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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
SENATOR MOSES
SEVERELY CRITICIZED
MADE CHARGE OF STEAM ROLL
ER IN CONTESTING DELE
GATES

Chicago, June 5.-Senator Moses,
of New Hampshire, was severely
criticized today in an open session
of the republican national committee
by several committeeman for a state
ment issued last night charging
that steam roller tactics were being
used in hearing delegates claims
from contested districts. Moses is a
Wood supporter. The committee
hearing the contests of republican
delegations began by seating a Wood
supporters from Georgia, and over
ruling contesting delegate who
favored Governor Lowden. The deci-
sion of committee apparently was in
fluenced by an alleged forged call for
a district convention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

Mexico City, June 5.--State au-
thorities of Vera Cruz have accepted
the offer of the United States govern
ment to send a sanitary detachment
and supplies to that city for the pur-
pose of combating the spread of bu-
bonic plague, says a dispatch from
that city to the newspaper Universal
One suspected case of the plague
was found yesterday, the dispatch
says. Rigid quarantine regulations
are being enforced
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

million republicans in every field
of public activity and interest" MI.
Hays said.
Full public hearings before the
be held on all pertinent questions
and interested parties will be given
an opportunity to present their
views.
&C. S. Barrett, president and other
representatives of the Farmers Ma
tional Union, representatives of the
American Federation of Labor, and
Harriet Taylor Upton, of the League
of Women Voters, will be given ade-
quate time
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

Chicago, June 5.-The national
Women's party today opened head
quarters across the street from the
coliseum and flung to the breeze
their militant suffrage banner. Their
headquarters was crammed with am
munition, and huge posters accusing
republicans of blocking suffrage.
Alice Paul, chairman of the party,
isuued a statement declaring the re-
publican party was filibustering on
the suffrage question.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
President Appoints
Mail Carrier

Washington, ID. c., June Hi
ram Leroy Atwood has been named
as a rural mail carrier out of Carter,
s. D., by President Wilson. 1t is the
first time in the history of South Da-
kOta that a president has appointed
a rural mail carrier. Atwood, who is
a veteran of the Spanish-American
war and the Philippine insurrection
was barred from taking the civil ser
vice examination because he has but
one arm. Appeals were made direct
ly to the president, who appointed
Atwood by executive order
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
WOMEN IN THE
BIC CONVENTION
HARMONIZING OF VIEWS OF TWO
SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT IL
TASK BEFORE REPUB-
IICANS

Chicago, June 5.-The national re-
publican committees Subcommittee
to consider the part women are to
play in the government of this party
held a pre-breakfast session today
but failed to reach definite conClu-
sions. Victor Heintz of Cincinnati.
midwestern regional director for the
national committee, was commission
ed TO present certain views to leading
republican women and to advise the
subcommittee SO that a definite plan
may be recommended to the full ma
tional committee next Monday
The committee is confronted with
the task of harmonizing the views of
two schools of thought among the
women. One asks dual control of the
party with parallel organization of
men and women. The other said that
adequate representation" of the wo-
men on the governing bodies of the
parties would be wiser.
A meeting of women has been
called for Sunday afternoon and all
the convention as well as other lead
ing republican women have been in
vited to attend. About 800 are eX-
pected TO take part in the delibera-
tions.
The subcommittee which met this
morning consists of Coleman Du
Pont, Delaware; Rudolph Hynicka,
Ohio; John T. Adams, Iowa; r. II.
Howell, Nebraska; Ralph f. Will
liams, Oregon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
Rush for Wine in
Train Wreck

Marshalltown, Ia, June 5.-when
a freight train was derailed on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
way near Haverhill tank car con-
a leak, letting out one-third of the
contents. Residents of the neighbor-
hood hurried to the scene with bar
rels, pals and all sorts of containers
to save the precious liquor. Hun
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

