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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-06
EFFECTS OF LAND MONOPOLY.

Census reports of 1910 put the to
tai amount of improved farm lands
OF All ,44S, 900. That is Less than one
fourth of the area of the United
States, exclusive of the island poses
D Sions, Cities, mines, ranches and pub
lie Toads combined do not occupy
more than fraction of the space
used for farms so that somewhere il
the neighboThood of three-fouTthS of
die cOmtry's area must be lying
unused, to say nothing of the fact
that much of what is chssed as be-
ing Used is not being put to the best
use OF which 1t is capable. There GER
tainly seems to be plenty of land
Tor an who want to use it. The land
b there all right but wouhIbe users
must first make tennis with specula-
tive holders who will not, in most
cases allow it to be used except on
terms Hhat win leave only a little for
the user.
According 10 the same census re-
ports the average price per acre of
farm lands has more than doubled
IN ten years. That means that it is
more dhan twice as hand to get a
farm in the United States today as
it was ten years ago. 1t is mo won-
der that American farmers are be-
ing forced TO emigrate to Canada ant
become British subjects in order to
get land.
With all this land lying idle mem-
plOyed men are hooking in vain for a
chance to work and poverty and dis
tresS are widespread. This is the re-
suit of land monopoly. How much
longer win the American people put
up with it?
Commenting ON the increase in the
price of farm lands, the Cincinnati
Tiries-Star says:
THE day Of cheap farms has gone
by. The man who would go farming
can no longer coSnt ON picking up
suitable property for a mere song.
Today he must pay mora than twice
as much as he would have paid in
1900. Undoubtedly, this advance in
prices has discouraged many would
be farmers
In other words the country has lost
the outlet it once had for unemploy-
ed labor. As long as good govern
ment land could be had in the West
Tor practically nothing, there was
some place where unemployed men
could go and relieve the congestion
of the cities. While the opportunity
lasbed man took advantage Of It. This
was especially the case in times Of
industrial depression. Now when
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-06
BowERY CONDITIONS.

Big Tim Sullivan whose peputa-
zion is not that Of a reformer, is evil
IDENTITY a man with brains. He has
put them to good use in observing
conditions In the crowded Bowery dis
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-06
FOB SALE OR IxcHANoR

16O acres 10 Beaver county, Oh
lahoma. VIII trade for snan
tract Of land near Great Bend, or
small residence property IN town.
Address 3. E., Care The Demo.
crat.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-06

You have heard a good deal about
a special tariff commission whose
duty it is to investigate coudi.
tons and report to congress, that
the law making body may be Suffi-
cien1y informed to make intelligent
tariff laws. This board was appointed
In September, 1909. During last June
q months after the board had been
set to work, congress asked for a hit
tie information on the wool sched-
ules, and the board reported that it
had nothing to report. And the re-
port of this board Is what the Presir
dent of the United States ds
waiting for, osteusibly. What he
really is waiting for is another cleo
ton. Mr.. Taft and a handful of east
eTm manufacturers may have faith in
such a board but no one else has
Newton journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-10-06

excuse, which is a poor enough one,
even If true, that he has not Suffi.
Gent information to justify approval.
If he had enough information to en-
able him to form the opinion that
the Payne wool schedule is indefens-
ible, then he knew enough to see
that his approval of a bill reducing
these indefensible rates must be jus
tifiable.
Mr.. Taft has made himself person
ally responsible for all the robbery
Of American wool consumers by pDo-
tected vol barons.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
SCENE FROM "TnE BALKAN 9RrNCESS"
BELASCo
E4Hl

which blends in rare fashion dramatic
and comedy elements. and which comes
to Washington glowingly recommended
by other cities.
The MoultOn trio will provide melody
melody to suit every taste, from the
grand operate to the liltingest ragtime.
Their work in the concerted numbers
will be an unalloyed delight Leona. the
Russian songbird. whose trills and high
notes brought the plaudits of the Cos
mos clientele a month ago, will return
to receive another ovation. Preston and
Ysobel. the aCrobatic comedian and the
gypsy violinist. are bound to be a sue
cess, with their mingling Of quaint, droll
melody and mirth. Morrissey and Bur-
ton have an act that is 'different"-that
is. different from the ordinary run of
rathskeller acts. which promises to be
"sure-fire' hit
One of the important features OF the
Cosmos bill this week will be the re-
turns. by direct wire, from the worlds
series baseball games. The Rodierscope
electric board. the only one which makes
every play absolutely clear, will be used.
The regular vaudeville bill will both pre-
Cede and follow the returns, which begin
at o'clock
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

