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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
Are Ready to Launch
Strike That Would Paralyze
Nation From Coast to Coast

The tension in business circles here
today showed a realization OF the
acute danger of a national calamity.
An aggregate of financial losses rum
ming perhaps into hundreds Of millions,
labor, idleness and food p~rivation, were
some of the possibilities which a strike
presented.
Some Strike Possibilities.
It was to be remembered that there
Is scarcely a factory which does not
depend On a railroad for its products.
A strike, for instance, would mean
that the steel mills of Pittsburgh will
be cut off from their ore supplies in
Michigan and Wisconsin, the automo-
bile industry Of Michigan from supplies
or steel from Pittsburgh, the cotton
mills Of New England from their cot
ton from the south, the garment manu-
~facturers of New York Of their cloth
from New England, and every indus
try everywhere will be cut off from
coal to feed their furnaces n dyna-
mos.
OF more immediate seriousness
would be the question of food supplies.
The large communities which receive
the bulk Of their food from long dis
tances would be forced to rely on what
products could be brought in by wagon,
automobile, trolley or vessel.
Fear Complete Paralysis.
The suspension Of the country's ex-
ports, the congestion Of imports at
coast cities, the ~stranding of hundreds
Of thousands Of travellers and summer
resort visitors far from their homes
these are other possibilities which h
strike situation presents to say nothing
of It's effect on the railroads themselves
and their employees.
The latest estimates available show
that the railways operate PSI, 9S4 miles
of tracks and transport annually l.
cars have been computed at 51,700 and
other cars at 2,393, sos.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17

New York, Aug. 15.--If President
Wilson fails to persuade he railroad
men and their employees to settle their
differences, and a strike Is called, 1t VIII
be directed from headquarters in this
city. This announcement was made to-
day as the leaders of the four brother
hoods and the railroad managers met
In Washington for a conference with
the head Of the nation.
At brotherhood headquarters 1t was
said that all preparations had been
made for putting into effect a strike
and freight, on the 225 railway sys-
TENS of the United States. The critical
state of affairs vas indicated by the
anxiety displayed in every big indus
try which would be crippled by the
failure Of transportation.
Unless the president can find a road
out, 1t a strike" said M. B. Gar
road Conductors and official spokesman
Of the employees, as he boarded the train
for Washington at midnight.
Elisha Lee, chairman OF the confer
ence committee of the railroad mana
gers, who, with the IS members OF his
committee, went to Washington on the
same train that carried the 80 repre-
sentatives of the brotherhood delegates,
placed responsibility pom the men for
the failure of attempts at mediation.
Mr.. Garretson said that the ~unbending
attitude Of the railroad managers was
to blame for. the break.
Power Of the President.
Authorities here declared that, while
the national labor laws ave the presi-
dent 40 right to interfere officially, the
broad police powers vested in him gave
him authority to put soldiers on the
trains and even declare martial law, If
he believed the situation called for such
drastic measures. Attention was called
to the last national railroad strike in
1894, when President Cleveland used
the regular army to guard locomotives
and cars.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
TWO MEN HELD FOR
KIDNAPPING ATTEMPT
I. W. w. Gang Accused of Try
ing to Kidnap Two Women
and a Boy.

Kinney. Mimi, Aug. 1.-two men,
giving the names L.. Burotich and Andy
Ventich, both alleged to be leaders in
the Industrial Workers Of the World.
were arrested here today and held
without bail after, it is charged, they
had attempted to kidnap Mrs. Edward
Emo, wife of a deputy sheriff, and Mrs.
Edward Clark, of Virginia, Mimi, and
Mrs. Clark's 4~-year-old son. AS the
two women and the child alighted from
a Mesaba electric car last night, four
men appeared. One struck Mrs. Clark
on the head with a club, inflicting a
serious scalp wound. Another grabbed
the child and carried it to an automo-
bile beside the road. The women
screamed and ran. Within five minutes
Chief of Police Palmer and a dozen
deputies were on the trail. The child
was found in a ditch beside the road
unhurt. The two men arrested werS
found hiding in the brush nearby.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
lie INCREASE SHOWN
IN INTERNAL REVENUE
Io7 o42,264 More Collected
ETbis Year Than Last-New
Sources Yield Much,

