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The Washington times., 1913-05-30
WATER CONTROVERSY
TO INVOLVE MEXICO
Bryan and Lane Both Mixed Up
in Grant of Rights Along
Colorado River.

With a conflict of view with a fellow
Cabinet officer, and possible difficulty
with Mexico as starting points, Secre-
tary of State Bryan probably will have
occasion soon for another peace talk.
Colonel Holabird, receiver for the I'm
perial Valley Water Company In Cali
fornia. hied himself to Washington re-
Gently bearing the concentrated wall OF
$4,000 residents Of the Imperial valley,
who are water users. He went to Sec
retary Lane. and asked him not to grant
applications for water from the Colorado
river to three other companies. who wish
to take their water above the valley.
Such a course. said Colonel Holabird
will lay the beautiful valley waste,
turning II to a desert Besides, he de-
clared. II will equally injure water users
on the river in Mexico.
Secretary Lane said that he would not
refuse to grant the other applications
for use Of the waters Of the Colorado.
and II reported as declaring that the
Mexicans might whistle for their water
Undaunted, Colonel Holabird went 10
the State Department and laid out he
grievances cf the Mexicans AS incident
to his own. A letter was sent from the
State Department to the Interior De-
partment informing the Secretarv that
water righis IN the river should not be
/! granted until Mexico's rights were de-
termined.
The Washington times., 1913-05-30
Old English Festival
At ]. R. West School

An old English festival. In the form
- q Nav. m which Robin Hood, Dame
Ourden. ana other well-known charac-
fsfs Of early English romance were
shown, vas the feature Of closing exer-
cines at the J. r. West School. Folk
dances. 4 Naypole, and games such a.
Nd to be IN vogue In "Merrie Eng
land" years ago. were carried out by
the children. Miss J. e. Doing, princi-
pal. had charge.
Al the woodbury. School the children
assembled on the playground and ex-
hihited dumb-bell work. Indian club
swinging. ana other drills. Principal
II. e. King supervised the entertain
The Washington times., 1913-05-30
IMPATIENT TO PUSH
COAL FIELD INQUIRY
Friends Of Kern Resolution
Dislike Delay in Opening Of
West Virginia Probe.

Friends of the investigation into the
Paint Creek coal regions Of West Nir-
einia, under the Kern resolution. are
getting impatient over the delay OF
the Education and Labor Committee In
perfecting plans for the inquiry. II
was expected there would be begin
ming Of the investigation this week.
Now il will be impossible to begin 1t
until next week.
The Committee on Education and
Labor was called for Thursday after
noon. but did not meet. Then meet,
ing was set for today. but was called
OF on account of Memorial Day. NOW.
another meeting has been hxed oy
Chairman Hoke Smith for Satufoay.
At that time, plans will doubtless pc
made for the inquiry and the SUD-
COMMITTEES named. For time there
was some talk Of calling meeting oyS.
the head Of Chairman Smith In oroer
to hasten the investigation.
Settlement Considered.
DISPATCHES from West Virginia say
there may be q settlement OF the
strike In the New River region. Ten
tative terms of an agreement between
operators and miners have been an
nounced. About l,o0o miners have oeen
idle In this region for several weeks:
Poeubility exists of q Senate nvesu-
xation or an investigation By the IN
dustrisi commission .o1 Of ReOnaWSe, W,,,an M
has received long telegram from dele
ratea attending the Southern Lumber
Workeru' convention At Alexandra, Le.:
asking for an inquiry Into conditions OF
Texas. While 1t is not expected the
committee to Investigate the West VIZ
einia condition will take this matter up.
the President IL expected to refer II to
the Industrial commission.
Text Of Telegram
The telegram says:
I'VE charge that q republican form
Of government no longer exists IN
Louisiana, and we demand that you
exercise the authority vested In you oy
the Constitution to restore the same
The assertion also 10 made that the
Southern Lumber Operators Association
..has oyerthrown all law and abolished
the stste and national constitutions
The President 10 Informed that the
reason the appeal is made to him u
that the governor and all the aqthori,
ties Of Louisiana have ignored and
treated with contempt our every de-
mand for redress"
ave charge that thousands Of work
srs are being held In state Of peonaes
By lumber companies throughout the
South. We charge that most OF thes<
lumber companies run the United States
pootoffice In their towns as though
they were their private property.
Fraud Are Alleged.
I'VE charge that hundreds Of thou
sands Of acres Of forests have beer
gotten from the State and United
Stats Governments by the crosses
frauds ever perpetrated on the people
and we demand that titles to same b
contegted by the National Governmen
10 the end that our commonwealth b
restored to u.s. We demand that tn
right Of railroads. especially the SAINT
Fe system. to own sawmills and fores
be Looked into and contested by tn
Department Of Justice"
The Washington times., 1913-05-30

