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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

0NHEY were at college together. and as
u is the way with freshmen Il could not
call them fresh girls. you know they would
leave their various belongings all over the
place. Well, Jean got a particularly good
looking suit this year of black velvet and
fur. And let me tell you, she was proud of
II, all right.
Well, as these things do happen, in some
mysterious way the skirt was misaid. So
Jean suffered keenly over it and finally put
up sign OH the bulletin board: "Please re-
turn black velvet skirt, il found, TO Room
401." There it stayed for two days, that
sign, and no news whatever of the skirt
Then one feminine wag, getting tired of
seeing the sign, whipped out her pencil
and wrote under 1t, "Or call for coat to go
with same"
Needless to say, there was much talk on
the matter and Mary. who had been away
for a day or two. did not hear any Of it.
She came home on Monday and saw the
sign on the bulletin board and laughed up
roariously with the rest of them and then
went up to her room.
She was Mortified when she saw that
ioohI' OF IlOSl Ol HeT "cIc al
over the bed She had been called away on
house party quite suddenly from Friday
till Monday and had had only an hour In
which to catch the train. Well, Of course
she had dumped all her belongings out on
the bed and just picked out what she
needed and then off for the train.
There was nothing to do for 1t but clear
Il Off before she went to bed. And, my
dears, under the entire mass Of things was
the black velvet skirt belonging to Jean!
One horrible moment and then Mary re
membered that on Thursday night they had
had charades: then night bell had rung SC
suddenly that they had all scattered and
she had slept with Marian and here hat
been Jeans skirt all the time. Well need
less to say. Jean got It at once.
n NANCY WYNNE. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

TNlilS afternoon every one who can get
= tickets will 20 10 hear His Grace the
Archbishop of York primate Of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church. who is to speal;
on "The Duties of Women in Wartime"
Coming as he has from the heart Of Eng.
land and having worked among the men
and women there since the early part Of
the war, he will doubtless have much to
say and we much to hear.
60 NOW we have another engagement
~ to talk about and Il very nice one at
that--Norris Williams, who is with the
American expeditionary forces in France,
and Miss Jean Haddock, of New York. Nor.
ris Williams, you remember, was former
singles tennis champion. His father was
one OF those who lost their lives on the IT.
tanlc. Norris was at the French front for
several days in February and is at present
detailed to the staff headquarters of the
French army. Miss Haddock is at present
in New York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26

Tomorrow-The Foreboding.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-10
READING OF HAMLET
MRS. II. S. WESTABY PLEASES
THE SUMNER SCHOOL
STUDENTS.

At assembly yesterday the students
listened with keen interest and en-
joyment to the reading Of Hamlet by
Mrs. r. s. Westaby. Mrs. Westaby
brings out clearly in her interpreta-
tion of the great play the forces Of
right and wrong which are in eter-
nal conflict in the world. She
causes her audience to feel intensely
the sinfulness and d~emoralizing in
fluence of the king that caused an
undermining of the moral standard
of his whole kingdom. while on the
other hand, Hamlet's life though
morally pure, had no influence be-
cause Of his lack of decision.
Mrs. Westaby showed splendid
judgment in her selection CT those
points which clinched the great
moral lesson of the play. In her eli
makes she made a strong appeal to
the emotions, making the listener
feel how necessary it is that those of
a clean moral life must take an ac-
tive stand against wrong - that
brooding over wrongs or being pas
sively good accomplishes nothing. So
strongly does the great moral lesson
OF the drama strike into the hearts
Of the audience that the reader her.
self is lost sight Of.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-10
SUGAR HOARDERS
A DRASTIC RULING ON THE
QUANTITY OF SUGAR
In HOME.

