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The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-04-26
The Duty on Lead.
After certain other predatory re
marks Mr. Perkins began his discus
sion of lead as follows:

After certain other predatory re.
marks Mr. Perkins began his discus
sion Of lead as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, the article of lead is one
of universal use. 1t is used by the rich:
ana il is used by the poor. Lead IL used
in enormous quantities. for instance, by
the great corporations that manufacture
telephone apparatus, 1t IL used In enor-
nous quantities by other great manu-
facturers and it is used by the poor man
who puts a sink in his kitchen and has a
lead pipe 10 assist In carrying off the wa
ter So there we strike something OF uni
versal use. Used as 1t is by all, any in
crease in the price of lead must be paid
by all this multiplicity OF users. If the
price of a pound Of lead Is 5 cents instead
Of cents. it Is evident TO every one that
that additional price is paid by all the
people of all sorts and kinds who either
in private life or business combina tion
have occasion to use lead So I think
that all VIII agree that any increase in
the price Of this article falls upon the en-
tire community
The next question that We to Is.
who reaps the beneht-Who has derived
the benefit OF the duIy which has been
imposed upon lead ore and pig lead?
| Without ~ all wishing to join those who
are vociterous IN their attacks upon
trusts | would commend to the eloquence
Of any gentleman who desires to make
! that an object as a most excellent exam
| pie Of what is claimed 10y them 10 be an
| evil, the American Smelling company.
| The AWericn Smelling company was
organized IN 1880 very shortly after the
| passage OF the Dineley bill. IT was made
| up by It combination or smaller com
panies ana was organized with capital
! OF SGj, 90 900. one half preferred at per
| cent and une-hali common stock, which
| was afterwarh Increased 10 Si0O O0O,0OO
one half preferred and ona-kalf common.
| ont OF that hardy tree has grown con-
/ siderable number Of vigorous offspring.
owned or controlled by chat corporation.
| first the Federal Mining company, with a
| capital OF $4,000 UOO go preferred
| and $4,000 UOU common stock; next the
! American Smelters' Securities company,
/ with capital OF S'10OJ.O00, si700O,UOO pre-
| ferred aud 900 common stock; last
| the United Lead company with capital
of so 900 900, $l0.OO0OOO preferred and $l5,-
| OOJ,DO common stock.
In reference 10 all these corporal lions
We may safely say that the preferred
| stock that was issued not only represent
| ed the original cost of all the smaller or
subsidiary companies which We're taken
! into 1t. but more than that II represent
! ed a valuation placed upon them higher
| than had ever been placed until this com
| binatiOu WAS made feasible and | think
we can say without the least danger of
/ contradiction that the common stock of
| these various corporations represented
not one dollar of property.
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VILLAGE FIREMEN.
Some Funny Stories Told of Amateur
Blaze Fighters.


Rural fire departments, especially
in the early days OF organization,
have often afforded material for
comedy, says Youths Companion.
Had hand tubs and ladder compa-
MES been known in Shakespeare'S
day it is easy to imagine that Eng
lish literature might have h9en en-
riched by the portrait of some rustic
fire chief fit to pass down to inn
mortality with those of the country
watchmen and justices we know so
well. IT, +. Lawlor has recently re-
corded some suggestive bits from
English villages.
In Cornwall at an alarm Of fire Il
member Of IA newly formed fire COM
pany was seen standing on corner
gaping in a daZed way at Il brisk fire
in progress some distance down the
street. At last he was overheard
murmuring to himself:
"a proper blaze -- it sure be a
proper blazel A must go home and
put on my uniform. Yes, it be a
blaze worth getting on my new boots
for, tight though ZEN be-"
At another fire the company, as
sembled hastily in an unlighted vii
lage lane, had no lanterns and in a
darkness deepened by thick smoke
as yet unlighted by flame, were help
lessly wondering what they could do
and where to make their attack
Suddenly a tongue of hickering
red shot up from the smoldering
building, and the fircmen, with a
shout, prepared to turn the hose
upon it. The captain grabbed the
nearest fire fighter and jerked him
and the nozzle he was directing yio-
lently aside.
ERE, you mnk'edp he shouted
"Old ard! If you wasn't goin' to
put out the honly light we've got
to see the fire byp
AT the burning of a large barn
another village chief was so intent
on personally getting out the live
stock that he left the conduct of
the fight against the fire entirely
to his subordinates, who were sadly
in need of direction. On being re-
monstrated with be declared excit-
edly:
''Drat u
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dividends upon 4lO0 10000 of common
stock
The s7OOOOOO which ii IL estimated tile
American Smelling company and It's sub
sidiary companies make by reason OF
this tax pavs Of itself a dividend of
per cent on a hundred million dollars. ln
other words. as the result OF this specific
schedule ON lead-and here | come up 10
the precise question-it Is possible TO give
value to a hundred millions Of stock that
represented nothing but the paper upon
which il was printed and the Increased
price OF lead which has made this profit
possible has been paid by every man that
I'm the United States uses lead. IL
schedule to be forever retained that
makes possible the creation of imaginary
property and Yields a profit on IT, profit
which Is paid by those who certainly are
mite as much entitled to the benefit OF
the governments friendly hand? Take
the American Smelling company Its
common stock when first issued repre-
gented no property. Some was sold early
in its history at G0 30 and no. and that
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Great DREAMING.

