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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
SWEDISH SOCIETY TO GIVE BALI.

The Swedishs society Of San Fran
cisco will celebrate its thirty-fourth
anniversary with an entertainment and
ball TO be given In its Swedish Ameri-
can hall, 2174 Market street. this even
ing at o'clock All arrangements
have been made to make this affair
worthy of the OCCASION. The following
committee has charge: President Emil
Hogberg, Vice President a. Lundqvist,
Secretary Fl. Brunell, Treasurer J. L.
Jacobson, A. Nelson and II. Forsberg.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
srrs rNTrED RAILROADS.

J. ". Johnston sued the United Rail-
roads Yesterday for $4,000 damages.
4 car al II and FOrty-second streets
started while he was alighting from
sustaining . broken leg and wrenched
fant-i
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17

Do You Want S5.OOs
Read THE CALLS weekly OFFER ON
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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-17
EreirI,t to GoIdfeId

2 dav freight service (refrigerator) to
C$oldfeId and Tonopah via Southern Pa
cific and Tonopah & Goldfeld RI
NEW CHOLERA CASES IN ST. PETERS
PURG-Sf Petersburg. Oct. 16.-There AZ
new cholera cases and 81 deaths in the city dur
ing the last a hours
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
Assaulted an Officer.

Art Dick had a little misunderstanu'
ing with night marshal Hitchcock Sun
day evening, as a result Of which he
has hiked for parts unknown, while
the officers are looking for him.
Arts father had been arrested Satur
day evening and was in the city jail
Art was around the Jail and was Or
dered away. AS he and Hitchcock
were walking up the street, Art be-
came rather boisterous, which brought
forth a warning that he should de-
sist or he would be thrown in. He
did not obey the mandate of the mar
shall, who then started him back to
|; the Jail. AS they were going by the
alley at the Bush barn, Art made a
grab for the marshaPs club and
knocked him senseless, then made hi
getaway. The marshal could no
find him when he came to, and has
not yet located him. It is likely thai
II Dick comes back he will be prose
cuted for this offense pretty hard.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
TARIFF SPEECH.
Confined From Pzre One.

pie. Il Is q case Of confidence. Tue
voters have confidence In Republican
leaders; the leaders have confidence
in the Ways and Means Committee;
the Ways and Means Committee has
confidence In the men who represent
the trusts, and the trusts write the
tariff law and thus secure to them
selves the right to levy tribute upon
the public. SO accustomed have Re-
publican leadres become to allowing
the protected interests to write the
tariff schedules that so eminent and
honorable a man as Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts said, in discussing
the Mckinley bill, then before the
Senate;-
Instead of coming before your sub
committee for a formal hearing on
our Massachusetts industries, |
thought the best way was to careful
ly prepare a table of all the various
industries, perhaps some sixty or
seventy in all, and ask Brother Aid
rich to 60 over them with me and
ascertain what the people wanted in
each case and If there were any cas-
es where the committee had not al
ready done exactly what the petit
tionres desired or had not inflexib
ly passed upon the question, l could
have hearing before you, but l find
In evrey instance the action of the
Committee, as Mr.. Aldrich thinks II
likely to be, is entirely satisfactory
to the interests l represent, with the
exception of one or two, and the
! papers in regard to those cases
have handed to Mr.. Aldrich."
Mr.. Miles, whom l have before
quoted, says, in American Industries
of April of this year,
people asking a government rep
resentative for relief on anothe
schedule were by that representativ,
referred to New England manufac
turer, the official agreeing to act il
accordance with the protected man
ufacturers wishes. Said the MANI
facturer; Il wrote that schedul
myself. I did not intend that
should be interpreted as severely a
5 it has been, but having been SO In
: terpreted, will not consent to
modification Of it," And this man
will remains the law"
We would not expect jury to d
t justice to the defendant if it wa
+ composed entirely Of the relatives Q
the plaintiff; neither can we expec
a congress to do justice to the mass
j. es If 1t is composed of men who ar
}, in sympathy with, and obligated Il
S the corporations which have for
q generation been enjoying special pri,
S ileges.
There Is no prospect of relic
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

