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USK:G 270RAT0RS
Kansas Politicians Will Bom
bard Entire State.
Three Big Parties. Are Well
Represented on Stamp.
dates are ::::cj::ced today
Headquarters .Giro Out Speak
ers for Next Week.
Democrats Alone Hare
Spellbinders in Array.
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Republicans, Democrats and Pro
gressives will bombard every congres
sional district In Kansas next week
when a total of 27 campaign orators
under direction of state committees
will preach the gospel of party fealty.
The Republicans are sending seven
speakers to the battle, while the Dem
ocrats have a total of IB speakers en
the stump under direction of the state
committee. The Progressives offer
five speakers.
Charles Curtis will speak in the
Third, Fourth and Eighth districts
during the" week, while George
Neeley will speak In the Third and
Eighth and Victor Murdock wUl de
vote his entire time to the Fifth dis
trict and make a total of 26 speeches.
Governor Hodges speaks in the
Fourth, Fifth. Seventh and Eighth
districts, Arthur Capper in the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth districts and Henry
J. Allen In the First and Second dis
tricts. The dates assigned various speakers
include:
Republican Speaking Dates.
Senator Charles Curtis Oct. 12.
Sumner county; Oct. 13, Butler coun
ty; Oct. 14. Woodson county; Oct. 15,
Wilson county; Oct. 16, Neosho coun
ty: Oct. 17. Coffey oounty.
Arthur Capper Oct. 12, Morris
county; Oct. 13, Lyons county; Oct.
It. Riley county; Oct. IS. Jewell
county; Oct. 16, Osborne county; Oct.
17. Lincoln county.
W. T. "Morgan and F. P. Lindsay
net. i, xJicKtnson county; Oct. l
Saline county; Oct. 17, Republic
county.
F. P. Lindsay Oct. 16, Republic
county.
James A. Troutman -Oct. 14, Cher
okee county; Oct. 16. Labette county;
Oct. 16, Anderson county; Oct. 17,
Alien county.
J. K. Codding Oct It and 20, Mo-
Pnerson county.
Democratic Dates.
Gov. Geo. H. Hodges Oct. 12,
wicnita: Oct. IB, Morris county; Oct.
14, Manhattan; Oct. 16, Saline county;
Oct. 16, Ktno county; Oct. .17, sum
ner county.
Jno. E. Wagner Oct. 12, Reno
county; Oct. 13. Kingman county; Oct,
14, Pawnee county; Oct. 15,. Marion
county; Oct. 16, Butler county; Oct.
17. Lvon county. -
Geo.. A. Neeley Oct. iz crawrora
county: Oct. II, Cherokee county; Oct.
14, Labette oounty; Oct. IS, Montgom
ery county; Oct. 16, Cowley county;
Oct. 17. Sumner county.
Jouett Shouse Oct. 12, Rush coun
ty; Oct. 13, Hodgeman county; Oct.
14, Pawnee county; Oct. 15 and 16,
Barton county; Oct. 17, Rice county.
W. A. Ayers Oct. 12, McPherson
county. Oct. 18. McPherson county:
Oct.- 14. McPherson county; Oct. 15.
McPherson county; Oct. 16, Butler
county.
W. P. Feder Oct. 12, Good land,
p. m.. St. Francis. 8 P. m.: Oct. 13.
Rawlins county; Oct. 14, Decatur
county; Oct. 16, Norton county; Oct.
16. Phillips county.
H. O. Caster Oct. 15, Jewel coun
ty: Oct. 16. Mitchel county.
Ben s. aaitsKUi uct. iz, Neoaesna,
8 d. m.: Oct. 14. Moran. 2 p. m., KJn-
caid. 8 n. m.: Oct. 16. Paola.
H. J. corwme Oct. 16. jeneraon
county; Oct. 17, Jefferson county.
Geo. McGllI, Oct. 14, Cowley coun
ty: Oct. 15. Butler county; Oct. 16,
Harvey county; Oct. 17, McPherson
county.