ellington, Aug. 15.-Collections by
,u,arnal revenue bureau for the
- GEAR ending June 80 reached a
Bcal s612. 723,2SS, an increase Of S97,-
! over those for the fiscal year
g!1ofA preliminary report, made pub
Sv commissioner Osborn shows tnat
tSSe total 1887. 7S6,0S3 Games from
,tnorv collections and $1~24,937,2b5
he income tax. OF the ordinary
u, s84, 27S, 1902 was collected under
nnergsnc tax law and the rest
L from the taxes or spirits, to-
lne amounting to about $~38,000,000
49,, from sales Of documentary
Ecr1une'" ,bout $29, 900, 900 from the addi-
nnmaPf tax of so cents per barrel on
noanted liquors and almost $1,000
som special taxes on bankers,
Eorers. theaters, etc. .
'Tbe normal tax on incomes-those
Il e. 600 and less than $50 ,00O-pro-
Ed sos. $685. III. Incomes from 500
N m $500 produced ~$6,091,775;
Y from $50, 900 to $4,000, produced
C oSI 9eS, those from $4,000 to $780,
nroduced S3,623,473; those from
|Uio mo- TO $250,0O produced $10,93S,-
CV'O those from S250,0O0 to $500, 900,
Epoduced $685. $50, and those over
|SS SS0 produced $12,647, S63. Offers
V oUo,mnromise were accepted involving
ISS, 159. - ,,r,,,
aanue Is nut at about $3.50, 900 com
.rsd with $6,S04,6S9 last year.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
SAY BLACKLIST PROTEST
DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING

London, Aug. 14-In discussing the
American protest against the recent
blacklist on American business firms,
the Times asserts that both the United
States and Great Britain have used
similar methods in times of peace TO
suppress the opium traffic, and that the
United States followed q similar plan
in the p~acificatiOn of the Philippine isl
ands. The Times says:
I'VE are convinced that, in the main,
the outCry is due to the same factor as
has been at the bottom Of more thar
one Of our recent controversies with
the United States, mainly. misunder-
standing.
THE blacklist is based upon the in
c~ontestable right of governments to tell
their subjects with whom they may
trade"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
RELIEF FUNDS FAIL
TO REACH SUFFERERS
And Now New York Preacher
Faces Inquiry as to How
Money Was Used.

serbilt. H. H. Westinghouse, Daniel
Guggenheim and others have been sub
poeEaed at witnesses in a grand jury
lnqLIry which the district attorneys Of
flee announced would begin tomorrow
in the disposition of $1,000 Of funds col
lected from philanthropic persons by
the Rev. DR.. Charles r. Bayles, as di-
rector of the Allies Hospital Relief COM
mission.
According to Assistant District At
torney Bosch, much of the money was
used in organization and expense de-
tails Of the commission, but none has
been expended for the relief work for
which it was intended.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
Special to The Tribune.

Chicago. Aug. 15.-Dealers in wheat
principally those suspected Of know
ing whether the market is being ma
pipulated-win be asked to appear in
the United States district attorneys Of
flee to answer questions tomorrow
morning.
The identities of the men who will
be asked to visit the district attorney
are being kept secret by District At
torney c. f. Clyne. His list contains
the names of a dozen or more of the
biggest wheat spectators in the coun-
try. With MI. Clyne at the time the
SPECTATORS are expected to appear will
oe Edward N. Hurley, chairman Of the
federal trade commission
Following is the list of questions Mr..
Clyne n MI. Hurley have prepared
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
lO0D SERUM PROVES
EFFECTIVE IN EPIDEMIC

