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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-23

We showed the advice to the boss
and he said: Il think Ill go.
q q o = @ . q = 9 o o . q o . .
q The DIARY OF A MODERN Q
o MIR. PEPYS. .
o q Q o = D = . = . . y . = .
July 22.-To Master Sheldon's
for luncheon as usual, but was
distressed TO find that picnic
party was encamped In my favor
lite luncheon room. No place for
"A picnic with Outside Help
(meaning provender brought In
to wash down with Master Shell
don's excellent coffee) I thought
but made no remark to my COM
t,anion, who is less affected by
such incidents than l, who have
raw nerves. cOnversed with
an eminent jurist of another
town, but ere the 'eOzersaziOne
had progressed far, l discovered
that the iurist was suffering from
TOO generous rotations, and felt
reRretfuI and compassionate
tbereat. The human flesh is weak
even judicial human flesh.
"A THANK you FOR
IN YOUR KIND ATTEN-
Sr o. n. CHESTNUT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-23

neepe 60 fair
the Monaan made
thaft TN Carnival $4,000
days
assoctation stock
UouIda shOrtag
IL hat 5 bToaehed means 20
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-23
THE Editorial PLURAL

THE Editorial PLURAL
(FrOm the Press.)
Miss Maiben's uncle, Il. >.
Metzer, editor and proprie-
tor of the Logansport Tri-
hume, were with her ON the
bus.
AS we envisage it, the more
Fairgrounds, the fewer plague
grounds.
PERSONAL
Charley jackson, WHO prints a
paper I'm Portland. was In our
town yesterday. He called ON
st. Helens ave. inhabitant.
The health bureau OF chicago
advises all persons to go fishing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-23
PSYCHE

viii have an interesting talk IN
the Times Saturday for Tacoma
parents. It will he like most
Times features real novelty.
Don't miss him I'm the Times Sat
urdsy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-23
B0ALT DEFIES
COURTS ORDER
TO TELL truth

WASHINGTON, ID C.. July 2
BOalt that he was unfairly treat
Vera Cruz, which declared unfoun
forces fired upon fleeing MeNica
in Vera Cruz. were in fair wa
by the navy department today.
Judge advocate of the navy to CO
ing the conduct of the naval boa
advocate was also directed to sec
10 the United States by Boalt en-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-23
NOT SO EASY

Two borrowers ON the
books of the company went
insane, whether through wor-
nv or from other causes u
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
DECIDE THAT THE 18TH
AMENDMENT is in EFFECT

Washington, Jan. 19.-In decid.
ing that Blair Lee, Democrat, or
Marysville, should be seated as
United States senator to succeed
Senator Jackson, Republican, and
that Frank P. Glass of Alabama is
not to be seated to succeed the late
Senator Johnston, the senate com.
mittee on elections determined that
the seventeenth amendent is now in
in full effect; that no supplemental
legislation by state legislatures is
necessary and that the governor Of
state has authority to call spe-
cial election where machinery for
such an election exists.
The senate will pass upon the
report today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

own border states have furnished 4
most liberal supply, Minnesota last
year sending 1905. North Dakota
aloe and South Dakota ss0--nearly
every entry meaning the transfer
ring Of family over the line.
In view OF the remarkable pros
perity which has come TO the vest
ern states during the past decade. II
is somewhat strange that SO many
farmers should leave. Over thirty
thousand in three years seeking
Canadian homesteads means rath-
err respectable company. Out OF. this
immigration has come a remarkable
expansion OF business in the western
provinces, Cities OF modern equip
ment have been built almost In a
day; railroads have pushed far into
what was short time ago the VIII
derness; capital has flowed from
every part OF the world for invest
ment, and a new empire has come
to this hemisphere.
The United States has done its :
part in furnishing the energy and
brains for this growth-but 1t is
only natural that our own farming
states should deplore the loss brought
to them through this trek to the
northwest. In the meanwhile, IL our
western states expect to retain their
farmers they must see to 1t that the
and's advantages are properly her
llded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

