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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27
MODERN WOODMEN
BRINGS ORGANIZATION
NEAR BANKRUPTCY.

Chicago, March 27.-A convention
to save the Modern Woodmen of
America from bankruptcy met here
today A. r. Talbot, head consul. de-
scribed the situation as critical. In
October, 1918, he said, the society
had a general fund of $40. 900 in
securities. This has dwindled to
$640 600, owing to the ravages of
influenza and pneumonia, he explain
ed War claims also figured.
During the war the society by q
special assessment raised a fund of
$1,000. 900 out of which all war
claims were met and there remains
in this fund $4,000, 900. the speaker
stated. The war claims. he said,
were as nothing compared to those
due to influenza and pneumonia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27
PETTIGREW CASE
WILL COME UP FOR HEARING
NEXT MONTH

Sioux Falls, March Eft is an
nounced that the case of the United
States against Richard Franklin Pet
tigrew, of this city. former United
States senator from South Dakota,
after having been postponed several
times because of the poor health of
the defendant, he being charged with
violating the espionage act, will be
called for trial at the April term of
United States court in Sioux Falls.
Great interest attaches to this case
because of the prominence of the de-
PENDANT and the nature of the charges
against him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27
HORSE MEAT
EXCESS RANGE ANIMALS MAY BE
SENT TO EUROPE.

Pierre, March 27.-Excess horses
on the ranges of the northwest will
be used to provide meat for the Euro
pean market if plans of the South
Dakota Horse Sales corporation are
carried out. The corporation, which
was organized some time ago. is
working to procure the movement of
the animals to offset a marked fall
ing off in the demand locally.
They have investigated the posi-
bility of getting out the lighter range
stock through the slaughter pens for
the European market. The officers
Of the association have been in com-
munication with the department
heads at Washington and the packing
interests in this country, and find the
packers are willing to put up the
meat for shipment to Europe if the
federal authorities will authorize its
shipment. II they can get this plan
under way the lighter range horses
which have little market value at the
present time "a be placed IN the
market for this purpose.
Outside this feature the corpora
ton will hol da number of horse
sales in the state, the first to be held
at Harold early in June. This sale
will be followed by others at Pierre,
Fort Pierre, Midland, Rapid City and
Chamberlain with requests in for like
sales at Mobridge and other points in
the state. The general idea is to
build u pa horse market in the state
which will help move the heavier
class Of horses, and work out the
lighter ones through the meat lines,
II possible.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27
THE IDEAL WOMAN.

The great Napoleon once said
my ideal woman is not the beautiful
featured society belle, whose physi-
clan tries In vain to keep her in re-
pair. but the matron who reaches
middle age in complete preservation
that woman is rendered beautiful
by perfect health" To attain such
health in middle life a m must
guard against those ills which drag
her down and produce sleeplessness
and "the blues" The standard rem
edy for such conditions is Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which for As years has been restor-
ing women to health and strength.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27
MAKE JOINT SWEAR-OFF
OF FOOLISH SPENDING
Some Pieces of Good Advice 40 Pos.
slbIe keynotes for Coming
Thrift Campaigns.

Here are some of the pieces OF good
advice L. B. Franklin, National Di.
rector OF the War Loan Organization.
has given to War Savings Stamp
workers as possible keynotes for thrift
campaigns:
We do not o. to make a ma
ton of tightwads but we do want
to eliminate the darn fool waste.
Spend wisely and save your
money SO that you "a go into
business for yourself.
Spend less and pay OF the mort
gage or send your boy to college.
Put a little Joy into saving.
A French housewife can feed q
family on what an American
family wastes.
when a man 'swearsa of smoking
or Ice cream or something like that
he is more apt to make good In his
resolution II he has q fellow resolver,
someone else who is undergoing the
same denial with the same purpose in
mind" Mr.. Franklin said. 1T Is a
joint 'swearoff.' This is the thing
we want the American people to do
make a joint swearoff of foolish spend
Ing. And of course We want them to
invest the saving In War Savings
Stamps.
I'VE are going to get the join,
,swearoff' idea through the War Saw
ings societies. Each member OF a SO
ciety will be q War Savings STAMP
buyer and each will want to hold up
his end, especially when he knows
that every other member Is doing his
share"
This mild compulsion by public
opinion as 1t exists in the society will
this year take the place of the quota
and allotment system of selling Wal
Savings Stamps which was used last
year. The w. 8. 8. buyer is to be
made to want to save as much as he
can, rather than to feel that ne must
save such and such an amount. Mr.
Franklin said the quota system OF
War Savings Stamp sales was not in
use this year.
The national director made 1t clear
that the appeal Is still to patriotism
as well as to thrift and self interes,
but with the patriotic appeal changed
from that of a battle crisis to that oil
the sturdier and less spectacular 10y
atty of the man who IL willing to help
his country under any and all circum'
stances. The War Savings Stamps
he said. are to be continued on sale
In all parts Of the country after the
Fifth Liberty Loan 10 history and prob
ably the stamp sales viii be made PEI
Wansnt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27
STATE NEWS.

