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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
JOHNSON OUT TO
PUSH BONUS BILL
SOUTH DAKOTAN SAYS MEN
BECOME EXAsPERATED OVER
DELAY.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Immediate
action by the house on soldier bo-
nus. bill was demanded today by re-
publican members, who formerly
were in the military service.
The former service men at con-
ference decided to seek conference
decided to seek a caucus of the en-
tire republican membership next
Wednesday night at which it is plan
ned to submit resolution instruc-
ton the ways and means committee
to Immediately present to the house
an adjusted compensation bill.
A statement issued by Represent
ative Johnson of South Dakota, both
of whom saw service members have
become "exasperated over the delay
in the passage of an adjusted com
pensation law"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
FIRM MUST OPEN
FIGHT ON GAS TAX
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY
STATE-TOTAL NOW ESTI-
MATED AT $6OO,Jt ,.

Pierre, Jan. 21.-There has only
been one company selling gasoline in
South Dakota that has raised the is
sue of not wanting to pay / cent a
gallon tax, imposed on all motor fuel
to drive automobiles over state roads
on the evaporation or shrinkage and
it is probable the state will not allow
such shrinkage being figured out.
This company is the Sinclaire
company of Omaha and not the
Standard Oil Co., as was reported
several days ao," said Deputy State
Auditor Milo Drake. This is not the
Sinclaire company which lis doing
quite a large business in the state,
but the Omaha company.
This company has only paid its
tax under protest on what it claims
as evaporation and therefore any liti-
oil company in the supreme court of
this state. The result is no action
will be taken by the state"
Mr.. Drake stated that all the other
companies had paid their full tax
without any protest and for this rea-
son he is the belief the action of the
Sinclaire company of Omaha is one
largely political as there is special
session of the legislature of Nebras-
ka being held for the express pur-
pose of taking up the question of a
gasoline tax, similar to the South
Dakota law, and there is some fight
being made on it.
While the entire January payment
of tax for gasoline on hand has not
been completed at this time owing to
the granting of an extension in GER
tain instances to allow of complete
checking, Mr.. Drake is of the belief
that the annual tax will run close to
100000. Several days ago he re-
ported that it would probably go over
100000, but the indications, as
time goes on, is even more.
Mr.. Drake bases the new estate
on the fact, that motor traffic in the
winter is vastly less than during the
summer months and January probab-
ly the smallest of the entire year
He also states that the result is the
stocks on hand in practically all of
the large companies is small compar-
ed to what they will be later on.
Two branches of the. Standard Oil
Co., have reported and sent in checks
up to the present time. These are
the branches at Sioux City, Ia, and
Fargo, N. D. These two branches
alone paid a tax of considerably
more than $4,000. The Huron
branch, which has charge of large
number of filling stations in the
state, was granted an extension of
time to allow of complete check of
these stations.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
Iowa Girl Is To
Begin Life Anew

Chicago, Jan. 21.-Under an as
sumed name Eva Ruby, alias RUBY
Ara. who came to Chicago from Am
es. Ia, to hide when she was about
to become the mother of nameiess
babe, will begin life anew in TINS
city.
She was freed on one years pro-
baton by Judge Adams in the court
of domestic relations, where she was
arraigned on the charge OF failure
to support her infant, whom she
abandoned in doorway.
The pretty former coed OF Iowa
State college, Ames, Ia, will resume
her college studies here.
Smiling through her tears and
with her father, Craig Ruby, who
had come to Chicago from Ames. to
stick by" her in her hour OF trou-
BILE, Miss Ruby spoke of her deter
mination to make fresh start.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
Ships Hits
Bull Whale

