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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
B i g Land
Transaction

Miller, Jan. 26. Twenty-Five
hundred and sixty acres of Dakota
prairie land was traded last week
for 437 acres of land in Texas by
Palmer and Hihland, of Miller, the
Dakota land being valued at $177.-
970 while the value placed on the
Texas property was $131,100. The
deal includes the 800-acre Duehr
farm, north of Miller; 160 acres
north of Rec Heights, 666 acres
west of Fort Pierre, $50 acres near
Philip, a quarter section near avn
Meter, and quarter in North Da-
kota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Blame On The
Lazy Parents

New York, Jan. 26.-Parents
have grown lazy. an dare RESPONSE.
BILE, in the main, for derelictions of
boys and girls, Lester F. Scott, ma
tional executive Of the Camp Fire
girls, and Miss Helen Ferris, mem
ber of the executive board, told 100
executives at conference here.
1t is because parents permit chill
dren to crowd vast excitements in
to short period OF life. whereas
these experiences should be absorb
ed only after years that adolescent
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Buffalo Sold to
Kansas City

Pierre, Jan. 26.-F. s. Home of
Kansas City, Mo-, has purchased fiji
teen head of buffalo from the Scotty
Philip buffalo ranch near Fort Pierre
and will help them to Kansas City by
express where they will be put In the
zoo. Mr.. Horne is park superintend-
ent of Kansas City. Mr.. Uhilip has
fifty head of the buffalos in the
stockyards at Fort Pierre and ex-
poets to ship the balance to various
points in the United States. There
was approximately 1000 head of the
animals in the Philip herd before the
fifty were taken out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Corn Acreage
Expected Normal

Pierre, Jan. ,26.- The reports
which come to the immigration de-
partment from different sections of
the state indicate that there is likely
to be a reduction in the corn acreage
in the southeastern counties of the
state, but that any such reduction in
that section is likely to be made up by
the farmers in the northern and west
ern counties, who indicate an inten-
ton to increase their acreage for this
year.
After all the talk along THAI ,ine
the corn acreage will likely be as
large in the state for 1922 as it was
for 1921.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Daily Market Report

Minneapolis, Jan. 26.-Corn.--De-
mand good, offerings moderate: No.
8 yellow IL and IL 1-2c under Chi
cago May. No. 2 yellow closed at
A 1-4c; No. 2 mixed at 43 3-4c.
Oats Demand fair, offerings
light; No. whites "a and l 1-2c
under May. No. whites closed at
80 1-8 and 32 5-8c. No. whites at
81 1-8 and 81 5-8c.
Rye.-Firm, offerings light: No.
2 at 1-2c over to lie under May
price. No. rye closed at "A 1-2 and
76 lie.
Barley.-Unchanged, with few sal.
es higher within the range. Prices
closed at AZ and 55c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Funeral of
Pope Benedict

Rome, Jan. 26.-Interment of the
body of Pope Benedict started at 8
o'clock this afternoon amid scenes of
historic solemnity. The ceremonies
attendant upon the placing the re-
mains of the pontiff in the casket
and depositing it in the sarcophagus
in st. Peters were conducted In the
presence of the highest dignitaries OF
the Catholic church.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Planning For
Mexican Revolution

Elcentro, Cal, Jan. 26.-General
Estaban Cantu, former governor OF
Lower California, is in New York ar
ranging American financial backing
for the new revolution against the
Obregon government, according to
his associates here today. The revo-
luton is talked constantly in Mexi-
Gala.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Restrain Further
Tax Collection

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 26.--Judge
Page Morriss today granted a tenn
porary injunction restraining the
state tax commission further action
toward collecting occupation tax on
the iron mining industry on petit
tion of thirty-one iron mining COM
panies. Final action probably will
be taken in March before trio OF
federal judes IN st. Paul. Judge
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26

Washington, Jan. 26.-Charges
that there is an organized move
ment on foot to intimidate ex-sol-
dfer witnesses who testify concern
ing alleged hangings and killings in
the American Expeditionary Force
were made before the senate inves-
tiation committee today. Charles
r, Greene, of Minneapolis, wired the
committee that on his way home
from Washington American Legion
members at Cincinnati held him up,
took his suitcase, discharge papers,
decorations, evidence and other arti-
cles that cannot be replaced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Lake Vessels
In Distress

