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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
STRIKERS TIE UP TRAINS
Cut Air Hose of Freight Cars on
PennsYIvania Road

Pittsburg, March 2S.-Traffc on the
Monongahela division of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad was tied up for two
hours when the air hose on three
freight trains was cut at West Eliza
beth. Railroad officials said they were
employing no more men to take the
places of striking trainmen and the
movement of coal and coke would
have returned to normal within TWEEN
ty-four hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
HURT IN RUNNING Fight
Three kilgore TO- Postoffice Rol
berry Suspects Arrested.

Steubenville. o., March 28-After
a running fight, In which Willis Stan.
ley of East Liverpool. o., was per.
haps fatally wounded. Sheriff Hur.
dorft and posse arrested Stanley
Samuel Powell of Pittsburg and Ever.
EFT Reeder OF Toronto. The men are
accused OF having robbed the post
ofiloe At Kilgore. O.. Of $500.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
Te Deport Strikebreakers

Houghton. Mich. March 2S.-Seven
Armenians. imported by the Calumet
and Hecla Mining company to take
the places OF striking copper mine
workers, have been ordered deport-
ed by the federal department OF la.
Dor as alleged violators of the alien
contract labor law. An immigration
inspector arrived to take charge OF
tAslr 1NpurtnfioA
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
DEATH RATE Is VERY HIGH
Health Conditions Among the Indians
DepiorsbIe.

Washington. March 2S.-Healtb
conditions among the Indians are de
scribed as deplorable by Indian Com,
missioner Sells in his annual report
Approximately $4,000 Indians are suf
fering from tuberculosis, he says
while available hospital facilities for
all will not exceed 300 beds.
During the last fiscal year 1905 In.
dians died from tuberculosis. The In.
dian death rate was 3225 per 1000
against is per 1000 for the entire
registered area of the United States
More than $4,000 cases of trachoma
exist among the government wards
The report says 5000 Indian families
are without homes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
GARLIC DEFEATS CAR VEN.
TIIATORS.

. Virginia, Mimi, March Is
You can't ventilate against
: garlic" Superintendent II. s.
Newton of the Mesabi Electric
railway said. answering a criti.
cism of the ventilating and gen.
; eral sanitary conditions of the
; passenger coaches of the elec.
; tric line. made at the the meet
; ing of the Commercial club.
. Mr.. Newton believed the prob.
; lens of operating an electric
: railway on the Mesabi iron
; range could not be duplicated
: anywhere In the country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
SILK Workers Vote to Strike.

Paterson, N. j.. March 2S.-Silk
workers adopted a resolution agree.
ing to strike for a nine-hour day
whenever the central committee of
the Industrial Workers of the World
issued the order The meeting was
attended by about 700 OF the 10000
workers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
STEEL TRUST CASE TO CLOSE
Government Decides to Hurry Com
pletIon Of Suit.

New York, March 28.-An early
close of the hearings in the govern.
ment dissolution suit against the
United States Steel corporation was
promised by the announcement that
the government would withdraw all
matter pertaining to the decision OF
the interstate commerce commission
in the SO called tap line cases.
Attorneys for the corporation de.
clared that IL this evidence were in.
troduced they would combat 1t with
testimony which might take six
months to hear.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28

Frederick Weyerhaeuser OF st.
Paul. lumber magnate, said to be one
of the richest men in the world, is
critically i'll with pneumonia at his
home at Pasadena, Cal, according to
information received at the home OF
Frederick Z. Weyerhaeuser, son.
AT the sons residence it was said
that the members of the family are
very anxious" about his condition.
His age-he is seventy-nine-and
the nature of the illness. add to the
gravity of the situation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick +. Weyer'
haeuser and Charles Weyerhaeuser
another son, left for California upon
the receipt of a telegram which con-
veyed the news of the elders illness
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28

Berlin, March 28.-Johanna Schyd.
10. the oldest person in Germany.
celebrated her 117th birthday. She
lives In Schimischow, Upper Htlesia.
near where she wAD born tn 1877.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
KILLED TRYING TO PRO.
DUCE RUBBER.

Sewaren, n. j.. March 2S.-
A retort filled with an explo-
sive being used in synthetic
rubber experiments burst in a
private laboratory here, in
stantly killing Clifford ID. Meek
er, consulting engineer, whose
body was hurled through a
window into the street. George
Titus was blown across the
room and stunned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
House Adopts Rule Affecting
Tolls Repeal Bill.
DEMOCRATS BADLY SPLIT
Majority Leader Underwood counseIs
His Followers Not to Support the
President in His Efforts to Get
Measure Through Congress.

