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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
A Monster Locomotive.

Weighing, with the tender, 300
tons in working order and having a
hauling power one-half greater than
the most powerful passenger locomo-
tive now in use, the largest passen.
ger engine in the world has Just been
completed by the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works. 1t is for the AtchiSon,
Topeka and Santa Fe railway, and
will be used for fast trains on the
mountain division in Southern Cali
fornia and Nevada.
Apart from its tender this locomo-
tive weighs S76,45O pounds and is
IS feet long. The tender carries
$4,000 gallons of water and 1000
gallons of oil, which is the fuel the
monster locomotive will use. This
will run the engine about one hun
dred miles without stopping for
water or fuel. Total length of loco.
motive and tender is los feet. The
traction power Of this locomotive is
$4,000 pounds.
1t is built for speed as well a
great hauling power. There are five
pairs, Of driving wheels, seventy
three inchesin diameter, which work
in two sets, the locomotive being Of
the Mallet articulated compound
type. The three pairs Of wheels in
the rear set are driven by the high
pressure, cylinders, while the two
pairs in 1.-THE forward set, get their
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Information for Municipalities

A reference bureau for munich
palities is one of the most inter
testing parts Of the Extension Di-I
vision of the University of Kan
Sas. At one time or another the
problem of water supply, or of
lighting, OF of sewage disposal
cOnfronts every municipality, larg
or small. Some cities and towns
are perpetually confronted by
such problems because they are
unable to solve them. Many
municipalities solve them wrongly
for lack of information as to how
other cities have handled similar
questions. The University refer
ence bureau will collect such IN
formation as will be useful in ca
SeS such as these and will furn-
iSh it free to the governing bod
les of Kansas cities and towns.
This bureau will also be prepared
to offer suggestions as to uniform
systems of keeping accounts for
public utilities, in order that as
such uniform methods and forms
come into use, there may be an
accurate basis of comparison be-
tween the figures from different
cities.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Clicked Off

"Gentlemen," began the man with
the horseshoe pin, 81 was raised in
New England, ane when Thanksgiv-
ing came round"
"Please don't" interrupted the man
with the broken nose.
"But l was raised in New England,
and when"
81 am willing to buy you off,"
"You are offensive sir. l was CO.
ing to say"
ooh yes, but DON'T You were 60.
ing to tell about those old Thanks
giving dinners up in Vermont-cider
..pies-turkevS-gee Se-d u cks-
gathering of the Smith family, and all
that. It's old. We've been hearing
about those feaStS and gatherings for
the last hundred hears. Please come
off"
"Sir, you butted in too quick" OBJ.
served the other. ~ vas simply 60
ing to say that when our Thanksgiv.
ing Days came round we had pork
aud beans for dinner, and there was.
MT a Smith within ten miles Of US.
Some folks are altogether too Smartl''
Joe X RR.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03

The Christian Endeavor of the
Congregational church has been re-
organized, and the following officers
and COMMITTEES have been elected and
appointed: President, Earle Jenni,
son; vice president. Myrtle Ashpole;
secretary, Ivan Collins; treasurer,
Erna ZutSvern; organist, Bea Rush.
Prayer meeting committee: Ella
McMullen, chairman; Alice Reynolds,
Myrtle Ashpole, Lillian BrinkmaD,
Earle JeniiSon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
A Central Bank Of Issue