Carthage-A mass meeting of res
idents Of Carthage was held, at which
a movemnt was inaugurated to have
a soldiers memorial hall erected in
the city in honor OF the young men
of Carthage and vicinity who served
during the great war. Committees
were appointed and these will report
at a later meeting
Gregory-Gladys Lucille Wood,
aged 8, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walden Wood, died from injuries re-
ceived when she accidentally fell in
to a pan of boiling water. She lived
several days after being so terribly
burned and suffered severely before
death interviewed. She vas an only
child.
Aberdeen-vice President Ethel
burt c. WOODBURY., of the Northern
Normal and Industrial school, assum-
ed charge of the institution as acting
president on Monday morning. Pres
ident Willis e. Johnson departing for
Alabama on a two months leave of
absence to assist in an educational
survey of that state.
Yankton - The Missouri, after
swinging away from the bluffs below
the business section of Yankton for
is or 20 years, has been cutting back
the last year or so. Almost all the
filled-in lowlands have been washed
away in several places, and If this
keeps on during the June rise it is
possible that 1t will get back to its
position before the flood of 1882,
right next to the bluffs.
Sioux Falls-Mr and Mrs. Peter
Anderson, Of Sioux Falls, have been
made happy by the receipt of a letter
from their soldier son, from whom
they had not heard for five months
and whom they had given up as dead,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27
State of Ohio. city OF Toledo. Lucas

State OF Ohio, City OF Toledo. Lucas
County IS.
Frank J.. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner Of the firm Of f.. j.
Cheney & Co, doing business In the City
OF Toledo. County and State aforesaid:
and that said Arm will pay the sum Of
One Hundred Dollars for each n ev-
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
Frank ]. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day Of December,
A. d. 1886. (Seal) A.. W. Gleason,
Notary Public.
ly and acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Send
for testimonials, free. +. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, o. Sold by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27

Mrs. Efaw, Box &c, Bennett, Wis,
writes: I'VE have always used Foley's
Honey and Tar for colds and find II
great. The children all run for 1T when
they see the bottle and ask for more"
Contains no opiates, safe and harmless,
but gives prompt relief to coughs, colds,
Group and whooping cough. Sold every
where.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27

Wanted. To hear from owner OF
good farm for sale. State cash price
and full description.-D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-27
STOPPED COUGH ATxE1 IMrLU-
ENxA.

"Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
cough medicine / ever tried" writes E.
B. Mcdowell. r.. F. ID. L. Box 119, Arling-
ton, Tenn. My son had influenza. He
had the worst kind OF a cough. / tried
everything hut nothing did any good.
God sent me a friend with Foley's Hon
ey n Tar. n In two days his cough
wa sgone." Sold everywhere.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-22
Every Effort Being Made to
Speed Protocol Signing.
Scapa Flow No Longer Stumb-
ling Block in Negotiations.
GERMANS FINALLY AGREEABLE
Last Note Before Signing of
Document Is Completed.
To Hun Commission Today and
Allies by Tomorrow.

