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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
Scores Of Officers
Seek Murderer

Sioux Falls, Sept. 2.--Although
scores of officers over wide scope
of country searched throughout the
right for VIM. Kunnecke, murder
er, who escaped from the Sioux Falls
penitentiary, no trace of him has yet
been found. The search is being con-
tinued with redoubled yigor and the
officers are hopeful of soon recaptur-
ing the fugitive. Kunnecke, who
formerly was a ranchman in Stanley
county, was serving life term for
the murder of three men on his ranch
and was lodged in the penitentiary in
1904. The skeletons of his three VIC
tins were unearthed on his ranch.
The fugitive is about SO years OF age,
but appears much younger.
Mysterious disappearances of farm
employees of Kunnecke brought an in
vestigation and three skeletons were
brought to light Details of the case
revealed that Kunnecke had hired
men to work for him and when their
time was up and they demanded pay,
it was charged, he murdered them
and buried their bodies.
Kunnecke was one of several con-
victs who attempted to escape sew
eral years ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
MADISON CITY
COMMISSION
LAST EVENING In
THE REGULAR SEPTEMBER
SESSION

The city commission met in reg
ular session last evening, but owing
to the large amount of important
business on hand, moved a postpone
none until 10 a. m. today.
At the morning session the COM
missioners took up the matter of an
nual appropriations to meet both the
expenses of the city and the schools.
Provision was made for $4,000 for
the former and $4,000 for the latter.
A large number of bills for the
month of August were checked up
and allowed for payment.
The Lake County National bank
was selected as the depository for all
city funds.
Another matter for consideration
was the selection of an official paper ,
the Madison Sentinel being the one
chosen. All legal notices appearing
therein are to be charged at one-half
the legal rate, and all other printing
to be paid for at one-half the reg
ular commercial rates.
There being no further business,
the postponed session adjourned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02

the center of Huron at / o'clock the
procession will make its way to the
race course at the fair grounds, pass
ing before the grandstand, after
which the entire body will be seated
in section reserved for it, The pa
lade will be formed in column of
county units with each county bear
ing a banner with its war record in
scribed upon it. AT the head of the
procession Gov. Norbeck, Adjt. Gen.
Morris, Col. Boyd Wales, Lieut.. Col.
Shade, state commander of the
American Legion, and others of the
states most distinguished soldiers
will ride in automobiles, including
every man wounded in action. Gov.
Norbeck will address the veterans in
the grandstand at the conclusion of
the parade. Other speakers will be
Chaplain Guy p. Squire, who was in
France with the One Hundred and
Forty-seventh field artillery, former
ly the Fourth South Dakota infantry.
At the conclusion of the speaking, the
program of automobile races, vaude-
vile acts, and other attractions will
begin.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
South Dakota G.. A. X.
to Reunion i'm a Body

Mission Hill, Sept. 2.-The South
Dakota Grand Army headquarters car
will leave Yankton at 2:10 p. m. Sep
tember on the regular Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul train enroute
for the national G., A. r. encamp-
ment at Columbus, o.,
This train will arrive at Sioux City
at 4:25 p. M. 1t will leave there
for Chicago at Sis p. m. on large
standard sleeping car chartered by
Department Commander A. l.. Van
Osdel The berts in this sleeper will
be free, to full capacity, including
war tax, from Sioux City to Chicago,
to all South Dakota comrades of the
G. A.. r., members of the Women S
Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans,
including those who are entitled to
receive Identification certificates and
reduced rates from South Dakota to
the national encampment at Colum-
bus. This train will arrive in Chi
eago at a. m. September Z, and will
leave there over the Pennsylvania
railroad at 1920 a. m. 1t will arrive
in Columbus at 500 p m, Septem-
Der Z.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
Delinquents Warned
by Director Barnes

Washington, ID. c.. Sept. 2.-An-
other move in the governments cam
paign to combat the high cost of liv-
ing was made by Wheat Director
Julius Barnes in warning all dealers
in wheat, wheat flour and other prod
ucts delinquent in taking out federal
licenses to obtain them at once under
pain of prosecution by the depart
ment of justice.
The license requirements will be
rigidly enforced, Director Barnes no.
titled the dealers. The only excep-
ton to the regulations of the wheat
directorate are bakers consuming
less than fifty barrels of wheat flour
monthly, retailers, farmers and farm
ers' cooperative associations.
License control under the wheat
director is made necessary, Director
Barnes said, as one of the steps In
carrying out the price guarantee for
the 1919 wheat crop, and to protect
the government against undue en-
hancement of its liabilities there
under.
Another effect, he said. would be
to prevent boarding and profiteerine
and permit regulation of profits.
zone Of the important conditions
upon which licensees held their IL
censes is that they will not engage in
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
king OF ITALY TO
RELINQUISH. LANDS
ALSO RENOUNCEs POSSESSION OF
BUILDINGS In FAVOR OF CHAR
TABLE INSTITUTIONS

