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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-09-27
FOR SALE OR TRADE

The remainder of my stock of i'm
PIGMENTS, Office fixtures and repairs.
All these were bought when goods
were much cheaper and with this bus
mess goes the agencies of some of
the best lines of goods on the markets.
My boy that runs the ranch has
been called to the colors and would
like to dispose of this business at
once so can take his place at the
ranch.
This is a good proposition for some
one that wants to go into the mercan-
tile business
See me at once.
A. NJ Finley
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-09-27
For Sale-Two -two-year-old Jer-
sey cows, giving milk, and two extra
good Holstein heifers, coming two.
J. w. Bingham. Adv 31tf.

WARNING-Take notice that here
after no hunting or trespassing will
be allowed on the west half section
34-12-23. Frank Durham. Adv. 81 st.
CORONA, the six-pound personal
writing machine, guaranteed to stand
more hard usage than any big mach
inc is used in this Office. Learn about
CORONA before you spend twice as
much for a machine that can not
serve you nearly so well as CORONA.
Salina Typewriter Company, Salina,
Kans. Adv. 28tf.
Money to loan. See e. D. Wheeler.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-09-27

hour slower than central time
perishable loads only
For further infor nation see local. aee emit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-09-27

Pure home made lard At Bakers
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
PROSPERITY.

Its easy to haul on the level.
A skid-road that's smooth as a floor:
You may have to work like the devil
And pull till your shoulder is sore:
An even a hill may not best you,
little upgrade now and then
But there is road that will test you
The test of both horses and men.
An that il the dOwnsTade my brother
The place \ here, you don't have to pull :
Tht. easy road. somehow or other,
Is one that Of trouble is full
The road mp thse hill you can master.
The long hanl that's level may beat.
But when things are pushin' you faster
That's when you must keep on your
feet.
Hard luck seldom cOHquers a feIlah,
A feIlah the regular kind:
But when Won will quit. il you're yellah.
Is when things are shown behind.
Right then is-the danger Of ditchin'
Is when YOU arc wantin' to run
So brace Yourself back in the britChin'
An keep in the middle. my som
douglas Malloch. In the American Eum-
herman. -...- ..... .....-.- ....,...
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

before his trip to the United States
last winter. He knew the current of
German thought; knew the charac-
teristic processes Of the purely mil
itary mind. That he maintained
true American independence to the
end, when the absurd effort was
made to have him sign certain pro-
tocols to the Prussian treaty of
1928, was an offense of almost GRIM
inal quality to bureaucracy which
has been accustomed to rule by
force and knows no other law but
force.
How different is his lot from that
of Bernstorff, who goes home to
meet cold reception from his
Kaiser because the German game in
the United States finally collapsed
through the weight of its own
mendacity; Bernstorff, who is going
to issue statement explaining how
the Zimmermann-E Eckhardt note fell
into possession of the American
government! One comes home with
honor; the other is literally a vic
tim, albeit a faithful servant, of a
doomed autocracy.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
One Good Method.

For the purpose of the argument,
it might be we'll to rehearse the set
tlement of one of the greatest street
railway strikes OF contemporary
days.
The differences between the EN-
ployes. of the Boston Elevated Rail-
way and the organized employees of
that corporation ran many weeks.
The president of the company, Gen.
William Bancroft, refused to con-
slider any recognition of the same
organized forces contending for
recognition in the District today.
The same class OF strikcbreakers
that are manning the cars of the
lines controlled by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company were
present to operate the surface and
subway lines of the Boston Elevated.
When the situation reached
point where some adjustment was
imperative. General Superintendent
Matthew Brush appeared as adjudi-
Gator for the Boston Elevated.
He suggested to President Will
liam D. Mahon, of the International
Association of Street Railway
Employees, that they have frank
talk. Mahon asscntcd. They went
into room. They locked the door.
They stayed there almost twenty
hours. When they emerged the
strike was settled.
That is practical and a direct
way of settling differences. There
were no Intermediates. Both men
were competent and qualified to
speak for the men they represented.
1t is a significant fact that Matthew
Brush was shortly elevated to the
presidency OF his corporation at
$4,000 year and Bancroft was de-
posed
To President Clarence P. King, of
the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, and officials of the
local union is respectfully referred
:hc outcome of the Boston railway
strike.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
YOUR SICK Child
IS C0NSTIPATED!
LOOK At TONGUE
If Cross. Feversh or Bilious Give
California Syrup of Figs"

