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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
D. Q. H. 8.

Ralph Peril, Fred Dees and Har
ry Wilkins, old students Of the D. G
H. s. who are attending KansasUni
versity, spent their Easter vacation
visiting the school and friends here
Two sets of hurdles have been
made by the Manual training de-
partment for the athletic associa-
ton.
Miss Use visited her mother at Law
renee Sunday and Monday.
Several Of the teachers will &C.
company our representatives to EN-
poria, next Friday.
Prof Steininger played two fine
selections in chapel last Thursday.
The janitor had an all days job
cleaning up after the dust storm Of
Saturday and Sunday.
This is the week for mid-term ex-
aminations and the students are very
busy preparing for them.
Several good records have been
made by the members of the track
team, the past week. Our boys in
tend to take first place.
The Male Quartette sang their con-
test number Crossing the Bar" last
Saturday in chapel. The boys have
worked hard and hope to win the low
ing cup.
The caste for the Junior play The
Professors Predicament" was chosen
last Tuesday and work on the play
will begin at once.
The German Glasses have begun
work on their play to be given In
about three or four weeks.
Vera Poland and Elma Noble spent
Sunday with Florence Rulings.
Many students went home for
Easter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
aEVENUE RECEIPTS GROW
SINCE APRIL I THERE HAS BEEN
DAILY eURPLUs or esS,e50.
since January I the Custom Receipts
Havs Nearly Reached the 1901
Figures for Like Period.

! Washington, Apr. 13.-AsSistant Sec
rotary OF the Treasury Coolidge In
speaking yesterday or customs In 70
gard to revenue and other treasury re-
CENTS and Of expenditures this year,
said the daily deficit 10 steadily dimin'
lshing. He said:
THE daily average receipt from Gus
toms from January / to April 10 were
S1.07l,S61. This 10 nearly up to the
average for the corresponding period
Of 1907 which was S1,144.667. The
average for the corresponding period
Of 1908 was only SssO,O72. The re-
turns from internal revenue have not
been SO favorable. The average daily
receipts since January 1st have been
S75O.223 as against S77S,07S for the
corresponding period Of 1908 and $685.
500 for the corresponding period Of
1907.
THE average daily total receipts
from all sources have been S2,007,SS9
as against S1,Ss7,134 in 1908 and g.
9OS,577 in 1907. The average daily
total expenditure has been s2.SOS,SOO
as against 1926, 400 in 1908 and 81
$500 In 1907. The daily deficit has
continued to diminish steadily. The
average daily deficit since July LIST,
1908, has been SS74,SOO. Since January
LIST, 1909, 1t has been s2S5,9O0. Since
February 10, 1909. 1t has been S115,7OO.
Since March 10, 1909 1t has been $685.
200. Since April LIST the average daily
surplus has been $63,959.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
BOOTHS MESSAGE
FOUNDER AND COMMANDER OF
SALVATION ARMY SENDS
GREETING.
70 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
He Asks In What Direction Ml@uty
Material Resources and Mallc
Force Of This Nation viii
Lead the World,

Lead the World.
New York, Apr. lo.--A MESSAGE fro1
Gen. William Booth, founder and com
mander of the Salvation Army, was
read last night at a remarkable
celebration in Carnegie hall in honor
Of his S0th birthday anniversary
Miss Eva Booth, the generals daught
er and commander of the Salvation
Army in America, read the message to
the packed hall. 1t was as follows:
London, April 10, 1909.
ITO the American people: -Oh,
America, how vast is your opportunity
for making last mark for good on the
entire human race. Endowed with
measureless material resources, en-
Toying the unbounded confidence Of
your own people, favored with the con-
centrated light of earth and heaven,
possessed of an influence covering,
like shadow, all the world besides;
what a power you must be destined to
become.
What will you do with this mighty,
magic force? II you are permitted to
realize your ambition to lead the
world, whittier will you lead it? To
utter abandonment Of faith 81 the eter-
nal and the neglect Of every duty flow
ing out Of 1t, to senseless worship Of
mammon, to useless frivolities? No,
| am sure you won't and blush at the
very mention OF such things and de-
nounce them with all my soul
where else can you lead this poor,
blind, stumbling world Of ours, but to
he mighty, just, holy God and obedi-
snce to His command; to the practice
If righteousness, purity, honor. kind
less and simplicity, TO self sacrificing
service Of mankind?
20 America, invite you to the actual
realization OF the christian principles
Fou profess and 10 practical imitation
II Jesus Christ, who came out Of His
heaven to seek and to save.
Come along then. let US grid up our
loins and go out Of our heaven and put
our arms around perishlng multitudes
and bring them to Christ. purity. peace
and paradise.
Il invite you to make our common
an ungainsayable reality
and thus wipe out the reproach fast
gathering over US that II Is nothing
more than an exploded tradition,
fashionable association or 8 ifeless
Then when the wondering
world asks: I'm what country can
ind the thing described By the letter
II the bible and set forth In the life OF
Jesus Christi the answer shall be:
(siEned) gen. wM. BOOTH
Messages eabied By various govern
,rs and mayors n this country 70 Gen,
Booth IN England, conEratulating him
n his birthday anniversary and pay
Nc tribute to bis work usra rad from
~ IIrT1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

