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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
CAUCUS FRAMES
REVENUE PLANS

Washington. Aug. Ia A corpora
ton stock license tax to raise approx
iTately s20,000.000, elimination OF
most OF the Objectionable stamp taxes.
which once had been accepted and ap-
proved. with an amendment of the
proposed net profit tax on munitions
manufacturers. were determined upon
by the Democratic senate caucus
after a stormy five-hour debate on the
revenue bill
Southern and Western senators
made a bitter assault upon the finance
committee amendment. which propos
ed a 10 per cent tax on the net prof
its of manufacturers of materials az
used as component parts of munitions
of war
Ii was insisted that it would result
in a heavy tax on cotton and copper
entering into the manufacture of mu
nitions A motion by Senator Under
wood to strike out the proposal final
ly was defeated, 20 to u. after Sena
tor Simmons, chairman of the com
mittee, had agreed 10 reduce the tax
on materials TO 5 per cent.
To make up for this decrease and
also to make possible elimination OF
proposed stamp taxes. against which
a fierce storm was gathering not only
in the caucus but in the house, Sena
tor Simmons suggested license tax
of so cents on each $4,000 of capital
stock, undivided profits and surplus OF
all corporations, 100000 of the stock
of each corporation to be exempted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
OF STICKNEY
EXCEEDS S6OO,OOO

ST. Paul, Aug. 15-The late A. b..
Stickney, founder of the Chicago
Great Western railroad and the Union
Stock Yards at South st. Paul, left an
estate of between 5000 900 and $780,
900, according to the most reliable
authority.
Mr. Stickneys fortune at one time
exceeded s1000,000, but several re-
verses in business cut ii down in re-
cent years. The fact that Mr. Stick
ney left more than 100000 is a sur.
prise in financial circles.
Mr.. Stickney came to Minnesota in
the COS and in the early SOS bought
10000 acres of land near Moorhead,
Mimi, and about 1890 sold the great
er part of II and realized fortune.
1t is reported that Mr.. Stickney's
will leaves his entire estate to his
family.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
REVENUE RECEIPTS
SHOW HEAVY GAIN

Washington, Aug 15.-Collections
by the internal revenue bureau for the
fiscal year ending June 80 reached a
total of s512.723.2SS, an increase of
S97 ,042 ,264 over those for the fiscal
year 1915.
A preliminary report made public
by Commissioner Osborn shows that
of the total 1887, ,7S6,035 came from
ordinary collections and S124.937 ,253
from the income tax. OF the ordinary
revenue $S4,27S,302 was collected un-
der the emergency tax law and the
rest came from the taxes on spirits,
tobacco etc.
About $3S, 100000 accrued from sales
of documentary stamps, about s29,
100000 from the additional tax of 80
cents per barrel on fermented liquors,
and almost $1,000, 900 from special
taxes on bankers. brokers, theaters,
etc
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
BUSINESS MEN SEE
NATIONAL CALAMITY

New York. Aug 15.-The tension in
business circles here on the possibil-
ity of national railroad strike show
ed a realization of the acute danger
of a great calamity
An aggregate of financial losses run
ming perhaps into hundreds of mil
lions, labor idleness and food priva-
tion were some of the possibilities
which a strike presented
1t was to be remembered, business
men said, that there is scarcely fac
tory of any importance which does not
depend on the railroad for it's products.
A strike. for instance, would mean
that the steel mills of Pittsburg will
be cut off from the ore supplies in
Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin,
the automobile industries of Michi-
gan from supplies of steel from Pitts
burg, the cotton mills of New Eng
land from t'7eir cotton from the south; /;
the garment manufacturers of New
York from their cloth from New Eng
land, and every industry everywhere
will be cut off from coal to feed their
furnaces and dynamos.
OF more immediate seriousness
would be the question of food supply.
The large communities which re-
ceive the bulk of their food from long
distances would be forced to rely on
what products could be brought in by
wagon, automobile, trolley or vessel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
MARTIAL LAW IS
PROBABLE PLAN
Wilson May Use Police Pow
er TO Prevent Strike.
men READY FOR WALKOUT
Brotherhood Leaders Declare That
Preparations Are Complete for Stop
ping Every Train on the 225 Rail.
way Systems OF the United States.


