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Benb Tribune. Patronize tht Who Advertise i. his Paper. Member Associated Press A Paper Read for News and Advertisements VOLUME XII GREAT BEND, KANSAS, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1912 NUMBER 201 I 1 II 11 MM Hints tq Young: Reporters. PEOPLE TO RULE T.

R. SCHEME REFFUGEES COLUMG IN NEW RAILROAD TO NORTHWEST THOUSANDS OF MINERS OUT Real Estate Real estate transfers for the week ending Saturday, March 30, 1912, com piled by the Barton County Abstract and Title Co.Great Bend, Kansas. Bertha E. True to P. True, lots 2 and 3 blk 15 Lafferty's Great Bend, $1.00.

C. C. French to H. N. Sater und.

1-18 interest in northeast qr of 25-20-15, also lots 14-15 blk 22, Pawnee Rock, $1,200. Margaret Bloomer to School District Xo. SO lots 5 to 22 inclusive, blk 6 Bloomer's Add, Claflin, $2,400. Ernest Miller etal to Anna Polzin, und. 5-10 interest in south half of ne qr of 7 and north half of nw.

qr of 7 all in 16-11, $6,000. Anna Polzin etal to Ernest E. Mil- 1 CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE WORKING TODAY OX ALL FARTS OF THE LINE. AN EXTRA BIG GANG HERE 10DAY Camp Established Jut North of Town And Men And Teams Iking Hired Here. Local capitalists have been hus-y for some time working quieily iowar.

the success of. the plan forr.iuS.ituS some time ago to build a railway north and south through this section Of the. Krato ann tnniifh public has been inclined to think that such a project could not be Successfully financed it was made public today that the road is to bo built unci trains will be running by tbe first ei the year A right Of way from Wichi- A Word Politically. The political situation in the two wards of the city where there are opposing candidates in tomorrow's election is causing some little interest and speci lation today. In the Fourth ward the only contest is in regard to school board where Frank Hammond the Republican candidate is opposed by J.

L. Carroll, candidate on the Independent ticket. From a political standpoint there is little to choose from between the tvo men, as both are reported to be Democrats. The Republicans selected Mr. Hammond in spite of that fact as he was one of the rising young business men of the town and, they believed that politics had no place in the matter of selecting a member of the school stands close to the people and it would be hard, to find a man better fitted to serve the people conscientiously in an important position of this kind.

In the second ward E. R. Moses, and Warren Baker are the candidates for councilmen nominated by the Republicans and their opponents are Robert Ewalt and Wall H. Dodge. All are good citizens and personally clean upright men.

If the voters of the ward believe Mr. Dodge would be a better councilman than Mr. Baker, that he would take a more active interest in doing those things which would be for the city's benefit then they should elect Mr. Dodge. If on the other hand they believe that Mr.

Baker would better represent them, that his career here both as a business man and superintendent of the city schools has been such as to merit approval and is best for the city he should be elected. The same arguments apply to "Mr. Moses and Mr. Ewalt. If they believe that Mr.

Ewalt will do more for the city, that he better represents their views as to what the city would be they should vote for him. If they think Mr. Moses with knowledge of law and a business man better represents the interests of the city which need development and which will make the city a better place in which to live, then they should vote for Mr. Moses. There's the situation.

Take your choice. The Second ward election is pivotal so far as the council is concerned. aua "srauon as kleman, has been aS osibk- -This onables the Benklem a charming young wiaow is any I woman whose husband is dead. Oysters are always playfully re ferred to as succulent bivalves. The victims of a railroad accident are invariably hurled into eternity.

At a fashionable dinner the wine always flaws like water. Always refer to the sun familiarly us Old Sol. When an cuuloor event is postponed by. rain, never miss the opportunity of it 0:1 Jupiter Pluvius. liVmemrer that the man who falls from a high building always strikes terra f.rma with a dull, sickening thad.

Just before the execution a con-dcan i murderer always eats a hearty breakfast cf ham and eggs. In" writing up the dog show, don't fail to mention -that society is going to the bow-wows. of the horse show is complete without several allusions to i and the beast. Never fail to record the fact that the iu-ial outcast who commits suicide sd-anved traces of former beauty and reiincment. In describing a fire, use the words t-oi' reauer 10 earn his salary.

-V vcr lose sight, of the fact thatall men from the South and West are iKoniinrnt citizens, especially when engaged in tlif pleasant pastimes of lynclrng and tarring and feathering. April Lippiucott's. Knows County History. One of the men in the county who has history of the county down light when it comes to knowing the real early settlers is C. B.

