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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10
HACKSHAWS in JAIL
INNATE LONGS FOR LIBERTY
HAS SAWS BROUGHT-HE
NEARLY SUCCEEDS.

Sheriff f. A. Keller discovered
Jail had used hacksaws on bolts Sc
curing the small wicket on the Jail
door, ard had covered the traces
with fresh paint. He laid in wait
last night for the expected attempt
at Jail delivery, but nothing anne of
it. A search for the hacksaws re-
suited in finding only one short
piece. He is keeping the wicket in
the door locked now.
Mr.. Keller said today that he
thought the promoter of the scheme
was Earl Buffers, held to the circuit
court on a charge of assaulting an
aged woman lear Ramona last
spring. and T.. Conn, waiting trial on
a liquor charge. The willing instru-
ment and helper is said to be Chris
Belzer, who got a fine of $50 or 40
days in Jail for using suggestive and
lascivious language in a public place,
and who has been having his liberty
during the daytime to earn h fine
but is making the Jail his home dur
ing the evening hours. 1t is thought
that he procured the saw blades and
passed them to his friend or principal
for breaking that stronghold and
gaining liberty.
When the sheriff passed the sup
per for the men into their cells last
night his hand came i'm contact with
fresh paint in the opening of the
door. Without letting the men see
that he suspected anything, or that
he even noticed that there was paint
on his hand, he at once came TO the
conclusion that they were up to
something. A later examination OF
the bolts securing the small door OF
the wicket showed that a saw had
been working on it, and hat fresh
paint had been apple 1. Cutters has
employed his spare time during his
residence with the county in paint
ing and redecorating the inside OF
the Jail, and it was this green paint
with which he had endeavored To
cover his workmanship on the bolt
hinges. The bolts were nearly sew
cred, and it would have been the
work of only a short time to COM
plete the Job. The opening is just
large enough to admit the passage OF
a mans head-if the head is moi too
large-and with some contortionism
he could force his body through.
Last night the sheriff watched the
men from an nseen position, buI no
move was made by them to complete
the work. He does not know why,
but thinks another of the seven men
now being entertained at county e
pense was not favorable to the ae-
ton, and the principals feared be
trayal. However. the attempt was
not made. and the sheriff locked the
wickets securely and sought his bed
He says that there are two men in
the Jail now who are dieting.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10
IN Their Home TOWN
ROY AND DEAN KENNEDY AR
RIVE TO LOOK AFTER THE
ESTATE OF THEIR
LATE FATHER.

Roy and Dean Kennedy arrived in
the city Saturday afternoon from
Los Angeles, Cal, to look after the
affairs of the estate of their late fla
Their, Chas. b. Kennedy, and will re
main several weeks. Their father
had been i'll about two years, much
of the time in a sanitarium, but he
never lost hope of ultimate recovery
and a return to the city of Madison,
which he founded In his early man
hood. He talked daily of Madison,
and frequently remarked, We'll /
am improving and hope to be able to
leave for Madison in a week or 10
days." until a few weeks before his
death. when he gave up hope and was
resigned TO the inevitable. His re
mains were placed in a mausoleum in
a Los Angeles cemetery without def
mite purpose of their final resting
place although il Is possible the re
mains may be removed to Madison
for burial. Messrs. Kennedy state
that their mother is not in the best
of health and ON that account re
Trained from accompanying them to
Madison as she desired.
Roy and Dean seem pleased to
again look upon their native city, al
though they shivered with the 40 de
gree temperature which they expert
enced so soon after leaving the land
of orange blossoms. They comment
ed with pleasure upon the paving
and other improvements in progress
in Madison. and devoted the day to
receiving the greetings of their
friends rather than taking up the
business OF their late father which is
of considerable magnitude in this city
and vicinity.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10
fort RILEY CAMP
PUBLIC MUCH INTERESTED IN
HUGE MILITARY CITY IN
DER CONSTRUCTION.

Fort Riley, Sept. 10.-The govern
ment cantonment at Fort Riley of
fers many interesting and unusual
features for travellers. The work of
erecting eantonment buildings is
progressing rapidly, as the site is to
be completed and ready to acocmmo-
date the troops that will mobilize for
training.
Manhattan, Eureka Lake and Og-
densburg, all situated east of the
government reserve. have inaugural
ed a vast amount of building, to pro-
vide entertainment and trading facil-
tiles for the soldiers. The effect will
be to practically merge the three
towns into one.
The cantonment buildings will ex-
tend for 90 miles in an unbroken line
between Ogdensburg and Junction
City. The intense public interest I'm
all of Uncle Sans war activities sug-
gests a likelihood that the merchants
who are showing their belief In pre-
paredness," by charging their stores
and erecting new ones, will profit
from a large sightseer trade, as well
as soldier trade.
The Union Pacific has announced
stopover arrangements. This road
assures both west and east bound
passengers splendid stopover oppor-
tunities. Train arrivals al Junction
City from both east and west are Sc
scheduled as TO permit six to eight
hour stops, affording plenty OF time
to visit and inspect the cantonmeni
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10

