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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
INDIAN HEARING ADJOURNS
Congressional Committee VIII Meet
Again at Minneapolis.

Detroit, Mimi. Feb. 23.-The White
Earth congressional investigating com
mittee ended its hearing here and ad-
journed to meet at Minneapolis.
DR.. Polk Richards. reservation physi-
elan. and Major John r. Howard, SUI
perintendent. were put on the stand
by the government to show that the
Indian Office had been told In q num-
ber of reports that trachoma and 9TH
er diseases are running riot among
the Chippewas.
DR.. Richards said that of the In.
dams he had examined so far so per
cent had tn nchoma, the dread eye dis
ease, rs per cent had personal all
ments and 20 per cent were suffering
from tuberculosis In It's various forms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
DOUBLE SECOND
CLASS CHARGES
President Approves Postal
Commissions Report.
HITCHCOCK IDEA OPPOSED
Chief Executive Does Not Endorse
Postmaster Generals Plan of the
Government Taking over and ope-
rating Telegraph Lines.

postmaster Generals Plan OF the
Government Taking over and ope-
rating Telegraph Lines.
Washington, Feb. %. - President
Taft is opposed to government owner
ship of telegraphs. the pet project of
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
The president aired his views in a
special message to congress, submit
ting the report of the postal commits.
sion, approving its recommendation
that rates on newspapers and maya
zines be doubled from | cent to cents
a pound
Doubling of the second class mail
rates would cost the publishers from
s7.O0O.0O to s1O,o00.OO0 more annu-
ally. But the increased rates would
still be only about one-third of the
cost of the handling The message,
with the commissions report, is a
volume of about 10000 words In OPP
posing government ownership Taft
says
Il cannot agree with the recommen-
dation (Hitchcock's) that the tele-
graph lines be made a part of the pos
tai system | believe the first principle
is that private ownership should carry
on such public utilities, under due
rapuIatipn nf ratpe than that the gQv-
ernment itself should conduct them.
/ do not think it in accordance with
the best public policy thus to increase
the body of public servants"
Taft takes out the sting" however,
by fulsome praise of Hitchcock's ad-
ministration, stating he heartily con-
ours with the recommendation OF
Hitchcock and the postal commission
to boost the newspaper and magazine
mailing rates
The commission which investigated
says ii costs about " cents a pound
to carry newspapers and magazines.
Extension of the plan to carry maga-
zines by freight instead of mail to
decrease cost is recommended. Con.
tinuance of free country circulation
for small country newspapers also is
recommended.
The commission expresses the be
lief that the railroads are charging
the government exorbitant rates for
carrying the mails and urges a fed
eral investigation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
FEEL SURE He WILL ACCEPT
Ohio Progressives to Continue Fight
for Roosevelt.

Columbus, o.. Feb. 23.-Progressive
Republicans here are looking forward
with considerable assurance to an an
nouncement that Roosevelt will ac.
cept the nomination.
Progressives from all parts of the
state who heard his remarks declare
the colonel's speech is his platform
of progressive principles upon which
the progressives will wage the fight
for Rooseyelt's nomination at the Chr
cago convention.
Walter f, Brown, Republican state
chairman and leader of the progress
sive movement in Ohio, held confer.
ences with leaders from all parts of
Ohio Brown and his lieutenants were
well pleased with the political effect
OF Colonel RooseveH's speech.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23

grand Jury returned indictments
against the Delaware and Hudson com
pany, charging violations of the com
modify clause of the interstate COM
merce law Lewis +. Carr of Albany,
counsel for the company, appeared be-
fore the court and entered a plea of
not guilty. There are thirty counts in
the indictments
Special Examiner j. j Hickey of the
interstate commerce commission
stated that the indictments were the
beginning of a campaign by the gov
ernment TO make the railroads give up
the ownership of anthracite coal
mines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
BATTLEIN NORTHERN MEXICO
FederaIs RepuIsed in Clash With
Rebel Troops.

Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 23.-Federal and
rebel troops clashed on La Gloria hill
forty miles south of Douglas. Five
federals and one rebel were killed and
eight federals wounded.
The federals were repulsed and re
tired to Yzabel, while the rebels re-
tired toward Aqua Prieta In the night
Mexican custom officials at Aqua
Prieta have moved all Of their valua
bles to Douglas.
Many American refugees from Naco
sari and Cananea have arrived here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
IN AN EFFORT TO
PREVENT STRIKE
British Officials Confer with
Miners and Owners.

