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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
TRICKS OF THE MIDDLEMEN
There Should Be Some Advancement
by Which Producer Can Keep
Control of His Products.

There is no question in our minds
but that the average commission
man is as honest as circumstances
will permit, but at the same time
there are many Of whom this is not true.
and it is more due to the slip-shod
manner in which consignments are
made than to any other cause. An
FL Centre paper relates that a melon
grower Of that place who received
next to nothing for his crop Of canta-
loupes, was in northern city three
days after he stopped picking, and
saw at a grocer's some crates of can.
taloupes from his own ranch. The
grocer said he paid $3.50 to five dol.
lars crate for the melons. Accord
Ing to the commission mans returns,
these same melons were sold for
freight" Somebody between the
grocer and the grower made a big
profit Who was it?
A s"stem which allows the grower
to ship his stuff to any person who is
wholly irresponsible and who has only
the word of that person as to the dis
position Of his shipments or the
prices received for them, is grossly
wrong. There is no doubt that there
are some middlemen who take advan.
tage of this condition to rob their
clients, and that the whole class are
blamed for it; but there are honest
commission merchants who do the
best they can for their clients, aud 1t
In this class who ultimately prosper
while the others disappear after a
season or two. But the dupes of the
rascally class lose their confidence in
all commission men. There should
be some means by which the grower
does not lose all control of his prod
ucts after shipping them. and by
which the middleman should be made
accountable to him. AS it is now,
produce is practically the property of
the middleman as soon as it reaches
him, and what he may give the grow
er is a matter Of generosity He may,
as has often been done, sell IT and
report it dumped and pocket the full
amount, or falsify his statements and
return part while keeping the rest.
While the present system prevails the
producer should inform himself as to
the general character of the man he
ships to, and deal only with those
/ who have a reputation for square
, dealing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

Likely you will find Just what
you want at the thinner sale on
next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Clayton
we're pleasantly surprised last Fri
day evening by the members Of
their Sunday School classes. who
came in to spend the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton left this
week for Connecticut where they
will visit their daughter Mrs. Eva
Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor en-
tertained a few friends Friday
evening in honor of Mrs. Carrie
Humphrey, of Abilene.
Homer and 0rville Robinson, of
EllinwOOd, visited relatives here
Sunday.
Mrs. Julius Ref died at her
home at 0din last Monday, aged
48 years, ) months and 10 days.
The funeral services were held
ia 0din Wednesday, conducted
by Father Neiderbrim. The de-
ceased leaves a husband and six
children to mourn her loss. We
extend to the sOrrOwing family
our sympathy in their hour Of be-
learement.
The contract for the new bank
building, on the Wolf lots on LAX
in and Main, and to be occupied
by the German-American Bank,
was let Tuesday of this week to
r. c. Cork. The contract price
not including heating, plumbing,
or wiring. was $1S,056. Work on
the new structure will be begun
Immediately.
James Goodwin, of Garden City
visited here Sunday with his broth
er, Tom, and other relatives.
Mrs. J. W. DOwney left Mon
day for visit with relatives at
Quincy, Illinois.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Mr.. and Mrs ID u Kent

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Kent, Of
Clinton, Mo-, are here for Wis
it with Mrs. Kent's brother, H.
n. Diffenbacher amid wife. Mr..
Kent has quite a bit of farm land
in this county, and is well pleas
ed with his crops this year.
Jake Brown, a colored man liv-
ing south of town, who was ser
iOuSly injured last week by be-
ing thrown from a horse is re-
ported as getting along nicely.
Prof. James Freer and family
have moved into the Helm Smith
property on West 10Th street, for
merly occupied by Harry Diffen-
bacher and family. Mr.. Diffen-
bacher is moving onto his farm
south of town.
Max Skaters fine new residence
on west Broadway is rapidly as
Stunning proportions. When COM
pleted it will be one of the fin
est residences in the city.
Mrs. J. F. Lewis, of Kansas
City. who has been visiting her
sisters. Mrs. J. T. Carr and Mrs.
J. A. Beckman, left Tuesday for
a visit with friends at Kinsley.
Don't fail to attend the Zlm-
mer sale next Monday. 1t Is sure
TO be a hummer.
Miss Hazel McMullen has gone
to Colorado for a vacation OF a
few weeks.
WANTED-Man and wife to
work on farm by the year. Will
pay good wages. See me at once
D. K. Baty, R. F. D., HOisington,
Kansas.
The coloted folks enjoyed a big
picnic out in the James Buchanan
grove Thursday. They had a
program, we'll rendered, a big dinner
With everything good to eat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
FARMER SHOULD Join UNION
There Is More Education in II Than
Anything Else Under the Sun,
Says Arkansas Man.