:. = !. !. + :: :. = :: = = = = = = !. :.
r :.
= Washington, March 2S.-Pres- :.
+ ident Wilson won the first bat :.
+ tie of his fight to repeal the :.
= Panama tolls exemption when !
= the house. by a vote of 207 to :.
= 176, refused to continue discus ::
= sion on the rule to limit to !
:. twenty hours the debate on the :;
!. Sims bill. ::
= The special rule then was :.
+ adopted, 200 to l72. That put :.
= the Sims bill to repeal the ex- !
= emption squarely before the :
= house for twenty hours debate !
= and protected against inter :.
i. vening motions and amend !
!. ments. !
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28

Washington, March 2S.-Lines of
battle in the house of representatives
were drawn tighter than in years over
the proposal of President Wilson for
the repeal of the Panama canal tolls
act. So serious is the situation it may
mean a break in the Democratic con-
gress fatal to the legislative program
of the president.
Lined up against the president when
the house met were Speaker Champ
Clark and Representative Underwood,
floor leader of the Democrats.
Rallying about these two leaders
were many Democrats and a large
contingent of Republicans and Pro-
gressives, bent upon defeat of the
executives program.
Great interest was manifest early
in the day I'm the tense situation. The
galleries were crowded. Every mem.
ber was in his place early.
Speaker Clark warned the floor and
galleries that IAN acrimonious and ex.
citing debate like this" should call for
perfect order. He had some difficulty
in quieting the house, but finally sue
ceeded.
The house disposed of routine bust.
ness in less than ten minutes and the
rule to limit the Panama. tolls repeal
debate to twenty hours was taken up
Representative Sherwood Dem,
o. was the first speaker He urged
an amendment to dismantle the forti.
fications of the canal and absolutely
neutralize it.
The administration forces opened
their fight in a twelve-minute speech
by Representative Adamson. He re
ferred to the arguments in favor OF
the tolls exemption as "clap-trap
poppy-cock and delusion."
Underwood in Opposition.
After more debate Representative
Underwood held a whispered confer,
ence with Speaker Clark at the desk
and returned to his seat smiling.
AS he did SO Representative Camp
bell surprised the house by yielding
to Representative Underwood. The
house burst into cheers, which con
tinued vigorously for several mo
ments.
AS the house quieted down Mr. I'm
derwood began:
Il am opposed to this bill and nat
urally / am opposed to rule for its
consideration" he said. Il regret that
the bill is before the house. | hope
II will be defeated. But the president
having laid this important question
before the congress believe II
should be considered, but considered
in the proper way.
Il have always endeavored to sus
tain my party's platform. l believe
this plank of the platform is right
Believing this, there is but one posi-
tion can take; that is. to sustain the
position expressed in my party's plat
form.
II regret that differ with the presi
dent of the United States and am
compelled to differ with my colleagues
here, but say If we are to make a
mistake In this matter let ii be one
mistake. Let us not turn our faces
against the battery that made a Dem
ocratic majority in this house first
possible"
Speaker Clark did not take the flooI
to discuss the rule.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-03-28
OFFICERS INSIST
ONLEAV|NC ARMY
ASquith Unable to Persuade
Them to Remain.
STATEMENT TO COMMONS

Premier Goes Direct to Parliament
From Second Conference of the
Day With Field Marshal Sir John
French and Lieutenant General Sir
John S. Ewsrt
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-08-29
WITH THE BOXERS.

George Chip will engage in q re-
turn battle with Billy Murray before
taking on Mike Gibbons
Matty Baldwin, lightweight champ
ion Of New England, has consented
to give Eddie Murphy another chance
to regain the title.
Can't get away from it. Charley
White, the Chicago lightweight, GER
tainly looks ike the right person to
tackle Freddie Welsh for the champ
ionship.
AS the war has grabbed the boxing
game in Europe it may be expected
that the near future will see O. large
gathering Of the talent on this side
Of the wet.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-08-29
BIRTHDAY OF THE
RED CROSS SOCIETY
Was Organize FIFTY Years Ago To-
day At Geneva, Switezr-
land.

