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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25
The july American Magaz ne,

Lift Men From the Gutter? Oh
Remove the Gutter? Which," is
the interrogative title Of Ray
Stamard Bakers article in the
July American Magazine. Mr..
Baker draws some interesting
comparisons between the work OF
the famous McAuley Mission and
that done by Christ Church-bOtE
in New York City.
The Confession of a RebelliOuS
Wife" is a remarkable human
document which will interest ev-
nv married man and woman IL
t is country.
Other exceptional features in
this magazine are: IA article by
Julian Street entitled Gar Com
ing" a description of how an au-
tOmobiie is made ready for the
Vanderbilt Cup Race; Votes
for Women, - by Prof. W. L
Thomas, who believes that uni,
versal wOman's suffrage in this
country is but a few years dis
tant; ''Taft-SO Far" by X
author of 1.-THE Powers of q
Strenuous PreSident;" and Buy
ing a Mans Arm, written by the
corporation lawyer who made thu
purchase.
Lotion of an unusual qualit!
is contributed by Olive Higgins
PrOuty, Lincoln CalcOrd, and Eli
abeth GOOdnOw, while everyOn,
should be sure to read R. E. Eos
ter's delightful Story, Coco
Guessing at Bridge which is on
of the best yatns that has beer
published in some time.
., There also is "Margarita
ISOul." which wakes more absorb
ing with every installmant, Let
ters from G. g." with their de
Ilighrful charm and the pilgrim
Scrip" with its usual amount o
interesting material.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25

the tendency to waad-r Of and
bee, me wild.
A hectare of land is abolt two
and a half acres. On this much
ground a native can live in the
brSl style. He can raise fruits
Of adj sorts, sufficient to support
his family with food, AID give
him a surplus to sell which will.
bring luxuries. Alexander took
great pride in showing M his
three hectares, or seven and a
half acres, and said that i'll a few
years he would raise cocOandts
and vanilla beans on it to make
him one o. the well-off men Of
the island. lie could supplement
his crops with all III, wild fruit
he cared to gather and also with
wild coffee. If lie wanted fresh
meat he could either shoot chick
ems and pigs, with his gun or he.
could go to the sea, which was
about two hundred yards from
his house, and catch all the fish
he wanted. Certainly an idea
life.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25

destruction of human life, partic.
ulary that of young children, by
the bowel complaints which these
insects are chiefly instrumental
in spreading. 1t is reekoned that
deaths from these latter maladles
in New York would be reduced
from 1000 to about 1000 "a yvar
if precautions were taken to pre-
vent the breeding Of flies.
The insects will breed in fer
menting vegetable or animal ma:
terial of almost any kind. Gar
bage suits them first-rate. The
maggots and chrysalids have beer
found in great numbers IN rotten
straw mattresses, among old cot
ton garments, and even In waste
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-06-25
Clarence Z. Edwards

The usual rush of harvest
hands to this county is on. just
wGdat the situation will be at
harvest time regards to help
cam u b. told at this time, as
the starting of harvest will be
a trifle later than usual.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
SUGAR COMPANY
OFFICIAL INDICTED
FOR DEFRAUDING

NEW YORK. Nov 12.-After
months of work by government in
vestigators who have been scrutiniz-
ing the ins and outs Of the compli-
Gated sugar frauds, there came an
Indictment today, followed by the
arrest of a former official Of the
American Refining company, who is
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the government by the false weigh
ing OF sugar The man arrested is
James r. Bendernagle for more
than thirty years superintendent of
the Hayerfnyer and Elder refinery
at Williamsburg, the largest plant
Of the American Sugar Refining
company.
When arraigned before United
States Commissioner Benedict, Ben
dernagle deposited $50e0 for his APP
pearance Monday. The Indictment
was of the blanket variety, includ-
ing in its terms also the so-ealled
big six" Oliver Splitter, Thomas
Kehoe Edward A. Boyle, Jean M
Voelker, John r. Coyle and Patrick
J Hennessey. all Of whom have
been previously indicted on similar
charges. These six were Bender
nagle's associates in the capacity of
nagle's associates in the capacity of
Williamsburg plant.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
(By Associated Press. }

