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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
IF THE WIND SUBSIDIES.
Airship viii Fly Now Almost Any
OldfTiime.

CASTOR Lacomme is very busy
drawing up the details for his new
ideas on the aerpplane to be built
BY Mr. Parker and II the wind will
subslde for 4S hours, Abilene will
have the pleasure Of witnessing the
first aeroplane that has flown within
the confines of Kansas. Should
there be any commotion in Abilene or
the surrounding territory, with horses
and cattle. the same can be accounted
.eF bs ihe presence ~ ~ hnmah bird
Tying and skiddihg thtOugh the air.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
No Investment Like
Good Farm Land

In Kansas farm lands instead Of in
fake mining stock and other specula-
tive Iheestments, how much safer and
better II would be-" he said. "In
these days we hear 50 many nice
tales about the big money there IL
to he nade by simply investing a
small apm in a gold mine or scme-
thing 81 that sort. Well. I would
advise every one to steer clear Of
mCh n. and let them alone IN
places Kansas lands look high. They
simply, look high to US who recall
the time when they could hardly be
given away. But when you come to
figure out what that Kansas farm
land will bring, and what the csops
will bring on the market, Their the
land does not look high IT Is Just
what land win produce that fixes its
value, or should fix 1t. OF course
there are high priced lands in GER
tain parts Of the country that will
not produce crops to Justify such
prices, but perhaps on account OF the
location or the Improvements, the
values are too high. ."-Drover's Tele-
gram.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
What MCKinIay Found
Here in Kansas

'The only place in the state where
| have taken a stand for or against
any congressional candidate was In
the Fifth district" said Congress-
Imam McKinlay while in Topeka Sat
urday. II would not have taken
sides in this instance continued the
Californian, "had not Judge Rees
taken the stump against me and de-
clared himself against the new tariff
bill and criticised the national admin
istration. ei
II did not come here to support
any congressional candidate ~
against any other candidate In the
Republican party. / came here to
support the Taft administration. The
state Of Kansas and its congressional
districts will select as candidates
men whom they think best fitted to
represent the sentiments Of a maj0r-
ityiOf the people. Theivoters do not
need instructions from me, an OUT
slider. in this task Of selecting their
candidates. sF rsnRk ia Il
s"Bpt when Judge Rees declares
that the Republican party has gold
bricked the country in the passage
Of the Payne bill, there Is no half
way business adequate to answer
such a statement, There must be
either Republican or Democratic
congress next year. ! am working
for the former. 4
Middle West Been MisIed.
Il have found that the people OF
Kansas are taking a marvellous in
terest in the great questions Of the
day. The great difficulty has been
that the Kansas people have been
systematically and deliberately mis-
led on every public question by the
Democratic and Populist spellbindersI
who have thronged the ChautauQua
circuits Of the middle west for the
past few years Take for example
the statements Of this man 0'NeiI.
or is 1t MacNeal, insurgent candidate
for congress In the First district.
His declarations in regard to the
sugar schedule are ridiculous. The
facts In the case have been garbled
beyond recognition. There Is bound
to come a reaction against such
methods. When Colonel Roosevelt
returns to this country he will en-I
dorse the Taft administration. OIL
that am confident. Then these
radicals who have preached sedition
will be out on a limb.
"For some reason or other many
of the big newspapers Of the country
seem to have gone into spasms over
these radical doctrines and are de.
termined to elect Democratic house
of representatives.
That Massachusetts, Election.
81 want to correct one false i'm
preston that seems to have gotten
oht in regard to that recent congress
sional election in Massachusetts,. The
Republican candidate who was beat
en- back in the Bay state was an, In
surgent. He was beaten because he
opposed the Taft administration on
the stump. The people Of his dis
trIct preferred a simon pure Demo-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31

which was lying against the elevator
The elevator adiolns 4 string Of
buildings and ut the rate the south
wind was tearing along Saturday
had the elevator once got afire, no
earthly help could have stopped the
flames.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
blaze started ~ solomon During the
high Gales.

Solomon. March 2s.-The timely
discovery Of nre adjoining the slsVa-
Tor here saturday afternoon, m
doubtsdly avertSd smother great DIRE
ioss foF soiomon. Section men an
covered ~ d : pIl' of rnhhiIh
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31

salina Union: Harry Dennlsons
who gave he home - Abilene. vas
arrested Saturday On . charge Of
drunksnnssa. He vas fined - ana
costs Vhieh he paid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
win have ! Recital.