love thinks you guilty and the very
memory Of you is abhorrent to her. and
you will be in sympathy with Jim
Wade's' physical and mental suffering as
the curtain rises upon The Man Hunt
ers." A great acting company has been
engaged; Charles Bartling as Wade Her
bert Bostwick as the brave Royal Can
soian Northwest Mounted Police. Ben s.
Higgins as the half breed guide, Ted
I'rOwn and Henry COmus as the troopers,
Florence Adelaide Pinckney as the fur
traders daughter, and the famous
thoroughbred jumping horse Mike" in
brave equine role of the same name
4 thrilling feature is the escape Of Wade
On Mike by the latter leaping through
the cabin window. The extra added at
traction, Is formed by the famous pre-
miere classic danseuses, Domino MarIni
and Marcel Branski. from the celebrated
Pavlowa and MOrdkin Imperial Russian
Ballet recently the fashionable rage at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
City. Their marvellous choregraphic in
depreciation includes Gounod's "Adagio
Classique,' Gillets Arrow Dance"
Saint-Saens' Dying Swan" and Pom
Chiellis gorgeous ''Whirling BacChanale."
An immeasurably funny comedy called
His Gay Papa" will be laughably pre-
Sented by the distinguished comedian.
Frederick Bond. Fremont Benton. and
company. Their most remarkable sue
cess, The Porter and the Salesman.
will be played by Eugene and Willie
Howard Harry T. Mcconnell, the eccen-
trio comedian. will appear as The Pres
ident of the Thirteen Club" BoudInl
brothers, the instrumental musical wiz
ards; Bert MeIrose. the topsy-turvey
trlCkster and important weekly events
of the world by the daylight motion
pictures are the concluding novelty num-
berS
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
The CasIno-VaudeviIIe.

Following up a good thing is the
way the Casino Theater management
handles its bookings. After capacity
all week with Josephine Saxton and
her five pickaninnies. and Jewel. the
mystic, it naturally sought big things
for the ensuing weeks show. The Ca
sino's new booking Affiliations have
placed it in direct contact with the
leading circuit of America.
Fred HaIlen and Mollie Fuller. well
known to all lovers Of good. clean
comedy. will top the bill with their ir-
resistible laugh getter. a Lesson at
II P NJ" 1t is one Of those screams
OF the riot" order. calculated to cure
the blues and any aftermath from Fri
day, the 18th.
Then Sue Simpson. famous as the
girl from home, will provide original
comedy and funny songs. Her every
move brings a laugh. When she ap-
pears at this weeks performances she
will be recognized as the headliner of
some of the leading first-class vaude-
willie theaters. The Old Home Choir Is
superior to most quartets, because they
have four high salaried singers, spe-
cial scenery, and their own songs. The
management looks for this act to vie
with the other features in continuing
its record of constant capacity. Ward
and Bohlman are two singing come
dams with an extra fund of fun that is
somewhat different from the usual run
of singing and talking acts. Black
and McCone are advertised as "the bru-
tai brothers in their attempt at sui
eide" New photo plays will open and
close the performances.
The Casino has been playing to such
large capacity and so many people have
O a
limited seating capacity of the theater
that the management urges its regular
patrons to go early in order to make
sure of seats
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
The Arcade.

With the opening of the skating rink
last night the season of 1911 was launch
ed at the Arcade, Fourteenth street and
Park road.
All of the attractions that made the
Arcade so popular a place of amusement
last winter are found this year. Dancing,
skating, bowling, motion pictures, and
many other features are regular attrac-
tions, and numerous special features are
promised during +he season.
Three sessions will be held daily in the
skating rink, In the morning, afternoon,
and evening With its great floor space
and its new maple floor. the rink is
one of the best in the country, and every
arrangement for the comfort OF patrons
has been made. Matinee performances
Of the selected motion pictures have been
started, and the big ballroom is open
every evening.
A special feature is the exhibition OF
the wonderful trained feas In Nat Bra
hams fiea circus. One of the most popu-
lar moves Is the arrangement for after
noon bowling. which Is proving a big
drawing card with women bowlers.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

