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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10

MafaIda. /, spe :: iyely seven and six
years old WAC are permitted TO be
present. They ;.re esta olished in ccr-
ner. delighted. busy and important,
cutting out and making dolls clothes
for the poor little Calabrian children.
They have been promised that If they
do these well they shall soon be pro-
moted to making baby clothes. Then
their cup of pride will be full.
The way in which the queen came TO
establish this hiye of industry was
quaint. She called little dressmaker
that her maid pauonizes to order some
children's clothes and saw her person
ally. In the midst of the conversation
the dressmaker remarked that 1t was
difficult to carry out so large an order,
as she had joined a society of sewing
girls. established % devote a certain
number of hours every day to making
clothes for the refugees. buying the
material out of their own pockets.
The queen was impressed and in
vited them to the Quirinal, promising
the material If they would give the
idea, which was enlarged into the
present organization. The queen is
right in her element and was heard
to observe, IF the cause were not sc
awful these would be very happy days
for me-"
No wonder she was at. Messina "our
lady of mercy"
During the sewing In the royal WORK
room many stories are told about the
earthquake. The little princesses
were particularly interested in follow.
ing that Of an old woman. appearing
about 100 years old. who refused to
leave the ruins without her little treas
lre and was so obstinate that she
had to be LETT to her fate Another
ease WAS that of some sailors who
heard cucer noise under the ruins
eyiGen0y coming from something hu-
man. 50 th:' dus on and found a
woilan aa( ''hild IN little shed
Taich had 's-srcd tAe shock and the
'al of ~ df r.s t~ether with a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10

COW, which yielded enough milk to
keep them both alive. AT last all be-
came SO weak that they could not lift
their Heads, but they were all alive
when rescued. having given warmth
to one another.
Several children taken from the ruins
on the first day, when hunger was
not so pressing, cried and kicked until
their favorite dolls or toys were found.
One youngster was found still clasping
Teddy bear In her arms.
Queen Helena in describing some of
the pathetic incidents Of her visit to
Reggie said:
"In one sunny street not a single
building remained Intact. though the
facades Of the buildings remained
standing. In these houses the living
and the dead were mingled. In them
were hundreds of corpses, besides
many injured persons who were pen
ned in small spaces under the debris
or held down by timbers or stones
that rested upon legs or arms. Yet
upon the standing walls In many
places were cages containing canaries
entirely uninjured. which sang and
warbled joyously. The contrast pre-
sented was terrible.
"The very day that saw these ca
| naries and heard the cries of impris-
| oned persons under the ruins l visited
Messina. where young woman bereft
| of her reason stood upon a heap Of
| ruins singing and bowling to an au-
dience composed of corpses. The wo-
man proved to be the singer Gemma
Perugia, who had gone mad from grief
| and who imagined herself at cafe
chantant."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
Medals For Canal Workers.

Medals of bronze manufactured from
the old scrap left by Ferdinand de
Lesseps in his unsuccessful effort to
dig a canal across the isthmus of Pan
anna are soon to be struck In the mint
in Philadelphia to be presented to AZ
American worllmen on the present
canal operations who can show a serv-
ice record extending over two years.
Correspondence toward this end has
been conducted for some time, and 1t
Is expected the medals Of honor Will
be ready for presentation in 1909. The
idea originated with President Roose-
welt on his visit to the canal zone.
Large quantities of copper and tin
have been collected from the useless
French vn.~hinery for the purpose
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
WORKSHOP IN PALACE
ItaIy's Queen Establishes One to
Benefit Earthquake Sufferers.
BUSY HIVE OF INDUSTRY.

