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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03

and it's more'n ten years since work
stopped on that place.
Eyes, Pollock must be all of forty
five now. He wasn't so awful young
when he started to build. He's fair
and square to his men, and they all
swear by him."
What was the mystery of the house
on the hill?
One of the passengers to whom the
bus driver told the story later on came
into possession of the facts. and here
they are: Marion Burrows, losing both
parents when a child, had been taken
in charge by an aunt in Boston, who
was totally incapable of understanding
the romantic, high-strung, and rather
self-willed nature of the girl. Though
only in moderate circumstances, she
sent Marian away to a fashionable
boarding school TO get her off her
hands. The girl came back, prettier,
more attractive, and If anything, more
unmanageable than ever. At nineteen
the art craze took possession of her,
she had visions of a career, and haunt
GU oluulOSs INV hdy Sht htl IOl-
lock, whom a young novelist had
brought to a reception. The vivid,
responsive nature of the girl appealed
to the quiet, serious man. He man
aged to be introduced at her home,
and 1t was easy to construe the mean-
ing of his frequent visits.
Marian grew to love the handsome,
distinguished looking man, and finally
said yes to his suit. Her aunt regard
ed the match as highly advantageous,
and was correspondingly pleased.
One day he told Marian of the pretty
home he was building for her in Rack
ley. A shadow passed over her face.
do you mea that we are to live
there?" she asked.
"Why, of course; my business is
there. Why, dear?"
"Oh, nothing" she said, changing the
subject to hide her disappointment.
The more she thought of burying
herself, as she called 1t, in the little
town, the more distasteful did 1t be-
come. Then 1t came upon her she
did not love this man as she had
thought she did, or she would follow
him to the end Of the earth.
At this crucial moment Marco Torinl
appeared on the scene. He had sung
at a great charity concert, and was
the lion of the hour. His beautiful
tenor voice was filling the studio when
Marian paused at the door. The glory
of 1t took her by storm. She seemed in
such a spell she did not fven join in
the applause Of the other quests.
The young Italians WORKS and man
ner completed the fasc& GtIon.. and
HIian went home I'm Id Of dyeam.
3,ini, charmed by fer apprec- ALTON,
fled In falling in love with her.
brian, carried of her feet by the ar
Int, romantic lovemaking of the Ital-
in, after three weeks acquaintance,
Hoped with Torini. They We're mar
lied and sailed Immediately for London,
Strong, deep natures like Pollock's
10 not cry out with their hurt, but
b sinks farther. and stays longer for
he repression. Beyond Marian's aunt
nd the few In Boston who had known
( the engagement, no one eve heard
nything from Stephen Pollock. Work
as stopped on the pretty house, and
ne windows boarded up. Closed up,
DO, seemed the affectional side of his
allure. He was not embittered, but
e did not seek much the society Of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03

Every American who does not think
his land the fairest that ever the sun
shone on, his own state the finest in
the Union, and his town the best place
in which to live has not reached the
same celestial plane of joy and pa
triotism as the foreigner, who thinks
his little wind-swept bog is the happI~
est spot in the happiest land the good
God ever made. This is the love OF
country that glorlfes a land and the
people that inhabit it, This is what
makes every hill and valley, every
rock and rill, the most beautiful In the
world, because it is ours, made sacred
and beautiful by the memories woven
around it.-Exchange.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03

When the commissioners in charge
of Niagara Falls, n. Y, We're looking
about for n manager for the city they
heard of a young fellow at Cadillac,
Mich, named Carr. Cadillac was pay
ing Carr $500 as city manager, and it
figured that it had made a good in
veStment. for he had saved the city
$1,000 out of Il budget of $4,000.
Carr looked over the ground at Mag
ara Falls and said he would take the
job at $1,000. But he agreed to save.
the city $4,000 by putting the city on a
business basis. 1t looks as if he would,
make good.
That's what the city manager plan.
makes possible. 1t builds up a corps
of trained men who know how cities
ought t run. Then it permits a city
to bid for the services of a man who is
conspicuously successful in the bust
ness.-Kansas City Star.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
Father of