For Sale or Rent. My place on
Egan avenue.-Mrs. Hattie b. Bor-
land.
For Rent. Feed store in Hunte-
mer building.
Baskets at Beck's. Clothes ham
pers. waste paper baskets and other
baskets. See Beck's window.
Sheep lined coats, So at Millard's.
Mackinaw coats, 81 at Millard's.
For Sale. Two second hand Ford
Observation-Disclosures Iron & Metal
company.
Messenger boy wanted at Western
Union office.
For Sale. A quantity of corn for
canning.-Wm. Dixon.
Wanted. Apprentice girl at once.
Miss Morse.
Wanted. Girl for general house
work.-Mrs. w. A. Rothschild.
Wanted. Scrap iron. VIII pay
$40 per ton for good mixed scrap
iron.-Madison Iron & Metal COM
pany. Phone 2159.
Rooms for rent. Call at 500 First
street Sc.
Miss Ruth Verlo started a term Of
school near Rutland today.
Wanted. Night cook, dishwasher
and hasher.-Jack's Restaurant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10
DISTURBED LIQUOR FEST
TWO MEN FINED FOR HAVING
TOO MUCH-ANOTHER IN
A TIGHT PLACE.

Frank Winters and Lars Ryland
were arraigned in Justice Soper's
court this morning on a charge of
drunkenness and fined $40 and costs
apiece. The men were taken in
charge yesterday on the premises of
William harrington by Sheriff Keller
and Policeman Winesburg, and spent
the night in the county Jail.
Winters entered the plea with
good race, and in an honest manner
furnished a post-sentence affidavit
of where he got the liquor which
caused the whole disturbance, accord
ing to law. He stated that he got
the liquor in the kitchen of the Lar
rington home, that there were two
gallon Jugs of it, and hat it was
dealt out without restriction by any
of the three men, harrington, Hans
Sand or himself. His wife also saw
it there. They might help them
selves. He also stated that he heard
language that would indicate thai
the liquor was brought from Trosky
the day before by harrington and
others with him. The officers say
they have other evidence that Lar
rington had the liquor and that he
brought it into the state, and that he
dealt 1t out to others.
Ryland, in his examination, reluc-
family admitted that he had been TO
a small town in Minnesota, he
thought the name was Trosky. in
company with harrington and Sand,
and that they had drank liquor on
the way home, but not within the
state of South Dakota. He knew
nothing of any other liquor in the
automobile. He went to bed. and in
the morning went to the harrington
barn, where he went to bed in the
hay, and slept until the officers dis
turbed him. He knew nothing OF
any fight in the harrington yard
but both he and Winters had the ap-
pearance of having been partially di-
gested by a concrete mixer. There is
evidence available, officers say, to
the effect that he certainly was in
the yard at the time, and that he
drank with the rest during the day,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Eat at Jacks.

Eat at Jacks.
Sodas, ice cream. watermelon,
canteloupe and all kinds of yege-
tables served at Rays.
Eat at Jacks.
s5 in cash to any person bringing
to my store a standard make watch
| cannot repair.-Guy E. Hanson.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Eat at Jacks.
Bacon, "a cents per pound at Mil
lard's.
Wanted. A girl for general house
work.-Mrs. A. G. Floe.
Wanted. Family washings.-Mrs.
Alfred Johnson, Phone $3.50.
Children's rompers, 50 cents, at
Millard's.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10

Entrance was made by forcing the
transom above the main entrance
door and all the silks on the shelves
of the silk department were removed,
the fur and plush coats hanging on
the racks we're taken, and the
dresses on display were removed.
The rear door was unscrewed from
its hinges and evidently the goods
were loaded in one car.
The first that was known of the
ROBBERY was when John Tolan, of the
Tolan Bros. company, found a bolt
of silk near the lumber yard and rec
ognized his price mark upon it. Mr..
Tolan Immediately went to the store
and discovered the ROBBERY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10

At a late hour this afternoon Lar
rington had not been taken into GUS
today. The officers were waiting for
the return of an official, and intend
ed to arrest him on a charge of vio-
lating the state liquor law. They
have evidence, they say, which will
make ii an offense of exemplary
character, and which will corroborate
in every particular what the men,
Winters and Lars Ryland, swore to.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10

enough to put it beyond the effect of
frost. Lloyd Love, of Cherokee, Ia,
said today that the orn in his sec
ton of the country was in much the
same condition as it is here, and an
ticipates much unsound corn this
fall,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10
SILK Thieves
MAKE AWAY WITH $1,000 STOCK
IN AUTOMOBILE-NO TRACE
OF CULPRITS FOUND.

