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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
FIND POISON IN ASH HEAP
Police Have Clue In Connection With
Girls Death.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Poison crystals
found buried in an ash heap in the
suburb of Lake Forest are believed
by Lake county authorities to form an
important link in the circumstantial
evidence involving William II. Orpet,
University of Wisconsin junior, who
is under arrest i'm connection with the
death Of Miss Marian Frances Lam.
bert
Search of the ash pile resulted from
a tip received by States Attorney
Dady 1t was on the estate of Cyrus
II. Mccormick, of which Orpet's faith
err O +. Orpet. is superintendent An
under gardener admitted that he
buried the poison under orders from
the senior Orpet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
CHINESE CITIES GUARDED
Rebel Attacks on Hankow and Neigh
boring Towns Feared.

Hankow, Feb. 16.-Every precaution
is being taken by the Chinese govern
ment TO prevent Hankow and the
Hanyang from falling into revolution
airy control. Strict guard is kept over
the Hanyang arsenal. northern troops
having been placed in charge of this
important arms and ammunition cen
ter.
Big guns have been placed on Tor
toise hill and Serpent hill at Han
yang, which command all three OF the
cities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
TOWNS IMPCRILED BY
BREAKING OF LEVEE

Natchez, Miss, Feb. 1G.-The main
Mississippi river leyee about twenty
five miles above St Joseph, Miss, has
broken.
The flood waters are pouring
through a huge crevasse. Thousands
of acres are being flooded
The break is the most serious since
the flood stage was reached in the vi
cinty. 1t is feared the towns of St
Joseph, Waterproof and Newellton
will be destroyed 1t is not thought.
however, any lives will be lost, for
warnings during the past few weeks
have caused an. e.odus Of inhabitants
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
AMERICAN GIFT TO FRANCE
Two Wealthy Citizens Give Govern.
ment Hospital Train.

Paris. Feb ia hospital train of
thirteen cars, the gift Of two wealthy
Americans, was presented to the
French government
Laurence v Benet, former member
Of the chamber Of commerce in Paris
made the presentation address.
Justin Godart, under secretary OF
state for sanitary service, accepted the
gift.
He declared that the friendship ot
Americans for France is traditional.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
OVERBlO THE UNITED STATES
Germany Sought Option on Nicaras-
uan Canal Route.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Germany had
offered Nicaragua a larger sum than
the United States for an option on the
Nicaraguan canal route.
This was the statement used in the
senate as an argument for the early
ratification of the pending treaty be.
tween this country and the Central
American republic.
A vote on the ratification of the
treaty was postponed until next Tues
Tav.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
Seek Pair in MlnneanoIis.

Minneapolis, Feb 1G-Jean Crones
is being sought by the police in Min
neapolis. John Faltico. an Italian de-
tective on the Mill City force. receiv-
ed a telephone call saying that Crones
and Mrs Sophie Bresci, widow of
Gastona Bresci. who assassinated
King Humbert of Italy in 1900, were
known to be living in a house ON Lin
coin street northeast.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
French Visit italian Front.

Paris. Feb. IA dispatch from
Rome says Premier BRAND and the
other memt ers of the French mission
visited general headquarters. where
they took luncheon with the king.
Afterwards, accompanied by the king,
the party visited the various points
or the Isonzo and Carnia fronts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16

London, Feb. 1G.-The Germans are
preparing for a still greater offensive
blow in tho Champagne, designed to
hurl hack the French on a fifteen-mile
front from the Challerand railway, ac-
cordine TO dispatches received here.
Since Monday morning a steady roll
Of heavy German artillery has shaken
the hills of the Champagne The Ger
mans are hurting thousands of high
explosives st the French positions on
the ridge. concentrating their atten-
tion on Lahure and the sector just
east of the Nayariu farm
Paris expects the German blow
fan soon sharp clashes betweel
hand grenade parties and a heavy
homhagdment occurred at the western
end o tha Champagne battle front,
bat there was no attempt during the
daylight hours 20 recapture the
trenches taken 10y the Teutons in a
violent assault of the preceding night.
The present struggles, beginning
With "u'aalag" attacks. are now
spfeadIne ta every front and are be
ginning % attract the serious atten-
tlon ii military critics here 1t is ad-
mitted the German gains in the Cham
paene ip the last three days have been
the most important advances register
ed ~ the enemy in several months.
L
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16

LOVES HIS WIFE BUT DE-
MANDS DIVORCE.

