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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-11
Tells More About ArChbald'S
Culm Deal.
KNEW ALL The DETAILS
Declares Furthermore That Jurist
Went TO Official Of the Erie Road
When a Subordinate Refused to
Give the Desired Option.

Washington, May 11.-William r.
Roland and C. @. Boland of the Ma
rion Coal company, Scranton Pa,
we're summoned by the house judi
ciary committee to appear as wit
nessas in the hearing OF charges
against Judge Robert w. Archibald of
the commerce court
William Boland is one of the accts-
ers of the jurist. The Bolands will ap-
pear when the committee has conclud-
cd it's examination of Edward T.. Will
Jams, the Scranton coal speculator,
who was recalled to the stand.
Judge Archibald and his counsel, A.
8. Worthington, appeared in the COM
mittee room early William p. Bo-
land also was present.
Mr.. Williams was asked by Chair
man Clayton il on Wednesday he had
said Judge Archbold had offered to
give bond to Vice President Conn OF
the Laurel line to protect him against
damages that might be sought from
the Eberhart estate on claim against
the Katydid culm bank
Il didn't testify that here" said
Williams, but | offered to give bond
to protect the culm bank property
against any claim"
Ibid Judge Archibald know about
1t
"Yes, talked to him about 1t. He
uyapfad IN qIaar nm the tftla
Archibald Knew All Details.
'Who drew the contract for the sale
OF the culm property to the Laurel
line?"
Judge Archibald drew IT,"
who has that contract now?"
II suppose Mr.. Conn's attorney has
II. We gave 1t to him to look 1t
over"
The witness was asked about a pre-
vious deal whereby the Erie railroad
offered the culm bank property on
which Williams secured an option to
the Dupont Powder company for s2,.
900.
Williams said he had heard from
John nj. Robertson last week that
Captain May of the Erie railroad had
offered to sell the culm to the Dupont
Powder company. Williams and Judge
Archibald were charged $4,000 for al
option on the same property.
The chairman referred to previous
testimony relating to Judge Archbald's
visit to General Counsel and Vice
President Brownell OF the Erie rail
road, after Captain Mays first refusa
to give an option on the culm prop
erty.
When / went to Judge Archbalt
and told him May had refused to Civ,
the option, Judge Archibald got yer!
much excited and said. I'll go ant
see Brownell. Pm well acquainted
with him and l might hurt May 10
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-11
PANAMA is BUYING ARMS
Government Preparing for the Com
ing Election.

Washington, May 11.-Panama Is
preparing for its approaching presi-
dental election by negotiating with
the United States for the purchase Of
supply of arms and ammunition. DR..
Arias, the minister from Panama, has
asked the war department to sell his
country 500 of the Krag-Jorgensen
rifles discarded several years ago by
the regular army and 100000 car
tridges.
1t was explained at the legation that
the police on guard at the polls may
be called upon to use weapons more
effective than the antiquated firing
pieces with which they are now
equipped.
The election is cheduled to take
place on the first Sunday In July.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-11

Wausau, Wis, May 11.-Howard
Millman was seriously hurt and
Methodist prayer meeting was thrown
into a panic when Millman's team OF
horses ran into the front door OF the
church and up the aisle. Millnian
WAS hurled against the pulpit.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-11
WOMAN SCORES SUFFRAGETS
Condemns Militant Methods In Vogue
in England.

Muncie, Ind, May 11.-Grace Julian
Clark of Indianapolis, former presi-
dent of the Indiana Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, speaking at the closing
session of the Eighth district meeting
here, condemned the action of the
British suffragettes in no uncertain
terms and advised American women
against following their example.
She emphasized the fact that Indi-
ana, Pennsylvania and Maine are the
only Northern states without woman
suffrage in some form.
Resolutions adopted by the meeting
favor demanding the ballot for wunsn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-11
conviots Dig Out Of Prison.

Rawlins, Wye, May 10.-Ten prison
ers In close confinement for infraction
of rules dug their way out of dun
geon at the state penitentiary here
and gained the prison yard before they
were discovered. Eight OF the con-
vlots were captured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-11
HASTE BLAMED FOR ACCIDENT
Eight Dead as Result Of Cleveland
Gas Explosion.

