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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21

declared special consideration was given to the interests of the smaller banks to gratify the popular demand against any possibility of the big in fluential banks getting control of the proposed national reserve association, 30 of whose 45 directors would be elect ed by the districts.
 Under the division agreed upon New England would constitute one district, the eastern states two, the south four, the middle west four, and the Pacific coast states four. One-fifth of the bank ing of the nation is concentrated in New York, but it is pointed out all the eastern states will form only two districts This is regarded as advan- tageous to the smaller banks and out of proportion to the invested capital of the east, .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
LUNCHEON PARTIES
 AT THE CLUB

The Country club luncheons continue to enjoy a decided popularity and promise to become more and more convenience for the women of society. Yesterday de- spite the fact that the day was threat ening, there were a number of social af- fairs in progress and as everyone is busy shopping, there were several delightful little parties. Among those were Mrs. Felix Drennen had party of friends with her, including Mrs. Fred Levert Mrs. Edward Ware Barrett Mrs. Paschal Shook, Mrs. William H. Kettig, Mrs Frank H. Crockard. Mrs. Marie McBee and Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
THE COMMISSION
 DIVIDES NATION

Washington, December 20.-The na- tional monetary commission today de- cided the general outlines of the K uis.ricts into which the United States would be divided under the Aldrich piah or financial reform. In the sec 'ional arrangements of districts it Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
NOTES AND PERSONALS

Gen. Louis V. Clark and Miss Augusta Clark are expected today from Peeks- kill; N. Y, where Miss Clark Is a student at St Mary's school, to spend the holi- days In Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21

Mir Henry Gray. Jr., who Is student at Yale. is spending the holidays with his aunt, Mrs. Florence F. Buck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
Senate Paid Bills

Washington, December 20.-The Senate today made record time in adopting d House resolution. The measure provided for payment of the salaries of the House tomorrow instead of January 1. The en- tire proceedings covered GO seconds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
YOUNG SCHOOL GIRL
 COMMITS SUICIDE

New York, December 20.--Fannie Platt, pretty 16-year-old girl of good family, borrowed glass from her teacher and slipped quietly into the lavatory at a girls high school in Brooklyn today Ten minutes later a teacher found her dead on the floor. the empty glass beside her. A one ounce bottle. which had contained some liquid, lay in basin near by, but it was washed away before the teacher could seize it.
 Unknown to the 1500 girl pupils in the school, the body was removed to the teachers room, where physicians worked in vain to restore life. All eff forts proving fruitless, the victims mother was notified and the coroner summoned.
 Mrs. Platt said her daughter had studied unusually hard of late and wor- ried at the approach of examinations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
Dr. Eliot Improving

Colbumbo. Ceylon, December 20.-Dr.
 Charles D. Eliot, president of Harvard university, is making steady progress at the hospital at Randy, but it will be some time before he is completely out of danger from his operation for appendicitis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
MRS. GRUBB TO GIVE
 TEA FOR COLLEGE SET

In compliment to her niece, Miss Julia
 Carney who has returned from St Ce- rilia for the holidays, Mrs. William I
 Grubb. will be a hostess on Monday after
 noon. January l. to the members of the college set from to o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Attention is called to the fact that the Country club wishes not later than to- lay to receive orders for dinner parties Saturday night. It is hoped to place all orders before tonight. This request is made in order that adequate prepara- lions may be made for the Saturday even ing dinner dance, which promises to be the most attractive in the clubs history.
 The Council of Jewish Women will meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21
JONES-RUSSELL
 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mir. and Mrs. J. P. Russell announce
 fhe engagement of their daughter, Abi- gail A.. to Mir. stephen Earl Jones, the wedding date to be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-21

this afternoon at 3:15 in the study of pr. Morris Newfield. The subject is Eco nomical Laws of the Bible.' The leader will be Mrs. Gelders.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04
EASIEST MONEY FROM HOGS


