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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Seven Hundred SWitchmen Obey the
Strike Order.

seven 7unQreo SWltCnmen OOcy tHc
Strike Order.
Seattle, Wash, Dec, 2.-Freight
service on the transcontinental lines
in the Pacific Northwest is practically
at standstill because of the walkout
of the switchmen.
In the Pacific Northwest the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern
railways are the greatest sufferers, az
they are the only Northern transcon.
tinental lines that employ large mum
bers of switchmen.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget
Sound railway, which has been opened
to freight traffic less than a year, EN-
ploys no switchmen at intermediate
division points and only small force
at ocean terminals. AS traffic Ovel
this road is comparatively light the
switching is being handled by the
road crews without causing serious
delay.
In the Pacific Northwest 700 switch
men obeyed the strike order. In Seat
tie 200 men are affected. Tacoma has
100 strikers, Spokane $50, Pascoe So
Ellenburg 40 and Everett 80.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
TRAFFIC BLOCKED AT FARGO
No Effort Made to Send Out Freight
Trains.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 2.-The tieup OF
freight business on both the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern roads
as the result of the switchmen's strike
has been complete, but passenger
trains are running on nearly schedule
time. No effort has been made to
send out either through or local
freights Only one switching engine
is being operated in the Northern Pa
cific yards in Fargo. 1t is manned by
yardmasters. All branch line freights
are being run into Fargo so crews can
be at home but no effort to send trains
out is anticipated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
BIG DECREASE IN
LIQUOR REVENUE.
Prohibition Wave Affects
Government Receipts.
TOBACCO THE SUBSTITUTE

While Whisky and Beer Taxes Show a
Falling OF Smokers Supplies Partly
Make UP Dcfciency-Cigarette Hab
it Growing Steadily Despite Efforts
of Legislatures to Regulate Smoking
of "Coffin Nails"
Washington, Dec 2.-The spread OF
the temperance wave throughout the
country has had serious effect upon
the revenues of the government.
According to the annual report OF
the commissioner of internal revenue
the receipts from taxes on whisky
were $5,593,3S1 less during the fiscal
year of 1909 than in the preceding
year and on ales and beers $2,444,18
less.
Apparently, if the figures are any
indication, the drinkers turned to to
bacco for solace in their deprivation
creased during the same period $2,024,
423. The largest increase was il
chewing and pipe tobacco, $1,478,875
and the revenue from cigarettes in
creased $722,912 The total revenues
amounted to $246,212,719, of which
$12S,315,1s1 came from spirits, $50,
303,496 from fermented liquors, ano
SOL ,S87,1S7 from tobacco.
The cigarette habit is steadily grow
ing, despite the efforts of legislatures
in some of the states. There were
6,086, ,291, 1913 coffin nails" smoked dur
ing the last fiscal year, an increase oi
703,0S7,27S over the amount consumed
in 1908.
At the same time there was a de
crease of 152,185,830 in the number oil
cigars smoked, and an increase of "a,
447, 1926 pounds of smoking and chew
ing tobacco consumed. The snufI hab
it also seems to be growing, for there
were 27,019,628 pounds of this sneeze
mixture sold during the year, an in
crease of 4,471,866 pounds over the
preceding year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
JESIRES CHANGE IN LAW
Revenue Commissioner Discusses
Ant-Oleo Statute.

Washington, Dec. 2.-That the COM
missioner of internal revenue would
welcome a change in the law impos-
margarine made in semblance of but.
ter is indicated in his annual report.
The commissioner is not called upon
to make recommendations in his an
nual reports, but he does SO in the
case of the anti-oleo act of 1902. He
declares that the law, in its present
form, cannot be effectively enforced
and he insists that remedial legisla-
tion is imperative.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
MAY AFFECT TEN THOUSAND
Strike Likely to Close Many Industries
at Head of Lakes.

Duluth, Dec. Mot more than two
switch engines are working at the
Head of the Lakes and the tieup OF
traffic resulting from the strike OF
the switchmen is complete. Ii the sit
uation is not quickly remedied 10000
men will be out of work here within
forty-eight hours
The railroads, mines, coal docks, ore
docks, elevators, blast furnaces and all
other industries will contribute to the
unemployed
The Northern Pacific has two en-
gines in operation, manned by men not
members of the union. All local roads
are refusing freight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
RANGE TOWNS FACE FAMINE
All Food Must Come From Duluth,
Where Embargo Is Laid.

