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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

The twenty sixth annual convention
OF the Barton County Sunday School
association win be held in this city
NEXT Monday and Tuesday, In the Con-
gregational church.
The services start Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock, when reports Of dele
gates viii be made and the county
president, S. H. Gwinn, win speak.
The address Of the morning session
will be by DR.. Sheppard Of st. Louis.
With the assignment Of delegates the
convention will adjourn until after
noon. when Miss Maude Price Of Wei.
hngtou and DR.. Sheppard will speak.
In the evening, the choir, under the
direction Of Chas. Townsley, will give
a short musical program followed by
addresses by James H. Little of La
crosse and DR.. Sheppard.
o. W. Smith will lead the devotion
al exercises Tuesday morning aud
after reports from the state conven-
tion are made, Miss Price will make
an address. The morning program
ends with the reports of department
superintendents. In the afternoon
Rev. Franklin of Pawnee Rock, Rev.
Halbert of Hoisington, Secretary Tru-
kali and Miss Price will take part. In
the evening there will be another spe-
cial song service with addresses by
Miss Price and Rev. Greenwood Of
this city.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24
SEVENTH DISTRICT ASSOCIATION
of BOARDS OF EDUCATION
Garden City, Kansas, May 29, 1912

Garden City, Kansas, May 2s, 1912.
9;3O-Music. Miss Mabel Sharpe.
Invocation. Rev. w. B. Barton
9:45-Need of Cooperation. Pres. E
]. Covert, Gan5en City.
9:55-The Sohcol Unit. .Supt, w. D.
Ross, Topeka, Kansas.
1O:15-Music
lO:95-The JanitOr. N. o. Waymire,
Garfield, Kansas.
Discussion. DIR. H. R. Ross
Sterling, Kansas.
Discussion. W. T. Coolidge
Dodge City, Kansas.
1O:55-Can a City Girl Teach Agricul
ture to Farmer Boys?. .Princi.
pal E. ]. Dumond, Garden City
11:O5-Manual Training. .Supt. S. A.
Baugher, Kinsley.
11:15-Sewing. Miss Olga Blanke,
Garden City, Kansas.
11:25-Music
Appointment of committees.
Shall We Have a Permanent
Organization?
Open discussion.
1:15-Music.
1:25-Tenure Of Office.
School Boards. Hon. Porter
Young, Great Bend, Kansas.
Teachers. DR.. c. E. Ewing,
Larned, Kansas.
1:45-Address. Hon. H. s. Martin,
Marion Kansas.
Music.
2:15-Address. Pres. H. ]. Waters,
Manhattan, Kansas.
Music.
6:10-Concert- Orchestra
6:30-Report Of Committees-Discus-
sion.
7:OOEBanquet.
Talk. Hon. H. s. Martin.
Talk. Pres. H. j. Waters.
High Taxes
Talk. C. W. Thompson, Mar
ion, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24
Ia FoLLETTE's CAREFUL
ESTIMATE OF ROOSEVELT

