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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
LET SICK MAN DIE
Huns Fail to Provide Medicine for
Yankee.
Prisoner is Victim Of Pneumonia and
Is Buried With Nine
Others.

Winchester, England.-Due to the
fact the Germans failed to provide
medicine or proper hospital facilities
at Camp Tuchel, West Prussia, John
III. Kohl of Woodhayen, N. Y, died
from pneumonia after the armlstice
was signed, according to Joseph r.
Dennen of Trenton, N. J. Dennen was
of the Six Hundred and Forty-second
American Ambulance unit and like
wise prisoner at Tuchel.
"Kohl of Company G, One Hundred
and Sixth infantry, was captured Sep
tember 27 after twice being wounded
in the knee" said Dennen. "Kohl
later developed pneumonia through ex-
posure. The Germans gave us only
two blankets and a small quantity Of
coke for our fire. l gave Kohl one
Of my blankets and we put two pairs
Of socks on his feet and spread shirts
and such extra clothing as we had on
his bed to make up for the deficiency
in blankets. There were two Ameri-
can doctors in the camp-Lieut. John
S. Abbott of st. Paul, Mimi, and Lieut..
Joseph p. Burke of Pittsburgh, Pa
and they did all they could, but could
not obtain any medicine.
"Kohl died November IS. The Ger
mans stripped the body and placed II
In an ordinary box which they left
outside the barracks for seven hours
before burial. Four Americans and
two Frenchmen carried him to the
grave. When other Americans tried
to accompany the body, the guards
forced them back. The American doc
tors, however, pushed the guards
aside and ran through the cemetery
gate, getting to the grave just as the
coffin was lowered. Kohl was the
only American to be buried in Gem
etery holding $4,000 Russians and Rou
manians.
"Nine Russians were buried In the
one grave With Kohl I tied an iden
tification disk to his wrist before bur
ial. After the burial the Germans
stuck up a cross which read: "Nins
Russians, one American"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
WOMAN DETECTS SPY
Postal Censor Caught First One
in England.
Became Suspicious of Letter and Hun
Later Was Run
Down.

London.-How the first German spy
In England after the outbreak of the
world war was detected through u let
ter which fell into the hands Of a
woman postal censor has just been
disclosed.
II was suspicious of his letter when
first saw it," she declared. "The
writing was in lines half an inch apart.
l could discover nothing wrong, how
ever, until noticed a peculiar little
mark, almost indistinguishable, at the
bottom of a page. / could not explain
it. Experiment proved that 1t had
been made by invisible ink. The Wis
ible writing was innocent itself, but
the invisible writing told of move
ments of ships and soldiers, of forti-
fications and docks. The letter wound
up with Tomorrow Dublin To
Dublin the Hun went and his letter
from Ireland was further evidence of
his guilt. He was caught on arrival
In London and his execution followed y
According to government officials,
women have been far quicker in spot
ting spies than men, many instances
being recorded i'm which woman's in
tuition has led to experiments which
have produced startling results.
Until recently the postal censor EN-
ployed $500 women and 1000 men
They were fluent in "a languages.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
Bankers Purchase Historic Home
to House All American Or
ganizationS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Will Be Permanent Headquarters for
. Representatives Sent to Italy by
American Business and Finan-
cial Institutions.

ROme.-Thanks to the generosity Of
italian, financial and commercial inter-
ests, the United States will have a
house Of its own in Rome.
The Palazza Salviatl, one of the
famous group of historic family pal
aces that line the Corso Umberto, for
merly the Flaminian way, has just
been purchased by the big banking in
terests Of Italy, rechristened "La Casa
dell'America" or "The American
House." and placed at the disposal Of
all societies, organizations and move
ments that have for their object the
furtherlng of commercial, financial, So
cial and Industrial relations between
the United States and Italy.
Banks Provide Money.
The project was planned by Minis
ter of Provisions Crespi. who through
his contact with American Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover, became convinced
of the great mutual benefit to be de-
rived by Italy and America through
closer relations. The money for the
purchase of the palace was put up
by the leading banking institutions of
Italy.
The Salyiati palace, which Is near
the entrance Of the Corso Umberto
into Piazza VeneZia, or where the
Flaminian way formerly led up to the
Capitoline hill, is surrounded by the
other equally historic palaces of the
Odescalchi and Dorvia families. It's
interior furnishings and decorations
will be kept intact as far as possible.
A Permanent Headquarters.
The first floor of the palace will be
occupied by the central headquarters
of the Italian-American league, OF
which Senator Ruffini is president and
which has for its object promoting
every possible relation between the
American and Italian peoples.
The second floor will be given over
to the Offices of financial organiza
tions that are especially interested In
Italian and American stocks and
bonds.
Still other portions of the palace will
be given over to the societies and or
ganizations promoting interests along
special lines between the United States
and Italy.
In the future American manufac
turing, business and financial institu
tions sending representatives to Italy
to establish relations will find perma
nent headquarters at the American
house and every facility necessary tt
enable them to attain their ends.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
Test Fish Preparation.