any but import taxes. In this con.
nec.ion those articles which the fed
eral government purchases in large
quantities in foreign markets are to
be provided with lower rates Of duty.
This is in accordance with the plan
recently launched In the senate
through the appointment of the new
committee on public expenditures, to
reduce the running expenses Of the
government.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
Mr.. ca.tro Al.o kspt out.

Washington, Apr. 1S.-Mrs. Castro
wife of the former president Of Vene
vuela, also is being kept out Of that
country. Dispatches from the Ameri
can diplomatic representative in Vene'
zuela announce that Mrs. Castro with
her party on the steamship Guada-
loupe from which the former president
debarked at Fort De France has ar
rived at La Guaira on Saturday. They
were not permitted to land or to COM
municate with shore. As an added
precautIon the Guadaloupe was not
docked but proceeded onward for the
next stop, q Columbian port. 1t is
apparent the effort is to keep Mrs.
Castro from any direct communication
with her husbands former political
friends In Venezuela
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
Railroads Would Issue stock.

Topeka, Apr. 1S.-Undsr the new
law requiring railroads to get permits
sion Of the state board Of railroad
commissioners before issuing stock
and bonds, the Rock Island and Santa
Fe roads made application yesterday,
the Santa .Fe to issue $7S,O0O,000 Of
common stock and the Rock Island to
issue 100000 refdnding bonds to take
up Chotaw, Oklahoma & Gulf equip.
ment trust bonds. due April 1. At the
time of issuing the bonds In question
the Santa Fe gave the purchasers per
mission to turn in the bonds and take
common stock at any time they de.
sired and the issue is to protect the
road on this agreement.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
WHINE Houie tabor conferenee.

washington, Apr. 10. - President
Gompers Of the American Federation
Of Labor, has arranged for an import
ant labor conference at the White
house next Friday afternoon when
matters affecting the interests Of or
ganised labor will be discussed be-
tween President Taft and the members
Of the executive council OF the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor which began
Its sessions here yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

Liverpool cables came nearly foul
pence higher this morning after the
Easter holidays, fully reflecting oul
advance of the past two or three
days. Chicago May wheat opened
considerably higher on a range Of
$1.26% @$1.28. Prices ruled
strong Immediately after the open
ing but weakened later and May fin
ally sold down to $1,26% again
about noon. Final figures were
$1.27M. The market today was a
rather excitable one, July wheat
opened at Silt, sold up to $1.17h,
then down to S1.15% and closed at
Sligo. September closed at
SLOTS after selling as high as
s1.OSlh. Kansas City May wheat
CLOSED at sbS1h, July $1.OsA,
September $1.01%.
While futures were making new
high records, the cash also was SELL
ing at new high figures. No. Q hard
brought $3.50 on the Kansas City
market and No. 2 red $1,46. Kansas
sas City had only 80 cars Of wheat
and 10 cars Of corn today. A.,
Brooks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
raft to start Automobile Race.

