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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Marriage licenses were issued on
the 9th to the following: &C. Steitz,
and Mary B. Break, of Otis; c. Sch
neider and Mary E. Braek of Olmitz;
and David Koehler and Sophie Fest,
of Ellinwood.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Because the city went "dry" on
Tuesday was not the reason why so
many democrats left on Wednesday
for Dodge City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Conrad Ruch is over from Hois-
ington this week, as relief man for
engine tender Goodman, on the Mo.
Pacific.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

For SALE, 200 bushels Milo Maize
better than Kaffir corn or surghum
for feed. Call on. Geo. H. Taylor, 10
miles south west of Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Raspberry plants for sale. Exam
sas' variety, 25 cents per hundred.
inquire of ]. w. Holloway, Il blocks
south of central school building.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Otto Patton, of the End ward, has
been quite i'll, with a fever, for the
past week but is reported better today.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10
Curious Superstition.

There is a curious superstition in
Venice that if stranger dies in a
hotel the number Of his room will be
lucky at the next lottery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Had Ed. Marx been placed in NOM
ination so that his name could have
been printed on the ballots, it would
now be "Councilman. Marx"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Everett Massey, with Lundblade &
Bolinger clothing department, receiv-
ed telegram Wednesday stating that
his father was dead, at Lewiston, Ills.
He leftafor there Wednesday evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

The xaid Of Made Lane, 4. Z. Barr
The Making Of Q Aasehioness.
Frances EoSgson Burnett
The Methods Ct Lady Wsi6erhlrst.
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Tristran Of Blert, Anthony Hofe
Eolfville Days, Alfred Henry Lewis
In the Midst Of Alarms, Robert Barr
Jeaiss Meredith, PspiLeicesterTerd
Bisnnerhassett. Ghss- FELTON, Pidgin
Quincy Adams Sawyer.
Via Craeis. T. Marion Crawford
sarseinesce,
In the Palace Of the King,
Second Thoughts Of IN Idle Fellow,
J. Z. Jeroms
King Noanett. 7. J. stimson
The Nerve Of Foley, ?. e Spesrmsn
The Fowler, Beatrice HGrrsden
Handers, Eiwyn Barron
The Bath Comedy, 4. and 3. Castle
Gra1stark, 9. B. HeCutehesn
Col Carter Of Gainesville.
7. q Smith
Wclfvils, l. q. Lewis
Forty Eodsrn Fables, George Ade
Hr. beslsy's Philosophy.
The Wages Of Sin, Lucas Mslet
Hsrsella, Ers. Eamphsy Ward
In the Name q 9 woman,
A. ". Esrehnsnt
The Castle Inn, Stanley J.Weyman
The Kew Eeetaf,
Sentimental Tsmmy, J. l. Barrie
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes,
Doyle
A eeztisnsn q France,
Stanley J. Weyns1
PEARsoN's costs 10 cents a G
viii mail you a prospectus free I
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Randall Livesay was elected city
Attorney of Anadarko, Ok, by a
handsome majority on the democratic
ticket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

For the freedom Of the Sea, Brady
A Mans woman, Frank EarzE
The Lions Brood. Du6siz osher1s
In the Forest, HaximiiiRn festr
Doom Castle, Neil Munro
The Weddings, Les1sa Herrisk
In Hostile Red, J. A Aftshsier
EeTesgue, Frank Eurzs
Elder Boise. Everett Ea1linsen
A Kings Pawn,
Masters Of len, HorgEn zssertssz
The Autocrsts, chss- = Lnsh
Captain Dieppe, AnfAezy Hops =
Hearts Highway. EsrTE wilkins
On the Wing 81 0eeas;onx
Jsei Chsnxief Earr1
Draeuls, Bran staksr
Arms and the Esns1, Z EaeGrza
The Isie ef the winds. & 4. crezkett
The Lady ef cestsf1 EzEsh,
oWeA Khesss4ys
Ths Professor's Daughter.
Anas farTlks<
A Hedsra NeresnsTT,
z. and Hesksth Prnzhzrl
The Black De1giss, g. 2 ersezs*f
Thseeod Red EsrtA. ESen Rkllpstts
The BsekWoodEnan, z A. Stsnlsy
Read to FreEtsnse, s8nnsi EsrE1
Jsscslyn Chezhirs.
Sarah .. Ksnne.y
The Blsek TerSsise, Ersseriek VIZ
The Choir Invisible, James L Ala
The LsndioEa sc Lis1's Had,
- D. EFzER
Fhs Road 70 Paris. = \. stsgAA
An Enemy to the King. q
A Gentleman Player,
yer cut with our permission. We
d enjoy all these good things
Dr. Place, New York CT
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

