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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
What Causes High Prices ?

A man and his wife had given up
farming i'm one Of the best fruit regions
of New York state for what they
thought more lucrative position in
town.
After he had lived in town short
time he found remarkable difference
between the price he had received for
what he had raised and what he had
to pay for it in the city.
He found such extraordinary condi-
tions as these:
Potatoes, price paid The farmer, 35c
cost to the city man 81 so; advance 300
per cent, of which only 30 per cent
went for freight and handling in the
case he investigated.
Milk, price paid the farmer 4c; cost
to the city man Sc advance 100 per
cent.
Pork, price paid the farmer &c to &c
cost to the city man 2Oc to 30c ad-
vance 500 per cent
Wood SO a cord city price 50; cost
of cutting 50; advance 100 per cent.
Eggs, country price 20c to 4Sc a doz-
en-, or &c to &c an egg cost in hotels
30c for two or 15c an egg advance 400
to 800 per cent.
Cabbage, price paid farmer 81 per 80
cabbages, or &c EACH cost to city man
10c each; advance 600 per cent.
Eeef, per steer $50 to $50 to the farm;
er; cost to city man figured out on the
basis of prices paid in the Senate Res
taurant $1,000; advance 5000 per cent.
Wheat, 81 per go pounds; breaksast
cereal l5c pound, or SO per 80 pounds.
Bread, SC to lOc per pound advance
800 to 1000 per cent.
Now our farmer man had not gone
far in his investigations before he be-
came convinced of several things.
Railway charges did not account for
the difference between the price on
the field and the price on the city
market. The farmer alone created
the wealth but he didn't create it for
himself; and he didn't create 1t for
the consumer. He created it for the
man who came between the producer
and the consumer In a word, the
middleman. A sort Of colossus, or
giant, that middleman appeared, as
you thought about him, with one hand
picking the farmers pocket and the
other hand digging into the city mans
coat tails; with one foot out on the
farmers back and the other foot solid
ly planted on the consumers stomach.
Politicians and political economists
are in doubt as to what causes the
present high cost of living. The Tech
nical World Magazine for June gives
directly and to the point, what no
other publication has yet printed-the
real reason for boosted prices and the
remedy.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
SeIig Night at the 0rpheum.

Much interest Is being shown in the
coming Of 'Selig Night" at the Or.
pheum on Friday night of this week
with Clyde Martin playing the Pict-
ures." The great Selig Polyscope Co
has gradually forced its way to the
front in the manufacture of motion
picture films and stands today without
peer. The Selig pictures have always
been favorites with the patrons Of
this theatre and are always considered
treat. In speaking Of Mr.. Martin,
who comes to this theatre for one night
only friday the Keokuk, Ia, Record
says; "The clever manipulation Of
the ivories on the part of Clyde Mar
tin, Of Dodges Theatre. is source of
never failing delight to the large
audiences which flock to the popular
amusement places. Martin is without
doubt genius, of no mean ability In
his profession, ETC."
That Mr.. Martin is an expert in his
line, there can be no doubt as the
Selig people do not do things by
halves, and 1t is cinch that the play
ing of Mr.. Martin will be as good in
proportion as the Selig pictures them
selves. An elegant Selig program has
been arranged for that night, the
feature film of which will be 1851"
one of Selig's greatest War Dramas.
Patrons Of this theatre will do we'll TO
take advantage of Selig night, as 1t
will be long remembered as a banner
night. No increase in prices. Re-
member that Mr.. Martin will be here
but for one night only.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18