EUDORA, Kas., Nov. Driven
to bay by an armed posse, Earl Bull
lock, the 17-year-old bandit of Law
renee. Kas., who twice within the
last month robbed the Eudora bank,
murdered a policeman and shot an
other man, probably fatally wound
ed himself in an attempt at suicide
here today.
Bullock's attempted suicide fol-
lowed his second attempt to rob the
bank here today. and the shooting
Of Fred Starr, cashier of the Kaw
Valley State bank, who was in the
Eudort State bank with his clear
ings.
Bullock was accompanied by Will
liam Mckay, aged Is years, from
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
D. MACKENZIE AND
Wife RECONCILED

A dispatch from Chicago an
nounces that d. Mackenzie, the
we'll known Goldfeld mining opera
tor, who has had his full share of
legal entanglements in the courts
there and is not yet "out of the
woods" has effected a reconcilia-
tion with bis wife, from whom he
has been estranged for several years,
and the divorce proceedings which
resulted in Mackenzie being placed
under arrest on various occasions
have been dropped.
The Chicago account says that
perhaps one of the most remark
able divorce proceedings Of record
in American courts. unusual because
of It's exigencies, came to an end
yesterday when David Mackenzie,
mining operator, was reconciled to
his wife and took her and their ten
year-old son, Phillip, to live with
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
PAN-AMERICAN
CONGRESS TO MEET
NEXT JULY
(By Associated press.)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The
fourth OF series of great confer
ences that are steadily strengthen
ing the bonds between the republics
of the western hemisphere is to be
held in Buenos Ayres Argentine Re-
public, between the 18th and goth
Of next July. and already the Ar
gentine government, which is to be
the host In this case, has been do
Ing much to prepare for the meet
ing. The date originally fixed for
the fourth international conference
Of American states was May 20,
1910, but the fact that a great eX-
position was to be held in the same
capital that month, which might
oyershadow the Importance OF the
International conference, led to the
lpostponement OF the latter. More
over the month OF July, being in
the middle of the Argentine winter
is certain to make the visit to Bue-
nos Ayres more agreeable to the del
egates from the north.
The governing board of the Bu-
reau of American Republics has dis
patched to every South and Central
American capital a tentative pro-
gramme of the subjects to be con
sdered by the conference and the
various foreign Offices have been at
work upon this with the purpose OF
submitting objections or suggesting
amendments. Much progress has
been made and it is hoped that II
win soon be possible to promulgate
the final tnropramme. which accord
ing to present indications will not
vary considerably from that pre-
pared by the board of governors,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
STORM CAUSES
ENORMOUS DAMAGE
in KINGSTON
(Associated Press)

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. "a
From fragmentary reports arriving
from the countryside, the damage
resulting from the storm and floods
that ragged through this island last
Friday are enormous Property in
the vicinity of Kingston suffered Sc
yerely, and the damage thus far re-
ported is estimated at 100000.
The recorded rainfall from Nov.
6 to Nov 10 was 40 inches. There
are no signs of the rainy weather
breaking, Thousands of acres of
banana trees are leveled.
The United Fruit company freight
steamer Bradford went ashore at
Port Antonio and is a total wreck.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
WOMEN WILL
TAKE UP Fight
OF THE |. W. v.
(Assoeiated Press

SPOKANE, Nov. 12.-Six Indus
trial Workers of the World were ar
rested today for street speaking,
and all admitted that they had ar
rived in the city within the last few
days in response 10 calls sent out
for martyrs in the fight for "free
speech " All the men under ar
rest for attempting to speak in the
streets ate regularly today. Many
were half starved and pleaded for
more than the regular allowance of
bread and water So far none have
died
Women called upon Mayor Pratt
today and told him that the women
of the L. w. w. were ready to take
up what they claim is a "constitu-
tional right" and that 200 of them
are ready to be arrested.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WOR Ter ARRESTED
FOR Theft
(By Associated Press.l

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12.-That
he is guilty of the theft of eleven
horses and buggies, which he sold
in order to obtain money for gam
bling, was the startling statement
made in a written confession to
Sheriff Hammill today by Robert
Perry, an active young Sunday
school worker and writer of many
sacred songs.
Perry was arrested on a charge
of stealing a motorcycle, to which
he confessed when acknowledging
the other thefts The confession
ends with a prayer in which the
writer quotes the lines of Bryant,
beginning; Il go not like the quar-
ry slave at night
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
RICH PLACER GRAVEL
AT FOREST CITY
AZ Asaoclated Press J

