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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Conflicting reports of the battle
between Mexican Constituencies
and Federals came to Laredo from
the isolated scene of the recent en-
gagement near Guerrero, sixty miles
south OF that city on the Rio Grande.
Believing the foreign policy of
the administration depends upon the
vote on the repeal of the Panama
tolls exemption, President Wilson and
his advisers were in consultation
Sunday canvassing the situation.
-Four women were burned to death
at Ardmore, Ok, in gas explosion.
Mrs. T. T. Finley, Al years old; her
daughter, Miss Mabel Cults, 21; Mrs.
Dora Murphy, "a, and her daughter,
Corrine Murphy, IS, were the victims.
Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Finley were
sisters.
DIR. Walter NJ Cross, city chem
list of Kansas City, was seriously
burned and twenty-five Office en-
ployes of the American Radiator Com
pany narrowly escaped death when a
large tank of crude petroleum burst
with a terrific explosion while DIR.
Cross was conducting an experiment
ON a vacant lot
Under a silken black banner bear
ing in blood red letters the inscrip-
ton Demolition" one thousand men
and women-Anarchists, the unem-
ployed and members of the Industrial
Workers of the World-marched UT
Fifth avenue for miles without any
interference from the New York
police.
The detection of the British army
officers who refused to serve in Ulster
is now a closed incident, but its con-
sequences are likely to prove far
reaching. Premier Asquith and Colo
mel Seely, secretary of state for war
made explanations before an excited
and turbulent house that the whole at
fair was the result of a misunder-
standing.
Woodrow Wilson unbosomed him.
self to the members of the National
Press Club of Washin gton, telling
them in frank, conversational way
| how he felt as President of the United
States, on the occasion of the house
warming" at the Press Clubs new
| quarters.
The Seventy-fourth New York reg
iment was ordered out for strike duty
at IL o'clock at night after one man
had been killed and several wounded
| IN two serious riots at the plant of the
Gould Coupler Company within the
last twenty-four hours at Buffalo-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
LOSE EQUIPMENT IN RAPIDS
Roosevelt Exploring Party Meets With
Accident in WiIds of Brazil,
Says Gable Message.

New York, N. Y.-The loss of all
the equipment of Theodore Roose-
velt's party in the unexplored wilds
of Central Brazil is reported in a
cable message from Anthony Fiala, a
member of the party, to the New
York Times. The message is dated
at Santarem, Brazil
1--WE have lost everything in the
rapids. Telephone my wife of my
safety
The rapids mentioned are presumed
to be those of a tributary of the ANA
Zon river. Santarem, from which the
dispatch was sent, is in the state of
Para at the confluence of the Tapajos
river with the Amazon.
Members of the Roosevelt family
here had received no advices from
Colonel Roosevelt up to this time, but
expressed no concern whatever for
his safety.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
WILSON MUST FIGHT
Opponents of Canal Tolls Re-
peal Lining Up Against
President.
LIVELY DEBATE is CERTAIN
Speaker cIark's Friends Expect Him
to Take Floor in Opposition
to Measure.

Washington, D. C-The biggest
fight of Woodrow Wilson's career is
scheduled to begin in the house when
the preliminary measures seeking to
repeal the clause of the Panama Ca
nal Act which exempts American
coastwise vessels from paying tolls
will come up for debate
Men, formerly administration lead
ers, have aligned themselves against
the President. 1t is believed here
that when the crisis approaches in
the debate, Speaker Clark will take
the floor in opposition to, the plan of
the President to repeal the exemp-
ton clause. Mr.. Clark's friends are
said to have advised him to make the
issue a clear cut one. They want
him to stand for what they term a
strong American" policy and build
up a following against the future
Such an open, aggressive fight by
the, speaker against the administra-
ton will be accepted as the opening
gun of the 1916 battle for the presi-
dency. 1t is pointed out that Clark
may make the nationalism policy the
chief plank in his platform.
While the friends of the speaker
believe the President will win in the
end, they argue that Clark's stand
would meet approval throughout the
country and make him formidable two
years hence. The speaker has not
indicated what he will do.
While the President, counting with
confidence upon enacting his policy,
feels satisfied of victory, the same
cannot be said of his humble sup
porters in the house. Many of them
are hearing from home; they are in
danger of being slaughtered to fur
nish an administration holiday. The
Presidents victory, they are advised,
will be won at the expense of many
Democratic representative whose re-
nomination is imperiled and re-elec-
ton menaced by obeying the Presi-
dents demand for support of his canal
policy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
FARMPRODUCE BYpARCEl POST
Ten Cities Selected to Try Out
New System.

