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Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


Topeka, Kansas, September 18th
The general revenue fund of the
state is short three hundred annd thil
fy-seven thousand dollars, and only
the most economical management will
Keep state warrants on that fund
from being stamped mot paid for
want Of fundss'' for a few days dur
ing the month of November.
This shortage is one of the lega-
'cies of the Stubs administration.
This deficiency is the result of u.s.
ing 1913 taxes to pay 1912 bills, and
that is what the Stubbs administra--
ton did in December of last year and
1t Is said that the practice had pre-
vailed to a less extent for the two
preceding years. Governor Hodges,
Auditor Davis and State Treasurer
Akers believe that by careful man.
agement the state will be able to pay
all demands on presentation, but it
will be a close call.
When it is remembered that the
Hodges administration deprived itself
of three hundred thousand dollars by
the repeal of the Inheritance Tax
law, of which the Stubbs administra-
ton had the advantage in 1912, it
will readily be seen that even if an
;inconsiderable amount Of state war
rants are stamped mot paid for
want of funds" for a few days, the
ipresent administration will still be en-
titled to great credit, and that the
result will verify the statements of
the Press Bureau as to the amount
'Of money, the Hodges administration
has saved to the tax payers. If to
the $SS7,OO of 1913 taxes which
Stubs used to pay his 1912 bills you
add $4,000 of his deficiencies which
the Hodges administration has made
good, and the 100000 Of which the
Hodges administration deprived itself
ny the repeal of the Inheritance Tax
law, it will readily be seen that the
present administration will get along
on nearly one-haf million dollars less
money than did the Stubbs admins
tratiOn, even if it has to draw a quar-
ter Of million from 1914 taxes in
December. ,.,
Tne fact is that Stubbs knew early
last year that he was facing a treas
Jury deficit, but he was in the midst
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19

fixed by the Kansas legislature, has
been charged for the burial. Two
and three bodies have been thrown
into one big basket and delivered to
political undertaken to be buried
without care any more than is given
to the body of a drowned cat"
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19

special privilege Payne-Aldrich Law
on the statute books"
This ought to cure any Democrat
who has hitherto had any hankering
for the gentleman who has gone over
Kansas in recent years preaching
Progressive doctrine and denouncing
the Payne-Aldrich tariff.
s. T. SEATON.
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19


Our stand-pat Republican friend!
are making merry over the Maine
election and are pointing to it as a
sure evidence that the Progressive
party is on its last legs.
The Press Bureau is not so Ger
tain that an ygreat significance car
be attached to the result of that elec
ton; at any rate the Press Bureau
man has agreed to buy new hat
for a stand-pat friend if the Moosers
,ao not cast more votes at the next
general election in this state thai th'
Republieans-and he feels pretty Ger.
tain he will not have to buy the hat
1.-The Progrsssives in Maine were nev.
er very strongly Progressive. The
fact that last year they fused with
the Republicans reveals their yellow
streak. 80.
The Hon. Joseph L. Bristow this
week east his vite with Senators
Penrose and Smoot and other stand
patters in the United States Senate,
to keep the PayHeAldrich tariff on
the statute books. The Kansas City
Star, which has always been exceed.
ingly friendly to the Honorable Bris-
tow, made the following pointed re.
marks:
" The Tariff Act of 1909,' Senator
LaFollette said, explaining his vote
for the bill yesterday, was only a.
little short of a crime He would
not vote to continue the present Jaw
in effect.
I voted for the Senate Tariff
Bill said Senator Poindexter, "be-
cause It is as a whole, better bill
than the Payne-Aldrich law now in
force
by no subtilities Of argument is it
possible to get away from the plain
fact set forth by these two senators
that a vote against the Wilson bill
was a vote for the existing law.
1T is one Of the ironies Of the po-
litical situation that, in general, the
senators who aroused the country to
the iniquities of the act Of 1909
should have been left in the rear by
advancing public sentiment. So the
progressiVes Of 1909 became the
stand-patters of 1918 and voted with
Penrose and Smoot to continue the
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19

Here is an echo wrom the Amrine
administration at the Industrial Re-
formatory at Hutchinson. Some time
before Amrine went out a large num-
Der Of beeves and hogs we're killed
and rushed right into cold storage
without having gone through the nee
essary process of cooling. The re-
silt has been that several thousand
dollars worth of meat has been spoil
ed and the state is compelled to haul
it out by the wagon load and destroy
lit. Ii
It begins to look like the Board Of
Corrections knew what it was do.
ing when II fired Mr.. Amrine, who
paid at least as much attention to
collecting political assessments from
the employees of that institution as
he did to looking after the states in
Vol'seS' "a .... ,-...
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19