Cleveland, May 11.-With eight men
dead and three more injured, two ia
tally, as result of gas explosion
that wrecked one furnace of the
American Steel and Wire company
here, the coroner's probe of condi-
tions under which the men were work
ing Is proceeding.
It is expected the death list will
reach ten.
Haste is blamed for the fatal blast
by other employees at the company's
plant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-11
FATAL ILLINOIS MINE RIOT
One MortaIiy and Three Seriously
Wounded In Revolver Fight.

st. Louis, May 11.-One man was
fatally wounded and three others seri-
ously hurt in revolver fight partici-
according to a long distance tele-
phone message The trouble occurred
at the Superior Coal company's mine
and was due to a disagreement as to
whether the men should go to work.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-11
CURTIS GUILD COMING HOME
Berlin Hears Washington Has Called
st. PETERSBURG Ambassador.

Berlin, May 11.-Curtis Guild, tho
American ambassador at ST. Peters
burg, is here on his way to Washing.
ton. He says he is going home on pri.
vate business, but 1t Is reported the
state department has called him home
Washington, May 11.-Government
officials discredit the Berlin report
that the state department may have
recalled AMBASSADOR Guild. They
point out he is in high favor with the
administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21
AXHAWKER JOTy

One whiff of onion, says the Ellsworth
Messenger, will do more to kill love
| than a pound of cloves.
| Grant Harrington, of the Wyandotte
| Chief, observes: "A hat in the White
House is worth two in the ring"
There are two kinds of rest, points
out G. T. A. of the Minneapolis Bet
| ter Way. Rest from performance and
rest from preference.
girl who associates with a man OF
doubtful reputation is apt to get more
than her share of the doubt.
BY reference to their diaries, says
| the Norton Courier, the primary can
didates will be convinced that many
citizens do not vote as they talk.
The statement most often made and
| most seldom proved, insists Arthur
Riddle of the Minneapolis Messenger,
is mans charge that his wife is ex-
travagant.
When you hear a woman speak about
a dressmaker being reasonable in her
charges, it's a safe guess, says the
Rossville Reporter, that her charges
are unreasonably low.
A short sermon, by the Augusta
Journal: The greatest problem in life
is to know what is intelligent self sac
rifice: the greatest duty is to make it.
Think of it, Rain out in western and
southwestern Kansas 'iS getting to be
an old story, with the local neWSpa-
pers in that section.
Reported by the Irving Leader:
Seventy eight tickets were sold the
other morning for Marysville by the
Union Pacific agent. The attraction
was a circus. OF course, many heads
of families went to take the children,
and possibly should not be counted as
going to the circus. but they bought
tickets anyway.
At the Corners Sunday evening re-
ports the Stockton Review. it was de-
Sucn well trained boys in the town.
Nine boys out of ten who ride bicycles
on the sidewalk will blow their whis-
Ties every time they see ladies on the
walk, and give the ladies a chance to
clear the walk for them, thus saving
the ladies the danger of begging run
over. Boys less cultured would pay no
attention, and let the ladies take their
choice to get out of the way without
notice, or get run over.
Advice to young husbands, from
the Atchison Globe: Never become
handy" around the house. If a
stovepipe gets a dislocateG joint, send
for a tinsmith or plumber, or some
one trained in that sort of surgery.
surplus canned fruit; some carpenter
may need the work. Neither try to
demonstrate that you can do house
work better than your wife can. 1t
may be true, but the danger OF doing
these and a number of other things is
ed, and it will be necessary to stay
down town at night in order to get a
little needed rest. Besides, the
handy man so often overlooks lot
of the golden opportunities in his regu-
lar field of endeavor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21

