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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
AUDITORIUM BILL PASSED
wichita and Other First Glass Cities
Can Vote Bonds.

John Adams bill introduced in the leg
islature giving cities of the frst-class the
right to vote bonds for auditorium pur-
poses passed the house just before ad-
journment Thursday morning and will
become a law.
This is a bill that Wichita people have
been working for for a number of years,
as il will enable them TO vote bonds suf-
fcient to build an auditorium for public
meetings, conventions, mid-winter fairs
and displays; in fact, for all public
functions where a hall with large seat
ing capacity is required.
Wichita had both the Democratic and
Republican state conventions last year
For one, the hall was sufficient. but for
the other many persons were unable to
get within the doors. There was hardly
room for all the delegates on the first
floor.
The matter of an auditorium has been
talked about in this city for some time.
and there is good prospect of having one
built within the next year. y building
with a seating capacity of at least five
thousand persons is badly needed here
A number Of conventions have been lost
TO this city because of the small hall here,
as there would not be room enough for
the delegates
Last year a plan was worked up for a
grand musical festival, but this was
abandoned until 4 larger hall could be
built. This event will toe worked up and
the promoters of the festival and audi
forum are planning to work together as
much as possible and open the audito-
rum with a grand musical festival to
continue for several days.
An auditorium TO seat five thousand
people would not cost any great sum.
and would be Of immense benefit to the
city and the citizens. Several towns OF
the state even smaller than Wichita have
buildings for public gatherings larger
than the one at Wichita.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
Or. Lyons
PERFECT
I Goth Powder
Used by people Of refinement
for over a quarter Of a century
PREPARED BY
q Il N>z0. -llJ:

some kind of shape. He says it probably
weighed 100 pounds when green
Last summer. when ii rained about
every other day, one Of the shows travel
ing in Texas had hard time of it get
ting their wa CONS through the mud. When
the wagons would stick fast in the mud
the showmen would bring this elephant
up behind the wagon. He would push
with his head while the horses pulled, and
in this way the heavy wagons were taken
through the mud holes.
This scheme worked all right for a long
time but finally Mr.. Elephant got tired
Of that kind of show business and re-
belled. He fought the whole crowd and in
the scrap the elephant got shot. That is
how his hide came to be in Wichita
When asked yesterday what they could
do with the elephants hide. J. L. Ste
Phenson, who is head man at the c. w
Southwark hide house. said that the
leather made from elephants hides was
split and useed for dashboards in bug
gies. 1t is very strong and valuable for
this purpose. Mr.. Southwark. however,
does not want il understood that he is
soliciting consignments Of dry elephants
hides They are too heavy to handle.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
TO CONSIDER SANlTARIUM.
Meeting Will Be Held Here Wednes-
day by Association.

The meeting of the State association
having in charge the Battle Creek SAM
tarium work in this state will meet in
Wichita next Wednesday morning, when
It will be decided where the permanent
headquarters OF the State association will
be located.
Wichita now has a branch of this San
itarium but its location is not definitely
decided on nor the matter of permanent
headquarters has not been located. Last
fall the Chamber of Commerce asked the
board to establish their Sanitarium In
this city. The association is planning TO
build a brick structure to cost at least
$4,000, sOley for sanitarium purposes, and
told the citizens of Wichita that if $1,000
was donated by Wichita for this building
the Sanitarium would be established here
and the permanent headquarters would
be in Wichita. y committee was appoint
ed who raised a part of the sum and have
received assurances that the balance of
the money would be forthcoming when
necessary.
Wichita cannot afford to let this Santa
rum go to some other city because $1,000
could not be raised. The branch estab-
lished here has proven very successful,
and if assurances of the $1,000 being
raised there is no doubt but that the
Sanitarium will be located here and the
buildings constructed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
PUMPS FOR KANSAS CITY.
Wichita Firm Constructs Them for
Jobbinq House There.

