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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29
Beaver Suffers
Loss By Fire
Whole Business Block Is In

Early Tuesdoy morning fire
was discovered in the rear of a
pool hall in the city of Beaver
Oklahoma and in less time than
it takes to tell it, whole block
an the east side of Main street
was in ashes. The city has no
fire protection and after consid-
cradle effort on the part of
bucket brigade, all hope of con-
trolling the flames was aband-
oned and attention was turned
toward saving the contents of
the doomed buildings.
The total loss is estimated at
$25, 900 with $2,s0O covered by
insurance. The cause of there
being so little insurance is due
to the fact that the insurance
rate was SLIPS per hundred.
For this reason, but few carried
any insurance, Miss Maude o.
Thomas, who carried 81 800 and
the Carter Tracy Hdw Co. who
had $1,000 being the only two
who did not suffer a total loss.
Only a short time ago the city
of Beaver voted 100000 for a
water system and electric light
plant, but not soon enough to
prevent this heavy loss.
The places of business bura-
ed were:
DeGraw & Co., General Mdse.
Mensinger Photograph gallery
p. l.. Thomas, barber shop.
Maysfeld pool hall
/ Carter-Tracy Hdw store.
Beaver City Bank
| DR.. Munsell, Office
w. d. Fields, loans and insur.
Mrs. w. H. Robertson, mill
inery.
]. 0. Miles, Groceries and feed
Post Office, Beaver Herald
The block will be rebuilt with
larger and better buildings.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29
On Friday evening the Mead,

On Friday evening the Meade
l'School Musicale was given al
the opera house. In this the
pupils of the Fifth and Sixth
grades took part.
Part One was a piano program m
In which the pupils of Miss
White and Miss Fuhr took part.
q Part Two was Lullaby Pro-
9gram, and in this each Singer
was dressed appropriately for
the part taken.
The program follows:
Mothers Lullaby Opal Fletcher
Northern " Ruth HAZEL
EScotch " Thelma Jones
R"Sleep Little Angel Sleep"
n Dorothy Gray
i&ndian Lullaby-Lemuel Bennett
4 hDarkey Lullaby Lutte Davis
Dean Murphy
Venetian Lullaby
Mary Campbell
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29


Mrs. S. P. Bunch gave six
O'Clock dinner at her home last
Tuesday evening in honor OF
Miss Faith Baker who will de.
part for her new home in Buck
lin as soon as school closes.
Those present were: Misses
Faith Baker, Marion Paul, Helen
and Ruth Fee, Madge Elliott,
Artie Osborn, Mildred Haigh,
and Kittie Ellis.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29
Married

Mr.. o. E. Shaw of Meade, and
Miss Blanch M. Brown, of Cave,
Kansas, we're united in marriage
last Sunday at the home of the
bride by Rev. II. J. Dayis of
Cave.
Mr.. Shaw is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Shaw, of the Artesian
Valley and known to all his
friends as a young man of ex-
cellent habits. Miss Brown is
one of Caves most esteemable
young ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw will reside
on the Shaw farm north of
Meade.
The News extends congratu-
lations a wishes them unlimited
Joy and prosperity.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

South Fowler Avenue, last Sat-
urday afternoon at two o'clock,
when their daughter, Miss Nellie
became the bride of Mr.. h. w.
Cowen, of this city, Rev. Spenc-
er of the Nj. E. Church pro-
nounced the words which united
the two lives.
The parlor was beautifully
decorated with roses, and at the
appointed hour, to the sweet
strains of bridal chorus,
played by Miss Hope Osgood,
the young couple, preceded
by little Miss Jamie Stamper and
Master Raymond Darnell who
strewed the way with roses,
entered, attended by Miss
Genevieve Haigh and Mr.. Chas.
Byers.
The bride was attired in a
dress of white messaline and
carried boquet of brides roses
while the groom wore a suit or
dark blue serge. Only mem
bers of the family and a few
friends witnessed the ceremony.
The contracting parties need
no introduction to our readers.
Mr.. Cowen is the proprietor of
the Meade Tailor Shop, young
man of sterling qualities, who
attends strictly to business, and
is highly respected by everyone
who knows him. The bride is
a young lady of many excellent
qualities, well liked, and possess
ing all the gifts to make her an
ideal help mate.
The young couple will reside
at the Smith home for the pres
ent.
A host of friends join The
News IN extending congratula-
tons and wishing them pleas
ant journey through life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

