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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-16
M'COMBS WILL
LEAD CAMP AIGN
Chosen Chairman of Demo.
cratic Committee.


Politicians Gather at Chicago to Form.
uIate Plans for the Presidential Cam.
paign Of Governor Woodrow Wilson.
Indications Are Wishes of Candidate
viii All Be Carried Out.
Chicago, July 16.-The Democratic
national committee convened in the
Congress hotel to formulate plans for
the presidential campaign of Governor
Woodrow Wilson.
Robert s Hudspeth was scheduled
to transmit a message from Mr.. Will
son which it was believed would indi.
cate the course of the committee.
w. F. McCombs was unanimously
elected chairman of the Democratic
national committee.
That William f. McCombs, New
York lawyer and Princeton graduate
was Governor Wilson's choice for the
national craftsmanship was generally
conceded. The secretaryship was said
to be between Urey Woodson, present
incumbent, and Joseph K. Davies, ma.
tional committeeman of Wisconsin.
Previous to the time of convening
nearly every member predicted har-
mony and it was said that anything
out of this course in the meeting would
be a great surprise
1t was generally believed that the
wishes of Governor Wilson would be
carried out at every turn.
On his arrival Robert S. Hudspeth
of New Jersey said his message from
Governor Wilson, presidential nomi.
nee of the Democratic party, was ver-
bal and that he had no formal letter
from his chief.
Il have a verbal message from Gov.
srnor Wilson," he said, which ex
presses his position and plans for the
campaign / shall deliver the message
to the committeeman and probably
will give out it's substance later.
Whether the whole committee or a
part of IL would actively manage the
campaign Mr.. Hudspeth said would
be a detail which would be settled
after careful consideration.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-16

putting locomotive fires out, maroon
ing several hundred passengers and
closing the city to incoming or out
going traffic.
In half an hour miles of tramway
lines were put out Of commission,
while a sewer undermined, broke and
flooded Capitol hill. the aristocrat sec
ton of the city
A general call to physicians was IS
sued and many responded They were
dispatched to the edge of the food
in police automobiles. The cellars of
downtown stores and hotels were
flooded
Not until the telephone and tele.
graph wire lines are restored will the
full extent of the damage be known
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-16
TERRIFIC STORM AT ALTON
Cloudburst in Illinois Town Results
in Four Deaths

ST. Louis, July 16.-Four persons
were drowned at Alton. ILL.,. by cloud
burst which destroyed two miles OF
streets, wrecked six buildings and the
gas plant Of the Alton Gas and Elec-
trio company, with a total property
loss OF s250,0O0.
The cioudburst followed a spectacu-
lar stovva. A heavy cloud passed over
the city three times, flooding streets
and cellars each time. As it hovered
over the city the third time terrific
fash of lightning seemed to split the
heavens and without further warning
the rain fell in torrents. sending a
wall of water nine feet deep through
the principal business and residence
streets.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-16
JUDGE DILLON DARK HORSE
Republican Nominee for the Governor.
ship of Ohio.

Columbus, o., July 16.--Judge Ed
mund b. Dillon of the Franklin coun.
ty common pleas court is the Repub-
lican nominee for governor of Ohio.
He was named on the fifth ballot by
the state convention held here. He
was a dark horse. The Taft men fa-
vored Lawrence K. Langdon of War
ren county, but shifted to Dillon when
Il was evident that Langdon could not
be nominated. Judge Dillon was an
active candidate for supreme court
Judge and as such had opened head
quarters and solicited support.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-16
SERIES OF FATAL ACCIDENTS
Five Men Meet Death at Detroit and
Vicinity.

Detroit, Mich, July 16.-Seeking re-
lief from the heat three men lost
their lives in the Detroit river.
John Bailey and Michael Schigau,
neither of whom could swim, waded
beyond their depth and were drowned
hefore help could reach them. On
the Canadian side Sidney Arthur
Man was seized with cramps while
bathing and went to the bottom
William Yak walked off dock at
Marine City and was drowned and
Edward O'Leary. while attempting to
make a landing with his motor boat
near the same place, fell into the river
and was drowned,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-16
COTTON OPERATIVES STRIKE
Want Abolition of the Grading Fines
System.

