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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
AFTER ICY BATH HE
WALKS IN UNDERWEAR
Fisherman Escapes Drowning,
but Goes Four Miles Bare
footed to Get Help.

Britton, s. D.-Compclled TO walk n
distance of four miles to the nearest
farmhouse harefooted ana clad only i'm
his undertaking was the distressing
experience of John Knaak, Marshall
county man, following disaster which
overlook him while fishing on Roy lake.
some miles from here
lie was ia a boat alone, and when he
attempted to make his way to shore
the boat, which it developed had been
overloaded with nets. sank to the bot
tom, throwing him into the icy waters
of the lake
He managed to reach Il nearby net
stake and, clinging TO it, divested him
self of his rubber boots, oilskins and
all his wearing apparel but his under
clothes
After resting for q time he started 10
swim to shore, some distance away He
reached shore in an exhausted conli-
ton and when he had somewhat re.
covered himself he started ON tho pain
ful four mile journey to the farmhouse
for assistance
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
PH0N0GRAPH IN BASEMENT.
Machine Sends Music by Cold Air Duct
and Heat Registers.

Brazil. lnd.-II. l.. Thompson when
he wishes music Mt his home presses
an electric button on the wall and from
the cold air duct and the registers of
the bot air furnace come In succession
ten different selections, which are re
pcated until the electric switch is turn
rd Off
The music is produced by phono-
graph arrangement in the basement.
a circular table Is arranged with ten
records around II, MI moved by an elec-
trle motor beneath the table In the
center of the table. pointing upward
Into he air duct is n large plaster of
paris horn which is connected with the
reproducing mechanism After rec
ord u played cork roller carries the
needle to the next record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
Photo by American Press Association.
CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER.

come its feeling OF repugnance to the
prince and his father, King Peter hav-
| ing always been held responsible for
! the murder of King Alexander and
/ Queen Draga, whose deaths removed
the obstacles In the way of his own ac-
cession, while Prince Alexander was
! blamed primarily for the assassination
| of the Archdukc Francis Ferdinand
land the Duchess Of Hohenberg The
/ princes gallant conduct IN the war and
1 the general feeling in England that the
4 British government was responsible for
\ IunWisely advising the Servian army to
resist the invaders and hold out until
! the allies sent e-enforcements have
created a reversion OF feeling I'm his
| favor
The government took painA not TO
involve England In any way with the
affairs of Servia except as relating to
this war. The prince was the guest
OF Lord Kitchener, and at York House
| Prince Alexander met Sir Edward
Grey, the secretary of foreign affairs.
in party which included the Earl of
| Derby and Walter Long, both mem
bers of the government. Sir Edward
Grey was likewise present at the din
ner given In honor OF the prince by
I Lewis Harcourt on behalf Of the gov
crnmcnt. The Marquis OF Crewe, lead
er of the government In the house Of
lords. presided at this dinner. The
/ Russian ambassador, the japanese am
| bassador, the Belgian minister, the
Portuguese minister, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Lord Kitchener, Arthur
Dalfour, Walter Runciman, Lord Rob
ert Cecil, General Sir William Robert
son and the lord chancellor were pres
ent-
! Sir Edward Grey was also upon the
platform at Victoria station when
Prince Alexander. accompanied by
Prince Albert and Lord Kitchener, ar
rived to take the train for the coast
and embark for the continent. The
\ foreign secretary Of the British gov
ernment did not entertain the prince
regent of Servia at any official hos
pitality. And, although the prince re-
gent was accompanied by his prime
minister. NJ Pashiteh, they were not
received or entertained by the British
prime minister, Mr.. Asquith.
Seldom has any visiting royalty ever
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
FATE PLAYS STRANGE
PRANK WITH SAILOR
After Crossing Ocean In an Open Boat
He Loses His Life In River