Duluth, Dec 2.-If the switchmen's
strike continues for week the towns
on the Minnesota iron ranges will
be in a state bordering on famine
Practically all of the food supplies
for the range towns are purchased In
Duluth With the cessation of freight
movement to the ranges the situation
there will Immediately become desper
ate. Coal supplies on the ranges have
not been bountiful this season.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
OUlNTETTE SENT TO PRISON
National Bank Embezzlers Sentenced
to Five Years Each.

Indianapolis, Dec. 2.-Five men who
pleaded guilty in federal court to the
embezzlement of funds from national
Anderson to five years in the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth. The men
are: Max Emerich of Indianapolis,
Harry c. Prinzler of indianapolis, e.
H. Deter of Fort Wayne, ]. H. Phil
lips of Terre Haute and Frank Fl
NicOlai of Auburn Ind
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
DETECTIVES SENT TO LEAD
Mine Owners Said to Fear Riots Will
Occur.

Denver, Dec 2.-Traveling on the
same train with seventy employees OF
detective agency who will act as
guards at the Homestake mine, where
strike is now on, Charles H. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation
Of Miners, left Denver for Lead, s. D.
Many of them were on duty at the
time of the Cripple Greek riots a few
years ago and the reason for their
hasty departure for Lead is said to
be fear on the part of the mine own
ers that there will be repetition Of
that affair.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
Booth Must Undergo Operation.

London, Dec. PA cataract Is rap.
idly forming on the remaining eye
OF General Booth, head of the Saliva.
tion Army. An operation is inevitable
Meanwhile, he is busy addressing
meetings, controlling the army and
debating correspondence.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02

Toxic. Dec. Admiral Togo, CHIEF
of the general staff of the navy, has re
tired from the naval command and
becomes a member of the military
council He is succeeded By Vice
Admiral Gero Ijuin.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02

Chicago engineers. Mr.. Dover entered
politics with the late Senator Mark
A. Hanna and acted as his secretary.
Later he became secretary of the Re-
publican national committee. an Office
he held many years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
FREIGHT IS BEING REFUSED
TIeup Almost Complete at Montana
Points.

Helena, Mont, Dec 2.-One hun
dred and fifty-six men were reported
out at important railway points in
Montana in compliance with the strike
order of the Switchmen's union. They
consisted. Of SO Northern Pacific and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
TO ENTER BUSINESS FIELD
Elmer Dover, Prominent in Politics
Decides to Quit.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Elmer Dover
has decided to abandon politics and
enter the business field. He has be-
come executive officer for a firm of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
LIB. Craney, Prop.
MADISON, SO. OAK.


SEE THE PICTURE BOOTH Beautiful
assor tment and from &c to as much as you
want to invest in picture
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02

Handkerchefs at from &c each to Toe and it
will save you some pocket change to look
here first.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY and Useful NOTION.

This store carries them and during our
Xmas Jubilee we are going to do some at
tractive pricing
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
Opening
SATURDAY.
DEC.4

Ladies and Children S Gloves at 10c to 25e
Especially bought and most especially price
for Santa Claus Shoppers
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
Now We Come to Toyland

Stop, Look, and Listen to the patter of the
little bare feet on the floor on Christmas
morning and remember the exchanges, com
ments and glad surprises. They don't
have many Santa Claus mornings.
Dolls, from 1c to So 90
Horns Iron Trains, Tin Soldiers, Games,
Woody Dogs, and what not, for goodness
sake everything.
jobbers cataog price. You can all have
a tree, the ornaments will cost less than
half this year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02

Toilet Articles at from sc to $l.50 Always
appropriate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-02
Now Let's See Read Along With Us

Here is china galore-the kind that the
women like to get out on their side boards
and tables when they have company. The
best line we have ever shown.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
Again the Threat Of q Tariff Veto