For Children
Misses and Childs durable
$1.25 grade White Canvas But
ton Boots. Ankle Strap Pumps
and Oxfords. Also Boys Gray
Covert Cloth Low Shoes. Ok
All sizes for Saturday At Wv
Misses splendid 81 grade
white Sea Isle Duek Boots with
fancy rivet Buttons; ankle strap
pumps and Blucher Oxfords.
81. sizes j. up to 2. satur- S1.6
Misses and Chiid's good $3.50
quality White Nubuck Button
Boots and Instep Strap Pumps
built on shapely wide
toe lasts. Sizes to 2. 80 M
The Washington times., 1913-05-30

A very goOd
Scooter. Has ball
bearing st e e l
wheels; Is 3 In.
wide and 20 in.
long. and painted
green. Sold regu-
larly for d5c.
s,' special 48c
The Washington times., 1913-05-30

o.. 90 TO Harper's Ferry and Martins
burg, $1.35 Berkeley Springs, and $500
Cumberland and return Sunday, June
| i, Baltimore Ohio r. r. by Special
Train from Union Station. Washington.
) 20 A. M-Advt.
The Washington times., 1913-05-30

s,.as baltimore and Return, Baltimore
= Ohio. Every Saturday and Sunday.
Good to return until 8 90 A. NJ; train
i'm the Royal Limited.-Advt
The Washington times., 1913-05-30
Report on Alcoholism.

comprehensive report Of the pro-
ceedings Of the thirteenth International
ConGress on Alcoholism. in which this
Government participated. has been
transmitted to Congress BY the Presi-
dent, a. required by law.
The Washington times., 1913-05-30

Marine Band Music, Chevy Chase Lake
This evening. Dancing. admission free
l-Advt
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
Old Red Brocaded Satin with Lower Sleeves
in Velvet Printed in Bright Colors. Black
EnY

fon over a white chiffon foundation and is
half coverei by wide Alencon lace fichu.
Three new fashion details are shown in
the steel gray one piece dress shown on
this page; the new shaped collar reyer,
having long points on the collar part; the
blousing of the waist into the belt, and
the large lozenger buttons that add not
a little TO the originality of this robe.
In the gown of figured Danube blue
crepe the material is combined with plain
crepe of the same color, the latter making
the skirt front and the top of the waist
and sleeves. The brocade overdress is
outlined by a narrow band of fur. There
is strong color contrast in this gown, for
the belt is old rose and the flowers shaded
orange.
Garnet or deep peony red, one of the
new strong crimson shades, is used for the
charmeuse gown given here. The long
tunic is draped over to one side in simple
folds. Black fox fur edges surplice and
belt.
Old red brocaded satin makes the gown
with the skirt draped up into a horizontal
fold that is one of the smart details of
new draper.
The other figured gown, also with fur
band about the surplice blouse, is in
vivid cashmere pattern and colorings, red
predominating. The sash tying at one side
il of plain green.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23

that made women look like drawings
from the pen of clever fashion artists.
and in their place will be the riot of color
that one finds in an old fashioned flower
garden. The blue of the larkspur, the
crimson of the peony, the red of the
geranium, the blush pinks of the fuchsia
and rose are already seen in spring suits
and gowns, not only in Paris but in our
own centres. The strong colors of the
Balkan States are also seen in various fig
ured materials, with the curious conven-
tional stained glass designs of those coun-
tries. From China comes the whole gamut
of yellows, a rich squash tone being the
newest.
Of the new shaped skirts those with
simulated unstitched box pleats, not ex-
tending the whole length of the skirt, are
the most attractive. On a gown of hello
trope loose pleat is taken up in the front
and is combined with draperies at the
sides. Though the d-apery seems to be
part Of the skirt it is really tunic. The
corsage of the gown il Of heliotrope chif-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
FOX.

