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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08
From Galveston
Editor News

Editor News
AS / realize this morning
that / am between eight hund-
red and thousand miles from
Meade, the desire comes to me
to tell the many readers of your
esteemed paper something
about the Gulf Coast and the
great Sea Port of the southwest,
Galveston, Texas.
The causeway, or, cement
bridge two and one-eighth miles
long that connects Galveston
Island with the main land is a
marvel of skill and labor, where
there is room for the cars, for
the lnterurban, a roadway for
vehicles, and safe pass age way
for pedestrians.
When we left home it was spit
ting snow. When we arrived at
Texas City, three days later, we
ate home grown Strawberries
for dinner. Dewberries are al
so ripe. | have been to see the
oil refinery; the "pier" where
we embark for Galveston; the
dock where ships unload and
take on coal; the big warehouses,
the city of tents, where twelve
thousand soldiers are encamped,
but the most interesting trip
that | have made was over the
bay by boat to Galveston, an
eight mile sail, a delightful one.
The bay is not deep; the channel
for the boat is marked by posts;
been dredged for that purpose,
no noubt. The big dredge that
has been used for deepening the
bay so that steam ships can
come IN from the gulf, lies in
the bay to the right as we go
out. The main roads here are
white with broken oyster shells,
dredged from the bay, and the
white dust that rises when the
wind blows is just as sitting as
our sand, and by the way, l want
to tell the Kansas people that
'Our State" is misrepresented
and abused. Many here think
that Kansas isa dangerous place
to live; that cyclones, tornadoes,
and high winds are common oc-
l said nothing about
the high winds, but told them l
had lived in the state over thirty
years and had never been in a
cyclone or tornado.
The smile IS on my side now,
for some days the wind and the
dust have been binding. When
the wind blows hard we can see
the white capped waves in the
bay above the ten-foot embank-
ment, called the Texas City
bluffs. The aeroplanes and the
could not fly. We
have seen as many as FIVE flying
when it was still, 1t has been
my good fortune to stand within
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

Misses Anna Johnston and
Georgia Brown, c. G. Raymond,
Arthur Northup, and Roy Harv-
ey we're in Hutchinson last Sat-
urday night to hear the Mime
apolis Symphony Orchestra. =
Greensburg Signal.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

We have made arrangements
whereby we will in future be
able to give our readers every
week series of up.to-date news
pictures, each pertaining to some
recent big news event. We
have secured this feature be-
lleylng that it will be a good
thing for The News and that our
subscribers will appreciate it.
We are always looking out for
the best things that we can Sc.
cure for The News and want to
make it better paper each year
You don't have to subscribe for
the daily papers or magazines
in order to get the big new fea-
lures. You will always find
them in The News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08
STAR ROUTE
TO UNEDA
To Be Re-established. To
Take Effect May Is

Word has been received here
to the OBJECT that the Star route
to Uneda, which was discuntinu-
ed the first of the year, is soon
to be re-establlshed, the date of
the beginning being May 10.
Harry Lewis has been award
ed the contract for carrying the
mail.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08
Program.

For the Meade County Sunday
School Convention to be held at
Fowler, Kansas, May 1920, '13.
MONDAY AFTERNOON,
200 Devotional Exercises lead
by Rev. Brown.
2:15 The relation of the Pull
pit to the Sunday School
Rev. Smith
2:3O How to reach the entire
county with the Depart
ment Message P. Hearn.
800 Round Table Conference
by State Worker
Mr.. Hutton.
3:4s How to improve the work
in the Elementary Grades,
State Worker,
Mrs. Chappell.
EVENING SESSION,
800 Song Service
$3.50 Address, missions in the
Sunday School"
Mrs. Chappell
Address, "Gleanings from
the San Fransisco 1nfef-
~ national Convention
Mr.. Hutton.
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION.
900 Devotional Exercises lead
by Rev. Jones.
9:1s Report of County Officers.
" of county Committees
9:45 Symposium, talks limited
to five minutes each.
Promoting church Loyalty
Rev. Frank Moore.
Promoting Temperance,
Moses Black.
Promoting Wholesome
Social Life, c. E. Boyer
Promoting Special Days,
F. H. McCauley
Promoting Spiritual Gull
ture, Rev. ]. Macarthur.
Promoting Evangelism,
Rev. r. A. Spencer.
1915 Graded lessons,
Mrs. Chappell.
HOO Better Sunday Schools,
Mr.. Hutton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