The easiest money on the farm is
made from hogs The outlay Of capi-
tai is small. The work does not Nex-
ceed two hours daily, and the profits
are proportionally larger than from
any other line of farm work.
Every brood sow should rear II pigs
year. When your sows will not do
this it is time to sell them. Every
pig at II months should weigh 225
pounds. At cents a pound it would
bring $3.50 If this pig is from those
reared on alfalfa or run in wood
lot and fed corn at finishing time
only, it should not cost more than 81.
This leaves profit of s11. IS on every
pig, or profit of s141 from one SOW.
These figures are taken where con-
ditionS are right. If the hogs must
be kept in dry lot and fed tankage,
corn, or slopS from the first, the cost
will be considerably increased and
may even be doubled, but even at
that the hogs are a paying PROPOSE
tion. OF course some years hogs may
not bring cents pound, but some
years they may bring 10 or even IL
cents.
The average farmer can care for
four or five sows with very little
trouble; but keep good ones, as scrubs
are likely to lose money for you.
The Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege will publish bulletin later Civ
ing detailed records of the cost of
producing pork under a variety of
conditions. Kansas IndustrialiSt.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

1t will be noticed that the County
General Fund was in debt at the be-
ginning of this year, 191L And it is
only through the courtesy of the
County Treasurer that the County
Warrants are not stamped: Not
paid for want of funds.
Now let me in conclusion say, that
L do not object to paying taxes, mo
good citizen does) and do not so wish
to be understood, but l for one do
not believe that our taxes have at all
times been used most judiciously and
managed as good, careful, prudent
business man would handle and man
age his own money and business af-
fairs.
Am always pleased to hear from
w. n. Larabee, county clerk.
Respectfully submitted,
A Taxpayer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

sale where stock that he needed was
to be sold. Hence, the Importance
of extended newspaper advertising
The amount the owner can afford to
spend with the newspapers to adver-
tise an average public sale would
vary, of course, with the quality and
kinds of stuff he has for sale, but it
should never be less than SIS or
$50 For a larger sale the amount
should be larger. For the farmer
with speciality, and all farmers
should have some special line, such
as fine stock, or seed, fruit or vege-
tables, systematic and intelligent
newspaper advertising is absolutely
essential to success. Publicity is
necessary, and the cheapest and best
method is in newspaper advertising.
"Don't make the mistake of adver-
tising only when you have something
for sale. If you are a POland-China
hog breeder and have no hogs for sale
now, but will have in the spring,
keep card in the paper and tell the
people when these hogs will be for
sale. If you don't they will forget
about you and your hogs, and send off
to a man in the other corner of the
state who does advertise. Those who
expect to have something for sale
cannot afford to let the people forget.
Newspaper advertising, when figured
on the basis of the number of people
it reaches, is absurdly cheap. And it
brings greater results than an equal
amount of money spent in publicity
in any other line. This advice is alb
solutely disinterested: this paper
takes no advertising at any price. =
Ellis Headlight.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

insurance and other private business
and it might help some by collect
ing Office rent from those officials
who use the offices for other than
official business; who use the offices
for their own private business and at
the same time neglect the duties of
offices which they have sworn faith
fully to perform Then there are
few other leaks that might be stopped
with advantage and help to the TAX
PAYERS, but can't tell it all this
time: too muchi
1t is noted that Mr.. Larabee, in
giving the several amounts or funds
on hand, takes the first of the year
just Immediately after the November
and December taxes are paid in and
before any are paid Out--instead of
at the end of the year, September
3Oth, when the taxes are all paid in
and all paid out, including the
amount (S14, ,436.97) taken from and
owed to other funds September 30,
1910.
Taking the years given by Mr..
Larabee in regard to the County
General Fund, the following table
shows the true facts as taken from
the books and reports of the two
offices: County Clerks and County
TreaSurer'S.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04
Hopes Golden Lining

