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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
The RaIIrOads Cannot Appeal.

Oklahoma City, Ok, June S0.-The
corporation commission Of Oklahoma
has refused to grant an appeal bond
or writ Of supercede as to the II rail-
roads operating in the state, who are
seeking an injunction in the supreme
court to prevent the corporation COM
mission from enforcing the uniform
accounting" order which goes into ef-
feet Wednesday. The order requires
the submission OF all reports. ratings
and accounts to the commission, that
more perfect control may be obtained
over the public carriers in this state.
In making its ruling the corporation
commission takes the stand that the
uniform accounting" order cannot b
appealed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
WHAT ABOUT sPRINKLING?
II Dust is to be Kept Down Somebody
Must Act.

The sprinkling of the residence
streets is beginning to trouble the
town. Jay Harding who has all the
sprinkling wagons has been watering
Buckeye and West Third but has no
contract and has received no money.
The legislature PASSED a new law last
winter which allows the council to
tax property where a petition is pre-
scented to pay for sprlnkling. Or the
old way OF private subscription
paper may be used. One way or the
other will have to be worked or the
will stop.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
RECENT REELRcTroNs


Born, June 80. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Melt Hayes, son.
"A. L. Russell continues seriously
III with no improvement in his condi-
ton.
Born. June rs. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Winsler, a daughter.
Thomas Prendergast who is at a
Kansas City hospital, is improving
rapidly.
The Belle Springs cold storage
plant has over 40 cars of eggs in stor-
age.
r. B. Briney has purchased a
S5-horse power Buick touring car Of
e. E. Coulson.
M. L. Root Of Solomon has pur-
chased a REQ runabout and will take
a trip to Seattle III It.
The many friends of L. G. Long
Of Hayes township, will be sorry to
learn that he is in falling health.
Sarah orne Jewett, the New Eng
land author who died last week, was
a cousin Of Prof. A. v. Jewett Of
this city.
"A peanut stand boiler exploded
at Harrington a few days ago anu in
jured two young men Lester Combs
and John Lynch.
-E. E. Coulson received a carload
of Bucks today. One of them is a
duplicate Of the car that won the
Cobe race last week.
A large portrait of Hnery W..
Longfellow, the gift Of Mrs. H. j..
Hodge, has Just been hung in the ref
erence room of the public library.
Mrs. A. s. Lowry of Chapman
writes: 1--WE are in Big TIMBER Mon
tana for a visit. Am enjoying the
cool Montana weather and expect to
remain during the summer"
DIR. Seelye and family will start
early next month in their touring car
for another trip to Minnesota. They
made the trip two years ago but
struck bad weather and bad roads.
They hope for better luck this time.
The Enterprise Push says that
Rev. John Demand, formerly OF
Woodbine but now of Wichita lost
an eye last yeek. A nail he was driv-
ing flew into his face, striking the eye
ball and destroying the sight in
stantly.
Frank ]. Klingburg writes from
Madison, Wisconsin: / shall be
here for summer school during work
in History. l have spent a few days
in Ithaca, New York, visiting Cornell
University. That is certainly a love-
" place for an educational institu-
ton. The college buildings are
among the finest In the U. s."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
Death In Hayes.

Charles Sollenburger, the two-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Sollen-
burger, died yesterday of brain trou-
BILE at the sollenburger home east Of
Moonlight. The funeral service was
held this afternoon at the Bethel
church and burial in the Bethel cenle-
terry. Mr.. and Mrs. Sollenburger have
the sinrere sympathy of a host Of
friends in their bereavement.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
Earning Money for Church.

The Christian church is planning
to enlarge their edifice and the mem
bers are hustling for donations. Three
of the young girls Of the church went
out to BARRIERS today and hoed
potatoes for their share. They got
15c per row of half mile in length
and stuck to it until each had earn
ed soc. The girls were Iva Brown,
Grace Folk and Grace Goodwin an
the church building will be sure
go with such an energetic member
ship back of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
TRAILERS NO MORE
ABILENE SPIKED THE PAN FOR
SEVEN RUNS, SALIVA THREE.
Locals Now stand In Seventh Place
wilson's Home Run Was
Feature Of the Second
Game With Salina.
From Tuesdays paiIy.l