of transactions on the exchange,
which books shall be open to in
spection; that no orders for the
purchase of stocks shall be ex-
ecuted until at least twenty per
cent of the value thereof shall be
paid in cash; that no securities
of any corporation shall be listed
quoted, or dealt in unless the
charter of the bylaws thereof
contain express prohibition
against the sale by any officer or
director of which he is not the
owner, and authorizing the post
master general to withhold the
privileges of the mail from any
exchange failing to comply with
such provisions.
The committee further re-
commended that violations of
these provisions be punished by
fine and Imprisonment and that
telephone and telephone and tel
egraph companies aiding in the
evasion of such regulations be
criminally liable in the same
manner.
If these concentrations are
adopted by Congress the stock
exchange will become a market
instead of gambling game, and
the man who makes purchase
of stocks or bonds on that mar
ket will then do so with his eyes
open, while the man who makes
false representation may be
prosecuted the same as in any
other confidence game.
"The Regulation of the Clear
ing House" next week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

F. G. Hamilton of Wichita, ar.
rived in this city Monday even
ing, in response to message in
forming him of the serious i'll
ness of his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Hamilton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

Mrs. w. f. Casteen who was
taken to Excelsior Springs Mis-
souri, in the hope of regaining
her health, is reported in a SER
ious condition. All members of
the family are with her. A turn
for the better is hoped for.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

The Friendship Embroidery
Club met Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. Robt. Campbell. 1t
is reported that they spent their
time most pleasantly. Refresh
ments were served.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

Mrs. w. S. Martin and daugh-
ter Margaret, went to Dodge
City Wednesday where they ex-
pect to meet Mrs. F. Parks who
is on her way to Meade.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08
CALIFORNIA
PETROLEUM. co
Investigated By The Pujo
Committee

Ihe methods used TO separate
the unsuspecting investor from
his hardearned cash are we'll IL
Illustrated in the promotion of the
California Petroleum Company,
investigated by our committee.
We found that this company
was organized in May, 1912.
That it is purely holding, and
not an operating company, hav-
ing been organized to hold the
stocks of the American Petrol
cum Company and the American
Oil Fields Company, both of
which are California corporations
and limit their activities entirely
to that state.
Neither the California Petrol
cum Company, nor either of it's
subsidiary concerns, own or
control any pipe lines or refiner-
les, or sell any refined oil, and
the prospectus and other litera-
ture presented to our committee,
together with the evidence of the
promoters, clearly indicated that
the assets of the subsidiary con-
Germs consisted principally of
"Wild Cat" and other undevelop-
ed prospects, and that its pro-
motion was speculativeiventu
pure and simple.
The Petroleum Company has
an authorized capital stock OF
$35, 900, 1000, of which SIT, 100000
is preferred stock, and Sl7, $780,
600 common stock. Of this
amount $l2, s00,o of the pre-
ferred stock, and SIS, 100000 oi
the common stock was immediate.
ly issued, and plan of campaign
outlined to get it onto the market
and into the hands of the invest.
ors.
On the 21st of September, 1912
a promoting syndicate was form
ed composed of Lewisohn Bro
theirs, William Solomon & Com
pany and Hallgarten & Company
all of New York City, for the
purpose of unloading as much of
this stock as could possibly be
unloaded on the New York stock
exchange, the balance to be dis
posed of in London and Paris.
This syndicate acquired $5,000,-
600 of preferred stock and ST.
100000 of common stock for the
purpose of trying ii out in New
York, and succeeded so we'll in
their first venture that they ac-
quired $5,OO0,0OO more of the
preferred stock and $4,000, 600
more of the common stock maxi
ing total of SIT, 500, 900 of stock
disposed of there.
The stock of the new concern
was listed on the New York ex-
change on the 3rd of October,
1912, and being an Unknown oil
proposition was of practically no
value whatever when the syndi-
cate began its operations to
create a market. 1t was UNDER
stood among the members of the
syndicate that all persons in
terested should remain undis-
closed, except Lewlsohn Broth
ers, who had control of the cam
paign on the stock exchange.
The Lewisohns Immediately Sc
cured the services of a mum ber
of stock brokers for the purpose
of either buying or selling this
stock under their instructions,
in order to create an appearance
of genuine activity and attract
the attention of purchasers, they
having at one time nineteen diff
ferent brokerage firms engaged
in making these bogus sales back
and forth to each other.
AT the time these operations
began there was listed on the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

