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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
SAYS BREWERS
GET REBATES
Railroad President Tells Commerce
Commission Of illegal Practice.
USE ONE ROAD AGAINST ANOTHER
Through Use Of Few Thousand Feet
of Track Beer Makers Compel
Big Roads to Grant
Concessions.

st. Louis, Jan. 18.-Testifying be
fore an Interstate Commerce com
mission examiner here, Milton H,
Smith, president of the Louisville Il
Nashville railroad, declared the An
heuser-B Busch Brewing association
was receiving illegal rebates from
railroads through the Manufacturers
railway. Mr.. Smith also accused
Adolphus Busch, Augustus Busch and
other officers of the Manufacturers
railway of accepting passes in viola
ton of the law.
The hearing in St Louis is on the
application of the Manufacturers
railway owned by the brewery inter-
ests, for recognition as common
carrier.
Smith testified the Louisville &
Nashville railroad is compelled to
absorb q switching charge of $3.50 a
car on every carload of freight de-
livered to 1t from the Anheuser-BuscA
Brewing association by the Manufac-
turers' railway.
I'VE lose money that way" he de-
clared. "If the Louisville Nashville
had to do ali its business on that
basis Of loss, it would be bankrupted
in q single night"
He testified that great deal OF
freight is handled without profit In
order to open up business in other
sections.
I'VE have been carrying pig iron
forty years at cost" he said, land
now they want us to reduce the
rates."
The Anheuser- Busch Brewing asso-
citation, "by skillful playing Of one
road against another, has succeeded
in enmeshing them all" Mr.. Smith
continued. THAT has been accom-
plished," he said, mainly through the
weakness OF the railway manage
ments. by the use Of the boycott. An
oficer Of the st. Louis Southwestern
railway Cotton Belt) recently admit
ted to me that that company was the
first to make the concessions; as he
expressed it, that company was made
the goat.
Smith cited an instance where the
Anheuser-Busch Brewing association
shipped ten cars to Memphis.
"The rebate" Smith said, amount
ed to liz per cent of the total rev.
enue, for which the brewing company
moved the cars over its main lines
a distance Of less than four thousand
feet, while the Louisville & Nashville
assumed the cost of moving the traf-
fic a distance OF ATT miles, and fur
nished the terminal facilities at
Memphis"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
CRAZY MAN STARTED SHOOTING
Bought Gun and Began Running Peo-
pie on Street-Wounded
and Captured.

Winchester, Kan, Jan. IA stran-
ger dropped OF the train here. bought
a revolver and started out to drive
the people OF the streets. A few
shots were suficient. The stranger
ned through the town shooting. After
final refusal to halt, he vas shot y
the right les.
All he e. able 10 ten ne msn who
are guarding him n . hotel here is
Ehat his name is Anton Kunit He Is
q German and middle aged. a rail-
rad ticket from San Francisco 10
New York and $40 In express money
orders were found IN hls pockets. He
appears 60 have been without food
for several days and 70 have walled
uaanv mfIas " tha p~N
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
TWO TRUSTS
ARE ENEMIES
Steel President Denies Having Deal
ings With Harvester Company.
STANLEY COMMITTEE SURPRISED
Information Coming on Eve OF In
vestigatlon by Congress 10 Sig
nIficant-Says Split Grew
From Saiesmen's Quarrel.

