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State OSAWATOMIE GRAPHIC. XXILI OSAWATOMIE. MIAMI COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL. 27, 1911. NUMBER 7.

MY 11 NANA NAN "Square Deal" Sale! AN The automobile is an improvement over the ox-cart, and the flying machine is a wonderful invention, but nothing ever has or ever will beat the "SQUARE DEAL." Our past record for fair dealing IS an open book. Our present success IS due to the confidence this community has in us and in our ability. In the future we shall not change our way of doing business, but as in the past, we shall give to those who give us their confidence a "Square Deal." Nicely TE Two Stores in One Town HE 11 Addition To The Park Purchased. The executive committee of the commercial club that had charge of the dedication celebration last summer met ill J. S.

Johnson's store, Monday afternoon and closed a deal for the purchase of 100 feet of land off the west end of the tract owning ed by B. and H. S. Maynard, just west of the Maynard home. The land cost $450, and the sum of $367.

remained in the treasury of the committee. The owners of the land donated $30. and Major Remington, who negotiated the deal thought that he could raise the remainder of the money to make full payment later on. This will give a much better entrance to the park, as it will give ample room for teams and foolman also. It had often been discussed by the committee and was urged by many of the citizens of the town as the meet and proper thing to do.

The deed was ordered drawn to the Board of Trustees of John Brown Memorial Park, and clause was put in showing that the money for its purchase had been dionated by the citizens of Osawatomie. The secretary was e1 to write to Mr. Bush, the newly elecied president of the Missouri Pacific railway, tendering him the spitalities of, the city when he makes his tour of Missouri Pacific NEW BOARD CHANGES FOUR LARGE BANKING HOUSES REPRESENTED IN THE MISSOURI PACIFIC. New President States That He Will Solve the Operating Problem by Securing the best Men In The Country. The following taken from the Globe-Democrat of last Sunday is authorative as 10 the influences hai are back of the Missouri Pacfie under its new management.

NEW YORK, April changes in the personnel of the Missouri Pacific board appear of greater moment and of far more radical nature than has heretofore occured upon any large system in which the actual stock control did not change hands. As now constituted the board has but six of the thirteen members who were upou the roster as of June 30 last. These are George J. Gould; Edwin Gould, E. T.

Jeffery, Kingdon Gould Fred T. Gates and S. F. Pryor. Those who have retired 111 the past few weeks are J.

J. Slocum, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Howard Gould W. K. Bixby, C. S.

Clarke. 0. L. Garrison and R. Gallaway.

Filling the vacancies caused by the retirement of these seven menpers has indisputably resulted In pronounced strengthening and -inforcing of the company's postion 111 every respect. Among the seven new members will be found chree railroad men of acknowledgexperience and ability and four representatives of large financial institutions. Edgar L. Marston, nas been elected to the Missouri Pacific Iron-Mountain. Denver and Rio Grande and Texas and Parific boards and to the Executive! Committee of three of these roads, represents Blair one of the largest private banking institutions the country, and one which has always been prominent in railroad mancing.

E. D. Adams, elected Lo he Missouri Pacific Iron-Mountan. and Denver boards and to the executive committees of the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain, 15 the unericar representative of the Deuteshe Bank, which is perhaps 11e largest bank of its kind in the world. It has aggregate assets ol $100,000,000 and tor years has taken great interest in the railold and industrial development of mis country.

James Speyer, elected 0 the Missouri Pactiie board, he head of the firm of Speyer another private banking house which has been promment in the field of railroad financing. The 6rm of Speyer not only has the closest business and personal relations with the Duetsche Bank. but also banking houses in Frankfort, Hamburg and London. In addition to the strong banking affiliations, which now have representation on the Missouri Parthe board where none existed before, must also be mentioned John D. Rockefeller' interest represented by Fred T.

Gates, and which now to all intents and purposes assures the financial backing and support of the Rockefeller milhonst in any undertakings which may be projected for the Missouri Pacific. W.th this strong aggregation of f1- nancial institutions, Mr. Gould can be assured of the money hie needs for the rehabilitation of his properties. Any one of these concerns alone can handle the proposed ftnancing of the Missouri Pacific, in as much as the estimated $100.000. 000, needed is to be spread overs number of years, and not more than $10,000,000 can De advantage.

ously or economically expended in one year. The Goulds alstrong in cash resources, and the millions of the Gould estate can br -depended upon to supply a larg, part of Missouri PacTe's cash l'equirements as in the pasi. It appears, therefore, that the main problem which the Missour Pacific directors have to face all improvement in operating conditions as fast as physical rehabili. iation can be prosecuted. Unde the direction of the new presiden.

S. F. bush, and with H. I. Mille acting in an advisory capacity, this problem is in a fair way of beine satisfaciorly solved.

Mr. Bust will enter upon his active duti: immediately, and has stated that the selection and organization his operating and traffic staffs tr dopes to secure the best available railroad men in the country. Up Against The Real Thing. Mr. J.

