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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, May 21.-Unevenness
featured the market for fat cattle
here today. Two or three outside
packers and a few spectators, with
small orders, operated early at steady
prices, but when local packers came
out it was a different story, prices be-
ing under pressure, and declines of
10 15c were quoted with some in
stances as much as Csc lower. Run
included so loads of beef steers and
20 loads of butcher stock. Outlet
for stock cattle developed activity
and strength on limited receipts. Re-
ceipts estimated at $500, and
increase over a week ago, but falling
short of the corresponding day a year
ago.
Liberal buying by shippers aided
sellers in lettering prices in the hog
division. Early trade was judged as
Is zoe higher, while the close to
packers was about Toe higher than
Saturday. Tops landed at $17.20,
while the bulk of sales ranged from
$500 @17.15.
Steady prices were paid for the
moderate showing of sheep and
lambs included in the days receipts.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21
FOREST SERVICE AIDS
IN AIRPLANE PROGRAM
Finds Method of Conditioning
Wood to Take Place Of Air.
Drying Method.

When the United States entered the
war the need for wood to build air.
planes quickly created a difficult prob
lem. Most of the a~ir-seasoned wood
available had been bought for air.
planes for the allied nations abroad.
Thorough air seasoning of such stock
requires from one to three years, ac-
cording to the size and kind of wood.
Kiln-dried stock under the methods
ordinarily used has frequently proved
unsatisfactory, and for that reason air.
plane manufacturers have been re-
luctant to use 1t. Ii the needs of the
fighting forces were to be met ade-
quately and without prolonged delay,
1t was essential that methods Of con
ditioning should be available In which
full confidence could be placed.
Long before this situation developed
the forest products laboratory Of the
forest service, at Madison, Wis, had
been making a scientific study Of the
drying of wood, and had developed a
method of drying which has been very
successful with all the woods dried.
Several kilns have been built at the
laboratory for experimental purposes
and a number Of demonstrations made
In commercial kilns. Ash and spruce
are the woods most In demand for air
plane construction, and, anticipating
the present situation, the forest serv-
'ce procured a shipment Of partly air
seasoned ash and spruce plank for
preliminary tests.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21
FIND B0BcAT IN PLAYGROUND
posed to Have Wandered
From WiIds.

Bozeman, Mont.-A big bobcat. sup
posed to have wandered from the can
yons of the Yellowstone, made its way
into the heart Of the city recently and
ground occupied by forty children at
tending a kindergarten.
"O-h-h see the great big pussy cat! I"
exclaimed n delighted little tot. The
other thirty-nine joined In the chorus
Of pleasure and admiration. This at
tracted the attention Of the two wom-
en- teachers.
There Is some question a s to wheth-
Ell the bobcat was more startled and
scared than the two teachers. A hur-
ried telephone call followed, the police
arrived and a bullet did the rest.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21

pound my husband wanted me to try it.
! took it for a week and felt . little bet
ter. kept tup for three months, and
l feel fine and can eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. Mrs.
J. W0RTHLNE, 2842 North Taylor St.,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are SO many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
is invariably q weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, irritability and depression and
soon more serious ailments develop.
It is at such periods in life that Lydia =.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore . normal healthy condition, a.
It did to Mrs. Worthline.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21
AIR FIGHTING ONLY ACTIVITY

With the American Armies in
France, May 21.-The American off,
cial ~communique says: aside from
mutual aerial activity, the day was
quiet on all fronts occupied by our
troops. Our aviators brought down
two hostile a~irplanes."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21

The helmet of a German u~nderofiicer
captured by Sergt. Major Charles H.
Smith Of Brooklyn who has just re-
turned from Europe after serving three
years with the British army In France.
Gallipoli, Salonica and on the Mac
edonian front. Sergeant Smith, q
naturalixed American Of English birth
heard the call Of his mother land when
fifty years old. He spent his ffty-third
birthday on the ship bound for home
after his discharge from the British
army for physical disability. He ID
now lecturing on his experiences In the
trenches.
Note the inscription on the front OF
the helmet: INIT Gott Fur Keonig und
vaterland" with God for King and
Tatherland."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21
Now Use Electricity.

