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Douglas Island news., 1915-07-28
Viola Wasterlain

Friday, the 23rd inst, was one of the most remarkable days ever seen in this part of Alaska, in that we had two real thunder showers. In past years we haya heard distant mutterings of thun der, but on this occasion the sharp flash of the lightning was followed by the crash of the thunder. Two little Alaska girls were walking along the street when the second display began, and one of them said to the other: "Tbars not blasting we hear. That is sometbing-I forget what they call it- but sometimes it gets so bright that it kills people," Most of the little folks ran for home as fast as their legs could carry them and some even crawled under the bed.
Douglas Island news., 1915-07-28
Lutheran Church Items

In the Lutheran church at Douglas there will he services next Sunday at n a. n. and p. ID. Sunday school at 935 a. m.
 The Ladies Aid of the Lutheran church in Douglas will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. August Auder- son in Treadwell on Wednesday after noon, August 4th. All are cordially invited. MARTIN l.. LARSEN, Pastor.
Douglas Island news., 1915-07-28

we'll throw away an old pipe because or a small break, when T.. H. Keist would make it as good as new for a few cents. All kinds of repairs. A complete line of pipes, cigars and tobaccos. Keist Pool Room.
 A bale of mattresses in front of Jen- sen's store was suddenly found aflame ia several places Monday Oliver Olson put it out aud at the same time gave a public demonstration of the ef- fcieucy of the Pyrene extiuguisher. The origin of the fire is supposed to be spontaneous combustion caused by the hot sun, or kids.
 The Majestic Stock Company will close their very successful engagement at the Lyric Theatre tonight by pre-. sentiug "The Price" splendid comedy that win please everybody. The show will begin promptly at o'clock, when Mr. Armstrong will display two specially selected reels of pictures, while the audience is gathering
 MrE.H Corsou, a brother of Mrs. l.. c. Thomas, arrived yesterday via the Humboldt from Jefferson City, Mo-. Mr. Corson is an electrician, and is SO taken with the country that he may decide to send for his wife and boy and become a citizen of tLe Northlaud. The hot weather We are having in Alaska seems pleasant and cool to man from Missouri.
 Two big shows in one are billed at Che Lyric Theatre for Thursday and Saturday nights, July 29,h and 3lst Daniel Flohman presents Bruce Me Rae in "The Ring and the Man." This great Famous Players production is in four reels In connection will be shown tbe fourth episode of"The Trey O Hearts" Do not miss a single mum Der of this great serial
 Fred Huo came over from Juneau Saturday evening. uc was a sorry plight Ridirg on load of wood, the wheel struck rock aud Fred fell under Che horses heels. They kicked some thing lively, bruising Fred's shoulder, breaking his collar bone, cut his lip and forehead, and then ran away, drag. giuc the heavy wagon over his back. "Wouder they didn't kill me- says Pred.
 Douglas and Treadwen freneu played baseball at TgeadweI last night in the presence of a good crowd and Jack Wilson. Treadwell wou-score, 3to2. Higgins aud Rain, for Douglas, and Cham bers and Wolf, for Treadweil, were the central figures. They played seven innings, or until darkness inter- fered. It was a very hot, dry evening, and, at tbe conclusion of the game, Chief Wilson invited the Douglas boys down to the tank Co take bath, which they surely needed. A return game is promised for next week on the Douglas grounds.
 When you want Coal, seo Martin Olson, on Ferry dock.
 Ladysmjth Coal, delivered .5l0 per ton Screened Ladysmith 51l per ton Newcastle Nut, delivered ..S9 per ton Briquettes ...5l0 per ton Ladysmith Screenings... SL5O per ton This means delivered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26

nually for its maintenance. of which
Gov. Byrne vetoed $4,000, leaving
but SIS, 500 for maintenance. The
North Dakota department, with an
enlistment of 500 men, appropriates
$4,000 annually: Nebraska, 1900
men, has $500; Minnesota, 2,400
men, $4,000; Washington, LIS
men, $4S,300; Iowa, with less than
three times South Dakota's number
of men. appropriates $141,000 an
nually; Kansas. with one and one
half times South Dakota's enlistment,
appropriates more than three times
as much as this state.
The enlistment figures OF a total of
1.O2S men for July /, 1914. show
ing 5S officers and $40 enlisted men.
is an increase of 209 enlisted men of
July /, 1912. Adjt. Gen. Morris
recommendation for additional main
tenance appropriation is summed up
i'm his report: The rules and regu-
lations of the war department are
yearly becoming more stringent, re-
quiring more time and expenditures
on the part of officers and men, as
well as by the state. The conditions
must be met. because funds allotted
by congress are given conditionally
upon the state performing its part
toward maintaining the national
Guard.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
GOING FISHING
CHAS. III. BURKE HOPES TO ZEN.
JOY VACATION WITH ROD
AND LINE