3. Lam a Farmers. Union man, and
why all farmers don't join is a mys-
terry to me. When we started this
great organization there were lots of
Farmers said: 81 am in sympathy with
you all and will join it as soon as see
It is doing good" Now, brother farm
ers, you are bound to 60 back on your
word or help fight this battle, writes
r. Hardin of Holland, Ark, in Co.
Operator We have made thousands,
yes, millions of dollars to the south,
q but can multiply this fact if all will
help fight for our rights. That Is all
shat we want. Have we got that?
say no. Why have we not got 1t? The
bankers caused a panic in "a hours.
Why was that SO quickly done? Just
simply because they were organized as
close as they we're Now, let us sup
pose we would organize as close as they
we're. We would burst every panic in a
week or less. Come now farmers all
who are looking on and doing nothing
to help US in this struggle. Ask your
self, is 1t right for us to get all this
benefit and not do a hands turn?
think sure you will say mo, no." am
ashamed | have been benefited so much
as | have and fought against our in
terests. want to tell you you can't
say you have never been benefited, and
it is cowardly shame for the farmers
to let every other class do more than
We do. When we first have the weapon
In our hands and throw it down, we
will sup sorrow, Just as sure as we
don't stick. We will regret the day we
tailed to do it. Farmers ask yourselves
Il the world is organized? You are
bound to say yes. Then ask yourselves
who is 1t against the farmers? Of
course then is 1t reasonable that we
can win the victory with a popgun
when cannon is in front of us?
think not. / hear farmers say: 81 can
raise cotton at ten cents" Poor fellow,
he needs double dose of education in
the Farmers union. Farmers is it right
for you to keep up four drones that
don't work a lick? You are doing this
as sure as you live. Now let us sup.
pose awhile Say farmer had a phone
in his house and a wagon manufac.
turer 400 miles away had the other
end of the phone line, can't you talk
through to him? Yes, of course. Well
is there good sense in paying four 9th.
er men double our profit to sci be,
tween US and this wagon factory and
tell US what We can get wagon for
or anything else? say no, no. But W.
have done this so long some think we
would not understand what the factory
man would say. l know, farmer, Il
you did understand what US union men
are doing and what we can do, you
would join us if We had two bull dogs
tied at the door, so come right along
farmers, and join your organization
1t will do you good and your children
There is more education in it than
anything under the sun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Care of Breeding Stock.

The breeding stock must be kept in
the best of growing condition-but moi
too fat. Some corn. stalks and all
with pumpkins, etc, will keep them in
good flesh and thrifty; but a nitro
genous ration, such as wheat, rye
oats or barley. will insure growth and
thrift and the formation Of flesh and
bone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
Nitrogen FertiIizers'tpOm' the Air

Several Representatives from Euro
pean concerns interestediin the man
'ufacture Of nitrogehous fertilizer
from the air are in this country look
Ing for options on good water power
for hydro-eleetric development In con.
,nection with the fettilIEiKg Industry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
The Gender Land, Loan and Immi-
grafton Company.

M. D. GONDER, Manager

Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado & Texas Lands
Wheat is good crop this year and brings in more
money than any product in the state of Kansas. The
banks of the state cannot compare with the farmer
who raises wheat in profits. These profits always
seek investment. The question, is what to do with
the money. To put your money in the bank does
not pay because banks are after the profits, and if
they pay you interest for your deposits they cut
down their profits, consequently they won't pay you
only very low rate Of interest, if any, for your
money Men all over the country, who have money,
be it much or little, will not consider anything for
an investment except land, because it has come to
be the safest place to put money where it will surely
come back to you with big profits and even bigger
profits than you make by wheat raising and these
land profits come back to you with all the money you
first put into the land, with certainty.
We have the largest list of lands in central and wes
tern Kansas The lands have to offer are from $1,000 to
$500 per acre. depending the Improvements etc. These
lands we have only 80 miles from the $40 and $50 per
land the east of in Ford County, which joins Gray
County the east Do you know Ford County is the BAN
ner wheat county of Kansas this year? Well it is and we
have good land to sell 80 miles west and less for So to
$25 per We have sold over quarter of million DOL
lars worth of land in the last eight months Write or come
and see
The Gender Land, Loan s immigration Company
Of CimarrOn Gray County, Kansas.
w. F. KLEIN, Secretay
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

