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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-29
FRIDAY, DEC. %, 1911.
Al REvOIR FOLEY.

contemplated ernON OF D.. w. roley
10 Los Angeles will only he temporary.
the fear is that it will be permanent.
None Of the thousands who know the
genial poet will allow space to separ-
ate him from their hearts. To them
he will always he the same loyal
friend. hut the loss to the state by
his removal will be ir%reparable. A
native Of the state. he las grown to
the fu.innss of his powers as a North
Dakntan. lie has sung his way into
the hearts of millions of the Alneri-
ran public and to all these he is the
poet of thu prairies: the singer from
the N%nundlcss plains.
is to-" much ~ task TO keep the
Io",i things wc would say Of him
bottled mp for AN obituary. Our wish
nN,l his inclination is to postpone to
:hc !mies; date possible the writing OF
that hlnck-lnrdercd story. and so on
;ir oNn "f his departure 1t seems per-
missih!e In say something of his work.
Whils. his earlier poems do not
has" III" lingering laugh and the
NELL" "%-hnraor that distinguishes his
la1rr ONES, there are non which do
rot have that profound knowledge Of
human nature-rcal human nature
that have lcen possessed by but few
others. Burns had it in a marked de-
gree. and james Whitcomb Riley and
Eugene Field We're later rivals of the
great Scottish singer. But James W.
Foley is the peer Of any, and we be-
lievc that posterity will accord hin,
a place as a writer Of heart songs
above amy of these.
Eo1oy.'S n0cfl.S. lie tho kind that will
live. Ii is drawn from life and bulb
bles over With human nature. Gold
smiths 'Traveler" is Il polished pro
one line quoted by Irving in THE
l~engthening chain" it is doubtful if
a dozen readers Of this article can re-
call a couplet of the poem. But how
easy to find those who remember
go wad some power the giftie gle us
To see ourselves rs ithers see u.s."
Who cannot recall the lines
When the frost is on the pumpkin
And the folders in the shock
These are remembered because they
touch some secret we'll Of life and
opRSoA " ~ SAAI1I6S Alld d1C a paw
of ourselves.
Mr.. Foley's songs have mellowed
the hearts of all who have read them.
They have laughed at his homely
characters because they were people
every one had met. The sparkling
wit and insidious humor Of the writer
are found in every line. His lines will
always be Il delight to the gay, a SOL
ace to the sober and a pleasure to the
earnest.
These things would be the heritage
of posterity were it not that Mr.. Fo-
Icy is North Dakota's poet. His fame
is that of his native state. His hon.
ors are those Vt our people. Polite
tans pass from the stage of activities
and are forgotten: scholars become
as musty as the tones they pursue:
physicians ollow their patients in the
final result: editors pass from the
desk as unseen and upheralded as
thirty" but he who touches the soul
with his songs will live so long as
hearts remain the chord upon which
the passions play. So long as ]. w.
Foley's songs live so long will the
state which claims him be honored.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-29
The Talk of New York.

One of h reasons for the popular
ity Of ali Geo. NJ. Cohan's plays is
that George understands so thorough
" every department Of the theatrical
unique figure among all the produce
ers today. When Cohan was rehears-
ing The Talk Of New York" one Of
his greatest singing productions. he
wa approached by an English critic
who had been watching the rehear-
sal: My friend" said the critic.
who wrote all this catchy music?"
said the critic. land who wrote the
songs" Myself" said Conan. quite
remarkable" said the critic. And
who supplied 49, story and the dia-
logue?:" Il did" said Conan quite
modestly. well who will play the
principal parts" said the critic now
becoming thoroughly aroused. MY
sister and myself" said Conan. Well.
exclaimed the critic in final despera-
don't do that. do you?" NO" re-
piled Cohan meekly, my pape paints
the scenery" This is the secret Of
Cohan's success. He comes from a
theatrical family, was born and rails
cd in the atmosphere of the stage:
his songs and plays are inspirations.
he personally oversees every detail
dnd me Hnlsned product is something
no u has been able to successfully
initiate. "%E'orty-hve Minutes From
Broadway was his first and probably
greatest hit and it was such a sue
cess that he was forced to bring out
the sequel to he story which is The
Talk of New York" and which con-
tains more really pretty and classy
songs than any other musical comedy
that was ever put over by any author.
9TH Tall: NJ Nan. V~,VlJb xr.Sl1 ~ A.
attraction at the Metropolitan theatcr
Thursday, January 4.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-29

Who cannot recall the lines
when the frost is on the pumpkin
And the folders in the shock"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19
Doings Of Lawmakers
Down at Topeka
no Save the Quail.

recommending recall measure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19
LEAVE IT TO PEOPLE.
Representative G. A. Case Offers That
Solution.