New York, Feb. 16.-Just
cousin of Theodore Roosevelt,
. after John Ellis Roosevelt, d
: had completely broken down on
: the witness stand and sobbed
out that though he was suing
. to annul his marriage he dearly
. loved his wife and only regret
. ted that she would be his wife
. in name alone, Mrs Edith Ham
. mersley Roosevelt testified
. without a sign of emotion that
. she had to leave him because
of his violent temper.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
SAILORS SAVE BIG WARSHIP
Fire on North Dakota Extinguished
QUICKLY.

Philadelphia, Feb 16.-Quick work
by sailors on the battleship North Da-
kota at the Philadelphia navy yard
saved the ship from serious damage
by fire. They jumped from their
hunks at the sound of the fire alarm
and extinguished a slight blaze in
the engine room. The fire was start
ed by the blowout of a fuse in a dy-
namo
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
SAYS CONDUCT
WAS IMPROPER
Head OfShOe Machinery Com
pany Opposes Brandeis.
COMMITTEE HEARS STORY

Justice Helped to Organize Concern
and Afterwards Attacked Its Meth
DDS as illegal.
Washington, Feb. 16-That Louis
ID. Brandeis was guilty of improper
conduct toward the United Shoe Ma
chinery company was charged by 5.
w Winslow, president of the COM
pany, before the senate subcommit-
tee investigating Mr. Brandeis quail
tcations as supreme court Justice. He
charged that Brandeis attacked as
illegal the acts and methods Of the
company in which he had participat-
ed and assisted to create
Charles $. Mellen, former president
of the New Haven railroad, notified
the subcommittee that he had no facts
to substantiate the charge Of c. w.
Barron of Boston that Mr. Brandeis
had helped wreck the New Haven
road"
Senator Walsh read telegram from
Mr. Mellen in which he said he had no
facts and asked to be excused from
attending.
Senator Walsh said that in the alb
sence of Chairman Chiffon he wired
Mr.. Mellen:
"Mr Barron asserted you could tes-
tify to facts establishing the charge
tbat prapdaic wac amnlovad tp wreck
the New Haven road. Please wire
whether you can give committee any
information that will shed light on
truth or falsity of the charge"
To that Senator Walsh received an
other message from Mr. Mellen reiter-
ating that he had no information what
ever on the subject.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
DUTCH COMMANDER is DEAF
General Michielsen Killed When Ae-
roplane Falls.

Batavia, Java. Feb. l6.-Lieutenant
General J. l. Michielsen, commander
in-chief of the Dutch forces here, is
dead as the result of an aeroplane ac-
cident.
He made a flight with Lieutenant
Terpooten in a rebuilt American hy-
droplane. 1t fell. Lieutenant Ter.
pooten II seriously injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16

Rhodesia, the death is announced of
Lewanika king of Barotseland, a pow
erful native ruler friendly to the Brit
ish Barotseland is in the northwest
of Rhndesia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
Severe Earthquake Recorded.

Washington, Feb. 16.-A very Sc
we're earthquake was recorded on the
seismographs of Georgetown univer-
sity here. 1t lasted more than an
hour. 1t was approximately between
4.5O0 and 4,600 miles from Washing
ton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
POPULATION OF NORTH
WEST STATES.

Washington, Feb 16.-The
federal census bureau esti-
mates that the population of
Minnesota July ! will be q
279,603, an increase from q
246,761 July l, 1915. The es-
timated population of North
Dakota July l is 739,201, Of
South Dakota 69S,509 and of
Montana 459, ,494
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
salonikL losses Great.

