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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
Council of Four Finally Dispose oi
PoIish-German Boundary
Question.
ONE PROBLEM REMAINS
Jugo-Slav and Italian Claims in the
Adriatic Are the Most Important
Dispute Awaiting Settle
ment.

Paris, April 2l.-The Council Di
ish-German boundary question.
No announcement was made OF the
decisions taken, but it is understood
that Danzig will be internationalized
while the Poles will have corridor
running from that city to their frontier
to give them access to the sea.
Only routine work in connection
with the coming of the German dele
gates was taken up. The most impor.
tant remaining question to be settled
is that of the Jugo-Slav and Italian
claims in the Adriatic. Baron Sidney
Sonnino, Italian foreign minister, will
set forth the Italian case, it is ex'
pected.
italian Claims Chief Topic.
With David Lloyd George, British
prime minister, again in his seat after
his visit to London, where he defended
his actions at the Peace conference
before the House of Commons, the
Council of Four renewed it's hearing
Of the claims of the Italians to the
important Adriatic seaport of Fiume
and also had under discussion the
question of the Polish claims to Dan.
zig on the Baltic.
The council met at the White
House" the residence in Paris of
President Wilson.
The opinion prevails In Paris that
with the Italian demands now the re-
naming obstacle to a full agreement,
the situation is such that President
Wilson will be able to sail homeward
in mid-May with a signed copy of the
peace treaty for submission to con-
gress. 1t is believed congress will be
called in extra session not later thai.
June l.
Little opposition to the peace is ex-
pected from the Germans, according
to reports in circulation in Paris, as
they are declared to be anxious for a
return to peace conditions at the ear
liest moment possible. 1t is asserted
that there is to be no German text
OF the treaty-the document to be
issued only in French and English.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
FOOD PRICES SHOW INCREASE
Rate Of Rise Is Two Per Cent per
Month, Report SAYS,

Washington, April 21. - Foodstuffs
increased in price in March after pub
lie hopes of a return to normal levels
had been raised by decrease in Feb
ruary, said report by the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics.
AS a whole % articles of food were
2 per cent higher last month than
the preceding month and IA per cent
higher than March, 1918.
For the stx-year period March, 1913,
to March, 1919, the increase in the
retail prices OF all foods was so per
cent, with -four, bacon, lard and corn
meal increasing more than 100 per
cent each.
Butter declined 10 per cent in Feb
ruary, then increased 16 per cent in
March. Other increases In March
were: sirloin steak per cent; round
steak and chuck roast 2 per cent;
coffee and tea 8 per cent.
Navy beans, potatoes, rice, eggs and
milk declined in price.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
DANIELS REVIEWS TROOPS
$4,000 Yanks Pass Before Him In
GERMANY

Coblenz, April 21.-Josephus Dan.
iels, secretary of the United States
Navy, had his first glimpse of Ameri-
can troops in fighting trim in the oc-
cupied area of Germany, when the
Second Division, including brigade of
Marines, passed in review before him
In mass formation, $4,000 strong.
Heroes of great battles of the war
passed the reviewing stand The re-
view occupied less than half an hour.
Near Vallendar, on the east bank of
the Rhine, Secretary Daniels presented
number of decorations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
English Soldiers Reach Port Held
by German Forces, Report
to Foe Paper Asserts.
TAKE UP |TALYS CLAIM
Big Four Also Asked to Consider the
independence of Egypt by Rep
resentatives of that Country
Cairo Conditions Grave.

Paris, April 21.-British troops
lave landed at libau tRussia),
where German troops have over
thrown the Lettish government,
according to the Deutschs AlIege-
meine Zeitung.
Paris, April 21.-With the question
OF Poland's western boundary settled.
the council of four of the peace con.
ference in Paris was prepared to take
up the problem of the Adriatic for def.
mite disposition.
ltaly's Claims Up.
ltaly's claim to Fiume and the Dal-
matian coast will be laid before the
council OF four by Baron Sonnio, the
Italian foreign minister. final deci-
sion on the question is expected to be
reached before the end of the sessions.
Representatives of the Irish socie-
ties in America will confer with Col
onel f. M. House of the American mis-
sion relative to the claims of Ireland
before the conference. 1t is under.
stood they will ask that the Irish dele
gates be permitted to go to Paris for
a hearing
Egyptians Want independence.
Another nationalist movement with
In the British empire may be brought
TO the official notice of the delegates
by representatives Of Egyptian ele-
ments which are demanding indepen-
dence for their country. Egyptians
now are In France and are expected to
reach Paris soon in an endeavor to
lay their case before the conference.
Conditions at Cairo are reported to be
grave as result of this movement
Ruman Troops Occupy Transylvania.
1t is announced that Rumanian
troops have been ordered to occupy
territory which was Professionally al
lotted by the peace conference to that
country in Pennsylvania, formerly a
province of the Austro-Hungarian en-
pfre. When the new soviet govern.
ment was established in Budapest it
was declared that the turning over of
this particular territory to Rumania
was one of the causes of the overthrow
of the regime headed by Count Michael
Karolyi.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
ATLANTIC Filler FALLS
Major Wood, Sea Flight Conten.
der, Drops Into Irish Sea.
Both Aviator and Navigator Are Un
injured-Ma achine Believed
Not Badly Damaged.

