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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Horton Ward, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Ward, broke his arm
at play Monday while at school,
and although the arm panied
him greatly, he says his teacher
would not let him go home. He
did not know for sure that the
arm was broken until he got
home, and by that time it was
badly swollen. After the swell
ing was reduced the arm was set.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-19

Why write your insurance in
small companies whose settle
meats are slow and uncertain,
when it costs you no more to
have it written in the big strong
and PROMPT paying companies of
the X. v. Smith Insurance
Agency, which are cOnfIaGFa-
ton proof We represent
such companies only.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-03

If their be grievances they
must surely be imaginary as
he has done more than most
Presidents for Us.
The West particularly can
make no mistake in re.electing
him as he has made good and
the prospects are that he will
do better in The future, espec-
tally since he has become so
well Informed on the condit-
ion OF the United States as a
whole.
The friends of La Toilette
are claiming Idaho in the
ranks of the Insurgents.
What assurance these people
have that such is the case is
something yet to be proved.
we cannot believe that Sen.
Borah has made them any
promises yet, and We look for
w. +. Borah if he goes back
to the Senate to support the
man of the people, Vim. IL.
Taft.
Our Junior Senator has be-
come very popular and is an
able man. We all like him
and have taken pride in the
work he has done in the Sen
ate for us but we cannot sac
rifice Taft for La Toilette and
so far as we are cOncerue ed il
is Taft first and the man who
will support him next VIM.
Howard Taft is too big ii mar
to let go just yet. He has
some more to do for rs anC
we want to let him do it.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-03

TAFT, THE MAN FOR THE WEST.
That Prest. Taft is the right
man in the place at the right
time is a fact conceded by
the great majority tfar piled
up to his credit at the 1908
election and which willrepeat
itself in 1912 there is little
doubt.
Although La Toilette is
making a strong fight for the
nomination it is all eady evid-
ent that he lacks the support
to place him in the lead.
That Taft is the man for
our next President the people
need only to see and hear him,
which opportunity they have
Just had, and a convinced
feeling settles upon them
which counts much at the
polls, Notwithstanding the
blood and thunder that may
be raised by his opponents.
Everybody knows what it
means to be satisfied Gust.
omer and that same satisfied
\ feeling seems to prevade the
minds of the West toward
VIM. II Taft and why should
it not be 50!
For 20 years no President
has made such a record il
bringing to justice the mar
high up as Vim. H. TAFT.
He has been and is now
fearless of man when / is duty
is before him. His handling
Of the greatest trusts on eartf
has proved it and who Cal
deny it.
His wonderful Acquaintance,
with the needs of this people
is unsurpassed by none. II,
is going into details and study
ing our conditions. That il
the kind of man we need
Too many grevious errors o.
the past have been due t.
ignorance of the needs Of the
West particularly, by public
fficials.
He has now just closed {
visit to the stronghold of his
enemy and with that same
fearlesSness yet firm stanC
for his principals that hal
characterized his course throu
ghout has he gone right aheaC
proclaiming just and equit
able principals and laws anC
every where confidence haI
been esta blished and salts
faction implanted that vii
bear fruit in due season.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-03
Notice to Creditors.

In the Probate Court of Cassia County,
State of Idaho.
In the matter of the Estate Of William
{. Martindale, deceased
Notice is hereby given that Letters of
Administration on the Estate of William
{. Martindale, deceased, were granted to
the undersigned on the 2rst day of
August, 1917, by the Probate Court of
Cassia County.
All persons having claims against said
Estate are required to exhibit them to
me for allowance, at Oakley, Cassia
county, Idaho, within ten months after the
date of this notice, or they shall be forever
barred.
Dated this I4th day of October, 1917.
w. A. MARTINDALE,
Administrator.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-11-03
EXCURSIONS EAST.

