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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
PRESIDENT AND HIS FRIENDS
Voters Might Probably Give Little
Thought to Those With Whom
Taft Affillates.

The American taxpayer, groaning
under government extravaganza and
high-tariff taxation, remembers how
President-elect Taft rested, after the
arduous labor of the campaign, in a
cottage at Augusta, Ca, where Mr.
Rockefeller also HE'D himself to play
golf.
He remembers how Mr.. Taft in the
summer of 1909 gently golfed the
time away. while Aldrich and his CO.
horts were making. tariff hay for the
milk-fed trusts. and how, having ap-
proved the tariff of Mr.. Aldrich, Mr..
Tart retired to the society of Massa-
chusetts tariff barons at Beverly.
Therefore, perhaps. the American
taxpayer might be pardoned for hear.
ing with some trepidation that Mr..
Taft was once more a.golfing, and
that his favorite companions were
Henry Clay Frick of the steel trust
and John Hays Hammond of the
smelter trust. two tariff giants which
throttle American industry and bat
ten on the profits of American labor.
These frequent demonstrations of
the Taft affection for the enemies Of
the worker are always pleasing to the
plain people.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Tarln and Labor.

Why are the champions Of the high
protective tariff system SO strongly
opposed to scientific tariff commits.
sion. which is favored by President
Taft and other reasonable-minded pro
tectionists? asks the Chicago News.
Are they afraid that the facts will not
support the schedules which Aldrich
and his coterie have succeeded in put.
ting into the present tariff law? II SO,
they must go further and suppress
the other governmental inquiries.
Willis j. Abbot, In an article in the
Daily News, has given some Of the re-
suits of the inquiry by the federal
bureau of labor into labor conditions
at the Bethlehem steel works, the
head Of which is C. NJ. Schwab. This
concern is given large contracts by
the government for the construction
of death-dealing machines for the war
department. 1t is also protected from
foreign competition by heavy tariff
duties. "Mr. schwab reciprocates,
says Mr. Abbot, basing his declara-
tion on the figures contained in the
report of Labor Commissioner Neill,
by working his men twelve hours a
and seven days in the week and pay
ing them an average weekly wage
smaller than $11."
In the face of their opposition to a
permanent tariff commission the high
arih advocates will find 1t difficult to
tfsabuse the voters of the suspicious
that WILL y aroused by the publica.
ton of such facts as those embodied
In the Neill report respecting the
Bethlehem steel works.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
A COOL
PROPOSITION
81 And . Sure One.
Tho Body Does Not Feel Hest
Unpleasantiy II 1t has
Proper Food
Grape-Nuts

People can 1--we in a temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their neighbors enjoy. BY
regulating the diet.
The plan is to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use goodly allowance Of
fruit, either fresh or cooked. Then fol.
low with saucer containing about four
heaping teaspoonfuls OF Grape-Nuts.
treated with little rich cream. Add to
this about two slices of crisp toast with
meager amoant Of butter, and one
cup of well-made Postum.
By this selection of food the bodily
energy is preserved, while the hot. car.
bonaceous foods have been left out.
The result is very marked difference
IN the temperature of the body, and
TO this comfortable condition is added
the certainty of ease and perfect diges-
ton. for the food being partially pre-.
digested is quickly assimilated by tho
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment In food.
and its application to the human body
has brought out these facts. They
can be made use of and add materially
to the comfort of the user.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkss. There's Reason
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
IN INDIA

conformation of the country, the align
ment of canals from the best sites for
storage works to the districts requir-
ing; water presented complications;
and the fluctuations OF rainfall in the
plains seriously affected prospects Of
regular revenue.
Government obtains returns for its
outlay upon irrigation both directly.
by payments made for the water sery-
ice. and indirectly. by the increased
wealth. and therefore increased tax
able capacity. which 1t confers on the
people.
1T needed the powerful recon-
mendation Of the irrigation commits
sion and the courageous energy Of
Lord Curzon to insure the problem
which the Deccan presents being
boldly attacked and steadily pushed
forward to solution. The commission
found that of the soil in the Deccan
which might beneficially be irrigated,
95 per cent. was without irrigation. In
the secretariat of the government of
Bombay now lies new map of the
Deccan upon which may be seen the
results of the labors of the last seven
years Every catchment area in the
Chats has been Investigated. and every
possible site for reservoir examined
as the commission desired.
Every square mile of the Deccan
has been surveyed, the best align
inents for canals in all directions
have been sought out. The new map
of the Deccan is covered with maze
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Brave Man Saves Woman From
Drowning. but Spells His Nice
Clean White Uniform.

