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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26

Citizens National Bank OF Great
BeLd. Kansas They court your
investigation, solicit your criti-
cism for you to tell them wherein
they are not doing the safest
banking under the sun.
The Citizens National Bank will
take care of your money and see
that it is on hand at any time
that you may wish to call for it,
and will pay YOU. on any amount
you may wish to leave on time de-
posit, the highest rate of interest
paid by 6rst-class. good, substan.
tial hanks. And when you want
good real estate loans. investments
or bond(not ek)investment, will
get them for you.
The Citizens National Bank be
lieves in home investments, in
home improvements anu to heir
its depositors and customers to
make the safest investments with.
oat charge or sharing in the pro
hts. All they want is the earn
lings that come through tine legiti.
mate safe banking business chan
nels. Dc you like q business tha
is conducted in this wayi If yoI
do, then 20 to the Citizens Ma
tionsl Bank with your business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26
Ore Miners on Strike Up North.

New York, July "a. The
strike of workmen in the ore
mines on Lake Superior fields is
receiving the serious attention of
the officials of the United States
Steel corporation. President
VIM. E. Corey is hanGIing the
strike under his immediate super.
vision. The announce .nent is
made that the corporation will
stand out for what the official:
consider common justice in its
fight with the western Federation
of Miners. The officials of the
steel truS. assert that the urgaui.
zation has outlawed itself 10 dis.
regarding the terms of its own
resolutions. 1t is stated that the
program adopted is to fight with.
out a compromise.
Superior, Wis. july "a AS q
result of the strike in the iror
mines, laborers are leaving the
range in large numbers. Many
foreigners are buying tickets t
their homes in Europe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26

Miss Winfred FEEDER is spending
few days with her cousin, Donna
Dodge, on route six.
D. c. Luse sold and put up
lightning rods on S. B. Giddings
new house Wednesday.
j. P. WedeI, three miles north
of Pawnee Rock, will have pub
lie sale on Monday. July Goth.
Bert Lewis, living sly and bali
miles west of town, will have q
public sale on Tuesday, July Both.
Charlie Leschesky came in from
the east Tuesday evening. He
will 90 on to eastern points this
evening,
Wilber Kepple returned from
Dodge City Wednesday, where
he has been empolyed by the tele
phone company.
We understand that DR. John
son has closed up his office here
and gone to Chicago. where be
has an excellent opening.
Nick Smith says he is raising
more fish than alfalfa On one piece
of land. He says FISH are very
fond of alfalfa even picking tht
blossoms from the top.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26

We will pay 10 cents each in
trade for 100 good mounted kodak
prints taken with Eastman
kodaks or Brownie cameras and
printed on any Eastman paper.
No more than 6 prints from any
one person. Write on the back
OF the mount what the picture is,
and where it was taken, whether
instantaneous or time exposure,
paper used in printing number
and name OF kodak used. together
with your name and address.
4. R. Moses Mercantile Go.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26
Steamer Elder Makes Report.

Astoria. JulyA24.-The steamer
George W. Elder arrived here
this morning bringing many of
the survivors of the fated Colum-
bia. Among those who were
landed we're the. following. Fl.
K. Ewalt. Oklahoma City. Fred
Rogers, Enid, C. E. Mathew,
Enid, Dwight Casner. Leads. S.
d., Henry Kunst,> no address
given, Jay Brotherton. Indian
Territory, town not known. Efie
Gordon, Indian Territory. town
not known, j. {. Orr, Schuyler,
Neb.. and Joseph Lam. no ad-
dress given.
There>were pitiful scenes when
it was learned that the Elder had
picked up none of the Columbia S
life boats or RATS. Indeed she
had not even sighted any OF the
missing RATS or boats and had
picked up none of the victims
after leaving Eureka.
All night long an eager throng
had waited on the docks here for
the arrival of the Elder. Hun
dreds of persons came from Port
land and various towns in Oregon
and Washington to greet their
loved ones. Amont the crowd.
however, we're sad faced relatives
hoping against hope that their
dear ones would come on the
steamer. Cheer. upon cheer
we're given when the ste amer
was sighted, and touching scenes
of 10y were enacted when the sur
vivors landed and we're embraced
by waiting relatives. Happiness
though was mixed with the grieI
of those who at last turned away
knowing that those they sought
had been lost.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26
Barrow Doing the Taking Now.