u Part Three was also musical
program and was rendered by
'students of the high school.
TDeIr program follows:
Trio "Ebb and Flow"
Marion Paul, Emilia Read, and
Bessie Osborne
Duett "Spring Morning"
Major Dalgarn, Victor Ragland
Duett Swing Song"
\ Marion Paul, Emilia Read
Solo "Bendemeer Stream"
Major Dalgarn
n Chorus 1.-THE Bells of Seville"
" Sailing
High School Chorus
Quartette "Twilight Dreams"
Marion Paul, Emilia Read,
Beulah Marshall, Bessie Osborn
Solo Border Ballad"
Francis Backe
Chorus 1.-THE Red Scarf"
High School Chorus
.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29
Commencement
Week In Meade
AAlI Programs Good And Are
Well Attended

Y There has been tumult in the
city since last Friday, and the
lcause of it all has been the clos
ENG exercises of our city schools.
The first attraction was given
on Friday afternoon, entitled,
"Clnderella in Flowerland", and
[given by the pupils of the lower
grades. We have heard much
syorable com ment on the way
which the little tots handled
their parts. The opera house
Nwas filed and a hearty applause
greeted the appearance of each
Flowerland character.
Mrs. Backe and Miss White
Sdrilled the children, and are de-
of much credit.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29
Memorial Sunday

Sunday, May 25th was Memo
rial Sunday and the day was APP
propriately observed through
respect for the Veterans of
Sixty-One.
Long before the time for be-
ginning arrived, the crowd be-
gan to gather, and by eleven
o'clock every seat IN the opera
house was taken.
The Veterans marched to the
opera house in a body and oc-
cupied special seats directly in
front of the stage.
Rev. Spencer, of the M. E.
Church delivered the Memorial
address.
Friday, MAY thirtleth will be
Memorial Day. Arrangements
have been made for appropriate
observance of the day. The
Sons of Veterans and the City
schools are assisting in the
completing of plans. This is the
one day in the year set aside for
the Veterans and the people of
Meade never tail to do their full
share toward making it success
Every Veteran in the county is
invited and urged to be present.
"It is not Memorial day for
the old veteran soldier alone, but
day for every patriotic man,
waman, or child in this great
republic who loves the old flag
and honors its defenders, 1t is
a day for patriots and a day for
eulogies, day for sweet memo
ries and day for sad thoughts.
1t is funeral day for the ma
-tion's defenders. 1t is the one
dav above all others when every
patriotic soul that breathes
should lay aside all business
cares and the mad pursuit of
pleasure, and pay homage to the
nations dead"
PROGRAM
Morning
Io:oo-Music by the Band
Io:3o-Procession to Cemetery
Afternoon
Opera House-2:3O
Song High School Chorus
Invocation Rev. Macarthur
"Tenhng on the Old Camp Ground"
High School Double Qusrtete
Reading sold Glory Genevieve Haigh
Exercise Nine little girls from Primary Room
Address Prof. Mitchell (K.U.)
Scattering Shots by the Veterans
Song High School Chorus
Francis Backe has been tun-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29
Meade viii
Celebrate
Arrangements For Fourth
Completed

In last weeks News we stated
that an unofficial program had
been arranged for the Fourth of
July celebration in Meade this
year.
Since that time definite ar
rangements have been made and
the program follows:
Morning
Sunrise Salute.
Trap Shoot
Liberal, Fowler
Meade, Plains
Afternoon
Ball game-Court House officials
VS.. Business Men.
1st End 3rd
u mile dash $25 $40 SIS
5O-yd foot race SIS prize
"A mile dash 25 10 5
100 yd foot race SIS prize
A-mi novelty race IS S
walk, trot, rum
100-yd Wheel-barrow race
Boy wheels his sweetheart in
wheel-barrow]
Winners get six tickets to the
show at night, and their picture
will be thrown on the screen.
58-mile race $50
$40 at each pole
9-mile mule race $40 SIS
Gree for all, go as you please,
Smile motor cycle race SIS SIC
(twin cylinder)
smile motor cycle race SIS $1(
(single cylinder)
Auto race (stock cars) SIS 81!
Wrestling Match $40
Hammer throw
Pole Vault
Sack Race
Potato Race
Everyone is cordially invited
to come to Meade and help cele'
brate.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29
Common School Diplomas

