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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
OKLAHOMA CREEK BURNING
Crude Oil Washed Into Channel En-
dangers Bridges in Vicinity
of Ringing.

Ringing, Ok.-Thirty thousand bar
rels of crude OIL lost from the Heald-
ton field when heavy rains washed
out earthen tanks, were set on fire in
Bayou Creek by unknown persons,
and the creek is in flames for many
miles along its route. The smoke OBJ
scures the sky Extra forces of men
worked all night and day to save the
Ringing railroad bridges over the
bayou. The creek is running bank.
full of flood water with several inches
of oil on the surface.
Vast damage cannot be prevented.
Great volumes of crude oil are also
being washed down Red Oak, Whisky
and other creeks in this vicinity
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Will SON SELECTS BANK BOARD
Richard 0Iney of Boston to be
Chairman.

Washington, d. C.-President Viii
son has selected the five men who,
together with the secretary of the
treasury, w. G. McAdoo, and the
comptroller of the currency, John
Shelton Williams, are to compose the
federal reserve board
All of those selected have not yet
accepted, so formal announcement
will not be made for another day or
two.
The five to whom the President has
offered places are:
Richard Olney of Boston, secretary
of state under President Cleveland,
to be governor of the board.
Paul Moritz Warburg of New York,
member of the banking firm of Kuhn,
Loeb e Co.
Harry A Wheeler of Chicago, vice
president of the Union Trust Com
pany of Chicago, and former presi-
dent and organizer of United States
Chamber of Commerce.
w. P G. Harding of Birmingham,
Ala, president of the First National
Bank of Birmingham, and one of the
leading bankers of the South.
Dr. A. C. Miller of San Francisco,
a professor of economics in the Uni
versity of California and author of
financial works; recently an assistant
to Secretary McAdoo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
GEN. DURYER SHOT TO DEATH
Aged Civil War Veteran Victim OF
insane Son at New York
Home.

New York.-Gen. Hiram Duryea,
Civil War veteran and wealthy starch
manufacturer, was shot to death as he
slept in his home, 30 Eighty-fifth
street, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, by his
son, Chester B. Duryea. Seven shots
were fired into the aged mans body,
some from an automatic revolver and
others from a high powered rifle. Any
one of the wounds inflicted would
have caused death.
After several hours investigation
the police had been unable to learn
any motive for the shooting and are
inclined to believe that young Duryea
may have become suddenly insane.
General Duryea was 81 years old.
His son is A.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Washington Hears of Big Con-
stitutionaI Victories Near
San Luis POtOSi.
TO MEXICO CITY IN 80 DAYS
Member of Carranza's Cabinet Dis
cusses Prospects of Oustins Huerta
Leaders Ready to Unite
Against Dictator.

Washington, D. C-More evidence
that the constitutionalists in Mexico
are gaining rapidly came in the news
dispatches.
The advance of the rebels toward
San Luis Potosi, a complete victory
at Saltillo and announcement that
final assault soon would be made at
Tampico led to the belief that Villa
and his followers are nearly ready
for dash to the Mexican capital.
In the City of Mexico it was report
ed many Mexicans we're ready to fee.
fearing an early attack of the rebels
The date set for the opening of the
conferences with the mediators at Nj
agara Falls is regarded as extremely
significant by the constitutionalists-
They point out that with Villa, Man
clovia. Herrera and Benavides with
combine force estimated at $4,000
men attacking Saltillo and San Luis
Potosi, and with Luis Caballero press
ing the siege of Tampico, the medi-
ators may find at their first conference
a situation in northern and central
Mexico totally different from the pres
ent situation.
Into City of Mexico Soon.
ne Q0ldy III opening the COulci-
ences, the constitutionalists feel,
presents an opportunity they say they
are determined not to overlook
Rafael Zubaran, minister of the in
terror in the constitutionalist cabinet,
after his conference by telegraph with
General Carranza in the city of Chi
huahua on the military situation in
Mexico, estimated that within one
month their forces will have reached
the City of Mexico.
Mediators Making Plans.
The South American mediators
completed their plans for beginning
the conference at Niagara Falls. Head
quarters will be established at a lead
ing hotel there, which consented to
advance the date of its opening to &C
commodate the conference. The me
diators, with their secretaries, stenog-
raphers, etc, will make a party OF
about fifteen. They will leave here
on the fourteenth to prepare for the
opening conference on the following
Monday The Huerta delegates are
expected to arrive by way of Mon
treal, coming thence to Niagara Falls.
The mediators definitely announced
they would proceed with their work
without regard to the course of Car
rama in coming in or remaining out
no further overtures to him, and if
he comes in it will be- voluntary on
his part
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
FOURTEEN MORE ARE SAVED
Steamer Manhattan Picks up Captain
Mcdonald and 10 Members of
Cotumbian's Crew.

