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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
Wood Speaks for Loan.

st. Louis. April Unemployment
for every returned soldier, military
preparedness and unity of effort in
the Victory loan campaign, were ad.
vocated by Major General Leonard
Wood, commander of the Central de-
partment of the army, in an address
Ut . mass meeting In preparation for
the loan campaign. Seventy per cent
Of the soldiers who return to civilian
duties show increased efficiency, Gen.
eral Wood said, and urged they be
given immediate employment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
To Give Marine Plans.

Washington, April 12.-Chairman
Hurley of the shipping board has ad.
vised Senator Jones Of Washington.
prospective chairman of the Senate
commerce committee, that the board
will submit, upon reconvening of Con-
gress, suggestions for legislation Of
shipping problems and development OF
the American mercantile marine. Mr..
Hurley said he was working on a plan
to balance u fleet" which will be
ready soon for submission to the COM
mittee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
Holds Down Four Jobs.

NJ. G. Corbett of Des Moines, Ia, Is
holding down four Jobs. They are at
torney at law, train dispatcher Of the
s. M. & st. p, referee In bankruptcy
In the place Of Referee Frank Com
fort. and detail man in the bankruptcy
office for Gus North, also In the war.
Otherwise, his working hours are
from 8 q. m. to IL p. m.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
WATERWAYS REPORT FRAMED
Provides Free Transpo ration and
Equality In Enemy 'orts.

Paris, April IA report on regula.
ton and restrictions to be imposed
upon communication in enemy states
In order that newly erected nations in
Central Europe may have access to
the sea has been completed for the
Peace conference by the commission
on the regulation Of ports, waterways
and railroads.
Freedom of transportation through
Germany and Austria and equality OF
treatment In ports and harbors has
been provided for, as has been the
international regulation OF traffic over
the Rhine and Danube rivers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14

Washington, April 12.-Increasing
unemployment during the week end
Ing April 5 was shown in reports from
IS cities to the Federal Employment
service. Thirty-eight cities showed a
total labor surplus Of 133,505, an in
crease of 1855 over the preceding
week. while 19 reported a labor short.
age totaling 1850 and nine showed
an equality Of supply and demand.
Points in New England reported the
heaviest increase in surplus. although
Increases were indicated generally in
the Eastern cities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
Rate Hearing Postponed.

Washington, April 12.-PostpOno,
ment for n week OF the conferences
which was to have been held here be.
tween Great Lakes ship owners and
shippers of ore and grain is announced
by the Shipping board. The postpone
ment was made at the request of the
lake carriers association to permit
the holding OF a meeting in Cleveland.
The conference will consider the con
tinuance of last years mobilization
committee and rates on ore and grain.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
HOUSE WAS DARK
Farmer Woke Up at Noon-Found
Place Under Bio Drift.

Prompted by hunger to get up the
day after the big snowstorm at Smith
Center, Kan, some time ago, Floyd
Jones, a young farmer, was nonpluSed
when he found his watch said twelve
o'clock and the room was dark as at
midnight. Opening a door, he found
himself facing a wall Of After
hard work he succeeded In digging out
to daylight, only to find that his house
had been completely buried beneath
a big drift and that 1t was high noon.
Some drifts in the neighborhood, by
actual measurement, were found to
be 80 feet deep.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
TRANSPORT SAILS FOR BREsT

New York, April 12.-The transport
George Washington has sailed from
Hoboken for Brest. The vessel will
bring back more than 1000 troops.
Among the passengers booked to sail
on the transport was DR.. ]. Chalmers
DaCosta, chief surgeon Of the Jeffer-
son hospital, Philadelphia, who will
serve as a navy medical officer on the
George Washington during the trip,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14

to be used by Rear Admiral Joseph
Strauss In the work OF removing the
mines laid by the United States navy
In the North sea. Two OF these boats
already are in British waters and the
others are being prepared for depart
ure. The repair ship Blackhawk, now
at a Scottish port, will be Admiral
Strauss flagship,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
RESTRICT USE OF COTTON
English Mills VIII curtaiI Output Of
American Product.

Manchester, Eng, April 12.-It has
been decided that all shipping and
doubling factories engaged in working
Cheshire and Derbyshire shall stop
their spindles producing American
single yarns. The Lancashire mills.
working on American cotton several
weeks ago, decided to shut down all
mills working on American cotton for
IA days, beginning April 10.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
Drink Hair Tonic.

