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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
SENATOR JOHNSON
HIS CONTRIBUTION TO CONGRESS
SIONAL DIRECTORY ESTAB-
LISHES RECORD FOR
BRENITI.

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 16.--At
the opening of the siXty-fourth con-
gress the entire South Dakota dele
cation was present The senior SEN
ator from South Dakota. Senator
Sterling. some time ago purchased a
bungalow at 2702 Thirty-siXth street,
where the senator and Mrs. Sterling
are nicely located The junior sena-
tor. Senator Johnson, has taken a
suite of rooms at the Bellevue hotel.
which will be the headquarters of a
great deal of social activity during
he winter. Congressman G.. Ii. Dill
lon OF the First district. is located
for the present. at the Continental
hotel. Royal G.. Johnson. of the Sec
ond district, rented furnished home
at 1851 Eighteenth street, where
Congressman and Mrs. Johnson, with
their two sons, are comfortably To-
Gated Harry Candy, the democratic
congressman from the Third district,
with Mrs. Candy and their son. -
stopping at the Barnum apartments.
which is located near the house of
flee building.
The congressional directory of the
sixty-fourth congress, recently pub
lished contains no unusual announce
mentS of the activities or Chara cter-
istics of the South Dakota delegation
except tho one written by Senator
Johnson. which is attracting about as
much attention from the newspaper
correspondents in the city as the BIZ
ographies perpetrated by Cyclone
Davis and Alfalfa Bill Murray In
this directory. each senator and con
gresham, at the request OF the com
mittee on printing. is supposed TO
give his age, details of his education,
description of previous offices held,
and a little data as to his family. All
OF the South Dakota delegation. With
the exception of Senator Johnson.
complied with the request OF the com
mittee, while the senator. after con
siderable study. evoked the follow
ing.
Edwin 5. Johnson, of Yankton,
S. D.; democrat; born in Owen coun-
ty, Indiana, a long time ago. | was
always proud of my ancestors and my
family"
Newspaper correspondents in the
northwest familiar with the national
ities of that section of the country,
as shown by the last census. are haz-
arding many guesses as TO the ma
tionality of the ancestors, i'm whom
the senator expresses so much pride,
and in trying TO determine the age of
the man born "a long time ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH


belmont, Dec 16.-The 4-year-old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Harm Bat
terman, residing on farm ten miles
northwest of belmont, was burned to
death She was playing with matches
when her clothing caught fire. The
father was at work on his farm and
the mother had gone to the barn for
fuel for her cook stove when the ac-
cident happened. When the mother
reentered the house cloud of smoke
poured out. Rushing into the build
Ing she snatched baby from its
cradle and called to the little girl.
but received no answer. The father
was summoned, and making his way
into the house found the dead body
of the little girl In front of the kitch-
EN- stove. Her body was burned to a
crisp around the waist. The flames
were extinguished before the house
was badly damaged.
Huron, Dec. 16.--Rose, the 8-year-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bauman. Of this city. is in q critical
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
PRIMARY ELECTION
JUNE g Is TOO LATE-APRIL 4
IL SUGGESTED.

Mitchell, Dee 16-South Dakota
viii require a special primary cleo
tion on April A. 1915, il the republi-
cans of the state are TO be represent
ed by delegates in the national con-
vention, the date for which was fixed
by the national committee today as
June 7.
Under the new primary statute
substituted for the Richards measure
by the last legislature. the first Tues
day in June, 1916, which is June 6.
was fixed as the date for holding the
regular election.
AS the national political eonven-
tion delegates are nominated in this
primary by law. as we'll as party.
county and state candidates. it is OBJ
yiously impossible for republican
electors to designate their party dele
gates, have the vote officially can
vassed and certified, and have them
present at the convention the next
day.
The primary law further provides
that special primary election shall
be called on the first Tuesday in
April, which would be April 4. in
cases where national political con
ventions are called to meet at a date
too early to allow delegates to be
chosen. This provision is contained
in article "a of the new statute. In
asmuch as the republican electors
would vote only for national conven-
tion delegates in the special primary
ii Is probable that the other political
parties would hold their elections ST.
multaneously.
This provision of the new primary
law, made active through the decision
of the republican national committee.
will have the effect of opening South
Dakota political skirmishes within
the next few weeks on the alignment
of presidential possibilities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
LEARN A NAME OR TWO
COUNTY CLERK ANSWERS PECV.
LIAR QUESTIONS FOR MAN
WHO WANTS 4 VOTE.

