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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-29
Parcels Post Having Trouble.

Notice from the postoffice head
quarters at Washington, D. G., has
been sent to all postoffices that
packages offered for parcel post de
liveries are to be accepted. This or
der was issued on account of numer-
Gus complaints that postmasters In
smaller towns were not familiar with
the laws and were turning down
packages.
Orders have also been issued to
forward all registered mail where.
ever necessary to make delivery,
and with all possible dispatch, un-
less contrary orders regarding the
specific letter or parcel are re-
ceived.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-29
Marriage Licenses.

v. w. Burke Of Tacoma to Helena
Scanlon OF Wenatchee.
William Fulwiler to Maud NJ. Da-
wilson, both OF Wenatchee.
Lynn L. Allyn to Susan Mcmahon,
both Of Wenatchee.
p. s. Darlington to Elenora Rhodes
both OF Wenateaos.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-29
PEACH RIPENs EARLY
North Yakima Orchard Breaks Rec
ord for First Shipment.

North Yakima, June 29.-Peaches
ripe enough for shipment have been
picked from the trees OF A. T. Rich
ardson, in Fruitvale, this city. This
breaks all records for early peaches
in this vicinity. The trees are s years
old.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02

Drug Company, is in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. ". s. Harris, and @h1s many old friends. # 59.-9
 Meyer Nichol, student Of the Uni yersity of Arkansas, at Fayette''lie' leaves early this morning for that n,ace to resume his studies, after spending the holidays with relatives and friends in the city.
 Miss Refa Harris, whp has been the guest of Mrs. Bert Pickens, at walnut Lake, arrived fhome .yester- day afternoon. Miss Harris was one of the attendants atShe Cross cotll- lion at pendleton fFrisay evening
 J. x. Knox leftdate yesterday after noon for Little Rock, where he will meet Mrs. Knox. and accompany her home. Mrs. Knox is returning from Louisiana. where she spent the hol'- days with her relatives and friends.
 Ike E. Hanf returned last night from Henderson, La. where he has been connected with the Stein and Com pany, large plantation and supplN house owners, for several months. He will remain here and says there IS no place like Pine Bluff.
 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook, and son, Jerome. of Cincinnati. and MT. and Mrs Mark lBernath, of Philadelphia leave today for their homes. Mr. and Mrs. Cook and MT. and Mrs. Bernath have been spending the holi- days with their mother. Mrs. Sarah Bernath.
 Mrs. F.. C. Msrsisss..ssetAer of Judge B. F. MergisNho has been visiting here, rehffned to her hoa oane at Pine Bluff fast Sunday accompanied by Mrs. B{ F. Merritt, whoiwent on to Little Rock to visit her>daushter, Mrs. R. D cafnpbell:.- Village Spec tator.
 Mrs. Virgil Owen-.and children, of Nashville. Ark, are in the city vis- iting L. C. Matthews and family Mrs. Owen recently returned 1o Nashville from Denver. Colorado, wNere her husband is now connected with the Commercial Bank They lived in Denver for several years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02
l. T. j. + | F | +
 BRIEF MENTION. + + T. + + + + +

C. G. Counce has gone to Tamo, on Ausiness.
 r, C. Holland. has gone to Lake village, on business.
 Mrs. CIA Hazeltine is the guest sf friends in Little Rock.
 Captain w. c. Laval. of Little Rock is q guest at the Hotel Jefferson. crank Bloom has returned frot' a business trip to northwest Arkan- sas. ssss~ss-z~e~~''a',-s4
 T. T.ssCheairs Jr.. of Tili;irN sArizs, spent yesterday in the city on busi- sess.
 +. l.. Westbrook. of Jonesbor0,F was a guest at the Hotel Jefferson yes- serday
 Nick Wells and C. T. Sikes. of tMonticello. are among the Visitors in she city.
 Misses Irene and Mary Crawford Nave as their guest. Mir. Marshall. of Malden. Mo.
 Cecil Baker is spending short while with relatives and friends at Nynne. Ark.
 Mr. and sMass tiisrl laads s,Brewster have gone to Stuttgart to spend few days with relatives. .sz. little Henry Franklin. Of Oklahoma Tity. is in the city for few days vis- atfng relatives.
 dolonel Gus Waterman. Of DHlnaS. with his family.
 Prof. Leon Block has returned to fhis city from visit to relatives at New Madrid Mo.
 Bessie Levine, formerly of this ,ity now of Memphis. is in the city sdsiting relatives.
 fla Roth spent yesterday in Little Rock with friends
 Henry Williams, ot Little Rock, is in the city spending the holidays with relatives and friends.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis are home from Little Rock. where they visited relatives and friends.
 F. J. McNulty returncd yesterday alorning from St. Louis, where he re- gently went on business. N
 Sam Steele. ot Birmingham, Ala, ss in the city visiting his cousin, H. H Smith, on Pine street.
 Professor A. w. Lowe has returned from Hot Springs. where he attended the teachers convention. ;
 Mrs. A. w. Troupe has. gone to Tea- arkana. where she. Will ,spend. New Years day with Airs. J. W. smith.
 Mrs. C. \. Ringler is home fro.n Camden, where she spent the past few days with relatives and friends.
 \. H. Carter returned last night from Birmingham. where he was the guest of his mother during the holi- days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02
Missing Child is
 Related to Taft

