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The Brunswick news., 1912-11-15

REMEMBER THE OLD ORIGINAL
BuTTS DUBBERLY HARDw ARE
co. A LARGE LINE OF HIGH CLASS
srrPDT IFS. ETC, AT LOWEST RE
TAT IntCES.
The Brunswick news., 1912-11-15
buyine

Don't w ] your money buyine
strengthening plasters per-
lains Liniment is cheaper bet
or. Dampen a piece of fianndg with
IT and bind it over the affected parts
and it will relieve the pain and the
soreness. For sale by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

The armored fleet of great nation was ! lying in the harbor. The admiral received word that his ships were lowering over mil. lion mines and dcstroyers. and asked me to risk my precious life in an effort to determine the truth of the rufnor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

The boat in which 1 started out was eou;nped with a motor. As l foated about aimlessly came upon a sharkray fish with enormous wings or flappers. My motor was too slow to ovcrtake him. so whirled my oar like propeller and dashed after him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

Faster ana faster rcvolved my oar and gradually gained on the sharkray. Brushing the boat against his tail, made tremendous leap, carrying the oar with me, and landed lightly upon the. sharkray's spacious back. cGnging to 1t tightly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

The motor, of course, was of no use without electricity But solved this difficulty by gathering together several thousand electric eels, attaching wires to them and suspending the boat containing the eels from the body of the sharkray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

Icompelled the fish to dive to the bottom of the harbor. Here found the admiral's fears justified, for millions of mines, which l detached and destroyed, were scattered about. Then picked up an abandoned motor and placed 1t in my empty boat
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-01
PAGE THREE

men. He is making enormous
profits because he sells at full New
York prices, which include freight
and duty. Mr.. y. A. SpreckeIs tes-
tilted that between 1894 and 1895,
he bought, operated and sold
plantation in the Hawaiian Islands
and made clear profit of nearly
two million dollars. Hearings be-
fore Committee on Finance, page
415). Very little sympathy will be
wasted upon the Hawaiian planter
by those who know the combination
of refners, planters and beet sugar
men who control prices on the Pa
ci1c coast.
Gen. Clarence r. Edwards, Chief
Of the Bureau of Insular Affairs,
stated before the Senate Commit
tee on Finance (page 1859 that the
Philippine Islands suffered from
the limitations on their free export
of sugar to the United States to
100000 tons per year and from
their land laws which limit the acre
age to be acquired by one person or
corporation. We advocate the re-
moval of both limitations that CAPT
tai may seek investment in Philip
pines and under better laws be
highly remunerative. The export
trade to the United States of the
Philippine Islands would be greatly
increased by laws which would in
crease their export Of sugar to the
United States.
It must be conceded that the
Louisiana planters are dependent
upon the tariff. They were nursed
on bounties and live on tariff taxes.
They produce a crop the annual
value Of which is $25,00O,000, and,
for this, demand that the people of
the United States shall be taxed
from one hundred to one hundred
and fifty million dollars every year.
Louisiana planters alloge that it
produce raw sugar The cost in
New York of Cuba sugars is less
than two and half cents and the
Hawaiian planter during the last
twenty-five years landed his raw
sugars in New York at 2.96 cents
per pound. The Louisiana planter
is engaged in an unequal contest
with nature, the result of which is
certain. He will be driven out by
the beet sugar men whom he sup
ports today. The constant fear of
frost requires the Louisiana planter
to begin cutting in October before
the cane is matured. The result is
that the sugar yield iG from six to
seven per cent. as compared with 10
to IL per cent. in Cuba and in the
Hawaiian Islands of IL to IS per
cent. The Louisiana planter has re-
ceiyed subsidies direct and indirect,
through bQunties and by high pro-
tective tariff for 100 years and today
confesses his inability to stand
alone He demands that the Ameri-
can people should be taxed over one
hundred millions that h. may pro-
duce a crop Of oneQuarter Of that
amount The statement Of his claim
is it's complete refutat,on and an
indignant people will not forever
Continued on Page Fifteen.)
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-01

