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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

A jolly bunch of boosters, six
auto loads, started out Monday
afternoon to boost for "Pygmal.
ion and Galatea" and for Meade,
Their route led first to Plains,
where every show window and
bill board was decorated with
posters. The Plains people all
seemed busy, but found time to
welcome the boosters and to in
vIte them to return to one of the
best cities in the state. From
Plains the party went to Fowler
where about the same busy busi-
ness conditions prevailed. Af-
ter "billlng" the town and sup
per at the Hotel Bunyan, the
party divided, some returning
home and some going on to Min
neola arriving about dark. Being
wholly unexpected, the boosters
took that place by storm. At
first they were looked upon as
strangers" but an inquirey at
the drug store for Art Follick,
changed matters greatly, and al
most i'm mediately the whole par
ty were enjoying the hospitality
of the Minneola people. Before
leaving they were invited into
the drug store, and by Mr.. Fol-
lick told to take what they
wanted" While refreshments
we're being served a victrola con
cert was given. After doing
justice to bill posting, the party
started home. The memory of
the trip, and the courtesies ex-
tended by the citizens of each of
the neigh boring cities will linger
long in the minds of the Meade
boosters.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Methodist

The Lawn seats arrived on
Monday and all will be ready tor
the big open air meetings on
Sunday evening. This seating
is the best we could get and we
are sure that they are as COM
Portable as any seat, You will
enjoy worsbiping out in the open
where you can have a comfort
able seat. We bave also made it
easy to drive up in your auto and
enjoy the service without leaving
the car.
II will be an interesting SER
vice on next Sunday evening as
one of our own boys, Charles
Fee, will deliver an oration that
was prize winner in Southwest
ern College. Every community
IS proud of real talent especially
if that talent is of their own COM
munity.
We are expecting a great
crowd on Sunday evening aud
we hope that you will consider
this special invitation to come
to this service.
We will continue the Sunday
evening services in the open as
we know how hard it is to work
hard SIX days IN the week and
then spend Sunday in a hot
church. We are gong to make
you comfortable. If you attend
these services once you will want
20 come again.
We have been invited to come
to Lake View and preach for
them and will accept this invi-
tatlon and will preach there on
Sunday afternoon the 9th.
We extend an invitation to all
to worship with us. Special
music Sunday evening.
y5h S. NJ. H.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Congressman Shouse is
Helping Dodge City Park

Dodge City, Kansas, June H.
Thanks to the efforts of Con-
gresham Jouett Shouse OF Kins-
ley, Dodge City will have the
benefit of the help and advice of
a government landscape gar.
dener in fixing up and beautify-
ing its city park.
Some months ago a large leg.
acy was left to the city upon the
death of Geo, A. Hoover, a prom
inent banker. About fifty thous-
and dollars of the money was to
be devoted to the improvement
OF the city park. The Mayor
and Com missioners desired the
best possible help in making
their plans for these extensive
improvements. They first en-
listed the assistance of United
States Senator to try to secure
an expert landscape gardener
from the Department of Agricul-
ture at Washington. The sen.
ator tried but failed. Then the
authorities spoke to Congress.
man Shouse about the matter
when he was in Dodge on the
thirty-hrst of May to deliver the
Memorial Day address. The
congressman promised to do his
best. Today he notified city of.
ficials that he had received "A let.
ter from Secretary Houston oi
the Department of Agriculture
stating that the only landscape
gardener connected with the De.
partment, Mr.. Mulford, will be
detailed to come to Dodge during
the month of August, to go oyer
the park area and to make al
possible suggestions for it's treat
ment.
Dodge is feeling very chesty
over the prospect. Also it feel.
that the prompt and effective re-
suits achieved by Congressman
Shouse in this instance indicate
that he will duplicate at Wash.
lngton the effective work he did
in the state senate at Topeka.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Departed

Mrs. K. H. Boyer died at the
home of her son, Charles, il
Plains, Kansas, Friday, June IS
after an illness of many months
Mrs. Boyer, with her family, re
sided south of Meade until about
ten years ago, when they took
up their residence in Meade.
During the past two years her
health has been failing, and the
greater part of her time was
spent in an effort to regain it,
but in vain.
Lydia Jackman was born in
Stuben county Indiana, Septem.
ber 1st, 1S4S. At the age OF
twelve years she united with the
NJ. E. Church and remained a
faithful, active, mem Der her life.
time. On September IS 1864 she
was united in marriage to Mr..
E. H. Boyer, and to this union
nine children were born, three
of whom, Jessie, Jennie, and
Frank, preceded her to the
Great Beyond. She is survived
by her husband and six children,
r. ]. Boyer, and Mrs. ]. w.
Edwards, of Meade, c. E. Boyer
of Plains, Mrs. Media Hittle, of
Davenport, Iowa, Mrs. J. E. Ben
nett, of Dodge City, and Mrs.
VIM. p. Elliott, of Copeland,
Kansas.
The remains were brought to
Meade and the funeral services
were held at the M. E. Church,
conducted by Rev. w. G. Baker,
of Bucklin. Interment was made
in Graceland cemetery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