There is as much in how you feed as
m what you feed. Many a generous
feeder wastes no small part Of his pro.
vender by following ignorant and inju.
:ditieus methods.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

Mt and Mrs. Ovid Buerreurued the removal Of cancer Of the se
Monday IRON Chicago where Mr. We glad the opera
Butler under vent an operation for ton successful
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05

County Kansas showing balances ledger Of business
Monday Juy2 1870
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-08-05
State OF Kansas &C
Barton County, 90

l. W. SoderstrOm Treasurer Of Barton
County, do solemnlT swear that the above state
ment to he correct TO the best of knowledge
and belief. so help me God.
]. ". SoDFRSTRoM.
County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 25th
day Of July. 1910
CT. YOUNKIN
County Clerk
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-25

New Yc'' Feb. 25.-Detectives to-
day searched the city for five men
who rode all over the west side in
a taxicab yesterday to find Jacob
Greenthal and then attacked him mur-
derously, stabbing him eight times
and slashing his tongue. Greenthal
is lowering between life and death
today and refuses even to try to talk
when pressed in his conscious mo-
ments for the names of his assail-
ants. The fact that the mans
tongue was .learly cut out leads the
police to believe that he had been
saying too much to suit his enemies.
Other circumstances are held to in
dicate that the crime was political
one. The hunt for the criminals is
proceeding on this theory. Green
thai formerly took an active interest
in politics, and gol into trouble at a
west side polling pl-e last election
day. That the motive for the attack
was not robbery is shown by tie fact
that 1852 which the, man, had in his
possession was not@d}stFrbed. When
the taxicah hdnters found Grsenthal
in cafe and hads dragged him out
on the sidewalk, stabbed him and left
him for dead, they jumped into an
automobile and escaped. There have
been no arrests.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-25
Beauty Doctor Lost Her Title
in Contest in French Courts
MARsHs
TESTIMONY RECENTLY INSTITUTED KEMPER.

Paris, Feb. 25.-The most import
ant witness in the celebrated case of
Miss Kemper against Nine. Laura
Merrill Willets. alias Lady Crossley," "
alias Countess Clare" alias blanche
Leigh" or Beauty" of the Beauty in
stitute of the Rue de la Paix. is the
son-in-law Of Mrs. John Ralington
Marsh of Chicago and Paris.
Mrs. Marsh, now the chatelaine Of
Adresey. was formerly Mrs. Hershey
Eddy, wife of the organist, Clarence
Eddy of Chicago. 1t was she who
founded the Hershey school of Music
and Art in that city. Mrs. Marsh's
daughter, Mrs. Vogel, married Hector
Geiger. He is the enterprising young
man who was instrumental in fur
nishing funds to Prince Victor Of
Thurn and Taxis to enable him to go
to New York to seek an American
heiress. AS is we'll known. the prince
found nothing but a show girl and
returned to Paris penniless.
Fitting Out Thurn and Taxis.
The Chicago woman's son-in-law
had been for years Blanche Leigh's
secretary. When he heard the Prince
of Thurn and Taxis wanted money he
presented him to that energetic wom-
an. She was then living in the Av-
enue du Blois. under the title of
Countess Glare. Count Zoltinsky, q
wandering Pole, also was brought in
to the combination. He pledged his
Russian manganese mines" to Miss
Kemper, who lent over half million
francs. Mrs. Marsh's son-in-law drew
up the contract between the Wife
seeking prince and the female money
lender. His commission on til loan
was ten per cent; moreover. he got
a similar percentage ON a life insur-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-25
.RAD|UM|sFED TOHAMEs
IGNORANT SERVANT DESTROYS
DO TOR RS $4,000 ri
SUPPLY.

