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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

Two Sandwiches and Two Oranges All
They Had In Ten Days-PropelIer Of
Airplane Broken When They Made
Landins-Got Water From Radiator
Of Craft.
Wellton. Ariz.- Exhausted and half
ramished from wandering four days
without food or water. Lieutenant
Colonel Harry q. Bishop and lieuten
ant w. a. Robertson. the lost army
aviators, were found thirty two miles
south OF the Mexican border by civil
ian s%earchers. They were brought back
here.
Since the two men left the aviation
base at San Diego ten days before on
their flight two sandwiches aud two
oranges were all the food they had
The only water was from the radiator
OF their airplane.
Robertson was found following the
tracks of the searchers' auto. He iii
rected the members Of the party to
Bishop, who had become too exhausted
to go on when they reached the Rosa
rio mountains. thirty miles farther
south. Bishop was found lying on the
ground In n mountain pass, unable to
talk. Robertson didn't know exactly
where they landed, but thought It
about go miles south OF the Arizona
border. The searchers were the first
persons they had seen since landing.
The propeller of their airplane was
broken, Robertson said, when they
made "A landing. Enough gasoline for
thirty minutes flight remained In the
tank. Lieutenant Robertson said:
we left San Diego intending to 20
across the mountains east 10 Calexico.
insufficient maps made IL necessary to
rely largely on compass readings. We
figured on a course To reach the I'm
perial valley about fifty miles above
Calexieo and far above the Mexican
border.
In order TO cross the high noun
tains II was necessary To travel high.
averaging more than 1000 feet. From
this altitude 1t was impossible to de-
tect "A very strong north wind which
encountered in the mountains.
I'VE kept a northwest curse tray.
cling by night ana day. our water
gave out after four days. by that
time Colonel Bishop was SO weak our
progress was slow. We agreed IL
would be wise to separate when he
could travel no farther. | to continue
on and send back aid II possible"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
MENACE TO HISTORIC TREE.
Walnut Under Which Settlers Met to
Thank King TO Be Cut Down.

Gloucester, n. 1.-THE old walnut tree
on the banks of the Delaware at this
point under which the west Jersey pro
prietors meet annually In continuance
OF an ancient custom of their forefa-
theirs, who assembled there to praise
King George for the land comprising
Newton colony, is about TO be destroyed
The land, owned by the Charles
Haines estate, is to be sold, and the
proprietors are making efforts to save
the tree. Charles ii. Rambo, n direct
descendant Of Pete and Gunnar Ram
DO, the Swedish guides and interpreters
who paved the way for the Quakers TO
settle along the Delaware, and who is
"A prominent member of several patri
otic organizations, has taken an inter
est I'm saving the tree. According to
the ideas Of those interested I'm the
tree, 1t should be fenced In and a tab
let suitably inscribed placed there to
mark the spot.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
REMEMBERS LOW PRICES.
Man Would Not Sell His Eggs For 3
Cents a Dozen.

Macon, Mo.-"People who complain
of paying 8 cents apiece for eggs think
they are In hard luck" remarked j. III.
Wright, one of the county's pioneers,
but | can tell you we thought times
were n good deal worse In the fifties.
when eggs We're selling at 3 cents IA
Dozen he said. II remember one day
OF taking a basket of the incest eggs
ever laid to old Bloomington and offer
ing them to the merchant there. When
he told me he could get all the eggs he
wanted for 3 cents II dozen and
wouldn't pay any more | took mine
back home.
Those We're what you call real hard
times, as far as money was concerned.
People raised lots more stuff on the
farm. but couldn't get anything for II
because there was no way TO get Ii to
market"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
PALACE FOR A HORSE.
Beautiful Stall Arranged For an Old
Livery Animal.

