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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
CARRA|VzA ASSUMES
DICTATORSHIP
VILLA AND OBREGON MAI JOIN
FORCES AGAINST CARRANZA.

San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 2.-De-
claring that he will not transfer the
government of Mexico to the presi-
Dental candidate chosen at the elec-
tion next July, President Carranza
has proclaimed himself dictator OF
Mexico, according to a dispatch from
Mexico City received by a Mexican
newspaper publisher here.
Carranza also declared IA states
whose governors have joined in a call
for a convention to agree on a civil
liam candidate for the presidency ito
be without the constitutional regime
according to the dispatch.
Coincident with this reported move
on Carranza's part, Francisco villa
has established headquarters at Safe
vo, In the state of Chihuhua, and the
Carranza government has ordered
concentration of federal forces in that
state at Chihuahua City, according to
q dispatch from Chihuahua City to
the same Mexican newspapers.
This is considered significant by
hexican refugees here, who believe
General Alvarado Obregon and Villa
are about to unite their forces for a
revolution against the Carranza gov
ernment. In dispatches from Mexico
City to Mexican newspapers here. OBJ
regon was reported to have revolted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
PREDICTS DECREASE
IN FARM PRODUCTION
FARMERS DISSATISFIED AT UN.
EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF RE.
WARDS FOR WORK.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Decreased
farm production next year and con-
sequent increase in the cost of living
due to dissatisfaction of farmers, was
predicted before the Senate postof-
flee committee today by James l..
Blakslee, fourth assistant postmaster
general. More than 10000 answers
to 100000 questionnaires sent to
farmers, he said. indicate a condition
"disquieting and portentious of dis
astrous consequences"
report summarizing the contents
OF the farmers answers prepared by
George l.. Wood, superintendent of
the division of rural mails, was read
by Br. Blakslee. Declaring that the
farmers were tired of receiving low
returns for long, hard periods of toll
while city dwellers lived in lease and
comfort with high wages and short
hours" the report said that the re-
plies indicated that hundreds of farm
ers had resolved either to quit the
farm entirely or greatly decrease pro-
duction.
Complaint was made in a majority
of the replies, the report said, of the
high prices paid by consumers as
compared with the low return to the
farmer, indicating an entirely dispro-
portionate profit for the middle
man."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
CAPTURE THREE
IN STILL" RAID
LIQUOR PLANT FOUND WITH
In BLOCK OF BUSINESS
DISTRICT.

Huron, Feb. 2.-In a raid on a still
three men, Hank Patterson, Torn Ma
ba of Huron, and Fred Pogney, of Al
pena, We're arrested by State Deputy
Sheriff Thorn.
The still. which was a very ingen-
ious piece Of work, was taken at the
home Of Hank Patterson on Kansas
street LESS than a block from the
business section of the city.
In connection with the still the
men had keg of corn mesh brew
ing, from which the liquor was dis
titled.
The keg contained. at the time il
was taken. 10 gallons of the liquor
and corn mash.
Only about pint Of whisky was
taken by the officers.
1t is thought that the men have
been making whisky for some time
and have been selling 1t or doing
away with it as soon as a quantity
was made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
FOOD PRICES HAVE
SCARED IN SIX YEARS
ADVANCE OF FROM 20 TO MORE
THAN 200 PER CENT IN THE
WHOLESALE FIGURES.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 2.--In-
creases of from SO to 200 per cent in
retail prices of the principal food
products of the country and from 20
to more than 200 per cent in whole
sale prices during the last six years
are shown in figures issued by the
bureau of labor statistics.
Taking the year 1913 as the nor
NAL year for basing comparative
prices the bureau shows that by De-
cember, 1919, retail prices of meats
had advanced from SO to 80 per cent
over the average for 1913. Bacon
and ham led in meat prices with in
creases of Sc per cent each, and pork
chops stood second highest with an
advance of 81 per cent. Butter rose
104 per cent; eggs 161 per cent; hens
"a per cent, and lard 121 per cent.
Breadstuffs and dairy products
climbed to higher levels than the
meat group. Flour advanced 1873 per
cent; bread 179 per cent; rice 103
per cent and potatoes 153 per cent.
Coffee, tea and sugar advanced 81,
27 and 264 per cent respectively.
Cheese went up 96 per cent and milk
S8 per cent.
Wholesale clothing prices, accord
ing to the bureaus figures, showed
an increase of 225 per cent last De-
cember over the 1913 levels, and
house furnishings went up 203 per
cent. An advance of 134 per cent in
food as a commodity was shown,
while farm products rose 144 per
cent. Lumber and building materials
climbed 153 per cent in the six years,
while the average price of all COM
modities tabulated rose 13S per cent
Average increases of per cent in
wholesale prices were shown in COM
parative figures of December and No
vember last. Farm products remained
the same; food went up per cent,
clothing per cent, fuel and lighting
and household furnishings / per cent
each. Lumber and building material
showed an increase of per cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
GOOD REs0RD IN
RURAL CREDITS
~
STATE LOANS REACH NEARLY
$2O,OOO,OOO, WITH AMPLE
SECURITY.