The only excuse offered by the sem
ate for appointing the committee is
that they want the stigma arising
from the general charges of bribery
removed from those members who are
not guilty No member of the legis
lature Is under suspicion, who has not
given some cause for it and for the
white wash" committee to say he Is
not guilty will not change the opin
ions of the people. 1t will have no
more influence than for man whose
premises have been searched and lot
OF stolen goods found than to say, 81
am not guilty. l don't know how
these things got here. l did not have
anything to do with bringing them
here" Even If jury don't convict
him, the people Will believe that he
stole them. And for committee Sc
lected by the members of the senate
under suspicion to say they are not
guilty Of wrong doing will not change
the opinion of the people. 1t will
bear no more weight than the state
ment of the indicted men that tney
are not guilty.
While we agree with Senator Dos
ter that a man when he is right
should do his duty fearlessly, we are
sorry that he has seen fit to favor this
probe and has consented to serve on
the "White-wash" committee. Be-
cause in this instance we think he is
wrong. 1t is not what he said, but
what he did that we criticise. We
think he made mistake in voting
for the senate probe and also in fail
ing to vote for the bill to remove the
immunity clause from the law provid.
ing for such probe.
From all that has been said by the
senators VINO are In favor of this COM
mittee the real reason for its appoint
ment is, aside from white. washing its
members, that they want to call
newspaper men before 1t and give
them grilling. The skin Of many OF
the members seems to be so thin that
the criticism heaped upon them by
the newspapers has caused them to
lose their heads and do and say foolish
things. A man should not aspire to
public office If he can not stand criti-
cism. The newspapers are not trying
to give any member the worst Of it,,
and the newspapers are not now on
trial. What the people want is to
have cleaning out Of corruption in
the legislature and they believe the
newspapers are helping to do this.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
MagnificentIy Bred Stations.

Harvest Prince 81, $50, record 2.l5t
sire of Miss Castle, 2.09f son of High
wood, 2.2li. Terms 1926 to insure.
George Gilbert 40,7l4, record as
year old 2.29t (trotting) trial (3 2.l7t.
Sired by Gambetta Wilkes 219t (sire
of 2l3 in 2.30l. Dam.:"Incog", dam Of
three in the list, by Nutwood 2.18a,
sire of l75 in 80 and the sire Of the
dams Of 367.
Terms Sl5 TO insure living foal.
Both Of these horses will make the
season of 1911 at A. II. Wolfe's barn
three miles west of New Petersburg,
Lien on all colts according to law
Care will be taken to prevent accidents
but will not be responsible should any
occur. A. II. Wolfe, Manager, Hills
boro, o., r. +. d. No. l, Home Phone
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
Real Estate Transfers.

Ester M. Kerr to Emma L. and Ida
S. Templin, Marshall tip, q C, l32a, 81.
Austin Thompson to Otto f. Horst,
Hillsboro, lot, 81.
Harvey Bird to Letha Il. Bird,
Madison tip, lot, 81.
Matte Mather to Nellie M. McDer-
mott, Hillsboro, lot, 81.
Charles f. Kuhns to George Post,
Marshall tip, "a, $3.50.
Milton Ludwick TO Wilkin Souders,
whiteoak tip, 1Oa, $273.44.
Sylvester Stroop ct al to Nora A.
Stroop, Whiteoak tp, q C, 81.
Mary A. Bales, by heirs, to Henry
N. Kelley, Berrysville, lot, $3.50.
Bruce Jones ct al to Bertha Cropper,
Danville, lot, 81.
VIM. H. Hughes to Jas. and Rufus
Barr, Concord tp, la, 300.
Jas. f. Cross to W. G. Rhoten,
Whiteoak and Eagle tips, 3la, 81.
Robert II. Stout to Chas. r. Young,
Concord tp, 23a, 81.
Sarah A. Pegan ct al to Henry Pegan,
Dodson tip, 42a, 81.
w. w. Raines to Archie Sharp,
Greenfield, lot, 81.
John Cahill to Penuel Tompkins,
Fairfield and Madison tip, ga, 81.
L. B. Boyd to George X. Ambrose
ct al, Hillsboro, lot, 81.
w. @. Martin to VIM. Shawver,
Washington tip, 2Oa, 81.
VIM. beaverton to @. w. Higgins,
Fairfield tp, 6a, 81.
G. S. Bell Co. to Nathan L. Keys,
Hillsboro, lot, 81.
Henrietta Graves to Sarah A. Hugh
ey, Greenfield, lot, 81.
e. Ii. Miller to Mary A. Miller,
Greenfield. lot, 81.
j. W. Montgomery to John A.
Hughey, Madison tp, 5Oa, 81.
M. e. Naylor to Leah Roberts, -,
73a, $1,000.
@. f. Whistler to L. W. Fauber
Liberty tp, 1O2a, 81.
l. @. Early to Frank M. Moore,
Washington tip, 15la, 81.
Ellen Dodson to A. r. Dodson
Pricetown, lots, 81.
j. w. Watts ct al to VIM. Osborne
Hillsboro, lot, 81.
r. A. Troutwine ct al to Lee Terrell
Lynchburg, lot 5000.
G. w. Jarnagin to Sadie @. Beck
man, Brushcreek tip, 2Sa, 1920.
II. Il. Orebaugh to Walter Lemon
New Market tp, "A, 81.
j. @. Caldwell TO John s. Caldwell
Greenfield, lots, 81.
John W. Dutton to Lemuel Il. Dut
ton, Centerfeld, lot, 81.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
The Bribery Situation.

