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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08
MAKING HAsTE sLOWI.Y.

The recommendation Of Postl1as-
ter General Hitchcock that the gov
eminent take over, own and operate
all telegraph lines will have one good
effect-it will stimulate thorough
discussion of the entire subject. It
does not seem likely to have any
other immediate effect. We shall
progress all the more surely II we
make haste slowly in this, as in all
other schemes to broaden the func-
tons OF, government, or at any rate
TO enlarge its activities. Strictly
speaking, such q step would hardly
broaden the functions Of the govern
ment, for it would be along practi-
calIy the same lines az the postal
service, SO that It Is more question
Of practical, business than Of ccnsti-
tutionaI authority. It Is along the
former line that discussion will nat
urally range. T.
England, as all the world knows,
owns and operates its telegraph lines.
and has found the plan profitable.
But England does some things
many-better than we do. Her pos
tai service has long been financially
profitable. We have just come to q
paying basis for the first time. Eng
land has no politics in her postal
system. we have politics enough to
increase expense and lessen eff
cheney. England has also the adj
vantage Of small area. The British
Isles, all told, are but one and one
half times the size Of Kansas. There
Is small need of new lines or extend
ed service In England, whereas we
should be compelled to extend wires
and multiply equipment as our new
territory developed, even at a loss,
precisely as we now extend postal
facilities to communities which can
be served only at q loss.
II IL not clear whether Mr.. Hitch
cocks estimate of $35O,0OO.0OO as
the initial cost Is based upon the
actual value of existing equipment
or upon the companies asking price.
Il certainly should not be predicated
on the latter. The country should
pay only what it would cost to build
lines of its own-not what the COM
panies ask for their properties or
even what they cost the companies
to construct. For 1t Is obvious that
there has been enormous duplication
Of lines and equipment, for which
the government could have no pos
sible use. Under government own
ership the postoffices would natur-
ally become telegraph offices as we'll,
kilograms being delivered like let
tiers, with q charge for immediate
delivery. From beginning to end
the enterprise, II 1t should be UNDER
taken, should be managed Is care
fully as an private business. The
people have been patient heretofore
with postal deficits, but they viii
be less patient hereafter. Knowing
that the department paid expenses
in 1911. they win expect It to do
the same in future. They would not
take kindly to . telegraph scheme
which did not pay AZ the start. i
We 40 not Jet know what the
country can do IN the way Of regula-
ding public Utilities. Before very
long lhs govsrnnlsnt win place g.
nsrsns hand not only upoa ordinary
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08
sanatnr La Toilette made

Senator La Toilette made q sorry
exhibition Of himself at newspaper
mems dinner in Philadelphia Friday
night. He was q guest and was
called on to speak He had manu-
script speech which should have TAX
enen 80 minutes to read but he read
pages over and over for two hours
and was practically howled down.
IFS manager gives 1t out that he
was tired" The report indicates
that he was thoroughly sonsed. Eth
er way he has demonstrated his IN
fitness to be president Of the United
states.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08
Tha candldacY az 3. 8. Huffma

The candidacy Of g. 8. Huffman,
state senator, from Columbus, for
the Republican nomination for gov
ernor does not promise much scrap
ping. Arthur Capper's comment was:
Senator Huffman IL q mighty fine
man ana our contest win b fair and
fiendly." r. u. Ryan, who 10 also
q candidate. smiles and says things
viii be goOd-natnred. All three are
showing the right spirit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08


