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THE TARIFF IN SUMMER DRESS FOR HOT
WEATHER READING

fancy wash fabric manufactured in New
England for 8 2-3 cents yard Is sold by the
manufacturer at 14M cents-a manufacturing
profit OF AIN per cent, less selling expenses or
or. at most. per cent The jobber whole
sale distrtbuter) adds 3A cents-a profit Of 22%
per cent, less selling expenses. The retailer
adds another 42.S per cent, and the American
housewife gets the cloth at % cents-cloth that
In England can be bought retail for II cents
Identical In weave and qualityI WHYf
Cotton curtain scrim, found in millions OF
homes, is made In America at a cost that gives
the manufacturer ample profit, selling it to the
print works at cents yard. The print works
sells to the 1oober at 10 1-S cents, although it
finishes the goods at a cost OF 1877 cents. The
Joooer adds 20 per cent. laying down the cur
tain scrim to the department store at 12h cents
The retailer charges the American housewife 10
TO 20 cents More than likely he advertises 1t
as IMPORTED" and sells It for the top price,
because the tariff is high that the genuine
imported goods cannot be sold for less. 1t costs
just as much in England to make this curtain
material. yet the English retailer sells It for
1922 cents C7s pence) a yard, against 10 10 20
cents under the American tariff WHY?-Erom
N. Y. World.
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STORY OF COTTON
is A THRILLER
A Narrative That Concerns the
Welfare Of Millions
SHOWS EVILS OF PROTECTION

Rich Manufacture May Benefit.
Robert Kenneth MsoLea, Consulting
Expert Of the Tariff Board, Shows
That the American People Are
muIetsd Of Pss,oooooo a Year.
New York, Aug. Did you ever
hear the story Of cotton1
1t is as thrilling as a narrative OF
adventure. It Is as Interesting !as a
notwithstanding particularly bee ause
IT concerns the welfare Of millions OF
people who wear cotton goods. IL is
interesting because II is the dress OF
the poor, the universal substitute for
wool and silk. II is interesting. fur
thermore. because Il Is true.
The story OF cotton Is the story OF a
protective tariff for the benefit OF rich
manufacturer st the expense Of the
whole people who wear cotton goods
" has been reasonably ealeula ted
that because the cotton tariff ia Il xed
by the Payne Aldrieh law the An, sri
can psople are paying S88,OOOOOO n ,ers
every year than they should pav 10,
their cotton goods and that . 90, ,ino
OF this amount could be acoompli he'd
BY reasonable reduction In the o res.
snt duties.
The story OF cotton Is told by an ex
pert Robert Kenneth MacLea, con- suit
Ing expert Of the tariff board. ms Sc
ries Of articles published in the New
York World. Mr. MacLea's views arc
the views Of q lifelong Republics n. a
friend Of the protective policy Of IN,
Republican party, but at the same, tim,
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cost data on weaving necessary Go enable
IL to make intelligent
Ill comparison with costs at
home: that the board
III NtAAUI was offered opportuni-
III ties for obtaining such
data, but did not use
them; that such foreign
data as were obtained were In some cases
suppressed and In others were Inadequate
Tor honest comparison. although no util-
lied
VII
That the tariff board betrayed the con-
ndsnce ofAmsrican manufacturers by pub
fishing data that should
have been held for con-
III . adential information OF
| UNfAlk legislators: that compel
itors were given thereby
j valuable trade secrets,
while the foreign manu-
tecturers divulged nothing OF similar
character or Importance
VIII
That the tariff boards
/ treatment of econ milo
| DlSIN(JFN. questions vitality affect
IInr,c ing the relation OF the
UUUO tarin to the prices ex-
] acted from consumers
was disin g enuous and
TX
That the tarin board has proved not to
DO the "nonpartisRn" and scientific instrli-
msnt promised by President Tafe; that it's
members displayed inexperience In bust
ness, Incompetence and extravaganza.
have been forced reluctantly after a years
intimate association to accept the opinion
that the tarinr board has been nothing
more than an effective
cog In "standpat"
| politica; machine; that
III tAhIINAN some or the men who
III clamored most loudly for
tariff board and some
OF the men appointed
thersto worked all the time complacently
In the knowledge that the creation of the
board was scheme to prevent genuine
tarin reform as long as possible by gum
ming the cards and delaying tho game" n
charge frequently made. but which for
long time discredited.
That such facts as the tariff board has
reported sustain tho charge. as to both
tho wool and tho cotton
| schedules. that the con
CONVICT sumner has been robbed
ING 9uenes Of s.c cs "sn sS.
ties and that the profits
have not gone into the
buckets or the laborer TO maintain an
AMERICAN standard OF living"
From New York World.
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Facts Suppressed and Issues
Evaded by Taft Tariff Board
BY ROBERT KENNETH nACLEA.

