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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
OLD GUARD FARES
VERY POORLY
Minnesota Insurgents Head Sen.
ate Committees.

st. Paul, Jan. 6.-"Progressive" SEN
ators got all the better of it in the
committee assignments made by Lieu
tenant Governor Gordon. The chair
men of the important committees are
all of the 'insurgent" type.
Frank Clague of Lamherton ia given
the most important committee assign
ment, that of chairman of the finance
committee. Carl Wallace of Mime
apolis heads the committee on taxes.
o. G. Dale of Madison heads the edu-
cation committee ]. e. Haycraft of
Madelia heads the elections commit
tee. G. p. Wilson of Minneapolis is
chairman of insurance. F. e. Putnam
of Blue Earth is chairman OF the judic-
larry committee. The reapportionment
committee is headed by Senator Hack
ney of ST. Paul. Senator b. e. Sund
berg of Kennedy heads the railroad
committee.
" l.. Johnson of Chisago heads the
temperance committee and seven OF
the nine members are believed to be
county option men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
SCHOOL OF ANARCHY OPENED
Organized in New York by Emma
Goldman and Others.

New York, Jan. THE Francisco
Ferrer school, which aims to train
The young anarchists in the doctrines
of his belief, has been organized in
New York by Emma Goldman, Alex
ander Berkman and others. Bayard
Boyesen, an instructor at Columbia
university, will be in charge of the
work of instruction. The school pro
poses to have day, night and Sunday
classes and to spread the educational
ideas of Ferrer
Mr. Boyesen will have course of
contemporary literature. Gilbert e.
Roe, a former law partner of Senator
La Toilette at Madison, Wis, will
teach the principles of government. A
course in contemporary history will
also be given.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
MANY Destructive
FIRES DURING 1910
Losses Very Heavy In United
States and Canada.

Chicago, Jan. statistics made
public here show that losses by fire
In the United States and Canada in
1910 amounted to 1924, ,47O,650, or over
$30,O0O,000 more than the losses in
1909. December losses were excep-
tionally heavy. aggregating $21,52s.-
900.
There were thirty-six fires during
the year, which caused a damage of
100000 or more, and In ten the loss
exceeded 81 100000 each.
Federal and state officials agree
that the majority of these losses are
preventable, most of them being due
to carelessness of one form or an
other, and are urging that reduction
of this fire waste be made part Of
the campaign for conservation of nat
ural resources. In spite of the In
creasing losses 1t is said that the aver
age rate of fire insurance shows a re-
duction in 1910
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
TOBACCO CASE TAKEN UP
Attorneys for So Called Trust Again
Before HIGHEST Court.

Washington, Jan. 6.-The second
fight of the American Tobacco cor.
poration against dissolution by decree
of the supreme court of the United
States under the Sherman ant! trust
law was begun when their attorneys
advanced arguments in behalf of their
cause.
One brief was filed by John G. John
son of Philadelphia, Judge William j.
Wallace, w. w. Fuller, Delaney Me
oil and Junius Parker. all of New
York. They carried the brunt of the
battle for these corporations in the
first argument of the dissolution suit
year ago.
Another brief was filed by William
NJ. WINS of New York.
The brief by Mr. Johnson and asso-
ciate counsel supplements the brief
presented to the court year ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
TAFT LABORINC
FOR SHIP SUBSIDY
COnferS With Northwestern
Opponents Of Bill.
RIGHT OF WAY IN SENATE