The New York World. one Of the
leading Democratic newspapern Of
the country. finds an historical pre-
cedent for the situation which now
exists in the Republican party. Under
the caption. Lincoln and Taft" II
says:
During the first nine months OF
1884 all the INSTRUMENTATION Re-
publicans in the United States were
sure that Abraham Lincoln could
not I've reelected president.
The opposition TO LIncoln's renomi-
nation was as strong and well or
ganized as the opposition to Tafts
denomination.
Ills own cabinet was dhsloyai
Salmon p. Chase. his secretary OF
the treasury, was intriguing for the
presidency. The western radicals
wanted Fremont, precisely az the
western radicals today arc screaming
for Roosevelt. Thad Stevens who
was the Republican leade- OF the
rouPe, was strongly opposed to LIN
coin. Greeley, Wade and Davis were
against him because they believed
he would be defeated and that tho
election Of a Democratic PRESIDENT
would mean a national disaster.
Wendell Phillips wanted a states
man and patriot in place of Lincoln.
The New York Herald had sug-
gested Grants nomination and there
was a strong sentiment in favor Of
the hero of Vicksburg. A mass
meeting OF the Fremont faction OF
Lincoln's opponents was held IN
Cleveland the week before the Balti-
more convention. Its attitude to-
ward Lincoln was similar to the at
titudS of the Roosevelt progressive"
toward Taft.
Even after Lincoln was renomi-
mated his campaign managers regard
ed defeat as probable. Lincoln him
self shared their fears. AS late as
August 80, 1884, he gave a sealed
to Secretary Welles
which read as follows:
This morning. as for some days
past, It seems exceedingly probable
that this administration will not be
reelected. Then it will be my duty
to cooperate with the president-elect
30 as to save the Union between the
election and the inauguration, as he
will have secured his election on
such grounds that he cannot possibly
save 1t afterward.
Yet in spite of all this dependency
Lincoln polled 2,216.O67 votes to
1.SOs,725 and had 212
electoral votes to McClellan's 81.
william H. Taft is not another
Abraham Lincoln and 1912 is not
1854, but 1t is easily possible that
the anti-Taft politicians. Of this gen
Grafton may be no better prophets
than the anti-Lincoln politicians OF
a preceding generation. Taft, like
Lincoln, may be much stronger than
he seems. Politics is full of sur
prises.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08
RETIGTOUs FAKERs.

The rise and fall Of sanford the
'.Holy Chester" as he styles himself,
diRers IN no great essential from
that Of Dowie and many lesser lights
Who sought 70 found new religions
mon human ereaullty. Given 3
strong lonailly. ; slib tcngus, IN
limited assurance ana some business
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08

Il 10 not exactly clear why the
Topeka Capital and other insurgent
papers keep on kicking the Kansas
Day club members because they were
favorable 10 the denomination OF
President TAFT They certainly had
right to their opinion and they
made no attacks on anyone. The
six hundred live wire boosters for
Republication may come handy at
election time--why abuse them?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08

There could BE- ne stronger argu-
ment for good roads than the fact
stated by the agricultural depart
msnt that It costs Is much 70 haul
q ton 81 wheat 8 mile Ii the farming
country as 70 carry that same ton
81 wheat 1900 miles ~ ship 70
Liverpool. A mile Of macadamizsd
road, a this Fato. would save enough
IN to cost Of hauling IN one year
% eaual tie cost o. several thons.
and miles Of water transportation
when TIE farmers once have taste
q 80 economy o. GOOD reads thsy
sin ~ 1he vanguard of ne 6aol
nrmT
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08

II you will just keep calm you
will see William Howard Taft nomi-
mated at Chicago next June and
elected next November.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08

Wilson scrapping with his support
ers. Clark Quarreling at home. La
Toilette "tired" and gone off to rest,
Roosevelt saying nothing Taft
seems to have the best Of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-02-08
Coupon A-IO3 For Free Dollar Treatment

Make a cross (x) before the diseases you have.
before the one from which you suffer most.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Nebraska
Rock Island Train
Stuck in Deep Gut
Near Deshler, Neb

