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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Bandits In Flight
Scatter Loot


Utica, Nov. 11.--No trace has been
found of bandits who entered the
Hasker- -Fosterman general store in
this city. Their loot amounted to on
ly few cents, as they were frighten-
ed away by young men passing BY
the store. The cash register was
opened but contained nothing.
The thieves had a large pile OF
heavy winter coats, leathre vests.
overalls and other goods. piled out
side Of back window through which
they entered, and when they became
frightened by the party Of young fel-
lows approaching they started away
with some of these things, but drop
ped most of them in their mad dash
to get away.
Sheep-lined coats and leather. vests
were found at points along the road
as far as two miles east and three
miles south of this city, having been
dropped by the escaping bandits.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
SOUTH DAKOTA
MAKEsRECORD
-
HAS SHIPPED MORE GRAIN THAN
ANY OTHER TATE FOR NEAR
EAST RELIEF.

Mitchell, Nov. l1.-Fourteen car
loads of grain donated by sympathe-
tic South Dakota farmers to the farm
ing classes who are. starving In the
Near East have already been shipped
10 the mills, to be manufactured into
food products to be sent direct to
Asia Minor and southern Russia,
South Dakota has shipped more
grain than any other state so far for
relief purposes. The state can stay
at the head of the list If every county
will do as well as Douglas and Hut
Crimson, which have each shipped five
carloads. Clay has shipped one, Min
er one and Brule two.
The shipment of corn to Armenia
and the Bible lands by the Near East
Relief is having q dual effect, ii is
pointed out by officials of the relief
organizations. 1t issaving the lives OF
thousands of starving women and
children and it is building future
market for the corn and corn prod
ucts of the midwest. 1t speaks well
for South Dakota that it Is leading
the state in this work.
A report of the arrival and distri-
button of 4,40O-ton cargo of farm
ers' gift corn has just been made by
the head of the Caucasus branch oil
the Near East Relief of Tiflis. The
shipment was mades on the Datchet
from the port of New Orleans. 1t ar
rived at its destination in the interior
of Armenia in fine shape. There was
n, loss at all.
.Tt was the first known introduc-
tion of corn products into the Cau-
casus," says the report, "and already
several inquiries have been received
from local soviet governments. as to
the possibility of arranging for direct
purchases in the United States OF
large quantities Of cornmeal and
flour for use In their government IN
stitutions."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Say Defendant
In Fear Of Mob

Wessir gton Springs. Nov. 11.-Al-
leging that Dale Barr, accused OF
murder in the first degree in connec-
ton with the death of George CHI
ton. rancher in Jerauld county, is
in danger of mob violence and tnat
it would be impossible for him TO
have a fair trial in this place, his at
torneys yesterday filed a motion IN
circuit court asking for a change Oh
venue.
At a late hour last evening the case
was still being argued before Judge
Frank B. Smith. Barr's attorneys
submitted SO ,affidavits and sworn
statements of nearly 200 interviews
with residents of Jerauld county, all
of which expressed undue preJudlce
against Barr, and many of which de-
clared that mo trial was necessary,
that Barr should be taken out ano
hanged"
The murder, which has stirred all
of Jerauld county, took place on Oct
20. and was the result of a quarrel
between Clifton and the elder Barr
Dale Barr shot Clifton through the
leg and he bled to death before as
sistance could be secured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
MAY CALL AN
EXTRA SESSION
LEGISLATURE MAY BE CALLED
TO PROVIDE EXTRA FUNDS
TO CONDUCT SOLDIER COM
PENSATION WORK.