Nc matter what ails your child. a gen
tie, thorough laxative should always be
the FIRST treatment given.
II your little one is out-of-sorts half
sick. isn't resting. eating and acting nat
urally-look. Mother! see IL tongue is
coated. This is a sure sign that its lit
tie stomach. liver and bowels are cIogged
with waste. When cross. irritable, fever
ish stomach sour. breath bad or has
stoma CHI ache, diarrhoes, sore throat full
of cold. give a teaspoonfuI Of "CaIifor-
MIA Syrup of Figs" and in a few hours
all the constipated poison. undigested
food and sour bile gently moves out of
its little bowels without gripping, and
you have a well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving this
harmless fruit laxative" because il
never fails TO cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach. and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for bs bies. chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups Ask
your druggist for a 50-Cent bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" then see that
it is made by the California Fig Syrup
Company. ADV.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
The "Armed Guard"

There is a lull in German subma-
rinc activity at present. Compare
lively few ships have been sunk for
a week. Until the reports of the tor
pedoing OF the Strortadt and the
Folio were received by the State De-
partment yesterday there was rea-
son to believe the hypothesis that
the entire C-boat feet had been Or
dcred hoWc to kicl and Wilhelm
shaveu to rccoup and rcplan the
campaign in the light of the expe-
riencc it had gained.
On the eye Of the new policy on
which the United States has embark
cd the >lackening OF the submarine
campaign might be deemed signif-
cant. but it probably is not so. Ger
many. unless all signs are wrong,
means to continue her present course
until she has made a palpablc sue
cess or failure out of it. She will
hrazen it out in defiance Of America ;
in fact. Foreign Minister thinner
mann has gone out OF his way to
shov' that the American protest has
merely solidihed German resolve. A
report was current yesterday that
the British mosquito feet had dis
posed of no less than sixty Teuton
U-hoats in the forty days that have
elapsed since the new campaign
opened; if this is even approximately
true it furnishes the reason why
there has been a let-up.
American liners are going into the
blockade zone with an armed
guard" the visible and human SYM
Dol OF armed neutrality" The
clash with the submarines depends
entirely on the submarine. 1t may
not come at all; it assuredly will not
conc if the undcrsea boats have been
disCreetly instructed to avoid it.
But there is no evidence that such
instructions will be given; no evil
denCe that the German government
has the slightest faith in discretion
in its present desperate frame of
mind. Therefore it is we'll for the
nation to go on the assumption that
the new policy of the government
represents the acceptance of chal-
lenge which was more than an empty
threat, inasnuch as it is about the
final hope that Germany possesses
of avcrting the abyss Of defeat which
starcs her in the face.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
ARMY ORDERS.

First Lieut. Robert W. Lesher relieved trcm duty
at Harrisburg. Pa.
Firs. Lsnt William t. wessins.r will repair to
this city and report to the commandant- Army
Medical School, for course Of instruction.
Mai Lcrrain T. Richardson will proceed to
Madison, Wis. and resume duties as inspector- In
structor Of the National Guard in Wisconsin.
First Lieut.. Harry Q. Fletcher upon the arrival
Of First Aeuts Thomas L. Core and Joseph n
Greer at Fort oglethorpe. Ga. will proceed to his
home.
First Lieut.. Charles K Berie ordered to active
duty and will repair to this ty and report to the
comnandant. Army Medical School, for instruction
Capt. John ]. Tofey. jr.. will resume duties a.
inspector instructor Of the National Guard In
Indiana with station at indianapolis. Ind.
First Lieut.. Stiles NJ. Decker will proceed To the
Walter Red General Hospital, D. O., for obserIa-
ton and treatment
Col. Moses G. Zalinsk will proceed to Philadel-
phia, Pa. and assume charge II the general depot
Of the Quartsrmaster Corps in that city.
First Leuts. Harry l.. Arnold and Louis j.
Regan relieved from dIty at the Army Medical
School. this city. and will proceed to Columbus
Barracks. Ohio, for duty.
First Lieu.s. Thomas l.. Gore and Joseph NJ.
Greer relieved from duty at the Army Medical
SchoOl. III his city and will prvCseed TO Fort
OgeihOrpe. Ga. for duty.
First Lisuts. Willis T.. Baker and Paul K. Haw
leS relieved tIOm dmty at the Army Medical school,
in this city. aud will a N'eed to Fort Thomas. Ky.
for duty.
FHsl iAeaNS JSilies A. bSIhtN IEe0Cott ~
Tucker relieved from duty the Army Medical
School, in 'his city. aad will proceed 10 Fort
Monroe. Va, for duty
First Lieut.. Henry L. Kraft upon the arrival Of
Firt lieuts. Jsmeo A. Betha aud Prescott 8.
Tucker. at Fort Monroe. Va. will return to his
proper station.
ReSzuationrhy Mai Arthur W. Brown, captain
Of infantry Nbv accepted
First Lene. Cyrus r. Wood will report tn the
ccnmandant. Army Medical School for duty "a
ris4a ant - r
b'sFe for one month granted Capt. Fred 7.
CrlIse.
Sccund 1ie1t. Charles ". Watson discharged.
Lr'Te for one month granted Capt. Albert =
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
Gerard.

