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Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
HODGES Inaugural Address Outlines
the Policies Of His Administration

There is no pressing need 81 fur-
ther railroad enactment or pubic
corporation acts at this time, Tne
utilities commission has unlimited
authority and should use its power,
not to hammer, but to aid in the de-
velopment OF all public utilities
with amendments TO our constitu-
tion permitting direct legislation
and the Improvement of public high
wavs by the state, with the repeal
Of the inheritance tax law and tne
adoption Of recording tax law ana
the Massachusetts, form OF ballot
wa will have general statutes that
Il seems will answer all our presslhe
needs.
limited, but magnificent citi-
zeuship is developing the riches that
a universe has laid at our feet. AZ
alI-wise creator has done eyerytnlns
uo could for Kansas, but we must
awaken to the possibilities Of our
state: to farm more scbentificallS
an almost virgin soil; and % 80
velop by irrigation acres Of western
Hands adaptable to the GROWTH On
cotton. alfalfa, broom corn, sor-
ebum and kaffir corn. We mus.
give our raw materials the force q
value and by industrial ingenuity
transform them into those thinss
required by man. -
We may be anticipating too mach
but perhaps in the not too distant
future the horizon VIII be dim with
the smoke Of new industries and
the song OF the shuttle and the
click Of the loom viii be an accom-
paniment to the stroke Of the ham-
mer and the hum Of the saw as
new homes rear their heads sky-
ward. Thia is not mere taik for
our sister state on the uouth. IN
additi6n to her wealth Of wheat and
lcorng raised many million dollars'
worth Of cotton last year.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
Orr and MulrOy withdrew from che
Race.
HE WILL NAME CoaiAuTrEEs
by Vote Of 35-8s Speaker Keeps the
AppOintive Power-Or and
MuIroy Get Good
Jobs.

Topeka, Jan. 14.-W. L. Brown
OF Kingman yesterday afternoon was
chosen speaker of the house BY the
Democratic caucus by acclamation.
All Of the other candidates with-
drew. BY vote Of 36 to 3S the
caucus decided that the house will
not have a committee on committees,
but that the speaker should name
the standing committees, as has
been the custom. Mulroy Of Ellis,
an advocate Of the house naming
its own committees, announced that
he will throw the fight on the floor
OF the house today for q COMMITTEES
on committees.
The caucus selections for the
house organization were: Speaker,
w. L. Brown Of Kingman; speaker
pro tenn, Miles Mulroy of Ellis; floor
leader, James w. Orr of Atchison;
sergeant at arms, Fred Snyder Of
smith county; chief clerk, George
r. Rogers Of Wichita; pcstmasters
James Cassin Of Pittsburg; door
Keeper. w. w. Frazer OF ottawa;
chaplain, Rev. Charles A. Finch os
Topeka.
Entire peace and harmony per-
vaded the caucus until the commit
ltee on committees came up, and
various methods Of naming such =
committee were proposed and de-
lfeafed.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16

Topeka, Jan. 14.-In his inaug-
ural address here yesterday Gov
ernor Hodges made plain to the peo-
ME Of Kansas the line which ne
will follow during his administra-
t,on of the affairs OF the state. The
governor declared in the beginning
for an administration OF business
rather than an administration OF
nolitics. He said in part:
The Democratic party is now on
trial both in the nation and in the
state. We have pledged reforms
both in national and state affairs
We have asked for the responsible
ity with which we are now invested
and it is our pledged duty to make
good the promises we have made.
That we are not unmindful OF our
obligations and that we will make
good our pledges I feel assured.
During the campaign / made clear
and positive my attitude on the en-
forcement of the prohibitory law
wish to reiterate and emphasize
those statements. We shall hold
county attorneys, sheriffs and may
ors strictly accountable for the strict
enforcement of the prohibitory law
There must be a consistent, deter
mined effort to stamp out the joint
lists, bootleggers and law violators'
/ shall cooperate with State Tenn
perance Union and give to our at
torney general every assistance a.
the command Of your chief execu'
tive.
We should build permanent dirt
roads and bridges that will outlas'
the day and generation Of the build
or. We should have storage reser'
voirs Of unlimited capacity in the
western part OF the state to insure
against crop failure, and By this ad-
dItionaI means Of irrigation inspire
the euItIyatioa Of that rich though
now nsglected soil.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16

