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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-11-28
Court
Proceedings.

Circuit Court convened in reg
ular session last Tuesday with
Judge Parsons on The bench.
The grand jury, composed of
j, w. Haddox. foreman, Judson
Dye, B. B. Sinner, Pratt Stump,
Bee Hopkins, G. G. Griffin, Har
vey Proudfoot, John Conley,
w. E. Downs, White Hall, D. w.
Knight, A. ]. Bali, AL Gamer,
w. S. Terrell, Oliver Wease and
Harper Barnes, was instructed
as to duties in an able and i'm
pressive manner by Judge Par
sons, whereupon it retired to it's
chamber for the purpose of hear
ing the testimony to be brought
before it. Several witnesses
were examined and the following
indictments returned to the
court Wednesday afternoon:
indictments.
FELONY
Henry Wade Davis, theft.
Johnny Lane, whipping.
Lyman Kelley, "
Date McCune, shooting.
Frank Richards, burglary.
MISDEMEANOR
OFT Ivory, bootiegginG,
Burley Roberts, SEEMING.
John Price, "
Mart Mace,
John Burrows, stealing.
Mcclure, weapons.
The only felony Csc disposed
Of at this term was that of G.. e.
Longfellow, who was under in
dictment for forging an order on
M. f. Simmons for SIPS. The
orders were taken up by DR.. c..
Connolly, the Richardson mer
chant, and when they were
found to be forgeries, Longfel
low was indicted. When brought
before the Judge, LongfelloW
confessed and in his Statement
told the court that his children
were starving and the crime was
committed TO provide them will
bread. He was given the mini
mum sentence fOr this class O
crime, which is two years con
| finement in the penitentiary.
OFT Ivory, the colored boot
logger, who was committed t.
Jail some time last August b.
Justice Gamer, Of ArnoldsbUrg
on charge of unlawful retail
ing, was indicted by the gran,
jury. He appeared in court an
confessed to the charge, where
, upon he was fined $500 an
J sentenced to Jail for sixty days.
Probably the final chapter 0
the famous whipping case;
which attracted national atten
ton by highly exaggerated az
/ counts in the various yellow joul
i; ra.a &a5 ended by the appear
ance and confession of eleven c
the parties under indictmen
, They were each fined $1,000 an
costs. Two new indictments
s this conncctian were returned b
V the grand jury, one againi
j Johnny Lane, The other again,
. Lyman Kelley.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22

Joe N. Stickler was on trial
here last week charged with rails
ing a check from $25 to 1925.
The case was hard fought and the
jury was out sometime but finally
brought in a verdict of guilty of
forgery in the second degree.
The defendant was excused under
his bond of 1000 until Monday.
when he was to appear here to be
sentenced. He failed to arrive
before court adjourned Tu slay
night and his bona was declared
forfeited. However if he appears
later for sentence it is probable
that suit will not be commenced
on the bond. As the case stands,
the jury having recommended
leniency. it is probable that the
sentence will be an indeterminate
one OF from one to ten years.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22
The Best Crop

At this time of the year, per-
haps more than any other, the
profitable business of poultry
raising and dairyingis brought to
the attention of the people.
These industries have greatly
increased IN this section of the
country. Mr.. H. F. Gardner of
Swift & Co. was here this week
and says that their business west
of Pratt has increased about Is
per cent during the past two
years. The modern facilities for
handling cream and butter has
made it possible for the farmers
to make living off from a few
COWS, and this is the way they
figure it. The average COW in
Kansas will give about 1000 lbs.
OF milk a year, which will run an
average test of three and one-hali
pounds of butter fat to the hun.
dred pounds of milk. The average
price of butter fat year is about
20 cents per pound which will
make the milk revenue from .
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22
Boy Sent to Reformatory

Monday morning II year old
boy named Frank Casteel was
caught stealing goods from a
Rock Island box car. The boy
got in the car at Pratt and took
his time in selecting the articles
be needed. He took a hat, over
coat, shoes and a duck coat, and
was caught here by Sid Long.
He was arranged by the county
attorney and pleaded guilty to the
charge of stealing from a box car.
As this was his first offense, Judge
Thompson gave the lad a sentence
to the State Reformatory at
Hutchinson, for not more than
seven years under the rules of the
institution. This boy is the first
Seward county prisoner to occupy
the new Jail. He will probably
be taken to Hutchinson in a few
days.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22
$l.5oP Per Year
CITY LOST THE CASE
The $25 a Day License MOI
Good