Lyons, Kan.-Electricity will re-
place the old hand drills and the
miners lamps in the Bevis salt mine,
near this city, after the mine has been
operated for years In the old-style way.
The mine has been wired for electric
lights. and the drills will be replaced
by electric drills. The output Is ex-
pected to be almost doubled by the
oow methods.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21

Los Angeles, May Civ. w.
Phelps, former president OF the Ma
tional bank OF Riverside, Cal, was
sentenced to seven and q half years
imprisonment upon his plea of guilty
to embezzlement OF $53,675 of the
banks funds through forged notes
Phelps pleaded before Judge Benjamin
F. Bledsoe OF the United States dis
trict court, his friend for many years
There are some things a man cant
do" Judge Bledsoe said brokenly. He
halted the proceedings and turned the
case over to Judge Oscar 4. Trippet
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21
THIS WEAK,
NERVOUS MOTHER
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health.

Philadelphia, Pal was veryweak,
always tired, my back ached, and l felt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21

sickly o OF the
time. / went to q
doctor and he said
/ had nervous indi-
gestion, which ad-
ded TO my weak
condition kept me
worrying most OF
the time = and he
said if / could not
stop that, / could
not get well. !
heard so muchabout
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Uonotah1a Conn.,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21

Major General William l.. Sibert,
who commanded the first division of
American troops sent to France with
General P~ershing, has been relieved
OF command of the Southwestern de-
partment of the army and detailed as
director of the gas service of the
United States army. His headquar-
tiers will be in Washington. General
Sibert is an engineer official and built
the Gatun LOCKS of the Panama canal,
In recognition of which service Con-
gress promoted him to the rank oil
brigadier general.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21

Butter. Eoqs and Poultry.

Minneapolis, May 21.-BUTTER-
Creamery extras, per h., 41hc; extra
firsts. 40bc; firsts, 39Rc; seconds.
3Skc; dairy, soc; packing stock,
soc.
EGGS-Fresh prime firsts, new
cases fresh, 33c; current receipts, now
cases, s9.45, old cases, $3.50; checks
and seconds, doz., 26c; dirties, can
died, 29c. Quotations on eggs includes
cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, fat.
10 lbs. and over, Csc; thin, small. 100
l2c; cripples and culls, unsalable; old
and young ROSTERS, 19c; ducks, zoe;
geese, 15c; hens, 3h lbs. and over,
24c; under 3h lbs, 21c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-21
DAILY MARKET REPORT.

Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis May 21.-Oats, May,
$.76h; July 69k.
Duluth Flax.
Duluth, May 21.-Flaxseed, May
1895; July, $4.00h; Oct, $3.50.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, May 21--Corn May,
s1.27A; July s1.43%; May SIS
July SOS.
South ST. Paul Livestock.
SO. st. Paul, May 21.-Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock yards:
Cattle, 5000; calves, 1000; hogs
$500; sheep, 23O; steers, 10000
1850; cows. $s.OO@1S.25; calves
$7.25@13.50.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, May 21.-Scantiness OF Of
ferings tended today to strengthen the
hog market. Cattle and sheep did MOI
appear o~verplentiful. Hoge, receipts
81, 1000, unsettled; bulk, S17.30@17.75i
light, $17.30@17.S5 mixed, $17.05@17.
80: heavy, $16.35@17.65; rought, s16.
35@16.75; pigs, $14.50@17.6O. Cattle
receipts, $4,000; firm; native steers
$1G.75@17.S 80; stockers and feeders
9 .40@13.25; cows and heifers, $7.40@
400; calves, $Sm14. Sheep, $4,000
steady; sheep, $12916.10; lambs, S14.
75m20.50.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
NEW CANAL BOATS.