UNITED STATES SENATOR
Hugh P. Farrelly
CONGRESSMAN, It'll DISTRICT
Samuel /. Hale
FOR STATE SENATOR
Thirty-Fifth District
George B. Ross
Representative S3rd District
W. P. FEEDER
COUNTY CLERK
C. F. Younkin
COUNTY TREASURER
]. W. Soderstrom
COUNTY ATTORNEY
James W. Clarke
REGISTER OF DEEDS
E. E. Epperson.
PROBATE JUDGE
H. A. Hall
SHERIFF
NJ. Daley
CORONER
DR.. F. l.. McCauley
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
H. E. Powers
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT CoOh
Lynn DeGarmo
COUNTY PRINTER
Roy Cornelius
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

fort to make q private MONOPOLY I'M
possible, they are not In a pos1ioo
to complain Of tariff legislation aim
ed at trusts. II they refuse to as
sist US in exterminating the princi
pie Of private monopoly, they cannon
well object to legislation necessary
to protect the people from trust e.
tortion.
Mr. Taft did not retire to the plat
form demand that wood pulp p'in'
paper, lumber, timber and logs DC
placed upon the free list. Why! BE-
cause the President vainly besought
Congress to enact a law emoooyine
part of this demand. 1t Is absurd
to complain Of the exhaustion od
our forests while we encourage their
destruction by a tariff on the prod-
ucts of foreign forests. But sucn
legislation becomes not only foli!
but a crime when it is remembered
that a handful Of men m0nopolize
the benefits flowing from the tarlll
on these things, while the whole coun
try bears the burden Of the tax. Hon.
R. F. Pettigrew, Of South Dakota, in
a speech made in the United States
Senate, referred to an important state
ment, which appearde in the North
western Lumberman, February q,
1897. Senator Burrows of Michigan
had referred to a Mr.. Winchester
as a man of great reliability and
truthfulness, and Senator Pettigrew
quoted Mr.. Winchester as saying
in the Northwestern Lumberman:
There were a lot of gentlemen
from the northwest, up Mimi, way
in Washington the other day, and
they we're sitting in Senator Bur-
rows room. An interesting incident
occurred there. Senator Burrows is
chairman of the committee. The CON
mitee had not had a meeting for a
long time. They happneed to be
seated in that room, and one Of
: the gentlemen from Minnesota had
an envelope and lead pencil. He
walked around the room and cipher.
ed up little bit. and he said;
: "Mr. Burrows, do you know what
; II thousand on lumber would
mean to this crowd of men In here?
, There were not as many in the
!. room as there are here. He said:
!, AN advance Of 81 a thousand on
C lumber would mean sS,125,OOO on last
years product"
: Could more conclusive proof BIZ
, desired? And the Senator Burrows
t mentioned is the same Senator Bur
: rows who acted as Temporary Chair
: man Of the last Republican National
] Convention, and sounded the key
: note Of the campaign.
e How long will the Republican farm
= ers, merchants and laboring mer
g permit few men to make the tar
/ III laws for their own pecuniary ad
: vantage and at the expense of thu
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

