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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Game Always In Order.

Ruth-Love is nice game to play
at
Fred-Besides, it's the only game
know of that's never postponed on
account of darkness-Boston Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Back From the Far North.

Copenhagen.-A message from
Thorshaven, Farce Islands. announces
the success of Knud Rasmussen's
Greenland expedition. which has re-
turned there after three years abb
sence.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
KATY to Move Repair sbons

The Missouri. Kansas & Texas Rail-
road Company is preparing to move
its heavy car repair shops to Parsons
from Sedalia and St Louis and wiz
add $4,000 to the local equipment
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Let Contract for coneordia Hospital

The contract for the St Johns Cath
olic hospital to be erected in Salina
was let at Concordia the other day
The contract price is sS4,S43 and work
is to begin at once.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
A 500 Fellowship to K. s. A.

fessor of English literature at the
Kansas Agricultural college, has been
offered a 500 Harrison fellowship in
English at the University of Pennsy,-
vania- He will accept and viii go to
Pennsylvania next fall
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-05-24
Sumner High Wins Double Debate.

Debating teams of the Sumner
county high school won another double
victory in the debate at Wellington
with the team representing the Enid
Ok. high school.
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20

cause he can come to town any
time in the year, and haul good
load; good for the merchant, be-
cause it gives the farmer an OPP
portunity to market his prod
uct at any time of the year,
which always makes business for
the town in which he markets
his produce. 1t is good for the
country, because it will bring
immigration to our county, be-
cause good roads are the great
est advertisement that any coun-
try can have, and without good
roads we cannot expect to have
people come and settle and make
their homes with us.
Respectfully,
w. D. McLAIN.
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
ORIGIN OF OUR CALENDAR
stsry 81 the Ysar ard 10 oay~ -
| Now constituted, Ted
| Once Mere.

The Julian year consists q sSSA
lays and exceeded By II minutes 1885
seconds the solar year Of 3sS day. !
hours 4s minutes 4s seconds. In con-
sequence Of this. the equinox In the
,ourss OF 4 few centuries fell back COZ
uderably. In the time Of Julius CaS
sxr, 1t correspo0ded 70 March u
and sy the sixteenth century It haA
refrigerated to March IL It was at
this time that physician Of Vsrona
aamed Ghiraldi proposed . plan for
amending the calendar. He died BE-
tore h. had opportunity 70 carry II
forward, but his brother presented It
10 Pope Gregory XIII. whs assembled
n number Of learned men to discuss It.
It was passed upon favorasly and
adopted, and thus vas given - the
world what has since been known ~
tho Gregorian calendar. In 1882 Greg
Isry issued 4 brief. apolishing the Julian
calendar in all Catholic countries. and
Introducing the reformed one.
The reform Of the Gsrgor1an O lSw
u the Julian or old. condstsd IN
cropping ten days after October 1
1853. 20 that the 18th was rsckoaed
Immediately after the 4th. Every enc
'AuAdredtA year. which. 6y the old style
vas leap year. was - b eemmss
year. the fourth century. divtstbls ~
oour. excepted: that q, 1SAe was - ~
main leap year. but l7ee. 1900 and
1900 were not to be reokened - such
while 30oe was to b reekoned
In this calendar the length Of the
cellar year Ia taken to b 2eS days s
hours - minutes and II seconds. the
length II immatsrtal-The Christiaa
H~rall.
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
.,r WALTER SCOTS Dogs
famous Author Was Especially Fsn<
81 These ard His Other Pets
At Abbotsford.

One Of my pleasant recollections 10
that Of seeing Sir Walter Scott out on
Q stroll with his dogs: the scene be-
ing In the neighborhood OF Abbots-
ford In the summer Of 1924. while as
yet tho gloom Of misfortune had not
clouded the mind Of the great man
There he was limping saily along with
his pet companions amid the rural
scenes which he had tolled to secure
and loved so dearly.
y SCOTS fondness for animals haS
perhaps never been sufficiently
acknowledged II was with him .
kind Of second nature. and appears To
have been implanted whom ~ child
he was sent on . visit to the house Of
his grandfather. Robert Scott. at San.
dyknows. In tho neighborhood Of Dry
burgh. Here. amid hocks Of sheep and
lambs talked to and fondled by shop
herds and eve mixers, and revelinS
with collies, he was impressed with .
degree Of atfectIonate feeling for ami
mails which lasted through life. At .
subsequent visit TO Sandyknowe. whom
his grandfather had passed away, and
the farm operations were administer
ed by Uncle Thomae." he was pro
vtded with q Shetland pony to ride
upon. The pony was little larger
than many a Newfoundland dog. It
walked freely into the house and was
regularly fed from the boys hand. He
an, laarnad m ride tho little pony
we'll, and often alarmed Aunt Jenny
BY santering over the rough places IN
the neigh borhood. Such were the b.
leinninss Of SCOTS Intercourse with
animals. Growing up. there was some
thing extraordinary In his attachment
to his dogs. his horses. his ponies ana
his cats: all Of which were treated BY
him, each In tts own sphere. a 9kree
able companions. and which wSrs ~
ltacAed to him In turn.-w. Chan
Aerp.
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
Greenwich Time.