hlcnarC son OF Lne QeIenSo con-
. tinued his argument for his client
and concluded last evening.
Forsaking the theory of venge-
J ance, as Orchards motive for the
murder of former Governor
Steunenberg. he. argued that Or
ohard was 10 the employ Of the
PlDkerton Detective Agency
when he killed Steunenberg and
that the murder was a part of a
conspiracy to hand Haywood
This sudden departure was fol-
lowed by a tremendous denuncia-
tion Of CAPTAIN James McPart-
Gland and the Pinkertons and pas
iOnate vituperation of Orchard,
Governor Gooding of Idaho. Sem
ator Borah, Governor Peabody IF
Colorado and intact all who have
acted on the side of the prosecu-
tion of HAYWOOD came in for a
share of the avalanche of Richard.
sons peroration.
Mr.. Richardson denounced and
charged the Pinkerton Detective
Agency with a systematic plot to
Secure the conviction of Haywood
Meyer and Pettibone as a means
; to the desired extermination of
the Western Federation of
Miners. Clarence Darrow will
commence tracing Orchard back
to Denver where be made the Sc.
cond attempt.on the lie of Cover,
nor Peabody, Mr.. Richardson de.
clared that absolutely no corrobora.
tion had been ofered,t to Orchards
story OF setting the bomb under
the sidewalk and its failure to ex-
pold because of a coal cart driv-
ing across the wire. The attor-
ney also declared that no sufi.
cient explanation had been offered
as to why Orchard abandoned,
from time to time, the attempt on
tie lives Of Governor Peabody
Judge Goddard, Judge Gabber
and Sherman Bell.
Clarence Darrow this morning
began the closing address of th,
defense to the jury in the Hay.
wood case. The court room wa'
crowded. Darlow. in opening
his remarks, declared that tht
defendant is in Idaho as an alien,
brought fifteen hundred mile
from his home into a community
and before a jury which does no
9 view life or industry as tue mel
accused OF the murder of Cover
nor SteuneDberg have been taugh
to look at it. Darrow asked D
compromise. This murder wa
coldblooded, deliberate. and COW
ardly in the extreme" said he,
If this man sitting in his ofic
fifteen hundred miles away EN-
polyed an assassin to do thi
cowardly act, then YOU ought t(
take. him and hang him. He hai
fought many a fight against th
prosecutors who are bounding biz
into this court. He has Tough
them on the open battle field an
els no coward. If he has to die b
will die as he lived. with.his fac
to the foe. Bill Haywood
either innocent or guilty. If b
be guilty | have nothing to say
But men, this case is a case of Or
chard from beginning to end
There is nothing at..all left in .,th
evidence without him." Darrov
also launched into a lengthy ant
bitter denunciation of Attorne
Hawley. He assailed him as
hired man actuated by 10 otht
motive than to get the money 0
the state of Idaho that he migt
build another addition to hi
house.
Don Martin returned to b
home in Lewis after a few da!
svisit with Mrs. c. A. Bartels ar
family.
Miss Pearl Emely went to Nj
Pherson Wednesday for sever
=.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26
Facts About Japan.


