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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-09
SENSATIONAL BANK ROBBERY
Beattie (kan.) People in Running
Fight With Bandits.

Beattie, Kan, Nov. 9.-Five bandits
robbed the vault of the State bank of
Beattje and escaped on horseback
after running fight with a score of
townspeople in which more than fifty
shots were exchanged and one of the
bandits wounded
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-11-09
Garrison Threatens to Mutlny.

Constantinople, Nov. 9.-In order to
escape by flight from the ravages Of
cholera the local garrison is threaten
ing to mutiny The barracks are in a
wholly unsanitary condition. The re-
BORT that former Sultan Abdul is dy-
ing in his prison palace at Salonika
was revived.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-05-06

give him half chance. He knows the name of
the breed Of chickens he means to raise and
he knows the kind of incubator he will buy and
he knows about chicken houses and chicken
iced and no end Of detail about scientific chick
en- business. The chicken dream. the chicken
lure has something to for. something
which never gets into the newspapers The real
chicken dreamer knows just how much money
he is going TO invest in chicken colony and
then he intends to lie back and let the chickens
support him. 1t is to Taught
Don. let me prick the chicken bubble" said
the city man who has just sold his chicken farm
and come back to town. II don't mind giving up
the facts in the case. for with the chicken
fever would believe me. Every has to try
1t for himself. And it's all right; let him. had
fun with chickens for three years and I've no
wish to be a kill-joy. Hardly case of
chicken fever lasts city man more than three
years
THE secretary Of agriculture and certain stu.
dents Of sociology recommend city people to
move to the country and find there the solution
Of all their problems and the city sentimentalists
with shattered nerve systems eagerly grasp the
idea. Now. farming is business the same as
any of the other pursuits In life by which men
make a living and certain temperament is re-
quired to be successful in it. as well as q great
deal Of patience. Do city people have much pa
tience7 leave It to you
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The Lure of the Chicken

Chickens were never the fashion till now.
Had the chicken ever been the fashion this
would be the renaissance. but the present popu-
larity is without precedent. Not only has the
chicken been dramatzed per "Chantecler."
but milliners have taken up the plumage right
under the noses of the Audubon societies; then
also. there is the secretary Of agriculture. who
offers the chicken the perennial lure to the
country where the problem of living. or pure food
and plenty of 1t is to be solved by the cityites
as soon they organize real hegira to the tall
timbers Even the cold-storage chickens hanging
In rows in the market look more alluring and
seem to suggest to you the possibility Of boy
cotting the beef trust.
There is no question about the merits Of
chickens. the Brooklyn Eagle says. They carry
a successful egg business. gigantic trust OF
their own, no competitors and all the world for
patrons. Their product never is supplanted by
an improved article invented by some one who
improves on their idea and such good standing
have they as an idea In economics that they are
the chief element in the magnet that lures the
city man to the country.
Every second man you meet on Broadway will
confess he has plans to go to the country some
day TO make a living out Of chickens. He will
grow enthusiastic ard unfold the plans II you
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are Mrs. Shermans especial weakness Mrs.
Knox, wife of the secretary of state, usually
spends her summer vacation at Valley Forge farm.
the premier's splendid country seat and stock
farm, short ride by train from Philadelphia.
Mrs. Meyer. wife of the secretary of the navy. is
almost indefatgable hostess In summer In
winter. for she entertains avishly at her magnif-
cent country seat at Hamilton, Mass. At the town
of Marion, in the state. is the large cot
tage which is the summer headquarters Of the
family of Secretary Nagel Of the department OF
commerce and labor.
Mrs. Hughes, wife of the man who has made so
remarkable record governor OF New York
state. fnds her vehicle Of supreme summer enjoy
ment In her canoe, and the brightest weeks Of the
year in her estimation are those she and her
family spend at rustic cabin Upper Saranac
lake. little more than stones throw from the
cottage where Grover Cleveland and his bride
spent their honeymoon. The two elder daughters
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Thief ALL HIS LIFE
Murderer Says He Couldn't Re-
sist Committing BurgIaries.
Believes Blow on Head Delivered by
Father Affected His Brain and
Made Criminal Of Hlm-Moth-
er Defends Son.

