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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-30
Conference Decides to Resist
AdamSOn Statute.
WANT TARIFFS INCREASED
II Eight-Hour Law Is Upheld by Courts
Carriers Will Ask for Raise in Rates,
but Their First Move Will Be an
Attack on Its Legality.

st. Paul, Oct 3O-The validity of
the Adamson law will be attacked in
the courts, was information brought
to st. Paul by A. w. Trenholm. vice
president and general manager Of the
Omaha railroad, who attended a con
ference in New York at which large
number of the railroads of the country
were represented
The railroad executives present de-
clared that neither they nor their legal
departments could arrive at the laws
meaning and are advised that the
brotherhood leaders are in the same
predicament
The attack on the law will be made
soon after it becomes effective and
will be the subject of discussion at
another meeting of the committee of
railroad executives to be held within
the next few weeks
Opinions Sought VainIy.
The opinion of legal departments of
practically every road in the country
on the meaning of the law and its
consttutionality was sought by the
executive departments Of the roads as
soon as it was passed. but none of the
legal departments. it is said. will ven.
ture an opinion as to exactly what it
means
The railroads will ask for a raise in
freight rates as result of the legis-
lation if ii is held valid, and if they
do they desire 10 show that they have
exhausted every effort to avoid the
situation. which will require a greater
expenditure for operation If the law
is unconstitutional, as many of the
railroad attorneys declare il is, the
roads desire to avoid the expenditure
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-30
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-30
TEUTON|C DRIVE
MOVES FORW ARD
Two Towns Fall Before the
AuStrO-GermanS.
RUSSIANS BEATEN BACK

Petrograd Reports Notable Advance
on the Part of the Enemy Invading
Roumania From the North-iiirso-
va and CampuIung in Hands of Cen
tral Powers.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
BALL PLAYERS CLOG MARKET
Minor League Star Today Valued at
$3.50 Who Would Have Cost $2,500
Two Years Ago.

Baseball players are the cheapest
commodity on the market, and today
you can get minor-league star for
$3.50 who would have cost you $4,000
two years ago, or $1,000 or $4,000 last
year." says Manager Walter McCredle
of the Portland Pacific COAST league.
81 never saw anything like the way
the International league and Ameri-
can association have been trying to
sell their players to the Pacific Coast
league. You can almost get them for
a song. The reason they are all try
ing to sell US is the fact that we still
have a $4,000 monthly salary limit in
this league, while they have cut to
$4,000 a month.
There will be more ball players
on the market than ever in the his
tory of the game. The Eastern Glass
AA leagues are trying to sell their
men for what they can get out of
them, and, failing to do that, will
doubtless release the higher-priced
ones outright"
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
TRUNK REVEALS
MURDER MYSTERY
Workmen's Pick Uncovers Hidden
Crime More Than a
Year Old.
BURIED IN QUICKLIME
With Identification Of Body as That Of
Man Missing Many Months, Former
Employee Is Placed Under
Arrest.

Philadelphia. - A workman whe
drove his pick into a wooden box
buried in the cellar of an old building
that was being razed in this city, un-
severed hidden mystery. The box
was carried out and broken open. In
1t was a brass-bound trunk and in
The trunk was the body of a man part.
ly destroyed by quicklime. The body
had also been covered with strips of
leather, which had been soaked in
acid to hasten the work of decay and
destruction.
Within short time the police of
the city had established the identity
of the murdered man. From the teeth.
a partly destroyed notebook and few
remnants of clothing, the body was
recognized as that of Daniel j. Nc
Nichol, aged 25, who had disappeared
from his home on March 80, 1914. Nc
Nichol was in the leather business
and had for his foreman Edward j.
Kelley, who, after the failure of the
leather concern, opened a laundry in
McNichol was found.
Quarrel Led to Killing
There had been financial transac-
tions between McNichol and Kelley
and it is the theory of the detectives
that the men quarreled in the office
of the leather company on March 80,
and that Kelley struck down his en-
ployer, placed his body in the trunk
and took the latter in his wagon to
the building where the laundry was
opened up the next day. About the time
of McNichops disappearance, Kelley
was seen at work excavating hole
in the cellar of his new place of busi-
ness. He said he was digging place
for a furnace.
Following the discovery of the body,
Kelley read in paper that he was
wanted, and, after consulting his wife,
telephoned to the police that he was
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
NEW BOWLING GAME OF AGE
Regulation Alleys Invented and Gen.
orally Adopted in 1895-Nothing
to Disturb Serenity.

