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The Washington times., 1905-09-19
Eastern's Pupils Ready
10 Attend Other Schools
Will Take Such Action if Board Retains
Swartzell as principaI--WiII Renew Allie
glance if Another Principal Comes.

As the crisis in the SwartZeu contro-
versy, which viii be reached on Thurs
day night. draws nearer. the students
Of the Eastern High School are aban-
doning the war OF words which has been
waged bitterly since last June.
They are bringing the big guns Of
concerted action to bear upon the posi-'
ton OF the principal.
The present condition points 10 more
erious complication than mere eXhibi-
tons of vocal development.
The plan on foot at Eastern today IS
for the boys 10 go In a body to Di-
rector Hughes if the board decides to
retain SwartzeH and ask for transfers
10 Western and Central.
Stay Away Today.
Many who were forced to attend
school yesterday TO take examinations
have remained out today. and intend 20
stay away until after Thursday. Last
night il was learned that a number Of
young ladies of the school were making
a canvass of their neighbOrhoOds for
the purpose Of getting promises from
their companions not 10 go 70 Eastern
until after Thursday, and then to regu-
late their actions by those of the Board
OF Education
AS soon as the boys heard OF the eff
forts of their fair champions. they
united forces, with the result that. in
stead of Increasing, the attendance at
Eastern is decreasing.
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
Appointment Comes as
Result of MeritOri-
Gus Service.
HAS VESTS APPROVAL
No Other Candidates Con-
Sidered-SeleCtiOn Not
a Surprise.

Edward III. Thomas was today ap-
pointed Corporation Counsel TO succeed
the late Andrew B. Duvall.
Commissioner West. under whom the
office of Corporation Counsel comes, this
afternoon made the following recon-
mendation, which was Immediately ap-
proved by Commissioners Macfarland
and Biddle:
'I move that Edward H. Thomas be
appointed Corporation Counsel, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Andrew B. Duvall. the appointment to
take effect today.
The office of Corporation Counsel car
ries with It a salary of s4,5O0 per an
mum.
Merit Rewarded.
The appointment of Mr. Thomas came
as no surprise t0 those closely connect
ed with District affairs. His appoint
ment was the result of meritorous SER
vice as Assistant Corporation Counsel
Although there were several other
probable candidates. one or two OF
whom were prominer- none of them
has been considered at all.
1t has long been a plan of the Com
missioners to fill Offices BY promotions
oE merit
The death of Mr.. Duvall left vacan-
cy in the office OF Corporation Counsel.
Mr.. Thomas has been Assistant Cor
poration Counsel for three or four years,
ana has performed brilliant service.
Splendid Record
While other candidates may have been
his equals as lawyers. he had the ad-
vantage of record second only to that
OF Mr.. Duvall himself
The appointment of Mr. Thomas is
particularly pleasing to the other assist
ants in the Office and his friends in gen.
grail They believe that the work left by
Mr DuvaI VIII be completed by his able
assistant with honor and credit both to
himself and TO the District government
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
Ricketts, Finds Place
For LQnStOn Machines
Assigned to Fifth Floor of New
Building-OId Structure to Be
Used as StOrerOOm.

Acting Public Printer Ricketts, of the
Government Printing Office has solved
the problem of location and use fo- the
seventy-two Lanston monotype ma
chimes purchased by Public Printer Pal
mer and the indirect cause OF his re-
moyal from office.
He has assigned the machines to the
fifth floor of the new building There
they will be used in tabular work in
connection with the blue Book" or
register OF Government employees. now
being printed. and the crop Of annual
reports due about this time
Mr.. Ricketts, not only found room for
the Lanstons. but he Will soon inaugur-
ate movement 10 transfer all the ma
chinery of the Government Printing
Office into the new building Type set
ting machines and huge binders are now
doing we'll in the dilapidated building
which. previous to two years ago was
the seat of the office
Mr.. Ricketts, is planning to convert
The old building into a store room In
this event he will relInQuiSh the lease
the Government has on store buildings
in the vicinity of the office. thus saving
about 5000 a year in rent.
Ten Days in Office.
Oscar ]. Ricketts, has now served tar
davs as Acting Public Printer. which
would be the limit for Il temporary ap-
pointment to fill a vacancy caused bv
death or resignation. 1t has been held
by the Department OF Justice. however.
that the ten-day limit does not al;;,..-
where the vacancy has been occasioned
by removal under executive order
II is now said the temporary appoint
ment Of Mr.. Ricketts, win hold good
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
RECiAl PRIVILEGE
FOR AMERICAN WARSHlP

