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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05
HODGES STRONG IN DICKINSON.

Out in Dickinson county Senator
George Hodges is about the OILY ma
thought of for governor He is no.
only the choice Of the Democrats but
also many Republicans. 1t is a com
mon thing to hear voters of all parties
declare thai Hodges will be the next
Governor of Kansas. The people there
know him, they know his record. They
approve of his record and showed
their approval last election when they
gave him $50 majority. The only
time the county ever went for a Demo
crat candidate for Governor.
If one can Judge by the present feel
ing in that county, Hodges will carry
it by fully as large a majority as he
did two years ago and probably more
He is the only Democratic candidate
for Governor that can carry the coun
ty. Neither Jackson nor Billiard could
win there in November.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

that they won't become chilled IN
winter and so the hens won't sit ON
them over night, and by using a lit.
tie care In sizing and selecting, quite
an advance over the common prices
may be obtained. When possible,
sell your eggs direct to the CONSUME
er' N not possible, get a market In
your nearest city with some grocer
who deals in strictly fancy groceries
and provisions. Agree to furnish
him only strictly fresh eggs and thea
for your own sake. live up TO the
agreement. Carefully clean all tho
eggs; don't send any small, misshap-
en or large ones. Stamp each egg
with a rubber stamp, using your Inf.
tials or the name Of your farm, ana
in short time you will have Great
ed such demand, your egss wiz
bring the highest prices, oonsidsrS-
bly, more than your storekeeper would
pay. =
Economy may also be practiced
by several poufrymen In one locality
cooperating and buying their grain
in carload or haf-carload lots. direct
from the miller; in this way sawins
the profits Of the local grain dealer"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05
KANSAS CITY MARKET.

Kansas City Stock Yards, July !.
Cattle prices were revised down
ward 10 to 30 cents last week on all
but the kind that bring nine dollars
and upward. There are enough cpl
cures in the country to keep the lat
ter kind used at firm prices, but the
appearance of high class grass steers
from native territory was the signal
FOR a readjustTent of prices on mid
| die class fed steers, while liberal
runs of southerns of low grade en-
phasized the double cross already set
against cheap grades. Even at that,
the end of the week still found val
ues extremely remunerative to SELL
ers, straight grass steers selling up
to $3.50, a point at which prime fed
natives stopped at this time a year
ago. This week, a year ago, was tie
Invest spot of the drOuth season,
July 9TH being the eliminating point.
After that it rained and shut off sup
plies. Stock cattle have never sold
so cheap since. Owners disliked the
treatment they received on the mar
kets last week, and supplies are light
today everywhere except at Chicago.
There are enough there to weaken
all other points and the situation
here is steady to 10 lower, following
the lines laid out last week. Prime
cattle are strong, a twocar bunch
reaching 1856 in the native division,
a new high figure. Greenwood cOun-
ty steers sold at $500 to $3.50 for
best today, middle class wintered
steers at S7.25 to $3.50. A drove
of Kansas grass COWS brought $4.75,
considered firm, but others were lag
ging at bids around $500. Choice
Quarantines are worth up to $S75,
but none of that quality are here to-
day. Oklahoma steers in the quaran-
tine division ranged from s525 to
$500. Veal calves bring up to $775,
stockers and feeders $3.50 to $6.75.
Hogs are fIuctuating mildly, on sup
plies too small for the demand. Mar
ket is steady to 10 lower today, top
$7.65, bulk $40 to $3.50, run 1000
head.
Sheep broke % cents today and
lambs are off 50 cents in some cases,
top lambs s7.75. Run is 5000 today,
and nowhere is there enough to ex-
plain the big break today. Arizona
wethers are worth s4.65 for best, ma
tive ewes $500
]. A. RICKART,
Market Correspondent
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05
HOW TO MAKE MONEY OUT Of
POULTRY AND EGGS.