Springfield, Mass-Bertram G.
Spencer. who recently confessed that
he murdered Miss Martha Blackstone.
shot Miss Dow and committed many
burglaries, says he thinks he brain
is affected. His case already is at
tracing much attention among law
yers and alienists.
II killed Miss Martha Blackstone In
a At OF anger" he said Then / shot
Miss Harriet Dow. l did not know
what I was doing. When the women
screamed / lost all control of myself
1 would not have harmed hair of
their heads II they had kept quiet.
II have been robber since was a
child. stole knives out OF a grocery
when was only nine. Thieving has
had an irresistible fascination for me.
/ have broken into houses In almost
every city where / have lived. In
Springfield In the past year / commit
ted more than n dozen burglaries.
would get out of bed and go out and
rob. After the deed was done my
mind seemed to be relieved and
could sleep.
thihh my bidin Is WTOuB. MY Ia
ther hit me on the back of the head
when / was boy with the butt of
a whip. 1t left big dent. Since
then my temper has been uncontrol-
liable. Nobody has been SO afraid of
me as myself. l did not run away
from Springfield after the murder be-
cause / enjoyed reading about the ex-
citement and the foolish efforts of the
police to find clue. never dreamed
they would get me until l was ar
rested"
Spencer told how he had travelled
to many different parts of the world
on a training ship. His relatives had
thought naval discipline would curb
him. as his father had failed to do so.
But he returned. he said, with the
same love for thieving and a temper
as uncomfortable as ever.
At the time Of the San Francisco
IRE, he said. he acted as public
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ssrtrsm q. spencer.

guard. The report that he had been
a member Of the burglar bands which
terrorized the city was not denied by
the police.
In Springfield Spencer said he had
broken into more than dozen homes.
Il never knew Just what house
was going to tackle when / started
out" he said. II would often wake
up soon after retiring and toss and
turn until was all in fever with
the desire to go out and rob. As soon
as / struck the cool night air and
knew / was in the game again I felt
relieved. I cannot describe the fasci.
nation Of the sport. When 1t once
gets man II won't let 90.
did not intend to rob the Dow
house the night l killed Miss Black.
stone and shot Miss Dow in the head.
I left home about seven o'clock and
walked toward Round Hill. When
got to the Dow house / saw there
were only women there. SO l decided
to try 1t. / got through a bedroom
window. pulled out my searchlight and
looked into a closet. There was
Out CiOtnob. On
dresser I found a green Indian belt
and the silver brooch which Miss Dow
identified. put them In my pocket
and then went into the dining room
and leveled my gun at the women In
the next room. All l wanted was
money. would not have cared how
little they gave me. SO long a. they
made no fuss"
The confession IL now in the pos
session of District Attorney Stephen
g. Taft
When his mother and sister visited
Spencer In his cell he broke down.
"oh. God. I had to tell" he sobbed.
as he buried his head in his mothers
arms like a child. 'T didn't realise
what sins had committed until they
began to question me. Then they all
came up before me like 30 many
ghosts. They frightened me. 30 !
could not rest until recognized them
and said they were all true"
with my daughter have just 70
turned from the cell whore my son 10
locked up" said Mrs. Spencer. with
quavering voice. "Oh. 1t is terrible.
terrible. I never dreamed that all this
was to come into our lives"
"I do not think that my son. Bsr.
tram. can be considered responsible
for the deeds charged against him. He
did what he did when he was prAott
cally insane. He did mot realize what
he was doing.
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1T takes considerable amount of practical
knowledge that farmers have to be born with.
kind of traditional information that gets
into the query column any other column Of
the agricultural periodicals. This knowledge may
possibly be included in theoretical farming. but
1 have never found 1t there. It's what keeps the
city man from succeeding in the country.
He knows where he can get S. dozen for
squads and so cents dozen for eggs and 81 a
pound for butter and SO pair for brolers all the
year round. 1t sounds pretty good. 1t isn't the
first business proposition that has figured out
finely paper Now the farmer rarely figures
He saws wood gets up at a.. m. and does the
best he can He is not an enthusiast. and there's
a pretty good reason for It.
The farmer Is patient man. He doesn't
dress up much and without meaning to speak
disparagngly. he eats what he can't SELL City
people who live In the country sell what they
can't eat The farmer is obliged to live frugaiy
in order to make both ends meet. BY the time
the city man gets through eating and entertain
ing his friends there is nothing left He knows
too well what good living is"
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soo HARNESS FOR &oE
Hydrotite Rootine Per Sq. ST .e1

