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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16

amounts TO be used in two years, car
ries $1,000, eco. The same levy as that
OF the past two years, four mills FER
year will bring larger revenues to
the state and enable the reducing of
the floating debt of South Dakota All
the state institutions required large
appropriations for maintenance. In
new buildings 2 1000 was ordered ex-
pended and in providing a needed
heating system, $4,000 more.
The bill providing for a change in
the number Of commissioners in COM
mission governed cities Of the state
and providing also for a special cleo
ton to decide upon that C>ange, is
optional with. the cities of me state
and they can expend the money neces-
sary for conducting such an election
if they see fit.
The bill providing for the leasing
of school lands, dealt also with the
question of the investment OF the sink
ing fund of the county also. 1t also
permits the investment of sinking
funds in warrants Of the school dis
trict, provided, when SO invested. it
olitill tSlh 4 per Ntlll nv NA-ApiSg
ers' liability law was re-enacted. 1t
had been declared unconstitutional
by the federal court of appeals, but
il has now been ~rcenacted 10 conform
to and follow the federal law.
The headlight law was re-enacted
with the anne provisions as it formerly
had, and with 90 days given as the
time when il shall be complied with
by the railroads.
Gemmill's CaboOse law, which was
| enacted, requires uniformity in ca
bosses, as to size and equipment ana
prohibits the use of box cars as ca
booses, on railroads in this state.
The legislature created an immi-
grafton or publicity department for
the state and appropriated $1,000 for
the maintenance of that department
for two years.
The new bridge law provides that
county commissioners must advertise
for bids for every bridge which it
is desired to erect in any county in
the state, which will prohibit the
awarding Of a contract for all bridge
work by the year or a period Of years
to one bridge company.
The new law as TO the placing OF
the names Of candidates for Office upon
the ballots was changed so that the
law determines the location and the
name of each candidate appears in
first place, in his respective division,
upon an equal number Of tickets.
| think that after the people of the
| state have seen the new laws in opera
ton, they will feel that the legislature
did its best with all the important
questions which came before it."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
POSTAL CLERKS NOTIFIED
Must Vacate Oormitory and Quarters
at Aberdeen

Aberdeen-The railway mail clerks
of Aberdeen2 were surprised and a
little chagrined Saturday when T.
II. Faus, custodian OF the federal
building here, received instructions
from the treasury deparement at
Washington to GUST the clerks from
their dormitory in the third story OF
the building, and to dispose of the
equipment of the rooms, including the
be~dsteads. Ever since the building
has been in use, the railway mail
clerks have occupied the third story
Of the structure as sleeping apart
ments, class oom where they could
pursue the studies required to keep
them up with the work Of the service,
and for a gymnasium. The purpose or
the government in ousting them at
this time is unknown, and is incom-
prehensible to those receiving the or
der, as the quarters utilized by the
mail clerks are needed for no other
purpose, and the prospective removal
of the United States land Office, on
the first floor, on April Is, will give
additional room, which, however, will
Immediately be used for the Aberdeen
postofice, which Is at present cramped
for space. The railway mail clerks
running into Aberdeen are about six
ty in number, and they recently or
organized a branch of the Brotherhood
of Railway Mail clerks, but this is not
believed to have had anything to do
with the order from the treasury de-
partment, and the only possible sur
mise in relation to the matter is that
the government contemplates locat-
ing some other branch of the public
service at Aberdeen, and desires TO
quarter 1t in the room hitherto occu-
pied by the mail clerks.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
Phone Connection With Hills

Pierre-The connection with the
Blacks Hills ON the new coppe-
circuit telephone system put in by
the Bell company was completed by
consisting up the central office here.
\. A. Lowman of Omaha, general
northwest manager and G. w. Ruth
erford OF Deadwood. the manager
FOR the Black H!lls section of the
state. were here looking after the con-
Meeting up and starting the circuit
to working. This new line gives Gi-
rect connection over the lines of one
company with all the principal towns
In the Black Hills.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
COURT DATES CHANGED
New Law Brings Several Changes in
Counties of Ninth District

