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The Washington herald., 1918-07-02
GERMAM TAPS
HER RESERVES
OF fANP0WER
U. S. Census Bureau Show
Extreme Measures Used
BY Huns.
By MILroN HRoNNEn.

On. Z. a. stan Correspondent,
Germany IL tapping the last % ne
man power reserves. says SAN. II
Rogers. director of the United State
Census. And Rogers ought 70 kno~
something about II, because It d hi}
business To keep posted on populated
figures.
! called his attention 10 recent sto-
ries regarding the population Of oerl
many. One said German propsssndist
were claiming a population Of q, l,0o0.aoeI
instead OF G,Ooo.0OO. cs representa- II
the last German census.
The other said an Americas esd
zen's daughters, who had bsen fueEtsI
of Hindenburg's daughters in isl1 bad
heard the Hun leader say Germanys
population was really se.00o.cQ
No CamouhaEe.
81 don't Lslieve either statement. Il
said Roger 1t would not be pozEfble|
for q nation so TO caTaouflsEe its cen-|
sus reports a. to deceive the wBri5 in|
order TO do 20. IL would be ssocessaFy|
to make all the ta1iss gear up.
For instance, census reports stucy|
and compare figures giving the aga
and sex constitution Of the population.
the birth rate, the death rate, fhe|
marriage statistics, the disease fig-|
ureE. IL is q pretty hard thing 90 dAc-
tor all rhese so ss to make them cSlne
right. 80
And even il they did, oSmIarissn
with figures Of past censuses would
at once reveal Vsa discrepancy
There would have TO be some a~-
counting for the absence Of sroW IN.
Marriage figures would have 10 be de-
creased, births would have 10 be de-
creased and deaths increased. AadI
this would have to be done on sucf al
scale as at once to arouse wide DIS
cussion both at home and abroad
Tremsndous Expsasien-
"Of course IL would be possible
for the Germans to have started out
with fake census figures in lsf0. To
do so they would have to beiittle
their own empire: to show slow
growth in every line of humGn en-
deayoT. Instead of that, they showed
tremendous expansion Of a CONNER
cial and sea-faring race and boast
ed about IL.
various checks will show the
foolishness OF this propaganda story.
The total area of Germany is 20s.fse
square miles. OF less by 1900
square miles than Texas. There Is
not enough farming and grazing
land to give employment TO Q very
large population. A large part of
Germanys population lives In cities
and towns.
Twenty million more people than
they claim in the census would mean
many more big cities than they
have.
Cannot Conceal
"An Industrial population increased
by 5000. .OO6 would produce more ma
terial than we know they were sell
ing and eat far more than We know
they were raising and importing. You
can't any more conceal the amount OF
stuff so.Joo.O0e people would prode .
and consume than you can hide t'e
people themselves.
Germany doubtless would like to
have that many more people t. o.
drawn on for cannon fodder. bat .
don't believe she has them I thlk
she is down to the bottom of the
heap. combing out the last remnants
Of her population capable OF besring
arms. IL the war goes to that side
which has the last reserves. theH
Americas vast man power is destined
To defeat Germany"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-02

syivsnis and nearby hennesy browns. t2ais;
do, browns and mixed colos. Saia
cHEEsE-Fsm; reseipts, s,els boxes; state.
fresh specials, an; do. average run. zsk.
Dressed. quiet; chieksus. gsss; fowls. Daias5'1
tufkeyf, Ea4.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-02
BURGLAR ROBS TRUNK.

Roland James. 14OI Swami street
northwest, last evening reported TO
police headquarters that his residence
had been entered some time last Sat-
urday night and so In bills taken
from Q trunk.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-02
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

