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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31

old interests are rapidly expanding,
some Of them are taking new foims
and various sorts of new activities
are boming into existence. These
transformations max e great many
persons restive under the old llnita-
;ions and incte demands for short
cuts and for concentrations OF power
into few hands. Thus we have sui
tans in presidents chairs, ozars in
the speakership, and we are getting
kaiscrs at the heads of our states
and cities. This looks, on the face
OF things, like drift away from de-
mocracy, as that term used to be de-
fined, but the people seem to de-
m nd it, and as the people spell
democracy in any way they want to
spell it, this new departure has a
chance to stand.-Glo5e Democrat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31

district. The time is snort and the
matter urgent. If any building is
to be done it must be begun at once,
then it cannot be ready for the
opening of school. There are two
good rooms in the fist ward that
can be used and should have been
used last year. Possibly by using
them it may not necessary to at.
tempt any building this year. II
architects are to be paid $3.50 for
plans that should be furnished for
$50 to 200 dollars, we had better
rent awhile till architects wages be.
come more rea sonable.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
JUSTICE WHERE ART
THOU!

Recently wealthy gentleman of
this city, who frequently has occas
ion to use the railroads, wished to
go to Kansas City, I26 miles. lie
bought SEQ mile ticket for $40,
two cents per mile, it then cost him
$2.52 to get to the city.
On the same train rode a poor
wash woman who supports herself
and three children by her daily toi
over the wash tub, summoned to
Kansas City to be at the death bed
of her mother. She had no use fol
a 500 mile ticket, SO paid the regu
lar rate of 3 cents per mile, hel
ticket cost her s. 78 or Sr.26 more
tlan the wealthy man paid over thu
same road, on the same train and
for the same distance.
Is there any justice or right IL
such law? If anything on eartl
tends to make anarchists it is just
such contemplate laws as this. Any
legislator that supports measure
of this kind, which allows the rail
roads to charge the Door person City
per cent more for the same service
than 1t charges the rich, unless ht
admits he was drunk or voted with
out considering the bill, should be
furnished at once quarters at OSa
watomie or a room at Lansing.
Now is the tire for the railroad
commission, as it has the power, tc
step in and equalMe this matter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
SURPRISING FACTS.

Presiding Elder, Nesbahm, of the
M. E. church made some startling
announcements in his sermon at the
M. E. church, Sunday evening.
. His district gained in membership
during the last year 1904, according
to the records. But the real net
gain was but slightly over 200. The
trouble was tco many drop ou'.
To win these 200 recruits, the
church had in the field 79 ministers
and pld out sos, 900. In other
words, it cost about S325 to win one
permanent member. This seems
startling to the christian world.
There's something radically wrong o
better results would follow. There
is entirely too much strife and ieal-
ously in the religious world. Could
the various denominations but lay
aside their prejudices and unite in
one concerted effort to win souls
from sin and ever be ready to *
tend the helping hand instead o'
trying to thwart and tear down,
great and surprising would be the
results.
Sin and its advocates are a unil
while those who claim to comba,
sin bigotted, self opiuioosted and
fighting and quarreling among them
selves. Too many professed CHRIS
tians show the worldly side of.thell
nature more than the spiritual. The
world judges by what it sees. More
consistent lives of professed chris
!. tians would be prodHctive of mor'
lasting benefit than most of til,
preaching. -
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
r OUL TR Y

Bring your poultry to as
every Monday till further
notice-young, old, white
black, speckled or gray.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
THE BOND ELECTION.

The people of Chanute had tht
privilege of voting, last Friday, OF
the proposition to bond the distric
$44. 900 for school purposes.
The proposition failed by yer,
decided majority
From this result we must not un
derstand that the people of Chanutt
are not interested in education anc
are not willing to come forwarC
with the necessary money at any
and all times. The trouble with the
proposition was that it was simply
an unfair and unreasonable demand
conceived in the minds of few who
were personally interested and die
not meet with the approval of the
great majority.
The verdict of the masses s us.
ually about right on any proposition
that they have had an opportunity
to study and the unanimity with
which the people vo ted against this
proposition, outside of the third
ward, shows that the proposition
must have been bad in the extreme
Because the people voted down
this proposition does not indicate,
by any means, that the people want
to starve or handicap our schools,
but that they are not in favor of a
lavish and useless expenditure OF
money. The people are willing to
vote the necessary money at any
time to build all the room that is
needed to accommodate our children
but they want that money used in
an economical manner and applied
in the locality where it is needed
most. They are not wiling to see
their money foolishly squandered
or wasted in extravigant plans for
buildings.
The defeat of these bonds cannot
be attributed to the old sectional
fight, as there was quite respect
able vote on the east side for the
proposition and the second ward,
dh the West side gave a neat major
ity against.
Now this proposition is voted down,
it is the province of the school
board to lay aside any personal
feeling they may have in the matter
and by getting together give us re-
lief IN the congested parts of Tie
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A WAR INCIDENT.

