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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
SHIPS GANG PLANK DROPS
Sixty Persons Fall in Water and Two
Are Drowned.

Seattle, May 21.-Two persons are
known to have been drowned and for
ty or more were injured when the ad.
Unstable end of temporary passen
ger gang plank at the Colman dock
dropped. precipitating sixty passen-
gers into the water as they were pre-
pairing to board the sound steamer
Flyer for Tacoma.
Most of the injured were only slight
ly bruised or cut by striking against
piling or the hull of the Flyer when
they fell into the water. All will re
cover.
A defective cog broke under the
weight of the crowding passengers
and the shock of the inch drop wAs
sufficient to strip the cogs and let the
end of the plant fall into the water.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21

One Iowan Meets Death in Attempt
to Rescue Comrade.

hardwood, Ia. May 21-Two men,
Charles Bull and Charles Fink, were
suffocated in a well they were digging
on the l.. Brewer farm, when they
struck a pocket of natural gas.
Fink had gone into the well to place
some curbing. He smelled gas and
yelled to Bull to assist him out of the
we'll, but while Bull was drawing Fink
out the latter became overcome and
let loose of the rope. falling back to
the bottom. Bull, In attempting to
save mis- companion, went into the
well and was also overcome.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
STRIKE HURTS LAKE TRADE
Boats From Buffalo Now Carry Grain
Instead of Coal

Buffalo, N. ", May 21.-Owing to
the strike in the anthracite mines of
have been shipped from Buffalo by
lake since the opening of navigation.
The coal docks along the Buffalo riv-
er are idle and the vessels which have
heretofore been used almost exclu-
sively in the coal trade are now car
rying grain.
UP to May Is of last year 425, ,161
tons of coal left this port by lake.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
Colonel Will Stay in Contest
Until the Finish.
SCORES COLLEGE HEAD
Replies to Teacher Who Urged Stu.
dents Who Went to Hear Roosevelt
TO Get Back to Their Desks as Soon
rs "the Disturbance" Was Over.

Cambridge, o., May 21.-Colonel
Roosevelt has served notice that he
would resist any compromise at the
Republican national convention.
There can be no compromise" he
said at Cambridge. Some of our op,
ponents are saying that neither Mr.
Taft nor | should be nominated I'll
name the compromise candidate. He
will be me-"
Colonel Roosevelt was told that
President Perry of Marietta college
In speech to the students, had urged
the members of the Roosevelt club
who planned to go to hear the colonel
to get back to their desks as soon as
possible after the disturbance" was
over.
The colonel based his speech large
IL upon this incident
Unfortunately in every college" be
said, you will find certain proper
tion of men who, instead of realizing
that college education imposes upon
the man who receives IL an additional
obligation, seem to feel as If it had
given him immunity and who feel as
II the intrusion by the people into
their own government was a disturb
ance."
ITO use the words used here In
Marietta we have disturbed a great
many people in the last three months.
We've disturbed Mr.. Lorimer in
Illinois to the tune of 50 to 2; we've
disturbed Mr.. Penrose In Pennsylva-
mia to the tune of 10 to 6. In the state
OF Washington the people insisted
upon holding popular primary and
the Taft people then barred out OF the
convention all delegates the people
had elected on the ground that the
people had no business to create a
disturbance and upset the work the
politicians had done"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
MANY CHINAMEN ARRESTED
Forty-two Taken in Raid on Gambling
Houses at Winnipeg.

Winnipeg, May 21.-The biggest po
lice raid in the history of Winnipeg
was pulled off by Inspector Stark al
the head of squad of men. Forty
two Cinnamon were arrested, charged
with playing fantan and chuck-a-luck
They were taken to the police head
quarters and held without bail. Ii
found guilty they will be f1ned s10(
for the keepers and $25 for the play
ers and spectators.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
Coffee Trust Hearing Postponed

New York, May 21.-The hearing on
New York Dock company to show
cause why it should not be restrained
from disposing of $4,000 bags of coffee
in connection with the government
suit to break up the Brazilian coffee
valorization scheme was adjourned un-
til Friday by Judge Hough in the Unit
ed States district court
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
TITANIC FUND is TOO BIG
Lord Mayor Does Not Know What to
Do With Surplus,

London, May 21.-The lord mayor
foresees considerable trouble as to
what he is to do with the subscrip
tions to the funds for the Titanic suf
ferers.
He says quite enough money has al
ready been subscribed to relieve all
distress, but the donations are still
coming in. There will be surplus OF
q considerable amount, to which con
sideration must now be given.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
OIL LAND FRAUDS ALLEGED
Government Would Annul Southern
Pacific Holdings.