Los Angeles. Jan. 1.-searcb was renewed today for Dorothy Tafb, aged F years, the adopted daughter of Rev. s. H. Taft, cousin of the bresi dent, who disappeared yesterday on a train coming here from Pomona. Police officers here and in Dolgeyilh.. the only place where the. train -stsvt ped after leaving Pomona, seF, F,oh p <, all last night for the missi9s< ahi,a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02
WHITE WAISTS.

Ladies Tailored White and Col ored Waists the kind that fit you and your pocketbook. $1.09 for a White Or colored Madras. $l.50 for White Linen waist jauntiIy made. pocket and pearl buttoned other prices $2.OO AND SS.96.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02
0 select from iG 4 YARD.
WHITE QUILTS.

Some are honeycomb weave, others are satin finish all pretty designs. Hemmed, fringed and cut corners Prices large variety to select from 95c to $s,75 EACH.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02
RIBBON REM MNANTS.

Half bushel, more or less of Rib bon Remnants measured sn,, mark ed at prices that will eG fr-,n+ea a sale if you want ribbons in snort lengths.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02
COMFORTS.

All White, cotton padded con- forts, the large size is long enough to tuck in at che foot of the bed and then enough left to cover with Were s2.75 to $500 now at 60c on the dollar S1.95 to g % each every one a bargain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02
WHITE GOODS.

WHITE GOODS. line of Madras. Dots, Figures and other medium size designs at 1Oc YARD.
 23c QualitAasN bite Madras Waist Ing quite anNassOrt!nent of patterns to select from i5e 4 YARD.
 
 Fine, Woven Table DamaSk, all mercerlzed cotton yarns. some with napkins to match Looks and wears like a $l50 yd. linen dam ask 9oe TO 75c A YARD.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02
ALL WOOL. BLANKETS.

4 few@ pairs All Wool 11-4 white Blankets, left at 75c on dollar d s10J0BlanlSet for s7.50 $500 dol lar Blanket for sS.00.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02
Pine Bluff Mercantile Co.
RECIPE OF ICONOMY.

Try trading at the Mercantile store yz+.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-01-02

I. T,rscheairs Jr.. of Tiliar. ark's spent yesterday in the city on busi-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-29
AID IN LAST NIGHTS PAPER

selling at 81 bushel. Today they are
selling at rs cents bushel.
Here are meat, flour, potatoes am
sugar, all staple articles of diet sell
ing in Ottumwa at about the same
figures as usual. Perhaps OttumWa Is
a favored community and is beng
blessed with peace and plenty AS 70
this the Courier is unable to say. But
ter and eggs are high it is true, But
ter is high because we are not get
ting hardly any butter from the coun-
try where we formerly secured almost
our entire supply, and are purchasing
it from the creamery, which in the oid
days was looked upon as the helght
of extravaganza. Eggs are hlgn De-
cause the hens have not been laying
eggs-a very good and sufficient
| reason
The Courier files show many com
parsons that are reassuring. OF course
there are low prices, too, but they are
in periods of hard times when the pro
ducts of the farm nave been offered
| for almost nothing and then FOUND nc
takers because the people had nc
money to spend.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-29
Come to Ottunlrva TO Line;
Food Products Are Not
Out of Proportion Here

