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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
JOHN SCHOTT DEAD
Old Timer Passed Away at His Resi-
deaeP.

.-ohn Schott. one = the oldest residents
OF Wichita. died yesterday ~ his home.
l. South Water street. John SchoJt VS.
d German nachinist. He was born IN
-sSeu. Darmstadt November =. lS-- In
-S4f be married Miss Anna Descher. and
year later came 30 America and set
tied IT Baltimore. Ail- He was a prac-
teal machiaist Ct much ability and work
~ In the United States foundry AZ Balu-
more. making arms tor the government
He stayed at that ~oTk uutl 80 when
he moved "a Lawrence. Kan. where fer
six years he vas a iresEhter. and his ac-
counts q che stirring times Of the ante
ueI.uu DAYS IN NaUsls were very interest
ing and - he was considerably naked up
n the events q hose times his stores
were very Interesting.
Ia $50 John Schott moved with his fam
iiy e. wichita This towu waS very small
IN those days bat lots u business vas
cone and the frontier aspect bad been
considerably s-uoothsd over
Lsouslss avenue vas the principal street
ard joan Schctt opened Il candy and con
.eceloucry store on the soata sszc u
Douglas eve-se Just vest Z sIaiu street
ard conducted This business f5r ng-n-
ner o. years re -irchase5 property .u
the south end y the city ard after clos
ing oct his candy business commenced
gardening. AID duri1g the past few years
has made this his business
hour sons. John FreieTick Schoft- Hen-
~ Sohott. Louis < Schott aae john ".
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
KANSAS CITY
BOARD OF Trade
Filed Its Brief Before Inter-
state Commission.
HAD INTERVENING PETITION
And a Hand in the Hearing
Here Last October.

CITY Attorney Helm has received a copy
Of the brief submitted by the Kansas City
Board Of Trade before the interstate COM
merce commission in the cases of the
city of Wichita against the Missouri Pa
cific. Rock Island. Santa Fe and Frisco,
for alleged determinations in rates on
grain and grain products coal, lumber,
sugar and grain to the gulf ports.
1t will be remembered that when the pc
titions were fled by the city before the
commission the Kansas City Board of
Trade and Traffic association filed petit
ton of Intervention. Kansas City mer-
chants were afraid OF some reasonable
rates being granted by the commission
which could possibly help Wichita anC
take few dollars worth of business from
the Kansas City houses. The intervention
petition recited the TACT That Wichita
was an inland town while Kansas City
was on q naVigable stream where compe-
tition with water transportation entered
into the establishing of rates to and from
Kansas City. Besides this Kansas City
had some more railroads than Wichita
and competition was strong among the
roads. and last, but not least, Kansas
City mad q lew more people than Wichita
respected III preference TO the rights OF
the few and that Wichita had no right TO
try to take some of the trade away from
Kansas City houses when the trade right
fully belonged 10 Wichita from her loca-
ton.
Commissioner Trickett of the Kansas
City traffic bureau was present at the
hearing in this city last October and took
a hand in the matter from the railroad s
side.
After the citys briefs We're submitted
and the oral arguments made week ago.
the railroads were given until the first
Of april TO file their briefs of argument
before the commission. This is the first
brief that has been filed so far as notice
has been received here.
After the filing of the briefs the COM
mission gave to the Wichita attorneys
the right to make answer to any parts
Of the briefs they wished, and this vii
have to be done after the first of April.
After the briefs and anwers are filed the
commission will take the matter under
Amusement and a decision is expected
within a month after the railroads have
filed their briefs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
BANDA ROSA COMING.
They Will Be at the Toler Next Wed
neSday.

The Red Band OF Italy. the greatest
band OF Europe. VII be in Wichita next
Wednesday for two concerts, matinee and
night. Sorrentino and mis- men are max
ing q tour of the southwest and into
old Mexico. and Wichita is d point in
their itinerary that will cost very little
to stop over and give d concert or TWO.
Winfield and Wellington viii each have
a concert by the famous band.
This band is reputcd 10 be the finest or
ganization of the kind IL the country.
The soloists are said to De especially fine
The band Is composed of professional
musicians who do nothing but play with
the Banda Rosa.
The hand HIS been in this country about
a year and in every city they have given
concerts the highest praise mas been ac-
corded them by both press aud pubic for
their Interpretation OF classical and pop
ular music. This is the crack band u
Europe and their concerts are musical
treats. This is the first visit the band
has made 10 Wichita. and they should be
greeted by crowded houses at both con-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
WORK is PROGRESSING.
Arkansas City Driliers Are Getting
AIonQ Nicely.

