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The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02
CHICAGO FACES PROBLEM
REDUCTION PLANT CLOSES ANT, CITY'S GARBAGE PILES UP.
Company Stops Operations When Ap. praisers Fail on Valuation-Seiz.
 ure of Works Is Urged.

Chicago, Oct. 2.-Mayor Harrisoc has called a special meeting of the council to determine some method ot disposing of the citys garbage. The plant of the Chicago Reduction com pany, which has taken care of the refuse, was closed, following the ig. noring of the company's ultimatum that unless it was paid $492,O00 in cash within a stipulated time we will let the garbage rot in Chicago's alleys"
 Aroused by the menace of 700 tons of garbage accommodating daily in Chi. cago, many aldermen asserted that the city would be justified in eXercis. ing it's police power and seizing the plant A settlement with the com pany could be made later, they said.
 As alternatives, the city can dump the garbage in clay holes. considered a health-menacing process. or deodo,- ize the refuse by sprinkling it with some solution
 Following the notice of the com pany, Commissioner of Public Works McGann requisitioned every available scow and garbage wagon and dumped 1,500 tons of garbage on the docks at the company's plant. It is said it will take the plant two days to dispose of it.
 The company's act followed the failure of appraisers to agree upon the value of the plant. Mayor Harri- son hastily was recalled from Canada. where he was on a vacation. He had a meeting with his cabinet, when it was decided to call special council meeting.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02
new -compI,cauons were taken up.

new complications were taken up.
 we are simply insisting that the senate shall have sufficient time to study and familiarize itself with the conference report on the tariff bill, said Senator Reed.
 Many things were put in and taken out of the bill by the conference com mittee, and we demand the right to become very familiar with the scope of the measure. It is the same atti- tude that we take toward currency legislation"
 Senators who signed the petition for the caucus were Reed, O'Gorman, Shafroth, Myers, Salisbury, Owen, Hollis. Hitchcock, Pomerne and Mar tine.
 Senator Reed gave as his ostensible reason for threatening to bolt his be- lief that a joker had been slipped into the bill whereby the telegraph and telephone companies were given a preferential rate on certain classes of wire used almost exclusively by them.
 Report Adopted, 254 to 1o3.
 By a vote of 254 to 103, the house adopted the conferees' report on the tariff bill Underwood immediately moved that the house refuse to accept the Clarke amendment, proposed by the senate, and on which the confer ees had disagreed, which would wipe out speculation in cotton futures through the imposition of a prohibit tory tax. This was adopted by vote of 203 to 137.
 Underwood then asked the house to instruct the conferees to insist upon the adoption of the Smith-Lever amendment, and his motion was car ried by I'll to 161.
 This last amendment is calculated to minimize speculation in cotton flu. tures It is aimed particularly at gam bling on the New York cotton eX- change and other cotton markets.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02
6. 0. p. PLANS CUT OF 79
 IN SOUTH'S DELEGATES
Proportion of Northern to Southern Members at Conventions Would
 Be Raised by Suggested Move.

Washington, Oct. 2.-At a meeting of the Republican congressional cam paign committee today plan will be submitted to members providing for reduction in the representation in southern states to future national con- ventions. The plan prepdfed by an advisory committee provides for one delegate from each congressional dis trict where the Republican vote is 40 per cent or less of the total; two dele gates where the vote is from 40 to 60 per cent and three delegates where the vote is above 60 per cent of the total. The plan carries four delegates at large from each state.
 Under the present method, the south had 22S delegates in the last Republican national convention. If the plan proposed should be put into ef- feet the south's representation at Re publican national conventions would be reduced to 149. The total delegates to the last national convention was 1,062 and under the proposed plan this number would be reduced to 1,044, so that the proportion of northern to southern delegates would be in. creased.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02
REEDS THREAT TO BOLT UN- LESS REPORT IS DEBATED
 CAUSES DISAPPOINTMENT
MARITIME AIDS MISSOURIAN
Delay Granted by Leaders When Sen ators Charge That Measure Has Joker in 1t Favoring Telegraph
 and Telephone Companies.

