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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23
Senate Committesships

The Senate committees are now
all formed for the session. Some
Of the committee appointments
appear to have been singularly
appropriate.
Senator Du Pont is chairman
2l the senate committee on mill
tsry affairs. 1t is appropriate To
tie last degree that Du POnt
should head this committee, in.
asmuch as the senator is the
brad of the powder trust.
1t is appropriate, too. that Sen
ator Guggenheim should be made
&airman Of the committee on the
Philippines, and member of the
committee on agriculture and for
eStry, on conservation of natural
resources. mines and mining and
public lands. Considering Gug-
genheim's connection with the
Morgan Guggenheim Alaska syn
dica:e, notoriuns for its exploita-
tiOn projects and its prominence
in the Ballinger scandal, it is sin
gularly appropriate the commit
teeShips happened to fall as they
did.
Senator Crane. is a member of
the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce. When the lat'
Mr.. ElkinS was its head the com
mittee referred bills intended to
curb the telegraph and telephone
monopoly to a subcommittee Of
which Crane was chairman. Crane
is the largest holder of telephone
and telegraph and general elec.
tric stock in the world. The bills
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23

They are now forcing the Post
master General to relent in his
plan to economic by Oyer-wOrk-
ing the railway mail boys.
Strange workings of the Hitch
cock economy bump caused the
Postmaster General to pay the
full year salary Of 5000 to A.
w. Lawshe, third assistant post
master general, while the latter
sO-jOurned in New Mexico recup;
Grating in health and looking af-
ter the interests Of the republi-
can party, but performing no gov
ernment service whatever.
Still another example of Hitch.
cock economy was his appoint
ment Of a pseudo flame duck col
Nilsson" of four of his intimate
friends and staunch political sup
pOrters. to go on a sort of Holy
Grail conquest at the govern
lment's expense. The commission
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23
A BAND Of G[N|USES
Every One Of Fsrantss .Msi
Would Have Made 3
Mark Anyhow. :.
THErREAlFROM sUNNfHAf
And MuSis 9iavs a Greater Part
In Their Lives Than Is
the Gaze With Most !.
Musicians.
THErREAIFROM SUNAfHMN

The Royal italian Guards band
which will play here ChautauQua
week. may attribute Its fame largely
to the genius that directs them and
yet not entirely.
The man at the head Of q great
band lie to be credited for at least tive
grea: things-and perhaps many mora
He must himself be a musician Of
most extraordinary ability. and II evel
the qualities OF leadership are essen
tial 1t Is In bandmaster.
Ferrante has great genius as a lead.
er and great ability as a musician.
But every one of FerrantIs must.
clans is himself more or less Of a gen.
ius. Every one would have made q
great mark In the musical world,
whether in Ferrante's band or some
other.
Music plays a greater part In the
lives Of these men of sunny Italy than
In most mems lives. even most musi-
clans lives.
That's why they play as they do.
They put their whole soul into Il.
And that is what makes genluses.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23
Harvester Trust Was In Politics

Mccormick Admits Fund Was
Used to Control Legislation.
Washington, June 21.-The new
LOrlmer investigation began OPP
eratiOnS yesterday with a broad
side against the cooperation of
the trusts in politics. For more
than two hours Cyrus H. McCOr-
mick, head of the Harvester Trus
underwent a grilling as to the pa
tlcipatiOn Of his concern, which
Is under investigation by the at
,tOrney general, in movements 10
influence legislation and in big
campaign funds collected by the
machines of both parties.
Mccormick successfully resist
ed all efforts to establish the fact
that his concern had contributed
heavily to Mark Hanna'S fund fo
the campaign Oof described
by Senator Kern of Indiana as
the most corrupt fund ever gath
cred for political purposes. He
did admit, however, that Clarence
Funk, who reported ito McCOr-
mick that Edward Hines, the Chi
cagO lumberman, approached him
with a demand for $4,000 as the
trust S share of the 100000 fund
with. which they "put LOrimer
across had for years acted as
the legislative agent of the con-
cern and had undertaken the
work of fighting many measures
in many state assemblies.
Mccormick admitted that J. P.
Morgan interests control the Har-
vester Trust through the ingeni-
GUS arrangement Of a voting
trust" wherein a committee COM
prised Of Geo. W. Perkins, Chas.
Deering and Mccormick determ-
ines the policy Of the concern.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23
Death of Mrs. John Ludwig

