and earnest
| and eloquent prayers for a bountiful
rainfall were offered up by his wife
his four sons and six daughters. AS
If in an answer to their supplications
the rain came, but a great storm also
followed it that blew fences, barns
and other outbuildings into the next
county, and badly damaged the dwell
ing house. When the wind subsidized
the farmer, calling the family to view
the general wreckage it had wrought
| said: Il was afraid all the time thai
you all were going to overdo the thing
and now you can see how you have
done it,
But such a conservative Republican
paper as the st. Adams Messenger
may be depended on not to make 6
| blunder of that kind. 1t shows in its
prayer for more Democrats, but moi
enough of them to win the election.
that it was careful not to "oyerdo the
thing"