Japan, in tabloid form. called
from various sources for the bene.
flt of those who wish to talk war
talk as if they knew all about it.
Japan has about Inc same area
as Montana. with more than half
as many people as there are in the
whole United States.
Japan has every kind of manu-.
facturlng-cotton goods. tele-
scopes, microscopes. watches.
KNIVES, spoons. electric machin-
ery' matches, clocks. WOODEN
goods and host of other lines.
Japan has railroads gridironing
the empire, electric lights in all
tue large cities. and telegraph
lines all over the country.
Japan was thrown open to the
world in 1854, through the efforts
OF Commodore Perry of the
United States navy.
The nation has in its historic
archives the histories of l36
rulers, of whom ten were females.
Historians of the empire de.
clare that the present ruler is the
representative Of a dynasty that
has existed for $500 years.
The monetary unit is the gold
yen, whose nominal value approx
lmates the weight and value Of
an American dollar.
Japan has gold, silver, copper.
lead, tin and mercury in abun.
dance, besides coal and iron.
Japan raises sufficient agricult-
ural products to feed her own
peoD!eand leave good quantity
Of export.
Japan did not have a single bat.
tleshlU in 1895. while now she has
a score of battleships of the first
class.
Toxic, the capital and largest
city of the empire. has a pop1la-
ton of nearly 2,5OO,O0O. Osaka
is the next largest city. with a
population of about 100000.
The Constitution of Japan Sc.
cures absolute freedom of religi.
GUS belief and practice, so long as
it is not preju1icial to peace and
order.
The principal ports of Japan lie
at the heads of CULTS, the channels
leading to which are nearly all
we'll fortified.
The army of the empire is or.
ganlzed on a uniform system On
the basis of conicription. The
Emperor has the supreme CON-
mand of the armv and navy.
The strength of the japanese
army IN a war footing is esti-
mated at 10000 officers and
]. l25. 300 non commissioned off.
GERS and men.
The Constitution which governs
Japan at present was adopted
February IL, 1889. The supreme
power belongs to the chief of the
dynasty. Emperor Mutso. Ilito,
who was born November 8. 1852
and ascended the throne February
13, 1867. His oldest son. Prince
Yoshi Hito Harunomiga. is the
heir apparent.
Government is vested, &C.
cordilg to the Constitution. in 8
house Of peers and a chamber of
representatives. The house Of
peers is composed of the male
members of the imperial family
who have attained their majority
all princes and marquises who are
above twenty-five years of age
counts, viscoubss and barons OF
the empire. elected by their peer.
|, for term of seven years; mem.
! bers nominated for life by tn,
Emperor, aud, finally. 6fteeI
: members elected by the ia,
payers, and confirmed by the Em
peror in tkeir power for sever
years.
Electors-SOO members Of th'
: oho rohos of roo,oeonto.:-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26
Ehst Fools these Asrials Be

lhg trusts, hallr0ad Corporations,
Mining, Oil and Gas Stock. and
various other schemes that are
ioated to deceive. cheat and rob
the public-the innocent aud un.
suspecting. Yet every day the
deception is practised and the
stealing goes on and the people
are evidently contented to be rob-
bed. 1t seems to be Just as easily
done as though the public never
though the Williams could come it
over them.
We kick against the Harii.
mans's, Gould's, Morgan's and
Rockefeller's and yet we help
them to make their millions un-
knowingly. They will buy a
railroad, a copper mine or a 90 Id
mine simply a hole in the ground
stock it for four hundred times
what it is worth and the unsus-
pecting public buy. and keep, buy
ing, expecting soon to be a Rookie
Teller or a Morgan themselves.
Perish the thought.
No less fatal is it in the smaller
speculations with still more un.
scroupulous and unprincipaIed
operators. if not characterized by
these terms we might say ignorant
and irresponsible operators.
Now is the time to call a halt,
quit our foolishness, stop trying
to get rich quick, stop putting
our hard earnings into the hands
of ignorant and irresponsible
parties, or into the hands of the
tricky thief and scoundreI think.
ing we will get it back. with a
larger interest than we could ger
in the straight legitimate channel,
of business, finding out only too
late, and to our sorrow. and
humiliation and total loss of ouI
money.
We believe the people that re
side in each town, townsh ip
county state and United States
should own all of theiI indebted
ness. Anytime that a schoO
house or public building is to be
erected, the ooLis shou Id be is
sued in such small denomination
that most of the people in tn
town or district could carry on
or more of these bonds and issuet
on such a time that interest woull
not be more than the origina
Iamounts of bonds. These bond
would be Just like circulating
money as they could always be
sold. We believe we should ow
no money allegiance to any othe
nation and in our OWL hation
each state and district should ow,
= its public improvements. This
why France is so much richie
than any European natiOn-simp
ly because the little and big, gres
and small, own the Indebtedness
: The time is coming when thi
will he done here in Barton coun
ty and the state of Kanass. Peo
pie are asking for good invest
ments and..no one can or will b
: better than home investments be
cause they are what they are.
The first thing one must realiz
is that wildcat investments ar
absolutely no good. That stoc
in oil and gas wells. mines (wit
holes in the ground only ar
risks with nine chances you loos
to one you make. They cannC
but help be so, for anything uu
developed means risk. But whe
! you invest in that which is rea
tangible, that which you can Sc
and feel Of and know that it is i
the hands of safe, reliable. homes
and straight forward people WI
d J not speculate or ask you
! invest your hard earned money
any thing there is a chance
loosing cent, people who as
: you TO investigate their busines
il see how they conduct it. see ho
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26

Ed. Robinson started to taxe
his new 32 horse power engine
across the river below the bridge
BY planking the sand. The en-.
gihe slipped fron the Dlanking
and now is stuck in the middle OF
the river. 1t will probably take
all the kings horse. and the kings
men to get that engine on the
river bank again.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Miss Eva Clayton is home for a
six weeks visit.