London. Feb. 25.-A careless at
tendant having thrown $4,000 worth
of radfum into the fire, London
physician finds himself the poorer by
that amount. The doctor, a specialist
In photography. was called out while
using the radium, and during his
absence the tubes were inadvertently
swept into the crate along with
thrash. A dish of cinderssis all that
now remains of the costly stock, a
comparatively large supply of so mil
ltgram. The ashes are being analyz-
ed with view to the partial recovery
of the lost element, but it is feared
that the draught of an ordinary fire
would carry this minute quantity of
powder up the chimney.
Apart from its actual value, there
is serious difficulty in quickly replac-
ing such a quantity of radium as one
six hundreth part of an ounce. In
view of this and other losses there is
some doubt among insurance men as
to the destrability of insuring radium
when not in the owners actual pos
session. A typical Lloyd's policy only
insures against all risks of loss any
where in London while in the hands
of principal. Warranted in safe at
night"
A man named Maurice Benedict was
under treatment at st. Louis hospital.
He was suffering from a disease of
the nose. and to cure it the doctors
had recourse to a composition con-
tanning radium.
They did not tell him that he car
ried on his nose about $12O worth of
radium. but he found it out for him
self and came to the conclusion that
SO valuable an ingredient was wasted
on his nose. Accordingly one day the
doctors discovered that the bit of ra-
dium had vanished.
They questioned the patient, but he
at first feigned stupidity, then indig-
nation that they should suspect him
of the theft. The treatment was be-
gun over again with fresh radium and
before long he was pronounced cured
and left the hospital.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-25
ENGLAND NEUTRAL
Tibetan Crisis Will Not Involve Brit,
ish Rights.

London, Feb. 25.-No information
had reached the British government
today as to how the Tibetan crisis
was precipitated, but strict orders
have been sent to British agents in
Tibet to observe strict neutrality. 1t
is understood that British officials in
India have been similarly instructed
The advance guard of the Chinese
mounted infantry entered Lhasa Feb
ruary II and the Dalai Lama fled that
night. He expected to reach Darjil-
ing next Sunday. According to ad-
vices the Buddhists pope was accom-.
panied by three ministers and 100
other men.
The Tibetan situation came up in
the house of lords today.
"The government has opened com.
munications with the Chinese govern.
ment in regard to the unexpected and
interesting situation, but nothing has
developed as yet. Meanwhile strict
neutrality will be observed. The
Dalai Lama will be invited to occupy
the Warren Hastings house in Cal
cutta and be treated with the courtesy
and respect due to a ruler of high
spiritual authority and the object Of
veneration to many millions of his
majesty's subjects. The only word
received from the Dalai Lama since
he quilted Lhasa was to the effect
that he was proceeding to India tc
consult the British government to
which he looked for protection. He
gave no indication of the cause of his
fight except that the people Of Lhasa
have been greatly oppressed by the
Chinese"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-25
MENELIK's WILL
Document Proclaiming Jassu Ruler
Read with Great Ceremony

Rome, Feb. 25.-The Roman news
papers publish the political testament
of Menelik. emperor of Abyssinia,
"Lion of Judah" which was read with
great ceremony in the imperial pal
ace of Adds Abeba two months ago.
The emperor proclaims his nephew
Jassu as his successor. intrusting him
to the guardianship of Ras Tassam-
ma, and orders all his subjects to rec
ognize him. The testament continu-
es:
"If anyone should be found so bold
as to say, We will not obey Jassu
and will throw the kingdom into dis
order.' may the malediction incurred
by Judah, may the anathema launch
ed against Arius fall upon him. May
the land adjure him who adjures my
words, and may black dog be born
to him for son. Know all you whom
1 have raised to dignity, know all you
great and small, that curse all who
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-25
Taft Aunt Declares President
is Worried About INSURGENTS
o,.,.,
THE pLATEoRw rnnrrx


