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Evening journal., 1914-07-07
ONLY Sl6,SA6.42
DUE THE COUNTY
IN 1918 TAXES
efficiency in Collectors Of
flee Brings Years Receipts
Up 10 $279,57O.33
REPORT Goes TO THE
LEVY court TODAY

Receiver Of Taxes and County
Treasurer Charles il Lippincott and
his Office force were highly compli-
mentcd today when he presented his
first annual report to the Levy Court
The tax duplicate for Wilmington,
July /, 1913, was 1896, 6,41675 During
the fiscal year the collections
amounted to s279.57O.SS, leaving a
balance uncollected Of only sic, ,S4642.
This showing of the County Treasur-
er's office is remarkable, especially
when it is considered that during the
greater part of the year money was
so hard to get and business was ex-
tremely dull For the year OF 1912
there was balance of uncollected
taxes amounting to SSS.11721
The report follows
To the Levy Court of New Castle
County:
Gentlemen | beg to report to you
the following collections from all
sources for the fiscal year July 1,
1913, to June 30. 1914.
Corporations. fines, fees.
etc S 1926 10
Taxes, Whining
mington Hun
dred. 1910 IS 1851
Taxes, Whining
mington Hun
dred, 1911 -. l1.070.1
Taxes, Whining
mington Hun
dred. 1912 22.739f5 4 S4.275.67
Faxes, Whining
mington Hun
dred, 1913 ~ s263.01l 50
Rural New Castle Coun-
ty, as per attached list s11L110.26
Total County and Poor S499.673.60
In addition 70 the above we have
received for road purposes only. as
per attached list 65,S03.93.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. H. LtPpINCOTT,
County Treasurer
Mr. Lippineott said today that Close
attention % duty bv all connected
with the Office has Lelped to make
good collections During the early
months property owners are allowed
rebate of s per cent on their bills
and after January | a penalty Of one
per cent a month is added TO all out
standing taxes. The past year has
been one Of education in convincing
property owners to pay their taxes
and benefit by the rebate. As re
suit it can be seen that the total out
standing taxes. including errors. is
only s16.S4642. while the collections
IN round rumbers were S2S0000
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
COUNTY FINANCES.

County Treasurer Charles n. l.ippin.
colt this morning submitted the follow
uo report 81 county balances to tho
Levy Court credit OF Levy Court, SD
GI7.Bi: highway Improvement bonds
SlO0,i3t25 twin building bonds 5000.
S6i; Third street bridge, Slsal0lOi
Christiana hundred sl20.35; Min Creek
S2li5Is White Clay Creek, 81 2395.05i
Poncadcf s926.lA: New Castle. S2G05.63;
Rcd Lion. S20303; ST. geo gcs S2.O27.
W. Appoqnmimink. SS62.0l Blackbird
s .S61 .53 Braudywine, SI,llT.00.
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
Streets TO
Low GRADE AFTER
Building WORK
Tenth, Eleventh and King
Improvements Necessary
and Will Be Made
new LOCATION ALSO
FOR THE TROLLEY TRACK