Souuul Uuun vi IOOuG
In bis speech at Boston President
Taft said:
"Mr.. Aldrch states that there are
two indisPutable requirements in any
plan to be adopted involving a Gen.
nal bank of issue. The one is that
the control of the monetary system
shall be kept from Wall street in
hunces and the other that it shall
not be manipulated for political pur-
poses. These are two principles to
which We can all subscribe"
Referring to this address the Du-
buque { Iowa. Telegraph Herald says:
:'Mr. Aldrich will recommend a
central bank Of issue, which is to
aythat We shall have such a bank,
to be created probably at the next
session Of congress. Thereafter the
one thing remaining to give Wall
street absolute, direct control of the
money Of the country will be supplied
1t has been impossible to keep the
United States treasury free from the
control of Wall street interests and
manipulation for political purposes.
Whenever Wall street has needed the
governments money 1t has got it.
Daring the panic of two years it re-
ceived S1SO,OO0,0OO of the peoples
money without interest. j. Plerpont
Morgan secured all the cash he
needed to acquire control of the
steel trusts most formidable compel.
itor, the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company, from the U. S treasury.
The cash sent:from Washington into
Wall street a year ago last October
was sold at a premium. 1t was
loaned at rates as high as 125 per
cent. For use of this money the
government received nothing.
"Leslie M. Shaw established the
custom Of loaning out the surplus to
Wall street without charge and set
the precedent of accepting as Secur-
ity for such loans other bondsI than
those Of the United States govern.
ment.
Mr.. Roosevelt made bis campaign
manager, George B. COrtelyou, Sec
rotary Of the treasury, and Cortelyou
paid back in governmen: favors for
the aid rendered by Wall street to
the Roosevelt campaign.
Gas the New York World says
When the United, States treasury can
not be kept free from such Influences
what hope is there in a central bank
of issue with power to expand or con-
tract the currency at will? If the
currency system can only be reformed
by substituting greater for a lesser
evil, it hao better be left uuregener.
Oated.
"Let the government give to cen
trail bank at issue power of control
over the money of the country. and it
will be found that Wall street will
control the bank"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03

Citizens of Independent and CON-
anche townships, please note the
township treasurers report of re.
ceipts and disbursements, in this is.
sue of the Democrat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03

The Masque club, a dramatic
organization composed of student.
of the State University, is enter
tanning Lawrence audiences by
staging old time plays. In Up
O. Me Thumb recently present.
ed, Miss Lucille Barrett of Hos
ington took the part of Rose JOr-
dan.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03

The Hooper Drug Co. now oc-
cupies the entire building, from
cellar to garnet, in which they
have been for some years. With
their drug business, their mus
ic business, their paper business
and their fancy china business, it
takes some room.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03

DR.. c. L. Davidson was in the
city this week on business.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Teachers Meeting

The second meeting Of the Barton
County Teachers Association will be
held in the high school building,
Hoisington, Kansas, on Saturda,,
December IL, 1909. Prof. Ellsworth
of Emporia will be the speaker OF
note.
PROGRAM
Morning Session Begins at 1890 a. m.
Song-seected. Association
Invocation. ....................Rev. James Rasley
The New Drawing Method ............-.-....-.-.
Miss Marie Brewer
Paper-"When Is the Teacher Successful"
.......-......... Mr.. 0. J. Weir
General Discuss ons by the Association:
a The must in discipline; Shall We try
to dispense with it,
b Prevention Of Hardness
Arguments in class
d The teacher doing the reciting
e The value Of system in schools
Question Box-conducted by...............President
adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION 200 p. m.
sonUed-selectd Association
Paper-'Mental Attitude OF the Pupil
...................... b. Z. Powers
Concert Entertainment arranged BY.
Miss Fern Allen and Mr.. Edgar Carver
Address-"Three Fourths Of Europe" .........
....................Prof D. A. Ellsworth, EmporiG
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
PROGRAM

Paper-"When Is the Teacher Successful
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03

In his speech at Boston President
Taft said:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03
MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER
HAS preliminary HEARING
Ysidro Sais Stabbed Relative as Result
of Dispute over House Occupied
by Their Families

Ysidro Sais, sc years of age, who is
accused of having murdered Natividad
Ogas, his relative by marriage, 2S
years of age, was given a part of his
preliminary hearing yesterday before
Police Judge Williams. The case was
continued until December 8 for final
disposition. Sais is alleged to have
entered into a dispute with Ogas over
rent and occupancy of house at
1854 San Fernando street, Jointly own
ed and occupied by the two families.
In the quarrel which followed, Ogas
was stabbed and died at the receiving
hospital. Officer Pautz, who happened
to be near the scene of the cutting af-
fray at the time, arrested Sais, who
admitted having stabbed Ogas, but
said he did 1t i'm self-defense.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03
ANOTHER ADDED
TO DEATH LIST
MRS. N. JACOBS, INJURED AT
LATIN CROSSING
HUSBAND AND FOUR CHILDREN
AMONG DEAD
Infant Daughter Seventh Victim of
the Automobile Accident, Re-
mains In Precarious
Condition

