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Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

Somebody should tell our Cuban
friends that Uncle Sam is growing
tired OF interfering In their affairs,
spending a few millions, and then
turning them loose to repeat the
process. There will come time
when our UNCLE will be compelled to
retain his hold. Eventually thespso-
pie VIII take the matter in hand,
and not leave all to the discretion
of the administration. We have al
ready done far more than our duty
toward Cuba. The history Of civilf-
zatlon shows no other instance par
aIlsl to the course Of the United
states toward Cuba in freeing her
from the oppfessor's yoke and Set
ting her up IN business as nation.
But there must be en- end OF AZ
0fnlnrn. dae e requires neither 8
rrophss unr tne non o. pfnphas
"a - fhal 6 maF - nsaE 8 4ea4.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06


Evidently the establishment OF
presidential primaries will be but a
single step in the direction OF elec-
toral reform. If money is to be used
even more lavishly than under the
old system, and II only fifth or
fourth OF the voters can be suffi-
cinetly interested to vote, the sys-
tenn will fail at the two critical
points where 1t was supposed to be
strongest Strict limitation Of the
amount of money a candidate shall
be allowed to spend, with weekly
publication of sworn reports, giving
names of contributors, would elm
mate one of these evils, but the
other will he very hard to reach.
At least half the voters of the land
have always seemed perfectly will
ing that someone else should do
their thinking for them.. and this In
difference to duty can hardly be
reached by law.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
ACQUIRING A GooD-wTEn.

Speaking of the high cost OF get
ting start in business, a friend in
a nearby town tells us that the sum
OF $4,000 is asked for the "gcod
wflT'' Of a certain small concern, ex-
elusive of stock and fixtures. The
business is supposed to pay $4,000
"a year inclusive Of the owners sal
AIRY.
II costs so much to buy out an
established business, unless the same
ts forced ON the market, that start
ing q new concern commonly seems
more hopeful. But If in the old time
way, a man simply hangs out his
shingle and waits for trade to come,
the prime of life may be gone be-
fore he gets 1t.
The same result can be had in a
fifth the time by efficient advert1s-
ing.
Enterprise and truth telling are
the qualities that draw trade. To
prove that he has enterprise, and Is
wide awake enough to protect the
customers interest, a merchant must
take the initiative and make a Wig
orous push for business.
A newspaper advertisement can be
placed in every home for per cent
OF the cost of personal solicitation
1t is read when people are at theft
leisure, in a mood to listen to what
the merchant has to say;
Good advertising gives an impress
sion chat the merchant is alert and
energetic in. meeting public needs
and a public impression Of that kind
Is ''good will" having large cash
value. 1t is like money on Interest
IN the bank.
Returning to our starting point, I
Instead Of paying $4,000 . year fol
that business. a man should speat
$500 4 year for two years in advsr
tising, he would have $4,000 in hii
pocket and . better business stand
ling.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
wHY THEY no IT.

1t is not an easy task to convince
a farmer that the system he has used
for a life time is wrong. 1t is still
harder to make him believe that the
ideas of another man are right, and
it is increasingly difficult to get him
to adopt the new ways. But here
and there are men eager for the
best suggestions, SO that, eventually,
with the valuable aid of the incOm-
ing generation-the graduates OF
the agricultural college, better
day will dawn for every rural COM
munity. Men will see the folly OF
one-crop systems; they will realize,
after years of suffering and wasted
labor, that "side lines" are indis-
pensable; that bad years and no feed
for their live stock must be guarded
against by building silos. These
things will come. The food supply
of a rapidly increasing population,
and the decreasing yield Of q great
agricultural state make the new
agriculture inevitable. If railroads
are to continue operation with fair
returns to the investors freight must
be created. II the banks are to gel
the money due them when it is due;
II the merchants are to proper; u
the children are to be educated, and
in short, II the race b to live and
live better. scientific methods. which
after all. are only common sense
must be introduced.
This Il why the railroads run spec
lial trains over their lines carrying
lecturers from the state agriculture
college to tell the farmers of ths
best things.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