But this is not the first coal scan-
dal at the Kansas penitentiary. A
long time ago the Kansas City Times
then owned by DR.. Munford, forced
an investigation and uncovered coal
steal that involved the Warden and
Prison Board so extensively that the
bunch was allowed to resign under
fire and the investigation stopped be
fore it was fairly started.
When the Farmers Alliance elect
ca the House In 1890. an innvesti-
eating committee found another Goa
steal In full blast. i was remedied
p, before the Republicans were driver
from power in 1892 and the war ol
1893 prevented investigation of its
extent. ti -
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19

Of a campaign for United States SEN
ator and could not permit the tax
rate to be raised although the State
Auditors estimates called for a larg-
er levy, and so he preferred the ex-
pedient Of turning the state over to
his successor shy of funds to the ex-
tent of 1897, ,OOO-and that is what
Stubs did.
There is one thing about the admin
istration Of Mr.. Hodges, and thaA is
the people are beginning to learn for
the first time how the business f-
fairs Of the state have been manip-
ulated. Governor Hodges, Auditor
Davis and Treasurer Akers are going
to do their best to break up the prac-
tice which has prevailed in the treas
ury matter referred to.
-X-X-
Whileon this subject the Press Bu-
reau desires to have it noted that in
order to keep the deficiencies un-
der his administration from being
still larger than they were, the build
ing of the much needed new State
Hospital at Larned, for which the
legislature of 1911 appropriated $780,
900, was not built; and neither was
the new tuberculosis Sanitarium for
which the legislature of 1911 appro-
priated $4,000.
The Hodges administration already
has the work of building the Larned
Hospital well under way and is con-
templating an irrigation plant at that
place which will irrigate a thousand
acres of land. It is also preparing
to build the Sanitorium, and with all
this, the deficit at the end Of the
year will be a comparatively small
one.
There is one item of news which
the esteemed Topeka Capital" has
let severely alone, and that is the
coal scandal at the Kansas peniten,
tiary. The use Of 1000 tons Of coal
by that institution alone in a single
year staggers all belief. 1t does not
seem possible that such an amount
could have been used by the hsti'
tuition. Hhe little water plant at the
penitentiary is charged with twenty
nine hundred tons. That is more thar
was used by the water works Of the
city of Topeka during the same per
iOd in the pumping of water for
city Of $4,000 inhabitants. Speaking
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19
this. the washington Palladium

of this, the Washington palladium"
says:
1T is safe to say that the amount
of water pumped by that plant is not
as much as is pumped by the city
of Hanover or the city of Greenleaf,
yet if one-half that amount of coal
were used at either place, there woult
be things doing for the criminal court
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19

/ For the bshetit Of those who be
came somewhat "fussy'' because Of
the change in the infringement of tn.
State Hospital at OsaHatomie, thu
Press Bureau calls attention 10 the
old way Of disposing of the bodies oi
old soldiers at that institution which
Barney Sheridans Western Spirit
submits as fair sample Of the meth
ods that have prevailed in the man.
agement Of the Osawatomie Hospi
tai for the insane for the past four.
teen years, prior to August /, 1913.
The matter Of the burial of the old
soldiers at that institution was inves.
tigated by Grand Army Post No. 1922
Of Osawatomie and they reported the
matter to Department Commander Hal
rison at Topeka. The Post went to
the trouble of disinterring the body
of soldier who was buried on July
Slst, 1913, in Elmdale cemetery, osa.
watomie, and they found that al
though $50 is paid by the county in
which the soldier belongs, for the
purpose of giving him a decent bur
ial, an old soldier by the name of
Alexander Randall, from Sedgwick
county, was buried "in a worm eaten,
marred coffin with old faded out GOV.
ering and no lining, a coffin that no
one would knowingly buy; that the
body was sewed in a sheet and put
in the old coffin without a shrOud
or robe" and thus buried without not
flying any member Of the Osawatomi'
Post and without care or ceremony.
Mr.. Sheridan further charges that
old soldiers have been thrown into
the ground half naked and in worm
eaten boxes year IN and year out
and the full amount, so generously
Barton County democrat., 1913-09-19

