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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-11-01

Sherman mausoleum.
Mrs. sherman is in poor health,
and it is feared that the shock of
her husbands death will aggrayate
her condition. Mrs. Sherman was re-
ported somewhat improved this
morning.
President Taft's proclamation said
in part
In the death of Vice President
sherman, the nation has lost one of
its most industrious citizens and one
Of its most efficient and faithful ser
wants AS a legislator he displayed
such attributes of upright statesman
ship as to commend him to the peo-
pie for second highest office IN their
gift.
AS presiding officer of the SEN
ate, Mr.. Sherman won the respect
and esteem of all for fairness and
impartiality. His private life was
noble and good His genial dispo-
sition and attractiyeness of charac-
ter endeared him to all whose priyi-
lege it was to know him.
In respect to the memory of the
eminent and varied services of this
high official and patriotic public SER
van, ! direct that on the day of the
funeral the executive offices of the
United States shall be closed; that
army and navy posts and stations
display the flag at half-mast, and
that representatives of the United
States pay tribute to the illustrious
dead for a period of 80 days"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
BY ROBERT KENNETH MAcLEA.
Formerly consulting exnerf OF the tariff

BY ROBERT KENNETH MAcLEA
Formerly consulting expert OF the tariff
board
New York, Aug On not a single
one OF the ninety-five all cotton sam
pies Of fabric taken as the basis Of the
tariff boards Investigations of the cot
ton schedule was there an actual re-
duction OF the tariff by the Payne
Aldrich law.
The samples we're selected with
great care by the combined judgment
Of the boards experts, indorsed by the
leading jobbers 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
ave ell 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 1880 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 .'I,ippitt-
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 McColl fabrics
the Payne-Aldrich law lacked up the
average duty from 1857 to 8033 per
cent. In other words, the promised
revision downward" on these goods
was really revision upward amount
ing to 64.97 per cent Of the Dingley
rates
The remaining thirty eight classes Of
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 we're assessed an
average duty of 1886 per cent Under
the Payne-Aldrich law they pay 4458
per cent-a revision upward equal to
26.07 per cent OF the former rate as
compared with 6497 per cent increase
on the 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
mills) that pay more than 100 per cent
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duty. On these three samples the re-
duction averaged $50 per cent on the
former duty--a reduction, from 1850
per cent under the Dingley law TO
110.44 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 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 25 last:
TT (the Payne Aldrich billy was a
vastly better bill than the Dingley
bill. II | had refused to sign the
Payne bill it would have maintained
the Dingley bin with higher rates than
the Payne bill"
When Mr. Taft made this statement
he must have known that 1t was IN
true As for the wool schedule, he
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 It's
wool rates as "indetensible? And
nc Els ha af
bill he knew they were just as In
defensible" as theA wool rates for at
the time he made this statement In
Boston he had the tariff boards report
on cotton before him
It is true that the cotton report OF
the tariff board did not make this in
formation available at glance to Mr.
Taft or to congress or to the public.
The tariff board carefully avoided Civ
ing this information in getatable
understandable form
Suppressed the Answer.
Was the tariff raised or lowered?'
has been an insistent question ever
since the Payne Aldrich law was en-
acted three years ago The tarin
board avoided answering it,
In making my official report to the
board ! submitted table that did
answer this question in respect to each
one. excepting three of the 100 cloth
samples around which our months OF
Investigation centered After much
sidestepping and discussion this table
was expurgated and published in its
emasculated form The boards excuse
was that 1t was not its duty to answer
the Question; congress could make its
own computations,
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
tics. 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
reasonable 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 New York World.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
ATLAS BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION

The records Of the Probate Court
Of New York show that of 10000
persons above the age of 25 dying
list year, only 1851 left any estate
whatever, and only 884 were worth
$4,000. 90.
Sc per cent. of them left no estate
whatever.
25 per cent. left estates which ay-
eraged $1.292.00.
9 per cent. left estates OF over
SIS, 100000.
This is rather a sad commentary.
6 500 out of the Iv,vvv a:S.i without
having accumulated anything for
their families, without building or
buying home, without having laid
up any money for possible day Oh
privation or want.
Bring the matter home to yourself,
take an inventory of your situation,
and then make your decision. II
you are in the sc per cent class,
pause, There Is absolutely no rea-
son why you should remain there.
See HARRY WILLIAMS, Secretary
of the Atlas Buildin~ and Loan AS
ISOLATION and he will point you to a
method rof saving your money that
wdll in the course of a few years
place you in the 8 per cent. class
Will make you the owner OF your
home and independent.
You owe 1t to yourself to investi-
gate the plan of the rtlas Building
and Loan Association.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

