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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07
THURsDAY. NovEMBHR I. lsl2.
THE RoosEvELT wREoKAGE.

Mr.. Roosevelt has accomplished
what he set out to do-to defeat
President Taft His campaign had
its inception In the spirit OF revenge
because the Republicans would not
nominate him for a third term. II
was flnahcied BY coterie Of trust
managers, some Of them under In
dictment. and among the leaders
were as choice bunch OF political
crooks as ever scuttled the Ship Of
state. Because OF their hyp0Critical
Z professions Of purity. thousands Of
honest men and women believed that
1t was q great movement for re-
form, when In fact 1t was merely
great movement for revenge. At no
time was there the remotest posi-
biiity Of Roosevelt's election and the
result has proved that he is tho
choice Of less than one-tenth Of the
voters Of the United States for
president.
The result Of his determination
TO defeat Taft has been widespread.
1t has lost to the Republican party
the president. the congress and a
hundred thousand positions Of re-
spOnsibility in the government; be-
side that 1t has carried down to
defeat the Republican administra-
ton in Kansas and other states and
has even reached down to the county
officers all over the country.
This IL not only loss to the mem
bers OF the party Of the positions to
which they would have been elected,
but has lost to the party the oppor-
tunity OF making state and federal
laws for the next four years with
all the possibilities Of aiding In good
government which has brought pros
persty to this nation.
All this can be charged mp to Mr..
Roosevelt and to no one else. The
men who were exploiting his cause
from selfish grounds, such as Per-
kins. Boss Finn and other notorious
creatures OF the epoils system, were
there for their own selfish purposes.
Others were misled and had not
judgment enough to realize that the
movement was purely ore Of re-
yenge and destruction. Now that, ]
defeat has come 80 overwhelmingly
to the progressive cause perhaps /,
they will wake up.
The vote for President Taft ap-l
pears On the face Of II exceedingly
small. but ii does not represent IN
any sense the Republican vote of
this nation. Hundreds OF thousands !,
Of Republicans voted for Wilson in !,
The fear that the third-term candi-
date might be elected II they voted
for Taft. They did not propose to !
take any chances on an administers 1
ton with kitchen cabinet COM Z
posed or Perkins, Finn and the rest J,
pf the managers who were Mr., !,
Rooseyelt's advisors and put up the !,
money for his campaign. 1t ID in !,
'initely better for the country that J.
Wilson should be elected than that !,
he third party should have won. !,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07
STATE DEMOCRATIC
CARTER AND sTUBBs HURLED IN
LANDSLIDE. TOO.
Only Three Republican Congressnien
Pull Through - Republican
State Ticket Below Gov
cr1aor Probably Elected
ny Small Majority.

turns from eighty-six counties Of
Kansas received at Republican head
quarters show that Governor w. r..
Stubs, Republican candidate for
United States senator, was defeated
by his Democratic opponent. w. H.
Thompson. Stubs comedies the de-
feat. These returns give Thompson
a majority Of 1871.
The Democratic managers declare
that Thompson's majority over
Stubs will range from 10000 to
$4,000. At the Republican party
league It is declared that Stubs is
beaten by at least $4,000.
Chairman Martin Of the Demo-
cratic committee claims that Hodges
has won by about $4,000. and the
Republican party league leaders say
that Hodges will have a lead Of
about 10000. Martin says returns
at his headquarters show majority
for Hodges OF 41OS in forty-seven
counties, complete returns
On the Republican state ticket az
ter senator and governor virtually |
nothing is known at this hour, but
the reports are general that they |
will get through by small majori-
ties.
The Democrats say that they
know nothing about the Democratic
state ticket and have so Ear received
no returns on them.
But three Republican congress-
men were elected according to the
here. Anthony OF the
First district Is reported to have
beaten Chapman about 1900. Tag
Eart. Democrat, Is reported to have
beaten J. L. Brady In the Second
district. but there are no figures.I
lere. Campbell u safe in the Third
,ver Francis M. Brady by about
200. From the Fourth district It
Q reported that Dudley Doolittle
las won over Congressman Jackson
" about 200. In the Fifth district
delivering is said to have won out
'ver Congressman Rees BY 20OO. In
he Sixth district Young was beaten
" Connolly, according to the re-
'orts, and Congressman Nicely de- :
Gated Finley in the Seventh. MUIR
lock won over Saunders in the
eighth by about 1000 Anthony.
and Murdoch are the only
elected.
Chairman Henderson Martin Of i
bio Democratic state committee said
lst night: Wilson will carry the
tate BY at least 10000. There is
o question about that. He will d
IN away ahead Of Roosevelt, 3
hompson's majority over Stubs 8
Ill be at least 10000 and may run q
!. to $4,000 or more. Hodges will b
in over Capper by at least 10000 I,
Q have no Information on the rest
the state ticket or on congress- d
en-. VI
George A. Clark, Republican party s
ague, said: "Stubbs is beaten at i
asst $4,000. Capper by 10000 and b,
> are satisfied that the Bull Moos- b,
. on the Republican ticket are n,
'aten All the Bull Moose con- o.
assmAn with the excenffnn Of +
nrdock, are beaten. This was a \
int for principle. It Is the sin :
he hope OF the officers Of the lea :
. that the Republican party will N
restored to the hands Of its
d Nis and that we viii have a
ited party to fight our old enemy,
E Democrats. We want to thank e
r friends In the league all over y
Q state. When we said we had a Z
! membership we knew what we Z
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07


