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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Big Revision Downward

Indications are that the Dem
Oeratic House will reduce the tar
lff on raw wool by One-half. This
would be carrying out the prom
lSe contained in the national dem.
Ocratic platform of 1908 which
was that gradual reductions
should be made in such other
schedules as may be necessary to
restore the tariff to a revenue
basis"
The consideration of the reve-
nue. need of the government was
what caused the bulk Of the dem
Ocratic majority to decide upon
cutting the raw wool duty in two.
The tax on raw wool last year
brought $21, 100000 into the trea-
sury and the government cannot
afford to give up that sum while
there is no income tax.
The Democrats will purge Sche-
dule K. of every one of the in
iquitOus jOkers and no duties ON
manufactures Of wool will be
above 80 per cent ad valorem.
This means a sweeping redutiOn
of the tax on wOOlen clothing,
blankets and all articles compos-
ed in whole or in any part of
wool.
The duty collected on manufac-
tured wool last year amounted to
2O,OOO,OOO. The average rate un.
der Payne-Aldrich law amounts
to the equivalent Of 80 per cent
ad valOrem, and in the proposed
Democratic bill this rate will be
decreased One-half. This reduc-
tiOn Of duty should have the eff
feet Of both increasing the rev.
enues and reducing the cost of
W0OlenS to the consumers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Decoration Day

With the same old military
step, but not as Sprightly as it
was fifty years ago, the boys in
blue, whose ranks are thinning
rapidly, marched from their hall
to the court house park, where
the annual Decoration Day ex-
erciSes were conducted. In the
morning, accompanied by the lit
tie girls and many friends, they
repaired to the cemetery, where
they gently remembered the com
radeS who have answered to the
last roll call, and for whom taps
has been sounded, by decorating
their last resting places with
GOd's choicest blessings, the beau
tiful flowers.
After dinner, accompanied by
the city officials, the fire depart
ment, the boy scouts, the ladies
Of the G. A. R., the Sons Of Vet
Grams, several hundred little child
remand headed by the band, they
paraded up Main street, to- the
park, where a short musical pro-
gram was given, after which Mr..
E. R. Moses of this city deliver
ed an excellent address to the
assembled audience, and Sam Kel-
lam read LincOln's Gettysburg
speech. The band dScOurSed some
more sweet music, and the duty
of the day was done.
1t was an exceptionally fine
day, a large crowd was present,
and everything worked as smooth
ly as it could.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Even Everything don't Smile ANYWAY Otherwise you ~ = a

to have a safe majority in the
senate. The fight against the
measure was carried on very
quietly, just as the fight to save
Boss LOrlmer was conducted.
Suddenly it developed that the
powerful interests which still con,
troll the Senate had apparently
secured enough. pledges o'dafeat
reciprocity. o.
The LOrimer tactics contem-
plate a long delay during which
time the Finance committee will
ostenslbly proceed with its iinves-
tlgaton. Then, when the oppoSi.
ton sees that it has the votes to
crush the treaty, they will allow
1t to come TO a vote.
Senators Stone Of Missouri and
Williams of Mississippi, both
Democratic members of the Fl.
nance committee, are working
earnestly to save reciprocity. But
they are finding it uphill work
In the committee, which is dom
mated by the reactionaries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Knute A Weird Performer

Senator Knute Nelson of Min
nesOta has Swapped tariff ideas
again. He now attacks President
Taft because Of the reciprocity
agreement and its alleged injury
TO the farmers. Yet when oppos-
ing the Payne-Aldrich bill in the
last Congress he asserted that
there is no protection to the farm
ers in the tariff. He argued then
that the prizes of farm productes
are governed by the rates in the
competitive world market. Furth-
er evidences that Knute has trav-
eled back like a crab from the
progresSlveS to the Standpatters
are that he takes the side of Bal
llnger against PinchOt, and, that
he voted against his own cOllea-
que, Senator Moses Clapp, for
president pro TEN of the senate
and supported Senator Gallinger,
high protectiOnist chief and ship
mOnger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Reciprocity Threatened

That the reciprocity measure is
in a precarious position in the
Senate, is admitted even at the
White House. Practically the
same interests and the same meth
DDS that became famous through
saving the seat of LOrimer, are
factors in the fight against recip-
rOcity. The lumber interests, for
instance, are anxious to have re.
cprOcity defeated, and the gigan-
tic paper trust is equally hostile
TO the measure.
1t has only been within the last
day or two that President Taft
has realized how serious is the
position of reciprocity. Two
weeks ago, and even as late as
Ia week ago, reciprocity appeared
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
A Chip Off Of the Old Block