Pierre, Nov. 11.-Rumors that a
special session of the state legislature
may be necessary to satisfactorily un-
tangle certain matters in connection
with the soldiers bonus department
are becoming current in state offices
'and elsewhere here. Gov w. HI. Nc
Master has SO far neither confirmed
nor positively denied these rumors.
One of the reasons for the possible
special session of the state assembly,
is said to be to provide some legal
means sof supplying operating ex-
penses for the bonus board. The leg.
islature last winter appropriated s25,
900 for this purpose, intending the
amount to carry the work through
until January, 1923. Now, seven
months from the time the board
members were named by Gov. McMas-
ter, and four months since the de-
partment actually began functioning,
the fund, has dwnidled to less than
S1OO, with several unpaid warrants
outstanding.
pressed doubt, as to whether emerg-
ency warrants may legally be issued
to carry on the work of the depart
ment. If these are denied it is said
the work will have to stop until the
legislature has appropriated more
funds to complete the task, or until
the state supreme court has ruled
that the issuance of emergency war
rants is legal.
Another reason for calling together
the legislature in special session is
said to be to provide a means OF OBJ
tanning more money with which to
pay the bonus claims should the orig
inal s6,000.000 prove inadequate.
Gov. McMaster, it is said, will also
seek to have some legislation put
through relative to the state highway
and to the rural credits
board, should special session be
necessary.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
START PAYING
BONUS NOV. 70
THAT'S DATE FIXED NOW BY
COZ. RAY-CRITICIZEs NEWS
PAPERS.

Huron, Nov. 1.-THE South Da-
kota soldier bonus board has plenty
of funds to pay every ex-service man
who has filed claims with the board,
declared Col. Fred B. Ray, executive
officer Of the soldier bonus board
and state commander of the American
Legion, in an address here last night
before the local Americkan Legion
post. Mr.. Ray took occasion to Sc
vereIy criticize several of the news
papers of the state. The Sioux Falls
Press being specifically pointed out,
for printing what he termed un-
truthful stories telling of the diff
Guilty in which the bonus board
found itself, lacking sufficient funds
to make all necessary bonus pay
ments.
Bonus payments will be started
November 20, and all claims will be
paid according to file number, Col.
Ray. declared during the course OF
his address. w. w. Howes, of VOL
sey, democratic candidate for COVER
nor in last November's election, also
addressed the members of the local
post during the evenings program,
declaring that county offices and al
so state offices of an appointive ma
ture should be given to ex-service
men in preference to others.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Sen. HOrsfall
Passes Away

Flandreau, Nov. 11.-Ailen l..
Horsfall, state senator from Moody
county, died here yesterday from .
long illness. He was 81 years old,
and Is survived by wife and three
daughters. The funeral services viii
be held Saturday by either the Odd
Fellows or Masonic lodge, both OF
which he was a member.
Senator Horsfall was born at Miles
Vile. Wis, July 6. 1860. He was
educated in the common schools and
Illinois college of Fulton. ILL., de
came to South Dakota in 1900 and
engaged in the farming and live
stock business. Later he moved to
Flandreau and became real estate
dealer. He was known chiefly In the
senate as the author of the good
roads bill. He served as a republi-
can in the two last sessions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
NO TRIAL. F Or
SPIES AND COWARDS
SOUTH DAKOTA CONGRESSMAN
DECLARES NO YANK SOLDIER
EVER HANGED WITHOUT
CONVICTION.

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 11.-Trai-
tors, towards, enemy spies or those
who were mentally unfit for front
line duty in the American expedition
ary forces in France were Instantly
shot in some instances, according to
Representative Johnson of South Da-
kota, in speech in the house today.
Mr.. Johnson served during the war
in France as fighting man and was
wounded. He has since served as
chairman of one of the subcommittee
which investigate dthe conduct of the
war. His statement caused consid
cradle commotion in the house.
He spoke primarily for the purpose
of denying Senator Watson's charges
that American soldiers were executed
without courtmartial.
Il can say unreservedly that
know that no American soldier in
France was ever hanged upon a scat
fold without trial and conviction by
a courtmartial," said Mr.. Johnson.
mo American soldier was ever shot
in France unless at the front in the
face of the enemy and actually fight
ing and then by those who were with
hi mand knew him to be a traitor or
coward or an enemy spy.
Does the gentleman mean to say
that under any circumstances where
men at the front line become derang-
ed or something of that sort they
were shot by their own rnen?" inter-
rupted Representative -Rayburn of
Texas.
II was trying to indicate to the
house in very careful language" Mr..
Johnson replied, "that it seems to be
we'll understood among many men,
bers of the A. E. F. that men who
have been mentally deranged as
say-and the Divine Providence only
knows-men who may have been
traitors, who may have been cow
ards-nobody can tell-were un-
doubtedly shot in the front line"
"By whom?" asked Representative
Montague, of Virginia.
"By men of their own commands"
answered Mr.. Johnson.
Representative Rayburn and Rep
resentative Dyer declared that Mr..
Johnson's statements would disturb
the country as much. If not more,
than Senator Watson's charges. Rep
resentative Bulwinkle, of North Caro-
lima, an ex-service man, declared he
did not believe Mr.. Johnson's asser-
tons.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
tuberculosis Survey
Shows Condition Bad