Bowling will celebrate it's twenty
first birthday in the year 1916, regu-
lation alleys being invented and gen.
orally adopted in 1895. With its COM
ing of age the game also reaches the
point where it has not cloud to dis
turb its serenity. The last possible
source of trouble died with the dodO
ball two years ago.
A tendency is noticeable in the big
tournaments to exclude picked entries
from cities of large population, in an
endeavor to force the big towns to
compete on more even terms with
cities the size of Omaha. Cincinnati,
Louisville and others Of like class.
The American Bowling congress has
already banned clubs from Greater
New York, while the midwestern tour
nament may take a similar action
against Chicago this coming year.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
TENER AIDED PLAYERS
Made Original Fight to Restore
All Contract Jumpers.
Many cf Men Who Went With FEEDER.
ais Fared Better Than Those Who
Remained Loyal to Their
CIubs-No Third League.

Organized baseball has put the Fed
matter If it did offer concessions, the
fact is that the independents battle
cry of the necessity for a third league
was licked by the American public.
There is no third league now, and the
independents, beaten, give clear
field again to the National and Ameri-
can leagues.
The ending of the baseball war,
which cost the deluded hackers of the
Federal league between 100000 and
for President John X. Tener of the
National league. 1t was mainly
through his personality, diplomacy
and broad-mindedness that peace be-
came fact. 1t was Tener, former
player himself, who made the original
fight to restore all jumping players to
good standing. Every man who jumped
to the Federal league has Tener to
thank that he isn't barred from base
ball today.
Taking peek at the situation, the
jumping ballplayer has been eXtraordi-
narily well treated. He jumped to the
Feds for sky-high salary and his con-
tract is going to be respected by or
ganized baseball Financially many
of the jumpers Jared better than the
players who were loyal to their clubs
and declined to jump. The jumpers
are back in the major leagues again
and receiving Federal league salaries.
The major leagues have this to fear.
Should another rival rear up in base
ball, won't a player be disposed to
recall the luck of the Federal league
jumpers and leap to the opposition.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
LIVED UP TO INSTRUCTIONS
Told Always to Do Things by Com
bination Pat Faithfully Obeyed
His Employers Orders.

A gentleman in want of coachman
had an Irishman apply for the situa-
tion, when the following conversation
took place between them:
You know. Pat, if l engage you, l
shall expect you to do things by COM
bination. Fer instance, if l tell you
to bring the carriage round at a given
time l shall expect the horses with it
and driving gloves, ETC."
"Yes, sor," said Pat.
He was duly engaged, and gave sat-
isfaction. One day his master came
to him in a hurry, telling him to look
sharp and go for doctor, as his mis-
tress was i'll. Pat was gone for long
time, and on his master grumbling at
him for his delay, he said:
Sure, they're all here, sor."
"All here!" said the master. What
dc you mean?"
Didn't you tell me to do things by
combination?"
Whats that got to do with it?" said
the master.
WELL" said Pat. I've got the doc
tor, the parson, the undertaken. Tit
Bits.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
A GOOD CHANGE.
A Change of Food Works Wonders

Wrong food and drink cause lot of
trouble in this world. To change is
first aid when person is i'll, particu-
larly from stomach and nervous trou-
bles. AS an illustrations: A lady in
Mo. was brought around to health
again by leaving off coffee and some
articles of food that did not agree with
her.
She says:
For number of years l suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble which
kept getting worse until / was i'll
most of the time. About four years
ago I left off coffee and began using
Postum. My stomach and bowels
improved right along, but was so re-
duced in flesh and SO nervous that the
least thing would overcome me.
Then l changed my food and began
using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. l lived on these two princi-
pally for about four months. Day by
day gained in flesh and strength un-
til the nervous trouble had disap-
peared. / feel that I owe my health
to Postum and Grape-Nuts.
Husband was troubled, for a long
time, with occasional cramps, and
slept badly. Finally 1 prevailed upon
him to leave off coffee and take
Postum. After he tried Postum for
a few days he found that he could
sleep and that his cramps disappeared.
He never went back to coffee" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc
packages.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
delicious beverage instantly. 30c
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicio-s and
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
FROM CIRLHOOD TO OLD
ACEWOMEN ARE HELPED

At the first symptoms Of any de-
rangement of the feminine organism
at any period Of life the one safe, really
helpful remedy is DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for every conceivable all
ment and disease of a womanly nature.i
1t is a woman's temperance medicine
and its ingredients are published ON
wrapper.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription IL
a true friend to women in times OF
trial and at times of pain when tho
organs are not performing their func-
tions. For headache, backache, hot
flashes, catarrhal conditions, bearing
down sensations, mental depression,
dizziness, fainting spells, women
should never fail to take this tried and
true women's medicine.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
HARVARD is WEAK IN SPORTS
Makes Poor Showing in Swimming,
Gymnastics and Basket Ball.
Other Colleges Make Advance.

