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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
HOLDING UP MANY TAFT JOBS
THE SENATE DEMOCRATS AGAIN
PREVENT COMBINATIONS.
Fifteen Hundred Appointments of
the President Now Before the
Upper House of Congress.

Washington, Ian. 2S.-Fifteen hun
dred appointments of President Taft,
incudins .ldSes, commissioners, GUS
toms ana land office officials, army
and navy promotions and postmas-
tiers, are held up in the senate by a
Democratic filibuster, with the pros
poets of the great majority of them
failing of confirmation and going over
to the next congress as part of the
Democratic spoils.
Another effort was made by the Re
publican senators to get action on
some of these nominations, but it
failed. The senate went into execu-
tive session and as soon as the cal
endar was taken up several Demo
Gratis launched into speeches, obvi-
ously for the purpose Of delay, while
others retired and broke a quorum.
Discerning the evidences of a precon-
ceived filibuster, the senate adjourn
ed.
This was the sixth attempt made by
the Republicans to obtain the con-
firmation of some of President Taft's
appointments, and as each time the
attempt is made it runs afoul of OBJ
structive tactics on the part of the
Democrats, the conclusion is reached
that the victorious party proposes to
get away with all the spoils.
1t is said that before the session
ends the Democrats will permit the
confirmation of the consular and dip
lomatic promotions, the army and
navy list and possibly a few of the
postmasters, especially in states rep
resented by two Republican senators.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

The Chinese have changed their cal
endar, to conform with the Gregorian
arrangement used by the people Of the
western world. and hereafter they will
celebrate the New Year on the same
day as the Americans. 1t is to be
hoped that they will not adopt the GUS
tom which has been followed by the
large cities during the past few years
Of spending the eve of the first day Of
the year in reckless carousing and
marking midnight with din OF horns
and bells and firearms. The money
that Is spent in drinking on New
Years eve would be better given to
the poor, says the Milwaukee Wiscon.
sin. Cinnamon who are wise will ex.
ercise discrimination in copying Amer.
lean customs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

The general belief that Friday is a
day of Ill luck had its origin in the his
tory Of Christ, the crucifxion taking
place on that day. Friday, however.
by many has been held to be lucky
day, as in Scotland 1t is a favorite
day for weddings Friday has been
a peculiarly lucky day in the his.
tory Of America, 1t was on Friday.
August 8, 1892, that Columbus set lail
on his voyage of discovery, and Fri
day, October IL, that he first sighted
land; Friday, November %, 1893, that
he reached Hispanola on his second
voyage; Friday. June 10, 1494, that he
reached the continent of America.
Some other events taking place on
that day in America were the battle of
Bunker Hill, June II, 1775; Saratoga
surrendered October IT, 1776, and it
was also on Friday, October II. 1776.
that the motion was made that the
United Colonies of\America are and
ought to be free and independent
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
MEADE COUNTY NEWS
Agnes WehrIe, Ed.
VEAL AND BEEF SHORTAGE.

To remove veal from the hotel
menus was advocated at recent con-
vention of western hotel men in Kan.
sas City as one remedy for the pres
ent beef shortage in the United States
A beef steer is but a grownup calf. of
course. The latter, dressed and ready
for the market, weighs perhaps so
pounds. Permit 1t to grow to matur-
fly, thus becoming beef, and it weighs
700 pounds or more when dressed 1t
is putting the case roughly and per-
haps inaccurately, but there is sub
stantial truth in the statement that
the slaughter of every calf not only
shortens the visible supply Of cattle
by one, but is net loss Of more than
6C9 pounds of food. The loss would
be the more readily endured, perhaps.
were veal a really wholesome article
of diet. 1t is tender and tasteful, to
be sure, and much sought after by
many, but indigestible and of little
food value. There is hardly ques-
ton that the health of the people
would be distinctly better were this
meat absolutely banished from the ma
tional dietary But the main con-
sideration supporting such step is
that a cessation of the demand for
veal might definitely stimulate the
growing of cattle in every agricultural
community. The farmer, encouraged
to raise his calves. would provide him.
self with facilities to do so, just as
in the days before the cattle business
was monopolized by the western
ranchmen. says the Newark News.
The cattle raising industry would be
distributed throughout the entire
country.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
SECRE GARY FISHER SUSTAINED
The Usage Indians Repudiate Lease
to 100000 Acres Of Their
Oil Land.

