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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Make Ready To
Install Pl a n t

Pierre, Sept. 27.-The state ce-
ment commission held a meeting at
Mitchell today, at which the first
steps were taken to put the construc-
tion of a cement plant actually un-
der way. ~
The state has an option on a tract
just north of theIndian school near
Rapid City, which is declared to be
located on bed of practically mex
halstible cement material of high
class.
This site was selected after long
investigation to find just where the
conditions were most favorable with
ing the state, and now the actual
beginning of construction work will
soon develop
Under the law Governor McMaster
is chairman of the commission, and
he is required to select the secretary
treasurer. He named c. e. Hunt, oi
Rapid City, it being considered ad-
visable to select man from that
place for such position SO long as the
actual work is to be done at Rapid
City.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Congressman Asserts
Good Times In Sight

washington Springs, Sept. 81
Congressman G.. A. Christopherson,
of Sioux Falls, addressed the Kiwanis
club here Thursday at their weekly
luncheon, expressing an optimistic
view in regard to the future business
outlook. "The present depression Is
only temporary" he said "and while
we cannot look for return to high,
Fictitious prices of short time ago,
the outlook for period of good nor
NAL business is better than ever at
the present time"
"A great many people," continued
Mr.. Christopherson, have the idea
that congress does not realize the
keenness of the present nationwide
depression in all lines of business,
but such is erroneous. There isn't
a man in congress who wouldn't
create demand for our surplus prod
ucts if he could devise the plan, but
it will take time; and revival of
our world trade, market for our
surplus. will restore good times"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
FOOD AND CLOTHING
LOWEST IN AMERICA
RESERVE BOARD SUBMITS DATA
ON LIVING COSTS.

Washington, ID. c., Sept. az
Food, shelter, clothing and other
necessities and hundreds of comforts
and luXuries now are within the
reach of residents of the United Stat
es at far lower costs than in any 9th
er country in the world. This is
shown for the first time in history
of data collected by the federal re
serve board America has always
been the land of high wages and high
prices.
Wages throughout the United Stat
es, despite reductions, still are high
er than anywhere else in the world.
Prices of virtually all commodities
at the same time are at record low
levels in this country compared with
European nations.
The general level of wholesale
prices throughout the United States
is approximately Al per cent above
the level of the pre-war period. But
in other countries, wholesale levels,
according to the reports to the fed
eral reserve board, are: Italy, 400
per cent above the pre-war period.
But in other countries, wholesale lev
els, according to the reports to the
federal reserve board, are: Italy, 400
per cent above the pre-war period; !;
United Kingdom, 100; France, 232;
Germany, 1,467; Sweden, III; Den
mark, 1853; Japan, 90; Australia, 60;
Canada, 76 India, 83.
Residents of the United States
thus are obtaining all the comforts
of life and many luxuries at prices
that are prohibitive to a majority
of the residents of England, France,
Italy, and other countries. America
is the cheapest country in the world
i'm which to live, the reports show be-
yond question.
Burdened with war initiation, in
habitants of Italy, England, Germany
and Holland, are flocking to this
country in proportions equal to those
allowed by the immigration restric-
tion law.
In Germany a skilled mechanic
earns now approximately $3.50
week. In the United States virtually
all skilled workers still receive at
least twice that for single days la
bor Some skilled men receive $7
and SIS. Yet the German worker
must pay 1000 per cent additional
over what he spent in 1913 for nee
essities. In Spain, Italy, and some
other European countries wages are
on a par with those in Germany. In
England and France, however, the
scale is higher.
Workers in the United States are
engaged at an average wage level
approximately Is per cent below the
average of the war period. This is
the extent of the reductions affecting
approximately 100000 industrial
workers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
SOLD CIDER THAT
/ HAD REAL KICK
YANKTON MAN AYERS HE BE-
LIEVED 1T NOT INTOXICAT-
ING.