Aristocratie Ladies and Working Girls
Sew Side by Side--LittIe Princesses
Make Dolls Clothes For Poor Gala
brian Children-Stories of the Dis
aster.
1t is impossible to enumerate the re-
lief committees of all kinds, each with
q practical object. which have been
formed in Rome for the benefit of the
earthquake sufferers in southern Italy
and Sicily. Queen Helena, who is per.
haps the most useful of all the agen,
eies of relief, has had the heavy furni,
ture removed from three big rooms o.
the royal palace, putting In tables, sew
ing machines, forty or fifty work bas-
kets, chairs and nothing else. Here la
dies of the Oldest aristocracy and work
girls are gathered together in friendly
intimacy, cutting out and sewing as
though their lives depended upon fin
ishing.
The queen is as busy as the rest ad,
vising and directing, even giving les
sons and taking hand herself. This
goes on practically all day until ;
o'clock, when tea is served for an hour
At these advertisements the great lady
and the modest sewing girl associate
as equals, says special cable dispatch
from Rome to the New York Times
Indeed, they almost change places in
giving instruction.
Other humble pupils are the royal
children, the Princesses Yolanda and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
TOSAVE MINERS LIVES
Kansas Professor Experimenting
With Explosive Gases.
ONE CAUSE OF EXPLOSIONS.
Mine Disasters Can Be Prevented,
Erasmus Haworth Believes, by
Eliminating Carbon Monoxide, a
Deadly Deoxidized Gas-Most Ex-
piosions Due to 1t, lie Says.

Deadly Oeoxidized Gas-Most Ex-
plosions Due to 1t, lie Says.
What causes explosions in mines
| that have been tested and are suppos-
ed to be absolutely safe? Professor
| Erasmus Haworth, head of the geo.
logical department of the University
Of Kansas and state geologist, has
been experimenting fer the last three
| months in Kansas mines and has
| reached many interesting conclusions.
To aid in further experiments a bill
appropriating $4,000 was recently in
troduced in the Kansas legislature.
Professor Haworth believed it would
be passed.
''Its the big problem CT the coun-
try" Professor Haworth said the other
night at the Union depot in Kansas
City. -, mine explosion has become
so common that a hundred or more
lives have to be sacrificed before the
public will pay any attention to it. 1t
| is noticed. too. that the explosion gen.
orally occurs in mines that have been
carefully inspected.
Last summer | came 10 the conclu-
| sion that we could make experiments
in Kansas just as well as elsewhere.
The laboratories at Lawrence offered
excellent opportunities for carrying on
| the work. We have been experiment.
| ing as to every conceivable way that
an explosion could possibly occur, and
the results of our experiments will be
received with interest all over the
United States"
The problem of financing the expert
| ments caused the Kansas professor
some worry at first. But mine owners
became interested The Central Coal
and Coke company of Kansas City
ments when Professor Haworth ex-
planned his plans. Then some funds
which had been appropriated for geo.
logical experiments were added to the
subscriptions of the coal companies.
That made enough to stsilr opef tons.
Professor C. Young of the geological
department was sent to the Pittsburg
coal fields. He collected coal dust,
coal gas in bags, marsh gas, natural
gas and all forms of gas that contain
ed explosive elements. Experiments
demonstrated beyond doubt that car
bon monoxide is the cause of most ex-
plosions.
"The queer thing about It," said
Professor Haworth, ''is the fact that
no one has noticed the effects of this
deadly gas in mines. At the mining
congress in Pittsburg last December |
was unable to find any scientist who
realized that carbon monoXide might
be the cause of the great disasters.
| Carbon monoxide is deoXidiZed gas.
At Lawrence we have found that the
gas will explode when current of air
strikes the cavity in which 1t is con-
| fined
"The importance of the discovery
cannot be overestimated, for I'm con-
fident that fully two-thirds of the ex-
plosions are due to this gas."-Kansas
City Times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
Praying Boy Is Suicide.

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 6.-Kneeling as
II in prayer and with his body heav-
lily pressing against the rope, one END
of which was around his neck and
of the porch of a neighbor, twelve
year-old Elmer Shrader, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Shrader held that
position until he strangled to death
His parents can give no cause for the
suicide
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
ASTRAL BODY'S LONG TRIPS.
Woman Said She Visited Wales Thrice
While Remaining In St. Louis.

Mrs. Jordan w. Lambert. wife Of the
millionaire chemical manufacturer OF
st. Louis, recently related one of the
most remarkable stories Of psychic
phenomena ever told. She said she
journeyed to Wales from her own
home three times to bind up the In
jured arm of boy hurt In the slate
mines there. She also gave him money
for the relief of his needs. This WAS
In United States coin, and the boy ex-
changed 1t at the steamship offices In
London for English coin. The ex-
change was proved In London later.
All Of this time Mrs. Lambert was
in her own home and she thinks en-
tirely conscious throughout. She her.
self relates the experience, prefaced by
spirit communication between Joe
Wentworth, spirit guide, and herself.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
Send Them Home at 1.

