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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-18
Facts Suppressed and Issues
Evaded by Taft Tariff Board

MACLEA.
pert Of the Tariff Board.
ght chicanery and fraud IL tariff leStsla.
, withhold the facts in my possession
ton manufacturing Industry. RegretfuI
warrants such conclusions, l am com.
nent:
cost data on weaving necessary to enable
1t to make an intelligent
ii comparison with costs at
II home; that the boa I'd
III HAUL was offered opportuni-
ties tor obtaining such
data. but did not use
| them; that such foreign
data as were obtained were in some cases
| suppressed and in others were inadsQuats
! Tor honest comparison. although util-
ICED.
VII
That the tariff board betrayed the con-
| fdence Of American manufacturers by pub
fishing data that should
have been held for con-
III fidentiai information OF
ii UNfAIN legisla tors: that compel
itors were given thereby
valuable trade secrets
while the foreign manu-
facturers dfvulged nothing of similar
character or Importance
VIII
That the tariff boards
treatment Of economic
InNIN(yt N. questions vitality affect
nnac ing the relation of the
UUUS tariff to the prices ex-
] acted from cons umers
was disinge nuous and
misleading
That the tariff board has proved not to
be the 'nonpartisan" and scientific tnstru-
ment promised by President Tare; that its
members displayed inexpcrence In bust
ness. Incompetence and extravasance |
have been forced reluctantly after q years
intimate association to accept the opinion
that tho tariff board has been nothing
more than effective
cog in a "standpat''
| political machine; that
| fANIINAN some of the men who
clamored most loudly for
a tariff board and some
OF the men appointed
thereto worked all the time complacently
In the knowledge that the creation of the
board was a scheme to prevent genuine
tariff reform as long possible by gum
ming the cards and delaying the game" a
charge frequently made. but which / for
a long time discredited
x
That such facts as the tariff board has
reported sustain the charge. as to both
tho wool and tho cotton
schedules. that the con-
| tINVN Il. sumner has been robbed
| mo outra geously as q conse-
| NU quence of excessive du-
! ties and that the profits
have not gone into the
pockets OF the la borer to maintain an
American standard of living"
From New York World.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-18

VIII.
That the tariff boards
treatment Of economic
questions vitality affect
ing the relation of the
tariff to the prices ex-
acted from nsume rs
was disinge uous and
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EVASION

ILLEGALLY" collected data. but sidestepped
that responsibility by arguing that such
deductions it's data justified were not
called for under the Specifications OF its
employment
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-18

That the earin board falsely reported
mat II vas Impossible to obtain abroad
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PfRvfR.
SION

That the tariff board has not, a. stated
BY President Taft to congress. drawn any
conclusions that would be valuable In
advising the congress and the people
Of the changes that ought to be made to
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INExACI
UNFAIR

facturers dtvulged nothing of similar
character or Importance
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CONVICT.
ING

pockets OF the la borer to .maintatn a
American standard of living"
From New York World.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-18

were deIlDeFAteIy ulSAS-
ISOLATED or emaSculated
If not suppressed. and
that a congress 8 m a n
would require the serv-
ices of a statistfcian and
nl>rL Et- ,~kA
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SUPPRESS.
SION

70 the government. but tnimical to the
special privileges OF q few New England
manufacturers who were permitted by
Senator Aldrich to write the cotton sched-
ule to suit themselveS.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-18

That the tartn board
has perverted othSr
facts. thereby avoiding
exposure of tariff injus-
tees that have benefited
the few at the expense
OF the many manufac-
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PARTISAN

thereto worked all the time complacently
In the knowledge that the creation of the
BOARD was scheme to prevent genuine
tariH reform as long as possible by gum
ming the cards and delaying the game"
charge frequently made. but which / for
a long time discredited
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-18

That the tariff board.
in its report on manufac-
lures Of cotton (Sched-
ule L. has suppressed
findings of vital impor-
lance to the cotton in
dustry, to the public and
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-18
tMASCU.
lATION

make head or tail of the tumble Of data
presented a. basis for intelligent tariff
revision.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-18

That the tariff board
avoided altogether invss-
tlgating certain phases
of tariff graft hidden in
"tokers" OF the Payne
Aldrlch law.
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wing necessary to ena BILE
1t to make an intelligent
comparison with costs at
home: that the board
was offered opportuni-
ties tor obtaining such
data. but did not use
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That the tariff boards report was n
ranged SO as to be incomprshensible t
either legislators or laymen: that table
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fishing data that should
have been held for con-
fidentiai information OF
legislators: that compel
itors were given thereby
valuable trade secrets.
Whila thu HnrAinn
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DlSINCtN.
UOUS
misleading.

