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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
MUST WAIT 50
DAYS FOR COAL
ALL STATES SUPPLIED FROM THE
HEAD OF THE LAKES WILL
NOT BENEFIT.

Minneapolis, Dec. 12.-Minnesota
and other states of the northwest sup
piled with soft coal from the head OF
the lakes will not benefit from the re-
sumption Of work by the bituminous
miners for at least 60 days, accord
ing to Minneapolis fuel dealers, and
for that reason they believe the pres
ent restrictions as to the use of BIZ
luminous coal and coke will remain
in effect until January l and perhaps
longer.
With strict conservation, members
of the city committee of the federal
fuel administration said the dock
coal at the head Of the lakes will be
sufficient to meet the essential needs
of dock territory until all rail coal
from Indiana and Illinois mines can
be shipped to dock territory to care
for other than essential needs.
An order was issued yesterday
however, diverting all cars available
for carrying coal to the Illinois min
ing district from northwest terminals
1t is believed these cars will be used
to meet urgent demands for coal ir
the Chicago industrial districts ane
other Illinois communities which
have been hard hit by the coal short
age.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
Find Small
Irregularities

Mitchell. Dec. 12.--Irregularities
Of small Importance were found ir
practically every department of the
county by c. j. Alexander. state ac-
countant. who has spent the past sew
eral weeks making thorough exam
ination of the books OF all the county
officials.
Ex-Treasurer Fowler was found to
be short on tax collections $7s.69, ac-
cording to entries in the tax collection
for the past two years. State Attor-
ney p. A. Zollman has not compiled
with the law in that he has not filed
his verified accounts with the audi
tor. Register Of Deeds ]. A. Rogan
through a Misunderstanding in the
recording Of soldiers discharges, has
charged 81 for each paper recorded
The fee is only so cents, so those SOL
diers who have paid 81 for filing fees
are requested to call for the change
The balance sheet Of the count,
treasurer shows that the officer has
q balance of $70.245 on hand.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
REPUBLICANS TO
MEET IN CHICAGO
DATE OF NATIONAL CONVENTION
JUNE 8, 1920.

Washington. Dec. IL. - Chicago
was selected today as~t the place fol
the republican national convention
Eext year. June 5 was selected a.
the date for the convention.
The selections were made by the
republican national committee. The
contest for the convention city was
narrowed to Chicago and st. Louis
and the vote was "A for Chicago anc
for ST. Louis.
Gov. Sproul. of Pennsylvania, in a
keynote speech at the meeting toda,
of the republican national committee
attacked the administration Mexi-
can policy and declared the republi
can party approached the coming
presidential campaign with conf
dence that the people would endors,
its policies.
His outline of these included 6
better relation between capital ant
labor. economy and business manage
ment in administration, a firm han.
ding OF the Mexican situation, restor
alton of Americanism and constitu
tional government and a sound solu
tion of the railroad problem.
Referring briefly to the quetsion o.
peace. the governor declared that th,
republican citizenship had "endeavor.
ed to cooperate in the conclusion o
the matter with only such limitation
as will preserve to this republic it
full right to determine its own al
fairs" under the constitution.
The governor predicted overwheIm
ing republican success next year ant
said that In Nebraska where ther,
recently had been q democratic stat
administration the people were "pray
ing for a closed season on democrat
in order that the party may not be
come wholly extinct"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
SUGAR SITUATION A
TOPIC IN SENATE
VOTE ON McNARY BILL TO CON.
TTNUE THE EQUALIZATION
BOARD DELAYED.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Responsi
bilities and remedies for the present
sugar situation were raised in the
senate today when the McNary bill to
continue the United States sugar
equalization board was brought up
Prolonged debate prevented a vote on
the measure.
President Wilson was charged by
Senator McNary. republican, of Ore
gon, with major responsibility for the
sugar shortage through failure to act
on the boards repealed recommend
ations last summer to purchase Gu
ban sugar.
The McNary bill was opposed by
senators from the cane and beet pro-
ducing sugar states, while other SEN
ators Joined in Senator McNary's plea
for governmental control of sugar to
protect consumers from exorbitant
prices.
The present sugar shortage, Sen
ator McNary declared. is "psycholog-
ical and not actual"
When it became known that the
president had neglected to buy the
Cuban crop and that there was q
short Louisiana crop. speculation be-
came rife and everybody, housewives
included, boarded sugar." declared
the senator.
The remedies are to buy the Cuban
crop and control prices. to save hun
dreds of millions Of dollars to the
consumer"
Senator McNary said he was
amazed" at the ruling of Attorney
General Palmer. permitting whole
sale price of 18 cents a pound for
cane sugar and IL cents for beet
ugar.
With Senator Mcclellan, democrat,
of Kentucky, Senator Kirby, demo-
crat. Of Arkansas, criticised the or
cers dividing the country intol zones
for purchasing of sugar with higher
prices prevailing in some zones than
others.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
NOMINEES MUST
ACCEPT OFFICES
STATE CONVENTION SELECTIONS
HAVE UNTIL JANUARY 1 TO
FILE ACCEPTANCES.