That is what we would consider
Gary Brown, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
,Wesly Brown, living just east of
town, to be. Every one knows
that Wesly has been accumulat-
ing plenty of money and land,
and now the younger generation
Of Browns has begun. Instead
of playing around like some child
rem do, Gary, who is IL years old,
received his fathers consent to
put in an 6O-acre Of ground to
wheat, he having no rent to pay
for the use Of the ground. For
tune favored him, and he last
week sold off his wheat, receiv-
ing check for $1162.4S for the
same. This is going some for a
boy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Birthday. Party

Mrs. Josie King and son Roy
Patrick were 'over to the Ames'
home in Logan township last Sun
day where a double headed eel
ebratiOn was pulled off, in honor
OF the birthday Of Mr.. king, Mrs.
Kings father, and the wedding
of Mr.. Ames's son. which had ocI'
Cured a week ago. About thirty
guests were present. Plenty of
good things to eat and drink had
been provided, and a very fine
time enjoyed by all. Mr.. King,
who is about so years old. vas
one of the early settlers of Logan
township, and has always been
one Of the main stays Of the east
side. He lives near Chase now.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Hes Some Walker.

Although Mr.. J. T. 0mer looks
like a stout healthy man, one
would hardly suspect that at his
age he was much Of Weston,
but he is especially when he wish.
es to go some place. Last Sun,
day he had laid out a visit TO
his daughter, Mrs. KOplin, in
HOisingtOn. Through some mis-.
take he was not called in time,
but not knowing this, he arose,
proceeded to the Missouri Pacific
depot, only to find that the train
had gone, This did not suit him
very well, but he was determined
not to lose out on his visit, so off
he starts to hOOf it to HOising-
ton, which he succeeded in doing
In three hours, returning in the
evening on the train, not much
the worse for wear; but haying
enjoyed a fine day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Washington Letter.

BY Clyde H. Tavenner. Special
! Washington correspondent of
this newspaper.
Washington, May 80. = After
having worked eighteen years for
the admission of Arizona and
New Mexico as separate states of
the union, the Democratic major,
lty Of the House found it a gen
ulne labor of love. to pass the
statehood resolution.
In voting for the admission of
the territories as states. the
House neither indOrsed. or, con-
demned the recall of judges. What
the House actually did was to in
dOrSe local self government and
the rightOf the state to control
It's own affairs.
For 90 yaers New Mexico has
been at the doors of Congress for
admission. Arizona has also long
cOntended its right TO statehood.
The 1908 democratic platform
pledged the Immediate admis-
sion Of these territories as separ-
ate states. This pledge was car.
rled out before the Democrats
had been in control Of the House
three months, which action was
In striking contrast to the Jug
glery the statehood measures have
been receiving year after year at
the hands of the now minority of
the House,
The debate in the House on the
statehood resolution indicated
plainly what would have been the
result had the republicans still
been in the majority. They wonld
have admitted New Mexico with
the gerry-mander of her legisla-
ture, and would have made the
recall of judges a pretext for
keeping Arizona indefinitely out
n
OF the union. This is plainly
seen by the speeches and votes
Of the republicans in favor ofim-
mediate admission of New Mex
leo and against the admission of
Arizona.
The real motive for this was
in the promise that New Mexico
would elect two senator's to re-
infOrce the declining Republican
majority in the Senate, and in
the certainty that Arizona will
elect two democrats.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Governor Woodrow Wilson

Long before last fall, the peO'
pile Of New Jersey and Of the I'm
ited States knew of Woodrow Wi
son. Some Of them knew him. For
ten years, a great body of gradu-
ates had gone forth from Prince
ton University, each year bearing
grateful and pleasant memories
of the kind-faced;' philosophic,
learned and cOmpaniOnable pres
ident, who had been to them
friend, counsellor and elder broth
c er, even through these roles were
combined with those of task-maS-
ter and disciplinarian. Virglnians
had followed for years, with prid'
and qualification, the successful
and useful career of this native
born son of the Old Dominion.
Students throughout the world
had known him as a writer of his
tories and textbooks, accepted as
authoritative and classical. Econ.
OmistS had recognized him as a
master Of the science of the the
cry Of politics and government,
and in every section Of the coun-
try he had acquired fame as one
Of. the most brilliant lecturers and
after-dinner speakers in the In
lted States.
As the head Of the great uni.
veHity, Jerseymen had known of
Wilson, and admired and respect
ed him, although very small
proportion. of his fellOw-citizens
in his adopted State really knew
him. When the Democratic Or
ganizatiOn nominated him for the
GOvernOrShip last fall, his nOmina
tiOn, are his closest friends and
most ardent admirers and sup
pOrters, They have learned, to
know him. In electing Wilson
last fall, many thousand indie
pendent voters of the State thot
they were merely electing Dem
ocrat to the office. They were
willing to do that, hoping for lit
tie and expecting little, in the
belief that anything wonld be bet
ter than the years of Republican
mSrule under which they had
been suffering. Within a few
weeks after his election, the peO-
pie Of New Jersey woke up to
the joyful fact that they had
elected a Democrat as Governor
and that he intended to be the
oGovernOr.-Herman B. Walker in
Norman E. Mack's National
Monthly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
I. o. o. 7. Election