In the current issue Of Farm ard
FSresdde the poultry editor publishes
and article giving many practical sug
gestions to poultry raisers as to how
they may make more money out Of
their business. Following is an ex-
tract:
"As all large business houses prac-
tice the most rigid economy in their
sales departments. so ought the poul-
tryman to do. He ought to market
his products In such a way that they
will command the highest market
prices II the poultryman, ten days
or two weeks before he intends to
market his poultry, will shut them
In a darkened room and feed them
three times a day on whole corn, his
birds will be In better condition to
kin or to ship alive. If, when he
dresses his poultry, he will only ex-
erctse a little more care and be a
little more fussy about the packing
and the package, he will be amply re
paid when his birds arrive in the
market; because looks go a long way
with all Of Us. when we are buying
our food.
There is no satisfaction, and but
very little money in exchanging eggs
for groceries or grain. By being
careful In gathering the eggs, so
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

George Hodges received 1904
votes for governor in 1910. and was
defeated by plurality Of only l6,167.
The next highest vote on the Deme-
cratic state ticket was received by
Lot Ravenscraft, candidate for lieuten.
ant governor, who polled l29,SSS bal.
lots and was S5,12S votes behind his
opponent. The average Democratic
vote was 10000, or Just 10000 less
than Hodges received. These figures
clearly demonstrate the great popu.
larity of Senator Hodges.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

George H. Hodges was defeated
fer governor in 1910 by a smaller ma.
jOrity than that recorded against any
Democratic candidate in the past six.
teen years, save only Colonel W. A.
Harris in 1906. Hodges was running
against W. R. Stubs, one of the
ablest campaigners the state has pro.
duced, and Stubs had the advantage
Of being a candidate for a second
term. This year Hodges will have a
fair chance and is practically sure to
win.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

Senator Geo. H. Hodges is the only
Democratic candidate for Governor
since 1896, who was able to carry
Crawford county. He not only car.
ried the cities, but gained in every
country precinct in the county, his
vote over Stubs being 739. Craw.
ford county has been giving Repub-
lican majorities from 1900 to 5000
for years, until Senator Hodges made
his famous campaign Of two years
ago. and wiped out the Republican
majority, placing Crawford in the
Democratic column. Mr.. Hodges is
stronger today in Crawford county
than he was in the last campaign.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05
CHANGES IN NATIONAL FORESTS

President Taft has just mace cOn-
siderable changes in National Forest:
in Montana, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
and California, through presidential
proclamations modifying the boundar!
lines. BY these changes nearly 20,
600 acres Of land are eliminated from
the forests, about 5000 acres are
added, and about $1,000 acres are
transferred between two forests
while a new forest is created by the
division of an old unit into two.
The net result is to bring down
the total gross area of the Natioral
Forests to about 1877 400, 900 acres, of
which nearly 100000 acres are in
Alaska. To a considerable ext-nt,
however, the reductions. so far as the
land actually owned by the govern
ment is concerned, are apparent rath
Ell than real, owing to heavy aliena-
tions in the tracts eliminated. Some
22,OO0 900 acres of the National For
est gross area are not owned by tie
government.
The high water mark CT the Ma
tional Forest gross area was reached
in 1909, when the forest boundaries
included over 194,OOO,O0O acres. It
was then realized, however, that in
making the examinations on which
; the presidential prOcIamations Great
ing the forests we've based, the work
had been too rapid to insure in all
cases the best boundaries. Some
times land which should have been
included was left out, while at other
times land was taken in which was
not best suited for forest purposes.
Consequently. complete overhaul
ing and restificatiOn of the forest
boundaries was planned, and has
been going on ever since. BY sue
cesSiNe proclamations President Taft
has. eliminated nearly II 600, 900 acres
while he has added about 100000
In Montana the new prOclamaticns
eliminate a total of 1890 ACRES
from six fOrests-the Custer, Atsar-
Okla, Blackfeet, KOOtenai, Lewis and
Clark, and Flathead-while 1850
acres are transferred from the Black
feet to the Kootenai and 4O,64O from
the KoOtenai to the BIachfeet, 10 ia
cilitate administration. IN Arizona
106,540 acres are eliminated from the
Coronado National Forest. In Neva-
da 1880 acnes are eliminated from
the Humboldt and. 55,S4O acres add
ed, OF which 1880 acres are includ-
ed in the new Ruby National FoneSt,
composed principally Of that part Of
the old Humboldt lying south of the
Southern Pacific Railroad. In Utah
1910 acres are eliminated from the
Sewer, while in California $3.50 acres
are added to the Shasta and 4S0 to
the. Klamath.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

