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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
CITIZENS To AID
|NENF0RCEMENT
COMMITTEES TO
FILL GAP IN RANkE OF DRY
AGENTS IN NORTHWEST.

Minneapolis, May 25.-Various or
ganizations of private citizens, form
ed into anti-liquor committees, will
adequately fill the gap left by the
adequately fill the the gap left by
the reduction of the number of his
operatives by more than so per cent.
on orders from Washington, Paul
ID. Keller, supervising federal prohi-
Dltlon enforcement agent of the
northwest, declared today.
Mr.. Keller has received notifica-
ton from Washington that he should
order 35 of his so endorsements ag-
ents to take furloughs without pay
until July l, caused by the def,
cheney of the appropriation for en-
forcement work
Many committees, composed of
private citizens, and who are inter-
estlng themselves in the strict en-
forcement of the liquor law have
been a great help to this office, and
now since the number of my agents
have been reduced, these commit
tees will be more active" Mr.. Kel-
GER stated. with the retention of
The old, experienced agents. to-
gether with the help of these citizen
bodies, the prohibition act will be
strictly enforced in all the states in
my jurisdiction"
The federal prohibition enforce
ment chief explained that these pri-
vate organizations secure evidence
OF liquor law violations, go before a
United States court commissioner,
and swear TO a complaint, and is fol-
lowed by a search by his men.
Although the reduction of my
force to about 25 men is quite a
blow" he admitted added activity
and the formation of more such COM
mittees will fill the gap handily."
The state prohibition directors in
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Iowa and Nebraska, he said, have
enlisted the aid of the county at
torneys in the states and with the aid
or the latter, are forming these en-
forcement committees. Mr.. Keller
mentioned the Committee of Thir-
Teen IN Minneapolis the Committee
of One Hundred in ST. Paul, and the
effective work of similar bodies un-
der j. F. Watkins, prohibition direc-
tor of North Dakota as a boon to
enforcement work.
Most of the agents who will be
given a furlough will still receive
remuneration from the department
Of justice, according to the enforce
nent chief, because of their pres
2nce being needed in court and the
resulting payment of witness fees to
them.
Agents who have been in the ser
ice longest, with the best records,
viii receive preference in retaining
heir posts, according to Mr.. Keller.
Mr.. Keller is supervising agent
for Minnesota, Iowa, Nebaska, North
nd South Dakota
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Girls Accused Of
Theft Get Bonds

Aberdeen, May 25.- Della Hoppe
and Rachael Gilman, two local
young ladies charged with being inn
plicated in a theft of the Meyer Ka-
desky home while members of the
family were attending the funeral
services of Mrs. Kadesky, were bound
over to the next term of circuit court
and have been released under bonds.
Miss Hoppe is but seventeen years
of age.
Miss Gilman was employed as a
maid at the Kadesky home and when
the family left she invited Miss
Hoppe to stay with her. On the first
night they invited their gentlemen
friends to visit them and it was on
that evening that jewels and silver
ware were stolen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
SHOULD APPORT|ON
ROAD MACHINERY
VAST QUANTITIES NOW LYING
IDLE WOULD AID STATE
HIGHWAY WORK.

Washington, May 25.-Highway
officials and officials interested in
road building from every state in
the union are appealing to the Sen
ate and house to pass at once legis-
lation to provide for the turning ov-
er by the federal government to the
state governments of vast quantities
of road building machinery which is
now lying idle. Bills on the subject
are pending in both houses.
The value of the machinery in
question amounts to millions of dol
lars. 1t includes tractors, trucks,
trailers, automobiles, motorcycles,
shop machinery and machine tools
for rebuilding and repairing.
The road building machinery,
much of which has been declared
surplus property by the war depart
ment, is equipment left over from
the war. In many cases, it has been
left out in the open and is rusitng or
rotting away Some of it has been
sold at auction in the open market
for low prices. Astonishing stories
are told of the prices at which some
of the property has been auctioned
off. One case cited is a sale of
trucks which cost $4,000, aud which
wer auctioned for prices ranging
from $35 to $3.50. There are thou
sands of rtucks, touring cars, motor
cycles and other vehicles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Mooney Loses First
Battle For Liberty