Athens, Greece, Feb. 16.-Tht
chamber Of commerce of Salonik.
places the loss caused to eighty mer
chants there by the recent Zeppelin
bonn mbardment at 5.640.O 900 francs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
British Parliament Meets.

London Feb. 16.-The sixth session
of the present parliament was opened
by a royal commission.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
Disaster in Pennsylvania
Mine at Butte, Mont.
NINE BODIES RECOVERED
Fire Reported Under Control, but Is
Still Burning Briskly, interfering
Start at 1.2O0-Foot Level.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 16.-Twenty-one
men probably have pe.ished and a
dozen others are missing as a result
of the fire which broke out in the air
shaft of the 1,200-foot level of the
Pennsylvania mine of the Anaconda
Mining company while 220 men were
at work
Nine bodies have been raised from
the mine The fire is reported under
control. but still burning briskly The
cause is unknown.
Two of the dead. Neil Brennan and
William Mitchell, assistant foremen.
were overcome by smoke Their
bodies were recovered by Jake Bart
lett, an assistant foreman, and a min
er named Tunnel
John Gillie, general manager of the
mine, and p. H. Dunshee, general SUI
perintendent, are directing the work
of rescue
The mine is $500 feet deep and the
air shaft is 1900 feet deep
A rescue crew of six men with
oxygen helmets penetrated all work
ines of the 1,000-foot level to dis
tance of 500 feet from the main
shaft and found no bodies.
They found the mine burning like a
volcano, with smoke rapidly filling the
900, 500 and 300-foot levels
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
Viscount Ridley Dead.

London, Feb 10 Viscount Ridley
s dead at newcastle after undergoing
an operation He was best known as
chairman of the Tariff Reform league.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16

and soothing. r. G.. Collins, ex-post-
master, Barnegat. N. JJ.,J says: "F'oleys
Honey and Tar Compound soon stopped
the severe lagrippe cough that complete
ly exhausted me. 1t can't be beat
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
GET RID OF A RACKING La GRIPPE
COUGH-IT wEAKENS.

For the severe raclSing cough that
comes with lagrippe, Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound is wonderfully healing
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16

Formal announcement was made at
Kansas City that Herbert S. Hadley
would not continue his campaign for
the Republican nomination for United
States senator.
Mr. Eadley's withdrawal caused sur
prise and was the principal topic
among Republicans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
ALLIES TO HOLD CONFER
ENCE IN PARIS.

London. Feb. ia general
conference of the allies in
Paris to consider all political
and strategical aspects Of the
war is to DE- held Announce
ment % this effect was made
in the house of commons by
Premier AsQuith.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
BarotseIand King Dies.

London, Feb. l6.-Frcm Livingstone
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-02-16
GermanS Preparing for Big
offensive in France.
IMPORTANT GAINS MADE
Admitted That Teuton Advance in
Champagne District in Past Few
Days Has Been Greatest Accom-.
plshment in Several Months.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
Rent Big Suites from Plans.

Pease A. Gilman have leased. for q
long term OF years = simplex apart.
ment. consisting Of nineteen rooms and
six baths, in the new building az got
Fifth av.. southeast corner or I'D st,
being erected By the e07 Fifth Avenue
Company. Robert b. Knowles. president.
from plans by J. +. r. Carpenter, 70
William c. Durant, president OF the
General Motors Company and OF tho
Chevrolet and United Motors Corpora
ton. This, with two other leases re-
Gently closed, makes 4 total OF nine
tenants. although the building will not
be ready for occupancy until Septem-
Der I. The gross rental OF these leases
already signed is more than two-thirds
Of the rental OF the entire building.
Douglas L. Gilman & Co. have leased
from the plans a large duplex apart
ment of fourteen rooms and four baths
in the new building under construction
at $50 Park sv., occupying the block
front between 50th and 5lst SITS, 70 Al
bert G.. Milbank. who recently sold his
house, IS East 6lst St. 10 Samuel Nor
ris. OF the United States Rubber Com
psny.
Moore & Wyckoff have leased apart
ments at $50 East 72d ST. 70 the Misses
Mary and Lucy D. Akerly. and az l23
East SD ST. 10 Henry II. Cone. and, IN
conjunction with Seton Henry ana
Douglas Gibbons. 70 Edmund d. Chris
tian for a long term Of years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
NICKEL EARNINGS
JUMP 100 PER CENT
Company Benefited by Demand
for Its Products Because of War.

