V
lng te rm s w ith th e s ta te a g ric u ltu ra l
colleges a n d ex p e rim e n t sta tio n s, a u d
th e s ta te officials will no longer be
re g ard ed a s In fe rio r beings, living ouly
on th e larg ess o f a W ash in g to n cabal.
I aak all w ho w a n t honesty am i fa ith
ful service In th e d e p a rtm e n t o f ag ri
cu ltu re , th e prom otion
of pnbllc
h e a lth a n d e x e c u tiv e s w ho have
g ro w n to m anhood a n d lived In an en
v tro n m e n t fa v o ra b le to th a t w hich
m ak es fo r th e p u b lic w elfa re to vote
fo r W ilson a n d M arshall.
He Says Taft and T. R. Are
Soldiers ol Fraud.
ENEMIES DF PURE FOOO LAW.
F u m w CNemlst M I « v m th e H ealth
e# th a N a tia n Demand« E lection of
th e D em ocratic T iek et—H a A ppaala
ta Thee« W ho, L ika H im ealf, H ava
i MEAN SWEEP
TAXING GOAT OFF
FDR WILSON
The People's Turn Now!
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and Maine Impressive.
Protective Tarili Really M eans
TRUTH ABOUT THE TRUST.
"E xpected E conom ies F rom C om b in a­
tio n " De N et M aterialise.
ILouls D. Bramleta In Collier’s ]
L e a d e rs o f th e new (th ird term ) p arty
a rg u e th a t In d u stria l m onopolies should
be legalized lest w e lose th e efficiency
o f la rg e scale pro d u ctio n a n d d is trib u ­
tion. No a rg u m e n t could be m ore m is
leading. • • •
I t m ay be sa fe ly a sse rte d th a t In
A m erica th e re Is no line o f business In
w h ich all o r m ost concerns o r plants
m u s t be concentrate«! In o rd e r to at
ta in th e size o f g re a te s t efficiency, for.
w hile a b u sin ess may tie too sm all to
be e ffic ie n t efficiency does n o t grow In
definitely w ith In creasin g size. W hat
th e m ost efficient size Is c a n be learned
definitely only by experience.
The
n n lt o r g re a te s t efficiency Is reached
w h en th e d is a d v a n ta g e s o f size rc u n
te rb a la n c e th e a d v a n ta g e s
T b e unit
o f g re a te st efficiency Is exceeded when
th e d isa d v a n ta g e s o f size o u tw eig h th e
a d v an ta g es. T h e h isto ry o f A m erican '
tr u s ts m akes th is d e a r. T h a t h istory j
sh o w s:
F i r s t —No co n sp icu o u s A m erican tru s t
ow es Its e x iste n c e to th e d e sire fo r In
c re a se d efficiency.
“ E x p ected econo­
m ies from co m b in a tio n '' figure largely
In p ro m o ters' prospectuses, b u t they
h a v e n ev er been a com pelling m otive
in th e fo rm atio n o f a n y tru s t. On the
c o n tra ry , th e purt<ose o f «combining h as
o ften been to c u rb efficiency or even to j
p reserv e inefficiency, th u s fru s tra tin g
th e n a tu ra l la w e f s i nrtv al o f th e fit
te s t
Second.—No «ronsplcuonsly profitable
tr u s t ow es Us pro fits larg ely to su p e­
rio r efficiency Som e tr u s ts have been
very efficient, a s h av e som e Independ
• n t concerns, b u t conspicuous profits
h av e been secu red m ainly th ro u g h con
tro l o f th e m a rk e t, th ro u g h th e pow er
o f m onopoly to Ox prices, th ro u g h th is
e x ercise o f th e ta x in g pow er.
T h ird .—No conspicuous tr u s t h a s been
efficient enough to m a in ta in long as
a g a in s t th e in d e p e n d e n ts Its proportion
o f th e b u sin ess o f th e c o u n try w ith o u t
ro n tln u Jn g to buy up from tim e to
tim e Its su ccessfu l c o m p e tito rs
■ y MARVEY W . W IL E Y ,
( f a r m e r C hief C ham iat a f th a U . ft.