WASHINGTON, Aug 22.-Today
is the birthday of the Red Cross So
c1ety. This world wide humanitar-
Ian institution was formed fifty years
ago today-August %, 1864-by adop-
tion Of the Red Cross treaty, or the
Treaty Of Geneva, at the first inter-
national Red Cross convention at
Geneva, Switzerland. Agreements
were signed then for intern ational
neutrality in times Of war Of mercy
bands wearing the Red Cross insig-
inia-the Red Cross on a white back
ground
Today the Red Cross Is recognized
throughout the civilized and much Of
the une1vilized world as the insignia
OF mercy, succor and neutrality.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-08-29
v. VA. j. is ALLEGED
TO Be inefficient
Its Agricultural Experiment Station
Accused Of Gross Misrepre-
Sentation.

Charges of incfIiccncy and misrep.
resentatiOn have been brought against
officials Of the state agricultural cx.
pertinent station operated at Morgan
town in conjunction with the agri.
cultural department Of the West Vir.
gnia university. The charges were
made in a petition to Governor Hat
field, who has commissioned Or. Il,
b. Trottcr, acting president Of the
university, to conduct an invcstiga.
ton.
1t is charged that farms and or.
chards throughout the state have
been damaged by methods recon.
mended by the experts from the cx-
perlmental station and that mis-
leading In formation is being given
out to farmers. A more serious phase
Of the situation is the fact that all
attempt is being made to have the
federal governments aid in expert
ment work in the form Of grants
under the Hatch and Adams funds,
discontinued.
Charges have been filed with the
department at Washington that the
money from these funds, amounting
to more than $4,000 year, is not
being spent for the purpose dcsig-
mated Friends Of the university as
sert that the whole affair has been
hatchcd up by few disgruntlei op-
ponents Of the university who are
anxious to secure revenge, while the
petitioners insist that they can prove
a plain case Of inefficiepcy and mis-
representation.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-08-29
THE WAR WILL COST
$7O,0OO,0OO,0OO
says LesIa Giving His Statistics
Will Take SO Years to Repair
Financial Damage

Taking issue with other statisti
clans more moderate in their csti.
mates, Nikola Tesla, the famous in
Ventor Of electrical contrivances. saws
the total cost of the general war now
going on probably will not be less
than $70,000OO0,O 900.
"Observe," he said that it is re,
ported Belgium spent $500 600 GOO
in two weeks fighting, while there
were no large cities in the path of
the Germans. The difficulty with
most statisticians OF war losses is
that they simply consider the cost OF
military operations. This is a small
fraction Of the whole waste.
Losses can properly be enumcrat-
ed as follows: First, shrnkage or
wealth Of nations as distinct from
negotiable securities. Second, all
losses, individual and collective, caus-
ed by interference OF war with manu-
facturers. industry and commerce.
Third, specific losses due to dcstruc-
tlon OF property, including implements
and materials Of war Fourth, loss
OF life and disabling through wounds
and disease. Fifth, daily cost Of mil
ltary operations, which may amount
from $25 100000 to $4,000, 900"
according to this rough estimate.
the total waste will not be much less
than 70,00O,OOO,O0O, mal1ing almost
25 per cent Of the total wealth of the
circumstances it will take from 40
to so years to repair the financial
damage, not to speak Of the injury to
the races and retardatiOn Of social
progresses in all directions.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-08-29
ANOTHER RULING
ON INCOME TAX

Collector S. A. Hays is in recent
Of new rulings OF the department in
regard to individuals and corpora
tons failing to make proper returns
IN the time specified by law, and also
in regard to the delinquencies Of hold.
ing agents.
Corporations who failed to make
income TAX returns on or before
March End, the first coming on Sun
day became liable to specific penalty
not exceeding $4,000 and the depart
ment in Washington decided that a
proposition to compromise the penal
" would not be considered, which
was not accompanied by the payment
or 500. Upon more mature consider
alton it was found that this sum, in
many cases, seemed excessive and
the collector is directed to submit
offers in compromise upon the pay
ment Of $1,000 in similar cases. In
any case where it appears that the
corporation was careless or attempt
ing to defraud the revenue, this rule
does not apply.
1t also directed this office that
where individuals had failed to make
return within the above period $4,000
was the minimum which would be ac-
ccpted In compromise Of similar liza
0ility and upon further consideration
L was found that individuals acting
II perfect good faith filed their re-
'nrns after that period fixed by law
nd in such cases the collector is au-
horiZed to submit offers in compro-
Mise which are accompanied by $500
AS to withholding agents they are
required by law to make report Of
mount of income tax withheld on or
Hefore the Goth Of the month follow
ng the month in which the withhold
ing took place. Many Withholding
agents did not know Of this require
ment and became liable under the
law to specific penalty. The depart
ment has directed this office to sub
NIT offers in compromise Of heitr iia-
billty only when the offer was ac-
companied by the sum Of $4,000 in
each case. A modification has been
made SO that offers in compromise
accompanied by SO may be submit
ted to the department for considera-
tion.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-08-29