Abilene started to climb the ladder
for first place and reached the second
round yesterday when 1t walloped
Salina in one-sided game of bail
to the tune of to 8. The salina
aggregation took two balloon as
tensions yesterday making five errors
In the second and two in the fifth
However, salina may be excused for
the frivolity of its playing as the
smuggling contest in which Abilene
participated was enough to give such
players as the salinaites the golly-
wobbles.
This Is the pathetic manner IN
which the Abilene team trounced the
Galina tribe:
Thompson's excellent pitching and
the fine support given him compelled
salina to vacate the vicinity OF the
batting box for six innings.
Between the acts Abilene piled up
seven runs. Ergot was the first man
to bat for Abilene in the second inn
ing. He hit to second who fumbled
the ball and gained first. Britton
then hit to short and was thrown out
nj first but in the mean time Ergot
reached second. Castle then put on
the spark, Beebe turned the crank and
started the machine on low across the
pan which Castle Immediately put on
the high with the big stick and when
the smoke had risen, Ergot was fam
ming himself on the bench and he
stood smiling at second. Huff also
got the automobile fever as he start
ed off on high with Texas Lacquer
over second which scored Castle. Hun
was advanced to second by Thomp-
sons bunt and the third baseman
form an ENHANCEMENT with his
hands and feet allowed Thompson to
reach first safely. Huff and Thomp-
son chased in two runs on couple OF
errors and a scratch hit.
In the fifth Ellis hit to short and
beat It out. Manager Wilson, alias
"Affie," crashed out a home run
which scored Ellis. Ward walked
and was put out at second. Ergot
got scratch hit. Britton famed the
ozone. Castle then planted hit in
the right field garden scoring Ergot,
That was all the scores Abilene
could accumulate and would have
shut out the Salina crew had not
Thompson become wild In the eighth.
Thompson had little hard luck
he walked three men in the last half
of the eighth which let Salina chase
in their three RUM
Burton is a phenom not only on
short, center field, but likewise sec
ond base. He picked pop-up off
his shoe laces which made the throng
Of Salina enthusiasts hair stand on
end. Thompson pitched a good game
with the exception of the eighth inn
ing when he became wild. He let his
aliens down with three hits and
struck out six men. Manager Will
son certainly had his batting eye
with him yesterday as he biffed the
pill to right for a two Dagger and a
home run. Britton at third and
Ward on short both played good
game as did Ellis and Huff in the out
field. Castle also was the gun at bat
getting two hits Of which one was a
two Dagger.
The Abilene team now is In first
class order and is one Of the fastest
teams in the league IL not the fast
est.
.2rr v,N,3
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
NEW BANK FOR NAVARRO.
Capital Stock All Subscribed by En-
teFprise Parties.

Enterprise, June 30.--Navarre is
to have a new state bank with capt.
tai stock of $4,000 all Of which is
subscribed by local parties.
The farmers and merchants Of
Navarro have been wanting a bank
for some time and have geen at work
the past two weeks taking subscrip-
tons for stock. The stock is now
almost subscribed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
Basebail Gosslp.

We are weak in the pitching de-
psrtment, that's evident We are al
30 weak IN the hitting department
that's also very evidsnt-Manhattan
Mercury.
We extend our sincerest sympathy
to the noble maroons, Manhattan, but
Ee can Substantially ny that the
Abilene team lacks neither Of those
fWo departments.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
BANKER TO the Ban Game.

A big delegation from the National
Bank Of America, salina, came to the
BAN game yesterday. TIE crowd con-
sisted Of Harry Wilson, B. caribers'
Lawrence Helscher, Leon Stevenson
and Chris Hoffman In Frank HaEe-
mans automobile. Fred Eberhart,
cashier Of the same bank was also
here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
Butter Market.

prices for creamery butter at
point named for week ending today,
Dickinson county price IN cents
less than New York and az cents
less than Chicago.)
Kansas City Creamery use, cream
cry LIST, 22c.
ChicagO-creamery 22-25e, dairy
2O-2ske
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
DAILY MARKET REPORTS
LIva steek.