Tony Acceturo came to the city to-
day from Webster, to ascertain
whether all new citizens of the United
States We're required TO know the
name of the mayor of Milwaukee.
AT least that is one of the things
Mr.. Acceturo wanted to know ot
Clerk of Courts +. l.. Burnett. To
whom he applied this afternoon for
guidance in obtaining citizenship pa
pers. Other things on which he ask
ed enlightenment were whether he
would have TO learn the names of the
chief executives of all large cities in
the United States, those of the presi-
dent his cabinet and various other
Washington dignitaries. He intimat-
ed that ii, before applying for citi-
zenship, it would be necessary for him
to commit all those names to memory
he would. before mastering his task
probably be too old TO take interest
in his nationality.
He also limited that in view of the
little npleasantness existing be.
tween the country of his birth and
Germany. he should be permitted tc
leave out the name of the mayor oi
Milwaukee.
Mr.. Acceturo is a native of Italy
After being assured that his fears
were eroundless. he was advised r.
apply for his naturalization papers IN
Day county, In which he lives.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
VIGOROUS NOTE TO FRANCE
United States Protests Against Ac-
tions on Hioh Seas.

Washington, Dec. 16.-The United
States government cabled Ambassador
Sharp at Paris for presentation to the
French foreign Office a note vigorous
ly protesting against the removal by
the French cruiser Descartes of six
Germans and Austrians from the
American steamships Carolina. Coamo
and San Juan.
Immediate release of the men is
asked on the ground that the seizure
of citizens of any nation from an
American vessel on the high seas Is
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
EXIT VERNON CASTLES
ICE SKATING INSTRUCTORS, NOT
DANCING MASTERS, NOW
KEEP THEAl --.S DARK.

Ice skating rinks and moving pic
lures theaters which charge 50 for
admittance in New York and few
other large eastern cities, have
thrown thousands of actors and ac-
tresses out of employment. according
to statements made by a theatrical
advance agent, who was recently in
the city, and who has been in New
York this winter. He told that scores
of performers who were accustomed
to draw substantial salaries now are
frequenting Broadway, hoping to bor-
row a quarter or dime with which to
buy food.
The advance agent declared that in
many years in the show business he
had never seen so much poverty
among the profession in New York
as there now is He related that his
wife had been in vaudeville for six
years, and that never until this sea
son has she passed fall or winter
without a booking in or from New
York. Although still in her twenties
and an artist that has received favor
able recognition from New York s
leading booking agencies, she was
compelled to go 10 Chicago, where
conditions for the profession are vast
ly better, to find an engagement, he
told.
1t was told by the Snowman that
the ice skating craze has laid seige
on Americas largest city, to the det-
riment of the legitimate show
shops. Even hotels and cabarets are
covering their dancing floors with
- - la a aotA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
EFFECT OF EYE STRAIN.

Straining the eyes not only Injuries
those valuable organs. but disfigures
the face and expression as well. II
your occupation imposes much work
upon the eyes you will find properly
fitted and specially ground glasses as
fitted by me great convenience, ii
not an absolute necessity.
My charges are always reasonable.
but / never sacrifice quality for
price. Your eyes will be fitted right
or not at all IL you come to me.
DIR. Y. f. SEARS
Drugless Physician and OptOmetrist
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16

ing a comic supplement early in the
morning. having arisen ahead of 9TH
er members of the family and, in
stead of turning on the lights, was
using matches TO see by. One of the
matches set fire to her night dress,
burning one arm, her side and back
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
FORGER NABBED
PLEADS GUILTY TO MSUSING
FARMERS NAME AND
Is FINED.