We have no complaint TO make on
account Of Senator Doster's famous
statement, when you are satisfied
you are right then TO h--ll with pub
lie opinion" The only objection any
one could possibly have to it is the
form OF the statement and not the
thought expressed The trouble, &C.
cording to our view, is that Senator
Doster was not right in his action at
the time he made this remark. We
do not think there is any reason why
the state senate should have appoint
ed probe committee TO investigate
The alleged bribery Of its mem bers,
unless it was to grant immunity TO its
guilty members.
This committee can not do any
thing but interfere with the work of
the grand jury. The fact, that any
person who testifies before 1t, will be
granted immunity for any offense he
may have committed discredits 1t
with the people. IL was known as
the "White-wash" committee, even
before it was appointed. The people
Of Ohio are looking TO the Franklin
county grand jury for results. Their
opinion as TO whether or not senator
has been guilty Of bribery will be
based on whether or not the grand
jury indicts him. What the white
wash" committee does in its investi
cations will bear no weight. The
people have become disguised will
legislative investigations. In theil
opinion the sole purpose OF such inves
tigations is to give coat of white
wash to some man to tool the peo
pile an effort to make them believ,
that crooked work was straight.
II crimes have been committed tn
proper place for them to be investiga
ted is by grand jury, where indict
ments can be returned and there is al
opportunity TO punish the guilty. |
members Of the state legislature hav,
been accepting bribes the people wan
chem punished. They want the guilt
ones sent to the penitentiary. The
don't want anything done to inter
fere with catching the guilty ones.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
Obituary.

Evelyn Bernice, infant daughter Of
Frank q. and Sarah Kier, was born
April "a and died April 28, 1911. Her
stay here was short and God took her
spirit to the heavenly home land again.
The messenger Angel was sent to remove
Our darling Evelyn to Heaven above.
Only bud that made our hearts so glad.
Yet again her sudden departure has made
our hearts sad.
But her transition is where all the redeemed
shall meet
We console that some day our loved one too
shall greet
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18

A man made applications in Cincin-
natl Monday for license to marry a
woman he admitted was insane. We
have often thought the woman must
be crazy when we have heard who she
married. but we never before knew
fhe man to admit II.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
CARMEL.

May 10, 1911.
Mrs. Jennie Lucas, of Oxford, is
visiting relatives and friends here.
An ice cream social will be held at
the residence of James Head, Satur-
day night, May 27. Everyone invited.
o. r. Keelor and wife visited d. T.
Holiday and family at New Vienna,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Mccoy, of Cynthiana, visited
her daughter, Mrs. Tom Mccall re-
Gently.
Jennie and Otie Washburn spent
Sunday with Maud Simpson.
The following teachers have been
employed for the coming year; No. 2,
Sam II. Porter; No. 3, j. w. Hiser;
No. A, J. A. Wiley; No. 5, John Nc
Elwee; No. 6, Rhea Eubanks; No. 7,
j. L. Henry; No. 8, W. e. Keelor; No.
8, Park Stethem; No. 10, Chas Gar
man; No. IL, Hugh Pickett.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18

When one of our citizens go to Gin
cinnati in the morning and return the
same evening and takes grip along,
il is very bad taste to say anything
about it. 1t may be embarrassing II
there is a preacher ior Sunday school
Superintendent around.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
Gets Pension.