The case IN the district court
this week which attracted the
attention of the business men Of
the town was the case of the City
of Liberal VS.. B. S. Kungle, the
apple man, who refused to pay
the license fee of $25 a day to the
city for the privilege of selling
apples. 1t is said that the city
council was divided on the matter
and will probably settle the matter
so that the city will not be in fur
ther litigation oyer this ordinance.
In this case jury was waived by
both agreement, and statement of
facts was also agreed upon, and
the case was submitted to Judge
Thompson. In deciding the case,
he made this entry IN the trial
docket The Court finds that Or
dinance Ill is controlling in this
case, and that the tax of So there
in provided is just and reasonable.
That Ordinance 121 does not ap-
ply to this transaction and in so far
as it attempts to do so, the penalty
of S25.00 per day is unjust, un-
reasonable, oppressive. and pro-
hlbitiye of this class lof business
and that the necessities of the city
do not require such revenue, and
therefore cannot be enforced
against this defendant The de-
fendant having rendered the $500
under Ordinance Ill, is therefore
discharged, the City Of Liberal 70
pay the COSTS"
In the case of g. E. Woods VS..
&. e. Nichols and l.. w. Parker,
the plainsif was awarded damages
amounting to 1927, aud the costs
in the case were assessed to the
defendants. ThSswas a jaGy,, y,,sase,
'and the tersinEolyed &aAAhe
consideration ID a trade. '
In Jones VS.. Skidmorc, the YER
dict was awarded to the defendant
and the costs were assessed to the
plaintiff in the case.
In the case of McMullen VS..
Fraser, the jury brought in a YER
dict for the plaintiff, and gave
judgment against the defendant
for 1888 32 and the costs of the
case we're assessed to the defen-
dant.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22

single average COW run $28 ayear,
which with the calf crop will
raise the revenue per COW to an
average of $40 per year. The
average cost of living is said to be
about $40O a year for the average
family. This would make ten
cows support the family for a
year. Nothing has been said here
Of the value of skinned milk for
feeding hogs and calves. By pay
ing a little attention to feeding
and the yield of the cows, the
standard of the milk can be raised
and the revenue doubled. This
has been done in a number of
cases in this community, but the
COW that runs 5000 per year al
most has to be thoroughbred.
The standard of dairy cattle will
be raised here as the industry
develops, and people begin to pay
more attention to this business.
There is right nov an average Of
$3.50 per week paid out here for
cream that is shipped, bat il
should be So, 500,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22
Neeley on Labor

lneTe is law IN tne UnlJeu
States," said George Neeley in his
speech Monday, which prohibits
the importation Of aliens under
contracts to labor. / was along
the Santa Fe the other day and
passed gang after gang of Mexi-
cans working along the tracks for
$l.l5 per day. If those men had
stayed in their own country that
same work would be done today
by our own laboring men and at
the rate of about 80 per day. If
| am elected to Congress / will do
my best to clean up the district
United States Attorneys offices
and make them enforce this law
which prevents this outrage being
perpetrated upon the American
laboring man"
There is a world of truth in this
statement regarding the present
condition, and this law is so gen
orally violated that few people
ever knew that it was on the
Statute books. The fact that the
United States attorneys have
grown absolutely rotten under the
republican administration, was
shown to our people here, when it
was found that Leslie Leslie j;
Lyons, who is the United States
District attorney at Kansas City.
was also acting as attorney for the
fake Oregon Irrigation Land Co.,
which practically stole So, 500 or
more from the people of Seward
county. 1t was said by q Liberal
man tins morning that he knew Of
the Santa Fe maintaining a bureau
at El Paso and also in Juarez for
the sole purpose Of importing
MeXicans for track work on their
lines.
The republican party for the
face Of the thing, maintains that
protective tariff is for the purpose
OF protecting the laboring man.
Ii this republican administration
is SO watchful of the welfare on
the laboring men of the country,
why has it permitted the whole
sale violation of this law, which
has made it impossible for Ameri.
cans to get work at a living wage9
These questions will probably
never be answered for there is no
answer to make. However, we
do believe that the decision OF the
people in this matter will be ex-
pressed at the special election in
the Seventh District on January
8, 1912.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22

