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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14
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REPUBLICAN PARTY
mnERTRnYEDn?

Z Not on your llfef There
4 are almost II not quite As
4 many Republicans In the
. country today as n 1908.
. nut the ciertspr Fvturns
) tell 4 different story Then
3 the story of the returns is
4 false. Thousands and thous-
Z ands OF Republlcans.in nearly
3 every state went to the polls
q Tuesday and voted the Demo
: cratic ticket. whyg TO make
q sure that the boIter, Theo-
4 dore Roosevelt, should not
4 have another term And other
4 thousands Of Republicans In
4 nearly every state went 70
4 the polls and cast their votes
4 for this same Roosevelt.
4 Why7 Because they we're
3 his strong partisans in his
. fight for Republican nomina-
a ton, and whom he was de-
q feated they resolved in their
4 hearts they would vote for
q him anyway. And they did.
a Many OF these followed him
q ont OF the party. but a vast
a number did not. Having de-
a feated Taft, the latter are
. now satisfied. and are ready
a to resume their relations
a with the old party. All over
q the country there will be a
Q getting together Of Repub-
d leans. including these Roose-.
4 welt men who have never ad-
q mitted that they were not
q still Republicans. The move
q ment is already taking shape.
q Here in Kansas City imme-
q date action will be had.
= There will be q mass meet
q Ing at Republican headauars-s
q tiers to form q Republicsh
q state league, with q view tng
4 recognizing, strengthening
b and building up the party anel
q Missouri. Similar work Will
q be done in other states. The
q Republican party destroy
q ed? Just watch. It! IN.
Il 1915 It will be the lfyeliest
o corpse that ever broke up 2
q wake or kicked over a tomb
e stone.Kansas City Journal.
49, &c q &C. q {
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14
THE NEW SENATOR.

Here il brief story Of the life
Of w. 70. Thompson, the next United
states senator from Kansas;
On the 14th Of last month he
was 40 years old. native Of In
diana. He came to Kansas when he
was nine years old, with his father
who settled on q farm near sabetha
in Nemaha county.
He has lived at Sabetha, Topeka
lola and Garden City. Since the age
Of 16 years he has known Whist It
is to hold public office.
He moved to Garden City seven
years ago. and year later was
elected Judge Of the Thirty-secOni
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14

The Outlook publishes page Of
letters from indignant subscribers
who stopped the paper because II
supported Roosevelt and another
page OF complimentary letters prais-
ing it. The individual who stops
his paper because Of political OPP
position to its views and thinks It
hurts the paper is q joke In modern
journalism. For everyone who does
it another subscription is added
from one who likes the papers posi-
tion. The Capital has offended a
lot Of Republicans but it has more
subscribers than ever. The Kansas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14

City Journal has made the progron
sives uneanr but lta subscription IIsl
Is nearly double the figures Of two
years asc. He II very narrow-
minded individual who thinks ne
can ruin paper By aloppine Ms
subscription, The fact i thai the
normal man likes . paper that has
some definite opinions and . not
AFRAID to express them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14
covornor stubbs has no one

Governor stubbs has no one to
blame for his defeat but himself
He came into the office with D Re-
publican majority Of.12ss00O; be
goes out with the state 86,0O0sDem-
ocratic. In many ways he is1'a man
81 power. He IL forceful and ener-
getic. But he has ATTEMPTED TO drive
rather than lead and Kansas folks
are not Of the kind that can be driv-
en-. No man had greater oppOr-
tunity to be the idol cf'the people
OF the state tnan he and had he been
willing to modify some Of his per-
sonal views he would now be the
United States senator elect.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14
AN EDTTOR PHIIIOsOPHIZIEs.