Watertown, Wis.-Rock, aged TWEEN
ty-six years, a livery horse, will reside
in a fine three story brick garage after
May l, the only four footed animal
about the place except the office cat.
Al Friedrich. liyeryman, VIII change
his big establishment into a garage and
auto livery and sell all his horses ex-
cept Rock.
This horse did his first livery work
twenty-four years ago. Since that day
he has not missed a meal of feed or
cost a penny for veterinary service.
He has had seven mates. all of whom
have gone the way of the livery horse.
but he still does his bit at funeral.
wedding or party.
After May / he will retire to a box
stall just a little less than gold plated.
Mr.. Friedrich estimates that Rock has
earned a sum that would about equal
his present investment In building. live
stock and rolling stock.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
PANAMA CbnAL DEFENSE
PRESENTS BIG PROBLEM
B0th Army and Navy Forces
Would Have a Busy Time In
Event of War.

Ia case the country Q TO war spe
cial energy aud effort Will be directed
h1 tie government to the protection Of
the Panama canal. says the New York
Globe. Altcady some precautions have
been taken for Guarding that impor
tant waterway Presumably 1t would
not be in serious danger Of seizure.
The thing to fear would be plots to
blow up locks. TO raid the canal and
the like.
About 1000 troops are now Ia the
anal zone under command of General
Z iarence Edwards. Army officers want
10 have the number doubled. Reports
are current that more troops have re-
Gently been sent 10 the o bnt these
reports are not verified. Ii IS obvious
that in wartime 1000 men would not
Ice adequate: that they would furnish
only an attenuated guard and patrol.
President Wilson has issued an ex
eeutiNe order giving the governor OF
the canal zone authority 10 expel any
suspicious person 81 persons. This is
precautionary against raiding opera
tons or bomb plots.
Roth land forces and naval forces
viii he busy in canal waters In the
event of war. Naval vessels will have
10 guard both approaches.
The PoindeXter amendment to the
naval bin providing for construction
on the Pacific coast of 100 submarines
additional TO the number provided for
in the regular naval program has a
bearing on canal protection. This
amendment has strong support in the
senate and may pass or be modified
AMI passed.
Peculiar responsibility rests on the
officers charged with defense of the
canal. For years there has been free
discussion in the newspapers and 9th.
erwise OF the difficulties of its defense
in casc the United States should be
come involved IN war. Any failure to
prevent its obstruction or worse would
cause severe criticism TO be visited on
the officers connected I'm any way with
the defensive plans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
GIRLS PROVE BEST SPOILERS
Winners Get Silver Medals In State
Wide Contest.

Albany.-Schoolgirls are better spell
ers than boys. the results of the state
wide spelling bee conducted by the
state education and agricultural de-
partments indicate. or the winners of
these contests in up state counties
more than 70 per cent are girls.
The contests were held simultaneous
~ in 10000 schools and the results
'hecked up in the presence of official
referees. The winners were to be re-
vardeI with a trip to the state fair
last September, but the prevalence OF
'nfantile paralysis deprived them Of
that pleasure. Instead DR.. John III.
Finley and Charles s.. Wilson sent each
winner a certificate of proficiency and
n silver medal bearing the seal OF the
state of New York.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

lions call with their concerted strength
we beg through you TO offer TO our pres
ident ana our country such service ms
women can render toward national
needs"
In New York state the militia received
the official promise of cooperation of
the New York State Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs, which represents 100000
women. Throughout the country the
Militia Of Mercy expects TO enlist the
services OF 5000 900 women.
Among those on the executive coun
ell of the Militia OF Mercy are Mrs.
Champ Clark, Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ney. Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs. VIII
liam Randolph Hearst. Mrs. James
Speyer. Mrs. Isaac G~uggenheim. Mrs.
Felix Warburg aud Mrs. Ogden Goclet.
The militia took part in combating
the infantile paralysis seourge last
summer by furnishing three ambu.
Iances as well as after care for many
Of the stricken. The Militia Of Mercy
also was interested in sending comforts
to the militlamen on the Mexican Dor
der.
Up on the roof of the Hotel Majestic
women volunteers of the Woman's
Military Reserve Of the United States
began their drills. The rockies" are
uniformed. At the same time an exhi-
bition drill was given In the armory Of
the Sixty-ninth regiment by the Ameri.
can Womnn's League For Self Defense.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