Mrs. John Ludwig, who lived
four miles north of Raymond, con-
mitted suicide by hanging herself
in the barn at her home yesterday
Mrs. Ludwig was found with a
rope around her neck and hang
ing from a rafter in the barn by
her mother, Mrs. Zitke Waters,
who has been making her home
at the place.
/ Mrs. Ludwig had been suffer-
ing with mental trouble for more
than four years, and had spent
the greater part of this time in
private hospitals and sanitariums.
She returned home last week fro
Kansas City. where she had been
treated for several months. and it
was thought that she had recOv-
cred. 90
Mrs Ludwig was about 80 or
40 years of age, but her troubles
made her appear older. She is
survived by her husband, John
Ludwig, a prosperous farmer in
this section.
Coroner Truehart of Sterling,
was called Immediately after her
body. was found, and he pro-
nOunced it hanging with suicidal
intent, and expressed an opinion
that the mental troubles of Mrs.
Ludwig had caused her to com
init the rash act.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23

]. H. Norris of Lewis, Kans ,
thinks that part Of the connry will
come up with the other sections where
lands are having higher price, and
where they boast of having more reg
.uIar crops. ~ have lived out that
way over % years, and would he
willing to remain there that many
more years." Mr.. Norris said. "To
be sure We have had crop failures
since l went there. Crop failures
have occurred in some other parts OF
the country where farm lands are
mora than twice the value ours are.
This season we have had it dry, and
oats and barley had to be harvested
as feed for stock. The wheat is
perhaps half crop, anl corn is look
ing extra well right now. The Sec
ond crop Of alfalfa has been harvest
ed, so you see We have enough feed
to carry all are stock over without
any more alfalfa. We may get two
more cuttings, which will make a.
much as We have harvested from th,
crops already harvested. The fact o.
the matter is. alfalfa is the salvation
Of any country when it can be raised
Dover Telegram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23

There Is no more beautiful feature
OF the program Of the CbautauQua
which is to be here this summer than
the lecture-musical art recital on THE
Story Beautiful" BY Father P. J. Mac
Cory, the eminent Chicago priest. and
81. Ruthven Macdonald. Canadian bar
itone.
Father MacCorry is a member Of the
PauliSts, an American order of Roman
Catholic priests, and he is the most
widely known of the PauliSts.
He was born and reared in this coun-
try and received his education In the
Catholic. university of Washington.
He has Travelled extensively. He is
known not only in this country. but
in Europe and Mexico also.
1t is said that he is the most dra-
matte of the great orators among
priests. His delivery of THE Story
Beautiful is a most beautiful and
charming thing.
The musical setting BY Mr.. MacDon-
aid Is almost in itself an entire sacred
concert, and yet It Is an integral part
Of the story.
There are. more than $50 pictures,
beautifully reproduced. not as the or
binary stereopticon reprOduces pic
lures, but by one Of the most eXpen-
sive instruments that presents the col
ors as facsimiles of the original paint.
ings These pictures are reproductions
of great modern religious paintings.
Father MscCorry has been on the
Chautauqua platform for more than
ten, years. he knows the audience of
all creedS.
Mr.. MacDonald's work As a baritone
has attracted attention on two CONT
nents.
He is known better in Canada and
England than In this country. but be
is regarded as one Of the greatest Of
.baritones.
BE is assisted in his work b. Mn.
Macdonald. an accompanist Of rars
ability.
The coming Of these two great Chau-
tauQua men is one Of the biggest
events Of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23
White Plague Costs Big Sums

Denver, June 21.@What the
victims of the great white plague
cost the community, family and
individual, in hard dollars and
cents are told today by speakers
at the National Association for
the study and prevention of tub
erculOsis.
The figures are based on the
cases of five hundred patients. Of
these 244 dead cost the cOmmun-
ity $177.56 each, or a total Of
$3l, ,O72, 256 living cost $2S4.l8
each; a total of 1892. A total
community loss for five hundred
Of. $72,9S4.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23
Live Stock Correspondence