After thinking it over. Represen-
tatiye Mann, author of the Post Of
fee Sunday Closing law, reaches the
conclusion that he didn't mean what
he said. But, OF course, this is fire.
quently the case with law making
politicians. -Indianapolis News.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

1t is fortunate that President Taft
and ex-Pres1dent Roosevelt won't
have to ride together from the White
House to the Capitol again March A..
Even the Bolonel woulaxind the ex-
perience embarrassing. Boston
Globe.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET


DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
For. Governor
w. R. THOMPSON,
of Huntington.
For Attorney General
THOMAS BLEDsOE,
of Charleston.
For Secretary Of State
HAL w. DUPUE,
of Richie County.
For treasurer
IGNATIUS 5RENNEN,
of Wheeling.
State Superintendent of free schools:
L. w. BURNS,
of Fayette.
For Auditor
w F. ALEXANDER,
of Jefferson County
For Commissioner of Agriculture: ~
w. D. SEINN,
of Barbour.
For Congressman at -4arge:-
BEN HEMNER,
of Pendleton County.
For Electors at Large
GILBERT D. SMITH,
of Taylor County.
VIM H. SAWfERS,
of Summers County
BEN BUTCHER,
of Wood County.
For Congress Fifth District:
JAMES f. BEAVERS,
OF Wayne County.
JUDICIAL.
For Judge of 22d Judicial District:
CHARLES H. JONES,
of Mingo County.
MINGO COUNTY TICKET.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
s. D. STOKES,
For the Legislature:
HI WILLIAMSON
For Sheriff:
LEE CURRY.
For Assessor
ROBERT l.. HARRIS.
For Member of County Court:
WILLIAM T. MEADE.
WILLIAMSON DISTaICT TICKET.
For Justices of the Peace:
j. F. KEYSER.
W. Il. CANTRELL.
For Constables:
WILLIAM WILLIAMSON.
LLOYD ALLEY.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

We have some empty syrup bar
rels, already clean, just the thing to
use for molassess, pickles, kraut. etc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DRUG co.
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cost data on weaving necessary to enable
it to make an intelli-
L 1 gent comparison with
r.~- 1 costs at home; that the
i INEIHCt board was offered OPP.
/ portunties for obtain
ing such data, but did
not use them; that such
foreign data a were obtained We're 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-
l UNFAIR | ton of legislators; that
competitors We're given
thereby valuable trade
secrets while the for
eign manufacturers diVulged nothing of
similar character or Importance,
VIII
That the tariff boards
treatment OF economic
iOISINGEN. questions vitality affect
,,a,,o ing the relation of the
UUUS tariff to the prices ex-
acted from consumers
was diSingenuous and
misleading.
That the tariff board has proved not to
be the 'nonpartisan" and scientific in
strument promised by President Taft;
that its members displayed ineNperience
in business, Incompetence and extraya-
gance. I have been forced reluctantly
after years intimate association to ac-
cept the opinion that the tariff board has
been nothing more than
an effective cog in a
"standpat" political ma
PARTISAN | chine: that some of the
men who clamored most
l loudly for a tariff board
and some of the men
appointed thereto worked AL the time
corr placently 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 long time dis
credited
x
That such facts as the tariff board mas
reported sustain the charge, as to both
the wool and the cotton
schedules, that the con-
Il H0MuInTV suyner has been robbed
outrageously as a con-
/ ING sequence. Of excessive
duties and that the
profits have not gone
| into the Rockets Of the laborer to main
| tain an American standard of living"
From New York World
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

For the best and newest styles OF
furniture go to ]. w. Cox & Son.
THIRD Avenue. Government Square.
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The mouth of Oyster Bay Is foam
ing a little more than usual. New
York World.
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4JOKERS' HID.
REVISION UP
Actual Raising Of Duties Effected
by Payne Bill
COTTON AND WOOL SCHEDULE

Both IndefensIble, and President Taft
Knew lt--Suppresslon Of Facts by
the Tariff Statistics Employ
cd to MlsIead the Public.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
FACTS SUPPRESSED AND ISSUES
EvADED BY TAFT TARIFF BOARD
By ROBERT KENNETH MACLEA,
Formerly Consulting Expert Of the Tariff Board.

in
legislation public
with
compel o present the following indictment:
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v.