Madison grocers have notified Gus
toners to whom they have sold sugar
for canning purposes to return at
once any surplus they may have on
hand above the amount allowed by
law. The ruling reads as follows:
Sugar hoarders who have in their
possession now more than the requir-
ed two pounds per month per person
allotment, will be given until Satur-
day to return to their grocers the ex-
cess amounts they have purchased, or
face prosecution. This is the order
of the federal food administration
from Washington and is to be applied
throughout the country. The privi-
lege of buying sugar for canning
ended August i.
After August 10 investigators will
be put to work checking up ali sugar
purchases in each community. Rec
ords are to be carefully examined and
wherever it is found that an individ-
ual or family has exceeded its limit
they will be arrested. Penalty for
food boarding is a $1,000 fine or two
years in prison and according to the
announcement of the Washington au-
thorities, there is to be no leniency.
Field agents of the government
will check up the sugar sales because
the sugar situation has reached a
crisis. Ships formerly used to bring
the sugar from the West Indies and
South America are now transporting
troops and supplies to France, the
sugar crops did not come up To ex-
pectations and the needs OF the allies
who must depend on this country for
sugar. are heavier than it was expect.
ed. For these reasons the strictesi
economy must be exercised with the
use of sugar in this country at least
until October, when the new oror
commences to come in.
No one is permitted to have more
than a 30-day supply of sugar cr
hand and are urged to gel
only supplies for a few days ahead.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-10
MUST have lights
OTHERWISE THE METHODIST
CONFERENCE MAY BE RE-
MOVED FROM MADISON.

The annual state conference of the
Methodist church was at the last con-
ference appointed to be held in Mad
ison, beginning October 8. The loss
by fire of the city lighting plant may,
however, have the effect of remov-
ing the conference from the city un-
less convenient lighting can be pro-
vided. At a meeting of local church
officials in charge of the entertain
ment of the conference last evening.
1t was decided that it was up to the
city commission to make provision
for lightning. 1t is the purpose to
have lighting for street lamps and
business houses from the temporary
plant at the State Normal plant soon.
1t Is suggested by the Methodist con-
ference committee calling at The
Daily Leader office today that this
proposed business district lighting be
diverted to the residence section DUR
ing the conference, also providing
lighting for the Methodist church
and high school auditorium where
the meetings will be held. There
will be more than 800 members OF
the conference and the visitors will
necessarily have to be given sleeping
rooms in the homes OF the city
without lighting this would be a diff.
ficult problem. It is suggested by
the church committee that the Mer
chants association and the CONNER.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Eat at Jacks.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger'a
Optical Parlor.
Eat at Jacks.
Help wanted.-Mallory Studio.
For Sale or Rent. Modern house.
Phone 5000.
Two girls can find employment a.
Regain the Tailor.
Wanted. Lady clerk at McGilliv-
rays Store, Junius, S. ID.
Girl wanted for general house
work. Inquire at this office.
House for Rent. close INV. H.
Aldrich.
For Rent September /. Modern 10
room house, close in. near court
house.-Phone 1912, or inquire at
this office.
Full assortment of summer hats,
your choice for 90 cents.-Mrs.
Knoeri.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-10

Violin instruction, term of 10 les
sons, SO. Leonard Smith.
For Sale or Rent. Modern eight
room house on the corner east of the
Methodist church. Only two blocks
from the heart of the town. For
terms, call on A. w. Sponholz.
Eat at Jacks.
For Sale. No. l upland hay.
Phone 1865.
Miss Pearl Smith is spending the
day in Wentworth.
A nine pound son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. H. M. Applewick last night.
Mrs. Mary Wagner, of Winfred, is
making a few days visit with Mrs.
Norman Porter.
Mrs. Lauree Buck, a lake visitor,
returned to her home in Huron
today.
Miss Helene Highland ran in from
Winfred yesterday to spend the day
with her parents.
Mrs. Volz, of Highmore, is spend
ing the day in Madison, a guest of
Mrs. Temple.
j. G. Barman, of Ramona, changed
cars at this point this morning while
en- route to Fulda, Mimi.
Heitman's threshing outfit will set
at the Rose farm today preparatory
for operations next week.
Miss b. Mortensen, a summer
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-10

cial club also take action in the
matter. Rev. II. w. Minish and DR..
w. E. Daniels are at the head of the
church committee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-10
THE CITY.

