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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30
BUILD TRUCKS MERE

r. l.. Saunders. manager OF the
Geriinger Motor Car company
branch OF Semitic. completed neEo
tia,lons last week to take over the
Seattle branch and establish q
large company and factory here
under the name OF the Gersix Motor
Truck company. which will build
the Geraix truck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30
ABBOTT MAN MERE

II. A. kesslcr. assistant sales
manager for the Abbott Corpora
ton OF Cleveland. Ohio. Ia looking
over the field In this vicinity and
will be in town for a few days. He
Ia we'll pleased with the showing
made by Farnsworth & Co, local
distributors for the Abbott.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

pert. and his noble partner. Jack
Williams. both have to no and
'eonscript" noxt month. Jack says
that be would lik. TO be rear
sergeant In the rear guard Of the
last reserves. and 'Hun" claims
tina, there Was cniy one position
open for him. and as Wilson has
already copied that. there Ia no
chance Our brave heroes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30
MAxWELLS MAKE
ECONOMY RECORD

Two privately owned MAXWELL
cars last Wednesday. on the Seat.
tie Tacoma highway, established
an economy record or running 3o.i
miles and S5,i miles on one gallon
of gasoline
The ears were participants In the
Maxwell international gasoline
economy demonstration. held In
every part OF the country on that
day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

from the auto game and devote his
time to private interests.
Since Garner took hold OF the
Chalmers line. about II year ago.
the Chalmers car has forged to the
front.
with the securing OF the Chal
mers line. alcng with their other
two popular ears. the William 1.
pattcn Co. has become one OF the
strongest institutions OF it's kind In
the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

4, my varied progress thru
life have observed that the
most successful seIf-made men
we're always ssis-startsrs.
Perhaps . motor car 10 not
necessary impairment
10 the leading Of . fast life.
but II certainly does help .
whole lot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

v. c. Force. manager Of the
Paige Sales Company. Is expecting
twenty nine OF The Most Beauti.
fui Cars In America" to arrive
sometime this week. Paiges have
been going thick and fast. and al
ready orders are piled up ready to
fill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

Al Stewart. the handsome part
nsr OF John Baisden. president OF
the John 3. Baisden Co. IL going
to war. Al has gone and ioinsd the
sub chas.rs lie says that he would
rather chase submarines than pros.
psctive buyers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30
Jim Parsons Makes Trip to
Longmire Inn; Snow on Way

Last Sunday Jim Parsons, With q
party. started for a pleasure jaunt
TO Mt. Rainier. and after the gov.
eminent official OF the park IN.
formed him that he couldn't gct
any further on account Of tho
heavy drifts OF snow that were
blocking the way. Jim had TO set
record. so he got within one mil.
81 the l.ongmlre Inn before he
bumped the Snoot OF the Autz four.
passenger into a snow bank five
feet high. Jim claims that ~ be had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

had chains on the bus he would
have zone on 10 the Inn an easy as
rolling off n log--and nobody dis
putes Jims words--for some rea,
sou or other he usually gets what
he goes after Az II was he got
further than any car this year. nc.
cordins 10 the government official
There have been only few cars
registered in the park this year
and II viii be along the middle oil
June before traffic will be open "a
that the cars can yet as far as the
spring. Jim said yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

My idea OF nothing AZ all Vas to
be a worker In the pits for Bill
Taylor In his privately owned stutr
at uniontown. Pc, last week. for
Taylor copied the race without
stopping once at the pits FOR tire
troubis or repairs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

Jimmie Cas-. the second Barney
oldflcld and former special repre-.
sentative for tho Cahy Tire Co.
here. is now connected with the
John = Bsisd.n Co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

Listen. gentle reader. Mike Col.
Inns has q good one. Mike claims
tina, he esush, one that tipped the
scales at seven pounds and II vas
som. fish. according 10 Mikes story
He claims that the fish had more
brains than some OF the gasoline
followers who try TO buck IN. Hool.
igan game a, his place OF business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

let Uncle Sam know you're
living. Buy a Liberty Bond.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

c. s. Huntoon. %. Willard *.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