The sixth victim of the fatal acci-
dent at Latin crossing Thanksgiving
might, was claimed early yesterday
morning when Mrs. Nicholas Jacobs
succumbed to internal injuries at
Crocker street hospital. Her body was
removed to Cunningham q OConners s
morgue. No inquest will be held as
the coroner has decided that Mrs. ia
cobs' death was caused in the same
manner as the deaths of her husband
and four children, decided by a cor
oner's jury last Saturday to have been
purely accidental. The condition OF
the six-months old daughter of Mrs
Jacobs is still precarious although some
hope is held out for the recovery of
the baby
The accident at Latin crossing was
one which has shocked the entire com
munity and has led to efforts being
undertaken by the cit. council 20
eliminate grade crossings on all rail-
roads entering Los Angeles. While
the Jacobs family of eight members
and the fance of one of the sons were
returning to Los Angeles shortly after
o'clock Thanksgiving night, the auto
in which the nine persons were riding
was struck by a Santa Ana interurban
train of two cars. Five of the occu
pants were killed outright, Mrs. ia
cobs and her infant daughter were
seriously injured and the other three
in the machine escaped with minor
injuries. Mrs. Jacobs and her baby
were taken TO the Crocker street hos
pital where she died. While being
rushed to Los Angeles on a special car,
second accident occurred. The car
bearing the dead and injured crashed
into a Central avenue car at Central
and Seventh. Nineteen persons were
injured in the second accident.
Mrs. Jacobs was not told of the
death of her husband and four chill
dren until after it was thought she
was we'll out of danger. 1t is believed
that the shock of the news caused a
serious relapse from which she could
not rally. Her internal injuries were
not thought to be necessarily fatal
until Tuesday night when she began to
sink rapidly. She died at 2:30 o'clock.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday morning from Cunningham &
O'Conners at $3.50 and requiem mass
will be said at St. Patrick's church at
$3.50. Interment will be in Mt. Cal
vary cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
HOPES TO RAISE 100000

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.--The American
Bible society hopes to raise 5000, 0vJ
during the present month to complere
a 100000 fund which it must have in
it's treasury before December 81. IN
order to receive u like amount from
Mrs. Russell Sage for an endowment
fund.
Subscriptions received this week in
cluded the largest and smallest single
contributions so far acknowledged.
Both gifts We're from women, one be-
ing for $25,000 from an anonymous
donor and the other for ten cents, from
a poor woman in Georgia.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03
MOTOR BOAT MEN OBJECT
TO DRASTIC REGULATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Delegates from
most OF the motor boat organizations
in the United States, representing more
than 100000 owners and users of power
boats, met here yesterday to protest
against the adoption by congress of
proposed drastic laws for the regula-
tion of motor craft. Commodore C
w. Kotcher Of Detroit presided at the
meeting and petition was drawn up
which will be presented to congress,
declaring that the Humphrey bill now
before the house of representatives is
too sweeping in it's provisions and
should not be enacted.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03
MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER
is ACQUITTED OF CHARGE
Jury Follows Advice of Court and Re-
turns a Verdict of Not
Guilty

Following the advice OF Judge Willis yes
terday, the jury in the trial OF Clinton Bur-
rls of Lamanda Park. charged with the
murder of Irving G. Hobart August last.
returned verdict of not guilty and Burrs
was discharged. No evidence was introduced
by the defense, and the advice to acquit was
given by the court on motion of Burris' at
torneys.
Burris is said to have shot and killed Ho-
bart, his neighbor, at Lamanda Park August
7, when as shown by the testimony. Hobart
attacked him with hammer, Burris, who
is an invalid, claiming he could defend him
self in no other way. Hobart, said the ac-
cused, made the attack because he believed
Burrls was trying to influence the elder Ho-
bart to deprive him OF his property.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03
CHIPS ADORN OFFICE OF
CHIEF DETECTIVE BROWNE
Confiscated Poker Substitutes for
Money Represent Value of $4,000.
Seized at Catalina

curtain four feet long hung on brass
rod six feet long, and containing s45 poker
chips confscated in raids on gambling places
at Catalina was added yesterday to the OBJ
jects adorning the walls OF Chief Detective
s L, Brownies office The chips represent
a value of S35, 900 in money, ranging from
the white 6-cent disk TO the yellow $1,000
ivory.
The curtain has for its design Navajo
blanket. In the center is $1,000 chip, while
surrounding 1t are a number of $780, SlOO and
$50 disks. the little square being equal in
value, If the chips were used in play, to
$4,000.
The making OF the curtain required two
weeks OF evening labor, the boring of 1890
holes in the chips and their fastening to-
gether with small wire rings,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03
Frisco Road Elects officers