LACK and white is no
longer the fashion. The
"spring-summer" season
is TO be one of strong
colors in women's garb.
Gone are the combina-
tinns of black and white
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26
j. A.

arrest at Rapid City for forging more
checks. Ths local authorities will
send for him, and he will have to
serve his suspended sentence of one
year at Sioux Falls in the state
~penitentiary.
wautay- Found standing in an mp.
right position beside the road after a
runaway accident, although in an m.
conscious condition, Mrs. Fred Premus,
residing on a farm some miles fiom
here, is in a critical condition. She
had visited with her brother and was
on her way homeward with her three
children, driving a team OF horses,
when the animals became frightened
and ran away. Mrs. Premus did not
lose her presence of mind. but guided
the runaways into a plowed field.
thinking she could better control
them there. But the pole struck the
ground and the vehicle in which her
self and children were riding was
overturned and all were thrown VIC
lently to the ground. Two of the
children were in the bottom of the
buggy and escaped injury. The third
alighted on top OF the mother and was
not seriously hurt. Mrs. Premus had
four ribs broken. a fractured collar
bone and sustained "A conclusion of
the brain. When rescuers reached the
scene the injured woman was standing
up Notwithstanding that she was in
an unconscious condition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26

rare intervals she went for a walk
at night
The woman was held on a techni-
cal charge, but the %coroner's verdict
as to the cause of COUGHS death sup.
ported her assertion that she was not
responsible. The attorney, she said,
died Of a ruptured blood vessel Mon
day morning. The autopsy today
brought the verdict that death was due
to the breaking Of the ascending aorta,
Miss Brance said she first met Couch
three years ago when she called at bis
home to sell books. The lawyers
friends remember that about this
time be had the room where she wal
found cut off from his Office by q
heavy partition.
COUGHS wife first learned of bel
husbands secret when woid of his
unexpected death brought Ter to the
office where he lay dead. She had
visited the Office frequently, but had
never entered the adjoining room. She
tainted when she confronted Miss
Brance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26
FATAL ACCIDENT
Ernest Smith Loses Life In Gas
oline Explosion Near
Parker.

Parker, Dec. 26.--Ernest Smith was
fatally, and Harry Huffman seriously
burned this morning in IA fire at the
farm of j. Fl. Bucknei, five miles
south of this place. Smith died at
7:sO o'clock tonight. and Huffman is
in a dangerous condition.
The men were trying to thaw out q
gasoline engine A five-gallon can OF
gasoline exploded, scattering the
burning gasoline over them. They
were caught in the flames and Smith
was almost literally cooked and Hult-
man fearfully burned before help ar
rived.
Smith was a young man and came
here from Richview, Ill, and had
been In the employ of Buckner a few
years. His parents are living.
Harry Huffman is a prominent farm
err of the neighborhood and has q
wife and several children.
The men were using cobs to heat
up the engine SO they could start
Smelling corn. While pouring some
gasoline to start the cobs burning.
the can ignited and blew up.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26

for stakes In some ANN one of
these pieces Of pipe had been filled
with dynamite for blasting and had
become mixed with the others. While
the dynamite laden pipe was being
driven into the ground the force of the
blows upon it exploded the dynamite.
Pederson's leg was badly mangled and
he sustained other injuries. He was
rushed to a hospital, where it was
discovered the bone had been injured
and that blood poisoning had set il.
Every effort now is being made to
save his life. The son escaped seri-
Gus injuries, but was cut about the
head and arms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26
Stomach Troubles Disappear

Stomach. liver and Kidnev troubles,
weaK nerves, lame back and female
ills disappear when Electric Bitters are
used. Thousands of women would not
be without u bottle in their home.
Eliza Pool of Depew, Okla. writes:
Electric Filters raised me from q
bed Of sickness and suffering and has
done ME y world of good. l wish
every suffering could use this
excellent remedy and find out, as /
did, just how good it u.s." As it has
helped thousands of others. it surely
will do the same for ynu. Every
bottle guaranteed, soc and 81. At
all druggists. H. E. Bucklen & Co.,
Philadelphia or st. Louis. ADV.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26
STRANGE AFFINITY
Woman Lived a. Prisoner Ii
Secret Room of Lawyers
Office

