The Madison daily leader. [volume], January 11, 1909, Image 1

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LIBOR
OF SENTENCES
TM
Cases of Leaders Before Fed
eration Council Today.
THEY WUX BE SUSTAINED
Union Men Unanimous in Calling
Judgment in Boycott Matter Viola
tion of Constitution—Unionists, Pub
licists and Directors to Get To
gether in Commerce and Labor Bu
reau and Talk on Country's Needs.
Washington, Jan. 11.—One of the
most Important assemblages in th
history c£ union labcr in the United
States Is the meeting today of the ex
ecutive council of tfce American Fed
eration of Labor, called to consider
the sentencing of three leaders of
union jxxen to jail for contempt of
court.
Just what action the federation will
take in the cases of Samuel Gompers,
its president. Frank Morrison, its sec
retary, and John Mitchell, its second
JOHN MITCHELL.
vice president, is not definitely known.
It is safe to say, however, that a vig
orous protest will be made against the
imposition of the jail sentence
pro
nounced by Judge Wright of the Dis-
trict of Columbia supreme court.
Criticise Sentences.
All the labor leaders gathered here
for the meeting repeated their former
declarations that the sentences were
unjust and in contravention of the
rights of free speech guaranteed by
the federal constitution. None of
them would forecast in advance the
action of the council, but they were
THIS COLD SNAP
Has somewhat hindered the progress of our settling and aUo
the work of the carpenters, and, while we are ready to wait upon
you to anything in any department in our store and shall be very
glad to see you, yet, we cannot show you the beautiful store we
hope to show you when our new fixtures arrive and the carp
ent
ers have completed their work.
We are trying to be real sweet these days and not to seem to
pessimistic, because we know that we shall soon be fixed Up-To
Date and that we shall merit a share of your trade which will
come our way when the right time comes.
Optimism will soon characterize our advertising and while we
are not at present working to our best advantage yet we want
you to call and we will do the very best we can for you, and
reaiiy, we can satisfy you only we are not in the shape we would
like to be to carry on our business. .*.
Don't forget that we have moved and that we are just one door
south of the old stand, and that we are waiting for you. .*.
We might say that we have a line of HOT WATER BOTTLES
in
stock {hat make a cola sheet feel good these snappy
A
Complete Optical Room
guage to be used would be forcible.
In connection with the meeting of
the federation council there will he
hrld at the department of commerce
and labor the conference of important
labor leaders, prominent publicists and
directors of big industries to consider
several niiovMonp of importance
throughout the country, called by
Secretary Straus.
Some of the subjects which will
probably be considered are:
The prevention of»the dissemination
of misleading information in Euro
pean countries concerning the de
mands for labor in the United States.
The making more effective the divi
sion of information in the work of
locating immigrants who come to this
country.
The problem of the unemployed
during periods of financial depression
such as the country experienced in the
last year.
Secretary Straus said be believed
that such a meeting would be pro
ductive of great good.
ITALIAN-WELSH MARATHON
Dorando and Smallwood to Race in
St. Louis Tonight.
St. Louis, Jan. 11 —The acute at
tack of "marathonitis" from whicfc
the Mound City is suffering will com6
to a head tonight when the starter's
pistol sends Percy Smallwood, the
Welsh runner, and Dorando Pietri,
the famous Italian, off on their long
run.
The race will be run In the Coliseum
and will be for the full Marathon dis
tance, 26 miles and yards. The
track is ten laps to the mile and haf»
bw:n built especially for tonight's
ru e. Both of the runners have met
Tom Longboat, the champion profes
sional Marathon runner, Smallwood
having beaten him in a ten-mile race
In Philadelphia and Dorando having
lost one Marathon race to him in New
York and another in Buffalo.
HEAVY FINE IS AFFIRMED
Trust Must Pay $12,600 oil Caeti of
Forty-two Counts.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 11.—The Kansas
supreme court has affirmed the ver
dict and fine of the district court for
Shawanee county against the Interna
tional Harvester company. The com
pany must pay a fine of $12,600 on
forty-two counts, each count charging
a violation of the Kansas anti-trust
laws. The decision is farreaching. It
is certain the case will be appealed
to the United States supreme court.
Will Try to End Deadlock.
Springfield, 111., Jan. 11.—The Repub
lican state committee has been called
to meet here Tuesday morning to take
action along party lines relative to
the proposed contest on the governor-
J»P and the breaking of the deadlock
that ha3
™kted between the house
that has
•fid senate since last Thursday.
