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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
PIONEER, STAFFORD COUNT.

Junei II. az ai
We dio not get the Democrat Sat
urday and We missed it very much.
.Iohu Baaer has his new barn al
most completed and has the founds-
ton ready for a new residence.
There was very large crowd at
tended the picnic Friday held in
Hunts grove.
Mrs W ". Hickman was yer!
poorly last week out is better at this
writing.
Quite a number Of children around
here have the wnoopiug cough.
Mrs. Art Burger and children Of
Larned w.re visiting rela4ve here las
week.
Floyi Hunt and family Of kinsley
are here visiting relatives.
Miss Elsie Decker has returned
from Sterling where she has been at
tending college,
Willie Hunt attended the old settlers
picnic last Wednesday at Kinsley
There was alarge crowd went "
to Ct. Bend Friday to attend The Car
nival.
Misses Ola and Grace Coea wer,
up a visiting their Uncle George Ash
er and famil several days last weel
Generel Curtis Of Sew ard was GU
week before last visiting his grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. John Woelk.
A fine raiu Monday night.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
Wouldn't Be Dictated 70 BY Webster

DR.. Bacon, New England clergy.
man Of long ago. was reproached by
a friend with some pronunciation
which was not according to Web
ster."
Webster lived in his parish, and
the doughty divine was not disposed
to be snubbed with the dictionary.
What right has Webster to die
tate my pronunciation" he demanded,
haughtily He is one of my parish.
toner's, and ought to get his pronun.
citation from me, and not from him"
Youths Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21

EDEp To women for collecting
l nuunames and selling our nov
lilies, w give BIG PREMIUMS.
send your name today for our new
plan of BIG PROFITS with little
work. Write today. Address C..
T. Moseley, Premium Dept,
32E 23rd Street, New York City.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
Not Lucky.

Bill-"Does your brother carry a
rabbits foot?" Jill-"No. But he
goes around with q hair-lip."-Yonk.
ers Statesman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-21
keenly So.

Are you interested in the vital is.
sues of the hour?" Intensely. Say,
can you lend me so cents to get some
lunch?"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-08-10
THE NOEL PLATFORM
Lines Along Which He VIII Con
duct His Campaign

Noel's campaign committee has IS
sued a statement to the people Of
Mississippi showing what their
champion has done for the welfare Of
this state The statement says
among other things
The governors office is one for
work. rot words. Mr.. NoeTs record
is one Of deeds. not promises. HIS
life and his public service constitute
tie platform on which he stands II
is impossible within the limits Of this
short address to even enumerate the
many public laws, more than a score
IN number and ali of them beneticent
measures, of which Mr.. Noel Is the
author He was the author Of the
cons titutional amendment fer the cleo
ton Of Judges which received three
fourths of the vote cast on that ques-
ton ard was put into the constitution
By the legislature, but which the
courts held not to have carried He
always favored bringing all the pow
a tf& 2A%Nf ttli4CAi fCia'~t Liz pEoE'ANt
and having all pablic officers account
directly to the people whom they
serve. Mr.. Noel is the author Of the
present primary election law. which
places the nomination Of ali officers,
including the United States senator's,
in the hands Of the people. Every
man who votes IN this primary owes
his privilege to this bill During the
last legislature Senator Noel, al
though a private citizen, drafted bill
TO effectually destroy bucket shops
and turned il over to Senator Elmore
to be introduced After conference
It was decided best TO support the
Boddie bill rather than divide the
friends and endanger it's passage.
Strict enforcement OF the present law
by his opponent might have closed
the bucket shops. which it is saio
were in his own town when he re-
signed his office as district attorney
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-08-10

to become a candidate for governor.
"Mr Noel has always in private
life and as public officer stood for
minimizing the evils of gambling and
of liquor selling. He was an active
leader in the recent long and bitted
fight against the COD liquor deal
ers and the express companies and
gave great deal Of his time and
means and professional services II
the fight made in the courts and in
the legislature against this great evil
He drafted and procured the passage
of an act that once and for all time
put an end to the traffic.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-08-10
ASKS AID IN IMPORTANT UN
DERTAKING
Mr.. Alfred Holt Stone, Who is Pre-
pairing Work on the Economic His
tory of the Negro, Wants Original
Matter Bearing on the Subject