That the tariff board has proved not to
be the nonpartisan" and scientific instru-
ment promised by President TATE: that its
members displayed inexperience In bust
ness. Incompetence and extravaganza
have been forced reluctantly after years
intimate association TO accept the opinion
that tho tariff board has been nothing
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-18

the wool and tho cotton
schedules. that the con-
sumer has been robbed
outrageously as q conse-
quence of excessive du-
ties and that the profits
have not gone into the
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
Twenty-Five Years Ago

An association football team
was organized.
A dance was given in the
Slettebak building in honor of
Joe Pinkerton, who was going g
to Canada for the winter.
There was a report of the
vention at jamestown for
the purpose of bringing about
statehood for North Dakota.
Announcement was made
that we publish today the
first of a series of ordinances
recently passed by the village
board" "
The Bottineau Literary So
ciety was organized and plan
ned big entertainment for
Christmas week. Among the
familiar names on the program
were: A. G. Burr, F.W. Cathro,
Laura McBain, Kate Burr,
Griffith Gibson, Thomas B.
Nichol and John B. Russell.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
AROUND the COUNTY

A medicine show held the
boards at Antler.
Lansford wants an open air
ice rink for the children.
There are already five active
applicants for the Lansford
postofice.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. H. r.
Morgan of Omemee on Dec
ember 4, a son.
Nels Hedlund has moved his
family to Souris from his farm
north of that city.
Frykman Bros. of Souris are
erecting large addition to
their machine shop.
Marked improvements were
made on the Protestant Genet
cry at Antler.
The Westhope firemen will
give their second annual ball
on New Years night.
DIR. Youtz has purchased the
handsome residence of George
Sunberg at Willow City.
The Presbyterian church at
Willow City is now equipped
with new heating plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Gould of
Westhope are the parents of a
baby boy who arrived on Dec
ember 2.
Mrs. ID. II. Bruce and family
of Souris will move to Grand
Forks where Mr.. B. is employ
ed in barber shop.
The demand for houses at
Souris is greater than the sup
ply and several new residences
may be built in the spring.
A new hot water heating
plant has been installed in the
fine residence of Nels Magnu-
son, living northeast of Souris.
Bruce Walker of Oneonta,
New York, has leased the hotel
Ruford at Lansford and will
conduct the business in the
future.
The serious illness of Mrs.
NJ. w. Swearingen of Sherman
township necessitated her re-
moval to the hospital at Ro-
chester, Minnesota, to undergo
an operation.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
A Chilly Problem.

How cold Is it when it is twice as
cold as 2 degrees above zero? There
are two zeros. one marked D on the
thermometer and one known as abso-
lutte zero. which is understood to mark
the absence Of all heat. The zero Of
Fahrenheit's thermometer is obtained
by immersing a tube of mercury in a
mixture of snow and common salt and
marking the place where the mercury
stands in the tube. Absolute zero is
459 degrees below this zero. Now,
"twice as cold" is exactly equivalent
to half as hot. Therefore. when it is
half as hot as 2 degrees above zero, or
461 F., it is 23O.5 degrees below the
zero on the thermometer.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

"Nobody is worried nowadays by tho
fact that the twelfth month of the
year is called the tenth. December -
says writer, land no doubt even the
ancient Romans soon got used to the
anomaly when the new year was shift
ed back from March to January. though
the old names of the months were re-
tained. But there was one of them
who made ingenious use Of it-Licinius.
rascally procurator at Lyons under
Augustus. he insisted on having cer-
tain monthly payments made fourteen
times year. arguing, when December
came round. that as It was the tenth
month Of the year and there ought to
be twelve there must be two moro to
be accounted for" +
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