Hair tonic is the very latest al
coholic concoction a. a substitute for
liquor In "dry" New Hampshire. The
thirsty" Of the state have discov-
cred that some hair tonics contain
IS per cent grain alcohol and they
: drinking 1t. Witch hazel IL the
'chaser."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
TREATY READY WEDNESDAY
Drltlsh Premier VIII Visit London
Next Monday.

London, April 11.-Premier Lloyd
George will go to London on Monday,
address Parliament Tuesday, and re-
turn to Paris on Wednesday, 1t was
announced. On his return, 1t was said,
he expests to find the draft of the
treaty completed, subject to ratifica-
tion by q plenary session.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
OCCUPY MONGOLIA
Russia Protests Against Action Of
Chinese Government.

Picking, April I'm con~travention
OF the Russo-C Chinese treaty, which Is
now regarded as having lapsed, the
government has sent 500 Chinese
troops to Urga and a similar number
to Kiachta, and 1t is indicated that
additional men may be sent later. The
Russian legation has presented a NOTE
to the government protesting against
this dispatch of Chinese troops into
outer Mongolia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
70 Sweep Y. s. Mines.

Warrington. April IL. Eighteen
mine sweepers Of the so-called bird"
class have been assigned by the Navy
department. as the operating force
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
LEGION DEMOCRATIC
Sixty Per Cent Of Delegates Must Be
Enlisted Men.

Enlisted Men.
New York, April Estate branches
OF the American Legion, recently
formed organization OF American
veterans Of the world war, were noti-
NED from temporary national headquar-
ters that to preserve the democratic
nature Of the association. sixty per
cent u the delegates to the national
caucus In st. Louis May s must be
enlisted men.
The Press., 1919-06-05
TOOK FLING AT BOOSTERS
Visitors Suggestion Probably Did Not Tend to Make Him Popular
 In Los Angeles.

Merle Sidener. local advertising man, recently returned from a Vest ern trip in which he visited the city of Los Angeles. He was impressed with the boosting of the Los Angeles citizens and said he learned that an Oregon colonel from Portland was the guest of honor at a banquet in Los Angeles. The usual after-dinner speeches were made, all boosting the city of Los Angeles, but each speaker regretted that Los Angeles had not been founded on the coast. The speak CTS all said that had the city been on the coast instead of ten miles or so from it, the city would be the garden spot of the world. The visiting colo nel was called on to speak and said:
 "Gentlemen, I am impressed with your city as much as you are and be- lieve that I can suggest way in which you can accomplish your wish"
 All of the citizens present leaned forward eagerly, ror this was no doubt the solution that had long been walt ing for. The colonel continued:
 ''This Is what you should do. Ob. tain large pipe, run it from the cen. ter of your city into the ocean and if you can suck as hard as you can blow the ocean will soon be in your city, Indianapolis News.
The Press., 1919-06-05
HOW BOOKS ARE STERILlzED
Simple Apparatus Used by French Ssi- sntists in Conducting Their
 Deadly Gas Attack.

Almost the first thing to meet the eyes of French hygienists in their war time campaign for protecting the younger generation was their old en- emy, the circulating book, we'll known as carrier of disease. The many ob- vious solutions of the problem shared one disadvantage while killing the germs they destroyed the book also.
 For the method perfected by Doctor Marsoulan, and now practiced in the Institute for Wounded and Infrm Workmen at Montreuil, 1t is claimed that for one-fourth of a cent for each book, and with safety to operators. books can be sterilized without the slightest injury. Two pieces of very simple apparatus are used. a beater and a disinfector.
 The beater is long box open at one end and communicating at the other with an ordinary stove. Inside of the beater are wooden rods so arranged that the turning of handle will cause them to strike on the books placed on a sliding frame. As the rods beat the books, the heavier particles of dust fall out into tray of disinfectant be- low, and the lighter are carried by an exhaust fan to a stove, where they are burned.
 The books are hung, open, by spring clips from a skeleton framework, and wheeled into the disinfecting chamber, which is equipped with tank contain ing a solution of formaldehyde. The temperature is raised to 12O degrees Fahrenheit, the formaldehyde kills the germs, and the fumes are carried off by funnel.-Popular Mechanics Mag aZine.
The Press., 1919-06-05
ELLINGTON Crystal Lake