San Francisco, May 25.-Thomas
Mooney, alleged San Francisco Pre-
paredness day dynamiter, today lost
the first skirmish of attorneys in his
renewed fight for second trial.
Superior Judge Louderbach refus-
ed to permit the discussion of evil
dence which Moneys lawyers pro-
missed to submit and forced the at
torneys to devote the morning to the
argument of legal points.
MONEYS attorney, Byron Parker,
had sought the right to lay before
the court Immediately the evidence
he promised to produce in case
Mooney was granted a new trial.
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where the distilled spirits are
withdrawn for non-beverage purpos-
es and are subsequently devoted to
beverage purposes with the knowl-
edge or connivance of the distiller it
is his opinion that the distiller is
liable for the so-called differential
tax if there is shown to be a reason
able presumption of gnowledge on
his part that such distilled spirits
would be diverted to other than nom
beverage purposes by those coming
into possession of them"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Goes To Answer
Serious Charge

Lebanon, Mo-, May 25.-Elmer
dcComb, president of the Lebanon
ahamber of commerce, and first vice
resident of the Christian church,
1T for Los Angeles today to answer
ne charge of Miss Erie Millicane
nat he was the father of her mur-
dered baby. McComb denied the
charges. He was induced to go to
.os Angeles by his brother, DR.. AL
bert McComb, who went to Baxter
Springs, Kansas, last night to ac-
quaint his brother of the charges
against him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Daily Market Report
Minneapolis Grain

Minneapolis, May 25.-Corn-
Good corn in demand, ordinary to
poor, slow. No. 8 yellow closed at
"a and SEC; No. 8 mixed at 81 and
53c.
Oats-Quiet, demand only fair.
No. whites mainly July price to
price to 1ac under. No. 3 whites
closed at 38 and 39c, No. whites
at 36 and 37hc.
Rye-Demand fair, little for ship
ment. No. at 23c over July. No. 2
rye closed at s1.47A and 1.49A.
Barley.-Unchange firm; offer
ings light. Prices closed at 46 and
62c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Woman Seeking
Share Of Estate

Devils Lake, N. D., May 25.-
Armed with alleged church records
from Laerdal, Norway, that she is
the illegitimate daughter of the late
Erick Lyons, wealthy banker and
farmer, of church's Ferry, n D.,
Mrs. Bertha Abbey Ross, of st. Paul,
was here today to claim a share in
his estate estimated at $4,000. She
will receive one-half of the estate if
she proves her case.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Believe Aged Woman
w as M Murd er e d

st. Paul, May 25.-Working on
he theory that Mrs. James E. Ma
honey, aged and wealthy Seattle wo-
IAN, was murdered here the police
we're attempting to trace her today.
She was last seen here with her hus-
nand a month ago. Mahoney is now
under arrest charged with forging
apers by which he attempted to get
hold of her property.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Jewelry Store Robbed
At Minneapolis

Minneapolis, May Is Twenty
thousand dollars in jewelry was sto-
len from the Howard Jewelry store
on Hennepin avenue in carefully
planned robbery last night More
than two hundred holes bored thru
the ceiling from hotel room above
the store enabled the robbers to
gain entrance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25

Paris, May 25.-Great Britain and
France appeared today to have been
drawn closer together after their
threat of speration on the Silesian
situation. 1t was believed certain
that Premier BRAND will be given
vote of confidence to carry out his
policy which he expressed yesterday
as considering the welfare of the al
lies before taking up Frances inter
nal politics.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
ORDERED TOCLOSE
SEL|C|AN FRONTIER
UPON THE POLISH GOV
ERNMENT.

