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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16
Twenty PERSONS
KILLED IN WRECK
Twentieth Century Limited IN a Rea
End Collision.
NEAR ERIE PENNSYLVANIA
Train Was Going 81 Miles An Hour
Engine Deared up and Fell
Back on the
Coaches.

MrIe, Pa, Dec. 1l.-Twenty person
are believed to have been killed an
many injured when the Twentiet
Century Limited, the New York Ger
trSl fast train en- route from Chicag
to New York, collided with the rea
end OF passenger train No. 10 on tn
Lake Shore railroad at Northeast, ra
16 miles east Of here shortly afte
midnight.
At the time OF the collision tn
Twentieth Century was easily maxim
So miles an hour. Six bodies have q
ready been taken from the wreck
relief train left here at midnight load
ed with nurses and doctors for tn
scene Of the wreck
Northeast Is q small town, and
night 10 cut of. from both TELEGRAPH
and telephone communication. Re
ports Of the wreck did not reach her
until late and then 1t was said tina
tive freight trains had come togethe
with no loss Of life.
Tine Twentieth Century Limited !
due at Erie at 11:45 D. M, and passe'
running faster than schedule time
Train No. 10, also eastbound, left her
ct 1905 and was scheduled to take th'
siding at Northeast, but 1t is believes
the train did not reach the siding IA
enough In advance Of the fast rye
to make q proper clearance. TIL
wreck occurred directly opposite tn
Northeast railway station.
Railway oficials here refuse +
make public any facts concerning tn
wreck. Every ambulance in Erie 4
lined up at the Lake Shore railwa'
station here while hospitals have beef
notified to prepare to tax care Of man,
injured. Coroner Hanley has beeI
notified Of the wreck and is preparinl
BID rnorEue for the reception Of tn
dead which may be brought here.
The engine Of the Limited reare,
up, turned over and fell upon tn
coaches following. The train, whicl
was the second section Of the Limited
was made up Of two cars from 81
Louis, one from Cincinnati and on,
from Cleveland. The st. Louis car
were ahead. and most otthe dead ar,
reported to be In them and in the twJ
rear cars Of No. 10 which carried pas
sengers for Cleveland and Chicago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16
CURTIS INTRODUCES
NEW PENSION BILL

Washington, D, c., Dec. 1S.-sen-
ator Charles Curtis has introduced
in the Senate q bill that will be OF
interest to veterans Of the Civil war.
The bill Is an amendment Of the Nc
Cumber or age act and provides for
an increase in the rates under that
act, also for more frequent gradua-
tions, The Curtis bill provides for
pensions as follows: A pension Of slb
a month for veterans Of the Civil
war reaching the age Of So years.
$40 a month for those IS years OF
age; SIS for those IS; $50 for those
10; SSb for those rs and $40 for
those reaching rs years Of age. I'M
der the McCumber act, now in force
the rates increase from S12 TO those
81 years Of age to $40 for those 7b
years Of age. The Curtis bill cor
responds to the National Tribune
bill, whose passage the old soldiers
have been urging. but It's provisions
are more liberal for the soldiers. SEN
ator Curtis expects to press the bill
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16

low who boosts may go through life
and lay up no gold in the bank, but
as his funeral procession goes down
street people will speak softly and
say, "He was a fine fellow and we
shall miss him a lot" They will lay
lowers on his bier and the town
weekly paper will give him . sendoff
that will do to send to relatives and
friends in other states. But the
knocker goes about the streets with
his lament and his Crouch, and the
people begin to shun him as they
would a peatIlence. When he hap
pens 10 be for anything the people
say Something must Be wrong, and
Il is a good thing to vote -against."
This they do. and the knocher wakes
mn in the morning and wonders Why
All the people are 20 blind. Tie
Knockers days are fun Of grief and
worry and departure comes - .
benedictiOn.-Bert walker In Or
borne Farmer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16
STATE GRANGE At ROCKFORD
Members Of Illinois Organization
) Open Three Days sessIon--Na-
! tlonaI Master viii Attend.

