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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
WORKERS NOT HELPED
FUTiLlTY OF HIGH PROTECTION
HAS BEEN SHOWN. i.5S.ti
Stanley Committee Brings to Light
Proof That Steel Trust 10 Paying s.
Wages That Are a Disgrace
to the Country. 4555

The Stanley committee heard some
interesting testimony bearing on the
home conditions OF the men who work
! in the Pittsburgh steel mills. The wit
ness was Miss Margaret F. Byington.
social survey worker. It was found
that, with prices as they are. It is I'm
possible to maintain . normal stand.
ard Of living on less than SIS week.
Yet IS per cent. of the employees OF
the Homestead plant are day laborers,
and are paid about $1,000 week.
People live in crowded. .half-furnished
rooms. windowless and unventilated.
and there are sometimes as many az
dve persons in one room. Many OF
these people are foreigners who know
little about what our protectionists
call the American standard OF living.
It certainly is not in accordance with
that standard that people should live
In quarters where the death rate Is
double the normal. and where COM
forth impossible. =
$N We protect the steel men in order
80 they tell us-that they may pay
wages that will enable their workers
to live as Americans should live. 1t
can hardly be said that the bargain
IL being kept. Men who get money
from the public on the, theory that 1t
is to go largely to their employees
ought surely to be interested In I'M
proving the conditions under which
they live But apparently 1t has not
been so in this case. Attorney Reed,
who represents the trust before the
committee, said: Compared to the
ideal, Wen admit that these conditions
look bad. But compared to our COM
petitors. they are better than the av-
erage.' II that Is so. the average IL
certainly very low.
The committee had the pleasure Of
listening to another witness. Charles
NJ. schwab. who has made all his
money out of-steel. He said that I'M
less the high duties were maintained.
he would regard as wasted the 1885,
100000 which had recently been In
vested in his business. The present
tariff rates were, he insisted. ''neces-
fsary to the prosperity OF the steel
business" Certainly that business. as
far rs its owners and promoters are
concerned. has been amazingly pros
porous. No one objects to its pros
perity, but It does seem as though. In
view OF the fact that the business 10
subsidized. there ought to be a fair.
er division. Senator Stone said, dur
ing the course Of Schwab's testimony,
that Mr.. Carnegie had accumulated an
enormous fortune. Not - said
Schwab. half as much as he de-
served" How much do the workers
observer" That is a question of CON
siderable Importance. II Carnegie de-
serves his hundreds OF millions We
should think that the men in the mills
deserved living wages. and comfortable
homes. This is specially true in view,
of the fact that all our people are
taxed to provide them with these
things. There would be less objec-
ton to protection II 1t were capital
lied in good wages rather than in wa =.
tered stock.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
SEEM 70 NEED ELUclDATl0R
Cold Logic Can Find Fault With Pro-
E tests Made by Iron and Steel
Manufacturers. ,5l,

s Protests CT iron and steel manufac'
tturers that the rates OF duty proposed
by the Underwood bill would drive
them out OF business are entitled to
respectful consideration. but they can
not be deemed conclusive unless they,
are supported by considerable testi-
mony OF sort that rarely comes from
manufacturers, They tell US the rates
of wages. but every person who has
Investigated this subject at all knows
that this Is very different thing from
the costs of production. or even the
labor cost per unit of product. They
do not give us the material for form
Ing an estimate Of the relative costa
OF production here and abroad. and
they give only the scantiest informa-
ton regarding the conditions under
which the export business is done.
The sewing machine manufacturers
protest that without a protecting duty
they would be driven out of business
by sewing machines produced by Eu.
ropean labor which receives lower
wages than are paid In this country.
How, then, was 1t possible for them
to sell sewing machines In foreign
markets to the value of $S.532,6667
England paid million and three.
quarters In eleven months for Amer
lean sewing machines. and Germany
paid nearly a million and a quarter.
We are entitled to know how the prod.
ucts OF high.priced American labor can
be sold in England and Germany II
they could not compete with English
and German sewing machines In our
own market
The typewriting machines exported
in eleven months were worth moro
than $4,000. 900. Nearly two Millions
worth went to Great Britain. over q
million and quarters worth to Ger
many, and more than a million dollars
worth to France. Over two Millions
worth went to other European coun-
tries. 5 81 ,
In eleven months Of last year We ex-
ported more than SIS. o00. 900 worth OF
builders hardware. saws and tools,
over $40, 100000 worth of wire. over
100000 worth OF metal working ma
chinery, more than 100000 worth
Of electrical machinery, more than
100000 of mining machinery, and
the machinery OF every sort exported
in eleven months was worth @10l.-
3es,424. How did this happen II We,
cannot stand foreign competition In
our own markets?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
CHAPTER xxxlv.
AGAIN ut the Cabin.