The other day cranky sort Of an
old man. came into this office and
stopped his paper because something
in II aid not Just suit his fancy. says
the Powhattan Bee. We have fire.
quently met him on the street since
that time and It ID amusing to note
the look OF surprise on the old fell
lows face that we are still in ex-
istence regardless Of the fact that
he stopped his paper. Some day,
and II won't be long either-that
old gentleman win turn up his toes.
His heart will be silent forever.
Neighbors and friends will follow
his iiEeIess clay 10 the silent city
and lay him to rest among the
flowers. An obituary will be pub
llshed in these columns telling what
a kind father, good neighbor and
beloved citizen he was-which the
recording angel will overlook ror
cllarity's sake. and In very short
time he will be forgotten. As he
Hes out there in the cold. cold grave
yard wrapped in the silent slumber
Of death, he will never know that
the last kind word spoken Of him
was by the editor Of this paper,
which in life he 50 spitefnlly stop
ped. /" Didsyou ever pause Just q mo-
ment and think that your editor
whoever he may be, will write your
obituary some day?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14

the splendid service OF the KAN
sas city Journal in the middle west
campaign deserves the commenda-
ton Of every Republican. 1t has
stood for the real principles Of the
party and has been the most potent
force throughout the campaigns for
Republicanism anywhere in middle
states. Not only Il i ! tip top good
newspaper. but Il n y political adj
visor whose judgment il sane and
sound and its principles those that
make for good government.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14


In the November Woman's Home
Companion woman. describing her
experiences in hospital, where she
was operated on. says in part:
ssThere Is absolutely no apparent
lapse between the final point before
losing consciousness and the first
point OF returning consciousness. In
my case there was two hours In
terYal. Those two hours do mot
exist. They are not a blank; they
simply are not. One instant was
floating off in black. roaring space.
the very next instant floating back
through alternate humming black
tunnels and milky white silences.
with a great luminous truth pene-
trating every fiber Of my being. I
came back TO consciousness aware
Of h1gging to my heart great GER
talnty which must on no account
allow to escape me. Then became
aware Of q wonderful being bend
i ing august eyes upon me and touch
ing my head and wrist with healing
touch. This Olympian creature
gradually resolved herself into my
nurse, and / did not at first know
whether my great and Joyous news
came to me from her. or whether
/ was imparting 1t to her, as being
the first person / was enccuntering
to whom could convey the glad
tidings; but as consciousness grew
and grew and grew found myself
in my bed, with the peaceful clear
creamy walls Of the little hospital
room about me. and my beautiful
nurse bending over me, and heard
myself sobbing out ecstatically the
broken words over and over, unable
to let 60 OF them long enough to
stop myself, afraid to stop myself
| lest they should leave me: Every
thing is God, and God is love; and
! love Is everything, and everything
/, Is God and on and on. What words
! to come bearing back from obliv-
ion! II feel must blush to repeat
them to You, they must seem to You
50 trite; but ! felt had never un-
| tierstood them before.
'sThe operation. and all connected
with ii, was intensely Interesting;
for IL Il in such circumstances that
YOU discover the truth about things
that seem terrible. You think yop
are about to be subjected to tor
ture, and you find yourself under
going great and beautiful spiritual
experience; you unmask bugabocs.
and find them innocent, smiling
cherubs; you think you have to leap
over wide chasm with a snaky
green torrent roaring deep down
below, and you find yourself instead
treading a pleasant, flower-starred
meadow. And 1t is all in the atti-
tude and in the frame Of mind. y
all lies with you"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14

Congressman Reefs has the salts
faction Of feeling that be made =
clean and dignified campaign. He
Is q mighty good citizen and had
he been elected with a Republican
majority In the house the result this
year might have been different.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14
DEnfoCRATs' TROUBIEs BEGIN.


s The Democrats have had a lot Of
fun for some time watching the Re-
pubAcans scramble over the appoint
nrents and the selection Of legisla-
tive Officers. However. they now
have their troubles and the Repub-
Iicans can sit back and enjoy the
fight.
The first fight will be over the
ppeakership OF the house. AS 1T
looks now the Democrats will have
majority Of the Legislature and
will elect speaker. Two candi-
dates have already announced. They
are wv. h. Brown Of Kingman and
James orr Of Atchison. Both have
served several terms in the legisla-
ture.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14

A mighty good man was defeated
for congress IL the Second district
when J. L. Brady went down In the
crash. He would have made q con-
gresham Of whom the district would
have been proud.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14

Those who followed the advice Of
william Allen White and Colonel
Nelson can now put in few days
figuring up the record. Neither Of
these clever gentlemen had anything
at stake except to have fun and
enjoy stirring up the animals. The
men who were running for office
and needed the salaries to support
their families are paying tie bills.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14
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Why HE LIKES KANSAS.