D ap a rtm e n t a f A griau itv r« .)
U j ap p e a l ta chiefly to th o a a w ho.
Ilka m y sslf. h a v e b een lifelong R epub­
lic s » * 1 b a lle ra th a t no k in d o f an
a d m tn tat r a d o n la going to ra in th e
co u n try . 1 h a v e a high peraonal re ­
g a rd fo r e a c h one o f th a c a n d ld a ta e for
p re sid e n t a n d ric e p ra a td e n t on all
th a tick ets. All th a p o litical p la tfo rm s
# r t m ain ly eound. a n d all prom tae e f­
f o r t in b e h a lf o f th a w hole people. My
choice la n o t baaed on n p latfo rm . It
w aa d ete rm in e d by m y im p re ssio n s of
th e real a ttitu d e o f th a cam ! Ida tea re ­
sp e c tin g th a public w elfare. W a are
c re a tu re s o f h ered ity tra d en v iro n ­
m e n t In our a ttitu d e to w a rd g re a t
public q u estio n s w e a re a lm o st a lto ­
g e th e r c re a tu re s o f e n v iro n m e n t
W hat tw o m en a re by e n v iro n m en t
le a s t likely to be sw a y e d by special
In tern ets a n d m ost likely to be guided
by devotio n to p ublic w e lfa re ? T w o
n f th e c a n d id a te s have a lre a d y been
trie d In th e p re sid en tial ch air, an d we
know by ex p erien ce w b a t m ay be ex
pectcd If e ith e r o f th em resu m es his
fo rm e r te a t on M arch 4. 1913. Mr
R oosevelt by reason of his a ttitu d e to ­
w ard th e food and d ru g a c t ab en
doned th e c o n su m ers of th e cou n try
to the rap a c ity o f a few m ercen ary
m a n u factu re rs.
U nder a u th o rity of
congresa I had c a rrie d on e x ten siv e
ex p erim en ts w ith my so c alled poison
sq u a d an d found th a t c e rta in su b ­
sta n c e s—vis. benzoic com pounds, aul
pburoua com pounds an d s n lp h a te of
copper iblneatone»—w ere In ju rio u s to
h ealth.
T he law c o n fe rre d upon m e a s chief
o f th e bureau o f c h e m istry th e d u ty of
a c tin g a s a g ra n d Ju ry a n d d e te rm In
lng w h e th e r foods a n d d ra g s w ere adul
tr r a te d or m isb ran d ed . In s te a d o f ap-
FARMER GETS LESS, B U T -
pea ling from my decisions to th e courts,
a s th e law req u ire s, th e u sers o f th ese H e H as to P ay More F or W h at Ho
poisons ap p ealed to P re s id e n t Roose­
Doosn’t Raise.
v e lt H e n o t o n ly listened to th e m , but
T h e U n ited S ta te s d e p a rtm e n t of
h e ab ro g ated th e plain p ro v ialo n i of
a g ric u ltu re h a s Ju s t a n n o u n ced th a t
th e law . ap p o in ted a board n o t con­
n o tw ith sta n d in g th e Increased cost of
te m p la te d by th e law an d d ire c te d th a t
living am ong th e people a s a w hole
th ese p red a to ry In te re sts m ig h t con
th e re w as a g re a te r decline tn th e [
tin n e th e ir a tta c k s on th e h e a lth o f th e
prices paid to fa rm e rs fro m Aug. 1 to '
people n n til th is board, u n k n o w n to
S e p t 1 th is y e a r th a n th e re w as last
th e law , should decide otherw ise.
C an w e safe ly tr u s t th e cam p aig n y ear.