October 14th, November 18th,
and December DIST and 22nd.
Via Oregon Short Line & Union
Pacific for benefit of HOME VISIT
ORs. Tickets sold on October
date limited to December 31st.
Other tickets limited to 60 DAYS
from date of sale, See any O.S. l..
Agent for rates and further part
lculars, or write d. E. Burley
Gen. Pass. Agent, Salt Lake City
Utah.
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
SAYS HORSE TRADE-POSED
AS HUMANE OFFICERS

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Some time ago I bought a horse. OF
course, I didn't have regular work for
It, and It stood in the stable most Of the
time. Naturally, It became stiff from
not having enough exercise. One day
was driving out to see about some work
and was held up by a humane officer
and ordered to take the horse back to
the stable because she was little stiff.
with the suggestion that had better
trade and get a better one; and, finally,
was held up on two more occasions
with the same result. You see. they do
this so as to intimidate the owner, so
as to make him easy for the horse
trader. AS I was passing the Eleventh
Street Auction Bazaar one day negro
by the name Of Confer and white man
named Harp were working together as
accomplices to make a trade. Confer
suggested trading, and Harp, represent
ing himself as q humane officer, threat
ened me with arrest If I didn't trade.
So he followed me to the negro's stable
and remained there until the deal was
closed. The Saturday after they were
arrested and tried before Judge Pugn
for making this trade under threats and
false pretense. They were tried on April
"a Both confessed their part In the
hold-up. Harp was fined and the negro
Acquitted. One was equally as guilty
Is the other. and both should have been
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
STRANGE MINISTRY TO "a
MIND DISEASED"

1t seems strange beyond belief that
in this enlightened twentieth century
there should be found anyone who be-
lieves that the depressed unfortunate
who contemplates suicide can be re-
strained by legislative enactment. 1t
is an emanation of that misguided
school of thought which would make
over human nature by the multiplicity
of statutes. 1t belongs to that period
in the history of the criminal law when
there were 100 offenses which carried
the death penalty, including the cutting
down of a cherry tree and the theft of
goods valued above shillings. 1t
harks back to the vindictive and un-
sympathetic era when the suicide was
buried at the crossroads, with a stake
driven through his body.
That a mind so abnormal as to de-
termine upon self-destruction could be
restored to health and reason by the
fear of punishment in case its desperate
efforts should fail, is SO plainly a con-
tradiction in terms that the case only
needs to be stated. The social science
of this more humane and enlightened
period realizes that disease should be
relieved and not penalized. Efforts to
counteract the tendency to suicide by
giving new hope and courage to the
victims of misfortune and melancholia
are not only in keeping with the times
but are meeting with increasing sue
cess. The punishment and disgrace in
cident to a failure to carry out sui
cidal intent could have no other effect,
according to the long history of puni-
tive measures, except to strengthen the
resolution of the would-be suicide in
making his effort effective. The futility
of legislative restraints is further ap-
parent when we consider that we must
enter into that twilight zone of insan-
ity which even the experts are very
far from having reduced to an exact
science.
Statute -tinkering will not minister
to a mind diseased"
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
oPENAlR SCHOOLS HERE AND
ELSEWHERE.

Because of the remarkable success oi
Washington's one open-air schoolroom
last year, special interest will be felt
here in the address of DR.. Leonard p
Ayres before the National Educational
Association at San Francisco yester.
day. DR.. Ayres is an agent of the de-
partment of hygiene of the Russell Sage
Foundation. While his statements OF
the good results obtained in various
cities in recent years with open-air
schools are not surprising to any one
who has followed this public school in
novation, he makes one distinctly new
and important point. He says:
Society is just awakening to a startled
realization Of what school life means to
the great sedentary class Of little pu-
pills. 1t means that compulsory educa-
ton under modern city conditions spells
for many children compulsory diseases.
This awakening Is very recent Ten
tional Educational Association, not one
paper was devoted to considering the
physical health OF school children. In
this years meeting twenty-six addresses
are devoted to that problem. Compul-
sorry education has brought school men
face to face with the problem Of what
to do for the child who Is physically
subnormal and yet Is compelled by law
to attend school. The solution OF this
problem has been found in the open-air
school.
Here is something for us to think
about, and something for school Off
cials everywhere-Washington included
to give prompt and effective atten-
tion. We have gradually been strength
ening our compulsory education laws
without giving any consideration to
what DR.. Ayres calls compulsory dis
cases." Now that the way has been
pointed out, Washington school officials,
in common with those of other cities,
cannot ignore it. 1t requires but a
moments rejection to realize that So
ciety is imposing a frightful injustice
upon a diseased or "subnorma" child
when it says to him, "You must go to
school," and then puts him in room
where his impaired health is bound to
be made worse.
Right here in Washington we have
been given a wonderful demonstration
of the beneficial effects of an open-air
schoolroom on subnormal children. In
the last three years a number of other
cities have had similar demonstrations.
There is no reason why subnormal chill
dren in the Districts schools should be
forced to attend school in unhealthful
quarters. The additional expense is
infnitesimal when compared with the
health and lives of the children for
whom il is incurred.
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
A DONATION OF 100000 OUT
OF POETRY.