Work at the gas well at Arkansas City
IS progressing in fine shape. Yesterday
the driileTs had reached depth Of nearl,,
100 feet and were drilling into rock The
drill passed through layer of red shale
similar 10 that found in Trego county
This is hard TO drill into for the reason
that 1t will not mix with water and j.
very hard TO get out of the hole The
shale is sticky and unless the driller &.
very careful the drill will stick and cause
all kinds of trouble.
The drill was sharpened this morning.
and this caused a delay of a couple OF
three hours. The drillers are very much
encouraged and pleased with their pro-
sress. Ben Conrad and Ben Mayes arr
on the ground nearly all the time and ar,
being aided by Dick Howard. who is also
& constant visitor at the well.
The interest of the people>in the well
does not seem to lag and aside from local
politics it is the subject of converse ton
next in order.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14

Schott, and his aged wife remain. John
Sclo- was a very estimabie man He
was of the sturdiest OF German stock in
dustrious and honest When ne coTnplet-
ed days work he could truthfully say
vat nis best effort had been spent on it,
His character was an admirable one He
knew people and studied them. Once he
was friend he could always be depended
on He labored hard through his long
life, but was always pleasant to his fam
lily and friends. John Schott was known
70 hundreds of people in Wichita. and
many were the expressions of sorrow
when the news of his death became gen
ally known.
The funeral will be held at . o'clock
Sunday afternoon from the residence.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
AN AWFUL MISTAKE.
Shipping Clerk lid Not Know
WheeibarroW.

There is man in this town who does
not know the difference between wheel
barrow and a washing machine Yester-
day Walterscheid Bros. found that they
needed new wheelbarrow, so an order
was sent TO jobbing house for one and a
man was sent after it. The driver of the
wagon did not know what had been or
dered. so he took what was given him. Q
washing machine. and hauled it over t.
the factory. OF course it had 10 be sent
back, and the mistake cost the shipping
clerk of the Hockaday Hardware com
pany box of good cigars and the other
Fellows sore sizes from the laugh they
INDUCED in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
WHAT is CATARRH?
Hyomei Cures This Common and Dis
agreeable Disease.

Hyomei cures catarrh by the simple
method OF breathing it into the air pas
sases and lungs. 1t kills the germs of
catarrhal poison, heals and soothes the
irritated mucous membrane. enters the
blood with the oxygen and kills the germs
present there. effectualIy driving this dis
ease from the system
Ii you have any of the following symp-
toms. catarrhal germs are at work some
where in the mucous membrane of the
nose, throat bronchial tubes or tissues
of the lungs:
offensive breath discharge from the
dryness of the nose nose
pain across the eyes stoppage of the nose
pain in back of the AT night
head aching of the body
pain in front of the droppingS in e
head throat
tendency to take cold mouth open while
burning pain in the sleeping
throat tickling back of the
hawking to clear the palate
throat formation of crusts
pain in the chest in the nose
a cough dryneSS o { h e
stitch in side throat in the morn
losing of flesh ing
variable appetite loss OF strength
low spirited at times spasmS OF coughing
raising of frOthy cough short and
mucous hacking
expectorating yellow cough worse nights
matter and mornings
difficulty in breath loss in vital force
inc a feeling OF tightneSS
frequent sneezing across the upper
huskinCss Of voice part of the chest
HOmei Will cure the disease. destroy
activity Of all germ life in the respiratory
organs, enrich and purify the blood with
additional ozone. and after a few days
use of this treatment the majority Of
these symptoms viii have disappeared.
IN a few weeks the cure will be complete.
Catarrh or catarrhal colds cannot ex-
list when Hyomei is used. This is a strong
statement. but leading druggists empha-
size it by agreeing to refund your money
if Hyomei does not cure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14

q Z sns Sc DRESS Lisiscs.
YARD Sc1
Tazasy. tzss - - vus better
segzainte1 wfsh osr i.sular u.
FzrTsnfz'. Tg- go t18se z.f
- C1f-efz1srz si&s ar spesn
Class srd Psrraisa~a IN All 80
evs. So - 81 - 49, 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
&c BARE Der
TOWELS. &c;
DOZEN. Csc.

