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The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
". U.-UNION
FIGHT COMES
TO THIS CITY
St. Louis and Atlanta Com.
mittees of Men Hurry
ing to Capital

Though committees OF the Teleg-
raphers' Union from Atlanta and st.
Louis are on their way here to see
Postmaster General Burleson. in pro-
test against discharge by the West
ern Union in those cities Of operators
fer wearing union buttons to work,
the Postmaster Generals wire COM
mittee does not anticipate a strike.
The committee. composed of First
Assistant Postmaster General Koons.
Solicitor Lamar and David ]. Lewis.
of the Tariff Commission, spent much
Of the day in considering the stu
alton brought about by the action
Of the Western Union. They de-
termined to defer any action until
the return Of Mr.. Burleson next
Monday.
President Konenkamp. of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union, will be
here on that day also, and the Post
master General Is expected to take
definite action to end the squabbles
Of the Western Union and the union
and regard this as an indication of
men.
They. also point out that the Rail-
road Administration has not dis
turbed the unions under its juris-
dietion. but is working with them,
the governments attitude.
The men are prepared to make the
Western Unions action a serious
issue and reports here are that they
hope to see the Postmaster General
regard 1t as a plot of the Western
Union officials to embroil labor with
the government and propaganda to
convince the Telegraphers' Union
that the government is disposed to
smash the unions. the discharges
having been made after the govern
ment assumed control of the lines
If they can convince the Postmas-
ter General of the existence of such
plot, they expect to see some OF
the high official heads of the West
ern Union drop. under the guillotine
Reports that the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph was refusing
to renew news agency and press
association leases on its wires are
now said to have been due to a
misunderstanding OF that company's
position. The government has no,
yet indicated what. its own wire
needs are and the wire committee
has not yet passed on the matter oi
the companies executing leases. I'm
til these matters are formally ruled
on. the company is not renewing
leases as they lapse. but Is contin.
uing the use of its wires to its eli.
ents at the former terms.
= Mr.. Burleson's return Monday 1.
expected to be the signal for ,
quick Tightening of the government.
| al reins over the wire companies
In the meantime they are supposed
to be operating just as usual. NJ
orders of any kind have been issuet
| to them.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
Washingtonians Stop
At Wildwood Hotels

Wildwood, n. J., Aug. 3-Read Ad-
miral Tappan. of the Fourth Naval
District. has selected the Hotel
Breakers as his headquarters for
the summer.
Washinstonians stopping at wild
wood hotels are: wildwood Manor,
Misses II. Lucille wetzel and Edna
N. Hill. of 1912 K street northwest,
and Maj. Weavers and family; Ho-
tel Dorsey. Fred NJ. Mann and ia
cob Kohner: Hotel Breakers, Mrs.
Elizabeth Johnson and daughter;
Hotel Dayton. G. e. Mahar, Mr.. aad
Mrs. B. G. Bryan. Miss Ula Hillyard,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Herbert, H. c.
Hupper. Mrs W. O'Hanlon and Miss
Virginia Courtney.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
U. S. FLIER SETS NEW RECORD
Ensign P. J. Barnes Remains in Air
80 Hours 80 Minutes

The Navy Department has re-
ceived a dispatch stating that En-
sign p. j. Barnes, United States Ma
val Reserve Flying Corps, operating
in European waters, has established
a new endurance record for the
Blimp type of airship by remaining
in the air thirty hours and thirty
minutes.
At the time Ensign Barnes en-
rolled in the Naval Reserve Flying
Corps his home was in Minneapolis,
Mimi.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
HORLICK MATTED MILK
HAD TOO MUCH FLOUR
The Food Administrator Therefore
Fines 1t $4,000.

In recognition OF its violation of
the instructions of the Food Ad-
ministration, the Horlick Milk Com
pany has contributed $500 dozen
cases of one-pound bottles of its
product, representing in value $780,
600, half to go to the Quartermaster
Department of the Army, and half
to the Bureau of Medicine and Sur
gerry Of the. Navy. The company
had on hand more -four, than was
permitted. Its surplus stock of -four
has now been surrendered and its
operations curtailed to meet the re-
quirements Of the Food Administra-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
FRINGE OF MUFFLER 2
SAVES U. S. $4,000

Changes In specification for woolen
mufflers for the use of motor truck
and motorcycle drivers as effected by
the clothing and equipage division OF
the Quartermaster Corps will result in
a saving OF approximately so, 900, says
War Department statement.
The fringe on this type of muffler
will be left of and contracts have
been modified to this effect on approx
imately 10000 mufflers with q saving
Of about II cents on each muffler.
The elimination Of the fringe does
/ not effect the efficiency Of the mufflei.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

District Of Columbia and Maryland: Partly
cloudy and continued warm Saturday: Sunday
probably showers and cooler; light Southerly
NindA.
Nirg1ria: Fair Saturday. except showers ex-
treme West portion: Sunday showers and cooler
light Southerly winds
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
LOCAL MENTION.

