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THURSDAY, APRIL . 1909.
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Two thousand five hundred street
car conductors and motermen of Pitts
burg, dissatisfied with their low wages
and the increasing cost of necessities,
would Strike for higher" wages but are
deterred by knowledge of tho fact that
the street car corporation has the ap
plications on file of inoro than 3,000
unemployed men who arc ready at a
moment's notice to take the places of
the strikers. This, wc tako it, is fur
ther evidence that the era of renewed
prosperity, which was to follow im
mediately tho election of Mr. Taft, has
arrived
An income tax is fair, equitable and
Democratic. It has been good Demo
cratic doctrine these many years that
wealth should bear its full measure of
tho burdens of taxation, which, under
the existing system of revenue raising,
it docs not. But if an income tax is to
depend upon Republican support in
the senato for its incubation it is not
apt to even be born. President Taft
spoke well of it in his messago but ho
has not urged the matter very strongly
since Senator Aldrich, who holds
t the Republican destinies of the senate
in the palm of his hand, docs not favor
an income tax. Neither do his mil
lionaire colleagues. And that probably
settles it, '
Friends of Mr. Roosevelt are awak
cning Jo tho fact that he and they have
been handed a lemon. "My Policies"
are on tho ash heap and, with tho
Strenuous One in darkest Africa, the
"clinching" of tho work of tho previous
administration is to be indefinitely
postponed. The amiable and hefty
gentleman now at the helm of tho ship
of state is not going to run down any
octopuses if he can avoid it. He is a
peaceful man with a penchant for golf
and the avoiding of a fuss. 26 Broad-
way has long ceased to tremble, Hard
man's indigestion has left him, and the
malefactors of great wealth are as
( happy as good little boys at a Sunday
', school picnic All is quiet along the
Potomac, and will remain so for four
' years.
Tariff and Trade
1 The fallacy of high tariff as a pro-
moter of prosperity is strikingly shown
. in a simple little table prepared from
; statistics by Gibson Bowles. Mr.
. Bowles arrived at the tariff scales of
' various countries by taking the total
customs duties levied and finding the
percentage the one bears to the other.
, By the use of the census figures he was
then able to ascertain the volume of
' trade per ' capita of each country.
Here are the figuies:
' Percentage of Trade per
, Customs Duties. Head.
Russia 35 $ 7.50
United States ... 26 35-oo
Germany 8i C0.00
France 8 60-00
United Kingdom .. 61-5 1 10.00
Belgium . 2 250.00
Holland o 3G5.00
It should perhaps be explained that
the percentage of customs duties is
figured on the basis of all imports. In
the -United States the average rate of
duty on dutiable goods entering our
ports last year was about 48 per cent.
But on all goods, free and dutiable, the
customs tax collected was equivalent to
26 per cent, of tbe value.
From Mr. Bowies' table it will be
seen that the per capita trade of this
country exceeds pnly that of Russia.
Free Trade Holland's commerce is
more than ten times, per capita, that
of the Protected United States!,
Note the. unbroken sequence in tbe
tables. As the rate of customs duties
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falls the trade per capita rises. It is
to bo regretted that Mr- Howies did
not include in his tables ltalv, Spain,
Austro-Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Por
tugal, Japan and all other countries
which levy tariffs. Had he done so
the rule would have still held good.
The low tariff nations would all have
appeared to better advantage In the
percentage of trade per capita than tho
high tariff nations.
Holland and Belgium aro frequently
referred toby unscrupulous or Ignorant
high tariff advocates as examples of
what the protective tariff will do for tho
countries adopting it. As a matter of
fact, and a9 Mr. Bowles shows, both
Holland and Belgium are low tariff
countries almost, in fact, upon a basis
oi absolute free trade, and as undent
ablo and irrcfutablo figures show, they
lead the European nations in commerce
per capita, Their showing, in compar
ison with that of the United States, is
well calculated to make us blush.
These figures are worthy of preser
vation and study. They are absolute
refutation of the protectionist claim
that free trado means industrial stagna
tion and economic ruin. ' They show,
on the other hand, that the tariff wall
built around this country has kept and
is keeping us out of our fair share of
tho world's markets. We cannot sell
and never buy. Commercial prosper
ity cannot be conserved by shutting
our doors to competition. As mntters
stand, we arc, in international com
merce, in tho class with poor, benighted
Russia. Open the doors and let us
tako our rightful place with Germany,
France, England and little, but pro
gressive and prosperous, Belgium and
Holland.
