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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
A SCHOOL FOR SUfFRAGETTES
II lie TO be Established at Los Angeles
and will Teach History Of the
Movement.

Los Angeles, Mar S0,--A school for
euffraEettes will be established accord
ing to Mrs. Mary A. English, a grad
nate Of the University Of California, In
structor in science at the Los Angeles
Normal school and president Of the
local suifragist league. The general
course at the new school will include
ave branches Of instruction: History
Of the suifagiSt movement. econo
mics OF suffrage, from q woman's
standpoint, evolution of the legal
status Of women, biology Of suffrage
a. Affecting women, and professions al
social and Industrial factors.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
RAILROAD BILL IS
NEXT BIG PROBLEM
Senators Shov no Desire to Rush
Legislation.
A QUESTION OF AMENDMENTS
The Bill viii Not Pass Senate as n
Como From the House--Another
Month OF
Talk.

Washington, Mar. 28.-The prest
dents program in the senate Is having
a rough time. A spirit Of procrastina-
ton seems to have taken possession OF
senators. For two weeks now there
apparently has been no desire to push
things. Senator ElkinS has chafed no'
der a restraint that irritates both
president and the organization lead
ers. There, however, is little danger
but that this program will be carried
out In the end, and many senators
hope that with the Easter holiday out
of the way the members will buckle
down to work with determination to
get through and back home.
The pending railroad bill constitutes
the biggest problem in the legislation
Of both houses. In the house the adj
ministration bill has been amended
out of all semblance to the measure
introduced by Mr.. Townsend. The fight
to pull the measure through that body
will be conducted by Chairman Mann,
whose amendments agreed to In COM
mittee, have struck at sections the
president considers most vital and Inn
portant. In the senate the bill was
reported as the president wants 1t and
the fight there will be to amend 1t to
make It correspond in some measure
to the provisions agreed upon In COM
mittee in the house.
aVT
It Is extremely doubtful II the bill
as reported can obtain enough votes in
the senate to put 1t through. Amend
ments must be agreed to. The only
question with Senators Aldrich and
Elkins is what and how many amend
ments they must concede. Senator
Elkins, chairman OF the committee and
Senator Crane, Mr.. Aldrich's whip"
nut in two hours with roll OF the SEN
ate figuring out just how the probable
vote would stand on the various I'M
portant amendments, submitted by
Cummins, Clapp, Nelson and other in
surgent senator's 1t is understood that
the organization leaders are prepared
to go far in the way Of compromise.
They draw the line, however, at the
Cummins proposition that the commits.
sion must give Its approval to all
traffic agreements before they go into
effect This provision and the sectlon
permitting the merger OF ROADS Una"
hold so per cent OF the STOCK OF COM
peting line or under long lease 10 COM
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
SENATOR ALLDS FOUND GUILTY
Charges Preferred by consSr Against
New York Legislator Sustained
Aids Resigned Before Verdict.

Albany, N. Y, Mar. SO,-state sena-
tor lothian P. Aids Of Chsnango coun-
ty was found guilty by q vote Of 40
to nine, in the senate of accepting a
81 900 bride from the bridge interests
in 1901. The verdict followed his
resignation from the senate and marks
the end Of the hearing Of the charge.
preferred by Senator Benjamin Conger
which has extended over seven weeks
revealing many sidelights Of a start
ling character on the condition In the
legislature nine years ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
BRIDE AND GROOM DEAD IN PARK
Dee MoInes coupIs Went on Moonlight
Picnic and Committed
Oulslds.

pes MONIES, Ia, Mar. Styling side
By side, the bodies Of Mr.. and Ars-
HAIRY Douglas Mcdonald Of Chicago.
hrias and groom Of sig weeks. we're
found cold IN death In ohautAuquh
park, At Fairfield.
They went alone on 3 moonlight pic
uie and whsn they ala not return the
bFida's parents started q search for
them. Evidently Mcdonald had killed
his BRIDE and himself. but no enc
knous tie cause.
II is TIE END Of = romantic marriage
and courtship. The bride two months
aFo vas studying to Be- 4 trained nurse
d st. Lakes hospital, chieago No
Donald vas q lawyer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
FOREST FIRES IN MISSOURI
In the Southern Part Of the State 6or
600 Acres Have Already Been
Destroyed.

