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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
TELLS OF
ARCHBOLD CHECK
Makes Long Speech in Senate Re-
gardiug Campaign Money
CLAIMED BLISS ASKED FOR MORE
Floor Was Crowded With Those
Eauer to Hear Announced Elk
planatIon--Promlsed Further
Disclosures Later.

Washington, Aug. 22.-In a careful,
deliberate speech in the senate Sen.
ator Penrose of Pennsylvania replied
TO the charges made regarding a GER
tificate OF deposit for $4,000 sent to
him by John d. Archbold Of the Stand
ard Oil company, in 1904.
Penrose admitted receiving that
sum from Archbold, but said 1t was
part of a contribution of $125,OOO
made by Archbold to the Republican
national campaign fund, 100000 OF
which amount, he said, went to the
Republican nationai COMMITTEES and
s25 900 to himself for use In Penn
sylvania.
says Roosevelt Knew.
Penrose had read by the clerk a
newspaper interview with Colonel
Roosevelt in which the latter was
quoted as saying that Penrose mad
nothing to do with the presidential
campaign of 1904. The senator said
he was a member of the national com.
mittee, chairman Of Pennsylvania
state committee and conducted the
campaign in Pennsylvania
president Roosevelt had been ad-
yised of the contribution" Senator
Penrose declared. He said that later
Cornelius N. Bliss, then treasurer Of
the national committee, asked for an
other contribution Of $4,000 from
Archbold and his associates In the
Standard Oil company.
William Finn, Roosevelt leader In
Pennsylvania, was scored by Penrose.
The senator charged that In 1904
Finn offered him and Israel W. Dur
ham "S1 100000 or $2,00O,0OO' II they
would favor his candidacy to the sen
ate to succeed Senator Quay. Sen
ator Penrose read what purported to
be copies Of kilograms to show that
Finn asked John d. Archbold to as
sist him in getting the election.
cuIberson Bill Called Up.
The galleries Of the senate were
filed and were bright with feminine
fnery in response to the announce
ment that Senator Penrose was to
speak. The floor was crowded with
senator's and members Of the house.
He read his speech from printed
proofs and talked slowly and impress
sively.
At the conclusion Of his speech the
senator promised further disclosures
Senator Culberson of Texas called
up his bill forbidding campaign con
tributions by corporations and lin
iting the amount to be contributed by
individuals to $1,000.
A flibuster developed against the
measure and after SS senators had
forced a half dozen rolIcalls on 1t the
senate was forced to adjourn.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
POST OFFICE CLOSED SUNDAY.

FOOI OrEAC1 CAOAD
To the Public:
An order received from the First
Assistant Postmaster General says;
"The post office appropriation act
for the fisca lyear ending June 3O'
1913, provides: That hereafter post
offices of the first and second classes
shall not be open on Sundays for
the purpose of delivering mali to
the general public, but this provision
shall not prevent the prompt delivery
Of special delivery mail Under this
law you will close, the general de-
livery, carriers windows. and JOCK
boxes and discontinue all deliveries
by carriers on Sunday"
In accordance with the above or
| der the Abilene Post office will be
closed on Sunday commencing Sep
TENDER 1, 1912.
Special delivery mail received sun
day will be delivered as usual.
Out going mail will be dispatched
as formerly and mail deposited In
street letter boxes in the business
section will be collected each SGn'
day at 2 p. m. for distribution under
present schedule.
The lobby of the post office vii
be open on Sunday from a. m. u
9 a. m. and from 8 p. m. to 4 p. m.
but no mail received on Sunday VII
be placed in the boxes for delivery
that day. The money-order, registry
general delivery and stamp win
dows will be closed all day.
C. M. HARGER.
Acting Postmaster
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
FINE PEACHES IN MARKET
FROM FARRAR'S ORCHARD

Abilene people are very fortunate
fl being able to secure such fine
peaches as are coming to market
from the orchards near town. e. o.
Farrar is marketing some OF the
finest that grow raised on his sand
hill farm one half mile west OF the
city. They are Of the budded var
ieties and measure up to the stan
dard. His trees are all young, heav-
liz loaded, and have been given the
best Of care. He viii be pleased to
fiji your orders and deliver to any
house in town, or II you can go out
and see them on the trees he VIII
be- more than pleased. Call up phone
1908.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
PRESIDENT MAY
CLOSE CONGRESS
Executive Has Power to Adjourn
Body in Case Of Disagreement. !
WOULD BEFIRST TIME ON RECORD
Mr.. TAFT DIspIeased at FrultIess
Wrangle--Two Houses at Logger
heads--AlI Hope to Avoid un.
pleasant Ending.

