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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02
Texas Ratlnes Suffrage.

Austin. Texas, July 1.-Texas DO.
came the ninth state to ratify the
amendment when the senate adopted
the ratifying resolution previously
passed by the house.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02

"h'~Peis SSssSFs IHSs AHo FoottFys
Minneapolis. July l. - BUTTER
Extra, soc; extra firsts, Ate; f1rsts,
49c; seconds, Acc; diaries, 40c; pack
ing stock, Id. 39c.
EGGS - Fresh, prime firsts, new
cases, free from rots. small. dirties
and checks out, per doz, Ale; current
receipts, rots out, $l1.4O; checks and
seconds, doz, 32c; dirties, candled,
dog, SIC; quotations on eggs include
cases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02
GIVEN RoUsING RECEPTION
Premier Lloyd George Visits House Of
Commons.

London, July 2.-Premier Lloyd
George received a rousing ovation
when he appeared in the house OF COM
mons. The premier had been cheered
by crowds on his way from Downing
street to the house, but the reception
from his fellow members in the house
eclipsed the cheers he had received
elsewhere since his return from Paris.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02
10 YANKS KILLED IN BATTLE
Suffer Casualties In Fight With Anti.
Kolchak Forces.

Washington, July /. - Eighteen
American soldiers were killed, one Off
Ger and eight men severely wounded
and 16 slightly wounded in an engage
ment with anti-Kolchak forces near
R~omanoyka, June rs. Major General
W. 8. Graves. commanding the Ameri
a expedition In Siberia. informed the
wal department that the engagement
followed an attack by the bolshevih
on railroad guards.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, July 2.-In general the
market today raj quoted around 15c
higher from the opening on butcher
hogs and shipping orders. and close
to 25c higher on packer hogs. Top
hogs sold at $1,000. and the bulk of
good hogs sold at 5000 @ 2O.76.
The bulk of packers sold at from
$4,000 a 20.25.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02
$1.77h; December, $1.53A. Oats.
September, $3.50.
South St. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul, July l. Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock Yards:
Cattle, 2,10o; calves. 2,400; hogs. g.
700; sheep, 700; cars, 267. Steers, So
OH; cows, S@11; calves, $500
1875; hogs, $2o.5O920.65; sheep and
lambs, s7Q16.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02
Closing Cash prIces.

Minneapolis. July Following are
yosterday's closing cash prices: Corn,
Nc. 5 white, $1.6901.71; No. 3 yellow,
e1.72W1.7S: No. 8 mixed, $1.6901.71.
Oats, No. 2 white, 62Kc; No. 8 white.
e1003xc. Barley, choice to fancy.
e1.0901.11. Rye. No. 2. $1.32H. Flax,
No. !, eS.Ssk 06.41.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02
canadians and sritlah CLASH,

London, July 1.-Serious stree,
lighting occurred at Working, Surrey
between Canadian and British soldiers
and civilians. The Canadians came
from the camp at Whitley.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis. July 1. - Oats, July,
66hc; September. etc. Rye, July.
$1.35k; September, $1.39M. Barley.
July, $1.09h; September. $1.11H. /,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02

Paris, July 1.-Serbian and Italian
troops have FLASHED near Dizrai, &C.
cording to unofficial reports received
here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-02
AIfenso sends creetInaa.

Madrid, July 1.-On the occasion
Of the signing of the treaty Of peace,
King Alfonso has sent a telegram Of
congratulations to the heads OF the ~
He'd and associated countries.
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK.
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Chicago Grain.

