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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

Many actual farmers and others
who favor reciprocity, have wondered
what influence vas used to bring
about the Aberdeen convention of
lawyers and bankers who resolved
against President Taft's effort to give
the country cheaper timber and
cheaper paper.
The fight against free wheat Is the
merest bosh and every man of ordi-
nary common sense knows that the
price of wheat has been fixed In Liver
pool for many years and the supply
must always be considered In liking
the price, and when that trust con-
vention at Aberdeen sent a lot OF So
called farmers to Washington to pro
test against free wheat and demand
free lumber, the Orange Judd trust
promoters must have assumed that
South Dakota farmers and the people
generally were both stupid and ignor-
ant.
South Dakota has been outrageous
ly misrepresented by the men sent to
Washington through the Orange
Judd Farm Paper trust, and the
Orange Judd combinations, 1t will be
remem bered, recently secured posses
sion of the Aberdeen farm paper,
which accounts for the milk" In the
Aberdeen cocoanut. The Orange Judd
Farmer used to be a free and indie
pendent paper, but like the Grange 1t
has been goboled up by the trusts,
and a trust In farm papers has been
formed and the Aberdeen paper Is
one of the combine, and this accounts
for Aberdeen's love for the dear,
downtrodden farmer, and also ex-
plains the financial standing OF the
delegation who went to Washington
to help the trusts maintain their out
rageous robbery Of the people. This
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

Charlie South's Parry a is a
beauty. He bought 1t from Juel Bros.
A large number of Cantoniues help
ed to make the big celebration at
Harrisburg a grand success.
Misses Edna Lee and Mona Rey-
nolds are home from Aberdeen where
they completed a course in the Aber-
deem Normal school.
Adolph Nelson, who has been at
tending College at Fremont, Neb., is
back home and wants his LEADER
put on route 4, Beresford.
Frank B. CaSsill cashier of the Hud-
son state bank had the misfortune to
get his leg broken In an auto accident
at Akron ON his way home from Sioux
City.
Lewis Larson, the popular city aud
itor of Sioux Falls, will resign and go
to Washington where he will study
law. Mr.. Larson is a graduate of
Augustana, and was POSTMASTER at
the Alumni banquet last week. The
LEADER believes Mr.. Larson has
made a wise decision.
Oscar Schupe who lives on the Repp
farm, went down to the train the
other day to meet his mother, two
sisters and a niece, but Oscar was
late and missed them. Mrs. Schupe
and party went to the Rudolph and
then out to Carl Glaettli's and Carl
CALAMITY hitched up a rig and sent
them owe to the Repp farm. Oscar
felt decidedly put u over his mistake
In railroad time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16
w. H. C%oulter's Famous Circus.

The Coulter circus this season will
include the following performers that
Mr.. Coulter has engaged at the larg-
est salaries ever paid by a tented en-
terprise.
Dan Leon, Equestrian Director,
with his herd Of performing elephants
and four horse carrying act; Roy
Thompson with his troupe OF trained
ponies and CANNES: the O'Brien
troupe of acrobats; and the Royal
Japanese troupe Of Jugglers and gym
nasts; Frank Strobe, equilibrist and
hand balancer; Miss Jessie Leon, on
the high wire; Grace Thomas, princi-
pal lady equestrian; Marguerite Coul-
ter and her wonderful high school
pony; Mamie Scott, slack wire: the
Misses Scott on the rolling globe; Mrs.
Rounds, high school act; Jerry Alton,
upside down trapese; Dan Leon and
Marguerite Coulter, two horse carry
Ing act, Paul James with his funny
mule hurdle; Ed. Rounds, producing
clown; Herman Joseph, Hebrew clown;
G. K. Payne, the boxing clown; and so
many acts that the only way to APP
preciate them is to see them.
The Coulter Circus will exhibit at
Canton June %. on the Fair Grounds.
Grand free street parade on the
principal streets at 10 O'Clock a. M.
One of the pleasing features of w.
II. Coulter's famous show Is The en-
tire absence Of any gamblers or graft
ers which are usually found with
every tent show Of any size. Civility
and courteous treatment on the part
of all connected with the enterprise
make 1t safe for ladies and children
to attend without escort.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