The following Meade county
students have been awarded
common school diplomas:
Plains, Kansas
]. B. Golliher, Verla Fox
Eva Fish. Carl Karns
Fowler, Kansas
Forest Eaton Forest Little
Mary Harris Beryl King
Lois Gray Bert Beach
Nina Cavener Stell Hartman
Basil McBee Carol Lewis
Guerald Haskins Letha Haskins
Lawrence Crawford
Theo. McCampbell
Warren Mendenhall, Miles KS.
Ethel Mitchell and Flora Paden,
Uneda, Kansas.
Gertrude Pennington, Mertilla
Kansas.
Stella Hartman is the Honor
Graduate and wins the county
scholarship. Her general aver
age is 95 per cent.
Those from outside the coun.
ty were: Ollie Hart, Englewood,
Mae Deck, Nye Oklahoma, Es-
tell Feldman, Minneola, Kansas,
and Charles Ebersale, Helen
Oklahoma.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

and still believe that if the means
suggested are employed, very
substantial portion of this claim
can be realized.
In another letter addressed to
the Secretary of the Treasury
under date of March 10Th, 1913,
Mr.. Thompson takes sharp issue
with an opinion prepared by At
torney Central Wichersham, un-
der date of January 9th 1913,
points out the mis-statements of
facts contained in the Attorney
Generals opinion, answers every
objection raised by the Attorney
General and in conclusion uses
the following language: Fear
ing that the opinion of the At
torney General referred to might
be construed as a recommends
tion that it is not advisable for
the government to take any fur
ther steps or make any further
efforts to collect this claim, !
have considered it my duty to
make you acquainted with the
situation and submit the matter
for your consideration, and re-
spectfully suggest that the ques-
tion of redemption of the prop
erty from the first mortgage fore
closure sale and the foreclosure
of the lien of the United States
would be proper for you in the
exercise of your discression to
submit to the President for any
direction in relation thereto that
he may see fit to give"
Mr.. Thompson also points Out
the necessity for prompt action
in the matter. He says after q
thorough examination of the mat
ter it seems quite probable thai
much of the principle, if not al
all of it, together with a large
. amount of interest will ultimate
ly be lostto tn. government i
no more aggressive action j;
taken in the future looking to its
collection, than seems to have
been taken in the past. Mr.
| Neeley dissatisfied with the at
4 titude that has been taken by the
Attorney General in regard tc
the matter and saying among
other things" Your reply to my
letter indicated such an unfamil.
iarty with the facts that | take
the liberty of calling your atten.
tion to the matter again. Mr..
Neeley then reviews the history
of the transaction, points ont the
different re-organlzations of the
companies owning the road and
concludes as follows: ut is an
open secret in the State of
Kansas that these successful re-
organizations have been brought
about for the express purpose Of
defrauding the government out
of its money and have no doubt
that a careful investigation of the
facts and of the law by your de-
partment will convince you Of
the necessity of immediate aud
vigorous action. Hutchinson
I n
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

On Friday evening will occur
the High School Commencement
exercises. Prof. u. G. Mitchell
of the University of Kansas, will
deliver the address.
The members of the class are.
Beulah Marshall Helen Boehler
Anna McMeel. Emilia Read
Oscar Perkins Dee Sumner
John Hantla Kay Dalgarn
Grin Thompson Charles Fee
The program follows:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

An unusually pretty wedding
was solmnized at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Smith, on
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29
appropriate, well delivered and
we'll received.

The first attraction for this
week will be the Class Day pro-
gram at the opera house this,
Thursday afternoon.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29
Railroad Co.
Likely To Pay
Neeley Continues to Press
The Matter