pew York, Aug. 14.-Physicians en-
Essu by the health department to in
Lubata reported cases Of infantile
SS'ysls hereafter will be equipped
~ serum made from the blood of
Isohs who have recovered from the
fSSe so that In every true case an in
fIoh may be made at once, before
patient is removed to a hospital.
ne epidemic Of infantile paralysis
a turn for the better today. The
n1er OF new cases reported to the
.th department went under the 100
4 Tor the first time in several
HS' During the 24-hour period end
al ~ a. my the plague killed 81
Go1eh and 90 new cases were report,
70 OF them In Manhattan and 81 In
PAWN. Tbs compares favorabk with
TVFGays figures when there we're 141
wees and % fatalities. The falling
~ cases was attributed TO the coSl-
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
LINCOLN GIRL JOINS
her Lover IN DEATH
S. A. Fossler's Fiancee Com
mits Suicide BY Taking Poi
son-Well Known Vocalist.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 14.-Because she
claimed she could not live without her
lover, S. A. Fossler, a former Lincoln
newspaper man, who died Saturday
morning, Dorothy Ellsworth, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. q. H. Ellsworth, took
poison Sunday afternoon. She died an
hour later.
Miss Ellsworth was 20 years old. She
was a well known singer and a student
at the state university, and would have
graduated next spring. Miss Ellsworth
was active in university student circles.
Mr.. Fossler and Miss Ellsworth were
engaged to be married.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
MINING CONCERNS
BEHIND OUTLAWRY
Refusal to Operate In Hope of
Forcing Intervention, Oriv-
ing Poems Into Brig
andage, Claim.

Chihuahua City, Mex. Aug. 10
Charges are being circulated even in
official circles that American mining
and other concerns with asst proper
ties in Mexico are refusing to operate
in order to help bring about interven-
ton.
This action, it is claimed, is based
on the fact that the only key to the
present economic situation, particular
ly in the state of Chihuahua, is the re-
opening Of the properties.
The American me import food In
large quantities. With plenty Of work
and food, defacto government officials
say, the prevailing tendency of the
poorer classes to turn to banditry
would disappear. BY refusing to OPP
crate, it is charged, the foreign con
Germs encourage lawlessness and de-
prive the Carranza government OF
revenue, in the hope, officials say, that
his downfall will ensue attracting the
interference Of the United States.
1t is said here hat resumption OF
work at the various mining camps
could be accomplished without danger
from small bandit groups now in
operation, While large garrisons are
available for all property.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
SHOOTS SWEETHEART
FOR REFUSAL To WE'D
Young Illinois Farmer Captured
BY Posse-Spurned Be-
cause of Temper.

Morris. Ill, Aug. 15.-Guy O'Brien. a
wealthy young farmer who hot and
perhaps fatally wounded his sweet
heart, Miss Ida Torkelson, while she
was riding with her mother here last
Wednesday. was captured early today
near Lee, Ill.
O'Brien had successfully eluded a
posse of farmers and deputy sheriffs
since the shooting.
Miss Torkelson, who was shot twice,
Is in a hospital here but it is not ex-
pected to live. She was engaged to
O'Brien, but the engagement was brok-
en- off at the request of her mother
because Of O'Brien's alleged temper.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
HUGHES PETTYFOGGING
SAYS SECRETARY MCADOC

Washington, d. c., Aug. 14.-Charges
of Charles E. Hughes regarding the
appointment Of Daniel z. Finn, to sue
coed Henry N. Clapp as assistant ap-
praiser of merchandise at New York,
drew the following statement from
Secretary McAdOo:
Mr.. Hughes is merely pettifogging.
He Is welcome to a monopoly Of that
field. The CIapp case Is a very unfor-
tunats.en n for his purpose. If / thought
that the public was really Interested,
I would make a statement about it."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
NOTED YAcHTSMAN DIES.

Boston, Aug. 1.-THE death at West
on OF General Charles J. Paine, a we'll
known officer Of the civil war and later
owner of three successful defenders Of
the Americas cup was announced here
today. He was SO years old n a
great grandson of Robert Treat Paine,
a signer of the declaration of indie
Dendence.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
WHEAT GAMBLERS MUST
EXPLAIN BIG WINNING
District Attorney Clyne and Trade Commissioner Hurley Call
Big Operators to Answer List Of Questions Intended to
Reveal Methods of Buling Market.

to present, and convincing proof Of tn
will be demanded:
Is the sudden jump in the price
Of wheat justified?
Did the spectators secure ad-
vance information on the report o.
wheat conditions before it was
given out by the federal govern
ment?
Will the spectators allow an in.
spection voluntarily of their books
and records of their transactions
by the district attorney?
Do the spectators intend con-
trolling the wheat output until Er.
rope Is forced to pay a higher price
tina America can possible offer?
VIII an embargo on wheat be
opposed by the men in control Of
the wheat market?
Did the Spectators know that
the big bakers were short on flour?
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
SMALL DAMAGE DONE
BY CAROLINA FLOOD

Anderson, S. c., Aug. 14.-Water re-
last night reached the Portman dam on
the Seneca river 10 miles west of here
at $3.50 o'clock his morning. An hour
earlier the flood struck the Blue Ridge
railway, crossing and continued TO rise
for some time after. No great damage
has been done and none is expected in
this section.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
u OIL PRICES.

