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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-25
cHRIssY KUHN is DEAD.
solomon Hunting Accident Termln'
ated Fatally.

Solomon, Kan, Nov. 22.--A mes
sage from Kansas City Saturday
morning announced the sad fact that
Chrisy Kuhn, Jr., accidently shot
while hunting two weeks ago last
Sunday, died at $50 o'clock in the
hospital at that city. He had been
dying since Thursday. The boy was
in too critical a condition for fiaal
Opegatlon, the bullet from thu rifle
lodging under the eye The body
arrived in Solomon Sunday The
funeral was held this morning at
10 o'clock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-25

The time Will come when the
average Kansas wheat yield will be
80 bushels per acre instead of II.
This then, with other kindred instru-
mentalities will solve the question
Of flour and feed for at least another
century, said Prof. ]. H. Miller Of
the State Agricultural College. dis
cussing the future Of wheat produc-
tion In this country. "The agricul-
tural college is endeavoring to solve
the question of wheat supply by help
ing In the movement for more bush
eIB per acre. The average yield in
Germany is 81 bushels per acre while
the average yield in Kansas Is only
IL bushels per acre. Kansas has
better soil and better climate for
wheat than any other country on the
globe. Our low yield can only be
accounted for by careless methods Of
farming. The Agricultural College,
through the experiment station, is en-
deavoring to breed and develop wheat
Of 4 better yielding quality and of a
better milling quality. The college
is distributing this wheat as improved
a few bushels to a farmer through
out the state, and then through our
farmers institutes, our wheat trains
and pamphlets and bulletins on wheat
and injurious insects, we are endea-
yoring to give the information as to
wheat Improvement to all the farmers
of the state. The experiment station
has been carrying on many expert
ments as to methods of tillage, depth
of sowing, rate OF seeding, and these
experiments were published in detail
three years ago and the bulletin was
sent to 10000 farmers and to all
the newspapers of the state. About
the same time Prof. A. M. Ten Eyck,
Of the agronomy department wrote
a popular pamphlet on wheat and the
institute and extension department
published and distributed 10000 cop
les to the farmers, 5000 of them go
ing to boys between the ages of fif-
teen and twenty one. In 1907 the
College conducted a wheat train over
the southwestern lines Of the Santa
re and another over the Union Pa
cific.
"The subject of Wheat Improve
ment' has been on almost every
farmers institute program in Kan
sss for two years, discussed either
by College speakers or by successful
local farmers. fwo years ago, when
the Hesslan fly was destroying thou
sands Of acres of wheat, the Entomoi-
oey department Of the experiment
station conducted the most extensive
experiments as to means Of prevent
ing the rayages Of this insect that
have ever been conducted in the
world. Recommendation we're made
70 the farmers, sent to them through
ne newspapers. bulletins. Institutes
ana BY correspondence and special
mssfings, and We behave the follow
inr out Of these methods saved the
state this year from six to eight MIL
lion bushles Of wheat. In June,
1908, the college conducted a Seed
whesf train, covering the soutn-
western lines Of the Santa Fe' the
subs,aaee Of all lectures being tne
importance Of each farmer becoming
! Eheat, breeder As well as q grower
az wheat therefore the question a.
70 the wheat and flour supply OF tne
future must depend upon impro'ihs
our methods Of wheat growing
An eastern farmer recently took
psins to write to this city that :
sisishsnt regarding the increase Of
Wheat yisid nroash extra eultivasion
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-25
DoLLIvER AT CHAPMAN.
Senator From Iowa Made Pleasing
Address.

Chapman, Nov. 22-Senator Dol
liver pleased a large audience Sat.
urday night with his lecture at the
high school. Senator Dolliver has
been in public life at the national cap
ital for nearly quarter Of cen
tury, first as a representative and
later as a senator. His lecture wal
designed to point out, by contrast
the higher level reached by this gen
Grafton in dealing with public Ques'
tions, as reflected by the national
congress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-25