SuAAISi MA ~ OiNNh IL OOl4 pan
stock, and so active did this syn
d1cate become, that when their
campaign was finally closed on
the 9th of October, 1912, the
records of the exchange showed
that 362,270 shares OF this un-
known stock had been traded in
yduring these three weeks of
manufactured activity, showing
that the syndicate had bought
and sold the entire capital stock
of the concern nearly three and
a half times over, and escaped
with some seven or eight million
dollars of profits.
The New York exchange
seems to have framed its rules
with the object in view of per-
mitting its members to create
these ficticious activities through
wash sales. These rules pro-
vide that each buyer and seller
of stock on the exchange shall
pay brokers' commissioner of
$3.50 on each one hundred
shares sold, without regard to
the actual value of the stock or
the price that it brings. This
rule makes an exception, how
ever, to members of the exchange
by permitting them to buy and
sell through other brokerage
firms at a maximum charge of
S3.12H on each hundred shares
of stock so bought or sold, a
clear discrimination against the
outside and innocent purchaser,
of SO commission on every hun
dred shares of stock either
bought or sold, and that much
more of an inducement for the
insiders to get together and finn
fam the general public.
: THE Committees REMEDY.
The com mittee took the view
that the stock exchange should
be a market for the actual pur-
chase and sale of stocks, bonds,
and commodities, and that manip-
ulations like that of the Petrol
cum Company should be pro-
hibited under severe penalty. It
accordingly recommended the
enactment of Legislation by Con-
gress, requiring the incorpora-
tion of any stock exchange per-
mitted to do business, under the
! laws of the state or territory
where located, but which regu-
lations must be agreeable to the
postmaster general.
They also recommended that
before any security shall be list
ed, quoted, or dealt in on any
such exchange, the corporation
shall expose the value of its as
sets, together with'its liza bilities,
obligations and net earnings,
year by year, for at least three
years next preceding the filing
of such statement; shall file a
copy of every contract and agree
ment for the disposition of such
stocks, together with a state.
ment of the fees, profits, charges
commissions, etc, to be paid,
and shall make a detailed state
ment of the business of such
corporation at least once each
year, to the secretary OF the ex-
change and the postmaster gen
eral.
The committee further recon-
mended that stocks listed, quot
ed or dealt in on the exchange !
shall not be stricken from the
stock list without due notice, and |
that such action should be re-
viewable by a court of competent
Jurisdiction; that all manipula-
ton of securities, and fictlcious
purchases and sales shall be
prohibited; that members of the
exchange shall be for hidden from
hypothecating securities of their
customersi in excess of theamount
oued them or- from landin0 CO.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-08

For the Meade County Sunday
School Convention to be held at
Fowler, Kansas, May 1920, '13.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-17
ARRESTED HERE ON
SAVANNAH CHARGE.
James B. Smith Says His
Trouble Is Due to Issue of
Some Bank Stock

James B. Smith of Claxton, Ga, about
q years of age, was arrested yester-
day by Detectives Williams and Murphy
on a charge of forgery. 1t is alleged
by the officers that Smith is wanted In
Savannah. Smith declares that he will
return to Georgia without requisition
papers and the Savannah authorities
have been so notified.
While apparently IN a highly ner-
vous state of mind Smith took his ar
rest coolly. He stated last night that
he had been a resident of Birmingham
for the past four months; declined to
give his present occupation, and made
the following statement to representa-
tive of The Age Herald
ut is not really forgery that I am
wanted for in Savannah but on a charge
CT obtaining money under false pre-
lenses I owe the National bank of
Savannah and the Commercial bank of
Savannah $6S00. l obtained this money
on stock in the Merchants and Farm
ers bank of Claxton. Ga, as security
1t is now charged that the stock in
this bank was over issued
They claim that while | was cash
ier of the bank there was an over is
sue of stock. / failed to secure the
cid stock and have it properly can
celled when the new stock was issued
and to this l owe my arrest. l was ar
rested on a similar charge preferred
by the Florida bank of Gainesville be-
fore and at my trial was acquitted.
! will return to Georgia without requi-
sition and have SO notified the officers
The quicker I get back to Savannah
and get out on bond the better it will
suit me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-17
TUSCALOOSA TO GET
STILL MORE PAVING
Alonzo Prude and George ]. Aston
Pass Successful Examinations
for Annapolis and West Point

