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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31
DOESN'T WRIGGLE NOW
French Women Now Trips Along the
Streets of Paris.

London, Dec. 31.-Correspondence
of the Associated Press: Paris wom-
en- are changing their gait. Says a
correspondent from the French cap
ital:
I'm nothing has the women of
Paris, whose silhouette is copied all
over the world, changed SO much as
in her walk. A short time ago she
wriggled her way along and her anat-
omy appeared to be of the strangest.
Today she is gradually slipping back
into her old habit of tripping. and 1T
suits her much better. Her figure is
taking on its old familiar lines, and
the fat chest is linely to disappear
with the ungraceful wriggle.
When the old writer's spoke OF "a
beautiful daughter of France the
Imagination pictured something very
different from the quaint little people
who have grimaced the b~oulevards of
late years and it is quite probable
that with the return of peace we shall
see a return of the old type French
woman in all classes. And the re-
vival will benefit not only France,
but the world in general. for what
the Frenchwoman does today the
women Of all the cilized world do to-
morrow"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31
MISSING men
NO CIEW TO THE FATE OF GARD
NER B. SPITTLER-ANOTHER
CASE OF MISSING MAN.

Aberdeen. Dee. 31.-Aberdeen bids
fair to acquire a reputation as a
port of missing men," if the au-
thorities do not have better fortune
in discovering the fate or the where
abouts of Gardner b. Splitter, the
young locomotive engineer, who dis
appeared here on December 16, while
on his way from Huron to Crandall,
where he was to have been married
that day TO Miss Emma Lawson. The
last seen of Mr.. Splitter, SO far as
can be ascertained here, is when he
stopped at a local flower store. and
ordered two dozen white roses. 9sk-
ing the clerk to send them to the NJ.
& ST. J.. station before train time, if
he did not call for them. Later he
called for the flowers and took them
with him. AT both his visits to the
flower store he was accompanied by
a stranger. and this stranger vas
with him when G. W. Hurst. superin-
tendent of police, met Splitter oil the
street the same day.
Splitter was a stranger to the flow
err store people, but his description
tallies with that given of the man
who bought the white roses, and the
description of the man accompanying
the purchaser of the roses TALES with
that Of the man Hurst saw with Spit
tier. Splitter is known to have had
a large amount of money on his per-
son, as he intended to take his bride
to Chicago for a honeymoon trip aft
er their marriage at Crandall. The
records of the NJ. & st. l.. station
here show no tickets were sold for
Crandall from Aberdeen on the 10th.
The Aberdeen police have been re-
quested to try to discover the where
abouts of Robert Lee Walker, son of
j. ID. Walker of Carlsbad. N. NJ.
Young Walker was last seer at Mott,
N. D., where on October Is, he went
to the First National bank of that
place and arranged for drawing
checks on an account he had in that
institution. On December %, his ia
Their received a communication from
the bank, enclosing some belongings
of the young man, which the bank
stated had been brought in to 1t by a
farmer near Mott. The bank also
sent a small remaining balance of
young Walker to his father. On Oc-
tober 10, Walker tent by parcel post
addressed to himself at Aberdeen,
from Dickinson, N. D., a package con-
tanning his watch and a fountain pen.
| When he did not call for the package,
it was forwarded by the postoffice to
| his home address at. Carlsbad, which
was given on the parcel. Since Octo-
Der Is, nothing has been heard, eth
i - - - a NE-4a - L.. IT.
| ents of Walker, and his father, upon
receiving the communication from
| the bank at Mott, wrote Sheriff Shat
| fer here, asking him to try to dis
! cover the whereabouts of his son,
| who might be employed as time.
> keeper on some public work. or some
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heir final destination being Los An