/ Governor Hodges has gone at the
Improvement OF the Kansas state
penitentiary In businesslike man
ner Basing his action on care
J full report OF Dean F. w. Blackmar
OF the University OF Kansas he has
appointed an exceptionally well
qualified commission to submit
plans TO the next legislature. While
some parts OF the prison plant need
rebuilding much OF It can be re-
modelled or retained and It Is I'M
likely that complete new prison
will be recommended. But there
should be such improvements as
viii make the institution a credit
to the state and Governor Hodges
has taken the direct way to such
accomplishment. He has appointed
so capable commission, consisting
of Prof. Blackmar, Ex-Warden Me-
Claughry. Ex-Warden Haskell, ]. z.
Porter and John r. Mulvane. that |
its recommendation will doubtless
have the prompt approval OF the
legislature and Kansas will secure
what has long been recognized as
real necessity-a first class, sanitary
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
TO MAKE SHIPS
SAFE AT SEA
International Congress Sets ReguIa.
tions for Vessels
ONE CODE FOR DISTRESS CALLS
U. u. Controls Apparatus and SUI
Pervises Operations OF All Ma
tio1s-Adopt Other Safe
to Measures

London, Jan. 19.-The work OF
the revision committee OF the In
ternational Congress on Safety al
Sea practically is ended. The Ameri-
can wireless systems were all agreed
to by the European delegates. The
main feature of this is that 1t gives
the control of the apparatus and
the supervision over the operations
OF the employees to the American
government. notwithstanding the
nationality of the ships, whenever
they are coming into or departing
from American wattri.
This agreement preserves intact
the private code signals of ally
country, reserved for war. Use is
made of the commercial code, and
only one code will be used for any
distress call, This will assure its
being understood by all ships within
range.
The Americans have been unsuc-
cessful in their contention as to the
number OF men manning each ship.
The European delegation voted I'M
against the extra equip
ment suggested, on the ground that
probably confusion would result
rom great numbers of sailors in the
event of a crisis.
The adoption of the provision for
ats aboard ship, against the con-
ention of the Americans, was car I
led. The Americans, however,
orced the concession that never ,
more than one-third of the life saw :
ng craft should consist of RATS, and \
ways two-thirds or more life boats, '
here. the ship carries both. C
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
HOPE FOR THE DUCK SHOOTERS
Sportsmen Urge Open Season BE
Changed to Late Winter

Washington, Jan. 19.-Kansas
duck hunters claim that recent fed
eral statutes practically establish a
permanent closed season on duck
shooting in Kansas. They are urg-
ing change in the regulations so
tnat there may be an open season
in the spring as well as in the fall.
Representative Victor Murdoch has
taken the matter up and will endea-
vor to secure modification of the
existing regulations.
The sixty-second congress passed
what is known as the migratory bird
act giving to the bureau of biologi-
cal survey the authority to divide
the country into zones and To fix
the time during which ducks and
geese and other wild fowl can he
shot In each zone. Kansas was a.
signed to the open season in which
the open season on wild fowl is
from September / to December "a.
the Kansas sportsmen claim that
there is very little duck shooting in
kansas because of scarcity of
water at that season of the wear
fhey point out that because of this
OF water in the fall months
ne wild fowl, in their migration
'outn' DO not stop often or larry
ong in Kansas. In the late winter
lnd early spring water is abundant
2 ponds and rivers. Kansans ask
n open season from February 18th
o March 18th.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
RESCUE 10 MEN FROM
SINKING ICE SHIP

Baltimore, Jan. 19-Rescued from
their ice coated sinking ship after
they had given up all hope, the 1s
members of the crew of the five
masted schooner Fuller Palmer ar
rived in Baltimore aboard the DON
aldson line steamer Marina.
The rescue was made by the Mar
ina Thursday morning about 1874
miles southeast of Cape Cod.
Since Monday morning, when the
gale which swept the Atlantic coast
had so battered the schooner that
she began to leak, the crew had
fought to keep her afloat. With
sails whipped into shreds by the
wind and rigging broken and so coat
I'd with ice that it could not be
handled, the Fuller Palmer had
drifted at the mercy of
ne raging seas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

Here is some good sense from tn,
Hope Dispatch: "A number of Kan
sas papers are running the absurd
story that Kansas ranks gath in pub
lie school work, giving as the rea.
son that she does not pay the wages
20 other states average. Wages cut
no figure, with ability 1t is an old
axiom that ability is what draws the
wages. Last year a large bunch OF
Kansas teachers were fired from
our state schools and immediately
got Jobs with better wages. Are
they. any better teachers because
they are getting more pay? Kansas
ranks right at the top in education
and her educators are in demand in
every, state of the union. The as
sertion mentioned is Silly" Kansas
IS growing weary of the howl that
ITS schools are among the poorest in
the land.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
PREPARING FOR KANSAS pay
Republican banquet Management
Announces Some Speakers

