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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
WHEN he LOST THE STATE PAI0
A secret Service Man In Oklahoma
Kept His Winnings, Which Were
Few.

Guthrie, Ok, Feb. 25s--A secret serv.
Ice employe Of the state dispensary
department, while being questioned In
the superior court Of Logan county in
q 'bootlegging" case, was asked what
compensation he received from the
state He replied that he was paid IS
a day and expenses, the latter being
for ranroad fare, hotels, hack fare and
incidentals.n Upon being pressed to
tell what was included in incident
als.e he said that he sometimes play
ed poker.
"And who pays your losses when you
fail to winG" he was aked.
The detective said that the state wai
paymaster
"Ana what do you DO with the money
you wlnf"
"wen.r replied the detective, =
dOn't win very often"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
RusSlEs NEWEST WAR DREAM
New. ID e China That The Cars Sub
Jsets Bslisvs They Must
Fight Soon.

st Petersburg. Feb. 70 Russian Of
ncials say that China IL armlnG
against Russia and profess 70 believe
that war Is possible within decade
Alarm against the Chinese has 70
placed the expectation Of renssh
Of the war between Russia and Japan
which . few months ago created .
veritabIe panic among the military
authorities
The NOyoe vremya and other news
papers which at that time predicted
war in the spring are now campaign
ing against China They call attentiou
10 q series OF economic measures an
dertakeD BY the Chinese governmsnt
the result Of which viii be the foro
ing Of Russians out Of ManchuriA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
SENIORS Will HEAR PACKERS
They VIII Be Asked to Tell VIVA
They Know About High
Prices.

Washington, FEB. 2s.-Meat packers
Who are having their troubles In fed
sral and state courts. In all probablllt,
will have the opportunity Of explaining
to the senate committee that Is under
taking an Investigation OF the hig'
cost Of living the charge that thes
have conspirsd to raise artihclally the
prices OF meat 10 consumers.
The senate committee has decldei
10 include within the scope OF the IN
vestieaiion an inquiry into the effee'
Of combinations upon the prices o:
commodliles The committee alst
agreed % make an investigation o.
TIE erect Of cold storage piants upoi
prices and their methods Of dolni
business The committee decided alst
70 investigate any effect the tariff ma.
have had upou the increased prices.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
APTAN TO DISARM
NATIONS OF WORLD
Congress viii be Asked to Assist II
Organizing
UNITED STATES or the WORLD
II Il Proposed Through Internaticna
Agreement TO Estabtish Con.
federation Of Sovereign
states.

New York, FEB. 2S.--The congress
Of the United States will be askes
IN few weeks to father an Organi
cation to be known as "The Unitet
States Of the World" with an objec
Of international unity and. permanen
world peace.
The step will be, taken at the In
stance OF the World Federation
League recently organized in New
York which Is rapidly spreadini
branches over the country. A proml
nent western senator will introduce
a Joint resolution empowering til
United States government to take TIL
immediate initiative in the formation
Of the UNITED States Of the World.
Embodied In the resolution will b.
the draft Of proposed constitution
Of this new world combine. This con
stltution will follow the lines Of on
constructed by Oscar T. Crosby, on
Of the founders and yice-Dtesident
OF the World Federation League. Mr.
Crosby, who ID a member Of the New
York firm of ]. G. White & Co., build
ers OF traction systems, is wealth.
and has made a study of internations
and economic problems for man
years,
The resolution will, ask that tn
treaty making authority Of the gov
eminent be recommended to procee'
promptly to the negotiation of inter
national agreements through which
may. be established a confederation
Of sovereign states. Congress will b
asked to support and give public ex
preston to a form of constitution
which will be "a fitting instrumen
for realizing the worldwide aspira
tons toward the amelioration o
harsh conditions now suffered by mul
titudes and which, in part, are du'
to an overpresent fear Of information
al war"
According to the proposed leglsla
tlon, the object of the union is thu
abolition Of war The sovereign gov
eminent created by the adoption O
the constitution shall have closely-de
fined powers, to be exercised by 4
body known as the Internationa
Court, and composed Of representa-
tiyesF OF the member states Of thu,
Union.
The most significant power to B..
delegated to the 'United States Of TIL
WorldS is the right to demand O.
member states the surrender wlthiiI
three months from the date Of adop
tion Of the constitution Of all arme,
vessels Of war and all material ap
purtenant thereto. The court will Sc
lect from the surrendered fleets what
ever vessels Il may desire TO retail
In its naval establishment. The un
desired vessels will be disarmed AM,
returned to their respective govern
ments. The member states are t.
pledge themselves not to build an.
new vessels Of war.
Within year from the adoption o
the constitution the standing armie.
Of the member states shall be reduced
to a basis of one soldier for eucI
thousand inhabitants. Land forces
maintained solely for service in col
onies that are not self governed arr
not to be included.
There will follow the disarmamen
Of Notifications facing on the sea ant
on frontiers. The court is to pal
within q reasonable period for the
vessels and war material taken fo'
the common defense.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
TOOK COLLECTION FOR PRISONER
Jury Discharged BOY Who Was Hun
pry When Ne Broke Into