T h e a v e ra g e fa rm prices o f th e Im
fo r pnbtlc h e a lth to Mr. R ooeevelt? 1
p o rta n t crops (corn, w h eat, oats, bar- j
c a n n o t believe th a t to be th e proper
ley, rye, flaxseed, p otatoes, tobacco. |
c o u rs e Mr. T a f t in h e rite d th is exceed
In d y bad co ndition o f a ffa irs from hta co tto n an d h ay , w hich rep re se n t J
p redecessor a n d h as n o t only co n tin u ed a b o u t th re e -fo u rth s o f th e value o f all J
th is Illegal board u n d e r w h o se p atro n th e « » u n try ’s crops) d eclined 7 per
a g e a d u lte ra to rs a re still poisoning tb e c e n t d u rin g th e m onth, w hile In th a t |
people, b u t be d id w orse. In th e m a t­ tim e la s t y e a r th e y declined In price
te r o f th e a d u lte ra tio n o f d istille d bev­ only 4.4 p er c e n t an d d u rin g th e last
e ra g e s In w hich R oosevelt u p h eld th e fo u r y e a rs th e declin e In price a v e r
legally c o n stitu te d a u th o ritie s Mr. T a ft aged 3.8 p e r cent. T h e a v e ra g e of
rev e rse d th a t policy a n d th re w th e fa rm prices on S e p t 1 w as 2.8 per
m ighty w e ig h t o f th e ex ec u tiv e office c e n t low er th a n on th a t d a te Inst
to tb e su p p o rt o f tb e w o rst lo t o f a d u l­ year.
P ric e s paid to fa rm e rs on Sept. 1
te ra to rs th a t e v e r d isg raced a c o u n try
Mr W ilson a n d M r. M arsh all by th is y ear, w ith com parison o f prices
th e ir stre n u o u s effo rts in b e h a lf o f tb e p aid on th e sa m e d a te la st year, fol
food law s o f th e ir resp ectiv e s ta te s low :
1911 .
1912 .
h av e given a positive p rom ise to end
* 0 . 77 «
* 0.659
C o rn
su ch a th re a te n in g s ta te o f a ffa irs W heat ..........................
.* *
« 4 »
T h ey will su p p o rt to tb e u tm o st tb e Oats
.250
.404
Barley
.........................
.535
.770
officials u n d e r th e law w ho a r e try in g
.769
.708
to p ro tect tb e p u b lic h e a lth aDd will Rye ...............................
.760
.740
Buckwheat ..........—...
m ake a b o rt s h r if t o f th o se w ho have Flaxseed ......................
1036
1 . 62 «
1.137
b ro u g h t ab o u t th e se p re s e n t u n b e a r­ Potatoes ......................
.«50
H a y ............................................................................ 11.140
12140
14 610
a b le conditions.
. 11 *
.111
Cotton
..........................
W ilson an d M arsh all by th e ir ed u c a ­ B utter ..........................
.242
221
tion an d e n v iro n m e n t a re fre e from Chickens .............. .
113
111
.174
b ia s In fav o r o f p re d a to ry in te re sts Eggs .............................
.191
a n d a re In sp ired by tru e p a trio tic zeal
B u t th e p rices on ta riff n u rtu re d
In b e h a lf o f public w elfare.
a rtic le s o f m a n u fa c tu re w hich tbe
I su p p o rt th e D em o cratic n o m in ees In fa rm e r h as to buy c o n tin u e to soar
fu ll know ledge th a t m an y o f th e prom ­
in en t D em o crats In c o n g ress ha vs
T h e th ird term c a n d id a te ’s fa v o rite
been In fu ll sy m p a th y w ith th e p a ra l­ reply to tb e tellin g , u n a n sw e ra b le a r ­
y sis o f th e food la w In b e h a lf o f th e g u m e n ts o f G overnor W ilson Is th a t
unholy dollar. B ut w hen th e D em o­ th e la tte r ’s opin io n s a re based “n o t on
c ra tic p resid e n t an d vice p re sid e n t a c tu a l k n ow ledge and experience, b u t
lend tb e eld o f th e ir p o w erfu l sy m p a ­ by read in g m u sty books on political
th y In b eh a lf o f th e p ublic h e a lth econom y.” T h e colonel h im se lf a t a
th o se o f th e ir ow n p a rty n o t In sy m ­ te n d e r age w a s p u t n t h a rd labor! It
p a th y w ith th em will be ro b b ed of is n o t o ften th a t a m an whone w hole
th e ir pow er fo r evil. If R oosev elt or life baa been given up to politics and
T a f t be chosen th e so ld iers o f fra n d officeboldlng g e ts a s h o rn y h an d ed as
an d a d u ltera tio n w ill be lm p reg n ab ly Mr. R oosevelt in th e ra n k s o f lab o r and
Intrenched fo r a n o th e r fo u r y e a n and high finance.
