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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
WHAT KIND OF PAVING?

This from the Salina Journal will
be of interest to Abilene which ex-
poets to pave sometime. OF course
with the legal tangle into which the
city administration is plunging the
city 1t will probably be two years
or more before any work is done but
the matter is worth thinking about:
1.-THE people on two of the best
residence streets in Salina have de-
cided that they want smooth paving.
This means asphalt, asphaltic con-
crete, bitulithic, or some pavement OF
similar natuAe. For residence
street, smooth pavement is OF
course the best there is-and 1t costs
more. 1t costs more to lay, and 1t
costs more to keep in repair. The
people who live on the street pay
for the paving In the first place, but
the city at large has right to a
voice in the matter, because 1t pays
for the street intersections, and 1t
also has to pay for repairs. The great
difficulty with the repair proposition
is that the Barber asphalt trust,
which travels under a dozen different
names, is mighty independent about
the repair business. Unless things
! have changed Of late years, the city
will find that there is no competition
on repair work. The Barber people
wont repair antitrust paving and
the antitrust paving companies won't
repair the trust paving. So the COM
panies charge about what they plsRse
for repairs. II the smooth paving
has to be torn up to repair water
pipe, or lay a gas main, u is q hard
job to get the repair made. On q
residence street, the repairs are not
az big an item as on streets whore
traffic is heavy, but It Is good plan
for the city to think about the fu-
ture, and the time when repairs
will become necessary. Brick Is the
natural paving for this state, because
brick are cheap, easily taken up and
replaced and the repairs are practl-
cally nothing II the paving Is laid
properly in the first place"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
OALDERHEAD,s GRIMES.

First crime. He voted to assist
a Republican resident, W. H. Taft,
for whom the Republicans Of Kan
sas gave a grand majority, and will
do so again.
Second crime. That as Repub-
llcan, he participated in a Republican
caucus, casting his vote with the
majority of the house membership,
in ratifying the action Of the caucus.
Third crime. He voted for the
only Republican whose name was pre-
sented to a Republican caucus as q
candidate for speaker Of the house
OF Representatives, a man who help
ed to keep Kansas IN the Republican
column, which elected the ones who
are nov knitting him.
Fourth crime. He has refused to
be stampeded By the metropolitan
press, has always voted for the In
Iterests Of his constituents and has
always been right on every Important
public Qusstion.-wsshingtOn Re
publican.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

A very violent attack is being made
BY the insurgents upon what they
are pleased to call CannonIsm. But
just what is meant by Cannonism y
past finding out.
They say that Speaker Cannon Is
not bad man personally, but that
he stands as the representative Of
some indefinable thing which is
shockingly bad.
The attack upon Cannon is really
an attach upon the Republican party.
In his personal views on public ques-
tions. as wen as in his performance
Of his duty as Speaker, he is fully
in accord with the majority Of his
party in congress.
He does not make the rules OF the
House-they are made by the Re-
publican caucus. 1t is his duty to en-
force them. The committee on rules
is also named by the caucus.
II the rules are wrong, or If the
committee on rules is not properly
selected, the Republican majority,
and not the speaker should be held
responsible.
1t is admitted and is unquestion-
ably true, that in the enforcement Of
-
rules adopted by the House, the
speaker is fair and impartial. No
speaker has received a warmer or
more hearty Endorsement than was
given to Speaker Cannon by the
whole house, including the Demo-
Gratis, at the close Of the last session
of Congress.
Speaker Cannon is a man OF very
great ability, rine experience, un-
questioned honesty and patriotism,
with q wholesome contempt for false
pretense and shame, who ably, fairly
and honestly executes the rules OF
the house for his gYdance-this is
Cannonism.
AS to Cannon himself-no more
conscientious and likeable man ever
occupied the Speakers chair, and no
speaker was ever less of a autocrat.---
Leavenworth Post.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
THURSDAY. MARCH II. 1910
cTANDING BY TAFT.

