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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
SHE'LL BE 100 SATURDAY.
Aged Woman Still Sings and Is Very
Happy.

Solomon, Kan, Feb. Saturday
Grandma Holcomb, the mother of
Mrs. Henry Thierolf, will reach her
one hundredth birthday. This dear
old woman is just as happy now as
ever and can sing a hymn. carrying
the tune through. She retains all her
faculties yet except her eyesight- This
failed her several years ago, but her
hearing is good vet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
Three Oyster Boats Missing.

TiIghmans, Nd. Feb. 6.-Three of the
oyster boats with six men, blown
away from this harbor in the gale yes
terday are still unaccounted for. The
ice boat Annapolis today resumed the
search for them. It is feared that IN
less the men are soon found they will
either starve or freeze to death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
STATE GETS 100000 TAX.
John Seaton's Estate Is Valued at
$500. 900 in Probate Court.

Atchison, Kan, Feb. 6.-The apprais-
ed value of the estate of Jno. Seaton,
deceased, according to an inventory
filed today in the PROBATE court is
about $500, 900. The amount of loans Sc
cured by mortgages is 1858, 062.70. A
majority Of these loans are in Kansas
City, Colorado Springs. Missouri and To-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
JAMES FTKE TO KANsAN's AID.
Boy Held for Murder VIII Get Fair
Trial.

Trial.
Colby, Kah., Feb 6.-James Ffke.
who has a pretty wide acquaintance
with the state and district officials,
has taken up the matter of looking
after the defense of Lon Jones, who
has been arrested for murder in Old
Mexico. He got in communication
with United States District Attorney
Harry Bone and asked him to take the
matter up and see that Jones was not
tried by a kangaroo court and hustled
off to prison before he had time to
prepare his defense. Mr.. Bone took
the matter up at once and Mr.. Fike
received the following telegram from
him:
''Have wired the president to re-
quest American minister in Mexico to
take such steps as may be necessary to
protect Jones'"
This will take the matter up in the
proper way and it is thought that
Jones will have but little trouble in
proving that he is entirely innocent of
any connection with the crime of
which he is charged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06

does not perform
b y force w h a t
should be accom-
plished by persua-
sion is DR.. Miles
Laxative Tablets.
After using them,
Mr.. n. A. Waddell,
3I5 Washington
St, Waco, Tex,
says:
Almost all my
life [ have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06

peka. Only a few Atchison loans are
in the inventory. Other personal pro-
perty. including moneys in banks and
foundry stock aggregates 1878, 254. 03.
The real estate is valued at 1885,, 425,
consisting OF property in Atchison, To-
peka, 100 acres o. land in Cherokee
county, property in Fort Smith, Ark
three-fourtls interest in 500 acres of
land in Camden county, Mo, and con-
siderable property in Eldorado Springs.
The state will receive in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 Inheritance tax from the
estate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
Clean Up the Bowels and
Keep Them Clean"

There are many remedies to be
had for constipation, but the diff
Guilty is to procure one that acts
without violence. A remedy that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06

Loss by Fire Is $4,000.
lola, Kan. Feb. 6.-Losses incurred
by the J. v Merchant JeweIry com
pany in a fire here will reach proba bly,
$4,000 with insurance of $6,OO0 The
origin Of the fire is a mystery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
PIONEER BANKER IS DEAD.
Joseph CoIIingwood Leaves Estate of
S25O.OOO.

Wichita, Kan, Feb 6.-Joseph Col
hngwood, founder of Pretty Prairie,
and a pioneer stock raiser and banker,
is dead at his home. He left u
million dollar estate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-06
Last call for Florida!

Arriving Florida like reaching the theatre as
the curtain goes upyou get there the hoodtide of
people and peasure-when the bays and beaches, the
hotels and the highways thick with thousands who
escaped from the cold of the north Its time for you
to pet starred. The
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12
Notice Consolidating Townships
In OrmsbY County

Notice is hereby given that by
order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Ormsby County
Nevada, made at their regular
meeting held on the 9TH day OF
August, A. ID. 1912, the Township
heretofore known as the Empire
Township was duly consolidated
with and made a part Of Carson
Township the whole to be known
as Carson Township.
|, E. O. Patterson, the duly
elected. qualified and acting
County Clerk and ex officio Clerk
of the Board Of County Commis-
,sioners. do hereby certify that the
foregoing is true and correct
COPY of the Judicial Township as
appears upon the minutes ana
records of Ormsby County, NeVa-
d. as adopted by said Board OF
County Commissioners at a regu>
lar meeting held August 9th. l9l2
(SeaN F.. O. PATTERSON,
County Clerk and ex ofhclo CLERK
of the Board of County Com
missioners, Ormsby County
Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12