Live Stock.
Eanas City, June -ButchsF
stsers. tb.eo0e5s; hsifsrs, t41s6Zoo;
western gtockers and feodorB, A.0o66.s0
HoSs-Bulk Of sales. sI.os07ss. Sheep
iAmbs. H.1B06Bo; coed TO choice wethers,
Ss.oo0B.Bo; ewes. A.600koa.
Chicago. Juns 3o.-Beef-stesrs, ,5.eoo
ass; cows and helfers, tat0a67o; stock
ofs and fesders, sa.se06.a5. Hogs-BuIk
q Haiss. eI.to07.s5. Bhesp-Nativea, SS.TB
0kSo; lambs, Sl.Bo017k
81 LouiH, June to.-Deaf-steers, skfE
cav; stockars and fosdera, S1ssGl7S;
COWS and heifsra. t1TB@T0o; Texas
ntoel1 f1fS0G6a Hogs-Pigs ana Light,
tf-tgo7.ea eheep-Natlves, g3.stGL7Si
amhl. ts-iS0ls6.
GraIn
Chicage, June o0s-Cioso: Wheaf-Juir,
July. nlsK; Sept. ti.lia; peo, t1o1E.
con-July, loAe; sept, eTRc. Dee.
tske osis-Juiy, t1He; sept. GEc;
Ksnlas city, yuns sl.-ca.s. Whsrf-
July. n.mEi Sept. u-tFHs De. fi-elE.
cen-luiy, ttke; SEPT t1Eci Dsl.
Ias,. g=s n-os.s. Va4a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01
SALIVA

Batteries-Beebe, Fury and Law
renee. Thompson. williams and EFT
got
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01

Oklahoma City, June sO.-SheriK
Lou Martin. Of Chandler. Oklahoma Il
confident that he has IN custody Leon
Lang, the fugitive New York China
man suspected o. the murder Of Elsie
slgel A complete description Of the
hunted Chinaman was received By
Martin from New York and the man
N San Its this description almost en-
actly. the sheriff claims. Martin also
forwarded pictures Of his man TO
New York but no answer from these
has been received. The Chlnaman
refuses 70 taxi other han 70 reitsrats
his original Etaieneai hat - Win
nrtnaailg b1 released
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-07-01

s. whlsr len for csliiornla TO
pend the summer.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
EASTERN

President Van Cleave of National Associa-
tion OF Manufacturers says he will not accept
denomination, but that his decision Is not que
to attacks Of labor organizations
J. H. Cabanne secures divorce at ST. Louis
from his wife who eloped with Author Brand
enburg to San Francisco
Authorities at Washington plan to make radl-
cal changes in method of physical training Tor
midshipmen
Senator Borah in upper house at washington
leclares Roosevelt saved his party,
Van Vlissingen, who confessed to forgeries
amounting to 81 800, 900, completes the story OF
his extensive crime
Protest is made against placing portrait OF
jefferson Davis on silver service TO be pre-
sented to battleship Mississippi.
Validity Of liability act is upheld by govern
ment attorneys, who say defects have been
eliminated. ,,
Servants accuse wife of Hams of shameful
conduct in giving evidence in murder case at
Flushing. L. /.
commodities clause" affecting railroads is
held to be legal by United states supreme
court
Italians in New York fear to aid widow Of
Police Lieutenant Petrosino, who was slain
in Palermo Sicily.
Former Director Heinrich Conried of Metro
politen opera house to be given expensive run
eral at New York
Investigation demanded by lawmakers of
Missouri of charges made against federal
judges
National peace congress opens at Chicago.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04

s.Ga-s LOCAL
Secretary Of state board Of health inves-
tigates effect Of pure food laws and believes
they are generally obeyed
Lodge blackball causes fight which leads
to arrest OF woman
President Baer of Occidental college, who
has received a call to the east probably
will remain here
Patrolman after ten years of duty on Los
Angeles police Is dropped for insubordina-
tion.
wife applies for divorce and in her COM
plant alleged while she washed dishes her
husband hugged pretty school teacher
BY terms Of will children of first wife OF
w. L. Hardson are left 500 each and Sec
ond wife gets bulk of estate of $4,000.
Young man charged with Staying c. c.
Thayer last January will plead insanity.
Consolidation committee plan to hold
meeting today to rush combination OF san
Pedro, Wilmington and Los Angeles.
Complaint is made that street talker used
bad language in presence of women.
Sells-Floto circus brings suit against
Chief of Police Dishman to recover liquors
conhscated or it's equivalent In cash.
Negro arrested on charge of vagrancy Is
found to have jewels, estimated IN Value at
$500, In his possession.
Young woman deserted by man with
whom She eloped and who tried to commit
suicide, is taken into the charge of the
humane society.
Chauffeur admits he was speeding MS ma
chine and is fined S25.
Rear Admiral Evans is given wrong
salute at Chutes park, fifteen guns instead
of thirteen being fired.
Council today will decide as to fate of
seven inspectors who are employed by the
beard of health and whose offices may be
abolished.
Manager of company returns requisition
and refuses to fulfill two small orders Tor
which he had received awards because they
are too small.
Woman's parliament of Southern California
will open eighteenth session today
Police commission refuses to reinstate former
patrolman.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
CALIFORNIAN HAS CORNER
ON ONION SEED MARKET
Grower at san Jose Says He viii Com
troll Sales as Result of
Flood