The Talmage school will have q
musical recital next Saturday evening.
Miss Florence knight, reader, and
Miss Winnifred Tanner, soIoist, will
give fine program. Everybody
should attend.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
crat to a hybrid Republican who
would vote with the Democrats.

L .
The Kansas Insurgents.
"Your Kansas insurgents, BY the
way, are pretty good fellows and Of 1
different stamp from some Of the
brand in congress. Murdock and
Madison are fighting to q finish for
new house. rules, but they have not
voted against the, president ana his
policies as perslstentiy Is some Of
the house insurgents have done, /
want won to understand that there
are three distinct elements Of the Re-
publican party In thet house: There
are about thirty-flye radical insur-
gents, fifty radical standpatt and
about two hundred progressive RE-
publicans who want to ret out OF the
rut but who do not believe in the Ia
Toilette brand, of Pcpullsm. \ be.
long to the last named, crowd. 50
does President TAFT,
saT .f,,ss,.as5.,,
His Kansas Trip
my trip through Kansas may be-
~ s,sa "a ~ cro,,,1 I, Y q NJ ! 1870.
ard n. ,rtarast .ha,, I q .taS,',,
n, rIa,r stator,ar,. havs arAa.v
,,.ad q, ai,.,a,s i nra.ant th. ,..S s....
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.ard r,,A o,,t htas Y. ,ra,,,d,c. r rshara
,a.,ry ~ atha. $500 I'LL .a,,. 49, a, Z
tha cor.,ra.s,oraI oo,,,, ,,.aa ~. *
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r,,,I s,av hara oooh ~ u .h.rt
aha,4 IL, ~.
"rh,. u oho,,..,,.,,. oann4,,,
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Z, .h.t .,.r,n q, ~ rrn.r.,, M
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.honso,,,as
Trying to Start Third Party.
'It looks to me like there Is an Of
fort under way to start a third party.
They have the leaders, but not the
following. In the case Of the insur-
gent fight in congress the other day
they did not seem to know what they
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
He Plunged !. Into ! *
the Solomon River R ":

where he fell but the soft mud and
mire prevented serious injury. He
was soon discovered BY small boys
Who summoned aid and the unfcrtu-
nate man was taken from the river.
He was badly chilled. The trairmen
did not see the accident and the train
went on without him.
He was taken to DR.. Roberts for
treatment. His scalp was cut open
and his back and shoulders are badly
injured.
DIT. Roberts reported today that his
patient vas resting easily and was
able to sit up but that It would be
some little time before he would be
able to resume work again.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12
MINISTER'S MEET - INDORSE
HUMANE BILL.

AT a meeting of the Evangelical
Ministers Alliance of Washington
and Vicinity, held yesterday after
noon in Shiloh Baptist Church at
which were present ffty-fve pas
tors of churches of almost every
denomination among the colored
people in the District of Columbia,
the following resolutions were offer
cd by Rev. DR.. Waldron and unani-
mously passed
Be it Resolved by the Evangeli-
cal Ministers Alliance of Washing
ton and Vicinity that we indorse the
laws already in force in the District
of Columbia against cruelty to ani-
mails and that we disapprove of the
Before leaving the altar Hon. Lady
efforts being made to change these
laws"
BE it Resolved, secondly, that we
commend the good work being done
by the Washington Humane Society
for the suppression of cruelty to
children and animals and that we
will do all in our power, consistent
with our calling as ministers of the
gospel, to strengthen and enlarge the
work of this Society; and be it re-
solved, finally, that the pastors oi
the Evangelical Ministers Alliance
of Washington and Vicinity hereby
promise to preach a special sermon
to their congregations at some con-
venient time within the next three
months upon the duty of kindness
and mercy towards dumb brutes.
During DR.. Waldron's address he
said, in part:
"While the Washington Humane
Society causes many arrests and
convictions each year of offenders of
the law prohibiting cruelty to ami
mails, it, except in rare instances
does not prosecute for the first of
tense, but seeks by counsel and dis
semination of information and by
warning, to turn the offender from
the error of his way, and thus inn
prove the condition of the abused
animal and make arrests unneces-
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12