New Bedford. Mass, July 16.-The
operatives In eleven cotton cloth mills
In this city struck to enforce the de
mand OF the weavers for the abolish.
ment of the grading fines system of
wages.
The strikers gathered about the
gates of the mills and made a noisy
demonstration, but no violence OF any
kind was reported.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-16
Blouses Tell Dual Tragedy.

Buffalo, ~ Y, July 16.-The finding
Of two little blouses and two pairs of
knickerbockers in a fiat bottom boat
tied to a stake at favorite swimming
hole in the Niagara. off Square island,
led to the police announcement that
Frederick Schultz and Edmund Christ,
aged seven and nine, had been
drowned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-16
KILLED AT SHARP CURVE
Freight Train Strikes Section Fore
man and Wife.

Red Wing, MINI, July 16.-William
Goyer, aged sixty, and his wife, Anna
Goyer, the same age, were struck and
instantly killed by an extra freight
train on the Chicago Great Western
railroad at sharp curve seven miles
from Red Wing.
Goyer was a section foreman and
his wife accompanied him on a tour
of inspection of the track. They were
using gasoline motor when the
freight crashed into them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-16
Killed During Storm.

Oswego, n. Y, July 16.-F. Burton
Lewis, an official of the city water de-
partment. was instantly killed when
he picked up telephone receiver dur.
tnx an electrical storm here.
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Number of Deaths Reported
and Many Homeless.
PROPERTY LOSS is HEAVY
Damage From CIoudburst Which
SweIIs Cherry Creek Is Estimated al
About One Million and a Half.
Flood Is Without Parallel In the His.
tory of the City.

Denver, July 16.-Several hundred
men, women and children are home
less, a number of deaths are rumored
and s1.500,000 worth of property is in
ruins here as the result of a cloud
burst which resulted in the overflow
of the shallow bed of Cherry creek,
through this city.
The auditorium is a refugee camp.
At dawn 500 of the homeless were
gathered there and are being fed by
the city. twenty-five children from
six months to six years old, whose
parents may have been lost. are in
the care of a police matron.
After directing relief and rescue
work all night Mayor Arnold organ
ICED relief parties at dawn to begin
the search of the course OF the flood,
which is trail of wrecked dwellings
and other debris heaped Ia the cur.
rent of the South Platte river. The
chamber of commerce opened relief
subscription.
The food is without parallel in the
history OF the city.
Reports along the course of Cherry
creek indicate an augmentation of the
loss of property in the outlying dis
tricts.
Had IL not been for a note of warn
ing sounded over the telephone from
al unknown source to the city hall
dtxSt hnFA h. \
reached the city many could not have
escaped death. Scores fled in their
night clothes and that many were
caught in the flood while sleeping lis
the general belief.
Wind Velocity Forty-eieht Miles.
The crest of the cloudburst was pre-
ceded by a storm with a wind velocity
of forty-eight miles an hour. In two
hours hard rain the streets and sew
ers were flooded, the tramway lines
were out of commission, hundreds
were marooned in the parks around
the city and fifty miles of city road
way was destroyed.
Then came a lull OF four hours. dur.
IDS NhitH INC tdi lAtS were TeiuTHlHS
TO schedule.
A wall of water many feet high de
scended upon the city from Cherry
creek, which flows through the Coun
try club grounds, passing within five
blocks of the city hall, the county hos
pital, the West Side court. out to the
South Platte, five miles distant.
1t ripped out concrete walls that
confined 1t for two miles, DESTROYED
bridges and hundreds of small dwell
ings, driving the occupants from their
homes or to their roofs, from where
they were rescued by members of tbs
police and fire departments Reach
ing Union station the torrent spread
three feet In depth through the yard
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sideration upon the part OF your uncle.
and ought to keep as far away from
him In the future as you reasonably
can. 1t seems to me as II there is
but one thing for you to do. and l
want you to do 1t. Go away and make
a new start somewhere else where
everything you see will not be a re-
minder of this period in your life. You
Will be able to do better work. and
more hopeful work, among other sur
roundings. Your secret will be safe
with me. l will tell your uncle that
have been unable to recover the
money and will throw up the case.
Will you agree to do as l have sug-
gested If release you?"
1t was my only way of escape. and
the wisdom of the advice seemed to
beyond doubling. With my bosom al
most bursting. and staring straight
ahead through dimmed eyes, assent
ed. 81 will go almost Immediately.
But there is one thing which l must
do before leaving. I must first see
Matie-Mrs. Dace. / mean, and have
long talk with her-perhaps several
of them-and that may delay me for a
few days. l love her better than
all else in the world, and If she really
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union when my disaster came. Ntith-
er have I any doubt but that Mackay
was infatuated with the woman, saw
that l was winning her and started
out to get rid of me. He probably
learned OF my speculations. and
knowing that II he could wreck them
1t would effectively dispose of me 80
far as she was concerned. ruthlessly
tore down the fortunes OF many that
might be crushed in the crash. And
he succeeded perfectly. Mrs. Dace.
being convinced by him that l was
ruined, and probably having been
waverlng somewhat between us: pre-
ferring me. but being tempted by his
wealth, hesItated no longer when she
became satisfied that I could not give
her what she had made up her mind
to have Realizing as l did all along
that we never could have been happy
without considerable money. I would
not have blamed her particularly for
making the choice that she did had
not Mackay been married man.
Even as 1t is. bear her no Ill will
and do not believe that she was an
immoral woman. There was great
deal of good in her. but she was
selfish and cared little for the suffer
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-26
y HARRY RVING GREENE

