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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
STATE SOLDIER
CAMPS ON RHINE
FRANK HARKINS, WATERFOWL
BOY WRITES INTERESTING
LETTER ABOUT YANKS.

Watertown, July 12.-Frank Har-
kins, a Watertown boy, is with the
army of occupation in Germany and
writes to his mother here under date
of June from Coblenz, Germany, in
which he tells of a recent trip to
France where he took part in a pa
rade of troops and service held in the
immense cemetery of the Argonne
where $4,000 United States soldiers
are buried. The letter follows:
well, l am. back from that trip
to France and am again with the
company. We are now stationed on a
high hill opposite Fort Erembrustein
and overlooking Coblenz. We can get
down in minute by jumping off
but it takes almost a half hour to
climb up again. In other words,
we're sitting on the top of the world
Il would have hated to miss that
trip to France. We paraded and took
part in the ceremony held in the Ar
gonne cemetery 1t is the largest
cemetery on the greatest battlefield
of Europe. There are $4,000 men
buried there and all of them U. S.
soldiers, who took part in the Ar
gonne drive.
l walked around the woods and
fields where Hindenburg held his last
line, The battlefield cannot be de-
scribed. The shell holes are so thick
a man can step from one to the other
and the fields and woods are Uttered
with old rifles, machine guns, cart
ridges, duds, hand grenades, and
equipment Each day they are find
ing the bones of men and burying
them. There are men who died in
those woods who never will be found
The French are moving back and
here and there are little grain fields
and potato fields while the people
themselves live in old dugouts and
the ruins of what was once cities
While we were there they fed us on
hardtack, corned beef and coffee and
we slept in pup tents, one blanket
apiece and SO cold we could not sleep
'The battalion also took another
trip today. A launch ride up the
Rhine as far as Bingen. We had {
chance to see some of the old castles
some that were built before Shrist.
i've been appointed automatic
rifleman and made a private, first
class. That excuses me from all in
terror guard duty and along with IN!
marksman money raises my pay.
don't know how long that will last
Am sending two poppies, one wa:
picked in the shell-torn city of Yer
dun, and the other in shell hole OF
the Argonne. The fields there arr
red with them"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
HELD F OR
! !. BRUTAL ASSAULT
WATERFOWL MAN UNDER $3, 600
BOND ON CHARGE OF ROB
BING A FARMER.

Watertown, July 12.-As the re-
suit of his preliminary hearing in
this city, Elmer Ball, arrested and
identified by Oscar Olson, Sinai
farmer, as the man who had beaten
and left him lying in a ditch at the
side of a road near Watertown last
Thursday night, was bound over for
trial in circuit court on a charge of
grand larceny.
His bail was fixed at $4,000 by
Geo. w. Case before whom the hear
ing was conducted after the defend
ant had filed an affidavit of preju-
dice against Judge I1H. Myers.
Taking the stand as the complain
ing witness, Oscar Olson, who had
just left the hospital, told the story
of his experiences here with Ball up
to the time he lost consciousness
when the latter struck him.
Olson admitted he had been drink
ing the day he was beaten and rob
bed, but insisted that he was sober
enough TO remember clearly he had
about $45 in cash when he left town
with Ball little after o'clock in
the evening for ride in the country.
He said he had come here to have a
time" and he confessed that he had
it.
He and Ball, Olson testified, drove
to a point south and west of the fly
ing field in West Watertown where,
he continued, third man drove up
in a Ford and sold him a quart of
liquor. He paid him either SIS or
$40, he said, and had about $25 left.
AS the third man left, Olson said
Ball swore at him and struck him in
the face. He hit him three times in
the same spot and then he lost con-
sciousness, he said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Surgeon Performs An
Unusual Operation

Chicago, July "Details of an
extraordinary operation were today
made public in connection with the
double operation performed by DR..
Orland f. Cotton on himself and wife
yesterday. They were convalescing
today.
To prevent amputation of his wifes
right leg, DR.. Scott sliced IL inches
of skin from one of his own limbs
and grated it on the injured member
of his wife.
Throughout the operation, which
lasted an hour, Dr.. Scott talked with
interns and students, explaining each
step as it was taken and what steps
were to follow. He took no anes-
thetic, and despite the pain showed
no outward signs of suffering.
The doctor was a captain in the
United States medical corps in
France. His speciality was liquid
fire cases, where skin grating opera
tions were numerous.
Mrs. Scott was injured i'm an auto
mobile accident. DR.. Scott set the
leg, but an infection made necessary
either amputation or skin grating.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Plague Deaths In
Ports of Texas

