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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
TO SEE FOR HIMSELF.
Comptroller of the Currency VIII In.
vestigate National Bank Affairs.

Washin gton, Sept. 1O.-Close on the
heels of the radical shakeup in the
ranks of bank examiners. by which 20
fields, Comptroller of the Currency
Murray today announced he would
make a personal investigation of con-
ditions in examination districts. The
comptroller in a statement addressed
to examiners said:
''In almost every case of a national
bank failure since I have been comp
troller, the insolvency could have been
averted had the national bank exam
iner determined the true condition and
reported his findings in time for me to
force correction in the administra-
ton of the banks affairs
Condemning the excuse made by
bank examiners, Mr.. Murray said he
had been compelled to undertake a
personal examination of conditions in
every district SO as to ascertain at first
hand why an examiner is unable to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10

elected for the purpose of overseeing
and directing any of the public i'm
provements of the state. be and are
hereby prohibited from taking any
contract, or performing or doing. or
having performed or done for their
own profit any work in and about any
work over which they have in whole
or in part the supervision, direct or
control, and from furnishing any ma
terials used in such work, and for fur
nishing for the use of any institution,
public work, county, township, or 9TH
er interest, the protectian of which in
terest is a part of the duties of his
office any firewood, clothing, materials
for building. or other things required
by such institution, public work, coun-
ty, township, or other interest so in
keeping. in whole or in part, of such
person."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
TO SELECT BUILDING SITES.
Agents of the Treasury Department
Detailed for the Work.

Washington, Sept. 10.-Acting Sec
retary Charles D. Hilles has detailed
agents of the treasury department to
visit cities for which new government
buildings were provided at the last
session of congress and inspect the
sites which have been offered in re-
sponse to advertisements
William d. Window, will visit Penn
sylvania, New York and the New Eng
land states and Col. J. P. Low will
visit the central western states. Mr..
Hilles will go to st. Louis within the
next month and select a site for a new
Subtreasury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
IN DIVORCE COURT.
Four Are Freed From the Marital
Bonds.

Suit for divorce was begun in the
district court this morning by Enola
Wade against Henry Wade. They
were married in Kansas City in 1900.
Non-support is the basis of the suit
Suits for divorce in which no con-
tests were made were granted in the
district court this morning as follows:
Amanda Karr from William Karr: AL
bert t Darche from Harriet A.
Darche, custody of their children be-
ing given the wife; Elizabeth Lazelle
from M. D. Lazelle. and Josephine
Hoffman from Loie Hoffman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
THE FAIR PROGRAM.

Sunday-Fair opens at
O'Clock with sacred concert by
American Ladies' Grand Con-
cert band. Admission 25 cents,
conveyances free.
Observation-Disclosures day
Fair proper opens at 9 O'Clock.
1000 a. m.-Flights by Stro-
bel airshiD.
HOO a. m.-Concert in stand
near Agricultural hall by the
American Ladies' Concert band.
200 D. m.-Races in front of
the grandstand, with music by
the Knights and Ladies of Sc
curity band and vaudeville
acrobatic stunts between
events.
500 p. m.-Grand display of
Pains day fireworks for the
children.
500 p. m.-Flights of the
Strobel dirigible balloon.
1880 p. m.-Concert by the
American Ladies' Grand Con-
cert band.
$50 p. m.-Flights by Stro-
bel airship, illuminated by pow
erful searchlight, and clown
performances.
800 .. m.-Pain's fireworks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
Called From Hawaii.

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 10.-PauI
Wilmington one of the best known all
around athletes that ever attended
Harvard, has been selected to succeed
w. M F. GarceIon as graduate mana
ger of athletics of the college as soon
as the incumbent feels that sports at
Harvard are in proper shape to turn
over to successor. Wilmington, who
is now in business in Hawaii has been
asked to accept the place. but has
not yet replied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
Audit OF sibley,s Account.

Franklin, Pa, Sept. 10.-Judge
George Criswen today set November
IA, as the date for the hearing of the
audit of the $42,500 nomination ex-
pense account of former Congressman
Joseph c. Sibley- Attorneys for the
defense urged indefinite postpone,
ment of the audit hearing, basing
their arguments on the serious illness
of Mr.. Sib1ey but Judge CrisweH over
ruled the motion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
ROCK ISLAND AWAKES.
Will Run Special Trains on Three Days
During Fair.