Standard time has been 20 Long In
use everywhere In the United States
that most people appear to have Tar
gotten. II they ever knsv. that Il va
bassA upon thu time At Greenwich. Tha
hour divisions were - arranged tAaA
New Ysrk. Or eastern time. IL sxaGe1y
|Avs hours behind London: ceal1n3
time II six hours behind London. and
- o.. The tendency 10 evidently a.
most universally 70 accept the GxDsa.
w1ch, meridian 40 the starting point,
and = hass al calculations Of time
On It. Although the United States
maintains it, own observatory q
Warrington, and prepare sits own nau.
teal data. nevertheless. for all prae-
tical purposes Greenwich time and
calculations based On Greenwich
time. are universally used In both the
navy and the merchant marine. While
It might reasonably ~ expected that
there. weuld b sene sentiment and
national Desjudies against the acesp.
ea1oe q 0soenwicA timo - the stan.
Aard all ever the world. the practical
BENEFITS Of Q universal standard are
- obvious TO b ignored.
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20

The opinion Il expressed BY mon
who have made . study Of sxsrcfses
i1or health. that It 10 . pity tho skin.
ping-rope and hoop have gone out 81
fashion for children.
1t 10 suggested they are more excel
tent mediums for the physical deyelop.
ment than bicycles and roller skata.
The fact that small children are al
lowed to have bicycles, and conse
luently make no use of nature,
means Of progression. Is offered az ar
objection to them.
/ The skfpping-rope and hoop reou.r,
them to run and walk. Young chill.
dren should be encouraged to do tb,,
- much as possible. and always with
. springy step. They need to us,
their feet and legs. and exercise thai
A4ags theas into play = hAnAa~i.s
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
japan Not Little"
w. D. McLAIN

Whenever the japanese gov
eminent becomes involved in a
controversy of any kind with a
great power it is the custom to
speak of little Japan" Friends
and foes alike use that express
sion. Some deride the preten-
sions of the Japanese on the
ground that their country is too
small and weak to be taken Sc
riously by a nation of the first
rank. Others show their SYM
patty with the islanders by call
ing it shameful to bully so small
a state.
This is all a mistake. Japan
is not little. In area of course,
the japanese territory, occupied
or conquered, is small by COM
/ parison with Russia, for in
stance, the huge empire which
the Japanese defeated in a long
and bloody war. But in popula-
ton the japanese empire is not
one of the little nations of the
world.
There are more than $4,000.
900 Japanese, not counting the
Formosans or the Koreans. They
have more than 100000 sub
jects in Formosa and more than
100000 in Korea, or Chosen
as they have named the country
since it's annexation. These 49,
100000 Koreans and FOrmosans
are just as much to be counted
in reckoning the population of
the Japanese empire as the Fill
lipinos are in stating the num-
Der of persons living under the
American flag or the natives of
Algeria and Cambodia are to be
included in the population of
France and it's possessions.
But taking account only of
the Japanese it is evident that
100000 make a large state,
not little one. That is the pop
ulation of Austria-Hungary. 1t
is 100000 more than the in
habitants of the British Isles.
France stands about 100000
below Japan. Italy is smaller by
100000. The population of
Japan is greater than that of
Spain, Holland, Bulgaria, Swift
zerland, Servia, Sweden, Greece,
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20

Home Influence on Writing.