Testing Of the most practical meth
DDS Of preparing various fishery prod
ucts has recently been carried out in
the bureau of fisheries experimental
kitchen In Washington. Among the
6sh experimental with were butter
ash, frozen tullibee, croakers, blue
fish, spot, bowfin, whiting, catfish,
squeteague, carp and gizzard shad.
Particular attention was given to carp
and gizzard shad, as each possesses
characteristics when prepared by the
usual methods which tend to lessen
its attractiveness to the housewife.
Other products tested were fish but
ter, canned black drum, buck roe,
dehydrated squid and dehydrated fish
chOwder. Since the closing of the
demonstration work on the west
coast, the demonstrators have been
working with the California state fish
commission on some publications In
tended to increase the use of fish and
fishery products. 1t now appears that
Il will be possible to renew the dem
onstrations in the near future, and II
Il probable that the flrst will be given
at Stockton.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
FORCED TO DO GOOSE, STEP
American Soldiers, Headed by Bands,
Paraded Through Towns by
German Captors.

Winchester, England.-'Headed by
bands, they 'paraded bunch of us
Americans, barefooted, through towns.
forcing us to do the goosestep."
That was the experience of Edward
A. Patenaude of New Haven, Conn,
Of the One Hundred and Second in
fantry, who arrived at the American
rest camp here from Danzig via a
Danish Red Cross ship. He was cap
tured in April with 1S2 other Ameri-
cans at Seicheprey.
'The Germans tore my gas-mask off
while we were still In the German
lines and took my shoes from me. The
Americans went days without bath
There were facilities for bathing, but
the Germans simply wanted to be
mean and kept us from being clean.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
SERVES 7 YEARS FOR $500
New York Youth, Nineteen Years Of
Age, Has Committed Twenty
Five Burolaries.

New York.-To get less than $500
In cash through law-breaklng activ-
tiles has cost Stephen Leyster, nine
teen years old, seven years in protec-
tories and reformatories, but he is not
sure that he made bad bargain.
Leyster admitted he had committed
25 burglaries and robberies.
"You seem to be proud" said Judge
Humphrey. "of the fact that you have
done something that the average per-
son does not do How long have you
been In jail?'
Counting the time that ! wa. in
the protectory and the reformatory, II
is seven years." answered the boy.
"How much do you think your
career in crime has netted your"
''Well, between $400 and $500 In
cash."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
ALL CARES
Pearl Divers Have No Thought for
the Morrow.
During the Brief Fishing Season They
Make Much Money and Spens II
With the Most Reckless
Prodigality.

