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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
PITTSBURC TIED UP
BY RAIL CONGESTION

P%ittsburg, Feb. 20.-The railroad
freight situation has resulted in a
temporary suspension of industrial
activity in the Pittsburg district.
The fires in approximately forty
furnaces in the district have been
banked, while various departments at
many mills have been closed. because
of a shortage in ears which has pre-
than $4,000 tons of structural material
and the shipping of the finished prod
net.
Railroad officials estimate hat more
than $4,000 tons OF structural meterial
alone are jammed in the local yards
aw aiting movement, while mills have
contiued to roll new steel until the
mill yards will hold no more.
In the coal fields in this vicinity the
mines are unable to operate more
than 40 per cent and last week the
general average was not more than 80
per cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
LID ON SHIP MOVE MENTS
Time Of Departure and Destination
vii Be Kept Secret.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The practice
of making public the destinations and
msnifests OF merchant ships leaving
American ports is to be discontinued
during the crisis with Germany as a
step in the protection OF American
interests from the German submarine
campaign.
No word as to the port for which
any vessel sails or the cargo 1t car
ries will be made public by the gov
eminent officials who grant clearance
and the great merchant fleet carrying
American commerce abroad will come
and go with all the secrecy of war
vessels In time OF war.
This decision Of the treasury de.
partnent will be made effective at
once. 1T Is said, as a measure OF pre-.
caution
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
WIVES WILL RIDE TOO.
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Marshall TO Join
In inaugural Parade.

Washington. Senator Overman.
chairman OF the Joint Inaugural Com
mittee OF congress, announced that the
president and the vice president will
be accompanied by their wives when
they ride up Pennsylvania avenue To
the White House after the inaugural
ceremonies at the capitol on Monday
March 8
The first wife of a president to ride
with her husband following the inau
gural ceremonies was Mrs. Taft. Mrs
Marshall will be the first wife of n vice
president to ride in the inaugural pa
rade. A third carriage for the inaugural
committee will be an innovation. All
three Will he drawn by four horses each
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
DEATH RATE MUCH LOWER
Safety First Movement Shows Results
in Coal Mines.

Washington. Feb. 20. Fewer men
lost their lives in American coal
mines in 1916 than in any year of the
past ten, although the year was the
most prosperous in the history of min.
ing, with more men employed and a
greater tonnage taken from the earth
than ever before.
The army OF mine workers number
Cd more than 100000. The number
killed was 2.225, which is A less than
in 1915 and $50 less than in 1913. Six
ty-fiye million more tom of coal were
mined than in 1915.
The safety first movement is given
credit by the bureau of mines for the
reduction.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
CUNARD LINE BUYS SHIPS
Contract Made With Seattle Concern
for Six Steel Freighters.

Seattle, Feb. 20. Announcement
was made that the Cunard line had
let to the Seattle Construction and
Dry Dock company the contract for
six steel freight steamships at a fig
ure exceeding Sc, 000, O00.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis. Feb. 20.-Wheat-May
$1.76A; July. $l.721A; Sept. $1.42A
Cash close on track: No. / hard. 81.
s6A m1.S8A, No. | Northern, $1.7SA
01.S2% No. 2 Northern, Stag al.
S2& No. 3 Northern, $1.G4& 01.71A
No. 3 yellow corn. $1.00nl.01; No.
white oats, 55% 056Ae; flax. $2.S2A
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
Three Elremen Are Killed.

Quebec, Feb. 20.-Falling walls of
buildings wrecked by flames crushed
three flremen to death AID badly in
jured FIVE others. The fire was Que.
bees seventh serious one within a
month and a searching inquiry is un.
der way Six pusiness houses we're
destroyed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Feb. 20.-Wheat-May, ST.
73%; July. s1.49; Sept. $1.3S&. Corn
May, $1.0li July, 991ac. Oats-May,
STAG; July, 54%c. Pork-May, $50.
Is; July. $3.50. Butter-Creameries.
3SG42e. Eggs-40n43c Poultry
Springs. 2012c; fowls, 2012c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
A woMAN's EXPERIENCE WITH
GRIPPE

