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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Push Movement For Direct Elections.

washington, Jan. 14.-Encouraged
by the results of yesterdays move in
the Senate friends of the resolution for
the election Of the United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people are
going to push hard for a vote on that
proposition before the end of the pres
ent session. Senator Bristow of Kan
SaS' one of the most aggressive adyo-
Gates of the measure, was in confer
ehce with some of his colleagues to-
day and plans for the future of the hill
We're discussed. Not despairing be-
cause of his failure yesterday to get
a vote on the proposition, Senator
Borah will early next week ask again
that a date be fixed for a vote The
hppenings yesterday, it is believed
when the first efforts along that line
were made, indicated that the senate
is generally favorable to putting the
matter to a vote. Some missionary
work is to be done by Senator Bris-
Tow and other progressives during the
next few days by conference and II is
being predicted that an aOroomon+
upon a date will be reached soon.-To-
peka Capital
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Don't Let SnatOn Get the is WIN

ton and action by the civil authori.
ties; and that if our present laws ar,
inadequate to meet such conditions
this inadequacy should at once b,
remedied.'
We also enclose other resolutions
adopted by us, and ask you to address
your senator and member of the house
OF representatives, both by letter and
by resolution, urging them to careful
consideration of the bill which NAV be
presented looking to the above de-
scribed legislation. We also suggest
'nat you send a copy of letter and
resolution to DR.. o. P. Davis, presi-
dent OF the State Medical association
at Topeka, Kansas.
(Signed)
u. H. PRICE,
First NJ. E. Church.
wv. H. OWEN,
Pastor First Baptist Church.
IS. S. HILSCHER,
Pastor First Presbyterian Church.
lola, Kansas, Jan. 4, 1911."-Topeka
Capital.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Slow 10 Start.

Inc present Kansas legislature fol-
lowed the usual custom of adjourn
ing from Friday to Monday afternoon
the first week. This disposition 70
waste time in the early part of a ses-
sion usually makes a congested calan-
der in the latter days of the session.
which embraces only about forty
working days.
There are many important measures
10 be considered during the present
session, perhaps more than the usual
amount of business will be transacted
and We believe people in general
would be glad to see both the senate
and the house get busy" and thus
avoid leaving too many of the impor-
tant measures to a hasty and hurried
consideration during the the closing
days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
HOIsISGTOS ROBBERS.
Two Men Arrested Of For Stealing
Goods From Box Gar.

Sheriff Daily started to- Topeka last
evening Via Hoisington but on arriving
there it vas found out ehat car had
been broken open in the Hoisington
yards and a lOt of shoes had been
stolen. Some Of the goods taken from
a car had been shipped to merchants
mere and some to Hoisington peopla
BY some means, or by a tip, "a part Of
the shoes, l2O pairs. were @und in
an old threshing separator that had
oeen standing in field near the cem-
etery on the, hill northeast Of town.
last night A couple of young men
were arrested on Aspicion. They
were taken before A. H. Baker, Istice
OF me peace, and Ed Hunt was held
on the charge of breaking into and
taxing goods from a car and COM
mitted to the county Jail in default Of
oond Tor his appearance at the March
term Of distria osurts The evidence
was hardly strong enough to hold
Harry Hasgard on the same charge
and he vas released but re-a6rested
on charge Of carrying concealed
weapons and this was atase of caught
~ith the goods. He was convicted
Justice Baker sned him SIS and costs.
makingoa total of s25 lsO ard COM
mltted him to the county jail in de-
fault of payment. %
This will hold him for 9 while and
If there is anything moe serious
against him it will develop. Sheriff
Daily brought both men over to iaII'
this morning. They are each said to
be about 25 to 27 years of age,
From Tuesdays Daily.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
4 Growing Cnncern-