from a Republican President and
Congress. The Democratic party, II
entrusted with power, can and win re
duce the tariff.
The Democratic platform not only
demands q reduction Of the tariff,
but 1t plainly outlines the course to
be pursued in securing the reduction.
1t begins by proposing that articles
which come into competition with
articles controlled by a trust be plac-
ed on the free list. What better
place to begin? Years ago Mr.. Hav-
emeyer, the head Of the Sugar Trust,
said that the tariff was the mother
Of trusts-and her children are many.
Secretary Taft, in his notification
speech says that an excessive tariff
serves no useful purpose but offers
a temptation to those who would
monopolize the production and the
sale of such articles in this country,
to profit by the EXCESSIVE rate"
Now suppose the manufacturers,
who have been favored by legislation,
do conspire against the public and
enter into a monopoly. What penal
ty do the Republicans suggest? None
whatever. These men are to be con,
suited about proposed changes, and
If the next Republican tariff is made
like former Republican tariffs, moth
Ing will be done without the unani
nous consent of the beneficiaries.
What would be the effect of the
remedy proposed by the Democratic
platform? Simply this:-a law goes
into effect at some fixed date in
the future, and if the Democrats pass
a law, putting upon the free list
articles coming into competition will
those controlled by a trust, thu
trust will have until that date Il
dissolve. II the trust considers tht
law too drastic, it can avoid it b.
giving up its monopoly.
!, Secretary Taft calls this remed!
utterly destructive" and in his anx
iety to prevent it, overlooks tn
fact that the Democratic party ha
other remedies for the trusts.
we can succeed in dissolving exist
Ing trusts, and in preventing tn
organization Of new ones, there viii
be no trusts against which to us
the remedy Of which he complains
There is now law against trusts
but 1t has not been sufficiently enfor
J ed to prevent trusts. The Democrat
demand Its enforcement; II It's en-
forcement rids the country of trusts
, then this policy which Mr.. Tai
SO much fears will become perfect
ly harmless. If the Democrats s,
cure control Of both the House an
the Senate. they are pledged to les
lsiation which will make a priyat
monopoly impossible. If the Repul
: licans retain control of part Of tn
legislative machinery of the govern
ment and refuse to Join in the g
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
STATE TICKET
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
Arthur E. Asher
Everard Bierer.
Fred C.. Flory
George W. Click.
J. W. Howe.
George H. Matchette.
Reginald Herbert Meade.
W.. P. Morris
John B. Rea.
II. ]. Sweeney.
JUSTICES OF SUPREME COURT
A. E. Helm.
Joseph P. Rossiter.
Isaac o. Pickering.
GOVERNOR
jeremiah D. Botkin.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Harry Mcmillan
SECRETARY OF STATE
Willis H. Kemper.
AUDITOR OF STATE
Louis B. Eppenger.
TREASURER OF STATE
Conway Marshall
ATTORNEY GENERAL
George W. Freerks
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION
Ella s. Burton
SUPT. OF INSURANCE
Milton F. Belisle
STATE PRINTER
J. s. Cobb
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
Oscar o. Ayres
Frank C. Field
jeremiah E. Howard
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
~ a the country,

ret a the country y AZ
The second step In the .reducsa0a
OF the tariff II q material reducf
ton upon the necessities Of ne
especially upon goods competing wan
such American manufactures % are
sold abroad more cheaply than s1
home" At present the articles used
by the poor bear a higher rate, cd
valorem, than the articles used oy
the rich. This statement can be
verified by an examination OF any Of
the schedules. A tax upon consump-
ton, even when laid with absolute
impartiality, bears heaviest upon the
poor, because our necessities are
much more uniform than our possess
ions. People do not eat in proper
ton to their income; they do not
wear clothing in proportion to their
income; they do not use taxed goods
in proportion to their income. AZ
all taxes must come out of ones
income. no matter through what sys.
tenn levied or collected, they are, in
effect, income taxes, and taxes on
consumption are really graduated in
come taxes, the largest per cent be-
ing collected from those with the
smallest income and the smallest per
cent from those with the largest
income. 1t is only fair, therefore,
That In an attempt to relieve the
people from the iniquities of a high
tariff, the poor, who are over-burden.
ed, should be given first considera.
ton. Then, too, a reduction in the
tariff on the necessities of life
brings a benefit to all the people.
While a reduction in the tax unon
iuxuries would benefit but portion
OF the people.
surely no one will object to a re.
duction being made upon articlestbat
come into competition with Ameri.
can manufactures which are sold
abroad more cheaply than at home.
Inc American manufacturer who can,
ns goods to foreign lands and there
"ftnout any protection whatevs-
oompetes successfully with the man.
naceurers Of all the world, DOES ~,
! need high tariff to meet com, s.
''on In the home market. And tbs,s
are enough articles sold abroad
at a low price to assure a large ad.
vantage to the American consumers
through the carrying out Of this one
plank.
MI. Tart, however, finds the great.
eSt alarm In the following clause IN
: our platform:
, Gradual reductions should be
made In such other schedules -
may be necessary to restore the tar.
LII to revenue basis"
He regards this threatened depart
ure from the protective system q
fatal. We are here brought face to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