The Paumotu islands sometimes
called "gold mines" of the eastern Pa
citic--present weird and picturesque
scene during the season for pearl fish
ing. From August on come the ma
tiyes from the surrounding islands to
dive for pearls in the calm waters of
the lagoon thrown open for the pur-
pose. Within the narrow strip of
sand which surrounds the fishing
ground are huddled 5000 or more, in
d mushroom city, sheltered beneath
corrugated iron or thatched huts. 1t
is motley company.
There are Paumotu divers, bronzed
sea gods-who, with their ancestors
have been for ages masters of the
deep and conquerors of the shark in
his own native element. The diver Is the
center of solicitude for the buyer and
trader. He is the Indispensable object
Of the moving picture man who has
hastily built his theater of corrugated
iron where he dispenses amusement at
metropolitan prices. 1t is the diver
who spends his earnings riding in the
wheezy motorcar which the owner OPP
crates along half-mile of sandy
beach. IL is his earnings which at
tract host of others.
In his habits Of spending his earn
ings the Paumotu diver is much like
the American prospector and miner
Of the days of gold strikes and boom
mining camps. In the days of his
prosperity nothing is too good for him.
He buys the choicest Of foods and tin
ned goods. He is proud of the
appearance of his women folk and
lavishes on them silks, satlns, laces
Chinese shawls, high-heeled shoes. pic
ture hats and corsets. the last re-
cent discovery. All Of these things
the trader thoughtfuliy has provided.
Sunday Is an Easter parade, and a
performance at the picture theater
like an evening at the opera. In no
golden horseshoe" in. the world are
more observant or critical eyes, and
woe betide the Paumotu belle who
fancies she can attend two of these
functions clad m the same costume
without being subject to scornful COM
ment
A good diver during the season will
bring up several tons of shells which
recompense him well. The diver takes
no thought for the morrow. He and
his wife bask In affluence and en-
joyment. He spends as fast as he
earns. When December comes and
the fishing season Is over they return
to their little atoll and the simple life
with nothing remaining for his months
|. Of toll but some soiled finery, the mem.
ory Of q good time and the anticipa-
tion of a repetition Of their pleasure
the next year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
PUT IT OVER ON BARRIERS
Tonsorial Artists In Cleveland Suburb
Are Victims OF Joke They
Do Not Relish.

Cleveland, O.-Some one played a
joke on the four BARRIERS Of Berea, a
suburb Of Cleveland, joke they do
not relish, recently.
Haircuts went to 40 cents there re-
Gently and shaves to 20 cents. Then
posters appeared announcing that a
new shop would open which would
cut these prices to 30 and Is. cents.
The four old stands promptly an
nounced cut to 25 and 10 cents. ef-
fective the day Of the opening of the
new shop.
The day the new place was to have
opened two clothing dummies appear
ed in its window with a sign around
their necks: "We had lots of fun. Did
the other four?"
Prices are still 40 and 20 cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
RUINED BY sHlPYARD PAY
High Wages Have Disastrous Effect
on Immature Boys OF Seattle,
Says Doctor.

Seattle, Wash.---High wages as a re-
suit of the great demand for labor In
Seattle's shipyards have had disas-
trous effect on the youth Of the city.
according to DR.. Lillburn Merrill, chief
diagnostician Of the Juvenile court
here. He says:
"The most significant fact observed
during the last year is the bad social
effect high wages have had on imma-
ture boys of fourteen to seventeen
years of age, who have been employed
In shipyards. Time and again we have
been appealed to by fathers and moth
ers who have lost control of their sons
and investigation has shown that the
trouble started when the boys received
their first big pay check"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
PEAK YEAR IN COAL MINES
272,37s,714 Net Tons Estimated Pro-
duction for 1918 In Penn
sylvania Field.

Harrisburg, Pa. - Pennsylvania
coal production during 1918 is esti-
mated at 272,373,741 net tons by Off
cials Of the state department of mines.
1t Is estimated that 99,514,334 tons
we're anthracite and '172.s50,sso tons
bituminous. The production in 1917
amounted to 271,519,7l0 tons.
The number of employees in the
anthracite region is given as 147 1858
and In the bituminous region 172,6OO.
The coke production was about "a
100000 net tons.
The number of fatal mining acci-
dents during the year was 1,044, Of
which $40 occurred In the anthracite
mines and 405 in the bituminous. In
1917 there were LOTS accidents. =
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
BEST OF WEATHER PROPHETS
Secretary Of State Of Kansas De.
cIares the Muskrat 10 the
One Safe Bet.

Topeka, Kan.--J. T. Botkin, secre-
tary of state for Kansas. says the old
standby weather prophet for the past
forty years with him has been the
muskrat. Mr.. Muskrat Is the only me-
teorologist, according to Mr.. Botkin.
"The goosekone isn't in 1t with the
muskrat," said Mr.. Botkin In speaking
of the subject OF mild winter for
Kansas this winter. when a mild
winter is in store for US Mr.. Muskrat
doesn't build much of q house. 1t Is,
a. this year, very small, and merely .
shelter from an occasional blizzard" |"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
GIVES EARNINGS TO WAR
Massachusetts, Artist Makes Remark
able Record In Her Efforts
to Help.