Deep. deep misiery oycrshadows
auto row. for along come the chey.
rol~t people with a racer from Los
Angeles which has created Quit. a
discussion. for the darn thing looks
for all the world like q StuiE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

This Chalmers a mn-proudy
own For j not only quality hut looks quality.
but
And should
purchasing. aSeaver costs more rum.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-30

Thursday these special offerings will 90 sale.
They will a big saving to all who feel they
must economic much possible.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
HOME WRECKED
VARIOUS THEORIES ADVANCED
AS TO CAUSE OF THE MYS-
FERROUS AFFAIR.

Woonsocket, Dec. THE fine
modern home of John Privet, who
lives six miles southwest of this city,
was badly damaged by an explosion
of uncertain origin. The family was
awakened by an explosion that shook
their home from cellar to roof. Mr..
Privet, who was asleep on the second
floor, was nearly thrown from his
bed. Near the foot of the cellar
stairs were two galvanized iron tubs,
nested, and in the top one something
was blazing fiercely, the blaze reach
ed to and scorched the woodwork
overhead. Thelfire vas extinguished
before it had done any damage.
An examination disclosed the fact
that the home was in a sad condition,
But little damage was done in the
cellar where the explosion evidently
took place, but the entire house from
the first floor to the roof was badly
racked and damaged.
The theory is advanced that be-
cause of Privet's anita German stand
since the inception of the war in
1914, the explosion is the work of a
pro-German. But the preponderance
of the evidence indicates that escap-
ing gas was the cause. The house is
lighted by a hollow wire gasoline sys-
tenn and was used the night before
for the first time in several months,
the lights burning until 2 o'clock in
the morning. y
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07

Mary had a little germ,
1t was so fat and thrifty,
That very soon this single germ
Had multiplied to fifty.
They followed her to school one day
Upon each tooth and finger,
And everywhere that Mary went
A germ vas sure to linger.
They were a jolly bunch of germs,
And it was sure to please them
If they could tickle Mary's nose
Until she had to sneeze them. Z
They sat upon the drinking cup
And floated through the air.
In fact. these germs that Mary
brought
Were scattered everywhere.
They made the other children sick,
These germs that Mary scattered,
But no one took it much to heart,
Or much thought that it mattered.
But Red Cross seals have brought a
change,
Now Mary is instructed
Instead of adding germs at school
That they should be deducted.
The toothbrush drill has come to stay
1t was a happy notion,
And all the mouth germs fade away
Before this hostile motion.
And Mary's hands and finger nails
Each morning are inspected,
And III they show a trace of germs
She wanders home rejected.
The dear old school is twice as dear,
And Teacher dear" Is dearer,
With healthy children, clean and
bright
The long school day to cheer her.
The Red Cross asks each teacher here
For her cooperation
In bringing up each girl and boy
To make a healthy nation.
If every school child can be taught
To keep its body healthy,
You'll bless 1t more, a hundred times
Than IL you made it wealthy.
The Red Cross Seals have dreamed
a dream
That you can make a real one,
A "germless day" when none can find
A single germ or feel one.
Written by F. G.. Morris for the
Red Cross Seal Commission of South
Dakota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
Luce Line QU|ESCENT
MIR. WASKEY SAYS 1T Is las
GOOD AS CAN BE EXPECTED'
RETURNED TO-DAY.

