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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
SEES CLEAN OF LIGHT
Ebert H. Gary Hopes for Re-
duCed Taxation.
Official of Steel Corporation Declares
Industries Require Encourage
ment.

New York, May 26.-"It is time that
industry and enterprise in the United
States shall be encouraged and pro-
tected instead of being attacked, inter.
rupted and destroyed" Ebert III. Gary.
chairman of the United Steel corpora.
tion, declared here.
Speaking at the fifteenth general
meeting of the American Iron and
Steel Institute, of which he is presi-
dent, Mr.. Gary said that whether the
United States was to retain its finan-
cial, commercial and industrial leader
ship depended upon the attitude of
our own people In official or private
life."
After pointing to expectations of a
bumper wheat crop, Mr. Gary said
there was "still room in this country
for the optipist, but little space for
the pessimist," adding: IF the tax
assessor and collector will only permit
us TO retain little fairer percentage
of our earnings we shall be happy, and
we are beginning to see gleam of
light on this subject"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
ORDERS 100000 TONS
Director General Hines Accepts
Bids for Steel Rails.
Companies Quote Uniform Figures
Based on Agreement With In
dustria Board.

Washington, May 26.-Orders for
100000 tons of open hearthrails have
been placed by the Railroad admins
tration with six steel companies, which
In response to request for bids, quot
ed uniformly price based on the
agreement between the steel interests
and the recently dissolved industrial
board of the Department of Commerce.
Director General Hines, whose refus-
al to abide by the agreement was an
influential factor in the dissolution of
the industrial board, in announcing the
orders, said they we're placed under
protest" and with the emphatic dis
approval of the prices and the man
ner In which they were established !"
The price submitted by all of the
bidders was announced by Director
Hines as SAT ton The committees
submitting bids were Carnegie Steel
company, Illinois Steel company, Ten
nessee Coal and Iron company, Color
ado Fuel and Iron company, Bethlehem
Steel company, and Lackawanna Steel
company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
LIGHT BEER MAY BE BREWED
New York Judge Rules 2s4 Per Cent
Beverage Non-lntoxicatinu.

w" so'N Suu9c nuicS "a Fer Oenr
Beverage Notwithstanding.
New York, May 26.--Uninterrupte
production of war beer" until the
courts have passed upon the claim of
the United States Brewers association
that the beverage containing 2A per
cent alcohol is nonintoxicating, was
assured when Federal Judge Mayer
granted an injunction restraining gov
ernment interference.
The court declared his decision had
been influenced by Presidents Will
sons message to Congress recommend
Ing repeal Of the wartime prohibition
act, insofar as it relates to beer and
wine, and by Federal Judge Hands
ruling last week that the law placed
ban on the manufacture only of liq-
uors that were Intoxicating.
The temporary Injunction would be
effective, the court said, pending re-
view OF his decision by the circuit
court Of appeals.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
Discuss Resolution Asking State
Department for Text of
Peace Treaty.
SOME CLASHES RESULT
Senator johnson of California, Author
of the Resolution, Starts Debate
by Charging Supporters Were
Concealing Something.