The Rock Island has decided to run
special train from Sabetha and re-
turn on three days in Fair week in
stead of one. The train will leave for
Topeka at Z o'clock on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday mornings,
and return at O'Clock each evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
NO MORE GRAFT,
School Board Takes Decisive Ac-
tiOn on Question.
Members Can No Longer Furnish
Supplies for Schools.
SHUTS OFF CONTRACTS
Must Also Keep Hands Off Of
the Work.
Law Has Been Directly Violated
in the Past.
SHUTS OFF CONTRACTS
70 more school board graft.

No more school board graft.
The reform the people voted for in
the last city election is being realized.
Hereafter the school board will do
business like other public bodies. No
more contracts will be awarded to
members.
No members of the board will fur
nish supplies for the schools.
The storm broke last evening when
a resolution providing that members
must keep their hands off was adopt
ed. At the same time consideration
of bill of Gillette & Nicholson for
$500 was postponed. Mr.. Nicholson is
a member of the board.
1t is no new custom, this furnishing
of supplies by members of the board
but that does not make it right and
the board has put it's foot down hard
on a continuation of the practice.
Nicholson Bill Starts Things.
Members Of the board had been
called together to pass on a number
of bills. When the bill calling for the
payment to Gillette & Nicholson of
$40O, which did not have the approval
of the committee on text books and
supplies was presented, an interesting
discussion was started which ended in
the passing of a resolution presented
by the chairman of the committee, G.
K. Holiday.
As C. c. Nicholson is a representative
of the North side on the school board.
and attention was called to that fact
that it is strictly against the state
statutes for a member of the board to
sell anything whatsoever to the board
the advisability of allowing the bill
was Immediately questioned, and final
action deferred until the October
meeting of the members.
In order, however, to emphasize
the policy which will be followed this
year in strictly adhering to the statutes
the following resolution presented by
c. K. Holiday was adopted:
Resolved, BY the board of education
of the city of Topeka: That, on and
no member of the board of education
will be permitted to bid either directly
or indirectly in supplies of any kind
to be furnished to the school board or
the public schools of Topeka.
Resolved, further, That no member
either directly or indirectly on any
work ordered to be done by the
board.''
Holiday Says 1t Is Immoral.
Members of the school board have
been violating the statutes for a good
many years. said G. K. Holiday, land
it is both indecent and immoral-the
law strictly prohibits the sale of goods
by a member to the board of educa-
tion.'
"I held this bill out for a purpose -
said A. V. Lindell, chairman of the
finance committee. "at the regular
meeting Monday night, but Mr.. Nicho1-
son said nothing about it. The bill
was for lumber and cement ordered
by Engineer Holloway. One of the
campaign cries of the insurgents was,
We have nothing to SELL -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
TAKES A BIG DROP.
Mercury Down to Forty Eight De-
grees This Morning.

last spring, beating the summer low
temperature record of SO which occur
red August 26. This afternoon the
autumn weather continues on the job.
with the wind blowing II miles from
the southeast. The hourly tempera-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
Powder Burning Match.

Pruessich- Holland, Prussia, Sept.
10.-The imperial maneuyers ended
today with grand exhibition of pow
der burning by the artillery. machine
guns and infantry that continued for
three hours, along sixteen mile area
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
EIkinses Are coming HOMO

vichy. France, Sept. 1o.-Mrs. Stephen
B. FL rs. wife of the United States
senator; Miss Katherine Elkins and
the lat er's brother. Davis, left today
for Paris. II is expected they will sail
for New York about October !.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
BALLOONISTSSAFE
Landed in Northwestern Section
of Oklahoma.
Came to Earth Twenty Miles
From a Railroad.
CAUGHT IN A RAIN.
Raised Above the Clouds to
Avoid Storm.
Course Was Southwest Until
End Of Journey.
CAUGHT IN A RAIN.

