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Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-12-19
LOAN SCHOOL FUND
10 KANSAS FARMERS
Nine Million Dollars Would Solve
Farm CrediE Py0biem.

Manhattan, Dec 1s.-Kansas has
a school fund OF Q milli0n dbliafn
that should be lsnt % Eafmsss Il
low rate OF interest--flvs per
cent or less. This fund. nov Invest
cd in school district and muhicipai
bonds. brings, an interest income
less than six per cent. Every dol
lar OF this money. in the judgment
OF ]. II. Miller. dean of the extern
sion division OF the Kansas agricul-
.tural college. should be lent on long
terns-eight to twelve years-to
ambitious farmers who wish 10 buy
farms of their own. This nine mill
lion might not be enough money to
supply the demand in Kansas but
II would help wonderfully in solv-
ing the farm credit problem.
The present short-time loan sys-
tenn, with the small amount lent ON
a farm. prevents thousands Of young
men from buying farms" said Mr..
Miller. "Three and five year loans
can never be safe for the farmer
who wishes to buy q farm with the
profits Of his farms production.
The chances are too great against
success. There may be lean years,
sickness OF family or live stock, and
low prices for produce. With state
money there would be no Occasion
for short IOans. A farmer then
might have eight to twelve years
for repayment Of the loan and inter
est with the privilege OF making two
or more payments at any regular
payment time. he should also have
the privilege of carrying ONE pay
ment over to the nSxE payment time
when the reasons for so doing seem
good to the state f&nd commfsstOn-
er. s' f.
II want to make q easy for the
energetic renter to buy 9 farm Gnd
nay for IT; for the young man Just
leaving home to start, ,E home OF ms
own TO buy small f4rn and make
the farm pay for hself. : I'm tsn
years our army Of temznt farmers IN
Kansas has increaseH six thousand.
There was little need Of farm credit
when land was free Or to be had ct
small cost. Today there is no uT-
settled frontier. These is no more
west
II would not recommend tnat
.any Of this money De lent for any
other purpose than for paying for
land, and would not Tend dollar
to a man who already owns r6O
acres. Every applicant should 'prP
Educe what Germany and Denmark
value so highly, good personal char
acter credit. Oregon has been loan
Ting its school fund In this way FOR
forty years. In Denmark efghty-nine
of every one hundred farmers own
their farms. That is what ! want
for Kansas"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-12-19
WHITE WAY FOR JUNCTION CITY
BOaFevard Lamps to Be Installed ON
West sixth Street.

Junction City, Dec. f3.-The bust-
ness men on West Sixth street,
across from the city park, win have
white way before the first Of the
year. The posts are equipped with
five lights, each enclosed in q large
white globe. Each post. with lights
complete, costs about $50. The cur
rent win be furnished by the Union
Light q Power Co.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-12-19
Tells New Jersey Politicians Were
to Head In.
WON'T LET STATE BACK SLIDE
Gives Notice That He VIII Stand
Back Of Progressives in DEM
ocratic Party at Every
Junction.

Trenton, Dec. 1S.-Woodrow Will
son came back to the state house IN
a fighting spirit and issued warn
ing to the voters of the state against
politicians who have opposed hia
progressive policies and who, he
said, would again seek to control
the state government as soon as ne
stepped from the governOrship. He
urged their plans be blocked at
once.
III shall in the future use every
proper and legitimate power ] have
and every influence at my disposal
ID support and assist new forces
which have regenerated our life DUR
Ing the past two years. / sAaal moi
go slack On the business Tor ! un-
derstand my duty to be to stand back
Of the progressive forces IN the
Democratic party everywhere ana
At every junction"
"There are plenty Of persons VINO
used to own New Jersey and whose
title is now questioned. who have
an ardent desire to get Of me-,
the governor said to Georgia dele
CATION that called on him. VI be-
Iieye some Of them voted for me
for that reason, because they saw
! chance to have me for only two
years instead Of three. It's very
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-12-19

In q short time the jury Of women
reported that they had found the
man guilty Of receiving stolen prop
erty. He was given thirty days in
jail and sentenced to pay the costs
Of the trial.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-12-19
REID BODY HOME ON wARsHIP.
Mrs. WhfteIaw Reid Accepts Eng
Iish Governments Offer.

