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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04
FARMER RADFORD ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

The home is the greatest contribu'
ton Of women to the world, and the
hearthstone is her throne. Our So
cial structure is built around her, and
social righteousness is in her charge.
Her beautiful life lights the skies OF
hope and her refinement Is the charm
Of twentieth century civilization. Her
graces and her power are the cumu.
lative products Of generations OF
Queenly conquest, and her crown Of
exalted womanhood is jeweled with
the wisdom of sanity mothers. She
has been a great factor in the glory
Of our country, and her noble achieve
ments should not be marred or her
hallowed influence blighted by the
coarser duties of citizenship. Ameri-
can chivalry should never permit her
to bear the burdens Of defending and
maintaining government, but should
preserve her unsullied from the allied
influences Of politics, and protect her
from the weighty responsibilities Of
the sordid affairs Of life that will
crush her ideals and lower her stand
ards. The motherhood Of the farm
is our inspiration, she is the guardian
Of our domestic welfare and a guide
to a higher life, but directing the af-
fairs of government is not within wo-
mans sphere, and political gossip
would cause her to neglect the home,
forget to mend our clothes and burn
the biscuits.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04
THE COUNTY FAIR
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union


The farmer gets more out Of the
fair than anyone else. The fair 70 D
city man is an entertainment; to q
farmer Il is education. Let us take q
stroll through the fair grounds and
linger q moment at few OF the points
Of greatest interest. We will first
visit the mechanical department and
hold communion with the worlds
greatest thinkers.
You are now attending q congress OF
the mental giants in mechanical SCI
ence of all ages. They are addressing
you in tongues Of iron and steel and
in language mute and powerful tell an
eloquent story of the worlds progress.
The inventive geniuses are the most
valuable farm hands we have and
they perform an enduring service 10
mankind. We can all help others for
q brief period while we live, but 1t
takes a master mind to tower into the
realm of science and light torch OF
progress that will illuminate the path
way Of civilization for future genera
tons. The men who gave us the
sickle, the binder, the cotton gin and
hundreds Of other valuable inventions
work in every field on earth and Will
continue their labors as long as time
Their bright intellects have conquered
death and they will live and serve
mankind on and on forever, without
money and without price. They have
shown us how grand and noble 1t is
to work for others; they have also
taught US lessons in economy and eff
cheney, how to make one hour do the
work Of two or more; have length
ened our lives, multiplied our
opportunities and taken toll OF the
back Of humanity.
They are the most practical men
the world ever produced. Their in
ventions have stood the acid test of
utility and efficiency. Like all useful
men. they do not seek publicity, yet
millions of machines sing their praises
from every harvest field on earth and
as many plows turn the soil in mute
applause Of their marvellous achieve
ments.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04
THE CHURCH As
AsOC|AL CENTER
A Broader Sphere for ReIIgIon-New
Field for the Rural Church.
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

ACCIuIGE 4NAtiOuhA OhASH
The social duty Of the rural church
a as much q part Of its obligations
% its spiritual side. In expressing its
social interest, the modern rural
church does not hesitate to claim that
It is expressing q true religious in
stinct and the old.time idea that the
social instincts should be starved
while the spiritual nature was over
fed with solid theological food, Is fast
giving way to q broader interpreta-
ton of the functions Of true religion.
We take our place in the succession
Of those who have sought to make the
world q At habitation for the children
OF man when we seek to study and
understand the social duty OF the
rural church. The true christian rec
ligion Is essentially socialists tenets
Of faith being love and brotherhood
and fellowship. While following after
righteousness, the church must chal-
lenge and seek to reform that social
order In which moral life Is eX-
pressed. While cherishing ideals OF
service, the rural church which It.
tains the fullest measure OF success
IL that which enriches as many lives
as It can touch, and in no way can
the church come in as close contact
with its members as through the
avenue Of social functions.
The country town and the rural
community need social center. The
church need offer no apology for its
ambition to I'LL this need in the COM
munity, II an understanding OF It's
mission brings this purpose into clear
consciousness. The structure OF a
rural community is exceedingly COM
plex; It contains many social groups,
each Of which has its own center, but
there are many localities which have
but one church and although such
O church cannot command the inter-
est Of all the people, 1t is relieved
from the embarrassment Of reiigiously
divided communities.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04
RATE INCREASE
NECESSARY
FARMERS UNION OFFICIALS
THINK RAILROADS ARE EN-.
TITLED TO MORE REVENUE.
Products Of Plow and Farmer Who
Lives at Home Should Be-
Exempt From increase.
BY Peter Radford.
Lecturer National Farmers unioE

