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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
NO TRACE OF GIRLS SLAYER
Murder of Minneapolis Girl Remains a
Mystery

Minneapolis, March 16.-Although
fifteen Mill City sleuths have been
running down clues to the mysterious
killing of Alice Matthews. aged TWEEN
ty-one, no explanation OF the reason
why the girl was strangled to death
near her home has been evolved.
If the police have a hint as to who
the person is who committed the
crime they have not said so. Apparent
ly the mystery is as dense as it was
Immediately following the discovery OF
the mutilated body of the young girl.
That number of persons, mem
bers of four families, should have
heard the girls agonized screams for
help and heard what she said to the
man that attacked her, and that her
own sister should have almost stun
bled over her body, without having
their susI icions aroused that a horri-
BILE crime was being committed, seems
incredible.
The only explanation so far given by
the police for their apparent failure to
investigate is Indifference.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
MINERS ON VERGE
OF STARVATION
HungerMayCOmpeI English Strik-
ers to Resume Work.

London, March 27.-Gloom pervades
the country, it having come home to
all classes that there is no chance at
present of a settlement of the coal
strike. 1t has become a contest of en-,
durance, with both sides claiming the
other must give in.
The confidential reports of the op-
orators, because of which they refused
all concessions, stated that the miners
generally were at the end of their re.
sources.
Facing starvation it was claimed
they would be forced TO give in and
it was pointed out by the leading op-
orators that If they stood firm against
any concessions they would utterly
wreck the unions This attitude was
decided on.
The miners deny, however, that they
are In such shape financially that fur
their resistance is useless. They have
reduced strike benefits and claim that
they can hold out for another fort
night. by which time, they say, the
operators will have been forced to con
cede their demands. They say under
no circumstances will they surrender
and II they can hold out workers In
other lines of industry have no reason
to complain.
In a short speech in the house oi
commons Premier Asquith confessed
the governments failure to terminate
the coal strike, as follows:
I'VE have done our best with per
feet thoroughness and impartiality and
it is with profound disappointment
that I have to confess to the house
that all our labors have been unavail
ing"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
PRESIDENT TAFT
VICTOR IN INDIANA
His Supporters Dominate Repuh-
Iican Convention.

Indianapolis, March 27.-The India
ma Republican convention adopted a
resolution instructing the states four
delegates at large to the national con-
vention to vote for the denomination
of President Taft.
National Committeeman Harry s.
New. former Vice President Charles
w. Fairbanks, James e. Watson and
Joseph ID. Oliver were elected dele
gates.
The Taft faction had a majority of
1o6 over the supporters of Colonel
Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt delegates held sepa-
rate convention In the rear Of the hall
upon the adjournment of the regular
convention and elected as delegates al
large former Senator A. j. Beveridge
Fred Landis, Edwin M. Lee and
Charles H. Campbell
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27

Minnesota Progressives Would Enact
Preferential Primary Law

St Paul, March Ex-Governor Eber.
hart will be asked by joint commit.
tee representing the La Toilette and
Roosevelt organizations to call an ex
ira session of the legislature to enact
a presidential preference primary.
A poll of the legislature may be
taken to ascertain if two-thirds favor
the plan.
Attorney General Smith, in a for
NAL opinion, holds that the Caswell
plan for caucus presidential prefer
ence primary will not invalidate the
delegate caucus ballot.
Governor Eberhart was asked by
A Caswell, manager of the Roosevelt
campaign, to answer more specifically
on the proposition of a voluntary
presidential primary.
State officials generally endorse the
plan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
Wounded in Shooting ARRAY.

Wadena. Mimi, March 27.-A shoot
ing affray occurred in Aldrich, vii
lage ten miles east of here. Postmas
ter A. B. Gray is alleged to have shot
James Lynch In the side, inflicting a
wound which may prove fatal. The
men had not been on good terms for
q long time and frequently had been
involved in trouble. Lynch's son il
station agent in Aldrich and his father
carries tho mail to and from the post
ofice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
WOULD REVISE
COTTON TARIFF
President Says Present Rates
Are Too High.
SUBMITS BOARDS REPORT