New York, Jan. 21.-The steamer
President Wilson, which arrived to-
day, reported that while in mid
ocean the ship struck a bull whale.
The impact was such that Captain
Zarr, in his cabin, was thrown off a
chair and two officers on the bridge
had to grab hold to keep from going
off. Passengers on deck were
pitched about as the ship trembled
and then went ahead.
Something submerged, sir" re-
piled the first officer in reply to the
captains question of what had caus-
ed it. An instant later the immense
head and tail Of a bull whale showed
astern. A large area Of the ocean
was stained with his blood.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
COAL INDUSTRY
SEEKS RATE CUT
PRESENT CHARGES DEMANDED
BY THE ROADS REGARDED AS
EXCESSIVE AND UNREASON- /,
ABLE.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Claims of
the coal industry for decreased rail
road rates were presented to the In
terstate Commerce commission today
in its investigation into the general
level of transportation rates. J. d.
A. Morrow, vie president of the Ma
tional Coal association, and repre-
sentative of the largest group of coal
mine operators, declared his organi-
zation would not attempt to say
what railroad earnings would stand
in the way of freight reductions, but
asserted that if any were granted,
they should be accorded to coal first
and the largest degree.
Mr.. Morrow estimated that
freights on coal had Increased as
much as 200 per cent since 1914 and
that the present average cost OF
transporting ton from the mines
to the consumer was S2.74. while the
price of the product itself at the
mine was $2.14.
George Fl. Cushing, for the Amer
lean Wholesale coal association, de-
clared that railroad earnings would
be sufficient to allow sharp reduc-
tions in the rates on coal with the re-
sumption of normal traffic. He fixed
the measure of the reasonable rate
at not more than so per cent in eX-
cess of April, 1917, charges and es-
timated that the average annual pro-
duction of the next five years would
be above 100000 tons. Railroad
revenues from this source, he said
would be far more than required to
maintain a per cent return on their
capital.
E. L. Kelly, for the state OF South
Dakota, discussed the various IN
creases granted on coal during the
four years to date, as compared with
the drop in price of aricultural prod
ucts, and said that the charges now
were excessive and unreasonable
not justified by existing conditions"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
Federal Agent
Arrests Aliens

Sioux Falls, Jan. 21.-Charged
with the violation of the United
States immigration laws two Japan
ese sailors were arrested Wednesday
at Mobridge, s. D., and taken to Alb
erdeen where they were given hear
ing before United States commits
sioner, according to information CIV
en- out yesterday by United States At
torney s. w. Clark.
The Nipponese belonged to Jap
aneses ship which docked at Seattle.
While there they too sick and were
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 1922.

taken to hospital for treatment.
While undergoing treatment they
left without the knowledge of the
United States authorities and had
worked their way across the contin-
ent to Mobridge before they were
caught 1t is charged In the COM
plaint tha tthey are undesirable
aliens.
They will be taken back to Seat
tie and held for deportation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
Indians Are Victims
Mysterious Disease

Regina, Sask., Jan. 21.-Indians
in the northern part of Saskatche-
wan, around Meadow Lake and Wa
ter Hen Lake districts, have been
stricken with new and strange di-
sease. according to word received by
the Provincial police department
from Constable Rock. stationed at
Meadow Lake. The report of the
constable, which states that a num-
ber of deaths have already resulted
from the disease, says the victims
first experienced severe headaches,
followed by bleeding from the nose
and mouth and later by hiccoughs
and then death.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21

road and warehouse commission to-
day announced valuations of the Tri-
State and Northwestern Telephone
Company properties after three years
investigation. The company valua-
tions were found to be $14 100000
too high, according to the commits
sion. This may mean lower tele-
phone rates in Minnesota, Commis-
sioner Jacobson said. However, this
was a matter for further considera-
ton
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
Daily Market Report

Minneapolis, Jan. 21.--Corn.-De-
mand good; No. yellow IL 3-4 and
12c under Chicago May. No. 2 vel
low closed at 43c; No. mixed at
AZ 1-2c.
Oats Demand fair, offerings
light; No. whites steady at l and
1-2c under May. No. whites closed
at 80 and 80 1-2c; No. whites at
81 and 81 Lee.
Rye.-Steady to easy. No. al
1-2 and / 1-2c under May. No. 2 rye
close at rs IA and 76 lac.
Barley-Firm to i higher offer
ings light Prices closed at Al and
SAC.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
Sioux City Live Stock