Fred Pease of Hartford was here over Sunday.
 Wm. Downes of Willington was caller in the place on Sunday.
 Miss Dorothy Charter is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. T. +. Dorsey, in Rockville.
 The Ladies of the church will hold social and supper next Wednesday evening at the usual place.
 Milton Dimock, Elmer Chapman and others of Rockville are planning to camp for the season at the Lake.
 Mrs. Clarence Newell entertained her brother and other friends from Hartford over Memorial day and Sun day.
 Howard Dimock of Hartford enter tained company at his summer cot tage for the weekend, returning Sun day evening.
 Geo. Webber, former resident Of Crystal Lake, but now of New York, is spending vacation here and board ing with Mrs. Casey.
 Mrs. Edward Barrows and daugh- ter, Eunice, spent the weekend and over Sunday with relatives in South Coventry, returning Monday.
 Dr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Fetter of Bos- ton spent Memorial day with MT. and Mrs. Fred Dowding at their summer cottage returning a few days later.
 Mrs. Andrew Gordon, Mrs. George Gordon and daughter, Margaret, ana Mrs. Smith of Hazardville called on Mrs. A. U. Charter on Memorial day.
 Mrs. A. U. Charter and daughter, Mrs. Hazel Ludwig, of Manchester, visited her granddaughter, Miss Flo rine Charter, in Hartford hospital last Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Lewis, MT. and Mrs. Geo. Smith and son, Geo. .,Jr. and daughter, Alma, and Mrs. Jane Hull, all of Hartford motored out to the Lake and called at A. U. Charters on Sunday.
The Press., 1919-06-05
H c D G s c N
BaIlotinq Abroad.

The sign of the crcss on the ballot paper indicates the voters choice in this country, but in some foreign lands the method of voting is different. In Belgium, for instance, on the voting paper black square with a wl'te spot in the center Is printed after each candidates name. The elector votes by blackening out as many white spots as he Is entitled to. In Greece leaden balls are substituted for voting papers. The ballot boxes are so constructed that the voter can drop one of the balls secretly into a chosen receptacle. In some districts of the United States ballot papers have been supplar;ei by voting machines, which indicate the state of the poll throughout the day Ot the election. In one or two coun. tries, in order to obtain greater se- crecy, the voting papers are inclosei in envelopes before being dropped into the ballot boxes.
The Press., 1919-06-05
JEWS NOT EASILY CONVERTED
Sermon to Which They Were Annually Forced to LIsten Failed of Its
 Purpose.

In John Evelyn's diary of January !, 1645, there is a notation of pecu- liar ceremony which seems to have been of annual occurrence at Rome. It was a sermon preached to con- pulsory congregation of Jews, with q view to their conversion. MT. Evelyn says they are constrained to sit till the hour Is done, but it is with so much malice in their conferences, splitting, hummlng, coughing and mo- ton. that it is almost impossible they should hear a word from the preacher. 4 conversion is very rare."
 The Zionist movement, which has gone on for years and received . new impetus by the changes made in mid dle Europe as result of the world war, was outlined in a poem written by Robert Browning during his resi- dence In Italy, probably about the mid de of the nineteenth century. He calls 1t "Holy Cross Day."
The Press., 1919-06-05
On That East Tenth Line.

They were standing around boast. ing about how bad their individual street car service was. Central said his was "rottener" than College. Pennsylvania said Illinois got the best of the cars, and the best of service. A South side man declared the South side service was the limit. After they had all had their rounds a little man who lives on the East Tenth line sighed and said:
 ''Of course, we don't speak of it as skip-stop any longer-we say skip. entirely. But that isn't the worst The other morning one of my neigh. bors and I were standing on the back platform of an East Tenth street car. We'll, at Tenth and Sterling streets the car swayed and bumped so vio. lently that it jolted lead pencil out of the pocket of my neighbor and"
 But the others were gone.-Indian. apolis News.
The Press., 1919-06-05
Old Cradle for New Baby.

