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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-19
COUNTY TREASURER ROBBED
Bandit Locks Deputy In Vault and
Steals Money.

Lawrence, Kan, June 19.-Authort-
ties are seeking clew that may lead
to the identity Of bandit who robbed
the county treasurer's Office In the
Douglas county courthouse after lock-
ing d. L. Eddy, deputy treasurer, In
the vault.
The bandit escaped with $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-19
Starts Much Trouble

II all people knew that neglect OF con-
stipation would result in severe indiges.
ton, yellow iaundice or virulent liver
trouble they would sood take DIR. Kings
New Life Pills and end it. 1t is the
only safe way. Best for biliousness,
headache, dyspepsia, chills and debility
25c at all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-19
TERMINATED WHEN PLANTED
Wheat Found In Tomb Of an Egyptian
Mummy.

Greeley. Colo, June 19.-After lying
in the tomb of an Egyptian mummy
for probably more than thousand
years, ten grains of wheat, sent to a
Greeley farmer and planted west OF
here, terminated From it eight stalks
OF wheat have grown and this prom
ises variety OF wheat superior to
any growing In this locality.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-19

Bemidji, Mimi, June 1.-two men
are wounded, one a prisoner, the 9TH
er trailed by blood from his injuries
into the forest and a warrant out for
the arrest of DR.. e. ID. Dumas, mayor
of Cass Lake, on charge of being
head of a clever crowd of safe rob-
bers, is the dramatic elimination of
clever piece of detective work staged
here by j. G.. Fielding, Minneapolis
Pinkerton man.
DIR. Dumas was taken into custody
later in the day. He declares the
charges are ridiculous. The Pinker-
tons say that arrests Of other promi-
nent men will follow on arson charges
and declare that a widespread con-
spiracy exists in which both Cass
Lake and Minneapolis men are in
volved.
The crisis of the episode came at
1880 in the morning. Two safe rob-
bers, Curley Davis and Billie Bean.
were trapped by the detectives while
in the act of cracking the safe at Pu-
posky, eighteen miles north of Be-
midi
When discovered the robbers drew
automatic revolvers, sending vol.
ley at close quarters into the detec-
tives and other officers, Of whom
there were seven, but without effect
Detective Fielding had his men
armed with shotguns, loaded with
buck shot, and at the first shot from
the robbers gave the command te
fire. The report from half dozer
shotguns was the reply, and one rob
ber. Bean, was wounded. His pal
Davis, sent twelve more bullets to
ward Fielding and his men, bu
missed.
Wounded, but Escapes.
A charge from one of the shotgun
then caught Davis in the side, tear
ing open a great wound Davis brok'
and ran, leaving trail of blood. III
dragged himself into the bushes II
the forest. Bean, whose legs wer'
shattered by the shot, was rushed t
Bemidji on a special train over tn
Minneapolis, Red Lake and Mantle
ba railway and was safely placed Il
jail here.
Evidence is at hand showing tha
both Bean and Davis are expert SAFE
crackers and they are charged wit
having been the men who blew tn
safe al Minnetonka several month
ago; also one at St. Cloud and one
Shevlin, twenty miles west of herr
six weeks ago.
The strangest part of the entir
story is that which relates to Mayo
Dumas of Cass Lake.
The mayor of Cass Lake, whose 4
ther lives in Minneapolis, has bee
highly respected. During the tin
that Pussyfoot Johnson was attemp
ing to close all the saloons in the i
dian country Mayor Dumas attaine
notoriety by warning the governmel
that the property Of the saloon kee
srs would be protected at the point
guns. A. . result hs was summons
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-19
tole'ys Kidney Remedy Acted Quickly

NJ. N. George, Irondat", Ala. was both
cred with kidney trouble for many years.
81 was persuaded to try Foley Kidney
Remedy and before taking it three days,
could feel its beneficial effects. The
pain left my back, my kidney action
cleared up and am so much better !
do not hesitate to recommend Foley g
Kidney Remeky. For sale by all Drug
gists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-19
IVY POISONS PENNEWILL
Governor of Delaware Suffers Severe
Pain at His Home.

