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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

Ly ROBERT KENNETH MAcLEA.
uornelly consulting expert of the tariff
board.
New York. Aug.-On not a single
che of the ninety-nve all cotton sam
Hes of fabric taken as the basis of the
tariff boards Investigations of the cot
tea schedule was there an actual re-
duction of the tariff by the Payne
Aldrich law.
The samples were selected with
great care by the combined judgment
OF the boards experts, Endorsed by the
leading icbbers of the United States
as being representative of all classes
Of fabric in use in this country, each
sample being chosen because 1t was
typical of the most used material OF
It's particular weave or class. Ninety
five all cotton and five silk and cotton
samples comprise the 100 that appear
in the tariff boards cotton report.
Forty-seven of the ninety-five in the
all cotton class pay $3.50 per cent
higher duties under the Payne-Al-
drich than they did under the Dingley
tariff.
Payne-AIdrich "Jokers."
OF these forty-seven classe Of ma
terial on which the tariff was increas-
ed nine are the fancy weaves made in
three o. four New England mills com
monty grouped as the "Lippitt-
McColl interests" This is the clique
Of New England manufacturer-politi
clans who were permitted by Senator
Nelson w. Aldrich to write the cotton
schedule to suit themselves.
OF the nine Lippitt-McCol fabrics
the Payne-Aldrich law lacked up tht
average duty from 1857 to 60.33 pei
cent. In other words, the promised
revision downward" on these goods
was really a revision upward amount
ing to GAIT per cent of the DingleJ
rates.
The remaining ~thirty-eight classes o.
all cotton fabrics on which the duty
was increased were not generally the
product Of the favored New England
ring. Under the Dingley law these
thirty-eight fabrics were assessed al
average duty Of 1886 per cent. Unde,
the Payne-Aldrich law they pay 44.5'
per cent.-a revision upward equal tt
26.07 per cent. Of the former rate a
compared with 64.97 per cent. increas1
on the manufactures of the favorel
few.
On just three among the 100 sample
was there a decrease in duty, Thes
were the silk and cotton fabrics (sil
mills) that pay more than 100 per cen
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
Doo Policeman TraveIs Beat.

An Irish terrier named Jerry, which
has developed q wonderful capacity
for police work, is now stationed at
Surbiton, England. The terrier, own,
ed BY a sergeant Of the metropolitan
police, knows all the beats" in the
district, and always accompanies his
master when making patrol by cycle.
Jerry's Speciality" Is in the captur.
ing Of stray dogs. These he lures In
a friendly manner to the police sta
tion, and then mounts guard at the
gate until the derelict receives oflcis'
attention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
Ministerial Economy.

Considering his meagre salary, 1t
was a mystery to economical parish
toner's how the minister could afford
to contribute so literally to the
church's social affairs, but another
financial expert finally explained that
1t was a good investment.
THE money he contributes makes
these entertainments SO attractive"
he said, that the young people fall
In love and marry, and he makes It
pack many times over on the wedding
sees.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

NoTE-The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow
and is recorded in inches and hum
dredths. Ten inches of snow equal
one inch of rain. "T" indicates
trace of precipitation.
w. II. DELANo, Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
Weather Report.

Meteorological report of Volun-
tary Observer at Ironton, Iron
county, Mo-, for the week ending
Tuesday, Sept. "a, 1912:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
"IOKERS" HID
REVISION UP
Actual Raising Of Duties Effected
by Payne Bill
COTTON AND WOOL SCHEDULE

Ee:h inaefeaoih,e, and President Taft
Knew lt-Suppreesion of Facts by
the Tariff Boara-statlsties Employ
ed to Mislead tie Public.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
CT I Ready Life's Large Opportunities.