The souls of poets, dead and gone,
who look down from Elyseum must
wonder greatly at the way things
have changed when they read that one
of the tuneful choir here on earth is
able to make a public bequest of $780,
900. Such is said to be the value in
the dross of the market place of the
real estate which James Whitcomb
Riley has decided to Indianapolis as a
site for a public school library and
administration building. This repre-
sents the value of the golden day
dreams which the alchemy of divine
fancy and the appreciation of readers
have turned into money. He is one
of those who have given a strongly af-
frmative answer to the bromidic in
quiry, Does literature pay?" He is
not the author of any narrowing best
sellers, whose mise en- scene is some
mythical Zenda-whose crimson nara.
tive is distinguishable from a yellow
back novel only in the detail that it has
a chrome for cover. He has not ap-
piled the methods of the Westminster
Cateehism to financial problems, like
"Coin" Harvey, nor dipped the white
plume of Navarro into an ink we'll and
called the result a romance He has
sung his simple, heartfelt lays right
out there in Indiana, painting life as
he saw it, largely viewed with the naive
faith and joy of childhood.
What would Grub street say? What
must be the thoughts of the sublime
rhapsodist who sold his Paradise Lost"
for SIS, of the penniless Chatterton
who desperately ended the unequal
struggle, of luckless Otway who literal
ly starved to deathi Perhaps their first
guess will be most accurate of all: the
times have changed in more than one
way. We are not yet overcome with a
Grass materialism, although this be,
indeed, an era of commercial and in.
dustrial achievement, and, on the other
hand, there is wider market for those
things which strike the popular taste
than ever before in the history of the
world, A small contribution from ey.
cry family of literary tendencies in the
United States alone means wealth for
the author beyond the dreams of those
who sang in the Elizabethan, the Jaco.
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
PHYSICAL VALUATION
OF GAS COMPANY

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
8 The enormous profits of tie Wash
ington Gas Company are very evident
from the dividend paid.
Is the company entitled to these
profits?
Is the public entitled to cheaper gas? &?
No question Is ever settled until it
Is settled right.
The courts have repeatedly declared
that a company is entitled to a reason
able return on the value Of its property.
Justice to the public and the company
requires that a valuation OF all Of the
property owned by the company should
be made by an impartial appraisal en-
gineer employed by the Government.
This is the methad employed by Chi
cago and other cities in the settlement
of similar questions.
Value Of land, buildings and fixtures.
station equipment, distribution system,
lover 40 miles of pipe), holders, fuel
supply etc. Overhead charges and en-
gineertns. amount OF depreGisd9n r1;is f,nS Of
amount Of depreciation funds, amount
of reserve funds, amount OF securities
held by other corporations, amount of
deposits held. Operating ex-
penses. Operating and other revenue.
Descriptive data to explain the above
items.
With a statement of this general
nature as q basis Of agreement could
be reached as to:
/. A fair value Of the property.
Q. The price of gas to the public.
g. The profit of the company.
As a result Of the Congressional
hearings winter before last, there is no
question in my mind, but that the COM
pany can give Washington 80 cent
and other cities.
Whether ii could furnish still Cheap
er gas and still conserve It's property
from depreciation and pay.a reasonable
return on the property could be ascer-
WALTER I. swANroN
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
REASONS FOR THREATENED
MILK FAMINE.