ping Every Train on the 225 Rail.
way Systems OF the United States.
New York, Aug 15.-Authorities
here declare that while the national
labor laws give the president no right
to interfere officially in the threatened
rail strike. the broad police powers
vested in him authority to put soldiers
on trains and even to declare martial
law If he believed the peril of the sit
uation called for such drastic meas
ures.
Attention is called to the last nation.
al railroad strike in 1894, when Presi-
dent Cleveland used the regular army
to guard locomotives and cars.
If President Wilson fails to per
suade the railroad men and their en-
ployers to settle their differences and
a general strike is called 1t will be di.
rectly from headquarters in this city.
This announcement was made as
leaders of the four big railway
brotherhoods and railroad managers
reached Washington for a conference
with the head of the nation.
At brotherhood headquarters II is
said all preparations have been made
fer putting into effect a strike that
will stop every train passenger and
freight. on the 225 railway systems of
the United States
Unless the president can find a
road out it means a strike" said A. B.
Garretson. president of the Order of
Railway Trainmen and official spokes-
man OF the employees.
Elisha Lee, chairman of the confer
ence committee OF railroad managers,
who with the eighteen members of
his committee went to Washington on
the same train that carried the thirty
representatives of the brotherhood
delegates. placed responsibility on the
men for the failure of attempts al
mediation.
Mr. Garretson said that the unbend
ing attitude of the railroad managers
was to blame for the break.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
ROCKEFELLER PLAN FAILED
Miners In Colorado Return to Union
Organization.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 15.-
Delegates from the Rockefeller mines
In Colorado were prominent at the
opening of the annual convention of
the State Federation of Labor here.
The miners of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron tRockefeller's) company are
fiocking back to the United Mine
Workers union.
Recent organization meetings in the
Colorado coal fields have been attend
ed by representatives of the Rookie
feller company as we'll as the miners,
whose union affiliations were con-
demned in the historic strike OF 1913
1914.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
WOMEN ROCKIES IN PRACTICE
Three Hundred Go Into Tent Quarters
at Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva. Wis, Aug. 15.-
Women rockies of the West, number
ing about 300, have assembled at the
womens military training camp es-
tablished here-the Chevy Chase OF
the West
The women will do everything
about the camp except cook
Cooks have been hired to get the
meals, but the rockies will be given
instruction in dietetics. Besides this
they will be taught how to make sur.
gical dressings, perform military
drills and do ambulance driving and
telegraphy
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
IN SOUTHWESTERN STATES
35, 900 Miners May Strike Unless De.
mands Are Met.

Kansas City, Aug. 15.-The sub
committee considering the six remain
ing points of difference between the
coal operators and miners voted to
report a complete disagreement to
the general conference considering
miners of Missouri. Kansas, Oklaho-
ma and Arkansas.
Leaders of the men said a strike
throughout the four states is threat
ened unless the operators agree to
the concessions demanded
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15

lean aviator with the French army,
was killed at the Buc aerodrome by
falling with his machine. The cause
Of the accident is unknown Dowd
was considered an expert flyer, al
though he had not yet obtained a
pilots certificate
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
Brotherhood Leaders Confer
With President.
HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT
Represe sentatives of Employees Believe
Nations Chief Might as Last Re
sort Ask Congress to Enact Elgh'
Hour Day Legislation.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Prospects +
averting a nationwide railway strik,
or at least the formulation of a ten
tative program which will be the
groundwork for further negotiation,
frightened after President Wilson had
conferred with thirty-five chiefs OF
the great brotherhoods
After the conference the brotherhood
men said the presidents grasp of the
'rpation and the position of the men
IA in IN understanding be-
ing others in touch with
the g id the representa-
tives 49,, ne. showed a dsposi-
ton TO c. > ate TO avoid a strike
After nearing the leaders of the
men two hours the president sent for
the managers for a conference.
The president. according to those
a familiarity with the situation that
surprised the men
The president was most sympa.
thetic," said one of the brotherhood
leaders, and his surprising knowl
edge of the situation and of our posi-
tion may result in an understanding
being reached"
The president. it was said, submit
ted no counter proposition to the men,
but he held out hope for an adjust.
hv- icIn
Settlement by Legislation.
The impression prevailed among
the brotherhood leaders that as last
resort the president might ask con.
gress for eight-hour legislation.
The leaders explained to the presi-
dent their stand against arbitration
wishes of the 500 delegates who sat
with them at their meeting with the
federal mediators.
The delegates, the president was
told. in voting on whether they should
accept or reject the mediators' pro
posal to arbitrate, voted unanimously
for rejection.
The brotherhood leaders presented
to the president detailed reports of
the vote cast in favor of a general
strike
One of the leaders of the four
brotherhoods. after leaving the White
House, characterized the conference
with the president as most encourag-
ing" and declared the outlook for
the prevention OF general strike
was hopeful"
There were suggestions. purely in
formal. emanating from neither one
side nor the other but from sources
in touch with both, that the men were
regarding the possibility of arbitra-
tion with the president himself as
chief arbitrator
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15