Austin, Tex, July 12.-Eight cases
of bubonic plague have developed and
three of the victims have died to
date at Beaumont, Tex, the state
health office announced here. AT
Galveston there have been three
cases of plague, with two deaths re-
sulting. 123 7890TAOINNNNN
sulting SO far, it added.
The health director declared 20
per cent of all rats killed at Beau
mont were infected with bubonic
plague, which he considers "a decid-
edly heavy rate"
Considerable progress is being
made in rat determination campaigns
in Texas ports, the director said, but
added that 15,006, more traps are
needed at Beaumont, where state and
federal health forces are being in
creased daily.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
CHAOTIC conditions
EXIST. IN MEXICO
STATE DEPARTMENT ADVISED
OF NUMBER OF REBEL
MOUS MOVES.

Washington, July 12.-Advices to
the state department today from the
American embassy in Mexico City
said number of officers formerly on
the staff of General Pablo Gonzales
were in prison on the charge of plot
ting against the government, that the
state of Chiapas was in open rebel
lion, and that General Francisco J..
Murguia, who was defeated for gov
ernor of the state of Michoacan, had
raised the flag of rebellion.
The Mexican embass has received
official advices which it made public
today stating that Generals Juan Bar
ragan, Alfredo Ricauelt and Lucio
Blanco, and Colonel Pauline Fontes
had returned to Mexico from the
United States where they fled after
the killing of Carranza. The embassy
statement said "the authorities, in ac-
cOrdance. with an order by the gov
ernment, have not prevented their
entry in order to pursue them in due
time, so as to cut their possible re-
treat
Mexico City newspapers received
here today give prominence to reports
that two of these generals, Blanco
and Ricauelt, together with Ignacio
Bonillas, formerly ambassador to the
United States, attend a "junta" held
recently at San Antonio, Tex, for the
purpose of promoting a new revolu-
tion looking to the restoration of the
Carranza government.
These accounts said it was decided
first to obtain the release from pris-
on of Manuel Aguire Belanga, minis
ter of the interior, and head of the
Carranba cabinet, who, those attend
ing the junta claimed, was the le-
gitimate successor to CarranZa by
virture of being the highest executive
officersof the government after Car
ranZa's death.
The censorship in Mexico City has
been restored, as copies of the Mex
leo City newspapers reaching Wash
ington have whole columns blank
No explanation is made by these pa
pers of the renewal of the censor's
activities.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
VIEWS ON NATIONS
FUEL SUPPLY
SOME DECLARE BIG SHROTAGE
EXISTS WHILE OTHERS SAY
COAL is PLENTIFUL.

Washington, July 12.-Widely di-
vergent opinions as to the nations
coal supply were heard by the inter-
state commerce commission today at
its hearing on the advisability Of
modifying it's order requiring prefer
ence to be given coal mines east of
the Mississippi in the assignment of
open tip cars. Some witnesses said
the country was experiencing the
worst coal shortage in it's history,
while others declared with equal fl
nality that there was no shortage.
The commission was asked both to
modify it's order originally issued for
a thirty-day period ending July FL. so
as not to give so much of monopoly
on cars to the coal mines, and also
to make the order more drastic and
continue it for longer than 80 days.
There was no indication by the COM
mission of its probable action and
the hearing will be continued tomor-
row.
Carl Jackson, member Of the Wis
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
TO CLEAN UP WAR DEBRIS
France In Urgent Need Of Half MIL
lion laborers for Purpose.