Sioux City, Jan. 21.-The top was
$3.50 for choice light hogs and the
bulk of the good lights and butchers
sold at $7.65 and $3.50, with the
long string of sales at $7.75. Pigs
were in demand and sold at better
prices than on Thursday. Natives
sold at $500 and 1925, and drove
of western cashed at 1925. Stays
sold mostly at $3.50 with skips. gov
ernments and outs at $500 on down.
Packing grades sold at $6.z5 and
$6.75.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21

London, Jan. 21.-Pope Benedict
is dead, Reuters news agency re-
port from Rome said this afternoon.
A Rome dispatch from the United
Press bureau there said the Pope's
physicians had a hurried consulta-
ton at 9 o'clock this morning caus-
ing false reports to be circulated that
the Pope was dead. These were la
ter officially denied.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
Men Rescued
From Ice FlOe

Sturgeon Bay, Wis, Jan. al
Marooned on a field of crumbling
ice which was drifting toward Lake
Michigan and carrying them to GER
tain death, Peter Anderson, veteran
mail carrier and three companions
were rescued in the nick of time bs
coast guards.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21

Washington, Jan. 21.-With some
of it's teeth extracted the resolution
providing for the listing of all ex-
listing treaties and commitment of
various nations regarding China was
adopted by the far eastern committee
of the arms conference today.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
NO HOPE FOR
POPE BENEDICT
E PHYSICIAN SAYS 1T is UNLIKELY
HE WILL LIVE UNTIL
EVENING.

Rome, Jan. 21.-At $3.50 this aft
ernoon, Rome time, Pope Benedict
sank into comatose condition and
doctor Battistini said it was unlike
ly he would live until evening. Only
injections of camphor oil give the
Pope relief.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21

Rome, Jan. 21-The end is immin-
ent, Cardinal Gasparri, emerging
from the bedchamber where Pope
Benedict 18th lay dying, declared
this afternoon Cardinal Gasparri
was weeping. He announced that
the Pope was delirious and that his
holiness insisted upon resuming his
work. At o'clock this afternoon 1t
was announced from the Vatican
that all hopes for Pope Benedict's
recovery. based upon his sleep and
taking some little nourishment early
today, had been abandoned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
St. Paul Fur
Thieves Arrested

st. Paul, Jan. 21.--Five men were
arrested early today for an attempt
ed robbery of the B. w. Harris whole
sale fur store. Twenty minutes after
the burglar alarm sounded police ar
rested three of the men in the store
and two others in a nearby saloon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21

Washington, Jan. 21.-The Papal
legation has received no official
word of the reported death of the
Pope, it was stated officially at 2:30
this afternoon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21

Washington, Jan. 21.-The apost-
ellie delegation here at IL o'clock to-
day received a cable from Cardinal
Gasparri at the Vatican saying the
condition of the Pope continued ex-
tremely grave.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21

Washington, Jan. 21.--A prelimin-
airy canvass of congress reveals that
a majority of both houses favor the
acceptance of Henry Ford's compre-
hensive offer for the Muscle Shoals
nitrate plant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21

Washington, Jan. 21.-The four
power Pacific, five-power naval linn
itation and nine-power far eastern
treaties with other agreements of the
arms conference will be bound to-
gether into a single protocol for sub
mission to the senate and other
world ratifying bodies. This form
follows that used at the Hague and
does not preclude opportunity of re-
jecting one portion without violating
the remainder.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
CONFERENCE
NEXT WEEK
PROBABLE FRAMEWORK OF A
POWERFUL POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC COMBINATION

Washington, Jan. 21.-Out of the
agricultural conference meeting here
next week may emerge the frame
work for the most powerful political
and economic combination in the his
tory of the country. This is the CO.
operative marketing plan now prac-
ticed to a limited degree in the mid
die west. Agricultural leaders plan
to weld the 100000 farmers of the
country into vast cooperative unit.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-01-21
Telephone Valuations
Are Too H i g h

81. Paul. Jan. 21.-The state rail-
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-24
ROW MAY COME
Up in MEETING
OF THE MINERS
President Lewis Announces
Fight 10 the Finish
Different Methods TO Be
Considered.