Thomas r. Gormley, secretary Of
the Joint Building Commission ap-
Deared before the directors OF the
Street and Sewer Department today
regarding the grading OF the side
walks at Tenth and Eleventh and
King streets. MIR. Gormley said that
after the contractors finish the exca-
vations for the new building a bluff
will be left in the streets. He thought
the bringing to grade Of the streets
could be done by the contractors, who
are doing the excavatng. President
Sparks said the directors have been
considering this matter as well as the
grading of King street The idea of
the directors was TO place the Peo-
pies line tracks on what is now the
court house pavement Water mains
and gas pipes in the street will have
to be relaid before the paving can
be done. The directors hope to get
special appropriation from City
Council to do this work
Street Commissioner Pierson drew
attention to the nuisance created by
/ the carts hauling the dirt from the
/ joint building site. The carts before
I they leave the site are not trimmed.
After dumping the drivers do not take
up the bottoms and as a result sew
! eral squares are covered with q coat
/ ing of mud. The street commissioner
was instructed to notify the contrac-
tors that they must stop the custom
or they will be arrested.
! The contractors are now getting
good sand from the ground
/ The directors received a letter from
I City Council enclosing a letter from
+ City Councilman John Q. Hopkins, in
I which Mr. Hopkins drew attention TO
+ the financial needs Of Mrs Jacob Monk.
widow Of Jacob Monk, the city en-
I ploye. who lost his life in a manhole
/ last year while working for the Street
and Sewer Department President
Sparks said the directors freely give
their sympathy to sirs. Monk. but have
no money to make an appropriation for
! her benefit City Council win he in
formed that the directors endorse the
4 application for financial relief for the
widow and hope That Council wii
make d suitable contribution.
Complaint was received regarding the
breaking Of ineandescent lights in sew
cral parts Of the city The attention
of the police win be called TO this dis
orderly conduct
Plumbing Inspector Edward p Nc
Kay reported that during June ll2
plans were filed and $40 plumbing as
gas inspections made The average can
die power of gas was 20.56 Consider
able routine business was transacted re-
garding curbs, pavements and filling in
Of places
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
DAYS SMASHES ON RAIL.

Four railway accidents in
widely separated sections of the
country and all of which might
have resulted in heavy loss of
life, occurred early today
A worktrain crashed into a
passenger coach on the Grafton
division Of the Cleveland and
Southwestern Electric railroad,
injuring forty persons, nine Of
whom are confined in a hospi-
tai. One may die.
At Toronto. Ont. Miss ella
Waller was killed and five other
persons narrowly escaped death
by jumping when an automobile
stalled on a steep hill and back
ed down in front Of a freight
train
The engine. tender and four
coaches OF a fast Pennsylvania
train left the rails near Altoona,
Pa. Passengers were badly
shaken up but none were in
jgred.
Five freight cars were derail-
ed az Oneida. y. ", and no one
was injured
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
OUTDOOR SOCIALIST MEETING.

Charles Erwin. Of Arden, will adj
dress a meeting of Socialists at Fifth
and Market streets on Saturday even
ing. On the following Saturday night
Fred Whiteside. of Philadelphia, can
didate for United States Senator from
Pennsylvania on the Socialist ticket
will speak
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
FINE THEM FOR MISCONDUCT.

lames kellv and Raymond Anderson
were fined s5 and costs each in City
Court todav on charge of acting in a
disorderlv manner, The charge Of using
profane language against Henry Ross,
colored was dismissed.
Frank Pierce. for being intoxicated,
was fined S. and costs.
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
DIES AFTER AUTO cRAsH.

HY nc IHIItU IItss.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa. July Mrs.
James Topley. OF McKeesport. who
was injured in a sensational automo-
bile wreck near here SUNDAY after
noon, died at Memorial Hospital this
city at $50 this morning Her death
is the fourth resulting from the acei-
dent. John Hildinger also Of Me-
Keesport is still unconscious and no
hope is entertained for his recovery.
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
TWo srIEgFD n vlsRrervs RltI EroT-

WASHINGTON July Tive waite ns1 were stapsed
seousy aud Aais doea whites ana slaes badly Aess
riot nterurbar street Ger early today zuFgs
stabbed above hs heart win geaHnis aad LIS
brother Roy stabbed n he shouIder me white pas
seneers attacked elected dozen negroes Who severely
assaulted tho when 10 attempted prevent them
from aingipE
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
wlRBrne wIIG NoT sEnYE on REsTHvE soARD.

s6ksr was slI nsis,ent today that President Wilson v1a
President he made position definite that the President
-,bong oonarnaed.
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
10 TRANSFER CUSTOM OFFICE.