London. Feb. 23.-The government
has opened negotiations for peace In
the British coal dispute. which threat
ems to paraIyze British trade II the
100000 miners carry out their inten,
tion of going on strike Feb. 20.
Premier Asquith. supported by sgd.
ney Charles Buxton. president of the
board OF trade; David Lloyd-George.
chancellor OF the excheQuer; Sir Ed.
ward Grey. secretary OF state for for
eign affairs. and Sir George Askwith.
comptroller general OF the commercial
and labor department OF tho board OF
trade, first held two hours confer.
snce with the representatives Of the
miners and subsequently, met q large
Asputation Z coal owners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23

eral of Persia in New York, greeted
Mr.. Shuster as a Persian official.
The visit Mr.. Topakyan paid Mr..
Ehuster is full of significance from q
Persian viewpoint.
After the consul general had well
coined Mr.. Shuster back to American
soil the responsibility OF Persia for his
safety ceased. Until he had been so
welcomed the government of Persia
considered itself fully responsible for
him. Mr.. Topakyan now will cable
back to his government the safe ar
rival OF the one time treasurer gen.
eral and the relations Of Mr.. Shuster
and Persia will have ceased entirely.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
Four Held for Train Robbery.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Feb. 23-After
searching the surrounding country the
county and city officers who went to
the scene of the attempted holdup OF
the Northwestern mail train near Ber-
tram, nine miles east OF here returned
with four men under arrest. They
are held pending An investigation
Wife's Cat Cause OF Divorce.
Kansas City, Feb. 23.-Because his
wife kept thirty-five cats In their home,
Samuel w. Odell, seventy-four years
old. q Civil war veteran, was granted
. divorce at Kansas City. Kan. OdeH
testified that his wife gave her cats
more attention than she gave him
and ignored his protests whom the ami.
mails slept In his bed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
GALE is VERY DESTRUCTIVE
Half a Million Dollars Damage In
Pennsylvania.

Pittsburg, Feb. 23-Damage esti-
mated at half a million dollars has
been done by the seventy-mile gale
which swept over Western Pennsyl.
vania. Hundreds of derricks were
blown down in the oil fields, telegraph
and telephone wires ripped from poles
and all trains delayed. Scores OF win
dows in business buildings and resi-
dences were demolished and at Wash.
ington, Pa, the roof was torn from the
main building of Washington and JET
ferson college and deposited In the
street
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
Will Answer COlonel's Ad-
dress at Columbus.
EXTENDS PROPOSED TRIP
President Will Speak at Toledo, o.,
on March 8 While En- Route to Chi
caqo to Fill His Engagement There
on March 9.

Washington, Feb 23.-President
Tart will reply to Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt's Columbus speech AL
enough the president will make no di.
rect attack on Mr.. Roosevelt, and al
though administration officials refuse
70 discuss the latter's Columbus
speech, 1t became known that the
president would answer the speech
and present a clear cut issue between
his political creed and that of his
predecessor.
Mr.. Taft's answer will not be made
oil In one speech. but between now
and the last of March he has many
speaking engagements which will be
utilized for this purpose.
The president has extended the
itinerary OF his forthcoming trip to
Chicago. He will stop In Toledo, o..
and speak to the chamber of com
merce there the night of March 8. In
Toledo he probably will make the first
Roosevelt.
President Taft, it was said, felt that
Mr.. Roosevelt had at last given him
an opportunity to make his position
clear without induiging In any per
sonal attack.
With many of the doctrines the for
ner president enunciated at Columbus
President Taft Is in agreement; to
others he is known to be unalterably
opposed. Among those are the initia
tive and referendum, the recall OF
Judges and the recall of judicial de-
eisions.
The president has speaking engage.
ments In New York, Ohio. Chicago and
New England and 1t is possible that
o&hers will be made for him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
ROOSEVELT IS HOME AGAIN

Colonel Well Pleased With His Recep.
tion In Ohio.
New York. Feb. 23.-Theodore
Roosevelt has returned to New York
from his trip to Ohio. His train was
more than three hours late.
How did they treat you in Ohio?"
he was asked
Bully" replied the colonel.
"Your Columbus speech has aroused
q good deal of comment" was suggest
ed to him.
"Good sound doctrine" he answered.
Colonel Roosevelt went from the sta
tion to the home of his cousin, ]. West
Roosevelt, in Manhattan, where he
will spend the day. He said he would
see no one except his family.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
VIOLATION OF SHERMAN ACT
Officers and Employees Of Cash Regis
ter Company indicted.