Under
uon deem public duty
relative Investigation
conclusions com
PEELED the following
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Graulsyillc. W. Va.

Druggists
Toko Halls Family Pills for con-
iipation
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Democratic Ticket.
Election November 5, 1912.
$50 49,
C ! @
$3.50 J
For President
WOODROW WILSON.
For Vice President.
THOMAS r. MARSHALL.
For Congressman-at-large.
BEN Fl. HINER.
For Congress Fourth District,
JOHN M. HAMILTON.
For Governor.
w. r. THOMPSON.
For Secretary of State.
HAL w. DEPUE.
For Attorney General.
T. A. BLEDSOE
For Auditor.
w. +. ALEXANDER.
For Treasurer.
IGNATlUS BRENNAN.
For Supt. If Free Schools.
L. W. BURNS.
For Agricultural Commissioner.
wv. D. ZINN.
Fer JUDGES supreme Court.
WIG. BENNETT.
E.G SMITH.
" F Judge 9Th Circuit,
s. p BELL.
For ~tate S. ate-10th District,
FRED L. FOX.
Calhoun County Ticket.
For House Of Delegates,
R. E. HAYS.
For Sheriff,
r. J. KNOTS,
For Prosecuting Attorney,
BRUCE TERRELL.
For Assessor,
w. J. STURMS.
For County Surveyor,
d. w. SHOCK.
For Commissioner County Court,
WILL JOHNSON.
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Thet the tariff board.
In lis report en- msnufac-
lures Of cotton (Sched-
uls ID has suppressed
Bindings 81 vital impor-
tancs to the cotton in
dustry. 10 the plbiic and
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SUPPRESS
SION

~ the government but ininical to tn,
special privileges Of q few New EnglanC
manufacturers who were permitted b,
senator Aldrich to write the cotton SEIZED
ala to suit Themselves
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That the tariff board
has perverted other
facts. thereby avoiding
exposure OF tarin injus-
tees that have benefited
the few at the expense
or the many manufac-
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That the tarin board
avoided altogether invss-
uEatinE certain phases
or tarifr graft hidden In
lockers" OF the Payne
Aldrich law.
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tAvORIT.
Ism

Nat the tAriH board falsely reported
thAt Il was impossible to obtain abroad
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EVASION

tinoAiiy- collected data. but sidestepped
that responsibility by arguing that such
deductions a. its data justified were not
called for under the specifications OF its
employment
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SION
tursrs

That the tarfx board has not, as stated
- rrssident TAFT 60 congress. drawn any
esnciusions that would be valuable In
advising ths congress and the people I.
81 the changes that ought to be made to
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Thet the tariff board.
In lis report en- msnufac-
| NlppRFE. lures OF cotton (Sched-
SION nnding, Of vital impor-
tancs to the cotton In
dustry, 20 the public s.d
- the government but ininnical to the
special privileges Of q few New England
manufacturers who were permitted by
Senator Aldrich to write the cotton ached-
ala to suit Themselves
That the tarir board
has perverted other
| PFRvFR. facts. thereby avoiding
c.os exposure OF tarin injus-
SlUN tees that have benefited
the few at the expense
OF the many mRnufac-
tursra.
That the tarix board has not, an stated
- President Taft 60 congress. drawn any
osnciusions that would be valuable In
advising ths congress and the people &.
81 the changes that ought to be made to
" make more equitable
thar (tho wool and cot
ten schsdules) effects"
| tVASl(M The board aid not at
tempt to draw conclu-
sions. ''scientinc'' or 9TH
srwise. from its "scien-
tinosliy-- collected data, but sidestepped
that responsibility by arguing that such
deductions a. its data JUSTIFIED were not
called for under the specifications OF it's
employment.
~.
That the tariff boards report was ar
ranged no an 70 DO incomprohensibls to
either Legislators or lsymen: that tables
were deliberately disas-
ISOLATED or emasculated
| EMASCIl not suppressed. and
| HTl0N would require III: .er1-
tcos OF q statistician and
clerk six months to
MAKE mead or tail OF the tumble OF data
presented an basis for intelligent tarin
rsVision-
v.
That the tarir board
| avoided altogether inVes-
tAv0RIT. u..tlnE certain phases
Icas or tarir graft hidden In
| ION tokers" OF the Payne
Aldrich law.
VI
That the tArin board falaaly r.nortsd
shat II was Impossible to obtain abroad
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That the tariff
ranged no an to
either Legislators
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tMASCU
LATl0N