Sable Island, n. S.-Captain Melon
aid and thirteen members of the crew
of the British steamer Columbian,
burned at sea, were saved by the
steamer Manhattan. A wireless dis
patch to this effect has been received
from the Manhattan by the Marconi
station here.
The Manhattan. bound from New
York for Antwerp. had been near the
scene of the burning of the Columbian
for some hours and was known to be
searching for boats containing mem
bers of the Columbians crew
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Thirty passengers and trainmen
were injured and four laborers were
crushed to death by the overturning
of a sleeping car and the dining car
of the Continental Limited train of
the Wabash railroaod while entering
Decatur, Ill
A woman said to have killed
eight American bluejackets and ma
rines by sniping them in the streets
of Vera Cruz during the first days OF
the American occupation, was given
into the custody of the military au-
thorities. A Mexican had informed
army officials of here whereabouts
upon which her house was searched
and a quantity of arms found She
is to be tried by military court on
charges of murder.
The question of delivering the
RADIO, to the United States army viii
be put to the men themselves, accord
ing to announcement by union officials
at Trinidad
y Major w. A Holbrook. in command
of the federal troops in Colorado, has
placed an embargo upon the importa-
ton of arms or ammunition into the
state He announced that the order
secretary of war and that any arms
shipped in in violation of the order
would be confiscated-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
PARTY WITHOUT LIFE
2rogressives Already Facing Ger
tain Disintegration.
Have Fallen to Third or Fourth Place
in Almost Every Election Recent
Iy HeIdHIs a One-Man Party,
With No Issue.

The Progressives today find them
selves a party without an issue Ihati
condition is the more precarious wltn'
the opening of a congressional cam.
paign only a few months away ana
governors to be elected in Massacnu-s
sets, New York and other states. In
New York the leaders of the party are
endeavoring to make personality
supply the lack of an issue. They
will ask Mr.. Roosevelt to accept the
Progressive nomination for governor
They declare: Roosevelt will be our
ISSUE" Apparently the Progresslvesi
have forgotten that one reason Colo
mel Roosevelt left the country last
autumn was to give his party an OPP
portunity to demonstrate that 1t was
not, as SO many have charged, one
man party" Instead of making any
Roadway, however, the Progressivesl
have fallen to the third or fourth place
in almost every election held save
that in Massachusetts. Even there the
party is today utterly bereft of an
issue. There, as in New York. they
are endeavoring to make personality
take it's place. Again they will appeal
to Charles Sumner Bird to lead their
forlorn hope, in spite of his sacrifice
Doubtless Mr. Bird hesitates to refuse
a third nomination lest he be charged
with deserving the party in its hour
of direst need. Certainly there could
be no Justification for such CHARGE
but that fact is no assurance that 1t.
would not be brought In their plat
forms the Democrats and Progressivesj
in Massachusetts, differ but little,
Both are against representative gov
eminent; both favor direct legislation
by means of the initiative and refer
endum. Governor Walsh has declared
for the recall, and that pledge is em7
bodied in the Progressive platform, all
though it was not emphasized by Pro
gressive candidates in the last cam
paign. The gradual dissolution of the
third party is clearly shown today
by this falling back upon PERSONAL
ity. The Progressive party today is
what it has been since the day 1t was
born, a one-man party, without an
issue. Its life may be prolonged by
artificial methods until after the next
congressional election Before 1885,
however, its members will have been
absorbed by the two old parties.
All Point to Republican Success
This disintegration of the Progress
sive party will have an important eff
tect upon the political complexion OF
the next house, and, coupled with some
dissatisfaction with the Democratic
administration, gives the Republicans
good grounds for hope There are "a
districts now represented in the house
by Democrats where change of from
two hundred and fifty to one thousand
votes will return Republican There
is not district in Iowa which would
not be represented by a Republican
If the entire Republican and Progress
sive strength should be concentrated
upon a single candidate. A similar
condition prevails throughout large
number of districts in the North and
middle West
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Hardly a Pleasing Spectacle.

