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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
ALBERTA MINERS ON STRIKE
1000 Walk Out When Wage Increase
Is Refused

Calgary, Alta, Nov. 30.-The antici.
pated strike OF the coal miners In this
district for 25 per cent increase in
wages as a war bonus went into ef-
feet and approximately 1000 men are
idle. Unless a settlement Is reached
soon the fuel situation in Southern
Alberta and. Eastern British Columbia
will be serious.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
BIG LOAN TO BE CALLED OFF


Minneapolis, Dec. 2.-The proposed
British-French government loan of
$50, 100000 will be called off Ia defer
erce to the federal reserve board at
Washington. according TO an an
nouncement in Minneapolis following
q long distance telephone converse
tion between E. w. Decker, president
-of Minneapolis bank. and H. p.
Dawson Of J. p. Morgan & Co., New
Yn1k. v
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
STOKERS RIOT IN HONOLULU
Several Sailors and Number Of Police
men Are Injured.

Honolulu, T. H.. Dec. 2.-Twenty.
five stokers from the liner Makuran
rioted on ohe docks here prior to the
steamers departure for Sydney. ~ s.
w. and several of the Makuran's sail
ors and a number OF Honolulu police
men were injured while endeavoring
TO stop the battle and herd the rioters
on board their ship.
AS the Markuran left the wharf the
rioters started 10 lombard the people
on the dock with bottles. soldier
doing duty as an immigration guard
fired several shots in the direction of
the departing steamer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02


Good Citizens Who Were Too Busy
to Look Into international Affairs.
New York, Dec. 2-Theodore Roose-
welt gives his postmortem of the re-
suits of the balloting Nov. In the
Christmas issue of the Metropolitan
Magazine
In holding "he kept us out Of war"
cry and the wide prosperity of the ma
tion the decisive factors in the Demo
cratic victory the colonel does not
charge the citizenry with moral OBJ
tuseness," but excuses the millions
who voted for the president on the
ground that they were not shown I'm
convincing fashion" where their duty
lay
But that part most likely to arouse
in Republican leaders the liveliest feel
ings is. When a public man who
for three years praised each of Mr.
Wilson's acts separately turned round
them all collectively he did not carry
conviction"
'As in all such cases." Colonel
Roosevelt said. "the result is more
easy to explain than. 1t had been to
foretell. The appeal made for Mr..
Wilson was one which would tell
strongly with good, honest citizens.
whose preoccupatfon with their own
pursuits was such that they could not
be expected to lcok deeply into our
international relations and the gen
eral world conditions.
mo sensible man wishes to go to
war If he can honorably keep out OF
IL and when to this natural inclina-
tion is added the fact that the man
is very busy and is puzzled by the is-
sues involved, he is certain to cast
his vote on the Nside that he is told
will guarantee peace.
Accepted az Matter Of Course.
Evidently, people tend to look at
the dreadful crimes committed In Bel.
GUM and Armenia, in the sinking OF
the Lusitania. and in Mexico. as analo-
gous TO disasters such as an earth
quake or fire; as properly exciting
a discreet sympathy. but not as call
ing for any action that would jeopar-
dize the comfort and well-being OF
those not Immediately concerned.
Il do not approve OF this attitude.
] am merely stating IT, Insofar as our
people permanently preserve II they
will steadily tend to the Chinese level
1t may need a serious shock to wake
them from 1t.
when public men are readily par.
doned for making any promise. which
they think will secure favor before
election. and for repudiating any
promise, which they think II incon.
venient to keep after election. 1t Is
impossible to expect that the voters
will not finally grow skeptical about
all promises, prophecies and state
! ments made during the course of q
campaign.
in addition to those counter claims
there was the fact that the Adamson
bill unquestionably produced a great
| effect In Mr.. Wilson's favor I'm all
labor circles.
1T was taken as an indication that
In any conflict between capital and
labor Mr.. Wilson would support labor
without an overnice scrutiny OF the
merits of the case or of the future eff
| fects OF his action
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
Bricklayers Ask 81 Per Day.

Spokane, Nov. 30.-Because of the
high cost of living Spokane local No.
Of the Bricklayers' and Masons' In
ternational union has voted to in
crease its wage scale from $6 day
to 81. effective March l next. The To-
cal has 230 members.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
KILLS WIFE AND DRIVES
ALL NIGHT WITH BODY.

Algona. Ia, Nov. 30.-A let
ter mailed to q son before he
killed himself revealed that
Melvin Seefeldt. . farmer liv-
ing near here. had murdered
his wife at home, scrubbed the
blood from their porch and
then had driven In his automo-
bile with the body all night
through the country around his
farm, finally shooting himself
as day broke. He stopped for
gasoline at Britt, L.. and pass
ed through several other towns.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
Loses Heart Balm Suit.