Rockford, ILL.,, Dec. 14.--Membera 0
the state grange Of Illinois assemblies
here In large numbers to-day for tn
opening session Of their thirt5-clghtl
annual meeting, which began at tn
o'clock in Mendelssohn hall. Tn
meeting will last through Thursday
and the programs are full interest
Nahum ]. Bachelor of New Hamp
shire, master Of the National grangv
viii be here during the latter par
Of tho convention. EbiS / lis .4sz0kei
upon as special honor BY the state
organization.
Preliminary business, including the
reports Of officers, took up the time
to-day. Tonight Worthy Lecturer L
B. Eidmann will conduct q meeting Al
which State Master oliver Wilson, Mr.
Denny OF Wlnnebago county, Franz
Johns Of Maple Grove and E. Cheste,
Noel Of WIN county will speak,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16
THE VILLAGE DEACON,

The trouble with the fellows who
have Great Plans to save the people
from ruin and disaster is that they
think the saving grace can only come
by electing them to office.
have often wondered why rich
men get up early in the morning,
work hard and scheme to drive sharp
bargains. have found out They
do It to stay rich.
The business that pays every man
best is his own, but there are a lot Of
failures in the world who will never
tumble to the fact.
Bin shiftless' Oldest daughter 4
now big enough to have company.
The other night fellow brought heI
home and Bin didn't like II. "Thai
fellow" said Bill. '9s worthless. "a
couldn't start to make q living FOL
you. Fou want to b careful vhs
you lie ID with thsss dayH, or yoV
are nsbIs % ST q loafsF."
Son, po,pls have - Iiea thai n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16
NOV DAM q Rmporla.

"a. Martindale who has been max
ing success Of his weekly EmpOrIa
Journal will start a daily edition
Jan. /. A stock company is behind
the venture and D. E. Burns Of Cot
touwood Falls win help run the pa
per.
THE Emporia Daily Journal viii
be a Republican paper through and
through" said Mr.. Martindale. III
viii combat Populism, fanatieism and
Democracy on every hand, ever
though they masquerade under TIE
name Of Inzursent Republicans Of
Progressive Republican,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16

fr,,-., n,bllsbed In Abfisue weekly Re-
fIector December is, 1901
NOTICE OF AFPOINTMENT.
a,ats AZ Kansas. Dickinson County, 81
IN ne matter Of the estate Of AndreN
]. KohIer. deceased. late. o. DickiAson
county. Kansas
Notice Il hereby given that q -
fBih day o. Dccemher A. y; ~, y, ~
~ r1i-flnron County, EarEalI tllL ~
-,.,-icf M enailflot a. odu.nI4 tl1-5lN
III ~ sSiato a. Andrew = Aellel| or
--r~1f. no u uicfIr1r1 Hlu1II. ....
80. All n1fIIea Ial-l- l..N - ~.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16
NJ. L. POTTER is DEAD.
Former Representative from This
County Passed Away,

NJ. L. Potter. who served a term
in the legislature as representative
from this county in the SOS andre
sided at Hope several years, died yes
terday at the home Of his daughter
IN Kansas City. Burial win be there
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16
up and take it out. That Is another
snap for the neighbOr.


snap for the neighbor.
brother PhiIander," said to our
boss deacon the other day, don't
think we ought to pay more attention
to the hypocrites in our church,
what would you adviser" Don't
sign any notes with them, refuse to
trade in the dark, and vote for the
other fellow. The Lord viii attend
to the rest" Philander's faith is
built on the solid rock.
The women who have 70 get up
lunches for company experiment too
blamed much with salads and not
enough with baked potatoes and hot
biscuits.
There IL this difference between
a maeasins advertisement and > book
agent: The book agent never lets
YOU off at four cents. That's all Il
cost me to answer my last advertise
ment. But / got my moneys worth.
I argued that It was q fake, and
proved It. got no answer.
= =
"Be a booster. not knoeker.' Is
q little card Jon WIN see tackled up
in business places these days There
a a whole sermon On 4. The fellow
Who ross sboul ne streets continual
b knocking On eEis,ing conditions
lhat don't knppsa % Iuis hin alvsys
sroa,ss sutriclon. Papple Are a1i 2
az hIs cz haI h,sa Gosl-. ~ ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16

