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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-14
NOT so WORSE.
Conditions at State Reformatory
sProve That Somebody Has Lied.

tue Democrat man was in Hutch
Gnson ON Monday Of this week and
NATing a few hours of spaue time on
his hands. decided to go out to the
State Reformabory and see for him.
se& what the institution was like and
whether or not conditions were in
the shape that ex-Superinteudent Am
Eane, Bull Moose Capper and a few
others of the rampant opposition
claim.
And we are glad to be able to
state. after spending half day in
the institution, that the gentlemen
above referred to, who through their
publications have been bewailing the
downfall and the almost utter de-
structiOn OF this, one Of the greatest
Il the Kansas state institutions,
have BEEN talking principally through
their head-gea and We are strongly
Inclined to the belief that the Hon.
Ex,Amrine, and the fellows who are
following his lead in the attack on
Governor Hodges and the state ad-
Winistration, are not only entirely
mistaken IN most of the statements
they have made, for they are utterly
gTOuOdless, but they have made
statements so far from being in &C.
eordance with the truth that the
thing is acting like a boomerang and
q hurting them whole Lot more
than it is possible to iniure the ad-
sministration.
Superintendent Herr, although he
has been in charge but a few months,
seems to have everything working
along with the utmost harmony.
There Is not am officer In the insti-
} tuition but who is Mr.. Hers strong
personal frined and supporter, and
We believe the same can be said Of
the inmates as well. There are no
signs Of discord and strife among the
officers and inmates such as was
quite prevalent during the last few
months Of Mq. Amrine's term, but
everyone is working in harmony to
make the institution what it is ir
tended to be-nOt a penitenitary or
place Of puniShment-but an institu-
ton where the errng boys and young
men of the etate will be shown where
in they Hive wrOnged, where they
will. be taught useful occupations
which will be Of value to them in
their after life. and where they are
taught to be good, useful citizens.
Through the courtesy Of Mr.. Herr
we were shown all through the differ
ent departments Of the institution.
and It is visit which would be Of
interest and benefit to anyone VITO
has the opportunity to make the
same. and a short sketch Of the place
might be Of interest 70 OFT readers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-14

gether with recitations of some Of his
best selections.
MontraVille NJ. Wood, scientist, the
Gynoscope man, the MonOrail Car,
and the Ultraviolet Ray. Prof. Wood
Is assisted by his wife and daughter
He demonstrates his problems as he
proceeds, and sends his little mono
rail out over the audience ON the
This Is sure to be one of the most
interesting numbers that has been
in the city Of Great Bend.
The Cadets. This is a male quar-
tette consisting Of vocal and instru-
mental numbers, together with a
very good reader. Everybody enjoys
a good male quartette.
The Jess Pugh Novelty Co., con-
siSts OF four people. They are must
cal entertainers i'm the highest sense
OF the word. Mr.. Jess Pugh, for
whom the company Is named, is one
Of the strongest baritones and reader
On the lyceum platform. This COM
pany has made good wherever it has
gone. Also Mr.. Drexler is a most
excellent vioImist.
The Aida Quartette is composed Of
four ladies, assisted by C. Pol Plan.
con, baritone. This Is a splendid mus
ical organization and has made all
OF the laTger cities with marked sp,c.
cess. They are largely instrumental
and the company contains the ONLY
woman solo trumpeter In the world
DR.. Edward T. Hagerman is a lee
turer Of national repute. He has Lee
tured more than two hundred times
In Pennsylvania. Ohio and Virginia
alone. His lectures are inspirations
and fine things for young men and
women to hear.
The six numbers will be Furnished
at the reasonable cost Of ,l.5O tor
ADULTS and S1.OO for students tickets
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-14

Single admission for each wild be fif.
ty cents. Within a very short time
canvassers will see you and solicit
your patronage for the course this
year. We feel that it is one Of the
very best that We have ever been
privileged to offer, and we hope that
large number will avail themselves
OF the opportunity until the number
that we can seat is exhausted.-Man-
ayers Of the Entertainment Associa-
ton.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-14

Charley Morrison was here a few
days last week, getting the balance
Of his household goods out Of stor--
age and having them shipped to JET.
ferson. Okla, where he is now en-
gagged in the milling business. He
reports business In that line as hav.
Ing been very good with him since
starting into the business and he
likes his new location very well.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-14
THE ENTERTAINMENT COURSE

