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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-02
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-02

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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-10-02
New Telephone Table.

An inventor has invented compact
telephone table which can be folded
to even smaller dimensions for moving
from room TO room.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
A GREAT DEFICIT
IN GOVERNMENT
SECRETARY GLASS ESTIMATES
DEFICIT OF MANY MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS.

Washington, Dec. "a deficit of
more than three billion dollars will
show on books of the government,
June 80. Next year is the close of
the current fiscal year, Glass
estimated in his annual report to
congress. A deficit of one and one
half billio looms for the next fiscal
year. Glass estimated. All figures
given are estimated or forecasts of
conditions which according to knowl-
edge now at hand will prevail six
months and a year and half from
now. Congress, however. will use
them in revamping tax laws as sug-
gested in Wilson's message and in
cutting appropriations. Expendi-
lures for the current fiscal are esti-
mated at nearly eleven and one-half
billions with estimated receipts
slightly over seven billion three
hundred eighteen million dollars.
Senate ordered immediate inves-
tigation of the Ford-Newberry sena-
torial election In Michigan, in 1918.
Steps are being taken today to
make effective at once some of the
recommendation Wilson included in
his reconstruction message to con-
gress. Much necessary legislation
is already pending.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03

Mrs. Meehl was arrested, charged
with killing her husband, Ernest
Meehl. while he lay sleeping last
June. After the preliminary hear
ing before County Judge Todd. she,
together with William Schmidtz.
the hired man, was bound over to
the circuit court for trial.
At the beginning of the present
term of court here, Mrs. Meehl ask
ed for a change of venue on the
ground of alleged prejudice. Judge
John T. Medin overruled the mo-
tion for the time. The defendant,
Mary Meehl. then, through her at
torneys. filed an affidavit of bias and
Judge Medin called in Judge ]. L.
Fleeger, his associate on the bench
in this circuit. to try the case. The
date for trial was set for Decem-
ber &.
After the trial Of Mrs. Meehl, 1t
is understood that the boy. William
Schmidt will be tried.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
Victims Of Far
Reaching Storm

Chicago, Dec. 3.--At least eight
persons were killed and scores in
jured and heavy property damage
by wind storm accompanied by sleet,
snow and rain which originated in
northwest Arkansas and swept
across the central valleys and south
erh lake region Saturday and Sun
day.
Communication was nearly para
lyzed in northern Arkansas and some
parts Of Missouri and Kansas as a
result of sleet and wind while the
gale that reached velocity of 80
miles an hour at Detroit, tore down
wires, uprooted trees and unroffed
houses in most of the central states.
Five persons were killed in south
ern Michigan. Two men lost their
lives in Indianapolis, when one was
electrocuted by a broken wire and
another blown from a ladder. A
woman was struck dead by corner
from building in Muncie, Ind.
Property damage probably ran in
to hundreds of thousands of dollars
and reports from many. localities,
especially the rural communities of
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Mich
igan were missing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
New Method in
Getting Auto License

Pierre, Nov. 3.-The new law re-
lating to automobiles and the man
ner Of securing licenses goes into
effect January l. The new law pro-
vides the license fee shall be Sc for
automobiles. instead of 50 as in the
past, $25 for dealers, for which they
can have three sets of plates: from
Sc to SIS for trucks, depending up
on the capacity, and So for motor
cycles, regardless of kind or power.
The matter of securing plates is
different. In applying to the county
treasurer. who the nsent the request
to the secretary of state, who In turn
mailed the plate. Now, the applica-
tions is made to the county treas
urer as before, but the plate il Sc
cured there also, when application
Is made.
This applies only to autos, as
trucks, motorcycles and dealers still
get their plates from the secretary
of state, but application 10 made for
them to the county treasurer as has
always been the case.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
DAKOTAN
WRITES FROM CANADA
REFERENCE Is MADE TO THE
EARLY DAYS OF LAKE
COUNTY.

