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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

A Chicago judge has hung up mir
TOR in his court in which he compels
drunkards brought before him 10 look
at themselves. The sight of them
selves as others see them has already
had reformatory effects. 1t is a pity
this ingenious idea cannot be extended
In all cases of pernicious activity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

An Italian Aviator Killed in Fall.
Turin, Kaleidoscope Nosar, an
Italian aviator, while making a flight
at an aerodrome here, fell with his
machine from an altitude of one hum
dred feet and received injuries which
resulted in his death.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15
a Kansas Towns Only Church Burned

A Kansas TOWNS only OnuTCH oui"So
Olmutz. one of the wealthiest little
towns in Kansas, is without church
as the result of the big Catholic
church there burning down recently.
Two small Catholic school buildings
also were destroyed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15
Hatchet in London Tower

glass cover of one of the cases in the
royal jewel room of the Tower OF
London. They were arrested and
sent to Bow Street.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15
Havana ExpIosion kiila Ten-

Havana.-An explosion In hard
ware store at Cienfuegos resulted in
the death of ten persons, including
the proprietor, his wife and children.
The others were persons in the i'm
mediate vicinity. Scores were in
jured.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15
pictures for Parsons Schools.

The board of education of Parsons
has arranged for series of educa-
tionaI picture shows to be given the
second Friday of each month for the
benefit of the school children.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15
A Kansas Village Center Burns.

Leavenworth, Kan-FTre of I'M
known origin destroyed the town hall,
postoffice, general store and telephone
exchange at Boiling, ten miles west OF
here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

A Hindoo. visiting this country,
says the police of New York are toe
rough. Their methods are crude
when compared TO those of the thug
gees
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15
Parcel Post May Carry Books

Washington - Senator Smith OF
Michigan has introduced an amend
ment to the Postoffice Appropriation
bill to admit books and small nursery
stock to the parcel post
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15
DEVELOPING New Oil Territory.

Oil territory in the vicinity of Hum
boldt is being developed more than
ever this winter. G. v. Matthias, in
the last six months, has bought and
sold two leases for total of $40, 900.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

The Senate in night session passed
the bill consolidating the bureau of
labor, the bureau of mines, and the
free employment bureau. The State
Society of Labor met and elected
John Gore of Pittsburg as commits
sioner OF the bureau of labor and
Leon Beeson of Pittsburg as state
mine inspector. Both these jobs were
abolished by the Senate three hours
after the elections. The consolida-
tions of the labor bureaus was asked
by Governor Hodges in the interest of
economy and efficiency. as he beliey-
ed a man appointed or elected to the
place would be more efficient than one
chosen by the labor unions alone.
There is a very large element of
Kansas labor unorganized and the 6u-
reau was for the entire state and not
alone for the unions or the union men.
The new state department has a COM
missioner appointed by the governor
to have entire charge of the work of
the three departments. His first as
sistant must be a miner and he is 10
have a. sufficient force of deputies to
make the factory and mine inspec-
tionS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

The initiative and referendum cen
stitutionaI amendment has been killed
by the Kansas senate The final vote
on the resolution was % to Is. three
senators being absent, two Democrats
and one Republican The roll call
follows.
Yeas-Rawman, Carney, Davis,
Gray, Kinds, Howe, Huffman, Joseph,
King, Kinkel. Klein, Malone, McMill-
an, Nighswonger, Nixon, Pauley,
Price of Greenwood, Shouse, Sutton.
Waggener, Williams. Wilson of JET
ferson- p.
Nays-Carey, Denton, Lambertson,
Logan, Mahin, Overfield, Paulen.
Price of Clark, Simpson, Stavely, Still
ings, Trott, Troutman, Wilson OF
Washington. Is.
In order to pass the resolution need
ed 27 votes. Senators Huffman,
Pauley and Kinkel, Republicans, voted
for the resolution. All the Democrats
present supported the measure SEN
ators Milton, Meek and Wolf were
absent The resolution had been
passed by the house.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15
NEWS FROM THE LEGISLATURE
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS ARE DO
ING AT TOPEKA
interesting and important Happen
ings in House and Senate
During Past Week.