Paris. Dec. 22-The supreme coun-
Gil, it became known today, is max
ing every effort to reach an agreement
with Germany on the question of repa-
ration for the sinking of the German
fleet at Scapa Flow so that the proto-
col may be signed and ratificafions of
the treaty of Versailles exchanged be-
fore Christmas.
The entire note, 1t was understood,
will be submitted to all the allies prob
ably today and If approved will be
handed to the Germans tomorrow.
The Germans will accept the new
allied offer, it was believed, permit
ting final negotiations between the
German delegates and the inter-allied
commission to begin December 27.
The terms of the note replying to
the last communication of the Ger
man representatives were considered
by the council this morning. 1t was
planned to hold another session this
evening. 1t was believed that note, If
then completed, would be handed dur
ing the evening to Baron Kurt Won
Lersner. head of the German mission.
With the exception of the Hungar-
ian and Turkish treaties and the Rus
sian situation. it was thought today
that all details might be disposed of
in time to permit the celebration of
Christmas in a state of effective peace
with Germany unless that nation
maintained certain of her objections
to the final terms, after receiving the
councils note.
Discuss Serbia's Claims.
Serbia's demand for priority to the
amount of 2,5O0,000, 900 francs in rep
arations, on the same footing as that
accorded Belgium. was discussed by
the supreme council today but no de-
cision was reached. 1t appeared to be
the feeling that this was a question
for the reparations commission to dis
pose of after the treaties of Versailles
and ST. Germain had been put into ef-
feet.
All the powers interested except Ru-
mania having concurred in the allot-
ment for distribution of the rolling
stock of the railways of the old Aus
tro- Hungarian empire, the council de-
cided to send note to Rumania ask
ing her to signify her acceptance.
Germans Are Willing.
Berlin, Dec. 22.=The commission of
German technical experts. assigned to
negotiate with>the pea se conference on
the final terms of the protocol, has
left for Paris.
The press today generally professed
to believe peace negotiations row
will go forward smoothly. Newspapers
saw in the consent of the allies to
negotiate with the German technical
commission a spirit of fairness in the
settlement of the Scaoa Flow clause of
the protocol.
The Bavarian Ian ltag, It was an
nounced, has voted a ten million dol
lar credit with which to buy American
army textiles
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-22
Topeka Egg Supply Nothing
To Cackle About; Mostly of
Preserved Variety; Prices Up

The egg shortage today apparently
reached the stage where the fresh
ones" are a near-curiosity- Several
grocery stores reported temporarily
out" Others had cold storage eggs
for 65 and 10 cents a dozen. Still
others announced they had "a few
fresh eggs on hand and altho they re-
Gently had nothing to offer but pre-
served ones, would not sell the latter
again until the recently laid supply ran
out.
: Egg prices this year range the high
est in history. The fresh product
where 1t could be located today, was
selling so cents dozen-a few places
at IS cents, the latter price, however,
being almost as scarce as the eggs
themselves.
II the warm weather continues for
a while the situation may be some
what alleviated, it was said. Kansas
hens refuse to lay in cold weather.
Grocers admit the situation is eggs
asperating.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-22
mHkE NEW kIUkO
State Department Protests
Mex Outrages on Americans.
Charges Little Attempt to Put
Down Bandit Raids.
PLENTY OF TROOPS At MUzQUIz
Were $50 Federals to Fight
Only 400 Villistas.
Train Per Week Attacked by
Outlaws Is Claim.
'LENTY OF TROOPS AT MUzQUIz

Washington. Dec. 22.-The state de-
partment instructed the American em-
bassy at Mexico City today to insist
to the Mexican government that "out-
RACES against American citizens in
Mexico be stopped.
At the same time, the department
ordered the embassy to renew its re-
quest that "every possible step be
taken" to arrest the bandits who kid
naped Frederick Hugo, manager of a
ranch near Muzquiz, in Coahuila re-
Gently.
Hugo was captured by Viilistas and
was later reported released without
ransom. With later reports. however,
the department announced today that
Hugo was released upon agreement
that within twelve days he would pay
a ransom of $500. The department
also was informed that the Villistas
took from American owned ranches
approximately $50 900; 14S horses and
large sunDIy of food during their re-
cent operations in Coahuila.
Bandits Outnumbcred.
THE department has been ad-
vised," said an announcement today,
that while there were only 400 of the
bandits engaged in the attack on Muz-
quiz. and Mexican federal forces have
about $50 men and six machine guns
lOCdlGu NltillH less lildI lOIly
they took no steps to relieve MuZquiZ.
THE Mexican federal forces were
under command of Generals Ricaut
and Peraldi, and, according to the de-
partments information, these forces
did not attempt to so into MuZquiz
until after the Villistas evacuated the
town"
At the same time. il was announced
instructions to make urgent represen-
tations to the Mexican government
had been sent to the American en-
bassy, the state department received
information that five trains on the
railroad between San Luis Potosi and
Tampico had been attacked and crews
and passengers molested by bandits
during the last five weeks.
A train was blown up near Cardenas
in San Luis Potosi state on December
IT, the department was advised. and
ten passengers and soldiers were killed
by a band of seventy-fiye marauders.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-22
BURNED TO DEATH
Mrs. Una Olsnn Meets Death While
Pouring OIL on Fire.