Pawhuska. Ok, Jan. 23-Indians of
the Usage Nation at a tribal meeting
here repudiated the proposed scheme
to grant blanket lease to 100000
acres Of oil and gas lands, owned by
the tribe. and by practically a unani.
nous vote sustained the position Of
Secretary of the Interior Fisher and
President Taft, The lands are valued
ia so million dollars.
Fred Lookout was elected principal
chief of the nation and Edgar Nc
earthly his assistant Eight Council
men also were elected. The success
full ticket was designated as Progress.
sive."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
TURKEY SUBMITS
TO THE POWERS
Porte Gives Concent to the Cession
Of Adrianople.
IN QUESTION NOW
Peace in Balkan War Seems Assured,
But the Allies Talk of Demand
ing Two Hundred Millions
From Moslems.

Constantinople, Jan. 23.-Turkey
has submitted to the will of the pow
ers. The grand council of the Otto
man empire decided in favor of &C
cepting the proposals of Europe for
a peace settlement between Turkey
and the Balkan allies.
The note from the powers pointed
out that the Turkish government
could count on the efficacy of the be-
nevolent support of the powers only
so long as it deferred to their coun-
sci, inspired by the general interests
of Europe and Turkey. The powers
then advised Turkey to consent to
the cession of Adrianople and to leave
to them the fate of the Aegean
islands.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
MISS GOULD FEEDS BOWERY MEN
A Feast and Concert Given in a
Mission While Wedding
Proceeded.

New York, Jan. 22.-While being
showered with gifts herself and busy
with preparations for her wedding,
Miss Helen Gould made the army of
homeless men in New York happy
with the announcement that they
were to receive a treat at her ex-
pense. The feast for the poor was
served by relay to thousand men
in the basement of the Bowery Mis-
sion, in whose work Miss Gould has
long been interested. A musical en-
tertainment was also provided.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
Breath Mas nout of Place"

Papa took Harry to the country to
visit his grandparents. They lived
short distance from the village where
the train stopped. Harry insisted on
running as they approached the home
of his grandparents. They had not
gone far, however, until Harry's
breath was coming in short jerks and
he could hardly talk.
"Wait-wait-a- minute-papa," he
gasped
What's the matter, SOM" asked the
father.
"My-breath-is all out of place"
gasped the little fellow.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
BROOM CORN
Growers Shipping Broom Corn

As the growers Of broom corn are great
" dissatisfied with the price offered at
home for their broom corn, many of them
are now shipping direct to Coyne Broth
erB, Chicago, who are large handlers of
broom corn on commission. This Arm re-
port their receipts so far this season
about $50 cars, most of which have been
sold and returned for. Their financial
dred thousand dollars. They are a safe
and reliable firm. They offer as refer
ence Farmers State Bank, Texhoma,
Woodward, Okla. other reference fur
nlshed on application. Coyne Bros. 1es
W. South Water ST., Chicago. Ill Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
EIGHT KILLED AS
STORE COLLAPSES
Many Caught in Ruins Of TumbIing
Texas Buildings,
FIRE HINDEKS WORK OF RESCUE
Scene of Horror at Mckinney, Texas
When Walls of Crowded Depart
ment Store Fell in-Eight
Bodies Recovered.

