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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-09-07

With reference to the rubber schedule
about which there has been some com
mcnt IN the press of tho country and
ahout which my opponent makes the
statement that on account of the I'm.
crease on manufactured rubber I'M tho
Payne Tarin hll the rubber profits on
rubber goo,ls. rain coats. sncl1er~. rub.
Deer boots etc. would healmo~t incon
ceiyabie Now let us examine this
clo~ely because of it, manifest cxtrav
agenco. A statement that the profit 90
the manufacture. due Co tho tariff
would Doe almost Uncomfortable il ex
ceciingly strong anna should NOT Doe
made in public debate UNLESS UPON
POSITIVE PROOF The fact, are that
There were under the Dingley bin TWO
CLASSES on MANUFACTURED
RUBBER GOODS admitted into chi.
country
Ono elias, WAS dntiahie at 3Oa
auu
lhe other class the larger of the
TWO CLASSES WAS dutnhlo at So
The Treasury Department official,
asked that "a UNIFORM RATE hc had
FOR ALL rubber manufactured goods
and This wa, hNe,i hy the Payne DIN at
i5 DEER Gent thus increasing the duty
ONLY 8 ner cent on BUT a SMALL
PORTION of ;he manufactured rubber
gools that entered this country The
TWO DIFFERENT CLASSIFIED.
TONS ha> cAu-..l about 1900 law suits
to le instituted against the Treasury
Department iN Importers. and Uni
fotMllN was considered absolutely
essential hy the Department officials.
and FOR THAT REASON a VERY
SMALL PER CENT OF RUBBER
GOODS WAS INCREASED 3 Ter cent.
How thi, small per cent could he
responsible for "lNCONCEINABLE"
large profits I wish my opponent would
explain Surely Doe hriies.. rubber
will stretch Thor, has been an in.
crea~c in Che price of rubber goods and
trust that those who are interested In
thc subject viii remember that rubber
good~ in the MAIN. ARE MADE OF
RAW RUBBER RAW COTTON. AND
SULPHUR being u~ed in the PROCESS.
THERE Is No TARIFF OK RAW
RUBBER so TARIFF ON RAW
COTTON AND THE DUTY on SUI.
phtR WAS REDUCED FIFTY PER
CENT. BN THE PAYNE BILL.
During the MIST is tnorfh~ mn. r,,l
ner has increased in price about 100 per
cent and raw cotton has increased In
price ahout So per cent Now. will my
explain now the Payne hin is
responsible for These increases in the
prices IF the raw materials. when they
COME INTO TINS COUNTRY DUTY
fkEEf On the contrary. do,-s not the
advance in price of free raw material
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-09-07
Appalachian
Exposition
Greatest Eyer Held in
The South
a Knoxville, Tennessee
Sept. II
to Oct. II

Magnificent and Mammoth Binding,
More to See and Amusc than Elrr O-
Tered 90 a Southern Exposition
$4,000 in Purses for Rmunl sad
lrotting Races
$1,000 iu Aerial ENplo'fatl. BIZ
Machines of Wright Rrother. ~lmIa
ana other AerouautS .'~cc flc AS
Ships
S2l,O in MatchlcSs Fireworks. -Drad
Battle Of the Clouds and Pains Ial 81
lompcii
Muihals Famous Wild West aud
twenty Five Other Shows of Noit
Greatest Bands in an America
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ttflit on the lTouuct ~ tule 1ofporallof
was reduced sos by the Payne bill
We come now TO the matter which
think the people OF this country are most
interested in, and that is the way tc
about by the tariff mention this ques-
ton in this way because cur Democratic
friends claim that the tariff causes high
prices This do not admit. But. in case
they were in anyway due 20 the tariff.
the remedy proposed by Mr.. stuart and
myself would be the same namely to fix
a tariff rate equal TO the diffe ence in the
cost Of production here and abroad with
a reasonable profit 70 the home mannfac-
turcr
SO far as high prices are due 90 the law
of supply and demand. do not know how
10 reach them As an economic fact
however, this feature regulates itself II
demand for "A commodity he very great.
the price is raised. because ms re people
want IT, 10 then follows that other peo-
pie begin 10 manufacture these goods.
the supply then equals the demand and
sometimes exceeds il when the price falls
This is the natural Law OF trade and il is
not proposed that any legislation could
affect IT,
The remaining and most serious diff
Guilty AS to high prices is due 90 combina-
tions. OF corporations getting control Of
an entire product, such a. meat. rubber,
coffee. Tea OF. in fact any other commo-
dity. There is a coffee trust. but coffee
enters this country free Of duty. and yet
we pay more for coffee than the people Of
England and Germany do. where rev
enue duty is placed on 10. Tea is ou the
free list, and yet there IS "a tea trust
There Is said to Dee rubber trust. vet
rubber enters this country free of duty
There b. said o. Doe a meat TRUST. set meat
is exported from this country The tariff
cannot Dee responsible for any fluctuations
in the prices OF these commodities The
only way to reach the combination which
control the market of product rs 60 pass
a law that viii regulate these corporations.
so Ear ar Interstate shipments are concern
eel. Let us take coffee for example. there
is 400 duty on 60. 200 tariff whatever The
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-09-07
High Pnees