Nevada, No, FEB. 24-Elmer Nichols
II years old, who broke Into 4 mer
chandIse store at Riehards . small
town near Nevada. last fall, was put
On trial here for robbery. The jury re
turned . verdict Of not guilty.
Nichols was caught in the store and
admitted on the stand that he broke
n the store to get something to eat
Atler the jury returned It's verdict the
members took up q collection OF fie.s'
10 buy Nichols q ticket to his home Il
ssdalia ana to give him q start in life
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
M. Statement ! sirono one.

Not long ago a party Of stalesmen-
It seems fashionable to call them that
were down in Porto Rico. Con.
gresham J. r. Mann Of Illinois was
one Of the lot. Not long after they
landed a native came up 10 Mann.
Mighty glad to meet you. sir" said
Re. 1--WE read every one OF your
speeches IN the house" Great sootti-
broke In vlcePresident Sherman. I'm
dad to meet you. You must b ~
busiest nan IN Ne West Indies.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
tIh.ria Naada AanIaianoe.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Conditions In
Liberia, financial and political, urgent
" require aid from the United stAtei
according to dispatch received from
CHARGE d'ARaires Ellis at Mourovia
b. the state department He asked
that q WArship be sent to the Liberian
coast.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
TNe Heavlost Kansas FamlTyf

Damar. Kan, Feb. 2s--Rooks county
now claims the record In heavyweight
families. and the credit Is due Mr.. and
Mrs.. J. B. Bedard. Besides the par
onts, there ere seven little" Bedards
four sons and three daughters, and
the combined weight Of this Kansas
"corn-Fsdp family ~ 1.s5e pedndE
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
seine pamaoe IneaIeulahle.

Paris, Feb 26.-0hlcial report Of the
hood damage In IS out OF sc depart
menis show a monetary loss Of tlss
sOo.o 900. This includes the 100000
damage done 10 Paris. but here a.
elsewhere. no account IS made Of the
Indirect losses, which are inealeulabie.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
Mlners and operators DIsaaree.

Kansas City. Feb. 2s.-The eRor.
81 the coal operators and miners IN
Kansas, Missouri. Arkansas and okla
homa to reach an agreement on the
wage scale has failed. The whole
matter nov Win 90 before the nation
Al convention at Indianapolis IN April
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
oNeer kIlIs Iuaane Man,

Oklahoma City. Ok. Feb 1s.--Alberi
H. Beail, the insane Insurance mas
who was shot in the Atchison. TOpekS
q santa Fs station by Deputy Sheriff
Robertson, Is dead. Robertson war
taking Beall to the asylum and BsAil
attacked him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
AIf.lfs MlIIsrl Msstlnn.

Kansas City, Feb. 2s--The Natonal
Alfalfa Millers association began
two tays session At he Goats houls
TIE Industry practically Is connnei
70 Kansas. 0kiahomu, Nebraska nni
Cu,rraao. About 50 Representatives
ere nsia
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
NJ, zoo Acre Farm Washed Away.