Neptune, Sask., Canada.-Special
Correspondence to The Daily Leader
The Leader gets to us here regul-
arly bring as it does. among other
things, the weekly happenings TAX
ing place in and about Madison
These accounts are as ever interest
ing for us. Much time has elapsed
since we left Lake county, and now
while we understand how Madison
and vicinity has changed and i'm
proved. We cannot but remember
Madison in the early days of 1880,
when we first took our homestead
in the part that afterwards became
Orland township. Those of the old
settlers of that year can join with us
in the mental pioneer picture of
Madison, SO little as compared with
it now. And the same pioneers will
remember the furious blizzard of the
18th, 17th and 18th of October of
that year with its severity upon the
ill-prepared settlers. Since those
days, great has been the changes
marriages, births, deaths, always
taking place, people moving in and
moving away. The country is being
built up and land prices soaring
high, Even $500 and more per
acre
Perhaps it may be interesting to
our friends in Lake county to say
that though We are living in Canada,
one hardly realizes it, as so many of
the people here formerly lived in the
states" and besides, the Canadian
born people are very much the same
as though they were states people.
Especially is this so since the u. s.
entered the war. Before that time
by many Canadians it was thought
the U. S. was really no great fight
ing nation but after the American
army covered itself with glory, al
ways pushing the enc ny back by
leaps and bounds, until peace came,
Canadians rejoice now in their rela-
tionship to men of such fighting
stuff as composed the American
armies.
We were always particularly in
terested in those young men of Lake
county, whom we once knew, that
joined the army, and news of their
heroic deeds gave us much pleasure
because they contributed not only to
the credit of Lake county but to the
support of the stars and stripes,
which means SO much toward the fu-
ture peace of the world and the good
of the human race.
With good wishes to all our
friends down there, I now close
VIM. O'Connell.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
Baptist Pastor
Among Missing

Yankton, Dec. 3.-James s. Cato,
40 years old, somewhat fleshy,
smoothfaced, grey-eyed, without
glasses, brown haired, and 5 feet
5 1-2 inches toll, disappeared in
Yankton about week ago.
He was Baptist minister at Wag-
ner. He had gone over to Armour
to hold funeral, and instead OF
driving back overland had come to
Yankton. where he said he had some
business to attend to before going on
home Saturday night. Nov. %.
A friend saw him get off the train
at Yankton. He has not been seen
since.
He came to Wagner about a year
ago from California, with his wife
and three children. His family rela-
tions were always of the best: there
was no indication at any time that
he would voluntarily disappear.
1t is feared by his family and
friends that he may have met with
foul play or some accident; or that
he may be suffering from some men
tai alteration.
Rev. Mr.. Cato is known in Yank.
ton, having been a frequent visitor
here and having taken some Ma.
sonic work. Any information any.
one may have IN regard to him will
be eagerly welcomed by his family
at the Masonic Temple or at the
Press and Dakotan office in Yank.
ton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
NEW GERMAN CAPITAL SEEN
Berlin Worried Lest 9eat of Govern.
msnt De Shifted 70 the
Rhine.

Berlin, Germany.-The Boersen Zei-
tung, one Of the ablest German news
papers. says the tate Of the city Is
In the balance and that It IL. perhaps.
too late to save Il from becoming .
city of the second class. with the re.
moyal Of the capital and the activity
In business and political sense to
some Rhineland city. 1t Is q theory
that has been gaining ground lately
and is causing Berlin to lose sleep.
Strikes have followed one another
in an endless succession. The uncer-
tainty Of the economic situation Il
most led to Z boycotting Of Berlin as
the CHIEF work center Of Germany. De-
spite the huge expense. one industry
after another LETT Berlin for Quietsr.
steadlee ilelda.
Merchants. politicians and industrial
leaders have predicted that TIE trans.
Ter Of the assembly d rolehsAg would
inflict . severe blow On Berlin. espe-
clally e 4 should lead 70 tho choico
g anothR eapitaL
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
OMAHA AMONG
HARDEST HIT
BUSINESS ALMOST AT STAND.
STILL WITH MANY FAC
TORIES CLOSED.