Just to call halt in the mad rush to
cry high prices" the Courier repuD
fishes a meat advertisement that ap-
peared in last evenings Courier. In
this talk of high prices most of the
blame has been laid to the packer.
The government has, in fact, started
an investigation looking to the indict-
ment of the heads Of the Chicago pack
ers' beef trust"
Here in Ottumwa there does not
seem to be any "beef trust" Beef Is
selling at Just about the same figure as
it has for years The advertisement in
the next column gives proof Of thai.
An advertisement was taken because
the layman can get more information
from an ad. than from a market report.
To the ordinary reader it is not
always clear in the market report
whether the price quoted is what is
paid by the packer, the retailer or the
consumer. In the advertisement, now
ever, the price Is always what is PAID
by the consumer.
The advertisement reproduced shows
| that roasts are selling for 10 cents
1 pound, porter house, round and loin
steak for 1919 cents. boiling meat for
5 cents Certainly these prices cannot
be called excessive. If it is excessive
now it was also excessive four years
ago. but no objection seemed to De
raised then The Courier files show
that on January &c, 1906 the same firm
which printed the accompanying ad
vertisement IN last nights issue, adj
vertiseG porterhouse, round and lolf
steak at the same price as that quot
cd in the ad published today Chucl
steak was quoted then three pounds
for a quarter. Today it is 10 cent:
straight.
The prices remain about the same
on other staple necessities In thu
accompanying ad Kelley & Lysle'
Best flour is quoted at SLIGO. On Jan
uary 25, 1905, this same flour wa
quoted at exactly the same figure. Tn
other flour quotations were the sam
as those given last night with the e3
ception that five years ago SLAB wa
the cheapest -four quoted, while las
night one brand was quoted at $1.4o.
Sugar is another commodity that
changed but slightly. On January q
1905 granulated sugar was quoted
16 pounds for dollar. Today 1t
quoted at II pounds for dollar.
On January 26, 1906, potatoes Wer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-29
A pRoEEssoR,s vlEW.

Frank 1. Herriott, professor OF polltl-
cal economy at Drake declares that
where there have been increased
nrices. it is due to the general de-
mand among all classes of people for
better quality in food, clothing and
similar articles. In an interview in
Des Moines paper he says:
''The American people for the past
fen wears have become so imbued with
the great feeling of prosperity which
has permeated all classes that they
have generally thrown aside the sim
nile living of their forefathers and
have come to live on scale which
must of necessity carry with it higher
prices.
People are demanding better meat,
better clothes and better condluons
all around. In order to get these bet
ter things it goes without saying that
more money must be spent and there
fore the prices have gone up with the
demands Of the people.
MANY of the fathers and mothers
of the generation now in existence
could have lived on what the people Of
today are throwing away as waste
The country is going through great
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-29
Boot and Shoe Exporta tions
From United States For Year

The distribution of American boots
and shoes covers a Vide range of
countries and includes, in fact, every
grand division Of the world Tropical
and subtropical countries offer the
largest market for this class of manu-
facures export Il from tie country.
Cuba stands at the head of the list,
fully IS per cent of the years exports
of boots and shoes having besn sent to
that republic, compared with 13 per
cent to Great Britain, 10 per
cent to Canada, 91s per cent to Mexico,
8 per cent to other West Indias and
Bermuda, nearly per cent to Central
America, about 3 per cent to Germany
and about per cent each to France
and the Philippine Islands. The grades
of boots and shoes exported from the
United States vary greatly in different
boots and shoes sent to Great
| Britain. for example was in the IL
months of the calendar year 1909 SELF
per pair; of those to Canada, $1.S1 per
pair: to Mexico, $40 per pair; %
Cuba, $1.16; to other West Indies, S1.t5
per pair; to France, 1921 per pair; to
Belgium, $3.07 per pair; and to British
Africa, 1926 per pair.
| In addition to the exports of Amer
! lean boots and shoes to foreign coun-
tries there were sent to Alaska in the
IL months of 1909, 103SS2 pairs valued
at $25T645; to Hawaii, 165,6S4 pairs,
valued at $291,647; and to Porto Rico.
659,2S4 pairs, valued at $716,715 The
number Of pairs sent to the Philippines
; (Which however. are included In the
statement of exports to foreign coun-
tries, above recorded) was 191,39S
: pairs. valued at $375,S61 making the
} total shipments to the noncontiguous
territories of the United States, 1,120,-
24S pairs, valued at $1641 1858.
The following table shows the num-
, Der of pairs and value of boots and
shoes exported from the United States
: and Great Britain respectively
1 at quinquennial periods from 1893 to
+ 1909. 1t will be noted that the growth
Q in expectations from the United States
j. has been over 1000 per cent and in
t those from Great Britain but
: about 35 per cent; also that the aver
e age value per pair of the boots and
: shoes exported, including those Of al
: classes and for children as well as for
/: adults, was. in 1903, s1.69 for those
: from the United States and Sill fol
those from the United Kingdom.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-29
HOW THE TARIFF WORKS.