At the basket ball game with
Texhoma last Saturday night Lib
eral won making a score HIP.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22

EidsoDs candies are freshest,
purest and best.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-12-22

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Young on Dec. 10, 1911, a TO-
pound boy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

OF the country. We have been novins.
carefully in order to not excite bost,.
ity and to allow the people and bank-
ers TO see that such savings will be for
the good of themselves and. the coun-
try. AT the beginning we had an an.
proprlatio OF only 100000, and with
that we started forty-eisht banks You
see. 1t takes a good clerk TO handle
this business, and I wrote to EACH most
office; where we introduced the system,
TO put the best man 1t had in charge
and TO have him devote himself almost
entirely to 1t. AS a result we have had
no trouble whatever The LIST of last
december we had $4,000 on deposit.
and we now have 5000, OO0.t
The banks are taking especially we'll
in the mining towns of the far West,
ihey are patronized largely by the
foreigners. and they will keep millions
or dollarS from going abroad Thew
VIII also bring many millions that are
now boarded into circulation. and Will
do an incalculable good to the country.
we have some new arrangements con-
corning them, which are not used I'm
Europe or anywhere else. One of these
Is the certificate OF deposit instead OF
the handbook. and others, are things;
especially adapted to our needs"
MIR. Hitchcock's Work M Postmnster+
General.
In closing my interview 1 congratu-
lated the Postmaster General on the
wonderful success he has had In this
great office, where so many business
men have failed. In connection with
this he said;
II am proud of what has been done
since became Postma ster- General: bur
can see that | have mad exceptional
advantages over most of the men who
Ms i,,
came us, RS IT were. from the ranks
had been connected with the machinery
OF the office since l was FIRST assistants
postmaster general and had Frequent
~ taken charge or the whole business
as acting Postmaster General. During.
that time l had more leisure than now.
and / came to know the leaks and dis
advantages of the system and had an
opportunity TO make plans for its i'm
provement After my appointment these
plans came into action. [ did not try
TO change the system. but only to cut
out the red tape and to remedy suol,
parts of 1t as We're possible, at the
same time introducing such business
| methods as would better It. feel that
we have done something in that We
have wiped out the deficit and in tina
we have improved the service in many
ways. But this Is only the beginning.
There arc many other things we might
do. and you may look forward to bet
ter and better mails for the future
(CopyriSht 1911, by Frank c.. Carpans
tern
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

ters at 1-cent rate. Mr.. Postmaster
General?" I asked.
"Yes. We could do that noy - the
advertising parts of the magazines paid
their share toward carrying the mails
We do not want TO increase the rate
on the literary features OF the maya
zine, but we do feel that the advertise
ments should pay as much d s other
matter of the same commercial char
acter. AS IL Is now, we are carrying
these Magazines at cost OF more than
5 cents pound. and we receive from
| them only cent pound
We lost over $4,000, 900 on our
magazine transportations last year
This is all wrong. 1t was never intend
ed by those who made the law that ad-
vertisem ants should he carried at such
rates and at such cost Indeed, it was
specifically prohibited. but the abuse
has gradually crept in and we are now
annually handling $4,000 tons of such
| matter at this great loss 1t consti-
| tutes 63 ner cent of our home mail.
and yet it brings in only per cent. of
| the revenue. The loss exceeds the pro-
| At on all other classes OF mail 1t Is
| more than the amount we pay the rail-
roads for mail transportation"
Now that you are running the de-
| partment at profit, the magazines
will claim that you can AFFORD to carry
them at the old rates. will they not?"
They may claim So" said the Post
master General, but that Is no rea-
son why Uncle Sam should do a largo
losing business 70 fill the pockets of
| the publishers think that they
realize the unfairness of their position
and that we shall have an amicable
arrangement, which will result In the
advertising sections paying. their share
of the freight"
The Railways and the Malls.
"How about the railways. are they
not greatly overpaid for mail trans
portation?"
81 would not say that" replied the
Postmaster General 1.-THE department
demands great deal of the railroads
1t must have special facilities, and the
government ought to pay for them We
are now spending over s5o000000 n.
year for that sort of transportation.
and do not know that 1t is too much.
l believe. however, that we can cut
down some of our requirements. and
that by coming together with the rail-
roads we can make such new arrange
ments as Will greatly reduce the cost
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
Amherst Social News

