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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
S~UFFRAGETTES WIN.
New York Assembly Passes Resolution
Giving Them Right to Vote.

Albany, n. With but seven dis
Senting votes the assembly Monday
passed the concurrent resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution
permitting women to vote. An amend
ment requiring women to be naturalized
the same as men was defeated. A sim
liar resolution pending in the senate was
amended to provide that "a citizen by
marriage shall have been an inhabitant
of the United States for five years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
S%uFFRAGETTES IN ROW
Is Miss Milholland or Miss Hinckley the
More Beautiful Woman?

Washington.-Bitterly resenting the
assertion that Miss lnez Milholland, who
is to head the suffrage parade March 3,
will be the most beautiful girl in that
pageant, Washington society has ar
ranged to have Miss Gladys Hinckley,
the capital city's greatest beauty, APP
pear as Joan Of Are. Miss Milholland,
coming from New York, will be received
by Washington society as BELTS her po-
sition. The assumption that her pulehri'
tude is greater than that OF Miss Hinck-
ley, whom the Russian ambassador onco
characterized as one Of the most beauti'
full women, will not be tolerated for a
moment,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
Taste.

Taste.
(Which has the best taste, you OF
your wife?"
Il am sure my wife has"
That is very generous Of YOU"
Il could not well deny it, in view
Of the person each of us married"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
New York More Healthy.

Albany, \. View York states
death rate for 1912-14.6 per thousand
was the lowest ever shown in the
state. According to statistics for 1911.
these figures indicate a saving of over
5000 lives.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
Ball Is Abandoned.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson's
inaugural ball was officially abandoned
when the house committee providing for
the ceremonies struck it ont Of the con.
gressional resolution which covers the
program.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
BREAKS COLD IN ADAY
And Cures A b Cough That Is Cur
able. Noted Doctors Formula

From your druggist get two ounces
Of Giycerine and half an ounce OF GIops
Pine Compound concentrated flnsa
TAKE these two ingredients home ana
nut them into q half pint OF good wins
kew. Take one to two t~easpoOntuis 9Iter
each meal and at bedtime. Smaller doses
10 Children according to age" This y the
best formula known to science. IneIe
0uartity. but ii don't pay to experiment
with a bad cold. Be sure to get only
the genuine Globe Pin Compound
Woncentrated Pine). Each half ounce
bottle comes in a sealed tin
case. II your druggist does not have
II in stock he will get it quickly from
his wholesale house. This has been
published here every winter for SIX
years and thousands Of families know
It's value. Published by the Globe Phar-
maceutical laboratories OF Chicago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
Power Of the Courts.

Suppose a foreign power should
land troops on our shores?'
wed repel EN-"
Suppose we hadn't sufficient
forcesT'
Then we'd have the invaders en-
}oined by our courts"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
FORCE BUTTER PRICE DOWN
EAT JAM" Declares Head of House.
wives League.

New York-Mrs. Julian Heath, found
er and president of the Housewives
League, believes that that organization
has found a way to force down the price
of butter. The plan in brief is simply
this: Don't eat butter; eat jam in
stead" By substituting %jellies, apple
buffers, jams, etc, for butter, Mrs.
Heath contends the housewives Of the
county will bring the butter dealers to
their senses.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
MoLAssEs FOR LONGEVITY
Man Who Poured 1t on All His Food
Lives to Be 81 Years of Age.

Wakefield, Mass.-William Boone e.
bred, who believed that by eating a gal
Ion of molasses a week he had prolonged
his life many years, died Sunday at the
age of 81. He ate molasses on all his
food. When 20 years old Eldred began
riding a bicycle for exercise, and, ac-
cording to his own figures, covered 90.
900 miles during the last II years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
Chicago Orders Strike.

Chicago.-A strike OF 10000 union gar
ment workers was ordered unless the
manufacturers agree to accept no more
contracts from New York firms whose
employees are on strike.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
Il All Depends.

why are you changing that anec'
aote about the statesman
I'm hltching It onto another states
man." said the hack writer,
But the first statesman"
Wasn't reelected"
sOh!"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
Star Wish.

