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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
Bankers and Business Men Before
Senate Committee.
CONDUCT HEARINGS A WEEK
House Takes Up Bill Today-Big
Bankers With Opposite Views
Present az the Hearing
Today.

Washington, Sept. 2.-Public crit
icism Of the administration currency
bill and suggestions for amend
ments to It will be invited for the
first time today, when big bankers
experts and business men will APP
pear by invitation before the SEN
ate banking and currency committee
to give their views of the proposed
legislation.
Repeated charges that the opin-
ions OF financial experts have not
been considered fully in the franz
ing OF the new bill have been partly
responsible for the opening Of pub
lie hearings by Chairman Owen OF
the senate committee. A prelimin-
airy study Of the measure by the
Democrats on the committee already
has been made, but hearings will be
conducted for at least a week be-
fore any effort is made to agree up
on tentative changes or modifica-
lions of the bill that is to be taken
up in the house today.
j. B. Forgan of the First National
Bank of Chicago and George M,
Reynolds of the Continental and
Commercial National Bank OF the
same city probably will be the lead
ing witnesses in the first days ses-
sion OF the hearings. They are I'M
derstood to represent different views
as to currency reform and Their
testimony is expected to develop g
critical review Of the Glass-Ower
bill.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
INDIANA GUARDsMEN
ARRIVE AT FIT. RILEY

Junction City, Sept. 1.-Two bat
2eries OF Indiana militia arrived at
EOrt Riley on a special train today
Tor ten days Of instruction and tar
get practice. The militiamen went
anto camp Immediately on Pawnee
FLATS, where Battery D of the Sixth
aield artillery, which is to aid in the
instruction. has been encamped two
weeks. Because OF the long dis
4ance the guardsmen did not bring
4heir cannon and equipment. but
Will use those Of the regulars. The
general plan for the encampment
ancIudes several days of preliminary
training in the handling of horses.
eanno and caissons, followed by
target practice.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
DROUTH WILL DEMONSTRATE
VALUE OF FISH HATCHERY

Topeka, Sept. 2.-The value OF
the Kansas fish hatchery is going
to be demonstrated this year in fur
nishing fish to streams and ponds
where the fish have died with the
drying up Of the streams or ponds.
"Unless rain ONE soon there
will be no fish distributed this year"
said Prof. L. L. Dyche, state fish
and game warden, today. 1--WE have
ninety carloads of as fine young
fish as anyone ever saw and there
will be plenty of places to put the
fish next spring. Hundreds of PONDS
have dried up this summer and the
owners have had to eat the fish they
have carefully raised for years In
order to save them. Many farmers
gave hundreds of pounds of fish to
their neighbors to keep the fish from
scalding to death in the shallow
water of the ponds. Many Of the
finest fishing streams in Kansas
have been entirely depopulated of
fish this year because Of the streams
drying up"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
HEAT INCREASES. MORTALITY
Statistics Show Higher Death Rate
for june and July.

Topeka, Sept. There were
twice as many deaths in Kansas
this year in June and July, due to
heat prostrations, than during the
same two months in 1912. During
June and July Of this year seven
teen died from the heat, while dur
ing the same period last year there
were eight deaths from the same
cause, according to vital statistics
of the state board Of health.
During July of this year there
we're 1880 deaths in Kansas and in
July, 1912. last. While there were
more deaths this year there also
were more births. In July, 1918.
there were 1898 births; in July,
1912, 1895.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
FEDERAL GENERAL WOULD
NOT RECOGNIZE U. s. AGENT

Eagle Pass, Tex, Sept. 2.-Gen-
eral Bravo, federal commander at
Torreon, Mex, refused to recognize
the United States consular agent,
George G.. Carothers, when the lat
ter protested again the recent exec
ution of six Americans in that city,
according to declarations of Frank
and Milton Chissum and Andrew
odeil, Americans, who arrived at
Piedras Negras, "constitutionalists''
headquarters. from Torreon yester-
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
REGIsTRATTON COMMENCES
IN MONTANA LAND OPENING