Los Angeles, May 21.-Federal off,
cials here announced that within six
weeks the entire holdings of the
Southern Pacific railroad company In
the oil sections of California would be
attacked by the government. The rail-
roads holdings In the state are worth
millions, comprising much Of the rich
est of the oil lands.
Through copy of the lease the gov
ernment claimed to have proved the
existence of a gigantic conspiracy,
formed. 1t was said. by Southern Pa
ciflc officials In 1904. to obtain lands
n tAe state. The oflolala Qt the com
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21

pany knew, it was alleged, that the
land they selected as agricultural in
reality was rich oil bearing territory
and that patents were rushed through
in the name of the Kern Trading and
Oil company.
The government alleges this concern
is nothing but a dummy and is in
reality the Southern Pacific company
itself
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
A Mothers 8 Care.

A careful mother will not give he
child medicine without knowing 1t
pure. contains no opiates. and ha
healing and curative qualities. Sucf
medicine is Foley's Honey and Tai
Compound for Group, whooping cough
bronchitis, and all affections of the
throat, chest, and lungs. Best ant
safest for children and grown persons
Contains no opiates. For sale by al
druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
Almost A Miracle.

One of the most startling changes
ever seen in any man, according to w.
B. Holsclaw, Clarendon, Tex, was
effected years ago in his brother. s'He
had such dreadful cough" he writes,
"that all our family thought he was
going into consumption, but he began
to use DIR. Kings New Discovery, and
was completely cured by ten bottles.
Now he is sound and we'll and weighs
21S pounds. For many years our
fam lily has used this wonderful remedy
for Coughs and Colds with excellent
results It's quick, safe. reliable
and guaranteed. Price 60 cents and
81. Trial bottle free at all druggists.
Henry Ferris, Hadar, Neb., lie an
old friend Of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. He writes, 81 have used
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for
more than twenty years and can hon
estly recommend it to anyone needing
a good cough medicine. / think Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar Compound Ii
without an equal. For sale by all
druggists,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
Washout Ties Up Railroad.

La Crosse, Wis, May 21.-Trafiic
on the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road is tied up by the washing out of
heavy steel bridge at Minnesota
City. Tunnels at Wilton, Elroy and
Norwalk, which were practically
closed by earth washed into them BY
the storm, have been cleared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
Sutton Loses Billiard Title.

Chicago, May 21.-Ora Morningstar
of Pittsburg defeated George Sutton
of Chicago, champion 1871 billiard
player of the world, in a contest for
the title by score of 500 to 463. The
game went sixty-one innings. Sut-
tons high run was 64 and Morning
tar's 81.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
Drops One Thousand Feet.

Nahant, Mass, May 21.-James
Barr, Jr., twenty years old, was killed
in attempting parachute drop from
a balloon at height of 1000 feet. He
was unable to make the parachute
Open Two thousand persons witnessed
the accident, among them two sisters
of the young man.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
FIVE DROWNED IN CANADA
Three Meet Death in Manitoba When
Pleasure Boat 10 Upset.

Winnipeg, May 21.-At Minnedosa,
Man, George Claxton, Minnie Clapp
and Edith Leaning were drowned in
Hart's lake when a pleasure boat up
set
At Moose Jaw, Sask., L. d. Jones
fell from q canoe and was drowned.
At Kenora, Ont, NJ o. Hodberg was
drowned while fishing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
Pioneer Shirtmaker Is Dead.