After a balloon voyage of 375 miles,
H. E. Honeywell, a St. Louis "sky
pilot" and e. S. Cole, secretary of the
Western Aero association. who started
Thursday evening from Westlawn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Sept. 10.-Forecast for
Kansas: Fair tonight and Sunday;
warmer tonight in north and west por-
tions: warmer Sunday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10

Here is the law on the subject as set
forth in section 252 in the Laws Re-
lating to the Common Schools of Kan
sas:'' "That all officers, state and
county, and all officers appointed and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10
GETS MONEY AT LAST.
Stephen Richardson, Who Victinlized
Topeka People. Will Have Cash.

Hutchinson. Kan, Sept. 10.-Stephen
Richardson, youth who was commit
ted to the state reformatory here a
month ago having been sent from To-
peka for failure to pay his hotel bill,
for which he had been given credit
on his representation that he was we'll
to do, has just been informed of his
inheritance of $500 through the
death of his grandfather in Connecti-
cut
Richardson had been a sophomore
at Dartmouth college, but by extrava-
gance had been compelled to leave
college and had come west in hope of
lettering his fortune. Becoming
stranded he ran up a large hotel bill
in Topeka, failed to liquidate and was
arrested. His sentence to the re-
formatory was of the indeterminate
character, his release depending upon
good conduct. His record here has
thus far been good
The estate includes $4,000 in gov
ernment per cent bonds and several
thousand dollars worth each of bonds
of the Reading and Union Pacific rail-
ways, beside quantity of United
States Steel certificates.
Richardson's mother died a couple
of weeks ago, her death being follow
ed shortly by the death of his grand
father.
! At the time of his conviction the
young man declared he had been given
a good lesson and that he intended to
learn how to work at the reformatory
and that he would return east and be-
have after his release.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10

over this last voyage, as well as the
flights to Mayetta and Valley Falls
which have been made this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-10

Richardson is the young man who
imposed on several well known Topeka
people, including George H. Whit
comb, a lawyer. He was introduced
into one of the fraternities at Wash
burn and enjoyed the hospitality of the
organization. He cultivated the society
of young women and kept up appear
ances by borrowing small sums from
his acquaintanceS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17
The Methodist Brotherhood.

The Methodist Brotherhood will
hold a special meeting this week
Friday night June II. Several
new members will be received into
this, the latest form of organized
activity for men in the church.
The pastor will make a brief adj
dress on the subject: The Meth
OdiSt Brotherhood and Other
Church Organizations. or What
Can the Brotherhood Do That is
Not Already Being Done by 0theI
Organizations in the Church. Jas.
Clayton, president, will make an
address on the Brotherhood EN-
blem. Refreshments will be served
All men are invited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17
Base Ball.

The winning streak of the Mill
ers has continued. They have
won four out of the seven games
played since our last issue, and
twelve out of the last seventeen
played. One of these lost, the ont
on Wednesday Of this week, was
lost for the want of a regular UNI
pire. Phillips, the man who had
been sent here. was i'll, therefore
GrOhS and SizemOre, players, UNI
pired the game. And what Size
more didn mt do to give his team
mates the game, couldn't have
been done. In striking contrast
to his work was that of GrOhs for
Great Bend, who. nOtwtihStand-
ing the urging to play even, stead
lily umpired strictly on the square
But then what is the use Of kick
ing. Unless Bankhead can run a
game to suit himself, he will turn
the umpire in.
We lSot to Larned on Thurs
day of last week 3 to 9, followed
it up on Friday by shutting them
out, 3 to 0. On Saturday the team
palyed at Lyons winning, 3 to 2.
On Sunday a transferred game
was played here, we win 8 OF ]
lost on Monday at Lyons I to L,
win on Tuesday s to 2. On We'd
nesday the same teams opened a
4-game series here Lyons taking
the game 4 to 2 in fourteen inning
with the help of their jumps, as
above stated.
After this series Mcpherson
comes here for four games, begin
ming next Sunday.
Every man on the team Is a
ball player and every man is pla!
ing excellent ball. 1t would be al
Injustice to the team to select any
one man as being the shining light
They are all making good, and SO
far as any team in the league
goes that has played here this
season, we have the fastest bunch
of base runners in the league.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17