Millbury, Mass, Feb. 25.-Miss Del
has returned from a visit to the white
house and expresses regret that Mr.
Taft can't have all he wants to eat
is one of the few remaining persons
who dare call the President will.
She is loud in her praise of the white
house.
"Will," said Miss Torrey, "is just
the same old Will. He's bigger and
he's buster, but in every other way
he is just the same. The people who
say that he has changed for the
worse since he became president dc
not know what they are talking about
II am 81 years of age, and l have
known Will ever since he was q
baby. He is just as simple and un-
affected as he was when he used to
come here to Millbury on his vaca.
tions from college.
"They have their COW in Washing.
ton and l had some of her cream for
breakfast every morning. 1t was fine
Mrs. Taft, who, by the way, hasn't
been feeling at all we'll Of late-poor
Helen!-engaged chef in New York
l said to her: Helen, is your chef 9
man or woman and she said, oh
a woman. could never get along
with a man in the kitchen!' And
that's the way I'd feel about a man
cook, too. Still, there are great
many who have them. and have good
things to eat, too.
"Will said several times that he
was worried about the insurgents. He
said that he was working hard Il
keep the pledges that his party had
made to the people, and that the in.
surgents hindered him. And what he
says is right. because he is one of tho
honcstest men that ever lived. HI
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-25
UNITED STATES LEAD.

Washington. Feb. 25.-The United
States leads the world as an ex-
porter of tobacco and is the second
leading market of the world in im-
ported articles, according to the sta
tistics of tn department of COM
ed States supplied to the international
markets $4,O0O.0OO in a total of ap-
proximately $l5OOOO.00O worth of to-
bacco and manufactures from the
plant - ---+'' -
More than s1,ooo,ooo,o worth of
tobacco and its products havs passed
through the ports of the United -tates
since 1890, the value of exports to
that period having aggregated $685.
100000. The imports into the United
States were s3s6.OOO.OOO. These fig
ures are exclusive of the trade pass
ing between this country and non
contiguous territories.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-25
COMPANY SEEMS
TO HAVE BEST Of
!. THE SITUATION
Preparations for Operating
More Cars Today Than
:. Yesterday
Of CHURCHMEn TO GET
ARBITRATION IS BEARING FRUIT
Company Claims It Has Men Enough
to Operate the Cars and Will Con.
slider Arbitration Proposal at Special
Meeting Of Directors.

Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-Encouraged
by the success that met the efforts
TO run cars yesterday and last night
the Philadelphia Transit company be-
gan at daybreak this morning to open
up additional lines, some of which
have not been in operation since the
strike began.
Gangs of laborers shortly after
midnight started the work of clearing
away the Instructions that had been
on the tracks since last Saturday
when the strike was first ordered.
The traffic. however, is still far from
normal. The limited number of cars
in operation were not we'll patronize l.
Sympathy with the striking m-tor-
men and conductors md the fear that
the attacks on the cars might be re-
sumed at any time caused thousands
of persons to continue riding in wa
gons and other improvised convey
ances.
1t is hoped by the authorities that
the great Improvement in law a-d
order noted yesterday will continue
Although there were numt f
serious outbreaks last night ir West
Philadelphia and in the northern =
ton of the city. t':e +wenty-fou: hours
period was by far the quietest since
the present .rouble began.
While the transit officials assert
having won the struggle and continue
to hire men to make good the plan
to operate all the cars without the
aid of the men now out. powerf III
fluences are still at work endeavo--
ing to get the company to come to
6 peaceabl> agreement with the strik-
ing motormen and conductors.
The unionists. through National
Organizer G. o. Fratt, have expressed
their Willingness to arbitrate. The
company. however. notified the
churchmen's committee that the appeal
to arbitrate will be duly considered
today at special meeting of the
board of directors. There is belief
that the directors will repeat that the
company has NOTHING to ar',i+r"+" and
will manage it's affairs in its own way.
With the added number of cars in
operation today the morning hours
passed quietly. no disturbance being
reported from any section.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-25
NELSON GLOOMY
Will Meet Cyclone Thompson in About
Two Months.

Reno, New. Feb. 25.-Battling Nell
son, who, accompanied by his brother
Arthur, and Manager Robinson, pass
ed through Reno this morning enroute
to Chicago. said that he would NEE.
"Cyclone" Thompson in a 45-round
fight at San Francisco the last week
In April or the first week in May.
Robinson said that the fight would
be held in the new auditorium which
will be constructed for that purpose.
Louis Blot will promote the fight.
Formal announcement of the Nelson
Thompson fight will be made general
in Chicago.
Nelson appeared on the rear end of
the train and greeted some of his
friends. He presented a battered
countenance and apparently was in
low spirits.