Troy, N. Y, May 20--John G. Ban,
the pioneer shirt manufacturer of this.
the greatest shirtmaking city in the
world, is dead at Watervliet at the
ags of sixty-six years. He was a
prominent Mason Mr.. Hill sold the
first custom made shirt manufactured
n Troy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
LORIMER CASE
UP TO SENATE
Majority and Minority Re-
ports Submitted.
FAVORABLE TO SENATOR

Majority Recommends That Illinois
Solon Be Permitted to Retain His
Seat, Declaring That No New Evil
dence Was Discovered at Last Hear
Ing.
Washington, May 21.-The case of
Senator Lorimer of Ilnnols, whose
election was alleged to have been
brought about through corruption,
was placed before the senate for final
action. Majority and minority reports
were made by the special investigat-
and the latter condemning the sena-
tor
The majority reported that all the
rules of law, judicial proceedings and
justice required the senates former
Judgment in Senator Lorimer's favor
be held final and conclusive and that
there absolutely was no new and sub
stantial evidence discovered, his elec-
tion being the logical result OF exist
ing political conditions in Illinois.
The minority reported that the evil
dence presented at the second investi-
CATION was broader and more far
reaching" than the previous inquiry
brought out and that ii conclusively
established that at least ten of the
votes cast for Lorimer were corrupt
and that his election therefore was in.
valid
Three Sign Minority Report.
The minority report was signed by
Senators Kern and Lea, Democrats.
end Kenyon, Republican.
Absolutely no new and substantial
evidence" had been produced at the
reinvestigation, the majority said.
The report dealt at length with the
evidence and also reviewed legal prece
dents to show that the first investiga-
ton OF the senate should be taken as
final.
The controlling factor in the action
OF the senate In reopening the case, sc
the majority said, was report that
fund of 100000 was raised through
or by the efforts of Edward Hines, the
Chicago lumberman, to secure the
election of Senator Lorimer.
The majority rejected the version
Clarence s. Funk, general manager oi
the International Harvester company
gave of a conversation he had with
Mr.. Hines In the Union League clut
at Chicago Just after Senator Lori
mer's election. 1t was during this con
yersation that Funk claims Hines
asked for $4,000 donation toward
the 100000 Lorimer fund.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21
MRS. ROCKEFELLER


New York, May 21.-Mrs. John ID.
Rockefeller attended services in the
Fifth avenue Baptist church. 1t was
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-21

her first appearance in the church
since she had an attack of pneumonia
two years ago. Friends greeted her
warmly and congratulated her on her
recovery.
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20

The following statement has been
issued by the management of Chi
cago theater:
Under the new policy of advertis-
ing exclusively in the newspapers,
business continues to improve. Each
week since the house abolished bill
posting the box Office receipts have
gained steadily, and the business for
the current attraction shows a bigger
gain than has been attained since the
management decided to try out the
newspapers exclusively. This is the
first time a theater has placed itself
in the position of depending entire
ly on newspaper space for its adver-
tisements and the successful outcome
is causing a widespread comment.
Many observers believe it means the
eventual doom of theatrical bill post
ing"
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20
FRAa!uTY OUT OF FASHION UMBRELLA CASE OF VALUE
Girls of Today Seek Health and Take
the Right Way to Secure
the Blessing.

1t is no longer fashionable with the
fair sex to feign delicacy, nor are the
girls of the coming generation actual
ed by an insane desire to appear fra
gile and genteel at the expense Of
health. The scores Of buxom, bright
eyed young ladies one will meet in
any of our public thoroughfares any
afternoon is ample evidence OF the
truth of the assertion, says Woman's
Life. No longer do the fair ones seem
wan and pale to look upon, nor is their
style of locomotion suggestive of ef-
fort; but, on the contrary, nearly all
seem strong and 1.-THE of limb, and
with cheeks suffused with the ruddy
glow of health. Doctors generally
agree that there is far less sickness
among the sex than had formerly been
the case, and this could be attributed
solely to the glorious practice young
ladies have of late acquired of testing
their capabilities as pedestrians, and
in engaging in other forms of light
physical exercise. 1t is to be hoped
that the good work will go on.
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20
Idea Is to Match the Costume, and
the Vogue Is Rapidly Becoming
fashionable.

