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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27

the winter in that delightful south
ern climate.
Garland Mundy, who has been
working in the j. C. Schultz drug
store, went this morning to Des
Moines, where he will take a four
months course to finish pharmacy,
after which he will take examination
for registry.
Miles Mcleod, son of Mrs. Hattie
Mcleod, of this city, returned this
morning from a four year service in
the United States navy His time of
service is up at this time, but on be-
ing discharged he %re-enlisted, and is
to report at the Philadelphia navy
! yards on January 81 for his second
term, following a 30-day furlough.
He is ranked as an engineer of the
second class.
Officers of the exemption board
today say that one of the questions
most generally neglected by the reg
istrants is that pertaining to physical
fitness. They emphasize the fact
that these questions must be answer
ed by the registrants in full accord.
ing to the instructions. This section
is found on page 6 Of the question.
naire.
DeSmet dispatch: DeSmet lays
claims to having the largest Red
| Cross family in the state if not in
the entire west. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
! Hauck, farmers of DeSmet township
and their 16 children are members OF
the Kingsbury county chapter. Their
service flag shows one large cross
and IL small ones. The family OF
Sheriff G.. G.. Johns is second in his
county with IL members.
The local exemption board are
working at the classification of regis
trants yet today, and sending out no.
tices of the class to which they are
assigned. These notices give full ad.
vice as to the registrants' rights in
appeal to the district board, and the
procedure necessary for such action
Clerk P. A. Johnson is sending Out
numbers 494 to $50, inclusive, to.
day. For clerical work the board
signifies their willingness to accept
any help that might be offered them
to assist in the great amount Of
work before them.
Miss Belle Frislie went today tc
American Lake military camp, neal
Tacoma, Wash, where she has taker
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
ADOPT A SOLDIER?
MILITARY DISCOURAGE PRAC.
TICE OF WOMEN.

With the American Army in
France, Dec. 27.-The American ex-
peditionary force wishes to discour-
age the budding practice of Ameri-
can women in adopting" individual
soldiers in France for the period of
war. The practice already threatens
to choke the congested mail service
and result in delay in the transmits
sion of important matter. Moreover
the censorship regulations forbid the
men to correspond with strangers
and as this rule is being enforced
rigidly, it is desired that the people
at home refrain from putting men
here in an embarrassing position as
they feel under obligation to answer
such communications.
An example of the interest certain
women at home are taking in "adop-
tons" is an advertisement which
reached headquarters showing the
picture of a pretty girl and urging
soldiers without godmothers to write
to a given address.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
RED CROSS RECEPTION
AT TRAINING SCHOOL ON NEW
YEARS EVE-PROGRAM AS
ARRANGED.

The committee on arrangements
and entertainment for the Red Cross
reception and dance to take place in
the training school of the Normal on
Monday evening have arranged for
the following program to take place
in the training school auditorium, s
to 9 p. m:
Folk Games-High School Girls.
Reading-Miss Mabel Daniels.
Solo--Miss Leonora Johnson.
Reading-Miss Mary Walden.
Felicitations-Judge Holdridge.
Folk Dances-School Girls.
Solo-Miss Mabel Ripe.
Reading-Mrs. r. s. Westaby.
Solo-Mrs. C. H. r. Hovde.
All are expected to be present al
the program, then a social in train
ing school, dancing in gymnasium,
refreshments for all.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
Y. ". G.. A. WORK
SOCIAL STANDARDS In WAR
TTME-MEN In UNIFORM.