Charlie" Case has discovered .
way TO cut the gordiah knot Of the
VomaA's suffrage problem. What
Mr. Case really thinks abOat wOmans
sutfraBs ~ill probably never Be-
knoWh. but he is willing to let the
people have their iay regarding r.
According 70 : Topeka dispatch
be has offered q concuFTsht rsSolu-
tIoa h the hoass which. Il adoptsS
win 6iEs the people Of the state =
right to vote on the quertion a. 10
whsthsr women shall be given the
right, Of suffrage IN Kanasa Sew
sral such resolutions are already IN
and there is vsry little difference in
them.
The first offered IN the house was
By Henry Block. Of Hamilton county.
The resolutions have been referred
to the COMMITTEES on the political
rigkts Of women and wfll probably
b. reported favorably Since tie wo-
men rho Are Interested In The mea-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19

least from April ] to October /, and
better the year through in the weab
thy townships.
They should be selected only on
their qualifications for the work and
a competent man should be at the
head Of the road work in each coun-
ty to direct the overseers and we
should have a state engineer with
the greatest authority and the best
facilities possible to aid, guide and
direct the whole, Our state legisla-
ture which Is in session now, can
and will be glad to give US such q
system al will construct and main
tain our roads in the best possible
condition aud give 100 cents worth
of good roads for every dollars taxes
II we demand It,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19
Grant Township
Wants Good Roads

A petition asking that the wording
Of the Kansas road law be so changed
as to make the dragging of public
highways compulsory, instead Of
merely permissive as at present, has
been forwarded to the state leglsla-
ture by B. F. Lands, trustee of Grant
township. The document contains
over 200 signatures of citizens Of
Abilene and vicinity, and is In line
with q state wide movement for bet
ter roads which is likely to cause
the law makers at Topeka to sit UP
and take notice.
The King drag, the use Of which
the petitioners wish to make obli-
gatory, is an inexpensive contrivance,
unpatented, which any clever farm
ers boy, provided with q few tools,
can make In half days time. Yet
IL has proved the most effective road
making device that has yet come into
General use.
The Kansas State Good Roads as
sociation, which is boosting the move
ment, is in session at Wichita today
and tomorrow, and some interesting
proposals in the line of better roads
are likely to be forthcoming.
Ono of the prominent leaders Of
the propaganda said yesterday:
"our public highways will be just
as good as we demand them to be
and not one whit better. The prin-
cipal reason why so per cent of the
road fund is wasted is due to our OBJ
selete system which gives almost
every man in every community at
some time an opportunity to put his
particular notions into the road II
he desires to do so, whether he knows
anything about road construction and
maintenance or not. The overseer
should be hired by the month, at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19
Abilene Commercial
Club Elects Officers

The annual meeting OF the Abilene
Commercial club was held at the
club rooms last night. Officers for
the coming year were elected as fol-
lows: President, ]. T. Nicolay; vice
president, n, M. ssAitss seca.1afs
ID. W. Tappen; treasurer, w. w, Da-
Wis; directors, ]. E. Brewer, 3. E,
swanzey, j. A. Tufts, G. c. Sterl. E.
B. Malott.
The house committee appointed for
the year is as follows. J. A. Tufts,
S. NJ. Shockey, Harry Lifts. ]. M.
Walters. Other committees will be
announced later.
The treasurer,s report showed cash
on hand, in the general fund, $751;
So. in the sprinkling fund, $250.s3,
total, $541.S5. Receipts for the year
1910 totaled slsaS.Oo, Of which $500
came from the dues Of members and
,s9s2 from sprinkling assessments.
Expenditures for the year amounted
to slSO7.15.
The Commercial club now has So
members. of whom about forty were
at the meeting last night. A petition
to the Legislature asking for the de-
feat Of the bulk sales biz received
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19