NN19 80 ~ 49,
Representative George A. Nee
ley's resolution directing At
torney General to proceed at
once to collect from the Missouri
Pacific railway company the sum
of $3,632, 346.34 due the govern
ment for subsidized bonds adj
vanced by the government to all
in the construction of what is
now known as the Central Branch
of the Missouri Pacific railroad
in Kansas, is already bringing
results. While the Attorney
General has not acted in the
matter as yet, the Solicitor of the
Treasury, w. II. Thompson, has
endorsed the Neeley resolution
and declared that the debt of the
Missouri Pacific to the govern
ment is just one which long
ago should have been paid.
Mr.. Thompson states that this
obliga ton is the only one re-
naming unpaid by the trans
continental railroad lines who
were helped by the government
in the construction of their road.
Mr.. Thompson has rendered
two exhaustive opinions on the
matter, both of them supporting
Mr.. Neeley's contention in every
detail. In recent letter to the
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
Thompson after a complete re-
sumo of all the facts and cir
cumstances in the case, includ-
ing presentation of the law rel
ative to the matter, states: BE
lieviug that some signs OF life
should now be manifested in a
bona-fide effort to collect claim
which had remained in a state
of suspended animation for more
than fifteen years since falling
due Except for the application
of one-half of the charges for
transportation which do not ex-
ceed 10 per cent OF the annual
interest charge on the debt.) /
have have recommended, in sub
stance, Cl) that all charges for
transportation services over this
particular one hundred miles of
road on behalf of the government
should be withheld; (2) that the
Secretary of the Interior should
make demand upon the present
owner for reports relative to the
annual net earnings of this road;
(3) that demand should be made
upon the presentowner to satisfy
the claims of the government on
account of the subsidy bond debt
by compromise under section
1869 Revised Statutes, or other
wise, and in the event it failed or
refused to do so; (4). that an ac-
ton be directed to be brought IN
the name of the government
against the present owner OF the
road TO foreclose the govern
ment's second lien and to redeem
said property from the sale un-
der the first mortgage foreclos-
ure, and that in such proceed
ings prayer should be made for
an accounting relative 10 trans
portation charges and FIVE per
cent net earnings and judg-
ment for any deficiency which
might remain unpaid from the
proceeds of the sale, in order
that the questions of the right of
the government respectfully to
such transportation charges, the
five per cent net earnings, and
the personal obligations of the
present owner of the road to sat-
isfy the governments claim
might be finally determined. 1t
may be that other or better
means to collect this claim may
be devised, but l believed then
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

Francis Backe has been tun-
ing pianos in Fowler this week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

The Baccalaureate Sermon
was delivered at the opera house
Sunday evening, by Prof. Con-
|rad Vanderveld, of the College
|ef Emporia. His sermon was
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

Piano Solo Artie Osborn
Invocation Rev. Macarthur
Duett Victor Ragland
Major Dalgarn
Recitation Margaret Dalgarn
Valedictory Edyth Steele
Glass Song Eighth Grade Chorus
Address Sapt. ]. N. Hamilton
Chorus Commencement; Song
High School Chorus
Presentation of Diplomas
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

The Eighth Grade Com mence-
mencement exercises will be
held at the M. E. Church this
evening, The program follows:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-05-29

"Tentng on the Old Camp Ground"
High School Double Qusrtete
Reading sold Glory Genevieve Haigh
Exercise Nine little girls from Primary Room
Address Prof. Mitchell (K.U.)
Scattering Shots by the Veterans
Song High School Chorus
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-24
Former City Employee
J. Lewis Huber DispOses
of Property and Disappears

The fact that J. Lewis Huber. for
merly a clerk in the water depart
ment of the Board of Works. has
dropped out of sight since last Mon
day was commented upon widely this
afternoon at an auction sale of his
household goods at his Ecme. 2s6
Runyon street 1t was rumored that
Huber had left behind him q number
of debts.
Samuel Van Poznak, the auctioneer.
said that Huber had sold the furnish
ings. cut glass and pictures, to him
several weeks ago.
Huber wis discharged by the Board
Of Works on March % last, after he
had admitted collecting water taxes
which he had failed to turn over to
the department. The money was col
iected from G. Schurch of 25l Run
yon street
In a letter pleading indulgence. HUI
ber at that time said he was suffering
from heavy losses in real estate
speculation and in the payment OF
doctors bills"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-24
263 ARE DEAD IN
MINE; HOPE FOR
RESCUE IS LOST
Government Train Arrives at
Dawson, N. M, and Crew
Is Driven Back.
GASES TOO THICK FOR
MEN WEARING HELMETS
Only % Men Saved of All Who
Were in Shaft at Time of
Explosion.