Mitchell, Nov. 11.-As a result OF
the tuberculosis survey, staged In
Dawson county by a public welfare
nurse. it has been determined to hold
a tuberculosis clinic here In the near
future. Conditions, it was pointed
out, are no worse than in any other
section of the state, but the public
health work is so we'll organized here
that everything is to be done TO ala
in the betterment of conditions
Both the survey and the clinic
are being financed by proceeds from
the sale last year of Red Cross
Christmas seals.
Sixteen cases of tuberculosis, rang
ing in persons from Is to SO years
old. have been discovered In tns
county. None of them, it is said
are far advanced. In addition 40 OF
more names have been secured foI
further investigation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
School At Canton
Remembered In Will

Canton, Nov. IA gift for the
establishment of an endowment for
students attending the Canton Luth-
eran normal school, the first of its
kind since the organizing of the
school here a year ago, has been an
nounced by G. j. Moen, Of Canton,
administrator of the estate of the
late Olava Brurud.
Her will has just been admitted to
probate in the Lincoln county pro-
bate court. The donor give the resi-
due Of her estate, after making al
lowances to relatives, to he Norwe-
gian Lutheran church of America
with the provision that it be placed In
the hands of the president of the
Canton Lutheran normal school, to be
used by him in assisting needy stu
dents at that institution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Britain To Commence
Paying u. S. Interest

London, Nov. 11.--An arrange
ment has been made to begin paying
the interest on the debt owed by
Great Britain to the United States at
the rate of $50. .0O0,0 sterling year
ly, it was announced in the house
of commons today by Sir Robert
Horne, the chancellor of the ex-
chequer. Sir Robert made this an
nouncement in the course of state
ment on the budget prospects. He
added with emphasis.
IT hope this remark about the debt
we owe America will not be made the
occasion for any discussion of the in
terallied Indebtedness. 1t does not
conduce to the friendliness of the
feeling between America and ourselv-
es to discuss this matter at all at
present"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
PROBE PRICES Of
FARM PRODUCTS
U. S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CONFERENCE DISCUSSES COST
OF LIVING TO CONSUMER.

Kansas City, Nov. 11.-Why the
finished product of farm and cattle
range costs the consumer more than
twice as much as the farmer or cattle
grower gets for his product w4s dis
cussed today at conference held un-
der the auspices of the chamber of
commerce of the United States. The
figures were supplied by j. N. Van
Der vries, Chicago, general western
manager of the chamber. He said
that statistics gathered by the cham
ber showed that the farmer and live
stock raiser received abort 81 per
cent of the amount the consumes
paid for farm products.
Thomas e. Wilson, Chicago pack
er, said that SO per cent OF the
amount the packers received for all
meat products went to the livestock
raiser, leaving a gross margin of
profit of IL per cent to the packers.
Vernon Campbell of San Jose,
Calf, who was active in building CO..
operative marketing organizations
among fruit growers of the Pacific
coast, discussed retailing and jobbing
problems.
"Ten years ago." he said, I'VE had
one grocery store for every thousand
consumers. Now statistics show we
have one grocery store for every $50
people. Ii makes necessary either
much more efficient methods must be
practiced by the retail grocer, or he
must make large margin of profit,
if he is to survive"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11

ners was recently the victim of pc
culiar accident. He inhaled a small
stone. 1t became wedged in the open
ing of the right lung, completely clos
ing it, The boys parents hurried
him to Mitchell hospital, where
physicians urged trip to a specialist
in Omaha. The boy was taken there
and the specialist, after considerable
hesitation, operated. The stone was
successfully removed and the boy is
recovering rapidly now.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
w e is M ay w eep
When They Read This

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 11.-More
than two years after prohibition has
been in effect Washington restaurant
goers are being treated" to the spec
tacle of seeing rare old Bordeaux
red wines, dry, pithy burgundy whit
es, and frothy, bubbling champagne
being served at tables in public
restaurant. The occasion is the dis
armament conference and the place
is the restaurant and grill room of
the New Willard hotel, where the
French delegation is lodged and en-
joying the extra-territoriality confer
red on all members of diplomatic
missions in the places where they are
housed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Jack Syppli
Skips From Pen