Senator Harry McMillan uct. is,
Morris county: Oct. 13. Osage county
Oct. 14, Chase county; Oct. 15, Riley
county; Oct. is, Kiiey county; uct. it,
Geary county.
M rm r. ' umui act. is. ai
thonv and Harper: Oct. 14, Kiowa and
Medicine Lodge; Oct. 15, Kingman
and Pratt: Oct. 16, Liberal and Meade.
Col. Fred J. Close Oct. 13. Olatne,
8 d. m.: Oct. 13, Parker, S P. m.. Blue
Mound, 8 p. m.; Oct. 14. Franklin
countv: Oct. 15. Franklin county: Oct.
16, Douglas county; Oct. 17, Douglas
pntmt.
J. W. Cable Oct 16, Crawford
countv: Oct. 17. Crowford county.
Miss Vashtl C. Bitler Oct 12,
Scranton and Carbondale afternoon.
Barlings me Might; Oct 13. through-!
and Ralph O'Neil. night meeting, Lyn-,
don; Oct. 14. Topeka. nlgnt.
Progressiva Speakers.
Henry J. Allen Oct 12th 10 a. mi.
Moran; 11 a. m., LaHarpe; 1 p. m., Iola;
3:30 p. m., Humboldt; 8 p. m., Garnett
Oct. isth 10 a. m.. Oaawatomie; 11:30
a. m., Parker; 1:30 p. nu. LaCygne; 3:30
p. m., Loulsburg; 8 p. m., Paola.
Oct 14th Spring Hill. Gardner, Kd
gerton, Monticello, Overland Park,
Olathe.
Oct 15th 9:50 a. m.. Eudora; 11 a. m-,
Baldwin: 2:30 p. m Lawrence; p. m-.
Armourdale.
Oct 16th 10 a. m., Soldiers' Home:
2 p. m., Leavenworth; 8 p. m.. Atchison.
Oct. 17th Atchison county.
Victor Murdock Oct 12th 9:30 a. in-.
Delphos; 1:30 p. nv, Minneapolis; 3:30
p. m., Bennington; 8 p. m., Glasco.
Oct. 13th 10:30 a. m.. Solomon: 2 p.
m, Abilene; 4 p. m.. Chapman; 8 p. m..
Junction ICty.
Oct. 14th. 9:30 a. m.. Bine Rapids; U
. m.. Frankfort: 4 d. m Greanleat:
8 p. m., Washington.
Oct. 15th Republic county 8 p. m..
Mankato.
Oct 16th 10 a. m., Jewell City; 11:30
a. n, Jamestown; 2 p. m.. Concordia;
8 p. m., Clyde.
Oct 17th 10 a. m.. Clifton; 11:15 a. m..
Morganville: 12:45 p. m., Idana; lp.m.
Oak HU1; 3 p. m., Longford; 4:30 p.
Wakefield; p. m Broughton; 8 p. m.,
Clay Center.
Carr Taylor and Miss Helen Backer
Monday. Oct 11 Holton. Soldier; Tues
day, Oct IS, Lecompton, Baldwin;
Wednesday, Oct 14, Waverly. Lebo,
ixurungton; Thursday, Oct 15. Erie,
Chanute; Friday. Oct. 16, Buffalo. Ro
per, rreaonia; Saturday, Oct 17, Madi
son, QulncT. Eureka. Severv.
ev. c s. Nusbaum will be In Kin
man countv Tuesdav. n-t i . r,,i in
Anthony and Harper Wednesday, the
14th. He will complete the wmk in
southern Kansas counties.
. M": A- J" wy of Holton win speak
in Pottawatomie county on Tuesday,
VMS. AO.
SANTA JEJAXES
President Ripley Reports 188
Per Cent Gain In 10 Tears.
Exeenttre Tells of High Cost
Of Iiirlng in Report.
B; g::e year five old
Santa Fe Head Takes Occasion
S tn fitter (Vltfaiflin.