WHY not resolve to start the
new year right-by revivifying g
the com mercial club and taking Q
our place among the wide
awake, up-to- date, progressive
cities of North Dakota? We
have lost many good opport-
unities by our failure to con.
centrate our energies along
civic and commercial lines. 1t
is never too late to mend"
Let's do it.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
Ten Years Ago

August Him. died near Will
low City.
John Gaisser bought the
Bibeau farm near Lords Lake.
Warren Hofacker was push
ing the installation of the tele-
phone system.
Born to NIr. and Mrs. John
McCaughna, then residing in
Souris, a ten-pound boy.
Odd Fellows Lodge No. IA
was instituted at Omemee with
nineteen charter members.
The execution of William
Ross was postponed and the
murderer renewed his hope of
a life sentence.
James Gallagher sold his
farm near Lords Lake and
bought the Franc Bouvier
farm in the foothills.
Married-(Dec. 10 Alexander
Cameron and Miss Blanche
Rodney by Rev. Peter Mitchell;
dec 49, John Cameron and
Miss Catherine Nichol by Rev.
McIver of Souris; dec. ~
Christian A. Larson and Eva
E. Mclean by Rev. Peter
Mitchell.
The Courant issued a special
Christmas number of twenty
pages and with colored cover.
The issue was we'll patronized
by advertisers and contained a
number of special articles. W..
w. Barrett wrote on Forest
Development and the North
Dakota School of Forestry"
E. F. Martin of Willow City
contributed Bottineau in the
Past Four Years." John Din
woodie wrote a historical article
entitled Then and Now
James Fleming supplied an
interesting story under the
caption "Rerneniscences.'
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
a SLUMP. In Kline.

A Frenchman who apparently has a
good deal of time on his hands has
been amusing himself by reckoning up
the number of kisses he has given his
wife during the first twenty years of
his married life. He finds that in the
first year he dispensed about a hundred
kisses . day, or, say, allowing for birth
days and holidays, about S8,7OO in the
year. In the second year this number
was reduced by half and in the third
year to ten a day. while in the fifth
year his better half had to be content
with two a day, one In the morning
and one in the evening. What hap
pened after the fifth year is wrapped
In mystery" but at the same rate OF
progression" he probably arrived
eventually at one kiss on the 1st OF
January every leap year.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
Fed Them on stale News.

In the British arctic expedition Of
1875 one of the chaplains had flle Of
the London Times twenty years old.
containing the Crimean war reports.
One copy was given out to each ship
daily. The officers had it first, then 1t
went to the forecastle. and soon every
one was as keen about the news as It
the war had been proceeding. The
clergyman In control Of the press was
besought to Issue an evening edition.
and whom Sebastopol was about to be
taken excitement ran 80 high that the
newspaper oface-a locker-was almost
stormed. The editor, however. was
arm and continued with his daily is
sue. the interest being kept up to the
end Of the expedition.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
WARNINGS FOR ThEHOME

w WAKNlN(JO FON II ET1ON6
THE National Fire Protection
association says:
Every year in America
many children are burned to
death by fire from Christmas
candles.
DO not decorate your Christ
mas tree with paper, cotton, or
any other inflammable mate.
rial. Use metallic tinsel and
other non-inf)ammable decora-
tions only, and set the tree Sc
curely 80 that the children in
reaching for things cannot tip
it over.
Do not use cotton to repres-
ent snow. If you must have
snow use asbestos fibre.
DO not permit children to
light or relight the candles
while parents are not present.
They frequently set fire to their
clothing instead. The tree it.
self will burn when needles
have become dry.
DO not leave matches with
in reach of children at holiday
time. Candles are meant to be
lighted, and if the children can
get matches they will expert
ment with them. They initiate
their elders.
A house of nerriment is
better than a house of mourn
ing"
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
NO STRINGS