Lard, soc, compound, 2ee, choice
eyap. peaches. lac; seeded raisins.
i0c; IS ozs. sardines, 14c: Booths
herring. i5c; red kidney beans,
beans. Ice; Wonder mixed tea. soc;
fish roe, 15c and 20c; butter. soc:
eggs, 4fc.. 1920 Seventh st N w.
and all the J. 7. D. Pyles stores.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
GENERAL FORECAST.

The most important change in the weather
m the last q hours is the development Of
an area Of high pressure over the upper Lake.
and the attendant sharp fall in temperature
Pressure Is low over the Canadian Northwest
also over Eastern Kansas and Nebraska and
the mouth Of the St. Lawrence. Showers have
continued in the South Atlantic and East
Gut States. and there have been scattered
local rains in the Lake region.
ShOwery weather Is indicated for Saturday
IN New England. and thence westward to the
Ohio Valley. Temperature win fall throughout
the shower area. and moderately low tempera.
tures will prevail for q day or so In New
England and the Middle Atlantic States. Sun,
day will Be generally fair in Eastern districts
north Of Maryland.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight. II; an. 20; 4 an. es; 6 an.
y; a.m.' 81 10 An. rs; II noon, 70; 2 pm,
50; pm. -S4I s p.m., s2; pm., 90; 10 pm.
u. Highest. ss; lowest, g. :
Relative humidity: am. %; . p.m., So;
pm, Is. Rsinfall o. pm. to PM. o.
Holrs Of supshins. u. Per cent Of possible
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
nEpARTnRES

Accumulated excess Of temperature since Jan.
uary ]. 1918. i: deficiency of Temperature since
Aug ]. 1913. 8; accumulated deficiency Of pre-.
eir1tation since January /. 1918. l.ss; deficiency
OF precipitation since Aug. /. 1918, 8. Tenn
peTature same date last yesr: Highest. s
4 lowest, "A.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES.

TIDE TABLES.
Compiled b. United States Coast and Geo
detic suryey9
Today.Low tide. 12al pm; high tide. sas
an and e8 pm.
THE sun
Ioday-sun rises. 500 an; sun sets, sis
r-m.
Moon rises. $ an: sets. s:l2 pm.
Automobile isnDa 70 3 ushted y 90 pm.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03

Stolen -four sacks in Budapest
were bought up at SO each by dress
makers to make GOWNS
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03

Since August. 1919. when George
Peck. the grand old man" Of bur-
lesque. laid down the managerial
reigns, Harry o. Jarboe. the youngest
man who. has even assumed the man
agement of one OF washington's larg-
est theaters. has been giving his every
attention to the betterment Of bur-
lesque and ths ever-increasing COM
fort and pleasure OF the patrons OF
the Gayety Theater.
Jsrboe has been ripping out the In
sides of the Gayety Theater since last
June and replacing them SO that the
old house looks the same. but its
breathing apparatus has been greatly
increased. Last year an eleven horse
power electric motor was installed in
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03

Ressrt--Psrsiy cissssi warn.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-03

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
BLIZZARD OF 1883
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY THE
GREATEST STORM SWEPT
THE COUNTRY.