Omaha. Neb., Dec. 3.-Business in
Omaha went on five-hour basis this
morning, but instead of everybody
rushing during those five hours the
stores and streets have more of a
Sunday appearance than since the
hard times of 1896. At noon toda,
Farnam and Sixteenth streets look
like Fortieth and Farnan usually
look.
All schools, both public and paro.
chial, are closed.
The city council set apart Sc hills
this morning upon which children
can coast.
Excepting during rush hours
street car service is almost entirely
cut off. Twenty-minute service is
in operation on the Farnam line
where formerly a two-minute sched-
ule was maintained.
Office buildings are like ice caves
No heat was turned on in the build
ings until $3.50 and another hour was
required before the offices were
tenable. All offices will close at
$3.50 this afternoon.
Moving picture and other theaters
are all closed with the exception OF
the Bradies theater. This house has
order of the coal committee.
Elevators in the buildings are op-
Grating on Sunday schedule and in
the 16 and 1S-story buildings but
one elevator is running. Retail
stores did not open until 10 O'Clock
this morning and will close about 8.
Grocery stores are following the
same schedules.
All factories are operating five
hours except the packing houses,
which have been given permission to
work full time.
The pay roll in factories have
been cut about one-third as result
OF the curtailing of hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
BELGIUM. IS WORKING
Country Is Quickly Recovering
From Wars Effects.
Steel Mile, Sugar Rsfineries and
Linen looms opsrate Nearly
At Normal.

Brussels.-All Belgium is returning
to work and the country is recovering
from the war.
In Brussels factories which were
damaged during the German occupa.
tion are being fitted with machinery
and some Of them already are turning
out their accustomed products to
within few per cent Of the prewar
capacity.
Production of sugar exceeds the
prewar tonnage. Glass factories are
reopening. In the iron and steel mills
many plants have resumed operations.
particularly In the Liege district,
where some Of the mills were COM
pletely demolished and others SO bad
ly damaged that entire blast furnaces
had to be rebuilt. Within q year 1t Is
believed the most important of these
plants will be operating to capacity.
The cotton trade Of Ghent also has
resumed and steamers loaded with
American cotton are arriving almost
daily. During the German occupation
all copper fittings were removed from
the machines in the spinning factories
and some Of these have not yet beer
replaced.
The linen industry also has taken on
new life, and additional workers are
being employed every week. The ex
port trade in linen is growing just as
rapidly as the factories can turn out
the finished product
It Is In the country districts, how
ever, where one sees the Belgian at his
best. In the, vast garden country
which stretches from Brussels TO the
sea scarcely q square foot Of ground
- left uncultivated, so anxious are the
people TO produce their own food, and
they are working from early morn
until late at night to attain that end.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
HOPE TO CLEAR SEA MYSTERY
Cuban Expedition VIII Explore Wrecl
n spanish Ship On Which
$50 Died.

Miami. Fla.-Hope that the mystery
surrounding the loss Of the Spanish
steamer valbanera with its crew and
passengers. totaling 460 persons, may
be cleared up soon has been revived
BY reports that q Cuban expedition
win explore the wreck OF Rebecca
shoals.
The American government accord
ing to the report, has been asked for
permission to salvage the valuable
cargo Of wines and liquors and other
merchandise. No report Of the md
ing Of bodies from the valbanera has
been verified. The theory In Havana
II that the vessel was cut In half when
It struck a reef. explaining why 10
lifeboats were launched.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
Explorers Killed
In Railroad Wreck

Cleveland, Dec. 3.-Dr. Joseph
Armstrong, Los Angeles business
manager of the exploring exploitation
launched by the Smithsonian institute
and Universal Film Co., in South
Africa, and William Stowell motion
picture director, were killed in a
railroad wreck at Engo Forest,
Belgium, Conga. according to cable
gram received today from Edward
M. Thierry. newspaper Enterprise
association correspondent. who was
badly injured. Several others were
seriously injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
TO Be SMALLER
CROPS IN 1920
KANSAS SENATOR REVIEWS CON.
DITrONs FOR NEXT YEAR.