Washington, D. preliminary
steps have been taken by the postof-
flee department to perfect its plan for
reducing the cost of living by having
the parcel post carry the products OF
the farm directly to the door OF the
consumer. Ten cities were selected
to be in the work of establishing Oh
rect connections between producers
and consumers, Postmaster General
Burleson having already issued an or
der permitting the use of crates and
boxes for butter, eggs. poultry, vege-
tables and fruit shipped by parcel
post.
Orders went to ten postmasters at
Boston, Atlanta, St. Louis, San Fran
cisco, Baltimore, Detroit, La Crosse,
Wis; Linn, Mass; Rock Island, H.,
and Washington. directing them Ito
receive the names of persons who are
willing to supply farm produce in re-
tail quantities by parcel post
Printed lists of these names, show
ing kind and quantity of commodity
available, will be distributed among
town and city patrons.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
CAN'T KEEP THEM IN PRISON
Bitzberger and Adams Succeed in Es-
Gaping at For Leavenworth
For Second Time.

Fort Leavenworth, Kas.-Lloyd Bitz-
berger and Bert Adams, general pris-
oners, who escaped from the military
prison here March Is, were captured
in Omaha and returned here, escaped
again by saving their way out of the
solitary cell in the basement of the
prison.
After saving out of the cell they
broke a door through the ventilation
shaft and dropped twenty feet to
36-inch sewer and crawled through the
sewer two hundred yards and escaped.
The two convicts probably caught a
Missouri Pacific freight train and rode
to Atchison, where they were caught
robbing a store to get clothing. They
were returned to the prison
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
PICKS RESERVE BANK CITIES
Washington Correspondent of New
York Sun Says Committee Has
Finished Its Work.

New York.-The New York Sun un-
der Washington date, says:
1.-The organization committee OF
the Federal reserve banking system
has practically finished its work. The
committee, which consists of Secre-
tary McAdoo, Secretary Houston and
Comptroller Williams, probably will
announce in a few days, perhaps be-
fore the end of this week, the bound
aries of the Federal reserve districts
and the cities which are to have the
reserve banks.
Upon reliable authority the Sun is
able to present the tentative list of
federal reserve cities as follows:
Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Washington or Richmond, Va; Chi
cago, st. Louis, San Francisco, Kan
sas City, Cincinnati, Atlanta or New
Orleans, Dallas or Houston, Tex, and
Minneapolis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
BRITISH WAR MINISTER QUITS
Col. SeeIy Resigns From Cabinet As
Result of Army Row-Hot Time
in Commons.

London.-Amid wild confusion in
the House of Commons, during which
Winston Churchill, first lord of the
admiralty lost his composure and
was rebuked by the speaker, the
Asquith cabinet fought for its life
The resignation of Col. ]. B. Seely
as secretary of war, was announced
on the floor.
After the sympathmetic reception
by the House of Commons of the
secretary for wars explanation of
his action regarding the army off,
GERS in ireland, the premier decided
that he would not sacrifice his lieu
tenant.
Premier Asquith placed the blame
for the entire crisis on Seely and the
war secretary publicly accepted full
responsibility.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
MASKEDMA SHOOTS BANKER
ka Institution WayIaid and Dam
gerousIy Wounded.

Superior, Neb.-Captain c. E.
Adams, president of the First Nation
al Bank of this place, which recently
closed its doors, was shot and
dangerously wounded by a masked
man, who attacked him at the mouth
of an alley as Captain Adams was
returning to his home from the bust
ness part of the town. Captain Adams
was twice wounded in the head. He
was able to walk to his home, where
he tainted.
Since the failure of the bank, Cap
tain Adams has received a number
of anonymous letters threatening him
with harm. He is one of the pioneer
residents and business men of South
ern Nebraska. He has long been
prominent in political and Grand
Army circles, and was a candidate
for commander-in-chiefo of the national
G. A. R. at its last meeting.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
FARM HANDS PAID MORE NOW
Agricultural Department Report Says
Wages Increase Faster in Coun-
try Than in City.

Washington, D. C.-Wages of farm
laborers have increased more rapidly
than those of the city workman dur
ing the past twenty years, a depart
ment of agriculture investigation has
revealed. During the last year the
pay of the farm hand increased 21s
per cent; the increase has been IL
per cent in the past four years and So
per cent since 1902.
While the inquiry, the results Of
which have just been made public,
dealt particularly with the United
States, in most other countries, also,
farm wages increased rapidly. The
investigators discovered, however,
that while wages went up about 81
per cent from 1900 to 1910, farm land
values nearly doubled in that decade
showing, they say, that in the distri-
button of the proceeds from farming
operations a larger proportion now
goes to capital account and less to
labor account than formerly"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
COURTS CAN'T MAKE RATES
Power of Interstate Commerce Com
mission Is Exclusive, Says
Federal Judge Adams.