A new play, with Guy Bates Post in the
leading role, will shortly be seen in this
city.
Frank B. Metzerott, president of the
Columbia Theater Company. will shortly
leave for vacation period in Bermuda.
Charles Phillips has been sent to Wash
ington by Klaw Erlanger to exploit
| The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" in
which Charlotte Walker comes to the
Columbia Theater a week from to-mor-
row night.
Ed. Fowler is again back in the box
! office Of the Columbia Theater after an
absence OF six weeks
Jean Murdoch. the young Chicago girl,
who is playing the leading role with
Charles Cherry in The Seven Sisters
this season, has made an immense hit in
the role originally played by Lauretts
| Taylor.
Burton Holmes will open his annual
course of traveIogues at the Columbia
Theater about the middle OF November
/ this year.
| Viola Sheldon, who is the leading
woman with Harry Hastings burlesque
| company playing in Washington this
week, earned the nom de theater The
California Nightingale" during her ap-
pearance as the prima donna OF the Tivoli
Opera Company in San Francisco for sev-
eral seasons.
Hill, Cherry and Hill, who present a
daring bicycle act with the Harry Hast
ings show, have been seen on the vaude-
willie stages throughout the West, and
II
the Eastern circuit.
Mrs. Lynch, at one time cornettst Of
international repute, is visiting her broth
er, Fred G. Berger, of the Columbia The
ater.
Gertrude Dunlop has made a strong in
dividual hit as squabina, the typical New
York chorus girl, in ''Everywife."
Musical Director Smith and his admira-
BILE orchestra at Chase's this week will
play Hoyt's march, Princess Pocahon-
tas:" CaryPs THE Pink Lady" Cervates'
Cuban dance. and MacGregor's march,
The Cotillion."
Matt Wheeler plays Nobody, the COL
Ored servant in "Everywife."
The four scenes in 'Everywifs" are
the home, stage door. Every Husbands
Club, and again the home"
Barry and Wolford at Chase's next
week have a line OF fan talk that has
made them hit all over the circuit.
Alfred the Great, the famous pithecan-
thropoid. comes to the Casino the week
OF October so.
B. F. Seligman, who has been treas
urer OF the Casino Theater since it
opened in August. will leave tomorrow
for Philadelphia, and will be succeeded
here by C. w. Worcester, of Petersburg,
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
Gayety-Harry Hastings show.

Gayety-Harry hastings Sno"'
Presenting two one-act burlettas, AN
Ocean Joy Rides" and AT the College
Inn," Harry Hastings Show will be the
attraction at the Gayety Theater this
week Mr. hastings is said to have pro-
vided an entirely new electrical ana
scenic equipment for his organization this
year, and the beauty chorus has been re-
gowned with costumes from Mile. wal
ters' atelier, in Paris.
The opening burletta affords opportu-
nifty for novel stage effects, while the
closing skit is said to reflect in a sa-
tirical way the gay life of the New YORK
rathskellers between midnight and dawn
Most conspicuous In the support OF MI
Hastings this year Is Viola Sheldon, bet
ter known as the California Nightin-
gale" Miss Sheldon was for the past
few years one OF the shining lights at the
Tivoli Theater, San Francisco. and has
remarkably fine voice. Mr.. Hastings has
cuIled from the front ranks in the enter
tainment field to support him such favor
ties as Tom Coyne, the funny Irish come
DIAM, Seymour, Schenck, and Seymour,
the eccentric trip; Bohannon and Corey,
with their pictorial novelty, Fighting the
Flames;" Hill, Cherry, and Hin, the
bicycle wonders; Barney Toye, the funny
German comedian; 4slona Raymond, a
dashing and dainty little soubret; the
Dancing Kleins, and the Singing -Four.
which includes Freidel Ackerman, West
and Ansor. and Edna Hyland.
Manager Peck. Of the Gayety Theater.
has had installed at the Ninth street
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
The Virginia.