Washington is in the throes of. its
annual milk famine. Drought, we are
told, has ruined the pastures, and sub
sequent lack of green grass has cur.
tailed the milk-producing qualities of
the cows. As result, citizens of Wash
ington must suffer. The hardship will
fall with particular severity on infants.
Although it hasn't yet been mentioned,
We may expect any day now to learn
that prices will have to be advanced.
This condition is almost certain to
develop in July or August every year
as long as the industry of producing
milk is kept on its present unbusiness-
like basis. Unfortunately, the District
is practically powerless to effect any
remedy. Relief lies with the farmer,
and the farmer doesn't show much in
clination to apply it.
There are two fundamental causes
for the annual shortage of milk. The
first, and most potent, is that milk is
a by-product of the ordinary farm.
The chief interest of the farmer is the
production of vegetables and fruit. He
keeps a few cows, primarily for the
purpose of providing his own fertilizer,
and incidentally he sells milk to his
nearest city. He feels no obligation
to conserve and increase the city's milk
supply. Milk is a side-line. If he has
plenty he sells it. If he has little he
isn't much concerned about thirsty city
babies.
The second fundamental cause of the
famine is the farmers selfishness. He
strives ever for a temporary large
quantity of milk. He breeds and feeds
his cows with the idea of increasing
their output of milk, and with but
little regard for their general health.
He gets more milk at times than he
would get otherwise, but his cows are
easy victims of disease and are short
lived. A few years ago he discovered
there was usually a scarcity of milk
in the winter, SO he raises fall calves
instead of spring calves, thereby get
ting more milk per COW in winter than
in summer. This practice alone has
probably contributed as much to the
summer shortage of milk as the poor
pastures.
Of course, there are dairy farms op-
Grated primarily for the purpose of pro-
ducing milk, but the bulk of the city's
supply comes from farms where the
principal business is the raising of agri-
cultural products. Even on the dairy
farms the practice of breeding cows as
mixers to the detriment of their gen.
eral health, and of raising fall calves,
is too common. In short, the whole
milk-supply system is uneconomical.
As long as it continues as now oper-
ated, such disasters as the present
famine" are bound to occur with more
or less frequency.
The Washington times., 1911-07-14

ceived as choice bit OF humor, but IT
nevertheless contains one suggestion that
deserves serious consideration. We re-
fer to his admonition for restriction of
smoking in public places. Now. as a
matter of fact, there are still left in
the world a few dear old-fashioned peo-
pie who actually object to the odor Of
tobacco smoke, and their strange preju-
dice is entitled to consideration. The
way smokers have monopolized hotel
dining rooms and restaurants, for in
stance, is an imposition on good nature.
There ought to be one place in such a
city as New York or Washington where
one who objects to smoke could eat
meal that isn't favored with nicotine.
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
Pity Ow Women They Haze No Future, Plea of Sitting Ball
That Led Miss Fletcher to Deyote Life to Cause of kdIan
Sketch of Mrs. Fzetcher's Career With
the Indians

Alice Cunningham Fletcher Her early
education gained in private schools in native
became interested In the science OF archaeology
field forces the Peabody Archaeology and
Ethnology in Cambridge, Mass
While engaged in archaeological
rights question. She lived for with the Omaha tribe
instrumental procuring land seyralty
the act Congress Of August 1882 She Influenced
passage Of the severaty act of February 1887
special agent Of the Government she allotted
Omahas She allotted the Wnnebago tribe lands Iss7
Mez Perces tribe lands, 1ss992
1888 she had
umbian Exposition at Chicago.
dams from Alaska and the euan
She has had the administration Of Of land,
and has been instrumental providing 5000
dans.
ohe mas held the Thaw fellowship in Peabody
former president OF the Anthropologica Society Washing
on an officer of the Archaeological America and
fellow OF the American Association Advancement of
science; was vice president In 1896 Lore
society," and has written Indians most
important being "The Hako description Pawnee cee
mOny of peace.
The Washington times., 1911-07-14

Concert by the Fifteenth Cavalry Band,
Fort Myer, 7:30 p. m.
Concert by the United State Engineer
Band. Dupont circle, 7:30 p. m.
Concert by United States Soldiers
Home Band, Soldiers Home grounds,
p. m.
The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Royal Arch Chap
ter, Eureka, No. 4, business; Eastern
Star Chapters, Takoma, No. II, and
Cathedral, No. "A
The following I. o. Q. +. organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges. Metropolis,
No. 16, degree work: Central. No, 1.
regular business. Rebekah Lodge,
Dorcas, No. 4, installation of officers.
Special session, Alexandria Circle, No.
t2S. protected Home Circle, tonight.
Meeting of Seneca Tribe, No. IL. I. o.
r. M, 816 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, tonight.
Meeting of Mineola Tribe, No. IA, I. o.
R. NJ. Masonic Hall, Anacostia, to-
Meeting of Idaho Council No. !, degree
of Pocahontas, Twelfth and II streets
northwest, tonight.
Meeting of Camp, No. 4. Patriotic Or
der Of Americans, 62S Louisiana ave-
nue. northwest, tonight
Meeting of Camp, No. 10, Patriotic Or
der Of Americans, Odd Fellows Hall,
GEORGETOWN, tonight.
Meeting Of Capital Council, No. rs, Jr.
c. U. A. NJ, 419 Tenth street north
west, tonight.
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
Four Changes In the
District Drivers Force