Topeka, Jan. 19.-Preparations
for the Kansas Day banquet on Jam
uary 2s are well under way and
indicate that the Republican feast
day for this year will be OF unusual
importance.
The contract for serving the ban
quet has. been awarded to the Throop
hotel. The banquet will be held in
Masonic temple,
The principal speaker for the ey-
ening has not been announced.
Baxter d. McClain. a young at
torey OF lola, will be the native
Kansan who will respond to the
toast Kansas" This year, for the
first time In the history of the
Kansas Day club banquets, woman
will respond to a toast. Mrs. May
Ewing Scott, wife of former con-
gresham Charles F. Scott, will adj
dress the club. Mrs. Scott is said
to be one of the most brilliant wo-
men speakers Of Kansas.
Robert Stone will respond to the
toast 1.-THE Progressive Republican"
and the subject of j. S. Deans re-
spouse will be "The True Progress
sive."
DR.. F. L. Loveland will pronounce
he invocation and C. L. Kagey of
8eloit, president of the Kansas Day
'iub, will deliver a short address.
The women of the state are being
'iven a special invitation to attend
he banquet this year. Preparations
rer being made for at least 500
'uests. out-of-town guests who de-
lire to make reservations before
oming to Topeka should address
red Jewell, secretary of the club.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
PLAN A 1-DAY ATLANTIC TRIP
Aviator Atwood Would Fly Across
the Ocean

Dayton, Ohio, Jan. 19.-Upon the
risk the flyer is willing to take will
depend the date of the first cross
ing of the Atlantic ocean in an aero
plane, according to Orville Wright,
who is figuring with Aviator Harry
N. Atwood upon such a flight. At
wood is not going to take forlcrn
chances, so he is indulging in much
mathematical study.
Wright declares the chances of
success attending such an effort
were far less visionary than they
were only short time ago. He be-
lieves the flight could be made from
Newfoundland in 25 hours. The
longest aeroplane flight up to the
present time was of about eleven
hours duration.
Wright and Atwood are trying to
decide which would be better plan,
% equip machine with tank large
enough to carry fuel for an unin-
errupted flight, or a boat which
would permit the aviator coming tc
he water to take additional fuel
rom passing liners. 1t is believed
hat a gasoline tank when filled
yould weigh a ton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
CANADIAN EMIGRATION
DECREASING

J. Especial interest attaches to ad
Q vance figures from the report of tn,
department of the interior of Can
ada for the year ending March 81
1918, because of the showing made
of the homestead entries on western
Canada farms. The emigration from
the United States to Canada has
been for several years a matter of
concern to western states that were
hereby losing annually hundreds of
their best farmers. This report in
dicates that the crest of that move
ment has been passed and that the
number Of homeseekers from this
country entering the Dominion is
decreasing. In 1911, the States fur
nished 12,495 homestead entries: In
1912, the record showed 1857, and
this years report gives total of
$685., a decrease of 33 per cent in
three years.
This percentage Is larger than the
decrease in the total number of
entries, which is 25 per cent in the
same period. OF course, the home
steaders are not the only persons
who cross the border to find new
homes. Thousands of farmers buy
lands and settle on them without
any reference in government reports.
Just how many in the aggregate thus
leave the United States cannot be
told accurately, but the number is
sufficient to make a considerable
drain OF first class farmers who are
needed on our own agricultural
lands. 1t is, however, encouraging
20 the western states to see that the
attractiveness of the northwest is
apparently lessening and that, there .
IS evidently a greater tendency to !
ievelop the territory this side of the !,
border.
The ease and cheapness with which J
productive soil could be obtained IN !
he Canadian northwest has inter ;,
1sted our farmers. Every advantage \
las been vigorously presented by +
gents and by advertising all through
'ur own interior. while the Canad-
an government and its railway con- o
'anies have offered extra induce 9
nents in long time loans and son- c,
ses Of various sorts to, make It easy n
or the farmer with small means to 81
tart the development of farm A
rom raw prairie, Western Canada a
vast territory. large part of It B
xceedingly fertile, and its full de- ii
elopment has only begun. Nearly HI
orty thousand homestead entries are st
eeorded annually and almost every pV
Ivilized nation on earth is repre- Ii
snted among the sneweomers Our h,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