1t was 80 years ago today that the
Big Blizzard" of January IL, 1888,
occurred-the greatest and widest
spread storm, with the most disas-
trous effects of anything of like char
acter within the memory of living
man. Sitting about a red-hot stove,
listening to a bowling wind, cronies
are yet wont to remark that great
storm, and time is still recorded from
that date. The whole ire of the
United States vas covered by the
sweep of that tremendous drift of
icy wind, and men died in New York
from its fierce threshing. The prai-
ries of the whole northwest were dot
ted with bodies of persons who per-
ished in the grip of the awful cold
and the smother of the swirling
snow. and stock succumbed in num-
bers too great to account.
The morning dawned clear and
warm. A snow had fallen the day
previous, and lay white and light
over the land. A balmy wind from
the south set the caves dripping and
water running in cutters in sheltered
places. Doors stood open to the sun
and wind, and persons went about
without wraps. School children in
the country schools whooped and
peIted each other with the wet snow
and everyone vas happy.
1t was 8 o'clock. The afternoon
recess here was just called again to
study. The northwest horizon pre-
scented the appearance of a wideflung
dark-rolling cloud, soft as carded
wool. Beholders stood fascinated al
the rapidly approaching monster. Old
timers rushed hastily within and pre-,
pared for what they knew was com
ing, while those of more recent resi-
dence failed to see the significance
The cloud descended upon the
homes with a mad rush, bowling ant
shrieking, and blotting out the sun
light. From balmy warmth the atmos
phere was suddenly filled with icy
particles, driven with painful vic.
lence from all directions at once, anC
the cold struck instantly. Well fol
those who stayed within with fue
and company. But it was death fol
them who were turned from the
school house door or were caught up
on the lonely road. And many havt
cause today to recall the bitter expe
r%iences of that night and the sadnes!
and gloom of the following days. Fol
no community escaped the rendering
of toll in dead and manned to tn,
feirce storm king which made hi
last great revolt against the en-
%croaching settler of his hitherto un
questioned sovereignty on the prai
ries of the west.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
MADISON DESCENDENT
MITCHELL COUPLE CELEBRATE
THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THEIR MARRIAGE.

Mitchell, Jan. 12.-To have lived
together as husband and wife for rs
years, and to have been the ances-
tors of rs persons, is the unique ex-
perience of Mr. and Mrs. Erastus
Johnson, of this city.
The couple. who were married at
their home in Genne, Essex county,
N. Y, in 1S43, moved west in 1856,
settling first at Hartford, near Mil
waukee, Wis. Ten years later it was
considered safe to move further west
and they migrated to Wells, MINI,
where they resided until 1901, when
they moved here.
While there are no descendants of
the aged couple now in the nations
fighting forces, 1t is not because
fighting blood does not run in the
family, for Mrs. Johnson's GRANDPA
Their, A. III. Hays, and her husbands
two grandfathers, David Dudley
and Timothy johnson. all fought un-
der Gen. Washington in the fight for
the freedom of the United States.
Samuel, their oldest SON, fought
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
TRI.STATE BOWLING
AT SIOUX FALLS TODAY, TOMOR-
ROW AND MONDAY-SO
TEAMS ENTER.

The annual tournament of the Tri-
State Bowling League takes place to-
day and tomorrow at Sioux Falls,
with so teams entered from South
Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska. The
event is of considerable Importance
to bowlers, a special train running
from Lead to Sioux Falls. Lead is
after the tournament for next year,
and will make a strong bid for it.
Sioux Falls itself enters &c teams in
the series, and Madison will furnish
two, the Daily Leader team and the
Security State Bank teams. The first
named team will bowl their five men
tonight, and their doubles and sin
giles tomorrow. Several besides the
bowlers themselves go from here to.
day to attend the series. The team
for the Security State Bank goes
down Monday.
The Daily Leader team who go to-
day are c. J.. Wharfield, Z. #. Elfert
w. Il. Havighorst, ID. d. Coutts. and
John Smith, who joins the team
from Trent. The Security State
Bank team are James Madison, Gu.
e. Hanson, George Hanson, B. L
Sheldon and j. j. Mackay.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12

three years with the First Wisconsin
cavalry in the civil war. Two grand
sons, Harry and Guy Taylor, were in
the Spanish-American war with Min
nesota troops.
OF the seven children born to the
couple, five are still alive, Samuel,
the oldest son, is now a great grand
father. He lives with his parents.
His daughter, Mrs. William Letcher,
of Madison, is the mother of Irwin
Letcher, who is in turn the father Of
the fifth generation. $3.50
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson, who are "a
and so years old, respectively, are
active for their age, Mr. Johnson TAX
ing care of his stock while his wife
manages their home, garden and
chickens. At their diamond wedding
party. to be celebrated in a few
weeks. they expect to have a major
ity of their rs descendants present.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
LOCAL NEWS.
Eat at Jacks.