: j..
MI They were two weary Gays reach:
Ing Carson City. travelling along the
open trail yet meeting with no one.
not even a mail coach passing them.
Evidently the Indians were so trou-
blesome as to interrupt all traffic with
Santa Fee and the more western forts.
The slowness OF their progress was
on account OF the General. whose con-
dition became worse in spite Of Fair
bain's assiduous attentions. With no
medicine the doctor could do but little
to relieve the Esufferings of the older
man, although he declared that his
illness was not serious one. and
would yield quickly to proper medical
treatment. They constructed; rude
travois from limbs Of the cottonwood.
and securely strapped him thereon.
one man leading the horse. while the
doctor tramped behind. "a
Keith, fretting more and more over
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06

route Hands instincuvely loosenso
revolvers In readiness for action, tne
younger OF the Bar X" men Whaling
softly in an effort to appear uncon-
cerned. Keith. with gesture, gather
ed them more closely, about him,
III Hawley Is here himself" he said
quietly. watching their faces IN the
starlight, The will certainly have
guard set. and there may be one any
how. We can't afford to take chances
for there will be Ave men. at least. on on
the island. and possibly several more.
II they are looking for trouble they
will naturally expect 1t to come from
the north-conseQuenuy we'll make
our attack from the opposite direction.
and creep in on them under the shad.
ow OF the corral. The first thing z
want to do is to locate Miss Waite 20
she will be in no danger OF getting
hurt in the melee You boys hold your
fire until / let loose or give the wore
Now, Doctor, want you and Nep %
creep up this bank until you are Or
rectly opposite the cabin-hell know
the spot-and lie there out OF slgnt
until we begin the shooting. Then
both sail in as fast as you can. IN
take Bristoe and you two bar x men
along with me. and when We turn
loose with our shooting irons you can can
all reckon the fight is on. ANY OF you
got questions to ask 4s5 h
No one said anything. the silence &C
cented by the desert wind howiing
mournfully in the branches Of nearby
cottonwood.
."A}l right then. boys, don't get ex'
cited and go on half cooked; be easy
on your trigger fingers. Come along.
you fellows who are travelling vita
me-"
The four crossed the stream, wading
to their waists in the water. their
horses left punched on the south bank.
and finally crawled out into bunch.
OF mesquite. As they crept along
through the darkness. whatever doubts
Keith might have previously felt re-
garding the presence on the island o.
the party sought were dissipated BY the
unmistakable noise made by numer-s
GUS horses in the corral. Slowly. test.
ing each step as they advanced. 50 no
sound should betray them. the four
men reached the shelter OF the stock.
ade. The older Of the Bar * men
lifted himself by his hands. a l1l'u
peered cautiously over.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
seem, Only question :. ., Time,

-
Horsefesh as an article Of food. .
cheaper substitute for beef and NUT
ton, ls largely consumed In several
European countries. The Toronto
Globe says: free trade Britain has
not yet been forced to eat horselesh.
The old and decrepit animals that md
their. way in limping sQuadrons to the
British seaports are for shipment
mainly to protectionist Germany and
France. In both these protectionist
countries ,horsehesh forms staple
article Of diet" The high price Of
food in France has led to the introduc-
ton Of government bill reducing the
tari1 on horses brought into the coun-'
try alive for human consumption al .
means of partial alienation. The
people Of the United States have not
yet been reduced to the necessity Of
consuming horsedesh. but under the
protective regime they may soon get
there. Beef. mutton and pork are
luxuries.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
The -Four Crossed sr..m w.dlno