The great civil war threw many
mea together from various parts Of
the country and formed many strange
associations AID many warm friend
ships that were broken at the close,
never to be renewed. L have listened
70 many old soldier stories, reminis.
cences and campfire talks and they
are always interesting. But une OF
the straDsest coincidents that l evcl
noted OF army life came to my atten
tion several years ago in this city. l
was sitting in my office one pleasant
evening when my attention was called
to the talk of two old soldiers on the
sidewalk ln front. One had worn the
blue and the other the gray.
They were discussing sUldier life
and some of It's incidents, and dwelt
particularly en- certain hard cam
paign in which they had participate
the one on one side aud the other on
the opposite. He who had worn
the gray said Il met young boy ON
one occasion after certain battle
that 1 have often thought about and
often wondered II l would ever meet
him again.
We had taken good many prisoners
and were guarding them In a rude
stockade. l was on guard duty al
the edge OF some timber. 1t was n
bright moonlight night and as /
walked my lonely beat, thinking OF
the loved ones at home that l had not
seen for so long and With the chances
very much against my ever seeir g
them again. 1 was suddenly confront.
ed by the form of slender boy and
a companion In blue. The soft moon
light fell upon the boys face. rem
dered pale and haggered by sickness
and privation and gave it an almost
unearthly look"
II am sick, he said, and cannot live
in there, pointing TO the stockade. /
looked at him and he seemed so young
and so frail, my heart failed me, and
forgetting duty, l pointed TO the
timber and tnrned on my beat. Ihave
always Wondered II that poor boy ever
reached the Union lines and what
eyer became of him. The other man
sprang forward and grasped the hand
OF the speaker and said In choking
voice, 81 am the sick boy you befriend.
ed and had you not allowed me to es-
cape, would not be here tonight to
thank you for your kindness"
Then those two boys held reunion
right there that was protracted far
INTO the night, and it seemed
the JOY OF this meeting almost COM
pensatei them for the trials and
hardships Of their soldier experience.
Those men still live in the city and
1 scarcely eyer meet either without
thinking OF that chance meeting In
front Of my office. They both wear
the gray, in their locks, now and are
going down the incline, but the mem.
ory Of that one night In the south land
Is fresh in the memory of zach and
these men are bound together by a
tie that Is stronger than ordinary
. RI Indship.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
THE KATY.

1t is now dehnately settled that
the Katy expects to make some valu
able improvements in this city. A
number of the prominent officers Of
the road have been here looking
over the ground with reference to a
belt line around the city to tap tL,
various industries that are now her
and preparing to locate. That woulf
be the sensible and logical thing fol
the Katy to do, and it may be done
AT least a new depot will be built
1t is not yet determined whethe
the new building will be erected OF
the present site or new site secu
ed ON higher ground.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
SWING TOWARD CEN
TRALIZATION,