Environment has been held respon
,ible for many human frailues, but II
IS only lately that it has had to shout
der the blame for poor handwriting
Even more than temperament and
CODY books environment influences
.hild's handwriting" said handwriv
ng expert. IF he sees fashionable
-rttiag or a clear business nand or
.ables and desks az home ne Will imi
ate that uncoasciousiy. II only az
aneducated scrawi meets hin there
,e, TOO, will scrawl. les his is .S't"t!oh
II schoo. De ever go thorough
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
In Pra Sc of cour,,

Certain virtues ars iiv1t.,
ices by so narrow a Inc .,,.
..;cern very Clearly . sac ~ Wy
ence. Few men can d.st,ppr,,,
rom vanity; Perseverance fs
0ornness: economy from av.,4
ans IS true OF courage A. =
5uished from efrrontary n. "
eous man must have anh,.,.
merely dream of wha- he Vo,l,
to have. The audact19s NV.
found fault with tor their 5rpt,n
overcoming ell obsta ,9s-but f.,
necessary to ,accoulp,tsa qnv ,.s'
pose.-Chicago American
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
Why Not Good Roads?

The good roads question IS
NOW claiming the attention of
the entire nation, and all states
are pushing forward some plan
by which they can better their
road conditions.
A great number of counties
here in the State of Arkansas
are pushing forward for better
roads; but here in Jackson coun-
ty, there is nothing said and
nothing done to better our road
conditions.
Now is the time to fix our
roads for the fall traffic. If we
wait until late in the season to
fix our roads, we could not eX-
pect to have good roads in the
fall, but if we fix our roads now,
that will cause them to be we'll
packed for the fall traffic. Roads
that need draining should be
drained now so as to be in shape
to take care of the early rains
in the fall, and if we wait until
fall to do this draining, then it
will not be done as then it will
be wet and muddy, and conse-
quently cannot be done.
So, what will we do with this
important question. We have
the finest lands in the State,
mostly undeveloped and New
port is splendid business cen
ter but we certainly are letting
Ihe trade get away from us
Just because we hold out no in
ducements to the farmers in
our community.
No roads-and nobody making
any effort to better the condi-
ton! 1t is a shame and dis
grace for a town like Newport
to sit still and let all of the bal
ance of the world lead us in this
roads building when we have
as good facilities as any coun-
try under the sun to make good
roads.
Then look at our old, wooden
culverts. A miserable make
shift for drains. Why don't we
put in these drains with tile SO
as to stop this everlasting drain
on our treasury, besides max
ing the road much smoother to
drive over and stop digging ruts
in the road by jumping on and
off of these old wooden make
shifts.
1t is a mistaken idea that good
roads are only good for a few.
Good roads are good for every
body-Good for the farmer be-
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
Temptations of a Brother.

To the Joplin Globe it would
seem that being the brother of
the president would be rather
nice. Charles Taft always ap-
peared to enjoy the distinction,
and there is no reason to believe
it cost him any money or forced
him to resign any of his ambi-
tons. That his was not a typi-
ca instance, however, as shown
by the experience of Joseph Will
son, only brother of the present
president.
Joe Wilson, as he is known, is
a newspaper man. Just at pres
ent he is city editor Of the Nash
vile Banner and is pulling down
a salary of S35 per week. 1t has
not been so very long since he
was getting S25 and even less.
After his brother was elected
president New York insurance
company offered Joe a salary of
$4,000 a year. Later a trust
company offered him $4,000 a
month. But Joe appreciated
that they were in reality merely
offering to buy the Wilson name,
and so far as he was concerned
that wasn't for sale. He declin-
ed these offers with comparative
ease, although declining a raise
in salary from S35 to $500 a
week would not be an easy mat
ter with most people, especially
when it really could be accom-
plished with no sacrifice of hon
or.
But there were other offers
that appealed desperately to Jo-
seph Wilson. For years he has
had an ambition to become a
Washington correspondent. At
ter his brothers election to the
presidency last fall letters began
to roll in from the big papers of
New York and other cities, Of
fering him just that position.
He did a little figuring and found
which he could do by syndicating
his stuff, he would be insured
the neat little income of $4,000
a year.
But Joe, who is a full brother
of our president in every sense,
only figured it up as an idle mo-
ment's pastime. In another idle
moment he answered all the let
tiers, declining all the offers. He
knew as a Washington political
writer he would be regarded as
rejecting all the views of the
president, which most certainly
would at some time or another
embarrass his brother nightly.
So he will content himself, for
the present at least, with his $35
a week.-Fort Smith Times-Re-
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20

Denmark, and Norway all taken
together.
Obviously, such a nation needs
no sympathy because Of its lit
tleness. 1t is equally clear that
it cannot intelligentIy be derided
as too small to have a chance of
resisting any big and powerful
country.-Little Rock, Demo-
crat.
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
Remarkable Popular Ignorance.