Cincinnati, Feb. 23.-Thirty officials
and employees OF the National Cash
Register company OF Dayton, o., we're
indicted on charges OF criminal vio-
lation OF the Sherman antitrust law
BY q special federal grand jury here.
The following officers of the Nation
al Cash Register company are includ-
ed among those named in the indiet.
ments:
John A. Patterson, president; e. A.
Deeds, vice president; G. G. Edgeter.
secretary; w. F. Bippus, treasurer.
There are three counts In the in.
lictments against the officials and en-
ployes of the register company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
SHUSTER HOME FROM PERSIA
Consul of Latter Country Welcomes
Deposed Official

New York, Feb. 23.-W. Morgan
Shuster. erstwhile treasurer general OF
Persia, who was the storm center of a
controversy between Persia and Rus
STA, arrived here accompanied by his
family II. H. Topakyan, consul gen
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
ADAMS EXPRESS
COMPANY INDICTED
Accused Of tracting More Than
Published Rates.

Cincinnati, Feb. 23.-The Adams
Express company was indicted on
eleven counts, charged with having at.
tempted to collect more than the es
tablished rates Seven Cincinnati man
ufacturing firms also were indicted
charged with attempting to secure
transportation at lower rates than
those established by the interstate
commerce commission
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23

Washington, Feb. 23.-The indict.
ment of the Adams Express company
Is the first of what probably may be a
series of indictments against various
express companies for exacting from
shippers more than the published
rates.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-23
ALLEGES VIOLATION OF LAW

oad1otment % Force Roads 10 Rein
quish Coal Holdings.
10any, n. X. Feb. 23.-Tha fadAral
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
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PEcULIARI1IEs OF ANIMALS

Tortoises and turtles have no teeth.
Both mandibles OF the parrots beak
are movables. but most birds are able
to move only one
The horse has no eyebrows. The
appearance Of much white In the eye
OF horse indicates a vicious nature.
The stork is partial to kittens as
an article OF food. and the cats re-
ciprotate by love for young storks.
The frog. owing to Its peculiar
structure. cannot breathe with the
mouth open, and II 1t we're forcibly
kept open the animal would die OF
suffocation.
Whalebone Is found In the mouth Of
the whalebone whale, where 1t forms
the substitute for the teeth. OF which
otherwise the animal Is destitute
Pigs are poor swimmers. their fore
legs being set closely under them.
and when they fall into the water
they sometimes cut their throats
with the sharp points of their cloyen
feet.
The eyes OF hares are never closed,
as they are unprovided with eyelids.
Instead thereof they have thin mem.
brane which covers the eye when
asleep. and probably also when at
rest.
The deer is furnished with supple
mentary breathing places In addition
to the nostrils. and this would appear
to be an extraordinary provision Of
nature giving the beast OF the chase
a freer respiration.
Fishes swallow their food hastily
and without mastication. because they
are obliged increasingly to open and
close the Jaws for the purpose Of
respiration and cannot long retain
food In the mouth when quite shut.
The hump on the back Of the
iromedary is an accumulation OF a
peculiar species Of fat, which is a
store OF nourishment beneacently pro-
gided against the day Of fasting.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21

The water clock. otherwise called
a clepsydra. here illustrated. was
made in 1889 and stands SO inches
high. The brass dial Is nine inches In
diameter. and Is divided into twenty.
four hours. the period the water
flows. The signs OF the Zodiac
are also quantity engraved on 1t. A
is a brass cylinder filled with water.
which is allowedt to escape. drop by
drop, through small tap fixed near
the bottom Of A, and which can be
regulated. B is a copper float. which
rests on the surface Of the water
and sinks with It It Is kept steady by
C. a counterpoise. to which 1t Is at.
tached by a chain. which passes over
the pulley CD. upon which the hand
tE) Is fixed as the water sinks In
A. B falls, and thus raises C, which
causes e to move round the dial and
indicate the time. which 1t does with
accuracy. A has to be filled every
twenty.four hours. On the brass yes
sci marked F. into which the water
drains, is engraved: Tyne Is Short.
.. knight Of ye Towne Ipswich.
l639." and below his coat Of arms
and crest
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
TURKS FEAR BOTH
ENEMYANDPLAGUE