Carthage, Dec. ia check forger
giving his name as Mcconnell, oper-
ated here, and made plunge into
high finance, but he speedily came to
grief, the officers succeeding in locat-
ing and arresting him. He victimized
several local business men with
checks, to which he had forged the
name of we'll known farmer of the
Carthage territory. The checks were
drawn on a local bank The forgery
was clever one, and he had disap-
peared when the crime was detected.
Quick work on the part of the Off
GERS resulted in his arrest at Salem.
Within brief time after being
brought back to Miner county he Of
fered TO plead guilty, and Judge Tay-
Tor fined him $25 and sentenced him
to term of thirty days in the coun-
ty Jail.
Tyndall, Dec. ia man giving
the name of Theodore Salmer" was
sentenced by Judge Tripp 10 one year
in the penitentiary for forgery When
first arrested, he gave the name of
Sam Mann, but later confided to the
authorities that he was in reality
Sioux City's Millionaire Kid. Theo-
dore Salmer.' Thinking that there
might be something TO the story. the
authorities called in persons who are
acquainted with Salmer 1t took but
one look to convince them that the
man in custody was not the real Sal
mer Seeing that his game had fail
ed, the forger decided to plead guilty
and receive his sentence, but did not
divulge his real name, and is now
serving his term in the Sioux Falls
penitentiary under the name Of Theo-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16

stitutes nagrant violation OF Ameri.
can rights.
The note was dispatched by Secre.
tary Lansing with tho full approval
of President Wilson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16

Another fad cited and which augugs
badly Tor vaudeville people in the
big town are the grand SO movie
houses. which exhibit TO standing
room only afternoon and night.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
COUGHS THAT ARE sToPPEDl

ped DIR. Kings New Discovery Is a
remedy of tried merit. 1T has held it's
own on the market for forty years.
Youth and old age testify to It's soothing
ana healing qualities. Pneumonia and
lung troubles are often caused by delay
oftreatment. DIR. Kings New Discovery
stops those hacking coughs and reliev es
lagrippe tendencies. Money back IL 1t
fails. so cents and 81
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
NORTH DAKOTA FOR WILSON
Democratic State Chairman Predicts
No Opposition.

Grand Forks, n. d., Dec 16.-No OPP
position to President Wilson in North
Dakota's presidential primaries is an
ticipated by II. ii. Perry OF Glendale,
chairman of the state central commit
tee, who arrived in Grand Forks to
attend the meeting of the committee.
Just now all Democrats in this state
are united for Wilson, Perry says.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
German War Secretary ESti-
mates War Expenses.
DENIES FOREIGN CHARGES
Flatly Repudates Assertions That
Success of Teuton war Loans Was
penditures ShouIdered by Allies.

Berlin, Dec l6.--Dr Karl Helfferich.
secretary OF the imperial treasury, in
his speech in the reichstag i'm support
of the bill for a supplementary war
credit of 10000 100000 marks (S2 500.
o00, ,ooo). denied fatty assertions made
by newspapers in foreign countries
that the success OF the German war
loans was fictitious and made possi-
bic only by the loans Of subscribers
through the war credit banks lie
stated that the total loans by these
institutions was 100000 600. as com
pared with more than S6,250, 600. 900
in subscriptions
Referring 90 his estimate in August
that the total cost OF the war TO all
the belligerents was almost 300, 600 900
marks daily Or Helf1erich said that
this amount could now be stated at
from 32o0oo. GOO To $50. 1000 900 marks.
This would make s. ar' 'E cost Of al.
most 2o.000.ooo noe maris. he said.
an amount equal to mali the total val
uation of the public and private
wealth OF France before the war. He
said that almost two5hirds of this eY-
penditure was shouldeted by the en.
tente allies
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
Maniac Kills Three

Madison, Ind, Dec. l5--Ernest Ash
by, living near here. shot and killed
his wife. Esther p. Ashby; probably
mortally wounded his mother-ip-law
Mrs. William Tague, and then COM
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16

Quality-service Is The Daily
Leaders watchword in news, printing
and advertising. Try us.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
Says Loans Are Successful.