/ Of course" really spells indifference.
Let us make journey to the vel
ourselves.
What OF tliu6 famous Il would save
the Unionr letter thmt ha sent to HOr
ace Greeley IN wAieb he riadIed the
editor Of tile New y0uk Tribnme with
the mOsE delicious. aatiref do you
know itT
What Gtf his reply to- Tho wugling.
men VI lEanChesteS. tlis lstteBB TO no,
Clellan, Grant Seward. tie nole 70
Thurlow Wbed! In which. referring TO
bis recent Inaugural address. he snys:
Men are not hatteradi by being shouR
that theirs has beam q differences o.
purpose between tit8 Almigltty and
them. To deny 1t. however, In this eaae
ls to deny that there. ID, q Cad govern
Ing the world. It issa truth which /
thought needed to- be- tOldt" Do yea
catch The sublime, simplicity md ~
esty Of tAihslast7
What or that nastsrpieaa %, Gen.,
sral HoclEBr?y
General. Ilhave placed yom ~ the hsas
Of the AMny Of tho Potomac. Oc cOzEsa,
I have Dome this upon what appaa to
me to 3D. SUFFICIENT reasons. ana yst
think Il best for ynn, TO know that taAaRs
are some things In regard to which , am
not qliitn. enti11ed' with y0us. Z have
heard In elaeh Rswmge az to believe III Of
your recentIy sayitg; that both the anng
and the government needed q dlhtator
OF course II was notlfor thkas. but I'm spite
Of II, that 4 have given You the cOrnnnnd
Only those general. who gain, successes
can set up,dictators. What Z now ask OF
you e military slcoessy aadi I VIII FISK
the dicuatorships
What Of that letter tn Mrs. BlhbE,
the nlother Of I'VE sons, who have
died gibriously 0ni the field OF batfloss''
He ended ti1iA note tn an, obscure
woman Yours very sincerely and rss- |
specially, Abraham Lincolns-' whore
Is to- the powerful Greeley he did, not |
ieign the courtesy Of his, fshll naxna-
Yours, Al LinnOln.
Ono likes to. zee thar dOWR fiji black
md white.
What Of His Lost Speech. r MAIDS 1t
Ill.,, In 1856. 40 the or
sani&ation % the Republican, party.
ind socalled, hacausa all the. reporters,
conquered bR his elaQuenca,, fOrgnk to
ala notes% One young, lawyer kept
liz head better than the others and i
managed Ia set some, shorthand notes.
fn0m these and Arom, q reInakEabIe
memory be, wrota dpwR years after
Ehat all surviving hearers untte in
alling am accurate rendering Of this
nique speech
Much has, been written of Eincoln's
though hA were, a mere
To ma, this. hIsmor was, q, aar bigger h
nd gEandsr thing than his fooling. /
lis anecdotes, brilliant and iIlum.
mating az they were, Lire summer
Citing. merely Indicated the remote
torn below ths, horizon His hnmor
las his sanity hrs balance He knew
oW to, do the right az he saw the.
Ight and biiR the wen done. Of the
ture.
This Ilinoig railBpl1eter reminds me-
I mo one so nnlich as Jesus. the son Of
10 NazaTene earpenter Lincoln was
scona only to one IN being the tallsst.
addast, wisest. most humorous man ]
nee time was.
Read The Cooper institute address
% try 10 find single statement that
aald have been made palmer. You
III be doomed to failure, / think. but
ach failure Is delight. Exchange.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07
JUDGE KING REFLECTED.
Loses only one County in the Dis
trict-DfclinsOn.

