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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
PRoGREssIvEs AND JOBS

The esteemed Chanute Tribune
fuses with the Gazette because
some of the Progressives have held
office at one time or another. Sure
they have. But if they wanted jobs
badly they wouldn't be in the Pro-
gressive party these cold February
days. There is one thing dead sure:
And that is that the man who joins
the Progressive party to get an Of
flee, has played the most gorgeous
toke on his meal ticket ever played,
naniel talked perfectly good break
fast out of the lions.-William Al
un White.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
MAY HOLD THIEF WHO
ROBBED AT MANHATTAN

Manhattan, Feb. 25.-Sherifi
Frank Schermerhorn left for St
Louis where he hopes to find the
man who entered and robbed two
Manhattan homes.
A message this morning from
Chief Young of st. Louis said they
had picked up a negro who had 81
pieces of silverware in his possess
sion. The message said the silver
ware was stamped with the letter
H, believed to be that taken from
the Charles Lantz home here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
Secretary Redfield Believes Nation
wide Industrial Awakening
HnLP rHE woRKING CLAssEs
Declares Development In Pubic
schools Must Take 6 Big
Part in the Coming
New Order

Dayton, o., Feb. 25.-An indus
trial awakentty that win revolution
ize the nations business, minimize
the possibility of wrecked and vast
ed lives. and elevate working men
and women to positions that Will
keep them alive in safety and de-
cency, was confidently predicted
here by william g. Redfield, secre-
tary OF commerce, speaking on the
human side OF factory, commercial
and Industrial life before the Great
ek Dayton association.
4Mr. Redfield said. in part:
"We have prided ourselves on our
education in this country, for We
have done much and made great
sacrifices that our children might
be taught and there are those Of
you who, like myself, have had mo-
thing except that which the gener-
osity of an intelligent public gave
to them in the way of school In
struction. But here another door
opens wide leading into a prospect
rich in its promises of social and
industrial improvement.
"Good as our schools are, they
leave much undone. We are not
teaching our boys and girls how to-
work. We turn them out-speaking
of the country as whole-14 years
old, the larger part of them, from
our grammar schools with certain
amount of academic knowledge, but
without any training whatever for
the real work of life"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
THAW HABEAS CORPUS
FIGHT BEGINS TODAY

Concord, N. H., Feb. 2O.-Finai
preparations were made for the hear
ing of Harry X. Thaw's petitions
for a writ of habeas corpus and for
admission to bail to be held before
Judge Edgar Eldrich in the federal
court today. Chief interest center
ed in the question of bail, for wnat-
ever the decision In the matter OF
habeas corpus the question will be
taken to the United States supreme
court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
Mayor CurIey Renounces Seat

Boston, Feb. 25.-Mayor James
M. CuIrey announced today his res
ignation of his seat in congress. In
a statement he said he took the
step as a result of the action Of
Minority Leader James R. Mann,
who introduced a resolution in con-
gress yesterday proposing that Mr..
Curley's seat be declared vacant.
The resignation is to be effective
from February 4.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
STOCK TRAIN STRIKES SNOW
Pillow IN A BLIZZARD

Manhattan, Feb. 25.-Lack of
telegraphic communication caused a
peculiar wreck on the Rock Island
at Keats. A snow pillow that passed
through Manhattan jammed into a
stock train. the swirling snow max
ing it possible for the engineers to
see only a short distance ahead.
Two negroes were injured. Meth
or seriously. They were members Of
the pillow gang
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
X. U, INSTRUCTORS TO
MAKE WEEKLY VISITS

Lawrence, Feb. 25.--After max
ing the state its campus by the es-
tablishment of correspondence
courses, the university is making
the state its classroom, by providing
weekly visits of university instruc-
tors to any community where six or
more correspondence students are
taking the same course of study.
The instructor will conduct classes
and will hold consultations with
the students. Work of this sort IS
now being done in Topeka.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
GRANT BECKER
A new TRIAL
sentence OF Death for Murder Of
Herman Isoscnthal, Reversed
. OTHER CONVICTIONS STAND
Court OF Appeals Rules That New
York Police Lieutenant Did
Not Get y Fair
Trial