Yankton, Sept 27.-Is a man liza
BILE under the prohibition law If he
sells intoxicating beverages believing
them to be non-intoxicating? Or, in
other words, must the state in pro-
scouting an action for alleged viola
tion of the liquor law, prove that the
seller of the beverage had guilty
knowledge of its alcoholic charac-
ter?
This question was raised In cir
cult court here, during the trial of
Joseph Fejfar, a pool hall and soft
drink hall man of Utica, charged
with selling intoxicating liquor, but
with the consent of counsel the case
was taken from the jury and will be
submitted TO the South Dakota SUI
preme court for ruling as to the in
tent of the law on that point.
According to the testimony. Fejfar
purchased a 15-gallon KEEP of grape
cider from a Sioux City house last
March, and had been retailing 1t by
the glass from the dispenser of his
counter. His place was raided by of
ficers in June, who took a sample oil
the cider. and filed an information
after analysis of the beverage at the
state university showed Ii to contain
about 2 IL per cent of alcohol.
Fejfar testified that he had bought
the cider as Notwithstanding bev-
erage and had been selling IL as such,
having had assurance of the agent OF
the house from which he bought 1t
that it was Notwithstanding. The
state could not prove that Fejfar
knew the cider contained alcohol, and
contended 1t did not have to prove a
guilty knowledge or intent. Judge
r.. b. Trip, presiding, held that 1T
was a point of law which the state
supreme court should properly pass
uon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Jury Returns
Murder Charge

washington Springs. Sept. 81
owing to the fact that this (Jerauld)
county is without a coroner, the
county commissioners ha dto be call
ed in extraordinary session and sup
ply the vacancy before an inquest
could be held in the case of the fatal
shooting of G.. w. Clifton by Dale
Barr on Thursday afternoon.
DR.. Keen was appointed coroner
and an inquest was held. The find
ings of the jury in brief were first
degree murder and on this charge
Mr.. Barr has been arrested. Dispo-
sition of the case is now in the hands
of the court.
Brief funeral services were held
and the victims remains taken to his
old home in Iowa for interment.
Jas. Barr, father of the murderer
is an old resident of this county, now
living in Mitchell, and reputed to be
very rich man.
1t has developed that the real
cause that provoked the murder lay
in the fact that Mr.. Clifton was NOV.
ing from the Barr property and there
was a disputed balance of about 81
coming to the Barrs.
On going to remove his team from
the place on the fatal morning he wa:
commanded to leave the horses until
final settlement could be made.
He paid no attention to the com
mand and the shooting resulted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
CONF FERENCE ON
THE UNEMPLOYED
NUMBER LESS THAN FIRST RE-
PORTED CONFERENCE
FINDS.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Unemploy-
ed throughout the country now num-
ber fewer than three million five
hundred thousand, nationwide
survey made for the unemployment
conference by the department COM
merce showed today. This total is
approximately four per cent less than
the recent estimate of the department
labor which stated five million seven
hundred and fifty thousand men were
out of work This report caused a
distinct tone of optimism among the
delegates to the conference when
work was resumed today. The first
task of the conference is to deter
mine the exact number unemployed
and hearings will proceed on esti-
mates of the two departments.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Verbal Contract Held
Good In High Court

Sioux Falls, Sept. 27-A verbal
agreement to cancel a contract was
made valid in supreme court this
week when A. H. Stephanson, of Min
nehaha county, was given a. reversed
decision regarding the payment OF
$4,000 for increased value of land
which he sold to two parties in 1918
and 1919.
On a contract for $4,000, Steph-
anson sold farm land south OF Col
man, to o. A. Ulvig. The buyer paid
$3,O62, then wished to cancel the
contract. A verbal agreement was
made.
In May, 1919. Stephanson sold the
property to a third party at an ad-
vance of $2,OeO. A month later Ul-
Wig died and his administrator, Thom-
as Wangsness, brought action against
the original owner to make him carry
out the term of the contract.
Judge j. It. Medin upheld the claim
of Wangsness that Stephanson should
return the $1,000 paid by Ulvig plus
the $4,000 increase on the new con
tract Stephanson appealed to the
supreme court, where the verbal can
collation. of his contract with Ulvie
was recognized, making it necessary
for him to pay only the $3.O62.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27

Washington, Sept. 27.-The work
ers themselves were blamed for the
widespread idleness in the United
States as the national unemployment
conference started it's investigation
today. r.. F. Phelps, director of la
Dor statistics of the Massachusetts, la
Dor department. told the committee
on unemployment statistics that the
refusal of workers to accept reduced
wages was one of the causes of the
present emergency. Another reason
is that workers won't take jobs they
don't like, he said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Seized AS He
Leaves ''Pen''

