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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
ATTRIBUTES HER LONG
LIFE TO SWEET DIET
Woman, Ninety, Begins Meals
With Dessert

Melrose, Mass. Mrs. James Rode
n~iversary several days ago. She is in
excellent health and attributes this
fact to an astonishing diet that con-
sists largely of chocolates. buildings.
fruits and other sweetmeats.
Mrs. Rode was personally conduct
ing the frying Of a batch of five dozen
doughnuts when the reporter called at
her home. While In conversation with
him she ate several hot doughnuts. and
upon being asked If she was troubled
with indigestion she replied that she
had relished dainty foods more In her
old age than when she was young.
She IL known as the 'spry old lady
of Melrose," and every morning during
good weather she takes n walk of two
miles or more just for a little exer-
else" as she terms 1t. Mrs. Rode is a
Jealous worker and exhibited for the
reporters benefit over twenty-five fan
cy woven knit table pieces that she had
completed since last fall. She also as
SlSlS uSI w, WIFI NHbIl
she lives, in the general housework.
and twice q week she dusts all the fur
niture in the house.
Mrs. Rode has an excellent appetite
Every morning she has cake and cof-
fee for breakfast, sometimes eating a
little oatmeal. Her daughter-in-law
told the reporter that Mrs. Rode al
ways eats her dessert first and that If
she Is hungry she will eat a little meat
She eats on the average a box of choc-
olates a week.
Mrs. Rode IS a fresh air enthusiast
and has not slept In a room with any
of the windows closed for over sixty
years. She is also a firm follower of
the 'early TO bed and early to rise"
rule. for she retlres every evening at Z
o'clock and is up bright and early at 6
O'Clock the next morning.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
$50 FOR SEVEN WlNKS.
Following a Custom of Greece Looked
Like MASKING Out In Missouri.

Kansas City. Mo.-George Stamatois.
twenty-six years old. $40 Main street,
has not forgotten the customs Of his
native Greece. There ii seems to be
the fashion to wink at any woman you
want to become acquainted with. The
Greek custom brought Stamatois to
grief in staid Kansas City.
Stamatois entered a department store
the other afternoon. He winked at
six pretty girls to no avail. He wink
ed at a seventh, who promptly seized
him by the arm. showed him a store
detectives star and escorted him to a
crossing patrolman.
Stamatois answered a charge of
MASKING before Justice Charles
Clark, acting judge, In the north side
court here soon after.
THAT winking tricks a favorite over
in Greece, Judge" Stamatois said.
That's the way we meet all our nice
women. / thought it was all right
here too. I've got to show my appreci-
alton OF the girls some way"
That's a poor way Judge Clark
answered. 1.-The wink is not favored
in Kansas City. You're fined $50"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
STEPS ARE TAKEN
To AID RED CROSS
Name {, A. MOree, Director of
Atlantic Division.
MORE MEMBERS ARE SOUGHT

One of New Appointee's First Duties
Is to Assist In Organizing New Chap
ters-Moree Lately Has Been Actively
Engaged In Field of Public Health.
His Division Covers Large Area.
Observation-Disclosures L. Bicknell, di-
rector general of civilian relief of the
American Red Cross, announced the
appointment Of Edward A. Moree of
YOnkers, n. Y. as director of the At
lantic division of the Red Cross. with
headquarters In New York city.
In announcing the appointment Mr..
Bicknell said that filling the post is
n of the steps in the campaign Of the
Red Cross for a million members and
that one of Mr.. Moree's first duties
would be to assist in organizing new
chapters and in campaigning for new
members of present chapters.
The Atlantic division of the Red
Cross is east and south of the Ohio
river and east of the Mississippi river
CthiS includes twenty-one stateSl and
has a population of nearly 50,000.00O
persons.
To accept the position Mr.. Moree re-
signed as assistant secretary of the
New York State Charities Aid associa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
WOLVES CHASE MESSENGER.
Duluth Youth Breaks Record When
Pursued by Wolves.