that the government would do nothing
to upset business within the next year
or two the promise of ususual pros
perity would be brilliant. Then every
thing would indicate good times.
That Wall street is optimistic and in
clined to look for Improvement rather
than adverse changes in business, is
shown by the course of the stock mar
ket. It is strong, with the political
chances ahead taken fully into account
Current prices are equivalent to wagers
that nothing will happen, however the
coming election may go, which will in
terfere with the natural and sound de-
velopment of the country.
This clears the skies for business be-
cause it shows that there is confidence
instead of dismay where fear of the
future is most likely to be found at
time when radical changes are possible
in governmental policies and political
conditions. Wall streets satisfaction
with the outlook is encouraging to a
great number of business men who
have nothing to do with stock specula-
tor of any kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21
says UNCLE CIV

| He who waits for time to remedy his
wrongs is like Simple Simon, who look
ed for eggs in last years nest. ne
| has his trouble for his pains ana the
result is otherwise nil. Time is an
| essential element, but judicious adver-
Using of the truth is the one lndlspen-
sible factor in making the puDllc SIT
up and take notice of its errors. Sym
pathy may enlist choice lat of free
shooters who will taken pleasure In
Kidding the enemy for you, and II
may not, but even this gratuitous ano
therefore not altogether certain AID
90 into YOUR she'll and wait for your
friends to develop powers OF clair
Voyance.
The best fighter is he who can en-
list and hold most champions, but
though he may do his fighting Vicari-
ously, he must plan the campaign ano
furnish the ginger. The man VINO
doesn't know how to keep in the SPOT
light and let forth a judicious howl
now and then finally finds himself the
rossessor of fine collection OF grew
Gus Junk called unrighted wrongs" BUY
there are plenty of good hands ano
true for the good scrappers who knows
how to let his injuries be seen and 10
place the blame where it belongs.
Men.nwith good red blood in their
veins-the kind you can depend upon
m take YOUR part if you show cor
resDonding supply of the rudy cor
puscle-don't care for mopers- AT
hest they merely pity and feel disgust
for him who quits fight when he feels
the weight of a real blow.
They may hope for the best for him
uvt1o accents GUNS in silence, but they
can't be made to believe that anybody
is going to rise up to cuff the cuner.
Tin1e won't bring back the money sto-
len from YOU today: neither VIII IL re-
live vour stricken reputation. You've
got to lay bare your good right arm,
mt knife in your teeth for emer-
gencies and wade in right Joyously.
wien Won. do. you'll find plenty to fol-
49, for the love of the fght.-(Copy-
right 1912, by the Mcclure Newspa-
nor Cvndfcate.0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21

THE RuMPER CRnPS


In interpreting the August crop re-
port-the first one to give quantf-
tive estimate at a time when the sea-
son is so far advanced that harvest
ing is already proceeding-ft is neces-
sary to remember that this is an i'm
proving year, and that the improve
ment is on scale as unusual as the
fact itself. During July it is true that
corn only maintained its promise, but
that means that it did not suffer the
customary deterioration. The prom
Use of wheat has improved during a
critical month, by 51,0O0,OOO bushels
and oats by 6S.000,0O0 bushels on
comparison with the August figures
last year the gain in these three crops
is 191, 100000 bushels of corn, 16. OO0.-
600 bushels of spring and winter
wheat, and 390,00O,00O bushels of oats
Here is almost 500, 900, 900 bushels OF
gain on three crops, with rye and bar
ley not considered, and with gains
since the date of the report 1t is stfII
necessary to add 100000 tons or
hay, trifle which stands for a lot OF
beef and butter. The break in cotton
prices this week is disheartening to
the pessimists. This is a billion dollar
year for a billion dollar country, and
1t is fair chance that our crops will
exceed ten billions in. value for the
first time. Who would not be a farm
er NOT only does he sell his crops
dear, but for every dollar he puts in
his pocket from his crops he adds
something to the value of his land.
That is all right; but won't the farm
ers please give the railways a chanceP b.
without the railways the farmers
could not sell their crops, and their.
farms would be worth hardly more
than they gave for them, II they gave
anything, as is not always the case.
The railways are not asking any more
than they used to get. They would be
delighted to get old rates. and even
might be satisfied if the downward
movement were merely checked, pro-
vided they were allowed to control
their costs by paying no more than
fair market prices.-New York Tfmes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21
GLOBE SIGHTS
By THE ATcHIsOPs GLOBE

