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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
Boost
REMEMBER IDA 3. cRANEf
A W oman Who In 1s Years MsdA
$24o Grow Into $4,000

A Missouri woman who, 1t is said,
was for time a resident Of thia
city, has made big fortune through
the careful dealing in land and q re-
cord to be proud Of. The Kansas
City Post tells Of her in a recent 10
cent issue, as follows:
The accumulation Of ;25,OOO In
eighteen years, in addition to educak-
ing two children, with an original cap.
ital Of $24O is not an easy matter.
However, that is the accomplishment
Of Mrs. Ida B. Crane, who was left q
widow with two small children eight.
cen years ago. That was in Bethany,
Mo- Now Mrs Crane is In Kansas
City with her son, who is her bust.
ness partner, selecting a stock Of
furniture for a new store which she
will open next fall in Atchison, Kans.
or Springfield, Mo
Mrs. Cranes first venture was
the purchase for 500 Of eight acres
Of farm land near Lamar, Mo-, where
she taught school after the death Of
her husband. She made the first
payment with the s2iO which was left
her. She leased forty acres for 8
years, at 81 an acre, but the tenant
did not pay rent enough to meet the
taxes. Then she had the land clear
ed, giving half the timber for the
cutting.
A saw mill owner was given half
the remainder for turning the logs
into lumber, and what was left was
used to build house and barn. Er-
erything but the doors and shingles
were made from the timber cut from
the land After seven years she sold
out at profit of $1,000.
From Lamar she went to Great
Bend, Kas., where she taught school
again and conducted a small store.
Then she went to Butler Mo- There
she bought land and traded 1t for
! a hotel She sold the hotel for $1,000
and bought another at Nevada. 1t
was sold at a big profit.
/ A year ago she built new 81 900
dwelling at independence.
"The only way you can make a sue
cv-s," MsNesEne said, 10 to keep
your wits about you at all times"
Mrs. Cranes daughter is 20 years
old and holds four diplomas. Mrs.
Crane has apartments temporarily at
1910 Broadway.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
BASE BALL.

Out of the last eight games play
ed the Millers have won 6. Going
some, hey? Some ball team, huh?
Leave it to Atty" At Manhattan
last Thursday, week ago, they closed
the series by defeating MoOre's bunc
4 to 0. They started in by winning
at Sahna, Z to 81 osing the second
game. however, 0 to 2, but winning
the third game, a fourteen inning en-
durance run, Z to 6. They opened at
home Monday with salina, celebrat-
ing their return BY winning 6 to 8.
On Tuesday a double header was pull
cd of. and TO make the visitors feel
good permitted them to win the firBt
game 1 to 6, and then shut them
out In the neTt game, 4 10 0, repeat
Ing the shut-out pill on Wednesday,
2 to o Plympton pitched the last
two games, giving two passes, and
only three hits m the 1s innings,
Some work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
RIVERSIDE PARK-HUTcHINsoN

The show at Riverside Park at
Hutchinson is said to be even above
the usual high standard set by this
popular amusement resort. There
are four vaudeville acts ON the pro
gram besides the motion pictures.
The feature act ON the bill Is Ra-
poll, who juggles everything from a
small piece of paper to a large
Krupp shell with such skill and dar-
ing that makes the audience sit
spellbound while he performs his
stunts.
Beginning next week, the Wonder
land Musical Comedy Co., that is
now making a hit at Wichita, will put
on a series Of musical merriments,
changing bills twice a week.
The management Is making ar
rangements to furnish good enter.
tainment for anyone who comes to
the city on the Fourth Of July. There
will be special attractions on the
grounds and three free shows in the
theater at $3.50. 500 and $3.50 p m,
with a big fire works display In be-
tween the evening shows.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28