Washington, Oct. 2.-The entire conference report on the tariff bill yesterday was laid aside in the senate until this afternoon, as the result of a protest among Democratic senators which resulted in the calling of a party caucus to go over the confer ence report before it should be finally acted upon in the senate.
 A hurriedly called caucus assem- bled, but when the senate met the caucus had made no progress and the Democratic leaders agreed to lay the tariff bill aside. The caucus resumed work late in the afternoon.
 The so-called insurgent forces, led by Senator Reed of Missouri, who cir culated the demand for a caucus, in sisted there were many compromises and amendments agreed to by the conference committee which demand ed further study and consideration by the Democrats of the senate before being finally written into the bill.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02
Simmons WithhoIds Plans.

The house passed the report and no course was open to the senate other than to agree to it, or to send the whole thing back to another confer ence. It was not expected that this latter course would be adopted, but Chairman Simmons withheld all of his plans for action in the senate until the caucus should act.
 The proposed compromise in the cotton futures tax was also under con sideration in the caucus.
 The threat of the Republicans and Progressives, including Senators La Toilette and Penrose. that they might
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02

try to send the conference report back to the committee as soon as it was taken up in the senate further complicated the situation. It was feared that movement of that kind if it received the support of any Dem- ocrats, might gain sufficient strength to force the report back into another conference with instructions that would embarrass the conferees.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02
Lengthy Debate Planned.

After an hours discussion of the matter in the caucus, Democratic lead CTS determined not to try to force the tariff bill through, and to allow ample time for debate behind closed doors.
 The petition for caucus started by Senator Reed of Missouri contained enough names to induce Democratic Leader Kern to call the caucus.
 Among the signers were Senators Reed, Pomerene, Hitchcock, Maritime and many others. Each had some par ticular item in the conference agree ment to which he objected.
 The exact purpose of the caucus was not stated in the call, but it was expected that the entire tariff report would be under fire. Senator Sim mons, chairman of the finance com mittee and of the point conference committee, declined to predict what action would be taken.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02
Finance Committee Called.

Democratic members of the finance committee were called together hur- riedly by Chairman Simmons and the
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02
C0n1munifD C00peratom
Copyrighted Farm and Ranch and Hollands Magazine

II do not see why some of
 local merchants doesn't s1 these standard things that men are going to have and their going to the city for t1 they not only lose that partlcl class of trade, but these shoppers always buy a lO' other stuff that could be bOu at home.
 Tn many of the smallerto that 1 visit 1 see in the snow dovs the same brands of known goods that l see ID city windows, and as wen
 played; and these enterprl' merchants tell me that they lessening considerably the
 shopping of their citizens
 Insofar as he carries plete stock of up-to-da1e'. known "trade-mark e 'au' tised" goods, and adver'lSs' displays them well, ]uS' 'v 7, will the small-town mei'l turn the steady flow of his " money from the city into lii'| tills. .u|
 People should and NI V. what they want at home ' can get it at home.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-02

Some time ago 1 was talking with a travelling salesman whose home is in a town of some 4.000 population, and whose wife had just made shopping trip to a large city a little more than a hundred miles away.
 Besides a number of minor purchases, made, as she put it., just while she was there," she had exhibited to him on her re- turn a handsome suit, the pri~ mary object of her visit to the city, and which she proudly as serted had cost her only $35.
 Taking pencil and paper he called for her other expenses; railroad fare for herself, one child and nurse, $17; hotel bill, SIP; carriage and car fare, S2.50; other expenses, S5-a total incl dental expense of $36.5O, making the suit cost, in fact, $715O.
 Her astonishment at the actual cost of the suit was only equalled by her chargin, but a moment later, with shrug of the should CTS, she asked, What else is a body to do?"
 Commenting on the incident the gentleman said to me:
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04
Get Farm Products Ready