Because of the tremendous vogue
Of velvets and the number Of cos
tunes in that material that are being
made up, the velvet-encased umbrella
has come into being. Made on
slender but substantial frame. which
folds closely, and covered with a silk
taffeta spread, the umbrella when
closed and encased appears like a
walking stick of velvet from ferrule
to top. A solid silver monogram
plate caps the handle, which, ten
inches down it's length, is ornamented
with a double ring OF silver.
Decided colors are now the smart
thing in silk umbrellas. All the fash
ionable shades of purple, blue, mauve
and the new reds are In demand for
spreads, which are mounted upon
frames that press tightly about a
slender stick and give the convenience
the appearance of a silken cane. This
fashionable fad is to procure unique
handle for the umbrella that Is car
ried with the tailored walking suit,
and while some of the effects are ar
tistic, others are actually bizarre.
Among the latter are the cat, parrot
and monkey heads in natural colors
with jewels for eyes. In the former
class are all manner of beautifully
carved handles of rare woods and
ivory, and when money is not an OBJ
ject, of jade, amber, rock crystal o.
solid silver and gold.
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20
FIND QUICK SALES ARE BEST
Modern Merchandising Means Turn
ing Goods Over Weekly Instead of
Yearly as Formerly.

Most merchants have found that it
Is better to handle goods expeditiously
at small profit than to drag them out
over a long season even at greater
prices. So that modern merchandise
ing has come to be a matter of the
weekly turning over of the stock,
rather than yearly proposition, as
used to be the case.
Merchants have also found that the
quickest way to dispose of a stock of
goods is through the advertising col
umns of the daily newspapers. They
have found it the least expensive way
of disposing of goods, and that means
that the patron is benefited by the ad-
vertising in the newspapers. For the
expense of selling goods must be
borne by the customer and If it costs
less to sell goods through newspaper
advertising than otherwise, the mer-
chant who uses the newspaper can
afford to sell cheaper than the mer-
chant who does not use the newspa-
per.
The hand-bill merchant of the olden
days paid tremendous price to bring
the facts concerning his goods before
the attention of the consumer. for the
hand-bill process Is a more cumber-
some and a more expensive one than
the newspaper route. So it is safe to
say that even at this late day the
hand-bill merchant is not able to sell
goods as cheaply as is the merchant
who uses newspaper space.
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20

Fur goes everywhere. It trims the
chiffon evening frock and appears suit
ably enough on the tailor made. while
it is also in evidence in connection
with silks and soft satins Skunk is
the fur which is just now lifted to the
highest pinnacle Of favor, and one
sees it on all sides. With the fash.
ionable mole gray suit it could hardly
be excelled, its deep. dark brown tint
having an admirable effect against
the gray.
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20
/. ADVERTISING
"a TALKS
THE GARRULOUS AID
BY GLEN BUCK.

Is there under the clear canopy OF
the blue sky greater bore than the
longwinded salesman?
If. there Is, haven't yet discover
ed him.
1t Is not SO much the ability to say
the right thing, as to know when one
has said enough-that marks the pro-
ducer from the pest
Words are so much cheaper than
ideas, that the yokel uses them to COW
er multitude of Northumberland he
rambles on until the order Is lost.
Persistency is a splendid sale pro-
ducer-but too much of it is nothing
less than calamity.
The long-winded salesman and the
long-winded advertisement are of the
same ilk-only the long-winded sales
man has the advantage that he can
force his victim o-stop-look-lis-
ten.
But the advertisement must passive
ly wait for the buyers attention.
The story of the creation is told in
a paragraph, yet, 10! 1t takes q
page crowded full of six-point ro-
man to tell the prosaic story OF a
cake of yeast.
Words - words-words-the are
tiresome and clumsy things when han
died by one who doesn't know how.
A Voltaire or Kipling couldn't pos
sibly keep readers interest through
a column of fine type. with the story
Of pair OF sox or breakfast food.
Then why should the advertising
man try?
The fact is, the long-winded adver-
tisement writer is following the fash
ion set by the patent medicine man.
who has had bunco game to play,
and who was forced to drown the
cries. of his victims In a flood of
words.
Ruts are readily made-and they
are easy to follow-but they some
times get to be as deep as graves.
l had rather get into possible buy
er's mind three essential words re-
garding the thing / have for sale
than to fog his mind with all the non
essentials in the language.
Balzac once wrote a friend, saying,
Il haven't time to write you a short
letter, so I'll write you a long one"
He knew that the ability to discrim-
mate between essentials and non-es-
sentials is a fine and time-consum-
ing art.
The long-winded advertisement usu-
ally defeats its own purpose, and too
often it starts out with nothing to say
and succeeds in saying it in the
most tiresome and uninteresting way.
That it sometimes makes good"
is not due to it's form, but to the
fact that all advertising is good
only some of 1t is better.
Sheer boredom may accomplish
a little, but there's an easier and
better way.
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20

