davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21
.LOWDEN's BATTLE
AFTER FIRST VOTE
GOVERNORS MANAGERS THINK
SECOND CHOICE PLEDGES
WILL BRING VICTORY.

Washington, April 21.-Governor
F. 0. Lowden of Illinois, arrived in
Washington tonight to attend Sc
ries of conferences this week Of party
leaders which will have an important
bearing on the nomination of a can
didate for president by.the republican
convention at Chicago.
Primaries up to date having de-
monstrated pretty conclusively that
none of the four candidates now in
the field will come within shouting
distance of a majority on the first
roll call, interest begins to center
upon the maneuvering of the aspir-
Iants for the position of advantage in
the inevitable compromise which will
be effected. These maneuverings will
be discernable in the conferences
scheduled for this week.
The indications are that General
Leonard Wood will poll more votes
on the first roll call than any other
candidate and that either Lowden or
johnson will be second in strength.
Then the real battle will begin.
Friends of Governor Lowden be-
lieve that of all the avowed candi-
dates he stands the best chance of
winning the nomination, that he is
the only one in the quartet of con-
tenders who can be nominated, and
that if he is not chosen a ozark
horse" will be selected. This opin-
ion is founded upon two considera-
tions-the strength of the governor
as the second choice of delegates COM
mitted primarily to other candidates
and the availability of the governor
as a compromise between the conser-
vative and progressive factions.
The Lowden campaign has been
shrewdly conducted from the view.
point of practical politics. He has
antagonized neither, any of the ajor
candidates nor any of the favorite
sons.
His managers have quietly and un-
obtrusively Iroselyted for delegates
pledged to support Lowden as second
choice.
1t is claimed that a considerable
number of Wood delegates are thus
| committed to vote for Lowden il the
general should be eliminated.
Likewise the governor is the Sec
ond choice, it is claimed, of a large
number of Ohio delegates scheduled
to be chosen for Senator Harding OF
considerable number of New York's
delegation of 88, which presumably
will give DR.. Butler its omplimentary
vote of a proportion Of the Coolidge
strength in Massachusetts, and nu.
merous aggregations in other states
The Wood managers are confident
that their delegates will vote fol-
the general till the cows come home
that Wood will roll up not less than
345 votes on the first roll call and
| will be nominated on the second cal
of the states.
The Lowden managers think at the
second call is where General Wood
is going to begin to fade away and the
Illinois governor to take on the as
pect of winner. They are comfort.
ably satisfied that the progressive
element will block the nomination OF
Harding, that the conservatives will
prevent johnson from going across
and that both factions will get to
gether on Lowden.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21
Down From
the Price Peak

Minneapolis Jaurnal: - Federal
agents have searched diligently for
profiteers but few conspicuous ones
have been found. Nor has the re-
sponsibility for high prices been pin
ned to any one group of business
men, farmers or laborers. The re-
taller has been frequently under su-
spicion, but the report of the Har.
ward Bureau of Business research in
dicates that the retailers operating
expenses have advanced about as fast
as prices.
The Harvard Bureau claims that
the high prices are due, in large part
to the initiation Of currency and cred.
it. European nations have issued
cast quantities of paper money in the
last five years. The Bolsheviki have
been lavish in resOrting to paper
rubies. while France. Germany and
Italy have virtually left the gold
standard.
The United States is still solidly
on a gold basis and the Federal Re.
serve board gives evidence that the
period of increasing initiation hal
come to an end. There is every pros
pect that the United States is goine
to make the descent from the higl
high price peak gradually instead o.
suddenly and by catastrophe.
Deflation. Of course. Is not condu
Give to boom times and II may caus,
temporary hardships. But q gradua
descent will sustain good business
and enable the country 70 reach low
ler price levels with safely.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21
NEBRASKA PREFER
ENT|AL ELECTION
JOHNSON CARRIES THE STATE
BRYAN DEFEATED BY HITCH.
COCK.

