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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

of.the hall.
A drawing" of seats is sup
posed to be plan by which every
member has an equal chance to
get good seat. In reality it is
generally a method by which the
old members who know how get
everything in sight.
Now that the fight for the or.
ganization of the house is over.
the Senatorial combat will occupy
the center of the stage. The
politicians expect that it will over
shadow all attempts at legislation
for the time being.
The Serate caucus has an
pointed Senators Fulton. Smith
and Porter of Montgomery to re-
present it in a meeting with a
committee representing the House
caucus to select the time for the
first Republican Senatorial caucus.
Indications are at this time that
the first caucus will be held late
this week or early next week.
The Curtis people, however, are
working to have the caucus held
as soon as possible. They have
made their medicine, and feel that
they have things in good shape.
They are afraid to wait for fear
the combination of the field can
dIdates will take place, or the con-
stituents of some of the Curtis
members will find out what is up,
and hammer their recreant men,
bers into line.
The Curtis people are claiming
the election of Simmons to the
speakership as a great Curtis vic
ory. They have succeeded ia
making good many people be-
lleve that Curtis has the fight al
ready won.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11
LIBRARY PROPOSITION Wins


The vote on the Carnegie
library proposition on Hieslay
was a surprise, IN the total vote
cast and in the majority for the
library. Some considerable argo-
ment had been made against the
proposition and for a time it
looked as though there was going
to be a fight made, but the result
OF the vote shows that it was not
carried through. The vote on the
proposition by wards is as fol-
lows:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

A Breezy Letter About the Legislature
and its Beings
THE Big SENATORIAL Fight

Topkea, Jan. 10. House bill
No. l, providing for an increase
in the pay of justices of the
Supreme court from $4,000 tC
$4,000 a year was introduced by
Robert Stone of Shawnee county
late on the afternoon of the first
day of the session.
In accordance with the plan to
rush this bill through to final pas
sage before the Inauguration of
the state officers on Jan. IA, SO
that the four incoming justices of
the court may benefit by it. Mr..
Stone moved to suspend rhe rules
and put the bill on second. read
ing.
This motion met with consider
able opposition, the Democratic
members being generally apposed
to the proposition. 1t required a
two thirds vote to mt the hill on
second reading, and the roll cali
stood 66 for and At against. Mr..
Stone demanded a call of the
house The doors were locked,
and the sergeant at arms hustled
out to find some of the. II missing
members and bring them before
the bar of the house to vote on
the pending motion. 1t requires
'84 votes for thirds, which
left Mr.. Stone 1S votes shy
more votes than there we're men,
bers Absent. When this state of
affairs was discovered, Mr.. Stone
raised the call of the house, and
the bill will take its regular
coure.
The test vote showed that the
bill will probably pass, but that it
will encounter some considerable
opposition.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

Corporal Leavitt, the recruiting
officer, left Wednesday evening for
HoisingtOn and La Crosse In the in
terests of the recruiting service. 1t
seems to be pretty hard to get enlists
ments now. He is Of the opinion
that an Office will be opened pt Dodge
CITY soon. (.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

croachment Of the trusts and the
enactment of just laws in the in.
terest of the masses. And we in.
Vlte ballot in open session in the
view of all the people upon
united States senator as provided
IN chapter 245 of the session laws
OF U. s. congress, 1885, And
we further announce our readiness
TO assist in the passage. of a law
reducing passenger fares to two
cents per mi,e and prohibiting the
insurance of all free passes except
to employees. And to assist in
the passage of a law providing for
a reduction of freight rates to a
Just anG reasonable basis. And
also to assist in the formation and
enactment of a fair general pri-
mary election law.
Resolved, That any vote, con-
cluslon or action of the Demo-
cratic caucus of the legislature
shall be considered as a recon-
mendation and advisory only, and
shall not be held to be binding
upon the judgement or conscience
or any person participating in
such caucus further than herein.
after stated.
Resolved, further That any
person participating in such eau
Gus shall not be held in duty or
honor bound to 90 more than give
the decision or action of such
caucus careful consideration, and
follow the same if in conformity
with his best judgement; but in
case of conflict each individual
shall be at liberty to vote and act
in any manner in conformity with
the dictates of his own best Judge
ment. 4"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

The next question We presume WiIl
be location. With all due respects
I" those who were against the Ques.
too, we are very glad that the prop.
osiiIon won. We believe j will be
a benefit TOR the city and community
generally, and at triling expense to
the individual tax payer. let US,
continue to build up the town aud
make. 1t good place to live in. Let
honest differences Of opinion exist. IL
they will, but let US reason together
and build up, lift up and look up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

house, however. there we're "a
votes for Simons. and 80 for
Thompson. The same vote was
recorded on speaker pro tenn, and
then the Democrats made no fur.
ther nominations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

There was the usual amount...of
. confusion and discord attending
the.drawing Of seats. The. men,
bers who had plenty OF nerve and
foresight got good 1.-The. new
members generally got the worst
of it. -
". R. Stubbs froze to the seat
which he had when speaker ot.'the
house. and held to it like the man
in Gene Wares poem about
the pass. Speaker Simmons.,and
Speaker Pro TEN Cunningham
had to content themselves with a
couple of seats a little to one side
of the center. The deaf members
were net given the usual oppor-
tunity of first choice. They had
to hustle for themselves after the
old members had gobbled up. all
the best seats.
w. NJ. Chatten, Of Barton
county. like other new members.
wasDcrowded back toward the resz
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11
NOTES or SPORT.