make head or tail OF the tumble OF dat
presented an basis for intelligent tart
rsVision-
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make more equitabl
thar (tho wool and cot.
ten schedules) effects
The board did not at,
tempt to draw conclu.
sions. scientific" or 9th
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IL to make an intelligent
comparison with costs ut
home: that the board
was offered opportuni-
ties for obtaining such
data, but did not use
than. that snrh for.txu
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VIII.
That the tariff boards
treatment of coon o milo
questions vitality affect
Ing the relation OF the
tariff to the prices ex-
acted from consumers
was disinEenuous and
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more than an effective
cog In a "standpat"
politica: machine; that
some or the men who
clamored most loudly for
a tariff board and some
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lNEAACI
UNFAIR

fscturers divulged nothing OF simiia
character or Importance
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boards report was ar
DO incomprohensibls to
or lsymen: that tables
were deliberately disas-
ISOLATED or cmasculated
II not suppressed. and
that q congress N q n
would require the serv-
ieos OF q statistician and
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cost data on weaving neesss.rx 70 s,se
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OISINGEN.
U0US
unloading.


thersto worked all the time complacently
In the knowledge that the creation of the
board was a scheme to prevent genuine
tarin reform as long as possible by gum
ming the cards and delaying tho game" q
charge frequently made. but which for
long time discredited.
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SOLEMN RITE OF SHAWNEES
"Adoption Dance" Taken Very serl-
ously, and the Best Of Order Al.
ways Maintained.

A dance which lasts all day and all
night, the performers eating nothing
during that period, is known as the
I'Adoption Dance" among the
Shawnees. This is quite different from
any one of the festive dances. The
indians come from many miles around
and camp; their faces are painted and
their persons decorated with beads. A
bonfire is built in tho center of the
camp and they dance around this. The
fire is kept burning uniformly all the
time. This serves also as their light
The adoption dance is rather quiet.
more so than the other dances. The
women do most of the singing, and in
a very low tone. They dance around
the circle in twos The men dance to:
gether in front, and the women togeth.
er in the rear. The two leaders in
front are usually the ones who ara
adopting the child. They carry tin
pals; in these are rubber balls, which
bounce and keep time with the drum
mer. This is all the music they have
TO dance by. If large crowd is as
sembled they may have two or three
drums. At these dances good order is
kept. No drunkenness is allowed. The
dance is in grove, and if anyone
does not behave decently they tie him
to tree for the rest of the dance.
After tho performance they hold .
great feast which lasts all day.
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lenten Masks.

- The mask makers of Paris are now
working at high pressure in view Of
the Lenten Carnival. Many celebrated
artists at one time or another have
been glad to design masks ito make
both ends meet" The design for
masks is said to be less easy matter
than would be supposed, and some of
these caricatures, especially those rep
resenting political celebrities, are
works of art. There are in the French
capital II houses, engaged from
January TO December-with no dead
iseason-in the preparation of masks.
The personnel, men, women and chill
dren, is numerous, and their earnings
fair. Their occupation is one of tho
very few which have never known q
strike. OF course, the demands of the
Lenten Carnival do not require tho
whole output of these factories. Tho
worlds supply of masks may be said
ito be drawn from them.
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ST. CARL ITEMS.

