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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-08
CHAPTER VI.
. A BIT OF ROMANTIC HISTORY.

~ ARL BREITMANN. Private
secretary to Rear Admiral
IN Killigrew, retired. -.
Could there be two Brett
MAINS by the name of Karl? Here
and there, across the world, he had
heard Of Breitmann, but never had
he seen him since that meeting in
Paris. And, simply because he had
proved to be an enthusiastic student
of Napoleon, like himself, he had tax
en- the man to dinner. But that was
nothing. Under the same circum-
stances he would have done the same
thing again. There had been some
thing fascinating about the fellow,
, either his. voice or his manner. And
there could be no doubling that he had
been at ebb tide; the shiny coat, the
white; but ragged linen, the cracked
patent feathers.
A baron, and to reach the humble
grade Of private secretary to an &C.
centric milliOnaire-fOr the admiral.
with all his kindness and common
sense, was eccentric-this was a fall.
Where were his newspapers? There
was a dignity to foreign work. even
though in Europe the pay is small.
There was trouble going on here and
there, petty wars and political squab-
bleS. Yes, where were his newspapers?
Had he tried New York? If not, in
that case, he Fitzcerald-could be of
some solid assistance. And Cathewe
knew him, or had net him.
Fitzgerald had buffeted the h!gb and
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are not going right away. l shan't
permit that. Just little visit first"
Fitzgerald resumed his chair.
"Have cigar. Laura is used to it."
But does Miss Killigrew like itY'
laughing.
Cigars and pipes and cigarettes,
she returned. 81 am really fond Of
the aroma. have tried to acquire
the cigarette habit, but have yet to
learn what satisfaction you men get
out of it."
Conversation veered in various d.
rections and finally rested upon the
subject of piracy, and here the admi-
raj proved himself rare scholar. By
some peculiar inadvertency as be was
In the middle of one Of his own adven-
lures his finger touched the burglar
alarm. Clang! Brrrr! From top to
bottom Of the house came the shock Of
differently voiced bells. The two men
gazed at each other dumfounded. But
the girl laughed merrily.
You touched the alarm, father"
u rather believe | did. And a few
minutes before you came in with the
toddies l tried it, and 1t didn't work"
1t took some time to quiet the serv.
ants. and when that was done Fitzger-
aid determined to go down to the VII
lage.
Good night, Mr.. Fitzgerald" said
the girl. Better beware. This house
Is haunted"
"We'll see If we can't lay that ghost.
as they say" he responded.
The admiral came to the door.
what do you make of itY he whis-
pered.
You possibly did not press the but.
ton Squarely the first time" And
that was Fitzgerald's genuine belief.
by the way, will you take a note
for me to Swans? 1t will not take
me moment to scribbIe it."
Certainly"
Finally the young man found him
self in the park heading quickly to-
ward the gates. He searched the
night keenly, but this time he neither
heard nor saw any one. But the
most surprising turn was yet to come.
In the Office of Swans hotel the land
lord sat snoozing peacefully behind
the desk. There was only one custom
er. he was gray haired. rudy Wis.
aged old salt in white duck-at this
time Of year-and a blue sack coat
dotted with shining brass buttons, the
whole five foot four topped by a gold
braided officers cap. He was drinking
what Is jocularly called a schooner"
OF beer, and finishing this he lurched
from the room with a rolling, hic-
coughing gait, due entirely to a wood
en- peg which extended from his right
knee down to highly polished brass
ferrule.
Fitzgerald awakened the landlord
and gave him the admiral's note.
You will be sure and give this to
the gentleman in the mOrning?"
Certainly, sir Mr.. Karl Brett
manu." reading the superscription
aloud. Eyes, sir; first thing in the
morning.
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o. W, Dawson and Charley Brink
man have returned from a business
trip to Kansas City.
A ten pound baby boy arrived at
the home Of DIR. and Mrs. B. Avery
Gardner Saturday morning.
Mrs. Fred Savage has returned
from a several days. visit with rela-
tives at Wellington.
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}. VI. Kepple was here last week
from Glen Elder, for visit with his
sister, Mrs. Margaret Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Foolish and
Mrs. Gertie Alden, Of Pontiac. M.,
have returned to their homes after a
pleasant visit with Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Spaniel and family, Of Buffalo town.
ship.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-08