After applying the torch to Wash
ington the British beat a hurried re-
treat and during the next month es-
sayed to capture Baltimore They
were defeated Sept. 13, and Ross was
slain. 1t was while these operations
against Baltimore were in progress
that Francis Scott Key wrote the
words Of the "Star Spangled Banner
which, set to the melody Of an old
English drinking song, has become
what is generally called the American
national anthem.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-08-29
WHO WILL Be THIS
WARS NAPOLEON?
Ingersolrs Grafton Verv Anro,,.
Since the European War Has
Been In Progress


Since the European war mas been
III progress the prediction is fire.
quently heard that there will be ALL
other Waterloo, but as to the Napol-
con or Duke Of Wellington none has
ever dared hazard a guess. In read
ing the meagre reports of the various
happenings the wars OF Napoleon ar,
vividly recalled and there are MANY
who believe that Following the de,
c.siVe battle Of this great conflict
the map of Europe will be more chang
ca than it was after the fall Of the
star that rose SO brightly at Auster-
litz and set forever at Waterloo.
Many years ago Robert G. Inger-
SOIL went abroad, and while making
his Journey visited the tomb Of Ma
poleon Upon his return he wrote:
ga little while ago stood bv the
grave OF the old Napoeon-a mag:nii
cent tomb of gilt and gold, fit almost
fer a dead deity-and gaZed upon the
sarcophague Of black Egyptian mar
bic, where rest at last the ashes {
that restless man. I leaned over tho
balustrade and thought about the {:
reer of the greatest soldier of tn
modern world
Il saw him walking upon the banGo
OF the Seine, contemplating suicide. ]
saw him at TOulon-I saw him putting
down the mObs in the streets Of Paris
i saw him at the head Of the army
Of Italy-I saw him crossing tn
bridge Of Lodi with the tri-color in his
hand saw him in Egypt in the
shadow Of the Pyramids-I saw m
conquer the Alps and mingle the eag.
les OF France with the eagles OF th,p
crags. ! saw him at Marengo-at
Ulm and Austerl'tz. saw him in
Russia where the infantry OF the snow
and the cavalry of the wild beast
scattered his legiOns like winters
withered leaves. | saw him at Leipsic
in defeat and disaster-Griven by d
million bayonets back upon Paris
clutched like wild beast-banishe ]
tc Elba. ! saw him escape and et4ke
an empire by the force Of his geniua
saw him upln the frightful field Of
Waterloo, where chance and fate
combined to wreck the fortunes Of
tier former king. ! saw him at ST
Helena, with his hands crossed behind
him, gazing out upon the sad and sol
emn sea.
+ Il thought of the orphans and wild
ows he had made the tears tha.
had been shed for his glory, and Of
the only woman who had ever loved
him, I-Sshed from i'is heart hf the
cold hand Of ambition. And ! said
would rather have been a French
peasant and worn wooden shoes.
would rather have lived in a hut will,
vine growing over the door, and
grapes growing purple in the kisses
Of the autumn sun. ] would rather
have been that poor peasant with my
loving wife by my side, knitting as
the day died out Of the sky-with my
children upon my knees and their
arms about me. | would rather have
been that man and gone down to the
tongueless silence Of the dTeamless
dust than to have been that imperial
n,personation Of force and murder,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-08-29
c. y. ENG|NEMAN|S IS
HALE AT N|NETY-0NE
Ran On the Road When the JENNY
Lind Was a Monster Loco
motiev.