CARLETON COLLEGE offers unex-
celled advantages for an education.
The Courses in the Academy-College,
Piano, Voice, Violin and Art Departments
are thorough in every way.
The Moral and Religious life of the stu
dents is safeguarded and nurtured.
The Faculty represent the best scholastic
training.
New Science Hall is ready for use.
Splendid equipment. Ladies' Dormitory.
Board, Room and Tuition for the Year,
One Hundred and Sixty-Nine Dollars.
C. V. GILLILAND, PRESIDENT.
Pennington, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
FACTS SUPPRESSED AND ISSUES
EvADED BY TAFT TARIFF BOARD
BY ROBERT KENNETH MACLEA,
Formerly Consulting Expert Of the Tariff goard.

Under the pressure of promise to fight chicanery and fraud in tariff
Legislation, l deem it a public duty not to withhold the facts in my posses.
sion relative % the investigation of the cotton manufacturing industry. Re
;gretful that my experience with the board warrants such conclusions, am
compelled to present the following indictment:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
cost data on weaving necessary to enable

CoSL udla on weaving necessary to enable
1t to make an intelli-
gent comparison with
,nr costs at home: that the
IWENAC board was offered OPP
portunities for obtain
az=zzuwwmm ing such data, but did
not use them: that such
foreign data as were obtained were In
some cases suppressed and in others were
inadequate for honest comparison, al
though SO utilized.
VII.
That the tariff board betrayed the con-
hdence of American manufacturers by
publishing data that
should have been held
for confidential informa-
UNFAIR ton Of legislators; that
competitors were given
--- thereby valuab trade
secrets, while the for
eign manufacturers divulged nothing Of
similar character or Importance.
VIII.
That the tariff boards
--- treatment of economic
UISIWGEN. questions vitality affect
uotto ing the relation of the
UUUo tariff to the prices ex-
-- acted from consumers
was d~isfngenuous and
misleading.
TX.
That the tariff board has proved not to
be the "nonpartisan" and scientific in
strument promised by President Taft;
that its members displayed inexperience
In business, Incompetence and extrava-
gance. I have been forced reluctantly
after a years intimate association to ac-
cept the opinion that the tariff board has
been nothing more than
an effective cog in n
-. "standpat" political ma
PARTISAN chine: that some of the
men who clamoTed 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 as
possible by Cumming the cards and de-
laying the game a charge Frequently
made. but Which I for q long time dis-
credited.
That such facts as the tariff board has
reported sustain the charge. as 10 both
the wool and the cotton
schedules. that the con
H1MVInT.E sumner has been robbed
~outfageously as n con
IMt5 sequence of excessive
duties and that The
Profits have not gone
into the pockets Of the laborer to "main-
tain an American ste aGar< Of living"
From New York World
n L..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03


duty. On these three samples the re
duction averaged 5.ss per cent on the
former duty-a reduction from 1l6.70
per cent under the Dingley Law to
110.44 per cent under the PayneM
drich law. On one of the silk and cot
ton samples there was an increase
amounting to 21.9S per cent. The fifth
OF the silk and cotton samples was len
unchanged.
On the f~orty-hve of the ninety-hve
all cotton samples there was no change
in duty.
On the three remaining samples
Completing the total of 1000 no com
parison is made because Of apparent
lack Of authentic foreign prices.
MIR. Taft Was Mistaken.
And still President Taft said in his
speech at Boston, April % last:
1T 1.-THE Payne-Aldrich bill) was a
vastly better bill than the Dingley
bill. II | had refused to sign the
Payne bill it would have maintained
the Dingley bill with higher rates than
the Payne BILL"
When Mr.. Taft made this statement
he must have known that 1t was I'M
true. As for the wool schedule, ne
knew that the rates were not higher
in the Dingley law than in the Payne
Aldrich law, for right after signing
the latter bill did he not denounce us
wool rates as "indefensible?"
as for the cotton rates of the Payne
bill. he knew they were just as IN
defensible' as the wool rates, for al
the time he made this statement In
Boston he had the tariff boards report
on cotton before him.
1t is true that the cotton report OF
the tariff board did not make this IN
formation available at a glance to Mr.
Taft or to congress or to the public
The tariff board carefully avoided Civ
ing this information in a getataole
understandable form.
Suppressed the Answer.
Was the tariff raised or lowered%
has been an insistent question eVel
since the Payne-Aldrich law was en-
acted three years ago. The tarlr
board a-oided answering it,
In making my official report to tht
board I submitted 4 table that dix
answer this question in respect to eacl
one, excepting three, Of the 100 clotl
samples around which our months o
investigation centered. After mucl
sidestepping and discussion this tabl'
was expurgated and published in it
emasculated form. The boards excus'
was that it was not its duty to answe
the question; congress could make 1t
own computations,
Bensft Cuiy to Privilege.
From every point of view Of tn
tariff CRATER it Is no doubt highly dc
sirablc th2t such facts, staggering q
they are to the dishonest pretension
that the cotton tariff was really lowel
ed, Should be buried as deeply as pc!
: sible in a mass Of unexplained stats
ties. But it is to the advantage c
, every honest manufacturer and me-
} chant who is seeking stability in bus
ness and fair opportunity to make
! reasonable profit that the truth shoul
be made known. Just such policies {
eff cial evasion and suppression hav
made possible in the past the jugglin
of tariff legislation by and in behalf
:. the privileged few.-New York Worl'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
EVASION