Jefferson City, Mar. 2S.-DestructiVe
forest fires are raging in Stone, fancy,
ozark and Christian counties, and
John H. Curran, state immigration
commissioner, who visited the scene Of
the connagrauon, informed Gov. Had
ley that thousands of acres OF valuable
timber have already been destroyed.
Mr.. Curran says that at this time It
is impossible to obtain estimates Of
the number Of acres burned or the
losses.
The prolonged dry and warm wealth
er is responsible. Several causes are
given for the origin Of the hres, the
chief one being sparks from passing
railroad engines.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
DAIRY LECTURE TOUR PLANNED
Farmers In the o1arks South Of Spring
field, NO., to BE Told Of
Modern Msthsds.

Columbia, Mo-. Mar. SO.-A dairy
lecture tour is being arranged BY DIT.
W. p. Cutler, state fsod, dairy and
druR commissioner. and John H. Cur
IN state immigration commissioner.
ISetures on modern methods OF dairy
FARMING will be given. The tour WIN
~ ovef the ST. LOUIS q San Francisco
rsylroaA. south from Springfield. i
probably win be made the arst week
IN April.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
A PIE. fst ResssvsI. Policies.

washington, Mar. 80. = Senator
Chamberlain Of Oregon, speaking IN
ne senate IN support Of the bill TO
invest the president win statutory
sewer to withdraw lands from public
iomain to protect natural resources,
made q strong plea for The upAoldlng
4 TIE RoossTeltG araeid-Pinehoi plan
ior conservation
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31

Abilene, Kan, Mar. 3O-A high south
wind continuing for the last two days
has been dangerous to wheat, already
badly hurt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31

Manhatton, Kan, Mar. SO,-A five
weeks drouth was broken here by
slight shower which scarcely laid the
dust. High winds have been blowing
the last four days, drying out the sur
face of the ground. Flowing Is not YET
hampered for lack Of moiseure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
Ao.d Lsavsnworih Nan suleIdsi,

rsavenworth. Kan. Mar. 26.-John
ohlrIeh. an aged citizen Of this city.
amer q one Of the city's leading
husipess men. killed himself The old
Fsnoeman's wife died six weeks aso
nd since then he has been despon-
Sent
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
AEROPLANES TO RACE AUTOS
At the Memphis Aviation Meet Several
Unusual Features viii be
Introduced.

Memphis, Mar. 2s.-An aviation
meet. has been arranged for April 8, Z,
9 and 9 here, at which Glenn Curtis,
his assistant, Charles Hamilton. and
Charles willard will be the principal
operators Of aeroplanes. The ayiators
have promised to try to establish new
records for height and distance. only
heaVier.than-air machines WIN Be
eligible.
In edition to the aeroplAhe races
there viii be races between the hying
machine and automobiles and between
asrOplaneS and Motorcycles.
Eploslen Wrecks al on Camp.
Tulsa Ok, Mar. So.-In an Isolated
section Of the Kiefsr oil held q eAarE'
Of nitroglyesFin forced ron IN oil vel
By gas pressure exploded upon reach
ing the surfaee. TIE explosion set Of
a wagon load Of explosives near N
ven. Three horses were killed an'
ere Destroyed thfse 81 ttrriekA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-03-31
SNOW STORM STRIKES DENVER
Accompanied by Heavy Wind u Has
Caused Great Loss IN Inter-Moun-
tain District.

Denver, Mar. S0.-snow, accom-
panied By heavy wind. almost q bliI-
lara, Is reported throughout the inter
nountain district. Wire communities
Den IL interrupted and train serVics
Ielayed.
The storm was particularly dis
Istrsus IN the Great Salt Lake valley
md the vSlln cut on on the Union
Paeihc, which are reported 20 have
uttered much damage.
Many Colorado points are isolated
n a result Of the storm and II Il fear
u that the crop damage win Be heavy
ne storm following 80 days Of eontiAu-
US sunshine
SoldlsrS Guard Charleston.
Charleston, W. Va, Mar. f6.-Nounl
Hopo With 1000 Of iis 1900 RESIDENT
homeless as the resuk Of the m
vhIch destroyed more than 400 houses
a under the guard Of the militia tn
soldiers afe distributing tsntl an
supplies
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
BOUTELL TALKS
ABOUT THE TARIFF
Says Democratic Donkey is Again
Walking the Slack Rope
of Discomfort.

