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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-20
as justice.
Advantages.

Certainly. the cases that come up
In the children's court in which the
relation between parents and chill
dren and childish misdemeanors
must be settled, should be tried be-
fore juries on which there are
mothers, with a mothers kuowl-
edge Of children, and d mothers
heart to feel for other mothers.
Also, it is nothing but fair that
all divorce cases. and cases that in
volve the relations of men and
women, should be tried before
mixed juries. No woman is capable
of understanding men any more
than man is capable OF under
standing a woman, and it needs the
combined wisdom Of both to strike
the Just mean in such cases
Another good reason why women
should be on juries is that they
have both time and inclination for
it, whereas men seldom have either
It is notorious that men win 60
to any length short Of perjury 70
evade jury duty, whereas women
would like it.
In every community there are
numbers of women Of intelligence
of good sound judgment, Of ire
proachable character, who nave
ample leisure, and they might maze
a valuable contribution to the s'a'e
by giving their services as juicy
women. Women's counsel and help
are considered valuable everywhere
else-why not in the court roo'"
Finally, the proof of the puad'"s
is in the eating, and we have @'
only theories but facts to gu up0"
Women juries have been t'''
several of the states where "o.''-
have the franchise and the ju's'
speak with enthusiasm Of the Sa'
and fair verdicts they have ~
turned
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By DOROTHY DIX

- - ~ Inn
\ FTER recent very fragrant
n miscarriage of justice in a
murder trial in which a
woman was the defendant, the trial
judge expressed the opinion that it
would be necessary to have women
juries to try women criminals, be-
cause if woman was young and
good looking it was practically inn
possible to get men to convict her
no matter how strong the evidence
was against her.
Judge Mary Bartelme, the first
woman ever honored with call to
the bench in Illinois, who will sit
as associate judge with Judge Mer-
rift c. Pinckney in the juvenile
court, takes the same view of the
necessity for woman jurors. She
believes in mixed juries, and says:
The Metamorphosis.
Women Oh juries will change
lots of things for the better. You
will find that lawyers must depend
on the legitimate facts if they hope
TO impress mixed juries. Women
will puncture a good many ball
looms that prove good for dizzy
flights in the courts nowadays"
Undoubtedly both of these dis
tinguished jurists are right. There
is not only room fer women in the
jury box, but there is crying need
for them there. Our greatest two
pieces of national .humor have been
that in e democracy one-half of the
people had no voice in government,
and that in trial by jury, which
guarantees to every one trial by
his peers. women were tried by
men.
And this latter joke is given
further point by the fact that men
frankly admit that they don't I'M
derstand women and are not UP to
the tricks and manners of even the
smallest girl child.
1t has been said that the strang-
est thing on earth is how twelve
intelligent men can get together
and act like one old woman. The
next strange thing is how twelve
hard headed, practical business
men dissolve into a sentimental
mush when they get in jury box.
Apparently they don't weigh evil
dence, nor take probabilities into
account, nor Use any common sense
in judging character and motives if
they are trying woman. All that
the defense has TO do is to talk
platitudinously about home and
mother little children and angel
wings and wronged innocence. and
the jury will file solemnly out and
bring in a verdict of mot guilty"
no matter how clearly it has been
proven that the murderess had
committed a cold FLOODED and de-
liberate crime.
The Loophole.
Their theory is that perhaps she
didn't do it and if she did do it she
probably had good reasons for do
ing it, and the other party ought
to have been killed anyway. and
anyhow, they are not going to send
a woman to the electric chair or IN
prison for life, especially If she is
good looking
An American jury dealing with a
woman criminal is galantry gone
to seed, but it doesn't make for
justice. and il does make it per-
fectly safe for any lady with golden
hair and q willowy figure to go out
and shoot any man against whom
r-1,.
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eneies to bring breach Of promise
suits against wealthy men.
1t would have most restraining
influence on both of these tvnos n,
the woman criminal if they knew,
that they were to be tried befor.
Jurles of women instead Of i,rios =.
men For a woman knows tbs-
while she may fool a man she car
never deceive a sister woman
woman jury will not care two ran,
whether murderess is pretty or
ugly, or be moved thereby 4 won,
an jury will assay at their rrns
value her tears, and know wbetbe,
she is weeping for effect or because
her heart is torn with grief. Ana
woman jury can tell by Thousand
Intangible signs, as no man iprv
ever can, whether a woman vit.
ness is speaking the truth or nor
There is a freemason-y NJ sov q,
which only the members know r5a
grips and the countersigns.
Nor will women juries accent. IS
men do, the pathetic tale Of how
she has been deceived and wronged.
that a middle-aged woman with a
hard painted face gives as her JUS
tifcation for killing some man
whom she has taken away from his
wife. Neither will they feel called
upon to shed many tears over the
broken heart that asks money to
heal it.
The woman viii need a cause to
be Just who goes before a woman
jury, but, on the other hand there
are matters involving as nice
judgment as that of Solomon in
winch Won1en's sympathy and in
tuition will make for mercy as well
as justice.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-01
SEWER COMPLETED