New York.-Unquestionably Tony
Camera is hero. He is double
dyed hero. for he not only saved a
woman from drowning the other day,
but he jumped into Coney Island
creek to do it. And not only that,
but he wore the white uniform of a
member. of the street cleaning depart
ment at the time. and his uniform
will never be white again.
Mrs. Mary Smith, thirty-five, went
boating on Coney Island creek with
John Braun, who has reached the ma
ture age of sixty. Braun had an idea
that he could catch some crabs, and
pursuant to said idea he upset the
boat while trying to handle the lines.
Mrs Smith went overheard with
her mouth open. and got draught of
Coney Island creek water, which act
ed the same as poison. Braun man.
aged to get hold of the boat and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
THE nEsr OF ira kINn

Is always advertised, in fact It only pays
to advertise good things. When you sec
an article advertised In this paper year
that there is merit to 1t because the con-
tinued sale of any article depends upon
merit and to keep on advertising one
have imitators. but limitations are not ad-
rertised. They have no reputation to sus-
tain. they never expect to have any per-
sell them II he studied your Interests,
Sixteen years ago Aliens Foot-Ease, tho
antiseptic Powder for the feet. was first
sold, and through newspaper advertising
what a good thing 1t was for tired and
aching feet 1t has now a permanent sale.
and nearly 200 so-called foot powders
hope. of proflting by the reputation which
has been built up for Allen's Foot-Ease.
Whom you ask for an article advertised
In these papers see that you get 1t. Avoid
substitutes,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
GospeI Of Democracy.

Jefferson stated the whole gospel OF
Democracy In his sixteen propositions
in his first inaugural address as presI.
dent. He would, under no temptation,
bend power of the federal govern.
ment downward to pick up special
private. local or sectional interest,
and thus hatch brood of special in.
terests to feed on the general or COM
mon interests of the country. None
knew as well as he that this govern
ment has no independent reserve fund
of property or of power out of which
to make gifts or grant privileges.
None knew better than he that all
property and power in possession of
our federal government are only CON
cessions of the people to 1t In trust
for all the people; that to make gifts
from this property is to ambush 1t
away from the many to enrich the
few: that to grant privileges out of
this power is to carve such grants out
of the body of common rights. Hence
the cornerstone of his system was
equality of natural rights among men.
and equal title to security to such
rights under the law BENJAMIN F.
Shiyeley in Norman E. Mack's Ma.
tonal Monthly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Why Sic Rrouuht nj ~.

DO you remember" she asked.
that you said once that unless I
promised to be yours the sun would
cease to shine?"
II don't remember it now. but I
suppose may have said something
of the kind
And have you forgotten that you
assured me that unless l permitted
you to claim me as your own the moon
would fall from her place in the
heavens?"
''oh. we'll. what II I did say sof
Why do you want to bring that up.
now"
Il merely wished to assure you that
I'm sorry didn't shut my eyes and
let her fall"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17

of red lines and blue lines, shaded
patches, dotted patches. showing the
results of these labors Financially,
the. engineers are able to show pros
poets of better results than were at
one time believed possible. Most of
their schemes show an estimated rev.
enue Of three or four per cent, and
for all of these the government of In
dia is now prepared to advance funds.
ut is an irony that the best soil
in this region is in those parts which
are farthest removed from the zones
of regular rainfall. In the future this
topsy-turvy arrangement of nature
will be Of no consequence. The dry
and thirsty districts of Ahmednagar
and its. neighbors have latent ca
pacity for becoming one of the rich
est wheat-producing tracts In India
When canals have made the country
independent of the rainfall, even the
Deccan ryot may forget the meaning
of drought and the pain of turning his
wife's bangles into rupees every third
or fourth year.
/, "one Of the greatest Of the new
projects is the Godaveri river scheme.
This is nearing completion, and sew
eral miles of Its canals win be
brought into use in the coming mon
soon. The distributing channels will
serve 100000 acres Of ground in,
Nasik and Ahmednagar The whole
catchment area surrounding the
sources of the Godaveri and its upper
tributaries. the Darna and Kadwa, is
brought under control for the benefit
of the scheme. This represents an
area Of no less than 100 square
miles"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
MOTH PER.[s TREES
Army of caterpilIars Charge Up.
on Lawns and Public Parks.
Spraying, Individual Destruction and
Autumnal Precautions Are Recon-.
mended by Chicago City Forester
Invasion Last Year.