Our Lincoln Letter
Lincoln, Nebr., April 27. (Special
Correspondence.) The republican papers
still maintain their charge of extravagance
against the last legislature, and by com
paring totals make it appear that the re
publican legislature of 1907 was a model
of economy ns compared with the demo
cratic legislature of 1909, But a careful
investigation of the facts will reveal quite
the contrary.
It Is true that the total amount appropri
ated In 1909 exceeded the amount appro
priated in 1907. No one will care to deny
the fact, nor is there any necessity for
denying it. But the democratic legislature
of 1909 had to appropriate a total of
$100,000 to take care of deficiencies created
by republican managers of state institu
tions. And the state institutions during
the next two years will cost more to main
tain than they cost during the two years
under the Sheldon administration. For
instance, the legislature of 1907 appropri
ated for tho penitentiary on the basis of
325 convicts. There are 427 convicts in
the big prison today. The same ratio of
increase is found in all of the other institu
tions. ,
Two years ago Governor Sheldon vetoed
building appropriationsamounting to about
$400,000, although he admitted that tho
new buildings were sadly needed. His
claim was, however, that the expenditures
must be kept inside the revenue. And
when he issued the vetoes helpless inmates
oi the Hastings, Lincoln and Norfolk
asylums were sleeping on cots in halls,
sleeping in attics and basements, sleeping
two in a bed; and the feeble minded child
ren in the Beatrice institution were forced
to sleep in unfinished attics and in damp
basements. The 1909 legislature appro
priated $500,000 for new buildings in
which to house these helpless and depend
ent wards of the state. Yet, with the
same levy and the increased expenditures
for new buildings and for educational
purposes the present biennium will end
with more money in the treasury than was
left under the Sheldon administration.
The total appropriations of the 1909
legislature look bigger than the total ap
propriations of the 1907 legislature for the
simple reason the 1909 legislature had to
take care of all that the 1907 legislature
left uncared for.
Adding the $1 Co, 000 deficiency to the
total of the 1907 legislature, aud subtract
ing it from the total of the 19:9 legislature.
and the difference between the two totals
is not large enough to excite comment.
Take into account the growth of the state
institutions ond the difference is wiped
out. And then give the 1909 legislature
credit for $500,000 of new buildings and
$700,000 more for educational purposes
all without adding a single iota to the tax
rate. When you analyze the facts you
will discover that the 1909 legislature was
one of the most economical in the history
01 the state.
Another charge industriously circulated
is that the Shallenberger administration
exhibited an awful kuuger for political pie.
This charge is founded on the f.ict that the
legislature gave into the haids of the
governor tome appointments heretofore it
the hands of other state officers. But in
doing this the legislature only went back
to the system in vogue prior to the election
of William A. Poynter. The republican
legislature, in its greed, took a lot of ap
pointments away from the demo-pop gov
ernor. The legislature of 1959 merely
gave them back. When Governor Deitrich
succeeded Governor Poynter he made a
clean sweep of the Poynter appointees.
Governor Shallenberger has not done so.
There has been no change in the Girls'
Industrial School at Geneva, no change at
the Home of tho Friendless. A score of
Important clerkships In different depart
ments directly under the governor are still
retained by republicans. True a number
of these are women, and they are being
retained because of efficiency, Hut the
continued charges of "hunger" made by
republican organs are endangering the
situations of these people.
The state board of printing, formerly
made up of the treasurer, secretary of
state and auditor, but now made up with
the governor in place of the treasurer, re
fuses to recognize the law which gives the
appointment of tbe secretary to the' gov
ernor. The two republican members of
tho board insist on retaining the republi
can secretary, who receives $1,000 a year.
The governor will not contest this deci
sion. He will merely replace a 52,500
republican secretary on another board
with a democrat. If the majority of the
printing board had not grown "chesty"
the $2,500 secretary would probably have
been retained.
Any farmer in Nebraska, who is proud
of his farm and would like to see a picture
of it in a bulletin, issued by the Bureau of
Labor and Industrial Statistics, may have
his desire gratified by sending a photo
graph of it to the bureau. Deputy Com
missioner Maupln is making a collection
of such photographs for use in advertising
the ''barren wilds of Nebraska."