London. Aug. 15.-Lloyds' reports
the sinking of the Russian steamship
Kovoda. 1.225 tons gross. and OF the
small Italian sailing vessels Lorenzo
Donate and San Antoplo,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
SLAYER'S WIFE HIRES HIM
FROM STATE.

Wentworth, N. c., Aug. Is
Under a verdict returned here
j. w. Slaughter. former police
chief in Draper. N. c., probably
will be turned over TO his wife
as a convict laborer while he
Is serving a two-year sentence
for manslaughter.
The jury stipulated that the
state be given the privilege OF
hiring him out during his SEN
tence and Mrs. Slaughter ask
ed for the contract.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
SlavS COntinuePuShing Back
AuStrO=Germans.
ITALIANS GAIN ON CARSO
Rome Reports Piercing of Strongly
Defended Line Beyond Gorilla and
Capture of Many Men-Germans
Sharply Counter Attack in West.

London, Aug. 15.-The Russian drive
in Galicia is pushing the Austro-Ger.
man armies backward toward Lem.
berg rapidly.
Both flanks of General Count Won
Bothmer's army on the Lemberg front
are under heavy pressure and its cen
ter, forced from the line OF the Stripa,
is accounted by military observers in
entente capitals to have none too Sc
cure a position in its rear along the
Upper Zlota Lipa, to which 1t is pre-
sumed to be retreating.
Petrograd announces new gains for
the Russians on the northern wing of
the front, on the Upper Sereth, while
to the south General Letchitzky is
continuing his thrust up the Dniester
In the vicinity of Mariampol, seven
miles from Halicz
The Russian armies in the center
also are pursuing the Austrians in the
Middle Stripa and Koropice regions
Constantinople announces Russian
forces in the Caucasus and in Persia
are being pressed back farther follow
ing the recent advantages won on
both fronts BY the Turks.
Continuing their advance from Gori-
zia. on the Isonzo front, the Italians
have made further progress on the
Carso plateau to the southwest
Austrian Line Is Pierced.
Rome reports the piercing of a
strongly defended Austrian line east
of Hill 2l2 and the capture of about
500 additional men
The Austrians are sharply attacking
along other sectors of the front. but
were repulsed in all attempts, the
Italian war Office announces.
Following the usual course the Ger
mans have sharply counter attacked
along the lire west OF Pozieres. which
London reported the British to have
carried to depth of 300 or 400 yards
on a front of nearly a mile The at
tack was partly successful. the Ger
mans gaining a foothold in portion
OF the lost trenches.
Following ~ their gains on the
north bank OF the Sonme the French
are pushing their advance TO a point
where German evacuation of Clery,
commanding the direct approach to
Peronne. may be compelled.
Fighting is being continued in the
Maurepas sector, northwest of Clery,
where brisk eannonading is reported.
To the left of the Fay-Deniecourt
road a French attack resulted in car
rying some trenches.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
CLAIMS 800 ELECTORAL
VOTES FOR HUGHES.

Washington, Aug. 15.-In his
first statement on the political
situation throughout the coun-
try William r. Wilcox, chair
man of the national Republican
committee, claims 300 electoral
votes for Hughes.
In addition Mr.. Wilcox said
the total probably would
amount to 1926, while only 266
are needed to elect
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
Enafng Blown 100 Feet.

