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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
STANDARD OIL
MACNATE DEAD
John D. Archbold Expires
After Brief Illness.
FOUGHT HARD FOR LIFE

Hope Of Recovery Had Been Abandon
cd for Nearly Week, but Patients
Iron viii Refused to Surrender to
Grim Reaper.
Tarrytown, Ny, Dec. 6.-John d.
Archbold, the Standard Oil magnate,
is dead at his home in this city.
Death resulted from complications
following an operation for appendi-
citis Nov. 21. .
Mr. Archbold's brave fight for life
during the two weeks after his opera
ton was in keeping with his charac-
ter in business. Hope was practically
abandoned for him nearly a week ago,
but Archbold fought against death
with the iron will that his opponents
in the oil business found in years gone
by had crushed them.
Mr.. Archbold was president Of the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
and was sixty-eight years old. He was
John d. Rockefellers right hand man
in the oil system, the John ID. Arch
bold who was credited with mixing
certain certificates of deposits" with
politics a few years ago.
Mr.. Archbold was stricken with ap-
pendicitis Nov 10. Blood transfusion
was resorted to, Mr.. Archbold's chauf-
feur, Oscar Mosger, furnishing the
blood.
Mr.. Archbold was almost as close
ly identified with the history of the
Standard Oil as John d. Rockefeller
himself.
OF the first nine trustees of the
trust" formed in 1882 he alone re-
manned in this capacity until its dis
solution in 1911 at the order of the
United States supreme court and 1t
was he who was named to engineer
the dissolution
He was the most active and aggres-
sive fighter in the oil combine and
invariably represented the Standard
Oil on the witness stand in numerous
hearings in connection with the gov
ernment's suit to dissolve 1t.
It has been estimated that his for
tune, made almost entirely In oil and
it's byproducts, was nearly 100000
900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
To Aid In Plague Fight.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Dr. A. M.
Stimson, assistant director of the hy-
gienic laboratory. has been assigned
by the public health service to cola
borate with physicians In Rochester.
Mimi, who think they have isolated
the infantile paralysis germ. In the
meantime the service will continue
independent investigation and expert,
mental work begun last summer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
Deep Snow In Cascades.

Seattle, Dec. 6.-Snow in the Cas-
cades, drifted by the high winds of
the past twenty-four hours, compelled
the three transcontinental lines cross
ing the summit to use their rotary
plows with renewed frequency to keep
the rails clear With the five inches
of snow just fallen there Is sixty-five
inches of snow on the Great North
ern.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06

New York, Dec. &C.. C. Boldt,
aged sixty-five, proprietor of the Wal
dorf-Astoria and probably the best
known hotel man in the country, died
here Of heart failure. HE has been
working too hard" his assistants at
the hotel said, explaining that the ho-
tsl prosperity OF the last several
months set . man killing pace.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06

Germany and Austria Lack Represen-
tation at Secret Consistory.

Rome, Dec 6. - For the first time
since. the war began Pope Benedict
held a secret consistory without a
German or Austrian cardinal being
present. Cardinal Fruewirth, apostolic
delegate at Munich, who received the
red hat In a public consistory last
Thursday, could not participate.
Pope Benedict appeared stronger
and more energetic than ever as he
delivered in Latin his allocution, in
which special emphasis was laid on
the passages concerning the war. the
deportation of Belgians and the BON
bardment of undefended towns. After
wards he created ten new cardinals,
ali of them belonging to entente al
lied countries.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
ABOUT HALF THAT OF 1900
Purchasing Power Of the Dollar ID
Shrinking.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-The purchasing
power of dollar Is only SO per cent
as great in Chicago today as it was in
1900, according to estimates submit
ted to the mayor and city council by
employees of the city engineering de-
partment, together with petition for
increases of Is per cent in salaries.
Prices of every commodity were
tabulated In the estimates.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
ORANGES ARE DESTROYED
Gotham Health Officials Decide 2.000.-
600 Are Unfit to Eat.

New York, Dec. 6.--About 100000
oranges shipped to this port from
Porto Rico, Jamaica and other tropi-
cal countries, which health depart
ment officials decided were unfit to
be eaten, were destroyed during the
past week, it was announced here.
The loss to shippers is placed at $50.
600.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
ENGLAND to Ask for New Credit.

London, Dec. 6.-The new vote on
credit which the premier will ask the
house of commons to agree to Thurs
day will be for f400. 100000 This
would bring the total for 1915 up to
G1.760. 100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
Noted Shooter 10 suicide.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-H. C. Wolfe, man
ager of the Hub department store, is
dead from bullet wound, self-infiict-
ed He was widely known sports
man and had won trapshooting tro-
phiee in all parts Of the United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06

reply to the United States govern
ment's note concerning the sinking of
the British steamer Arabia by a sub
marine was transmitted to the Amer.
lean embassy.
The reply is similar to that con-
cerning the sinking of the British
steamer Marina, requesting further in
formation to determine the status OF
the Arabia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
GIRL SAVES TWO FROM
ICY DEATHS.