Washington, March 23.-The
United Mine Workers leaders may
encounter resistance in their eff
forts to tie up the industry by a
general strike. The war council is
to meet tomorrow in Cleveland to
discuss plans to be followed in tie
walkout President Lewis is plan
ming a fight to the finish on the
operators. However the representa-
tives from the Illinois district favor
the miners of each state negotiating
i separate wage agreement with
their employers. The American Fed
Grafton of Labor has announced that
it will back the miners solidlY- il
the order for suspension of work on
April l and President Lewis OF the
miners has stated that not even an
appeal by President Harding will be
able to halt the walkout.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-24
LITIGATION
LEADS Z MEN
into A Fight
Alex Rowell Is Wounded
In Clash With S. K. Nor
gan in Marion Hotel in
Little Rock.

Little Rock, March %. Alex H.
Rowell, prominent Pine Bluff att0r-
ney and former grand master of the
Odd Fellows, grand lodge of Ar
kansas, narrowly escaped death at.
the hands OF S. r. Morgan, local
Investment banker, in the lobby OF
The Hotel Marion at 2 o'clock yester-
day afternoon
Only Mr.. Rowell's presence of
mind saved his life. Mr.. Rowell,
Joe Nichol, Pine Bluff banker, and
The Commercial Appeal correspond
ent had just finished conversation
IL few feet from The Commercial
Appeal bureau, when Mr. Morgan
entered the hotel lobby. He and
Mr.. Rowell took seats on one. of the
hotel settees, and began discussing
the case of the Consumers Ice Il
Coal Company Of Pine Bluff, of
which Mr.. Morgan is president, and
which was heard by Judge Tfieber
in federal court earlier in the day.
Addressing Mr.. Rowell, Mr.. Morgan
said he was getting tired of the per-
secution being waged against him
in the courts, and did not propose
to stand for it any longer. Mr..
Rowell replied, stating that he and
Mr.. Morgan were Masons, and he
wanted it understood that there was
nothing personal in the matter, and
nj nj Il
All attorney. He was the attorney
for the Jefferson county receiver in
the case, and he proposed to repre-
sent his interests in the courts.
By God, you aren't" he declared
Morgan exclaimed.
Morgan jumped to his feet, drew
"a revolver and struck Rowell's head,
inflicting a deep cut between the
eyes, Witnesses say.
I'm getting damned sick of ii,
and I'm going to end it right now,''
Mr.. Rowell says Mr.. Morgan ex-
claimed, as he struck him with the
gun.
Il grabbed his arms said the
wounded man, "and jerked them
downward. He had pulled the trig-
ger once, but the she'll failed to ex-
plode. AS | was forcing his arms
downwards, he pulled the trigger
twice more, and one shot struck me
in the thigh, while the other went
wild"
John Mccarthy, a local contractor,
who was standing near by seized
Mr.. Morgan as he fired the second
shot and wrested the gun out of his
hands. The gun was .3S caliber
police special Colts.
Mr.. Rowell was removed TO the
Baptist Hospital, where his injuries
were cared for by DR.. w. f. Smith.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-24
.OKL A II 0 NJ AS
GOVERNOR TOOK
BRIBE, CHARGE
Governor and Banking Com
missioner Received $25,-
900 to Permit Defunct
Bank TO Receive Deposits.