Peoria, IL, Aug. 15.-An explosion
OF the boiler of a through freight on
the Santa Fe Railroad near La Rose,
ILL.,, killed the engineer and fireman
and seriously injured the brakeman
and conductor. The engine was lift
Cd 100 feet from the tracks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15
PRINTER SLAIN BY WIFE


to Tell Motive for Act.
Poplar Bluffs,M o., Aug. 15.-Miles
Thompson, a printer foreman, was
shot and killed by his wife in their
home here.
Mrs. Thompson refused to state the
motive for the shooting.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-15

Ex-senator Eugene Hale, who on his
retirement from congress in 1911 had
served longer than any other member
then in either house. is near death at
his home at Ellsworth, Me
Senator Hale. who is eighty years
old. was for many years chairman of
the naval affairs committee of the
senate.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-24
LIVING TOO FAST.
Galveston Tribune }

Americans in their feverish quest for efficiency have been living alto
 gether too fast. The burden of fast
 lie tells most heavily upon the heart. New York has succeeded in reducing it's deaths from tubercu. losis from 421 in each 100000 to 169 in 1914; but during this same period its deaths from heart disease have increase1e from "A to 169, and the end is not yet in sight In Wor. cester Mass. no less than 215 per cent of all deaths in the industrial population are caused by organic heart disease; 15.2 per cent is the for the entire city. The best cure is the preventive method. It is so much easier to prevent than it is to cure. And the best way to prevent either heart trouble or tu- berculosis is to see that the child has a sound constitution to begin with, that his physique is developed by systematic and rational training, and that he learns to keep his exertions we'll within the limits of his capacity.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-24
FISHING DEADLOCK
 WILL BE CLEARED UP
(Prince Rupert News.)

(Prince Rupert News)
 Mayor McCaffery. who is naturally anxious to have the question of the shipment of halibut to Seattle in bond cleaned up, in order that the Ameri- can companies here may get down to business again, interviewed w. P. Hin ton, of the c. T. F., this morning in the matter
 Mir. Hinton informed the mayor that the conference at Ottawa on Friday was entirely satisfactory and that ev- erything would be put right shortly. The difficulty arose through John Macdougall, of the Customs service in Vancouver. wiring J. H. Mcleod that, according to an old order-in-coun- ell, all bonded American fish must be shipped by rail only.
 The reason for this Is that fish in bond must be under seal and the coast steamers have no facilities for placing quantities of fish under seal, as Is done on rail. The American firms here have been in the habit of shipping their small fish to Seattle by steamer, and the order from van- couver naturally upset their business Ottawa realizes that it is ridiculous to expect the Americans to do business here unless they are allowed to ship by steamer in bond and MT. Hinton reports that the mat ter will be put right at once.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-24
DAN CUPID IS FORMING '
 NEW TIES FOR ALLIES

LONDON, June 10.-One of the re. suits of the presence of the British army in France is that a good many British soldiers will take French wives home with them. The difference in language, far from being barrier, is an accessory. Tommie Atkins teaches Miss France English, and Miss France teaches Tommie Atkins French.
 There is plenty of leisure for the courtships to develop. Frequently British battaiions remain in the same section for months at a time. When the men have done their shift in the trenches they return "in rest" as the saying goes, to the same villages where they were before. Usually they have quarters in the French houses. In sense tsthey become members of the community.
 With the French men folk away the British soldier lends hand with any heavy work which requires a mans strength. Only today the cor respondent saw a British soldier drawing harrow. A feminine hand does some sewing or cooking for him in return. The romantic atmosphere is not lacking. When the Briton says "Au revoir" to his sweetheart and starts for the trenches he may never come back; and he is going to fight for France.
 On Sunday afternoons the girls are out in their best frocks as they are anywhere else in the world. and walking with them along the roads and lanes are men in khaki; their conversations are a mixture of French and English.
 It is not romance alone that lends the Briton to marry in France. He has learned to admire the thrift and cleyerness of the French woman and her industry in taking the place of her fathers and brothers who are at the front. ~
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-24
PoLYcAMY AFTER THE WAR.
fEllen Key.)

