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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-31

A great many editorial writer's look.
ing for a topic have seized upon the
suggestion thrown out by the New
York Times-discussion as to which
are the six best novels in the English
language. There is wide diversity OF
opinion. though not so much, prob
ably, as there would be were the
question as to which are the six worst
novels. There seem to be so many
more competitors for the latter dis
tinction, you know.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-31

Heretofore disk talking-mach1ne rec
ords could be successfully produced
only by artists experienced in such
work, assisted by experts in the lab.
oratories of talking-machine manu-
~facturers. Methods of making records
have been improved to such an extent
of late that it is possible for anyone,
under the direction of expert opera.
tors, to make successful disk records.
The records made are from original
dies or matrices from which dupli-
Gates can be made even hundreds q
years in the future.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-31

The Portland Ore, street railway
company has issued a circular saying
that single men may be just as loyal
and efficient as married men, but that
it has taken a census of it's employees
and finds that the best of them are men
with families. This recalls Bacon's
observation to the effect that the mar
ried man has given hostages to for
tune. Other things being equal, he is
bound to be less restless and more cir
cumspect than the young fellow who
Is responsible for no ones happiness
but his own and rather careless about
that.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-31

A sociologist advises girls to be
armed, to drill in battalions for ma
tional defense, and to meet men on
their WI ground. But the idea Ia
not original. The Amazons saw It
first, and everybody knows how they
succeeded in impressing upon the
world the type of femininity they rep
resented.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-31

A submarine with a steaming radius
authorities. A vessel of that type
should be able to bring home the
bacon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-31

II the mackerel catch, which is r.
ported to be the largest in half q cen.
fury doesn't rot on the ground a good
breakfast ought to be a little cheaper
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-31

The name of that new germ-kilor,
trimethylmetoxyphenol, if written On
a war map, might be mistaken for that
of a Russian town.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-31
Why You Should Use Chamberlain
C0n4h Remedy.

Because it has an established repu-
tation won by its good works.
Because it is most esteemed by those
who have used it for many years, as
occasion required, and are best &C
quainted with its good qualities.
Because it loosens and relieves q cold
and aids nature in restoring the system
to q healthy condition.
Because it does not contain opium or
any other narcotic.
Because it is within the reach of all.
It only costs . quarter. Obtainabls
everywhere.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-31

Electric light in the trenches! Some
have running water, too. All modern
conveniences.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-30

PAGES ONE TO TEN
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
BECKER'S FATE IN
HIGHEST COURT
Man Who Sent Him to Death
House Has Pardon Power.
NO COMMENT BY GOVERNOR

Prisoner Has Been Quoted as Saying
That He viii Not Ask His Nemesis
For clemeney Reports That He
Would Reveal Other Graft Doubted.
Case Now In Federal Court.
New York.-The taking of the case
of Charles Becker to the United States
supreme court will automatically act
as a stay. and the execution VIII not
take place on the date set.
But IL Becker loses In the highest
court In the land he will find himself
in a peculiar situation. He VIII be
called ON in the event Of nm unfavor-
able decision by this court to go to the
death chair without asking clemency
or will have to appeal to the one man
responsible for his conviction.
Charles Whitman was district attor,
ney at the time Of the two Becker trials,
and It was his activities In this case
that won him fame and kept his name
constantly before the public. Whit
man stubbornly fought for the convic-
tons, which he won. lie was %convlnc-
ed from the outset that Becker was
guilty and spared no pains in hghting
the case TO a successful termination.
Becker has been quoted as saying
that he win not ask the governor for
any quarter, that he viii go to the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
LANE PLANS CLUB
FOR u. S. WORKERS
Would Organize $1,000 En-
pIOya8s al Washington.