It is strange situation which has srlscn in the state Of New York where effprts are being made to have the state furnish supply of barges in order ti1at the full use of the Erie canal may be obtained during the coming season. The opposition to this undertaking is not raised because Of the amount ef money involved or be- cause the benefits to be obtained would be realized in part by people outside of fhe state, but because the present barge owners in the state do rot look with approval upon the en- trance of the state into business in competition with them.
 Under os<inasy conditions this might be a s5od and valid excuse fer lighting the legislation. It should new ertheless Be realized that the state does not intend to go into this busi- ness permanently and that there would he~ne thought of doing so now were 1t fact that there are sufficient harges to take care of the 100000 tons of freight which can be trans ported by this inland waterway for the relief of the railroads during the
 months when the canal is open
 There is no idea of putting the priv ate barge owners out of business and the threat which they make of taking their boats out of service if the state votes to build barges is ridiculous
 They are doing their utmost to handi- cap rather than assist the state and government in the transportation bus mess, at a time when every possible facility should be brought into use There can be no question but what there win be enough business to keer them ali busy but the danger is that there will not he enough canal boats
 to handle the business which the ca nal can take care of It is to over come that danger that the state i; asked to help. It is time for it tt
 do what private capital has not done | and is not prepared to do.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mothers of Nor,aicn.

Mir. Editor: Would you prefer to have your son spend the night at the !. M. c. A. or at the police. station when alone in strange city?
 Twelve young men from the sub marine base found all cots occupied at the '. M. c. A. Saturday night, and asked that a policeman be sent for to show them the way to the police station. There were three cots there, also occupied. They placed them to- gether and eight young men slept on them crossways.
 Several Kings Daughters circles, Sunday schools and private indisid- uals have given money for cots, but they failed to accommodate twelve young men Saturday night. The pa per stated more sailors are to be sta- tioned at the base than ever" Nor wfch must do her share in caring for them. They pay S5 cents d night for lodging at the r. N. c. A. Several people have asked me why they come here and stay over night. Ask your own boy why he doesn't stay at home when his work is done. or why he doesn't play in his own yard Eafter school? We gladly give our money and time for work and food, rest houses, etc, for. lover there Shall we neglect these boys at our door who are pre- naring to go lover there?' It is a ffine work the Y. N. c. As have un- dertaken. Let us help them .'do their bit"
 J became excited once before over lthis very thing and the effects netted the Y. NJ. C. A. $70 for cots. Let us hope this letter will bear fruit also, We will start the ball rolling with i$i5 for a double decker"
 MRS. HERBERT W GALLUP. 1 Norwich, March II, 1918.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12