washington. Aug. 26.-"In case OF
disagreement between them (senate
and housed with respect to the time
Of adjournment, he (the president)
may adjourn them to such time as ne
shall think proper" says article IL.
section 8, constitution OF the United
States.
! No president has ever been called
on to prorogue q congress, and II IL
not known President Taft has any
special desire to exercise the power to
do 80 conferred on him by the con-
!, stitution. But there were intimationa
that he would not hesitate to use the
power IL the disagreement between
the two houses, which the leaders
/, struggled until daylight to compose
should continue several days.
\ TAFT Wants Vacation.
The president was angry over being
kept at the capitol practically al
night while the fruitless wrangle was
going on.
The house showed formally It's de'
sire for adjournment by adopting
resolution fixing 3 o'clock Sunday
morning as the hour for quitting. the
Senate refused to adopt this resolu
ton. Hence the two houses are at
Ioggerheads over the question Of ga
! icurnment.
But senators and members have no
desire to let matters get to this pass
and realize II would be bad policy &c
allow a situation to arise that would
afford the president apparent justifica'
ton for exercising the power OF proro
CATION for the frst time in the history
of the country.
Hence 1t is generally believed that
adjournment will be taken now, either
after the senate has yielded to the
house on the matter of the disputed
items in the general deficiency bill OF
after an agreement has been reached
to allow the bill to die in conference.
Some Claims Very Old.
The senators who are fighting for
the payment Of the old claims OF Wiz
ginia, Maryland, Oregon and Texas
and for the payment Of the employees
OF congress OF an extra months salary
are on very thin ice. They are dis
regarding pledges to pursue policy
OF strict economy in the administra'
ton OF the government while the de-
felt continues in the treasury.
They are doing this in order to set.
tie claims Of questionable validity a.
least in some instances, two OF the
claims, those Of Virginia and Mary
land, being more than hundred years
old. There 10 no quorum in either
house and no further business can be
done II anyone chooses TO raise the
point OF no quorum.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
TOM THUMB WEDDING
PLEASED LARGE CROWD
rFrom weduesday's Daily.l


A pleasing entertainment put on
by so little folks Of Abilene was the
Tom Thumb wedding given at the
Christian church last night. A large
crowd was present and heartily en-
1oyed the play. Little Miss Phiilis
Belknap, the bride, and Robert
shearer, the groom, were united IN
marriage by Paul Kraybill. Harriet
shockey sang "Meet Me in Dream
land" before the ceremony and lda
Mae Etherington rendered Oh
Promise Me" following the marriage
The six flower girls sang Lohren'
grin's wedding march as the bridal
party marched to the altar. After
the ceremony real reception was
given the bride and groom. All the
little folks did creditable work. Miss
Mae Richards Of salina directed the
entertainment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
SAY ROAD NOT BLAMABLE.
Union Pacific Not Responsible for
Geo. Barcus' Death.

The committee appointed to In
vestigate the death of George Barcus
consisted of VIM. Reid, secretary and
treasurer Manhattan Milling Co..
Asst. supt. Roberts, Asst. Supt. jack
son. Supervisor Pfleging. 1t has
made a report in which it says:
1--WE the undersigned board OF in
ouiry convened at Manhattan, KAN
at $50 a. M, August 21st, 1917
to investigate the accident causing
the death of George Barcus, who was
killed by being struck by train 1Ol
west of st. George about 1925 a. Tn.'
the morning of August II, 1912. We
find that George w. Bearden and
George Barcus went to st. George
Kansas. on the above date contrary
tn the regulations and we're off their
territory and were not on railroad
business. = The evidence shows
that about ~ O'Clock they left St
George and proceeded about three
miles west Just around a curve from
the east, that they stopped and set
the motor car off the track to clear
train 1O1; that Bearden went to
sleep on the dump and that Bareni
apparently set the motor car back
onto the track. The evidence shows
Barcus set the car on the track
and was struck by train 101. The
evidence shows that on account Of
the nearness of the curve the engi'
neer could not see the car until toe
late to stop although the air wai
applied he could not stop in time
to prevent the accident. We find
the engineer not guilty Of negli'
genoe. but that he did all he could
to prevent the accident. We further
find the Union Pacific railroad IN
no way responsible for the accident
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
POWDER MILL CLAIMS TWO LIVES
sixteen Hundred Pounds ExpIoded 81
Dodson, Mo.-cause Of Aeei-
dent Is Unknown.