A new club recently opened on Eu-
clid avenue, In Cleveland, O., has a
house rule that all members must be
out of the building not later than l
o'clock and the place closed up at that
hour excepting, Of course, special oc-
casions
"And what's the reason for ]
o'clock closing ordinanceY' somebody
asked
'Reason enough" replied a member
Of the house committee. "No man has
any license to be away from his fam
ily any later than / o'clock"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
FOREIGN LABORERS CLASH
Race Aninosity Responsible for seri
Gus State of Affairs.

Cincinnati, Feb. Grace feeling
and anger because one of their num-
Der had been dismissed when he be-
came disorderly on being denied an
increase in wages are responsible for
a serious condition near Alexandria,
KY, where work on natural gas
pipe line to Cincinnati is under way.
Hungarians, Italians and Bulgarians,
who make up nearly all of the 400 la
borers who are laying the pipe,
clashed and in the general melee
some revolver shots were fired. One
of the Italians was shot In the leg,
but not seriously injured
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
Jury in Cow Case Disagrees.

New York, Feb. 6.--The Brooklyn
jury before which William Cow, for
merly president of the International
Trust company and director of the
Borough bank of Brooklyn, was tried
on a charge of the larceny of $145,000
disagreed, the vote standing eight for
acquittal and four for conviction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
Bankruptcy Law Stands.

Washington, Feb. S.--By q vote OF
III to lS2 the house refused to repeal
the national bankruptcy law.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-10
Proposed Tax on Babies.

A bill forcing parents to pay so cents
tax on each new baby was recently
introduced in the Iowa legislature, ac-
cording to a Des Moines dispatch.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16

Washington, July 16.-A proposed
appropriation of $4,000 for travelling
expenses for the president provoked
spirited controversy in the house
yesterday afternoon. The provision
authorizing the appropriation was in.
serted by the committee on appropria-
tions in the urgent deficiency bill,
which the committee reported yester-
day. Three years ago, congress be-
gan appropriating $4,000 for presi-
dent Roosevelt's travelling expenses
and this year, after a prolonged con.
test, the salary of the president was
increased from $4,000 to $4,000, with
out the $4,000 for travelling. The
proposition to appropriate $4,000 for
President Taft's travelling expenses
was vigorously opposed by the demo-
Gratis, who insisted that the republi-
cans were endeayoring to pay Mr..
Taft 100000 year
The bill authorizes the appropriation
that Mr.. Taft can spend the money
without accounting to anybody. The
fight against it was led by Champ
Clark, who was supported by the en-
tire democratic side. Nearly all Of
republicans favored it, Clark charg-
ed the republicans with bad faith. He
asserted that last winter when the
salary was increased to $4,000 the
house had been assured by the repuD-
lican leaders that no effort would be
made to provide the executive with
travelling expenses. He called atten-
ton to the fact that three presidents.
Cleveland, Harrison and Mckinley,
had travelled throughout the country
and that they had paid their expenses
out of their salary. In the course Of
his speech the democratic leader in
nocently caused a laugh at the ex-
pense of Gen. J. Warren Keifer of
Ohio, former speaker of the house.
General Keifer, by shaking his head,
indicated that he did not agree with a
statement made by Clark.
Now, Mr.. Speaker" said Clark the
gentleman from Ohio. General Keifer.
takes the other view of this matter
know he does, for / see him shaking
his head. Well, there's nothing in
| it,"
There was laughter and applause or
both sides of the house. Clark after.
wards explained that he intended to
refer to Keifer's view and not to his
head.
Representative Murphy of Missouri,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16
WARREN'S FACTORY
REPORT COMPLETED
1850 Men, Women And Children EN-
ployed in Factories in 1o7 Towns
Inspected in oklahoma.