Chicago.-An invading army of tus
SOCK moths has descended upon the
trees OF Chicago and its suburbs. I'm
less strenuous methods are adopted
TO check the advance of the devas.
tatlng horde the lindens. poplars and
WILLOWS of parks. driveways and pri-
vate lawns are in danger of being dis.
mantied of foliage and ultimately de.
stroyed.
These are not the only members OF
the tree family that the tussock moth
has chosen for its field of operations.
The horse chestnut, the dogwood and
score of other shade producers and
ornamental shrubs that are the pride
OF good citizens also are under at.
tack
Park commissioners have declared
war upon the gorgeous caterpillar,
which is the larva of the tussock moth.
City Forester j. H. FROST has issued
bulletin of warning and advice. Tree
owners in many parts of the city have
appealed to the forester for aid and
complain that the tussock caterpil.
lar-which represents the ravaging
stage of the moths developments
running over everything outdoors and
even invading homes n
1t may prove of small consolation
to know that the caterpillar Of the
tussock moth is one of the most beau
tiful that science is familiar with. 1t
has bright red head; velvety black
back, bordered with rich yellow
stripes; four tufts of yellow hair
standing upright little back of the
head; pair of long black plumes.
suggestive of horns. extending for.
ward from the head. and single
plume for tail.
They live upon the green matter of
leaves and. being gifted with abnor-
NAL appetites. 1t does not take very
long for goodly company of the in
vaders to defoliage tree. They are
practically new corners to Chicago.
though last year they became a source
of danger to the trees of certain Sec
tons. This year, however, they sud-
denly have become the cause OF dis
may on the South, West and North
sides, while particular complaints
have been heard from the West side.
There are just three things to do.
according to the city forester:
Spray the foliage with arsenate of
lead.
Destroy caterpillars by "squashing"
them.
Gather cocoons and egg masses in
fall and burn them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
SAMPLE OF TARIFF ROBBERY
In Buying Cotton Goods We Pay 80
Cents More for Each One Dollar
Than We Should.

A fresh.faced young girl, with ma
tured woman. probably her mother,
stood examining some cotton fabrics at
dry goods counter in large depart
ment store. The fabrics were of differ-
ent qualities and prices. The girl took
the coarsest-evidently because 1t was
the cheapest
What, If these two women were told
that the tariff robbed them of the
finest fabric? Yet that would be the
truth. In every dollar our women
spend on cotton clothes generally
dresses, stockings, gloves and other
things-they pay at least thirty cents
more than they need pay because Of
the tariff.
Cotton manufactures may be divided
into three grades-coarse, medium and
fine. In the coarser grades we COM
pete with the world in the foreign mar
kets. In some divisions of the me-
dunn grades. we compete to some de-
gree. In the finer grades we not only
do not compete abroad. but we do not
compete at home. The foreign cotton
prints. as well as laces and embroider-
les. pay our high tariff and beat US in
our own market.
Why is this?
We are the greatest cotton growers
In the world. We net only grow the
most cotton but the best quality. Eng
land, japan and other people buy our
raw cotton.
Comparisons also show that per yard
our labor cost is lowest. We work
more spindles and more looms per op-
erative than the lower paid operatives
elsewhere.
Thus we have the advantages in re-
spect to raw cotton and labor.
But we are handicapped in our tariff
on machinery, on supplies and on the
very buildings In which manufacturing
is carried on.
All these handicaps away, 1t is prob
able that we should be sending the
finest quality cotton goods to compete
at the lowest prices in the world mar
kets. AT any rate there would then
not be Pigment of excuse for an aver
age of so per cent. duty on finished
cotton goods. And American women
then buying the finest grades would
pay even less than they do now for
the coarsest-Henry George. Jr., in
the New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
OPENLY FOR Spells
ATTITUDE OF REPUBLICAN PARTY
PLAINLY SHOWN.
Golfers Weekly Makes Public Letter
Written by Subordinate Of secre-
tary BalIinser Which Admits Of
But One Inference.