David Leadbetter, the pension
agent, office l45 West Main street, gets
widows pensions allowed In from %
to so days. No slow process when you
deal with Leadbetter. See him at
once. Fire, accident and health in
surance. Best companies and best
rates.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18

While the Supreme Court may have
been little bit slow in rendering a
decision i'm the Standard Oil case, 1t
certainly said a mouthful when 1t
did
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
NOticel

John Pfarr Will clean and press and
mend that suit until 1t will look as
good as new. / also do dry cleaning
Give me a call. Brunner's Shoe Shop
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18

Three people were bitten by mad
dog at Jeffersonville, Fayette county,
last week. One of the victims was a
five year old boy, Harold French,
whose face was wounded in eight diff
ferent places. The dog was killed
and its head sent to Columbus for ex-
amina ion and 1t was fonnd that the
dog had rabies. The child was sent
TO the Pasteur Institute at Columbus
for treatment. So many people have
been bitten by mad dogs In Fayette
county recently, that the authorities
have ordered all dogs running at large
that are not muzzled, killed.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18

The Odd Fellows, of New Peters
burg, will hold an ice cream social at
their hall In that place next Saturday
night.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18
"Hot, amt it ?"

A member OF the state legislature
saws there is not an honest newspaper
in Ohio. Still we don't believe the
editors are as much afraid of the grand
Jury as the members of the Legislature.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18

Mrs. Lloyd Shirley will entertain a
company of ladies with bridge this
afternoon.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-05-18

In London 900, 900 persons are living
more than two In room and 26,000
six or more In a room.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06
Senator 3, r. TilIman.

We welcome this distinguished cit
izen Of South Carolina to Orange
rurg, where he is now on visit as
the guest of Capt. Jas. H. Claffy. Sen
ator Tillman has many friends in this
city and county who will be glaT tc
see him once more. He has won his
way to the hearts Of all the people
of South Carolina, as it is hard now
to find a man in the State who does
not speak kindly of him, and admit
that he has made one of the best
Senators the State has ever had. 1t
was not so once, but the happy
change was inevitable as soon as the
people found out the ability of the
man and the distinguished services
he was destined to render the State.
The wish is universal throughout the
State, that he will be restored to com.
plete health and live to serve the peo-
pie for many years in the United
States Senate, a body that has been
elevated and made better by the as
sociation of a man, whose pure, pri-
vate life and eminent public service
shed lustre upon his native State.
Again we welcome Senator Tillman
to Orangeburg, and wish him a pleas
ant stay in our little city. X
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06
Southern Railway Working.

Following out the policies of the
Southern railway, we are doing ev-
erything possible to bring new set
tiers here and instruct them along
with our own people in the fs.-m pos
sibilities of the South" remarked H.
w. Miller, assistant to President Fin
ley Of the Southern railway, while in
Columbia recently on business and
gathering information about South
Carolina.
''The South is very prosperous just
now, find," he said, "and this is the
season when we are working hard in
the West to convince the people out
there that the South is the real coun-
try. The newspapers in the West are
carrying advertisements from the
railroads of this section, and with the
cheap rates offered to settlers we are
satisfied that they will come"
The fact that the railroads are
spending money in the West means
much for the South, and had the leg
islature made the appropriation ask
ed for by the railroads tc supple
ment the amount they were willing
to spend to advertise this State, South
Carolina would have reaped a golden
harvest by the expenditure of a few
thousand dollars.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06
Wilson Runs Ahead.

Straw ballots are being taken al
ready to determine who will be the
next President of the United States.
The Evening Chronicle Of Pottsville,
Pennsylvania, has made canvass OF
Schulykill county to determine the
fayorite in that county for president,
iHG reports IN overwhelming senti
ment for Woodrow Wilson. Roose-
velt was the favorite nn the Itenu5-
lican side, it is stalled, but Wilson
received a larger vote than Roose-
welt and Taft together, AID the
Chronicle estimates that il the event
of Wilson's nomination by the Dem
ocrats he will carry that county by
from 5000 to 10000 Votes. The
Columbia Record figures out tha' nj
this rate he would carry the State
of Pennsylvania by more thar lOO,-
0O0-which is to say that straw bal
lots are more interesting thai con-
elusive. The result of the canvass,
however, might as we'll be given.
Among the Republicans ths vote
was as follows: Roosevelt, 1,51o;
Taft, 266; Wilson, 2O4; La Toilette,
3S4; Roosevelt, 1872; La Toilette,
1874; Knox, IL; and among the
Democrats, Wilson, 1856; Clark
1865; Harmon, 1S. At any rate the
Democratic candidate can not be
elected unless he can win some Of the
votes that have been goingtto che Re-
publican ticket heretofore, and in
this respect, as in others, Wilson
seems to fill the bill.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06
The Tramp Problem.