perate plight at the exact time when
you became possessed of the knowl-
edge that your uncle had this large
amount Of money in an old. weak safe
the combination of dire extremity
and sudden opportunity. 1t was your
last hope and you went after 1t as
drowning man goes after floating
oar. You got it. and for time 1t
buoyed you" l writhed in my help
lessness.
And you supposed conjured burg
lar tools out of the air by wave of
my hand, together with the skill to
use them" He smiled restrospec
lively.
mo. l still had that difficulty to
overcome. For little while it had
me stumped. and then CHANGED to
recall that you went for year or
SO to technical school and learned a
good deal about the use of tools Now
knew that many young men keep
their kit after leaving such places.
and wondered II you had. / also re-
membered having noticed a sort of a
tool chest In the basement on the
day I examined the premises. and 1
now concluding that it was time for
me to know what was in 1t. There
fore ! burglarized your basement by
forcing the back door. picked the
lock of the chest and examined its
contents. Among the tools L found
one of exactly the size of the one that
had bored the safe. and upon closer
inspection found that bit of it had
been broken OF In the operation. and
that bit of steel you now see on the
table before you. I found 1t on the
morning l went over the room. You
will remember what painfully MI
mute scrutiny / made of everything
even using my magnifying glass" He
gathered up the card case, the ticket
and the bit of steel and placed them
carefully in an envelope which he
deposited in his pocket. He then
turned to the piece of soiled paper
and the lump of grayish matter.
II had now the chain OF proof con-
Meeting you with the crime forged
with the exception of one link. which
could l supply would make 1t prac-
tically unbreakable. On one of the
mortgages which had been olackened
by burnt powder was a fairly good
imprint of right thumb. / tore off
the fragment of paper containing it.
and by placing 1t under the micro
scope could distinctly trace the lines.
or course such lines are not the same
on any two persons in the world: and
could get an imprint of your thumb
and by comparison find that they cor
responded. there could then be no fur
ther doubt as to your hand being the
one that had rummaged the safe. But
this was difficult thing to do with
out arousing your suspicious. finally
got around it. however. by organizing
our burglary for the double purpose
of getting the print and calling to
your attentions the probability Of
your having lost your card case in
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"unde the Horror of That Moment All Strength Lef. Me-