SAN JOSE, May &C. P. BraslaTi,
one of the largest growers of seed in
the state, stated today that as a result
of the floods of the past winter along
the Sacramento and San Joaquin riv-
ers he will have control of practically
all the onion seed sold in the United
States and Canada this year.
California has been supplying the
market in onion seed almost exclusive
lv and for certain varieties has no
competition in the markets Of Europe,
and the entire world.
The fields of onions from which Bras
Ian obtains his seed amount to several
thousand acres. AS result OF the
corner it is expected the price, which
last year was 81 per pound, win be
much higher this year.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
ITALIANS FEAR
TO AID WIDOW
BENEFIT FOR PETRoSINos IS
POORLY ATTENDED
Many Threatening Letters Are Sent
to Persons Who 1t Was Expected
Would Attend Charity
Musicale
tRy Associated presa.l

NEW YORK, May 3.-The remark
able fear which the so-called black
hand is able to instill in the minds of
many was emphatically shown last
night at the widely advertised benefit
performance held in the Academy OF
Music for the widow and daughter or
Lieutenant Petrosino, who was assas-
sinated in Italy.
1t was expected that fully $4,000 would
be raised, especially as the Timothy
Sullivan association was back Of 1t.
Hardly half that amount was raised.
This was explained by a member or
the theatrical firm who had the matter
in charge. who said q few days before
the date set, letters had been received
by many persons, including the large
and influential Italian colony, which
had been expected to lend liberal pat
ronage, threatening their lives If they
attended or assisted in the benefit.
Several we'll known Italian singers
had signed contracts to appear last
night, but they strangely failed to
reach the theater Hundreds of seats
which had been engaged by Italians
and Italian societies remained vacant.
1--WE can only explain the failure of
the benefit performance, said repre-
sentative of the managers, by the ac-
tivity of the black hand society. we
ourselves were threatened if we per-
sisted in giving the performance.
"Threatening letters were scattered
throughout the Italian colonies of the
city, and the performers were threat
ened. In a mysterious yet effective
manner these blackmailing organiza-
tions spread the word in the last few
days that dire consequences would re-
suit to those who patronized the per-
formance.
"It had it's effect. Althouth well ad-
vertised. and with a program by the
most noted actors in the city, the
house was only half. filed"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
[By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Making
serious charges against Federal Judges
John F. Phillips and Smith Mcpherson
of the western district of Missouri,
Representative Murphy of that state
introduced a resolution today to in
vestigate their conduct in the litiga-
ton between the state and railroad
companies over the maximum freight
law and to the Missouri 2-cent passen-
ger rate law.
The preamble of the Murphy reso-
luton alleges that the two judges ac-
companied certain railroad attorneys
on a fishing trip, on which occasion
members of the party were arrested for
violating the game laws of the state.
The resolution charges that Judge
Phillips neglects his duty by continued
absence from the bench and that when
he does preside the court is in session
only four hoursr each day. Mr.. Muir
phy desires the general conduct of
Judge Phillips investigated, contend
ing that he is insulting to the attor-
news who are compelled to practice in
his court and that he has at various
times instructed the jury to bring in
certain verdict.
q If the jurors bring a different YER
dict. declares the resolution, Judge
Phillips becomes insulting and charges
they have violated their oaths as
jurors.
The resolution recites the various
phases of the litigation, including a
statement that the railroad companies
refused to establish certain rates with
in the state of Missouri in violation OF
the state antitrust laws.
Tt is stated that the two judges rem
dered cerain decisions which in effect
usurped the legislative powers of the
legislature
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
PROCEEDINGS WERE BEGUN
IN LOS ANGELES COURT