Washington, Apr. iS.-President
raft yesterday accepted an invitation
to start the New York to Seattle auto.
mobile race for the Guggenheim cup
BY pressing q button at the White
house At noon on June l. When the
signal is received In New York Mayor
Mcclellan OF that city will FIRE pistol
to send the racing machines away on
their long journey. Robert Guggen.
helm, donor Of the cup called at the
White house yesterday and made the
necessary arrangements.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

Washington, Apr. 1S.-The house
was in session two hours and Is min
utes yesterday. The first action taken
was the adoption Of q resolution call.
Ing upon the senate for q return of the
Payne tariR bill next Thursday, in
order that It might be corrected so as
to include products Of petroleum in
the free LIST During the confusion IN
oIdent to the passage Of the bill Fri
day last It was believed that this pro
vision was embodied IN It, but It de-
veloped that snoh. was not the case,
although It clearly was the Intention
10 include these products along with
crude and refined petroleum. The
house especially authorised Is enroll
ing clerk to make the correction and
be can make TIE change within a few
Minutes Il win therefore cause no
delay In taria legislation Il 3 IN
derstood the senate WIl no, object to
ruCn returu q ias - lsszA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
Master Bakers In Session.

Terre Haute, Ind, Apr. 1S.-If the
people of Indiana have cause for com
plant concerning the quantity or quail
ity of their bread for few days, 1t ia
because most Of the master bakers are
here to attend the annual meeting Of
their state association, which was
called to order to-day by President J
r. Hummel Of Muncle. Technical
matters pertaining to the trade will
be handled in papers and discussions
and the association will adjourn to-
morrow evening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
More Japanese 90 Than Come,

New York. Apr. 13.-According to
the oficial report Of the department
of foreign affairs Of Japan, as announc-
ed at the consulate general in this
city, yesterday, s07 more Japanese re-
turned to their native country from
the United States and Hawaii during
March than entered the states and
Hawaii
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
MIdnM o.t, aas.n0n namnn.n.

San Francisco, Apr. 1S.-Mrs. Mary
Kingstord was awarded $4,000 dam
ages by a Jury in Judge Murosky'i
court yesterday for the death of her
husband, Albert Kingsford, who was
run down and killed in 1907 by an
automobile belonging to the Levi
Strauss company. The widow had ash
ed for $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
UneI. SANS CLOTHING BIN.

Washington, Apr 1S.-Bids viii be
opened in the ONCE Of the quarter
master Of the army within the nexi
few weeks for the largest consignment
Of army clothing ever purchased IN
time Of peace. The contract win az
gregate about SI,0O0,OO0. This repre-
sents a years supply.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
nIa a aAIrmanlr aehaoIr Non.

Berlin. Apr. 1.-THE aerial nav
league announces that II IL making ar
fragments to found an "AirmanI
school" at Friedrichshaten, which. 0
is probable. wiz be opened IN October
The course Of study win cover thres
years ana the pupils Win Be trained d
TIE handing Of dlrigibls airshlDa
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

elk Rslow Zero At crlppls Greek
cripple Creelr, Col. Apr. fs.-Ther-
monetsrs intbs erippia Creek district
registered az degrees below sere last
uignL A hIth WA preFs'lsi ~ az.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

Detroit, Apr. Sat least eight per
sons lost their lives in the storm
that visited Detroit and Michigan
yesterday. Three men attempted to
cross the Detroit river in a row boat
and were drowned.
At Jennings three young men we're
killed BY being caught under q wall
that was blown down By the wind.
The damage 70 roofs. chimneyA plate
glass, etc, WIN probably reach $685.
900 in Detroit and Michigan The
wind velocity reached over S. miles an
hour.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

Toledo, o., Apr. 8.-Northwestern
Ohio yesterday experienced one Of
the most severe wind storms in its
history. In Toledo losses are esti-
mated at $4,000.
The wind attained velocity Of 70
miles an hour, two miles per hour
less than the record here.
A boy was blown out Of the skin into
Maumee river and was rescued with
dificulty. Another boy was knocked
down by the wind and rolled in front
Of a speeding automobile. He was
painfully cut and bruised. Fifteen
Toledoans were injured and two Of
them Miss Minnie Schroeder, 20, and
james Csudern, eight, are in seri-
Gus condition. Miss Schroeder was
struck by a heavy plank which was
blown of a building and the Gauder
boy was blown 20 yards along the side
walk and internally injured.
The main building Of the Toledo
Masslllon Bridge company was partial
ly wrecked. The roof over the main
building Of the plant was torn Oh and
deposited In q field.
Many small towns near Toledo re-
port damage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15
DAMAGE BY WIND
A 6s-MlLE GALE CARRIED DOWN
WIRES OVER LARGE
TERRITORY.
GREAT LAKES REGION SWEPT