Topeka, Jan. 1S-- VITA khe SavSs
Fef tie eerepOnies IN Topsks - " Y
the ship Of state launched out into
! Democratic administration for the
first time In 80 years.
Promptly at noon the inaugural
ceremonies began. L. M. Penwell,
chairman OF the committee called
the gathering to order and Rev. Her
bert Corwine delivered the invoca-
tion. Secretary Of State Charles
Sessions read the names OF those
who were to take the oath Of office
Justice H. F. Mason administered the
oats. as one by one, the new OIL
cials appeared before him. The oatha
were administered in the following
order:
Chief Justice w. A. Johnston.
Justice R. A. Burch.
Secretary Of state Charles Sessions
state Treasurer Earl Akers.
Attorney General John s. Dawson
state Superintendent W. D. Ross
state Auditor w. e. Davis.
state superintendent Of Insurance
I. S. Lewis.
state Printer w. c. Austin.
Governor George H. Hodges.
After the oaths had been admin
,stered to all except the governor
Governor w. R. stpbbs delivered q
retiring address and was followed by
George H. Hodges with his inaug-
ural address. Then the oath was
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
County Commissioner Designate the
Reflector for Coming Year.

At the meeting of the board Of
county commissioners Tuesday. the
Reflector was chosen as the official
county paper for the next year,
with the understanding that the
Chronicle and News shall also print
same and get division Of the re-
ceipts.
Asa johnson was reappointed SUI
perintendent OF the county farm at
an increase in salary OF $50 over
last year.
DR.. T. r. Conklin was reappoint-
ed county health officer.
]. P. Powell was appointed jani-
tor at the court house, VIM. Ram
-sey having resigned.
]. A. Tufts secured the contract
for burying the county poor for
this year.
John Mills convicted OF giving
LIQUOR to a minor was released from
Jail being unable to pay his fine.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
THIS PARCELS POST HAD
HURRY-UP DELIVERY sERVlCE

Parcel post does not have the priv
ilege of special delivery service Out
the local office broke the rules ana
delivered one package Saturday ev-
ening in haste. 1t was a package OF
rabbit carcasses sent from Wood
bine to an Abilene man. The rabbits
had been wrapped in paper just as
the hunter took them from the
ground and as the postoffice Is not
vet equipped. with cold storage IA
cilities it was believed to be better
to deliver the package than to Keep
it in a warm office over SUNDAY.
The first package Of eggs was mailed
today. It went to Colorado and seem
ed likely to make the journey safely
III the mail clerks do not throw 1t
or the train too roughly.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16


battery Al fired a salute outside
1.-THE building at given signal and
the band played "The Star spangled
Banner"
The Inauguration of George II.
Hodges was the biggest celebration
kansas has had in many years. A
parade of four companies OF the
Kansas National Guard and the bat
terry. two of the guard bands, the
Kansas University band and Demo-
cratic marching club, and the new
officers and the old ones, where
changes were made, and the leaders
of the Democratic and Republican
uarties rode in carriages. 1t was
the first inaugural parade in years,
In fact, the old timers in politics DO
not remember when there has been
one before.
At night the inaugural reception
will be held in the rotunda OF the
state house ON the second floor.
Decorations of Alabama smilax'
ferns, palms and flags have been
used in abundance on the rotunda.
The two bands of the Kansas Ma
tional Guard, the First Regiment
hand of Topeka and the Second
Regiment band of Lawrence will give
concerts during the inaugural re-
ception.
The legislature convenes Tuesday
at noon.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
ABILENE Men
TAKE OFFICE
We've and Houtz Took Oath Of OF
flee as NcOa.
BOTH WILL BE PARTY LEADERS
Hswe Is Chair1nAn Of the Committee
on ChamtAble InatitutiOns
and Members Of Ways
and Means.

Topeka, Jan. 14.-At noon today
the Kansas legislature convened ana
two Abilene men took up their dut-
les as law makers of the state. Tnat
Abilene's representatives at the state
capitol are to be we'll cared for was
shown at the opening Of the session
when Senator Howe was made chair
man Of the committee on charitable
institutions and a member OF the
ways and means committee. These
two. committees are two Of the ndst
important committees in the SEN
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16

To the friends and neighbors who
were 60 kind to us during our re-
cent bereavement we wish to ex-
tend our sincere thanks. Especially
do we desire to thank those who
contributed the beautiful floral of
Yeringh Should the grim reaper
ever enter your home, we only hons
friends viii be so kind to you az
Won we're 10 us.--Dr. Conklin ana
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Rodda, Miss Vena
Conklin.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
IMPLEMENT DEALERS
TO X. @. CONVENTION.