Hero worship inspires to noble
deeds. To girls in general every sol
der seems a hero. Girls %inexperi-
enced, or socially unframed, APP
proach the men in khaki with the
same confidence we feel in the pres
ence of a police officer. They ad-
dress them with the c~asualness we
use in asking information from an
official. That their interest is per-
sonal is due to the fact that they are
eager to know what the men are like
who quit home, occupation and
friends to go TO war. Dressed in
khaki, they no longer appear ordi-
nary-what are they thinking? How
do they act? What will they say il
spoken to?
And because many of the lei are
not yet officially trained to an i'm
personal attitude with a developed
sense of responsibility for the safety
of unprotected individuals, they are
apt to meet such advances with the
time honored freedom permitted
their sex. For him, the uniform OF
his country will not prove an armor
sufficient to protect him against a
subtle foe, and for her, the demolish'
ed barriers of convention leave heI
without defense.
No ordinary judgments fit the
case. Without time to adjust their
thinking, men find themselves sepa.
rated from home, friends, church
and all the institutions and influ,
ences by which their conduct has
been regulated. Their homesicknes:
is intensified by the anticipated risl
of life or physical disability. Youth
gains in attractiveness when, or In
proportion as, its merits are mort
gagged. Why deny themselves any
pleasures when the life ahead prom
ises. so few? Besides, what has tht
world ever asked of men in behalf o
women? Only now is it awakening
not only to the need, but to the pos
sibility of disinterested comradeshil
between them.
The Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION is peculiarly favored in it
present opportunity to work in thu
camp communities in close coopera
ton with the representatives of thu
recreation section of the federal com
mission on training camp activities
Their leaders are called to be NOR
than organizers Of parties and pic
mics, they must be students Of tn
art of adjusting the inherited an,
traditional attitudes of men an
women toward each other by slim
ulating a common interest and prid
in recreational contests for, with, o
against each other.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
AVIATOR MISSING
HURLEY MAN SHOT DOWN
WHILE In FLIGHT OVER
GERMAN LINES.

Hurley, Dec. 27.--Amos Jones, of
this city, has been advised of the dis
appearance of his brother, Carl
Jones, who was serving as an aviator
on the French front. He disappear
ed during an aerial engagement with
a number Of German filters. The no.
tification Of his disappearance has
come in a letter from C. c. Ross,
another aviator. Both were serving
in the foreign legion of filters. Ross
vas wounded in the same encounter.
He states that Carl Jones was shot
down w the German lines and that
nothing has been heard of him since.
1t is believed he either was killed or
vas taken prisoner by the Germans.
Young Jones left Hurley about eight
years ago and had not been heard
from for about three years, so his
relatives were not aware of his being
in the aviation service until the re-
ceipt Of the letter from Ross telling
OF his disappearance.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Notice is hereby given that all per-
sons within the city of Madison shall
be vaccinated before January IL.
1918, and all persons refusing or
~neglecting to obey such orders shall
be excluded from the schools Of
Madison, South Dakota. Certificate
of successful or recent vaccination
shall be presented to all teachers be-
fore students are admitted to the
schools.-Harold e. Kellogg. Health
Officer. City Of Madison, Lake Coun-
ty, South Dakota.
OLD soxDx11 0Iv1s 11CoME11DA-
ZION.
Gustav Wangelin. commander OF q. a.
r. Post, Pinckneyville, ILL.,, writes: n
highly recommend Foley Kidney pills.
which I prefer to all others 1 have used"
Foley Kidney Pills give quick rolief
from backache.. rheumatic pains. stiff.
swollen joints. languidness. kidney trou-
BILE and sleep disturbing bladder all
ments. Sold everywhsre.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
PRE.NUPTIAL PARTY
MISS ROSE McGRATH HONOR
GUEST OF MISSES FOLEY
AND WALSH.

Yesterday afternoon the Misses
Marie Foley and Marguerite Walsh
entertained a company of ladies at
the home of the latter in honor of
Miss Rose McGrath, bride-elect. The
afternoon was delightfully."- spent in
conversation and music furnished by
the victrola. The guests brought
gifts for the b~ride-to-be, which were
hidden in different places through
out the house and she was required
to find them. This created much
merriment among the guests. The
various packages were found to con-
tain pieces of silverware, china and
glassware. "A. dainty two course
luncheon was served by the hostesses.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
SNOW in FRANCE
STOPS ACTIVITY
ONLY MINOR OPERATIONS -
ITALIANS IN COUNTER
OFFENSIVE.

