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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1918.
It to probable that the Republi
i can party will continue to do busl-
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sees regaraiess oi iue uyyutunuu i
the men who are dissatisfied be
cause It would not give them offices.
to have had a peaceful life but the
hlBtory of hlB times shows that be
sad about as much trouble In poll
tics as do the leaders of today.
Representative Houtz of this coun
ty voted agalnet the grain inspection
bill which means a vote Xor the
Kansas City board of trade. Thought
ho woa slWaH tn renreAent the
a j iihr .law w gr -
farmers.
This Is the philosophy of an editor
t Reserve: "Don't kick because
you have to button your wife's
waist. Be glad your wife has a
waist and doubly glad you have a
wife to bwtton a waist for. Some
men's wives have no waists to but
ton. Some men's wives' waists
have no buttons on to button. Some
men's wlve's waists which hava but
tons on to button don't care a con
tinental whether they are buttoned
or not. Some men don't have any
wives witn buttons ton to button
any more than a rabbit."
"if a small boy should be asked to
name the holidays of the year he
would probably start out with the
Fourth of ' July, Christmas and
'.'Thanksgiving. It" would not be so
. with a carrier on a rural free deliv
ery route, however, for these days
.are but ordinary .days to him. To
arouse ttie enthusiasm ot tone of
ijncle Sam's dispensers of rural mall.
It Is necessary to speak of Wash
ington's birthday, of New Year's
day, Decoration day, or Labor day.
1 These are the four days on which ,
they are not required te snake their
rounds regardless of regulations of
other branches. For this reason the
carriers will, enjoy a vacation to
morrow to make up in a measu-e for
tbe other holidays In which the reg
ulations Ignore for them. Salina
Journal. '
The hearings before the Carter
Glaus subcommittee of the house,
which is examining business men,
..economists and bankers as to their
-views, on the monetary question, in
dicate the line of legislation the
committee has In -view. Mr. Glass
v early made it clear that he Is nn
' alterably opposed to a central bank
r to the plan advanced by the Na
tional Monetary Commission. Later
he asked D. G. Endy of Philadel
phia, who appeared as representa-
tlve of the National Credit Men's
association: "What do you think of
a regional reserve association sys
tem, with a central supervisory con
trol?" This question may be taken
to indicate what is la the mitd of
the committee as to the kind of bill
It is to present. In talking to other
witnesses, Mr. Glass spoke of the
"central supervisory control" as a
' "treasury board." and Indicated that
associations, sot this
Ventral board, would hold t the re
serves. There was extenaea a
tn.ciM nf thn auestian whether tbe
treasury board or the regional as
sociations are to-issue tne currency.
.It Is r that the Glass subcom
: routes is working -earnestly toward
" & solution of the problem eatrusted
o " it, r-i from what tas become
'I? It Is lately that tbe committee
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PARCEL POST GROWTH.
Despite , ..the misunderstanding,
complications and natural hesitancy
attending tbe inauguration of a new
system the paicel post has already
shown its adaptability to tbe needs
of the country. The poetoffice de
partment handled the immense vol
ume of business with splendid ac
curacy during tbe first month of
tbe service, the reports for January
showing a wonderful growth' each
week. With the expansion of the
business the cities and manufactur
ing centers have been the greatest
source of increase, but the rural
communities are gradually coming
to a realization of what the parcel
post offers. In many sections, not
ably Long Island, the Boston sub
urbs, the truck growing environs of
Chicago, as well as that of other
large cities, the market ' gardeners
have already built up a profitable
business by making deliveries of
their products to individual custom
ers by parcel post. It is interesting
to note that during the first week
New York led the country In the
volume of business done through the
new post system. With the, big
mail-order houses of Chicago ready
to divert so .much of their business
to the parcel system it was to be
expected that Illinois would at once
take the lead, but that state was
second with 633.707 packages, while
the Empire state led with 711,413
parcels mailed, Massachuetts .was a
close fourth to Pennsylvania which
started 314.454 parcels on their way
while the Bay state was totalling
306,825.