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The directors
of the st. Louis & San Francisco Rail-
road company today elected the follow
ing rev officers: c. r. Gray, James
Campbell, G. w. Hillard and w. b.
Biddle, vice presidents; w. c. Nixon,
vice president and general manager; A.
Douglas, vice president and general
auditor; A. S. Greig, vice president and
purchasing agent.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03

ma attention of
limited to 100 members
to
of Fee"-the modern OF modern machines
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03

A movement which combines the speed and easy running quail
Shuttle practical for general use with the practical advantages OF
shuttle double ball bearing principle that unique and the most
ment in Sewing machine circles for twenty-five years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-23

PRIMARY is CALLED BY
COMMITTEE IN MEETING
December Sth is Named
as Date.
All Voters Who Paid
Taxes for Last Year
Eligible to Vote
in Primary.

Wednesday, December Sth, is tht
date of the Democratic primary al
which the qualified white voters Of
Americus will nominate three mem.
bers of the city council to be voted fol
in the regular city election held or
December 18th, the three candidates
thus selected to serve as councilmen
for term of two years.
The city executive committee met
Monday morning and the work of Sc
lecting the primary date and ordering
rules therefore was accomplished in a
few minutes only.
The primary will be held on We'd
nesday, December Sth, about seven
teen days hence, affording all time
needed for campaigning.
All eligible white voters, who have
paid their city taxes for last year
1908 taXes-will be permitted to vote
in the primary. No scratching" of
ticket will be permitted. Three alder
AAaOAA oAS W bC CAIOSCny anu IlChGGS
polled with less than the required
three names will be thrown out.
Each candidate offering will pay S.
towards expenses of primary.
These are the rules set forth by the
committee yesterday-practica the
same as have obtained in all former
elections. And now that the date has
been fixed and the ''ice is broken" the
restive candidates anxious to save the
city can rush into the arena and tell
the voters where they stand
The city registration books close
December 1st, but this is for the col
lection of taxes for the surrent year
and has no bearing upon the primary.
If voter has paid his last years
tax he's all right for trip to the polls
on Wednesday, December Sth. and
can help in naming the ticket.
There will be a bunch of runners,
although all of them may not announce
right at the jump.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-23
COMING TO GEORGIA IN
CONVENTION IN 1910.
Invitation of Com. Hudson
Is Accepted,
Com. Hudson in Ameri-
Gus for a Day Re-
turning From Mis-
sissippi Meeting.

| Hon. Tom G. Hudson, state commits
sioner of agriculture, spent yesterday
at his home in Americus, returning
here from Mississippi, where he at
tended last week the convention of all
the state commissioners of agriculture
in the South, the session having lasted
through three days.
The meeting was held in Jackson,
and was prolific in results and of in
terest withal
Commissioner Hudson's invitation to
the convention to hold it's next annual
meeting in Georgia was accepted, as
stated already, and this important
body will assemble in Atlanta in 1910
Commissioner Hudson, as host, will
begin preparations right away for the
entertainment of this distinguished
body and will endeavor to make it the
most successful meeting in the history
of the organization.
Composed, as it is, of the agricul-
tural commissioners of the south, this
body represents the crystalized senti-
ment in regard to farm life throughout
the cotton growing states.
Com. Hudson says these COM
missioners reported the interest in
agriculture more acute now than ever
in the history of the south, and that
the most brilliant future for the farm
was held out.
Commissioner Hudson made the con-
vention a talk, as did State Chemist
R. E. Stallings. DR.. Stallings is a rec
ognized authority on the subject #
pure food legislation, and his remarks
on this subject were attended with the
keenest interest.
He told them how. previous to the
enactment and enforcement of the
Georgia pure food law, this state was
the dumping ground for all sorts and
conditions of feedstuffs, but since the
law went into operation there was no
state so free from adulterated feeds
and food as this
The executive committee of this or
ganization will meet at an early date
and select the time for this meeting,
after which the program will be ar
ranged and announced.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-23
BANKS IN GOOD SHAPE
ALL OVER THE STATE.
Conditions in Georgia Are
Gratifying.
Deposits of Banks the
Largest Ever Known
South Georgia Es-
pecially.