Last week. the contractors, Bash &
Gray, at called meeting of the city
council. announced that the. sewer
was completed and ready to be test.
ed. A Committee of the council, with
City Engineer Hillyer, are doing the
inspecting, and have found It an ar.
duous job and one that takes more
time than they thought. If they find
this all right they, will accept it.
Every lateral and trunk line must be
inspected to see that 1t is clear and
that water will flow through it. Where
the lateral is straight this is done by
holding torch at one manhole and
sighting 1t from another. They mus
also measure the amount Of seepage
and inspect the septic tanks and
pumps. as well as every part Of the
work.
1t has taken long time to com
plete the work but 1t has been vel
and carefully done and it is to be
hoped 1. will be successful.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-01
NACNFICENT. CATHOLIC CHURCH
DEDICATED AT hOSINCTON

On account OF lack Of space last
'Wesks w9 were unable to give a de-
tailed account OF the dedieatory ex-
srcises Which took place at Hoising-
ton Wednesday, the 2Srd. Bishop
Hennessy, assisted By several O, the
local priests, dedRted the splendid
Ndifice which has recently been erect
ed by the Catholics Of HoisingtOn an
vicinity. a
Possibly an account OF the struggle
and work of the Catholics0who came
here in an early day, as told by one
Of their number, may be Of interest
to our readers. o
In 1879, the pioneer settlers were
rapidly occupying their homesteads in
north Barton county. They were lay
ing the foundations of the prosperity
and. development of (Which we are
the beneficiaries. They laid the foun-
cation for our great material pres.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-01
THE NEELEY MEETINGS.

Congressman George o'Ae Neeley.
who made Q flying trip through Bar
Ton county last Monday and sTusssay.
addressed splendid and most atten-
tive audiences at Heller. Albert, Hois
ington, olmItz, claflin, Elinwood and
Great Bend. The manner in which
he showed the people what the Dem
ocrats IN the lower house Of Congress
have accomplished in the way Of leg
islatiOn along progressive line was
most forcetul and convincing, and in
every one q those seven great meet
ings there was the closest Of atten-
ton and most appreciative applause.
Indeed; George Neeley is the man
who has made good"
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ers single men. They were: Joseph
yoltz, J. 2. Fenno, Patrick and Peter
Conley, Peter Cory, Patrick, McCabe,
Matthew Sausen, James Cox, H. Mey-
or, Joseph Fortmeyer, Patrick John
SON. John Mullen, Andrew Volt,
Tom Daily, John Ertz, John Schwartz
Peter Deitz, John Bechtel, John Roots
Peter Heffner, Michael and Peter
Heffner and FlOrian Preisner.
Nearly every month thereafter for
eightoyears, services were held in the
same place. During this time other
settlers moved into the county and
Joined in the religious services. Coo
Father Anastasius was succeeded by
Fathers oHyasciath, o. M. Cap, An
thOny DOM. Cap, W. Emmerich and
Disselkampf in the order named.
Then came the railroad bringing
the necessaries and comforts Of, life
closer to the community. In the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-01
CHRISTINA MERHoFF seNNlne.