At the meeting of the New
England league I. II. Murnane
and }. G. Morse we're reelected
president and secretary, resDec-
lively, for term of Eve years.
The new Texas baseball league
will be composed of only six clubs
but the Lone Star State magnates
declare it will be the fastest thing
Of its size in the country. o..
A team captained by Hal Chase
defeated a nine headed by Frank
ChaLce 9 to | recently in Los An.
geles. The two Dremeir first sack
"rs are having it nip and tuck in
California this winter. 1.
Frank Selee, manager OF the
Pueblo Western League club and
former manager of the Chicago
Nationals, has been elected vice.
president of the Western League.
Billy Lush, the old Cleveland
player, has his hands full now
adays coaching both the basket
and baseball teams at Yale.
In the west they say Bill Sween-
ey, who is to be a Chicago Cub
next season, has Hal Chase, Frank
Chance and Joe Nelson skinned a
mile, is faster than Miller Hug
gins, was the best shortstop on the
Pacific coast and can beat Maloney
or Browne getting down to first.
Gee Whizl This fellow is too
good for Chicago.
Manager Babb of Memphis has
been fortunate in signing several
good players for next season.
Charlie says that he will have as
good as they make 'em for the
Southern league.
Honey" Melody, the new
welterweight champion, is going
to take on some easy ones before
he tackles Jimmy Gardner or
Mike (Twin) Sullivan.
President James E. Sullivan of
the A. A. U. says public play.
grounds and schoolboy leagues
form the foundation for future ad.
vancement in amateur athletics.
FOR SALE-160 ARE farm oood
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

Geo. ]. Dotler has seat US his check
for a dollar to renew his Democrat
subscription for another year. :
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11
Resolutions,

Great Bend, Kansas, Jan. 9, 1907.
Since it has pleased our Heavenly
Father to visit affection upon our
esteemed sister. Miss Lizzie Nc.
Mullen, in the loss of her mother. be
it resolved
That we tender her our most sin.
cere sympathy in her sad bereave.
ment.
That copy of this resolution be
sent to Miss McMulleu.
That it be spread upon the records
ofthe Chapter.
That it be published in our county
papers.
Francis NJ. Lewis
Com. Jessie Isbell
u. H. Robson
O.E. S.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

FoR SALE-l6O acre farm, good
land, fair improvements, hog tight
fence, living spring bearing orchard
and some timber. 81 miles north,
II miles east of town. For price
and terms call on or address F. N.
Doty, route three Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

There are some rumors which
Indicate that the anti Curtis peo-
pie would be delighted to have an
opportunity to throw the Sena-
torial fight onto the floor of the
house. 1t is likely that this
method may be adopted as a last
resort by the anti-Curtis people.
in case they see a break coming.
The resolutions passed by the
Democratic caucus have encour-
aged the Republicans who oppose
Curtis to turn to the Democrats
for aid. 1t is looked upon as a
very foxy thing for the Demo-
Gratis to do at the present stage in
the game. for it NAV have the re-
suit of giving them the decisive
voice in naming the next Republi-
can Senator from Kansas.
The resolutions which the
Democrats adopted at their Tues
day morning caucus were as fol-
lows:
Resolved. by the Democratic
members of the Kanass legislature
in caucus assembled, That while
we affirm our allegiance to the
principles of the Democratic
party as ANNOUNCED in the recent
national platforms and in the state
platform of 1906. and believe that
the enactment Of these principles
into law would best promote the
fnancial,interests and social pro.
gress of the people, and would
best secure their political rights,
vet We regard our duty as citizens
as being superior to mere party
loyalty, and for that reason being
deslrous of securing for the peo,
pie of the state of Kansas the best
possible laws in their behalf ,,'and
of reducing to a minimum the in.
tiuence of favor seeing.public.s ser
vice corporations and special in
terests upon the..leglslation of the
state, we hereby, declare our will.
lngness to cooperate with the
antl-corporation members of the
Republican party in the house of
representatives in the organiza-
tion of the house if an oppor.
tunity to do so presents.itself.
Resolved, further, .-That we
are also ready and willing to join
with Republicans in the election
"a United States senator who is
not a representative of corporate
or special interests and. who is in
favor Of curbing The rapacious en-,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

