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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

A Montgomery County Republican
who was in Topeka few days ago
commented on statement recently
attributed to Governor Stubs by The
CAPITAL, in which he said: 1.-THE treas
ury doesn't have to be examined While
Mark Tulley is treasurer. II short
age is found there under him, will
pay it out of my own pocket" This
is deserved tribute to a worthy off,
cial'' the Southern Kansas man went
on. "but the Governor could have
made the same statement about Lieu
tenant-G Governor Fitzgerald, Auditor
Nation, Secretary of State Denton
or Superintendent Fairchild. These
men were all nominated three years
ago by convention which Mr.. Stubs
denounced so vigorously. And after
thew had been nominated that year
by their party, and his party he
found them not good enough to sup
port at the polls. He refused TO
make a single speech or say word
to advance their candidates.. This
is recalled not for the purpose OF re-
elimination, but to show that 1t is
possible for the greatest minds TO
change" Mr.. drummer, who was
chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee three years ago.
and who listened to this discussion
told the Montgomery County man
that he thought him unfair to the
Governor, as that was the year his
"eves" gave him a great deal OF
trouble. 81 know his eyes were IN
bad shape during that campaign
crummer said, /" for / wrote him
many letters appealing to him 10
make one speech for the ticket or to
even dictate letter to me which
could use over the state showing
that he was for the ticket, He dlo
neither, and take it that it was due
to his eye trouble" 1t is UNDER
stood that the Governors eyes re-
sumed their old-time lustre as soon
as the 1905 campaign was over, and
that he was able to read the figures
which gave Hoch 2,231 majority over
Harris without the use of glasses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08
A DISGRACE TO ABILENE AND
DICKINSON COUNTY.

Yesterday a weary woman with
two small children stopped {. resident
Of the city on the street and asked:
"will you please tell me where the
park ISL"
He studied a little, then to gain
time replied, What park do you
mean?"
why the public park where a
tired woman can rest-I have to stay
here all day and the streets are very
hot and there seems no place to SIT
down except in the stores or at the
depots."
WELL" he replied rather cha
grined, there is so-called park but
Il has grown to weeds and has no
trees. There is bit OF grass on
second street but that is the hoboes'
loafing place. There is an acre OF
fine grass under beautiful elm trees
belonging to the county but 1t Is
fenced in and no one is allowed to
use it. No, there is nowhere IN the
town where tired woman can rest
in the shade. You will have to walk
the sidewalks, l guess"
All of which is true. This town
has not a place where a farmers
wife can spend an hour in comfort
not a place where the delight OF
shade and green grass can be en-
loved outside the private homes
where no strangers are welcome.
1t is a disgrace to this city which
donated the ground and to the county
that accepted it that the great court
house square, a full block OF ground
with its beautiful elm trees, is shut
away from public use. 1t would GER
tainly give great deal OF comfort
and 10y to open it with walks and
seats where the people who come
here to trade could rest in the sum-
mer days. The trees and the grass
will be there when this generation
and many others are gone-why
should they be fenced off as II they
we're the private grounds Of prince
that must not be used by the public?
It belongs to the people Of the county
and should be given to their use.
It is a sad commentary on the
progressiveness of this city and
county that there is not a place
"where a tired woman can rest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

The fact that the banks OF Law
rance have decided to ignore both the
state bank guaranty law end the ms
tional bank insurance scheme and
form a protective association of their
own might be cited as proof that
Stubs is another of those prophets
who is without honor in his own
country.-LeavenwOrth Times. As
Governor Stubs is the principal
owner Of one Lawrence bank and a
director in snother the situation is
more complex than the Times seems
to intimate Why don't his bank
60 into his own scheme?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

Hope Dispatch; The Chronicle pre-
diets that If Judge Rees decides to
become a candidate for Congress next
year that the Dispatch and all other
"me too" papers in the district can
not defeat him. And right here let
us add the prediction that If Judge
Rees does decide to become a can
didate, the Chronicle and all the
other choppers" in the district will
not be able to keep him from being
defeated. The Dispatch is for a good
man to relieve the present incumbent,
but we choke when it comes to Rees.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

