The Dodge City Daily Globe du lieu suivant : Dodge City, Kansas • 1

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278 KANSAN CAN CAST BALLOT ANYWHERE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS VOTE MAY BE CAST WHEREVER VOTER IS DETAINED ON ELECTION DAY. JUDGES DARE NOT REFUSE Voters Must Take Oath That He is Registered At His Home--Ballot Goes To County Clerk to be Sent to Home County to be Counted There Attorney General John S. Dawson has sent out a letter to the county attorneys over that state, giving it as his opinion that any qualified voter who is unavoidably away from home on election day may cast his vote for all officers except township officers, wherever he may be. This is, if he is in Kansas on. election day, and is properly registered at home he may vote for presidential electors, 1 the canVidates for congress in his district, for state officers and for the county officers of his own county.

He can vote in any precinct in the state outside of his own county and no election judge or clerk has authority to refuse him a ballot. He quotes the section of the statutes of 1911 conferring this right upon voters. Previous to 1911 the right was given to railroad employees alone. Now it extends to every qualified voter. The section reads: "Section1.

That section 3312 of the general statutes of 1909 shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 3312 It shall be lawful for any qualified elector of the state of Kansas, having complied with the law in regard to registration where such registration is required, who may, on the occurence of any general election, be unavoidably absent from his township or ward because of his duties or occupation or business require him to be elsewhere within the state, outside the county in which he resides, to vote for county, district or state offipers, members of the legislature, members of congress and electors of president and vice-president of the United States in any voting precinct where he may present himself for that purpose on the day of such election. under regulation prescribed in chapter 180 of the laws of 1901; provided that he shall not. have voted at any other voting place on the same day." If the voter finds himself away from home on election day he can go into a booth in any precinct where he may be, ask for an affidavit, take his oath as specifled on the blank affidavit and cast his ballot. In his letter, Mr.

Dawson explains in detail the duties of the election judges and clerks and gives full instructions to the absent voter. "When an absent voter appears at the polls and asks to vote and takes the oath, he should be handed a ballot," says Mr. Dawson. "There should be no quibbling about that. Whether he is actually a voter, or whether he is registered at home, if registration is required, does not concern the election officers where he presents himself.

Any irregularity about his vote can be corrected at his home county. It is a misdemeanor, punishable by $100 fine to refuse and elector the right to vote under this act. "A judge of the election should inclose the vote and affidavit in an envelope, seal it, and indorse it, and forward it to the county clerk, and that county clerk shall mail it to the county clerk of the county in which the voter resides. There it should be counted by the county commissioners when they meet to canvass the general returns. The county clerk has no right to open the ballot; that duty is imposed on the commissioners, "Perhaps I ought to add some suggestions to the absent voters and to the election oTicers who ma ybe called upon to advise them.

The act of 1901 seemed to contemplate that the blank ballot to be furnished such absent voter should- be a separate document, but subsequent amendments to' the Australian ballot law make it tol- lerably clear that such requirement is no longer necessary. The general ballot has a blank column which answers every purpose. "Nor is it necessary, in my opinion, for the voter to write on the blank whom he wishes to vote for. He will probably find already printed on the ballot the names of the candidates for presidential electors and for state officers for whom he wishes to vote. He Ican vote in his own party circle and then write in the blank column the names of his home county candidates, being careful to put a cross after their names.

He can also wander over the ballot wherever he pleases and put a cross after the name of any candirate on the ticket for whom he wishes to vote. While it takes some time to write in the names of all his home candidates and place the crosses after their names, there is no longer any danger of any voter spoiling his ballot. About the ony way to spoil a ballot under the law is to tear it or mark it outside the squares. If an elector votes for more than one candidate for the same office, he only vitiates his vote on that one office, not on the whole ticket. "Perhaps I ought to answer another obvious question.

If the voter is SO fa from home that he will be entirely outside of his congressional. senatorial or judicial district, he will find that the numbers of the districts printed in the blank column will not correspond with the numbers of the district where his own candidates are running. That, however, need not concern him. He should just write in the names of his candidates for congressman, state senator, and district judge. If their names are not printed on the ballot furnished him.

