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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-19
DEMOCRATS DISPUTE
OVER INAUGURAL CHAIRMAN

WASHINGTON, d. G, Special
Definite word that Chairman Nc
Combs. of the Democratic National
Committee. Will not select chair
have charge of PresIdent-elect VIII
sons induction into office until after
Governor Wilson has returned from
Bermuda Monday was brought to
Washington Thursday by District Ma
tional committeeman John F. Costello,
McCombs regarding the chairman
ship.
Eidridge E. Jordan was still con-
sidered in the lead in the race, with
W. V. Cox and r. n. Harper retain
ing the same positions held by them
formerly. Reports from New York
Last night were to the effect that Mr.
McCombs was puzzled .pter the big
fight started over -tke chairmanship,
-and intended explaining the entire Sit
uation to Governor Wilson and ask
ing for decision from him.
Jordan Denies Strife.
Mr. Jordan, fQllowing his return
from New York where he saw Mr.
McCombs Wednesday. said last night
that he regretted that report had
been circulated that, he was being
opposed by "the Standard oil group
OF financiers,' as ne was sure that no
such thing. was the. case.
II regret and cannot entirely under
stand the amount OF trouble that has
been aroused oveUsthis affair."" said Mr..
Jordan. So farAs I am concerned
am perfectly willing to give all the
sr rppoet / have TO anyone else should
Mr. McCombs decide to choose an
other man FOR chairman of the COM
mittee. 1 thought this was to be en-
tirely a friendly contest. and still con-
slider it so from nay point OF view. 1t
is not a matter over Which any amount
OF agitation is necessary"
Friends Want to Fight.
Mr.. Cox and Mrs Harper took the
same position. Mr.. Cox saying that
ne was not seeking the position, and
would not feel badly should anyone
elC.e chosen. All three candidates
showed an entirely friendly nfiSfit over
the contest, bat some OF their friends
were more inclined 20 fight.
Mr.. Harper's candidacy apparently
grew in strength yesterday, although
he suffered some from th4 fact that
National Committeemant Costello
| recommended Mr. Jordan &Rnd Il was
not thought that Mr.. Mco&nbs would
| Hike to be put In the po#*ons of en-
/ tirely. ignoring Mr.. Costel
Aiblqn < Paffis, bar VAS sEg-
eesffd ~ his friends May as a
eonc pfof,s ise candidate d - Mr.. Nc
| Comb found It inadvl$a to name
either Mr.. Jordan, Mr.. #ox or AIr.
/ Harper.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-19
FTNT A STARVING CEILD
MAR RVCY STREEyr CORNE

Ne YORK. Special.--A little girl
huddn against a fence near door
way Third Avenue near Thirty
fourtf Street Wednesday evening.
.caugh ghe sympathetic eye OF Miss
Emma,,eller. OF No. 1O9 North Ninth
Street raterson, N. J. Miss Heller
questl 4 the child,
II az no home, no money no
father mother she said. II
haven id anvthing to eat since I've
been ii eew York, and I've been here
two VIE days. Last night / slept
in + stand on the corner, VIII
you pb get me something to eat p
Thep Al was taken BY Miss Heller
/ TO the st Thirty-hfth STREET police
statloH' She said she was Madeline
Fsessles lfteen years Old. bier step
4 rnothes an wnonn she lived az Mount
1 ValH M, died a month ago and
Ma8ell took 81. the only roaey iets.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-19
Tired Of HIS Pose

Wei. was the defeated candidate.
wasn't I?''
You were."
shave congratulated the successful
candidate. thanked tire voters, taken
all the joshing andesmiled a cracked
smile for MONTH
What about it2"
Simply this: am going 70 take a
day off, go out into the woods and
cuss."
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-19
MILLIONAIaESN
BUILD MODE CITY