Milan, Italy, Sept. Cling Victor
Emmanuel took another step along
the path of democracy Monday when
he informed Premier Nitti that he in
tended to relinquish all crown lands
throughout Italysf for the benefit of
peasants and combatants for Italian
unity. Il
The official announcement states
that the king has renounced posses
sion of the buildings on these lands
in favor of charitable institutions and
organizations is to mitigate the suf-
ferings which followed in the wake of
the war.
The king also announced that in
the future his own private property
would be taxed the same as any COM
moner's.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
Cattlemen Fear
Range is Passing

Pierre, Sept. 2.-Is the range
country in the western part of the
state to be depleted of cattle this
fall? This is the question which is
being asked all over the range. Up
in the northern part of the state
where the drouth left the pastures
bare, and dried up the streams, cat
tie must be got out, and while num-
Der of owners in that section have
moved their herds to more favorable
locations, others are selling out and
dropping out of the business on the
claim that the range possibilities are
so limited that it doesn't pay to run
cattle, while the present prices are
tempting. But the dry region is not
the only affected territory. Further
east yhere the feed is ample there is
already a heavy movement with
promise of yet heavier shipments
later. In this section the stockman
is making his shipments on the
ground that he feels there will be a
DTGdk Ill pTlCeS DtlOIt gCdl
and that he can re-stock, if he wants
to, at a lower price than he can sell
for now That he will not need to
worry about his stock for the winter,
and that he can't get help to put up
the necessary hay to feed. In all
sections the feed problem comes into
the situation. In the further west
section prices have reached a point
where there is no profit in buying hay
even at present prices of cattle
Further east where feed can be Sc
cured, the claim is lack of help tc
put it up, which will mean just as
much of shortage in the spring as
where there is not ability to buy al
present prices. This with prairie hay
ranging from $12 up piled up in this
fields, and alfalfa at over $40 ton
does not look good to the stockmar
and he is unloading or reducing his
herds down to the limit.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
CUMMINS SUBMITS
RAILROAD BILL
OHIO SENATOR FAVORS PRIVATE
OWNERSHIP UNDER GOVERN
MENT SUPERVISION

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 2.-Pri-
vate ownership and operation of rail-
roads under strict government super
vision, with labor sharing in the man
agement and earnings, is provided
in a bill introduced in the senate to-
day by Senator Cummins, chairman
of the senate interstate commerce
committee.
Strikes and lockouts are made
criminal .offenses by the bill, and
elaborate provisions for participation
of employees in fixing wages and
working conditions are made by pro-
vision for joint committee on wages
and working conditions,
A railway transportation board
with sweeping powers owe rthe roads
is created.
The interstate commerce commits
sion would be given authority over
the issue of stocks and bonds and
determination of fair return.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
Weed Exhibit
for State Fair

Brookings, Sept. 2.-The agronomy
department of South Dakota state
college will have a weed exhibit at
the state fair and will identify weeds
for farmers who bring in specimens.
Mathew Fowlds, who has charge of
the agronomy seed laboratory at the
college. will be present at the exhibit
on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday during state fair week. Any
farmer who has weed problems or
weeds that he would like to know
more about may bring specimens for
Identification and methods of con-
troll.
Among the injurious weeds in the
exhibit will be Canada thistle, quack
grass, field bind weed and others.
Another feature of the exhibit of the
agronomists will be a display of the
leading varieties of crops which they
have introduced, developed or tested
for South Dakota This display may
be found in the south wing of the
agricultural hall.
The college agronomists also will
have an exhibit showing the grain
rust and its relation to the barberry
bush. This display will show how
rust develops through its various
stages, going from wheat, barley and
oats to the barberry bush and back
again. This exhibit will be put or
in connection with the work in Grad
ication of barberry bushes, which Ii
authorized by state law and support
ed by the federal department of agri.
culture, division of cereal inyestiga.
ton. Fl. C. Gilbert, who has direct
charge of the barberry eradication
work in South Dakota, will be will
the exhibit during the fair, prepared
to answer questions about rust devel
opment and rust control.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
Sterling Insists
on "Dry Club