benzoates, su lp h a te s and a d u lte ra te d
alcoholic b ev erag es will have a new
G overnor W ilson said to th e new spa
lease o f life.
p e r m en a t th e New York P re ss clu b i
I believe also th a t P re sid e n t W ilson b a n q u e t: ”8 u p p o se you had a house of
w ill ren o v ate th e d e p a rtm e n t o f ag ri re p re se n ta tiv e s mixed like th e present
cu ltu re , reeking, as It baa been for se n a te I th in k w e could nil go fishing
th e p e s t tw e lv e y ears, w ith scan d als fo r th e n ex t tw o y e a rs.” B ut he’s at
a n d fav o ritism . H e will see to It th a t th e helm , an d th e re w on’t be an y mix
th e b u reau o f an im al In d u stry will lng. D em ocrats—th a t’s all.
p ro te c t th e public h ealth Instead of
H ow m any o f th o se w ho a re s tm g
th e e ffo rts o f tb e p ack ers to sell dls
e a sed m e a ts u n d e r tb e deceptive g lln g w ith tb e "h ig h cost of living" be
p h ra s e “ U. 8. In sp e c te d an d Passed.** Ueve th e re Is to be nny relief If th e
U n d e r P re s id e n t W ilson no m ore Pin- R epobllcnn p a rty , w hich bro u g h t It
c b o ts w ill be kicked o u t o f th e service, about, rem ain s In pow er?
a o m ore u n sp e a k a b le M cC abes will ex
T h e card sta c k in g a t A rm ageddon
e rr ie e d ic ta to ria l p o w ers
T h e re will
b e no m ore c o tto n leak s an d Jnngle goea m errily on. E ig h t T a f t electors In
a tro c itie s, no m ore E v erg la d e sw tn M issouri a n n o u n ce th a t If elected they
d ie s B uccan eerin g , b o a stin g a n d b u s w ill vote fo r th e th ird te rm can d id a te
com be will g iv e place to sa n e efforts
By ap p ly in g th e com m on sen se te s t to
f o r th e prom o tio n o f reel a g ric u ltu re
R ooeevelttan ro m an ce G overnor W ilson
a n d th e public h e a lth
U n d er W ilson th e d e p a rtm e n t of m anagev to keep th e co u n try both
w ill be re sto re d to apeak- am u sed a n d th o u g h tfu l.
\
OTHER PARTIES IN PLIGHT CAUSE WORKERS TO THIHK.
0 M
T hird T srm sr» to Poll Their E n tire
S tren g th Front tlto R apidly T hinning
R opubbcen Flunks — Indiostion* Aro
T het T e lt Will Cerr> but Two Stele«.
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T\
POPULAR-’
R o o . a v . l t None.
iTisr the recti ta of the atute •lectlom-
lu V eiuionl an,I Malm* iiiruii n tren ten
■Lou» DeuMK-rulli- victory In N ovem ber
! in freely ad m itted bv .ill except th e bit
teroet |>artis:ii)n IVI Mica I n x |ie rts have
■lone m uch uuiilyxlug. uud Motile chilli!
to h a te reached novel couclueloue. ltul
these facte sta n d o u t.