Limerick, Ireland April 21-Major
]. c. p. Wood, the British aviator who
left Eastchurch, England, in an air
plane for this city, fell into the Irish
sea. Major Wood and Capt. C. c.
Wylie, his navigator, were uninjured
The accident occurred near Holy
head, to which place Navigator Wylie
went for assistance. No details of the
accident have been received here, the
news of Major Woods falling into the
sea having been received by telephone
from Curragh.
Major Wood left Eastchurch, Eng
land at 3:15 o'clock in the afternoon
During the evening he was reported
to have passed Sheerness, on the
Thames, short distance from East
church, and then was lost for several
hours. Late at night 1t was reported
that a wireless message from his air
plane had been received in Liverpool
but this was doubted, as Liverpool
was far to the north of the route he
intended to follow
Machine Towed Into HoIyhead.
London, April 21. - Major Wood s
atrplane, which fell In the Irish sea
has been towed into Holyhead, accord
ing to the Daily Mail The machine
was not badly damaged.
Woods machine will be repaired al
Holyhead IL 1t is not badly damaged
1t was stated by w. G. Kemp, manager
for the airplane company which con
structed it. He had not yet been ad
vised of the extent of the repairs nee
essary, but If 1t was possible the ma
chine would be brought to Limerick al
once so that Wood might start on his
transatlantic flight in two days. MAJOR
Woods machine was towed into port
by the destroyer Paisley.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
DENOUNCES GERMAN CRIMES
Or. Nicholas N. Butler Replies to
Enemy Protests.

New York, April 21.-Acknowledg.
ment of Germany's wrongdoing and
contrition by her scholars and savants
for the '31 kinds of crime" commit
ted by Germans during the war must
be indicated before German scholar.
ship and German science can be re-
habilitated in the eyes of university
men of France, England and America,
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of
Columbia university, says in reply to
a protest made by German professors
against "the outrageous action" of the
French high command in ordering Ger.
man educators to o'leave the University
OF Strasbourg In "a hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
RECORD IN WHEAT PROSPECT
Condition and Acreage In Kansas Is
Best Ever Known.

Topeka, Kan, April 21-The first
Kansas wheat crop report of the year
issued by ]. C. Mohler, secretary of
the state Board of Agriculture, shows
that the condition and acreage of
wheat in Kansas this year is the best
and largest in the history of any state
at this time of year.
The report places the acreage at
1O,75S,O00, and the condition is esti-
mated at 1892
Mohler did not make an official es-
innate on the yield, but estimates that
the state will produce more than 215,-
100000 bushels of wheat from this
crop.
Under guaranteed prices the value
Of the crop would be $475 100000 This
would average about $35 per capita
for the entire state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
Mexican Censor Busy.

Chicago, April PA staff CORE.
spondent of Chicago newspaper, one
or a number of reporters who accom-
panied members OF the Mississippi
Valley association on their "trip to
Mexico, telegraphed from Laredo, Tex.
as, that the party found the censor
ship In full operation. The dispatch
states the party was told that all
photographs taken in Mexico must be
developed on the Mexican side of tho
border and submitted to censorship.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
BREWERS FORCE THE ISSUE
Begin Distribution of pa Per Cent
Beer in New York.