Hon Case Broderick, of Holton,
former member of Congress from the
First District, has taken hand in
the debate over the right or wrong
actions of the Kansas delegation in
their votes last spring when the eff
fort was made to change the rules OF
the house and defeat Speaker Cannon
for his present office.
After discussing the proposition
at some length he concludes:
"But we are told that these ques-
tions must be thrashed over in our
districts next year; tnat voting for
Mr.. Cannon or voting against him for
speaker is to be made test of party
fealty in the next primary campaign
for congressional candidates. If so, ]
believe there will be enough Repub-
licans, Taft Republicans, in Kansas to
hold the balance of power and who
will resent a division Of the party on
a feigned issue. and put an end for
a time to this sort Of politics"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

salina Sun: In respect to the Con-
gresslonal contest next year don't
count your chickens before they are
Matched. Certain papers are stated
to be for Rees-the larger number
and others for Calderhead. Don't be
previous, for the contest is nearly a
year away. We expect to see Mr.
calderhead the nominee again. He
Is an upright and candid man. and
a very useful Congressman. The old
soldiers are FOR him and there are
a good many stiil doing business
at the old stand" They say the poll
ticians are sppoFting Mt. Calder
head. well handy IN tbs neck Of
ne woods. Tie movement 70 down
~. caiderhssd vas ana is political
and that 8 al there e % ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

These are busy times in the "oil'
department at the State House. With
It's deputy oil inspectors 10 appoint,
the Governor finds the task no easy
lob, as this force Is looked up upon as
an important link in the great chain
Of reform" with his multiplied
duties Of selecting candidates for
Congress in a half-dozen districts
fixing up a slate Tor the state Off
GERS next year. blnffing the National
bankers with the threat Of a special
session Of The Legislature, hunting
around N Georgia and Missouri for
3 warden Of ne psuissntiAry. and e.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08
rrRNEp rHE TABLEs.

Usually when fair is talke- Of
tie county seat merchants offer the
prizes to induce the farmers to bring
in their displays, but for the Man
haitian fair to be given September
1924 the tables have been turned.
The Manhattan Grange, q farmers
organization. will offer two prizes
Of SIS ana $40 respectively for the
merchant Who win make the best ais
play Of bis wares On . wagon On the
fair Erounda.-ManhallAn NsGeuEy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08
HER WHIRL AT LIFE.

New York American: The tragedy
of Lame Bob" Eastman and beauti-
full Mrs. Woodill in Maryland is an
example of the ancient truth that the
wages of sin is death. Both paid the
orce of their sin, and the old axiom
that truth is stranger than fiction is
exemplified. There was rarely a more
tragic story. A girl OF mysterious
parentage, ripened into beauty and
become the protege of cabinet min
lister. She was welcomed at the
White House. She sang for presi-
dents guests. She rode in the car
riage of a presidents wife. She
basked in the favor OF the kindly
and impeccable Mrs. Mckinley. She
was married and divorced, then WOO
ed and won almost in day. And in
the flush of youth and radiant charm
she went to a lonely bungalow on the
banks Of a Maryland river, and was
there brutally slain by lover more
than old enough to be her father.
weighted with a kettle Lied with
bricks, her body was sunk in lonely
waters. But the waters rejected the
gruesome secret. And, in boat, con-
fronted by a sheriff's posse, the man
shot out his misspent life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

Governor Stubs announces that he
will leave the Topeka club If 1t does
not stop violating the prohibitory
law. the governor is sincere and
is not making a grand stand play
why does he not give evidence and
close the club? The fact is that the
Topeka club has the whole state ad-
ministration buffaloed and Stubs
resignation" will be received with
great applause in the stein room.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

On october 6, 1906, Mr., Cleveland
wrote the following letter which is
quoted in the July McClure's: II am
dumfounded by the nomination OF
Hearst. If my faith in the intelligence
Of our people were less, should
think this nomination gave sad i'm
pressiveness to the inquiry, is the
Democratic party to der"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08
THURSDAY, JULY s, 1909
WHOM WILL HE sU+PORT?