Patriotic Scotsmen might plausibly
claim that the real inventor of tanks"
was John Napier of Merchiston, who
also invented logarithms. He had
many varied intellectual activities be-
sides the higher mathematics, and was
a jealous ~protagonist of Protestant
ism. For confounding all enemies of
Gods truth he confided to BacOn's
elder brother certain 'secret inyen-
TONS" These included a chariot OF
metal, double muSket-proof, the mo
ton of which was controlled by those
within, who discharged shot through
small holes, the enemy being abased,
and uncertain what defense to make
against a moving mouth of metal"
This looks like the original "tank," but
Napier directed the detailed designs
for his weird instruments of war to
be kept secret until necessity COM
PEELED their use.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
POLES AND WIRES HURT CITY
Los Angeles Newspaper Complains OF
Conditions Which Work Harm in
Many Other Municipalities.

The residents of Los Angeles are to
be congratulated if the city shall
quickly acquire the privately owned
lighting systems and avoid the multi
pie pole-and-wire systems now borne
by the northeast districts. In the lat
ter. in GarvanZa and Highland Park
districts particularly. more landscape
beauty has been blotted out in a few
months than the residents have been
able to create in several years. Poles
and wires are everywhere, trees de-
spoiled, private property rights vio-
lated, in Stringing wires without per-
mission. and all the evils usually at
tendant upon service by employees
protected in their vandalism by civil
service. 1t is most sincerely hoped
that acquisition of existing lines by
the city will result in the removal OF
Mt least two-thirds of the present jun
gle. for the district is now %despoiled,
Los Angeles Times.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03

TOWR
10 HELPS
LAWS FOR FIRE PREVENTION.
New York City Seeks to Have Them
Enforced Against Owners of Prop
erty Who Are Negligent.

The fire commissioner of New Yorlc
city has, with the consent of the city's
law department, brought suit against
the owners of several buildings who
disregarded an order to install fire
checking appliances for the expenses
entailed by the municipality in extin-
gushing fires in those buildings,
which occurred subsequent to tho
service on the owners of notice to
comply with the requirements of the
commissioner in the matter of proyid~
ing safeguards against the spread OF
fire. The orders in question were is7
sued on March 6, 1916. and because of
failure to comply with them were sent,
to the bureau Of penalties in the corr
poration ~counseT's office on June 2 for
the enforcement of the legal penalty.
One of the buildings was converted
into a storage warehouse q few months
ago, and at The beginning Of the SUM
mer, when the families in the neigh
borhood began to away, was
filed with furniture and household be-.
longingS. it is stated that the house,
hold belongings of about 700 families
were stored in the warehouse.
An itemized statement showing the
complete cost TO the fire department
in the services of the firemen, APP
paratus, expenditure Of coal, water,
etc, and damage to apparatus was pre-
pared, and the suit was brought for
this amount. AS it was a four-alarm
fire a very large number of fire COM
panieS participated. The firemen
worked from 1920 p. m. until $50
81. m. The cost of extinguishing this
fire is estimated at 81, 800.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
Care in TubercuIosIs.

Living with a case Of tuberculosis
is not particularly dangerous If the
patient and those around him will ex-
ercise proper care. Sputum cups or
paper napkins should be used for all
discharges of the nose. and throat,
as well as for matter coughed up from
the lungs. Ha~ndkerchiefs should not
be used, since it is an expensive mat
ter to destroy them, and washing them
is not safe unless the soifed handLer-
chief is boiled Immediately after use.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03

as the stage the only profession
which is appalling for its failures? Are
not all professions equally so for the
failures that are necessarily in them?
No; for the mOrass to which that will
o-the-wisp, the fOOtlights, leads on its
victims is one, perhaps, which has no
equal. Men may throw aside the sword
for the barrlster's wig, the literary
career for that of the mining expert,
the position of a younger son at home
for the church militant abroad. But
once let a man hear a round of APP
plause for an individual effort, let him
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
LURE OF THE FOOTLICHTS

year the applications for relief to the
actors fund averaged 200 a week, or
10000 for the year. One in four asking
for charity! 1t is probably a higher
casualty rate than any other occupa-
ton can show.
What is the reason for this sad state
of affairs? Seymour Hicks has given
1t in "Twenty-four Years Of an Actors
Life" 1t is at the same time a reason
and a rejoinder;
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
The Turkey.

although a little vain aud silly, the
turkey" Franklin said, sis a native
American and a bird Of courage" Had
he known more on the subject he
would have added that the turkey Is
both wise and Clearly and is never
vain or silly except during the mating
season. Can more be said of any 9TH
err bird-or mann
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
Seems to Be So Great That Few Are
Able to Tear Themselves Away
From Them.