mons when suddenly into the smoke
 and murk of battle there diyed a
 British airplane.
 Fifty feet from the ground it flat
 tened out and skidded along the line,
 dropping its bombs among the be-
 wildered Germans. Wheeling swiftly
 at the flank of the attack, it came
 skimning back like swallow charg
 ing swarm of flies, its machine gun ing him back to his burrows.
 A storm of German bullets swept through the planes, and a black flame centered burst of enemy shrapnel snethered the airplane in vapor. The watching infantry saw splinters fall from it's 'auivering frame and the sil- very fabric Of it's underwings were torn in several places by shell splin- ters. But the daring pilot finished
 his course and vanished into the smoke clouds, leaving the panic-s stricken en- l emy ciinging to his shell holes too shaken and thinned to press the at 1 tack further.
 i Little by little, however, the Ger man supports came up, advancing by ishort rushes over the open, reinforcing l their comrades by twos and threes in spite Of British fire. Scores and scores of their dead filtered No Man $ } Land put gradually the strength of ! the attacking line was made good and tht shell holes again began to heaye I and boil, as men rose from the lover cover and laid hold of the rims to assist them over the top.
 l Then suddenly they were over and i away. little spurts of humanity belched out of the crater field, eoalescing into 1 a seething blue gray, rushing mass hepelessly outweighing the handful of British defenders. But before the 1 mass could gain full momentum fa- 1 miliar snoring hum sounded above the of bittle and out of the low lying haze isWept the covering airplane, as new !, machine, but with the same pilot as before. His bombs dropped among tht advancing Germans, dispersing those who escaped the flying fra gments and his machine guns swept them out oi sight into the shell holes.
 A half hour passed and again ths
 enemy attempted to attack. this time esitatihgly and with diminishing spir-
 it. Again the airplane appeared. ant
 the first rattle of his guns sent th1
 Germans into cover again. A German
 airplane dashed down to drive hin
 away, but another British machine
 from the protecting patrol came dow1
 on the Germans tail and sent hin
 cartwheeling behind his own lines
 There were other German machines il
 the ofing. but the watchful -Britisl fighters made the enemy airnen sh, ], of losing their altitude and the darini
 British pilot kept his guard over tn , threatened line without further inter
 ference.
 si Many times he swept down on tn EGermans that day. crunlpling up ever l Iattempted attack with his fire. ren : Ideril1g portions of their positions un , Etenable with his bombs: often roclsin fnadiy in the air. gusts from a barrag g tsalvo, just as often performing wilde 3 manoeuvres to confuse the gunner land rif1ernen who searched for hir } iincessantiy.s Three times his airplan Twas so badly damaged that he had t
 Lurse it's falling strength back to hi ] aerodrome. But each time he return : ied on a new machine, encouragin g the British infantry by his exanlpl. Q land scattering death and confusio
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
In Behalf of the Farmer.

Mir. Editor: It seems too much of & joke to let Mr. Cummings cut such a wide swatll in criticising the farm
 CTS as he did recently. and not give
 him tit for tat. He must be a person
 who subsists entirely on hot air He
 certainly does not partake of the good things raised on the farm. such as
 lamb. veal pork. beef. mutton, poultry.
 eggs. milk, butter. cheese. cream. etc,
 besides vegetables. berries, fruits of Iail kinds and other farm products too
 numerous to mention.
 Neither could he have been con- |sumer of wood during this coal fam inc just passed, or else he never would have censured the farmer as he did. Lester Mains recent letter rather amused me Gas I know him person Eally1 when he answered Mr. Cummings Ese abruptly. Bravo! Stand for your Er1ghts, and don't allow anyone to cri- l t.cise the farm or the farmers. What would the world do today but for the Honest men who till the soil? Where do Wei get our grains from? Certainly not from the cities. Mir. Tholen, youi answer was also very good. I think
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12

.1t's | terrible thing" said the girl
 who likes to talk, ..to have your brain 50 back on you just when you are gets parayizAd when want to be
 polite and not listen to my hostess!
 There are 50 many times one must
 ubt hear what the hostess is sayingi
 When l am sitting next her at lunch
 eAi1 ana the distracted maid leans over
 and whispers in her ear that beg
 pardon, ma ma, the caterer sent only
 seven m0led salads instead of eight
 and what shall cook do--tfat is my
 cue to break out into beautiful, spor
 taneops conversation with my neighbor on the other side.
 sDn the surface this looks easy enough because there certainly are any nurHhef of things in this world that demand Nrofds-but can I think of any Of them? cannot! My brain is one large, beautiful blank.
 Why is 1t that l am unable to bur bie ..0h, Mrs. Darkbeayn! Wasn't [ the opera season too perfectly lovely ?" CT ssSNhen are you going to Palm Beach this year7s or Aren't you tre- ri6ls fond Of pruraes when they are cut in scaIiops and fried ?r
 Any simple iittlee thing like that! 10ud tni1k cntiu or 6 could 60 IL!
 6an't even recite the multiplication
 tabfe in a ~ell naodHlated, emotional voice. The woman on the other side of me would never knew the differ ence She would merely turn on me ] her large, liquid eyes and say Yes | indeed!' which is really the safest re- mark to make when you haven't been listening to what person is saying unlescs she has the exceeding bad taste | to ilave asked you whether you
 don't think the gown she has on is too young for her--as happened once | in my own case, I The saving grace is that everybody fat the table is as foolish as yourself 4 photograph of their agonized faces would sell foar a large sum of money There is a dead and appalling silence in which every one is about to choke | The faintest whisper of the lady al the head of the table resounds like 2 bass drum and she hates all of us l It isn't our fault at ali! It is ths , same kind of paralysis that swoops down upon the person caught in ths path of speeding motor. He doesn'1 Il want to stay where he is, but hs 4 can't help himself
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
FORGING scANpiNAvlA.