Washington, ID. c., Sept. "a
new angle to the cost of living situa-
tion wa spresented by Senator Ster-
ling, of South Dakota, in charge of
the prohibition enforcement bill, who
gave notice that he would insist that
the booze penalty" measure be taken
up in the senate before legislation
asked by Attorney General Palmer to
assist in combating the high prices.
Il have not been asked to permit
the displacement of the prohibition
enforcement bill, but have been told
/ will be asked to do so in favor of
the food control BILL" Senator Ster-
ling said. II am willing to say now
that ] shall not consent to any such
arrangement"
"Is it your opinion that the war
time prohibition act is being gener-
ally violated in the absence of en-
forcement legislation" Senator Ster-
ling was asked.
"A great deal of liquor is being
sold," he replied. THAT is my infor-
nation and it is the opinion of the
attorney general. The department oil
justice is unable to rigidly enforce
the la wbecause liquor that is being
sold must under the present law be
proved to the intoxicating in fact, be
fore it's sale can be stopped. In addi
tion the department has no specia
machinery. for prohibition enforce
ment. This bill will not only provide
additional machinery, but it will de
fine intoxicating liquor as any liquit
containing more than one-half of
per cent alcohol. Its passage is urg
emily necessary"
Senator Sterling said he did no
believe the enforcement Legislation
would be given extended considera
ton in the senate before passage
He said that many of the objection
able features of the house bin ha'
been eliminated and that the senat
should be able to dispose of the bill
in a very short time.
II do not believe the high cost o
| living bill will be seriously delaye'
by reason of my insistence upon tn
prohibition legislation being disposed
of first" Senator Sterling said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
South DaOkta
Farmer Praised

Washington, ID. c., Sept. 2.-The
department of agriculture has issued
the following statement on the activ-
ity of Hand county, S. D., cattle
raiser in freeing his stock of tuber-
culosis:
To j. A. Speirs, of Hand county,
S. D., goes the honor of having the
first tuberculosis free accredited
dairy herd in that state. Mr.. Spiers
believes in healthy animals as basis
for the production of sanitary, whole
some food, and in order to secure the
department of agriculture's guaran-
tee of clean herd he willingly sub
mitted his animals to number OF
painstaking applications of the tuber-
culin test.
Here are a few reasons why it paid
Mr.. Spiers to have his herd certified
as "TB. free" In the first place, his
surplus animals, which he offers fol
sale, are attractive to prospective
buyers because of the federal certifi.
cate showing that the cattle were
found to be apparently free from the
white plague. The fact that he owns
an accredited herd signifies to the
wise that he~ is breeder, an up
builder of better cattle, rather thar
a jobber, who handles cattle merel,
for rapid turnover. He has the sat
isfaction of knowing positively tha
market milk sold from his farm will
never cause the death or serious ill
ness of defenseless babies and chill
dren. At any time Mr.. Speirs caI
ship individuals of his herd, or th'
entire herd, from one state to anothel
without immediate tuberculin test
due to the fact that his herd is OF
Uncle Sans accredited-herd list.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
Store Robbers
Escape Capture

Alcester, Sept. mo trace yet
has been found of robbers who within
a period of an hour entered four local
business houses and attempted to en-
ter the fifth. The places robbed were
the c. f.. Fox hardware store, s.
Swenson's general store, p. F. Sulli-
vans drug store and the Edison Bros,
hardware store. From one of the
places the robbers secured about $40
in money and 25 or 80 pocket knives.
Only small amount of loot was Sc
cured from other places entered. Val
liable silk and other valuable good in
the Swenson store were not molested.
which indicates that the robberies
were not committed by experts, but
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
State Fair Will Be
Open to Veterans


Huron, Sept. with nearly all
its soldiers, sailors and marines who
were in the service during the Euro
pe,an war returned to their homes,
South Dakota is planning welcome
for them that will be memorable in
the arrangements for service day.
which is the first day OF the South
Dakota state fair at Huron. Admis-
sion to the afr will be granted free
to every veteran in Huron that day
If he wears his uniform or brings his
discharge certificate with him.
One of the features of the day will
be parade formed of every man In
attendance who wore the uniform
during the conflict. Starting from
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
SPENDS THIRD OF ST.
YEARS BEHIND BARS
Virginia Man Serves Year In
Prison for Each $3.10
Charged as Stolen.

That crime pays small dividends was
shown in the case of man who gave
his name as DIR. Frederick G. Martin,
sixty-seven years old, craftsman, OF
Richmond, Va, whom the Bertillon de-
partment of the Office Of the Cleveland
police department identified as Fred
Haupt.
During his life Haupt, according to
the records. has spent 221s years be-
hind the bars for crimes that netted
him total of $40. For each $3.10 that
he has obtained by crooked methods,
according to the records, he has spent
one year In jail or penitentiary.
Haupt took the stand only to reply
to charge of suspicious person. Judge
Howells handed him card containing
his Bertillon record.
''Is that your recordf" asked the
judge.
'Tt is," replied the prisoner, ''but II
Is not entirely correct"
"Well, we will correct any flaws In
It," declared the judge as he gave q
sentence of $50 and costs and 30 days
I'm the workhouse.
Haupt came under police notice first
in 1882 in Philadelphia on a charge Of
obtaining SIS by false pretenses. He
served two years for this crime In the
Philadelphia county Jail.
According to the Bertillon records
other amounts netted by his various
exploits and the terms served are
Watch valued at $40, four years; ring
valued at $40, two years; cash, $11.75
three and half years; cash, $5, and
umbrella, three years; cash, 50, two
! years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
MORE FOOD in u. S.
NOW THAN since 1918
SO HOOVER TESTIETES BEFORE
CONGRESSIONAL INNESTI-
eating COMMITTEE