Duluth. Minn.-Simon Morgan. nine
teen years old. a telegraph messenger
boy, recently broke all messenger boy
speed records.
Morgan lives at Duluth Heights and
gets through work at ! a. IN. When
within a block of his home he heard a
patter of feet on the frozen walk be-
hind him. Two gaunt timber wolves
with blazing eyes were following him.
Morgan speeded for the ~woodshed and
slammed the door shut as the night
providers dashed against it.
A friendly dog. hearing the disturb
ance, interfered and was considerably
chewed up. so much so that ii was
killed later. Clarence Johnson. a
neighbor. raised his window and emp
tied both barrels of a shotgun at the
wolves. putting them to flight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
WOULD LIVE where
SHE KILLED HUSBAND
Woman Longs For the Cabin In
Maryland Mountains Instead
of a City Home.

Frederick. Md want TO go back
to my home in the mountains to live.
There | can be more alone than any
place | know. | want to take my chill.
dren up there and be alone with them
in the woods"
This is the expressed desire Of Mrs.
Eloise Young English. who recently I'm
this same mountain cabin shot and
killed her husband to protect herself
and their children from his anger.
There are Il lot OF chickens up there.
and the property is big" she said as
If to convince herself that her plan
was practicable. Il believe that |
could get along very nicely though l
10 not expect to be happy again. |
have never had Il ray Of sunshine since
| married. and | surely do not hope for
any now"
That Mrs. English has been com
pleteiy eXoneratel from blame Is
shown in the attitude Of Thomas Dunn
English, the only son of the dead man
by a former wife. Mr.. English has Of
fered to take his stepmother back to
his W home in Brooklyn.
Dunn has been awfully nice to me-
said Mrs. English. lie begged me to
90 to New York to live with him. But
| don't want to go. | appreciate his
offer. but | don't want to be under OBJ
legations to anybody.
IF 1t had been only myself | would
not have shot Arthur. When he want
cd to be he could be as nice as any
body could wish. But there were so
many times that his temper would snap
in an instant, and | was afraid OF him.
| knew at these moments he was per-
fectly capable OF killing my children"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
WILL TRY TO ABOLISH
OFFICE If He GETS IT
Platform of Alabama Man Who
Seeks Election.

Birmingham, Ala-Dr. John s. Gil
county for twenty years. is out as can
didate for county treasurer. announc-
ing as the chief plank in his plat
form conviction of the uselessness of
the office and declaring his purpose 10
do everything in his power for its
adjustment. 1t is the first time in the
history Of the country. So far rs known
here, that a candidate for public Office
has run on n platform to abolish ii.
Mrs. Floribel Brown Ohme. one of
the best known educators i'm the state,
is a candidate for membership on the
Jefferson county board of education.
She is the first in the south,
SO far as known here, to become a AN
didate for an elective public Office.
Women cannot vote in this state. She
is relying ON the men to elect her. and
her prospects for success are generally
regarded as highly favorable.
James A. Mitchell. a prominent law
yer of Birmingham. recently published
In article severely crlticising the state
supreme court for its ruling on Il case
he had conducted before that tribunal.
and strongly intimated that the court
was unduly influenced. For this he
was cited to appear before the court
and show why his license to practice
before it should not be Cancelled. He
answered this summons by announcing
himself a candidate for chief justice
of the supreme court. which is filed
in this state by popular election.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
UNCLE JOSH HAS 1873
LIVING DESCENDANTS
Youngest Child Fifteen, Oldest
Great Great Grandfather.

Birmingham, Ala.-The little town
of Oneonta, tucked away in the foot
hills of Alabama's mineral district. has
discovered why there are so many
Smiths in this region.
Uncle Josh Smith. who lives near
that town, is hale and hearty at ninety
nine, and he has 1913 children, grand
children. great-grandchildren great.
great-grandchildren ana g|reat-great-
great-grandchildren. They are all still
alive and will soon have a family re
union. Uncle Josh's youngest child is
fifteen, his oldest is a great-great.
grandfather.
Here is the way ii runs. Uncle Josh's
son. Sam Smith; his son. James Smith;
his son. Robert Smith: his son. John
Smith. and the iatter's daughter. aged
eight. There is still "A younger son OF
Uncle Josh. William Smith There is
Johns son.. sam; a daughter OF Sam
and her child. Sam. who is a grand
father at the age of thirty -four.
Uncle Josh Is a parson and still
breaches in the Primitive Baptist
churches Of his section. lie is active.
walks five miles any time, has a fine
appetite, reads several hours a day and
is still a good horseman and rifle shot.
He came to Alabama shortly after il
was admitted to tine Union Ills adj
vent was thrilling. A cyclone overlook
him, ana he sought refuge in a field
where n hay pole stood According to
his story. lie held To the pole and was
blown around it like n Whirligig Final.
~ the pole was unrooted, but he hung
on. and lie and the pole were landed
300 yards away on the hillside. He's
living within a stones throw Of the
place now.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
WALKS 1000 MILES TO
REGAIN HIS HEALTH
When Doctors Seem to BE Giving Up
Hope He Handles Own Case and
Resorts to Walking.