That was a cheering message the
Republican editors Of Kansas as
seInbled at Wichita sent to President
Taft and one that was doubtless wei
come. Following SO closely an al
legged poll compiled by a Chicago
paper, purporting to show the Kansas
Republican editorial fraternity op-
posed to the president, 1t must nave
been doubly cheering. With thirty
two Republican editors present, many
~ them representing papers Of wide
circulation in the state, and not a as
senting vote againt the resolution en-
,orsing the president and his course
il is fail to assume that It Is a fairy
GOOD representation Of the sentiment
81 the Republican press OF the state
It cannot be denied, Of course, that
there are Republican papers IN the
state who are hostile to the president.
but they are few in number anu Mr
raft was not first choice with them
for the presidency in the first place
they would have been for LaFollette
Of some man Of similar stamp when
Mr.. Taft was nominated, had they not
aaeu that Taft's nomination was a
foregone conclusion. Now they are
siding with his enemies and are hop
ing for his discontinue.
with these exceptions, Kansas edi'
tors. as well as Kansas Republicans
renerally, are with President Taft
and his administration. They under
stand that the effort to discredit BIZ
work is due to selfish desire Of q hos
tiIe group Of would-be leaders to win
control Of the party for their OWE
sloriflCatlon. All that they desire Y
mat President Taft and congress shall
enact the measures for which the
president stands, regardless Of how
Il shall affect the fortunes Of parti-
cular politicians. That this is being
done as speedily as is humanity pos
slble, they have confidence. Hutch
inson News.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

One the same page Of the Atchison
Globe which reported a speech to
the Methodist conference by Attorney
General Jackson in which he said the
pFohibitory law is being strictly en-
forced appeared this advertisement:
III you ever plan a Dutch lunch you
know you can obtain Val Blats beer
" the case delivered to any place in
Atehison. All you have TO do IL to
can old phone 49,"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
piece" from Dr., 5. .. Crumblr

A piece" from DR.. s. y. Crumbine;
"stop! Look! Listen! Every pedf-
greed animal in the state is carefully
registered at an expense of from SO
cents to So, yet the registration Of
the birth of a babe, future citizen
Of the republic, was by the last legis-
lature considered too expensive at
25 cents"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
sUBsTTTUTE FOR THE SALOON.

DR.. washington GLADDEN. told a
helpful truth at Lawrence when he
told his audience that where saloons
are abolished the duty is imperative
to provide other amusements. Il
have" said he, always voted for
saloons abolition whenever l have
had a chance to vote. But have al
ways been urging, for the most part
yainly, that when they are abolished
their places ought to be supplied
with other safe resorts. l have urged
in season and out of season, two
things:
81 Abolish the saloon.
g. Put something better in its
place.
"My belief is that a warfare on evil
which Is merely negative is not SO eff
sectIve as one that is also eonstruc-
tive and positive. The Journal thinks
that such reasoning is falIacicns at
best There is where we differ. /
believe that the best way to keep
weeds down is to cultivate good
grain. II the churches and the tefh-
berance people would expend half as
much energy in making wise and lib
eral provision for the social needs Of
the homeless people as they expend in
fighting the saloon. they would find
the suppression Of the saloon much
easier task"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

The United States is not alone in
It's high living expenses. Advance
proof sheets Of report Of an inyes-
tigation by the Canadian department
Of labor show that in the last ten
years, rents had advanced about 40
per cent in the principal cities Of
Canada and there has been cores
pondlng increase in food stuffs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

The census bureau seems to be
scared stiff for fear people won't
answer the census snumeratIrE'
questions and is flooding the news
papers with appeals to warn every
body that, III any adult person re-
fuses or willfuily negieets to an
sVer an enumerator's question. or. II
any person willfully gives answers
that are false, he or she can Be ar
rested. carried to court and fined up
10 s100.s AZ nobody has any inten-
ton OF refasins TO answer the ques-
tons the bureau bosses should keep
col
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

Charlie Blakesiey says; Salinas
street car company has increased the
number Of cars in service during the
rush hours by one-third, It now cp-
crates three cars" The problem has
been submitted to the algebra class
Of the high school with instructions
to find out how many cars the COM
pany uses out Of rush hours.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

Judge Rees in announcing his can
didacy for congress denounces the
Republican policies Of Taft and a Re
publican congress and accuses them
of handing the public q gold brick.
He approves the action Of the Demo-
Gratis in congress who attempted to
defeat the tariff bill and he has no
word Of commendation for democrats
anywhere. If elected to congress who
would Rees affiliate with, Democrats
or Republican, Marysville News.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

The city administration Is plunglng
ahead with its election under the
commission form of government
when 1t is we'll known that It means
lawsuits and expense. The, few hun
dred dollars the commissioners are
TO receive is mighty small thing
for which to involve the city in trCu-
Bile. II Abilene wants to 50 ahead
1t will have to wake UP and deyelope
nerve enough to relegate to the rear
the perpetual everlasting office hunt
ers who have been candidates for
every Job under the sun for IS years
and who have retarded the towns
progress by the constant rows
brought on because they wanted
office. In their place should be put
some new men with new IDEAS. But
first Of all should be a legal test Of
the recent vote on commission gov
eminent. Why buy lawsuitsH
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
CountY sunerlntendent.

thereby announce myself as a can
dldate for the office Of superlntend-
emit of Public Instruction Of Dickin-
son county, subject to the approval
Of the Republican voters at the Aug
ust primaries. W. o. sTEEN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

why" demands the Abilene
Reflector, should we buy lawsuits?"
Possibly because some lawyer has
convinced us that they are the cheap
est thing that we can buy at the
present time.-Lawrence Gazette,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
County Treasurer.