London Dec. f8s-Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid has decided to accept the offer
of the British government Of war
ship to convey the body OF her late
husband to the United States.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
DEMOCRATS CONE
NEAR CLASH over
!, CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Motion to Forward Available
Cash Recalled'and Re-
port Is Requested.

The matter of finances came near pre-
cipitating a row at meeting OF the
District Democratic central committee.
In Lewis Hall. when u motion author
ising the forwarding of all available"
funds on hand. which had been adopt
ed ut previous meeting. was recalled,
and the treasurer. DIR. Samuel E. Lewis,
was asked to report on the sum IN ,ha nd
The report showed that the committee
had S299 In the treasury. ARRANGEMENTS
were then started to send the money to
National Treasurer Rolla Wells, when
]. Fred Kelly, chairman OF the meet
ing, announced that the treasurer could
forward to New York only the money
which had been raised through the 81
public subscriptions. campaign of the
committee.
II appeared that, although .there
should have been on hand some S77O as
subscriptions from the regular commit
teemen and the advisory Committee,
this money. under tho rules of the or
ganixation, must be used to meet the
expenses Of the committee during the
four years OF its existence.
DIR, Lewis announced that he had on
hand only SA4 Of the 81 subscriptions
and that he had received dues from
only twelve of the twenty-five regular
members q dneight Of the no advisory
members. although the committee, had
been meeting regularly for many weeks.
The expenses of the COMMITTEES can be
only Appropriated. and. therefore, no
funds were sent on to tho natioual
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
CITIZENS CONDEMN
THE WASHINGTON .
ASYLUM AS POOR
Recommend That Property
] Be Converted Into
Park.

Capt w. NJ Potter and Dr. Charles
NJ. Emmons. composing COMMITTEES re-
Gently appointed blythe East Washing
ton Citizens Association to investigate
conditions at the Washington Asylum,
recommended lin report to the associa-
ton last night that the members use
their influence to have condemned the
asylum and adjacent buildings. except
ns the jail. and the property converted
into a;public park. 70
The report raid that the buildings are
diJapidated. and that, for lack Of room.
white and coiored prisoners were crowd
ed together. 1t was recommended that
the prisoners at the jail be transferred
to Oocoquan and the building turned
public gymnasium; that the ma
ternity patients be sent to Columbia
Hospital, and the insane and partially
Insane to st. Elizabeth. =
The report was unanimously adopted,
and copies OF It will be sent to the
District Commissioners and the Sen-
ate and House Committees on District
Affairs. .,
James L. Parsons was elected presi-
dent OF the association. and DR.. Charles
NJ. Emmons. secretary. Other Officers
elected were A. Giurord, treasurer; M.
!. Weller, and Albert schuities, mern-
bers Of the executive board. Captain
Potter 10 the retiring president.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
MEXICAN FEDERALS
DECIDE TO ATTACK
CITY Of VERA CRUZ
General Diaz Announces He
Will Fight, But Not /
Surrender. -

VERA CRUZ. Mexico. Oct. 22.--A
federal attack on Vera Cruz Is believed
to be imminent. General Reltran, COM
manding the Medero forces, has sent
word to Gen. Felix Dias. the rebel COM
mandant OF the city. that he will Mt
tack within twenty-four hours 81 the
city does not surrender. Disz replied
that he would fight, but not surrender.
The foreign consuis rave arranged a
neutral sone. at wharf No. 4. alongside
Of which the American cruiser Des
Moines Is lying with her marine guard
ready to land at a moments notice to
protect foreign interests.
The Ward liner Seguranca and the
steamer Stiegwald. flying the American
flag, are taking OF all foreigners who
want to leave the city. Their COM
manders have told Captain Hughes Of
the Des Moines. that they will obey his
order and carry from danger all persons
All foreigners have been warned to
take refuge In the neutral zone Those
who feel they cannot abandon their
property will be protected as far, as pos
sible. They have been ordered to ny
the nag of their country above their
houses. and II possible these houses will
not be bombarded. Precautions have
also been taken for the protection Of
There will be no bombardment of the
city by Commodore Asuets- the federal
naval commander, he having been
warned that such bombardment would
be answered by the Des Moines' guns.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
WOODWARD RELEASED
In M'LEMORE CASE
Awning Maker Cleared Of Sus.
picion in Connection With
Theft Of Jewelry.