II wish | were a comet"
why? To have a dashing time OF
~"
mo. When | went on star routes
e be provided with q special train"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
Too Much,

81 tell you, money talks"
Yes, and Wall street is trying TO
shut it up"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
DR.. Hartman Says:
Write to Peruna Testimonials II You
Want TO Know the Truth.

Want to Know the Truth.
The following letter was received
by DIR. Hartman through his regular
correspondence:
II notice the testimonial of Mrs.
Alice Boyle, which you give in your
last article. II l should write her do
you suppose she would give me fur
Their particulars? have heard 1t said
many times that such testimonials are
fakes; that they are either absolutely
fictitious or else the people have been
hired to write them. / have been In
clined to write you a great many
times but these stories about patent
medicine advertisements have dis
couraged me from doing so. l am
afflicted with catarrh and should like
very much to find a remedy such as
your article describes"
To the above letter DR.. Hartman
made the following reply:
My dear Madam do not wonder
that you are confused and have lost
all faith in advertised remedies.
There has been so much said against
them, 30 much controversy concern
ing them, / am not surprised that
some people have lost confidence in
them.
l wish you would write Mrs. Boyle,
as one woman to another. l wish you
would ask her whether she has been
hired to write such a testimonial,
whether her testimonial represents
the truth.
/ hope you will remember that she
Is a housewife, like yourself, that she
has something to do besides write
letters, that she is a woman OF mod.
crate means and cannot afford to
write these letters and pay her own
postage. I hope you will enclose
stamp so she a answer you without
loss to herself. Mrs. Boyle Is a very
estimable lady and no doubt you will
both profit by being acquainted with
each other.
Should you conclude to try Peruna
for your catarrh l would be very glad
to hear of the result. can assure you
that no use will be made Of your let
ter, except by your written consent.
Mrs. Boyle very kindly consented 70
have me use her letter, which is my
reason for doing SO. and you will be
treated exactly as she has been.
People recover from chronic ca
tarrh who take Peruna. There Is nc
doubt about that. Some surprising
r%ecoveries are reported almost daily
l have thousands Of them in my files
Peruna is for sale at all drug stores
--
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-31
Tn. ueioht Of AbsurdIty,

The Height Of Absurdlty.
"You scheme is foolish"
FOOLISH"
"Yes, sir, absolutely foolish. As
foolish as-well, as foolish as the
libretto of a grand opera"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
SOME BAD FEELING
FOLLOWS EVENT
Welcome BreakfaSttO Mesdames
Wilson and Marshall.

Washington, April 7.-Three hun.
dred and fifty society women of Wash
ington welcomed at a formal break
fast the wives of President Wilson.
Vice President Marshall and the men,
bers of the Wilson cabinet. The elimi.
nation OF wine from the menu was the
result of a campaign which caused
feeling to run high. Members of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
who occupied one of the tables at the
affair, were active in the campaign.
Although $50 women were satisfied
because they were invited to the
breakfast, at least that many more,
not invited, were In rather disturbed
frame of mind. AS originally planned
the breakfast was to have been exclu-
sively for Democratic women. The
plan was changed, however, and as a
result scores of women whose hus-
bands are in the councils of President
Wilson's party were left off the list,
as the accommodations were limited
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
EXPORTS OF IRON AND STEEL
Phenomenal Growth in This Class of
Manufactures

Washington, April Exports OF
iron and steel manufactures In the
twenty-eight days of February aggre
gated s30,700,000, or an average OF
considerably more than one million
dollars a day. In the eight months
ended with February, 243 days, iron
and steel exports aggregated $243,
100000, these figures including
with the general group, Iron and
steel manufactures" agricultural Inn.
plements, automobiles and cycles, OF
which iron and steel are the chief
component materials.
A comparison OF the foregoing fig
ures, compiled by the statistical divi-
sion of the bureau of foreign and do
mestic commerce, with those for cor
responding periods a decade ago,
shows phenomenal gains in the ex.
ports of this class of manufactures.
The exports of iron and steel manu-
factures in February, 1903, amounted
to $10,000,000, against $30,750,000 in
February, 1913; and for the eight
months ended with February, 1908
$75, 100000, against $243, 900, 900 in the
corresponding period of 1913. Iron
and steel manufactures formed in
1903 7.S per cent of the total expo
of domestic products, and in 19
14.3 per cent
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
INDICTMENTS IN
BIG ARSON TRUST
True Bills Against Fifty.six
ChiCagOans.