Chicago. Jan. 26.-Three lake
freighters were caught in an ice jam
in Lake Michigan just outside the
mouth of the Chicago river today. A
brisk northeaster beat the ice against
the hulls of the ships. Several pas
sengers in addition to crews were on
boarw. Calls were sent out to lake
patrols.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Search For
Mahar Abandoned

Duluth, Jan. 26.-Major Ray
Miller, of st. Paul, who searched the
north shore nearly two weeks for
James Mahar, missin Cook county
commissioner, left here at 1880 to-
day for st. Paul after abandoning
further search.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Resigns His
Positio n

st. Paul, Jan. 26.-S. B. Duea,
state superintendent of banks, an
nounced his resignation today to be-
come associated with bankers and
business men in southern Minnesota
in the investment business.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Renewal of
War In Egypt

London, Jan. 26.-Rome dispatch
es to the Evening Star report fresh
disorders in which 100 persons were
killed and 1000 wounded have brok-
en- out in Cairo, Egypt. English
troops are reported to have quelled
the riots.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
MAY NOT
ACC,,y,.s' INVITATION
UNITED 81 rss 8 IS NOT REPRE-
SENTED ! GENOA ECON
OMIC CONFERENCE

Washington, Jan. 26.-The Unit
ed States very probably will not ac-
cept the allied powers invitations to
participate in the Genoa ecnoomic
conference, high government Off
cial said today. In declining the in
vitation the overnment will make a
general statement of policy toward
this and similar conferences which
may be called in the future, it was
staed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Car Barn Fire
In Chicago

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Two million
dollars damage was caused early to-
day when fire wrecked the north side
barns of the Chicago surface lines.
One hundred new cars were destroy
ed Cause unknown.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26

Washington, Jan. 26.-Reduction
of more than one-third of the au-
thorized strength of the American
army is planned by several of the
most influential Republican and
Democratic leaders of the house, it
was learned today as the apporpria-
tions committee began consideration
of next years funds for the war
department.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26
Sioux City Live stock

Sioux City, Jan. 26.-The bulk OF
the hog sales was at $500 and $S.10.
scattering of pigs met q strong de-
mand and most of the good pigs
sold at 5000 and 1925. Stays sold at
$4.0O and SAFE, with skips, govern
ments, boars and throwouts at differ
ent prices from 800 on down to
$500.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26

Morris announced he will not sit on
the case because he has small in
terest in the Morris mine on the
range.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-26

Washington, Jan. 26.-The gov
ernment will begin immediate suit
for recovery of large sums of money
which were overpaid for aircraft
construction during the war, Attor-
ney General Daugnerty announced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
CHILD LABOR LAW
is HELD INVALID
BY JUSTICE TAFT

Washington, May 15.-The child
labor law was today held by the
supreme court to be unconstitu-
tional, and not valid. The opinion
was delivered by Chief Justice Taft.
The decision of the court was
rendered in a case brought by the
government against the Drexel
Furniture company, of North Caro-
lima, and was one of three cases
brought in that state testing the
validity of the law, and in all OF
which the United States district
court decided against the govern
ment
The law held unconstitutional to-
dav by the court was enacted after
the supreme court had declared in
valid an act of Congress which ex,
cluded from interstate commerce
products in whose manufacture
child labor had been used. The Law
affected by today's decision wa:
virtually the same except that i
| imposed an excise tax of 10 per
cent upon the annual net profit:
! of establishments employing chile
labor. Opponents of the law con
tended the new law was an uncon
tstitutional invasion of the poIle'
powers of the state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
BEGIN MAILING
BIBLE VERSES TO
ALL NEWSPAPERS

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10
Mailing of bible quotations 10
l"editors of every Christian pub,
hcation in the United states
was begun today by the Back
to-the-Bible bureau OF Clncih-
natl.
The bureau is non-sectarian'
its mailing being done free, n
nanced by a group OF men VINO
believe that good citizenship Is
promoted by daily publication IN
newspapers and other Journals
OF bible verses.
! Starting two years ago tne uu
lreau developed its service untii
its daily bible verses already
are printed in newspapers hay-
ling a circulation of about TO-
100000. These publications re-
lquested the service. The new
plan is to extend it to all papers
through mailing them month
lly publication called Bible
| Thoughts, each containing a
verse for each day of the month.
| The first verse in todays IN
itial issue of bible Thoughts
lis:
| "A morning prayer: Create IN
me a clean heart, o God; ana
renew a right spirit within me.
Psalms 81 TO-"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
STATE WINS
VICTORY in
SMALL CASE
Defense Plea for Trial on
One Specific Count
Overruled.

