davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03

markets of the world. The domestic
prices are governed by the prices
fixed in foreign markets for the sur
plus the farmer has to export.
Protection" therefore, is a joke so
ducts. 1t has no effect. The farm
ers have no trust, by means of which
they can fix arbitrary high prices
in the domestic market, while dump
ing their surplus product in foreign
markets at a cheaper price.
But the protected manufacturers
have formed trusts and monopolies.
They are able to do, and do do, what
the farmers cannot do. The tariff
shuts out foreign competition, and in
cases where it does not it is still SO
high that it greatly increases the
price of the imported article. BY
their monopoly agreements the trusts
stifle domestic competition. And so
they keep prices artificially high,
exacting exOrbitant prices from the
American consumer.
If the trusts were forced to stand
on the same footing as the farmer
the prices of their products, govern
GU Wy lISc competition duu Iuc ldW
of supply and demand, would fall
as the prices of farm products fall.
The farmer, who is now compelled
to sell cheaper, could buy cheaper.
But under the policy of trust pro-
lection the farmer is compelled to
pay more and more for what he
buys, just as the wage Garner must,
while receiving less for what he sells.
The PayneAldrich tariff is a
monumental bunco game. Every
body who has to buy trust products
and that means all Of us is a
victim. But the biggest victim of
all is the farmer, because he has
been deluded into believing that he
gets a part of the swag
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03
HOW SHALL THE FARMER VOTE:

Under the above head the Missouri
Valley Farmer says:
The old machine politicians who
for years have packed our conven-
tions, manipulated our elections and
sold us out to the interests at every
turn of the road, are dying hard
fighting skillfully with the weapons
they know so well how to use. They
and their system have never served
us, and never will. They and not we
are responsible for the insurgent or
progressive movement which has set
the entire west afire And with us,
they see it daily gaining ground be-
cause it is right and the people
know it is right.
On every side We see the crying
need of the change that is coming.
We do not use the old walking plows
the kind We worked with twenty
years ago, and we have outgrown
the corrupt, dishonest political
methods of those days which have
brought us the wrongs and evils of
the present. There must be prog
ress in government. as in other
things.
Vote for progressive, clean men,
who will serve you best. Vote for
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03
THE FARMER AND THE TRUSTS.

The farmer is now the man who
has begun to take notice that the
prices for what he has to sell are
falling fast while he also notices that
the prices of trust products which he
is forced to buy all of the time are
steadily creeping upward-some-
times with less than a creep-a
jump. The whole people are inter-
ested in this feature for all of the
consumers are forced to be buyers
1t is an interesting, and exceed
ingly interesting problem for the
farmer to consider, and for every
body else to consider who is suffer-
ing because of trust prices.
An explanation of this problem
coming from Senator Warner, or
from congressman Barthold or Crow
who are telling what blessing the
tariff is to the farmer, would also
be exceedingly interesting.
+. S. Monnett, of Ohio, who is ia
nous as the great and able prosecu-
tor of the Standard Oil monopoly,
is this year candidate for Con-
grrss on the Democratic ticket.
In letter addressed to the secre-
tary of farmers organization Mr..
MOnnett states some very pertinent
facts, which we commend to the
consideration of Iowa farmers. Mr..
MOnnett says:
When the PayneAldrich tariff
bill went into effect, the farmers of
Franklin county were receiving
from 80 to 80 cents for corn. The
September option has just closed
at ~ cents per bushel, a differ
ence of 6S per cent of the value to
the farmer in less than two years,
and only 35 cents per bushel Offer
ed for the new crop.
Last year September wheat sold
at Chicago at the close of the market
at $1.20. This year it sold at 90
cents, difference of 9 per cent, or
one-fourth of the farmers income.
Last year l received 33 1-3 cents
per pound for my clip of Ohio wool.
This year the best l have been offer
ed is % cents to rs cents per pound
for the same grade of wool, differ
ence of about 33 per cent of my in
come.
Last year September oats closed
at 48 cents per bushel, in the Chica-
go market, and this year at 81 II
cents, difference of 50 per cent,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03
TRYING TO FOOL THE PROGRESS
SIVES.