tspecal 20 The Times Dispatch
Amherst Va July s-IThe Fourth passed
off quietly hero, hut was perhaps observed
by more persons than has been the case
In the past, a party, composed Of Misses
Mitchell. of Norfolk Miss Ransone. of
Hampton Miss Rettia Watson. Alban Wat,
son and Mrs Rose Watson. OF Amherst.
spent the day q; Buffalo SPRINGS and m.ns
people attended church entertainments ana
BAH games at different points in tho
county
aiiss Carrie seay, of Amherst was this
week the zuest Of relatives in Richmond
Landon Davies, OF Baltimore, spent Mon-
day with his aunt, Mrs :. r, Taliaterro
Mrs, Grace Douglas and daughter Mis-,
Minnie Douglas of New York~ars visiting.
Mrs. ". X. smiley
Wilbur j. Clark. OF Mercer. Cal visited
his niece Mrs. J. r, Bowman, this week.
Miss Elizabeth Taliaterro. OF washlnsten,
Is the sn.s, 81 her grandmother. Mrs 8.
3. ralisfaTro.
Mr.. and Mrs bentley r. csmphcn tsis
week visited friends in Amherst
Mr. and Mrs W X Alon have gone ,o
New York and Canada for a vacation os
several weeks.
Rav c. Ayls,t. Ashby VIA has recently
been assigned 10 this parish arrived IN
Amherst THURSDAY, accompanied by his
wife and two song
Mrs. Helen Lunsford. OF Petersbure ls.hA
guest OF her cousins. MlSses Frances end
Resale Harrison.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09

During my talk with the postmaster
general to-day asked him IL he
could leave his work in the once He
replied that he never carried his trou-
bles outside. Said he
That Is my only salvation! l do
the things that is nearest me and I
always do the best that can try
to be honest. and think / may say
that am not afraid to do what to me
seems 10 be right"
The above believe to be tho key
note of the life Of Frank Hitchcock.
and backed ty his business ability II
is the secret Of his success as post
master general He is spoken of as
shrewd politician, but ne objects TO
this reputation. saying that he entered
politics only al the solicitation OF his
friends 20 accomplish an end. and that
when that end was obtained he left
II for good. His actions in the Post
onice Department are a proof of this
statement lie has fought the maya
Zines and the railways. and has even
waved the red flag OF defiance at the
mad bull OF Congress. and that sole
ly for the good of the mails and the
people.
itunninG Uncle SANS Mnils mt a Proft.
During my talk with the postmaster
general referred TO these nghte and
his efforts to cut down the deficit
which has now been wiped out then
asked as TO whether he believed the
st-Ofice Department could continue
TO be run at proht,
II do not think we want to do that"
replied Mr.. Hitchcock. Uncle Sans
business is not to make money. but
to give back to the people in excellent
service the worth of every dollar they
spend That is what we hope for the
post-officc. ] would not want a sur
plus except to extend the work OF
bettering tho mails and of increasing
their value to all the people. AS the
department pays better. we shall re-
duce our postage. and give additional
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
Bv FRANK G. CARPENTER.

BV FRANK q. CARPENTER.
Washington. ID. C.
He manage business which costs
S,ore than s2oo,ooo.0o0 year. His
Borps of employees is three times as
many as the United States army. His
annual transactions include the hand
ling of fourteen thousand million
articles. and his men go back and forth
over routes. which If placed end to
end would reach almost twice as far
as from here TO the moon. Their
travels In the space Of one year in
the United States alone are Ave times
as great as the distance between
the earth and the sun, and their com
municat'ons reach to every spot on tho
face OF the globe
This man is unknown to many OF
you. but by proxy he calls at your
! front door avery morning. and for
from TO cents he will carry your
words to any place on this grea,
round world. His name Ia Frank
Hitchcock: his title is pastmaster-ge gen
eral; and his business Is the manage
ment OF Uncle Sans mails
Suppose we become better &C.
1uainted. We shall call a. the slate
colored Post-Office Department which
stands on Pennsylvania Avenue be-
tween the White House and the Capt
toll. for it is there he has his head
quarters. 1t is o'clock in the even
ing and the rank and Ale OF the clerks
have all left. The big building Is
quiet, except in the rooms OF the chief.
where the work may go on far into
the night. The postmaster-gene is
one of the men who do things. lie
Is wrapped up in his great undertak-
ing. and the hours pass UNDECIDED when
he strives for results. Just now he has
big matters on hand and midnight will
-.
is dynamo. When the current is on
8the sparks fly and when of the ma
Fshinery stops, and the living dynamo
goes to bed and sleeps like n baby
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-23
HOW TO SUCCEED