$95, 900 900 for the maintenance Of q
standing army, 100000 annually
for its naval establishment, s20,O00,.
900 annually for improvement H RI.
vers and harbors, and $4,000, 900 an.
nually for diplomatic representatives
abroad.
But the United States government
spends nothing annually for the con-
struction and improvement Of public
highways.
The Democratic House, however,
has passed a bill providing for the
expenditure Of from slO,OOO,OOO to
SIS, ,OO0, 900 annually for the improve
ment Of the country's roads, and II
the Republican Senate does not chic.
reform the measure in committee,
the Sixty-second Congress will have
inaugTated a public policy which will
permit the farmers Of the country to
receive a Just share OF the benefits
of the vast government expenditures.
History Repeats Itself.
II the Republican party is swept
from power on November 5 because
of its failure to keep its tariff prom
ises, 1t will not be the first time
that the tariff operated to the same.
end for the party Of protection.
During the war the tariff had been
elevated TO the skies but afterwards
the Democrats tried to have 1t reduc-
ed. By 1880 the Republicans had TO
notice the demand. They promised
downward revision, but IN 1882 pass
ed a bill making only slight reduc.
tons. The public got mad-just Ike
II Is now over the Pyne-Ahrich bill
and In 1884 defeated the party ana
elected Cleveland.
When the Republicans got into
power again they boosted the tariff
which had been lowered By the Dem.
ocrats- Prices Of necessities went
up, the rank and file became indig.
nant, and In 1892 again made Clers
land their president.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

As We go to press, Thursday afteI-
noon, the Democratic Nationcd cen.
vention is working on committee re-
ports and it is expected that the Or
der Of nominations viii come late
this afternoon. The convention has
not been an altogether tame affair,
but nothing developed like 1t did at
Chicago. Bryan, who opposed the Sc
lection Of Judge Parker of New York
as temporary chairman, lost before
the national committee, the vote be-
ing 81 for Parker to 20 for James of
Kentucky and 2 for O'Goman of New
York. The contest was carried to the
floor Of the convention, where, after
Bryan, with an eloquent speech had
placed Senator Kern in nomination,
the latter made an appeal to Parker
to unite with him for a progressive
candidate. Parker declined to do so,
whereupon Kern withdrew his name
and presented that of Bryan. The
vote on the proposition was 579 for
Parker and 5O6 for Bryan, the Clark
forces generally lining up with tie
Parker crowd. Bryan was them Of
fered the Craftsmanship of the CON-
mittee on platform, but dechred, Sen.
ator Kern being then chosen. Bryan
and O'Gorman were appointed a sub
committee to draft the platform. o.
lie James has been chosen for per-
manent chairman. At the session
Wednesday evening the unit RUE was
abrogated, the vote being 565 to
4s5 This was a Wilson-Bryan Vie
tory, SIS the Clark-New York lunch
was lined up in favor Of tie unit rule.
On both roll calls the Kansas delega-
tlon lined up sohdly with the Bryan
side of the house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
BON TON CHANGES HANDS.

0nah D. Fair, proprietor Of the
Floral Shop which has been located
in the Johnson G Dodge Drug Store
has purchased the Bon Ton ice cream
and confectionery store and will com.
bine the two stores. The Floral
Shop will make the Bon Ton one Of
the Tettieet stores to be found any
where in the state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28

Louis 0mer came down frOm Kins-
ley last week to attend to the clos
ing Of the sale Ot iis property on
Holland street.
Mrs. Ernest BeSman and son have
gone to Mitchell, 8. D., to visit her
brother, @. R. Morris. who formerly
lived In this county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
VITAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
By c. H. TaWenner)

W. SS SN"'inScu ludt uuc pIeSNLN pOl-
Icy OF high protection is a mistake,
the American public simply demands
evidence that the workers In the
highly protected industries receive
no protection whatever, then the
country will go Overwhelmingly Dem
ocratic this fall. The evidence is &C.
cessible.
The Lawrence, Mass, strike reveal
ed that the men, women and child.
rem workers in the woolen mills-the
most highly protected Of all the IN
dustries-recelve s., s6 and 81 a
week wages for full time. The Stan
ley committee showed that the work
ers in the blast furnaces Of the steel
mills-the second most highly pro-
tected industry-work IL hours a
day, seven days week, and are mis-
erably tneated and underpaid.
And now comes the most damning
revelations Of all, in the report Of the
New York Factory Investigation CON-
mission, showing that there are 269,.
900 women at work in the highly pro.
tected factories of New York cities,
and that the average weekly wage
OF these women toilers Is s.. The
prOprietors Of the factories told the
investigators time and again that
they used women in place of men
wherever possible, "ss they are
cheaper and do not strike for better
wages or conditions"
The report of this commission has
Eeel verified by independent inves.
tigatOrs employed by a big New York
newspaper. Here are some of the
ways the factory and mill owners
protect American workingmen":
Boys fingers, when cut off in
punch" machines in the metal work
ing shops, are quoted at $500; ampu.
tatad singly they are worth $50
Women, some gray haired, stand in
the slaughter houses ten hours daily,
stripping pork and making sausages
Women, some young and Others olt
work at core making in the steel and
iron foundries and breathe the pOis
onous carbon mon oxide gas, liberat
ed by ovens in the sape shops.
Women polish marble with zorro
sive acids in many OF the marble
shops, work that would tax the
strength of robut men.
Women, as a rule, work immediate
ly before and within two weeks after
they give birth to children, that they
may support the little ones after they
come into the world; they cannot az
ford to 10y off.
Many thousands Of children are le
gally employed long hours, doing the
work Of adults. Children can dC
some classes Of work as fast as men
and they work much cheaper, theil
wages being SO and 81 week In
one factory the entire output is the
work Of children, the only adult abou
the place being the owner.
Query: The manufacturers whC
use their help this way receive ex
cessive protection ON the plea thai
they desire to protect" their EN-
ployees. Since they ane NOT pro
tecting their employees, why shoult
they be permitted to enjoy monopo
lies on their products, which enable
them to build up enormous fortunes
by overcharging the consumers o.
the nation?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
Biggest Issue Of ALI

