Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 15, 1904, Page 9

. money involved, PARTY FEARS TRUTH F GOOD REASCN N FOR R REPUBLICANS “STANDING PAT.” Discussion of Tariff and Trust Icsucs Would Reveal the Fact That Amer- ican Consumers Are Being Plun- |. dered by the Trusts. It is obvious why the Republican party managers favor “standing pat” upon the tariff and trust issues in the Present compaign. Any discussion of the issues would surely bring to light the truth’ con- cerning the high prices paid for all kinds of American goods at home and the exceedingly low ones demanded for the same in foreign markets. Con- sequently the Republicans do not de- sire to have the subject discussed. The domestic and foreign prices have been investigated by congres- sional committees and by trade organ- izations for a long time, and the in- formation obtained in this country and abroad fully proves that Americans are sharply discriminated against in favor of foreign buyers. The Republicans have relied chiefly upon Secretary Shaw of the treasury department to place this matter in a favorably light before the country, and this skilful politician has been quoted repeatedly as saying: “The United States census reports our aggregate manufactures for 1900 at $13,000,000,000 * * * $4,000,000, the amount estimated to be sold abroad cheaper than at home is there- fore only one-thirtieth of 1 per cent of the aggregate.” This statement has even found a place in the Republican campaign text book. Secretary Shaw states that he se- cured his $4,000,000 statement from “a non-partisan commission appointed by Congress,” whereas the commis- sion in question says explicitly: ‘In about 20 per cent of the cases covered by the commission returns, the than those charged to home consum- ers. * * * The practice is quite common in all countries, and on the part of the separate establishments as vell as of combinations.” Here, then, it is seen there are 20 rer cent of our exports sold cheaper abroad than at home, instead of “one- thirtieth of 1 per cent.” This same commission recommend- ed that another commission be ap- pointed to investigate this discrimina- tion against American producers and consumers, and suggest measures to correct the evil, but no attention was paid to the suggestion by ‘the Repub- lican Congress. One of the commissioners who did not sign the report alluded to stated that several witnesses who appeared on behalf of the trusts, admitted that “it is the tariff which encourages them to cause a domestic surplus by resisting domes st i e consumption through high prices.” The fact is being impressed upon those business men who are not con- nected with the trusts and who are not enjoying special tariff privileges, that there is a protected class of monopolists who are compelling Amer- ican merchants, producers and con- sumers to pay an exorbitant price for gceods and then selling vast consign- ments of the same in foreign markets at prices one-half and sometimes one- third cheaper. Every merchant, every producer, every consumer and every returning tourist has become acquainted with the fact that cheap prices for Ameri- ean goods prevail abroad. Secretary Shaw’s figures have simply mislead them as to:the aggregate amount of but the Democratic statistics, taken from official Repub- lican reports, must simply astound them. The result will be that future statements of Republican speakers up- on this topic will be received with dis- trust. A New Political Organization. The American Federation of Labor, which has an organization in every city and many villages, does not per- mit political action, but is non-parti- san. The leaders have found, how- ever, that Congress will not heed their request for legislation unless the individual member of Congress is brought to fear defeat if he does not vote for such laws as labor demands. The labor leaders at Washington, after two months of executive meet- ings and consultations, have -organ- ized the “Labor Lyceum and Bureau of Information,” whose objects are set forth to be: The discussion of economic questions as they relate to the educational, social and industrial conditions of the wage-workers of the United States; to collect and dissem- inate legislative data relative to labor measures submitted to the Congress of the United States; to ascertain, as far as possible, the attitude of sen- ators and representatives toward such measures, and forward such informa- tion to their respective constituencies and to advise the use of the initiative and referendum in the election of federal and state legislators, One clause of the constitution pro- vides that anyone who is a member of a trades union in the United States may become a member of the Labor Lyceum. The work of the Lyceum flevelopes largely upon the executive rommittee of which the president