That the tariff board
avoided altogether in
vestigating e.r t a n
phases of tariff graft
hidden in "jokers" of
the Payne-Aldrich law.
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New York, Angus I1id sou ev4r
hear the story OF coJt6a
1t is as thrilling Ha 0E
adventure 1t Is a. Inter a
novel = interesting pae be-
cause 1t concerns th a-
lions of people VINO eg4 l6dz
1t is interesting beehE 81 II the
dress of the poor ta universal suD
stitute for wool and sta Il IS }u
teresting, Furthermore aacaasa il s
true
The story OF cotton IS tG story 9f
protective tariff for lar baaa 81 rsa6
manufacturers at the e he
whole people who wear oGa goods
II has been reasonably zSuIated
that because the cotton tarf sized
by the Payne-Aidrich law tae Areri.
can people are paying Sa8.199.9gQ agors
every year than they shoQf5 paw for
their cotton goods and taat a sayfea
Of this amount could be ascaaell IN
by a reasonable reduction ic die pres
ent duties.
The story Of cotton Is tcld 9t n.
pert, Robert Kenneth .3}ac4 aansait.
Ing expert Of the tariff houtG b. se,
ries OF articles pgDlisHad NeW
York World Mr. Maciea iaws ar6
the views of lifelong RHE8Haa q
friend OF the protective pores tas
Republican party bit al tame
time an opponent Of tar. 1
voritism. To this WORT cI.e.
- q
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

Send us the news from the county
We will printit.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Notice to All Persons.

Notice to All Persons.
] am not giving orders to anyone
and will not pay any bill made on
an order from me- Bear this in
mind and take no orders purporting
to come from me.
WILL M. SMITH.
Williamson, W. Va. Aug. 7th, 1912.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
FAvORiT-
ISM
vi.

That the tariff board falsely reported
that It was impossible to obtain abroad
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

The West Virginian prints the To-
cal news
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That the tariff board,
in ITS report on manu-
SUPPRESS. features Of cotton
(Schedule y has sup
STUN pressed findings of vital
Importance to the cot
ton industry, to the pub
lie and to the government but inimical
to the special privileges Of few New
England manufacturers who were per-
mitted by Senator Aldrich to write the
cotton schedule to suit themselves.
II.
That the tariff board
" has perverted o I h r
II PERVER- facts, thereby avoiding
800. exposure Of tariff injus-
SIUN tices that have benefit
ed the few at the ex-
pense Of the many man
ufacturers.
III.
That the tariff board has not, as 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
make more equitable
their (tlle wool and cot
ton schedules) effects"
EVASION The board did not at
tempt to draw cOnclu-
sions. Scientific" or
otherwise, from its
scientifically" collected data, but side
stepped that responsibility by arguing
that such deductions as its data justified
were not called for under the specifica-
tons Of its employment.
Nv.
That the tariff boards report was ar
ranged SO as to be incomprehensible to
either legislators or laymen; that tables
were deliberately disas-
4 -----. ISOLATED or emasculated
l EMASCtJ. i II not suppressed. and
that congressman
LAIiUN | would require the serv-
ices of a statistician
and a clerk six months
to make head or tail of the tumble of
data presented as basis for intelligent
tariff revision.
v.
That the tariff board
FAv0RiT- Sessisatin s'0s eertain
IcM phases of tariff graft
sAAIx ~
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
STORY OF COTTON
IS A Thriller
A Narrative That Concerns the
Welfare of Millions.
SHOWS EVILS or PROTECTION.

Whole People Robbed BY a Tafsf That
Rich Manufacture May ssasfst-.
Robert Kenneth MacLea, Corsslt-
ing Expert Of TIE TarHff Beard
Shows That the Aner-sa Psopts
Are Mulcted Of S88,Coo.e9c a Year.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
Notice to the Public.

This is to give notice to all per-
sons that no orders will be paid, by
me with my name signed thereon, or
bank notes or anything Of that ma
.ture. l give no orders to anyone,
and forewarn all against such or
ders.
J. p. ALLEY,
Williamson. W. Va.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
SUPPRESS
SION

" PNE1
lie and to the government, but inimical
to the special privileges Of few New
England manufacturers who were per-
mitted by Senator Aldrich to write the
cotton schedule to suit themselves.
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EMAScU-
LATI0N

to make head or tail of the tumble OF
data presented as a basis for intelligent
tariff revision.
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INEXACT

foreign data as
some cases snppr
inadequate for
though SO utilize,
That the tariff
hdence Of Amer
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UNFAIR

eign manufacture
similar character
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EVASION

scientifically collected data. but side
stepped that responsibility by arguing
that such deductions as its data justified
were not called for under the specifica-
tons Of its employment
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

