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Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27
Court Proceedings

Seven applicants came for final ma
turalization before the March term
of court. John Weissbeck had made
his declaration of intention before he
was of age, and therefore his case
was dismissed One applicant was
directed to return next term and in
the meantime to learn more about
our form of government. Anton and
Leonard Zeigler of Collyer were both
admitted and made citizens. They
are natives of the province of Kreson,
near the city of Odessa on the Black
Sea, in Prussia, but are of the Ger
man race. Adam B. Nimigead and
William Sauer were also admitted.
They are natives of Bukovina, in
Austria, and also of the German races
The former said their father spelled
their cognomen Nj i-m-i-d z-a-n, MIN
idzan, but the son adopted spelling
that conforms to the pronunciation
Jonas Edward Sahlin, native of
Sweden, was also admitted. He had
tried twice before. Several.years ago
his case was dismissed because he Sc
cured first papers" before he was 81.
Then he tried again and the case was
dismissed because of an incompetent
witness. The third time there was
no difficulty. William Deitz is an
other man who appears bent on be-
coming a citizen. His case was dis
missed last term for some technicali-
ty and altho past go years of age, he
has started over again.
L Three cases were tried to juries at
the March term of court. There was
an acquittal of Burf Frazier in the
state case. The other two were civil
cases. Ode Sfgler recovered a verdict
against his brother Joseph. Ed. A.
LaRue was juror on all three cases.
the third case being Frank O'NeiI
against W. A. Eppler. n. HI. Gifin
was excused on account of deafness
Trustees should try to know the men
personally whom they put on the jury
list and should take care to leave of
those any of whose senses are so de-
fectiye as to hinder efficient jury
work. Bert Mcknight was excused
| because of home needs. L. G. Glea-
| son, Harry Smith, r. g. Carpenter,
A. III. Wilkenson, c. r. Hille, w. s.
Gorrell. A. j. Ellermeyer and Chris
Feller did not sit on the trial of any
case In all thirty-one jurors were
at court. Miles Powers and ]. w
Harvey sat on only one case, Sigler's.
V. V Roberts and f. d. Hastings
sat on the State prosecution only. L.
c. Larson, A. Il. Carlton and G. p
Marquand sat on the EpplerO' Neil
case only. w. FL. Miles, Nels Ander-
son, Frank Edwards, Ed. F. Oliver,
c. E. Downie, Chas. F. Folkers, John
Conner, Heny Jordan, c. G. Cross,
VIM Cox, q. S. Hoffer, F. M. Bras
sell and W. B. Cypher each served on
| two iuripS
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27


the use and where's the glory2
Yes, we have a "POet of the
Smoky We also have the smoke of
the poetry; most of ours finds its way
into the stove-incense to the God of
the muses., perhaps.
What is the connection, if any,
between the Easter bonnets and the
Easter festival2 Is it the only appro-
pirate time to don new lid2 Or is
it because some of them incline a
fellow to throw stale eggs at 'em?
And just think Think of having TO
look at some of them all summer
long!
The Topeka State Journal says a
man was arrested, convicted and fined
for selling liquor sin the district
court" That's right. Courts can't
be too careful of their reputation,
and that was a mighty risky place
for that class of business.
o
The ordinary whisky is bad enough
but just think, the Russians have
been taking Pilwiszkil
o
Estimating at the rate of one goose
for each snow furry, the old woman
must have picked quite a flock al
ready this spring. The March wea-
ther has been unusually squaliy.
Perhaps you noticed the sun eros
sing the slime" last Sunday and the
wind being from the north at the
time we are sure to have big wheat
crop-maybe.
At any rate, twenty-four years ago
this week we had a. snow storm which
| lasted three days and that was the
tforerunner of our first bumper wheat
crop.
OF course there have been seasons
when the signs all worked out back
wards but what's the use of recalling
disagreeable things? Be booster
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27
Box supper

Last Friday evening district 81 had
a very pleasant box social. The roads
were bad so only fair crowd gather
ed to dine with their best friends
The teacher. Miss Ola Novis, assisted
by her school and friends gave a very
entertaining program. After the
program the boxes were sold by
George Kirby. Miss Esther Nelson
was the honored young lady of the
evening, as her box sold at the high
est price Hereafter the auctioneer
should let someone else purchase his
box on commission basis. The
boxes sold for over s22. This amount
will go towards the purchase of =
new organ. District 81 will then no
doubt be the best equipped district
in the county
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27
TUESDAY AFTERNOON