I-pIy, NI-siI 2-pIy, S2.25i J-PIy, Nz.6O.
Our Hydrottte Rubber Roofing Is
made from high grade asphalts, long
fiber woolen felts. and Is coated on
both sides with q hard weather resist
ing asphalt. WIN last for years. Is fire
and water proof. VIII not taint water.
Write us. sample and prices sent free.
w. II. Nichols CO., 1850 wsxee ST., Box
Q, Denver.
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Iavor1te OUTDOOR sport serves 10. itseii map oos
their summer program-sending them to the 10
calities where the chosen form Of athletics may
best be enjoyed. BY way of illustration. there
might be cited the hold which golf exerts upon
Miss Marion oliver. daughter Of the assistant SEQ
retary of war. and upon Miss Frances Griscom.
the sister of Lloyd Griscom. the well-known dip
lomat and politician. The former OF these young
ladies' is an aspirant for the golf championship OF
the United States. and the latter has already been
q title holder
Similarly It is suspected that Mrs. Alice Roose-
welt Longworth would go in for aeronautics did
not her husband rather frown on her ambitions
for sky sailing. Miss Katherine Ellins daughter
OF the senator from West Virginia. is correspond
insly Jealous as horsewoman. and has been
known to give up an entire season to attending
one openair horse show after another. usually as
an entrant in the classes for ladies' hunters Miss
Elkins Is also an enthusiast the subject OF
blooded dogs and has personally donated cups
and other trophies prizes in competitive
classes at various dog shows
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BON l. LOOK SHsAsfpiass. SHstAI;f II 8. s!ss: s5 .
log mailed free. Cor. 18th a Blake. Denver.
An Improvement.

YES" says the man with tho shaggy
eyebrows. I'VE have = phonograph.
We've got several Italian grand opera
records. and last week I discovered =
way to make their reproduction abso-
lutsly perfect"
'Indeed?" asks the man with the
purple nose. What II it?''
II rub little garlic ON the record
before It IL played"
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Iha Last Marh.

Determined to have the last word.
the woman hunted through the die
tionary and soon emerged triumphant
with . list Of three thousand framed
from "Constantinopie." and received
therefore ono years subseriptioa -
the Joyful Homes big prise contest
Judge.
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Mrs. Cleveland has her summer home quaint
farmhouse in New Hampshire. not SO many miles
distant from the county seat of Mrs. John Hay.
widow of the late secretary Of state
Mrs Taft wife Of the president. who was over
taken by Ill health few months after her hus
band assumed ohice benefited at Beverly.
Mass, last summer by the sea air and the oppor
tunties for complete rest that It is probable that
the picturesque north shore Of Massachusetts, will
be the summer retreat of the Tafts for some
years to come. Here Miss Helen Taft, the only
daughter of the family. finds the best Of oppor
tunities for her pet diversions. tennis and motor
ing in electric runabout which she drives her
self.
Mrs. Sherman. wife of the vice-president. spends
her summers in the big comfortable stone man
sion at Utica. N. Y, which has been home to
the Shermans for SO many years. and in the rear
of which are the spacious flower gardens which
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which embraces. among other things
that seclusion which makes 1t possible
for the vacationist to don garb that
is comfortable. without regard to the
dictates of fashion.
Thus we find Mrs. John d. Rookie
feller leading the quietest possible ex-
fstence at Forest Hill, her husbands
extensive estate near Cleveland. and
Miss Anna Morgan, daughter Of the
fnancier. isolating herself at her ia
TIERS log camp In the depths of the
Adirondack forest. Our presidential
widows are likewise fond of the SIM
pie life in summer. Mrs. Garfield
spends the heated term at her farm at
Mentor. Ohio, near the shore of Lake
Erie; Mrs. Harrison and her daughter
take up their abode at forest lodge
on the shore of one of the lakes OF the
Fulton chain in the north woods: and
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tently as the head of the household
1t is notable that in the eyes of many
prominent women the ideal vacation
is one which enables real solitude and
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a DELICATE SITUATION.

Hiram-Dickson's gal has took to writin'
spring poetry.
siram-waal. amt they hsvin' nothin' done
for herr
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Her Way.