Irregularities for which the voter is not responsible wit invalidate his ballot, and his intention will be understood by the county commssioners who canvass the vote. "Putting this in another way: The absent voter can and should vote ex'actly as he would at home, except that he must write the names in the blank column of all the candidates for whom he desires to vote whose names are not on the ballot. "The election officers and the county clerks should not under any circumstances delay their duty to forward the absent ballots with all speed to the clerk of the voter's home county, because the canvass is made by the county commissioners on Friday of election GLEAN-UP DAY FOR CEMETERY TOMORROW ('ity Commission Will Contribute Workmen, Mayor Donates U'se of Auto For Workers. The city is going to do its share toward the clean-up of the cemetery tomorrow. At the commission meeting last night arrangements were made to have two men with tools work on the grounds all Bill Warren has donated the use of a team for the day.

A hayrack is to be furnished and the weeds on the lots will be cut, hauled away and burned. Mayor Bell will give the services of an auto for the day and persons desiring to go to the cemetery will be taken out if they come to the garage. The cemetery belongs to the citizens and the cleanup day has been arranged by the commission to get the burying ground put in condition before winter sets in. From the -interest that has been taken it is believed that 100 persons will give a few hours of work at the cemetery tomorrow. "We know tat the business people of the town are busy, and unable to go themselves," said Mr.

Bell today, "but they ought to send somebody. We will have teams and wagons there to haul away the debris. quite a number of club ladies will be there to help and we will need a lot of men who can take off their coats and help us to clean up the place. I want to appeal to every one who is interested in the cemetery, either to come tomorrow or send a workman to help us," H. B.

Wood, of Royal towaship, was here Tuesday on business. POLITICS! POLITICS! AW: THERE'S A WHATS' THE GUY DOWN THERE? EXCITEMENT WHO FORGOT TO REGISTER AND THey DONT KNOW WHETHER TO HANG IM OR JUST SHOOT I'M ON THE SPOT (Copyright.) No Place for Mr. Bloops. BUYS AN INTEREST IN MERCHANTS' DELIVERY A. E.

Wilson Relinquishes Active Charge of Popular Dodge Business to W. J. Kimbrel. E. Wilson has sold an interest in the Merchants' Delivery service to W.

J. Kimbrel, who will take active charge of the service at the end of this week. Mr. Wilson announces that he and his family will move to California within the next few weeks. Mr.

Kimbrel is well and favorably known in Ford county and Dodge, where he has conducted a livery barn for some It me. The delivery service of which he tukes charge was established a year ago by Mr. Wilson and has proved al Poon not only to the merchants, but to the patrons of the stores using it, las well. The service has been less expensive to the merchants than maintaining seperate deliveries, and it has been so regular that it soon demonstrated its value to the customers. Five wagons, teams and drivers are now employed by the service and it supplies delivery service to all the meat markets and grocery stores in Dodge, as well as two dry goods stores.

Mr. Wilson, who inaugurated the service here, has had much experience in the line, having several similar services in the eastern part of the state. He has been in active charge the last year and has built the service up to its present standard. He expects to leave in about two weeks. IN A WHIRLWIND FINISH.

Republican Candidates Holding Series of Meetings Today. Republican meetings in the interest of Judge Finley for congress and all the republican county candidates are being held today at Spearville, Ford, Bucklin and Kingsdown. Candidates and their friends are making a whirlwind campaign of the couuty in the closing days of the fight. Among those who left on the trip to these meetings today are Sheriff Argabright, Chairman H. E.

Begubien, Judge Finley, County Clerk Kinkead. Treasurer B. F. Martin, Carl Turner, candidate for register of deeds, Surveyor Glenn, H. L.

Carey, Representative Miller and County Attorney Evans. Marble Works Insurance Paid. The insurance on the contents of the marble works has been paid Wilson French, and the owners are straightening their stock. There is a controversy the- insurance on the building, as their policy was not made over from the former owner to the telephone company. It is not probable that the building will be rebuilt this winter and the owners of the marble works are looking for a new location.