1919.
TUESDAY AFTEROOON
2:O0-Song Service.
2:30-The Y. P.'s Society Organized
Under the ''Group Plan"-Rev.
Gurley.
3:OO-The Church Promoting the S. S.
and the Y. P's Works. 1. Nc
Williams.
3:30-Everyday Activities for the
Young People-Mattie league.
Business Session, Reports of
Schools, Appointment of Com
mittees, etc.
TUESDAY EVENING
7:3o-Praise Service-Goldie GorreH.
-Sermon-Rey. Gurley.
-. WEDN NESDAY MORNING
9.0O-Prayer Seryice-Paul Corke-
-9:3e-The Value fthe Graded Les
sons in Use-Rev. Gurley-Fol-
lowed by Several 15 Minute ADJ
dresses.
1O:OO-The Growing Value of Junior
Y. P.'s Work and How to In
crease it's Efficiency = Mr..
Wheeler.
1O:2O-The Best Methods of Teaching
in the Elementary Grades of
the S. S.-Rev Powell = Fol-
lowed by Is minute conference.
11:O5-Present Conditions and Needs
of the B. Y. P. U. Work-Coll-
yer.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
2:OO-Testimony Service = Edward
Simon.
Organizing, Leading and In
structing the Early Teen Age
in the S. S., Followed by Con-
ference-Rey. Powell.
3:15-Value of Social, Study and Ac-
tivity, Phases of Young Peoples
Work-Collyer.
O-Enlisting, Instructing and
Using the Senior and Adult
Pupils in the S. S.-Mr. league.
4:2O-Election of Officers, Reports OF
Committees, ami Finishing
Other Business.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
7:3O- Scripture Quotation Service
Elsie Spencer.
8:OO-Developing Leaders for the S.
S. and Y. P.'s Task-Miss Olive
Guffey and Mrs. Steigleman.
8:3O-Seeing the Kingdom Task Thru
Baptist Eyes+Rey. Powell.
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27
BUYER FOR YOUR. LAND

have few buyers for good smooth
farm land, improved preferred, with
some in crop. Write, phone or call
and see me giving me your low dollar
price net to you; prefer to list on
following terms: 1 cash down, 1-3 in
2 or years; balance in years at 6
per cent. Give full description and
amout of crop that goes with sale.
r. c. Buxton, Utica, Ness county,
Kansas
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27
Weather Report

Maximum and minimum tempera-
ture according TO the governments
thermometer at Wa-Keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon.
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27

We have had a week of squally
weather with only about five cents
worth of precipitation
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27
Teachers Column

Order of subjects for common
school examination April and 10:
April 3
A NJ Reading. Arithmetic, Physi-
ology.
PM. Civics, Geography, Kansas
History.
April 10
A NJ Writing, U. S. History.
P. NJ. Spelling, Grammar.
No exaRination in Agriculture and
Classics.
Places for holding the examinations
as authorized by county commits
sioners:
Dist. /, Wa-Keeney.
Dist. 2, CollYer.
Dist. 3, Ogallah.
Dist. 46, Noda.
Dist. 5. Bosnia:
j, Dist. Z, Banner
Dist. 9, Saline Valley
Dist. IA, Diamond.
Dist. Is, Adair.
Dist. %, Fairview.
Dist. 80, Riverside.
Dist. 40, Cochran.
Dist. At, Meserve-
Dist so, Atha-
Teachers conducting the examina-
tionS will receive $500 per day. We
shall need % teachers on this examin-
ing board Volunteers have been
called for and list will be published
as soon as sufficient number is OBJ
tained. Many of the teachers are
leaving this week to attend spring
nf n
kindly consented to come back for
the two Saturdays should we need
them. Last year school boards and
patrons generously donated their
assistance where the two teachers
for each place where examination
was held could not be secured. Ex-
,aminations were then held in y
pIaces-teachers serving without pay.
We shall have about 25O pupils write
the examinations, this includes the
eth, Sth and 9th grades of the coun-
try schools and the 6th, 7th and Sth
in town schools.
1t is not as yet generally under
stood that the 9th grade in the rural
schools is the Sth grade in town
schools. Perhaps this accounts for
the error made in last weeks paper
concerning our victorious reading
contestant at the Golden Belt meet
ing. The contest included pupils
in the 7th, 8th and 9Th grades OF
the country schools and 7th and Sth
grades of town schools and so it was
necessary for our contestant to com
pete with the three grades of the
eight counties and not just with the
one-the Sth-as stated in the article
The reading contest was divided
into two classes, class A including
the first six grades grades 1, 2, 3, 4
5, and 6-and class B including grade:
7, 8 and 9.
List of 100 words for spelling con
test at the Golden Belt Association
at Hays, March II:
advertisement incense
exhilarate mimicry
captain predecessor
condense secretary
terrorize monstrouS
ScurrilouS administrator
defiance professor
fertilize diamond
CHASTITY feign
Tarnyx dotage
eccentric heinOus
guidance diligence
tranquility impossible
meager movable
boastfulness debris
discretion fragile
secrecy embryo
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27

