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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-27

Normal auditorium, evening of May
so, at SIS o'clock.
Mrs. Robt. Ray, who has been a
guest at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. K. b. Fitzgerald, Sol
West Fifth street, was a departure
by the east train, returning to her
home in Duluth, Mimi.
Bills were allowed and other rou-
tine matters were taken up at last
nights meeting of the board of ed
ucation. The matter of appointing
teachers for the next public school
semester, was postponed until a
later date.
Martin Nerdahl returned from
Chicago, where he purchased a hand
wagon to be shipped to Madison.
Mr.. Nerdahl will establish business
corner Egan avenu and Fifth street
near the Dakota State bank.
After an illness of several months,
Emma Sanbeck, the 17-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Sanbeck, died shortly before noon to-
ddg at q nOilIts III the HOulh par l
of the city. Death was due to tuber-
~culosis. Arrangements for the flu
neral have not been completed.
Rev. Olin Reigstad, pastor of the
United Lutheran church, and wife
were morning passengers by the
south train for Canton. Rev. Mr..
Reigstad will deliver the b%accalaure-
ate sermon before the students of Au-
gustana college, of Canton, tomorrow
evening.
Marshalltown, Ia, dispatch: Bids
for $4,000 worth of concrete and
brick paving and curbing were open
ed by the city council yesterday. The
work includes $1,000 square yards OF
16-foot concrete pavement in the
Lincoln highway. The Western Con
struction company, of Sioux City,
was the lowest of six bidders on the
entire contract, at $91 ,339.S8.
Mrs. f. l.. Jones, of Winfred, was
a morning passenger for Flandreau,
where this afternoon she attended a
prenuptial party complimentary to
her daughter, Miss Hazel Jones, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Good
sell, of that place. Miss Jones has
been a teacher in the public schools
of Flandreau. 1t is understood that
the young man in the case is connect
ed with a bank in oldham.
Wentworth Enterprise: About
twenty-four of u young people en-
joyed a moonlight picnic last Friday
evening at the Wentworth park on
Lake Madison. A large bon fire was
made and a wienie roast enjoyed.
The picnic was a sort of farewell
party in honor of two Of the teachers,
Viola Runkel and Emily McAllister.
The out Of town guests present were
Miss Malvina Loner, of Nunda, and
Walter J~arratt. of Colman.
Fairmont, Mimi, a city Of about
1000 population, has just called for
bids for the laying there of fifty
blocks of various kinds of paving, ac-
cording to yesterdays issue of the
Fairmont Daily Sentinel. Fairmont
laid its first few blocks Of paving
last year. Il. j. Paulis, of this city,
who lived in Fairmont for thirteen
years, said today that Fairmont, be
fore taking the initial step in paving,
last spring. experienced the same op-
position to having the work started
that was evidenced in Madison a few
weeks ago. The paving to be laid in
the Minnesota town this year will
cost 100000, according to the city
engineers estimate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-27
THANKS FOR ENDORSEMENT.

| desire by this method to extend
my sincere thanks to the voters of
Lake county for the generous ma
jority they gave me at the primary
election for the office of county au-
ditor. 1t shall be my aim to be fully
worthy of their complementary
Hartwich.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-27

No. 2, second. The 100-yard dash.
open only to seniors, was taken by
Paul Brady. with Carl Mundt second.
In the senior shot put event, Paul
Brady carried away first honors, and
Carl Mundt was second. Paul Brady
was victorious in the half mile run,
and Robert White, Troop No. 2, was
second.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-27
APPRECIATION.

To the voters of Lake county: ]
heartily thank you for your liberal
support in the primary election.
Respectfully yours.
Ernest A. Keller.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
DELEGArE TAKES sUMMERsAULT

Delegate Wickersham has taken a complete sum- mersault from the position which he occupied in the campaign t-o years ago. and the position which he took when he made his famous speech to the Alaska Legislature Che people Of Juneau April 7 1915, de nouncing the Alaska Daily Empire and it's editor. It plain repudiaton Of his record in Congress for the last two terms.
 Two years ago he said that We have full Ter. rtorial form of government" now.
 In the speech Of last year referred he took the psradoxial positions. CD That now have full Territorial form or government; and: (2) That h we really had one it would prove so costly that 1t would ruin the Territory He followed these decara. tions with the further that he was in favor of Statehood which would be far costly than a full Territorial form of government
 The Delegates platform in favor ot a full Terri toria form Of government is also completely at var lance with his record in the last two Congresses President Wilson. in his first regular message to Congress in December Of 1913 declared that Alaska should have a full Territorial form Of government" Delegate wickersham attacked the President for the declaration saying that it was the false in the message" And in the three years that followed he never took a single step toward securing the en- largement Of the powers of the Territory so that they might conform with the powers exercised by the other American Territories. and thus give us the full Territorial form Of government"-except that he did introduce bin in Congress last January conferring those powers-a bin which he permitted to slumber throughout the session without much hearing before a committee.
 By this complete reversal Of his position the Dele gate admits the force. and logic and truth of the at tacks that have been made against him as oppO nent Of seltgoyernment for Alaska and promises to reform.
 But the record demonstrates that a promise from our Delegate is a broken reed. Particularly so promise that has been forced from him by three years campaign Of publicity.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
A PEACEFUL FIGHT"
lValdez Prosnectorl