The reading of Governor
Hpch's little 40 page greeting to
the legislature. containing full in
structiOns for the conduct of that
body during the next 50 days,
was a littlebit too heavy dose
for both House and Senate.
The Senate politely looked at
the bulky document, and voted to
consider it read"
The House wore.out the voices
of all the applicants for reading
clerk, and had then waded
through only 16 pages. 1t then
quit and went to work on other
business, leaving each members to
finish reading the message from
the copy provided by the sate
printer.
There was quite a rumpus about
the premature publication of the
sage in one of the Topeka
newspapers. This paper had re-
ceived an advance copy of the
message, so that it might get it
set up ready for publication.
The agreement was that it should
not be printed until released.
This paper went ahead without
the governors consent and printed
the message too. 1T is said that
the bad break may cost this par
tlcular paper a good many thous-
and dollars in loss''of business
The Democrats in thcn1house
met at the Throop hotel in::Demo-
cratic state headquarters, and. de-
cided to support the following
candidates in the organization .sof
the house:
Speaker, H. S. Thompson,
Reno county.
Speaker protein, JIM. Davis,
Bourbon county.
Assistant sergeant-at-arms,
James McMahan,.. Wyandotte
county.
Assistant doorkeeper, .Sam
Feldnel, ,..Shawnee..county.
Minority clerk. Mrs. NJ. B.
Cone.
Minority stenographer, Mrs.
Minnie Cooper.
Page, Frank DeArmond, Shaw
nee.
Postmaster, c. E. Roughton,
Hodgemau.
Fl. S. Thompson was chairman
of toe caucus, aud 0. II. Lenuen,
the independent member from
Ness county, was secretary.
When it came t. ..yotiDc'ssip the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-01-11

J. R. Harris Fred Hainline, and
Levi Calmore city. have added their
names to the Rustler subscription
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-27
KINDERGARTEN PROGRESS.

The dedication of the building erected
for the New York kindergarten Associa-
ton by Mr. John ID. Archbold, of New
York. as a memorial of his daughter,
Frances DINA Archbold Walcott, was 8
notable event in the history Of an edu-
catioual association whose short life OF
sixteen yesrs has been period OF
extraordinary educational development.
Started by group of people who were
anxious to secure the introduction Of the
kindergarten into the public schools Of
New York and to open kindergartens in
crowded tenement.house districts, the
association has the satisfaction Of see
ing today more than six hundred kinder
gartens in the public schools, and OF
conducting thirty-six kindergsrteus of
its own at what may be called strategic
points in the foreign sections, Of New
York.
Ia work can probably never be done
By the Board of Education; for kinder
garleDs must often be planted where it
is impossible TO place public schools,
and the kindergarten is the entering
wedge, not only of better training, but
of the higher civilization. The kinder
gartens Of the association have been
points of light in dark places. They
have not only brought together the chill
dren and taught them the elementary
truths which Froebel held to be funda-
mental in all training, but they have
reached the mothers, aud through the
mothers they have deeply influenced
hundreds of tenement house homes.
This il missionary work of the most d.
rect aud fruitful kind; it deals with little
children 10 their most receptive years,
aud it offers them that which can be
given away with impunity-educatiou.
In his address at the dedication OF tho
new building, President Butler, of Co.
lumbis University, emphasized the need
Of The work OF the association, declar,
Jog that the period of experimentation
is over for the kindergarten, and that
il has become firmly established in the
educational system of the country. The
building combines 10 an unusual degree
solidiiy, beauty, and adaptation, and its
occupation, by the generosity Of Dir.
A,chbold, undoubtedly marks the be-
ginning of a period Of r'ore extended
usefulness and more rapid growlh.-
FTba OntIoot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-27
TOday's Telegraphic News.
Rear-end Collision.

Camden, N. j., Dec. While the
Atlantic City express was standing in
the yards Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Third street and Bridge avenue at
$3.50 this morning awaiting the signal to
eater the station, the Pemberton local
crashed into it's rear car The local was
coming down grade and attached to it
WSs long string of cars. The force of
the impact drove the engine and tender
back into the smoking car Of the local,
killing three persons outright aud in
iuring number Of others, several of
whom will die. The cars took fire, but
the flames we're quickly extinquished.
Ambulances took many OF the victims to
the hospitals. The accident was due to
the dense fog, the engineer of the local
claiming he could not see the signal.
The injured we're pinned under the
wrecksge for fully hslf an hour for
despite the tff)rts of willing hands, they
could not be removed until The steam
crane arrived to lit the tender. While
waiting the arrival OF the wrecker the
passengers took turns in supporting the
piled wreckage, holdiog 1t q fl the unior-
Inmates as much as possible. A num-
Der of the passengers continued their
Journey despite serious cuts and bruises
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-27
KILLED FATHER IN.LAw.