IL II attempted a. show los insiuua.
tion. rather than by argument. that the
changes in the tariff are responsible for
certain changes in prices 10 is admit
tei that the prices that farmers receive
for their farm products are due to the
law of supply and demand bat 10 is held
chat a woolcu suit of clothes c,,ts more
on account of the tariff which has hsen
reluced Numerous Inconsistencies ap.
pear GO those who attribute an incr,as
ed price OBJ amy proluct always wholly
to the tariff I happened to bc ia
Wythe County the other day and saw
1000 cattle being shipped and they
were bringing the farmers about one
hundred dollar, per head the highest
price ever known in this section of the
country and on this class of cattle the
tariff bad NOT hcen changed
How also viii the Democrat orators ex.
plain the rise of prices in England
where there il no protective tariff How
win they explain the fact that the
priccs have gone zap i'm many instances
on articles that enter free toa greater
degree than those on the protected Istl
The truth oi the matter il that human
nature Is alike the world over. and we
are an la favor of higher prices for
what we have to sell A very interest
mg fact overlooked hy cur democratic
friends Is that out of two hundred and
nifty articles examined hy select com
mittee. 10 IL shown that the products of
the farm have increased about 36e
while the products Of 1874 selected
articles Of Manufacture have i'm
only o.,S ~ thai while both have i'm.
creased in price. the farmer has receiy-
ei relatively an increase SEVEN
TIMES GREATER than that which
the manufacturer has received.
] cali attention to the following.
g Above
1900
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-09-07
Future Tariff Legislation.

Ny own position ia regard 90 futur,
tariff legislation is thus
We now have tariff Commission al
work with competent experts already em-
Ployed e. ascertain the din renee ia cost
OF production here and abroad of articles
produced in this country and imported
herein should favor taking up one
schedule az time SO ~ not 10 disturb the
business of the entire country because of
changes ia one schedule and arranging a
tariff equal IA this difference and 50 adj
justed that our manufacturers have a
reasonable and only a reasonable profit.
/. investigation shows that an item IN a
particular schedule is too high ! will
vote TO lower il; II it Is too low, I will
vote 10 raise IL. In other words We lix a
limit upward, beyond which We viii not
go and limit downward beyond which
We viii not go This is the Republican
principal and by that viii I abide.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-09-07
Regulation Of Corporations.

My oppone' asserts that in certain
cases the manufacturers profits are too
high. The illustrations he gives are
grossly unfair For example, ne claims
that one cotton mill declared a dividend
Of d6 % (Which probably was cumulative
and not an annual dividend and fails 10
note number of other cotton mills thar
declared dividend Of only iOo. In the
lists he was reading from But this is
not all. An examination Of * cotton
companies shows an average dividend Of
only 6.3Sg6 which Is NOT unreasona-
BILE This disposes Of the criticism in
question, which SHOULD never have been
made. SO far as excessive profits due TO
the tariff are concerned, If there be such.
which | very much doubt, announce
myself ready 90 abide by the rocommend-
atoms Of the President based on the in
vestigatioa now being conducted by the
Tariff Commission, maintaining az all
Z mes the principle of protection. The
statement regarding the United States
Steel Corporation is so misleading that il
Is scarcely necessary 10 refer to it. He
places the net profits at almost twice
what they really are This corporation is
composed of a great number of subsidi
sry corporations, Mr.. Carnegie alone re-
eeiving 400 asiIiion dollars in bonds for
his Company, which WAS the Foundation
Of The United states Steel Corporation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-09-07
Purchasing vsIue Of Farm Products.

