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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-10-18

the bureau from an army camp, and
ended as follows:
Respectfully,
"Private Divis Spruce,
Hastings, Pa"
Miss Blue Sweater was assigned to
the letter with instructions TO secure
the mans policy number that certain
information requested as to the stand
ing of his insurance might be furnish
ed him.
The name of Divis Spruce could not
be found in the files. Then came the
time for Imagination and deduction.
No matter how the name was split to
make some other plausible name, the
files could not produce results.
Finally the young woman decided
to address a letter to the man at Hast
ings, Pa, requesting him to furnish In
formation about himself. In due time
the letter was returned to the bureau
as unclaimed.
This did not put an end to the
search by any means. Imagination
and deduction again were brought into
the case, and q further study of the
original letter was made.
Divis Spruce,
Spruce Division.
OF counsel The Spruce Division!
The Spruce division was a part of
the American army.
Miss Blue Sweater secured a roster
Of the Spruce division from the war
department and searched through the
nearly 10000 names for a man who
lived at Hastings, Pa.
In this she was rewarded. The list
showed only one man from that town.
He was Herman Miller. With this in
formation the young woman had no
difficulty in finding the card of Her
man Miller, (policy number 1877 ,155;
serial number S68,255) Of Hastings,
Pa. This man was furnished the in
formation he desired, and in thanking
the bureau he admitted he had forgot
ten to sign his name to the letter.
Searchcrs From All Sections.
Girls from every part Of the coun-
try r employed as searchers. If a
complex case arises involving a mans
Identification, and his home is In
Maine, a girl from that state is assigned
to run down the mystery and she near
ly always does. Should the state be
California, a girl hailing from the
coast" soon has the correct data care
fully listed in the files.
There are innumerable wonderful"
cases under investigation every day,
but these girls are not unlike the he
roes from France who never exploit
the wonderful" things they them
selves did In line of duty.
Handwriting experts are employed
to determine the identity OF many sig
natures, since every conceivable form
Of handwriting reaches the bureau.
Often the body Of a letter will be per.
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In the files and was turned over to n
Of the cleverest searchers. Since the
mans address was given as North Da-
kota, she assumed, In view of the fact
that there were many Indians listed
from that state, that his must be an
Indian name. She Immediately added
Thunder to his name and found the
record card as Andrew Good Thun-
der, In less than three minutes after
she had been asked to lend her aid.
C~arelessness or unavoidable haste In
writing up insurance applications on
the Form LIB, by which a man enter
Ing the service requests or disclaims
government allowance to dependents,
and failure to include complete identi-
flying information in a letter of in
quiry, constitute the largest single
cause In the bureaus delay In answer
ing mail.
Any letter addressed to the bureau
on any matter pertaining to a service
nan should contain his name in full
first, last, and middle; 1t should state
his rank and organization at the time
Form lib" was filed, or at the time
Insurance application was made; his
present home address and former adj
dress If the address has been changed:
the first, middle and last name of his
beneficiary, and present and former
address. II the address has been
changed.
The names Of the nearly Eve mil
lion men who were indicted under the
selective draft, and those who have
Joined up since the armistice, are on
cards In filing cabinets. which, placed
one after the other. would make a line
more than i've miles long.
Just what complications may arise
when there is failure to include this
identifying data, may be imagined
from the fact that q comparison shows
that the repetition of names in the
files Of the bureau is far greater than
the repetition Of names carried in
card indexes of commercial companies.
Many Bear Same Name.
Fifty-three thousand two hundred
Johnsons were called into active MILL
tary service. The Smiths were not
far behind numerically, coming up to
the considerable 1gure Of lao. The
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Checking Names Of Soldier Survivors.
fectly legible, but the signature will
prove to be one of those nonforgeable
jumbles Of pen strokes which are the
delight and pet hobby of the writer
and the despair Of every hopeful
reader.
Silent letters In names must always
be taken into consideration. The name
of Hlynack is a good example where
the silent letter Is the key letter for
searching, but at the same time 1t is
particularly dead In pronunciation.
This name is pronounced Lynack, and
In the hurry of writing, often names
are m~isspelled. when on the surface
they appear very simple and correct.
Foreign names are often typed in
correctly because the soldier at the
time Of making application for insur-
ance may have been unfamiliar with
English and made a mistake In re-
peating the spelling to the army or
navy clerk. This Is q great source Of
worry to searchers.
Names Spelled Many Ways.
Frequently n mans name may be
spelled In four or five ways. II rela-
lives, parents or someone interested
In his welfare inquiries about his insur-
ance, each will spell 1t in their way.
Girl searchers must determine which
II the correct spelling and then YER
ity It from the mans original sigma
ture.
a clever piece Of deduction was that
IA the case Of Andrew Good Of North
Dakota. His name ceuid not be found
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STATE NEWS