Augusta, Me-, Nov. 30. - Elizabeth
Garmong of Des Moines, Ia, lost her
$250,000 breach OF promise suit against
John B. Henderson of Washington, ID.
c. The full bench of the supreme
court handed down decision In favor
q the defendant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02

Kansas City, Dec. 2.-No further
symptoms OF foot and mouth disease
have been discovered among suspect
cd cattle here and In Nebraska, and
hope increases they are afflicted with
only much less serious ailment. The
government experts have not complet-
ed their analysis of the cases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
DOMINGO IS QUIET
UNDER U.S.FORCE
Military Rule in Republic
Goes Into Effect.
MOVE EFFECTED QUIETLY
Eighteen Hundred American Marines
Will Police the Country at Least
Until After Eiection-pIan Is Favor
ed by Majority OF Natives.


ed by Majority OF Natives.
Washington, Dec. 2. - Military rule
has been proclaimed in Santo Domin-
go by the United States navy to sup
press existing political choas in the
little republic and pave the way for
guaranteeing future quiet by estab-
fishing there such financial and po-
litical protectorate as the American
government now exercises over Haiti.
Eighteen hundred American marines
will maintain order for the present
and at least until elections are held in
January their officers will supervise
the conduct of government by native
officials and disburse the customs
revenues which American receivers
have been collecting by treaty ar
rangement for nine years.
The navy proclamation apparently
has been put into effect without blood
shed. Secretary Daniels made the
following statement
Captain II. s. Knapp. In command
of the United States forces in San Do
mingo, reports that in compliance with
instructions received. military gov
ernment was proclaimed by him In
San Domingo, p. m. Nov. 29
THE proclamation was well receiv-
ed. Conditions are reported as being
normal and the great majority of the
people regard the proclamation with
favor"
The necessity for drastic step has
been considered since the overthrow
several months ago OF President Jimi-
nez by General Arias, strongly anti
American revolutionst.
Secretary Daniels explained that the
form OF rule set up by Captain Knapp
did not contemplate any infringement
of the civil rights or process of the
native government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
GIRL is NAMED ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Denver, Dec. CLARA Ruth
MoZzor has been appointed jun
ior assistant attorney general
of the state OF Colorado. The
appointment is to take effect
Jan. 8, 1917. The appointment.
announced by Leslie +. Hub
bard, attorney general elect,
comes not only as a recogni-
ton of the unusual ability and
talent Of Miss MoZzor, but also
'in recognition of the splendid
loyalty Of Colorado women to
Democracy. Miss Mozzor is
Denver's youngest and pret-
tiest attorney.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 1.-Govern-
or George w. Mays issued Thanks
giving day pardon list releasing eleven
white men and nine negroes. Four me-
groes serving sentences for second
degree murder are among those re-
leased.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
Nlnety-nine Years for Murder.

Waco, Tex, Dec. 1T r. Watson,
bank president, was found guilty OF
murder and sentenced to ninety-nine
years imprisonment by jury In the
district court here. Watson was
charged with shooting and killing
John s. Patterson. state banking COM
missioner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02

Philadelphia, Dec. with an out
put OF 9,S5O.0O0 dimes, S.266, 200 nick
els and 2s.975,450 pennies in Novem-
Der the local mint established a new
record for q single month In the num-
ber of pieces coined. The total value
of the output was s1.6SS, ,064.50
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
For Prohibition In Ohio.

Columbus. O., Dec. 2.-The Anti.
Saloon league will call statewide
prohibition fight in Ohio next fall, &C.
cording to announcement by ]. A.
White, superintendent of the league
In this state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
Thomas z. Watson Acquitted.

Augusta, Ga, Dec. 2.-Thomas r.
Watson. author and editor, was ac-
Quilted by . jury In the federal court
Of . charge Of sending obscene matter
tArouSA tAe mail. =
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02

Baltimore. Dec. 2.-John Hays Ham,
mond. the mining. engineer OF New
YORK. Who was taken Ill here a few
days ago, supposedly suffering from a
cold. was reported to be In q more
serious condition from intestinal trou-
hlp
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
Eight Hours for Miners.

Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 2.--Un-
der the agreement which ended the
coal miners strike the miners are
assured an eighthour day and the
abolition of double shifts. The own
ers are compensated by an increase
in selling prices
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
BILL DRAWN UP TO END q
ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

Washington, Dec. g. When i
congress convenes on Monday, :.
Senator G.. +. Chamberlain of !
Oregon will offer a joint reso- 4
luton to abolish the electoral I
college by amendment to the !
Constitution of the United :.
States. Considerable senti- !.
ment for such an amendment /.
to the Constitution as the one /.
proposed by Mr. Chamberlain !.
has developed among congress .
men since the election. :
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02

Columbus, o., Dec. 2.-Haggard and
worn, Thornton Smith sits by q CRATE
IRE Visiting for death to relieve him
after nine days Of suffering with hic-
coughs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
Gary Denies BIG Ore Deal.