Tuscaloosa, April Special -
At the regular weekly meeting of the
city commission the city attorney and
engineer were authorized to prepare an
ordinance that will provide for the ex-
tension of the paving in the business
blocks of the city. This change was
made at the request of majority Of
Tie property holders and meets with
general approval as the rapid growth
of the city indicates that the entire
street will be needed for traffic at an
early date. The parkway in the ceu--
ter of the streets will be carried out
according to the former ordinance on
the residence streets.
A meeting of a special grand jury
was held this week to investigate the
hold-up and killing OF Paymaster Tur-
ner some weeks ago. The killing OF
VIII Deese and the attempted murder
OF Abner Thomas will also be inyes-
tigated
Tuscaloosa people are interested to
learn that Alonzo Prude and George J.
Aston were successful in passing the
competitive examinations held at the
university last Saturday to fill the va
cancies at West Point and Annapolis.
Both boys belong to prominent families
here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-17
GARDENERS BODY IS
FOUND IN WARRIOR
BY BOYS FISHING
Decatur Man Was Drowned
on February 27 and No
Trace Had Ever Been
Seen of Remains

cordova, April 16.-(speeiai) )-consider-
able excitement was caused today at
finding the body of II. M. Gardner of
Decatur, who was drowned in the War
rior river here February p last.
He ana VIII Ryland were out in sliT
while the river was at stage of 27 feet
above normal. endeavoring 10 get out
number of logs that had worked loose up
the river
The sliff was overturned and Mr.. Card
ner was never seen again, although dill
sent search was made for days to re-
cover the body. While fishing today Bud
Jones and a small party of others no.
ueed mans hand protruding from tho
water at a spot not far from where Gard
ner was last seen. Investigation revealed
the body of Gardner, in badly decom-
posed state. his features being hardly
recognizable.
His relatives were telegraphed immedl-
atey and the body was dressed by ]. Il.
Coursen and prepared for immediate but
temporary interment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-17
Bessemer News

Bessemer, April 16.-(SpeciaL) 1.-The
cemetery committee of the city council
will have a conference with the COM
Hill cemetery and place 1t on the per-
petual care plan, the representatives of
the company explaining their plan to the
board of aldermen at the meeting last
night The matter has been referred to
the cemetery committee and mayor with
power to act.
1t is reported that a camp has been
established near Blue Creek by the engi-
neers, working for the Tidewater conf
pany, who are making survey for that
company 1t is not known whether the
work is along the line formally surveyed
or another line farther west, making
more direct line between the Birmingham
district and Tuscaloosa.
AS yet the right of way into the city Of
Bessemer has not been decided upon as
differences with the Bessemer Coal Iron
and Land company made 1t imperative to
condemn a right of way and Judge Stiles
has named a commission to hear evil
,dence in the case. The hearing was to
have taken place last week, but was post
poned and will take place shortly. After
decision is reached it is believed that
the work having stopped when the force
was at Woodward two weeks ago.
The fast nine of the Bessemer High
school will meet the old opponent, the
Birmingham High school, at Underwood
field Friday afternoon. AS both teams
are in fine condition a close game is
anticipated. The local nine has not lost
a game this season and have defeated
the Birmingham team once and will try
and repeat the defeat.
Within the past two weeks the vaccna-
ton corps in Bessemer have vaccinated
about 1000 negroes and many are suffer-
ing with sore arms from the effects. One
well developed case of smallpox, and
in number were vaccnated There has
it is believed by the authorities that
they have it under control.
w. Il. Bemis has Just returned from
Tuscaloosa where he let the contract for
the Tuscaloosa public school building at
a bid of $4,000 to the Koontz company of
Birmingham. -Four brick stores will also
be built by Mr.. Bemis at Boligee for Mrs
Bouchelle. He reports a great deal of
construction work in the southwestern
part of the state, and mary towns max
ing arrangements for building substantial
public buildings, churches, stores, etc.
On Friday night, April 25 at the school
auditorium, the Ladies' Aid society of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-17
Final Session of Woman's
Missionary Convention
This Morning
DEACONESSES ARE
GIVEN ASSIGNMENTS
Pledges From Each Conference in
Most Cases Show Increase-Some
Slight Changes Made in Con-
stitution and Bylaws