Pierre, Dec. 12.-Nominees of the
various recent conventions have until
January to file their acceptances to
the offices to which they were select
ed, and failure to 80 do will bar them
from having their names placed on
the official primary ballot. under the
existing election law of the state.
This applies to national as well as
state candidates, and It is hardly like
ly that all of them win file any such
acceptance. especially in such cases
as the nonpartisan selection Of Rob-
ert T. LaFollette as their vice presi-
Dental choice under Gov. Frazer, of
North Dakota as the presidential
choice.
The candidates for state and ma
tional positions are just beginning to
feel the actual working effects OF the
present primary law, which is the en-
actment Of the voters at the last gen.
eral election, and some of them are
wondering just where 1t is leading
them to.
After the county proposal meetings
the fourth Tuesday of this month,
when the different county candidates
selected by the proposal meetings
will be selected and will have to place
themselves under the provisions Of
the law, there will be further won
dering, this likely to be added to by
the indepedent candidates for county
places which are likely to be filled.
Altogether, candidates for official
places will have a great deal to learn
before the campaign is finally closed 4
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
Railway Commission Is
Adjusting Phone Rates

Pierre, Dec. 1.-THE state railway
commissio has been holding . num-
ber OF hearings on telephone ratos.
the issne being the confirmation Of
Burleson ratss fixed just before turn
ing the lipss back to privats owners.
The only changes made wexA In sk-
change rates In rs offices of the
Northwestern company In the south
ern part Of the state. and other hear
ings were continued for 30 days to
allow : proper showing to be made
BY subscribers.
The general idea Of the commits
sion sto establish rates which will
best meet the actual working condi-
tions and the needs of the public.
especially IN relation to extra charges
20 that Il they continue as extra
charge they win not also - added
Into The regular ratss and. q tact. ~
oelleeteA twtee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
DemmOcrats Are
Hunting a Candidate

Pierre. Dec. 12.-The democrats
ire hunting for capdidate for lieu
enant governor, and Chairman Geo.
Philip, Of their state proposal meet
ing. will have to make the selection.
In their meeting they made the mis-
take Of selecting Claude s. Harris. OF
Sioux Falls, as their nominee. and he
has repudiated the idea that he is q
democrat. Under the law, any va
cancy which occurs c-.cr to the. pri-
mary election must be filled By the
chairman Of the proposal meeting.
Any vacancies which may occur on
the ballot after the primary IL to be
filled by the state committee on a call
Of the chairman for that purpose.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
Heating Plant
Steam Pipe Explodes

Hecla. Dec. 1.-THE home Of Rev.
Father Cornelius Msnnes, priest Of
the Catholic church IT Hecla, was the
scene Of an exciting and damaging
episode on Tuesday evening at about
10 o'clock.
The house "a heated By means Of =
steam system and one Of the pipes
leading from the boiler through the
basement Of the house to the upper
floors became clogged In some un-
known way On Tueeday and its clog
ging caused N explosion Of the boil
q. The forcs Of the explosion tore
down The seeti6n os ! bfick chimney
whieh estep1St - ~ Sassmeat neoe.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12

was planned to construct about 10
miles of concrete surfaced paved
roads and 80 miles of gravel surfaced
roads In Yankton county.
Later reports show that the major
ity against the proposed s3.250.o00
bond issue " 216 votes. The vote
stood l.799 favor of the proposal,
and 2.115 as. nst.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
VITAL STAT|S1 ! J
FOR November
REPORT OF COUNTY CLERK F.. l..
BURNETT FOR LAKE
COUNTY.


