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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
TO START NEW
YEAR WELL
SUNDAY school. WORKERS RE.
VIEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN
1919.

Huron, Dec. 13.--At the midwin-
ter meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the South Dakota Sunday
School association, VIII 'ch met In the
office OF the state secretary In Hur-
on, President George l.. Kemper, of
Aberdeen, presiding. there were pres
ent j. X. Cressy Of Sioux Falls, Gay
C. White OF Watertown, Rev. c. Nc
Kibbin of Madison. j. E. Booth of
Groton. Mrs. T. L. Torgeson of
Beresford, J. F. Jenkins of Carthage.
E. w. Pigeon, M. D. Whisman and
George w. Miller of Huron. The
reports from departments indicated
unprecedented progress. State Treas
urer Whisman reported all bills paid
to date, with good balance in the
treasury, and the financial outlook
most encouraging.
The report OF the secretary indi-
Gated that there had been held since
the first of January seventy-eight
county conventions, together 9TH
nearly 100 special meetings, confer
ences and Institutes. The one out
standing task accomplished was the
statewide survey, In which nearly all
counties responded. and as q result
the Sunday school losses Of 1918
were more than retrieved.
The next great task to be accom-
plished is a series of Leadership con-
ferences," to be conducted Jointly
by the Sunday school association and
the officers of the Y. M. c. A., with
Y. M. C. A. experts of the large cities
Of other states assisting. The pres
pective itinerary will include all Of
the college centers, where there will
be put on "older boys conferences"
in connection with the work Of "or-
ganized adult Bible classes" The
itinerary is to include Sioux Falls.
Yankton. vermillion. Huron, Mitch
ell, Brookings, Madison, Aberdeen,
Watertown and Parker.
BY unanimous vote 1t was decided
to retain the services OF Rev. J. J..
Hull, OF Portland. Me-, as an assis-
tant field worker. 1t was also de-
cided to get an assistant to the pres
ent general secretary. George w.
| Miller sff
All the details were arranged and
the program outlined for next years
state convention, to be held at Rapid
City.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
FURNITURE STORE IN
NEW QUARTERS
JOHNSTONS, INC, MOVE INTO
NEW BRICK BUILDING.

Yesterday afternoon the boards
protecting the front of the new one
hundred and thirty foot brick busi-
ness building were removed and the
public was given an opportunity to
step inside and view the interior of
what has been said to be the finest
display and storeroom In the north
west, barring none.
Manager c. j. Gee and his help
have transferred all the furniture
from the former location. one door
north to the new Johnston headquar-
ters. Only few more finishing
touches are needed to entirely COM
plete the structure. This morning
the store was opened for business
and those who called were struck at
the modern and tidy appearance of
the whole interior. Particularly no.
ticeable is the large display room at
the front now being decorated by
Mr.. Shoemaker, of Sioux Falls.
The Johnston's are large and en-
terprising firm and their Madison
branch, housed as 1t Is In snug new
quarters, bids fair to bring trade to
this city from a wide scope of sur
rounding territory.
Manager Gee states that he Is 80
busy getting things in order ii will
be impossible, at this time. to have
a formal opening, but that it will
come later when he can properly
plan for It,
The new Berther-Robertson build
ing Is indeed a great credit to the
city and affords ample space for the
business 1t now shelters.
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pearance. with chests all puffed out
and walking with the stately preci-
sion of turkey gobblers. the inspec-
tor investigated. At the board OF
health one chicken, a martyr to sci
ence. was massacred and q pound
and quarter Of gravel and sand.
and not very good gravel or sand at
that, was taken out of its crop.
Meantime in the municipal build
ing Market Commissioner Edwin J.
O'Malley stated that the importation
of real estate via the chicken crop
route cost the people of New York
about s7,O00,0GO a year.
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CL0TH|NG TO
KEEP SOARING
RETAILERS ARE NOT no BLAME
ASSERTS AN OFFICIAL.