Mrs Una Gertrude Olson. age 30.
was burned to death. and her husband
and daughter received severe burns
around the head and arms when Mrs.
Olson attempted to speed up fire in
a coal stove early Sunday morning, at
their home 212 East Ninth street.
The poor burning quality of the
mine run coal they were using was
not heating the home sufficiently.
Striving to provide some heat for the
home. Mrs. Olson started to pour coal
oil into the fire. Flames ran up the
stream of kerosene and the can ex-
ploded. 1t blew the top and bottom
from teh can and threw blazing oil
all over the room. Ole Olson, her hus-
band. threw bed clothes around his
wife and endeavored 10 extinguish her
burning clothes. Screams from his
daughter attracted him TO try and
save her. Sprinkled with oil. the room
soon became a blazing furnace. The
flames quickly killed Mrs Olson. Her
body was burned to a crisp.
The Olson family came here recent
ly from Westmoreland. Ole Olson was
employed as a blacksmith at Rehkopf
Brothers. Mrs. Ofeson worked in the
delicatessen department at Green's
grocery store The body will be taken
to Westmoreland for burial
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-22
OF WRECK
2. Z. c. May Investigate Cause
of Rock Island Smashup.
One Killed and Forty Injured in
Crash Near ElmOnt.

Railroad officials were today con-
cluding an investigation as to the
cause of a freight and passenger train
collision on the Rock Island a mile
north of Elmont wherein one man was
killed and forty passengers injured at
4:OS Saturday afternoon. state in
vestigation. along lines of Usual pro-
cedure, by the public utilities commits
sion was expected today.
David HartiGan. oldest engineer in
point of service on the Kansas divi-
sion. died d few minutes after the
wreck. He was fatally scalded by
steal m when caught between the en-
gine and tender as he was trying 10
escape from the cab as Joseph Huey,
fireman. had done. Hartigan was 6S
years old. He formerly lived in North
Topeka. but later moved to st. Joseph.
His body has been sent to the latter
city for burial.
The tragedy resulted from a confu-
sion of running orders, it was believed,
the failure of the passenger train. No.
412. to meet the freight. No. 81, at
Elmont.
Hartigan, 1t was said, failed to see
the onrushing freight train until ii
was almost upon him. When the two
engine scooped under the light pas
senger locomotive. which was piled on
top the former. Four freight cars be-
hind the freight engine were wrecked
Many hogs in one of them were killed
Only a few of the forty injured
Rock Island officials said today, were
seriously hurt. None were expected to
die today. The great majority of the
injuries. 1t was declared. comprised
bruises. sprains and slight decorations
Medical aid was rushed to the
wreck from Hoyt and Topeka. Drs
L. H. Mum and A. H. Marshall were
I sent from Topeka. None Of the in
jured were brought to Topeka hos
pitals. 1t was said. but were taken on
to Hoyt in motor cars.
Persons most seriously injured in
the wreck included:
Joseph Huey. fireman. shoulder badly
bruised and sprained as he jumped from
cab Miss M1nts Seff. Bern. tooth Knocked
ont: John Miller. ST. Joseph. brakeman on
passenger train. cut over eye: q. X. ratfer-
son. Hyot left leg bruised; Mrs ]. A Slat.
terry. Mayetta, left hip bruised: William
Brem. Horton. right nip and left knes
bruised Mrs. g. Peak. Horton, cut on head
Mrs. c. Losey. Horton. iaceration on head
Mrs H. F. Lingenfelter. Horton. bruises or
left leg and head: Aiss Anna Dorman. Cen.
fralia upper lip bruised: J. A. Mcclellan
Hoyt. eye and forehead bruised: Mrs. MI,
". Rrown. Holton. arm. hip and bach
l sprained; Miss Ada u. Reed. Sabetha. eui
over left eye, and Miss Angie Brookenr
HoIton, cut on forehead and body bruises.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-22
Sunday Mobilization Day In
Topeka Homes.
Sugar Shortage Forgotten In
Manufacture of Sweets.