On MmiMay. S ept l). litUi, th e Iteputi
Mi alt mid iblrtl term |*irtk-s com bined
elected WUItiuii *f l In m e . governor of
M aine over F rederick W Ululated, tbe
present
D em ocratic InrnuiliciiL by
3, ii 23 p lu ra lity ; to I'. nis , a p resid en tial
te a r, u Itepulillcuu w as elected gover
nor tiy 7.ika p lu ra lity ; lu IlKM th e plu
m llly w as
jsoO, an d lu 1900 It w as
34.132
In other w ords, lu tw elve
y ears the D em ocrats have out dow n
th e Itepulillcuu p lu rality In s ta le elec
ii . his by 81.UW
In th is period th e Iten io cratle vote
has Increased from 39.HUU to 6N,OOOi
w hereas th e R epublican vote has Me
creased from 7l/* )0 to ? 1.«MMi
The
lie tn o c rn tlr vote of th is y e a r exi-ced»
th a t o f Septem ber, tikis, by 1.000. Imt
th e llepubllcuu vote Is ab o u t 2.1*10 less
(hull th a t party cast four y e a rs ago
T he split In th e R epublican ran k s
follow ing the elm-tlon of W illiam T
H aines. Is pronounced
If the dlvi
slou tn M aine lu N ovem ber Is as It
waa In th e recent V erm ont el«s-tl.iu
six tootle» of thu R epublican vote will
go fo r T a ft, th ree-ten th s for Rouse
veil aud one te n th fur the D em o
I erata. It Is significant th a t th e la tte r
p arty has to d a te suffered no losses
as com pared w ith the vote In previous
years, from (he th ird term move
menL On th e co n trary . It has gained
T he re su lt In M aine may tie eX|iectod
to be som ething like th is W ilson. 74.
O00; T a ft. 42.000. R oosevelt. 21.300
T he re tu rn s from th e re cen t V erm ont
election show In round figures thnl
th e jo in t R epublican an d th ird party
vote w as 8 per cent sh o rt of th e Re
publican vote four y ears ago, w hile
the D em ocratic vote In th a t atute
show s a gain o f 23 per cen t over th a t
of 1908. It Is of spe«-lnl In terest to
s|,ecul{ite w hnt will bap|ien next No
vcm lier th ro u g h o u t th e nation If th e
R epublican and D em ocratic vote for
th e national tick ets liuppcus to be s f
fected a s the g u tieru u to rlal vote tills
tnonlh In V erm ont has tieon affected
T h e New York Post has done som e In
te re stln g figuring nlong th is Hue. and
ns a net result It Is show n th a t u n d er
th e co ntingencies m entioned P resid en t
T a ft w ould c a rry only tw o s ta le s In
Jv'ovem tier. Rhode Island au d V erm ont,
all th e o th ers going for G overnor W1I
son. T h e conclusions reuebed by the
Poet follow:
T o com pute th is resu lt we should
have to deduct 8 tier c e n t from the
io ta c a st fo r T a ft fo u r year« ago arid
apportion th e rem ain in g vote In th e
ratio o f (52 to 88 betw een T a ft an d
Roosevelt, nnd w e should have to add
35 per cen t to B ry an 's vote In 1008
and give the "d em n ltlo n to ta l” to
W oodrow W ilson—In o th e r w ords, give
T a ft 57 per c e n t nnd R oosevelt 35 per.
cent o f T a ft's vote fo u r y ears ago
nnd give W ilson 125 per cen t o f H rynu’s
vote fo u r y ears ngo
T h e result In round num b era would
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to label our lumber— its
quality identifies
it-
It
J
gives a tone and finish to
a building that makes the
owner proud of the struct­
ure.
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giving us a trial.
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Pastime Pool Parlor
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Soft Drinks, Candy, Gum, Sand­
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A Good Place for a Social Game
N
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WE W A N T A L L
KINDS
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CHICKENS, DUCKS, GEESE, EGGS
PORK, VEAL, LAMBS, AND HIDES
W e pay th e h ig h e st m a rk e t prices in S ta v to n . I f you c a n n o t b rin g your
produce in, n o tify us by phone, and we will send th e w agon fo r it.
lie
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so
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JOB WORK IS OUR SPECIALTY
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M l f m o u r l ..............( .......... .......... . . . m m »
M o n t a n a ......................... . . . . . . . . 18.000
.N e b r a s k a
.......................
N e v a d a ............................. . . . . . . . «0U 0
N «w
H a m p s h i r e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 30/810
N ew
J e r s e y ..................