mas ulI 10 cents
pound In some Aberdeen stores and
Indications are that Ia and Is cents
will be the general price before long.
Mitchell--Frank Rockwell, of
Mitchell. has been named director of
the Roosevelt memorial campaign for
this county. The drive will take
place In the state On October 81. w.
o. Cursey. state director. asserts that
the state quota will be collected
within the single day. Figured pro-
portionately, South Dakota will be
asked to raise for the $1,000. 900
fund about so cents for every male
voter In the state.
Mitchell-As q result OF raising
SIS 900, with which to purchase
stock in the plant OF the Armour
Light and Power company. citizens
OF Ethan and Dimock, two small
towns neal here, have been promised
electric light and power by Christ
mas The Armour company already
has begun to erect the posts for the
service wires. 1t is said the farmers
along the line also can buy the cur
rent from the company.
Kimball-After q brief illness
with scarlet fever. Minnie Range,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Range, passed away at the age of
two years. This Is the second child
the Range family has lost within q
year. q small son being run over and
killed BY a wagon about a year ago.
The mother. Mrs. Range. is now re-
ported to be i'll with scarlet fever.
Rapid City-There is a good at
tendance at the annual Merchants
institute, which Is being held here
this week. The chief speaker during
the convention was Pryor Erwin, of
Chicago. who has a nationwide rep
utation as a specialized efficiency ex-
pert In retail lines. He conducted n
series of lectures on subjects of vital
interest and importance to retail
merchants. The remainder of his
stay In the city was devoted to as
sisting merchants in solving the
problems which confront them In
conducting their business.
Pierre-The little town of Harold
In the east end of this county cleans
to lead any other community OF It's
size. and many larger ones in the
volume Of land business being trans
acted. AT q recent sale at public
auction 1000 acres were sold at an
average price Of more than $50 an
acre. the range being from $32.50
for the lowest tract up to $3.50 for
the highest. A free wild duck din
. was served the crowd attending
the auction, and more than 100 auto
mobiles were In the procession. which
went from farm to farm on the day
. fthe sale. Besides this public sale
many private sales are being made
evcyv day.
Kimball-vincent Wellner, a prom
inents farmer who lives northwest of
here. has returned from Portland,
Ore, where he has been fighting In.
the courts TO obtain possession Of his
aeven-year-old son. Judge Staple
ton. who had charge OF the case In
court, ruled IA favor Of the grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j.. c. Larson.
and the plaintiff will probably %
peal the case The child lost. his
mother : year ago. while In Oregon,
during the Influenza epidemic.
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Care for Sick Soldiers

Uncle Sam will provide sanatorium
and hospital car for all the boys dis
charged from army or naval service, SO
tar as their sickness or disability was
contracted In the service of their eoun-
try. The United States public health
service has already undertaken this
stupendous task and Is busily engaged
IN enlarging its hospital facilities al
over the country.
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the thousands of men surnamed Hall,
Among them an there was not one who
came from Mccall, South Carolina, nor
vet n who had a wife or mother
whose name even remotely resembled
the STALKS" given as the name OF the
two benefciaries.
Calls for NimbIe Wiz.
This, clearly, was a case for the use
Of that specially nimble wit and fine
deductive faculty which has character
lied much Of the work Of the search
ers Of the index files. and given them
. process Of procedure which might
be used to add a leaf to the book of
the Burnses, the Pinkertons and the
Flynns.
"Well," remarked the girl charged
with producing the needed informa-
tion, "this man may be Stalk since
that Is the name given for his wife
and mother"
But search through the "Stalks"
brought nothing to identity the case.
"Still." she persisted, and they al
ways do persist. these girls. His
name must be some kind Of a Stalk
but what kind7 Corn stalks, bean
stalks. and cabbage stalks are the
only kind OF stalks I know anything
about 20 I'll just look them up"
And sur enough. it turned out that
his name was ssome kind of q Stalk
Cabbage stalks. in fact. and his index
card was duly changed to read:
flames Cabbagestalks, (~3,721,5O5l
Mccall. South Carolina; b~enefciaries,
Mrs. Ella Cabbagestalks (wife), Mrs.
Fannie Cabbagestalks (mother)."
"You see that girl wearing the blue
sweater v there" said one young
woman.
The girl Of the blue sweater appear
ed 50 young she might have just left
school. She was searching some In
dex cards, her fingers rapidly running
from n to another. With each flap
Of the card she had taken a mental
note of the Inscription thereon, but to
the observer she was making a speed
record In touching every card in the
1le drawer.
Suddenly-Bangi The drawer was
closed. She moved Z foot to the right,
began another Marathon In card move
ments, selected one. made a notation
On Z slip Of paper she carried. placed
ne card among the others. closed the
drawer, and walked toward the man
who a n charge Of the nle section.
This pautomime was quickly enacted.
ma - Il turned out, It brought to
. clone ! remarkable case which had
been under investigation TOR some
Tho sDivts Mystery.
The title Of this strange case might
~ the s1Dtvis mysterys' with Miss blue
0weater ~ The detective heroine.
Atypewrfttsn letter ~ received BY
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Ask to Hear
The Brunswick