New York. Feb. 25.-The convic-
ton OF Charles Becker, former po-
lice lieutenant. Of the murder OF
the gambler. Herman Rosenthal, an
nulled by the court OF appeals means
that Becker probably will 60 free
without facing second trial.
District Attorney Whitman be-
lieves that under the opinion hand
ed down by the court conviction a
second time would be impossible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
SPRAY OR CUT TREES DOWN
San Jose Scale Busy in Orchards
Near Larned

Larned, Feb. 25.-After a care
full inspection of fruit trees in this
section, Assistant state Entomolo-
gist Claasen has ordered all trees
either sprayed at once or cut down
and burned because OF the San Jose
scale and other diseases.
Mr.. Claasen says the future OF or
chardizing in this vicinity is imper-
lied and that he will spend several
days here, beginning about the mid
die of this week, experimenting the
work
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
ADMIT WRECKING HOUSE
WHEN MONEY is DENIED

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Salvator So
rione and Frank Caperalli confess
ed to the police today that they plac'
ed the bomb which wrecked build
ing in the Italian quarter early yes
terday and injured number OF per-
sons. The men said they attempted
to blow up the place because they
had not received, reply to a letter
demanding 1900 from Leonardo
1fSione, whose bank and grocery oc-
cupied the first floor Of the build
ing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
CAPPER is TO RUN FOR
THE GOVERNORSHIP
Seeks Republican Nomination-De'
nounces Progressive Party

Topeka. Kan, Feb. 25.-Arthur
Capper today made announcement
of his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for governor. His an
no, ncement declares for business
the removal OF
spoils system from state affairs and
says he has no alliances with any
other candidate. He says, Il am
firmly convinced that the third
party movement recently begun in
this state is mistake and can ac-
complish nothing except possibly the
perpetuation of Democratic misrule
ir Kansas" Regarding taxes he
says: II shall make no wild prom
ises Of reduction in taxes or other
impossible reforms in state govern
ment, but do promise that ii elect
ed I shall look after the business OF
the state as / look after my own;
that I shall do my best to keep out
the political grafters, and hangers
on; the useless officials, clerks and
boards; that / shall oppose all ex-
appropriations and petty
rake-offs that waste the peoples
money; and that will make econ
omy; honesty, efficiency and human
Ity the watchwords in the admins
tration Of the peoples business"
He says he is a Republican and
expects to remain one.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
MIDDTEs' FATE UP
TO PRESIDENT NOW

Washington, Feb. 19.-President
Wilson will decide the fate OF Vim
ton |. Mcclure, William B. Bungert
and Charles A. MCGOWAN, mfdshiD-
men involved in charges of irregu-
larities in marine engineering ex-.
animation at Annapolis. Secretary
Daniels sent The case to the white
house last night.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
ELDORADo REFUSES
COMMISSION FORM

Eldorado. Feb. 25.-Eldorado
defeated commission government In
special election by forty votes.
Twelve hundred were eligible to
vote and 575 votes were cast. FL
dorado defeated this issue in an cleo
ton in 1910 with SO votes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
YOUNG MAN FROZE TO
DEATH; is UNIDENTIFIED

Wichita, Feb. 25.-A young man
was found nearly frozen to death by
Patrolman James Hardy. He was
taken to a hospital, but never. re-
gained consciousness fully enough
to furnish Identification. He died
last night and the body will be
held until his relatives can be
found.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
FALLS INTO BOILING
! WATER, HOLDS HEAD HIGH

saiina. Feb. 25.Ernest KOlb. 20
years old, fen into q vat Of boiling
water at the Butter Packing plant
ii this city. where be Is employed.
he Is At ! local hospital where ply
niciann aay be has fighting chance
fsr Ire WIN hia psssenca ot uind
s. Ind hla hsaa aeofs the wAteF
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
NIGHT WATCH DIES IN
FIRE AT LEAVENWORTH

Leavenworth. Feb. 25.-willard
Belknap, night Waterman, lost
his life in fire which destroyed the
Hamilton glove factory here. Three
firemen were overcome by smoke.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26