The premium lists for the South
West Fair to be held here In Septem.
bsr, beginning the 18th and lasting
four days are In the hands OF the
secretary, Geo. Quinlan, OF Liberal.
Beaver county, Oklahoma, Stevens
and Seward counties In this state are
in the circuit and the superlnten-
dents OF the different departments
are anxious to have the people from
these counties TO take part. Es.
pecially is the agricultural depart
ment interested In having good
display Of farm products. The sup
erintendents, W. K. Farmer, j. A.
Kelly and o. ID. Nichols want
to show up the products of this
and the other two counties; but to
do this the farmers and ranch own
ers will have TO begin now to pre-
serve the vegetables, grasses,
grains, fruits and premium taking
articles. Don't think that because
the season has been little adverse
to good growing conditions that 1t is
no use to try to bring anything in.
Times like these are just when 1t
shows the loyalty to ones county,
town or state. You may not have
things that will take a blue ribbon;
but you can help TO make the effort
worth while and bigger the display
the quicker will interest be taken
to improve this section of the state.
II there are any special products
bring them in. IT may be that you
will not get a premium this year but
next year it may be that inducements
may be made that will encourage the
offering Of a premium next year.
Begin now to make this a bigger and
better fair than ever before.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04

each one was allowed to select three
which was his lunch and as each
piece Of refreshments was wrapped
In paper and had TO he eaten outside
In the dark there was much amuse-
ment when one found he had chosen
an onion, pickle, cracker, dried beef.
cheese or ginger snap. The way Of
escape from the castle was through a
front window and each one very
gracefully made an exit. At the
home Of W. A. Meyer, lemon
squeeze was INDUCED In. Each ex-
plOrer was shown glass containing
305 lemon seed, the one guessing least
to receive a lemon and the honor fell
to VIII Atkins who guessed that the
number OF seeds were Al. At this
place, everything was suggestive Of
the fruit. Refreshments consisted
of lemon cake, lemon cream and lem.
onade. The unusual way of enter.
tanning was diversion from the
usual church entertainments and the
fun gotten out of it was good natur-
ed and uplifting.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04
c. ELS Entertain

The Presbyterian Christian Endea'
vor gave the young folks and those
who like the mysterious a pleasant
evening last Friday evening. The
starting place was at the Presbyteri-
an church and the first place visited
was the home of viii Atkins, where
everything was In imitation of the
Chinese. Here the hostesses were
dressed In Chinese costume and Chin
ese lanterns furnished illumination.
After indulging in games OF that
country the guests were served rice,
eaten with chop sticks,
The next place visited was the
Kat2en TANNER Kastle, at the home
of j. II. Kirkpatrick's. At this place
the sight seers were led into the
castle through back alleys, into the
back door, through .unlighted rooms,
and still darker closets. Mysterious
and curious things hung from
tile wall created the feeling OF sus-
pense and chilinesS when one Of the
dangling things hit one on the head.
After wandering through these high
ways and by-ways lighted room was
finally entered and here each one re-
ceived a card on which was nine
numbers. From these numbers,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04
City Council Meets

Wednesday, of last week, the
city council met in called session
to rescind the city ordinance in
regard to the selling of fire works
in the city of Liberal, until after
the 4th of July this year. This
gave the merchants who had or
dered or carried over the noise
producers and sky illuminators, a
chance to dispose of the stock.
The Can Creek controversary was
settled to the satisfaction of all
parties concerned when the coun-
Gil gave Mr.. Wright and the
Creamery permission to lay a pipe
along an alley and connect with Il
cess pool which two parties
will build in conjunc-
tion on some vacant lots.
This will give the citizens
chance to take a deep breath with
out the fear of being asphyxiated.
j. +. Black who was serving out
a fine for drunkenness was parol-
ed and promised that if he trans
gressed again that he would have
to labor to improve the looks of
the Liberal streets.
Wednesday night of this week,
they again met in adjourned ses-
sion. in the absence of Mrs. Ka-
rau, the city clerk, Mr.. Thayer
kept accounts of the proceedings.
The members present were: May
or Nichols, Thayer, Hoskinson,
Smith, and Boles. Bills were al
lowed and the First National
Bank made the city depository to
pay 2 per cent on the daily bal
ance. Prater and Buoklin offered
to rent the tapping machine to the
city and their proposition was ac-
cepted for the reason that it was
considered cheaper to have the
work done by the water commits
sioner and use the rented machine
rather than to buy it and have to
stock uD on necessary material.
The proposition of fire depart.
ment still hangs fire." There is
some discussion about the matter
of buying more adequate fire ap-
paratus, but the matter of a fire
company and method of getting
members has not taken definite
form.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04
Former Citizen Deceased.