Lecturer National Farmers Union.
The recent action of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in granting an
increase in freight rates in the eastern
classification Of territory; the applica'
ton Of the roads to state and inter
state commissions for an increase ~
rates, and the utterances Of Precedent
Wilson on the subject bring the farm
ers of this nation face to face with the
problem of an increase in freight
rates. It is the policy Of the Farmers
Union to meet the issue affecting the
welfare of the farmers squarely and
we will do so In this instance.
The transportation facilities Of the
United States are inadequate to ef'
fectively meet the demands Of com
merce and particularly in the South
and West additional railway mileage
is needed to accommodate the move
ment of farm products. II in the wis
dom of our Railroad Commissions an
increase in freight rates Is necessary
to bring about an improvement In our
transportation service, and an extern
sion of our mileage, then an increase
should be granted, and the farmer is
willing to share such proportion o.
the increase as justly belongs to btHll
but we have some suggestions to make
as to the manner in which this In
crease shall be levied.
Rates Follow Lines Of Least Resist
ance.
The freight rates Of the nation have
been built up along lines OF least re-
sistance. The merchant, the manu-
facturer, the miner, the miller, the
lumberman and the cattleman have
had their traffic bureaus thoroughly
organized and in many instances they
have pursued the railroad without
mercy and with the power Of organ
lied tonnage they have hammered the
life out of the rates and with unre'
strained greed they have eaten the
vitals out OF our transportation system
and since we have had railroad com.
missions, these interests, with skill
and cunning, are represented at every
hearing in which their business Ii
involved.
The farmer iS seldom represented
at rate hearings, as bis organisations
have never had the finances TO en-
ploy counsel to develop his side Qf
the case and, as a result, the products
of the pillow bear an unequal burden
of the freight expense. A glance at
the freight tariffs abundantly proves
this assertion. Cotton, the leading
agricultural product Of the South, a.
ready bears the highest freight rate OF
any necessary commodity IL CON-
merce, and the rate on agricultural
products as a whole ID out Of pro
portion with that Of the products OF
the factory and the mine.
We offer no schedule Of rates, but
hope the commission will be able to
give the railroad such an increase In
rates as is necessary without levying
a further toll upon the products OF
the plow. The instance seems to pre-
sent an opportunity to the Railroad
Commissions to equalize the rates as
between agricultural and other classes
Of freight without disturbing the rates
on staple farm products.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04

Old men have visions, young men
have dreams. Successful farmers
pillow deep while Sluggnrds sleep.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04

The growing Of legumes win retard
soil depletion and greatly add to its
power to produce. --.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04

Education Is q developing Of the
mind, not q stufing Of the memory.
Digest what you read.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04
Living on Other
Peoples Money.