Gh1onEQk NY lECQr1. A1ptembeE
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18

derer, an enslaver of youth; he buys
and sells human flesh and bones; he
blights homes; he wrings the hearts Of
fathers and mothers; the prayers Of
anguish must vertically darken the
throne that this man may be stopped
in his hideous career, and the gates Of
prison be opened to receive him.
"He rightfully deserves the prison
cell and the hangman' g moose, for he
has created murderers at heart, white
slavers, street walkers and many have
been trained by him to commit crime
Even our judges will drop their work
to 90 to Madison to make a plea Of
leniency for this wretched reprobate.
He laughs and sneers and expects that
small fine will make all right with
the world"
It is stated that the Masons have
taken positive action to help make
Superior a lawful place, fit for fam
lily life.
A meeting at the Y. NJ. C. A.
brought results. Loyal, high-minded,
determined men and women expressed
themselves in no uncertain terms and
promised to give time. influence and
money to the Herculean task before
them. Out of that meeting, results
have come in the way of the appoint
ment of committees to help make Su-
perior decent, safe and law observing.
The Interchurch council appointed w.
H. Webb, James B. Campbell, John o.
Wick, w. A. Roycroft and Rev. R. T.
Bavne as five of a committee Of ten.
Through w. j. Whipple, president Of
the Y. M. G. A., an additional five
men to make up the committee Of ten
was appointed, as follows, viz: A. D.
Whealdon, Robert M. Rieser, T. j.
Roth, w. w. Strickland and W. G.
Wright
Members Of this committee are ia
miliarizing themselves with the sta
alton by attending hearings and trials
of outlaws when they are hailed int
court. AS stated, too, some Of the most
prominent and noted women Of the
city are attending court sessions for
the purpose of studying conditions and
giving an elevating influence to the
temple of justice.
Even chief of police MrKinnon has
aroused from a chronic lethargy and,
only few days ago, vigorously pur-
sued and arrested prominent eharac-
tiers in Bingoland for violation Of the
LIQUOR laws. This plainly shows what
rotent medicine the voice of the peo-
pie is when an officer of the law be-
comes complacent and debilitated in
his official system.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18
JOE NAUCHT0NS FORMER WOMAN MUST DO TIME

pleased because the state inspector fol-
this district appointed Richard Kane
Of Hibbing, to succeed deputy inspec
tor Ouelette, who held the job unit
his desire to make love to half the CIR
elevator operators in town cost him hi:
job as chief engineer of a couple Of
office buildings. After that, Ouelettt
pocketed quite a bunch of fees, if re-
port is correct, and jumped to Jen
nings, Oregon.
Ouelette's disappearance from the
local scene of action left this neck o
the woods without a deputy inspector
therefore inspector Charles Olson, Of
Virginia, sent Kane here. His reason
for so doing is stated by local engi
neers to be due to feeling that 6
Duluth man or Duluth engineers, can
lot be depended on to give him square
'eal. Of course it is impossible that
the feeling is unwarranted but prom
inent local engineers declare that il
does exist.
Minnesota is divided into 81 dis
tricts for inspection purposes. Mr.. Oh
son 8 district embraces all of st. Louis
county and the senatorial part of Lake
county that is attached to st. Louis
county.
There is chief Inspector and an as
sistant chief inspector in Minnesota
One Patenaude is chief and D. T. Rich
s assistant. The former draws $500
year and the later $4,000, if the Rip.
saw is correctly informed.
One local engineer of standing de.
clares that all the well-paid chief and
ssistant chief do is to. travel up and
Town the state to check up the books
and collect fees Of he district inspec,
tors. It is alleged that the two state
officials do no inspecting whatever.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18
STRONG HANDS OF JUSTICE
FIRMLY GRASP ROSENBERG
King of the Crooks Has Nine Thousand Dollars Tied Up
Bail Money Discharged Policemen Very Hard Losers.
Violators Of New Liquor Law Are Arrested.