Protection In Some Instances Found
TO Be Greater Than the Entire Cost
of Production-Urges Appropriation
to Further Continue Work of In
vestigation.
Washington, March 27.-President
Taft transmitted to congress the tariff
boards report on the cotton schedule
with the recommendation that that
section of the tariff law be taken up
with a view to revision and reductions
in the rates of duty.
The president advises congress that
the boards Investigations have shown
that the duties on some cotton yarns
are two and three times in excess of
the difference of the cost of production
in the United States and abroad.
The duties imposed because of fin
ishing processes are in excess OF the
difference In the extra cost due to
finishing and are often in excess of the
fetal domestic cost of finishing.
Prices paid by consumers in the
United States are higher than abroad
even when prices received by manu-
facturers in both places are the same.
This is said to be due to the higher
cost of distribution here.
Plain Cloths Just as Cheap.
Plain cloths are as cheap here as
anywhere, but on fancy fabrics the du-
ties are in excess of the differences in
cost, and in many cases the duties are
greater than the conversion costs in
the mills of the United States. Presi-
dent Taft asks a deficiency appropria-
ton of 100000 for the board to con-
tinue its work during April, May and
June. and urges congress to further
continue the life of the board that il
may prosecute Investigations OF the
metal. leather, chemical and sugar
schedules which the president has di-
rected.
The presidents message is com
prehensive summary of the board S
findings As in its report on the wool
en- schedule and the pulp and paper
schedule the board makes no recon-
mendations and suggests no duties in
its review of very complex subject.
The president says he bases his rec
concentrations on the declaration OF
the platform on which he was elected
that reasonable protective tariff
should be adjusted to the difference in
cost of production at home and
abroad"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
TORONTO FIRE LOSS $500, 600
Car Barns and Factories Are Food for
the Flames.

Toronto, Ont, March 27.-A loss of
about 100000 was caused by a fire
which started in East End barns of the
Toronto Railway company. A shift of
the wind saved the company's main
building from complete destruction,
but carried the flames to some factory
buildings near by. Two-thirds of the
loss fails on the street railway COM
pany, but it is mostly covered by in
surance.
The fire was the most disastrous and
spectacular since the s10,000,000 con-
fiagration of 1904 The loss of 270
street cars in the fire will seriously
handicap the transit facilities here for
several months
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
MISTRlAL IN CRAWFORD CASE
Girl May Escape Further Prosecution
on Murder Charge.

New Orleans, March 27.-The pre-
siding Judge at the trial of Annie
Crawford, accused of having murdered
her sister Elsie through administra-
ton of morphine, announced mistrial
soon after court opened.
Miss Crawford probably will be re-
leased on bail this week. 1t Is doubt
full II an effort will be made to bring
her 70 trial q second time. -
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
Prosecutor Deeply Affected.

United States District Attorney j.
H. Wilkerson was deeply affected by
the verdict He jumped to his feet
when the verdict had been read and
tears filled his eyes.
Il have nothing to say" was his
only comment as he walked from the
courtroom.
The court session occupied less than
ten minutes.
Three ballots were taken on the
question Of guilty OF not guilty. The
first ballot resulted eight for acquittal
and four for conviction. The second
ballot eleven for acquittal and one
for conviction. The third was unani-
nous for acquittal.
After the announcement of the ver-
dict in the packers trial provisions
rose all round The rise was Is cents
for pork and bacon and 71a to 10 cents
for lard. The addition to the cost OF
packing house products was attributed
on change to active covering by shorts
and to sympathy with bulge in the
price of corn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
Publisher Denies Report.

Madison, Wis, March 27.-Richard
Lloyd Jones, publisher of the Wiscon-
sin State Journal at Madison, states
In the report circulated that he is ne
gotiating for the purchase of La Fol
letts's Weekly Magazine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
la TOILETTE TO SELL ORGAN
Negotiations on Between Senator and
Wisconsin State journal.

Madison, Wis. March 26.-Negotia
tions are in progress through which
the ownership of La Follette's maya.
zine may be taken over by the Wis
consin State Journal company. Rich
ard Lloyd Jones, president of the
Journal company, met the Wisconsin
senator in Chicago last week, where
the proposition was discussed. The
magazine was established by Senator
La Toilette four years ago as a per
sonAl political organ
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
LEADERS OPPOSED TO BILL
viii Fight "Pork Barrel" Measure at
Democratic Caucus.

Washington, March 27.-Consider-
Grafton of appropriations for new bat
tleships and public buildings pork
barrel Will be given Wednesday night
at the Democratic caucus.
Majority Leader Underwood ano
Representative Fitzgerald are deter
mined to fight any more pork bar
rep measures.
That the Democrats will reverse
their previous caucus action and pro-
vide for one super dreadnought and
one powerful first class cruiser is pre-
dicted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27

Elsie Crawford's death was one of
four sudden and mysterious deaths in
the Crawford family within fifteen
months The experts told District At
torney Adams there was no yerifica-
tion of suspicious that the first three
20 die had been victims of poison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
Passengers Left Behind.

Queenstown, March 26.-The steam.
er Mauretania on her way to New
York arrived here but was unable to
take aboard 1872 passengers and many
sacks of nail which were awaiting her
on account of the heavy sea.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
Woman Street Cleaner Dead.

Chicago, March 27.-Mrs. A. Emma
gene Paul, said to be the first woman
who ever held the position of street
cleaning superintendent, died here of
heart disease. She was first placed
In charge of night gang of men on
the West Side and was later trans
oerred to the downtown district. She
was the author OF several pamphlets
on sanitary conditions In q big city"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
WILL BE CARRIED TO COURTS
Commerce Commissions Decision in
Important Rate Case.