Sheboygan. Wis, Dec. G.
When her brother Jacob. aged
six, and Cecilie Meier, aged
seven years, fell through the
ice into the river at Sheboy-
gan Falls, while trying to res
cue their pet dog, fifteen-year-
old Virginia Fessler broke a
channel through the ice with
her fists, waded in, and res
cued both.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
Ten Engines DESTROYED.

Dickinson, n. d., Dec. 6.-The North
ern Pacific roundhouse was destroyed
by FIRE. This is the second time II
has burned within a year Ten en
ginos were lost.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
MISSOURI FARMERS WIVES
FIGHT EGG BOYCOTT.

ST Joseph, Mo-, Dec g.
Wives of the farmers in the vi
cinity of Harmony. Mo-, have
combined to fight the boycott
on butter and eggs declared by
the housewives of ST. Joseph
and Maryville, Mo. 1t was said
they would refuse to sell but
ter and eggs for use in either
of the towns.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
Fate Of Roumanian Capital
Appears Sealed.
TEUTONS MOVE ONWARD
Austro-German Advance Continues Un.
checked, All Attempts to Stop II
Proving ccessful--Serbians Gain
on the Macedonian Front.

London, Dec. 6.--The fate of Bu-
charest apparently is sealed. The
Teutonic advance toward it is going
on unchecked Roumanian attempts to
stop it having been unsuccessful This
announcement is made in the Russian
official statement
Petrograd also mentions Pfuesci.
thirty-five miles north of Bucharest,
as another point in the direction of
which the invading armies are NOV
ing without effective opposition.
Ploesci is on the line of the only
railroad route of retreat for the Rou-
manians operating in the vicinity of
Bucharest
The threat to Ploesci seemingly
means the speedy evacuation of Bu-
charest if the Roumanians hope to
make an effective retreat over the
railroad line toward Moldavia.
On the south of the capital Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's Danube
army was reported within twelve miles
OF the city
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06

James w. Gerard, United States am
bassador to Germany, has sailed from
New York for Berlin, bearing the
views of President Wilson regarding
submarine warfare and the deporta-
tion of Belgians for presentation to
the imperial government
Before boarding his steamer, the
Frederick VIII. Ambassador Gerard
declared that he carried no peace plan
back to Germany
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-06
Roumanians Badly Defeated.

The Roumanian First army, oppos-
ing the Teutonic advance from the
west, is declared by Berlin to have
been decisively defeated on the Ar
ghechu
From the northwest the Austro-Ger-
man armies pushing from the noun
tain passes aided materially in the
effort to complete the enveloping
process and break through the Rou-
manian line of retreat.
On the Macedonian front the Serb
ians are following up their victory
in the Grunishte region and have
captured the village of Stravina, three
miles north of Grunishte, according to
a Serbian official statement.
The Bulgarians are reported re-
treating northward, apparently hav-
ing evacuated and set on fire the viii
lage of Zovik, two miles northwest Of
Stravina.
The French and Serbians are an
nounced by Paris to have made prog
ress along with the bend of the Ger
ma. further west, north of the village
of Paralovo.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
Conoict Labor

II you were an employer of common
labor and IL you could get dozen men
to work for you for the price of one.
would you take them?
The city used to have twelve to
fifteen men working ON the streets for
the price of an overseer.
There may have been some objec-
tions to the class OF labor and some
of the men working may not have
done as much work as they might
have been able to do. but the general
impression is that a great deal more
work was done than the cost will
otherwise pay for and that the bitches
and streets were never before or
since kept in as good shape.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
THE GOYETTS IN AUTO
ACCIDENT SATURDAY

AIR. and Mrs. w l. Goyett and fam
lily OF sol South Twelfth street were
victims Of a somewhat disastrous au-
tomobile accident on Beaver hill white
making a trip TO Pueblo last Saturday,
although there we're no fatalities. In
attempting TO negotiate the grade at
the hill the machine struck an OBJ
s,ruction in the roadway and was
overturned: Mrs Goyett being caught
underneath II when II turned turtle
Although the car was q heavy one
Mr.. 0oyett and the other members a
the party manaeed BY = supreme effor;
20 lift (, up in such way as TO ex'
trIcate the unfortunate woman from
her predicament. Although Airs Go.
EFT was painfully bruised no bones
we're broken and her injuries were
found to be OF less serious charac'
ter than Was at FIRST supposed TO be
the case. One or two other members
Of the iarty were also hurt. but only
slightly and regarded themselves as
lucky in getting on so easily. Tha,
somebody was not Killed in the acct
dent is little short Of the miraculous,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
Hosv IDouii You Feel