Tint Handbook of Politics by Thos.
e. Watson, is book every American
citizen should read. Contains every
party platform; fourth edition
almost exhausted. Price, CSC, post
paid. The Jeffersonian Publishing
Company, Thomson, Ga,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-01
Import Duties on Sugar

hundred pound. That is, during the
time of free duty the consumer paid
for graduated $40; and during
the time of $224 duty the consumer
paid for granulated 1922. He got
the benefit of the full duty taken
off.
"The Chairman: And some of
the increased profit of the refiner?
''Mr. Willett: Some of the in
creased profit, yes"
1t is true, as Senator Lodge points
out, that the refiner's margin of
profit was increased. The gain to
the refner came from two sources.
1t takes 1O7 pounds of raw sugar to
make 100 pounds of refined sugar.
The refiner saved the difference in
the cost of these Z pounds. In ad-
dition, a given capital will purchase
and carry larger amount of raw
sugar and sugar in course of refin-
ing. This gain amounted to $0:234
per 100 pounds. He divided this
profit with the consumers, keeping
lie cents for himself and giving
up to the consumer 11.5 cents. The
price of beet sugar follows the price
of cane sugar and the import tax on
can sugar increases the price of
both. A very simple calculation,
based on figures of Senator Lodges
report, will show that the tariff tax
on sugar costs the people of the
United States between one hundred
and one hundred and fifty million
dollars per annum. Senator Lodge
answers this argument by dividing
the consumption Of sugar into parts
and by assuming that the only saw
ing to the consumer will be on the
sugar which he uses on his table.
If that were true, the remainder of
the saving would go to manufactu-
rers of candy, of condensed milk, of
preserved fruits, and other indus
tries, all of which would be stimu-
lated by the lower price Of sugar.
It is reasonably certain that the keen
competition in these trades would
reduce the price Of their manufac-
tured product by approximately the
whole of the reduction in the price
of sugar.
Mr.. Frank Lowry Of the Whole
sale Grocers Association in a recent
pamphlet writes as follows:
''The public benefits from the
cheaper sugar would not end with
reducing the cost of that article to
the consumer. Under the present
tariff the relatively high cost of
sugar seriously burdens our great
fruit canning and preserving indus
tries, and by increasing the cost Of
these products, limits their CON
sumption in this country, and prac-
tically prohibits expectations on a
large scale
''Ir SO far as our export trade in
jellies, jams, and other preserved
fruits is concerned, the direct result
Of lower sugar duty would be to
give us a much larger share of the
Worlds markets than we now en-
joy. This is perhaps the greatest
fruit growing country in the World,
but our export trade in canned and
preserved fruits is relatively small,
owing to the fact that we cannot
compete, in neutral markets, with
countries having the advantage Of
cheap sugar. Preserves like the II.
J. Heinz Company, of Pittsburg,
have found it necessary to estab-
lish factories in England, where
they secure this advantage. At
present the duty on sugar in Eng
land is 1855 and it is generally
believed that the next budget will
show this has been still further
reduced +"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-01