Los ANGELES. Special Eighteen
million dollars has lbeen oftted BY a
syndicate of New York nsilonaires
for the great tract OF 6.00Oileres ad-
joining this city TO the 2uthwest.
This syndicate. which is aid to in
clude among others, Andraw Carne-
Elns.. Henry c. Frick. +. II. Galrv. pres
ideft % ss,.t.sssl Trust. All Charles
NJ. Schwab, plans to develop & proDSAN
erty as great private r,dentiaI !
park of the most exclusive cracter. /
All that remains now is agree
ment upon the terms for q sixty
day option requested by the sdicate
TO enable a final inspection "a re-
port to be made by their engi ers.
The tract of land involve COM
prises the former Lucky lldwin
ranch of more t~an 5000 aci and i
adjoining acre making welI 2
rounded total of - acres.
Most OF the land ct ar eva
ton of from loo feet to set ,ox..
the city, affording an N,sseS /
view of the sea, city. valley a Slun- /
tain.
Members of the syndicate haveeen /
frequent visitors to Los Angeles.nd I
tie plans for the exclusive res,n- /
tial park which viii outrank Tuao I
and other millionaire suburban nj
munitiess sof the East have been ce- |
fully worked out by men famir |
with southern California sconditioi !
Only Fifty Families.
IT is planned to limit the memb- |
ship of the colony to fifty famM,.
Palatiai mansions viii be erected |
large plots in accordance with Il
eral landscape plan. Golf links, IA
grounds and other rorms of outor
amusement are included in the pls.
Absolute eXclusiveness is the n
note of the proposed arrangeznenAf
the colony. 1t is TO be surroundedS
high fence which Will rival. ifs
does not surpass. the famous foS&
foot barNed wire fence surrSundf9 2
Tuxedo Park.
Gates Tor iDgress and egress w
be few and they viii be guarded x1sra
and day. Admission will De riesol
ousiy denied TO all except residenl
and those provided with formal pei
mits.
Membership in the colony can :
saSquired only by unanimous vote Z
all residents.h 1t viii be kent rfesidl
to a certain social Standard. It's rnar
agement Will be cooperative and y
effort or expense Will be spared tm a.
velop the extraordinary natural bear
ty of the site.
The colony viii have its own nr
vate police force. it's own Ere depar'
ment and its own cooperative sto~s
for the purchase of food and othe
supplies, and its own seWerage svsfe.r,
The government of the propose
colony is modelled on the system whiS.
has proved so successful at Tuxed
and other exclusive suburban cor
munities OF the East. a club organ
zatIon Will be formed and no one ca
buy in the colony until he has bee
elected to membership in the club,
| After his election ne may select
building site and he is then ready
sign a contract for the erection <of
building to comply with the gener:
restrictions esta blished by the colon
No hint o. the negotiations with IN
New York syIatcate has heretofol
oeep maSs pubsfe in Los Angeles.
OF the men mentioned in the for,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-19

cation, they might be able to. inspire
their children with a desire TO con
unue schooI life beyond the gram
mar-schooi persod.-From LesIie,s
Weekly.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-12-19

OF the men mentioned in the fore
goiHg dispatch direct communication
could be had with only one. T.. N.
Gary, who said Tuesday he knew
nothing OF the matter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26
THE EFFECTIVE LAXATIVE.
Tastes Like and Is Eaten Like Candy,

In our experience in the handling
of drugs and medicines, We believe
We have never had experience with
any Remedy that gave such great
satisfaction to our customers as do
Rexall 0nderlies. This remedy Is
not like amy other laxative or cathar-
tic. 1t contains all the good features
of other laxatives, but none Of their
faults.
Our own faith in Rexall 0rderlies
is SO strong that we offer them to
you with our own positive personal
guarantee, that If they do not thor.
oughly satisfy you you only need tell
us and we will hand back to you
every penny YOU paid US for them.
Therefore, in trying them upon our
recommendation YOU take no. risk
whatever.
Rexall 0rderEes taste like and are
eaten like candy. They do not grippe.
cause nausea, excessive loosenes, OF
any other annoyance. They act so
easily that they may be taken at any
time, day or night. They ane partic.
ularly good for children. aged. or deli.
cate persons. They are put up In
convenient tablets in three sizes OF
packages. Prices loo, Csc, and SOC.
Remember, Rexall Remedies can be
obtained in this community only at
our store-The Rexall Store. Hooper
Drug Co, 1907 Main
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26
SAVED BY HIS WIFE.

She's a wise woman who knows just
what to do when her husbands life 10
In danger, but Mrs. R. ]. Flint Brain,
tree, VT, is of that kind. "She insist
e. on my using DR.. Kings New Dis
covery," writes Mr.. Flint, for q
dreadful cough, when I was 80 weak
my friends all thought had only q
short time to i've, and 1t completely
cured me-" A quick cure for couehA
and colds, It's the most safe end 10
liable medicine for many throat and
hung tnoubles-grip, bronchitis croup.
whooping cough, quinsy, tonsihtis,
hemorThages. A trial will coOvincA
you. so cents and 800. Guaranteed
BY al druggists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26
THE TOWN BOOSTER.