As soon as the system was well
under way Illinois, because of the
enormous bulk of the Chicago busi
ness, soon stepped into the lead,
New York slid into second place, and
Massachusetts outstripped Pennsyl
vania, the city of Boston alone
bandling 1,151,408 packages, or
more than the total for the entire
state of Pennsylvania during the
first week. From a total of about
4.000.000 parcels handled the first
seven days throughout the country
the , postofflce approximates the
growth of the business as being ten
times over, or a total of 40.000,000
packages for the thirty-one days of
January.
BUSINESS FRIENDSHIPS.
When you walk Into your office,
it is often said that all considera
tions of sentiment or friendship
must be left behind. There are
great rewards, though, that come
from developing business . friend
shins, and particularly on forming
trade associations with the business
men of your own town.
A business man may feel that he
saves a few cents by going to some
distant city to place an order for
some supply. Let him first look at
what he has lost by giving his money
to build up the town he never. saw.
If he had ordered his supply at
home, the bulk of his money would
have remained at home, and would
have helped to make other home
industries prosper.
Perhaps still more important than
that, looking at things from a purely
selfish copslderation. is the fact that
when a business man buys his sup
plies of a home dealer, he makes a
business friendship that ttn most
cases is very valuable. The man
whom he has patronized will do any
thing in bis power to return the
favor. ...,.,,.
A genuine business ally made for
you in this way is working for you
in times when you know jit not.
People discuss the merits of this or
that store far more than the mer
chant realizes. The business man
who buys all hiS supplies at borne
whenever possible will find that he
has a friend at court in many widely
separated circles, who want him to
succeed because the home commun
ity profits by his success.
If you want favors from- the local
government, it you want to stand
well with . the working classes. If
you need accommodation in times
of financial strain, you can't have
too many friends at home who will
say a good word for you. The sup
ply' firm a hundred miles away
never rturrs you one thing except
' " s cf I'i i-l :a. Tie?
RKOUGAMZK TIJX PARTY.
The proposition of Eenator Root
that a national convention of Re
publicans vbe held next fall to re
organize the Republican party will
meet with the' hearty approval of nil
true friends of the Republican party
and the proposed changes will satis
fy all true progressives.
Senator Root proposes that tbe
basis of representation be caange!
o as to destroy the power that has
been so long held by a few men In
the South. When representation in
national c6nvent!ons is proportional
to the Republican vote there can be
no undue influence exerted by acr
state or section. For years it has been
the complaint that, -while they cast
almost no Republican votes the
southern states frequently 'controll
ed Republican national conventions
This was a condition that simply
existed but could not be defended.
Another proposition made by Sen
ator Root Is that the rules of the
party shall be so changed as to per
mit the Republicans of each state to
select their delegates to national
conventions In any manner they see
fit.' Heretofore it has been custom
ary for the national committee to
call for the election of delegates by
state conventions and some who
claimed seats in the last .convention
were refused because they had been
selected in some' other way.
With these two changes it is con
fidently believed that. .Republicans
can get together, in 1916 and the
influence of such changes, if made
previous to the opening of the state
campaigns of next year,' would be
very beneficial upon them.
Unquestionably there will be some
ambitious men who have hoped to
ride Into power on a tldar'wave of
"progress" by w.hlch some people
paean change of party, who will op
pose the reunion of the ' factions.
Such a man is Theodore Roosevelt.
Such are- Bristow and Murdock of
this state. These men nave been
out of the Republican party for
years and have been acting with the
Democrats oftener than with the
Republicans. They have done all
in their power to destroy tne Re
publican party. It there is a reunit
ing of the factions, unless they can
see a chance to get back and hold
their Jobs they will not come back
but will go clear to the Democrats.
But all reasonable progressives,
all men who believe in progressive
principles and are not seeking after
the offices, will be satisfied with
these changes and will seek to ob
tain through the Republican organiz
ation the adoption of their ''princi
ples. With such a change in the
representation and such changes in
the rules it Is safe to predict that
the candidates and the platform of
the Republican party in 1916 will
suit the vast majority of the old
time Republicans of the country and
that there will be a reunited Re
publican party. Leavenwortm
Times.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS AND P. P.