I ~ 1AOH' O&HAeS IA OGOFm2n,
] United States Senator From New
f! York, Advocating the Removal Of
All Import Duties ON Raw and
: Refined Sugars.
New York, May %, 1912.
Hon. James A. O'Gorman,
Senate Chamber,
Washington, D. G.
EAR SIR: The undersigned
IN Arbuckle Brothers of the
liz City of New York is a part
nership which owns and
operates cane sugar refinery on
the Brooklyn shore of the East
River with a capacity of over 1000
barrels Of refned sugar day. We
are among the independent refners.
Our contest with the American
Sugar Refining Company and our
competition have been important
factors in keeping the prices of
sugar stationery, while all other food
prices have rapidly advanced. We
are still engaged in this competition
and since January last we have been
selling sugar at 20 points below the
price of the American Company.
We advocated "free sugar" before
the House of Representatives, feel
ing able to meet the competition of
the world, and that the lower prices
which must follow free raw mate
rial will increase the consumption
and more than offset any importa-
ton of refined sugar. We are
+0 h0 xxyhi Nv.
Senator Lodge has lately made from
the Committee on Finance of the
United State Senate. 1t foreshad-
ows the complete denial of the
promises of lower tariff taxes which
the Republican Party made to the
country in it's last platform, and the
promises Of the President in his in
eugural message.
Arbuckle Brothers protest against
the bill reported by Senator Lodge
and submit the following reasons for
your consideration. Senator Lodge
denies that 'free raw sugar" would
lessen the cost of refined sugar to
the consumer. Why, then, do the
beet sugar men besiege the Halls OF
Congress? Why have they sub
scribed great sums of money "to
educate the American people,
moneys which are being spent large
Iy in concentrating upon Congress
biased statements OF it's beneficial
ries for the continuance of this
heavy tax upon food to furthec
swell their grossly swollen profits?
Why do they rage that this indus
try will be ruined, and why does
Senator Lodge write in his report
(p. A.?
"Your committee do not think,
if the full significance of results
from free sugar to our home pro-
duction was clearly understood by
our people, that they would be will
ling to see the labor and capital
engaged in our sugar industries
sacrificed, especially in view Of their
chances ultimately to secure cheaper
sugar from American farms and
fields
The beet sugar men know that the
price of sugar will be decreased
more than the import duty if the
'tfree sugar bill'' Of the House of
Representative becomes a law.
Experience has shown that the con-
sumers save more than the dwty
that is RENTED. During the three
years and five months of free sugar
april /, 1891, to August 1, 1S94),
the price of refined sugar decreased
by the whole Of the duty RENTED
and in addition by portion Of the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-08-01
THE eJEFFERSoNIAN

sugar beets or cane"
AT the time the Payne-Aldrich
Tariff Law was being enacted, the
National Gamers Association
which numbers nearly 5000 firms),
at their annual convention in Louis
vile, KY, passed resolution, urg-
ing Congress to abolish the duty on
raw and refined sugar, because, as
stated in their resolution: sit is
greatly desired to offer the product
OF our factories to the consumer at
the lowest possible cost"
The National Food Manufacture
.ers adopted similar resolution
An officer of the California Can
neries Co. recently expressed him
self, as follows:
''As to the Sugar Tariff there is
no question but that it is a serious
handicap to the fruit industry of
this State, and we certainly trust
that you will succeed in your eff
forts to have this tariff removed, as
there can be no doubt but that the
people of this country are bearing
this great burden for the benefit of
a few -millionaires, that con-
troll the Sugar Trust, and are in a
position to force a tariff that is for
their own benefit, as against the in
terests of the people at large"
Great as is the amount of sugar
used by the Gamers, it is small in
deed when compared with that con-
sumed by the housewives of the
country. Tons of fruit rot every
year, which in farm houses would
be preserved if the price of sugar
were lowered by free raw sugar.
Sugar a Universal -2eyenue Pro-
Queer"
It is true the European countries
exact large revenues from sugar.
They tax the import of foreign
sugars and the consumption Of do
nestle sugar, causing prices to vary
from 4 cents per pound in London
to IA cents in Rome. They tax
salt, also, and the salt tax was
potent cause Of the French Revolu-
ton. Today in some continental
countries salt may be bought only
at the Government depots and at
prices which include heavy taxes.
If the import tax on Cuban sugars
were removed and the excise taxes
VI ulO p6 COplSu anu H1dQG OuS-EaiL
cent per pound on all sugar con-
sumed, the revenue would amount
to 40,000,000 per annum, and
SIS, 100000 per annum would be
saved to the people of the United
States. The revenue would more
over be always increasing with con-
sumption, rather than diminishing
as it does now with the growth of
the domestic industry.
Free Sugar as Affecting Our Ex-
port Trade"
Senator Lodge argues that Cuban
reciprocity would be ended and the
advantages which we have for our
exports in the Cuban market" de-
stroyed by free sugar Cuba pro-
duces sugar cheaper than any c0un-
try in the world The Island lies at
our doors. The planter can lay
down his sugar in the New York
market and have his moneys within
week. The East Indian planter
must wait sixty to ninety days. The
Cuban planter sells with exact
knowledge of the market If the
import tax on Cuban sugars were
removed, our trade and commerce
with that Island would grow apace.
1t is indeed a novel idea that the
Cuban planter is protected by tax
ing his sugars more than half their
values. The Hawaiian planter pro-
duces sugar at two cents per pound
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
Great Holiday Offer.