Davenport, Ia.-Robert Sindt, thirty
1--WE years old, was facing n physical
breakdown last fall. The doctors did
not hold out much hope for him. He
is a pretty good sized man when In
robust health, but his weight had drop
ped TO 135 pounds.
III doctor my own case and fresh
air will be my first prescription" de
cidel Sindt.
So he started walking. Not to any
destination I'm particular, but just Jog
ging along MS far as he felt like going
every day. lie started to walk I'm Au-
gust. Recently he arrived nj San Diego.
Cal. having walked 1884 miles i'm that
time.
His prescription OF fresh air, along
with the accompanying exercise. has
worked wonders. and his weight has
gone up fifteen pounds. It's all solid
bone and muscle. too, now.
Sindt has become a devotee OF walk
ing and has started ont on n new trip
70 Washington. lie pays his own way
nnd adopts nom of the minor CRAFTS
usually employed by professional pc
d%estrians.
While on his long jaunt Sindt made
a study Of the effects Of various foods,
and he has arrived at the conclusion
that the old fashioned s~taple-beans-
just about tops the list In the way of
afording nutriment. He drinks a great
deal Of water every day. lie sleeps In
the open air most of the time.
Sindt has averaged 1913 miles every
day since he started on his health
pilgrimage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08

Lafayette, Ind. Not many great
grandfathers can boast of having a
bouncing baby daughter. but Fred
Landes. a farmer northeast Of La
fayette. holds this record. Landes.
who Is q civil war veteran. seventy
four years old. was for many years a
widower. A year ago. however. he
married a young woman he had known
for years. A baby daughter was born
to them. Landes has a great number
of grandchildren and one great-grand-
child.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08

COLONEL EDWIN F. GLENN, CHIEF OF
STAFF, EASTERN DEPARTMENT.
sympathized with his old cadet chum
Holabird In Chicago because of the
latter's thinning locks, while Holabird
retorted by asking the South Carolina
colonel why 1t was that his forty odd
summers did not make him LESS noisy
than was the case when you were the
noisiest youngster at West Point"
Major General J. Franklin Bell, COM
handing the western department of
the army. with headquarters In San
Francisco, who was the ranking off,
Ger at the Pacific coast function. talked
with Colonel j. G. II. Tillson In New
York and was surprised to learn that
the colonel was not IN OF the lucky
chaps" chasing villa. Had the United
States kept Vera Cruz and had Freder-
lex Funston remained In command
there, General Bell, who was relieved
a year ago Of the border command by
the little Kansan. would probably be
directing operations from San Antonio.
Brigadier General +. G. Young, who
was also In San Francisco, asked Colo.
mel w. H.. Hart. who dined In New
York. some very personal questions.
while General Charles King. the ia
nous army novelist, who dined with
the crowd IN Chicago. was overheard
by the New Workers to tell Colonel W..
Ii. Hunter, who was In Chicago. that
he might write a story based on the
pursuit Of Pnncho villa. Lieutenant
Phil Mathews OF Fort Totten also got
a word in and told Lieutenant A. j.
Davis. who was In San Francisco. that
West Point was sure to beat Annapolis
again mex fall.
The grand ballroom of the Hotel As
tor. In which the New York dinner was
served, was made over to represent
West Point.
Among those at the dinner were Colo
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
FALL CORRECTS HIS VISION.
Broker Hits His Head on Sidewalk and
Doesn't Need Glasses,

Pittsfield. Mass.-Henry Travers, Jr.,
insurance and real estate broker, fell
on an icy sidewalk recently, striking
on his head and neck.
For several years Mr.. Travers had
worn glasses, but upon returning to
his office after the fall he discovered
he could see better and could read
without them. Mr.. Travers does not
urge this method Of treatment for fail
ing eyesight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
Gets a Civil War Letter.