Chicago, Apr. S.-Wires east Of Chi
cago as far as Pittsburg went down
rapidly in yesterdays gale, ac-
cording to the telegraph companies
Wheeling, w. Va, reported every wire
down east of that point. OF the
numerous leased wires running east Of
Chicago but one was working yester-
day afternoon and conditions were
said to be growing worse.
In this city several persons received
minor injuries frcr topping fences
and loosened signboards. Scores Of
plate glass windows were broken. BY
far the most freakish within of the
storm was to give a perilous ride to
Samuel Holland, an elevated railroad
conductor.
Holland was seated ON the runway
of a box car on the Metropolitan Ele-
waited when the roof was lifted up by
the gale. 1t maintained a horizonal
position and Holland went whirling
away like fly on q piece of card
board. He lit over a hundred feet
from the starting place none the
worse for his experience. The roof
settled to the ground with comparative
steadineSs considering its weight
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
SENATOR STONE BITTER
IN MAKING COMMENT

WASHINGTON. MAY 2S.-1Taving a
few remarks to make on the tariff in
general, Senator Stone today called ii
halt upon the consideration Of the SUI
gar schedule submitted to them. Con
cerning the probable passage of the
pending bill. he said:
H'The halo of victory is already
shining on the brow of the big chief
(Mr Aldrich). and ON his comrades of
the finance committee.
But. he added, the accomplishments
of the majority was ga pitiable end
ing of somewhat pusillanimous be
ginning.
Referring to former President
Roosevelt as ''performing murderous
feats without parallel" he continued,
O. lie Is only a memory hardly worth
a question, but Taft is still living
potentiality.'
He quoted at length from utterances
on the tariff reduction by Mr.. Taft
to show that he expected revision
downward,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
'tCfiIEF" ALDRlCH GETTING RESULTS

company, and that unless the internal
revenue tax on leaf tobacco in the
hand was repealed, these outrages
would again occur. was the declaration
made by Senator Bradley of Kentucky
today in urging the adoption of his
amendment TO the senate bill. This
amendment proposes 10 restore in the
tariff bill the house provision for the
free sale of leaf tobacco by the farm
er, which WAS stricken out by the
finance committee Of the senate. After
reviewing the growth of the American
Tobacco company, Mr., Bradley said
that. not content with destroying all
competition IN the United States, this
concern drove the Imperial Tobacco
company of Great Britain, its chief
competitor. TO compromise, and OBJ
tanned an agreement by which the I'M
perial company yielded up all compe-
htlon In the United States.
France, Austria. Italy. Portugal
ana other countries each meanwhile de-
creed that the government would buy
and import tobacco as business, the
profit going into the Golfers of the gov
ernment under what is known as the
Rcgle system. said Mr. Bradley.
The American Tobacco comnauv,
seeing the danger in this direction. en-.
tered into conspiracy with the Rccic
agents by which the territory should
he and was divided, all agreeing to pay
the same fixed price and allotting the
territory into well-dciincd districts, so
that there could he no conflict of in
tercstS.
''Thus the producers found them
selves powerless and hemmed in on ev-
cry side. - continued Mr.. Bradley and.
after appealing to congress, without
effect, as a last resort organized the
pooling societies, which resulted in a
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Continued from Page One