That the tariff boards report was ar
ranged SO as to be incomprehensible to
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

That the tariff board
has perverted ot h e r
facts, thereby avoiding
exposure Of tariff injus-
tices that have benefit
ed the few at the ex-
pense Of the many man
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05

been nothing more IMAM
IN effective cog in a
"standpat" political ma
chine: that some of the
men who clanored most
loudly for a tariff board
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For President,
WOODROW WILSON,
Of New Jersey.
For Vice President;
THOMAS R. MARSHALL,
OF Indiana.
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PERVER-
SION
ufacturers.

That the tarin
by President Taff
conclusions that
a advising the cong
Of the changes 4
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cost data on weaving necessary to enable
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CONVICT.
ING

into the pockets of the laborer to mail
tain an American standard of living
From New York World
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the wool and the cotton
schedules, that the con-
su,ner has been robbed
outrageously as a con-
sequence Of excessive
duties and that the
profits have not gone
of the laborer to "main-
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or Iaymsn, That tables
were deliberately disas-
ISOLATED or emasculated
IL not suppressed, and
that a congressman
would require the serv-
ices - of a statistician
and a clerk six months
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|DlSINGEN.
UOUS
misleading.

That the tariff b
be the "nonpartis
strument promise
that its members
in business, incor
gance. ! have !
after a years init
cept the opinion Il
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make m gre equitable
their (tlie wool and cot
ton schedules) effects"
The board did not at
tempt to draw conclu-.
sions, scientific" or
ofEnrxx,tca frnyp fta
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PARTISAN
1.Ha

: That such facts as the tariff board has
reported sustain the charge, as to both
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-14
POLICE TRAP LAID
BY ROCKEFELLER, JR.
Private Detective Paid For Pre-
tended OlsOTderIy House.

New York, Aug. S.-Through the ef-
forts of John d. Rockefeller, Jr., evil
dence has been obtained against crook
ed policemen. Starr ]. Murphy, the
personal representative Of the Rookie
fellers In social service work and phi
lanthropy, will lay before District At
torney Whitman a mass Of information
collected by private detectives who
were working under John d. Rockefel-
Ter, Jr., and Assistant District Attor-
ney James B. Reynolds
The evidence is the product of a
years work by Detective Charles G..
Roe. who was brought here from Chi
cago by Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr.. Reyn-
olds. Detective Roe operated in the
Tenderloin a pretended disorderly
house and obtained evidence against a
police inspector. This inspector is said
to have received 5000 a month for pro-
tecting the pretended dlsorderly house.
The rate of 5000 month appears from
the evidence gathered by Roe to have
been the usual assessment against
such resorts.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-14
$4,000 FOR SAVING CHILD.

William Busby, formerly a soldier
in the British army and now horn
player in an orchestra in Melbourne,
has been left $4,000 under these
romantic circumstances: Ten years
ago Mr.. Busby rescued from drown
ing a child who had fallen over the
Chelsea Bridge into the Thames.
The father of the child handed him
$50 and said " You will hear from
me later" And he did in the news
communicated to him by cablegram
that the father of the child had died,
and left him $4,000 in his will.
The young soldier in his manly act
had no idea of reward. He was ut
terly unselfish and took the risk of
his own life in the rescue. But the
father was grateful, and did the
gracious thing by him. Sooner or
later every good act will bring its
reward. 1t may not be in dollars
and cents, but it will come in coin
more valuable,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-14
RULES FOR DEALING WITH THE FLY NUISANCE

Keep the flies away from the sick,
especially those i'll with contagious
diseases. Kill every fly that strays
into the sickroom. His body is COW
cred with disease germs.
Do not allow decaying material OF
any sort to accumulate on or near
your premises.
Screen all food and insist that
your grocer, butcher, baker and
every one from whom you buy food
stuffs does the same.
Don't buy foodstuffs where flies
are tolerated.
Don't eat where flies have access
to food.
Keep all receptacles for garbage
carefully covered and the cans
cleaned or sprinkled with oil or
lime.
Keep all stable manure in vault or
pit, screened or sprinkled with lime,
oil or other cheap preparations, as
9S per cent. of the flies come from
stable manure and 2 per cent. from
garbage and other filth.
Keep the streets and alleys clean.
See that your sewage system is
in good order; that It does not leak,
Is up to date and not exposed to
flies.
Pour kerosene into the drains.