New York, Dec. 27.-Except on
the northern Italian front the mill
tary operations continue far below
normal. In France, where snow has
fallen along the entire front, only
bombardments and small raiding OPP
erations are taking place.
West of the Brenta river in the
Italian highlands the Italians Christ
mas day continued their counter at
tacks upon the Austro-German forces
which previously had succeeded in
making gains on Col Del Rosso and
Monte De Val Bella. The battle
ragged throughout the morning with
great violence and the Italians wrest-
from the enemy, but owing to re-
newed onslaughts by the Teutonic
allied forces they were again com
PEELED to give ground.
The Berlin war office admits that
the Italians threw heavy counter at.
tacks against the invaders on the Col
Del Rosso and neighboring sectors
but asserts that all of them broke
down under heavy losses.
Only IL British merchantmen
were sunk by mines or submarines
last week, as against II the ~previou,
week.
sIce Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss
second sea lord, has been promoted
to the rank of first sea lord of the
British admiralty, succeeding AID.
miral Sir John r. Jellieoe. Admira,
Jellicoe has been made a peer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
KNITTING NERVES
DOCTORS FEAR A TERRIBLE EP-
IDEMIC AMONG WOMEN.

New York, Dec. 27.-Now it's
knitting nerves" caused by concen-
tration of nerves and hands on nee
dies. Hundreds of women in New
York are afflicted, according to DR..
Louis r. Welmiller, physical director
of the West Side Y. M. C. A., who
adds that his only patients showing
symptoms of the wartime complaint
have been m DIR. Welzmiller
says that there is likely to be an cpl
demic of knitting nerves" unless
knitters learn to knit properly. He
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Take your mex meal at Rays Res
uaurant, 35 cents.
Eat at Jacks.
For Sale or Rent. My place on
Egan avenue.-Mrs. Hattie b. Bor-
land.
United States war thrift and saw
ings stamps SoT sale at Dakota State
bank.
Eat at Jacks.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
optical Parlor.
Nice clean oat straw for sale
Phone 1926.
The Madison Storage Battery COM
pany will move to their new location,
first door north of Peter Hanson's
shop, about January /.
For Sale. Jewel base burner,
cheap.-Hatttie B. Borland.
Lost. Silk muffler. Finder kind
ly phone 2374.
Lost. Saturday afternoon, a gold
chain and two silver dollars. Re-
ward if returned to this office.
Finnan haddie.-Peck's Market.
Phone 2243.
Found. One good mitten and one
auto mitten. Owner call at Earle l..
Kelley's store.
Walter Coppin, who was home to
spend Christmas, left for Chicago
this morning.
George Kehrwald and wife went
this morning to Illinois, where they
will visit friends and relatives.
All Chevaliers of Canton No. 5 are
requested to meet at the hall Thurs
day evening at s o'clock sharp for in
spection. Lunch will be served
p. A. Koepp, Lieutenant.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Lawless were
departures by a morning train on
their annual pilgrimage to st. Au-
gustine, Fla, to spend the balance of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
NOT LOYAL Citizens
NEARLY WHOLE FAMILY In JAIL
ON DISLOYALTY CHARGE.

Aberdeen, Dec. 27.-When the
turnkey of the Brown county Jail
locked William Lehman, of Hecla,
securely in a cell he began acting as
host to all the Lehman family except
Mrs. Lehman and a 14-year-old son.
Four ~pro-German sons of William
Lehman had preceded him and were
in the jail to welcome their sire, who
had been greeted as he stepped off a
Northwestern train here by a recep-
ton committee consisting of a dep
uty United States marshal, the chair
mar of the Brown county council of
defense, the sheriff and the chief of
police.
Lehman was wanted for pro-Ger-
man utterances and alleged sedltious
activities, and for threats to wreak
vengeance on the authorities for the
arrest a week ago of his four pro-
German sons. who are charged with
seditious utterances, draft evasion,
carrying concealed weapons. The ell
der Lehman was in st. Louis at the
time of the arrest Of his four sons,
and he hurried to Aberdeen, making
threats, it is charged, to visit dire
punishment upon the authorities.
The authorities were ready fol-
Lehman when he arrived and he was
hurried right off to jail.
One of the sons has a bullet
wound in the leg which he received
from the weapon of a home guards
man when, on the occasion Of his ar.
rest. he drew his rifle on the home
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27
offers the following advice as a rem