The business of the storekeeper
is to give better service than the
mail order house!. can give, and he
can, do that now that the parcel posfj
gives him the power to deliver. .
The parcel post Is hers, This
newspaper has predicted always that
it would come soon. It is not per
fect by any means. The local edi
tors and the local storekeepers must
use their influence to see that it is
made perfect.' ;
For the first time in our history,
editors that are Intelligent, through
out the country, will begin to re
ceive a fair reward for the "work
that they do. And to say that the
minimum ot, profit for the country
editor ot ability and character will
be $6 annually for every' subscriber
to his newspaper Is putting it very
mildly. - ; ; f
Boom the parcel post; make it
better: explain to your local store
keeper that through it fee ,can de
liver goods direct. He can be the
agent of the manufacturer, who has
no time to start a mail order house,
and no inclination to do It-
Let the storekeepers advertise
through the country newspapers
what he can do.
Let the country newspapers Im
press upon the manufacturers the
fact that they, the editor and country
merchants are the only salesmen in
direct contact with . those that live
in the country.
There is room for everybody in
this country that Is to iay, for
everybody who intends to be of any
service. And the mail order houses
will live. But their great monopoly
will cease. ; V ?
Do not overlook the fact that
they, being Intelligent men. realize
what, we have told yon here. They
know that there is real danger for
them' in the parcel post. They know
that it makes practically worthless
their elaborate system of freight de
livery, which they have built up
through Tears. They know that tbelr
system of selling a hundred pounds
of goods at a time in order to Use
tdvantsge of a low freight rate row
soea overtc&ri.
jWMBSla.ig -ST
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Welcome to the Spring oi 1913
If vou want to refurnish an entire house or. a
. single room, we know that our Spring showing for
1913 is go;ng to be as safe and as helpful for our
friends who have little as for those who are blessed
with much, for this is a business of ideas as well
as values. The problems that confront you ace
going to be made easy of solution- it is as much a
part of our business creed to act as advisers as it is
to simply play the part of the distributor of goods.
Above all, this store aims to excell in the newness,
variety and originality of its wares at the opening
of a new season.
This foreword to you, friends, from the store
of "House Furnishers,1' a house that always' means
to "give a little more than the customer expects
to get
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and the local editors throughout the
country, understood the parcel post
as well as the mall order houses
understand it, they would know that
the parcel post will prove to be the
greatest blessing the country editors
and country storekeepers have ever
known. :,.... -
With the parcel pfost tbte local
merchants' prosperity must increase
at once. And with the parcel post
the country editor will, for the first
time, come into his own. The parcel
nost will give to the country mer
chant a delivery system as good as
that of the greatest city department
store, and to the local editor full
value for his important services to
the nation. "Arthur Brisbane.
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THINK IT OVER.
Did .you ever write to . a mail or
der house and state that you were
a little cramped, and Would like to
buy a few goods on credit? says
Lon Robinson. Did you ever write
to the mail order bouse and ask
Mim to contribute to the mainten
ance of your church r, Did you ever
wrltA to the mail orter nouse ana
ask them to send along a dollar to
assist a neighbor who was sick ana
in a destitute condition? Did you
Avar ask a mail order house to at
tend the dinner given by the ladles
of the missionary society to raise
a little money to paint the parson-
Where is there a man oraer
house that contributes annually, to
the upkeep of the local ball teamT
r,,rnr conditions like the aoovo
hoon't t.hA local merchant played an
Important part? Looking at ifcfrom
onntw atandnoint:. wnat . wouiu
you think of the local merchant If
hA nskfid you to pay casn to mm ior
goods you had never seen, and pay
two weeks before receiving mem
Think it over.
ROOSEVELT WEDDING IN JUNE.
Exacte Date for Marriage of Ethel to
Doctor Derby Not Announced.
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t Voh 41 Thn wedding
of Miss Bethel Roosevelt, daughter
of Colonel and Mrs. rrneoaore
Roosevelt, and Dr.- Richard Derby,
wni hA celebrated In the latter part
of June at Sagamore Hill. The ex
act date has not been nxea.
NEGRESS TO BE CANDIDATE.