The local lodge of Odd Fellows
had a3i a fine meeting Wednesday
officers:
n. G.-B. Avery Gardner.
V. G.-S. s. Pratt.
Sec'y-Edwn Tyler. 4
Treas.-R. H. Moses.
Reps. s. Pratt.
Alt.-Oscar johnson.
D. DC. NV. P. Coles.
Following the meeting a nice
little banquet was served and a
Jolly time had by all.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Excellent Quarters

james w.. Clarke has removed
his offices from the court house
TO the front rooms over the. Ger
man-American bank where he has
a very fine location, and a hand
somely equipped office. eHe will
be pleased to have you cali at
any time and see him, whether on
business or pleasure. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
chautauqua Next Month

The big event this summer is
Chautauqua week. 1t begins july
l4th. The plans are about ali
made. The arrangement of the
program is entirely completed. A
letter this week from the Red.
path Lyceum program builders.
suggests seven days of real gen.
i'uine hot weather enjoyment.
It is to a full week, a string of
celebrities, Seyen days long, brot
right into our midst,
The local committee with the
system is planning for the COM
fort Of every Chautauqua patron.
This Chautauqua business gets
better each year anyhow. The
Redpath people are constantly
adding new things that give so
much increased enjoyment. This
year they will operate what might
be called junior Chautauqua for
boys and girls. They will send
a trained man TO amuSe and at
the same time instruct the young
er folks.
The Seton Indian work will be
more elaborate and interesting
than has ever been carried on.
and the boys stunts will keep
the boys amused for a whole
week.
1t Is hardly necessary to say
much Of the program. The list
tells a great deal
We will have:
Father P. j. MacCorry, eminent
Paulist.
II. Ruthven Mcdonald. Cana.
dian Baritone and Company.
Ferrente's Royal Italian Guards
Band
Mrs. A. C. Zehner, Southern
Lecturer.
Sidney LandOn, Character De-
lmeatOr.
Francis ]. Heney.,
Boston Lyric Trio.
Ralph Particle, Humorous Lee
turer.
Allan A. Tanner, Lecturer and
Labor Problems.
Hattie Rood Grace Company.
Hon. MattisOn P. Chase.
Sylvester A. Long, the business
man and lecturer.
Killarney Ladies' Orchestra.
Adrain NJ. Nevens.
Brush, the Magician.
Judge Geo. D. Alden, of the
Boston Bar.
Singers and Players.
Lee-LathrOp-Fullen Com.
pany.
Lincoln Mcconnell.
Whatever your plans are, plan
for this week, the big week at
home. It's going to be worth
while.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
o Broke His Arm

A. L. Powell had his left arm
broken Tuesday morning as a
result of a eeSs-pOOle he was max.
Ing at his home caving in. He
was in the eess-pOOle setting the
concrete forms when one of them
toppled over against him and
bent the hand almost straight
back at the wrist. Too much
space had been left at the bot
tom beneath the form.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Sample Of Extravagaucs

Seven thousand five hundred
dollars! This was the amount of
the public's money expended to
refurnsh the offices of Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock under the
Taft policy Of "cut-to-the'quick" T"
economy. Asked to cite a parral-
HitchcOck's representative said
this amount was nothing to what
the Equitable Life Insurance com
pany and other Wall street firms
expend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Live Stock Correspondence