New York, Dec. Hilbert II. Gary.
chairman OF the United States Steel
corporation, said here there is abso-
lutely no basis for reports that the
corporation ID planning to take over
the Great Northern Iron Ore company.
+ + I. + + 4. + + + + 4. 1. 4. + 4. + i
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
Sentenced to Twenty Lashes.

Winnipeg, Dec. q John Spec was
sentenced here to five years In prison
and to receive twenty lashes. being
found guilty Of . serious offense.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
SCORES OF SOLDIERS KILLED
Train CollIsion In Japan Causes Heavy
Loss of Life.

Toxic, Dec. 2.-One hundred and
thirty young soldiers have been killed
In a collision of freight train with
the train on which they were being
conveyed to Aomori. seaport on the
north coast
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
Innocent Bystsnder Killed.

Cleveland, Dec. 2.-In a running
fight between auto bandits and police
Earl Mueller, bystander, was killed by
. bullet The bandits escaped, one
being wounded.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
May Not Save Bucharest.

Whether this success will have any
immediate effect on the operations of
the Teutonic armies engaged in the
main attack on the Roumanians has
not yet been indicated. Apparently 1t
would require a considerable penetra-
tion of Transylvanian territory by
the Russians to affect the southern
campaign.
Greece faces what seems likely to
prove her greatest crisis. The enterte
ultimatum, under which possession of
Greek arms and munitions were de-
manded, has expired. and King Con-
stantine is reported to have definitely
refused compliance with the demands.
Admiral Du Fournet, commander OF
the allied naval forces in Greek wa
ters, has indicated that he will take
radical measures to enforce the de-
mands, having troops in readiness for
debarkation at Piraeus, the port of
Athens
In Macedonia the Germans and Bull
garians are doing more than fight de-
fensive actions against the entente at
tempts to advance in the Monastir
district. They have counter attacked
violently i'm the Grunishte region, east
of the Cerna, where gains were recent
ly claimed for the Serbians
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
TEUTONIC Grip
IS TIGHTENING
Three Converging Forces
Nearing Bucharest.
RUSSIANS WOULD ASSIST

Attacking Heavily All Along the From
tier Of Modavia, but Their Often
sive May Be Too Late to Save Rou-
nanian Capital.
London, Dec. 2.-The Teutonic grip
on Roumania remains unshaken, and
at last reports was tightening, with
three converging forces continuing un-
checked their advance toward Bucha-
rest.
Despite tenacious resistance by the
Roumanians, which appears to have
increased as Bucharest was neared
by the armies of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen and General Won Falken.
hayn, the invaders are now almost
within gunshot of the capital
They are nearest their objective on
the southwest, where Tzomana, six
teen miles distant, has been reached.
From the west they have driven to
within forty miles, reaching Glavat-
zictzu.
On the northwest they have broken
the Roumanian lines, permitting of a
new influx of Austro- German troops
by way of Torzburg pass and Campu-
lung.
The Russians meanwhile have been
attacking heavily all along the fror-
tier of Moldavia, the Roumanian prov
ince which projects northward be
tween Transylvania and Bessarabla
in an evident attempt to create a di
version i'm Roumania's S favor
Petrograd reports pronounced
success in this offensive, declaring the
whole range OF heights along the
frontier south of kirlbaba has been
taken by the Russians.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-02
I. R. TELLS WHY
WILSON WON OUT
Colonel Holds PoStmOrtem
on 6. 0. P. Defeat.
PEACE APPEAL CATCHING

Former President Says Anti-War Ar.
gument Told Strongly With Many
Good Citizens Who Were Too Busy
to Look Into international Affairs.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-27
CHAPTER n.
CorYdon.


 A short days march north of the broad current of the Ohio, at the point where two rapid creeks-Big Indian and Little Indian--unite. stood a clus ter of thirty or forty cabins. The logs that made the walls of the oldest of them had been growing in the virgin forest three years before. In the center of the village was grassy square. In 1t a new stone house, forty feet square. It's walls two and one-half feet thick, its roof still incomplete, stood in the shadow of the forest trees which had been left standing around 1t. From the little settlement the prime val forest stretched away to the sand dunes of the Great Lakes, to the hills of the Ohio, to the prairies of the Illi- nois country, vast tract of hundred thousand square miles in extent; si- lent, inhabited only by savage beast and moro savage redskinned hunter {; painless, dreadful, fascinating.
 The settlement was Corydon; the stone house the building which was to be the first capitol of the territory and the state hewn from the virgin woods Louisville, with 1,500 inhabitants. 20 miles to the east; Vincennes, the Old Post, with less than thousand, 80 miles to the northwest; other than these, no settlement of any size in all that savage empire, large as England herself.
 Hither came all the picturesque fig ures of the new West. First to come was the patriarch, Squire Boone, brother of Daniel Boone, the mighty hunter of Kentucky; then Lane, the Penningtons, the Spencers, George and Spier, the popularity of the latter giving rise to the old couplet: 'Mongst all the Boones thar's jest one
 Squire;
 'Mongst all the Spencers jest one
 Spier.
 Spier Spencer it was who opened the tavern by the half-1nished court
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-27