l.'scientifcally'' collected data. but side
stepped that responsibility by arguing
that such deductions as its data justified
were not called for under the speciAca-
tons Of its employment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

been nothing more than
an effective cog IN n
"standpat" political ma
chine: that some of the
men who clamored most
loudly for a tariff board
and Some of the men
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

That tho tariff board
avoided altogether in
vestigating certai n
phases Of tariff graft
hidden in "jokers' Of
the ~Payne-Aldrich law.
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VI.

That the tariff board falsely reported
khat II -was inpossibls to obtain abroad
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
".

That the tariff boards report was ar
ranged so as 10 be incomprehensible to
either legislators or laymen; that tables
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
EMASCU-
LATl0N

to make head or tall of the tumble of
data presented az a basis for intelligent
tariff revision.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

were deliberately dlsas-
ISOLATED or emasculated
IL not suppressed, and
that a congressman
would require the serv-
ices of a statistician
and a clerk six months
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
SUPPRESS
SION

lie and to the government. but inimical
to the special privileges of a few New
! England manufacturers who were per-
mitted by Senator Aldrich to write the
cotton schedule to suit themselves.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
PERVER-
SION
a,ou exposure Of tariff MUS
STUN tees that have benefit
| ed the few at the ex
pense of the many man
ufacturers.
III.
That the tariff board has not, as state

That the tariff
by President Tai
/ conclusions that
advising the cong
Of the changes t
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

make m ore equitable
their (the wool and cot
ton schedules) effects"
The board did not at
tempt to draw conclu-
sions, scientific" or
otherwise. from Its
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

Ly ROBERT KENNETH MAcLEA.
u'erneIly consulting expert of the tariff
board.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
UNFAIR

eign manufactur
similar charactel
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03

That such facts as the tariff board hai
reported sustain the charge, as TO bot
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-03
CONVICT.
ING

into the pockets OF the laborcr to main
tain an American staadarS Of living"
From New York World
Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-08
CANANEA DEFENDERS
 SUPPLIED WITH ARMS
Five Hundred Rifles Are Distributed Among Ameri-
 cans at Copper Camp