A young lady of Philadelphia,
after partaking heartily of scrapple,
retired and dreamed that she had
lost her watch, a valued present
from her father. When she awoke
il the morning she recalled her Wv
id dream, and, locking at the place
where she could have sworn that
she had placed it, 10, it was gone
She told her father and brother, and
they, making no doubt that it had
been stolen, reported the matter to
the police, and the pawnshops were
hunted in vain. On the next night
the young woman dreamed again,
This time she dreamed that before
retiring she had hidden the watch
in an old shoe in the bottom of
closet. Upon arising next morning
she recalled the dream and out Of
curiosity explored the old shoes iu
the closet and found the watch.
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GREATER LOGAN.

The proposition to extend the incorporation line of Io-
gan meeting with favor with people There are
many uneven and unfair joys in the present line by the
ceptng of additions here and there, that the proposition
now survey general line the north side OF the VII
age beginning at point at the Old Town creek running
west on top of the Sweaney hill past Oak Grove cenc-
terry to the old Riff residence thence south to the river
thence follow the river southeast to the mouth of Goose
Creek north the railroad follow the railroad east TO the
Old Town creek and north along the creek to the place of
beginning.
This would take in valuable territory and conform the
line to more regular boundes The most valuable property
taken in by the extension would be the railroad shops and
wards The councils former years interested in taking
the railroad property into the corporations but there was
pending proposition foot then looking to the location Of
the railroad repair shops this point thus being great
help to The former councils wont to encou-
age this building by leaving the proposed location out of the
Incorporation and citizens offered to buy 80 acre sight
for such shops but the let drop andnow the
en council have taken up the old resolution to extend the
Incorporation line to the Hooking river which seems the nat
ul oun y for the south side of the village This would
the railroad some, but impose upon the village
the protection of the railroad property and of lighting the
railroad yards The whole is gigantic proposon
that will the village lines to the existing school
district and necesstate the extension of and
systems and increase the lighting expense to oneha more
street lights. 1t would increase the population probably
1000 and transform Logan from a village to city. The
council committee have been appointed to engineer
which they have done in the person of James Bebout to
make survey Of the proposed lines and submit plat to the
council After the survey submitted the council will
up the plat line time and hear its merits dement's in
all phases and decide upon the best possible extension
conform to the best interests of all concerned
beautiful farms may be taken into the village which would
ut once become vaube lots Iogaa is due to have
most unprecedented year Of advancement and improve
ment and with the docena appaisement coming ON, when
property will be equally valued should be lower
and yet more money raised make this the thrifty and
most beautiful little city in Southern Ohio. Let work for
that end Lay aside personal prejudice and let all help
the village council to bring about the best results for our town
and for all concerned.
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People Pay the Profits.
Farther along Mr. Perkins, in speak
ing Of tile different prices OF lead IN
Canada and New York. said.