Guthrie, Okla, July 16.-G. E. War
ren, state factory inspector finished
compiling his report on factory in
spection today. The total number Of
girls under eighteen years of age
employed in factories is 81 The total
number of boys under sixteen years
of age employed in factories is 39;
total number of females employed in
factories and work houses, 1882. Total
number of males employed in fac
tories and work houses, 1,O7S. Fe-
males employed in bakeries, six.
Males employed in bakeries. SOS.
Total number of fatal accidents. five.
Total number of non-fatai accidents.
1913. Number of accidents reported
by special report, So. Number of ac-
cidents reported by regular reports,
so. Number of bakeries inspected,
159. Number of factories and work
shops inspected. S23. Forty-four or
ders for sanitary corrections were is
sued to factories and workshops Five
hundred and twenty one orders to cor
rect defects in buildings. machinery
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16
RAILROAD WORK IS
RAPIDLY REV|v|NG
Practical Assurance That New Rail-
road From Pryor Creek Will Be
Built This Fall.

The Oklahoma and Cherokee Cen.
tral railroad has been revived, and 9
company reorganized to build this
road from Pryor Creek through Chel
sea, Alluwe, Nowata, Bartlesville and
Pawhuska to Blackwell.
The Federal Trust company of ST
Louis will underwrite bonds for $2,
900 900. The bond issue will be for
first gold bonds and was prepared by
w. P. Thompson of this city, the gen
eral attorney for the company. The
bonds as prepared have been accepted
by the trust company M. r. Smith
president of the proposed road and
w. d. Todd are in New York for the
purpose of placing the bonds with ar
English syndicate.
The road is already graded from
Chelsea to the Verdigris river, and
the right-of-way and station grounds
have been acquired from Pryor Greek
to Nowata. From all Indications il
seems certain that this road will be
built this fall
Work on this line was suspended
on account of the financial condition o.
the country, at the same time that
work on the vinita & Northwestern
M. o. & G. and other roads in Okla
homa, was suspended.
The officials of the new road are:
w. r. Smith of the Federal Trust com
pany, of st. Louis. president; J. N
Sims, vice president; c. B. Thomas
treasurer; A. NJ Cannon, secretary
w. p. Thompson, general attorney.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16
SAYS ICE COMPANY
HAS A MONOPOLY.
Plaintiff in Suit Against Tishomingo
Ice Company Says Other Towns
Barred BY Agreement.

Guthrie, Okla, July l6.--The first
case to come before the corporation
commission involving the regulation Of
alleged trusts and the sale Of com
modities Of public necessity, was filed
yesterday on complaint of ]. F. Bsenan
of Tishomingo against the Tishomingo
Ice and Cold Storage company
The complaint charges that the de-
fendant by reason OF the nature Of
its business, and being the only man
ufacture OF and dealer in ice in the
town of Tishomingo, Is a virtual mon
opoly that ice is a public necessity in
warm weather, and that the ice
business is a matter Of public conse-
quence, and affects the community at
large as to supply, demand and the
price or rate thereof. and is subject to
be controlled by the state through the
corporation commission, as to all Of
its practices, prices, rates and charges.
The charge is further made that the
defendant has some character Of con
tract or agreement under which it is
able to and does prohibit ice dealers
in other towns from furnishing ice to
citizens Of Tishomingo and that on ac-
court OF personal differences the de-
fendant deliberately refuses to furnish
ice to certain citizens Of the town
when the price Of the quantity applied
for at the regular rate at which Ice il
sold is rendered therfor
The complaint charges discrimina-
tion and embraces practically all the
charges IN violation Of the state anti
trust law enacted BY the first legis-
llature. The case is set for hearing
at Tishomingo on July 2s.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16
COMMISSIONER ASKS
CASHIER TO RESIGN

Guthrie, Okla, July lei. G. Hos
tutle, cashier Of the First State bank
of Ravia. who is alleged to have used
1920 of the banks funds in buying
a controlling interest in another bank
in Cessa, Ark, in violation Of the
state banking law, has been requested
by Bank Commissioner A. NJ. Young
to resign. Mr. Young says that the
standing OF the bank is no way effect
ed an dthat it is perfectly solvent
The cashier made drafts on the banks
correspondents in Ft Worth, Sherman
and st. Louis with which to buy the
Arkansas bond stock. Commissioner
Young says that not only was the
banking law wantonly violated but
that the attempt to create chain of
dependent banks will not be permitted
by the state banking board.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16
OHIO MAN WOULD
LOCATE FACTORY
Sears & Nichols Canning Company Of
chillicothe Looking For Location
For Branch Factory in West.