H. Hartshorn, of Ford, was a bustates visitor in Dodge, Tugudby, NEW METHODIST CHURCH JUNE The Excavating Work is to Start Next Week. Work will begin next week on the new $25,000 Methodist church which is to be built at the corner north of the present church. The Methodists are counting on getting into the new building about June 1, The house which i is now on the site of the new church is to be moved to the country the last ofthe week. When the new church is completed, the old building is to be torn down and 1 much of the lumber will be used in building a parsonage on the site.

The full $25,000 for the church has not yet been raised, but the committee in charge has hopes of getting the money soon. GOOD ROADS OFFICIALS COMING A Meeting is to be Held at 2 O'clock Tomorrow Afternoon. A meeting of the good roads committee is to be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Commercial Club to meet L. B. Bevier, an official of the National Old Trail committee.

From the telegram received by Mayor Bell this afternoon, it is judged that Mr. Bevier is mapping out the route that will be chosen for the ocean-toocean road for which American good roads enthusiasts are working get government aid. The telegram follows: Call meeting for two o'clock Thursday afternoon of business men and all interested for having Santa Fe Old Trail made a part of first ocean-to ocean federal highway. improtlant. I will be in Dodge City at noon Thursday.

L. B. BEVIER, National Old Trail Official. MRS, LEMBRIGHT BURIED TODAY Death of Ford County Woman Follows Operations. The funeral of Mrs.

Edward Lembright was held from the home eight end a half miles southwest of Dodre at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The vervices was conducted by Reverend C. Berger, of the Presbyterian church. Burial was in Maple Grove cemetery. Mrs.

Lembright died Monday, the cause of death being complications following operations for tuberculosis. She leaves a husband and a family of several children. She was 39 years of age, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Quasebarth Wheatland township.

Finishing the Santa Fe Trail The fills to the three concrete bridges on the Santa Fe Trail west of Dod ge are being put in by the farmers. They are also putting the iron culverts, about twenty in number. They hope to have all thework finished before the ground freezes. B. M.

Murphy, of Hutchinson, was in Dodge Tuesday on business. F. W. Heiland, of Wheatland, was a business visitor in Dodge Tuesday. Ed Teed, of Hutchinson, an uncle of Agent E.

A. Teed, is in Dodge today. He is a traveling The new oyster house on Walnut street opposite the old Photoplay Pavilion opened today. Carlos Fay is in charge. The Epworth League will give a social at the home of H.

F. Millikan this evening. A special invitation is extended to all league members to come. H. F.

Schmidt, Harper Sitler, H. L. Sitler and Mr. Harper, of Pennsylvania, attended the convention of the Women's Relief Coprs, at the Soldiers' Home last night. The merchants are subscribing to a fund which is to be used for the exhibition of next Tuesday's election returns on an outdoor screen, The screen will probably be placed on the south side of the Milton building at the corner of Second and Chestnut, Two reels of motion pictures will also be given, and the pictures of the thrown, on the screen.

The state, county and national returns will bio TURNS CHARIVARI INTO A TRAGEDY NED LEATHERWOOD SERIOUSLY STABBED AT MERRYMAKING NEAR FORD-MILT WRIGHT ARRESTED. USED HIS KNIFE ON TWO First Blow Struck Watch in Breast Pocket of Addison Feltner-Leatherwood Badly Cut in Back--Alleged Assailant Out On $2,500 Bond. A FINE CAMPFIRE AT THE FORT LAST NIGHT Hall Was Filled to Hear Musical Program of Relief Corps Convention, Which Ends Today. The hall at the Soldiers' Home was filled last night, at the last evening session of the W. R.

C. convention being held there. A musical program was given by the young people of the home, interspersed with marches and drills. One of the numbers was a song by H. F.

Schmidt. Two talks were made last night, by Mrs. Kilmer, of Kansas City, the department presilent, and Mrs. Peters, the district president. Last night was also the time of- the -campfire, always a fedture in the veterans' organizations.