If your audience doesn't listen well you
are talking too much
While the devil takes no vacations, he
doesn't seem to tire greatly.
Another fault some people have is
knowing they are right when they are
wrong.
st know a man who can pull teeth with
out pain, all right. His teeth are false. -
Rufe Hoskins.
Speculation is often more risky than
other forms of gambling, but is held
to be more respectable.
You may also have observed that star
in the bushes frequently proves something
of a dub in the big league show.
Among our other ambitions is to find
some secluded spot where fishing looks as
good it does in the resort ad.
A boy looks forward to the time when
he will be his own boss. And so does a
man, with less confidence in the outcome.
Again we wonder that 1T never occurs
to the manufacturer to make a small five
cent cigar as good as the larger dime
variety.
Woman is so anxious to reform some
one that it often happens that an ornefy
lover stands a better chance than one
whose behavior is above reproach-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21

trace of Jimmy Constable and remain
only the hired chauffeur of Madge
Lambert 1t was not an easy task
when the roads trailed behind them
through arches of trees and the lake
lay peacefully beside them; or when
the slim moonbeams stole out and
shone on the girl in the seat beside
him. For Madge had insisted upon
sharing the drivers seat and learning
all there was to be learned about
motoring and country roads. Also
she insisted upon her chauffeur shar-
ing the picnic lunches that she pre-
pared.
How foolish it would be-" she rea-
soned with herself, "for me to sit on
one fallen tree and my chauffeur on
another and each eat 1onesmoe
mean. Especially when But
Madge had finished her sentence
only in her inner dreamings. II will
never love any one else" she frankly
admitted in the silence of her room,
and if her eyes were wistful they
were not unhappy.
1t was when the harvest moon was
shining over a bronze-red landscape
that they took the momentous drive.
Jimmy had been silent with sense
of inner radiance shining in his eyes
ever since he had stopped for his
mail, and Madge had felt his joy
and wondered at it. In some subtle
way, the chauffeur had vanished and
Jimmy Constable had taken his
place.
At the brow of big hill and for
no other apparent reason than that or
giving his faithful engine a breathing
space after the ascent, Jimmy stopped
the car.
Madge looked at him as If in won
derment at his action. Her eyes, there
in the moonlight, were unguarded. ana
Jimmy leaned nearer and with a swift,
unexpected movement swept her into
his arms.
''Madge, dear" he cried, INSTEAD
ily. 1T am Jimmy Constable, million
ARE again. and I love you" He drew
a sharp breath and frightened his arms
about the girl who had smiled VI. at
him-(Copyrighted 1912 by Assoc1at-
ed Literary PresS.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21
A GOOD RULE WE'LL BROKEN.

To the common sense and public
spirit of the bankers of New York is
due the revelation that Police Lieuten-
ant Becker came into possession of
nearly $50, 900 in cash during the time
| he was at the head of the strong arm"
squad. This information is exceedingly
valuable as supporting the statements
of gamblers that he levied tribute On
them and caused the murder of one Of
| their number who threatened 10
| "squeal.''
The relations between bankers and
| their depositors are considered conf
Dental. 1t is one of the unwritten and
strongest laws of the banking business.
The necessity for this is apparent and
seldom indeed is it broken. But this
instance was an exceptional one. The
| creates weakness of the case against
Becker is the disreputable character of
the men who must be relied upon for
testimony. The bankers knew they held
for Becker more than 8,000 deposited
within comparatively short time, and
that his salary was about $1,000 a year.
After consulting together they found
| they were agreed that to withhold this
information from the district attorney,
who was trying to fix the guilt for the
murder of gambler Rosenthal and ex-
pose the corruption long believed to
have existed in the police department,
would tend to defeat the ends of JUS
tice, and morally, at least place them
in the position of protecting crime. If
Becker came by the money honestly
they knew it would be easy for him to
prove that fact. If he could not pro-
duce such proof, the assumption that ne
obtained it from gamblers and the
women of the ''tenderloin," as charged,
was a fair one.
The bankers rightly acted on the
principle that they were citizens first
and business men afterward. They
have performed a service that some of
them may fear will hurt their business,
but which the public will not forget.
And the bank depositors OF the country
can rest assured that the rule they
broke will never be lightly set aside
anywhere. The cause must be impera-
tive for the public coed, as it was in
the case of Becker's concealed hoard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21
An incident at Gettysburg.