The pains o. neuralgia seldom fan -
g6asd to Dr. Nzzes' Antl-PAtA Pi1lnA
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27
PROGRAM

OF the BY. p. U.s. S. S. Convention
of the Wa-Keeney Association to be
held at the Collyer church on Tues
day and Wednesday, March 80 and
81, 1915.
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27

cocoa accommodate
etficacious dilatory
fortieth taper
hvelinesS colossal
perilous taciturn
solar preference
valiant abhorrance
iIlegibility affable
retrieve precocious
manuscript anonymous
superintendent erase
caricature similarity
recant amalgamate
brigadier principal
abstain resemblance
grievance plumage
quitting crevice
psychology villainous
isthmus obscene
assassination populous
catarrh carouSal
zephyr temporarily
citadel marriageable
lsenility e--~ limpid
vigorous tumor
occurrence extraordinary
lucid chalice
epidemic COURAGEOUS
uncomfortable alliance
| icicle ivid
competent obstreperous
arabic temperance
farcas separate
Second list-50 words:
fallacy ruffian
vegetables neuralgia
anniversary missile
requisite laudanum
biennial isinglass
chorister succotash
sciatica obloquy
buoy cameo
parallelogram erySipelas
quinsy hyperbole
lineal acacia
trachea salamander
lunacy deficit
squalor epilepsy
Siphon pecuniary
gazetteer macaroni
Inflammation concordance
sanguine conduct
pleurisy nauseous
patriarch panacea
promissory hyacinth
capillaries mosquito
miniature isosceles
pomegranate appendicitis
feline interrogation
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27
Dictagrams

Ode to the buzzard: The fouier
the carcass the more he fiocks.
Western Kansas world., 1915-03-27

1.-THE fifteen youths who took part
in the spelling contest at the recent
G.. B. <. A. showed that spelling is
not lost art. The record made is by
far better than ever before in the
history of the Association. Two
missed only one word each out of $50,
and the lowest missed only IL out of
the first 100. Lucas Independent.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-07
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE
SeeIey. Who Fitted Gear of Russia,
Called TO Owcsso.

SeeIey, Who Fitted Gear of Russia,
Called TO Owosso.
F. n. Seeley OF Chicago and Phila-
delphia, the noted truss expert, will be
at the Wildermuih hotel and will re-
main in Owosso Friday, May 14th until
8 p. m. only. Mr.. Seeley says: The
Spermatic Shield as now used and ap-
proved by the United States Govern
ment will not only retain any case Of
rupture perfectly, affording immediate
and complete relief, but closes the
opening in 10 days on the average
case. This instrument received the
only award in England and in Spain,
producing results without surgery,
harmful injections, medical treat.
ments or prescriptions. Mr.. SeeIy has
documents from the United States
Government. Wash ngton, d. G, for
inspection. All charity cases without
charge, or if any interested call he will
be glad to show same without charge or
fit them if desired. Any one ruptured
should remember the date and take ad.
vantage of this opportunity.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-07
RIVERSIDE GROCERY

80 OF. jar Fresh Mince
Medt ESC
Large Queen Olives. Csc
Fanchon Flour, 25 lbs. .Sl.00
Bohemian Girl Coffee,
Seedless Raisins, pkg. &c
No. 3 can Choice Pears,
Peaches or Apricots,
each l5c, or 9 for -. 27c
8 cans Pumpkin, Tomato,
Corn, Peas or String
Beans 25C
| 8 lbs. Best Nibs Tea. -. 81. 90
| ID. Best on Earth Japan
Tea, 60c; 2 lbs. for. :. Sl.00
Il. B. COLLINS & co.
UNION PHONE 10
| 323 West Main Street
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-07

For Sale Cheap-secopd- hand piano
in good condition; can be seen at 7O5
Stewart street Adv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14