st. Louis.-The Interstate Com
merce Commission has exclusive juris-
diction over the regulation of inter-
state railroad rates, it was decided by
Federal Judge Adams here.
Judge Adams dissolved a temporary
injunction restraining the Wabash
railroad from filing new rates for
shipments from the Illinois Glass
Works at Alton, Ill.
Joseph w. Folk, chief counsel for
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
said that the decision clears the way
for the proposed per cent increase
of freight rates on Eastern lines, if the
Interstate Commerce Commission
grants it, in that it would prevent any
shipper from enjoining the enforce
ment of the increased rates.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
ARKANSAS WOMAN A FIGHTER
Files Her Own Brief in Federal Su-
preme Court Against Telephone
Company.

Washington. = Whether telephone
companies may cut off service to an
individual because of failure to pay
for past service is to be passed upon
by the supreme court.
Mrs. Ade1fa P. Danaher of Little
Rock, Ark, has obtained a judgment
for $4,000 damages against the South
western Telephone Company for cut
ting off her telephone service sixty
three days. The company appealed
to the supreme court for a reversal
and the court has taken the case I'M
der Amusement Mrs. Danaher filed
a brief prepared by herself.
The telephone Company claimed
that Mrs. Danaher owed it 81 for two
months rental. She claimed she had
paid this rental and held receipts
therefor.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Report From City of Mexico
Says Rebels Were De-
feated at LerdO.
WALKED INTO FEDERAL TRAP
Retreat of VeIasco Was Only Ruse,
Say FederaIs-Arrival of Re-en-
forcements Saved Day for
Huerta.

City of Mexico.-The war depart
ment makes the claim that the rebels
under Villa were routed at Torreon
with great slaughter. Eight hundred
men under General Joaquin Mas and
General Javier de Moure, it is an
nounced, arrived opportunity from
Saltillo in time to add greatly to the
federal victory. The rebels are said
to be retreating northward, with the
federals pounding at their rear.
1t is admitted that Villas men en-
tered Lerdo, a suburb of Torreon, but
it is explained this was a ruse on the
part of General Velasco to ambush
them. AS soon as they were well into
that territory the federal artillery
shelled them out, the cavalry charg-
ing as the rebels started to retreat.
Generals Mas and De Moure are
reported to have made the distance
between Hipolito and Torreon in ar
mored automobiles which they were
at Hipolito.
The rebel losses in dead and wound
ed are reported to be 1000.
Battle at Guerrero.
Laredo, Textile battered rem
nantS OF an army or 1,2OO FederaIS
which General Guardiola sent out to
attack the eastern headquarters of
the Constitutionalists at Matamoras,
Mexico, returned to Nuevo Laredo.
Ammunition, supplies and a large part
of their active forces were lost in
Mondays battle at Guerrero, which
ended in the route of the Federals.
Preparations were being made to
resist possible attack on Nuevo La
redo.
On the field after the battle the
Constitutionalists found a rich treas
ure in abandoned supplies. 1t was
explained Guardiola's sword, cap and
his wallet containing personal papers
were found and identified. The Con-
stitutionalists reported finding 422
rifles and carbines on the field. The
Federals saved their artillery, and it
and the cavalry formed the bulk of
the force which escaped. No reason
was given why the onstitutionalists
did not pursue the slow moving Fed
erals, burdened with their wounded.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Kansas City oanesters Held.

Kansas City.-Two more of the
1924 Grand Avenue gang, Maurice
Lewkowitz and William Cheesman
have been held without bond to await
trial in the criminal court for the out
rage upon Mrs. Gertrude Shidler.
This completes the holding for trial
of all six of the men who are alleged
to have committed the crime.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Robbers Locked up Hotel.

GAINESVILLE, Ohio.-After locking the
proprietor of the National Hotel and
twelve guests in their rooms so they
could not give an alarm, robbers blew
the safe of the postoffice at New Con-
cord and escaped with money and
stamps
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Splinter stops Runaway.

Chicago--Howard Osborne. who
won the half mile at the Western
conference meet sprinted down Chi
cago avenue, Evanston, and stopped
runaway horse that was dragging
a careening buggy to which a fright
ened woman chung.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Hiahwaymen Shoot School Boy.

Chicago. In--Nerle Tarbox. a high
school boy, was shot and probably
fatally injured by one of three hold
up men whom he had resisted One
Of the men was arrested and identi-
fed by Tarbox-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Durham's BIG Fire Loss.

Durham, N C--Property loss ap-
proximating 1 million dollars, about
half of which is covered by insurance
resulted from a fire which destroyed
the Duke office building. For time
the entire business section was
threatened
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

For the present. at least, the auto
mobile is king, and the horse will
have to back out of its triumphant
way.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Fire at Armours.