Washington, Jan. 24.-James A
Farrell, president of the United States
Steel corporation, surprised the
Stanley steel trust" investigating
committee with the statement that
the steel corporation and the Inter
national Harvester company have had
no business dealings with each other
for a period OF ave or six years.
The information coming on the eve
of a proposed investigation OF the
harvester company by congress in
which it was sought to show as one
existing condition that the harvester
company and the steel corporation had
interlocking directors, and that the
latter gave rebates to the former on
steel, was doubly surprising.
No Business With Harvester Co.
Representative McGillicuddy of
Maine questioned President Farrell
about export business and rebates.
I'VE have done no business what
ever with the International Harvester
company for FIVE or six years." Mr.
Farrell replied. THE international
Harvester company has had boycott
on this corporation. 1t all grew out
of controversy with one of our sub
sidiary companies and the Harvester
company. 1t started as a mere quib-
BILE between statesmen and resulted in
a complete severance Of business re-
lations. There is nothing In COM
mon between u.s."
Directorate ls Same.
Among the board of directors OF
the United States Steel corporation
are Ebert H. Gary, George F. Baker,
George w. Perkins and Norman B.
Ream, all Of whom also are directors
Of the International Harvester COM
pany. Mr.. Gary is chairman Of the
board of the United States Steel cor
poration and Mr.. Perkins is chairman
Of the finance committee of the Inter-
national Harvester company.
President Farrell denied, in re-
Spouse to questions by Chairman
Stanley, that the steel corporation
gave any rebates or discounts to the
Standard Oil company on tim plates
for cans.
Explains Price Of Rails.
Representative Gardner sought an
explanation Of the fact that the price
of standard steel rails had remained
at $28 q ton for ten years, when the
price of all other steel products had
fuctuated. Mr.. Farrell explained that
the s2S figure for years had been re-
garded as a fair price, and because
the price Of manufacture Of rails had
steadily increased no one would lower
the price.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
DYNAMITE FOR PUEBLO LAUNDRY
Police WorIslna on Theory That
Structural Iron Workers Organ
lxatlon. ls Responsible.

Pueblo. Col. Jan. 2O.--A dynami' e
explosion at $3.50 a. m. partly wreck
ed the Colorado laundry, in the heart
Of the business district, and shattered
window glass in adjoining buildings,
including those q the Globe Express
company.
The police are working on q theory
that tho explosion Vas caused By out
q town mea and that q Is con
Beelea with The many sxpioslens lr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
CURFEW.

Abilene has given up the curfew
because the police found It impossi-
BILE to compels obedience to 1t. And
yet the ordinance, commonly called
the "curfew ordinance is one of the
devices OF sorely beOet moralists and
philanthropists for safeguarding the
young. 1t provides for the arrest
and detention of children under o
certain age who are found on the
streets after ESQ o'clock at night,
unaccompanied by older persons.
One, would naturally think that
parents would hail this attempt tU
conserve the morals and personal
safety of their children as a well
come auxiliary to parental watchful-
ness and authority. But the police,
having had experience in this mat
ter give testimony to the contrary.
This resolves the question of par
entail responsibility into that of par
entail delinquency and puts the blame
of juvenile delinquency where 1t be-
longs-not upon the police. nor up
on the community at large. nor up
on the young culprit,, but upon the
parents themselves.
This indicates an evil that has TO
do with the fact that children are
not taught that home is the place
for them when twilight falls; that
safety and comfort and health are
in going to their own beds regularly
not later than o'clock for the
younglings Of the flock and not
later than 10, except when out with
parents. for every child under the
parental root.
old fashioned? Yes. but safe and
esns. A rule that II carried out
with bnswerving responsibility would
g 3 great extent solve many q the
soeisi questions MAJ new rex meial-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
Cardinal o'conneII starts Home.

Naples, Jan. 18.-Cardinal O'Connell
has sailed for Boston on the steam
ship Canopic, which is due to arrive
in America Thursday of next week.
Since the middle of December Car
dinal O'Connell has been making a
tour of the various italian provinces.
where he has been cordially received
with all honors due his high rank.
Before leaving Italy the cardinal
called on the pope to bid him fare
well and again express his gratitude
for the great honor bestowed upon
him. Pope Plus gave the cardinal the
power to pronounce the papal bless
ing upon the thousands Of Catholics
under his jurisdiction in New Eng
land.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
MAUsT IDENTIFIED AS CRAVENS
Bert Welty Taken From Prison at
LeaVenworth to Oklahoma az
Witness Against Murderer.

Guthrie, Ok, Jan. 22.-Bert Welty,
who is serving a life sentence at the
Leavenworth federal prison, went on
the witness stand in the federal court
here and positively identified Charles
Maust as Ben Cravens, the Oklahoma
outlaw.
Maust is on trial as Cravens for
the murder, jointly with Welty, of Al
vim Bateman. assistant postmaster at
Red Rock, March 8, 1901, Welty wore
and 'tOregon boot" when he went on
the stand and was accompanied into
the court room by Deputy Warden
Mackey Of the Leavenworth prison.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
KANSAS FIGHTS
BRIDGE TRUST
Iowa Highway Engineer Stirs Up
Good Roads Convention.
ASKS HELP FROM MISSOURI ALSO
Association Declares in Favor Of
Building All Structures Under
Supervision Of State
Engineer.