Iorain, o. r Ludwig Eisenbraun. n
German sailor, who was drowned here
recently in Black river, was treated
very strangely by fate. Eisenbraun
was the hero of one Of the greatest
feats in marine history, achieved when
he crossed the Atlantic ocean in a
nineteen foot dory.
After encountering furious storms at
sea. facing death score of times i'm
his frail open boat, lie lost his life
when his hand slipped on I'm icy rope.
which he was using to climb 10 the
deck Of a lake steamer on which he
was watchman, and fell back into
the river
On April IL, 1903 Eisenbraun sailed
from Boston harbor in his dory. Co
lumbus H. On Nov. % Of the same
year he docked his craft at Gibraltar.
once in storm his boat was cap
sized, and he lost water and provisions
He righted the boat. and two DAYS
later was reproyisioned by British
steamer.
lie steered his craft against sleep
ing whale, and the aroused monster
nearly capsiZed him.
Eisenbraun had been a sailor OH the
great lakes for five years lie was
forty-eight years old
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
PLEASE DON'T ROB ME!"
HIS PLEA TO BURGLARS
leweler Tries New Method to
Keep Stock Intact-Has Ap-
peal Published.

Paterson, n. J.-If there is any sport.
ing blood In the veins Of the industrious
burglars who have made professional
visits to Leon Friedmann's jewelry
store here at regular intervals it is
hardly possible that they can ignore
their victims final appeal
Double locks, bars. burglar alarms
and watchmen having proved equally
futile, Friedman decided to make n
personal entreaty to the entire profes-
sion of burglars after visit which
cost him $1,000. He wrote this com.
munication and caused it to appear i'm
both the afternoon papers here, on the
theory that an up to date burglar must
read one Of the two:
NOTICE TO BURGLARS.
Gentlemen-Members Of your profession
nave called upon us with great profit Ia
themselves Of late. We feel that we have
zone our share toward your support. there
fore we would deem It a great favor II
you would take your trade elsewhere in
future, at least until we can recover from
the many losses we have suffered in lie
past, all Of which, unfortunately. are our
own. Respectfully yours,
LEON FRIEDMAN
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24

be found men who get their living by
being in society.
"Conspicuous waste is a dcsideratum
if not requisite Of a stable social po-
sition. For real estate men. brokers OF
various h.,s. house decorators, archil
teetS, portrait painters and drawing
room musicians it is good. sound bust
uc@s to bc i'm society.
'A.anY smart society women cschew
love altogether They are like the sa-
'oon keeper who does not drink. But
tuef VIII firt fer Irritation means re
taiHt.s. and rrtainors mean prestige.
'irudcnt lovers withdraw as far as
possible from society Elderly match
makers delight in nothing SO much as
trading in the marriage market. and
young and tractable hearts are their
COUNTERS Therefore they suffer the
rOn}tship"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
400 NEAR AN END
Fast Heading to Extinction, Says
Mrs. Herbert Parsons.
BRAINY PEOPLE TOO BUSY

Dull Ones Unable TO Keep Game Co
ing, and as a Result Dynasty Is Tot
tering, Declares Congreacman'a Vile.
Sees Only Fortune Hunters among
Satellites.
Chicago. - After Mrs Elsie CLOVIS
Parsons Of New York wife of Herbert
Parsons, New York representative.
and daughter Of Henry CLOVIS duau-
cier, hurried back homo, Chicago so-
ciety folk were wondering IF She really
meant what she said in an address
here recently before the city club
Mrs. Parsons said society the rour
Hundred was fast headline % - ac
tion. She advised sociological murder
for society and. rs fHtter of tact.
she said the homicidal process WIS al.
ready we'll on the way
As If that were net enough. shn eayo
II name which should @laE ID forth
with II II IS subject ~ mortal wound
She didn't once mention "paras.tps. "
but she called ii the "gyuor3Uc class"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
QUIET PLACE FOR WEDDING.
West Virginia Couple Married Amid
Mummies and Antiuues.

Charleston. w. Va.-Wlth an Egyp-
tan mummy as their only attendant
ana with thousands of antiques as the
background Miss Laura Collins and
Isaac Thompson both of Comfort.
Boone county. were married In the
state department Of archives and his
tory by the Rev. A. j. Larabee OF the
Church of God. Winfield.
Asked why they chose such pecul-
lar place for the ceremony, the couple
declared 1t was at the suggestion OF the
minister. who proposed a quiet place.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
bAL.K At MARRIAGE
English Mobility Reluctant to Talk
Matrimony With Servian Prince
WARMLY GREETED ON VISIT.