There are several great outstanding
facts In regard TO the action OF tbs
Common Council on the police In
restigation. which do not appear to
have been taken into consideration by
that body in its consideration OF the
report Of It's investigating committee:
Farst. the people OF Richmond know
that the laws Of the city and State
against eommercialized vice In Rich
snond were not enforced,
Second, the City Council of Rich
mond knows those laws were not en-
forced.
Third, the people of Richmond
know that responsibility for the en-
forcement OF the law rests with the
police Department. composed Of tae
Mayor, the Police Board, and the
Chief of Police as its heads, and of
the members Of the force as subordi-
mates
Fourth. the Common Council knows
4 this department lis responsible for the
enforcement of the law.
Fifth. the people know that the
Police Department is responsible TO
the Council and that the Council mem
bers are responsible TO the people.
sixth. the people now know that
while the Council knows the Police
Department should enforce the law,
and did not do so, and that while the
department is responsible to the Coun-
ell. yet that body has refused to place
the responsibility for the notification
of the law where it belong. that is. on
the Police Department II has de-
ciined to require t'ae enforcement or
to condemn the non-euforcement of
the law
The Council has assumed towards
the people very grave responsibility.
The Council. knowing that the law
was not being enforced. and that the
Police Department. from Mayor down.
knew IL was not being enforced mas
assumed the responsibility of uphold
ing the department in the non-enforce-
ment, which is the notification Of the
law
This responsibility the Council Will
have to meet before the people. They
zee t,aat it failed TO place responsibility
tor a condition which was known TO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
THE COUNCIL ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY.

exist and which should not have ex'
/ listed. 1t is not denied that houses OF
Ill repute existed in Richmond con
trary TO the law, and that a large
number existed outside the segregated
district which rae Police Department
contrary to the law, allowed to exist
/ Knowing the failure OF the depart
ment, and itself falling TO censure that
failure, the Common Countil--saye
the three mem bers who voted to hold
the department responsible--canno
complain when the people censure the
Council and hold 1t responsible foi
not standing squarely for the enforce
ment of the laws,
The very existence Of the segregated
district, the undisputed fact of its ex-
istence. is sufficient ground to convic,
mot only this administration but every
administration which has connived at
it's presence of conduct deserving oil
censure There is no law on the
statute books which says there shall
be a segregated district. There is a
law saying that there shall not be any
immoral houses in Richmond. and
that law the Police Department Is
under oath to enforce. 1t made no
effort to enforce it until after the re-
port OF the Vice Commission, and
should have been censured for its
failure.
The efforts and activities of in
dlviduals concerned in the resolution,
and OF their friends in and out of the
Council. should not have prevented
the Council from meeting the issue
and placing the responsibility where
the evidence and the committees
recommendations placed it. These eff
forts and activities should not have
been allowed 10 succeed, but they did
succeed. The influence of astute lead
ers In the Council should not have
been sufficient TO place individual APP
peals above justice to the community.
But it was sufficient
The Council defeated the recon-
mendation of TIE committee for final
and definite action. BY SO doing. ii
took upon itself grave responsibility
which 1t must bear before the people
of Richmond, the people whose inter-
ests have suffered at the hands OF
their own representatives.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
LET'S GET THE BOYS
VIEWPOINT NOW

Thirty small boys. swimming in the
James River on Ninth Street, near the
Free Bridge, were scared" by the
police yesterday afternoon. Four
bluecoats went down into the bottom
and pulled the boys out of the water.
They we're loaded into the patrol
wagon and taken to the First Police
Station. The boys were warned by
the desk sergeant to refrain from
swimming in that section of the river
as street car and other traffic Is con-
stantly passing over the bridge.
Last year the city provided a life
saver at points in the river for the
boys to swim and be instructed in the
aquatic art This year the boys have
nobody to protect them from going
under and they took advantage OF a
shallow portion of the river for their
baths.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14

the case, Judge Hand adjudged Mr..
Atwater in technical contempt and
placed him in the custody Of deputy
United States marshal for a week.
Under the ruling. Mr.. Atwater Is al
lowed TO return to his home at Cen
trail Valley, Orange County. n. Y.
In June, 1914. Mr.. Atwater filed
petition in bankruptcy. He gave his
liabilities as Ss,8S7 and stated his as
sets were worth 81 5s5. The $4,000
which 1t is alleged he failed to turn
over in the bankruptcy proceeding
is said to have been the residue, of
$4,000 made by his tour as an avn
ator. Mr.. Atwater says he lost $lO.-
600 on the trip, in the course of
which he was decorated with the
Order of the Rising Sun by the Nil
kado of Japan for sensational flight
in a hydroaeroplane.
Mr. Atwater in November, 1911,
married Mrs. Lillian Janeway Platt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
Rate Decision Discussed.