The High School Entertainment
Course for this year promises to be
one Of the best that the school has
yet given. Il consists Of six excel
lent numbers. Two distinctly must
can. and one musical and novelty
company. one scientific demonstrates,
one lecture recital and a good lee
ture. The numbers are az follows:
The ,first number viii be Horace
Bruce Amsbary, On November Is. He
viii give a lecture recital On Rudyard
Kiplng. taking UP the Interpretation
Of scne e Mr.. III iCC's y-r''-., T.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-14

1t is expected by the contractors In
charge Of the building Of the bridge
over the river here, that the struc-
oure will practically b completed
this week. The work on the last
span Is almost completed now. Il u
going to be one Of the very finest
bridges In this part Of the state and
while the contractors have been
working at a great loss they have no,
attempted to slight the work In the
least particular, and the Structure II
one Of which they and the commits
sio0ers under whose direction 1t was
built, can well be proud.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-14

d. c. Johnson was a business visi.
Tor from Ellinwood Wednesday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-14

this indeed was a busy place. About
a dozen boys and young men were
hard at work much as the class IN
the manual training department Of
our schools here, and some of the
work turned out by the boys here
are marvels Of skill in this line. In
this, as in all the other departments,
they are given real practical work.
SO that when they go out from the
institution they viii be enabled to
take their places IN the world OF
the various trades and occupations.
The tailoring shop was also busy
place. Here all the clothes for the
inmates are made and repaired. A
good suit of citizens clothes IS given
each boy in leaving the place, and
these are adj made by the inmates.
The superintendent Of this depart
ment informed US that a number Of
the boys who were working under
him were adopts at tailoring, and
would be able to hold down good po-
sitio0s anywhere.
We also visited the blacksmith and
machine shop. the laundry the shoe
shop, the pri0tery, the engine noon,
the plumbing and tin shop, the stone
room, the stables and all the other
departments Of the place. but a de-
tailed description of each is impoB-
The Winslow mail., 1913-03-08
Beeson Fuel Co.
Phone lis
"A Cash Business on Cash Basis

Did you ever stop to consider what a
convenience it is to get good wood and
COAL and get it when you want It.
- We can 6ll your orders promptly on
g.
short notice Try us for Lump Coal,
Stove Coal, Mill Blocks or Cedar Wood
The Winslow mail., 1913-03-08
Talk to Erickson.
Chronic Stomach Trouble Cured.

T here is rothing more dis
couragIng than a chronic dis
order of the stomach. It is not
surprising that many suffer for
years with such an ailment wher
permanent cure is within their
reach and may be bad for d
trifle? Gal bout one year ago,
says P II. Back. of Wakelee
Mich, II bought a package OF
Chamberlain Tablets, and since
using them | have self rfectly
well. | had previously used any
mum Der of different medicines,
but none of them were of any
lasting benefit.' For sale by
all dealers.
The Winslow mail., 1913-03-08
SANTA LIMITED Or
DER MADE PUBLIC
Number Three Must Garry Local Pas
sengers In Arizona

The expected order of the Ari-
zona Corporation Commission,
directing the Santa Fe Railway
company to carry local passeng-
ers on its limited train No. 3,
westbound. through northern
Arizona, was issued this after
noon. It goes into effect March Is.
Circular No. 1856 of the Santa
Fe which forbade the receiving
or discharge of passengers for
limited trains Nos. 8 and 4, was
declared to be unjust and un-
reasonable in its application to
Arizona traffic. =
The order applies only to sta
tons at which train No. 3 now
makes regular stops. These sta
tons are Winslow, Flagstaff,
Williams, Ash Fork, Seligman
and Kingman.
December II the order of the
Santa F'e that passengers would
not be received or discharged
from those trains at any stations
in the northern part of this state
except Williams and Ash Fork.
both junction points, went into
effect. The Corporation Commis-
sion found that this did not seri-
ously Inconvenience anyone so far
as No. 4 was concerned, but that
since No. 3 was no longer carry
ing local passengers the facilities
were not sufficient for westbound
traffic. Phoenix Gazette.
The Winslow mail., 1913-03-08


investigation at all times as to
the conditions of the Public
Schools, not only that, but we
have continually invited the pat
rons of the schools to visit all
rooms at any time. Hundreds
have done so and none have as
vet registered any complaint.
Total enrolment for year 549
Average enrolment Feb. ATT
Average attendance Feb. 443
Regular meetings of the Board
of Education were held on the
following dates. Feb. q and e.
Routine business was transacted.
The Winslow mail., 1913-03-08