At the Virginia Theater to-day will
be shown for the last time that beauti-
full motion play of ancient Egypt. "Elec-
tra," with Mary Fuller. a Washington
girl, who has become world-famous as a
star actress in photo plays. as the mad
girl. This elaborate production is con-
ceded by all who are familiar with mo-
tion-picture productions as one Of the
most interesting pictures ever shown.
The dance OF Electra and the tragic
climax are thrilling in the extreme. The
costumes and scenery are beautiful be-
yond comparison. Other pictures will
be shown and Helen Dodge plays the
violin.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
Chase's-PoIIte vaudeville.

Chsse's this week will be besieged by
theatergoers as soon as the public YER
dict upon the magnificent bill has been
made known through The Herald. 1t
marks the first presentation here of polite
vaudeville's most stupendous and phe-
nornenal production, the mammoth
scenic melodramatic comedy, "The Man
Hunters q tale of the Canadian north
woods. Briefly, It is described as "a rev.
elation Of realism, presenting the prime
val and picturesque phases of life in the
vast forest solitudes, abounding in the
romance Of nowadays, the strife of the
strong, and the hunor OF the redblooded
people Of the wooded wflds" Imagine
yourself hidden away IN a hut, with six
long months OF Canadian north woods
winte- upon you, six months of intense
cold. deep snow, and screaming blizzards.
Add 10 all this the constant fear of the
hunted, a knowledge that every mans
hand Is against you, q haunting dread
that every hoof-beat heard above the
moaning Of the wind in the giant spruce
trees may be the forerunner Of arrest and
disgraceful death by the rope for a crime
you never committed. Feel also that
probably the one girl in the world you
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
I.yceum-"The whirI of Mfrth."


Next weeks attraction at the Lyceum
will be the ''Whirl of Mirth," one Of the
top-notchers of burlesque. which comes
here this season in brand-new attire, and
with every promise of presenting a pro-
gramme OF exhilarating farce brilliant
hurlesque, high-grade vaudeville. and a
beauty display OF young ladies' of face
and form divine that is said to be the
classiest and most stunning ever seen
with burlesque company. The perform
ance, in its entirety, may be described
as a quick action merry-go-round Of fun,
song. and glitter, opening with a two
act musical farce, 'Dooley's Reception"
introducing the entire mammoth COM
pany. including Eddie B. Collins, William
Kenny, Harry McVoy. Willie Mack, Mel
lie Walker. Maud Stevens, &c. The IA
nous bevy of beautiful maidens, of
whom there are thirty-1ve, and the olio,
which consists of five all-star vaudeville
acts, is claimed to be the best ever con-
nected with this style of attraction, and
Is composed of exclusive features from
the leading vaudeville houses of Europe
and America.
The olio consists of such artists as
Nellie Walker, that sweet singer with
the big voice; Lester and Moure, a little
talking, a little dancing. and then some
more. and the "AIsacian Mystery"
acknowledged by press and public to be
the most mystifying act Of the century.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
The Cosmos-VaudeviIIe.

An extremely clever and attractive bill,
ranging from a farcical and uproariously
funny playlet to droll and whimsical ac
robatics, will be seen al the Cosmos
Theater this week. The feature number
is Morgan, Chester, and company, in
Schultz. the Shoemaker" a sketch
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
coIumbia-"The Old Homestead, :,

COlumbia-"The Old Homestead"
Tomorrow evening and the remainder
Of the week the patrons of the Columbia
lheater will have The Old Homestead"
as Its attraction. and local amusement
lovers will flock there, as usual, to see
one of the purest, sweetest, and most
wholesome plays in existence. It is 50
familiar to the average theater-goer here
that description of it now, on the
Threshold of its twenty-sixth annual
visit to Washington, is superfuous F
L. Shader will apear in the role of Joshua
Whitcomb, the simple-minded, God-fear-
ing, lovable old farmer, a role in which
he has endeared himself to the American
public for years, and with which every
one is familiar. The perennial drawing
power of THE Old Homestead" is indis1
putable, and its long success and con-
tinuous popularity are due in no incon-
siderable measure tc the fact that II is
a perfect rescript of nature, holding the
mirror up to nature as do few other
plays Of modern times. In Joshua Whit
comb, the central figure of that circle
of familiar rustic types, We have to well
come perfect representative of the best
and grandest type of humanity, a pros
porous, warm-hearted, Yankee farmer.
Associated with him We shall find to-
morrow evening, as of old, those other
delightful characters, Cy Prime, Seth
Perkins. Happy Jack, Aunt Matilda. Eb
Ganzey, and Rickety Ann
There will be Thursday and Saturday
matinees.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
SUNDAY CONCERTS.