Abilene sent it's quota Of imple-
ment dealers to the annual conven-
tion which 10 being held this week
at Kansas City. H. J. Hodge is the
secretary of the association and one
Of the leading figures of the con-
vention. other delegates from ADJ
lene are: Harry Taylor, George Min
ick, c. A. Hodge. A. L. Beach, 3.
M shockey and J. G. Landes.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
..JINfAaTEr sPEEIs HAS
PARALYTIC STROKE
Is seriously Sick ct slaybaugAl Home
On North BrOadway.

q TFTOuA NNDsHsH-N !" -.
The smiling face of uncle Jim
mieg speer is not seen on the street
today. Mr.. speer suffered q para
lvtic stroke at dinner yesterday and
.is seriously sick now at the home
of I. slaybaugh on North Broadway
He was unconscious most of the af-
ternoon and evening but is conscious
today and is better.
Mr.. speer has complication OF
ailments which are against him but
his good cheer will help mucn 10
null him through and the doctor ex-
poets a full recovery. \
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
ABILENE FARMER
RAISES RECORD sPUDs
We're ON Exhibition at the Farmers
Institute.

F. L. Blaesi, who lives two miles
north Of town, had IS potatoes on
exhibition at the farmers institute
this week and the IS potatoes weigh
ed II pounds. Mr.. Blaesi had .
little more than one half acre Of
potatoes and he dug 115 bushels out
Of that potato patch. The potatoes
were not cultivated in the usual
manner that potatoes are cultivated
in Kansas but they made good. Mr.,
Blaesi mulched his potato patch and
eliminated the necessity OF cnltiya-
tion. The potatoes were some OF
the smoothest ever put on exhibition
here.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
WILL DISCUSS H. 8, LAW
AT Topeka MEETING
Petition Legislature For New High
school Law.

supt. Stacey and H, 3. Ackers are
representing the Abilene Commercial
club at meeting Of representatives
Of all sections of the state in con-
ference at Topeka where the Barnes
law will be discussed and remedies
for the present law suggested TO
the legislature. The delegates to the
meeting will get together on some
proposition and urge the legislature
to make a law to suit the case. The
Abilene representatives will work for
the Barnes law. or some modification
OF It, for Dickinson county.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
JURY rs HEARING
BUCHANAE-sHEARER CASE

The case Of Buchanan against
shearer for damages is being heard
at the court house today. This case
comes over from the last term Of
court and the testimony is being
given to the jury. The iuFy dis
aereed at the last term and was
di1missed.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
INJURED IN FALL II r'-''
ON A STAIRWAY.
6uvo :. s.GvpsenI wOlGl

I ATIBO B,AUVbBHlI UIUHH
Mrs. Will Hopkins, wife OF the
postmaster OF Solomon, aged 6b or
70 years, was seriously injured yes
terday when she fell down the stair
way at the home. Her head was
badly hurt, deep cash being cut
She is otherwise bruised and her ad-
vanced age makes the injuries quite
serious.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1913-01-16
SETTLING BUSINESS
OF ACME CREAMERY

]. q. Engle is at the court house
the first three days Of this week
hearing and allowing claims against
the old Acme creamery company
which was sold 3 few months ago
Final settlement win probably b
made in about two weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19
Elcc trio Lights Popular.