There is a remarkable passage In
Senator LAFollette's autobiography
In the June American Magazine, re.
vealing the estimate that LaFollette
makes Of Roosevelt.
1t was written several months be-
fore Roosevelt became a candidate
for the presidency and therefore must
be accepted as LaFollette's calm
and considered view. It is preced.
cd by am account Of a bill which waa
up before Congress. receiving the
support Of both Roosevelt and LaFol.
Sette. When a certain point had been
reached Roosevelt wanted TO compro-
mise and LaFOllette did not. Follow.
Ing is LaFollette's estimate:
Il state the facts here lust as they
transplred, because they illustrate the
difference in methods which some.
times rendered it impossible for Pres
idnet Roosevelt and myself to cooper.
ate on important legislation He act.
ed upon the maxim that haf a loaf
Is better than no bread. believe
that hall a loaf is fatal whenever Il
is accepted at the sacrifice of the ba-
sic principle sought TO be attained.
Half a loaf, as a rule, dulls the appe-
lite and destroys the keenness of in
tereSt in attaining the full loaf. A
halfway measure never fairly tests
the principle and may utterly discred.
1t it. 1t is certain to weaken and
dissipate public interest. Compromise
Is almost always necessary in legis-
lation, but it calls for the most thor.
ough mastery Of the principles involv.
ed in order to fix the limit beyond
which not one hairs breadth can be
yielded.
Roosevelt is the keenest and ali.
lest living interpreter of what would
call the superficial public sentiment
OF given time, ard he is spcntan-
eous in his response to it; but he
does not distinguish between that
which is a mere surface indication
m sentiment, and the building I'D
by a long process of education of a
public opinion which is as deep-root.
ed as life Had Roosevelt, for ex.
ample, when he came TO consider rail.
road rate regulation, estimated cor.
recty the value Of the public opin.
ion that had been created upon that
subject through a space Of nine years
ne would have known TO a certainty
that 1t lay in his power 10 secure
legislation which should effectually
control the great transportation com.
panies Of the country. But either
through a desine to get immediate re.
suits or through MISUNDERSTANDING
Of the really profound depth Of that
public senhmnet, he chose to get
what little he could rather than to
take a temporary defeat and go on
fighting at the succeeding session Of
Congress for legislation that would
be fundamentally sound.'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24
SHOULD ANNOUNCE.
Candidates Are Not Bound to Any
Policy Not on the Platform.

hansas voters seem 10 be sleeping
on their rights and letting the old
dne politicians. knock them out Of a
chance to have a direct vote ON
United States senators this year. The
last legislature enacted a law that
puts the candidates Of the various
parties for United States senator on
the general election ballot. They are
named by the party primaries in Au-
gust. This gives the people a direct
vote on United States senators. but
Of course, does not elect them. as
the legislature alone can elect a sem
ator.
But the law went a little further
and provided that when the candi.
dates for representative and state
senator circulated their primary
nomination petitions that they could
place. on the ballots a pledge that
II nominated and elected, they would
vote for the candidate for United
states senator who received the high
est number Of votes in the general
election. If the candidate for the
legislature did not desire to do this
the law provides that he could make
statement that he would follow the
vote Of the people If he wanted to-
but if his judgment dictated. he
could disregard this vote. The ,sw
does not reQuine the filing of these
pledges, but it provides that they
may be filed.
Thus far not a single candidate
for either representative or state
senator has filed the pledges, and,
as far as known, no one has had
the pledges attached to his peti-
tio1s. Apparently the voters are not
insisting upon their rights and re
fusing to sign the petitions that do
not have the pledges fastened to the
petitions. By this lethargy tie
voters are simply sleeping on their
rights and preventing themselves
having direct voice in the chooS-
ing of the next United States senator
from Kansas. By requiring the candi-
dates for representative and state sen
ator to paste their pledges on their
nomination papers, the voters could
guarantee to themselves that their
vote at the general election for
United States senator would be the
same as an actual vote for the next
senator, as the representatives and
senators who made the pledge would
be bound to vote for the senator who
received the highest number Of the
peoples votes in the general election.
A representative or senator who
would not agree to this sort Of a
pledge, probably would have but
slight chances Of an election, as it
would be saying to his constituents
that he did not think they whom
they wanted for United States SEN
ator, and he would vote for the
man he thought should be named.
This would give am opportunity for
political fixing to be used during
the next legislature and secure the
election Of a man the people decided
they did not want, by their own
votes, but who would be elected by
promises Of jobs or other political
favors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24
A SINGLE TERM.