Here's a snap
FOR BARRIERS and
hotels: siZc AK
2S fTinged or
both ends. soft
and durable To
day. $50 20
1880 g m. each,
Sc; dozen Csc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
fec LINEN
HUCK TOWELS
EACH z &c.

This is the big
gcSt Towel snap
ever offered. You
will pay &c for
then after this
sale but Tor a
Saturday adveT-
tiser Won get
them. $3.50 70
1880 q N, each
II &c
Limit 5 20 a Gus
toner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
STALLION CAUSES SUIT.
Mr.. Stevens Demands Damages for
Broken Agreement

II. j. Stevens, of Sumner county. has
sued j. j. Short of this county for 500
damages in the district court Mr.. Short
made verbal agreement with Stevens.
according 10 the allegations, to the eff
feet that he would purchase from him a
certain stallion at a certain time and
Tor "a certain price, which verbal agree
ment he failed to carry out.
NO failures with Holland Quick Yeast
Representative John w. Adams and
wife returned yesterday morning from
topeka, the legislature having ceased
to 90 business at 4 o'clock a. m Thursday
morning. The reporter found Mr.. Adams
back at his Office hard al work
S f. Dennis, of Great Bend. is visiting
in Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
Each, S2.o8 and S3.0S
New Goods On Sale
Piece Goods Department. s si.i!

There are about - pieces Of wash Fabr.cf pac-
ed on sale tbs morning We offer come very uu-
usual values an0us Them - z7-iuch 1isdrss cling
4 3a% 4 a5a al" s,,. '3a -s at dine &c
Ard another Is the es-0ch Corded Aadrav that was
made 10 retau 81 I5c. bzt g; l.tte inssle ~
this iot on account = wrappers being solec Goods
here s5r at. al gsra TO- d ia- mem '.,. l0C
Then want vou G. Sc the Flrer Mzdras 81 --Ff 90
- 20 and tae Batste Zephyrs i-a~- ls.ti,s a-1
ask TIRE Bi1s ard Bl1-k Ner-efizr6 sh-tga-1
Checks q fr and &c You j say thfl lesf f1T
spslng waistiags
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
ioc PACKAGE LAUNDRY
STARCH, ; FOR SOC.

For only three hOurs can Toa
buT il ihis Ezy- There Z abs.
II e package usually sells a.
i0c. Cur price Is Coly g $50
20 II % , packages TO-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
sc NEW SILK yEtLisos.
YARD fSc-

Thix is AZ enfir~ usz 20
even piece = gen We Haaf
pa 20 ksoW The sfock Tksges
al styles in this lot Tossay.
SIS - - - e n. YsYt fs<-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
ODD LACE
CURTAINS,
EACH 66c.

There's onlr
about a dozen Of
these in white
and ecru. Just
one curtain Of a
kind. worth s1.0G
to So 90. Today.
$50 TO 1879,
each CSC.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14

Continued on Eighth Page.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14

These are all new, effective modes, in fn=
quality Taffeta Silk Waists come in al assort-
ed LOT OF colors. The only difference between
these and the waists we carry IN our regular
stock is the price Instead OF asking you $3.50
and SO so for them, We have priced them fer
tOGaV's sale
The independent., 1903-10-08
- BY -
Geo. H. Shibley.
The I Peop1e's Rule X

Whereas, The principle is estab-
lished among us that the l;.ws should
conform to the will Of the people; and,
Whereas, The laws enacted by the
legislative agents of the people often
fail to reflect the popular will. promi-
nent instances being the refusal Of
the United States senate to provide
for the election of its mem bers by pop
ular vote, and the failure of congress
to pass the amendments to the inter-
state comm cree act which would give
effective control of railroad rates;
therefore. be it,
Resolved, That the Wisconsin state
grange holds that the people should
protect their rights from the growing
power of the few by taking to them
selves a. veto power, through the OPP
ticnal referendum, and a direct inilla-
tive"
The following letter Is from the mas
tel Of the West Virginia state grange,
who is also dean of the College of
Agriculture:
s'Hon. Charles e. Edgerton, Secre-
tary National Federation for Major
ity Rule, Washington, D. C.-My Dear
Sir: A resolution indorsing the OPP
tional referendum and direct initiative
was unanimously adopted b.
Virginia state grange at its recent
meeting at Charleston. Evidently the
referendum idea is growing in this
country.
"a political revolution Of some kind
Is not very far in the future. Just
what form 1t will take 1t is now inn
possible to say.
with very best regards. remain,
cordially yours, T. c. ATkESON."
The program t. the suggested reso-
luton for county and local oranges Is
adopted to the states that elect legis-
/ latures this year-0hio. Iowa. Ken
lucky, New York, New JERSEY. Massa-
clusetts, Rhode Island, South Caro-
lima and Mississippi. Where legisla-
lures are to be elected next year the
following can be inserted in the ''re-
solves" as a third paragraph:
"That we request our delegate to the
next meeting to the state grange to
work for an instruction that each Po-
mona and subordinate grange shall
appoint majority rrlle COMMITTEES.
| and that the legislative committee of
our state organization be Instructed
| to stimulate activity for majority rnle
| in the rress and in all other wavs nos
sible, and shall see to 1t that through
The independent., 1903-10-08