Chicago, June 5.-Farmers are
preparing to lay their program before
the republican national convention.
They were arriving today for a con-
ference Monday at which 100 dele
gates will formulate planks for con-
sideration by the platform commit
tee. A proposal for tariff on agri-
cultural products sufficient to give
adequate protection to farmers, will
be included, it was expected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

railway company making no effort
to prevent ne liquor being carried
away. Later, however, three young
men attempted to break the tank
to get their supplies and were arrest
ed. They were Roy MulCahy and Fay
Sawtelle, of Melbourne, and Louis
Edel, of Haverhiil They were
brought here and paid fines of $25
and costs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
Federal Clerks
to Lose Jobs

Washington, d. c.. June 5.-Five
thousand clerical employees of the
war department will be let out by
July | because of reductions by con-
gress in department appropriations.
Since May l about 1900 men and wo-
men have been dropped from the
force, which will stand after July ]
at 1000, approximately the number
provided for in current appropria-
tions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
Congress to Adjourn
This Afternoon

Washington, June 5.-Congress is
ready to adjourn at A O'Clock this
afternoon. All Appropriation bills eX-
cept one are now out of the way. All
other minor measures except the
budget bill, which President Wilson
vetoed last hight have also been
passed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
Army Reorganization
Bill Signed

Washington, June president
Wilson today signed the bill provid-
ing for an army of 297 900. He also
signed the army appropriation bill
and put his signature to the pensions
appropriation bill carrying $297,-
900, 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

Mexico City, June 5.-Twelve cases
of bubonic plague have thus far been
discovered in Vera Cruz, according
to FL Democratic today.
A Gordon of troops has been
thrown around the city and is pre-
venting the entry or departure of
anyone.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
USE TORCH TO
CHECK PLAGUE
THIRD OF VERA CRUZ TO BE DE-
STROYED BY FIRE.

Mexico City, June 5.-One-third of
the houses of Vera Cruz will pc
burned because of the bubonic plague
infection. il has been decided by the
citizens of that city. according to the
Excelsior today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

Washington, June 5.-The senate
today voted 20 to % to consider be-
fore adjournment the Harris resolu-
tion providing for making public of
corporation income tax returns.
The resolution seeks to uncover in
formation concerning alleged profit
teers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

Washington, June 5.-The house
today repassed the budget bill minus
the clause which caused President
Wilson to veto it late yesterday. The
bill was Immediately sent to the SEN
ate which expected to pass it shortly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

Washington, June 5.-Senator
Philander Knox, of Pennsylvania, to-
day came out for Governor Sprouf OF
Pennsylvania for the republican pres
idential nomination.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05

Vera Cruz, June 5.-Three persons
who were taken to the isolation hos
pital here following attacks of the
bubonic plague have died and three
others are in a serious condition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
Prominent Naval
Officer Dies

Washington, June 5.-Rear Ad-
miral Albert Wintersaller, one of the
most prominent naval officers, died
early today from pneumonia at the
naval hospital here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-06-05
Daily Market Report

Minneapolis. June Corn. Ship
ping demand for top grades con-
prices 1n2c higher, lower
grades quiet and unchanged. No.
yellow closed at $1.S7018S. No. 3
mixed at $185 01.86.
Oats Fair demand from shippers.
with No. 3 white firm at Is a 17c
over July, offerings small. No.
white closed at $104h Q1.06 Is
No. white at $1.01 Il q @1.04B.
Rye. Market firm to 1c higher;
No. straight at 16 q 1Sc over July,
dockage more. No. 2 rye closed al
$2.09 " az 210h.
Barley. Practically no offerings,
market quotably unchanged with fair
demand. Prices closed at $1.26 %
1.61.
Sioux City, June Stop hogs
have dropped back to $3.50 while
the bulk of the material sold from
$500 $40 with the low point
$12.65.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
GOOD SHOWING IN
RECORDERS OFFICE

A short time ago we noticed in the
Jordan Times an article showing the
amount of fees that had been collect
ed by the County Clerk and Recorder
of Garfield county for period OF nine
months, SO we suggested to Mr.. Dave
that he give us detailed statement
showing what had been done in his
Office has nearly paid its operating ex-
we find that the receipts were very
nearly the same, or only 1870 less.
McCone County was organized
April 1st. 1919, since that date to Jan.
1st, 1920. The Clerk and Recorders
office has paid its own operating ex-.
penses in fees collected for filing and
recording instruments. Below Is
list of the receipts collected by Clerk
and Recorder Jesse F. Dave, also
showing disbursements, segregated for
the nine months the County has been
in operation.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
G. N. NEW TO ADOPT POLICY