Concord, Mass.-During the great
war just ended Miss Elizabeth Went
worth Roberts. well-known artist oi
this town, made q remarkable record
In her efforts to help In war work
Since 1914 she has given all the mon
ey she received for her paintings t.
the many war relief funds.
1t is estimated that about $1O.0O(
has been 50 distributed by her. tht
largest amount. $1,000, going to th'
American ambulance neld service Il
France.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
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Kills Bio Gray Wolf.

New Marlboro, Nashville Game
Warden Davis was covering his pre-
serve he came on big gray timber
wolf in the act of devouring large
goose. Davis killed the wolf. 1t was
the first timber wolf killed In the
Berkshire Hills IN more than twenty
years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
Court Thinks Loss of
Girl Ample Punishment

San Francisco-Apparently be-
lieving that the defendant had
been punished enough by seeing
the girl he had wanted to marry
in court as the bride of the man
he had shot, jury here acquit-
ted George p. Livingston of
charge of assault with intent to
commit murder.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
From Private to Major
in 5 Months 21 Days

Rochdale, Mass.-Rising from
the ranks to major In the army
in a period of five months and
twenty-one days was the remark
able achievement of J. I'll. Rog-
ers, of this town. Previous to
enlisting In the Coast Artillery
Rogers was treasurer of knife
manufacturing company here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12
Ends Life In Furnace.

Boston, Mass.-Putting his head and
shoulders into a glowing furnace. Sim
on Hassell, lodger at Mariners Home,
ended his life. He was burned beyond
MI recognition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-12

On the Wrong Track

Sometimes you hear say "Oh, you can't
hurt the battery"
He forgets to add distilled water.
He steps too long his instead of cleaning
his spark plugs.
He puts in acid instead Of having his battery
charged.
He never has Hydrometer test made.
And when his battery suddenly quits he can't
realize that it has been gradually dying from neglect
and abuse.
It's fallacy to believe that you neglect any
battery without suffering the consequences.
The Bone-Dry Willard Battery with Threaded
Rubber Insulation is made to give unusual service
and long life, but it must be kept charged and has
to be supplied with pure water. s.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23
MAKES STATEMENT
Manager Melchers OF Union Com
pany Tells OF Needs.

W J. Melchers, general manager
of the Union Telephone company, has
issued statement relative TO a pro-
posed classification Of the exchanges
and rate adjustments of the Union
company. The statement, which is Of
interest to all telephone company
patrons. follows:
On August LIST. 1913, the United
States Government by act of Con-
gress took over the telephone proper
ties in the United States, and since
that time the property of the Union
Telephon company has been operated
BY the Government through the Post
master General. The act of Congress
placing telephone properties under
the Postmaster Generals supervision
requires him TO pay the owners a just
compensation for the use of the prop
crty, but no appropriation was made
for this purpose so that the telephone
revenue must meet the expense. For
the past fifteen months the net rev.
cnuc from our exchanges has been
decreasing from month TO month and
for a number Of months past the
revenue will not pay the expense.
This loss must be met by increasing
the rates. That revenues are insult
iicicnt must be obvious 10 all. No
other business has been able TO exist
in these times without increasing
rates The decrease in income is due
primarily to the advance in the cost
Of material and labor. But wages
must be farther advanced over the
present scale if the company is 10
furnish satisfactory service to the
public
In the proposed schedule the ex-
changes have all been divided into
groups. Exchanges where conditions
are substantially similar have been
placed in the same group. The local
rates in force at the various ex-
changes where conditions are sub
stantially similar are not all the
same. 1t is the aim Of the company
to remove by the classification of ex-
changes into groups all discrimina-
tons in rates so that in all exchanges
the rates will be the same where the
conditions under which telephone
service is furnished are telephonical-
ly similar Ii is generally known that
the expense per station increases as
the size of the exchange increases.
Likewise. the value Of the service to
the user increases as the number OF
telephones increases II is the aim Of
the company by the group arrange
ments to make the rates fair and
equitable TO all subscribers in the va
rious exchanges. Further, the whole
problem of telephone rates is much
simplifed for the public and the reg
ulatory bodies by the proposed plan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23
FREE CLINIC
Free Clinic Will BE Held in Alma
Last Two Days Of Month.