With this rapid development of electric
starting and lighting systems there has
also come wide production of lamps of
spe cal design, especially adapted to au-
tomobile use. They are designed to be
Gustp.oof and, of course. are operated
from the drivers seat merely by touching
a button or electric switch
This years brings with it the greatest
brought together for the criticism of
the motoring public. Almost every car
manufacturer is prepared to equip each
OF his chassis with half dozen different
types of bodies. including the touring
body of different passenger capacities,
the roadsters, the torpedo, coupe, limou-
sine. landaulet or berine.
Devices which make for greater safety
and ease of operati ton as well as comfort
of the passengers are more in evidence
than ever before Electric signaling de-
vices speedometers, bumpers shock
absorbers and numerous other accessories
all of the latest design. including several
new makes seen for the first time are
shown.
This year the prices of cars range from
S395 for the smallest two-passenger run
about to 800 for the largest limousine
or landaulet One concern displayed a
vestibule suburban car of the limousine
type, handsomely upholstered, electric
lighted and heated. and. in fact. every
convenience to make the occupant as
comfortable as in a parlor at home.
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cars on exhibition We're on actual turf
The same carpet effect idea was carried
out on the elevated platforms. At brief
intervals along the sides of the elevated
platform in the garden, extending the
length of the arena, We're number of
ornamental lamp posts which contained
the names of the various make machines
on the sides The various departments
Of the show were to be found lettered
on posts throughout the spacious eX-
hibtiOn hall.
Entering the garden exhibition. the
visitors We're confronted by Roman
seat and fountain. The fountain formed
the center of the seat. which was of
Il low abutment of gray stone. and
had a basin in which gold fish
disported themselves amid natural pond
lilies from which varied colored lights
radiated 4 white balustrade extended
along the outer edge of the elevated
platform, while the walls of the back
were covered with an imported cartridge
paper of golden hue. In the general
view there were three balconies in the
rear and in front of the garden, and
one on either side.
The exhibits of cars and accessories
on the elevated platform were separated
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before it is put on the road. or by the
penetration method. where the stone is
placed on the road and the tar applied
afterward. If road oils are used for
this purpose. more frequent applications
will be necessary.
One of the most durable types of road
that can be built is that OF brick. In
the course of years the brick road is also
one of the cheapest. CuyahOga county.
Ohio, has about $50 miles of brick roads
and the farmers of that county will not
have any other type of road. The brick
road model illustrates the several steps
in the construction of the road as fol-
lows: The prepared subgrade. the con-
crete curbs. the foundation. one Of stone
and one of concrete, the sand cushion.
the brick i'm place the expansion joints
and the filler or grOutng material.
There are three bridge and culvert mod
els. One of these shows a small concrete
culvert, another represents bridge of
eight-foct span. and the third a bridge
of twenty-four-foot span. all of REIN
forced concrete.
The exhibit, i'm addition to models. in
cludes about sixty bromide engagements:
these show actual scenes along the high
ways i'm various sections of the country.
i'm both mountainous and agricultural dis
tricts. and afford fine object lessons in
road Improvement under varying condi-
tonS.
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display by the Office of public roads,
United States Department of Agriculture
at the Grand Central Palace. 1t consisted
of a series of models in miniature. il
Illustrating the various types of road con-
struction, including earth. sand, clay.
gravel. macadam. both water-bound and
bituminous, brick, concrete and asphalt
block. special foundations and drainage,
concrete bridges and culverts also his
torical series, which illustrated the de-
velopment of the highway construction
through a period of practically 200
years. In addition there were models of
a road roller. rock quarry and crush
ing plant. operated by electricity. All OF
these models We're made on scale of
one-twelfth actual size, as TO show
each step in the construction
The historical series begins with
model of the Appian Way of the period of
about 800 B. G. Then follows d model of
the early French method of about 1873.
The Tresaguet method. from 1915 to 1870;
the Telford, about 1920; the early mac
adam. from 1920 to 1915 and the modern
macadam. 1916 to 1913, are also shown
This is said to be the first exhibit ever
gotten together illustrating the evolution
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19
Various Styles of Roads.


of much interest wherever shown
x = x *
Various STYLES of Roads.
The first section of earth road modei
represents an unimproved road. lmprop-
erly drained and cut to pieces by traHc'
This same road. after being crowned up
by the use of the road scraper or grader
and We'll drained, is represented IN the
second section. and the third secuon
shows the effect of traffic on the Voad
after Improvement. and its repair ny the
use of the split log drag.
A sand-cay model illustrates the buiid-
ing Of that type of road on sandy soil.
This model is divided into five sections.
the first showing typical unlmproNeo
sand road: the second showing the same
addition of clay; the third the clay dis
tTibuted evenly over the surface the
fourth the clay and sand mixed by the
use of a disc harrow, and the hfth, the
finished road.
Construction of gravel road Is We'll
demonstrated by the gravel model. In
the construction of this type of road the
gravel should be screened or carefully
selected, the coarser material being used
for the foundation course and the finer
material for the top or wearing course.
each course being four inches in depth
compacted.
The macadam models represent both
the water-bound and the bituminous
macadam. The water-bound macadam
is constructed of three courses Of stone,
without any artificial binder. One seri-
Gus defect of this type of road is that
fast automobile traffic will pick UP the
screenings. particularly in dry weather.
and toss them into the air as dust. which
is either blown away by the winds or
may settle back the road surface and
be washed off by the first heavy rain.
This process will often continue until
the road surface is completely sdenuded
of it's binder course. is left open so that
water easily penetrates. and then the
calks on the shoes of horses feet and
the wheels of vehicles begin to pound
away at it and the road surface rapidly
disintegrates. This defect. however, may
be overcome by the use of various tars
and oils as an artificial binder, in the
form of bituminouS macadam, which may
be by the mixing method. where the tar
is mixed with the second course of stone
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The Truck Exhibit.