Dover, Del, June l9.-Governor
Pennewill is a victim of poison ivy.
The executive is at his home, Green
wood, and has been there for week
1t is stated that he came In con
tact with the plant while inspecting
the state militia camping ground al
Rehoboth, Del.
Although no fear is felt regarding
his condition, he suffers severe pain
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-19
TWO YECCMEN
SHOT IN FIGHT
One Is Badly Wounded and
Taken Prisoner.
DETECTIVES CORNER men

Apprehend Them at Work Blowing
Safe in Minnesota Town and Battle
FolIoWs-Leader of Sleuths Alleges
Mayor of Cass Lake Is Head of Gang
and a Warrant Has Been Issued
for His Arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
The p.ychologx of rlshinu

There is an ndefinable proposition about fishing q know all mental ques- tions not of the ordinary class are called psychological, that I cannot ex- plain," said a devotee at the shrine of Nimrod
 "A real fisherman can cast even a cankering care from out his mind, with the throw of his line. and the bobbing of the cork, with real live minnow on it. It is not always a matter of big luck as to the refreshing part of the sport. but good catch stirs the blood with enthusiasm which will last for hours, and is as exhilirating as glass of Tokay, A man may not at first be able to shake unhappy thoughts from their perch at the very door of the mind, i'll omened sentinels shutting out the pleasanter callers He may strive 10 find relief in light fiction of some volume of forgotten lore all in vain the shuttle of the loom won't glide; but let the true lover of the rod and rec sit by the waters even for hours and watch his cork, cast the fly or troll | and he can defy all the winged minion. of unhappiness and live in realm fol l the while of unalloyed peace, that is | if he doesn't get his line hung up. T am glad that Poe was not fish
 erman. for just think what loss tt the world in literary productions hi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14

Andre Tridon, in Harper's Weekly.
 It is the poor, generally the aged work ing man and woman, whose savings are easily snatched away. The old who can no longer add to the little hoard accumu- lated in years of thrift, and see the bal ance brought forward" on their savings bank books decrease week after week, are apt to become reckless plungers. The terror of outllving their little reesrve and then falling back upon what they dread more than death, public charity, causes them to entrust the few dollars that stand between them and hunger to a glib phi lanthropist bent on making their old years a golden age of comfort.
 And very often their faith in the phi lanthropist survives the final exposure After the arrest of a well-l1nown swim dler poor old woman wrote to the inves. tigators: q don't wish for the bad news 10 get out Please don't let it go to the newspapers. It will hurt us all. don't think he is guilty. l deeply sympa' thize with him. =. he has been a nice business friend and partner so long,
 And thereupon followed page-lone quotation from the Bible.
 Women, especially old maids and wid ows, yield easily to the lure of quick re turns" Some firms deal almost exclu svely with women Their office furni ture and personnel, their stationery, thei 1 representatives are selected according tc the principles which obtain in high-gradt department or jewelry stores.
 While the majority of suckers 'ars drawn from the iliterate working class no other class of men furnishes a larger percentage of victims than ministers and priests They are not infrequently ap preached by reached through other ministers. They do not bother much about examining the proposition itself; they wish to know about the promoter as g man; they assume that a good man could not be associated with a wicked enter prise.
 Therefore circulars destined to impress ministers and priests into parting witt their savings dilate upon the fact that the president of the company is a regu- lar churchgoer. has been active in prohi- bition campaigns, does not smoke, or has donated memorial church. window.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
No Airships At the Coronation

The King and Queen of Great Britian are to be crowned on Thurs day, June 22, in Westminster Abbey and on the two preceding days coronation processings are to take place and on three additional days events are scheduled connected with the coronation.
 No aircraft are to sail over Wind sor or London on these days. The home secretary has said it and his word is law in this emergency. Any birdman who attempts to fly against the order of Winston Spencer Church. ill may be fined 5000 and impris- oned six months.
 The prime minister of France lies stricken by an eccentric airship and the British people want no eccentric ities of that nature, no duplication of the French incident, during the cor onation ceremonies. All have become aware that the new airships are full of dangerous tricks, and the British government is prudent and sensible when it debars them from the corona tion. They cannot take part in every public event until they are rendered far more tractable than they are al - fpEasent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
LOrimer Inquiry No. ?

