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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-04
Hope to Avert HostilitieS il
the Balkans.
SITUATION STILL GRAVE
Presence OF Nearly One Million Armec
Men Face to Face on Frontier Lines
Recognized as Grave--Greek Sh!L
IN New York Harbor Seized for
Military Purposes.

Military Purposes.
Paris, Oct. 4.-The governments oil
France and Russia are in complete &C.
cord on all questions relating to the
Balkan situation. The program they
are to follow has not been divulged.
President Fallieres, Premier Poin.
care and Sergius Sazonoff, the Russian
foreign minister, conferred for some
hours at Rambouillet. The entire stu.
alton brought about by the mobiliza
ton of the armies Of Bulgaria, Servia
Greece and Montenegro on the one
side and the Turkish concentration oi
troops on the other side was fully dis
cussed.
The delicate condition created by
the presence of nearly million armed
men face to face on the frontier lines
Is recognized here and the govern
ment, In the same way as the other
European powers, is considering the
best means of preventing a conflict
1t is hoped in all quarters that
should hostilities break out they viii
be confined to the Balkan peninsula
The refusal of French and other
European financiers to advance loan.
TO the Balkan states is appreciated
as a factor in favor of peace. II Ii
admitted, however, that the crisis Is
a serious one. The report that the
Balkan states have entered into @
coalition against Turkey is looked
upon as grave feature, especially In
view of Turkeys firm attitude. Thit
latter point was emphasized by the
prohibition of the export of arms from
Turkey.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-04
FORMER suIT0R SUSPECTED
Drlds OF Two Weeks Shot and Mortal
Iy Wounded.

South st. Paul, Oct. Mrs. Anna
Blazich, thirty-fve years old. bride
OF two weeks, was shot and mortally
wounded as she entered her home by
man believed to be Ivan Wiskic.
thirty-seyen years old, a former suitor.
The woman was returning from a
store when the assailant stepped from
beside the porch and fired bullet into
her head just below the right eye.
After shooting the man fed toward
the railroad tracks with the smoking
gun In his hand.
Mrs. Blazich died two hours aftoR
ne shooting.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-04

gle italy, the weakest OF the powers,
would be sure to suffer.
Consequently, for the present, at
least. 1t prefers everything left as II
Is. Diplomats surmise, therefore, that
Italy has treated Turkey generously
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-04
The party is on it's way
was injured
u Chicago.

was injured The party is on it's way
T. Chicago.
Charles nth, engineer, and Albert
Haskin, Fl man on the passenger
train, were so severely scalded and
otherwise Iured that they probably
will die
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11

down the aisle, her stiff white dress
standing straight up in the back like
a strutting gobbler's tail. She grabbed
hold Of the mans hand, and was
promptly lifted to the table beside
the other orphans" Tears stood in
the good preachers eyes as he turned
to the tittering audience and said in
a pathetic voice, Think of it. nv
friends, this beautiful little girl has
no mother"
Poor Mrs. Black! A hundred pairs
Of eyes sought her pew and focused
themselves upon the pretty young
woman sitting there, red, angry, and
shamefaced. Mr.. Black was visibIy
amused and could hardly keep from
laughing aloud.
AS Frances passed by the Hamil-
tons pew in her promenade down the
aisle, Mrs. Hamilton leaned across her
husband and made an attempt to
clutch Lima; but she was too late:
already that dignified little orphan"
was gliding with stately, conscious
tread to join the others. This was too
much for the audience. A few boys
laughed out and for the first time
the preachers suspicious were
aroused. AS he clasped Lina's slender,
graceful little hand he asked:
And you have no father or mother,
little girI?"
Yes, | have, too" she angrily re-
torted. MY father and mother are
sitting right there" and she pointed
slim forefnger to her crimson, en-
barrassed parents
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11