the market in every feasible way pos
sible.
It is the plan to give this General
Field Agent absolute authority in ar
ranging semi-monthly meetings OF
stockholders and all others who may
be interested, and employing addi-
tiOnal agents from all sources. 1t
was decided that this person is to
be a cOlored man of strong business
capabilities, and a man of determin-
alton and energy necessary to push
the movement to a successful end
The selection of this GeneralAgent
was deferred one month so as to
permit those who have applied for
this position, and others who may
desire a place of this kind, to COM
pete for one month in selling the
stock, the one selling the greatest
number of shares to be given the
first consideration.
The Lincoln Memorial Building
Company IS, according to the mum
Der of subscribers and stockholders, in
most fourishing condition, and ii
is the intention of the company to
push this theatrical proposition to a
final success within the very near
future.
Mr.. George W.Robinson,of South
west Washington, has already been
authorized to establish a branch of
fee in that section of the city and
to employ agents and make a thor
ough canvass. Other sections of the
town will be similarly covered as
soon as available men for these re
sponsible positions can be secured.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12
WHY NOT?
Mr.. Editor

Mr.. Editor;
l believe the Negro men of Wash
ington should wake up and vast: i
selfshness and dress up in sociabiji-
ty and tip their hats to females in
remembrance of their mothers and
sisters. Why not? believe if it
was not for the Negro Lawyers in
this city the Jail and work-house
would not hold the Negro prison
.ers, and our Lawyers should be in
vited by the preachers to lecture
once a month. I believe our Negro
doctors could pull down the death
rate by lecturing to the people once
la mn -th. Why not?
Subscribe and stop Borrowing
The Bee" Why not?
L. c. Moore.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12
CHRISTIAN WOMANHOOD

Kew. S1nOn Drew speaks before
Young Women's Association.
Rev. Simon P. w. Drew, pastor
of Cosmopolitan Temple Baptist
Church, delivered a sermon on Chris
tian womanhood before the Young
Women's Christian Association,
Sunday afternoon. He said in part {:
CAS- we bring to our minds the
wonderful story of the cruCihxion,
there is always in the background of
the picture that group of women.
The disciples had fed and left Him
most of his friends had been afraid
to 90 near the cross, but you could
not keep His mother away. You
could not keep the women who low
ed Him away. God, whom Chris
tianity delighted to worship, had
been upon the earth and had moth
er. and could not turn that mother
out of the Christian religion, or ev-
en- keep her at the door. 1 like to
think that we owe to the meekness
and the purity of Mary the position
of womanhood today in our own
land.
'Tt was because Of Mary and the
worship of her and what she repre-
sented and what she stood for, and
the idolization of her that man at
last, in his roughness and smooth
ness. his masculine regards of sim
pie things, and the more fragile and
DELEGATE side of life, came to bow
his head to the ideal of the feminine.
1t is through Mary, mother of Je-
sus, that today womanhood stands
in her proper place beside man
hood.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12
CHRISTIAN BAPTIST
Washington, D. c., February y

Washington, u. L, February u,
1910.
To the Editor of The Bee:
l dropped in the Baptist Minis
ters' Union at the Walker Memorial
Baptist Church last Monday to see
what the preachers were doing.
thought that | would catch them ar
ranging memorial exercises to their
late leader, DR.. Geo. w. Lee. But
to my surprise, l found them pass
ing resolutions to start another
Training School, in opposition, ii
would seem to me, of the Baptist
Training School, represented by
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs. Rev
Waldron, Howard, Lamkins ani
others, advised against such course
DR.. w. II. Brooks said that the
school would be stilI-born Never
theleSs, after they were gone, the
resolution was passed.
Rev. Toliver had long set u
resolutions striking at the R~v. S
G. Lamkins' Church, beca1se they
granted the use of their pool to the
Asbury NJ E. Churc' to baptizt
some candidate, a few Sundays ago
They are to speak against the Meth
dists next Monday, at which time
the resolutions will be discussed
Rev. Gordon is heading the Train
ing School movement. | wondered
what kind of Christianity they had
A Spectator.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12