DESHLER, Neb.. Feb. &,-tSpecial
Telegram.l-The Fairbury- Nelson branch
Of the Rock Island is blockaded by snow.
The evening passenger train with Con-
ductor Ransom. Engineer jackson and
eighteen passengers is stuck in a big cut
four miles west OF Deshler, The train
has plenty Of coal and the passengers
are comfortable. Farmers viii take
them to Ruskin. The snow plow left
Fairbury at II O'Clock last night and is
stuck near Gladstone. The snow is about
eight inches deep on the level
BEATRICE. Neb. Feb. &-tSpecial
Telesram.)-The worst snow storm In
years visited this section last night. y
high wind accompanied the storm causing
the snow to drift heavily. Traffic on
the Burlington Union Pacific and Rock
Island is at standstil ard ii is doubt.
full IL the roads viii be able to get trains
through here TO-DAY. The snow Is two
feet deep.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Feb. So
Special Telegram,)- "A blizzard has ragged
here since yesterday noon. The snow is
drifted from two to twelve feet deep in
all roads and about the city. All travel
ing has stopped and business in general
suspended because people were unable TO
leave their homes today. This is the
worst storm in twenty-five years for this
section
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Nebraska
Labor Commissioner
Receives Compliment
lFrom a sad correspondent.l }


LINCOLN, Feb. G-tSpeciall labor
Commissioner Guye has received letter
from the Greek charge de affairs OF
Greece at Washington thanking Mr. Guye
for his efforts in behalf OF the Greek
boys employed in the shining parlors In
Lincoln and elsewhere in Nebraska, and
saying he would report the facts TO his
home government. and was certain some
steps would be taken there to put a stop
or at least a check, on such conditions
by watching more closely emigrants from
that nation. lie also suggested that II
Nebraska would pass a law limiting the
hours OF employment Of boys in such
places TO between the hours Of a. IN. and
: p. M Il would remedy some OF the
difficulty and give the boys an oppor-
tunity to attend night school.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Taft Committee
Will Meet Soon
OFrom a staff Correspondent.l }

LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 2S.-(Special.l-
Present probabilities are that the execu-
tive committee Of the TAT league and
TO Lincoln the latter part Of this week
for conference made necessary by the
new element iniectd into the campaign
by the svowed candidacy OF Colonel
Roosevelt
Secretary Currie OF the Taft league
says that someone must be financing the
Roosevelt campaign in this state for h,
has letter from a prominent Taft editor
in which he says that he has been writ.
ten by John o. Yeiser that the latter
was prepared to assist financially those
editors who assisted In the Roosevelt
campaign.
Concerning Mr.. Roosevelt's announce
ment Mr. Currie said:
The announcement Of Colonel Roosevelt
was neither surprise nor a disappoint
ment to me. The Taft campaign In thl
state has been conducted from the be
ginning quite Independently OF what Colo
mel Roosevelt or any other candidat
might so or do. The republican party 1
bigger. wiser and has q greater responsi
is absolutely necessary to its success. Tn
party must 20 before the people OF tn
United States in November, asking 10
their franchise, not because Tafts or Il
Follette's or Roosevelts name is at tn
| head OF the ticket, but upon its record
II Roosevelt is nominated In the Chicag
convention Il means Of course that Tai
| and his administration are dlscredite'
and disapproved by the republican party
| We cannot dlscreilt one and approve tn
| other They must stand together or fa
| together. We cannot separate one fron
7 the other. IL would be indeed anamolou
II a party which has discredited its owI
action and repudiated It's own conduc
could 20 before the people with any hop
OF success.
The announcement Of Colonel Roosevelt
has not added to nor taken from tn
strength OF the Taft forces In Nebraska
I can see no reason why they shoulI
modify or change their course. The atti
tude OF the colonel In his sphlnxlike sill
ence before his announcement was Just a
damaging to Taft as his present attitude
II has not changed the situation.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Notice, to Architects, Contractors
nnd Prospective bidders.

Since some of our competitors in the
face brick business persist In advertising
that they are furnishing this material on
the woodmen Of the World and keelne
buildings, We are forced to make this
correction and advise that We are fur
nlshing all Of the face brick In the Far
nam and Fourteenth street walls OF the
Woodmen of the World building. and
have today received shipping instructions
on the face brick for the oscar Keeline
building at Seventeenth and Harney
streets. Respectfully. HYDRAULIC
PRESS BRICK COMPANY.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
One Train Doe. Not start.
Train, start from Omaha.