GRASS VALLEY, Cal, Nov Ia
Much excitement prevails at Forest
City over the discovery of the rich
est placer gravel in recent years,
some of which is said to run $4,000
to miners car of less than a ton.
This strike appears to be of some
permanency, as it has teadily grown
richer The channel in which 1t
was found is believed by geologists
to be an extension of the famous
Bald Mountain system, which yield
ed many millions in the early days
Of placer mining.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
(By Associated Press }

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA
searching inquiry into the death of
Thomas Mullaly, clerk of "B' com
pany of the prison guards of the
United States military prison at Al
catraz Island, and the subsequent
suicide of his roommate, Quarter
master Sergeant Roy Ford, failed to
throw any light on the double trag-
edy which occurred last night.
Mullaly fell from his window on
the third floor of the barrack build
ing and was dashed to death. Ford,
who was in the room at the time,
locked himself in the company store
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
SAN FRANCISCO
MAY TAKE CHARGE
OF WATER SUPPLY

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov IA
was received here
today by the board of supervisors
from the Spring Valley Water com
pany. which is the city's sole water
supply The company offers TO sell
to the municipality all its distribut-
ing system and pumping stations,
reservoirs and all other equipment
of the company within the county
boundaries, including the Merced
ranch of 500 acres, with the two
fresh water lakes thereon, for $19,-
420,75O.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
lAssoclated pressl

CAIRO, III Nov With the
negro Arthur Alexander, the last Of
those arrested in connection with
the murder Monday Of Miss Anna
Pelly safely out of town and some
i50 members Of the Fourth Regi-
ment l. \. G., on duty in the city
ionlght the mob spirit that held
Cairo for days seems quelled. Alex
ander was sent north on a special
train under escort of two companies
Of militia. Where the prisoner was
taken Is unknown.
While Alexander was being taken
TO the train under escort Of seven
companies Of militia, the crowds
yelled; That's himl' Wen get
him yet! Burn the nigger! No
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
Black Ravisher Escorted Safety Companies
Cairo Illinois, After Being in Hands of Mob
for Two Days, Now in Hands of Troops.
Mayor Sleeps Quietly Throughout Uprising
and Did Not Know the City Was
in Control of the Mob.

effort however, was made to break
through the line of militia.
Sheriff Davis in an interview told
OF recognizing several members of
the mob that took James from him
last night. What steps will be used
to bring those implicated to trial is
not known.
Mayor Parsons said he was asleep
and heard no shots or other sound
10 indicate that the city was in the
hands of a mob.
The blame for the rioting is gem
orally ascribed by officials to made
quate police protection. But the
fact that a large number Of felons
have been acquitted here despite APP
parently conclusive evidence against
them evidently had much to do with
the mob spirit
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
SISTER OF MURDERED
WOMAN SEEKS MONEY
nnv AssoeIateA Pressl

SALINA, Kas, Nov 12.-Mrs.
Fanny NJ. Mather of Seattle, a Sis
ter of Mrs. Mary Short, who was
murdered in Topeka few days ago
BY Fred Tanning, was in Topeka to-
day trying to locate $1,000.
She declares that the money was
brought here last August by Mrs.
Minnie English, who is under ar
rest In connection with the murder,
Tanning asserting that she forced
him TO commit the crime
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
BOB" BURDETTE WILL
RETURN TO PULPIT
(By Associated Press

..OS ANGELES, Nov 12-The
Rev. r. j. (Bob) Burdette, jour
nallst, lecturer, humorist and min
lister of the gospel, who short time
ago resigned as pastor Of the Tenn
pie Baptist church in Los Angeles,
owing to failing health, has decided
to throw aside the title of pastor
emeritus, with which he was hon
ored at the time of his retirement,
and will return to the pulpit, No
vember 81, as pastor of the West
Side Congregational church Of Pasa-
dena.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
NO PROGRESS
MADE IN TRIAL
OF ALMA BELL

AUBURN, Cal, Nov 12.-As a
result of the failure of the special
venire summoned to appear in court
today in the trial of Alma Bell, the
court adjourned without any prog
ress being made. 1t is probable that
the elisors will so into the noun
tains to select the next venire, as
there is little chance that the requi-
site number OF men unfamiliar with
the case can be found along the
railroad.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
tBy Associated Pro.