The local internal revenue office will
BE- closed on Saturday pending the
transferring or the office from the charge
If T. y. Hanna, S,ate Collector OF Gus
foms. to J. w Miles. the new collector.
II IS not known whether the transfer
will make any change in the local Office.
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
FINDS $4,000 NECKLACE OK Busn.

NEW YORK, July death from aetonisAaent near
being the portion Of tho Hosvood Han gardener Hollis
l. today when he found $4,000 ievesa necklace and
watch growing On crnson rambler bush.
Investigation revealed Burdosk q
ST Minn~ had Jewels while pipczans
e,rrst ,t,bs vsv. .~.s.s
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
MEXICAN Federal
SOLDIERS NUTINY
NEAR VERA CRUZ
800 Troops Say They viii
Turn Over Arms to Amer
lean Forces
FUNSTON ON LOOKOUT
FOR DISSATISFIED men
RY WILLIAM Q. sHEPHTRp.

United Press STAFF Correspondent
VERA CRUZ. July 7-Mexican Fed
eral troops stationed six miles be-
yond the American lines are in
state of revolt Senior Camnero, the
representative OF General Carranza,
here today, declared that couriers
have reached him with information
that the mutiny Is spreading like Wild
fire and will reach the capital itself.
American officers believe Camper0
is unduly optimistic as to the extent
Of the mutiny. hut 800 Federals sent
word TO the Constitutionalist repre-
sentative that they wished TO sur
render and declared they would march
into the American lines, turning over
their arms and ammunition.
General Funston was advised OF the
revolt In the Federal lines during the
night. He issued orders TO the out
posts to be on the lookout for the
Federals and not TO fire upon them.
If they actually surrender they viii
probably be treated In the same man
ner as the Federal troops which re-
treated from Oiinaga and We're held
at Fort Bliss.
Reports of the revolt in the Federal
camp astonished the American off,
GERS here. The forces outside Vera
Cruz were supposed to be picked
troops selected 70 gnam the road TO
Vera Cruz, which Is Huerta's only
possible route Of flight
Campero last night wired General
Carranza
"The Federals along the railroad to
the capital are shouting Viva Car
ranzal and wish TO Join you. ! can
not leave the American lines tonight.
but will 90 out to the soldiers early
in the morning"
The 900 soldiers. who started the
: revolt. created wild scene in the
Federal camp. They openly proclaim
ed their intention Of marching into
the American lines and laying down
their arms Campero declared that
word brought TO him by couriers was
fthaf Federal officers were nud'nE~s
difficult to round up enough loyal mel
10 place the mutineers under arrese
Sonora Ouerido Moheno, wife oi
: Huerta's former chief adviser Is 10
J Vera Cruz today in advance OF her
husband who left the capital by way
of Puerto Mexico and will arrive here
saturday
II am not suffragist and I do not
know anything about Huerta or poll
tics" said the former minister's wire
Mexican women stay al home
"Did YOU leave Mexico because
Huerta is falling?' she was asked
IL left home because my husband
did, was the reply He Is now at
Puerto Mexico and when be arrives
D here we viii 20 with the children TO
. New York"
Moheno was Nelson O'Shaughnes-
y sy's bitterest enemy when the latter
was looking after American interests
in Mexico City as the American
! charge dafaircs O'Shaughnessy said
! that Moheno, when foreign minister
!. insulied him every time he presented
III a request from Washington. Latterly
e O'shaughnessy refused to visit the
! Foreign Office. taking his appeals 81.
rectly to Huerta O'Shaughnessy told
T Huerta that Moheno was "grlngr
\ hater" and the dictator agreed with
= him
Evening journal., 1914-07-07

WASHINGTON. July z Henry
Ford one Of Americas leading auto
mobile manufacturers, was invited by
President Wilson 10 call on him on
July 9. The President IS seeking %
gain first hand information from lead
ing business men and manufacturers
as TO actual business conditions iie
fist invited J. r. Morgan and lnen
Nr Ford Others are expected to
Follow
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
FUNSTON WIRES MUMMY STORY