Senator Johnston is a member ot 1he second investigation committee. He was a member of the first one. He now bAs an opportunity, says the Mobils,Register, 'to take the position of> a defender of the Senate. He will have also new evidence to consider showing how Lorimer's election was secured by the expenditure of a big sum of money by the interests that expected to profit by Lorimer's pres ence in the senate. He ought to be able to reach a conclusion that will satisfy the ends of justice as we'll as the popular mind with regard to Lori mer and his seat in the Senate"
 Alabamas reputation will suffer no harm through Senator Johnstons ac- tion in this case, and all should await in peace and calmness our junior sen- ator's conclusions after the new evi dence has been presented and sifted.
 Clarence s. Funk, general manager of the international Harvester con- pany and man of high character, testified that he accidentally met Ed ward Hines, big lumberman, and that Hines remarked that Lorimer Ny,,, ..l .f $l00,000; that it had been necessary to act quickly and to pay the price without bothering about subsequent apportionment; that "now" those who had. found the cash wished to be re- imbursed by some ten "big people, " including the Harvester company. and that Mr. Funk might send his check for $10,O00 to Edward Tilden, the packer.
 What the public wants above any q other feature of the case is a complete { history of the Hines Tilden fund. in. cluding the names of contributors and the amount of each one's contribu tion. No Judge Petit stands in tho way when Congress acts and Tilder and all other suspects can be mad, to testify. This is what the publi wants and it will not be satisfied witl less. Senator Johnston will doubtles do his best to bring out the lacking evidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
THE TOYS

. ,xs... .e r,.s...-.s. q .l ai.s,sf pa,rN My little son, whoa look'd from thought | ful eyes And moved and, spoke in quiet grownup L wise, Having my Jaw the seventh time dis t obey'd, aE I struck him, and dismissd 1 With hard words and unkissd; His mother, who pas patient, being dead. Then, fearing lest shis grief should hinder | ssleep, I I vfsited his bed, | But found him slumbering deep. With darken'd eyelids, and their lashes F yet From his late sobbing wet l And I, with moan,
 kissing away his tears, left others of my 1 own
 For, on a table drawn beside his head. | He had put within his reach, I A box. of counters and red-veind stone, 1 A piece of glass abraded by the beach | And six eor seven shells, | A bottle with bluebells l And two French copper coins, ranged
 there with careful art To comfort his sad heart So when that night I pray'd l To God I wept, and said: An, when at last we lie with tranced I breath, 1s.l,A Not vexing Thee in death, And Thou yefnemberest of what toys l We made our joys, v4 How weakly understood Thy great commanded good, | Then fatherly not less lThe' rom Thou hast nodded from the
 clay. : Thou. .s~sressrhy wrsahtaapd say,as.:s T will be sorry for thei3 ciaildiAhnesa."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
From the "city of shoesv

Lynn, Massachusetts, is widely known as one of the chief manufacturing towns in New England, and an example of the spirit which doubtless has made it so is offered in a publication of which The Age-Herald Is In receipt. It is an issue of the Classical High School Gazette. which is known as the Industrial Lynn Nralber'' It's object is to set forth the standing of Lynn in the world of busi- with the different phases of commercial activity serve the purpose admirably.
 The magazine contains 112 pages of live and interesting matter. including the usual features to be found in a college or high school publication. It is pro- fusely and handsomely illustrated with half-tones and is attractively bound, while in other respects it is wholly cred itable.
 The board of editors of the Gazette is composed of Joachim D. Rickard, editor in chief; assistants. Roy R. Byrne, Miss Caroline E. Church, Miss Pearl F. God dard, Frank J. Nuckley and Gilbert l.. Peakes; assistant business managers, J. Welch and E. Frye.
 The aim of this unique publication is aptly expressed in the prospectus: 'It is the purpose of this number to make known to the people of other cities the position that Lynn holds in the commer- cial world, and to impress upon the res idents of our own city the important part the graduates of the school have taken in her steady and remarkable growth We do not expect great re- suits"
 When high school boys and girls start are that the results will be greater than the modest editor of the Gazette seems to anticipate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
SEEING PARIS