Measure Is unfinished Business and
as Such Can Be Taken Up at Any
Time-La Toilette and Other Pro
gressives VIII Oppose Passage, Even
Going to the Extent of Conducting
Filibuster.
Washington, Jan. 6.-President Taft
is laboring with Northwestern repre-.
sentatives in an effort to induce them
to support the pending subsidy bill,
which is designed to encourage ocean
mail carriage between the United
States and ports of South America.
This measure in the past has been
quite generally opposed by Northwest.
ern members. Practically all the Min
nesota representatives. a half dozen
or so from Iowa and Representatives
Gronna of North Dakota and Martin
of South Dakota voted against the bill
when ii was last considered i'm the
house. Representative Stevens of
Minnesota and Representative Martin
were among those who discussed the
subject with the president, MIR. Taft
expressed the hope that his visitors
could see their way clear to support
the pending bill. Whether Messrs.
Stevens and Martin gave such assnr.
ances cannot be ascertained.
The subsidy bill has been made the
unfinished business" In the senate
and therefore has the right OF way In
that body, The progressive senators,
or at least some of them, have agreed
to fight the bill and will even go to
the extent of conducting a filibuster to
prevent its passage. Senator La Fol.
lette is said to be prepared to deliver
a talk of several days duration I'm op-
position to the measure.
The ocean mail bill always has had
comparatively clear sailing In the sen.
ate and its defeat invariably has been
effected in the house. Mr.. La Fol
lette proposes to prevent the passage
of the bill in the senate this year If
possible
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
M'CONvILLE DEFICIT GROWS
Shortage in County Funds May Reach
$4,000.

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 6.--lt is said here
that Treasurer Fl. A. MeConville's al
legged shortage in his accounts with
Cass county may reach 100000 when
the books are looked over and
checked
The accounts are now In charge OF
State Bank Examiner Knudson.
Mr.. McConville's brother arrived
from Minneapolis and will do what he
can toward fixing the matter up. No
formal steps have as yet been taken
with regard to trial, as the amount
of the shortage must first be ascer-
tanned.
Mr. McConville is alleged to have
confessed to a shortage OF $1,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
Farmer cremated In Cabin.

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. THE dead
body of Edward c. Bushnell, sixty
years old. bachelor farmer living
near Saginaw, on the Missabe road,
was found in his cabin. His face was
terribly burned and every indication
points to his having fallen on the
stove when 1t was very hot and be-
Ing burned SO severely that he died.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
Girl Striker Dies From Cold.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Another name was
added to the death roll of the garment
workers strike when Sarah Gibbs, a
nineteen-year-old striker, died at a
hospital as result OF cold and ex-
posure during her service as a strike
picket and as news girl for the bene-
fit of the strikers. Miss Gibbs was one
of the first garment workers to walk
out
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
GERMANY ExPELS RICH MEN
Heads of Iron Works 1anished From
Alsace-lorraine.

Berlin, Jan. IA news dispatch
from Strassburg says that three
brothers composing the firm of De
Wendell & Co.. proprietors of one of
the largest iron works In Germany
and employing 10000 men, have been
expelled from Alsace-Lorraine.
The reasons for the expulsion are
not revealed, but presumably they
were due to the alleged anti i-German
agitation of the De Wendells, who are
an old and prominent French family.
A fourth brother is member of
the reichstag and OF the council of
state of Alsace-Lorraine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
CHICAGO SALOON WRECKED
Passing officer is Stunned by Bomb
Explosion.

Chicago, Jan. THE fourth bomb
in the neighborhood about Princeton
and Archer avenue and Twenty-second
street wrecked the saloon of j. Mar
chese. Patrolman Helmer was pass
ing the place and was knocked down
and stunned. Twenty-Five tenants In
lodging house above the saloon were
routed out, but none was injured
Whether the explosion may be iden-
tilted as of gambling, personal spite
or labor origin the police are unable
to say.
Marchese declared that he had re
ceived no threatening letters and had
no personal enemies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
IDEA NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
Reported Plan to Gust Senator Ste
phenson Of Wisconsin.

Washington, Jan. 6-While Senator
La Toilette will not discuss the report
from Madison that a movement IL
under way to have the Wisconsin leg
islature take action calling on the
United States senate to declare Sen
ator Stephensons election void be
cause of the large amount OF money
expended and alleged improper influ
ences used 1t is known that the move
ment did not originate in La Toilette
sources.
Moreover, those close to La Toilette
here scout the suggestion that there
Is any serious movement to onst OF
trouble Stephenson and say that any
attempt to do anything of that sort
would be mistake.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
BANDIT HELD FOR MURDER
Slayer Of st. Paul Motorman May Be
Under Arrest.

st. Paul, Jan. identified, accord
ing to the police, as the man who
killed Motorman James Alexander at
the end of the Grand avenue car line
on the night of Oct. %, William Kohn,
known as Shaggy Eyebrows" who,
the police say, is self-confessed
bandit and robber of seven stores in
various parts of the city, has been
charged with murder. Walter Gross.
conductor of the street car in the de-
fense of which Alexander met his
death, identified Kohn at Central po.
lice station.
The Identification cannot be taken
as absolutely positive, but it Is regard
ed as practically so by the police.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
Four Firemen Fatally Hurt.