Dodson, Mo-, Aug. 2S.-Sixteen hun
pred pounds Of powder dust had just
been forced into cakes in the press
OF the Excelsior Powder Manufactur.
ing company, two miles southeast OF
Dodson when Elmer and Jacob Moore,
the pressnnen, released the power OF
the hydraulic press and prepared 20
remove the cakes. Workmen In other
buildings of the plant heard an ex-
The press building was sheet OF
flames. The brothers staggered from
It. Elmer fell about so feet away
and died in a few minutes. Jacob
dragged himself 20 feet before he be-
came unconscious. He lived IS min
utes. The cause Of the explosion Is
not known.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
MOTOR SLIPPED OFF CULVER7
Accident Near Marshall, Mo- Results
In Death of Young
Girl.

Marshall, NO., Aug. 2e-Miss Tessie
chefree, daughter Of L. Scott ChaRee
OF Kansas City, was killed In motor
car accident eight miles east Of here
IN the car with Miss Chaffee were
Miss Nell Darling OF this city, whom
Miss ChafIee was visiting. and Emlin
Kelly and his cousin, both Of Inde
pendence.
The party left Independence in the
morning and arrived here at noon
The accident was caused by two cars
crossing q culyert at the same time
Mr.. Kelly misjudged the distance and
slipped over the embankment. Miss
Chanee's neck was broken.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
LOST HIS ARM INA GAS TRACTOR
Kansas Farmer suffered for an Hour
While Casting Was Broken 70
Release Him.

Larned, Kan, Aug. 26.-The nesh Of
his right arm torn in the cogs Of 9
gas tractor, Fred Lamb, farmer,
suffered while q companion ran a mile
for aid.
Reseuers got jackscrew and lifted
the cog wheel from the mangled arm.
The man could not be removed from
the iron monsters grip until the cast
ings we're broken.
Conscious all the time, the farmer
endured the torture for an hour. The
arm was removed at the elbow with
All haste to prevent blood poisoning,
and Lamb is improving rapidly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
oo-oPERATIvR ELEVATOR DID
GOOD BUSINESS FIRST DAY
1. one q Mpat Modern Equipped
Eiesaiors In Central Kansas.

The Farmers Cooperative Eleva'
tor 90. commenced the use OF 10
new elevator yesterday. John L. Grics
was the first person to dump load
a. wheat into the new elevators pi'
and f. L. Blaesi brought in the
first load of corn. The elevator re
ceived 276 bushels Of wheat Its frs
day of business.
The elevator Is located ON tn'
Union Pacific right of way on the
west side of Mulberry street. II II
40 feet long, 80 feet wide and "a
feet high to the square with the
addition Of a "a foot cupaio. The
outside of the building is covered
with galvanized iron sheetlng
The elevator is one of the most
modernly equipped in central Kan
sas It has a capacity for storing
30 900 bushels Of grain. The ele-
waiting capacity is so great that grain
can be dumped and cared for as fast
IA Il can be weighed. The machin-
ery is operated by electricity. the
corn shelter will shell from 200 to
400 bushels of corn an hour. The
cleaner has a cleaning capacity Of
500 bushels of grain an hour. The
grinder will grind from rs to ~
bushels of grain an hour. The ele-
vator is also equipped with fine
set OF Fairbanks hopper scales. the
building is electric lighted through
out.
The Farmers Cooperative Eleva-
tor Co. also will deal in coal. Ten
modern coal bins, 10x16 feet nave
storage capacity of 800 to 4OO
tons. =,
All the work on the buildings VIII
be completed in few days. Inc
elevator building. including equip
ments. the office and coal bins, VII
cost close to $4,000.
The contract for the erection o.
the elevator, office and coal bins
was let to ]. C. Asper and j. L
Kruger, two Abilene contractors, anc
all the work was done by home la
Dor.
The officers of the Farmers Co
operative Elevator Co. are: Presi
dent, p. M. Nemechek; vice president
John WhFtehair; secretary, Q. A
Morton; treasurer, H. A. Snider; al
rectors, P. M. Nemechek, c. A. Nor
ton. d. sommers, e. Geoffroy, A. :
Merrill, John Whitehair H. A. Sni
der, B. F. Lands and J. J. kugler
David sommers is manager OF tn
new elevator. I'VE are going y
make Abilene as good market 4, a
Iany other place in the county" sal
he today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
1SreCULLOUGHs HOME ENTERED
WHILE AWAY ON VISIT

Sometime within the past week
County Commissioner s. H. Mccul-
ioueh's home at Solomon was enter
a and a gold watch, belonging to
AZ Mccullough's son. Walter. was
taken. Nothing else has been found
missing. Mr.. and Mrs. Mccullough
are in the east on a visit. The rob-
eerv was not discovered until Walter
returned home last night from MT
McCuIlough's farm south Of Solo
mon where be has been working the
past week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
SHIFTING SOIL
Zeal Estate Transfers Reported b.
J. e. Keel, AbstractOr.