Governor Shallenuerger was the guest
of Kansas democrats In Salina last week.
State Treasurer Brian went to Montana
last week to negotiate for $700,000 worth
of Montana bonds as an investment for the
Nebraska permanent school fund,
In 1861, when tho policy of protec
tion was revived in this country after
au era of unexampled prosperity under
low tariff, John Sherman, at that time
a congressman from Ohio, made a
speech in favor of the Morrill bill, in
which he said in substance that "the
wages of labor were too high; that the
manufacturers were at a disadvantage
and that they should have this tariff
protection in order that they, might
raise prices and thus recoup themselves
for the high wages paid their help."
There was no pretense at that time
that the tariff was for protection of the
workingman. It was admittedly a
scheme to reduce wages by raising
prices. It worked to perfection and it
has continued to work the same way
over since.
MISSING GIRL RETURNS H0MB
trip of Millionaire's Daughter Result
of Childish Whim.
New York, April 27. Adelo Boas,
tho thirteen-year-old daughter of Ar
thur E. Boas, a wealthy thread mnpu
facturer, Is at homo with her parents.
The mystery of her disappearance last
Friday has been dispelled' and tho
enso resolves itself into nothing mora
than tho escapade of a child with a sud
den desire to seo tho world. Tho girl
i3 little the worso for her wandering.
The Boas family physician spent half
an hour with her and announced after
ward that she was In perfect health.
Ho said her trip was morely the result
of a childish whim.
With tho first shock of tho mooting
with her parents over, tho child told
more of her movements in Boston.
Tho position sho had In a restaurant
was to have brought her ? 2.50 a week,
with hoard' and lodging.
Saturday night and Sunday she
spent In the room she had rented. Her
money by this time was exhausted, all
but enough to get back to New York,
and she decided to return. Sho wont
to tho South station and was ap
proached by an elderly man.
"The police are looking all over for
you, Adelo Boas," be said.
"My name Is not Boas," sho roplled,
defiantly, And boarded the train for
New York, only to he identified at
Stamford, Conn., after sho had tried In
vain to dodge the persistent question
ers, oven resorting to the ruso of
speaking broken English.
BASEBALL DECLARED NU18ANCE
Falrvlew, S. D.. Bars Playing of Na
tlonal Game In City Limits.
Sioux Falls, S. D., April 27. Base
ball fans at Falrvlew, a small town
south of Sioux Falls, have ueen given
a severe Jolt by tho town council or
that placo, which has enacted an 'ordi
nance prohibltlug the playing of bast
hall on any of tho streets of that placo
or upon any of the vacant lots. Tho
members of the town council In Uie
ordinance Bhow tholr lack of sympathy
with tho gront national game by sol
emnly declaring that the playing of
baseball there "Is a menace to the
safety .of people passing along the
stroots or sidewalks of tho town." Tho
ordinance not only prohibits tho play
ing of baseball upon any of the public
streets or on vacant lots, but also at
any othor placo within tho corporate
limits of tho town. Under the ordi
nance tho playing of baseball Is de
clared to bo a public nuisance, nun
anyone violating tho provisions of tho
ordinance shall bo doomed guilty of a
mlsdemoanor, ,
Negro Lynched In Alabama,
Birmingham, Ala., April 2C. A ne
gro was lynchod at Park wood, twelve
miles south of Birmingham, for as
sault committed on Mrs. Pr.tterson.
Scott Declines Mexican Post.
Washington, April 26. Harvoy W.
Scott of Portland, Ore., who was ten
dered tho ambassadorship to Mexico,
declined that office.
Agricultural Experimentation
in Box Butte
County
Back to Box Butte
Prof. Hunt returned the first of tho
week from his trip with the state veter
inarian, and is again giving his personal
supervision to his agricultural experi
mentation work here. On account of
his extensive fund of practical, scienti
fic information on agricultural and kin
dred subjects his services are in great
demand elsewhere by persons interested
in improvement in farming and stock
raising. He has many calls to which
ho cannot respond. While he is inter
ested in all departments of agriculture
everywhere, he i3 especially interested
now, aud has been for some time past,
in the development of agriculture in
northwestern Nebraska, and therefore
declines to abandon his work hero al
though he has offers that would be
much more remunerative to him. He
claims that the time will come in not
the very distant future when Box Butte
county will be as densely populated as
eastern Nebraska, and he wishes to do
what he can to hasten the time when
this condition will exist.