Births.
Sons were born to Mr.. and Mrs,
Scott Muth. Lloyd E. Johnson, Oscar
Wilson. Louis C. Schroeder, Irwin r.
Letcher, Bernt Dahl. Ben Long. Elk
Menkin. Irwin Smith. Benjamin
Frost, w. A. Bergerson.
Daughters were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward J. Palmquist, Ivan Cal
lies. Alfred H. Kalkbrener, Walter @
Marquart. Otto Keup, Rudolph
Graese, Chas. e. Busby, Mallory Wal
ter Calhoun, William Kouri, George
Ramsey. Karl Ludwig Olson.
Deaths.
Donald Irwin KRISTEN, age Is days
Ralph Warren Leonard. age 3 days
Baby Fredericks. age Z days.
George NJ. Curtis, age 40 years.
Dora Mae Thurow, age Is years.
Clara Ethel Beckett. age "a years
Carrie Bowmer, age 38 years.
Edward A. Handorf, age II years
Mary B. Templer, age IS years.
Marriages.
Charles c. Matson and Genevieve
Louise Smith.
Charles Kern and Elsie Clara Rich.
ter.
John Ellis, jr., and Clara Mathison
George w. Harrison and Clara 8
Huffman.
Fred w. Klasey and Edna Mae
Dixon.
Arthur conley and Violet Marion
Hamernick.
Henry Alfred Medium and Esther
Mary Tollefson.
Louis F. Hagerty and Egnes Irene
Cook.
sobed vickmark and Lillian Hab.
eger
Divorces.
Frances e. Keith from Jasper H
Keith.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
Yankton County
Defeats Bonds

Yankton. Dec. H.. - Proposed
bonds Of $3.250.o0o for good road
building were defeated at . special
election held on Tuesday throughout
Yankton county.
The bonds lacked about 400 votes
Of receiving majority Of the yotee
cast. The city Of Yankton yoted
strongly n favor of the proDooo6
bonda, but the country preeincts
turned the tide against the bonds ana
defeatel the propositton.
Un1se - proooee1 bona taepe 4
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
Minneapolis Street
Cars Collide

Minneapolis, Dec. 12.-Scores were
injured early today when two street
cars collided on the norths side, one
turning over. None were killed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12

laid low the foundation wall upon
two sides and moved the house off
the foundation about two feet.
The house was 80 by 40 feet In d.
mensions and the second floor joists
weer torn loose from the studding by
the explosion.
No one was injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
Should Go to War
to Liberate Ireland

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE United
States should 60 to war with Great
Britain Il necessary to liberate ire
land. Justice Cosalan, Of the New
York supreme court declared before
the house foreign affairs committee
hearing on the Mason bill to send
ministers and consuls to the ''Irish
republic"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
Government Takes
Control of Sugar

Washingto Dec. 12.-The senate
passed the McNary sugar bill contain
ing government control OF sugar dis
tribution and prices for one year,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-12
.CARRA|RA WILL make
OIL AXPHVS|VE
REFUSES PERMIT FOR FURTHER
DRILLING OF AMERICAN
WELLS IN MEXICO.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Carranza' g
refusal to permit further drilling Of
American oil wells In Mexico may cost
the United States government $780,
100000, 1t was estimated here today.
This would be insured In converting
1850 oil burning vessels into coal
burners.
Mexico City, Dec 12.-William o.
jenkins. American consular agent,
charged In a message to the United
Press from Pueblo that the state
court there Is killing time on his re-
quest to cancel the $500 bond on
which he was recently released from
jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30