The spectacle of this government
filling its treasury with enforced rail-
road rebates-the same sort of re-
bates in result as the Standard Oil
company used to get-cannot be a
pleasing one to honest Americans Its
continuance is a caustic comment
upon the statesmen who are always
urging laws to make everybody hon
est" while complacently permitting
the government of the United States
itself to set an example of most
fragrant dishonesty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
"HIoh COST Hypocrisy.

There is a lot of hypocrisy in this
talk about reducing the high cost OF
living. A nation has reason to be re-
iotce when it can afford to have prices
on a high level Prices were low in
the United States during the panic Of
1887, and they tended to become low
during every panic thereafter. There
could be no greater misfortune than
an era of very low prices They indi-
cate stagnation and lack of prosper
fty. There is a golden mean in prices
as in everything else.-Public Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
STRIKE WAR ENDS
Colorado Guards Give Up Arms
and Miners Agree to
Follow Suit.
LEGISLATURE is IN SESSION
Major Hoibrook Puts Embargo on
Further Importations of War Mu-
nitions Into State:

Trinidad, Col.-Major w. A. Hol-
brook, in command of the troops in
the strike district, said that Col.
James Lockett, commanding the Elev-
enth United States Cavalry, would
reach Trinidad at 1880 O'Clock in the
morning to take supreme command of
the federal forces in Colorado. The
officers and men of the Eleventh,
travelling in seven trains, are expect
ed to begin arriving shortly after
their commander.
With the arrival of the reinforce
ments, it is expected that the negotia-
lions for the surrender of arms by
all parties will be pushed to a con-
clusion. Already the guards at the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and
the Walsen and Rouse mines, in
Huerfano county. have turned over
their arms to the soldiers who were
stationed to guard the mines. In
Huerfano county the strikers also
have agreed to deliver up all their
weapons to Capt. C. c. Smith.
Representatives of both the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company and the
expressed their willingness to disarm
come under the protection of United
States troops.
Legislature Meets
Denver, Col.-The Colorado 1egisla-
ture will provide means of meeting the
state military Indebtedness of approx
imately one million dollars before &
lengthy recess or final adjournment is
taken. This was the concensus of
opinion expressed by house and SEN
ate leaders at the conclusion of a long
joint executive session at which the
subjects contained in the governors
speech were discussed.
Send More Troops
Washington, d. C.-Orders to quad
ripple the force of federal cavalrymen
III the Colorado coal strike regions
have been sent from the war depart
ment. The entire Eleventh regiment
from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, and two
troops CT the Twelfth from Fort Rob
inson, Neb-, we're ordered to proceed
to the scene at once, Colonel James
Lockett of the Seventh to take SUI
preme command of the situation.
An appeal for more federal forces
came early in the day from Governor
Ammons, and was the subject of dis
cussion at the cabinet meeting.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Rescued IL at Sea.