east of this city are two farms on one
was raised this year 40 bushels per
acre and on the other 16 acres. Both
had the same soil and both were
capable of the same production. The
farming methods were different and
nothing else much was needed to
explain the difference.
A yield of 80 bushels per acre
for Kansas this year would have
given yield Of 1ss,OOO,O0O bush
els, nearly one third the entire pres
ent yield Of the United States and
the income at present prices would
have been worth more than all the
wheat, corn and oats now raised in
Kansas. What II would do to the
farmers prices If 1t we're general
is another matter.
The wheat selling has been more
erratic this year than ever in the
history of the state. Early in the
summer when wheat went to a dol
lar many farmers contracted at q
dollar q bushel. Some got as high
as S1.O3. These filled their contract
orders promptly-but the mills and
elevators were not needing high
priced grain and their managers
were afraid to bid high on contract
so this supply was limited. Then
the first selling came in slowly out
side this contract wheat. Soon the
price slumped to 80 cents and even
to SS. This stopped selling and
for weeks out here in the wheat belt
scarcely a bushel come to market.
price then climbed again and
went slowly back to a dollar and
selling was resumed. But 1t has been
a slow process and the businessmen
and millers are explaining some OF
the idiosyncrasies of the trade by the
course Of the wheat market.
"The fall business in the average
town have been Disappointing" said
a salesman. at has been not so
good as that Of year ago, which Is
hard to understand when the farmers
have SO much produce and get such
high prices. But the farmer is able
to wait and he Is thoroughly convinc-
ed that there will be very high wheat
before next spring. He goes to the
banker and borrows money rather
than let 60 of his wheat. This makes
loans strong in the banks but It does
not encourage the buying end. Ac-
counts are good-customers are pay
ing cash and settling bills remark
ably well. Merchants that formerly
had thousands Of dollars on their
books now have only hundreds. Yet
they feel that their expectations Of
last summer as they contemplated
the outlook for crops have not been
realized"
The farmer tells another story.
He has been studying the market
and knows that the worle supply OF
wheat Is low. He feels that he can
do better By holding and does Just
what the merchant would DO in his
place. Nor does be fail to live up
to his opportunities for improving
his yield. one farmer near here
had some fine Kharkuh wheat that
he raised from imported seed. He
raised 700 bushels this year. A
notice in the local paper brought
farmers from all parts Of the county
and be sold every bushel at double
the market price. This ought to be
a pointer to the state as to the
desire Of the fArner for better Whees
and II could do no better service thar
to help the wheat growers in e
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-11-25
80 BUSHELS
PER ACRE

PROF. MILLER of Agricultural College
Says That Is Possibility for Kansas.
What the College Is Doing to Extend
knowledge of Wheat Growing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
MEETING OF PIONEERS.

Weather permitting the annual
meeting of the Aberdeen Pioneer AS
sociation will be held in the base
ment of the Congregational church
mkt Thursday. The program will
consist of IA business session, follow
ed by a social and banquet. The
toastmaster of the evening will be
C. B. WeatherwaX, the toasts and
those who will respond being as
follows: The Pioneer" Mayor Eu-
gene France: The Pioneer Boy and
Girl" Mrs. C.. McDermoth: THE
Pioneer Schools" Mrs. William Ir-
vine; THE Pioneer Church." Mrs.
j. NJ. Walker; 1.-The Pioneer Press,
J. a. Hood. If the weather is too
Indictment the meeting will be post
poned TO later date.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
ACCUSES PRESIDENT
SENATOR CULBERSON DENOUNCES
ACTION OF ROOSEVELT.
Introduces Resolution Asking for
ExeCutine Authority for permiS-
sion to Steel Trust to Absorb Ri
val Company. He Calls President
Roosevelt Arbitrary.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. s.
ident in directing the attorney gem
eral not to prosecute the United
States Steel corporation for its alb
sOrption of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company as another arbitrary
and lawless act of the chief magis-
trate,' Senator Culberson of Texas
introduced a resolution instructing
the committee on judiciary to report
whether the president was authoriz-
ed to permit such absorption.
Mr.. Culberson introduced resol-
utiOn instructing the committee on
judiciary to report to the senate at
as early day as practicable wheth-
er in the opinion of that committee
the president was authorized to per-
NIT the absorption of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company by the Uni
ted States Steel corporation, and
then proceeded with his remarks.
He said the presidents position
in denying that congress has auth
ority to direct head of a depart
ment by a resolution of inquiry is
characteristic of the distinguished
occupant of the White House, and it
is corallary of the main dogma that
he is absolved from any legal res
traint whatever.
Mr.. CulbersOn cited legal authori-
ties to prove that congress was en-
powered to place restrictions on
heads of executive departments to di-
ment in which the attorney general
was quoted after the absorption of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron company
by the United States steel corpora
tion as saying that he would proceed
against the steel corporation if the
steel corporation should violate the
law in respect to restraint of trade.
Yet" said Mr.. Culberson, the
attorney general then had received
from the president a letter in which
he told him it was contemplated to
merge the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company into the United States Steel
corporation and that so far as he was
concerned he did not see fit to in
terfere."
| At the time the president was tax
! ing his action in respect to the steel
corporation, Mr.. Culberson said. the
dissolve the tobacco trust. on the
ground that it had absorbed some Of
, its rivals.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
BCARDMAN IS PRINTER.
E. L. Boardman Gets His Commits
sion as State Printer from
Gov. Mead.