is ex-officio chairman. All complaints and statements calling for action are referred to this committee, which is charged with the duty of investiga- tion. Before any action is taken the lyceum must vote on the report of the, committee. The inspiration of the organization is said to have bee the treatment of export prices have ruled lower ! record of: congressmen is being seru- tinized closely at present, and with- out partisan feeling the ban is ex- pected to fall heavily on at least a half dozen congressmen who are -hay- ing all they desire to combat with in the shape of partisan opposition. In its account of this organization the Washington Post quotes Mr. Mc- Guire, the president of the Lyceum, as saying: “We expect to enter the close dis- tricts and do something that will count. The laboring man could not enter political fights heretofore in an organized body, because such a thing would not be permitted of a union. His interests. have suffered. Then, again there are a number of congress- men who came here and have done everything in their power to defeat the ends of the laboring man, and then return home to tell the laborer how much he has been doing for him. We inte @ to put a stop to that kind of work. That action will certainly make it uncomfortable for most of the Repub- lican leaders, who while pretending to be favorable to labor have man- aged to defeat all the legislation that labor asks. JUDGE PARKER THE MAN. Democratic Candidate Needed by the Country as Chief Magistrate. The estimate of Judge Parker's character and abilities in both Demo- cratic and Republican journals and in political and business circles can be summed up by the general state- ment that “He is a strong, safe and conservative candidate.” Nothing but words of commendation are heard of the Democratic nominee, even from his political opponents. Newspaper correspondents are ex- cellent judges of the real character of public men. This summer there has been a group of newspaper men, repr nting journals of both politi- cal parties, on duty at Esopus. They have investigated Judge Parker’s past life, occupations and _ present mode of living. They have witnessed his methods of handling visitors, heard what he said on current political prob- lems, and no matter what paper they represented they all agree, as one of them expresses it, that “He is not a tricky politician, but a man of high ideals, almost Quixotic in some re spects, and of the most sensitive hon- or even in little details.” The simple truth is, Judge Parker is not a tricky politician, is free from vanity, is a man of few words, has exceptional mental vigor and capac: ity for hard work, does not deal in heroics or hysterics, does not do startling things to attract public at- tention, is tactful and _ courteous, makes and holds friends, has a pune: tilious sense of honor, has succeeded in life through hard work, ‘has a legal training which finds expression in a profound respect for the constitution, is the friend of all honéstly conducted industrial enterprises, as he is of all lawful combinations of labor; in a word, respects the respective rights of capital and labor, and if elected will be controlled by no clique of poli- ticians, nor yet by his own vanity, but do his whole duty as he under stands it, and will retire from the presidential chair at the end of four years. The country needs Judge Parker for Chief Magistrate. Their Wages Reduced To the Editor of the Herald: The exposure of the President’s Re- publican “‘flim-fiam” ef stating the “av- erage wage received” and letting it go as meaning the average annual wage is something that every voting wage earner should know, especially those who vote the Republican ticket. From the top to the bottom of the political office holders emanate all kinds of untruths—anything to help along the ticket. I write, however, in behalf of a section of workers who, having no union, are never heard of as strikers or in any other way. They are silent sufferers, who have felt the sting of poverty caused by a merei- less reduction of their wages during the last ten years. I allude to the bookkeepers and office clerks. It has been stated as a fact that the average wage of the bookkeepers and office clerks does not reach that of the city street sweepers. It is prob- ably very considerably below it. Their wages have fallen off during the ten years past at least 331-3 per cent, and these men are required to be neat and tidy in appearance and live in respectable quarters. What a mockery to them is the prat- ing of prosperity by Republican spell- binders! The majority of these book- keepers and clerks are intelligent on political matters and vote against ex- travagance and imperialism as given us by the present administration; but there are some who are so blind that they vote against themselve$ by aid- ing the Republican ticket. Will they ever wake up to the truth? W.A.S. —New York Herald. Dialogue at the White House. “You are familiar, Mr. Payne, with what I wrote in the “Strenuous Life” about politicians of your stripe?” “Sure.” “You have read what I had to say in “American Ideals” about fighting fellows of your kidney to the death?” “Bet your life.” “Very well; what do you think of it now?” “Just what I always did; nothing but hot air.” “Yor are a sensible man. Now sit down and tell me if Odell is pulling straight, and how much you are going to need to keep your crowd in line for me.”