Pierre, Feb. 2.-The state rural
credits commission has issued a state
ment showing the activities of the
commission and what has been ac-
complishsed.
Practically $50, 100000 of loans is
the record SO far made by the COM
mission, according to the statement,
which shows the condition of busi-
ness on January 16.
According to the statement they
had made 4,826 individual loans,
which amounted to $19,666,O5O,
which was secured by 1,269,782 acres
OF farm land In the state, with an
average loaning rate of $16.2S per
acre.
This low rate is from the fact that
the newer counties of the state have
been ready to take up this method of
assisting in development than have
the older counties, and the valuation
per acre has been held down by this.
The showing indicates that at this
time there are but two counties in the
state in which loans have not been
made. these being Douglas, east of
the Missouri river. and Washington,
west of the river. While the loans in
several counties get near the million
dollar mark, the only ones which
have gone over that figure are Brook
ings. with $1.356,0OO, with average
loans in that county running at
$45.82 per acre. Land is also over
the million dollar mark, with $1,13O,-
500. and in that county the average
loaning rate has been $19.6S per
acre.
The highest loaning rate in any
county has been that in Union, where
1t was $67.37 per acre, and the low
est is in Armstrong, q reservation
county, where the average was only
$4.46 per acre.
The new counties west of the river
have been ready to take advantage of
the opportunity to build up their Sec
tion of the state through the loans OF
the commission, and while the num-
Der OF individual loans runs higher in
west river counties than they 90 ir
tnOSe east or the river.
Up to the present the commission
has been able to loan at per cent
as they could purchase bonds at a
rate under this amount, but the pres
ent money situation is such that on
the last issue Of bonds the best rate
they could get was a share over S
per cent. and this will force the rate
high enough above that figure to
meet the existing conditions.
While the best bid on the last is
sue of bonds was five and a quarte-,
on the same day government bonds
were selling at discount which will
net the purchasers about 5h per
cent, and the state was getting rate
which compared favorably with the
government rate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
DR.. ]. v, HESTOV
DIES Of APOPLEXY
FOR MANY YEARS PRESIDENT OF
THE STATE NORMAL
SCHOOL.

This city was shocked last evening
to learn of the sudden death of DIR.
]. w. Heston. president of the Madi-
son state normal school. The demise
occurred at 9:45 p. M, following an
acute attack of apoplexy.
Just before noon yesterday, DR.. and
Mrs. Heston were preparing to take
their midday meal at the normal DOR
mitory. Mrs. Heston preceded ana
after about half-hour of waiting TEL
ephoned to the house inquiring If the
doctor was ready. He sent back the
reply that he was taking a bath. Not
mistrusting anything unusual had
happened she waited until half past
twelve and telephoned again. No an
swer came. Near 2 o'clock a search
was made. The doctor was discov-
cred in the bathroom of his residence
on Egan avenue NJ, in an uncon-
scious condition. He was placed in
bed and physician summoned. All
afternoon the watchers at his bedside
anxiously awaited some noticeable
Improvement, but discerned none, ex-
cept that at several short intervals
the afflicted man showed signs of rec
ognizing those near him. Night came
on and stD' Inconsistencies re-
mained. At 9:45 the spirit took It's
flight and DR.. Heston was no more.
DR.. Heston was born in Pennsyl-
vania on February /, 1854, making
his age at the time of death to be 66
years.
For nearly Is years DR.. Heston
has been connected with the state
normal school here. Death found
him at time when he was formulat-
ing some well-matured plans for
widening the scope of usefulness of
the institution he represented His
career as an educator is well known
throughout the state.
DR.. Heston is survived by a wife
and two sons, Charles, in the east,
and DR.. Edward, who is now practic-
ing medicine in the state of Washing
ton.
The deceased was very active in
Masonic circles, himself having at
tanned to the highest degree of rank
in that order
The time of the funeral has not
yet been arranged but will be an
nounced when definitely fixed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Diamond. Thief
Is Rounded Up