Sioux Falls, Sept. 27--As f. Hide
brand stepped from the doors OF the
North Dakota penitentiary, at Bis
marck, he was met by States Attor-
ney Linstrom and Sheriff Gregory
of Hamlin county, and arrested on a
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses while temporarily a
resident of South Dakota some time
ago.
The prisoner was brought to Ham
lin county and will be tried at the
October term of circuit court. He
served a term in North Dakota on
charge similar to that pending
against him here. 1t is said the
prisoner also is wanted in Nebraska
on a similar charge.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Little Tot
Swallows Pills

Watertown, Sept. 27.-As the re-
suit of eating liver pills which are
supposed to have contained liberal
quantity of strychine, Mildred Pearl
Edison, the one-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. p. e. Edison, of this
city, is dead. The little girl died a
few minutes after swallowing the
pills.
BY accident the box of pills had
been left within the little girls reach,
while the mothers back was turned,
and before the mother discovered
what had occurred the child had
swallowed a number of the pills
evidently thinking them candy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Daily Market Report
Minneapolis Grain Market.

Minneapolis, Sept. 27.-Corn.-
Market lower with futures; demand
fair; offerings larger. No. yellow
closed at A 1-2c; No. mixed al
"A and A 1-2c.
Oats.--Unchanged, demand fairly
good; No. 3 whites LIE over to Ii
under December. No. 8 whites clos
ed at 81 7-S and 80 7-8c. No.
whites at 30 7-8 and 81 7-8c.
Rye.-Demand fair to good. No
2 at 1-2c to 1c under December. No
2 rye closed at CSC to 81 1-2c.
Barley. Unchanged, demand fai
to- good; lower grades quiet. Prices
clox'ed at 42c to 58c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Federal Reserve
Bank For August

Minneapolis, Sept. 27.-Bank loans
to customers in the ninth federal re-
serve district increased five million
dollars during August, the ninth fed
eral reserve bank report said today.
Meanwhile the federal reserve in
creased its accommodations one mil
lion dollars. Business was station
airy or declining in most cases. But
few business men reported increase.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Farmers Union
Meets Oct. As

Mitchell, Sept. 27.-Arrangements 81
are being made for the annual con-
vention of the South Dakota Farm
ers' Union, which will he held here
on October and 5. There are 372
local union organizations in the state
this year, many of which have been
organized in the last year. Each Of
these locals probably will send from
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27

San Pedro, CAL, Sept. 27.-Ten
men are thought to have lost their
lives in the sinking of the submarine
R-6 in the harbor here. Authorities
of the submarine base expressed this
belief after check of the survivors.
The number of missing may be IL, it
was said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27

Los Angeles, Sept. 27.-Two mem
bers of the crew of the United States
submarine Re were reported drown
ed early today as result OF the
sinking of the submarine in shallow
water of Los Angeles harbor. The
cause of the sinking was not ex-
planned. 1t was feared others may
have been lost. Two officers and
eighteen men were aboard. She sank
while moored beside the mother ship
Kansan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
MilliOnaires Are
Robbed By Bandits

Mineola, N. Y. Sept. 27.--Mil-
lionaires residing in Nassau county,
Long Island, one of the richest and
most exclusive colonies in the coun-
try. appealed to the authorities today
for special protection from bandits.
More than fifty robberies have accur-
red in the district in the last ten
days.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Sioux City Live Stock.

4 Sioux City, Sept. 27.-Quality
showed considerable improvement.
both on the light and heavy hogs.
Old sows are coming In less num-
bers. The bulk of the packing grad
es sold at $500 and $3.50 aud the
shipping hogs at $3.50 and SITS.
The whole bulk was $6.25 and $3.50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Another Peace Con-
ference In Prospect

London, Sept. 27.-Barring possi-
BILE dissension by certain cabinet min
listers a peace conference between
Sim Fein plenipotentiaries and the
British cabinet committee will be
held in London next week, 1t was
learned today. A note from Lloyd
George inviting De Valera to send a
deputation was ready.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1921-09-27
Submarine Sinks
Off Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Sept. 27-One drown
ed and one missing in the sinking
of the submarine in San Pedro har-
Dor was the official naval station re-
port late today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