A heavy rain visited Meade
county, accompanied by light
ming, wind, and some hail. No
serious damage has been report
ed. One and three-fourths in
chehes of water fell. The storm
came on about eight O'Clock We'd
nesday evening and continued
throughout the greater part of
the night.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Married
DENsLow-cooN

Judd M. Denslow and Miss
Viola Coon, of Topeka, were
married in Topeka, June 21st.
They Immediately came to
Meade and will make their home
here. Mr.. Denslow is son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Denslow, of
this city.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Presbyterian

On Sunday night at eight
O'Clock under the auspices Of the
Christian Endeavor Society there
will be a public discussion of the
peace problem that now has first
place in the thought of all Ameri-
cans.
Question: as permam ment
peace and disarmament of the
nations practicable in our time?"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

We have received a copy of
"Kanza" the Bucklin High
School annual. The book is
truly work of art, and was
printed by ]. B. Miller of the
Bucklin Banner. Had the book
been printed by special book
concern the work could not have
been better.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

Early Friday morning, be
tween twelve and one o'clock
fire, the cause of which is un.
known, totally destroyed the
large barn belonging to J. w
Ross, four miles southwest of
Meade. The fire started IN the
hay NOW and the roof was burn.
ing and the flames leaping down
the stairway before it was dis.
covered; one set of harness was
all it was possible to save. A
large amount of hay, six hundred
bushels of grain, new wagon,
a buggy, several sets of harness
a large der of tools, about
fifty chickens and a large num-
ber of ther articles were in the
barn when it burned. Fortu-
nately the stock had been turned
into pasture. The loss is part.
ly covered by insurance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Clever Talent to Appear in
Gilmor Brown Production

The Arena Club announces the
following cast of characters for
"PygmaliOn and Galatea" at
Phelps Opera House Friday and
Saturday, June rs and %.
Pygmalion, an Athenian
sculptor Gilmor Brown
Cynisca, his wife Emilia Read
Galatea, statue, Alice Adams
Myrine, Pygmalion's sister
Margaret Wilson
Liccippe, soldier
Francis Backe
Chrysos, wealthy patron of
arts John Allard
Daphne, his jealous wife
Anna McMeel
Agesimos, a Persian slave,
Ebert Iunis
Mimos, Greek slave,
Francis Fuhr
Others taking part in the play
are: Blanche Boehler, Nora Nc
Meel, Edith Woodard, Helen
Boehler, Lucille Twist, Celia
Hazel, Helen Hulburt, Margaret
Dalgarn, Halsey Hulburt, Burtis
Phelps, Hollis Marshall, Billy
Loeber, Ethel Burnett, Lenore
Sullivan, Bernice Gerow, jamie
Stamper, Katherine Adams, Fay
Orr, Thelma Keiness, Joy Free,
Elsie Roberts, Thelma Kimber,
Hazel Scott, Mildred Gibb bons,
Margaret. Martin, and Allegra
Reiness.
Miss Artie Osborne will play
all the incidental music.
One of the most beautiful
stories of ancient Greek mythol-
ogy is retold in "Pygmalion apA
Galatea. 1t is at once enter
tanning and instructive with
many charming features in thsl
way of songs, music, costumes.s
and effects.
Gilmor Brown needs no intro
duction to Meade people. He
has visited Meade three seasons
previous to this, and each time
has presented some of Shakes
pears most popular as we'll as
difficult plays. It's needless to
say that Mr.. Brown is an actor
of unusual ability, and the fact
that he plays the leading part in
"Pygmalion and Galatea" in ad-
dition to directing the re mainder
of the cast is sufficient guarantee
that it will be we'll worth seeing.
While the members of the |
Arena Club were instrumental
in bringing Gilmor Brown to
Meade, it is not their intention
to derive any financial benefit
from the proceeds of the play,
but rather to see that this money
is expended for some benefit for
the city, thereby making the
coming attraction one in which
the entire city should be inter-
ested. For what public benefit
the proceeds will assist has hot
yet been determined, but will
be in due time. If the proper
support is given this undertak-
ing it will be made an annual
event. The people of Meade
can and will make it success.
Reserved seats now on sale at
the M. & M. Drug store. Child.
rem 25 cents, adults so cents, and
reseaved seats rs cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