The spirit moves me 10 sag some
thing about the town booster. Every
town, or most every one, has Ia
town booster. Some towns are bless>
ed with many Of him. Pity the town
without any Il him. sat in the no
tel at LongmOnt, Colo. and heard the
fellows talking about their town boost,
er. He Is always on the job Of boost
ing. He went to California this win
ter, for his health, recovered and i'm.
mediately hihed for Longmont, the
best place on earth" to use his mild
and modest language. He nabbed me
soon after l landed in town. Showed
me around, told me big yarns about
the town, every one Of which verify
believe was true, for 1t Is not the
town booster as rule, who hes about
the town-it is the other fellow, the
knocker. / was not surprised to
learn that this particular booster "has
his enemies" A fellow who has no
enemies is a cipher on the left side
OF the numeral. The old mossbacka
and barnacles and neyersweats al.
ways have It I'M for the fellow who
is doing something and who amounts
to something. | take OFF my hat al.
ways and everywhere to the town
booster. In this particular case his
name is C. E. Smith,. w Hoch, IN
Wandener s Notes
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26

be urged to plant trees in the park
ing. Plant only one variety Of tree
on one street. Plant tnees on the
school grounds, in church lots, in the
cemetery.
Plant trees. Plant trees. Clean up
Do it IN April, 1912. The agricultural
college will help by letters and by
sending men to advise with commit
tees on ways Of "sprucing up" a
town, if desined.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26
SAVES LEG OF BOY.

1T seemed that my 14-year old boy
would have to lose his leg, On account
OF an ugly ulcer, caused by a bad
bruise." Wrote D. F. Howard, Aquone
N C. AN remedies and doctors
treatments failed till we tried Buck
lens Amica Salve, and cured him
with one box" Cures buns, boib,
skin eruptions, piles. 25c. at all drug
sists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26

The answer is not far to find The
mills built at Lawrence by Mr.. Wood
paid for themselves the first five
years they were built. They consume
over $4,000, 900 pounds of secured wool
In a year, and they, with other wOrs--
ted mills, have been given a special
privilege or advantage over all mills
which produce the cheaper grades of
clothing. Five worsted mills at Law
renee consume eighty million pounds
Of wool (scoured weight year,
which is about two thirds of all the
wool grown in the United States. The
development of this industry has been
one of the wonders of induStrialiSm,
but there is 10 secret about it when
one examines the way the tariff was
juggDed in favor of this industry.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26
CONTROL OF STEEL.

One Of the most important portions
of the Stanley committees report on
the steel trust was completed recently
by ]. W. Boston, clerk Of the commit
tee. 1t exposes in a graphic way the
system Of 'inberlocking directors up,
on which Representative A. C. STAN
ley of Kentucky, chairman of the COM
mittee, has laid such stress and is
complied from data obtained by the
committee in the course Of its inves-
tigation.
More than fifteen billions Of dol
lars is the grand total of the CAPT.
tai, surplus and funded debt of the
various companies in which the Off
GERS and directors Of the United
States Steel corporation are also off
officers or directors. The list includ-
es about 2l3 financial organizations.
After mentioning this enormous
amount of money, SIS, POS, 497 1926, to
be exact-in the control of which the
officers and directors Of the Steel
corporation have a hand, Mr.. STAN
ley expects to call attention to the
fact that the total amount Of money
in circulation in the United States is
only $3,2S4,152, 496, and when the
bullion in the treasury is addedothe
total amount is only 1881, Ill, 239.
Twenty-one is the number of the
officers and directors of the United
States Steel corporation who are also
officers and directors of other large
financial institutions. The Stanley
report will show the companies in
which each Of the men are officers or
directors and the capital stock, sur
plus and funded debt of each COM
pany, together with the total stock
holdings Of each man.
George F. Baker, a director Of the
Steel corporation, heads the list, be-
ing an officer or director in nearly
sixty companies, whose total capital,
surplus and funded debt reach the
enormous figures OF s5,S71, 4O7,S19.
Mr.. Stanley and his democratic col.
leagues win argue that their compila-
ton OF data shows better than any
thing else the great power of the
United States Steel corporation and
the absolute necessity that the fed
eral government adopt proper means
to keep such a tremendous and far
reaching concern in check.
The committee will also take the
position that it is absolutely I'M
reasonable to suppose that these 213
companies, worth more than fifteen
billions of dollars, do not work in
harmony when they have directors
and officers in common. This ire
mendous concentration Of wealth
will receive the attention of the COM
mittee and will figure largely in the
recommendations which it will make
to the house.
Julian Kennedy, Of Pittsburg,
steel plant builder and mechanical
expert, declared before the Stanley
steel trust committee that "by OWL
ing railroads in the Lake Superior oe
region and the Pittsburg district the
Steel corporation can produce a ton
Of pig iron $3.50 cheaper than can its
competitors"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26
WHAT HE REALLY WANTED.