Use National Light" incubator oil
IN your lamps and have better
matches. 20 cents the gallon at Bon.
durant's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-08
INTERNATIONAL
SUNNMSC[1OOL
LESSON
By E. o. SELLERS. Director Of Even
ing Department The Moody Bible In
stitute Of Chicago)
LESSON FOR MARCH 10.
JESUS THE HEALER.
.EssoN TExT-Mark 1:p-1

LESSON TEXT-Mark l:2s-6.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Himself took inhrmi-
Ties, and bare our diseases Matt. s:II.
Forty-one times st. Mark makes use
OF what is a distinguishing word in
his gospel "straightway," or its equiv
alent, forthwith" Immediately" etc.
Jesus, as was his custom, had been
worshiping in the synagogue, and
while there he had performed a great
work Of healing insomuch that his
fame spread throughout the Galilean
country; and forthwith as they enter
Peters house there is presented an
other difficult case, Simon Peters
wife's mother being sick Of a great
fever" 1t is noticeable fact in the
life OF Jesus that he had his own par
ticular Intimate circle Of friends with
whom he loved to hold fellowship,
the home in Bethany, and this home
belonging to Simon Peter, are illus
trations.
Why does God permit sickness and
sorrow to come to those who are
manifestly his most intimate friends?
To those who love him most?
Surely all suffering is not caused by
sin directly, for many innocent ones
suffer for the sins Of the guilty; much
is allowed ito manifest Gods glory"
some suffering is to test our faith, re-
filming US as by fire; and some must
be left to Gods inscrutable wisdom,
for surely We can allow him to do
some things without explaining his
acts to men. Note, however, that
Jesus compassion caused him at once
to show forth a beautiful example Of
the sort Of personal work he would
have us do
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-08

Attend Bondurant's Opening Sale
in the new location next Saturday,
March 9.
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Better Crops In
Kansas
] and How to
Grow Them.

This bulletin is made up Of a series
Of articles by such authorities as Prof
W. M. Jardine, Prof.. L. E. Call. Prof.
E. G. SchaIer, Prof.. A. H. LeidiQh
and PrOl. T. J. He,dlss Of The Aqri-
cultural College al Manhattan. and Mr..
CO. Townsend Of The U. S. Land
and Sugar Company. Garden City.
Every larme in Kansas should
have a copy on his library table; he
should read it and hollow The Iarm
practice described. II this could be
done The yield Of Kansas farms would
be doubled in season and The cost Of
production would be lsssened, Tor Kan-
soil cant be beat.
That means profit TO you
Ii COSTS nothing 10 gel a copy except
the one cent TO send postal card.
lwant you 10 send that postal 10
day. Twill Sc, that you get The bull.
letin by return mail.
c. l. Ssagr1yes, Genl Colonization Agent
A.T.&S.F.R
ILL Railway Exchange. Chicago
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Join the Bigger
Crop Club!

Help make the yield per
acre Of Kansas land equal
to that Of other States.
Help correct the impress
SION that goes with the re-
port that Kansas can raise
only 49, bushels of wheat
70 the acre while Nebraska
is averaging IS.
How this may be done is
described in detail in a new
bulletin just issued by the
Santa Fe, entitl, d
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-19
REFORM SCHOOL
TEACHERS RESIGN

LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 18.-Claim-
ing that Superintendent M. Mallory
insisted upon their doing household
work and even to driving up the cows
four Of the five female teachers at
the state reform school at Glendale.
near this city, gave up their places
and walked out today. The defiant
teachers were Misses Margaret MUIR
ray and Marion Martin, Of this city;
Miss Vivian Pullen, Of Georgetown.
and Miss Nellie Phillips, Of Lebanon.
His demand, it is said, was made to-
day and they at once resigned and
left he institution.
Superintendent Mallory stated that
he mad simply asked tina teachers to
help out in the dining room, because
several of the dining room employees
were i'll. Miss Murray has been a
teacher at the reform school for eight
years; Misses Phillips and Martin
three years and Miss Pullen one year.
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BIG. SALES ARE
DRAWING CROWDS
BAD WEATHER DOES NOT KEEP
FOLKS AWAY FROM coLuM.
BIAS BARGAIN OFFERINGS.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
mercury was still bit low Tuesday
for comfort the stores which have on
their big mid-winter clearance sales
did q good business and the warmer
weather OF this morning brought a
fairly good mid-week crowd from the
country to the city and the merchants
have had good business during the
morning. On Tuesday afternoon sat
isfaction was expressed with the bus
mess done at Maury Dry Goods Com
pany, Anderson Bros. & Foster, Ev-
ans, Parker G Moore and Rosenthal
Co. While perhaps more severely
handicapped than any other store by
the bad weather, Dobbins & Ewing
have had reasonably good patron
age at their green tag sale.
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REPUBLICAN CALL
FOR JANUARY y

