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FWASH1 THEATEB CDLUPSES DEATH TOLL WILL REACH 199— SHOW ON HOOF CAUSES THE CALAMITY Washington, Jan. 30.—The death toll caused by the collapse of the Knickerbocker Theater roof here Saturday night, one of the greatest movie theater catastrophies in the history of the country, stood at 113 early today. Deaths were reported almost hourly from hospitals thru out the city where there were 144 Injured victims of the disaster, many of whom were near death, were being cared for. With the death list constantly growing police offi cials and rescue workers believed it would pass 125. E. nessy, second assistant postmaster general, is in a critical condition and is not expected to live. Rescue squads have been working frantic ally for thirty-six hours to extricate those trapped when the roof col lapsed at 015 Saturday night, under the weight of tons of snow. Early today practically all of the debris had been picked over and there was not much chance that more bodies would be found in the gaping hole, according to marines. "Get Rich Quick Wallingford" was the film be ing shown at the time when the catastrophe occurred. Washington, Jan. 30.—Congress today was asked to make a com plete investigation of the Knicker backer Theater disaster. The death toll now stands at 114. The reso lution calling for investigation was introduced in the senate by Senator Capper of Kansas. Washington, Jan. 30.—President Harding today requested that all ca pitol social functions be postponed until the city recovers from its grief over the Knickerbocker Theater dis aster. Two Bandits Are Captured Chicago, Jan. 30.—Two bandits were arresetd as they left the com monwealth jewelry store today after slugging a clerk and taking $10,000 in jewels. :—o Yeggs Escape With Big Loot Minneapolis, Jan. 30.—Tfrggmen bound a watchman and blew the safe Of the Franklin Co-Operative Cream ery Company here early today es caping with $7,300 in cash. Naval Questions Are Practically Settled VWMhteflton, Jan. 3#,«—All aaval questions of the Washington confer ence were practically settled today When a reply was received here from the Japan government regarding the Pacific islands for fortifications. The reply from Tokio just received by the Japanese delegation is under stood to give general approve of the Hughes' plan. Hearing la Steel Cases Milwaukee, Jan. 30.-—Til* fltts burgh plus plan through which it has been alleged the United States Steel Corporation extorts seventy five million dollars annually from the middle west in united freight charges by billing all steel, o. Pitssburgh, went on trial here to day in a hearing before the federal trade commission at the federal building. The hearing is the first of a series to be held in the steel districts of the country. Ask $10,800 For A Death Bmery, Jan. SO.—An action by which the sum of $10,800 is sought to be recovered from the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway com pany, has been instituted in the Hanson county circuit court by Pe ter Jarding, of Emery, administrator of the estate of Joseph Jarding, who was killed in the Emery yards of the railway company hen his auto was struck by a train at a crossing It is alleged in the complaint that a trifig of cars standing on another track obscured the view and prevent ed the victim of the accident from •eeing the approaching train. Opera Star Is «,E Taken To Hospital New York, Jan. 30.—Lucien Mil rat ore, star of the Chicago Grand Opera Company, was taken from the Ritz Carlton Hotel today and rush ed to a hospital for immediate op eration for re'lef from appendicitis. I.C. H. Shaugh- MUST APPEAR AT FARGO \. D. ON AM KMllKZ/LEMBNT A I U I Jackson, Minn., Jan. 30.—Arthur C. Townley, president of the Non partisan league, was a free man again today. He was released from the Jackson county jail after serv ing ninety days' sentence for sedi tion at 10 o'clock this morning and left immediately in a closed car for the twin cities with a party of hie friends He must appear at Fargo N. E), next Monday in answer to a warrant charging him with compli city in the embezzlement of $3,000 from the Scandinavian American bank there. He is accused of hav ing induced J. J. Hastings to put through an illegal note. JOBBERS TO ATTACK THE XN- STITITIOXAJLITY OF THE LAW IN COURT TO ENJOIN FARMERS WILL BE BENEFITTED Sioux Falls, Jan. 30.