Will HOnnen has been on the I. |.
sick list for several days.
j.. W. Evans Of Lacrosse was
here Tuesday on business.
Miss Minnie Jones Of Hoising. :,
ton is visiting the Lee family.
Carley Riggs and wife of Paw :
nee were in town Tuesday shop
ping.
4 new distributing case was
installed in the post office We'd
nesday.
A large acreage of alfalfa was
killed as the result Of the late ID
cal food.
Geo W. Blair of Ju7ction City
is the new barber at the First
National shop.
Miss Mary Omer went to Den.
yer Tuesday evening to visit re-
latives and friends.
Dr. Meade, Ed. Chapman, Ira
Clark, and jay Morrison we're at
Ellinwood Tuesday evening. .
Miss Grace Hammond returned ..
from Hoisington on Wednesday
where she has been gisiting her.
brother.
Mrs Musgraves returued to
her home in Kansas City No..
Wednesday after a visit with her
daughter Mrs. DR.. Hoge. ; .
Ed. Robinson has got his big
engine across the river and is
now located on the south side
ready for business.
Mrs. DR.. A. II. Connect left
Wednesday for Sulphur Springs,
|. Ty., being called there by the
illness of her mother.
E. s. White was struck on the
forehead last Sunday by nd un-
truly horse making an ugly wound
which will keep him from work., |.
ing for several DAYS. o.
The Great Bend Sportsmen
Association let The contract for
the building OF tieir Club house
to Newt WiIhide, and building.
will be commenced at once.
PIG Lewis is in Jail charged
with drunkenness and disturbing .
he peace He was arrested Mon
day night BY special officer Clyde d,
Moore after the vigorous use Of.
the club. {
Mrs. Bunce. Of Lyons. returned
home Wednesday. Sac has been
here several days in attendance on
her mother Mrs. Nancy 'HJrine'
who has peen very sick for some
time, but is reported better.
= telephone message from DR..
Lindas "Wednesday announced
the comnletion of the telpehone
line to Dodge City, The line is .
working very well. End is a .
mis- hty good addition to the .
phone service we have already
been having.
The City Council met Tuesday
evening, Present, Mayor Moses,
councilmen Moses. Smith. John.
son. Miller. and Bunting. Absent
Honnen. Giles, aud Neycombe
Ordinance vas repealed and the
following tax levy made by ordin.
snce. General 10 mills, improve
ment 5 mills. interest and sinking
2 mills, library 3 mills. =
F. v. Russell, F. W.. RaiselI,
and J. W. Clarke left for an ex-
tended trip Wednesday. They :.
! will be joined at Newton by E.
W. Boliuger J. NJ. DonDeliy and
Robt. Hamilton OF Winfield. The
party will got to Chicago from
there to Toronto to Canada from
, there to Georgia Bay aud Copper
head Islands, for three weeks
fishing. From there to. Toronto.
then to Thousands Island. thence
} to Montreal then to- Lake Cham:
( plain and Lake George, then 70 .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26

Miss Pearl Emely went to Nc.
Pherson Wednesday for severs
days visit returning she will visit
in Lawrence several days.
Egerrit Massey and family and
Miss Hattie Meacham were call
sing on the Kellam aud Cole
families north Of town Tuesda,
evening.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-07-26

Don Martin returned to bis
home in Lewis after few days
) visit with Mrs. c. A. Bartels and
family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-19

