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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

w. E. Brooks and Stance Myers
the new Democratic members Of the
Board of Control, have made some
radical changes at the Soldiers Home
at Dodge and at Bickendyhe. Mr.
Brooks declared the other day, THE
best the state has Is none too good
for the old soldier, and we intend tC
give it to them.1 Accordingly the
Board has ordered kerosine lamps re
placed by electric lights in all the
homes Of the veterans. They have
ordered electric fans placed in the
hospital, screens on the windows and
doors Of the cottages, baths install
ed, and many other conveniences and
necessities heretofore denied the In
mates by the Board of Managers.
Over at BickerdEke, which a com
mittee of the State Board Of Health
declared to be about the diries'
place they had seen in Kansas, the
same improvements have been order
ed, together with a good clean up
and observance Of the rules Of sani
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08
LAND OPENING QUIET.
Everything As PeaceabIe As A. SUM-
day School Picnic.

Dodge City, Aug. 4.-There we've
a number of disappointed land seek
ers In the government opening Of
10000 acres on the old forest reserve
here today. A number of men who
attempted to get good claims ane
taking the train tonight to go back
home.
In the bunch Is one man who for.
got to set his watch ahead when he
passed through Dodge. The time
changes here from central to noun:
tain. the latter being an hour ear
laer. When the man who forgot to
change his watch arrived at the res-
ervation this morning with what he
thought was almost an hour before
y O'Clock, the opening hour, he was
Mortified to find men hard at work
Improving the land. Z
he at first thought they were
sooners," but they convinced him
1t was past nine O'Clock, mountain
time. He was so disguised he made
no attempt to file anywhere.
The opening was quiet. There wa
no racing and no fighting, but some
disputes over the accuracy of watch.
es were not infrequent. There wa.,
no signal given when opening time
came, but each man stepped owe,
une boundary line Of the claim h. oov
eoed when he thought it was n,ra
O'Clock. and started his imnrove
ments.
Inc contests will be settled NV ~.
government land office at Dodge CITY.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

Mrge number Of the neighbon
ana friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dapsal
Aellal most completely and areeabIy
surprised that estimable counA
t co.. upon IN a body at their home
Just west q town last Friday evsn-
, ,us. MT. and Mrs. Kellar expect 70
leave In a few days for the Oh 49,,
a. y - ~,.'a and sheir friends decid.
s "a 70 give them a genuine surD1,s.
Uelore tneir departure. The 49,
brought along an abundance - -
tninss and the evening was 49,. -
y spent m games and couversatloo
ana ., everyone present enjoyed ! ro,.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

items of expense already enumerat-
ed, with the big irrigation farm at
Larned raising the vegetable food
for the charitable institutions, there
can be but one result, and that is a
material decrease in the state tax
levy. That is just what will happen,
and then what will our BulmooSe
friends say about the Democrats not
having kept their platform promise to
reduce taxes? You will discover, Mr..
Taxpayer, that there will be mighty
little said on that subject. All Gov
ernor Hodges asks is that he be al
lowed the two years for which he
has been elected in which to fulfill
every promise made on the stump.
Just a word about appropriations.
The Observation-Disclosures politician
will point out the fact that apparent
'ly the appropriations made by the
Legislature of 1913 exceed those made
by the legislature Of 1911, and he
will say, How do you account for
that" The total appropriations ot
the legislature Of 1911 were $S,375, 1884
The appropriations made by the leg
iSlature of 1913 are 1886, 1851. II
would appear from this that the leg
islature of 1913 appropriated almost
a half million more money than the
legislature of 1911. As a matter Oi
fact, however, the present administra
ton can not with any justice be
changed with this excess of appropria
tions. Like an individual, each legi'
lature ought to be charged with its
own debts, and not with those of an
ether person or legislature. The
Stubs administration left defici
OF $l15,SlS which it was necessary
for the legislature Of 1913 to make
good in order to carry on the bust
ness of the state for the last sil
months of the fiscal year 1928. Tn,
Stubbs administration also left a leg
acy of unfinished buildings, alb o
which were to have been completed
from the sums appropriated by tht
legislature Of 1911, but which by reaS
On Of changes in material and plans
unauthorized by law, were left I'm
completed. The legislature Of 1911;
was compelled to appropriate 1892,
1000 to complete these buildings o.
else let them go to ruin. These de
ficiencies amount IN the aggregate
to $4,000 and should be charged Il
the appropriations made for the bi
ennium Of 1928 and deducted iron
the appropriations for the biennium
Of 1s14-15. Doing this and we hay'
the Hodges administration chargeabb
with having appropriated something
over a hundred thousand dollars les
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