Washington. The national capital
viii soon have one of the biggest clubs
and one of the biggest clubhouses in
the world If Franklin X. Lane, sec
rotary of the interior, carries out his
plan. Indications are that he will. He
has a committee of three at work, and
it is meeting with much success.
The secretary's plans call for the
formation in one big club of the $4,000
government employees here. He hopes
TO erect a clubhouse occupying a whole
block.
1t is not alone the social end that
Secretary Lane has in mind. He plans
to look after physical needs also. He
proposes to establish a chain Of coop
erative stores in Washington. where
the government clerks can purchase
their food. clothing and other neces-
saries of life at a cost very much be
low that which now prevails.
Secretary Lane Is an enthusiastic adj
herent of the cooperative plan. Ii Is
used successfully I'm the reclamation
service Of the interior department and
on a more or less limited scale in the
Home club. Of which the secretary Is
founder and president.
The Home club will be the nucleus
Of the new organization. 1t occupies
the old Brazilian embassy, in Jackson
place, but its membership has grown
SO fast that. although this house is one
Of the most c-ommOdious In the city. ii
IS almost impossible TO care for its
LOO members. all employees Of the
interior department.
The Home club has a business man
ager. who looks after cooperative buy
ing, G. X. Weston. When fresh eggs
were selling recently at so cents a
dozen he distributed several hundred
dozen a week to the members of the
club at a price approximating 36 cents
a dozen. When the best creamery but.
ter was selling at 10 cents a pound
Home club members were able TO buy
1t for 80 cents a pound.
At Christmas time candy that was
sold for GO cents a pound was pur-
chased for 80 cents by members Of the
club. More than 200 retail dealers IN
Washington have signed agreements e
give Home club members discounts O!
from 8 to 90 per cent on cash pur
chases. During the winter the club
through the bureau Of mines. bought
several thousand tons of coal at a say
Ing of from 30 TO so cents a O
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
BLOWN UP BY WIRELESS?
Fred r. Jane Suggests Solution of
Irene and Bulwark Disasters.

London-The suggestion has been
made in the Evening Standard by Fred
II. Jane. the naval author, that the
steamer Princess Irene was blown up
by a German wireless device. The
Princess Irene, an auxiliary in the Brit
ish navy, was blown up recently in
Sheerness harbor, with a loss of more
than 800 lives.
The sudden and complete destruc-
ton of the Princess Irene In the Med
way" BiE. Jane writes, 'at no great
distance from where the battleship Bull
wark also was suddenly blown to at
oms, may be a curious coincidence.
Italian experiments have proved it pos
sible to explode a properly attuned
charge by wireless from a short dis
lance. If that charge be surreptitious-
" placed in a magazine everything In
the magazine viii go the same way.
One spontaneous explosion is thinkable
enough, but two in the same district
demand too much from the magma
ton"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
Happy Days Soon

oh. the summer days are coming,
And tho bees will soon be hummlng,
Where .he clover tops are nodding In
tie sun
And the breezes will be straying
Manest the shadows lightly playing,
While they hover where the murmuring
waters run.
Tie rainbow viii DO bending.
All its colors gladly lending
To the blossoms that are smiling at
the sky:
As their perfume they are hinging
Through the sunshine and the singing.
And perhaps Wen all be happy by
and by.
When the calendar discloses
June amid the dewy roses
As the robin whistles j~auntily and clear;
When the moon Is brightly glowing
And the silver river flowing
Sings a melody the starlight stops TO
hear:
Then the earth that seems so fretful
VIII grow gentle inc forgetful
OF the faults and follies that have made
US sigh.
Summer days are drawing near us.
once again TO charm and cheer us,
And perhaps wen all be happy by
and by.
WASHINGTON Star.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
GRAY CLOTH BRITISH PUZZLE.
Enormous Exports From England OF
Material Used Only by Germans.


England Is greatly puzzled by the
fact that In the three months ending
March 81 British mills exported 1871
$50 yards of unbleached gray cotton
cloth al compared with only 170,6S4
yards for the same period In 1914. Nor
does the board Of trade report indicate
where this great quantity of gray cloth
went None of the allies uses gray
cloth for uniforms. but the Ger
mans do.
Nor is there less mystery in the cir
cumstance that In the same three
months British merchants have sold
to Holland and Sweden 1868, 00S
pounds of coffee as against only 3,72S,-
704 pounds In the first quarter Of last
year, 1924. S25 pounds OF cocoa as
against 4.76J.093 pounds. 6,06S.535
pounds Of tea against 2,03T.221 pounds,
3.56G,194 gallons OF gasoline against
only G31 1903 gallons and 1904 tons OF
oilseed against only 4T3 tons.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
TAT FAIR
Art smith, Famous Aviator, Secured
for south Dakota State Fair.

Huron, June Art Smith, at
present the worlds greatest aviator,
who has been the star attraction Of
the Panama exposition with demon
STATIONS of aerial insanity" has
been secured to exhibit his wonderful
flying at the coming South Dakota
state fair. Looping the loop twenty
nine times in one daredevil swoop
from heaven to earth is recreation to
him, and yet he says he does o ex-
pect 20 meet Beachey's sad end.
win Beachey's death stop me? !
should say not. am going to keep
on with fancy flying, and l expect TO
live a great many years. A flaw in
Beachey's machine caused his death.
Ii he had asked me to go up and try
a loop in his monoplane / wouldn't
have accepted" said Smith to a Chi
eago newspaper reporter last March.
with no disrespect to the memory
of Mr.. Beachey." he continued, II
would be willing to leave for San
Francisco tonight and duplicate every
stunt he did out there, and then
some"
Smith is the only fier in the coun-
try WHO has 'out-Beacheyed Beach
ey," and stands alone as his success
sor as king of daredeviltry of the air
He is just 81 years old and has been
flying since he was II. He does not
use tobacco i'm any form and is a
total abstainer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
STATE NEWS