PARIS. Sept. 19.-M- Thomson. the
minister OF marine. has telegraphed 20
the authorities at Vile Franche to allow
the American warship Minneapolis, with
Admiral Chester aboard. TO accept tie
anchorage which has always been re-
served exclusively for the flagship of the
french Mediterranean squadron
his is the first time an exception ha
ever been made 10 allow foreign vessel
10 occupy this anchorage
The Washington times., 1905-09-19

.CHENTUNG THINKS
CHINA IS UNHURT
No Evil Results From Late
Struggle.
COUNTRY Is DEVELOPING
People Realize That improvements Are
People Realize That Improvements Are
Necessaly-Trying to Secure
Education.

China viii not suffer much from the
results Of the Russo-Japanese war, -
said Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng. tie
Chinese minister this morning.
.'Of course. she has felt and will feel
Tor some time 10 come the effects Of
having two hostile armies upon her
ground for sixteen months. but this is
because natural conditions have not
been allowed to follow their predestined
course
When asked about his visit to Presi-
dent Roosevelt al Oyster Bay yesterday.
the Chinese minister explained that his
visit was purely social. as both he and
Mr. Wang Ta-hsia the envoy of China
TO the peace conference. paid their re-
spects TO him.
Mr. Wang did not attend the sessions
Oh the peace conference at PortSmou. =
continued Sir Liang- This was because
II was decided that no other countries
other than Russia and Japan should be
represented In the meantime he pass
eQ the tina with me at Amherst. Mass.
lie viii return presently TO China -
But isn't Mr.. Wang attached to the
iegauon IN Washington" the minister
was asked
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
Bliss Refuses to Talk
About Campaign Money

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-Cornelfus n.
Bliss. treasurer of the Republican ma
tional committee. to whom was paid
the contributions of the New York Life
Insurance Company for political pur-
poses. was asked today by reporter
whether he had any statement to make
regarding the statement of Vice Pres
ident Perkins or the accusations made
by Judge Alton B. Parker Mr. Bliss
replied:
Il have nothing to say to any one
at any time upon any matter in connec-
tion with this subject"
But will you consider
MIR. Bliss interrupted the question.
Il shall have absolutely nothing TO
say" he declared, and the interview
ended
De Lancey Nicoll. who was chairman
of the executive committee of the Dem
ocratic national committee last year.
said yesterday:
The payment of money by corpora
uons 10 political campaign committees
Is wrong. j believe that stringent laws
should be enacted forbidding any cor
poration, whether insurance company or
railroad or manufacturing concern, from
making such payments. Such laws.
vigorously enforced. would be of great
benefit, and they are urgently needed.
Laws Will Come.
Il think that the outcome of the pres
ent agitation will be the enactment of
such legislation. 1t should have been
done long ago. Everybody has known
that corporations made contributions
There was no particular secret about II
The charges made by our committee in
the last campaign on this subject were
based on the open admissions made
by prominent Republican leaders in
speeches.
This matter was considered in tho
State Constitutional Convention. EIibu
Root now Secretary of State. was an
urgent advocate OF inserting in the con-
stitution an article forb;dding corpor
alton contributions. but il got lost IN
the final struggle over appo-tionment
along with n lot Of other good things
Mr.. Root made speech advocating the
reform and think he holds to the sam.
views today.
NO corporation should be allowed to
give penny to political organiza tfopS
Men i'm public life would welcome such
a restriction, for II would relieve them
of any possible enrDarra ssnent in fhe
discharge Of their official duties"
Did not the Democratic national
committee receive contributions fror,
corporations last year2" was asked.
Precious few replied Mr.. NfcoI
II never knew of any coming from the
Insurance companies and very IttI.
from corporations of any kind
Where. then, did the campaign funds
come FROM"
Mostly out of our own pockets" said
Mr.. Nicoll-
The Washington times., 1905-09-19