j y w j J. l1
Kansas "a good state to
live in because the climate is
healthful and the people are
reasonably honest, indus
tfious. intdIligent. progress
sive, aggressive and neigh
borly: it is q good state to
be identified with because Of
It's record on all public mat
tiers OF state and national i'm
portance. All In all, it is
second to no other. Kansas
was born amid strife. fight
ing. If you please, for free
dom and q free government,
and the brave men and wo-
men who guided and pro-
tected her in infancy and
carried her banners to vic
tory in a protTacted war laid
the foundation for state
which ought to be the pride
and admiration Of all good
people.samuel ]. Craw-
ford. Governor 1S65,6s.
u
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14
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THE H1O1kI UF AANnao.
In the diversity 81 40 re-
sources, the beauty Of rs
pralries. the fertility Of its
SOL. the healthEulnens Of its
climate. and IN tho whole
somenesa OF its dominating
sentiment and the moral and
Intellectual standards OF rs
people. Kansas Is not exoell-
ed, nor. indeed, eQualled BY
any state in the Union. The
Great Artist never painted
falrer skies than those which
arch It's pretty praiFlea and
the Giyer OF all Good never
lowered a land with a richer
heritage than He has lavish
ed upon the sunfIower state.
Its development is in It's in
fancy, and SIS probabilities
almost unlimited. why. for
Instance. should Iowa and IL
Iinois corn land sell for $3.50
per acre. while alfalfa land
in Kansas. which will yield
more money every year, sells
for one. half or one third
that amount9 For safe in
vestment. or for IDEAL home
environment, Kansas, has no
usperior.-E. w. Hoch, Gov
ernor 1905 'Os.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14
THURsDAY, NovEMBER -, lsIs.

The editor OF the Appeal to Reas
son has committed suicide. Maybe
he was compelled to read his own
paper.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14

TO be successful is not merely to
accumulate wealth but to assist In
the up-building Of your community
also.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-14

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Evening star., 1912-01-13
LIKELY TO BE OZARK HORSE"
National Democratic Leaders Will
Not Predict Candidate.

NEW YORK, January 3.-The nation
al democratic leaders who have been In
conference here for the past two days
are agreed that the presidential nomina-
ton will. in all probability. go to q
dark horse" according to one Of their
number, who is anonymously quoted by
the Herald today. There is little chance
for the various leaders to get together
ON any candidate" says the man quoted.
..and when the convention is called to
order on June %. every one OF the four
teen or more men mentioned for the
honor viii have q group Of militant dele
gates behind him ready to fight to
dinish. This means that It Is likely to be
O dark horse year"
Among the democratic committeeman
who have been comforting with National
Chairman Norman e. Mack are Nathan
Cole. jr., Of California. Roger c. Sulli-
van Of Illinois, Thomas Taggart Of In
diana, Urey Woodson OF Kentucky.
Frank K Nebeker Of Utah; F. B. Lynch
Of Minnesota, Edward #. Goltra OF Mis-
souri,, W. H. Dunphy of Washington and
John T. McGraw Of West Virginia.
Evening star., 1912-01-13
GA[UNCER D|SAPPROVES
OF CUTTING ESTIMATES
Hints That Senate May Be
Liberal in Appropriations
for the District.

Whether it is recommended by one po-
litical party or the other, / am not in
favor of economy at the expense Of the
District" Senator Gallinger. chairman of
the subcommittee on District appropria-
tions of the Senate committee on az 90
priations, said today while discussing the
District appropriation bill as reported to
the House.
AS to what viii happen to the District
bill when 1t gets into the Senate, Senator
Gall.nger suggested study of the his
tory of District bills during the past few
years That history will show that the
Senate made many liberal amendments to
the bill after 1t passed the House, that
its conferees fought for those amend
ments and that the Senate's attitude was
one of greater liberality toward the Dis
trict than the House.
The sentiment in the subcommittee on
District appropriations of the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations is very favorable
to the District. and statements OF It's
members this morning indicated that the
bill will be considerably enlarged. SO far
as it's appropriations are concerned.
The subcommittee is composed Of Sem
ators Gailinger. Curtis. Smoot. Smith of
Maryland and Foster.
Evening star., 1912-01-13
|BRYAN'S REAL CHOICE
| kern AND 0'G0RMAN
Rumored That Nebraska
Leader Has Picked Demo-
cratic Ticket for 1912.