shape two different forms of initia-
tive and referendum resolutions for
amending the constitution and with
in a few days the two propositions
will go to conference for adjustment
The house adopted a long, involved
and complicated constitutional amend
ment by vote of 118 to 3 while the
senate completed the work on short
and simple amendment but did not
take a final vote on it. The house
amendment has been sent to the SEN
ate and it is ready for consideration
there. Both branches of the legisla-
ture spent practically all the after
noon on the initiative and referen-
dunn measures. Out of five different
measures introduced in the house, the
judiciary committee made up resc-
luton of it's own and that was adopt
ed finally without amendment. There
was heated debate on the question
of whether the courts should have
the right to pass on initiated legisla-
ton. The Democratic majority forced
into the measure the provision that
under no circumstances could any
state court-hold unconstitutional any
legislation initiated by the people.
Senator Joseph Butler has introduc-
ed a new bill intended to put the
snitch lawyer and the blackmailers out
of business in Kansas. The first bill
he introduced gave the county commits
sioners of each county authority to
examine all suits to see whether or
not they had any merit. But the jul
dietary committee of the Senate dis
covered that there was a flaw in this,
as the county commissioners would be
exercising a judiciary function, which
they cannot do under the law. The
new bill requires that when a suit is
filed in any court of the district that
a brief of it must be submitted at
once to the judge of the court. He
is to examine it an determine whether
or not it is a lawsuit arranged by
snitch lawyer or is a piece of black
mail. If the court finds that the case
is one of those brought without real
foundation or cause the court may or
der cash bond for all costs and a
bond that the case actually will be
prosecuted. Most of the Matchmaking
cases and those arranged by snitch
lawyers are accompanied by affidavits
that tie plaintiff cannot pay costs be-
cause of his or her poverty and this
forces the county to pay the costs in
the cases.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

A reward of $1,000 was authorized
by the senate for the conviction of
the murderers of Sam Reed, the Ital-
ian killed at Pittsburg because of dis
closures of crooked work in the cleo
tion in Crawford county
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

The senate has passed the bill pro-
viding for a mortgage recording tax
and exempting mortgages from other
taxation in Kansas. The recording
tax is to be fifty cents for each one
hundred dollars of the debt to be paid
by the lender when the mortgage Is
filed and all mortgages are then to be
entirely exempted from any other tax
alton
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

The Senate committee on penal res
olutions is considering an approprla-
ton for a factory for the manufacture
of collins Representative Ostlind OF
Mcpherson suggested this in bill in
troduced recently in the House The
Senate committee believes the bill has
merit and when the trades school IS
built the state will begin the mana-
facture of collins.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

The House has passed the bill which
will enable the Legislature to get
opinions on the constitutionality CT
proposed laws from the supreme court
before the bill is passed by either
branch. The bill Provides that when
ever the Legislature desires an opin-
ion of the supreme court, in reference
to the ccEstitutionality of any act or
part of act pending before the Legis-
lature for passage, the Legislature
may, by concurrent resolution of
the Senate and House of Representa-
tives. ask the supreme court for its
advice concerning the act as to It's
constitutionality.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

The house passed the bill prohibit
ing the publication of fake, false or
misleading advertising matter in any
newspaper or in any pamphlet or cir
cular Under the law the advertise
ment must state the exact truth I'M
der a penalty of $500 fine or year
in jail The law was asked by the
responsible merchants of Kansas who
want to stop the false advertising OF
some concerns
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

Representative Stone of Shawnee
introduced bill providing Tor Inc
state to pay damages to any person
sent to jail or prison through a M
carriage of justice
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

Senator Waggener introduced in The
Senate bill prohibiting the erection
of any billboard within fifty feet of
any residence in any Kansas city. The
penalty is a fine of from 81 to $780,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

Representative Hendricks of Raw
Inns introduced a bill for the people
of the state to decide whether or not
the state should support a fair and
determine its location Topeka and
Hutchinson are both making a hard
fight TO get state appropriation for
a fair.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

Senator Gray has drafted a bill pro-
viding that a summons for any crimi-
nal or. civil case in the state may be
served by telegraph. telephone or
mail At present all summons must
be served personally by the sheriff or
constable and fee and mileage is col
lected for each service. The Gray bill
will make big reduction in the cost
in all lawsuits.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

The question as to whether the mu-
nicipality on the Kansas side shall
step back a quarter of a century and
take the name of .'Wyandotte' again
is before the Kansas Legislature IN
the shape of a bill enabling the city
commissioners to change the name u
a city at WILL
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-02-15

The house has passed the Brown
bill to remove the justices of the SUI
rreme court and the judges of the
district courts from partisan politics.
The bill provides that all the candi-
dates for justices and judges must
he placed on separate ticket in the
urinary and none of the candidates
is to have any party label
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18
THE PARCEL POST-BUSlNESS
GETTER