they little boy a-setttn' in they yard
on they grass" answered the child.
i've come to Tx your Aunt Miner
vas water pipe" said the truth-loving
Mr. Jones. Come, show me the way;
I'm the plumber"
In the bath room?" asked the
child. 4 didn't know it needed no
f1xin'."
He led the agreeable plumber
through the hall, down the long back
porch to the bath room, remarking:
'Tl jes' watch you work" And he
seated himself in the only chair
Here is where Billy received one of
greatest surprises of his life.
The fascinating stranger grabbed him
with a rough hand and Kissed:
Don't you dare open your mouth
or I'll crack your head open and scat
ter your brains. III eat you alive"
The fierce, bIoodshot eyes, which
had seemed so laughing and merry
before. now glared into those of the
little boy as the man took a stout cord
from his pocket, bound Billy to the
chair and gagged him with a large
bath towel Energetic Mr. Jones took
the key out Of the door, shook his fist
at the child, and went out and locked
the door behind him
CTO BE CONTINUED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11
CHAPTER XIV.
Mr.. Aldernon Jones

Again it was Monday, with the
Ladies Aid Society in session. Jimmy
was sitting on the grass in his own
front yard, in full view of Sarah Jane,
who was ironing clothes in her cabin
with strict orders to keep him at
home. Billy was in the swing in Miss
Minerva's yard.
Come on over" he invited
81 can't" was the reply across the
fence, I'm so good now I bout got
ligion; 1 reckon I'm going to be
mish'nary or a politician, one or
tother when I'm a grown-up man
cause I'm so good; amt got
but five whippings this week.
been good ever since I let
you 'suade me to play Injun I'm
the coolest boy in this town, l spec.
Sometimes I get scared bout being
so good cause l hear a woman say
if you too good, you going to die or
you amt got no sense, once. You
come on over here; you amt trying
to be good like what I'm trying, ard
Miss Minerva don't never do nothing
a tall to you 'cepting put you to
bed"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11
MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee, March so, 1919.

Milwaukee, March 80, 1919.
Butter-Creamery, extras. 30c;.
prints. Bic; frsts, 246 25c; seconds,
20 24c; renovated, 26 "a csc; dairy
fancy, Zoe.
Cheese-American, full cream.
Twins, lie; daisies, new, 17@1715c;.
Young Americas, 171a @1Sc; long
horns, 19c; Swiss, 15@171ac
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as
to quality, 10 y q zoe; recandled, ex-
tras, 21@ PIG; seconds, $50 Ice.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 15c; roost-.
ers, Sc; springers, 15c.
Wisconsin, sacked, on
track, 112 Oils.
Hay-No 1 timothy. 210O; clio
yer, 1850; No. 1 prairie. 1850.
Wheat-No. 1 northern, lilo,
1.13; No. northern, 1.07 a LII
No. northern, 100.
Corn-No. 3, yellow, 72c.
Oats-No. 3, white, sac; stand
ard, 541ac
Wisconsin, 129; No. g..
1.30; No. 4. 1.27.
Cattle-Butchers steers, $50
700; heifers, 4.25@6.5O; COWS, ASS
@5.85; feeders, 1000 $50; calves,
7.OO0S.25.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 1850
OTTO; fair to best light, 7.1O@
$50; pigs. 5.5O@6.5O.
Sheep-Lambs, 4.5007.00; ewes,
42505.0O.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11

Wage Increase Granted Miners
81 owners and Operators.
ANTHRACITE MINERS GO OUT
Miners Union President Gives Order
for Suspension Of All Work in
Hard Coal Region April l-Refer.
endum Vote Will Be Taken.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Peace in the BIZ
luminous coal fields has been decIar-
ed by an agreement between the min
ers and operators. The miners will
receive an increase of ; cents ton
for screened coal, 5 cents for mine
run, 5.5 per cent for day labor and
dead work and will work five hours
on Saturday and receive five hours
pay. All other demands are waived.
The additional rates demanded by
the Illinois miners in their conven-
ton will be dropped. The operators
OF the states not represented will &C
cept the settlement without question.
There will be a suspension in the BIZ
luminous fields in all states except
Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas
and Oklahoma, where the miners
have an agreement to work pending
negotiations for a contract About
$4,000 union men are benefited.
A complete suspension of mining
operations in all the anthracite coal
mines, beginning April 1, pending
the taking of a referendum vote of
the miners, was ordered here by
President John P. White. The sus-
pension order follows the failure of
the negotiations between the miners
and mine owners of the anthracite
fields
The outcome of the anthracite
miners vote, many Of the miners
conferees here predict, will favor a
strike. In the demands of both the
anthracite and bituminous miners,
wage increases are insisted upon in
view of the fact that no increase has
been conceded by the operators in
the last ten years.
A stoppage in coal production in
the United States as a result of wage
disputes is now assured. The sus-
pension was ordered because of the
operators refusal to grant the union
demands for increased pay. The
shutting down of the mines, the I'M
ion officials say, will cause a loss in
the coal production of the country
of 7,083,000 bushels of anthracite
a month and will entail a loss in
pay to the miners of not less than
$350,000 for every day they remain
out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11
CHAPTER XIII.
Job and Polite Rumn,,s