Harvard, strong in football, track
athletics, baseball, rowing and hockey,
the major sports (hockey is major
sport at Harvard), makes poor show
ing in several of the so-called minor
sports, such as swimming, gymnastics,
wrestling and basket ball, all health
full, worth while forms of competition.
Proficiency at swimming has gone
ahead fast in recent years at several
colleges, Yale, Columbia, Princeton,
Penn and College of the City of New
York, for instance. Doubtless this is
due to those institutions having fine
pools, and maybe the backwardness
of Harvard in this line of intercol-
legiate sport is due to shortage of
facilities.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18

feeling that he will go unpunished
anyway, should the venture fail? Ger
tainly more than one ball player re-
NAMED loyal to the major leagues
for the sole reason that he feared he
would be blacklisted for life in case
he jumped.
But there may not be new rival
for some time The heavy losses sus-
tanned by the Feds should pretty near
ly prove that there is no room for an
other major league. Baseball is not a
close corporation. If any wealthy man
aspires to be an American baseball
figure, he won't find much trouble be-
ing able to purchase a franchise In
the American or National league.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
IMPORTANT GOLF DATES

Dates of important tourna-
ments, awarded at the meetings
of the United States Golf asso-
citation and the Western asso-
citation are as follows:
June 27-30-National open.
Minnekanda club, Minneapolis.
July 15-Olympic cup match,
Del Monte Country club. Del
Monte, Cal.
July 17-22-Western amateur,
Del Monte, Cal, club.
August 17-18-Western open.
Blue Mound Country club, Mil
waukee.
August 22-24-Western junior.
Hinsdale Golf club, Chicago.
September 2-9-National anna
teur, Merton Cricket club, Phila-
delphia.
September lila - National
women's meet. Belmont Springs
Country club. Boston.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
THOUGHT MURDER WAS MOVIE
Officer Sat on Motorcycle as Real
Estate Man Killed Banker In
California Town.

Tropico, GAIA quarrel over the
placing of tombstone shop on a res,
idence street of this place resulted in
the murder of B. W. Richardson, mil.
lionaire vice-president of the First Ma
tional bank of Tropico, by Thomas
Mizer, real estate man.
The banker was walking down one
of the village streets when Mizer ap.
preached, leveled gun and. without
word, shot and killed him. Deputy
City Marshal Fairfield sat on his
motorcycle short distance away and
watched the murder, under the impress
sion that moving picture was being
staged.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18

to me at times. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and I want to thank
you for the good they have done me. I
have had quite a bit of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my youth
full looks. My friends say 'Why do you
look so young and well?' I owe it all
to the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies" ="
Mrs. RoBT. SToPIEL, Moore Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
ters written by women made well by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If fyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free OF
charge.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
NEVER !'INCED AT $1,000 TIP
But Boston Waiter Gets Only $40 Bill
When Woman Discovers Her
Mistake.

Boston.-Aster Mrs. Dudley L. Page,
wife of the candy manufacturer, had
lunched with friends at the Hotel
Lenox the other afternoon. she placed
$1,000 bill for tip on the silver
tray. Most walters are stoics and this
one never even coughed. Clerk Morse,
however, sent the bill back with an in
quiry as to whether it was intended.
Il thought it was $40 bill," said
Mrs. Page, as she smilingly exchanged
it for one of that denomination.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
In the effort to eradicate
HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA

Hoyt's Headache and Neuralgia Cologne
now heads the list as a successful remedy
for the relief of headache, nervousness, in
somnia, car sickness, etc.
The dangerous tablet has had its day.
Hoyt's Headache and Neuralgia Cologne
is harmless, refreshing, fragrant prepa-
ration, marvellous in its action, reliev-
ing nervousness, sleeplessness, exhaustion
and all head and nerve ailments by ex-
ternal use and inhaling. 1t is not nerve
food, but a nerve soother. By giving the
nerves rest they furnish their own food
and tone, and all nerve pains disappear.
For children's colds and catarrh it is
just the remedy, harmless and efficient and
SO pleasant to use. For men pleasant
remedy to relieve and clear the head ''the
morning after the night before" This is
not an expensive preparations at so cents a
bottle, because it brings the relief It has
many imitators at less price, but if they
do not bring the desired results they are
not cheap at any price.
Get Hoyt's and you will be satisfied.
For sale at all drug stores.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
Barrett May Turn to Baseball