Fonda. Ia, Sept. 1O.-Automobile
thieves visited Fonda Thursday and
removed between $4,000 and $4,000
worth of goods from the Tolan Bros.
company department store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10

and obviating any in~convenient waits
for trains.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-10
THE CITY.


Partly cloudy tonight, rising
temperature.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
LINENS

S2.98 Table Damask, 2 yards wide, all
linen double damesk 10 patterns to
choose from, Sale Price $1.9S yard
$3.50 Napkins, to match damask, % x %
inches Sale Price $5.49
S1.00 Table Damask, part linen. 50
inches wide, Sale Price soc
zoe All Linen Crash, bleached and I'M
bleached, Sale Price 15c yard
10c Twilled Cotton Crash, red border.
Sale Price 6 yard
75c Turkish Towels, extra large size,
Sale Price 100
17c Turkish Towels, soft and absorbent
Sale Price IL n, q
19c Huck Towels large size. red border,
Sale Price 15c
S1.25 Scrim Curtains, so pair in lot,
Sale Price soc pair
$3.50 scrim Curtains. 25 pair in lot,
Sale Price CSC pair
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
HOSIERY

Soc Ladies Burson Hose, black only, cot
ton and Isle all sizes,
Sale Price 25c pair
$1.0o Ladies Silk Hose, black and col
ors, Sale Price 100 pair
75c Ladies Silk Hose, outsizes, black
and white, Sale Price soc pair
19c Childrens Cotton Hose, black, fine
rib, Sale Price 1 Sc pair
l9c Mems Cotton Hose, black, grey and
tan, Sale Price I sc pair
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
ART GOODS

SOC Pillow Tops and Table Runners,
Sale Price 800
25c Pillow Tops, assortment of designs.
Sale Price 19c
soc Dressing sacques, pink and blue
crepe, Sale Price csc
1Oc Table Doilies, size sx ~, new pat
terms, Sale Price Sc
15c Table Doilies, size Ok IA, to match
above, Sale Price 1Oc
25c All Linen Centerpieces, round and
square, Sale Price nc
75c Red Cross Aprons and Fancy Sew
ing Bags, Sale Price 400
SOC Combing Capes, made of terry cloth,
Sale Price csc
19c Stamped Nockties, to embroider,
Sale Price 1Oc
soc and SOC Knitting Bags,
Sale Price soc
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
SHIRT WAISTS
AND PETTICOATS

So 90 Voile Shirt Waists, new fall styles
Sale Price 81 40
Sl.GO Wolfe and Madras Shirst Waists,
Sale Price $1.19
Sl.25 Shirt Waists, many new models,
Sale Price SOC
S1.OO Shirt Waists, large selection, all
Sizes Sale Price 79c
Sl.5O White smocks slightly soiled, "a
to Al, Sale Price 400
Sl.oO White MILDLY Blouses, AZ and A,
Sale Price 49c
S1,25 MILDLY Blouses, colored collars,
Sale Price 49c
$3.50 Black sateen Petticoats, new
models, Sale Price - 20
S1,OO Black Sateen Petticoats, all sizes,
Sale Price 500
SOC Princess Aprons, best quality per
Gale, Sale Price 39c
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
NOTIONS

10c Shell Hair Pins, 6 in box,
Salo Price Sc box
SC Kirby's Wire Hair Pins,
Sale Price &c bunch
10c Hooks and Eyes, black and white
all sizes, Sale Price Sc card
10c R. M. c. Perle and Cordonnet,
Sale Price &c ball
SC Richardson Floss, all colors,
Sale Price G skein
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
NECKWEAR
AND YELLING

SOC Neckwear, Collars and Collar and
Cuff Sots, Sale Price csc
25c Neckwear, collars and windsor ties,
Sale Price 15c
S1.75 Georgotte Crepe, black. white and
colors, Sale Price 81. 40 yard
SOC Face Yelling, black and white
Sale Price SOC yard
35c Face Yelling, black and white
Sale Price 17C yard
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
SKIRTS AND COATS

$500 Separate Skirts in Silk and Silk
Foplin, plain colors and stripes,
Sale Price $3.50
$1,000 and $3.50 Striped Skirts, smart
models, Sale Price $3.50
$1,000 Plated Skirts, dark blue. 8 in
lot, Sale Price $3.50
$3.50 Novelty Skirts, 7 in lot, all sizes,
Sale Price $4.5
$500 Separate Skirts, in broken sizes
for clearance, Sale Price 81. 40
$500 Black Silk Coat splendid quality
silk, Sale Price $19.9S
$500 and $500 Silk Suits, 8 in lot,
Sale Price $7.9S
$500 and 1915 Linen and Cotton Poplin
Coats, in lot, Sale Price 9Sc
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
DOMESTICS.