r. E, Zimmerman of Lindsbore, ad-
Vertising 5Panaser for thes Haessrom
7ros.' Manufacturing Co, It that
r'a'e Vas INTERVIEWING orr automo-
bile dealers Wednesday in regard 10
the future Of that business in Great
Bend.
Few Of our readers are probably
aware that We have, almost in our
midst, a concern whlch is now the
largest institution Of its kind in the
world. The Hagerstrow concern
claim to that distinction, and those
VINO have seen it Vouch for the accur-
acy Of that statement Only five ar
ucles are manufactured, namely. the
Hagerstrom blowout patcn, spark-'
plug porcelain tube cutter, spark
plug hand vice, and electric lamn
cord adjuster, of which Zimmerman
kindly donated samples each to the
Democrat office.
The company is capitalized at $780,
OOO' nearly all the stock being ownod
by the wealthy Swedish farmers near
Lindsborg. Branch Offices are main
tanned in all the principal citIess Of
America, also at Gotten5erg, Gweden:
Berlin, Germany; Vienna. .Au2tria;
Mexico City, and Shanghai. China
The weekly pay roll of the factory is
approximatelys 1000 a week, which
would be a valuable amOu-,t to any
Kansas town. 9
Mr.. Zimmerman is an old boyhood
friend of Mr.. Moore Of this Office.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Characteristic Expressions.

Blood will tell" said the man who
shaved himself and didn't want people
to know it..
The older grow the stronger I get "
remarked the well-used pipe.
THE game is up" said the hungry
diner noting the advance in price on
the menu.
Anything for a change" observed
the chorus girl as she applied the per-
oxide to her locks.
TITS time to ct dressed for dinner. .
said the lobster as the cook took Il
from the refrigerator.
1T doesn't bother me il food Is
high." said the giraffe as he nibbled
away at the tree top.
If boy ate an apple that was green
and it made him sick, what would his
telephone number be? S12 Green.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Let There BE Light.


Realizing the need&of
better light the busint
Forest Avenue, between Main and
Williams, have had installed at their
own expense. d string of thirteen
Tungsten lights on each side of the
street, twegty-siz ia Sll located abo
the curbing at sufficient height to
light the sidewalk perfectly and make
the entire street almost as light as
day. This block is now tbe best LINT
ed one in the city and much credit is
due the enterprise OF the business
men who have had the matter in hand
If the business people or Main street
will follow this plan Gfeat Bend will
soon have business district as well
hghted3as. any modern city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Imperialism


There is lad in Boston, the son
Of a well-known writer Of history.
who has evidently profted ysuch OBJ
seryations as hesmay have overheard
bis father utter touching certain
phases Of British empire-building. At
any rate, the boy showed a shrewd
notion of the opinion not infrequently
expressed in regard to the righteous
ness of British occupation" 1t was
he who handed IN .tle following essay
on the makingof a British cospny.
Africa h . British colonE. IsEIll
tell you how England does it. First
she gets a missionary; when the mis-
sionary has found a specially beauti-
ful and fertile tract of country, he
gets all his people round him and
says: Let US pray when all the eyes
are shut, up goes the British flag.s-
Harper's Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Base Ball.

The business managers of the base
ball proposition in the Various towns
OF the Kansas State League held a
meeting in Hutchinson January 1e
Representatives from all of the towns
were present and from the standpoint
of harmony, enthusiasm and all of the
"et ceteras," which go to make ,lp a
frst-class meeting this zone was a
success.
A schedule of 112 games was agreed
upon to begin May II and finish ON
September "a. The schedule will he
so arranged that each team will have
two series of three games each and
one series Of two games each. with
each other one of the eight teams
Ihls arrangement will eliminate one of
the weak points of last years schedule
viz, that of having a series. of eight
consecutive games at any of the diff.
ferent towns which, it has been def
initely settled, was a detriment. from.
a financial standpoint.
The same salary limit which was in
effect last yer will remin.
1t was decided to adopt the Gold
smith ball as the official league ball
instead of the one used in previous
seasons.
The dates of the games in the vari-
Gus towns and the details of the
schedule are in the hands of a COM
mlttee and will be forthcoming in due
time. Various other matters of minor
Importance were discussed, among
winch were some small changes in the
constitution.
Z. W. Seward and Wendell Strong
VINO attended the meeting from Great
Bend, say that the towns are all en-
thusiastic. That President Stabl is
making good and that everything
points to a successful season and
nigh class ball which is what we all
want to see.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
CHANGE IN IeB' PLANT.
The Plant WiIl Be Located at the
Missouri Pacific.