Glasgow, Mont, Sept. AT a
minute past midnight yesterday the
registration under the direction o:
Judge J.. W. witten Of the interior
department began for the drawing
OF lands in the Fort Peck Indian
reservation in northwestern Mon
tana, embodying 1,345,0O0 acres,
This will mark the last big land
lottery in the United States. The
Fort Peck reservation contains al
together more than two million
ncres. The drawing will be held
mere beginning September %. 1t is
estimated that eighty thousand will
fIle applications.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
CHASED HORSE THIEF
1144 MILES-CAPTURED

Delphos, Sept. About a year
ago Newt Webster of Salina stole a
team and was sent to the reforma-
tory at Hutchinson.
He was released about seven
weeks ago, but is again in jail for
committing a similar crime.
A little over a week ago Mr..
Webster went to the livery stable
owned by e. H. Whiteside, in Ben
nington, and engaged a team and
buggy for the day, saying he want
ed to drive to Salina.
When the team had not been re-
turned the next day Mr.. Whiteside
became alarmed and telephoned the
salina sheriff and started in pur-
suit.
The race was 1144 miles long,
but Mr.. Whiteside got the team,
buggy and man after following over
a week.
One horse, buggy and harness
were found near Claflin, where they
had been abandoned. The other
horse was found at Red Cloud, Neb.,
and the thief was found at Fairbury,
Neb.
DR.. Hugh Maxwell of Salina ac-
eompanied Mr.. whiteside on the
chase, with his car.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
WILSON A REGULAR
DIME NOVEL READER

Washington. Sept. Boy read
ers Of the forbidden books usually
characterized as "dime novels may
take heart Of hope. President VIII
son, author and statesman, reads
detective stories for recreation and
tee more hurled they are tn" better
he likes .hem. He devours valume
after volume in his leisure moments.
ON a recent rest trip on IL; May
flower down the Potomac. be pass
ell hours reading detective storie-.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
Fail to Find Pr, ,oncrs,

Junction City. Sept. "A dill
gen, and systematic search Of the
military reservation and surround
ing country by thirty mounted
guards has failed to reveal a trace
OF the three military prisoners who
escaped from the Fort RILEY guard
house on Saturday morning, by saw
ing three steel bars out Of the rear
OF their cage. The men left DUN
mics in their hunks and their alb
sence was not noted until 5 o'clock
IN the morning. when prison guards
went to arouss them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
CAVALRY ORDERED 10 BoRDEH
Eleventh. Maneavering I'm Virginia,
Is 90 Watch Mexico.

Chattanooga. Tenn, Aug. al
The Eleventh United States cavalry.
at present engaged In maneuvers at
Winchester. Va. has been ordered
to proceed to the Mexican border,
according to apparently authentic re-
ports here today.
1t Is said orders also were re-
ceived directly that all prisoners be
released from the guard house at
Fort oklethrope except such as are
serving sentences of a general court
martial and directing that they pro-
coed at once to winchester and join
their commands.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
ARREST SCHOOL BOYS
FOR BREAKING FURNITURE

Belleville, Sept. About thirty
school boys between 8 and IL years
of age have been arrested here
charged with destroying $500 worth
Of school property belonging to the
city schools. Included in. this is
much of the laboratory apparatus
and other valuable articles whieh
cannot be readily replaced. The
boys are all more or less implicated
in the affair and belong to some OF
the most prominent and respected
families of the town. They gained
entrance to two or three OF the
buildings and, 1t is alleged delib-
erately broke up the school prop
erty. For the offense several of
the boys are facing terms in the
state reform school.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
L~EAVENwORTH POLICE HAD
TOO BIG A LOAD ON

Leavenworth, Sept. 1.-Two Of
1.-THE finest" on the Leavenworth po-
lice force met their Waterloo last
night when they reported for roll
call. Both men were so much UNI
der the influence of intoxicants that
they were hardly able to respond to
their names, or to keep on their
feet. Seeing their condition the chief
of police Immediately issued an or
der discharging them from the serv-
ice.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
More Convicts Converted.