The New York Tribune. a Republican
organ which. 10 its credit. insists that
the tarin plank Of It's pa-ty's platform
means something mere than a mere re-
hashing Of the DingIey law. has been at
some pains to ascertain President Tafrs
attitude with respect 10 the present course
Of events in the Senate It brings the re-
assuring news that Mr.. Taft IS greatly
disturbed over the impending failure to re-
wise the tariff downward, and that he
does not regard the schedules so far pre-
pared as at all conforming with his con-
ception of genuine tariff revision. The
President. according 70 the Tribune, has
not deviated from his original position.
which may be restated thus:
The President believes that the Republican
party stands pledged &c a genuine tariff reTizion
that 4 genuine tariH revision consists of 70
vision downward. save. possibly. n a Tery few
instances where gToss inequalities have T-cTaiIe
and. finally, that, having been elected Oh 2
piatfr-m pledgiHs the Party 70 tariff revision. il
VII bccme lis unsToidsh.c duty 10 diszUurure q
tariff bin which Is not a fulhnment Of the Marty
promise
In other words. tariff revision is mainly
revision downward, and If the tariff bin
does not suit Mr.. Taft he viii veto it.
Now, the threat OF veto was made prior
to the Inauguration OF the new President.
and j, has been heard since then with
varying emphasis. It Is. in fact. the
keynote Of the Presidents attitude to-
ward Congress. He purposes 20 narrow
the exercise Of Executive influence in
legislation to the use Of the veto power.
OF a threat Of its use. Should the tariff
bin come short Of campaign promises
as construed by Mr. Taft. he would sim
ply veto it, ard thereby relieve himself OF
al responsibility for HIS perty's failure TO
redeem its pledges TO. the people.
One difficulty with this attitude IS that
the Presidents threat to veto appears
not 10 be taken seriously at the Capi-
toll Il would seem the height Of IA
tuity and aosurdity for Senator Aisr,ch
to frame a bill that would certainlg
meet with rebuff al TIE White House
The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
An EPITHALAMIUM.

No one to-day Is happy as you are
No ore 50 hapTg in any place or lard
Not n the sea-hidden islands rinresl with su-sv
Nor yet IL any imITe gnable bright star.
Nor any girl OF boy.
Nearest approach % your beatitude
Arc We who watch y0,Ir wonderful Siad cves A
Here az the swfsl gates os Paradise.
Our hungry hearts eascr with gratitude
Only to look on the true face of 5ov-
0 children. children. Go yoa understand?
T6is is the day.
Husband ard wife. o happy happy pas-,
A union - perfect that il seems
fated bliss. marriage made in dreams
rainbow strangely painted on the air
HusoGnG and wife-thcSe old unhsppv words
Glow With mysterious blessedness once more
Like sn cd world made Young again with aovers
And the green leaf and the returning birds
And the warm nsI-nrIr soft Of cleaning showers
Nouug April packed with sweetness u the core.
Yong king and queen-Tass % y0s-r palace nov;
PAS in and from yTir happy windows gaze
Along your stately avenue q days
Surrey the shining gardens Of your peace
All The future filing with inCTease
OF caTusTed l6y. and prosperous with praise-
Tie long srcct ripening of ycur marriage Fow.
Richard Le GallienEs, il the DehnsatoV.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
Arr of Jurr Making.

FTO-n The New York EveDing Post
The American art Of jury making was
a Jest and a scandal even before the
gilded age depicted its technique. thirty
six years ago. Not for a day since have
men out Of court ceased laughing at or
bewailing its fmbecilities. or men in court
been able To restrain their anger over the
delays and injustice caused By the search
for talesmen without prejudice Yet
judges are still forced TO permit attorneys
TO toll along in the same Old nut. as
though it were a sacred way. a week has
been spent hunting jurors for the Hams
trial. Five were chosen after - citizens
had been tediOusly cross-exsmined. and
to secure two more I5e additional tales
men had 70 be called. As soon as they
expressed any knowledge about anything
they were forthwith bundled or again.
The dreary old procedure should be made
to yield TO a method that gets Jury
together as expeditiously as in Europe
or New jersey
The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
why Not Eeto II Nnr,

From the Springfield Republican
Mr.. Aldrich has made public admission.
in effect, that his measure does. not. pre-
tend TO meet the election promises Of
Mr. Taft. or Of the Republican party. as
understood By the masses OF the voters
Yet not word comes from the White
House which discloses any determination
on the Presidents part not thus 10 be
betrayed. Surely, however, It cannot be
his purpose to conceal his views about
the matter until they can be given ex-
preston In a veto which would throw
the whole subject back into a further
long season OF Congressional turmoil
and public agitation The bill should
be vetoed as II stands, but its radical
amendment might be brought about with
out resort 70 that extreme action
The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
FACTS ABOUT LUMBER.
Protective Duty in Excess of Cost
Of Production.