Senator Bristow voted with the
Democrats as usual and opposed Pres
ident Taft's corporation tax. He says
1t is morally wrongful" whatever
that means, and a vicious measure
He doubtless prefers to let the COM
mon people pay the taxes and give
the corporations an easier time. Hav-
ing consistently opposed the Taft and
the Republican majority tvs far in
his career it is interesting TO specu-
late on his future. Whom will he
support for President in 1912? Dry-
an, Debs or LaFollette?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

There was gossip during the winter
of a little combine to fix up Uncle
Bent Murdoch for United States Pen
sion Agent at Topeka. The rumor was
that Bent was to succeed Wilder S,
Metcalf II he would help out the Gov
ernor by taking the Job of Game and
Fish Warden until Metcalf's term ex-
pired. A Stubs supporter who wants
to be 'loil" to the administration
heard Of this and went to the Gov
ernor and told him that he expected
to be q candidate for Pension Agent.
Stubs is reported to have told him
TO 20 ahead, but" the Governor
remarked, "Bristow and Joe and me
talked it over last winter and de-
cided we would be for Bent, You
know Bent has ben Toll to our fell
lows and we decided to give him that
lob" It might be here remarked
that the two "Joe's and me-" mean
ing Bristow, Dolley and Stubs, also
agreed to give Bob Stone a certain
lob. Did Bob get Il!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

A man down in Oklahoma was CIV
en- a good, sound threshing last week
by his wife for not paying his news
paper subscription, after she had CIV
en- him the money to DO SO. May her
crown be made to order and her
harp have an extra string.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

The sugar trust magnates may go
to Jail for violating the antitrust law
but the harvester trust seems to
flourish like the bay tree.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

The worlds most successful med
icine for bowel complaints is Cham
berlain's Coilc, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Il has relieved more pain
and suffering, "a saved more lives
than any otAer medicine m use. IN
rflnable for children and ndnltA
sold b. G. =. Norihcraft
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

Junction City is getting its Install
ment of fireless, smokeless, heatless
flatirons. 1t is reported that over
$500 was taken in for the Junk there.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

Watch for returns from the slaugh-
ter on July 8, and 8. The three
days killing will doubtless reach the
proportions of a Civil war battle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

The council-mayor scrap has reach
ed the "statement" stage which indi-
Gates that 1t is serious.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

There's just enough uncertainty
about the Abilene, ball teams work
to make it interesting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

independence day gets more indie
pendent each year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-08

Entered as second class mail matter
ct the postofice at Abilene, Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28

-
Hutchinson to raise money with which
to build school houses. Under the law
it is required that all municipal bonds
must be first offered to the state
school commission. If the commits
sion has money to invest it can take
the bonds, buts the offer has to. be
made before any bank or bond broker
can get a chance at them. The Hutch
| inson papers have announced that the
bonds have been sold at premium
of $4,000 and the attorney general mas
asked why the bonds were not offered
| to the school fund commission. II
the offer is not made as the law re-
| quires, the members of the board at
Hutchinson may be fined
Attorney General Jackson has
handed down the following opinion
respecting the old and new banking
laws of this state:
1.-THE banking laws OF kansas are
positive in their provisions that no
bank shall transact any business until
| it mas been authorized by the bank
commissioner to do so. So far as l
am able to perceive the authority thus
conferred upon the bank commission
| err to license banks to enter upon the
banking business Is absolute and ne
| can refuse such permission Tor any
reason which appears reasonable and
substantial to him. OF course, he must
exeTclSS MS ulSCIelloH III SOoU AoAe.
and must not be Influenced by fanc1-
| full or other reasons which nave no
substantial foundation.
eff the bank commissioner is hon.
estly convinced after fair investiga-
ton that bank is being established
| or is sought to be Instituted in a COM
munity where it will not be supported
and will only result in failure or
where another bank is already in ex-
| istence in small community and the
| institution of a second bank would
cause either the failure of the bank
which is now in existence or the new
one and that the new bank is being
| instituted without an honest intention
of providing the people Of the COM
munity with banking facilities, the
bank commissioner could, and in my
judgment should, refuse permission to
another bank to begin business in that
community
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
New york Stock Marker.