offers the following advice as a rem
edy:
Don't bunch over your knitting
sit upright and when your mind tells
you you have knitted enough, quit,
There are 365 days in a year and you
can't finish a Fsgeater in a day nc
matter how much you love a soldier
or sailor"
DR.. C. p. Christensen, president OF
the psychological research society,
concurred in the predictions of DR..
Welzmiller. He attributed the nerve
scourge to the failure of women folk
to comprehend the vibrations OF
nerve laws. He continued:
THE women are overworking
themselves. Knitting has become a
craze. Nerves cannot stand this
strain"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-27

service as a government nurse. She
received her appointment directly
through the surgeon generals office,
and upon the completion of the for
malities of enlistment in much the
same name as do the regular SOL
diers, she received transportation,
complete it being of first class pas
sage, provisions made for Pullman
accommodations and excess baggage.
Miss Frislie is a graduate and regis
tered nurse. She received her train
ing in the local hospital and took a
post graduate course at Chicago.
She has enjoyed a wide practice in
this section of the country.
The mild weather of yesterday
took a sharp drop during the night,
and the wind changed from the south
to the north, and blew strongly dur
ing the latter part of the night and
all day today. This morning the
weather promised to amend the lack
of a white Christmas with a good
covering of snow for the New Year,
but failed to do more than make
just a showing, which was swept in
to dirty piles in the more sheltered
places. Thermometers registered
just below zero at Z o'clock, and
went down to 5 below, which degree
they held steadily all day, indicating
a still colder temperature for to-
night. The rigor of the weather
stilled what activity there might
have been on the streets, and had
the further effect of m~oderating the
business of the military legal advis-
DRY boards.
For the furtherance of the funding
of the Red Cross and to incidentally
have a little fun at the anne time, it
is arranged that there will be a re-
ception and dance at the Normal
school on Monday night. A recep-
ton is arranged for g. O'Clock in the
evening at the training school build
ing, where also a lunch will be served
in the domestic science rooms. The
dance will be at the gymnasium and
will begin with good music at 9
o'clock. This is an opportunity to
have a good time and still be helping
a mighty worthy cause, the cost of
the whole performance, main tent,
sideshow and menagerie, with all
their dips, seams and turns is the
small sum of 81 in coin of the realm.
merchandise or produce not taken in
lieu thereof-but perhaps the COM
mittee might be amenable to argu-
ment or persuasion.
Merchants are putting away the
remainders of their stock of Christ
mas merchandise, and taking down
the window and mural decorations,
When they came to their stores yes
terday morning, they viewed the dis
play with sour disfavor, whether the
remaining stock was large or small,
They stood about for a few minutes
with their hands in their trousers
pockets, then languidly fed the fur
mace some more coal. Then the in
evitable dustrag was recalled into
service perfunctorily for a time. And
as soon as they could force them
selves into the mood they began
gathering the Christmas greetings
and the holly paper and the other
~innumerable things that are season.
able up to the evening before, and
hiding them. Shelves are being re-
habilitated today with goods of the
more stable character, and today
show little evidence of having been
used for the display of Christmas
goods.
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guard posse that had come after him.
The elder Lehman has been want
ed by the federal authorities for
ONE time. The search had been
carried through Illinois and parts of
Missouri, but not until he stepped
off the train at Aberdeen had the
authorities caught up with him.
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THE CITY.

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Generally fair and cold to-
night; Friday fair and continued
cold.
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
In re Bond Issue Ludlow Consol-
idated School District.