1t is said that Charlie Barrett, the
great Cornell football star, will appear
in a uniform of one of the big league
teams the coming season Barrett is
a fine diamond artist, as he is grid
iron performer. and can play almost
any position. He is at his best in the
outfield.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
Shamrock w in Good Shane

According to recent surveyors re-
port the challenger Shamrock Nv
shows no signs of deterioration. This
is the latest yacht built by Sir Thorn
as Lipton, laid up at Brooklyn since
it arrived in this country in August,
1914, with the intention of racing for
the America cup.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18

For a really fine coffee at mod
crate price, drink Denison's Seminole
Brand, 95c the lb., in sealed cans.
Only one merchant in each town
sells Seminole. If your grocer isn't
the one, write the Denison Coffee Cos
Chicago, for souvenir and the name
of your Seminole dealer.
Buy the 8 lb. Canister Can for s1.00.
ADV
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
Weak Kidneys Often the
Result Of OVerWOrk

On several occasions I have been unable
to work and suffered severe pains in the
back, due to my kidneys. l called on a
doctor of Ripon, Wis, but received no
relief.
1 tried Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which
gave me instant relief. / was then able to
resume work. Swamp-Root is the only
relief can get from kidney disease which
1 am subject to in the spring of the year.
l am writing this testimonial through my
own free will that sufferers of kidney and
bladder diseases will know of the wonder
full merits of Swamp-Root. / recommend
DR.. Kilmers Swamp-Root whenever l can
and always have a bottle of Swamp Root
in my home.
l purchased Swamp-Root of Mr.. C. j.
Burnside, Druggist, of 202 Main Street,
Ripon. Wis.
Very truly yours,
THOMAS j. LYNCH,
525 Newbury Street, Ripon, Wis.
I have read the above statement that
Thomas j. Lynch bought DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root at my store and made oath
the above statement is true in substance
and fact.
E. j. Burnside.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of November, 1911.
F. A. PRESTON.
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size bot
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also receive booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad.
der. When writing, be sure and mention
this paper. Regular fifty-cent and one.
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.-Adv.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
DANISH PIMPLES QUICKLY
Easily and cheaply by Using cut!eura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

Smear the pimples lightly with Cuti'
cura Ointment on end Of finger and
allow it to remain on five minutes.
Then bathe with hot water and Cuti-
cura Soap and continue some minutes
This treatment is best upon rising and
retiring, but is effective at any time
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
For Immediate Use.

An old Rip Van Wrinkle of a fellow
went into country drug store and
asked for some powder.
Face, gun or bug?" asked the clerk,
leaning far over the counter.
Bug" replied the old man, 'and
mean to mind about wrappin' it up
just blow it on my whiskers. Cot
trell's Magazine.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
| owe
MY HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound.
Washington Park, H. am tn.
mother of four children and have suf

fered with female
trouble, backache,
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me so nervous
I could just tear
everything to pieces
and I would ache all
over and feel SO sick
that / would not
want anyone to talk
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
Fined for SLEEPING In Station.

Boston.-George S. White of no
place in particular except the North
station in Boston. was recently fined
$40 by Judge Burke In municipal court.
White admitted he had slept in the
station while standing erect and that
his position caused great crowd I'd
collect.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
LAYS CLAIM TO RECOGNITION
Packey Mcfarland Ready to Meet Any
of WeIterweights Who Aspire
to Championship Title.

Interest now centers in the strife
among the welterweights as to who is
entitled to call himself champion in
this class. One of those who thinks
his claims entitle him to recognition is
Packey Mcfarland. Packey intimates
that he is ready to meet any of the
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
Husbands Laugh Cost $1,000.

ST. Louis-Frank Bielicky laughed
long and heartily when his wife faint
ed the other day and fell against a
stove in court here, while he was on
trial for wife abandonment. Bielicky
was fined $1,000 and sentenced to
serve a year in prison.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18

boys who aspire to leading honors in
to them that he is their master.
The Chicagoan has announced on
more than one occasion that he was
through with the ring, but finds it
hard to forsake the arena for good.
1t is more than probable that Packey
will be found in action against some
of the prominent welters before long.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
Then She Said "Yes."

She-Before l give you my answer
l must know more about you. Are
you aiming at anything worth while?
He-You seem to have a very poor
opinion of yourself.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes

make us look older than we are. Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young.
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co.,
Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request.
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18

Misunderstood.
"Are you plain cook"
81 suppose l could be purifier, mum" !"
The Ely miner., 1916-02-18
T. ~ ItI<D 4O4Ns
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You

A woman is very apt to overesti.
mate the good time her husband has
when he Is away from home.