Five hundred rifles and oommen- surate quantity Of ammunition arriy- ed at Naco yesterday afternoon and wilI be distributed to the non-com- haiants of Cananea 10 he used only n self defense. The rifles were sent from the coast. apparently, as they were brought to Naco Friday after, noon on train No & The stuff was quickly transferred to a train on the other side of the international line and is in Cananea by this time.
 Notwithstanding the oft-repeated as scrtiOH tbat there are between 600 and roc Anne riean men in Cananea only a small number possessed rifles. At a recent meeting attended bv 3a0 Americans it developed that only 29 O that numter possessed weapons of defense and the proportion probably held trre for the entire number of Americans in the camD. To friends on this side of the line this news car ries more real 'TelieT' than the news that the camp had been relieved by the arrival Of federal troops.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-08
CONSIDERATION FOR
 OTHERS IS HIS TEST
Bill Cleary Gives Sure Meth cd to Determine if One
 is a Gentlemen

What is the definition of a gentle man7
 Bill Cleary has a test which he says will unfailingly determine whether a man is a gentleman or a mutt with apologies to Mir. Ina Mutt of the sketch team Of Mutt and Jeff.
 Mir. Cleary told his definition or acid test for a gentleman during his speech before the Lowell Wilson and Marshall club at Lowell several nights ago. "A gentleman is horn." he said. You may find him in the most humble hut or cabin. or yen may find him n a palace He may be 2 mucker work ing in the bowels of the earth or he may he a courier to a king I have one Uufailing test for a gentleman Go into a restaurant or cafe and sec how a guest treats a waiter. IT he treats 2 waiter with courtesy you may put him down as a gentleman. If he is surlv and treats the waiter an menial. it is pretty safe 10 say that that man is not a gentleman"
Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-08

Denver, Colo. QuenIIote FRIDAY. SATURDAY, SUNDAY MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1S 
 
  the highest service   pride   that bind confidence that be 
 Have chidren Examined School is open and child will Bring them will gladly tell Call
 COPPER QUEEN HOTEL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 15 and 16
Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-08
CLOTHING Is NEEDED
 SWEET CHARITY CALLS
Committee Asks Contribu- lions of Apparel for
 Women and Children

IL is not yet winter. but school days have come. and autumn Is approach ing. Routine work is being taken up after summer outings and among the matters included in that work is the caring for and assistance of the needy This work falls uDon the charity committee of the board of trade. and that committee finds that as ever there is work to be done, for the BOOT are always with us in greater Or in lesser numbers, even when times are at the best and gen eral prosperity is most in evidence.
 By the secretary of the charity com. mittee The Review is asked to call the attention of the people of the city to the fact that already, imme- diately upon the resumption Of work after the summer. there appears a need of clothing, especially for wom- on and children. She therefore asks those who have clothing. not too much worn. that is no longer needed by the owners and can he readily re- paired to donate it for those who are Tn urgent need of it.
 There are always to be found fami- lies that are getting along after a fashion. but in which there are chil- dren who need school clothing when the school year opens children who dislike to go to school ragged and shabby and whose parents dislike to send them so appearing. On the other hand. in many homes there can he found garments that have heen outgrown. but which are in fairly good condition Such clothing the committee is now asking to have eiven to those who really need it. Donations shoul he sent 10 Miss Cummings. secretary of the board of trade charity committee at her office n the school building. or she may he notified by those who have sIch articles to be given to the work of charity
Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-08
HOMES FOR ALL ARE
 EASILY ACCESSIBLE
Extension of Street Railway Opens up New District
 for All Seekers

With the extension of the street railway to and beyond the city limits up Tombstone Canyon there is open up to convenient access a large amount of land that is now vacant but which will build up into desirable residential districts furnishing homes for many hundreds of people. It is expected to check the growth of the district in the direction of Warren and to swing the tide of home building in just the opposite direction for there are many desirable sites on sey- eral tracts that have only now been opened up by transportation
 It is stated that homes for thousands of people within easy reach of the business section of the city and with half hourly car service are now obtain able. Though not so open as Warren this section is more open than in Bis bee and the outlook and view is charming. often beautiful. Starting at Moon canyon there is open ground then follows Mason addition, then the Griff Williams claim, and the Frozie and Lombardie claims all on the right side of the canyon going up. On some of these there is running water that adds to the ease in beautifying places with vegetation.
 On the other side of the canyon are many desirable places, commencing with the Waters claims and running to the J. s. Williams property. Much of this lies directly on the car line and within three blocks of the line hun dreds of families may find homes of ! their own. the home locations being readily adaptable for residential pur- ! poses and more so than would be the case further up. This leads the real estate men of the city to expect that | the growth from now on will be in | this direction quite as much as in the
 past it has been in the direction of | Warren.
 The track of the car line is now all laid and overhead wires are strung The eye beams for the bridge or cul, vert at the Williams place have ar. rived and will be put in and in few
 days the terminus will be made the | Thomas place.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-08
PRIZES DISTRIBUTED
 CONTESTANTS PLEASED
Work Started by Some Will Be Continued in Several
 BiSbee Households