New York, Aug. 14,-zFhe Standard
Oil company of New York today re-
Gnced the price Of reftseaE petroleum
in eases, 11.25 cents a gallon; in tanks,
6 cents, and standard white, IN barrels,
SIS cents.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
HEM IN 100 BANDITS.

chihuahua City, Mex, Aug. 14-Re-
ports received here today from General
Domingo Arrieta said that one Of his
columns has surrounded a band Of 100
men under Nicolas Hernandez, Villas
foremost chief of staff. at Las Adargas,
Chihuahua, and will attack immediate
ly upon arrival of reinforcements.
Hernandez, it "a reported, failed in
his mission to locate caches Of ammu-
milton from which Villa had hoped to
resupply his forces. Announcement was
made at the c~ommandicio here that
Gen. Luis Gutierrez. commanding the
Torreon-Laguna district, has been
transferred TO command the garrison
at Aqua Calientes.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
PRINTERS WILL VISIT
WASHINGTON TOMORROW

Baltimore, Md. Aug. 1.-THE 62nd
arslual convention OF the International
Typographical union opened here to-
day. After a brief business session. for
organization and appointment Of COM
mittees, adjournment was taken until
Wednesday. Tomorrow the delegates
will GO to Washington. where they will
be gueStB OF the Washington union.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17

Bedding. Mich, has been revealing in
a triple wedding. the first hat town
has ever known, and n that resulted
in an extensive alteration of the direc-'
tory. three Devault girls becoming re-
spestivsiy h Mssdames Virgins,
Sewer and Habbard
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
CANAL GAINS
IN TRAFFIC VOLUME

New York, N. Y, Aug. 14.-Captain
Prentiss p. Bassett, commandant OF the
port Of Cristobal. says that 20 per cent
Of the traffic which passed through the
Panama canal before the recent slides
is now using the waterway and that
all vessels of 80 feet draft and under
can be accommodated. He says there
is no fear Of another great slide.
Captain Bassett arrived here recently
on his way to his home in Shelton,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17

country with the avowed intention Of
personally a~cquainting the American
people with the dire needs of the peo-
pie in Armenia and Turkey, has &C
quainted Mr.. Elkus with some of the
more difficult features Of his position,
and especially with reference to the
lack OF food in these two countries.
Morganthau does not hesitate to pre-
dict hat there will be a terrible famine
in Armenia and Turkey during the
coming winter, unless help is offered at
ono by the American people.
Elkus has been a prominent practic-
ing attorney in the city Of New York
for 28 years. He Is an Independent
democrat, and has been an active sup
porter and warm personal friend Of
President Wilson for years. He is also
trustee of the Baron de Hirsch fund,
and president Of the Jewish Chautau-
qua society. He has also been one Of
the regents Of the university Of the
state of New York since 1911.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17

The tws-edGed weapons are found
among the earliest specimens af Jap
anese metal WORKINGS.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
WANT HIM ON BOARD
Executive May Head Arbiters
-lntimated That Rail Heads
and Trainmen Will Get To-
gether-0utcome of His e.
forts May Be Known This
Afternoon.

Washington, D. c., Aug. IL
Late this afternoon it was said in
high quarters that the outlook was
strong to avert a railroad strike
and peaceful adjustment was prob
able.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17

Prince George OF England. who Is
only IA years old. is an expert with
Lsrhttfng needles.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-08-17
BELIEVED PRESIDENT HAS
AVERTED RAILWAY STRIKE

Indicated After a Conference
With Union Heads That Basis
For Arbitrating Dispute Will
Be Reached White House
Silent Regarding Next Step.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-22
SPEEDING UP WORK
 ON ATLANTIC FLEET
Making Preparedness Test to See How Quickly Fleet Could Be Gotten
 Ready for Battle