New York, April 21.-Brewers of the
New York district took action in.
tended to speed court determination of
their claim that "a per cent beer
may be produced without violating
food conservation regulations, when
two breweries began distributing a
brew of the strength specified in bar
rels bearing labels, describing it as a
nonintoxicating beverage.
The kegs, sent out without revenue
stamps, which the collector had re-
fused, carried tags announcing that
sums equivalent to the cost of the
stamps had been deposited in banks
to await the claim of the government
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
EXPERTS DRAFTING REPORT
Marshal Foch Laying Plans In Event
Foe Rejects Treaty.

Paris, April 21.-Military experts
under the direction of Marshal Foch
have been charged with the drafting
of report on what should be done in
the event Germany refuses to sign the
peace treaty. 1t is indicated that the
methods of coercion which the Allies
would adopt may include the occupa.
tion Of more German territory, the
blockade of enemy ports and the dis.
continuance of the dispatch of food
supplies to Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
ACCUSES IOWA LEGISLATORS
Des Moines Judge Makes Serious
Charge Against SoIons,

Des Moines, Iowa, April 21.-Legisla.
tors have decided to investigate
charges by Municipal Judge Bonner
that some of their number were guilty
of contributing to the delinquency of
young Des Moines girls Judge Bon
ner, in formal statement, alleged
legislators SO years old had girls rang
ing in age from II to % for COM
panions. Some of these girls, he said,
previously had appeared before him in
court. The guilty lawmakers, said the
Judge, used this knowledge as means
for coercing the girls.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
10000 Seals to Be Killed

Seattle, Wash, April 21.-Under
supervision of federal department Of
fisheries, 10000 fur seals will be killed
at the st. Paul Islands, Behring sea,
this spring. H. ]. Christoffers, assist
ant agent of the Alaska service Of the
department, announced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
ITALIAN STRIKES CALLED OFF
Anti-Government Demonstrations Are
Brouuht to An End.

Rome, April 21.-Work has been re-
sumed In every city where 24-hour
strikes were called as anti-government
demonstrations, it is officially an
nounced. During the progress of the
strikes, there were some casualties as
the result of clashes between Socialists
and anti-Socialists in Rome and Milan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
Settlement Held Near.

Boston, April 21.-Assistant Post
master General Koons, chairman of
the wire control board, told represen-
tatives of the striking telephone work
ers that he saw no reason why the
strike could not be settled within a
few hours. He said he had full powers
from Postmaster General A. s. Burle-
son to adjust the difficulty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-21
PRESIDENT REFUSES TO ACT
Unfamiliar with Conditions In Phone
Strike, He Says.

Paris, April 21.-President Wilson
responding to the appeal of the COVER
nors of Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
and New Hampshire, to settle the tele-
phone employees strike in New Eng
land, has cabled the following to Sec
retary Tumulty:
Tell them l appreciate the serious
ness of the situation, but that I am
unable to act intelligently from this
distance"
The Washington herald., 1919-05-21
The Presidents Message.

The country hardly be expected glance
significance o bor
Presidents message to Congress yesterday
The characterization uf keynote parci-
pzfpn OF labor and capital
things; modus working classes inclndng
ninn on the fact that labor
and sold like much goods the that industry
be dominated automatically by the employing longer
labor Will equal
shall receive and the hours ii shall work
England has much further this direction
In the United States creating
which already Britain
already In this groundwork
operation between labor and capital has been laid
There viii be reartfoary the this who
Bolshvk
the President much radical than his
friends believed he wond while propose
of Legislation the OF the labor
the Germany
THAI he has ked his future
hap the future of his straight fight the finish with the
rescoay forces that struggling dominate Congress,
schemng the United year
outlined bold brilliant and vigorous and the labor forces
of the country viii rally behind him
What VIII Republican Congress do with his recommendations?
struggle between Liberals
Hill will be second only
10 the league of nations debate itself.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-21
Chief Justice Mccoy
Favors Vote in D. c.

Chief Justice Mccoy, of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, favors the
election of members of the Boa rd
of Education of the District by
popular vote, instead of appoint
ment by justices of the District
Supreme Court, as at present.
This was disclosed in a report
made to the Central Labor Union
by John B. Colpoys. chairman>of a
special committee MADE to learn
the attitude of Justice Mccoy on
this question.
Justice Mccoy not only favored
the suggestion that at least three
members of the board should be
wage earners. but also said he
thought all members should be
chosen by popular vote.
Unanimous Endorsement of the
proposition to enfranchise voteless
Washington was made by Newton
James. secretary of the Central
Union, in behalf of the information
al Stationary Firemen, who have
been in conference in this city the
past week. Mr.. James said the dele
gates to the convention were in
structed to stir up popular senti-
ment in favor of this legislation
in their home districts
The Washington herald., 1919-05-21
INTRODUCE MEASURE
FOR CAPITAL ARMORY