Your Brunswick dealer will be
glad to demonstrate the many
claims made for it. Choose your
favorite record to be tested-the
one that will help you judge
best. Your verdict, like that of
unnumbered thousands, will be
'"the one super monograph"
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Achieving the Ultimate in Photograph Music

q slight turn of the hand it supplies the
proper needle, correct weight and pre-
else diaphragm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-07
GRAND JURY GETS DOWN. TO BUS1-
MESS AND WILL PROBABLY BE
-; M SESSION. SEVERAL DAYS.
SEVERAL. PLEAD GUILTY TO V1o-
Z IaAT1oH5 OF REED PRoRIB1T1OH
= AMEHDMEMT.
DOCKET THE HEAVIEST OF AFX
- TERRI III RECENT YEARS-MANY
CoUETERFEIT1N9 AMD
LIQUoR CASES Up.

: The May term Of United States court
;,opaned Yesterday morning nj IN o'clock.
55vith Judge Aston G. Dayton presiding
On calling the grand jury only thir-
teen out Of the NECESSARY twenty-four
RESPONDED. and dcpAsy L. s. marshals
,Ybustled around to get ten moro while
SShe court recessed until o'clock in tho
afternoon.
Attendants on Judge Dayton at the
opening Of court were Judge J. r. SOM
.Inerville and Judge R. II. Addlenan
and at the formal launching Of the term
Judge Dayton congratulated the first
t1naetstcrial districts on having such
able representatives.
Z The required number was secured for
the grand jury when court reconvened
OF , o'clock, and Francis ". Brown OF
Moundsvi71e was appointed foreman.
with the following Jurors: Beauregard
D.. fIafer. Proctor: John ". Amman. New
.Hartinsvillc: Edward E Cunningham.
Burton: Chester II. Aoercrombie, Rob-
sar+ G. Darrah. George Raab. Albert F..
cider. A. Bates Butler. Charles Miller.
scity and suburbs: John EsScy. Shcr-
-ard: Willard Hubos. Jr.. Glen Easton:
e. c. Carter. Wcllsburg; A. II. Counsel
man, Short Creek: John Allison. PuGh-
Town; Isaac Slisar, Eli G. Carter. Ed
ward r. Smith. Henry r. Brennan and
John II. Clarke.
- Judge Dayton's charge to the jury
svns rather lengthy and consumed about
&n' hour and a half. In which he e1-
Ipindned to the Jurors tho sections Of the
federal law which had been violated
and the law which would punish the
z1olators. He dwelt upon the serious
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PLATE GLASS IN AUTO CURTA1HS.
WALTZ g. CO., 2112 MAIN STREET.
MAJOR W, 4, MILAN
HOME FROM OVERSEAS

Major William II. McL.ain is homo and
about To hop" into civilian clothes and
become Dr. McIain again. Major Nc
Lain returns 10 his home hero after a
splendid record Of two years nf accomp-
lishmcnl in the Army Medical Corps.
Tho fact that nc ranks as a major tells
it's own story. for tnclr Sam is not
passing out commissions labelled
'majcr" to those who arc not big enough
10 handle tho job.
Major Mcl.ain was for several years
WhcrlinE's. very efficient health COM
missioner. Upon his retirement from
public office he left behind him very
we'll nrga nizcd and systcmatizcd health
department.
He crtrrnd the service ut 10 nut break
~ the var and served us instructor at
Fort OSlcthorpc. From thor" h" wont TO
Fort Green and was chosen assistant dl-
vision surgeon Of tho Fourth army corps.
Moro THAI year ago he was ordered
overseas and served nj ST. Mihicl. in tho
Argnnnr Forest and on Other memorable"
fronts. After III" Hrr;St;C" WAS signed
hr wa.; sent up - H." Rhine and whom
transferred to the Rainbow division TO-
turned In Ihi< country and was honor
ably DISCHARGED.
Major McI.pin drove about tho city
lMsi night and found much now to him
in III" way Of improvements liz buildings.
He moGcsily rcfrIin"d from commenting
or his work or experiences. hut sent one
message tr his LEGAL friends Tell them
III" cid town surely looks good and that
In, mighty glad 10 got back" Within n
short time Major MrLain Will he Dr.
MvLrain and will return To his practices.
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limited STATES DISTRICT COURT
! CONVENE5FOR REGULARMAY TERM