In recent issue Golfers Weekly
publishes letter written by subor-
dinate of Secretary Ballinger Of the
interior department which probably
shows the spirit Of the Ballinger ad-
ministration of that great branch of
the national government. The writer
of the letter is w. H. Batting, a
nephew of Senator Hepburn of Idaho,
and the interior department official in
charge of the land office at Occur
d'Alene. The epistle is addressed to
the editor of newspaper which had
formerly been awarded advertising
patronage at the disposition of the
land office.
The letter was sent In explanation
of the withdrawal of advertising pat
ronage from the newspaper in ques-
ton. Naturally" writes Mr.. Batting,
under Republican administration
such notices go to the Republican
newspapers" That is a frank presen-
tation of the spoilsman's view of poll
tics that might have passed muster In
the day of Andrew Jackson and An
drew Van Buren,. but 1t was scarcely
to have been expected from an official
of the Taft administration. But Bat
ting goes further, making the test of
Republicanism support of the stand
pat group as represented by Ballinger
and Cannon. Two of the specific
counts against the offending editor are
as follows:
Il. At the time Of the hearing of the
case against the Washington Water
Power company, the Spokesman-Re-
view published an editorial in which
the good faith OF Secretary Ballinger.
Senator H and myself was ques-
toned in connection with that case.
This same editorial was copied over
batim. believe) by your paper.
20. At the time of the contest in the
house of representatives against
Speaker Cannon you published an edi-
torial attacking Cannon and also our
representative, Hamer
The letter closes With the following
remarkable words:
The above constitutes the basis of
my action in not having recognized
your paper as proper medium; for
the publication of notices. If, how
ever, in the future conduct Of your pa
per these political acrobatics are elm
mated. will be glad to reconsider the
matter and extend to you the full con-
sideration to which you may be en-
titled.'
This letter was written as late as
April is last. when the Ballinger In
yestigation had been under way for
months. Golfers makes the comment
that subordinates of his may be dis
charged by Secretary Ballinger for too
much zeal IN the public service, but
that nothing is likely to happen to Bat
ting for writing this disgraceful let
ter.
Whatever may be the measure of
Rallinger in such matters, the Taft
administration ought to be too sensi-
blei and too honest to tolerate such a
petty and yet such a dangerous appli-
cation of the spoils idea. Batting's eff
fort to control the editorial express
sions Of small newspapers through ad-
vertising notices at the disposal of the
land office division of the department
is simply vicious. - Chicago Daily
News lnd. Rep).
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
English Government Is Redeem
ing Many Acres Of Dry Land.
Powerful Recommendation Of lrrisa-
tion Commission and Courageous
Energy Of Lord curxon Need
: ed for Ultimate Success.

/ & i F. = 81 r. t
London.-The Times Of India gives
some interesting facts regarding the
work done by the Indian government
in extending the irrigation system Of
the land. OF the Deccan system. 1t
says:
The Deccan schemes are of first
class Importance and value. They
make a vivid appeal to our imagina-
ton and sympathy. II we look at a
rainfall map of India we see large
parched patch Of country enveloping
and Bijapur and parts Of Mask and
and Bijapur andparts of Mask and
Poona. Here the laborious cultivator
has learned to look for drought and
famine In one year out of three. and
in a vastly wider area scanty and
insufficient rainfall is as likely to be
received as a plenteous watering. In
the Deccan there is no question of
watering desert and bringing In a
colony of people to enjoy the results.
The cry for water comes from the
people whose native homes are on
the soil and who year after year SOW
their crops uncertain OF the return,
frequently having to sell their treas
ures and migrate in search of labor.
In order to find the means Of sub
sistence.
"The soil is rich and capable of
bearing fine crops. and along its whole
western border runs the mighty but
tress Of the Chats which brings down
an unfailing deluge of water, sufficient
to irrigate the land many times over.
What more simple than to store water
In the hills and deal 1t out through
canals upon the thirsty plains? Yet
the difficulties to be faced are some
of the hardest in any irrigation prob
lem in India. The construction of the
great storage reservoirs in the Chats
proved extremely costly; owing to the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Starving Their Goose.