Last night Fort Worth, Tex. was Sc
leeted by the Ladies' Missionary coun-
Gil as the meeting place for 1914. 1t was
not until after hard fight that Fort
Worth won out, six cities, Ell Paso, Tex
Waco, Tex. Fort Worth, Tex; Kansas
City Mo-; Macon, Ca, and Birmingham
all invited the council to meet with them
in 1914 and each assured them of hearty
reception then.
Speeches were made by the represen-
tatives of these cities inviting the eoun-
Gil to meet in their respective cities.
After a great deal of discussion Fort
Worth was finally selected as the next
meeting place by large majority.
Increase in Pledges
Following the selection of the next
meeting places the question of pledges
from each conference was taken up
Most of the pledges were an increas
over those Of 1912. The pledges are as
follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-17
PRESIDENT GIVES
DINNER TO CABINET

Washington, April 16.-President and
Mrs. Wilson tonight gave their first
dinner for the cabinet at the White
House. Besides the members of the
cabinet and their wives, the guests were
Secretary and Mrs. Tumulty, Colonel and
Mrs. L. NJ. House and Cleveland il.
Dodge of New York. Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall, and DIR. Cary I. Gray
son, naval aide at the White House.
The table decorations were killarney
roses and maiden-hair ferns. After the
dinner short programme of music Wa
given by two Danish artists and there
were recitations from Hans Christian
Anderson's Fairy Tales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-17
TAKEN TO PRISON
FOR LUTES MURDER
Three Men Are Under Life
Sentence for Killing Man
and Wife at Gallant

Gadsden. April 6.--(speclal)-wi and
Cleve Campbell and d. S. McClaln, the
three men under life sentence for the
murder of Jacob Lutes and wife at Gal
liant In November, 1911. were taken to
the state penitentiary at Walls. today by
J. t. Irwin, convict agent OF Montgom-
cry. They bade farewell to relatives
when they heard that their cases had
been affirmed by the supreme court. An
other echo of this now famous case was
heard in the circuit court when the DAM
age case of Frank Hunter against John
1nzer, local attorney, was called. Hum
ter sued for $4,000 for alleged false prose-
cution on the ground that he was arrested
en- the charge of murder in this case.
Hunter nor his counsel appeared today
and the case was dismissed.
The Glencoe state aid road probably
will be extended TO the Calhoun line N
the near future. r. p. Boyd of the state
highway department was in Gadsden to-
day conferrlng with Probate Judge Herr
berg. 1t is the intentio4 Of the county
to appropriate the $1,000 necessary to Sc
cure the state aid for the road.
A A. Ullman of New York is the guest
Of friends here. Mr. Ullman built the
first store in Gadsden at Broad and Court
streets.
That they can shine on the diamond as
well rs in the court room is the opinion
of local lawyers who have challenged
other professional men to a game.
The steamer Alabama cleared here yes
terday evening with an exceptionally
heavy cargo of freight. Efforts are being
made in Gadsden tc extend the river
trade.
Col. r. B. Kyle, who is spending the
winter In Florida has written indorsng
the plan to secure a second auto fire
truck and subscribing $50 10 it. Many
business houses already have donated te
this cause.
To Secure officers for the proposed
battery Of field artillery in Gadsden is
the main obstacle in the way of the sue
cess of the project Capt. l.. w. Rainey
who has been in charge of the movement,
says that there will be no difficulty in
recruiting the privates, but that men COM
petent as officers are difficult to find.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-17
CHANDELIERS TAKEN
FROM VACANT HOUSE
Officers Darnell and Tyler Arrest Ne
gr0es on Burglary and Grand !
Larceny Charges

Tommy Turney and OliNer McFadden,
negroes. were arrested yesterday by Of
ficers Darnell and Tylen> on a charge of
burglary and grand larceny. 1t is charged
that the two negroes entered vacant
house at 2431 Fifth avenue. north, and re-
moved therefrom q quantity of lead pipe
and several bra,S chandeliers. When the
officers enterefd the house they found the
gas turned or. and the water running and
were almost suffocated by the fumes from
the escapirig gas. They succeeded In cut
ting it OF. The officers state that the
negroes were caught while attempting to-
dispose of some of the stolen property.