other cities OF the north, which were
recruiting. drilling and preparing to
70 to the front
On the part o. the south the plan OF
campaign was largely defensive. Cen
eral Johnston with an army was at
Harpers Ferry, another body Of troops
was concentrating at Manassas, u q
third important army was forming In
the west. Richmond vas a great
camp and drill ground. with new men
arriving almost daily. Smaller n
were stationed at various points along
the border. One small army was near
Grafton, In what ia now West Vir-
g1nia. Considering that only one
month and a half had elapsed since
the firing on Sumter. events were
moving with great rapidly.
Mcclellan Occupies Grafton.
The chief occurrences Of the week
ending June 8 were the occupation OF
Grafton by McClellan's troops n the
surprise and rout Of b Confederates
1t Philippi, about twenty miles dis
tant: the march Of the Pennsylvania
soldiers from Philadelphia to Cham
bersburg on their way to Harpers
Ferry. the fight between the Union
xunboats and Confederate batteries at
AQUA creek, the obstruction OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Har-
pers Ferry. the superseding OF Gen
eral Harvey by General Lyon at St
Louis, the arrival of Jefferson Davis
at Richmond, the decision OF the Fed
eral government to uphold General
Buffers action in making captured OF
runaway slaves '~'contraband OF var"
the skirmish at Fairfax Court
the resignation of Paymaster James
Lonestreet from the United States ar
my, the commissioning OF N z. Banks
~ major general and the death OF
Senator Stephen A. Douglas.
McClellan's troops crossed Into VIZ
einia (now West Virginia. from Wheel
ing, Bellair and Marietta, concentrat-
lnr frst at Parkersburg and then NOV
hg by rail to Grafton, which impof-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

WAS FIXED
The Farm Paper Trust Responsible For
the Aberdeen Convention Of
Trust Promoters.

socalled delegation OF farmers mis-
represented conditions In South Da-
kota and won for themselves the con-
tempt of every fair minded man In
the state. These so-called farmers
went down to Washington to repre-
sent the trusts Instead Of the people,
and every man engaged In that out
rageous deal should be branded - IN
enemy of popular government.
One may now expect to see the
farmer misrepresented Ia every direc-
tion by the trust farm papers and the
men who manage them, and the
LEADERS information On the Aber-
deem trust convention is absolutely
correct coming from . man who has
been at Washington for over . month
and who is thoroughly posted or the
trust management of the Grange and
the trust In leading farm papers
which does not include Wallace's
Farmer.
President Taft's open and broad
charge that the lumber and peper
trusts are fighting reciprocity should
be ample notice to the farmers to re-
tire every congressman and senator TO
private life who openly support the
trusts In their efforts to defeat the
Presidents reciprocity program.
The Aberdeen fraud convention h
proof that the trusts will hesitate at
nothing to maintain their monopoly.
and we are told by telegraph that
Messrs. Gamble, Crawford and Burke
took the farmers" In charge and In
PRODUCED them as the genuine simon
pure article from this state. How
Farmer Burke must have smiled when
he saw how nicely Farmers Gamble
and Crawford ere swallowing the
Orange Judd sugar. It's enough to
make a Dakota Indian smile.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16
PRESIDENT TAFT IN CHICAGO.
In a Regular Rooseveltian Tour OF
The Windy City He Hits The
Enemies Of Reciprocity In
A Closing Speech.

President Taft was In Chicago last
Saturday and according to the Sun
day Examiner he was a very busy
man, and that paper remarks:
"Whate yer the foes OF reciprocity
with Canada may have believed. they
now know very positively that William
Howard Taft, President OF the Unit
ed States, Is not only in favor of 1t,
but proposes to fight to bring 1t to
pass.
President Taft has heretofore ex-
pressed himself as a friend of reciproc-
ity in no uncertain TERMS. Last night
when addressing the Western Eco
nomic Society at Orchestra Hall, he
clinched matters and In a telling
speech drove home one salient point
after another.
There are those who have charac-
terized Theodore Roosevelt as the
only real, unadulteratcd strenuous
person." but his title Is now seriously
in danger"
The Examiner in speaking OF his
address at Orchestra Hall where a
packed house rose Ell masse and
cheered to the echo as the first man
of the nation entered and bowed his
Acknowledgements says:
TAFT ANSWERS CRITICS.
"Reciprocity was the keynote of his
speech. President Taft proceeded to
tell his hearers why a reciprocal ar
rangement with Canada will be an
economic arrangement and one which
will bear fruit for the whole country.
Its foes have been busily circulate
ing stories among the farmers and
telling them that Canada will swamp
this country with farm products.
The President explained for the bene-
tit of the agriculturists in tt e audi
ence that Canada already has a great
and growing population, which re-
quires very much OF the farm pro-
ducts raised there, and that the sur
plus will go where the grower can get
the best price. This assuredly, he ex-
planned, will not be where there is al
ready an enormous crop and where
the Canadian will have to undersell
and cut his prices In order to get rid
of his produce.
Farmer, manufacturer, wholesaler,
retailer, consumer each was taken
up in turn as William Howard Taft
controverted the arguments OF the
foes of reciprocity and showed con-
vincingly that the only people who
really fear such an agreement are the
corporations and trusts who have en-
joyed a monopoly.
Builders who have been clamOring
for good lumber will be in . position
to get 1t, he argued. and the only pos
sible persons who may feel the blow
will be, not the individual, but the
greedy corporations which have the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16
lumber Of this country in the palm Of