thought not. Wen go up to Con- rods tavern and see what he can give us before ye begin to talk about huntin' for worruk. A step, sir" And with last griaace at the tan gled thing that lay in the grass, he linked his arm in David's, and bob ping ridiculously along, led him through the woods.
 Toinette walked on the ether side David moved in happy dream. They reached the door of Conrod's tavern. east of the village-a square, low house of stone two feet thick in the walls and with the most picturesque of small-paned windows, vine-cur- tained-Mr. O'Bannon accompanying his jerky progress with flow of elo- quence on the advantages of Corydon. where, it seemed. he and his daughter had recently arrived from New Or leans.
 "Hurrah," he exclaimed as they en- tered the low doorway. Here's Colonel Posey; he'll find something for you to do, be sure."
 A gentleman with hand outstretched to Davids companion came forward.
 "A good morning to you, Mir. OBan- non," he cried heartily. A fine, compelling figure of a man was Colonel Thomas Posey, as he tow cred over little Mir. O'Bannon, who stood looking up at him with a side wise cock of the head. Splendidly he filled his bufr-trimmed, light blue army coat, with its huge collar reach ing up to his ears. His big shoulder cape and his cooked hat, with its black and white cockade, lay on bench where he had tossed them. He looked the Virginia gentleman he was by birth.
 The little old gentleman chirped q greeting and thrust forward his rag ged charge.
 This is Mir. Larrence," he said, ''la-ate of England and now come to try his fortunes in the American sta-ates. I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees: 1t sufiices me If know their virtues, Colonel Posey and if this young mans face be no false witness, his virtues better ap- parel his mind than England has ap- pareled his body"
 Colonel Posey laughed good-hu- moredly.
 "Sull quoting Sir Philip. Mir. O'Ban- non? No doubt you're right. What can we do for you, Mir. Larrence?"
 "Ar. O'Bannon tells me that you can perhaps give me some work to do, Colonel Posey. Is 1t true?'
 Colonel Posey smiled again at the young mans eagerness.
 Whatever Mir. O'Bannon tells you is truer than the Constitution. Wen find place for you somewhere"
 About that store of yours, Colonel" O'Bannon said. "Ye're closing 1t up while you make your trip to Louisiana. aren't ye? We'll, suppose you put this young man In char-r-ge of 1t and let 1t earn q dollar or two while ye're
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-27
CHAPTER |.
The Wilderness.

April-1S11! Up the valleys of the South spring stole tremblingly from the farther South, along the river low lands of Kentucky and up the sides of the steep. pebbly hills on the Indi- ana shore. First to come, like the white guidons of an army of peace, the blos- s0ms of the wild plum flung out diaph- anOus draperies against the mono- chromes of the soils and the dark greenness of the pine woods. Then, in the open spaces and around the gray log cabins on the heights, the peach trees flushed pink in the warm kisses of the sun. The new grass was starred in patches by multitudes of bluets, the blue-eyed grass, each tiny flower ds simple and as wonderful as little child.
 Deep in crevice of the limestone strata that sank to form the bed of Little Indian creek, hidden from the warmth and light of the April morn- ing, there lay coil of what might whose every fold was thick as mans wrist, tawny, mottled with spots of dull black, yellow-ringed.
 Along the path through the forest there came striding tall youth, in ragged garments. little bundle slung at the end of staff over his shoul- der. His fair skin was deeply burned by the sun and his blue eyes were yelled in anxious thought. He had pursued another man over sea and through forest wilderness with the in- tention of killing that man If he should overtake him.
 Now. the young mans intention was blunted Months before 1t had seemed the one right and just thing that this other man should die at his hands. This other man had caused the legal murder of the youths father. But to take justice into ones own hands, even on such provocation as this, is an act unspeakably dreadful; and weeks of meditation had succeeded only in painting 1t as thing more despicable.
 In the fragrant breath of the vlr- ginal earth he cried out in an agony of mind. X bourgeoning universe shouted aloud for joy of victory over death. Life rose by pressing her tri- umphant feet on the prone shoulders of her weaker brother. Death. For the struggle between Life and Death is actual, and Life lives by killing. God himself ordained the killing and pro- nounced it part of his eternal justice. But the agonizing man who thought of the life he had sworn to take with his own hand-what could justify his act? His act would be accomplished