Washington, March 2e.-Resort to
the courts will probably be made at
once for review of the comprehen.
sive decision of the interstate com.
merce commission announced in the
Texas-Louisiana rate case.
The commission laid down the broad
doctrine in this decision that inter.
state railroads which put into force
low state rates must adopt equally low
interstate rates for traffic moving un-
der similar conditions. Ii is generally
believed that the case ultimately will
be taken to the United States supreme
court or final adjudication.
The commissions order has an i'm
portant bearing on the Minnesota
cases, which will be argued before the
supreme court April 1.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27

II. q. Collins. Postmaster, Barnegat,
N. j., was troubled with severe La
grippe cough. He says: Il would be-
completely exhausted after each fit Of
violent coughing. bought bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and
before | had taken 1t all the coughing
spells had entirely ceased. 1t can't be
beat" 7" For sale by all dealers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
STRIKE VOTE is ORDERED
Engineers to Pass on Refusal of De-
mand for More Wages.

New York, March 27.-Fifty repre-
sentatives of the Brotherhood of Engi-
neers, headed by Warren S. Stone,
voted here to submit to a so called
strike vote the question of increase
and Standardization of wages as re-
fused by the Eastern railroads. 1t
will require several days to distribute
the ballots among the engineers and
April 10 has been set for the date OF
making public in this city the result.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
Held Not Guilty of Violating
Antitrust Law.
LONG BATTLE AT AN END
Governments Fight Against Alleged
Beef Combine Decided in Favor of
Barons After Nineteen Hours De-
liberation by the Jury.

Chicago, March 27.-Not guilty was
the verdict which the jury returned
in the trial of the ten Chicago packers
accused by the government of viola
tion of the criminal sections of the
Sherman antitrust act
The verdict was returned before
United States District Judge Carpen-
ter after the jury had deliberated
more than nineteen hours.
Thomas j Connors and Edward Til
den were the only defendants in court
when the verdict was read. They were
soon after Joined by Edward F. Swift
Charles H. Swift, Francis A. Fowler
and ]. Ogden Armour, who hurried to
the courtroom on receiving notice that
the Jury had reached a verdict. Ed
ward Morris, Louis II. Heyman, Ar
thur Meeker and Louis f. Swift did
not reach the federal building until
after the proceedings of the court were
completed. The defendants showed nc
manifestations of joy beyond smiling
and shaking the hands of their coun.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-03-27
SILK WEAvERS
ASK MORE PAY
Threaten to Extend Strike I'm.
less Demands Are Granted.

Paterson, n. J., March 27.-Sixteen
of nineteen silk mills in Hudson coun-
ty were closed because of a strike of
1000 silk weavers who demand an in.
crease of wages.
The strike leaders say they will
close up every mill in New York and
Pennsylvania, If necessary, to win this
strike The mill owners say they can
not accede to the demands for higher
pay.
There is no disorder and the strikers
are keeping away from the mills.
Lowell, Mass, March 27.-More than
1000 operatives in this city joined the
ranks of the 1000 strikers who are de-
manding a greater wage increase than
that granted by the manufacturers.
An early morning parade was held
by the strikers in the business and
mill districts.
Nearly 10000 operatives in the sew
en- cotton manufacturing plants OF
Lowell Will be idle until the existing
differences between the agents and
employees are adjusted Orders were
received from the head Offices in Bos
ton to close all the mills allied with
the Lowell Manufacturing association
until further notice.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-18
Murderino Shakespeare.

What. We wonder. would happen to
the London manager nowadays who
should dare to put on the stage such
q version Of a Shakespearean tragedy
as was played in Ireland over a hun
dred years ago? Mrs. Earle In her
book. Memoirs and Memories" gives
a Dublin playbill Of 1873 which is we'll
worth quoting.
The play was 1.-The tragedy Of Ham.
let originally written and composed
by the celebrated Dan Hayes Of Linn
erick and inserted IN Shakespeares
vorks." The title role Is taken by a
gentleman who between the acts will
perform several solos on the patent
bagpipe which performs two tunes at
the same tma"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-18
Architecture,

Architecture * the art Of making
four brick walls and sundry partitions
look like something else than four
brick walls and sundry partitions. AS
the logicians would say. all houses are
houses. but all houses are not created
equal. In this climate every man must
live IN more or less Of house, but the
object Of architecture Is to make one
forget that a house 10 a house. and.
In that way. to make one forget that
one Is a human being forced, as other
human beings. to conform to the or
dinary pecessaries Of life.-Judge.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-18
Natures Eye.

ii vas the hermit Thoreau. whose
mistress T.s wood and stream. who
wrote: The lover -ees in the glance
oc bis beloved the same beauty that in
tie .~unset paints the western skies.
1t is the same diamond here lurking
under human eyeIh and there under
the closing eyelids Of the day. Here.
In ,Elall compass. ls the ancient ana
natural beauty Of evening and morn
In: What loving astronomer has ever
rathomed the ethereal depths Of the
eve?"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-18
lJruouays Whitswash.