Chicago. Dec. 13.-Clothing prices
will continue upward next spring,
Charles E. Wry, secretary Of the Ma
tional Association Of Retail clothiers,
announced today. explaining steps
taken by the association to Assistant
Attorney General Mitchell Palmer In
combating the high cost Of wearing
apparel.
The causes Of high prices are be-
yond the control of the retail dealers,
Wry declared, but members of the
association are preparing to hold
further price advances to the mini
mum at the sacrifice of their own
profits.
Popular priced suits, which sold
before the war at SIS and now re-
tail at $50, will bring $50 or more
next spring, Wry said.
Decentralization Of the industry in
cident to the army demands for uni
forms during the war, greatly In
creased labor costs and shortage of
labor due to the stoppage of whole
sale immigration, are responsible
Wry added. Piece workers In Chi
cago clothing factories are earning
as high as $135 weekly, he said.
From ono of the poorest paid indus
tries. employing largely immigrant
workers before the war, the needle
trades have become one of the best
paid. Wage increases since 1914 av-
erage It's per cent, Wry said, while
government reports fix the increase
In the cost OF living during the same
period at 131 per cent.
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Believe Woman Took
Life In Awful Manner

= 4 ~
Lead. Dec. 13.--Mrs. Hilda Nemi.
an aged woman Of this city. was
burned In the furnace Of her home.
Her charred body, with the head
near the door of the furnace. was
found by married daughter.
The lower part Of the body, almost
to the hips. was burned to . crisp
and the upper part was badly char
red.
It ID believed to have been . case
Of suicide a. she had worried . great
deal over the recent arrest Of : son
for being implicated IN raiding the
wine supply Of Slavonian resident
Of Lead.
She deliberately crawled through
the furuacs door upou the hot firs
inside. fea
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
Prizes for
Palace Plans

Mitchell. Dec. 13.--For MitchelPa
new 100000 auditorium the city
council offers prize Of 74s0 for the
best set Of plans. $500 for tho sec-
ond. and $3.50 for the third best set.
Completed plans must be in the
hands Of the council by February
I, 1920, the date Of the competition
will close.
The building must be 20 construct
ed AZ to have seating capacity ol
1000 with enough aisle space to care
for 1000 more.
This will give Mitchell the larg-
est auditorium In any Of the sur
rounding states. Construction will
b started soon after February q
possible %. that the building viii
b ready ~ nsxt 1eptsobes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
Real Estate
In Chickens

New York. Dec. 13.--Some IS tons
Of real estate In the form Of sand
and gravel and masquerading - 80
cents . pound chicken almost got
into the market to be sold to the
public.
About 500 pounds Of sand and
gravel reposed In the crops Of &C.,
600 live chickens which reached the
Jsrsey City yards In eight carloads.
Ths birds pseesate6 % fins - ap-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
YELLOWSTONE PARK
ELK ARE STARVING
HERDS USUAL FOOD SUPPLY
CUT OFF BY HEAVY
SHOWS.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE famous
elk herd in Yellowstone park, num-
bering 10000 animals, faces extinc-
tion by the heaviest snow In thirty
years and the heavy slaughter Of the
animals in Montana, where they have
been driven in search OF food, ac-
cording to Robert S. Yard, execu-
tive secretary Of the National Parks
association. Five thousand animals
already have been killed by hunt
ers outside the park and their car
casses shipped to market in the pres
ent hunting season, which does not
close until Christmas eve, Mr.. Yard
said.
The National Parks association ii
conducting campaign for the elks'
preservation, and Mr.. Yard declared
that starvation faces the animals left
unless large quantities or hay fol
which no appropriation is at present
available can be distributed in their
feeding grounds. The almost unpre'
cedtedly heavy snowfall has cut
off the usual food supply.
Ogden. Utah., Dec. 13.-Ten thous
and wild elk wintering In the Jack.
SON Hole country Of Wyoming. viii
be saved this winter by the fedora
government. which has authorized
the purchase Of hay for their feed
Ing during unusually severe weather
according TO word received by tn,
United States forest service office
from Washington. d. c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
Minnesota Railroad
Men Walk Out

International Falls, Mimi, Dec.
13.-Hhere has been no rioting here
and none Is expected as a result of
the walkout of fifty trainmen on the
Minnesota Dakota and Western rail-
road, serving the International Lum-
Der mills and paper mills. officials
said today. Adjutant General
Hhinow and company guardsmen ar
rived at 9 O'Clock this morning.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
Fuel Restrictions
to Be Lifted

st. Paul, MINI, Dec. IA. w.
Trenholm. of the regional coal COM
mittee announced fuel restrictions In
the northwest region will be lifted
at midnight tonight. Distribution
will become normal as rapidly as
railroads cand handle the coal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
Conference to
Settle Labor Troubles