DR.. John Y. Hoffman, q leading ply
stefan of Reading, Pa, was shot and
Instantly killed last night by his son-in-
law, Roland P. Stokes. TIE two fam
lies ligsd together in large house in
Penn street.
Stokes went home last evening, and
plainly showed that he had not got
over the th-c.s ofcelebrsting Christmas.
He went up stsits aud found his wife in
their bedroom, with their only child.
The latter WIS playing with its Christ
mas toys.
DE-. Hoffman was on the fist floor,
and being disturbed by the noise made
By Stokes, went upstairs and requested
him to be quiet. 0ae word led to
another, with the result that both few
into a passion.
DR.. Hoffman hi; Stokes on the head
with a blackjack, drawing the blood,
when Stokes whipped out revolver and
fred at bis faiher-iu-lsw three times.
TIE first ball penetrated his abdomen,
the second passed through his heart,
and the third lodged in some woodwork
near the child. Stokes then telephoned
for the police aud ambulance.
Stokes was taken 10 the police station
aud later to jill. he claims that he
killed his father-in-lsw 10 self-dsfense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-27
Strikes In Havana.

Havana, Dec. 27.-A general strike
of all branches OF union labor is threat
ened January 1. Labor troubles have
been constant for months. Both sides
are said to be anxious to bring pending
difficulties to crisis that settlement
may be reached.
The United Railways strike, which
seriously crippled passenger traffic and
completely tied up freight business, ia
virtually over, the railroad having re-
stored normal conditions though many
men are still out. Feeling is intense,
however, and call for general wall
out would start fresh trouble.
The mssons' strike is still pending.
L. has been marked by many arrests.
The men have long been seeking TO
bring other unions to their support.
Large employers generally think the
case serious and are planning for a bard
fioht.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-27
FIRE AT PINE BEACH.

Fire OF unknown origin, which started
at 1885 O'Clock Wednesday night and
burned uOtll $50 O'Clock yesterday
morning at Pine Beach, near the west
boundary of the jamestown exposition
grounds, destroyed q dozen or more
frame structures, Including several small
hotels with a LOGS OF between $25, 900
and $50, 900.
The burned buildings are the Hotel
Portsmouth, the headquarters Of the Vir-
ginia rsilWsy terminal construction en-
ploye, where the fire atarted; the Hotels
Oheste, field, Pamlico, Chancellor, Viz
ginia I'm, The OSl aud Colonial res
lauranls.
"Bill lbs Hunter" and number OF
exposition souvenir shops aud stands
that had been vacated, the States hotel,
Adams hotel and Hotel De Vile were
seriously threatened, but several hun
bred fire fighters who assembled did good
work as a bucket brigade in preventing
the spread of the flames.
A number Of persons we're asleep in
the hotels and other places when the
fire started. but all are declared to have
escaped and considerable personal prop
eriy was saved by them. There was no
fire department.
This Is the third large fire that Pine
Beach has had in the last eight months,
The burned buildings we're on Oue Hun
dred snd First and 01e Hundred and
Second streets and Maryland Circle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-27
Fatal Ending of Feud.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 27.--A feud tha
began five years ego in LODI, Russia, end
ed in lonely gully near Bedford, this
country when Rsdivoje Rskich fell
dying With bullet through bis abdomen.
A posse Of farmers lesd by the Bedford
m irshal is in pursuit OF three men who
did The shooting. Rskicb, just before
the shooting, told fellow workman he
left LODI because of a vendetta, which
left him the only survivor of his family;
that he should be pursued to America
aud had fed from number of cities os
finding men on the trail. He thought
himself hidden in the construction camp
at Bedford, but two days ago found he
was again being Swallowed. He drew his
money out of the Bedford bank prelimi-
nary to again fleeing and was on his
0ay back to camp when shot from am
bush. When Pakich was found dying the
money was still in his pocket Officers
found q diary telling of his fight from
city to city with the dread Of assassi-
nation hanging over him. Rakich was
a man of education, evidently for above
the station 10 life where be had sought
geclusiOn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-27
FI9ht with Robbers,

Greenville, ILL.,, Dec 27.-In pistol
battle following the robbery of he Van
dalis passenger depotin 5miIhboro, ILL.,,
early today one of the robbers was shot
FIVE times and City Marshal BrowO, of
Sorrento, III was wounded twice, Roth
men are in q serious condition. The
robbers are under srree.. The thieves
broke open the money drawer at the
depot aud took $40 in currency forced
the tickle; Gaze, stealing a batch of
tickets, and broke open several boxes
Of merchandise. Before they could get
cut of the depot they we're commanded
to surrender. Ooe complied, but the
other opened FIRE. The officers retail
lated aud fourteen shots we're ex-
changed.