A small boy went 10 store that
displayed a sign boy Wanted"
What kind Of a boy does yer
Want?" be asked Of the merchant.
why, decent boy" said the mer-
chant. {" One who Is quick, doesn't
swear. smoke cigarettes, whistle
around the Office. play tricks"
"oh, say, Boss" interrupted the
boy. Yer don't want no boy; yer
want a goil!"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26

club, that's too formal, and the sur
est way to kill custom like that is
to formalize and organize it-theSe
Saturday night conversations, IN say,
might be a suggestive ancestor for
many such.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26
DISCUSSIONS.
(By Ruth Cameron

(By Ruth Cameron.
A friend Of mine showed a surpris-
ing fund OF information on the sub
ject Of labor unions.
How do you happen to know so
much about labor organizations" |
inquired. 81 didn't know you were
particularly interested in economies"
81 never was" she said. ITS just
our Saturday evenings"
And what might that meant"
"Why, | don't know as it's worth
telling about" said she, "but it's
lots of fun and We learn great deal.
It's this way. You know the crowd
that usually drifts around to my house
or sisters, or Mrs. C'S ON Saturday
night. There's sister and her husband
and Mr.. L., John and |, Marie and the
man she's going to be engaged to,
Mr.. and Mrs. c., and sometimes other
people who happen in. Sometimes
We play cards, but more often we
have a chatting dish and talk. Well,
one Saturday might at our house We
got to talking about woman's sW-
frage. We all had lot to say, but
when 1t come right down to it, we
found that no one knew much that
was definite. Someone said that wo-
men didn't need suffrage in the Unit
/ ed States, because there were no
laws that Disseminated against wo-
men, and someone else said that there
was larger proportion Of uneducated
women than men in the country, and
someone else said it was the other
way around. Finally Mr.. L. said 1
don't believe any OF us know what we
are talking about. Suppose we all
try to find out some definite facts on
one side or the other, and finish our
talk next Saturday We did and you
don't know how much fun 1t was to
talk ON something about which we
knew a little. We learned a lot,
too, because everyone had found out
facts along different lines.
"WeM, that might someone happen
ed to say, Who's going to be the
next PRESIDENT and sister said In
stead of arguing that, let's have a
game of whist now, and leave that
until next week, so we can find out
about it. We did and that was IN
teresting too. Everyone picked his
favorite candidate and tried to find
out something about him during the
week, and | learned more about poll
tics than | ever knew before. An
other night we had a tariff discus
sion, and last week we talked labor
unions and the McNamaras, and next
week is going to be socialism and
government ownership in general.
You'd be surprised to know how
much fun 1t is and how much you
Learn. You'd better come neat Satur-
day night. Be sure and know some
thing about sociatism-not Just have
an opinion, but know some definite
facts"
Ny informant said that her Satur-
day night we're scarcely worth telling
about. / differ most empahtically,
don't yOu? 1t seems to me that there
is q seed Of suggestion in the story
Of these little normal debates which
cannot be scattered too broadly.
I've no doubt at al those people
got more out Of one Of those Satur-
day night discussions than they WouI
from hearing a paper read ON the
same subjects at some formal gath
ering.
Intelligent conversation is one Of
the greatest educative forces in the
world. wish that this Saturday
night club-nO, I win not eau it a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26
oLEoMAReARINE LEGISLATION