DETAILS OF PROPOSED CONSTI-
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT, REC
OMMENDED BY THE NATIONAL
FEDERATION FOR MAJORITY
RULE
In view of the experience In Switz-
erland, South Dakota and In Oregon,
the following details for a constitu-
ticnal amendment are insisted upon:
For the securing of referendum
vote a petition of five (5) per cent OF
the voters, excep. on petition demand
Ing special election.
That the direct initiative shall ap-
ply to the constitution and city charter
as well as to statute law and Ordi-
nances, the percentage of petitioners
to be eight tS) for statute law and or
dinances, and fifteen (15) for constitu-
ton and city charter.
The urgency legislation shall be
passed only by twO-thirds vote OF the
members elected, and should not In
clude q bill that infringes the prin-
ciple of home rule for municipalities,
nor franchise or license to cor
poration or individual to extend longer
than one year, nor bill for the sale or
purchase of rea; estate.
That the percentage Of petitioners
shall apply to the entire state or mu-
nicipality-shall not be pro rated by
districts. And
That the other requirements shall
conform as nearly as may be to the
system in South Dakota, Oregon and
federal Switzerland.
BLANK FORM FOR REPLY.
TO Majority Rule League Of ......
(name of place).-Gentlemen: Reply
ing to your letter concerning the ref
erendum and initiati :, desire to
state that, If elected to the legislature,
will vote to give the people of the
state an opportunity to ballot upon an
extension of the peoples Veto through
thu optional referendum, and the adop-
ton of direct initiative in addition
t. the indirect system which now ex-
lists. the details to accord with the
provisions suggested by the national
federation for majority rnle. copy OF
which | have received from you.
Candidate for the Senate tHouse) OF
the .......... party for the ......
district of the state of ..........
The resolution adopted by the Wis
consin state grange at Its last annual
meeting Is as follows:
The independent., 1903-10-08

|. To pledge candidates Tor the leg
isiature to vote to give the people of
the state an opportunity to vote on
constitutional amendment for the OPP
tional referendum and a direct initia-
tive.
2. To pledge the candidates for con-
gress to vote to install rules of pro-
cedure for the optional referendum
and direct initiative; and
3. To pledge candidates for the
legislature "a to vote only for a cam
tlidate for United States senator wso
Ia pledged to vote for rules of proceed
ure for majority rule. (2) to vote to
instruct the hold-over senator or sena-
tors to install the rules of procedure,
and go to vote to amend the election
laws OF the state so that the people
may vote direct on national questions
whenever congress SO requests.
Success along these lines Is far adj
yanced. Last year a majority was Sc
cured in seven legislatures, and nine
OF the sixteen congressman from Mis-
souri, were pledged, also Congressna n
John Lind of Minnesota and several
others, and two of the newly elected
United States s,nators-ex-Govern
Stone of Missouri. and ex-Congress-
man Hopkins of Illinois. While sew
eral cities. including Detroit and To-
rOntO, have emancipated themselves
from party government. Greater src-
cess was attained the first year than
has been secured by forty years Of
old-line tactics of third parties. Ard
unparalleled reinforcements have
come, as we have shown. One more
step is required to perfect the CAM
paign machinery:
A party is needed-an organization
that will make nominations if nec-
essary. In other words. party organ
ization should declare that should
both the old-line nominees refuse to
pledge for majority rule. a majority
rule candidate will be placed in nomi-
nation. thus centsring the fight on ma
jority rule versus rule by the few.
This will insure success at once. for
no candidate dares to combat such an
ISSUE
Populists are seeing this, and in
Kentucky, under the leadership of
Hon. 10 A. Parker the Kentucky pop-
Mist party joined with the united
labor party in calling state corve--
ton. The platform adopted at Iou-
isville, September 16. Is as follows:
ADDRESS To THE PEOPLE OF
KENTUCKY.
Issued by the United Peoples Labor
Party Of Kentucky.
An Arpeal to All Patri~ tic Citizens to
Unite to Secure Majority Rule
The independent., 1903-10-08