Washington, May 26.-The senate
debated for three hours the peace
treaty, with its league of nations COW
enant, and at adjournment the resolu-
tion went over as unfinished business.
The resolution merely calls on the
state department to furnish the SEN
ate with the complete text of the
treaty, but as the debate progressed,
discussion shifted to the merits of the
league and treaty themselves. A dozen
senator's, including leaders on both
sides, were drawn into the discussion
and sharp exchanges presaged the bit
terness of the fight that is to come.
Opponents of the treaty in it's pres
ent form lined up generally for the
resolution and those supporting the
treaty draft led the opposition. There
was no attempt to reach vote and
some senators predicted 1t would be
several days before the preliminary
skirmish would come to decision.
Johnson Starts Debate.
Senator Johnson of California, Re-
publican, author of the resolution,
started the debate, charging that the
treaty supporters had something to
conceal" This drew an indignant re-
ply from Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska, ranking Democrat of the For
eign Relations committee, who de-
clared the President was following
wellestablished precedent in keeping
the treaty text in confidence and that
for the senate to request him to do
otherwise would be gross breach OF
international proprieties.'
Republican Leader Lodge, prospec-
tive chairman of the Foreign Relations
committee, replied to Mr.. Hitchcock,
declaring there was no impropriety in
the resolution unless it were improper
to "call attention to the new method
of open covenants openly arrived
at"
Every shopkeeper in Germany, he
said, was reading the treaty as made
public at Berlin, yet the senate was
provided only with a worthless" Of
fetal abstract.
Senator Johnson said the treaty had
been made public in Germany, and,
turning to the Democratic side of the
chamber, declared the only reason for
not giving 1t out here 'is that you've
something to conceal"
Senator Hitchcock, Democrat, of Me-
braska, retiring chairman of the For
eign Relations committee, said the
resolution violated senate procedure
and urged that it be referred to COM
mittee. He declared that never before
had the senate asked for treay be-
fore it was completed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
Baptists Approve Resolution Ask.
ing Congress to Retain War
time Prohibition.
MILDLY SCORE WILSON.
Convention Expresses Surprise and
Regret at Recommendation Made
by President in Message to
Special Session.

Denver, May ga resolution ask.
mendation of President Wilson for the
repeal of wartime prohibition, as it
affects wines and beers, was adopted
by the Northern Baptist convention
The resolution says the delegates
have read with great surprise and pro-
found regret the recommendations of
President Wilson in his last message
to Congress that it should rescind the
act enforcing wartime prohibition in
sofar as it applies to wine and beer.
The resolution points out that with
hundreds of thousands of boys still in
the army and navy who should be pro-
tected against "evils arising from the
sale OF intoxicants," and with the food
question still acute" the considera-
tions, which furnished the basis for the
enactment of war prohibition still ex-
lists.
The convention had before it one
OF the big questions of the meeting,
the proposal to create a general plan
ming board to coordinate church
finances. The plan, devised to put re-
ligious work on a basis of efficiency,
is the result of months of work of the
laymen's committee and is a subject
concerning which there is a great di-
yergence of views
The proposal contemplates the crea-
tion of representative assembly in
which each state and each Baptist con-
vention department will have represen-
tation. This assembly will meet once
each year TO receive estimates from
each department of church work for
the coming year and prepare budget
so that all departments can be financed
through one general campaign, leaving
each department free to devote all it's
time to constructive work. Advocates
OF the plan were confident that the
convention ultimately would indorse
the report.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
PROTESTS PARTISAN SPEECH
G. A. r. Objects to Kansas City's
Memorial Day Plan.

Wichita, Kan, May 26.-Resolutions
adopted by the Kansas G. A. r., and a
letter written by National Commander
in-Chief c. E. Adams, who is in atten-
dance at the state encampment now
in session here, protest against former
President Taft making an address on
the league of nations at Kansas City
on Memorial day. The resolutions
were adopted unanimously, by the
Kansas G. A. r., and have been for
warded to Mr.. Taft.
They were offered because citizens
OF Kansas City, Mo-, have designated
May 80 for holding big partisan
meeting and have extended an invita-
tion to our honored former President
William H. Taft, to address the same"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
Peace Treaty Must Be Signed
BY That Date, Is Be-
lief In Paris.
AUSTRIAN ARMY $4,000
Proposed Treaty With That Country
Provides for Surrender of All
Warships and Military Sup
ples-Productlon Denied.

