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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
wHI1ELAw REID VERY ILL
Condition Of Ambassador Causes
Administrators From Asthma-can-
Ger 10 Also Hinted At.

London. Dec. 14-Whitelaw Reid,
United States ambassador to the court
of st. James, is seriously i'll in Dor
chester house here.
His condition has taken a turn for
the worse. and after a conference Of
physicians 1t was announced that
there was grave cause for alarm.
He is confined to his bed and is
thus deprived of the rest which he
has been having through sitting in a
chair when his asthma prevented his
lying fiat.
1t is rumored hat specialists have
discovered a cancerous growth.
Mr.. Reid has been i'll for some time.
but the first cause for public uneasi-
ness was his failure to appear at the
Thanksgiving day celebration in Lon
don, a function which he has always
directed since his residence In Eng
land and which generally has been the
occasion of some important utterance
on his part.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
PRINCE OF BAVARIA IS DEAD
LuitpoId succumbs in Munich, Follow
ing Several Months Of Falling
HeaIth-Mode Of Life Simple.

Munich, Bavaria, Dec. 14.-Luitpold,
prince regent of Bavaria, died here
Thursday. He was ninety-one years
old. The prince regent had been in
failing health several months and his
death was not unexpected. Luitpold
was sixty-five years old and had lived
a long and useful life as a great Ger
man military leader when he was
called upon in 1886 to take the throne
of Bavaria, the second largest state
in the German empire. His call to the
regency was the result of the insanity
of King Ludwig II. and his brother,
King Otto. Like his friend, the EN-.
peror Francis Joseph. Luitpold cared
not a fig for the frumperies of his high
position. His mode Of life was sim.
pie.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
colossAL CORNER IN SUFFER-.
Doelaro Sixty Thousand
rono A. In Cold storage.

1aopoetors Deelars sixty Thousand
Tens A. IN Cold Storage.
Chicagc-aixty thousand tons OF
a6utter. said to amount In the present
6tats of arket to m absolute corner,
~ held In cold. storage, according to
facts gathered BY = corps Of twenty
government secret service operatives
IA connection with the suit hled in the
DATED States court to dissolve the
butter trust. Fronts amounting to be-
tween $11.0OO.000 and III, 100000 may
- realized from the store Of butter,
which IL enough to supply the entire
consumption OF the nation for several
weeks.
The amount OF butter IN cold storage
today II asserted to be 10000 0O.
Dounds more than was In sight at this
date year ago, which was made pos
oible. according to the investigators,
blythe greater supply this year. New
sertheless It Is asserted the situation
has brought to a head discussions in
the Elsin butter board, and that the
minority Of the board is ready to fight
for it, ideas as to what should be done
N the interest OF the consumer. That
Y rev members OF the board have long
len out Of sympathy with the acts
~ the b0dysis said to be we'll known.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
FOUR MEN ARE HUNG
OREGON GOVERNOR Refuses
cLEMENcY TO cONviCTs.
Electorate Of State Given Chance 70
Pronounce Verdict, Which They
Did, Favorino Hanging.

Salem, Ore, Dec. 16.-Four mer
were hanged in the p~enitentiary In
this city Friday despite efforts to save
their lives that were unprecedented
The quartette had been under re
prieve granted by Gov. Oswald West
for varying periods in order that the
electorate of the state might have
an opportunity to pronounce it, yer.
dict whether the men should hang.
The verdict was given on November
6 and was In favor of hanging. Gov
ernor West turned a deaf ear to the
scores OF appeals that he ave the
mems lives. He said he would let the
hangings go on.
The men executed were Frank Gar.
rison. Noble Faulder, II. E.. Roberts
and Mike Morgan. all murderers from
obscure counties Of the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
WH|TELAW REID DIES.
AMBASSADOR PASSES AWAY At
DORCHESTER HOUSE
IN LONDON.
END OF 4 BRILLIANT CAREER
Norm In 1887 In xenia, o.-Succeeded
Joseph choats At Court Of st. James
u 1905. Where He Was Held in
High Esteem.