Tho Herald editor is heartily glad
that this is true. We believe his the
ories arc correct, aud wish to do all we
can to see them demonstrated. We
have incurred a large amount of work
and some.cxpcnso in our efforts to help
secure interest and co-operation, which
arc so essential to speedy success in
what has been undertaken, but this
work and expense are given gladly be
cause wo believe the matter is of vast
importance to the development and
future welfare of this country.
Free Experimental Stock
All farmers or others desiring to
plant gooseberries, currants, dewber
ries, June berries, grapes, Buffalo ber
ries, raspberries and blackberries can
get them free at Sandoz Experimental
station, on Sec. 1-29-45, Sheridan
county on the river; all hardy and
bearing stock. Jolks A. Sandoz,
Director.
"THifRUNAWAYS"
The Greatest of All Musical Comedies
with 36 People and a Car Load of
Scenery, Mechanical and Electrical
Effects at the Phelan Opera House,
Tuesday, May 4.
Alliance play goers may feel fortu
nate in being able to see this greatest
of all musical comedies, "The Runa
ways". Tbe company being enroutc
from the coast country to New York
and going over the Burlington is able
to spare this one night off in Alliance
to break tho long jump, otherwise wo
coultl not secure them as they are too
big a company to play in cities smaller
than those of the metropolitan class
under any other circumstances. The
musical numbers aro all popular bits
and tbe mirth and humor combined
with the large chorus of charming and
bewitching girls makes an entertain
ment seldom seen in Alliance or any
of the other smaller cities. On ac
count of their breaking their long jump
tho management consented to give
special prices. They play only at
Si. 50 aud $2. 00 prices but are going to
give Alliance a special low rate of $i.
for reserved seats, 75 cents aud 50
cents for general admission. Scats
will be on sale Saturday and as a
crowded bouse is assured, it will be
well to secure your seats early.
Seattle Exposition Literature
The great expositions of the past
have depended to a large extent for
publicity on tho printed matter of the
various railroads interested and, while
tbe Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to
be held at Seattle has been unusually
energetic in the publicity campaign
carried on by itself, the printed matter,
which is being issued by the railroad
companies and will be placed in the
hands of the prospective traveler, will
do as much, if not more, to advertise
the exposition than anything else.
One of the latest exposition booklets
to be issued is that of the Burlington
Route, which is just off the press. It
is a handsome folder of forty pages,
printed in three colors, profusely illus
trated. It contaius a large plat show
ing the grounds and buildings in detail,
a street map of Seattle, which, in addi-
PROF. E. W. HUNT,
DIRECTOR
tion to the usual features, shows the
location of tho exposition and the street
car lines thereto, and a very fiue
colored map of tho Puget Sound region,
which will bo particularly useful to
those desiring to mako any of the many
very attractive short side trips on this
most beautiful of all tho laud-locked
salt water seas of the wotld.
The folder contains a concise write
up of the exposition and particulars in
regard to tbe rates and routes thereto.
It also contains a large amount of in
formation in regard to Pacific Coast
tours in general for the summer season
of 1909 and shows how the grand tour
of the Coast, iucluding the exposition
aud California, can best and most in
terestingly be made.
Copies of this very useful publica
tion may be had on application to any
of the company's agents.
Gains Claimed by State
Anti-Saloon League
S. K. Warrick, cashier of the First
National Bank of Alliance and presi
dent of the Nebraska State Anti-Saloon
league, attended the meeting of the
board of trustees of tbe league at Lin
coln last week. Recently tbe state
has been flooded with anonymous pos
tal card reports mailed from Omaha
claiming that the recent municipal
elections in Nebraska show a reaction
from tho temperance sentiment, but
the superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
league makes quite a different claim.
Following is an extract from bis report:
To the Hoard of Trustees of tho Ne
braska Anti-Saloon league in our April
meeting, 1009: Lnbt fall's campaign
was n national campaign, Nebrabkn
was the. home of V. J. Bryan and the
brewers assisted the democratic nomi
nees during tho campaign, so that we
got a legislature that was unfriendly
as n body to the temperance cause.
Thomas Darnall, our special legisla
tive committeeman, with his lieuten
ants in tho legislature did good wook.