The drain oil the actors income is
heavy. Expensive tastes are forced
upon him when he is at work, and are
hard to throw off when he is Idle. In
1915, the writer estimates, there were
10000 persons in the United States ell
gagged in the show" business. In that
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03

have stood for n short hour In the
full glare of the llmelight, and nothing
on earth will make him give up the
calling which he thinks has been his
since the hour of his birth"
A hard life, but the life The run on
the actors fund may be heavy, the
rank and file of the profession may find
it necessary to affiliate with the Amerl-
can Federation of Labor, but there is
compensation.-New York Post.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03

PA, why is it that poets are AlwayB
poor?"
zone of the reasons IS TINT they
have to inclose postage for the rsfuE6
Of their manuscripts."-BrookIyn On
izen.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
MlseaIeulated hls canaeitx

Mr.. Goodleigh-I was surprised to
see you in a helplessly intoxicated con-
dItion last evening.
Tippler-I vas surprised myself. \
thought I could stand a lot more.-
Boston Transcript.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
Condition of Friendship.

"If you want me to feel friendly to
you, you must talk to me-" says Doc
Frank Crane. If you want us to feel
friendly to you. you must let us do
some Of the talking,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03

Tattooing vas a distinct trade in
Caesars time.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
American nabal experts
bekeUe they can build a
sea fighter that qvM aston
iSh the Borld; it is a semi
submerged torpedo cruiser.

HAT is the next surprise that naval
architects have in store for the
world?
Is it possible to modify radically
existing types of battle craft?
Has the naval strategist any
thing in mind that will be totally
unlike present warships-sOme-
thing that will upset the prevailing
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14
BOARDING GOLD
MENNONITE COLONY IN BEADLE
COUNTY SEEKING THE
METAL.

Huron, Aug. 14-That the Rus
sian ~colonists who occupy a i9rge
part OF northeastern Beadle county
are attempting to hoard gold Is The
belief among bankers in this vicinity
From reports given out by banks
over the county it appears that when
ever the Russians get money for
produce or grain they immediately
get it changed into gold and take the
gold to their homes.
one Hitchcock bank reports that
on a sale Of wool recently me Rus
sian c~olonist received $1,000 in cash
and he demanded the gold coin which
he took with him. II appears thai
the Russians are trying TO hoard
gold in their colonies.
These are the same Russian colo.
nists who only registered after pres
sure was brought 20 bear by the Off
Gals and who now are all claiming
exemption on account of their Men.
MONTE creed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14
DROWN in GULCH
BROTHER AND SISTER ARE VIC
TINS At STURGIS.

Sturgis, Aug. 14.-Herman Hen
derson. n years old; Dewey Mick.
10. and Katie Mick, IL. were drown
ed in the government water dam in
Dead Mans gulch. south of Sturgis.
about loon today while i'm bathing.
1t seems Dewey Mick was teaching
his sister Katie to swim and got into
deep water with her and Unexpected
ly down over a deep bank in the dam,
losing the girl. Mrs. Ross. who was
among the party. made an attempt
10 reach her brother Dewey. Hen
derson also attempted to save the boy
and girl and was also drowned.
Word was Immediately sent to town
and a large number were soon at the
scene of the accident with hooks and
ropes and recovered all three bodies.
none of which could be revived.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14
JOY RIDING
MUST BE STOPPED TO CONSERNE
GASOLINE SUPPLY.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Warning
of the possibility of drastic action by
the federal government to stop ex-
cessive uses of automobiles for pleas
ure during the wal in order that the
gasoline needs of the United States
may be met. is given i'm a statement
issued by Director Van III. Manning.
of the bureau Of mines today. in
which he asks the cooperation of au-
tomobile owners of the country.
Enough gasoline to care for the
requirements of America and per
haps that Of it's allies will be saved.
i'm the opinion of Mr.. Manning, If
automobile owners of the country
will stop unnecessary and extrava-
CANT pleasure riding and If owners
and dealers handle this fuel in a
careful and economical manner.
There must be no dillydallying
about this supply of gasoline. and
there won't be-" he said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14
WHY WOMEN SUFFER