"Laws Are Expensive, Unneces
sary and Superfluous.
WAR AND HORSES
Conflict in Europe Will Hake
Good Horses Scarce.
There Will Be Big Demand for
Kansas Steeds.
wasninjrton. Oct 10. Dnrim hn
next decade there will probably be an
increased demand for American
horses in the countries
in the EuroDean war. Th il.miiui
may even continue much lnnarar. .-
cording to Investigators of the United
estates department of agriculture, as
not only will horses be needed for
armies, but when peace is restored,
more will be needed for agriculture.
Already European agents are said to
De endeavoring to nurchase horaea in
this country and Canada, and there is
an increased interest In many sections
in none Dreeaing.
To meet this Increased Euronean
demand American farmers may well
endeavor to raise well-bred horses, al
though the department of agriculture
does not advise them to Durchue a
surplus of horses merely for breeding
purposes, it also desires to empha
size the fact that only .horses of high
quality may be profitably raised to
day. Inferior horses are a drug on the
market and their production is to be
discouraged as much as the produc
tion of good horses should be encour
aged.
Drew on United States.
The United States has previously
been drawn on to supply European
countries at war. In the Boer war
over 100,000 horses were bought here
by the British government It may be
doubted whether a foreign govern
ment could now obtain a similar sup
ply in this country, except at exces
sive cost.
It is natural that European coun
tries should look to the United States
for horses, as nex to Russia it has
more of these animals than any other
country in the world. The United
States and Russia possess 68 per cent
of the world supply. Strange to say,
however, there were no horses orig
inally on our continent and the present
supply comes from stock brought over
irom Europe, canaoas supply is
small compared to our own.
War as Consumer of Hones.
The German army requires for a
complete mobilisation 770,000 horses
and the French army is said to re'
auire 260.000. which figure, however.
probably includes only those for tne
cavalry. It is conservatively esti
mated on good authority tnat l.oou.-
000 horses are now engaged in the
European war. As the great majority
of these horses are not included in
the permanent military organization
but are used for farm work and are
requisitioned by governments only
when needed for military purposes.
the countries of continental Europe
will certainly face an acute shortage
nf farm horses before tne next plant'
In season which will seriously affect
the price of horses the world over, as
soon as peace is aeciarea.
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DEPOSITORY FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Capital, Surplus and IiabOHy, $229,000.00
3o Paid on Savins; Deposits
3 Paid on Certificates of Deposit
J. W. Thurston. Pres.
A. Fassler, V. Pres.
H. O. West, Cashier.
F. F. Clinger, Ass't Cashier.
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The feraere'Ndioii&l Ebnk
1DPGXA.
II. A. Auerbach
Guilford Dudley
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Arthur Capper Pan! Hnycke
O. C Skinner H. H. Wallace
J0VESAS
C. B. Merrlam
Eton 8. Clark
CI
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The Santa Fe railway company's
taxes have Increased 188 per cent in the
last ten years, according to a report
received In Topeka today. Evidently
this increase is not in tune with Presi
dent E. P. Ripley's idea of the rapidity
in which the "cost of living" for a rail
road should advance, for he takee a shot
at governmental taxing machinery in
his nineteenth annual report to tne
company's stockholders.
The Santa Fe s taxes for 1914 amount
to J5.525.585.30. This is nearly IU.000
every day in the year. "While the com
pany's taxes have increased IBS per cent
in ten years," President' Ripley says.
the Investment In the property has in'
creased in that time less than 40 per
cent, and the net income available for
taxes, interest and dividends has in
creased less than 45 per cent Our taxes
reauire 14 per cent of the total net in'
come available for the purposes named.