The death Of AIRS, Christina Hen
ming Saturday was a sad shock to the
loving relatives and friends who haue
suffered through her illness the last
week. Her husband spent practically
every minute at the bedside and az
last it was thought the crisis would
soon be past as It Seemed she was
gaining in strength and would ulti-
mately recover. o
I, A vain effort was made to operate,
and remove tumors which, had under
minded her health and she lived but
a short tine after the operation which
occurred the Dist. %
she was daughter Of thee late
Tenry MerhOff. cone q the old citi-
zers Of the county, and sbe05 leaves
beside her husband, W. r. Henning,
three children. Mrs. Clara Jyarnken,
Fred and Josephine Henning, her mo-
ther Mrs. Henry iIerhof, a sister.
Mrs. Panne, and hest df friends and
close acquaintance.
Christina Merhoifo was born in
Dearborn county, Ind, April, !, 1892,
being 30 years. 6 months andes days
Of age at"the. time Of her death. 9 IN
1882 the family moved TO Barton
county, Kansas, and May G. 1886. she
was united in marriage to W. F. Hen
ming. To the union -four ehildreA
were born. one of'whom, died in in
fancy. She was {. member Of the Ger
man Evangelical church Of this city
and the funeral' services we're held
today in this city. IN the ooBptist
church. Rev. Debar Of El'hwood Off
ciating. Internent. was madeoin the
cemetery here.
The family have the sympathy q
the people Of the community in their
bereavement.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-01
VlcE-PREsIDENTa is DEAD.

After a long illness James School.
craft Sherman, vice-President of the
United States, died at GAP O'Clock
Wednesday night at his home in Uti.
ca, New. York.
Death was due to Bright's disease.
He had been sinking since early
morning and It was realized that
death was a question Of only a few
hours. ao
All the members CT the immediate
family were at his bedside In addi-
ton to Mrs. Sherman, there we're in
the death chamber their three sons,
Sheriff., Richard u, and Thomas VI.
Sherman, and their wives; r. NJ. and
Sanford Sherman, brothers Of Mr..
Sherman, and Mrs. L. B. Moore and
Mrs. H. ]: Cockinham, sisters Of. Mr..
Sherman.
The Vice7President's death leaves
the present Senate without any pre-.
siding officer. The late Senator
Frye's place as president pro tempore
never has been filled. Neither Sen.
ator Gallinger, the candidate for the
regular Republicans, nor Senator Ba.
con, the candidate of the Democrats
has been able to command the neces
sary majority vote. The progressive
Republicans on each ballot have pre-
vented an election. Meanwhile dur.
ing the .Viee-President's several
months absence, the Senate has bee
ipresided over by Gallinger and Bacon
alternately, by common agreement.
By this agreement Senator Bacon
is to preside over the Senate wher
Congress. 'reassembles December 2
and until December 16. Therefore
Senator Bacon is charged with III,
duties Of that office now and. to hin
vii. fan making the arrangements TO
the Senate's participation in the fun
eral ceremonies.
According to the constitution, th1
succession to the presidency now 90.
to Secretary Knox Of the State De
partment, who also figures as a pres
dental possibility should the election
throw the contest into the House.
Mr.. Sherman was the seventh Vice
President whose death in Office shocl
ed the nation. Vice-President Cir
ton died in Madisons first admins
tration and vice-President Gerry q
Madison's second term. vice-PresI
dent King died in Pierce's administr
ton; Vice-President Wilson in tina
Of Grant; Yice-President Hendrick
in that Of Cleveland and vice-Pres
J dent Hobart in McKinley's first tern
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-01
ACTIVE WORKERS SHOULD
+. DOUBLE THEIR EFFORTS NOW
Present time the turning point in Voting Contest many
becoming discouraged leaving field for hsstIer. =
10000 BALLOT EXTENDED; !.
uoden oppo uny for you to secae votes large number until
Thursday night il you are DESTROYS Of winning