Paris, May 26-The treaty will be
signed by the Allied and German dele
gates between June 10 and 15-or the
armistice will be broken-is the FORE
cast in peace circles.
The Germans are now expected to
hand the Allies their counter proposals
by May 27. These will be printed in
book form and will be almost as vol
luminous as the Allied treaty. The
mechanical part of the work has been
help up, owing to the train bringing
the German printing machinery to Ver-
sailles meeting with some misadven.
ture at Cologne, delaying it's arrival.
The present indications are that the
Allies will take four or five days to
study the German counter proposals
before replying and then will allow
the Germans about the same time in
which to make up their minds about
signing.
A report understood to have been
forwarded to the United States that
Karl Kautzky. one of the leaders of
the German Independent Socialists.
was In Versailles to confer with the
enemy delegates, was denied by the
French liaison mission.
Austrian Treaty Nearly Ready.
1t is announced that the treaty to be
presented to Austria would be consid-
cred at plenary session Tuesday and
would be laid before the Austrian del
egation probably Wednesday.
The Council of Four considered the
military terms as framed by Marshal
Foch, commander in chief of the AL
lied armies, General Diaz, supreme
commander of the Italian army, and
other military leaders. Austria's for
midable army of upward of million
men, which was second only to that
of Germany, is reduced by the treaty
to $4,000 men; virtually all military
supplies would be surrendered or de-
stroyed and further military produc-
ton abolished
The naval terms are similarly
sweeping, all warships being surren-
dered and Austrias position as naval
power terminated
Enemy ENJOYS Back at Versailles.
Versailles, May 26. - Count Won
Brockdorff- f-Rantzau and the other
members of the German peace dele
cation who went to Spa Thursday.
have returned here with the exception
of DIR. Theodor Melchoir, the financial
expert. All the members of the party
seemed In good spirits.
Paris Press Approves Reply to Foe.
Paris, May &C. - Newspapers here
unanimously approve of the fairness,
Justice and precision" of the reply of
the Peace conference to the notes of
Count Won Brockdorff- -Rantzau. In the
reply relative to economic questions
they see the "resolute determination
OF the Entente to obtain all desirable
separations"
Two Divisions Strengthen Third Army.
Coblenz. May 25.-The Third Army
has been further strengthened by COM
pletion of the formal transfer to 1t OF
the Fourth and Fifth divisions OF reg
ulars. The Sixth division continues to
entrain for Brest. The population in
the occupied region is quiet and or
derly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
RED LEADERS IN PANIC
Advance OF Two Armies On Pet
rograd Said to Be Cause.
6olsheviki Reported to Have Offered
Concessions to Allies and Anti
soviets to Prevent Capture.

Helsingfors, May 26 Via London)
The bolsheviki are reported to have
0nered important concessions to both
the Allies and antisoviet Russians, in
an effort to avert capture of Petrograd
and the threatened isolation of Mos
cow.
The advance of the Firms from the
north and the Esthonians from the
west is squeezing Petrograd in a wise
from which the only escape is by evac-
uation of the city. The movement of
the Esthonians also threatens to cut
railway communication between Petro-
grad and Moscow, and the bolsheviki
forces apparently must defeat the
Esthonians quickly or begin their re-
treat from Petrograd to prevent being
hemmed in there.
An Allied fleet, according to uncon-
hrmed reports received here, is en-
gaging the resurrected Russian Baltic
deet In the gulf of Finland, not far
from Petrograd, In cooperation with
The Esthonian army.
The bolshevik leaders in Petrograd
are said to be growing panicky, and
hundreds Of their followers are report.
ed to be deserting. More than 500,-
600 workers In the factories there
have been called to take up arms
against the Esthonians and Firms, and
the bolsheviki claim they have mobil-
lied 100000 soldiers to oppose their
enemies on all fronts Starvation in
Petrograd Is understood to be imml-
nent. and various reports have it that
thousands are dying daily Of priva-
tions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
MUCH WORK TO FOLLOW PACT
Conference To Continue After Wilson
Returns to America

uStuFnS 10 t<DcTiCd.
Paris, May 26.-The American dele
cation has prepared a memorandum
showing the status of affairs before the
Peace conference on the conclusion Of
the Austrian treaty.
This discloses that a formidable
amount of business is still to be trans
acted, besides the Turkish and Bull
garian treaties, covering the whole
range OF inter-Allied subjects. The
memorandum runs through many
pages, with scores of headings. It
leaves no doubt that the conference
will continue for a considerable time
after the treaties have been signed
and President Wilson has left, it be-
ing expected that the other American
members will remain to consider mat
ters still requiring attention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
DEAD, FAMILY BURNED
Result of Minnesota Farmers Use of
Kerosene Lighting Fire.