To neckruff of ostrich is an as
SUI 3 4 favorite for the fall and winter
season. 1t Is worn to best advantage
VIII 1 the hat is trimmed to match.
Viii world of ostrich fancy feath-
ers. plumes and bands Of all descrip-
tions, 1t Is not difficult to select a
trim ming suited to almost any kind of
hat
These ostrich neckruffs are made
OF long-fibred stock, and set
close up about the neck. A hat to
match, with dropping brim, or a
shape which sets down on the head,
merges at some points into the ruff
and 1t Is this that makes the effect
SO good when the hat trimming is like
the ruff.
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20

The muffs are larger than ever,
says Harper's Bazaar. Quite soft and
rather fat. Some have the paws
and tails as trimming, as they had
last year, while quite as many have
no hanging trimmings. Most of the
fur collars are worn with one end
thrown over the left shoulder. For
those who can wear that style there
are standing neck bands of fur with
ruches Of tulle above and below, the
whole fastening at the left side witt
a big satin ribbon bow.
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20
Psychology and Clothes.

I have a little friend who disliked
to wash dishes; SO for her birthday I
made her two aprons from two yards
of pink gingham. / cut them in one
piece, with straps which cross in the
back and button in the shoulders. The
edges are trimmed with pink finished
braid. made a pocket in each
apron, with her initial embroidered
in white. She was so pleased that her
mother has no trouble getting her to
help with the dishes and dusting.-
Woman's Home Companion.
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20

For those who cannot afford to ex-
pend very much money on materials,
there is nothing more satisfactory
for fancy work than the making Of
objects of braided crepe paper. This
material costs but a few cents, unless
ribbons and silk or satin are used in
combination with the paper. The
work is Of the utmost simplicity, al
though the finished product appears
to be an imposing piece of work One
does not realize just how easy 1t is
to fashion these crepe paper things
until one has started out to do the
work, and has the materials In the
hands.--HaIper's Bazf
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20
TRUST HIS LOVE

They are few who have not some
times, said like Jaob, sAll these things
are against me-" We cannot wonder
that he thought so; but he was mis-
taken. They were working for his
good. and the time came when he
knew it, We cannot see the bright
light that is in the storms that affiict
as. and our faith is SO small that our
hearts are troubled. But when our
spirit is overwhelmed within US God
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20

knows our path. The deepest lessons,
and the most salutary, of our lives
come through our adversities. An
thlete cannot be trained without diff
fcult exercises, the mind is developed
by hard studies, the heart is enlarged
and humbled and purified by affiic-
ton. Our transient troubles are work
ing for us more and more exceed
ingly an eternal weight of glory" Our
faith is small because the temporal
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20
Advertise to Create Business.

There are two purposes for adver-
Using. One of them, Of course, is to
direct existing business to you in
preference to your neighbor. The
other, and by far the greater and
more important and more promising
field, is just beginning to be under
stood, and that is the effect which
proper advertising unquestionably
has in creating business that did not
exist before
Greene County herald., 1912-12-20

Some very handsome hats are
trimmed with long boas of ostrich.
One end falls from the hat at the left
back and Is thrown around the neck.
A tiny bow, or a little nose-gay or
jeweled pin fastens the end to the
shoulder.
Nearly all ruffs are fastened with
loops and ends Of velvet ribbon. Some
times these are long and heavy but
this is not usual. Short smart bows
are Just as good. Narrow velvet rib
bons In rosettes and many falling
ends, or narrow satin ribbon of good
quality make equally effective finish
ings, all depending on the taste of the
wearer.
JULIA BoTTOMLEY.