That great farm publication,
the Missouri and Kansas Farmer,
of Kansas City, Mo-, is making
a great holiday offer to new sub
scribers. Anyone sending rs
cents will receive the Missouri
and Kansas Farmer whole year,
and will also receive free a great
package containing so beautiful
postcards consisting of floral,
birthday, greetings, christmas,
new year, valentine and easter;
all of very latest designs and
high work of art. Only Csc gets
you the Farmer for a year and
the package of so cards. Send
today. Address Missouri and
Kansas Farmer, 9Th & MCGEE
Sts., Kansas City, Mo. Dept. A.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
Chautauqua Meeting

Friday night, Dec. 9th, at 8 p.
M, at Geo. E. Fuckers Office.
All signers of the guaranty
fund, also every one interested in
making this our first Chautau-
qua a success are requested to
attend. LADIES ARE ES-
PECIALLY INVITED to at.
tend this. meeting. Order OF
business-to form a Chautauqua
Association, elect officers and
committees. Every siguer of the
guarantee fund has assumed a
certain liability. Protect your
own interests by attending this
meeting.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05

that the volume of soft ground
ore would overbalance that OF
the thinner regions, this condi.
ton being due to the smaller ex-
pense of operating the soft ground
mine.
For the corresponding week of
1911, blende was much weaker
than at present, and the basis
range was from $44 to $40 a ton,
while choicer grades brought as
high as $54.50. Spelter was then
quoted at 1888, compared with
81. 80 today.
Producers of calamine continue
to get a high figure for their
ores, and the output is showing
tendency to increase. Grades
carrying 40 per cent metallic
zinc sell readily for $50 to $33 4
ton, while lots running high in
metallic zinc command q pre-.
MUM which forces the bidding
up to $3S a ton.
Last year at this time calamine
brought $24 to $2s 4 ton, basis,
while choice grades commanded
$3s.
The only weak place in the To-
cal market at present is in the
offerings for lead ore, which
have dropped to $54 q ton, com.
pared to $62 q ton for the cores
ponding week of 1911. Pig lead
is quoted at $4.2s to $3.50, COM
pared with $4.37S a year ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
The Mines.

C. E. Emerson and others, who
are opening up a mine on the l.
G. o. ground, have gone into lead
in two levels, one at 80 feet and
the other at Al feet. Good lead
dirt is found at both levels, and
the boys will make some easy
money. Several properties on the
1. & o. ground are to be opened
up right away. The ground is
rich, and reminds US of the early
day diggings in Galena.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
Across the Divide.

Is the title of the opening bill
of the Quality Stock Co. at the
Opera House, Dec. S, 6 and z.
1t is one of the. strongest West
ern plays ever written. 1t is the
story of a Wait who has been
adopted by a rough old Western
er. The child proves to be the
child of an ex-convict, who sacri-
feed himself that the daughter
may never know her father was
a convict. 1t deals with the
Vaccinations of a billion to mar
~ the girl and win her money.
It has strong situations and thrill
ing climaxes and a strong vein OF
comedy runs all through the bill,
furnished by an old maid, the old
Westerner and an Irishman.
It is a play that never fails to
leave a strong impression on the
audience, and is considered equal
if not superior to any Western
play ever written. There will
be good strong specialties be-
tween acts, and all special seen
cry.
Popular prices of admission.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
The Mines.

The top price for zinc blende
last week was S61.50 a ton. The
basis range for lots carrying 90
DER cent metallic zinc was from
$50 to SIS. so. The feature OF
the weeks bidding was the
strength of the second grades,
which sold for $57 generally
throughout the district. The
second grades are SIS higher than
they were two weeks ago. There
has not been such marked rise
in the choicer lots, which, how
ever. have continued in strong
demand, and were so cents bet"
ter last week than for the week
before.
Shipments, which have passed
the 7,2OO ton mark at times are
in excess of the production, ana
az a result the small accumula-
ton of reserves in the bins,
which was never large enough
to have a bearish tendency on
the market to any great extent
has been reduced to a minimum
and with the exception OF two
or three unusually large biustul
of blende in the Webb City and
the Joplin camps, the ore reserves
are not in evidence.
Prior to a few years ago. the
soft ground mines produced OS
far the greatest tonnage OF con-
centrates, but as the sheet ore
districts were gradually extend
ed, vast new areas were opeuen
and concentrating plants OF ire
meudous daily capacity were con-
structed. Although these mills
are forced to handle a much
greater tonnage in order to pro-
duce as great a volume OF con-
centrates as the mills in the soil
ground district, their aggregate
capacity is so much greater that
the volume of concentrates like
wise is greater.
With stronger prices the out
mt of the sheet ore districts In
creases faster than does the pro
duction from the soft ground
camps, and a decline in prices
causes q sharp fslIingoff in sheet
ground production. Should prices
drop below a certain level, $40 o
ers "a r-.role. The chauce1 CSC
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
Public Sale.