See Patterson & Kern for your
binder Irvine.
Miss Erna Zutavern has gone
to Webster City, Iowa, to attend
the wedding of her brother.
See Patterson & Kern for your
binder Irvine.
Mrs. A. P. Livingston, a forme
resident of the Galatia nelghbOr-
hood in this county, but in recent
years living in Cove county, died
at Kansas City last week after an
illness of some duration. The bod,
was brought to Great Bend and il
tered in Woodlawn cemetery on
last Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Lorimor wert
up from Hutchinson this week.
GOttlieb Ernsting of Comanche
township was in the. city this
week
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17
GRANARY ROOFING

fantS.'. This is to be a special
sermon in preparation for Child
ren's Day, which will be June 26.
Special announcement will be
made next week about the Child
ren's day program. On Sunday
evening theer will be a sermon
and special music by the choir. A
cordial invitation is extended to
the people to attend our services.
H. j. C0CKERILL, Pastor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17
TAKING EDUCATION TO THE PEo-
PIE.
Manager Horner and His System, A
Mammoth Advertising Cam.
paign.

The Western Redpath System orer-
ates and manages the most extensive
Chautauqua circuit in the world. In a
way it may be said to be the most ex.
tensive educational system in the
country.
In a special article under date OF
April 3 the Lincoln State Journal
speaks at some length Of the plan and
scope of the Redpath System, from
which the following is quoted:
In modest suite Of Offices on the
fourth floor of the Burr block in Lin
coin sits a man who is the devising,
organizing and controlling force in one
of the largest educational institutions
Of America.
Much has been written about the
genius required to manage a circus.
1t is probably all true, but even Barn
UNI when he essayed to run three rings
at one time did not put them at diff
ferent places, but all under one tent
Companions are odious," an ad'
mitted fact, or one that is NOT worthy
Of serious effort to deny, but conpari
sons are handy sometimes. And all
this 10 preliminary to what 70 to DO
said about the Western Redpath Chau-
tauqua System, the headquarters Of
which are In Lincoln, and whose mar
ager, Charles F. Homer, is the mod.
est occupant Of the modest suite Of Of.
Aces aforementioned.
When Bishop Vincent conceived the
idea of a great peoples university
on the banks Of Lake Chautauqua he
felt the crying need Of populadzins
moral and mental improvement and to
his genius is due the betterment Of
hundreds Of thousands of the best cit-
zens Of the land.
The purpose Of the Chautauqua was
to aid both church and school. The
modern Chautauqua claims no higher
motive and admits no meaner purpose
University extension brings to the
home student an opportunity to &C
quire the same liberal education Of
fered to the more fortunate youths
who may domicile at the seat Of learn
ing and sit at the feet Of persona
Gamaliel. But university extension
appeals to the student who has tmt
TO devote to pains-taking study. The
Chautauqua, by popularizing educa
ton reaches and helps the masses o.
the people who have neither time Of
inclination to devote themselves Il
systematic study.
"Even a Poet Must Eat"
/ But however beautiful the theory o
carrying free education to the masses
the fact remains that none but thu
millionaire philanthropist can hope u
succeed. And even after Q seat o
learning has been endowed strict bud
ness principles must Be applied to 10
management to maintain its sficiency
The need Of the ChautauquA IA
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17

Mic Smith now drives a new
model 10 Buick auto.
Fred Gagelman has now a new
model 10 Buick auto.
David Speck was out to his
Falrvlew township farm this weel
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Ward Of
the east side, are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Lester Dudrey. at.
Fay Oklahoma.
Elrick Cole Jr.. was down from
Larned Monday on business.
Miss Clytie Breeder is visiting
in Colorado.
Miss Lillian Gould is spending
the summer in Colorado.
Miss Blanche WOrden is visit
ing friends at Albert.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Gustin
were down from Galatla Thurs
day.
John Hester was a visitor from
HoisingtOn, Thursday. O.
Lyman Dodge transacted bust
ness in Hutchinson Thursday.
John Kelly was down from Paw
nee Rock Thursday.
Frank NOrdman and wife were
IN from Walnut Thursday.
Fred Hartley suffered broken
nose and an otherwise disfigured
face on Thursday while EN-
plOyed as a carpenter on the barn
Fred Wolf is building. The wind
blew a board from the top of the
banr which struck him in the
face.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17