Paris, May 25.-The allies today
demanded that the Polish govern
ment close her Silesian forntier. In
a note to Warsaw the allied council
of ambassadors pointed out that
Germany has closed her frontier and
demanded that Poland follow her
example. The council denied a re-
quest from Berlin that the Germans
be permitted to reclaim anti-tank
guns left in Upper Silesia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City, May 25.-Top hogs at
$S.25, 10c under the crest of the
previous day, while the bulk Of the
hogs landed within a spread Of
$7.65 and $S.15.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Dry Leaders Are
Becoming Impatient

Washington, May 25-Alarmed
at apparently prevailing laxity in
prohibition enforcement, dry leaders
in congress today determined to
force strict compliance with the
law AT present some members of
the house are making quiet inquiry
to determine if some one in the
treasury department recently releas-
ed seven hundred of twelve hundred
enforcement agents when the appro-
priation ran out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25

to the place and destroyed it. Black
and tan police attacked them. Sew
eral civilians were victims of firing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25

Washington, May 25.-The May
flower carrying President Harding
and party from New York arrived
here shortly before 10 this morning.
President Harding left at once for
the white house.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25

Washington, May 25.-Republican
leaders today hoped to put through
the navy bill virtually as the naval
affairs committee reported it. The
insurgents have been beaten on i'm
portant items regarding increases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-05-25
Irish Civilians
Are Killed

Dublin, May 25.-Many civilians
were killed here today in fighting
between members Of the Irish repub-
lican army and black and tans fol-
lowing the capture of the customs
house by Sim Feiners
Dublin, May 25.-Sevene Sinn
Finers were killed, eleven were
wounded and one hundred eleven
captured in fighting at the customs
house today. Sim Feiners set fire
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-23
a Market For L0ganber71es

Announcement of completion of the reorganization plans
OF the Phez Company which has occupied the attention
local nancers for the past months is the best possible
news for the future of the valley and of the oganberry
industry.
new company has been organized under the name of
the Northwest Fruit Products Company, which of
the concerns merged to form the Phez Company which will
enable future transactions to be kept clear Of the entange
mens OF the old concern and enable the latter restabsh
its stability while furnishing outlet for loganberry
products.
The reorganization has been effected by the skill of c. NJ
a assisted by the Salem and Portland bankers and the
hearty cooperation and assistance of the community For
the present. at least, operations will be confined the
manufacture of oganbery juice, but the probabilities
that the major portion of the berry crop of the valley will
be utilized:
Without the big juice plant to absorb the heavy yield
offered the loganbery crop could have found market
and most of it would have gone waste to the loss of
producer and community The experience demonstrates that
the juice plant the backbone of the industry and essential
for its prosperity and that growers must cooperate in its
maintainance.
In comparison with other districts Salem has Jared well
with its berry in this of demoraized prices and
markets. None has to waste sections of the
country While prices have been very low and profits small
cost Of production has been and will be realized in spite of
it's being buyers market, with half the in bank
ruptcy and no futures to raise money upon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-23
The Cherry Tariff

The great benefits of the emergency tariff which places
high duty upon imported cherries is thus set forth by Salem
Statesman:
district this If the
ing evidently all of them, all
marashino cherries that Royal will
be the of this
will be diverted the Salem district Italy Spain,
from which countries these cherries coming under
finally introduced carry
cherries should in future the
maraschno will have than living price
of the they have the BILL when it
finally does duty growers must
vociferous demand for their rights
Under the benefcent emergency tariff fancy maraschno
type cherries selling the high price of cents pound
and there is difficulty in dsposing of them at that figure
"A year ago. without any tariff to protect the cherry
grower the same type of cherries brought from IL to IA
and the demand great that maraschino manu-
acurers that here unable to secure any and in
some cases had to ship their barrels back empty.
All that is needed is to make Rome howl" for a
permanent tariff cherries at six cents. Perhaps then
the growers can secure least three cents But if has
the effect of the present tariff the price be two cents
But why six cents TARIFF Why not 16 CENTS better yet
so cents? 1t makes better gold brick to bunko the
grower with.
The United States produces cherries than it con-
and hence tariff cherries will not yield any
revenue Of such tariff will bring retalatory
measures from foreign governments and shutoff our
markets for surplus stockbut that will help keep cherries
cheap
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Prices Drop
Along Coast