silently forward, intent only on Gov
ering all the distance possible. Late
that night they camped at the water
hole, sleeping as best they could.
scourged by the chill wind which
swept over them and dashed grit into
exposed faces. With the first gray Of
dawn they swung stiRened forms into
the saddles and rode on. straight as
the crow flies, for the Salt Fork. They
attained that stream at shutdown. gray
with sand dust. their faces streaked
from perspiration, feeling as though
the sun rays had burned their brains.
with horses fairly reeling under them.
According to Keith's calculation this
cattle-ford must be fully ten miles be-
low where the cabin sought was stu
ated; two hours rest, with water and
food, would put both horses and men
again in condition. and the travelling
was easier along the bank OF the
Fork. With this in mind. cinches were
loosened, the animals turned out to
Craze. and the men. snatching hasty
bite, flung themselves YEARLY on the
ground.
All but Fairbain were asleep when
Keith aroused them once more, little
before nine. unable in his impatience
to brook longer delay. Within ten min
,utes horses we're saddled. weapons
looked to carefully, and the little party
began their advance through the dark:
ness. moving cautiously over the UNI
even ground. assisted greatly by the
bright desert stars cleaning down up
on them from the cloudless sky over
head. The distance proved somewhat
less than had been anticipated. and
Keith's watch was not yet at eleven,
when his eyes revealed the fact that
they had reached the near vicinity OF
the lonely island on which the cabin
stood Refining in his horse sharply,
he swung to the ground. the Others In:
stantly following his example. realiz-
ing they had reached the end of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
Ao.ln, Doe. p <, 4 protect,

Does protection protect!' Here
we are keeping up the price Of wool
in order to induce men to breed sheep.
and the National Association Of Wool
Manufacturers reports that there are
two and a quarter million less sheep
in the country this year than last. The
census reports small shrinkage in
the past ten years. II the duty does
not keep up the supply Of sheep It
would not be a bad idea to let Aus
tralia and Argentina and South Az
RIGA raise the sheep while We get the
WOODEN clothing. j.85
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
Mr. carneale's Bounty.

Ia A summary of Mr.. Carnegie's gifts
for the last year shows a total OF 40
million dollars, 20 millions OF which,
are to be devoted to promoting dinu-
sion Of knowledge among the people Of
the United States.
II the purpose Of this last benefac-
ton IL carried out effectively It viii
help make 1t impossible for any future
Carnegie, to duplicate the gift. For II
there were proper diffusion Of knowl-
edge the tariff schedules would not
permit one steel manufacturer to &C
cumulate fortune allowing gifts Of
rs millions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
Meanwhile.

All hope OF agreement between
conferees OF the two houses Of con-
Sgress on the resolution providing for
election OF United States senators by
direct vote Of the people has van
ished. The conferees on the resolu-
ton providing for the constitutional
amendment have reached the conclu-
sion that an agreement would be Inn
possible Washington Dispatch.
And while the two houses are quar-
reling the interests will continue
largely to pick the United States sem
ators.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06

said DR.. White, who tried to climb
cornstalk the other day to see how the
corn was getting on. Unfortunately
the stalk is growing faster than the
boy can climb and he is now out OF
sight. A lot Of neIghbors with axes
have been trying to cut the stalk
down. but 1t grows SO fast they can't
strike it twice in the same place. It
was feared for a while that the boy
would starve to death, but am happy
to say that over the private wire In
my Office we have got news to the eft.
feet that the little chap has already
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
Ii rraIlad Behind.

An Episcopal bishop IN q New EnAr
land state was the guest Of . friend
The bishop conducted the services
sunday morning. and seemed much II.
ritated by the fact that his friend
In the body. Of the church was always
about ave words behind the rest OF
the congregation during the recital
of the Apostles Greed. At dinner that
afternoon the eminent divine turned
suddenly to his host and asked. with
some asperity: John. why cant you
descend into helr With the rest OF
the congregation" III 33s#s 81.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
steel : Basic Product.

We do not mean even to imply that
the tenderness to the steel trust is
due to any influence exerted by that
monster aggregation. But the Demo
Gratis ought to be careful lest they. as
we'll as others. be too considerable of
"the great influence of the Morgan in.
terests.''#@ Let them remember that
Mr.. Carnegie has said that steel does
not need any protection at all. ex-
cept in the case of needles" Steel
Is basic product and should be made
as cheap as possible to all.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
4 fortune or Three Acres.