Leavenworth, Sept. 2.-Twcnly-
enc Kansas convicts were convertsd
at the state prison Sunday after
noon. Eleven were baptised ~
sprinkling and ten were immersed
in the big tank in the prison laun-
dry. This makes an even hundred
souls saved in the prison, according
to Warden Botkin.
The evening services at the pri-
son will be discontinued for the
present, a committee Of prisoners
having appealed to the chaplain to
cease exerting himself so much in
warm weather.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
CAMuNETTT TRIAL (.
HAS BEEN STARTED

San Francisco, Aug. 2s.-With no
crowd storming the courtroom doors
for admittance, no ~stylishly dressed
women filling the spectators seass,
and with only an audience OF NOR
bid loiterers, eupping their ears for
the testimony of the witnesses, the
trial of F. Drew Caminetti, charged
with violation Of the Mann white
slave act, proceeded today before the
jury that was selected yesterday.
The jury Is conspicuous for the
number Of wealthy men It Includes
and. as in the Digs trial. q ma
iority Of the Jurors Z married
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
Eightr.six Dars of Dronth.

concordia. Sept. 2,-This is the
eighty-sixth day of continuous dry
weather in which time not over one
tenth Of an inch of rain has fallen.
The Republican river three miles
above here is dry and farmers are
using the islands for pastures It
is the first time within the memory
Of the Oldest settlers that the river
has gone dry.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
CLAY COUNTY FARMERS
GIVE FREE SEED WHEAT

Clay Center, Sept. IA number
of Clay county farmers have re-
sponded to the call for seed wheat
for western Kansas farmers, and
say when the time arrives to deliver
the seed, they will bring it to town.
A day will be set for seed wheat
delivery, some time soon, when 1t
is expected that a car will be on the
track here to receive it and the
wheat can be delivered directly to
the car. 1t is believed that quite a
little seed will be sent to western
Kansas from here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
object to ExpuIsion.

Emporia. Sept. 2.-suit was filed
today in the Lyon county district
court by DR., Clyde Wilson, DR.. e.
q. Lundy and w. Kurt, asking
damages in the sum of $1,000 each
when they we're elected from an open
air theatre here last week, under
the erroneous impression that they
were creating a disturbance. Fred
r corbett. manager of the theatre;
Clint Robbins, head Of the company
which played in the threatre last
week, and Thomas Matthews. the
Eheatre policeman are made defend
Ants.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
BABY NAMED PULMOTOR
AFTER LIFE is SAVED

Leavenworth, Sept. 2.-Pulmotor
Bradshaw is the unique name given
the infant son of Ada Bradshaw of
this city. The child came into the
world last night and for an hour re-
fused to breathe, despite the eff
forts of physicians. The new city
pnlmotor was sent for and the In
FAINT responded almost instantly
when the oxygen was applied.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
sALINE's MURDER CASE
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION

salina. Sept. The trial Of Swan
johnson for the murder Of Henry
Parohl last July attracted much at
tention here today. After three
days work a jury was secured late
Saturday night and but one Wit
ness is left for the state. The state
produced several eyewitness Of
ne murder and It Is said that the
defense win plead insanity.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
RAIN REcoRDs a PuzzLE.
No General Increase or Decrease In
Kansas for Fifty Years.

NAN.NN9 AON EMNI 4CAMus
Topeka, Sept. There Is more
speculation because Of the drodth.
as to whether there is any progress
siye increase or decrease OF the rain
fall in Kansas during the past fifty
years.
The Topeka. weather bureau de-
clares from the records that It is
futile TO try and figure out either
a steady increase or decrease dur
ing that period. The weather bureau
points out that while there may be
a decrease for q time in n part
Of the state, an increase will show
up for another period, and as q
result It is impossible to demon
strate either a progressive increase
or decrease Of precipitation for the
state during the past half century.
Discussing this point the weather
bureau says in q report issued to-
day:
whether there has been any in-
crease or decrease in the average
precipitation in Kansas since white
men occupied 1t is q question that
has been the subject of much Bit
ter controversy, especially in the
western half of the state where all
the rain that falls is needed.
Fortunately there are several re-
liable precipitation records that
have been kept almost since the
first settlements were made. An ex-
animation of these and other long
precipitation records shows that in
the north central counties and gen.
orally over the western third of the
state, where the increase in pre-
cipitation has seemed most appar-
emit, judging by crop yields, there
has been an actual decrease in the
last half of the record, and in the
eastern and south central portions
of the state there has been a light
increase in the last half of the rec
ord as compared with the first half.
Discussing the average precipita-
ton in Kansas, the report says fur
ther:
The average annual precipitation
for Kansas, as a whole, is 1887
inches. 1t decreases with remark
able regularity from f~orty-four in
ches in the southeastern corner to
Just a little more than fifteen in
ches at the Colorado line. The av-
erage amount for the eastern third
Of the state is 1898 inches; for the
middle third 1858 inches; for the
western third 1894 inches.
Dividing the state with an east
and west line, the average for the
northern half is practically the same
as the average for the southern half,
and any county on the Nebraska
line receives practically the same
average amount of precipitation as
a county due south of it on the Ok
lahoma line, except on the south
eastern quarter of the state shows
a slight excess yer the northeast
ern, and the northwestern quarter
receives slightly more than the
southwestern.
Practically all the state, except
the two western tiers of counties,
receives more than twenty inches OF
precipitation annually.
The average annual snowfall for
the state ranges from ten inches in
the south central portSns to about
two feet in the northwestern por-
tions. AS a rule, the ground Is not
covered with snow more than a few
days at a time, but when 1t falls
with a high wind, as sometimes
happens, it drifts badly and is q
serious obstacle to transportation
interests.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-09-04
Pralrle BIC Burns 5000 Acres.