Kansas City Stock Yards, June
10, 1g11.-The cattle run of H.
$40 head here today, including
L5O0 calves, is almost entirely
void of any signs of dry weather,
to the surprise of a good many
dealers here. 1t is conceded that
pastures are pretty dry in vari-
Gus localities, especially in Miss
Ouri, but in most eases there are
other pastures available that are
IN good condition, and within
reach of the dry sections, which
will prevent any great sacrifice
of cattle because of the dry wealth
er, unless conditions get a good
deal worse, and the drought more
general. The market spread out
10 to % cents last week on all
kinds of killing cattle, the best
a little stronger for the week. the
lower grades off a little. StOckerS
and feeders received ahard blow,
and are 30 to Is cents lower than
ten days ago. Today the mar
ket on killing stuff is steady to
10 higher, stOckerS and feeders
selling a little stronger also. Two
hundred ears of cattle arrived in
the quarantine division here to-
day, market on them about stead -,
steers at $4.l5 to $500 for bulk,
a few up to $50, and some under
400. Some yearlings heifers
$50 in the native division today
and heavy steers of prime quality
are worth up to 6.45, though none
sold above 6.25 today. A fair
number of steers sell above 500,
and not a great number under
$50. Tie proportion of corn fed
cattle in the receipts today is
smallest of the year, as One-half
the run is in the quarantine divi-
sion, and a majority of what is
left must be clasSed as stOckers
and feeders. Cows range from
2.25 to 5.25, heiferS 4.35 to $50,
bulls 3.25 to 4.75, calves 4.50 TO
$50, stock steers 3.75 to 4.75, feed
erS 4.50 to 5.25.
In spite of the very heavy runs
'Of hogs at all the markets. last
week, prices held up very WELL,
and closed the week firm. A nor
NAL run today, 1000 here, dis
closed tEC fact that packers want
the hogs badly, and the market
is 10 higher today. Top here is
$40 today, bulk COS to $40.
Weighty hogs are selling well up
with the light hogs. Packers are
said to be getting orders for pork
product from all over the world.
hearing from many customer who
remained silent during the era of
nigh prices. Both domestic and
foreign consumption are at rising
tide, and nothing can be seen on
the horizon that is likely to check
the wide demand.
Sheep and lambs are recupera-
ting a little from the stupor of a
week ago. and the market is ad-
Vancing a little, 10 to Is higher to
day. Receipts from Texas and
Arizona are dwindling each week,
but a pretty good run of natives
keeps coming. Supply is 5000.
here today, spring lambs at 700
for tops, wetherS 400, yearlingS
400, ewes $50. Goats are a drug
on the market, practically no
sales above 2.75.
J. A. RICKART,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23
WASHINGTON LETTER

Thirty-five dollar waste paper
baskets, $29S desks and 1920 ia,
bles were some of the little econ
Omies effected by Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock in furnishing his
"red room" and "brOwn room
offices. These and other strik-
ing examples of Republican cut
tO-the-quick economy were reveal
ed in testimony taken before the
House committee on expenditures
in the pOStOffice department.
Mr.. Hitchcock sanctioned the ex.
penditure of $500 in refurniSh-
ing three rooms, $1,000 of which
went to furnishing the POstmaSte
Generals private office alone.
CircasSian walnut furnishings es-
pecially designed and manufact-
ured to special order, and special
ly designed carpets and draperies
furnished the nucleus of this ex-
penditure.
All supplies were bought with
out subjecting the lucky dealer
who secured the contracts to con-
petition. He had to but state his
price and secure an order upon
the treasury. Five hundred aud
forty dollars purchased two ma
hOgany dayenpOrtS for American
royalty; $3.50 brought in two arm
chairs; $9S produced a table 1925
purchased a second desk, and$ltC
a third. A wardrobe to hang
coats in cost $3.50. One rug was
purchased at $4S3.75. Another
davenport in CircasSian walnut
with pillow" cost Uncle Sam
$3.50; draperies in one room. $500
Parquetry flooring in one room.
$2S2. Telephone table, $s4. Ia
BILE with black marble top, St4
One book ease. 1896. 1t cost the
people 1852 to Scrape" the wOO(
work in the private office pre-
paratOry to new finish. Three
hundred and twenty-five dollars
bought "DOten-Dun:on" decor
alton ON the walls Of the private
office.
Such was the measure of Mr..
Haehock's economy in matters
pertaining to his own personal
comfort. In matters cOnceraing
the employees of the government
the railway mail clerks for in
Stance-he followed entirely diff
ferent lines of procedure.
one day that by making three
mail clerks do the work of four.
he could make a record for econ
Omy. The already Over-wOrked
railway mail clerks were. driven
beyond the limit Of endurance.
Conditions in the west, especially
in the Tenth division, became in
tCllerable. Open rebellion broke
out on the Pierre-Tacy line, the
men refusing to do the extra i'm
posed upon them. Ten men were
suspended. Then five Of them
were reinstated. but refused to re
turn to work without their aSsO-
ciateS. This aroused the whole
northwest. The clerks met. in
mass meeting at st. Paul. Minn,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23