Alexander Makes Great impression For
Himself and His People, but Rumor
of a Wife Hunt Causes Many to
Place Themselves on Guard Against
Any Matrimonial Talk.
London. ~ Alexander, crown prince
and regent OF Servia, has been in
England hunting n wife it is rumored.
as wen as seeking political and finan.
cial assistance In recovering his coun-
Try lie made great impression and
created warm sentiment for him
self and his people. But fathers with
marriagcablc daughters, from King
George downward, did not appear anX-
ious to meet any matrimonial advances
from the prince. lie went to Bucking-
ham palace and was entertained by
the king and queen. Prince Albert was
delegated TO meet HIN at the station
and to see him off when he departed.
But Princess Mary did not come in
contact with him.
The hesitation manifested by English
fathers and mothers OF high degree to
an alliance with Prince Alexander is
largely caused by the uncertainty OF
his ever sitting upon the throne of his
father and the certainty of his living
in constant danger of his life If he ever
is able to return to Belgrade Ii has
taken some time for England to over
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
VICTIM ON ENGINES FRONT.


CedartoWn Ga.-A peculiar accident
happened at Greenway. six miles west
of here. While crossing the railroad
track Riley Thompson's buggy was
struck by passing freight train going
about twenty miles an hour.
The buggy was torn completely up.
the mule escaping unhurt The train
stopped. the crew going back to hunt
for the occupant Of the buggy. They
could not find him ana came on into
town.
Here they discovered Mr.. Thompson
hauging by his clothes on the front of
the engine none the worse for his ex-
norlence
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
FINE DAY TO WED.
Girl Took Van Danacker After She Had
a Breath Of Spring Air.

St. Paul, Minn.-Wifrcl Van Dan
acker Of 400 Webster avonuo 4tr9IIc i
downtown the other day to keep an en-
gagement with IA young woman.
Wouldn't this be fine day to yet
marriedY he queried to the young wo
man.
She took deep breath of the warm
spring mir ana agreed.
So they were married twenty min
utes later by Harry Ganick. the court
commissioner.
Ill bet ! get mine when the folks
find out the groom said Don't men
ton NISSAN, | mean Mrs. Van Dan
acker's name. She has got to give her
boss two weeks notice"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
MRS. HERBERT PARSONS.

"A woman bossed conclave on whose
bepowdered pettieoats chung IA few nm
interesting men fortune hunters and
an even less ambitious male contn.
gent, who cultivated society for the
bare sake Of the meals involved in be-
ing asked out to dinner.
The crumblng of the dynasty she
attributed to the following:
That people with brains no longer
have time for 1t; ergo. 1T Is losing lead
ers.
That, being II female organization In
the beginning it would no longer have
cohesion when the little talent it pos
sesscd to amuse finds vent in woman
suffrage, club life. business Or socio.
logical work
The younger girls are demanding the
right to select their own mates; there
fore they will not frequent society"
where the men are unintercstlng.
That an economic age Is fast making
it intolerably ridiculous.
Mrs. Parsons displayed the humorous
deformitics of her subject so general
at first that her audience consisting
numerously of society's" limbs. forgot
to get angry and was soon laughing
heartily-at itself. One or two dowa.
gers got fussily UP and left with hus
bands. who were red and seemed un-
happy.
THE society group Of any American
community" Mrs. Parsons said, "is
composed of persons sufficiently desir-
trance fee, SO to speak. Comparatively
few persons can belong TO society with
out having some source Of revenue.
Now and then IN the larger cities may
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
MEN TALLER IN MORNING.
May Measure Half an Inch More After
Breakfast Marine Exapoinere cav

Breakfast, Marine Examiners Say.
Washington Men are taller In the
morning than IN the evening. medicm
examiners for the United States ma
rine corps declare, and the applicant
for enlistment who H. of medium or
small stature has better chance just
after breakfast to meet the height re
quirements than Mt any other time dur
ing the day.
The disks Of cartilage between the
vertebrac Of the backbone yield con
sidcrably TO the pressure due to the
weight of the body when 1t Is erect
and expand themselves while the body
Is IN rcaumbcnt position
This effect may amount to as much
as half an inch in the ease Of "A heavy
many Of say, five feet ten inches III
height, according to the marine corps
medical examiners
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
Gibbons Outpolnts Lewis.