Oklahoma Statute UncOnstitutionaI
washington. Feb. 25.-The Okla
homa statute Of 1908. in effect for
bidding foreign corporations doing
business in that state from remov-
ing suits against them from state 70
federal courts IN that jurisdiction.
vas held Unconstitutional By the
unrEens court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
ROBBER USES PILLOW
SLIP TO COVER FACE

Pittsburg, Feb. 25.--A robber
masked by a pillow slip entered
cafe at 2:4o o'clock this morning.
While he covered the man In charge
he robbed the cash register Of $1S
and disappeared down the street.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
COPPER TANKS UNDER
MOTOR CAR HELD WHISKY

Nowata, Ok, Feb. 25.--The fed
eral authorities of this district have
seized an automobile with sufficient
copper tanks underneath the car to-
carry SO gallons Of whisky
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
OF ROBERT
LOUIS STEVENSON DEAD

Santa Barbara. CAL. Feb. 20
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, widow
Of the late famous novelist. died OF
apcpIexy 81 her home in Montecito;
Mrs. stevenson was stricken We'd
hesday and did not REGAIN conscious
ness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
Private Sale
Welcome Stock Farms Poland ChinaS
80 Head Bred Sows, Gifts and
Young Stock

of 20 head Of sows bred TO my nero O
and Star Pointer by Mascator me SOw are
ali ~ as good breeding breeding condition Some are Snow
They bred to farrow IN March, Ap
and May 10 head Of fall pigs Of both sexes
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
II: orse ;

am also offering head horses consisting OF mares
foa drivers gedngs mares in a bred 70 A.
old good black Color weight
1880 EACH black weight about 1917 ns
black gedng coming eight 1900 lbs bay gedns COM
inc wears old geding coming years ou
sired by the Pecheron
General owned by the Hol land Horse Co. one pay
Also good second hand org an cheap
will given with interest at
cent interest VIII pc charged
ocArtoN-My farm is located south Of Abilene miles
Elmo, six miles west ana
o Hope, miles west and south OF ADiehe
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-26
.G11os

am also prepared build concrete sos Of the monon.nc
TYNE can build thinking OF building
so figure with on same am aso ssns
nv sorros and litter This perfect stOs and from
- s.tetv 70 working m en- has wanting
to engage building build your own come ana see me- OF
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-09-15

shipping arrangements consummated
CT the information acquired
l left the Valley on the evening Of
June 10th. 1t may be of interest TO
mention southern and eastern cot
ton as the railroad passes through
almost solid fields of cotton for hun
dreds Of miles. In Texas rains have
been heaviest in years and have in
terferred with planting to some eX-
tent, but as a rule the cotton WAS
about as far advanced as in the Val
ley; this of course is all short or
common cotton.
Generally speaking the stand is
Sood although the replant is often
noticeable. The condition of filth is
excellent and the fields especially
attractive on account of straight
rows and clean fields-an occasional
bloom is to be seen June 18th but not
often.
Through Alabama, Georgia and the
Carolinas crops are much behind
Texas and the land is more uneven
and soil apparently impoverished
Fields are cut up in irregular plats
and farming carried on in a most
crude and slovenly fashion, The lab
orers are practically all negroes and
on large plantations is and 20 ne
groes may be seen, each with a sim
gle pillow behind a little mule-a sup
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-09-15

be broken the whole machine stops
automatically.
The last operation is on the spin
ming mule; here the last twisting is
done, and we have, as the product
of all these complicated AMI eXpen-
sive machines, rather, coarse, loose
thread commonly known among spin :
ners as yarn. For sewing thread
several strands of this yarn are
twisted together according to fine
ness of yarn and fineness of thread
required.
We called upon the American con-
sui at Manchester. He gave us in
formation in regard to shipping,
ETC., and strongly recommended ship
ping direct to Manchester to save
transfer at Liverpool.
By appointment we took samples
to the office of Mr.. Street, buyer for
the Fine SpinneTs, where Mr.. Dixon,
president, and Mr.. Mcconnell, vice.
president, examined same carefully.
They had seen our grades but were
especially interested in the new
Pima cotton now grown at Sacaton;
it is complimented everywhere.
In Liverpool and Manchester We
visited the docks and warehouses
where millions of bales of cotton are
handled and stored annually. At
Mancheste. ship canal has been
constructed which makes it possible
to ship direct without transfe-. The
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-09-15
MR.. DORMAN'S REPORT
ON COTTON SITUATION
Review of His Recent Visit to English Manufacturing
Centers and His Description of General Conditions
Here and Abroad with Respect to Cotton Growing
Industry in Salt River Valley