An effort is being made by the re-
publican machine in this district to
fool the progressives into voting
for Judge Towner for congress.
They had the judge and attorney
general Byers, himself progressive
here for a speech last night in an eff
fort to create the impression that
the standpatters and the progress
sives are fighting together. The
Judge wants to go to congress, and
Mr.. Byers would probably like to
go to the United States senate, and
naturally they are both urging the
voters to vote the republican ticket
in straight. Most anybody hunting
for Office is trying to get votes.
But we question if they will be
able to fool many of the progress
sives.
We take it that the progressive,
the one who is progressive from
conviction and not for popularity,
stands for certain definite principles.
He wants a revision of the tariff
downward, so this shelter to mo-
nopoly will be removed; he is OPP
posed to the present postal savings
bank bill, which will take lots OF
money out of the local communities
where it is deposited; he is in favor
of the regulation of the railroads and
other corporations in a way that is
really effective regulation. All of
these things the standpatters are
against, when it comes to their votes
in congress. Cummins voted against
the present tariff bill, against the
postal savings bank bill, and with
the. help of the democrats both in
the lower house and in the senate,
was enabled to help make a good
bill out of the railroad bill that was,
when it was presented by the ad-
ministration, one Of the worst bills
ever brought before the congress-.
The democrats and the progressives
were together on most of these bills
and the amendments which made
them really good, and the standpat-
tiers were opposed. For the most
part, the democrats and progressives
worked together. In this respect,
this congressional district was prop
erly represented.
Now had Judge Towner been
there, he would have voted with the
standpatters and against the policies
which Cummins stood for, his advo-
cacy of which has made him so
strong in this state of ours.
What will be the result in this dis
.trict If Towner is elected? He will
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03

cannot expect to get his views en-
acted into laws by way of standpat
congressman. And, whenever there
is a standpat pitted against demo-
crat his interests we'll be better
served by supporting the latter.
The protection now afforded is
excessive and has been so far years.
Government taxes are raised by tax
ing the things we eat, wear or use
groceries, dry goods, shoes, hard
ware, leather, and practically, there
is no end to the robbery in furni-
ture. The excessive tax on these
things weigh heavily on the poor
man, and we are unable to find a
single cut in any of the articles
mentioned that can be dignified into
downward revision"
The burden of taxation every
where is laid on the merchant, labor
er, mechanic, housekeeper and farm
er. The aim Of progressive republic
canism is to so readjust tariff
schedules that the rich and the poor
may pay their proportionate share
of the money that is necessary to
conduct the governments business.
Standpatism objects to this fair
manner Of equalizing taxation
The Baxter New Era.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03

or more than one-half Of my in
come from oats.
Wooden blankets from the same
wool have increased rs per cent;
wire nails made by the United
States steel trust, and wire fence
are 40 per cent higher than before
the trust fixed the arbitrary prices
Farm machinery, mowers, reapers,
and the repairs thereon, wagons,
engines and manure spreaders are
selling from SO to $50 per cent more
than they cost, under the manipula-
tion of the international Harvester
Company.
Now under the tariff bill, the
farmers of Franklin county get no
protection upon their hay, their
oats, their wheat, or their corn, be-
cause they export "a per cent of
these products.
Therefore, the tariff in no way
protects any of the farmers pro-
ducts, except wool, and with tariff
of II cents per pound, wool forth
with shrank 1-3 cents per pound
in Ohio.
The latest report of the Ameri-
can Wooden company, according to
their report of August, 1910, shows
they increased their income from
$29,886,000 to $48,00O,0Oe, a net
increase of profits from $1,287,7O5
to $5,79S,059, or more than 400 per
cent.
After paying all their dividends
on the watered stock and fictitious
bonds, they increased their surplus
100000 and their current assts
$8,0OO,0O0. The net profits of the
American Wooden company were as
above stated and it is the sole buy
er of the wool in this state and coun-
ty, having increased it's profits un-
der the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill 40
per cent, and the farmers, in the
meantime, lost or deprecated their
profits rs per cent.
These figures can be verified from
Moody's Manuel or by inspecting
Otis & Hough's record, at Column
bus, o.; or any other reliable finan-
cial house in the city.
For fear that the distinguished
disciples of the G. o. p. who are now
so Industrious at work in Iowa
might not find the necessary time
to explain the situation we will
simply. do our best and try to give a
simple explanation-one that all can
comprehend. 1t is simply this: The
farmers prices are fixed in. the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03