Senator Hodges ran $4,000 votes
ahead of his ticket in his race fol
Governor. He carried Topeka by 97S
majority, Leavenworth county BY
$500 and his senatorial district by
LOO He carried such purely agri
cultural counties as Saline, Dickinson
Miami, Johnson, Riley and the indus
trial counties Of Crawford and Chero
kee.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

The city Of Girard, the county seat
Of Crawford county, for the first time
in its history, gave a majority for a
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Senator Hodges received ninety-nine
more votes than Governor Stubs, and
the voters of Girard are still proud
Of their action. Girard is normally
two hundred Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

Senator George Hodges is by far
the strongest and most available
Democrat for governor this year. He
would poll $4,000 more votes than
either one Of the opponents. Failure
to nominate him would be one Of the
greatest blunders the Democracy Of
Kansas could commit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs L. L Gum and child
rem spent Sunday with relatives in
Larned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ewing and
daughter, Claddis, Of Colorado, are
here for a visit with relatives.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

Miss Amelia Maus, who has been
taking a two weeks vacation from
the Lischesky store, has returned, az
ter a visit with relatives and trienda
near Russell
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

Misses Mary Sellers and Avenelle
0rme have returned from a two
weeks visit at Little River.
Mrs. Dave Himrod, Of Sterling,
spent Sunday here with Mrs. OTah
Fair.
Tom Goodwin visited friends in
Hutchinson Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05
For SALE.
Market Correspondent

Team Of Shetland ponies and har
ness, four years old, bays, broke.
c. G. L0RIM0R,
Phone 906 A 5.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Chandler re-
turned Saturday veeningf rom a two
weeks visit In Chicago.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-15

FIVE KILLED, THREE INJURED
Three of the Dead Men Were
Sleeping in Tailorshop
in Building.

(By Special Leased Wire to New MexIcan)
Salt Lake City Utah, Feb.-Four
men were killed and four injured, one
probably fatally, when a locomotive
hauling three cars loaded with ore
10 feet and crashed through the roof
fthe Citizens State Bank, and Bing-
ham Dye Works at Bingham, Utah,
today. Two of the men killed were
sleeping in the tailor shop. Fred
Sharkey, cashier of the bank, was
asleep in a rear room of the bank
ed into the street but was uninjured.
According to the yardmaster at Bing-
ham, Engineer Fred Annis lost con-
troll Of his engine while it was coming
down a steep grade from the mines,
| following an ore train. The engine
left the track at sharp curve direct
" over the business section of the
town.
S. w. Brown, foreman in charge Of
the train, and Dan Goodnought fire
man, escaped injury by jumping.
Felix Lombard, a boiler washer in
the employ nf the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad had Just finished
work and was going home, riding on
the engine.
Every Bone in Their Bodies Broken
/ Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 15.-The
| tender of the locomotive fell square
ly on the bed in which G. w. Lewis
proprietor of the tailor shop, and the
man yet unidentified, were sleeping
Every bone in their bodies were brok
en-. Engineer Annis and Felix LON
! bard were killed. Annis was a new
man on the road and was returning tc
/ town from his first trip to the mines
when the accident occurred.
The track was on seven per cen
grade and the train was travelling a
high speed when the engine left tht
rails.
! Three Stores Wrecked.
The cars attached to the locomo
tive were broken loose and wer
thrown against the side Of the noun
tain on the up hill side Of the track
!. Three stores were completely wreck
ed and the back end of the banl
tuilding demolished.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-15
SCANDAL IN
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
Adjutant General Fred G. Ainsworth
Relieved From Duty and Will Be
Court MartiaIed