When you patronize the Gil
NOR Brown show Friday or Sat-
urday night remember your
money goes toward civic im-
provement or some general well
fare work,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
People Warned of Mail
Order Loan Companies

ANu umCI Jus uldIl VI uCl bOdu
and Investment Companies have
been, for several months past,
making vigorous campaign for
Kansas business through the
United States mails.
The Banking Department has
investigated a number of these
mail order enterprises and Sc
far not a single one has been
found in possession of a clean
bill of health, while most OF
them are clearly both unlawful
and fraudulent.
The usual plan of business is
to offer the investor a contract
calling for the monthly payment
of various sums for period of
from 80 to 100 months. After
the payment of certain mum Der
of installments, usually six, the
investor becomes "eligible" 10
receive a loan; but when or
whether the investor will ever
receive loan depends not only
on the mum Der of his certificate,
but upon the further chance that
the company will sell enough
more contracts to provide the
money with which to make the
loan.
This sort of contract has been
declared nothing less than lot
terry scheme, as we'll as fraudu-
lent, by the courts of a dozen
states. Judge Bourquin. of the
federal courtot Montana, recent
ly had this to say of one of these
concerns:
ut loans and pays only if, af-
ter it has taken for itself prac-
tically all it pleases, there is
aught and sufficient accumulated
therefor in. a possible loan and
reserve fund. The alluring
feature to the applicant is a loan
to build a home at rates of in.
terest that in view of cIrcum-
stances antagonize sound eco
nomic principles. Under any
circumstance, few could realize
their hopes; and that fewer would
in view of conditions and cont1n-
gencies, is obvious. That this
corporation is designed to profit
its owners, at the expense of
victims, entlced bypseudo prom
ises and deceptive prospects,
seems clear"
This same company had suit
pending in the United States
District Court of Kansas, and
dismissed it after this decision
n Montana.
This department recently IN
'estigated loan enterprise
which mails it's literature from
Chicago, and ascertained through |
one of the leading mercantile
agencies that but little lnforma-
lion could be obtained as TO the
financial standing of the promot-
ers, that the reputation of one of
he leading promoters was not
good, and that the outfit was re-
yarded with suspicion.
These people can be reached
,nly by the federal authorities.
United States District Attorney
is working in full ac-
ord with this Department, and
low has in hand the investiga-
ion of a mum ber of these con-
;erns and indictments will un-
loubtedly follow in due time.
In the meantime, the Banking
Department takes this opportu-
lity of giving the public fair
warming that money invested
With these mail order loan and
Investment enterprises will al
most certainly entail loss. Any
,erson receiving literature OF
his character will confer a fsv-
# by forwarding it to this De-
'artment. The Department al
o stands ready to serve the pub
c by making prompt investiga-
ion and reply to any person who
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Ice Cream Social

Tuesday evening, June 10Th
on the M. r. church lawn. You
are invited.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Card of Thanks

We desire to thank our many
friends for their kindness, as
sistapce, and sympathy, during
the illness and death of our low
ed one. s.-sss-
Mr.. E. H. Boyer,
and family.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

afternoon services.
All our services at usual hours
next Lords day to which the public
is cordially invited.
Claude J. Spiers, Pastor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24

Work of laying brick on the
new school building commenced
this week.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-24
Affirm.

Ralph Smith
Robert Campbell
e. W. Day
Capt. Painter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-05
AUTHORS AID REACHES'
BELGIAN SUFFERERS
Minister van Dyke Tells How
He Used MOnpy-Needs
Decreasing.