Washington. Dec. 13.-Reorganiz-
alton of the policies of organized la
Dor was undertaken at a series of
conferences beginning today under
direction of Samuel Gompers. Farm
ers and leaders of all big unions and
the four brotherhoods are on hand.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
Villistas Capture
and Hold for Ransom,

Eagle Pass, Tex, Dec. 13.-Eight
Mexicans and two Americans, one a
guardsman were reported captured
by Villistas in the sacking of Mus
quiz. All are held for ransom.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13
Profiteering to
Be Investigated

Aberdeen, Dec. l3. - Subpoenas
have been served on so Aberdeen
business men to appear before the
federal grand jury which wlll inquire
into the cost and sslling eieas Of
m0ehAndise n Absgoesn4 Amoas
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-13

For sale. / have a few choice
Duroc Jersey boars left. Priced very
reasonable.-E. c. Grimm. Went
worth, s. D.
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SETTLING WORLDS
PEACE PROBLEMS
''REASONABIIE" RESERVATIONS
q. S. SENATE WOULD BE
ACCEPTED.

London, Dec. 13.-It Is learned
authoritively that the outstanding
results of the conference of the big
three here, yesterday. is that Great
Britain. France and Italy are show
ing an inclination to accept reason
able" reservations to the peace
treaty by the American senate, ac-
cording to opinion in British official
circles. One official said that as a
price for American aid. he believed
the allies are prepared to swallow
most of the senate's reservations,
providing 1t can be arranged.
Paris. Dec. 13.-Le Matin declared
today that the Germans have defi-
nitely decided to sign the protocol to
the peace treaty, although they will
endeavor to obtain further conces-
sions up to the last minute of sign
ling. f.
London, Dec. 13.-Allied repre-
sentatives in conference here have
definitely decided to let Russia set
tie its own difficulties.
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Cicuded v on
tFrom the New York Trlbune.j

The railway administration Is lack.
Ing IN courage or vision. or both Al
that II proposes to spend for better
menls and improvements this year I:
half billion dollars From any point
OF view this is clearly inadequate. II
is certainly untlmely. II is less than
The average expenditures: Of the roads
undor private MANAGEMENT In. say. 1--WE
years preceding government operation,
and nalf billion now is equivalent OF
perhaps a quarter OF a billion then.
owing to the intervening rise in wages
and the cost OF equipment and mate
rlas.
The net capital OF the steam roads Is
very near TO twenty billion dollars.
Even betterments and improvements at
the rate OF 5 per cent year would
moan, therefore, a billion dOlla annu-
ally And as far back as 1901, James J.
Hill made the historic statement that
for Improvements and extensions a full
billion year was then needed by The
railroads for at least seven years. fol-
lowing 20 bring them up TO the level OF
the requirements OF American Industry
and trade.
They have never had IT, It is noto-.
ious that expenditures In the four years
preceding 1917 were skimped to the
bone, partly because Of lack OF funds
aud partly because Of the refusal OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
grant larger increase in rates. It'was
In part because OF this skimping that
with The great rush OF war business in
the fall OF 1917. there came the so-called
breakdown" OF the roads Which vas
made a pretext for their seizure by. the
government n the roads had been in
prime condition they could have met
even the unprecedented demands OF
war.
They were not In prime condition
then. and they have not been imp owed
any under governmental operation. On
the contrary, we quoted recently from
The Railway Age, the estimate OF
some railway experts that the deferred
maintenance-mainte alone, to
say nothing OF mproyements-for thsl
year Of governmental operation. was
fully s300O0O.O00. If this be true. how
can an expenditure OF half billion, at
present D ices and costs, be remotely
adequate even If TO this is TO be added
2s6 MILLIONS more for equipment or
dered last year but not delirered7
When the government took hold a
year ago the roads themselves made es-
Inmates OF the needed Improvements
that then totaled 81 Si.300.000000. II we
add to this S300.O0O0OO OF deferred
maintenance and deduct last years ex-
pendltures. the minimum amount now
needed would certainly be above bill I
lion dollars. A bold and courageous
railway policy would p obably make II
much more There Is a double reason
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salt pork, 295,0OO.0O0 OF picked pork.
i0O000,0OO OF lard. Vit,ually every
day since the first of the year those
stocks OF surplus meat products nave
been piling up. Furthermore, not In
years and years has taere been Oacs
on the range and the farm anything
Ike the superabundance OF live stock
on the hOof there now Is. waiting TO
go TO the slaughter houses, the pack
ing plan and then into cold storage
when there Is room for t.
a week ago the Agricultural Depart
ment repol ted on the farms, al $4,000
cattle, an increase Of 2870000O0 over
last year; II reported 1913 000 shoep,
an increase OF 100000; and 75 5S7 900
hogs. an increase OF more than 4,f0O.000
All the while the American consumer
pays 80 cents a pound for ham. as i
there werrn'l a hog on earth. All the
while the American consumer Is dream
ing Of the happy past when he cocld
buy mutton All the while The Amer
lean consumer IS 1giirinz whether he
can pay for beef the prices which not
so long aro were none too low for can
vasback duck.
From all political parties In the
past generation the Amar'c'n people
have heard a great deal about the
criminal greed. the wanton bleeding ~
the pubic, by private food trusts. Why
there never bfore was a trust OF any
sot or descrlnton that would not
shrink into pqllld noth'ng1ess bero"e
The United Satcs Food administration
trusf which the mo-p thn~e is IN The
land 10 eat. NE h'oher marts the food
prices for more th7n in9.N0000O con-
sumers within our own bordersi
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The Government Food Trust
tFrom the New York SUM-