Hank! Hank! Hear the dogs bark
these quiet evenings:
Miss Fannie Brown of Plaza,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
friend, Maude Hurd.
Mrs. Richard Johnson and daughter
called at the Grothe home Tuesday.
Sophie Mostad, Elizabeth Johnson,
Anna and Rose Mahoney spent Thur
day with the Aune girls.
Charles Geist spent the latter part
CT the week with his parents.
Nellie and Maud were seen picking
flowers one evening last week.
Johnson Pearson and family were
visitors at the VIM. Wendt home
Sunday.
John Pearson and family were Wis
itors at the VIM. Wendt home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and daughter
Marie spent Sunday at the Maher
home.
Mr.. Davis gave a dance last FRIDAY
night, which was we'll attended and
pleasant time was had by all present.
Misses Fannie Brown, Maude Hurd
Marie and Anna Mahoney visited
Misses Mullins and Pittenger Sunday
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LOGAN ITEMS .

AT meeting held or. Saturday
last it as decided to hold an old fash
Toned farmers picnic in the woods.
Full details will be published in cur
issue Of next week.
Mr.. HI. c.. Kuchenhecker spent
the week end in Logan. We wonder
if he strictly observed the 4th COM
,andment. ... ....
*''The merry widow" will represent
our town at the Old Settlers picnic.
Jesse Giles of the Cozy restaurant,
is to cater for those who attend the
Latter Day Saints reunion at Hecker.
They will assemble on July 9Th and
spend over a week midst the scenic
beauties Of this charming locality
re are informed,
fixed for the last Sunday in this
month.
Mr.. Frank Scudder, candidate for
IT. of schools, was visitor dur
\ ~
9g the week.
Mike Donovan and crew enjoved
one great repast at the Cozy restaur.
mt on Monday
Miss Nellie Ross, our #. 2 bun
lie of charms, has returned to the
n. Prairie.
Mrs. Whitfield and her daughter
Eva entertained quite party Of
friends On Sunday last. Mrs. Ole
saugstad, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Saug-
stad and "the bloomin blasted, blith-
ering Englishman' and his good lady
enjoying the hospitality Of our N.
Prairie hostess.
Lud Mostad, who wandered from
the fold last fall to locate IN north
arn Minnesota, is visiting his many
friends in this vicinity. A popular
schoolma'am's reason for not having
lie same active interest in the suff.
age question II. according to Helen
Rowland, usually about six feet tall.
Lud has built a coy nest and But
that's another chapter.
Logan ~ many fcaains 70 d..
tinctfon, excelling in products, varied
yet staple. But Logan now claims
within her confines the distinction Of
having q candidate for ONCE who
among the many aspirants, possesses
qualifications rare, ! O.. emciency, e.
perience and proven ability. Mr..
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The First Postage Stamp.

A French antiquary is trying to rob
England of one Of it's glories by the
of q discovery that
postage stamps were q French inven-
tion OF the seventeenth century. He
quotes the following notice, which was
posted on the walls Of Paris in 1868:
Persons who wish to send messages
from one quarter OF Paris to another
may rest assured that their letters will
be safely and speedily delivered II they
hro careful to afax to them tickets II,
pcribsd carriage paid" Such tickets,
i was added, might be procured ct q
oharg0 Of ono sou each ct the Law
Courts or from the doorkepers Of Col
peges and Brotherhoods. II was also
possible to prepay reply By amxing
Two tickets instead Of one.
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F A | R
AROUND ABOUT
THE CITY

City Attorney MCGEE is drafting
new reckless driving ordinance
that will allow the police to arrest
anyone guilty of resckless driving ir-
respective of speed.
So much damage has been done by
vandals at the fair grounds that the
management has offered $25 reward
for Information leading to the guilty
parties Lumber has been stolen,
windows smashed and the race ira OK
cut UP by autos
Mrs. Paul v Mccoy has returned
from Harvey where she visited
friends.
Sheriff Kelley has decided to take
prisoners to the penitentiarv by auto
hereafter. He started Thursday
morning with w. P. Mcdonald,
who was sent up for forgery, and
rived at the institution at noon,
travelling 104 miles. He was back in
Minot before sunset.
Tom Carroll, son of w. J. CARROT
fell from the f. w. Jones barn and
broke his left arm.
Mrs. E. r. Sinker and children
have gone to Chicago to visit.
Rev. W. l.. Bennett, pastor of the
Baptist church., will leave in a few
days for East Longmeadow, Mass. =,
his former charge. The pastor and
his wife will be missed by many
friends.
The appeal of DR.. Thor Moeller,.
twice convicted for the death of Gina
Lein, will be heard in supreme court
June %. He asks for new trial on
the grounds Of error in testmona
There are a good many who would be
pleased to see the doctor ultimately
go free.
Announcement has been made Of
the approaching marriage Of Miss
Bessie Kane Of this city and Edward
Schulenberg Of Bismarck, formerly a
Mountrail county commissioner. Miss
Kane was superintendent Of schools
Of Mountrail county for a term.
R. A. Nestos will be the orator Of
the day at the celebration at Deering
the Fourth.
Louis Peterson was placed under
arrest again He lets liquor get the
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Biologist Says Fishes Remember