ness of the different oncnscs and urged
the jurors not to be guided by prejudice.
but form their opinion on the basic
principle Of the law.
The grand jury was thcn excused and
retired to the jury room to hear the
cases. while the short remainder Of the
afternoon was given over 10 trying rlo-
Iations of the Reed amendment by hear
ings.
Tho grand jury went to work immcd-
lately after being excused by Judge
Dayton and before tho afternoon was
over had passed on two cases. There
are many cases to be- taken up and Z
is expected that ii will be in session for
Il number Of days.
The frs; case called was Harry May
Of ClarksburE. charged with bringing
intoxicating liquor into the state for
other purposes than medical. sacramen-
tai and scientific When asked whether
he plead guilty" or no guilty" by AS
sistant Attorney Harry H. Byrehs. he
plead guilty and on account OF his
previous good character. Wa slet down
with q fine Of $40 May paid up md
was released.
Isaac Wilson eolored, Of Shepherds
town. was charged with the same Of
tense. that Of bringing eight quarts OF
whiskey into the state from Hagera-
town, Md Questioned by Mr.. Byrer az
to whether this liquor was for himself
or others, Wilson said he had brought
1t for himself and used TO- overcome
nauscatlng effects caused by his occu-
patton as e. night-sosl man. but the
question was raised as TO his ability
tc afford such luxury which Wilson
tried TO justify BY numerous funny re-
marks. His explanations did not go as
he had already plead gilty and the
Judge sentenced him TO spend sixty
days in jail.
Gene ST. Clair. OF F'nirmont was &c
cused Of bringing whiskey from Uni m
town. Pa. into tho Htate and as he had
already served Al days In jail on tho
state Yost Jaw charge. Judge Dayton
was inclined to be lcnient. and the de-
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T|ND XII TEDPATR|OTS GREAT
WORKERS IN VICTORY LOAN DRIVE
TKURSTON'S MAGIC
AMAzES AUDIENCES

Thurstnn the famous Magician. "',h
now magic. ronjurinE ana co!iplurE'
illusions. and all that similar rnt"rta'h-
mont cuirutc.; is the attr;utlon AT the
Court this week. Whcr" he is playing 10
hir audiences. at every performance.
To-day ThurSton stands moro IirHliE
;ulrcnrhnd i'm the affection and estr"In
IF tho American public than ever oct"r''
bnrousc not satisfied with his con-
quests Of IN" past. hH is marching on
ward and upward 10 EraIher h"iGhts
End greater achievements. HIS rNprnui-
lures for this scnSon "clipS" All "In'E
wears, his new and startling mysteries
his gorgeous and costly scenery and rf-
fccts. and the greatly enlarged company
rmlnbinc IN maxi il TN" greatest shr~
cvc- presented by Thurston and me
magic surprise Of all time IL - CUM
ID that his show for this season ms
reached n size uTdrcamcd OF cyan ID"
Thurstnn himself. To say that hr has
rcnch"d tn" zenith Of his career 'nw-
rvr:. would hr incorrect. for his zenith
will never hc reached rs long AS new
wonders arc diScrvrrahlr on earth. IN
this mighty twentieth century world Of
;,rugreSS new wonders are always COM
ing to light. and il is the mission "f
Thrrston to discover them and present
them TO tho public. II IL tn" proud
boast of ThurStnn that he is able 10 pre-
mysteries of the age every year. This
year Il is tho show OF hundrrd new
wonders.
7hratr"gorrS nnvc rewarded ThurSton
with their confidence. and this In itself
more than any other single factor. has
been responsible for his overwhelming
success and prosperity. Most of his
now features for this year deal with life
IN tho nfterworld such as the manifaSta-
tons of Spirits and the naturalization
of Ghosts. Other prominent mysteries
ar, "Gravitation Dcficd.' THE Miracle.
Shadows Of Life" The Vampire"
Spirit Paintings" and Birds Of n"
Air" There will he n matinee again to-
morrow and Saturday. Il You would
avoid disappointment on Saturday At
tcrnoon. buy your ticket wei in advance
for ii will he Il repetition Of last rrnr
"=cats all sold" md hundreds Of disap-
pointed children turned away, at III" :lf-
icrncon performance. Don't hnv" thH
children shy they did not soc This graf
magician. Buy seats carly and make
sure.
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Beautifully Display Of New
springaand Summer
Silk and w DOL
Fabrics