]. E. Sponseller, the Hoisington
electric light man, was caller at this
Office Thursday He was on his way
to Larned on business trip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Jas. w. sClarke, w. B. Lucas, Elmer
Epperson, w. E. Durand, John Everett,
H. D. Beck, DR.. Meade and w. P.
FEEDER are in Dodge City this week at
the Democratic convention.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

The Y. P. S. c. E. of the Christian
church will give an ice cream social
Monday night at the -chnrch to which
everyone is invited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

% John W. Merrill, of Paola, neph-
ew of E. J. Dodge, spent Sunday in
the city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

1t is, with pleasure to record the
fact that DR.. Lindas' little son, who
for week or more hung close around
deaths door, is now rapidly recover
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Great Bend is well represented at
the Messiah, at Lindsborg, this week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

1t looked like there might be a
bankers convention in town last We'd
pesday. Representatives from all the
banks in the county but one,. were in
town to see the Commissioners and
secure share of the county deposits.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10

Ladies clean your kid gloves with
The Dry Cleaner, for sale only by
Lundblade & Bo1inger. Sole agents
for the famous service kid gloves al
$1.00 and the Force at $3.50. Gloves
fitted and warranted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10
Cyrus Alley, wife and two chrildrer

y rus AHty, Vic anu TWO CuIIuTtn,
from Cripple Creek, Colo,
are here on visi- with relatives.
Mrs. Alley is daughter of Jacob
Lutschg and sister of County Clerk
F. NJ. and deputy Henry Lutschg.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-10
BoOK BARGAINS

practically The entire fiction product Of American
lowing being specimens, will be offered each month
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

Dearborn county. West Harrison They
have. OF course. different municipal organi-
cations. For a few years past James A.
Graft. who lives on the Ohio side. has con-
trolled the Harrison water works and cleo
trio light plant. but he has had no fran
chise In the Indiana end of the town Sew
eral months ago the trustees Of West Har-
rison rejected a contract which he offered.
and since then that end Of the town has
been without lights or water. When it per-
sisted in using the water plugs in the Ohio
town Mr.. Graft secured injunction pro-
hibiting the authorities Of Harrison from
allowing the people OF West Harrison to
use water from the Harrison plugs. So
the fight has gone on. The election on
Monday was bitterly contested, but resulted
in the election of three trustees friendly
to Mr.. Graft. after his defeat in two pre-
vious elections. The location Of town on
a state line is attended with some incon-
veniences
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