Women often suffer. not knowing
the cause.
Backaehe, headache. dizziness. ner-
yousness,
Weakness. languor. sudden
twinges.
Each a torture of itself.
Together hint at weakened kid
neys.
Strike at the root-get to the
case. No other remedy more highly
endorsed than Doan's Kidney pills.
Recommended by thousands
Endorsed at home.
Here's convincing testimony from
a Madison woman.
Mrs. W. Morgan. 500 Center street
w. says. Every time | made a
sudden move or tried to bend, | got
a catch across the small of my back.
Then a severe pain set in which kept
me in misery and robbed me of all
ambition. | was unfit for any kind
of work. | began TO get uneasy
about my kidneys and nothing took
seemed TO do me the least bit of good
until l began using Doan's Kidney
pills. got good results from the
first and after taking two boxes
was cured"
Price. so cents at all dealers
Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Morgan had. Foster Mil
burn Co, Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14
THE COAL PROBLEM
STATE GENERALLY INCLINED TO
BACK ADMINISTRATIONS MOVE
TO REDUCE PRICES.

Sioux Falls, Aug. 1.-THE resi-
dents of South Dakota are taking a
deep interest in the result Of the con-
ference in Chicago of governors of a
number of states of the central west
and northwest to see if something
cannot be done TO reduce the present
prices of coal. With a long winter
confronting them, and living ex-
penses beyond the means of many
families, il is imperative in the view
Of leading men who have made a
study of the question that something
be done to secure the immediate re-
duction Of coal prices.
The retail prices Of leading vari-
cites Of coal at Sioux Falls are at
present as follows:
Anthracite. SIP per ton If paid for
at time OF delivery; $12.5 80 per ton,
if time ii desired to make payment
Pocahontas. s11.50 per ton; Indi-
ana and Illinois coal sells al retail
for so per ton.
The state administration Of South
Dakota. realizing the importance of
securing a reduction Of coal prices
so there may be 10 suffering in South
Dakota next winter. is expected to
throw its weight i'm favor of imme-
date action being taken TO have
prices greatly reduced from the pres
ent figure.
IT is further realized that a tenn
porary reduction will not satisfy the
residents of the state, for they do
not want a return of the conditions
Of last winter. when prices for coal
We're advanced-in many cases to a
prohibitive figure-in the dead Of
winter. when consumers had to pay
the prices or go without fuel. If, as
the result of the conference of gov
errors i'm Chicago, a reduction is
made i'm coal prices from the present
figure, the people will demand that
the new prices fixed shall be the
prices to be charged throughout the
winter. with dealers prohibited from
advancing prices after winter has
set in.
Last winter retail coal dealers
claimed that the advance in prices
was due to their inability 10 secure
shipments of coal because OF a con
gestion of freight traffic on the vari-
Gus railroads.
with prices OF all other necessities
Of life now skyhigh. the state admin
istration and members of the state
council of defense will urge the fix
ing of a permanent price for fuel
supplies, to extend over mex winter
at least, and TO enable dealers to Sc
cure ample supplies Of coal to meet
the needs OF the residents Of South
Dakota they are prepared TO act with
similar officers and similar bodies in
other states OF the northwest and
central west TO secure better trans
%portation facilities on the railways
fuel supplies, If necessary, TO have
the right Of way until the needs of
the peolpe are supplied.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14