Sioux Falls, April 26.-"I am go
ing back home to devote some little
time to personal business matters and
then | am going fishing" That is
how Congressman Chas. III. Burke
outlined his immediate plans for the
future while stopping in Sioux Falls
on his way from Washington to his
home in Pierre.
Like many another busy public
man, Mr.. Burke has had visions of
green fields and running brooks, or
has pictured himself with rod and
line on a wave-lapped lake shore, but
he has never had time to make his
visions a reality.
Il have laid down a big load, now
that l am free from political respon-
sibility and political ambition, If |
have had any," said Mr.. Burke. II
have wanted to take a long vacation
for some years past. but the oppor-
tunity never seemed to come to me,
as | have always managed to keep
busy with matters of national legisla-
ton, winter and summer, whether
congress was in session or not"
Touching national politics, Mr..
Burke said that there is no question
about republican harmony. when
the next national convention of the
republican party %conyenes." he said,
lit will be harmonious and with the
single purpose of national success.
do lot look for any wrangle among
factions, for the country today needs
the republican party. The Wilson
administration has shown it's inabil-
ity to run the government and keep
the wheels of industry going and pro
vide work for labor. There will be
plenty of issues the democrats have
themselves forced upon the country
that will put that party on the de-
fensive.
Nothing has crystallized in the
way of presidential candidates. II
might be Root, if he would accept
the nomination, but he is getting old
He says himself he is too old to think
of it. Hughes would be generally a
very popular man, but he has a fine
place on the supreme bench and with
greater prospects ahead. Burrough
is a very able and very excellent man
but his location is against him. Cum
Minis is being talked of, but do not
think he will be very strong. There
are Burton and Herrick and Willis Of
Ohio, all good men, also Whitman
the new governor of New York. Con
gresham Mann of Illinois is another
II cannot see what will possibly
take place that will bring Wilson ant
his party back into the confidence il
which they were once held by the
people,"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS AS
COMPILED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York, April 26.-Special:
Fighting to the north of Ypres, in
Belgium, in which the Germans fore
ed the French to retire to the west
side of the Ypres canal, a distance of
about five miles, holds the chief
place in the latest news of the Euro
pean war.
Field Marshal Sir John French, the
British commander in chief, and the
Paris war office charge that the Ger
mans, in order to retain this success
used asphyxiating gas bombs, the eff
feet of which, according TO Paris, was
felt over a distance of about a mile
and a quarter behind the French line
and which, the British field marshal
declares. caused the French to retire
overwhelmed by the fumes"
AS a result of the French retreat
the British line, according to Gen.
French, remained intact except on
the extreme left. where the Britons
had to readjust their line in order to
conform with the new French line.
Berlin asserts that the Germans in
this westerly drive captured the viii
lagos of ~Langemarck, Steenstrate.
Hethas and Pilkelm. and took at least
1900 French and British soldiers
and thirty cannon, including four
heavy British guns.
Paris declares that no grave con-
sequences have resulted from this
German attack and adds that the
British and French troops have made
posnu tnxror1 fhn Ynrth hntuvnnn
Steenstrate and the Ypres-Potl Ca
pelle road and taken prisoners be-
longing to three different German
regiments.
Heavy artillery duels are in prog
ress in the district between the Meuse
and Moselle and the French are ad-
mitted by Berlin to have penetrated
portions of the advanced German
trenches between ALLY and Apre-
mont, where fighting at close quar-
tiers continues. A bo~mbardment by
the French also forced the Germans
to. evacuate the villages of Embre-
meuil, to the west of Agricourt.
In the east only isolated battles
are i'm progress and although both
Petrograd and Vienna claim that
their respective troops have made
progress at various points each is
agreed on the statement that as a
whole the situation remains un-
changed.
Berlin announces that recently the
German high sea fleet repeatedly has
cruised i'm the North sea, even in Eng
lish waters. but without meeting the
naval forces of Great Britain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
SEES A
South Dakota Farmer Murdered by
His Brother-in-Law.