Omaha, Nebr., April 21.-Senatol
Hiram Johnson apparently carried
the republican preferential urinary
election yesterday, incomplete re-
turns indicated today. Leonard Wood
was second and General Pershing
third. was announced in the early re.
turns.
William Jennings Bryan apparent
ly was defeated for delegate at large
in the democratic primary. Senator
g. M. Hitchcock supporting the
League of Nations covenant, won
won easily in the presidential prefer
ence
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21
Prominent Educator
Found Dead

Washington. April 21.-Maria San
ford, professor at the Emeritus uni
versity, Minnesota, was found dead
in bed today. Heart trouble dut to
over exertion was the cause of his
death, it is claimed She came here
to attend the ID. A. r. meeting.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21
Country Weekly Now
Cost $5 Per Year

Pierre. April 21.-One small coun-
try weekly in the western part OF
the state evidently intends to go out
and meet the high cost Of production
before 1t comes too near home, as
it has announced that from this time
on the subscription price is to be IS
a year.
This looks rather high for 4 small
country weekly, but as . matter Of
fact 1t does not mean SO much to the
publisher AZ $500 did some years
ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21

Memphis, Tenn, April 21.-The
death list in Alabama, Mississippi
and Tennessee, as the results OF a
tornado neared one hundred fifty
was reported as communications were
reopened today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21

herds through the winter feeding
season.
From this station alone AL car
loads of hay were shipped from Sep
tember 1, 1919. to April 1, 1929.
The tremendous demand for hay
to feed Montana and North Dakota
herds during the past winter has
brought the realization to farmers
of northern South Dakota that wild
grass, heretofore burned off the land
each spring, was . profitable crop ii
cut the summer before and placed on
the market.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21
ASK AMERICA To
HELP ARMENIA
FINANCIAL SUPPORT Is SOLICIT.
ED FROM PRESIDENT
WILSON.

San Reno, Italy. April 21.-The
council of premiers decided to ad-
dress President Wilson and the
American people, recommending that
the United States offer financial
support to Armenia. The premiers
pointed out that American has been
particularly interested in the Ar
menian nation and that no other
power is in position to aid in its
firm establishment.
The Councils decision came after
the League of Nations had declined
to accept q mandate over Armenia
Paris, April 21.-German repre-
sentatives today handed the council
of ambassadors three notes to be for.
warded to the council of premiers at
San Reno, Italy The first asked
for revision of the peace treaty. al
lowing Germany 100000 instead OF
100000 for standing army. The
second asked permission to increase
their polices forces in neutral zones
and the third requested that Ger
many be allowed the re-establish.
ment of her general staff.
Washington, April 21.-The presi.
dent has instructed Ambassador Rob.
ert Underwood johnson, at Rome, tc
attend the San Reno meeting Of the
supreme council as an unofficial oh.
server.
San Reno. Italy, April 21.-Tht
question Of Austrian annexation tt
Germany was to be discussed by the
council ef pfemiers, probably will b
taken up soon. Italian foreign min
lister said
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21
Prisoners Escape
From Fort Smelling

st. Paul. April 21.-Four prison
ers. one . draft evader. escaped from
the Fort Smelling guard house early
today by swimming the Mississippi
river under fulsiade Of shots from
guards. One Of the prisoners il
thought to be wounded but he disap-
peared In the darkness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21
Heavy Death Toll
In Southern Tornado

Memphis, Tenn, April 11.-Toll Of
the second disastrous series Of wind
storms to strike the south this sea-
son wAs being checked mp today. Re-
ports reaching here over crippled
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21
Wild Hay Nets
Farmers $3.50, 900