The following is the comprehensive
report of w. S. Dorman to the Salt
River Valley Egyptian Cotton Grow
crs' Association on the result of his
recent visit to England to find an
outlet for the long staple cotton of
this valley. Mr.. DOcman WAS ac
companied by two representatives OF
lie Department of Agriculture. He
carried letters to various persons and
firms among them one from Dwight
B. Heard to ]. b. Cook, of Man
chester, England, we'll known man
ufacturer of machinery employed in
the handling of cotton:
Mesa, Arizona, Aug. 81, 1914.
Salt River Valley Egyptian Cotton
Growers Association.
Gentlemen: AS your, authorized rep
resentative I beg to submit herewith
a general report of the Eastern and
European trip undertaken in the in
terests of ARIZONA Egyptian cotton
and the Salt River valley
Since practically all the work re-
ferred to in this report has been
completed g general state of war has
suddenly tAown all of Europe in,o
a state of commercial decentralization
the results of which are most uncer
tain, and it is useless to predict
whether or not we will be able in the
near future to take advantage of III:
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-09-15

transit dock here is one-half mile
long four stories high, and about $50
1T. in width, of solid concrete and
steel, Freight is not allowed to e.
main here over 70 hours. The
freight handled last year amounted
TO 100000 tons.
We were notified by Frederick
Ze.ega Cthe McFadden house in Liv-
erpoo) that the 20 bales of Mesa
forwarded from New York, had ar
rived; so we went to see it and got
photographs. 1t did not look like
the splendid clean bales of fine cot
ton that left Mesa last February.
The warehouse foreman kindly had
several bales tucked into sunlight so
we could get pictures. In practi
cally all cases the bagging on one
end was completely gone, and on
most of the bales the covering was
nearly half gone, and it is evident
that a great deal of cotton must
have been lost. All points of trans
fe. get their share of city crop" as
it is called. Our Mesa cotton also
had large patches of coarse jute bag
ging on sides of bales, said to be
placed there at compress points to
cover sampling holes.
As a matter Of fact, these bales
lad never been sampled up to time
of their arrival at point of compress,
| and should not have been there.
! 1t must be taken into considera-
ton that this particular lot of cot
ton had been transferred and re
shipped locally, and it is not to pre-
sumo that cotton on through bill of
lading would fare so badly. This
cotton was sold on declining market
the second day it was offered foI
22c. | am told that both other ship
ments of our cotton arrived in very
good condition, and the only com
PLANT was as to the bulky bales
American cotton is usually in BAG
condition upon landing, for as a rule
Texas cotton bales are slashed oper
twice on each side, and from three
to a dozen samples taken before cot
ton is used.
Egyptian cotton is practically al
compressed and sold on type by ole
established shippers These type.
are known to the trade by name, a!
for example: broker in Manchestel
may have bought Egyptian cotton a
1T. O. NJ from certain shippers a
Alexandria, for use of a certain mill
for years. He knows that this nam
represents certain style and qualit.
of cotton, and a bale is not sampled
until it reaches Manchester.
There is apparently no reason
why Arizona Egyptian cotton canno
be marketed in the same way by on
organizations if we will only hav
the patience to establish our relia
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Mcconnell very, kindly managed for
us TO visit one of his mills and be
taken through all the different de-
partments.
The process from ths time cotton
enters the mill in bales until it
comes out in fine yarns, is as fol-
lows:
First the bale of cotton is opened
and thrown in armfuls into a ma
chine called a breaker; here the
first cleaning process takes place and
/ cotton is made loose and fluffy by
being beaten. From here it is TAX
en-, by conveyor to blending room.
Most yarns are made by blending or
mixing several different cottons to-
gether to get certain color, tensile,
strength or degree of fineness. One
bale of cotton is spread over the
floor of bin; then a bale of anothed
| kind, and so on until all the differ
ent cottOns to be represented in the
blend are spread in layers one on
top of the other.
Next an attendant puts this cot
| ton, beginning at front and taking
cotton clear to the bottom of bin
into a second conveyor where it is
carried to a breaker picker; this is a
severe beater arrangement where !
sets of heaters, arranged on cylind
ers, running at 1900 revolutions pei
minute, beat out all sand and large
portions of leaves and trash.
1t is admitted that this machine
Injuries the fiber of cotton to consid-
cradle extent. and of course cottor
of higher grades requires less O.
this severe treatment than that o
lower grades, and it sustains less in
jury and Waste-hence it's create
value.
From here the cotton comes out il
a sheet loosely placed together an
is rolled on a spindle about thre
feet long, until the roll is about on
foot in diameter. These rolls a,
now placed and run through tire
other picking and carding machine
all for the purpose of carding an
cleaning the cotton. Some shor
fibers are also removed here.
AS yet no special effort has bee
' made to place fibers parallel or tWis
them, and a little rope of cotton, tina
would only bear it's weight for a fey
feet in length, is run out very rap
idly-the tension is very delicatel
. adjusted.
Three more processes are used I
. take out short fiberS and fine trash
they are known as the sllverslappel
! ribbon lapper and comber; now tn
cleaning process is completed an
our cotton is entirely free from dill
and short fibers. Usually about 3
per cent of the cotton is taken OF
waste, the best of which. h0weve
las considerable value as shorte
> staple cotton.
1t now goes through the processe
1 of drawing and parallelizing, an
comes out like coarse loose yarn.
From this time IL passes thcoug
y several drawing out processes -
strand of cotton entering one
: these machines 100 it. in lengtl
u comes out smaller in diameter an
1900 fit. long. There are hundred
: of spindles on each one OF thes
II draw frames and the adjustment
so delicate that if one strand shoul
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bility as shippers.