lGate City Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nav 21.-
Under the spur of a vindictive criti-
clsm OF the republican administration
and the Payne tariff law, by Minority
Leader Champ Clark, Representative
Boutell, OF Illinois, one of the republ-
can tariff experts of the house and
one of Speaker Cannon's lieutenants
today delivered an argumentative de-
tense OF the republican tariff policy
lnterspersed with humorous attacks
on the minority. THE poor old dem
ocratlc donkey" said Boutell, "is at
at his old trick of walking the slack
rope of discomfort while he tries to
steady himself by tapping one ear
in promise of high prices to the pro
ducer and Tapping the other ear in
assurance of 'ow prices to the con-
sumers''
Boutell answering query by Rep
resentative Hitchcock (dem.. Nebras-
ka) as to whether he agreed with
Senator Lodge in Lodges statement
that the ultimate consumer is a
| myth, said.
81 do not The ultimate consum
er is absolutely it. However, since
everybody in this country is a con
I sumer, we must bear in mind thai
there are two classes of consumers
One a consumer for profit, and the
other the ultimate consumer, who
consumes solely for the purpose o
consuming
Boutell favored a permanent tariff
commission to study the costs of pro
duction in foreign countries and to la,
this information in the tabulateC
forms before congress to aid 1t il
making business based tariff sched
ule.''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
ILLINOIS MEET
GETS DISCUS RECORD
High School Athletes Broke Three
Weight Records at the Contest
in Champaign.


lGate City Leased Wire Service
CHAMPAIGN, H.. May 21-Uni-
versity high won the annual inter
scholastic meet today after great
contest with the best athletes of the
state The Midway school. by the
powers of her dash and hurdle artists
took the great meet.
Three records wore shattered, one
a worlds interscholastic record by
the great Byrd of Milford who land
ed his school in second place.
Berry of Beardstown broke the ham.
mer record and Yates of Galesburg
made new half mile record
Leslie Byrd of Milford was the first
record breaker of the meet and he
not only broke the state record, but
the worlds interscholastic record in
the discus throw.
Byrd hurled the Grecian plate 13e
feet 31s inches. The former worlds
interscholastic record was 1874 feet
lO1s inches, made last Saturday a.
Charleston by Byrd. The old state
record was 123 feet IL inches, made
by Briffin of Joliet in 1908.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
EXCELLENT DISCIPLINE
Panic Was Averted by Cool Headed
People During the Fire Which
Started From Discard.
ed Cigarette.
TGate City Leased Wire Service. /

l1dl6 SlCy LcdScQ WlS SSINiSC.I
SCHNECTADY, N. Y, May H-Dis-
cipline of character that would have
been viewed with pride by any army
officer marked a fire that today de-
stroyed the "big top" of the Barnum
& Bailey circus with all Its ring para
phernalia and bleacher seats.
The 10000 spectators filed down
into the arena and out into the open
air through the emergency exits.
There was very little crushing and no
real panic A few people started to
run and Chamber over the seats, but
they were checked by the coolheaded
among the spectators and what might
have proved a great disaster was final
I ly turned into comedy.
The fire started from cigar or Gig
arctic carelessly thrown on the roo
of the main tent. The canvas. dried
by the broiling May sun, burned rap
idly.
The animal keepers and canvas men
SO soon as they saw that the specta
tors were no longer in danger, turned
8 their attention to the cages and thu
4 horse tent. The cages were rolled t,
places of safety and the horse ten
and side show were saved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
ROCKEFELLER is BUSY
Is Said to Be Making an Investigation
by Means Of Private De-
tectives of Both
Sexes.