twenty-five raiders, DR.. Dubois
says that six or seven were Ne
groes; he adds John Anderson, a
mythical raider, and Jeremiah G.
Anderson to the FIVE actual Negroes
Leary, Copeland, o. P. Anderson,
Green, and Newly. Incredible as
it may seem, DR.. Dubois records
that seventeen Negroes were prob
ably killed" in the raid when, be-
sides four of Browns Negroes,
Leary, Copeland, Green, and Newly
but two slaves lost their lives, and
neither of these while fighting. He
accepts also, in all its absurdities.
the narrative of o. P. Anderson.
the Negro who escaped, and en-
dorses it as trustworthy dOcu-
ment. Yet Anderson insisted, for
one thing, that there were thirty
men killed on the Southern side, in
the face of Col. Robert z. Lees of
fetal report to President Buchanan
that there were but five deaths. all
told, in addition to John Browns
own losses; and Lee is yet to be
accused of falsifying facts or fail
ing to obtain them.
DR.. Dubois is not, however, to
be bound even by John Browns
words, for he evolves the astound-
ing theory that the raid failed
through the delay of the rear-guard
in Maryland in moving the arms in
to Harper's Ferry before the trap
into which Brown had walked was
sprung. But, unfortunately for
this, Brown repeatedly stated while
in jail that he deserved to be hang
ed for his military blundering (for
instance see New York Herald, No
vember "a, 1850, and he assured
, Gov. Wise and others that his care
for his prisoners led him to delay
too long, despite the warnings of his
men that he must leave the town at
once. Part of DR.. DuBois's diff
Guilty here is due to his belief that
William Thompson, Browns mes
senger to the rear guard, failed to
reach it. If he should read Terence
Byrne's testimony before the Sen
! ate Committee of Inquiry and John
, Z. Cooks confession. he would not
only ascertain that Thompson did
carry out his instructions, but find
many details with which he is now
J unacquainted.
Coming to John Browns trial,
DR.. Dubois says that the jury was
empanelled without challenge" al
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12

sary."
The Washington Humane Society
was organized in 1870 and is model
ed after the New York Society
which was brought into being in
1860, and which, in turn, is fashion
ed after the Humane Society Of
England, which was started in 1924
The constitution, objects and meth
cd OF work of this Society are the
same as those of the Humane So
ciety of New York City, Philade'
phia, Boston, Ch.cago and .tiief'
larger cities of the country.
1T would seem that no person who
is properly infoft~@d upon the great
need of the su sion of cruelty
to animals in thIs City or who has
taken the pains to investigate the
excellent work done by the Washing
ton Humane Society could be oppos
ed to this organization and its work,
but sad to say this is not the case;
for just now an effort is being
made by a certain organization,
namely, The Horse Owners AssO-
citation" to have Congress pass bill
which, should it become a law,
would destroy the Washington HUI
name Society and bring back into
practice the cruel treatment of ami
mails which was so common in this
city before this Society entered up
on the work of suppression of cruel
ty to animals 40 years ago.
The Horse Owners Association,
which, by the way, represents only a
very small portion of the owners of
horses in the District of Columbia,
is opposed to the law which forbidS
cruelty to animals, and as the
Washington Humane Society repre-
sents that law in force, they, natur
ally, oppose this Society, for most
of the officers and many of the mem
bers of the Horse Owners AssoCia-
ton of til District of Columbia
have beer fined for cruelty to ami
mails.
This nation cannot afford to take
the backward step proposed in the
Horse Owners bill, and especially
should Congress refrain from doing
so at this time for during the sec
ond week in October of this year,
the International Conference of the
Humane Societies of the world is to
be held in this city, and during the
same week, the American Humane
Association, composed of all the
Humane Societies in America is to
assemble here. These two organi-
cations will bring to this city many
hundreds of leading men and wo-
men from all parts of the civilized
world, and the citizens of Washing
ton and the Congress of the United
States would not dare to look these
men and women in the face after
having placed upon the Statute
Books a law abolishing the Wash
ington Humane Society and null
flying the laws preventing cruelty
to animals.
Rev. DR.. l. n. Ross, pastor OF the
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church, pre-
sided at the meeting, and Rev. MIR.
AIleyne, of the John Wesley A. M.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12
LINCOLN MEMORIAL BUILD
ING COMPANY