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 49, AS
If alarmed by the PRONUNCIATION Of a
fair primary plan by the democratic
state executive committee and the
arrangements of democrats to sweep
the state this year, Newell Sanders,
chairman of the republican state
committee, has issued call for that
organization to meet in Nashville on
next Monday Whether or not the
question of harmony" so thorough
ly discussed at the recent conference
of republicans at the Hermitage Ho-
tel end the plans adopted at that
conference will be taken up by the
committeeman Monday is not known.
So far as can be found out, there has
been no meeting of the factional rep
resentatives named at that meeting
to work up harmony" Democrats
will be interested Monday in witness
ing the attitude of Mr.. Sanders to-
wards the republicans who recently
planned to "unhorse" him. The dis
patch telling of the committee meet
ing follows:
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. IT,
Chairman Newell Sanders of the
republican state executive committee
tonight issued a call for a meeting of
the committee, to be held in Nash
vile Jan. 20. The call follows:
"The republican state executive
committee is hereby called OF meet
at the Hermitage Hotel, Nashville,
at II a. m on Monday, Jan. %, 1912,
for the transaction of such business
as may properly come before the com,
mittee.
Newell Sanders, Chairman"
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Harlan, Porter 3 Walker.


vention heretofore called, shall con
sist of twenty members, two from
each congressional district in the
state, and the two from each congress.
sional district to be selected by the
delegates from that district in attend.
ance at the convention.
Second. The basis of representa-
ton in said convention heretofore
called shall be that each county shall
be entitled to one delegate for each
hundred votes or fraction thereof
over fifty votes cast for Bryan and
Kern electors in the presidential cleo
ton of 1908.
Third. The board to be selected
by this committee for the holding of
a primary election of April 81, shall,
in the selection of officers, judges and
clerks to hold said primary election,
and Of any other agencies necessary
in the holding of said primary, give
equal representation to the two dem
ocratic factions in, Tennessee, wher-
ever representatives of the respec-
tive factions can be found who will
serve.
Fourth The election Of delegates
to the state convention heretofore
called shall be entirely under the con-
troll of the primary board of seven;
provided, still that If for any reason
any county fails to select its dele
gates through such primary board,
then the democratic executive COM
mittee of the county shall exercise
that function.
Fifth Neither this committee nor
any other committee, shall have the
power to alter, amend, modify, or in
any way change the power of author
ity of the primary board after it's ap-
pointment.
Sixth. In case of a vacancy on the
primary board after it's creation, the
remaining members of said board, in
filling the vacancy shall select for
the vacancy a we'll known member OF
that element Of the party from which
the original selection was made.
Seventh. That the primary board
heretofore provided for is hereby con-
stituted committee to arrange all
details for holding the convention
called for May 16, 1912. Said conven-
ton, however, will be called to order
by Maj W. o. vertrees, chairman Of
this committee, and its temporary Of
ficers shall be selected by this com.
mittee.
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BURNS TO DEATH
In PRIVATE CAR
GUY L. STEWART, AGRICULTURE
AL AGENT OF COTTON BELT
MEETS FEARFUL DEATH.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17.-Guy l.. Stew.
art, agricultural and industrial agent
of the Cotton Belt Railroad with
headquarters in st. Louis, was burn
ed to death in his private car in a
wreck in which trains of three differ
ent railroads collided this morning at
Kelso, Mo. 40 miles south of st. Lou
is.
The accident occurred at the west
end o. the yards at the Thebes bridge
When the Cotton Belt train to which
Stewards car was attached, reached
the yards it was obliged to stop. A
few minutes later an Iron Mountain
freight crashed into the Cotton Belt
train which in turn telescoped a Chi
cago and Eastern freight Stewards
car was burned. No one else was Sc
riously hurt
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VISITS COLUMN BIA
REFUSES TO DISCUSS HIS PROB
ABLE CANDIDACY FOR Gov
ERNOR OF STATE.