(By Special Leased Wire to New MeXican)
Washington, D. c., Feb. 15.-Adju-
tant General Fred C. Ainsworth of the
army has been relieved from duty at
the War Department and soon will be
ordered before a court martial. While
the charges have not been framed, it
is understood they will be based on
conduct to the prejudice of good or
der and discipline and perhaps insu-
bordination.
Serious friction long has existed
between the adjutant generals Office
and the general staff, and the crisis
came when Secretary Stimson sided
with the latter Matters were brought
to an issue by report made last
week by General Ainsworth to the sec
retary of war in connection with the
muster and pay rolls and Secretary
Stimson felt that the adjutant general
had used language that impugned his
own integrity and fairness, as well as
other officers of the department.
The record shows that General Aims
worth remarked it would be difficult,
if not impossible, to formulate any
statement that would carry conviction
to anyone unmindful of the conse-
qGences or so informed as to the needs
CT the government and the public 1t
was assumed that he referred either
to the secretary or to the officers of
the general staff.
Again the adjutant general char
acterized the staffs proposal as
a mere subterfuge of the mind that
would be scorned by honorable men,
and that the proponents had betray-
ed a lamentable lack of knowledge. -
Secretary Stimson, in note to
General Ainsworth said that rudeness
and i'll temper had become habitual
on the part of the latter. He also de-
clared the Ainsworth report to be the
elimination of a series of outbreaks
eyidencing ''such intolerance of in
| subordination and such readiness tc
impugn the motives or the intelligence
Of those with whom it is your duty to
work in association as, if incorrect
ed, to destroy your usefulness in youl
present Office
Regarding the attack on himself
! Secretary Stimson said he referred the
! matter to the President who directed
General Ainsworth's release pendint
disciplinary measures.
General Leonard Wood, chief O
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-15
NEGRO LYNCHED FOR
ASSAULTING WHITE GIRL.
Hanged From Bridge in Tennessee
and His Body RiddIed With
Bullets.

tBv Special Leased Wire TO New Mexican)
Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 15.-A mob
early today lynched an unidentified
negro accused of having attacked a
16 year old white girl yesterday. 1t
is said the negro confessed. A rope
was tied about his neck. he was
dragged to bridge across branch
of Wolf river, hanged from the bridge
and then the mob used his body for
pistol target.
The attack on the girl occurred at
Raleigh Springs, a Memphis suburb
Posses last night captured the negro
He was identified after being kept in
hiding several hours to avoid deliv.
cry to the authorities.
After he had been hanged and his
body pierced by fifty or more bullets
it was cut down and taken into the
bushes, where it was discovered late
today
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-15
CHLOR0FORNED
WHILE DYING
Engineer Pinned Beneath
Engine Begs Pitifully
For Relief
THREE BURNED TO DEATH
Horrible Scene at Wreck of Two
Grand Trunk Freight
Trains.

by Special Leased Wire to New NexlcanI
Yarmouth, Maine, Feb. 15.-Three
trainmen were burned to death today
when fire in the wreckage Of two
Grand Trunk freight trains. which
collided near North Yarmouth, reach
ed the demolished locomotive in
which they were imprisoned. One of
the men in the engine cab, Harry Cor
liss, was alive when villagers reached
the scene but was so hedged in that
he could not be extricated before the
fire enveloped him. Corliss begged
that something be given him to ease
his suffering and choloroform was ad-
ministered by a physician. Shortly
after the villagers were driven back
by the heat.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-15
KNOX To Be
HAILED WITH JOY
Venezuela Is Making Pre-
tentious Preparations
to Welcome Him
CEMENT FRIENDSHIP BONDS
Not One of the Least Triumphs
of the Taft Admins
tration.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 15.-Re-
plying to an inquiry as to the views
of the Venezuelan government re-
garding the announced visit of Secre-
tary of State Knox, General Manuel
Matos, the Venezuelan minister for
foreign affairs said today: THE
president and people of Venezuela
have received the news of Mr.. Knox's
coming visit with the greatest salts
faction. The president considers the
visit of the state secretary of the
United States as special demonstra-
ton of friendship and an indication of
American union"
The governmental authorities al
ready have begun preparations on a
grand Scale for the reception of Sec.
retary Knox.
Elliott Northcott, the new minister
from the United States to Venezuela
presented his credentials today to
President Gomez who, in reply to Mr.
|Northcott's greeting, said:
"On account of the approaching op
ening of the Panama canal and the
consequent extension of the horizon
of universal commerce, the economic
interests of your fatherland and ours
have been brought closer together
This will bring about here the forma
ton of new bonds of friendship an(
respect for the fatherland of Washing
ton and Lincoln, the standard bearers
of greater worldwide progress as
they were of American liberty ant
! brotherhood"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-15