The changes in regard to- tie ice
plant ownership have b@n Of a me-
teoris fature the last several weeks.
We are informed however Chat the
Q matter is nos settled and that the
Great Bend Water and Ligh. Company
will not install a. plant as has been
their intentiOa but instead they have
tranSfferreS their title in the business
TO the Great Bend Gee and Fuel Co.,
who will tinisb the erection OF the
plant On the Missouri Pacific tracks
and installoa plant there, This is the
final settlement Of the matte asqstat-
ed 90 reporter for Che paper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
BOY SHOT IN EYE.
While Handling an Air Rifle he Un.
derwent an Accident

One of the numerous cases of boy
and air gun turned out rather serious
ly Saturday. The 11-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Warner, north
Washington street is the possessor Of
one of these rifles and while playing
with it Saturday was shot in the left
eye with a B B shot. 1t is doubtful
whether the sight may be saved or
not. The boys handling these air guns
can not be too careful.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20

j.. l.. Johnson, a young man who has
been working for Harve johnson sew.
eral months tending cattle on the old
Dodge farm north of town, was shot
in the leg Monday with a revolver
bullet, receiving bad flesh wound
Luckily no serious complications are
expected. With two or three othe,
men on the place Johnson was foolins
with a revolver when the wound wa.
received.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20

An exchange give some reasons of
the hard times: I'VE let our timber
rot and buy fencing; we throw away
our ashes and buy soap; we raise
dogs and buy hogs; We raise weeds
and buy vegetables and brooms; we
catch five cent fish with four dollar
rod; we build school houses and send
our children of to be educated, and
lastly. we send our boys out with a
forty dollar gun and ten dollar dog
to hunt ten cent birds"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Knights Of Columbus at SpearTille.

A new lodge of the Knights of Col
umbus was installed at Spearville last
Sunday.
The first and second degrees were
conferred upon list of % candidates
BY the EllinwOOd team and the third
degree by. State Deputy Chas. Mccar-
thy and his staff.
a swell banquet was served by the
ladies of the Catholic church..
TWenty-fOur of the local Knights
from this place. Ellinwood and Sew
ard attended and report a very pleas
ant time and that the Spearville bunch
are first-clss entertainers. ..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Cold Storage and Prices.