Chicago, April 7. - Indictments
against fifty-six merchants, fire insur
ance agents and adjusters, charged
with connection with the million
dollar arson trust" were returned by
a special grand jury.
Charges of arson, fraud and con
spiracy are contained in the 259 in
dictments returned Several of the
accused are charged with several of
fenses.
The charges are based on confes
sions made by John Danies and Ben
jamin Fink, known as the torches. y
Origin of thirty-one fires, whose
losses aggregated more than $1,000,
900, were investigated. In two oil
these fires, caused by gasoline explo
sions, lives were imperiled.
Eat least so per cent of the fires IL
Chicago are of incendiary origin" is
the statement contained in the grand
jury's report
"The insurance companies are to
blame for tremendous fire losses and
1t was their laxity that permitted the
formation of a conspiracy to burn
buildings and collect insurance"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
CAIRO HOPES TO
ESCAPE FLOOD
Ohio River Appears to Have
Reached Limit.
CURRENT is VERY SWIFT

Indications Are That Breaks in the
Levees Further South Are Taking
Care of the sltuation-Mail fer
Msrooned Citizens Brought in by
Steamer.
Cairo, ILL.,, April THE Cairo sit
uation is much improved
While the river has been standing
at the dangerous high stage of SAT,
there has been no advance of the wa
ters and the general belief now is that
Cairo will escape the inundation. This
feeling of security is due to the com.
pleteness of the preparations taken to
prevent an incursion Of the flood wa
ters and the tendency of the river to
recession.
The rapidity of the current is assur-
ance that the breaks in the levees
south of Cairo are taking care of the
food. In addition large volume Of
water is flowing into the Mississippi
river through Cache creek and over
the Mobile and Ohio railroad tracks
There will be no relaxation of vigil
ance and preparedness to meet any
probable emergency until the river
recedes.
The Illinois Central railroad is
working a gang of men and four pile
drivers in repairing it's right of way
In the drainage district.
Mail service, interrupted the past
two days, was restored by boat,
which makes regular trips to Mounds,
ILL.,. and Wyckliff, KY, where it con-
meets with the railroad. The steamer
City of Cairo. which returned from a
two days relief trip down the river,
rescued 142 men, women and children
and much property.
Colonel Dan J. Moriarity, in charge
of military forces here, received word
from Mound City, eight miles north of
Cairo, that a detachment of the
Seventh regiment stationed there and
citizens were In danger from flood
Leeves are reported weak and liable
to break at any time. Colonel Moriar-
ity left for Mound City Immediately
to make personal investigation. He
will also investigate charges of riot
ing against soldiers stationed at Mound
and other villages.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
Some Very Interesting Facts About the Ford

At meeting of the Adcraft club in
Detroit, Mich, last week. n A. Haw
kins, general sales manager of tht
Ford Motor Co., gave an interesting
talk on what il means to manufacture
200, 900 complete motor cars in twelve
months. His story. bristling with
figures, WAS full of the romance oi
business. Ten years agt the company
was capitalized at $2s, 900 and did an
annual business of 100000. Today
it is the largest motor Car factory in
the world; has capitalization Of $780,
600 600 and sells annually 5000, 900.
900 worth of cars in all the world.
'The January sales of Ford cars, /"
said Mr.. Hawkins, 'were nearly 50,
600. eco for the month or more thar
twice the gross receipts of the Crane
Trunk railway system for the sam,
month. In the last four months we
did business of nearly $50, 900. 0OC
and two of these four months were not
real good ones" He further stated
"The Ford is an organization of young
men. Eot an executive head has been
added to a single department of the
business in more than six years. during
which time the output of cars and
annual sales have nearly doubled each
year. We use banks only as deposition
les to lock up money and earn inter
est and this season in planning pro
duction of 200. 900 cars, we never
consulted a banker
We are at present employing in
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
WILL GO TO SENATE SHORTLY
Nominations for Several important
Diplomatic Posts.