Whether or not they attribute it solely to newspaper talk. the Scaridi- navian countries have. reason to take more than the usual amount of inter- est in the articles which have ap- peared in the German press whereby they are accused of being aecompfices Of the entente and warning them that they can expect no consideration from Germany.
 This is in keeping with the attitude which has been recently rnanifestsd toward Denmark and the efforts which have been made to prevent those countries from coming to an agree ment regarding exports from the United States.
 There can be little question but what Germany. in the grasping of Rus sian territory ard the landing of troops in Finland for the purpose of controlling that province by placing the kaiser's son there as king, has been encouraged to reach out in its quest for control and by pointing out fhe result of it's work in Russia and the menace which it win hold over Sweden by the making of Finland a rsssa and the taking of the Aiand
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
DIRTY AND ROCKY COAL.

A great many sections of the coun- try can appreciate what is being done for tho ccli consumers in Phiiadel- phia wi'--e it is reported that the state faz. administrator has con- demned ic95 tons of anthracite coal in the markets of that city because of the impurities. This is a protection Of the purchaser to which he is en- titled at ail times but especially nov because of the dificuity which is be- ing experienced getting coal and the price which is being paid for it. When it comes 10 forking over double the price Of what a ton of coal cost few years ago only to find that it is made up to a large extent of dirt, slate and rock it is time that those who are looking after the coal distribution should take a hand in the matter and sec that the consumer gets a square deal.
 The place to do the condemning. however is at the mines and not after it has been delivered. The transpor- tation facilities should not be utilized for the hauling of such material any more than the people should have it thrust upon them. When the pro- ducers are made to realize that they have got to send forth the real thing they will 70 so but just as long as they can get away with the sale of flacS dirt, real estate, as one railroad man has called it. and stones which do not burn but clog the heater or stove. it can be expected that it will ce continued. It Is. however, a dou. bie wrong to the consumer for il weighs more than coal and it cannol be made to burn. Whatever the fie administration does to improve thu situation will meet with widespread and hearty welcome
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-12
SURPRISING THE CASUALTY
 LIST.

Much has been said from the en- trance of this country into the war about the maintenance of secrecy concerning the movement of troops, their designations, destination and in fact anything which would be of value to the enemy in figuring out the strength and character of our par sicipation.
 There has been a general recogni- tion of the importance of keeping such information from the enemy and from agents who are always eager to transmit such facts, directly orN in directly. to Germany for whatever use could be made of them. and those who have been in a position to con- tribute to the secsecy have been only too glad to comply.
 Wherever any opposition has been manifested to the censorship or to the suppression of the news regarding ac- tivities 1t has been because 1t has not resulted in keeping such matters from those who are supplying Germany with the inforpation. As long as it's agents are able to get the facts it can be re- aiized that it does no good to keep those things from the people of this country.
 The latest ruling in regard to war news Is that the addresses of those who are killed or wounded in France are 70 be withheld. IL can be zppre cizted that Germany might make good use Of the fact that a certain number were killed or wounded in certain gas attack or in a particular raid but by the time information that John Smith of Chicago. whose father is William Smith, has been severely wounded in France. is published here there are reasons to believe that Ger man commanders have been able to obtain facts from prisoners or other means which furnish them what they want to know. It is because of this and no other reason that the suppress sion Of the casualty list as planned meets opposition.