THE FAhthfEH AND hlS WHEAT.
The miIIers are complaining OF
the wheat output II seems that the
American farmer Is to blame. He Is
not raising enough wheat to pro-
vide a surplus for export The Amer
lean farms are producing such a
mass OF wheat. that even our own
state has in the past two decades,
so Secretary Coburn tells us, raised
enough wheat TO make q biscuit as
big as Rhode Island and seven hun
dred feet high. "or a doughnut with
hole in It nine million miles in
diameter"
And yet the millers are not salts
fled. Within the past few years the
American people have eaten II most
ly all up.
We are in the flour business. and
yet as a nation we have nothing to
sell. We are like the boy running
candy store. We eat our store and
as a nation don't have enough to
sell outside Of the nation.
The millers state that they want
to formulate some plan "by which
farmers can be educated to raise
more wheat and corn"
Yet here comes the rub. II the
farmers raise twice as much wheat,
will they still get dollar bushel
for It? The millers have discovered
that the more wheat they grind, the
cheaper is the cost to them of grind
ing each barrel of flour. They seek
business method with "less hazard
and a little more profit"
The farmer is controlled by the
old time law of supply and demand,
Many Industries by consolidation,
and by governing their output to suit
the market, have learned how to
side-step the working of this old
economic law. What about the far
mer?
1t is not impossible for the farmer
to enlarge his output of wheat. Kan
sas has in the last decade by adding
two per cent more of farmers and
four per cent more of acreage pro-
duced 40 per cent more of crops.
This has been done by adding more
brains to the tilIing processes. Prof.
Jardine shows that although Kansas
is the first of states in the produc-
ton of wheat, we are thirty-second
in the yield per acre. This aver
age yield in Kansas has been little
more than 1S bushels per acre. The
agricultural school has shown how
to raise 3S bushels per acre, and the
farmer can, If he will, learn how.
The farmer has been taught to
believe, not only in wheat, but in
all Of the staples OF life, for in
stance, by the vaIorization of cof-
fee, by the suggestions of cotton
state governors, that the less there
is Of a product the more it is worth
per acre.
The cost experts for the millers
can demonstrate that the larger the
grist of a mill, the less it costs to-
produce barrel of flour. Can IT
be proven that the more wheat a
farmer puts upon the market, the
more profit 1T will bring him per
busheT?
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
MlVICK&TAYLOR
AGES OF THE CANDIDATES.

In an article in the june Ameri-
can Magazine entitled 'Our Next
President and Some Others" " the au-
thor, Ray Stannard Baker, presents
the following facts:
'Tt is interesting to know that
every one of the seven candidates
even including Roosevelt, has been
admitted to the bar, and five OF
them have had successful careers in
the law. TWO have been judges. No
one of them is a business man, and
no one. save Mr.. Harmon, has had
any considerable experience with
business affairs, either large or
small. No one of them is rich
man and though several of them, by
virtue of their high talents, have
been able at times to earn large In
comes, they have all been hard work
ers. Two or three of them have
been relatively poor men all their
lives, living frugally and devoting
themselves unreservedly to public
work.
"AIl Of the candidates, save VIII
son, have had long experience in
public office, and in dealing with
public men and public questions.
While most of them can be called
able politicians, no one OF them be-
longs to that extreme type known as
mchine politician: boss. There
is to the credit Of every one Of them
not a little sound public service.
"AIl of the seven, save possibly
Harmon, are at the very prime OF
life for national leadership. These
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
ruE CHICAGO CONTEST.