the underworld crooks, appeared for
Rosenberg. The case was long-winded
and holly fought.
For some months the policemen who
were discharged by Mayor Baxter have
been starting all kinds Of schemes to
get back onto the force. They have
whined about being discharged without
hearing but they have been careful
not to demand a hearing before the
police commission.
After starting different legal &C.
tions, they then dropped them and the
fate of the unfaithful servants of the
law was pinned to a mandamus pro-
ceeding, whereby Mayor Baxter is ex-
nected to be compelled to restore them
to duty. Should such an action be
successful, those who do not wish to
return to duty will have wages COM
ing to them for several months since
their discharge.
City clerk Beckley, city comptroller
Daley, city treasurer Kane and mayor
Baxter swore out an affidavit of pref
udice and asked Judge Perrin to give
them change Of venue to Judge Fo-
ley's court. Chief Of police McKinnon
refused to join in the affidavit, there
fore Judge Perrin recently held that
the application for a change of venue
was not legal, hence refused to grant
it.
1t is pretty well understood in Su.
periOr that. within q very few DAYS. a
'etermined move will be made to get
a new chief Of police, a man who will
be in harmony and sympathy with
Mayor Baxter. Just how, when OF
where that effort will first show it.
self, after chief McKinnon 8 refusal to
resign some time ago, is not stated.
Superior has passed drastic liquor
ordinance, whereby there are grave
doubts as to even bingo being legally
sold. For some reason, chief McKin.
non woke up and declared that he
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18

The Superior authorities have been
playing razzle. dazzle with Max Rosen-
berg with a snap and vigor that is
giving him the little end Of the game.
Already, $4,000 Of his money is up
for bail of himself and employees.
The outlook is not bad for soon making
it $4,000.
A couple of weeks ago, Max was
found guilty of breaking the liquor
laws. Fines, as well as two sentences
of six months each, were imposed on
him. Lawyer Cadigan now is trying to
get the court to decide that the SEN
fences run concurrently.
Several of Rosenberg's bartenders
also have been found guilty and given
either fines and Jail sentences, or both.
Mike Ternaski, for example, got six
months in Jail. Emanuel Stevens
was cleared on some counts and con-
victed on others, if memory is correct.
Stays Of sentences and appeals are en-.
abling some of these law-breakers to
keep out Of JAIL pro tenn, as Judge
Perrin might say.
Throngs crowded the municipal court
room last Monday and Tuesday fore
noon when Max Rosenberg had a hear
ing on a state charge Of contributing
to the delinquency Of Dorothy White,
o girl only Is years old, who took the
stand and told how Rosenberg escorted
her to men in his dump who acted
shamefully with her and girl compan.
ion, also under is years Of age.
This girl later was sent to the Min
nesota state school for girls after be.
ing caught with a man at the Lenox
hotel, in Duluth, last July. She will.
ingly came from Sank Center to Supe-
rior to tell her story of shame and low
moral endeavor, as aided by the unut.
*erable Rosenberg.
District attorney Mckay appeared
Tor the state and the clustering Cad.
tgan, the favorite "mouthpice' OF
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18

When burning with resentment, over
her experiences with Joe Naughton
and Bob Shields, Madam Griffith
called on the county attorney to see
what he could do in a legal way.
81 can proceed against him under
the act against pandering," said the
official.
eco to it," replied Madam Grit
fifth.
The complaint was drawn up. "Sign
here" said the lawyer.
81 am not in the habit of signing a
document until I have read it, re-
piled the woman.
She read it through and gave special
attention to the part where Joe
Naughton was charged with taking
money without giving consideration
therefor when said money was the
fruit of prostitution.
"Does this mean that must swear
that I am a prostitute9" asked Madam
Griffith.
Substantially it does," was the an
swer.
"I1l have you know that I'm per-
feet lady," Indignantly retorted the
woman. "I'll swear to nothing of the
kind.'
With that she Haunted herself out
of the office.
After the Wisconsin was sold out,
Madam Griffith had quarters in the
Hogstead flats on Fifth street, in Su.
perior, and in the Elgin hotel on West
First street, in Duluth. After her in
dictment, she lived in an obscure cot
tage down in the Bad Lands with only
one girl and single case Of beer as
her stock in trade.
Madam Griffith was found guilty of
taking two young girls from Duluth
to the st. James hotel at South Supe-
rior for immoral purposes. The details
need not be related. The men never
were punished for low moral endeavor.
Both girls afterwards married as hap
PLY as young girl can after treading
the downward path. It is stated that
one of them, if not both, now is slow
ly dying of consumption.
Madam Griffith was ably defended
by w. P. Crawford of Superior, but
the federal medicine was too strong
for him. His client now must do her
time. Had she pleaded guilty when
indicted and taken her sentence. she
probably would be free woman now
instead of just starting for prison.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18
WANTED JOB FINISHED.