Sioux Falls, Nov. 11.-"French
leave" was taken Tuesday night by
Jack Syppli, a trusty at the state
penitentiary here and up to noon to-
day no trace OF him and been receiv-
ed. He has been driving a periten-
tiary automobile for some months
and Warden Jamison had confidence
In him.
Suppl, who came from Sioux City,
was member of the gang that rob-
he'd the bank at Dempster in Hamlin
county. this state. two years ago and
was sentenced from Hamlin county
September 8, 1919 to seven years in
the penitentiary for robbery in the
first degree.
He drove the car last evening and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Daily Market Report
Minneapolis Grain Market.

Minneapolis, Nov. IL. - Corn -
Firm, offerings light; demand i'm
proved late in session. No. Q yellow
closed at AZ and AZ 1-2c; No. 2 mix
ed at 39 and 40c.
Oats Firm, demand fair, offer.
ings light, No. 8 whites IL and | Ia
cents over December; No. whites
closed at 28 and 29 cents. No. 4
whites at 26 and 2S cents.
Rye-Demand fair to good; offer
ings light.
Barley Steady to ! cent higher,
range unchanged. Prices closed a
"a and So cents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Booze Destroys
California Sewer

Los Angeles, Nov. 11.-Prohibition
authorities will be asked to pay for
repairs to the city sewers of Sierra
willie. The city claims that confiscat-
ed liquors, hootch and jackass bran
dy, poured into the sewer by the Of
ficers, removed the lining of the
sewer for distance of 304 feet.
The liquor was disposed Of in this
manner by Marshal Massey and As
sistant Marshal Pierce on orders of
Federal Commissioner Arnold. City
officials who happened to be exam
ming the spot, discovered the dam
age. sysss n slsss
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Throws POk ker At
Husband; Kills Baby

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Eugene Mess
mer, 2 years old, died in the county
hospital of a fractured skull. Ac-
cording to the stock yards police.
Mrs. Lillian Messmer, the boys
mother, threw a poker at her hus-
band, who was intoxicated. 1t missed
him and hit the boy on the head.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
sioux CITY 1--we stocIk.

Sioux City, Nov. IL Heavy grade
hogs were in fairly good demand and
sold at steady to 10 cents lower from
the start The bottom of the bulk
reached $6.40 and few sales were
made on down to $6.25 and under.
The majority Of the days sales were
made at s6.40 and $3.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
n, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1921.

then told the prison authorities he
was going to bed. Instead of this, he
drove away and soon disappeared.
He is described as being 23 years
old, medium build, 5 fit, ga inches
tall, light complexion, blond hair and
grayblue eyes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Irish Settlement
Is Progressing

London, Nov. 11.-Ulster will sub
nit to the British government s
counter proposal for settling the
Irish question, 1t was officially an
nopnced by the Ulster cabinet. Ul-
ster rebuffed Lloyd Georges efforts
to effect settlement on a basis of
compromise proposals.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-11-11
Stone Is Removed
From Boys Lung

Gam Valley, Nov. 11.--As result
of most unusual operation. Joy
Menners. young lad OF this place. is
alive and well today. Young Men
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-02-10
TAKE YOUR BATTERY TO TIL
Willard Service Station
For the Winter Care and Storage
WELLS & SCHNEIDER

The established custom of holding
meetings for women at the mid win
ter fair and farmers convention to be
held in LangdoD, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, February 22nd,
23rd and 24th, is not to be. passed
up this year. The meetings begin
with an afternoon session on Wednes-
day, There will be two other SEES.
sions n Thursday afternoon and an
other on the evening of that day,
with a banquet served during the
supper hour by the ladies of the Me-
thodist church I'M the basement par
.lors of the church. There is a com
mittee at work ON a particularly
strong program, which will include
splendid talent from here at home and
abroad. There will be some fine mu.
steal numbers which are sure to
be pleasing and the talks heard on
the platform of the women's meet
ings at the Mid-W inter Fair will be
the best ever. The complete program
will be announced in next weeks is
sue of this paper. Watch for tit
is going to be a good me.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-02-10
BRING YOUR FILMS TO
Ole Opie Studio
To be developed and printed
Popular prices and quick service
We also have a line of Films and Kodaks
FOR SALE