Akchison, Kan, Feb. 2s.-Richard
Ffakes has moved his big house,
rranary and other farm buildings from
his farm along the Missouri to Rush,
vie, and has given the last acre Of
lis iOo.acre farm to the river Acre
b. acre the farm has been swallowed
b the river The land At one time
vas worth se5 to $40 an acre.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03

Monieomery. No. FEB. SGT w.
utlsrhsek. q farmer. whose home vas
near here. committed suicide By shoot
lnr himself through ne head Finan-
cisi troubles q believed to have been
tla cause
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03

wlrslsss Tor sll Government Vessels.
Washlneton. Feb. 25.-Represental
tirs o'conneil Of Maas, introduced .
lnl requiring al government vessels
rhleh 20 out Of sight Of land 70 Be
squippsi with wireless apparatus TAii
9onld Include besides ns nghung
sect al ne tugs. bhFeea. coIliefs ard
-llaana cnllarL.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03

St. Joseph. No. Feb 26-The ?
yearoid daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Pred
Duncan vas burned to death as re-
suit Of playing With matches in TIE
temporary absence Of The parents from
rhalr home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03

Chicago, Feb. Confronted for
the flrst time IN Year, with an actual
prosecution for conspiracy in restraint
Of trade, the Chicago beef barcns laid
plans for their defense, following the
news from jersey City Of the return
Of indictments The active Aghting
will begin probably In the local courts
whenever an attempt Is made to extra.
dite the indicted directors and ON,
clals Of the National Packing com.
pany.
, That the packers viii resist extradi
ton is believed certain. Beyond pro,
testing their innoncence Of any con-
spIracy to control prices in New Ter.
sey and elsewhere, packing officials
had little to say in regard to the Hud-
son county true bills.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-03
LEADING PACKERS
ARE INDICTED
National Packing Company and 81
Directors
CHARGE CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY
Most Of the individuals Indicted Are
MlliionaiFes Of kansas City
Chicago and St.
Louls.

New York. Feb. 26.-The heayiesi
blow yet struck the beef trust BY way
Of punishment for Arbitrarily raising
the price Of meat and poultry, came IL
Jersey City when Inc grand jury o.
Hudson county filed blanket indlct
ment charging a criminal conspiracy
in restraint Of trade.
Six corporations, including the par
ent organization, the National Pack
ing company, and 81 individual direc
tors, were named in the conspiracy
charge.
Most OF the individuals indicted are
millionaires Of Chicago, Kansas City
and st. Louis. Many of the names
best known In the packing industry
are included in the conspiracy
charges. All will be arrested as soor
as the authorities can locate them I'm
less they surrender of their own &C
cord. They will be extradited to Jel.
sey City and held on bail for an early
trial,
The corporations indicted are: The
National Packing company, Armour &
Co., Swift & Co., Morris & Co, and
The Hammond Packing company.
The individual directors indicted
and liable on conviction to heavy fne
and imprisonment are: ]. Ogden Ar
mour. A. WHsSen -.rmcur, Louis F,
swift, Edward r. swift, Charles H
Swift, Edward H. Morris, Ira !. !. Nor
ris, Arthur MeekeF, Hdward Tllden
L. A. Carter. Themase q. Wilson
Thomas J. Connorsj r. Al Fowler, l..
H. Heyman, James n, Bathgate, IT,
George H. Edwards, F. " Cooper
Henry P. Darlington. D. u. HartWelli
L. B. Paterson. A. A. Fuller.
Shortly after o'clock the grand
jury, conducted by Prosecutor Carver,
fled into me county court where
Judges John Al Blair and Robert
Carey were sitting. The long indict'
ment was formally presented and or
dered spread upon the records Of the
court.
II represents the work Of the grand
Jury since February /. Over 300 Wit
nesses were examined and more than
5000 pages Of typewriter Testimony
recorded. The vital evidence on which
the indictment is based is said to have
been given BY the Jersey City agents
Of the National Packing company And
the other big packing concerns
B These agents testi1ed that the price
Of beef and poultry was fixed in Chi
cago and sent on to them. They de-
clared that supply ana demand had
nothing to- a. with nv price fixing.
In most instances they wsre reluctant
witnesses and some Of them had to be
summoned to the graAd jury room
three or four times.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28

ney Ford, hackers of McEnery since the
inception of the race, were with him at
the finish to congratulate him on his
success.
Percy Selby, heir of the builder of
the great Selby Smelling enterprise
is resting at the Abbott house at Sa-
lines, his feet and legs having all but
given out on the steep San Juan grade.
This hill climb was eliminated by Nc
Emery, who went over the railroad
trestle. Selby will leave Salinas for
Monterey about midnight. The pair
of walkers left Burlingame yesterday
morning at O'clock.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28
CORPORATIONS
MUST REPORT