At a special meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Lincoln Memo
rial Building Company, called by the
President, Mr.. w. Sidney Pittman,
last Monday evening, many things
of vital importance to the company
and its stockholders were consider
ed and adopted, to be carried into
immediate effect.
The most important step taken was
that of employing a General Field
Agent to take over the management
and directing of all agents of the
company. and placing the stock on
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
By Miss G. B. Maxheld

| ACCORDING 10 the census Otlce,
the city of Washington, among
those cities having a population of
100000 or over has the smallest
number of saloons - s2I. While
Pittsburg has 8I8.
There are. in the United States
2,5o4 second class publications of
every description, of this number
2,553 are dailies and 1875 weekly's
Magazines and other periodicals,
weekly monthly and quarterly, of
general circulation number s.436.
More than $1,000 has already been
subscribed by school children of this
city for the proposed convention hall
and George Washington Memorial
building. Charles ]. Bell and 9th
ers who are promoting the fund
collecting says seven times the
above amount has already been
promised.
Nebraska is gradually becoming
great butter State. It produced
IS, 100000 pounds last year
William ]. Bryan is to launch a
prohibition newspaper in Nebraska,
in the campaign which begun
against the whiskey interests.
Thomas c. Plat, former United
States Senator, intensely interested
in the Republican party from its
organization in 1886 died unexpect-
ingly March 6. Senator Platt was
natural born, organizer and lead
er of men and will not only be miss
ed by the State of New York, but
b. T. -ntire Republican party.
Au american woman has been
selected to perfect the plans for the
installation Of a modern heating
system in the palace of the Sultan of
Turkey. Miss Anna Barber has
been connected with a London firm
engaged in the manufacture of
heating apparatus, and has become
specialist in the study of science
of heating large buildings
The monthly report of building
Inspector Hackett shows 479 build
ing permits issued during the month
of February involving an expendi-
ture of $I,3II,279.
President Taft is to appoint J. c.
Napin of Tennessee to a position in
the Treasury Department
Rev. John Hurst, D. D., urges
cooperative charity.
! Jack Johnson will have a hard
time to get out of his recent troubles.
; The Niagara Movement is the
coming organization among colored
| Americans.
Senator N. B. Scott, of West
Virginia, will have a fight on hand
to return to the Senate.
HeaAin of Alabama is at it again.
This time he wants Jim Crow cars
in this city.
The National Baptist Review of
! Nashville, Tenn, is one of the best
publications in the United States.
All Georgia is rejoicing over the
appointment of Attorney Johnson.
Collector Rucker of Georgia is
is being pursued by the crackers. He
has made a good collector.
! Many regrets have been expressed
by the leading journals of the coun-
try over the retirement OF Recorder
Dancy.
The colored press of the country
doesn't take kindly to the removal
of one colored man from office and
the appointment of another.
The National Religious Training
School at Durham, n. c., is said
will be the greatest institution for
colored people in the United States.
Heafin's bill on Jim Crowism has
been defeated in the committee room
for the District of Columbia.
The Baptist Churches and other
institutions are doing great work
for the people.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12

E. Zion Church presented a paper
upon Evolution and Genesis and
Rev. DR.. Ernest w. Lyons, Minister
from this country to the Republic OF
Liberia, and the Milita:y Attache
Lieut.. Davis were introduced to the
meeting and made brief addresses
The ladies of Shiloh Church served
al present with a free lunch at the
conclusion of the meeting.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12
ATTORNEY L. NJ. KING

Attorney L. NJ. King, who repre-
sented the Atkin faction of Elks al
Delaware last January 5th and 9th
is daily receiving congratulations
for the part he took in bringing to-
gether the two grand lodges.
Mr.. King is now making prepara-
tions in conjunction with local
lodges to entertain the Grand Lodge
of Elks, July 20 to 70, next.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12
SIDNEY RIEBER COLLECTOR

SIDNEY RIEBER COLLECTOR
Mr.. Sidney Briber, National Com
mitteeman for the District of Co
lumbia, has been nominated by
President Taft, Collector of the
Port at Georgetown, D. c. Mr..
B;eNer was one of the most active
n the last campaign in the cleo
ton Of Mr.. Taft. He was closely
allied with Postmaster General
Hitchcock in the great fight at
Chicago, I'll.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12
SPECIAL NOTE

The public is warned to pay no
money to Prince Hariston or to Geo.
Smallwood. These men are in no
way connected with The Washing
ton Bee. They are neither author
lied nor empowered to collect for
or to solicit for The Bee.
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12

The African Mining and Real Estate
Company is offering an unusual op-
portunity to Investors You should
look up their advertisement'on'p pag
The Washington bee., 1910-03-12

The Bee leads and all other pa
pers follow.