their final destination being Los An
geles.
Beginning Sunday evening, Jan. 8.
electric light service will be discon-
tinued in the residence sections of
the city while repairs are being made
on the engine at the plant. The
work will be completed as soon as
possible. BY order of the city COM
mission.-Ed Rafferty,, Supt.
At the Commercial club meeting
last evening S. p. Seierson presented
and briefly explained the bankers
guaranty law, adopted by the State
Bankers association and which will
come before the legislature this win
ter for enactment. Copies of the pro-
posed law are being circulated
through the state for signatures of
endorsement by business men. and a
number of signatures were secured
last evening.
Minnesota has a man who does not
blooded man. but when given a
chance TO see reel life" he baked.
He is a prisoner at the Minnesota
state ~penitentiary, where all prison
ers are once a week given a chance to
see a movie show inside the prison
walls. This man. whose name the
board of control withheld, said he'd
rather smoke. 1t was a formal com
plant to the board of control, mem
bers of which said he would not have
the pictures forced on him.
Mrs. T.. p. Wanzer of Armour
chairman of the Red Cross Seal com
mission of South Dakota. reports that
over 100000 Red Cross Christmas
seals have been sold in South Dakota
so far and that from reports sent IN
by the different towns, at least ter
counties have sold the required mum.
Der of 10000 or more seals and viii
each secure a Red Cross visiting
nurse for one month. As this is the
second year the seals have been solo
in South Dakota. the results are
| most gratifying to those having the
work in charge.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31

Greater Effort TO BE Made To DE
crease Gun Deafness.

London, Dec. 31.-Correspondence
of the Associated Press; The an
nouncement that the British govern
ment is TO appoint an emergency
committee to consider measures for
the prevention of gun deafness
among soldiers and sailors calls at
tention to an added terror of war,
which has been much discussed re.
Gently in military circles.
The enemy may not deprive you of
life or limb" writes a medical cor
respondent. but il is fairly certain
that your own artillery will slowly
but surely make you deaf"
Several officers, who recently re-
turned on furlough from the French
front, were called up for examination
and found TO have suffered more than
a so per cent impairment in hearing,
owing to the incessant a splitting
reports of their w guns. The exact
physiological reason vas equally
found in a rupture of the drum mem
brane, with occasionally a SCATTERING
or conclusion of the aural cebrinth.
Both the French and American
navies have made special provision
for the prevention of gun deafness.
The French have several ingenious
artificial contrivances, while the
Americans are said to use a blinker-
like bandage of %vulcanite rubber.
with celluloid shoppers for the ear
holes. The Japanese are also report
ed to have adopted a mechanical
contrivance which lessons the shock
on the "a drum.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature In do
ing its work. The proprietors have SO
much faith In it's curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that II falls to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address: T.. j. Cheney
Il Co. Toledo. .. Sold by all druggists
75c. Take Halls Family Pills for cor
stipation.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31
PENITENTIARY farm
THIS II ONE OF THE REQUESTS
MADE BY BOARD OF CHART
TIES AND CORRECTIONS.

Pierre, Dec. 31.-In the report of
the state board of charities and cor
rections, the securing of a peniten-
tiary farm on which honor convicts
are allowed to get out of doors EN-
ployment is commended as one of
the beneficial features of that institu-
ton. The report also recommends
that at the close of the present con-
tract with the Sterling Manufactur-
ing company, for the manufacture of
shirts at the p~enitentiary, on the 10th
day of March, 1915, no renewal of
the contract be made, nor that any
other such contract be signed with
any company, but that the Irvine
plant be enlarged TO meet the needs
of the men who have been employed
in the shirt factory. The average an
nual output of the Irvine factory is
given at 5000, 600 pounds, with the
state using annually $4,000, 600
pounds, giving the factory plenty of
opportunity for expansion.
The indeterminate sentence act is
commended as one of benefit to the
state and of the prisoners at the pen
itentiary, but the recommendation is
that it be carried farther. and that
all fixed sentences be done away
with except in cases of murder or
treason, and that when a prisoner is
sent to the penitentiary a record of
his trial with the names of the pre-
siding judge, the prosecuting attor-
ney, the attorney for the defense. and
the jurors be attached, along with
those of the witnesses sworn at the
trial. This with all other possible
information is desired TO be filed, the
board holding With all due respect
to the courts of our state, we are
thoroughly convinced that there are
many men who have and are now
serving time in the state p~enitentiary
who are unjustly punished by so do
ing. A great many of the people sent
to the ~penitentiary are those who are
non-residents of the state or of the
community i'm which the crime for
which they are punished. was ON
mitted."
The equipment for care of the boys
and girls at the state training school
is declared to be inefficient, and a
request is made for an appropriation
to provide equipment 10 give the boys
and girls training which will help
them after they leave the institution.
The report OF the state parole of
fcer indicates that in his opinion the
parents are TO blame for many of the
boys going TO the state training
| school. and stepfathers and mothers
| are included i'm his list of causes. He
| shows that from June 81. 1913. TO
July /. 1914, forty-fiye had been pa
| rolled from the penitentiary. of which
| three were returned to the institution
| and two had broken parole and are
| still at large. For the training school
| twenty had been paroled. two had
| been returned to that institution, and
| one had broken parole and had not
| been located.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31
PLACED ON TRIAL
Brooks Charged with Double MUIR
der at Geddes.