Monticello. N. Y, Dec. 26.-The
death OF Melvin H. Cough. a promin
emit LAWYER and former district attor-
ney Of Sullivan county, revealed that
unknown to his family and friends
and to his clients a woman had lived
for three years in Z secret room con
nee ting with his law Office. Couch
was found yesterday lying dead on Ibis
Office lounge.
Death was due to rupture of a
blood vessel. In the next room
ciouched a frightened woman. who ad-
mitted she hsd seen him die, but in
sisted she was not responsible for his
death. She said she was Adelaide M.
France, Of Goshen, N. Y, and that
the secret room had been her only
home during the three years Couch
WAS IS years old. The woman is 40.
Her hair had begun to turn gray.
She was poorly dressed and the room
where she lived was sparsely furnished
with On old cook stove, a table, an
iron bad and two chairs. She said she
has lived there voluntarily and had
asvsr gone out In the day time. Al
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26
PATHETIC APPEAL
OF South Dakota Young Man
for Release from Prison.

Sioux Falls, Dec. GA pathetic
plea for aid in securing his parole from
the Sioux Falls p~enitentiary. has been
made by John Prins. aged 10, VINO is
serving a term for the burglary of
stores at Altamont. a Deuel. county
village. The young man apparently
is sincere in his desire to make q
man Of himself and fenceforth live
an honest and upright life. Those
familiar with the case believe that
his downfall was due more to the
evil influence which surrounded him
than to a criminal instinct on his
part. His plea for aid in being grant
ed a parole is addressed to Sheriff Arm
old Of Deuel. county. and Is in part as
f flows:
"No doubt you will be surprised
to hear from me, but a bad penny
nj ways returns. / have peer waiting
to hear from You for some time as l be-
lieve you are a friend of mine and are
willing to help me. You know me,
and / have no one else to call upon in
this state. l am 10 years old, and in
the penitentiary. 1t is no place for
me, and / am making the bold state
ment that | Inn going to be straight,
and have been since | was sentenced
/ am down and am asking you
as a friend. and not a convict, to
help ne get right again. | must ex-
pect and secure help from strangers.
Il pray to God, and 1 believe that
he is capable to put me right and
you know that as far as the world ia
concerned, they don t miss me. but |
miss the world. Jesus called in the
publicans and blessed them, but did
not drive them away and / know that
a man who is as good as you are, and
has had the misfortune to lose the
dear children and not enjoy the love
of them. must be q God fearing man.
God has not cast me out. neither do
you cast me oat. So as a friend of
mine l come to you and must expect
and take what / get. Remember be-
ins smut away behind prison walls for
n year and not see the outside, and
then think of me.
"It requires of me that I get six
respectable citizens Ito sign his ap-
plication for parole), q a fall
means back to stay; but 1 will be
good, Mr.. Arnold. l will be straight
and give you my word of honor for
it
Prins was placed in the peniten-
tiary last February. He is a must
clan of no mean ability and is a mem
Der of the prison orchestra.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26
For County Treasurer

/ hereby myself as candi.
date for the Office of county treasurer
subject to the approval of the January
republican proposal committee. Ed
win Hyland.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26
SHE GAN DANCE
Falls Girl Wins in Court
Against Police Officers.

Sioux Falls, Dec. 26.-Elizabeth
Callen, a II year old girl who sued
Commissioned of Police r. W. Dick
enson. former Chief of Police c. E.
Johnston and former Night Captain
f. G.. Storey for 90, 900 for false ar
rest is entitled to damages. according
to the decision of the state supreme
court and all that remains for the
jury in the case at the next trial IL
to decide upon the amount Of damag-
es. The decision is a reversal of the
railing of Judge Jones in the circuit
court.
The decision of the court is sweep
ing and beside holding that Judge
Jones erred in directing a verdict for
Dict it holds that the arrest was
false saying: 1T ia not even suggested
that any statute of this state or any
ordinance of the city of Sioux Falls
exist which would Justify either the
arrest of appellant or her exclusion
from the ball. Such unlawful restraint
Of her liberty clearly entities the
plaintiff to damages, the extent OF
which must be determined by a jury
under proper instructions.
The Cullen case arose from efforts
by the police to keep minors out OF
the dance halls. There was no or.
dinance on the subject mt that time
but Commissioner Dickinson issued
an order prohibiting anyone under IL
years of age from frequenting the
dance halls. The Cullen girl who, i,
was claimed, was only II years old
entered a local dance hall and was
removed by the police officers who
claimed they were acting under the
instructions of Commissioner Dioken.
sol
She started a suit for s., 900 in dam
ages claiming that she had been placed
under false arrest. The case was tried
before Judge Jones in the circuit court
last spring. He directed u verdict fol
Dickinson who claimed that he had moi
authorized the police officers to take
the girl from the dance hall. The
policemen commended that they acted
under instruction from the commission.
er and the jury neid that the girl wat
not entitled to damages from them.
An appeal for a new trial was made
to the supreme court on the ground
that Judge Jones erred ia directing 9
verdict for Dicken son and that he
should have stated in bis instruction.
to the jury that the plaintiff had beer
falsely arrested and it was for the jury
to determine the amount Of the damag
es which she might have sustained.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26
POLITICAL MEETINGS.
Lake County Proposal Commit
teemen In Session In
Madison To- Day.

