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Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29
MORE LEGISLATURE
DOPE FROM FEEDER.
(Too late for last week.

; (ToO late for last week.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 70, 1915.
Dear john
The second week of the 1915
session of the Legislature is now
on and it may be properly stated
that the session is in full swing.
The House, as usual, was much
slower in getting started than the
Senate, but with that practically
all of the committee appointments
have been made. Committees of
both houses are hard at work and
the Senate has already spent the
greater part of two days in Com
mittee of the Whole. A large
number of bills have been intro
duced, among them some that
have been before former sessions
O of the Legislature. Among the
important measures introduced
up to Saturday night were the
following:
Initiative and referendum.
Creation efficiency and econo-
my commission.
, Short ballot act.
Three-fourthS jury verdict.
Amendments 'blue-Sky" law.
Semi-monthly pay day.
FOur-year term for state Off
GERS.
Mothers pension bill.
Municipal farm home bill.
Adjustment barber board.
Eight hour labor bill for wo-
men.
Repeal ten per cent sarniShment
act.
Anti-tipping bill.
State insurance.
Amendments utilities act.
Anti" "Snitch" lawyer bill.
Jocelyn bill limiting campaign
expenses.
Widows exemption.
Ore no iSe legislature.
The full crew bill.
Of these the Semi-mOnthly pay
day, the full crew bill, the initia-
tive and referendum and the eight
hour labor bill for women are re-
COgnized as old friends by habi-
tues of the Legislature.
A provision is pending before
the Senate to amend the consti-
tuition providing for a four year
term of office. Probably the most
radical amendment to the consti-
tuition that has been proposed is
the one house plan, which has
been advocated by Governor
Hodges and which has been intro
duced in the Senate by Senator
. Howe. The important points of
the provision are:
The legislative power to be
vested in a legislative assembly.
Membership to consist of two
representatives from each con-
greSSional district and two addi-
tOnal members for each con-
gresham at large.
ASSemblymen to receive $4,000
year and travelling expenses
when visiting state institutions.
Members must be residents of
and voters in districts from which
elected.
Election to congress or appoint
ment to federal office automati-
Cally to vacale holders seat in
assembly.
No person convicted of embez-
element or misuse of public funds
to be allowed to have a seat in
the assembly.
Members must take oath to sup
port constitutions of federal and
state governments.
A majority of the assembly to
constitute a quorum and qualifi-
cations of its own members.
All vacancies for unexpired
Barton County democrat., 1915-01-29

Fred Steuri was in Wichita The
first of the week on a business
trip and visit.
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TO ENFORCE THE LAWS.
One Purpose OF the Joint Committee
on Industrial Fire Hazard,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sfr. In
THE Sun of Saturday morning an edi-
tor.al article Is printed regarding the
meeting Of the Joint Committee on In
dustrial Fire Hazards. You protest
against tho purpose OF the committee,
which YOU quote as being ITO urge
legislation FOR the prevention OF n re-
currence Of factory fires"
The purpose of this committee is best
described from its own tentative pro-
grainme
The purpose OF this committee shall be
this preservation. improvement and enforce
ment OF FIRE laws
The committees plan is an educational
campaign among the workers In these
factories and TO arouse the general pub
lilo to demand the enforcement Of the
laws. TIL experience OF the members
Of this committee last year in Albany
showed that certain real estat owners
and others were united I'm attacks TO
break down the laws and In part they
were successful in weakening them. II
Ia for the purpose Of making them as
they originally were. or in some in
stances better. that the word Improve
ment' is used In our plan.
1t Is OF the utmost Importance that
the general public should know OF the
utter lack OF enforcement OF these laws
and the attacks upon them. which have
not ceased since the work OF FIRE pre-
vention was started
MARY r. DRErER.
New YORK. December 6.
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Thanksi

The subjoined sentence gives reas-
surfing testimony to the right minded
less of its author:
I'VE do not harbor the faintest trace
Of ennity against tho United States.