In the last five years our taxes have in
creased 83 per cent They have in
creased more than 20 per cent since
Continuing Mr. Ripley says: "While
there are various contributing causes to
this condition (including the expiration
of some tax exemptions in Arizona and
New Mexico), the principal cause, which
continues In apparently Increasing force.
is the disposition to increase public ex
penditures shown by practically all
governmental agencies of the states,
cities, counties and taxing districts (not
to mention the federal government,
whose tax burdens to a large extent fall
on the railroads indirectly and, there
fore, are not fully reflected in the
amount of railroad taxes paid). Gov
ernmental agencies generally counsel
the railroads to Increase their economies
and to Improve their efficiency, and
stern nece'ssity, even if there were no
other motive, has forced the railroad
companies to do this; but there is noth
ing to indicate that the governmental
agencies themselves have practiced
what they have preached In this re
spect. The evidences of extravagence
in all grades of governmental activity
are very numerous and the evidences of
governmental economies are exceeding
ly rare. The result Is proving danger
ously burdensome to the railroad prop
erties of the country."
Directors' Responsibilities.
Mr. Ripley calls attention to th
heavy responsibilities devolving upon
directors in the present state of gov
ernmental activity directed at the
railroad industries. "Without criticis
ing the policy of proper supervision,"
nr. mpiey says, "it Is fair to say that
many of the laws enacted are not only
expensive, but unnecessary and super
fluous. Constant whittling of rates.
plus constant legislation which adds
to expenses without adding to reve
nue, have had their inevitable effect
There are some evidences of a dispo
sition on the part of those in author
ity to realize that great injustice has
Deen done in tbe guise of regulation
and that It Is time to call a halt but
the relief which the railroads need
cannot come until this disposition
shall be transmuted from mere ex
pressions f friendliness into positive
remedial measures. General words of
sympathy will accomplish nothing if
governmental agencies continue In
each specific instance to Impose add!
tlonal burdens or to find excuses for
not granting specific relief. - Hence
your directors , deem ; it their duty
again to warn stockholders that their
interests are more endangered by the
various governmental regulations than
rrom any other source.
Labor Attitude. '
But in making the foregoing state
ment the threatening attitude of the
labor organizations . must not be lost
sight of as a vigorous second In the
menace of the times. . Tour company
nas always shown the utmost consid
eration rqr its employees, and as a
class they are a credit to themselves
and to the road. Left to- themselves
there would be little of which to com
plain, but the organizations as a body
nave Deen aggressively demanding in
creased wages for. their members with
no regard for the ability of their em
ployers to pay; and have been stead'
ily demanding, and frequently with
success, many varieties of legislation.
such as full-crew bills, designed to in
crease operating expenses. Between
the repressive forces of government
and the demands of organised labor
it is evident that the sum remaining
as tne snare or invested capital is in
serious danger.
"Under these conditions It Is the
intention of your directors to make
no additions or betterments, however
desirable, which cannot be " paid for
out of current ' earnings, and to con
tinue the policy of Incurring no float
Ing debt'
Fifth Victim of Storm.
Joplin. Mo., Oct 10. A fifth name
was added this morning to the death
toll resulting from last night's cyclone
that swept northeastern Oklahoma
and southeastern Kansas. Naomi
Deerfelt IS years old, died at 4 o'clock
this morning. All the deaths were in
the same family. Two Deerfelt chil
dren linger in a serious condition but
are not expected to live. More than a
dozen others throughout the storm
zone were injured, some seriously.
The greatest violence was in the- vi
cinity immediately-south of Galena.
Oil Prices Drop. .
New York, Oct 10. The Standard
Oil company of New Tork today an
nounced a reduction of 15 points in
the price of refined petroleum, mak
ing cases-10.00 cents per gallon, tanks
4.00 and standard white, in barrels
8.10.
Steel Business Slackens.
New Tork. Oct 10. The unfilled
tonqage of the United States . Steel
corporation on September 80 totaled
8,787,687 tons, a decrease of 425,084
tons from August -
German prisoners of war In Eng
land are being used in the harvest
fields to reap the grain under guard
of soldiers.
Attorney General John S. EJavccim
vriteo open letter to votsro
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