Philadelphis, Pa. July l.-Prices on the local
produce market today ranged as follows:
CHEEsE-The market ruled firm under small
Supplies and q fair demand. Quotations New
York. whole milk, fancy. fresh, as4asis.c. spe-
cals higher. New York. whoIe-milk. fair to good,
fresh. 23a24c
BUTTER-Trade was quiet, but offerings were
moderate and prices were we'll maintained
Quotations: Solid-packed creamery. extra. sc. /:
high scoring goods. AsaEsc.; extra hrsts, 4ilsc. /;
hrst, 43aIic. seconds, 4lai2i4c.; fancy brands Of
prints jobbing at 5lAssc. choice at &c.; fair to
good, 6aiac.
EGGS-Sthctly fne eggs were tn moderate
supply and fnl. with a good demand. Quota
tions; Free cases, nearby frsts, l.7O per stand
ard case: current receipts. n.Gall.4o per case:
Western. extra hrst. lilo Der case; hrsts. II. .l0a
II. 3 per case; fancy selected eggs were jobbing
at i5afc Der dozen.
POULTRY.
LVE-FoWls were scarce and higher, with de
mand good. Other descriptions were generally
steady. Quotations: Fowls. SaS6c; exceptional
lots higher spring chickens not Leghon-
The Washington herald., 1918-07-02
wa'hiaston Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Capital TIaction. 20 ct stM.
iiaaston Scrip. siss at o..
After call
Potomae Electric Cons, &, 81 600 at u
CGIatsi Traction. at sih, . at sih.
WashingtoRs Railway pfd., at 80.
Commercial National Bank. 10 1T lEls.
Cofcofan Fire Insurance. Il at 70
anYERNMENr RANns
The Washington herald., 1918-07-02
Good Morning, Judge
In Human Interest Stories Of ,uno, p
w Police Court Happenings. PERKINS

chin. The blood dr1pped down al
over the tayepdeF saah.
The wounded ypunester ran home
crying. He ted his ma and he told
his pa.
Pa Harrison get on his hat and went
on q hunt for Tommy. But Tommy
was still on duty and Pa Harrison
was shot" also. He planted q peb-
Bile right in the pit of the mans
Git Zip wild me. will yo?" said
Harrison. as he turned Tommy across
his knee and padded him.
The elder Harrison was arrested II
was the same old story about parents
Interfering with the scraps Of then
children. .-
They have no right to do it, the
court said. And then Harrison was
fined IS. the same as the other faith
ers who spank other mems boys.
Johns Expensive Trsphy.
John Mccoy says he was with the
American Marines when they landed
in Vera Cruz in 1914.
During the stay in that city,
John captured q Mexicen, he said,
and took away from him an Ameri-
can bolo. said being q sort Of a ma
rine bayonet.
Last Sunday morning at half past
three John was staggering down
Ninth street, as drunk as q boiled
owl.
Policeman orms saw him. He
went up to John and arrested him.
Whats this you got stuck down
your pants leg?" asked orme.
NuzZin mush," gurgled John.
"Jesh a lii pencil sharpener."
orme reached down and pulled
out the bolo knife. 1t was two feet
long and heavy enough to use for
an aIe-one OF these curved. ugly
weapons.
81 was only takin' Il 10 let some
friends look at it," John explained
to Judge MacMahon IN court yes
terdsy morning.
But what did you get drunk for
with a thing like that on you?" ask
ed the court.
No answer from John. Ne drunk
ever says why he gets drunk, and
John was no exception.
The court fined him $3.50 for carry
ing the weapon. and S25 for being
drunk. Seven months in default OF
the fine.
Wait TIL Pat Gets Home.
Once in q great while, the poor,
down-trodden, hen-pecked husband
gets his just dues.
Patrick Colburn and his wife. Hat
tie, went TO the movies Saturday
night.
While the show was going on, a
woman was making eyes at Pat. He
tried to avoid her. but he couldn't
iL3ttie caught onto things, and she
bawled Pat out in front of everybody.
She almost stopped the whole show.
Everybody turned around to see what
was going on.
The upshot Of il all was-Pat was
arrested and charged with an assault
on Hattie.
He hadn't even touched the woman
And he had witnesses to prove il.
Hattie said that he got sore at the
call-down and poked her in the snoot
Jedge, dat woman dragged me into
de show. All tole her we orter save
dat money en- buy milk for de chill
len She is always pickin' on me"
Hattie wanted the judge to send Pat
up for life. Hanging was too good for
him. she intimated.
There is no case made out here ''
remarked the court You may 90
Patrick
Thank ye. Jedge," said Pat. TO
am de poh mans friend"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-02

He persuaded Congress to accept his
view and the experiences which fol-
lowed the reduction Of postage sus-
tanned his prediction. OF course the
Increase in the malls at that time
was partly due to the growth In pop
llation and to the remarkable in
.rease In business and Industrial ac-
tivity which was hrst observable in
he mid-1s. II may be. therefore,
hat after a years experience with
increased postage and especially with
The doubling Of the rate for postal
ards it win be found that the gov
srnment is a loser and not q gainer
n revenue by reason OF this increase.
II has been observed since the in
.resse In railroad passenger fares
vent into effect that the trolley
ines which run from the cities to
he country districts have gained con-
hderabls increase In patronage. That
especially true Of those trolley
ines for which an increase Of from
to cents q fare has not yet been
allowed.
'HoLLANp."
The Washington herald., 1918-07-02

