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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24

Arrests May Follow In Picture SHOW
Controversy.

salina, July 22.-Three Salini
moving picture shows were open
Sunday night and they had fair
, attendance. Those open we're the
Palace, the New Theatre and the
Royal. The Isis, conducted by VIII
liam Hogben Jr. was not open az
Mr.. Hogben has views OF mis- own
in regard to the matter and did not
advertise that he would be open,
Joseph Duncan did not open the
Princess. although he had adver-
tised that the show would be open.
Sunday he changed his mind in the
manner. however, and the place was
closed.
II will do my duty In the mat
ter" said L. w. Hammer, the county
attorney, when questioned today,
"and as soon as a complaint is filed
in my office against the moving
picture shows warrant will be is
sued for their arrest under the
Sunday labor law, 1t is throwing a
great deal of responsibility upon
me, however, to expect me to do 1t
ON my initiative for could scarcely
arrest the show men and not modest
the chautauqua management. Yet
If a complaint is made the warrant
will be forth coming at once. !"
"You may say, however" con-
tinued Mr.. Hammer, that the NOV
ing picture shows will not operate
in SaIiina next Sunday night. Sun
day night it looked like Saturday
night ON the streets and they will
be closed"
A large number of people are
expecting the city council to step in
and pass an ordinance relating to
the moving picture show question.
The matter will be up before the
council in some way whether an
ordinance is proposed or not, it is
said.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
WIFE DESERTER HID IN
HAYMOW FROM OFFICERS

Mcpherson. July 22.-E. G. Man
ney who, a. year ago. fell heir to. a
$4,000 fortune, was arrested yes
terday afternoon sixteen miles south
west Of Mcpherson by Sheriff L. E.
jackson and J. L, seitz, under sher-
if. He is in the Mcpherson county
jail on the charge Of wife deser-
ton. The officers had received in
formation that he was working on
Iver Johnsons farm. When they
went to the haymow the men did
not appear to know anything Of
Manney. saying q man OF his der
seription had left the county. The
officers. tramping around on the
hay, stepped on something solid and
pulled out the man. He said his
wife vas ct failt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
SIGN MARRIAGE BOND
TO PREVENT DIVORCE

Rochester, Mimi, July 22.--That
the son will make model husband
and the daughter a faithful and
obedient wife, are the pledges OF
the fathers of Cassian Bart, aged
20, and Elizabeth Blodi, II, mem
bers of well-known families living
near here. The young people are
soon to be welded. The parents
decided to do all in their power, in
legal way, to prevent divorce or
any other pitfalls for the young
married couple.
Accordingly, today a bond was
signed by each father, the elder
Bart promising that his son will not
idle, gamble drink, play pool or
dance with young women other than
his wife, his pledge being a 500
farm. The father Of the bride-elect
deposited cash bond Of 800 that
his daughter will make model
wife, will not gossip or receive at
tentions from other men and will
cook to her husbands satisfaction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
'HUERTA rule
NEAR COLLAPSE
Administration Officials are Worried
About Mexican Situation.
20 INTERvENTION FLANs MADE
President Awaits Arrival OF Ambas-
sador-Next Two Weeks De-
veIopments VIII BE
Important.