On Thursday, Dec. S, at the
Peck place, half a mile north and
half a mile east of Quapaw, AL
bert Peck and 1. E. Bridges will
offer for sale ten head of horses
and mules, IL head of cattle, a
lot of farm implements, 3 tons OF
baled hay and a lot of other prop
erty on ten months time. W. T.
Hartley will conduct the sale and
NJ. Doty will be clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
School Notes.

Highest averages for month OF
November:
Grade 1-Opal Dowty.
Grade 2-Wayland Gregory.
Grade 3-John Porter, Efie
Marlett. Lille Warford.
Grade 4-Calvira Weaver and
Beatrice Cherry.
Grade 5-Helen Humphrey.
Grade 6-Kenneth Goodner and
Winnie Fagg.
Grade Burton Covey and
Joe Frazee.
Grade S-Edna Dills, Vesta
Talbot.
Grade 9-Grace Frazee.
Grade 10-Ruth Smith.
Grade 11-Ruth DeMoss.
The Thanksgiving VACATION
was enjoyed by all, and everyone
seemed glad to be back in school
Monday morning.
On Wednesday evening of last
week the Athenian Literary So
ciety gave a very enjoyable pro-
gram.
There we're several visitors at
school last week. We hope that
they win encourage others to
come, a1 the school needs The
t,srl7 I1,iup q l'ls gl
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
Public Sale.

On Wednesday, Dec. II, at his
place 4 mile north and quarter
of a mile west of Baxter, G. W.
Hefey will sell 10 horses, %
cattle, 8 hogs, a lot of farm i'm.
plements good as new, a fine lot
of new furniture, a 700-pound
U. S. cream separator, etc, on
ten months time. w. T. Hart
ley will be the salesman and W.
A. Braman and Clarence Owen
will be the clerks.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
Arctic Radiator Fluid.

For your automobile. This
fluid will be handled by the
Hood Implement Company, and
stands a test of 49 degrees below
zero. See Hoods right away
about this. One accident from
freezing will cost you more than
Arctic Radiator Fluid will cost
you in five years. Don't put
this of. Do It now.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05

Wheat is doing nicely in this
part of the country. 1t is al'
ready stooling ont, and will socn
cover the ground like blanket
There has been moisture enough
so far to make it take a good
growth.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05

Fred Gilmore has bought the
billiard and pool parlors OF
Luther Grazier, in the Gaba
building, and will continue the
business at the old stand.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
Lost.

A So bill in Baxter Springs on
Friday, November -. Reward
for return to Mrs. e. A. Baugh,
or this Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05
SfafOmonf Of OWnOEShlp

Statement Of Ownership.
Office Of Baxter Springs News, published
at Baxter Springs, Kansas.
chas. L. Smith. being duly sworn on
bis oath, says that be is sole owner and
proprietor of the Baxter Springs News
and that there are no bOndhOlders, mort
Tagees, or others holding any interest In
said paper. Chas: L. smith
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this rst day Of October. I9Ia.
Alonzo L. Jones,
lsRALl Notary Public.
Ny commission expires April IS. 1874.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05

W. I. Patton has returned to
HE home IN Ration, N. N. He
uns called here By the last III
p,p q q, isshoIl AS PSlirr
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05

Mrs. Vale Smith spent Thanks.
giving with her parents in cOFey.
vile.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-12-05

Miss Laura Armstrong visited
friends u CofeYYille this week.