Inc students unanimously declare that
.uey are not acting upon the impulse of
INC moment nor without iuStification
Pu' lliat Tor every Jealous student Their.
are two angry parents who Give absolute .
dptroNal OF the course pursued.
NOT only have the parents EXPRESSED
themselves as in sympathy with the
que stS for transfer with the Board of
Ecrcauon or have already waited upon
Iflnclpal Swartzcll In an effort to secure
a transfer from him for students
II the Board OF Education decides
upon change Of principals. the pupils
are prepared TO welcome the new prin-
clpal. and 10 give him their unqualified
support ana obedience
The Washington times., 1905-09-19

until the President decides 10 take fur
lner action In the case
The bond of the Acting Public Printer
was made out for one year. and as there
y now nothing in the situation that
calls for immediate action on the par
OF the President. il is thought probable
ne VIII delay final action until his re-
Iurn 70 the city the latter part of this
appointment Expected.
The supporters OF Mr.. Ricketts, are
conhdent ne VIII be given the perua-
nfnt appointment
IL Is known that several OF the pros
pective candidates for the position have
deferred TO his candidacy. They will
NOT hot press their claims. 1T is said. as
long as Ricketts, is understood 70 -
under consideration for the place
This Is true of John S. Leech who
HdS Deen regarded by some as a for
nh.dabie candidate. owing TO the strong
Endorsement Secretary Taft is said no
have given him. as well as his GOOD
record as Public Printer of the Philip
pines.
f-io,S a saPlegram from Mr., Leech to a
press his claim for the position in on
position 10 Ricketts,
Back of Ricketts,.
1t is also known that the Minnesota
delegation in Congress. which solidly in
dcrsed Ricketts,, is still urging his ap-
pointment, Notwithstanding the reported
receptive candidacy of ex-Representa-
tive Heatwole
he candidacy of William S Rossiter
IS based largely on his magazine ar
ncle reviewing the subject of Federal
printing, and the Presidents favorable
comment thereon. Otherwise his
StrenSth IS OF an unknown quantity and
u IS possible ne will be a contendinx
factor.
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Showers are indicated for the lower
lake region. the lower Mississippi valley
and the Ohio valley; elsewhere far
weather is proba BILE.
II VIII be cooler in the lower Missis-
sippi valley Tennessee. the lower Ohio
valley. and the lower lake region.
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
Important Official.

Yes Besides being secretary. he *
6he legations counsel. He was sent here
oY The chinese fcreisn office. and knows
perfectly what the attitude OF the gov
ernment is in regard 10 all questions in
which China is materially Interested
regret to see him go but he is too val
liable a man TO be kept away from his
post" HIS
Did you discuss the quesriop Of
chinese exclusion with the President p
No The subject was not mentioned
Inc ChlreSe minister explained fur-
ther that the purchase OF the Canton
hankOw railroad is a local Chinese en-
terpriSe The government has notbins-
10 do with II, and probably never will
II Is under the Jurisdiction of Human.
Quantung, and Hupeh. three Chinese
provinces. and il is TO be extended and
operated by local citizens.
II mas been said that foreigners will
always hold an interest in the railroad.
Dlt this Is = mistake, for the only for
elgnerS to be connected with il will be
engineers, employed To make the sur
Neys an, plans for the railroads exten-
slcn; but they Will be nothing bur en-
ployes- Chinese capital Will own and
operate II entirely.
Although II Is reported that the
Chinese population is much averse 10
improvements Of any sort, especially
railroads, they have rapidly awakened
To the, needs of the day and the age
and their prejudice has practically dis
appeared Ali enterprises OF magnitude
arc being welcomed. and the Chinese
VIII even 5ually reach the point where
they wall launch them themselves.
1t is matter of education. This
IS progressing very rapidly. and thc
government has taken official coeniz-
ance regarding il To advance educa-
uonai interests. a commission has been
appointed 10 visit Europe and America
Al consists Of 4 prince. a priVv conn
cilor. a governor Of province ana ar
assistant treasurer. This commission
Will make detailed report. and the gov
err ment VIII make il ! base tor ad-
VdnCed action.
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
BETTER LEFT UESAID.

e LONDON. Sept. 19-At the meeting of
Preston board Of guardians the chair
man. r. Woodhouse, announced thar
the field day for the imbeciles had beeu
held, and he was sorry that more mem.
bers OF the board had not attended.
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
FALL OF FIFTEEN-YEAR-oLD.

William Davis, aged fifteen years. OF
TwiniuS city. D. c, fell from a Penn
SylVania avenue street car between
Third and Four-and-one-half streets fbix
morning He WAS not seriously injured
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
Worst to Come.