Sable Island, Nova Scotia.-Thirteen
survivors of the British steamer Co
lumbian bound from Antwerp for New
York, which caught fire at sea, were
picked up by the Cunard liner Fran
coma, bound from Liverpool for Bos-
ton. Another boat, containing the
chief and second officer and seventeen
men was still adrift
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Wilson TO Honor Navy Dead.

Washington, D. C.-President Will
son plans to go to Brooklyn and meet
the Montana, which is bringing to
the United States the bodies of the
men killed at Vera Cruz. This state
ment was made by Secretary Daniels
after conference with the President
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Haiti in Trouble.

Port Au Prince, Haiti-The British
diplomatic representative at Port Au
Prince has delivered an ultimatum to
the Haitien government demanding
the immediate payment on an indem-
nifty of SCI 900 to a British subject
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Statesmen and Politicians

Apropos of ex-President Taft's fine
definition of a statesman as opposed
to a politician, the more of the one
we have and the fewer of the other,
the better it will be for the political
health and prosperity of the nation
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Unity sure to Be Restored.

The movement toward the union of
the two great parties opposed to Dem
ocratic rule and Democratic policies is
nationwide and gaining force steadily
1t cannot be stopped His effect will
be a political revolution at Washing
ton and in many of the states.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
HoIdup Man Got $4,000.

Kansas City, NOV. A Warren,
sheep king" of Wyoming, was held
I'D at Tenth and Walnut streets and
robbed of $1,000 in checks, drafts
and notes, the payment for train
load OF sheep.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Two Vera Cruz Injured Die

Washington.-Two of the sailors
wounded at the occupation of Vera
Cruz have died They were Harry
Pullman. fireman and Clarence r.
Hirschberger, seaman. both of the bat
tie ship Utah
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
General sickIes pies.

New York, n Y-General Daniel
E. Sickles is dead at his home His
wife was at his bedside at the end
The generals last illness began April
so. when he was stricken with cereb-
raj hemorrhage-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Oil Down to rs Cents.

independence, Kan--Another de-
crease of five cents in the price of
crude oil in the Kansas-Oklahoma
fields is announced, making the pres
ent figure rs cents a barrel This is
80 cents lower than the quotation of
a month ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
In N. FIeId of Microscopy.

Under the new tariff, if not because
of it, the costs of living have been
lowered The drop may not be per-
ceptible to the average person To
some it never would be- But 1t has
come to a slight degree, nevertheless,
and from it every consumer is en-
titled to at least a grain of comfort
Hartford Times (Dem.)-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
-ransoorts seino Provisioned.

Galveston, Tex.-Although no orders
have been received to embark, addi-
tional troops for Vera Cruz. accord
ing to offices. the government trans
ports here are again being provisioned
with foocstuffs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Queen Postpones Her visit.

Sofia, Bulgaria--Queen Eleanor of
Bulgaria has definitely decided not to
visit the United States this month as
she had contemplated. An official an
nouncement to this effect has been
issued.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Roosevelt Party at Para.

Para, Brazil.-Theodore Roosevelt,
accompanied by his son, Kermet, ar
rived here on the steamer Dunstan
from Manaos. Two days will be spent
In Para and then the party win leave
for New York by way of Barbados.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Moose Plan Fan campaion

Chicago, m.-The national execu-
tive committee of the Progressive
party was in session here recently
to map out campaign plans for the
congressional campaign next fall.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
senate Tolls DEBATE On.

Washington, d. C.-With lines
sharply drawn, formal debate on the
administration bill repeating the act
exenpting American vessels from pay
ment of tolls in the Panama canal has
opened in the senate
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Shooting in Traction Strike.

Freeland, Pa--Two persons were
shot and slightly wounded in clashes
between sherif's deputies and strik-
ing motormen and conductors of the
Lehigh Valley Traction Company and
their sympathizers here
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
Another Aviator Fails.