ReSOluuonS have been introduced in
both senate and house submitting an
amendment limiting the president to
single term. They should receive
unanimous support. Eighteen years
ago Mr.. Bryan introduced such a res
olutiou. 1t read as follows:
"Fiftythird Congress, third session,
House Resolution 2S4. In the House
OF Representatives, December 6, 1894.
Referred to the committee on election
Of president and vice president and
representatives in congress and or
dered to be printed. Mr.. Bryan intro.
duced the following joint resolution:
Proposing an amendment to the
constitution making the president in
eligible to a second term.
Resolved by the senate and rep.
resentatives of the United States of
America assembled (two-thirds of
each house concuring therein), that
the following amendment be propos-
ed to the legislatures of the several
states, namely: That section one of
article two of the constitution be
amended by adding after the words
neither Shall any person be eligible
to that office who shall not have at
tanned to the age of thirty five years,
and been fourteen years a resident
within the United States, the words,
No person once elected to the presi-
dency shall be thereafter eligible to
election to that office" "
Some prefer a six-year term-in
fact, considerable work has been
done in favor of a single term of six
years. A fOur-year term is long
enOugh-lOng enough for a, good pres
ident and too long for a bad one
but a six-year term with a provision
making the president ineligible to re-
election would be better than the
present system. Now, a president
claims second term as an endorse
ment of his first term and fees that
he has been repudiated if a second
term is denied him. So strong is
the pressure brought by friends that
some of our presidents have run a
second time in spite of the argument
they have themselves advanced in ia
vor Of a second term.
If a president is looking forward
to a second term 1t is next to i'm
possible not to use the. first term as
a means OF getting the second. The
pressure of ambition and selfinterest
on the mind must be taken into con-
sideration. The country is entitled
to the best service that a president
can render, and frail human nature
is weak enough when strongest. One
entrusted with the enormous power
given into the hands Of a president
ought to consecrate himself to his
country's service with no selfish IN
terest to blind his eyes or pervert his
Judgment. The present threat of
third term ought to hasten the SUBJ
mission Of an amendment limiting
the president to a single term-pre-
ferably to a four-year term, but to
a six-year term at most.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24

Judge LobdeA, Clarence Ahrich,
F. A. and E. R. Moses, attended the
bankers convention in Topeka this
week.
Mrs. JEFF Yancy and daughters
we're down from Albion township
Thursday.
Harry Taylor Of Lyons and Secre-
tary Davis OF Harrington, Of the old
trail association, we're in the city
Thursday enroute to Larned to attend
the trail meeting.
]. c. Meyers returned yesterday
morning from Fort Scott, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24

lost as few presidents have lost it?
The road would seem to be a plain
one-leading to victory, with all that
victory would mean 10 Our party.
Both principle and policy point the
way. The party needs only to ''have
faith in the wisdom Of doing right," ="
it needs only to stand firm and retain
the confidence that its splendid fight
has won
If the republicans had authorized
the democrats to map out course
for the republican party with the
view of securing the overwhelming
defeat Of that party, democratic
committee could not have advised
all Of the mistakes that the repubh-
can leaders have made, and the dem
ocrats would have been ashamed 10
ask the president and the ex-preSident
to enter into the unseemly fight in
which they are now engaged. Sure
ly the circumstances favor the demo
Gratis. unless the democrats them
selves deliberately destroy the hope
Of democratic victory; and they can
destroy it in but one way, viz, by
surrender to the interests, by retreat
from the high position that they have
occupied, by compromise with those
who are exploiting the masses.-Com-
moner.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24

Information comes to us that Mrs.
August Meyer Of the south side died
at the home Of her daughter, some
place in Oklahoma a day OF two ago.
Particulars were not obtainable at
the time we went to press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24

R. R. Cruzn, Of Warrensbwg, Mo,
was in the city this week. visiting
his sister who is one Of the employ
ees in the Hunt store. Mr.. Cruzen
recently disposed Of a grocery busi-
ness and Is scouting around booking
for a new place. Some twenty-five
years ago his father held a claim
down On Rattlsnake.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24

Rev. Westw0od returned Monday
morning from Kansas City, Kansas,
where he had been attending the
state meeting Of the knights Tenn
plar. He was re-appOinted Grand
Prelate Of the Commandery.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs,
Cleve Gilmore has been very sick
for several days, suffering from an
attack of diphtheria. The quarantine
flag was raised Tuesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24

AGENTS-Our patented hosehOld
sell like wildfire. Send for
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-05-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

J. B. Watts, HaRoweA, Kas.
Gertrude Bagley, Hoisington4
Peter Schultz, Pawnee Rock.
Lille Unruh, Pawnee Rock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
Bulletins from Con-
gressiOnal Districts.