Kansas Clty.-The stables connect
ed with the Armour packing plant
here were partially destroyed by fire.
Many horses were burned The loss,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Fire KILLED u Army Horses.

Fort Riley, Kas.-Forty-one horses
of the second year class of the mount
ed service school at Fort Riley were
burned to death in a fire that de-
stroyed one Of the large school sta
bleS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
KINGS Aid RESIGNS.

London, Eng.-The Daily Express
learns that owing to the Ulster crisis
Baron Loeb has rendered his resig-
nation as lord in waiting to the king.
Lord Loeb holds the rank of major
in the Grenadier Guard.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Dutch" cheese has come to its own
A university professor urges people
to eat it in place of meat and eggs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
cannibaIs Ate Six Teachers.

Sydney, New South Wales--Natives
in the north of Malekula Island of
the New Hebrides group have muir
dered and eaten six natives, teachers
from the Walla Island mission sta
ton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
DR.. Peck q Suicide.

Stamford, Conn--Harry Thurston
Peck. a former professor at Columbia
University, committed suicide at
rooming house here by Shooting in the
head with q revolver.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Italian Naval Hero is Dead.

Rome. Italy.-Vice Admiral Fara-
yelIi. who was in command of the
Italian warships at the bombardment
of Tripoli in October, 1911, is. dead
here.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11
Search for stefansson,s Ship.

San Francisco.-To search the Arc
tic Ocean for the Canadian explora-
ton ship Karluk is the mission of the
whaler Herman, which has just left
San Francisco for the North
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

1t is an insult to ask even the stu
pidest boy what state Mexico is in.
Everybody knows it is in chaos.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

The New Paris fashions incline
largely to stripes. So do some new
political styles.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

visiting Italian duke declares that
Americans neglect their women for
money: but how are dukes to marry
our money unless we earn 1t first7
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Considering the number always
ready to borrow e fve and forget
about 1t afterward. victims Of amnesfa
are far more numerous than the doc
tors suspect
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Much is said against commercial
lied amusement You don't suppose
that fun makers are making fun just
for fun, do you?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

1t is not considered good form to
refer to high taxes in the presence
of state official.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

A girl thinks whole lot more of
the fellow who steals kiss than of
the fellow who Just asks for one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Now that colored wigs are to be
worn in high society the red-headed
girl is coming into her own.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

1t is said college athletics cost 81
io00. 000,0 900 q year Well, as athletics
are about the chief end of some col
leges. what are you fussing about?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

If they are extracting teeth to the
accompaniment of music, as Is re-
ported. it may not be painless dem
tistry.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Girls of today are not a bit sillier
than the girls who lived in years long
gone by.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Ragtime and the tango have recent
Iy figured as aids to Cupid, but the
Cld-fashioned way Of wooing con-
tinues to cop most of the bets.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Radium is now pronounced q sover-
'eign remedy for blindness, and no one
doubts that those who invest at ran
dom in its mines will later get their
eyes open.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

An exchange says New York city
uses billion bricks year, but doesn't
say how many gold bricks it sells.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

The oyster needs all the help 1t car
get 1t is now in the biggest stew o
its succulent bivalvian life
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

The world always doubts the hus-
band who brags about not being hen
pecked.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

The statement of Y M. C. A
physical director that food chewers
go to heaven will be swallowed whole
by every F1etcherite.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

A dentist often has to drill a tooth
for days and days before he can make
1t act right
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Are the good forgotten" asks a
fervent uplift worker; nope, they'll be
expected to be on hand when the hat
Is passed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

The study of the income tax and its
intricacies. seems to be doing much
toward convincing hitherto skeptical
minds Of the advantages of poverty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

1t must be deemed a distinct social
setback in penitentiary circles II 1t
ever happens that a convict applies
for q parole and doesn't get it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

After all the sincerest friend the
oyster has Is the consumer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Chinese danced the tango two
thousand years before the Christian
era" And see where they are now.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

A scientific theory that the tonsils
were once gflls may serve to explain
why some men are still as dry as a
fish.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

then it isn't always a bargain to one
of them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

X-ray tests have divulged a Swiss
youth with two stomachs; think of the
university honors that chap could have
captured at Heidelberg!
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Those who are subject to the income
tax must now appreciate more than
ever the old adage that money Is the
root of all evil.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

With the advent of the portable wire
less apparatus a man will have no
chance to forget to mail the letter that
his wife handed him In the morning.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

Most of US, deep down in our hearts,
pity the people who really like grand
opera
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

A man may keep young in spirit and
still grow old in the back and legs
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-11

You can lead horse to drink. but
sometimes he will say neigh