Two weeks from today marks the
closing day of the Mid Winter Fair
and Farmers Convention. The pro-
gram closes with the big banque t.
and entertainment in the evening.
Yesterdays wheat market quota
tions with a top figure of $1.48 in
dicates IN eleven cent advance dur
ing the past week. There is still a
wide margin between last falls mar
ket when the crop was threshed and
today's price-but its a step in the
right direction.
Richards, the alleged booze peddler
who was captured by Sheriff Kelland
at Minot and brought back to Lang.
don after his aideu escape, was CIV
en- his preliminary hearing Monday,
when he waived examination and in
default of a bail bond for 81, 500
was remanded to the county Jail to
await his trial in district court.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-02-10

Mrs. John B. Halloran was in the
city a couple of days during the week
from her home at Mowbray.
Thos. Heating and wife of the
Easily hotel returned on FRIDAYS
passenger having visited during a
short stay With old Langdon friends
Jas. MCLAUGHLIN and Piper Alex.
Mcdonald were among those from
Langdon to attend the Scotch cele-
bration held Friday evening over at
Calvin,
A double event that cannot do
than impress itself upon
people of this county generally and
that makes a red letter on the Febru-
arv calendar ia the fact that
Tuesday, February 22nd in addition
to being the anniversary of Washing
toms birthday is also the opening
dav of the Cavalier county Mid Winter
Fair to be held in Langdon on Feb
ruary 1898 "a
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-02-10
L''' go! School
VII ~ NOTES

In a ragged and undressing
game last Friday night, Langd1n
high school with three regular play
ers playing defeated Park River
A. c by a score of % to 20
The second ha.f opened up with
some fast plays which took Park
River off their feet, the score being
"a to 10 before they made a basket.
Ore of the fastest games of the
season will be played here on Thurs
day night against Petersburg They
have a fast team and held Mayville
5 to 4 this season. Come out and
root for L H.. S.
The members of the Morse class
are planning a party for Saturday
night.
John Milne is back in school this
week.
: Not to be outdone by the high
school classes, the eighth grade en-
joyed themselves in one of the best
parties of the year last Monday
evening.
The freshman, elias had a party
IN Tuesday evening.
Warrants for sale Langdou
teachers.
Housewife: 81 think | will en-
terrain the teachers
Student boarder: "Be sure to
have lots of Devils Food"
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-02-10
DR.. E. J. Hughes
DENTIST
HOURS
Phone ll2

f. SUI LhE bLOt N LangdOn, N. ~. F.
Mrs. Frank Green, Sr., returned on
Saturday from a visit of part of the
week with her friends up the
line residing in the immediate vi
cinity of Wales
Manager Thos. Finerty of the
Langdon light heat and power plant.
has a rib fracture, the result of injury
received in the upset of a toboggan
part Tuesday evening on the Dorvsl
hill.
O. r. Daniels was a county seat
visitor during the week from his
farm in the vicinity of Calein. Mr..
Daniels has so thoroughly enjoyed
the weather of tho past winter that
the call of the sunny southland of
the Rio Grande Valley didn't induce
him to leave:
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-02-10
Clyde Wins Game Played Here

Tuesday night the local American
Legion basket ball team played a
holly contested game on the floor of
the high school gymnasium with the
town team from Clyde. The visitors
won by a score of II to Is. The
first half finished with ssthe score a
tie and it was kept s%ee-sawing each
team making hardly fought gains
over the other until the game was
called while Clyde happened to hold
the lead by one point
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-02-10
COMING EVENTS
Feb. 23-25-Mid Winter Fair.

Talk with T. E.. Burke.
Teachers examinations are being
held here and at Munich this week.
Andy Lothspeich was up the line
at Wales part If last week giving
business matters mis- attention.
M. Myers was here a day or two
last week from Hannah visiting his
Langdon relatives and giving bust.
ness matters attention.
Saturday is given a red letter date
On the calendar as Lincoln's Day,
being the anniversary of the birth of
the first of this country's three mar
tyred presidents.
sOnly another two weeks to- Lang
don's big three day Mid Winter Fair
and Farmers Convention. See dis
play advertisement on another page
There will also be additional matter
as to detail next week.