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The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-05

The high cost of living problem has
reduced 10 the lowest possible price
of existence for the workers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
School Reception

Last Friday evening, one of
the largest crowds that has ever
assembled In the High School
building attended the reception
given there on that evening.
After a tour through the build
ing, with stop-over privileges in
the domestic science department
where doughnuts and coffee
were served, the guests gathered
in the assembly room. and there
listened to an interesting pro-
gram of band music, vocal music,
readings, and addresses. 1t
was an enjoyable affair and every
one seemed more than pleased.
Never in the history of the
school have better opportunities
been offered to students. 1t is
a county high school, and every
boy and girl in the county, who
desires high school education,
should attend.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23

Victor Murdock declares posi-
lively that there will be no return
to the Republican fold. That
eminent stand-patter d. K. An
thony Jr., charges that Governor
Hodges is promoting the Pro-
gressive movement with a view
to his reelection. OF course
Mr.. Anthony desires to go back
to Congress from the first Dist
rict aud is very we'll aware that
with three tickets in the field, a
Democrat will succeed him next
year. Therefore, Daniel is fuss
ing at the Progressive movement
as a Democratic scheme" An
other eminent Republican, Geo.
Clark, of Republican League"
fame, hopes for peace, but has
his battle axe ready and if the
Progressives want war, George
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
Lodge Reception.

Meade Encampment No. 1873
l. o. o. F. ls arranging for a big
meeting Nov. 10, to which all
Odd Fellows and their ladies',
Masons and their ladies, Knights
of Pythias and their ladies', in.
cluding all Rebekahs, Eastern
Stars and Pythian Sisters are
cordially invited. The Eastern
Star piano will be used. A
musical and literary program is
being prepared. Refreshments
will be served. Everything free.
We want all the lodge people to
get together and have a good
time.
CoMaITTEE,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23

The fight engineered by Arr
thur Capper and his socialist al
lies on the unified Department
of Labor inaugurated by the
Hodges administration, has, flick
cred odt. Even Sim Bramlette,
who during the campaign last
fall supported Mr.. Capper and
has never been friendly to the
Hodges administration, gave
Governor Hodges and the Demo-
cratic legislature the highest
sort of praise in his report as
President of the State Fedora
tion of Labor; which will soon be
published in the printed pro-
ceedings of that organization,
Even the Capper publications
have had nothing to say on the
subject since the meeting of the
so-called State Society of Labor
at Pittsburg proved to be mis-
cradle failure and since it's lead
ing and dominating spirit, one
Brewer, was arrested in a negro
joint in that city and yanked in
to police court.
The fact is that the present
administration has done more
for organized labor than all the
administrations in the past ten
years put together and the or
ganizations of the state realize it
and are slde-stepping the social
list bunch which has dominated.
the Labor Department for some
years.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
A BUSINESS
BASIS FOR OIL
Culmisky's Report Shows A
Net Profit

State Oil Inspector Cumisky,
has filed his semi-annnal report
a net profit to the state of $37
1924 from his Department as
compared with profits aggregat-
ing $19,717,2l for the same peri.
cd in 1912 under the Stubs ad-
ministration. The expense of
the department under the Hodg-
es administration for the past
six months has been So, ,09O. As
as compared with $l7,79l.9o for
the same period in 1912 under
the Stubbs administration. This
gain IN net revenue to the state
of $751; in the past six
months indicates a net gain of
$40, 600 for the year.
Governor Hodges and Oil In.
spector Cumisky are entitled tc
great credit for having put the
Oil Inspection Department on
business, instead of politica,
basis. 1t will be remembered
that under the Stubs Admini
stration an army of local OIL In
spectors took half the money
collected as pay for their servic'
es, while under the new system
the expense of collection is less
than one-seventh of the gros:
collections.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
Notice

We very much appreciate the
way in which our subscribers
have responded to our call for re-
mittance. We have but a few
who are in arrears, and if these
few will give the matter their at
tention, we will complete our
subscription collections by the
first of November.
The Meade County News.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
Births
To Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Sweet
on October 22, girl.