Waukegan, Ill, May 15.-(By the
Associated Press s.)-Taking of evl-
dence in the trial of Governor Len
Small was postponed this morning
when the defense moved that the
state be required to elect which
section of the conspiracy law they
will go to trial under.
The prosecution had called LOUIS
Vogel, a clerk in the Office of Louis
l.. Emmerson, secretary Of state, as
it's first witness, when c. {. Le-
Forgee demanded that he be heard
on his motion.
Judge Claire C. Edwards excused
the jury from the room during the
argument. :.
The court asked Mr.. LeForgee ii
the state did not have the right to
present its case and then, before
, it goes to the jury, elect which
count is to be relied on for a con-
viction.
This defendant has a right tc
know now what he is charged with
and is being tried for" Mr. LeFor'
gee said.
James H. Wilkerson, assistant at
/ tornev general, argued for the state
that the indictments were properly
drawn under two counts and tnt
prosecution is entitled to presen
all it's evidence before the charge
to the jury goes on
Two Sections Involved.
One of the sections of the law II
question deals with conspiracy u
cheat and defraud, and the othe
with conspiracy to obtain none.
under false pretenSes.
i Judge Edwards overruled the mo
ton by the defense and Vogel wa
placed on the stand as the mrs
witness in the trial.
AS Vogel took the stand Judg
Edwards excluded all other Wi
nesses from the court room.
| The judge called forward Harr
lIuehrs. chief assistant in the stat
treasurers office, and Edwar
Peck. a clerk in the office, the ne1
/ witness to follow Vogei, and ma
them sworn before they retire
; from the room.
Mr.. Vogel, testifying that he wa
chief clerk in the index departmeE
of the secretary of states offic
presented certified reports OF tt
election of Governor Small as stat
treasurer in 1916, and Of Lieutei
Iant-Governor Fred E. Sterling,
state treasurer in 1918.
These records were numbere
100" and "1O1," Edward Pree, a
? sistant states attorney of Sang;
, mon county announcing that Il
r prosecution had already marke
CONTINUED On Last Page.J
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
U. S. WONT
Join HAGUE
CONFERENCE
Lloyd George in Hole,
Wants Us ,Too,' One
Official Says.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Washington, d. c., May 15.-Un-
less some phase of the situation not
now apparent changes the whole
face of things, the United States will
decline the invitation of the powers
at Genoa to participate in confer
ence at The Hague to discuss the
Russian problem.
Ambassador Child's cablegram
confirming press dispatches arrived
in time to be the subject of infor-
NAL conference today among mem
bers of the administration and con-
gress. The prevailing opinion is
not only that America should not
accept but that America will not.
Lloyd George is in hole and is
trying to drag US in with him-and
about all Europe wants is our
money" said an influential member
of the administration today whose
opinion will count for a great deal
before a decision on American
policy is finally made.
Entirely apart from the motives,
however, which have prompted the
request for American participation,
the view is emphasized here that
any conference such as proposed
would be a failure unless Russia
herself shows a disposition to
change her attitude. The notes or
the soviet government at Genoa to-
gether with recent announcements
from Moscow have not been looked
upon here as affording sufficient
basis for dealing with the soviets.
France Plays Skillfuiiy.
France has played skillful
game. She has known that in the
matter of recognizing Russia, the
United States was as much il not
more hostile to the ideas of the
soviet as any country in Europe.
France has hitherto been accused OF
disrupting European concord and
Of standing in the way OF economic
reconstruction. firing of that cry
and anticipating another flood OF
criticism for her stubborn refusal
to concede the Russian viewpoint,
the French diplomatists have IN
sisted that they would do whatever
the United States thought best.
The appeal 10 America to parlcl-
pate in a Russian conference IS as
much based upon French hopes ol
aligning herself with America, OF
the Russian question as it is on
Iloyd Georges desire to take the
Genoa conference out of its present
hopeless atmosphere and try anew
at The Hague with the powerful
voice of America at the counclI
table.
Harding Embarrassed.
In Washington, the cabIegrams
Lc-.s-.a -, IaSt PaQel
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
MRS. SHIELDS
TRIAL HALTED