BY the sudden ending OF the war
this country now fnds itself stocked
fabulously with surplus food. Millers
are shutting down their mills because
there is more flour on hand than can
be sold. Packers are building new
storehouses by the acre because with
all the new beef and hog supplies
coming In, they cannot take care OF q
greaier quantity OF surplus meat pro-
ducts than they ever had to hold be-
fore. The granaries, the elevators.
The cold storage plants, the terminal
warehouses, all the places where food
may be handled. stored and kept, are
bursting with oversupplles.
Yet, while American consumers are
groan'ng under the crushing burden
or he high cost OF living-the famine
prices they are asked TO pay in a land
OF plenty and In season OF feast
The United States government keeps
up The inordlnate food prices. Th,
Cnltcd States government. exercising
TO the limit us war control OF food
does everything In It's power to hold
consumers In peace so that 10 NAV
continue to Jack prices high above
their reach.
The United States government. as
a specific example, again flxes the
price OF hogs for February. as 70.
January. at si75o a hundred pounds
A was pricel A starvTlon price
And on January there were ai- ter
minal nO'nts such stocks as 295 OOo.-
0OO pounds of frozen meats: OF cured
beef, 3i000o01, pounds; i2.nO0.OO)
pounds 81 lamb and mutton: 60 OO0.-
ono OF frozen pork, 35i.o00cO0 or dry
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QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That Is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tablets,
the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards, practicing physician for
IL years and calomeps old-time enemy,
discovered the formula for Olive Tablets
while treating patients for chronic con-
stipation and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping Is the 'keynote" of these
little sugar-coated, olive-colored tablets.
They cause the bowels and liver to act
normally They never force them to
unnatural action.
If you have dark brown mouth" now
and then = a bad breath - dull, tired
feeling-sick headache-torpid liver and
are constipated, you'll find quick, sure and
only pleasant results from one on two Lit.
tie DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
just to keep right. Try them. 10c and
25c per box ALI druggists.
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AMERICAN MADE TOYS
Domestic Industry Doubles During W-Naona Toy Assoc-
alton Propheses Continued Growth of Domestic Industry