Aberdeen. April 26.-Jacob Kiesz,
a farmer living thirteen miles north
west of Leola, was arrested today,
charged with the murder of his
brother-in-law, Edward Tom, by
beating him to death with a pitch
fork.
A coroner's jury holding an in
quest into the murder fixed blame on
Kiesz. Kiesz will be arraigned for a
preliminary hearing.
A quarrel over the leasing of a plot
of land furnished p~rovocation for the
murder, according to information
given at the trial. Tom and his wife
Kiesz's sister, were planting grain in
a field when Kiesz accosted them, II
is said. A quarrel followed. Shortly
afterward Kiesz Is alleged to have at
tackled Tom from behind beating hin
unconscious with the stock Of a rifle
He then seized a pitchfork and killed
him, witnesses say.
When Mrs. Tom attempted to in
tervene Kiesz threatened her alst
with DEATH 1t Is claimed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
WEBS PRISONER
Officials Permitted Ceremony After
Sentence of One Year.

Parker, April 26.-Married to a
man while he was in custody of Off
GERS, and about to be led away to
prison, was an interesting event in
the life of Miss Thelma Keifer, late
of Dubuque, la. She is about Is
years of age.
The groom was Samuel Bazanka,
aged "a, who a day or two ago was
arrested at Mobridge on instructions
from the authorities of Turner coun-
ty, who brought him back to Turner
county on the charge of having is
sued checks on a Parker bank in
which it developed he had no funds.
The Kiefer girl was with him at Mo
bridge when he was arrested and re-
turned to Turner county with the
prisoner.
Bazanka entered a plea of guilty to
the charge against him and was SEN
fenced by Judge Trip of the circuit
court, TO a term of one year in the
Sioux Falls p~enitentiary. Before he
was started for the prison he obtain
ed permission from the officers to Sc
cure a marriage license and the mar
riage of the girl and himself fol-
lowed.
She now Is homeless and will be
looked after by e~haritably inclined
residents of Turner county. At the
time he issued the worthless checks
Bazanka represented himself as a
travelling salesman of a threshing ma
chine company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
RICH MANS SLY KISS COSTLY
Council Bluffs Capitalist Taxed
$1,000 by jury for "Smack"
on Sleeping Porch.

Omaha. Neb., April 26.-Albert A.
Clark, Council Bluffs capitalist, must
pay $1,000 to Mrs. Edith Hicks, Il
years old, for an alleged forcible kiss.
taken in the sleeping porch of his
home April 81. 1913. a jury in dis
trict court decided. The verdict was
returned after fifteen hours DELHI
GRAFTON.
Reports after the verdict was re-
turned said that most of the ballots
taken by the jury were 7 TO 5 and 3
TO A for substantial damages for the
plaintiff.
The jury which returned the YER
diet was composed of nine married
men. two widowers and one single
man who lives with his mother and
sisters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Try the Madison Cafe lunches.
You will miss something if you do
not examine those new dresses at
Morse's.
Eggs for Matching. White Wyan-
dottes, won first prize at county fair.
Will Hughes, Phone 365 Yellow.
Sandwiches of all kinds at the
Madison Cafe.
Paperhanging, painting. Phone ~
green.-T. j. Bliss.
Might as well take the watch to
Osborn's first.
Eat at Jacks.
Wanted. Dining room girl at
Star Restaurant.
When you are hungry eat at the
Madison Cafe.
Phone 200, C.. j. Simpson, for
black dirt, sand and gravel.
Eat at Jacks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26

