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The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19
JAPAN SEEKS ID BUY GERMAN
 SHIPS

Vancouver, Sept. 19.-Officers Of the Empress of Russia, which ar rived here Monday night, report that Japan is negotiating with China for ihe purchase of 14 German steamships seized by China when the latter entered the war. Five million dollars are offered for the vessels.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19
SECOND LIST OF SEATTLE MEN
 ID LEAVE

Seattle, Sept. 19. - The second quota of 738 Seattle and King cOuR- tY selected army men began report ing this morning through local boards for retreat roll call. To- morrow they will leave for training at CamU Lewis. A big demonstra- ton will take place in Seattle to- night in honor of the drafted men, and tomorrow morning they will parade through the streets of the city before leaving for Amriecan lake. x MI
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19
$500 MEN A DAY ARRIVE CAMP
 LEWIS

Camp Lewis, Sept. 19. - Men from Alaska, Kansas, Washington, California, Utah, Oregon, Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho, which com prises the northwest division of the army, will begin arriving in camp tomorrow at the rate of $500 a day uRtil 17,OOO arrive. This will be the second contingent of men arriving in camp; the tbrid and last will take place the last of the
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19
BOND BILL WILL GO ID WILSON
 SATURDAY

Washington, Sept. 1S.-CoRisreeS from the House and Senate on the slsTaa and oRe-half billion dollar wsr bond bill agreed today to pre- Sant their report to the Senate to- MOTION and 1t is expected the bill will ha ready for the signature of President Wilson Saturday. Confer ses struck out the LaFollette amendment fixing the rate of in tsrest certificates. This leaves the interest rate to be fixed by Sec yetary of the Treasury McAdOo.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19
TYPHOON KILLS 6OO NATIVES
 IN CHINA

Amy, China, Sept. 19.-SiX hun dred natives were killed by a ty- phoon which struck Annoy without warning this morning. Eighty-five percent of water craft in nearby har bors were destroyed.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19
RTSSIA ID HAVE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY
ROUTES
 ID BE SECRET

Washington, Sept. 19.-The only restriction that the War Department asks ro have placed upon news of the mobilization of the National Army at the cantonment is that of secrecy concerning train routes and train schedules. The publication of destinations is permissible.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19

F. H. Mobley, member of the pro Vincial parliament, returned on the Princess Alice, on his way to At lin where he has business interests.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19
GERMANS RESTRICTED
 IN TRAVEL IN HAWAII

Honolulu, Sept. 19.-Hersafter German aliens cannot travel from one island to another Of the HH- waiian group without violating . federal perimt. Such is the text of an order received from Washing- ton. The instructions say that when business demands 1t shall such per mits be issued. Two Germans who applied recently for permits were refused because they simply desired to take a vacation on an other island. !MtM 2
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19
], 5. ID GET
 PACIFIC SHIPS

Portland, Sept. 19.-The United States government today ordered thst the steamships Great Northern and Northern Pacific be delivered to Bremerton on September 29.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19

L. Schultz business man of Atlin, was an arrival on the Princess So- phia on. his wsy back to Atlin.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19

George Anderson, piano tuner' is in town and calling upon his local trade today.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-09-19
FEDERAL BANK
 FUR SEATTLE

Seattle, Sept. 19.-A branch bank, of the Federal reserve bank ing system, opened its doors in this city today.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-07-19

Every year it has paid it's per cent
dividends on stock, it has also added
to it's equipment Starting with $4,000
worth of machinery, it has $500 worth
now.
But that hasn't been the best part
of it. The best part has been the
prices. The laundry has, until recent
ly, done family washing at the rate Of
cents a pound, where most laundries
charged 6 and Z cents or even more.
This included ironing everything ex-
cept starched pieces, which were sent
back starched, ready for ironing.
On piece work prices have been
and 10 cents for shirts, while private
laundries charge 10 and Is cents,
cents for handkerchiefs, where private
laundries charge cents, cents for
underwear, where private laundries
charge 10 cents, and so on.
Besides this, all farmers who brought
their work to the laundry when they
came to deliver their cream, and who
called for it when they came with
cream again, were given q rebate" Of
10 per cent from the list price.
The cooperative laundry within the
last month, has been compelled to ad-
vance it's list prices 10 per cent. just as
private laundries have. Coal has gone
up 40 per cent, soap has advanced
from 3-4 cents to 16 "a cents, bluing
has advanced from SETS to $14, and so
on. But the list prices Of the CO.
operative laundry are still far below
the list prices of privately owned laun-
dries, and besides, the farmers, who
deliver their own work and call for it
again, get their 10 per cent discount,
an advantage that is rarely if ever
given by private concern.
Last year the cooperative laundry
did a business of $6,556.9S. OF this
$4,3S3.54 went to pay labor. The CO.
operative laundry pays it's workers
well, as much as is paid by the private
ly owned laundries in the city and in
some cases better. Besides paying for
all supplies and paying stock dividends
the laundry showed surplus of $301.01.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-07-19
LOTS OF PEOPLE COME
TO SEE THE LAUNDRY