Leola, April 21 Farmers Of Nc
Pherson county have realized more
than $750.000 from their Wild hay
crop during the past nine months. be-
sides retaining enough to zee their
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-04-21

wires from Mississippi, Alabama and
southern Tennessee, placed the num-
Der of dead in yesterdays tornado at
from one hundred to one hundred
fifty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Arizona after thorough test is we'll
satisfied with prohibition. The people, |
believe, are united in their desire that the
present status, both in the state and the
nation, continue
Gov. j. b. Robertson of Oklahoma is
even a stronger opponent of reviving the
prohibition issue. His wire follows:
There is absolutely no sentiment in
this state favoring reopening the wet
and dry fight through the medium of a
referendum at the next Presidential
election. Prohibition is no longer an issue.
That question has been settled once and
for all The required number of states,
in the manner provided by law, have rati-
fled the prohibition amendment and
know of no reason for further agitation
upon this subject The legislature of this
state ratified the amendment by an al
most unanimous vote. This action re-
fleets the attitude of the people of Okla
homa
In the old south very marked warn
ings on the subject are given by govern
ors Two are typical, the following be
ing from Gov Thomas +. Kilby of Ala
hama;
The movement now on foot to have
a referendum on the liquor question i'm
presses me as equivalent to an under
taking to prescribe for a corpse The
liquor traffic in America is legally dead
and the attempt to again bring the issue
before the people may be said to be IN.
spred for the purpose of saving a sinister
interest 1t is unprecedented and mer-
cenary on its very face. The consti-
tuition has been amended II times before
and never in previous history was such
an effort made to undo the expressed will
of the people as voiced through the regu-
lar channels of representative government
alabama has tried prohibition fol
several years. We are satisfied with 1t
from moral. economic and social stand
point and this state will fight to the
last ditch to hold the ground that has
been gained throughout the nation >
Mississippi reveals itself as possibly
another. according to telegram from
Gov. Les NJ Russell
"NIissippans," he wired, '"rreler tc
stand M on the methods set forth in tn,
constitution of the government. Our pep
pie are for nationwide prohibition anc
will frown upon any sort OF referendum
at any time or place IntoXicarts. they
believe. should be outlawed from th'
earth
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
SECURING VERMONT
SERVICE RECORDS
Adjutant Generals Office at Mont
pelier Wants Record of Every
Man In Service In Late War.

MONTPELIER, March l3.-The adju
tant generals office has Just completed
the sending out of over $4,000 question
naires to all men and women who were
in military service, from Vermont. dur
ing the World war This QUESTIONABLE
is sent out TO secure as early as possible
full and true record Of the details of
every persons service. From these rec
ords, verified by the records of the war
department, there will later be compiled
the roster and other statistics of the
Vermont men and women who saw mill
tary service in this World war
Due to the difficulty of securing the
names and addresses of every person to
whom these questionnaTes should be
sent, it is quite possible that there are
those who have not yet received one who
should. If there is any person who
served in this war who has not vet re-
ceived one of these questionnares, it
would be much appreciated by this of
flee if that person would write TO this
office requesting that one be sent him.
Just as rapidly as these records of
service can be verified and the certificates
prepared the engraved certificates of
service will be sent out to every person
who has filed QUESTIONABLE. Due to
the labor involved in verifying these
records and writing the certificates. it
viii necessarily be some time before all
can be mailed out from this Office
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

BELFAST. March Constable
Sully was shot at Glenmre. county
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Question Has Been Settled
and Should Not Be Made
Campaign Issue
DEMOCRATS WILL
GAIN LITTLE SUPPORT
Is Strong For Prohibition = Okla
homa Says Question Is Permanently
Settled.

NEW YORK, March l3.-Southern
pose any effort by either the Republican
OF Democratic party to inject the pro-
hibition issue in any form into the forth
coming campaign Teegraphic replies to
inquiries throughout that section Of the
country made this perfectly clear
And these replies also tended to con-
FIRM the contention of Gov. Allen Of
Kansas in his informal discussion of the
subject with Gov Edwards Of New jersey
Monday night that the Republican GER
tainly could gain nothing in the South by
inserting wet plank in their platform
and that the Democrats might discover
some Southern states would not follow
them along wet channels.
The SOLID South, including New
McNico and Arizona, in 1916 gave the
Democrats ISL of the 266 electoral votes
needed to win the Presidency. The
Democratic leaders are counting on hold
ing this group at the next election Re
publicans leaders, however, have maintain
ed that they have good chance this year
to carry Arizona and New Mexico, in
which states the Democratic plurality was
comparatively small And they believe,
further, that they have fair chance in
one or two other Southern states,
mentioning Oklahoma and Texas.
This Fighting chance Gov Allen, in
his talk with Edwards, contended would
be wiped out if the Republican party in
serted wet planl, in its party platforms.
Gov. Edwards declared the wet end OF
the prohibition issue would win every
where this year and il the Democrats
took it up they would still hold the South
A selection of the kilograms as sent me
by the various governors reveals the teel
ing toward prohibition in the different
sections Of the South Gov Thomas +
Campbell Of Arizona wires as follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
26TH POLICEMAN SHOT.