IGate City Leased Wire Service
NEW ORLEANS, May 21.-It was
learned here tonight that John d.
Rockefeller. Jr., amazed at the reve-
lations of the white slave traffic in
New York, has sent detectives to
many parts of the country to run
down the agents of the system prey
ing on native young women and those
entering big points
1t was discovered tonight that two
detectives. men and a woman, have
been in New Orleans for the past
week investigating conditions.
The detectives worked independ-
emily OF the local police. and declare
they discovered amazing conditions
here.
Many young women arriving from
Trieste and French points have been
taken in hand here by white slave
agents and sent on to the east.
The woman detective who has bee
masqueraded under many names
through the redlight district here. dc
clared tonight she believed New
Orleans was the most wicked CITY ii
the United States. 1t is said tina
Rockefeller, Jr., is paying the private
detectives out of his own pocke,.. ant
has sent detectives to all polnts il
| the west and south
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
Johnson Has Boxed Just Seventeen
Rounds and Jeffries Acts Like
School Boys First Train
ing Experience.
THE NEGRO is CONFIDENT
White PugiIIst Is Like an April Week
Bright One Day and
Cloudy tho
Next.
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lGate City Leased Wire Service]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, May 21.-I
Now that the referee and site for the
Jeffries-Johnson fight have been def
initely decided upon at least so far as
the site is concerned, attention again
turns to the fighters, who have been
out of the limelight the past week,
owing to the uncertainty that arose
over the battle grounds
Since Johnson started training he
has just boxed seventeen rounds,
eight on Sunday last, and nine on
Wednesday. Today he was to have
boxed nine rounds, but decided to cut
out the glove work despite his pos
tive announcement that henceforth
he would box at least three days a
week until such time as he thought
it necessary to put on the gloves
every day.
He now claims that he does not re-
quire much boxing, maintaining that
he not only knows as much as he
wants to know about the finer points,
but that his eye does nor need much
"trueing up and that If it did, he
has more than seven weeks in which
to bring this about
His best work IS done on the roai,
which, he claims, is really all lie
| needs.
/ Jeffries' manner of blowing hot
and cold in the matter of training
j is puzzling to many Of the big fel
lows admirers. One day he will work
with tremendous energy, be of good
cheer and appear to his camp mates
to a degree Of almost frenzied en-
| thusiasm. The next day he will droF
everything, NOPE around camp like q
! chicken with the pip, snarl when nc
4 is spoken to and be gust about as dis
agreeable as it is possible for hu
man being to be.
His legs look IS powerful as of yore
and he is something to marvel at. Bu
the rye and the bcils, what abou
4 them9 and the sudden and un;,c ,ount
4 able cutting out Of all work? D,
tfev mean that somethiEs still |.
8 wrong with Jeffries? 1t is a natura
question to ask, but Burns, Berg :
and Choynski invariably answer 81
mood, whim," maybe so, but boil
are not the result of whims ant
moods.
The site chosen on which to buil'
the arena could not be improved uI
. on, the very heart of the city, witlij
, stones thrown of where the cit
, hall stood before the fire. 1t Is AZ
cessible to every car line in the cit
and ten minutes from the fer
building
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
THE BERTH RATE TO
BE DISCUSSED
Hearing on Protest Of Sleeping Car
Company to Order For
Reduction of Rates.
IGate city Leased Wire serv;se.I

TGate City Leased Wire Servie.l
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Hearing
on the application of the Pullman
company for writ of injunction
against the recent order of the Inter-
state Commerce commission reducing
sleeping car rates or roads running
west from Chicago to Seattle will
begin in Chicago next Wednesday,
and at st. Paul next Saturday. w. T..
Kenneyon, the new assistant attorney
general. will represent the govern
ment at each hearing. This case is
the first in which the Interstate Com
merce commission has attempted to
interfere with sleeping car rates.
One of the main questions involved
Is the order of the commission that
upper berths must be sold at lower
rates than lowers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
First National Congress Of Socialists
Has Adjourned After Big
Round of Sing
ing.
EXPECT "A BIG INCREASE
Leaders Believe Members Of Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor viii
Join the Party In Large
Numbers.
[Gate City Leased Wire service.l

lGdl0 OlIy l-tdS6u WAIo ScTNlCS.1
CHICAGO, May 21-With the sing
ing of The Red Flag" and "Marsel-
laise," the national and international
hymns of their party, socialist dele
gates to their first national congress
adjourned sine die late this afternoon.
Before the singing, the delegates 81
lently waved their handkerchiefs as a
token to the memory of Ben Hanford
and other socialists who died during
the past year. No place was selected
or date fixed for the next congress.
which is to follow the presidential
nominating convention OF two years
/ hence. These arrangements are left
to the national executive committee.
Contrary to the advice of those who
denounced Gompers and urged the
! adoption Of a resolution indorsing in
dustrialism' among the labor organiza
tions, the congress decided on policy
of non-interference. The concensus o
opinion of the delegates was that eco
nomic questions should be left to thu
unions and politics to the socialist,
party as the only working class par
ty" in this country. Chairman Gay
lord, at the conclusion, said:
4 Since the American Federation 0
Labor has advised its membership t.
seek remedies through political action
the inevitable result will be a rapi
drifting Of the workers iilto orr party
8 During the coming congressional elee
tions, we expect to elect representa-
tives from Illinois, Massachusetts, Ok
lahoma and New York Gaylord i
himself the only socialist state sena
tor in the country, being member o
the upper house of Wisconsin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
Lady suffragists Have Big Parade
and Hold Mass Meeting I'm
til the Rain Be-
gan.
SCHOOL GIRLS HELPED
Brooklyn Attorney Made Hit With the
Ladies' BY Saying Good Wife
Would Be a Good
Voter,
rGate City Leased Wire Service.