federal grand jury indicted the
Santa Fe January 8, 1907, charging
it with granting concessions to the
Grand Canyon Lime and Cement COM
pany of Los Angeles, giving it q lower
rate on lime than the tariff specified.
The first indictment charged grant
ing concessions on sixty-siX counts,
while another accused rebating on ten
counts, while another accused rebating
on ten counts. The first indictment in
volved not collecting the regular tariff,
aend the second involved paying back
to the company sums already collected.
The latter case has never been tried,
but is still pending.
The case was tried in October, 1908.
before Judge Wellborn, and after being
stubbornly contested at every step went
to the jury and verdict of guilty was
rendered. Judge Wellborn fined the
railroad company $4,000 on each count,
the amount aggregating $330,000
The railroad company based it's de-
tense on the contention that the alleged
concessions and rebates were made ia
compromise of claims which the lime
and cement company had against it for
the loss of lime in transit Evidence OIL
this point was not admitted by the
court, who held that the Ellsins law.
under which the prosecution was
brought, required that freight he paid
in money and not made the subject Of
concessions.
The concessions ranged from 35c to
$14S5, aggregating $3405S on the thirty
three counts on shipments of lime from
Nelson, Ariz., to Los Angeles
The railroad then carried the case
to the United States circuit court Of
appeals, and the arguments were made
In San Francisco, February 2.
Judge Wellborn in his decision took
into consideration the smallness of the
amount involved in, the alleged conces-
sions, aggregating less than 1 per cent
of the freight involved, and did not
infict the maximum penalty, which IS
600 on each count The minimum
penalty is $1,000 on each count, and the
penalty imposed by Judge Wellborn
was $4,000 on each count.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
PRESIDENT SAYS DECISION
OF COURT WAS EXPECTED

SANTA BARBARA, May 3.-Presl-
dent Ripley of the Santa Fe railroad,
when shown the telegram regarding
the United States circuit court decision,
gave out the following interview:
while the decision of the upper
court is gratifying it is not surprise
to me because have been from the
first unable to see how Judge Well
borns decision could possibly be sus-
tained Whether or not the railroad
company was technically guilty of any
offenses might, perhaps, be matter
open to argument, but the total lack of
incentive for violating the law and the
preposterous amount of the fine made
it rather a plain case.
81 have no criticism to make of the
Judge and have no doubt as to his hon
esty of purpose, but his knowledge of
railroad methods was limited, and he
quite failed to grasp the real situa-
tion'
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-04
COURT REVERSES
RULING IN SANTA
FE REBATE CASE
JUDGE HOLDS ERROR MADE IN
STRIKING OUT TESTIMONY
HEARING HINGES ON EVIDENCE
OF FREIGHT AGENT
Decision is That Question of Intent
Entered Into Charge Made by
Indictment Against
Company
IRx AssoeIated Press.I

CNAN FRANCISCO, May 3.-Holding
that the trial court was in error
~ in having stricken from the record
certain testimony tending TO show the
intent of the railroad company in ac-
cepting a lower rate than that fixed
by its freight tariff on file with the
interstate commerce commission, the
United States circuit court of appeals
reversed today the decision of the dis
trict court at Los Angeles in the case
of the United States against the santa
Fe Railroad company, wherein tne
company was found guilty on s1xty-slX
counts of rebating on shipments of
lime between Nelson, Ariz., and Los
Angeles, and fined $SSO,O00, and the case
was remanded for new trial. Inc
appeal was heard by Appellate Judges
Gilbert, Ross and Morrow.
Following an analysis of the argu-
ment of the appellant as to the sum
cheney of the Indictment under which
the trial was had, the opinion handed
down today expresses the decision OF
the appellate Justices that the tr1aI
court properly rejected the demurrer
although a slight divergence from the
wording of the statutes is noted.
Testimony Rejected
The testimony of F. P. Gregson'
freight agent of the Santa Fe, who was
put on the stand by the defendant, but
whose evidence was stricken out on
motion of the prosecution, is recounted.
Gregson testified that he had been sat
isfied by the shippers that the full a.
900 pounds, constituting carload lot
under the companys tariffs, had been
placed in the cars, but that the rail-
road scales at the point of delivery. had
shown a considerable loss in transit on
each of the sixty-six cases noted in the
Indictment On this showing, he sald'
the company had agreed to accept pay
ment from the shippers, the Grand
Canyon Lime and Cement company or
Arizona, for the amount actually de-
livered at the legal rate of $3.50 per 100
pounds. This evidence was stricken
out of the record and in his instruc-
tions Trial Judge Wellborn Withdrew
it from the attention of the jurors.
Holds Trial Court Erred
The appellate court holds that mas
much as the freight tariff provides that
a shipper shall pay for all over 40,O0O
pounds contained in a car, and that
Since the full amount necessary to OBJ
tain a carload was shipped in each in
stance, the trial court erred in not all
lowing this testimony to go before the
jury.