According to information re-
ceived from Postmistress Miss
Julia Mahoney all Of the postal
government employees hereafter
will only be required to work
eight hours per day. This or
der comes direct from Washing
ton and goes into effect immedi-
ately. The postof1ice will be
open as usual, ten hours every
week day but additional CLERKS
will be hired so that at no time
any one clerk will be required to
work longer than eight hours in
one day.
81. so for any hat in window.
Few days only. Fl. H. Smith Co.
The Auxiliary of the B. Of l..
+. and f., will give a big dance
at the Electric Theatre, Tuesday
Ieyening, March 25th. The price
of admission will be S1.00 for
gentlemen and ladies will be ad-
mitted free. Refreshments will
be served to those desireing the
same at extra cost. The ladies
have gone to considerable ex-
pense in the way Of furnishing
good music and costly souviniel
programs, and anyone attending
the dance is assured a good time.
The Winslow mail., 1913-03-08
SCHOOL NOTES

| IllGCUllg dC ClG II. >. ldSU w CO.
needay night for the purpose of
organizing track and baseball
teams. 1t was decided that all
would meet Saturday at l D. m.
and make the articles necessary
for track work, and have the first
try-outs and also the first base
ball practice. A ball diamond will
also be laid out and the team out
| fitted.
High School attendance has
been the best during the past
month (the sixth of any month
yet this year.
The II. S. Annual is gradually
taking form AS nearly all of the
written matter is in, the cartoons
and sketches completed and many
of the photographs and prints
are in the Editors hands. Every
one is trying hard to make the
Annual the best achievment of
the School Year, and all are CON
fident that it will be. Miss Grace
Butner was recently elected
Editor of the Commercial Class.
A second payment of $41 was
recently made on the . H. S.,
piano purchased by the students.
The money was the net proceeds
of the H. S., play given on Feb. 8.
Tests have been the order in
the public schools for the past
week. But few funks were re-
corded, and the majority of those
were made by children who have
been absent q great deal.
Geometry II, has made one of
the best records Of the year dur
ing the past month. Six students
recited perfectly Is times apiece.
Five recited perfeculy 16 times,
and two Is times, making an ag-
gregate Of 218 perfect demons
trations for the month.
The Turner Art Exhibit recent
ly held in the Elks building by
the Third and Fifth Grades, net
ted about $40 after all expenses
were deducted and the terms of
the contract complied with. The
proceeds will be used for the
purchase of suitable pictures for
the rooms that gave the exhibit.
The pictures thus purceased will
be the very first ever hung upon
the walls of the Winslow School
rooms.
Last Sunday was the second
coldest day recorded this winter
by the Observatory station. 2
was the minimum.
The School Orchestra is prac-
ticing regularly. We should have
some excellent music before long.
Judging from the number of
nights that practices are held.
A catalog of the Public Schools
is now being compiled. This little
pamphlet will contain all Of the
essential facts I'm regard to the
schools for the coming year 1913
and 1914.
In regard to certain statements
alleged to be true that have been
circulated by INSCRIPTIONS and
malicious persons of late: state
ments that all thinking people
know are untrue, we can think
of no better refutation of the
statements made than the follow
ing excerpts from the letters and
statements of men of responsible
ity; men who have actually nv
spected our schools and investi-
gated the conditions existing
fully.
1 think that Winslow has q
fine H. S., student body. It com
pares most favorably with larger
and older schools. (" DR.. E. D.
Raley, Bisbee. "Winslow's High
School is a credit to the City anc
| am very much surprised at the
rapid strides made in its advance.
ment since my last visit" City
Supt. Larkin, Las Vegas. N. M.
The Winslow mail., 1913-03-08

When in need of a fine made to
measure suit at the right price
calla the Bee Hive.
The Winslow mail., 1913-03-08

Fer indieeatioo use Dr Miles Iax-
etica Tablets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-10
JENNINGS PASSED
 UP MANY STARS