Paris, Sept, 2.-High food costs in
America are entirely due to failure
of the allies to life the blockace
against central Europe Immediately
after the armistice, Herbert Hoover
declared today TO the American con-
gressional committee investigating
war expenditures. Food supplies now
held in the United States are greater
than at any time since 1913, he de
clared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
Takes Son 10 Iail.

Bloomsbury, Pa.-When George Glib
SON of Catawissa brought his sixteen
year-old son Alfred to the county jail
ne did 1t because he wanted to give the
boy lesson, but Of the two the father
was suffering the most and when the
steel doors were closed behind the
youth the father burst into tears. The
boy confessed to taking $5 from the
store Of HI. f. Kearns & Son at Cata-
wissa and was held In default OF $500
bail for court.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
MEXICO WILL PAY
FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS
CARRANZA SO STATES IN MES
SAGE TO OPENING SESSION
OF CONGRESS

Mexico City, Sept. 2.-Mexico will
maintain her sovereignty unharmed
and absolutely cannot accept any linn
itation on the liberty of Mexican cit
liens, President Carranza declared
last night in message to the open
ing session of congress. He said that
Mexico will fulfill all obligations to
foreign countries.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02

rather by light fingered transient
harvest hands. One arrest was made,
but the prisoner was able to establish
his innocence and was released.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
HEARINGS ON PEACE-TuME
ARMY PROGRAM

Washington, ID. c., Sept. q
Hearings on Americas peace-timeI
army program were to begin today
before the house committee on mill
itary affairs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
CARDINAL MERCER
ON WAY TO AMERICA

Paris, Sept. 2.-Cardinal Mercier
left for Brest today enroute to Amer
lea. He sails for New York aboard
the Agamemnon tomorrow.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02

business with anyone required 10 OBJ,
tain license who has not obtained
such a license" Director Barnes
statement said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-02
PERSHING TO LEAD
PARADE IN new YORK
FIRST DIVISION WITH FULL WAR
EQUIPMENT To PARADE
IN GOTHAM

New York, Sept. General John
j. Pershing and the First division,
with full war equipment, will parade
here September 10th.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-10
G ity Commissioners Go
Through Annual Reor-
ganization Process With
Slate Unbroken.
HINRICHS PROTESTS
AGAINST FIRE CHIEF
Three Want Job of City Re
Corder and Appointment
IS H ED Up, Leaving
Morey On Bench.

Attention is again directed by the
local health authorities as a last cali
and notification that Thursday, June
IL, is the latest date allowed under
the city sanitary ordinance for Pen
sacola residents to comply with the
law looking to the elimination of all
surface closets and for setting their
house in order" sanitarily speaking
Further concerning the purpose and
intent Of the law the health authori-
ties declare that delay is too danger
Gus and that the few remaining prop
erty owners who have not complied
with the ordinance yet still have time
in which to do so before Thursday.
In this connection the following state
ment was issued yesterday by Dr. o.
II. Cox:
1T is about time for everybody to
comply with the sanitary privy ordi-
nance. According to the terms of the
ordinance June II is the thirtieth day
from the date of passage It is the
duty of every owner to put his house
in order. It is the duty of every ten
ant to demand a sanitary privy right
now. Not because it is the law, which
is reason enough, but because no hui
man being in a supposedly civilized
community should tolerate the bad
conditions which did exist almost SF-
erywhere in the city limits, and so far
have been only partly remedied.
we would strongly recommend
that every person who rents a place
where an insanitary surface closet
exists. demand. as man to man, from
the one of whom he rents, that the
proper repairs be made forthwith s-.s.l
at once, without delay.
This is no new thing which will
blow over in few weeks. The local
ordinance is based on the state sani-
tary laws. These have been on the
books for years. They have not been
completely enforced because enforcing
power has not been set to work by
the voice of the people. Now new
and better things are demanded by Lne
people from their governing officials
and to use a slang phrase-'t---.--Se
you me- they are going to have what
they pay taxes to obtain.
''All the work of sanitation which
has been going on in Pensacola is be-
ing done because the proper majority
really wants 1t. If there is any oppo-
sition to progress in measures which
are designed to lessen disease and
promote health, it is always found tc
come from disordered or nearly al
bad, half informed minds. 1t is tc
be sincerely hoped that the spirit OF
antagonism which has reared its heae
l-seyeral times lately %ill no longer
continue to throw impediments in the
path of progress"