About the first of the year the
ownership of the Great Northern Ry
passed out of the hands OF the Hill
interests and there. has been much
speculation as to what policy the
new owners would adopt with re-
ference to extensions, betterments,
etc. From a Spokane paper we CLEAN
the prediction that the change in
control will witness the passing of the
old Hill policy of retrenchment, re-
duction and economy, and the inita-
tion of new era of extensive pro-
gressive development. A dispatch
from Wenatchee, Wash, tells of the
development of an immense hydro
electric plant at Lake Chelan to furn-
ish power for the electrification of the
Cascade division, also Of other impor-
tant improvements local to that re-
gion, and adds: "These are infntesi-
NAL details compared with the vast
plan of reconstruction and moderni.
zation being wirked out by the new
regime"
The mere fact that new capital has
taken control Of the G. N. system
bears out the statement that
a constructive policy is to be adopted.
With new combinations Of capital
behind it there is no reason why the
Great Northern should not now be
able to undertake the construction of
its many long-delayed extensions, in
cluding the completion of the line
through the Brockway country. The
considers the above the
most cheering piece of railroad news
given out for long time.-Brockway
Bulletin.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
JOHN A. MAHLSTEDT
PASSES AWAY

1t is with deep regret the Banner
this week chronicles the death of
John A. Mahlstedt of the Correl creek
country.
About two weeks ago Mr.. Mahlstedt
contracted an attack of the flu while
out taking the census. and it latter
developed into pneumonia and bron-
citis, and at nine O'Clock yesterday
morning passed over the Great Divide.
Deceased was one of the pioneer
settlers OF this section moving here
with his family from Niobrara, Nebr,
in 1912, and one of the communities
highly esteemed citizens.
Deceased was a man So years of age
leaves to mourn his departure wife,
two SONS John and George, and six
daughters Mary, Elsie, Freda and
Edith Mahlstedt, Mrs. Carl Etzel, Mrs.
s. D. Wyse. and Mrs. Krank Knopp,
all of SCorrell creek.
Interment will take place at Circle
next Saturday.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
THE DEATH OF NELLIE FISHER

The announcement of the death
of Nellie Fisher, which occurred at
Terry Tuesday morning, was a great
shock to this community. Nellie had
started for Wisconsin for visit at the
old home and had stopped in Terry to
have some Dental work done. Stric-
ken with the 'f1u" she was taken to
the hospital and was apparently get
ting along nicely. At four o'clock Tues
day morning a sudden change for the
worse was noted and three hours lat
er her soul took flight to the Great
Beyond. Nellie was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Rudolph Fisher of the
Paris country and made her home
with her parents. She was most
lovely and lovable young lady OF sun
ny disposition, kind and considerate
and numbered as her warm friends all
who were fortunate enough to know
her. Her untimely death is deeply
Wisconsin for
mourned. The body was taken to
Wisconsin for burial.-Bulletin.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
Deal Closed Yesterday Whereby Ben
NJ. Larson Becomes new Owner
VIII Consolidate