Waseca, Mimi, May go. 8.
Bagne. 60, farmer living near here
was burned to death and his wife is
not expected to live as a result of
burns received when she attempted to
rescue her husband. A can contain.
Ing kerosene exploded when he was
starting fire in the kitchen range in
his home. Two small children also
were severely burned trying to save
their parents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
HERMAN KNOCKS OUT ERTLE
New Orleans Boy Wins Battle In
Fifth Round.

Minneapolis, May Pa. champion
is Pete Herman of New Orleans. The
bantam king proved 1t. He knocked
out Johnny Ertle, Northwest aspirant
for the title, in thel fifth round OF their
battle at the Kenwood armry, dis
playing punch that was as perfect
as anything of its kind yetl seen in .
MinneapolisIring
Ertle was game. Dazed and weak.
plainly not even semi-conscions Of his
surroundings. and suffering from the
powerful thumps shot to his jaw by
Herman, the Kewpie tried hard to
arise and finish the contest.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
STANDING ARMY OF 100000
Kahn Also Will Demand Early Return
Of Americans.

Washington, May 26.-Creation Of q
standing army of 100000 men, sup
ported by a system of universal mill
tary training, is the program favored
by Representative Kahn, California,
chairman Of the House military affairs
committee.
Mr.. Kahn said that when he ap-
peared before the House to recount
his two months investigation In Eu-
rope, he will demand early withdrawal
OF the entire American army from
Europe.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
BEGINNING TO LEAvE,MOscOW
Typhus Raging There and tsituation 10
Serious.

London, May 26.-The bolshevikf
have begun the evacuationAof Moscow,
according to reports brought from Pet
rograd to Copenhagen by travellers and
forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph
company. Typhus is raging In Mos
COW and the situation there Is con-
sidered desperate. The sraiDway lines
between number OF places in cen
trail Russia have been diSmantled. the
reports say. in order to Improve main
line service out sof IMosc0w.a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY QUITS
Presbyterians Adopt Several Interest.
ing Resolutions.

st. Louis, May 26.-The 131st gener.
al assembly of the Presbyterian
church, IT, S. A., adjourned after post.
poning final action on the question of
granting church suffrage to women,
adopting resolution urging individual
churches to engage in newspaper ad.
vertising and resolution calling up
on the Peace conference and Congress
70 give equal consideration to Ulster
before taking any action on Ireland's s
pleas for self determination.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
THIRTY-TW0 THOUGHT DEAD
Crews Searching Ruins of Starch Plant
for Bodies

Cedar Rapids, Ia, May 26.-Twelve
bodies have been recovered from the
ruins of the Douglas Starch company's
plant, and wrecking crews are still
searching the debris for the bodies of
20 more employees believed buried OF
the 40 workmen injured and taken to
hospitals all but few are out of
danger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
Asks Additional Credit.

Paris, May 26.-The government in
troduced bill In the chamber of depu-
ties asking credits of $2,582,777, 300 to
cover military extraordinary civil ex-
penditures for the second six months
OF 1919 not included In the regular
budget.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
MARINES LAND AT SMYRNA

American Sea Soldiers VIII Protect
the Consulate.
Washington, May 26.--Landing OF
American marines from the battleship
Arizona to guard the American con.
sulate and other United States inter.
ests at Smyrna, was reported to the
State department.
Resignation of the Turkish cabinet,
announced in press dispatches as
protest to the Turkish government
against the Greek occupation of
Smyrna, also was mentioned in the
cable.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
RED RESISTANCE WEAKENs
Drive on Petrograd is Producing Good
Results

London, May 26.-The operations of
Nobolshevik forces against Petrograd
are having great and rapid success, ac-
cording to reports received here from
Helsingfors. The correspondent of the
Daily Mail at the Finnish capital says
that the Bolshevik resistance seems to
be broken and that they have lost sew.
eral thousand prisoners and 80 guns.
A great number of machine guns and
fve armored trains were also captured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26
DELAYS SUFFRAGE MEASURE
Senator Underwood Objects to Placing
Bill On Calendar