Sunday was mobilization day in To-
peka homes.
That is. Topekans were mobilizing
Christmas presents preparatory to
sending them to friends and relatives.
1t was a day of bundle-wrappins.
candy making and nut cracking and
now begins the last three days of
shopping and selections.
The manufacture of sweets was con-
Quoted on a wholesale basis in many
homes Sunday. And to show for it
today there are huge stacks of fudge.
caramels. divinity. sea foam, chocolate
and cocoanut candies sufficient to sat
isfy the cravings of any small boy and
the most fastidious young girl. To
see this candy all in one pile. one
would never suspect there is short
age of sugar. The grocerS may be
selling only a quarters -orth at a
time, but someway that didn't hinder
they wanted.
Cracking and picking nuts occupied
many precious hours. Nuts are sell
ing higher this year than ever before.
but the sales were heavier than usual.
English wainuts. hickory nuts,
almonds, pecans and Brazil nuts COM
bined to make up the list.
Father Victim Again.
This morning father awakened to
4
other~ays than of financing the af-
fair. He discovered, as he started to
work, that there were some 'steen
packages to be mailed right away. II
put off another day. they would never
reach their destination in time. So
father bows to the enevitable. fills his
pockets and arms with Christmas
packages and sprinted after his de-
parting car.
The parcel post window at. the post
office somewhat resembles the cook
shack of an army camp. A line OF
men and women, that stretches from
the window to the door and then winds
around the lobby few times to keep
from blocking traffic at Fifth and Kan
sas avenue is maintained all day long
Sizes of packages range from the limit
designated in parcel post rules to tiny
parcels one might lose in a tea cup
They were wrapped in paper of vari-
sous hues, bound with cord of various
colors and all bear the same legend:
Don't open until Xmas"
The postoffice is swamped and 1,
takes a person with unlimited time
and super human patience to get a
peep at the window. and one willing to
forego a few meals to transact bust
ness with Uncle Sans mail depart
| ment.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-22
SOVIET ARK WELL ON IT'S WAY
Exiles From e. s.
Well Provided With Cash.
The 249 Deportees Carried
Nearly Quarter Million.

New York, Dec. 22.-Led by a
woman, who declared her husband
had been deported to Russia yester-
day on the Soviet Ark" Buford, a
mob of $50 reds today attacked the
entrance to the Ellis Island ferry in
an effort to reach fellow radicals still
awaiting deportation. A riot call was
turned in before the police could re-
store order.
The mob formed around the gate
keepers cage several minutes before
the attack was launched Then the
woman proclaiming herself an an
archist. stepped forward and drove
both fists thru the glass window.
AS pieces of glass crashed to the
pavement, the crowd began chanting
the 'Internationale"
Down with this dirty, rotten gov
ernment," creamed the woman. They
have taken my husband and are TAX
ing the husbands, brothers and faith
ers of US ALL
Unable to quiet the mob, Asa
Mitchell. superintendent of the barge
office. located at the tip of Manhat-
tan turned in a call for police re-
serves. The mob turned on the first
policeman to answer the call and beat
drawn clubs and a detail of coast
guards with fixed bayonets arrived.
the crowd suddenly became docile.
Members of it explained they had
come to inquire about relatives who
had sailed on the Buford.
A Russian woman who gave the
name of Clara Brooks was arrested
as the ringleader.
New York, Dec. 22.-Somewhere at
sea. the army transport Buford. infor-
maliy christened the anarchist ark, !"
nj fn
day with 249 alien reds aboard. Her
destination was not revealed when she
left port yesterday but it was known
the human cargo eventually was to be
landed in soviet Russia.
The Buford, with picked officers
and crew, sailed under secret orders
These were in possession of Col.
Charles H. Hilton. representing the
war department who was to present
them to the captain sometime today.
Chief among the deportees were
Alexander Berkmrn and Emma Gold
man. anarchist leaders In the last
hours before the party boarded boat
at Ellis Island for transfer to the Bu-
ford. they organized the First Anarch-
ist Commune Soviet. Most of the
reds openly welcomed the opportun-
ity to return TO Russia but others.
especially two men. obviously had
little liking for the prospect. Some of
these wept.
According to immigration authori-
ties. the deportees carried cash
amounting to nearly $250.000. Be-
fore the Buford sailed these who were
not fully supplied with clothing re-
ceived new outfits.
The anarchist ark" according to
intimation by federal authorities. is
, only the first of several ships which
will carry undesirable aliens to Rus
sia. other groups, rounded up in vari-
Gus parts of the country. were re-
ported to be en- route to New York to
await deportation.