Through some misunderstood
ing or misipterpretation of tele-
grams, the Dodge City foot ball
team came to Meade last Satur-
day, expecting to play our team.
No arrangements had been made
by our boys for a game, and
there was nothing for the visit
ing team to do but return home
Agame will perhaps be arranged
for the near future.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23

was 27,7s3,123. Each ton was
hauled an average distance of
246. .61 miles.
On the whole, the years show
ing was a good one, the best in
the road s history, according to
Topeka officials. Topeka Cap
ital.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
Mu.t Re.ni. On Time

Topeka, Oct. 14.-Earl Akers
is making a lot of county treas
urers very angry but he Is also
collecting a lot of extra money
for the state and making those
county treasurers watch out and
make their remittances at the
proper time. Under the law ali
the counties must collect the
money with which to pay the in,
terest and principal on all bonds
issued by the counties, cities,
townships and school districts.
The money is then to be sent to
the state treasurer who acts as
the fiscal agent.
Some county treasurers are
careless IN sending in this mon.
ey and Akers has been making
them pay the accrued interest
on the debt. About six weeks
before bond or some interest
coupons are due the state treas
urer sends out statement to
the county showing what bonds
and what interest coupons are
due and the time they are due.
The money must be in the state
treasury before the coupons or
bonds can be redeemed.
But some of the county treas
urers pay little or no attention
to the statements sent out and
forget allabout them. The state
treasurer doesn't send out any
more statements until after the
bonds or interest is due and the
coupons or bonds presented to
him for payment. Then he
sends out another statement and
tacks onto it the accrued inter-
est. If the local municipal DIS
trict which issued the bonds has
been at fault and has not turned
i the money to meet the debt 70
the county treasurer than the
accruek interest comes from the
district but if the county treas
urer has overlooked the matter
it comes out of his pocket. That
is what is making some of them
spueal so hard. Remittances
have been received in October of
this year for money due last jan
uary and the county treasurers
had to put up the accrued inter-
est. The amounts of tha.accrued
interest collected vary from two
dollars up to fifty and sixty dol
lars and the aggregate in nine
months is little over four
thousand dollars. In not all the
cases was the money paid by the
county treasurers but most of
the smaller amounts did come
from their pockets simply be-
cause they forgot to send in the
money.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23

declares that he knows where
there are seventy-five thousand
trusty voters who will be true to
the G. 0. p.
Last, but not least, there IS
our friend Sheffield ingalls,.
Shef. declares that he is sitting
steady in the Progressive boat
and that to Surrender now,
would be ignoble. Z" Of course
Shef. has to devote some space
to abusing Democrats which is
some evidence that 'there is
something in heredity, but what
Shef says ofxhe Democrats is
mild compared with the faying
he gives the stand-pat Republic
cans.
And so the merry war goes on.
Meanwhile the Democrats are
closing up their ranks and both
the National and the State adj
ministrations are gaining streng-
tn with the people every day.
ST, Seaton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23

Mrs. J. D. Wehrle and son
Paul, deprated for their home'
in Center, Colorado, last Satur-
day.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23

Monday, the 9th is the ad-
journed day of District court.
Tuesday, the 2sth, is the Begin
nlng of the regular term.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
Foot Ball

The Meade County High
School VS.. the Greensburg team,
at Meade, Friday, October "a.
Everyone loyal to our school
should attend.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
BIG INCREASE
IN EARNINGS
OF Rock Island System Over
The Year 1910

