The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-27

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HzLl investigation Of
SEA $40 occupations.
representing 81 in
"' dustries in 3.42g
separate establishments. II showed
an average increase in wages during
this period Of 1876 per cent The in
curry into the cost Of living shows
that living for working mems families
having under 1920 income per year
had increased during this period 1915
per cent In order to ascertain this
average increase the labor bureau Sc
cured the income and expenditure in
detail Of 1851 families In thirty-three
States, retail prices being taken. The
statement shows that the 1861 families
consisted Of an average Of 5.31 per-
sons, and that the average income for
the year 1901 was 1927, the average
annual expenditure for all purposes
S16S, and the average expenditure for
food 1926 per family. The principal
Items OF expenditure were: Food, 1854
per cent Of the total expenditure; rent,
1895 per cent; clothing, 14.04 per cent;
and taxes, insurance, organization
dues, religion, charity, books and news
papers, amusements. sickness and
death, and intoxicating liquors, 14.51
per cent Each family consumed $40
pounds of fresh beef during the year
OF cost of $50. The lowest average
price Of food from 1890 to 1903 was ir
1895. The highest price was in 1902
when It was 100 per cent Of the aver
age price for the period. The average
cost of food per family in 1890 wai
S31s; in 1896, s296; il 1902, 1914; anC
in 1908, s342.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in the case Of the Denlson Ligh
and Power Company against the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad d.
cided that the freight rate of S1.90 pc
ton on coal from the McAlester di'
trict Indian Territory. to Denison,
Unreasonable" and should not excee
SIPS. The commission also decided tha
90 cents per 100 pounds was the ju.
rate for shipping horses from Bayo
Sara, La, to st. Louis, Mo-, instead
SlSO, the rate charged by the Yazc
and Mississippi Valley and Illino
Central Railway companies, and con
planned Of by @. NJ. Barrow. The raj
complained Of is on less than car loa
lots and upon an estimated weight {
1000 pounds for each animal. II
commission recommends that Il
weight Of the first animal be estimate
at 1000 pounds and each additional a
imal 1000 pounds.
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The federal government Is generoI
to its hired help and goes down in
wallet to the extent Of S3,OOO'OOO
give them a summer outing at Il
) seashore and in the mountains. Tn
sum is for the army Of employees
Washington alone. and does not
clude the thousands of others WI
are on duty and on the pay rolls
E other places throughout this broad d
; main. Liberal lawmakers decld
; that ten months in year was lol
enough for employees Of the COVER
ment to work. and that thirty da
should be given for sickness and tn
/ ~ days additional for annual lea
to rest up from the laborious duti'
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After a legal battle OF several yea
9 Admiral Dewey and his men W
fought the battle Of Manila are to
: ceive their prize money for the ca
ture Of the Don Juan de Austria a.
other Spanish property. In the :
preme Court of the District OF Colul
bia Justice Gould signed an order CO
firming the report of the auditor in I
case, overruling all exceptions fled
either side to the report. The amou
Of the property captured finally W
axed at s1,657, 1855, a sum considerat
IN excess Of what the goyernme
claimed to be due. Half of the amou
will be paid to the captors' WINE
remainder, as provided by law, VIII
\ nlaced to the credit Of the navy pc
sion fund
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! When Mr.. Knox takes his seat
z senator from Pennsylvania he W
j End four former cabinet omeers
\ the Senate before him. Senator lei
OF Colorado was SECRETARY OF the
terror under President Arthur a
I senators Alger of Michigan Elkins
!. west virginia and Proctor OF V
. mont have each been Secretary
: war Mr.. Elkins and Mr.. Proc
!. were IN President Harrison caoin
and Mr.. Alger served under Preside d,
Mckinley. The Secretaries OF W
. seem to come of good, vigorous sto
y FOR seven Of them. without counu
= Secretary Taft. are still alive.
= Too Hard on the Nerves.
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