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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
MANY ATHLETES IN
COUNTY MEET SATURDAY

More entries have been sent In
for the county track and field meet
Saturday afternoon, April 26, than
for any previous contest. The meet
will be held at the fair grounds
here. The first event Is scheduled
to be run off at o'clock. The meet
was postponed from last Saturday
ON account of rain.
High school and grade athletes
have been taking wistful looks at
the large banners which will be
awarded the winning teams in the
various classes. The team winning
the highest number of points. in
Glass A. the team winning the high
est number in Glass B, the team
winning the highest number and the
graded school team winning the
highest number in its division each
will win banners. The banners
have been ON exhibition in Abilene
store windows.
Not a great many records will be
smashed Saturday. Carver Of Abb
lene in meet at Cottonwood Falls
topped the vault bar at 10 feet, IN
inches. considerably above the coun-
ty record mark held by Carver with
a vault of 8 feet, inches. In the
relay, Abilene has little chance of
setting record. though some of the
other high school teams entered
may better the record of minutes,
Sc seconds, set by the Abilene quar-
tet last year. Briney of Abilene
may see fit to raise the mark for the
12-lb. shot heave. The present
county record is 80 feet. and Briney
has tossed the pellet SO feet, IL
inches.
The records for Dickinson county
with the holders and date are:
5O-yard dash-C. Brewer, Abilene, |
1918, 6 1-5 seconds.
100-yard dash-C. Brewer, abb
lene, 1918, IL 1-5 seconds.
220-yard dash--c. Brewer, abb
lene, 1918. rs seconds fiat.
440-yard -Monninger. d. c.
n. s., 1918, So seconds.
ssO-yard un--Gorman. d. c. H.
s., 1918, 2 minutes. 20 seconds.
Mile rum. Brewer. Abilene,
1912, minutes, Al seconds.
12O-yard high hurdIes-Garver,
Abilene, 1913, 10 seconds.
Discus-C. Brewer. Abilene. 1912
II feet, inches.
12-lb. shot put-c. Brewer. abb
enc, 1919, 81 feet.
220-yard high hurdles. Tay-
or. d. c. II. s.. 80 seconds.
High jump. Taylor. d. C. H.
L. 1918. feet az inches.
Broad iump-carTer. Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
SENATE UPHOLDs WILSON
in MEXICAN CRISIS

Washington, April 22.-The SEN
ate at 3:21 o'clock this morning. by
a vote OF 70 to 1S, passed the ad-
ministration resolution declaring
"that the president is justified in
the employment of the armed forces
Of the United States to enforce his
demands for uneQuivocal amends
for the affronts and indignities COM
mitted against the United States" in
Mexico.
On the final vote Thompson Of
Kansas voted for the resolution;
Bristow voted against it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
FORMER DICKINsONIAN
HAS FINE HOLSTEIN HERD

The dairy farm Of ]. e. lands,
near Thomas, Okla, Is well known
in that community for the size and
quality OF its Holstein herd. Mr..
Lands farm is known as Shady
Lane" and he is making q big sue
cess. A committee Of railroad men
recently visited Thomas, and the
Lands farm was one Of the places
Of especial interest. Mr.. lands
formerly lived four miles south Of
Abilene on the farm known as the
sunny Ridge stock farm. He has
been a successful breeder Of Short
horn cattle and Berkshire hogs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
PEOPLE OF FIVE STATES
SEEING "A HOBO'S LUCK

H. A. Poe. secretary Of the Com
mercial club, has received word that
the film, "a Hobo's Luck" pre-
pared here on festival day, October
10 last. has been billed out Of KAN
sas City and will be shown for q
period Of six months through Kan
sas, Missouri, Illinois. Wisconsin
and Iowa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
PRESIDENT WILSON STATES
HIS DESIRE FOR PEACE