69c Pequot Sheetlng, IA yards wide,
Sale Price 400 yard
csc Lockwood Sheeting, 2 yards wide,
Sale Price 35c yard
19c Fruit of the Loom Cotton, l yard
wide Sale Price 14c yard
15c Yukon Cotton, bleached, l yard
wide, .-~ Sale Price 1Oc yard
25c Pillow Tubing, AZ inches wide,
Sale Price 1910 yard
2ec Pillow Tubing, As inches wide,
Sale Price 21c yard
21c Berkeley Cambria, yard wide
Sale Price 15c yard
S1.59 Pequot Sheets, size 81 80,
Sale Price S1.19
S1.39 Cohasset Sheets, size 81 x9O,
Sale Price csc
79c Globe Sheets size 70 90,
Sale Price 400
SOC Pequot Pillow Gases, size AZ SO.
Sale Price 25c
19c Globe Pillow Slips, size AZ x36
Sale Price 13c
SC Bleached Cheese Cloth, yard wide,
Sale Price Sc yard
23c English Long Cloth, yard wide, 10
yards in piece.
Sale Price 1Sc yard, $1.7O for piece
t9c Vogue Pcrcale, yard wide,
Sale Pricc lie yard
10c Bates Bingham, 27 inches wide,
Sale Price 1 &c yard
~ 1-cc flirting z'rint light and dark
rattcrr3, Sa Price DC yard
15c Apron Bingham, {ast colors,
Sale Price 100 yard
S1.c5 I,1:lke.c, size 80 70, white and
grey, Sale Price Csc
S275 Woolnap Blankets, size 6lx76,
Sale Price S1.9S
$3.50 Heavy Wool Blankets, size 72xsi,
Sale Price %5.9S
S1.75 Bed Comforts, full bed size,
Sale Price S1.20
15c Outing Flannel 225 yards in lot.
Sale Price DC
19c Outing Flannel, light and dark pat
terms, Sale Price Tic
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
NIGHT ROBES
AND KIMONOS

Sl25 Flannel Night Robes, white and
colored, Sale Price Toe
75c Children's Flannel Night Robes,
Sale Price 400
$3.50 Crepe Kimonos. ncral designs,
Sale Price $2.4O
$2cO and $3.50 Crepe Kimonos,
Sale Price $1.40
$l.98 Flannelette Kimonos,
Sale Price CSC
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-21

rs ii 81 che and lie crlsilnsns 81 production II bs
industrial establishments last winter 70 wan them that die
demand IN all likelihood would Be made.
The situation was 30 omnous hat any one who looked
could see the signs Of danger This Newspaper called
attention 10 il months before there was any suggestion Of
government control at Washington We mention this, not
because we feel that the real mistake Of the coal industry
in not following our sratous advice. but merely to
show that the coal operators would have been warned il
they knew as much about their own business they ought
to know. But even when talk about government control
began to be heard openly they did nothing So when the
government finally did call them in it found them unOrsan
lied, uniformed and unprotected Their district organiza
ons good enough for certain purposes were useless IN
crisis like the they faced The government had to tell
them facts about their own business which every one Of
them should have known; facts which every steel man
would have known about his business They did not even
know how to present united 'front.' so they did the next
best thing and went down together
Today at Washington they are organizing the National
Coal Operators association. Just how successful this new
factor in the coal industry will be depends largely upon
how well the coal men of the country have learned their
lesson Ifthey are willing to get behind this national body
to the extent of making it truly representative Of the whole
industry and of the big powers in the business of the
nation all will come out well in the end.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-21
cor SITUATION AMD IGNORANCE.