The Dyer bill. carrying an appro-
priation of s1.0OO.OOO for the erec-
ton of modern and model armory
building for the District National
Guard. was introduced in the House
yesterday by Representative l.. C.
Dyer. of Missouri. father" of the
project.
Announcement had been made that
the bill would be introduced by Rep
resentative John W. Langley, chair
man of the House Committee on
Public buildings and Grounds. Mr.,
Langley informed Representative
Dyer yesterday that he would lend
his support to the Dyer bill instead
OF introducing a measure himself.
Mr.. Dyer served in the war with
Spain with the First District Vol
unteer Infantry.
1t will be provided that the struc-
ture shall be upon land already
owned by the government and that
one-half the cost of the building
shall be paid out of the United
States Treasury. the remaining half
to be paid out of revenues of the
District.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-21
THE PARAGRAPHER'S
NEWS VIEWS.

The rest of the world is being put
on notice that the South doesn't pro-
pose to raise cotton to give away
Waco CTexas) Times Herald.
The kaiser'was always chasing rain
bows, but in the end 1t was the
Rainbow Division that chased him.
Portland (Me.) Eastern Argus.
If the allies want the Kaiser that
was and Holland refuses to surrender
him to them! it is quite likely than
Holland will regret it in the end
Rochester Herald.
II is pointed out that Bill Thomp-
sons majority shrinks a little each
time, so there is hope for Chicago If
Bill keeps running long enough
Kansas City Star.
Germany must pay BraZilians $751;
Geo, 600 for coffee seized at the outbreak
OF the war. And coffee isn't the Ger
man national drink, either!-New York
Herald.
The British proposal to hold the first
meeting of the leatle OF nations in
" dSiiluSlOtl- IdS IT'S SOch pOIillS' NoO'
A little competition may serve to
brighten Congress up a bit-kansas
City Times.
If the eX-Kaiser is brought to trial
the evidence and the witnesses of his
troops atrocities will make the world
demand that justice and not techni-
calities will direct the Verdict-Bal-
timore American.
And to supply the straw that bank
rupted the dromedary's vertebra the
allies are forcing the German dele
gates to translate those 72O00 'steen
hundred and umpty-oon words of the
peace treaty mselves.-Savannah
News.
Can "blimp" hop like a biplaue.
or does it hop?-New York Evening
Sun.
What if counsel pleads in defense
that the Kaiser was insane and there
fore irresponsible? - Syracuse Post
Standard.
There is too much hell and not
enough halIelujah in the worId.-To-
ledo Blade.
merung of Bolshevism will be as bad
as it sounds. Philadelphia North
American.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-21
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS

NewYork. May 19.-The following
Washingtonians have registered at
New York hotels: A. 6. Batchelder.
w. NJ. Troy. Holland; W. s. Beattie,
r. Honn. Herald Square; II. Bulland,
A. T. King. Wallick; L. Cate. r.
James. Grand; Miss r. Heatherman,
Miss NJ. L. Smith. Latham; H. Horns
ley, Aberdeen; Miss c. J. Lockman n,
]. W. Osborne. A. R. Stasney, Marl-
borough: Miss Miller, Mrs. o. Z. Pa
gan, o. Z. Pagan. Collingwood.
TRADE RESENTATIVES.
NJ. Goldenberg; J. NJ. Goldenberg.
jobs cotton, silks. dresses ll4O
Broadway; A. Lisner (Palais RoyaD
E. L. Etchison, cotton goods, Innings.
linens. domestics, fiannels, 22O Fifth
avenue, Breslin; A. Lisner: Mrs. b.
S. Rose, corsets. 22O Fifth avenue.
>room 114l; A. Lisner; Mrs. NJ. +.
Dawson, jewelry and silverware, 22O
Fifth avenue, Breslin.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-21