The Judgment of Hughey Jennings manager of the Detroits, is practical ly unerring, notwithstanding certain luminous examples that seem to point to the contrary-Archer, Suggs, Me Intyre, Thomas, and according to some opinions, Works. Fans who have vigorously banned Jennings for these releases never have known the actual reasons for them.
 Archer, the most cOnSpicious of the lot was turned back because there was very good ground for a belief that he would go blind with in a year or two.
 Suggs, who has been Cincinnati's 8 mainstay in the box for three seasons, absolutely could not keep in health in a climate like Michigans After a season in his native Dixie, he came back strong, and as Cincinnati is far enough south of Detroit to make ma teriaI difference in climate, he has re- tained his health
 Matty Mcintyre had a wonderful season immediately succeeding his re- lease by Detroit But in his next he was an absolute failure, and was sent to the minors.
 Ira Thomas, for three seasons after he was sold to the Athletics, was made to look great by the great pitcher he was assigned to work with. When two of the pitchers deteriorated, and young pitchers came up for training,
 
 He had the same trouble in Detroit. for Jennings was then, well as now trying to find some pitchers to 1 take the place of Ki1lian and Siewer. l Thomas is not an old catcher He came up from the old Eastern league 1 the same year Archer did, 1907. Bres- nahan, still one of the greatest ante dates him in the big ring by six sea- l sons. Gibson, of the Pirates, came l three years earlier.
 As for Ralph Works, whom Cincin- | natl expects to prove a star this year, | he has pitched some wonderful games, 1 but it has been a notable fact that | they actually had to be wonderful, for 1 the minute a man reached first it was 1 all over with Works. He did not have, and in four seasons of trying, could l not acquire, the knack of holding a
 runner close enough to first base to l prevent him stealing In trying to do l this he would lose his pitching effect | iveness, and a fusilade of base hits would follow. His best game was that i one-hit affair against the Cubs in the
 fall of 1912, shortly after he joined C1n- l cinnati-only one man reaching first, 1 there was but one chance to rattle him. The Popular Magazine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-10
PIRATES NOT TO
 TAKE WORLD TOUR
M'Graw Turned Down When He Tries To Get Wagner

Pittsburgh, Penn, Sept. 10-When Manager McGraw of the New York Giants arrives in Pittsburgh he will have a conference with President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh Pirates concerning his request that Wagner and some of the other Pirate stars be permitted to make the trip around the world, with his team and the Chicago White Sox. Dreyfuss will tell him that he absolutely refuses such permission Wagner is said to have declined the opportunity on his own account, but some of the other Pirates have been willing 10 go.
 ''Why should let any of my valu- able players make such a trip?'' the Pittsburgh owner put it, when he was asked as to his attitude toward the proposition.
 My money is invested in these men, and what good does Pittsburgh get out of the Journey? The team will be bi11- ed as the New York Giants, regardless of who composeS it.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-10
TOO MUCH PEPPER IS
 FATAL TO ST. LOUIS

Come on boys. pepper!' how1ed Jimmy Austin, manager of the St. Louis Browns. yesterday afternoon at the Polo Grounds, whereupon the Browns to a man began to yell and howl at Weilman, the altitudinouS Eouthpaw.
 As he prepared to deliver each ball the Browns shrieked at him to Put it overr'
 -aThat's the boyE' followed every strike and ''Never mind that. old boy! !'' was the counsel after a ball.
 The Browns continued this raucous Urea atment of the unfortunate pitcher, EHl the fifth inning, when he went to pieces and was taken out of the box In favor of LeverenZ.
 Leverenz was then the target for the vocal uproar, and he stood it till the eighth, when he went up in the air, gave three bases on balls and forced in the winning run.
 Leverenz pitched for Hartford sever al seasons ago and was sold to the Coast league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-10

and Pastorius did not get his portrait into the Pitchers Hall of Fame.
 Heinie Berger of the Maps was head ed toward a no hit game on September 26, 1907, while twirling against the Yankees until Clarke Griffith request ed Norman Elberfield to bat for Jack Chesbro in the ninth. The Tabasco Kid promptly tore off a single and Berger's chance was gone That same season on May 20, Tom Hughes of the Nationals held the Maps to a bachelor safety, said safety being manufactur- ed by Harry Bennis, who did a pinch hitting trick for Glen Liebhardt in the third inning.
 On September 1o 1907, Joe Doyle. of the Yankees, confined the Nationals to one safety, made by Mike Kahoe, who got into the game because Jack Warner had been injured.
 The only National league contest in which both teams were held to one hit took place between Pittsburg and Chicago on the morning of July 4, 1906 Lefty Liefeld and Mordecai Brown were the pitchers and the saf- cities were made by Jim SIagIe and Leif1eId himself
 so far as is known, the only National league pitcher to hurl two one-hit games in succession He held the In dianapolis club to one safety on Au- gust 6, 1887, and three days later he treated Anson's old Chicago White Stockings in the same manner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-10
WASHBURN WINS
 AGAIN AT TENNIS