The business people of Chatfield are
just as strong boosters for the CO.
operative laundry as the farmers are
The bankers and merchants have their
own k0iled shirts done up at the farm
ers' laundry; if there wasn't any such
concern they would have to have it
done at home or ship their work to
Rochester or the Twin Cities.
The farmers Of Chatfield are proud
of their laundry. Other farmers from
all parts Of the United States and from
Canada have come to Chatfield to
visit it. Since the Chatfield co-opera-
tive laundry was started, the first in
the United States, about a dozen others
patterned after it have sprung up in
different parts Of the country. It shows
what can be done by economic organi-
zation.
The farmers Of Chatfield are strong
for another kind of organization, also.
and that is political organization.
Since the Nonpartisan league has gone
into southeastern Minnesota, the Mana
hans and Cassidys and O'Hallorans
have practically all flocked to it's
standard. They have seen what or
to do in their own community; now
they intend to join hands with all
the farmers Of Minnesota and North
Dakota and South Dakota and Mon
tana and other states for wider move
ment. And if you ask them about it
they will say:
Sure, there's laoth1ng too good for
the Irish.'
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-07-19
PATRONS ALL FEEL
INTEREST IN PLANT

"The cooperative launry is able to
do work at lower prices and still show
a profit because it is cooperative and
the farmers own enterprise" said Mr..
Smith. 1--WE cooperate with the
creamery in the use of power. The
creamery tends to the power half the
day and the laundry half the day and
we divide the expense.
'The farmers are interested in the
laundry because it is their own enter
prise. In every laundry there is the
chance of mistake, of mixing up cloth
ing when it is returned. When
managed private laundry the people
always thought the laundry was trying
to put something over on them when
a mistake occurred. But it's different
here. If a patron finds that he has in
his bundle something that doesn't be-
long to him, he doesn't keep it and try
to get away with it. He doesn't even
wait until the next time he comes to
town, but calls us up on the telephone
right away to let us know where it is
"But most Of all the farmers stick
by their laundry because it means an
improvement in their conditions Of
life. I tell you, these farmers around
here are independent; if they couldn't
have some of the comforts of life that
the people in the cities do, they simply
wouldn't stay on the farm"
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-07-19

lg9y@I and swensons and Petersons
abide. There are a number
of communities, too, where the inhabi-
tants all bear names like Schmidt and
Schneider and Schumacher and Hoff-
man and so on.
Down at Chatfield, Mimi, there is
community of another nationality. The
residents there are nearly all Manahans
and Cassidys and Twohys and O'Hal-
lorans and McGuires.
The Irish who settled around Chat
field were determined to stay on the
farm and to enjoy some of the good
things of life, some the little comforts
and luxuries that the people of the
cities consider their rights, besides.
They knew there was only one way
to get some of these advantages. The
Irish have been famous all over the
world as politicians because they
grasped the idea of organizing. So the
Irish at Chatfield organized, to work
and fight together for the common
good.
In 1889 they organized cooperative
creamery at Chatfield, the first incor-
porated cooperative creamery in the
state of Minnesota The creamery is
still going, and going strong. 1t has
paid to the farmers of it's vicinity more
than $1,300,000 for butter fat; it is do
ing a business of over 100000 a year
now 1t has always paid the highest
price for butter fat CAS- cents now) and
besides has paid to stockholders, in
dividends, So for every 81 invested at
the time Of its organization.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-07-19
ORGANIZED LAUNDRY
ON COOPERATIVE PLAN

Woman suffrage isn't legal in Minne-
sofa, but the farmers thought the
women were as much entitled as men
to vote on a proposition that concern
ed them most Of all, so everybody
voted. The result was hearty in
dorsement of the laundry plan.
The creamery company had accum-
ulated surplus of $4,000 with which
to put up an addition to be used by
the laundry. A separate cooperative
laundry company was organized and
$4,000 worth of stock was sold to 224
stockholders. nobody buying less than
s5 worth and nobody more than $25
and the SIS man having just as much
of vote as the $25 man.
Good machinery was bought and
competent help was hired. Then the
laundry started operations.
1t has been a success from the start.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-07-19
WANTED FARM LIFE
MADE A BIT EASIER

But the Manahans and O'Hallorans
and other Chatfield farmers were not
content with making profits. They
wanted farm life made more pleasant
and easier for their women-folk They
wanted to do away with the terrors of
Monday wash day and to do away with
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-07-19