Her Way.
III you would wear button SHOES
suggested her father. they would
not come united"
II know IT," replied she. and II they
did not come united could not ssk .
person whom I have in mind 10 us
them"
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An Enterprisin0 A0S

An EnterprisIng Age.
What are you afdxing to these Dark
benchesf"
I'VE have the opera glass privilege.
Drop In 4 nickel and sss the comet
Kansas City Journal
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Prom the horny hand Of toll coass
ths richest harvest Of contsnt.-W.
Stewart Royson.
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in the Hughes household inherit their mothers
fondness for this fascinating form Of boating
Other prominent women who partial to the
life of the mountain lakes include Mrs Timothy
Woodruff, wife of the New York politician. Mrs
Victor Herbert, wife of the musical composer,
Mrs whitelaw Reid who is usually ready to
forsake Of the most attractive country seats
England for intervals the pines at Camp Wild
Air
There are not women whose fondness for
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HE wife or daughter of
the average man who is
conspicuously in the
public eye through his
prominence in politics,
science. art. finance or
religion. earns a vaca-
ton quite as consis'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-03-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Raltimare's school board has under
consideration the question of allowing
corporal punishment in the public
schools. The subject has been referred
to a committee, to confer with the
teachers.
The Massachusetts state convention
of the Bricklayers, Masons and Plas-
terers Union elected the following Off
GERS Wednesday at Holyoke: Pres
ident, r. A. Hennessy of Springfield;
first vice president, p. ]. Welsh of
Boston; second vice president, j. II.
Mccarthy OF New Bedford; secretary,
Michael O'Brien of Lawrence; treasur-
er, Michael j. Shea of Roxbury. 1t was
voted to hold the next state conven-
ton at Lowell, year from this spring.
Under the provisions of a bill report
ed Wednesday by the Massachusetts
legislative committee on taxation, the
tax commissioner of the commonwealth
is authorized to levy tax Of per
cent on the gross receipts of express
companies, derived from commerce
conducted entirely within the state
T'be III also requires the express com.
panics Ia make annual statements re-
earding such commerce.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-03-17
WILL NOT TALK.
Millionaire Raynor Refuses
To Discuss Report
When Told Of Wite'S $780,
900 Suit Against Parents.
Has Nothing to Say About Inter
esting Separation Proceedings.

New York, March 16.-Learning for
the first time on landing today from
the steamer kronprinZessin Cecilie
that his wife had brought suit for
100000 against his parents for alleged
alienation cf his affections, James Ray
nor Storrrs Wells, sen of a millionaire
corporation president. angrily refused
to discuss the case or To discuss 2
cable report that he would soon in
stitutc separation proceedings.
Asked point blank if he was not in
terestod in The suit for half a million
dollars which his young wife has in
stituted. young wells cried: II don't
care to hear about it."
His mother. Mrs. William Storrs
Wells, wife of the president OF the
Fairbanks Co, who accompanied him
from Europe vas even less commune
cativC as mother and son entered Z
carriage and We're driven rapidly t.
the Wcl:s horne on East 57tr street.
The Younger Mrs. Wells. formerly
Irene Bishop, chorus girl, in her com
plant in the suit says that she married
Wells here on Aus. s, 1906. To gel
away from her. she claims. he was in
duceG by his parents to enlist in the
navy and since been kept out of hey
society. The triai- OF the suit is eX-
pectad to be se1 for an early date.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-03-17
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK.
Hearings Before the House Committee
Begin Wednesday.

Washington, March l6.-Hearings on
the postal savings bank bill, which re-
Gently passed the Senate and is now
in the House. began today before the
House committee on postoftices and
postroads. Representatives of the
American Bankers Association, which
organization embodies the principal
opposition to the bill, appeared and
stated their objections to the postal
savings banks. 1t is expected the hear
ings will occupy sometime. Chairman
Weeks of the committee said the COM
mittee desired to hear anybody who
could throw light upon this legislation.
Asked if anyone was to appear be-
fore the committee in support of pos
tai savings banks, Mr.. Weeks replied
that he believed not. He added that
at the hearing held a year ago the
affirmative side was very fully pre-
sented."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-03-17
SK0WHECAN.;
First Jury Case in Su-
preme Court Is Opened.
Funeral Of Late David V|gue-.
A Boxing Match Tonight.
Correction on Report Of Rescue
From River Sunday at HinckIey.