WASHINGTON. Feb 2S-Advices
from all over the country indicate that
the officials of corporations are
awakening to the Importance of the
new corporation tax law. and it is
not likely that many important con-
Germs will be delinquent in filing their
reports, which must be in the office
of the collector of internal revenue for
their district by tomorrow night.
Every corporation that fails to have
its report, properly filled out, in the
hands of the revenue collector by to-
morrow, makes itself liable to a fine
of not less than $1,000. and possibly
$4,000
New York corporations have gener-
a ly shown an inclination to comply
with the law. so far as the filing of
reports is concerned, but most of them
de SO merely as a matter of form and
without any expectation of ever having
to- pay the tax, which they assume will
be declared unconstitutional
Collector Hertz, of the Chicago dis
trjct. is reported as saying:
The spirit shown by most of those
we have dealt with is good. Now and
then man comes in with a chip on
his shoulder, and. as my assistant,
Frank Hemstreet, says: When it
comes to taxes every man is against
the government but most Of them are
reasonable They know that the mat
ter is t. be fought out in the courts,
bat they don't talk about it. Some OF
them have expressed themselves
warmly in favor of the law, and |
already have a lot of checks, although
they don't have to pay before June
These are more numerous than those
who attach a protest to their return
Col ector McCr0ach, of Philadelphia
takes an optimistic view of the law
He says:
Il do not think that any of the cor
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28

porations, companies or associations
are holding back their report with
a view to resisting the constitutionality
of the law or with an idea that its pro-
visions may be modified in congress
None of the organizations affected by
the law seems to fear that its figures
will become known to their business
rivals or to the public. All state
ately become the property of the de-
partment, and are forwarded to Com
missioner of Internal Revenue CabeI,
at Washington.
1t is understood that nearly all of
the 1900 corporations in the Boston
district have reported, although many
of them do so under protest.
Those" said Chief Deputy Hamil-
ton, of Boston. who like to get rid of
a disagreeable thing at the earliest
opportunity have already reported as
the law directs; those who put things
off till the last moment are now send
ing in their papers,
st. Louis corporations will not,
Deputy Collector Brodt thinks, pay
more than $1,000,00O under the federal
tax law, and there is a possibility that
the total will be as low as $500, 900.
But if large railroad and insurance
companies, with headquarters at ST.
Louis, should file their statements here
the payments may exceed $1,000, 000
According to compilations prepared
by brokers the payments at ST Louis
may exceed s3,000,000
Corporations of the New Orleans in :
ternal revenue district, which COM
prises the state of Louisiana, seem to
be willing to comply with the new cor
poration tax statute, although they are
slow in making reports So far as is
known none of the Louisiana corpora
tons intend to contest the law, but IL
seems physically impossible that al of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28

grieved by said assessment, at which
time the said council will hear and de-
termine all questions that may be pre-
scented by the owners of lots or parcels
of lands in said district relative to the
special benefits that will result to each.
and as to whether each is equitable
and proportionate to the special bene-
fits resulting to each. or will be in ex-
cess Of the benefits resulting thereto
All complaints and appeals must be
submitted in writing
L. p. S. HART, City Clerk.
First publication in Evening States
man. Feb. II, 1910; last publication,
February %, 1915.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28

Stephens, Killifer; pitchers, Bailey, Di-
reen, Powell, Petty, Graham, Ham
'lton. Howell, Kinsella, Kusel, Prough,
Rose Peighle, Waddell, Gilligan, Nc
Cory, Lake; infielders, Corridor, De-
MON, Olson. Hetling Abstein, Trues-
dale; outfielders, SchweitZer, Stone,
Demmett, Fisher. Criss, Schotten,
Strenmel
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28

the reports shall be in by tomorrow.
Dispatches from San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Seattle and Portland indicate
that the coast corporations are rapidly
getting into line and that the returns
for that section will be practically
complete tomorrow.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28
Duel Ends Fatally.