OLYMPIA. Jan. S.-Gov. Mead is
sued his commission today TO +. l..
Boardman, of Payullup, appointing
him TO the office of state printer, to
take effect Tuesday. January IL. Mr..
Boardman is the editor of the Pu-
yailup Republican, and was one of
Gov-ele Cosgorve's warmest sup
pOrters throughout the primary cam
paign last summer.
The uncompleted work which wifi
be in the office when I take hold will
be completed by me and Mr.. Gorham
will receive his full profit from it,"
said Mr. Boardman. Il wish en-
phatically to deny the stories that
appeared in the Tacoma Tribune and
the Seattle Times to the effect that
Sam Perkins, of Tacoma, will be the
real state printer and that I will be
merely a dummy. No one will have
any strings on me. and while Mr.
Perkins recommended my appoint
ment he did not ask any favors In
return. ! alone will be the state
printer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
NEARLY A FIRE.

AT II o'clock last night Chief
Schneider was notified by l.. s.
Norm that there was a fire some
where in the block in which his
paint store, 3l2 East Heron street,
Is situated. The Chief searched. but
could not locate the cause for the
smoke with which the store was fill
ed. From there he went into the IL.
l.. Cook hardware store, which was
also filled with smoke, but could not
locate any fire. From there he
went into the store room of Dean 5
grocery, where he discovered the
cause of the trouble. A stove in the
IN the storeroom was kept burning
and an opening in the flue on the
II. l.. Cook side of the wall was
open, allowing the sparks and the
smoke to enter. A lot of doors stood
edgewise against the wall and on eX-
animation ten of them were found
to be charred, but no blaze had as
vet appeared No doubt had it not
been for the timely call of Mr.. Nor
in there would have been a bad fire,
in which H. l.. Cook and Hartung &
Norm would have been heavy losers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
HOQUIAM WINS CONVENTION
State Federation of Labor Chooses
Hoquiam as Next Meeting
Place

WALLA WALLA. Jan. 8. The
Dor decided by vote of 65 to 63
to meet in Hoquiam next year. Spo-
kane was the other aspirant for the
meeting place. The fight was bit
ter and close.
Bitterness marked the whole con-
ventiOn and every delegate seemed
to have; d chip on his shoulder. The
election of c. r. Case. of Seattle. as
president followed Il long and bit
ter fight over the method of voting.
when the constitution already pro-
vided for election by roll call. Case
was elected easily over the former
president. Frank Cotterill. and Nit
chell. both of Seattle. Other off
GERS are c. p Taylor. Tacoma. sec
retary-treasurer: Fred Hudson, first
vice pesident; Thomas Maloney, sec
ond vice pesident; l.. F.. Clarks.
third: r. A. Livermore, fourth: W.
J. Bradford. fifth; James Durham.
sixth Y. J.. E. Campbell, seventh.
Thomas Maloney was elected Il
delegate to the national federation.
F. W. Cotteril was chosen to attend
the Oregon Federation meeting. Miss
Alice Lord was made delegate to the
Asiatic Exclusion League, which
meets IN Vancouver.
The question of lifting the A. Y.
p. boycott was again tried on the
convention, but are delegates refused
to consider it, They are for the re-
tention of the boycott and said so in
unmiStakable terms.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
BAR ASSOCIATION.
County Bar Association Wants An.
other Judge and Bankruptcy
Referee.