PershinR had relieved from command, virtually on the eve of battle. Tho democratic opponents were said to have taken the position that under these circumstances the administra- ton was not justified In striking the name of Brig. Gen. Cmcr Bundy from the list of officers for promotion and substituting General Edwards.
 Secretary Weeks was said to have taken the position that the promotions were a matter purely of judgment. He was said to have asserted that, consid- ering all of the facts and circumstances his honest judgment" had dictated the recommendations made in President Hardings list.
 Asked as to failure include Col | George V. H. Mosely and Col. Hugh
 Drum in the list for promotion to the rank of brigadier, Secretary Weeks | was said to have told the committee
 that their age was the entire com relling reason. Neither have had bare
 ly more than 22 years service, the
 minimum limit fixed in the recent
 army reorganization law for promo | tion to brigadier. Other older officers | of much longer service might be barred l from ever attaining the rank of briga- 1 dier, Secretary Weeks was said to have declared, if Colonels Mosely and Drum were promoted immediately. Their ] promotion at an early date in any event is assured, Secretary Weeks is under i stood to have declared.
 l All of the nominations of general of- | ficers along with that of Charles G.
 Dawes of Chicago to be brigadier l general on the reserve list will be sub mitted to the Senate Monday. No op-
 position was expressed to the Dawes l nomination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
MODERATEs DIssOLyE

Dublin, April 2S.-Moderate organi- zations formed in southern Ireland to Iut forth candidates for the southern Ireland parliament and to work out the ome rule act have been dissolved. Members of the Dominion league will rot intervene unless the British gov ernment promises the parliamentary elections will be treated as furnishing a constituent assembly, charged with the task of discovering solution of the Irish problem.
 Lord Decies, a representative peer of Ireland, and a member of the House of Lords. is said to intend to offer himself for election to the south Irish parliament from North Kildare.
 All the elections to be held in north ern Ireland will be keenly fought, the nationalists and Sim Feiners having agreed upon mutual candidates and the full strength of the nationalist Cath ellie vote will be boiled
 It seems certain the failure of south. ern Ireland to provide men for the election will compel the lord lieutenan' to nominate men to fill the seats ol the southern legislative body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
TWO SHARP DEVELOPMENTS

New York, April 23-Two sharp de- yelopments marked today the search for the perpetrators of the Wall street bomb explosion last September.
 In Scranton, Pa, Tito Ligi was pos itively identified as a man seen talking to the driver of the death wagon shortly before the tragedy by Thomas J. Smith of Brooklyn, employed in the legal department of an insurance company in Manhattan, The other incident that caused unusual police activity was the suicide of Adolph. LaSar, 57 years old, in his furnished room in Brooklyn. In an incoherent diary mentioning half a dozen names of men in New York and Chi cago, was written:
 "They furnished the wagon load of TINT with which I blew up Wall street"
 Close examination of the mans effect! and inquiry into his habits while in the Brooklyn house, convinced the police to- night that the suicide was mentally de- ranged and none of the evidence asso- ciated him with the crime. Three wills leaving his clothing and few personal effects to persons who could not be To- cated were among the papers,. In an other note to his landlady, he said he was leaving for a better world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
U. s. MAY ACCEPT
 PARTS OF TREATY,
 DECLARES TARDIEU
tContinued from Page onel

they are living in huts, for nc houses have been rebuilt. l also examined contractors books. It is undenia ble that construction which cost 10000 francs in 1914 would cost hundreds of thousands today. This comparison, which is general throughout the de- stroyed zone, will explain the high fig ures at which the reparations commis sion necessarily must arrive. Some persons expect a lower figure because the calculations have been made in gold marks. It is important not to be deceived in this connection for the diff ference existing between the gold standard and paper money is only tenn porary and Germanys first payments will quickly restore the franc to parity.
 Despite her protestations to Wash ington. Germany probably will con tinue to maneuver to resist payments Events of the last few months have en- couraged here to do so. If a year ago the Germans had been made to under stan that the Versailles peace was a serious matter and that her signature must be honored, the coercive steps heing contemplated today would be un necessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
SCORES ATTEND
 IN DALLAS COUNTY