The most interesting bit Of political
gossip of the hour is the statement.
which was being whispered with bated
breath about the corridors Of the Capitol
today. that William ]. Bryan's real choice
for a presidential ticket is Senator Kern
of Indiana for President and Senator
O'Gorman Of New York for second place.
Senator Kern was q running mate OF
Mr. Bryan in the last presidential cam
paign, and the Nebraskan Is known to
entertain a very high opinion Of the In
diana statesman. He regards him as a
aood politician, and is said to have point
ed out that Senator Kern's record con-
tains absolutely no vulnerable points OF
attack. Furthermore, Indiana is always
regarded as a doubtful state, and her
electoral vote is considered essential to
victory by either party.
Bid for Catholic Vote.
Behind the O'Gorman candidacy is said
to be also a bid for the Catholic vote.
Furthermore, Mr.. Bryan thinks, it is
said, that Senator O'Gorman would carry
New York state. ana with New York and
Indiana in the column the democratic
success would be practically certain.
The democracy of West Virginia. an
other doubtful state. is said to be backing
Senat>r O'Gorman, responding to the ef-
forts Of the two West Virginia senator's
in his behalf.
Evening star., 1912-01-13
AMERICAN HENS LEAD.
Win Egg-Laying Contest With
Breeds From Abroad.

HARTFORD, Conn.,. January 1S.-The
American hen is proclaimed champion of
the world in a bulletin just issued from
the Connecticut agricultural station at
Storrs. The bulletin gives the detailed re-
suits Of the recent International egg-laying
contest, in which several hundred picked
hens Of all breeds and nationalities, were
the contestants.
English Wyandottes and Canadian Leg
horns scored heavily in the early days OF
the contest, but after the beginning OF
the second month the American entl ants
forged to the front and the results as now
footed I'D show that the Americans laid
on the average four eggs each more than
the foreigners.
Evening star., 1912-01-13
GOES WEST AT NMETY-TWO.
New Yorker and His Wife, Aged
so. MIGRATE to California.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 13.-Abner
Hammond, ninety-two. and his wife. who
Is eighty. arrived in San Franc SEQ yester-
day from Lyons. Wayne county. New
York. seeking new opportunities"
The ferry station was stormed with the
rush Of commuters as the aged adventur-
ers got off the boat and they were caught
in the crowds.
II didn't think there'd be so many peo-
pie out here" sad Mr.. Hammond, queru-
lously. He carried his earthly belongings
in battered suit case, and mother
clung to his hand.
I'VE weren't getting on very WELL" he
said, land thought we'd come out here
and get into something. We had $15O In
the bank. but l took it all to get out here.
/ know a man in Los Angeles and guess
he can give us some advice, If we can get
down there. I'd like to have a little
farm"
The travellers aid department of the
San Francisco Young Women's Christian
Association will assist the aged couple in
their journey to Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1912-01-13
NATIONAL GUARD RESERVE.
Plan for Keeping Tab on Eligiblea
in New York.

ALBANY, N. Y, January 13.-In order
to get a better idea regarding the number
of men in New York state interested In
military subjects and having more or less
ability with small arms. officials Of the
state militia propose to organise a Ma
tional Guard reserve. enrolling all men
affiliated with rife clubs and like organ
izations throughout the state.
The reserve list will also contain the
names Of all those in the state who have
seen service In the regular army, National
Guard or have served in volunteer regi.
ments in the Spanish war. and also man
who have had military training at schools
and colleges.
Evening star., 1912-01-13
UNABLE TO KEEP PACE.
Thirty.0ne West Point Cadets Or
dered to Their Hines.