Wheeler. Dec. 31.-Judge X. b.
Trip convened an adjourned term
of circuit court about noon today for
the trial of Robert F. Brooks. charg-
ca with the murder of Miss Blanche
Signal, the b~ookkeeper and w. III.
Menzie, manager, of the Farmers
Elevator and Lumber company at
Geddes last April. States Attorney
A. b. Beck read the indictments
against Brooks, there being two, and
also announced that E. f. Wagner OF
Sioux Falls would appear and assist
In the prosecution of the case in place
of and by direction of the attorney
general of South Dakota.
]. K. Upton of Geddes and ID. Fl,
Sullivan of Sioux City appear for the
defense. Twelve veniremen were
called and the examination by j. f.
Upton was commenced. The exami'
nation of jurors continued through
out the afternoon and will probably
consume all of tomorrow. and posi-
bly, longer, before a trial jury is Sc
cured. Every available room in the
little village is occupied and all seem
to be satisfied with the accommoda.
tions.
Practically the whole forenoon was
consumed in travelling to Wheeler
the inland county seat, fifteen miles
from Geddes. This trip was made BY
the 200 veniremen, witnesses, attor
neys and court officers in automo
biles, bobsleds and carriages, through
a biting northwest wind at zero TEN
perature.
Brooks was brought from Yanktor
yesterday and taken to Wheeler las
night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31
War SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS AS
COMPILED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York. Dec. Especial: De-
tails of the fighting in the east and
in the west are even more lacking
than ever in the official statements
issued by the respective governments.
In Belgium both French and Ger
mans claim to have gained ground
near Newport and at other points
along the extended front.
In Poland the progress of the bat
tie has not been defined. The Ger
man official press bureau intimated
that the Austrians in Galicia will
have to make new dispositions, owing
to the Strengthening of the Russian
forces there. The bureau admits
that the extreme left wing of the
Russians is proving itself superior 10
its opponents. 1t announces hat the
French have assembled strong forces
in the Vosges region.
The loss of the French submarine
|Curie is confirmed The Curie was
engaged in an attempt against the
warships at the Austrian naval base
of Pola and ventured there alone.
Emperor William has been in con-
ference at his headquarters with
Grand Admiral Prince Henry of Prus-
STA. and Admiral Won Tirpitz. mini
ster of marine, on the subject of the
British raid on Cuxhaven. Prince
Henry journeyed from Kiel to head
quarters for the conference. The be-
lief is said 10 prevail in Berlin that
Prince Henry will be given supreme
command Of the German ~battleship
fleet.
Incidental to the note of the United
States to Great Britain insisting on
early Improvement i'm the treatment
accorded American commerce by the
| British fleet. President Wilson has
appealed to American shippers of
noncontraband goods not to permit
lcontraband articles TO be shipped
| with them. President Wilson says
the government could deal with the
| shipping situation only if shippers
used honest manifests.
Referring to the note addressed to
Great Britain the president declared
that large damages eventually will
have to be paid by Great Britain for
unlawful detention of American car
goes.
The state department announces
that Germany is not inclined to press
hurriedly its request for the cancella-
tion of the exequaturs of neutral con-
suls in Belgian territory held by the
German military. The United States,
many, will, it is said, make no com
ment which could be considered as
recognition of Germany's possession
of Belgium.
The commander of the United
| States cruiser North Carolina, now at
Beirut, has notified the navy depart
ment at Washington that it was the
Russian cruiser Askold, and not an
American vessel, that recently
threatened to use its guns at Tripoli,
Syria. The North Carolina was not
at that port.
The United states has invited the
South and Central American govern
ments to send representatives to
Washington to confer with the treas
ury department officials and Ameri-
can financiers on financial and com.
mercial problems arising from the
European war, with the idea oil
bringing the two continents into
%closer commercial relations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31
NOTES OF PUBLIC INTEREST
On the Lecturer Who Speaks in Nor
NAL Auditorium Tonight.