Gut the state the nominees for the leg
islature are questioned, and questioned
early in the campaign, as to whether,
IL elected, they will recognize the long
established doctrine that the people
are the sovereign power, and therefore
have the right to vote upon the pro-
posed alteration in the system Of gov
ernment."
In place of this as an additional par
agraph, it can, if thought best. be put
in place of the second resolved"
RE- FROM THIRD
PARTIES.
1t has been shown that re-enforce-
ments have come from organized Ia
Dor and organized farmers. A new
source Of power for the cause is the
cooperation of third parties. All the
third parties except the prohibition
party demand the establishment of the
referendum and the initiative, and the
prohibition party leaders are coming
to believe in the need for this system.
In short. the third parties demand
that the system of government where
by the people are fieeced shall be over
thrown. That system is party gov
government in which the
final power as to legislation is in the
political party, an organization con-
trolled by the few, and controlled
largely through the use of money.
To overthrow this system requires
the establishment of a peoples veto
through the optional referendum. and
the establishment of uirect initia-
tive. This places the final power in
the peOple-it Is the peoples rule.
Their will is determined by the major
ity, therefore 1t is usually termed ma
jority rule. The opposite term is rule
by the few, or trust rule, machine rule
boss rule, or corporation rule. The
system through which the few oper-
ate is party government.
Third parties, then, demand the
abolition Of party government, which
would terminate thu Odions autocracy
Of which all orr citizens are complain
ing. except the few who seemingly
profit from the system. but really are
iniured-"on the whole and In the
long run we must all so up or down
together"
THIRD PARTY TACTICS FOR
ABOIISHING PARTY Gov
ERNMENT.
The easiest and quickest wav to ter
inmate party overnment-establish a
peoples veto and direct initiative is
for the third parties to co-operate with
organized farmers and organized Ia
Dor In securing the system. That Is.
cO-Orferato with them for the follow
ing purposes:
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-07-03
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

The Magyars rule Austria Hungary
although they number but SIX or sever
millions in 4 population OF forty
three millions. =,
The Executive office OF the United
States calls for only $4,000 a year
while England gives the royal family
100000. -. .,
There are forty veterans OF the Civi
War who lost both feet in battle II
is as one of these that Corp. Tanner s
pension was increased to $Ioo a month
which is the same as that tor the loS'
OF both hands.
The machine with which Oldheld re-
Gently lowered the track record tor AT,
tomobles, is simply a unique piece o.
mechanism of his own devisng made
by Henry Ford, impractcablc as an
automobile, because it can never DC
used, on the public highway -. =.
The German Antarctic EXPEDITION III
the Gauss has reached the Cape OF
Good Hope after nearly two years OF
efforts. Every previous well-fited eX,
petition has penetrated farther SouSh
han it. Tt, A.,
Mr.. Tesla promises to shock the
.arth with messages that will be feit.
and can be received by his eoNherer al
Tia Frnatest couhaes,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-07-03
Didn't Like East Room.

as it solid gold?" The eager dIcs.
toner was a country woman, member
of large party which a railroad agent
was plotting through the east room OF
the White House. She pointed to the
piano with the gold-leaf coating as she
asked the question.
The guide attempted to evade the
woman's question by referring to the
seals OF the thirteen original States
which adorn the sides OF the instru-
ment, and explained that it is the one
hundred thousandth piano manufactured
by prominent American firm.
SIS it solid gold?" the woman inter-
posed.
Still the guide did not answer.
you will notice that there are thir-
teen settees In this room, one for each
Of the original States" he continued.
"But l want to know whether the
piano is solid gold" the woman insist
ed.
"No, madam, it is not solid gold" the
guide remarked with slight display
Of temper.
Huh" the woman retorted. "I've
seen calliopeS that looked better and
I'd hoped that it had value to recon-
mend it. When there's only one real
piece of furniture in a room Of this
size a person sort Of expects that it'll
be worth while coming to see. / can't
find anything fine about this room but
the view you get from the south win
dows."