cares for me. maybe she will give
me another chance to recover my
self financially. OF course, she will
never know that did this and per
haps-perhaps-"M My voice broke and
choked as I vainly attempted to
finish my sentence. l heard the click
of lock and felt the handcuff fall
from my wrist.
You have something more to learn
which 1t hurts me to tell you, but
which you must know. | have taken
1t into consideration in deciding to let
you go. 1t Is part of your punish
ment, and while 1t will be bitter you
must bear 1t like a man. You will
hardly see Mrs. Dace again. Richard
Mackay has left the city for parts
unknown, deserting his family and
taking Mrs. Dace with him. The yell
low evening papers are full Of It,"
With the floor beneath me heaying
like the deck of reeling ship, stag
gered and fell upon my knees before
the bed, burying my face in 1t. Un.
der the horror of that moment all
strength left me and l sobbed
brokenly.
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-26
Useful AGENT for Show.

AL G. Field. the minstrel man, has
another story which he is telling.
He says that not long ago an attache
of his show was sent out in an Iowa
town to give some handbills, or her
aids, to boys for distribution. The
man found only one boy willing to
work. He didn't deem it necessary
to explain to the boy that the bills
were to be distributed about town.
He took 1t for granted that the boy
knew. The youngster took the print
ed slips of paper and the man gave
him quarter and left. Half an hour
later the Snowman chanced to pass
along the street and saw the boy
standing on the sidewalk.
Whats the matter?" asked the
man.
The boy gave couple of final sobs
and, wiping his eyes on his sleeve,
said:
"A man jist come along an took
one of my bills"
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ings of others provided she gained
her own pleasures. The only fear l
have of ever again committing q
crime is In case l should happen to
run across that black scoundrel Mac
kay. II should see him / am afraid
might run amuck.
Bruce and Glare are married and
are happily spending the money Of
dead Uncle Abner. who cut me on
with shilling. And that brings me
to the reason for writing this confes-
sion. Uncle Abner having passed
into the great beyond. no longer have
any fear that l Will be prosecuted.
and never would be able to feel that
had made my fullest reparation un-
less l cleared Bruce. For In some
way few things leaked out, and
while his friends have clung to him
with the greatest loyalty. there are
others who have always looked upon
him with more or less suspicion since
the night of the robbery. And 1
know that the consciousness of this is
cloud that forever hoyers upon the
horizon of their otherwise bright
lives, and 1t is, therefore. my moral
duty to dispel it. AS for myself. 1t
makes little difference II the truth Is
now known. as none of my former ac-
quaintances know where l am and 1
shall never return to my old home.
Nor do ask forgiveness or make
apology beyond this statement. was
not thief by nature and am thor
oughly repentant. But I was young
and madly enraptured with the most
took desperate chances to gain her.
And my love for her, though passion
filled. was pure. l wanted her for
my wife. AS stole for her. so would
have shaved for her; fought for her;
died for her. Therefore only ask
that you judge me as you would be
judged had you been in my place.
Caught helplessly In the maelstrom of
love and gaming, went down in the
vortex.
THE END
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-26
THANKSGIVING PSALM
A Rhythmical and Grateful Chant.

A teacher in a Terre Haute public
school joins In the chorus:
Teaching is business which re-
quires a great deal of brain and nerve
force. Unless this force is renewed as
fast as expended the teacher is ex-
hausted before the close of the year.
Many resort to stimulating tonics for
relief.
For years / struggled against al
most complete exhaustion, getting
what relief l could from doctors ton
les. Then In the spring Of 1903 I
had an attack Of la grippe and ma
laria which left me too weak to con-
tinue my work. Medicine failed to
give me any relief, change Of eli
mate failed. thought should never
be able to go back In school again.
Il ate enough food (the ordinary
meats-white bread. vegetables, etc),
but was hungry after meals.
81 happened at this time to read an
article giving the experience of an
other teacher who had been helped by
Grape-Nuts food. l decided to try
Grape-Nuts and cream, as an expert
ment 1t was delightful experience,
and continues so after year and
half of constant use.
First, l noticed that 1 was not
hungry after meals.
in few days that tired feeling left
me, and l felt fresh and bright, In
stead of dull and sleepy,
in three months, more than my usual
strength returned, and l had gained 15
pounds in weight
II finished the years work without
any kind of tonics-was not absent
from duty even half a day.
Am still in best of health. with
all who know me wondering at the i'm
provement.
II tell them all Try Grape-Nuts!
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. There's reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A pew
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF haaan
Interest.
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SYNOPSIS.