The international Nickel Company,
one of the concerns whose prosperity
has been greatly increased by the war,
in its annual report published yester-
day showed gross earnings for the fs-
cal year ended March 81 last, Of s14,-
34O966, against 1920, $50 the previous
year, an increase OF approximately 100
per cent
Net profits, after deducting expenses,
depreciation, exhaustion Of minerals
and other charges, were S11,74s.27s,
equal to $3.50 per cent on S4l,s34 500
common stock. against 1881 per cent on
s3s, OSl 500 stock in 1915. Based on the
present s25 par value OF the capital
the surplus was equivalent TO $50
share.
The report stated that sl.414607 was
expended for additional property, con-
struction and equipment, from which
there had been deducted on the balance
sheet recoveries amounting to S14S10.
There was appropriated out Of earnings
Sl.706.S27 for depreciation OF plants
and exhaustion of minerals.
The number Of stockholders on March
81 stood at 7.l45 as compared with
4465 al the close OF the previous year
The only comment made by Ambrose
Mcneil. president of the company, on
the years operations was the follow
ing: During the last year the opera
tion of the company's plants has been
continuous and the results satisfactory
20 the management"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30

and unchanged At 2.eOc for middling up
land sales nil. delivered on contract. 500
hafa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
Lehigh Bumps New Top.

Lehigh Valley at its top price Of
s3i4 Yesterday, where 10 showed an
advance OF 2@s points, stood at the
highest since 1913. when II sold a
shade above 81. Its strength recalled
the rumors Of the last week, when in
side interests were said 20 be adding
70 their holdings. Clark, Childs & Co.
remarked that recent buying OF Le-
high is said 10 have been not entirely
connected with the rise in Reading.
The same financial interest which a
year ago injected up-to-date methods
into the management of the American
Sugar Refining Company with most
satisfactory results. which made the
National Biscuit Company and the
American Can Company what they are
to-day in point OF efficiency, and which
is now realizing the benefit Of modern
r.ethods in Erie. is understood 20 have
in mind certain plans for this great
coal road which within a year should
produce some important results" The
same house published some interest
ing figures yesterday showing that
Iehigh's percentage Of operating eX-
penses 70 income, percentage OF main
tenance Of equipment and percentage
81 maintenance Of way were consider
ably higher than those Of the other
important "hard coalers," namely
Reading, Lackawanns and the Jersey
Central, the inference drawn being
that there was a chance for improve
men. in thsse items
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
Russian Loan Sleeping.

Not dead, but merely sleeping, said
banker yesterday. when asked re-
garding the status of the Russian gov
eminent loan Negotiations for the
credit have been dragging for months
and months; in fact, there has been
such delay that Just the mention of
the loan is enough TO bring scowl
from some of the bankers who have
been a party 10 the long drawn out
conversations" Il is sore point
with them. The banker who was talk
ing OF the loan yesterday said. how
ever. he believed ultimately the thing
would be arranged Two forms Of
loans have been under consideration.
it was said one collateral obligation
secured by Russian railway securities
and the other credit bearing the
Endorsement Of the British. The bank
ers here objected 70 the first in that
the Russian securities are unstable
in the United States. The Russians
are said 10 have objected 10 the other
alternative. arguing that they did not
wish 10 ask the British for assistance.
II is believed. however, that if the
loan does go through il will probably
be guaranteed in some way by the
British government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
Westchester Transactions.