l It is not strange that here and there
 the idea of polygamy, which already
 had it's advocates in Germany before the war, should now be considered as
 tenable from the standpoint of race hygiene. Those men who return
 sound from the war know for fact
 that young Germans pure-mindedly
 and seriously consider this idea from
 patriotic reasons.
 And the same idea has been open ly expressed by an Indian prince studying sociology and ethnology in Oxford. He points out that even be-
 fore the war England had 100000
 more women than men; and with the
 present losses of young men between
 the ages of 20 and 30 he estimates that every fourth woman in England
 must remain unmarried Similar con ditions must naturally follow in oth- CT countries.
 Of course, from the point of view of race hygiene. only those men who are physically. psychically and nor ally sound should be allowed to mar ry two wives. Love must, of course, be sacrificed for the sake of patriot ism; and women (this prince believes) will sooner make the compromise than remain single for life From the standpoint of the race, to be sure, such marriages are infinitely to be pre- ferred to invalid marriages; but it does not seem probable at present that any state will formally adopt this idea.
 It is probable, however, that there will actually be a state of polygamy such as existed after the Thirty Years War. The increase of popu- lation will, therefore, probably be greater than a condition of strict 1 would permit But it is that many unmarried self supporting women will replace mar riage with free love. The question Is, whether these women will want | to become mothers; and, if so, the community will lend l dignity and responsibility to such l form of matriarchal law
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-24

LOST-A blue silk Iady's hand bag. Please return to H. Kingston at the Stedman Hotel.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-24

The Daily Progressive-Miner is for sale at both the Walker Drug store and the Ryus Drug Store.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-24

CABIN FOR RENT-Apply to Dr.. Brown for particulars. (adv.)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-08
ReaImentaI journalism.

Steps have been taken by the au.
thorities of the British museum to Sc
cUro as complete a collection as pos
sible of the regimental periodicals,
the production of which is one of
the curious features of the present
war Some of these publications are
printed and others typewriter. They
are not quite without analogy in the
history of past wars. The British who
We're besieged at Mafeking during the
Boer war contrived to keep going a
little journal issued daily, shells per-
hitting" In the wars of about cen
fury ago Lord Exmouth, while carry
ing out a blockade of French ports,
had printing press set up for the
amusement of officers and men en-
gagged in that tedious duty, They did
not attempt to produce any original
records or literary matter of their
own, but they printed several consid-
cradle works, and printed them, il is
said, very well.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-08
MADE A QUICK RECOVERY
Elevator Man Tainted When Leg Was
Crushed, but Soon Got Back on
Job-It Was Cork.

When the doors of the service ele-
vator at the Alexandria closed unex-
pectedly Just as Joe Brousett was
starting the machine 1t damned his
leg, MASKING 1t fearfully. Brousett
tainted. Fortunately the elevator
stopped without dragging him.
DOC" Bassett. superintendent of
service, called an ambulance and hur-
rfed Brousett to his home. He APP
peared dazed. A physician was called.
Mr.. Bassett returned to the hotel and
put new man on the elevator.
Three hours later he entered the
elevator and was astounded to see
Brousett operating it. For moment
he thought it was a ghost, but Brou-
sett assured him that everything was
all right.
"You see, that was cork leg that
got smashed" he said. THE accident
brought back so wildly my original
accident that tainted and only came
to by the time reached home. Then
put on my reserve leg and came back
to work Los Angeles Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-03-08
Grand Dukes playful Way.

The Grand Duke Nicholas is not a
man who talks, but he has a playful
way with him at times, according to
the story told by julius West In SOL
diers of the Gear" Some time ago,
during an inspection, the grand duke
was standing next to the emperor, a
few yards away from group of gen.
erals. He ordered General Russky,
then in command of the forces in that
region, to step forward. The grand
duke next ordered private soldier to
come forward and hack of the gen
erals epaulettes. I'VE can imagine"
says Mr.. West. the dismay of the
other generals as the soldier obeyed.
Nov cut mine or was the next
order. The soldier did so. Now put
them on his shoulders
1t was the grand dukes playful little
way of promoting Russky to the rank
of adjutant general, the highest in
the Russian army