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money?
If the question was put to each
person individually he unques'
tionably would answer that he ID
living on his own funds. And
he doubtless would be entirely
sincere in his statement.
But are we really living on ouI
own money!
Let's dig down under the sur
face and see what we find.
For the sake of argument we
will assume that you are run.
ming an account with the grocer,
and the butter, and possibly other
merchants.
You pay, of course, but per-
haps you make settlement only
every sixty or ninety days. Some
even pay their bills only twice a
year. A
Now was it yJhr money that
paid the wholesaler for the goods
you are using and for WHICH you
have not paid, or was 1t the mer-
chants?
And if 1t was the merchants,
and you have not paid him, is il
your money you are living on
until settlement day, or is it his?
We contend that fully one-half
the people are living from day to
day on other peoples money, and
by doing so they are themselves
directly contributing to the pres
ent high cost of living,
Now control your rising anger
for a moment, and we will humb-
ly endeavor to show you why you
are keeping prices up.
The average mercantile stock
costs several hundreds of dollars,
and it must be paid for in cash
or the merchant must obtain a
line of credit from the wholesaler.
And when he buys his goods on
credit be pays a higher price for
them.
In turn you buy your good
from the merchant on credit, and
he in self defense must add still
an additional safety" profit. In
other words, he must charge
more than a cash price In order
to protect himself FROM the GER.
tainty of loss consequent upon
slow collections, bad debts and
other aunoyauceS.
Thus two safety" profits are
added to the original selling
prices of the article.
Do you see how II woEks-how
the price is boosted.
If every customer paid sp, t
cash for his goods the merchant
in turn could do the same with
the wholesaler, thereby securing
from the latter a discount for
cash of possibly 7 1.2 to 10 per
cent.
And then the merchant him
self would not be required to add
the safety profit" to his goods,
which would mean another sub
atautial reduction in the price of
the articles, and all because of
the simple expedieucy of hand,
ing the cash over the counter.
Now doesn't it look as though
thispractice Of living on other
peoples money is costing us con-
siderably more than we are ]usti-
fed in paying for such a doubt
fnl privilege?
1t might require some slight
Inconvenience and a little tenn
porary retrenchment in order to
change over to a cash system,
but if a merchant made you a
fat offer Of a fifteen or twenty
per cent discount for cash you
would jump at the opportunity.
Doesn't it appear to be to the
advantage of everybody in this
community to wipe out the bane-
ful credit system and buy and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04
Social Needs imperative.

The average country boy and girl
have very little opportunity for real
enjoyment, and have, as a rule. a
vague conception Of the meaning Of
pleasure and recreation. It is to fill
this void in the lives Of country youth
that the rural church has risen to
the necessity Of providing entertain
ment, as well as instruction, to its
membership among the young. The
children and young people OF the
church should meet when religion Is
not even mentioned. It has been
found safest for them to meet fire.
Quently under the direction and care
Of the church. To send them into the
world with no social training exposes
them to grave perils and to try to
keep them out Of the world with no
social privileges Is sheer folly. There
Is q social nature to both old and
young, but the social requirements OF
the young are imperative. The church
must provide directly or indirectly
some modern equivalent for the husk-
ing bee, the quilting bee and the sing
ing schools Of the old days. In one
way or another the social instincts
Of our young people must have oppor-
tunity for expression, which may
take the form Of clubs, parties, pro
mics or other forms of amusement.
One thing is certain. and that is that
the church cannot take away the
dance, the card party and the theatre
unless Il can offer In its place q sat
isfying substitute in the form Of more
pleasing recreation.
Universal Instinct for Play.
In providing for enjoyment the
church uses one Of the greatest meth
DDS by which human society has de-
veloped. Association is never secure
until It IL pleasurable; in play the In
stinctive aversion Of one person for
another IL overcome and the social
mood Is fostered. Play is the chief
educational agency In rural commun.
files and in the play-dRy Of human
childhood social sympathy apd social
habits are evolved. As individuals
come together In social gatherings,
their viewpoint Is broadened. their
ideals are lifted and finally they con-
stitute Q cultured and refined society.
Il is plain, therefore, that the
church which aims at . perfected So
ciety must use in q refined and ex-
Allied way the essential factors in
social evolution and must avail itself
Of the universal instinct for play.
II the church surrounds itself with
social functions which appeal to the
young among its membership, 1t will
an 3 large part Of the lamentable
zap IN rural pleasures and will reap
the richest reward BY promoting
hiEhsr and better type Of manhood
and womanhood
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1915-02-04
What ls a Fair Rate3

We do not know what constitutes q
basis for rate making and have never
heard Of anyone who did claim to
know much about 1t, but If the pros
perity Of the farm is q factor to be
considered and the railroad commits
sion concludes that an increase In
rates Is necessary, we would prefer
that II come to US through articles OF
consumption on their journey from
the factory to the farm. We would,
for example, prefer that the rate on
hogs remain as at present and the
rate on meat bear the increase, for
any farmer can then avoid the burden
by raising his own meat, and q farm
er who will not try to raise his own
meat ought to be penalised. We
think the rate on coal and brick can
much better bear an increase than
the rate on cotton and -four. We
would prefer that the rate on plows
remain the same, and machinery,
pianos and such articles as the poor
er farmer cannot hope to possess bear
the burden Of increase.
The increase in rates should be- 20
arranged that the farmer who lives
At home viii bear no part Of the bur.
DEN, but let the farmer who boards
In other states and countries and
who feeds his stock In foreign lands,
pay the price Of his folly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-05
II Years -HSO To-day ==-
From The Herald Tn. Date 1so,