PARIS, Nov. 12.-The entire ses-
sion Of the Steinheil murder trial
today was taken up with an impas-
stoned plea Of the advocate general.
Truard Riolle, for the conviction of
the woman charged with killing her
husband and step-mother. AS the
prisoners counsel, NJ. Aubin is yet
to be heard, it is doubtful whether
the case will go to the jury tomor-
row, as was expected.
The prosecutor showed neither
pity nor mercy in his address, and
painted the accused woman in the
blacklist of colors, as a born liar,
and as one whose whole life, both
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
YOUTHFUL BANDIT COMMITS
SUICIDE TO EvADE CAPTURE
Seventeen Year Old Lad Makes Second In
successful Attempt to Rob Bank

Jacksonville, Fla. when he held up
the bank. Starr offered no resis-
tance, but was shot through the
jaw, after which Bullock snatched
$500 and fed with his companion.
The alarm was quickly given and
a crowd of armed citizens pursued
the youthful bandits across the ad-
jacent fields. Mckay soon surren-
dered Bullock, realizing that he
was about to be captured, shot him-
self through the head. Meantime
the crowd threatened to lynch. Nc
Kay, but the officers hurried him to
Lawrence, where he is now in Jail.
Bullock's previous hold-up of the
Eudora bank and the murder of Po-
liceman Pringle occurred October
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
NfH1E. STEINHEIL WILL
SOON KNOW HER FATE

before and after the crime, justified
the presumption Of guilt. He devel-
oped the theory that after her rich
and generous lover, Chouanard,
abandoned her in 1907, Nine. Stein
he'll realized that she was almost at
the end of her tether, and when
she got Maurice Borderel in her
clutches she was determined to hold
him even at the price of murder.
The prosecutor insisted that Nine.
SteinheiPs story that burglars had
committed the crime was a myth.
1t is understood that at the end
of NJ. Aubin's address Nine. Stein
he'll intends to address the jury in
her own behalf.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
MANY NARROW ESCAPES
IN THEATRE PANIC

OsSINING, n. Y, Nov. 12.-Five
hundred spectators, mostly women
and children, narrowly escaped SER
ious injury here tonight in a fire
panic in the Olivia opera house,
when films in moving picture ma
chine caught fire.
Many persons who scrambled
down the single fight of stairs to
exits were bruised The fire
burned itself out without great dam
age,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
BAPTIST CONVENTION
AT OAKLAND
tBv Associated Press

OAKLAND, Nov. 12.-The North
ern California Baptist convention
formally opened here this morning.
The convention was called to order
by Layman-President John II, Stew
ems. Reports of the state mission
airy board On work done during the
past year were submitted. The an
nual sermon was delivered by the
Rev. II. w. Davis. The session this
afternoon was devoted to the dis
cussion of problems dealing with
church work throughout the state.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13


him in his apartments in the La
Sale.
The Mackenzie matrimonial diff
ficulties enjoy the distinction of hav-
ing been certified to the United
States supreme court twice, some-
thing that probably has not hap
pened before in this country. Dur
ing the eight years the man and
wife have been in the courts she
has thrice had him arrested on var
ious charges, the first time for aban-
donment and on another occasion
for contempt in failing to pay her
alimony
Mrs. Mackenzie brought her suit
for separate maintenance in 1901.
In her complaint she charged that
Mackenzie in 1901 left her strand
ed in Chicago, taking the family
fortune, $1,000, with him. He
went to Idaho, where he engaged in
various mining ventures, and pros
pered. She took employment in a
millinery store. Believing that he
would sooner or later come east,
she set spies to watch his move
ments. In 1904 Mackenzie ventured
to pass through Chicago, but his
wife caught him mapping aboard the
train and served him with a sum
mons into COURT The suit followed.
It was fought bitterly by both
parties. and MacKenzie's lawyers
went up to the higher courts for
/ rulings. The defendant lost out at
almost every turn, except that he
was able to prevent a trial Of the
action on its merits.
After the superior courts had
ruled against him, Mackenzie sought
to make peace with his wife, and
In this was successful.
I'VE have just forgot our dis
pute.' is what Mackenzie said yes
terday, that is all, and we have de-
cided to live together again. Our
son Is with us and we expect to get
along as we'll as ever. We win go
abroad for. year and then live in
California"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
WILL WRESTLE ON
THANKSGIVING NIGHT
fRy Associated Press,