DR.. Helfferich then embarked on q
long comparison of the successes of
Germany and her foes in financing
the war. He pointed out that Ger
many had covered the greatest part
Of her expenditures by long term
'oans. He said that only Great Brit
lin, in the other camp. had had any
success in doing this.
That country had. with approximate
ly the same expenditures, covered
1890. .000, 600 marks, as compared with
Germany's 25,500 100000 marks,
through long term loans. France,
which hitherto had placed the minimal
part of her war costs in ten-year obli-
cations. and covered everything else
by short term emissions, said Or.
Helfferich, was now making desperate
efforts with a per cent loan with a
low priced issue
A second pointed difference. said
the speaker, was that Germany hith-
erto had drawn her funds almost ex-
clusiyely from home sources. while
her opponents had been forced to tap
forces abroad. probably the United
States. The third point he said is
that the conditions OF each success
sive German loans improved the issue
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16
GOLD MONEY GIVEN AWAY

We away $500 in gold Christmas
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-16

with every 25-cent cash purchase.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17

for the purpose Of determining
whether the county engineer is rem
dering first class service on an eco
nomica basis according to state stan
dards, in road and bridge work.
In this way such check is kept on
the county engineer as to make II
almost impossible for him to go very
far wrong in the plans and specitica-
tions he furnishes to the county.
Then, in order to be sure that the
county commissioners would do this
work in this way, the legislature puts
in Il provision which specially prohib-
its the county clerk from issuing a
warrant in payment for county bridge
work until after the engineer has
filed certificate in proper form set
ting out in detail the amount, or per
cent the county might safely pay the
contractor under the terms of his con
tract.
VI course lllS tNeHlplS l'lupoldl
repair work where engineering SER
vices are not needed, or competition
in the prices of materials could effect
no real saving to the county.
Years of experience in the northern
and eastern states show that when a
county has a good engineer to draw
plans and specifications for and in
spect the bridge and road work before
the contractor receives his pay, that
the county gets better class of ma
terial, and at a lower price from the
bridge companies than under the old
plan of no engineer
Would be glad for some one to write
on the question of supervisors and
overseers under the new law, and
show in detail the changes in the new
law from the present plans under the
old laws.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17
BY r. H. WHEELER,
County Surveyor Garvin County,
In SUNDAYS Oklahoman

1t seems to me that some of the pro-
visions of the new road and bridge
law enacted by the last legislature
could be discussed with some degree
of profit, not only by the citizens
generally, but by the county officials
charged with the duty and respon-
sibility of putting this law into actual
operation.
Several of our county commission
ers over the state seem to think that
this new law is rather vague, indefinite
and uncertain in some of its pro-
visions, and really hard to understand,
and quite a few of them have said
that they intended to go ahead with
their road and bridge work in the fu-
ture, just as they had in the past, un-
der the old law.
For the sake of argument let's
make a comparison. Under the old
law many of our counties have had
their road and bridge work done on a
haphazard "hit or miss" vest pocket
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17
Apples StaY Horne.

Chicago, Aug. 16.--Although Europe
has a few choice apples OF its own,
it has always had a Wholesale appe-
tite for the American article. In
London and Paris, indeed, American
and Canadian apples used to cost
less than some of the native varieties
mainly because of the greater var
iety.
But this year Europe has not been
munching apples. Last fall millions
of barrels which in ordinary years
would have found their way from
American orchards to the docks of
Atlantic ports, had to be disposed of
at home. And this year with
bumper apple yield in prospect, for
eign markets are still less to be re-
lied on.
The international Apple Shippers,
now convened at Chicago, are i'm
pressing upon apple growers the
value Of the markets that are no
more and trying to figure where to
place the fall crop. Apples ought to
be cheap next winter and sass plenty
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17
CHILD FALLS INTO
TURBULENT STREAM