OF Production
Ffom the Detroit News.
The figures published in the News Trib-
une Sunday showing the cost Of certain
processes Of manufacture IN relation 10
dressed lumber and the rates IN the tariff
bin now before the Senate were very
Illuminating. IN all but one OF the ten
instances cited the additional tariff for
planed lumber was shown TO be above the
entire labor cost Of dressing the lumber,
and In some instances the tariff vas dou-
bic the labor cost. For example. the MIL
price for planning a twO-by-f0ur and wider
sizes is 81 a thousand: the tariff is 3
thousand: the rliI price for planning two
sides and one edge Of lumber Is % cents;
tre tariff rate Is $50. OF course, such
rates exclude planed lumber from I'm
pOrtation; II is absolutely prohibitive-
These figures on the cost Of dressing
lumber were furnished the News with the
information that IN some cases dressed
lumber could be obtained for even less
than the published rates, so that in fact
tariff rates were three times the labor
cost II these rates stand. II means that
Michigan must pay more Tor its dressed
lumber. and without any benefit being
derived from having the work done on
this side Of the border. 5Or Michigan's
mills viii not do the dressing II stiles
competition and socks Il 20 consumers OF
lumber But what do Michigan's Sen
atOrs care for consumers
The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
COlOradO's Legislative Experiment.

Gov. Shafroth. Of Colorado. has s,gnsd
bin for the payment OF campaign ex-
penses TO the extent OF . cents for each
vote cast at a gubernatoriaI election. tbe
total sum 10 be divided pro rata among The
political parties. As the total vote Of the
State for governor IN 1908 was 2s7.7sa the
appropriation fog the campaign expenses
Of the next election VIII amount 70
nearly Ss2ooe. OF which the Democra tic
party viii get something over SO 00 and
the Republican party something less
than Sao0o. That these sums viii suffice
for the whole expenditure Of either Marty
in a State 50 vel provided with nil
Aonaire politicians Is improbable. but If
may be that the law itself contemplates
a Limitation OF campaign expenses 10 the
official. appropriation.
One OF the many tentative suggestions
thrown out by 3Ir. Roosevelt while Pres,-
dent was that Of governmental provision
for campaign expenditures as means OF
preventing electoral corruption. The
problem Of financing campaigns !s a Sc
rious one. and the practice Of calling
upon rich men to provide the funds Is
apt 20 be degrading. It has often
been urged that governments should pro
vide for certain specified campaign ex-
penditures, as the publication and distri-
b1ri5n OF literature, and the employment
Of sDellbinders-the so-caIled legitimate
expenses Of placing the issues before the
voters. So far as We know. Colorado IS
tee first State TO adopt legislation along
these lines. though there are tendencies in
The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
TRAVEL IN THE OLD DAYS.
Journey of Two Days by Coach II
Vow Wade in Hours.

- AEAaHH
Edward Everett Hale. IN W0rzn's Hone Comrznlon
Let Us nov tell OF the annual journey
20 which we children IN a large family
looked back every year as the great event
Of the year. Ny fathers father and mother
lived n Westhampton. IN Massachusetts.
the town where he y-as born. We lived
in Boston. and the distance between Us
and WesthamptOn was about 10 miles.
We children expected 20 make the
Journey every summer 10 see Westbsmp-
ton. our grandfather and grandmother.
our uncles, aunts. and cousins. To com
pass this visit an open carriage. such as
we then called a barouche. came around
10 the house in Boston at o'clock in
the morning Two trunks we're fastened
on It behind, or perhaps one trunk swung
by straps from the hinder axle. On the
back seat OF this barOuche sat nv father
and mother and one Of the smaller Of
US children. On en opposite side sat two.
and on the high drivers seat, with Full
lam, sat one or two more.
At. Framingham. where We dIned. end
az WorCe--c-. where we SLEPT. We children
reveled IN the delights Of country taverns
II those days we did not say much about
hotels. From Worcester. on the second
day. We tried the adventure - as Au1sdis
would say, Of a longer drive 70 North
ampton- Those hills OF Worcester Conn
ty and Hampshire are not mole hills and
you VIII see that horses did well If bv
night on the second day We were At
Northampton The next morning. ten
miles more carried Us 20 grandpa's house
To-day, Il I chose 10 take the sane
journey. 1 should go TO Nerthampton IN
two or three hours. more or less. and
take the same charming drive 10 the dear
old house IN an hour more.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-30
Virginia Horses for the Amy.