Geo. Il. Kirkpatrick of New York
CITY was educated in Albion college,
Vanderbilt university and the Uni
versity of Chicago. Instructor of col
lege classes in history and sociology
for four years in Kansas and Wis
consin. Regular lecturer for last
five years for the New York City
board of education. Author of the
book War; What For?" a best seller
now in eleventh edition, 10000
copies, which makes the lecturer one
of the best known and influential
antimilitarists in the United States
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31

similar occupation. Walker is de-
scribed as being 6 feet in height.
weighing 220 pounds, with brown
hair and grey eyes. He was % years
of age.
Splitter. the missing bridegroom,
was red haired, tall and slim, with
blue eyes and freckles on his hands
and forearms.
So far, no clue has been secured to
the fates that may have overtaken
either of the young men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31

You know Group is dangerous. And
you ought To know too. the sense OF Sc
curity that comes from having Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound In the house.
1t cuts the thick mucous and clears
away the phlegm. stops the strangling
cough and gives easy breathing and
quiet sleep. Every user is a friend. For
sale BY all druggists.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31
BEST roa KIDNEYS SAYS DOCTOR

DIR. j. 7. Il. Neal. Greenville, S. c.,
says that in his thirty years of expert
enee he has found no preparation for
the kidneys equal to Foley Kidney Pills.
In zoe and $1.00 sizes. Best you can
buy for backache, rheumatism. kidney
and bladder ailments. For sale by all
druggists.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31

Nature always warns you il your
bowels are clogged or infiamed-heed
this. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
nov the inflammation. soothes the
irritated organs, restores natural diges-
ton. The worlds regulator. Start to-
night-A. II. Osborn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-31
THE CITY
WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and Friday;
warmer east and central portions to-
night; colder Friday; fresh and
strong south TO west winds.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-05-22
CONTRACT LET FOR THE
REPAIRING OF MAIN STREET

At a called meeting of the City
Council, held yesterday, the contract
for the repaving of Main street was
let to T. W. Johnson, of Memphis,
Tenn. who will resurface the street
with the Warrenite bithulitic pave
ment.
The contract was let with the un-
derstanding that the contractors be-
gin work upon the street as soon as
the necessary machinery can be ship
ped to this city.
Mr.. Johnson was here in person,
representing the firma of contractors,
while Mr. Robertson represented the
Warrenite Manufacturing Co.
Carey & Reed, of Lexington, SUBJ
mitted bid to resurface the street
with asphalt, while the Westrumlte
Company, of Whiting, Ind, submitted
bid for the furnishing of material to
replace the present street. Other
bids for furnishing various material,
including brick, were considered by
the Board, but the advisability of hav-
ing the street resurfaced with the ma
terial was considered, and it was de-
cided to use that composition.
The contract entered into by the
city provides for the removal OF the
surface of the present street and put
ting down entirely new material
which is to be paid for at the rate OF
$1.45 per square yard.
The composition to be used In the
construction of the street will be sim
liar to that which was previously
used. The bitulithic pavement is
patent of the Warren Bros, and Il
said to be one of the very best pave
ments. The present street whlcf
was nut down several years ago, was
an imitation of the bithulitic compo
sition. The contractors attempted tt
use the Warrenite composition, bu
were enjoined from doing so, and II
order to complete the contract wer'
compelled to use a substitute. Fo
a time the pavement gave satisfaction
hut If soon began to show its defec1
i've points, and repairs were neces
sary frequently.
The contractors will begin immed
ate preparations for shipping all ma
chinery necessary for the work t
this city, and as soon as it arrive
they will at once begin removing tn
surface of the street, and relaylng
in the new composition.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-05-22
EAGLES CARNIVAL.