Let them get into this, and
boosting and working together
we can make this Chautsuqua a
benefit to: everyone IN the CON-
Imunity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23

There is a boys and girls de-
partment which promises this
year to be most interesting to Che
boys and girls.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23

Plan to help support it. Get a
season ticket. You'll enjoy every
day of the Chautauqua-so will
the entire family.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23

The Chautauqua is in every
sense a public enterprise and de-
serves public support.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23

Get a Chsutauqua ticket-then
begin to talk Chautauqua.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-23

The biggest event of the summer |.
.Chautauqua week.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-09
NO WILD PIGEONS FOUND.
Not Trace of the Birds Despite the
Big Rewards.


Saginaw, Mich, Dec. g.-Professor g
r. Hodge of Clark University, Wor-
eester, Mass, has issued a pamphlet
showing that his Investigations or re-
ports of passenger pigeons during the
past season have been fruitless. Pro-
fessor Hodge has been i'm charge of
prizes aggregatins several thousand
dollars-with grand prize of 81 900
Tor the first flnd-for two seasons. Ia
De given for verified evidence of nest
ing wild pigeons. lie says there is but
one spark of hope left that these birds
are not absolutely extinct-several re-
ports of flOcks having been seen may
be gathered and plotted i'm map trace
the course of llocks, and practically
prove that few birds, nesting i'm the
far northern wilderness. stin exist. on
ly this will Induce those who have Of
fercd the rewards to renew them for
another season.
The last large pigeon roost and nest
iig occurred at Petoskey, Mich. in
1873. and has been fully described In
w. b. Mershon's volume, The Passen-
ger Pigeon" Professor Hodge describes
a visit he recently made To an old mi
geoner' at Brookfield, Mass, who stu
has his nest that he formerly used I'm
taking pigeons for the market. Mr..
Mershon recently bought these nests
and has them i'm his Saginaw collec-
tion-probably the only ones In exist
ence.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-09
Continued on Page Six.
WILL STAY IN DULUTH.
South Shore General Manager to Re
tain Offices There.

0outH oHoTo Soneral Manager TO ne
tain Offices There.
According to w. w. Walker the new
vice president and general manager of
the Duluth, South Shore a. Atlantic
railroad, the general offices of the
traffic and operating department OF the
road will stay i'm Duluth and outside
of the fact that Mr. Walker as general
manager and vice president, will have
his office in that city, there will be no
other changes made, at least for the
present.
at Is rather ticklish piece of busi-
ness to move the general offices of a
railroad" said Mr.. Walker "Our poll
icy, as far as ! know will he To leave
the other general Offices i'm Marquette.
where they now are. The office OF
president. treasurer. auditor. and other
offices will remain i'm Michigan for the
present and ] know of no contemplate
ed change to bring them here.
at was n source OF much gratifica-
tion TO me. when learned that ! could
retain my residence i'm Duluth. ! have
always considered the South Shore a
Duluth railroad, first and last. MY
policy, will be To specialize somewhat
on the traffic feature Of the company's
business and as most of the travel
originates from this end of the line.
you can sec the advantageous loca-
ton of the general traffic offices in this
city"
Asked whether any appointment had
been made for the office of assistant
general freight agent, Mr.. Walker
stated that the office had been abol-
ished and that no assistant would be
appointed.
Mr.. Walker declined to discuss any
Of the contemplated changes I'm the
passenger department and would give
no intimation as 10 what might be ex-
pected as result OF the new man
agement taking hold OF affairs.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-09
PLACING ORDERS
FOR new VESSELS
BIG FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION
COMPANYS PLAN TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF PAN
ANA CANAL.