Probably the most important
meeting ever held by the Chehalis
County Bar Association convened
Saturday afternoon in the city
council chambers at Aberdeen. More
than half the lawyers of the county
were present.
A resolution was passed asking
Judge Hanford to appoint United
States referee in bankruptcy at Alb
erdeen and recommending A. Emer-
son Cross, of Aberdeen. for the place
A committee of siX of the members
was appointed to draft il bill to be
introduced in the Legislature not
later than next Tuesday, providing
for the creation of an additional su-
perior judeship for Chehalis county.
A resolution favoring the creation
by congress of federal judicial dis
trict for Southwestern Washington
was adopted
The bar of Chehalis county was
invited by tire Pierce County Bar
Association to send a delegation to
Tacoma today to meet with JudgD
Hanford and special committee,
when steps will be taken to procure
prompt action by congress on the
matter. The invitation was accept
ed and w. II. Abel, l.. II. Brewer
W. w Boner. Wilson Rutner, and O.
r. Lilley were appointed to attend
the meeting J. G. Cross, of Aber-
deem. was elected president. and W.
w Boner. of Aberdeen, secretary
treasurer of the Chehalis County Bar
Association for the ensuing year
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
WOULD BREAK JAIL.
Prisoners at the County Jail are
Foiled in Attempt to Break Out.

MONTESANO. Jan. "a letter
handed to Deputy Sheriff Gus Young
berg at the county Jail Thursday was
instrumental in averting a jail de-
livery.
The letter was addressed to Chief
Deputy Sheriff Steve Young and
was as follows
MY Dear Mr.. Young: do not
take chances on amy OF your prison
ers. One whom you least suspect is
planning to get away before you &c
out of office Will give you partic-
ulars if you grant nae private in
terview. Yours truly,
&C. e BROWN"
Brown is serving a siXty-day SEN
tence, having been convicted ON q
charge of petty larceny for stealing
two rolls of moving picture films
from an Elma theater.
Deputy Sheriff Youngberg said: -
hardly think it was a general plan
but two men involved in the scheme
to break jail are known. If Others
are implicated have not been able
as yet to connect them with the
scheme. There are several here who
would like a chance at freedom as
the future does not look any too
bright for them Deputy Sheriffs
Young and Horner have been absent
from the office greater part of the
time during the past ten days sum
moning jurors and witnesses for the
January term of court. The prison
ers evidently thought il good
chance to escape
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
LEGISLATORS AT CAPITAL.
Cold Weather May Prevent Appear
ance of Governor Elect
Cosgrove.

OLYMPIA. Jan. 9.-Calls TO,
Republican caucuses for both the
House and Senate members will be
circulated this afternoon, and the
majority of both branches are eX-
pected to confer tomorrow definitely
to fix upon the principal officers of
the two houses and to prepare for
the convening of the Legislature at
noon Monday.
Practically all the members of
the two houses will be here tonight.
At present the smaller counties are
represented better than either Pierce
or King county. but on tonight s.
train most of the senators and repre-
sentatives from Pierce and King are
expected.
Howard G. Cosgrove, son of the
goverOnr- elect, expects to be advised
tonight or tomorrow on when his
father will leave Paso Robes for
Olympia. The younger Cosgrove has
told his father of weather conditions
in the Northwest and the decision to
brave the storm, or to remain in Cal
ifornia until the weather modera tes
will be settled by the governor elect.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
THE DEVILS AUCTION"
Chas. H. Yale's Famous Company
Appears at the Grand Theater
Thursday Night.

Charles II. Yale takes pleasure in
sending out his "Everlasting Devils S
Auction" company, and this year
the introduction of a number of
European specialties is particularly
pleasing to the ladies and children.
This is strong feature of this
production, and to this point have
been engaged the famous AcrObatic
Grotesques, lnza and Lorela.
These artists were among the re-
cent importations of Klaw & En-
langer's Advanced Vaudeville. and
upon the termination of their en-
gagement with this noted firm, were
secured by Manager Yale for this
Devils Auction" Company.
The scenery, mechanical. trans
formation and trick changes have
always been one of the Devils Auc-
tion's" strongest features, fact full
ly appreciated by its management
and not lost sight of in this. the
2Sth edition.
Quite number of new scenes
and effects have been prepared, no
tably "The DEVILS Volcano" with
marvellous electrical effects; 1.-The
Realms of Mephisto," introducing at
the finale of this scene most Ori-
ginal and novel instanteous change
to full stage "set' representing
the Beautiful Valley of Andoche, -
two new comedy trick scenes, THE
Gates of the Castle Morpheus and
the Magic Picture Gallery" which
in conjunction with the magnifi-
cent Gardens OF the Manikins, ~
THE Grand Tournament Scene -
THE Sphinz Scene" with it's many
other elaborate changes too numer-
GUS to particularize, promise to make
the 2Sth edition of "The Everlast-
ing Devils Auction" the most nota-
BILE production of it's phenomenal ca
reer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
DROPS DEAD WHILE
TRYING TO QUIET BABY