In re Bond Issue Ludlow Consol-
idated School District.
Notice is hereby given that
at the regular July A. D. 1917
meeting of the Board of Super
visors of Rankin County, Missis-
sippi, the said Board sof Super
yisors proposes to pass necessary
resolutions, orders and ordi-
nances therefore and thereby to
issue the bonds of that part of
the Ludlow Consolidated School
District lying and being in
Rankin County, Mississippi, in a
total sum not to exceed in
amount $219.52, for the purpose
of raising money with which to
erect, repair and equip school
building within and for said
Ludlow Consolidated School Dis
trict, as provided for in chapter
195 of the 1914 acts of the Leg
islature of the State of Missis-
sippi. Said bonds to be in de-
nominations of $219,52 each; to.
bear interest at the rate of 6 per
cent per annum from date there
of; to mature 20 years from date
thereof, but payable at the op-
ton of the Board of Supervisors
after 5 years from date thereof
and to be dated the End, day of
July A. D. 1917. In the mean
time the adult tax payers of said
Ludlow Consolidated school Dis
trict of said county, may petition
against the issuance of said
bonds, as provided for by law, if
they see fit SO to do,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Notice to Bidders.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned clerk of the
Board of Supervisors of Rankin
county, Miss, up till IL o'clock
noon on the first Monday of July
1917, which is the End day of
said month, for supplies for the
month of July, 1917, for the
county of Rankin, to-wit:
Oats, corn, mixed feed and all
other kinds of feed for teams for
the several Supervisors Districts
of said county,. delivered at
Brandon, FLORENCE, and Pela-
hatchie, said county; also
Supplies for the County Home,
including corn. oats, ETC., deliv-
cred at Brandon Depot, Miss.
The Board reserves the right
to reject any or all such bids.
J. A. Robinson, Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned clerk of the
Board of Supervisors of Rankin
county, Miss, up till II o'clock
noon on the first Monday of July
1917, the same being the second
day of said month, for making,
building and constructing a fill
at Parish Slough bridge on jack
son-Brandon public road, as per
plans and specifications now on
file with the clerk.
Sealed bids will also be re-
ceived up to the same hour for
building bridge across Pela-
hatchie creek, in the town of
Pelahatchie, according to plans
and specifications now on file in
my office.
The board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
J. A. ROBINSON, Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
Death of DR.. D. B. Crawley.

Beat has lost a most popular
man and friend to, every one
|White and black.
DR.. D. B. Crawley, age 81, a
prominent practicing physician,
of the King neighborhood, died
rather suddenly on last Thursday
morning at about a o'clock in his
home. When he was taken with
suffering just before this, DR.,
White, of Florence, was sum-
moned to his bedside. but death
came before DR.. White reached
him. DR.. Crawley had been in
i'll health for some weeks pre-
vious, but for several days be-
fore his death he was able to be
about and visit some patients.
The funeral took place Friday at
10 a. m. Rev. S. T. Courtney
officiated, but briefly, for the
Mountain Creek church. The
Masonic fraternity then took
charge and buried the remains.
The crowd attending the burial
was very large. A large number
of negroes who loved the good
man in life, were present and
were bowed with saddened
hearts.
After the white friends were
through viewing the remains,
the vast crowd of negroes
marched quietly and sadly looked
into the dead friends face. 1t
was a sad scene. The good doc
tor, neighbor and friend will be
sadly missed.
r. A. WHITFIELD.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07

Governor Theo. G. Bilbo, in a
letter Emailed out today to the
county boards of Supervisors
says:
Governor Theo. G. Bilbo has
pledged the boards of supervisors
and the assessors of the 81
counties in Missississippi that
he would call an extraordinary
session of the legislature if they
cooperate with the State Tax
Commission. He mailed out let
ters to these officials reiterating
that he would call this session if
they would raise the assessment
to a 100 percent basis.
If the cooperation develops as
expected, the session will be
calledseither in July or August
for the purpose of lowering the
6-mill state levy.
The State Tax Commission was
created in 1916 and by recent
Supreme Court decision its au-
thority to adjust the assessments
in the various counties was sus-
tanned.
The Governor states that the
commission hopes to reach a just
and equitable adjustment of
taxation in the state and that
by proper cooperation of the
county officials the 100 per cent
basis can be reached.
He maintains that with the
state levy at 6-mills will make
the revenue Of the state at
something around $12, 100000,
far more. than enough for oper-
ating expenses. Last year at a
low assessment, during a time
at which no land assessments
were raised the state received
So, $40, 727, "a. According to the
estimate at the executive office,
the 100 percent basis Of assess
ment would increase the revenue
for the state by at least five
times.
Il will call this extraordinary
session to lower the 6-mill levy"
said the Governor this morning.
with the 100 per cent basis OF
assessment, am sure that TIE
levy can be made from 2 to l IL
mills. There is no use in collect
ing a larger amount of taxes
than necessary for the support
| of the state. y