lumber of this country In the palm Of
their hands.
Defying STANDARD OIL" Bailey and
"Gray Fox" ROOF, President Taft
flung down the gauntlet to the whole
grasping corporate crew, which has
by hook and crook principally the lat
ter, endeavored to block the path Of
the reciprocity treaty"
President Taft's information "a to
the benefits of reciprocity ought to b
considered good, and his assertion
that the trusts are fighting the Can
adian agreement is ample proof that
he knows what he is talking about,
and the trusts even secured q dslega-
tion from South Dakota.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16
Canton's New Census.

The Unity Club Of this city, belisv-
ing as many others did, that the GEN.
sus figures of 2lO5 for Canton In 1910
was not correct, and for that reason
it was decided to make q new count
and special enumerators were selected
and when they got through counting
they had found 22l6 people living In
the city, as against 2i0o in i5iO, &C
cording to the government census,
and 1t was also found that the females,
of various ages, mark you, out-num-
bered the males by just 13, which ID
considered a very unlucky number,
but 1t is quite evident that Ii will
not remain as a dominant number
long for the hoodoos to grow fat over,
As Canton Is growing In mum ers and
wealth and beauty every day.
There Is nothing so full Of inflated
imagination as q guess on the popula-
tion of ones own town, and 1t takes
some positive figures to convince the
average town boomer that his town
had a fair show when Uncle Sans
official counters we're hunting popula-
ton at SO much per head. The new
count shows an increase Of Ill over
the 1910 figures and most Of this 10
actual increase, proving that the 1910
census vas not so far out Of the way
as many Thought, still, II the opinion
of that Christian Soldier who writes
for the Argus Leader is to be serious
ly considered, there are about three
numbered more people living in Can
ton than the Unity Club enumerators
found and the C. s and the Club must
settle the question.
Canton is growing fast at present,
but Canton never doomed she just
grows In numbers and In wealth and
beauty every day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16
By JAMES A. EDSERTON.

ny J<AE~1E9 ~. EDSCN ON.
copyright by American Press Associa-
ton. 1911
"HE end of May, 1861, saw i'm
portant movements under foot
on both sides. In a general
way the Union campaign EN-
braced the blockade of southern ports
a. the naval feature and -four differ
ent armies encamped ON the edge OF
Virginia or marching oward that
state on land, one under General But
Ter at Fortress Monroe, a second I'M
der General Mcdowell at Arlington
and Alexandria,. another under Gen
eral Patterson marching through
Pennsylvania toward Harpers Ferry
and the last under General McClel-
Ian marching on Grafton. in western
Virginia. In the west there was an
army concentrating at Cairo. with the
objective Of Memphis. and another at
st. Louis. There were also bodies or
troops at Washington, Baltimore n
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

tant junction point they ook without
firing a gun. From his Ohio head
quarters Mcclellan had on May 2G is
sued a proclamation to the Union men
of western Virginia. advising them
thai he would throw his troops across
the river and asking them to rally to
the support Of the stars and stripes,
Mcclellan in his memoirs stated that
he took this action without any direct
authorization from Washington. ex-
cept such as was contained in the
assignment Of western Virginia to his
territory.
The Fight at Philippi.
On May 80 the Union troops occupied
Grafton, and on June 3 Genera Nor
ris and Colonies Kelly. umon and
Lander after a rapid march encounter
ed the Confederates. 1000 strong. at
Philippi. The attack was made in the
early morning while the foe still slept.
The Confederates, being assaulted from
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