Seems as though Bill Whites fol.
lowers would lose faith in his judg
ment. A year ago he was laudine
Bristow as sort of reincarnation
OF the conglomerated spirits of Oil
Yer Cromwell, the Duke of Yelling
ton, Martin Luther and Demosthe-
mes; now he is CHASING him with
hour' dogs and Sulzer. And Bills
Ideas on the Progressive party are
likely to change just as much.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
THE INNOCENT PURCHAsERy

THE INNOCENT PURCHASER"
A decision OF 'ihterest has recent
ly been handed down BY the suprem,
court Of Minnesota. Briefly stated
the facts OF the case were about al
follows: A fake medicine concern
doing business under the gulse oil
an institute" induced farmer
whose wihe was suffering from tu-
berculosis to allow them to treat
her. representing that they had a
secret treatment not known to the
rest OF the medical profession. The
farmer was further induced to sign
a note. which was Immediately sold
to bank at a 80 per cent discount.
The farmer. becoming dissatisfied
with the treatments given his wife.
refused to pay the note when 1t fell
due and was sued by the bank. The
bank won in the lower court on the
grounds OF being an innocent pur-
chaser. When the case came before
the supreme court a new trial was
ordered. the court holding that the
evidence justifies a finding that the
note was procured by fraud and that
the plaintiff was not an innocent
purchaser.
A similar case came to our at
tentlon recently when a respected
citizen of east Dickinson was called
on to pay notes for $110 sold to a
southern Kansas bank by a travel
ing mountebank who agreed to
cure two members of the farmers
family for that sum. The contract
provided only however that he would
furnish medicine. He sent some.
dope the first month and
luit-then the notes appeared and
we're paid. Such notes should new |
IT be collected and courts will en-
lance their standing by refusing to &
live judgment and by following the. 9
Minnesota precedent. y
Such a decision may appear a
title revolutionary, but is rather re-
reshing to know that at last the I
'orld of sharpers Is in a fair way
0 become deprived of the innocent v
urchaser. If customer is doing g
fraudulent business, the bank has p
o right to blind itself to the nature
his occupation. That such bust p
ess is very profitable hardly serves II
an excuse. Rather that fact cl
lould put the bank upon inquiry. Il
he new generation OF bankers has
'alized that banking is a profess IL
on entrusted with one of the most a
'sponsible of the social functions A
that of control of credit. To sort ra
e sheep from the goats is no small i!
Irt of that function, and 1t is safe til
say that the only interest most
mixers OF today will take In the ca
'cision rendered by the supreme to
urt of Minnesota will be to quote ar
cpprovingly. ida
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

The Harrington arson case came to
close yesterday in the distric,
court at Abilene. One of the de.
fendants, Or. Brownell was declar-
Cd insane in the probate court and
that released him of the charge OF
arson. Five years he had been adj
sdicted to the use of morphine and
cocaine. Being deprived Of trese
drugs while in the county ian
brought a mental collapse. Funny
thing, isn't it, that doctor, the man
who above all others knows for a
certainty the effect Of the use of
such drugs, becomes addicted to
their use. But some of them do an
right enough-and that's their fin
Ssh Concordia Kansan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
CLAY CENTER DECIDES TO
PUT IN MATER METERS

Clay Center, Jan. 19.-The Clay
Center public utilities commission
has decided to place all users OF
water in Clay Center on meters and
the city council has passed the nee
essary ordinances to accomplish
that object. About the first of May
all water users in Clay Center will
be on the meter plan. AS It has
been, some users have been ON me-
tiers and some have not.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22


From the impassioned philippe:
of William Allen White, who is tell
Ing now all the secrets of the Pro.
gressive bosses conclaves, 1t appears
that Bristow worked the new party
leaders for suckers in a most &C.
complished manner He says the
senator urged them to organize,
helped lay plans and campaigned
for the party In the east, taking
the hide off the Republicans, then
when he found he could not be
elected on a Progressive party in
Kansas, quit and declared he never
left the Republicans. Joe seems to
have played the game to be safe
either way.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
IN 1918, 1141 MINERS
KILLED IN PENN. MINES