Despite the weather the two seed corn
trains left Omaha yesterday on sched-
ule time. The Union Pacific special left
at s:sO O'Clock and the Burlington train
pulled out at 10:ao. The first step made
by the Union Pacific train was at Pa
pIllion. The Burlington passed up sew
eral OF the smaller towns.
Il don't think the stormy weather viii
prevent the farmers from coming to town
to hear these lectures" said l. w. White
head, chief clerk at the Burlington head
quarters. In 1906 l went out with a
seed corn special and the weather con-
ditions were almost as bad as today. ]
was greatly surprised at the large num-
Der of farmers who drove TO town to at
tend these lectures. and | think that
these two trains will be as successful.
Two trains will be run next week to
close the campaign. one on the Omaha"
road in the northeastern part Of the state
and one on the Burlington In the central
portion.
f. V. Parrish, manager OF the publicity
bureau Of the Commercial club. is on
the Burlington special which went out
Of Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Colonial Party at Valentine.

VALENTINE, Neb., Feb. s.-tSpeciall
The juniors OF the Valentine High
school gave a reception to the seniors
Saturday night in the shape Of colonial
dress party at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George IAmoursaux. there being about
thirty present, Claude LAmoureaux car
ried Off the prize as the best dressed
man and Miss Elsie Nelson getting the
prize for the best dressed woman. Re
freshments were served at II o'clock, the
walters being three colored girls. the
freshmen girls blscking up and takins
the part OF servants. The house wa,
prcttily decorated with flags
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Fire at Geneva
Damages Stores

GENEVA. Neb. Feb. S-tsPecial Tel
egraml-The Boston store, c. NJ. Pierce
proprietor. vas burned this afternoon, th'
stock being almost a total loss. The post
office, in an adjoining building was dam
aged. but all mail was saved and al
government property is safe. The Ne
hrasSa Signal printing office was inture'
by smoke and water, The local lndepend
ent telephone plant sustained some dam
axe.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
BEATRICE TRAVELLERS ELECT
OFFICERS AND DELEGATES

BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 6.-tSpecial. y
Post II. Travellers Protective association.
held its annual meeting in the CONNER
cial club rooms Saturday evening and
elected these officers: 7. E. Adams, presi-
dent; II. II. Waite. vice president; NJ. n.
Barnes, secretary and treasurer: C. NJ.
CruncIeton, A. J. Cakes, II. Z. Rum
baugh, August sehaefer, William Lee and
Robert Pesse, directors. Delegates to the
state convention, which meets at Ne
brsska City April 10 and %, are T. E
Adams, II. II. Waite. NJ. n. Barnes. C.
n. cFuncleton. II. z Rumbsugh and A. ].
Cakes. II. F. Rumbaugh was elected a
delegate to the national convention to be
held at Peoria, ILL.,, in June.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Wolf Hunt I'm Cunning,

WEST POINT. Neb., Feb. 2s.-ispecial.) }
The southern portion Of Cunning and
northern Dodge county has been afflicted
Of late with a number Of wolves which
have devastated the young stock Of the
farmers until at last they organized and
last week an organized wolf hunt wac
Undertaken with the result Of seven
wolves being cornered, all but one Of
which, however. escaped The hunt to-
day, it Is believed. will bring better luck,
the boys having the experience Of last
week to guide them
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
DEEP SNOW MAY CAUSE
DEATH OF GAME BIRDS

LINCOLN. Feb. 3.--(Specisl.l lone ef-
feet Of the heavy snowfall is expected TO
be heavy loss OF quail These game
birds have a habit Of punching up and
are buried and then smother. II is
feared. especially II cold weather should
follow the storm. a large portion Of these
birds will perish.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27

SUTHERLAND, ,Neb., Feb. 9s.-(speelaL)
Indications point to a large acreage Of
sugar beets being planted in the valleys
in this vicinity the coming season. one
farmer a few miles from Sutherland says
he will plant seventy-fiye acres to the
crop. Good returns were realized from
the industry in this section last year.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27

had been stolen from plant near by
Two boys were arrested for stealing the
fixtures. which were worth over 81. and
acknowledged that they had sold them
to the junk man for a trtfling sum- The
boys say Kruplnsky knew where the
stuff tame from
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
stolen Brass round In Fremont.