relief and six bottles have entirely
cured me. All women who have female
trouble of any kind should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound" -
Mrs. ETA DoRIoN, Ogdensburg, Wis.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complication exists it pays to
write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co, Lynn, Mass, for special free advice.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

see how 'Gets-It gets them off in a
hurry and without the least pain. |
can wear tight shoes, dance and walk
as though | never had corns."
"Gets-It" makes the use of toe
irritating salves. bundling bandages.
tape, plastefs and other things not
only foolish, but unnecessary. Use
this wonderful discovery, "Gets-It."
for ANY soft or hard corn or callus.
1t lis the new, simple. easy. quick
way, n il fails. You'll never
have to cut a corr again with knives
or scissors. and run chances of blood
poison. Try "Gets-It' tonight =
"Gets-Tt" is sold everywhere. 25c
n bottle, or sent on receipt of price by
+. Lawrence & Co. Chicago, Ill.
Sold n Madison ana recommends
as the worlds best corn remedy, b
Frank G.. Smith.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
WOMEN Offer AID
Militia of Mercy Expect to Enlist
Five Millions.
PROFFER HELP TO LANSING.

Took Part In Combating lnfantile Pa
raIysis Scourge by Furnishing Ambu-
l~ances--Sent Comforts to Militiamen
on Mexican Border - Well Known
Names on Executive Committee.
New York-When the break with
Germany came the Militia OF Mercy, OF
which Mrs. John Hays Hammond IS
president, offered 70 the government the
services Of many thousands 81 women.
Mrs. Hammond sent a telegram -
Secretary Of State Lansing a. follows.
''On behalf OF our executive council
and the many thousands Of women
throughout the United States whose
names are on our membership lists and
who stand ready to respond TO our m
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
Come on Over, See
My Corn Fall Off"
I Put 2 Drops of 'Gets-It' on Last
Night Now Watch"

"See-all you have to do is TO use
your two fingers and lift the corn
right off. That's the way 'Gets-It'
always works. You Just put on
about 2 drops. Then the corn not
only shrivels. but loosens from the
toe, without Affecting the surround
ing flesh in the least. Why. it's all
ost q pleasure to have corns and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

pains ike a knife
through my back
and side. | finally
lost all my strength
so | had TO go to
bed. The doctor
advised an oper-
alton but | would
not listen to it. |
thought of what |
had read about Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
tried it. The first
bottle brought great
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
MADISON GRAIN MARKET.
CUT THIS QUILT is WORT MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip.
enclose with 3 cents % Foley a 70.
1885 Sheffield Ave, Chicago. III. writ
ing Your name and address clearly. You
Will receive in return a trial package
containing FoIey's Honey and Tar Com
pound for coughs. colds and Group Fol
ey Kidney Pills. and Foley Cathartio
Tablets. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

Because of advances in the
cost of raw material and labor,
hat prices must be raised or
quality lowered.
The manufacturers of Cor
don hats asked their distributors
whether Gordon hat Wearers
would prefer to pay more or get
a cheapened hat.
The almost unanimous opin-
ion was that the high quality
of the Gordon hat must be
maintained.
The manufacturers are O
the same mind.
The price Of the Gordon hat
will be $3.50 after April 1st.
The perfect quality will not be
cheapened under any circum-
stances.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08

Seated In the fo'castle. the Breton
crew OF the French liner Guyaue.
which has Just reached New York. told
Of the feat of their two comrades the
commemorative modestly declined tp
tell how they sank a German Subma
rine on Jan. % in the bay of Bi-cay.
We only obeyed orders" This was
how First Glass Gunner Jean Bour
donnais, thirty-two. and Jacques Ban
Diet, his assistant, dismissed the ac
count OF a running sea fight. lasting
forty minutes. between "A merchant
maj and a L boat. in which the sub
mersible was sent to the bottom 10y "A
shell from the 70 millimetcr gun
mounted astern.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
PAINS SHARP
AND STABBING
Woman Thought She Would
Die. Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Ogdensburg, Wis., suffered from
female troubles which caused piercing
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
Tho Captains Story.