Mr.. Alfred Holt Stone, a former
citizen of this city, at present located
at Washington. D. c.. is writing a
very important literary work on the
Economic History OF the Negro, and
in letter to The Times asks the CO.
operation of all who can furnish him
original matter bearing ON the sub
iect His letter which follows, eA
plains itself
Editor Times, Greenville, Miss. Il
have undertaken the preparation of
an economic history of the negro,
and am asking the aid of Southern
papers in the preliminary work of
locating and securing original mat
ter
The plan of the work necessarily
involves a consideration Of the life Of
the Southern white people I want
such information as IS to be found
in plantation books and records OF
all descriptions; records of factors
and merchants; family records; diar-
les. etc: in fact, anything Of an au-
thentic character throwing light on
ante. be1lum, reconstruction or more
recent economic conditions in the
South
! am anxious to locate such mater
ial and to correspond with persons
having its custody, and with those
whose personal knowledge would as
sist in its Interpretation. The South is
full Of such material, and | shall be
grateful to you and such papers as
may assist me in locating its present
whereabouts and ownership by re
producing this letter.
I may add that l am a Mississip-
plan, and that my interest is genuine.
Yours truly,
A. II. Stone.
Mr. Stone has long been recognized
as an authority on the negro, his an
tecedants and history, and has made
an exhaustive study Of the subject
His words are profoundly pondered
/ BY the wise ones of the North, and
by assisting him in this work he is
now preparing you will not only rem
der him, but the whole country ar
invaluable service IN giving him al
authentic information you have al
hand Mr.. Stone deserves the help
ing hand Of every Southerner i'll hi:
forthcoming important literary work
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-08-10
Hollandale Happenings

NJ n = Russell was Sunday Wis
;tor to T ,1and
NJ q rivals was IN GreenviIls
Sa+,r5.v On h,s;ness
Rrr r W Ro,,14 81 ROLLING Fork.
was Sunday visitor here
Mrs pbil1io Love Of Areola. Wis
,tad Ms T 4 Rrovn this ueet
Mrs r w Scott and Miss Eva
Golden eoent LAST Monday IN Green
,-il1a
Mr. r Nose1v and family 1ef:
c,7da,- for VIRGINIA where thew will
sna7d several weeks
Mr. Aubrey Alexander left an Mon
ID for roll;ersvi1fe Tenn where lie
Iii eoo,,r = few, ,vaet,s
Nc n peters Ieft ~ Tbrrsr;ay
- rna;anaoe1is Ind p-hsre sbe wii,
,.;.;+ f.;ea4s ar9 refati,-es
.f.a o4a- of ba- s;stsr Ms Araroie
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-08-10