American institutions or the American
people az a whole, although we fee Bit
ter against those who hav wantonly'
attacked and abused us"
1t is highly gratifying that those
whom the speaker represents should
thus magnanimously withhold their
enmity from the United States.
American institutions and the Ameri-
can people as n whole" This gratiii-
cation Is intensified by consideration
Of the fact that the magnanimity
proceeds not from those who are
Americans by the accident of birth
but from persons who are citizens OF
the United States by their own free
and deliberate choice, persons who
have ''abSolutely and forever re-
nOunced all allegiance and fidelity t.
any foreign country" and in whose
behalf 1t has been declared under oath
by two citizens that they are at
tached to the principles Of the Con
stitution of the United States and
we'll disposed to the good order and
| happiness OF the same"
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EAGLE FEATHERS TACTICS.
4 Survival Of Carlisle Football In an
Indian who Went Bad.

10 THE EDITOR or The SrN-ST: Sec
Rotary Lane may have other reasons
than a concern for the players academic
standing in his threat TO abolish foot
ball at Carlisle, lie may have heard
the story of Eagle Feather, "A famous
football star at the Indian school, who,
controlled by atavism. reioined his tribe
of Utes. got them off tho reservation
and dancing. and was killed In Il sub
seuuent battle which he led
l tell tho story as ] heard Il told I:
Eagle Feather. in command OF a body OF
mounted followers. fell In with n COM
,nand OF cavalrymen of about equal mum
her. The young officer at the head of
the troops WAS for a time %perplexed by
the manuuvres of the ties. His West
Point tactics were unavailing in his ef-
forts to get the Indians in a position
where he could attack with advantage,
and he frequently had to shift his own
position for safety,
suddenly IL dawned on the West
Pointer that he was watching something
he had not Learned IN his classrooms.
hut on the football field when he played
on his team against Carlisle. Then he
began to play football. Some of his
men knew the game well enough 10
obey his shouted orders. That was the
end of Eagle Feather, T.
M~oNTcLAIR. y, j., December 4
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Government Investigation OF Food
Waste.

Some time ago when large numbers
of unemployed poured into this city,
greatly increasing the demands upon
the Department Of Charities, and
Mayor Mitchell found 1t necessary to
appoint a committee to meet the ur-
gem needs Of the unemployed, THE
SUN suggested that some method be
adopted to utilize the food wasted
by the more prosperous families. A
systematic canvass Of housekeepers
was urged, with a view to inaugural
Ing a methodlcal separation Of pOr-
tons of good food 1t was pointed out
that practical and scientific purifca-
ton may convert the nutritlve ma
terial now wasted into broths, pates
and other savory and nutritious
dishes, by which the urgent hunger of
the unemployed might he satisfied.
1t is gratifying to learn, from a
Washington despatch. that the De,
partment Of Agriculture hay under
taken careful examination of the con
tents OF food wastes with II view IL
d~ete-rofning what percentage of food
products thrown away might have
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MR.. FORD'S MISSION.
His Peace Excursion Compared 10 Gal.
liant La~fayette's Service Here,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. I
wish to answer the adverse criticism Of
Mr.. Henry Ford by former Judge Alton
II. Parker and former President Theo-
dore Roosevelt. and / venture TO say
that my answer deserves as great promi-
nence as the unjust and impolite ami
madversions Of the professional Judge
IND the professional politician. Please
mark those two words. unjust" and
~"impolite."
Ills far in the deeps OF history,
The voice that speaketh clear.
The fact ia. 81 I am not mistaken that
what Mr.. Ford Is nov very generously
undertaking to do for Europe Is much
fayette 50 chivalro,nly undertook I o do
for America about one hundred and
th!rty-eight years ago.
The fact II. also, the cograte fact, I.
l am not greatly mistaken, that the
power OF the high minded peace maker
Is much more mighty and much more
heroic than the power OF the gallant
warrior.