ton Saturday night and again last
night. Today has been cloudy and
threatening. Trainmen report rain
all along the line north and west.
Rain will retard farm work, it being
difficult to work lowlands previous to
the rain. While the season is I'M
usually late, vegetation has made
rapid progress since the warm wealth
er which began about ten days ago.
Waubay dispatch: Joe Carr,
Frank Gebur, John Smith and Jack
Legaard were arrested by Sheriff
Barrick and brought here on the
charge of SEEMING fish in Lake Min
~newashta. the complaint being made
by the deputy game warden. Upon
being a~raigned before Justice Schultz
Smith and Legaard pleaded guilty
and were fined SO and costs each,
which was paid. Carr and Gebur
waived examination and were bound
over to circuit court.
The state railroad commission was
in session in Madison today hearing
the case of the Franklin Township
Telephone Co. VS.. the Dakota Central
Telephone Co. This ease has been
before the commission several times,
the Franklin company seeking a con
nection with the Dakota company.
j. l.. w. Zietlow of Aberdeen, presi-
dent of the Dakota company, and
Frank Bagley, David Sterling and AL
Hammer, officers of the Franklin
company. were present at the meet
ing. 1t is not likely decision will be
announced for some time.
Washington dispatch: Col. Roose-
velt's letter to Mrs. George Rubles, in
which he advised the woman's peace
party to train their guns upon the
foreign policy of President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan instead of
preaching disarmament, has borne
fruit. The Washington branch of the
Woman's Peace party has stricken
from its platform" that part which
particularly aroused the ire of the
former president, and a movement
has been started TO have similar ac-
ton taken by the national organiza-
ton.
The Belleview choir of Miner coun-
ty was greeted by a fine congregation
at their concert at Lake Madison
church yesterday afternoon, and in
the evening gave a concert at the
opera house. On account of rain
which set i'm early in the evening. the
attendance was not as large as it
otherwise would have been. The
choir comprised a membership of
thirty-eight young ladies and gentle
men of northeast Miner county.
Their program vas of sacred music in
both the English and Norwegian Ian
guages. The concerts were much APP
preciated by those in attendance.
Deputy State Game Warden Mar
tin has been visiting Lakes Madison
and Herman the past few days. In
regard to the new law governing
catching bass. passed by the last leg
islature, naming May 80 when the
closed season will expire, does not be-
come effective until July /, there be-
ing no emergency clause attached.
Hence, it is not unlawful to catch
bass at this date this year. Next
year, however, the closed season for
bass will not expire until May 30.
All other fish may be taken any
time after May l., the closed season
being March and April.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
Makes 81 Feel Like l6.

II suffered from kidney ailment for
two years" writes Mrs. NJ. A. Bridges.
Robinson. Miss, II commenced taking
Foley Kidney Pills about ten months
ago. am Gil years of age and feel ike
a ~1G-year-cld girl" Foley Kidney Pills
invigorate weak and d%eranged kidneys,
relieve backoche. rheumatism and bIad-
der trouble. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
RESERVED SEATS UPTOWN
Patrons Can Buy Their Reserved
Seats Uptown Day of Yankee
Robinson Circus.

Patrons of the Yankee Robinson
circus can purchase their reserved
seats uptown on the morning of cir
Gus day, May 10. Plans of the big
canvas, giving exact location of the
big animal arenas where the wild an
imal acts take place, will be shown.
The location of the uptown sale will
be announced in the local daily pa
pers. Two thousand grandstand seats,
1900 reserved seats and $500 free
seats are carried by the big show.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
How's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case or Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
n II. Cheney & Co. Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned, have known II.
+. Cheney for the last IS years. and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
National Bank Of Commerce. Toledo. O
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internal
" acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take
Halls Family Pills for constipation
4Ay
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
GUARD NEGLECTED
Plenty of Men I'm Service, but Stuff
Gent Funds Are Lacking.

Pierre, April 26.--The adjutant
generals biennial report has been re-
ceived for distribution, and shows
that South Dakota's appropriation for
maintenance of it's military depart
ment is lower than that of any sur
rounding states, with a total enlist
ment of 1923 men, as the legislature
Of 1915 appropriated $27,500 an
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26

Let your liver get torpid and you are
in for a spell of misery. Everybody gets
an attack now and then. Thousands o.
people keep their livers active and
healthy by using DIR Kings New Life
pills. Fine for the stomach, too. Stop
the dizziness. constipation, ~biliousness
n indigestion. Clear the blood. Only
25c at Our druggist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26

You cannot do good work while your
bowels are sluggish or your liver torpid.
VIM. O. Il. Bielke. Mgr. Scott Hotel.
Hancock, Mich, says: II gave Foley
Cathartic Tablets a thorough trial. and
find them a mild but safe cathartic."
Foley Cathartic Tablets never grippe or
cause nausea. They do away with that
drowsy, duh. tired feeling and are
wholesome. cleansing and healthful!
Most satisfactory for stout persons.
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
MADISON BUILDING a. LOAN AS.
ISOLATION.