strings of voters by picturing the mil lennium which is due to arrive just as soon as they are declared winners and formally inducted into office. Fearful pleas that all. the patriotic candidate wants is an opportunity to right the wrongs of the downtrodden "peepul" and show up" the unprincipled trick sters who now feed at the public trough and trifle with the liberties of the states manhood will be heard no more.
 If MT. Long's bill. becomes a law and is strictly enforced, politics will lcse it's lurid hue. Running for office will become a decidedly tame performance. Even the voters would regret the change. They have learned by ex- perience that campaign promises are not to be taken at their face value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
FOR WHOSE COUNTRY,

From "Girard's Talk of the Day. in the
 Philadelphia Press.
 The Argonne was the greatst Indian battle ever fought.
 It seems that seventeen thousand h. dians put on khaki to fight the Hun. or course, not all of them were at the Argonne. but a great many were.
 In no battle which the redskin ever waged in America to defend what he deemed his own country. did he muster more than third the number of war riors that went to fight under Pershing.
 And here is the strange part of it. Our beneficent laws deny to many h. dians even the right of citizenship, Thus the Indians fought for Old Glory. hut not for their country. because they haven't any.
 There were fine young fellows-grad- uates of Carlisle-who lost their lives in France, to whom the all knowin 2 white fathers in Congress had not thought 1t worth while to grant the right to vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
Children Barred

''The housing problem is becoming most acute in Birmingham. said Lieut., D. NJ Collier of the United States navy, "and just what people with children will do is more than I can say. When I returned from foreign service and had rented an apartment, I incidently mentioned the baby and the real estate man told me I could not have the apartment at all 1T I had children. So after serving my cour- try for eighteen months, came home to find that the largest apartment houses in the city would allow no children In them In Germany prizes are offered for large families. but here the children are considered a drawback. I am wondering just what the end will be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30

From the New York Herald.
 G7TIHERE is an old university at Graz
 in the Austrian province of
 Styria. Attached to it is poly technic academy. Each is presided over by a "rector magnifcus." These "excellencies" put their wits together and produced a declaration against the peace of might''-that is to say, against the peace of Versailles, as ap- piled to Germany, and the, peace of St. Germain, as applied to Austria The document, which has just reached New York, is probably unique for imprud- ence and idiocy.
 Speaking for the professors of the university and the academy, the two opponents of Scientific method of thinking" appeal to all scientific cor porations in the world" to save Ger man science, arts and intellectual pro- ficiency from the assaults of 'unscrup- ulous dictators in politics." in a word, from the statesmen of the allies who sat about the tables at which the treaties were formulated and an- nOunced.
 Men of learning everywhere are ex- horted to heed this pathetic warning and to check those who would cripple and morally debase the German na- tion. hitherto indefatigably working for civilization" To this end it was proposed to have appointed, even at the eleventh hour, committee of experts in law, history, political economy and technics to arbitrate between the Ger manic nations and those who would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
nMMaAaps1I
A MARCHING SONG

By Rhys Carpenter From Egypt into China they have build ed them a wall; They have held the front of Eden from the Teuton and his thrall; On the snowy stairs of Elburz you may hear their bugles call,
 "Ye are safe, Be at ease! Ye are safe!' There are gardens in the southland where the Tatar may not go; There is dewy corn in Babel where the desert used to hlow. In the vineyards over Gaza you may see the grapes aglow:
 "Ye are safe! Be at ease! Ye are safe!" Ton shall watch the ships adrifting with the Tigris underkeel; In the crooked streets of Bagdad you shall see the camels kneel With the good things out of Persia that
 the robber could not steal; eye are safe, Be a ease. Ye are safe" Tn the brain of wounded England lay
 the silence for span: Then she rose and wrought a marvel by the steppes of Turkestan: o ye women-folk of Irak! o ye children
 of Iran.
 "Ye are safe. Be at ease, Ye are safe!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
GRAZ UNIVERSITY SPEAKS