A letter received by Secretary David
son of the Commercial club, from an
Ohio man, who has visited Vinita on
several occasions, and who has be-
come a great booster for this city,
states that Vinita is in fair way to
land branch house of one of the
largest canning factories in the United
States. The Sears & Nichols Canning
company, of Chillicothe, Ohio, are
looking for location for factory in
the west and Vinita is greatly favored
by that company. A representative
of the canning company will be in Vim
ita in a short time and if he finds that
the country surrounding Vinita can
produce tomatoes and other vegetables
required for the canning factory, a
plant will be established The Com
mercial club is very desirous of max
ing good showing Of the country's
produce when that representative
visits Vinita. For this purpose Secre
tary Davidson would like to have a
statement from the farmers as to the
acreage and yield of such vegetables
which could be depended on. A factory
of this kind will furnish good market
for the farm products, and should in.
terest the farmers.
1t is considered better to locate q
branch factory of some company that
has a reputation and market for its
output than to start new company
without either reputation or market.
The Sears & Nichols company now has
a pay roll of $4,000 per week at their
plant at ChiIlicothe.
Mr.. Davidson is in communication
with an Ohio man who wishes to To-
cate a plant here for the manufacture
of cement blocks. This man proposes
to make any thing in cement from a
two inch tile to house. sIis enly re.
quest is that he be able to secure a
suitable sand here for making the
blocks. If anyone knows of a de
post of sand near here that is suitable
for such purposes, a great favor viii
be conferred by notifying the Com
mercial club.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16
Democrats in House Charge Republicans With
Wanting to Pay Taft $1,000 and With
Bad Faith in Reference to Promises When
Raise in Salary Was Authorized Last
Murphy Warns Republicans
to Curb Extravaganza.

warned the republicans that II they did
not curb their extravaganza the coun-
try would elect a democratic house.
Murphy has seat on the democratic
side. He was literally applauded by
the democrats He was interrupted
by Mr. Livingston of Georgia, whose
eyesight is not good
fIf my colleague will yield7 began
Livingston.
When informed by those near him
that Murphy was republican he
apologized.
Il don't think you made much Of a
mistake, put in Chairman Tawney Of
the appropriations committee.
4 am utterly Indifferent as to your
opinion of my republicanism, re-
torted Murphy.
Later Murphy said that his vote in
the fifty-nlnth congress for the in
crease in the presidents salary had
cost him his seat.
The house did not vote on the ap-
preparation, but test vote on an
amendment indicated that 1t would be
adopted The amendment which
struck out the appropriation was re-
jected. Yeas 100; nays, 1917
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16

and sanitation and to stop child labor
were issued. The total number Of en-
ployees in factories. workshops and
bakeries. 1850. Inspections were
made in 107 towns and cities. Twenty
four orders were issued to employers
to provide separate water-closets.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16
HOUSE MEMBERS
TO PLAY BASEBALL
Baseball Teams Composed Of Mem
bers of House Ready For Great
National Event
BY Associated Press.

by ASbOcldlcu fIeSS.
Washington, d. O., July 16.--Every-
thing is in readiness for the great
baseball game, between the teams
made up of democratic and republi-
can members Of the house, here this
afternoon. The approaching game is
regarded by the respective sides as a
national event. It is reported that
every player, except James, Of Ken
lucky, viii wear a uniform. James,
because of his immense stature will
be compelled to wear pair of old
trousers. Anthony of Kansas plays
first for the republicans and Nicholas
Longworth will be in center field.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-07-16
STANDARD ANNOUNCES
ANOTHER REDUCTION

BY Associated Press.
New York. July 16.-The STANDARD
Oil company, today, announced a re-
duction in the price of refined oil OF
fifteen cents a hundred gallons, max
ing the refined product in cases $1O.65
and refined in tanks at $4.75; Stand
ard white, 1925 and the refined at
Philadelphia, $50.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 16.-Al classes
of crude oil were reduced five cents
by the Standard Oil company today