for each biennium are not equally d.
vided. Those for the first year are
always larger than those for the Sec
ond year. The appropriations for the
year 1914 exceed those for 1915 by
100000. Next year the corporation
tax, amounting to $S5O,OOO or $780,,
600 per annum will begin to be paid
into the treasury.
| pointed out last week that the
administration proposes to supply all
the coal for the state institutions Out
of the state mine at Lansing there
by saving the state not only the $l2O,
600 appropriated to buy coal for the
charitable institutions, but also save
a large amount which the other state
institutions have been compelled to
pay for fuel every year from their
maintenance funds. / pointed out by
the new method Of buying supplies
for state institutions $50, 900 had been
saved for the tax payers of the state
On the supplies for the next six
months. That means 100000 a year
| pointed out that the Board Of Edu+
catiOnal Administration had already
reduced the cost of running those
institutions at least $125,OOO per am
mum. have pointed out a number Of
times that Oil Inspector CumiSkey
Is turning in at the arte Of 1000
a year more money than the state
ever got before from that source.
have also pointed out, and it canGC
be denied, that the last Legislature
reduced the operative expenses o.
the state, which Includes the expense
; Of the executive and judicial depart
ments and the cost of maintaining
the charitable and penal institution:
by s25O,OOO. In leVying the taxe'
for the fiscal year 1914 the Tai
Commission did not take these item.
Of saving into account, but proceed
ed upon the basis that all the mon
ey appropriated will be spent as wa!
usual under the Republican policy o
, leaving deficits instead of balances
That is not the Hodges idea 0u'
Observation-Disclosures friends do no
mention these things when they en-
viousg jeer at "SS per cent business
and 2 per cent politics."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

As a matter of fact the Hodges @1-
ministration did a great thing wheh
il prevented the state tax rate from
being increased. The tax rate lor
1914 will be one and twOtenths mikk
for state purposes, just as it was tof
1919 and this has been accomplish
ed, notwithstanding the fact mat Dy
the repeal of the inheritance 'aA
law (bv means of which the Stu0Ds
administration collected from WIDOWS
and orphans almost 100000 a year
the Hodges administration deprived
itself of this source Of revenue fol
the wear 1913, which is not replaced
nv revenue from other sources. eS
cent by a comparatively small reVe
nue. from the sand tax, and notwith
standing the fact that it was compei
led to make good a deIclt Oh S0io'
600 left to it as legacy from the
Stubbs administration. II We take
into account the fact that the egis
laturs of 1918 also appropriated So,
600 to replace burned buildings, 1926,
900 for the publication of state ten
books, $125, 900 for demonstrating the
feasibility Of irrigation in western
Kansas, and gave $6Sl,OOO more fOu
educational purposes, including aid tC
weak school districts and the high
schools of the state, it would appear
that the Hodges administration has
done even better than IS per cent
business in keeping the state TAI
rate from increasing.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

tation. The Board has ordered hero-
sene lamps replaced by electricity
at the orphants' home at AtchisOn.
The kerosene lamp, as is well known
is a veritable source of fire, and with
all the appropriations that have been
made, the lives of these orphans have
been endangered for years by the use
of the. antiquated coal oil lamp. The
Board entertains the same views with
reference to those unfortunates that
it does towards the veterans and In
tends to give them the best care and
the best conNeniences the state has
at its command.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

The tax payer can readily see from
the foregoing statement of fact
what is going to happen next year.
The Hodges administration is going
to reduce the tax rate. With a hak
million dollars less money to raise,
with at least $S5O,OOO income from
the corporation tax. with $4,000 ad,
ditional from the oil inspection and
with the saving IN addition Of the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