Cleveland, O., Feb. "A six
months search by federal authorities
for Roy r. Collins. of Akron, ended
today when he was taken into Gus
tody at Akron by detectives. He was
brought to Cleveland and tomorrow,
according to the police, will be turned
over to federal officials and charged
with stealing $4,000 worth OF dia-
monds.
Last August. while Collins was
messenger for the American Express
company at Mitchell, 8. D.. it II al
legged. he wrote New York and Chi
cag0 dealers to send diamonds,
charges collect. to the Anderson
Jewelry company. When the stones
arrived. the police my. Collins appro-
priated them and disappeared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
BRITISH ATTITUDE TO-
WARD PEACE PROBLEM
VISCOUNT GREY JUsTIFIEs SEN.
ATORs ON THIRD STAND.

Washington, Feb. "A letter OF
Viscount Grey, former British am
bassadOr here, to the London Times
in which he said American reserva-
tiOns to the peace treaty were justi-
fled from an American point of view,
1t was believed here today would has
ten ratification. Senators who favor
reservations held that Grey's letter
took the ground out from under
those members who were against any
reservations whatever and who have
said that the allies would accept
them. 1t was pointed out that the
British principle to associate the
United States in the world league
were expressed through Grey's will
ingness to accept many of the reser-
vations which have been proposed.
His attitude and the fact that he even
went SO far as to argue in favor of
certain American reservations is ex-
pected to strengthen the stand of Sen
ators who favor quick ratification on
a compromise basis, even if practical
ly all the Lodge reservations have to
be accepted. Senators today were
watching closely for some sign of
what the White House thinks about
the British attitude. The Presidents s
stand all along has been that he could
not accept changes in the treaty be-
cause he had signed the original doc
uments, thus promising the allies
they would be accepted by the United
States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Charged With
Sugar PrOfiteering

Des Moines, Jan. 31.-Four men
engaged in the grocery business here
Were arrested today accused Of hav-
ing charged too much for sugar. Ar
rests were made at the instigation of
H. G. Larimer, recently appointed fair
price commissioner for Iowa. The
four were released under bonds of
$500.
1t is charged the grocers purchased
sugar at prices ranging from s13.17
a 100 pounds to $40 100 pounds
and resold it from SIS to $25 100
pounds.
E. G. Moon, United States district
attorney, said it had been ruled thai
l cent pound to the wholesaler and
2 cents a pound to the retailer was
a fair profit.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
May Postpone
Road Election

Watertown, Jan. 31.--Presenta-
tion of petitions asking the county
board of commissioners to submit a
$2,000,000 bond issue for hard sur
faced country roads to vote of the
people, will be indefinitely postponed
If the expressed wish of the Water
town chamber of commerce is needed
Discussion at a meeting of the
chamber led to the conclusion that
the present is an inopportune time to
take vote on the proposed country
paving bonds.
Speakers disagreed, but two of the
members were for postponement as
the best means of ultimately advanc-
ing the interests of the paved road
movement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
ONLY FOUR DAYS
SUPPLY OF PAPER
INCREASED MORE
THAN PRODUCTION WITH NO
RELIEF IN SIGHT.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2.-Stocks
of print paper at the mills in the Unit
ed States and Canada are sufficient
to last only four days should produc-
tion suddenly be stopped, w. B. Col
yer, of the federal trade commission,
yesterday told the house ways and
means committee.
The production of newsprint paper
has increased only 10 per cent in the
last year. while consumption has gone
up "a per cent, Colver said.
"Stocks of paper are lower than in
10 years." he told the committee.
"The production of print paper last
year was 1,322,982 tons, while the
consumption was 1.705,O91 tons. The
stocks in the mills on December 81,
1917, were only 1888 tons as COM
pared with 39,998 on January L,
1917"
The Canadian government, Colver
said, through a central control of the
paper production of Canada Is pro-
tecting the dominion publishers, but
has not placed an embargo upon the
expectation Of print paper.
In suggesting remedies for the
shortage in print paper, Colxer de-
clared that the big newspaper pub
Usher of the country must realize
that consumption is outstripping pro-
duction and that this situation can
not continue.
The size of Sunday newspapers
and the number OF editions should be
reduced, but do not believe this "a
q matter for legislation" Colver said.
"The newspaper publishers should do
this voluntarily and although they
have declared that such are their In
tentions, 80 far real results have not
been accomplished.
THE excess profits tax is largely
at the seat Of the trouble because OF
the unprecedented demand OF busi-
ness to reduce its profits by advertis-
ing.
THE average contract price for pa
per u 4.6 cents per pound, but the
difficulty IL that the small papers
have been forced into the open mar
J ket and must pay from to 10 cents. >
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Daily Market Report
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, Feb. Corn: Mar
ket unchanged: offerings light and
demand fair. No. yellow closed at
$1.44 q LAG. No. 8 mixed $1.40@
1.41.
Oats: Demand good; No. white
304c over for fair to good, &c over
for poor; offerings light No. white
closed at S4M @s5ssc No. at SS Is
084%c.
Rye: Firm. No. selling mainly at
May price to 1c over. with 2 per cent
dockage at latter figure. No. 2 rye
closed at $1.66h 01.62k.
Barley: Firm, some sales up 1c
early; generally unchanged later; de-
mand fair. Prices closed at 1880
1.46.
Sioux City. Feb. 2.-Once again
tops landed at SIS and there were
many sales at the price, and the bulk
ran from $14.70%1z.sO.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
club house on the shores of Lake