NOW is the timesto select fab
IN RIGS for garments flor street,
outing and vacationswear. We are
showing complete assortment OF
the latest and best silk and wool
weayes on which Dame Fashion
has fixed her approving seal--in
a full range Of the popular color
ings:
Dew-Kist, khaki-kool and Pom
gee Silks for sports and outing
wear, come in the wanted new
colors, white and natural, S1.59
to $3.50 a yard.
New Satin and Charmeusc much
favored for dresses, suits, etc, all
the wanted Spring and Summer
colors, 36x4O inches wide, S1.o9
to $3.50 a yard.
Printed Foulard and Pussy Viii
low Taffeta Silk in the wanted
large. small and medium designs
for dresses, etc, S2.25 to 1895
ii yard. :,
Printed Georgette Crepe and
voile adapted for over-drapeS and
blouses, 40 inches wide, $500
and $3.50 a yard.
Plain Pussy Willow. chiffon and
costume weights for suits, dresses
and in combination with figured
materials. $3.50 to $3.50 a
ynrd.
Plaid Taffeta Silk and Satin
with stylish over-plaids for sep
aratc skirts. dresses, etc, 36 inches
wide, $500 to $3.50 yard.
Checked Velour favored very
much for suits, coats and separate
skirts, rich dark and medium
color-combinations, 56 inches wide,
$3.50 a yard.
Broadcloth and Velour, much
wanted just now for capeS. coats
and dolmans, come in jade. old
rose, victory red, sand. pearl and
battle gray-the standard staple
colors and black, 81 and 81 inches
wide, $3.50 to $3.50 a yard.
Plaid Suiting in the wanted
large plaids, black and colors, for
the plain and plated skirts, 81
inches wide. $685. q yard.
Fabrics store-seeond floor
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PENDANT upon promising to give up the
handling of whiskcy in any way. was
sentenced to five days in jail which
was later suspended and nc was fined
IS,
Frank Brown Of Grafton. was another
Reed amendment violator. Brown took
whiskey from PIT. Marion, Pa, TO Fair
mont and when the charge was read to
him plead guilty. AS he had already
served the state sentence under Tho
Tost law the judge was lcnicnt and
fired IS.
Court then adjourned until 10 O'Clock
this morning.
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DONATION DAY

On Thursday. May 2cnd. will rake
placc tho annual donation day for the
West Virginia Home for the Aged ana
FrIcadlcss Wcmrn. All dry the nome
will be open to tho public. a reception
will be held III tho afternoon, at which
tirnc there will be a program a1tcF
which refreshments will be dispensed.
Another program will be given IN the
evening and a very delightful day is an
ticipatcd. All sorts OF useful houschold
arttclrs arc needed, principally sheets
tahlo linen. towels. groceries, canned
goods money etc.
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SPRINGS, ALL ANDs
WALTZ b Co, 2112 MAIH STREET.
WILL corrRoL TRADING.

CHICAGO. May 0.-Julius II. Barnes.
wheat administrator said IN an
address today to members or the Chi
cago Board Of Trade thnt tho act rstAb-
fishing the food administration gaVa
authority to control trading In food
stuffs on exchanges to the extent OF pro.
hbiting further trading altogether, He
said the ACT was still in effect and that
hts duty was imperative II demonstrated
abousc should arise.
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Infants Bonnets and Hoods and soft, fluty
Carriage Hats, made OF sheer organdle or Swiss
with dainty lace. embroidery and ribbon trln'-
ming. SOC to S4.SS.
While Piquc Coats for baby boys Or girls OF
! to, 2. years, Empire and full shlrred skirts,
S1.9SNand $3.50.
Girls Bingham Boomer RomperS in tine
checks, solid colors or striped, shortwalSted,
full 'blooxner skirt, sizes , to years, Sl.'o
and $1.9S.
Observation-Disclosures floor
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SOUTH Side
Celebration Held

Tho Christian Endcarnr Society Of tho
ST. Johns Evangelical church held col!
cbration last evening to mark tho Tw"n-
ty-fifth anniversary of Tint nrEsniZn-
tion. The program began NJ s o'clock
and consisted Of various musical and
literary numbers. Following The pro-
gram the hours wern given in m infnr-
NAL time during which An apron booth
and candy table was in evidence. Re-
freshmcnts were also served.