Il never have told a downright
falsehood," said Lima. Mother taught
me how wicked it is to tell stories
Did you ever tell fib to your mother,
Frances?"
'Taint no use to try to 'ceiye my
mama" was the reply of the other
little girl; she's got such gimlet eyes
and ears she can tell with 'em shut
if you're fibbing. l gave up hope
long ago, so l just go long and tell
her the plain gospel truth when she
asks me, cause l know those gimIet
eyes and ears of hers re going to
worm it out O. me somehow"
Grown folks pin you down so close
sometimes" said Jimmy, you bound
to 'varicate a little; and l always tell
God I'm sorry. I tell my mama the
truth most all time cepting when
she asks questions bout things amt
none of her business a tall, and she
all time want to know Who done it.?
and if l let on it's me, know she'll
wear out all the slippers and hair
brushes they is padding my canoe,
sides switches, so I jus say Z do
know, 'm'-which all time amt per-
zactly the truth. You ever tell Miss
Minerva stories, BiIly?"
Aunt Cindy always says, 'twan't
no harm t all to beat bout the bush
an try TO th'ow folks offer the track
long as you can, but If it come to
the point where you got to tell out
an'-out f1b, she say for me always to
tell the truth, an I jest nachelly do
like she say ever sence rs born" re-
piled Billy
The children swung awhile in 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11
PROBE kENOSHA EPIDEMIC
Complaints to State Board of Health
Causes Investigation of Scar
let Fever Situation.

Madison.-Hundreds of complaints
have been received from Kenosha,
where an epidemic of scarlet fever is
raging, and DR.. G. A. Harper, sec
rotary of the state board of health
has sent one of his lieutenants to
investigate the complaints.
''The situation at Kenosha has
been bad for some time, - said DIR.
Harper. 1.-The board of health there
has been football in politics. An
other board will come into Office
within a few days, and unless condi-
lions are changed at once 1 shall take
charge of the situation
The exact number of deaths from
the fever since it became prevalent
at Kenosha is not obtainable, but
common report is that forty children
have died of the disease and its COM
plications since Dec 40
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11

1T want no chimTy TO t. Give II
up? Give it up?" the little girl
laughed gleefully- We'll. ne Just broke
out with measles.
ct is BilIy's time, said Lima. who
seemed 10 be mistress Of ceremonies.
tTabernicIe learnt this here one at
school; see if y'aII can guess it: Tab
by had four kittens but Stiilshee did
Mt have none 7 all
= don't see no sense a tall in that, 4"
argued Jimmy, 'thout some bad little
boys drowned EN-"
'sTabby was a cat" explained the
other boy, and she had four kittens;
and Sillshee was a little girl, and she
didn't have no kittens 7 all"
What's this" asked Jimmy: "A
man rode cross a bridge and Fido
walked?' Had a little dog name FL
do"
You didn't ask that right, Jimmy -
said Lima, you always get things
wrong. The riddle is, a man rode
across the bridge and Yet he walked,
and the answer is, He had a little dog
named Yet who walked across the
bridge"
We'll, I'd mother sight ruther have
a little dog name Fido," declared jim
my. i little dog name Yet and a
little girl name Stillshee amt got no
sense a tall to it"
Why should hangman wear sus-
penders ?" asked Lima III bet no.
body can answer that"
ITO keep his Ibreeches from falling
off, triumphantly answered Frances.
mo, you goose, a hangman should
wear suspenders so that he'd always
have a gallows handy"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11