time to time, might find it desirable 10 call upon the consular service for assistance, to deliver a course of leet- ures at this school in which they can point out to our new appointees tho various ways in which a consul can serve his country. For example. Da- vid Fairclild of the bureau of plant dustry of the department of agricul- fure, who is in charge of seed and plant introduction and distribution in his lectures at the school has been telling the new consuls how to keep an eye out for new plants which the department wishes to introduce into this country. By co-operating with this and with the other executive de- partments we hope to increase the consular officers field of usefulness.,'
 Before leaving for Mexico Secretary Root personally inspected the school and is already convinced that it will be productive of excellent results. Tha day of the green American consui abroad would appear to be at an end. But MT. Root is not ready to cease his efforts toward the building up of the consular service. At the next ses- sion of congress he will endeayor to have the executive order of last year which in effect, placed the consular service under the civil service law with the additional requirement of an oral as well as a written examina- ton, made part of the law of the land. Until this is done the consular service. At the next session of con- 1 gress he will endeavor to have the executive order of last year, which in effect, placed the consular service un- der the civil service law, with the ad- ditional requirement. of an oral as we'll as a written examination, made a part 1 of the law of the land. Until this is done the consular service will be in danger of falling back into the rut from which it was recently rescueds By the executive order under which it is now operated it has been entire- ly removed from politics.; offices pay- ing more than $2,500 year can only be filled by promotions from withim l the service, and all promotions are for efficiency; entry to the service must be in one of the two lowest grades. Of course, it would require but the stroke of the pen for anoth- CT administration to put an end to this should it be decided that the consular service were Ia part of the ''spoils."
 Screary Root vii also urge an in@ crease in the appropriation for equip+ ment of consulates so as to permit the employment of aditional clerks and the equipment of the consulates with typewriters, file cases, the neces- sary furniture, and at least one Amer- I ican newspaper and one trade jour- nal. Now that the service Is ats tracting college graduates and men who have had some business experi- l ence, and Is no longer a sinecure for l wealthy Americans who wish to ses | something of the world it is the more
 necessary to relieve consuls from tho
 burden of expense involved in fitting
 out their offices with the necessary l conveniences.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-19
MIR. FORTUNES INFORMATION

(F'rom the Jacksonville Times Union )
 T. Thomas Fortune, who was once of Jacksonville and now edits the Age, which is accepted as the voice of the Afro-American in the land, tells us that the negroes are organizing in ev- cry state of the west and east to ex- ercise that balance of power which is to defeat the Roosevelt delegates and keep them out of the convention; that Foraker will arise to nominate Hughes at the psychological moment, and that the administration hosts will go down to defeat in the struggle that will en- sue We could not enthuse if led to safety by Fortune or Foraker, but we are glad to know that Roosevelt is to go and when the battle reaches the ballot box there may be democrat to stand fo- us.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-19

English being required-industrial and commercial resources of the United States; commerce, with spe- cial reference to increasing our trade abroad; political economy, and the clements of international, commercial and maritime law. The examination is thorough, as far as it goes. The course at the school of application is design ed to train the candidate in things not easily learned from books; he is instructed in the government method of keeping accounts, making out in voices, auditing, and in the hundred and one things that an efficient con- sul should be able to do when he takes charge of his first post.
 For example, Prof Wiley of the department of agriculture, widely known as the Father of the Pure Food Law" has been featuring at the school this week on the way consuls can aid in the enforcement of that leg islatjon by acquainting themselves with the quality of foods and food products imported from their respective ccun- tries to this country. John Ball Os- l borne, chief of the bureau of trade relations, in his lectures to the school, sets forth the subjects on which a consul is expected to report and the most helpful method of treating them. Incidentally, he tells also the subjects about which the department does not desire to receive reports, and his long experience in the department enables him to illustrate the "don'ts' with some grotesque instances of consular activity, well meant, no doubt, but not well directed.
 Consuls are also concerned in the provisions of the naturalization law. With the framing of that measure few men had more to do than Gail- lard Hunt, chief of the passport bu- reau His lectures on that subject, and also on the issuing and handling of pasports are among the most practic- ally helpful in the course The efficient consul must also know how to keep his consulate in order, and in the lectures of Mir Morrison, chief of the bureau of accounts, they receive many help full suggestions based on long time ex- | perience
 "Our purpose" said Chief Clerk Carr, in telling of the new school, lis to give novltiates in the service some practical training in the running of a consular office before sending them to their posts. This is mutually help full, for it saves the new appointee from making many embarrassing mis- takes, and saves the department from conducting sort of correspondence training school. Graduates of the school of application will know how to keep their accounts and they will have fair idea of what they will be called on to do during the first few months of their service.
 Tt is the desire of the depart. ment to impress on all officers of the consular service that they are in the field to serve not merely this depart. ment, but the whole government And so we haye invited experts 0. other departments, who, from time tt