Grifen. Prince & Ripley. Inc. have
sold the Benedict property, IN Purchase
St, town OF Harrison, 20 Mrs. W. A.
Read. The property consists OF TWEEN
ty-ive acres.
Fish & Marvin have rented for Stan
ton Howard. OF this city. property a.
Lawrence Park, Bronxville. for term.
furnished, to Alfred Van Horn, Of
Scarsdsle, and for term. furni shed,
The property Of Philip Torchlo, OF the
Edison Electric Company. 10 ". jackson
Crispin, OF this city. The property IS
located a. Lawrence Park, BronXville.
The Robert +. Farley Organization
has leased the Kenneth Murchison
house, in Seymour Place. 81 Gedney
Farm, White Plains. 20 Mrs. Chandrs
Williams, Of this city.
Pease & Gilman have rented, fur
nished, for Mrs. Morgan DiN her place
al Mount Kisco 20 Morris Hermann.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
Hill Shares Firm.

The fact that the shares OF the
so-esUed Hill roads gave no reflection
IN Yesterdays market OF the passing
o. James !. Hill. an occurrence that
tended 10 put a damper on the holiday
feeling In the Street, aroused little
comment. No one had expected that
re death Ct the veteran railroad ex-
ecutiye and builder would affect
me stock market, however much the
Street regretted his demise. Had
he died a decade or so earlier. when
engaged IN raising funds for his big
undertakings. different tale might
have been told. AS IL was, the very
strength OF his group OF railway
shares Yesterday was pointed 10 as
indicating how well the elder Hill had
builded IN placing his properties IN
such p strong position as TO become
independent Of the man who virtually
created them. Mr. Hill's recent visit
70 Wall Street and his comment on
the var were recalled yesterday. He
came 20 the district in March, and az
ths, time declared that the United
States must share its burden Of the
cost OF the great war. He felt that
the instant peace was declared the
reaction that would set in throughout
Tlrope would extend 20 this side Of
th Atlanti- as well. Some one asked
him not long ago as 70 the
length o. the war He is said 70
have replied: "If you want TO know
when this war will end | will tell
YOU. Il will end when somebody gets
licked. and somebody has got TO get
Ic.ed hefnre N ends"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30
CREENE.CANANEA
REVENUES GAIN
100000 Lost by Payments to
Mexican Bandits and Robbery.

The annual report Of the Greene
Cananea Copper Company. made public
yesterday. told how the properties IN
Sonora. Mexico. had lost 100000 in
1915 through forced payments 10 ban
dts, acquisitions on supplies and &C
tusl robbery. The report said. how
ever. that at the present time firm
government Ia established. and the in
dcstions are that the company will
be able 10 continue uninterrupted oper-
atoms in the near future.
Despite the handicap 20 operations
last year the company showed total
earnings OF S4,030,9 06. an increase OF
sl77, pos over 1914. The years reve-
MUGS were divided RS follows: Copper
sales. S3.0aS $50: silver sales 1885,
342; gold sales. S73.346; miscellaneous
income. $500. 6s6; inventory of copper
al end Of the year. sl0.662.
The net income for the year amount
ed to Sl,326,s06, a gain of 1854
The mines and works owned and con-
trolled by the Greene-Cananea pro
duced in 1915. including ores pur-
chased, f6.335osl pounds of refined
copper. 1877 ounces of silver and
.3,773 ounces Of gold. The average
price received for the COPPER was 1866
cents a pound. The total cost Of re-
fined copper. after deducting the value
of the precious metals and miscellane-
Gus revenue. was 1l.0s6 cents pound.
Referring to the Mexican situation the
report said:
"The period of political disturbances
and war in Mexico continued through
out the year 1915. We succeeded, how
ever. in operating the mines and works
ISL DAYS during the year. Reduction
works we're started up in June. 1918,
and continued in operation until DC
tober "a. when Villa forces took pos
session Of Northern Sonora and the
works had TO close down. Work was
resumed on December 10 and has con-
tinued up 10 the present"