lGate City Leased Wire Serylce.i
NEW YORK, May 21.-Ten thous
and women and two men this after
noon paraded and protested against
the action of the state legislature in
turning down a proposed constitu-
tional amendment permitting women
to vote.
Many of the leading lady suffragists
were in line and in the speakers
stands until rain broke up the meet
ing.
The mass meeting was preceded by
two parades, one of automobiles, down
Fifth avenue, and the other of foot
soldiers in the cause, down Fourth
avenue.
The automobile parade started first
1t consisted of about 100 machines.
The automobiles drew up at the main
stand in Union square which the po
lice had turned over > the women.
Then they entered the stand ani
cheered their sisters, Who like gen
tlemanly agents" at the circus, passed
through the crowds selling votes fol
4 women badges and securing sigma
lures to pledges to vote for women.
One lone man paraded with the 10,
600 women and he bore a banner. The
other male su1'fragette rode in an au
tomobile. A number of school girl
trotted along with big banners. Il
the main stand the first speaker wa
Robert Elder, assistant district attor
ney of Brooklyn. He made a grea
hit with the women as he demanded
that they be given the right TO vote
his chief argument being that if
woman is good enough to be wife
she is good enough to vote.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
Lightweight Fighter Recently Defeat.
ed BY Wolgast Goes Before
House Committee and
Pleads the Cause.
MOVING PICTURE CLAUSE
Men at Washington Would Pass Bill
to Prevent Fight Pictures Be.
ing Sent From One State
to Another.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
by Battling Nelson, formerly light
weight champion of the world, for the
United Press.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 21.-
Lobbyist? Yes, 1 guess that's me,
and it's grand business. I couldn't
stand and see congress put through
law that would give thu fighting
game knock out and SO / climbed
the marble steps to tell them the
bill was bad medicine. | gave that
bill an awful wallop and it looks to
me like it was down and waiting for
the count. 1t was aimed to stop the
sending of fight pictures from one
| state to another.
Il talked about is minutes to
bunch of big men. Ca house commit
tee). l was more or less nervous at
first as l did not know how they
might tangle me up.
The bill is too ridiculous for a
bunch of broadminded men to think
of pushing through. There is not a
chance for it. 1t would kill the press.
Inc press is the CreateSt thing IN the
world If there were no press notices
everybody would be dead"
Regardless of my being fighter
and having money in fight pictures
told them they ought not interfere.
In one of my fights I had spent $1S,-
600 on pictures Lefore nickle came
in. 4 told them another side to look
at was that fight pictures were not
improper. Go in any city and you
can see rotten pictures, and the
owners cater to children. Even the
brutality is gone in the fight pic
lures. You do not see the blood OF
feel the punches. Besides the price
to see these pictures is generally toe
high for children
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
CHICAGO SWAMPED
WISCONSIN
staca's Men Were Simply Outclassed
and Wisconsin Piled Up Large
Number of Points.
rGate CITY Leased Wire Service.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, May 21.-The University
OF Wisconsin defeated the University
of Chicago In dual meet here today
by score OF so to 46. Wisconsin
was successful in winning eight firsts
while the Maroons won six. The Chi
cago-Purdue baseball game only lasted
two and one-half innings and was
called on account of rain. The score
stood to 0, in favor of the Maroons
In the finals in the tennis toura.
ment, Adams and Sischo OF Minnesota
defeated Musselmann and McKime OF
Illinois, in the doubles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
LIVELY ENDING
OF SCHOOL DAYS
Boys Use Revovers and Two Are
Killed While Two Others will
Die of Wounds.
IGata CITY I.eased Wire Service.

[Gate City Leased Wire Service.l
OPELOUSA, La, May 21.-Orr vi
drene and Homer Solineaux We're
killed today and Ceus and Regil Dou-
Get fatally injured in a gun fight at
the closing exercises of the school
at Grand Prairie.
number of boys, headed by vi
drene, had not received invitations to
attend the exercises and attempted to
force their way into the school. Ceus
Doucet intercepted them and gener.
al revolver fight followed. Three OF
those attempting to enter the school
were captured and jailed All are Of
prominent families.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
Viii Wrestle June 1.

TGate CITY Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, May 21.-The promoters
decided tonight to hold the Got"h-
Zbysko worlds champion wrestling
match on the night of June /. The
match was TO be held on Decoration
day but Mavor Busse said no. The
conditions will be the same as when
the fight was first arranged
The referee has not been decided
upon.