Eat at JACK D.
Take your next meal at Rays Res
raurant, 35 cents.
For Sale. Jewel base burner,
cheap.-Hatttie B. Borland.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Wash ice furnished to any part of
the city.-Phone $3.50.
Eat at Jacks.
For Sale. Four desirable resi-
dence lots in the east part of the city,
Inquire of Alfred Budde.
For Sale Cheap. Lumber. In
quire new Postoffice building.
Wanted. A school girl at Inside
Inn.
Genuine old style Lutefisk at Nun.
ro's, 12h per pound.
Girl wanted at the Sugar Bowl.
For Sale or Rent. My place or
Egan avenue.-Mrs. Hattie B.. Bor,
land.
Reserved seats for the Ben GreetS
at Smiths drug store, Saturday, Jan
uary IL, 9 a. m.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
BROKE JAIL
AUSTRIAN WAITING FOR INTERN.
MENT, SLIPS THROUGH OLD
BREACH AND SKIPS.

Sioux Falls, Jan. 12.-There is one
Austrian who believes he can outwit
the government plan to intern him as
an alien enemy and he may now be
heading toward Sioux Falls to seek
safety. Heis C. Van Hassel, until
some time early this morning con-
fined in the Yankton county Jail,
awaiting further orders from Wash
ington.
According to advices received by
United States Marshal Taubman to-
day. Van Hassel took French
leave" by breaking out of Jail. He
discovered an old break which had
been patched up and made the best
of his opportunity, seeing no one I'M
til he had passed the prison confines.
Then ii is believed he struck out
either for Sioux Falls or Sioux City,
and the wires were kept busy trying
to locate him.
Van Hassel was arrested at Wag'
ner December 26 for an alleged VIC.
lation of the espionage act. He Is
between % and 80 years of age
smooth shaven, weighs les pounds, IL
5 feet 10 inches in height, medium
dark complexion, speaks fairly good
English and wore a light cap ant
overcoat.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12

Wanted. Ten teams to haul ice
from Lake Herman. Madison Dray
Line. -
Mrs. Claus Hexom today received
a telegram announcing the death of
her sister-in-law Mrs. l.. It. Larson,
at Ely, New.
On Friday evening Mrs. F. l.. Bur-
nett and Mrs. George Palmer enter
tanned the Inter Sc Club and their
husbands. The time was pleasantly
I spent with progressive Somer Set. A
delicious lunch was served at small
tables.
Eleven names were added to The
| Daily Leader Honor Roll" today,
sent to this office by relatives and
friends of Lake county soldiers and
sailors. 1t is the desire of The Daily
Leader to receive a complete list.
H. T. Olson and Oscar A. Olson re-
| turned Thursday from a two days
! trip. viewing the land prospects of
| Texas. They visited the Rio Grande
4 section and fOund vegetation green
! and lu%xuriant, very different from
this section of the map.
Milo G. Drake, of st. Hilaire,
Mimi, a former Madison resident,
was an arrival by an afternoon train,
Mr.. Drake has taken the state secre-
taryship of the South Dakota nipple,
ment Dealers association, and will
make his headquarters in Madison
His family will return to Madison
about April / to reside.
Wentworth Enterprise: Many corn
huskers have made claims to various
records throughout the state, but il
is doubtful if many of them have
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12

made a record equal to that made
by Oscar Anderson, employed on the
Louis lillian farm, east of Went
worth. In thirty-nine days Oscar has
exactly 4,056 bushels of corn,
an average of 104 bushels per day.
The highest number of bushels pick
ed in any one day was lis bushels.
With intense cold Thursday night,
and continued cold and wind from the
northwest yesterday, promising an
intensely cold night for last night, it
actually performed the unexpected
and warmed up considerably during
the night. After daylight, though, it
got colder. This afternoon the Their
mometers showed a moderation, but
the wind would not let one forget
that winter was still with us. The
thermometers showed ten or twelve
degrees below at seven o'clock, then
wer. down to 16 or 18, followed by
the days moderation.
City dailies announced a blizzard
approaching this section, due to ar
rive last night. But the same condi-
tons have prevailed as were in force
for the past two or three days, indi-
eating that the storm got lost some
where to the northwest of us, per-
haps on the "trackless prairies of the
north" But the conditions already
here were sufficient to disrupt train
service considerably. The train from
the north arrived at 100 this after
noon, and the train for the south was
made up here and sent out shortly
after it's normal time1 The train
from Bristol was delayed from the
blowing out of a cylinder head. The
train from the east was an hour late.
Other passenger trains are about on
time. Freight trains are not run
ming, except those carrying coal. They
are pushed through, because of a Sc
we're shortage, Dispatcher C. A. Berg
tells us. He incidentally made the
remark that it was all a mans life
was worth to delay a passenger train
since the government took the man
agement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
TRAIN TAKEN OFF
MIDNIGHT TRAIN FROM MADISON
TO JACKSON DISCON-
TINUED.