—New York Evening Post. FIND STARVING MAN IN: WOODS. Searching Party Rescues Member of Lumber Crew. Superior, Wis. Oct. 11. — John Mattson, who was lost in the woods a week ago last Wednesday, has been found by friends in a half-starved con- dition and is in the county jail here awaiting an examination by physi cians as to his mental condition. Mattson is a Finn and has been workiug at the Ross cedar camp in‘ the woods near Dedham. He started out to work with the crew one noon, and between the camp and the place the men were operating that day he became separated from his compan- ions. A search was made for him and was continued for several days. When found the man was still wan- dering, but was almost starved to death. The authorities are unable to get from him any particulars as to where he had been during the week. FAMILY ROW STOPPED. Stillwater Men Interfere in Row Be tween Man and His Stepson. Stillwater, Minn., Oct. 11.—A trag- edy was narrowly averted yesterday afternoon by the interference of citi- | zens after a knife and a revolver had been breught into play. Spencer Clark, a barber, and his stepson, Fred Jones, a bootblack in the Chestiansen barber shop, both colored, had an al- tercation at their home on Second street. Clark's face was battered up. Jones used a knife and made a slash at the neck of Clark. cut through the coat, vest and under- clothing back of the neck. Clark ran out and Jones followed him with a drawn knife. Clark fired two shots from a 38-caliber Colt revolver, but neither shot togk effect. Interference by several men stopped the fight and both were arrested. JAIL BREAKERS CAUGHT. Criminals Who Made Daring Escape Again Behind Bars. Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct: 11. — Two more of the seven desperate convicts who made so daring an escape from the Sioux Falls” penitentiary late Thursday evening, have been recap- tured. The fugitives now apprehend- ed are John Lee and Frank Taylor, who were caught at Dell Rapids, north of Sioux Falls. They again occupy cells in the penitentiary. Taylor is under sentence. of eight years for bank burglary, while Lee is under sentence of four years for simple bur- glary. Five of the seven who orig- inally escaped have now been recap- tured and once more placed behind the bars. The two who are yet at lib- erty are Frank Howard, a United States prisoner, and George White, a state prisoner. “MASHER” GOES TO JAIL. Court's Tax for Accosting Girl Is $100 and He Can't Pay. Des Moines, Oct. 11. — Flirting on the streets of Ves Moines is to be stopped by Judge Mathis and the po- lice force. George Burns was arrest- ed, charged with attempting to form the acquaintance of Miss Fairy Gore, employed in a depariment store. He admitted that he believed the girl would take a walk with him and that he accosted her, asking for a street acquaintance. Judge Mathis assessed a fine of $100 for the act, and in de- fault of payment Burns had to go to jai] for thirty days. ATTEMPT TO ROe FOILED. ae Shoots at Robbers and They Run Away. Pierre, S. D.. Oct. 11—Gov. Herreid has issued requisition papers on the governor of lowa for Eé Williams, Morris Levich aud Frank Emerson, charged with attempting a few nights ago to break into the building of Man |.Frank Bertram in Union county, near Sioux City. The attempt was foiled by Bertram, who fired at the robbers with 9 rifle and they ran away. Ber- m is an old hermit and it is gen- erally believed that bé keeps a large amount of money in his lug cabin. NEW LAND FOR SETTLERS. Three Townships in St. Louis. County to Be Opened. Two Harbors, Miun., Oct. 11—Three townships iv the northeastern part of St. Louis county will be opened for settlement on Oct. 18,19 and 20. The land is sdid to be exceptionally de- sirable, and some say it is fully as good 4s the farm acreage in Southern Minnesota and Northern Jowa. The three townships are all along the right of way of the Duluth, Virginia & Rainy Lake railroad, and best reached from Ashawa. OF Head Is Split Open. Eldridge, N. D., Oct. 11. — Fireman Jones leaned fromthe cab to watch for a sigr nog his train a clear track bere and his skull was split open by striking the mail crane. He is expected to die. &, Clark Sells His Paper. utte, Mont., Oct. 11. — The Great Falls Tribune of Great Falls, Mont., ‘announces editorially that it has been sold to W. C. Conrad of this city by Senator, W. A. Clark, the former owner. | making a long | PINE SALE TO BE BIG. Timber Estimated at 418,408,000 Feet to Be Sold on Nov. 15. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 12.—The depart- ment of the interior calls attention to the great sale of pine timber to be made on the Chippewa Indian reser- vation.\The day of the sale is Nov. 15, and bids to receive consideration ‘must be filed before 4 p. m. of the preceding day, Nov. 14. The amount of timber to be offered, according fo the government estimates, is 418,408,- 000 feet. Considerably more than one-half of it is white pine and the remainder in Norway. The timber is found on numerous reservations, the Pigeon River, Fond du Lac. Bois Mort, Deer Creek, Chippewa of the Missis- sippi, Leech Lake, Winnebigoshish, Red Lake and White Earth reserves. The greatest amount of pine to be of- fered on any one reservation is at the White Earth, where there is 128,306,- 000 feet of white pine and 82,468,000 “t of Norway. No bids will be r° viuved for a less sum than $4 a tho. sand feet for Norway and $5 per thou- sand for white pine. DR. AMES AGAIN ON TRIAL. For the Third Time on Trial Charge of Corruption in Office. Minneapolis, Oct. 12.—For the third time Dr. A. A. Ames is now on trial in the district court of Hennepin county on a charge grovring out of the alleged corruption in his administra- tion as mayor of Minneapolis. The case was taken up yegierday before Judge Harrison, who has the criminal calendar this term, and at the ad* journment of court for the day but two jurors had been secured. Dr. Ames arrived early for the opening of court and looked well for a man of his years. As he awaited the opeu- ing of court he chatted pleasantly with his friends about the room anu appeared in no way oppressed by fore- bodings as to the outcome of the trial. on “DROPS” KILL VICTIM. Robbers Are Believed to Have Mur- dered Man for Money. Des: Moines, lowa, Oct. 12.—Chemi- cal analysis ‘of the stomach of Harry Salisbury whose dead body was found in a shallow creek near Red Ooak two months ago has disclosed that a mur- der was committed. The body bore no signs of violence and lay in but a few inches of water, the mouth not being submerged. The report of the state chemist to the coroner to-day establishes that the youth was, poisoned. He is believed to have been the victim of “knock-out drops,” administered in liquor, the purpose being robbery. His watch and money were missing when the body was found. NEW BISHOP INSTALLED. Rev. M. C. Lenihan Formally Made Great Falls Prelate. issoula, Mont., Oct. 12.—With im- ve ‘services and with all the ceremonial of the Catholic ritual, in the presence of a distinguished gath- ering of chureh dignitaries, Rt. Rev. Mathias Clement Lenihan of Dubuque, Jowa, has been Installed bishop of the newly created diocese of Great Falls. Those present included Bishop Shan- ley of North Dakota. The new bishop was escorted in a princely procession from his home to St. Ann’s cathedral, where an immense crowd greeted him. Later a banquet was served. Rt RIVER RISES; LIFE LOST. Man Drowned While Picking Up Lum- ber in Rising Waters. Merrill, Wis., Oct. 12.—Heavy rain the last two days has caused a flood in ihe Wisconsin river. The river at this place is as high as it ever was known to be. All the saw mills have had to close down. The Gilkey & An- son company lost a quantity of lum- ber. The H. W. Wright Lumber com- pany lost a valuable team of horses. Zimmerman, an employe of ‘the Lindauer Pulp Manufacturing company, while engaged in picking up jumber from the water, fell in and was drowned. RAIN HOLDS UP THRESHING. Most of Red River Valley Gets Hard Soaking. Crookston, Minn., Oct. 12.—A rain- fall of two inches, covering the great- er part of thé Red river valley, has stopped all threshing operations, and work cannot be resumed till the latter part of the week, as the shocks are soaked through. The rain was one of the heaviest of the season. The greatest fall was Sunday evening. All shock wheat will be badly damaged, as che shrunken kernels this year do not stand dampness’ as well as ordi- narily. STEEL FOR JAPS IN WRECK. Freight Train Leaves Tracks in North Dakota. Towner, N. D., Oct. 12. —_A Great Northern freight train was wrecked at this place about 3 o’clock yesterday morning, the accident being caused by the breaking of a journal. The train was loaded ‘with steel plate, which is part of the consignments re- cently shipped from the East for Jap- anese warships. Train No. 2 was de layed several hours. iz Tt NEW ULM’S SEMI-CENTENNIAL. ee sae ie Only, Four of the Original Colonists’ Left. Just fifty years ago Friday there arrived where New Ulm now stands