Thousands of acres in the vicinity Of
St Louis already are under water and
the worst is yet TO come.
The stage OF the Mississippi al ST.
Louis at o'clock this morning was I'll
feet. as reported by the Weather Bureau.
The harbor office gave the figures as rs.
1t IS predicted that the water Will
continue 10 rise for a time, but fall
short of the danger line, thirty feet.
Although reports from various parts
of Missouri indicate comparative im-
provement. the food situation is grave.
and a great deal more property Will be
destroyed before the water recedes.
Rain is still falling in many sections OF
the Missouri valley.
In those sections of which Marshall.
Carrollton. BoonviIle- and Jefferson City
are the centers. hundreds of farm
ers have fed from the lowlands. taking
with them whatever stock could be-
hastily gathered together It is believed
that all the stock left in the lowlands
has perished. and that this item alone
will mean 4 loss of 5000, 600 10 the farm
ers OF Missouri.
The Washington times., 1905-09-19
h|SSOUR|ANS LOSE
LIFE AND WEALTH
IN AWFUL FLOOD
Twelve Dead and ST.
100000 Damages to
Farmers.
VALLEYS UNDER WATER
VALLEYS UNDER WATER
Raging Torrents Wreck
Railroads and Sweep Live
Stock to Destruction.

ST LOUIS. Mo, Sept. 1e.-One of the
worst floods ever known in Missouri at
this season Of the year Is now raging
throughout the Missouri river bottoms.
Twelve inches OF rain has fallen in
some places the past three or four days.
All streams and rivers are out OF their
banks Some. normally not more than a
few yards wide, are now raging foods,
from one TO three miles wide
Thousands of acres of corn land are
under water. and farmers will suffer a
tremendous loss. Hundreds os head OF
live stock have been drowned. Twelve
persons have lost their lives.
The loss 10 railroads is enormous.
Miles Of track are washed away. and
dozens OF steel bridges are swept out. az
well as hundreds of smaller bridges and
culverts. Railroad traffic in central
longer direct communication between St
Louis and Kansas City by rail
Get No Mail.
Central Missouri towns have had no
mail for three days. and there is slight
prospect for their getting any tomorrow
or next day The Missouri Pacific. and
Missouri. Kansas. and Texas have run
no trains over their track between St
Louis and Kansas City since Saturday
morning, and the Wabash and Alton
have been forced practically TO abandon
operations
The only means of communication re-
between the two cities IS by
a roundabout way.
On the issuance by the Weather Bu-
reau of a special danger bulletin. large
numbers of workmen were employed
on the levee moving back the merchan-
disc Large stores OF lumber and other
merchandise were swept away Barrels
of apples. bales OF cotton. baskets Of
vegetables and thousands of feet Of lun1-
Der went down the river at the rate Of
ten miles an hour
The Washington times., 1905-09-19

Continued on Second Page)
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-27
The Athenian Club.

The Athenians met with Mrs. Cora
Dodge, Monday afternoon, Oct. 23rd.
There was a good attendance and a
lively interest in the subject, which
was one of series on art. Mesdames
Cole, Dodge, Morrison and Chapman
read interesting papers, which were
followed by general discussion. Mrs
Vida Morrison then favored then
with a piano solo. They then ad
journed to meet Monday, Oct. 3Oth
with Mrs. Mabel Taylor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-27

Harry Flemming came up from
Oklahoma last week to dispose of
some real estate holdings his mother
had near this place. The 40 acre
tract joining town on the northeast
was sold to J. F. Evans for $1,000.
A number of Clafin people are now
experimenting with oil burners on
their heating stove, and some of them
are proving successful. Hez Gibler
is experimenting with a burner of his
own make, and thinks he has the
problem of oil burning almost solved.
E. O. Downey is back from Okla,
hcma where he went a few weeks
since to look after his claim. The
reason he didn't stay there longer
was that he met a man who wanted
his claim worse than he did, so Elmer
sold out and returned to his old Bar
ton county home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-27
ELLlNW00D.