! When it comes to make up your
mind next Tuesday as to what man
you want to fill the Office of county
treasurer, don't forget that w. c..
Cozad, one Of the best men in De-
catur county, man who has re-
sided in Decatur county for half a
century, who has spent his life like
you have in tilling the soil, is a
candidate for the Office, running on
the democratic ticket. He is man
in whom everyone has the utmost
confidence, the kind of men you
would be satisfied to entrust your
personal money with, and that is
the kind of a man you should elect
as county treasurer, for he handles
the money that you pay in as taxes.
Vote for Mr.. Cozad for treasurer
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03
Johnnie Mendenhall has made al

Johnnie Mendenha11 has made an
exceptionally good and efficient
clerk of the courts. He has held
the Office for one term and has \
complete grasp of the details of the
office, and the records in his Office
will show that he has made fewer
mistake and has better understand
ing of the work required in the Of
flee than most clerks that have held
that Office in this county. He has
conducted his office in an economical
manner, and at less expense to the
county than any clerk for many
years. By all right of precedent he
is entitled to second term, and the
voters should remember this when
they go into the booth to mark
their ballot next Tuesday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03

the man with principles, who strong
ly and honestly intends to see them
carried out Vote against legisla-
ton that fosters trusts, bribery and
debauchery Of the peoples business.
Voter for cleaner home commnni-
ties. Vote to make the farmers
verdict on these questions strongly
emphatic Let the farm people
stand firmly for an honest, progress
sive government for home and ma
ton, and it will come.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03

Rollin I. Benefel, the democratic
candidate for the Office of county
recorder, is a clean young man in
every respect. He has never before
sought an Office, and he is partic-
ularly we'll qualified to discharge
the duties of the recorders Office.
he identified to the support Of every
democrat and sharal republican in
Decatur county. *. 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-03

Next Tuesday is election day. Let
no democrat stay in the, corn field
this year, for few stay at homes
may defeat the democratic county
ticket.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11

one inaccessible and if, AS vow say. the
or. garments were in a tub here at
y. rueu, as you hold the key To- The
r'l,r door ! think you said the con-
went dog did not raise any di.tIrh-
uIOca. PARTON u personal Ga,s.j0n,
but ag you .l," walk in your slice p.
The, priest loah,d bowiId"rod.
"l"I It'll you Nrut TO do," Hotchkjss
SAID. ,norrruIly. I,@ujng forward, "Iook
~vouad "a lirtlc yourself before you call
in The police. Somuambulism is a
queer thing. IT'S a question whether
We are most ourselves sleeping or
waking Ever think of that? Live a
sanity life all day. prayers and mathis
and all that, and the subcOnsciOus
mind hikes you out of bed at night
to steal umdcrmuslins, Subliminal
theft, so to speak. Better examine the
roof"
| dozpd again. When Weakened
tI~oDcilkiss sat alone and the priest,
from a corner, was staring at him
daZcdly over his breviary.
ii was raining when We reached
CrcSS0n, a wind-driyen rain that had
forced the agent at the news stand to
close. himself in and that beat back
from the rails in parallel lines Of
white spray. AS he went up the main
street HOtChkiss was cheerfully obliyi-
GUS of the weather. of the threatening
dusk, Of our generally draggled cOndi-
ton. My draggled condition, l should
say, for he improved every moment
his Eyes brighter, his ruddy face rud-
der, his collar newer and glossier.
Sometime, when it does not e~ncircle
the little mans neck, | shall test that
collar with a match.
| was growing steadily more de-
pressed: | loathed my errand and it's
necessity. | had always held that a
mar who played the spy on a woman
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11

I I'd, 49,.
came FORWARD iuoD nnarana .ol
io"ed oy " t",n in hnran-N"this /. NJ
Feck says 49,, savs az. u.
eek OF rem co.
pld'e We tho towp r.. -,
seven inlie7 a."'H ~
ing lSh IL
1T IS not l I~e'uI nou'
Ana we Hon want " WI
Peck "hat we !e4u'Is" nelIneC
lcalIy seaIed uiIIns ~
there ism a niac"ihe ~ W MI
Peck &a"'d AZ NE III
TO him meant othed L"'neo nan nlo
tors. "A~o'"I"oo'Is' '"Pph'e"
HIS race rI'"I'"'
None o"l piI'"'' "h"it'' "
give yon " 2""" ""SH' "lIn iu0Oe'
apron. Mih'. r. NV ''N'' "o'Se
M
am SIT. "''''''"'" 40 ~ "netnei
me ra"h"" " '.''' we 'ooN 0u' ma
night over '.' NI""''."'u' was inc uo'-
'of morse & "'" IT. ""'' ~ y
tor may De " S"ou u"I'ol, Ou' TIC
ooesh kho" "'!'",I'S "NouI loi0e'
ana iurtherlnote | 'opT ne uIah !
h'ed the DeaSl 'n"' ill7e' "OtH evening"
VINE they h~aIheSseu me NURSE
li"lchkiSs toIu ne "N"' "'o
learned.
SIX IurllSes III 'he 'o"n anu W.
clIlii!' lie salu' SUI VI amp all
aToUlu ere one u Cnein 70
operator at lhe s'"'lo"' IeiSoh we
are COOKING LOT "9 "ealtny
"ldo" WIN d 9uilf
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11