! hereby announce myself as
candidate for the office Of County
Treasurer subject to tie action Of
the Republican primaries in August.
EDWARD MAKINs, ST..
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

Rees viii soon reslgn and take
up bis campaign against Taft whom
he calls a gold brick president and
attacks at every opportunity. The
Republicans Of the Fifth district
won't do a thing" to Rses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

Good sense from the Osborne Far
mer; Every mothers son Of the fell
lows running for congress in Kansas
would jump a mile high and shout
himself hoarse for Joe Cannon II he
thought II would land him in office.
II Is not the dear people they weep
for. 1t is the votes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
sow UN0BsFRTF6 LAWS.

nisa violation Of the law IN this
state to ml1reprssent fruit trees. The
penalty b line Of from $50 to SEC.
and action nay b commenced any
tine uiihln seven years ron &c
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

Manhattan Mercury: Life is made
up mostly Of partial enjoyment Of
the Joys we have, Of a fuller appre-
citation Of those that are past and
Of hope for those that are expected
10 be.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

/ hereby announce myself as a
candidate for County Treasurer sub
ject to the action Of the Republican
primary. q. L. MORSE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
hereby announce myeeIf

l hereby announce myself as q
candidate for the office Of County
Assessor. subject to the action Of the
Republican primaries IN August.
A, 3. REYNOLDS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
County C1erIr,

hereby announce myself as q
candidate for County Clerk subject
to the action of the Republican pfi-
maries. H.. W. KING.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
wHEAT CRop DAMAGE HEAVY.

Secretary e. ]. Smiley Of the Kan
sas Grain Dealers Association today
issued the following report on the
condition Of the growing wheat crop
In this state:
"In the territory east of the Blue
river and north of the main line Of
the Union Pacific, comprising ten
counties, with a total acreage Of 2S2'-
III acres, the damage is from 30
to so per cent, West Of the Blue
river to the west line of Jewell,
Mitchell and Lincoln counties and
north of the main line Of the Union
Pacific, embracing ten counties, with
total acreage of 647,SS9 acres, the
damage Is rs per cent. West OF
Jewell, Mitchell and Lincoln coun-
ties, to the west state line and north
Of the main line Of the Union Pa
cific, embracing fifteen counties,
with an acreage OF 1,SSS,9SS acres,
the damage is 10 per cent. Nine
counties throughout the central
southern part of the state. south Of
the main line OF the Union Pacific,
having an acreage Of s71,b16 acres
the damage is 80 per cent. The bal
ance of the acreage in the state
amounting to s,2Ss,SSO acres, the
damage is not to exceed 10 per cent"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

On and after April i, 1910. he
Subscription pEioe q ne Weekiy Rs
Hector um Be $50 . year See ne
noiics on flrnt psge
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
County Assessor.

l hereby announce myself AZ .
candidate for the office Of County
Assessor. subject to the action Of ne
Republican primaries IN August.
FL. MURPHY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17


The LaErence World thinks the
governor made a mistake in not Civ
ing to ]. B. shame q pardon or parole.
M says IL remembers the trouble
that vas caused ana adds, but II
also remembers that the old mah Of
Tered his body - q target to the
enemies Of hls eOuntTy ana gave hii
best blood to uphold the government.
He has only q few years left him ct
best. and We cannot zee that any
harm can come from permitting him
to 90 70 the home Of biz brother,
to die. q free citizen Of the country
he Ioyes."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
Rerig1sF 81 Dml..