The Newton KanSan, a Republican
paper, recently took the Topeka Cap
ital to task for its petty politics, in
an editorial which reads as follows:
1T has nd doubt occurred to near
ly every person who reads the Tope-
ka Capital that the policy just now
being pursued by that paper, of turn
ing and twisting every move Of the
present state administration into a
political story tainted with biased in
situations and petty accusations, Is a
complishing nothing except the BELT.
ting of the Topeka Capitol and the
man whose name appears as its own
ed. Surely Mr.. Capper and the men
who write for his paper know that
the people are not fooled by such
tactics. The average reader of tht
capital can place the brand on one
Of those stories the minute he lays
his eyes ON it. Hardly a day goes
by but the Capital has a story based
on practically nothing, which is play
ed up under a big head, purpoiting Il
tell Of some terrible mistake of thu
Hodges administration. The constan
swapping and barking about imagi.
nary or guessed-at sins Of Hodges o.
some Of his friends during times or
otherwise rest from state politics i
merely destroying the force the Cap
ital might have in dealing with some
thing worth while"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

All kinds Of window glass, thick or
thin, cut to any shape, at lowest pric-
es Also plate glass for auto wind
shields or round glass for lamps. Put
ty free with window glass. Bondu-
rants Quality Hardware.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

When you hear some peanut poll
tician jeer at 9S per cent business
and 2 per cent politics, because Gov
ernor Hodges has pried some Stubbs
appointee loose from the public crib
call his attention to this letter.
S. T. SEATON.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

"So-boss-so" positively keeps flies
away from horses and cattle. A lit
tie goes far. Heals cuts and sores.
kills germs. 81 the gallon at Bondu-
rants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

-, your inoleum will look better and
n last much i, longer if occasionally var.
nlShed with a coat Of sherwdnlwiL
~ Durable LinOleum Finish. Costs
rants. "
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

money to run the state and its in
stitutions for the fiscal years 1914-l5
than is chargeable for the same pur-
poses to the fiscal years 1928 un-
der Governor Stubbs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

For Sale-Household and kitchen
furniture, at 1909 10th St
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

But that is not all Appropriations
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

The One Best Bargain Of the Season!
We have about 25 Mems Suits in small sizes that
sold from $40 to $2O The sizes run from "a to SO.
If your size is among this lot you get the bargain of
your life In this sale you can take your pick for the
small sum of SAB
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08
Mems Clothing

Here is the way we will sell Mems Clothing, the
celebrated Adler.Rochester make, Capps 100 per cent
Pure Wool and Schwab's Specials:
Suits that sold for $5 and $3.50 in this sale $3.50
$3.50 Suits will be sold for -------- 1900
1000 Suits will be sold for--- 14.50
1900 Suits will be sold for ,---- 1880
1900 Suits will be sold for------1 1857
1850 >nits will be sold for- SIS
1000 Suits will be sold for-- 6.95
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08

This is the time Of year that you will need an extra
pair CT Trousers. See how cheap we are selling them
Mems $500 Trousers in this sale for $4S5
Mems 500 Trousers in this sale for-- $50
Mems $50 Trousers in this sale for $50
Mems 400 Trousers in this sale for---- 3.15
Mems $50 Trousers in this sale for 2.75
Mems 800 Trousers in this sale for------- 2.35
Mems ESQ Trousers in this sale for------ 1.95
Mems 200 Trousers in this ssle for 1.55
Mems 1.5O Trousers in this sale for LIS
Mems White Trousers Excepted
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-08-08
Black and Blue Suits

On every Black and Blue Suit in the house we
will give reduction Of 20 per cent. This includes
the finest Serges and Worsteds that come from the
loom.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-01

up the battle and taking the wrong
road. :,
/ am not drawing from fancy, and
l am not feeding you crust of bread
with honey smeared on it. l know
positively of not one but three girls
who are leading a delinquent life
while they still retain their positions
and cling to the responsibility that is
so dear to them. -.s
And to watch the one girl out of
million do that thing is worse than
watching the million girls slowly
starve to death-because you cannot
help that one girl. Even when she
knows that you know what she is
doing she shrinks from you and will
not let you help her.
1t was Mr.. Rubens who said we had
three-ways of escape-and he didn't
include the minimum wage in those
three avenues.
In the first place, we might marry.
Some of us have a splendid chance,
don't we? How many girls are there
who are loved by men they cannot
marry because the man is unable to
support them?
And the men who could support us
rarely see beneath our lack Of at
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-01
WOULD BIG EMPLOYERS BE SO INDIFFERENT
IF THEIR GENTLE SEX RELATIVES WORKED?
BY JANE whitaker