San Francisco, June 23-Whole-
sale prices in the twelfth federal
reserve district during May con-
tinued on the downward trend in
hardware, drugs, groceries, sta
tionery, automobile tires and auto
motive equipment and supplies, ac-
cording to a report made public
here today by John Perrin, federal
reserve agent. Prices were report
ed steady by dealers in dry goods,
furnitur and shoes.
present wholesale price quota
tions of 20 to SO per cent lower
than those of a year ago for furni-
ture, 20 to 40 per cent lower for
shoes and 10 to 80 per cent lower
on drugs, groceries, stationery.
automobile supplies and dry
goods" the report said.
Wholesalers in all lines report
retailers generally are now basing
their prices to the consumer on
present replacement costs at whole
sale, although there are some in
stances of delayed price readjust-
ments.
Retailers of the district report
that during May value of sales was
Al per cent less than May of 1920, |
but the volume of sales is probably |
greater inasmuch as prices are re-
ported 10 to 35 per cent below the
high levels of May, 1920.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-23
Bank of England
Reduces Rate of
Discount Today

London, June 23.-The Bank of
England sprang a surprise upon
the money market today by reduc-
ing it's rate of discount one-half of
l per cent to per cent just as the
banks were making up their half
yearly accounts. This will neces-
sity a great deal of extra work in
altering the rates of interest, and
it was expected that during the
day the deposit rates will be low
cred.
1t had been thought that the
Bank of England would abstain
from any reduction in the rate
pending the settlement of the la
Dor troubles, and it is believed the
chief reason for the decision to
lower the rate was the necessity
that the treasury be able to borrow
money more cheaply.
The recent reduction of the fed
eral reserve bank rate in the Uni
ted States and cheaper money con-
ditions in America were also guild
ing influences to the lower mini
mum rate.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-23
ALICIA HAMMERSLEY
A Woman Who Wouldn't t Remarry
BY IDAH MeGLONE GIBSON
The Noted Writer
The Noted Writer

which was mine in the first days
Of my widowhood and which I
had expected would come to me as
long as l lived. Now my whole
time was taken up with thoughts
OF my baby. / had laid the
foundation for my novel and two
OF three other short stories but I
really had no great incentive to
go on. said to myself one morn
ing. Il will wait one week longer
and then IL l do not hear I will
write letter asking il the maga-
zine is going to keep the story.
saying that I want TO send IL
somewhere else If they do not find
it available"
Bah had so many original ideas
about her wedding that l deter
mined to make some notes OF them
for future reference. We will
just go down TO the church some
she said. "and say the
words that are necessary and then
90 over TO our home"
Bah was determined to carry
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of
Nation are on
MendIsClai1r1

The financial situation through
out the country is easing up gen
orally, according to S. G. Sargent,
former Oregon state superintend-
ent Of banks, now with the federal
reserve bank at San Francisco,
who is spending the week with
friends in Salem. Sargent declares
that the complaint of the farmers,
particularly those of the middle
west who lay the cause for present
depressed prices at the feet of the
federal reserve banks is not justi-
fled. The agricultural interests,
Sargent explains, have received
far greater assistance from the re-
serve banks than has any other
interest. Sargent, who is accom-
panied by Mrs. Sargent, motored
through from San Francisco and
will leave the latter part of this
week for Portland and other points
in the twelfth federal reserve dis
Lrict for an inspection of banks.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-23
Dawes Holds
Budget Plan
Inadequate

Washington, June 23.-Charles
G. Dawes of Chicago. chosen by
President Harding to head the new
government budget system, an
nounced after a conference with
the president today that he would
call on a number of experienced
business men to serve in the bud
get bureau without pay because he
considered the staff provided by
congress wholly inadequate.
Mr.. Dawes declared in a state
ment that if the budget system
was to be a success, reliance must
be placed on something else than
the pitiful machinery provided by
law"
"One might as well be handed
a toothpick," added the statement,
with which to tunnel Pixies
peak"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-23
Dog In -The-MangeY