FREMONT. Neb., Feb. &-(speciaLl--
Yesterday afternoon the police, armed
with a search warrant. made search OF
the home Of Abraham kruplnsky, a junk
peldler. and found under the floor a
quantity OF stolen brass fixtures which
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Postal Hank for sutherland.

SUTHERLAND. Neb.. Feb sS-(speoia)
The Sutherland postoffice was recently
designated as a postal savings depository
and the receiving Of such deposits is TO
begin March g.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
4 GrueI aIt.fake.

ls 70 neglect cold or cough. DR..
Kings New Discovery cures them and
may prevent consumption. 5ec and 500
For sale BY Bsaton Drug Co
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Woff)ers
GFFrist,A
OF INTEREST TO AGENTS

Business conditions in Nebraska are
good. The acreage Of fall wheat is the
largest in the history OF the state and
the winter. while cold. has been favor
able because of the blanket OF snow.
As illustrative Of the prosperous condi-
tions here, The Midwest Life increased
the volume Of insurance written in jan
usry Of this year nearly one hundred per
cent over the amount written in Janu-
sry, 1911.
Now Is a very good time to take up
agency work for this growing Nebraska
company. The raise in the rates by the
Modern Woodmen has interested many
people in old line insurance that hitherto
have turned deaf ears There is a splen.
did opening for six or eight live. ener-
getic men TO represent this company in
northwestern NebIaska-men who will
give their whole tine to soliciting insur-
ance on a liberal commission basis
Previous experience. while desirable, is
not necessary.
THE MIDWE EST LIFE
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
Nebraska
La FOLLETTE'S NAME FILED
Secretary of State League Makes
Record Straight.
STILL ADHEREs TO DEAL MADE
laureate Sermon to Graduating
Class of state University
This Spring.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent


LINCOLN. Feb. eS.-(Special TeleSram)
F. p. Corrick, secretary Of the Nebraska
La Toilette league, this afternoon filed a
petition to have the name Of La Toilette
placed on the primary ballot as a prefer
entlal candidate for president. In making
the filing he issued a statement in which
he says that in doing so he performs a
duty to the many friends OF the Wiscon-
sin senator and his promise to the or
ganization formed in his interests
at Is perhaps necessary TO say. in view
Of the many assurances given recently by
the senator and those authorized to speak
for him." said Mr.. Corrick. that he will
remain a candidate until the nomination
is made In the republican national con-
vention. ! wish also to say that the
hangers OF Senator La Toilette acquiesce
in the work Of the progressive republican
conference held in Lincoln February u
and viii aid in securing the election Of
the ticket there agreed upon
Among the avowed Roosevelt men In
the city, such as Governor Aldrich, IL is
not thought likely a separate Roosevelt
ticket will be put up. but that they will
concentrate their energies in obtaining
preferable vote in his favor.
There are about 800 names signed to the
petition filed this afternoon, but Mr.. Cor
riok said II was the intention to file
others as rapidly as they were received at
headquarters.
Wait Yet Undecided.
Secretary Wait said today that not
withstanding reports that have been cir
culated he had not decided what he would
do in regard to putting a designation after
the names OF candidates for delegates TO
simple party designation. One thing.
however, he did say and that was that
any designation put after candidates
name must be at the request Of the can
didate and not that OF managers OF any
faction Of party.
]. s. Ferguson Of Custer county. who
some time ago wrote the secretary Of
state indicating he intended to file as a
candidate for the United States senate.
has written again to show that he has
not abandoned the notion. He sends in
u copy Of petition and WHAT'S TO know
IL II complies with the law. Mr.. Wait
will send him printed copy fthe petit
tions and doubtless he will have 1t signed
and returned. Mr.. Ferguson Is farmer
and surveyor by profession and a candI-
date for office by habit. He has not al
ways been particular which party ticket
he ran on, only so that he was In the
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-27
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