Watson Washburn gave another fast exhibition of tennis at the Brooklawn club yesterday afternoon when he beat William E. Davenport in straight sets, 6-1, 60. The Y. M. c. A. player made a game fight but had little chance against the we'll rounded play of the metropolitan. It seemed almost i'm possible to put a ball where Washburn could not make a, return.
 Gregory s. Bryan cleaned up Egbert Marsh 7-5, 6-1. The first set was hard fought and Bryan had to extend him Self before he could win. w. B. Board man of the Weatogue club, Stratford, won from Thomas B. Lashar, Jr., 6-1, 6-4. Dr. R. Warren Hall of the Y. M. C. A. defeated T. Earle Bartram, 60, SO.
 Play in the doubles began this af- ternoon with the following pairings:
 Arthur Wren and H. B. Stoddard vs. F. B. Washburn and J. S. Myric, Egbert Marsh and partner vs. Watson M. Washburn and w. M. Washburn, F. G. Haw1ey and Dr. Warren Hall vs. Gregory S. Bryan and J. w. Wheeler, G. L. Catlin and c. A. Bald win vs. T. P. Bartram and Roderick c. McNeil.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-10
GIANTS TAKE GAME
 FROM TORONTO TEAM

Toronto. Sept. 1O-It was a patch work team of Giants that beat the Leafs, 10 to 3 here yesterday afternoon. It was also more or less of a patch work team that Joe Kelly presented in opposition. Both sides made battery changes with bewildering rapidity. The National League champions took few chances, in view of their pros pective struggle for the Worlds Series, and the game lacked fight and ag- Eressiveness.
 Among the Giants stars who were missing were Manager McGraw, Math- Rwson, Tesreau, Marquard, Demaree, ATerkle, Herzog, Fletcher, Meyers and Enodgress. The only regular inf1elder to get into the game was Larry Doyle
 Buster Brown opened the battle on the mound for Toronto and before the side was retired all hands had batted and the game was in pickle.
 Fromme, Hearne-bought from Tor pnto by the Giants two weeks ago-and Schauer each pitched three innings for New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-10
.PELKY CHARGES
 BURNS WITH FAKE
Claims Tommy Induced Him To
 Frame Up Short Bout

Portland. Ore. Sept. 1O-Angered at alleged mistreatment, Arthur Pelky, worlds heavyweight title claimant. yesterday cancelled his contract with Tommy Burns as manager.
 In a statement PeIky charged his former manager with having taken advantage of his depressed financial condition to force him into a fixed match with Burns at Calgary on March 26. According to PeIky, re- hearsa1s of the battle were staged in a garret.
 Our six round fight was called 8 draw the statement declared. ''but we had it all framed up. I could have whipped him easily, but he want ed to make a good showing before lis friends there, and made me take two knockouts to one for him. From that time on he made me virtually slave to his wl1irns.
 Burns at one time was a worlds s champion heavyweight. He was Pel- ky's manager at the time Luther Mo- Carty was killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-10
LANGFORD WINNER
 IN JOKE CONTEST
Puts John L. Johnson Away In First Round While Crowd
 JeerS

What was the greatest fiasco seen in boxing since the Frawley law be- came effective was the outcome of the Lester Johnson bout last night at the men are negroes. The go attracted a bumper house, with probably 2000 persons in attendance, and lasted a bit over one minute, as Billy Moore put end to the burlesque after Johnson had gone to the floor twice because of blows on the kidneys.
 Langford scaled 1855 pounds and his opponent ITO. and the unequal physi- cal sides of the men were apparent di rectly they stripped for action. In his corner Johnson displayed all the evil dences of a man overcome with fear, and his chief second was compelled to give his ears 8 vigorous massage in order to wake him up.
 At the gong Johnson immediately be- gan prancing and stamping about the ring like a horse with the blind stag gers. Langford was compelled to make long distance swings at his man, and the only spot he could reach was his opponents left kidney, which he walIoped so effectively three times while the pair were in a neutral cor ner that Johnson went down for the count, just getting to his feet as the referee cried ten seconds.
 The all but defea ted man continued to try to evade Langford, who bela- bored him again on what appears to be a vital spot, and after Johnson had gone down through the effects of the weakness the referee helped the beat en man to his feet and waved Lang ford to his corner to the accompani- ment of the boo-hoos of the crowd