Mr.. Merchant. you know something
about this trade-at.home proposition.
II you were newspaperman--w (which
God forbid-and II you made your liv.
ing in the printing business. and II
you spent 4 great deal OF your time
booating your own town and helping
70 promote the tourist husinsss IN par.
ticuiAr and the ccms-so-towA huslnsss
4 seaoIaI. end 4 4 atviaN . neeA
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MOVES INTO A FINELY
EQUIPPED OFFICE ROOM
IN The MAUPlN BLOCK

The Chamber of Commerce has NOV
ed into itsne quarters in the Maupin
Block near the postofice.
A fine office has teen fixed up in
the best location in town for the
work. 1t is convenient to all who
have business at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms and it offers a pri-
vacy for the transaction of business
not recently enjoyed.
The front part of the office is at
tractive and offers the secretary a
pleasant. convenient place for work
The back rart of the Office is ad-
mirably suited 70 rdirectors' meetings.
committee meetings and for the use
of all who participate in Chamber
of Commerce or town-buiIding work.
The meeting chamber will be used
by the Automobile Club and by other
organizations of a public beneat ma
ture
Members are invited to drop in and
get acquainted With the new location.
Whenever you meet strangers in the
city take them around and introduce
them to the secretary.
One OF the most beneficial works
about any Chamber of Commerce is
TO get people to come to town and
to help make it pleasant for them
when they come-to help locate them
permanently in the town.
1t is this very line of work that the
new officers of the Chamber of Com
merce will devote the most time to-.
They need your help
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
Railroads Boosting
California

: The Railroads are. Just now. adyer-
tising Cheap Coionist Rates to Califor-
mia. These rates are for one way only
cheap fare out but high fare hack.
The object appears to be to build
up California at the expense of Colo
RADIO.
A few years ago there was great
exodus from Colorado to California
1t was estimated that 10000 people
went from Colorado to California in
single year. Some of these came
back and many more would like to
come hack IL they could sell out in
California at decent price. But few
people can sell out in California just
now.
But why should the railroads, keep
on boosting California at the expense
of Colorado
What We would like to see would be
some cheap Colonist Rates from Cali
fornia back to Colorado and from
other nearby states. East and South,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
II Case OF Advertising

Since Barnum went out of business
the world has not seen such a notable
achievement in the game OF show
advertising as that exhibited by the
management OF Birth OF Nation"
II was good Show of course. II It
had not been good show it wouli
not have paid to advertise it.
But it was the advertising that took
it out OF the 25-cent class and made
the people so by thousands at sl.o0.
$3.50 and $500 a seat
The advertising. sl.iifuily done and
literally placed in every conceivable
way. created a glamour about the
name. Birth OF a Nation and made
the people believe that life would not
be worth living until that play was
seen.
Like the testimonials that come with
patent medicine have much to do with
the marvellous cures made. the adser-
Using OF the Birth of Nation had a
great deal to do with shaping the i'm
precision and creating the enthusiasm
OF those who saw the play.
The Birth OF a Nation was a won
derful show. So was Julius Caesar.
the Battle OF Gettysburg and Antony
and Cleopatra. and other shows that
have been put on in Canon City at sec
Had the Birth OF a Nation been
brought to Colorado in the quiet way
many other great shows have come.
put on at % cts. and had as little ad
vertising done for il as the average
25 Ct show gets. what then?
II is believed by those familiar with
the psychological workings OF big ad
ves tising that under these conditions
IL would not have run in Colorado as
long as 1t did. nor had near so many
admissions as it had at the enormous
prices charged.
We do not depreca,e the greatness
of the show. hut we do take on our
hat to the clever manager of the ad-
vertising dera tment.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
MAKING BIG MONEY
IN CHICKEN BUSINESS

Mrs. Nary J. Whitman came to Can
on City year ago in March with lit
tie money and good deal Of con Z.
dence in Canon City and the chicken
business. Having had some expert.
ence with Rhode Island Reds while
in Missouri: she invested in loo one
day old chicks. which arrived on the
10th OF April. OF these she succeed
ed I'm raising ninety-seven. later In
the mouth adding twenty.seyen To
that number.
F1fty.nine young roosters we're sold
for fryers and ro1sters, averaging 60
cents apiece. The pullets numbered
sixty-three and. began laying Sept.
18th. The first one iayed "a eggs
missing but one day. BY October
10th she was selling eggs at steadily
Increasing prices and mp to the present
has sold 1854 dozen, not including
200 eggs used for setting or what has
been used at home.
How is that for small investment
In the chicken business.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
The Insanity Plea

II. C. Fisher and Tom lyman are
advocating the repeal of the capital
punishment law and have succeeded
in getting several newspaper inter
views IN the subject.
why should they worrys
Any murderer who hasn't enough
sense to successfully pose before an
insanity expert and to select a lawyer
who can put II over. doesn't set much
sympathy from the public these days.
Any murderer who knovs enough 70
Plead insanity = innuAs anyway.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
ISSUE ORDERS FOR THE
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC

Denver. February 29.-As step in
fits program of properly safeguarding
the travelling public. the State Public
Utilities Commission has issued two
general orders to all steam and eiec.
trie carriers relative to installation
of safety devices at grade crossings
General Order No. Is. effective on
March l. requires that all safety de-
vices of whatsoever nature, whether
electrically operated or otherwise.
which heretofore have been installed
at railway and highway crossings.
shall be efficiently maintained in good
operating condition. and that prior TO
the installation of any safety devices
in future. the plans for such protee.
tion must be approved by the Commits,
sion and its engineers. This order
also requires all railroads to remove
Immediately from their rights of way
all distractions of every kind. except
buildings. which in any way interfere
with the view of approaching trains
at railway and highway crossings.
General Order No. II requires that
all street railway cars shall he stopped
at crossings of other railroad tracks
alta grade and shall not proceed un-
til the operating crew has ascertained
that the way is clear. This order al
so requires the same precaution by
crews operating steam railroad trains
when approaching the crossings of
other railroads. except street railways.
at grade.
In addition to these orders. the Com
mission issued General Order No. Il,
requiring every steam railroad oper-
ating within the state to maintain at
each of its stations a bulletin board.
conveniently and conspicuously plac-
ed. and upon which shall be bulletin
ed the scheduled time of arrival OF
each passenger train; and. at each
station where teiegraphic or telephon.
ic train orders are received, at least
one hour before the scheduled time
of arrival of each train the fact shall
bc hulletined as to whether the train
is ON time. In event of delay, the bull
letins must state as nearly as possible
the time of arrival of the delayed train
and must restate each thirty minutes
until the actual arrival Of the train
the approximate time Of iss arrival.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
Charles II. Bdiireich

A congressman is to he elected il,
this district this year.
There is a growing demand for The
Republican party to put up a man
who is strong enough to attract sup
port from the better element OF all
parties.
There is a groHin ing sentiment in all
parties in favor of change in con.
gressman from this district
Wherever people talk together
about a candidate for congressman the
name OF Chas. A. Ballreich invariably
comes up. There is a general belief
that he is by far the best available
candidate in the district-that he can
be elected and that he would he an
honor to the district and an influence
in congress
Mr.. Bsilreich is clean cut business
man-lauyer. He is an eloquent speak.
err and oae OF the best platform cam
paign orators in Colorado. Wherever
he is known he is respected and liked
and he is pretty well known over this
district.
II MIR. Balireich would just say the
word. he has a host ur friends owe.
this district who would like to take
on their coats and wade into the cam
paign for him He can have the
nomination for the asking and NC
other man in the district would make
such a strong campaisn and poll as
large a vote in the November election
as he could.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
HURT WHILE PLAYING
IN TEErgR BOARD

John Cooper, little son of Judge and
Mrs. Jas. l.. Cooper Of Four Mile. fell
from a tceter board while playing at
one Of the neighbor's last Friday and
broke his elft arm between the wrist
and elbow. The injury. which was =
painful one. necessItated the atten.
tion q Z surgeon. The victim q
the accidsnt Il reported today 70 y
gessins aIoAH verz nloely.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
NEAR EDITORIAL

OF your time to the community that
you had not solicited your home
friends as persistently as you might
for their printing business, and after
all this IL you found that one of the
leading hotels. large beneficiary of
your boosting efforts was buying its
letter heads down in Nebraska how
would you feel?-Glenwood Springs
Post.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
Cooks Mistake

Cook put his faith in preachers
and sympathy plea and he was hang
ed. ],
Where Cook made his mistake was
in not employing sanity expert and
a lawyer who knows how to handle a
sanity expert and he would probably
be alive today with the prospect of a
series OF long insanity reprieves lin
ing up for him in the future.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
EindI Information

The Allies are going to win and the
Germans will be crushed beyond all
recognition.
We do not know this of our own
knowledge nor do the press despatch
es confirm it. but we have been told
SO very emphatically by twelve men.
individually, within the past twenty
four hours.
We have had no German callers for
day or two,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-02
MEET ArreR LONG SEPARATIONS

Mrs. cesrie Bugsie and daughter
Sue. OF Chicago. left the early part OF
last week for Colorado Springs after
spending some time in Canon visiting
Airs. Clyde Hall. Mrs. Brugsie is Mrs.
Halls sister. whom she has not seen for
thirty years. The visitors were very
enthusiastic about Canon and the
beautiful climate here. They have
travelled quite extensively but think
Canon nearer an ideal home town
than any they have seen. They are,
contemplating buying a place in this
vicinity where they can come for rest
and recreation.