Portland, Me. Sept. 9-Returns in
the State election. today. in the foul
Congressional districts at 1880 p. NJ.
was as follows:
First district, from 40 cut of 50
cities and towns; Kinds. CR), 9619;
oBrien. CD, S120. Same places in
1910 gave Kinds, (R). s4S5; PennelI,
S944
Second district, from so out of l24
cities and towns. -McGillicuddy
CD. u.o29; Shelton. tR). 12,429
Same places in 1910 gave McGillfcud-
dy 1851; Swasey 1907.
- Third district from 100 out of 1871
cities and towns, give: Goodwin. tR)
1877; Gould, CD). 1859. Same places
in 1910 gave Gould, Cd, 1865; Bur
leigh. tR), 10.50i.
Fourth district, from 100 out of 210
cities and towns, gave Guernsey. to,
1895; Mullen, Cd, 1896. Same places
in 1910 gave: Guernsey, (R), S251:
Hansen, CD, 6S11.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
Ross Disqualified
In 7th==AlIJ jeanette

New York, Sept. Stony Ross of
Newcastle, Pa, was disqualified for
hitting low in the seventh round of his
fight with Joe Jeanette, challenger for
the heavyweight title, at Madison
Square Garden, tonight. Ross had
been repeatedly warned against foul
ing. Commissioner Frank O'Neill of
the New York State Athletic Commits
sion, who was at the ringside. advised
the Management that Ross should not
be paid for the fight until after the
commission had investigated. Later
Mr.. O'Neill subpoenaed Ross to appear
before the commission here, next
Wednesday.
jeanette had the advantage through
out the fight, jabbing Ross continue
ally and reaching him with lefts to
the face. Ross was bleeding from the
third round on and held continually.
1t was not until the seventh that
jeanette opened up on Ross, and then
he forced him to close quarters. Twice
Ross was cautioned for fouling in this
found Finally, when there was a
particularly fragrant violation of the
rule as Ross landed a low right hand
blow, the referee disqualified him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
CIGRANZ CONFESSES.
Arrested, Today, and Tells Story oil
Assault on Baseball Pitcher.

Chicago. Sept Sired Cigranz, 90 years
old, was arrested today. and confessed
to assaulting Arthur l.. Raymond, former
pitcher of the New York National Base
ball League team. Sunday, Sept l, at u
semi-professional ball game.
He said that Raymond was a spec
tator at the game and that someone
threw piece of pottery which struck
the pitcher on the face Raymond pick
ed up the missile and struck Cigranz
with it and in the fight that followed
Raymond was knocked down and kicked
on the head several times Cigranz said
he had no idea that Raymond was seri-
ously injured. He told the police he had
known the pitcher 10 years.
At the coroner's inquest, which began,
today. DR.. Springer reported that Ray
mond died from cerebral hemorrhage.
due to fracture of the skull. Cigranz
will be held pending the outcome of the
inquest.
Raymond was found dead In a down.
town hotel Saturday. and it was at first
reported that his death was caused by
heart disease, aggravated by heat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10

as that two years ago. In the 1st
District, Congressman Asher c. Kinds,
the only out-spoken Taft candidate in
the election, showed an increase in
his vote of two years ago, and early
returns seemed to indicate his re- elec-
| ton over NJ. r. 0Brien. his Demo-
cratic opponent.
The fight in the End District was
very close. but the first cities and
towns indicated the reelection of
Congressman d. j. McGillicuddy, Dem .
ocrat, by reduced margin over VIM.
b. Shelton, Republican.
In the Bird District, Congressman
Samuel w. Gould, Democrat, who won
two years ago, looked like a defeated
candidate for reelection on the face
of the early returns, by Forrest Good
win, Republican, while in the 4th there
was another close fight between Con-
gresham Frank E. Guernsey, Repub-
lican, and Charles w. Mullen, Demo-
crat, with the first cities and towns
placing the former in the lead.
There were q number of interest
ing contests for sheriff in the IL
counties, many of them based on the
enforcement of the prohibitory law
The Maine voters, today. were favor
ed by the finest of autumn weather
and there were plenty of Democratic
and Republican vehicles of all descrip-
tons to carry the aged and infirm 70
the polling places.
The Republicans station detectives
at some of the city polling places to
guard against repeating, but their SER
vices were not brought into use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
NATIONAL HOME.