club house on the shores of Lake
Kampeska.
AT the annual meeting of the men,
bers Of the club the following Off
GERS were elected for the coming
year: President. M. R. Baskerville;
vice president, E. B. Keator; secre-
tary, Carroll H. Lockhart; treasurer,
j. T. Morris.
Various committees, including a
committee made up of ladies, were
appointed to have charge of different
club activities during the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Arsenic In Pancakes
Endangers Lives

Lennon. Feb. 2.-Five members
OF the Edward Olson family. living In
the Cedar river district across the
boundary in North Dakota, were pois-
oned by eating pancakes containing
arsenic instead Of baking powder.
The fact that they partook OF over
doses OF the poison is all that saved
their lives.
The mother was absent. and Miss
Weber. school teacher who boards
with the Olsons. prepared the break
fast.
The arsenic was In . baking DOW
der can and she mistook II for bak-
Ing powder when mixing the pan
cakes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Cabinet Changes
Made Today

Washington. Feb. 2.-E. T. Mere
dith today took the oath as secretary
OF agriculture. After seating Mere
dith, David Houston hurried to the
treasury to take the oath as secretary
OF the treasury, succeeding Carter
Glass. Houston share the views of
Glass that this country should make
mo further loans to Europe. 1t was
learned that Glass now enters the
Senate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Revolver Battle
In Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Feb. -Four whisky
thieves caught in the home of Will
liam Theobald early today were cap
tured by the police after a revolver
battle. None were hurt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Lake Kampeska
Country Club

Watertown, Feb. 2.-The Lake
Kampeska Country club, to which
many Watert0wn people belong, 10
planning the seasons activities. The
club membership II continually In
creasing and It II expected viii show
an unusually large increase this year.
The club owns fine grounds and Z
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Peace Proposals to
Be Withdrawn

Washington, Feb. 2.-Peace pro-
posals submitted to Poland by Soviet
Russia have been Withdrawn. 1t is
taken as evidence that the Bolsheviki
intend to launch spring offensive
against Poland.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Peace Treaty to
Come Up Feb. g

Washington, Feb. 2. - Senator
Lodge gave notice in the Senate today
that on Monday. February 9, he will
move to suspend the Senate rules and
take up the peace treaty. This will
forestall Senator Hitchcock. who has
announced he will move to take up
the treaty on February 10.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-02-02
Allied Reply
to German Note

Paris. Feb. 2.-The allied reply to
the German note protesting the deliv-
cry of German war guilty will be
handed to the German representative
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1920-04-29
ARRESTS BURGLAR,
FINDS HIM HIS SON
New Orleans Detective Deaf to
Pleading and Takes Him
To Jail.