Is found gagged. bound and insensible in
his room. his safe ritied and $4,000 miss
by his nephew Tom Living in the same
mouse mouse are other relatives: reckless Bruce
who is a bond broker. % has BEEN 1ot, trying sc To-
raise $4,000 to put through deal and
save himself from financial ruin. He has
FOR the loan but has been refused. Tom
sends for William LeDuc. an oid-time
friend fr ral,,i connected with detective agency
acquaintance with Mrs. Dace. a wealthy
Msnn, MWidSw, whose business agent Is Richard
Tom is jealous of Maekay and is deeply
In love with Mrs. Dace. Bruce Halliday
warn yarns him to shun her as an adventuress
rom sees Mrs. Dace and Mackay togeth-
er lie afterwards meets the woman at
morse race, and. happening to mention
gives him $500 to place on the race. The
up goes wrong and she loses her money.
Later Later Tom invests in stocks. He makes
theft of the 10000 from Old Abner ii HaiIie Ill
Rryco gay occurs. Is LIE lie Due meets Clare and
Glare had to the house is missing. Mac
kay.s dealings with Mrs. Dace make Tom
thief. This Glare Winton Indignantly re-
ppad,ates: padna Mrs Dace accepts Tom as her
certain stocks. Tom has row with
Mackay and the latter threatens revenge
Ihe detective announces that he has dis
covered Important clews as to the thief
II looks as II Mackay had got hold of
Tom, Toms key to the Halliday home and
might have been the burglar. Tom sud
denly finds himself financially ruined. He
learns that Mackay had so manipulated
tho stocks that he lost everything. The
detective calls Tom to a conference and
announces he has discovered the person
who stole the S40.0OO from old Abner Hal
Iday. Tom asks the name OF the culprit
emDhaticAllv Ip rea
that It is himself
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-26
Story of a Bible.

A case that had to do with the theft
of a Bible was before the grand jury
some time ago and after 1t had been
disposed of. George w. Seibert. fore
man of the jury. related story In
which Bible figured prominently. Mr..
Siebert said that his mother had CIV
en- him an old-fashioned family Bible
when he married. About two years
after his marriage Mr.. Siebert needed
money, he said, and had almost de-
cided to dispose Of the Bible. When
such thoughts were occupying his
mind, Mr.. Seibert picked up the Bible
one day and began turning over the
leaves of the book. He had passed
over several pages when his eyes fell
on two $50 bills. His mother had
placed them in the Bible when she
had presented the book to him. Mr..
Seibert still has the Bible.-Indian.
apolis News.
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-26

Jour previous climb. told you at the
time that I expected to get the proof
from one who would not suspect that
he had furnished 1t until l denounced
him, and l guess l was correct. l
don't believe 1t entered your head
that you were making the evidence as
you went along by which 1 could
send you to the penitentiary. Neither
did ,ou suspect that 1 meant you
when / told you II / ever unraveled
the knot 1t would be because of the
assistance and clues you had given
me. incidentally I might say that
the ONCE we burglarized belonged to
a friend of mine who loaned 1t to mo
The Springfield herald., 1912-04-26
Needn't Kiss Husband.

Supreme Court Justice Mareau in
Brooklyn, dismissed the suit OF Sam
uel Markowitz, a New York real es-
state broker. for the annulment OF his
marriage to Mildred Markowitz.
at is absurd to frame such Issues"
Justice Mareau said. Practically the
plaintiff asks an annulment of his
marriage to the girl because she re-
fused to kiss him."
The young woman was eighteen
years old when she married Marko-
witz, who, as alleged. had already had
four wives, of whom two had died and
two were divorced.