President Mckinley arrived here to-
day and was received with great en-
thusiasm. Because If was Sunday. no
program was held but the president
and his party will remain here until
tomorrow. when the largest parade
ever planned by e. Pasoans Will be
reviewed by him. Gen. Hernandez.
personal representative Of president
Diaz. is here TO greet president Nc
kiuley on behalf Of the Mexican ma
ton The city is in gala attire. Hun
dreds. Of flags are flying in the down
town district Mrs Mckinley is feel
ing much better than she has for some
days. The high altitude seems to have
done her good. Mexican bands will
serenade the president tonight. but
otherwise no entertainment has been
planned for him.
T. s. Deal OF Tucson. arrived here
today
F. T. Evans Of Alamogordo. Is
among the visitors in Fl Paso.
Harry Warner. OF Lordsburg. y. N
is here on business and pleasure
Charles o. Mitchell. a cattleman Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-05
Southern Commercial Congress May Come Here
If Ell Peso VIII join It and Work For MestiD6

graph him or get him to admit many
things which he would not if he had
his wits about him But when he gets
his second courage so to speak, he
IS harder TO handle than a fussy child.
He wants to see a lawyer right away
and Will usually say nothing or do
nothing until his attorney is brought
TO him. Many criminals have admitted
things when first arrested that they
fatty denied after they had thought
the situation over"
Altogether too much has been said
and printed about the foot and mouth
disease" said J. H. Avery, chairman
Of the state live stock sanitary board
when he was here recently The less
that is said about the foot and mouth
disease. the better il will be for the
cattle industry in the state Of Texas
The danger is not yet past and we
have decided that it viii be better to
continue the quarantine than risk
bringing the disease into these states
New Mexico. Arizona and Texas have
maintained a rigid quarantine with the
result that the men Of money in the
east have the greatest Of confidence
In the cattle industry here. Just look
at Kansas CITY Their quarantine was
lax and money is now very tight in
tl-at state I have never seen better
conditions in Texas Money is easv.
the grass was never better and the
stock is in fine condition; cattle are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-05

but the crows are pulling IL up"
Pulling what up?" asked Uncle
Wiggily,' the = eal?"
mo. the green growing corn that
later I intended to have ground up into
meal" went on the goose gentleman.
As soon S the tender green stalks Of
corn sprOut up from the ground, along
come the black caW-caw crows and pull
up the sprouts and the corn kernel.
too L don't know what 10 doi'
-Ha, But I dol" exclaimed Uncle
WiggiIy, whose pink nose was twink
ling like a firecracker just before it
bursts Il can help you" said the
rabbit gentleman, as he scratched his
left ear with his tail
How" asked Grandfather Goosey
Gander- How can you help NOR
BY putting a scarecrOw in your
cornfield."
What is a scarecrow7' the goose
gentleman INQUIRED.
ITS an old coat and a pair of
trousers and a hat. stuffed with straw
and rags, and nailed on a pole in the
middle OF a field Of corn" wen. on
Uncle Wiggily. It's the scary sort
Of image OF a make-believe man. The
crows really think it is a man and
they let the corn alone"
Good" quacked Grandfather Goosey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-05