Tuesday morning the friends and
relatives OF Len Sutton were
grief stricken and shocked to hear Of
his sudden death In Springfield, Mo-,
where he has been experimenting
the erection OF building for the
knights of Pythias. His brother,
+, X. Sutton, left on the noon train
for the home In Baldwin where the
body is to be inferred. Mrs. Jennie
Karau left Wednesday morning to be
With her sister, who is the wife of
the deceased.
Mr. Sutton was a building contract
or and 10 his splendid workmanship
and business ability are left many
buildings In this town that will per-
petuaLe his memory for ages TO come.
The court house, Christian church,
business blocks and hne residences
will long stand as a part of the work
OF one man who helped to make Lib
eral
Mr.. Sutton's death was very sud.
den and wholly unexpected by any Of
his relatives or friends, His wife
was making preparations TO return
to this place soon, as the building
which was being built under his su-
pervision was nearing completion.
He had friends here by the score and
not one but who are grieving over
the demise Of the man who was a
genial good fellow and true friend
TO them. The wife is left with Two
boys To mourn the loss OF a cOmpan-
lon and father, Not only TO them
but TO the relatives here and else.
where are universal words of sympa.
thy and coincidence offered to solace
in measure the broken heart Of a
wife and the sorrowing sons and
friends.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04
Will Erect Barn

At the meeting of the Directors Of
the Fair Association, Friday even
ing, 1t was decided to build new
barn which Ia TO contain twenty box
stalls for harness horses. 1t is to be
built north Of the poultry house and
the poultry house is to be moved
back of the floral hall. j. Il. Funk
was over from Hugoton to attend
the meeting and visit home folks.
The members of the association are
expecting this to be a bigger and
better fair than last year and the
best in Western Oklahoma or Kan
sas, The fair books, printed and
gotten out by the Democrat are in
circulation and other advertising
matter is being put out by the sec
retSry and members.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04
John Prentice Passes Away,

Following long illness, John
Henry Prentice OF this city died at
Excelsior Springs, Missouri, where he
had been taken for an operation
which was resorted to In the hope
that he would he restored to his ply
sical health. Mr. Prentice was born
IN Weathersfield, New York, Feb. IL
1891. and was marrtsdto Miss Minnie
Williams, of Pratt, Kansas, Febru.
ary 5, 1907, and TO them was born one
child, a girl, who Is yet too small to
understand the going away and new
er returning OF her father. Beside
his wife and relatives living at a dis
lance, he has a sister living here,
Mrs. j +, Fuest. Thursday the fun
eral party arrived from the east and
the funeral was held from the house
Friday afternoon by Rev. Ward OF
the NJ. f. Church. Interment was
made In the Liberal cemetery. The
deceased was a man who was we'll
liked by his neIghbors and relatives
and was known as a man OF high
moral character. The berea we'd ones
have the sympathy Of the citizens of
Liberal and to them in this hour Of
affection has been extended words OF
comfort and kindness.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04
Annex Changes Ownership

The first OF the week g. B. Sta
Piles and Arthur Hereth, of Indian
apolis, Indiana, bought the Annex
Cafe from WE. Qualls. Tues
day morning the new managers
took charge and are making ar
rangements to make the cafe meet
the requirements of the most fas-
tidious traveller.
Mr., Staples has been in bust
ness here before and is we'll ac-
quainted with the people of the
town.
The family of Mr.. HeFeth will
arrive from the east in week oil
two.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04
Reception to New Members

Thursday evening of last week
the reception was given to the
new members of the Christian
church, at the church. Nearly a
hundred guests and members we're
out to enjoy the prayer meeting
and the social time following.
Ice cream and cake we're served to
the guests and visitors in the base
ment. Following the spread of
refreshments in the room below, a
quartette and solo were listened
to in the auditorium. Since April
1lth about thirty new members
have been added to the church.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04