eent per pound, which, he said. he was
con6dcnt would be voted down.
Mr.. Clay spoke OF the sugar schc-
.iWe are granting favors to the
most uuconscionable trust ever organ
lied in the United Statcs,' he de
clarcd. speaking with vigor. GA band
Tobbing the American people. and
will retract nothing / have said for
know from investigation Of what L
have spoken and we should not give
The trust free sugar unless VIC make
a reduction in the duty on refined
sugar.
After being reminded that his
amendment provided for a reduction
on refined sugar, without an cQuiva-
lent % reduction on crude. Mr.. Gore with
drew it in favor of that formerly pre-
scntcd by Mr.. Clay, which provided
for practically cutting IN half the
duties of the bin both on raw and re-
fined sugar.
Pointing out that this amendment
would so reduce the duty on raw sugar
as to injurc the beet sugar industry,
Mr.. Bristow protested against IL, al
though his course has been TO advocate
lowering of duties in the bill
The senate paragraph relating to raw
and refined sugar was then adopted as
recommended by the finance committee,
with the understanding that Mr.. Al
drich would ask for a reconsideration
when Mr., Clay was prepared TO offer
and speak on his amendment.
The section relating TO maple sugar
and maple syrup, pacing = duty of 4
cents per pound on each taxing glucose
15.cent per pound and sugar cane in
its natural state 20 per cent ad valorcm
was agreed to by viva vocc vote.
Stone Roasts Smoot
Saying he had a wage scale relating
to the razor industry in Germany
which was twice as high as the Amer
lean wage scale, according TO an Off
cial statement furnished by the German
government and now in the state de-
Dartment, Mr. Stone said:
81 assert that this report was in the
hands of the finance committee long
before the question Of relative wages
paid here and in Germany was raised
They know about it. Yet, when we
asked about these wages, the senator
fdavits from workmen who had been
brought from Germany that the Ger
man wages were ony one-third those
OF the American wages.
When the senate sent TO the depart
mcnt for this information it was al
ready in the hands of the finance com
mittee, Mr., Stone declared
Mr.. Stone inquired whether the sen
ator from Utah thought the German
government would make false aft
davit about wages, in reply 10 which
Mr.. Smoot said he thought that was
not a proper subject for discussion
Mr.. Aldrich said that there had been
a report from the German government,
but it was in German and had never
been translated,
! Mr.. Aldrich said the report had
come to him in connection with two
hundred or three hundred other vol
nmes. He had, however. undertaken to
have it translated, but before that was
done it had been sent for by the presi-
dent or the state department But. he
said. the committee had had before ii
a comparative statement of wages Of
the two countries from an American
source, and as the German statement
was not comparative, he did not regard
it as of the same value.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
Brief Session of House.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.--Thc Por
10 Rican bill today entered upon the
last stages of its consideration. AT the
outset of the debate the bill was met
with strenuous opposition from Mr.
Borland Of Missouri, who offered an
amendment limiting the opcratlon of
the proposed law TO one year, which
was bitterly opposed by Mr.. Payne,
The bill was then laid aside and the
house adjourned.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
TOBACCO TRUST BLAMED
FOR NIGHTRDERS' WORK

WASHINGTON, May 29.-That the
outrages of the niphtriders in Ken
tuckv and Tennessee resulted from the
oppression of the American Tobacco
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
Plenty of Water at Laurelhurst.

Also electric Light car line in the
near future. Look over the property
tomorrow Free trips from end of car
line all afternoon 4 good investment
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
American Flags for
Memorial Day

Nothing more patriotic than the American Aag-we
have them from the little hand flags to the large porch
and hall decorative sizes-cotton wool and silk fast
colors-at any price you want to pay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-10-27
A ROOM
TO RENT
By Abraham r. Groh

To the girl away from home no time
is so lonely as Sunday afternoons.
Ellen Sibley had come to the city
three months ago. This Sunday af-
ternoon she had her regular weekly
spell of "the blues"
This afternoon she had the weekly
paper from her old home town. She
knew everybody there, and she de-
lighted in reading each hOmely little
item.
What a dull place she had always
thought the village to be! How she
had longed to get away to the city
where she could have an opportunity
to do something. She had not been
satisfied to live the life Of the village.
She wanted to be in the midst of the
glamour and excitement of the city.
But now she saw the city as it was,
and her heart longed for the village
with it's peace and quiet, it's plain,
honest, affectionate people who had
always taken a kindly interest in her.
One item opened long train of
memories in her mind. 1t was to the
effect that John Rogers had taken
charge of the lumber yard. The paper
said a good many nice things about
John, as country weeklies have hab-
it of doing, and prOphesied that he
would be the head of a great business
some day.
Through the mind of Ellen Sibley
went memories of days spent in the
society of John Rogers. She remem-
bered his honest face, his manly de-
meanor on all occasions. In COM
parison with the city men he, to say
the least, did not suffer. She remem-
bered, too, the summer evening when
she had refused to be his wife. And
as this came back to her the girl
dropped her head in her arms and
wept.