A gradual lowering of prices seems
at last in sight. For the first time
since 1899 the worlds gold output
showed last year a falling off. The
decrease from 1909 was not large in
volume, about So, 200, 900, but it may
nevertheless be properly deemed eco
nomically significant. In sixteen
years, from 1898 to 1910, the output
of the worlds gold mines literally
grew by leaps and bounds. In 1909 it
had reached the enormous aggregate
of s454, ,OOo, 900, more than five times
the record of 1893 Now economists
maintain that the existing fields have
reached their capacity, and as new
ones are not likely to be located, we
may witness decline of commodity
prices. 1t may be hazardous to pre-
dict the limitation of gold production
but the Steadiness with which, all
around the world, commodity prices
have kept step upward with the
growing volume of the precious met
al, has been more than coincidence,
it has been evidence of cause. and eff
feet. The economists are therefore
on safer ground than the geologists,
when it comes to forecasting. .-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

Talk about injustice Down at
Great Bend there is family by the
name of Myers. There are three
boys in this family who are trfpletS
and they look so much alike that the
father gave one of them three lick
ings on the same day, when as mat
ter of fact he intended to punish
each of the three once. At another
time one of the boys was sick and had
to stay in the house. The other two
refused to go out and play, preferring
to remain in with their brother.
When the parents came to give the
medicine, they gave it to the wrong
boy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04
Advertise a Public Sale

At the Kansas State Agricultural
college at Manhattan, a school more
for farmers than any other class, is
published the Kansas Industrialist,
as part of the school of practical
journalism. In recent issue that
paper says: did you ever attend a
public sale when pretty small
crowd showed up, and the articles
sold, went at a low price? Ever cal
culate what the owner lost by not
properly advertising the sale? How
many hundred or thousand per cent
returns would he have received on a
few dollars spent in newspaper adver-
tising? Wouldn't the returns have
been worth while? Ask any sensible
man who has advertised his sales.
He'll tell you. Men who have made
a study of the question have said
that not more than one-fourth of the
rural public sales are properly adver-
tised. Generally, the farmer has a
few sale bills printed. He runs the
copy in the local paper once, and
the advertising campaign is ended
That is poor management, for it is
obvious that the more the sale is adj
vertised the larger will be the crowd,
and a larger crowd usually means
better prices.
"A farmer, especially the livestock
man, would drive Is or 20 miles to a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04
49, ,491,O 900 TRAVEL;
NOT A lice LOST
Hartman Lines Passenger Report
for 1910 Shows Victory
of Safety Devices.
ACCIDENTS CUT TO THIRD
Union Pacific Casualties Drop to One
Fifth; Ticket SCaIping
is Reduced.

The Hartman railway lines carried
senger traffic of the United States, or
40, 491 900 people, without fatal acci-
dent to any of the number. This re-
suit is ascribed to the installation of
safety devices and is believed to have
no parallel in the railroad world.
The report, containing this data,
just has been compiled in the offices
of Julius Kruttschnitt, director of
maintenance and operation on the
system, including the Southern Pa
cific and Union Pacific railroads, a
total of II, $50 miles.
The total number of passenger car
ried on one mile basis was 5000, OOO,-
600. The figures of the country's
railroads for 1910 have not yet been
compiled by the government, but in
1909 the interstate commerce COM
mission reported the number of pas
sengers carried as $4,000, 900, 900. The
figures for 1910 will not exceed a
billion more, it is said.
NO LIKE RECORD KNOWN.
Many other railroads have gone
through a year without fatality to
any of it's passengers, but it is said
that no system has made this record
for such a large total of passengers.
The results on the Hartman lines
are ascribed to a campaign waged by
the management for years to reduce
accidents. The Hartman system now
has more miles of automatic block
signal protection than any other SyS-
tenn in the world. Mr.. KruttSchnitt
himself has directed special atten-
tion to the accident problem and be-
gan several years ago to bring about
a reduction by giving complete
publicity to all forms of accidents
and their investigation, which, it is
believed, spurred both officers and
employees to greater efforts to safe
guard lives intrusted to their care.
ACCIDENTS GREATLY REDUCED.
In the year 19O3-19O4 the number of
accidents on the Union Pacific was 2e
for 1000, 900 locomotive miles. In
the final half of 1910 it was only for
100000 locomotive miles. On the
Pacific system of the Southern Pa
cIhc the NUMBER or accidents per
], 200, 900 locomotive miles was re-
duced in the same time from 29.5 to
1O.5.
Important progress has been made
in recent months in suppressing
ticket scalping, according to the re-
port of the Railway Ticket Protec-
tive bureau, issued during the day.
"Since the final bulletin" the re-
port says, announcements by federal
and state courts of comprehensive
and decisive decisions in proceedings
brought by this bureau have enabled
suppression of railway ticket scalp
ing through injunctional and criminal
procedure in many localities hereto
fore infected by this persistent para
site" Chicago Tribune, February
u, 1911.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