London.-Whitelaw Reid, the Amer
lean ambassador to Great Britain
since 1905, died at his London resi-.
noon Sunday from pulmonary oedema.
The end was quiet and peaceful. Mrs.
Reid and their daughter, Mrs. John
Hubert Ward, ere 1T the bedside.
The ambassador had been uncon.
Scious since 9 o'clock in the morning,
and at intervals during the previous
t~wenty-four hours he had been slightly
delirious AZ q result OF the drugs ad'
ministered to induce sleep.
Sir Thomas Barlow, physician to the
king, who was called in the last week
when Mr.. Reid's illness became acute,
and his regular physician, DIR. William
Hale White, issued the following bull
1etin az to the OF death:
"A fortnight ago the American nm
bassador had q slight bronchial at
tack similar to others from which he
had suffered at considerable intervals,
On "wednesday last asthma superven-
Cd, and the asthmatic paroxysms be
came very severe, leading to extreme
exhaustion.
TT was hoped that he might rally,
- no pneumonia, symptoms had APP
peared. with difficulty the parox-
ysms OF asthma were got under o n
troll, but Sunday morning the exhaus-
tion became extreme and he died from
pulmonary oedema 1t 1910 p. m"
When death came word was sent to
the king and queen at Buckingham
palace. the queen mother Alexandra
IT sandringham and the officials Of
the court.
Almost Immediately the king sent
His equerry. Sir Harry Tegge. to ex-
press the coincidence Of himself and
the queen. During the afternoon mes
sages conveying the warmest sympa-
thtes were received from the queen
mother Alexandra and other members
~ the royal family. Court officials,
members Of the government and Of the
various embassies and legations called
- the embassy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
ADMITS KILLING PETRosINI
italian, Condemned to Death, Says He
Helped Gang XIII Noted
Gotham Detective.

Montreal, Que, Dec. 14.-Carlo Bap-
tista, an Italian who is to be hanged
here on December 20 for murder, con.
fessed to the police that he was one
of the gang that plotted the assassina-
ton Of Joseph Petrosini, the famous
New York detective who was shot to
death in Palermo, Sicily. on March -.
1909.
The prisoner revealed the names OF
several other members of the Canon
IA that engineered the assassination.
He said they had deserted him and
refused to contribute for his defense
and he wanted them hunted down.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS

baldwin,. Mich, Dec. 30. M,
Auerbach OF Chicago, an '09 Princeton
graduate. was sentenced to life fmpris.
onment Monday at jackson for the
murder Of his employer, Harry w,
Fisher, former Chicago promoter.
Plymouth. Dec. 12.-An unknown
steamer with her entire rev lies at
the bottom OF the English channel as
the result OF a collision with the Brit.
ish 3O,O0O-ton dreadnought Centurion.
The disaster came with terrific sud.
denness in the dark hours OF Tuesday
morning. The apparently lost vessel
attempted to cross the bows OF the
~,battleship, which was steaming at 20
knots. and sank before the Centurion
could render help.
LOs Angeles, Cal. Dec. 12.-After
being knocked down twice In the six.
teenth round. Jim Flynn was in such
q helpless state that Referee Charley
Eyton stepped In between the fireman
and further punishment and decided
in favor OF Luther McCarty Tuesday.
Wytheville, Va. Dec. 13.-Sidna
Allen. leader Of the Hillsville gunner
who shot up the Carroll county court
and killed I've persons. was convicted
Of involuntary granddaughter Wednes-
day. The jury fixed his punishment
at 1ve years imprisonment.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Representa-
tive Charles 9. Bowman OF the Elev-
enth Pennsylvania district was un-
seated by the house Of representatives
by the passage. 1913 to lis, Of a reso-
luton declaring that corrupt prac-
tees had been used in his election in
1910.
At the, same time the house refused.
1S1 to 50. to seat George R. Mclean.
his Democratic opponent.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Secretary OF
War Stimson issued orders Thursday
for the removal OF the Twenty.afth
infantry, and Companies Ten, Sixty
eight and seventy-hve OF coast arul-
lery from Pacific coast to Honolulu.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
FOR oNE.cENT POSTAGE.
Dakota Implement Dealers Conve
ton Takes Action.


Sioux Falls.-The Retail Implement
Dealers association. of South Dakota,
southwestern Minnesota and north
western Iowa, concluded its annual
convention here, after sessions extend
ing over three days. The Following
officers were elected for the coming
year: President, l.. G. O~chsenrelter,
Webster: vice president, George H.
Wasky, Madison; secretary-treasurer,
E. c.. Barton, Vermill1on.
The resolutions heartily indorse l.
cent postage on first class mail matter,
on the ground hat each branch OF
the postal department should be self
sustaining.
The proposed honest advertising
law prepared by Printers Ink is
strongly indorsed, and the association
pledges its support to any legislation
requiring advertisers to be honest in
their statements.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
NEEDS OF DAKOTA SCHOOLS.
Reforms Urged by State Superintend-
ent of Instruction.