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON, July Mexican
troops before Vera Cruz have mutinied
and threaten to attack the American
outposts at Vera Cruz, General Funston
wired the War Department today. The
Mexican commander, General Mas,
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
WEA Their

Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday. slightly warmer
tonight Light TO moderate
west winds.
Evening journal., 1914-07-07
SUN AND TIDES.

sun rose Observation-Disclosures. 4.3s A. VI.
sun sets ................. 7.3l p. NJ.
Mouth of Cnnstiana
High water ~ lll6 A. -. I'll. .43 a. NJ.
Low water - 5.43 A. NJ. 5.53 r. NJ.
Reedy Island. high and low water one
hour earlier.
Evening journal., 1914-07-07

Z21z
Evening journal., 1914-07-07

Mouth Of Cnristiana.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30
THE ATHENIAN CLUB.

The Athenian Club met with Mrs
Bolfnger ON Monday, january 26 and
a very pleasant meeting it was.
The subject of general discussion
was Education Among the Egyptians.
Mrs. Nora Zutavern discussed the
subject What We Owe to Egypt In
Geometry and Arithmetic. In the
absence of Mrs. Fooht, Mrs. Hart.
man dicussed The Development Of
Astronomy
An imprOmptu discussions on the
fashions of today followed, and dur.
ing which time dainty refreshments
were served. In conclusion we were
entertained by a number of select
musical productions ON the Victrola-
some classical. others popular.
The Club will NEST with Miss Brink
man on February 2, 1914.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30

John Campbell, for many years q
resident of this county in the early
days, being engaged in farming neal
this city the greater part Of the
time, came up from his home a
Pratt this week for a visit with his
many old time friends and acquaint
ances while on his way to olmitz fol
a visit with his son, Ed Campbell and
family, and also with another son,
Eldon Campbell and family at Neko
ma. Mr.. Campbell has been engaged
In the nursery business in Pratt for
several years and reports everything
flourishing down in that country and
business good. He expects to be
the Democratic nominee for register
Of deeds Of his county this fall, and
his many old friends here hope that
he may be successful in the primary
and general election.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30

Gently some of Mr.. Capper's friends
put il up to Huston as to whether
bis paper would support Mr.. Capper
next summer, If he should be a can
didate for governor. This Is his re-
ply: &
at really isn't anybodys business,
excepting our own, what we will do
next summer.
But if it will relieve the minds
Of the Capper gentlemen any to
know in advance, we will say,
frankly, that we have no more in
tention of boosting Arthur Capper
for governor in the next campaign
than we did in the last campaign.
For numerous reasons we do not re
gard MIR. Capper with favor for the
highest Office in the state, and we re
serve the right to carry our opinions
and express them, too, until election
day.
I'm the last campaign Mr.. Cappel
didn't know what he was. I
thought he was a Republican, but L
wasn't sure, when he started cut
Later on, he was pretty sure he was
an insurgent, and that the Republi
can party had gone off and left him
It left him at the polls, all right
and Mr.. Capper should regard tina
verdict as final. AS We said in
recent issue, the former defeate,
; leaders at the polls MUST KEEL
lOUT! Otherwise there is no chanc
for harmony in the coming campaign
"The Nationalist does not regar
itself as such a hidebound RepubI
can paper that it must swollow an
kind Of an offflavored candidate
who chooses to call himself a Repul
lical, but who in reality is somethin
else.
I'm the last campaign we consit
: cred that, as between Hodges an
Capper, Mr.. Hodges was the bette
candidate. We supported him col
; sistently and theoretically, becaus
he is clean man, a man who ha
had experience in legislation at II
peka, a law-enforcing man, and onl
state issues were involved, anyhow.
i AT the present moment it is on
intention to SUPPORT MIR. HODGE
AGAIN, Il ne SHOULD be the Democre
ic nominee, as against Mr.. Cappe'
We don't like Cappers advertisement
we don't like his throw-dowu h
gave the Republican party last year
We don't like the political gang h
trains with-we don't like anythin
connected with the Capper boom.
What business has a man with 5
for governor anyway? If he shout
be elected, he would use those news
papers to throw dust in the eyes Q
the people, and suppress the thing
the people should know
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30