Pittsburg, sept. "A prairie
fire burned over three thousand
acres Of hay land north Of Mindon.
No, yesterday afternoon. Sparks
from an engine are believed to have
caused the blaze.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
ORE FOR MONTH
WILL RUN HIGHER

The most recent report from the
Newsboy mile state that work is
still progressing at rapid rate
and this months run of ore will
bring bigger returns than last
months according TO all Indications.
On the 100-fOot level the ore is
about the same, but on the west
end OF the 1j0-foot level the ore
pans good and the ledge averages
from eight to twelve feet in width.
On the 20o-faot level the values in
the west end are about the same
and the ledge on the east end has
hroadened out to width of be.
tween eighteen and twenty feet.
The small stringer that was en-
countered short time ago on the
west end of the 150-foot level has
increased to twelve inches in width
and still carries extremely good
values. A raise is being started
on the east end of the 200-foot
level to connect with the 10O-foot
level in order to facilitate the work.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
SMALL FIRE CAUSES ALARM

Fire Vas discovered in the Harry
Smith cabin al the end Of Wicket.
sham avenue and SIKH street. sun.
day evening, and was quenched by
he fir BOYS before much damage
had been done. The fire resulted
l.om al oycrheated s.ove in the
kitchen and hal gotten between
The walls which we're of frame
Instruction. The chemical ris was
IL that was necessary TO extin.
guish the fire,
\ man Who has been s.oppin. a
The cabin started fire in the stove
and went away and left it. It Is
sail that he vas in such i state
OF intoXicati II that he didn't reaiizc
the danger OF so doin4, but he va
later escorted to the cts jai and
will be given CHARGE to soser u
and think il over
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
MERRITT RETURNS
DUSTY IS STUCK

Trader Merritt who. with a LARGE
outfit o: thirty tons of merchandise
started for the scene OF the new
strike on the steamer Dusty Dia,
mond. returned to camp last Sa'ur.
day evening. Mr.. Merritt states
that The Dusty Diamond was stuck
on a saudbar in the vicinity of Pile
driver and that all of his . obs
had TO be unloaded as it is impossi.
BILE 70 continue the trip on account
of The extreme low water How
ever the trader walked back to
town and is trying to make some
arrangements by which his outfit
can be transported to its destina
ton, as he is very anxi us to get
there AMI establish his post
The Dusty Diamond started back
for Fairbanks and arrived Suad&r
evening.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
BIC DANCE ON
BEDROCK CREEK