Littlejohn's United Shows will ex-
hihit here next week under the au-
spices of Bourbon Lodge of Eagles.
A number of free attractions. Sacred
concert Sunday afternoon at o'clock
ON court house square.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-05-22
PORCH SHADES.

We sell the beautiful and service
able mo Whip" Porch Shades. The!
will please you.
(5-tf) A F. WHEELER co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-05-22
SAVAGE ADVANCE
MADE,bY REBELS
May Affect Settlement of
Difficulties With tie
Huerta Party

NIAGARA FALLS, ONT, May 21.-
There is a feeling on the part of the
principals to the mediation confer
ence here that the savage advance of
the constitutionalist army under Gen.
Villa inevitably must have bearing
upon the settlement of the difficulties
between the United States and Huer-
ta's party.
ators withdrew the invitation they
had extended to General Carranza to
send delegates to the Niagara Falls
conference, because of the refusal of
the constitutionalists loaded to agree
on an armistice to continue during
the sessions, it was stated that the
conference would porceed to con-
sideration of questions growing out of
the Tampico incident and subsequent
causes of irritation between the Mex
lean federal army and the American
military forces.
Official reports coming yesterday
from constitutionalist forces recit-
ing the victories of Villa and his army
in the Saltillo campaign have con-
vinced the Mexican representatives
here that Huerta's foes cannot be
stopped. Moreover, the execution OF
Federal general and his entire staff
by Villa has impressed upon them the
fact that leaders of the Federal army
cannot hope for mercy if they fall
into the hands of the constitutions
aliSts.
WASHINGTON, May PA reign
of terror, during which the lives of
hundreds of Americans would be en-
dangered, is imminent in Mexico
City.
Conditions in many sections of the
republic are described, in messages
received here, as turbulent, and it is
feared that the Federals at the CAPT.
tai will revolt against Provisional
President Huerta and precipitate
general rioting.
The Administration has decided it
will use arms, if necessary, to insure
the safe landing at Tampico of NUM-
lions of war consigned to the Consti-
tutionalists in order that they may
hasten the elimination of Huerta.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Roose
welt threw light on the decision of
the Administration to maintain Tam
pico as an open port. He did not go
into details, but he said enough to
show that the Administration has def
mite ideas about how far it will go to
keep the port open. :.
The only individual in the world
who has any desire to close Tampi-
CO, it now being a Constituencies
port, is Huerta The only reason he
would want to blockade and close it
is to keep vessels from getting in
with cargoes of arms and ammunition
for the ConstitutiOnalists.
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Continued on Page Four.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1914-01-28

tied her sister, BERTHE Garner, the lat
ter part of last week.
Mrs. Blucbaugh and children visited
Mrs. Order and family Wednesday.
The Grider brothers hauled posts
from the Van Dusen farm last week.
John Armstrong and son Herbert
cut wood on the Hatfield farm Thurs
day.
BERTHE Garner visited her grand
mother, Mrs. Guffey, in Jasper We'd
nesday.
Don Bedell was breaking one of his
young mules last week.
Sam King and family visited Earl
Garner and wife and sister Thursday
evening.
Steve Garrett and Earl Garner went
rabbit hunting one day last week.
Mr.. Johnson from Dakota called at
the John Armstrong home Thursday.
Miss Fay Grim went to Joplin We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Grant Miller had quilting at
her house Thursday. Those present
were Mines. Crawford, Snyder and
Melton of Jasper aud Mrs. Grim and
daughter, Mrs. York.
Don Bedell called at the Hull home
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Larabce came up from Carthage
sunday morning and spent the day
with his daughter, Mrs. Lula Wells
and family, and returned on the after.
noon train.
Charley TaGner helped j. c, Law
butcher Monday
Mrs. Dora Armstrong is sick at this
writing.
j. c. Webber called on Earl Garner
Sunday.
Mrs. Mamie Baird returned to hel
home at Lakeside Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Wabble visited Mrs. Lottie Taft
ner Saturday.