Today. the last Friday in Decem
her. is set apart by the Richards
primary law as q day for county pr
posal committeeman to assemble at
the several county seats. The law
specified that the meetings on this
date are optional. but that the com
mitteemen may assemble for the pur-
pose of formulating a platform of
principles and instruct their state
proposal committeeman whom to sup.
port at the state proposal meeting to be-
held next month for state and con-
gressional candidates. Lake county
committeeman met at the court house
this afternoon. There was practical
ly a full representation of majority
republican committeeman but few of
the minority. The demccratic com
mitteemen were we'll represented.
fhe majority republicans were called
to order in q jury room as were also
the democrats in smother jury room
and elaboration was had on the bust
ness in hand. The state proposal
committeeman elected at a mass
meeting are E. l.. Kingsley, majority
republican; w. E. Daniels, minority
republicans; VIM. Tobin, democrat.
The majority republicans instructed
for Byrne for governor, Norbeck for
lieutenant governor and Dillon for
congress. No other instructions were
given.
The democrats adjourned without
instructions to their state committee
man.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-26
STATE NJ VS.

Scotland-Rudolph Msgatadt. the
12-year-o old son of residents of this
vicinity. while playing threw a stick
and struck his 3-year. old sister in
the eye. The stick penetrated the
eyeball and completely destroyed the
sight.
Springfield AT a special election
here the proposition to bond the city
for $4,000 for a municipal lighting
plant and $5. 900 for extension OF the
water system carried by a vote Of ap-
proximately 2 to 1. The plan is to
bore a large artesian well at the
high water level of the Missouri riv
er, which will furnish power for the
lighting plant and incidentally to
pump water from a battery of tubu-
lar wells.
Pierre-In the supreme court, JUS
tice Smith sustained the den. urrer Of
the stata in The case of Norbeck and
Nicholson VS.. the state, an original
case in the court, in which the firm
sought to secuI- payment from the
state for sinking an artesian we'll on
the grounds of the state university,
the appropriation fol- which was Sc
cured from a legislature OF which
Peter Norbeck, the senior member OF
the drilling firm. was a member,
which is held to he unconstitutional
and no recovery can be had.
Ardmore- Robert Drain, for % years
a resident of this part of the state,
died from burns received when bis
humble home on a farm near mere
caught fire. A neighbor arrived on
the scene in time to prevent Drain.
who was about rs years Of age, from
being burnei to a crisp. In attempt
ing to escape from the house he re-
ceived u bad cut in u arm, n fell
to the floor in a helpless condition.
He was dragged outside the houss
but later succumbed to his injuries.
He is survived by three sons and two
daughters. One of the daughters re.
sides in Sioux City and the other in
Canada, while the sons live in this
vicinity.
Deadwood-Judicial clemency in ut
least one instance here has failed to
work any lasting reform in handling
q frat offender. Several months ago,
Carl Naslund. a young man who had
bsen residing in tho Black Hills for
some years, forged a number of checks
In Piedmont and Dead wood. he waa
arrested, pleaded guilty and, ~ IN
experiment. Judge Rice turned him
loose on his own recognizance undea
certain restrictions. which included
the sustaining from liquor and going
to work immediately. Naslund col
work the next day. but failed &
nick - his Job. and h now undsI