positively heartbreaking testimony
yesterday the
Indifference what happens girl
did something little
since have done such thingI cried
The trust handling this question pretty
working
children be fed of
honey ~
They loud in their accamaons that girl
telling
-
"coddy" a
N a
incorporating truth today when of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-01

RuD6nS q MdTDle, IOlQ uOI OuIy IudI III
the Vice Commission forced the fact
that one girl had gone to- California
into life of delinquency because
man had promised to better her con-
dition, to give her enough to eat-and
not because she loved him.
Girls, l know you are not like that,
except in the very rare cases. know
how you fight, know how you suf--
fer, know how you hope when hope
seems mockery:-
YoN are good girls, for the girls
who suffer the most cling hardest to
the one thing left them, their fair
names-but the point want to force
home is that one girl-even if it is
only one girl-took the easiest way
because she was promised enough to
eat and enough to wear.
What do l care that she Is only one
weak girl while there are a million
stDong girls? She is>a girl. And we
afe girls. too. And I am just as sick
at heart because one girl went wrong
as should be if it had been my mil
lion good girls.
I am forced to see lot of things
you do not. I have watched weak
,;rle 6rb+;no FOR q while tn exist
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-02-27
WOULD ANNEX
PART OF MEXICO


tN94iAAAAfo Aicii i asS -
ments from different points in the
state
A complaint has been filed with the
corporation commission by residents
OF Miami Arizona, asking for an "a
yestigation Of rates being charged ia
that community for water. Some of
the prices which have been charged
as shown By bills submitted amoT1t
to as high as three cents q gallon
The company supplying Miami with
water is controlled by a man nomed
Van Dyke. who win be ordered 70 APP
pear before the commission at an
sa-,y aa:e.
The Arizona Swansea Railroad has
applied TO the Corporation commits
sion for the right TO increase its in
debtedness s2eo. 10000. which It pro
poses 10 use in the betterment of its
equipment
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-02-27
ORGANIZED I D
AVERT WATER
FAMINE
Purchase of Pumping Plant
from Copper Queen at
Naco Included Low Rate
on Water for Company
TELLS OF INTEREST
RATES IN BISBEE

BY far the most interesting day in
the investigation into the rates of the
Risbee-Naeo Water company was yes
terday when number Of the direct
ors and parties interested III the com
pany we're put on the stand and gave
testimony concerning the early his
tory of Bisbee. A large number Of
people were present. The early part
of the day was spent In argumenta-
ton by the attorneys for both sides
into the reports Of the auditors and
the expert for the state. The first
witness on the stand was w. II. Bro
ply who gave as his occupation. the
manager OF the Phelps-DOdge Mercan-
tile company He is also a director
in the Bisbee-Naco Water company.
Mr.. Brophy taking stand told the
commission that in 1903 he learned
that the water plant of The Copper
Queen Consolidated Mining company
at Naco which was bringing water in.
10 Bisbee was for sale. Collecting a
number of friends whom he thought
would likely be Interested, Mr.. Bro
Bhy and his colleagues decided 20
purchase the plant owned by Masca
and Brophy which was furnishing wa
ter to the city al that time. Accord
ing 10 Mr.. Brophy's testimony about
S209.0 was needed to bay both the
plants
Mr.. Brpphy made his negotiations
with Walter Douglas, general mana
ssr OF the Copper Queen interests 70
purchase the plant Cf the Queen in
Naco for $50, eco on the stipulation
that the company which was to lake
over the plant would agree to furnish
the Copper Queen and its subsidiaries
water fer about twenty-five cents a
thousand gallons. The water was to
De pumped from Naco to the Spray
tanks in this city A final agreement
was made by the Copper Queen in
terests agreeing TO pay twenty-eight
cents per thousand for their water.
The formation of the BIsbee Naco
Water company was the result of
near water famine which The city eX-
nerfenced the year before and the
failure Ct the Mason and BTophs
plant upon whom the city had been
dependent to furnish sufficient water.
Mr. Brophy approached Mr.. Mason
with an offer TO buy their plant, Mr..
Mason asked 100000 but after sever
al weeks OF dickeriHg the price was
finally reduced to S7e,0o0 and the
Bisbee-Naco Water company came IN
possession Of that plant toe. Mas
on and Trophy did not receive any
money for their plant but agreed TO
take the $4,000 in shares Of the
new company.
Asked where he obtained the mon
ey with which 20 buy the Two water
plants. Mr. Brophy said that he had
interested several friends to enter in
TO the company, More than enough
money was raised tC pay the $4,000
Tor the Copper Queen plant leaving
a surplus of 100000 to $4,000 in the
treasury. The stock was then pat on
the open market but the small invest
or did not take kindly 10 placing bis
money with the Water company and
so practically it was the few who arr
now tho stockholders of the com
pany who were the original investors
Not d cent was put into the new com
pany by the Copper Queen interests.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-02-27