Those few citizens of independence who seek to block all
highway construction in Polk county because they cannot
dictate the route of the Westsde highway through deend
ence following policy that only react to the injury
of the county and themselves They have already delayed
the completion of the countys highway program by
their doginhemanger tactics and if they continue will
find all the money expended in other counties and no state
funds available for the demands great and there not
anywhere enough money to complete the program
Under the pans approved by the county court
highway commission, both Dallas and Independence are
connected by paved roads with the Wessde highway that
bsecs the county The through tourist traffic is of little
benefit to small communities but the paved highway real
asset to the farmers Of the country
1t is only question of time before there will be paved
road from Bruns to Independence and tourists will
then have alternate route through the CITY, It will then
be to Independence enterprise to induce them to come
that Meanwhile delay in construction is penaizing
both city and country.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-23
Bab's Ideas of Marriage

Bah was very happy. She had
gained the goal for which she had
been working.
1--WE are going to have a very
quiet wedding" she said. After
all the awkward mishaps at yours.
Alix, I am not going to lay my
self liable to anything OF the sort
IL l can help IL"
My wedding seemed a dream. I
sometimes wonder IL other women
felt as vaguely in after years
about their marriage as I did.
True, there was the baby always
present; the baby that ! adored.
Halls baby and mine. The strang-
est thing of all was that Hal had
gone out of my life so completely.
could hardly remember how he
ooked. and although at times
would come up that
would bring one of his quaint
or little speeches to
ny mind. yet they did not bring
Fith them that poignant pain
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SuitAgailnst
Roosevelt Is
BasedonNo

Hilsdale, Ind, June 23.-Mrs
Emma Richardson Burkett, who
has filed claim for $4,000
against the estate of the late
Theodore Roosevelt to collect a
note which she says the former
president indorsed, today told the
story of the mysterious financial
| transaction.
Mrs. Burkett claims she met
Roosevelt and a man introduced as
Charles ]. Shunson, who she be-
lieved, was a former Rough Rider,
in a Chicago office building dur
ing the republican national con-
vention of 1912, and there loaned
the money to Shunson on his note,
backed by the former presidents
signature.
Mrs. Burkett secuted sugges-
tions that she had been duped by
clever confidence man posing as
the ex-president.
Mrs. Burkett told her story aft
er learning that the executors of
the Roosevelt estate had branded
the signature on the alleged note a
forgery and had refused to pay her
claim.
An uncle, Henry Richardson, a
miner, who spent most of his life
in Montana, Colorado and Nebras-
ka, died in February, 1912, while
on the way to Alaska, and left the
money in her care, the interest to
be paid to his daughter, Mary
Kenney, she said. She consulted
friend, justice of the peace, now
dead, in Danville, ILL.,, about an in
vestment, and in June, 1912, was
called to Chicago, where she was
introduced to Shunson and the
man she believes was Colonel
According to Mrs. Burett, Shun-
kson paid interest on the loan at
he rate of per cent until 1917.
when he went to France. She has
1ot since heard from him.
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Soldier Bonus
Board Meets

Governor olcott and Secretary
Of State Kozer left here this morn
ing for Portland where they will
be met by Adjutant General White,
Arthur Spence of Portland and
Lyman G. Rice of Pendleton, the
other members Of the world war
veterans state aid commission for
a conference at the Portland hotel
this noon on the new bonus law.
From Portland the members Of the
commission will go to Fort Stevens
for an inspection of the heavy ar
tillery units of the Oregon nation
al guard, thence to Olympia,
Wash, to pick up some pointers on
the administration Of the Wash
ington bonus law and then to !
Camp Lewis where Governor Olcott
Is to inspect the Oregon guards
men on Saturday.