state of Mississippi, and from every
county in the state, from persons who
were with me in the primary last
week who assure me that they will be
with me heartily in the second PR
mary and this leads me to believe
that there is such popular uprising
in my behalf that it will enable me
TO succeed in winning the race
"Mr Brewer" said the interviewer,
what do you think about the char
acter of the campaign, will It be one
OF scurrilous character and counter
charges, such as is sometimes the
case in holly contested primary cleo
tions?"
mo, I hope not. Senator Noel and
are the very best OF personal friends
As I said to a caucus OF my friends
yesterday evening, where the whole
state was represented, | wanted to re
frain from having anything to say
that could bear any strained construc-
ton or reflect in any. manner upon
Mr.. Noel; that | was especially de-
sirous of having the campaign con-
Quoted upon very high plane, as [
did not and do not believe that mud
singing ever accomplishes anything
in a campaign.
Il believe that my success in this
race up to date is brouht about by
the platform or declaration Of prin-
ciples upon which I have made the
| canvass, and l expect to continue to
make it along the same lines, stand
| ing for the very highest order of poll
teal virtue, lodging no issue, but
fearlessly standing up for that which
is right and condemning that which
IS wrong"
what about the reports that Mr.,
Scott might contest the election and
ask for a recount was asked
q don't know anything about il.
All I know is that l have gotten the
official returns from every county in
the state Of Mississippi, and it gives
me several thousand votes more than
Mr. Scott and I haven't the time 70
delay my campaign to fool about con
tests I am going ahead with my can
vass, from now till next election, with
all the ardor, activity and earnestness
of which I am capable [ am going t.
give them a twist and l re-assure my
friends that If | am elected, / shall,
endeavor to give the state of Missis-
sippi as clean, high-toned and patri-
otto business administration as
am capable of giving"
"Where do you expect to prosecute
your campaign work from now unit
the election" was the next question
q expect my friends who went on,
from the caucus yesterday, to pusr
the campaign vigorously into every
voting precinct in the state. My al
vices by wire this morning, are to tht
!effect that already Brewer clubs ARK
being formed throughout the STATE
and much enthusiasm being displaycc
PERSONALLY. I expect to FIJI the ap
Ipoiutments as published and my op
Iponent Senator Noel, Is invited Il
he present at each and all OF thes'
appointments
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-08-10

Read The Times for the news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
The First Two-Cent Rate Decision

Two judges of the common pleas court Of
Philadelphia yesterday handed down a de-
cision declaring unconstitutional and invalid
the act of the Legislature OF Pennsylvania
reducing all passenger railroad rates in the
state TO two cents a mile. They based their
decision upon two broad grounds First
they held that the two-cent rate law was
in direct contravention of a contract exist
ing between the state and the corporate
progentor of the Pennsylvania railroad. the
plaintiff In this case. which in 1916 fixed a
maximum rate to be charged for passenger
fares and granted the corporation the right
to charge such fares. within that maximum
1t might deem reasonable and proper.
Such a violation of contract was contrary
To Article l, Section TO- of the Constitution
of the United States. forbidding states TO
pass laws impairing the obligation of con-
tracts The second broad ground of the de-
Cision was that the newly established rate
Is unreasonable. improbable and therefore
confscatory. and obnoxious in the eye of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
Coddling a Convict.

The following is from Indian Springs,
Ga, the cracker spa made famous by Mr..
Gaynor's patronage:
Having greatly improved at this health
resort, where he has been by grace of the
government for several weeks John c.
Gaynor, who was convicted with Benja-
min ID. Greene and Capt. Oberlin NJ. Car
ter of defrauding the United States in
the Savannah harbor contracts, has de-
cided that sea trip will completely re-
store his health, so he has asked the
United States circuit court of appeals
to allow HIM to take an ocean voyage.
Gaynor has been sentenced to five years
Imprisonment and the circuit court has
affirmed the sentence. but it will hear an
application for rehearing.
Under the circumstances Gaynor's re-
quest for a sea trip is considered a little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
the law as a violation of both the state

the law a violation Of both the state
| and federal constitutions.
This decision, which. Of course, is subject
to review. Is of wide-reaching Importance,
even though 1t has a peculiarly local char
acter In the matter of the original charter
OF the corporation. by which the state. &C
cording to the present ruling, surrendered
the right to establish lower maxima Of
rates than that named in the charter.
Should similar conditions exist in other
states where two-cent laws have recently
been passed and are now in litigation, the
courts may find in the Pennsylvania de-
cision precedent for constituting them SIM
ilarly to the advantage of the railroads.
But even apart from such Items the rul-
ing that the two-cent rate is Improbable
and therefore confiscatory is likely to have
decided effect upon the situation at large.
To be sure conditions to traffic vary
widely and what may be actually contisca-
tory in one state may not be 50 regarded
in another. However, Pennsylvania is a
state of exceedingly heavy passenger traffic.
and it is likely to be cited in the present
controversy as a fair standard for the judg
ment of the reasonableness Of two-cent
rates.
There is probably less public demand for
few months ago when the country was in
a ferment of agitation over this question,
The passenger rates previously existing
were in the main fair to the travelling pub
lie. There little complaint against
them. Passengers were carried very cheap
ly on both long and short hauls. and what
ever bitter criticism of railroad rates ex-
listed was conferred chiefly in the eXtor-
tic nate tariff of the sleeping car companies.
The main evil of the railroad situation. as
it affects the public at large. Is the prac-
tice. now in process of prevention and pun
ishment. of granting discriminatory freight
rates to large shippers, enabling certain
kets While the Individual may have him
self felt the effect of high passenger rates
more keenly than of high discriminating
freight rates. he has of late understood bet
ter than before that such discrimination
eventually imposed upon him heavy bur-
den of taxtion in the form of higher prices
for the commodities used by him.
1t is doubted by entirely disnterested
students of railroad matters whether two
cent rate Is profitable. considering the man
ner in which passengers now carried
the high cost of maintenance of way, of
construction and of admin :stratiOn. TO
compel the railroad corporations to reduce
means that they must reduce their entire
passenger carrying system to a lower stand
ard of efficiency. comfort and safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
New York's Big Bond Issue.