Mrs. Frank Iseminger and her son
Almer are improving rapidly.
Miss Emma Byrnes left for Cedar
Falls, Iowa, Sunday TO begin her
kindergarten studies.
Miss Marguerite McDermott arrived
home last Friday from st. Paul where
she was a student In st. CathaBine'A
College.
The Bragstad Improved Csment
Block machine wins favor wherever
It IS seen It work and Ben Olson =
introducing II to the cement people
with great success.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16
The War Fifty Years Ago

Southern Ports Blockaded---Four Federal Armies March
Against Observation-Disclosures Hold Harpers Ferry,
Concentrate at Manassas and Form an Important
Army In the observation-disclosures Troops Engage and
Rout the Enemy at Philippi June 3. With Slight
Losses on Each Side = Harpers Ferry Retaken.
Jefferson Davis Arrives In Richmond, New Confed-
crate Capital---Death of Stephen A. Douglas. Stanch
Union Supporter.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16
Davis Arrives In Richmond.

Up to this time the Confederate cap
ital had been in Montgomery. When
Virginia seeded there was an insist
ent call that the Davis government
should be removed to Richmond so
that it could be in close touch with the
war, the iercest part Of which would
naturally be waged along the borders
Of Virginia. On May 90 Mr.. Davis ar
rived in Richmond. amid scenes OF
enthusiasm that can be imagined,
Eight days later the forces of Virginia
were formally turned over to the Con
federacy. and henceforth till the end
of the war the Virginia capital was
the seat of government. On May Il
the Confederate congress adjourned TO
meet in Richmond Oh h 0 of July,
so that Mr.. Davis move was only IN
obedience to that action.
The house occupied by Davis In
Richmond is still standing and Is now
q war museum. 1t is only a block or
two from the capitol building, the
Confederate congress occupying the
old Virginia s~tatehouse. Richmond
now became not only the center OF the
south's activity. but the objective OF
the north's attack. 1t was probably
Greeley in the Tribune who started the
CRY "On to Richmond" At this time
northern men believed it only IL mat
ter of weeks until a northern army
should march into the Confederate
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

south to New York. Because Of Its
strategic position the southern troops
had gathered here in some force. On
both days the gunboats reported that
they had silenced he batteries. but
did not attempt to land troops to hold
the position, fearing that they would
be attacked in turn by a superior force
from Richmond.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

THE UNION, WHO DIED JUNE 8, 1861.
after this he fell ill of in1ammatory
rheumatism, which was complicated
with other troubles, and on June 3
resulted in his death. While incapac-
itated from the disease he dictated a
letter to the chairman Of the Illinois
Democratic state committee which be
came a rallying cry to the Union Dem
Ocrats of the north.
At the time Of his death Senator
Douglas was only forty-eight years
old. At the age of twenty-five he was
elected attorney general Of Illinois and
had afterward been member of the
legislature, secretary Of state, justice
Of the state supreme court, twice mem
Der Of the national house of represent
atives, three times United States sen
ator and once nominee for president.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-06-16

cap1ta1. No one foresaw the rivers Of
blood that would be shed in the at
tempt to realize this dream.
Stephen A. Douglas Dies.
The week ended in a sad blow,
Since the firing on Fort Sumter Ste
phen A.. Douglas, Lincoln's lifetime
opponent, had been a lion IN his ad-
vocacy of the Union. Sinking all past
differences, he assured the president Of
his support and rallied the Democrats
of the north as no other man could
have done. On his way west Senator
Douglas had spoken at Bellair, O.,
and at other points and everywhere
had sounded the same note Of loyalty.
On April 25 he had addressed the ILL
nois legislature. advising his friends
to sink partisanism and go to the sup
port of the administration. Shortly
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
ALTON AND EUsTACE CARPENTER
DECLARES RECIPROCITY
Is A DASTARDLY PLOT
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
VANCOUVER, B. c., March 25.-
" Reciprocity is nothing less :han das-
tardly plot 10 put us In the power of
the United States,' declared Sir
Charles HILBERT Tupper, ex-member of
the Canadian cabinet, in an address TO
a political gathering here last night
He claimed the annexation of Canada
was the dearest hope of the United
States
''All the anncxationists are in the
Liberal party in Canada SAID Sir
Charles, who are working might and
main for reciprocity, while all i'm
perlalists, irrespective of party, op
pose it.
OF the lure of gold,'i he said
does its work. Canadians will prove
unworthy OF their history and of the
heritage they share as members of the
empire
lie added, however, that he had too
great faith in the goodness of heart
of his fellow countrymen TO think
that they would ever submit TO an
neXation, He was certain that, what
ever might be the idea. they would
sink or swim under the British flag,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
Frequent Visits Of the Stork Cause Dup..ication
in Nomenc aure Of Highways
in Salt Lake