Isn't II superiuous, supereroga,ory. 70
add that Mr.. Ford n his peace party
are acting quite as well within their
rights az were the right noble General
Lafayette and his war party. his sol
dieH? That the oficial sanction of the
United States Government Is not needed
h, Ford's case. not IN more than the
official sanction OF the French Govern.
ment was needed IN the valiant la.
fayette's case?
Selah!
So II II that an unassumlrg 'Des.
dichado" summarily disposes OF the ar
rogant p~retensions Of a naughty "Regi.
maid Front de Bpur' and of a ccntu.
macious Brian de Bois Guilbert."
pEspIcHApo.
CoLUMBrs. Ohio. December 6.
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THE STEUBEN MYTH.
Again the Facts Of History Are Cited
70 Correct It.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-sir: In
his answer to "Ammi Wright your cor
respondent IS" resorts to Q historical
fallacy repeatedly exploded. notably in
your editorial articles. by asserting that
Steuben's services are to 70 regarded al
a contribution by Germany to the cause
Of American independence. He says:
A moro truthful answer 30 the query
made by "Ammi Wright" a. TO what Ger
many did for US in our hour OF greatest
peril Is expressed in one word: the I'm
mortal mans Of Steuben.
A. already pointed out by THE SUN.
Steuben was found. employed and sent
here by the French Government at its
expense. The King OF Prussia had no
more 10 do with that transaction than
the man in the moon. The n word
"Steubcn' represents one OF the many
contributions which France made in a
fervor of democratic enthusiasm sue
thai her own monarchy thought prudent
10 follow, rather than seek 10 prevent
n popular movement whbch a reached
Irresistible proportions.
All this was perfectly understood when
the German propaganda in this country,
which has been at work for years,
launched the idea that Germany had
sent Steuben to fight with Washington
the numerous IIessians who had been
hired to fight on the other side. There
upon. In 1911. thanks 10 the untirinI
efforts Of Herr Bartholdt. a member OF
the Foreign Relations Committee OF the
House of Representatives of the United
States. and OF his coworkers IN the Ma.
tional German-American Alliance. q
statue Of Steuben was erected In Wash.
!ngton on "A pedestal adorned with the
German imperial eagle n various mot
~ III 60
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welcome to . New Band Of Regu.
latOfs.

All good citizens will welcome the
organization Of the Public Service In.
stitute, privately sustained, whose mis-.
sion Of volunteer supervision includes
In its field the Rockefeller and Car
negie endowments and similar foun-
dations. II the managers OF these
institutions resent the Intervention Of
an unlimited agency In the manage
ment Of their affairs they confess
that they r corrupt. inefficient,
slothful and generally disreputable.
If they stand on the rights conferred
on them by their charter they confess
themselves to be guilty Of whatever
wrongdolng the Public Service Insti.
tute may impute to them.
Besides undertaking the correction
OF agencies of this kind the Public
Service Institute will support young
men serving in city Offices without
pay In preparation for future en-
ployment; 1t will, In the happy and
appropriate phrase Of its principal
director, put the "acid test" on the
reports Of college presidents and deans
and take part in the movement for
practical vocational training Of high
school pupils. As time goes on II will
undoubtedly find other subjects to oc.
cupy its leisure and eventually accu-
mulate occupations sufficient in num-
Der to take up all its time.
We cannot have too many Of these
agents for the encouragement Of med.
dlesOmeness. They afford genteel EN-
ployment To- numerous worthy clerks,
typists. accountants and messenger
boys; they confer a great boon IN the
printing trade. Moreover, the more
OF these organizations there are the
more there must he, for II Is apparent
that we should have n society TO su'
pervise the societies that supervise
others; and n society TO supervise
that society and SO ON, as long rs
the essential cash Is forthcoming. To
this necessary multiplication of such
associations we look for the abolition
Of poverty. In due time everybody
will be on their payrolls, and the
curse of work, the most awful bur
den poverty bears. will be no more.
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Ohio o. Barber.