Worden now of his city and for so many Mars a resident of the west part of tae county near Aloert. He came re in ihe fall of 1ST0 and for two years knew every citizen of the county. He was in th. office this v. eek and ft a picture of the early day farm in west Barton that shows a part of the oid dug out bf first lived in here.

He v.i'l bo abla to give a lot of information for this history that will prove most interesting to the people who arc fortunate enough to secure the same. We want to hear from the old timers. Mr. and Mrs. J.

L. Beightle and family returned Saturday from Gal-leston, Texas, where they have been si-cudiog the winter. The Barton County Holiness Association will hold their weekly prayer meeting Tuesday night 'at the Bishop i I jjie 17th and All are invited. Mr. and Mrs.

George Myers of He-It 11a, Kate Reichey of Lam-i 1 rt. and Mrs. Addie Varah of Fairview township are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

T. Myers. 7h re will i large crowd to see Va; itv Fair" at the Eli'e Thursday n-xt. ad the book between now and Ti.urcc..j. Remember there will a -ial matinee Thursday after- -r.

aim Mrs. i-iank iew 01 i.uiv ka townji" re here visiting rela- tives i-'atuniay. Plenty of Faster cards 5 cents per Io.cn at Spangh's Grocery. ta to cured; and grading contracts were let some time ago. The Pikeway Construction which has br.ilt more miles of road than any ten companies the country has a number of ranpi established on the road and work hns started at several points.

About fifty men arrived this morning in Great Bend and brought with them two carloads of equipment. A camp has been established just north of town and the down town office is hiring men and teams to go to work the camp. The road will be graded from here to Galatia without delay and it is expected that the gang which started from Hays City some time last week will meet the Great Bend gauf at Galatia. Rails and ties are expected at different points along the road in the next few days and it is thought the road will be finished long be fore the first of the year. E.

V. Moses, president of the company stated that now that the news was public there was no use denying it, especially since had started on the grade but it had been the in-j tention otfhe officers of the road to say. nothing about it for sciuo yet and that no attempt to sell stock would be made. It means a great thing for the people of the 1101 t'uu who have no railroad service and will develop a great new territory. Quits Ilooseu'lt.

One of the most startling pieces of information that has been made -public! for some time was announced today! in the statement that Mayor O. Dawson, R. A. Charles and several of the leading members cf Roosevelt i I I HIGH WATER IJ MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO MYERS MAKES MAST nOMELEESS. THE HIBHEST WATER OH RECORD Large Forces of Men Patrolling LeTees And In Some Towns Business Business Is Suspended.

Cairo, April 1. Many refugees from Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois have flocked here with tales of high water devastation on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The rivers here stood fifty-two and eight-tenths feet, the highest ever recorded. A large force is patrolling the levee. The business and factory section of Hickman, are flooded.

City, April 1. The MIssou-rl and Kam are rising. The Missouri has reached twenty-two feet, flood etage, but the forecaster said no damage would result unless thp were further rains. Some residents of the eaat and west bottoms have moved to higher ground. OT SWOPE'S HEIR.

Elmer Swope of Virginia Withdraws His Claims. Kansas City, April 1. Elmer Swope of Martinsburg, withdraws his claim, to the Swope millions permitting judgment to be entered in the circuit that he is not Colonel Swope's eon. Strike Here. Kansas City, April 1.

Whatever is the outcome of the coal conference of the southwest there will be no suspension before May 1. Representatives of the district covering Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Ar-Kansas will meet here soon to con fer on the situation. Martin Hill. Sophronie Martin-Hill, colored, aged about 60 years, died this morning at the home of Mrs. Sam Saunders from an attack of heart failure.

She had been In poor health for a number of months. She was a daughter of Mrs. Ruth Martin of this city. In the early days few social functions of the town were complete without Phronie in charge of the kitchen and her death will be regretter by many friends who have known and liked her for years. Several years ago she moved to Colorado where she lived for a number of years and later returned to this city and lived in a small house she owned in the west part of town.

The funeral services will be held Wednesday at two o'clock from the A. M. E. church this city. J.

N. Theis spent Sunday in Garden City looking after some business matters. Cut Glass Tumblers, and Genuine Libbey are are to $15 for Yi dozen, the world over, we offer several, heavy and beautiful patterns, but Just this week only, at $8.00 per 1-2 doz See Them in Our Window W. D. GOULD CO.