1t was rather surprise to the Ban.
noon F. s. Kalberg, owner and found.
er of the McCone County Pioneer,
offered us proposition to buy the
business, good will and printing plant
Of the McCone County Pioneer, and
after giving the matter a thorough
consideration we decided to close the
deal. which took place yesterday.
Mr. Kalberg's reason for disposing
of his newspaper at this time is that
he found it too much of task to
attend to his duties as clerk of court
and also run a newspaper. Mrs. Kali
berg has had the newspaper end in
charge of late but owing to poor
health had to give it up, and there
fore Mr.. Kalberg decided to retire
from the newspaper game and give his
wife much needed rest.
In buying out the entire business
and plant of the McCone County Pion-
eer we feel that we are making a
"big plunge, but we are going to
give Circle and McCone county
paper to be proud Of, and with the
right kind of support hope to make
good. There is no use denying, and
it is we'll known fact, that two pap
ers in town the size of Circle, has
made it tough shedding" for both the
Banner and the Pioneer in the past,
but with the consolidation of the two
there should be fair field for one
paper and we sincerely hope the
change will be welcomed. Had we
got that railroad which we have been
looking for in this section the past
ten years, or if we only had had
fair crop each year things would have
been different, but as it has been the
newspaper game has been decided !
uphill proposition.
In making this deal for the consoli-
dation of the two Circle papers we
hope for and sincerely solicit the con-
tinued liberal patronage of all our
former friends and customers, and we
also hope that we may be favored
with the support Of all the former
patrons of the Pioneer. 1t will be
our constant effort to give one and all,
better service and fair deal.
This weeks issue of the Pioneer is
being issued by Mr.. Kalberg but both
papers will be issued, as one, COM
next week.
So here goes, and letter buck.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
Jury Fixes Sentence at From Fifteen
To Thirty Years in the
Pehitentiary

Joe Burshia, of Poplar, charged
with the murder of Art Williams, a
rancher, was found guilty of murder
in the second degree. The case was
tried in district court at Mondak.
Burshia's sentence was fixed by the
jury at from Is to 80 years in the
state penitentiary.
The case was given to the jury at
1880 Monday night and verdict was
returned Immediately after the court
opened Tuesday morning at $3.50 o.
jury have made no direct statement
it was intimated that after they were
locked up Monday night they discuss
ed the case very briefly and then took
a vote which resulted in verdict of
second degree. Through an unusual
incident that developed in the trial it
was said in Mondak after the verdict
had been rendered that the defense
would ask for stay of execution of
80 days in which to perfect an ap-
peal On Saturday and again on. Sun
day one of the jurors suffered an
epileptic attack and it was stated that
the defense would use this as an ar
gument on which to base an appeal,
but the rumor was later denied.
Burshia has been apparently un-
concerned during the five days of
the trial and he remained unmoved
when the verdict was brought in
morning.
Williams, who was a close friend
of Burshia, was shot last October by
q bullet that was fired from outside |
of his house. The bullet went through |
the window pane, then through a
door casing and finally plow-
ed its way through the back Of Viii /
Iiam's head. The authorities have been
puzzled ever since the killing occurred
over the course the bullet took and 1t
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF
aeMccONE COUNTY

The Banner takes pleasure this
week in publishing the County Clerks
Annual Financial statement of the fin
Lnces of McCone county. To the tax
payers and residents of that portion
Of McCone county which formerly was
Dawson, this will be something new,
because to our knowledge the financi-
al statement was never published in
the official paper, in Dawson but mere
ly issued it in pamphlet form to those
who might call for one.
In Richland county it was always
published so that the tax payer could
see how their county stood financially,
and the McCone county board is to be
congratulated for doing likewise in
this county.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
McCone County Pioneer
Changes Hands
NEW TAX SCHEDULE FOR
STOCK ADOPTED

Helena, Feb. 21-A new schedule of
values OF livestock was prepared by
the livestock committee of county
assessors of Montana In meeting
here this morning and submitted to
the state board Of equalization for ap-
proval.
Minimum valuations range from $50
to $500 for horses and mules, $50 to
$50 on cattle, $40 to $25 for sheep
and goats and IL cents pound for
hogs.
Members of the committee are:
C. B. Bean, Dawson county, chair
man; John l.. Gillin, Cascade county
D. B. Currie. Missoula county; P. j.
Kelly, Silver Bow county; A. C Ander-
son, Saltwater county, and ]. l.. Lund-
gren, Pondera county.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
RAILROAD BILL PASS
ES HOUSE BIG LEAD
BY Vote Of 24o to $50 It Passes House
Unions Bitterly Opposed-Raii
road Back Monday.