Deland, Fla, May 15.-The case
of Mrs. Alice E. Shields. charged
with murder in the first degree
in connection with the killing OF
her husband, William A. Shields,
formerly of Moline, ILL.,, near here,
Feb. 6. was continued late today
until the fall term of the circuit
court.
Deland, Fla, May I5.-Selection
of jury in the trial of Mrs Alice
E. Shields, charged with the muir
der. near here. Feb. 6, last. of her
husband. William A. Shields. for
merly of Moline, H.. was inter
rupted this morning by a motion
of the prosecution for postpone
ment until the fall term of court.
The states attorney explained he
had Just learned an important wit
ness had left the state and would
not return until that time. The
defense protested, asking that the
trial proceed, and the court TOOK
the motion under Amusement.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
AUTO is HIT BY
TRAIN;1 KILLED
Harry Gwinner, Son Of Alton Alder
man, Is Victim; Girl Is Prob
ably Fatally Hurt.

Jerseyville, ILL.,, May. 15.-Harry
Gwinner, son of Alderman A NJ
Gwinner of Alton, was instantly
killed and Edith Trabaugh, also of
Alton, was probably fatally injured
at 10 O'Clock this morning, when
the northbound Chicago & Alton
passenger train struck the auto
mobile in whic hthey were riding at
the railroad crossing near Delhi,
nine miles south of here.
Gwinner's head was severed from
his body. He was employed at the
Wood River Refinery of the Stan
dard Oil company.
Miss Trabaugh, who had both
legs broken and her right arm
broken and injured internally, was
rushed to ST. Joseph's hospital, al
Alton by automobile.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
CHILE AND PERU
BEGIN PARLEY
N WASHINGTON
Hughes Calls Confer
ence to Order at
I2:14P.M M.

Washington, May 15.-The Chill
ean-Peruvian conference OF Tacna-
africa, was called to order by Sec
retary Huges at 1914 p. m.
Washington, May Is. - (By the
Associated Press )-Chile and Peru,
estranged for 40 years by their dis
pute over Tacna-Arica, Joined here
today in a new effort to compose
their differences and remove the
problem of the Pacific" as source
of international friction in LATIN
America.
The opening session of the con-
ference was called together i'll
presence of official representatives
of all the governments in the
world = in the Pan-American Union
building.
Secretary Speaks for q. S.
The spokesman for President
Harding, who invited the two gov
ernments to discuss their problems
her-Secretary Hughes-called the
conference to order, sounding its
keynote in an address expressing
the anxious but impartial interests
of the United States in an agree
ment.
Luis Izquierdo responded for
Chile and Melton Porras for Peru
In prepared addresses each de-
clared the willingness of his gov
! ernment to accept a fair and just
settlement and the hope of his del
CATION that the negotiations would
be a success.
One OF the most distinguished
gatherings Washington has seen il
many years made up the list of in
vited guests. Brilliant decoration:
| in which the colors of Chile anC
Peru predominated, were arranged
for the occasion about the meeting
place.
Marks 12-Year Lapse.
Today's session was the first oc
casion in IL years when fully &C
credited plenipotentiaries of Chill
and Peru had been placed side b.
side at a council table. 1t marke'
a resumption of diplomatic rela
tions formally broken off in 1916
|, although there have been a numbe
of diplomatic exchanges since b
roundabout channels.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15

Popcorn, and Peanut Vender
Who Coined Riches and Fame
In Ed HoUe's TOlUn, Is Dead