Merchants. the country over, are
using the parcel post to expand their
business.
That is. big merchants are.
What is the country nv rchant do
ing about it?
He is closest to the rural BUYERS
He has the cheapest parcel post rates.
He knows these buyers and their
needs: they know him and his stock.
What is he doing about it?
After watching the country papers
for several weeks with this idea in
mind. we should judge that he is do
ing nothing about it.
If the parcel post hurts him, as he
feared it would when he was fighting
its adoption, it will be his own fault.
The merchants in the cities are
making the parcel post useful to
themselves by advertising. They are
periodicals and the widely circulated
advertising in the widely circulated
dailies, reaching out in this way for
the buyers of the country.
So should the country merchant.
His local paper circulates along the
rural routes. So do the dailies and
the periodicals. The dailies and peri
odicals are carrying advertisements
aimed at the rural buyer and they
are getting business that way.
/ When the local paper also carries
the advertisements of local mer-
chants. aimed at the rural buyer, and
framed SO as to tempt him to buy, the
local merchant will be getting his full
share of the business created by the
parcel post. So long as he fails to
take advantage of this excellent way
to reach bis potential customers, he
should not complain if much business
comes off the rural routes and goes
by his door to the city merchant.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18
A TEN PER CENT. DIVIDEND

The fact that the Ocala Fertilizer
Works have just declared a dividend
of 10 per cent. draws attention to the
fact if that concern had the ne
cessary capital that the manufacture
of fertilizers on large scale requires.
that nothing would pay handsomer
profits.
The farmers of this county use thou
sands and thousands of dollars worth
Of fertilizers within the course of ev-
cry recurring. season, all of which
could be manufactured at home, and
all of this money could be used in
the channels of home trade, and would
"fertilize" the pockets of our people
the same as the products of the fac
tory stimulate the earth and make it
yield, in many instances, a four-fold
crop
1t does not admit of a doubt but
that as good a grade of fertilizer can
be manufactured here as elsewhere,
and the factory here ought to be Civ
ing employment to fifty or more la
borers where it now gives employment
to one.
Every farmer and every truck grow
er in the county ought to have one or
more shares of stock in the Ocala Fer
tilizer Works, and that ought to be-
come our greatest industry. If that
were the case it would become like a
two-edged sword, and would reap
profits two ways-the truckers would
make a profit on all the fertilizers
they used besides the profits on the
bigger crop yields
Let's get busy and get right behind
the Ocala Fertilizer Works, and see
that they help along in the growth
of Ocala, so it will be known that
more than one industry is making
Ocala famous
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18

Iup a volume of Maeaulay, and found
that Englands statesmen, those whose
fame have belted the globe, when they
were doing most for England, had
their detractors and defamers,
1t is thistles for the living, flowers
for the dead.
We then picked up Boswelrs John
son, and found that those who trod
the narrow pathway of literature far
ed no better than those who fed on
the crumbs of public office.
Poets, novelists and historians all
had more or less trouble with their
tailors and boarding house keepers,
and lived in constant fear of the "Old
Bailey"
Turning to Junius' letters we found
described in scorching rhetoric the
wholesale corruption of the men then
administering the affairs of the ma
ton. He pilloried them right and left,
and they really seemed to deserve it.
Turning from things secular to
things religious, we found that John
Bunyan was not the only preacher
who was placed behind prison bars.
We continued to travel further back
in the twilight OF history, and picked
up volume of sermons and fastened
on one from Saint tCnrysostom, who
lived in the latter part of the third
and beginning of the fourth centuries.
He is, we learned. sometimes spoken
of as the "golden-rnouthed" 1t has
been corrupted in our times to the
"silver-tongued,' owing, perhaps, TO
Bryan's famous Grafton on "16 to L.
Saint Chrysostoms was banished,
like number of his contemporaries,
but kept up spirited correspondence.
The sermon that we read is entitled:
"On Foolishness of the Cross Conquer
ing" 1t is a fines sermon, and has
stood the test of the ages, but from
one of the sentences we find that he
thought that his age was about as cor
rupt as we think ours is now.
We make a single quotation:
And as children expose their limbs
unconsciously, and blush not for
shame, so the Greeks (Chrysostom
was Creek, wallowing in who're
doms and adulteries, and laying bare
the laws of nature, and introducing
unlawful intercourses, are not abash-
ed
So, Notwithstanding the "Mulligan
letters" the "Archbold letters and
the "Mullhall letters" we cannot be-
lieve that our times are more sinful
and corrupt than the ages that have
preceded us, and We do not despair of
the republic.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18

Col. Clarence E. Woods of the Eus-
It's Lake Region carried off large
share of the honors at the Press AS
ISOLATION meeting in Tampa. The col
onePs paper on THE Day Dreams of
the Newspaper" has probably receiv-
ed more attention than any other one
at the meeting; and that was no small
honor for his office to win first prize
in the contest of the Glenn-Reagin
agency for tn most artistic specimen
of advertising composition. Col.
Woods was also honored by being
chosen managing editor of the Tam
pa Times on the second day of the
session when his staff was made up of
visiting editors-Palatka News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18
THE CORRUPTION OF THE AGE