The Cummins Railroad Bill is a.
bout to become law. II has passed the
house as has the conference report
and it is likely to be up to the Presi-
dent for signature soon.
1t is expected however that railroad
unions will object strenously to the
President signing it. They want the
roads retained by the government at
least another year or two. What bear
ing the return OF the roads to private
owners on the first of March, VIII
have on construction of new Hines.
is difficult to say, but It is not likely
that any big undertaking can be look
ed for this year.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
JOE BURSH|A FOUND GUILTY
OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER

proved one of the features of the trial.
According to testimony the bullet
split, as 1t went through the door
casing, the lead part entering Will
liams head and the jacket part going
Through a second window. To break
through this window the jacket would
have to defect several inches from
the course the bullet took, Sheriff
P. C. Nacey, testified that he was pre-
sent two days after the killing when
the jacket part was picked up outside
the window.
When he was shot, Williams was
sitting on Davenport in the living
room of his house. In the same room
there were at least four other peo-
pie. The bullet was fired from a win
dow outside of bedroom adjoining
the living room and in this bedroom
were two small children. The bull
let passed within a few inches of the
head of one of the children and close
to Mrs Williams, wife of the man that
was shot. and her daughter, Elizabeth
Picketts. Mrs. Williams and her
daughter were on the stand for hours.
On cross examination the defense
showed that Mrs. Williams had been
married five times and that two of
her former husbands had been killed
at the point of a gun. Her fourth
husband. Frank Mcdonald, son of
prominent rancher on the Fort Peck
reservation, was killed near Poplar
two years ago by Deputy Sheriff Har-
nv Cain. Testimony was offered by
the state to show that Burshia had
admitted the killing and that he had
aid he had shot his best friend.
Tie case was vigorously fought by
the special prosecutor for the state,
George E. Hurd, of Great Falls, and
by John L. Slattery OF Glasgow for
Burshia. Because OF several remark
able features connected with the case
and the fact that it was Roosevelt
murder trial, the hearing
attracted people from all over north
,rn Montana. Wolf Point Promoter.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
Ford Says Old Primary
Laws Not Affected
Attorney General Ford Says Presid-
entail Preference Primary VIII
Stand. :.

Helena, Feb. 23.-Presidential pre-
ferencial primaries will be held as
usual in Montana according to Attorn-
ey General S. c. Ford, who WAS ask
ed today about the report from east
ern Montana that there would be no
opportunity to select delegates to
national conventions If the primary
law is referred and its operation sus.
pended. The law has been referred
and the secretary of state is proceed
ing under the old law.
At the last presidential election
Montana had two primaries, the pre-
sidential preferential and the regular
primary in August The open primary
law was amended and the amendment
included a repeal of the presidential
primary law at Legislature session
last August. The amended law, how
ever had been referred and in the
meantime Montana is proceeding ur-
der the old law.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27

If there were no women, men
would have no object in life; their
emneon ewwr eemfhIn,oetr
mustaches would cease to interest
them; they would not care China
man whether their collars were iron
ed or not; they would have nobody
to nurse them when they had the
toothache, or to keep them from be.
lieving they were going to die when
an old-fashioned stomach-ache had
the grip upon them. There would be
nobody to take for ice cream and no
small edition of flesh and blood to
hug. There would be nobody to
fight against being kissed and then
take to it as natural as the cat does
to. cream.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
CIRCLE VS.. BRocKWAY

Next Saturday evening at the Miller
Barn, Cup in the hay loft there will
be spirited game Of Basket Ball be-
tween the town teams of Brockway
and Circle. After the game, which is
called for $50 the Circle team will
take on the Brockway High School
team, and this game too is going to
be live one.
The local boys have been using the
Princess Theatre, but this week fixed
up the upstairs of the Miller Feed
barn which is much larger and bet
ter place to play.
Come out and see the fun.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-02-27
HAVE FINE TIME AT
LEGION DoINGs

The basket social and dance of the
local post of the American Legion
given here last Saturday was fairly
well attended and the affair proved
a profitable one for the local Legion
boys.
After paying all expenses the boys
netted something like $77.00. Col.
Taggart auctioned of the baskets of
"eats" and made the boys dig up the
"kale'.