mess d little mining a little bank.
ing and little beer" lie said that
the prevalent rate OF interest in this
city was from eight to twelve Der
cent and he did not regard with fay-
Or the attempt of the commission 10
regulate a return 81 only nine per
cent on the Bisbee- Naco Water com.
pany. Asked how the rates OF the
company were determined, he said
that il was based on the cost OF read
ing and installing the meters. He
argued in favor OF the minimum rate
giving as his reason that no business
could be conducted unless some guar
antee was given so as to determine
the earnings OF the company. M.
Shattuck did not consider that ;he
rates were just and equitable by sell.
ing water to the Copper Queen and
Phelps Dodge interests at twenty
eight cents if the contract with that
company were declared void.
The last witness on the stand was
j. f. Curry OF the Calumet and Arr
IONA He testified that the Warren
conapany was buying water from the
Bisbee-N aco Water company fer
about forty cents per thousand and
on a contract with the Bisbee Naeo
Water company dependant wholly on
the price OF oil II the price OF oil
was higher than a certain amount,
the rate for water was higher. Air
Curry testified that the Warren com.
pany was a mutual corporation organ.
- lev.
OF the mining companies. He testf
fed that the Warren company was
owned by the Copper Queen interests
the c. and A. interests the Superior
and Pittsburg and the Warren Realty
company Mr.. Curry caused some
stir when he said that the sale Of
water 70 the residents OF Warren II
81. 50 per thousand had proven to be
loss TO the Warren company and
that not even enough remuneration
was received to pay for the upkeep
or pay for the depreciation OF the
plant. SO far. the supplying OF water
TO the residents of Warren at $50
minus all the expense curtailed n
pumping eEs., necessary in Bisbae
had only proven an accommodation.
This testimony which appeared 70
be big coup or the Water company
was strongly objected TO by the at
torney general who argued that the
testimony be stricken off the books
until such a time as the commission
could look into the hooks Of the War
rem company. This was agreed to 10y
the attorneys for the defendants and
- 90
stricken from the report. .Conmis
sioner Geary expressed his opinion
that the Warren company viii IN th'
future be obliged to pay the rates
established by the commission de
spite the contract with the Bisbee
Naco Water company The hearin;
was hereupon dismissed until tel
O'Clock this morning.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-02-27
NEWS INFLUENCES THE DAY

Italian specialists make a faYoranle
report on the condition OF J. p Nor
gan, in Cairo.
Washington hears thar Wilson has
positively decided en- Bryan- VIM. G.
McAdoo. Representative Burleson Of
Texas and Josephus Daniels as mem
bers OF his cabinet.
II is estimated that the steel cor
porations untitled tonnage for ths
current month will show shrinkags
but no more than in January.
Il is reported that Austria and Rus
STA have reached an agreement. Aus
triau premier says that all of the Bal
kan dimcuities will be settled Coon.
Copper l. unchanged. TCGay's mar
ket: stronger. The market is IN a
much better shape ana We nope TO see
II continue. The only trouble VIII bs
on the coming Of inaugural day. We
still believe that atocks should be
bought on any decline.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-02-27
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