Jeweler: ILIT SUSPESSIOX OF WORK IN' THE BIG EASTERN" COAL FIELDS MADE TODAY. NOW, WILL IT BE A STRIKE? Miners Oier Country Are Voting On Question Whether to Resting Work Or Make It a Strike. Scores of thousands of coal miners quit work today in the Anthracite fields of Pennsylvania and in' the ctntral bituminous fields comprising Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. Whether the suspension becomes a strike depends upon the voting in the union ranks.

The Anthracite men see no settlement. Bituminous workers believe a compromise at Cleveland will make the suspension short. Approximately four hundred thousand directly effected today with three hundred thousand watching the outcome for the probable effect upon their own condition. Probably it will be thirty days at best before all the miners resume work. UPHELD STATE LAWS.

Supreme Court Allowing1 That Missouri Courts Were Might. Washington, April 1. The Missouri anti-trust laws were upheld by the supreme court approving the state's action in the ouster of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana and the Republic Oil Company of New York, from the state and fining each fifty thousand dollars under these laws. Lectnre Tomorrow Night. Editor Tribun'e: I wish to announce my lecture for Tuesday evening about 8 o'clock and everybody invited to attend this meeting.

Also good music will be furnished by the band boys of Rucker's band. There will be a Iec- ture on "The Will of Mary Washington" and the general welfare of our country and to every voter ofthls state because it is time that we shall knowr just what is going on for we have been in the dark long enough and living on promises, back in the east, where I have recently returned from. Lecture at the colored Masonic Hall. Evangelist-at-Large, S. M.

Sidney. Card of Thank k. We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbor who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our wif- and mother. Mr. William II.

McCarter, Miss Clara McCarter, Mrs. May Reenter. David Ewing and daughter of Clarence township were shopping hern Saturday' Plenty of Easter cards 5 cents per dozen at Spaugh's Grocery. THE WEATHER KANSAS Fair tonight and day. Temperature unchanged.

ues- 5c and 10c COLON EL AGAIN OUTLINES TIEWS BEFORE IMMENSE 3IASS MEETING AT ST. LOUIS. "FREE GOVERNMENT" HIS AIM Real Democracy as Opposed to Rule of Prlrilege Hyranny by Minority a Menace. sari tds second ftdfirees fekC2awest at th VtaA Armory tonight before sa adleace that crowded th building to it limit, while thossaoda were unable to gain admittance. Dazing the day the colonel spoke, at tike Merchants' Exchange and the Coliseum.

Colonel Roosevelt? address at the Armory was as follows: When I say that I beltane not only to the right of the. people to rule, but in their doty to rule themselves and! to refuse to sabmfit to being ruled by others, I amr. not ustag a figure of speech, I am speaking- of a vital lasoe which fundamentally affects our whole American Ufa. I not merely admit but insist that In afl government and especially in popular government there most be ecntrot; aodV furthermore that tf control doea'not come from within ft must come from without. Therefore ft Is tiBwontltil that any people which engages la the difficult experi ment of self-government should be able to practice self-control.

There are peoples in the world which have proved by their' lamentable experiences that they not capable of this self-control; but J. contend that the American people most emphatically are capable of it. I hold that In the; long run, taken a whole, our people, can and win govern themselves a great deal better than any small set of men can govern them. The baa recently been made to Improve on Abraham Lincoln's Giia is a government-of the people, for the people, by the people." As a-substitute therefore it is proposed that thte government shall hereafter be a government of the people, for the peo- ple, by a representative part of the people. It is always a dangerous matter to try to improve on Lincoln wbea we deal with the rights and duties of the people, I -and this particular attempt at improvement is not a happy one.

In substance It of course means nothing except that this Is to be a government of the whole people by a part of the people. We have had such a government in various parts of this Union from time to time, and stripped of verbiage it simply means a government of the people by the bosses, a government of the whole people against Instead of for the Interest of tbe whole, people by a part of the people which, does the bidding of the holders of political and financial privilege. 5 Appeals to the Individual. Now I want each of you to consider this governmental proposition from Ids own individual standpoint. Our, contention is that Just as each individual wishes, and ought to wish, to rule his own life for himself, so that an individuals taken together; that is, the people, must wish themselves to rule their collective life and not be be ruled by others.

Each of us here wants to lead his own Hie himself. Is not that true of 'each of you? It certainly is true of me, and if I found It was not true of any of my sons, I would feel like disinheriting them. I want to lead my own life for myself, and not to have anyone else lead it for me or boss me fn leading it, and each of yom are in my class, the parent class, you mothers and fathers, want to feel that way about your boys as they grow up. After the boy has gone out into the big world, if he is worth bis salt he will want to boss the job of leading his own life himself, and if you find that he wishes he bad a guardian, or needs a guardian, you wont think: much of him. This does not mean that none of us male mistakes; on the contrary, each of us will sometimes make mistakes.