| Inc first case at the march term of
| the supreme court TO be tried before a
| Jury was Haytol VS.. John Suchta ct
| ii. The parties in the case are from
Madison. w. B. Brown appeared for
the plaintiff and c. O. Small for the
defendants. On a Sunday afternoon in
| August about Is Polanders had a
| Christening party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Berba in Madison. More
! or less Intoxicating liquors were drank
according to the evidence and a melee
| ensued in which John Haytol, the
plaintiff. was cut about the face and
head by the defendants. John and
George Suchta, so the plaintiff alleges.
| The case was taken as a criminal as
sault to the trial justice court in Mad
| ison the following day of the affair.
| John Suchta was discharged at that
time and George Suchta held under
| bonds. The plaintiff sues to recover
| damages for loss of time and medical
expenses during his sickness of about
six weeks.
Major and Mrs. J. w. Fogler left
luesoay for trip to the Western
states. They will visit their son. Ben
1amln Fogler, in Boston before their
return home.
Ralph Ames was in town from Wa
| terville Wednesday on business.
Ansel HolWay and Frank l.. Ames of
Norrldgewock were in town Wednes-
day on business.
boxing match will be held here
Thursday evening. the bouts being be-
tween Jim Hammond and Kid Vance
and Desire Vigue and AL Getchell.
Each bout will be of six rounds.
The funeral of the late David Vigue
was held at 10 A. NJ. Wednesday at the
home on West Front street. Rev. Rob-
ert A. Morris of the First Baptist
church officiating Interment was in
Bloomfield cemetery.
DIR. J. F. Hill of Waterville was in
town Wednesday on business.
Mrs Alonzo Smith went to Boston
Wednesday to visit her daughter,
Miss Lula Smith, who is in Bible
Study School there.
Hon. f. p. Viles, who is passing the
winter in Augusta with his son. Blaine
Viles, is in town on business for a few
days,
o. r. Oliver of Athens, one of the
committee of the proposed Electric
road, was in town Wednesday,.
A drunk was before Judge F. F. Law
renee of the municipal court Wednes-
day. A fine CT 80 and costs was imposed
and paid.
The Journals correspondent was in
error through misinformation in re-
CARDS the story that appeared in Tues
days issue about the accident TO Ell
mer Decker in falling into the Kenne-
bee river at Hinckley Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Decker did break through
the ice and went into the water up to
his arms. He was rescued by the work.
ing crew on the bridge, by ropes being
thrown to him. Mrs. Decker did not
figure in the rescue as stated. The
story as sent from here to the Journal
was received by telenhcne from a man
~ Hinckle'' and accepted as true by
the correspondent
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-03-17
For Canadian Pacific from
Atlantic TO Pacific.
C. P. Secures Road from St.
John 10 St. Stephen.
viii Straighten and Extend from
Calais to Mattawamkeag.

ST. John, N. B., March 16.-It was re-
ported here today that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad is planning a new line
between this city and Montreal by way
of Calais, Ne. 1t is understood that the
Canadian Pacific controls the New
Brunswick Southern Railroad from
ST. John to St. Stephen. 1t is proposed
to straighten this road and extend 1t
from Calais to Mattawamkeag, Me-,
TO connect with the main line of the
Canadian Pacific road. At present the
Canadian Pacific trains run over the
Maine Central track from VancebOrO,
Me, to Mattawamkeag
The reported new road will greatly
shorten the distance between st. John
and Montreal and give the Canadian
Pacific an unbroken line from the At
lantic to the Pacific. Should such a
plan be adopted, the road between here
and VanceborO would be used for
American and local business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-03-17
HOUSE OF LORDS ADJOURNs.
Redmond at Newcastle Predicts Gen
eral Election Within Month.

London, March 16.-When the House
of Lords adjourned tonight the debate
on the Roseberry resolutions looking
to the reform of the Chamber had not
been concluded, but it was expected
tee tomorrow, without division The
speeches generally showed strong
feeling against any tampering with the
hereditary principle
Lord CurZon Of kedleston, the chief
speaker today, supported Lord Rose
berry ard favored a scheme partly cleo
tive and partly nominative, but op-
posed destruction of the hereditary
principle. end had no sympathy for a
purely elective chamber. Lord CrOmer
also supported Lord Roseberry, but
showed himself only a lukewarm re-
former. The Earl Cf Halsbury spoke
strongly for the retention of the eX-
sting constitution of the House. Par
lament will rise March "a for the Eas-
ter recess
John f. Redmond leader of the Irisl!
Parliamentary party, speaking at New
castle tonight, predicted a general cleo
ton WITHIN a month. Hence, lie said,
rs the United States mad contributed
nearly three-fourths of the $4,000
which the last elections cost \the Irish
party, he hoped their American breth-
rem would hello them in the coming
election.
Sir John GOrst 1T Hampstead tonight
described Mr.. Redmond as undoubted-
lv the ablest leader in the House OF
Commons, not excepting Mr.. Asquith
and he said that had Mr.. Redmond
been associated with one of the great
English parties, he probably Wou!d
have pecn premier today