During the last few years conditions
In all lines of business. even profess
sionaI life. have changed so completely
that every man is waking up to the
fact that in order to win success he
must specialize and learn to do some
one thing and do it we'll.
So 1t is with any article that is sold
to the people. 1t must have genuine
merit or no amount of advertising will
maintain the demand for the article
For many years we have watched
with much interest the remarkable rec
ord maintained by DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great Kidney, Liver
and Bladder Remedy. From the very
beginning the proprietors had so much
confidence in 1t hat they invited every
one to test it. free of cost, before pur-
chasing.
1t is a physicians prescription.
They have on file thousands of letters
received from former sufferers who are
now enjoying good health as a result OF
it's use.
However, IL 0 wish first to try a
sample bottle. address DR.. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. and mention
this paper. They will gladly Onward
o a sample bottle by mail. absolutely
free.
Regular sizes for sale at all druggists
fifty cents and one dollar.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-23
WHAT CURES ECZEMA?

We have had s o many inquiries lately
regarding Eczema and other skin dis
eases that we are glad to make our
answer public. After careful investiga-
ton we have found that a simple wash
of OIL OF Wintergreen. as compounded
In d. d. D., can be relied upon. We
would not make this statement to our
patrons, friends and neighbors unless
we were sure of it-and although there
are many ~so-called Eczema remedies
sold we ourselves unhesitatingly re-
commend d. d. y. Prescription.
Because-We know that it gives in
slant relief to that torturiug itch.
Because-D, D. u. starts the cure at
the four tation of the trouble.
Because-It ~cleanses. soothes and
heals the skin, clearing away pimpies
and blotches over night.
Because-It enables Nature to repair
the ravages of disease.
Because-The records of ten years of
complete cures of thousands of the
most serious cases show that D, D. d.
Is today recognized as the absolutely
reliable Eczema Cure.
Drop into our store today Just TO
talk over the merits of this wonderful
Prescription. We viii also explain the
value Of d. d. d. as a household
remedy.
Petty's Pharmacy; a. Mosher. Or
ange. Gilbard's Drug Store. East Or
ange.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-23
PRESIDENT TAFT
IS SPEAKER At
LIBRARY OPENING
New York's Building Finest of
Kind in World-FOrmaI-
Iy Dedicated.

New YORK, May 23.-New York's
new library was all ready this morn
ing for its formal opening ceremony
this afternoon. The actual working
opening will not take place until to-
morrow morning, when the building
generality of readers and the curious
public.
The scene chosen for this afternoons
ceremonies was the great main vesti-
bule, within the Fifth avenue entrance,
OH the first floor. The attendance at
the opening exercises. was limited %
500 specially-inyited guests.
The list of speakers for the opening
of the library contained the names of
President Taft and those of the follow
ing prominent men: Governor Dix,
Mayor Gaynor. John Bigelow, presi-
dent Of the library, George l.. Rives,
a trustee; Park Commissioner Slower,
Thomas Hastings, architect, and DR..
John S. Billings. director of the library.
At 4 o'clock, following the closing of
the exercf / was arranged to throw
the library open for a reception to
$1,000 invited guests. Admittance was
arranged to be by card only. Owing
to the great crowd expected, special
provisions were made to avoid con-
fusion and 500 police were secured to
maintain order.
The New York Public Library, for
mally opened today, is built and con
ceived on a large scale. 1t can accom-
modate easily as many ) 1000 readers
and students at once, and besides the
general reading room for the public at
large, it has a circulation depart
ment, numerous special libraries in
large separate apartments devoted to
special subjects, private stuCies for in
v~estigators and students, galleries with
exhibitions of pictures, a library for
children, and e a library for blind
readers.
The great library building is the out
of the merging of the three great
foundations, the Aston, the
Lenox and the Tilden. 1t was proect-
ed In 1897, and. in that year the Legis-
of New York State authorized
its erection.