When a cough or cold hangs on, and
you have aches and pains that are hard
TO define, 1t is likely that grippe is TAX
ing hold of your system. Mrs. j. A.
Rodgers. Switzer. S. c., says: Il am
susceptible to colds. often ending in
grippe. In this case l have found Foley's
Honey and Tar to prevent doctor bills. .
Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
Supplies Sent by Mail.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The mails
are practically taking the places OF
freight ears during the present EN-
barge on the railways in bringing
supplies into Washington. Other
cities, local officials suggest, should
follow suit.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
THOUSANDS ARE GIVEN AID
Salvation Army Report Shows Assist.
ance for Ten Years.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Statistics made
public here by the Salvation Army,
covering the entire country for the
past ten years, show that the army
furnished approximately $4,000, 900
beds for indigents, nearly A, 1000. 900
meals and 343.41S persons were given
summer outings. More than 10000
tons of coal were given for emergen-
cy relief.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
CIVIL WAR LEADER DIES
James r. O'Beirne Arose From Ranks
to BRIGADE Command.

New York, Feb. 20.-Brigadier Gen
eral James Rowan O'Beirne, who arose
from the ranks to the command of a
brigade in the Civil war. died of heart
disease here. He was se~venty-five
years old. He was severely wounded
In the battle OF Charlottesville and
was awarded the military medal by
congress for gallantry at the battle
of Fair Oaks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
Boy Scout Ends Life.

Chicago, Feb. 19.-Heartbroken be
cause his mother refused to allow him
TO attend a Boy Scout meeting, Earl
Albert, aged fourteen, known as the
hoy wireless wizard" of Chicago, com
mitted suicide.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
South st. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul. Feb. 20. Cattle
Receipts, 300; steers, S7.7508.50;
COWS and heifers, $5.6067.50; calves,
$5.00O12.25. Hogs-Receipts. 2,1O0;
range, $11.70m 1900. Sheep-Receipts,
100; lambs, $13.25dt4.00. ewes, $500
010.25.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
st. Paul Grain.

st. Paul, Feb. 20. - Wheat No. l
hard, $1S6# @18SB; No. / Northern,
S1.7SM01S6B; No. 2 Northern, ST.
74A @1.S2B; No. 2 Montana hard, ST.
77M01.S0M; corn. S1.O0B m1.01A /;
oats, 55h m56hc; barley, 94cn$1.23;
rye, S1.42M1.43; fax, $2.82B.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Cattle-Receipts
500; steers, s7.S5012.00; cows and
h%eifers. $5.20n10.40; calves, $3.50
400. Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; light
$11.65 1926; mixed, $12.05Q12.50;
heavy. $12.00612.50. rough, $4,000
12.15; pigs, s9.40@ 1910. Sheep-Re.
ceipts. 1000; native. Sill .0041200;
lambs. St2 40n14.75.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
ARMY AND NAVY
ARE SPEEDING UP
Military and Naval Strength
Being Rapidly Increased.
MONEY is OUR MENACE

Army Officer Calls Attention to Temp
tation Put In Way OF Impoverished
but Powerful Nations to Recoup
Themselves at Our Espense-Mann
Cautions Care In Expenditures.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
Greeks Riot in CHICAGO.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Policemen quelI-
ed a riot when 100 Greek ex-soldiers
tried to break UP a meeting of sup
porters of Eliptherios Venizelos, lead
er of the Liberal party and EXPIRE
mier.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
TRIBUTE TO
JOSEPH H. CH0ATE
Arose From SiCkbad TO CeIa-
brato Eighty-iitth Birthday.
A LEADER OF LEADERS

List of His Friends Comprises Famous
Men In All Walks Of life In Many
Countries-Wss Counsel In Many
Famous Cases-Honored at Home and
Abroad.
Joseph III. Choate, lean OF American
lawyers and senior citizen Of the Unit
ed States, arose from "A sickhcd the
other day to celebrate his eighty fifth
birthday. lie awoke on that morning
to find his home IN New York city
choked with flowers from hundreds OF
admirers and we'll wishers, and the
bouquets were piled high IN every Don
aud In the halls.
The %postman's arms were weary on
his rounds until he lightened his bur
den at the Choate home, and telegraph
and cable messengers kept M a con
slant procession.
More than sixty cablegrams were rc
ceiyed from Europe, sent by persons
who had become his intimates during
his six yea RS service as ambassador at
the court OF st. james. One of the GA
kilograms came from King George aud
others from Britons high IN the our
ellis Of their nation
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Feb. 20.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive. No. l hard, s1.S0%; No.
/ Northern. sl.7s%; No. 2 Northern,
$1.75A 01.77h. Flax-On track and
to arrive, 11.eoA.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20