 Mr. Wickersham has killed what has heretofore been one of his strongest arguments for reelection that he Is eternaly fighting for the people of Alaska For more than years the people Of Juneau have been trying to get authority from Congress 70 issue bonds that they might build school building suit able for the needs of that city and Delegate Wicker sham has been fighting for t He did not get the measure passed In fact, if he ever introduced it no one has heard of the matter. Possibly the Delegate so intensely engaged in lighting for the measure that he compeltely overlooked triIe like that. At any rate it Is clearly demonstrated that fighting does not always win. In fact diplomacy is far superior weapon in most Of the battles waged these days than is a club or a battle axe.
 Councilman King Of Juneau not fighter" not experienced statesman. He was just plain citizen or Alaska Wth priue ih ms nome tO"h' anu he wanted something for her benefit He didn't arm himself for the fray, nor seek with ferocious mein to intimidate the statesmen with whom he came in contact. He didn't slip his foot into the crack of the door of any committee that it could not be closed against him, nor beard any famous and influential Senator in his lair Mo- like the verest tyro. he mildly asked for what he wanted, gave his reasons for wanting it.-and h was granted. Not a fight apparently anywhere along the line.
 The success in this instance of a noncombatant where famous experienced fighter had failed does not bear out the contention of the Terrible James" that only by fighting things be accomplished in Washington. It leads the thinking and woman to the belief that possibly have made mistake in maintaining a buEroaring, swashbuckling bellig erent representative at Washington and that a peaceably inclined Delegate might accomplish greater things for Alaska.
 There are no doubt times when every man with an object in view has to fight, and in vast ma j0rity of cases when that time arrives 1t finds him ready to do battle, but the man with chip on his shoulder all the time never travels very far on the road Co success, and never gains the respect and good will of his associates.
 Possibly this may account for other failures in Washington at least just for trial in view of its success in the Juneau case, a man who can go out and ask Congress for something without getting into
 AND GET IT.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
A REAL PUBLIC SERVICE

The congratulations and the thanks of the people O, Juneau due the City Council and the School Board and particularly Councilman King for SC. curing for them the opportunity to get the money necessary to build suitable school house Juneau has been working for this privilege for two years.
 Juneaus need for new school house is so great that it is apparent to everybody It has been the greatest Of vexatious municipal probems-the oth being the question. The limitations of the Alaska Organic Act do not permit the municipality to contract any indebtedness and the citys revenues are not sufficient permit the construction of suit able building from the income Of single year. It necessary to get special permission from Congress to contract the necessary indebtedness.
 This permission has been granted the direct re- suit Of Councilman Kings visit to Washington, with authority from the City Council and the School Board to represent the city in the matter The Council act ed wisely In sending Mir King. and the reeults are the proof that Mir. King acted wisely after he had been sent
 The Empire extends congratulations to all con. cerned rezl public service has been rendered to the people Of Juneau and Gastineau Channel
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

these promises soemnly made that tho editor of The Empire accepted them In good faith. In lslS the year following the letter writing the President said the time had come when Alaska should have full Territorial form Of government. The editor of The Empire still had faith enough in the Delegate to be- lieve that he would immediately take the next step but he did not act It then asked him to do so and repeated the request time after time, but in vain Then came the campaign of 1914. and Wckersham Issued platform in which the subject was not men toned He followed this by an attack on the Presi- dent for making the selrgovernment suggestion and asserted that we already have full Territorial form of government Then came his declaration that a full Territorial form of government would be so costly that 1t would ruin the Territory
 And these promises to the editor of The Empire were not idly made. They given as pledges through which Democratic support for his Territorial iovm Of government bill was secured Without them his bill would not have become law.
 That about tells the story. The editor of The Empire made mistake He accepted Wickershams promises in good faith. He believed that the Dele gate was telling the truth when he made pledges, and he congratulated him on the success of distinct achievement in the movement toward seltgoyernment.
 There is an old saying that halftruth is the worst kind of a lie.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
AN APPRECIATION
AND GET ITi
Seward Postl