Rossiter Johnson. treasurer Of the
Authors club, which on May 20 held a
sale Of manuscripts and books for the
benefit of sufferers from the war in
Belgium. has just received . letter from
Henry van Dyke, American Minister at
The Hague, to whom the money was
sent. This amounted to 9,219.T3 forms.
something more than $1,000. DIR. van
Dyke tells of his disposition of 1t to aid
"the people Of Belgium who have SUI
fered by this insensate and incredible
war" Dr. van Dyke says:
THE need Of the Belgian refugees in
Holland has decreased considerably dur
ing the last few months. Some OF them
have gone to England and have found
work there. a larger number have re-
turned to their own country and have
found. / hope. something to do there
There are now, according to the best
estimates, nifty or sixty thousand refu-
gees remaining In Holland. About half
OF these are provided for in the large
refugee camps AT Nunspeet. Eide. Uden
and Gouda. where a per diem allowance
running from 80 to so cents for each
person is made for their maintenance by
the Dutch Government. The others are
still scattered in private homes and in
small asylums, which are cared FOR by
local committees.
~ believe that many OF the people
in these camps are having an cduca-
ton in Sclf-control. sanitation and CO.
operation in the common life. which will
be Of great value to them, especially as
a large proportion OF them come from
the most crowded and least healthful
sections OF the Belgian cities. But there
are other people among the refugees who
are not used TO living In a crowd hut in
their own small and quiet homes, and
these are the ones who suffer most In
their exile.
IL have therefore decided to apply
5000 forms Of the sun given by the
Authors club to the relief OF people of
this kind. | shall ask particularly II
there are any authors among the refu-
gees here who's families are IN need OF
assistance.
81 believe that the actual pressure of
wan, In Belgium itself IL greater than II
Is among the refugees here. But under
present conditions II Is quite impossible
for me to go there and to travel through
the country. ! shall. therefore. send
6,2l9 forms Of the Authors club FUND "a
my colleague I'm brussels, Brand Whit
lock, and shall ask him to use II In his
discretion for purpose similar to those
which / have tried to outline in this
letter"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-05
POLICEMAN KILLS PRISONER.
Fires Only After italian stabs Him
Three Timea.

Policeman James J. Govern OF the
Flushing avenue station. Brooklyn. shot
and killed an Italian yesterday after
noon after the man stabbed him three
times. The Italian. Raimondi Geralpieri.
died instantly. and me policeman was
removed 10 the Cumberland Street Hos
pital, painfully but not severely. hurt.
Assistant District Attorney Wilson of
Kings county, Investigated the incident
and declared the shooting was justified.
G-ralpieri, who was 80. and lived at
T6 Skillman street, had been making a
disturbance AZ Park and Kent avenues.
Govern demonstrated with him but to no
avail and finally arrested him, OFFICER
and prisoner walked peacefully for a
block and then Geralpieri suddenly
stabbed Govern three times.
Govern fell and Gerslpieri started to
run. Govern then drew his gun and
raising himself on one arm fired a shot
over the fugitive's head. Geralpieri kept
on until two more shots struck him in
the back. one piercing his lung.
Govern is 20, and has a wife and two
children living AT 25l a Grand avenue.
He was appointed to the police force In
1905 and has an excellent record.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-05

- - =. -, a.. ,-.u.a
Ho"'o"' 'u"" 60 -,
States a secret ally or England Inns
question Is seriously put forward by the
vos.,s,b. z,v,ro and a so,er,, answer
a. 49," ..~a"r -, In ,,s Columns
So pa ASn,irst yop Hose. Not
mora,v 70 A,,ar,oa IN .ecre, Alliance with
t,.a,a 4. 49,. 80 nan for MANY
,ansa 10000 a, ~ Tr;p,e FIN.
800 '.s '. - s.ntr.i,. hsi,af
~" ,ns e. 80 ,iaayad secra,,v
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, .a,,a s.,ra, ,roat,es an the brain.
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80. ~. y .ar,as 80 .scret treat-
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otaoo
,rha Adu,ra, arv,,ea 4, oil, thus Ever
,,aa ,na cnarIsh var a stronS pro-
En.,,sh ,ondancv has manifested itself
,r I'n,,ed Statea pol,cy. This d,sp,ayed
,,so,t a., tho b,gbes, degree during the
RI uar during which he United
&c., ohsor,ad noutrai,v toward the
hsIltyerent narties i'm exactly the same
sashinn as she 20 doing in the world war
rag,ry n, IRIS moren,"
.a, ~, ~ 1,orie.r ~ BRIT.
~ sma a,,ar ga % Seisnn tho E,ns-
H. %, ,orn Ala b,s yerv utmost. ac-
oord,,g 20 tho herman iewpoirt II
,,aka b,s coun,rvmen consider the Ger.
va cnio,iai-and navai--efor,s as RI
d,c,,,o,s and urirnor,ant az far as Eng.
iand w,s corcerned hut ss very men.
ac,nv 70 ,nn Rated states and AS al
rec,ed agains, the Monroe Doctrine
A,inira, von Hose then draws par,icu.
iar attention 10 Joseph chamberlain
"0ar n, IAN accord or an understand
inc or ,rea,v a.. you like 10 call ~
~ tho I-ri,ed states
To clinch m, matter he AXES from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-05
NJ TOLD THAT u. s.
IS BRITAIN'S ~SECRETALLY
Admiral Won Hose in "Vossische Zeitung" Says This
Country Has for Years Been Partner in What
Is Now the Triple Entente.