WEST POINT. N. Y, January lS.-
The semi-annual examination at West
Point proved disastrous to thirty-one
members of the largest fourth class
ever gathered together in the institu-
tion. The class was regarded as the
best prepared collection of cadets ever
matriculated, as the members not only
passed in the competitive examinations
by which the majority of the appointees
are now selected. but also passed the
regular academic examination with fly
ing col0rs.
The first six months. however. under
the military discipline and class train
ing. proved too much for t. e thirty
one. and they have been ordered to their
homes.
Evening star., 1912-01-13
Automobile PIunges Through
the Ice Into Stream.
ONLY ONE OF PARTY ALIVE
He Is Threatened With Pneumonia
and May Succumb.
HAD NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE
Two Men and Three Women, Joy
Riders. Held Prisoners by Side
Curtains Of Machine.

TRENTON, N. J., January 12-Dash-
ing through the darkness In zero weather.
two men and three women were drowned
early today when the automobile in which
they were riding ran on the ice covering
an artificial stream of water used by
q power plant outside this city.
The men were Donald Reed, son Of
former Supreme Court Justice Alfred
Reed. and Chester A. Vanclees, an au-
tomobile salesman. Frederick Foster. a
third man in the party, who was running
the automobile, escaped drowning. but Is
suffering from exposure. Foster managed
to escape from the machine after 1t had
broken through the ice and ran nearly a
mile to secure help.
Sharp Bend in Road.
The accident happened at a point where
there is a sharp bend in a road. and it
is believed that Foster had become numb
from the cold and that he was unable to
control the steering wheel. as he was
fairly familiar with the road.
Foster was In another serious accident
at New Brunswick some months ago.
Coroner Bower went to the scene OF
the accident this morning to recover the
bodies. Two Of the girls bodies were
eoon soeten out ana Drought TO the
morgue here. The women were wei
known. They were Margaret Tindali
Annie Hazel and Helen Mulvey, the lat
ter only seventeen years old.
It is believed that the women had beer
invited to take a ride as far as Wash.
or seven miles.
His Condition Critical.
When Foster escaped from the auto
mobile he went to the roadhouse and
knocked on the door. When admitted he
was coated with ice and Is now In q
critical condition. 1t is feared pneu-
mCnia may set in.
shows that the automobile, instead OF
taking the sharp bend In the road
plowed straight ahead and plunged
into the water. The top was up and
the cold. and this, 1t is believed. prevent.
ed the riders from making their escape
Only Two Bodies Recovered.
Young Foster. apparently recovere,
from his shock. was brought from tn,
roadhouse to his fathers home on Wes
State street shortly before noon. He pos
itively declined to make any statement a.
to how the accident occurred.
Up to noon only two bodies had beer
recovered. those of the Tindau and Null
vey girls. The coroner and his force OF
men are still at the scene trying to re.
cover the bodies. The machine, which 1.
a big Lozier. is imbedded In the ice.
Former Justice Reed, father of one o
the victims Of the tragedy. was q heart
broken member of the party that is hunt
ing in the ice-covered waters of the cana
for the three bodies not yet recovered.
Despite his years and his great grief ht
aided and directed the efforts Of tn.
searcherS.
Evening star., 1912-01-13
SEPARATE MANAGEMENT.
Rutland Transit Company, With
Nine Steamers. Becomes Independent

OGDENSBURG. N. Y. January 13.-
The Rutland Transit Company, -operat-
ing nine steamers between Ogdensburg
and Chicago. announces its segregation
from joint management with the West
ern Transit Company Of Buffalo. It
will hereafter operate as an Independent
line. George T. Harvis Of Rutland, VT.
succeeds E. T. Douglas Of Buffalo as
general manager. All other Western
Transit officers are resigning from the
Ogdensburg company. The headquarters
hereafter will be in Rutland.
Evening star., 1912-01-13
BISHOP GAINES DEAD.
Prominent in Educational Work for
the Negro Race.

ATLANTA, Ga. January 13.-Dr. w.
J. Gaines. bishop of the First Episcopal
District of the African NJ. e. Church
South. died here last night after a short
illness. DR.. Gaines was seventy-one
years old, and has been bishop for
thirty years.
For many years he has been closely
identified with movements for the edu-
cational upbuilding of the negro race.
He was the founder of the Morris
Brown College of Atlanta, one Of the
largest and oldest negro schools in the
country.