New York. May 20-Mike Gibbons
cutpointed KID Lewis, English box.
or, in a ten-round bout here. The
many fight fans were far from pleased
with the bout, that is those who ex.
pected to see Mike badly beat the
Briton. 1t was nearly all Gibbons
until the eighth, then Mike appeared
TO let uD
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
Thieves Stole House.

Deer Park. Wis.-Hernmr Larson
purchased farm In the vicinity of
Frederic. in Polk county and last sum
mer built a house there and made
preparations TO move on the property.
which he had been renting to neigh
bors. The other day he went up to
Frederic ahead of his family. expect
ing to put things In readiness, when he
found that the house had been carried
off by thieves.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
HUNG HEAD DOWN 48 HOURS.
New York Farmer Was Caught by Feet
In Apple Tree.

Binghamton, y. Y.-R A. Case of
Galena was trimming his apple trees
recently and slipped while up a tree.
His feet caught IA a crooked limb. ana
he hung head downward for forty
eight hours.
He was thought to be dead when dis
covered, but regained consciousness.
and the physicians hoped for his re-
coVery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
DR.. Hughes Elected Bishop.

Saratoga Springs, ~ Y, May 20
DR.. Matt s. Hughes of Pasadena, Cal,
was elected a bishop by the general
conference OF Methodists on the
twelfth ballot, receiving SAC votes, or
four more than was necessary. He is
a brother Of Bishop Edwin p Hughes
of San Francisco.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
Two British Alrnaen Killed

London, May 20. - Lieutenants Sci.
wyn and Bateman, military aviators,
were killed instantly at Gosport, in
Hampshire, near Portsmouth. Tie
aeroplane In which they were flying
dove from height of 1000 feet. The
cause Of the accident has not been
determined
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
French Exports Show Gain.

Paris, May 20.-Offlcial statistics for
the month of April show that France
exported goods to the value of $780,
900 francs more than for the same
month last year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24

received in EJglapd such deputation
of distinguished men in different walks
of life as waited upon Prince Alex
ander at his hotel
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
Rina In Chickens Crop.

Neillsville, Wis-Mrs Ada Eagles,
visiting her daughter in Belcn, dressed
chicken ard found in its crop a gold
ring which she had once given her
grandson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-05-24
Air Raid on British Coast.

London. May 22-Three German
seaplanes made raid on the English
coast. One of the aircraft was
brought down off the Belgian coast
The seaplanes dropped thirty seven
bombs, wounding one soldier and two
civilians.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-01
SANFORDS OBSERVE :
GOLDEN WEDDING

LIBERTY, Ind, April 1.-Mr and
Mrs. Frank Sanford entertained fifty
guests at their country home near Cot
tage Grove, four miles east of this
place, on Wednesday,, March 29th,
celebrating their Golden wedding an
niversary. Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford were
married in this county and have a
number of friends and relatives who
helped them celebrate the day. They
are the parents of George Sanford,
Mrs. Charles Pentecost, Mrs. Karl
Nickels and Mrs. Harry Miller, almost
all of whom are residents of this
county. There was only one guest at
the celebration who was present at the
wedding fifty years ago and she was
Mrs. Sarah Wainwright Mr.. and Mrs
Sanford received many useful and
beautiful presents. Among the out OF
town guests who were present were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Wainwright OF
Connersville, and Mrs. Nina M. San.
ford of Brookville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-01
UNION COUNTY HOLDS
ANNUAL SPORT DAl

LIBERTY, Ind, April LAT 9 a
ing of the council of the PuDiic
Union during the past week, worn
the annual Play Day was ssa' e,
The date for the event vas So,
Saturday, April % It was .no
best not TO abolish the displa! hst
entirely, as was thought at IiIss,
the time for them will be i1miteu.
These games do not seem 10 a - -
the interest of the spectators 90
the athletic events, so the nuHue ~
limited to one game from eacn - - -
rural schools and two from the L.oe. : :,
schools. Inasmuch as College .ot -.
has dropped its membership 6pe - +
is certain of walkover in ailnos'
of the athletic events. TO give ~
country school more of chanes' o.
perintendent L, o. Shook decided ~
all men who had been in high scuo 8
more than two years and had paltIs,
pated in the track events OF the olns
years, should be barred from ~
events of the other years. shouio e
| barred from the events this year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-01
WILLIAMSBURG