Webster, S. D., World: An immense
business is done in this country in hos
iery imported from Chemnitz, Ger
many. 1t is a class of goods that re-
tails everywhere in the United States
at 25 cents per pair 1t is such con-
yenient price and has been so long
maintained and is so universal that in
trade circles 1t is held to be an "abso-
lutte price
Under the Dingler Tariff the Chem
nitz goods paid a duty of 5R cents a
pair.
The mportations of this product of
underpaid labor has become so great
that American manufacturers and OPP
eratives convinced the wicked Repub-
licans that the tariff on that grade of
hosiery should be increased.
Accordingly the duty has been rails
ed to 7 cents per pair.
You heard the heartbroken protest of
the poor consumer" didn't you?
You were shown that the poor man
| the poor Dakota farmer who sells nork
| at $3.50 to our eastern factory opera
| tives, who sells wheat to them at q
dollar bushel. was going to be "heio
up" by the Payne Tariff Bill and com
PEELED to pay 26ia cents for 25-cen1
pair of stockings.
You read about that, didn't you, ir
a Free-Trade paper?
! You heard about 1t from tnat class
of misguided people who have gone
daffy on the notion that the way to be
a Progressive Republican is to hedge
protection the basic principle of Re
publicanism, defended by the leader
from Lincoln to Roosevelt
| Well, when you heard it you heart
something that wasn't true.
The T1a cent raise by the Payne Law
has been divided up between tn
Chemnitz factory, the foreign steam
boat line, the New York importer ant
the western jobber, each taking off
fraction on the Chemnitz goods so a
to deliver the goods to the poor con
sumer" at the old price.
At the same time this advance of
cents in the duty holds back the NeN
York importer to that extent fror
cutting the heart out of the America
business in the same line, and that
lust what a protective tariff is intend
ed to do. and thank God, that is jus
what majority of the American PEG
pie like to have done, even at the ris
of paying more for what they have t
buy and getting more for what the
have to sell.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-29

wave of prosperity and the people are
becoming careless accordingly. Were
they to live as their fathers lived, they
could live for as little
Asked If he thought the existence OF
the great trusts has anything TO DO
with the high cost of living, Professor
Herriott declared that they AFFECT the
situation only indirectly.
81 have come to the conclusion after
studying conditions in this and other
countries that no price can be kept up
for any length Of time above what 1t
has legitimate right to be- he said.
'The moment any business begins to
make excessive profits people will flow
to that business and begin competition
which will force prices down again.
Even the strongest trust can not keep
up false prices for any length of time.
The present prices have been coming
on too long and too steadily to be TIE
result of any forced manipulation.
That the condition at present is dis
tinctly an American one was stated by
the professor. He said that in the old
er countries the people live economic
ally and make things go to greater
length Indu IL ills So"ii'h
fore the demand does not exceed the
supply and the prices are kept down.
'This is shown by the fact that the
! first generation of foreigners who
| come to this country are universally
economical and usually become well tt
do" he said. During the second anc
third generations the children get tho
American spirit of extravaganza ant
begin to have troubles in keeping thei
heads above water. This is an eco
nomic fact and cannot be disputed.
at is the quality we are demanding
that is doing the work Everyone i
working for quality, quality. Men Il
every profession and trade advertise ]
land consumers will have nothing else
Quality costs more money, and Their
you have it"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-29
SUPPORT THE IOWA PACKER

criticism of the Iowa railroad COM
mission for refusing to fignt TOT loM-
or rate on shipments of i've hoss W
Chicago has acted as boomerang on
the critics of the commission. nc
newsnaners of Iowa, which reflect the
sentiment of the majority or !he peo-
nla of the state, are almost sol1dly op-
nosed To any reduction that would give
tha chicago packers. a rate reduction
that would threaten to close the lnae
nandent Iowa packing houses.
The people realize that the growth
,f the hacking industry in Iowa mas
hesn one of the greatest FACTORS III
increasing Iowa's Industrial anu asli,
cultural wealth. The farmer has oeen
vastly benefited by being aHoroeu d
market close at home for ms pro
ducts The consumer, too, mas peeli
greatly benefited.
For instance, while there has oeen
much talk Of the advance IN Tue
nrices of beef over the country, "
tumwans have found that there mas
heen little change here. Inquiry OF
the sales department at the packing
establishment Of John Morrell q Co
brings the information that the price
for which this firm has sold neel oui'
ing the first three weeks of January
1910, is only Is cents a hundred
mounds more than for the same perloo
in 1909. Inquiry also brings the IN
formation that the price at which the
Morren firm sold beef during the hrs'
three weeks of January, 1910, was
az cents lower than the price II
June, 1909. The price during the
three weeks period mentioned was
also 21a cents a hundred pounos lower
than the price in May, 1908.
The evidence furnished by the sale!
department of the Morrell plant L
corroborated by the prices charged D,
the retailers. There has been practl
cally no change in the retail price o
beef
Iowa should give every encourage
ment to the home packing 1ndustfs
The state can only remain indePen
dent of the Chicago packing COMB
nation by giving its heartiest supper
to the Iowa packing plants.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-29
Great Britain.
Prices Can't Be Laid to Tariff