Emporia, Kan, Jan. 20.-"The peo
pie of Kansas are not the only tax
payers who are contributing to the
support of the bridge combine" said
T. H. Mcdonald, state highway engi.
neer of Iowa one of the speakers be
fore She state good roads convention
and his address was the most severe
araignment made of the bridge com
bine.
"Every state in the union, so far
40 ! know" said Mr.. Mcdonald, lis
at the mercy of the bridge combine.
Every one Of them is parceled into
divisions, and every one of them has
It's bridge politicians, who look after
the Legislature"
Mr.. Mcdonald showed pictures OF
bridges to illustrate his charges
against the bridge builders.
"They have gone into the cement
bridge work now, as well as the build
ing of tin bridges, and they are using
material to build only temporary
structures"
Iowa il nghting the bridge COM
bine Just as Kansas is fighting 1t. 1t
is costing our state millions every
year.
kansas and Iowa and Illinois are
just now lighting the bridge combine.
Missouri and Nebraska ought to get
into the fight with us, because those
two states are in the grasp of the
combine. Nebraska is even worse
than the rest Of them. Up there the
conditions are simply frightful."
The activities Of the bridge COM
bine are not limited to tin bridges in
Kansas. Concrete bridges will be
contracted by them as quickly as
they will take q contract for a tim
bridge. But under the Kansas law,
which makes no provision for expert
supervision Of bridges under con-
struction, the faultiest and most de-
fectiVe construction results-and the
taxpayers pay the bill. e,
Down in CoNey county, the COM
missiOners desired to build bridge
across TeQuas creek. They advef-
tised for bids and when the lowest
bid exceeded $4,000 farmer, william
Bits, made q ''roar." He had plans
made for a concrete bridge, designed
to last for \ century or two, con-
tracted himself to erect this bridge,
hired farm hands to do the work and
put in his bill.
There is now a fine concrete bridge
over Tequas creek of durable con-
struction which will stand for ages
and need mo- repairs, dispatch from
Burlington says, and the total cost
to the county was $S65.65.
The state convention here declared
in favor of building all bridges under
the supervision Of the state engineer.
Any county in the state may obtain
the services of the state engineer by
paying his expenses, and the State
Good Roads association is determined
to publish the names Of those county
oficials who refuse to call for the
state engineer and consult him in
every case where they let contracts
for hridgea
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
THURSDAY, JANUARY rs. 1912.
FIRST DELEGATES FOR TAFT.

The Oklahoma Second district Re.
publican convention instructed its
two delegates on Tuesday to vote
for the denomination of President
Taft at Chicago. They had a wild
time down there and the most SEN
sational efforts we're made to STAN
pede the convention to Roosevelt.
The vote was 11S to 80, and as these
are the first to be elected 1t will give
the Taft supporters much cheer.
1t looks as If Taft would be nomi-
mated over any combination that can
be made.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
USE SURVEYORS NMUROER TRIAL
ST. Joseph Engineers to Determine
What County Crime Was Com
Hnltted In.

st. Joseph, Mo-. Jan. PA ques.
ton as to whether William r. Llkins,
the young Buchanan county farmer
who was murdered by chicken thieves
last Thursday, was killed in Buchanan
county or Andrews county, has arisen
and engineers are surveying the
county line. The hearing Of william
Steffens and Enos Stoner, the st.
Joseph ex-convicts arrested for the
crime, has been deferred until the
engineers report.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
puniSNJT would De- governor.

Chicago. Jan. 1S.--Edward r..
Dunno, ex-mayor Of Chicago, announc.
ed his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for governor Of Illinois
here. One plank Of his platform adj
voeatss political purity.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
Sale

Having rented my farm l will sell
at public auction at my residence
miles due north of Detroit, 8 miles
due east of Talmage school house,
mile south and 2 ga miles east
of Buckeye, 2 miles north ga mile
west of Moonlight and 3h miles
west and mile south of Sutphens
Mill, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25

would sound damp If the water was
coming through the ceiling of your
best room, down on the parlor car
pet; but 1t is sound you can expect
to hear some time II you install a
tank in the attic to supply your
plumbing system by gravity.
Not some time, but the next time
you come to Abilene, visit our dis
play room on West Third and see a
pneumatic water supply system with
which 1t will be possible to force war
ter to any part of the house or barn,
from closed tank placed in the cell
lar. We have some information
along this line we believe you would
appreciate.
Sop in and see 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25