Mckinney, Tex, Jan. 24.-Eght
persons were killed and fifteen hurt
here when the walls of a building oc-
cupied by asfarming implement firm
fell and crashed into the Cheeves de-
partment store, causing that building
to collapse. Fire broke out in the
ruins and it was believed until late
at night that the death list was much
larger At midnight rescuers ceased
working, assured that no more bodies
remained in the Treckage.
The structure next to the Odd Eel.
lows building, two stories of which
was used by the Cheeves company,
was occupied by an implement COM
pany. The walls of the implement
company was the first to give way,
threw its weight upon the Odd Eel
lows building. and both went down.
At the first cracking of timbers,
clerks and customers in the depart
ment store, broke for the streets.
Pressed outward by the weight of the
heavy stock, the wall of the nipple
ment building swayed, sagged and
hurst through into the department
store, and in an instant hundreds of
tons of merchandise and wrecked
building material reared into a heap
in the department store.
After moment of stunned inactiv-
ity rescuers attacked the ruins.
Scarcely had they mounted the heap
when flames burst forth. From all
over the city came workers, and they
were formed into relays by Mayor
Finch. AS one shift became exhaust
ed, another took its place.
Victims in the ruins prayed for
their rescuers to hurry. n. r. Pres.
ley, clerk, was one of these. Kill
me or give me a gun so can kill
myself" he gasped. a am burning.
My right foot is burning off"
A few minutes later when the res
cuers reached him he was dead The
right foot was burned to a crisp.
A special sale was in progress at
the Cheeves Bros. store when the
building collapsed. Some of the shop
pers are known to have escaped, but
whether others were caught beneath
the falling masonry had not been
definitely determined.
VERNE Graves, the only person
known to have escaped from the
building unhurt, said he believed fifty
persons were in the store when the
building collased. Six hours after
the crash only twenty-one persons
had been accounted for, eight dead.
thirteen hurt, and Graves. If Graves
reckoning of the number in the store
is correct, it is feared the death list
will be increased, as hope of remov-
ing any more entrapped victims alive
is dwindling.
The estimated loss was about $75.-
600, including damage to the Odd
Fellows lodgerooms on the third floor.
So far as can be ascertained, the
lodge rooms were empty and the loss
of life was confined to the department
store which occupied two stores.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
A BIG VOLCANO IN ERUPTION
Forced to Fiee-Polsonou Air XIII
Animals and Vegetation.

The City of Mexico, Jan. 22.-Co-
lima Volcano is in violent eruption
and inhabitants OF several towns near
the mountain are fleeing to escape
death by strangulation. The crater
is emitting enormous quantities Of
lava, sand, ashes and poisonous
gases.
So far as known, through reports
reaching here, no persons have been
killed, although hundreds of cattle and
other animals have been killed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
A Kansas p. M. a Suicide.

Ellsworth, Kan, Jan. PA. A.
Schmitt, postmaster here, committed
suicide by drinking carbolic acid. ].
F. Elston, postofTice inspector, came
to the office and began to check funds.
Schmitt disappeared and two hours
later was found dead in the basement
of the postoffice building.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
Mans Preference.

Miss Lillian Hill, lecturing on Gu
gencies in Cleveland, said:
1T is a good thing for the human
race that beauty counts for more than
intellect when it comes to love. In
tellect too often means nerves-in-
somnia-hypochondria.
yes, 1t is good thing for the hui
man race that, as an old maid from
Vassar put it rather bitterly:
men prefer well formed girl to
a well informed one"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

London, Jan. 23.-The plenipoten-
tiaries of the Balkan kingdoms are
immensely pleased over the decision
of the grand council at CONSTANT
nople to accept the advice of the
powers. The porte's reply to the
joint note of the powers was handed
to the ambassador today.
One crucial point of difference re-
mains to be settled in the question Of
indemnity. The allies propose to levy
heavy payment upon the defeated
nation. They speak of 5000, 100000 as
an adequate sum. Their minimum is
an amount equal to the debts attach
ed to the territories which they will
annex under the treaty
Premier Venizelos of Greece said he
expected the decision, as Turkey had
no other reasonable alternative. He
said:
Il cannot believe the powers will
complete their work without showing
themselves generous toward Greece,
as they have been towards Bulgaria
in the matter of Adrianople, by per-
hitting us to keep those islands
which. were conquered by Hellenic
blood and annex the others, provi-
sionally occupied by Italy, for mill
tary reasons as Premier Giolitti Off
cially proclaimed"
tenegrin delegation, observed that
now that all the gravest problems
were about to be solved 1t seemed
incredible that the legitimate aspira-
lions of Montenegro-the smallest of
the European kingdoms-for the ac-
QUESTION of Scutari should be opposed
and thus threaten European peace
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
Nebraska Elects a Senator.