j. b. Miller contributes an artic,o
|" the Harrisburg Star-Indcpendcrt,
part OF which may be OF interest here.
After telling bf visiting several ploccs
IN the capital city, he says:
! then went down as far as Mul-
Derry street, and there | saw a sight
lhal staggered my imagination
STOOD and cast my eyes toward orr
beautiful SuSquchanna river ana thcro
saw the demolition OF our once
beautiful park, the any resting placo
'or 'hc poor convalcSccnt patients
VINO had been confined to a sicllbcd
for months in our hospital How this
beauty spot will look when the work
OF destruction is over, perhaDs orr
city experts can explain. Keen vour
eyes upon them and find out what
lhey know. The G. V. r. r. Will build
line doublc-track, concrete bridge
DulldlnGS will be removed to make
room Tor tracks and perhaps for some
ojhcr buildings for railroad PURPOSES.
Il then called to see NV old friend
I apthln Dtck, the Oldest G. V. R, RS
veteran engineer, now past 81 years
olh, and III good health, and Of sound
NINA. We had u long and pleasant
chat over bygoncs, when the now old
C. '. Il. II. was just an infant. His
residence is on the corner OF River
alley and Mulberry street He has
'lVcd lherc for more than half a
century, and expects to remain there
Lhc rest Of his life unless the onward
march Of improvement drives him
away.
In 1852 the shingle roof was taken
III the {. V. II. II. bridge. Horses
ana mules were taken off and were
'upcrccdcd by steam.
THE Jenny Lind was tire first 90
;oInollVeS to cross. She was Il small
Wo wheel driver, with a small truck
N front, with two cylinders in a half
horizontal position and crank motion
from cach driver direct to the cyln-
;rd. No hook motion, no links, no
acccntrlcS, she pulled two light pa.i-
'engcr coaches from Market street
open air depot to Bridgeport, where
he cars were coupled to the Pioneer,
fOllr-Wheclcr, and sent to Cham
ocrsburg, then the terminus Of The
'oad. From there passengers went TO
'lttSburg by stagccOach and cones
,OGa wagons. Levi Houston was the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-08
! JUNIORS PREPARE
TO GIVE BANQUET
Farewell TO Seniors VIII be Given at
High School on Thursday
Evening BY Third
Year Class.
WILL DECORATE HALLS
Committees Have Been Appointed
and Everything Is Being
Planned for This
Event.
WILL DECORATE HALLS

The junior class Of the Keokuk high
chool already is preparing for the
| ,anquet which will be rendered the
seniors in the high school building
| Thursday evening, June IL. The ban
luet this year promises to be, as
Usual, one of the big events Of COM
nencement week.
The action OF the school board In
limiting the number Of rooms which
are to be available TOR use by the
class has cut down the number Of COM
mfttees to great ex!ent Two Joint
committees composed OF all OF the
class will be in charge of the entire
work Of decorating and preparing for
the big social event of commence.
ment time.
The decorative scheme which will
be used in the building promises 20
transform the halls into bowers Of
beauty. The colors Of the senior
class, green and white, will be almost
Exclusively used in the scheme. AS a
farewell to the graduates the banquet
promises to be line one, although
perhaps no. so elaborate as In the
past.
The class officers are, Adrian Kirby,
president; William Crane, vice presi-
dent; Howard Bank, secretary; Jewett
Fulton, treasurer.
The chairmen OF committees for
the banquet are: Upper hall, Miss
Frances Russey and William Crane
Lower hall: John Husson and Ed
ward Schmidt
The entire junior class will serve
on these two COMMITTEES. The class
roll follows:
Hazel Ackerson, Irving Anschutz,
James Ayers, Mary Bell. Abbie Bid
well, Jacob Blom. Katherine Blom,
Mae Bonney. Hubert Boyce, John
Bowen, Fay Brumbach. Ruth Crane.
Maud Devero. Roy Dimond, Harry
Drummond, Emile Dunlavey, Robert
Ebersole, Willis Tanning, Esther
Fowler, Pearl frazier. Elizabeth Gross.
Harold Hanson, Wayne Hancock,
Icnia Hawkins, Grace Heckler, John
HUDSON, Ed. Hunt. Carma jackson,
Sadie Lagerpusch, Elizabeth Lang,
Emily Leaf, Ruth Lilley, Helen Nc
Kee. Donal McQuoid, Frances Nc
Cav, Ruth Mills, Bessie Morton, Ro-
Villa Montague, Louise Oldham. Ruth
Paardakooper, Nellie Phillips, Helen
Pond. Olive Roberts, Inez Rovane,
Josephine Russell, Frances Russey.
Edward Schmidt, Florence Seaman,
1nez Seiferk Bertha Schlotter. Made
line Spicer, Helen Stebbins. Stafford
Stricken, Clara Sutherland. Ella Mae
Thomas, Beulah Well. Harold Wright,
Hayden Wilcox. Hersnall Wahrer.
The junior class colors are Grim
SON and white.