its 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 80 60 per cent high
err duties under the Payne Aldrich
than they did under the Dinyley tariff
Payne Aldrich "Jokers."
or these forty seven CLASSES Of ma
ter1al on which the tariff was in
creased nine are the fancy weaves
made in three or four New England
mills commonly grouped as the Lip
pitt-McColl interests" This is the
clique of New England manufacturers
politicians who were permitted by Sen
ator Nelson W. Aldrich to write the
cotton schedule to suit themselves.
or the nine Lippitt McCoIl fabrics
the Payne-A ldrich law lacked up the
average duty from 1861 to 6O.33 per
cent. In other words. the promised
revision downward" on these goods
was really revision upward amounting
to 64.97 per cent of the Dingley rates.
The remaining thirty eight classes of
all cotton fabrics on which the duty
was increased We're not generally the
product of the favored New England
ring. Under the Dingey law thes,
thirty eight fabrics were assessed an
average duty Of 1886 per cent. Under
the Payne Aldrich law they pay 44.5S
per cent-a revision upward equal to
26.O7 per cent of the former rate as
compared with ti4.97 per cent increase
on manufactures Of the favored few
On just three among the 100 samples
was there decrease in duty. These
were the silk and cotton fabrics (silk
millsI that pay more than 100 per cent
duty. On these three samples the re-
ductiOn averaged 500 pei. cent on the
former duty-a reduction from 1850
per cent under the Dingley law to
1904 per cent under the Payne Al
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 left
unchanged
On the forty-five of the ninety five
all cotton samples there was no change
in duty.
On the three remaining samples
completing the total of 1907 no com
parison is made because OF apparent
lack of authentic foreign prices
And still President Taft said in
.neach n 0naAan- Anrs' oh Loaf,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12

III Une Payne-AIur1cn Did was .
computations. The official explanation
for refusing to publish the table show.
ing whether the tariff had been raised
or lowered was that the market tinctu
atoms made it Of no value This was
only bubble. because the respective
tariff acts were so arranged that the
increase in duty on a sliding scale kepr
pace with the price fluctuations
The tariff board chose to print tables
that would show only the assessment
Of duty under the two acts aud left it
to anybody who desires the informa
ton to figure out for himself the sig
nificant facts above set forth.
Benefit Only to Privilege.
From every point of view of the
tariff CRATER it is no doubt highly de
sirable that such facts. staggering as
they are to the dishonest pretensions
that the cotton tariff was really lower
ed, should be buried as deeply as pos
sible in a mass of unexplained stats
ties. But it is to the advantage of
every honest manufacturer and mer
chant who is seeking stability in bust
ness and fair opportunity to make a
reasona BILE profit that the truth should
be made known Just such policies of
official evasion and suppression have
made possible in the past the Juggling
of tariff legislation by and in behalf of
the privileged few.
1t is undisruted that the cotton
schedule as written in the house ways
and means committee by Representa-
tive Serene E. PAYNE of New York did
not provide the full measure of "revi-
sion downward" that the Republican
r,artv mao nrnnlSan Strs --ns
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12
GOD Rim T / N q

The Appeal Job Printing plant IS
now fully prepared to turn out the
hest Of all classes of printing. Ne"
+,.,a faces. ornaments, borders, etc.
have been received. Only the best
nrades Of inks and paper stock are
used and the prices are coiis'e'e"'
with 6rst-class work and stock. Sena
IN your ders now or phone ioi q
re,resen tive to come and talk 1t over
with v,,u. No need whatever u
sending away for any class OF PRINT
ing
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12

..nas; syter f5... s~~w,A TfsI weur 10 me
senate nnance committee. of which
Mr.. Aldrich was chairman. that the
interests got in their most dead.
work. 1t is we'll known that Senator
Aldrich freely consulted. If he did not
actually permit. the Lippitt in
terests to write into the amended bill
the duties affecting their own products
the fancy weaves made by only a
few of the largest and richest New
England mills.-New York World
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12

Box Ball, the best of all kinds
OF drinks and cigars at Paxton's.
No need of going away tor va
cation when you can get all OF
this right at home.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12

Nothing better to drink these warm
days than Virginia Steam Beer. Try
it at the Nevada Saloon.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12

Try that famous Fredericks-
burg Beer. You can get it at the
Sacramento Saloon.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12
INTERESTING GAME

The box ball game dt Paxton
continues to be of interest ana many
take advantage of this good form OF
and recreation. The place
is also popular on account OF the best
Of goods, excellent service anu
courteous treatment.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12

Virginia Beer at the Nevada Saloon
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12
'J0KERS" HID
REVISION UP
Actual Raising Of Duties Effected
by Payne Bill
COTTON AND WOOL SCHEDULES
Both lndsfensible, and President Taft
Knew lt-Supprsssion Of Facts by
the Tariff 6oard-Statistics Employ
Cd to Misisad the Public,