he bawled, don't forget us, Peck &
Peck. A half-bushel of name and a
bushel of service"
Hotchkiss could not drive. Born a
clerk, he guided the roam much as
he would drive a bad pen. And the
roam spattered through puddles and
splashed ink-mud, that is-until L
was in a frenzy of irritation.
What are we going to say when we
get there?" ! asked after / had finally
taken the reins in my one useful hand.
Get out there at midnight and tell the
servants we have come to ask a few
questions about the family? It's an
idiotic trip anyhow; / wish / had
stayed at home"
The roam fell just then and we had
to crawl out and help him up. BY the
time we had partly embarrassed him
our matches were gone and the small
bicycle lamp on the buggy was wa
vering only too certainly. We were
covered with mud, painting with exer-
ton and even Hotchkiss showed a dis
position to be surly. The rain. which
had lessened for d time, came IN
again. the lightning flashes doing
more than anything else to reveal our
isolated position.
Another mile saw us, il possible
mor Respondent. The water in our
clothes had had time to penetrate. the
roam had sprained his shoulder. and
drew us along in a series of c~onyulsive
jerks, And then through the rain
spattered window Of the blanket /
saw a light. 1t was a small light
rathsr yellow, and 1t lasted PERHAPS
80 seconds. Hotchk:ss missed it. and
was inclined to doubt me. But in a
couple Of minutes the roam hobbled Ia
the side Of the road and stopped. and
made out a break IN the bines ana
an arched gate.
II was a small gate. too narrow for
the buggy. / pulled the horse into az
much shelter as possible under Inc
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11

was beneath contempt. Then, ] admit
| was afraid of what / might learn.
For a time, however, this promised to
be a negligible quantity. The streets
of the struggling little mountain town
had been clean washed of humanity
by the downpour. Windows and doors
were in~hospitably shut and from
around an occasional drawn shade
came narrow strips of light that mere
ly emphasized our gloom. When Hotch-
kiss umbrella turned inside out.
stopped.
Il don't know where you are going"
snarled, "and / don't care. But I'm
going to get under cover inside OF ten
seconds. I'm not amphibious."
/ ducked into the next shelter,
which happened to be the yawning en-
trance to a livery stable, and shook
myself. dog fashion. Hotchkiss wiped
his collar with his handkerchief. II
emerged cleaning and unwilted.
This will do as well as any place
he said, raising his voice above the
rattle OF the rain. Got to make a be
ginning"
l sat down on the usual chair with
out a back. just inside the door, and
stared out at the darkening street
The whole affair had an air of unreal
ity. Now that | was there doubted
the necessity or the value Of the Jour
Hey. | was wet and uncomfortable
Around me, with Cresson as a center
stretched an irregular circumference,
of mountain. with possibly a ten-mil,
radius. and in it | was TO find the res
idence Of a woman whose first nam,
| did not know and a man who. 5,
far. had been a purely chimerical per
son.
Hotchkiss had penetrated the steam
ing interior OF tho cave and now hi,
voice, punctuated by the occssiona
thud of horses hoofs. came to me.
~-scracstirg light will do" he wa
saying. "a runabout. perhaps" H
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11
CHAPTER XIII.