To-days concert at the Casino will en-
brace seven of the best acts that have
been secured for Sunday. The Casinos
pictures, by the way. are the largest in
Washington and projected by means of a
latest model Of Lubin machine, they
show the pictures without any fllckering
or motion outside of the action Of the
actors.
The Metropolitan Quartet, the we'll
known Washington singing organization,
has accepted an engagement at the Ca
sinO to-day, and II will appear for the
first time on a stage here. The MetropOl-
itan Quartet is the city's popular card
for society functions. Johnnie Russell,
the Broadway Kid; Bot and Dot. with
their singing and talk along comedy lines:
EleanOra Brown, assisted at the piano by
Miss Wormsley; the Royal italian Trou-
| badOurs, with their singing and string
playing; c. w. Wallace. with his funny
stories; Charles Hutchinson, and the lat
est motion pictures. The performance
will begin at o'clock and run continu-
ousIy until 1O:3O o'clock.
The excellent programme for the two
concerts at the Cosmos Theater to-day
includes specialities by the Van SAINT
trio, Burt and Ireno Jack. and Cora Hall,
of last weeks bill; Ysobel, the gypsy
rathkeller duo. of this weeks bill; and
an added attraction, Agnes Alder. sing
ing comedienne. The musical programme
comprises Suppe's overture, Beautiful
Galatea;" a selection from "Rigoletto"
CVerdD; a duet. for cornet and from
bone from schubert's 'serenade;" selec-
ton from La Boheme" (PuccinD,
Grieg's Norwegian Dance, No. p"
muzurka by Saint-Saens. Moskowshrs
'Serenata," and waltzes from The
Chocolate Soldier"
The crowds Of men who go to the Sun
day concerts at the Gayety Theater
know Just what consideration Manager
Moore gives to their entertainment, and
they are not to be disappointed to-day,
for an extra gingery bill is to be fea-
tured. The songs will be new. and the
pictures the best of their kind in town.
Smoking is allowed.
Those who are getting into the custom
of attending the Sunday concerts at the
Academy know that Manager Tom Moore
is not sparing in expense to make these
concerts all that could be desired and
just as entertaining as can be. To-day's
programme at both the afternoon and
evening concerts will include five excel
lent singing and vaudeville sketches and
six very interesting photo play produc-
tions, all planned to entertain ladies,
gentlemen, and children.
At the Majestic Theater tonight Man
ager Weston will present a vaudeville
bill which he is confident will be even
more successful than the one presented
last Sunday night, notwithstanding the
fact that that bill was enthusiastically
received. Manager Weston will continue
his policy of personally witnessing the
acts before they are engaged for his the
ater. The acts for to-night's perform
ance have been selected from those play
ing the past week in the leading vaude-
Vile houses in Baltimore. Moving pic
lures of the principal American and
European manufacturers will complete
the programme.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
The Colonial.

The strong and radiant feature OF the
Colonial Theater's DILL this week is Col
leen Bawn," a clever adaptation Of Dion
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

Boucicaults famous drama. The play Is
in three reels, and is presented by a
cast of actors whose work stands pre-
eminent in the moving picture field. The
production is lavishly mounted and is
sure TO appeal to all those who love
tales and plays OF the Emerald Isle.
The Plaza.
Continuing in popularity, Mutt and
Jef' and the Black Hand are to be fea-
tured to-day at the Plaza Theater, in
Ninth street, along with a programme of
selected scenic, comic. and dramatic pic
lures, including Society Hoboes." . very
interesting motion-picture production,
showing the experiences of several young
millionaires who for a short period try
hoboing. Leonard Chick will sing several
new songs this afternoon and evening
and at each performance every day this
week. Mondays programme will include
two frst-tlme-shown pictures, The Lost
Kerchief' and Uncle Peters Ruse."
The management announce the return Of
Miss Marion Leonard from Europe, who
will make her first appearance in America
on Wednesday in stirring Western pic
ture. The Trapper's Daughter" in a
strong cast in company with Arthur
Johnson.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

Joseph Hart is the sole owner of
"Everywife,' the phenomenally success
tuI polite vaudeville morality comedy.