cripple their usefulness in an ungrate- ful world.
 The bright names of the places as. sociated with Germany's work fol civilization" will never be forgotten as associated with her The burning oi the great Catholic library at Louvair the wrecking and desacration of the great French cathedrals, the efforts to destroy the spires of Oxford and the towers of Westminster Abbey. the deliberate bombing of the city of ven5 ice, with the partial destruction of tY Rialto-these are but few exampX indications of policy and state mind. Y,
 When the war began the boasted scholars of Germany, including theo- logians whose names were household words in America and Great Britain, were the first to justify, over their signatures, the rape of Belgium and war to the death on the enemies of the Fatherland." These were the men who demanded that those who defend ed their altars and their homes against Germany should be punished" for their presumption.
 As for ourselves, tho exchange profes- sors from Germany, who tried to under mine our institutions, and Ameetoau exchange professors, who como baok from Germany with Red Eagles end . contempt for the Monroe Docrtna. onaDad orr e-a~ y.n- .s-> IA tity in method of German scholasti- cism and German militarism-
 The teeth of both have been drawn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
Drouth in the Corn
 Belt Iniuring Crop

E XCESSIVE rains damaged the N corn crop in the south, but drouth in those sections of the middle west and the northwest constituting the "belt" corn has suffered greatly within the past week.
 In June the estimated yield was something like three billion and a quarter bushels. From the present outlook it will fall considerably below three billions. -.ss
 In some counties of Alabama, Chero- kee, for example, the condition of both corn and cotton has improved materially within the last month. Alabama's cotton crop on the whole, however, will be much smaller than the government forecast early in the season. Instead of eight hundred thousand bales, it will hardly reach six hundred thousand.
 As to corn, Alabama will probably produce crop almost, if not quite, as large as last year.
 The agricultural situation in this state in 1918 was above all previous records. In 1919 we will harvest abundant crops that will mean pros perity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
Do American Girls Lack
 Music in Their Speech?

A WRITER in Musical America, SA Leonora Raines, discusses in terestingly the question embodied in the above caption. Miss Raines be- gins by quoting from British publi- cation: "There is bird of lovely ap- pearance, attractive and of brilliant plumage. It has graceful walk; it's outline is a masterpiece of the sculp- tors chisel; it is the most beautiful of feathered creatures, and it's radiancy dazzles. It opens it's mouth to call, and horrors! Its voice is the harsh est and most grating in all the world of voices. The wondrous bird is the peacock.
 There is woman sweet to look upon. Her carriage is superb, her movements are those of a queen, her figure is full of curves and the aban- don of grace; her colorings has ever
 been the ambition and the despair of Iartists. She opens her mouth to speak. Horrors! Her voice is the most |unsonorous and rasping in all the world of voices. 'Tis Yankee girl" Miss Raines, who is an American lessayist, takes the taunt in good na- ture and is ready to aid in correcting the defect. "A strange freak of na- ture!" she says, land yet it seems the flaw of compensation. making the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-30
Trying to Put Curb
 On Campaign Promises

ID REPRESENTATIVE J. LEE 0N LONG has introduced a bill in the state legislature which strikes at the very foundation stone, metaphori- cally speaking, of political campaigns. If the bill is enacted into law candi- date who in the heat of the moment and the lust for office, makes prom ises which he fails to live up to after being elected, Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, andr upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500, or sentenced to the county jail for not more than 12 months, one or both, at the discretion of the jury"
 A law like this would take at least half the joy out of running for office. A candidate who declares himself called upon to save the commonwealth from disaster and at whatever sacri- flee is prepared to shoulder the bur- dens of office holding, solely to bene- fit his fellow man and without desire of fame or filthy lucre for himself, will think twice before making prom ises which he could not possibly car ry out, and deep down in his heart, has no intention of fulfilling, if he faces stiff fine, or jail sentence, or both, for betraying the confidence of the sovereign voter.
 What will become of campaign oratory, with such a potential blight placed on the flowers of eloquence ? Thundering in the index or anywhere else will give way to cautious de- meanor and disinclination to indulge in glittering generalities little in keep ing with the time-honored traditions of the stump. Candidates will no longer be able to play on the heart