passed over in silence. leaving tens Of
thousands of people to infer that, while
wages had been advanced % per cent, the
than 40 per cent.
The constant iteration Of these falsehoods,
or at best half truths. led thousands OF
people who read such papers and no others.
and thousands of others more intelligent.
reading the thinly disguised free trade
papers hostile to American production and
enterprise to become victims Of the same
misleading idea. 1t may be said that If
consumers of meats have discovered that
they are from Is to Is per cent. cheaper
now than year ago, they are under no OBJ
legations to those newspapers which year
ago tried to make the protective tariff re-
sponsible for the rise in prices. II any of
them have shown how much cheaper meats
are now than a year ago the information
has been confined to the reports of the cat
tie markets. While the official reports of
the Census Bureau show the values of man
ton which labor received in comparison
with the part which capital seemed to
get. they do not show the cost of selling
and marketing the merchandise and other
incidental expenses. If they did the show
ing would be vastly different. Misleading
assumptions like these caused the strike of
thousands of operatives in the Lowell cot
ton mills. The corporations were paying,
to largely foreign and inferior class of
labor. working. old machinery, as much as
they could afford.
Fortunately. the strikes of May 1 do not
largely affect the so-called protected in
dustries the large majority of the strikers
being connected with the building trades
and other construction not affected by the
tariff. The reduction of hours in days
work and the increased wages being taken
together, the advance of wages In most Of
cannot be much less than 40 per cent, while
in some branches it is so per cent. and
more. The last advance of the wages Of
bricklayers in this city was 20 per cent,
and 1t must have exceeded so per cent.
since 1896, when men accepted the few odd
Indeed, the conditions have been reversed
since that date. when half dozen men
were bidding for every job. Now in nearly
every branch of industry more than one
job awaits every worker.
The strikes of May would have been
a widespread calamity If both labor and
capital had not been wiser than their Of
fcious advisers. The differences between
coal-mine workers and employers had been
adjusted, as had those between the Wabash
Railroad Company and its thousands Of
employees. The same is true of other i'm
portant industries. Both sides had the wis.,
dom to come together. That they did so
was not due to the efforts Of a lot of news
papers which did their utmost to breed
dissension in the ranks Of labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat has found
out that the daily capacity of the hotels
of that city is 4.625. after resorting to all
the devices Of doubling up known TO hotel
managers. This is a confession of in
adequacy for the occasion Of a worlds
fair OF course. there will be hundreds Of
boarding houses built before the opening
but In spite of that. the present regular
hotel capacity is far short of requirements
IL the fair Is to be q success. ST. Louis
has voted liberal amounts of money for the
enterprise. but this revelation Of the scantl-
ness OF the hotel accommodations will open
the eyes of the public to the pressing needs
OF the exposition. There would be no DIM
Guilty in greatly increasing the hotel ac-
commodations in city Ike ST. Louis IL
there were any demand for the buildings
after the fair Is over. but there can be nc
such demand. The day the fair closes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

Illinois will soon have law which will
enable municipal governments to purchase
and operate street railways after condem-
nation and when the people shall have
voted the bonds necessary TO purchase the
property. The Outlook says this should be
the right of a city merely for the asking,
which Is an assumption that city govern
ment can manage a system of street rail-
way better than can private corporation.
Such an assumption is not warranted by
experience. On the contrary, 1t is fair TO
assume. on the basis of experience. that
any private corporation can manage
street-railway system much better than
city government. For instance, a city like
Indianapolis cannot employ the best men
money can hire, but is often compelled to
employ inferior workers because they have
pull which influences boards. The
men with pulls" would be employed upon
the street-railways, and the service would
be the worst conceivable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

The Journal ventures the opinion that
the Council committee, which is now in
vestigating the charges relative to the
street sprinkling contract, should exercise
somewhat greater care in the admission
of testimony. 1t was stated at the Begin
ming that the investigation would not be
subject to legal rules of evidence, and that
is well enough. Investigations of this
character generally take somewhat wider
range than would be permitted in court. It
Is, Of course, desirable that all the facts
and the whole truth should be brought out
but 1t is not desirable that these should
be encountered with mass of hearsay
evidence, secondhand reports and con-
lectures which tend more to confuse the
judgment than to establish facts. 1t was
to be expected that the investigation would
depart somewhat from legal rules of evil
dence, but there should be limit to such
departure. and it seems to have been
passed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

House. devoted to the @. A. r.; the Central
christian Church, devoted to the w. r. G,
and the Methodist Church. devoted TO the
Ladies OF the g. A. r. Mrs. Laura Burr ex-
department commander OF the w. X. T.,
VIII hold reception at her home on West
Eieventh street Tuesday afternoon, in honor
or the members of the G.. A. r. and the
ladies' OF the other societies and VISITORS
This reception will be informal and a most
cordial invitation Is extended TO all visitors
to attend.
Before the visiting members and delegates
to this encamppent leave the city elegant
souvenir badges will be distributed. unique
In character and representative OF AndeT-
son. III is given out that bronze medallion
OF old Chief Anderson" for whom the city
was named. fittingly engraved. will consti-
tute the feature OF the souvenir.
Every inquiry Is being promptly answered
and Anderson citizens are earnestly striving
10 make this meeting the most successful
in the history Of Indiana's Grand Army en-
campmentS-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

