Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1906 — Page 6

WASHINGTON LETTER.

Political and General Gossip of the National Capital. From our Special Correspondent: Such a sensation as has stirred official circles as the result of Commissioner Garfield's report on the Standard Oil Company, has not been known in Washington for a long time. There was little commendation for the report of the Bureau of Corporations in the Beef Trust case, and what little there was was negatived by the now famous immunity decision of .Judge Humphrey. But the Standard Oil Report is only a little less notable than the message with which the President sends it to Congress. The report in itself is an arraignment of the oil company that is perhaps not as entertaining reading as Miss Tarbell’s History of the Standard Oil Company, but it contains much the same facts, told in a more official way and it is the most severe arraign merit of a corporation that has ever been known from such a high official source. It charges specifically that the Standard Oil Com- j pany Ims the practical monopoly of the oil business of the United States. It refines and handles' 23,000,000 out of 26,000,000 barrels of oil produced in this; Country each year. The few re-j finers that arc outside the control of the trust are those who are in

close touch with an oil producing j territory and who can supply a. limited area around their refineries. 1 This supremacy of the Standard, j the report says, has been gained | by all sorts of unlawful practices J It has recurved rebates in dtrectl defiance of the law till it was i found out when it quickly die- I continued the practice. It lias juggled the railroad tariffs and while some casps kept inside the strict letter of the law, it has taken all sorts of advantages that thej law never contemplated. It lias stuck to the State tariffs cm oil carrying and pieced them together so that the oil seemingly for State consumption only was really carried over the interstate routes. In various ways it has made a direct profit of $750,000 a year out of this unjust in many cases absolutely illegal railway discrimination. But the total of the case in which this sort of a profit was made, the report does not profess to have discovered. At the same time the profit out of the railway rates was a mere bagatelle to the amount that the company was able to make out of choking off competition and mulcting the public of outrageous prices for oil. The report states that half a cent a gallon is accepted by the trade as a fair profit to make on refined oil. Instead of this it was found that the price charged by the Standard in territory where it had succeeded in killing competition was from three to five cents higher than in the territory ! where it had to compete with the I few independent companies. Handling 23,tK)t),tXKJ barrels of oil a year, as it was shown to do, this) r made a tidy profit for the hard j working corporation.

The officers of the company ; claimed that they had merely taken advantages of natural conditions and that it was the hard ' work and foresight of the com-j pany to which it owed its supremacy in the oil field. The pipe- ; line mode of transportation was cited as one instance of this. But the report shows that the pipe liae idea, Hsjde from not being the invention of the Standard, was bought up and controlled by the enormous power of money behind the company and that instead of 1 being a national advantage, it like many other of the so called natural advantages, was simply the reBult of cruel and killiug competition on the part of *he great company The report cites particular in- ‘ stances where the law has been ! openly or secretly violated, giving! and places that bring the grand total of the railroad dis-! criminations atone up to | of a million dollars a year. Mr (iarfield says in this connection. ‘I have called attention to these! specific instances merely to show the methods by which discrimination was attained and the devices which if legal are still merely devices to obtain exactly the same results as would be obtained by rebates on interstate business. If the existing law merely prohibits the particular device for obtaining discrimination and permits the same result to be accomplished in a different way, then the legislation is to that extent a sham.” t t t The President’s message with which the report was sent to Congress was as biting as the report itself. He says the report shows that not only the Rate Bill but the Alcohol Bill ought to be passed, the first to give the Inter-

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S J TARR Pianos are sold direct from the factory —that means that you pay only • ONE profit in the purchase price of v ~ the instrument you buy —the very moderate profit that is necessary to the maintenance of the business, Whether you buy from the central warerooms' here, or from any of our agents through the State, your piano does not come to you through the hands of two or three jobbers and middlemen with a corresponding number of profits tacked on the original price. Starr pianos are marked at the lowest figures that will cover factory cost and a small profit. YOU will not be asked more than some one else pays. All prices are in plain figures. No one can get a Starr piano for less than the price you read on the tags, beause to sell them for less than they are marked would be like trading dollars.