A small boy of the Hebrew persus-
sion who was playing at the end of a
pier, fell into the sea and was only
rescued after great difficulty by an
intrepid swimmer, who dived off the
end Of the pier and succeeded in get
ting the boy into rowboat.
Half an hour afterwards, much ex-
hausted by his effort, the rescuer was
walking off the pier when man came
along and tapped him on the shoulder.
care you der man vat saved my son
keys life7" he incurred.
eyes" replied the much-sxhausted
hero.
"Vell, den," said the Hebrew in
INDIGNANT tones, v'ere's his capf''--
Tit-Bits.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18

Poor old Ada Griffith must spend
two years in prison at Jefferson City,
Mo-, and pay a fine of $1,000 because
she took young girls from Duluth to
Superior for immoral purposes.
Many years ago, in Duluth, Ada Grit
fifth was the respectable wife of San
ford G. Byerly, now auditor for the
Duluth Brewing and Mailing company.
Differences arose between the two.
Some say that Sanford G. gazed on
and amused himself with other women.
Some blame the wife, now known as
Ada Griffith. Be the facts as they
may, the couple separated and cut their
marital ties with the legal knife of
divorce.
The poor woman had to live. She
did it by way of the primrose route.
She trod that gaily, complacently and
with speed that left scars, physical
and moral. Sanford G. Byerly mar
ried a second time and, also, held his
course in the business world. His d.
vorced wife slowly and steadily went
down hill,
Time, space and lack Of all details
prevent a narration of Ada Byerly-
Griffith's life history. She eventually
found Duluth too civilized for her
methods of making a living, therefore
she migrated to Superior where she
became we'll known in the Bad Lands
of the Underworld, among the giddy
disciples Of low moral endeavor. At
times, too, the wayward woman had
brief business experiences in Duluth,
but Superior afforded her more excit-
ing adventures.
A few years ago, one Joe Naughton
consorted with Madam Griffith. She
is generally credited with being his
meal ticket until he tired of her and
sought new ways for getting the easy
money.
Madam Griffith was wont to tell
how she paid $4,000 for the Wisconsin
bar in gay old Bingoland, as it now
is known. She let Joe Naughton run
it and handle the proceeds, but she al
ways has maintained that her monev
bought the place and she really and
truly thought she owned it.
Joe Naughton eventually tired of
Ada Griffith and, also, of vending the
pungent booze and the foaming. beer.
The place was sold out. in February,
1917. Between puffs Of cigarette smoke
and bitter oaths, Madam Griffith many
times has narrated the story Of how
"Joe Naughton and Bob Shields beat
me out of the business. /"
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18
DISTRICT ENGINEERS
GREATLY FUSED UP
License Fees Held ExOrbitant
While Boiler Inspection Is
Thought Too Low.

The stationary engineers of this dis.
trict are all fused up over existing
conditions.
In the first place, they are peeved
over the action Of the legislature in
increasing the cost of engineers Ii
censes and not making boiler inspection
stand the demand for more revenue for
the inspection department.
Licenses now cost from ST. to 81
each, according to class or grade. In
termediate costs are So and So. The
jump to 81 for certain licenses is con-
sidered very unjust.
Boiler inspection costs the same as
ever-$3 for one boiler and SIS for two
Of them.
Then there are those who are dis
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18
BAGGED A BLACK BEAR.