Geo. III. Waskey returned this aft
ernoon from Sioux Falls, where he
attended a convention of the South
Dakota retail implement dealers fol-
lowing the meeting at Minneapolis
for the election CT directors for that
road. He reports a very successful
and well attended meeting at Sioux
Falls.
or matters pertaining to the Luce
road and the recent meeting, he had
very little to add to the report of
Mr.. Reynolds attendance. While
he thinks that the situation is not
encouraging, especially for immedi-
ate development or dividends, he Is
inclined toward a faith in the favor
able outcome of the venture. The
men at the head of the organization
have too much at stake to allow 1t to
go to the demnition bow-wows If 1t
Is possible to save it.
Curtailments of expenses n econ
omies OF operation have been effected
In all possible ways, Mr.. Waskey
says. But wages have risen, and coal
is costing more than twice what 1t
did a year ago. The short reach or
the line restricts its field OF opera
ton and business, but for that he
considers that the line is just about
self-sustaining now. He considers
that for the mileage of the road they
have a very good and ample equip
ment of rolling and power stock,
which of themselves are a valuable
asset.
or official administration he says
that he thinks ii Is being done as eff
ficiently as conditions will warrant.
Nothing can be done at this time ex-
cept to cut off all leaks, get what
they can and keep what they get
and wait for the war to settle big
ger things before they can hope to
settle their problems. Eventually,
he thinks, the road will reach Mad
ison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
IDENTITY PRESERVED
GOV. NORBECK SECURES RETEN
TION OF s. ID. CAVALRY
UNIT.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. Or
ders were issued by the war depart
ment to the commanding general of
the 34th division, Camp Cody, N. NJ,
directing him to form and retain at
least N complete unit of South Da-
kota cavalry and to preserve other
First South Dakota cavalry units
wherever practicable. The order was
issued after a series of conferences
between the adjutant general, Gov.
Norbeck, of South Dakota. and j. Il.
Mather, of Watertown, who accom-
panied the governor here and whom
the governor had previously sen to
Camp Cody to investigate the reor-
~ganization of national guard units,
under which the First South Dakota
cavalry was entirely disorganized.
This Is a greater concession than
has been made to any other state
where units have been disorganized.
The ruling of the department re-
quires the retention of regiments
having the longest service record,
consequently the First South Dakota
cavalry will not be received as a full
regiment unit. but the war depart
ment orders the retention Of the
troop units so far as possible.
The result OF this order will mean
the organization from the First cav
airy of at least one full machine gun
battalion or one full artillery battery,
South Dakota will, under this order
have at least one complete fighting
unit in the 34th division, consisting
entirely of South Dakota boys.
Gov. Norbeck has finished his
work here and leaves for Camp Mills
where the boys of the Fourth South
Dakota are in camp. He expects to
go from there to Camp Cody to per.
sonally see the result of the new wal
department order.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07

A CHEERFUL VIEW OF THE WAR
GAME IN FRANCE.

In a letter to his mother, Mrs. B.
B. Bowel, received November 80,
Corp. Bert Bowel writes as follows:
Somewhere in France"
Oct. IS. 1917.
Dear Folks: Probably you think
I am dead, but I assure you | am
very much alive, and intend to re-
main SO for some time IL | have my
way about 1t.
We have been here for some time
now and except for the weather we
are in good shape. 1t rains every
day-a cold, drizzling rain that re-
minds me of a South Dakota equinox,
This Is no place for a weakling, but
we have very few of that article
and as long as the coffee, bareback,
timed beef, bacon and Bull Durham
hold out. the world is ours and we
get used to having the rain drip of
our hat rims into our coffee cups
while we eat. This sounds bad, but
we have less sickness than we did
at Ell Paso.
. Tell every one Hello" for me, and
tell them they don't know what they
are missing by not being here. This
Is the best game I eve played, the
only drawback being the mud and
rain, but we are equipped to with
stand the weather now, so we dom
mind. Goodbye and good luck.
Corp. Bert Bowel, Co. IF" Enc
Engineers, A. z. T., via New York
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
BUILDING GRADE
TO ARMOR 1T WITH WIRE AND
SHEET IRON-WILLOWS WILL
BE USED AFTERWARD.