While high prices for various COM
uodities seem not greetly to have cur
tailed retail buying excepting in those
cases vhsrs food regulations limit
the quantity that can be purchased
at any one time by any one person,
nevertheless, there are already de-
tected some rather curious effects
Of the increased prices, especially
railroad fares and the charges for
hrst-class postage, How 1t may be
IN other parts OF the country Is yet
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
MERCHANTS Meet
FOR w. s. s. DRIVE UNDER
DIRECTOR G, Il. OLSTAD-
OTHER MATTERS.

G. E. Olstad, director of the War
Savings Stamps sales in Lake county,
addressed the gathered merchants in
the association rooms last night, and
made preparatory plans for institute
ing ar organized and special effort
toward a greater sale of these small
government loans. There was a good
representation of the merchants of
the county present, and all entered
into the matter with readiness.
1t is purposed to offer at every
schoolhouse in the county on the aft
ernoon of June rs these stamps.
Their sale is to be made a matter of
publicity throughout the county, and
the citizens are called upon as a mat
ter of duty to subscribe for as much
of this security as he can conven-
iently take are of. The plans for
the city of Madison are not complet-
ed yet, but it is being arranged that
convenient places will be designated
for subscribing and purchase. Fur
Their discussion decided that each
merchant should keep a sufficient
supply of the stamps on hand in his
place of business to supply his trade
in their demand for them, and also
that he make some effort to call the
customers attention to that fact and
the further one that it is a duty we
owe the government.
The governments inhibition of the
unnecessary extension of credits gave
rise to some discussion of accounts,
collections and credits, as viewed
from a cooperative standpoint. The
extension of unlimited credits is be-
ing discontinued over the whole
country, both as a protection to the
merchant and to the customer in un-
certain and expensive times.
Cooperative delivery was also dis
cussed at some length, but no decis-
i've action was taken on it. There isl
a strong disposition on the part of
Madison merchants to eliminate this
unnecessary and wasteful custom,
and some arrangement will ultimate
ly be adopted to make it general and
An instance was cited Of
three grocery wagons being at the
same residence delivering within an
hour some time ago. Each of the
three merchants represented natural
ly felt as though he were being had
a little fun with.
The association also en~thusiastical-
ly decided to offer some entertain
ment- to the men answering TO the
call of the draft which is called for
June "a. On the evening of June 81,
being Friday, it is purpcsed to offer
a fiesta and fandango, with speaking
by some local platform man, and a
general social evening, in either the
high school or Normal gymnasium.
The association will make arrange
ments, and defray the expenses with
what help they can get from outside.
The procedure on the day of depar-
ture will be left to those who have
had such matters in charge hereto
fore.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
MORNING WEDDING
POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE MAR
RIED THIS MORNING
SHORT TRIP.

A quiet home wedding was ceie-
brated this morning at the home OF
Mrs. l.. t. Love in 623 Washington
avenue N, when her daughter, Leila,
was married to Mr.. Walter Farmer,
also of Madison. The double ring
ceremony was used. Rev. c. McKib-
bin officiating. The young couple
went east on a trip of a few days,
after which they will be at home at
tbs Mrs. l.. II. Love home.
The house was decorated with
sweet peas and sweetheart roses.
The ceremony was simple, Miss Win
nifred Love acting as bridesmaid and
c. p. Collins, of Dell Rapids, being
groomsman. Only relatives of the
contracting parties were present.
After the completion of the ceremony
a breakfast was served to % guests,
relatives and friends of the families.
Misses Izetta Keegan, Ruth Regan,
Genevieve Holdridge and Ruth Habe-
ger served the three-course repast.
The bride wore during the cere-
mony a tailored suit OF Sammy brown
with brown hat to match, and which
also served as a travelling dress.
The young woman was born and
grew up in Madison. She attended
the public and high schools, then at
tended the Chicago Normal School of
Physical Culture. Since then she has
been instructor of the Madison pub
lie schools.
Mr.. Farmer grew up in Madison.
received his primary and high school
education here, and received his de-
grees from the law department OF the
State university at vermillion. For
the past two years he has been asso-
ciated with his father in the practice
of law in Madison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12