-HE DOES NOT USE THE KNIFE
DR.. Sparr treats diseases Of the Sto
mach, InteStines, Liver, Blood, Skin,
Nerves, Heart, Spleen, Kidneys, Blad
der, Sexual Diseases, Diseases d
Women, Rheumatism, Diabetes, Ca
tarrh, Bed-Wetting, Leg Ulcers, Ger
tain forms of Paralysis, Weak Lungs
Asthma, Bronchitis, Appendicitis, Gal
Stones, Golfers, Tumors, Cancers, Bill
iousness, Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Bmacia
ton, Epilepsy, Headache, Sleepless-
ness, Neurasthenia, Obesity, Pleurisy
Scrofulous Diseases and Diseases o.
Men.
II you have Kidney or Bladdel
troubles bring am ounce bottle Of
your urine for analysis.
The doctor furnishes all his owl
medicine.
PILES
Itching, Bleeding, Blind or Protrud
ing PILES quickly and permanently
cured WITHOUT THE KNIFE. He
gives contract and guarantees to cur
every case Of Piles he treats, no mat
ter OF how long standing, or refund
every penny Of your money.
The Doctor Is authorized by the
State Of Kansas to treat all chronic
diseases Of men and women. M
Examination and consultation fre<
and confidential.
Office Address:
E. E. sPARR, M. D.,
1925 Grand Ave.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Reference: Gate City National Bank.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30
Hours a. m. to 6 p. m.

L you have a special or chronic
disease that other doctors have Civ
en- up or failed to cure you should
consult DR.. Spar at once. II Am ex-
animation reveals the fact that your
case is incurable, he will tell you SO
candidly and will not accept penny
Of your money. It makes no differ
ence how long you have suffered Of
how many doctors have treated youl
case, there is still hope for you,
the disease has not reached the fat
al stage. DR.. Spar will give you
case his personal attention. He cure
hundreds Of cases that have been Civ
en- up by other doctors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30
BOYS AND GIRLS CONTESTS.
Special Plans For 1s14HNO. Tw.

Special Plans For 1914-No. Two.
~
Everybody is interested in better
crops and in brighter boys and girls.
This Is a day of improvement 10
most things and it would be strange
II ten thousand boys could not be
found in Kansas who could grow bet
ter corn and potatoes than their
dads and strange too il it would not
be possible to find several thousand
girls who could beat their mothers in
baking bread. And best Of all, the
fathers and mothers would be happier
than the youngsters.
The Agricultural College is urging
institutes, oranges, commercial clubs,
women's clubs, bankers, school peo
| pie, preachers and about everybody, tt
| get behind the contest movement II
Kansas this spring as never before
and to get started early ON one OF
more of the following lines.
| CORN, KAFIR and MILO. For bes
acre yield and for best ten ears o
corn and best ten heads of kafir ant
milo. Our acreage y;e!d for ten year
is too low and no man cam afford t
lgrow such low yields on high price
land or when his labor is worth s.
much.
| POTATOES. Kansas does nc
Igrow enough potatoes to feed he
people. An acre in Maine has prt
lduced six hundred bushels and farm
ers in Denmark and England hav
produced one thousand bushels pc
acre. And yet probably onefourth
the farmers of Kansas buy potatoe
Ievery year and nine-tenths of tow
? people buy all their potatoes. Tn
college wants to start a revival (
: potato growing.
II TOMATOES. Nine-tenths Of til
+ people of Kansas buy nine-tenths
the tomatoes they eat and If sever
e thousand boys and girls will enter i
) to some lively tomato contests Il
r State can cut down that item of I
: &c. L. One contestant reported tV
years ago: AN we needed for tab
r and then thirty-seven quarts wei
canned and all from twenty-cd
Iplants.
i. POULTRY and PIGS. About IL
. Ilivliest thing for a village is 'pou
try contest with each youngster 81
en- a setting of good eggs in a ce
. tain week in March, or a trio or
pen OF pune bred chickens. In TIL
fine hog state at least fifty countie
should follow the example Of ALE
county that has a Pig Club wit
about one hundred members.
i ALFALFA and SWEET CLOVEl
Why not give the boys a chance at
Iafalfa patch or a sweet clover pate
and see what they can do with
Conditions are good now for a Sun
cessful spring seeding of alfalfa an
clover and it would be a fine thin
for any county to get one hundre
boys lined up for a twoacre patch.
BREAD and SEWING. The gres
majority of the girls will enter in on
Of these contests and here is a goo
job for the women OF every villag
and city in the State and for tn
farmers wives to foster.
All crop contests will be consider
ed in two sections-Q) east Of tn
west line of Jewell county and e
west of that line.
The College will suggest literatur
ON each Of the above subjects fc
committees and even for contestant
but local committees must take hol
first.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30