Atlanta, Nov. 22-The forthcoming
statements of the national and state
banks of Georgia, as called for by the
controller of the currency and the
state bank examiner, promise an ex-
ceptional and remarkable showing,
perhaps the best ever made in the his
tory of banking in the state.
The statements will all show the
conditions of the banks at the close
of business on Nov. 16, a date which
comes at the close of the harvest sea-
son, and one of the most prolific yields
in many respects Georgia has ever
known.
If there is bank which will not
show marvellous receipts in it's depos-
its as compared with year ago, it
is one which has been organized dur
ing the year, or no one has been able
to find it.
One of the Atlanta national banks,
the first to publish it's statement, and
one with which large percentage of
the agricultural population around At.
lanta does business, shows $1,000, 900
more in deposits than on the same
date last year.
A state official just returned from
South Georgia was in conversation
with banker in that section who in
formed him that his bank with a $780,
900 capital had more than $650,0OO in
deposits, and his is one of many South
Georgia banks in similar circum-
stances.
While the increase has not been so
great in some sections of North Geor-
gia, there is everywhere an increase
sufficient to be gratifying,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-23
SESSION OF COURT TO
BE A BUSY ONE.
Judge Z. A. LittIejOhn Is
Presiding.
Grand Jury is Busy in
Discharge of Duties
Civil Business
This Week.

The fall session of Sumter superior
court convened Monday morning. and
the next two or three weeks will be
very busy ones at the temple. Jurors
were all prompt in attendance at the
opening, and there was no deIay in
getting the judicial machinery and di-
Vorce mill annex in working condition,
Judge q. A. Littlejohn is presiding
while solicitors Williams and Childers
are busy with their duties in connec-
ton with the grand jury.
That body organized by electing Mr.
Armstead Dodson foreman and Mr..
l.. NJ Hansford clerk.
The grand jury is made up of the
following we'll known citizens:
A. Dodson, T. NJ. Everett, ]. B. Law
renee, G. L. Croxton, J. w. Harris, Sr.,
J. e. Hightower, l.. NJ. Hansford, Jesse
Faust, w. C. Sullivan, ]. w. Jossey. M.
L. Hudson, B. F. Easterlin. D. w. Bag
ley, D. NJ, Borum. H. H. Glover, ]. E.
Poole, W. A. Scales, J. A. ]. Wilder.
W. O. Barnett, w. H. Justice, E. +.
Wilson.
In his charge to the grand jury, in
addition to covering the usual laws
their actions and the duties
devolving upon them, Judge Littlejohn
dwelt at length upon the excellent con-
dition of large portion of the coun-
tvs roads, and strongly advocated the
general betterment of all of them.
There are eleven hundred miles of
public roads in Sumter, the court was
informed, and patience will be re-
quired, he said, in the successful pros
ecution of this work
With the retirement of the grand
Jury to its quarters the trial of civil
cases was taken up. Several divorce
cases of the seventeen appearing upon
The docket were disposed of to the sat- |
of those involved, two juries
expediting the trials. Other divorce
eases are set for today and tomorrow.
With but two or three exceptions, all |
Of the petitioners are negroes.
This entire week, excepting the |
Thanksgiving holiday, will be consum-
ed in the trial of civil cases. One !
Ease of local interest set for Wednes-
lay is the suit of B. B. Ford & Co. |
IS. the Compress Company, and result
ng from the disastrous fire which |
swept away the big press in Americus
wo years ago.
The grand jury returned a batch of |
Indictments yesterday and the mills Of
ustice whirr merrily now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-23
COLORED TEAMS AT FOOTBALL
HERE ON THURSDAY

The colored football team of the
Americus Institute will play similar
team from school at Tallahassee, Fla,
here on Thursday afternoon. the game
beginning at 2:30 o'clock. The Talla-
hassee team is said to be strong one,
and finish fight for the ball will re-
suit with the Institute team. The
game will be played at the baseball
park, with special seats reserved for
white people who may care to see the
struggle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-11-23
BIG PROGRAM AT THEATRE
PLEASE ALL LAST NIGHT

Mr.. Thomas Volney returned yester-
day morning from Atlanta, where ne
secured Mrs. Bertha Robinson, the
famed pianist, and Lucius Gerleni, the
phenomenal boy violinist, for the op-
era house this week in connection with
moving pictures. Large audiences
yesterday, both matinee and night,
greeted these renowned artists. Mr..
Yolney sings this week as we'll.