Akron, Oh P. Harris, an aviator
was killed by a fall of 600 feet when
his aeroplane collapsed in a flight
here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23

Galesburg. Ill, May 5.-Two men
were killed, one by being crushed be-
meath an overturned building and the
other by lightning, in the storm which
swept this section last night. Much
damage was done by hailstones, in ad-
dition to the havoc wrought by the
wind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23

Mount Pleasant, Tex.-Two persons
were killed at Maud, Tex, near here,
and half. the houses in the tower de-
stroyed, according to information re-
ceived here. The cyclone also did
severe damage at Red Water and near
Pittsburg, Tex, injuring fourteen per-
sons in the three towns
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23

Chicago, May 5.-southwestern
Iowa and northwestern Illinois were
swept last night by a severe wind and
rain which in some places as
sumed the proportions of tornado.
Four deaths from the storm were re-
ported and stories of farmhouses and
barns overturned and orchards devas-
tated were received from different
points in the wind-swept area. Many
points from the Mississippi river to
Lake Michigan today were deluged
with rain.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23

Topeka, Kan.-Following the recent
heavy rains, the rivers in some parts
of the state have reached the flood
stage.
Three lives were lost in the vicin-
ity of Moscow, and the property loss
is estimated at thousands of dollars.
At Great Bend the Arkansas river
is running bank full, and word re-
ceived there from the west is that
another big rise is on the way. There
is a great deal of fear felt that the
headgates of the old ditch of the Lake
Koen Navigation, Irrigation and Res
ervoir Company may break and the
country between the river and the
Cheyenne bottoms, some fifteen miles,
be flooded.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-05-23
DEATH IN FLOOD AND STORM
Five Killed in Oklahoma, Three In
Kansas and TWO in Texas
Big Property Loss

Oklahoma City, Ok--Ffve lives were
lost, twelve large railroad bridges
and one wagon bridge over the South
Canadian and Cimarron rivers in
Oklahoma were swept away with
property loss which will exceed half
a million dollars, bottom land crops
for 400 miles along the Canadian and
200 miles along the Cimarron in
western Oklahoma were destroyed by
the recent floods.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-25

nothing whatever to do with a child's
feeiings towards his father. 1t is Just
as impossible to compel the respect of
ones child as 1t is to compel some 9TH
er person to love us. You must earn
his respect, just as you would earn the
respect OF friend. 1t costs you some
thing to keep the good will and friend
ship of your children.
Inc greatest hold the parent has
upon the child is it's companionship.
now OFTEN We hear fathers and moth.
ers say that they no longer have
any control over their son: that he
mas passed beyond their reach, and
they DO not know what to do with
MIN. Now, my parent friends. hase
you ever tried to make a companion
OF your boy; tried to make him feel
that you were his best friend. by
sympathizing with him in his little
troubles and trials? Do you take an
interest in his hopes and ambitions?
Have you tried to encourage him
when he was down-hearted, had made
serious mistake. Have you SYM
pathized with him in his struggles for
seif-control? Any business man
would be Mortified at the suggestion
that he was running his son by
neglect, that his absorption In busi-
ness would result in the undoing Of
his own son. But II you have been
IN the habit of driving him away
from you because you did not want
to be bothered every time he asked a
question or came to you with his
little heartaches for your sympathy
and your help, you cannot expect to
have much influence over him. One
Of the bitterest things In many a
business mans life has been the dis
covery. after he had made his money.
that he had lost his hold upon his
boy, and he would give a large part
Of his fortune to recover his loss.
Every father should think Of the
child as a sacred trust, bringing into
the world with him a sealed mes
sage, which he is bound to deliver
like a man and a hero. and that this
sealed message within him Is sacred.
1t may not be even for the father to
read; but 1t is each fathers duty to
help his boy to live up to It.
1t is comparatively easy for you
to gain your boys confidence, II you
begin early enough. From infancy.
he should grow up to feel that no
one else can take your place, that
you stand in a peculiar relation to
him, which no one else can fill. Every
boy is going to have a confidant, some
one to whom he can tell his secrets
and whisper his hopes and ambitions,
which he would not breathe to others.
and this some one should be his IA
ther.