Every mile of the Rock Islands
8, ,o47.07 miles of lines earned an
average gross revenue OF $s,-
867. .33 during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1913, according to-
the roads annual report, SUBJ
mltted to the roads stockholders
at their annual meeting in Chi
cago on October 6 and published
in the current issue of the Rail-
way Age-Gazette. This was an
increase in earnings of $S14.30
per mile over the preceding
fiscal year.
The cost of operating each
mile of track during the fiscal
year was Sc, ,623.S1, an increase
of $704.94 over the preceding
year. The report shows that
while both revenue and operating
expenses increased during the,
year, there was slight gain IN
net operating revenue.
The net operating income, af-
ter paying taxes and operation,
was 81, ,977.42 per mile, an in
crease of $9O,87 over the preced-
ing year.
But there was also an increaseI
in the interest aad rental charg-
es during the year, this expense
averaging 81, ,701.10 per mile, an
increase of $1O3.20 per mile.
This left the balance of income
available for payment of divi-
dends $s04.2S per mile.
The operating revenues for the
Rock Island increased slightly
more than 10 per cent over the
preceding fiscal year, the total
operating revenue for the year
just ended being $71,364,935.O6.
While revenue showed a good in
crease, operating expenses in
creased 1913 per cent, amounting
to $52,5O4 1924. The roads
taxes for the year were heavy,
being 50, 46,437.54.
The roads new operating rev.
enue for the year was $l5,914,-
305. 38. Other income brought
the total net over operating ex-
penses up to Sl6, ,944, 190.37. But
a big hole was dug into this net
revenue by the payments or in
terest andrentpls, which amount
ed to $12,SS5, 1855 for the year,
The balance, after all charges
and expenses were paid, was S4,-
O5S, ,354.S4.
Out of this an annual dividend
of 5 per cent was declared. The
dividend earning capital stock of
the system amounts to $74,S70,-
500, and the amout paid in divl-
dends for the year was $3,748,-
SIS.
| After paying all expenses of
operation, fixed charges, taxes
and the 5 per cent dividend, the
Rock Island closed the fiscal year
with a surplus in the treasury of
$314,829.S4. This is a compara-
lively small surplus, considering
the volume of business, but is
three times as much as the pre-
ceding fiscal year.
The Rock Island handled an
immense volume of business,
both passenger and freight, dur
ing the fiscal year, according to
the annual report. During the
year a total of 19,412,671 pas
sengers were transported on
Rock Island trains, each passen-
ger travelling an average of 50.67
miles.
| An immense increase occurred
IN the freight traffic, the volume
increasing almost 10 per cent.
The total mum Der of tons of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
Stop This Begging.
ABthOsy BuiIetiu.

Antuo4y nulepiu.
Monday a middle aged man
came to this Office and handed us
apaper. OF course we thought
it a contribution and seized it
eagerly. Aud when we looked
upon the paper we read that the
bearer had a cancer on his breast
and wanted to sell us shoe
strings for the cancer. 1t made
ms mad. We don't like to be
handling papers that may have
the cancer germs on them. And
then we suspect the man bad no
cancer at all.
Monday afternoon another man
came in. He had one leg but he
was big, husky fellow and look
ed like he could lift a horse or
eaka whole hog. He wanted to
sell us shoestrings because he
had one leg. We passed him up.
Tuesday afternoon we had an
other caller. He was rather
slim young man, rather good
looking, in fair health, seeming
ly, and his paper said he was
deaf and dumb and would we
kindly help. Well, we showed
him the door.
1t is not that we have no sym
pathy. We think we have that.
1t is because we do not think the
men travelling about claiming to
be i'll, crippled or deaf, have any
claim to our sympathy or to
yours. They annoy you and
they annoy us and they have no
right to do it. Many. of them, if
we could show it, are either rich
or in good circumstances. There
are such who come here every
year that we do know have farms
and property and money in Okla
homa and in other states. They
just love the life of the .beggar,
that's all. They love to travel
Aboat and get money and so they
aetyou and me toll and spin for
them.
If there is man or a woman
an trouble or in i'll health they
will be taken care of right where
they live, They do not need to
travel. If they travel it is be-
canse they like it and love to beg
rather than to work. And they
come to us and to other COM
manities and prey upon the peo-
pie.
There are laws to reach these
professional beggars, and if
these do not, laws can be made
that will. The state board of
health should act in the matter
in the interest of the public
health. Our mayor and COM
missioners, the mayors and COM
missioners of other cities should
protect against these pretenders.
If man wants to beg at An
thony he should first be made to
convince the mayor that he should
beg. That his cause is worthy.
That he has no disease which is
contagious. That he has no fix
ed residence. The city physician
of county health officer should
make thorough examination.
And if any one begs here who is
not worthy he should be taken
by the authorities and walked to
the borders of the city. From
him should be taken every cent
he may haye upon his person
and the sum so taken placed in a
fund for ourown poor and needy.
And when the pretended has
been escorted to where the
boundary lines are marked he
should be told to go hence with
ont delay and that if he returns
he will be put on bread and wat
er and other delicacies until he
will have reason to remember
his visit to our fair city.
Coal
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-10-23
Coal