Bill On Calendar.
Washington, May 26.-Efforts to ex.
pedite passage of the woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution in
the senate by sending it directly to
the calendar, where it could be called
up at any time, instead of first refer
ring 1t to the woman suffrage commit
tee, failed in the senate through OBJ
lection of Senator Underwood, Demo
crat, of Alabama, opponent of the
measure
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
1,164,51S MEN
OUT OF SERVICE
That Number of Soldiers and 7i,313
Officers so Far Discharged
From The Army.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The week
~ report of General March having
been deferred because of holiday,
the war department made public
tcday the usual statistical review
CT the progress of demobilization
showing that a total of 74,315 Off
GERS have either resigned or been
discharged from the army TO date,
while 1,1G4, SIS men have been re-
leased.
Orders issued up to Feb. 70 pre-
vide for the rehabilitation of ap-
PToXimately 1.53O0O0 additional
IIen. 249,000 of whom are those re-
turned from overseas.
The table of discharges per week
showed that on the basis of early
returns from the camps fewer men
were released during the week end
ing today than in any week since
Nov. %. The discharged total led
25,0O9 against $4,000 the preceding
week aud $4,000 the record week,
Dec. IA
The table showed that the 249.-
900 men listed as returned from
overseas did not include $1,000
commissioned officers. but did in
clude $500 classed as sick and
wounded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
HUNS PROTEST
RETREAT ORDER
German Troops Defending Posen
Against Poles Object to Va
eating Territory.

Berlin. Feb. 22- (By the Asso-
ciated Press) German troops de-
Tending the Posen front against the
Poles at Birnbaum have addressed
d communication to National AS
semblyman Ohler, protesting
against an official order to vacate
territory held by them. in accord
ance with the conditions laid down
by Marshal Foch, in which a line of
demarcation between the Germans
and the Poles was defined. The
communication declares:
I'VE propose to remain in the po-
sitions held by us so long as we
have a cartridge left and so long as
a spark of fire remains no Pole will
succeed in invading our lines. The
path to the point designated by Mar
shall Foch will lead over the dead
bodies of thousands of German
men. If Marshal Foch is deter
mined to force matters to the ut
termost extreme he will find US
ready We will open the gates to
Bolshevism which will overflow
Europe"
In supplement commentary,
the officers of the corps at Birn-
baum declared that it is considered
a matter of honor Ito hold the pres
ent position to the last breath"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
DELEGATES BACK
FROM BERNE MET
BY LLOYD GEORGE

London. Friday. Feb. 2l.-Pre-
mier Lloyd George on Thursday re-
ceived at his residence in Downing
street the British delegation TO the
International Labor and Socialist
conference, held recently in Berne.
Lord CurZon of KedlestOn, pres
ident Of the council, also was pres
ent. A resolution submitted by the
delegation dealt with responsibility
for this war, the league of nations,
territorial questions, an interna-
tional labor charter. and prisoners
of war.
Another dealt with democracy
and dictatorship. 1t affirmed the
accepted political principles of
democratic socialism as opposed to
the Bolsheviki theory as generally
and favored the ap-
pOintment of a commission of in
quiry to proceed to Russia to in
vestigate the situation.
A very full discussion took place
The premier indicated his agree
ment with a number OF the prob
lens
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
WOMAN DEFENSE
BODY TO END IT'S
WORK WITH PEACE

Chicago, Feb -Misapprehen-
zion regarding the status of the
woman's committee of the national
council of defense was dispelled to-
day by a statement from the chair
man. Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen Post
war activities are to be decided by
vote of the state, while the or
ganization as such ceases when
peace treaties are signed.
illinois division of the women's
committee of the council of nation
al defense legally ceases its exist
enCe when peace is declared by the
president. There is no plan for a
continuance under that or any 9TH
er name. At a conference to be
held March and >. plan will be
presented TO the men and women
of the state for the promotion of
community councils. If the confer
ence votes to adopt this plan and
suggests forming such groups in
the counties. towns and rural COM
muDities. then small committees of
men and women will be elected"