For Rent. Modern house three
blocks west of the Methodist church.
Phone 2152.
Wanted. Position as stenograph-
er.-Phone 1858.
For Rent. Rooms, furnished or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 3774.
Lost. On streets of city, auto
crank. Return to this office. RE
ward.
Cottage for rent. - Mrs. Mary
Brown.
For Sale. Three piece parlor suit,
nice for cottage. Inquire at this Of
flee.
Rooms. for rent, with or without
board or light house keeping.-Katie
Mueller.
Buy a guaranteed silo built on
your place ready to fill of Union
Grain & Seed CO., F. II. Sloan, Sec.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
new RULING
CLASS OF 1913 MAY ENLIST IN
NAVY, SAYS CROwDER.

Washington. D. c.. June l2.-lfen
Of the 1918 class Of draft registrants
may enlist In the navy and marine
corps, according to . new ruling ~
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Order numbers and series npmbers
have not been assigned the re9is-
trants, but this c~ontineesey ~
waived.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12

ments, about the only ones remain
ing open being those involving the
trades. Without actual releases from
their local boards it was impossible
to enlist in army Of navy, and due to
the imminence of the next call, 1t is
wellnigh impossible to convince a
draft board that one is entitled to a
release.
The Elementary Graded Sunday
school union held an interesting
meeting Tuesday evening. After the
devotional and the business of the
organization Rev. McKibbin gave a
practical talk on psychology. An in
strumental selection was rendered by
Gladys Brown. The surprise" was
given by little Oracle Arms, who sang
very sweetly Beautiful Flag of Lib
erty." Echoes from the state Sunday
School convention were given by Rev.
McKibbin, Mrs. Arms and Mrs. West
ling, who brought out some good
practical suggestions and ideas, each
along his individual line of work.
The lesson was presented by F. c..
Fuller.
A. McWayne, of Perkins & Nc
Wayne, architects, was in Madison
last night on business connected with
the proposed new HOSPITAL, He met
with some of the surgeons, commit
tee and officers and was assured of
concrete progress in the develop
ment, and early maturity of affairs
for proceeding with the plans. Some
tentative plans were submitted. A
committee is to 60 to Sioux Falls in
the near future to study the arrange
ment of the Moe hospital, in course
of erection there. A water color
sketch and more complete plans will
Don be ready to submit to the com
mittees, and by another week the
site proposed will be ready for an
nouncement.
William Gle and wife, travelling by
automobile and camping by the way
side, came from near San Francisco
IA hatC UCCh flSlllnB MI. 1lBS >
brothers near Arlington for a week.
They left California seven weeks ago,
found the trail they were on was i'm
passible on account of from six to 80
feet of melting snow and made a
wide detour. They crossed Wyoming
and entered this state at the Black
Hills, crossing the Missouri at Cham
berlain. They will stay about here a
while, camping land fishing, then re-
sumo their journey to Marshall coun-
ty, la. Mr.. Gle went from Iowa
about a year ago, and spent the time
in the west in recreation. He says
that the fish and fishing in Lake
Herman is better than that of the
pecan.
The work of rebuilding the ST.
Thomas church has reached a stage
where the cursory observer may see
material accomplishment. Concrete
walls were placed, dividing the large
basement. The joists and Supports
for the floor have been placed, and
the floor sheeting laid. Within the
tower workmen are building the
framework for the upper part of the
frame structure. The partly burned
window frames are being released
from the brick walls by cutting away
the brick to release the lip or chime
which holds the frames in place, ard
which will allow the new frames to
be inserted in the openings. The up
per walls are not being disturbed.
probably until the carpenter work is
brought up to a height which will
make this work safer and easier.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
the sympathies of the public by one

the sympathies of the public by one
declared to be unworthy, genuine
deaf mutes have become alarmed.
Two Of these have called the atten-
ton of the Argus-Leader to the fraud
practiced by the imposter. who is said
to be an old offender. They desire
to warn other cities In South Dakota
to be on the lookout for the fellow
who Jumped his bond. His descrir-
ton Is said to be that Of a man APP
parently of draft age, light hair. near
sighted and wears a blue serge suit.
1t is thought he Is hiking now for
other parts of the state.
The Daily Leaders facilitiee for
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
DEAF MUTE fAKIR
STATE TOWNS WARNED AGAINST
DEAF AND DUMB
MPOSTER.