France is In urgent need of 100000
to 100000 imported laborers to work
In the devastated regions. 1t is calcu-
lated that Frances prewar force OF
100000 builders has been reduced by
heavy war casualties and application
of the eight-hour law to the equlva-
lent of about 6J0,000 which Is made
quate.
A new commission, which has been
functioning unofficially for several
weeks, has drawn up a program to
speed work. Reclaimed materials from
wreckage will be utilized first, and
then material capable of being manu-
factured on the spot where it is need
ed, before bringing in products Of
other regions.
The departure Of more than 100000
Germans and the return home Of some
Chinese contract laborers have made
the shortage Of workers more acute.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Auto Does Shimmy
With Preachers

Rev. Parker Smith, of this city. and
Rev. Mr.. Peterson, of Turkey Valley
were placed in jeopardy when the
steering rod of the auto in which
they were riding worked loose at a
point IL miles from Parker. The
auto was travelling at a rate of about
rs miles an hour at the time. The
steering rod dropped down and
struck the road, causing the car to
swing violently up into the air and
then bob up and down like jumping
jack. Fortunately both men escaped
without serious injury
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12

consin railway commission, urged the
commission to amend it's order so as
to give preference to coal mines hay
ing contracts to supply Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
and northern Michigan. The move
ment of 1000 cars daily to this terri
tory must be had until November, he
asserted, in order "to save the terri
tory from freezing
Agents of public utilities scattered
throughout the eastern half of the
country also asked that preferential
treatment be given their companies
so that winter reserve stock might
be accumulated in the next few
months.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12

Marion, Ohio, July 11.-The atti-
tude to be taken by the republican
party toward the railroad problem is
to be considered at a conference to-
day between Warren G.. Harding and
Senator Albert Cummings, chairman
of the senate interstate commerce
committee and co7author of the
Esch- Cummings railroad act
Organized labor will seek to de-
feat the candidates for congress who
supported the measure and are try
ing to secure a congress which will
repeal the act and pass one provid-
ing for governmental operation and
greater liberties for organized EN-
ployes. Harding voted for the Cum
mings bill.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
ROBINS ARE DOMESTIC
They Try Hard to Live In Chillicothe
Mans House.

Robins want TO nest In the sun par
lor of Frank Marzluff's home at Chilli
cothe, Ohio, SO badly that they have
picked holes through the window
screens.
Marzluff has home with a sun par
lor on hill west of the city. There
are large windows on all three sides
Of the sun parlor. Inside the windows
are many pots of ferns and other
plants.
Robins like the parlor as a nesting
place. For many years they have
flown in at the window bearing bits OF
straw and string. Recently Marzlua
placed screens In the windows and the
persistent birds have picked holes In
the screens.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Jury to Try
Communists

Chicago, July 1.-THE jury to
try William Brose Lloyd and 10 9TH
er members of the communist labor
party for alleged conspiracy to over
throw the government by force was
completed today.
Just 60 days were spent in select
ing the jury and more than 1900
veniremen were examined before IL
satisfactory to state and defense were
found.
Lloyd, millionaire sergeant-at-arms
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
MADISON SOUTH DAKOTA, MONDAY,

of the communist labor party, and
his assr ciates were arrested last JAN
uary during the nationwide round
up of suspected radicals and were in
dicted on four conspiracy counts and
general indictment charging viola
tion of the new state law against
criminal syndicalism
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Ask Privilege of
Consolidation

Washington, July 1.-THE Ameri-
the interstate commerce commission
today to authorize the consolidation
of the express transportation busi-
ness. The company contended that
the express companies need $1,000
900 to carry on the business and as
individuals the companies would have
hard time borrowing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Encyclopedia Has 11,1oo Volumes.

Encyclopedia Has 11,10O Volumes.
The great encyclopedia Of China, be-
gun at Nankin in 1406, Is the greatest
literary undertaking ever known, more
than 1900 scholars having been en-
gagged in its production. 1t comprises
11,10O volumes.
This From \ school Teacher.
They were strolling along the banks
Of White river toward Ravenswood,
two girls from southern Indiana, who
are attending a local preparatory
school for teachers. They We're ad-
miring the row of odd little cottages
and the summer inhabitants, when one
of the girls remarked: Il would just
love t. live out here. but would like a
more exclusive spot" The other girl
agreed she would just love to live
there, but said: II would want q cot
tage where the others amt at."-ln-
dianapolis News.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Germans Withdraw
From Meeting

Spa, Belgium, July 11.-After a
30-minute session today, the Ger
delegates departed from the confer
ence here, leaving the allied repre-
sentatiyes to continue the meeting.
Reports were to the effect that
things had not moved smoothly at
today's meeting. No communique
was issued.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12