Washington, July 22.-Reports
OF conditions surrounding the Huer-
Ia government in Mexico have put
administration officials in an atti-
ture OF keenest apprehension toward
the situation there. Advices which
officials believe to be perfectly
trustworthy seem to indicate that
the strife between the Huerta re-
gime and the revolutionary elements
is nearing a point where some def
mite conclusion is to be reached.
Information of this situation when
permitted to become known today
was coupled with the authoritative
statement that the United States
was making no additional naval or
military preparations. Reports of
an impending collapse of the Huerta
regime are being talked over freely
in official circles, though no official
of the administration will permit
his name to be coupled with them.
All information made public was
with the exact stipulation that it
should not be represented as re-
flecting the views Of the admins
tration.
Meanwhile President Wilson is
awaiting the coming of Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, hurrying north
from Mexico City, to make first
hand report of conditions. His re-
ports will be compared with those
President Wilson has received from
other sources. Secretary Bryan,
who has cancelled some Of his lee
ture dates that he may return to
Washington Thursday or Friday,
will participate in the conferences.
Ambassador Wilson was at Ha-
vana today and one indication of
the desire to hurry him to Wash
ington was seen in request by
Secretary Bryan to Surgeon General
Blue Of the public health service to
expediate the ambassadors passage
through quarantine at Havana and
Key West. ta
While the first intimation of the
administration apprehensive regard
for the latest developments came
early today there was no additional
information during the day. to sup
plement the semi-official announce
ment from high quarters, this gov
eminent considered the situation a
very grave one for the Huerta re-
gimfe and looked forward to devel-
opments of the next two weeks with
the deepest interest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24

Topeka, July 22.-J. r. Koontz.
general freight agent for the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe railway,
was severely injured in a motor car
accident yesterday. The daughter
Of ]. N. Dolley, ex-state bank COM
missioner, attempted to cross the
street in her car anead OF Mr..
Koontz when the engine in the Doll
ley car was choked and the car
stopped directly in front Of the
Koontz car and so close It was im-
possible for Mr.. Koontz to turn.
None Of those in the Dolley car was
injured. Mr.. Koonu was cut on
the face and shoulders BY broken
glass.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
WANTS RAILROADS TO
HAUL SEED WHEAT FREF

Larned, July 22.-In mass meet
ing held at the court house here
$50 Pawnee county farmers passed
resolutions asking the Santa Fe and
Missouri Pacific, the two railroads
operating through here, to haul in
seed wheat this year free Of freight
charges because Of the poor wheat
crop.
Practically every bushel Of wheat
raised in the county this year is of
excellent quality and will make good
seed, but the yield was so poor it
is estimated from 500, 200 to $780,
900 worth Of seed wheat will have
to be shipped in this fall This is
the first time in many years the
county has been forced to ask this
favor of the railroads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
PROVIDES RESERVE IN GOLD
Democrats Agree ON the Currenc!
Changes.

Washington, July 22.-Continu-
ing their rather turbulent considera-
ton of the administration currency
bill, the Democrats of the house
banking and currency committee
agreed on several tentative changes
of Importance. This was done at
an Afternoon session, which Repre-
sentative Ragsdale of South Caro-
lima left summarily, declining to
take further part in the days de-
alterations. He said he had worked
on various features of the bill out
side the committee and he would
attend tomorrow's session prepared
to take part in the consideration OF
the measure.
Chairman Glass today gave out the
text of a revision Of the note issue
section Of the bill which he said he
had made for the committee. This
tentative draft would provide that
federal reserve banks must carry in
their vaults as a reserve gold or
gold certificates to the amount OF
33 1-S per cent of the treasury
notes over notes issued by the bank
The bill originally called for this
reserve Gin gold or lawful money"
After some discussion it was agreed
to change it in order to prevent the
of greenbacks and
silver dollars in the reserve.
An amendment to the market
operation action of the bill would
allow the federal reserve banks to-
invest their funds in United States
bonds and bonds issued. by any
state, county or municipality.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
10 IRRIGArE 600 ACRE TARM
Now state Hospital to supply vege-
tables to Others.

NOW DtaDo nOttpAeAA " DNPRH 49,
tables to Others.
Topeka. July 22.--The contract
for installing the largest irrigation
plant on a single farm in Kansas
will be let by the board OF control
August Is. The plant will be on
the new state insane hospital farm
near Larned and by next year there
will be six hundred acres which can
be irrigated whenever articifial wa
ter is necessary.
A concrete dam is to be built
across Pawnee creek at the western
end of the thousand acre farm and
big gasoline pumps will be installed.
Concrete fumes will carry the water
to each field. The surveys are now
being made to determine the best
routes for carrying water to each
field.
1t is intended that this hospital
will be a big Industrial plant, and
furnish fresh and canned vegetables
to all the other institutions under
the board of control. A modern
canning factory is to be built next
spring to have a sufficient capacity
to put up all vegetables the other
institutions will use.
The legal proceedings to obtain
the water rights for the irrigation
plant and the taking of water from
Pawnee creek were started by the
board of control in the district court
at Larned today. This is necessary
to prevent all the water being taken
from the creek above the state prop
erty by others who want to irrigate
their lands.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
SPRING FORECASTS RAIN
CONTENDS ITS OWNER