Nothing has been more significant
than the comment of members of the
New York wool exchange to the New
York Evening Post on present condi.
tons in the wool market. There is
depression in the manufacturing in
dustry. and wool Is being reshipped
to European points from Boston and
New York. A variety Of reasons are
offered to account for the condition,
and not few Of the wool men are
now admitting that the exorbitant tar
ID. under which the cost to consumers
has been boosted. is responsible for
the cessation of demand. and the con-
sequent shutting down of mills.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
seekIno comfo,rt.

I've got long way to go and I'm
not used to travel" said the applicant
at the railway ticket office. II want
to be Just as comfortable as can.
regardless of expense"
"Parlor carr"
mo. l don't care for parlor FIX
FMS"
Sleeper"
No. want to stay awake an
watch the scenery"
Then what do you want?''
We'll. If it wouldn't be too much
trouble, wish you'd put me up in
one of these refrigerator cars I've
read SO much about"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
"rarlff a Leaallzed erafs.-

2
Ex-Governor Folk of Missouri in
his address at banquet at Seattle.
Wash. said:
THE Republican party is dominated
by special interests and operates with
them on a profit-sharing basis. We
should not be oblivious to the fact,
however. that we have Aldriches and
Cannons in our own party. and 1t is
the duty Of Democrats to lessen their
influence as much as possible.
"a tariff other than for revenue is
merely legalized graft. If the Demo
cratic party fails to fight the system
of protection and merely bubbles over
the schedules. then it will have no
reason for existence"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Hero Plunges Into Creek

kicked himself to bulkhead at FIJI
teenth street. where he hung on. yell.
ing for help.
Tony Cammera. following his vo-
cation and big broom. was at work
close by. He heard Braun's cries,
ran to the creek. saw Mrs. Smith
disappearing for the third time, ane
plunged in. She was uncousciou,
when he dragged her out, bit the
doctors at the Coney Island hospital
revived her later and she will be all
right when she gets the fluid that
permeates Coney Island creek out of
her system.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
Two Massachusetts Towns Receive
Files and Beetles to Release
In Trees.

Dedham. Mass.-The state in its
plan of assisting the various towns to
exterminate the gypsy and brown-tail
moth has sent to Dedham 1000 anas-
patus flies and 200 calosoma beetles.
These flies and beetles. bred at Mel
rose Heights, are distributed in In
fected sections. They live on the
moths and caterpillars and wherever
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
For lnteillnent Tariff Action

Probably not half dozen men IN
congress thoroughly understood the
Payne tariff when 1t was passed. It
was too long and too complicated for
the ordinary member to grasp more
than comparatively few parts Of It,
BY plan of taking up one subject at
time and finally disposing of 1t be-
fore another is considered, every mem
Der will be able to understand the sit
uation thoroughly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
E.sli.h wom.. visitor,

An English visitor in this country is
Lady Coleridge. widow of the late lord
chief Justice of England, who died in
1894. She was Miss Amy Augusta
Jackson Lawford. and she was intrust.
ed to his care returning home in Eng.
land after a visit in this country. They
fell in love with one another ON the
trip across the ocean and the marriage
resulted. She has not visited the coun.
try since.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-17
CASE OF PELLAGRA is CURED
Injection System Makes Southern
Doctors Consider Disease ls
One Of Blood.

Durham. N. C.-By system of In
jections into the blood Mrs. R. M.
Baxtey of Hillsboro is reported
cured of the most aggravated case
of rsllagra that had come under the
observation of medical men in this
state. The treatment used medical
men believe proves that pellagra is a
disease Of the blood rather than the
consequence of a corn diet. The treat
ment which was employed on Mrs.
Baxtey now is being tried on other pa
tents.