Washington, Dec. 3.--Indications
point to greatly reduced crops next
year, according to Senator Capper,
of Kansas, publisher of several agrl-
cultural papers.
Low profits. labor shortage, high
wages and rising costs of implements
were some of the reasons assigned.
"The American farmer won't go
on strike, but he is getting mighty
sullen," Capper declared. Wheat
acreage will fall off probably one
third next year and the general crops
are going to be smaller.
II don't think there lis any con-
certed movement among the farm
ers along this line. No farmers or
CARNATIONS, so far as l know, have
adopted resolutions. urging a DELHI
crate curtailment of production
Nevertheless. farmers are individual
ly sizing up the situation and are
deciding to go slow next year.
II receive many letters daily
from farmers complaining about
nearly everything. Hog prices are
down. wheat will probably be. lower
next year, while labor costs are, GO
ing up
Ex-soldiers are refusing to go
back to the farm and are flocking to
the cities. Capper asserted. During
wheat harvest It is almost impossi-
BILE to get help. he said. The farm
err is therefore turning from wheat
to corn and other crops which dC
not require harvesting during Z short
period in the middle Of the summer
He is distributing his crops 90 that
he can do most Of the work alone.
Higher flour prices may result
from the diminished wheat supply
although lower meat prices may off.
set this, Senator Capper said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
Sting Of l7-Year Locust
Kills Pennsylvania Baby

Reading. Pa.-The sting Of .
seventeen-year locust caussd the
death Of the twO-mOnthspcad
baby Of Mr.. and Mn. Warren
Kunkel. Kempton. The injury
was discovered whsn the mother
went to the Infants crib n the
morning. The baby's face w1s
swollen. The mother picked 4
up and found the locust u The
clothing. Physicians worried
over the cAil6 seveeal houxs n
. vain eeoet - saye - l1DA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
American Red Cross Courier &
Not Molested by Bandits
in Balkans.
FACES MANY DIFFICULTIES
Life Of Balkan Courier 10 Far From
Slmple-Travels Take Her 20
All Parts Of the Intricate
ealISAns,

woman, with smile. q dog and tan
leather dispatch bag. Is Drawing the
floods. torn up railroads. broken
bridges, snow-clad mountain passes
and all the other hardships that make
up the substance Of present-day travel
In the Balkans.
She is Mrs. Helen Grannis, formerly
librarian In the New York Public
library. The smile is the famous
Grannis smile that carries her through
all sorts Of unexpected difficulties In .
country where difficulties are real.
That smile decided the American Red
Cross authorities to give to her . po-
sitiOn as courier. The dog is q Cau-
casian shepherd, half wolf, which was
given to Mrs. Grannis BY an admiring
Roumanian peasant woman. And the
dispatch bag contains valuable papers
for the American army and the Red
Cross which Mrs. Grannis delivers
from headquarters In Bucharest all
over the intricate Balkans.
Life Far From Simple.
The life of Balkan courier Is far
from simple. Railroads have been de-
stroyed everywhere. Bridges are lying
In the beds Of streams. Roads In
many districts are morasses Of mud.
Through the mountain districts roam
bands Of comitadji who prey upon lone
travellers.
Mrs. Grannis has braved her way
through everything. When she cannot
take train she uses q donkey. q
camionette, a cart drawn by a water
buffalo. She is familiar with narrow.
gauge railways that threaten to roll
OF the mountains into gorges. She
knows the wheeze and strain-of q one
lunged river steamboat, painting
against six-mile current. She can
cross q bridgeless stream on horse
back or with rowboat.
And with the nonchalance Of sub
way straphanger she drops from one
mountain top to another on the swing
ing aerial cables left behind BY the
enemy armies Of occupation.
Smile Takes Her Through.
She has has met bandits but invaria-
bly,, with her smile, with the 'U. s."
on her uniform and her talent for tight
places. she has won through unmo-
Tested.
Mrs. Grannis' travels start at Bucha-
rest. The cities she makes" include
Belgrade. Sarajevo. Ragusa. Cettinje.
Podgoritza, Tirana. Scutari and Sa-
lonika. 1t does not matter to her. On
her latest trip she carried a letter
from the governor Of Albania to Col.
Henry w. Anderson Of Richmond, Va.
Balkan commissioner for the Red
Cross, thanking the American people
for the relief work done In his country.
Her first work for the Red Cross
was with the bureau Of personnel In
Paris, where she labored nights, days
and Sundays getting personnel OF to
the front. She left Paris January I.
1919, to join the Balkan commission,
and at length was permitted to take
the courier position which she insisted
on havins.
HOPE 10 CLEAR SEA MYSTERY
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
Mexican Government
Not Changed