! hereby announce myself a. q
candidate Tor Register Of Deeds. sub
iect to the Republican primaries.
J. :. FRoELicH.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17
su,raroa To,,rnal.

lawrence Journal: Those stall
wart editors who met at Wichita and
endorsed President Taft were IN line
with the best sentiment of the state.
Kansas is loyal to the President and
will support his administration.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17


AS long as Nj. DOlley is state bank
commissioner It would appear that
there Is not any particular need Of q
bank deposit guaranty law in Kansas;
that Is, IL II win be possible for him
10 handle any and all insolvent banks
which come to his notice in the same
fashion that he did the state bank at
Hoiyrood. State Journal.
Is the Journal making fun Of Mr..
DolIey! Either it is, or else i does
not know the facts. As we up in this
bart Of the state, near the scene Of
the drama, understand 1t. Mr.. Dolley
had very little to do with the fortu-
nate outcome Of affairs at Holyrood.
We have been told that Mr.. Dolley
strongly advised the interests that
did get behind the bank and keep It
from closing, against taking the step.
In short, It is generally understood
here that had Mr.. Dolley's advice
been followed, the bank would have
been closed, the stockholders would
have been called upon for their dou-
BILE liability, which with the cash
actually on hand. would have. given
the bank about $4,000 or $4,000
with which to pay deposits Of $780,
600 to 100000.
Yes. Mr.. Dolley is a warm NUM-
Der as bank commissioner. And
his corps Of examiners would have
brought the best bank guaranty law
ever thought Of ID grief, II as slow
at discovering Irregularities in all
places as they we're at HOlyrood.-
Ellsworth Messenger.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

Might as we'll start raising yellow
legged chickens. The Methodist
preachers are coming next March
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-17

] hereby announce myself az q
eandidats for Register Of DesdI, sub
Jet to TIE decsloh o. the Republican
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-09-17

and horizontal lines into four quarters,
two.thirds Of the population Of the ter.
ritory live In the northern two quarters,
the northwest quarter slightly more pop.
ulous than the northeast quarter; here
Is the Republican stronghold, for the
returns In the election of constitution.
al delegates show the choice Of SO Re.
publieans, nine Democrats and six fus.
%ionists In this upper half; In the south.
ern two quarters, about equally popu.
lous, the Democrats are strongly In the
majority, for the Republicans only elect.
ed six delegates, the Democrats 10, fus.
%ionists eight.
Taking another line Of division, the
north and south line, the two halves are
almost balanced as to population, while
the Republicans are about 80 percent
stronger than the Democrats, according
TO the number Of delegates elected. OF
course this is not a close approximation,
but merely serves TO give a rough sug.
gestion Of the political lineup.
An interesting sideiight on the dis.
tribution Of New Mexico's population
is found in a disvision ~diagonnlly from
northwest corner 10 southeast corner;
above the line lives 70 to 80 per cent
Of the total population Of the territory.
The big surprise to the Democrats IL
contained in the results from the north.
east quarter Of the territory; many
Democrats had been fondly hoping that
the quarter would become debatable
country, but it went overwhelmingly
Republican In the constitutional conven.
tion election.
II is known that the popular vote Of
the territory is quite evenly divided be.
tween the two parties, but ii does Ger.
tsinly look rs II the vast majority of
the people prefer TO trust the Republi.
ans to frame the fundamental law of
the new state.-El Paso Herald.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-09-17
(By Rev. ]. J. Dalton, d. d.

Our country is becoming more and more
influenced by different phases Of so.
cialism. We may not be aware Of this
fact, MOI may We consider II n matter
Of any special concern, but this does
not change the truth of the statement
in the least. This influence Is manifest
ing itself in the various organizations
which have developed themselves among
all classes of people. Multitudinous
clubs representing all classes and oh.
iects have sprung up, which are more
or less Of socialistic tendencies. These
are not TO he considered i'll omens for
a moment. for many Of them have
worthy aud commendahle objects for
their achievement. They are only 30
many efforts To NEE, the changed con.
ditions Of the new order Of society.
Anything that has q tendency to- i'm.
prove social conditions aud TO amelior.
ate nm oppressed and suffering public
should he welcomed ms n means of moral
helpfulness to u people. To deny this
widens the breech between different
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-09-17
Christian Sociology

classes and different interests and adds
to the social complcxity of our times.
With a proper understanding Of their
real meaning there is nothing to cause
alarm in our present day social condi.
tiOns. That there in room for their i'm.
provement and that they need mending
in many ways no one, ] suppose, will
deny; but the only serious peril we
need to fear in this great awakening
is the tendency 20 make ''social ser.
vice the chief and primary duty of the
Christian church. Social service may
assume IA form, or adopt IA program,
wholly destitute of a religious spirit
and thus become u bane rather than
Il blessing in it's results. But the $50.
cial spirit which expresses itself in
unsclhsh service should ever be welcomed
as an essential factor in meeting the
demands now upon us. Changed con.
ditions of society have necessarily fore.
ed new problems upon the church
problems that call for a solution and
which affects her highest usefulness.
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