MIR. Choate continued to inspire o
fdence and terror In the New York
courts almost without cessation until
1890, when President Mckinley APP
pointed him ambassador to Great Brit.
ain.
lie held his post OF ambassador nm
al 1905. when he retired at his W re
quest and against the expressed wish
~ of President Roosevelt.
In 1902 oxford university conferred
on Ambassador Choate the degree of
ID. G.. L., an honor to which few Amer
leans have attained. To celebrate II
Mr.. Choate had a portrait Of himself
PAINTED by a well known artist, repre-
senting him wearing the red gown OF
oxford
Two years after retiring from his
diplomatic post Mr.. Choate wen TO the
second Hague peace conference as head
VI the American delegation.
He was president OF the New York
constitutional convention In 1894. In
1897 he was a candidate On principle for
United States senator I'm defiance OF
Platt. who held the Republican orgaili
zation as a chattel and made Of his fol
lowers mere puppets to record his will.
Choate was not elected he did not
expect to be. His candidacy was a pro
test. As such 1t accomplished Its pur
pose. for Platt's power began TO wane
soon after.
He has been president of the Ameri
can Bar association. president Of the
Union League club. a foreign honorary
fellow Of the Royal Society OF Litsra
ture, a trustee of the Metropolitan Mu
of Art and of the Museum OF
Natural History and has been honored
with membership and official title In 81
many other ways that the list becomes
q long record.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20

Turkey will fight to the last man to
retain Constantinople, declared Talaat
Boy, the new Turkish grand vizier.
Our enemies have declared their
intention Of thrusting us back into
the depths of Asia Minor. To these
ridiculous threats of our enemies. who
took flight at the Dardanelles as the
result Of the defeat inflicted upon
them by our valiant army. we reply
that we shall not re~linquish CONSTANT
nople as long as there Is a single OF.
toman left"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20

~ 1912 by American Press Association
William n. Colyer, st. Paul news
paper man, and John Franklin Fort,
former governor of New Jersey, have
been nominated by President Wilson
as members OF the federal trade com
mission.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
Counsel In Fanou. Cases,

Prominent among the cases with
are those OF General Fitz-John Porter
and the Cesnola ease In the former,
which concerned the demand Of Porter
10 he reinstated In his rank In the.
army, of which he had been deprived
owing to charges brought against him
in connection with his conduct at the
battle of Bull Run. Choate had to mas
ter not only the principles. but the
minute details Of "A long. confused and
momentous campaign. In addition
there was the state Of public feeling to
lle considered and the p%rejudices of the
military men who had taken part In
The campaign and lined up for or
against Porter.
All this the young lawyer tackled
aud overcame. In the Cesnola case
he was obliged at short notice to be
come an expert In archaeology, as the
testimony turned on the g~enuineness
or worthlessness of fragments OF statu
ary supposed to have been buried be
fore the Christian era.
Other thrilling moments of his ca
reer came In the Del Vale breach OF
promise case. that OF Russell Sage and
the man who was shattered by the
his work against the notorious Tweed
ring as n member OF the Committee of
Seventy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20
Friend of Kings

The names Of Mr.. Choate's friends
make a roster OF the foremost men In
all walks OF life, Kings, princes, presi
dents, Judges. generals and other lead
ers have long been admirers Of the
man whose eloquence and wit brought
him from humble beginnings to Il of
the most brilliant q N nation has
ever produced
Joseph III. Choate Is a genuine Van
kee, having been born at the good old
Yankee town of Salem. Mass, Jan -
1880. His father was DIR. George
Choate and his mother Margaret Man
ming Hodges Like practically NIL an
bilious Massachusetts youths of that
day, he went to Harvard college. from
which be wns graduated at the age
of twenty.
Two years later he IA graduated
from the Dane law school. as the Har.
ward law school was then called, and
went into a Boston law office to serve
his apprenticeship In 1855 he was
admitted to the Massachusetts bar. but
decided to settle in New York
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-20

w OteTTTnU OUJOctoF6.
Minority Leader Mann and Congress
nan Stafford OF Wisconsin made q
field day the last time the unanimous
consent calendar was called and sent
u number Of bills to the graveyard. In
vain did members interested In these
measures plead for one more chance,
but Mann announced that no more time
of the house was to be taken with bills
which ought not to pass, and - be
swept them hto the scrap heap.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-16
Volunteers for Duty
AS Registrars Asked
to Report to Mayor