fact it was just little charcoal
roaster mounted on wheelbarrow
"a long, far cry from the modern
stand with its polished nickel plate,
glass steam engine, and all the
paraphernalia of goth century in
ventive genius.
Starts With Wheelbarrow.
For five years George Grice had
worked in local nursery. But the
money making instinct was in him
and the nursery business palled-
One day he asked the elderly pro-
prietor of the wheelbarrow roaster,
who was doing little business, what
he would take for his outfit He
has never told just what he laid out
in original capital, but the amount
was ridiculously small, because
there was not much real property
to purchase and very little good
will.
George Grice built that up later
After Grice had taken over the
business there was a great uplift
Atchison had never tasted such pea
nuts as he produced over the char
coal burner. When the peanuts
weren't roasting, the pop corn was
popping. Soon the reputation of the
Grice products became such tha
George needed assistance, and ht
took his brother, William Grice, int
the firm Each week end found
substantial increase in the bank &C
count but George Grice never variet
his habits or customs He continues
to live in the same modest littl
shack of a home for years, Will
his fortune grew.
Business Apartments.
Then, having faith in the Atchi
son which had made him. he decides
to invest his all in real estate an
began the construction of the apart
ment houses. AS the building
grew out of the ground Georg
watched them and often said tha
each brick that was laid represente
the sale of five sacks of popcorn a
5 cents the sack
Grice was born in Salem county
New jersey. In his early life b
tried his hand at raising horses bu
his venture was not success. The
came the job in the nursery and
last the modest beginning with tn
peanut roaster. No resident of an
community ever was more slncerel
; respected in life, or more sincerel
incurred in death.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
BANDITS CRAB
ROAD PAYROLL
Four Men in Automobile Get $780,
600 from Frisco Machine; Da-
tectiVe WOunded.

Springfield, Mo, May 15.-Four
bandits in an automobile, intercept
ed a machine carrying the payroll
of the St. Louis and San Francisco
railroad company this morning and
escaped with 100000 in currency
and silver. Police Detective Ben
Lamb was wounded in the left arm
bv a shot fired by a bandit Ihe
driver of the car in which the bank
messenger was riding was wounded
in the back.
Fremont, Mo, May 15.-The Ere
mont State bank today was heIu
mn bv two men who escaped on FOOT
with approximately $4,000.
7 Possemen headed by Sheriff ]. E
oliver are in pursuit ]. l. Vogel
cashier, was the only person IN the
! bank at the time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
2FATALLY HURT
IN AUTO CRASH
Louis Smith. DanVflle, and Stanley
GrGbazk. Chicago, Expected to
Die Following Sunday Crash.

Danville, Ill. May 15.-Louis
Smith. a pawnbroker of Danville,
and Stanley H. Grubazk, furnl-
ture salesman of Chicago, Will
probably die as a result of an auto
mobile collision on the Dixie high
way near Hoopeston Sunday eve
ming.
C. NJ. Crayton, attorney of Dan
Vile; Joseph Golamowski of chi
cago and Pearl Gordon, chauffeur
were seriously injured, but will re
cover. Smith. Crayton and Gordon
were returning from Chicago wher
they met Golamowski and Grubazi
in another car, travelling north
The latter attempted to pass
string of cars and crashed into the
Smith machine.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-15
nv FRED KENNER-

Consolidated Press Correspondent
Copyright. 1922, by The Argus
Atchison, Kan, May 15.-lt was
because George Grice roasted LIS
peanuts better than anyone else "a
Atchison, and because he popped
his corn with little more care ana
used perhaps a little better butter
over 1t that he rose to wealth anu
was able to build two Of the larg.
est and finest apartment houses ID
the city.
Not a single day during the time
he was building the apartments
not when the rents were beginning
to add a fortune to his already
plethoric bank account did George
Grice miss at the peanut stand.
Now, at the age of 79, he is dead
and his funeral has attracted men
from all over the state, for George
Grice has enjoyed with Ed Howe,
author and philosopher. the DIS.
tinction of being considered one OF
the two best known in Atchlson.
Telegrams from all over the United
States are being received by his
widow from friends of the humble
peanut vender who had known him
years ago and moved away.
Story Is Business Epic.
Grice's life story is an epic IN
the modern business world For
As years his peanut and popcorn
stand was a landmark at Fifth and
Commercial streets. Wearing
woman's kitchen apron, George
Grice, day in and day out come
weather fair or foul, quietly sold
his product to hundreds of regular
customers. An humble man in ar
humble business, through the ge-
MUS of doing his one thing in life
better than any of his rivals
through never tagging industry
through thrift and economy, he lef
an estate valued at more than 500,
900. So keen and alert was the
man that few of his customer!
dreamed his real age. They knew
his peanut stand had been Atchi
sons busy corner as long as the!
could remember but they did no
know that it was away back il
1877 that George Grice, established
his street corner emporium.
1t was not an imposing peanu
stand even for those pioneer day
of the community. AS a matter O