The Wilson campaign fund
is attracting widespread atten-
ton. The New HavenCourier-
Journal says: The old politi-
cal war horses of the country
stare with wide open eyes at
the financial report of the com
mittee having in charge the
revenues of the Wilson cam
paign fund. The battle was
managed successfully on a
third of what has until this
wear been considered essential,
namely million instead of
three million. 7 h e money
was contributed by nearly 100,
600 people, and the close of the
campaign find the treasury
still solvent. In other words,
it has been demonstrated that
barrels of money are not needed
to finance campaign in this
country. 1t has been further
demonstrated that the people
are themselves willing to pay
the bills if appealed to, and
provided the powerfully and
interested money bags are
ignored. The incoming ad-
n,inistratiOn belongs to the
people, not to a few men who
have always been willing to
pay the bill provided they could
control the government. This
justities the confidence of the
refOrmers and dreamers of a
former generation that the use
of money in American politics
was sCandalous and that sooner
or later a way must be found
to stop it or the government it
self would rot. The incoming
administration may, and pro-
badly will, make errors of judg-
ment, but they cannot be
charged up to intentional
errors dictated by the special
interests. There is no private
staircase for them to enter the
White House. The country is
to be congratulated upon the
definite establishment of this
new money spirit and cam
paign principle. The people
are to be congratulated upon
having escaped suspicion by
escaping the payment of the
bills. It ought to lead to a new
conception of political RESPONSE
bility and partisan leadership.
We now know that the old
breed of political managers
were not men of great ability.
They were mostly towards
who dared not trust the man.
hood of the country, and be.
lieved that the safer course
was to undertake to debauch it,
Never again need we listen tc
the counsel of the men who
measure all undertakings by
the money there is in them"
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
Pumpkin Pie.

One quart of rich milk. three cupfuls
Of prepared pumpkin. two cupfuls Of
sugar, small piece of butter. one
tablespoonful each Of ginger and Gin
aamon and four eggs. Beat the yolks
thoroughly before adding. Stir In the
we'll beaten whites just before putting
In the oven. This makes three pies.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

The Twelfth Hour" at
tempted to show at the Minot
opera house but the audience
left before the first hour. The
manager was the only one who
remained through the entire
performance in order to settle
up.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

Shop early.
1t pays.
You get your choice.
And save worry.
Also you confer a favor on
the clerks.
Make out your list.
Study the ads.
Do it now.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
OFFICIAL Newspaper Of City Of Bottineau.

ADVERTISING RATEs-The charge for dis
play advertising space in the Courant Is
based on lS cents per inch, single column
measurement. each issue: annual rate 10
cents special position Is cents: Legal ad-
vertising legal rates: locals" 10 cents per
line: reading matter 10 cents per line.
Classified advertising cents per line.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

In Towner county sleighs are
being used to haul grain from
the shock to the threshiug ma
chine. The grain is damp
when it comes from the separ-
ator but is being shipped to
Minneapolis at once and wilf
be mechanically dried there.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

States Attorney George p.
JONES', of LaMoure county, bet
ter known as Jones of Rock, !"
candidate at the primaries for
nomination as governor of this
state, was recently cleared of
charges of receiving unlawful
fees from the county.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

DR.. Harrison, government
specialist, investigated condi-
tions at Fort Berthold reserva-
ton, and found 146 cases of
trachona among the Indians.
.Trachoma is a serious eye trou-
BILE among the Indians that will
in time leave the sufferer blind.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

The North Dakota Medical
association at it's session in
Devils Lake passed a resolution
condemning the proposed bill
to permit sale of liquor on a
doctors prescription.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

THE editors little son is TAX
ing an interest in rustling
kindling wood and doing other
chores. Our daughter seems to
like washing dishes. There 8
a reason" Only twelve davs
more.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

Turkey Track Bill" Molash
is being tried for murder at
Mandan. He is accused of kill
ing Guy Motion in the south
ern part of Burleigh county
last summer.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

A Kenmare lady brooded over
the recent death of her husband
and attempted to end her sor-
rows by drinking carbolic acid.
The doctor arrived in time to
save her life.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
How to Determine the Solvency
Of a Bank