Announcement was made II few
days ago OF the marriage of n young
elderly man reputed to be worth many
million dollars and to control M of
the most important Industries OF this
country. whose name. has been known
to but few Americans. The last men
toned fact is the more interesting be-
cause the name is peculiarly distinc-
tive. 1t is ONO o. BARBER. Perhaps
he is the only person in the world one
of whose given names Is OHIO.
Mr.. BARRIER is n resident of the
State of Ohio. 1t Is said that nea
Bnrberton he has Il farm that is be-
lieved TO be the most valuable in the
United States, comprising $500 acres
and representing an outlay of more
than S4,OOO,OOO. His COWS, the ac-
counts say, are sheltered in barns
one of which cost Sl75,OOO. The pigs
are comfortably housed in n modest
sty that cost only 100000.
The article In which Mr.. BARBEH
deals as n manufacturer and an I'm
porter is Indispensable, 1t Is used
by every family in the civilized world
and by every civilized man, ever
though so socially detached that hf
is without family abode or ties. A
stock Of this article Is as good ms q
hoard Of gold or n block of Govern
ment bonds In a safe deposit vault
Mr.. BARRIER Is said to control 10 pei
cent. Of this important trade in the
United States.
Yet the article Is almost free fol
the asking. If n stranger SHOULD
meet Mr.. BARBER on the sidewalk ant
ask him respectfully for one of thu
articles ne would probably receive
half II dozen of them. and a polite
THANK you, sir" would square tn,
obligation. II Mr.. BARRIER had nom
with him the stranger would perhaps
nccost the next man he met an,
would receive n few free and witt
The assurance you're very welcome.
The small boy In the street wiO ask
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WELLSPRINGS OF BEAUTY.
Art. In Writing or Singing, Lives Not
BY Drill Alone.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: AL
ways entertaining, always Instructive.
Mr.. w. j. Henderson IL always ono of
the brightest spots of THE SUNS inter-
esting Sunday paper.
ON December 3 he tore away the veil
of mystery Of medals, acrobatlo feats
n facial contortions that conductors
sometimes use to halo themselves and
Impress the public. II any ono now IL
ever impressed by the magniticence of a
drum major, unless he shows evidence
OF painstaking practice In walking ma
te~stically, he has himself to blame.
Treading on dangerous ground. l AXE
issue with Mr.. Henderson on his remark
that a singer knows just how he is So
ing to sing. lie may know, II he has a
voice and has not tried to substitute
feeling and temperament and other hum
bugs for work. how he IL going to sing
through his practice. but II In addition
to his application the gods have bestowed
upon him the CULVER OF tho poet" he
will then nj times not know how beau
tiful his voice may be. amy more Than
the ocean will know just how and when
the winds OF heaven are going TO make
her foaming crests sing In nacreous
purity upon the shore.
The singer is to the vocal stage what
a pianist Is to the concert stage who, In
addition to work and training. Is gifted.
and In the words OF Mr.. Henderson Eek
periences a kind OF shivering delight In
strokinG tho keys with tho sensuous
cushions OF her fingers and making the
piano purr." How can such IA genius
know Just how she Is going to caress the
| keys 80 that the touch Will be like
drippings OF cool forest SPRINGS
Mr.. Henderson knew when he wrote
these beautiful lines OF piano playing
that he was going to write something.
and he Is a student OF music and writ
ing but i don't believe that hs knew
just what thoughts and words were CO.
Ing to flow from his pen. They Just
came. JAMES D.. DEwELL, Jr.
Nuu IJAyrN l'npn Dapamh.r
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MINCE PIE.
Argument Against Its Longevity
Even Its Present Existence.

TO THE EpIToR OF THE SuN-Sir. Truly
the mouth waters. and memoir wakens
with a thrill when one reads r~hapsodical
writings IN THE SUN OF the glories OF
what was once mince pie.
| was TO more blessed, l guess, than
many another Yankee youngster In the
matter of grandmothers. though / had
three of them. Yankees were long
lived in those days, and women saw
great and great-great- grandchildren.
But the older they grew the better
mlnce pies they made. so I know much
about what inince pies We're IN happier
days than these.