Here is an Iowa winter story: One
cold, wintry morning man of tall
angular build was walking down a
steep hill at quick pace. A piece of
ice under the snow caused him to
lose control of his feet; he began to
slide and was unable to stop. At a
crossing half way down he encount-
cred a large, heavy woman. The
meeting was sudden and before either
realized it a collision ensued and
both were sliding down hill, the man
underneath the fat woman on top.
When the bottom was reached and
the woman was trying to recover her
breath and her feet, these faint words
were born to her ear. Pardon me,
madam, but you will have to get off
here. This is as far as / 60"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04
why Editors Get Rich

After great deal of worry, and
study we have at last figured out
how so many country editors get rich.
Here is the secret of their success.
There is child born in the neigh
borhood. The attending physician
gets so. 1t is christened and the
minister gets s5, and the editor gets
800.
1t grows and marries. The editor
publishes another long winded fiowery
article, and tells a dozen lies about
the beautiful and accomplished
bride" The minister gets 80 and
piece of cake. The editor gets 5000
and request to carry the groom's
subscription another year. In the
course of time she dies. The doctor
gets from s. to 500, the minister gets
another S5, the undertaken gets from
S5 to 800, the editor publishes no
tice of death and an obituary two
columns long, large resolutions, lot
of poetry and a card of thanks and
gets $4,000. No wonder so many
country editors get rich.-Haynes-
vile News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04
Kansas City Market Report

Kansas City Stock Yards, Feb. %,
1911.
The good work started in the cattle
market yesterday was continued to-
day, steers 10 to Is higher, stockers
and feeders the same, butcher stuff
strong to 10 higher. The run yeSter-
day and today has been much smaller
than killers looked for, and they have
been compelled to revise their opin-
ion of their grasp on the situation.
The reversal of form shown by beef
steers this week has made a lot of
bulls out of statesmen who were eat
ing out of the hand of the buyers
last week. The advance of yesterday
and today more than makes up for
the actual loss of last week, besides
injecting hope into the probabilities
of the spring market Some of the
dealers say that the advance in prices
seen year and two ago, beginning
about this time each year, or little
earlier, will be repeated this year.
The best steers are expected to show
most appreciation but half dollar
advance on the cheaper steers in the
next six weeks represents the talk in
dulged to-day. Some steers sold at
Sc. 40 today, and more than half the
steers sold at $500 and upwards
Heavy cows sell up to $3.50, and heif-
ers exceed $500 for tops, bulls
81. 40 to 1926, calves S5 to 1925. Ami
nation rules in the Stocker and feed
er market, and the limited offerings
yesterday and today were cleaned mp
at an early hour, stockers at $500 to
1915. feeders 40 to 1886. February
cattle receipts here show a gain of
10000 head over last February, but
this is considered trivial in view of
the expansive opinions expressed
early in the month.
Hogs steadied little this morning,
after the terrible break of yesterday,
but it was only for moment, the
first attack of the buyers quickly
sending them still farther down the
hill, market closing 10 lower. Heavy
hogs sold at s6.S5 to 1896 today, med
ium weights $500 to S7.OO, lights 81
to S7.O7 II. Hog receipts also show
an increase here this, month over
same month last year, gain $4,000
IlCdQ. VI ~ pei CSIlO- ROO0
and average weights around 220 lbs.
The fact that hogs are selling far out
of line with their cost of production
is reason for fewer expressions of
grief over the bad way of the market
than might be expected if they were
losing money on their actual cost.
Sheep and lambs arrived to the
number of 5000 head today, market
steady to strong. Best lambs are
now down around S5-75, yearfings to-
day at s5.35, wethers $40, ewes at
$3.50 to $40. Some feeding lambs
are being bought at 1926 to $40
While dealers expect small perform
ance of the market in March in the
way of advances, there is widespread
belief in higher market on lambs
in April and May. They say the
Texas crop this year will be light,
possibly nothing, although good rains
in Texas in the last week or two may
cause this opinion to be changed
J. A. Rickart,
Market Correspondent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