staff has had many clashes with Gen
eral Ainsworth.
Colonel H. P. Mccain has succeeded
General Ainsworth. Although rup-
ture between the general staff and the
adjutant generals office has been re-
garded for some time as inevitable, in
view of the extremely bitter personal
relations that have existed and par
ticularly since the rather sensational
reorganization scheme reported from
the House committee on military af-
fairs in connection with the pending
army appropriation bill, today's action
of the secretary of war and the Presi-
dent proved decided sensation.
Although General Ainsworth has re-
peatedly denied responsibility or au-
thorship for the legislation reported
from the military committee and op-
posed by the administration, it was be-
lieved that he at least was furnishing
the ammunition for the congressional
opponents of the war department. S
policies.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-15
DARING ROBBERY
IN new YORK
Messengers Relieved of $25,.
600 in Heart of Finan.
cial District
IN REAR OF TRINITY CHURCH
Two Bank Employees Were
Seriously Injured by Bold
Highway Men.

(By Special Leased WIRE 20 New Mexicanl
New York, Feb. 15.-Twenty-five
thousand dollars in currency was
stolen from taXiCab in the neart of
the financial district by three high
Waymen who sprang into the vehicle
and overpowered w. f. Smith and
Frank Wardell. messengers of the
East River National bank. Both mes
sengers were seriously injured and
the robbers escaped with the money
$4,000 in S. bills and $4,000 in 500
bills. The currency was being trans
Ported from the Produce Exchange
bank in the lower part of the city.
I he taXicab had proceeded up Broad
way without mishap when for some
reason, the chauffeur turned west on
Rector street into Church street,
skirting the size and rear of Trinity
church yard. About midway of the
cid cemetery three men sprang from
the curb. One jumped on the chauf-
feurs seat; the other two got into
the vehicle. The man on the seat
pressed a revolver in his overcoat
pocket against the side of the chauf-
feur, Gino Martini, and commanded
him to drive swiftly on without max
ing an outcry. Inside the vehicle, the
two robbers were belaboring the bank
messengers over the head. Smith, one
OF the Passengers, is 81 years old and
was bleeding and almost unconscious
Vhen the taxicab reached Park place,
a few blocks north. Wardell was bad
ly beaten about the head but not SO
seriously hurt.
At Park Place the highwaymen
jumped from the taXicab, bearing Il
tin box which they had wrested from
the messengers and which contained
the currency. In flash they had
sprung into a big black automobile
which seemed to be awaiting their
coming and were quickly lost in the
maze of traffic.
Martini, the taXicab chauffeur. con
tinued TO run his machine until he
found a policeman. He gave the alarm
and the two injured messengers were
! taken to a police station. Smiths
condition was so serious that he was
removed to. hospital
Wardell's scalp was badly laceratet
but because of his youth he stood tn,
! fight well.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-15
UNION PRINTERS OATH
DEFENDED BY MORRISON
iegiance to Church or to
Nation.

BY Special Leased Wire 70 New Mexican,
Washington, D. c., Feb. 15.-Frank
Morrison, secretary of the American
Federation of Labor, was on the stand
again today in the contempt case be-
fore Justice Wright in which Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers and Vice Pres-
dent John Mitchell, are also defend
ants. Daniel Davenport, one of the
prosecuting attorneys, endeavored to
make Mr. Morrison admit that the
printers oath of allegiance to their
union superseded the individuals al
legiance to either state or his reli-
gious belief. The labor leader denied
this emphatically.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-15
CLOSING SCENES IN
SNEED'S FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Defense Succeeds in Getting Import
ant Letter Into Record of
Court.

CIV Special Leased Wire 10 New Mexican,
Ft Worth, Texas, Feb. 15-What
are expected to be the closing scenes
i'll the fight Of John B. Sneed to justi-
f. the killing of Captain A. G. Boyce
were staged here today. The defense
closed its case and Immediately the
prosecutor introduced state witnesses
in rebuttal.
One of the last acts of the defense
was to work into the record a copy of
d letter written by Sneed to his eld-
erly father in which the prisoner ex-
pressed the hope of avoiding trouble
with Captain Boyce.