Rowland Strong, in Harpers Weekly.
 Under the wing of the uniformed guide, attached to one of the tourist agencies, you may escape from the dreary round of the sham gay Paree' with it's meretri- cious amusements invented for the satis- faction of the foreigner, and bearing no relation wha tever to the native life of Paris, and visit with profit sights worth seeing, for at least George has a nodding acquaintance with the principal museums and their most notable treasures. He can explain the Obelisk and the Eiffel Tower and the Hotel des Invalides. His infor- nation is often inaccurate, but it has the
 merit of being brief. It is unnecessary
 that it should be more accurate or lengthier than it is, forfthough he speaks plainly with a German accenD and in a loud voice-the use of the mega phone is l happily forbidden-his listeners pay him as a rule, but scant attention. being, like | most English people in unusual sur.
 roundings, mainly preoccupied with the feeling that they are being stared at by strangers, to whose unealled- flor interest
 in them they must display resentment.
 "Voila les Cooksl" exclaims the Paris ian as he watches the procession passing
 rapidly along the boulevards He envies their well-ftting tweed clothes thinks the cloth caps which they mostly wear, which he sails 'ijockey" caps, little disrespect-
 ful to the "city of light" disapproves of their brier pipes, wonders why they look so solemn and so sad. Sometimes the 1 wild scheme enters his head to accom-
 pany them and then he is amazed at, and l expresses childish pleasure with, all he l hears and sees, and next day he writes a l witty letter to the Figaro to explain that | though Parlsian born and bred, he had
 never seen Paris, knew nothing of Paris | until he became a Cook"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
Establishing a Branch Here

"This Is my first visit to Birming ham in many years,'' said Guy S Crock cit, president of the Crockett Adver- Using agency, with central offices in New Orleans, "and I am astonished at What particularly impressed me is that on three commanding corners substan- tial structures are being torn down to make room for the permanent homes respectively of a bank, a department store and newspaper Thus it would appear that all lines of endeavor are prospering in Birmingham. I take il as happy augury, for my business is to cast my lot here as 1t were.
 T have established a branch of oui agency in Birmingham, making foui points in the south from which we are operating-New Orleans, Houston, Dal. las and Birmingham.
 We have long had our eye on Bir- mingham and the selection of loca representative has been given very careful consideration. We have ap- in the Birmingham and north Alabama field because we find upon investiga- ton that he has built up solid ad- vertising business of his own and stands well with the business men ant the community generally.
 MT. Sparrow will retain his loca clientele. but has made arrangement that will permit him to give prompt at tention to requests for information as to advertising campaigns in Alabama the south and the country at large. H' will be backed by our entire organiza tion of experts, and will be in position to offer prospective clients a service thai is not only up to the highest standard but is based on accurate knowledge oi conditions in the south. A well organ ized advertising agency is one of the indispensables of modern, progressive city and I really feel like congratulatins Birmingham on the fact that we have established one here. We are going tc do our part in the upbuilding of ths city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
Boys Corn Clubs in Hot Summer

Boys Corn Clubs in Hot Summer
 The 5000 Corn clubs of Alabama are up against summer that bids fair to be long, hot and dry. But the boys of Alabama know what cultiva- tion can do to make good any de- ficiency in moisture or any excess of the suns rays. They have the grit and the skill to conquer great crops to the acre even under discouraging circumstances.
 When 5000 Alabama boys are striv- ing to get the utmost of corn out of an equal number of acres, the wealth CT clerk cannot stop them. They will circumvent the weather clerk in some manner and the one who circumvents him the best will win handsome prizes.
 Let the 5000 boys of Alabama get right down to the task in sight. It is worth a great deal to learn how to conquer excessive heat and dryness, for these are the only things to be dreaded in this latitude in the corn fields.
 In October, next. not only will the c+a+a and col1Dtv nrizes be awarded but almost every state and county fair will offer handsome prizes for the best acre of corn. Every good acre should be represented in these fairs, and next year perhaps the lesson taught by the boys in the cultivation of corn will be followed by some of the old-time elders. One hundred bushels is certainly preferable to 15 bushels or less.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
CARRIE NATIONS LESSON