i e-@t To Save the Vuall.
Senator b. p. Porter Of Crawford
county has introduced bill in the
late to provide for the propaga.
tion and distribution of quail in the
same way in which fish are now
| propagated and distributed under the
direction of the fish and game war
den. The expense of propagatine
quail is to be paid out Of money
appropriated for operating the fish
hatchery, and it is probable that the
site Of the quail hatchery may
also be located at Pratt.
The plan provided in Senator Por-
ter's bill is similar to the plan whicn
the Crawford County Quail Protec-
tive association has followed and
which has been quite successful In
increasing the number of quail in
that county, making better hunting
for the sportsmen and more quail
to eat bugs out of the farmers crops.
Another senate bill for the protec-
tion Of quail has been introduced by
Senator j. D. Myers. of jackson
whose bill provides protection for
quail for a period Of four years.
Senator Myers introduced this lat
ter bill two years ago, but 1t was
killed by being overloaded with
amendments and jokers. Senator
Myers is chairman Of the senate
committee on fish and game, but the
personnel Of the rest Of his commit
tee does not make the prospects
bright for the success of his quail
bill.
Blow at Chorus Ladies'.
The first freak bill of the session
was introduced in the house by
George Cones, Of Meade county. 1t
has already been dubbed the tights"
bin BY members Of the legislature
and merry session Is promised when
1t comes before the committee of
the whole. The bin prohibits the
wearing Of tights In Kansas and re-
quires that all females over IA years
Of age shall wear skirts reaching
four inches below their knees and
as high as their waists. 1t pro-
vides fine Of 500 or a jail SEN
tence OF 80 days for violations Of
the proposed law. The bill reads in
part;
at shall be unlawful for any per-
son within the state Of Kansas to
wear in public what are commonly
known as tights, or for any female
person over the age Of IA years to.
appear in public wearing any gar
ment made for an outsr covering
or as an outer garment for that por-
ton Of the body from the waist line
down, which outer covering or outer
garment aoes not come or fall tolf
or more inches below the lowest
part Of the bone in the body named
patella, commonly known as and
called knee cap
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19
Drainage Survey
City to River

sewer leading from the terminus Of
the present storm sewer to the river
The route recommended 10 about
5000 feet long. The report In full
Is given above.
Two members Of the committee,
J. NJ. Gleissner and G. c. Sterl did
not sign the report. The COMMITTEES
was continued by the council and
requested to secure the cooperation
Of County Surveyor Guy Hail, in
making a preliminary survey. Mr..
Hall, accompanied by Mayor Rice
and J. X. Forney, went over the
ground this morning and viii begin
running q line at once
Hills We're Allowed.
The city pbysieian's bill and bills
for electric tight and telephone ser
vice were allowed. The council ad-
journed about Il p. m. to meet again
Friday night. They then went to
the rooms Of the Abilene Commercial.
club, where they were guests at the
clubs annual smoker and banquet.
Paving Levy Next Friday.
At the meeting Friday night 1t Is
probable that an ordinance authoriz-
ing the paving levy will be intro
duced. @. c. Anderson, w. A. Matte
son and II. A. Anderson the commit
tee appointed to pass on the protest
against paving on Buckeye are ez-
peeted 10 report at that time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19

- = y
ITO the Hon. Mayor and
City Council Of Abilene, Kan:
The following members Of the
paving committee recommend
to your honorable body to
cause to build storm sewer
four feet In diameter from
Fourth street and Brady street
running south from the mouth
OF the present storm sewer on
Brady street to Snyder's ra-
vine, from there to the river
following the route Of the san
itary sewer or as near as prRc-
tieal. We further recommend
q four-foot sewer from Fourth
street to the north side OF
Fifth street on Brady, catch
basins on Cottage avenue and
Enterprise street, Fourth and
Fifth street, sewer to be made
OF ohment and sharp river
sand. B. Case. ]. X. For
ney, J. L. Kruger, Isaac
. shockey."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19
egJ u o. eoasS "a llt aaB3s
WILL PRoBABLY MEET HERE.
DlreaoFs Of pNseeall iEeagus, 10 Bs
Here About February 10.