But Captain Louis Rousselot told
more. The captain gave a graphic de
scription of how his vessel had en-
countered the submarine on the second
day after leaving port.
Yes, ii was quite an adventure. he
admitted. And there is one less Ger
mar shark to trouble seafarers. You
wan the whole story from the begin
ming? Well, You shall have it.
we left Bordeaux on the morning
of Jan. 81 under blue skies and a light
south wind. The wind from the south
brought II taste of the spring with il,
despite that all the trees along the
banks OF the Gironde are still leatless
We passed down the river without in
cident and after ten hours were IN the
open sea.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
FRENCH CUNNERS
SINK A u BOAT
Merchantmen Escapes, While
Submarine Goes Down.
GREW WINS $1,000 PRIZE

Captain of Guyane Tells How Marines,
Manning Stern Gun Aboard His Ship.
Hit Submersible at Second Shot After
Running Fight of Forty Minutes In
the Bay Of Biscay.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-03-08
pERILS OF THE AIR
Lost Army Flyers Found South OF
Mexican Border.
FOUR DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.

Two Sandwiches and Two Oranges All
They Had In Ten Days-PropelIer Of
Airplane Broken When They Made
Landing-Got Water From Radiator
Of Craft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
PAIGE BREAKS RECORD

The Paige 1915 model. that had a pre- vious mileage record of 5000 miles, which recently lowered the record between Seattle, Wash, and Vancouver, B. G.. long a bone of contention among mo- torists and automobile men. was road ster and the old lady came through in great style" says Lawrence Pennington, local dealer.
 When you consider that this machine had travelled 32,G00 miles previously. and that she had a vintage of 19i5-two years behind the Paige superb of today. then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

MORE THAN A CAR A DAY
 Sterling Edwards of the Edwards Motor Car company distributors for the Chev- rolets, is tickled all to pieces with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
BY WAY OF HOWDY DO

I walked into the office the other day and found in my mail box this note
 From this date on you are to handle automobiles see me before you crank up unless you have a self commencer-M. E. ,"
 Now the M E. is necessary evil around the office. He happens to be the who does the firing and hr ing. So you deduct for yourself.
 Consequently I, who have had further expert ence with machinery than to push wheelbar- row around am a fullfedged automobile editor and as such blow my horn at automatically. It would be quite natural for to start my gasoline career with an essay on the 4d spring wagons.
 Everybody my street except those that have auto mobiles have Ads, and it worries hate to be the only that has to walk when everybody else is of-jotng, slam bang, ping flop all the way to town and back-wth no recourse whatever. They just have to keep on paying that dollar week long they live, whether they like the vibration or not.
 I started out once upon time to buy me 4d I got
 gasoline gauge that enterprisng young insurance man had his name painted on and my 'Eeven-tenths unanswered around Woolies or Kresses and secured veil. We did not for the dust, etc. We were on our way to the fivver club-and we still going with hopes.
 But speaking Of this job that has been wished on you fellows who inhae the of burning kerosene and gasoline, l am feeling sorry for you
 It would be bad enough hand this portfolio of scribe for Gasoline Row to someone who had once upon time twisted the tail of 4d felt the pulse of the little don key engine she throbbed away-but to force into the trenches unheralded untraned, unmindful of my ignorance of the pranks of an automobile--t than can bear-and think of you fellows-hep- less
 That's why I say with vgor the M E. is a necessary evil There is really very little for M F. around
 newspaper office About all he has to do is to fire and hire reporters make mistakes about assigning them for they always know better than he does about what they should have to do each day. for there so many days when they should not have to do anything Then too, the foreman could make up the paper and k eryhng around that end c the sheet Outside of these few little things, few rounds each day with alleged essavsts and poes he has very little to do Conse- quently he is responsible for my being with you this morning, for had he listened to me I would not have been out autoing
 But at any rate, are here because here and there IS nothing left to do but to call you fellows who sell these screaming footing, snking joy-riding ground-coverng drays and pullmans on four rubber wheels to get your think tanks working in order that may put something that will read like it was written on eight-cylinder machine. JEFF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
PASSING THE BUCK ALONG
 By JEFF BAILEY THE FEWER ROUTE