- - - - = - -
Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday; warmer east portion
Sunday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11

application Of the principles Of justice In the aRairs 81
men. III ,M7
Trotzky and his associates may or may not be pro-
German in their sympathies. For practical purposes it
makes no difference. They are not pro-Russian.. 1t is
quite likely that, like others of their kind in other parts
OF the world, they are not pro-anything except that tney
are welded to their own personal advantage or to vision.
airy theories which are the result of a combination OF in
experience with hysteria- Their influence has been
exerted In the affairs Of the nation, and the nation has
fallen to pieces like an edifice OF sand. That influence
mas been exerted In the economic affairs of the people,
and wreck and ruin have followed. In each case Ger
many, which in its own devious way has aided In me
Bolshevik propaganda; has profited.
Should the Bolshevik spirit continue to prevail, fur.
Their disintegration is inevitable, and the whole of Rus
sia's vast population, lacking a common ideal and a
common national spirit, must descend into still further
depths of degradation, and, incapable Of united action
ton, and the peasants who have been exploited for the
advantage of a weak car and a. corrupt court, will be-
come hewers of wood and drawers OF water for a Prus-
sian brigand, whose rule makes up in force and ruthless
ness for what it lacks in the spirit of justice and .hu.
mainly:
Fortunately, there is usually a limit to retrograde
movement. Where the element Of suicide enters into a
given course, there is usually a point short of absolute
and irretrievable ruin where that element is recognized,
and, with recognition, comes reaction. All Russia is not
Bolsheviki, and there is reason to believe that when the
poison of this virus has run its course. sanity will assert
itself, and there will arise upon the ruins Of czarism, and
bureaucracy and Bolshevikism a real democracy, which,
whether represented in one great nation or many smaller
ones, will recognize the need for national solidarity, for
true economic cooperation, and for the application, first
and always, of the inmutable principles of right and
justice in public as in private affairs. That may come
too late to. save the people from the oppression Of a
Teutonic overload except after a long and bloody war.
Let us hope that the awakening may not be delayed too
long.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
NO MORE CASUALTY LISTS

The new order under which the publication of army
casualty lists with the addresses of the killed or Injured
is to be discontinued originates with General Pershing,
and it must be assumed therefore, that there is a sound
military reason lehind it. The explanation given is that
the publication of these lists, with the addresses of the
injured, will tend to aid the enemy in collecting inforna-
ton as TO the identity and location Of military units at
the front. 1t is known. of course. that those in author
that may be known Of the strength Of the enemy at var
various units into which the larger commands are divid-
ed. In order to obtain this Information raids arc con-
stantly in progress for the purpose of capturing prison-
ers from whose conversation. or insignia the desired in
formation may be gained. There is no way in which this
can be stopped, but it Is desired that everything be done
to make the work Of collecting information by the en-
envy as dinacult as possible.
The carrying out Of the order will involve some in.
convenience. Heretofore information as to casualties
has first been wired to the relatives Of the men killed or
injured, and Immediately thereafter this information has
been given to the public through the various news
agencies. by which 1t has been furnished to the news
to relatives AZ before, but there will be many cases in
causes. IL will be impossible to reach these relatives. III
such cases the Information would heretofore have been
made public through the newspapers. Now this cannot
be done. @5 +.
IT seems that there Is now additional reason why
the relatives of soldiers should make it a point to in
form the war department promptly Of any change OF ad.
dress. IN order that there may be no delay IN getting in
gforraation - hsna.s5s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
All the Spirit of the France of Old
Suruiues in NeW Glasses, Says Chester
be the T%abourdeau: Of ra~bourdeau,