Franklin K. Lane is the most eminently success. iul secretary of the interior in the history of these United States. Contemporary judgment as to the importance of men and events is often shown to be faulty in the light of retrospecon but historians of the coming years overlook the achievements of Lane.
 For half a century the interior department established in lS49, seems 10 have been able to do little more than to evolve a massive system of red tape and the best that be said of t merely damns with faint praise
 In previous cabinets the secretaries of state or war or navy proved the dominant factors either be- cause the chief executives Of the time picked from those around them the strongest men for these places or because incidents of the time brought the holders Of these portfolios to the front It would not be tar to past secretaries to say they were not great men, for in nation of this size a man possessing the qualifications to be thought of as a possible secretary Of the interior must have some elements Of character worth while
 But was there ever a secretary like Lanef When mere Is vacancy in the supreme court Lane is mentioned The secretary of state and secretary of war quit and Lane was mentioned in both instances as me most likely man to succeed them but mo- the head of the interior department was too busy with real things. After all his department is more important Co the welfare Of those who live normal hves than either for the state department is a place or diplomacy and the secretary can do naurbt of spirit anu 'eNS''O'
 Lane has put his department on the map. made us realize the value of our national parks and our mineral resources in fact our domain that on which and by which we have been enabled to establish mighty nation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
Lnke McLnke says

The most foolish way we know of to waste your time is to go around telling other people not to waste theirs.
 What has become of the old-fash- toned girl who was able to faint?
 We guess things are not much different from what they used to be. When Luke was a boy. he found out that the Goody-Goody lad Of the community. the Angel Child who won all the Bibles in Sunday School, and all the Banner in the Band of Hope, always grew up to be the Town Rummy
 Every closet is so full of Mothers clothes that Father has to hang his rags in the bathroom But this fact doesn't keep Mother from tell ing Father every day that she has not a thing to wear.
 We have Compulsory Education in this country, and we are sup posed to be the most Enlightened nation on earth. We like to pull off lot Of "In Union There Is Strength" and "E Plurlbus Unum" bunk. But the fact of the matter is that we are the laughing stock of the world. This is a country in which the Bigots in the Dry States are doing all they can to injure
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that start ing September 1st, 1916, all persons or corporations furnishing anything to the City of Juneau for which they expect to be compensated should procure a properly signed requisi. tion for the same, otherwise they will have difficulty in getting allow ance made. All bills rendered should contain the number of the reQuisi. tion.
 Dated at Juneau, this S1st day of August, 1916.
 SC. B. D. STEWART, Mayor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
wICKERsHAM AND HIS LETTERS FROM THE
 EDITOR OF THE EMPIRE

Delegate wickersham never discusses anything for the purpose Of enlightening people He is not interested in the dissemination Of truth. In discuss ing any subject he supresses all facts except those which he thinks would make capital for himself
 For instance in bis statement to the voters just given out he quotes two letters from the editor Of The Empire. dated in 1912. congratulating him upon the passage Of the Territorial government bill for Alaska. but he omits to say anything about the fact that these letters were written with his promise that his Organic Act was but first step" promise that iterated and reiterated with emphasis time without number, clearly in mind.
 Notwithstanding the knowledge that wiekersham lad opposed sefgOvernment in Alaska for many years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

It is great disappointment to all Alaskans that Secretary Lane has been forced postpone his trip to the Territory Alaska has better friend than Franklin K Lane and Mir. Lane has better friends among the millions of Americans than the Alaskans. Had he come to Alaska would have turned out to man to show our appreciation of his efforts to loosen the grip of the government octopus allow Alaskans to some of the Territorys natural re-. sources before they freeze starve to death is hoped that Secretary Lane make the trip at a later date.-lNadez Prospectorl
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
Laeks Control

Don't you think Miss Howler has wonderful control of her voice?"
 "No, I don't. She sings every time anyone asks her to."-(Boston Tran gcrIptO
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

The President to the Presidents, the nations chief to the chiefs: Remember the hundred million souls along with your private griefs!"
 The extension Of full Territorial form of govern ment to Alaska would be the greatest boost that could be given to Alaska Statehood
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

and harrass those who live in Wet States
 Cheer up Every dose of Castor oil has its Orange Juice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