Owing to the fact that few Of the
contestants who entered in the Bar.
ton County Democrats voting contest
were able to secure the O required
amount Of subscription to entitle
them TO the extra ballot of 10000
votes, it has been decided to extend
this offer for one week more or until
the night OF November Z. This, will
give all chance to get in on a big
batch of free votes. Do not think
that this offer will be extended again
for it POSITIVELY will not, mol
will there be any more special bat.
lots issued throughout the balance Of
the contest. So there is every rea.
son why you should take advantage
Of this offer, and secure the extra
ballots while they are on.
The contestants that are really out
after prizes should see IN this offer
an opportunity to add to their re
serve, and e increase their voting
strength in a way that will make
their competitors hustle and at, the
same time make their present posi-
ton In the battle Of ballots more Sc
cure.
The turning point Of the contest Is
here. Many Of those who are entere,
in the race will become discouraged
and drop out while those who are GU
for the best will work the harder, an,
II you are a real live hustler, this 1:
the time that you shOnld make youl
efforts count the vote that will b
so essential for you to win.
l. Every contestant who is desirou
Of having their name on the ''roll d
honor" at the final close, should re
member that the vote schedule that
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-11-01

As incforce this week will remain the
same until the clos, Of the ccetest
whichowill beoon the night Of NoveA-
Der 30, at 8 p. m. AS was stated at
the start Of the contest thet the vote
one each subscription would grow
smaller as the contest nears the end,
this Is now the last voting period q
the contest and you have Just four
weeks from this Saturday night IN
which to do the work that will bring
you under the wire a winner on tho
CLOSING day.
TINE GROWS SHORT.
The time In which to win these
prizes is rapidly coming to Q closa
and II you are in the race, dssirous
Of being a winner you must make
every day show an added growth TO
that vote that you want. II isOthe
contestant that does aolittle' every
day that will win out In the end See
to It that you are that one and In.
so doing carry off, or rather ride Oft
in the handsome Flanders "20'' that,
is the talk Of Barton county, at the
close.
, Do not allow yourself to be. con-
tent on your present strength. Never
think for one moment that you have
enough to win at this stage Of the
contest, but always think that you
only have a small part Of the svote
that you are out AFTER While you
may have some votes In reserve, Al
ways remember that your opponents
have the same privilege and may Be
bOIdiDs back votes the same as syoai
are. Then again, there is the ron
lsNf@l-ss e i - Q a. -
o C, o
' Continued on last page)
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dation builders" sitIl lives, that It Is
a cherished inheritance of their child
rem.
II me future can be judged BY the
past, and we believe that It can, we
have every reason to feel sire that
the coming years in which there will
be- many things yet undOne, will be
filled with accomplishment; that the
parish will keep on growing in mum.
oes and influence. building as best
it can for God and for county. -.
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missionary builded well in those early
years q hardship.