How Is the cost of living to be ne
duced? This Is by far the most i'm
portant question before the Amer.
can people. It's solution is far more
vital than the identity Of the next
president. Under the present sys.
tenn Of excessive protection, all the
people are growing poorer, while a
comparative handful Of men are
growing richer every year by mil
lions Extravaganza and poverty,
the history Of the world shows, never
did make good bed fellows in a reput
lie, especially in a cradle Of liberty
Because of the ever increasing prices
Of the necessaries Of life, many hard
working poor are becoming dissatis-
fled and are turning to socialism.
Thus It Is obvious that the high cost
OF living problem must 0e solved
And the earlier the better for this
republic. Which party win settle It,
the Republican party or the Demo.
cratic paryi The Republican theory
has always been that the heavier the
tariff tax on the things eaten, worn
and used by the people, the better
for that people The Democratic the
ory is that to reduce taxation is to
reduce prices. The people mus
choose between the two policies, the
policy Of protection OF the policy d
merely enough tariff to raise suffi
cient revenue to run the government
Why Slight Good Roadsf
The United States spends annually
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-06-28
WEATHER REPORT.

Following Is record of the rain.
fall, for week ending June 10, 1912:
Date Rainfall in Character
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
D|SF|GUR[D WITH
SCALES AND CRUSTS
Eczema from Top Of Head to Waist.
Suffered Untold Agony and Pain.
Doctors Said tCouId NotBe Cured.
Setof Cuticura Remedies Success
ful When All Else Had Failed.

Some time ago was taken with eczema
from the top of my head to my waist. It
began with scales on my body / suffered
untold itching and burning, and could not
sleep. / was greatly dis6gured with scales
and crusts. My ears looked as II they had
been most cut of with razor, and my neck
was perfectly raw. / suffered untold agony
and pain. tried two doctors who said
had eczema in its fullest stage, and that 1t
could not be cured. ! then tried other rem
edies to no avail. At last, tried a set of
the genuine Cuticura Remedies, which cured
me. Cuticura Remedies cured me Of eczema
when all else had failed, therefore 1 cannot
praise them too highly.
81 suffered with eczema about ten months,
but am now entirely cured, and / believe
there is" (Signed) Miss Matte j. Shaffer,
r. F. D. l, Box 8, Dancy, Miss, Oct. 27, 1910.
II had suffered from eczema about four
years when boils began to break out on
different parts Of my body. 1t started with
q fine red rash. My back was affected first,
when it also spread over my face. The itching
was almost unbearable at times. l tried
different soaps and salves, but nothing seemed
to help me until began to use the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. One box of them cured
me entirely. l recommended them to my
sister for her baby who was troubled with
tooth eczema, and they completely cured
her baby" (Signed) Mrs. F. L. Marberger.
Drehersville. Pa, Sept. 6. 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment are sold by druggists and dealers
everywhere, liberal sample of each, with
32-page booklet on the skin and hair, will
be sent, post-free, on application to Potter
Drug & Chem, Corp, Dept. Alb. Boston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
OLD-T|ME REMEDY
DARKENS THE HAIR