London, Dec. 0.-Interest in the
Panama Canal continues to grow on
this side of the water, aud its possible
effect on shipping has already, in a
measure, passed The speculative stage.
This is indicated by the number of
ordersN placed by the big transporta-
tion companies for new steamships.
These orders exceed the usual quota
and it is believed that they anticipate
participation in the increase of ocean
transportation which is expected to
follow the opening of the new route.
The latest company to order new
ships is the Holland America line,
which has ordered two big cargo YES
sells from an English shipyard The
rumor that a German firm, backed by
the Emperor, is planning to build a
rival canal through Nicaragua has
caused some comment I'm the English
press. but no one can be found TO
stand sponsor for the story.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-09
PER cAPITAywEALTH is s11.s5.
So Says United States Controller oi
Currency in Annual Report.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 9.-'rhe con-
troller of the currency says i'm his an
nual report:
THE deposits In all the banks OF the
United States. except 1000 private
banks. on June z, 1911, amounted to
1896, ,274,710 Cash on hand i'm the
banks was $l,554,147169; resources,
$23,631 ,Os3. .3S2. ON June 7 the total saw
ings bank deposits were $5.445,724 ,3O6.
There were fifty-six state and pri-
vate bank failures during the year, and
three national banks went into the
hands of receivers.
The worlds supply of cash on Jan. 1,
1911. was over 10000 900 900 dollars. or
$l1.95 per capita
on June the assets of the nation
al banks totaled $lO,3SS,O4S,694. the
highest ever reached. The national
banks increased their business over ~
per cent and paid dividends of over
IL per cent on capital stock.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-09
125 To ESQ MEN ENTOMBED
IN C0LL|ERY; MAY Be DEAD
DEATH OF MRS MERRITT.
Former Calumet Woman Passes Away
at Home in Chicago.

Word was received i'm Calumet yes
terday afternoon of the death at the
family residence I'm Chicago of Mrs
William Merritt. formerly Of Rockland
street, g. & H. location.
Mrs. Merritt was 5S years of age.
She is survived by her husband and
four daughters and two sons With her
husband and several of her children
she left Calumet five years ago. Some
time ago her health failed her, and fol-
lowing tumor on the brain, blind
ness set I'm. A few weeks ago she was
seized with "A paralytic stroke. She
was well known i'm Calumet. where she
had resided for a great many years,
and the news of her demise will he re-
.ceived with regret generally.
Three of her daughters, Mrs. Harry
Sincock. Of Gay, Mrs. Albert Sincock.
of Mine street, G. q II. location, and
Mrs. Jacob Kaiser. Jr of Red Jacket,
are residing here. Mrs. Harry Sincock
and Mrs. Kaiser leaving yesterday af-
ternoon for Chicago to attend the fun
oral. Mrs Albert Sincock is ill and
was unable to go. A daughter in Chi
cago. Miss Maud. and two sons, Arthur
and William, also at home, survive.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-09
"lronp Road Bio Success.

So successful has the experimental
iron" road proved that London hopes
to save one million dollars annually
lby the extension of the system. The
iron" road. so called because the
process of making and the materials
used renders it's surface practically
impervious, extends for distance of
three and one-half miles.
In i9O6-O7, before any portion Of the
iron road was laid, 14,1S9 tons of grit
and refuse was removed from the pub
lie ways. The quantity removed In
f91O-19i1 was 9.O3S tons and there
was a saving on the carriage and dis
posal of the swccpngs of $4,000. Com
posed chiefly of the structure of the
road. each ton so displaced had to he
replaced by new material at cost
moderately estimated at $500 year.
At this rate it is calculated that the
saving i'm scavenging on roads made
ON the Fuham plan would amount to
not less than one million dollars year.
The saving is figured not alone In
money, but i'm lives, for the death sta
tistics show a remarkable decline i'm
the district OF the iron" road. In diph-
iberia. a disease largely attributed by
medical authorities to the dust null
sance. the decline is especially strik-
ing. From the standpoint of vehicle
users the road promises to be popular,
for il wears tires less rapidly, tractivo
effort is reduced and paint work Is
made more durable.
The Calumet news., 1911-12-09
School For Congo.

An institution planned after Tuske-
gee Institute may be established In the
Congo If plans being made by num-
ger of foreign Protestant missionaries
prove successful. The American, Brit
ish swedish and Belgian missionaries
working in the Congo, after many con-
ferences, have come to the conclusion
that The time has arrived for thelr
religious activities to be supplemented
by some form of industrial enterprise
among the natives. AT an important
conference held last month on the up
ner Congo and attended by a large
number of American missionaries, res
oIutions TO this effect were adopted ana
are now being considered by the vari-
ous foreign missionary societies IN
volycd. Some Of the most experienced
missionaries have been sent to Ameri-
ca and Europe in connection with the
plan
The proposal to establish a modified