Col. Green has been enjoying a WIS.,
it from a brother, Henry W. Greene,
whose home is in Boston. This is
not his first visit here, having been
here a number of years ago. He has
extensive investments in Colorado.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

Mrs. E. C. Davis, accompanied by
her son Lee and Arthur Smith, left
Sunday evening for a vacation in Col.
orado.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

Mrs. Hattie Meyers Of Galatia was
down the past week visiting her pa
rens, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gustin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04
NATIONAL TICKET

PRESIDENT
William Jennings Bryan
VICE PRESIDENT
D.. John W. Kern.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-04

Continued on Page Nine.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-15
TARIFF ON STEEL
WILL BE REVISED
SCHWAB, CARNEGIE AND 9TH
ERS TO PLEAD CAUSE
Republican Members of Ways and
Means Committee Will Meet
During Holiday Recess to
Hear Testimony

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-In drafting
the new tariff bill to be introduced at
the special session of congress the
house ways and means committee Is
to give special consideration to the
steel schedule.
Charles M. Schwab, the steel mag
nate, will appear before the committee
tomorrow
Andrew Carnegie, who has been sub
poenaed, will not appear until other
steel men, including Henry c. Frick
of Pittsbure and Judge r. H. Gary,
have testified before the committee.
The Republican members of the com
mittee, who will draft the new tariff
bill, will sit as a subcommittee for
this purpose every day after Monday
during the Christmas recess.
It is the desire of the comp1ittee TO
fatv essefit the testimony iJetoa Z Il as soon
as possible, but wherever it is found
that the testimony has been insufti-
cient it is proposed to call those manu-
facturers before it who can give the
desired information.
When the majority members of the
committee complete their bill they will
submit it to the Democratic members.
The latter will offer the house minor
ity report unless the bill reported by
the Republicans provides for the reduc-
tions that the Democrats favor.
The main differences of opinion prob
ably will be on the lumber, metal and
pulp and paper schedules.
Champ Clark, the minority leader
of the house, has brought out much
important testimony in his examination
of witnesses on the lumber and steel
schedules, and he favors a material re-
duction in the dutiese.
Two hearings were held today, one
witness appearing at each. At the af-
ternoon hearing Colonel J. W. Allison,
a cottonseed oil manufacturer, asked
for a reduction in the duty on pressed
cameFs hair cloth, the present duty on
which, he said, is prohibitive and per-
mits a monopoly of the product.
This cloth is used in crushing cotton
seed in the manufacture of the oil.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-15
LOCAL

Associated Charities cooperate with others
to aid movement in giving Christmas feast to
children. . .
County supervisors pass law making 1t
crime to sell pools on horse races or on any
thing else. --,.,.
Parents of boys in high school fraternities
appeaI to board of education to modify order
against membership in secret orders
Restaurant Mems association hold banquet at
LeVys ,
Grand Jury vindicates city board of educa-
tion of misconduct charges and commends It's
work in interests of schools welfare.
Iiazard Park improvement association writes
letter to council which casts insinuation at
Chief Engineer Mulholland of owens river
auueduct department.
Dr. Lamb dislkes chasing dogs and resigns;
Secretary Lawson of Humane Animal league is
appointed to fill vacancy
Bethlehem institute assists two educated
Russians to secure employ after they had
sought in vain to support themselves.
Clerk higgins of the superior court appointed
to succeed SheTk as deputy district attorney.
Council anxious to settle question regarding
storm waters of Arroyo Seco which flood ad-
jacent property.
city council changes its meeting day from
Mondays to Tuesdays.
Wilmington youth gives graphic description
of the killing of his mother by assailant whom
he shot but did not overpower.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-15
CASTRO CHEERED
BY BIG CROWDS
VENEZUELA'S PRESIDENT AR
RlVES IN BERLIN
Ruler Of Little Republic Reveals Great
Energy, Although Apparently
Very lIl-Denes Ship
Captured Is His