Chicago, April IA dispatch from
Washington to the Tribune says:
Hugh c. Wallace of Tacoma, Wash,
son-in-law of the late Chief Justice
Fuller of the United States supreme
court, for some years a resident of
the national capital, has accepted the
post of American ambassador to
France.
It is expected that important diplo-
matte appointments will be sent to
the senate on Tuesday, the day fol-
lowing the meeting of congress.
The nomination of Walter H. Page
for the London embassy, that of Mr.
Wallace and probably those of Fred
erick G. Penfield of Pennsylvania,
Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia, and
Norman e. Mack. of New York for Eu-
ropean embassies are expected to be
transmitted in the first batch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07

iour factories and at our branch houses
is, 061 men. all day workers, not q
piece worker in the plants, ard dis
bursting nearly $35, 200 day for pay
rolls. every day being pay day at the
Ford factory There Is not a wise in
the Ford factory, no chance to do
any bench work to straighten out de-
fects in any imperfect parts They
must fit or go to the scrap heap.
"To give an idea of the economy OF
production in factory like the Ford,
just one model or chassis and TO con
tinue building the same car for six
years, here are some of the figures
and items:
I'VE require for our 1913 output 1,
Neoo, 900, ismps. SOC. 900 wheeis. 500.
900 tires, 80, 600 tons Of steel, the hide
of 400. 009 cattle to furnish leather foi
lupholstering the bodies. the hair OF
bristles from 5000, 900 hogs to stuf
into unholstering, 12,OOO.00O hickory
billets for wheel spokes and nearly 90,
900, 90 square feet of glass for the win
"Jan. l3 last, we built and shipped
|, 1886 finished model IT." business
for one day amounting to 500, 900 and
requiring 200 freight cars to handle
shipments In spite of our increased
facilities for producing, our daily
orders are in excess of our daily out
put. as evidenced by the fact that in
spite of all the great shipments we
have made. we still have on file for
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07

nection with the silk mill workers
strike.
Hundreds of Paterson's striking
silk mill workers fiocked to the court
room for the hearing. The city's en-.
tire police force was on hand
Nearly 200 of Haywood's followers
were left behind him in jail that has
never before in the city's history been
so crowded. These were strikers ar
rested for picketing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
FLOODS TOLL Is 460 LIVES
Red Cross Agent at Columbus Estl.
mates Oho's Loss.

Washington, April 7.--Ohios loss
In the recent flood was estimated in
a telegram from the American Red
Cross agent in charge at Columbus
as follows:
460 lives lost.
4,200 homes destroyed.
40,500 persons homeless.
5000 families outside of Dayton,
Columbus and Cincinnati in need of
rehabilitation.
1t has been extremely difficult to
get information. according to the
agent, because wires are still down
and transportation facilities uncer-
tain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
WISCONSIN STREAMS RISE
Water Flooding LowIands in Vicinity
of Cedar Falls.

Menomonie, Wis, April 7.-Water
poured over the big dam of the Chip
pewa Valley Railway, Light and Pow
er company at Cedar Falls, five miles
above here, to depth of feet 3
inches and the Red Cedar river and
its tributaries still are rising. The
big dam at Cedar Falls furnishes nor
mally head of fifty-fve feet, but the
gates are said to be frozen, and it has
been impossible to open them since
the recent rains. The water is back
ing up and flooding lowlands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07

immediate attention 3S. 326 orders or
sufficient quantity to take us through
to April 10, at the rate of 1000 cars
per day. II will take 80, 900 freight
cars to move the 1913 Ford output.
which. according to the most authen
tic estimates of other car makers.
will be every o.ner car that is built
in this country in 1918.
After giving the above figures to The
Forum representative. O. II. Reynolds.
manager of the Fargo branch of the
Ford NJ otor Co., added few interest
ing figures bearing on Ford sales out of
this city, which would indicate that
North Dakota was doing its share to-
ward marketing this tremendous vol
loms Mr- Reynoids states that mp "a
March ], the local branch has deliv.
cred 9O2 cars since Oct. /, as against
222 in the same time last year; that II
has j, 100 actual specified orders for de.
livery this month and actual signed
shipping instructions for 2,793 to be
delivered before May is.
Leaving the factory March 90. wac
probably the largest trainload of auto-
mobiles ever moved west of the Missis-
ssippi river. II contained fifty car
loads OF seven automobiles each total
ing 800 automobiles to be divided be-
ween CrookstoD. Grand Forks and
Minot. Fargoans were given an op-
portunlty to see this train, inasmuch
as it remained here the greater part of
a day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
ALPINE SLIDE BLOCKS 200
Avalanche Cuts OF laborers and
Engineers.