BY ROBERT KENNETH MAC LEA.
FORMERLY consulting expert of the tariff
board.
New York, Aug. On not single
one OF the ninetytive all cotton sam
pies OF fabric taken as the basis of the
tar1n boards investigations of the cot
ton schedule was there an actual re-
auction Of the tariff by the Payne
Aldrfch law.
The samples were selected with great
care by the combined judgment of the
boards experts. indorsed by the lead
Ing Jobbers Of the United States as
being representative of all classes of
FABRIC in use in this country. each
sample being chosen because it was
typical of the most used material of
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12
Will Campaign In New York.

New York, Aug. Governor Wood
row Wilson will make his first inva
sion of New York for campaign pur-
poses when he will be the guest of
honor at the Workingmens Woodrow
Wilson club of the lower east side at Il
dinner to be held at the Cafe Boue-
ward on Sept. 4. Governor Wilson will
deal, it is expected. with the problems,
OF immigration and the false impress
sions that have been put upon his
views by the quotations OF Isolated
sentences from his different books.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-09-12
FIRST CAR OF ORE SHIPPED

J. B. Sommers. formerly a resident
of Lyon County, but now living in
Plumas County. California, is visit
ing in Yerington and other Lyon
County camps, shaking hands with
old friends and looking UP familiar
scenes.
Mr. Sommers was one of the first
partners in the ownership of the
Nevada-Douglas mine, and had the
distinction of shipping the first car
of ore from Lyon County.
Virginia Beer at the Nevada Saloon
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-22
HOUSE HAS FILIBusTER.
Agricultural Appropriations Bill Pass
es, After Hard Fight.

Co nItCU
Washington, D. C.-The second fill
buster within four days preceded the
passage of the agricultural appropria-
tion bill in the house. The measure,
which carries approximately $751;
800, 900 was delayed in its final legis-
lative stage in the house by Minority
Leader Mann. He waged a fight
against it in an effort to obtain appro-
priations for the national forests and
eliminate those voted for drainage
purposes.
The fight was filled with roll calls
and lasted until o'clock. when it
suddenly terminated. The bill now
goes to the senate.
Representative Fitzgerald, Of New
York, chairman of the appropriations
committee, led an assault on the bill
earlier in the day. e
Using points of order as his weap-
ons, Mr.. Fitzgerald defeated senate
amendments for increase, forced out
an item of $4,000 for expenses for
the division of accountants and Topped
off salary increases for officials of that
division.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-22
Dynamite Plot Seen.

San Diego, Cal.-Accused Of having
conspired to terrorize the city by
wholesale dynamiting, six men, as.
serted by the police to be leaders Of
the street-speaking agitators who
have been making a campaign here
for number of weeks, were arrested
The names of the prisoners are
withheld from the public, but Chief Of
Police Wilson says that he has posi-.
tive proof of the dynamiting plot, and
that it has to do with the street
speaking campaign.
According to Chief Wilson the men
did not contemplate taking lives, but
did contemplate the destruction Of .
number of large Office buildings and
industrial plants here. The dyna'
mite was stolen two weeks ago from
the magazines of the city sewer ce-
partment. At that time the munich
pal authorities gave no hint that they
believed the explosive had been stolen
for any other purpose than tnas OIL
financial gain.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-22
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
TEACH STUDENTS FARMING.
Superintendent Plans Experiment.
Tract ct High School Site.

Superintendent Plans Experimental
Tract at High School Site. I
Toppenish - Practical agricultural
training is to be given to Toppenish
public school students. Superinten-
dent Robinson has arranged for an ex-
detrimental farm at the high school
site, where five acres has been reserv-
ed. The course is arranged for high
school students and for tFose in the
grade schools.
The tract will be divided into COM
munity groups and each group will be
held responsible for the care of q GER
tain portion. Prizes are to be award
ed at harvest time and the children
are expected to handle the crop until
that time. Superintendent Robinson
says he will encourage the improve
ment Of home, premises and the gar
dening there.
On small scale, with slightly less
than an acre Of ground, Superinten-
dent Robinson and a number of boys
managed a community experimental
farm last summer and produced some
of the specimens that were prize-win.
ming exhibits at the various fairs in
the Northwest, shown with the collec.
tive Toppenish displays.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-22
MERGER FIGHT RENEWED.
Brief Of 600 Pages Sets Forth
Facts" In Case.