Washington April 21.--Orders to speed up repair and overhaul work on vessels of the Atlantic fleet have been sent to the commandants of the various navy yards by Secretary Dan iels. In case of labor shortage the commandants are instructed to expe- dite the work by employing the ships personnel.
 The move was explained as a pre- paredness test" the execution of which would illustrate how quickly the ves- sels could be restored to normal con oition after their strenuous winter operations and place them in readiness in time for the battle practices and maneuvers beginning May 20.
 Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has been in conference with officials of the New York yard, attempting to arrange for the employment of . sufficient force of mechanics and other skilled men to operate that plant on night and day schedule.
 Secretary Daniels said the officials were experiencing great difficulties i'll securing laborers at government wages and also by delay in delivery of ma terials ordered for repair work and fers of better pay and advantages of extra work at double time. he said, were attracting workmen to private employment and creating the scarcity of labor in the yards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-22
TURKS ATTACKED
 WITH 10000 MEN
Assault on British Forces Along the Tigris Cost Them Heavy Losses,
 Says London Statement

London, Apriu 21.-The recent attack of the Turks on the British forces along the Tigris in Mesopotamia was made by about 10000 men, and cost them heavy losses An official account of the battle supplementing earlier reports from the British commander was given out today as follows:
 "The enemy made his attack on the t7th and 18th with some 10,000 men, comprising one whole division and portions of two others. They came on in dense forma- tion and penetrated part of our front Within 800 yards of the front of one of our brigades alone 12oO to 15oO dead Turks were counted It is reported they are ly- ing thick farther out before the front on other portions of our line. Their killed alone on the night of April 17-lS are es- timated at more than 5000. In several in stances attacks were led by Germans. some of whom were killed.
 Apparently the enemy supposed that part of our troops were isolated by floods and that they had a chance of over whelming it. As a matter of fact sup ports were moving up at the time.
 -"Our total casualties killed, wounded and missing, were very considerably less than the Turkish killed.
 "On the 18th stormy weather made air craft reconnaissance very difficult. The floods are spreading and the river is still very high
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-22
PROTEST AGAINST IMMIGRATION BILL
 RENEWED BY JAPAN
Viscount Chinda Confers With Presi- dent Wilson on Subject--Antieipate No Trouble in Modifying Clauses
 to Avoid Wounding Feelings

Washington April 21.-Japan has re- rewed her objection to provisions in the pending immigration bill which are con strged as virtually enacting into law the celebrated Root-Takahira agreement for the restriction of immigration to the United States and as including. Japanese with Ifndus in an excluded class.
 The administration, it was said today, fears no difficulty in arranging the terms of the bill so as to avoid wounding Jara- Dese feelings, and to that end Presi- dent Wilson will soon confer with House and Senate leaders.
 Viscount Chinda, the Japanese ambas. sador, who already has left two memo randa with the state department on the subject, conferred todAy with President Wilson by appointment. Tho adminis- tration, while realizing the extent of Asiatic exclusion sentiment in the Pacific coast states. is described as fully sen sible of the disadvantage of agftating the long- standing controversy with Japan, and is confident that the situation can be smoothed out satisfactorily.
 Japans revival of the question at tbis time attsarted much interest iia Inc capl ital, but it was pointed out that her rep resentation could scarcely be delayed. if if were desired to Gu so, because the bill al- ready has passed the House and has been reported to the Senate for passage
 Although the Senate mmigra ton com mittee made some changes in phrase ology,. the terms of the exclusion section still are offensive to the Japanese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-22
QUAKER OATS co.
 NOT A MONOPOLY
Decision of Federal Court in Chicago Is Against the Government-TO
 Go to Supreme Court

Chicago. April 2l.-The Quaker Oats company is not operating in violation of the sherman act, according to decision by judges of the United States circuit court of appeals here today.
 The finding came after two days of argument based upon testimony taken in various cities of the country since the suit was filed in June. 1913.
 < Judges Julian W. Mack and Francis F Baker found that the government had failed to make out a case against the defendant but Judge Samuel Alschuler dissented. The jurists have been sitting as d district court in order to facilitate possible appeal of the case to the su- preme court of the United States.
 The specific charge against the Quaker Oats company was that in buying from Joy Morton and the other owners two plants and the trademarks and the good will of the Great Western Cereal conl pany, it entered constructively into com- bination in restraint of trade, which put it into control of nearly 90 per cent of the rolled oats business. The government contention was that the Great Western Cereal company was virtually the only competitor of the Quaker Oats company.