Quit Preaching to Be Movie Actor.
To prove his theory that the gospel
Of happiness and laughter can obtain
more converts by way Of the motion
picture screens than from the pulpit,
Rev. George Clarke of Los Angeles,
CAL, has quit his pulpit to become a
comedian In the motion picture corpo-
ration he is forming.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Roosevelt Arrives
At Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, July 11.-Frank-
lin B. Roosevelt, democratic vice
presidential nominee, arrived here
today and was greeted at the station
by his running mate, James Cox.
They proceeded at once to the state
capitol for a conference.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Proposed Advisory
Fuel Committee

Washington, July 1.-THE organ
ization of national advisory fuel
committee to handle the distribution
of soft coal during the shortage was
proposed today at a meeting of mine
operators from all parts of the coun-
try.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Sailors Lost in
Sinking Vessel

New York, July 11.-Three menu
Nbers of the crew of the steamer Lake
Framptom were lost today when the
vessel sank in a collision with the
Southern Pacific liner Comus off
Atlantic City.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Declines to Call
Special Session

Rutland, VT, July 11.-Governor
Percival Clement of Vermont today
declined to call a special session of
the legislature to make possible the
ratification of the federal woman suf-
frage amendment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
Ask Armistice
With BOlsheviki

Spa, Belgium, July 11.-Polish
Premier Grabski today telegraphed
General Pilsudaki at Warsaw to open
negotiations Immediately for an ar
mistice with the Bolsheviki.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-12
LIBERALS IN SESSION
IN CHIC A c D
MERGER OF ALI. ELEMENTS OF
LIBERALISM Is IN SIGHT.

Chicago, July 11.-With the ANAL
gamation of the various liberal
groups into one political party def
nitely in sight, the committee of
forty-eight national convention was
called to order by President Harley
V. christensen at 10 o'clock today
AS none. of the COMMITTEES were ready
TO report, the session was turned into
an experience meeting" The first
speaker was O. M. Thompson of Min
nieapolis, national lecturer for the
nonpartisan league. Victor Berger
strolled in and tok a seat in the
press box.
Chicago, July 11.-Leaders of vari-
Gus liberal groups assembled here to
create effective opposition to the two
old parties in the November elections
were iubilant today. Despite the
original objections voiced by what
might be termed the extreme left
wings of both the committee of for
ty-eight and the labor party to the
proposed merger, the policy of ANAL
gamation was decided upon by the
conference committee last night and
only the mechanical details remain to
be worked out. Selection of the
name was left to the convention.
Chicago, July 1.-THE conference
committee of the committee of forty
eight planned today to receive an or
der representative of the following
groups: Single tax party, ponparti-
san league, constitutional party and
American war veterans. Just before
the conference committee session,
Robert G. M. Cauley, Philadelphia,
national chairman of the single tax
ers, declared his organization would
insist on retaining its identity. Nc
Cauley repeated that Senator Rob-
ert M. La Toilette, the popular
choice of the other groups, would not
be acceptable as a presidential can
didate for the single takers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-15
VTTAGRAPH HEAD
WEEDS SCREEN STAR
Albert E. Smith and Miss Luz
ellie O'Hare Married.

special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
PARIS, ILL.,, Dec. 14.--ln the presence
of n small circle of relatives and girl
friends Miss Lucille O'Hare, known TO
the motion picture world as Jane Paige.
a new star of the Vitagraph COMPANY
was married to-day to Albert r. smith,
the wealthy president Of that corpora
ton.
The bride is niece of one time Repre-
sentative frank O'Hare, who once de-
feated Uncle Joe" Cannon. Mr. Smlth
gave his age as 45 and the brides as "a.
The ceremony took place at the farm
homo of Mr.. and Mrs, Wigfall OHare.
parents of the bride. ten miles south Oh
here. The Rev. Mr.. TalmaSe OF the
Episcopal Church of Madison, WIS, OIL
ciated.
The town has been all astir over the
romance since Saturday, when the prl-
yate car independence was shunted on to
the siding here In II Mr.. Smith travelled
from New York and has been living in 1t.
Prior to her debut in the movies
Miss O'Hare was well known ana
very popular in this village. where
she was born. Her entire screen career
has been with Vtagraph, which she
joined three years ago, appearing first
In the o. Henry series of pictures. Re
Gently che was cast for the star part
in the special production of BLACK
Beauty"
Mr.. Smith Is one Of the pioneers OF the
picture industry. He was one of the
founders of Vitagraph. in 1898,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-15
OMAN o, WAR" At HIPPoDRoME.