Hon. Walter S. Faulkner, of Leba-
non, attorney general of his judicial
circuit, was visitor in Columbia this
morning. Mr.. Faulkner came up
from Pulaski where last night he de-
livered his splendid lecture Man, the
Ideal" to a large and appreciative au-
dience. He will lecture at Lawrence
burg tonight Mr.. Faulkner is most
pleasing and eloquent speaker and
has established an enviable reputa-
ton as q lecturer. He has been
prominently mentioned recently for
governor but declined this morning
to discuss his probable candidacy.
Mr.. Faulkner has a number of warm
personal friends here who are much
interested in his political future.
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REGULARS ARE PLEASED
Naturally Regard the Surrender OF
the Barton Committee as a Big
Victory for Them.

Naturally the regulars of Maury
county are pleased at the so-called
harmony pact. They very properly
regard 1t as a victory for their fac
ton. They believe that it seals the
doom of all the reforms for which
the Independents have fought 80 long.
While there were not many Patter.
son or Vertrees democrats in this
county who really wanted any sort
of an agreement with the independ-
ents, since they have one that is so
advantageous to their faction and SO
disastrous to the independents they
cannot suppress sigh of satisfac-
tion
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ENGINEER JAMES
READY TO SURVEY
STATE HIGHWAY
WILL SPEAK AT SPARTA ON
GOOD ROADS JANUARY
EIGHTEENTH.
WORK Being DONE QUIETLY
Eight Counties Are Now Ready to
Furnish Engineers to Cooperate.
Connecting Links Only Necessary
In Many Places.

NASHVILLE, Jan. 13.-There 10
every indication now that within q
very short time Tennessee will have
a translate highway, running from
Bristol to Memphis. The public lost
sight of the big project for some
time, but the lack of publicity did
not impede its progress in the least.
and beginning with big good roads
meeting to be held in Sparta on Jan.
IS, the road will be rushed to compile
ton.
United States Engineer E. w.
James, of the good roads department
at Washington, has been in Nashville
for several days comforting with
GOV. Hooper, James Palmer, Charles
G. Gilbert and others prominent good
roads enthusiasts, and he will leave
today for Crossville, where he goes
to confer with George w. Cline, chair
man of the eastern division Of the
highway. Mr.. James is to supervise
the surveying of the road in eight
counties that are now ready to begin
building their part of the road.
These counties are Cannon, War
rem, White, Cumberland, Roane,
Greene, Washington and Carter.
All these counties will furnish engi-
neers who will work with Mr.. James
in getting the road in shape All Of
these counties have already provided
for the necessary financial aid neces-
sary to building the road, and are
ready for the operations to begin.
A large portion of the road In all
these counties is already complete
and the only work necessary will be
to conect the several links that will
go to make the complete highway.
Mr.. James will go over the entire
length of the road with the county
engineers, advising with them of the
best methods of building the inter-
vening links, and suggesting such i'm
as are necessary.
Mr. James will be one of the prin-
cipal speakers at the Sparta good
roads meeting, and will also make
several speeches at other towns
through which the highway will pass.
Engineer James is one of the rpost
capable good roads men in the feder-
al service and he comes to Tennessee
highly recommended for the particu-
lar line of work in which he will be
engaged in the next few months, For
several years Mr.. James had charge
Of the road construction work in the
Islands, and after return
ing to this country has done i'm por-
tant work in Mississippi, Alabama,
North Carolina and East Tennessee.
The Highway Commission is elated
over his assignment to the Memphis
to-Bristol project.
The Sparta meeting will be largely
attended by good roads delegates
from several counties adjoining Gov.
Hooper, Senator Taylor and several
other prominent Tennesseans will BE-
there and will speak.
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TENNESSEE
POSTMASTERS
THOSE FOR lAFOlLETTE AND
JELlCO HAVE BEEN NOM
MATED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18-The Pres
ident sent to he senate today the
nomination Of William H. Delap to
be postmaster at LaFollette, Tenn
expects the confirmation of his ap-
pointment without invoking the aiu
of the senator whose name cores
popds to that of the town in which
he lives.
The President also sent to the sen
ate the nomination Of Marshall v.
Siler, to he postmaster at Jellico,
Tenn.
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INDEPENDENTS OF
MAURY DON'T LIKE
THE FUSION PLAN
INDICATIONS ARE THAT HUN.
DREDs OF THEM WILL RE.
FUSE TO ENTER PRIMARY.
CONDEMN their Committee
Make Many Objections to the "Har-
mony" Agreement and See in Its
Successful Carrying Out End of
Temperance and Honest Elections.