In spite of high rates on freight into
this CITY a Wichita house yesterday re-
ceived an order for car load of goods
manufactured in Wichita. Walterscheid
Bros. pump manufacturers, have on file
an order for zoo pumps of their construc-
ton for a jobbing house in Kansas city.
and the work of making the pumps began
Yesterday The order is 2 very large one
for LIS class of goods in the west ana
coming from a Kansas City house shows
that Wichita goods are not TO be laughed
at by any one.
For some time Watershed Bros. have
received small orders from this firm, bus
nothing like this one. The pumps will be
cast trimmed, painted and ready for use
in this city and shipped into Kansas City
in car lots. The name of the JobblnS
house will be cast on each pump.
Kansas City has not one factory where
pumps are constructed. and the jobbinG
houses and retail stores have to buy
their pumps from other points Walter
scheid Bros. made a campaign In that
city a short time ago and received sew
eral orders-small ones. TO be sure, but
enough to show the Kansas City people
that Wichita was bidder for all legit-
innate business and in spite Of discrimin-
ating rates could produce high class
article IS any other town and sell at the
same price.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
WASN'T MRS. M. A. DEAN.
Wichita Lady Has Not Resigned Posi-
ton of Administrative.

Yesterday morning an item appeared in
the Eagle concerning two seperate Dean
estates which are receiving attention in
the probate court of this county. 1t stat
ed in this article that the two states,
although both were called Dean estates.
were two different cases. In the first
paragraph it stated that an order had
been made providing for private sale OF
the personal property of NJ. \ Dean. In
the second it related that Mrs. Jennie
Dean had resigned the position of admin
istratriX of her late husbands estate,
whose name was Joseph Dean.
notwithstanding the fact these facts
were stated in just plain a manner as
the above, some persons who die. not take
the pains to note carefully what they
were readipg got the idea that Jennie
can was the wife of NJ. \. Dean. This
caused Mrs, NJ. a. Dean a great deal of
trouble because these persons made in
quiries of her about her resigning the po-
sition. Mrs. NJ. a. Dean is administrative
of her late husbands estate has not re-
signed the position and does not intend TO.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
HAS UNIQUE ARTICLE
Wichitan Has Bust of Mckinley Made
From MutiIated Money.

Mr. Richardson. CT the American State
Bank has small bust Of president Nc
Kinley which cost him 81 cents, but the
materials at one time were worth $50.
The bust Is made Of pulp from paper
bills which have been mUtilsted and sent
TO the government for redemption. Tbs
government has adopted q process for
making the paper money returned into
paper pulp. and q company has been or
gauized which purchases all OF this pulp
and converts il into busts OF prominent
men and other articles. and sell X as sou
vsnirs.
The bust which Nj Richardson has is
Of light gray color with numerous green
and red spots These spots are The sink
strings which are pct into all paper
money by the government and when the
pulD is made the entire string collects
into a small ball and shows on the ar
ticle. The bust is unique affair and thu
first one TO arrive in this city.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
DIDN' 7 KNOW
WHERE HE WAS
Queer Case of MIR. Tolman
of Valley Center
BREAK IN HIS MEMORY
Came to Town While in Un-
conscious Condition.
BREAK IN HIS MEMORY

James Tolman. of Valley Center, called
to man on Waco avenue last night,
saying, Where am r.
He was told that he was on Waco
avenue.
Waco avenue where?''
ION Waco avenue, Wichita. Kansas"
he was told.
1t was seen that the man was Devil
dered and he was brought TO the police
station.
Mr.. Tolman's story was short, but
queer. He recognized the horse and
buggy he was in charge of as his, but he
had no remembrance whatever of hitch
ing up and coming to town. He remem-
bered nothing since he was at home, and
could hardly comprehend his surround
ings. When at the police station he was
rational and had been ever since he hailed
the man on Waco avenue and asked him
where he was
Chief Burt examined Mr.. Tolman
thoroughly, did not md a sign of liquor
about him. and accepted his story as
true in every particular.
Mr.. Tolman had a hole in the flesh of
his jaw ard an abrasion on his right
cheek. Dried blood was found in mis- ears.
The theory is that Mr.. Tolman was in
jured at home. and partly lost conscious
ness, although, perhaps, not to the
knowledge or perception of his friends;
then that he hitched up his horse and
buggy and came TO town, not regaining
full consciousness till he was on Waco
avenue. The wounds were not serious.
Mr.. Burt thinks it possible perhaps that
he fell off a haystack, or something like
that, and that something went into his
jaw. he also thinks it probable that he.
at the time, was sufficiently conscious TO
know that he was wounded, and came to
town to see a physician.
After remaining at police headquarters
till Mr.. Burt was satisfied that he was
able TO take care OF himself, he was al
lowed to return home to Valley Center.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
HIS NEIGHBOR'S OUTLOOK.
Judge Gillette Thinks Wallace's
Chances Are Good.