PIERCE. G. Lawrence, state SUI
perintendent of instruction, has filed
his biennial report with the governor.
Holding that the laws are loosely
drawn and conflicting, he asks that a
commission of seven or nine men be
selected to frame an educational bill
to systematic and unity the laws and
present the same to the 1915 session
of the legislature for action along such
lines, and that the coming legislative
session provide an appropriation for
the expenses of such a commission.
While holding that there is material
progress along educational lines to
keep up with modern day require
ments in the public schools, and that
the prevalent pessimism in regard to
the public schools is not well founded
he suggests further improvements
which might well be made, among
them consolidation of rural schools
and state aid to the same as is given
in other states. He asks that the con-
s%titutional limitation of two terms to
a county superintendent of schools be
eliminated to allow the county to re-
tain an efficient official if he is once
secured.
The question of efficiency of the
work of the department of the county
superintendent of schools is COM
mented upon, the holding being that
in the larger counties of the state,
even with the one assistant allowed, is
not sufficient, and that in such coun-
ties there should be provided an Of
ficer to be known as a rural school
supervisor. He wants better normal
training for teachers, especially for
those of the rural schools. He shows
that out of 5000 teachers employed
in the state about 1890 are employed
in the rural schools, and that these
should have efficient normal training
for tho work
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
$4,000 for Good Roads.

Pierre.-Gov. Vessey has received
a communication from the general
government setting forth the fact that
out of the national fund for improve
ment of highways, $4,000 is available
in South Dakota, but to secure this
there must be found a stretch of high
way fifty miles in length over which
there is a continuous line of rural mail
delivery, on which the fund is to be
applied, with the further provision
that the state, or some subdivision
thereof, either county or townships,
along this line agrees to and does ex-
pend $4,000 upon the same stretch of
highway.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
TELLS Of BIG LOANS
WITNESS BEFORE PUJo'S COM
MiTTEE TEsTIFiEs "MONEY
TRUST" MAKES 20 PER CENT.
s5o,ooo,o 900 is LENT DAILY
Investigators of Alleged Wall Street
Combine Think Placing of Fixed
Rate of Interest Would Put End
to Trouble.

I Washington, Dec. 16.-That commits
sions amounting to nearly $5O,0OO,OO
a year are poured into the pocket OF
Wall street brokers each year was the
testimony given here Friday before
the house committee investigating the
money trust" Frank X. Sturgis, a
broker and former president of the
New York stock exchange, was on the
stand.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the
committee, tried to draw from Mr..
Sturgis ar estimate of the amount OF
business done on the exchange annual.
ly, but raj unsuccessful. The lawyer
then read from the anwers furnished
by the exchange to questions of the
Hughes commission an estimate OF
900 shares Of stock. Mr.. Sturgis said
he believed the figures to be about
right.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Testifying at
the house money trust investigation
Thursday, J. H. Griesel Of Griesel &
Rogers said that millions and mil
lions Of dollars are loaned over the
telephone in the course of regular bust
ness by the New York banks" Differ
ences between the New York Stock
exchange and the Consolidated Stock
exchange and the effect of the stock
exchanges bar against Consolidated
brokers also were aired. Half a dozen
members of the Consolidated ex-
change, including President Miguel
DeAguero, were examined by Samuel
Untermyer, counsel for the commit
tee. They explained that under the
rules of the New York Stock exchange
they were absolutely prohibited from
doing any business with members of
that organization, and charged that
their business had been curtailed by
the prohibition.
Sometimes" Mr.. Griesel said, 49,
500, 900 or $4,000, 900 is lent within if-
teen or twenty minutes, this volume
of transactions serving as a basis for
rates on renewal of loans. I have lent
sometimes $40, 900. 900 or $25, 0 900 a
day and borrowed perhaps SIS, 000,0 900
on a single day. l have lent as high
as $35,000.000. I represent the Dor
rover rather than the lender and of
course I get the benefit In the loaning
transactions"
Mr.. Griesel said ]. P. Morgan & Co.
frequently loan at the exchanges.
c. w. Turner, loan broker for the
National City bank, said that the bank
he represented never charged more
than six per cent. on loans, 40 matter
what the rate on call money might be
on the exchange.
What would be the result if the
banks did that?' asked Mr.. Inter
myer. :
why, money would not be attract
ed to New York." answered Mr.. Tur-
ner. He said that on the day recently
when money was at 20 per cent. he
loaned for the account of the National
City bank 5000, 900 at six per cent.
He described the general method of
making loans on the floor of the ex-
change and said that the total daily
loans on the exchange would amount
to $4,000, 900 or s50,0O0,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
$4,000 School Building.