The iutimatlOuB OF the 1oO~1FcN
newspapers that the Republican ma
tIonal convention will be 80 reor-
ganizsd at Chicago as TO throw the
balance OF power in the committee
Into the hands OF the third-term
candidate cannot possibly be made
good. As the COMMITTEES nov stands
the members are 50 overwhelmingly
for Taft that It is not worth while
70 count them up. The old committee
has absolute charge OF the present
convention and the newly elected
committee, although 1t may be In
the hands OF the progressives, docs
not take office until the convention
adjourns.
Members OF the national commit
tee are elected by the delegates from
their respective states; but these dele
gates themselves do not have an es-
tablished status until they have been
passed upon by the committee on
credentials, and all contests have
been decided by the old national
committee. Therefore, should all the
contesting Roosevelt delegates be
seated they still would be unable to
elect a national committeeman from
their respective states until the con-
vention had been called to order and
duly organized. The convention IT.
self would then pass upon the quail
fications OF its members. and 1t hay-
ing done so, the authorized delegates
would be at liberty to elect the ma
ltional committee as fast as they
pleased. It is obvious however. that
the new committee could not be
elected in time to have any hand In
the seating or unseating Of the con-
tested delegate, therefore, the Roose-
velt claims in this respect are all
bosh. The Roosevelt men do calcu-
late somewhat upon the strong pub
lie sentiment for the colonel in the
states of many of the old guard mem
bers of the national committee and
assert that these veterans will not
dare to risk their party by opposing
that sentiment as they might do In
refusing to unseat Taft delegates.
Even on this basis the hopes Of the
Roosevelt men are none too well
grounded. The members 1Of the
national committee are no novices
in politics. They are not over-senti-
mental and, moreover, they will de-
eide all contests strictly on their
merits.
There have been rumors that at
temprs will be made to seat new
national committeeman so tnat they
can serve ON the Republican national
committee when it begins the hear
ing of contested cases In Chicago
June 6. In many states where the
Roosevelt victories we're pronounced,
the delegates chosen to the Chicago
convention were instructed to elect
new national committeeman. 1t has
been persistenIy rumored in Wash
ington for some time that efforts
will be made by many of these dele
gates to hold meetings in the near
future, elect the new committeeman
and demand that they be given seats
Immediately upon the national COM
mittee to take part in the hearing
of the contests. For reasons given
above this is out Of question.
Four years ago Taft went to Chi
cago with about 3S5 votes. Over
200 contests were before the conn
mittee which was then Mr.. Rocse-
velt's COMMITTEES. Practically all the
contests were decided in Taft's fa-
vor. and he had enough to nominate
on the first ballot.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

The returns from Pennsylvania
showed that only 81 per cent Of the
Republican voters went to the pri-
maries ut aIl. So also welread that
in Medlan county, Ohio, ''a Rocse-
welt stronghold" according to news
paper dispatches, which gave Mr.!
TAFT 4s27 votes in 1908, the colonel
polIed ee4 vOtss. Senator Ia Folletts
ls7 and TAFT IS, 3 total Of sss votes
Tha question g pertinent-what
hsGsms of the other s.tbe Repub-
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
.sTHE FARMERS NEAREST
FREIGHT LINE"

Following is the text OF the clever
cards sent out by the committee on
agriculture OF the Illinois Bankers
association. 1t is headed: Rates
should be radically lowered on the
farmers nearest freight line" and
reads as follows:
"No leading farmer was ever elect
ed to the state legislature who did
not feel himself thoroughly compe-
tent to 'wrassle' with such trifling
questions as those involved In the
immediate reduction of the rates on
every railroad in the state. And he
feels perfectly free to do so, re-
gardless of the fact that he has no
proprietary interest in the railroad.
Il is true that the farmer does own
a road, doing both freight and pas
senger business. Generally speaking
It is the poorest road that lies out
of doors. 1t is the poorest built roal,
generally speaking, that ever hap
pened. The road that the farmer
owns runs right by his own farm.
The freight rates on 1t are SO high
as to be an outrage. II the rail-
roads were as poorly built, kept In
as poor repair, and charged such
preposterous rates, there would DC
revolution in this country. And
we could have no more farmers in
stitutes until the farmers got back
from the war. This road that the
farmer owns is the common or gar
den variety, of dirt road, found ev-
erywhere in America and Illinois.
To haul wheat over 1t for the aver
age distance of less than ten miles
costs $3.50 per ton. The rate on
European roads, of the same class,
is only ten to twenty cents per ton.
at costs more per bushel to haul
wheat the average distance from an
American farm to the railroad sta
ton than 1t does to transport 1t from
New York to Liverpool, a distance
of 300 miles. Not being high
browed professor from state agri-
cultural college, have forgotten the
number of the agricultural bulletin
where got the figures. But they're
right. The unnecessary and extrava-
CANT cost of haulage on the poor
country roads of this state is one OF
the heaviest taxes that the farmer
pays. In the name of common sense
why doesn't he reduce the freight
rate on the dirt roads before he
asked any further reduction on the
iron road. He owns the dirt road.
He does not own the other. But he
can only reduce the rates on his own
road by learning from the men who
have reduced rates-often under
compulsion--on the iron road. He
can do it by cutting down grades
by building scientific and permanent
roadbeds, by building heavier and
permanent bridges. by improving his
motive power and rolling stock. The
King road drag should be as common
ON the dirt road as the hand car and
section gang are on the iron one.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

The conservatism inculcated by
the tiIler Of the soil. which is the
backbone OF all material progress,
must never be confoundsd With The
nisrly psnurlounnoss that cones hy
May ol lnhallsa and naaEne
slI1.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
County Surveyor.