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 1s.-There
were 1141 mine workers killed In
and about the mines Of Pennsyl-
vania in 1913, according to a report
made public today by James E. Rod
erick, chief of the state department
of mines. OF these 615 were killed
in the antracite regions and the re-
naming 52s In the bituminous dis
tricts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
Manhattan Nationaliat: sneaL

Manhattan Nationalist: Speakin1
OF candidates to go on the Republi.
can ticket, for rip-roaring sue
cess over the Democratic this year,
no one could beat Charles H. SEES
sions as a candidate for governor.
And for lieutenant governor, pick
man like State Senator J. e.
Brewer of Abilene, out in the CEN
trail part of the state. Brewer has
mad an honorable career In the
state senate, and is one Of the abIest
public men in Kansas. We would
like to see Sessions and Brewer
head the Kansas Republican ticket.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
THE MAN WHO DOES

Every factory or business insti
tuition of any kind wants him. The
Man Who Does Things isn't very
often looking for a job--the Jobs
are looking for him, says an ex-
change. He seldom complains but
always acts. He accomplishes res
suits and these speak louder in his
favor than columns of newspaper
writeups. What the entire business
world wants, and what it rewards
is the Man Who Does Things. Dis
couragement and failure don't mean
much to him; results are the sub
stantial things for which he works
and attains. There is usually a
settled, well-defined air of assured
success in his manner and move
ments.
There is no trouble in selecting
him from crowd, for there is an
attractive, get-there imprint on his
conference.-the a clearness to
his eye. He can be picked out just
as unerringly as his opposite-the
1odger, the loafer, or the clock
who always abides with
Encouragement and hard luck.
The Men Who Can Do Things in
he Industrial, commercial and fin
ncial life of today are as scarce and
ard to find as their oppos;tes are
lentiful. The opportunities how
yer, are not scarce; in fact, they
re more plentiful than at any time
the history of the country. OPP
Ortunities await every man who I
pes things without watching the
me clock or the pay check. You
mt have your eye or your mind
these two things and success
lily attend to your employers bus
ess. Il
The man who is a help and not Y
hindrance to the organization il =
fellow who cashes up well. The ?
lows who spend their time feel u
for their watch and grumhling IA
themselves about being under .
I'd or not receiving as much as y
me fellow employee, will never ~
lount to a great deal in this world ~
any capacity. 'Twould be far bet &c
Tor employees of this class to get ne
line or get out and not take pay
m the boss they deceive. It's a u
graded form of humanity indeed ."
u accepts meal ticket with one
i'd and strikes with the other. co
Men Who Do Things are not built
these lines-they don't consult, -
time to see when to stop; they
y until they themselves are sat
ed with what they have done. "A
~ are not the "Hanger-around Ce
ii-the-whistle- blows" before start ha
at their task, nor the ones who wa
nd fifteen minutes getting the
dy-to-quit'i before it's time to ess
J. ths
he Man Who Does Things. may all
his absorption of duties forget be
meals or his bed, while the on bee
tie will be ever ready and al ter
3 ahead Of time for either or
!. IN
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

What is under us?" asks Henry
Allen In the Wichita Beacon. Well,
II you want to know 1t Is bomb
and 1t is timed to explode on the
first Tuesday after first Monday in
next November,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
salina Sun: The w R q

salina Sun; The w. R. C. OF
Abilene have commenced raising
money to buy flag for the pablic
library building to be floated from
the top on flag pole. They expect
TO put 1t there" on Lincolns birth
day Glory for the ladies.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

Agricultural prosperity is re.
Elected In sustained mail order bust
ness, which is still above that of a
year ago. So says financial re-
view. 1t ought to be reflected in the
upbuilding of the country town.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22

Labor should have an early OPP
portunity to choose between steady
Jobs at moderate wages and occa-
sional work at higher pay.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-22
DISCOVER A NEST EGG
OF ~ WHISKY BOTTLES

Wichita. Jan. 1s.--In a search
for supposed contraband liquor in .
West Third street yard, the police
lifted a sitting hen from nest in
henhouse. Underneath. the boz
containing the nest and eggs was
a key containing IL bottles Of whis-
Ky