Thee other day watched for two
hours q spider as It roamed over a
window pane waiting for some fly to
drop into the tolls Of its web. But
no fly came. The spider, tired OF
waiting for the prey that never came
disappeared. Five minutes later !
noticed three different flies land IN
the web and struggle uselessly to
get away. They we're prisoners for
an time. But the spider wasn't
there. 1t is 50 with a whole lot OF
men. They set their plans for z
business enterprise and then walt
around for the,gams to appear. The
rame q : little slow and the men give
up and seek other pastures. Perhaps
five minutes later the game they
were looking for has landed in their
trap. But the nsishbor who had the
patience 10 watch out the. night lands
the prize. The restless one wandera
on from pillar to post. always keep
ing ahead Of the game. He becomes
4 rolling stone and gathers no moss.
what game he lands has to ny into
M net before he gets the guy ropes
fastened down. The man who VIM
d ne FELLOW Who IS On hand when
he zane comes along Then theF.
~ other fellows who are coninnl
8 n around al day ratGhi1g TIE NJ
- atsn tts CANE 11et sal inir
n ~ s1, - t|Ifr's la'F q =,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16

Edward e. slrris and wife to Charles
weidemann 70 feet lot . n "a
leet lot 8, blk s, Hope. $4,000.
G. c. schiveley and wife to Minnie
E. Enochs n v lot ~, Spruce ST.,
all lot 40 Spruce street, s. & A.
add Abilene. s105O.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16

cCheyville, Kan, Decs ll.-SoutA
Coneyyille promoters signed contracts
with eastern capitalists whereby that
town win get > 100000 terra Gotta
plant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16

Charles z. sNishet and wife % Bes-
sism u. Bornrt lots 4, a., 8. s. g
I6e, ~ ~. c,''.p'' fi''
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16

they have to do to get to heaven is to
pay their honest debts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-12-16

are an drer the beautiful Library Dining Room ant
Bed Room Furniture you spectacle here to feast your eyes upon
F floor of this building piled high with furniture the newest ant
designs together with almost endless variety OF patterns AM
colornGs in Carpets and Rugs
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
FOR JIM WATSON
William E. Blakely Is Re-
appointed Factory
Inspector.
HE COST CANDIDATE VOTES
Was Reported To BE Unfriendly to
Labor and Also Replaced
G. A. R. Man.

Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. BY voting,
yesterday, to confirm the appointment
of William E. BIakely as state factory
inspector, the republican majority of
the senate gave James E. Watson a
vote of confidence. 1t will be remem-
bered that Blakely was appointed by
Governor Hanly at the earnest request
of Watson, and that the appointment
caused Watson some trouble in the re-
cent campaign, when he was defeated
for governor.
Blakely was a manufacturer at Shell
byville and it said to have been promi-
nent in some kind of a commercial or
manufacturers organization, which or
ganized labor considered unfriendly to
its interests. When Watson was first a
candidate for congress Blakely assisted
canvass of the district Watson was a
frequent guest at Blakely's home.
1t Was a Personal Favor.
Watson was elected to congress. In
June 1907, the term of David H. Nc
Abee, as state factory inspector. ex-
pired, and Blakely wanted the place.
Watson went to Governor Hanly and
asked him as a personal favor to APP
point bldkely &c succeed MCADeS. 1t
was purely a personal request, and
Governor Hanly granted it and gave
Blakely the place. Immediately the
storm broke over Watson. Organized
labor denounced him for recommending
the appointment and even went so far
as to take the matter into the cam
paign and used it to show that Wat
son should not be elected governor.
McAbee was a member of the G.. A.
r. and this organization got an AK out
for Hanly and for Watson. because the
G. A. r. wished McAbee continued in
Office.
Watson, during the campaign, as
sumed full responsibility for the ap-
pointment of Blakely and explained in
his speeches that he made the recon-
mendation because Blakely was one OF
the best friends he ever had-a friend
at a time when he needed friends
and he did not express any regret al
making the recommendation.
1t was expected that Governor
Hanly would send the appointment OF
Blakely to the senate for confirmation
at the special session last fall but Il
did not reach that body until yester.
day. 1t was put to vote and the ap.
pointment was confirmed, all republic
| ans voting for it and all democrat.
voting against 1t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09
HUMAN BANK GETS
SELF into JAIL
Too Much "Red- Eye" of
Gary Brand Proves Dis
astrous to Stranger.