BERLIN, Dec. 14-President Castro
of Venezuela arrived here this even
ing.
The train was late, but was awaited
by a dense crowd of people who had
gathered out of curiosity.
No precautions had been taken to
prevent the public from crowding the
platform, and as the train steamed
into the depot the president was
greeted with shouts of Long live Cas-
tro.
There was a general lifting of hats
and much cheering.
The Venezuelan charge daffaires at
Berlin, Senior Veloz-Goetinea, Senor
Nachod the consul at Berlin, and
other prominent Venezuelans had the
greatest difficulty in making their way
to the entrance of the car, Where cas-
tro stood awaiting to descend.
The president, although having the
appearance of a sick man, was full OF
energy. .,..,-
oyercoat. AS soon as the train came
Is a stop he stepped out qutely and
cordially embraced Senors Ncloz ana
Nachod
Members OIL CdSIIo sulte seo' lt -
the president had sent a dispatch 10
Emperor William from Herbestal stat
ing that he had come to Germany tor
medical treatment, and expressing pro-
found homage to his majesty
According to the same authority
when he learned the news. Of the cap
ture of a Venezuelan vessel by the
Dutch cruiser Gelderland, he was not
greatly affected, merely remarNng that
there was no such vessel in the NeIle-
zuelan service.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-15
HAMS TRIAL IS
BEGUN AND SIX
JURORS PASSED
NIGHT SESSION HELD TO Ex-
PEDlTE CASE
AUTHORS DEFENSE TO BE AF-
FICTION FOR BROTHER
Counsel Announces That Noted Nau-
tical Novelist Will Take the
Stand in His Own
Defense

hLUSHING, N. Y, Dec. 4.-Whca
court adjourned tonight after two
- long sessions consumed in exami-
nations of talesmen, six jurors sat III
tile jury box to try Thornton j. Hams,
author, on charges of being an acces-
sorry in the killing of William u. An
mis-, shot down at the Bayside fachl
club last summer by Captain Peter {.
Hams. jr.
The difficulty of securing q jury be-
cause of opinions formed early became
apparent, and Justice Crane decided
that night session should be held.
The questioning of talesmen by
Hams counsel indicated that the de-
fense will be based principally on the
proposition that Thornton, fearing his
brothers life was in jeopardy fron The
crowd at the club house, drew his re-
volver and held the crowd back.
His act was one of defense, and not
of offense, according to his counsel
John Mcintyre of counsel for Hains
announced that Hains would take the
stand in his own defense. He likely
will tell of those eysnts at Fort Ham
iiton which led to the separation of
Captain Hains and his wife and to the
tragedy.
Mr.. Mcintyre also will offer in evil
dence the alleged confession made by
Mrs. Claudia Hams to her husband.
What He May Tell
Early court room reports had it that
the defendant would take the witness
stand and tell the entire story of those
occurrences at Fort Hamilton which
counsel for the defense alleges COM
PEELED Captain Hams to send his wife
away and to take the life of Annis. In
this way a foundation for Captain
Hams defense will be laid.
William E. Annis, editor of an out
ing periodical was shot and killed while
stepping from his boat to the float of
the Bayside Yacht club on August 10,
by Captain Hains.
While Captain Hams was in the Phil
ippines year ago his brother Thorn
ton, wrote him that his wife was re-
ceiving too much attention from Annis.
The absent captain returned to Fort
Hamilton and his wife denied the
charges. Later, Mrs. Hams asserts
that General Hams and her husband
and Thornton Hains forced a false con-
fesson from her.
The couple separated and Captain
Hains brought a divorce suit IIea1-
ing that Annis was still visiting his
wife, Captain Hams is said to have
become enraged and his counsel de-
clare that from that time on he be-
came temporarily insane.
In company with his brother. Thorn
ton, he went to the Bayside Yacht clun
last August and shot Annis five times.
while Thornton waved the club mem
bers away with a drawn revolver.
When court convened the talesmen
drawn on the first panel. which has
been protested by the defense on the
ground that it was improperly drawn,
were sent to a room below the court
chambers while the roll of 1870 talesmen
drawn on the subsequent panels were
called.
The roll call of talesmen disclosed
that Charles w. Rearber who saw the
shooting and is witness for the de-
fense, had been subpoenaed as tales
man. He was quickly excused.
After the roll call the court adjourned
until 1 p. m.