The toy industry OF America Is COM
ing into Its own. American people dur
ing the last holiday season bought do
nestle toys until they cleared the
shelves OF every dealer. II Is the unan-
imOus sentiment OF the toy stores that
they will hereafter specialize In Amer
lean made playthings.
There always has been a very con-
siderable toy manipulating industry IN
this country but it has been so close
to home that its full development was
not appreciated. Somehow or other the
impression got around that Santa Claus
had his workshop elsewhere, but after
The war started. the American public
awOke TO the fact that there were
plenty Of toys made right here In. the
u. 5. A.. Whatever gaps were made in
the regular toy lines by the embargo
which was placed on all imports were
rapidly flled by the inventive ingenu-
iiy and organizing ability OF American
manufacturers. -'
The great growth OF the toy business
since 1918 Is well exemplfled by the
history Of II flrms which produced s7.-
$40 900 worth Of toys In that year. In
1918 those same firms sold 100000
worth OF playthings.
The great impetus which. the indus
try received Is emphatcally shown by
The 81 firms which started In business
after 1913. These manufacturers pro-
duced 100000 worth OF toys in 1917.
and s7.5O000O in 1918
There Is one department OF the toy
industry in which American mauufac-
turers have always had the lead-the
production OF educational toys. No
people have as many toys which teach
as well and amuse as those who live
In the United States. Outside OF the
hours which are spent In school there
Is no more instructive influence In the
lives OF children than the toys with
which they play. In their paytlme
they should certainly be using articles
which develop American Ideals rather
Than foreign.
There are several departments OF the
toy industry which have shown great
growth since 1913, but the one which
has jumped most prominently to the
tore Is the making Of dolls. What are
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known as character dolls and the In
destructible dolls were originated in
this country before the war. Before
1918 the competition from Europe was
too strong to prompt extensive devel-
opments. As soon. however, as Amerl-
ca had to depend entirely on the do
mestlc product the making OF dolls
increased by leaps and bounds until
today there are 100000 worth Of dolls
turned out annually.
Christmas tree ornaments are an
other class Of merchandise which was
always imported. After countless ex-
periments and many trials and failures.
American manufacturers are now pro-
dueing the very best quality OF decor
ations. The complaints in regard TO
certain merchandise OF this character
which was on sale during the i9~ hol-
lday season were usually caused by
merchandise which had been made out
side OF the United States rather than
by The home products.
There is a national association OF
American manufacturers OF toys which
has a m mhership OF ia OF the leading
manufacturers OF the country. This
body has decided TO place the following
fhtHAiAtdhlbI titdt On btOuuOto
by the members:
AMERICAN T0YS. .4e
The pennies spent on little toys
For Uncle Sans own girls and boys
In turn, OF course, go back again
To our own loyal working menl r.
American-the Worlman's Hand
Built and Planned -c
American-in Spirit, too,
Americas Toy Gift TO YOU. -- <
The association Is trying 10 make
permanent the toy industry Of the
United States, and every ADVANTAGE
which IL can win for its members win
be gladly passed on TO every manufac-
turer OF toys which are worth while.
At the annual meeting Of the associa-
tlon which was recently held In New
York several topics OF general interest
were discussed. The two most inn.
portant from the standpoint OF the pubs.
lie were the employment by toy mens-
ufscturers OF disabled soldiers and the.
matter OF encouraging the artistic quail
ity OF toys.
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now for srch hold and foresighted
management The nrst, OF these Is the
obvious unemployment problem. which
WIN bring Increasing difficulties prob
ably up TO midsummer or later.
Large expend lures now by the rail-
ways might readily give just that push
of or flllp that industry and business
now seem awaiting.
But there IS a much larger reason. II
The Judgment of our most foresighted
business men and flnsnciers is 10 count
for anything the next few years will be
hummlng times for industry In this
country. We have the cash and the
goods and the opportunity, and nothing
seems lacking for another period OF re-
markable industrial expansion. Con-
{ ary to widespread belief. there has
been In such general industrial expan-
sion In the four years OF war. Immense
factories now being dsman-
tied are mute testimony 10 this fact. II
This expansion comes our railroads will
be as Httle equipped to meet II as they
were TO meet the emergency OF 1917
To observers OF railway affairs, one
1f the great weaknesses OF operation by
companies was the dsposi- |
lion 10 curtail expenditures In dull
lines and then TO rush forward i'm |
at an apex OF prosperity |
The results were Invariably alike. II
The government cannot do better in this |
single regard II has certainly been able
TO show no great ope atlVe results In
any other way, and the rise in costs
has been something prodlglous II the
administration cannot meet the
obvious. emergency The case
against governmental ownership or OPP
Grafton may be said to be complete and
closad
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"n view OF the disparity between the predictions OF the
advocates OF government operation Of railways the Rail-
way Age concludes and the actual results Of the countrys
rs year Of government operation should think that
public might be disposed In future TO pay less attention
than II the past TO the views and prophese Of the
advocates Of government operation and to give
to the information furnished to II and the opinions
pressed by persons who know something about the
railroad business"