From the St. Louis Times.
 Poor Carrie Nation, dead at Leaven- worth, Kan, has given, in her eXtraor- dinary career a complete and striking proof of the futility of coercion. The per sonification of earnest uncompromisins bigotry, she could not see that hatred and violence are the most fatai lorces that can be employed in moving the world, or a part of it, from one frame of mind to another.
 The correspondent who refers to her as a Temperance advocate" could scarce ly have fallen into a cruder error. rem perance was the last quality in all her composition. She stood for all that was incorporate in the crusade she waged; and the inevitable result was. that she accomplished no good in the field she chose, but succeeded. on the other hand, in mpressing picture of unseemly wrath upon thousands of minds.
 Mrs Nation was the logical last word in prohibition Her hatehet was sthe, sem- blem of that violence which has been the mark of thousands who have believed they had the right to compel theirSneigh- bors to conform to their own rules of life.
 And there was something truly signifi- cant in her last public utterances in St. Louis, If l had my life to live over again. I would never use the hatchet Milder methods, I believe now, are bet ter.'
 If anyone who has espoused the cause of prohibition has ever been in a position to decide what merits lie in the practice of coercion-if anyone has been qualified to declare such methods useless, we should say that that person was Mrs Nation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
Interest fin Btrmingh am

David J. Weisiger of Atlanta, southern agent for the Old Dominion Steamship company, has been spending few days here.
 "T visit Birmingham frequently and am always glad to meet my friends here. This city is improving steadily, and I notice with especial interest that sev- eral very large buildings are now in the course of erection.
 "The Old Dominion companys month lv publication, styled The Pilot gives most of it's space this month to Birming- ham. The first page shows a group of skyscrapers, and the photographer made a fine hit in bringing out in clear re- | lief the Woodward, the Empire and the Brown-Marx. The second page contains a beautiful picture of the Terminal sta ton. The third shows the American Steel and Wire company's big plant, and on the fourth page is seen the Chamber of Commerce building. The sketch of Bir- mingham. with interesting statistical lists, reads like romance, although there is no exaggeration of facts. Brming- ham is a magic city indeed, and people living at distance never tlre or redu- ing about the Birmingham district. I make this statement because in my trav- els I find that all classes are eager to hear from me all I can tell them about this wonderful place.
 "The Old Dominion Steamship company distributes The Pilot by the tens of thou sands Copies are sent all through the aost and ac far west as Denver Tyerv- body I meet on this trip seems to ap- precate our efforts in exploiting Bir- mingham, for they make most compli- mentary remarks about the June num- ber of The Pilot"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Looking Forward to Busy Times

This is the first year in several that Alabama has not been stirred by politics, and I am glad to think that prosperity will be in evidence during the next six months without anything to interrut or disturb it." said prom inent member of the Chamber of Con- merce.
 "In 1906 we had an exciting cam- paign that resulted in the election of Governor Conner and legislature pledged to railroad rate reg uiation. In 1907 the anti-saloon league had the state, in turmoil over the question of wet or dry, That anti-sa- loon movement had a particularly bad effect on Birmingham from a business point of view. Had it merely put the saloons out of business I would not have cared much. but two flourishing hreweries and several wholesale liquor houses were closed and the effect of such large interests being outlawed was much more r-reaching than the average voter imagined.
 '1n 1908 congressman were elected, and the campaigns in various districts were comparatively quiet But in 1909 We had one of the most wrathful polit- icaf campaigns In the history of the state. That was the year of the pro- hibition amendment fight. In 1910 the question of. continuing statewide pro- hibition forced on us by the Conner ad- or returning the local op- ton brought on another exciting cam palgn The. local optionists won by electing Governor O'Neal and a legis- lature pledged to stand on the demo- cratic platform.
 This year we will have tranquility and as many signs now point to in- dustrial and mercantile activity the last half of 1911 should witness high records in the forward movements of the Birmingham district"