Judge Preston 3. Gillette of the dis
trict court of Kingman and Harper coun-
ties. was in the city yesterday Judge
Gillette who is very popular down in his
district. as well as everywhere else where
he is known. was suggested for congress
some time ago in case Mr.. Long would
go TO the senate. but apart from a pro-
hibitive law on the subject his taste in
clines decidedly towards the bench ard
he will stay there probably as long rs
he wants the place He has the same
hold on the people OF his district that
Judge Price had upon his. when he was
Judge Judge Gillette is an enthusiastic
friend of William Wallace. his fellow
citizen. FOR conEress and while he Is
Very conservative man he states that
Mr.. Wallaces outlook for the nomiua-
ton is very encouraging.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
Mr.. PARKHURST
WAS |ND0RSED
Temperance People Select
Him as Their Canidate.
IS HE FACTOR IN RACE?
Complaints Made of Interfer-
enCe From Outside.
Mr.. TRICE WAS CHAIRMAN
Hard Work for temperance
Socialist Man Outlined.
Mr.. TRICE WAS CHAIRMAN

The Christian Citizenship League met
In the Sedgwick block last night and
after a thorough discussion of what the
attitude Of the temperance people Of
Wichita should be, resolved to endorse
the candidacy of J. 2. Parkhurst, who is
running on the Socialist ticket for mayor.
1t was also resolved that a vigorous cam
paign should be made for him. Mrs. Isa-
bell Browne, noted local temperance
worker and a prominent White Riboner,
was the leading spirit in the meeting.
Mr.. Joal 4. Trice. who has been agitating
a temperance movement for some time,
presided over the meeting.
The following officers were elected:
President-Joal A. Trice.
Weep resiGent-WilDur b. Jones
Second Nice-President-Re L. NJ. Jack
son
Third Vice-President-B. W. Daniels.
SecTetary-Mrs. Isabel Browne.
Treasurer-M. NJ. McDaniels
The contention OF the people who en-
dorsed Mr.. Parkhurst is that there shall
be no compromise made, 50 far as the
saloons of Wichita are concerned, with
any candidate for mayor.
" men the meeting was organized ana
in working order according TO the claims
OF temperance workers, the rooms began
to I'LL up with people from the Citizens
party who wanted TO prevent these tenn
perance people from nominating a ticket
or endorsing Mr. Parkhurst They claimed
TO have been iDterfered with several times
before and desiring a meeting where the
real temperance sentiment of no. com
promise" could be expressed they with
drew and decided upon the endorsement
OF Mr.. Parkhurst in other rooms nearby.
There is considerable feeling in the
matter and the temperance element rep
resented by Mrs. Brown and Mr.. Trice,
and others who believe with them, are
very indignant over what they believe
TO be an unwarranted interference in their
affairs. They are determined to work
the harder for the success of Mr.. Park
hurst. They claim that they can elect
him with the Socialist party back of
him
The action taken last night makes Mr..
Parkhurst a factor in the race for mayor
although the politicians generally do not
think he can be elected. His friends claim
he can get 1900 votes now, but no one
need think 1.S00 votes will elect anybody
In the race this year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
RECORD BREAKING HIDE
Elephants skin sent From Texas 10
wichita House.