Tulsa, Okla, Aug 16.--Swept 200
yards down a branch near her home
Sunday, Ida Belle Rollins, aged 3,
was almost drowned before being
rescued by Mrs. Charles Crews. The
child was playing near the branch,
which had been swollen by the heavy
rains. She fell into the water and
her struggles attracted the attention
of her rescuer who waded into the
water and caught the child as she
was being carried rapidly down the
stream. The child was unconscious
for more than thirty minutes after
being taken from the water. Size was
reaching for a stick when she fell in.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17


basis, with no engineering specitica-
tions whatever, buying and building
their bridges on the basis of the per-
sonal judgment of one or more OF the
commissioners sometimes without
competition) who in most cases are
simply good citizens and business men
but have no technical engineering in
formation whatever, and no special
ability in road or bridge work, and
when a given bridge is completed
they simply take the contractors work
and word at its face value, accept and
pay for the same without any inspec-
ton by a competent engineer, and in
large per cent of the cases, these
bridges thus built fail and collapse un-
der the weather tests that follow.
Then there is more taxes to raise to
pay for a new bridge or expensive re-
pairs to make at the old bridge site.
1t is this way of building roads and
bridges especially, that holds us back
at, or near the beginning point year
in and year out whereas, if this work
had been properly done in the first in
stance, we could begin the new fiscal
years work at the point where the
work of the old fiscal year closed, and
in the course of a few years install
system of good bridges over the en-
| tire county which would not bankrupt
the county to keep them in repair
The new law provides for a compe-
tent state engineer who shall have
general supervision over the road and
bridge work of the state, examine the
county surveyors, as well as other
civil engineers touching their qualifi-
cations in road and bridge work, and
issue certificates of proficiency to
those who are found capable of han
ding this work
The county commissioners must ap-
point as county engineer some one
who receives this certificate of pro
fciency (unless they should be other
wise qualifed) giving the preference
| to the county surveyor, and require
him to make all necessary surveys,
furnish plans and specifications for
any and all bridges to be built by the
county, according to standards estab-
| ished by the state engineer, and If
questions of engineering detail or es-
Inmates of cost, or classes of materials
to be used in bridge work should arise
between the engineer and the commits
sioners, the matter is to be referred
to the state engineer for action, on the
theory that county officials do not
make laws, and are not responsible
for the provisions contained in the law,
but, as county officials have taken an
oath that they will to the best of their
ability execute and enforce the laws
| governing their respective ministra-
tions.
Also, the state engineer may upon
his own motion call upon the county
engineers for plans, specifications and
estimates in detail of any proposed
road or bridge work for the county,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17
WOMEN HIDE WATCH
AND CHAIN IN HAT

Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 1G--Millinery as
a safety deposit for stolen valuables
was discovered by the police today
when they searched Lillian Smith
and Pearl Davis for the f!fth time in
their efforts to locate lost watch
and chain. The two women took a
Joy ride" with a mysterious young So
ciety man whose name was withheld
After the "joy" party was over and
the feminine guests had departed, the
young man notified the rolice. He
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17
A SENSIBLE DISCUSSION Of
0KLAH0MA'S NEW ROAD LAW

Editors note-We are pleased TO
reproduce the article below from the
pen of r. H. Wheeler, county sur
veyor of Garvin county, Every road
builder in the state should read this
article and apply same by steadily
following Mr.. Wheelers suggestions.
BY so doing we will quit paying a mud
tax. but a road tax; we will quit being
grated by the Brokers Bridge Trust,
and get value received for our
bridge money!
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17
cnnstination Causes Most Ills.

Accumulated waste In your thirty
feet of bowels causes absorption OF
poisons, tends to produce fevers, up
sets digestion. You belch gas, feel
stuffy, irritable, almost cranky. II
isn't you-it's your condition. Elimi
nate this poisonous waste by taking
one or two of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills tonight. Enjoy a full, free
bowel movement in the morning-you
feel so grateful Get an Original
bottle, containing SO pills, from your
druggist today for 25c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-08-17
SECTION III.

Any person, firm or corporation Of
fering for public sale or selling any
such goods shall pay all expense Of
the fumigation, together with a fee Of
five dollars $500 per day to the
City of Ardmorc for the city physic-
ian, who superintends such fumiga
ticn, which said fee shall be credited
to the Contingent Fund of said city
For the immediate preservation of