From time immemorial, sage and
sulphur have been used for the hair
and scalp. Almost every one knows
of the value of such a combination
for darkening the hair, for curing
dandruff and falling hair, and for
making the hair grow.
In olden times the only way to get
a hair tonic of this sort was to brew
it in the home fireplace, a method
which was troublesome and not al
ways satisfactory. Nowadays almost
every up to date druggist can sup
ply his patrons with a ready-to-use
product, skillfully compounded in per-
fectly equipped laboratories. The
Wyeth Chemical company of New
York put up an ideal remedy of this
sort, called Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy, and authorize
druggists to sell it under guarantee
that the money will be refunded if
it fails to do exactly as represented.
If you have dandruff, or If your
hair is turning gray or coming out
don't delay. but get bottle of this
remedy today and see what a few
days treatment will do for you.
This preparation is offered to the
public at fifty certs a bottle, and is
recommended and sold by special
agent. Pendleton drug Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
SHE Cave UP
ALL HOPE
Physicians Failed To Help Mrs.
Green, But She Finally Found
- Relief in Cardul.

Meetze, va.-Mrs. J. C. Green Of this
place. says: II suffered with womanly
troubles 30 that could hardly sit up.
Two. OF the best doctors in our town
treated me, and I tried different medi-
cines, until l gave up all hope Of ever
getting we'll.
One day, decided to try some Car
dui. It did 30 much for me that
ordered some more, and 1t cured me!
Today, feel as well as I ever did In
my life. :.
The pains and the trouble are all
zone. / feel like another person In
every way. / wish every sufferer could
know what Cardui will do for sick
women"
A few doses OF Cardui at the right
time, will save many a big doctor Dill
by preventing serious sickness.
It tones up the nervous system, ana
helps make pale cheeks fresh and rosy
Thousands OF weak women have been
restored to health and happiness by
using Cardui. Suppose you try II.
1t may bc Just the medicine you need
NIB Write 10: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Shatts,
nooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga Tenn, Tor opectd
J Instructions. and 6+-page book, Home lreA'msn
fsg vomsn." ssnt In plain wrapper. on reauss''
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
Wheat Closes with a Loss.
PASTOR HITS POLICE
Evangelist Halts Oklahoma Cit.
Chain Gang to Preach

Oklahoma City, Ok.-Scorning to
obey the mandates of the representa-
tives Of earthly law, the Rev. z. Mach,
travelling evangelist from Springfield,
ILL.,, who is serving out fine of $25
on the city chain gang, lifted up his
voice on the street corner today and
preached an eloquent sermon from
the text: Fear not the big police
man with the brass buttons, for, lo!
am with thee always"
The scene took place during the
noon hour when Nash and six other
prisoners were being taken to the
city Jail for an hours rest. The guard
attempted to interfere, but the
preacher brushed him aside.
Nash was convicted in the city
court on the charge of consulting two
girls of his congregation. He told
them they had "hell in both of
them The girls told their father
and he complained to the city author
tiles. Nash was fined s25 and costs.
He says he is on his way to China
as missionary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31

the branches of the forest monarch,
may now be seen mail pounch sus-
pended, ready for the mail carrier.
Telephone wires in this section all lead
to the postoffice, and Postmaster Hol-
man is perhaps the busiest official in
the service of Uncle Sam. He has held
his job for some time, although there
have been others who are jealous of
the reputation which he has enjoyed
in being the only man in the country
who has found it profitable to increase
the revenues of the government with
an office in the trunk of a tree, and
at the same time work the ''hello"
wires without interruption to business.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
POSTOFFTCE IN STUMP
OF HUGE FIR TREE

Lowell, Ore.-At Black Rock mill
and logging settlement near here, is
found perhaps the most unique post
office in the United States. 1t is in
the stump of a huge fir tree. and F.
j. Holman is the postmaster of this
hole in a log. He also perates the
central exchange for the telephone
company. The stump is some 25 feet
in diameter and the government ap-
propriates each year a certain amount
for its maintenance. In place of the
greenery that formerly dropped from
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
SELECTED STEERS
SELL AT 6 DOLLARS
NOT AS FAVORABLE AS
PRICE WOULD INDICATE
Quality Is GoOd-Bcst Quality of
Hogs Also Bring Good Figure
Lamb Market Weak Wheat
IOSeS
(From Tuesday's journal. }