You wBl make them. I will make them. But they will be my own mistakes and not somebody else's; and I will know that they are mistakes, and will cure them myself, whereas if somebody else was making them for me, maybe lie and I would not agree as to what were mistakes and what were not, and In that case he could not cure them. Free Government. Well, it is just the same way about the people as a Vhole.

All of us, you and I. all of us together, want to rule UTselves, and we don't wish to have any body of outsiders rule us. That is what free government means. If people cannot rule themselves, then they are not fit tor free government. ana aa tais: aoout democracy is aham.

I do not for a moment mean thafwe, the people, will not occasion-ally make mistakes, but, after all. they will be our mistakes, and not 'somebody else's, and we can cur them ourselves, whereas if other peo ple rule over us, under whatever fornv even if they are entirely disinterest-, ed, they may make what we regard as very bad mistakes and yet if they do not think them such we cannot make them change. Whenever there is tyranny by the majority I shall certainly fight it But the tyrannies from which we have (Continued on page 4.) William Shapland and son, W. were here from Fairview Saturday, guests of P. Coopfickr.

vet club had decided to support President This is a regular farmily reunion al-Taft for renomination. Mayor Dawson though iu was no" premeditated. They when interviewed on the subject stat-j were not looking for each other. ier, una. 9-iu int.

in south half of south half of 3 and north half of the ne. qr of 10 all in 16-12, $14,600. Mary A. Miller and A. L.

Miller to W. E. Stoke lot 12 Mk KZ Bend, $350. Jennie L. Brown to Mar" 11.

Drown und. half int. in Ids 1-2 4 Vm. R. Smith's Add, Hoisingtou, 'l Arthur E.

Taylor to I. T. Dennis lot 1 blk 121 Great Bead, B. E. Deyerle to D.

Keller lot 24 blk 53 A. V. T. Co's Add. Great Bend, $125.

Robert J. Kane to C. P. True lots 1-2 blk. 1 Lakeview Add.

Great Bend, $300. E. W. Moses to C. L.

Moses und. interest in north half of 1-20-13. also und. half interest iu lots 1-2-3 South- erland's Subdivision of blk 18 A. V.

T. Co's Add. Great Bend. $7,900 In Memory of Rosa Alice Riley. Rosa Alice Riley was born in Dark county, Ohio, January 1, 1861.

When years old she moved with her wid owed mother to near Friendville, where she lived until 16 years of age and then went to Arkansas and from there to Effingham county, 111., where she lived for 31 years. She was mar ried to Mr. William Howard McCarter December 31, 1881 in Effingham, 111., and moved with her husband and two daughters to Great Bend, Kansas, where she lived until her death, March 28, 1912. To this union was born five children, three dying in infancy. She was converted at the age of 17 and tried to live a Christian life and do for others as she would have them do for her.

She leaves, to mourn her loss a husband, two daughters, an aged mother, a brother and sister arid a host of friends. She was a kind and loving wife and mother and will be sadly missed in the home, but it is the Lord's will. Memory Verse. Weep not that her toils are over. Weep not that her race is run.

God grant we may rest as comly whe our work, like her's is done. Till then we yield with gladness, Our loved one to Him to keep And rejoice in the sweet assurance He giveth His beloved sleep. 3Iore Street Lights. A new line of electric lights will be put in soon from the German American Bank corner to the Turner corner. The matter of putting in a line of smaller lights, stringing them down the center of the street, making the lights smaller and putting more of them on the string is talked of.

Priscilla Club. The Priscilla Club will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Ed Marx. Boat Stolen. Ferd Selle has been keeping a boat tied down by the river side east of the creamery for a number of weeks.

He went down there Sunday morning to take a boat ride. The river was still there but the boat had left Green Brown also had a boat in that vicinity Saturday evening and happened to see some parties noticing his boat as well as the one owned by Selle. Erown started to look the parties up who were interested in the boats and they walked away but not before he recognized one of them. Selle's boat disappeared that night. It was thought first that it would be returned but has not up to this time.

There is water enough to float a boat of that size and it may be to Hutchinson or possibly Arkansas City by this time. If it is returned by rail it may come back soon if it is rowed back up the river it will be some weeks in getting home. If it is not returned it will be well for the parties who took it to get another oae soon. Vernon Baker left this morning for Dodge City where he has gone to work for the Dodge City Globe. He has been an employe of this office for a long time past and should make a valuable man on the Globe.