I am q candidate for County Sur
veyor OF Dickinson count. subject 70
the decision OF the voters at the Re-
publican primaries. August 6. 1919.
KARL RIDDLE.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
: eAeAAAeeee : ee
few DAYS ago Senator

A few days ago Senator Dixon,
Colonel Roosevelt's manager, an
nounced that col delegates were
safely for 7. R. in the Chicago con-
vention. If that is so, why all this
worry about the committeef 1t can
be depended on that the candidate
having the delegates win run the
convention. The cold truth is that
the Colonel has not enough votes
yet.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

I am a candidate for County At
torney OF Dickinson county subject
TO the decision OF the voters at the
Republican primaries Aug. 8. 1919.
FRANK A. GREEN.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
County Commissioners.

I am candidate for County Com
missioner for Second district, sub
sect to the action Of the Republican
primaries. August 8. 1919.
G. W. PETERSON.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

] am . candidate fer RePFesenta-
i've from T7th district, subject 70
tie decislon Of the voters ct the Re-
Dabliean primaries. August 9. 1919.
1T. sRE.LARDs.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
Onunn Clerk.

am q candidate 70 County Clerk
Of Dickinson county. subject to the
decision Of the voters Of the Reppb-
iican primaries. August 8, 1s12.
H ". KING.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

The Democrats OF Alabama and
Delaware. ana the Republicans Of
Psunavlvanla. Arkansas, New York
aad Delaware have smpheticaily DE-
clarad Cor hanklng relorm ln thelf
raftf oonl1 1zlleas.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
County Assessor.

] am candidate for County As
SCISSOR OF, Dickinson county, subject
to the decision OF the voters at the
Republican primaries August s, 1912.
r. v. CLOSE.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

'Tt is also Of curious rather than
Of important interest that most Of
the seven were born in states which
have long been fertile in the pro-
duction Of presidents and presiden-
tial candidates. Wilson was born
in virginia, CLARK and Underwood
IN Kentucky, taft and Harmon in
oAIo and Roosevelt IN New York
only one candidate, Ia toilette.
cones from What nay bs called
new presidential state
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
.AAA AA
NEWSPAPER LAW.

Judge James Ellison OF the
: Kansas City court of appeals,
J handed down the following
) decision in the case of o. D.
) Austin of the Butler Record
by Burge, other members con-
curing, and published in 1877
) S. w. Reports, 618. The case
being one where a subscriber
had taken the paper from
the post office and refused
) to pay for IL:
"The preparation and pub
! licatfon of a newspaper i'm
wolves much mental and ply
steal labor as well as an out
lay of money. One who ac-
cepts the paper by continually
taking it from the post office
receives q benefit arising
from such labor and expendi-
lures as fully as if he had
appropriated any other pro-
duct of another's labor, and
: by such act must be held
! liable for the subscription
: price"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

lam a candidate for Probate Judge
of Dickinson county, subject to the
decision Of the voters at the Repub-
Iican primaries August ., 1919.
JOHN G. RoYER.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

am a candidate for Assessor OF
Dickinson county, subject to the de-
cision Of the voters at the Repub-
iican primaries August 6, 1912.
F. ]. MURPHY.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
Probate Judge.

am candidate for Probate Judge
Of Dickinson county, subject to the
decision Of the voters at the Repub-
lican primaries August s, 1912.
J. s. ILIFF.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

am a candidate for Probate Judge
Of Dickinson county, subject to the
decision OF the voters at the Repub-
Iican primaries August 6. 1919.
w. s. ANDERSON.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
District Clerk.

am a candidate for Clerk of the
District Court subject to the action
OF the Republican primaries, August
6. 1912. c. r. BAKER.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county subject to the
action of the Republican primaries.
August 6, 1912.
]. A. WILKIE.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county, subject to the
acton of the Republican primaries,
August 6, 1912.
IncrpII n pAnGER
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county subject to the
action of the Republican primaries.
August 8, 1912.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