Farther along Mr. Perkins, in speak
ing Of tile different prices OF lead In
Canada aud New York. said:
Is the price the enhanced price OF Sc
| cents for which pig lead is now sold IN
the city OF New York necessary in order
10 cover The enhanced cost OF lead In this
country? IN other words, If lead can be
sold al IS cents in London and can he
sold at Toronto al the same price. is II
necessary to have a duty of cents In
order 10 cover the enhanced cost of get
ting out the lead la this country?
TO that Mr. Chairman, there are two
answers In the hrst place | do not be
lieve there is man In this house or out
OF this house who believes that with the
richness Of American mines, with the IA
cilities OF American machinery, with the
enterprise OF American operators, lead
ore cannot be produced in the United
States as eheapy as II can In any other
part Of the world / believe II can be pro-
duced more cheaply here.
but there Is another answer. Mr.. Chair
man. We nave seen these corporations
organized with. 1 VIII SAY. preferred cap
italization of, roughly, sl00O00,OJO. that
represented. doubtless al a very liberal
valuation. the cost OF the various plants
the capital that had gone into mines and
smelters Certainty they We're entitled 10
fair profit on that, and II II was neces-
sary 20 nave duty upon lead, pig lead
or lead ore 10 enable those engaged Ia
that business 10 obtain q fair profit / for
one would be entirely williag 10 support
such a measure, But the r>oort OF the
smelling company shows profit, a net
profit for the last year OF s9000.000. It's
report ana that Of the other subsidiary
companies show that II the $4,000 add
tional cost Of lead sold BY this company
had not been obtained -iH other words
II the profits had been sI.50O.0O0 less IL
Would have made enorSh 20 pay liberal
diyidel.ds upon every dollar of preferred
stock Vi these various corporations Ia
other words, tie enhanced price OF LEAD
haa Furnished tbs noasicaity 1t laying
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Mazarn." "France Under Louis XIV"
and "A Life Of Richelieu." He Is a
stanch Republican, but he asserts the
right TO think and Spenk for himself.
There Is no trace OF the demagogue or
mountebauk in his composition April
I he delivered u speech III the house
which was a literary treat. In gen
eral way it was on the tariff Specific
ally he dealt with the lead schedule and
industry Those who desire TO peruse
a philosophic discussion of that item IN
particular and kindred subjects IN gen
eral would do well tn send to Mr.. Per
kins for his luminous dissertation.
The keynote to his remarks was this
paragraphs
Mr. Chairman in view of the statement
recently made by tie leader of the Repub-
llcan side that no revision of the tariff
would be allowed at this session it might
seem slpcrfiuous for a Republican to de
bate further this question but the dis
tinguished leader Of the Republican par
ty. though he has said that we cannot
vote. has not said that we cannot speak.
There are those who really believe. and
| am one of them. that the tariff ought to
he reformed by its friends We not only
say we believe it, hut we do believe it,
and we know it needs no prophet to say
that If il is not reformed by its friends II
viii sooner or later, and pcrchance Soon-
er. be modified by those who. in my iudg
mcut Will bring to it neither the same
kindly feeling nor tho same degree of in
telligence to deal with the question 1t Is
not the first time In the worlds history
that 1t has been Soemnly announced that
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Sad Tale Of a Fluke.

All this Is preliminary TO Il statement
Of Il remarkable fuke The Republican
managers in Missouri that is. the anti
| Niedringhaus managers concluded 10
pull off II large function at st. Louis
! April 10 As their chief drawing card
, they invited that pre- eminent stand
patter. Hon. Leslie NJ Shaw, secretary
, of the treasury. advertised his coming
in gorgeous type and proceeded to send
out several thousand embossed invita-
lions TO The elect They proposed to
! put the big pot IN the little one and do
| things up the brownest ever. Every.
thing was going along swimmingly I'M
| I'll Colonel Niedringhaus discovered
that Colonel Kerens was 10 be among
the guests. Then the fat was in the
| lire Colonel Tom got up on his ear
| aud declared with such heat that 1t
made things sZZle that under no cir
lcumstances would lie sit at the same
= table or be caught in the same crowd
with Colonel Dick. Thereupon Colonel
simeon Harris, who is high up in the
lanti- Nedringhaus faction sent forth II
/ DellOM OI rage NHltu WDulu uoubie
discount the loudest performance OF
the bull OF Bashln in the heyday OF
his lung power, and which a reraclous
chronicler declares walked up the som
nolent catfish in the Mississippi river
from Lake ltasca 10 the Gulf OF Mex
leo
The Aeidringhausers, taking their
cue from Colonel Tom, at once began
/ to flood the committee with decllna-
tions Consequently, what was In,
tended TO be the grand opening Of the
Republican campaign In Missouri bids
fair 10 be rhe beginning Of the end Of
/ the G. O. +. In that imperial common
wealth
or an sad words OF tongue OF pen
The saddest are these IL might have
been.
A Republican Who Thinks For Himself
! Que OF the most erudite men on the
Republican side OF the house IS Hon
JaIues Breck Perkins OF koeheslef =,
T. lie has nol ouly read ana studied
much. but he has written much. Ills
principal works are France Under
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-04-26