Sioux Falls-E. o. Jones, a Mar
shall county man, has been advised
of the death on the French front of
a nephew, William Hugh Jones. who
was serving in the British army.
when last heard from he was in the
ordnance department and had just
received a commission.
Volga-Lightning recently did Sc
rious damage in the vicinity of Vol
ga The Bangor township town hall
at Como was struck by lightning and
destroyed by the ensuing fire. Sew
eral barns were destroyed through
the same cause and in Volga the
school building was struck and con
siderably damaged.
Scotland-The highest priced crop
secured from but a little more than
an acre Of land in South Dakota this
season was secured by the Dumire
brothers, living near Scotland. From
L. acres of land they threshed win
ter wheat which gave them a return
of 500 from this small tract.
Huron-Miss Margaret Ferguson.
who. during the past year, has acted
as Red Cross visiting nurse in Bea-
die county, has received word that
the class of Huron young ladies who
took Red Cross work in her classes
have received diplomas, and that
Miss Agnes Holbrook led the class
with a grade of 90 per cent. The
examination covered elementary by
giene and home care of the sick.
Huron-After Conner Bros. Of this
city, had announced and made prep
aration to build a huge dance pavil-
ion on the corner Of Third and Illi-
nois streets they appeared before the
city commissioners to obtain a license
and found a committee of churchmen
there ahead of them petitioning the
commission not to grant such a Ii
cense. The city commission, after
considering the matter. decided not
to grant the license for the pavilion
Sisseton-Alden and Roy Neu-
mann, aged 4 and 3 years respective
ly, were burned to death on their
fathers farm near Sisseton. During
their fathers absence, and while the
little lads mother and grandmother
were busily engaged in the house, the
little boys set fire to some hay in the
barn. The blaze quickly spread tC
the structure, and the children were
burned to a crisp, their bodies being
found later in the ashes of the de
stroyed building.
Whitewood-Leroy Johnson, aged
Is, was instantly killed as the result
of his horses running away while hi
was operating a moving machine il
a bayfield, on his mothers ranch
some miles from here. His feet be
came entangled in the lines and ht
was dragged a considerable distance
being fearfully mangled by striking
parts of the machine during the rur
of the horses. He was dead when h'
was picked up Immediately after tn
team had stopped.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14
Offers U.BOAT REMEDY
HUDSON MAN SENDS WAR DE-
PARTMENT PLAN.

Hudson. Aug. 14-Albert Jones, a
Hudson man, believes he has solved
the problem OF curling the activities
of the German submarine.
His plan to pull the teeth of the
submarines is in the form Of a cross
fire battery-or rather four of them
to be placed on merchant vessels.
The batteries are so designed that it
is claimed for them hat they will
explode a torpedo long before ii could
possibly reach the boat on which the
crossfire batteries are mounted.
Jones has crossed the ocean a mum
Der of times and is familiar with
boats. His design has been sent to
Washington for inspection by Off
Gals of the navy department.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14
HAS NO ROOM FOR TRAMPS
Butte Police Chief Says All ldlers VIII
Be Arrested.

lutte. Mont. Aug. 4-Chief of Pc
lice J j. Murphy has announced his
intention to arrest all visiting /. W.
w. who have no available means of
support and to charge the visitors with
vagrancy.
Butte has no room for men who
won't work" the chief said. 1T is
turbers are heading this way from all
parts of the country. They are also
headed toward the city jail.
There is no intention to throw a
man in Jail who has lived and worked
in Butte for many years. But Butte
has no room for tramps. hoboes or
buns"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-14
R. R. RESTRICTIONS
TO STILL FURTHER CURTAIL
PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE
IN THE CENTRAL WEST.

Chicago. Aug. 14-Extensiva re
auctions in passenger train service in
addition TO those already made are
soon to go into effect in central ter
ritory. Between March / and July
Is, the railroads in this territory eff
fected a saving at the rate of almost
1000, 900 passenger miles a year in
passenger train service. according to
a report just made to the railroads
war board by X. III. Ashton. president
of the Chicago a North Western
railway. and chairman Of the central
department committee. The total re
auctions already made and those
soon 10 be put into effect in this ter
ritory, amount 4 over 10000. 600
passenger miles. This Ii i'm addi-
ton TO reductions OF over 16. 600. 600
passenger miles already reported in
eastern territory.
The states included in the central
department are Illinois. Indiana,
Iowa. Kansas, Kentucky. Michigan.
Minnesota. Missouri. Nebraska, North
Dakota. Ohio, South Dakota. West
Virginia, Wisconsin and Colorado.
This reduction in passenger train
service is a part OF the program OF
the war board in the conservation of
coal and men for the more important
freight handling purpose.
The exact reductions already made
in central territory are at the rate OF
6,SS.402 passenger miles a year. and
will effect a saving of approximately
500 600 tons of coal a year. which,
by this reduction is made available
for other purposes. The further re-
auctions to be made will bring the
amount of saving up TO $4,000 tons
of coal