John Kreiger ct TX to Louis sauer'
n 80 IT. lot 2. blk l. Roche Add
Herington. s275.
Richard Warins to Harriet A. war
ing (wife) lots 81, Sc, 6S, 10 \
5th St. s. & A. add, also 1-s int
in s6 1-s It Of lots IA, is 49,
spruce st., A. & L. sub div. 7. &
n. Add. Abilene, 81.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
Gard Of Thanks.

wish to thank those who so kind
" assisted me in my recent bereave-
ment. the death of my husband,
Henry PoweII.-Mrs. Henry Powell.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
m A CORN FOREST
HORSE THIEF AT CHAPMAN
SEEKS GOOD HIDING PLACE.
Hidden Among the Immense Stalks
He Is Sought b a Score OF
Dcputie4 -wanted at
WamegO.


is hiding in the so acre corn forest
adjoining the town on the south. He
came In about IL o'clock and soon
after the marshal received .tele-
kram saying he had stolen a horse
and buggy at WemagO. When ar
rest was attempted the man ran into
the corn field and was lost. A score
of town folks armed with guns
started on the hunt. The river Is
on one side and is very high, The
town ON another. Guards were put
at the bridge and on the open sides
of the field while dinner was eaten
and now the man hunters are closing
in on the horse thief. The corn
IA nine to ten feet high and very
thick and the searchers are not anx-
ious to run against a desperate
character in the forest.
Had not some section hands on
the Union, Pacific seen a man with
his clothes covered with mud cross
ing the railroad tracks east of Chap
man yesterday afternoon the horse
thief sought in a corn field near
there probably would have escaped.
Marshal Banning was Immediately
notified and an armed posse started
in pursuit Of the thief east OF Chap
man where he had been seen last.
They saw him cross the bridge over
the creek near Chapman. The thief
hid in a clump of bushes near the
bridge and the armed posse in the
machine passed by, but returned az
ter going only a short distance. The
thief was Just coming out OF his
hiding place when the posse was
near, Guns were leyeled on the
thief and he gave himself up. He
was brought to Abilene and placed
in the county jail until the sheriff
from Pottawatomie county arr we'd
an hour later in an automobile anc
took him back to Wamego to face
the charge of stealing horse and
buggy.
The alleged horse thief is a youns
man about "a years old. While al
the county Jail yesterday Afternoon
/ he told the following story and al
most broke down crying before ht
was through: 81 had left Wamegc
in search of work" he said, "ant
met a fellow on the road who asked
me If / didn't want to ride. &C
cepted his invitation and we wer'
driving along when. he asked me
If drank whisky. 81 / told him
did. so he gave me drink Of gin
must have gone to sleep, for wheI
/ woke up l was all alone in thu
buggy. drove on into Chapman.
Marshal Banning Of Chapman sus
picioned the young man as soon al
he arrived in Chapman yesterday
morning. He told the young fellow
me knew where he could sell thu
horse and buggy and went with hin
to a livery stable. The young maj
then realized that he was being trap
ped and made hasty exit through
window in the barn. Marshal Ban
ming telegraphed to Wamego ant
learned that horse and buggy wa
stolen. He organized posse and
search was commenced for the thiei
~ was six hours afterwards ina
he was captured. The young hors
thief evidently had swan the rive
and eluded his pursuers for nj
clothes were covered with mud.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29

Mrs.. o. p. Fenton entertains the
ladies OF the Methodist church Thurs
day afternoon.
The Presbyterian and Lutheran
Sunday schools will hold a union
picnic ut Taylor's grove tomorrow
the congregations included.
The members OF each school are
expected to meet at their own church
at the time appointed last sunday
and go in a body to the grounds.
All persons who have conveyancea
are asked to bring them to the
church SO as to help others in get
ting to the grove.
Miss Laura Clay OF Kentucky will
speak at Abilene at the band con-
cert on the evening Of September
9Th, on "votes for Women" A re-
ception will be rendered her by the
Dickinson County Equal Suffrage
Association on the afternoon of Sep
TENDER 8 at the residence Of Mrs.
Edward Johntz. The president OF
the Fifth district, Mrs. Matte Too
thaker Kimball. of Manhattan. and
the president of the State Woman's
EQUAL Suffrage Association, Mrs. Will
liam A. Johnston will also be guests
OF the county association at this
time. Miss Clay will be the guest
of Mrs. Catherine Hoffman while
she is in the county. An automobile
trip will be made through the Fifth
district in Mrs. Hoffman's automo-
bile with Miss Clay. Mrs. Johnston
and Mrs. Kimball as speakers. Miss
Clay will speak at dinner to be
given at the old settlers reunion
September 9Th, at Enterprise.
The last of the summer story
In ~ hald OF tho library
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29

The last of the summer story
hours will be held at the library
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-29
GOSSIP or SOCIETY.