Lincoln. Neb, Jan. 22.-George w.
Norris, Progressive. was elected
United States senator to succeed
Senator Brown. The vote was taken
in the two houses separately and was
unanimous in both houses. Norris
was the choice of the voters in the
state primary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

Los Angeles, Jan. 24.-Fire Chief
Archie Eley and eight of his men
were injured by an explosion of tur-
pentine in the basement of the Bren-
nan hotel on Main street, which with
adjacent buildings was damaged to.
the extent Of 100000 by fire.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
Mecca PIIarlms Die in Flood.

Suakim Egypt, Jan. 2S.-Three hun
dred and fifty Mohammedan pilgrims
from India to Mecca, were drowned by
flood which overwhelmed the entire
caravan at its encampment midway
between the sacred city Of Medina,
Arabia. and the port of Yembo on. the
Red Sea.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

1t has been fully and widely demon
strated In the past that to be shot IL
a painful and deleterious experience
Why then must Europe call out mil
lions Of men to continue the expert
ment? Does anyone hold out the
hope that modern progress has made
1t hurt less?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
Kansas Woman Burned to Death.

Salina, Kan, Jan. 24-Mrs. John
Schutt, 45 years old, was burned to
death by gasoline explosion in her
home six miles north of Sylvan
Grove. Enveloped in flames, she ran
from the kitchen and her body was
found in the orchard.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
FARMERS WIFE
ALMOST A wreck
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound-Her
Own Story.
westwood, Md am q farmers
wife and do most Of my own work when

i am aDle. 1 nM
nervous spells, TO
male weakness and
terrible bearing
down pains every
month. l also suf-
fered much with my
right side. The pain
started in my back
and extended around
my right side, and
the doctor told me N
WAS organic inf1am.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
A Wealthy Muskoaee Lawyer Dead

Muskogee, Ok. Jan. 22.-Clifford A.
Mountjoy, 60 years old. wealthy
lawyer, died suddenly at his home
here. He was a part owner of the
Age-Herald at Birmingham and own.
ed valuable ~property in New York
City, Washington and Oklahoma
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
Nice Distinction.

PA, what Is a patriot?"
THAT depends, my son. In the time
Of George Washington, he was man
who walked barefoot on snow and ice
to serve his country. Now he is one
who does it by getting a job"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

GAINESVILLE, Tex, Jan. 24-Dick
Stanley, 16-year-old negro, who, it
is charged attempted to attack a A.
yearold white girl near Fultbright,
Tex, was hanged by a mob.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
suffraae Soon In Montana

Helena. Mont. Jan. 24.-The Wom-
ans Suffrage bill, which had been
acted on favorably in the senate of
the Montana legislature, was passed
by the house.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

That $4,000 dog weighing three and
a quarter pounds probably never has
the fun of running down his own
neas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30
Solved.

Twelve persons for dinner! Aren't
you crazy?"
I'VE might invite thirteenth; that
would perhaps take away their appe-
tite."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

Because his wife has not spoken tc
him in eleven years a New York man
wants separation. Some men are
hard to suit
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

It's easier for most men to pray
for forgiveness than It is to fight
temptation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

Side whiskers are fashionable, bul
those who cannot grow them can gei
. comfortable muller for so cents
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-01-30

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar
coated, tiny granules, easy to take. Do noe
grippe. ADV.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31

Liverpool, July 31.-Wheat opens a
to % lower; corn unchanged.
Liverpool 1870 p. m. wheat H@A
lower; corn unchanged.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31
CURE FOR SPEED MANIA

Philadelphia Record: Last weeks
record of automobile accidents in and
around Philadelphia and In nearby
New Jersey is sufficiently startling to
direct renewed public attention to the
necessity of s~uppressing joy riding and
reckless driving. AS to the cause of
these accidents, there is nothing to be
said that has not been discussed from
every angle in every newspaper. The
speed mania and the insane willing
ness Of many automobile drivers to
take a chancer. are. responsible for SO
accidents for every one; caused by UNI
suspected defects intthe mechanism of
the cars. The motorists have got to
be taught to drive carefully.
There are, in u judgment, but two
ways to teach this lesson, supple
mentary to each. other. In the first
place, there should be a campaign of
education in safe driving, in which all
sane drivers who wish to use the high
ways without daily risking their lives
at the hands of the speed-mad should
join, individually and through the or
g%anizations of car owners. In the Sec
ond place., the laws against speeding
should be made reasonable, and then
rigidly enforced-not with fines, which
to. many offenders are a matter of in
difference, but with round terms of
imprisonment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31
Lea cream Affects Butter Output.