e. AHfHAA - - a'NNfi y ENHA NNA - NAa'
The meeting Of the airectola. Of ne
Central .Kansss league win be held
oA or abont EehTsau leI The meet
ing. will pEObablK bal held hefas e
Ahilane ta.more sopventantly laeated
for the league - a whole than any
other petnf.t s,aat Z. = 3ias
r. @. GaffOTds secretary q ths
league, was asked for = Ftaiepqnt
in regard 10 the report that Min-
noap0lis would Be in theleasas this
year He said: There is nothing
definite about Minneapolis trying %
&c, back IN the Ieasns and ] cahnet
give you any positive information
uniii after ne league uesiine
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19

Four members Of the Citizens
paving committee. acting by request
OF the council as a committee on
drainage. reported at the council
meeting last night in favor Of the
proposal to build a four-foot concrete
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19

sure were permitted to name their
own committee. This committee was
announced yesterday BY Speaker
Buckman and Il Is headed By c. n.
Beaehey Of sedgyiek county, the
choice Of the women. ANIn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19

Sunday baseball. The petition was
signed by only ~ or is as the senti-
ment here seems to be against Sun
day baseball, although Chapman is
an enthusiastic ball town.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19

Chapman, Jan. ia petition was
circulated here to be forwarded to
Hon. Charles Case, representative
from Dickinson county. asking him
to vote against a bill prohibiting
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19

}. T. NIcOIay, President.
the unanimous signatures OF those
present.
The business session was followed
BY a lunch and smoker which was
greatly enjoyed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19
Down with Affipities.

W. t. Watson Of Allen county,
kas introduced a desertion and
abandonment bill which has already
been dubbed affinity bill number
one. II will probably be accorded a
prominent place among the freak
lis Of the session. The penalty fixed
for violating its provisions is term
in the penitentiary.
The house employment committee
held meeting "wednesday afternoon
and named fifty-six employees
for the house. with the possible
addition OF one or two more steno-.
graphers this number viii constitute
the whole number employed by the
house in addition, To- those selected.
The minority does not get its forty
per cent IN the division Of employees
but none of the menbers Of that
branch Of the bouas was complaining
sbppt that, The Demoerats viii get
tEenty. empioyes aud the Republic
cana fhirtY-slx, while isis q not
the number the minority y entitled
70 in ,proportipn 70 r. HsynbsIship
Il, 4 4 great many more emplcyss
tAag 4 has had : chance 70 name
hsretofore.
The committee is eoraposea as fol-
laws, cass of Dickinson. chairman;
emerson of wyandotts. FEEDER Of
Barton. yaatch Of washinstoh. Car
hshap 81 clay. Yotall Of Rocks,
Thompson Of PsBo.
sesator u. ". AvsTy of the Cav
Dickinson district has been isashs6
the ehalrmanship of the committee
on livestock,
when bishop NlHspaush Of thsI
Episcopal church asked the ihvoea-l
tlon IN ne senate be requested that
ne sensiors ~ wa him the Lordh|
prayer Eral srnefcls we're ahls|
- fIf' - ~. IS Is fAn rrmaS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19
Fight in the Senate.

The same organization that
brought grief to the administration
members Monday afternoon, Wednes-
day carried out every detail Of their
plan TO name committee on COM
mfttees and change the rules of the
senate. BY the same vote Of Fl to
IL. the regulars and minority mem
bera defeated the Ganse amendment
to restore the power Of the president,
snd the same ron call rssuItsd when
he senate acted On the report that
named the members Of the commit
fes.
4hs Dsmoersas beat the Rsbubli-
cshs . their oRn measure then
mIa65isy nasmbsrs IN tbs Sshats In
fiodsccd iiitlafivs. fsferundnh and
Fseait resolutions.
deo. Il. Hodges, the senator from
jb6nsSh c5sSi5 Shd defsatsd eandi-
1Sfs ier governor. spruhs the ihitia-
tlvS rsierendum resolution and stole
she polltical tire from tee man Who
asieassd him IN the November cleo
tioa. Hodges sol IN tbs game early
ana ssdt his resolution to the desk
a. the firnf opportunity and before
admlhissration 1saaiofs bad . chance
to carry out party measures. This
surprise from the olafte member
nsa followed . few minutes later
81 anofhsr eeusaiion Rhea A. s..
Coots. q Beiolt no ne hedges,
s. Dsnocr.t offered resolution
rf- $40 y 49,,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-01-19