—tenth Da kota's one-cent tax on gasoline for Use in motor vehicles, which went in to effect January 1st and is expected to yield over $500,000 to the state] treasury for the upbuilding of roads! of the state, is to be enjoined in the state courts if the efforts of the in-1 dependent oil Jobbers of the state are successful. Suit is contemplated in the circuit court at Pierre in a few days against the state officials hav ing the enforcement of the law, ac cording to E. A. Thackaberry, secre tary of the Lake Park Oil company of Sioux Falls. There will be a meeting in Sioux Falls Tuesday and Wednesday, Janu ary 31 and February 1, of the South! Dakota Oil Men's association south- i members and one in Aberdeen Febru ary 2 and J, of the northern mem bers. These meetings will be held to back up the proposed suit for injunc tion, the oil jobbers feeling that the1 law works to their disadvantage. The suit is nominally being brought by the National Petroleum Marketers association and the Western Refin ers association with which the South Dakota Oil Men's association is affi liated. The jobbers maintain that it is a hardship for them to have to pay the tax when the gasoline is shipped into the state because it ties up their money and the law makes no provision for immediate rebate to them until the exemption where the product is used for tractors, or other than automobile travel, is finally paid by the state. "The jobbers should not have to carry the whole burden," said H. F. Freeman, president of the South Da kota Oil Men's association, today. "When a consumer is entitled to a redemption, it is the duty of the state and not the jobber to handle it. If the money from the tax is to be used only for road building pur poses, we are not opposed to it. We also believe the law is unconstitu tional and the Chicago attorneys who have the case in hand so feel." The convention her next Tuesday and Wednesday will be held at the Cataract hotel. On Tuesday registra tion will be held from 9 a. m. to 1:30 the meeting opening at 2 o'clock with adjournment at 5 and a dinner at the Cataract at 7. The group will then go to the Orpheum at 9 o'clock. On Wednesday the meeting will open at 9:30 with adjournment at 11:30 and luneh at 12:15. i, 4 S PUN I MA* TAKEN AS SYSTEM #©R WHOLE COUNTRY AT LARGE Sioux Falls, Jan. 30.—South Da kota's plan of paying the state bonus may become national in its scope, according to David Heffron, state ad jutant of the American Legion, who returned today from a conference at Indianapolis. At the conference all state com manders and adjutants, and all no tional officers were in attendance, The various plans for paying a na tional bonus, should it be granted, were discussed at length. It was finally decided that the South Dakota plan was the best and the most work able. Action was therefore taken by, which the national organization of! e A e i a n e i o n o e e i s s e v -j ices to congress in the paying of the national bonus, in the event that the present compensation bill is passed. The men also agreed to push the federal bonus to the fullest extent. Another plan adopted was the ten tative arrangement for a rotating fund for those opposed to the nation al bonus. In the event the present compensation bill is passed by con gress, the American Legion will pos sibly recommend that a rotating fund be established. In this fund, all men opposed to the bonus, may depo sit the money duethem It will then be loaned to disabled ex-service men. South Dakota delegates attending the conference were Fred B. Ray, state commander David Heffron, state adjutant, and Mrs, Madge King Johnson of the American Legion aux iliary. BANKERS OF WATEDTOWN ARE TO TAKE STEPS FOR CATTLE LOANS Watertown, Jan. 30.- -Bankers of the Watertown group of the South Dakota Bankers' association definite ly launched their proposed cattle loan organization through which it is plan ned to borrow approximately $500, 000 on livestock security, from the war finance corporation, at a meet ing at the Lincoln hotel. Reassembl ing after adjournment from January 2, when the undertaking was first out lined, the bankers of the third group approved articles of incorporation, elected temporary directors and chose by ballot, the name under which the new enterprise embarks. The Agricultural Loan Corporation of Watertown will be capitalized at $500,000, the articles provide. A working capital of $50,000 will be paid in by the banks of the local group, which number 76. On this working capital the corporation can borrow, under provisions announced by the war finance corporation, from eight to ten times its amount or about $500,000 on properly secured livestock paper. Although organized by bankers the Agricultral Loan Corporation has no other connection than this with the banks. Anyone may become a stock holder. The corporation will begin func tioning as Boon as the working capi tal has been subscribed. To this end action was taken authorizing the president of the group, George K. Burt, to appont men to interview banks in the group. Discussion indi cated each bank will be expected to subscribe to about $1,000 worth of Btock. Doctor Victim Shrewd Swindle Beresford, Jan. 30.