Mexico City, Dec. 3.-The Mexican
government has not changed its atti-
tude in the Jenkins case. This de-
claration was made today by Hilario
Medina, acting foreign minister in an
exclusive interview with a United
Press reporter today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
Five Vessels
Delayed BY Fire

Baltimore, Dec. 3.-Two wharves
of the Canton Lumber company
steamer Governor McLane and five
otner vessels were destroyed by fire
which broke out shortly after three
o'clock this morning.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
Demand to Sever
Relations With Mexico

Washington, Dec. 3.-A concur
rent resolution directing the presi-
dent sever relations with Mexico I'm
mediately and withdrawn recognition
of the Carranza government was in
troduced by Senator Fall. New
Mexico. Fall said, evidence has been
obtained that will astound the world
in the Jenkins case.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
Germany's Armed
Force, Too Large

Washington. Dec. 3.-The senate
adopted = resolution calling for In
vestigation charges that the federal
trade commission employss have ad-
vOcated socialism and bolshevism.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03

] have few choice Duroc Jersey
boars for sale: priced right. -. c.
Grimm.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-03
Watch! Your
Batteries

There is danger Of freezing
gravity be low and battery partly discharged
give table showing what points batteries will
under these conditions.
The specific gravity nany charged batsesy h
tween 1,27B and 800.
II gravity IL too low the battery winter
Keep the condition charge mp to scratch.
batteries the following points,
1.12O Mt 30 above
116O y discharged
f2fO h discharged u 90
i20O u discharged
Have Your Batteries Tested
and Save Expense
Madison Storage Battery G..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-11

Miss Ora Robinson left the ear
" of the week for Braxton, where
she will spend few days with
her sister, Mrs. D. G. Cox, before
going to Clarksdale to enter upon
her ninth year as teacher in the
city schools.
{ Hon. Woods Eastland, district
attorney Of this district, was here
yesterday, howdying with his
many friends. Mr.. Eastland has a
splendid farm in the delta, for
which he has just refused an offer
of 503,00O.00.
Prof. Knox Broom, the newly
elected principal Of the Brandon
Consolidated school, wires that he
arrived at Hoboken yesterday,
and will be mustered out at Camp
Shelby next week. Therefore he
requests us to announce that the
school will open Monday, Septem-
Der 22nd, which is one week from
next Monday.
The News adds with much
pleasure this week the interesting
notes from Fannin, and hopes to
be favored with a good letter from
that correspondent each week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-11


At conference Of the members
Of the Brandon Baptist church,
held last Sunday, the church with
drew from the Central Associa-
ton and will make application for
membership in the Rankin County
Baptist Association, which meets
at an early date at Pelahatchie.
In printing the result Of the
election for justice Of the peace at
Pearson and Holbrook precincts,
The News made an error in the
vote Of Messrs. Stacy and Fisher.
The totals should have been Fish
+er 33, Stacy as.
The citizens Of Dry Creek
community are Installing q tele-
phone line to Brandon, and will
have connection with the ex-
change at this place. This will be
a great convenience to the people,
and their example should be fol-
lowed by other communities.
Knox McNair, a prominent mer-
chant and citizen of Dry Greek,
drove to town yesterday in his
automobile to meet Mrs. McNair,
who had been visiting relatives at
Harperville.
Forest Stubblefeld, one Of our
returned soldiers from France,
will leave about the first Of next
month for Montgomery, Ala,
where he will again work for the
American Tobacco Co.
Maj. Henry continues in i'll
health, not being able to be up.
His many friends sincerely hope
for him speedy and permanent
recovery.