Charles V. Southwark has in his pos
session the largest hide ever CONSIGNED &c
hide house in this city. and probably in
the state of Kansas. Il IS dry and weighs
over $40 pounds.
There We're some pretty good sized hides
sold in Wichita in the early days when
the hunters on the plains used 10 brinS
In the buffalo bull hides hut they were
mere babies in comparison 70 this one.
The monster hide is from a male ele-
plant. II was sent, from Texas TO Chas
Payne. the animal dealer He ala not
know what TO do with II. and so turned ii
over to the hide house OF {. w. South?
ward Charley Southwark has put il 20.
oak so that il could be i-oned out in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
CHARTER BILL PASSED
Polls VIII be Open From @. a. m. to
z. N.

The city charter bill for which Wich-
tia officials labored so hard for more than
a year, passed the legislature just be-
fore adjournment Thursday morning.
Wednesday night the legislature held an
all night session and at o'clock most Of
the business TO come before the legisla-
ture was disposed of.
Among the bills passed was the char
ter bill which is more of a revision and
collection of past laws relating TO the
government of cities Of the first class,
than q new law. All of the laws relating
TO cities of the first class are now en-
bodied in one law which is concise and
gives to the first class cities little more
latitude in their government than any
of the old laws. One feature of the bill
is that the polls in all sity elections in
cities of the first class shall open at 6
o'clock in the morning and will not close
until z o'clock at NIGHT.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
Your Wants
In the
Grocery Line

We ca 81 s5sn Tifh &c beB;
ne rasrket Affords. a. 80 right
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-14
INSPECTION GRADES ANNOUNCED
Wichita Company Stands Fifth in
Rank

Col. 2. NJ Hoisington's report Of the
fan inspection Of the companies OF the
Second regiment. X. y. G.. has beeD
issued and Company d again heads the
list OF companies ranking first in the
REGIMENT with an average Of SS.4. The
other companies OF the regiment rank as
follows. with the averages Indicated il.
each case: Larned, SIS; Concordia SIS;
Emporia SS: Wichita. SIS; Hutchinson,
70. Lindsborg. -; Ellsworth. "a; Os-
borne. 80: Sterling. as; Wellington, 53.4;
Belle Plaino. not averaged
The following is the standing Of the
different companies on small arms prac-
rfea-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24

of the American Forestry Associations meeting
There are indications Of solid advance in the
American forestry movement; first in the increasing
support Of people of the West in forest
policy and second in the statements made by i'm
portant lumber1nen railway that sound lun
bering forestry opposed but identical
in policy and that future supplies be expected only
citation peTtineny renewed its recommendation that
all the governments forestry work should be consoli
dated and placed in the Bureau of Forestry instead
present being scattered, the General Land Office
the Geological Survey and the Bureau Of Forestry drid
ing this work among themselves. This recommendation
also made by Mr. Hitchcock Secretary the Interior
in his annual report The American Forestry Assoca
ton of course advocates the proposed Appalachian
National Forest Reserve which has received support
both in and out of Congress and indorses the effort
obtain forest reserve in the White mountains. The
total in the national forest prses
sixtythree million The appropriations for
administration have been than doubled; this in
being justified by the great reduction of timber
Of course the value these exceeds the
appropriated AS to progress in the individual
states the destructive forest fires in Adrondacks for
instance show that matter how good the laws them
selves may be, they useless in the absence of eff
fective administration The subject of irrigation is
closely allied to that of forestry AS showing the work
done and in progress toward retaining arid lands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24