Washington will be glad to see
lanes w. Gerard today. At the
White House and the State Depart
ment there will be more than for
NAL welcome for the man who bore
the brunt Of final contact with the
ugly, sinister Prussian bureaucracy
when the blow OF American repudia-
ton fell upon these desperate fools
who are now almost at the end of
their tether.
Mr.. Gerard will tell an intere sting
story. He knows "a few inside Sc
crets of Berlin which will be worth
while knowing. The outrageous
treatment he received after the
break" with Germany, his virtual
Imprisonment in the embassy. the
petty indignities heaped upon him,
constitute a tale in such shining ton-
trast TO the Scrupulously correct con-
duct OF the American government
towards Count Won Bernstorff after
he was given his passports as to
show how lightly even the shadow
of honor rests upon those now guild
ing the tottering cause of the cen
trail empires. ~.ts
1t is freely said he was unpopular
in Berlin. Any man not under Ger
man tutelage and influence would be.
He forecasted the outbreak Of the
present submarine frightfulncss long
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
Jottings from Jokers

Poet orapturouslyD-I hall love you
forever and a day. Blase Stenog-And
the rest Of the time.-Puck.
Mrs. Wilson wanted to get Mrs. John
sons cook away from her so badly that
she actually went to Mrs. Johnson's
house when she was away and offered
the cook more money. The next time
they met at big dinner Mrs. johnson
did not notice her. Mrs johnson, you
know Mrs. Wilson. do you not?'' said the
lady who sat between them. No, l be-
Iieve not" said Mrs. johnson. but un-
derstand that she calls on my cook
New York Times.
Mrs. Excl don't believe that music
teacher can make anything out OF Ksth-
arine's voice. Exe-You're mistaken. He's
made over 800 out of it already.-BuffaIo
Courier.
"Oh. come: Stop borrowing trouble '
Borrowing! Gee whiz, man, trouble isn't
like money. When / borrow money ] can
forget about IT right away."-Boston
Transcript.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
SELL PROPERTY FOR TAXES.

The ANIMAL sale OF property Of delin-
quent tax payers began yesterday in the
office of the tax collector. Ben l.. Price.
c. NJ. Towers. deputy collector. welded
the hammer. He has 5000 worth of
property to be sold at auction for taxes.
this amount being s75. 600 less than the de-
linqucnt list last year.
The principal buyers yesterday were:
Charles II. WiItsie, of Rochester. y. Y:
John Faust. of Cleveland. Ohio: and r. II.
Rout. of Philadelphia. In cases where no
bid Ia made the District automatically be-
comes the buyer. Persons whose hold
ings are sold this way have two years
to redeem their property, but must pay.
besides the principal. interest at the rate
OF l. per cent a year.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

!iach s Gibson. secretary OF the
hrtrilan E,lba>>v in London is
gong ~ England or the first Amer
i.a2 ijncr sailing from New York
<:r..- German submarine pro-
claae,:ar went into effect. A mere
old-iashjorcd Shirt sleeves" diplo-
ma would be more discreet than
that.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

Some day Nor.c wag will write
'Trc Mystery OF the Swedish Min
i-tcr Trunk whicl, is one OF the
richest comedies OF the war. At
latest rcl ort> it Vas on the way
Iial'io< ." London on British war
-'.n that II might be opened at the
Swedish legation in the presence Of
British officials.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
A LETTER TO HENRY FORD.