Nebraska State Journal.
When the President visits Topeka early
in May he will dine with Governor Bailey
The task of preparing the list Of invitations
for this affair has been a nerve straining
one. 1t has been found advisable to leave
out the congressman of the State because
they are too numerous. The senators and
two members of the state central committee
and two representatives of the Supreme
Court and the federal bench are the only
officials outside of the travelling party to
be hidden TO the feast. Two railroad men
are included and two editors-William Allen
White of Emporia and Z. w. Howe of
Atchison. The editors are asked at the per-
sonal solicitation of the President who
knows White personally and has heard so
much of Howe that he wants to make his
acquaintance. These two editors are envied
by every politician in the State. This honor
has come to them not because of the po-
sition they hold but because their work has
interested the President
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07
THE LEADING CAUSE OF THE MAY

The Philadelphia Record in assigning
on May /. fell upon full-sized fact when
ii said that the leading cause has been
the outcry that labor is not receiving its
share of the profits of the period of pros
perfty. This opinion was based on the fig
ures of the census relative to manufac-
lures. collected in 1900. These statistics
show that while the amount paid as wages
had been increased. the figures showing the
differences between the cost Of raw mater
ials. wages and the value put upon the
goods gave the manufacturers a much
greater share of the gains resulting from
the better times than was realized by the
employed. The free trade and the anti-pro-
lection papers made much OF this apparent
advantage in favor Of the manufactures,
and then urged such an advance of wages
OF the joint profits of labor and capital
At the same time the demagogic and anti
protection press entered into calculations
intended to show that while wages were
higher In 1902 than In 1896. and the de-
mand for labor much greater. labor gener-
OF the necessities of life, was little better
OF because Of the era Of prosperity There
was very much of this sort of talk. backed
by percentages which can be made so de-
ceptive- For instance. IL was shown that
during the season Of 1902 the prices OF
cent higher than In 1886 The lesser add
vance in breadstuffs and actual decline in
sugar and coffee during the period were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07
An English Monroe Doctkfne Pro-
claimed by Foreign Secretary Lans-
downe i'm the House OF lords.
WAR WILL BE THE RESULT
IF EFFORT BE MADE TO ESTABLISH
NAVAL BASE IN THE GULF.
Notice Served by Turkey that Bull
Earia Must Check Macedoai.n Axi-
tators-The Kaiser LeaveS Rome.


LONDON, May s-Foreigns Secretary
Lansdowne has proclaimed a British Mon
roe doctrine in the Persian GUT, and has
practically notified the competing powers
that any attempt on their part 90 establish
a naval base or fortified post Il those wa
tiers means war with Great Britain
ct say without hesitation" slid the for
eign secretary, dealing with thu subject in
the House of Lords yesterday evening.
that we should regard the establishment
OF a naval base a fortified port In the
Persian gulf by any other powef as a very
grave menace to British interests and we
should certainly resist IL with al the means
at our disposal"
Lord Lansdowna preceded this explicit
enunciation of British policy by review OF
the situation there as 1t affected British in
terests, contending that so far IS the navi-
CATION of the Persian gulf wat concerned
Great Britain held a position different TO
that of the other powers, both because IL
was owing to British enterprise and ex-
penditure Of life and money that the gulf
was now open to the commerce 81 the world
and because the protection Of tie sea route
to India necessitated British pfedominance
In the gulf.
Lord Lansdowne's attitude in this matter
generally meets with approval, although
the answers thereto of the other powers in
terested in the gulf are awaited with some
anxiety
The newspapers here comments on the an
alogy of the present proceeding, which
Captain Mahan so strongly recommended.
to the United States policy of sMonroeism.
The Westminster Gazette holds that the
British motive, namely the protection of the
sea route TO India, corresponds exactly with
the Americans motive I'm excluding Euro
pean powers from American waters because
their territory is thereby threatened.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

In the British House OF Lords yesterday
Lord Lansdowne, secretary for foreign at
fairs. stated that Great Britain would re-
gard the establishment Of a naval base or
fortified port on the Persian gulf "as a
very grave menace to British interests,
and we should certainly resist 1t with all
the means at our disposal This is a
message to Russia, whose seizure of Man.
churia would have the distinct object Of
establishing a naval base on the Persian
gulf. Russia has recently declared that
she has no intention Of seizing Manchuria,
but the British declaration will go on rec
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY DISPUTE.