"A Will have car of nut coal on
track next week. Place orders
early. Sutherland & Cooper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-12
BUSINESS SYSTEM.

Some men put in a lot Of time thinking about what
a good system the other man has in his business, how
Systematically he does his days work and how much ne
accomplishes.
Do you know how he got that system in his bust
ness and in his daily business acts?
The chances are ninety-nine to one that ne worked
it out to q great extent himself.
He got a few fundamental ideas from some bust
ness associates or acquaintance; he adapted them 70
his own business. This suggested to him other teatures
that he could adopt, and he worked them out himself. @
He arranged his desk in a systematic manner. ne
had a place for his pens, his blotters, his ink and his
daily tab where he puts a memo today OF what must De
done tomorrow. The first thing he does in the morning
when he comes to work is to look at that daily ticker.
That starts him off right. The first ten minutes OF his
days work is composed Of seeing what part OF yester-
days work has to be finished this morning and giving
directions to see that it is finished at the earliest pos
sible moment. BY the time that is done, he is in the
swing of the days duties and you can't stop him. Inc
last ten minutes of his days work is just as effective as
the first.
If you start your day right and finish it right, the
rest of the day will take care of itself.
You cannot adopt absolutely the system used by
anyone else. Get the fundamentals and then work out
your own system. Get into it. Try something new; 1t
may not work just as you want it to, but it will show
you how to change the plan so it will work the way you
want it to. A system that you can use to advantage IN
your business does not just happen to come; you've got
to make it. Get into it; get interested in it; 90 II, and
start at it TODAY.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-12
Daddy Bedtime
~ How the
NNYV Com Plant
Came to Earth.

AoK and Evelyn climbed on daddys knea II was time fF ts seof5
to beeta and ths was what daddy said:
s.Leag ago the Indians had nothing Y eat but - sans whcn =
~ y got IN hunting or the nh they caught from IN stream.
.n this far Oh time there lived in . beautiful part q the country : pof
indian with his wife and his children +.###-S81 I# -.
This Indians eldest son. : lad named wuns' loved Il wand@ IN NJ
woods studying the flowers and plants that grew there
"The Great Spirit made al thingA' thought Wunx Gould d 0 n
4 easier for ~ ia ret our food than by hunting and hshingY
zone niaht q he Icy O bis bed hs had 4 wonderful dream. d seemeo
n - a bright Maht 1t tho hodge door, and 4 beautiful stranger snoersd az
re. a on man With q waving green plume In his yellow hah.
@"T am SAINT 10 yeu my friend said the stranger. by the Great spirit
He knows how YOU wish to help every onS. and he mean Il help you
"Then tn. young man told WINS - nbs and wreste with him. or It was
,n,v nv overcoming him he could win. WINS rose. and they wrested. but IN
traneer voc overcame him. @& ,
aTh. net narht the stranger came back and again they wrestled. ana
thouah Wuux was again beaten 10 aid better than on the night before
.The third night the stranger again entered the dosr
You have struggled bravey' said b to WINS At - you nan wn.
4. noon az o. have thrown me- to the ground you must pull ut my plume
and strip OF my cloak. Then I shall seem 70 % a 2 dead But . ns
Fear Clear the earth OF roots and weeds, make the ground sofia lay mo
n T. Theme oyer m y body and have N Never let the weeds o. grass grow
over nv he'd. Once q month cover m . with fresh earth Thus You Will neIp
vomr fenowa when I rise again. teach them what l have taught you
"t hanpened n tho stranger said One day, to his Joy. Wunx saw the
o,.an nlnme coming through the ground. Instead Of his lost friend. however
there sprang d y a strange plant that in many ways locked like him.
IN ~ autumn WunE asked his father and friends to follow him to the
lonely spot where It grew. 1t was now q tail plant with nodding plumes and
.t".lv oreen cloak from underneath which pesped amber clusters
" 4 ia nv frendY exclaimed Wunz softly 1t y maize, the Indian corn.
We need a nor depend alone on hunting " fishing for food. for - long
as this gift is priced and cared for It VIII give as q living"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-12
Side walk Sketches
~ Howard I. Ram
THE MENU.