Mrs. Philip Grommes left for Aurora, 111., yesterday morning called by a telegram announcing the death of her brother, Frank Mettenich. Joe McVarty bought the Dude Kim ler residence on east 11th street Saturday and expects to move into it in the near future. The deal was made through Arthur E. Taylor.

Carl Kummer was here from Dodge City oyer Sunday, 'Mary McDonald. Mrs. Mary McDonald died yesterday-morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. E.

Murphy of this city, 1700 Broadway. She had been sick.for several days though her health in late years had not been good. She was 73 years of age. Short services will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Murphy home after which the body will be take nto the home of her son, Jim McDonald of the south side and services held there at 11 o'clock. Interment will be made in Eden Valley cemetery.

Obituary will be published later. Card of Thanks. The Baptist Ladies Aid Society desires to express, in this public manner, the pratitude of its members toward Messrs Samuels for the courteous and generous treatment accorded them on Baptist Day at their store, and for the enrichment of the society's treasury to the amount of $11.10. Mrs. Noah Gaunt, Secretary.

The wrestling match which Al Johnston will stage Wednesday night at the Palace theater in this city 13 about the most pretentious match that Great Bend has ever had and it will be a chance to see two mighty good men. Asbell needs no introduction to the fans who read the sporting dope of the country. There are a few of the heavy weights who have his measure but he belongs in the coterie of good men and on the face of it he should have no trouble in throwing Kid Burke thrice In one hour, that being the agreement he has signed. But Burke is a mighty fast little man and Lis cleverness may save him. The the ater will doubtless be packed with sports who want to see Asbell in ac tion and get a line on him.

There Is a chance of his being brought here for some more pretentious matches in the near future. 5c and 10c Palace theatre TOMIGHT Everybody Saves Father You put up the job on father. 66 ed that it had been apparent, to hinu fnr cmno time thn th-)t ln- I A -lJ. 11111V. 14 1 4 A 1.

4. 1 ing ground ever since Gov. S.ubl 3 had announced that he favored ih- T. II. 1 candidacy and that he had hopHl and trusted that Stubbs would sec that ho 1 was hurting T.

chances and r. tire from the game. Had ubbs dronned out the mayor said he would! rn th, Kith i- but now he reluctantly would to give his support to that Howard! jurist and statesman, n. Taft. County chairman Honiu is in dustriously seeking new material an effort to hold the Roosevelt clul.

together. Will Support Stubbs. i F. M. Mclnnes who has been plum-1 ing himself over the title of otbodo standpatter today announced that ht would vote for bcth Rooscit and! Stubbs if they received the nomina tion from the Republicans ai K.

C. Cole when informed of Mr. Mclnws'j intentions stated that bo approved such a course heartily and that in- tended to get out and stump the ftat for both men if they wore fortunate enough to receive the nomination they seek from the party. For Sundiy Baseball. The Ministerial Union of Great Rend it is announced, will in the future cease to put a ban on card playing and dancing.

And while they on': give it the support of their presence the members of the Union are not to denounce Sunday Baseball games we understand. Free Shows Tonlirht. A story prevalent on the stree today but which can not be run down with any certainty is that both the Palace and Elite will give free shows to the public tonight, no admission being charged at either place. The Cause of It AIL Tn rasoTOu should be inclined to: take the stories in this column too seriously it might be we'll to-remember that today is April 1st and these are a lew 01 ice -a-pi" which are being circulated. James Ewing of Clarence was here trading Saturday.

i "The Indian Massacre'' Another one of the famous Bison productions. A Special ieULUni Ul Uic xvx lauui in vuo massacre of pioneers by the Redskins, the thrilling rescue of a white child from the Indian camps, and the terrible vengeance of the white settlers meted out to the savages. Through the film runs a beautiful story of a mother's love, the grief of an Indian woman for the death of her child, and the bond of maternity which causes the savages heart to melt before the sorrow of an anguished mother and restores to her the baby saved from the awful carnage. TONIGHT "A Child of the West" One of the best Western pictures ever produced 1 "The Evils of Impure Literature Admission Showing by a temble example the curses "The Cowboys Sister" Indians, cowboys and beautiful western scenery TOMORROW Afternoon and Night A good show of 5 reels 3 comedies, 2 dramas. See tom-rrows ad in daily.

Come and have-a good laugh. WEDNESDAY Night after the pictures are shown -the wrestling match, Jim Asbe vs. Billy Burke See handbills. Admission for wrestling match 50c, ladies free. Admission COMING "VANITY FAIR" Thursday Next.

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