g. A. Case of Dickinson, chairman
Of the employees committee, took
good care OF his home people. Three
Dickinsonians got places. 9, Z
Prendergast Is first assistant serieant
at arms Of the house, J. B. Edwards
engrossing clerk in the senate, Wal
( ter Bowles OF Chapman reading
clerk in the house.
Mr.. Case was today appointed
fourth member OF the ways and
means committee He Is one-of the
few old members returned and ranks
among the leaders Of the house.
Cannonism Wins.
one Of the biggest features Of
the house session Wednesday was the
fight started by the Democrats un-
der the leadership Of Orr of Atchison,
for the appointment Of committees
BY the house, instead Of by the speak
er as has been heretofore the custom.
But the features of the fight itself
we're the stand taken by Stone Of
shawnee, defeated candidate for
speaker, against the Democratic fight
to shear Speaker Buckman of his
powers; the speech made by the elo-
quent Atchison member for his reso-
luton; the maiden speech Of a new
member A. M. Keene of Bourbon,
against the Orr resolution.
Robert Stone of Shawnee withdrew
the stinger from the Orr amendment
to the Allen resolution in the house
session in the morning. The Stone
amendment to the Orr carried by an
almost strict party vote, 65 to SO.
The Orr amendment provided that
the house should elect its own COM
mittees.
The Stone amendment provided
that the speaker should elect al
standing committees and give the
Democrats fair representation there
on.
The big fight over committees.
which began at 10 o'clock that morn
ing was ended at O'Clock that after
noon, and the result is that Speaker
Buckman shall select the house COM
mittees as has been the custom OF
the Kansas house procedure.
Republicans voted with the Demo-
Gratis against the Stone amendment
as follows: Wheeler Of Seward, VIII
son Of Greeley. Davis Of Kiowa, Ellis
Of Labette. The Independent mem
Der, Hines OF Scott, also voted no.
The housse adjourned to meet at
3 O'Clock p. m.
II must be admitted that Stone
saved the day, or helped a whole lot
at the rescue. 1t looked bad for the
administration forces Monday eve
ming when the house adjourned. "
was said that over twenty Republi-
can members had signed a resolution
providing for committee on COM
mittees. Only ten were necessary
to carry it through with the aid OF
the Democrats. But Wednesday when
stone himself, the defeated candidate
for cpeaker, opposed resolution by
Orr. Democrat, to "dehorn" Speaker
Buckman, the fight developed into 81
party fight and the Republicans hung
together for the most part.
Fight in the Senate.
The same organization that
brought grief to the administration
members Monday afternoon, Wednes-
day carried out every detail Of their
plan to name a committee on COM
mittess and change the rules of the
senate. BY the same vote Of Fl to
is. the regulars and minority mem
bera defeated the Ganse amendment
to restore the power Of the president,
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
BY MARJORIE

1T t19 trimmed. " Y''.
INfE Not in many moons have we been re-
- galed with such wealth of rrestble pat
terms and eolors from which to choose;
nor have miIliners shown such charming individ-
uality in ribbon treatment this season
No wonder womankind finds the lure of the rib
bon counter impossible to withstand, especially
whea the prices of many desirable designs take .
tumble as they do these June days IN special sales
clever and economic scheme has been intro
dueed which permits one hat to have several differ
ent sets Of ribbon trimming. These are made ad-
Unstable of course that the preferred color may
har1nouize with or match the gown or its Access
sories Ia the way of parasol. gloves and wrist-bas
or the distinctly modish Aumoniere.
The shapes Of hats this season lend themselves
90 admirably to many forms of trimming, so that
II Is possible to have threeo or four sets Of ribbon
trimming for one or two hats
White, black and cream and burnt straw take
better to this quick Transformation process than
eolors. although II Is quite possible to achieve
changes in equal good taste.
MODE OF STRIPES
While scores of patterns are worn. there is
distinct leaninv toward the stripe novelties IN black
and white. and shs fashionable combination l. re
leved with brilliant color coral, Kings blue.
emerald green, safron yellow, violet snd old rose
Good width Is essential. alac b desirable
quality that the eject nay in 10 way be spelled
narrow width should noi be ehousn when Z wide
one produces richer eAect nor uhould there Be
apparent eny scantiness IA the quantity employed
These stripes ot trcoior are bread, when one Is
chosen. raining from IN inch 70 two inches; half
inch stripes when there are three or four.
81 ''e11ss9. ,p- ihes Ns1'=nf 1stla. esl|ee.