bility as shippers.
AS to congresses, those In Egypt
are not used ordinarily in connection
with gins, but are heavy expensive
machinery installed at points of con-
centration where cotton, shipped in
large bags from the gins, is sorted
and then pressed. These are not
suited to our conditions and 1 am
not at this time in position to judge
whether gin congresses as used in
America would be a success with our
dry cotton either from a mechanical
or economical standpoint.
The storage facilities in Liverpool
and Manchester are adequate and
fixed charges, such as handling, stor-
age and insurance, about as in our
southern and eastern states, and are
approximately as follows:
Drayage and storing in store
house-per bale .............. .13
Weighing .O4
Insurance on 500 per month. -. .O1
Storage on one bale .......... 10
Interest on SIS at per ct...... 80
Total charge first month. 80. so
Second month storage ............1O
Second month insurance ....... oil
Second month interest ......... 80
Total chg per bale for mo. 1.03
Approximate cost on yards Arizona
per bale:
Insurance per month .......... 20
APPROX cost storing in open yds.
| Int on $50 per bale at pr Ct. 40
| Total 81
Second month .........,......'.; 80
Total chg. per bale for.......... 1.60
1t will be seen from the foregoing
that cotton can be carried at less
expense stored in England and still
have several distinct advantages:
1st. Grower would have SIS extra
cash per bale-$75 instead of usual
loan of $50.
2nd. Cotton in dry condition, as
ours usually is, gains in weight
while stored in damp climates.
3rd Would be sheltered and COW
ering not weakened by action of
elements.
4th. Accessibility to ready mar
kets where can be realized upon
quickly in case of local financial
stringency.
We visited the manufacturing
plant of Platt Bros, Ltd, at Old
ham, to get information in regard
to ginning in Egypt, and to inspect
Platt Automatic feeders.
1 find that the ordinary output
OF Platt gins in Egypt is from SO
Continued on Page Severn
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different grades of our cotton-llso
samples of yarn and knitted fabrics.
In addition to this had the following
spinning tests showing breaking
strength of yarn in different counts
as compared with Sakellaridis and
Sea Island cotton.
Breaking Strength Tables for the
Sea Island, Arizona, Egyptian and
Sakel.
Made from Uniform Blend of five
Grades Of Each
(The figures on left indicate the
counts" in yarn; for example, 100
indicates that yarn in this size will
run $4,000 yards to the pound; 10,
$500 yards, etc)
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