Bangor. Call. f. Cole Of this town
received a letter recently written to
him by his brother on Dec. 2, 1864. At
that time the writer was a soldier In
the Union army. and he tells of the
chase into Mississippi after General
Prices command. Where the letter has
been for the past half century is a
mystery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
HEROlSM WINS BRIDE.
WEEDS Miss After Giving Skin For
Grating Upon Little Girl.

WEEDS Miss After Giving Skin For
Grating Upon Little Girl.
Denver.-A romance. like those you
read about in novels, eliminated re-
Gently when Miss Leilah Alma Peck, a
nurse at the County hospital. formerly
OF Madison. Ind, was married to Vim
cent Drummer, Jr., of Mishawaka, Ind.
Several months ago Drummer read In
an Indiana paper that little ive-year-
old Mary Lena Lewis, who was badly
burned in a Colorado forest fire, need
ed healthy skin grated on to her scar
ed body. The appeal touched his heart.
ana he, being a healthy young man,
came to Denver and gave a portion of
his skin that the child might recover
During the skin grating operation
be met Miss Peck. and the be-
gan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
PROPOSE MARRIAGE TRUST.
Indiana Justices of the Peace May Get
Together Upon Ceremonies.

~FS
Jeffersonville, Ind.-Some of the six
justices of the peace of Jefferson. who
fight among themselves for marriage
couples" are proposing a combination
whereby all six would establish cen
trail marrying parlors and would pool
and divide equally all their earnings.
The chief benefit would be the elm
nation of the runners" with whom
the justices now split their fees. which
only In exceptional cases amount to
more than So. One result of the COM
petition has been the cutting of fees.
Many clipping couples now get married
for 81. Secret weddings generally cost
the clippers a little more, and Il twenty
five dollar fee shows up once in awhile
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08

York Hotel Made Over to Represent
Military Reservation on the Hudson.
New York.-From the Atlantic to the
Pacific West Pointers recently celebrat-
ed the one hundred and fourteenth an
niversary Of the founding of the Mill
tary academy at West Point. In New
York more than 800 dined at the Hotel
AstOr. as many more dined in San
Francisco. while about 200 sat about
the tables In Chicago. In lesser mum
bers the sons of the Point gathered in
st. Louis. in New Orleans, in Calves
ton, in San Antonio. while in far away
Honolulu and Manila other hundreds
assembled and sang the anthem Hail.
Alma Mater, Dear" and yelled the ia
nous 'Rah! rah! rah!' Of the "armay."
Through the courtesy of the Ameri-
can Telephone company the diners in
New York, Chicago and San Francisco
were linked together, and In the course
of the evening generals and colonies
and majors and captains and lieuten-
ants exchanged greetings and cracked
jokes at one another's expense across
the continent. For instance, Colonel
John n. Bellinger Of Governors Island
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
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WATCH CHILD ron wozsrs.

Worms sap child's strength, ROB child
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08
WEST POINTERS IN
CONTINENT talk
Swap Jokes by Phone During
Alumni Dinner.
GATHER IN MANY CITIES.

During Course of Evening Generals,
Colonies, Majors, Captains and Lieu
tenants Exchange Greetings-New
York Hotel Made Over to Represent
Military Reservation on the Hudson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-04-08

Preparations Being Made by Associa-
ton to Accommodate $1,000 Boys at
a Camp During the Summer-Many
Prominent Men Have Their Sons En-
roIled-General Wood Co-operates.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-23
ARREST AUTO
. THEFT SUSPECT
At TER CHASE
Alleged Agent Of Syndicate Han.
ding Stolen Cars Being
Held.
12 "coPPERs" JOIN
IN MAD RACE
big Bill Is Man Authorities
Are Now Trying to
Locate.