Sioux Falls, June 12.-There are
many who have ars which hear not
and not all of these are deaf mutes.
With the bringing to light Saturday
of an alleged case Of imposition upon
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12

No shooting with rifles or target
pistols around Lake Madison, or your
source of pleasure may be the cause
of wounding or perhaps killing some
one who is enjoying the pleasures of
the lake.. A. Keller, Sheriff.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Take your next meal at Rays Res
taurant. 35 cents.
Eat at Jacks.
Broken Lenses accurately dupIi-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger'e
Optical Parlor.
Eat at Jacks.
For Rent. Cottage at the lake.
Call at Guy Hanson's store.
Wanted. Dishwasher at Rays
Restaurant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-12
THE CITY.

- - - - - - -
Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Chemical Mixing Drum
Explodes; Twenty Hurt
Windows Broken for Blocks
Around Aniline Plant Where
Accident Occurred

The head of a mixing drum, in which
1T pounds Of chemical coloring matter
was being stirred, was blown off at 10
a. m. yesterday on the first floor Of
the American Aniline Products Com
pany's plant at &C University Place.
The explosion injured about twenty
persons and broke windows for blocks
around.
Practically all of the windows of the
Hotel Albert, below the sixth floor,
we're shattered. Glass Uttered the
street and several of those injured
wero persons who happened to be pass
ing and we're struck by flying glass.
A horse attached to a delivery wagon
was hit by glass and ran away.
Fire followed tn explosion, but was
cxtinguished quickly Ambulances of
the Motor Corps Of America were sum-
moned by woman ambulance driver,
who saw the explosion, and police re-
serves were hurried to the spot Girls
working in factories nearby were
thrown into panic Several were hurt
by broken glass.
Only two persons were hurt seriously
enough to require removal to hos
pital. They were Henry Cairns, of POT
West Fourteenth Street, and Abraham
Linzenburg, Of 1922 Seventh Avenue,
who were taken to ST. Vincent's.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Socialist Platform
Printed by Berger
In Defiance ofU.S
Newspaper Man Says Editor
Refused to Accede ,o
Opinion of Official; Ger.
man News s'Played Unn

CHICAGO, Dec. ia mag,
documentary evidence in support :.
the governments charges that W.T.
l.. Berger, of Milwaukee. violated =,
espionage law in the anti-way ..-
paign he carried on as editor of :,
Milwaukee Socialist daily newsnsn
"The Leader" was presented n -.
jury in Judge K. NJ. Landis's court :.
day in the trial of five Socialist ns,.
chiefs.
j. E. Harris, formerly managing Cd;
tor Of "The Leader" testified that !.
resigned his position in May. 1917 \.
canse Of dispute with Berger owe, 's.
order received 10 print for the saeonS
time the proclamation and war sa nra
gramme of the St. Louis Socialist r. FFao-
vention WI
Berger Overruied Protest
II talked it over with my assistant, y
said Harris, land we consulted the "a
eral District Attorney, who exnrasse,
sle opinion that it would be dangerovss
to PRINT the platform. We then nv
pared statement which we presentod
to Berger. declaring that in our onin;ou
the platform was seditious and tha@
those responsible for PUBLISHING 4 !.
might be liable to prosecution by ~
government. ''s
berger said he was the respons;b,.
mead Of the paper and insisted unon -
being published again. then told ,, ~ -
| would resign. He expressed regraa r-..
because the only two men in Office no
would consider for the position wers rs
pro-Ally." '-0'' wire
The witness said he previously had
been criticised by Berger for the nav rsv
IN which war news had been handls5
at times. "''su
"My instructions from Berger were
TO use the Berlin dispatches as loader,
IN the war news" said Harris. "He
always said that the Berlin storiss
We're more reliable because the news
from London and France was censored
berger never wanted anything printed
that might offend German readers r.
objected to stories which referred tn
the Germans as Huns or Boches.v
On cross-examination Harris admit.
ted that Berger has on numerous oc.
casions printed editorials attacking ths
Kaiser and the Junker class in Ger.
many.
Berger Editorial Cited
District Attorney Clyne then read
extracts from number of anti-war
editorials published by Berger in "The
Leader"
One of the articles said that German
social democracy was infinitely more
democratic than the democracy of
President Wilson. The article in
quired what the German people had
ever done to this country that the
United States should send large armies
abroad to kill them and be killed.