The county commissioners are fin
ishing up their regular December
session today, though they expect to
come together again next week on
some special road work. They view
ed bridges in the country yesterday,
and this afternoon were considering
some bills-a social session, they call
it. They will adjourn tonight.
The grading of the road across the
inlet to Lake Madison is about COM
pleted, 1t is reported by the county
engineer, C. A. Trimmer. This work
Is on the line between sections FL
and %, and consists of about so rods
Of roadway, involving the moving of
over 5000 yards of dirt. e. j. Ma
loney has the contract for the work.
The road across this low place has
always given trouble. The action of
the waves against the embankment
has made it impossible to make the
roadway permanent. The grading
Just being finished will make a grade
Is feet wide at the top. Work will
be commenced next week at setting
posts eight feet apart along each side
of the grade, at the base, mailing a
woven wire netting to them then put
ting the iron siding recently removed
from the Madison mill against that.
Then the space will be filled with
dirt. 1t Is intended to plant willow
slips along this fence, which when
they are we'll rooted and grown, will
protect the grade after the decay and
fall of the wood and iron fence. This
will be prosecuted in the spring,
though.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
STATE NEWS.

PlankintOn-An Aurora county
soldier boy named John M. Sullivan,
died at Camp Funston, of spinal men,
nights. His remains were brought
to Plankinton. where the funeral was
held.
Kimball-A sadness was cast over
this community when a message was
received from Capt. Quirk. of Camp
Cody, reporting the death OF Jos. III.
Drips. The remains are accompanied
by Sergt. Harry Bray. who is on the
way here now. This is the first death
to occur among Troop l., who left
here September is for the present
camp.
Centerville-A ~jackrabbit, leaping
through the windshield of a rapidly
driven automobile, was the cause OF
the driver of the car, Oscar Ostrum.
of Montrose, sustaining severe cuts
about the head from the flying glass.
and other occupants of the car were
more or less severely cut. The rab-
bit was bewildered by the approach
of the car and leaped in the wrong
direction. He landed in the back
seat, where he was found and dis
patched after the accident.
Pierre-In the past few days a
number of boys from Pierre and Fort
Pierre have enlisted in various de-
partments of the army. A number
of them went into the mechanical de-
partment of the aviation corps. Two
men, Fred Westlunf and Carl Ste
phens, have enlisted in the flame
BRIDE" Those enlisting in different
departments of the aviation corps are
Bruno H~epperlee. Bernard McCallag.
Dean Starkey. George Bessendorfer,
Glenn Davis and Godfrey Roberts.
Lead-A stranger giving his name
as Clyde Munson, who Is believed to
have eloped with a married woman
from some unknown place in the east
was arrested by the local police. The
woman appeared here at the same
time as Munson and posed as his
wife. She now has disappeared and
the authorities are unable to find
her. Munson was absent from the
city for a day Or two. and when he
returned he registered at a local ho-
tel under the name of Charles
Scheme. He carries a card showing
he registered in the selective draft.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

The family of A. w. McCready
departed for Kansas City, to spend
the winter in the south.
N. Bjornstad's new harness shop
has been plastered and is nov being
papered and will soon be ready fol
occupancy.
A marriage license was issued to.
day to Jas. H.. Ferguson, of Forest.
burg, and Hattie E. Rosenow, oil
Wentworth. The ceremony will be
performed at Wentworth tomorrow
Rev. w. F. Stump officiating.
Geo. Downing, who has been in
charge of the new electric light plant
during it's construction and operation
thus far, returned to st. Paul this
morning. AS the plant has been un
satisfactorily in some respects, and
has not been accepted by the city yet
it will probably be shut down for 9
time, until further orders from the
company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
Things Different
GROTON SOLDIER BOY TELLS OF
SANITARY CONDITIONS In
FRANCE.