I
N ew
Y o r k ....................... . . . . .
N o r t h C a r o l i n a ............ . . . . . . . 60.000
N o r t h D a k o t a ............ .......... . . 83,000
O h i o .................................... . . . . . ..1 2 7 .0 0 0
O k l a h o m a .......................
O re g o n
............................. , . . . . . 30,000
P e n n s y lv a n ia
............ . . . , . ..4 2 6 ,0 0 0
K h o d e I n l a n d ............ ........... . . IT.,000
K o u t h C a r o l i n a ............ ......... . . 2 0T/0
B o o t h O n k o t a ...............
T a n n a i w a .......................
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100.000
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159,000
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2*000
29.000
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M a f f H a r h i i f t e t t i i .........
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C oncrete exam ples o f how a p ro 'cc
liv e tariff operate« a re cn u slag the
w orkingm an, thu "poor m en." tu do a
lot o f th in k in g tiow udnys
H e Is I nr
gliiiim g to u n d erstan d w hether It Is not
■ (•out tim e tu call « halt mi th e Re­
publican p ractice of ta x in g the coat off
Ills lu c k and II, nnleuiug hlui w ith th e
loss o f Ills sh irt end hie s o c k s If he
doe« tw it.subm it.
All th ro u g h the present tariff law.
passed l>y a R epublican ««ingress and
Indorsed by a Ib’pnlillenn p resld ear a*
T H K ItK.ST TAB IKK B IL L KVICB
RANKED, a re to lw found diaertu d u a
tloua. th e higher d u ty on the eb en|ier
article, the low er duty on th e d earer
artii le, th u s placing ou the shoulders
o f th o se least ab le to ts*nr It th e g re a t­
er burden o f th e protective syatem
H ere a re som e Illu stratio n s:
T he «hrnp«’sl wool b la n k e ts (tear a
d u ty of U15 12 l*-r ce n t; tb e d eereet
101.55 per cent.
Flannels, mil m ore Ilian 40 cent* a
poiita!, a re taxed nt 113 U7 |ier c e n t,
over 70 r e n ts a imumi. 70.37 p er cen t
Wool plushes, ch eap est, l i t 73 per
cen t: d in re st. 95.33 p er c e n t
K nit fabrics, cheapest. I l l tier re n t
denr«’st. 05.53 |a*r cent
Stockings, w orth front f l tn f t ho a
doxcu. 70.37 |w r ce n t; from f'.' to 13.
59 per «'em
H ats an d Isinnets, w orth not over $3
a dozen. 02 per re n t; over f2o n do .« n.
35 |>er cent
C arpets, highest tirl«-ed. 50 rnw c e n t;
th a t used for m ats and n igs. 120 8b per
cent
W om en’s gloves, unllned, 49 p er «•«•nt
lined, 31 |ier cen t; long«*sl gloves un
lined. 42 per ce n t; lined. 29 per re n t
M en's gloves, w orth less th a n LI a
dozen. 06.28 per re n t; coetlleat gloves.
14 45 per cen t: leath er, unllne«!. 4 1 58
per ce n t; lints!. 29.50 |ie r cent.
R uckles, cheapest. 77 48 per c e n t,
dear«*«!, 20.33 per cent.
U ncut dlaiunm ls b ear a 19 |ie r cent
d u ty ; Im itation diam onds. 20 per cent.
Tin» hi Aable flrts-rncker lienrs a
97.02 p er cen t d u ty , w hile ela b o ra te
firew orks ls-ar tint 70 per re n t.
M atting, sm aller and eb eap i'r grades,
♦ft tier c e n t; costlier. 21 per r e n t
W atch m ovem ents, seven Jewels.
66.02 per le n t ; II Jew els. 40.41 per
cen t; 17 Jew els. 31 45 per cent
U n derw ear. c h e a |ie s t 50.90 jier «•cut.
«learest. 60 |H«r cen t
llre sa g issls o f wool, «-heapest
100.12 |ie r re n t: d e a re s t, IM.I3 per c en t
V elvets, c h e a p e s t 105.22 |ier r e a l:
d earest, 49.55 |ier ren t.