Washington. April 22.-Presi-
dent Wilson said to the newspaper
men today: II want to say to you
gentlemen. do not get the impress
sion tll8t there is about to be war
between the United States and Mex
leo. aat Is not the outlook at
present ct all.
I'm the first place. IN no con-
ceivable circumstances win We fight
the people Of Mexico. We arc their
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
WANT MORE ENTRIES
IN CORN CONTESTS

Entries for the county corn con-
test, managed by the farmers In
stitute with the aid Of the CONNER
cial club Of Abilene, have not been
coming in as rapidly as was hoped
for. At the present time there are
only so entries in both the acre
yield division and the contest for
the biggest ear. Contestdntstsn Guild
send their names to County sapsrs
intendent W. o. Steen or b. A. Poe,
secretary Of the Commercial club.
The entry list closes May 1.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
HUERTA ACCEPTS WAR ISSUE.
TELLS O'SHANCNESSY TO GO

Washington, April 22.-Charge
D'Affaires AlgArA, credited 20 the
United States has been instructed By
Huerta 20 request his passports from
Secretary Bryan.
Washington, April 22.-Huerta
has requested the United States 10
withdraw Nelson O'shaughnessy.
American charge d'affaircs 1t Mexi-
60 City. This was stated here early
today ON good authority, but has mot
been officially announced.
Washington, April 22-The Amer
ican forces commenced to advance 20
take the entire city Of Vera Cruz At
8 O'Clock under guns Of tho war
vessels, according to . report from
Consul Canada, received at the state
department at 10 O'Clock today.
Vera Cruz April 22.-Landing
parties from the American feet, I'M
der Badger were greeted with quite
general firing from Shippers when
the boats approached the short, at
half past four o'clock this morning.
Rear Admiral Badgers fleet has ar
rived.
Washington, April 22.-While the
American marines and bluejackets
fought at Vera Cruz the United
states senate talked. The senate was
profoundly impressed by news OF
the battle, but talked on.
Washington, April 22.-Vera
Cruz Is to be blockaded by Admiral
Badger and his ships which are now
hurrying south.
Secretary Bryan will 30 notify
representatives of the powers. Ad-
miral Fletcher, in command at Vera
Cruz, will initiate the blockading
work as soon as the time limit ex-
pires. That time limit probably
will be "a hours.
Block Landing Of Arms
Vera Cruz, April 22.-Information
that President Huerta was counting
on receiving from the steamer Yp-
iranga of the Hamburg-American
line, which was due to arrive yester-
day, a big consignment OF ammuni-
ton, rifles and machine guns, was
responsible for the occupation Of the
customs house somewhat earlier
than might otherwise have been the
case. The Ypiranga is still outside
the harbor. She has on board,
among other supplies, 10000 rifles
and 100000 cartridges.
MexiCans Organize to Resist
Eagle Pass, Tex. April 22.-At q
mass meeting of Mexican citizens
in Piedras Negras 500 volunteers
were organized and armed to resist
'the expected invasion of the Unit
I'd States" Federals occupy Piedras
Negras.
No More Orders Now
Washington, April 22.-Informa-
lion which came from sources close i
10 the cabinet council was to the
effect that the president exercised !
and calmly determined G
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
Abilene,

1913, 10 feet, 6 inches.
Pole vault-Garver, Abilene,
1912, feet, inches.
Relay-Abilene, 1918, 8 minutes,
Sc seconds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
VILLA AND CARRANzA MEET
Reported That They VIII Keep VI
the Revolution

the Revolution
Chihuahua, Mex, April 22-With
many fateful questions dealing with
the revolution and foreign affairs
before them, General venustiano
Carranza and General Francisco
Villa met formally here.
No official announcement of the
proceedings Of the conference was
made but 1t was understood on high
authority that It was determined to
prosecute the revolution regardless
OF the estrangement between Wash
ington and the City Of Mexico, so
long as rebel territory is not invad-
ed or threatened.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23