The fOllowing0from the Kansas City
Journal, while it does not offer much
e6nselatioR to either the producer OF
the consumer, may be the means Of
helping TO putthe blame where.it real
ly belongs:
"The geherarpublic gladly welcomes
6apy indications that the cost of living
is % be less, although it must be
'said that as yet the tendency toward
q lower prices has not reached the con-
supers. 10 is reported from Chicago
@andS other centers of extensive cold
storage operations that holders of
butter, eggs, cheese. and poultry are
. oyerstocked and that they will be
obliged to throw upon the market a
great bulk of these products before
q May l. In consequence there is 10
g beea slump in prices. Many Chicago
dealers, IT is reported, face failure
because of this situation.
Those people who have been pay-
ing tribute to the cold storage men
> viii bear with remarkable fortitude
Sthe news that these spectators NAV
suffer by reason of being forced to
dlsgorge millions of pounds of but
ter, eggs and poultry from their
warehouses where these necessaries
nave been locked up for years in Or
O'u% TO. keep prices high. The manipu-
ators OF food stuffs have had things
pretty much their own way for quite
a while and if they have been unable
te hold control of the situation thew
saould expect no great amount of
sympathy from their weary victims.
In all probability the present crisis
o IN the produce market is merely the
. teassertion o fthe law of supply and
o demand temporarily suspended by
9 artificial means. Some years ago tbe
era of sold storage on a large scale
begn. Within a short time in. nearly
all of the big cities of the country
a Slere were great cold storage wara-
houses that received and held the
} eSalrplns products. The result was
that high prices reigned during the
time when there was a surplus as
well as when there wasn't The cold
Sstorage warehouses took out of the
market millions of pounds of butter
eggs apd poultry that under ordinary
circumstances would have cheapened
prices. In this period when the cold
'stoSage stocks were accumulating the
consumers paid the prices that the
@ colo storage men themselves estab-
lishedS
The time has come, apparently
when Che limit of cold storage ca
@ paclty has been reached. The ware
Q house meR ca no longer take care of
the surplus The tendency, there
lore, is to go back to the normal
situation. and the prices will again
10 "a time be regulated by the law
of supply and demand. 1t will not
be Surprised if within the next few
months there is a rush to empty the
Scold storage bouses and a resultant
generalization ofsthe the market in
which tie consumer temporarily will
come into his own. This is the indi-
cation, but consumers have heard
o before Of falling prices which some
how never fell, and they viii put no
great faith in anything except actually
reduced grocery bills. Cold stor-
ege is highly useful and valuable in
various ways, but keeping up the
price OF living is not enc of them"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Her First CottonHnod "a GOn0- >

A considerable of sentiment has
been aroused in Salina this week due
TO the fact that her first tree, a cot
tonWood, planted in the city in the
early sixties, has fallen a victim to the
woodman's axe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
Get an Advertisinr Start.

1 open my store tomorrow. How
would you advise me to start offF"
You will advertise, of. course?
Hadn't thought OF it"
Then | advise you to start with a
closing-out sale. Dallas News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20

Bert Kramer visited with friends
in Hutchinson Sunday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
Tribute to the Memory Of J. :
Riste,

At the regular meeting of the
city council of Webster City, Iowa,
November 6, 1911, the committee
appointed by the mayor to prepare
a resolution of respect to the mem
ory of the late J. D. Riste, present
ed the following report which was
unanimously adofted by rising
vote:
To His Honor, the Mayor: Your
committee--appofnted for the pur-
pose Of preparing a tribute of re-
spect to tho memory of our late fe.-
low member, Joseph D. Riste--beg
leave to submit the following re-
port:
Mr.. Riste was the senior member
OF this council, having served as one
OF the members from the First Ward
for nearly a quarter of a century.
His long service is the best evidence
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
Farmers Will Continue to Sell Mill
to Van Camp Condensory.

Perry, Nov. 6.--The trouble be
tween the patrons of the Van Camp
condensory and the manager of the
plant, which has been brewing fol
two weeks, and which threatened
the closing of the factory, was ed
justed Saturday at meeting of The
farmers of the vicinity in this city
A reduction in the price of milk
together with different method 81
paving the haulers. which threw
additional expense on the farmers.
resulted in the formation of tho
Milk Producers association.
The officers Of the association and
. committee appointed for the pur-
pose Saturday presented a report
which advises the farmers to con-
tinue selling milk to the condensory.
Ii was found that the company was
compelled to reduce the price be-
cause of the slump In the milk MAJ
ket, and that the drop is general all
over
The Van Camp concern pays
$4,000 monthly to the farmers
around Perry for milk and the clos
ing of the institution would have
been a severe blow.
H. A. Maxon. painting and paper
hanging. Phone 425. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07
A Brief Synopsis.