Kansas City Stock Yards, Nav
@.-There was. good action in
che cattle market last week; and
inearly everything closed the week
a. shade higher than close of pre-
ylOus week. pemand9 from the
east was very good; and local buy.
ers took their full share, Killers
claim the industrial situation Is
bad, and conditions against heavy
consumption of beef, but buyers
are found in the saddle early on
these days when receipts are light
Today the runiS 1900 head here
the largest supply this spring,
and il looked ike lower prices at
the start. As was the. case last
week order buyers appeared in
the selling alleys with good sized
orders, and the general market on
killing stuff ruled Steady to
strong all through The session.
One load of 200 pound steers
brought 1920 today, and fed pan4
handles reached $6.lO, which look,
ed little better than anything
did last week. Stockefs and feed.
ers are off 10 70 25 cents today.
There is a break every summer
about this fine. Pastures are
usually filled up by this time,
and the demand begins to lag.
Besides, today there is a heavy
percentage of the thin cattle in
the receipts, including a lOt of
Southwest Missouri stuff. A hea-
Wy quarantine run today is an
other feature, 1913 ear loads, mar
ket on same steady 10 1Oc lower.
This is the first good run of
quarantines to arrive here this
season. Bulk of fed steers sell at
$3.50 to 500, cows 400 to so,
heiferS AS to 500, bulls 400 to
800, calves 800 to 7.75,o quaran-
tine steers 4.35 to $50, western
fed steers 500 to 800, stOckers
and feeders 4.75 TO $50.
The hog market advanced sew
eral points last week after2 the
middle Of the week, and seems
capable Of holding the gain. The
run here today was 1900 head,
and other points have moderate
supplies. Killers find no diff
Guilty in dBpOsing of anything :
that a hog works into in aspack-
ing house. and are ready buyers.
Shippers are in the field regular
4y likewise. Corn plo%ing and
oCher Iarm work IS apt to keep
receipts down to a moderate fig
ure for awhile, so that those who.
have hogs to dispose of seem to :
have an air tight proposition at
present. The market is steady to
strong today, a shade higher on
heavy hogs, top $6.121s. bulk
800 to 6.10.
Sheep and lambs participated
In a big bulge in prices first of
last week amounting to 25 to-.
Is cents, most on lambs. The
market sagged Q little after, the
middle Of the week, due partly to
a decline in the quality of the re-
ceipts, and though the market is
called steady to strong today, .
prices are about a quarter lower
than the best time last week. .
Some dealers say last week was
the high one for this season. Run
IS 10000 today, mostly natives
but containing a few Arizonas, at
&.25 and 4.60 for wethers, com
mon Texas mttonsa at 400 and q
4.25, spring lambs 7.25, shOrn
lambs CTS, clipped ewes around
4.5O, brusher goats $40 to 3.75.s
o, j. A. R1CKART,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02

The jury summoned is com
posed of the following.
Ed Melcher, Lakin.
George Ford, Homestead.
G. c. Underwood, Homestead
Emanuel Kiel, Fairview.
j. H. Gill, Great Bend city.
John Fisher, COmanche.
A. L. Peugh, HOisingtOu.
D. Campbell, COmanche, =.
c. c. Reeder, Pawnee Rock.
Peter Schwamborn, Lakin.
Will Harrington, Beaver.
Harry Dukes, Buffalo.
s. G. Stevenson, Albion.
H. j. Campbell, Clarence.
Fred Witte, South Bend.
F. j. Finnn, Lakin.
W. h. Wheeler, Albion.
j. Z. Batchman, Comanche.
O. S. Twithcell, Pawnee Rock
J. B. Trester, Eureka.
Albert Klein, Cheyenne.
W. j. Cook, HoisingtOn. o.
c. S. Allison, Great Bend city
c. F. Love, Beaver.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Please Answer

If the steel trust makes rails
for Australia at $24 a ton, and
for the United States at $2S a
ton, asks Golfers magazine, which
of the two countries is the bene-
flciary of the American TARIFF
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02

Mrs. A. W. Ward and daughter,
Mrs. Myrtle Lodge, left this noon
for Great Bend, Kansas, to visit
with relatives and friends for a
week or ten days.-0akland Blade
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02

Examinations were held in the
grade schools of the city this
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02

Architect Quinn is now located
IN his new suite of rooms inthe
German-American bank building.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
Base Ball