There are few people who are able
to make good living from SO small
an amount of land as Oliver R. Shear.
er, who lives at Hyde Park. suburb
OF Reading, Pa, says the Suburban
Life. Mr.. Shearer is two and one
half miles from the heart of the city,
and raises vegetables and poultry. His
farm consists of trifle over three
acres, but there are only about two
and one,half acres that are under
actual cultivation A little mountain
stream tore one corner of the place to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06

this necessary delay, and now OBJ
sessed with the thought that Hawley3
must have rejoined his party on the
Arkansas and gone south with them.
finally broke away from the others
and rode ahead. to gather together the
necessary horses and supplies In adj
vance OF their arrival He could not
drive from his mind the remembrance
OF the gamblers attempted familiarity
with Hope, when he had her, as he
then supposed. safe In his power once
before in that lonely cabin on the Salt
Fork Now. angry with ba1led ambi-
ton, and victim of her trickery.
there was no guessing to what ex-
tremes the desperate might resort.
The possibilities of such situation
made the slightest delay In rescue an
agony almost unbeatable Reaching
Carson City. and perfectly reckless as
ito his own safety there from arrest
the plainsman lost no time in perfect
ing arrangements for pushing for
ward. Horses and provisions were pro-
cured, and he very fortunately discov-
cred in town two cowboys belonging
to the Bar x" outfit, their work there
accomplished and about ready to re-
turn to the ranch on the Canadian.
who gladly allied themselves with his
party. looking forward to the posi-
bilities Of a fight-with keen anticipa-
ton. Keith was more than ever de-
lighted with adding these to his outfit.
when, on the final arrival Of the 9th
ers. the extra man brought from Sher-
idan announced that he had had
enough. and was going to remain
there. No efforts made revealed any
knowledge Of Hawley's presence in
Carson City; either he had not been
There. or else his friends were very
carefully concealing the fact. The ut
ter absence of any trace. however. led
Keith to believe that the gambler had
gone elsewhere--probably to Fort
Larned-for his new outfit. and this
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
don't believe that even my bitter
est enemies will say that I was ever
deserter.-Mr, Roosevelt.
Cheer up, steel trust!
A. She Understood It.

II do think" said Mrs. Sliptung..
they're the meanest people 1 ever
heard Of. You know Sam used to work
for them. Well. he owen them few
dollars when he quit and the first
thing they did when he got another
Job was to go to his employers and
varnish his salary!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06

| j. :
than ever OF the fellows efforts to
conceal his trail. Y
The party escorting Waite reached
the town In the evening. and In the
following gray dawn the adventurers
forded the$river. and mounted on fresh
horses and fully equipped. headed
forth into the sand hills. The little
company now consisted Of Keith. Fair
balm. who, in spite of his rotundity
of form had proven himself hard and
At. Neb. having charge OF the single
pack horse. the scout Brtstoe. and the
two cowboys OF the Bar x" rough.
wiry fellow, accustomed to expo.
sure and peril. 1t was emphatically a
fighting outfit, and to be trusted IN
emergency: d 5s;s 5l
They followed the cattle trail south
toward the Salt Fork. as this course
would afford them a camp at the only
water-hole in all that wide desert ly-
ing between With this certainty OF
water. they ventured to press their
animals to swifter pace, although the
sand made travelling heavy. and the
trail itself was scarcely discern1ble.
It was hard. wearisome ride. hour
after hour through the same dull.
dreary landscape of desolation, the
hot, remorseless sun beating down
upon them. rejecting up into their
blistered faces from the hot surface OF
sand. There was scarcely breath Of
air. and the bodies OF. men and horses
were bathed in perspiration. Not .
cloud hung in the blue sky: no wing
OF bird broke the monotony OF dis,
lance. no living animal crept across
the blazing surface OF the desert. Oc-7
casionally a distant mirage attracted
the eye. making the dead reality even
more horrible by It's semblance to wa
ter. yet never tempting them to stray
aside. After the first mile converse
ton ceased. the men riding grimly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
MAYOR QUALITIES AS a COOK