Iroquois-It is not generally known
that the recent Legislature passed
a bill, to which an emergency
clause was attached materially chang
ing the dates fof terms of court
in the several counties forming the
ninth judicial district. The law
was signed by Governor Wesley, and
therefore now is in effect. One of
the most important changes made by
the new law is the giving of three
terms of court Zach year to the large
and populous counties of Sphinx and
BeadIe, which heretofore have had
but two terms of court per year, the
same as the other counties of the cir
cult. with the result that the holding
of long semi-annuaI terms in Beadle
and Sphinx, which adjoin, has caused
a conflict in time and the fall terms
invariably have reached into the
holiday season. The new law is de-
signed to relieve this COngested con
ditiOn in the two counties. The new
law fixed terms of court in the cir
cult as follows: Beadle county, on
the first Tuesday in January, first
Tuesday in May, and first Tuesday
in October: Sphinx, first Tuesday in
February: first Tuesday in June, first
Tuesday in June, first Tuesday In
November; Kingsbury county, third
Tuesday in April and first Tuesday in
December; Miner county, third Tues
day in March and the last Tuesday
in September.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
Pierre-The different railway COM

Pierre-The different railway COM
panies which are operating In the
western part OF the state decline
to accept the new freight sched-
ules which were prepared by the state
railway commission after hearing
complaints from shippers as to heavy
charges. The roads have served notice
upon the commission h a they VIII
ask the United States court TO enjoin
the putting into effect of the rates
provided, and will ask a temporary
Injunction at Sioux Falls. This VIII
mean another long drawn out suit
over the situation. and the people
will have to await the outcome.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
Settlers Coming In

Huron-Large numbers OF new set
tiers are already arriving. During the
past week from one to five carloads OF
desirable citizens" have arrived at
stations on the Chicago & Northwest
ern line in this immediate vicinity.
Besides household goods. many OF
the new comers have brought with
them, horses, cattle and other live
stock, together with farm implements
In almost every instance settlement
is made on improved farms purchased
last season.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16

Rapid City-Agent Brents, who is
connected with the government In
dian service, say that his depart
ment, which looks after the suppress
sion of the liquor traffic among In
dians. has announced 1t has temper
arily abandoned operations in this
county and will work in other fields.
For the last several months, Brents
who is directly under Chief Special
Oficer w. Z. Pussy Foot" Johnson,
has been conducting an active cam
paign. Thirty-two liquor dealers in
this part of the state was held to the
federal court.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
N. Y. Saloons to Adjourn Early.

Albany. March 14.-Apparently sat
isfed that nothing short of the with
drawal OF William F. Sheehan can
end the deadlock over the election OF
a United States senator, some Of the
leaders are said to be considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of bringing about an early
adjournment OF the legislature. They
contend that each days delay in the
election of a senator is bringing down
criticism on the Democratic party and
April 6. two days after the time fixed
for converting the extra session Of
congress, is being considered.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
Question May Be Close.

In any event, the figures made today,
taking into account as they do the
well known OF expressed opinions of
every Republican member of the next
house, indicate that the question is a
Republican enters and votes in the
caucus. OF the 163 Republican mem
bers of the next house, it is declared
that "A are for Cannon, either because
of personal choice or unwillingness to
vote against him. The same tally
shows u %squarely against him, and Is
doubtful, with leanings against Can.
non.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
Curtis Guild, sr., Passes Away.

Boston, March 14.-Curtis Guild, ST.,
founder and editor of the Boston Com
mercial Bulletin and father of former
Governor Curtis Guild, Jr., is dead.
He was "a years old. Mr.. Guild was
the author of several volumes of travel
and poems.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
Oklahoma Town Fire Swept.

Muskogee, March IA. - Practically
the entire bushes district of Web
bers Falls, Okla, about fifteen miles
south of this city, was destroyed by
fire. Ten buildings burned, causing q
loss estimated at $500, 700.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
History of Corporation Tax Cases.