laCR o. appICz1on OF BUSINESS mern
DDS has draped the black shroud oVel
many a platform wherein have ap
peared the brightest intellects OF tho
nation.
Foreseeing the impossibility OF main
tanning the high efficiency OF the inde
pendent Chautauqua in the towns and
smaller cities. Mr.. Horner set abou
less than five years ago to devise some
other plan. He had had some expert
epce with the management OF an In
dependent assembly and more expert
ence with lyceum work. He called t
his aid and counsel other and expert
erced men and finally the "circui
plan" was evolved and was tried GU
in Nebraska four years ago this sea
son.
TIE Redpath Plan.
This plan contenplates using prac
ticallv the same lecturers, entertain
ers and mu-icians at each assembl!
and the location of the stands at sucl
convenient distances that no time Ii
wasted in making the moves. A few
good towns IN Nebraska were triet
and the success of the undertaking
was so marked that other places wer'
added to the circuit the following sea
son and Kansas was annexed to thu
western territory. Last year Colorado
was entered and one Chautauqua wa
held in Wyoming, at Cheyenne.
During the coming summer season
this system will conduct between sew
enty and eighty assemblies in Ne
braska. Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming
and Oklahoma and Texas. Making thii
the largest Chautauqua circuit in tn
world.
The ten weeks season will opel
June 20 and close the sixth day o
September, just in time for the open
ing Of the schools and the colleges.
The first ChautauQua Of the season
will open at Enid, Oklahoma. Tit
lecturers, entertainers and musician
for that day will fill the program ant
move on to another town where the!
will open another assembly on thu
following day. In the meantime
the talent" for the second da!
at the opening town will give place
TO the performers for the third day
and they in turn will go to the secon(
town. Thus seven Chautauquas o.
seven days each will be in session sim
ultaneously. This will continue from
June 20 to September 6.
By way Of supplementing the state
ments in the Journal article, a few
facts and figures may be interesting.
More than $50 people will be EN-
ployed In various capacities for the
coming season. Their total mileage
will be considerably more than mil
lion miles, the equivalent Of two trips
to the moon and then three time
around the world. More than $25, O0t
will be spent in railroad and automo
bile fares. Thirteen carloads OF adver
Using matter will be sent out from tht
Office by mail and express and owe
fifty thousand letters viii be mailed
good business for the government. AID
vertisihg space will be used in 25l
newspapers and for advertising pur
poses an appropriation Of $4,000 hal
been made. To care for publicity cam
paign alone there are employed a hal
A~=e. nrsss axsnta md AdIertiSin'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17
To Democrats.

1t is generally believed that the
next House of Representatives at
Washington will be Democratic
if there is united and harmonious
effort on the part of Democrats
everywhere.
The National Democratic Con-
greSSiOnal Committee is charged
with much responsibility in fur
niShing a campaign book and 9th
er literature, directing speakers
and doing the general work of or.
ganizatiOn. We need your active
support, especially in a financial
way. Please send to the Nation
al Democratic Congressional Com.
mittee, Washington, DC, a check
at once as We are greatly in need
of funds to push our work, and
must depend upon Democrats to
furnish them. Our Committee is
sustained by voluntary cOntribu-
lions. We are reliably informed
that the Republican Committee is
already generously supplied with
money. Will you not aid us at
Once?.
James T. Lloyd, Chairman
Joseph E. Ransdell, Chairman of
Finance Committee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Corner of Forest ave and Nor
ton street. Herbert j. COckerlll,
pastor. DR.. Addison Kendall, Sur
day school superintendent.
All our Sunday services will be
held at the regular hours next SUI
day. The Sunday school is rapid
" getting back npOint Of attend
ance to what it was in the early
spring. At the hour for public
worship the pastor will preach a
sermon on the subject "Why does
the Methodist Church Baptize In
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-06-17

Phil Dyer was down from near
0lmitz Thursday.
A. H. Boyle and G. W. Ford
were in town Thursday on bust
ness in the Probate court.
The Wednesday Evening whist
club held its closing session at the
Hooper home Wednesday evening
enjoying an excellent dinner pre-
pared by the ladies of the club.
Henry Habermann was dow
from Walnut township this week.
He says that wheat in his i'm
mediate locality is better than it
has been for several years.