~ GORGE C. MCINTOSH. secretary Of the West
Virginia Coal association, is reported in dispatch
from Huntington to have said after returning from
The National capital the other day, the gro" ignorance
q he coal situation that pervades Washington is amaz-
n, Now Mr. Mcintosh is either exagseratng or is not
50 well informed himself as he ought to be about what is
going on at Washington, but accepting his statement at its
face 7aus is pertinent to inquire who responsible tor
he lack Of nsig ht into the coal stuatiOn9
The only honest answer to such question is, the coal
producers themselves To put the situation blmty, they
were % busy pursuing the immediate dollar that they gave
10 thought 10 the ultimate doIarand right now not one
u Eve hundred of them has the slightest idea Of what is in
ssre for the coal industry of the country during the next
i've o. three years.
OF course it is unfortunate but will be better for them
ID he long run if they face the facts .quarey and selnow
edge that for the plight they find themselves in they are
themselves largely to blame They had ample waning
There was the experience Of the British mining interests to
eishlea them as to what the government could and would
% 4 there was demand for federal action and the suffer-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-21
SEEKERS FDR FACTS
EXECUTED AS SPIES
Camera Men and War Re.
porters Took Desperate
Chances.

DURING the opening weeks OF the
great European tragedy, when each
unknown man within the narrowing
lines OF the war zones took his life in
his hands camera men and news re-
porters fell quickly under suspicion as
spies and the toll Of the missing bears
names OF men oiall nationalities whose
reports ceased with ominous sudden
ness.
Facts and the news the camera man
wanted facts the struggling Powers
insisted they couldn't have. Publicity.
information, pictures, whether for
news use or for military data differed
not and thus for months the truth
about the great shambles Of Europe re-
NAMED unknown. Censored reports
and wild speculation proved the best
that the ablest newspaper minds in
the United States could procure.
Now comes Willis ]. Abbot and his
records, pen and picture reports, gath
cred by a corps of daring men who
braved the wrath OF the European mil.
itary and gambled their freedom and,
in many cases, their personal safety,
to obtain the true and complete facts,
pictures actual photography and
data from which the great book, THE
Nations at War" is compiled.
The public mind, tired OF misleading
reports and unreliable Information
printed one day and denied the next
hailed with Joy the announcement Of
the publication Of Abbot'S Nations al
War" and through the enterprise of
the West Virginlan as heretofore stat
ed, o large edition was reserved by US
for cur readers,
Confusion Of the situation has now
vanished, the truth, from the echo OF
the shot which killed the Austrian heir
to the decision Of the United States to
enter the war will be found between
the covers Of this historic record.
1t contains no accusation; 1t con-
tails q hundred thousand important
items of history which Is warm in the
baking" and from 1t historians will
draw their facts In the future.
It Is the first authentic publication
Of It's kind yet brought out and 1t can
be accepted by all as authi ritative and
accurate.
Read the Cash Discount Voucher
printed elsewhere In this newspaper
and learn how you may secure the
sumptuous big book at large discount
from its regular So price.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-21
wEsr MRaINIA PAIENrs.

AS reported by H. E, Dunlap, patent
lawyer, Of Wheeling, W. Va, the Pat.
ent Office records show the recent is
sue Of the following patents to W.
Virginia inventors: H. E. De Vaughn,
assignor Of 1.2 to w. A. Jones, Nor.
gantown, take.down device; c. F. Did.
die, Huntington, glove; Richard GULL
and G. L. Shawver, Charleston, over
speed device; G. w. Weekley, Park,
ersburg, tlcket,holder; ]. E. johnson,
Lewisburg, design for poison.bottle.
Mr.. Dunlap also reports the issue of
the following trademark registrations:
Earl |. Bunner, Wheeling, medicinal
compound In tablet form for nourish.
Ing the blood, nerves, and tissues;
also medicinal tonic and nutrient EN-.
ployed in the treatment of certain
named diseases.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-21
FOUR DOLLAR OIL.

y AcK IN the early days. when the oil reson" was
. limited area in western Pennsylvania and south west.
em New York, four dollar oil was the dream goal Of
oil men. Except during the periods of speculation which
swept the region from time to time and made millionaire;
of paupe and paupep of mionaries over night it never
was attained 1t may be doubted that there ever was
time since oil producing became real bushes; that the
actual value of crude petroleum was four dollars barrel
But that figure is in sight now and it would be rash
man who would declare that it will not come sOon went
to $3.50 yesterday for the Pennsylvania grade and if that
price does not stimulate production to much greater ex.
tent than other recent increases did the march upward will
be continued. Conditions are zach that the world must
have gilmore ol-and the price must pay has ceased
to be very important consideration.
AS long as this condition persists West Virginia will be
one of the benefciare In spite Of high prices for labor
casing and other supplies, the struggle to wre from the
places where nature has stored it will bring great deal
of money into this state and thus add to the general pros
perity of our people.