At the Universalist church Sun
day morning Rev. N. E. Spicel
preached very interesting sermor
On the book of Jonah and it's NOR.
al call to the life of man.
In it's nature the sermon was his.
torical and sought to explain the OBJ
ject Of the author in the writing Of
this story. He said:
1.-THE book of Jonah is not his
tory but story, not a revelation
as this word is usually defined, but
a fiction with moral.
The book was written as protest
against the narrowness and exclu-
siveness Of such prophets as Ezra
and Nehemiah to confute common
notion of that time that Jehovah
was the God of the Hebrews only.
Jonah in the first setting of the
story is made type Of the prophets
who would keep Jehovah's blessings
for themselves alone. He repre-
sents selfishness in the Jewish re-
ligion in the beginning of the
story, but. in the sequel his religion
broadens and he catches vision OF
a larger and kinder providence u
God.
The style of the writing is highly
pictorial, but there is purpose back
Of the imagery. The book of Jonah
is not longer regarded as history
by students of .bibliology, but plac-
ing the book in the realm of fiction
it is not without its moral call 10
men of the present.
Jonah is type in the evolution
of Hebrew consciousness. The hook
pictures the up-coming of man into
larger vision Of charity and of
brotherhood. That the Bible may
continue its place in the esteem CT
the world we must read Its legend,
and myth, and folklore, and poetry
rs such, and not these things as his
tory. The less unreasonably we
read the Bible the more divine we
make it, and the more it becomes
tc us call to do righteousness.
Greater and more useful than the
fish story in the book of Jonah is
the purpose OF this writing to quick
en- the brotherhood spirit in man"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

Of the faithful manner in which he
discharged his duty, not only to his
immediate constituency, but to the
citizens Of the entire city. He was
an important factor in the growth
and development of this municipal
ity. He contended earnestly for
those measures which. in his judg-
ment, would promote the best inter-
ests of the people of this commun-
ity. He served from time to time
upon the most important commit
tees, and the records show that his
votes were cast in favor of those
ordinances which have contributed
most efficiently to the growth, pros
perity, and good government Of the
city. His careful study and intells-
gent investigation of municipal az
fairs was of great value to his fell
low members, and-in connection
with his long and faithful service
Justly entitled him to the desig-
nation which was bestowed upon
him, Father of the City Council.
Therefore, be it
Resolved; that we honor his mem
ory and deplore his death. That the
city clerk be and is hereby instructed
to spread this tribute upon the min
utes of this meeting, and to present
copy Of the same to the bereavAd
wife of the deceased, and to the
press Of the city.
o. N. Ross,
w. L. Whitman,
Fred Hahne, Com.
Attest: H. M. sparboe, Mayor.
P. M. Banks, Clerk.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

Importance because 1t formally de-
riands intervention by the United
States. It reads as follows:
"The italian atrocities in Tripod
being confirmed officially and from
every quarter. beg your exeellency
to reiterate the representations pre-
scribed in my pressing telegram to
insist upon tho necessity of prompt
and efficacious Intervention, in or
der to put an end Immediately to
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-11-07

Washington d C., Nov. 6.-Tae
so-called Italian barbarities in Trip
oil have been brought officially to
| the attention of the American gov
eminent in such form that some
declaration of the position Of the
state department in the matter is
now expected.
The subject was preached first in
the course of a verbal statement by
the Turkish ambassador to Acting
Secretary Adee and later in the day
in the shape of a letter.
In each case the ambassador. who
declared he was acting under cable
instruction from his government,
described in detail the acts att-i-
buted to the Italian troops and pro
tested in the name of humanity
against the alleged barbarities III
1icted upon helpless women and
children and noncombatants by the
Infatuated Italian soldiers. BY Or
der of the government the ambas-
sador appealed to the United States
to exert its influence to put stop
to practices that, he declared. were
in plain violation OF the rules Of
warfare and in contravention *
The Hague convention to which the
United States and Italy are parties.
Acting Secretary Adee promised 20
submit the protest to Secretary
Knox, who at present is absent from
Washington.
The ambassadors note was based
on cablegram from the Turkish
minister of foreign affairs.
experimenting this cable CAME
another from the Turkish foreign
Office late in the day, which was al
SO transmitted to the state Depart
ment. This Is regarded as OF great