scarecrOw. II I could make myself
look like rag doll surely L can make
myself look like a scarecrOw. Then I'll
show those crows a surprise
Early the next morning, before the
crows were at the corn field. Uncle
Wiggily went softly from his hol-
low stump bungalow. He took the
straw out Of the scarecrow. and got
inside the .raggedy clothes himself
Then he waited
Soon along came the black. cawing
crows.
oh, were not afraid of your' cried
Jimmie, whose last name was Cav
Cav. You're only stuffed
With that he flew toward thu figure
IN the cornfield- But Uncle Wiggfly
was inside the scarecrow, and. all OF
a sudden, before the crows could fly
away, the rabbit gentleman jumped
out, and with bird cage he had
brought with him. he caught Jimmie
Caw-Caw fast inside
'Ha! Ha" laughed Uncle Wiggily.
You thought the scarecrow was
stuffed. did YOU? Well, il was stuffed
with me-"
"Oh dear, Oh dearr' cried all the
other crows 'Haw, Haw, Haw, Cawi
Cawl Cav" And they all flew away
an except Jimmie. and he was caught
In Uncle WiEgily's bird cage
law cav" mournfully said jim
ME. Tapping his wings dismaIly.
w hat are YOU going to do with me,
Uncle Wiggily2''
7 don't knOw-just yet" replied the
RABBIT gentleman But one thing is
sure, you mustn't take any more OF
Grandma GoOsey's corn"
And what happened to the crow in
the bird cage I viii tell you in the
next story, which viii he about Uncle
Wlggly and Jimmie Caw-Caw-that
is it VIII If the peanuts don't Jump
rope with the popcorn ball and break
all their shells for the pOstman to
step on when he goes roller skating
Copyright. -915, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-05
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
"UnGe WiggIy
By HOWARD B. GARIS
"Uncle wiggily and the ScarecrOw.
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

y NE DAY. when Uncle Wiggily
Longears. the rabbit gentle
man. was calling on his friend,
Grandfather GOosey Gander, with
whom he often PLAYED Scotch checkers,
the goose gentleman gave a sorrowfuI
quack and said:
"Oh. dearl'
why, what in the world is the mat
ter?" Uncle Wiggily asked You seem
very sad"
Z am" answered Grandpa Goosey.
What abOutE' Uncle Wiggily wanted
TO know. 4 noticed you were a little
hOarse when you quacked just now I
hope you are not getting the epizoOtic."
NO, il isn't that" went on Grandpa
GOOsey- The Watercress medicine
which DR.. Possum gave me the day
you and the wild goose had the acct
dent in your airship cured me of the
epizOotic-"
Then what is your trOuble2' asked
Uncle Wiggily. Perhaps / can help
you"
q fear not" replied Grandfather
GOosey Gander, speaking proper-lil1e
as they do in story books. You see
have planted a nice field Of corn. so
viii have plenty Of meal this winter,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-05

7 don't suppose the crows mean any
HARM" he went on, but still I don't
want them to eat all my corn.
wouldn't mind II they only took a little.
Make me 4 scraecrOw, Uncle Wiggily
and we shall see what happens"
So the rabbit gen -leman took an old
coat and a pair Of trousers with holes
in them, which didn't matter. These
garments Uncle Wiggily stuffed with
straw. Then he stuck them uo on a
pole, with the arms Of the coat stick
ing straight out, one on either side,
and with the straw hat on ton Of a
make believe head On white piece
of cloth Uncle Wiggily drew a nose. a
mouth and three eyes.
III mauBe the scarecrow look like a
raggedity three-eyed man." said the
rabbit gentleman, and the crows will
be so surprised they won't know what
to do"
When the scarecrow was stuck up in
the field il did look very much like a
raggedity tramp man And, for a time,
the crows did not come near Grand
father Goosey Gander's corn. The big
black birds would fly around, crying:
though they said. 'Haw! Hawl Hawi
What does this mean2 Who is that
man down in our cOrnfield2"
But after a while one very wise
named Jlmmle-after Jimmie Wibble-
wobble, the duck boy, suppose-after
a while Jimmie Caw-Caw, the crow.
said:
'rHa, That isn't a real man at all nv
friends! / have watched him for three
days, and he never moves He Just
stands still. and no man can do that
so long. We need not be afraid Let
US fly down and get all the corn we
want"
All right" cawed the other crows.
'Hawi Haw. Hawi"
Down they flew. tapping their black
wings, and with their beaks they began
pulling up the corn worse than ever.
GOosey saw them.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggilyi" sadly said the
goose gentleman. your scare-crow is
of no use The crows are not afraid
of it any more"
rs that sO2" asked Uncle WiEgilv.
Hal must look into this and see what
the trouble is"
So Uncle Wiggily hid in a hollow
stump near the corn field to watch. He
saw the crows come flOcking down.
and, surely enough they did not mind
the scary figure Of the stuffed man at
all. They even perched on his head
and outstretched arms
"Ha. This will never do" thought
Uncle Wiggily. But I know what I
ian do, viii dress myself up as a