But coal is not the only thing that
has caused scandal at the Kansas
State Penitentiary. 1t is a common
joke amongst the prisoners that the
hogs raised at the penitentiary farm
are "hamless", and there is every in
dication that men sent to the peni-
tentiary for the violation of the laws
of the state have been used to fur
ther other violations Of the property
rights Of the people of Kansas.
The Press Bureau expects later on
to place before its readers some in
teresting information on this subject.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
RAZOR W|ELDER|S
SHOT AND BEATEN
Boston Negro Who Started
Riot Over Hire of Auto Dan
gerousIy Wounded.

j. Johnson Robinson, Boston negro
and Darktown sport. is today resting
fairly we'll at the Grady hospital, fol-
lowing his clash with chauffeurs near
Peachtree and Luckie streets. late yes
terday. in which one white man was
cut, the offending negro stabbed and
shot and several others badly beaten.
Robinson appeared at the corner late
In the afternoon and demanded the
rental Of an automobile. He was told
that negroes could not rent autos in
Atlanta. Upon receiving the informa-
ton, Robinson became abusive and was
taken to task by two white chauffeurs.
Drawing q razor the negro declared
he'd kill the first man who laid hands
on him" Several white men were
willing to take a chance with the ne
gro's razor and closed in. In the melee
the negro was badly beaten but man
aged to all but knock out several OF his
antagonists.
Freeing himself the negro rushed in
to crowded Peachtree street, where he
bounced upon 8 pedestrian and drew
his razor blade across the mans head,
inflicting a three -inch CASH The ne
gro then fed in the direction of Broad
street, but was stopped by a bullet fired
at him by a citizen at the order of
Deputy Sheriff T. A. Burdette, accord
ing to eye witnesses. The shot lodged
in the Negroes abdomen and he dropped
to the street He was removed to the
Grady hospital, where it is said his in
juries while dangerous are probably not
fatal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
Iron Hand Called
Again by EIuerta
To Crush Revolt

MEXICO CITY, March 6.--The Mex
lean provisional government today
faces the most serious situation of its
existence, being confronted by secret
intrigues, open revolutionary plots and
bitches in peace parleys.
The rebel chiefs have brought about
a condition which seriously menaces
the stability of the new regime. Pro-
visional President Victorlana Huerta
realizes the acuteness of the crisis. and
will use iron hand" methods as the
most logical way to extricate his ad
nin1stration from it's dilemma.
News Of the most pessimistic kind
has been received from the north.
where several revolutionary movements
are on foot The plan Of General Car
ANA, the rebel governor OF Coahuila,
and General Pesque, rebel acting gov
ernor of Sonora, according to advices
today received by Huerta, is to have
Coahuila secede from the republic and
set up separate government.
Chiefs Refuse Offers.
Complications have arisen in peace
negotiations with a number Of the i'm
portant rebel chieftains. General Oroz-
60, Jr's, agents have increased his de-
mands to a point which the govern
ment refused to recognize, while Vas
quez Gomez suddenly broke off his ne
gotiations with the government with
out explanation after he had prom
ised to swear allegiance to Huerta and
Felix Diaz. The Zapata brothers, Eu-
femio and Emilano. leaders of large
band in the state of Morelos, are hold
ins out, refusing to aCcede finally to
the terms of the government.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
81 H'dk'fs, ACC

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Real Madeira eyelet embroidered
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
FARMER IN COLUMBIA
COUNTY STAYS SELF

HARLEM. GA, March 6.-W. H.
Crawford, aged So years. prominent
farmer of Columbia county, committed
suicide at his home near Appling by
shooting himself through the head with
pistol late yesterday afternoon. No
cause for the act is known.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
NADEROS, SAFE IN
TEXAS, THINK Of
VENGEANCE
BROTHERS of Deposed President,
One Reported Slain, Organ
ling Forces for Fight.

GAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. March g.
call to arms in northern Mexico was
-..,ded here today by Raoul and EN-
,,o ATadero. brothers of the slain Mexi-
president. Francisco l. Madero, Jr,
I'm declared that they would not rest
mill the government, headed by Pro
,-.tonaI President Victoriano Huerta
a,d General Felix Diaz, is overturned.
u,,,fIio Madero, the "resurrected" one,
u,,o came to San Antonio after having
,@c,alIv been reported dead, both from
,Eartco CITY and Washington, declared
-, tha Hutchings hotel, where the
b,others are stopping. that the Madero
fsroiIv would spend all of its vast for
tr,e II necessary in restoring itself 10
sc legal power in the republic. The
,-others. who arrived here accompanied
..,, three servants after a perilous
horseback ride Of 900 miles from Tor
rson. held several conferences with Ma
derista leaders here and dispatched
messages to General Carranza and
other rebel leaders who are at war
AGAINST the Mexican government in the
northern states.
Three Brothers Confer.
Emilio and Raoul were met here by
snotber brother Gabriel, but Emilio
seems to be the leader.
we have decided to fight" said
Emilio. although that decision may be
affected by conferences with other
members of the family TO be held in
New York. Personally, 1 am in favor
Of spending every penny Of our fortune
10 overthrow the Illegal government of
Huerta and Diaz. We have a large fol-
lowing in Sonora and Coahuila. My
dead brother, Francisco l. Madero, Jr.,
mas many followers who will spring to
arms.
We have learned by telegraph that
Maderista forces in Hermosillo, capital
Of Sonora, have barricaded the city and
will resent with arms the intrusion of
snv Of Huerta's soldiers. We have
made arrangements to meet a number
Of former warriors of my brother here
and discuss at length the plans for a
campaign"
Junta Is Established.
1t is understood that a Maderista
junta is being established here. The
Maderos entertained their callers today
with stories of their escape from Mex
ico
We we're fired upon three times, "
said Raoul, and If it had not been for
our knowing all the mountain tracks we
would have been captured or killed by
bandits Twice we fought running
lights with bandits, but eluded them
once we were fired upon by federal SOL
dieTs when we refused to stop at theft
challenge"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
Bandits Trap Kills Car Maker.

STRASBURG, March 6.-Automo-
bile bandits appeared here early today.
Ettore Bugatti a rich motor car man
ufacturer, was fatally hurt by colliding
with d wire stretched across the road
while automobiling. The automobile
bandits not only robbed Bugatti and
left him dying, but escaped with his
car. A reward has been offered for
their capture.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
Csc H'dk'fs, Is.

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Dainty one-corner embroidered
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values, at 15c.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
Marconi Libel Suit Set.

LONDON, March 6.-The trial Of
Cecil Chesterton, a London editor,
charged with libeling Godfrey Isaacs.
managing director of the British Mar
conf Company, was today set for the
April session in Old Bailey. Chester
ton attacked Mr. Isaacs personally and
intimated that there was graft in the
relations of the company with the gov
eminent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
Reward for Mysterious Air Graft.

BERLIN, March 6-The German
government of Silesia today offered u
reward Of $50 for the capture of the
crew of the mysterious airship seen
several times near Tarnowitz. 1t is
believed to have contained Russian
spies, who took observations of Ger
man forts.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
Lady Con to Dance on this Side.

LONDON. March 6.-Lady Con-
stance Richardson, who gained fame by
dancing in her bare feet, has signed a
contract 70 appear in vaudeville in New
York in her famous barefooted dances.
While in New York. she will be the
guest of the Vanderbilt and Gould fam
lilies.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
SAVES PET DOGS LIFE
BY TAKING DAY IN JAIL

ST. LOUIS, March 6.-Becausc she
efused to let the city marshal shoot
err pet dog, Mrs. Ada Kettering spent
- hours in Jail. The authorities later
relented, and Mrs Kettering was freed.
The dog will be allowed to live.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
CABLE
NEWS
Important Events From All
Over the Old World Told In Q
Few Short Lines.

PARIS, March 6.-Lieutenant Barth,
of the French navy, has invented a
system enabling officers in submarines
to take observations from the sun while
submerged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-06
Belgium Solving Labor Row.

BRUSSELS. BELGIUM, March G.
Favorable progress is being made to-
ward averting a general strike in Bel
GUM. it was announced today by the
labor department Of the government.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-19
NORTH BENNINGTON

The pastor will preach at the ser.
vice of worship of the Congregation.
al church on Sunday at IL O'Clock.
The subject of the sermon is The
lmpartiality Of God. Sunday school
meets al IL o'clock. The Endeavor
society holds its usual meeting at
6 O'Clock with Miss Margery White
as leader. The subject assigned is
"FavOrite Verses in the Prophetical
Books The evening worship will
he omitted. We invite all to worship
with us.
A cordial invitation is extended TO
the services OF public worship at the
Baptist church on Sunday. At the
IL O'Clock service the subject OF the
sermon will be. "A Living Book in
a Dying World" At ~ O'Clock the
Sunday school will meet with class
es for all. At $50 the Young Peo-
pies service will be led by Miss
Elsie Millington. Subject. "Favorite
Verses in the Propheucal Books. g"
The evening preaching service will
be held at 7.30. with the theme.
"CustOdisns OF the Future"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
seWs Of the Town and Village Tod Briefly
ias Riiss Reseiers