—Dr. H. P. Han son, of this city, was made the victim of a smooth swindler, who In some unknown manner had secured his name and address from a twin broth er who Is a member of a religious colony atWaukesha. Dr. Hanson re ceived a telegram from Milwaukee which purported to be from his twin brother, which read: "In Milwaukee on sick call lost money send $10 by wire letter will lolow." Believing his twin brother was in MADSION, SOUTH DAKOTA, MONDAY, JANUARY 30,1922. dire distress Dr. Hanson wired hirr, the $10. Later in the evcening cam a telephone message, sent collec? asking that Dr. Hanson send another $10. This, also was sent. The letter of explanation did not follow and Dr. Hanson became sus picious that all was not right. Now he has received a letter from his twin brother, written at Waukesha and does not mention his having been in Milwaukee, and this has confirmed the suspicion of Dr. Hanson that he was the victim of a smooth swindler. SIX 111 TOTS ARE LITTLE ONUS WHO LEFT BOD IKS OF PARENTS INWILDERNHB8 REAC WATCOMIt, OXT. Fort Williams, Ont., Jan. 30.—Six little Indian children, who left thej frozen bodies of their father and mother in the northern trapping wilderness, today reached Watcomb, on the Canadian government railway, after a fortnight of tramping over snow covered ground. The five young er children, ranging upward from a baby of 4 months, were brought bavk by their 14-year -old brother and a neighbor. Their father, Atchipio Nan Tuchcs, trapper, an dtheir mother both died of grip in the family's woodland hut on Friday, January 13. That day the father called Atehimo, the oldest boy. to his bedside, told him the end was neaT, gave him $1,200. the fruits of his trapping, and bade him care for his brothers and sisters. There was little food in the home. Unable to bury the bodies, Atchi mo left them in the shack with the five other children, while he set out on snowshoes to fetch the nearest neighbor, 30 miles away. Two days later Atchimo came back with John Hingosh, the neighbor. The five hungry tots were chewing raw moose ll'sh for nournishment. They had burned most of the furniture to keep aom freezing. The^-bodies of their parents were frozen stiff. The youngest children were placed on the sledges by Hingosh, who then began the long mush to Watcomb, where they were £ed and given medi cal aid. It Is feared the baby will die. Flames Destroy Barn And Cows Milbank, Jan. 30.—One of the most disastrous farm fires in South Dakota for some lime occurred on the farm of Roy J. Englert, a well known Grant county farmer. The loss reached several thousand dollars and was partially coy^xed by insur ance. The large barn on the place was completely destroyed, and in addition nearly 20 cows and half a dozen calves were burned to death. Other property, including hay, several hundred bushels of oats, cream sep arator and other farm equipment was consumed. The fire was discovered by Mrs. Englert during the absence of her husband. She attempted to rescue the cows and calves, but the door was frozen shut and she was unable to open it. There was $1,500 insurance on the cattle and $3,000 on the barn and contents. Harding Urges Aid For Jobless Washington, Jan. 30.—JJd of the war, navy, agriculture, treasury, in terior and commerce departments in providing wok fo the unemployed was equested by President Harding today in a letter addressed to the heads of those departments. The executive suggested that in those six departments there might be repair and construction work which could be undertaken now "when the most difficult period of the winter is still before us, rather than later in the year." "The response of employing inter ests throughout the country to the SEEK DECREASE mm STATES, DECLAfHR BW ERS' STRIKE ON THE MANUFACTURERS Pierre, Jan. 30.—The declaration Of a buyers' strike against the ce ment manufacturers of the country by executives officers of the highway departments of South Dakota, Wis consin, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michi gan, Minnesota and Missouri at the recent Mississippi valley conference of state highway department at Chi cago, will have no material effect on highway and bridge construction in this state, according to W. E. Hud gins, highway engineer. Mr. Hud gins, Andrew Marvick and M. Shade, members of the highway com- mission attended the meeting from South Dakota The resolution declaring the strike E a flat 16 per sj cent, decrease in the price of cement 5 and pledges the state involved to postpone until such a decrease be- 5 comes effective, all highway work E not absolutely necessary. sj Beeks to brfn abo(Jt In South Dakota there is no hard S surface work