Pierre.-The superintendent of pub
lie instruction, G. G. Lawrence, recent
ly attended the dedication of the Len
aox high school building. The build
ing was erected in a village of 1000
people at a cost of $4,000. 1t is thor
oughly modern and has appliances for
instruction in domestic science, man
training and a gymnasium. The
people of the town feel exceedingly
proud over their new high school. Mr..
Lawrence made the ~dedicatory adj
dress.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
KUKLUx KHAN METHOD IS ON
Masked Men Whip Georgia Man, Al
legged to Harbor White Women In
His House.

Dalton, Ca, Dec. IA revival Of
the days of the Kuklux khan took
place here, when a band Of masked
men took John Watkins from his home
to the center Of the town. where he
was severely whipped. Watkins then
was given three days to leave town.
The action is said to have followed
Watkins. refusal to get rid of sew
eral alleged ~disorderly white women
living in one Of his houses.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
MEMPHIS POLICE KILL THIEF
Officers Take Train Robbers After
Staying One In a Fierce Fus-
siIade Of Bullets.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 12.-Kinney
Bergman, train bandit and craftsman,
was killed and three other bandits
who have terrorized the traipmen and
robbed banks and postofices through
out the southwest in the last two
years, were captured here in a raid
by detectives in a lonely hut in the
south part of the city.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
TO Be Inaugural Ball.

Pierre.-At a meeting of the state
officers and employees it was decided
GERS at the capitol. Committees ap-
pointed o carrying out the work
we're: Reception and executive, Frank
Crane, Doane Robinson, ]. e. Truran;
flowers and decoration, w. H. Bailey,
Fred Mueller, M. A. Adams; finance,
T. E. Cassin, H. B. Anderson, John T.
Nelson; music. Ralph Longstaff, o. o.
Young, G. 8. Whiting. The people of
Pierre have arranged for an inaugural
snll to be given at the auditorium.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
ILLINOIS JUDGE IS STRICKEN
John p. Hand Of State Supreme Court
Is Critically III Following Attack
Of Apoplexy.

Springfield. Ill. Dec. 14.-Justice
John P. Hand Of the Illinois supreme
court was stricken with apoplexy
while in his private once in the tenn
pie OF Justice. His physician. DR.. L.
C. Taylor. says Justice Hands condi-
ton is critical.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
Fire Loss Is .ooo

Bayonne, N. J., Dec. 14.-Fire Thurs
day destroyed three huge oil tanks
and a large building, the property Of
the Standard Oil company. The loss
is estimated at 100000 The build
ing contained valuable machinery.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
rwo Auers Are Reprleve

Richmond, Va, Dec. 1S.-On repre-
s~entation Of their attorneys that evil
dence bearing on the case had been
recently found, Governor Mann re-
prieved Floyd Allen and Victor Allen
until January II, Wednesday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
"Moral ImbeciIe" but Bright.

Pierre.-The cas- Of Mrs. David
Mcmahon for release from the insane
hospital at Yankton, and whose Ease
is similar to that of Thaw in some re-
spects, has been submitted and an
opinion will be returned later. DR..
Mead, of the Yankton hospital, told
the court that in his opinion Mrs. Nc
Mahon is a moral imbecile," not
knowing right from wrong, but that
otherwise she is perfectly sane. She
has the appearance and SO c%onverses
and talks as to make the listener
think her a very clever and sane per-
son..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20

came north on March 5 last. and there
Is much speculation as to the accom-
plishments and some u~neasiness al
to the fate Of the party.
When the Terra Nova sailed from.
Hut Point. the winter quarters OF the
expedition. at the extreme southern
end Of Ross island. Captain Scott and
W. companions we're still struggling
toward the pole.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
START SEARCH FOR SCOTT
land to Hunt Antarctic Explorer
Missing Nearly a Year.

C~hristchurch, New Zealand, Dec. IA
The polar relief ship Terra Nova
sailed from this port early today fol
Ross island. in the far antarctic. tc
bring back Capt. Robert F. Scott and
his associates of the British expedition
which went south more than a yeal
ago to discover the south pole.
Nothing has been heard from Scot
and his men since the Terra Nova
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
An Enormous Book.