DETROIT, MICH.
MY DEAR Henry.
I'm SITTING on the porch.
OF THE home.
OF GEORGE Washington.
AND GAZING.
ACROSS THE waters.
OF THE Potomac.
TO THE Maryland shore.
AND THE Hills beyond.
AND WHETHER It's NV heart
OR MY liver.
OR WHAT it is.
I DON'T know
BUT INSIDE Of me.
THERE'S A sort of feeling.
OF SATISFACTION.
ssss
AND OF gladness.
THAT I'VE been here.
ssss
AND THE day.
IS A Virginia day.
IN SPRING.
AND I'VE wondered.
WHAT TT would take.
TO LEAD me away.
FROM Such a place.
AND I'VE tried to believe.
MIGHT have gone.
AS WASHINGTON went.
~ MS "IHleT camps.
AND HIS Valley Forge.
BUT I don't know
FOR THERE'S comfort here.
AND THE fields are wide.
AND MY reason comes
AND figure it out
AND KNOW the debt.
THAT WE all must owe.
AND I'VE thought.
IF SOME man.
WITH MILLIONS Of dollars.
AND A heart.
AND A soul.
WOULD COME down here.
On A day like this
THAT HE might 500.
WHAT I'VE seen.
AND FEEL
ASI feel
AND GO home
AND TAKE some Of his millions
AND GATHER together
$50
BOYS AND girls.
FROM OR schools
AND BRING theme here
A FEW at a time.
AND LET them see.
AND GO back again.
To THEIR schools.
THAT MAYBE.
AFTER A while.
"THE STAR Spangled Banner
WOULD BE something more.
THAN A tumble OF words.
AND THE spirit.
THAT ENSHRINES the tomb.
OF WASHINGTON.
MIGHT LIVE again.
] THANK you.
*. c. B. in the New York AmeriC
SELL, PROPERTY FOR TAXES
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

Senator Lodges attack on the Co.
lombian treaty shows that he is still
batting 100 in the anti-Wilson
league.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

The German dream OF a Bagdad-
to-Berl;n railway is after all an
ARABIAN Nights Dream England
is the rude awJhcner.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

The movement on loot to "Amcri
lanizc" MashingtonianS might do
some good ii they arc to be Amer
icanizcd" enough TO vote
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

Announcement has been made that
'ha Frcnch- grycrnmcnt has ordered
seven billion cigarettes in this coun-
~ lor tho use Of her soldiers. If
they arc the same brand as used by
some OF our embryo smokers about
own they may prove more deadly
than German gas"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

The lady who whipped her hus
band to make him affectionatc has
the Il cory Of 'kuItur' embedded in
her system lar better than the Prus-
san driilnaslcrS.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

n .ou n''>t nave that seven square
:eet "i spec, now's the time to get
it. THERE'S rlcrtv OF square feet to
spare on tic car lines OF the city.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
Today's Events.

Ooncet b. Omitted States soadisn' Home Band
Orchestra, stsnley Han. SO .. m
Nesting of Washingtou Safety Ffra Associanon'
Public Library. Q .. m.
Meeting Of washineton Association. No. ]. Ma
iona Association Of Stationary Enpnsera lzDs
Psnnplranis avenue northwest .. m
Meeting d commission Of school Representatives
70 consider fraternity question. Frsnkiin School,
D. m
Lecture On Lessons Of Faith and Patriotism
from the History Of the Hugusnots" b. Rev. Ran
dolph n. Mckim. Epiphany Parish Hall. .. m.
Lecture on "Character Analysis" b. DIR. n
W. Shshermsn. Y. NJ. O. A.. p N.
Meeting Of Kentucky State Association, White
Pariors. New Ebbtt, .. m.
illustrated lecture. Our National Forest" %
Don osrios Ellis. Of Forest service. 7. N. @. A..
p.
Tweuty-hfth annual banquet Of Second Oorps
Association. Amy d the Potomac University
Club. p. m.
AMUsEMENTs.
Belasco--GrsIsd Opera, Els and SIS p. m.
Nstional-''Tbe Case u Lady CambSr. BIS and
sI5 p. m
Foli's-"Miie a Minute Kendall" 1I5 and SIS .. N.
Keith's-vsuds lille, 2I5 and SIS D. m
GayetJ-BunesIue. 21S and SIS D. m
Cosmos-VaUdsrille, I2:0 to II 20 D. m
Columbia Photcplays. 10 20 a. m to II o. m.
strsnd-fhotoplayA II q. m. to u p. m.
Gsrden-fhotoplsys II q. m. TO II D. m.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

BY John hendrlek Bangs.
A GOODLY at EST.
Who hath a searching eye,
A mind for asking why,
VIII find in all he sees
The birds. the beasts. the trees.
the mortaiS he shall meet
On lane or busy street,
In ALI The peace or strife
That enters into life.
Some mystery unfurlSd
To prove
The love
And beauty Of the world.
tCop,nght. lsE.J
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

I,fC is Just ono ycxatious thing
alter another. Nnd it never rains
hut i pours The public OF WASH
'neton no sooner gets over the effect
Of crs strike when another. far big
ger, stares thcm in the face. There's
no cight-hour dav for boards Of ar
hftratIon.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