SO the farmer. under the operation Of
republican legislation somehow or other
seems 20 be getting along better than
ne ever did
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-23
GRAND SCOTTISH CONCERT.
Under Auspices of Clan Gordon, No. IL,
at Barre Opera House Friday, Dec. %.

Under Auspices of Clan Gordon, No. IL,
at Barre Opera House Friday, Dec. %.
Personnel Of artists: Mr. w. 4. Cock
burn, the worlds greatest Scottish bari
tone Of the Royal Albert hall, Queens
hall, and Crystal palace concerts, Lon.
don, England; Miss Edith Bryson, the
popular soprano; Miss Mary F. Cairue.
the distinguished meEzo soprano, winner
OF 20 gold medals and four certificates
and winner of the Atheneum open sehol-
arship in Glasgow, l906-07 Mr. w. Pat
terson Campbell the celebrated tenor
Mr.. Robert Young, New York's favorite
humorist and dancers aeeompanist, Prof.
G. T. Bowes.
Tickets, 35c SOC and 75c; on sale at
Hendricks drug store Wednesday, Dec,
81, at 8 a. m.
Program-Part I.
Quartet, "There Was Lad" Party
Song, "MacGregor's Gathering" .....
...................., Mr.. Campbell
Song, "The Aud Scotch Sangs" -.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Miss Rryson
Song, "The March Of the Cameron
Men. ......+.....,.....5.. Mr.. Cockburn
Song, angus Mcdonald Miss Cairns
Song (comic) "Alrs. Tamson," Mr.. Young
Duet, Hunting Tower" ..............
.... Miss Bryson and Mr.. Cockburn
Dance, National ...... Mr.. Young
Part II.
Quartet, Duncan Grey" ....... Party
Song, "The Ley Rig Mr.. Campbell
Song, "The Star O. Robbie Burns"
.......t..........+......M Miss Bryson
Song, Bonnie Prince Charlie ........
..................... Mr.. Cockburn
Song, Mr. Ain Folk" ... Miss Cairns
Song 0comiel Il Love Lassie," .......
....,....................M Mr.. Young
Duet, "The Crookit Bawbee" ......
-. Miss Bryson and Mr.. Coekburn
Dance, National" .......... Mr.. Young
"Auld Lang Syne'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bracelets at Burrs.
Christmas blankets at Yeale 4
Knights.
signet rings, stick pins and cuff links
at Holmes, Gordon block.
Ladies' and gents far.lined gloves
from the Frank McWhorter Co.
w. H. Goodfellow s. so. have the right
watch at the right price for your boy.
Fine fresh chocolates and bonbons ut
Hendricks. Agents for Belle Mead
sweets.
Mentholettes, the best cough drop, for
sale only by Davis, the druggist, &c
the package.
Public Scotch dance IN Woodmen's hall
Saturday. December "a Nicops orches-
ira. Gents 80 cents, ladies free.
Select your Christmas presents at Lam
ders cigar store. Big line Of briar and
calabash pipes, also leather goods for
the ladies'
Edwin W. Bruce, violin teacher; pupil
OF EtFCkt iEdEuts aurbfAHB anu Va AAEtAtA
Marteau; terms moderate; 25 Nelson
street, Barre.
The Scotch dancing committee will
hold New Years ball in Woodmen's
hall Monday evening, January 2. Dane
ing from S till 2. Refreshments will
be served during the evening. Admis.
sion Zoe per couple. Extra ladies Ice.
Nicol's orchestra.
Beginning Thursday afternoon, Robert
Kerr will open roller skating rink in
Miles hall Skating every afternoon and
evening from 2 to 5 and to 10, with
the exception Of the second and last
Mondays OF each month, when the hall
Is engaged. Skates to rent for men and
women.
George w. Parks left this morning for
Boston, where he will meet his daughter
Joanna Reed Parks, and his granddaugh-
ter, Marion E, Murray, who is student
at the Moody school at East Mortified.
Mass. They will spend Christmas at
HYDE Park, Mass, with Mr.. Parks son,
Albert L. Parks, and family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-23
Notice to ouoiters.

The Granite City Quoting club will
hold thei annual dance on Monday even
ing, December 26, at Woodmen's hall,
dancing to commence at s o'clock
prompt. All members and their friends
are requested to be present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-23
"The Supreme Value Of

life Insurance consists in its adaptable.
ity to mems varying and uncertain for.
tunes" Let US know the circumstances
and we will fit the policy National
Life Insurance Co, Montpelier. Vt. CMu.
tuai
S. S. Ballard, general agent, Mont.
pelier. VI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-23
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Clocks at Burr's.