After weeks of anxiety the New York city
officials yesterday succe eded in floating a
loan OF 10000. 900 in circumstances to cause
a general rejoicing throughout the financial
district of the metropolis. The previous
failure of this issue. when the interest rate
stood at per cent regarded as
symptom OF the extreme tghtnr IS OF the
money market. and was by some cited as a
sign of the approach of panicky conditions
Others. however, refused so to consider the
fiasco of the first offer. holding rather to the
view that the interest rate was too low for
competition with railroad and Industrial
securities, which were offered at from one
half to a full per cent higher. On the other
hand. 1t was argued that the larger corpora
tions were finding 1t difficult to float even
per cent securities. owing to the indis-
position of money owners TO invest at this
time in the bonds of business enterprises
which might be affected injuriously by leg
islative and administrative actions. 1t was
held that the bonds of a municipality were
better as Investments in these parlous times
OF trust busting and other enterprises of
reformatory character than anything that
could be offered by the great companies and
that this fact should outweigh any differ
ence in the matter of interest rate to the
extent of per cent.
The sinking fund commissioners of the
city decided to offer the bonds anew at ~.
per cent, and whether from this cause or
from a more optimistic sentiment In the
money market, the fact remains that the
issue was oversubscribei more than five
times. and at an average price of about 1O2
a highly satisfactory figure considering all
conditions
This successful issue OF city bonds may
go long way toward the restoration of
confidence even though IL ties up over S40-
"o.oD at time when the banks are in
need OF money for the crop movement The
treasury aid however Is calculated to ease
the strain. and I'm all likelihood the bonds will
speedily be absorbed in such quarters that
the banks will secure possession again of
their cash. loaned for the purpose of en-
abling spectators in the bonds to complete
their transactions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
No American Ocean Greyhounds,
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

rom the FhIIadeIphia Inquirer
The swiftest ocean steamer afoat is now
on her way across the Atlantic. Already
news comes from Germany that the ship
builders will be set at work upon a vessel
that will beat her. Meanwhile. has any
one heard of an American shiDyard turn
ing out an American steamship designed to
hold her own with the latest marine crea-
tons? For some years England and Ger
many have been holding the ocean records
both for speed and for magnitude.
The United States comes trailing along in
the rear. apparently content to permit for
eigners to carry It's freight and Its pas
sengers and to reap something like two
hundred million dollars a year for doing It.
And for even share of this vast trade
We are making no attempt whatever Nor
VIII We, nor can we, make an attempt until
Congress comes to the rescue and aids in
building up genuine American lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
The Tariff and the Knox Boom.