After the building Of the church
the parish grew slowly. Rev. A. P,
POdgorsek succeeded Father Brown
Then came Rev G. Wiersma and Jos
eph Schultz. More property was
added ahdamany, improvements were
made upon the church property dur
ing these years. This brings our
brief record up to 1906. In October Of
that year Father T. ]. O'Sulliyan was
sent to take charge. In 1907 the par.
ishorectory was completed and that
fall saw the congregation in charge Of
its first resident pastor. Until this
time the parish residence had been b
Great Bend, and Hoisington had been
attended but one Sunday in each
month. During the year 1908 when
the pastor was away on account Of
sickness the affairs Of the parish both
temporal and spiritual were ably ad-
ninistered by Rev. J. J. Daven and
Rev. Thomas Maher. The years that
have elapsed since 1906 have been
filled with growth and progress. In
five, years the congregation has more
than doubled in number. The little
church was no longer large enough
and a new one was necessary. A beai
tiful structure of brick and stone has
Just been completed at a cost Of about
5000 1t is built upon the old site,
which is no longer "out in the com.
try" for the town has spread out on
all sides Of it. In every way the new
building is a credit to the people
who have shown their faith and zeal
in its erection; aocredit to the COM
munity in which It is located and Of
which it is a part. 1t is a proof thai
the spirit of our fathers, "the foun.
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pevity. They laid out we'll the out
lines for our present educational faciii-
des-and for religion, they made sac
. Eifices which theif children some
times refuse to make. The early set
. tier was usually a religious man. He
loved the religion of his fathers and
shove to make it a part of his life.
Among the earliest settlers of that
part Of Barton county with which we
deal, many reltgioHsowere represent
ed, but it is the story of Catholic
growth that We would tell. Let some
'other pen more fitted by familiarity
with that part of early history tell of
the others.
One spring day in 1879 home
'steader' gathered his wife and family
into the farm wagon and drove to
Russell, Kansas, eighteen miles away,
70 purchase some necessary provi-
siOns:: They heard when they arrived
in the little frontier village that there
had been. services there that morning
and that the clergyman was in town
awaiting. train to his home in Hays
City. They went to0See him and ask
ed him to come to their home and oe
citrate the Mass for them and their
Catholic Iieighbors. And so it was,
that next morning, at the home Of
Jos. Volt, Father Anastasius, o. M.
Cap, held the first Catholic services
liz the northwest part Of Barton .coun
ty, that part which now makes the
city of Hoisington its trade center.
This was seven years before the Mis-.
souri, P$eifie railroad came through,
There was. then no thought of a city
where the present city of Hoisingtou
is built with its beautiful churches
schools, hoNes, railroad shops and
business blocks. o. .
But to come back to our story. The
Catholic people were all there-fron
the high couRtry north and east Of De
, ceptiOn creek, from the banks of Bloc
creek, from the lonesome looking lit
Gle homes scattered over the country
they came as best they could, for tht
word had travelled fast andofar durin
the night that the priest had come;
that they who had left many Of The
consolations of religion behind then
when they pushed westward agaii
had an opportunity TO attend thu
solemn services of the church.
We can well imagine othe devotion
with which they assisted there, hOV
@ayer, deep, fervent prayer, asCende
to the throne Of God from these hun
be hearts, praying for the blessinl
Of the Almighty upon their undertaE
ing, for the spiritual and Temporal
welfare of themselves and last but no
least, for the loved ones back home
from whom they had torn themselve
away such shoA time before.
1t may be interesting to some. t
have the names, SO FAR as We eau no
obtain them. ofOthose who were Their
Some names represent families. oil
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summer Of 1886 it was built through
end about the same time the town
wasf1aid out. The first religious SER
Wees held upon the townsite were at
the home of Thomas Johnston, at a
house still in use, IN the second block
on East First street, in January, 1888.
Father Emmerich came from Odin. fer
the occasion. Then the services at
the home of Jos. Voltz were disecntin
ued. HOisington was deemeoa more
central point and the altar stone,
candle sticks, chalice and other things
in use there were brought to the town.
The old chalice was in use until about
a year ago. 1t bears the inscription:
pray for the donor" but who he
was, no one living here seems to
know. The a liar stone and candle
sticks are still in use here. 1t was
about five years later that the first
church was built, and in this inter-
val, services were held in private res
dencess at the section house, i'm a
room above what is now the Farms
worth Drug. Co., and in the school
house. %
In 1892 the building of the church
was begun. There were but few Cath
Ole people, all were struggling against
the discouragements which came from
poor. crops and low, prices and yet
they undertook to build for them
selves a place Of worship. Aided by
many good people of the community
who were not of the same faith, but
, who, nevertheless aided generously,
the church was completed in 1893, on
a site, which to the town people see d
ed too far "out in the country" Dur
ing this period the congregation was
attended by Rev. w. Emmerich, Rev.
Meyer, Rev. ]. Kelly, Rev. B. Kelley
and Rev. M. Brown. 1t was under
the two latter that the church was
/ begun and finished. The first church
committee consisted of Frank Cor
nell, John Johnston, c. Gehrer and
E. H.. Heath. q.
The memory of the early mission
AIRY priest is enshrihed. in the affec-
. tons Of his people. His most diff
cult period of labor in this locality
may be said to have closed about the
time that Father Brown was removed
Then CAME better times; prosperity
olOng delayed came. with its comforts
and priests and people were bene-
fitted alike But for those who went
before, for those who made the heroic
! sacrifices. what words of praise can
human. pen bestow, that will do JUS
tice to their zeal? 1t is truly inspir-
ing to hear the early missionary
spoken of with so much affection by
the people for whom he devoted his
life with whom he sOrrowed and re
ioiced. These were the Foundation
builders; if we are able to accom-
plish anything in these later days II
: is because the pioneer settler and tn,