New York, Jan. Caught in a back
draft during fire which swept five-
story building here, causing an esti-
mated damage of 100000, four fire.
men were seriously and probably IA
tally burned. The blaze threatened
st. Vincents hospital. but was con-
fined to the one buildiAg. . storage
Wnrehouse,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
Auto Muffler Kills Doctor.

Chicago, Jan. IA muffler on the
gasoline engine of an automobile
caused the death of DIR. John A. Hem
steger, prominent physician. He in.
h:icd carbon aics.ac while cleaning
the apparatus on his machine. The
death is said to lie the first of its kind
on record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
EASTERN DRouTH BROKEN
New England States Visited by Much
Needed Rain.

Boston, Jan. 6.-An inch and half
OF rain is believed to have effectually
ended the drouth which has menaced
the water supply of half dozen cities
in New England.
People who have been denied tub
baths by watchful water officials,
farmers who have been hauling water
In barrels long distances for their cat.
tie and manufacturers who have seen
their plants put on short time or
forced out of commission entirely from
lack Of water hailed the rain with Joy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
Think LORIMER
SHOULD RESIGN
Feeling Grows Among Men,
bers of the Senate.
WOULD BE GREAT RELIEF

to Be So Strong as to Make His
Position UntenabIe as a Member of
the Upper House.
Washington, Jan. 7.-Senators close
ly associated with Senator William
Lorimer of Illinois and likely to vote
to uphold the majority report of the
senate committee on privileges and
elections, declaring his election by the
Illinois legislature regular and legal
despite charges of corrupt practices,
are authority for a recurrence of a
demand that Senator Lorimer resign
his seat in the senate.
Senator Lorimer ought to resign
remarked one of his closest friends in
the senate in private conversation
with a personal friend.
The sentiment found an echo among
other members of the upper house and
was not confined to the enemies OF
the Illinois legislator.
The reasons for the growth in this
sentiment are:
Members of the inner ring in the
senate, who are expected to support
Senator Lorimer if a vote is taken
believe the senate is confronted by
the most severe trial in public opinion
it has ever been called upon to face
Even though a majority of the sen
ate should vindieate Senator Lorimel
they realize that the opposition is oi
such a character and so strong nu
merically as to make his position un
tenable and seriously embarrass those
who stand with him.
No Good in Postponement.
They can see no go:d in a post
ponement of the issue by ordering 8
rehearing of the evidence for the rea
son that the next senate will contain
nine more Democrats than now, which
combined with the known Republican
opposition to Senator Lorimer, would
remove all element of doubt as to the
outcome.
Furthermore the senate leaders
want the whole scandal settled onct
for all If possible, in order to relievt
the senate itself of the odium undel
which it now rests. Among those sena
tors who believe Senator Lorimer'!
election was tainted with bribery ant
corruption there is unanimity that h,
should resign at once. Several mem
bers of the senate investigating com
mittee, while keeping a stiff front pub
licly, would be glad to be relieved O.
the serious embarrassment under
which they now rest as a result o.
their report.
At least two members of the com
mittee are known to be in serious po
litical straits as a result of signins
the majority report. In answer to this
manifest sentiment in the senate Sen
ator Lorimer says nothing.
He is conspicuous in Washington BY
his loneliness. Few of his colleagues
in the senate are exceeding the bonds
of politeness in their dealings with
him
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
Fire Fighter Gets Legacy.