Judge r. L. King Of Marion is
elected by a good majority. He
carried Morris by 225, Geary by
ss7. Marion by 500. and lost Dick
inson by ITS. making his majority
about 500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07
Stock Sale

The undersigned will sen at pub.
Die auction at the Ratt Really farm
Is miles eaati and 1E miles north Of
Abilene, @ miles waBtt and s-4 mile
south or upland = miles east and
3 ga miEAs south or InaEustry on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07

TERMS All sums of $40 and un-
der cash; Sums ever $1O credit OF
IL months Will be given on note with
approved security at 10 per cent;
il paid when due only per cent
iRterest viii he charged. No prop
esty to De renewed until settled for.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07
LirlcoLnsSpeeches
111dLetters

t....st.I 80 80 e.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07
The undersigned viii sell It pub
lie sale 1t the
DICKINSON COUNTY FAIR
GROUNDS, ABILENE. KANSAS
commencing ct 1890 o'clock p. M,
sharp. the following property:
3S HEAD HOLsTEIN FREIsIAN
COWS AND HEIFERs
High Dairy Type

twenty-five cows which either
have By their side or carry their
third calves, a number Of these will
be fresh by day OF sale or soon ar
ter. Have been bred to Mooie Oak
De KOl the second or Hengerveld
De Kol No. =.
Ten head choice HOlatein heifers
1915 pure bred or better sired by
Mooie Oak De- Koi and are in calf
to Hengervsld De- ESI No. a.
TERMS All; sums Cf $40 and nm
der cash. sums over $40 q credit OF
8 months Will be given ON note with
approved security at 10 per cent,
II paid when due only per cent
interest will. be- charged No prop
ertf to be removed untdI settled for.
T. s. EVCLE & son
]. N. BURrON. Awutahnear
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07
90 HEAD OF, SHEEP.

Thirty-eight bred ewes 2 rams
one rsgistereas; S5 spring lambs; is,
yearIfngs. These sheep are fine
Shropshire md I'M good shape.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07
D. HEAD on e,ATTLE

Five mich COWS, stock COW, 8
2-year-old heifers. 4sS steers and
2 years old, yearlinrg bulk bull
years old.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07
4 MEAD OE HOKsEs

Span brood mares baB and black
weight 14OO in a6al. Eney mare z
years oldR weight 1900 bred; natch-
ed team. bay MAKES 2 and 3 years
old, weight 1900. bay mare years
bred wiz make, 16OO pound mare;
yearlingr bay gegding.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07

commencing at 0 O'ti6clk sharp, the
fsIlowing prOpertE:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-07

.lEI.IlI.L. =. 80.
Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-10-08
"Odiva, the Divers" Bathing Suits Are Burned

ROOKLYN, ~ Y.-Six charred gar
ID ments. once the dainty bathing
suits OF Miss Alma beaumont. who is
known to fame as "Odiva, the diver, -
we're offered as evidence against Mrs
Emma Adams, wife OF Charles +. Ad-
ans. Odiva's manager who was
charged with malicious mischief be-
fore Magistrate Mcclure the other
day.
Mrs Adams, who sat erectly in
court and manifested supreme disdain
merely shifted when the hame-scarred
garments were displayed to the court.
Mrs. Adams apparently was very well
pleased over the fact that Odiva new
er again would don those suits to emu
late the mermaid.
The frst witness against Mrs. Ad-
ans was her husband, the impresario
of the swimming tank. Mr.. Adams
told sorrowful story. He had brought
Odiva in from n tour, during which
she had delighted thousands with her
amphibious performances. Eight bath
Ing suits, that cost In the aggregate
sl70. needed laundering. Would Mrs.
Adams please launder them? Not on
your life, she would not!
We'll" quoth MIR. Adams, then /
myself will launder them"
Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-10-08
MERRY Widows" Were Barred in This Ball Game