So, evidently. do you, judging from
some recent utterances i'm your columns,
notably you article on Mine Pie Re-
form In Colorado" in Sundays paper.
I'd lay a pretty wage that your grand
mother could not keep her mine pies
til they improved with age up to
the period of their finest flavor" You
stole 'em. sir. ms I did. prowling around
at midnight for the purpose, while
grandmother slept, Else you would not
he "A Yankee. and therefore could no,
have your knowledge of the subject.
But there are no mlnce pies. You
err In writing of what mince pies are
o should have written ''wcre.' Fol
the Colorado Legislature Is not the frs,
to raise the axe OF iconoclasm with i'm.
pous hands against the glorious ira.
ditlons of pie,
Read your pure food law again, and
watch your respect for DR.. Wiley with.
ering away, AZ II will surely wither
Then. II YOU dare do II, taste the minrs
pie OF tyou cannot eat ~
and see h miserable makeshifts ths
manufacturers have been pat to by the
enacted prohibitions of the use OF mea,
In mince pies made for sale. The nau,
seous messes they vend are no NOR,
mince pies than Portland cement ID
cheese
Small wonder that the times are our
Of Joint. Now that there IA no mine,
pie nothing can be held worthy OF re-
spect,
o tempora! o mores, o pie.
NEW YoRK, December 8. u. A. c
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Colonel RoOsEvELr's solemn warn
ing to Congress not to make a party
question of national preparedness is
on n par with Minority Leader
MANN's announcement. made a few
days ago, that "if the President sends
a hard and fast plan to Congress
with instructions to his party leaders
that they must pass 1t he cannot ex-
pect. Republican support"
In view of the fact that the Demo
cratic majority In the new House Of
Representatives Is only twenty-five,
can either of these gentlemen really
have n foreboding that the national
defence bills will be damned through
Congress at the dictation Of Mr.. WIZ
SON? They must know that a by no
means negligible group in the Demo
cratic party melted by Mr.. BRYAN and
lied BY Representative CLAUDE KrrcH-
IN, the tltular majority leader in the
House. is opposed to the plan Of naval
expansion proposed by Secretary
DANIELS and to the increase Of the
land forces urged by Secretary GAR
RrsoS. Therefore the Republicans
must cooperate with the Democrats
and the Democrats must accept Re.
publican aid If there is to be any
legislation ut all.
Colonel ROOSEVELT need have nc
fears about partisan treatment of the
all absorbing question by the Sixty
fourth Congress. Judging from somt
frank expressions Of opinion by Dem
ocratic pacifists and little army and
navy men, 1t would be folly for Kins
Caucus to crack his whip over the
majority. And Mr.. MANN would fine
it difficult, We imagine, to round w
the Republicans Of the House and gel
them to vote as a unit for any par
ticular plan.
1t Is generally recognized that pre-
paredness Is not in any sense a par
tisan question. The people expect thu
military and naval committees to heal
oil the experts have TO say about thu
Garrison and Daniels recommends
lions and present the result of thelI
deliberations to Congress In CAREFUL.
drawn bills. Mr.. GARRIsoN's meas
ure, of course, is far from final. TIL
people will expect those bills to b.
fully debated in both Senate ant
House before a vote is taken, and W,
fancy that any member Of Congress
who tries to make political capita
out Of the emergency will be a marke'
man. To suspect the President o
meditating dictation would be +
doubt his patriotism rs we'll as hi
intelligence. If any outsiders try !
they will get their fingers burned.
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a passerby II he's got n stands a
good chance Of receiving two OF three
and Is not even expected to say
THANK you"
The reader of the foregoing who
may not have heard before Of this
modest nan Of great wealth probably
has inferred already that the article
Of which Mr.. OHIO o. BARRIER is an
importer and a maker Is the ordinary
good match. But 1t may be taken
for granted that not one and not all
Of the billions Of his other matches
are comparable in his estimation with
the one he made the other day when
at the age Of IS he welded Miss
MARY F. ORR, who had been his secre-
tary since she was 81.