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. lat
was announced tonight that the
wrestling match for the worlds
championship between Frank Gotch
and Zibaco, the Polish champion,
will take place, IN Buffalo, on the
night of Thanksgiving.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
WV REvIsEp scnEpULE

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov 12.-
Il is stated authoritatiyely that the
locomotive engineers on the New
York and Hartford railroad have
formally requested a revision Of the
wage scale.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
AMERICA THREATENED
WITH THE PLAGUE
eBy Associated Press,

ROCHESTER,. N. Y, Nov. 12.-
Surgeon General Walter Wyman in
an address before the sanitary of
ficers of New York today said that
the United States is still threatened
with an invasion of the plague from
India and other points. He stated
that San Francisco is now the most
sanitary city in the United States.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
CALIFORNIA GIRL
ADMITS SH0PLIFTlNG
fRv Associated Press.l

TOLEDO, Nov. 12. Maud DAILY.
aged "a, who said her home was at
Los Angeles Cal, tearfully pleaded
guilty in the police court today to a
charge of shoplifting. Her sentence
II fully enforced, will require her to
serve nearly :" the eoun-
ty jail.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov 10 To-
DAYS automobile races reached a
climax when George Robertson driy-
Ing a sixty horsepower Fiat lowered
the American track record for fifty
miles by 04:07 making the distance
10 40:14.2. Eight cars started and,
FIVE of them finished. Lewis Strang'
plotting a 200 horsepower Fiat, set
terrific pace for the first seventeen
miles In the eighteenth mile as he
passed the Judges stand a tire ex-
pioded, compelling him 10 withdraw
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
SOCIETY FOR STUDY OF
INFANT MORTALITY
(By Associated Press. /,

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 12.-
As reslt of the conference for the
prevention of infant mortality,
which ended here today, a society
for the study of infant mortality
will be formed and formally organ
ized Saturday morning.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
TWO SOLDIERS ON ALCATRAz
ISLAND meet DEATH
One Falls From Barrack Room Window
Learning OF Death Roommate Suicides.

room when he ascertained that Null
laly was dead and shot himself
through the head
When the news first reached this
city it was reported that the men
had quarreled as result of in
volved accounts, and that Mullaly
had been thrown from the windo-'
Colonel r. b. Turner, post comman-
dant, denied that there is the slight
est irregularity in either of the
mems accounts. There has been no
evidence of i'll feeling between the
men at any time. An inquiry held
today failed to disclose anything
that might tend to explain the mys-
terry surrounding the case
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13

smashing suffragettes, were today
sentenced each to one month at hard
labor.
During the banquet at Guild hall
in honor Of the kings birthday,
sdol@s were thrown through a Win
dow Of the banquet hall, the crash
of glass interrupting the speech of
the lord mayor, The affair proved
to be suffragette demonstration
and two offenders were arrested.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
SUFFRAGETTES GET
MONTH AT HARD LABOR

LONDON, Nov. 12.-Alice Paul
and Amelia Brown, the window
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-13
STANFORD and
CALIFORNIA Will
BATTLE TODAY
(By Associated Press. }

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12.-The
annual intercollegiate Rugby foot
ball game between Stanford and the
University of California will be
played tomorrow on the Stanford
campus, and from the showing made
by each in the preliminary games,
the struggle will be the most thrill
ing in which the rival colleges have
been engaged in years.
Since Rugby was adopted four
years ago, Stanford has won every
varsity contest. but the University
of California is putting into the
field this year the strongest and
best trained team it has ever had
and is hopeful of victory The av-
erage weight of the Stanford play
ers is 179 pounds, and of California
1T.