The fight against the constitution
ality of the corporation tax began al
most Immediately after the enactment
of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law of
1909, Of which it is a part.
The provisions of the law stated
that the tax was a special excise tax
with respect to the carrying on or do.
ing business" 1t was to be paid by
every corporation, joint stock COM
pany or association, organized for
profit and having a capital stock rep
resented by shares, and every insur-
ance company, organized under the
laws of the United States or OF any
state or territory. 1t was provided
that the tax should be equivalent to
one per centum upon the entire net
income over and above 5000 received
from all sources" exclusive of amounts
received as dividends upon stock of
other corporations, joint stock com
panies, or associations, or insurance
companies subject to the tax.
The first action In the courts TO
test the constitutionality of the law
was begun in the United States cir
cult court for the district Of Vermont.
A woman began it. Stella p. Flint,
guardian of the property of Samuel N.
Stone, Jr., a stakeholder in the Stone
Tracy Company, of Windsor, VT, be-
gan an action to have the company
restrained from paying the tax. She
claimed that the tax was unconsti-
tutional. Her attorney. Maxwell
Evarts, brought the case to the su-
preme court. after the circuit court
had declined to hold the tax uncon-
stitutional.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16

Lead-Arran=ements are being rush
ed by the the Homestake Mining
to fill in tn, hole 100 by
rs feet at the top and 200 feet deep,
which was caused by the caye-in OF the
No. A slope in the old Rather work
ines. The danger district is all rop-
ed off and surrounded by a high board
fence and the ground continues TO
work a little but the most of the a v
ing is lone the officials believe. The
hole is now partly under the Clark
fats and the Campbell house annex
and caused part of the Clark building
to fan INTO the stope. The ron Part
OF the olnex also fell.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-03-16
HIGHEST TRIBUNAL OF LAND
SUSTAlNS TAFT'S LEvYiNG
MEASURE,
OF THE PAYNE-ALDRICH LAW
First Legal Test Case Started by a
Woman.-Decision Assures Uncle
Sam Annual Income of
$25, 100000

Washington, March 1.-THE corpo,
ration tax provisions of the Payne-Al
drich tariff act were sustained as con,
stitutional by the supreme court OF
the United States. The court was un
animous in the corporation tax deci
sion. Thereby a source of income OF
approximately $25, O00, 900 annually
was assured to the government.
Of all the objections to the tax
raised by suits in all parts Of the
country non of them was found suf,
ficient to nullify the law. The court
did hold that the tax was not appli.
cable to the real estate trusts" of
Boston which are organized not under
any statute but under the common
law.
Near the outset of the opinion, as it
appears in printed form, is the state
ment that the tax "is imposed not
upon the franchises of the corporation
irrespective of their use in business.
nor upon the property of the corpora,
ton, but upon the doing of corporate
or insurance business and with respect
TO the carrying on thereof in a sum
equivalent to one per centum of the
entire net income over and above
$4,000 received from all sources dur
ing the year; that is, when imposed
in this manner it is a tax upon the
doing of business with the advantages
which inhere in the peculiarities of
corporate or joint. stock organization
of the character described. AS the
latter organizations share many ben
efits of corporate organization, it may
be described generally as a tax upon
capacity.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-25
Third Year,
THE DAUGHTERS OF MOSES
MENDELSOHN.
BY Ola Goldberg.

ny Via SOlupSIS.
Although my subject deals with
"The Daughters of Moses Mendel-
sohn,' am almost forced to start
with Mendelsohn himself; so here is
my story:
In a poor little house, called THE
Juden Gasse," in Dessau, September,
1929, frail little baby boy battled for
existence. Now all the people in this
particular street were very poor, hav-
ing few privileges on account of their
faith, so it was thought that if this
frail little fellow (whose name by the
way was Moses Mendelsohn) lived to
be man he would in all probability
be a peddler like his father before him,
or carry on some such petty trade, like
his fellow neighbours speaking a dia-
lect Of their own, half German, half
Jewish wholly different from Hebrew.
Now as this boy grew his parents be.
gan to think him unusually precocious,
for he studied as a boy of his age
seldom does. Some way little Moses
grew hump-backed, perhaps from too
much study and too little food. Now
the great Rabbi Frankel appears on
the scene, and Moses Mendelsohn re-
ceives instruction from him. | can
imagine ! hear the boys father say
to his wife. Perhaps in time to come
our boy will be a great Rabbi But
the beloved teacher left and the fond
hopes of the boy and his parents were
rudely dashed to the ground. AS the
boy grew up he said over and over
again to himself, Il will be a Jew
and still German patriot" He was
always cheerful and when he had most
cause to be Respondent would say:
because drink at the we'll, am ] to
expect every one to haste and fill my
oup?" Step by step this poor de-
formed Jewish boy worked his way up.
Finally he became acquainted with one
leasing, whose friendship was one of
Mendelsohn's most treasured posses
sions. Inch by inch he climbed the
ladder until his writings became rec
ognized. Now came to him Schat'
chen. | can imagine l hear him say
ing: "Moses, you should see the daugh'
Ter Of Abraham Gugenheim, All
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-25
No. SO