Cola pendants at Burr's.
Christmas watches, bracelets gold pens
and rings at Holmes. the jeweler.
Mentholettes, the best cough drop, for
sale only by Davis, the druggist, SC
the package.
Safety razors at any price you wish
to pay, from so cents to $500, at Ken
bricks drug store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-23

If you have not received our large
illustrated circular Of Christmas sugges-
tions. call and ask for IT. W. II. Good.
fellow & Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-20
NO CHANGE LIKELY
In PRICE OF MILK
Barre Producers Do Not Find Unanimity
Among the Retailers, And So the
Movement Will Be Abandoned
For this Year.

The movement among the milk pro-
ducers of Barre to ask raise Of half a
cent per quart, received somewhat Of a
setback at their meeting held in Unity
temple, Sonth Barre, yesterday after
noon, and it is probable that the matter
will be given up for the present year.
There are several reasons back Of this
situation, according to leaders among
the producers, and among them could
he named the lack of unanimity among
the retailers about raising their price
Ii is said that two at least Of the re-
tailers are ayerse to charging seven
cents per quart to the consumers, and
their position has a direct influence on
the producers who furnish milk to them.
Another reason advanced for the pro-
posed abandonment OF the movement by
the producers was the lateness of the
start, some believing that anything Of
this nature affecting so many people
needs more time. In view of that feel
ing and because of the baking of some
retailers it is probable that the milk
price will remain the same as 1t has
been in Barre for the present year.
There was a large attendance at the
producers meeting yesterday afternoon
and the matter was thoroughly dis
eussed When adjournment was taken,
no set time for another meeting was
named, nor was the president authorized
to call another meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-20
TWO ARREST MADE.
They Are Suspected Of Knowing About
Recent Robberies.

Burlington, Oct. 20.-SherifT Allen last
night arrested two men who are sus-
peeted of knowing something of the
recent burgaries in Middlebury and Yer
gennes and lodged them in the Jail here.
The arrest was made near Shelburne as
the pair were walking toward Burling-
ton. They gave the names of Peter
Ritchie and Charles Fumaro.
The men took the mail train at Fer
risburg yesterday afternoon. They paid
their fare to Shelburne and in doing so
displayed large amount of loose silver.
This attracted the attention Of u travel
ing man on the train and when he
reached Burlington he notified the sher.
III.
In the meantime the men had left the
train at Shelburne. When the sheriff
learned that the men We're aboard the
train and had left at Shelburne, ne tele-
plioned to the latter place and was in
formed that the two men We're walking
toward Burlington.
Sheriff Allen Immediately set out in
his auto and came across the two men
walking toward Burlington. They were
both young fellows and wore good over
coats. The sheriff questioned the two
men and they told several conflicting
stories as to having been in several
towns recently. They were taken into
custody and brought to Burlington,
While riding toward the city, the
sheriff heard something fall on the run
nng board of his auto and upon stop
ping found several cartridges. One of
the men WAS then searched and found
to have revolver concealed in his
clothes. The sheriff was unable to say
whether the man was attempting to
draw the gun or merely trying to dis
pose OF the cartridges already in the
gun.
When searched at the jail large
amount of silver was found upon one
OF the prisoners. They also had col
lection OF various articles, including a
razor, soap, etc, and a large quantity
of matches
The loose change amounted in all to
nearly $40. When asked why they had
left the train at Shelburne they said
they did not want to ride further be-
cause they had no money to buy lunch.
Later the silver was found.
Owing to the inability Of the pair to
give anything like satisfactory account
Of themselves, the sheriff placed them
behind the bars until he could com
munieate with the authorities at Mid
dlebury and Vergennes. In both these
places hurglaries have been numerous
during the past three nights
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-20
VT. BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING.
DR.. A. L. Cooper of Randolph Reelected
President.