The Millers have had an off
day or two the past week, aside
IRON losing out on one game on
account Of rain, and two off days.
They finished the series with
Mcpherson on Thursday of last
week, losing twelve inning con-
test with the score standing 3 to
2, against them. The score by
innings was as follows:
Great Bend, OcOO11OOOoOO 40 {
NePhssOm OOIOOOOO1OOI 80 G
On Friday they opened at New
Ton, and had a hard game, and
great deal of wrangling. The
game wound up 4 to 5 in favor of
Newton. The Millers making s
hits and 3 errors and the Rail-
readers Z hits ad l error.
On Saturday they lost, the game
being called at the end of the 7th
inning on account of rain. The
score then was 7 to 2 in favor Of
Newton. o %
The Sunday game was pOstpOn-
ed on account of rain. Monday
and Tuesday were off days, and
on Wednesday they opened at
home with Wellington winning
Che first game. The score. was
as follows:
wellington. 1 5000 10000 IL
Great Bend. 90 O'2Ox IS
The series with Wellington
winds up today, and then we
catch Ell Dorado for three games.
alter Which the team goes to
Hutchinson for three games, then
TO Lyons for two, playing the
third one at Great Bend. a trans
ferred Sunday game on June IL,
which will be followed by. six
more games at home.
Team Is doing good. There are
only one or two who have not yet
got back to their fighting quail
ities of last year, but they. are
coming around all right, and the
Millers are as good as there is in
the bunch. Watch their smoke
and see if they are not.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-06-02
DISTRICT COURT

The June term Of the diStric
court will open on the 9Th. bu
owing to the absence of Judg,
Banta, an adjournment will B,
taken until the 18th, on whicl
date the jury has been summoned
The cases dOcketed are as fol
lows: 70
The State of Kansas in relation
OF Fred S. Jackson VS. The Banl
of EllinwOOd.
L. NJ. Decker ct al VS. theDe
gen Mercantile Co.
W. R. Smith VS. the Missouri Pa
cific Rail way Co.
Luther Floyd VS. John Garner
et al.
Maude Holmes vs. Myron Holm
es.
The Moses Bros. Mill and Ele.
vatOr Company vs. the A. T. & S.
#.
Edward j. Kelly vs. the West.
inghOuse-C -Church-Kerr Co.
S. H. Holden VS. F. E. Baer.
GOtleib Rube vs. Robert Mon
roe and F. S. Childs.
GOettleib Rube VS. Henry Bit
ter.
NJ. T. Moran VS. William Kelly
and William Grumbein.
Henry Herzle VS. J. j. Moran.
Frances Kendall VS. W. 7. Ken
dali.
Jacob "A. Dirks VS. the Guar
anty Savings Bank of Manches-
ter, New Hampshire ct al.
j. C.. Lowry VS. Milan McCarty
et al.
N. E. Jones VS. Henry A. Ry-
land ct al,
Violet Names ct al VS. E. ].
Eveleigh.
NJ. G. Names VS. E. j. Eveleigh.
R. F. Thomas VS. Moses Bros.
Mill and Elevator Co.
D. Dentsch VS. Emma Marx
Ell al.
Arthur Dring vs. W. E. Loomis
ct al.
j. George Brinkman vs. the un-
known heirs of William Ward
ct al
Berdie BrOwder VS. James Brow.
der. -
Mrs. David BraytOn vs. the
Western Union Telegraph Co.
Byron Holmes VS. H. L. Wahl
ct al.
j. H. Turner VS. A. W. Horn
beck.
j. V. Brinkman Co. Bank vs.
Nicholas Neidig.
The New England National
Bank of Kansas City, Mo. VS. Mat
Dick and Mary Dick.
Criminal
State of Kansas VS. Reese Smith
State of Kansas VS. Edgar Glib
son.
State of Kansas VS. Charles
Smith.
State of Kansas VS. Charles
Smith.
State of Kansas vs. Hale Cow
ley.
Tho iurv summoned 20 ann,
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-18

is in the background, behind the spe-
cific story of individuals, a certain gen.
eral and widespread principle. just as
there must ne in any story that lays
claim to epic breadth. The Zolaesque
method is not necessarily the best
method of arriving at this double in
terest. the individual and the universal
which Just a few big novels have
achieved: it is simply one of the best
methods and the only one easily
grasped by the layman. Mr.. Phillips is
always stimulating; he sets us think
ing deeply over big problems-most
deeply, perhaps. when he most strong
" antagonizes us. Take, for instance,
the best and strongest of all his books,
The Husbands story"
In closing his article, the writer
above quoted says: Mr.. Phillips is a
writer with many qualities. and some
defects-like all men who have IL in
them to do big things. But il would
be easy to forgive more serious faults
than his in anyone possessing his
breadth and depth of interest in seri-
Gus problems of life and his oUtspoken
fearlessness in handling them. There
are, unfortunately. few in this country
today who are even trying to do the
sort of work that he is doing. And
the fact that he does ii with apparent
ease. and has reached the point where
he is doing il with triumphant strength,
promises we'll for the future"