Washington dispatches call attention to
an important point lin the American case
in the Alaskan boundary dispute as recent
ly submitted to the British government
The point was made in the brief prepared
by Hon. John w. Foster, counsel for the
United States. 1t is that in 1925, when the
Russian ambassador delivered to the Brit
ish King the exchange Of Publications of
the Russo-Anglo treaty of that date, he
was instructed by the Russian government
to inform the King that the Interpretation
which the Russians placed upon the treaty
was that the clause relating to the marine
leagues meant that the distance from the
sea should be not less than ten marine
leagues. The whole contention between
years past has been regarding the con-
struction to be put upon the clause relating
to the marine leagues in the treaty of 1875.
The treaty provided that the boundary
line between British and Russian posses
sions should follow the summit of the
mountains situated parallel to the coast
for a certain distance and then follow the
141st degree of west longitude. 1t pro-
vided further:
That wherever the summit Of the noun
tains which extend in a direction parallel
to the coast, shall prove to be at distance
of more than ten marine leagues from the
ocean, the limit between the British posses
sions and the line of coast which is to be-
long to Russia, as above mentioned, shall
be formed by line parallel to the wind
ings Of the coast, which shall never exceed
the difference Of ten marine leagues there
from.
When the United States purchased Alas
ka in 1867 it succeeded to the title and all
the rights OF Russia as defined by the
treaty Of 1925 The dispute with England
or, rather, with Canada-has turned prin-
cipally upon the Interpretation Of the
words, "A line parallel to the windings of
the coast" The United States has claimed
that the coast line follows the windings of
the coast, even to the headwaters of the
longest inlets, while England and Canada
have claimed that these inlets are not
ocean waters and that the coast line should
follow an imaginary line drawn from point
to point across their mouths. Without go
ing further into details it is enough to say
that this difference Of construction of the
ten marine leagues and coast-line clause
involved the possession OF some valuable
territory and seaports. 1t is claimed by the
United States that the Interpretation which
the British government now makes of that
clause was never made until about ten
years ago. The point now made in Colonel
Fosters brief is that when the Russo
british treaty of 1895 was made England
distinctly understood Russia's position re-
garding the line of demarcation and did
not dispute it till more than sixty years
afterwards. This makes a very strong point
for the United States. This boundary dis
pute. by the way. is one of the questions
pending before the international commits
sion of which Senator Fairbanks is a men,
Der and chairman Of the American side Of
the commission.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

LONDON, May Gin the Horse OF COM
mons to-day, on a formal resolution guar
anteeing the Transvaal loan OF $175. ooo.0 900.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain delivered a
lengthy optimistic speech on tito future OF
the new South African colonies. His re-
marks were mostly reiteratiois of former
statements. Mr.. Chamberlain declined to
give the price or the time of Issue Of the
new loan, but said the prospectus would
shortly be issued He explaflsed that &c
had been decided TO purchase all the ex-
listing railways. which would absorb s65.-
900 of the new loan, and SIS 10000 more
would be expended as quickly az possible on
the development Of railway. sl2, 500 900
would be spent on land sett .sment and
$40 100000 on public works. Ats some de-
bate the resolution was agreed 20
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-07

First you turn the heater of,
And then you turn it on.
We had hot wave yesterday,
This morning IL was gone.
You're reaching for your hat of straw.
And for your summer coat,
And find an listers what you need.
Well buttoned round the throat.
The wild flower shivers in the wood;
The birds their work have left.
Haunts that should ring with sylvan glee
Are silent and bereft.
The May Queens regal courage wakes
A sympathetic thrill.
You'll find her languishing at home;
The poor girl has a chill.
-Washington Star