Attention Of trGvsers through Uru-
,uay 1, attracted to the fne white COL
Or Of the farm buildings even during
the wet season. The effect IL obtained
nv a whitewash in which the juice OF
the common cactus plays the promt
nent part. The sliced leaves are mac
erated In water for twenty-four hours.
and to this creamy liquid lime Is add
ed. The wash applied to any sub
stance produces a beautiful peariy
white appearance which lasts 1os
years.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-18
Headless Butterflies.

To the butterfly. unlike most crea'
lures. the head seems to be not ind1s'
rrnssble. Reporting some experiments
to tie French Academy Of Sciences.
Professor vianney Of the Lyons uni
verSity states that number Of insect
larvae were carefully beheaded and
that in spite OF this they went through
tie usual stages Of metamorphoSis
Catc1pillars Of the genus bomby1 be
came mature butterflies. with fine col
cred. streaked wings. They were little
troubled by their headless condition
and lived for q considerable time.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-18
Eo>a;na EeeAntnieitias.

The people in these foreign hotels,
said the young tourist. have ths
oueerest ways ever saw
whats the matter nowT
why, just now asked the CLERK
In French what news from America.
and he replied that the Russian In
terpreter was out. I'd like to know
what connection be thought there was
between the two."-Lppincott's.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-18

According to a report to the
French Academy of Sciences, all
canned fish contain ptomaines, which,
however, do not begin to increase
appreciably until two days after a
can has been opened.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-18

The polarity of electric batteries
may be tested by soaking blotting
paper in potassium and starch, the
paper showing a blue stain next the
positive poles when placed between
the poles.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-01-18
TRAINING CHILDREN.

More lies are told by motherx
father. and nurse. to children than
al the rest Of the lies put together.
We BE to them with false threats;
w<-se to them with faLe promises;
We ke to them with false ssoies;
we teach them BY our practice that
a ehld has not a night to truth.
and then we wonder that they
eam the lesson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-08
RieheIieu as an Editor.

The first reporter Of France was
Louis XIII The nntional library pos
sesses the manuscripts of thirty-siX-ar
ticleS written by that king Almost all
are accounts of his military operations
These articles were published in the
Gazette de France The copy" how
ever did not 20 directly to the printer
Louis XIII wrote abominable French
and he had vague notions of orthogra
ply His articles were corrected and
often entirely rearranged by a secre
tary named Lucas, who copied them
sending 10 Richelieu the new manu-
script Ricbelieu examined II 10 his
turn and often introduced additional
corrections. At the siege Of Corbie the
king wrote a few lines eulogistic of the
cardinal. hut afterward crossed them
out of his article. Richelieu wrote
them in again. and so they appeared in
the Gazette de France.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-08
RESULTS TELL
There Can Be No Doubt About the
Results in Bennington.

Results tell the tale
All doubt is removed.
The testimony OF a Bennington citi-
zen.
Can be easily investigated.
What better proof can be had?
Henry Pulver. 172 Beach St. Ben
nington, VT. says: about a year ago
| worked hard and was on my feet
constantly and as the result my kid
news became disordered. My back
was lame and sore and | was subject
to headache and dizzy spells. The
kidney secretions caused me annoy
ance. 4 friend advised me TO use
Doan's Kidney Pills and ] procured a
supply at Coles Drug Store. ! motto
ed Improvement from the first and
after had used two boxes the back
ache ceased and the kidneys became
normal. In view Of the good results
received from DOan's Kidney Pills. |
highly recommend them" statement
given December IS l905.)
NO TROUBLE SINCE.
On June I. 1911. Mr.. Pulver was in
terviewed and he said: You may
continue TO publish my former en-
dorsement Of Deans Kidney Pills
Kidney complaint has never returned
since Deans Kidney Pills cured me
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. FOster-M ilburn Co. Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-DOan's-an
take no other.-adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-08
Make Your Own Tarrsson Vinegar

Now is the time to make tarragon
vinegar Strip three ounces of leaves
from the branches Of tarragon. put
them into a quart fruit Jar and Ill
with good vinegar. Close and let
stand for about twenty days, then
strain and bottle for use. The best
vinegar TO use for this purpose is
white wine vinegar, but cider vinegar
will answer. The amount Of tarragon
used costs 10 cents and the white wine
vinegar 10 cents per quart. You will
have an expensive vinegar at small
cost and free from adulteration. Dry
stems flavor soup.
This vinegar is used for salads and
snappy sauces.