Consul Fred c.. Slater, Sarnia,
Ontario, Can: A report recently is
sued by the dairy and cold storage
commissioner of Canada attributes
the present scarcity of butter in the
dominion partly to the enormous in
crease in the consumption Of ice
cream. A press review Of the report
say in part. 3
Statistics of ~the cream and ice
cream trade in twenty four
Canadian cities, collected in 1912,
show that the manufacturer of ice
cream in these places. uses up cream
that, would make 100000 pounds of
butter or over 1000, 900, pounds of
cheese. This estimate takes no &C
count of the hundreds of similar small
Ter businesses in the various towns of
the dominion. The arrangements ,of
these ice cream establishments report
that their trade in 1912 showed an in
crease of 20 per cent over 1911, not
withstanding it was a. phenomenally
cool season.
It Is estimated that in the present
year Canada will import approx
;mately 7,0OO,0 900 pounds of butter the
bulk of which will come from New
Zealand. This does not, however,
prove that dairytng in Canada is on
the decline. The consumption of but
ter in the home market has been in
creasing constantly, and Commits
}sioner Ruddick is authority for the
statement that milk and milk products
to the value of 500, 000, 600 are now
consumed in this country. This is why
we are importing rather than export
ing butter and cheese.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31
He A
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Man Who Did Shooting Still
at Large
Theory Is That He Has Killed
Himself

At 3 o'clock, this afternoon no word
had been. received. at the. office of the
sheriff, or at police headquarters, of the
capture. of Peter Bleaux, who emptied
the contents of a shotgun into the neck
farm, near GIyndon, Tuesday night.
After the shooting the bandit escaped
into the, woods near the scene of his
eseapade. Deputy Sheriff Malvey says
he has a good hiding place, but just
how he is going to appease his hunger
and thirst'he does NOT know. Bleaux
had only returned to the farm, a few
minutes before the shooting, from
Moorhead. where he is known to have
done some drinking. The police say
the man is queer acting, even In his
normal condition, n the theory of a
number of people who have seen him Is
that when he began to realize what he
had done, he would kill himself. All
avenues of escape from the woods are
closely watched. ....r.,. d
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-31

Evening Grain Letter.

Chicago, July 31.-Wheat has held
within a narrow range all day closing
for the deferred futures practically UNI
changed put July wheat weak, &c
lower. The market has displayed a
better undertone han for some time
past, but outside interest especially on
the buying side is very small while the
believers In lower prices who are main
~ local professionals, press their ad-
vantage whenever opportunity af-
fords. Cash wheat was in somewhat
better demand and while no export
business was reported 1t was talked
that some has been done. Country Of
fer1ngs exceedingly light, southwest
apparently not caring to part with
their new stuff around present levels.
There Is a decided tendency On the
part OF many to buy wheat on any fur
Their decline based on present prices,
the southwest can feed it pound for
pound to better advantage than corn.
Flour demand shows considerable bet
tern1ent and there is no doubt that anv
1urther Improvement along that line
VIII result IN miilers being able to
take care of all primary movement re-
gardless OF export. We favor pur-
chases of wheat based on it's intrinsic
merit.
Corn was weak early on scattered
rains in some sections Of the belt, but
on the decline buying of an important
came in evidence and prices
quickly firmed. Commission houses
and county buying absorbed all offers
M corn tonight is in a strong posi-
ton. General rains are necessary to
relieve the situation and the weather
bureaus predictions are for clear
weather in the far west: scattered
showers in the middle west followed
depends on the weather and rains must
be experienced at once to relieve.
Oats followed corn, closing again
lower thai last night, on lack