Some one has remarked that At
The height of Napoleon's fame there
were men in the back alleys Of Paris
~vho had never heard his name. This
illustration Of popular ignorance was
recalled by a Judge who was examin
ing candidates for citizenship in New
York city recently. He asked one Of
these prospective citizens. "Who 10
the head Of your native country ,"
The king" who becomes the head
when he diss2" 'His SON." And
who Is the head Of this country -
the president" "And who would
become the hCad II he died?" His
son." And yet, as the judge remark
Cd. all these men know enough to
earn their daily bread-the rest is 8
waiter o. schooling
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
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Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY III. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
Front ST., NEWPORT, ARK.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

.Daily-Singie copy, S cents; per
week 10 cents; per month, 40 cents;
per year, $3.50 in advance, by carrier
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Weekly-s1.00 per year, payable In
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Arkansas, as second-class mail mat
tor
Newport daily independent., 1913-05-20
Dry Summer Wood.

Sawed from Gull lumber. Phone
294, or see Hopper or Fisher.
at Fee-Crayton's delivered.
Leave orders with P. S. White.
1Sdtf.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-26
JACK CODY, FORMER
BOISE OWNER, DEAD
Was Prominent Figure in In
termountain Baseball for
Several Years.

BOISE, Idaho. Nov. 25.-John W. Cody.
former owner OF the Boise baseball club
IN the Union association and at one time
ball player well-known in the west.
died here today OF tuberculosis
Cody was an achitect by profession and
drew the plans for some OF Boise's big
gest buildings. He designed and super
yised the construction Of the Owyhee
hotel here.
Jack Cody was one OF the most pop
ular baseball managers Boise ever had
Ten years ago he was an umpire In the
Northwestern league and was well known
by the managers in that circuit In
1911 Cody placed Boise in the Union as
sociation and gave TO this city mag
n!ncent baseball park that still stands a
tribute to his love for the great national
game
The late w. II Lucas, president OF the
Union association, and Cody failed TO
agree as TO the Boise franchise and this
city was dropped from the league. much
10 CoGy's great disappointment I'm
daunted. Cody proceeded to orga nize the
Western Tri-State league in 1912 and
was successful. He was the owner of the
Boise franchise that season. during which
hugh kella ckey, his team manager, died.
Dad Gimiin then became manager OF
the team
This year Cody was not Interested in
the Boise club. having retired from ac-
tive management The franchise was
turned over TO the Boise Baseball asso-
clation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-26
NUMEROUS SWITCHES
MADE IN UTAH TEAM
Men Changed Apparently
With View to Making Them
Available Anywhere.

Much to tho surprise OF those who have
been watching the fortunes of the Utah
varsity team closely this year the coach
has made many switches In the lineup
Just before the game with the Uniyer-
sity of Colorado, II was definitely de-
cided that 'I'inky" Summer was a bet
ter end than halfback and that he should
be at no other place than on the end.
In the scrimmage he was doing excellent
work at that position. He was suspended
however. and until the return OF the team
from the coast he was not in the prac-
tice at all, This week ne has been play
ing hdlfback most of the time Pink is
good line plunger, but with such men a S
Gardner, TraverS and Hamilton already
In the back field and with IA new line In
front Of him. IL Is strange that the Dutch
man should again be shifted to the back
field
The reason given by Summer himself
for the shift Is that in the past two weeks
Miller and Warthmen have developed
into two such classy ends that he is un-
able TO get back on. This is probably
a Joke, because with the experience he
has had and with his speed. Summer
should be the best end on the squad
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-26
Gophers Elect Captain.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Nov. 25.-
Boleslaus Rosenthal. for the last two sea-
sons right guard OF the University OF
Minnesota football team, was unanimous
Is elected captain tonight for the 1914
seas son. The election followed banquet
rendered by the students 10 the football
players at the university armory.
President George Il. Vincent OF the
university. and DR.. II. L. Williams, coach
Of the football team, were the principal
speakers at the dinner. which was at
tended by several hundred students. At
the close President Vincent presented the
coveted letter M TO eighteen proud
athletes who had played In three big
games this year
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-26
"Hurry-up" Yost Helps Army
Team in Its Last Practice
Famous Michigan Leader Drills Men in New For
nations; Every Ticket for Saturdays
Game at New York is Taken.