Wants Election as Member Hutch
insoa Educational Board.
Hutchinson, Feb. 21. For the
first time in the history ft fds
city, a negro woman has announced
her candidacy for a public office.
Mrs. Kate, Broadst defied to ca
rsr V'B pr!rasr!"3 tor a ?o;vH3 ta
U3 tcrd tf fa"'tt;.a., .
MEXICO TAKING
FAITH IN HUERTA
Financial Interests Believe That He
Will Restore Peace.
PREPARING FOR ELECTION NOW
Unrest Still Apparent in Several of
Sta' The Mexicans Shrug
Shoulders at Madero's
.Death. . '.
.The City of Mexico, Feb. 25.-r
Confidence in the new administra
tion is growing in the capital,, con
servative Mexicans and foreigners
alike regarding what, appears to be
a probable military regime as the
solution of the present difficulty.
A revulsion of sentiment has been
caused by the killing of Francisco
Madero and Pion Suarez, but the
majority of ,tbe Mexican people
merely shrug their shoulders. It is
likely that there are few chapters
of that t'rajtedy still to be written.
The bodies have been removed from
the penitentiary, pending the trans
ference of Madero's to the family
home at San . Pedro ; de los PInos,
in tbe state of Coahuila, and that
of Suarez to Yucatan, permission
having already been granted.
One afternoon paper In this city
denies the stories of the attack on
the Madero guard, alleging that the
affair was carried out in accordance
with prearranged plans, but tjhe
Mexican government appears honest
in its endeavor to place , the facts
before the world . by , means of a
Judicial investigation. This inves
tigation probably will not be con
cluded for Beveral days.
Already the political world .Js
turning to the elections. It is said
that Gen. Felix Das will have as
his opponents in his candidacy for
the presidency Francisco de la Bar-
ra, the present minister of foreign
relations: Rodolfo ' Reyes, son of
Gen. Bernardo Reyes,' who was kill
ed In the first attack on the palace,
and Dr. Francisco Vasquei Gomes.
Friends have begun, a campaign in
behalf of these candidates.
INHERITANCE TAX WILL
NOT BE REFUNDED.
Legislature Abolished Law But Will
' - Keep Oollectioas.. ' ,.
Topeka. Feb. 14. People who
paid inheritance tax during the last
focr yar$ nU be rr --abcrsel
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of the whole refused, to recommend
for passage the bill of the Waggon
er faction which provided for the
refunding of all legacy taxation. The
measure was amended to apply only
tn Atropt helm hut. the senate was
opposed to any reimbursing and;
killed the bill. . u s ;.; iU)s ' '
. The legislature of four years ago
enacted an Inheritance law which
taxed all legacies over. $5000 of
both direct and indirect heirs. The
present legislature abolished the
law shortly after it convened. '
The house committee of the whole
refused to pass the bill of Blakely
which prohibited smoking on a
Istreet car, either inside or on the
platform.- It recommended for pass
age the measure of Kincald of John
son . which requires that humane
treatment of birds and animals
shall 1)e taught in every public
school for not less than half an hour
each week. , .
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IS HELEN TAFT. TO JWED?
Rumor-That Marriage Will Occur
. Soon. '
Washington, Feb. 22. There are
strong rumors that Helen Taft will
be married to Dr. Cary Grayson, to
whom her friends say she Is engag-.
ed, before she leaves the white
house. ' -,
If the wedding comes it very prob
ably will be restricted to a few ,
friends of both families and lack
the brilliancy and color of the Alice
'RnnsavoUwT.nnerwnrtta ' affair.
Witness the Inaugura
tion of Woodrow
Wilson in
Washington, Msrch 4
Members of all the other parties
are welcome, for the new president
Is theirs as well as the Democrats'.
OFFICIAL ROUTE
' Through service from Kansas City
via Chicago and Pennsylvania Lines.
All arrangements for through
tickets and sleeptng car space may
be made now.
Y j jiKouna . trip irom
't". 'rr' 'Abilene 142.0 c.
iT fy pickets on ; sale
iLJLl February 27 and
28 March 1 and 2.. Final
limit March 10,1913.
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