The suggestion that the govern
nent mobilizc the weather prog
rosticators IN the event Of war
shows great -s'ghtedne$s. II they
can be induced to ladle out the
brand OF weather usually on tap for
insugurations, the enemy will all
die of pneumonia.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

">tarvc FIrcs." urges Philadel-
phia cntorologi>t, r. being prefer
able to >wa''ing.' II his advice is
taken. irdi>ldral nyrctS will make
their appearance with warm weather
and low shoe
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

\ rarc in the conductors hand is
worth two on the jitucy. so officials
OF :nc Capital Traction Company
believe They collect fares while
the other fellow strikes.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.

firss printing n original poem. written tsjJ
fer The Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1917-03-14

BY John kendrIek Bangs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-26
Meat In a Nutshell

After thoro investigation. our special
writer, Basil Manly. discovers that meat
prices viii never go back 20 the old lev
els and there isn't enough meat now
on the farms. the ranges and in the feed
ing yards TO supply the demand OF peo-
pie who are ready to pay fancy prices for
meat"
Such is undoubtedly the condition. and
the condition is due, exactly, to this fact :
That too many people are buying meat
at fancy prices who don't need it and
really can't afford it.
War necessity forces Europe 70 meat
days When, thru good sense. America
resorts TO meat days" thereYl be an
end Of the meat trouble and most Of the
troubles that go with it.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-26
Now, 1t Appears, Waite
May Have Been Insane;
- But What If He Was?

The state Of New York has killed DR..
Arthur Warren Waite
Waite was led on, Of a cell in Sing
Sing prison. ike steer is led 20 slaugh-
ter strapped in a chair and shocked 70
dcath with electricity.
Tha, is the lazy in New York and was
an right from that standpoint.
But an attempt was made TO save the
man from the electric chair on the
ground of insanity
He was pronounced sane.
Il failed and the housstor' execution
was set
The prison physician who examined
the condemnee man three or Sour hours
.bcforeh he was to die found bis tempera-
ture and his pulse absolutely normal,
Suggesting very strongly an ABNORMAL
mental state
lie surprised physician who had
examined 80 condemned men near the
hoQr Of death
Asked for "a last word to his.mother
Waite refused 70 send IT,
He said he had no word for anybody
on earth.
The brother with whom Waite shook
hands shed tears as they parted.
The parting never phased Waite, and
there wasn't even a sign of tear in
HIS eyes
Did they kin normal man?
bid they kils a man responsible for
his acts?
After he was dead, an autopsy per-
formed on the body disclosed meningitis
OF tho brain. caused az some time by
blow
The doctors said it would have had a
tendency to cause headaches and pain.
Thef are not committed a. to whether'
il would have caused terminal tenden-
cies
But suppose that would have been
the effect, and suppose Waite was alb
normal and insane-what Of il?
He is dead
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-26
Pointed Paragraphs

To No owner % a glue factory
he plor s not Offensive
MANY a mans wife dresses ely
.lsdre because his creditors can ar
ford
bald nan may have Erea'
a"ad 'or any kind Of business--et
crp' f5ai ~ a barber
Never Judge any mans worth b.
hts size A silver dollar is much
larger Than ti0 gold piece
According 20 The latest statistics
flS-e sre 7.I4s.sfs.5f8 things a NO
~ can End for@her husband 70 DO
while DO Is resting
Man looks upon. mula as the
nost obstinate creature On -rarth.
but mule has It's own opinion on
that subject -.
Every busy man mugt take day
or sooner or later FOR the purpose
% attending HE own funeral
Occasionally a woman viii confess
hcr imper'ectiop FOR the purpose
OF inducing a man 20 deny that she
nas any
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-26
The Reporter
BY Berton Braley.

He's sometimes a bit Of nuisance it's true.
He's oftentimes almost pest
ESPECIALLY so If the things that YOU do
Would thrive 10 obscurity best)
He's nervous, persistent irreverent, sharp,
lie works high tension plan.
"a fact 10 consider by people who carp
AT the work Of the newspaper mani
From facts and from figures from gossip and CUFF.
From rumor and whisper and hint.
In hurry and haste he must gather his stuff
And put the cold truth into print.
l59c69fse now and then there's an error or ttro
I'm the stories he gives YOU % scan.
But, all things considered the blunders are few
In the work Of the newspaper man
It's foolish 10 fight him or try 90 "hold out"
He'll follow his bunch 10 the end,
lie isn't a foe that its wisdom 90 lout
But he sure is regular friend
You trust bin, he's with you deceive him, YOU lose,
For he'll finish the thing he began,
Which is simply the Job Of supplying the news,
SO be good 20 the newspaper mani