Descendants Of Mayor Carter Har-
rison will be able to boast reminiscent
" Of the biscuits father used to
make" and no one shall say them nay
for his honor the mayor is q culin-
AIRY expert. He does not have to prove
It; he admits 1t himself.
Mayor Harrison's skill with the skill
let runs through wide repertory
from boiled eggs to reflector oven bis
cuits--in fact, there Is no end to
this mans cleverness until; he essays
Jelly, then he meets the fate Of all
overly ambitious persons. disaster.
Mrs. Harrison is responsible for the
statement that the moyoral Jelly Is not
Ill that could be desired. i3s a g;4
The question. as to Mayor Harrfson's
qualifications as cook arose the 9TH
er day during q lull in the city. hall
routine il which Mayor Gaynor's un-
happy experience In criticising the
cooking In New York's public schools
was under discussion. The question
Of the cooking teachers of the metrop-
@eS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
'..r e.t Tor Water.

To test drinking water. put one tea.
spoonful OF graduated sugar in pint
OF the water you want to test Cork
tightly, place on the kitchen mantel
shelf. II pure the water will remain
clear, il not 1t VIII cloud densely. and
ought to be analysed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
Value. Of Ancient COINAGE.

The value of shekel Of silver
would be Apr Ultimately so cents: that
OF a gold sheckel $40. A talent of sill
yer would be worth about $4,000 and
4 talent of gold approximately $50. 900.
A piece of silver was worth about 16
cents, while mite was a small frac-
ton of cent.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
Voter, VIII, Settle Il.

They say that Mr.. Roosevelt wants
to postpone definite decision as to
the third-term enterprise for two
months. SO as to be able to pass upon
what he will regard as sure thing.
we suppose. The people will make a
sure thing of it in November all right.
If they get the chance.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
bunch went from yere with thet split

Ouucn went from yeI0 WILL lnSs sp4A. 5
hoof. n. IA 81. y
This was not so easily accom-.
plished owing to the nature OF the
ground, but at last the searchers
stumbled onto tracks close In under
the bank. and one of these revealed
the split hoof. 81
THAT makes It clear. Ben. ex.
claimed Keith. decidedly. staring out
across the river at the white sand.
hills. They have kept on the edge OF
the water, making for the ford. which
is yonder at the bend. They are out
in, the sand desert by this time riding
for the Salt Fork. Whoever he was.
the: fellow brought them Eve horses,
and the Ave old ones were taken east
again ON the trail. The girl Is still
with the party and we'll 60 into Car
son City and reoutflt."
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pieces so badly that it cannot be
cultivated The little farm produces,
about 10000 heads Of celery. 300 to
500 tomato plants. and anywhere from
5000 to 1000 each of lettuce, endive
and beets. From five to ten bushels
of onion sets are usually planted
each year and yield bounteous crop.
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az
them
household ocal ability
making Jelly.
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-.sDRUMMER BoYTo RETIRE


A bill was introduced recently in the
lower house Of Congress by Mr., Ash
worth of Ohio to retire with the rank
Of major general three Of the best
known omcers In the United States
army. In the memorandum attached
to the bill It IL stated that, these three
men, with q single exception. form the
last remnant Of that army of q million
and . half men who fought for the,
preservation Of the Union n n 4,
4 The exception referred to is MAI.
Daniel w. Arnold OF the quartermas-,
ter's department. who also retires by
age limit next summer. However. he
does not figure in the bill because of
the fact that 1t was not until SO years
after Appomattox that he came into
the army as an omcer from civil life.
The three whose names are mem
toned In Congressman Ashworth's bill
and the combined total Of whose serv-
ices In the army add up to more than
$50 years are Brig Gen. Daniel H
brush. commanding the department or
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
Test Of eligibility.

Mans right to vote Goes not rest on
respectfully or intelligence. but on
the very fact that he has been wear
in: pair Of pants for twenty.cne
years. and. in all probability. eat
ing or burning up ton of cheap to
bacco. III t5,,5 "A y III
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-03-06
The Conclusion.

81 see where some intoxicated Joy
riders tried to pull up tree near At.
lanta.' What was the result :" They
were pulled. but the tree stood pat"