Mrs. o. p. Fenton entertains the
ladies OF the Methodist church Thurs
day afternoon.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-24

wi D Ddll1CS was Slldl ecu fWAlit
murder and bail was asked for.
The first person to walk up AMI
sign the bond was her husband.
After him came nearly everybody
in the county owning property.
Wood Judd is station agent at
Double Springs. He is nearly
crazed with grief over the death
of his wife and with anger at the
woman who killed her.
Wood Judd loved his wife SO
we'll he wouldn't have believed
his own eyes if they had told him
she did wrong" his neighbors
THEY'RE GOING TO STOP
Wuchang, China, July "a
Where moral suasion fails, Vice
President Ii Yuan Hung is the
type of reformer who advocates
resorting to force to get things
accomplished.
Five times Vice President Ii
has pointed out by. proclamation
to his countrymen that there is
not only no sense in binding girls
feet but that it is harmful to do so.
Thrice he has issued edicts in
forming them that they must
stop it. Yet there are those who
haven't paid any attention to him.
So now the vice president has.
issued another proclamation pro-
viding a penalty for further disre-
gard of his suggestion.
He has started with Hupeh
province, throughout the length
and breadth of which the head of
each family is required to notify
the local authorities Immediately
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-24

say.
At the Barnes home, all is now
peace and harmony. The father
was playing with little Jessie
when l called; the mother was
watching Jessie's efforts to Skin
the cat on the lawn swing.
81 can't talk about it." Mrs.
Barnes said, at is all over now; it
seems like hideous nightmare"
81 will spend every cent I've
got if necessary, to free her." says
her husband. "Never have I low
ed her better than I do right
now!"
FOOT BINDING IN CHINA
The magistrates are required
to infict punishment for every
girl of 10 or under whose feet are
bound, to see that the bindings
are removed Immediately from
the feet of girls between 10 and
20 and to give women of 20 or
more three months within which
to remove their bindings.
The women will not be pun
ished. 1t will be upon the head of
the family in each case that the
punishment will fall.
The penalty, to be sure, is a fine
of from only 81 to SIS Mex" or
from ST to $3.50 in United States
money, but it must be remem-
bered that ST in United States
money represents the average
Chinese workingman's income for
fully ten days, so the fine is not,
after all, such trifing sum.
1.-TWO hundred million DeoD1e.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-24

gasped The Titanic made
instant what had been blind TO- -.
The Titanic made that the muti-mlohaHe III
the freehold the same clay Death Inc
OF each -
the suitedeuxe paid as
the eyeo
would be able to earn In ten long
of hard work. Death to each was bitter.
the doors closed
third there lot
and chief of these seemed De the
Then Death battered down the
gasped! ., ..-
saked upon who had to In this
shpsaked those
those who had been urged
in the world.
Then some sixteen people-rich caught
IN a drowned like rats
The world shuddered.
for safety the 1t
frightful crime"
ship had without lifeboats The
cabin but the Hfeboats for all
the head of the smeter trust and one Oh
In United States alone last more
as many lives lost the Titanic .
Titanic and yet 1t the sort OF
at Brycevil Tenn
Cherry Ill Shall that the fate met
horrible for each individual than
Triangle shrtwast
the burning death of 500 in the roquo
Chicago?
be equal in the hours
O
by the Titanic her people
pleasure wealth
disregard
the okehod then
Titanic turning point in the
of money-mad people
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-24
By Times
Physician

The right way to brush teeth
Is to work the brush down from
the gums to the teeth. The old
way of rubbing the crush cross
wise of the teeth is likely to cause
recession of the gums. Some
dentists claim that 1t leads even
tually to Riggs disease.
To brush the teeth properly is
a moretedious process than the
common way, but it insures the
welfare of both gums and teeth.
Put the brush on the gums and
brush toward the teeth and off
their points. Thus the bristles
serve to stimulate the gums and
keep them in place as well as to
clean the su0faces of the teeth.
The surfaces of the molars may
be cleaned in the ordinary way
by a back and forth motion of
the brush.