Washington, May 16.-Persons vol
unteering to act without compensa-
ton as registrars under the select1ve
draft bill were requested in war de-
partment statement today to comnlu-
nicate directly with the sheriff or
mayor Of their home jurisdiction. The
department has been flooded with such
volunteer offers which in each case
has to he referred back to local au-
thorities.
The statement announced that the
pay of registrars not volunteering
would be "a day. but that compen-
sation for the registration day only
would be allowed
S1ackers who seek to evade regis
tration for the war on the day to be
set by President Wilson can he de-
teoted easily. Another department
statement today explains that lists OF
persons registered will be posted and
all citizens who know of evasions are
expected to report them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-16
LET COL. ROOSEVELT co

- ONGRESS HAS authorized or will authorize four div-
slons of volunteers to to France, at the option of
president This is we'll Those will fight best who
nave the true soldiers impetus and desire to The
dent WILL if he conscious of the feeling and
ordinary American promptly authorize and
promptly commission Col Roosevelt in suitable command
Nehefby training experience Col Roosevelt equip
ped for the command of such force head regiment
or officer in the field he would do splendid NAV
be added that Col Roosevelt will undoubtedly desire post
where he will actually share the trials dangers that set
upon the common soldier Otherwise most of his about
courage is mere talk.
Certain set apart in modern armies to far
in the out of danger substantially out of danger These
chosen because of their specialized brains mil
itary knowledge and in the belief that their skill
their lives are too precious to risk.
These selected may be potential heroes, and fire.
quenty have proved under fire the physical courage their
willingness to stand fast But the job of reading
giving ORDERS from safe place far behind the front is
itself heroic No officer connected with
such place unless his brains skill commanding
quality in the military that they proaby
jeopardzed.
Let have Col Rooseyelts volunteers and let Colonel
with them in such position he himself would prefer
position in which he will the hardshps perils of
modern with the whom he leads. In such post
will be tower of strength to his country, dasing example
for American manhood to follow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-16
PIATTSBURG CAMP
ENGAGES IN DRILL

Plattsburg, May 16-The officers
Training Camp opened it's three
months course yesterday and last
evening Col. Wolf. the post COM
mander, spoke to the men on their
duties. He warned them as to the
seriousness of their work, offered to
relieve any who might desire to give
up the course, exhorted all to do their
best and finished with the words
May the best man win"
All men in. the camp are cand1-
dates for commissions. About SO
per cent. will receive regular COM
missions and the remainder qualify
ing will receive reserve officers COM
missions which will make them sub
ject to orders for regular army duty.
Success is practically equivalent to a
ticket to France for active duty.
Col Wolf for the first time laid
down to the men the strict rule that
students are to be teetotallers while
the camp lasts and he added the ad-
vice to keep it up afterward. AS to
discipline, department and social re-
lations the camp is to be strictly on
the West Point basis.
Some awkward Squads
The companies lined up yesterday
in good form. considering they have
just been thrown together. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-16
Henry Ford Advises
All Big Incomes Be
Taxed by Government