London.-Elther for military reasons
Ci on account Of the cholera. which Is
spreading rapidly at Hademeu, the
government, the Constantinople CORE
spOndent OF the Telegraph declares. is
prepared to make large concessions in
cider to prevent the Balkan armies
from entering Constantinople.
An uncensored dispatch, dated No
vember IL. from Constantinople, says
the cholera is extending alarmingly
among the troops. The cases are reck-
OF ed by the hundreds, while among the
refugees there are even more victims.
An uncensored News dispatch from
Ccnstantinople by way OF Constanza
says:
The government is flying in the
face of Providence by bringing cholera
infected troops from the Adana dis
trlct in spite of the protests made by
The railway company. They have been
sent TO Chatalja, where, as elsewhere,
the officers make not the smallest ef-
fort to secure sanitary precautions.
nyen in the camp"
The total Turkish losses In Thrace,
according to the Constantnople CORE
spondent of the Times, number $4,000
KILLED and wounded and 10000 missing.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
DIVORCE IN VARIOUS LANDS

In Hindostan either party for a
slight cause may leave the other and
marry.
In the olden times the Jews had q
discretionary power Of divorcing their
wives.
Divorces are scarcely allowed In
Thibet. unless with the consent Of
both parties. Remarriage Is forbid
den.
In Cochin China the parties desir-
ing divorce break pair Of chopsticks
In the presence Of witnesses and the
thing Is done.
II the wife Of q Turkoman asks his
permission to 60 out and he says go"
without adding. come back again"
they are divorced.
In Siberia, II a man Is dissatisfied
with the most trifing acts Of his wife.
he tears cap or veil from her face
and that constitutes divorce.
In Slam the first wife may be di.
vorced but not sold. as the others may
be. She may claim the first child.
The others belong to the husband.
Among the Moors. II the wife does
not become the mother Of a boy. she
may be divorced with the consent Of
the tribe and can marry again.
In the Arctic region. man who
wants a divorce leaves home In anger
and does not return for several days.
The wife takes the hint and de-
parts.5
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
SHORTEST HOT WAR
KNOWN IN HISTORY

Vienna.-Turkey's admission OF de-
feat was accepted here as practically
marking the conclusion Of the shortest
and at the same time one OF the fierc.
est wars In history.
The declarations of hostllities issued
ry the five nations involved were scat.
tered over period OF sevral days, but
iostilities may fairly be said TO have
CO.nmcnced durlng the first week In
October, when skirmishing began prac.
tcally all along the northern Turkish
i'ontier.
Less than six weeks have elapsed
and the sultan has sued for peace.
Military experts throughout Europe
were confident al the outset that the
Turks would be easily victorious. In
.tead. they have not won an impor;an,
engagement. The advance OF the al
lies into Turkish territory has been
practically uninterrupted.
Figures concerning the number oi
FILLED and Injured have been very
meager and the estimates probably
Inaccurate, but 1t is considered here
safe to say that the total is well above
100000.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
SAVES CHILD BY BOLD LEAP

Leaping from q moving locomotive
into a stream at the side OF the rail
road track. Fireman Frank Ball. EN-.
ployed on An Erie switch engine at
Passaic. N. j.. rescued four.year-old
Molly Roman. who had fallen into the
Dundee canal. While playing on the
bank the girl lost her balance and fell
in. Fireman Ball saw the youngster
fall into the water as his engine drew
near. He leaped into the stream and
with few powerful strokes reached
the side OF the child.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
WALKS TEN MILES IN SLEEP

Mary Ruth Smith Of Clinton. NO..
eleven.year-old daughter Of a physi.
clan, left her bed at II o'clock and.
clad only In her night robe and her
mothers coat. walked In her sleep
barefoot over ten miles of rough and
muddy country roads to the homo Of
her uncle, Walter Waugh. at Norris.
At daylight Mr.. Waugh found her
shivering on his front porch. She was
unable to recall how she got there,
but said she dreamed Of wanting to
20 to her uncle's home.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
Italy Kicking on Role Of oendarme.

Italy Kicking on Role Of Gendarme.
Rome.-Strong protests are raised
in the Italian press from newspapers OF
conservative opinions and organs OF
the Socialist party against the reports
published in the Austrian and German
newspapers, representing the Italian
government as according the fullest
support to Austria.Hungary against
Servia. Italian public opinion Is un.
ieservedly favorable 10 the Balkan
states. and opposed to Italy playing
the role OF gendarmc at Belgrade OF
elsewhere on behalf OF Austria.Hun
gary.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
Troops Massaere Women.