Washington, d. C.-The govern
ment's fight to split the merger of the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
systems has opened in the Supreme
court of the United States. Attorney
General Wickersham and his special
assistants, Frank B. Kellogg and Cor
denio A. Severance, filed comprehen-
sive brief of their argument to be
made. orally in court shortly after
April 1.
In addition to the brief of argu-
ments, second brief of 600 pages
was required to set forth the tfacts'
in the case, The court was told in
the second brief that the railway COM
bination now sought to be dissolved
originated with Edward H. Hartman,
Jacob II. Schiff and associates.
1t brought under a common control,
the government contended, the Union
Pacific, the Southern Pacific and the
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake,
with various ocean steamship lines,
among which was the Pacific Mail
Steamship company, which forms a
part of the Panama route from New
York to San Francisco; in addition it
secured an influential voice in the
management Of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railway.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-22
TIMBER TAXES LOW.
Expert Declares Assessor Favors
Big Companies.

Expert Declares Assessor Favors
Big Companies.
Aberdeen That the timber cruise
in Chehalis county shows more than
Is, 900, 900, 600 feet Of standing tim
Der, valued at approximately $780,
600, 900, and that the assessed valua-
ton Of this timber is only So, 1885,
895, was the rather startling an
nouncement made by A. C. Girard, OF
the Taxpayers league.
Girard, who is perhaps one Of the
best posted men in Chehalis county on
county tax questions, is local news.
paper man, and for the past six years
has paid considerable attention to taz
questions, with the result that he has,
he says, discovered some astounding
facts regarding the method Of taxa.
ton employed by the county in taxing
certain large lumber corporations.
''The way the large Icorporations
owning the wealth of this county
stripping it Of its resources, and pay
ing little in return for government
protection, roads and other public i'm.
provements, have manipulated the
matter of taxation is a disgrace, =
said Mr.. Girard.
81 have attended many Of the meet.
ings of boards of equalization, and
have seen officials bluffed and brow.
beaten into voting for either raising 9
poor mans taxes or lowering those Of
a rich corporation.
'fTwo years ago the grand jury, by
an exceptionally clever bluff, pre-
vented the board of equalization from
lowering the assessed valuations or
ranges seven and eight $500, 600, OF
$500 annually in taxes"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-22
THREE-YEAR BILL HAS CHANCE
Borah- ones Homestead Measure to
BE Voted on Soon.

Washington, D. C.-The Borah-
Jones three-year homestead bill was
made the special order for considera-
ton in the house next Wednesday, and
unless the debate is protracted, it will
be voted upon that day, with every
prospect that it will be passed. This
will be the last opportunity the OPP
ponents of the bill will have to voice
their opposition, and attacks, inspired
by Secretary Fishers objections, are
expected.
If the bill passes the house, how
ever, its final enactment seems as
sured. The special order entered was
secured through the joint efforts of
Senator Borah, Speaker Clark and
Representative Taylor, of Colorado,
who reported the bill. Speaker Clark
will make speech urging the passage
of the bill.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-22
TO LIVE ON APPLES.
Man to Walk From Chicago to Spo-
pane on No Other Food.

Man to Walk From Chicago to Spo-
pane on No Other Food.
Spokane - H. A. Dewberry, of
Hume, ILL.,, has advised the Spokane
chamber of commerce that arrange
ments are being made for him to walk
from Chicago to Spokane, limiting his
diet en- route to Washington apples.
His reward will be purse of gold on
the basis of one dollar mile, provid-
ed he covers the entire distance with
out taking other food. He will start
in May. E. F. Cartier Van Dissel,
chairman Of the board Of trustees of
the National Apple Show, Inc, is in
communication with growers in the
various commercial apple districts of
Washington to forward high-grade
fruit for distribution at convenient
points along the route to be selected
by the pedestrian. Dewberry's itin-
erary will. take him through Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North
Dakota, Montana, Idaho and II miles
into Eastern Washington, reaching his
destination early in July, after which
he will visit the Pacific Coast country.
Food experts declare that apples will
sustain q healthy human being from
So to 70 days, adding that if Dewber-
ry is in good physical condition he
should make the trip without serious
mishap.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-22
sugar BilI e Called Plot.

Washington, D. G. Republicans Of
the house in caucus declared that the
free sugar bill proposed by the Demo-
Gratis Of the house was political plot
for votes and that the extension of
the corporation tax to individuals and
o-partnerships, to make up the teve-
nue. that would be lost from sugar,
was its companion piece. The meet
ing was attended fully by regulars and
"progressives.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-03-22
Irvine to Be Manufactures.

Chehalis The Chehalis Flax Fibre
company will again begin making
heavy Irvine, with William ]. Cum
ningham in charge Of the plant. The
company has about 20 tons Of raw ma
terial to work up. The Irvine will Be
sold to publishers for use ii doing up
their bundles 81 papers for outlying
cities. Twelve people will be en-
ployed in the factory. Fl