Groton, Dec. THE American
soldier who visits the little French
villages finds things somewhat diff
ferent from what he is accustomed to
back home. Mud and filth in the
streets, absence of sewer systems,
lack of fresh air and general unclean-
illness are described In a letter from
Rollan Kraft, a Groton boy serving
his country across the water. He
writes In part; from the usual
Somewhere in France" date line:
Imagine a little French village, a
quaint village with narrow streets,
and two story buildings huddled
closely together on the very edge of
the road so that there Is M room left
for a sidewalk in most places, and il
a little extra space does happen to
be left by a crook in the street a lit
tie stone slab is laid to suggest the
idea that they really have no preju-
dices against sidewalks in general
and only haven't accepted them as a
general thing. From the buildings
the stone streets slant down for two
feet and then rise from both sides to
a high center in the middle of the
road. This leaves a depression ditch
about two feet from the buildings on
both sides of the street to act as an
autogenous sewer system, which car
ries away the street drainage, the
kitchen drainage and everything that
should not run down the main streets
of a town.
THE green sewage that lies in the
bitches of the main streets, the man
ure piles on front yards and the Pc
culiar side step dance that foreign
pedestrians quickly learn from dodg-
ing waste water thrown from the
front windows-all of this is sup
posed to attract the artistic eye,"
but such tone studies you could not
expect a simple American like N.Y.
self to appreciate.
And every village is the same:
first cows, then chickens and dirt in
the streets, n piles in every va
cant lot, a Shiny, muddy filth oozing
from under your tires, and scattering
toward awkward peasants who never
know which is the right from the left
side of the road. After you pass,
however, French flows freely from
them as they curse out the Ameri-
cans for disturbing the mud In the
streets. I do hope that this rainy
season will give the streets a good
washing.
Entering a French home, one finds
heavy draperies, windows heavily
shattered. no light, no air-only
STIFFNESS, modify odors. upholstered
furniture and a general sense Of just
what sanitation ought not to be. A
bath Is as hard to find in such a town
as q clean child; indeed 1t is said that
even In the big cities the bath tubs
ARE used to pile the old books In"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07

made to the license division of the
United States food administration in
Washington before November /.
Several warnings have been issued
since then to South Dakota firms and
all are now expected to have the re-
CURED license or to make immediate
application to the license division.
The food administration also an
nounces that complaints are being re-
ceived that many firms have neglect
ed to insert their license number on
stationery used for negotiating and
completing sales.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07

Insure buildings ana live stock In
the Farmers Mutual Tornado Insur-
ance company, of Madison. s. d. Or
ganized one year, $2,000.00O of in
surance written first year. Rates
less than half Of old line insurance
Covers Lake, Moody, Bookings
Kingsbury, Miner. McCook and Min
nehaha counties. See local repre-.
sentatives, C. J. johnson. F. J. Krue
or j. L. Sunde.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
S. D. DEALERS WARNED
FOOD ADMINISTRATION TO SUS-
PEND TRADING OPERA
TTONS.

Aberdeen, Dec. Steps are being
taken by the federal food administra-
totr for South Dakota to suspend
trading operations of all dealers in
staple food commodities covered in
presidents proclamation of October
6 without further warning. Appli-
cation for license should have been
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-07
EMERGENCY FOOD AGENT FOR
LAKE COUNTY.

To the Editor: 1t is possible for
Lake county to secure an emergency
food agent, who will perform the du-
ties OF the regular county agent.
All that is necessary is to secure 0
members for the emergency food bu-
rea for Lake county. The salary
and OF the agent will be
paid by the federal government at
Washington. The only expense to
the county will be that OF providing
an office and securing stenographic
help as needed. The work of secur-
ing members has been entrusted to a
committee OF farmers representing
every township in the county. AL
ready over 100 memberships have
been secured. The wor kof the local
been secured. The work of the local
tive committee composed of D.. j..
O'Connell, Ramona; Frank Krug,
Madison; e. j. Rath. Madison; Peter
Olson, Orland. and l.. G. Atherton,
Madison. All farmers and others in
terestad in food production are urged
to Join the bureau in order that the
required membership may be Sc
cured. The membership fee is 81
per year.
This is the opportunity for Lake
county to secure a county agricul-
tural agent practically free of ex-
pense to the county. Every one
should help to improve the agricul-
ture of the country and thus help
win the war;. G. Anterior, Secre-
tary Executive Committee, Lake
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