~aa EST POINT. N. T. Nov, d.
NM The cadets had their last hard
WV scrimmage today before llninG
W up against the navy IN New
York Saturday. Coach DAILY
gave the men ten minutes OF scrimrag
ing and then sent them through lively
signal drill Fielding H Yost, the Michi-
gan coach helped in the coaching today
and the army men wcre drilled in some
new formations he has devised. which
are expected to prove effective against
the navy team. Hamilton Fish, Jr., a
former Harvard team captain. also as
sisted in the coaching.
The scrubs tried out some navy plays
ia the scrimmage work. but the varsity,
with several second string men In the
lineup, had little trouble in breaking
them up. Jouett was shifted today from
end on the substitute team to Hodgon' S
place In the army backfield. He ad-
vanced the ball well and his DuntlnS
vas good. Hodgson participated In the
signal drill. Huston and Benedict. who
have been on the hospital list. were used
In the scrimmnge. Tomorrow's drill will
be light
It was announced today that every
ticket of the army's allotment for the
game had been taken. Coach Dan l.
Sultan, who IL the army's representa- tive
for football said that former army play
ers who won their ~" In football and
who applied TO him at the Hotel Astor
in New York on or before November 2S
would be provided with sidcline privi-
lpCcs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-26
GRANITE HOPES TO
BEAT ROMNEY'S LADS

\ hard practice was held last night on
The Granite campus and the men viii be
given rest this evening, None OF Coach
Ashton's first squad Is I'm poor condition.
and all are eligible. The squad VIII leave
Tor ogden. twenty strong. on the noon
Banbsrcer line train Thursday.
Ashtons men were kept out OF the
game last Saturday III order TO keep them
In good order for the Ogden game.
Coach Ashton is well pleased with the
showing Halton has made in the last two
ierback position. Peterson who has been
used as a sub most Of the season. VIII!
play the left end Ia place OF J. Hamll-
ton. who VIII be shifted TO right half
back. Mcdonald wifi play his regular
tackle and Carlson will play the other
tackle position. About forty Granite stu-
dents will accompany the team. Free
man Bassett Will he the referee and Wat
son Will be the head linesman. No UNI
pire has been selected. but IL Is probable
that Lieutenant Mcdonald Will be chosen
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-26

ment he was ousted today n
release from Cincinnati ca'"o =
prise and he had no plans n
eretted that he could not re. sha,
clnnati management Tor an".n
he thought he could oui'u w
into strong aggregation ,c,.
Tinker asserted he was i,
cause as manager he insis,eo,
L1te control. He sald he relat
fIgurehead. and when he ooloSS,s, AZ,
Interference OF some OF tns v'
the club, ne won their disis.o'S 4,
n had been tho practice OF n
some man unknown 10 u'
watch them when they wets al, a.,
When he refused TO toierapo s,sjo
{zing" as he called II. opposss.S-,
increased among the CLUB o" 80
The dsposed manager sli'a ,be q
most successful trades III WV 4,
Inc club. These were tny .,,l
I,oudermilk. a pitcher 70 nu M
Nordecai Brown, and rIo,6 snr d
In tho New York Nationais y" ~
ond baseman; Amcs. pitc"ei'
tinker said ne cxpected ,,,,c9' w.
ne he would not plsy. WITH ''"
der any conditions
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-26
ANNOUNCE ATHLETIC
MEET FOR JANUARY 3

NEW YORK. Nov. 25.-The events for
the junior national indoor track and
ueld Championships, which will DC held
at the Thirteenth regiment ermory,
Brooklyn January 3, were announced to-
night by the championship committee of
the \. ~ L. The list follows:
Sixty-yard dash. 220-yard dash, GOO
yard run. i000-yard run. two-mile run,
13-pound shot put. running high Jump.
standing broad jump. standing high jump
and 60yard high hurdle.
As this championship meeting comes at
the end OF the holiday vacation, Il is ex-
pected that Yale. Harvard. Princeton,
Cornell, Pennsylvania, Columbia, wes-
leyan and several other Of the important
colleges Will be represented.