Silk h an d k erch iefs c h e a p e s t 77 44
per «Hint; «leareal. 60 per cent
Scissor*, w orth 50 c en ts a dozen
52.21 (Kir «•ent; w orth f t . 76 a dozen. 40
per cent.
T able knives, fancy e rad cs. 67 40 per
cen t; botie handled. IBM3 per r e n t
B u tc h e r knives, lieet g rad es, 52 to per
cen t; c h e a p e st grades. 93 55 |ie r «unit
Fit«*«, sm allest, 81 29 |ier «lent. long-
e a t 3(5.81 (H«r cent.
Shotguns, w orth from $5 to 110. 47 07
per c e n t: w orth over fin . 46 40 per
««ent
T hese a re only n p a rt o f th e ills
crim in atio n s, gleaned from a sw ift
conning o f som e of the sehtMtiilrs. Ite
duced to sim p lest term s, th ey mean
th a t th e (Msir m an la ta x e d h ig h er th an
th e rich man.
W ils o n :
A l a b a m a .......................
A r k n n M .'in .....................
C a l i f o r n i a .....................
C o lo ra d o
................
C o n m » « t l e u t ................
D e l a w a r e ......................
F l o r i d a ...........................
G e o rg ia
.........................
M n h o ...............................
I l l l n o l n ................................
I n d i a n a ...........................
I o w a ....................................
K a n a a n ...........................
K e n t u c k y .......................
I s O t j I a l a n a ..................
Stayton Oregon
T a ft
In iq u ities of the P s y n . A ldrich Aet,
T e ft’e "B eit Lew Kver,” S trik in g ly
Told In Figures.
.
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79.000
44 '»-0
1 (6/88)
194/88)
219,000
430,000
76/88)
443.000
33.000
104.000
14.ÌVI0
43,000
206.000
« 7 « /rx )
171,000
41,000
623,000
1 5 3 /0 0
43.000
661.000
21,(88)
7S.IKX)
60 or»
n n .o n o
(Cl .000
14 000
73/88)
139,000
* « ,o o o
18,000
A w estern th ird term er re g re ts th a t
R oosevelt w-||l not have tim e lieforo
election day to sny h a lf he m oans
He'll have plenty of (lino follow ing It.
T h ere Is plenty o f pence ab o u t th e
T aft cnndlilacy. b u t nobody claim s “It
I paaseth u n d e rsta n d in g .”
T R A V E L IN G MEM FOR
W OODROW W ILS O N .
H# He« a Record of M aking Good Hie
P rom ises to V oters.
T h e tra v e lin g mnn Is n live w ire
T rav elin g men nrc decided fa c to rs In
m olding pnbllc se n tim e n t
No o th e r class o f m en conic In m ore
forceful c o n ta c t w ith th e n rttin l condl
tlon o f th e high cost of living w ithout a
corresponding Increase In salaries.
T h e trav elin g men nc«>d G overnor
W ilson fo r th eir p resid en t because his
nx-ord Is th a t o f m aking go**! prom ises
nnd then honestly fulfilling them Gov
ern o r W ilson In his candidacy needs
th e help o f every live tra v e lin g m an
E very genuinely p rogressive eom m er
ria l m an w ho Is w illing to help Gov
ern o r W ilson's cand id acy Is urge«! to
send Ids nnm e Im m ediately to th e Com ­
m ercial M en's W ilson com m ittee, care
O rg an izatio n b u reau . D em ocratic Na
Bonn I h e a d q u a rte rs. F ifth
A venue
building. New York
P re sid e n t T a ft co n g ra tu la te s th e Re
p u b lican s o f M aine on w hnt C h airm an
H llles describes ns "an «»Id fashioned
victory.” A nother su ch an d V erm ont
and Ithixlk Island w ould go D em ocratic
In N ovem hcjt
T hoso w ho know nnd feel fo r
m an H llles sny he really Isn 't to
fo r th e R cpuhllrnn p resid en tial
d a te 's an n o u n cem en t th u t he “ Is
politics.”
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