FROM the Leader, oct. u.
DR.. R. W. Barr has sold his resi-,
,,dence property in Ellinwood to Eliza.
beth Dempster, for $4,000.
Anumber offriends surprised Mrs.
Geo. Helm Tuesday evening, on the
occasion Of her tenth wedding ami
'versary.
Tony. Auchstetter left for Mendoza,
i. ILL.,, Tuesday morning, having re
ceived a message Of the death of his
mother, near that place. She was
about'S5 years old.
Mrs. Susanna Koehler and son
Frank, will start tonight to OklahO
ma, 'on 8 few weeks visit to her son
there. From there Frank will return
to his home at St. Louis.
The Eisold canning factory re
ceived a car loadof 100000 cans this
week. As soon as the hunting sea
.Son.is on, this new industry will tur
out their product at lively rate.
A deal of more than ordinary mag
uitude has Just been consummate,
whereby Herman Mellies has tran:
: ferred his fine half section farm, mort
Of town on II 10 II, to John Birzer
The consideratiopwas $4,000.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-27
CITY OWNERSHIP.
Burlington, Kansas, Owns Her Own.
Waterworks Now. e

Burlington, Kans., Oct: "a BUR-
lington today became the owner of
the Plant real estate and franchise of
the Burlington Watesworks company
and is now in actual possession. q.
The purchase price was sl6,5O0
and it was paid to Dow K. Gwin of
Teue Haute. Ind. who purchased
the plant when it was sold after fore
closure proceedings in the federal
court at Fort Scott. Bonds for this
purpose were voted at a special
election recently.
The city intends to greatly improve
the plant and to furnish water tina,
can be used for household purposes
and give better service generally
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-27
CLAFLIN.
: rom the Clarion. Oct. 10.

= rom the Clarion, Oct. 10. %
Geo. O'Bleness is romodling his
house and building big addition to
it.
Miss Carrie Gfizzell went to Chic.
. ago this morning, where she will at
tend school this winter.
E. E. Roahen is now located 10
Kansas City, Mo. and has formed a
grain company which is known as the
Roahen Carey Grain Co. 0
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-27

above sum, and the other companies
the same. 1t seems to me what at
this time is not an act Of Congress,
but new decision of the Supreme
court of the United States"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-27

The Christian Eudeavor Society of
the Christian church will give social
at the home of Miss Elva McGill Of
the Srd ward Friday evening Of this
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-27
Great Blenders Win.

In the return bowling contest,
played on the opera house alley Mon
day evenieg, Great Bends team wax
ed it to the Hoisington team good
and plenty. The score was as fol.
lows, on the two games, of thirty
frames each:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-27
CONCERNING INSURANCE.
Web McNall Gives Out a Few Figures
About the Question.

Webb McNall, who takes more in.
terest in the insurance business in the
state than any other man, has given
out the following interview, which
will be of interest to every man who
carries insurance in the state.
Il think it would be good time
to present to the people
of Kansas the amount they pay
out for life insurance, the
amount that remains in Kansas from
the amount contributed. and the
amount collected, as compared with
the amount paid out. This is taken
from the insurance commissioners
report for the year ending December
81, 1903. published In 1909:
Amount
Premiums Paid reed
received out in ex
! Equitable Life, New
York......~...........s l67,S27 ol,q2j $500
Metropolitan Life,
industrial frequently
called graveyard in-
surancel ...... ..... 240ll b.Q7 l77,S
Mutual Life, New York 3l9,ss5 $40 257ip
New York Life, New
York............... oOq,4o5 1885 sll,q5
Prudential (Dryden's
Company ......."... l37,l5s 57.s75 oq,sS
State Life, indianapolis lZ7,77I 1000 IsO,77
A. o. U. w.. e. 75l,OOO 6sI,417 1851
In other words it figures as follows
Six life companies doing business il
Kansas in 1903, received in premium
in Kansas, sl,596, l4S, and paid bacI
to the people Of Kansas the sum O
$362,6SO. That is to say in one yea
they took out 1888, 1853 more none
than they returned, or nearly four
one. and in the aggregate they pai
back, the six companies little NOR
than oue.half of the amount the A. C
~. W. paid to the people Of Kansa
in one year.
1t looks as if it is necessary to rails
good crops and receive good pric
each year in order to play ever
These six companies paid taxes
the state of Kansas in 1903 as follow
Equitable Life. ........'........... 3,5l6.
Mutual neutrality-suspicious.. 6.o61,
Prudential..... ......................''" 4lOl
Metropolitan Lie. Recommendation. 500
New York Life. .....,...."......... n+63
State Life indiana. s,T2O
If Senator Dryden of the Prude
tial can get Congress to take charl
of Insurance companies and rever,
the Supreme Court of the Unit,
States on several occasions where
they have held that insurance is n
interstate commerce, he will be ab
to escape their Kansas tax in I