Burlington Starts Race War.
Chicago, Jan. 11.—A warm fight
among Western railroads over the
rates to the Alaska-Yukon exposition,
which will be held at Seattle this
year, was started when the Burlington
road announced a rate of tor
round trip from Chicago.
nights.
E S 0 N
A. F. Laity, Optician
TRifUBY JURY
Question of Present Sanity
to Be Decided.
PLACE OF HEARING NOT SET
DWHet Attorney Jerome Asks That
New York County Be Chosen, but
the Court Reserves Its Decision.
Slayer of Stanford White Is Re
manded to Matteawan Pending Fur
ther Action in Case.
Nyack, N. Y., Jan. 11.—Harry K.
Thaw Is entitled to a trial on the
tuestion of whether he has recovered
•lis sanity, according to Justice Tomp
Idns, who heard arguments on a writ
of habeas corpus obtained by Mrs.
Mary C. Thaw, his mother. In apply
ing for the writ Mrs. Thaw declared
that Harry K. Thaw was not a crim
inal, having been acquitted by a jury,
and that he is now sane and shouM
not be kept In prison.
Thaw was brought doWB from the
Matteawan asylum to be present at
the hearing. He was represented by
Charles Morschauser. District Attor
ney W. T. Jerome of New York coun
ty was present and Asa Bird Gardiner
represented the attorney general and
the superintendent of the asylum.
Mrs. Thaw and a brother accompanied
the prisoner.
Mr. Jerome asked that the proceed
ings be transferred to New York
county, where, he said, the sanity of
Thaw could be determined finally.
The district attorney declared thai
modern scientific opinion held that
Thaw was an incurable paranoiac. He
said that Thaw was a dangerous per
son and should not be allowed at
large. Mr. Gardiner also asked that
the case be transferred to New York
county. Mr. Morschauser opposed it.
Justice Tompkins said that Thaw
was entitled to a trial to determine
whether he had recovered his sanity
and was safe to be at large, but the
justice reserved decision as to where
the trial should be held. He remand
ed Thaw to the asylum meanwhile.
Upon Mr. Morschauser's objection
on the ground that Thaw's counsel
was not well treated at the asylum
the court ordered that Mr. Morschau
ser should be able to see Thaw alom*
at any time. Mr. Gardiner remarked
that Mr. Morschauser took his own
risk of being brained by Thaw.
Earthquake In Mexico.
Mexico City, Jan. 11.—The entire
western coast of Mexico was shaken
by an earthquake which was most
severely felt at Acapulco, in the state
Of uerrero, and at Oaxaca, in the
state of the tame name. The damage
was trivial and no ittalltiel kive
been reported.
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JAM ARY 11, 1909
CONGRESS IS
FIGHTING MAD
Members Seem to Have Lost
Fear of Big Stick.
SOME LIVELY TIMES AHEAD
Evident Intention ,of Both Houses tc
Take a Final Smash at the Presi
dent Before He Is Immune From
Their Attack in the Wilds of Africa.
Tabling of Messages in House ar
Almost Unprecedented Action.
Washington, Jan. 11.—The spectacle
of the supreme lawmaking and execu
tive branches of the government en
ga^ed In a rough and tumble, eye
gouging contest is but the culmina
tion of seven years of "swinging th6
bi stick."
Congress has turned on Mr. Roose
velt and in the last few weeks of his
aiiministration seems determined to
g' one final smash at him before he
is immune from their attack and bur
led in the wilds of Africa. There are
so me few cooler hdads who are coun
seling moderation, but the vast major
it) of both houses and both parties
are beyond control.
Almost unprecedented as was the
art ion of the house in throwing back
h. alleged insults from the White
House the developments in the next
te-v days, unless Mr. Jtoosevelt quits,
v 111 be tame in comparison. Nearly
i ry member of congress, be he rep
tentative or senator, Republican or
L« mocrat, is fighting mad. And,
stranger still, if all the talk heard is
true, they have lost their terror and
awe of the club that has smashed
them so often and so hard.
The scenes in the house when the
Perkins resolution was adopted have
bad few precedents In the nation's
history. Not since the angry days of
reconstruction has congress hurtled
back to the president a message
which it construed as a deliberate in
sult to its integrity, its dignity and
its honor. It was a serious work from
the moment the chaplain ended his
prayer and the resolution of the spe
cial committee was laid before the
house until after seven and one-half
hours of debate Speaker Cannon an
nounced that the resolution was
adopted by a vote of 212 to 35.