Biologist Says Fishes Remember.
The fact that fishes will return time
after time to bite at the hook by which
they have been caught is often cited
as proof that fish have no memories.
But Yves Delage, the great French BIZ
ologist, has been making some exper-
tments which seem to prove the con-
trary. He says that fish return to the
hook because their greediness is great
er than the influence of their mem
ory. If you place bright red disk
upon a hook the fishes will cease to
take it after being caught seven or
times. If you change the color Of the
disk the fish will return indefinitely.
The red disk made an impression on
the fish's memory-slowly, it is true
and when 1T recognized the danger
signal it avoided it.
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SURREY NEWS.

Mrs. Dierdorff has gone east On a
visit.
Gertie Burns is quite sick as a re-
suit of too strenuous work in school.
Dr.. MCDANIEL was called to see her
Monday. Her friends hope she will
re out again soon.
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon entertained
&c alrMni last Sunday.
Mrs. Brown is visiting relatives
south of town this week.
Mrs. Mast who ha been very sick
l. some better.
One Of the cars which was used by
the workmen as sleeping car,
caught fire Sunday and burned with
the entire contents, consisting of
clothing and bedding, including about
sixty pairs of blankets The hose
connected with the water tank was
turned on and a large stream of wa
ter thrown onto the fire, but it was
of no use as strong wind was blow
ing and the car was soon reduced to
Il charred mass of timEers.
The president of the jamestown
college will speak in the Presbyterian
church Sunday, June %. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to come
and hear him.
Mr.. Ray has had some trees
planted on the north and west sides
II his residence property, which will
be great Improvement.
Mr.. Dierdorff will begin this week
% finish UP some jobs Of threshing
which was started last fall.
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AS a candidate for superintendent
OF schools, wish to thank the people
of Ward county for their confidence
and assistance in the past and re-
quest their continued support at this
time.
I believe my experience and train,
ing enable me to do better work than
any other candidate. A county su-
perintendent should know school law
and be familiar with country condi-
tons. Without these essentials, he
will not have the confidence Of teach
ers or school officers and the schools
must necessarily suffer thru lack Of
concentrated effort.
Yours very stncerely.
=. q. WARREN.
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tered on the face of the clock, perch.
ing on the hands and in the recesses
of the dial. 1t is supposed that the
birds had lost their way in tho fog,
and had been attracted to the clock
by it's brightly Illuminated face. The
birds remained on their unusual perch
for long while. In superstitioua
days such an incident would probably
have been construed into q portent
of approaching disaster. !
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western frogs are the most delicate,
but the biggest are the southern bull,
frogs. The latter are not so sweet OF
tender as the former. .@.,
Frogs are caught at all times Of tho
year, but the greatest catches are in
the spring and fall, in the winter frog
catching is difficult, because ice, often
two feet thick, must be cut through in
order to reach their nests.
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Is there for . very good purpose
Naturally, as the broom 10 used, thd
fbers In front wear away. Tho
handle Is thereupon removed from
the broomhead and inserted ON thd
opposite side in the hole, thus COM
verting an old broom into prao3
tically new one.
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E.oulmaux Wonderful inventors.

EsquImaux Wonderful Inventors.
A collection of Esquimaux inven-
lions, now ON exhibition at the Anil
ated Colleges, San Francisco, substan-
tiates the claim that the Esquimau IL
the most able inventor and skilled en-
Eineer among uncivilised people. In
support Of this the collection in
sludes the first form Of oil heater and
cook stove, water-tight boat. arch used
for building purposes. and waterproof
overcoats. as well 40 the most per-
feet types ever developed Of the fish
spear, spear thrower and harpoon.
The smoking pipes form link with
Asia and their carvings with prehistor.
10 Europe.