nETROIT. MICH-Untutore women
~ who have not learned that one OF
the rules OF baseball excludes outsid-
ers from the diamond during game.
are learning better these days when
they undertake to take the short cut
across the city hall lawn.
Exciting contests are staged every
Afternoon on the broad walk which
runs from Fort to Griswold streets
past the city hall steps. The teams
are made up OF "newsies," who while
away the time when waiting for edi-
tions. The space is somewhat limited
for life-size game, and ground rules
require a dead" ball, improvised from
a tobacco pouch stuffed with paper.
Bare palms serve for bats, and the
hits are usually such as the pitcher
can field. To tag a base-runner all he
has to do is to throw the pill" and
hit any part of the runners person.
All would be. we'll II outsiders did
not trespass on the diamond. one
day last week the game was nearly
disrupted by a woman with a hat that
survived the Merry Widow" epoch.
She came up behind the pitcher un-
seen by him. He sent one singing
over the middle OF the plate and II
Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-10-08
Brand New Baby Is Hunted Down as a Burglar

"Is he there?" whispered the police
man to the happy father.
Sure, aud big fellow. too" was
the whispered reply
where is he?"
He's In the back bedroom. Want
to go back?" asked Mccarthy.
Certainly, I'll go back. Just lei
me get one look at him"
"The nurse is in there. too" said
tie father, eyelng the policeman.
What! Why. she may be killed by
this time!"
NO, he isn't so savage as that, al
though he is strapplng big fellow"
Tho door was pushed gently open
and the policeman, still clutching his
revolver, leaped in. He looked at the
baby, soundly sleeping in the arms OF
smiling nurse, and then turned to
the father.
81 thought all the time II was o
burglar Isn't it,"
"Of course not. He's going TO be
a policeman not a burglar" said Nc
Carthy.
Then Hoffman returne6 to the police
station and announced bhat Il was too
early to arrest the person who had
broken into the Mccarthy home.
Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-10-08
International

4 os ANGELES. Cal--The champion
L. best man" In all Los Angeles
was discovered the other night. lie is
@. G. Harootunian. who lives at No
l147 Dewey avenue
To his credit he has eleven mar
riages. All these he personally ar
ranged as matchmaker, and at all
OF them he acted as best man What
is more. all the marriages have re
suited happily. and an even dozen
healthy and hearty youngsters have
been added to the population OF los
Angeles as result.
The latest consummation OF the
matchmaking proclivities OF Ha-
rootunian occurred when Miss Bessie
King, a charming English girl, and NJ
G. Roobian. a thrifty young Armenian
were married by Rev. p J. Mcdonald,
pastor OF the Reformed Church. OF
course. Harootunlan was best man.
The activity OF Harootunlan as an
ally OF Cupid had It's origin in a
desire OF the thrifty young Ameni
ans OF Los Angeles to take unto
themselves English girls or girls Of
Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-10-08

And he did. hanging them out to dry
on a clothes line in the back yard Of
the Adams home. at Bergen Beach
After he had finished the washing and
hung the wash out. Mr.. Adams came
into the city and did not return until
the next day, which was Aug. IA. Desc
lation awaited him. The bathing suits
lay In charred mass before the por.
tico OF his home.
What is this?" he demanded.
Tut, TUT" replied Mrs. Adams.
"They are burned. Can't you see?"
Mr.. Adams reported the catastrophe
to Odlva. who procured warrant
against Mrs. Adams.
Magistrate Mcclure released Mrs
Adams on the ground that there was
no evidence to show she had started
the fire.
Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-10-08
CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Charge Of Food Instead OF
Drugs.

II takes considerable courage for a
doctor to deliberately prescribe only
food for a despairing patient, instead
CT resorting to the usual list Of medi-
cines.
There are some truly scientific ply
sicians among the present generation
who recognize and treat conditions as
they are and should be treated, re-
gardless OF the value to their pockets,
Here's an instance:
-Four years ago was taken with
severe gastritis and nothing would
stay on my stomach, so that l was ON
the verge OF starvation.
81 heard Of doctor who had a sum
mer cottage nea, me--a specialist
from N. Y.-and as a last hope, sent
for him.
after he examined me carefully
he advised me to try a small quantity
OF Grape-Nuts at hrst, then as my
stomach became stronger to eat more.
Il kept at 1t and gradually got 30 l
could eat and digest three teaspoon
fuls. Then l began to have color in
my face, memory became clear. where
before everything seemed blank. My
limbs got stronger and l could walk.
So l steadily recovered.
'Now after a year on Grape-Nuts l
weigh 163 lbs. My people were sur.
prlsed at the way / grew feshy and
strong on this food" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read
the little book, "The Road to Well.
ville," In pkgs.
There's a reason"
Ever read the above letterf A new
enc appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF kuman
interest. Adv.
Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-10-08