That the great bulk of the indie
pendent democrats of Maury county
are in open revolt against the action
OF their state committee in it's virtual
surrender to the Vertrees committee
is stating q plain fact. The Herald
has heard expressions today from a
large number CT Independent demo.
Gratis from various sections of the
county and almost to man they dep
recate and sometimes denounce the
action of the state committee in fus-
ing with the Vertrees committee.
1t is at this time safe to estimate
that a majority of the independent
democrats of this county will abstain
from voting in the April 27 primary
election. What changes time and de-
velopments in the political situation
between now and that date will bring
no one car of course say, but at this
date harmony is not very prosperous
in Maury county
Objections to the plan are numer-
Gus, but the main one of course is
that it settles nothing. 1t does not
safeguard single reform advocated
and accomplished the past four years
by the Independent democratic yot-
ers. 1t imperils the election and tenn
perance laws and is regarded as a
virtual surrender to those who have
been hostile to every encroachment
upon the rights of the liquor inter-
ests
Then the convention portion of the
plan is highly Objectionable to many
of the Independents who have vivid
memories of former convention out
RACES. The convention will be under
the control of the Vertrees commit
tee. That body can make up a tenn
porary roll call; it will name the tenn
porary officers and the convention
will he called to order by Vertrees.
In fact the Barton, or Independent
committee pas ceased to have any
existence. 1t has passed away also
every vestige of organization Of the
independent democracy of Tennessee.
There are number of other Sc
rious objections to the plan. And the
Democrats here are not slow about
expressing them. Unless there
should be some mighty change in the
sentiment of the independent demo
Gratis of this county before April q
next there there will be a thousand
or more democrats in Maury county
who will give the primary in Maury
county very, very wide berth.
What the sentiment is in other
counties OF the state is not known,
but if it is as ii is here the total vote
in the April primary will fall far
short of the total democratic vote
of the state.
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PLAN IS
\ ENDORSED WITH
\ SOME AMENDMENTS
THE TWO STATE COMMITTEES
AGREE TO HOLD PRIMARY
APRIL 81.
BARTON and VERTREES SHAKE
k)endents Call OF Their Primary
April 80 After See-SaWinp and
accusing for Two Days in the Cap
kal City.

i d NASHVILLE, Tenn, JAM 1S.-Re-
sounding Ncheers from the threats OF
the Vertrt state committee. who
had remained assembled in room 43
of the Maxwell House with the hands
~ their watches turned back for
lore than an hour after they had Of
eially adjourned, announced at 3
nutes past o'clock Wednesday
that the Barton committee had
6opted a primary plan similar to
5their. own, and that Democratic har-
1mony in Tennessee was an assured
fact.
u The action of the Barton commit
tee came after more than two hours
sdebate, in which the merits and the
Sdemerits of the revised harmony plan
were considered, and were welcomed
Eby the shouts of the Vertrees COM
9n.ittte, which had remained anxiously
awaiting the vote. The compromise
splar. adopted by the committees fol-
lowed the appearances of Senator Lea
before the Vertrees committee We'd
1,esday afternoon, in response 20 an
urgent invitation. In addressing the
uertrees committee, Senator Lea had
stated eight reasons why the original
harmony plan, as proposed by the
yertrees committee was not accepta-
Bic to him personally. Seven of these
Injections were met by the commit
Tee. over the strenuous protest OF
chairman Vertrees, by the adoption
81 an amendment to the plan as first
drawn and promulgated.
The plans adopted by the commit
tee. of which Hon. o. G. Barton is
chairman and the amendments to be
Embodied therein are as follows:
Whereas, the hopes of democratic
Victory were never brighter; and
Whereas, the democracy of Ten
nsssce, when called upon, has never
faltered, when called upon, and has
never failed to answer to the call OF
the state and to the call of the ma
ton. The democracy which believes
.fhat the majority should rule" and
chat equal rights should be accord
ID to alT' and special privileges to
snone.' deplores and regrets the un
Hfortunate differences in our house
| hold; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the democrats Of
rennessee are still proud of all the
nrinciples they have stood for end
might for; that they do not sulll II
tie trenches with memories of bitter
r9ss and strife. but that they sTant
ready today to fight the battles If de
Bocracy in victory as they have il
defeat: that they are ready to make
solid breastwork, and that cir the!
ask is that every democrat in Tennes