I am a candidate for Clerk of the
District Court subject to the action
Of the Republican primaries, August
6. 1912. II. M. BLACHLY.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

an 8 candidate for County At
tofnsy 81 Dickinson county pubisct
ls tks nsaoA 81 ths Aspuhiicaa pri-
s August 8. 1913.
tz...|.x4..1 4Frf=F
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county subject to the
action of the Republican primaries
August 8, 1912.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
G. G. HUFFMAN.

am a candidate for sheriff of
Dickinson county, subject to the
action Of the Republican primaries
August 6, 1912.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

JOSEPH e. BADGER.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sheriff


am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county subject to the
action of the Republican primaries.
August 6, 1912.
J. A. wILKIE.
am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county, subject to the
acton of the Republican primaries,
August 6, 1912.
JOSEPH e. BADGER.
l am a candidate q for sheriff OF
Dickinson county subject to the
action of the Republican primaries
August 6, 1912.
]. H. McCURDY.
am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county subject to the
action OF the Republican primaries,
August 8, 1912.
G. G. HUFFMAN.
am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county, subject to the
action of the Republican primaries
August 6, 1912.
B. o. STONE.
am q candidate for Sheriff Of
Dickinson county, subject to the
action of the Republican primaries
August 6, 1912.
JESSE DAIRY.
am a candidate for sheriff Of
Dickinson county subject to the
action OF the Republican primaries,
August 6, 1912.
WARREN TEST.
District Clerk.
/ am q candidate for Clerk of the
District Court subject to the action
OF the Republican primaries, August
8. 1912. G. r. BAKER.
/ am a candidate for Clerk of the
District Court subject to the action
Of the Republican primaries, August
6. 1912. e. M. BLACHLY.
County Commissioner.
Z am q candidate for County Com
missioner for Second district, sub
sect to the action Of the Republican
primaries, August 8, 1919.
G. W. PETERSON.
ir
County Assessor.
/ am Q candidate for County AS
SCISSOR OF, Dickinson county, subject
TO the decision OF the voters at the
Republican primaries August s, 1912.
F. v. CLOSE.
am a candidate for Assessor OF
Dickinson county, subject to the de-
cision Of the voters at the Repub-
iican primaries August 6, 1912.
F. J. MURPHY.
Probate Judge.
am q candidate for Probate Judge
Of Dickinson county, subject to the
decision Of the voters at the Repub-
lican primaries August 8. 1912.
J. s. ILIFF.
am a candidate for Probate Judge
Of Dickinson county, subject to the
decision Of the voters at the Repub-
Iican primaries August s. 1919.
w. s. ANDERSON.
lam a candidate for Probate Judge
of Dickinson county, subject to the
decision Of the voters at the Repub-
iican primaries August 9, 1912.
JOHN c. RoYER.
County Clerk.
/ am q candidate 70 County Clerk
Of Dickinson county. subject to the
decision Of the voters Of the Reppb-
lican primaries. August 8, 1s12.
h. ". KING.
Representative.
am candidate Tor Represents
i've from T7th district, subject e
tie dscisloa. Of the voters ct the ne
pabIeen primaries. August 9. 1913
1T. sRLlLARDs.
County Attorney.
an 3 candidate for County AZ
tornsy q Dickiusen county pubiee'
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

am a candidate for sheriff Of
Dickinson county subject to the
action of the Republican primaries,
August 6, 1912.
WARREN TEST.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

am a candidate for Sheriff Of
Dickinson county, subject to the
action of the Republican primaries
August 6, 1912.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-06-06

]. H. McCURDY.
The state herald., 1912-12-13
It Deals With Fiscal, Military,
lnsuIar and Judicial Affairs
of Nation.
MONEY CONDITIONS ARE GOOD
Plans for Reorganization of the
Army Explained.
FILIPINO BILL CONDEMNED

Chief Executive Declares the Island
ere Arc Far From Ready for Self
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Water
Power Site Projects Ureed-Pro-
noting Of Colonel Goethals Recon-
mended.
The state herald., 1912-12-13
Regular Army asssrxs.

One Of the most impor,an, reforms
accomplished during tho pas, year has
been the Legislation enacted In tho
army appropriation bill Of lac, sum
msr. providing FOR a regular army ~
serve Hitherto our national policy