Pierre.-The department of history
has received as a gift from Brown &
Saenger of Sioux Falls, the largest
book ever made. The book was used
as a visitors record at the Columbian
exposition at Chicago. 1t is about two
feet thick, IS inches wide, 1S inches
long and weighs $50 pounds. 1t con-
tains the names of South Dakota Wis
itors at the fair and those of many
prominent people, President McKin-
ley and others being noted. A child
could easily crawl through the open
ing at the back of the book when the
volume is lying open.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
Coal on Indian Lands.

Neutrality-suspicious. lands opened
to settlement in portions of South Da-
kota found to contain coal and other
mineral deposits are to be made sub
ject to disposal under the general
provisions of the coal and mineral
land laws" according to the terms Of
a bill introduced by Representative
Martin of South Dakota. His bill re-
fers to lands in the Rosebud, White
River, Lower Brule, Cheyenne River
and Standing Rock reservations.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20

Breaks Worlds Altitude Record.
Tunis, Dec. 13.@The worlds altitude
record for aeroplanes vas broken
wednesday by Roland g. Garros, the
French aviator, who assembled 6.S01
meters u9,032 feet). The best previ-
Gus accepted record was 1881 feet
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
Miss AsauIth to Visit U. S

Miss Asquith to Visit U. s.
London, Dec. I.-Miss Violet AS
quith, daughter OF the premier. an
nounced Thursday that she will sail
for the United States. She will spend
most of her time in Washington as the
guest Of Mrs. Bryce.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20

Gets Is Years 40 Wife slayer.
Rockford. Ill. Dec. 13.-Fred Wheel
er. charged with poisoning his wife,
was found guilty by q jury Wednes-
day. the penalty being twenty-five
years in the pe~nitentiary. The jury
was out all night.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20

Kansas kets $4,000 Dexter Tax.
Topeka, Kan, Dec. 14-The state
Of Kansas reviewed an inheritance
tax Of $4,000 on the 81 900 estate
Of the late Henry Dexter of New York
Thursday. Dexter when he died owned
$500. 900 in Kansas railroad stock.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
ele ExpiosIon Destroys soats.

Big Explosion Destroys Boats.
London, England. Dec. ia seri-
Gus explosion followed by fire is re-
ported to have destroyed or damaged
more than a hundred small craft
In Naples harbor, according to a news
agency dispatch from Rome Friday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
Report creek Massacre,

Athens. Greece, Dec. lit was
semi-oficia1ly confirmed Thursday that
Black sea Turks have been burning
villages and massacring the inhab-
itants in the neighborhood Of Gallipoli
and Lalos.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
Ex.preeldent castro Found.

Paris, Dec. 16.-Ciprianio Castro.
former president Of Venezuela, who
has become known - ''the lost fugi-
tive" wal found In the home OF .
Venezuelan friend In Compiegne. NIFTY
miles from Paris. Friday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
Humane Society incorporates.

Pierre. The secretary of state has
issued a charter to the Incorporation
of the South Dakota Humane society,
of Aberdeen. AS usual in such organ
izations, there is no capital stock, but
the incorporators are prominent Aber-
deem citizens as follows: E. Kennedy,
S. A. Darling, Mrs. E. Littlefield, Hem
ry d. Cough, Charles N. Herried, A.
w. Voedisch, Mrs. S. F. Hoffman and
w. H. Breed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
Kills Father Tor uaIno whln

NIHS F1Shtf TOT OoInQ Whip.
Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 14.-Daniel
n. Rickart was shot and killed by
Martin. his thirteen-year-old son.
while whipping an older son THURSDAY.
The boy confessed. saying his father
had been brutal I his wife.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
Adopt Lincoln Memorial Plans.

Washington. Dec. 16.-Senator Cul.
Ions resolution approving the site re-
Gently chosen by the special commits
sion for q monument In Washington to
Abraham Lincoln was unanimously
passed by the senate Friday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20
Guilty Of killing Sweetheart.

Guilty OF Killing SWeetheart.
Ebensburg. Pa. Dec. 14.-George
Henderson, charged with murder in
the first degree of his sweetheart,
Fern Davis, was found guilty by a
jury.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-20

Sioux Falls is arranging to pave
Phillips avenue, one of the impor.
tant thoroughfares of that town.