1 slept most Of the way to Cresson.
to the disgust Of the fittle detective.
Finally he struck up an acquaintance
with a kindly faced old priest on his
way home to bis convent school, armed
with a roll Of dance music and sur
reptitious bundles that looked like
boxes of candy From scraps of ON.
versation 1 CLEANED that there had
been mysterious occurrences at the
convent ending IN the theft OF what
the reverend father called Il "a
quantity Of undermuslins." / dropped
asleep at that point anu when / roused
4 few moments later, tine conversation
bad a~fugressed. Hotchkiss had a ala.
kram ON an envelope.
with this window bo{ted and thar
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11

ED GEERS, "The grand old man." he
horses Gsassa in i races ne lie II says SO n0" aI ba Hanq useS
SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE for II
years, always with best success. 1t is the
only remedy l know to cure all forms Of
distemper and prevent horses in same sta
bic having the disease" SOC and 81 a bot
tie. All druggists, or manufacturers. Spohn
Medical Co. Chemists, Goshen, Ind.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11
CHAPTER XXll-Continued.

l sat for a few minutes thinking it
over. But what did he mean by say,
ing he hadn't seen the notes for ten
days? And why is Bronson making
the o~yertures?"
Il think he was lying" Hotchf'ss
reflected. Bronson hasn't reached
his figure"
TITS a big advance, Mr.. Hotchkiss
and ] appreciate what you have done
more than | can tell you" / said.
And now. if you can locate any of
my property in this fellows room
Wen send him up for larceny and at
least have him where we can get at
him. I'm going to Cresson tomorrow,
TO try to trace him a little from there.
But I'll be back in a couple Of days
and well begin to gather in these
scattered threads"
Hotchkiss rubbed his hands togeth-
er delightedly.
That's it," he said. That's what
we want to do, MIR. BlakeIey. Wen
gather up the threads ourselves; if
we let the police in too soon they'll
tangle it up again. I'm not vindictive
by nature, but when a fellow like Sui
iivan not only commits a murder, but
goes to all sorts Of trouble to put the
burden of guilt On an innocent an
| say hunt him down, sir"
You are convinced, of course, that
Sullivan did it,"
Who else?" He looked over his
glasses at me with the air of a man
whose mental attitude is unassailable.
We'll, listen to this" l said.
Then told him at length of my en-
counter with Bronson in the restau-
rant. Of the bargain proposed by Mrs.
Conway and finally of Meningitis new
theory. But, although he was i'm
pressed he was far from convinced.
TITS a very vivid piece of magma.
ton" he said. drily; but while it Ats
the evidence as far as it goes, it
doesn't go far enough How about the
stains in lower seven, the dirk and the
wallet? Haven't we even got motive
IN that telegram from Bronson?"
Yes" ! admitted, but that bit of
chain"
~Pooh," he said, shortly. Perhaps,
like yourself, Sullivan wore glasses
with a chain. Our not finding them
does hot prove they did not exist"
And there / made an error; half
condolences are always mistakes. /
could not tell of the broken chain in
Alison Vests gold purse.
II was one o'clock when Hotchkiss
finally left. We had by that time ar
ranged a definite course of action
Hotchkiss to search Sullivan's rooms
and If possible find evidence to have
him held for larceny, while ! went to
Cresson.
Strangely enough, however, when !
entered the train the following morn.
ing. Hotchkiss was already there. He
had bought a new notebook and was
sharpening a fresh pencil.
Il changed my plans. yon see.n he
said. bustling his newspaper aside fol
me TITS no discredit to your intelli
gence. Mr.. Blakeley, but you lack the
professional eye, the analytical mind
You legal gentlemen call a spade {
spade. although 1t may be a shovel
A primrose by the rivers brim
A yellow primrose was to him.
And nothing mores
! quo led as the train pulled out.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11
Too Free.

Seymour--What caused the Allcome
Life Insurance company to fail?
Ashley-It was altogether too free in
accepting risks. l don't believe 1T
would have even refused to insure the
life of a turkey the day before Thanks
giving.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11

Thousands of people who are suffering
with colds are about today. Tomorrow
they may be Frustrated with pneumonia,
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure. Get a Is cent bottle of Nun.
yon's Cold Cure at the nearest drug
store. This bottle may be conveniently
carried in the vest pocket. If you are
not satisfied with the effects of the REM
edy, send us YOU empty bottle and we
viii refund your money. Munyon's Cold
Cure will speedily break up all forms OF
colds and prevent grippe and pneumonia.
It checks discharges of the nose and eyeA
stops sneezing, allays inflammation and
fever, and tones up the system.
If you need Medical Advice, write 10
Munyon's Doctors. They will carefully
diagnose your case and advise you By
mail, absolutely free. You are under No
obligation.
Address Munyon's Doctors, Munyonb
Laboratory, sd and Jefferson streets. Phil
adelphia, Pa.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-11

Sore throat leads to Tonsilitis, Quinsy
and Diphtheria. Hamlins Wizard Oil
used as a gargle upon the first symptoms
of a sore throat will invariably prevent
all three of these dread diseases.