First-By the ability and character of the man
in charge. ~
Secondly the amount Of paid up capital and
surplus
Thirdly the published statements ofts affairs.
Fourth-By the responsibility of its stockholders.
Fifth-By it's business record in years past.
The First National Bank of Bottineau has paid
up capital and surplus of $60O0O
It's stockholders are liable additionally for $780,,
100000.
It's officers have had twenty-five years business
experience in this county.
It issues drafts in this and foreign countries.
It keeps accounts with depositors and furnishes
all drafts, books and checks free of charge.
1t pays interest on deposits and guarantees to
every customer fair dealing, and proper considera-
ton of his interests as well as it's .,.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

Fire destroyed the power
plant at the Fort Totten Indian
school on Thanksgiving, and
it is now a question whether
it will be able to build another
plant to complete this years
term.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

The Dunseith tuberculosis
sanitarium was formally open
ed on December 9Th and al
ready has twelve patients, and
applications enough to more
than tax the present capacity
of the institution.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

Several people living in the
upper apartment of a building
at Bismarck were forced to
escape in very scant attire when
fire was discovered in the low
err rooms.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
FllckERTAIL FACTS
AND FANcIES

Darlington had $50, 600 worth
of fire.
Bogus check artists are get
ting in their work.
An unknown Finlander was
run over by a train at Brockett.
A transient was instantly
killed at Kensal by a fall from
a ladder. t
A runaway horse ran into
the side of a house at Larimore
and broke his neck.
The Salvation Army is lay
ing plans for big feed for the
poor people at Minot.
The sheriff at Napoleon fired
after a fleeing bootlegger but
the fellow is still going.
James NJ. Corcoran of Wilbur
fell dead while putting roll
of roofing paper in his buggy.
Lars Jensen of Devils Lake
fell from a three-story buildin g
with wheel-barrow and still
lives.
Gus Larson, proprietor of the
Golden Rule hotel at Douglas
is under arrest charged with
pigging.
Bud" Floyd, who broke Jail
at Carrin gton, was killed at
Moose Jaw, while working for
a railway company.
--
The Commercial club at Car.
rington started off the winters 8
work with a big jungle feed,'
in true hobo style.
John Wiedman, a transient,
fell from a ladder while putting
on storm windows at Kensal
and broke his neck.
Out of 86 applications only
three pardons were granted by
the state board of pardons at
Bismarck at the last meeting.
A fellow named Woodsick at
Minot was up before the police
magistrate six times in two
weeks. He's very fond of
booze"
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

Arne Amundson, one of the
Ward county commissioners
who was given trial in Crosby
last July on a serious charge,
will be tried second time at
Crosby during term of district
court which is now in session.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

SUBSCRIPTION :-One copy three
months in advance, 50 cents: one copy, SIX
months in advance, rs cents: one copy, one
year in advance. Sl.50. If not paid In ad-
vance, $780, II sent to Canada. one year III
advance, 500.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

Sam Clark, editor of Jim
Jam Jems'' won another victory
when the federal grand jury at
Minneapolis gave it as their
opinion that Jim Jams Jems
is a specimen of the best kind
of journalism and ought to be
read generally; we don't see
anything in any of the numbers
that ought to be classified as
obscene.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

A reward of $50 is offered by
the Minot Humane society for
the arrest and conviction of
the person or persons who left
an infant on the ice of the
Mouse river at MinOt.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

A preacher at Minot while
assailing the illegal sale of
booze in that city had two
bottles of beer sitting on the
pulpit, which he alleged were
bought in that city.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

A. F. French, formerly
cashier of a bank at Glendale
was arrested in New York on
charges of embezzlement found
by the federal grand jury at
Fargo.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13

Christian Pieke, a claim.
holder at Makoti, slashed his
throat from ear to ear while
lying on a cot in the county
Jail at Minot. Pieke was held
on an insanity charge.
The Bottineau courant., 1912-12-13
LOOKING BACKWARD

Being a summary of the news of
twenty-five years ago and ten years
ago as recorded in the columns of
this publication