Junction City, July 22.-Nick
Erickson, one Of the old settlers of
Geary county, has unique rain
forecaster on his farm. 1t is a
spring that has proven to be truth
full heralder OF rain for SO long that
Mr.. Erickson is willing to back 1t
with real money. The spring is in
the Erickson pasture. After a long
spell Of dry weather whenever the
spring starts to flow 1t is an in
fallible sign Of rain. Mr.. Erickson
has been watching the spring for
forty years and has never known
this sign to fail. 1t predicted the
last rain, which came after forty
five days Of dry weather.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
LINDsBoRG DIVIDED
OVER POOL HALLS.

Lindsborg, July 21.--A PROPOSE
ton is to come before the city coun-
ell at its next meeting to determine
whether the city viii have pool
hall or not. The town is a college
town and a number OF citizens argue
that such a thing is necessary for
the good Of the students who ex-
peet some harmless amusement.
There win be a bitter fight on the
proposition and the local paper the
News. owned by Miss Carlson, has
called upon the people Of town to
fight the proposition and to ask for
q public reading room and a Y. NJ.
C. A.. things which Miss Carlson
says, the town needs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
Obituary-W. G. PIummer.


Willis Carroll Plummer was born
at Mcpherson, KAN Sept. IA, 1880,
died OF pneumonia at South Fort
George, British Columbia, July 16,
1918. He was the third son of Mr..
and Mrs. e. w. Plummer who lived
four miles south of Abilene near the
Pennington school house and moved
to Lawrence in 1905.
He, with an older brother, Cecil,
went west in 1901 and lived at
Aberdeen and Hogman, Wash, for
several years. Cecil disappearcs
from there in 1904 and has not been
heard Of since then. Carroll was
young man of many fine qualities,
was loved and respected everywhere
for his quiet, manly ways. He was
indeed a man among men. 1t can
truly be said that he lived a life
above reproach and blessed MEM
DRY to the loved ones left behind
he had lived in Fort George, about
400 miles up the Frazier river, in
the heart Of Canada, for about four
years. building bridges, cutting tim-
Der and locating claims. All through
his long illness lasting from early
in the spring, he was well cared
for and at last tenderly laid away
to rest by kind and loving friends.
Owing to the great distance and dif-s
ficulties of transportation It was Inn
possible to bring HIS body home. The
father and mother. a brother and
sister in Lawrence, and a brother
in Topeka. are left to mourn his
death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
Thrown From Bucking Horse.

Junction City, July 22.-Boon
Miles, a young man of this city. was
severely injured in riding exhibi-
ton yesterday afternoon when he
was thrown from a bucking horse.
Miles and Dode Boucher. another
junction City man, were giving a
riding exhibition at the Union Pa
cific stock yards, and a good crowd
was on hand to see it. Miles mount
ed the horse and had been on two
minutes when it threw him. He
struck on his head and the fall rem
dered him unconscious. His condi-
ton is regarded as serious.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
MCPHERSON CHILD HAS
SPINAL MENINGITIS.