C. Downs, popularly known as "Sunny Jim" at the shops has been foreman of the back shops at this place since 1908. He has been promoted to the position of general foreman of the Company's machine shops at Kansas City went to the City Sunday morning to take charge. The men who have worked under him at this place all told him in very high esteem and they took occasion Saturday, evening when the big whistle bellowed forth at five o'clock to express their feeling for him in a very tangible way. They had employed Prof.

Brown, of Central Business College, of Kansas City, to engross a set of resolutions upon parchment. The resolution set forth their high l'esard for him and their gratification that his worth had been recognized by the Company. The names of the men were engrossed upon the parchment and the seals of the Machinists, Blacksmiths and boiler-, makers had been affixed. It was a bit of art work. Mr.

C. S. Bixby made the presentation speech with more than his usual eloquence, Mr. Downs swallowed hard a time or two and was troubled for a bit to find words to express himself. But he finally did so very gracefully.

Then Mr. Bixby called his attention the fact that they were not yet through with him. He began to unwrap a parcel on the desk and produced a handsome silver cracker jar and cake basket which the men asked to have presented to Mrs. Downs with their compliments. Mr.

Downs has the proud distinction of naving been foreman of the shops here for three Years with hundreds of men working under him during that time and carries with him to US new position the best wishes of all his subordinates. When we con sider that a hard fought strike ocarred during this time it makes very exceptional recordd. SUn Talking About the River We do no want to agitate a publie question until we become a bore 10 our readers. We like 10 feel hat they have an interest that loes not have to be urged. But since the receipt of the report of the engineers in charge of the survey of the Marais des Cygne has been received and perused the m- verest in the question of improving the river seems to have abated somewhat.

We apprehent that the engiNeers estimates Were so high chal they staggered some people. We hate to think that 50 importall a matter has been absolutely given up. We hate to think that the wasted efforts of the hat are past and gone are be to repeated. We hate to think of the oil that has been thrown away the past and will be thrown away year after year in the future, for he river bottoms produce so well when they make a crop, that men will bet their labor and seed against the river as long as men live and farm. We hope that the petitions were gotten up a couple months ago will be circulated and chat the men who own the river bottom farms will at least go ahead with the proposition of clearing up the channel.

Come Through With A Ball Team. There is a big crowd of people here that like a good ball game. In chis respect we do not hold anything over most other towns. The game has its devotees everywhere. We hope that a good team may be organized here and a Series of played here during the sea4011.

We have always had Sunday James at this place. But a great many people who enjoy the game as much as any one can, oppose the practice of playing on Sunday and sun good players will not play 01 day al all. It has been wiggested that we try to schedule lot of games for mid-week to bein al. four o'clock in the afternoon and end at six or thereabout. We elieve that it is a good scheme sad will popular.

It is hoped nat the State Hospital nine wall in with us. This way they could ake the visitors on in the forenoon and thus help to hold down the eXelse. Talk it up and lets have a 500d game or two every week. it 101. only affords good sport, but it will liven the town up a bit, and he town needs it.

Mrs. Sarah Walter and daughter, came in from the city, Friday evening to visit her son Gus Walter aud-family. TARIFF FIGHT AHEAD. FREE LIST BILL ONLY THE START OF THE STUBBORN CONTEST On The Senate Progressives, Perhaps, The Country's Hope Of Lower Duties On Necessities Rests. to fight for revision of the Ala drich-Payne Bill along the same lines they fought for two years ago.

They will ask for free lumber, free boots and shoes, free harness and many of the things contained in the Democrats House Bill. They believe, that the way to get an equitable tariff revision is to take the inequalities out of the present law. Failing in that, there may be a combination between the I progressives and the Democrats that will lead to partial revision through the House measures. The present week will be occupied the debate on the free list bill in the House and the Senate will do nothing more than complete its or-Kansag City Times. Washington, April -The House is under way with the debate on what is called the "Farmers' Free List Bill." Underwood of Alabama, chairman of the ways and means committee, speaking for the crats, opened the debate for the bill, and was followed by Representative Mann, the Republican floor leader, in opposition.

The bill places agricultural implements, harness, leather boots and shoes, barbed wire and wire fencing, sewing machines, meats, flour and cereals and timber hewn, sided or squared, laths, fence posts shingles and sawed boards on the free list. The free list bill is the beginning of the Democratic lation on the tariff. In the debate today by the two party leaders in the House it became apparent that the old party lines would be sharpty drawn. Underwood, for the Democrats, declared that the position of his party would be a tariff for revenue, and that they would not depart from the old time Demo eratie policy on that feature of tariff making. The bill will pass the House, but it is not expected even by the Democrats that it will pass the Senate.

The Senate will wait for the more important measures from the House, the wool and cotton schedules, before it gels down to the actual work of reframing the tariff bills. The Canadian Bill probably will be taken up in the a Senate as soon as that body call reach the measure, but as to the other measures it will take them up as party questions and treat them accordingly. 'The Progressive Republicans in the House have taken no action OIL the free list bill, Some of them, at least, will support it, but as to whether they will act together as a separate group has not been determined. The free list, bill is looked upon merely as the "curtain raiser" for the big tariff fight that will follow when the Democrats start upon the work of revising the Payne-Aldrich sill. Both sides are preparing for a determined and stubborn contest that may run through the summer months and close upon the regular session of Next fall.