Castlewood-The annual eonven-
ton of the Sunday School association
of Hamlin county will be held in
C~astlewood on June Is and 16. The
chief speaker will be George Miller of
Huron. general secretary of the State
Sunday School association.
Clark-Making the long journey
alone from Norway in order to marry
the man of her choice, Miss Marie
Synsterud arrived in Clark Sunday,
and soon afterward became the bride
of Edward Larson, her old-eountry
sweetheart. who had preceded her to
the United States and South Dakota
by several years.
Goldheld-This section of the west
river country has the finest crop pros
poets since il was opened to settle
ment. The grass crop Is immense
and small grain crops are thriving.
Corn is rather backward on account
OF too much rain, but IL Is believed
that it will push ahead rapidly as
Don as warmer weather sets in.
Conde@Conde is at last to have a
city park. Supt. Dickinson of the
WI NGGlCin 1OdQ at L1uAUu. WAS III
the city and offered the city officials
the strip of land east of their tracks
on both sides of Main street for park
purposes, and further offered to help
in any way possible TO assist the of
ticials in turning this property into a
pretty park.
Sioux Falls-As the result of a
smaller brother playfully pulling the
trigger of q rife on which he was
leaning, the oldest son of Jonas Carl
son. a farmer living near Corson, was
badly wounded, and escaped instant
death by a fraction of an inch. The
bullet entered his right side close to
the armpit and lodged near the shout
der blade, inficting a wound which
for a time it was feared would have
serious results.
Forest City-The Indian members
of the business council which has
charge of the affairs of the Sioux In
dams on the Cheyenne river reserva-
ton, have acted %fayorably upon the
proposition to lease the surplus lands
of their reservation to white cattle
men for the grazing OF stock. For
this the Indians win be paid a large
sum. The Indian council decided
against holding an Indian fair OF the
reservation this year.
Chamberlain-As the result of be-
ing mangled in a gas engine, Walter
Burns, the 16-month-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Burns, residing on
a Brule county farm, Is dead. Mrs.
Burns was in the granary assisting
her husband grind some feed with a
grinder propelled by a small gasoline
engine. The child was playing about
the granary and. unnoticcd by the
parents, ran up to the engine, where
it's clothing caught between the bell
pulley and the wheel. Before the
parents could rescue the little boy his
clothing had been drawn tightly
about him and the body was crushed
between the engine and its founda.
ton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
CHARLES BECKER.

CHARLES BECKER.
chair rather than ask a fayor~of the
man who prosecuted him. The situa-
ton Is one that is very trying on the
a Governor Whitman has not stat
ed what he would do If a petition for
clemency should be formally presented
TO him. The governor granted a brief
respite 10 Becker because he was
scheduled to be In the west ON the date
the court set for the execution and as
serted at the time that he would not
consider the matter until after his re-
turn.
1t now appears that Becker Is In n
mood to tell what he knows OF graft
IN New York for a committed sentence,
whereas IL nothing is to be gained by
"squealing'' he is resolved to die game.
Those at first inclined TO doubt the &c
curacy of the report that Becker is
ready to use any means he has TO VI
himself are now convinced that this
may be the case, and interest now cen
tiers upon whether or not what Becker
has TO tell Is worth enough to the state
to warrant giving him his life.
At the Office of District Attorney
Perkins 1t has been officially announc-
ed that no confession Becker can make
VIII help him, as evidence against po-
lice officials or former police officials
could result in their punishment for
only a year or two in Jail. The Off
cial announcement points out that 1t
would not be serving the ends of jus
tice to save Becker from the chair just
10 send another man or other men to
prison for awhile. This IL the reiter-
ated view of the prosecutors Office.
Becker, whose nights Immediately
after the appeal was denied were
spent in tortured anxiety, eats and
sleeps better. He has better control of
himself during the visits of his wife
According to Deputy Warden Johnson,
Becker is showing a change for the
better. He takes his exercise vlgor-
ously and again Is an enthusiast for
handball. He had been reading aloud
to the other men In the death house
the most Interesting newspaper ac-
counts OF the wars progress. After
the appeal was denied he stopped this
diversion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
FRECKLES
Don't Hide Them with a Veil; Re.
move Them with the Othine
Prescription.