Ten generations of her forbears hay ing been rocked to sleep while cuddling within it's roomy confines, Baby Mary Virginia Foose, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Foose, of neac LoysvilIe, Pa., is herself finding solid comfort in stately old walnut cradle which came into the Rice family, the family of her mother, ITO years ago.
 The child was born in November, but not until several days ago did the mother feel the need for a cradle for the little girl. Then she remembered that the old relic was reposing in the attic and soon the baby girl was being rocked to sleep in it, after it had enjoyed furlough of more than two decades. The cradle was not new when purchased by the Rice fam lily TO years ago, and it is not known how many generations of other fami- lies were rocked to sleep in it be- fore it came into their ownership. It is of walnut stock and is in a perfect state of preservation. - Harrisburg Telegraph.
The Press., 1919-06-05
Superior Court.

The June term of the Holland coun-
 ty superior court opened last Thurs
 day morning with Judge Gardiner Greene on the bench. The short cal
 endar was disposed of as follows:
 Eliza E. Daly against Sumner S.. Ely, further order of notice and motion to
 make executor a party, continued i; town of Hebron against Fitch U. Jones
 and others, default for want of appear ance disclosure of defense and hear
 ing in foreclosure, continued; Martha
 c. Zinzzer, hearing in divorce, con- tinued one week. Eliza Alleman of Rockville was granted divorce from her husband, Arnold B. Alleman, whose whereabouts are unknown and the custody of her three children. The following jury was drawn: Andover, Charles l.. Backus and Erskin B. Hyde; Bolton, Clement w. Sumner i; Coventry, George T. Schell and Arth- UT J. Vinton; Columbia, John w. Full CT; Ellington, John H. Lynch, Howard N. Kibbe and George P. Wood; He bron, Arthur M. Keefe and Frank H. Raymond; Somers, Percy A. Kibbe, Herbert E. Stephens and James S. Meecham; Stafford, Charles F. Walk CT. Fred J. Glover and William O. Judd; Holland, Nathan O. Ward and John Johnson: Union, Arthur Gage ]; Vernon, George w. Simpkins, David L.. Hondlow, Fred E. Kuhnly; Willing ton, John Edwards.
 Tuesday morning the case of Joseph Brenick, Somersville boy, Is years old, was heard and he was sentenced to the reformatory at Cheshire for an indefinite period. He was charged with assault with the intent to rob, the night of March 20 about g o'clock, Miss Inez Standish, cashier for Geo. Homer. who conducts a general gro cery store in Somers. The state po- lice worked on the case and after watching several suspects arrested Joseph Brenich, and when brought be- fore Miss Standish he admitted the offense.
 The civil suit of Martin Puscar against the town of Mansfield was tried before a jury and when about three-quarters of the day had been devoted to it. the case was withdrawn and settled The action was the out come Ol all dCCluShl HI tAS to"h VI Mansfield on July 14, 1914. Puscar, an Italian. was driving a four-horse hitch along the road, taking we'll digger from Wilmington Hill to Mans field. The machine belonged to James w. Noland, who lives in West Haven, and he had engaged Puscar to take it to the property of man named Burn ham in Mansfield. When Puscar was about a half mile out of Eagleville on the main road between Stafford Springs and Willimantic, an automo- bile approached from the opposite di- rection. Puscar held up his hand for the driver to stop and then signaled him to come on. He said that he drove in the path and when his horses had taken two or three steps, the road gave from under him and the we'll dig ger was pitched down the embankment into the swamp. In the fall one of his ribs was broken and the horses were injured. It is understood settlement was reached for $500.
The Press., 1919-06-05
HEINZ'S GREAT COLLECTION
Ivory Carvings Owned by Pittsburgher Are Declared to Be Almost
 Priceless.

During many years Fl. J. Heinz of Pittsburgh has gathered together one of the finest collections of ivory carv- ings in America. There are probably dozen notable collections of this sort in the country. and among them the Heinz group of 1900 pieces holds distinguished rank, says a writer in Scribners.
 AS a rich and fascinating field for a discriminating collector, ivory carv- ings are perhaps without peer. Exc cuted in material that has always been costly, too rare, as a rule, to be subjected to poor or mediocre work manship, they may we'll be considered as typical of the artistic development of the time in which they were pro- duced. They represent the art, more over, not of one people, of one period. but, it is scarcely an exaggeration to say, of all peoples and all periods.
 From prehistoric ages down through the civilizations of Egypt and Assyria and of classic Greece and Rome have come priceless examples of sculptured worries. The dark ages of Europe, so meager in artistic treasures, have be- queathed us an unbroken chain of ivory carvings. Much of the most in- teresting of such work must be accred- ited to the centuries of the Gothic re- vival, the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth. The Renaissance and the centuries succeeding have yielded a wealth of carved worries of great rich ness and beauty. From India, China and Japan come worries of deep his toric interest and especially in the work of Japan, of genuine artistic achievement.
 Periods of exceptional turbulence, such as the fall of Constantinople, the reformation in England and the French revolution, have caused the destruction of incomparable treasures. That so much has survived seems cause for wonder. The explanation lies in the very nature of the carvings.
The Press., 1919-06-05
Eorest-Servlce Data.