Mr., and Mrs. l.. r.. Rhoads and
Mr. and Mrs Wheeler were the
hosts at a very enjoyable social
dance given at the Rhoads Hall
mine on Bedrock in honor of The
boys AT the mine. The affair was
in the form of an open air dance
and a general jollification Music
for the occasion was furnished by
Pete Pears n. A big supper was in
dulged in at midnight and then
the festivities We're continued until
three in the morning. Too much
cannot be said OF the delightful way
in which the hosts entertained those
who attended. The invited guests
were all from the different rreeks.
Following is the list OF those pres
ent:
Mr.. and Mrs Al Hit. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. e. Willis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Spalding Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. TT seth, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Scoff; Mrs. 5. f. lvey. Mrs. Il. Mi,
lune. W. +, Mcdonald. Fred Ander.
son, Mrs. J. r. Burch. Mrs. II. J
Wempe; Miss Mary Pickering. Miss
Lund. Miss A. Mackey NJ. Strand.
Miss Elmer Longstrom, Miss Emma
Johnson; J. A Dyer. John II. An.
derson. J. b. Ritz. VIM. Wixon.
r. o. Jones. l.. X. Dolgett. Henry
kleinschmidt, Jack kipps. George
Tierney. Joe Roberts. Vim. Dixon
Charles Carlson. John Carls n. Erlg
Nelson. Chris Foss. f. ]. Ogle. w
F. Shaw. James Urystad. Abe Mel
son, c. A. S;romberg. Hugh Hughes
o. Hanson. A. Thompson {. l..
Packard, Martin Clark. Fred Ander
son, Jack Norman. a. Bos.rom
Fred Enroth, Chris Auberg. Gus
Honk. Frank Rogers. l.. S. Green.
A. Abrahamson. T. T. N:ekstr N
Olaf Osland, Jack N1g. Pfnki
Smell
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21
W0LC0TT WON
SALE TROPHY

The shoot for the Sale trophy held
by the Tanana Rifle club Sunla,
afternoon, resulted in Ed Wolcott
aiming by score of 12& Ed Jes
son and Paul Rickcrt tied for sec,
ond place by a close score of 10.
The members that took part in
the competition were Dr. Hall. Guy
Erwin. l.. Drury. Joe Morrow. FL
Nolcott Paul Rickert and Ed Jcs
son,
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

LONDON, July -. Emmeliuc
Pankhurst, the leader Of the Eng
lish Suffrage movement, was AGAIN
arrested today while addre ssine Il
meeting in this city.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-07-21

FOR SALE-CHEAP@ 90 feet 6 in
light casing. Inquire 50 5lh ave
p. O. Box 100.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-27

New Secretary OF State Receives Cor
dial Greetings From Home People on
E9rd Anniversary.

5Srd Anniversary.
Lincoln, Neb. (Specia1)-Back TO his
Lincoln home for the first time since
the day after election in November, VIII
liam ). Bryan received the enthus-
iastic greetings of the people Of Ne.
braska.
From the time of his arrival this
morning until late at night he was
a busy man and a center of attraction
An impromptu reception at his Office
shortly after his arrival, during which
he held short conferences with close
political and personal friends, was fol-
lowed later by a more formal recep-
ton at a hotel when several hundred
men and women welcomed him and e
tended Congratulations.
In the afternoon Mr.. Bryan made a
short address at a joint. session of the
Nebraska Legislature, repeating in
part his speech made to the Illinoes
Legislature the day before and max
ing a brief reference to dollar diplo-
macy" and the attitude of the govern
ment on the Chinese loan.
Tonight at the Lincoln auditorium
Secretary Bryan was the guest of hon.
or at a banquet on his 53rd birthday.
<L OA1SA 1uACLlOA WdS GONGIuOI
Dunno, of Illinois, who accompanied
him from Springfield; Governor
Hodges, of Kansas; Governor More
head. of Nebraska, and Jerry B. Sulli-
van, of Iowa. Mr.. Bryan, who had an
nounced his address would be of no
political significance, was the last
speaker on the list, but gave careful
attention to the speeches of the others
and Joined heartily In the applause
which greeted them
The dollar dinner" brought together
a crowd Of nearly 1900 diners. It was
essentially a home folks" crowd. but
there was a good attendance from other
States, particularly from Kansas.
kilograms of congratulations from
President Wilson, members of the cab
met and others were read by Toast
master Edgar Howard.
Congratulations from Wilson.
Neutrality-suspicious. Wilson sent
the following telegram in connection
with the celebration OF Lincoln, Neb.,
of the birthday of William Jennings
Bryan, the Secretary of State:
"Hon. Edgar ID. Howard, Lincoln, Neb.
please accept my sincere good
wishes on the occasion of the celebra-.
ton of Mr.. Bryan's birthday by the
Lincoln. Bryan club. I cannot tell you
what a comfort it is to me to know
of you distinguished fellow tbwns-
man, 1t is a source of genuine pleas
ure as well as great advantage to me
to be associated with him.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"