Another one of those human banks
that occasionally and in the police
station was tried yesterday morning
before Judge A. C. Huber and fined
1910. The man had on his possession
5000 in cash. valuable stock in the
United States Steel Corporation, and a
bank book with nearly 5000 to his cred
it. The man was arrested for COM
mon drunk.
The only way in which this man
looked any different than the common
drunk was that he was uncommonly
drunk, so much so. in fact, that it
necessitated a wagon to haul him to
the police station. He was found lay
ing in back of a saloon with all that
cash on his person and not one of de
gang" got wise.
When the man was brought to the
station he was searched by officer
Rambo, who found the bank book
and $3.50 on his person. In
the morning, however, the man was
fined $12.10. so that he was evidently
cents short. This deficit he quickly
made up, however, by pulling s175 out
of one of his rear pockets. He then
thanked the police for arresting him,
and protecting his money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09
EDITION MAKES A HIT
Especial to THE TINES

East Chicago, Ind, Jan. 9.-"The
commercial edition of THE TIMES yes
terday,' said a local business man last
evening, lis the finest example of
newspaper work that has ever been is
sued in Lake county and should reap
innumerable benefits for its advertis-
ers." This is but a single instance of
the praise which THE TIMES extra
twenty page edition is receiving
throughout this city and the Harbor.
Copies were bought by persons who
had never before perused the papers
of the popular Lake county daily and
the distributors found that they had
ordered too few papers to supply the
demand.
Nassau and Thompson in this city
received a consignment of 500 papers
and at 1880 o'clock their shelves were
bart The demand had been persist
ent ever since o'clock, when news of
the excellent edition first reached the
street William Cooksey reports the
distribution of 325 copies in Indiana
Harbor alone. In that city also the
paper met with commentator from
every source
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09
SCHOOL BOY HERO
SAVES GIRLS LIFE
At the Risk of His Own He
Snatched Her From
Sure Death.
HAPPENED ON CAR TRACKS
Child Falls Across the Rails and
Would Have Been Struck By
Car But for Rescuer.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Indiana Harbor Ind, Jan. "a nine
year old hero resides in the Harbor and,
strange to say his name is not known.
The little fellow really deserves a Car
negie medal for his bravery but was
too modest to wait until his name
could be learned ana TO receive the
thanks of the child whose life he saved
Five year old Jennie Radastovicz,
whose parents reside near the corner
of One Hundred and Thirty seventh
and Cedar streets, is the little girl
whose life was spared by the prompt
action of the unknown schoolboy
Jennie was saved from being crushed
by the wheels of one of the South
Shore line intercity cars about o'clock
yesterday morning.
Passengers on the car were aston
ished to see the child walking on the
tracks Immediately in front of the car,
apparently paying little attention to
Its approach. Giving a hasty glance
over her shoulder the child saw how
near the car really was and attempted
to run across the tracks. Her foot
struck the farthest rail and she fell
face downward in the middle of the
tracks. The car is said to have been
less than half a block away and run
ming at such a speed that the motor
man could not have possibly stopped
in time to save the child's life. The
hero of the day, whose fame may even
outshine that of the heroes in the Alger
productions, happened to be walking
along Euclid avenue and saw the lit
tie girl fall. Without stopping for an
instant he rushed across the tracks
and picking the child up with his en-
tire strength assisted her to the side
of the road After assuring himself
that she was not hurt and watching her
go safely on her way, the unknown
lad continued walking toward the
Harbor.
So quickly was the act of heroism
done that the passengers were awe
struck as they thought of the danger
in which the lad had placed himself
The car carried them almost two blocks
beyond before the motorman stopped
! the car and by that time the lad was
| lost to sight. He is reported as hav-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09
SENATE AND HOUSE
CAUCUS WEDNESDAY
Will Get Together on the
Selection of a United
States Senator.
TIMES BUREAU,

AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 9. - Next
Wednesday night the democrats of the
senate and of the house will hold a
joint caucus and try to select candi- |
date for United States senator on
whom they all can unite and whom
they can elect in the legislature. The
call for the caucus was issued late yes
terday afternoon, and was signed by
Speaker Honan; Senator Stotsenburg,
joint caucus chairman; Senator Nc
Cullough of Anderson, debate caucus
chairman; Representative Sweeney of
Tell City, who was democratic caucus
chairman during the special session;
Representative Strickland of Green
field, who presided at the democratic
house caucus at the opening of this
session; and Senator Kftsler of Log
ansport, democratic floor leader in the
senate.
There are some who believe that at
the caucus Wednesday night the nom
inee for senator will be chosen on the
first ballot and that he will be John
w. Kern. There are many others who
cannot see it that way They say the
caucus will be long drawn out and
Kern will not win. And there you are
One thing is certain, or 1t looks that
way at least. and that is that if Kern
is not selected Slack will be. The Kern
supporters are claiming thirty Ave
votes on the first ballot, but it is diff
fcult to see where he is going to git
them He is more likely to have %.
That is not enough, as it takes AZ to
nominate, so where will he get the
rest?
There has been a great deal of talk
lately about a combination being fixed
up between the Kern forces and the
Shively forces and there have been
some things IN the developments that
made this look plausible. But if these
two men have formed a combination
they take a queer way OF working it.
It is known that many of Kern's sup
porters in various parts of the state
have all along advanced as one of their
main arguments that the democratic
party owes Kern debt of gratitude
| for having been willing 50 often to
| become candidate the ticket when
| there WAS no possible chance for him
to be elected And this argument has
caught on and has brought Kern some
| strength But it is known also that
| ShiveIy. on at least one occasion. ac-
| cording TO a EendalviIIe paper at
| tackled this argument and said that
| sympathy ought not to elect candi-
date, thus taking a direct poke at
| Kern.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09
DELINQUENT
PARENT IS
ARRESTED
Gary Man Fails to Send
Adopted Girl to School
and Authorities Step in
and Compel Him to Give
Child an Accommodation.

The first arrest of parents who re-
fused to send their children to the
public schools. in Gary. was made yes
terday by Special Truant officer Kay
Yesterday George Starkovitch was
arrested by officer Miller on a warrant
zall of Crown Point. who was in Gary,
for failure to send his adopted daugh-
ter to school as is required by law.
Judge Townsley. before whom the
case was tried. fined Starkovitch So
and costs, amounting to $12.75. The
girl was placed in charge of Proba-
ton officer Muzzall, who will place
her in home where she will be prop
erly cared for and educated. A num-
Der of other cases where parents have
failed to keep their children in school
were continued until Jan. IL to give
the persons charged chance to send
their children to school and escape ar
rest. Preliminary steps have also been
taken to commit several incorrigibles
to the state reform school
The Gary school boards special Of
ficer has instructions to see that every
child in Gary of school age is attend
ing school properly. 1t is not the in
tention of the truant officer to make
arrests by the wholesale, as he has
a chance to do, but first warn the par
ents that their children must be kept
in school or arrests will follow.
From the fact that there are nearly
1900 school children in Gary at the
present time, the duties of Officer Kay
have not been light, insomuch that he
works among the children and parents
of so many nationalities. The inves-
LEGATION among the foreigners has been
conducted with the aid of an interpre-
ter and Mr.. Kay is to be congratulated
on his efficient work.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09
WHITING MAN IS KILLED
Henry Johnson Meets His
Fate at Wood River,
Illinois.
(special 10 THE TrMEsl

Whiting. Ind. Jan. An explosion
of still occurred at the Standard Oil
company's refinery at Wood River. ILL.,,
at which Henry johnson. formerly en-
ployed on the stills at the local re-
finery, was killed. Johnson was well
known here and the Whiting people
were sorry to hear of his fate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09
BREAD
Cheaper Than Meat

There is no article of food
so satisfactory and so sat
isfyTng, one day with an
other, as bread; but the
quality must be right;
bread of superior quality
nourishes every member
of the family and makes
good healty blood and
muscle too. Further, it is
a cheap food. cheaper than
meat. F. G. Dietrich, 268
State street, will deliver
this kind of bread if you
call up phone 1921. He
carries a full line of bak-
cry goods.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09

ing worn a brown suit and a red
skating cap. The little girls father
is saloonkeeper and was in East Chi
cago yesterday afternoon endeavoring
to find some of the passengers on the
car who could identify the heroic lad
should he be found
Valdez weekly prospector., 1909-01-28
VIC OLSON HAS A
 BADLY FROZEN FOOT

Vic Olson, who has the contract to cut cord wood for the steamboats to be operated on the Copper river, is reported to be in his camp some miles above the rapids with q badly frozen foot. It is also reported that the camp is very short of food and that owing to the wind blowing down the Copper it is impossible for the teams to move the supplies up from the cache at the rapids.
 IL. Fitzgerald, one of the men who went out to work for Olson, returned on the Pennsylvania to Valdez. He says that Olson's foot is in bad shape and that it is probable that he will have to be brought out to Cordova. Fitzgerald says that when he left the camp there was only very small amount of food, but that the teams were going to make an heroic effort to get up the river. He says that the wind coming down the Copper has averaged seventy-tive miles an hour for weeks and that the weather conditions make it almost. impossible to work to any advantage.