Salina. Kan.. Jan. 3S.-All the prin-
opal stores IN salina closed from 1
70 3 D. n. out q respect for the late
Gigmund stiafal Of the stiefol Broth.
err Z Company arg soois store. VIE
disa &c NaWteR
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
Nebraska DaIrymsn Meet In Lincoln

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1S.-Dairymen
from all over the state crowded into
the stock pavilion at the university
farm for the opening Of their annual
convention. President q. T. Rector
Of Omaha started the program with
q ine address. Prof. v. 8. Culver
talked on dairy instruction h sec.
ondary schools and Prof. T. L. French
discussed dairy Instruction IN agri.
cultural colleges and normal SCHOOL,.
u The aftornoon the speakers we're
Daan n q. Burnett, w. r. jackson,
neFoEnor Aldrich and Prof. q. u lfo'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
Wednesday, Feb. 2
commencing at g a. m, the follow
ing property:
is HEAD HORSES AND MULES.

ing property:
15 HEAD HORSES AND MULES.
l family driving horse years old;
bay horse years DID, 2 sorrel
horses each years old; 1 chestnut
bay horse years old; / bay horse
coming 8 years old; black mare
s years old; chestnut bay mare 2
years old; horse years old;
dark iron gray horse years old;
8 mules each 8 years old; span
black mules each years old.
20 HEAD OF CATTLE
mich cows, 1 pedigreed Short
horn fresh eight weeks, Q will be
fresh early spring, 2 in good milking
trim; heifers to be fresh near
time of sale; 1 thoroughbred Short
horn bull years old; thorough
bred Shorthorn bull / year old; 1
registered Shorthorn heifer calf;
heifers some of them especially fine
dairy stock, / bull calf; 1 calf; 4
steers.
8 HEAD OF HOGS.
1 brood sow; shoats.
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
2 lumber wagons l almost new;
/ wagon with hay rack; falling top
buggy; / Moon Bros. falling top in
good shape; Milwaukee binder; 1
Deering mower; / hay rake; 12-
hole Dowagic disc grain drill good
as new; IL and 14-inch gang plows
in good repair; Dempster Grow
cultivator almost new; GROW disc
weeder; / riding cultivator;a lister;
3-section harrow: road cart;
hand corn shelter; feed grinder;
tanning mill; 1 set single harness
new; 8 sets work harness, collars;
forks; shovels; 1 15-barrel galvan-
lied steel stock tank; 6 bushels Sc
lect seed corn; kaffir seed corn and
other articles.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
&c chairs, 1 rocking chair, 1 New
Perfection oil cooking stove, baby
buggy. table, dishes and other arti-
cles.
TERMS-All sums of SO and un-
der cash; sums over than amount
credit of IL months will be given on
note with approved security at 10
per centSinterest; If paid when due
only 8 per cent will be charged. No
property to be removed until settled
for.
rpr.r r-rrAzcrr Ar NnoAr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-25
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

FREE LUNCH AT NOON,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-24
ASAHIS AND
WHITES READY

The Whites and Asahi Juniors OF
the Junior League will meet, at Ath-
letie Park tomorrow morning IN tEe
second game of their series to decide
the first half of the schedule. In the
game. played Sunday last. Il Whites
won by score Of II to 10.
As an opening attraction. the Ath-
letics and c. A. U's win hook up, al
though it's possible that tEis game
win not run the full nine innings, so
that the closer may start at 1915.
Henry Chillingw0rth will umpire both
contests.
The lineup:
Whites-H. Williamc. p: M. Ornei-
las, 4c; Ralph, fb; Mccarthy, %; M,
Costa, 3b; Nevis, s.: Cayaco, III:
Foster Davis, cf; Decker; RI. Subs,
Axelord. J..sornellas, Enoss Dias.
{ Asahi IT. Iwasaki, p; G. MofTyania,
d; Komeya. ID; T. Uyeno, %; KopIma.
3b; Arald, IS; M. Yamashira II; va
nagihara, CT. 36eUhz 81bs lns
rashigi. Nakamura. Nithiwaki, s. Uy-
emo.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-24
Al TERMATH Of
MOTOR RACES