Tho menu Is . French invention
which It doesn't cost anything to look
at, but no part Of which can be trans
ferred nervously to . carbon order
blank without eating = round. resonant
hole In a so bill. II 10 used mainly
by restaurants which exc out . bare
existence by charging sixty cents for
q half portion Of CONCEALED cAnteloupe
and BY hotels which. rent . brass bed,
hat-chssted bath tub. . Wilton vel
vet rug and q scarlet candelabra for
the mere pittancs OF % pef day.
The menu IL designed az an instFuc-
tion sheet for the benefit OF people
who otherwise would be inclined to
order eggs straight UP and let II 60
double Many . man has entered .
cafe with the intention OF absorbing
a shredded wheat biscuit and . CUP
Of coffee, only to be tempted beyond
endurance by . sparkling and alliterat-
i've menu and sent up to the cashiers
desk with Z check that CARRIED his
spinal column IN ctammy Precipitation
Thousands Of people who are perfect
ly satisfied with q pancake diet at
home throw all discretion to the winds
whom confronted with . menu carry
ing . tax Of eighty cents for oatmeal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-12
WHAT THE MULHALL EXPOSE
HAS SHOWN.

The senate committee. now investi-
leating the confession" Of Colonel
Martin NJ. Mulhall finds itself engaged
chiefly In the pursuit of phantoms. I'm
der the light of full and fair inquiry,
the colonel's most startling accusations
have fallen fat. Many of them he has
been forced to retract or qualify In
such manner as to divest them of all
the serious significance originally
ascribed to them.
In the way Of evidence that would
be acceptable In q court, or worthy OF
serious consideration at the hands OF
the senate committee, the entire Null
hall expose has produced nothing to
substantiate the charges Of wholesale
corruption Of congressman and other
,public officers by the National Associa-
ton Of Manufacturers.
All the evidence presented before
sthe investigating committee has failed
70 prove that any of the public officers
whose regulations have been assailed
ara guilty Of any malfeasance or that
the N. A. M. has committed any GRIM
inal act.
The primary objects sought by the
N. A. M. were legitimate enough in
themselves. Whatever public censure
may fall upon the association by rea-
-on OF the disclosures in the senate in
estigation Will be on account Of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-08-12

mean employed to accomplish Its pur>
yoses rather than because the purposes
themselves are to be condemned, by
fairminded persons
The National Association Of Manu-
f~acturers is an organization of BUSH
ness men Of the entire country. It has
about $500 members whose employees
number 100000 in all and who pay
out between $500, 900, 1000 and $4,000
900, 900 each year in wages. The COM
bined value of their products is more
than $4,000, 100000 annually. The in
dustries which these men represent
constitute a most important factor IN
the country's welfare.
The manufacturers r citizens.
They pay a large proportion OF the
taxes. They have every legitimate
right TO go before the congress-, the
legislatures and other lawmaking
bodies and ask for any reasonable con
sideration at their hands. They are as
much entitled to the privileges OF
ORGANIZATION and united action as their
employees. It is yer proper that they
should use any fair and honorable In
huence to bring about the election OF
men whom they favor for public Office.
But the National Association OF
Manufacturers owes it to itself and Its
members to exercise these rights and
privileges openly and frankly. When
it employs devious means and seeks
by subterfuge to bring about results
that might be obtained by direct and
open action it incurs public suspicion
and distrust.-Public Service Maya
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