New York Aug. 13.-The presi-
dents Of the half dozen railroads af-
fected by the decision of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission reducing
the rates for carrying anthracite coal
were out of town today and their
associates, who were unprepared to
comment formally upon it or to give
definite estimates upon its effects.
Wall Street had been expecting an
adverse decision. and the heavy SELL
ing of the stocks directly affected,
which marked the opening of BUSH
ness ended rather abruptly. The re-
eovery was as speedy as the decline
and the restoration of equilibrium
showed that the situation had been
discounted The brief decline of the
anthracite shares was reflected in
the falling OFF of point or two of
other railroad stocks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
THE CASE OF MR.. GooDE.

themselves in that time 1t was their
own fault. not the fault Of the public.
Every member should have been pre-
pared TO vote when the matter came
up for action.
The Virginian dislikes very much to
enter into a discussion of individuals.
IT is not a pleasant task, but it Ii a
duty There were three police COM
missioners concerned in the report of
the investigating committee One OF
these tnree. Commissioner Mccarthy.
when the time came for him TO stand
for reelection before the Council,
withdrew his name. realizing that II
would ba unwise for him 20 offer for
reelection because OF the public opin-
len, which he knew and the people
knew would not support any candidacy
or election of public Official VINO had
been subjected TO such severe criticism
for his official actions.
The second commissioner concerned
was air. Wen. His case. so far as
action by the Council is concerned.
has been disposed of byi resolution
declaring him censured for indiscreet
conduct which was prejudicial to the
best interests of the Police Depart
ment. He was not asked TO resign. but
the public will be very greatly sur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14

The Common Council by action
Which appears childish. unwise. and
o1newhat of farce, has decided to
Virtually reopen the investigation into
xhe conduct OF Police Commissioner
m. NJ Goode, after he had been given
S6he benefit OF a full. unbiased. and I'M
1inited hearing before a special in
|re1figating committee OF the Council.
why was such a step taken?
|N n was argued before the Common
euncil by those interested in de-
3tfng the recommendation of the
g6yumittee that every member OF
o1ncil should hear the evidence in
~ CASE and have 1t argued before
lam. This is q most remarkable con-
ntinn. Investigations of this nature
&a conducted in every Legislative
10y 3ust AS they were, conducted IN
III Instance The investigating body
/ onde liz recommendation and accom-
epied them by a full transcript of ali
- evidence heard by IT. Every
emher Of Council has had an OPP
1rtunity 10 examine the evidence. 1t
- taken down for the special pur-
" Informing the Council The
nnssttee's report and evidence have
IA before the councii for over q
II members did not inform
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
BIG INCREASE ON
MEAT RATES HALTED
Carriers Proposed TO Boost Charge!
From One to Eight Cents
A Pound.
MUST NOT FLY OVER BORDER
Dunhard Minister Held Along With
Son on Charge of Fiendish MUIR
der of Fifteen Year-Old Girl Flew
en- -Ionths Ago.

Washington, Aug. ia proposed
increase by the trans-continental car
riers of the rates on shipments of
meats from Chicago packing house
centers to the East. running from
one to eight cents a pound, was sus-
pended today by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, pending an
investigation.
Practically all of the roads par
ticipating in the increase of rates
which apply to fresh meats. packing
house products and provisions. The
increases were to have been effective
August l5. but the suspension car
ries them over to December IL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
DECK HAND FALLS INTO
WATER AND is DROWNED

Winfield Carver. forty-four years
old. deck hand aboard the barge
stanton, OF the Southern Transporta-
tion Company. was drowned at the
foot of South Street yesterday after
noon. HiI body has not been recov-
cred.
Carver was paid off yesterday, ac-
cording to a statement made by Cap
tain III. III. Hostrup. In command OF
the barge. and went ashore. He re-.
turned 10 the vessel and stumbled and
fell overheard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
Former Mrs. Piatt's Husband in
Contempt.

New York. Aug. 13,-For failing to
comply with an order made by a ref
cree in bankruptcy directing him to
turn over $1,000 OF his assets for the
benefit of his creditors, William B.
Atwater, aviator, husband of the
widow of United States Senator
Thomas c. Plat, and a member of
the committee selected by the Ameri-
can Society of Aeronautical Engi-
neers to aid the Naval Advisory
Board, was today presented for con-
tempt to Judge Hand in the Federal
Court.
After hearing the circumstances OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-14
BETTER ACQUAINTANCE WEEK.

The hrst year this. eslshNasSosr was
held a great crowd came to Richmond
from all nearby sections. The next
year, last year. the European war.
which was just getting under way.
lessened the attendance, but not the
interest nor the value of the celebra-
ton. Prospects point to a return to
the standard set in 1913. with the
chances for 1915 10 break that record.
For such an eventually all Richmond
is anxious.