Rome, April 1.-Two hundred labor
ers and engineers working on the Fur
ka pass across the Alps were block
AIDED by the fall Of an avalanche near
Domodossola. Some Of them have al
ready died from exposure There is
grave anxiety as to the fate of the re-
mainder. Their rescue Is doubtful.
A spell of cold weather has set in
throughout Italy. Snow fell during
the night on vesuvius.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
RELIEF AT SHAWNEETOMN
River at a StandstiII and Provisions
Arrive.

Shawneetown, H.. April 7.-Ths
people of Shawneetown are facing the
future with a more cheerful mien
than for more than a week. With
the Ohio river at standstill, enough
provisions on hand for the present
and more in sight, and the business
buildings, which it was feared would
be undermined by water. still stand
ing. the exiled residents of the river
town believe the worst is over.
A strong northwest wind again cut
up the flood waters into huge waves
and nearly all the. few remaining
frame structures gave way.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
TAMMANY LEADER is SLAIN
New York Gangsters Charged With
Committing Deed.

New York, April 7.-Eugene Smith,
a Tammany political leader, was shot
and killed on Park Row by four gang
sters.
He was on his way from ball of
one of the East Side Democratic or
ganizations at Tammany Hall. The
gangsters, who were seen by only one
witness, escaped.
A brother of the slain man said
Smith had been mistaken for some
one else, but the police were told that
Smith had recently become involved
in a gang feud and had moved to
Brooklyn because of threats against
his life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
"JAG WAGONS" ABANDONED
Fargo-Moorhead Pioneer Institution
Abolished.

Fargo, N. d.. April 7.-"Jag wagons" /"
which have run between Moorhead
and Fargo since statehood in North
Dakota, went out of business as a re-
suit of the Webb law, which forbids
delivery of liquor in and shipment into
prohibition territory.
For twenty-six years wagons from
saloons In Moorhead have delivered
beer. wine and whisky to Fargo pa.
irons on telephone orders.
North Dakotans now must either
go personally, send wagon, or have
liquor shipped In either by express or
freight. and then only for personal
use.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07

feet and has spread to the govern
ment or Reelfoot levee to the west of
Hickman. Those directing the fight
assert that no immediate danger ex.
lists.
The property damage in West Hick-
man is estimated at 100000 No loss
of life occurred, all of the 1000 or
more residents having moved to the
hills on which the city of Hickman
proper is located.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
Railway Embankment Cut.

New Madrid, Mo-, April THE ST
Louis and San Francisco embankment
between Lilbourne and Kewanee, in
the extreme southeastern part Of Mis-
souri,, has been cut, presumably to al
low the food waters to drain off sub
merged farm lands.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
Brown, Love & Wedgwood
Agents Ford Automobiles Madison and Lake County

There is no case on record of cough,
cold or lagrippe developing into bron-
chitis, pneumonia or consumption
after Foley's Honey and Tar .Com-
pound has been taken The genuine is
in a yellow package. Refuse substi-
tutes. For sale by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
CHINESE PIRATES BEATEN.

Hongkong, China, April r.
After a bitter fight with band
of pirates on the West river
Chinese soldiers shot one and
captured six pirates. More
than $150,000 loot was recoy.
cred.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-07
TROOPS NOW GUARD PLANT
On Duty at Scene OF Serious Riotine
at Auburn, NJ. Y.

Auburn, N. Y, April THE grounds
about the plant of the Columbian Rope
company, where six strikers were shot
by police, took on the appearance OF
an armed camp when Company G,
Third infantry. from Syracuse.
marched into town to aid the local
militia company In guard duty about
the plant. Company c arrived with
full equipment Company d, Third
cavalry, stationed in Syracuse and Os-
wego, has received orders to be pre-
pared for duty.