Perhaps the one thing that more
than anything else will restrain
people from coming TO the free tub
crculosis examinations that the Mich
igan Anti-tuberculosis association
will conduct in Alma January 80 and
81, will be fear to face the facts
about their physical condition.
There is in many people an UNI
reasonable fear, the Michigan Anti
tuberculosis association points out
which is responsible for a great deal
Of real harm. Many man who feels
himself run down is afraid to be ex-
amincd for fear that his suspicious
that he may have tuberculosis will
prove 10 be correct.
"Fear should not hold anyone
back" said DR.. f. r. Wander Slice.
medical director Of the association.
"A person who is run down and who
is told that he has tuberculosis should
be glad he has learned the real state
Of things in time. If he takes the ex-
animation early enough he has nine
chances out of ten Of getting COM
pletcly well. In fact. more people get
well from tuberculosis than from al
most any other important disease.
But the point must be borne in
mind that the disease must be attend
"a TO early. And that is what the
Michigan Anti-tuberculosis associa-
ton is trying to do in these free
clinics-to help the people to attend
to it early. | hope for that reason
that all persons who are physically
run down will come 70 the free eX-
aminations when they are held here.
Figures gathered from the county
records show that the death rate in
this county from tuberculosis is about
as high in proportion to the popula
ton a. in most Of the counties in the
state. Ii simply proves once more
what is well known TO tuberculosis
workers, that there is no community
that j. free from the disease and that
much hard work has 10 be done here
as well as elsewhere if the death rate
is to be cut down in Michigan. There
is much opportunity in this commu-
nifty for constructive work along
health lines the state association as
scrts.
Therefore, people in this city and
county are invited to attend the free
clinics in the interest Of their own
health as we'll as in the interest of
the general public. a considerable
number of those examined will prob
ably bc found free from the disease.
But knowledge of that fact should toe
worth a great deal to anyone The
Michigan Anti-tuberculoss associa- !
tion will not come here TO make a
large showing in positive cases"
bat TO help as many people as pos
sblc who are affected with the disease
or threatened by it. Hence all should !
take advantage OF the clinics freely. |
is the advice given by the association. |
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23
LETTER FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL
HOUSE WILL SEND COMMITTEE
ON PERSONAL VISITS TO IN
sTiTUTioN DESPITE
SENATE PROTEST.
SHIP MORE FOOD TO EUROPE
Speaker Read and Lieut.-coVernor
Dickinson Named Committee
to investigate Jackson
Prison.
SHIP MORE FOOD TO EUROPE
Hy William Lee Calnou.

Lansing Mich.
Refusing 10 be "bossed" b. The
state senate the house Of represents
tiyss is sending its committees on
the various state Institutions on trips
10 them. so they can inform them
selves by personal observation on the
needs OF each one Rep Deuel. tried
To get the house TO follow the lead OF
the senate in abandoning the institu-
tional visits but the house members
voted 81 TO - in favor OF the trips
House members became wrought up
over the alleged effort OF the senators
20 tell the house what il should do
The committee TO investigate the
affairs OF Jackson prison has beeu
named by Speaker Read and Lieut..
Gov Dickinson. and has begun its
work. The committee consists OF Rep
Charles O Blinn. OF Caro-. chairman
Rep Fred II Wells. o; Cassopolis.
Rep Robert r Mcdonald. OF Hough
ton senator j. Mark Harvey OF Con.
Stantine. and Senator George Millen.
OF Ann Arbor The committee engaged
Rudolph LOOMS stenograp her OF the
lngham circuit court. a. its stenOg
rapher. aud William II Graham. OF
Lansing - clerk An expert auditor
also viii be- engaged later
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

The First Church of Christ of this
city will celebrate its eighth ami
versary on Sunday. February Is. The
church was organized in this city
February 10. 1911. with five families.
The membership now totals 270. Last
Sunday there were 322 in the Sunday
school
The church recently purchased a
site for new building at the corner
Of Superior and Court. feeling the
need Of a large church. This site
was selected because Of its central
location The building committee is
now preparing plans for new struc-
ture. which the church hopes to start
in the near future
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-01-23
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

There will be special United
States civil service examination for
clerk-carrier for employment at the
Alma post office, on February B. Full
Information as to the examination
may be secured from Merrill Stuckey,
secretary Of the local board, at the
Alma post office.