The tramp problem is both large
and expensive. 1t costs The state of
New York something like S2.0o0,000
every year to look after it's Weary
WiiIies," and there is an additional
annual loss to the state o. something
like s10,0OO,000 through the Sobber-
les, fires and -depredations for which
the fraternity is responsible. Many
attempts have been made 70 solve the
problem, but they have touched only
the edge of it.
/ Learning from what has been so
successfully done in several European
countries, notably Switzerland, it is
now proposed to start farm colonies
and set traraps to work that they may
be producers as well as consumers.
The plan, If it is put in execution,
will be watched with interest, for any
thing that will convert the shiftless,
indolent and often dangerous hobo
into self-respecting and serviceable
member of society will be joyfully
welcomed.
A too great softness of heart is
largely responsible for the tramp
nuisance. Some people are so con-
stituted that when a Weary Willie"
spins some pitiful story Of hunger
they cannot resist giving him q meal,
and oftentimes money as well. No
one wants to see a fellow mortal go
hungry, but the hungry man should
be willing to work for his meal. If
that were more often insisted on the
tramp evil would speedily decrease.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06
The Need of Parks,

When the prophet giving a picture
of peace, contentment and righteous
ness, drew the picthre of boys and
girls playing in the streets. there
were no such things as autos and mo-
torcycles. In our modern cities a
street is about the most dangerous
place in which to let children play,
and the wise parent will MT allow i
il it can be avoided. But in many
places the street is about the Only
pace for children TO play outf oors
and one CHASTITY result is seer j. TIE
accidents that occurr by heir., run
over in some places. One lesson to
be learned is the providing; Of parks
and other open spaces where children
romp and play to their hearts con-
tent. No community, however small,
should be without such spot for, in
addition to being a playground, 1t
adds to the appearance OF the place
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06

ga Teacher" writes to The State
in defense of the State Board of Ed
ucation. He says the impression made
on the public mind by the published
statements by Superintendent Swear
ingen Is that members of the board
are guilty Of graft; at least they con-
strue the Superintendent of Educa-
tion's public utterances to mean his
belief of such grating. ga disting-
uished educator of another State" is
quoted as shocked by the evidence of
graft in the book adoption revealed
by Mr.. Swearingen's statements. 1t
begins to look as if the State Board
CT Education will have to be investi-
gated.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06

If it required any further proof
that w. J. Bryan is a statesman and
not a politician it is abundantly fur
nished in his attitude on the wool
schedule, says the South Bend New
Era. While others are attempting to
stop the gaps in their political fences
by showing an inclination to compro-
mise the question, Bryan takes a
stand with the toiling many who
have to buy woolen clothes for
themselves without paying tribute to
any interest or an undue share into
treasury which is being raided con-
tinually by the most profligate and
eXtravagant expenditures ever wit
messed in any government.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06

The reason why some towns with
inferior natural advantages so ahead
of some others which nature has been
lavish in her gifts Is because their
citizens show foresight, enterprise
and public spirit while those Of other
towns neglect their advantages. To
expect town to flourish when it's
natural advantages remain unimprov-
ed is as foolish as it is for a farmer
to expect crop from land uncultivat-
ed, or for a business man who does
not advertise to look for success.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06

The Imperial Conference in London
has been on different basis from the
conferences previously held. Those
conferences were Colonial" while
the last was Imperial" and the re-
representatives. from the Dominion Of
Canada, Commonwealth Of Austria
liza. Union Of South Africa, and Do
ninion of New Zealand met on an
equal footing with the representatives
OF Great Eritian, and MIR. Asquit, the
British prime minister, cordially vel
coined his colleagues" All this is
Interesting as showing the growing
selfconsciousness of the British col
onies, and that the lesson of 177G
has been taken to heart by the mo-
ther country.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06

Representing as do one Of the
largest and best equipped marble
Companies in the South I am
prepared to offer special in
ducements to prospective purchas-
ers of monuments and tom m5-stones
to mark the graves Of their dead.
Will give the erection Of monu-
ments personal attention and
guarantee all material and work
manship. Just a card to me stat
ing your wants will mean for me
1 to call on you and show you de-
signs and material. ]. R. Smith,
Cordova, S. C.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-06

There may be member or two .of
the State board of Education who
could be Influenced by personal con-
siierations, but we are sure that a
large majority Of the board is public
snirited and acted for the best inter-
ests of the State when voting for the
books adopted.