I was notified by a leader of the legis
lature that the j- could not pass county
option, but would pass the initiative
and referendum, Bryan's measure, so the
people could rulo on all questions, but
the wily brewers would not even give
us an equal chance so the Bryan meas
ure was' voted down, which cost them
the loss of some friends.
Tho tremendous temperauce senti
ment of the state, steadily struck the
legislature by letter, petition and tele
grams, etc.
A former legislature passed the
"Patrick bill" prohibiting the granting
of a liquor license within two miles of
a military post, which law was re
pealed by the legislature and vetoed
by the governor. We had a sufficient
number of friends to defeat the num
erous bills Introduced by the brewers.
While we gained only the eight o'clock
closing law, night prohibition, yet the
liquor men gained nothing. After the
passage of this daylight lnw, a revival
of furious electious took place through
out tho state. The liquor men had the
money and while we lost some towns
we gained more. Wo each have our
sphere and place and must do our work
with the best of feeling. I suggest
that a resolution be passed requesting
every candidate to pledge himself for
county option. Among the northern
states going dry, as a result of the
present upheaval, we huvo Ohio, Indi
ana and Nebrasku fourth in temper
ance conditions. We hold the balance
of power in Nebraska. Mr. Guile, the
treasurer, will report the financial con
dition of tho league. Mr. Ritchie has
been confined in the hospital for tho
last month but is growing better. Our
President Warrick, good and faithful
and all our workers did their pui t.
With this board, one of culture,
prominence and inllueneo, I have the
most friendly relations.
Cordially submitted,
.1. It. Caunks,
State Superintendent.
Tbe Jollo Changes Hands
James Klindt, proprietor of tbe Star
theatre at Sheridan, Wyo., called at
The Herald office last Saturday and
informed us that he had purchased the
Jollo, possession being given him at
noon of that day. He said that he
would make some marked improve,
ments aud give the patrons of the Jollo
a first class show. D. G. Glidden will
remain in charge for the present. Mr.
Klindt was enroute to Omaha and Kan
sas City, aud will return to Alliance in
about two weeks.
For Sale Oue or two choice resi
dence lots in north west part of town
on Big Horn avenue. The lots lie high
and dry and are convenient to city
water. A, J. Welch, 819 Big Horn
avenue. 20-4W
TT.nir -arRIKES AUTO
One Merchant Killed and Four Others
Severely Injured.
Chicago, April 27. An automobile
containing flvo men, merchants from
nearby towns, was Btruck by a Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad su
burban train near Elmhurst, 111., re
sulting in the death of one man and
tho severe Injury of the four other
In tho machine.
The dead: A. C. Renne, manager of
a dry goods store at Pontlac, 111.
Tho Injured: W. H. McAllister,
president of a dry goods syndicate at
Sycamore, 111., bruised on head and
legs; O. H. Martin, manager of a dry
goods store at Dixon, 111., back and
head hurt; Charles Birch, manager 01
a dry goods sjore at Morrison, 111.,
hack bruised nnd Injured Internnlly.
Iowa Cow's Butter Record.
Elma, la., April 27. Here In a rec
ord breaking cow and Bhe will bo ona
of tho contestants for tho $1,000 prize.
Tom McClusky of Elma is the owner.
Ho has kept an actual account of all
butter sold, but no account of the but
ter used by the family. For tho yeai
Just closed ho has sold butter to the
amount of ?S7.C0 from this ono cow
and has hnd all the butter, milk and
cream ho wanted for family use.
Explosion on Submarine Boat.
Naples, April 27. An explosion oc
curred on the submarine boat Foca,
Beven men being killed nnd several
injured. Tho explosion was caused
by benzine. "The boat was sunk at
her dock to prevent further explosions.
Helnrlch Conrled Is Dead.
Mdran, Tyrol, Austria, April 27.
Helnrlch Conrled, former director o?
the Metropolitan opera house In Neu
York, who suffered an apoplectic
stroke several days ago, died peaceful
ly this morning.
Man Falls 34 Stories to Death.
New York, April 27. Falling 350
feet from the thirty-fourth story ot
tho Metropolitan Life Insurance com
pany's skyscraper on Madison Square,
Thomas Mortlmoro was instantly
killed.
The greatest improve
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made when Mr. Edison
invented
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tachment which we can
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given.
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Sole Agent
ALLIANCE, NEBR.