Roe Martin and family have moVeu
to Richmond to make their fatal z,
home. 49,. Mrs. V o. Campbell IS "
with grippe, Mrs. Raymond Can
and children of Richmond, spen1
Thursday with Perry Cain and FANNY
here. Mrs. Iva Ball was shopplns
in Richmond Thursday. E. Mrs. r. I
Hungate is visiting friends in Muncie
and Upton. Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Chamness spent Thursday in Rich
mond. Mrs, Bert Hinshaw "as
shopping in Richmond Thursday. !.
w. McNutt is moving in the house va
Gated by Roe Martin, -. Lee Anoei
son was in Economy Friday on ousf
ness. Howard Davis of Connersvlile
spent Friday with friends here.
Mrs. Omer Pearce is spending the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-01
An American Foreign Policy for the Unitec

What a complete break with Germany over
the submarine problem means to the United
States is fully set out in an editorial in the
Chicago Tribune The text of the editorial
follows:
Dispatches from Washington indicate the
presidents further plans in the event that he
breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany.
1t is believed in administration circles that this
act will furnish strong moral support to the allies,
that it will strengthen the hands of the pro-alhes
parties in Holland, Greece and Roumania.
If Germany thereupon declares war upon the
United States, or commits acts which lead the
United States to declare war upon Germany, the
president does not plan to send the American
fleet into the danger zone or to send an American
army to take part in the war, but will declare an
embargo upon all expectations to the central
powers.
Whatever ones opinion may be of the effec-
tiveness of these plans, the fact remains that
they may be effective and they are meant to be
effective. They may be decisive in the defeat of
Germany and the consequent victory of the allies
If they are not effective clearly they will have to
be supplanted by action.
Having attempted Germanys overthrow this
nation will be in the position of France and
England, and she must accomplish Germany's
downfall or face annihilation. To what pass this
may lead us no can foretell.
The war of 1912 was started by imposing q
peaceful embargo on exports to Great Britain
yet before it was over both Buffalo and Wash
ington had been burned by the British.
Hence, we must calculate not only for the
probabilities but also against all the possibilities
We may we'll have to spend a million men and E
billion dollars before we regain peace.
In the event of victory with or without the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-01

use of the armed forces of the United States. the
United States becomes the decisive factor in the
war; becomes evidently Germany's most hated
enemy. It is imperative, therefore, that having
delivered the blow which secured victory for the
allies the United States must exact full guaranty
against the revenge of Germany.
The United States should do much more than
that. It should exact a treaty guaranteeing
this hemisphere against invasion by European
or Asiatic powers. Clearly this plan is as much
in the interest of Canada as of the United States
In return for its Unreasonable service to the
allies it should exact guaranty of its island
possessions, particularly those in the Pacific
ocean. Japan has never consented to our occu-
patton of Hawaii, and Japan is known to have
designs upon the California coast, as well as upon
the Philippine islands. We believe it is to the
interest of Great Britain to covenant with the
United States to keep the Japanese out of the
American Pacific possessions. If not, it is GER
tainly small repayment for the unreasonable
service this nation must render to Great Britain
by breaking off diplomatic relations and risking
war with Germany.
Should tAturn out that Great Britain has
engagements with Japan which prevent her
giving such guaranty would it not be folly for
us to make the Anglo-Japanese alliance supreme
in world diplomacy?
In the event of Germany's defeat the allied
powers will not only free themselves of the
menace of German conquest, but will each and
every one of them take valuable reward Eng
land and Japan will hold Germany's overseas
possessions. Japan will retain control of China
from which she has practically elected occi.
dentals. Russia will take Persia, Constantinople
and the Dardanelles. France will regain Alsace
Lorraine.
If the United States is to become the decisive
! factor in this victory and assume equal risk o.
the penalties of defeat, is it to be left to the
revenge of Germany and the undisguised ambi
ton of Japan?
The public must appreciate that there are il
our midst many and powerful influences which
are so anxious to render aid to the allies tina
they oblivious not only to our interests but t.
our vital needs.
All 100 per cent. Americans must assert them
selves with vigor now or they may never be abb
to assert themselves again.
If the president feels that it is necessary TO-
this country to enter the WARRIOR whateve
reason-he must take all possible measures t,
prevent a catastrophe.