OSeomargarine is made from beef
and pork fats, with an occasional ad-
mixture Of cotton seed oil or butter
oil. 1t is manufactured by the pack.
Ing houses. II IS nutritious, but less
digestible than butter; as it is made
under government supervision, It is
presumably sanitary. 1t is colored to
give 1t the appearance Of butter. BY
this imitation Of butter It's sale Is
increased and the producers Of geuu-
Inc butter lose part Of the demand
for their product which is to their
financial loss. Thirtyfive states have
laws to restrict the use of color in
oleomargarine.
The federal law on oleomargarine
is known as the Grout bin. It's objec
is to help the states in their oIeOmar.
garine regulations, to assist corSum-
ers who want OleDmargarine to get it
with as little restriction as practical
bic. and to save producers from dis
honest competition. 1t has performed
its purposes fairly well, but the pre-
vailing high price of butter has so in
creased the profits ON oleomargarine
that many are induced to take the
chance of breaking the law by color
ing oleomargaGine 10 make it resem-
bic butter.
An endeayor has been made by oleo-
margarine manufacturers TO create an
impression that the present high
price Of butter is due to the 1O-cent
tax ON each pound of colored oleomar
garine, and that their product is more
palateable when cO1ored.
The Lever bill now before congress
has been prepared in the interest Of
oleomaTgarine manufacturers. 1t re-
stricts the powers OF the states,
break down the color lime and leaves
the consumers uncertain as to wheth-
er they are eating butter or oleomar-
garine. Some cotton growers also
favor the Lever bill as It furnishes
way whereby cotton seed oil can
be used for butter.
The Haugen bib has been introduc.
ed in congress by the dairy interests
to strengthen the operation Of the rres.
sent GUout bin now in force. It IS
designed to prevent mixing butter and
oleomargarire so that each article
may stand on its own merits; and
then II oleomargarine is not made to
resemble butter all taxes on it are
to be neduced to a nominal sum. I'm
der the Haugen bill the consumer
may have oleomaTgarine, II he wants
it, at price much cheaper than the
present price Of butter. The dairy
man can have no objection proyid-
ing his own product is not counterfeit
ed.
There are forty oleomargarine es-
adjustments in the country. There
are owners Of over 100000 dairy
COWS making butter as a chief pro
duct, not as a by-product. Dairying
is not only a means OF furnishing
a livelihood to hundreds Of thousands
Of farmers, but 1t Is an important con-
seryatoC Of the fertility Of the soil
The congressional committee On az
riculture gave bearing TO the dairy
man. The committee is peported TO
have listened courteously but with
their tncIinatons toward the ojeOuar-
garine side Of the case. Those Of our
readers who wish their views to 10
ceive recognition in shaping this beg
islation should address their United |
States senators and Representatives q
once.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26

The worsted industry uses almost
exclusively the combing or long BIZ
bred woods. The woolen mills, where
the carding process is employed, uses
only the shorter WOODS. The longer
woods shrink very much less than the
heavier and shorter woods, but the
tariff levieS the same duty per pound
upon them both. Here is what Presi-
dent Taft's tariff board says Of this
matter: AS one result Of this var
ipus woods Of heavy shrinkage can
not be profitably imported into the
United States. Another result is
the practice abroad of preparing and
selecting high shrinking sorts that
are peculiarly suitable for the Amer
lean trade. Certain manufacturers
complain of the first result, on the
ground that it prevents them from
using the heavier conditioned woods
Of foreign origin. Domestic wool
growers, On the other hand, COM
plain Of the second result on the
ground that it enables manufacturers
to procure clean wool Of the hight
shrinking sorts at a materially lower
net rate Of duty than the law appar-
emily contemplated. The board finds
that both OF these complaints are We
founded and that steps should be ia
ken to remove the cause"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26

money they we've empowered by the
tariff law to collect and hand over
to labor? c. Q. D.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-04-26
PRACTICAL TARIFF TALKS.

If there is any man in the United
States who still retains the delusion
that the real and primary object and
accomplishment of the protective tar
1T are to insure to labor a living
wage, let him read the facts brought
out about conditions at Lawrence,
Mass, the center Of the wOrsted
clOth-making industry Of this country.
Il there is any one part of the tariff
law that a clear majority of inteli-
gent men are agneed upon as exor-
Mtant, extortionate and excessive, il
Is that known as Schedule X, the
Woole1 schedule. Even President
Taft says so, and that ought TO be
convincing. If, therefore. the work
.ers under Schedule K do not receive
= living wage then it would seem
hopeless to attempt to insure this by
law. The evidence submitted differs
somewhat as Is what are the average
wages paid adults at the Lawrence
mi2s, but the correct sum is probably
not much in excess OF 81 a week
Think Of that as a sum upon which
to support and near a family.