Two Soldiers, Several Civilians Are AL
so Killed in Ireland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
IS
R0YA[TY'S REFUGE
Has More Former Kings,
Princes and Mobiles Than
Any Other Country
MANY SELLING
JEWELS TO LIVE
Former King of Bavaria Shows Signs
OF Insanity = Former Emperor of
Hungary Goes About Streets Shop
ping on Cash and Garry Plan.

GENEVA, March 2-Switzerland has
become since the armistice the refuge Of
royalty. There are. probably more ex-
kings, eX-princes and ex-nobiIity in Swift
zerland than in any other country in
the world Former Emperor Karl of
Austria-Hungary has been residing at the
beautiful chateau of Prangins near &c
neva since a few days after the armistice,
when, accompanied by British officers. he
was rushed across the frontier. The cha
teau at Prangins belongs to Mrs Helen
Clarke OF New York and was formerly
the property Of Prince jerome Bonapate.
Karl spends most of his time shooting.
fishing and boating His wife, the for
mer Empress Zita, has much to do look
ing after the welfare of her five children,
one OF the young archdukes being in
rather feeble health. The Associated
Press correspondent met the formerly i'm
pelial couple few days ago Dressed as
ordinary tourists they had come here
from Prangins on IA shopping tour when
the correspondent ran across them in
the flower market They were unaccom-
panied and Karl was loaded with parcels
No one took any notice of the counle.
The former King of Bavaria Ludwig
Ill, who recently celebrated his seventy
fifth birthday, resides at Locarno. He
crossed the Swiss border a few days after
tie armistce and has not returned to
Germany since. He spends most of his
time reading books on the late war and
| motoring around the beautiful lake OF
| Lugano. 1t has been stated that he has
shown signs Of insanity, hereditary in his
| family, and he is always accompanied by
Munich mental expert.
| His nephew, former Crown Prince Rup.
precht of Bavaria, makes frequent Wis.
| its to Davos, travelling more less incogni-
| to- His name was on the list Of Germans
wanted by the allies for war crimes and
| he is reported to be preparing his cas-,
IN the event Of extradition being granted
| He is charged with being the first German
general to employ poisonous gas
The Grand Duchess Of Mecllenburg
Schwerin has spent most Of her tim,
in Geneva since the beginning of the war
There are several other ex-princes il
Switzerland whose chief preoccupation j.
| the depreciation of the mark and calcula
ton how to make both ends meet
All of the foregoing have been living
quietly and have not attempted to breal
the rule of the Swiss government, con
veyed to them in diplomatic language al
the time they took up their residence il
Switzerland, to the effect that no politica
propaganda Of any sort would be toler
ated
Jewellers have profited by the advent
Of these erstwhile ROYALTIES in Switzer
land A diadem belonging to exrEm
press Zita. valued at 2o009O francs, wa.
recently sold at Berne. \ lot of very
high class Jewels from Austrian and Hun
rarian royalties and missionaries ha'
been purchased hv Swiss dealers and mucI
is living as pledges in the safes Of The
banks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