Hon Henry I. Rainey is the sole
Democrat in congress from Illinois,
but he is d host within himself Young,
robust mentally and physically, Il SUI
perb specimen of the genus homo, with
u splendid voice, fine stage presence
and pleasing delivery, he is man 10
keep ones eye on, for he is crOwding
his way 10 the fore. Recently he made
II speech in congress, occupying pOr-
tiOEs OF two days, on the subject OF
watches. which Is quite likely 10 set
men to examining their chronometers
10 count the hours till the day when we
shall have Democratic house. When
he began the stand pat Republicans
thought 10 have some fun with Rainey,
but before he had been going twenty
minutes il was clear to all thnt he was
thorough master of his subject and
was having fun with tile stand pattcrs.
During the last hour of his great
speech they let him severely alone on
the principle that II burnt child breads
the fire" aud ~ scalded cat breads
rOld water" He brayed the stand pat
ters In Il mortar and pleased his Dem
Ocratic brethren immensely. His speech
will be widely circulated, eagerly read
and will be an excellent campaign doc
lIment.
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q. old ks:..:rrn! 7! Let her burn |!

c o!1 s=rn! Let her burn!
She's half gone anyway. But crit
ters are critters, and pork is pork.
Sammy Tottle's mast fed bacon is
the best in three counties, and #
you don't look out twill be all friz-
zled up together to oncet and no
body's tongue get taste of it. New
er you mind the fire, men. Turn to
and haul out them pigsw
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And Not Saying a Word.

After fight on James island,
South Carolina, in 1869, there was
among the wounded a young fellow
suffering intensely and making an
unusual amount of noise. General
Williams, in command, when pass
ing through the hospital quarters
approached the soldier and in a
grutf voice asked, "What's the mat
ter with youS' The soldier, point
ing to his foot, replied, '1'm wound
ed" The general said: "Stop your
noissl Stop your noise! There are
hlen lying around with their heads
knocked off and not saying a word. /"
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Many structures of antiquity testify
most forcibly to the durability of con
crete. That used ia the construction
OF the pyramids Of Egypt seems TO
have so hardeped with age as to resist
the penetration Of stone drills Natural
stone on the other hand. tends 10 dis
integrate with the passing Of the cen.
turtles.
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often make temLle for the safety Of IN tiutons
among those who believe law great
need think moved merely by professional blindness
the main, good and REA-
SONABLY ADEQUATE Fraud and corruption the giving and
taking rebates the building up OF grinding nonopoe whether Of
labor capital have hoursed merely because here NO
LAW against them
Another alarming characteristic is the apparent of IRE
SPONsBIIfY OF INDIYIDl AIS for the action Of the groups
which they belong Personal responsibility everywhere dimn-
ished as the number Of participants increases.
ILLUSTRATIONS eE FOUND
IN CORPORATIONS.
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Alack and alas! Suit has been
brought against Boss George h. Cox
Of Cincinnati ana some of his side
partners 10 compe! them TO disgorge.
II this thing is kept up there will be Il
great lack of Republican leaders When
the frost IL on the pumpkin. The
American people are really opposed to
bosslsm but as II general thing they
are too busy chasing the almighty
dollar to pay much attention to pol
itlcs. When they do pay attention to il,
however, II Is amazing TO see how easy
II Is TO topple the bosses over. Cox can
make his affidavit to that fact. So can
IL Durham. So can Benjamin Il.
Odell.
The spring elections all over the
country show substantial Democratic
gains. OF course these We're for mu
nlcipal offices, and II is only fair to
state that in many instances local is
sues were decisive Of the results.
Nevertheless, as the Democrats gained
IN at least ten cities and towns where
the Republicans gained In one. no fair
minded observer will deny that ma
tional issues had much 10 do with the
voting. Everybody comedies that the
Democrats will make heavy gains In
the congressional elections, and many
believe that we Will control the next
house
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Especial Washington letter.
ERHE Republican factions In Mis-.
souri are having one of the tlerc-
est aud most spectacular Xii
Gnu,,y ,,t N,sItl an ra.nrI Thpv
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We Need More Honesty
Rather Than More Law
, T. r. N1EehEN OF chleaao unIvsrsI.y