be the Tabourdeau: Of Tabourdeau.
Pere ct Fills!
J Marcel, who was a philosopher and
always suppressed his thoughts when
it would be no good to speak them.
kept silent, but Rene felt a personal
agrievement. 1t was a war, and he
was born too late to have any part in
it! Those were hard days which fol-
lowed for Rene. with bands playing
everywhere, and people shouting and
patriots Of all age hurrying away to
the war, singing! Rene was. still a
romantic boy. and his rich imagine
alton was constantly at work with the
vivid colors in which glory is painted.
Rene was depressed.
There followed the most colossal
tragedy In the history of civilization.
Shudders of horror swept the world,
as hundreds upon hundreds Of thou.
sands OF Germans were hurled at the
d%efenses9 of heroic France, to be
slaughtered like SO mAny.;shsep;i4nd
for holding them. in leash. fTrancss said
thousands Of gala mt .lives a day: one
Of them was Lucien TaaB5ourdeau!
Fortunate Madame Tabourdead!sto
have, in her bereavement, three such
good sons as Leon, Marcel and Rene!
They did their best to alleviate the
grief of their mother, and they pre-
pared 10 keen awe the Tame OF
Tabourdeau, Fere ct Fills; but daily
the great war assumed increasingly
frightful proportions, and death
claimed ineXorably day after day, its
toll of the bravest and best which
France has produced, her men in the
finest years Of life; and as the time
drew IN, Madame Tabourdeau ,was
more and more solicitous of the COM
fort and the w%ell-being of Leon!
; Her hands. fluttered behind hin, un-
known to him; if there was an extra
choice morsel of food, it came some
how on Icons plate, where he sat
now at the head of the table; but
when Leon met her aye. she smiled.
He. on his part. joked a great deal,
but he was more tender than, ever
with her.
He was very like his father, Leon
was, and the likeness was startling on
the day he put on his uniform. and
went away to fight for France. Rene
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
WOMEN MUST B E REGISTERED

The official ruling is that under the law granting
special voting privileges to women. all women vosers
must be regtstered. Failure to be registered will make
necessary the swearing in of votes, which is always in
convenient
The registration laws of North Dakota differ from
those OF, many other states in that it is not necessary for
the voter to appear in person to be registered This
y required in many other states, and the number of per-
sons r~egistering is in these cases accepted as an indica-
tion of the interest taken in the approaching election and
Of the probable size Of the vote to be cast.
Such an estimate would be baseless in this state be-
cause of the different character of our registration law.
Here most Of the registration is done by the registration
as the basis of the new list. From that are copied the
to members Of the board now to be qualified voters. In
addition, there are added the names of such new voters
as are: known by the board to be qualified. Others who
with Their, witnesses The number Of these is, of course,
quite small. Many new voters overlook this duty alto
gether, and then it is necessary for them to swear in
their votes
Because the names of the women voters are not now
known to- members of the registration boards, all women
should make it a point to see that their names are regis
tered. In most cases this can be done without a per-
sonal visit. as some man in the family can give to the
registration boards the names of all women members of
his family who are entitled to vote. These include all
women over 81 years of age who, by birth, by personal
naturalization. or by the naturalization Of their husba nds.
are American citizens. The process of registration is
very simple. and when once a name is registered it will
be kept on the lists thereafter unless there is a change
of residence.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
OPERATING THE INITIATIVE

Eighteen hundred petitions for the submission of
the ten proposed constitutional amendments proposed
League papers have published summaries of the petit
tions, and have approved their submission in this
manner. But thus far we have seen nothing to Indicate
in what manner it is proposed to get those petitions
placed on the ballot in the face of the supreme court de-
cision that the initiative law is now self executing.
In that decision, which was given in the New Rock
ford capital removal case, the court held squarely that
under the initiative amendment to the constitution as 1t
stands, action to submit questions under it cannot be
taken. The opinion of the court is that when the initia-
tive amendment to the constitution was adopted its pur-
pose and effect were to authorize the legislature to enact
the statutes necessary to carry it into effect, and that in
the absence of such legislation the amendment is mop
erative. The opinion of the court is very clear, and
covers all the material points in the case Until that de-
cision is reversed it is the supreme law of the. state, and
there is no manner in which it can be evaded.
The Nonpartisan leaders are consistently contemptu-
Gus of constitutional law. They caused the greater part
of the regular legislative session of 1917 to be wasted
provisions Of the bill had been the most beneficial that
the mind Of man could conceive, the bill could not have
been carried into effect in the manner proposed because
that manner was distinctly and VIGOROUSLY contrary to
the constitution of the state. The unconstitutionality of
the bill was never seriously questioned. Instead there
was the cheerful assumption that a little matter like the
constitutionality OF a bill made no difference, and that
if the league leaders desired a particular piece of legis.
lation and could get the legislature to pass it the consti-
tuition might go hang.
Probably that is the attitude now: And yet, because
we have not quite reached the sstase of the Bolsheviki,
where laws to suit the occasion are made at every
crossroads, and are as cheerfully cast to the winds by
those who do not wish to be governed by them. We are
still conducting our affairs in this country in a genera!
way according to certain legal rules which have beer
esta blished so that there may be in our government the
element of order. And because we do, as yet, proceed
in these matters in an orderly manner, no petition for a
constitutional amendment under the initiative can be
placed on the election ballot until the supreme court has
first reversed the ruling Of two years ago.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11
THE B0LsHE VlK WRECK