Occasionally something would
arouse laughter in the house, but it
was strained laughter that seems only
to accentuate the seriousness of the
business at hand.
IMPORTANT PAPERS MISSING
Senator Tillman Says Detectives May
Have Taken Them.
Washington, Jan. 11.—In the prep
aration of his speech in reply to the
president's charges Senator Tillmari
has failed to find a number of papers
bearing upon the Oregon land rase,
in connection with which the present
controversy arose. These papers were,
he says, enclosed In a large envelope
and left in his private desk in his
committee room at the Capitol when
he left Washington last March on ac
count of his illness, but they cannot
now be found. The senator does not
charge that the papers have been ab
stracted by a government detective,
who may have been shadowing him,
but does say that it would have been
possible for any such official to gain
access to his room and to his desk,
both of which were fastened wltb only
ordinary locks. The papers, he says,
are very important In the preparation
of his case and would fo far to sub
stantiate his defense.
TO PROBE SECRET SERVICE
House Adopts Resolution Without
Dissenting Vote.
Washington, Jan. 11.—That the
house of representatives does not in
tend to stop with its action in rebuk
Ing the president fn connection with
his strictures regarding the secre'
service was evidenced when, dt the
instance of Mr. Tawney of Minnesota
and without a dissenting vote, i'
adopted a sweeping resolution of In
quiry into the amount of moneys ap
propriated for the present fiscal year
for detecting frauds and the efforts
made to bring to trial offenders
against the law.
The resolution called for the ap
pointment of a committee of five mem
bers to conduct the investigation and
it was authorized to employ stenogra
phers and clerks, to send for persons
and papers and to administer oaths.
The sum of $5,000 was appropriated
to cover the expanses Involved.
Five Men Frozen to Death.
Edmonton, Alberta, Jan. 11.—A re
port has been received here of five
men being frozen to death 175 miles
west of here, beyond Pembina river.
The victims were all Frenchmen who
left Stony Plain three days ago In*
tending to travel to MaoLeod.
BIDS PRESIDENT FAREWELL.
Tons fthao Yi Has Been Recalled to
Peking.
Washington, Jan. 11.—Tong Shao
Yi, the Chinese ambassador who came
to the United States to thank the
president for a remission of a portion
of the Chinese boxer indemnity and
who has been recalled, will sail from
New York for Europe on his way
TONG SHAO YI.
home on Jan. 19. He has left Wash
ington for New England and durlnp
the interval preceding his departure
will visit friends in Massachusetts
and Connecticut. Mr. Tong had
final audience with the president bt
fore leaving the city.
AMER.PRESSASS'N OFFICERS
Changes in Management, Caused by
Death of Major O. J. Smith.
New York, Jan. 11.—The directors
of the American Press association
announced today the election of the
following officers to fill the vacancies
caused by the death of Major Orlando
J. Smith, the founder and former
president and general manager of the
issoeiation: Hon. Jesse Holdom.
president Couitlapd Smith, vice pres
Ident and general manager William
G. Brogan, assistant general manager
Albert Bernet, auditor.
Courtland Smith has been the act
Ing general manager for the past year
William G. Brogan has been the act
Ing assistant general manager for the
same period. Mr. Bernet is manager
of the Columbus office. Wayne
Stowe and Maurice F. Genuond re
main as secretary and treasurer re
Fpectively. William G. Brogan war
elected to the vacancy in the board of
directors.
PASSES CENSUS MEASURE
Senate Disposes of the HouM Bill
After Amending It.
Washington, Jan. 11.—The senate
passed a bill providing conditions un
der which the thirteenth census will
be taken. The house bill, which was
under consideration, was amended to
allow printing and binding of census
reports to be done by private con
tract Instead of in the government
printing of!ir»e, if found desirable by
the director of the census. An
amendment placing the appointment
of 3,500 census office clerks under the
civil service commission was defeated
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Tablets Ink and Rulffi
Pendb Erasers
Pens Pencil Sharpeners
Drawing Pencils Penholders
Drawing Outfits Water Colors
Drawing Paper Colored Crayons
Many other Articles for School Use
are found at this Store.
We buy the Best Grades only and Students
are Assured of
Quality and Price Here
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CORNER DRUG STORE Phone 260
Madison State Bank
MADISON, S. D.
FARM LOANS AT LOWEST POSSIBLE
RATES
PHONE 256
We handle only the
best and deliver to
all parts of the city
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Successor to Jones & Metcalf.
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