Gordon Higginbotham who was
intending to leave the first of the
week for his home in Creelsboro,
Kentucky left Wednesday night.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-07-04

w. D. Connolly left today for
Hutchinson for a few days pleas
ure trip.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
MORGAN'S HOUSE
SCORES MONEY
PRObERS
Brief Filed Condemns Commit
tees Statistics and Theory
of Procedure.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Condem-
nation of the money trust campaign
committees statistics and the theory
upon which the committee is proceed
ing was voiced today in a hrief filed
with members of the committee by j.
P. Morgan & Co.
I'VE suggest to you," said the brief,
that such ills as are existing in this
country's financial affairs are the out
come Of a clumsy and outworn banking
system, rather than of the scheme of
men, and that to eradicate such ills at
their sources there Is needed, not leg
tslatiOn upon some one or more iso-
lated symptoms, but rather a careful
! diagnosis of our whole banking sys-
TEN.
For the maintenance of impossible
economic theories there have been
spread before your committee elaborate
tables of so-called interlocking direc-
! torates from which badly mistaken in
| ferences have been publicly drawn. Per
| haps the greatest harm in the presen-
unwarranted differences which have
! been given wide publicity, that the
vast sum of $50, 1000, 100000 was in cash
or liquid form, subject to the selfish
use or abuse of individuals. Such an
idea eXcites the public mind to de-
mand the correction of a fancied condi-
tion which does not and in our belief
| never can exist" "
| The brief asserts that "the public
that is, the depositors, are the ones who
| intrust bankers with such influence
and power as they today have in every
civilized land and the public is unlikely
to instruct that power to weak or evil
| hands"
| The brief continues:
Your counsel asks more than one
witness whether the present power held
| by bankers in this country would not
be menace if it lay in evil hands Such
an inquiry answers itself All power
| physical and intellectual, financial and
political, is dangerous in evil hands"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Innan Park Club Meeting.

The GIrIS club OF Inman Park VII
meet tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
at the residence of Mrs. S. c. Dobbs
1O3 Elizabeth street.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Mrs. Wilson's Watch,
President-Elect' Gift,
Is Lost Second Time
Advertises for Timepiece and
Offers Reward-Wedding
Anniversary Present.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson today demonstrated
her belief in newspapers when she ad-
vertised for the return of a valuable
gold hunting case watch, a present
from her husband, which she has lost
twice in the last two years Mrs. Will
son offers reward ofN$25 for the re.
turn of the timepiece.
Mrs. Wilson lost the watch Friday
some place between No. % Cleveland
lane, Princeton, and q Philadelphia de-
partment store.
The president gave the watch
to Mrs. Wilson upon their wedding an
niVersary few years ago. 1t first dis
appeared February q, 1911, when Mrs
Wilson was visiting in this city, but
was returned shortly afterward. 1t is
possible a souvenir hunter got it this
time.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Easter Hats by New
Parcel Post Will Be
Severest Mail Test
Size of Headgear Decreed by
Fashion to Determine
Grief of Clerks.

The parcel post will get its first thor
ough test between now and Easter
time, when bonnets of all kinds and
sizes will be shipped by milliners to
their customers.
The new system has already been
tried out in mild way. The grief
that awaits the mail clerks depends
wholly upon the size of the headgear
Dame Fashion may decree. Packages
must not exceed 72 inches in greatest
girth. After the milliners get through
using the parcel post, the system will
be turned over to the suburbanites
who will be receiving everything from
a brood of live chicks and a bundle of
hose-garden, not feminine, variety-to
crate of eggs or a basket of toma-
toes
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
DIVA, THOUGH HURT
IN AUTO COLLISION,
FILLS ENGAGEMENT

CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Madame Caro-
lima White, grand opera star, as the
result Of injuries suffered in an auto
mobile accident in Lake Shore drive
today was confined to her apartments
at the Congress hotel and postponed
her scheduled departure for Cleveland
The diva was on her way to fill a
luncheon and concert engagement in
Evanston when an automobile coIlided
with the one In which she was riding,
She was badly shaken up and her left
arm lacerated by broken glass.
After the accident Nine. White filled
her concert engagement Upon her re-
turn to the hotel her condition was
such that she retired to her apart
mentS.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Rridoa For Miss Carter.

Mrs. Thomas Patton Will entertain
at bridge tomorrow afternoon In honor
of Miss Rowena Carter. Of Nashville
the guest Of Mrs \, l., Dunn.