The Vermont Bible society held its
9Sth annual meeting in Montpelier YES.
terday at the Y. NJ. c. A., rooms, Rev
DR.. A. l.. Cooper of Randolph presid.
ing. The reports of the secretary and
treasurer showed that the society was
in prosperous condition.
The following officers were elected
President, Rev. DR.. A. L. Cooper OF Ran
dolph vice presidents, Rev w. A. Dav.
ison of Burlington, Rev. w. 5. Wallace
Of South Ryegate; recording secretary,
Rev. w. S. Smithers of Montpelier
treasurer, Deacon H. A. Slayton Of Nor
risville; auditor, Henry Waite of Morris
Vile; directors, Deacon D. A. Camp of
Newport, DIR. O. G. Stickney of Barre,
Is. Demeritt, Waterbury, W. W. Nichols
o. Rutland, Rev. J. w. Burgin Of New.
pert Center, Rev. i. A. Bishop Of Mont.
pelier, Rev. J. Sargent Of Mortified.
Rev r. f. Lowe of st. Alhans. c. c.
Holmes Of Montpelier, George Cochran
OF Ryegate, S. 2. Smith Of Burlington.
Rev Brownell of West Barnet.
AT the meeting Of the directors, Rev.
W. S. Wallace of South Ryegate was
elected delegate TO accompany Rev.
L. c. Sherburne, the agent, to the fed
Grated meeting Of the New England and
New York City Bible societies. to be
held next year. Mr.. Sherburne was
chosen corresponding secretary Of the
board
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-20
David B. Hill Of New York
Died Today
HAD BEEN ILL TWO WEEKS
He Was One of the Best Known Demo-
cratic Politicians of the Country and
Had Held Many Offices, Includ-
ing Governor of New York.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 20--Ex- United
States Senator David b. Hill, one Of the
best-known Democratic politicians in
the country and former governor of
New York, died to-day at his home,
Wolfert's Roost, after two weeks ILL
ness with cold. The end came at 3:45
this morning, general collapse Of the
system coming after the weakening by
the cold
David Bennett Hill was 81 years of
age, having been born on August 20,
ls43. Havana, n. Y, was his native
place, and mis- parents were Caleb and
Eunice tDurfeyl Hill After being edu-
Gated at the public schools and Havana
academy, he was admitted to the bar
in 1864 and soon thereafter began his
political career. He was q delegate to
state Democratic conventions from 1868
to 1880 and was twice chairman. Five
times he was elected a delegate to the
national convention OF his party, and in
the 1900 convention, he seconded the
nomination Of William j. Bryan for
the presidency.
III once Holulhg, ne had Deeh IneIn-
ber of the New York assembly in 1871
2, city attorney of Elmira in 1865, al
derman in 1880 and 1881 and mayor
Of the same city. He was elected lieu
tenant governor in 1882, and was gov
ernor of New York from 1885 to 1891
The latter year he was elected United
States senator and served six years. In
1892, Mr.. Hill was prominent candi-
date for president of the United States.
Among other offices, he had been presi-
dent of the New York Bar association.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-20
FoSTER-MooRc CROFT.
Very Pretty Autumn Wedding at the
Brides Home.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G..
Moorcroft Of South Main street, was
the scene of pretty wedding last night,
when their daughter, Article, was united
in marriage to Robert William Foster.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs W. w. Foster Of
Montpelier Rev f. G. Downey, pastor
Of the Lnirersalist church. performed
the ceremony, the double ring service
being used. The couple were married
under an arch Of eyermens and autumn
leaves and in the presence of about 30
relatives and friends
The bride was becomingly gowned in
her mothers wedding dress OF gray and
white stripe silk, and carried a bouquet
OF white brides roses. Miss Annie
Weelock Of Montpelier, cousin Of the
bride, acted as maid Of honor and was
dressed in pale green. The bridesmaid,
Miss Gladys Bradford, who is also a
cousin OF the bride, was gowned in
white Both carried pink and white
carnations. Ernest Powers of Mont
pelier attended the groom in the capac-
ity Of best man.
At the close of the ceremony, the
party repaired to the dining room where
q dainty lunch was served by Mrs G. Il.
Robinson. Mrs, L. f. Parker and Miss
Edith Wneelock Of Montpelier, Mrs. Al
Ian A. Morris poured the coffee. Mr..
and Mrs Foster were the recipients Of
many presents as beautiful as they were
varied Silyerware, cut glass, china and
linen were included in the list. They
left in an automobile for a brief wed.
ding trip, after which they will reside
at l5l South Main street. They will
be at home after December l.
Out-of-town guests present at the
welding were as follows Mr.. and Mrs.
w G.. Nye, Charles Nye and Miss
Blanche Moorcroft Of North Montpelier;
A G. Bradshow and George Bradshaw
of Chelsea; Mr. and Mrs w ". Fos-
ter, Carroll Faster, Miss S. Belle Mar
gin, and Misses Edith and Annie
Wheelock. No cards were issued.