Bcrlin.-The reports OF atrocities
committed by the Seryian troops on
the Albanians are confirmed bp Cap.
tain Persius. correspondent Of the
Tageblatt, writing fronrUskup He
Gays he witnessed the burning OF Al.
bnnian villages and heard from numer.
Gus eye witnesses OF the reckless
shooting, not only Of men, but OF won.
en-. The Servians, he adds, admitted
they were carrying on war OF ex.
termination against the Albanlans,
whom Servian officers declared must
b swept from the face Of the earth"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
Heightened BY, LIGHTNING

George D. Pittman. rancher. who
was struck by lightning near Wilcox,
Ariz.. measured five. feet eight inches
in height before death and six feet
afterward. His vertebrae were un.
coupled by the shock. Pittman's hair
was singed at the back Oh the neck.
where the bolt entered.a His neck
was broken and shoulders crushed.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
BOY, ANGLER HOOKS WATCH

While fishing In the Truckee rivef,
near Reno. Nev..'' Neil West, aged
twelve. saw something shining in the
river bed and by, deft use OF his hook
brought up 17.jeweled heavy silver
watch. .,
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-11-21
KILL THEIR MULE FOR DEER

Two young business men. John
Nickols and Gabriel Murphy. stalked
the brown mule they drove on q
hunting trip In the Greenhorn country.
Colorado. for three hours. then shot II
for a deer and were compelled to
tramp thirty.fve miles into walssn.
burg
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-04
PRIMARIES SHOW INTENSE
INTEREST AMONG THIEF
pARTIES IN COUNTY

The Progressive and Democratic
county primaries held yesterday after
noon ana last night brought ont n
large number Of voters and demon
stratcd the lively interest thai In being
taken In the campaign this fall To-
morrow night the regular Republican
primaries will be held to select dele
yates Ia the Republican county con-
vention in the opera house at 10
O'Clock Saturday morning, ~ which
time 10 delegates Will be- chosen %
the state Republican convention. The
places of holding the primaries IN
the local precincts are az follows;
Precinct No 90. Albuquerque. III
vision !. six delegates. place for voi-
ing. office oi Charles Chadwick,
called to order hy John " Wilson.
Precinct No. 20. Albuquerque, d.
vision ?. eight delegates. Place Tor
voting. office Of John iiorradaile'
called To order by John ilorradaile.
Precinct No. ~, Albuquerque. di-
vision !. five delegates. Place for
voting. office OF Judge Mcclellan;
called to order by Charles Melini.
Precinct No. II. Albuquerque, d.
vision 2. ten delegates Place for
voting, McCloskcy's Auto CO., toS
West copper avenue; called To order
by Charles v. Stafford.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-04
RESULT on PntM iRIIs
nv DEMOCRATS LAST NIGHT

Following arc the results Of the
primaries held last night Ia the local
precincts by tho Democrats:
Precinct No. 90, Division 1, Dr.
is. l.. Burton. chairman and u. ~.
Grows. secretary Jonn Bonnell,
Charles Schmidt. w. j. Collins, DTs
=. H. burton. Dennis chavez. Alcafin
Montoya. ". ~ crews. Thomas 7
passmorc. Frank Mnntoya, Jr. VIII
lam Kick". J. r. casey. q, +. i.owher
Jose senn Charles Hcppler. G. a.
Kapplc. T.. Obcrton. Tin Hoiwell, Ia.
gar Bass. e. T.. Kinds. y. v Lanham,
G. q. secmullcr Jacob Korhcr and
J. Scott.
Precinct 90. Division .. =. &C. Les.
ter. chairman aud J. = Hamilton,
secretary Pitt Ross. Or. g. n. Carns,
Dr. q. NJ Clayton. Dr. ". u, Kouff
man. Bert ilakcr. 4. Michael j.
TandbcrE. J. j. Hamilton. T. No. T.cs-
ter. Steve Coen. s. g. Gilbert. Bernard
OIaughlin, Augustine Sanchez,
Frank Mckee, Ramon Castillo.
Precinct No. ~. Division l. Louis
A. Mcllae. chairman. and Tong e. or
tia. sccretnry-Dr d. 4. Reldy. Tony
G. ortiz. Louis A. McBoe. r. NJ, Della
hoyc. Alexandra Marquee, +. =,
Knhnt. j. u. GoddclA VI. 4. Sawtellc.
Dr l.. q. Rice, Sistu iiaca.
Precinct No. ~. Division ?, Emil
Mann. chairman. and NJ. g. Vigil
secrctary--lsaac Bnrth. W. W Nc
Clcllan. .. ~ Marion. Emil Mann,
W. T.. Reed. a. Flclschor, Martin
Tlorney NJ. 4. Vigil. T.. 8. Parker Al
bert Refer. James Mcltcnna, James
Goff. Jesse Kclehor. W. s. Iopowell
Summers Burkhart. J g, Albright
=. T. McCanna, r J. Naylon, James
BLACK