]. Burton MacNamar of Hartford.
Conn, Is visiting his sister, Mrs. Cal
win Endress.
Fritz jennings, who was recently
injured in an automobile accident, is
able ii be out again.
Mrs. G. b. Johnson of Old BenninE
ton gave an informal tea at her home
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Molly Noveck and Miss Stella
Myers of New York are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. n. Noveck.
Joseph Daley of New York is ex
pected here tonight for a visit with
his parents, DR. and Mrs. +. b. Daley.
Mr. and Mrs. George b. Sears. for
mer residents, who have been pass
ing a few weeks in Bennington. re
turned this morning to New York
Miss Ursula Frost, who has peen
spending several weeks with Mrs
r. IL. Merrill If Old Bennington. left
this morning for a visit at Provi.
dence, II. |.
MISS Sarah McCue OF Troy VIII be
accompanied home today by Miss
Anna Hobin of Cihoes and Miss Cath
crime WeayerSof Troy, who will be
her guests over Sunday.
Mrs. venison Gage Of Hot Springs,
Arkinsaw, is visiting her sister. Miss
Helen Toohy of Cohoes passing
some time with her sister, Mrs. T. u.
Edgerton. Mrs. Gage and Miss Too
by went this morning to Manchester
for few days visit Mrs Gage Is a
noted equestrienne and has won sew.
eral prizes.
Services will be held in the Baptist
church tomorrow morning and even.
ing nthe morning AT 1890 the pas
tor, w f Meyer. will speak on the
subject, 'Unrealized Power" and in
the evening on inspirations for
Youth and Age" The Bible school
will meet at noon and the c. f. al
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-19

$40 p. M A cordial welcome awaits
all who attend these services.
Miss Anna Bellyille has returned
10 Rutland after "a visit to Miss Kath-
crime LaMarrf.
Samuel Mcyrath has returned from
visit 10 bis mother In Scotland,
lie also VISITED his son in Boston.
Miss Lueila Goldlmith went to
Manchester his afternoon TO be the
over Sunday fuest OF Mrs w. D..
Wright
Mrs Beorge Babcock and daughter
Miss Avis Babcock OF lioosick were
in town ycster lay 10 attend the viii
liamsGraves wedding.
Mrs. william J. Parish. who has
been passing few weeks with bef
father. G. A. Wood. returned this al;
ternoon 20 her home N Elizabeth.
y j.
The Benton house On the high
/ school lot has been sold TO H. n.
Webster for $500. This was the best
offer made by any bidder. The house
Is 10 be- removed from the lot within
80 days
Joe Mitchell rhabple OF Boston,
editor Of the Nitioial Magazine. has
been in Bennne on tbs week prcpar-
ing matter for special Vermont
number that ~, is getting out Mr..
Chapple is one Of the besi known
writers in the country especially on
affairs an Washington.
The openair meeting will be held
tomorrow afiernfOn ~ $3.50 p. "a. al
the Soldiers Home as usual The
Young Peoples society 81 The First
Baptist church will have charge Of
the singing. and The Scy W. +. Mey-
or will be the SPEAKER OF the after
noon Your pres ence will help
make the meeting; a success,
On Monday tha correct uiiicial
schedule Of the Recreation League
viii Doe published, giving all th"
teams and complete list o. the play
ers Six teams blye been registered
and the season opens Tuesday after
noon 40 O'Clock at the PlOygi ounds.
ne Opening EaHit VIII w ul Apii'N
b. Captain Dan shea. During the
season. games viii be held at the
same hour on Tuesda". Wednesday
and Thursday Afternoons.
ThaXter Eaton nf New York. com
ing from the Russell Sage Foundation
has been in Benningl on this week.
Mr.. Eaton Is making a survey OF the
system OF education ana caring for
orphans In this state. Vermont Is
almost the only state in the unioa
that leaves its orphans and tie chill.
dren OF criminal and insane parents
to private charity pr to go % the
poor farm and this condition or AZ
Eairs Is disgrace 10 the sta e. Tho
Banner has been urging for years
that something be- done and ncere.
~ hopes that Mr. Eaion's VI. { mas
stir up the state 20 the condii = LAT
prevails.