The establishment OF an army remoUnt
depot al Fort Reno, in Oklahoma, has
resulted in so much success in furnish
ing horses for the military service that
the Quartermsster General OF the army
has decided TO open another depot-in
Montana, in the center Of a section where
are obtainable some Of the best horses
in the country. Gen. Aleshire finds
that not only is it possible by this meth
Cd 10 secure a better class OF animals
for the cavalry arm. but the improved
quality costs less per horse than by
the old system, where the horses were
acquired under contract. For many years
it has been apparent TO cavalry officers
that there was need Of q better system
Of getting horses for mounted troops.
The acceptance OF lowest bids does not
always result satisfactorily. and II was
found that. even with the most careful
supervision. It was net possible 20 buy
horses in different parts Of the country
under boards OF inspection and preserve
anything ike uniformity in equine char
acterisucs The difficulties in the way OF
adopting any OF the European remOunt
systems has been the expense, which
Congress has hitherto refused 10 author
ize. When Gen. Aleshire became Quarter
master General Of the army. possessing.
as he did from his experience as a cav
ally officer, a proper appreciation OF the
need in that direction. he applied him
self 10 the task Of improving the system
OF acquiring army animals in way
which would not be costly and which
would demonstrate its value and justify
its extension without involving the gov
ernment N any loss. The proceeding has
met with great success. and It remains
10 perfect the method by establishing
additional remount depots- perhaps ulti-
maJely one in the East
The latter action evidently depends
upon the ability Of the Quartermaster
General to obtain. al reasonable cost.
suitable horses IN. among other places.
Virginia Arrangements have now been
made 10 ascertain to what extent the
Virginia horse market viii yield animals
available for military Use without paving
the high prices which are exacted for
some Of the Virginia stock For this
purpose 4 cavalry oficer. Capt Caspar
H Conrad II. now on duty at Fort
Clark, Tex, has been ordered to Wash
ingtOn 10 fully investigate the sources
OF horse supply in Virginia Upon the
results Of his inquiry viii depend the
action of the War Department in going
into that market. and possibly. If the.
situation there and in neighboring States
justifes It, establishing an army remount.
depot in this vicinity.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-30

thereby overturning the whole labor OF
the extra session and opening breach
between the President and Congress. Il
not in the party; yet that is just what
Dir. Aldrich is doing. with the assist
ence. it may be incidentally mentioned,
or those Southern protectonists whose
conversion has Just been publicly well
coined by Mr.. Taft himself. The ex-
Flanation afforded of this situation is
that the quality OF Mr. Taft's backbone
has been underestimated at the Cap
itOl. On this point the Tribune as
sures US that "oniy a keen spprecia-
ton Of the steadfsstness and quiet de-
termination Of the Chief Executive viii
avert a situation which may prove as
embarrassing TO the party leaders as
it must to the business Of the country. -
Another difficulty is that the pledges
Of downward revision 20 which the Re
publican party is supposed to be com
mitted are wholly those of the Prssi-
Dental candidate Of the party. He
brought forward the issue. and it was
reluctantly agreed TO by party leaders
But the platform was neatly framed so
as not 10 promise downward revision.
but actually to hold out a hope that
protective duties would be increased
where found necessary 70 maintain the
home market against foreign invasion
Where did We ever promise downward
revision?" asks Senator AIdrich. The
answer is in the speeches OF Mr.. Taft.
wherein he referred 10 excessive sched-
ules that tended toward the encourage
ment OF monopoly and the oppression OF
the consumer. These speeches contain
the pledges that Congress is called upon
to redeem. Yet there may be some
wonderment among the standpatters in
both Houses as 10 why, on the theory
Of Executive noniuterference with Con
gressionaI action, the national legislators
should feel called upon 10 redeem the
pledges made by a Presidential candi-
date on the stump.
Senator Aldrich and his friends stand
on the Republican platform; Mr.. Taft
stands on a platform OF his own That
is the nature Of the difference between
the two ends OF the Avenues differ
ence which Mr. Taft is trying TO COM
pose by threatening, in an undertone.
10 employ the veto power