Wall St, New York, April &.-STOCKS
Opening prices Of stocks today showed
good gains, the advances over last night
in the principal trading stocks. Seven
thousand shares of United States Steel
sold at 81 and 54ss compared with 53ss last
Union Pacific, Reading, Baltimore and
Ohio, Rock Island preferred and Great
Northern preferred /, and Southern Pa
cific, Canadian Pacific and Brooklyn
fractions.
After an interval of quiet in which prices
were maintained the market became &C
tive and all stocks sold higher. The de-
mand was mostly for the railroad and a
sprinkling of metal stocks. Wisconsin
Central was lifted three points. Atlantic
cisco second preferred ~. Rock Island
preferred IL, Colorado Fuel 13s and South
ern Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Illinois
Central, st. Louis Southwestern preferred,
American Smelling Sloss Sheffield Steel
and North American 1. Lackawanna open
ed IS points lower at 662, and Hooking
Coal also yielded "a.
A lively demonstration in the Gould
stocks held prices against realizing sales,
which opposed the advance above previous
high. levels in the general list; st; Louis
Southwestern preferred was lifted 211. Wa
bash preferred 1s4, Western Union 2. and
other members of the. group a point or
more. Canadian Pacific. Reading, Re-
public Steel preferred and Union Bag pre-
ferred IL and Peoples Gas and Atchison
I. Colorado and Southern declined 1.
When the Goulds came to a pause prices
fell back fraction and the trading be-
came very quiet.
Bonds were firm.
Only a small volume of business was
| transacted. but prices nevertheless con-
tinued to rise with Reading and the Har-
riman stocks the features. Reading got up
| 29s Union Pacific .. Southern PaPcific rs
Chesapeake and Ohio and Amalgamated
Copper l.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. April 2S-CATTLE-Receip
81 656S 50; Texas steers, 81. 40d5. so; western
steers. 81. 35G55O; stockers and feeders.
50. 4od5. so; cows and heifers, $2.0005-S0;
calves, A5OG6. %.
HOGS-Receipts estinla ted at 1000 Mar
ket DC higher. Light, s6.s0d7 -32lz: mixed.
81 OodT. Az; heavy, 81 0o@7- so: rough. s.. Goa
10: good to choice heavy. 81 3Gd7. so; pigs,
S. 75d6.S0; bulk of sales. S-30d7- 90
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 5000.
Market strong to 10c higher. Native. s.. so
d6.0o: western. s.. 6od6.10 yearlings. s6.O0d
SIS: lambs, native, s5.5Gds. 20: western,
5-5dS. So.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE
WHEAT-Receipts, 16. 500 bushels; ship
naents 116.60o bushels
CORN-Receipts. 81 500 bushels: ship
ments, Is. 800 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat cars. with
of contract grade. corn Il cars with i6 of
contract grade: oats e5 cars
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago. Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 147 cars.
compared with 131 cars last week and Sc
cars the corresponding day a year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, April NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
gains were made in wheat prices at the
opening of the market today, initial quo
tations showing advances OF. 9sc to 1Ac
compared with yesterdays final f1gures.
Demand at the start was quiet genera.
but offerings were light for a time. Large
sales Of flour at Minneapolis late yester-
day, cold weather in the northwest ana
an advance of Nd to 1880 in the price fo OF
that prompted the early buying 20
lost part q this gain on heavy Selling Of
the September option The close Sc od however;
was firm with July up 1c' at Slos7s. May
also was up 1c at 81 % ON,
$1-22A and on July at LOG to $1099s: For
opening range but May sold Off to %.
Trade was rather quiet the first hour ow-
ing to the scarcity of offerings.
new high record marks for the season
at the S % ae IF the to and
beT q 70 g ess ses The opening quotations
with the closing figures of the previous
Commission eesnlni. houses, VIVA" was inspired by the
ness of stocks in store here. There was
considerable profit taking on the bulge
and May sold off to f1$4c-
The market became weaker on cont1n-
ued liquidation, May selling on TO Iosz g
Tic. The close was weak with May on
sc at 701sc.
OATs-Oats were firm owing to contin-
iied cold weather instlle west and north
west, which will retard seeding opera
tons May opened a shade lower to 1sM
nc higher at 561sc to 56ssc and during early
trading held within that range.
PROVISIONSP were steady
at the start because Of a Sc advance in
live hogs. but eased off on selling by com
mission houses. Prices at the opening
were 21kc lower at 21kc higher.
RYECCash: S@S6c; May, SIC.
CATHOLICISM: 651a@69c.
TIMOTHY-S3s0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28