HOQUIAM, Jan. 9-(Special. ,
Robert g. Morse, native of Sean.
poose. Ore, dropped dead of heart
failure at an early hour this morn
ing while trying to quiet his little
daughter who lay crying in cradle
Deceased was veteran of the Span
American war, serving with an
of The Eagles lodge, and will be bur-
led here with military honors.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
GEORGE TURNER HONORED,
Former United States Senator tc
Represent the United States at
Hague Tribunal.

SPOKANE, Jan. S.--A Washing
ton. d. c.. special to the Spokesman
Review says:
Secretary Root has engaged for
mer Senator George Turner of Spo-
kane, Lewis S. Dabney of Boston,
Attorney Lansing of New York and
Or. John Brown Scott to serve AZ
American counsel before The Hague
tribunal. which is to arbitrate the
long-standing fisheries dispute be-
tween this country and Great Brit
ain growing out Of the treaty of
1918. 1t is thought here that the
case will go to arbitration before a
commission of five or seven MEM
bers of the tribunal at The Hague
next summer. The selection of Mr..
Turner grew out of Mr.. Roots as
sociation with the Spokane man
when the two, with Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts. served as the
American members of the court of
which, sitting in Lon
don, settled the United States boun-
Diary dispute between the United
States and Great Britain
1t is thought here that Senator
Turner and his associates will be
called to Washington this winter to
aid the state department in the pre-
paration of the case of this govern
ment and that the arbitration will
be heard at The Hague some time
next summer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
Report of Arrivals and Departures Of
Vessels aEa Those Loading at
the Mills.

The steamer Locomis is at the
West mill loading for San Pedro.
The schooner Tarus is loading at
the Slade mill for Coquimbo, Chile.
The schooner Holmes sailed Fri
day from the West mill for San Pc
,dro.
The steamer Svea sailed from the
Wilson mill Saturday for San Franz
CISCO
The schooner Henry Wilson is load
ing at the Wilson mill for San Fran
cisco.
The schooner Tampa is loading at
the American mifl for San Fran
cisco.
The steamer Sybfl Martin sailed
Friday from the West mill for Re-
tlondo.
The schooner A. J. West is loading
at the Slade mill for Santa Rosalia,
Mexico.
The schooner Robert r.ewers Will
sail tomorrow from the West mill
for Honolulu.
The schooners r. NJ. Slade and Ed
ward West are at the Slade mill
awaiting orders.
The schooner A. IS. johnson sail
ed yesterday from the Wilson mill
for San Francisco.
The steamers Newburg and J. h.
Stetson are at the Slaale mill load
ing for San Francisco.
The steamer Centralia arrived at
the Western mill this morning. to
load for San Francisco.
The schooners Polaris and II. d.
BendiXon are loading at the Bur-
rows mill for San Francisco.
The steamer Westerner arrived in
port Thursday evening and is load
ing at the Western mill for San
Francisco.
The Spanish steamer Jupiter I
went from the HARDWOOD mill Sat-
urday to Hoquiam, to complete her
cargo for Australia.
The steamer Aurelia came from
the Union to the Anderson & Mid |
1leton mill this morning to complete |
her cargo for San Francisco.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-11
Notice.

John Hanson will leave Wednes-
day to attend the Custom Cutters
convention of the United States and
Canada, and will be absent from Alb
erdeen about six weeks.
His tailoring business will be in
charge of Anton Pista during his alb
sence. Mr.. Pista is fully competent
and all work intrusted to him will
be guaranteed satisfactory by
JOHN HANSON,
Merchant Tailor.