Ohio Odd Fellows have shut out bar
keepers ard PROFESSIONAL gamblers.
Odd Fellows will still he permitted 70
take a. snifter and enjoy quiet game or
poker They are so human in this course
that one doubts the appropriateness OF
their title
-jo. .o.-
There is at last ON RECORD case
of broken heart. An aged negro at chi
cago though she had been poisoned and
fear OF death so worked Upon her that her
heart actually burst.
O-O-O-O
NUMERICAL STRENGTH DOEsNT
COUNT. China. with 4oo.00o.0o0 people.
must look on ineiplessly while Russia and
japan carry on war IN CHINESE TER
RITORY.
There is one man in this town who Is
going to give his wife, for Christmas
present, life insurance policy.
t..)o-ot..)
And We suppose the wheat has been
saved again.
WE PUBLISH THE FOLLOWING
PIECE OF POETRY, SENT IN BY A
SUBSCRIBER. THIS IS NEWSPAPER
CHARITY:
OHooGAN's PLIGHT.
O'Hoogan was desperate.-stroked his hair
Rapidly;
Fidgeted i'm his chair
Cneasily;
Crossed his knees
Uncrossed them:
Was about TO snecze-
Failed,
Jumped up and paced the floor
Sat down.
Arose quickly and paced some more
O'Hoogan had to write,
And couldn't
O'Hoogan was in a plight.
rs copy ready now asked the foreman.
Rapidly:
NO" Numbered OHoogan,
Fiercely.
Then tried to chew gum
And whistle.
Blu. he could only try,
No music came
Then O'Hoogan tried TO cry.
But couldn't:
He rushed all over the shop.
AS though demented-
Said the presses would have to stop for
he couldn't write.
Ard he couldn't
That was O'Hoogans plight.
NJ. c. r.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
A WILDLY CONTRASTING PICTURE.

Despite our only too numerous strikes, despite
wateredstock swindles and the monoposc screws put
by trusts and corporations, there is prob
ably per of poverty fewer destitute and more
all comfort and contemtment in America than in
any country in the world there is enterprise
and activity commercially financially and ndusrially
The hard luck tales Of desttution, famine and mis-
cry which reach us from other many lands make
vividly contrasting picture and wonders that
so much kicking. many strikes and such boy
cotting From England Merry Old England" that land
Of busy people, pathetic stories regarding the
in the extreme and tales Of suffering not been
equaled in many years eleemosynary institutions
are crowded overlooking. The Salvation Army has
double the number of applications for relief than is
usual at this of the year and thousands of people
are being away sleep in the streets because
shelter cannot be found for them. The politicians
that owing the depression in trade that by
the thousands are being thrown of employment and
into idleness and want Those who find employment
are little better off than who are idle because
the competition between those seeking employment is
great that they will accept positions for anything
that will half way keep body and soul together An
advertisement in for help of kind brings
about many three hundred answers, each clamor
ing for the position any terms.
This condition affairs brutaizng the unfortunate
poor. 1t compes them herd together like animals
of without reference age condition
case tried of the revealed the fact that
in many of the poorer districts men and women were
crowded into the apartments without regard to
lationship. In case, a had been sublet by
its tenants that in addition to the family that had
originally leased the place there ten and
women occupying it. They slept the floor and in
boxes.
This condition of affairs is not confined the merop-
oils. In the provinces much suffering prevails and
peciay northern part of England, and the out
look for the winter is certainly very distressing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
SECRETARY CONTIGUOUS FIRST REPORT

The first report of the Department Labor and Com
organized under the law passed in February Is
necessarily rather prospectus than review. Secre
tary Corteyou rightly defines the chief work of hir
department to be the securing Of publicity remedy
for evils which have eluded public control by eudng
public knowledge and he declares that his belief
this method of reform will lead him apply it to
the records of his department As far practi-
cable, he says. he will do with confidential files
Every official document in the department except such
law public policy demands should be kept secret
will be open authorized inspection part Of his
report is devoted aaying the fear in quarters
that the department contempates hostile program
toward corporate enterprise will favor the
of labor the detriment of those Of capital Upon
these points secretary defines the attitude
department in these words
Publicity will disclose unfair dealing dishonesty and
corruption: but if properly enforced Will disclose
competitors the fruits of individual thrift and
initiative permit any other the invasion
Of private rights
Capitalists and wagereceivers to he treated on
equality. for in the matters relating 10 labor and
capital and their respective representatives the de-
partment must stand in the position CT educational
Office, collecting and publishing such information Will
enable each party 10 understand fully the pre-
yaling conditions"