been very bearish have swung around
to the bull side and a canvass of the
most conservative influential trading ell
ement found a majority of them in IA
vor of buying and the belief exists that
prices are to work much higher. There
has been a clean out of the weak hold
ers and the markets in a better posi-
ton to advance than It had been for
ten DAYS Traders who have changed
from the bear to the bull side explain
ed their position as due to the belief
that the trade from now on will be
brought face to face with more bull
ish conditions, such as lighter receipts
in all markets especially in the North
west, where the country movement is
said to be over and stocks are expect
ed to show a decided shrinkage as
compared with last year.
CORN-A factor in corn. which trad
ers call attention to is that the close
Yesterday was practically the highest
Of the season and that notwithstand-
ing the complete recovery of decline of
last week. sentiment is in favor of
buying on the breaks and the market
is not getting any pressure of actual
corn in fact shippers are buying May
corn in hopes that they will get deliv-
cry of cash cvorn next week. There is
cry of cash corn next week. There is
kets and little can be expected for a
week or more. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the re-
duction in the short interest the bulls
see nothing to induce short sales and
the bears have been whipped SO fire.
ouent1y by selling on breaks that there
lis not much fight left in them.-Inter-
Ocean.
John Washburn. the Minneapolis mir
rle. was on change yesterday in COM
pany with several other out of town
Tnillers. They were all talking bullish
an opinion in a conservative manner.
Mr.. Washburn said that he was friend
llv to wheat and he expected to see
wheat and flour sell much higher.
I'VE are selling about ali the -four
that we are making. The domestic
trade is good and it is taking the bet
| ter grades while the lower descrip-
| lions are going to foreigners. Wealth
er is unseasonably cold over the north
west and seeding is backward" said
Mr.. Washburn.-The Examiner.
John Inglis wires US from Columbus,
| Ohio. as follows: North from Pickaway
county, wheat falls down, some fair
| wheat but general average poor. Not
much plowed up through this section.
! LOGAN & BRYAN.
Liverpool. April 2S.-Wheat firm, sup
port good. The strength in American ca
bles Yesterday, together with good buy
ing by a large LaPlatta house, expected
early falling off in Russian shipments
and Argentine shipments prompted good
outside buying.
| Corn 1rln dS d result Oh the StIeHSt u
| in America yesterday
BROOMHALL.
| Illinois and In6iana-Showers tonight
and Thursday warmer.
Missouri-Unsettled weather with
showers tonight or Thursday.
| Iowa-Showers tonight and Thursday
colder
/ Nebraska-Rain tonight or Thursday
Kansas-Part cloudy tonight and
/ Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
New York Produce Market.

New York, April 2S.-BUTTER-Mark
New York April Market
steady. Creamery specials, 27@271zc; Off
cial, &c: extras. 96@261kc; third to first,
21@25c; held creamery third to extras, 20a
ditto. fancy, 15s4c; ditto good to fine, 151kc;
state full cream new colored, best, 14194
common to fair. 1o@13c; skins. full to
special, 211@1215c.
CHEESE-Market steady and I'M
changed.
EGGS-Market steady and unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-28
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 2S.-WHEAT--
Cash: Market 1G3c higher: No. hard
s. .3oq1 IS: No. 3. 8; 24@1.So; No. red
CORN-Market 1s@Ac higher. No.
mixed. 71a711sc; No. 8, 7o1e@7I1sc; No.
white 711zG1Ac; No. 8, 7012c.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. 2 white
56d5Sc; No. 2 mixed, 53Q54c.
RYE-S0@S3c.
prairie $1100G11.25
BUTTER-Creamery, sc; firsts, 24c; Sec
onds, &c; packing stock. 161zc-
EGGS-Extras, 21c; current receipts, lSc
seconds and dirties. 1Sc.
WHEAT-Receipts, 81 cars
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, $1221a; July
81 01a4; September, $3.50.
CORN-May, 6SSc; July, 66ssc; Septem