1t was very pleasing to all automo
bile enthusiasts to see the great in
terest shown in the Gymkhana of las'
Saturday afternoon. The Gymkhaha
was certainly an overwhelming sue
cess, aud a great deal of credit is due
10 Gus Shafer. Sidney Jordan, Nor
man Courtenay and the other mem.
bers of the Honolulu Automobile
Club. Honolulu was treated to as ex
citing contest as has ever been wit.
messed in the Hawaiian Islands. OF
course there was a good deal of con,
fusion and some very firing waits be
tween events, which was only expect.
ed in the first event of this kind to
be pulled off. Many people did not
60 to the event on account of the fact
that there was no shelter at the park,
and no place, to sit down and watch
the fun. .=. - . =.
II certainly is a great mistake to
have a race track and not even a
place TO provide rest for the weary.
The sun was very hot, and many peo-
pie were forced to leave the field be.
for the Gymkhana was over, owing to
the fact that there was no shelter.
Time Fast. s-- = .'.-..
Taking into consideration the con-
clifton of the track, some very fast
time was made and some very clever
driving was witnessed. The exhibit
ton of Johnny Cluny at the wheel of
the Palmer-Singer was as clever as
any every witnessed at any of the big
races In the States. Johnny tied the
throttle wide open at the start, and
never cut the string until the race
mas over.
The next track event pulled off by
the Honolulu Automobile Club will
no doubt be bigger success than the
first one. The next event will be
handled in an entirely different man
ner, as there is now an organization
we'll drown up which will have affairs
in charge and will treat the events as
they are treated on the mainland.
The start and. finish will be roped off.
and there will be judges stand from
which the cars can be watched at all
times.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-24
FASTER FOOTWORK AND BETTER
~ PLACING Wins FOR RICHARDS
Exhibition Tennis Match Between Hawaiian Champion and
Ekund, OF Eva, Brings Out Interesting PLAY = Neither
Man Forces the Voeying Came Relying on Clean Passes
Oft the Ground to Score the Aces

], Anterior Richards kept his pres
tge as tennis champion of Hawaii IN
clouded, by defeating Willie Eklund
of Eva rather easily in an exhibition
match played at Beretania yesterday
afternoon. Eklund was playing at the
instigation Of his friends, who wanted
to see him In action against Richards,
as he was unable TO take part in the
championship tournament last month.
The Eva expert started off like a
winner and captured the first set, but
after that he was never dangerous,
Richards game stiffening, and giving
MIN the court mastery at every stage
OF the contest. Eklund's strokes were
excellent, but he couldn't use his feet
as well as his hands and his head, and
many shots OF as opponent went for
clean passes, where a more nimble
player would have been able to col
lect. This tendency toward anchorage
Is something OF surprise, for Eklund
Is young, strong and looks to be in
superb condition. 1t is all we'll enough
Tor player TO save his strength by.
letting the impossible ones go by with.
out an effort, but this sort of thing
can be carried to excess, and II really
looked yesterday as though Eklund
could have got many balls that he
merely looked at .s.as J.. !.
Off the Ground. :. n
Most OF the play was off the ground,
and both men brought off some very
pretty shots. Neither forced the net
TO any extent, and at exchanging
drives Richards proved the steadier,
and eventually won out on his ability
TO shoot BAYS down the sidelines and
TO find the CORNERS. Both players Were
keeping the balls very low, and far
more errors were charged to netted
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-24
GUILD CUP
FINALS ON

W. H. Goetz will meet r. B. Rietow
on the Manoa tennis court at 4:30
this afternoon, in the final round Of
the Guild cup event The winner will
play Donald Ross in the challenge
round, and II the latter can success
fully. defend, he will come into per-
manent possession of the trophy.
The next event on the Manoa Clubs
calendar is the Hall cup, the prelimin-
airy round for which must be played
of before August 81. Following are
the drawings, which were made yes
terday:
Jones VS. Graham.
Ernest Ross vs. Macintyre.
The winner of this series plays
Hemenway in the first round game.
The first round is now arranged for
as follows:
Andrews vs.. Greenwich. t
GoetZ VS.. Bares -
w. S. Bowen VS.. Rietow.
DR.. Bicknell VS.. Ernest Clark.
Beadle vs.. Won Damn.
Schmidt VS.. Beardmore.
Warren vs.. Lyser. H.. .. . -.
G. Irwin is the present holder OF
the Hall cup. s--- -.