DAWSON, n. NJ, Oct. 24.-The first
government rescue car reached here
shortly after s o'clock this morning
The crews were equipped with he'll
NETS and sent into Star Canon mine
No. in search of Helmetmen James
Lurdi and William Poisa, believed to
have been killed by poisonous gases
after an accident that caused them
to remove their helmets.
The government rescuers started
for the eighteenth chamber east, two
and a half miles from the portal. 1t
was at this point that Lurdi and
Poisa, with two companions, We're
searching for the body of General
superintendent William McDermott
and perhaps at least 100 miners who
were believed to have been in that
part of the mine when Wednesdays
explosion occurred, After consider
able time under ground. the crew had
been unable. to reach the eighteenth
chamber.
Because Of the increasing presence
of carbon dioxide gas in the mine
which has permeated chambers
where the air was comparatively pure
last night. the government rescuers,
confident that no more men are alive,
iihfC IDelI attack
and devoted their entire energies to
driving out the poisonous gases
The probable death list, including
the two helmet men, was increased
to 263 today and at noon the number
of men rescued alive remained at
twenty-three.
Between and o'clock this morn
ing three additional bodies were re-
covered and brought to the surface.
No trace had been found of General
Superintendent McDermott, or Henry
McShane, the wealthy young New
Yorker. It was believed McDernott' s
body is with group of men who
were caught at the face of the mine
beyond the eighteenth room east. 1t
was for these men that the search
was being made by the helmet crew
when Lurdi and Poisa met their ac-
cident.
None of the rescued can throw
light upon the cause of the explosion,
or the whereabouts of the miners yet
entombed.
Except Jose Fernandez, taken from
the sixth chamber east, last night,
none of the rescued n1egs was work
| ing near that part OF the mine where
the explosion occurred. Fernandez
has not recovered sufficiently to talk
Of the disaster.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-24
WILSON OPPOSES
VANDERBILT PLAN
UnquaIifiedly in Favor of Ad-
ministration Bills Main
Features.

WASHINGTON, oct. 24.-President
Wilson is uncompromisingly opposed
TO the currency bill submitted by
Frank A. Nanderlip. president of the
National City Bank of New York. as
substitute for the administration
plan.
The President let il be known that
he was earnestly and unqualifiedly in
favor of the main features of the ad-
ministration bill He declared that he
believed that the plan provided in the
House bill was in every way suited to
existing conditions of business and
was calculated to render the business
men of the country a great service,
The Nanderlip plan. which contem-
plates a central bank under govern
ment control. was reported today to
have the Endorsement of three Demo-
cratic senators and five Republicans,
a majority of the Senate committee.
Senator Reed, one of the Demo-
Gratis, reported in favor of the Van
derlip plan. sought a conference with
President Wilson on the subject.
The Presidents position is that the
Vanderlip plan is radical departure
from the regional reserve system OF
banks proposed in the House bill. and
he expressed his intention to Wig
orously oppose any such measure.
With the government central bank
plan proposed by Nanderlip, available
as an amendment to the administra
ton currency bill. the Senate bank
ing committee hurried along its hear
ings today expecting to formally end
examination of witnesses tomorrow
The committee will begin the con-
sideration of the bill in executive ses-
sion Monday and as each amendment
is framed experts will be called in
to pass upon it.
II. Parker Willis of New York. who
acted as expert for the House COM
mittee in the preparat on of the ad-
ministration bill was the principal
witness today He defended the
measure generally. The committee
will consider in executive sessions
hundred of changes proposed. many
of material nature.
1t became known today that the
committee had been considering such
a plan as Mr.. Vanderlips for weeks.
In addition to his proposals, mem-
bers of the committee have asked
two other currencyMsxperts TO formu-
late central bank plans. One de-
vised by Charles A. Conant, of New
York, has already been received to-
day IT is similar in many re-
spects to the vanderlip plan. Pro-
fessor Jeremiah ". jerks also has
been requested to frame one.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-24
.SUFFRAG|STS WAIT
ORDER TO MARCH
Jersey Women in Annual Pa
rade and Mass Meeting
Here Tomorrow.

Upon the shoulders of Miss Mary
Stewart Cutting, of Orange, daughter
of Mrs. Mary Stewart Cutting, the
famous novelist, win rest the success
of or failure of the monster suffrage
pageant which will precede the big
suffrage mass meeting at Proctor s
Theatre tomorrow afternoon. She has
been selected to do the 'Inez Milhol-
land" act and lead the big process
sion.
Miss Cutting will not only be the
leader of the parade. but she viii be
a feature of it. Tall. fair and of
striking appearance, she will be a
second Joan of Are
The young suffragist general will
wear a white gown. a white felt hat,
three-cornered Napoleon style, bear
ing purple cockade. and a long
white military cape. which will be
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