Did you know that there are two
Roosevelt avenues in Salt Lake City?
Well. unofficially. there are. but the
majority of the city is in ignorance of
the reason for the existence of the IN
official Roosevelt avenue. The reason
IS the stGrk.
Several years ago the avenue run
ming south from Eighth South street TO
Herbert avenue and from Martin TO
Grove avenue between Ninth and
Tenth East streets was known to most
Of it's residents rs Lincoln avenue and
II still bears that name officially, but
in recent years the thoroughfare has
come to be known TO most of the pco
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
RECENT EXPERIMENTS IN
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 25.-No.
table achievements in wireless teleg
raphv are reported by a party that
conducted experiments in receiving
messages with the aid Of high flying
kites on a beach near the Golden gate
last night.
The eXperimeuters, who worked uu.
der the direction Of the manager of q
wireless equipment concern, claim to
have heard distinctly calls from San
Juan. Porto Rico. Washington. d. c.;
Key West, Brooklyn navy yard Colon
Guantanamo. Cuba, and The station at
Otichishi, Japan, which is 1900 miles
distant They also detected an ipdis
tinct Marconi spark, which they believe
was sent from Cornwall England, a
distance of $500 miles.
The aerals were strung between two
pairs of siXtecn.fOot kites, which rose
to height estimated at 1900 feet.
Today's reports Of the experiment
are being prepared for transmission TO
the war department. together with sug-
gestiops for the .uso Of such an appa.
rntus for the detection of distant ac
tivities OF enemies.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
CAT AND A COCK THE
san MARCOS HEROES
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. March 25-The he
roes of the San Marcos were cat and
a cock. Like those of the Merrimac,
they withstood hail of shot and shell.
Their conduct under fire will probably
give them chief place among navy mas
cots so long as they live to tread
the deck of n battleship.
With others of their kind, the cat,
yclept Henry " and the rooster,
dubbed Robinson Crusoe, were placed
upon the San Marcos TO demonstrate
for the naval experts when the trial
was held few days ago whether the
fire Of the battlesbip New Hampshire
would snuff out the lives of living crea-
lures while reducing the old battleship
TO Junk. When the shooting was ove-
Secretary of the Navy Meyer went
aboard the bulk Emerging from a
mass of wreckage and an experience
that must have made back fence ad-
ventures of the past with bootlacks
and beer bottles whizzing around him
seem tame indeed, Henry purred his
way along and rubbed against the Sec
retary 3 leg.
-'erched on the upper works was Rob-
inson. He and Henry were the sur
vivors. Discovery was made that a
she'll had taken off one of Robinson IS
legs, He was taken TO the flagship,
stretched out in the cockpit, treated to
proper amputation and fitted out with
wooden leg At last reports he was
in a fair way toward recovery.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-26
SPEECH BY BRYAN
IS QUOTED IN BRIEF
Answer of international Har-
yester Company in Missouri
Custer Suit.
By AssocIa ted Press.

BY Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, March %.
in its brief filed in the supreme court
today in the case brought by the gov
crnment to oust it from the state Of
Missouri, the international Harvester
company complained that while Special
Commissioner Braces reports showed
the company had done no injurious
acts in the state, he had nevertheless
held IL an illegal combination Theo-
iore Brace is special commissioner, ap-
pointed TO investigate the affairs of the
company, The brief stated that Brace
reported the company had not charged
unfair prices, nor restricted dealers,
set ne decided the eompany's form Of
organization is illegal.
In the brief the company presented
evidence from seveaty-three Missouri
retailers 10 prove that competition in
its line of business has not been re-
strained. The company further de-
manded credit for having invited the
fullest investigation,
William J, Bryan's speech as deliv,
cred TO a phoDograph for use in the
presidential campaign of 1908 was
made the basis of an argument "In
this speech, the brief said "Mr.
BRYAN stated that the irresistible ten
dency of trusts is to raise selling prices.
wer the prices of raw materials, re.
iucc the quality of manufactured prod
lcts and lessen wages. None of these
results. Mr. Brace finds. followed the
organization of the International Har.
vester company.