NrioHi ueSudy JOur0al,)
While selected steers sold as high
as Sc today at North Portland, this
was by no means as favorable as
seems at first glance. The stock was
extra good and was probably worth a
premium of 10 to 15c over recent top
offerings. In general cattle are
weaker and hard to sell.
The sale of extra fancy hogs at
$6.T0 does not mean that the market
Is firmer The quality was simply
better than any recent offering.
The extreme top for lambs is now
$3.50 and the market is weaker and
fractionally lower at the close of the
day.
There was a fractional improve
ment in the demand for hogs today.
Arrivals were small and one of the
loads brought a premium, owing to
extremely good quality.
The further rise in hog values at
competing centers is adding to the
strength here, although North Port
land Is somewhat backward about
paying the local people the same ba-
sis they are offering for Missouri
river swine of practically the same
quality.
1t would cost Portland and other
Pacific northwest packers $735 to
land outside hogs at their plants on
the basis of today's quotations at the
Missouri river market. In the mean
time nothing over $6.70 is available
here. In fact, this is really &c above
what the usual run of good stuff
would bring If more was offering in
the yards.
Run of hogs for the day was 211
head compared with none last Tues
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
NO GAS AT GAS CITY.
Controversy Leaves Place without
Light. Heat or Fuel.

lola, Kan-Gas City, the smelter
town two miles east of lola, is in
darkness, the gas company having
shut off the supply.
The action of the company, 1t Is
believed, is due to controversy be-
tween the consumers and company
officials as to rates and meter depos-
it's.
Mayor Shufford has called spe-
cial session of the town council and
legal action will be taken to compel
the company to turn on the gas
again, pending an adjustment of the
matter in the courts Gas City used
gas for stret, store and home light
ing and fuel. and the town is not only
in darkness but the householders are
eating cold dinners tonight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
SMALL CUT FOR APPENDIX.
Surgeons Now Can Make Incision of
only Three Quarters of an Inch.

Cleveland.-Operation for appendi-
citis, thought to have been perfected
several years ago, when one and a
half inch incisions were found to be
adequate, have been further simpli-
fled according to an announcement
to surgeons of the Cleveland Academy
of Medicine. This sets forth that an
incision of only three-fourths of an
inch is necessary permitting the patti
ent to leave the bed with twenty-four
hours after the operation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31

Misunderstanding price = Bran.
$2S; middlings, $3.50; shorts, s2b;
chop. $19@25. Car lots SOC per ton
less.
Oats-Froducers' price-Track No.
1, spot delivery, white, $31.50 q 32;
gray, $3.50.
Wheat Closes With a Loss.
Chicago, Jan. 31.-Wheat closed
with a loss of lac each for the three
leading options. The market opened
weak, with prices 3-8c to lie under
the previous closing, bat on the soft
spot considerable short covering was
noticeable.
The weakness and lower prices
abroad was the dominating influence
at the opening.
Cash wheat is firm, but mills are
only moderate buyers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
IMPORTED WIVES BANNED.
Kansas Mails Start "NIarry at Home
Campaign Against Bachelors.

Peabody. Kan.-Asserting that
Kansas girls do not like the idea of
lonely farmers or anybody else i'm
porting wives from Europe. an appeal
purporting to come from a score of
young women of Peabody and bearing
the slogan, "Choose Your Wives at
Home" appeared in the Peabody Her
aid, The Herald recently printed a
request for husbands for a club of el-
igible young women in Stockholm,
Sweden.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
RICH. HE SWEEPS STREETS.
Indian Worth S35O,OOO Refuses to Pay
Fine and Pushes Broom.

Tulsa. Okla,-George Washington,
a young Delaware Indian, who is
worth $35O,000, much of which is oil
and gas land, pushed a broom on
Tulsa streets as a member OF the city
jailer's cleaning gang.
Washington was arrested on a
charge of "loitering,"
With characteristic Indian stub
bornness he would not hire a lawyer,
would not enter a plea and would
not pay a small fine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-31
DIVORCE? OH, LA, La: HELD.
Actress Dismisscs With Laugh Report
She Is TO Sue Ziegfield

Seattle.-"It is to laugh Anna
Held said when confronted with the
story that she was preparing to file
suit for divorce from Florenz Zeig-
field. Her explanation of the report
was this:
Il had been riding in an automo-
bile around Seattle. When a reporter
interviewed me afterwards l asked
him what were the other interesting
things. One curious thing, he said,
was that person could secure di-
vorce in Seattle in two minutes.
laughed and replied jokingly'
Then a divorce for mine