Minneapolis, Aug. pa movie.like
chase through downtown streets at
noon today resulted in the arrest of
John Miller, suspected of being an
agent of big Bill" Chicago, known
as head of the automobile theft syndi.
cate.
Trap Laid.
A trap laid for the arrest of "Big
Bill' himself, believed by the sheriff s
office to be in Minneapolis to collect
payment for two stolen automobiles
driven from Chicago to st. Bonifacrus,
failed to work.
Miller, arrested after half a dozen
policemen had chased him four blocks
and after he had kicked one Of them
part way dawn a stairway, when
brought to bay, denied that he knew
big Bill" He was locked up in the
city hall without charge, after a
clash between the police department
and the sheriff's office over his Gus
tody.
Meanwhile Ira Bond, Minneapolis
broker, who recently was arrested
and released at Davenport in connec
-tfon with the automobile theft syndt
cate, was re-arrested in Chicago today
but his release was again obtained
this time on writ of habeas corpus.
To Meet Quinn.
V. l.. Quinn, an operative Of the
Northwestern Detective bureau, told
the sheritf's office today that "Big
Bill" himself was to meet Quinn al
the West hotel at II a. m. to receive
5000 due on two stolen cars delivered
by the Syndicate" at st. Bonifacrus
Quinn explained that he was pos
ing as a buyer Of stolen machines
and would give big Bill" marked
money. Three deputy sheriffs were
assigned to watch Quinn and to ar
rest big Bill" after the money hat
been paid over.
The three went to the hotel at 1,
a. m. and waited half an hour. Fin
ally, Miller appeared and approached
Quinn. He told Quinn, according tt
the detectives subsequent story, tina
he represented "Big Bill' and ha,
come to get the money.
II told him I'd pay the money t.
Big Bill in person or to nobody,
said Quinn later.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-23
WAR GAME IS
TO LAND AN
INVADING FORCE
Red" Fleet to Run Blockade
Set by Those on the blue"
Side.

Washington, Aug. 22.-Two mighty
fleets were graphing for each other
in the dark tonight, somewhere off the
Atlantic coast, in the opening phase
of the most elaborate war game ever
attempted by the navy department.
The navy department on war foot
ing was invoking every agency to aid
Rear Admiral Helm, commanding the
Blue" defending fleet, which was
sweeping seaward behind a line of
scouts, nearly 900 miles long, to re-
pulse Admiral iMayo's "Red" battle
fleet.
The game began at 6 o'clock this
morning, when Admiral Helm on his
flagship, the Rhode Island, received
word that an agent Of the state de-
partment, aboard ship bound from
New York to Gibraltar, had reported
Is battleships of the RED" fleet 600
miles due east of Cape Hatteras,
with 80 transports bringing an army
Of invasion to he landed somewhere
between Cape Hatteras and Eastport,
Maine.
An hour after the report came, the
II battleships of Admiral Helms
main fighting fleet, armed in part by
civil volunteers and naval militiamen,
were headed southward from Nara
gansett. Ahead Of them, were speed
ing nearly a score of swift Destroy
ers and a cruiser squadron.
Admiral Mayo's problem is to force
way through the 'Blue'' fleet for his
transports.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-23
HUGHES URGES
LIABILITY ACT
Comes Out for Adequate Federal
Compensation Act in Vigor-
Gus Speech.
SKETCHES WHAT G. o. P.
'E' f-+1 PARTY HAS DONE
Under Its Auspices, Safety Ap.
pliances Provided in Hazard
Gus Employment.

Sacramento, Cal, Aug. 22.-Charles
f. Hughes, before an audience here
tonight, declared far an adequate COM
pensation law, providing compensa.
ton to persons injured in hazardous
employment engaged in interstate
commerce.
81 rejoice in what has been done un.
der Republican auspices in the federal
sphere that is, in that department OF
activity which, under our constitu.
ton, is subject to federal regulation.
ut was under Republican admin,
stration that the safety appliance act
was passed, a great safeguard of safe
ty of railway employees. It was under
Republican administration that that
act was amended by congress so as
to give a far-wider degree of prOtec'
tion to safety appliances of various
sorts than was formerly accorded.
1T was under Republican admins.
tration that congress passed the hours
of service act, in order to prevent the
undue exhaustion of employees,
through hours of labor, which were
excessive. 1t was under Republican
administration that the employers
liability act of 1906 was passed.
Eve have had a remarkable record
of achievements in the interest of fair
legislation under the Republican aus.
pices. I desire to see legislation of
that character, and every reasonable
sort for the protection of labor enact
ed, to the end that there may be a
feeling through this country that JUS
tice is being done.
"And I desire to see our wasteful
system of negligent actions replaced
by proper compensation laws. That
has been achieved in many states.
The bill before congress deals only
with government employees. In my
judgment, there should be an ade-
quate compensation act, dealing with
this, subject to the supervision of
congress in connection with hazard.
Gus interstate commerce."