Detroit, May 16.-"I am heartily In
favor of taxing big incomes to raise
the funds necessary to carry on the
war; says Henry Ford. Many OF
our best and brightest young men are
going to the front to risk their lives
and in the same spirit we should give
freely Of our incomes that they and
our government may lack nothing in
the way of equipment and supplies to
carry on the campaign.
They are going bravely, and while
they are doing SO I don't think big
business has any right to shunt the
expense on some one else. And we
ought not to let anyone get away.
Mr.. Ford at present is putting In
most of his time ut his farm tractor
plant perfecting the machine for use
by the governments of Europe as well
as this country in the campaign to
increase the worlds food supply.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-16

great majority have had some mill
tary experience, but there were
enough without previous training to
make necessary some awkward
work. One man stubbed his toe In
squad drill and smashed his cheek
bone against the butt Of his rife.
The men t-re comfortable In spite
of the cold. Bathrobes and steamer
rugs are brought into use and mum
bers Of men were bringing to camp
gayly colored comforters for extra
bedding. The food is improving and
as this is democratic camp the in
creased cost resulted in raising the
price of board which has to be charg-
ed to reserve officers on active duty
from so cents to 10 per day.
Several Bridgeport men have felt
the call to the colors and are en-
rolled at Plattsburg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-16
ARNOLD HAIG DIES;
FAMED GEOLOGIS1

New York, May 16-Arnold Haig.
geologist and explorer, died at his
home in Washington. D. c., In his
seventy year. He had peen
a member of the United States Geo
logical Survey since 1879 and olo
much toward developing Yellowstone
Park.
The son of DR.. William Haig, an
eminent Clergyman, Arnold Haig was
born in Boston, Mass, December q,
1910. He entered Yale university ana
was graduated from the Sheffield
Scientific School in 1868. He then
entered the universities of Goettingen
and Heidelberg and the Friepurg
School of Mines. In 1856 he returned
to the United States and soon became
assistant geologist on the Uniteo
geological exploration Of Lie foft.e--.
parallel under Francis
After the completion of this survey
Mr.. Haig went to Virginia City New
to study the geology of the Comstock
lodge and the "Washoe process OF
procuring gold from ore. lie then
confined himself to the study OF looes
and ores i'll the mining regions, ira
yersing the Sierra Nevada range In
his researches. He was made Gov
eminent geologist of Guatemala soon
after this and later spent much time
in South America. In 1S47 the Chin
csc Government engaged him to ex-
anime the gold, silver and lead mines
of northern China, where he remain
ed year. He. became geologlst with
charge of the work in the Yellow
stone Park district in 1879 and there
he did his best work.
The degree of Sc. D. was conferr-
ed on Mr.. Haig by Columbia Univer-
sity in 1901 and five years later that
of IL. D. was given him by the Aber-
deem University He was a member
of the United States Geological Socie-
ty and it's president in 1910; of the
National Academy of Sciences, Geo
logical Society of London and the
American Philosophical Society he
also belonged to the Central and Uni
versity clubs of New York, and the
Metropolitan and Cosmos clubs OF
Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-16
BURY j. II. CHOATE
IN STOCKBRIDGE

New York, May 1S.-Funeral SER
vices for Joseph H. Choate, former
ambassador to Great Britain, who
died late Monday night, will be held at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning in ST.
Bartholomew Protestant Episcopal
church. Burial will be in Stockbridge,
Mass, where MIR. Choate had his sum-
mer home for many years.
The Rev. DIR. Leighton Parks, rector
of st. Bartholomew will offciate at
the church here, and the Rev. DIR.
George Merrill in StoclJbridge.
Mr.. Choate's death, according to DIR.
William K. Draper, was due to heart
disease, induced by his great exertions
last week.
Mrs. Choate has recovered some
what from the first effects of the
shock caused by her husbands death.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-16
BLAME FOR SHIPPING POLICY


BOOTH, head of the Cunard line
- British government for its shipping policy His grief
to pertain chiefly to control of shipping
Government control of railroads. munitions and many
things to be acceptable to him There nothing
to keep that from feeling hurt whose gored
has to do the best Everybody may feel
that the British government constituted is of majority
of tories did not abandon the strictly competitive forms Of
dury until overwhelming necessity proved that military pow
cooperative industry essential to other
British want victory if they must the feelings
excellent gentleman Sir Alfred Booth
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-16
GROCERS TO ORGANIZE.

The grocers Of Bridgeport are
combining for unity in Bridgeport.
Though a few here are already MEM
bers of the American Grocers'- asso-
citation steps are being taken in this
city now to organize all the retail
merchants in the grocery business.
About SO met last night in the sun
parIor of the Stratfield to hear j. J..
Koran, general manager of the So
ciety tell the advantages of a har-
monious organization to cooperate
with the 1000 othe. mem%ers in 20
states of the union.