Starr Merit Makes Our Selling Method Significant One-price, plain-figure, direct-from-the-factory methods of piano selling can furnish no argument for the purchase of a poor piano; but they add the final inducement to the purchase of a GOOD piano. Starr pianos are built on honor —Of the best materials, by the best workmen, by the best known methods. In choosing materials, in carrying out ideas, in employing artists and artisans, we consider cost last of all —the first consideration is the WORTH of every idea, every piece of material that is embodied in the piano. STARR PIANOS WERE GIVEN.THE HIGHEST AWARD AT THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION FOR SUPERIORITY OF TONE-QUALITY AND DURABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION. The exquisite tonal attributes, and the perfect action of the Starr, make possession a delight; the substantiality of the piano’s build assures the permanence of satisfaction. The Starr Piano is not an experiment—it is the result of more than a third of a century’s untiring efforts find development. Put one in your home and you will realize the wealth of pleasure a good instrument can bring to the entire household. Our new ART PIANO BOOK will be sent yon free upon application. Write for our Price Schedule.

IJIANOS may be bought on our easy- * payment plan if desired. The Slarr Plano Company’s one-price, p!a‘n-figure business melhod is a guarnntee oi the geTJinenffss of lb’ bargains. Every piano in this sal- bears two price tags—cat shewing the original price, the other the reduced griee. Compare them tor yourself.

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state Commerce Commission power to deal summarily with the evils of the present monopolistic situation and the lutter to open an avenue of competition that even the Standard Oil Company could not dose to the farmer and the others of the country who are entitled to relief from the intolerable burdens that this great monopoly has fastened on the people. The President says very clearly that the argument so often urged against governmenfkl control of corporations was that it tended to still© the spirit of personal initiative on which the prosperity of the country depended. But he says it has been abundantly proved that the tyranieal corporations which cau force even the railroads to truckle to them and do their bidding, do more to stifle personal initative than any other force and that we must pass laws putting it out of the power of the railroads to comply with the monopolistic demands of the great trosts. He crllb attention, too, to the feature of the report that says not only the Standard Oil Company but the Sugar Trust and other great interests have consistently defied the law and that it has been the exception rather than the rule for the American Sugar Refining Company to ever pay the full

Nine Bargains in Used Pianos Besides those quoted below we have about twenty pianos of various- makes that we offer at exceptionally low prices. Call and see them or write for descriptions. Starr SSOO Ballet & Davis SSSttr $l9O Ctapr Upright, itoadi, massive »iyle, COOS tfnaho Upright of rec-ant style, CO ft ft aiarr w »mut, wa» 54*1; now . niiaue wus $4,0; now Hazelton $270 Remington ZT al]y . (u,ed) . $155 Chickering SM®® pr ,c.s24o Knabe $lO5 Richmond . tU!,ed) :. .s2oo Piano Players ranging from >75 to $145

legal tariff on its goods out of New York. In conclusion the President makes the radical announcement that the time is ripe for the United States to absolutely refuse to relinquish control over the coal and oil lands that are still a part of the public domain.

“NO CURE, NO PAY.”

How B. F. Fendig Sells Hyomei, the (juaranteed Cure for Catarrh. B. F. Fendig has an unusual offer to make to our readers, one that will be of the greatest value to many. For some years B. F. Fendig has been watching the results from the use of Hyomei, a treatment for catarrh that cures by breathing medicated air, absolutely without any stomach dosing. The results have been so universally successful that he feels justified in making a public offer to treat the worst case of catarrh in Rensselaer with the understanding that if Hyomei does not cure, the treatment will cost absolutely nothing. People wno have spent large Bums with catarrh specialists, deriving but little benefit, of the mAny who have swallowed stomach remedies in the vain hope of cur-

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ing catarrh, have experienced almost immediate relief from the use of Hyomei, while the continued treatment for a short time, has resulted in a complete and lasting cure. The regular Hyomei outfit costs only one dollar, and consists of a neat pocket inhaler that can be carried in the purse or vest-pocket, a medicine dropper, and a bottle of Hyomei. If this is not enough for a cure, extra bottles of Hyomei can be obtained for 50 cents. ' B. F. Fendig positively guarantees a cure, if Hyomei is used in accordance with directions, or he will refund the money. W-v. Of all the 'cakes that Granny bakes give me the grundens bread Eight men and two little boys. If I had the wings of a dove how swiftly I would fly, to Roberts’ Implement House and a buggy I would buy, all high class goods at Roberts.