Representative Dalzell. a standpatter
from Pittsburg and wayback. is quoted as
follows on the subject of the tariff:
Il do not believe that 1t is necessary to
revise the tariff. l am In favor of letting
1t remain just the way 1t Is at present.
The schedules have worked successfully
and have built up the present prosperity of
the country.
However. there probably will be a dec
laration in the next republican platform
fayoring revision. In that case, l believe
the tariff should be revised along conserva-
tive protectionist lines. l do not at the
present time expect to see the question of
revision made issue in the campaign,
unless in an incidental way. there being
a difference between the parties and the
methods of revision recommended.
Senator Knox is the proper man to
carry out such a policy, and l am of
course, in favor of his candidacy for the
presidency, but it Is too early TO talk about
candidates..
This is not very clearly expressed Is 1t
Mr.. Dalze!l's idea that. even with a plank
In the republican platform declaring for it.
tariff revision will not be an issue in next
years campaign? What influences will
have secured the insertion of such plank?
And will they be satisfied to see IT go for
nothing after the campaign has begun?
Surely Mr.. Dalze.l does not mean that.
AS the character OIL the FetISfOH, IL
has never been proposed that 1t follow
other than conservative protectionist
lines" The charge that something radical
Is in contemplation Is thin invention of
the enemy Republican revisionists are as
good protectionists as may be found In the
country They have no quarrel with the
Dingley law on that score. They concede
that. as drawn for the times then existing.
haa
It's work well. All they ask is a bill for
the present times, which. all agree are
radically different from those Of ten years
ago; and In that demand they are but echo
ing the sentiments OF William Mckinley
uttered at Buffalo six years ago. Had Mr..
Mckinley lived. the Dingley law. under his
this His devotion to the policy of protec-
ton was open to question. and his
power as President would have made him
irresistible with Congress
Mr. Knox as Mr. Daizell well knows.
has no chance to be nominated for Presi-
dent. His candidacy Is not a serious one
1t relates solely to the platform. Those
who are urging the able and excellent
senator for President have no other hope
or object in view than the massing of
votes for shaping the party's tariff de-
liverance They know that revision is
coming. but they want to circumscribe 1t
as much as possible, and to that end will
try to control as many delegates as pos
sible Pennsylvania Is naturally for Mr.
Knox. both because of his tariff views and
the fact that he is her son. but no other
state is likely to instruct for him. The
standpatters elsewhere will gather in
delegates under the inspiration of other
names But all of them together will not
be able to control the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-11
The MARYLAND Scholarships.

The senatorial primary ordered by the
democratic committee Of Maryland will
should that party carry the legislature. in
evitably lead to complications. greater. IT
may be. than resulted from the old
plan of choice. Instructions to the legisla-
ture were desired by a popular majority,
such as John Sharp Williams has just OBJ
tanned in Mississippi Gov. Vardaman was
defeated by only a few hundred votes in
a poll of over a hundred thousand but the
senatorship was decided 1t will take the
legislature but a few hours to dispose Of
the matter when ii meets, and thus the way
will be cleared at once for the business
pEoper of the session.
This was the plan proposed in Maryland.
and It should have been adopted Gov.
Warfield and others favored It, but were
outvoted by the old machine element. What
has been ordered Is an election where the
state senatorial and representative districts
are put up as prizes. to be voted when the
legislature meets they shall have been
carried in the primary.
Here. as is plain. is fine foundat ton for
chaos Local bosses will all get busy round
ing up members, and will flock 10 Annapo-
lis when the legislature assemblies. full of
fight and full of schemes for the be nefit of
will be certain deadlock highly proba Bile.
and a scandal by no means out of the ques
ton Anything and anybody might emerge
from such contest
1t is another machine victory over Gov
Warfield The first was achieved when he
lost the deserved denomination for gov
ernor. He had refused to take the ma
chimes orders. and retirement was his por
ton And now in this senatorial matter
his wishes set aside. and election is
ordered in which he must play, If he plays
at all. against the full power of the ma
chine distributed over the state
Every step far taken adds to the in
terest in the Maryland campaign. Mr..
German and MIR. Rasin are no longer on
the scene but their l:eutenants remain, and
are busy men in effort to re-establish
the old order Of things. Their state con-
test is based upon a proposition for re-
stricted suffrage giving partisan advantage.
and now their senatorial primary. instead
of making way for popular expression.
substitutes Jugge for the old plan What
say the voters? In less than two months
say day Will roll around