Oscar Johnson who is now work
ing for the Port Huron Threshink
Machine Company, with headquar
tiers at Wichita, was in the city Sun
day for a short visit with his family
while on his way to Bloom, Kansas
in the southwest part Of the state Il
look after some business for Ids com
pany.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30

Miss Nettie Dell, who has been
working in Kansas City for some
months past, has resigned her posi-
ton and last week returned home to
assist in caring for her mother who
has been in very poor health for
some time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30

Mrs. Guy Clayton and children re-
turned to their home in Syracuse, Sat
urday evening after a visit of several
weeks her with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Chapman, and other rela-
tiVes and many friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30

Attorney VIM. 0smond received .
message last Thursday evening an
nouncing the death Of hiH mother
which occurred at her home in TACO
ma, wash. She was quite an eyed
lady and had been in failing heath
for some time and the news Of her
death was not altogether umexpect
ed. The many friends Of Mr.. os-
mond and his family wiz sympathizs
with them In their sad bereavement
A fire which occurred In the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. T.. C. Cork
last Friday evening damaged the
property to a considerable extent 20
wen as doing comfortable damage to
the contents OF the house. The blaze
started IN the basement Of the home
which the family were using as Q
kitchen while they were having chat
room remodeled, the fire STARTING IN
a pile OF hndling and trash next TO
the coal bin. and by the time Il was
discovered had burned out a wooden
partition and had reached through In.
to the first floor Of the house. The
fire department was called out and
responded promptly and quickly extin
guished the blaze, but the combdnA..
ton of fire and water left consider.
able damage in its wake.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30

, The Manhattan Nationalist, edited
by Mr.. N. W. Huston, is one Of the
oldest and most influential Republi.
can papers IN central Kansas. Re
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30
For One Day Only

He returns every four weeks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-01-30

Roy Warner was a business yisi
tor from Pawnee Rock Tuesday.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-09-16
Fire-Camp Picnic,

A crowd of young people
were delightfully."- entertained
Thursday evening at a Camp
fire picnic given by Mrs. A. H.
Thurmond IN honor of Miss Mel
ba Rhodes, of Athens.
After motoring down to the
Lake delicious lunch was serv-
ed, after which the guests gath
cred round a campfire and ex-
changed stories and jokes.
Those invited were Misses
Melba Rhodes, Rhea Wise, Fran
els Whitaker, Ida Mckay, Helen
Osborn, Julia Prentiss. Messrs.
Loren Dickerson, Carl Fellers,
George Mathews, Audrey
Mathews, Jelks Taylor, and
Horace Kelly. The chaperons
were Mrs. A. H. Thurmond and
Mrs. c. M. Wise.