a party of twenty persons, sent out from Chicago to locate a place for a colony. These were the pioneer set- tlers of the, city of New Ulm, d of their number four only remain and are living in the city. They are Mrs. Athanasius Henle, Alois Palmer, Peter Mack and M. Wall. The Junior Pio- neers arranged a celebration of the semi-centennial, and there was held in the Turner theater a banquet at which there were assembled all per- sons who have resided in New Ulm previous to 1862. New Ulm has a history unlike that of any other city in the state. It was founded by the Turner society, which has been the controlling element in its affairs until a very short time ago. Instead of the erection of a house of worship, as is the custom of most pioneers, they built a capacious hall for the practice of gymnastics and lit- erary entertainment, and devoted themselves to this. There were two societies here, one from Chicago, which came here in 1854, and one from Cincinnati, which came the year following. The latter was headed by William Pfaender, who has since figured in the affairs of the state, be- ing state senator and for two terms state treasurer, and it was through his influence that the two societies were united and the influx of German turner immigration diverted to the city. It is significant that there are more of the original settlers of New Ulm there than will be found in any of the other ctics of the state. -Most of them made their money there and reared families which in turn have re- mained to carry on the work of their fathers. Frugal and persevering, it will be found that,more people own their own homes here than in most places, and this is due to the lessons that were learned in the stern school of adversity through which these old people have passed to the present. The fifty years that have passed brought to New Ulm a reputation that ig as wide almost as that of St. Paul and Minneapolis. There is a kind of fraternity there that attracts, and whenever there is an excursion to the place it is hard to keep the people away. The city itself is most substan- tial, It is second in the state in the production of flour, there being four mills that are crowded to their ut- most. There are limekilns whose product is 95 per cent pure; a factory that is busy all the time turning out pipe organs, and, aside from the many smaller enterprises, there are four breweries, which have made the city second only to Milwaukee. NO HOG CHOLERA IN MINNESOTA Disease Is Stamped Out by Prompt Action. Few cases of hog cholera have been reported to the state live stock sanitary board this season, and the board members believe that the dis- ease, which at one time was formid- able, is so well under control that an- other serious outbreak is not likely. Since the state board of health took steps to exterminate hog cholera sev- eral years ago, the reports of the disease from the counties through the state have been gradually decreasing until last month cases. were reported by only one county, Yellow Medicine. Two farmers reported cases but in neither instance were the outbreaks of such severity as to cause alarm. The rapid decline of the disease is shown by te fact that in September, 1903, 20 farmers in six counties in different sections of the state report- ed cholera. During the the last three months of 1903 evidences of the disease appeared on twenty-five farms in eleyen counties. For the same quarter this year only four counties reported hog cholera with an aver- age of only one case in each county. The practical ,extinction of the disease is considered to be due to the vigilance of the state authorities in dealing with the disease when dis- covered and the strict methods of quarantine observed by farmers when the disease makes its appearance. The decrease in hog cholera will form a-feature of the quarterly report of the secretary of the live stock board to be made at the meeting on Friday. BANNER BUTTER CROP. Minnesota has been making rapid strides to the front rank of the dairy states of the Union, according to the biennial report of the state dairy and food commission now being prepared. In the past two years Minnesota has increased her butter output from 60,- 000,000 pounds to 72,000,000 pounds a year, a gain of 12,000,000 pounds. The number of dairies has been dou- | pled in the same period. More Banks for Minnesota Washington, Oct. 12—The National Citizens’ Bank of Canby, Minn., capt tal, $50,000, has been authorized to ence business; also the First National Bank of Cambridge, Minn., capital, $30,000, and the Farmers’ Na- tional Bank of Bridgewater, S. D., cap- ital, $25,000. Flames Destroy Hotel. Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct 12. — Fire destroyed the Norris hotel in Manitou at 1 o'clock yesterday morn- ing. The loss is $25,000. BLS. he State Day by Da = ADDS MILLIONS TO TAX ROLLS. State Board Orders Total Increase of $21,300,000. The valuation of real and personal property, as returned by the county boards of equalization, were raised by the state board of equalization more than $21,314,522 this year. The board has practically finished its work and the state auditor is now computing the exact increases, preparatory to gotifying the county auditors. Ap- proximate figures arrived at by the auditor place the increase on personal property at $13,270,000 over last year, and on realestate at 8,044,522 over 1902, the rate being due to an increase of assessable acreage of 1,399,691 acres in the assessable acreage of the state as compared with 1902. It is thought that when the raises have been computed and footed up the total valuation of personal property will be between $165,000,000 and $170,- 000,000. The approximate figures pre pared by the state auditor and the figures of 1903 follow: Valuation of Personal Property, 1904— Number persons assessed. 268,301 Returned by assessors. ...$147,563,856 As raised by county boards 149,684,181 As raised by state board (approximately).... . 170,000,000 Valuation of Personal Property, , 1903— Number persons assessed. 249,556 Returns by assessors.....$140,213,629 As raised by county boards 144,223,546 As raised by state board.. 156,729,996 Approximate increase..... 13,270,000 Increase in number of per- sons assessed........... 18,745 It is not expected that there will be any material raise on real estate. A few of the counties have fallen below the returns of 1902, but the total re- turns this year are $5,000,000 more than last year, and with the increase proposed by the board it will bring the final increase to about $8,000,000. The comparative tables, as figured out by the state auditor: Valuation of Real Property, 1904— Number acres assessed... 39,056,244 As returned by assessors. $605,178,151 As raised by county boards 652,797,783 As raised by state board.. 655,297,783 Valuation of Real Property, 1902— Number acres assessed... 37,656,553 As returned by assessors. $533,505,982 As raised by county boards 580,197,077 As raised by state board.. 647,253,261 Total raise in real estate over 1902 8,044,522 Increase in assessed acres over 1902) .....-....-.. 1,399,691 Estimated total increase.. 21,314,522 Every class of property with the exception of bonds and stocks other than bank stock and real estate has been considered by the board. Dogs in Benton county were re- turned at $1.25, and the board raised the return 300 per cent. The follow- ing increases on dogs were ordered: As Re- Per-Cent As In- County. turned. Increase. creased. Becker . i 592 25 $9,479 Benton 1,158 300 4,632 Clearwater . | 2444 25 2,542 Lyon Pree) 3 25 805 Morrison - 9,644 10 9,741 Y. Medicine .. 8,360 10 3,944 Elevators in Ramsey county were raised 25 per cent. The return was $17,745 as against $14,736 last year. Hennepin county, with a return of $773,239; was passed. raised The counties were Aitkin, 10 per cent; 20; Clay, 20; Dodge, 15; Fari- Freeborn, 20; Fillmore, 20; Isanti, 25; Kandiyohi, 10; Morrison, 20; Norman, 10; Olmsted, 10; Pine, 15; ps eg 10; Polk, 15; Pope, 15 ; Redwood, 20; Sibley, 15; 10; Wadena, 10; Waseca, 15; Washington, 20; Watonwan, 10; Winona, 10; Wright, 10; Yellow Medi- cine, 10. DISEASE FROM BAD WATER. Too Much- Typhoid Fever, Says Dr. Bracken. “Typhoid fever is getting too gen- eral in the state, and it is now time to put the people of the state on their guard,” said Dr. H. M. Bracken, sec- retary of the state board of health. “It is time that the people were more careful about their water supply and sewage disposal. The population of Minnesota is increasing rapidly and the people do not seem to appreciate the importance of these matters.” According to reports received at the office from Sept 26 to date there have been cases of typhoid fever reported in many sections of the state and many of them are attributed to de- feciive water or sewage systems. Ty- phoid fever has been reported from Willmar, Crookston, Red Wing, New Paynesville, Woodstoek, Long Prairie, St. James, Clarksfield, Le Sueur, El- more, Glenwood and Kirkhoven. While the board does not contem- . plate the wholesale condemnation of sewage systems and sources of water supply, it is prepared to take vigor- ous action where complaints. are sent to the office. By the publication and agitation of the matter the depart- ment hopes to put the people of the state on their guard so that the con- ditions existing in water supply and sewage disposal may be improved. The board hopes that the districts will see to it that their sewage is properly filtered or passed through a septic tank, so that there may not be pollution of any lake, river or pond in the state. The jailer seriously objects when his prisoners make themselves too free.