Okmulgee, Okla, March 23.-Gov.
j. 3. A. Robertson Of Oklahoma sub
mitted to arrest here last night on
a charge of accepting bribe to
permit operation of the Guaranty
Estate Bank of Okmulgee while it
was in an alleged insolvent condi-
| tion. The governor Immediately
gave bond of $4,000 for his appear
ance at trial.
Gov, Robertson with Fred G.. Den
mis-, former state banking commits
sioner, and several local capitalists
We're named in indictments returned
Tuesday by the grand jury which
failure of state banks
in Okmulgee county, The grand
Jury charged the alleged questiona-
BILE manipulations had been con-
|ducted by state bank, said to be
insovent, and We're continued after
its purchase by another state bank
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-24

here. eliminating in the failure of
the institution.
Both Gov. Robertson and Mr..
Dennis were charged with accepting
a bribe to permit the Guaranty State
Bank here to continue to operate
after, it was alleged, they knew it
was insolvent.
The indictments against the local
men, all officers in the two banks
contained charges of embezzlement
accepting a bribe, bribing an officer
receiving deposits in an irsolyent
bank, perjury and borrowing money
while acting as bank officers.
All the defendants late yesterday
had appeared and gave bond pend
ing their trial except Dennis and
four men reported to be out of the
city, two Of whom are named in
connection with failures of state
banks at Preston and Hoffman.
Authorities say they have no def
mite information as to the where
abouts of Dennis. He left Oklahoma
City soon after resigning his office
In addition to charge of accepting
bribe, he is wanted under sep
arate indictment charging failure
to close state bank after he had
found it to be insolvent
Those arrested yesterday and the
charges against them follow:
John P. Cook, local capitalist and
former president of the Guaranty
tate Bank, which was purchased by
the Bank of Commerce, charged with
accepting deposits in an insolyent
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-24
PROHIBITION
CHIEF NAMES
NEW LEADERS
Eighteen Sub-Chiefs Will
Supervise Illicit Booze
Hunts. d. Appleby For
Arkansas.
(By The United Pressl

Washington, March 23. Prohibit
tion Commissioner Haynes today
named eighteen men to be the heads
of as many areas throughout the
country. These heads will estab-
lish bases of operations and will
supervise the general prohibition
agents selected as the dry personnel.
The list included A. r. Harris, Of
Chicago, who will be the head OF
district comprising the states Of
Illinois, Wisconsin and the northern
portion of Michigan Also J.. D..
Appleby of Kansas was named to
superintend the work in Missouri,
Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-24

bank in four cases and bribing an
officer.
John II. Reboldt, oil operator and
lumberman and vice-presidont of the
Guaranty State Bank, charged with
accepting deposits in an insolvent
bank on four cases bribing an Off
Ger, accepting bribes perjury and
borrowing money from a bank while
IAN officer
John w. Harmon, president of a
wholesale grocery and director in
the Guaranty State Bank, charged
with borrowing money while an Off
Ger.
j. Ray Brown, president of tae de-
funct Bank of Commerce, charged
with accepting deposits in an in
solvent bank, embezzlement in three
cases and making false report as
to the condition of the bank.
A. j. Peters, president of the
American National Bank and for
mer vice president of the Guaranty
State Bank, charged with removing
abstracts and papers of the Guarar-
ty State Bank
l.. d. Cooke, former director of the
Guaranty State Bank, charged with
borrowing money while an officer.
Ernest G, Ray, cashier of the
Bank OF Commerce, charged with ac-
cepting deposits in an insolyent
bank in four cases, embezzlement in
three cases and making false re-
port as to the condition of the bank.
Reboldt is charged with giving
Gov. Robertson and Dennis $685.
600 cashiers check as bribe to in
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-03-24
PACIFIC PACT
WILL Win BY
A CLOSE Vote
Sixty-nine to Twenty-Seven
Present Indication in the
Senate-Brandegee Res
ervaticn VIII Remain.
(By The United Press)

Washington, March 23.-An elev-
enth hour poll of the Senate to as
certain the prospects for passage of
the -Four Power Pacific Pact on to-
morrow, have shown that it will be
ratified by vote of about siXty-nine
to twenty-seven. The Brandegee
reservation will also be allowed to
remain It is indicated that fewer
than dozen Republican senators
will vote in favor of the motion tt
strike out the Brandegee reservation
hour this afternoon the lad was
reported as resting very comfortab
ly.