Officer of the day, Capt. w. S. 0akman
Mrs. Harold L. Crane has returned
home, after passing a few days in Ban
gor.
Burroughs We're granted, Monday. to:
James o. Reed to New York City: Sam
uel d. Rogers to Stoneham; and Edwin
Il. Reynolds to Providence.
Thomas Donnelly. late 18th Ind Bat
Mass. L. A, and Lawrence Mackie. late
18th Mass. Inf, have been granted dis
charges from the Home.
The married and single men will play
their last game of the season. Wednes-
day, just after supper.
The usual outdoor concert for Tuesday
afternoon will not take place. Through
the courtesy of Governor Richards the
services of the band have been rendered
to Major a. l.. Smith, treasurer, to go
to Augusta at the "Oid Camp grouna
Camp E. D. Keyes, Sept. 10, 1852, on the
50th anniversary of the 21st Maine Reg
of which Major Smith is a member.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
ORGANIZE FOR PURE FOOD.
Gov. Wilson Attends Conference De
voted to That Subiec

New York, Sept. "a conference of
advocates of pure food legislation, at
tended by Governor Wilson. resulted
today, in plan to organize workers
for pure food laws throughout the
country in an association to work for
Democratic success, next November.
Gov. Wilson discussed his attitude
on this subject and the Democratic
platform, in so far as 1t related to
pure food legislation, with Professor
Irving Fisher of Yale, DR.. Woods
Hutchinson, DIR. j. NJ. Mccormack.
Drs. Thomas Darlington and William
A. Evans, Former health commissions
ers of New York and Chicago. re-
spectively; DR.. j. B. Murphy of Chi
cage, president of the American Med
ical Society and other leaders in the
movement. At the conclusion of the
conference. Governor Wilson dictated
the following:
The Democratic platform is much
the strongest, most direct and explicit
on the question of public health and
pure food. The. conference, which / at
tended, was to organize and develop
that side of the campaign. | expect to
make the question of the proper reg
ulation of public health and pure
food one of the principal features of
my campaign"
After this meeting, Governor Wilson
went to Democratic headquarters and
spread out before himself a big map
of the United States and with the
party leaders sought to plan a new
speaking tour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
Ideal Weather Marks Opening
OF Grand Circuit in Syracuse.

Syracuse. N. Y, Sept 9.-Ideal
weather conditions, large attendance
ari exciting finishes marked the first
races here, today. in connection with
tie New York State Fair. The meeting
will continue through Friday.
-Four cNcnts 0ere decided. The fca-
tE~e event WIS the Conway stake,
pu,so a90 for 2.07 class PAGERS, in
wiiioh LonsW or.h d. captured the lirst
heat, after duel in Tic stretch With
Sarah Ann Patch. The second eat
found he two leaders in a stirring
contest with the mare first to the wire
in the fastest time of the DAY Sarah
Ann Patch had little difficulty in win
mig the next two heats and the race.
Baron Aberdeen won Lue - 40,
in straight heats. Uoon pressed the
eelGins bard in the first two heats,
2'hc IL pace deN Hoped the .irst
seven beat race of the 1912 Grand Cir
cult Tessie Zee Wen after M1jol
o'psll lad taken the fl st two heats
ard Nellie Temple the next two. ia
jor O'Deh tired after the sorned heat
Tie nth, sixth and seventh heat:
err hotly contested, LIT Bessie Bee
led Nellie Temple to the wire in eaci
by narrow margins.
The Ka-Noo No stake was easy 70
AAWorth The summarizes:
215 TROTTING-PURSE $500.
Baron Aberdeen, b &, by Baron