Mcpherson, July ITO case of
spinal meningitis is reported from
the hospital. a boy, Clarence Carl
son, being seriously I'LL The physi-
clans are making a special study of
the case and according to late re-
ports. the child is doing little bet
ter and there is some hope Of his
recovery. The case Is under the
treatment Of DR.. A. Rugbefg and
Or. C. 3. Lyle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
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3 feet deep and foot and half
wide, in this trench a pipe is laid
near the bottom and covered with
loose stones no bigger than an egg.
When the trench is completely filled
with loose stones the ground water.
instead OF soaking into the roadway,
will stop among the stones and flow
down the hill through the pipe.
To keep a road smooth and crown
ed the best method is to drag 1t
with road drag. A road drag is
made easily with two halves OF
log which as been split. Tho log
should be about 6 or 8 inches in
thickness and about or feet
long. Tha two lalves OF the log are
set s feet apart with the smoo h
faces forward snj upright. Thay
are then fastened together vita
braces set in holes bored through
the log. A pair of horses may be
used to drag the road and are
hitched to chain fastened to the
front half OF the log. The road drag
should move forward so that It
slants across the road in such way
that small amount of earth wild
slide past the smooth face of the
log toward the center of the road,
thus forming the crown. The edges
of the logs will smooth out the
ruts. The best way to drag is to
begin at the side ditch and go up
one side of the road, and then down
the other. In the next trip the
drag should be started little near
er the center and the last trip over
the road the drag may work close
to the center itself. Small ridges
of earch will be thrown in the
horse track and smeared by the
round side of the log smoothly over
the road. The smearing of the
earth by the drag is called ''pud-
ding" and it tends to make the
surface of the road smooth and
water tight after the sun comes out.
The road is always dragged after
1t has rained and not when, 1t is dry.
A good, strong pair of horses with
a well-built drag can drag about
three or four miles Of road in
day, and it is the best way to main
tain good roads. In every county
some farmer along each four miles
Of road should own drag and drag
the road when it rains. He would
always find the road in good con-
dition when he goes to market.
Owing to the fact that many rural
schools were closed at the time when
the prize maintenance essay was an
nounced by Director Logan Waller
Page of the office of public roads, Il
it has been decided to extend the
limit for receiving the essays to
October Is, 1913. In addition to
the gold medal given as first prize,
two silver medals will be given as
second and third prizes. If a child
who has submitted one, essay pre-
vious to the issue of this notice
should care to try again, he is at
liberty to do so, but he must be a
pupil of a rural school. There is
some misunderstanding in regard to
he subject of the essay. The idea
IS to set the children thinking how
% better their earth roads with the
material they have at hand.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24

II you look at the ordinary coun-
try road after shower you viii
see small puddles along the wheel
ruts and sometimes larger pools.
This water stays on the road sur
face because It cannot drain away
into the side bitches. II you look
closely you viii see side bitches
which have grown up with bushes
and weeds in many cases, and
which are SO far from the travelled
part of the road that he raitn water
does not drain into them, The part
Of the roadway where the wagons
travel is called the travelled way.
To prevent water from standing on
the travelled way the road should be
raised in the center and should slope
gently into broad shallow bitches.
It is then said to have q crown. II
1t is 10 feet from the center Of the
road to the side ditch, the surface
at the side ditch should be at least
10 inches lower than 1t is at the
center where the horses travel The
road then has a 10-inch crown. The
rain that falls on a road properly
crowned will run quickly to the side
and not soak into the surface or
form pools. The side bitches for sur
face water should run parallel to
the right of way, and should be
open at every low point so that the
water can run out Of them into
neigh boring brooks or streams. II
the bitches merely collect the water
from the road surface and it can
not run away, large pools will be
formed along the roadside, which
will gradually soak into the soil be-
meath the road and make 1t SO soft
that the wheels of wagons Will cut
through the road surface and soon
destroy it.
Sometimes water runs from land
along the road into the road and
forms little stream down the
wheel tracks or in the middle where
the horses travel. When driveways.
into farm yards are built across the
side ditdhes they frequently form
channels for water from the farm
yard to run into the road. The pipes
under driveways become filled with
leaves or rubbish and the water can
no longer run away. If the drive
ways that stop the ditch water were
rebuilt SO that no pipes were nee
essary and the ditch could be left
open, much trouble from surface
water would be stopped.
Sometimes a road runs across low
ground or through swamp where
the road can not be drained by side
bitches alone. If the road were
built higher like a railroad embank-
ment across such low land and made
with a crown, it would be dry and
hard. Sometimes a road passes
what is called a cut. This
s place where the earth has been
lug out so that the road can go
,ver hill without being too steep.
rhe water which always flows quiet
Y under the ground on hill sides is
Known as ground water. In road :
,uts such water sometimes makes
he road very muddy, and the road
hen needs what road builders call
A good kind of
is a trench to go
long under the side drain and about
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24
SMOOT DENOUNCES
TARIFF METHODS
Says II Is Partisan and Sectional, q
Product of Secret Caucus.
SAYS WILSON is INCONSISTENT
Burton OF Ohio Declares 1t Will Not
Lower Cost Of Living-Wil
Ruin the Beet Sugar
Industry.