Ten dollars and a reputation for
integrity constituted to estire capi-
tai of Zachariah D. Blackstone when
he started in the flower business back
in 1898.
The even $40 represented the amount
saved and deposited by Mr. Blacki-
stone in the old Union Savings Bank
on f street. after seven yeari Of work
for local flower dealer.
+. Blackstone came to Washing
ton in 1891 and started to work for
s. week in S. c. Redman's grocery
store
During the several years following
he held positions with various firms.
contributing almost all his salary to
family support; but none of these
suited him until he began work with
a florist.
This was the beginning of success
for him. for he later branched out
for himself and established his pres
ent place of business, which is now
rated as one of the largest and best
known floral establishments in the
country.
Mr.. Blackstone was born forty-five
years ago in Maryland on the lower
Potomac. opposite Blackstone S
Island This island and the immedi-
ate vicinity have always been as
sOciated with the Blackstone family
since the colonial days. when they
received the original grant. He at
tended the public schools of the coun-
ty and the Charlotte Hall Military
Academy.
Mr. Blackstone has one great hobby
his family. He has a wife and three
children. with whom he spends much
of his leisure in the woods, studying
the birds. trees and flowers in then
native haunts.
He is president of the Florists Club
of Washington, and a member of the
National Society of Florists: He is
connected with several Masonic or.
ders.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-21
M. E. HOME FOR AGED
ENJOYS FOOD SHOWER

Almost every variety OF food was
piled high upon a long table last night
at the anniversary tea and food
shower held at the Methodist Home
for the Aged. Sixth and NJ streets
northwest.
The huge pile of groceries and pro-
visions we're solicited from friends or
the institution in order that tbs m
mates of the home might be properly
cared for.
Mrs. Fred w. Behrens and MIS-.
Fred S. Cawson We're i'm charge OF
the donations. The institution begins
another year with thirty-eiSht old
folks, five of whom are over 20 years
of age
The Washington herald., 1919-05-21
WELL! AMT NATURE
WONDERFUL!
By DWc

Gentleman to see you" Tell him
I'll see him in about half an hour. i"
He says he won't wait q minute" /"
/ SHOW him in instantly then. He
must be worth seeing."-LouisvilIe
Courier-Journal.
Daughter-''Marry that old NJ.
Roxy? Why. I'd die first" Mother
, Nonsense, child, You'd outIive him
forty years at Ieast"-Boston Tran
script.
Pauline-''What's that second um-
pire doing behind the pitcher
Paul-"Why. he keeps his eye on the
bases" Pauline-"Oh. / see-and
when he isn't looking the PLAYERS
try to steal the bases?"-BuffaIo
Express.
How long should a man keep lbs
arm around a girl. do you think
asked the sweet young thing. Until
he hears his wrist watch strike" re-
piled the young man in khaki. Why.
wrist watches don't strike, do they -
"Of course not"-Yonkers States
man.
Willie Willis-"Pa. what is 'propa-
ganda'?' Papa WiIlis-"Anything
the other fellow is circulating."-
Judge.
Kloseman-"Let me give you a
piece of advice knox-"Whats the
matter with it?"-Boston Transcript.
Hokus-"DolittIe seerls to have
ambitions. but is too indolent to
carry them out" Pokus-"Yes. il
he ever should begin anything. he'd
be too lazy to stop it."-Life.
That man started in life on $50
he borrowed" And made fortune
eh?'' mo, it ruined him. He foun,
getting that so easy that he's been
i living on borrowed money ever
since."-Louisville CourIer-JOurnal.
Mrs. Styles: You know they say
that the way to a mans heart is
through his stomach"
! Mr.. Styles: That's the reason
women are always steering men for
eating houses or ice cream places. l
suppose. Statesman.
Stranger: Does this man. Amos
Darby. hold any place Of distinction
in the village?
Nillager: Ye ken judge fer y'rself.
/ When tn postman brings tn weekly
newspaper down to Guy Parkinson's
grocery store. Amos Is the first read
er!-Life.
Someone has compared life to a
| game of chess. What do you think
| of that idea?"
Il don't know. Anyhow. We &c
something like the pIeces-when
Showed into the wooden box at the
4 end of the game. king and pawn
are of equal value. e."-Boston Tran
script.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-21
Public Institutions May
Buy Surplus War Goods

State and municipal governments
are to be given opportunity to buy
food and clothing for public institu-
tions. machinery for manual train
ing schools and penal institutions
and other goods. from the War De-
partment's s1,5O8, 100000 worth of
surplus supplies.
Under War Department ruling
the term m>"corporation" has been in
terpreted to mean State and mu-
,nicipal governments. Corporations
only, under the United States
statute, can buy the materials with
the exception of allies of the United
States.
Large quantities of food products,
socks, underclothes and like mate
rials are now on hand.