Hearst'S magazines and bunch of
newspapers, extending from the At
lantic to the Pacific ocean and almost
touching the gulf of Mexico, had hard
lily got through printing the stolen
"Archbold letterssp than the New
York World, and one of the Chicago
newspapers, began printing the Null
hall letters" which are throwing a
suspicion and doubt upon the integri-
ty of so many of our public officials.
When the writer of these lines first
entered a printing office and began
to take an interest in public affairs
he has a vivid recollection of how the
same sort of political warfare occu-
pied the columns of the newspapers.
The campaign of 1860 was then on,
and it was hot and furious. Scarcely
pen was touched to paper that was
mot dipped in bitterness and gall.
The name of Abraham Lincoln, that
is now spoken with SO much tender
ness and pathos, was treated with no
more consideration than Jack John
sons is today.
No man who ever occupied the
White House was the recipient of
more virulent abuse than Andrew
Johnson. A large portion of the press
made him a sinner from the crown
of his head to the soles of his feet.
He was painted as full of corruption
as a whited sepurchre.
Grant and Greeley were the targets
for many ISLANDERS.
Blaine was mixed up with the Null
ligan letters and Garfield with the
paving contract frauds"
Grover Cleveland's name was wan
tonly mixed up with Maria Halpin's,
and he was accused Of a back stair
way deal"
Theodore Roosevelt had "a secret
visit from Hartman = and did a great
many other things not above suspi-
cion.
In state affairs, those holding high
official stations, have not escaped like
cruel accusations.
Old newspapers have been placed
in our hands which show that the
same kind of political warfare exist
ed when George Washington, Thomas
Jefferson and Andrew Jackson were
candidates for the ssuffrages of their
fellow citizens, and during their en-
tire tenure of office.
Their names during their lifetime
did not Occupy the same places they
do now, nor We're they spoken with
the same degree of respect and rev.
erence. Indeed, they were compelled
to suffer the same measure of calumny
and detraction that are melted out to
the statesmen who are now conduct
ing the affairs of government.
Last Sunday being rainy day and
having nothing better to do We picked
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18

nearby country. Lime has also made
fortunes for the men behind, and will
make more. The country is substan-
tial; it does not depend on any one
thing. The lime and phosphate in
the soil make for rich tree and plant
growth, and the growing fields are
lush with greenness Anything will
grow here that will grow in the same
latitude anywhere, for Marion county
has the soil to grow it.
| visited the handsome club house
of the local golf club They have a
: fine building and handsome grounds,
and it was looking across the green.
through the oaks to the distant hills,
| that | caught a glimpse of the Berk-
shires, not the pigs, but the hills so
I famed for their beauty This club is
one of the institutions of Ocala; not
alone for the rich folks nat for the
very moderately well-to-do folks, who
can afford the $40 a year membership
fee. Here gather the good folks of
Ocala on Saturday afternoon to play
golf. or to have their teas and dances.
Mr. T. c. Chambliss, who drove the
auto that hurried us around this sec.
ton to cover the most ground posi-
bic in short time, has been here
since the sos. He came here a poor
man indeed, and he says himself that
he had but little sense. He bought
piece of land that was of little value
and made failure as farmer. How
ever, he SAYS that his neighbors soon
found that he was a good pul!er OF
stumps. and so he had steady work.
Now, he is one of the leading bankers
of Ocala owns more land than he
could drive over in day, farms 1000
acres with various partners, who do
the active work of uperintendehce,
and is the best breeder of bloode1
stock in Marion county. Chambliss
can probably talk of other things than
Ocala and Marion county. but he did
not the day l was with him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18
Mr.. TOM BRIDGES FOR U. S. MAR
Shall

A petition was being circulated yes
terday presenting the claims of Mr..
Thomas f. Bridges for United States
marshal for the southern district Of
Florida
The position Mr.. Bridges has been
occupying for many years past pecu
liarly hts him for a position of this
sort
lie is morally clean and upright
and would give to the office active
and conscientious service.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18

Secretary of State Bryan's world
peace plan is meeting with much IA
vor among the nations of the earth,
sixteen having signified their inten-
ton of joining in the peace plan as
proposed by him.-DeLand Record.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18

Attorney General McReynolds has
asked for the resignation of United
states Marshal John F. Horn. His
tenure Of Office does not expire until
next February. so he declines the re-
quest OF the attorney general. The
only way to displace him is TO appoint
and have his successor confirmed by
the senate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18

The rural life is the better life;
perhaps the more virtuOus life, but
those u no are willing 10 sing its prais-
es are not the ones who are willing
to set the example of living the sim
Die nfe upon this farm.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18

A dispatch from Washington says
that the board of officers of the navy,
who have spent 16 days inspecting ma
Wy yards in the south, will recommend
that none Of the southern navy yards
be closed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18

What really caused the downfall OF
the Roman empire? Henry George at
tr5uted { to its system Of taxation,
aud theses who write homilies for the
press attfibute it to the luxury Of
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-18

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