Dues must be paid not later than
the first Monday in each month or a
fine will be added for each share.
The bylaws permit 10 deviation from
this rule i'm any instance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
CARD OF

We take this method of extending
our sincere thanks to friends and
neighbors for their many kindnesses
in our late bereavement, death of
our beloved father.
Jas. Robertson,
Helen Robertson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
Even Uncle Sam
Was Interested

Uncle Sans investi-
gators were much in
terested in the way
Clothcraft Clothes are
made.
Especially when they
found so few of the
workers in those shops
were changed from year
to year.
Careful training, good
surroundings, the most
advanced machines,
testing, inspection, and
sanitary provisions-all
these have helped to put
more real value into
Clothcraft All Wool
Clothes for men and
young men.
Come in and see what
solid profit you gain by
buying Clothcraft at
$40 to $40. No. $50
Blue Serge Special at
$500 is one of the best
values ever offered the
clothes buyer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-04-26
CLOTHCRAFT
All Wool Clothes
no toS2O a .ssesr
Hackett& Sutton
The Clothcraft Store,
THE CITY.

WEATHER REPORT.
Showers this afternoon and to-
night; Tuesday partly cloudy.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-19

FARWELL REPLIES TO A. GEE
BEE.-In your issue of April 80, 1915,
under the heading "Redight Dis
trict," a correspondent who gives his
non de plume as "a Gee Bee" says:
81 challenge A. B. FarweH or any
of the highbrow bunch of profess
sional reformers to 'stoop' to written
debate on this subject in the Worlds
Greatest Adless Newspaper, The Day
Book, and to prove that l am not
seeking Office 1 will use non de
plume"
accept the challenge and beg to
say have paid a good deal Of atten-
ton to the question of the social evil
since 1907. Since that date this
league has co-operated with other or
CARNATIONS and individuals and au-'
thOrities in successfully breaking up
the segregated districts of the city of
Chicago. It has been a contest of
years and after States Atty Wayman
closed the districts in 1912, a good
woman in our Office, Rev. Alice
Philips Aldrich, with her husband,
went into the redlight district and
gave out her cards to about IT'S Of the
girls in the 22d street district. The
following is copy Of her card:
(Face)
@ReV. Alice Phillips Aldrich."
(Back)
Friendship is the Glory Of Life
d Do you need a friend?
CAN, we want to help you.
Chicago Law and Order League
10 S. La Sale St., Room 1303-4-5.
Phone Cent. 45S5. Chicago, Ill
(Over)
When the morals court was opened
Judge Olson requested many organi-
cations to help make. that court a sue
cess, and for about three months Mrs.
Aldrich has been in that court lex
eept for period that she was, in anzz.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-19

duu 50 We nave COLl6 III IOuCu Will
many of the wrecks caused by the
social evil
If your correspondent who styles
himself "a Gee Bee" would come into
our Office and talk with me and read
some of the stories of these unfor-
tunate people do not think he would
ever advocate again segregated dis
triCt. He would never want his con-
science bUrdened with the thought
that perhaps he had been the means
Of the ruin Of some life, either man,
or woman or child. Because one of
the most serious things regarding
this awful evil is that the innocent
children many times are born with
one or two of the worst diseases
known to the race, so that the sins
of the father or mother. or both, are
visited upon tire innocent children,
and those who wish to inform them
selves will find that these diseases
sometime appear in the third or
fourth generation.
In answer to the first specification
made by CA Gee Bee, ," that because
the redight districts were closed men
were haTming our innocent sisters,
we caused to be made an investiga-
ton in this county of the records of
rape during a certain period when
the redilght district was open and
when it was closed and found that
there was more rape when the district
was open than when it was closed.
He said: I'VE have closed the lair
of the prostitute, but this has not set
tied the problem and the crimes null
tiply."
agree that the problem is not set
tied, but to make a redHght district is
not one of the ways to correct the
evil / consider the social evil next
to the. love Of money, which the Good
Book says is. the root of all eviD, the
greatest in the world The church,
oil