Green Bay, Wis.,, Jan. 6.-Tom
Heney, assistant fire chief, has re.
signed after having been connected
with the department sixteen years. He
is an heir under the will Of his broth
or. who died In the West leaving Z
million dollar estate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
AGED COUPLE DIE IN FRI
Coal Stove Blamed for Tragedy q
Yanktcn, s. D.

ysnkten, D., IIsn s.-M-- .nA
Mrs. Chris Nelson, an aged couple,
were burned to death In their home.
Nelson was found dead! seated on his
bed and fearfully burned. His wife
was pulled from heap OF live Goals
after the house had burned down. A
coal stove Is the supposed cause OF
the tragedy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03
Knew the Risks.

Chloe. huge black cook Of middle
age. came to her mistress one day with
the announcement that she was about
to be married. Regretdng the loss of
an excellent cook and having real in
terest In Chloe's welfare, her mistress
said:
81 hope. Chloe, you appreciate the
fact that marriage is serious thing
and you have considered carefully In
regard to the step you are about to
take. Marriage brings great RESPONSE
bility."
"'Deed 1t does. ma'amp' said Chloe.
with emphasis. 81 reckon | knows. TO
rs been mahied TO times. | knows
just what reesks yo' takes when yo'
done git mah'ied. My last divo'ce cost
me twenty-five dollahs. but made him
pay half of it. Yo' nevah know what
yo' Is gittin' into when go gifts NAH
ied."-Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03
Valentine. Theatre

Wilton Lackaye viii be seen at the
Valentine Theater on Monday and
Tuesday evenings, March eth, In a
new play by Charles Dazey entitled
"The Stranger. Mr.. Lackaye has one
of the best opportunities of his career
in the character of John Marchal, a
Virginian lad over whose parentage
there had been such cloud that he
left the Virginia town of Danville un-
der the taunts of neighbors to seek his
fortune in New York. Having made
it and become "bull of stocks and
bonds" he returns to Danville with
his ability aud wealth to seek a street
railway franchise III d inject ginger in
to the life of the place. The underly-
ing thought behind the story is the con-
test now in progress almosteverywhere
below Mason and Dixon's line between
the chivalrous aristocracy of the old
South and the commercial energy and
growing aristocracy of the new South
Mr.. Lackay is very ably assisted by
Miss Muriel Starr, Frank Burbeck,
, Osborne Searle, Charles Rlegl. and
Edna Conroy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03

On Friday and Saturday, includir 6
Saturday Matinee, March 10-11th,
Frederic Thompson will present 1.-The
Spendthrift" by Porter Emerson
Browne, at the Valentine Theatre.
The "Spendthrift" is pulsating, vi
tai drama of American life of to-day
Its theme is extravaganza. A young
wife has been spending too much
money, but her husband doesn't say
anything because he loves her. Iu
spite of his love she refuses to be-
come mother, and upon this depends
the development of the story. Finally
her husband becomes a bankrupt, the
wife sees her mistake and they bott
become reconciled. Written by ar
observing, skillful playwr ght who has
just arrived at the height of his pow
er, it emphasizes the almost crimina
wastefulness which is characteristic
of the daily lives of many perso MS
men as we'll as women-a certain stra
tum of contemporary society. 1t teach
es its lesson in an attractive fashion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03
TORTURE BY WATER.
The Third Degree In sorcery Cases In
Louis xIv's Time.

The Third Degree In sorcery Cases In
Louis xlv!s Time.
One Of the methods adopted by
Louis XIV. to purge his kingdom of
sorcery was the question ordinary"
This. according to G. Duval in "Shad-
ows Of Old Paris" consisted in having
ten pints of water poured into the
body.
1.-THE executioner placed the prisoner
In a recumbent position, firmly tied
upon table. A block was slipped up.
der the loins. so that the chest and
stomach were thrown outward and
upward, while the contents of meas
ure of two pints were forced by means
of q hose down the victims mouth.
If he resisted his nose was held until
he opened his teeth to breathe. After
every two pint measure he was given
a few seconds rest and the opportuni-
ty to confess. If he continued his de-
nial the question was reapplied until
the whole ten pints had been con-
sumed
"ln the question extraordinary the
quantity administered was augmented
to twenty pints. The swelling caused
by this unnatural amount of liquid in
the body produced the most acute ago.
nyD
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03