Selma, April 3.-(Special.) "A rous- ing meeting of the citizens of Dallas county was held at the courthouse to- day to organize a taxpayers league and to name delegates to attend the statewide conference to be held at Montgomery next Wednesday. Rep resentative planters. farmers, mer- chants and business men, hailing from virtually every precinct in the county. were present.
 The meeting was called to order by J. R. Hain, temporary chairman, who was immediately elected permanent chairman for the county. Senator J.. B. Ellis, who is chairman of the Fourth district was introduced and made T stirring talk on the subject of the new tax laws and denounced what he termed an "autocracy in our state gov ernment." He said the people were tired of having their laws enacted on the first floor of the state capitol in- stead of on the second floor.
 M. L. Calhoun followed Mir. Ellis an1 referred to the acute situation now prevailing as being due to inflated as easements and the deflated dollar with which all taxes must now be met. J. B. Hain took occasion to say that the present organization of the taxpayers will be held intact to fight future as sessments. which he said. would be made even higher than they are now. if the people did not keep a vigilant eye on the officials. Other short talks were made.
 general committee of delegates to go to Montgomery was then named, each of them signifying his acceptance to the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

Dublin. April 29.--District Inspector Potter of the government forces mys- teriously disappeared today, but clue to the circumstances was discovered when the automobile in which he had been riding was found on a country road, with bullet marks in the car. Apparently Inspector Potter ran into the same ambush near Clogheen, Coun- ty Tipperary, in which military ra- tion car was caught last evening.
 In this ambush one soldier was wounded, four horses were killed, and two soldiers of a relief party were wounded. The military captured a country cart, together with machine gun and few bombs.
 In County Monaghan this morning a raiding party burned a freight train The crew was not injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

Ing that the Butler county citizenship condemns the governor for his attitude in connection with the tax situation in the state. Promptly at il o'clock the meet ing was called to order by J. Lee Long, who nominated D. H. Rouse as chairman. MT. Rouse's nomination was quickly sec onded and he was unanimously elected
 Following the adoption of resolutions the following citizens were elected to rep resent the county at the Montgomery meeting: R. E. Atkins, Wylie Howard, Lloyd Killough, Ed Telms, Henry Shanks, R. G. Shanks, Ed Winkler, R. A. Bee land, Lewis Franklin, John Perry B. $.
 Perdue, Pink Huston, George McClur Jim Perry, Jim Brunson. Will Coker Henry Selaes, Joe Kern, Bob WinkIer, Allen
 Boutwell,, Will Daniel, Jim Beeland, Bill Butler, John Thagrard, Jim Harrison, Aubery Harrison, George Luzenby, Will l Watt Bob Burnett Frank Whittell Dr.
 Moorer, John Irving, Riley Page, Melton
 Johnson, Dr. Kettles, Sam Majors Jim
 Hughs, Dump Srmon, Clip Lee, Oliver Warren, Jake Arrant Rinaldo Allmon, D.
 H. Rhodes, Newt Rhodes, Bob Binion
 Tom Foster, Will McGowin. Greedy Mc- Gowin, Bill Shanks, Joe Poole, Frank Poole, Dr. Henderson, Jesse Mcbride, Dan 1 Stallings. Louellen Gregory, Ralph Scar ] cy, Emmitt Hicks, Tom Bruner Hurly Lewis, s. E. Washburn, John Address, I. E. Ward, Dave Nix, A. Moore, Andrew l Nall, Risk Rixby, w. +. Mckenzie, Irby I Hinson. M Mckenzie, D. H. Rouise, J. Lee Long, Jeff Smith, J. H. Dunken, Donald Steen, Rob Corry, w. J. Beeland, D. D. Metcalf, R. L. Harrison, J. T. Jer- nfgam. Joe Dickerson, w. M. Harrison, c. D. Funchess, Will Mosley, J. W. Ra-
 burn, R. E. Smith, Dan Blalock, B. C.
 Thompson, Will McForrin. R. P. Smith, R. B. Smythe, J. l.. Thagard, Will Kerce, P. J. Wesley, F. o. Gates, Bill Whiddon, P. J. Cheatham, Lewis Simms, will New ton, Jim Parker, J. A Rhodes, C. r. Winkler, R J. Searcy, Lee Kettler, Lum Barganier, r. M. Rhodes, Dr. Jirdan, H. L. Hughley, Porter Martin, Jim Burt and others.