The public utilities bill, which
hasl Just been enacted in New York,
marks long step in the centraliza-
tion of power which is xader way in
the government of the nation, ofthe
states and of municipalities. One
of the bilrs opponents in the legis
lature at Albany said it was the
most radical measure ever proposed.
Its friends conceded that it was
radical. Through the commission
which he appoints, it places in the
hands Of the governor power in
regulating corporations such as was
never in the hands of any one man
befone. The matter of the service,
the capitalization and general con
duct ef the great corporations are
placed under the surveillance and
control of commission which, in
this bread field, gives the governor
a power beyond that of any Euro
pean potentate.
But this concentration of author
ity seems to be demanded by the
conditions. We have Iust seen
railway rate regulation act passed by
congress which arms the interstate
commerce commission with powers
far beyond those granted by the law
of 1887, which was denounced al
the time as despotic and destructive.
Charters have been give by iegisla.
lures to cities ia the past few years,
which have granted autocratic au-
thorfty to mayors In more recent
, times city government in the famil-
lar form has been displaced in many
cities, notably ia Galveston, by
commissions which virtually dis
pense with boards of alderman and
most of the rest of the familiar ma
chinery of municipal government.
And this new department In city
legislation and administration is
rapidly extending.
In the olden days when anything
needed TO be done quickly in any
part of the country, the cry was,
let us go to Jackson. That idea
dropped out after Old Hickory's re.
t,rement. But it is revived in far
more extensive way in the days of
Young Hickory. Roosevelt will do
it for us, is the cry to-day of the
persons who are impatient of the old
restraints; and who want things done
all at once, and done permanently.
Appeals for intervention in more
sorts of things are made to the pres
ent president of the United States
than we're made to half dozen of
his predecessors. The country is
growing with great speed, all the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
RELIABLE JEWELRY

Our superior array OF Jewelry an
Watches makes selection easy. Every
thing is in perfect taste. aad every
hing may be perfectly relied upon.
We sell nothing we don't know all
about, and we tell you everything we
know about every thug you ask to see.
coNKLIN, the Jeweler.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
BIOOmhearfBrOS
.TheCOrreCt Time

Is sometimes a a matter of great
Importance. A watch that doesn't
tell the correct time Is just as bad as
nU watch at all. Ifyour watch shows
an inclination to be eccentricor un-
steady in It's habits, bring IT, 10 us and
we will put it In shape at very rea-
sonable cost.
CONKLlN, the Jeweler
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est that they can afford to pay.
The development of enterprises in
every part of the country has been
SO enormous as to exhaust available
floating capital. Topeka Capital.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31

The Santa Fe alfalfa car will be
in Chanute Jure IL, at I.43 p. m.
1t would be we'll for as manv OF our
farmers as possible to be present on
that occasion and learn all they can
on this important subject from these
experts.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-31
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
OF THE WEST.

-
That the West has become inde-
pendent in late years of Wall street
is generally appreciated, but the ex-
tent of its independence has never
been estimated, so far as we know.
In Holland S" Wall Street column
IN the Philadelphia Press some fig
ures are given on this point.
Ten years ago the dependence OF
the West on Wall street was COM
plete. Early in the spring every
year the current Of money began to
run eastward into the New York
banks and continued steadily uatil
about August. These balances sg-
gregated probably upwards of 100
million dollars. 1t was in part prIn-
cipal bxt in great part interest on
indebtedness due the East from the
West. AS lately as 1903 the banks
of New York City reported, accord
ing to Hollands 6gures, an Increase
in the early summer of SO aaillion
dollars in deposits received from
the West. Even at that date west
ern independence was beginning te
be recognized by New York bankers.
Plttshurg, Cleveland and Chicago,
as we'll as some other main western
centers, were able TO finance local
manufactures aRd other enterprises
on their own resources. The great
crops at good prices and the i'm
mensely increased manufacturing
output of the @est during the last
four years have completed the fnan-
cial ia.depencence OF the West.
This is shown by the New York
bank deposits. Under the old re-
gime, the tide ofnloney turned back
upon i'self towards the middle of
August, the East returning funds to
move the crops. In the spring and
summer of 1905 the western deposits
in New York amounted to but te
million dollars, great decrease
from fecmer years Last year the
ii lie was actually reFersed and New
York sent the West money through
the spriag and summer-meantime
loudly clamorlng for Uncle Sam to
supply its depleted reserves. The
West for two years has moved its
crops with ITS own money.
The liquidation of western indebt-
edness really began more than ten
years ago. From 1892, when east
ern money ceased to come into
western land and town booms, this
took its start. The next
four years were period of severe
western depression. but they were
also period of economy and debt
During the last three
or four years the West has found
great opportunities to employ its
own capital and grows every year
less disposed to loan it's capital to
the East. This year uncommon in
ducements have been made by New
York banks to western banks, those
of Kansas included, to secure loans,
bat home enterprises have furnished
better employment for western de-
posits.
These general conditions and
other financial conditions that are
general and not local account TO a
great extent fer the furry in Wall
street as we'll as for the complaint of
railroad companies of Il diff Guilty
of getting capital at rate of inter-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11

REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL.
Colored Organization to Discuss Topics
of Interest to the Race.

w r. Pettiford, chief Councillor and
j. W. Collier secretary of the Represen-
tative Council, an organization for the
promotion Of sentiment in opposition to
crime among members of the negro race
have issued the following:
Notice is hereby given that the first
monthly session Of the Representative
Council will meet on che third floor of
the bank building, Monday night, Janu-
airy IA, at 7:SO. AS the work of this coun-
ell gives opportunity for the fortunat tie
ones among us to help the less fortunate,
we urge that the thoughtful people, male
and female, will avail themselves of the
opportunity of attending this meeting. and
help us to construct such a sentiment
in our district as will be the means of
breaking up gambling and theft and to
assist our domestic, as well as our public
laborers. The following will be some of
the subjects discussed:
!. The condition Of our domestic service
and how to meet them by Mrs. II. C.
Davenport and Mrs. T. A. Moore.
q How to deal with the crime and
gambling by DR.. S. J.. Martin.
3. How we may apply the advice con-
tanned in Booker T. Washington's recent
speech to our people in the district, by
Rev F. G. Ragland.
These papers will be followed by short
talks by visiting friends. We urge the
people to meet promptly, as there is other
important business to be considered at
this meeting.
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n. & 3. Beers Private Wire to c. n.
Cothran. Nor.

New Orleans, January 10.--There was a
lull in the demand for spot cotton in
the local market today, the inquiry not
being SO urgent as of late and while
Liverpool reported the continuance of
large business doing in spots, sales 1900
bales, it was noticed that prices remained
unchanged, indicating willingness on
the part of the holders to meet the mar
ket. Cables from the continent of Europe
reported spinners out of the market,
Havre, endeavorng to dispose of list of
the large premiums paid here for desir-
able cottons being the inducements
The effect of such developments was
reflected in an easier market after an
advance of about points had been es-
tablished after opening of the local mar
ket, March after selling at 1913, advance
ing to 1854, finally easing off to about
1898 for want of support, occasioned by
advices from the interior and from CONT
mental Europe that there was less de-
mand for actual cotton.
The census report of II, 751 900 bales gin
ned to January 1,-evidently about met ex-
pectations in the English market which,
at one time. was up to requirements.
There was nothing of bullish nature to
be discovered in the report, however, for
the reason that it showed 2025. 200 bales in
excess of last years 9725.000 bales ginned
to the same date, Notwithstanding the
smaller number of gins than one year ago
by 454 which in conjunction with last
years revised figures of the census, would
indicate the total ginning far I'm excess of
what was officially reported yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-11
COTTON MARKET IS
WEAK AND LOWER
Closed at Net Decline of II to
10 Points
SOUTHERN SPOTS FIRM
American Markets Failed to Respond
to Cables and Bulish Advice From
Liverpool Spots-Big Esti-
mates for Houston.