was not occupied by its regular pas
tor, Brother Johnson. Instead, trav-
cling minister, collecting funds for a
church orphanage in Memphis, was
the speaker for the day. Miss Miner
va rarely missed a service in her own
church. She was always on hand at
the Love Feast and the Missionary
Rally and gave literally of her means
to every cause. She was sitting in
her own pew between Billy and jim
my, Mr.. and Mrs. Garner having re-
manned at home. Across the aisle from
her sat Frances Black, between her
father and mother; two pews in front
of her were Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton,
with Lima on the outside next the
aisle. The good Major was there,
too; it was the only place he could
depend upon for seeing Miss Minerva.
The preacher, after an earnest and
eloquent discourse from the text, He
will remember the fatherless," closed
the big Bible with a bang calculated
ing He came down from the pulpit
and stood close to his hearers as he
made his last pathetic appeal.
My own heart" said he, goes out
to every orphan child, for in the yell
low fever epidemic of rs, when but
two years OLE, l lost both father and
mother. If there are any little orphan
children here today, I should be glad
if they would come up to the front
and shake hands with me-"
Now Miss Minerva always faithful
ly responded to every proposal made
by a preacher; it was a part of her
religious conviction. At revivals she
was ever shining, if solemn and aus
tere, light When a minister called
for all those who wanted to go to
Heaven to rise. she was always the
first one on her feet. If he asked
to see the raised hands of those who
were members of the church at the
tender age of ten years, Miss Miner
vas thin, long arm gave prompt re-
Spouse. Once when a celebrated
evangelist was holding a big pro-
tracted meeting under canvas in the
town and had asked those who had
read the book of Hezekiah in the
Bible to stand up. Miss Minerva on
one side Of the big tent and her de-
voted lover on the other side were
among the few who had risen to their
feet She had read the good book
from cover to cover, from Genesis to
Revelation over and over so she
thought she had read Hezekiah a
score of times.
So now, when the preacher called
for little orphans to come forward,
she leaned down and whispered to
her nephew, Go up to the front, VIII
liam, and shake hands with the nice
kind preacher"
VIVA fer?" he asked. q don't want
to go up there; ev'ybody hereu look
right at me-"
Are there no little orphans here?"
the minister was saying. Il want to
shake the hand of any little child
who has had the misfortune to lose its
parents.
Go on, William" commanded his
aunt Go shake hands with the
preacher
The little boy again demurred but.
Miss Minerva insisting. he obediently
slipped by her and by his chum.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11

Walking gracefully and jauntily up
the aisle to the spot where the lee
turer was standing by broad table,
he held out his slim, little hand
Jimmy looked at these proceedings
of Billy's IN establishment, not com
pretending at all He was rather in
dignant that the older boy had not
confded in him and invited his par
ticipation.
But Jimmy was not the one to sit
calmly by and be ignored when there
was anything doing, so he slid awk-
wardly from the bench before Miss
Minerva knew what he was up 10.
Signaling Frances to follow, he swag-
gered pompously behind Billy and he,
too, held out short, fat hand to the
minister.
The speaker smiled benignIy down
upon them; lifting them up in his
arms he stood the little boys upon
the table. He thought the touching
sight Of these innocent and tender
little orphans would empty the peck
cts Of the audience. Billy turned red
Gus position, while Jimmy grinned
happily at the amused congregation.
Horrifed Miss Minerva half rose to
her feet, but decided to remain where
she was. She was timid woman
and did not know what course she
ought to pursue. Besides. she had
just caught the Majors smile.
And how long have you been an
orphan?" the preacher was asking of
Billy.
Ever sence me an Wilkes Booth
Lincoln's born" sweetly responded
the child.
q bout the orphantest boy they
is" volunteered Jimmy.
Frances, responding to the latter's
invitation, had crawled over her faith
er's legs before he realized what was
happening. She, too, went smiling
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11
Wisconsin News Briefs.