More than 35,OO0 plant specimens, representing 4,SOO species, have been collected In national forests and on purchase areas by forest-service off cers In connection with the extensive studies made of the distribution, nat ural habits and economic importance of the range fora. The data obtained have direct application to many phases of range management, such as inten sive range utilization, especially with a view to minimum interference with the requirements If the important for age plants aud the utilization of each type at the time and by the class of stock to which 1t Is best adapted. Use of these data is also made in the detec- tion. eradication and fencing of poison ous plant areas. in natural range re- seeding and other range studies.
The Press., 1919-06-05
Not by the Hour.

 "Do you understand the new tele- phone rates?"
 "No. Can you explain them?' "I think so. Of course you know we are to have metered service" "Yes, I saw that in the paper" That means we will be charged for every call"
 "Each call will be distinct charge, then?'
 "Yes"
 "I'm glad of that. I had an idea when they put meter on the line they were going to- charge us by the hour, and judging from the time it takes me to get number now that would bankrupt me."-Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1919-06-05
ApproprLate Name.

AS he polished his customers boot. the bootblack puffed at the end of { cigar. Thinking to have q little fur at the youths expense, the customer asked him if he always smoked cigars
 "Oh, yes, pretty often," declared tht youth.
 What brand do you generally smoke?" was the next question.
 Robinson Crusoe. sir," came the re. ply.
 The customer pondered awhile.
 II never heard of that brand" he said.
 "It's name I've given 'em myself" said the youth. You see, guv'nor. old CrusOe was a castaWay
The Press., 1919-06-05
Arms ana leus.

According to many measurements made at the anthropolosical laboratory in London the right arm in human be inss Is in q majority Of cases longer than the left arm, while, on the con. trary, the left leg is longer than the right leg Sometimes, however, the relative proportions are exactly re versed. but seldom does perfect equal ity exist between the two sides. The tendency of the right arm to exceed the left arm ill strength is sometimes greater in men than in women, while equality of strength in the two arms occurs almost t. ice as frequently with women as With Inrn.
The Press., 1919-06-05
Mud Specialist.

Several officers from the front speak of famous bootblack in Paris who is known as the mud specialist" The individual can tell every soldier client what section of the trenches he halls from merely by examining the mud on his feet. It Is said that he rarely makes mistake, and can spot a mans battle station anywhere between Ypres and Verdun with marvellous ac- curacy, apparently each section of the long line having its characteristic brand of mud. .-..
The Press., 1919-06-05
The British Kingdom.

Great Britain includes England. Scotland and Wales. It Is called Great Britain in distinction from Brit tany (Bretagne. Lesser Britain). In the union with Scotland in HOT. Great Britain. became the official name of the British kingdom, and so continued until the union with Ireland in 1901. Since then the form has been Great Britain and Ireland.
The Press., 1919-06-05
Departed Glory.

What are these curious inscriptions, professorT'
 "CuneifOrm writing of the ancient Assyrians."
 "Can you read itY
 "Oh, yes.''
 "Is it fact or fictionY'
 "Fiction, as rule. Now, this block of stone bears the proud boast of a king that his fame will never die, yet there isn't street or public square on the face of the earth that is named after him now.''
The Press., 1919-06-05
senator George P. Mclean of Con-

Senator George P. Mclean of Con- necticut introduced the following pe- titions and bills in the senate last Thursday: Petitions from citizens of Stafford Springs and Rockville favor ing the passage of the Federal WOm- an Suffrage Amendment. A petition from citizens of West Wilmington and Stafford Springs favoring the repeal of the so-called daylight saving law.