Charles Dillingham; yesterday an
nounced that the feature for the holiday
season of Good Times starting next
Monday. will be a reproduction of the
Futurity, run at Belmont Park. Septem-
Der. 10. 1919, in which Man o. War was
the winner. A new circular device of
huge dimensions is being constructed
upon which the race will be run 1t will
be reproduced with the actual number of
entries of the event. Ten horses, in
Guiding the winner. Will appear at the
Hippodrome. and the colors will be those
of the owners whose horses ran at Bel
mont There also will be an impersona
ton OF Johnny Lotus. Jockey. who rode
Man O. War in the race, as we'll as the
other riders
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-15
OPERA NOVELTY NEXT WEEK.
"Don Carlos" TO lie Given for First
Time mt Metropolitan.

"Don Carlos" the fourth In the list
OF novelties and revivais," will be given
for the first time at the Metropolitan
Opera House on Thursday evening OF
next week, with Mines. Ponselle and
Matzenauer and Messrs. Martinelli and
De Luca. Miss CALI and Mr.. Bonfglio
will dance.
Faust" win open the sixth week OF
the season on Monday night. with
Mines Farrar, Berat and Delaunois and
Messrs. Harold. Danise and Rothier
Other operas will be: "Elisir d'Amore,"
wednesday, with Mines. Garrison and
Ellis and Messrs Caruso. Scott and
Naiatesta. Madame Butterfly" Friday
afternoon, with Mines Farrar and For
MIA and Mossrs. Chamlee and Scotti
ia Juive" Friday night, with Mines.
Easton and Scotncy; Alcssrs. Caruso,
Harold and Rothier Miss Call ana
Mr.. Bonhglio will dance "Meilstofele,"
Saturday matinee, with Mines. Aida and
Peralta, Messrs. Gigli and Mardones.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-15
NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

In Mrs. Fisl,c's support In Wake IN.
Jonathan" comedy by Hatcher Hughes and
Elmer - Rice win be Charles Dalton.
Howard Lang. Donald Cameron and Miss
Helen Holt Tho first performance VIII be
IN Atlantic City December 20.
THE Blue Bird the opera which Albert
Wolff has made OF Maetcrlincks play, viii
be given for the first time this season NJ the
Metropolitan on Monday afternoon, Docem-
Dor %. Popular prices will prevail
Arthur Krotlow. originator OF the. cat
step" "chic waltz and other novelties, II
staging Cleveland Bronners ballet In Ihc
Passing show. OF 1920" which opens az the
Winter Garden on December ~.
Arthur Hammerstein VIII help 4. IT,
Woods 20 produce the revue that viii pre-
sent the Mack Sennett bathing girls OF the
screen on the legitimate stage.
Tho annual benefit Of tho Actors Fund
vti1 take place on the afternoon OF Janu-
any a at the Century Theatre.
Sir lanes NJ Barrie has consented 20 the
pr,sentntion OF his "lIaf IN tiour' iu
vaudeville by Nine. Bcason II viii be fca-
tured ia the playlet NJ the Palace next week.
The week u May 10 VIII be music week.
The English company TO present "The
Bepgars' Opera" az the Greenwich Village
Theatre Christmas night has FAILED fiom
London.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-15
DRAMATISTs DISCUSS EQUITY.
Writers Hear THAT Equity shop
Means "CIoscd shop"

When the Dramatists Guild OF the
Authors League met at the Cafe
Boulevard yesterday 20 discuss the ways
ir which the Equity shop proposed by
the Actors Equity Association and
owen Davis. the president. read n let
ter from Avery Hopwood criticising the
Equity shop was being virtually the same
thing as a CLOSED shop" the applause
indicated that the consensus was that
tho Equity shop would be n disadvan-
tage to paywrights.
However. after considerable discussion.
In which Davis explained the stand OF
the Equity as interpreted by Frank
Gilmore. the executive secretary. and
in which Augustus Thomas. Edward
Childs Carpenter. james Forbes, Phillip
Mocller. Lou Hirsch and others had
their say. IL was decided to appoint a
committee TO confer with a similar
committee from both the Equity and the
Producing Managers Association and
obtain futher Information on the ques-
ton before decisive action IS taken.
Davis appointed Carpenter. the organ
ization's vice-presldent. Thomas and
Gene Buck 20 this committee.