James c. Woodward. an awning
maker, OF 1iOs Water street southwest.
who was arrested last Friday by Cen
tral office Detectives Evans and o'Dea
on suspicion Of having some knowledge
OF the theft Of jeweiry from the home
Of Major Albert s. McLemore. u. y.
NJ. c.. 1856 Northampton street, Chevy
Chase, has been released by the police.
Woodward was taken into custody be-
cause he was working at the place the
day the jewelry disappeared.
After thoroughly investigating the
case. the detectives found that there
was no reason to suspect that Wood
ward was implicated in the theft, and
he was released last evening.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
Evidence Indicates
u. S. Is Preparing to
Combat With Mexico

Evidence piled up today to indicate
that the United States is preparing to
take an active hand in Mexican af-
fairs. The State Department has, per-
sistently stated that a policy Of non-in-
tervention would be adhered to. II the
not controvert this statement, they at
least indicate that the United States
will be fully prepared to step into Mexico
on moments notice IL the determining
event should transpire. .,
The hurried trip Of Secretary, Of State
Knox to Beverly, where he was called
by the President. the sending Of mem
bers Of the Hospital Corps from the
Walter Reed Hospital to points on the
border. the quiet forehanded methods
OF New York newspapers which are re-
ported to be sending war correspond
ents south, the maintenance Of a maxi
mum patrol force along the Rio Grande
despite the fact that the men are cry
OF American naval vessels to Vera Cruz
and Tampico. all point to focus Of
American interest upon the Mexican
situation.
Knox Visit Unexplained.
The sudden call Of MIR. Knox to Bev-
erly IL unexplained. Members, Of the
hospital corps left the Walter Reed
General Hospital for the border yes
terday afternoon The patrol force
along the Rio Grande numbers more
than $500 men. 1t is thought that
some significance attaches to the sud
den decision Of President Taft to re-
turn to Washington and remain. here.
A battle between the Mexican federals
and General Diaz's rebellious troops
for the possession of the city OF Vera
Cruz Is expected. possibly today, by the
State Department. The belief that a
battle Is imminent Is based upon mes
sages received from the Mexican gov
ernment and officers In command In
the field.
The situation OF Americans and other
foreigners In Vera Cruz is as good as
the State Department could hope for,
provided the pledges Of the combatants
are kept.
Refuge on Warship.
General Beitran. in command Of the
federal forces, sent a message to w. w.
Canada, American consul at Vera Cruz.
and dean of the consular corps, stating
that certain hospitals and other public
buildings would be respected when the
attack on the city began. II is ex-
pected that Americana and other for
eigners in the city will go aboard the
Des Moines. now In the harbor of Vera
Cruz. or remove themselves to the hos
pitals and other, places Of public asylum
during the expected fight. General Diaz
had previously assured. the American
consul that foreign interests would not
be molested as long as he was in con-
troll of AFFAIRS.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
BELIEVES MEN LURED
HER AWAY
Mother Reports Twelve-Yesr-o Old
Louise Decatur Missing I
From Home. :"' /,

: Louise Decatur. twelve years old, has
been missing from her home. 1ps Fourth
street southeast, since yesterday morn
ing, and It is feared by her mother that
she has been lured away from homo
by two men, both aged about fifty years.
Following an all-night search by the
child's mother, Mrs. Samuel Decatur.
appeal was made by her to the police
Of the Third precinct this morning.
A little later a colored girl who knows
the, Decatur family and the missing girl
told the mother that she had seen
Louise yesterday afternoon about 4
a. clock at Four-and-a-half street and
Pennsylvania avenue In the company Of
the two elderly men.
The Decatur girl Is said to look at
least four years older than she really
Is. and to be quite pretty.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
Army Officers Leave -
To Rejoin Commands

. Officers who must return to their
commands after having been absent for
four years or more have. begun to leave
washington. Capt. b. It. simmons.
stationed at the War College. left yes
terday. He goes to the Seventeenth
Infantry. stationed at Fort McPherson,
Ga. capt. Harry II. Tebbetts. also as
signed TO the War College, left today
for a command.
About $50 officers in the war Depart
ment are affected. They will be leaving
quired that all officers affected by the
provision In the army appropriation bill
return to their commands by December
10. -. -.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22