to recommend that the United States
build the largest navy in the world?
Secretary Daniels: Absolutely.
Mr. Hicks-What I would like to
know is how you can reconcile that to
this condition. Previous to the war
Great Britain had the largest navy in
the world, as she-has now. There was
no league of nations then even in con-
temptation, yet we were not building
then to outstrip Great Britain. Now
why should we at the present time,
even without the league of nations, EN-
bark upon a program to outbuild Great
Britain? Why should we change the
policy we have followed for the past
four or five years
Secretary Daniels do not think
we ought to start on program or be
influenced by a program to outbuild
Great Britain or in competition with
any one particular nation, but 1 think
if we are not to gossback to the old
conditions, particularly with the great,
unrest throughout the world, that our
country ought to have a navy not sur
passed by any navy IN the world
Mr.. Hicks-Then you think there is
some single national situation that
largest navy in the world which did
not exist five years ago when there was
no league?
Secretary Daniels-The war taught
us some lessons. and | have learned
something, | hope. | think in this
country all of us-and / say all of us
because | think it applies truly to
Americans-thought we were hot in
l. T. Il 4 A
people thought that the great CONNER
cial interests of the world were so pow
erful that they would prevent world
war, and | think, hooking back upon
it, that we did not apprehend the dan
gers that existed, and that if our fore
sight had been as good as our hind
| sight in 1913 and 1914 l would have
recommended and urged this commit
tee to build many more ships than we
| built | am certain that when the war
came l would have given anything en-
earth and mortgaged my soul Is future
| for as many destroyers as we have
now
! Mr. Venable: In the event that the
| United States does 60 into the league
of nations, and the treaty is ratified, dc
you think we should build the program
to round out the fleet as a fighting ma.
| chine?
Secretary Daniels: Yes. because
with a league of nations, as it would bt
now, the passing of year has oc
casioned the loss of much Of mora
force that league Of nations shout,
/ have It viii be years before tn,
countries of the world will accept it!
decisions. and | think that this coun
try ought to be in a position to fur
nish quite as strong a force for tn,
world mobile police as any other ma
ton. ! do not like the idea of on
country, rich as it is, and powerful a
IT is, saying, 8 We viii let some othe
nation furnish this mobile force
want us to sit at the table and say
Well. we will do this equally Will
anybody"
The foregoing is not only remark
able passage in naval history, but i
shows that President Wilson is not al
together sure that naval disarmament
IS going to he accomplished very soon
The administration policy toward dis
armament has not changed, but tn
conviction has grown that in order T.
persuade Great Britain TO reduce he
navy the United States must be read,
to build an equivalent force.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
STUDENT HELD FOR DEATH
His Opponent in a Boxing Bout at New
York is Dead.

NEW YORK March 13-Andrew
Lockett. a student at Columbia univer-
sity was arraigned yesterday on a
short affidavit charging him with hom-
icide in connection with the death of
Milton Sternfeld of Albany, another
student. after the two young men had
engaged in a boxing bout at a class
smoker Lockett was held in bail of
$4,000 for hearing March - Bull
was provided by the treasurer Of the
university
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
Nothing Spectacular.
Barre Times.)

West Virginia made most spectae-
ular ratification of the woman's sui
frage amendment through the action Of
one of her state senators in rushing
from California with al possible train
speed in. order to cast the decisive vote
IN taver of the amendment. There <
little Of the Spectacular in Vermont on
,hc same issue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

At a recent show of the National
Mouse and Rat club in London the ex-
hibits included rare mice of many col
ors-red, black. white. cream, choeo-
late, and silver, not to mention mice
with spots and stripes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

Cork, last night lie was the 26th po-
hceman murdered since July 81. Two
soldiers and a number Of civilians al
50 were killed by gangs in the same
vicinity yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13

In Beloochistan. when physician
gives a dose, he is expected to partake
of Il similar dose himself, as n guaran-
tee of his good faith
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-13
CAN'T SEARCH MEN ON STREET
Grand Jury Refuses To Indict Men Car
rying Liquor

BOSTON, March 13-The federal
grand jury yesterday returned no bills
in the ease of eight men charged with
violation Of the Volstead prohibition
enforcement act In each instance, the
men had been stopped in the street and
searched by officers who reported that
they found liquor on their persons or
in bags United States Commissioner
HAYES recently announced his belief
that such search was unwarranted ard
released a man who came before hiIa
as a result Of it.
Belfast, Ireland, has the biggest distil-
lery and the biggest tobacco factory in
the world