A regiment, after advancing a skir-
mish line. moved. over broken and
boulder-strewn ground to occupy a yet
defended position. In front moved the
colonel, half-turned toward his men,
encouraging them in a rich and hearty
voice. Come on, meni Come on, come
on! You are all good harvesters, and
the grain is ripe. the grain is ripe!
Come ON, every mothers son of you!
Run now! just as though there were
home and children up there! Come ont
Come onl"
The regiment reached a line of fiat
boulders. There was a large, fiat one
like an altar slab, that The colonel
must spring upon and cross. Upon it,
cutstretched, face upward, in a pool
of blood, lay a young figure, a lieuten-
ant, of sldrmishers killei a quarter of
an hour ago. Come ont Come on!"
his men. Victory Tonight Wen write
home about the vietoryi''
His foot felt for the top edge of
the boulder. He sprang upon it, and
faced with suddenness the young dead.
The oncoming line saw him stand as If
frozen. then with a stiff jerk up went
the sword again. Come on! Come
onI" he cried, and plunging from the
boulder continued to mount the desir-
ed slope. His men, close behind him,
also encountered the dead on the altar
slab. Good God! It's Lieutenant -.
It's his son!" But in front the coioneTs
changed voice continued its crying,
Come on! Come on! Come on.''-
Mary Johnston, in the July Atlantic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-21
sEE1NG ANIERICA FIRST.

Some definite steps have finally been
taken for conducting forceful cam
paign to impress upon the people of this
land the desirability that they see its
| wonders and enjoy its tourist advant-
| ages before they hike for Europe and
other chimes where they leave big piles
of good American money each year. A
See America First association is in pro-
cess of formation with headquarters in
Chicago. It's tentative officials have
held conferences with representative
newspaper men, magazine writer's and
publishers and others who are engaged
in the dissemination of publicity, and
their unstinted support of the move
rnent has been promised. This is essen
TALLY a patriotic movement that will
also not be without its great pecuniafy
advantages to the whole people of the
country 1t is one that might well be
boosted along by the commercial bodies
III all cities. In fact the Chicago Assoc
citation of Commerce has already loaned
it's powerful arm to the cause. And at
one of its recent meetings Mr.. E. l.
Bevington, who is chairman of the COM
mittee organizing the See America
First association, made few remarks
ls ton. They follow:
''It is said that the slogan See Amer
lea First was coined by Governor
Adams of Colorado in an article pub
lished in a magazine in refutation of a
slur upon the West which had previous
ly appeared in that publication Gov
ernor Adams concluded his article with
the phrase: See Europe if you will, but
see America first
TT is true that increased passenger
traffic means increased earnings for the
transportation lines. The benefits they
derive are direct and tangible, but it is
desired to call particular attention to
this fact: There are few lines of bust
ness which do not benefit directly or in
directly from passenger travel.
And it might not be amiss to bear in
mind that Americans are annually eX-
pending the gigantic sum of $500, 900, 900
on European travel, which exceeds the
entire amount of customs receipts at
all ports of the United States for the
same period. If the proposed organiza-
ton could be so organized and directed |
as to increase the passenger travel in
the United States but 10 per cent, the |
increased earnings would amount to
$G5, OOO. 600 annually.
"A well-directed, consistent and per-
sistent effort on the part of an organ
ization, such as it is proposed to form,
to keep the attractions of his own
before him would doubtless ap-
peal to the patriotism of every Ameri-
can and induce him to See America
First
LAS one writer aptly phrases it: The
effort to inculcate the "See America
First idea is patriotic endeayor. to
stimulate interest in America as land
for the traveller, whether he is seeking
the solitude of the prairies. the gay life
ot the city. the lure of the wilds, the
charm of the mountains or the inspir-
ng grandeur of deep canyons, tumbling
and other wonders wrought
DIV the forces of nature