F. n. o Chicago
W ] % e. G. : : = :: c. :: : e. E. ..: = : .::: 6 ::
BREACH OF TRUST which only appall us bu
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-02
Catholics Jews and protestants
Unite in Appeal.
FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Is Proposed that Day Be Set Apart for
All Children Who Desire to At.
tend Religious Services
During Week.

NEW YORK, May IA Cataoli,
priest, Jewish Rabbi and representa-.
tives of six protestant denomination,
united at meeting last night to plead
for Il more thorough religious education
of children. The movement had its in.
ccption at the mter.C Church Conference
last Fall. 1t is proposed that the public
schools shall so arrange the schedule
of studies that subjects OF relative un.
importance shall come on Wednesday
afternoons and that such students as
desire it. or whose parents desire it,
shall then be free to 90 to the chur-
ches OF their choice to receive their
religious instruction without loss of pub.
lie school standing.
Rev, Dr. Arson p. Atterbuly, pastor
OF the Park Presbyterian Church pre-.
sided and Father Mcmillan of the Paul.
lists, was the first speaker.
1T is our Catholic position that re.
ligion and morality are inseparably
joined" said Father Mcmillan. ITO US
it is visionary that there can be moral
ity without religion. The method sug
gested will help. To get rid of that
absurd idea that religion is for Sunday
alone and has no place in the business
day
Rabbi H. p Mendes said he spoke as
an oriental. He thought the three r.
are neglected in secular education, not
the three RS" best known, but rathti
reverence, righteousness, and response
bility.
Rev. DR.. Frank Mason North. Metho
dist; Rev. &. L. Wenner, Lutheran;
Rev DR.. H. A. Stillson, Congregation. 1,
llist, and DR.. Henry NJ. Saunders, Bap- |
list, spoke.
A resolution was passed. empowering
-he committee originally appointed, and
under whose auspices the meeting had
been called to continue its work in a
.orrob0rative vein.
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DIES FOR A SMILE.

CHICAGO. May l.--for the smile o
a happy little child, Steven Kidd, 81
years old went to his death. He diet
from fracture OF the skull rccriyrt
in fall as he stepped back into Al
open stairway after handing a tiny tod
lcr five cents for candy,
Kidd had four children at his hom,
but he was the friend and companion OF
nearly all the little tots OF the neigh
borhood.
While In front OF a candy store h.
stopped to play for moment with a
little child on the sidewalk. He handed
the tot coin and then stepped back
so ns not to interfere with the baby
game in which the child was engaged lie
neglected to turn as he backed away
and fell into stairway leading from
thu sidewalk TO the basement His
skull was fractured and he never re.
gained consciousness.
In addition to hi, four children wid-
ow Is left,
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STRIKE LIKELY.
Anthracite Miners May Go On Strike
in Short Time.

AhtnIdCIte MIueIS May w OD 0lIihe
in Short Time.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The Tribune
today says
The belief that affairs are shaping
themselves for an official strike Of the
anthracite miners caused an increased
demand for the small steam sizes Of
anthracite here yesterday, and an up
ward tendency in prices. President Baer
of the Jersey Central Ry, will be in
New York today, it was said last even.
ing and will have a talk over the coal
situation with the presidents of the
other coal carrying roads.
Representatives of the soft coal oper.
atOrs in Clearfield, Pa, said Yesterday
that though the Clearfeld operators did
not make settlement with the union
and the suspension of work still con-
tinues there, it is not unlikely that
settlement will be made with the union
if President Mitchell does not accept
the terms of the anthracite operators
and an anthracite strike is officially de.
clared.