pair just like those here last year and
only paid S2.25.'
"Oh that may be so, but the new
tariff has compelled us to raise the
price" very calmly renlied the clerk.
But the western merchant was now,
wise and his talk wit his congress-
man had given him knowledge-so he
went to the proprietor and said, Your
clerk tells me the new tariff has in
creased the duty on mems gloves and
for that reason asks me $275 for pair
similar to those I paid you 1926 for
last year. Now / happen to know that
the duty has not been increased on
mems gloves
1t is announced that the price OF
shoes is to be raised 10 to IL per cent
that is on the average about so cents
per pair. 1t may be necessarv to inn
pose this increase, but not because of
the tariff or Republican Congress.
Let it be remembered that hides were
| placed on the free list and that the
dutv on shoes was reduced so per cent,
that is from 25 per cent to 10 per cent.
The tariff on soft coal was reduC d
33 per cent, there being no duty on
hard coal. On nearly everything the
farmer has to buy the duty was re-
duced. 1t was reduced on lumber and
all iron and steel products. Again the
reader is urged to look into the facts
4 when he is confronted with higher
prices. Whatever the cause be will
learn 1t Is not due to the tariff law.
Congressman Longworth says: The
American people can not be misled by
} those who tell them, from whatever
motive that the Payne tariff law Is
, responsible for the increase in the
price of the necessaries of life. If there
is anything in the theory that higher
/ duties increase prices, and lower duties
4 Il a n
r Payne law by itself would have made
cheaper almost every necessity. W.
must seek further for the causes OF
1 these increased prices"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-01-29

Washington, Jan. 26.-Exports Of
boots and shoes from the United
States In the calendar wear 1908 We're
the largest on record. having aggre-
gated 6a4 million pairs, compared with
the previous high record of 1-3 mil
lion pairs in 1907 Measured by value,
however, the exports of the year Just
ended fell slightly below those OF two
years earlier
In its contributions to the worlds
requirements of boots and shoes the
United States has made rapid pro-
gress, especially in recent years. IN
1879 the quantity exported was but
364,333 pairs; in 1889. 5S4,347 pairs; IN
| 1899, 2664,370 pairs: and in 1909, o.
| 773,934 pairs. Meantime the value or
exports Increased from $417,75S in 1879
to s642O65 in 1889, $3,66S,435 in 1899,
and $11448,225 in the year just ended:
These figures relate only to boots and
shoes of leather, and do not include
those of India rubber of which over
3 million pairs We're exported IN l9o9.
This growth Of expectations. from
1854 thousand pairs in 1879 to 6& mil
lion in 1909, has brought the United
| States to the head Of the list of boot
and shoe exporting nations OF the
| world IL measured by value of the eX-
lports, or send in the list, II measured
by the number of pairs exported. The
prlnclpal DOOC anu Siloe SNppi tihS
countries are Germany, Spain, France
the United States and Great Britain
and the exports from the United
States exceed in value those of an!
other country though in number o
pairs exported Great Britain still ex
ceeds the United States. In the calen
dal year 1893 the number of pairs O
, boots and shoes exported from tn
, United States was but 5SS,O03, valued
, at S726,210, and those from Great Brit
5 ian, S,316,5SS. valued at $8,259,58O. II
, 1896 the total expectation of American
boots and shoes for the first time ex
: ceeded one million pairs, being LA,
/ O33 pairs, against S,940,216 pairs fror
e Great Britain. In the calendar yea
e 1909, the quantity exported from tn
3 United States was $6,773,934 pairs
valued at $11,443,225 and from Grea
r Britain, 1O,0S9,9 pairs, valued at $11,
: 170,76S. The values of boot and sho
: expectations from other leading ex
y porters were, in 1908, the test avail
f able year, from Germany, $3,64SO00
e France, s2,o57,oOo; and Spain, s1,456
3, 900.