New York. Janury 10.-The cotton mar
ket was weak and lower during today's
trading and closed at a net decline Of
Il to 10 points. Sales of the day were
estimated at 10000 bales.
The opening was barely steady at an
advance of points to decline of 4
points. which was a disappointing re-
5sponse to hrmer Liverpool cables the big
English spot sales and bullish private
adviees from the English trade.
There was some support here at first
from Liverpool people and some covering
of shorts, but the big estimate for to-
morrows receipts at Hounston, and the
failure of fresh outside buying orders to
materialize soon weakened the market
and the general ruling during the later
trading was weak and unsettled under
liquidation and bear pressure with prices
back to within two or three points of
the low level touched just before the
publication of census figures on the prev
ious day. The close was at the lowest
of the session on the active months, and
barely steady.
Southern spot advices received during
the day continued bullish, particularly
from the eastern belt and southern spot
markets were unchanged to Il higher, ac-
cording to the official reports. Port re-
ceipts were heavy. but were exceeded by
exports and the estimate for tomorrow's
receipts at New Orleans was lighter than
recently.
Receipts at the ports today. 5000 bales
against 1913 last week and 23153 last
year. For the week 100000 bales against
313,701 last week and 163 296 last year. To-
days receipts at New Orleans, 12,S7S bales
against II, 1877 last year and at Houston a.
311 against 1911 last year.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheat-No spring, 75479c; No. 8, ESQ
7Sc No red, 71a4@72c.
Corn-No. 2, 4O1ac No. 2 yellow. Ale.
Oats-No. 2, 331zci No. white, 95a@
3519c.
Rye-No. ., Coo.
Barley-Fair to choice mailing. 4S@52c
Flax Seed-No. l, S1.15; No. l northwes-
tern, s1.22.
Prime timothy seed, s4.S5.
Clover-Contract grades, s14
Short Ribs Sides-Loose, IS. SOFAS .9712.
Mess Pork-Per barrel, 1910
Lard-Per 100 pounds, 50. 221s49.25.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, S.121s@9 Bly,
Whisky-Basis of high wines, sl.S.
On the produce exchange today the
butter market was steady; creameries, 2
a3tc; diaries, 20a27c. Eggs steady, at
mark cases included, 21623c; firsts. 23c;
prime frsts, 24e extras, 2Gc Cheese
steady, 13614c
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Steady; mddling, 1Os4c; net
receipts. 1881; gross receipts, 14,311; ship
ments, II 1874; sales, 1886; stock, S9,304
Augusta: Steady; middling, 1lhc; net
receipts 600; gross receipts 6O9; ship
ments, 1851; sales, 81 stock, 1926.
Memphis: Steady; middlng. 10 9-16c; net
receipts, 2O51; gross receipts, 5Sf1; ship
ments. 5s47; sales 2000; stock, 173,45S
st. Louis: Firm; middling, l0s4c; net
receipts, s00 gross receipts, 6925; ship
ments, 5234 sales. 432; stock, 1920
Cincinnati; Net receipts. 1921; gross re-
ceipts 1927; shipments, 1877; stock $685.
Louisville: Firm; middling, 10 9-16c.
Total today: Net receipts, 1872 gross
receipts. 27,SO7; shipments S0.Sf3; sales,
1866; stock, 349, 59S.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Steady; middling 10Ac; net
receipts, $685. gross receipts $685. sales,
2251; stock, 1,SS5; France, PEA; conti-
nent, 5; coastwise, 30.
New orleans Easy; fniddling, 10 9-1Gc;
net receipts, 12s7S; gross receipts, 12,S7s;
sales, $3.50; stock, 405,593; Great Britain,
81 800.
Mobile: Firm; midding, 1O1kc; net re-
ceipts, 1850; gross receipts, 1850; sales, $50;
stock, 55, lac; coastwise, u.
Savannah: Quiet middling, 10 9-l6c; net
receipts 6S46; gross receipts, 63i6; sales,
1884, stock, Isl. 951; continent, SO47.
Charleston: Quiet; middling, loo; net
receipts, rs; gross receipts, 11S; stock,
13,52S; coastwise, 100.
Wilmington: Steady; mlddling, 1880;
net receipts, 1863; gross receipts, 1869;
stock, 11,190.
Norfolk: Steady; middling, 1o5sc; net
receipts, 2194; gross receipts, 2I94; sales,
401: stock, 52169; coastwise, 246l.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 1O7sc;
gross receipts, 1925; stock, 9O75.
New York: Steady; middling, 1o.SOc;
gross receipts, 1886; sales, 1885; stock,
1896.
Boston: Steady; mlddling 10.soc; net re-
ceipts 1146; gross receipts, 2453; Great
Britain, 300
Philadelphia: Quiet; middllng, Hos; net
receipts, 2OS gross receipts, 20S; stock,
2757.
San Francisco: Net receipts, 5000; gross
receipts, 1900; Japan, 300.
Port Townsend: Net receipts, 1920;
Japan, 1920.
Miscellaneous: Net receipts. IL; gross
receipts, II.
Total today at all ports: Net, 552S0;
Great Britain, 81 800; France, 12224; con-
tinent, sO47; Japan, 1920; stock. 1,342.s02
Consolidated at all ports: Net. 277,59G;
Great Britain, 107.507; France, 902,073; con-
tinent, SO ,122; Japan, 1920.
Total since September 1 at all ports:
Net 6,4O20s5; Great Britain, 1.9so,sT;
France. 5G4 40 continent, 1857 800; Japan,
107, 76i.