you know that she was some car ever before the modern additions that now make Paige stand out like sore thunt in the midst of all competition. The dis tance of 167 miles was put in the rear in exactly 3 hours and 42 minutes, while hours and 36 minutes were consumed in elapsed time
 The Paige car is going strong in Bir- mingham, and those who would take 8 Pullman in preference to a day coach when riding on a train, put the extra price to the Paige, as against cheaper cars, for the same reason-comfort, con veniences and restfulness
 WANTED FOR LONG TIME
 In. the OIden days back on the farm, when your DeighbOr had an extra horse or mule, as the case may have been, or perchance cow, he passed the word along that he would loan said horse, mule or cow to some trustworthy neighbor If said neighbOr would feed the brute well and not work 1t over time.
 Since I first experienced the thrill of a ride in a flivver I have had hOpcs of some day finding automobile owner who was crowd ed for garage space, who would inform me that l could have the use OI fnG Olu IlIV TOT lcSu anu stall to keep off the weather, es- pecially in view of the fact that the said owner had bought him an automobile.
 So far this has never transpired --sO this notice.
 am perfectly willing to steal the gasoline, to find new tires, and to take chances with the cops without lights if some one will just furnish the little noisy buggy with the old pep still alive in the engine room. Think 1t overt don't everybody answer this by Monday morning, for I sleep late on MOn- days in view of the fact that the washwonan comes for the clothes on Tuesday.
 Apply at the barnyard and call for the automobile editor Age Herald.
 P. s. A "seIf-commencer'' is pref erahIe for these boys you have to crank have so much mule in them that one is afraid of the business end.
 MORE THAN A CAR A DAY Sterling Edwards of the Edwards Motor Car company. distributors for the Chev- rolets, is tickled all to pieces With the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
GRANTS FIND NEW HOMES

Business has been wonderful for the three months that we have been behind the Grant car,'' said I. H. Perkins, man. ager of the Lindner Motor Sales corpora tion. which concern is state distributes for the nifty Grant pattern, chock full of merit and so lacking in troubles that beset the average motorst.
 We have a proposition to the sub- dealers tat is so attractive that they can't let Vt alone, for it Is combined with emoluments to the dealer and sure values to the buyer. On this basis, we are get- ting lined up all over the state in bat ting form, and it is easy for us to predict that we will go much stronger with the Grant line in the next three months than we have heretofore which will be all that we could wish for at the present."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
Little Things That Count

A former member of the United States Senate, who came up from obscurity, says In the American Magazine:
 Heres funny thing, by the way that I've noticed about hotel guests: You leave a soiled towel in a room. and the guest will probably complain. But you can leave a bucket of paint and a paper hangers scaffold in the hallway, and compel the guest to crawl under a step- ladder to get to his room, and he will put up with 1t cheerfully-because he knows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
THE BRUTE KICKED HIM
By JEFF BAIL

"A Ford car Is very much like mule it will serve you faithfully and well for many years, only to kick the stufring out of you some day when you think that you are on to all the back action move ments the beast is capable of" says F. H. Vernon, in explanation of broken arm, which he received while trying to put life into the engine of his car few days since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
Had Him Safe

From the Passing Show.
 Tommy Atkins (who has been blown into water-filled hole)-Hurry up mate! I don't want to lose my pris- oner!
 Rescuer-Prisoner? Why, where is e {?
 Tommy-Tm standing on i'm!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
A DiscrepancY

From the Boston Transcript.
 office Boy-Why. cert, want more pay. I'm only gettin four a week now. an I gives me mother all earn.
 Employer-What do you do with tho remaining $3?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
IS.
 OVERLAND PICKS NEW TEAM

The Birmingham overland company is with you again, but with a new bunch of players. They have picked a bunch of good hitters and they should get in first division company at once and go after the pennant among local competitors for sales records
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

you are painting papering by way of making an improvement, and he is in sympathy with that It doesn't cost much to make over a carpet so that a bare spot in front of the dresser will be eliminated. but such little details are a vast help In making a hotel prosper.
 T have had other hotels since then, and invariably my experience has been that of all things that make for hotel sue. cess. the greatest is cleanliness"