ECZEMA CURED IN 10 TO 30 DAYS.
The Paris Medicine Co.. fsN Pine Street ST.
Louis, MO-. manufacturers of Laxative Bromo
Quinine, have new and wonderful discovery
GROVES SA-NARE CUTIS, which they
guarantee to cure any case Of ECZEMA, no
days. and will refund money n II fails
GROVES SA-NARE CUTS II perfectly clean
and does not stain. II your druggist hasn't
Il, send us Soc and Il will be sent by mall.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
u. S. Cruiser Newark
Will Soon Be Sold

The cruiser Newark. receiving ship
at tho Guantanamo. Cuba, naval re-
ceivfng station. IL soon to be sold. The
keel OF the vessel was laid in 1883. and
The old frigate Lancaster will replace
the Newark. The Newark belongs to
the protected cruiser class, and might
strike some Of the South American re-
publics as q desirable vessel. Sho is
Of 4.oS3 tons displacement, and has a
speed Of nineteen knots. n.a. :
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
At
High View

THIS small artists drawing of
the beautiful hardwood
staircase Of the High View
homes will give you some idea as
to the elegance or the interior
woodwork throughout the entire
six rooms and bath.
The lighting fixtures are Of the
same hign order as the woodwork.
Then there are sucn features as
the art mantel in the parlor, etc.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22

This home sells for $26.92 per
month. A cash payment Of but
5000 entities you to these terms,
this 5000 applying directly on the
home, leaving a balance to be
paid, in easy terms, of only So, 100.
The superb location Of High
View needs no introduction to you.
1T is unsurpassed in elevation, the
character of its surroundings, and
its nearness to the ciy's business
and shopping center-nearer than
fashionable Dupont Circle, by
actual measurement.
TO INSPECT-Take any G
street car marked "Brookland" or
North Capitol and w Streets"
get off at Rhode Island avenue,
and walk one square east.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
At 18th and
Perry Streets NV.

no you happen to know any.
II body who lives near 18th
and Perry streets? II you
do, note with what pride they re-
fer to the section in which they
live.
Come up here to this refined
residential district and you will
pardon their pride. While you
are here looking at the many hand
some homes, just stop and con-
slider the fact that the firm of
Shannon & Luchs is responsible
fG over $50 of them.
This has been a wonderful de-
velopment that we nave given to
18th street and vicinity, and the
homes we are now offering at 18th
and Perry streets represent the
last OF this development-your
last opportunity to buy home d.
rect from the owners and builders
at the first selling price. Should
you buy later on from an indi-
vidual owner you will probably be
compelled to pay him a handsome
profit on his investment.
These are the homes with the
four porches-hardwood floors up
stairs and Observation-Disclosures
in both dining room and parlor,
etc. and you can own one for a
cash consideration of $500. The
balance can be met by you in
monthly payments that are as low,
If not lower, than your present
monthly rent payments.
TO 'INSPECT-Take any :l4tn
street car going northwest. Get
off at 18th and Perry streets, and
you are right at the properties.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
At Columbia
Heights, N. W.

" OU know the quality Of the
I Northwest section Of the
city. Where in this Sec
ton can you obtain desirable
home for rent, as low as S22.50
per month.
Yet S22.50 per month is all that
you have to pay for one Of our
Columbia Heights homes, after
the first small cash payment Of
$3.50.
The exteriors are Of handsome
pressed brick, REINFORCED with
steel. Each home has an indi-
vidual front porch and terraced
front lawn.
The interiors consist of six per-
fectly planned rooms and bath
each an outside room-each with
plenty Of wall space to make fur
nishing easy-and each with
plenty of window space for sun
light and ventilation.
Is it any wonder that such a
home has established a new selling
record for the northwest? 1t is
not-especially when you consid-
er the fact that the full purchase
price is but $2,750-considerable
less than you could buy such
home for, in equally as desirable
a section, even though you paid
the entire amount in cash.
In fact, we make no reduction
for cash-charging you the SAME
-$2,750-whetner you pay cash
or take advantage of our easy
payment terms.
TO INSPECT-Take any nth
street car going northwest, get off
at Columbia Road. and walk one
square east; or any l4th street car
going northwest, get off at Colum.
bia road. and walk three squares
east; or any Ninth street car going
northwest, get off at Columbia
road, and walk one square west.
The Washington times., 1912-10-22
Charge Cocaine Peddling.