Neenah-Louis Herziger, Jr., has
.eceived notice of his appointment of
collaboration in the government serv-
ice with the department of agricul-
ture for eastern Wisconsin. He OPP
crates a big truck and fruit farm
here which is irrigated, and the gov
eminent has made his farm an ex-
perimental station and will require
him to submit data on the operation
and success of his irrigated farm, the
only one in the state.
Ashland.-To protest against the
order from Washington to enforce
the old law requiring all persons not
fulIbloods who trade on the Bad
River Indian reservation to give a
bond of $4,000, meeting of In
dams is to be called soon at Odanah
1t is said that its enforcement now
will put out of business all the places
now conducted by Indians.
La Crosse.-Taxpayer are puz-
zled as a result of conflicting rul-
ings received from Tax Commission
ers Lyons and Haugen relative to
the right of holders of national bank
stock to offset their income taxes for
1912 by the personal property tax
paid by the bank upon their stock
in 1911.
MilWaukee.-David S. Rose, mayor
of Milwaukee for five terms, who
was reported dead, is enjoying the
best Of health in San Francisco, ac-
cording to telegram received here.
Wisconsin goods will
run the Daily Cardinal, the unfver-
sity newspaper, for one day-Aprfl
l. 1t will be an April Fools edi-
ton.
Menasha-On proceedings brought
by the Wisconsin Traction, Light,
Heat and Power company city Off
Gals of Menasha are summoned to
appear at the June term of the cir
cult court of Winne6ago county to
show cause why they should Let be
restrained from supplying CONNER
ciaI electric current from the NUM-
cipal plant TO citizens of Menasha.
Neenah. - Northwestern crossing
where the hayrack party met sud
den death September "a, 1911, will
be guarded in the future by a flag
man during the day and automatic
bells at night.
Janesville-The ice on the Rock
river, above this city, has broken
up and it is reported that the river
is open from all the way to Lake
Koshkonong. Below this city the ice
has not yet moved The water is
now eight or nine inches above the
government mark.
Milwaukee. Unless the threaten
ed coal strike is averted, Milwaukee
will face fuel famine soon. At
present there is a scarcity of hard
coal and the supply Of soft coal is di-
minishing. Egg size" coal is the
only kind local dealers are well sup
piled with.
Madfson.-If Senator La Toilette
keeps his word he will take the
stump in Wisconsin next fall in ia
vor Of woman suffrage. He says as
much in the April installment of his
autobiography. His complete sym
patty with equal suffrage and his ac-
count Of his appointment of women
to Office while governor of Wisconsin,
are treated freely in the magazine
article named
Neenah. 500 line is prepar-
ing for the threatened soft coal min
ers' strike by storing up vast guam
titles Of coal at the various coaling
stations along the line.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11
REFUSES REIMBURSEMENT
Senator Stephenson Declares He Will
Pay Own Expenses Occasioned
by Senate Investigation.

Washington, D. C.-Senator Steph-
enson has announced that under no
conditions will he permit the senate
to reimburse him for money expend-
ed by him on his election investiga-
ton. 1t is customary when a senator
is exonerated in an election case of
this kind, to bring in a resolution ap-
propriating money out of the contin-
gent fund of the senate to pay the ex-
penses of the senator resulting from
the inquiry. Such a resolution was
brought in by Senator Gallinger at
the last Lorimer election, but was
not acted on at the Iatter's request.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11

Il is found only in small quantities.
except at two or three localities. West
ern Colombia and eastern Russia have
gravel beds which afford the princi-
pal supply of this metal Elsewhere
ii is found over considerable areas,
but not sufficiently concentrated to be
of Importance. 1t may be looked for
among the formations adjacent to re-
gions of old volcanic activity.
The distribution is principally in al
tered rocks. and segregation seems to
have been the principal cause con
tributing to its collection in ore
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-04-11

bodies. The deposits found up to the
present time have been of irregular
naturalization and not of great ex-
tent, consequently all platinum de-
posits must be considered with eau
ton.
OF the rare metals associated with
platinum. iridium, osmium, palladium
and others, little need be said because
of their rarity. If found they will be
associated with platinum and will be
known by the greater hardness,
brighter surface and greater specific
gravity.-Moody's Magazine.