VIENNA, Feb. 27.-A duel with pis-
tolls was fought here yesterday by two
Austrian government officials, DR.. Os-
car Mayer and Baron Hermann Widen
Offer. Mayer shot Widenofer dead. DR..
Of tho 6,,ol
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

Notice is hereby given to all property
owners in Sewer District No. Z, alley
between Main and Alder from First to
Fifth street. that assessment roll for
said district and the diagram accom-
panying the same were filed in the Of
flee of the City Clerk on the Gath day
Of February, 1910; and the same are
open for public inspection; that on
the eighth day of March. 1910. the
City Council will hear and determine
all questions that may be presented by
the owners of lots or parcels of land in
said district relative to the special ben
efits that will result to each, and as to
whether each is equitable and proper
tionate to the special benefits resulting
to each, or will be in excess of the BEN
efitS resulting thereto. All complaints
and appeals must be submitted in writ
ing.
T. D. S. HART, City Clerk.
BY HARRY DEBUS, Deputy.
First publication in Evening States
man, February "a, 1910; last publca-
ton, March ), 1910
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28

SAN JOSE, Cal, Feb. 27.-Dr. w.
A. McEnery, formerly an English
champion distance runner, won the
106 mile walk Burlingame country
club and Hotel Del Monte by arriving
at the finish at Is this evening with
Percy Selby his opponent, nearly
twenty miles behind
party of we'll known men, includ-
ing H Cav Snencer and E Court
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28
ST. LOUIS BROWNS GO SOUTH.
Houston Will Be Training Place Of
the Missouri Team.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2S.--In response 10
the call of President Hedges, the play
ers OF the st. Louis Browns are report
ing at headquarters today. The squad,
under Manager O'Connor. will leave
tomorrow morning for Houston.
O'Connor has a strong outfit from
which to Pick team: Catchers, Allen
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.


Notice is hereby given to all prop
erty owners in First Street Opening
Assessment District No. s. for the
opening of First street from East Main
street to East Rose street that the as
sessment roll for said district and the
diagram accompanying the same were
filed in the office of the city clerk on
th017th day of February, 1910, that the
same are open for ms pection; that on
the list. day OF March, 1916 at the
hour of 7.30 O'Clock p. M, the city
council will meet and sit to hear ap-
peals of all parties aggrieved by said
assessment. at which time the said
city council will hear and determine all
questions that may be presented by the
owners of lots and parcels of land in
said district relative to the special
benefits that will result to each and
as to whether each is equitable and
oropOrtionate to the special benefits re-
sulting to each or will be in excess of
plants and protests must be sub
mitted in writing.
T. D. S. HART, City Clerk
First publication in Evening Statesman,
Feb. IS. 1910; last publication, March
/. 1910.
~~-~~~~~~.>~~~~~~-~~~-~~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Notice is hereby given to all prop
erty owners in Sewer District No. s,
College Avenue that the assessment
roll and the diagram accompanying
the same, were filed in the office Of
the City Clerk on the 10th day of Feb
ruary, 1910; that the same are open
for public inspection; that on the 1st
day of March, 1910, at the hour of z: 80
O'Clock p. m. the city council meet and
sit to hear appeals of all parties ag-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-28
THE l.. CHING WO CHINESE
MEDICINE CO.

Cures any
and all dis
eases that
the human
flesh is heir
to. Ny Won
derful and
p o W e r full
remedies are
composed OF
c h in e 8 e
roots, herbs,
puds, tarks
The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-15
FAKIR CRIPPLE FOILED
in HIS GAME

A fakir, giving his name as F. G..
Wilson, came to grief Tuesday at
the hands of Officer Metcalf. He
posed all day with a crippled hand
and told a hard luck story, upon
the strength of which he managed
to gather in a little change from
the kind-hearted. That evening he
gathered around the bar in one of
the saloons to make merry. In
gathering change off the bar and
downing schooners he was adept
with his crippled hand. This
came to the officers'ears and he soon
had him peacefully reposing behind
the bars of the city bastile. Yester-
day morning Judge Carr gave him
a county Jail sentence.