her hand, slowly vending her way to
ST. Stephens Cathedral.
OF the second daughter there is
very little to relate Recha was also
very clever and bright, but was sicllly.
AT an early age she married Mendel
Meyer, son of her fathers intimate
friend the court banker, Nathan
Meyer, of Mecklenburg Strelitz. The
marriage was not happy and was soon
dissolved Recha then went to Altoona,
where she established school for
girls, giving this up later to keep house
for her brother Abraham.
Henriette sorel Mendelsohn, the
youngest daughter, resembled her
father, in that she also was hump
backed, and possibly it was this reason
she never married. She was woman
OF broad interests. clear Judgment and
exquisite taste. She first taught in
her sister Rechas school in Altoona,
and in 1899 went to Vienna where she
entered a Jewish family as goyerness.
After a few years, at the invitation of
her brother Abraham, she went to
Paris, where she was head of a fash
ionabe boarding school. Her modest
apartments became the rendezvous OF
scholars and artists, among them being
Spontini and Madame De Staal and
Benjamine Constant In 1912 she be-
came governess to the daughter of
Count Sebastin where she remained
until her pupil married the Duke of
Prashin. Henriette, who was often
called the deepest and most thought
full" was indignant at her sister
Dorothea's change of faith, yet she
was so quick to condemn her sister,
afterwards became a Catholic and q
bigot
Now, as have said before, the state
Of the Jews in Germany at this time
was very deplorable. They We're
either passively stunned or contemp-
tuously ignored but for the most part
their love OF race and religion was
as strong as ever. Fear loomed on
their horizon and prominence of any
kind was a distinct evil. How to ac-
count for the change of faith in the
daughters of Moses Mendelsohn | do
not know perhaps Dorothea's change
was on account of her love for the man
for whom she gave up father, mother,
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-25
HOUSTON, TEXAS, MAY Is, 1911

tiful, but on account of her superior
intelligence, was great social leader,
taking part in many private theatri-
calls and having a vivid imagination
at an early age she married a German
banker, Wet, by name. Now this Wet
was a homely man, with a limited edu-
cation but was strictly honest. How
ever honesty did not satisfy Dorothea,
and though she lived with her husband
for fifteen years and they had two
sons, she was never happy Besides,
Dorothea had a friend whose name was
Henrietta Herr, who was constantly
advising her to leave her husband.
One day while visiting this same friend
Dorothea met a man called friedrich
Won Schleigel Now Schleigel was
seven years younger than Dorothea,
and was considered very handsome
and already famous, but he was cap
tivated by her brilliance 1t was the
same old story that has repeated itself
time and time again: 1t needed little
to persuade Dorothea to leave Wet
in 1893. She was disowned by her
family. She went with her sons and
Schleigel to Paris in 1902. She be-
came Protestant and married
Schleigel, but she paid severely for
her relations with him. She endured
his moods. People sneered at her.
She had fierce struggle with poverty,
living by her literary efforts and the
money that the despised Wet sent her
from time to time. Six years after her
marriage she, her husband and son,
Philip Wet, became Catholics at
Cologne. While Scheigers mistress,
she wrote a novel called "Florentine,
which was considered the pest lh!rS Oh
it's kind in those days. The novel
was published by Schleigel under an
assumed name Schleigel was coun-
celor at the Austrian legation at
Frankfort on the Maine, where
Dorothea spent the rest of her life,
While Doroteha was still Schleigel's
mistress he wrote a book called
"Lucinde' which perfectly describes
his relations with her whose love for
him consumed her. The last we hear
of her we find this same woman, the
daughter of one of Judaism's most
brilliant sons, one of Catholic pro
cession in Vienna, lighted taper in
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-25