1t is announced that beginning
with Monday, January IA, trains No.
% and %, being what is known as
the midnight trains, will be discon-
tinued from Jackson, Mimi, west.
This is pursuant and resultant upon
the recent government control of the
railroads, it being considered that
these trains a we'll be dispensed
with. 1t, however, works something
of a hardship upon the city of Madi'
son, as this train carries mail which
will otherwise be delayed. Passen'
ger traffic has also depended largely
upon this train.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
Notice tn Building a. Loan Stock


holders.
Do not fail to be present at the reg
ular annual meeting of the Madison
Building & Loan Assn, to De held
at the court house next Monday at
500 D m. sharp. Important mat
ters will be presented for your con-
s%ideration. Four directors are to be
elected. II. II. Frudenfeld,
President.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
MADISON BOY
GENE VIDAL Is ELECTED TO
LEAD ARMY ELEVEN.

West Point, N. ", Jan. 12.-Eu-
gene l.. Vidal, of South Dakota, has
been elected captain of the United
States military academy football team
for the season of 1918. He is a
member of the class of 1920, is %
years old and weighs IT'S pounds.
Vidal played halfback on the army
eleven in 1916, but did not play foot
ball last fall because of a hazing cpl
sode with which he was associated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12

at Inc nome VI JUS. oppcI uu.
Olin S. Reigstad, Pastor.
First Baptist Church-Services al
1890 of worship and study; at $3.50
D. M, meeting of the j. b. u: al
$50 p. m, meeting of the b. Y. p.
u, and at 1880 evening service.
Morning sermon, 'The Unspeakables
of the Gospel" Evening sermon,
Religion Incognito." All will be
welcome to worship with us.
l.. l.. Mann, Pastor.
Presbyterian Church-There will
be the usual services on Sunday at
1890. The sermon theme will be
1.-THE Question of Forgiving Sim
The Sunday school and bible study
classes will meet at 1880. At 1880
the subject of the sermon will be,
"Unsearchable Riches" A cordial in
vitation is extended to strangers and
visitors.
C.. McKibbin, Minister.
Methodist Episcopal Church-The
services in this church tomorrow
morning will take the form of a cele-
bration Of the capture of Jerusalem,
Jerusalem My Happy Home" and
20 Mother Dear, Jerusalem" are
among the hymns that will be sung,
DR.. w. E. Daniels, who has visited
the Holy City, will speak on "Jerusa.
lem and the Significance of Its Cap
ture by the British" A young ladies
chorus will lead the singing. @ In the
evening Chorus Choir will sing and
Every Sunday Evangelism" will be
the order of the service. Come and
bring a friend with you.
H. w. Minish, Pastor.
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THE HURCHES

Norwegian Lutheran Church
There will be services in the Norwe-
gian language tomorrow morning at
1890. At 1880 the Young Peo-
pies League meets. On Thursday eve
ming there will be a prayer meeting
at the home of JOS. Opperud.
Olin s. Reigstad, Pastor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-12
MADISON CEMETERY ASSOCIA
TION ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Mad
ison Cemetery association will be
held at the office of the secretary in
the courthouse on Monday evening,
January IA, 1918. at 1880 sharp.
All members are requested to be
present as important business will
come before thu E.ceting.
Mrs. K. l.. Curtis, President
F. l.. Burnett, Secretary.
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THE CITY.

- = - - - - =
Generally fair tonight except
snow in extreme western por-
ton; slowly rising temperature
west portion; Sunday unsettled
with rising temperature; prob
ably snow west portion.
- - - - - - =
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our yrrnEx oxrER-rH1s AND sc

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will receive in return a trial package
containing Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound, for coughs. colds n Group.
Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartfc
Tablets. Sold everywhere.