It was. "a foFegone conclusion that the Bolshevik
{" government" would go to pieces. 1t contained none of
the elements Of cohesiveness. 1t was founded on the
spirit OF disinte grafton and it has made a rather re-
!:markable record.b b lasting four months. Therefore the
resignation or abdication Of two. of the three men who
have constituted what there was Of government in the
5I5olshevik organization, aKyrlenko. the military man, and
aTrotzky, the political asitator, need Cause no surprise.
sLenine is left, and Lenine will go the way of his COM
panions unless, as seems unlikely. he develops traits Of
political and Industrial sanity which thus far he has given
no sign. Of possessing.
The BoIshevik leaders have often been said to be
That statement seems to have been based
rather on the results Of their activity than on anything
that is actually known Of their real sentiments. For all
practical purposes 1t has made little difference whether
these men were pro-German or not. The real trouble with
them IL that they represent IN Russia a spirit which, II 1t
IA dominant a certain 70 wreck any nation. Tina. is the
sssspptrtt Of narrow ssiftshnasa Its marked by the absence IN
~ nation ef the rea~lization sof. = national consciousness and
ssin The domestic a6airs % that nation by the exaggera-
Non ~ clsss ronscieusnsss. ~ the inevitabis class an
seasonisns. ~ the Stimulation % ne, spirit 81 co-opera-
sflon which must sxtst among various groups II an en-
SApFsns ssosiai styneturs III ~ ~ crsateds and ~ the sub
sgltksttehpsa xAssstrpuEE RI ipdiydaatS advantsase forfths
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-11

the great browning event OF each day,
when the four hungry ~boot-makers.
after a vast deal OF splashing and
s%crubbing, sat at dinner. Papa Lucien
Tahourdeau presided, OF course, truly
handsome with the touches of silver
trimmed Napoleon.
Just beyond the Medoc, the first
born, Leon, who was slight and strong
like his father, and would be stout in.
his maturity, and already had quite a
promising mustache; to the left of
Papa, Marcel. who was thick-boned
and heavy like his mothers father;
between Marcel, and the Maman at.
the foot Of the table, sat young Rene,
who was slender and promised to be
tall, and was the handsomest OF the
three; straight as an arrow with black
eyebrows and black curly hair, and
pink cheeks like a girls, and a smile
OF great tenderness.
Rene, being scarcely 49,. wa per-
haps the least passionate in his inten-
ton to make good boots, and. II the
truth must be confessed, there we're
moments when Rene, clanlping a wet
sole in the iron clamp to give it just
the perfect shaping which was one Of
the secrets of the Ta%bourdeau excel
lence. went a%-roaninE into far dis
tant worlds, clad in shining armor. and
rescued princesses from the spells Of
wicked maEicians.
But it must also be said that the
boots which came from under his
hands had in them A certain touch of
elegance which bespoke the true
artist!
Thus were the happy Tabourdeaus,
when, hot day in July in 1914.
there came the certainty of Ger
many's rea intention; to kultur the
world, and to begin with. the capture
and destruction of ~long-envied and
long-hated Paris!
Lucien Tabourdeau was n of the
first to join the mobilization. for he
| was an officer. Leon wished to go
also. but Lucien sail no; from the
fervor with which France was rushing
to the colors there would be more
than enough to stop the Germans,
without using boys of 90, and Leon,
being the eldest, should, for the time,