Washington, July 22.-Republi-
can senators continued to lombard
the Underwood-S Simmons tariff bill
yesterday, Senator Burton of Ohio
expressing the assurance that 1t
would fail in its purpose to lower
the cost of living and Senator Smoot
of Utah, in an address to be con-
tinued today, branding 1t as the
most Injurious tariff measure ever
taken up for consideration by con-
gress"
This BILL" saaid Senator Smoot
ais a partisan and sectional measure,
the outcome Of secret caucus meth
DDS such as never ruled before in
the senate of the United States. In
his book Our New Freedom Presi-
dent Wilson says there is no excuse
for caucusing in congress, and In
q speech in Indiana, preceding his
election, he emphasized that point
by asserting there was no necessity
for secrecy in congressional pro-
ceedings. Yet not in the history
Of congress has there been anything
to equal that record In the way Of
dark methods in the preparation OF
tariff bill.
Governor Foss of Massachusetts,
who has been three times elected to
his present office by the Democratic
party and who. was supported as a
candidate for president at the last
Democratic national convention, de-
nounces this bill as sacrifice OF
the interests of the nation. He has
purchased site in Canada for his
large manufacturing establishment
In Massachusetts, and says he will
move his business there II this bill
Becomes a law
"'It seems almost incredible that
any party should make itself re-
gponsible for such great calamity
ns putting sugar on the free list to
benefit a few refiners on the sea-
coast" the senator continued. "The
per capita consumption of sugar is
over eighty-one pounds annually
now and 40 per cent of that enters
into the manufacture OF confection-
cry, etc, making per capita con-
sumption of the remainder of forty
eight pounds. No one anticipates
the slightest reduction in confec-I
fionery and such things, as result
OF the removal Of the duty on sugar.
On the remaining consumption free
sugar would apparently make an
annual saving per capita Of ga cents,
but when the beet sugar industry
q extinguished, the sugar refiners
will control and the consumer will
not benefit, as experience has
shown"
In the debate a resolution arose
over printing a map to show that
so per cent OF the products east of
the Mississippi were made dutiable
by the bill as against SO per cent
of products west. Senator Cham
berlain, Democrat or Oregon, sur
prised his colleagues by saying:
''While | feel under some obliga-
lions to support the tariff measure
as it came from the finance COM
mittee, /, am not bound to do it.
am bound to no course Of action
here. AS a senator from Oregon !
feel 1t is my duty to reach the best
conclusion possible. =
The senate voted to print the
map, Senator Chamberlain support
ing the motion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24

Pratt, July 22.--The city of Pratt
viii vote on July 80 upon propo-
sition to vote bonds in the sum Of
$4,000 to. build smother and much
needed school house. An unprece-
dented resignation Of 1926 voters
lndicates that d large vote win be-
st
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-07-24

Mcpherson, July 1s.-When Mrs.
BerteI Nelson came into the room
where her 5-year-old SON was play
ing she found that he had cheVed
two sponges Of a "fly killer and
death resulted ct midnight. II 81
thought the arsenic in the poison
caused death.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-18

John Eassett Moore. professor of in ternational law at Columbia and a rec ognized authority on that subject, IS to be appointed counsellor to the de- partment of state.