Two men who described themselves as
John H. Burch, OF 4l0 X street north
west, and Gustaf Sandstron, of 20 Grant
place northwest, were arrested today by
Pharmacy Inspector Sanders and De-
tectives Simpson and Howes, of the
First precinct, on a charge OF violating
the pharmacy law. 1t Is alleged the
men had been peddllng cocaine In the
vicinity OF Tenth street and Pennsyl-
yania avenue northwest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-02
DAYS RECORD OF
 COUNTY COURTS

Yesterday was rather a dull day in the courts. The circuit court completed it's business for the day by 10 o'clock in the morning. Only several answers to interrogatories were filed No suits of importance were brought in
 Judge l. II. Benners, in the first divi- sion of the court of common pleas. heard small civil case yesterday morning ,----.-4.-4-a s----,--ls~---s Judge Abernethy, of the second division of the same court had d couple of ne- groes before him. One of them, Nit Wilson, charged with burglary. was dis missed. The other, Dallas Owens for vagrancy, was fined $1 and sentenced to six months hard labor. His sentence. however, was suspended. on condition that he go to work immediately.
 In the criminal court only two cases came up for consideration yesterday be- fore Judge Greene. The case of Will Wears, white man, charged with as- sault. was passed by the defendant, who stated that he was not yet ready for trial. Willie Woods, charged with mur- der. filed a statement in writing In which he waived his right for a special venire and his case was transferred to the non capital jury week of court.
 City court was grinding along in a per functory sort of way, handing out only small judgments in which there was no especial interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-02
Bradstreet's Review

New York, March 1.-Bradstreets to- morrow will say:
 While some centers indicate that trade
 on the whole are of q satisfactory char acter. There is nothing resembling
 marked activity, but undercurrents in general suggest that fair gains are being made and that improvement heretofore noted is being held. The most propitious
 feature of the general situation is found in the quite generally insistent demands
 made by retail dealers for prompt delV- cry on goods they have ordered. This, of course, indicates that stocks are low, which, coupled with the fact that there is no disposition to make heavy purchases at any one time, suggests that demand will continue to be of the steady, insistent type. This latter feature is con spieuously in evidence in the markets for dry goods, requests for which denote the presence of healthy requirements for sta l pie goods and a firm price undertone l thereon Indeed, on some makes of
 goods, such branded bleached cottons and wide sheetings, the mills are well sold | ahead
 1 In many other respects distribution by | the larger purveyors has been of an en- couraging nature save in sections of the
  enIiht hmrf Standardization In the iron and steel line mill opera | tors are active, but new business is quiet, while prices in some finished goods are such as to indicate competition and de- sires for tonnage. Pig iron, aside from
 basic, is dull. Copper is firm and sellers have the price situation well in hand, but
 the unsettled foreign labor situation pro- vides more or less bearishness. Bushes failures in the United States | for the week ending February 29 were 269, against 23S last week. 256 in the like week
 of 1911, 1si in 1910. 2l9 in 1909 and 2Sl in 1908.
 Business failures in Canada for the ! week number 20, which compare with 9
 last week and 33 in the corresponding
 week of 1911.
 Wheat, including flour exports from the United States and Canada for the
 week ending February 20, aggregate 3,26s.- TO bushels against 2,Ss6s93 last week and 2,9S0.20o this week last year. For the 35
 weeks ending February 20, exports are Ill ,43s, ,325 bushels. against S2,510,9 ,957 in the 1 corresponding period last year, Corn ex- ], ports for the week are 1,961, i95 bushels. against 5202 last week and 2.S6l ,527 in 1911. For the B weeks ending February l 20. corn exports are 26,S16635 bushels, I aganist 3l,S73,73l last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-02
BEGIN INQUIRY INTO ! HEATING CONTRACT Commission Takes the First Step in Battle With the
 B. R., L. & P. Co.

As illustrative of its readiness to take up the gauntlet which 1t considers thrown into the ring of battle by the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, the city commission yesterday took the initial step towards an inquiry into the contract said to exist between the city and the company under the terms of which the latter is furnishing steam heating to the people of Birmingham.
 The resolution as introduced by Commis- sloper Lane and adopted unanimously by the commission yesterday:
 "Be it resolved by the Board of Com missoners. of the city of Birmingham, that the city attorney be, and he is here by, requested to furnish to this board at it's nexe regular meeting his opinion as to the heating contract or ordinance be- tween the mayor and aldermen of Bir- mingham and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, indicating, among other things, when the franchise of the company expired or when 1t will expire, and the rate for heating service under said contract or ordinance to the city and also to the consumers of the city,