being done at this time, S so the only use the highway commis- 5 sion has for cement is in the con struction of culverts and bridges. Because of the financial stringency the commission is building culverts and bridges only Where they are ne cessary. and this jfrogram will COB tinue The highway department head# of the eight states attending the meet ing also decided to recommend that vestigate -the possibility of erecting steps be taken in each state to in and operating state-owned cement mills. Asked whether this action would hurry the construction of the con templated South Dakota plant at Ra pid City, Governor McMaster announc ed that it would not and that the present policy would be Noting a small nail with a string attached leading down into the wa ter, they pulled it up to find attach ed a first class copper coil. A quantity of corn whiskey of home make, of home-brew beer and other parts of a still, were found, the offieeis said. Daily Market Report Minneapolis, Jan. 30. Corn Prices up with futures, demand good No. 2 yellow closed at 45 cents No. 2 mixed at 44 1-2 cents. Oats^—Demand better, market fin.i No. 3 whites at 32 7-8 and 39 3-H cents No. 4 whites at 32 78 and 32 3-8 cents. Rye—Steady to firm. No. at cent under to 1 cent over May. No. 2 rye closed at 78 1-4 to 79 3-1 cents. appeal for special efforts to afford pers paying $8.50 for most of the co-operation, the situation has been much less difficult during the winter thus far titan U »igbi Qt£rwiaa tove been." i Hides Liquor |1 Under Water Barley—Demand fair, offerings s light. Prices closed at 4S and S cents. s employment to the greatest possible, sorted lights. Butcher grades sold at S extent during the winter has pro-i $8.25 and $8.40 with mixed loads 5 duced highly gratifying results," the, under $8.25. Packers sold at $7.50 5 president said. "Thanks to this fine'and $8.00 and heavy packers had to s 1 dPMA_ V SZ BMR vn»y LdrV sell under $7.00. One load of light lights and pigs sold with the pigs at $9.25 and the hogs at I&.64 tfe# #x tmme top of the session. A GOOD BANK— W Co-operates with its customers for its pros perity depends on^their prosperity. CO-OPERATION— Yankton, Jan. 30.—A water-filled well in his basement, equipped with *lllllllllllllllllllllllllli illlllllllllllllilll(lll!illlllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllr a shelf just beneath the surface serv ed as a hiding place for liquor manu factured by Adam Hornberger, a bachelor living in a house on Marne creek in this city, according to off! cers who mad# a raid on the plate and discovered the cache. i Thieves and Rob- j| hers Are Wary Baltic, Jan. 30.—Baltis has been exceedingly fortunate this winter about the sneak thief infestations that other towns are tormented with. From almost every direction there comes the complaint of depre dations by sneak thieves and night prowlers, while Baltic has not even had as much as a chicken coop hold Sparkling Gem Bast River Sterling Egg 5 mm X! Sioux City, Jan. 30.—The early top s for light hogs was $8.55 with ship- S 5 ijlllllillitlttllllillllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllilllllllllllilllliuillliiiiliuilllliiii The Madison Creamery ROGNESS BROS., Proprietors I Makers of High Grade Butter Manufacturers of Peerless Ice Cream and Soft Drinks Highest Market Price Paid for Cream PHONE 2341 MADISON, 8 Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllll THE TEST OF ALL Hayes-Lucas Lumber Cb! Phone 2343 H. BLAGEN, Agent ljlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIMIIIIII. COAL COAL Large and Small Briquets Kentucky Lump Splint Lump Coke 1 1 i With customers for mutual welfare is the Constant aim of THE DAKOTA STATE BANK W. KETCHAM & SON PHONf 233S v" 4, MADISON, A A a. Fundamental Resources America is endowed by nature with many soils, and many resources. She is fundamentally sound in her institutions and firmly entrenched in her possession of the basic essen tials of life and happiness. From her mountains and plains, her forests and sea coasts, spring those things that are needed by the world. Prosperity, like the tide, rises and ||j ebbs, but the wealth of this country is the wealth that en dures and cannot be long depreciated by surface influences This bank has dealt for about forty years with those en gaged in developing the fundamental resources of the na tion, and has confidence in the strength of the land and the enterprise of her people. Pine Kindling Soft Coal Oak and Maple Wood Scranton Hard Coal iitiimiiismuiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiittniittHiiiH JsL.lL&tfk 1 5 r? J^x &' %r*' *. •*, U i- «.i .-C-T Vr "^1 1" fi 1, *, k**v --r ,lf 3, I i 4 SQtt*. Iff! E I $ 4? f.jf* •V,- 1 't 'm-1 Ir v ,1-* r, ci i *V ,*rj •j-