Following the retirement Of Driver ].
H. Oliver on account Of disabilities the
Commissioners today approved the rac-
ommendation Of Acting Chief A. j. suI-
livan Of the Fire Department that w. r
Shelton. assistant driver, be promoted To
driver at s1.15o a year. A. H. Chase
private OF Class z is; promoted to as
back, private of Class /, is promoted to
private Of Class 2, at S1,0e0. q. c. Weth-
srall is appointed private Of Class L at
$3.50 o year.
The Washington times., 1911-07-14

VINO had been advised of my purpose,
ana VINO also tried to dissuade me, fit
ted me out with an ambulance and
team and alone drove over the plains
untl came to the Indians who were
TO De thereafter my friends.
:, In the camp there was a young In
dian woman who afterward became
known throughout the East as Bright
Eyes which was not her tribal name.
She was very brilliant woman. l had
met her before, and 1t was to her home
l went when began my life among the
Indians. l soon found that everywhere
the Indians were in a state Of unrest.
"A few years before my advent the
both linguistic and tribal ties to the
Omahas. had been forcibly removed by
the Government from their home on the
Niobara river and given new homes in
the Indian Territory. now Oklahoma.
This action on the part of the Gov
mistake followed by tragic conse-
quences to the Indians. 1t was a mis-
take in boundaries. The Ponka reser-
walton should have been in the Sioux
reservation. The change in climate
caused a death rate among them of
nearly 30 per cent.
Most of the country now known as
the State of Nebraska, which is the
Omaha Indian name for the River
Platte, had, for many generations, been
Uy llS OIIdHdS dS
their own. In 1855 they ceded their
hunting grounds to the Government,
retaining only certain tract for their
own use. There were in the tribe then,
as there are now. about 1,50o people.
Ponkas Had Been
There For Centuries.
The Ponkas had been on their lands
for centuries, and to be forced from
their old home in the summary man
ner which the Government adopted
made them resentful. The shadow
that sat at every Indian flreside was
regarding the future move
ments of the white man.
When I reached the camp of the
Omahas I found that everywhere the
Indians were in a state of unrest.
Trickery in dealing with them had
placed them and their homes at the
mercy of inscriptions Government
agents and their partners in land spec
ulation.
My eyes were opened to the shame
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
Amusements.

Columbia Players In 'The
Barrier" S:15 p. m.
Cosmos-Continuous vaudeville, to Ii
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancing and mu-
sic by section of Marine Band.
Glen Echo Park-Dancing and music by
section of Soldiers Home Band.
Luna Park-Midway attractions.
Arcade-Motion pictures. bowling, and
pool.
River view-Dancing and other amuse-
ments; boat leaves Seventh Street
wharf 10 a. m. and 2 and D. m.
Colonial Beach-Boardwalk, bathing
and other amusements: steamers leave
Seventh street wharf daily except
Monday, 8 a. m; Saturday, 2:30 D. m.
Marshall Hall-Steamer Charles MacaI-
ester leaves Seventh street wharf 10
a. M; 2:30 and 6:45 p. m. daily. Stops
made at Mt. Vernon.
Steamer st. Johns leaves Seventh street
wharf for forty-mile trip on the Po.
tomae. p. m.
The Washington times., 1911-07-14
Get Thousand Animal
Specimens In AleutianS

One thousand specimens Of animals,
200 of them mammals, have been secured
by the Smithsonian expedition sent on a
scientific exploration Of the Aleutian
Islands,
Secretary Walcott received a telegram
from the expedition today. the first word
he has had since the party set out from
Seattle nearly year ago. The party
will prosecute its search for new spect-
mems in and around Nome, Alaska.
Those in the party are A C. Bent, Rolia
H. Beck. and Fred Mckenzie