Yesterday was prize distribution day to the successful cGsssstants in the fly killing campaign and three of the four winners were on hand to receive their money before or during the hoIr set. Earl Lewis was the only one who had not appeared at the office of the Commercial club up to noon and his share of the cash awards was still awaiting him. All Of the boys expressed pleasure when they receiv- ed the rewards offered for their con sistent work and each expressed him self as determined to do better if contests are held another year.
 The methods employed by the diff ferent winners were all along siIni- lar lines. All of them used traps as one method of Killing the pests and this was done most extensively bv
 Richard Phillips. the winner. He start ed in early with a number og traps and found at first that he was not getting the results he wanted. He increased the number and secured
 better locations for the new traps. Among the chief sources of supply that he had was bo7rding houses and
 while he will no longer call to em- pity the traps and restock them with
 vinegar and sugar the work of exter- imitation that he started and which netted him within 5000 of half mil
 lion will continue for he will leave
 the traps where they have been locat- cd and several of the boarding house kee pers are SO well plS7sed with the experience that they had with these fly traps that they will keep on set ting them and emptying them Sd, long as flvg are at all prevalent.
 Leslie Park. winner of second prize had a partner. They also used traps about town. several at lunch counters but he and his partner used hand
 swatteTs moro than did Richard Phil | Iips. though tho latter did not entire. ly ignore the slower and more tedious method.
 Tom Cannon. winner of fourth prize also depended chiefly on traps. He says that he has learned now how
 to handle them and Is sure that an, Othe- time he could land much higher in the money awards. He learned as the contest progressed as was
 shown by the big addition of over los. 100 On the last day. If the contest ha7 lasted anoiber week he is certain tFat he would have stood higher.
 The committee considers that the
 work done this year has been an ex- rellent beginning and exDects anothe@ season to start 2 contest in June as soon as school closes, teforo the flies
 have really begun to multiply as thev did this year. and to run series of such cTusades, each Of about a month
 in duration. until school shall re-open again. They feel that in this way Bis bee will be even if not "Flyless town. "
 at least it will be far freer from dangerous eerm carriers than it has ever been before
Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-08
FEARS OUR CANAL MONOPOLY
Paris P3per Declares France Must
 awake to Menseing Danger

PARIS. Sept 7.-Notable among the articles condemning the Panama Canal act. which all sections of the French press continue to publish daily is an exposition in Gil Blas Of the French interest menaced by the alleged violation of the Hay Pauneefote treaty.
 After describing the probable ef. feet Of the new law on English Cana dian and German commerce, Gil Glas says
 Tt is much to Frances interest not to allow the United States to make a national trust Of the mara. time trade through the canal
 "Cherbourg and Brest are ports of call on the European route to the canal The French possessions in tho Antilles and the islonis in the Pacific can and must benefit by their position in the direct lines of com municatiOn opened m by the canal
 Tn this respect French and Hrit. ish interests are identical. French opinion must be mad" 10 realize the extreme gravity of tho affair, if only to adiudge s.ili more guilty those who, having first conceived the greatness Of the enterprise and held the control in their hands, moi only Erought on ruin and scandal but compelled France to leave the commercial profit of inc canal in for sign hands,