My friend, l notice you are doing
whole lot of talking about what
man ought to do because he is
church member. You are finding all
sorts of things the matter with him.
Likely some of your remarks are in
order, but you evidently fail to recall
an old adage that runs to the ef-
feet thaS people who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones. just
because a church member strays from
not give you license to be crooked.
If church member cheats his
neighbor and tanks up on red liquor,
this is no excuse for you doing the
same thing. t is just as essential
that you, who are out of the fold, fol-
low the straight and narrow path, as
it is for the most violent church
member in town. Whether you are a
church member or not isn't going to
cut any figure with old st. Peter
when he comes to balancing your
ledger and Issuing your passport
through the Pearly Gates. Being a
church member won't put any cred
its on mans account unless he has
been the right kind Of one. If you
are banking on riding into heaven on
the sins of your neighbors it is time
for you to change your ways.-Bert
Walker.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04
DR.. M. ]. Brown, Specialist,

of Salina, will be at the American
House, Tuesday, March 7th, FL
lis, March 8th, prepared to treat
the medical and surgical diseases of
the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, and
glasses scientifically fitted
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04
Weather Report

Maximum and minimum tempera-
ture according to the government
thermometer at Wa-Keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

If you want to take a trip to the
Old Country, get your round trip
tickets from Wa-Keeney to the place
you are bound for, from the Wa-Kee-
ney State Bank, and save bothering
buying tickets when you are ready to
come home. 52-3t
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

The weather record of the week in
cludes third crop of ice, two inches
of snow which amounted to one
seventh inch of water, followed by
lamb-like first day of March.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

mound City Paint may cost trifle
morelbutl Verbeck Lumber 8 Sup
ply Co."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

If you want a good cup of coffee,
call at 0. K.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

Smoked meats at Bakers.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-05

FOR SALE-three-acre tracts. in Lanes subdivision on North Central avenue, east face. Price, s27O0 per tract.
 FOR SALE-A pretty modern new brick bungalow. located on West Woodland avenue; cement walks. A good bargain at the total purchase price, S26OO.
 FOR RENT-A nicely located mod ern new brick. near the new school on West Adams street; $20 per month.
 TO LOAN-$75O or $500 on city real estate.
 FOR SALES acres of splendid producing alfalfa, between Alhambra and Glendale; well located. Price, per acre, S150.
 FOR SALE-62l5 feet frontage on beautiful North Third avenue; east front, in Bennitt Addition, in the heart of the district of finest resi- dences in Phoenix. Special price, $I75O.
 FOR SALE Seven room. one and One-half story brick house, set in the midst of a veritable garden of vines trees and shrubbery A beautiful home. with the finest kind of shade
Arizona republican., 1911-06-05

and grape arbOrs. Large barns and big chicken yard The lot is 100X20O feet. and is close in on car line. This is one of the greatest snaps in Phoenix. Total price, S350O.
 FOR SALE-$35O0 will buy a mod ern 9-room brick on lot 1O0x2OO feet. Property is actually worth $45O0. If you want a home ready to move into for just what the house and lot cost. See us about this at once. Easy terms.
 TO LOAN-We have a number of amounts of mOney' to loan. If you need money on good real estate se- curity. we can negotiate the loan without loss of time.
 FOR SALE-A splendid subdivision propositions: 40 acres adjacent to city limits, northeast. at $75O per acre.
 FOR SALE-A splendid 10-acre tract of garden land, adjacent to the town of Glendale. in Orchard Addi- tipn. Special price. $175 per acre. FOR SALE-4O acres. quarter mile from the Glendale car line; fine fruit land Price is very low at s11O per acre.
 We write Grain Insurance.