The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-13
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PREPAREDNESS
Wilson Asked For More Power,
and Congress Granted II.
SERVICE IN MEXICO HARD.
Letter Says Heat and Dust Are Almost
Unbearable - Lane Tells Optimistic
Republicans Wilson Will Re appoint
Hughes TO Supreme Court-lncum
bents Bring Home Pork.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

bents Bring Home Pork.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. July 12.-l Special l.
They are talking about the session cost
ing billion and half. but it viii ap
pear that half billion has been de
voted TO preparedness. Congress hest
tated long time before 1t got good
and scared, but when 1t once got
started 1t kept going, practically the
limit
or course the Mexican situation help
ed along. but the fact Is that when
the president made 1t apparent that he
wanted more ships, more soldiers and
lot OF war material congress simply
did what he wanted.
When Chairman Fitzgerald OF the
appropriations committee sums up the
expenditures for the session he viii dis
cover lot OF increases as the cost of
preparedness. The senate has thought
nothing OF adding hundred million to
the regular supply bills.
The Supreme Court Vacancy.
A group OF Republicans and Demo
Gratis were talking politics, and the Re
publicans We're speaking rather boast
fully that they would win the election.
Then one OF them asked Secretary
Lane:
( Whom Is the president going 10 ap-
4 point TO succeed Hughes on the su-
preme courtT'
He isn't going TO appoint any one
at present" quickly retorted Lane.
Hes going to wait until after election
and then reappolnt Hughes"
Hot In Mexico.
7 A private letter from young officer
4 In Mexico says that the heac and dust
are almost unbearable making service
there very disagreeable He says that
for the most part the troops sent on ex-
peditions are without extra equipment
and have TO sleep on the ground. The
sun IS blistering hot. and whenever the
wind blows the air Is filed with chok-
Ing dust
When all or the militia soldiers get
down there and see almost nothing OF
real lighting, but doing little more than
tramping and guard duty, they will
make complaints which viii get more
publicity than those which come from
the regular army.
Kenyon Wanted a Thousand.
Senator Kenyon secured an amend
ment to one Of the appropriation bills
providing $1,000 to make an investiga-
tion as to the feasibility OF establish
ing national park In the region OF
eastern Iowa and southern Wisconsin
on the Mississippi river. 1t was one
OF the first items eliminated I'm the con
ference.
IL did not expect It would be retain
cd" remarked Kenyon. "A man who
has fought extravaganza as long as |
have cannot expect anything I'm an ap-
propriat tion bin | VIII never ask for
another dollar as long as l am In con-
gress"
Refusing Liquor Advertising.
When Senator Jones tried TO get al
amendment I'm the postoffice bill to pre-
vent the circulation OF liquor advertise
ments I'm dry states he made the state
ment that many publications In the
country would not accept liquor adver-
: Using Of any kind, and others had an
nounced that when their present con
tracts ended they would cease to carry
such advertising.
The anti-liquor people assert that
this Is an evidence OF great growth
of popular support OF the prohibition
movement.
. They Bring Home the Pork.
, The muckrakers can write about
pork" just as much as they please
but | have noticed that the men who
serve longest IN congress are the men
who bring home the pork to their con
: stltuents. Brownlow OF Tennessee ad.
vertised all over his district the amount
Of pork he brought them and was elect
ed by increased majorities. i could
pick out number OF senator's who
have had long service with no other
recommendation than that they get
what their people want In the way OF
federal appropriations and improve
ments.
Nept him on the Jop.
Martin Dies of Texas had the hard
est fight of his life this year. and his
opponent made a very hot campaign
against him.
"Shall i go home and fightf' he ask
ed Speaker Clark.
Stay OH the job and let your people
know it, replied Champ. who is q
wise politician as well as a states
man.
And so they fixed up two nice let
ters embodying these views and had
them printed In the Record and frank
cd all over the district which Dies rep
reSents.
He Was From Missouri.
n bill came up In the house relating
10 a town i'm Wyoming called kaycee
There We're several inquiries about II