The chief signal officer of the
army, General Allen, is disposed to
make prompt use of the twenty-five
thousand dollars appropriated in the
army bill for the purchase of flying
machines. This country has been be-
hind European countries in the adop-
ton of aeroplanes for military pur-
poses. France is the leader of the
art, and now has fleet of more than
thirty fiers manned by thoroughly
trained aviators. 1t has appropriated
one hundred million francs for inn
provements in military aviation. AS
many as seven types of aeroplanes
are used in the French equipment.
Besides there are hundreds of aero
planes owned by private individuals
and should the time come for mill
tary operations, the French army
would be strengthened by the skilled
owners of these private flying ma
is-- -~~rs~ ~
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03

Less than a week of the session
remains and Congress will doubt
less crowd as much legislation as
possible in the final Saturday, and
probably move the hands of the clock
backward in order to secure few
minutes more time. The President
will be busy on March 4th, affixing
his signature. to the delayed bills.
Congress is working frantically in
order to finish things before twelve
o'clock, March 4th. Men, legisla-
tors, statesmen, making laws for the
greatest nation of the world, fritter
the early days of the session most
frivolously and then do hurry-scurry
work in final heeting minutes. So it
has been, so it is, so it will be.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03
Turned the Tables.

Two hunters. returning from the
Catskills. decided to try some New
York city humor upon the agent OF a
little railroad station in the foothills.
"When does the 3:49 train get inY'
asked one.
The old man regarded him seriously
and at length. "Waal," said he. ''she
generally gets in just a leetle behind
the engine"
Later they approached him respect
fully. about time that train Is due
isn't 1t, uncleT
"Yes." said the agent, she's about
due. There comes the conductors
dog."-Everybody's.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03

Despite the contention of many
that there is great revisal of senti-
ment in districts where the Rose law
has been in effect and that, if it came
to vote the order of things would
be reversed, it does not seem to be
substantiated. Over in Providence
township, Lucas county, where the
people have been dwelling under the
restrictions of the Rose law, they
were given an opportunity last
Thursday, to discard its "shackles'
through the medium of the ballot
box and the result was that they
voted in favor of maintaining the
dry conditions by vote of 222 tc
Al, or a percentage of over S to
one, while it carried the first time
by about 3 to /.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03

The Putnam county Sentinel, print
ed at Ottawa, thus gives a sample of
two appraisements of real estate in
that town and county, as follows: In
Putnam county are two pieces OF
property-one is in town and the
other in the country. The town
property was appraised at $500. The
farm property was appraised at the
same price. Since the land appraisers
fixed the values, both properties have
been sold. That in town. for $500
while the farm sold for $4,000
which would indicate that the lant
appraisers in town fixed values very
close to market price, while that ir
the country was way below.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-03
LoNDoN's DIALECT.
A Perfectly Recognizable Child OF the
Old kentish Tongue.

~ FeT1ectty necognizapie Onuu OF tuo
Old kentish Tongue.
In little book entitled "London's
Dialect" Mr.. Mackenzie Macbride chal-
lenges the view expressed by the edu-
cation department of the London
county council that there is no Lon
don dialect of reputable antecedents
and origin" and that "the cockney
mode of speech is modern corrup-
ton."
He points out that the London dia-
lect, especially on the south side Of
the Thames. Is perfectly recognizable
child of the old Kentish tongue, to
which we owe our earliest written lit
erature. 'Thet" for that" "benk" for
'bank." ''keb" for "cab," are remnants
Of the old Kentish mode of pronuncia-
ton.
In the Kcntish dialect 'that" was
spelt ''thet" as early as A. D. S25. The
use of "f' for "a" as in "lidy." was
common from the Trent to the Thames
In Elizabeth's time. and John Stow.
writing in 1880. gives us "bylyffe" for
"bailiff." The use of "au" for IA in
such cockneyisms as telegraph" is
Of very old origin. and "abaht" and
"ahtside" are both warranted by an
cient use. AS for KEEP" and "slep"
without the final 1T" they are really
uncorrupted words. the IT" being an
intruder of late date.