The exhibit of manufacturers of motor
trucks and delivery wagons. motor fire
engines. patrols. ambulances and other
forms of self-propelled commercial We
hicles is an equally interesting show i'm
itself This year promises to be an i'm
portant one in the motor truck business
for the retail dealer, from the big de-
partment store. with its hundreds of de-
livery vehicles, to the local butcher, gro
Ger, baker and small merchants In all
other lines of trade There is to be an
influx of new light motor wagons and
trucks at low and medium prices espe-
cially suited TO their requirements. They
will be made in large quantities by some
of the large and well known automobile
and carriage companies to meet the
enormous demand that is expected to de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

thirteenth national automobile
~ show, which opened a week
i ago tonight with double eXhi
bitiOn at Madison Square Gar
den and Grand Central Palace. has
broken all records from an attendance
standpoint and will go down into his
tory as the greatest automobile show in
the history of the industry in America.
The affair, which was held under the aus
pices of the New York Automobile Board
of Trade, far exceeded the expectations
of the promoters. while the machines on
display were the most magnificent ever
produced by American manufacturers
and plainly showed the result of years
of study and progressive ingenuity. The
writer was simply amazed at the advance
that had been made during the past sea-
son in pleasure car construction.
This should not be taken to indicate
that many radical changes have been
made in mechanical construction. Not
at all. | refer more particularly to the
complete equipment that is being offered.
Never has there been a time when a pur-
chaser can get as much for his money as
will be the case for 1913. This is equip
ment year is the phrase which is heard
in every direction. At this years show
it Will be found that nearly all of the
manufacturers are furnishing their cars
with more essential accessories than eyer
before, and more than was ever dreamed
of only four years ago. This equipment
does not include lot of superfluous and
useless parts. but such devices which
make for more efficient >operation and
ease of control of the car with less labor
for the driver.
AS an indication of the trend OF things.
less than three years ago only two manu-
facturers furnished self-starters with
their cars This year there are scarcely
a dozen out of nearly BOD pleasure vehi
Giles that are not equipped with some
form of motor starter which does away
with the laboriouS and dangerous method
of starting the car by hand. These
starters may be divided into five classes,
as follows: Electric. compressed air.
acetylene, gasoline or other volatile liquid
and spring starters Last year less than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19
Beautiful Garden Exhibit.

At the Madison Square Garden the dis
play was white and gold, which were the
dominant colors, although green and
crimson were strongly in evidence. The
girders of the big dome were screened
by canopy of nearly 5000 yards of cloth
of fluffy azure blue. amid which 100
tungsten incandescent lamps twinkled.
Twenty huge arc lamps and number OF
crystal shades and skirts" We're pendent
from the roof. Along the side of the
garden more than 1900 feet of mirrors
We're paneled, and the reflection greatly
added distance to the machines on view.
Lattice work was more prominent IN
the structural treatment this year
than was the case last year. OF an
unusual design were the mammoth crys-
tai chandeliers which hung from the
SKY of the garden The chandeliers
were topped by natural foliage, which
entwined the strings of crystal through
which the brilliant lights radiated. 1t was
a veritable Cry stall Palace, and 1t was
evident that the designers carried out to
the letter the ideas and intentions of the
show committee. 1t is seldom that this
metropolis has witnessed such ''blaze
of glory has greeted the thousands
upon thousands of visitors who have
taken in the show
The exhibition spaces on the main
floor We're carpeted with specially
woven fabric of light green, and added
much in giving the appearance that the