Smith, manager of the laundry. Mr..
Smith is a practical laundryman from
st. Paul. He had always been con-
nected with private enterprises be-
fore he came to take charge Of the
Chatfield laundry
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-07-19

the colds and sickness that were caus-
ed by wash day, colds and sicknesses
that sometimes stayed with the women
all winter.
Two or three attempts had been
made by private enterprise to operate
laundries in Chatfield, but they all
fell through.
1T can't be made to pay" private
enterprise said.
Since private capital wasn't willing
to go into the laundry business the
Manahans and O'Hallorans proposed
to go into the laundry business for
themselves-to establish farmers CO.
operative laundry, the first in the
United States.
True, private capital said laundry
business couldn't be made to pay in
Chatfield. True, no farmers, anywhere,
had ever gone into the laundry busi-
ness before.
But that didn't daunt the farmers of
Chatfield. In 1912 they issued call
for picnic in the Chatfield city park.
Country and city people, men and wo-
men, met together and talked it over.
Then they put it to vote.
The nonpartisan leader., 1917-07-19
BY E. B. RUSSELL

I HERE are plenty Of farming
communities in the Northwest
] where Andersons and Olsons
NJ and Swensons and Petersons
abide. There are q number
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09
THE CITY.

- - = = - - -:
Fair tonight and Saturday;
colder southwest portion tonight.
- - = - - - =
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09

production of 35 or 40 carloads of
canned corn they put out this year
only 20 cars. Mr.. Giving is engaged
in the auto repair business in Lake
Mills.
County Commissioners O'Connell,
Cosgrove and Rosenow and Attor-
neys Geo. r. Farmer and Ira f.
Blewitt went this morning to Sioux
Falls, where they are to appear on
the part of the county in the hearing
before Judge l.. l.. Fleeger in which
the state game and fish commission
ask for an injunction against the al.
legged turning aside of part of the
water which flows into the Milwau-
kee lake. AS the matter involves q
branch of the joint ditch of the two
counties, the commissioners of Moo
dy county will be present at the hear
ing. If the preliminary showing l:
strong enough a temporary injunc
ton may be granted by the court
and a time for hearing will be Sc
for the trial of the case for a perma
nent injunction, which will stop worl
on that portion of the project anC
compel a change of plans for carry
ing the water from branch No. IL o
the drainage project.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09
MADISON ". c. 7. u.
REGULAR MEETING-CONTRIBU.
TION TO THE CHILDREN'S
HOME.

The w. c.. T. u. met with Mrs.
H. II. Cole on Wednesday. Reports
were given of the state convention
and plans made for the coming years
work were discussed. The union
voted to make some of the special
bandages that are being called for.
The committee on collecting and
packing things for the Children's
Home at Sioux Falls reported 127
quarts canned fruit, pickles and veg
etables, most of it fruit; Ga glasses
of jelly, two dozen eggs, one peck
apples, one peck beans, two bushels
onions, one and half bushels carrots.
two bushels beets, cabbage, squash
and parsnips and some popcorn, rice
also several other small donations
IL bushels potatoes, two barrels goot
clothing. There was a shortage Of
apples, but altogether the larges'
supply yet sent.
This work is a part of the w. c. t
u. work and the contributors are
from the public and Normal schools
and also from others. There was al
so $2.03 contributed. The w. c. t
u. desires to thank the teachers, chill
dren and others who have so kindl!
helped in this work.
At the close of the meeting the un
ion presented Mrs. Cummings, who i
soon to leave, with the Union Sigma
for a year and took her to the suppe.
that was being served by the Cath
Ollie Enthusiastically.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09
"A SINGULAR life"
ADRIAN nj. NEWENS AT NORMAL
AUDITORIUM MONDAY
EVENING.

Adrian NJ. Newens, monologist,
will appear at Normal auditorium
Monday evening, November IL, $3.50
O'Clock, in "a Singular Life" under
the auspices of the entertainment
committee. The story takes place in
an eastern seaboard town. 1t has to
do with the Unconstitutional church
life in vivid contrast to a more mod
ern, which is, after all, the original
plan and practice of Christian activ-
ity. The story teens with human
interest because real men and real
women are portrayed. Emanuel Ba-
yard aspires to the ministry, but up
on examination is found not fit to be
ordained. Because of a humane
deed in the street he is not only ad-
mired by, but attracted TO the fisher
folk. Bayard then pursues a course
of activity amongthem wholly pleas
of activity among them wholly pleas
acters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09
ROMANCE REVEALED
ONE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS
MISSING AT FRONT LEAVES
FTANCEE In IOWA.