While Henry Volker, farmer liv-
ing near Iron River, Wis, was out
ei"hting a forest fire, the family dog
freed something in the cattle pasture
that Mrs. Volker assumed to be por-
cupine. A closer view showed that it
was real, live bear. Not having lost
an able-bodied bear, Mrs. Volker beat
a retreat, thinking to tell her husband
when he came home.
The dog stood by the tree and
barked, however, until p. m. that
night, when Mr.. Volker showed up
with his trusty rifle. Grandpa Volker
held the lantern while Henry sent a
file ball through bruin 8 body, bring
ing him to the ground with a. thud.
When the family carved up the dead
bear, the faithful family dog was re-
warded with a big, juicy steak.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18
WILLING TO oBLIGE.

A Scottish emigrant on his arrival
at Montreal stopped for a moment to
examine coat hanging in front of
a clothing store, when the proprietor
asked him if he would not try on the
coat.
at dinna ken, but wad," respond
ed the Scot consulting his watch; and
he went in and set to work. No mat
ter how often he found fit. he tried
on another and another until he tried
on about thirty. Then, aoain looking
It his watch, he resumed his own gar
ment and walked off saying:
"Weel, I've lost time, nae doot, but
hang the mon that II no obleege an
ither when he can. "-Ex.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18
CRIMINAL ADVENTURES OF THE
WETHERS FAMILY.

Jeff and Lizzie Wethers were a col.
ored couple living at Biwabik late in
1892. Lizzie claimed that she was run
ming laundry, but the general public,
including the Austrian miners, de.
clared that she conducted salon for
acting shamefully with immoral white
men. Jeff, the loving lord and mas
ter, evidently was beneficiary Of Liz
zie' lines Of human endeavor.
Jeff Wethers finally tired of life at
Biwabik, therefore he migrated to Su-
perior, which was wild, woody and quite
lawless. The big boom had not fully
passed and the big panic had not real.
~ arrived.
One night in December, 1892, an Aus
trian miner named Zinie, accompanied
by companion, felt resentful because
Lizzie Wethers would not admit him to
her salon Of laundering and redlight
operations. Considerable of a rumpus
was started and then the two men
rambled away.
In short time, both roysterers re-
.urned and demanded admission to the
Wethers domicile. It was refused and
then the two men broke down the door
and entered. Zinie was bent on chas-
ing the woman into another room, to
which she retreated, whereupon she
-aised a Winchester rifle that she kept
under her bed and fired a big ball
through Zinie's abdomen.
Zinie quickly died and Lizzie was
arrested and dumped into the county
jail at Duluth. There she laid until the
grand jury indicted her for manslaugh-
ter or some degree of murder, memory
fails as to the exact degree of offense.
The trial came off early in February.
1898.
Jeff Wethers was leading reckless
life in Superior instead of rallying to
Lizzie relief in Duluth. One night
early in February, 1898, Wethers, Bill
Lane and George Tyler, all colored.
were entertaining three white married
women in Lanes immoral dump at 10S
Banks avenue. A quarrel ensued and
both Lane and Wethers pulled their
guns. Lane was the quickest on the
trigger, with the result that Jeff
Wethers was fatally shot through the
abdomen. Lane was arrested and
jailed.
In the meantime, Lizzie Wethers
was brought to trial in Duluth. She
was defended by John G. Hollenback,
while Jacques N. Bureau, then assist
ant county attorney, prosecuted, with
help from county attorney G. G. Teare.
AS jury, the following white men
sat on the case, viz: H. J. Atwood,
G. o. Nelson, w. s. Albertson, H. H.
Bell, Charles L. White, E. w. Dewey,
Roger M. Gray, w. P. Mars, w. A.
Holgate, Rod. McGregor and Bernt
Johnson
Quite warm fight followed between
defense and prosecution, plea of self
defense being made by the defendant,
with the result that the jury returned
verdict of not guilty.
Only a few nights after jeff Weth-
err death from Bill Lanes bullet and
soon after Lizzie Wethers' acquittal,
that industrious lady was seen on the
streets of Superior, smiling and appar.
'ntly happy, with a new admirer OF
her female charms. Jeff literally was
gone and forgotten.