there is one line girl Tor you. And
Mendelsohn, nothing loath, goes to see
for himself. He came, he saw and
was conquered by the golden hair,
blue eyed Fromet Gugenheim. AS
was the custom in those days, Men
delsohn went to the father before
he spoke to the girl herself: May |
have your daughter for my wife," he
asked. Gugenheim hesitated then
Struggling his shoulders, replied ~,
personally, have no objections" Men
objections, he wondered, if Gugen-
helm himself did not; then he thought
of his humped-back and knew that
for this reason Fromet objected to
him for her husband Il will not be
discouraged" he thought, Il will win
her in spite of it," So he continued
seeing the girl as often as possible,
talking of beautiful things to her un-
til he seemed she had forgotten the
hump. One day she asked him: DO
you think marriages are really made in
heaVen?" Surely" he replied, the
twin spirit which fate allotted to me,
am told, was blue eyed, fair and rich
ly endowed with all charms, but alas,
i'll luck had added to her gifts hump;
the angels lamented, The pity of it, >
they thought. How much better if
the load had been laid upon the man.
And | asked that the load be laid
upon my shoulders and it was settled
So" Then Fromet, turning to him,
her eyes filled with tears, passionately
declares she loves him. And now as
! have spoken of the father and
mother at last come to my subject:
Fromet Mendelsohn was Dorothea
Brendel, who was born in Berlin on
Dec. "a, 1894 Next comes Recha, the
second daughter, born in Berlin in
1866, and last Henrette, who was also
born in Berlin, in the year 1868. In
fancy / can see these three sisters
playing together as children, attend
ing school and living a Jewish life
What hopes their parents must have
had for them! "My daughter Doro
thea" her father would say, will be
married by the time she is sixteen
Now Dorothea was by no means beau
The Washington times., 1911-02-23
Conferees Agree on
River and Harbor Bill

The House and Senate conferees on
the river and harbor bill have reached
an agreement. The bill as it now
stands, including authorizations,
amounts to $36,956,9S7.
The amendment for the extension of
the life of the National Waterways
Commission for two years, until
March 4, 1918, with enlarged powers.
is modified so as to provide for an ex-
tension to November 4, 1911. The
final report is to be made by that
time.
The authorization for the commits
sion to investigate and report on plans
for impounding flood waters and for
proposed artificial waterways, includ-
ing canals from Pittsburg to Lake
Erie, from Lake Erie to Lake Mich
igan, and from the Anacostia river to
Chesapeake bay, is retained.
The Washington times., 1911-02-23
Former Washingtonian
Is Dead in Virginia

Friends of c. ]. Faulkner Pierce living in
Washington today received news OF his
sudden death last night at the Eldon,
the country home of Representative
Henry D. Flood in Appomattox county,
Va. The funeral will be held at Mar
tinsburg, W. Va, at 1880 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon, the body passing
through Washington at 1:25 o'clock over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Mr.. Pierce was fifty years old and sin
gle. Formerly he lived in Washington
and worked for the gas company and
later held a District government posi-
ton. He was a cousin of Representative
Flood and was a nephew of former
Senator c. J. Faulkner, Of West Vir-
ginia,
The Washington times., 1911-02-23
HERE'S A SHAMPOO
WORTH TRYING

Much depends on what you use when
sliampooing," says Mae Martyr, In the
Los Angeles Times. Great injury Is
often done the hair and scalp by em-
ploying harmful mixtures for this pur-
pose, while simple thing like canthrox
almost works wonders in cleansing the
hair and scalp.
After a canthrox shampoo the scalp
is soft and plant and the hair will have
regained its original Iuster and fiuffpess
and is easier to do up.
dissolve 4 lteaspoonful of canthrox
in a teacup of>hot water and shampoo
the head we'll with this, ther rinse thor
oughIy and dry. You will be agreeably
surprised at the result.
''WhfIe canthrOx Is not expensive, you
should be careful to get an original
package"
The Washington times., 1911-02-23
london Schools Bar
LiVeS of Presidents"

LONDON, Feb. -23. because of their
extreme lack of refinement and also be-
cause they were written in American.
and extremely vulgar American at
that" the biographies Of George Wash
ington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin
Franklin and the book From Log
Cabin to White House. have been
struck off the list for the school lend
ing libraries by a subcommittee of the
education committee of the London
county council.
given by John Dennison Pender, a mem
Der of the committee. The report was
referred back to the subcommittee.