PASTURE TO RENT. , I have control of 200 acres of good bluegrass pasture on the former McCoy lands in Jordan tp., ; (now owned by Hill Broad to let; j good water and shade. Will take horses, colts and cattle. Reasonable rates. John Williams, Phone 518-F Rensselaer, Ind.

mHE Starr piano factory at Richmond, Ind. is the largest and most completely equipped factory in the world devoted v -' ■■■* exclusively to the manufacture of highgrade pianos. Eight acres of floor space are used in the factory wherem is carried a stock of more than 5,000 pianos in course of construction. 9 The lumber yards cover thirty-three aches, : and with a dry kiln capacity of more than a half-miliion feet, give unequaled facilities for the drying of lumber. All purchases are made on a strictly cash basis, and we secure thereby the most favorable concessions and the greatest values for our patrons, Our system of supervision and inspection is the most rigid, and no work is permitted to leave the factory unless it is adjudged of the highest class.

Wabash Special Bargains. NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SAN FRANCISCO, JULY 9-18, ’OO, VIA WABASH. * Tickets on sale June 34 to July 0, inclusive. Fiqal return limit Sept. 15, "00. Liberal stopover allowed in both directions. Usual baggage allowance. Tickets good going one dtreet route and 'returning any other direct route. Side trips from San Antonio to City of Mexico and return 135.00, and to other Mexican points at correspondingly low rates. Grand Canyon, Ariz., and return $0.50 from Williams. Reduced rates frorp Los Angeles and San Francisco to poins within the State for tins occasion. Kate—Lafayette, $04.00: Delphi, $05.00; Logansport, $05.80; Peru, $00.30. SPECIAL EXCUHSION RATES TO MEXICO CITY, VIA THE WABASH SYSTEM. One fare plus $3.00 for the round trip. Tickets on sale June 34 to July oth. Limited to Sept. 15th. Liberal stopovers, excellent service BUMMEK RATEB TO WIRONA LAKE, IND., VIA THE WABASH SYSTEM. Kate from Lafayette $3.85 limited to 15 days. $4.40 limited to return on or before October 31at. Tickets on sale daily from May 10th to September 30th. 113.35 LAFAYETTE TO CHAUTAQUA LAKE. NXW YORK, VIA WABASH SYSTEM. Tickets on sale July 6th and July 37th. limited to August 7th and August 38th respectively. Through fast trains good connections. - . / THROUGH PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR SERVICE TO BOSTON. First-class rate $30.05; second-class $18.40 via Wabash.

WE will ship pianos anywhere to reliable persons; we guarantee that the Instrument you select will be exactly what we represent it in every particaiar. A handsome scarf and a modern stool accompany each of the sale-priced iastrumcnis.

TRIPIE DAILY THROUGH PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR SERVICE TO NEW YORK. First-class rate $18.05; second-class sl7 00 via Wabash. Both 'phones. The Wabash offer* their patrons excellent free reclining chair cars as well as ladies' high back day coach service. Daily tourist sleeping coach service via the Wabash ftom St. Louis. “To answer is a pleasure.’* Ask them. Address, THOS. FOLLKN. Lafayette, Ind. Pass. A Tick. Apt. FOR EXCHANGE, Seven large lots and good small house, well and outbuildings, well located in Koachdale, Ind.: clear, valued at *1,700. and clear property in this city valued at $1,500. Will trade for land or merchandise.! 142 acres pasture land, clear, in Monroe county, Ind., eight miles of Bloomington: want’clear property or land here. 110 acre farm, well improved, in New York, owner wants property or land here. Two houses in Mathews, Ind., and $2,000 in cash for small farm; will assume some. 80 acres, black land, improved; want Dakota labd. Good hotel, doing good business, clear;, price 15000. Also two good residence properties. clear; owner will trade either or all, and assume on good farm. Good flouring mill In good condition, clear;. owner wants farm, will assume; 320 acres in Wichita county, Kan., clear, for land here; owner will assume or pay cash difference. 330 acres clear, In Kearney county, Kan.. for land or town property, 30 acres improved, well located; sell Cheap. We have on hand stocks of merchandise from SB,OOO to 110,000, hotels, flouring mills,, livery stocks and town properties to trade for lapd.