was singularly fortunate in tracing
lost property. Most people we're glad
enough to get back their belongings
without insisting on the thiefs ar
rest Wild grew rich, bought a big
house and was highly respected. He
even added smuggling as side line"
to his business.
He managed to get thieves wholly In
his power by hunting up evidence
which (should he place It in the hands
of the law would hang them BY hold
ing this threat over their heads, Wild
made the great army OF crooks give
him slayish obedience and deal exclu-
sively with him. 1t was a regular
Trust" Once in awhile some stub
born rogue would disobey an order
or would refuse to dispose of his booty
through the trusts agency Then Wild
as a reputable citizen, would lay his
evidence before the police and would
help personally in the capture. Some
times these arrested slaves OF his
would turn on him. His body. in fact,
was covered with wounds, and in one
tussle his skull was fractured But
these cases of rebellion we're uncom-
mon.
Robbery throve as never before. At
last parliament was forced to pass a
law making 1t a felony for any one
to take money on pretense OF restor-
ing stolen goods unless he should also
produce the thief. Wild was rich
enough to have retired, but the spirit
Of graft was too strong for him. Hlth.
erto he had been on the right side of
the law. Now he found himself on the
wrong side OF II. He continued to
wiring thieves ill-earned money from
them and to betray such as failed to
follow his orders. AT last In 1926, he
was arrested, tried, convicted and SEN
fenced to be hanged.
AS the hangman's cart bore him to
Tyburn (London's place OF execution)
the crowd mobbed him, yelling "Ju-
das!" and stonipg the trembling old
rascal, leaving little work for the ex.
ecutioner to do when the cart at last
reached Tyburn.
Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-10-08

of the cueerest monopoly on record
a Thief Trust"
Wild was born in 1882 He was a Bir-
mingham buckle-maker by trade and
came to London as a young man to i'm
prove his fortune. A life of dissipa-
tion quickly landed him in prison for
debt There he stayed four years, be-
coming acquainted with almost every
thief in London and gaining a strong
influence over most OF them. BY the
time he had scraped together enough
money to buy his freedom he
had already outlined his fu-
ture career. He saw that crooks
never really succeed in life. SO he
decided TO stay technically" honest,
and to profit by others crimes. Rent
ing a low waterside tavern, he made
friends with more outcasts and at last
had large enough following to take
up the profession he had planned.
Calling TO him a number of ,notori-
GUS thieves, Wild made them lit
tie speech. He explained that the
new laws had made life hard for rob-
bers. Theft was not only hanging Of
fense," but the receivers OF stolen
goods were 80 closely watched that
they dared not do business. SO he
suggested an improvement on the old
methods. ANY one committing a theft
was to come at once TO Wild and tell
all about II. Wild in turn was to get
TO the person robbed, and, on the lat
ters promise to ask no questions, was
to offer to return the stolen articles
in payment Of a substantial reward.
This reward he would give to the thief
in exchange for the plunder. keeping
one-third of the money as his own com
mission.
1t was a simple arrangement. The
victim would get back his property
by paying a certain sum; the thieves
would make more money than by deal
ing with regular receivers or
fences" Wild, with no danger to
himself. would reap tidy commission
on every robbery,
From the first his business prosper
ed. He himself stole nothing, nor did
he in any way come within reach OF
the law. A house, for instance. would
be robbed of $4,000 worth OF valuables.
Wild would go to the owner and tell
him that for 5000 he would find the
lost goods. The money was paid and
the goods we're returned. Wild clear
ing 5000 on the deal The work was
profitable to him and to the thieves
alike. By the world at large he was
regarded as a shrewd detective, who
Anadarko morning democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 191?-191?, 1912-10-08

HHICAGO.-The stork made so much
~ noise breaking into the rear door
of Lawrence McCarthy's house. at
1859 West Twenty-third street, early
the other morning. that neighbors
thought that 1t couldn't be anything
less than a burglar-perhaps a dozen
OF them.
A frightened woman who saw lights
suddenly turned up In the house and
saw several persons moving about
within telephoned to the police and
asked that policemen be hurried TO
the place to capture the supposed
burglar.
Policeman Joseph Hoffman hurried
to the house, drew his trusty revolver
and tapped lightly on the front door.
Mccarthy answered the knock.