The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-08-30
City Regulator
Makes SUGGESTIONS as 20
How to Build a Wichita.
To the Editor of the Eagle:

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To the Editor of the Eagle:
| What rest the four corners have en-
! joyed this week from the gang of spielers
A camp meeting of the hold-up variety
has been going or in one of the parks
all the week, but We may expect re-
turn of the cranks commencing at the
| regular hour. The principal spieIers will
be present double shotted. Some defend
ing the doctrine in an able manner while
others taking the negative with argu-
ments against in just as formidable a
manner. L have discovered in nay obssr-
varions of these learned gentlemen that
there is one thing that they agree ard
believe in 30 arguments can be provok-
ed from them to the contrary, that is
that they are not to be worked save
with their mouths.
When the boy comes along with ad-
vertising literature, throwing them on
the porches and lawns to blow about and
ringing the bell. if it is a city establish
ment just cali them up on the telephone
and tell them you don't like it, that you
do not care to be disturbed in this way
That's the way TO stop the menance, and
that you will patronize establishments
that do not do such things.
When you see a crowd standing at a
bulletin board forming a semi-circie in
tently reading, it is not considered good
form for anyone to step inside the sircle
close up to the bulletin board, obscuring
the view of hundred or more people,
especially if you have an umbrella over
your head.
I told you SO and now our Oklahoma
neighboTs are sQuirming about the graft
that has been worked on them. They
gave orders for groceries to an irresponsi-
bel tramp, signed the rder, they have re-
ceived the invoice of the goods, date
of delivery In the car. Call and get your
goods. If they are not what you con-
tracted for and they are surely not you
have no recourse. Your bank will collect
the bill. You viii pay the amount that
you signed for.
1t is unprofessional to advertise is what
the so-called regular doctors say. In
some states they have succeeded in hav-
ing law enacted refusing to grant GER
tifcates to physicians who advertise. An
attempt of this kind is being coached in
this state. The constitutionality of the
law is being tested in the courts cf
Nebraska. But what I wanted to observe
is that when one of these regulars per-
form an operation or attend an accounch-
ant something like the following is to be
found in the next days paper: Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams are rejoicing over the birth
of a ten pound son. DR.. Smalley, who
was in attendance reports the mother
doing wel.' "a very severe and danger
Gus operation was performed on Mrs.
Jones yesterday. The attending surgeon.
DR.. Butcherknife Jacks, is being con-
graduated for the skilful manner IN
which he performed the operation The
patient rallied and bids fair to recover"
p. S.-She died the next day of a COM
plication of troubles in no way connected
with the operation. Again DR.. Wakem
has gone east to take a course in sur
gerry; will be absent three weeks, and
on his return; DR.. Wakem has returned
from Podunk, where he has been at
tending the Clinical Surgical Obstetrical
department OF the IdInOuS COiSBe
And yet it is unprofessional to advertise
and any doctor who advertises is a
Quack.
It's always a little further on just
what we want. Eureka and Gueda and
Hot Springs. Just a few miles from
Wichcta there is spring known as
Providence Mineral Wells in Butler coun-
ty southeast that contains as the story
always goes from analysis. great health
and healing qualities. Interurban rail-
road or Southeast road ought to touch
that point.
1 would order a thousand or more UNI
brellas made in the colors of the carnival
"a nice neat shade-and give them to
our travelling men and citizens who come
into our city from cities and towns
south of us The sunshade bearing the
inscription, date and Wichita pays the
bills
The proposition gotten up by the coal
oil and gas well spectators in the
nearby counties TO refuse the right of way
through the county for the laying Of pipes
into other counties savors OF the stand
ard OH company-monopolistic actions.
There are thousands OF gas wells in the
country plugged up waiting for manu-
facturers and viii continue to wait. The
present owners will have been forgotten.
1t only needs an Investigation to show
that the Standard oil company has plug
ged the farmer. the gas well and the
county commissioners of these counties.
II won't hold in law. Ii is a public
utility. They might with the same pro-
perty order that coal or wood. corn or
wheat should not be taken from the
county but should be held and consumed
at home.
That rain barrel standing al the corner
of your house is where the mosquitoes
come from that annoy you and half
dozen of your neighbors.
The annual leaf and rubbish smudge
has been started. Why not rake up the
leaves. pile them in a corner and throw
soil on them for compost in spring plant
ing
would have a city rubb sh wagon for
the express purpose of hauling leaves
and grass with rack sufficiently large
10 carry the rskings of dozen blocks
at one load. Then district the city AMI
drive the wagon on given DAYS OF the
week In the districts so that people could
rake and pile their rubbish The evening
before or the morning that the wagon
was driven. How easily this could Be-