The convention closed today with. a luncheon at the home. Delegates from all parts of the state have been in attendance both days. DODGE CROWD TO SUBLETTE. Special Will Take Excursionists Big Dance Friday Evening.

There is to be a big dance and oyster supper at Sublette Friday night in the new store building of Steve Cave. Arrangements are being made for a special train which will leave Dodge at 5 o'clock, returning after the festivities. Warren Brown has charge of the arrangements for the pecial, thirty tickets at $2 each being necessary to insure the train. A good crowd is going down from Dodge POSTPONE IT FOR A WEEK Auditorium Committee Will Wait Until Election is Out Of the Way. The men who are interested in the building of an auditorium for Dodge decided yesterday that the matter (would be postponed until after elec.

tion. A good number of $100 subscriptions were secured and more could have been had within the next few days, but a number of the men are interested in polities for the next week and asked that the work be postponed a few days. It is planned to get a good list of subscriptions and then call a mass neeting of all citizens, raise the balEnce of the fund and arrange the plans of the building. The committee has not found any business man opposed to the auditorium. Weather Report.

Forecast till 7 p. m. Thursday: Fo: Dodge City and vicinity: Rain tonight or Thursday, warmer tonight. Highest temperature yesterday 60. lowest temperature this morning 30.

Almanac for Tomorrow. Sun 'rises at 7:05 a. -sun at 5:42 p. m. The building and tanks of the Progressive Oil company are being painted a bright red.

About $5,000 worth of curb and gutter work was approved by the city commission las night. and is boing put' du the tax roller As the result of a series of charivaris in the neighborhood of the Fowler school, near Ford, Ned Leatherwood is in the hands of a doctor with a serious stab in his back, and Milt Wright is charged with the crime. The trouble occured Monday night. A crowd of young folks decided Monday' night that they would charivari three young couples in the neighborhood they had been married lately. At the first two places at which they called, their visits were taken in the spirit in which they were made and 'after a good time and refreshments the party proceeded to the Wright When they could not get anybody up, some of the party entered the house, and this enraged Wright.

He rushed at them with a knife and stabbed at. Addison Feltner, the blade striking his watch in his breast pocket. It pierced the watch case, but did not injure Feltner. As they fled, Wright is alleged to have stabbed Leatherwood in the back, fust below the short ribs. The injured man was taken to the doctor's office in Ford and is still there.

His mother and brother-in-law, Ralph Pixley, went down yesterday and are caring for him. His condition is serious. Leatherwood graduated from the Dodge high schol last spring and had been teaching the Fowler school near Ford. A warrant was issued last night for Wright, charging him with assault with intent to kill. Deputy Sheriff Woolwine arrested him today.

He was taken before Justice Ray Price at Ford and released on a $2500 bond. He is to have a hearing November 12. CROWD HEARD "FARMER" SMITH Years Have Not Affected the Vigor of the Old Warhorse. A good sized crowd heard 'Farmer" Smith at the court house last evening. The tariff was the principal topic of a vigorous speech, and the Topeka man is a firm advocate of letting well enough things alone.

He also touched up state affairs from his point of view and made it plain that it was the open season for Bull Moosers, SO far as he is concerned. He spoke at the Fort yesterday afternoon. Preceding the speech last night there was a concert by the Cowboy band. EX-MAYOR ROSE SPEAKS TONIGHT Democrats Will Close Speaking Campaign Here at the Court Room. The democrats will close their speaking campaign in Ford county, at least as far as outside speakers are concerned, with the address of W.

W. Rose at the court room tonight. Mr. Rose has been campaigning under. the direction of the state central committee.

He is an interesting figure in democratic politics and one of the leaders in the east end the state, being "three" times mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, and once candidate for congress. The speaking this evening is to start at 8 o'clock. Carl Van Riper went to Cimarron this afternoon. Will Martin has an eagle which he wounded last week while on a bunt (tale trip. 19707 I.