vians. and the Germans are epartng 10
effort to stir up resentment. Needless
to say. they indulge In a vast amount
OF exaggeration. The British Lega-
ton at Christiania 10 described as the
real seat Of government In Norway ana
the British Minister as the real gov
ernor of the country. No overseas COM
merce can he conducted without special
British permission. and the whole eco
ionic life Of the country Ia said to be
subject to the caprice of alien offcials.
An army of spies" In British pay
are tracing the history Of every con
signment imported. and the mere word
Of one Of these paid "spies' Ia SUFFICIENT
to put a Arm on the '~blacklist' and
TO ruin Its business. Such Ia the pic
ture that is painted In the columns Of
the German papers. and there Is little
doubt that German efforts are being
made In Norway and Sweden to per-
suade the people that this groteeque
distortion Of British actions n mo-
tives IL a true picture. The moral is
less victims Of English marinismus"-
the naval equivalent of ''militarism."
Sir Edward Grey's illness 10 the sub
ject Of a long article In tho Neue Freie
Presse. II is as little remarkable for
its good taste as for It's good sense.
sir Edward Grey" II starts of. has
trouble with his eyes. Whether this ia
due to reading the English casualty lists
or the names In the new Coalition Cabi-
net that IL to rescue England in her hour
Of need we do not know" The picture
Of the English statesmen is the familiar
Tcutonic caricature: he Is the cold
blooded. furtive. ruthless Macchiavelli
who tried to engineer the downfall OF
the central empires,
Nothing perhaps is so difficult as tc
portray fully this character in all its
compass n in all its strangeness. A
man who has fixed calm written on his
face and yet klndled a world war such
as history has never sen q man witt
has humanity continually in his mouth
and welcomes every social political limo.
walton. and yet who mas left no stone
unturned SO long as his hate agains,
Germany might he fulfilled. Probabi,
his nature has a simila rity to Robes
pierre's.
Sir Edward Grey may also perhap,
believe what he says, and he also may
have succeeded In putting on an out
ward appearance OF mirror bright pu
rity while within him the vipers of hi
lusts are kissing. and no means are ts
him too vile provided that he attain,
his end.
In spite Of Italy's Intervention. IL
spite Of his diplomatic success. his po
sition Of power has been questioned. He
who In foreign politics was much NOR.
Conservative han Liberal. who stood
in intimate alliance with the Hotspur,
Of the Opposition. who wanted the an,
Inhalation OF Germany. Is nc more recog
nized.
And In spite Of all the communit,
Of ideas between h Government ans
49, -.l.A~ts., AA 49,. 49,. ---
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-05
QUIET DAY IN PARIS.
american Colony RcfrRins From
National Celebration.
Special cable Despatch 10 THE suN

FAIRS, July 4-The Fourth of July
pissed without celebration in the Amer
lean colony except for the display OF
American flags, Ambassador and Mrs,
Sharp did not hold the usual reception,
as it would be inappropriate To the
present circumstances, The Empire
state Society will decorate Lafayette's
tomb In the Picpus Cemetery. Presi-
dent Poincarc will he represented at
the exercises and Ambassador Sharp
and Frederic Mason will speak,
The American Chamber of Commerce
will hold its annual banquet on Mon
day evening, hut the event will he shorn
of much of the ceremony which ordi-
narily makes the banquet the leading
event OF the year in the colony Prof.
Mark Baldwin will speak. There will
be no women guests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-05
Is SHOT BY UNKNOWN BOYS
Bellevue DOctOrs, However, Think
some wounded Themselves.

The calendar and the hospitals rolls
both proved that yesterday was til:
Fourth Of July. even though 1t has been
decreed that all patriotic celebrations
shall be held to-day.
At Bellevue fifteen patients were
treated. In each case the injured per-
son was a hoy or girl who complained
that an unknown boy had shot them
and then run away. The physicians
suspect that In some of the cases at
least the child who applied for treat
ment had accidentally shot himself. par
ticularly as virtually all the injuries
were TO tho hands.
Detective Harry McGouRh took n small
pistol away from "A youngster at Twelfth
street and Second avenue. and the pistol
exploded in the detectives hand. inAict-
ing "A painful wound. McC;ough was
treated AT Bellevue.