No one need fear that George B. Grigsby will fail to enforce the tax laws or perform any other duty that he might be called upon to perform One of the fights that is being made against him is the out growth Of his law enforcing disposition
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
WANTEp-MIseeIIaneOus

ARE YOU A CANDIDATE for a business position? Conduct your cam paign through the classified columns "a short and convincing campaign, ASSURING your ELECTION to the post you desire Make 1t known to business men your FITNESS for the while you may have a good many candidates in opposition to you, you have an equal chance with any of them 70 win. s4.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

The activity of some people is limited to jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

Mr. Hughes is still swinging round the circle but whether the circle is appreciably swinging round to him cannot be determined at this writing (chca so Herald)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
ADVERTISEMENTS < @
FoR sALE-MIassIIaneous

CULTIVATE A USEFUL HOBBY such as studying real estate yal- ues. You'll find that the interest in 1t will grow-it will gain as strong a hold upon you as would a hobby for collecting art objects, or old books and 1t will PAY YOU DIVIDENDS. As you come to know real estate values the advertising columns will take on a new inter- est for you, and you'll be able to make a small financial "nest-egg" grow to surprising proportions. s4
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
MONEY LOANED

on personal property. diamonds, jew elry, notes and bonds. All business
 strictly confidential. J. Plant, broker and iewelr, Front St. s.1'tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

A GOOD BUSINESS opportunity and bargain for a live carpenter and builder. For Sale. the shop and building formerly used by the late E. J. Liddicoat, including all the material tools. architects instru- ments and all the necessary machin- cry, saws, etc., operated by a three horse power gasoline engine. Also the twostory frame building with lot 5Ox1OO feet; good location down town. The whole outfit for $1,OOO.OO half cash, balance terms. Carpen- ters here all busy. Address Phil Ab- rahams, Skagway. S1.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

are known the Legalistas. The Ilegasstas have been numerous there for tme.-(St. Louis Re pubic)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

FOR SALE-All kinds of second hand furniture and stoves. In tent, next to Hyde's barn. Willoughby Ave. A2-lm.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

FOR SALE or trade-Five-room house. and once acre land. Address ?. o. Box 764. S-22ti.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
practice that belief,
BOARD and LoDeINe

GOOD home cooking and pleasant rooms at reasonable rates. Mrs. b. Emmons. Bay View House. formerly the St. George. Ag7.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

FOR sALE-Rooming house, call phone 1902, over McMillan Bros, for particulars. SIS
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

FOR sALE-Restaurant and lunch room. Enquire Empire. jy26tl.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

FOR sALE-Two General Electric motors in excellent condition. One 9 h. p and one A h. p. Address Electric motor Empire. tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

UNCALLED For suits for sale. S5 and up. Club Tailors n Front St. tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
Our Daily Special

If Somebody Didn't Play Second Fiddle We Wouldn't Have Any Music.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01
BITS OF BY-PLAY (By Luke McLuke)
Names Is Names.

Mrs. Fuller Wind lives at Cairo, Ia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

FOR sALE-Big gas boat un- der construction at bargain. Apply ?. o. Box 563, Doulas. S2
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

FOR SALE-Two houses, newly built, 6 rooms in each, at corner of Sixth & Kennedy streets, Lot 1, Block 121. See Gust E. Anderson.
 -s4
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

ELDERLY and mlddle-aged men make money selling our hardy, guar anteed ornamental and fruit stock, Cash weekly. Outfit free. Exper- fence unnecessary. Wash, Nursery Co.,, Toppenish, Wn. Au14tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

SINGER Sewing Machine Com pany distributing office for Alaska. Supplies and Repairs. Phone 125. S21 Franklin Street tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-09-01

FOR SALE-S.room modern house, furnished. on lot 5Ox1OO. Enquire J. Plant, Third St. Douglas. 6t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-10
HORSES SUPPLIED
LOCAL BATTERIES

Douglas, Ariz., October s-Batteries A
and G have established camp in Doug
las, Ariz., and are now getting things in
shape for the probable three months stay
that they will have here. The time here
will be used as a strenuous training Pc
rioG and under the supervision of Captain
Hammond, U. S. A., and the assistance
Of two regular army sergeants. instruc-
tors who reported for duty today, should
be very effective.
Battery. A has already been supplied
with 6S horses and their full compile
ment as well. Battery c will probably
be ready by the end of the week. Bat
terry c today elected Sergeant William
Rogers as second senior lieutenant
The men of both batteries seem very
we'll satisfied with the work and pros
poets ahead.
Active training will probably start by