NEW ORLEANS, April 29-Zor-
castro Hyver, a private detective, ly-
ing in wait in a printing office early
this morning for suspected robbers
arrested an intruder at the point OF
his gun, and when the lights were
turned on discovered 1T was his own
son. The father paid no heed to his
sons pleas for mercy and the youth
was taken to jail
Four times in the past few weeks
the printing office was entered and
robbed. About $50 in cash hal been
taken from the safe and S25 worth of
gold pencils and fountain pens were
stolen. The management decided 20
employ detectives to catch the rob-
bers, and Hyver and James Douglas
were assigned by local agency.
The detectives were seated in the
unlighted office when they heard a
key gpate in the lock of the front
door. A man entered and started
toward the rear. Pointing his revol-
yer at the intruder, Hyver commanded
him to throw up his hands. As the
order was obeyed Douglas turned on
the electric lights and Hvyer faced his
own eighteen-year-o son.
The boy begged to be permitted to
go. but Hyver directed Douglas to
summon the police. He accompanied
his son TO the police station and saw
him charged with house breaking and
larceny. He then returned to his post.
Young Hyvor at first denied his guilt
and said he had gone to the plant to
get a book he left there when he
was employed as a bookkccpcr.
Later however, he made a complete
confession. The police say, and ad-
mittcd he had entered the place on
fvo occasions.
"Of course IL must have hurt
father" he said tonight, "to find that
had been stealing, but don't blame
him for arrcsting me-"
The youth resigned his position at
the printing office two months ago
and went to work at a sugar refinery
but retained his key to the front door
OF the office and used 1t in the burg
laries. Nbookkeeper he had the
combination of the safe.
The Washington times., 1920-04-29
MIND A BLANK, SHE !
SAYS AFTER TAEFTS
New Jersey Woman Too III to
Talk of Shoplifting, But
Friend Explains.

NEW YORK. April 29.-Prostrated
by nervousness and physical pain
Miss Dorothy Schmitz. the young
teacher OF Railways y. w. c. A.. who
pleaded guilty Monday of shoplntins
and spent a night In the Jefferson
Market court prison. was unable TO
see visitors last night at her home.
Nor was her breakdown the only
one. Miss May E. Phipps. In charge
OF the Girls War Work Service club
in Jersey City, overcome by the shock
OF finding her friend in prison, col
lapsed yesterday afternoon.
The other of the trio OF friends.
Miss Alice H. Clark. a dancing teach
er at the Savage School of Physical
8ulturc, Manhattan. who was attend
ing Miss Smith, told OF her friend
temporary loss of memory OF her
gathering up pieces OF silk from
Broadway department store counter
and her night in prison. Miss clark
said:
dorothy is doing as we'll as we
could expect under the conditions
Any woman who could know what
she really suffered at this time would
understand. She spent Sunday night
with me, and was almost overcome
by a sick headache. But she had
been with me at times when her con-
dition caused her even more pain
so / thought she would get home
all right
Dizzy. Then Lost Memory.
"She told US she remembered haV-
ing gone into the department store
after she left me early In the after
noon. She made a small purchase
and, feeling dizziness overcom ng
sta - al the rest room. Tndt
is all she remembers until she found
herself in the women's day court.
where she was charged with theft
and the things she had picked up
were shown to her.
"She had taken two remnants OF
silk. one blue and one red. which were
hung over her arm. a fashion mag
azine, which she must have picked up
on her way upstairs, and cheap
copy of book she already had at
home. Goodness knows she didn't
want or need any of the things and
had more than enough money TO nave
paid for them.
Dorothy Is the sweetest, hVeliest
girl you ever saw. EVERYBODY azores
her. She should have given our
names when she was asked for friends
who could furnish the 5000 bail. But
she says she didn't know whether we,
teachers, would have so much money.
Father Started nt Once.
1--WE sent word to her father, Theo-
dore L. Schmitz, an official of the FL
gin Watch Company, in Elgin. Ill. He
will be here tonight. She Is an only
child and her mother is dead. Her
father Is very well off. but he isn't
rich, as has been reported.
when Dorothy recovered her mem
ory the shock of what she had done
caused a serious illness. Physicians
say that a slight operation may re-
move the cause of these momentary
Iapses of consciousness and physical
pain.
"As soon as she can, she says, she
will go back to work and finish the
term"
r. NJ. S. Putnam, a lawyer, OF II
Liberty street, who was called in by
Miss Schmitz's friends and supplied
bail, said last night:
"If the case goes to court and the
facts are told she is bound to be
found guiltless. Her father Will be
here soon and then we will act