This prescription for the removal
of freckles was written by a promi-
nent physician and is usually SO sue
cessful in removing freekles and Civ
ing a clear, beautiful complexion that
it is sold by druggists under guar
antee TO refund the money If it fails,
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil; get an ounee Of othine and re
move them. Even the first few app
plications should show a wonderful
Improvement, some Of the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine; it is this that
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09

Long Beach, CaL-Mrs. Andrew +.
Mitchell, wife of the pastor of the First
Friends church, was notified by letter
recently that her wedding ring, lost In
a pig pen forty years ago on their farm
In Park county, Ind, had been found,
When the Mitchells moved away from
the farm, having sold it, they asked
the couple who succeeded them to keep
a sharp lookout for the ring, but they
had long since given up the ring as
lost.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
catarrh Cannot BE Cured.

with Local Applications. as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrt
is a blood or constitutional disease, anC
in order to cure il you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally. and acts directly upor
the blood and surface Hall's
Catarrh Cure rs not a quack medicine
Ii was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years anC
ed of the best tonics known. combined
with the pest blood purifiers, acting di
feet combination of the two ingredients
is what produces such wonderful re
suits in curing catarrh. Send for testi
monials, free. Il. j. Cheney & Co.
Props, Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists
price. 75c. Take Halls Family Pills FOL
constipation.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09

You don't need to suffer those agoniz
ing nerve pains in the face. head, arm
shoulders, chest and back. Just apply
a few drops of soothing Sloan's Lin
ment: lie quietly a few minutes. Yot
viii get such relief and comfort! Lift,
and the world will look brighter. Get 1
bottle today. 3 ounces for csc. at al
druggists. Penetrates without rubbing
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
Paris Paper Confiscated.

Paris, June 9.-The government has
ordered the seizure of the newspaper
La Guerre Sociale. edited by Gustave
Herve, owing to an article not APP.
proved by the censor. in which he
violently attacked the conduct of the
war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
TO Preserve Your Health.

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09

Women suffer as much as men dc
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
MOST CHILDREN HAVE WORMS.

And neither parents or child know Ii,
yet 1t explains why you child is ner-
vous. pale. feverish, backward Often
children nave thousands of worms.
Think of how dangerous this is to your
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Get a box today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09

When you suffer pains and aches by
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
Only a Few Can Go.

Thos who do not nave to consider
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that cause rheumatism. backache. ach-
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09

You can't cover ~blaekheads. pimples.
red spots ON the face with powder,
they're bound to be seen-dou't worry
or spoil your temper, take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea each week@twill
Danish them through the blood, the only
sure way. IS cents at 0sborn's Phar-
macy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-06-09
SUMMER SCHOOL
Attend the Madison State Normal School
during the Summer Term, 1915. Begins
June 18th, closes August 9th.
E OPPORTUNITY

for all interested in preparing to teach.
Grades received for Summer Term count
as much toward diploma as any other
term of the year. Remember Madison
Normal is the Oldest State Normal in South
Dakota and is now open the year round.
All subjects in which a teacher will be ex-
amined when writin for a State Certif-
cate, First or Second Grade certificate, are
offered. Write for Summer Circular to
President, State Normal
Madison, S. ID.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-16


great outfelding trio, are all in the
midst of batting uprising.
Rowland is we'll fortified to repUlse
the invaders. Scott is in the best
form of his career, Faber has always
been effective against the Red SOX,
and Benz, Cicotte and Russell are
dependable. And the South Siders
are travelling with the inspiration of
a winning streak to keep their spirits
booming.
This American league race is a
free-for-au between the top three
clubs, and it is doubtful if any one
of the trio will be absolutely counted
out before the closing days of Sep
TENDER. The Red SOX and Tigers are
veteran organizations which will not
cTumble in the stretch, and have the
courage and experience to recover
from a slump.
But Rowland's people, while not so
experienced, possess the same quail
ffcatiOns. They have Eddie Collins
and Ray Schalk to furnish the pep
per and inspiration, and the pitching
COI % ID DdILlC OCd14Cu dllu 445uI at
home when pitching in crucial sitUa-
tons
Red Sox are more to be feared by
Chicagoans than Tigers. Jennings
has a smashing oUtfeld, but his
pitching staff is weak, his catching
department is not wonderful and his
inf1eld is merely an average comblna-
ton. Red SOx, on the other hand,
have a whacking good infeld and a
raft of pitchers from whom miracles
can be expected. If Ray Collins can
pitch some more two-hit games their
chances will mount.
Bresnahan had his men up for a
lecture yesterday before they met
the Giants and the tongUe-lashing
brought results Immediately. Roger.
is understood to have explained in
words of one syllable that he was