Party lines will be abandoned in that struggle, and the result rests with the Senate. It is for the final in lineup on tariff revision that the regulars are moving so carefully 111 the organization of the Senate, because they anticipate that their trouble will not come from the minority so much as from the progressive wing of their own party. Ask the Washington statesmen of what w.il be the outcome of the extra session as to tariff legislation, and nine times out of ten you will hear. "I don't know. What will the progressives do?" But the progressives are making no secret of their intentions.

They propose to fight for revision of the Ala Lots of farmers were trading in town Saturday afternoon. This is a good market, for the farmer man and his products, and when a man! will drive ten or twelve miles as one did recently to bring 140 dozen eggs to the Enterprise it shows that' they are finding it out. The Enterprise has been paying a cent a dozen more for eggs than any of the merchants in the towns round about us are paying. This probab-: ly accounts for the growing interlest in Osawatomie as a trading point, Council Proceedings. The city council met in special session in the city clerk's office Monday evening with a quorum present, Mayor Barr presiding.

The committee on walks and grounds reported favorably for the petition for sidewalk along the south side of block 12 and 13 'of Lashers addition and along the south side of block 12 of the original survey and the walk was ordered built. A petition praying for a sidewalk along the east side of Seeond Street between Main Street and Brown avenue was filed and referred to the committee on walks and grounds. S. M. Pearson made a verbal request that the grade and lines be established abutting on the north end of lots 9 and 10 and on the east side of lot 10 all in block 64 and permission be given him to tear up the stone approach to the cross walk at 8th and Main he agreeing Lo replace the same with granitoid at his own expense.

The request was granted. An ordinance was placed on first reading providing for the building of about 1800 feet of sidewalk, The city clerk was instructed to ask Merton Roberts to rasie his walk in front of his on East Main street. The contract for build ing sidewalk was awarded to Mike Garren, he being the lowest responsible bidder. His: bid was cents per square foot. The Light Committee was 111- structed to have lights placed 111 repair at corners where the restdents would agree to take care of them.

The mayor, the street commissioner and the street tee were instructed to ask for bids tor 100 yards of crushed stone for street crossings. The city clerk was authorized to order all draymen, back drivers, picture show people and all others 111 licensed occupations to pay up al once OL get out of business. The council ten adjourned. Clevenger-MeEnrue. Mr.

Franklin Keith Clevenger and Miss May Belle McEnrue, both of this city, were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fry, Saturday morn111g al 10:30 o'clock, Rev.

A. T. Aller officiating. The wedding was private, only the immediate relalives and a couple of friends being present. The groom is the only son of the publisher of this paper and his good wife and we can only say that we hope that he may be as good a husband as he has been in the relation of son.

The bride has lived here nearly all her life and is in every respect an ideal helpmate for him. Both are graduates of the Osawatomie high school and Keith is la graduate of the law department of Kansas University. For the past year he has been employed on the Graphic. They went to Garnett Saturday noon to visit relatives and friends a few days and from there they expected to go to Yates Center and will be home the latter part of this week. They will be at home to their friends in a few days in the Alger house on the north side of the church square.

territory. The committee then adjourned. Leaves Manual Training School. We are sorry to note that Prof. R.

S. Russ has lost his posicion as the head of the State Manual TramSchool at Pittsburg, Kansas. Mr. Russ has given several years of effort to this school. sul for him we doubt if the state would have had such a school at all at this time.

It is said that the regents said that they let him out in order to get a higher priced man. Perhaps he would have accepted higher salary if they bad thought to mention it to him. We guess that the influence of the State Normal School was what beat him. That institution has been after him since he secured the location of the school al Pittsburg. The mal people wanted it al Emporia.

We don't par wwarly bland chem, but al the same t.me we hate to see the father of the manual tramajing school shoved aside from une management of the School and a stranger be exalted in his place. Mr. Carl Carvin and family, of Yates Center, arrived Saturday exening to spend a few days w.th ur. and Mrs. Frank Shawver.

Sir. Carvin and Mr. Shawver are brothersin-law. Mr. C.

R. Edwards. Mr. C. R.

Edwards died at. the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Wagner at Chetopa, Kansas, Monday night. He had been suffering from a stroke of paralysis about seven weeks and his life had been despaired of prior to the time of his death. He was one af the early settlers in Miami county coming here in 1851 OP' 1852.

It is said that he and his father-in-law, Mr. Dorsey built the first house in Paola. He has not made his home here steadily for several years. He went to Phoenix, Arizona, several years ago, but not liking it there he came back to Miami county. Later he went to California, but came back to Kansas and went to his daughters home at Chetopa where he ended his days.

lie had suffered two strokes of paralysis before the one carne that ended his career. His son, John M. Edwards, went to Chetopa, Monday afternoon and brought him to Paola where the burial took place Wednesday. He leaves five sons and two daughters, T. L.

Youmans was in Ottawa, Friday attending a meeting of the telephone men of the Second District. They had a large attendance and a good interest..