Iowa City, Ia, Nov. 9.-Following
the account of the first participation
of American troops in the actual
fighting on the front in France comes
the story of a romance in which one
of the victims in concerned. Miss
Iva Moore, aged 20, a probationer in
the Iowa University's nurses training
camp, is the fiancee of Dewey ID.
Kern, Collins, Ia, one of the men re-
ported captured or missing after the
raid on the American trenches.
Miss Moore stated that she and
Young Kern had planned to marry
this fall. When war was declared,
however. they decided to postpone
the wedding and both prepared to
enter the service.
Kern was too young for the draft
but he enlisted, while she began
training as a nurse. Miss Moore. who
is the daughter of a wealthy retired
farmer of Gearing, Ia, will %persevere
in her determination to go to Europe
as an army nurse.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09

TEMPERED With HOPE

Washington, d. c., Nov. 9.-Spe-
cial: felt here over the news of the
overthrow of the Kerensky govern
ment at Petrograd is tempered by
hope that the extreme radicals who
have seized the capital may not be
able to extend their control over the
army or any considerable part of the
country. However, it is feared that
much blood must be shed and the
nation further demoraliZed before
any power rises above the turmoil
strong enough to control the situa-
ton.
The state department and the Rus
sian embassy are without official adj
vices, consequently there was no Of
fetal comment on the situation. In
formally, it was pointed out that with
the telegraph lines and the semi-offi-
cial news agencies at Petrograd in
the hands of the radicals, 1t would be
difficult to learn the true state of af-
fairs, although there was no disposi-
ton to question the collapse of the
provisional governments power in
the capital.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09
AUTO TIPOVER
FORTUNATELY NONE OF THE OC.
CUPANTS WERE INJURED.

Howard Democrat: The editor
and family made an auto trip to
Madison Sunday and when nearing
the railroad crossing this side of the
Cusick school house, we noticed
quite a number of autos and people
near the track and surmised there
had been a wreck. AS we drew near
we discovered a big Overland a tip
ped over on its side in the ditch.
The car belonged to Grit Owens, of
Junius, a brother-in-law of ID. The
ophilus, of this city, who, with his
family, was on his way to Howard
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09

to visit relatives. Mr.. Owens had not
driven the a very much and MOTTO
ing the freight train going east en-
deavored to beat it to the crossing.
Seeing he could not make it he ran
struck by the train. 1t was a for
tunate accident as not one of the
party was injured in the least and
aside from a broken windshield there
was no particular damage to the car
which, with the help of the men who
happened to be there, was 500 right
ed and Mr.. Owens proceeded on his
way.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09
STRIKES N SPLITS
BY ID. ID. g.

The Madison bowlers who went to
Roswell last night, returned this
morning with the long end of a 2,135
to 1855 cor After the 5-men team
event was finished Coutts and Han
son rolled e. Peterson and Newman
three games, losing the first and TAX
ing the next two. Coutts and E. Pet
erson then rolled a singles match,
which the former won with a good
margin. The Roswell boys are a nice
lot of fellows and good sports, taking
their defeat smilingly. A return
match will be played on the Madison
alleys in the near future. Following
are the scores:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09

So i'm cash to any person bringing
to my store a standard make watch
| cannot repair.-Guy E. Hanson.
For Rent. Two furnished rooms,
modern, two blocks east new postof-
fice.-C. Terwilliger.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Finnan Haddie at Scudder Bros.
Have you looked at Osborn's ad?
Girl wanted to clerk in Sugar
Bowl.
Stacks Cash and Carry Store, the
store that helps you to economic,
Oyster shells for the chickens, IS
cents 100 sacks.-Earle l.. Kelley.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09
THE HUMAN CALENDAR
An Explanation of its Method and
Aim.

The Human Calendar is a. plan to
raise money quickly and without
hardship to any giver. By its plan,
the year, months, weeks and days
give varying sums, but the days, rep
resented by members and friends of
the Civic club, will canvass the city
for hours at 25 cents apiece.
So many conflicting statements
have been circulated concerning the
aim of the Human Calendar that this
statement is published by the officers
as the definite intention of the club.
The Civic club is prosecuting its
campaign to fill out the Human Cal
endar as early as possible. The ladies
are bent upon securing $1,000 for
war relief. If anything remains
above this sum the ladies will be glad
to have it, but in all events, they
want $1,000 for war relief. The men
have canvassed the town for Red
Cross and other good causes, but the
ladies want a part specifically their
own.
The plan of the Human Calendar
needs a large organization to handle
it. so the club has taken it up, but
the friends of the club are working
Just as hard as the members, so ev'
cry woman in town has a place in the
effort.
One thousand dollars for the need:
of our boys! Buy three hours, o.
two hours, or ven one, at rs cents
apiece, and swell the fund SO that thu
ladies may feel that they have them
selves added a large sum to the relic
work in which everybody is so deep
ly interested.-Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-09
LOCAL NEWS.

For Rent. Seven room house,
First street SE.-Bert Thomas.
Eat at Jacks.
Take your next meal at Rays Res
~taurant, 35 cents.
Eat at Jacks.
Dining room girl wanted at the
Lake Park.
Eat at Jacks.
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