Don't. forget the demonstration
Of electric hair curriers' at the Rack
e during this week. Something Of
Interest to every lady. 22dstw1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23

that with the seizure Of Vera Cruz
and the prevention Of shipments of
arms from reaching Huerta, fur
Their steps would not be taken by
the American government for the
present.
The future depends on action by
the Huerta authorities. Secretary
Garrison announced emphatically
that no troop movements had been
ordered.
Hold 10 American Soldiers?
Douglas, Ariz., April ga spe-
cIal says news reached there that
Is members of Troop B, Tenth cav
airy, are being held by constitution
alist troops at a point Just below
the border between Naco and Here
ford, Ariz.
The troops, who were on border
patrol, wandered across the line
without being aware Of the fact.
Bisbee, Ariz., April ga denial
that any United States soldiers had
been captured by Mexican constitu-
tionalists below the border near Ma
co was issued by Colonel John G.
Gresham, commander Of the Ameri-
can soldiers at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
Arizona Fears Mexican Uprising
Bisbee, Ariz., April 22.-Alarmed |
by the truculent attitude OF Mexi-
cans, citizens Of Pearce, Ariz., and
Gleason, Ariz., telegraphed to A. J.
sheriff, here to send men
% aid in watching the Mexicans who
ire said to be heavily armed. The
citizens Of Wilcox have asked per-
mission to form a militia company.
Aexicans largely predominant the
population Of both Pearce and Glea-
on.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23

See Hodge Brothers for your
watermelon and cantaloupe seed.
They are making special prices. y
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-23
Mexians Organize to Resist
No More Orders Now

Washington, April 22.-Informa-
ton which came from sources close
to the cabinet council was to the
effect that the president exercised
self-restraint and calmly determined
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-30
To the wife
of the man
who does not
own his home

To you house and lot means far more than
a real estate investment. It means home-a place
where you must spend the greater part of your lfean
influence which shapes the lives Of children and lends
comfort and happiness
How much more pride you would take
in caring for house that was your very own
The furnishings, decorations, ETC., would be of
choosing The little improvements that could make
from suit comfort and taste would add
interest and to life,
And then, the inevitable visit of the landlord
around the first of the month"; the steady drain on the
family resources with nothing to show but bundle of
receipts would be things of the past
Perhaps you don't know that you can
actually buy home by paying just about the
same amount monthly that you would pay for
You have pay this anyway and what
ision would be after years possess the title the
place you live IN rather than-nothing
By this plan you would not only have real
home in every sense of the word but the yearly increase
in value of the property Omaha real estate is spen
did investment and those people with foresight taking advantage
of the great opportunities
Talk this over with your husband to-
day. Open the paper to the real estate adver-
tisements in the classified section and place
them before him Suggest him he owes you his
ready given great thought yor
little palmer to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-30
Err111ezlng hr, ore
For bZa.skiz19

every twelve hours. The Uncia mines are
the property of Simon 1. Patino, who
might be called the tin king of the world.
He is worth many millions, and 1t all
comes from tin.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-30

tcentiusd on Page Twslye)
Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-30

Mr.. Knowles thinks that the tin OF Bo-
hvia has scarcely been touched; he says
that his Sagineers are sending in reports
OF many finds that promise to pay big
dividends upon their development He
believes that when our canal is completed
the tin ores OF Bolivia will go 10 the
United States rather than TO Europe. We
are now using 10 or 50 per cent of all the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12
The NelD Spirit On the Bench

sought divorce from the
into wouldn't him associates
reasoning with her
allow
freedom question turn made feel Ike
s..
. 81
Ike that
denied divorce but H. with atmony
father children rsason.b uss hs ruling hs sd
radical
and political rscoesns her rights
lofu duties naturally rendered
Alarming period
transition from an OLD regime to new sugde q .snen upon
the spirit bench the progessye
two dovetah
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12
Vigilance Hkeffkk In Gotham

In the New York Ad-Ieague Bulle-
tin, the chairmen Of the several lead
ing committees tell Of their plans for
the fall and winter season. Not the
least interesting II the contribution OF
w. H. Ingersoll. chairman OF the Wig
lance committee. who sayS In part:
"The longer we work IN the adver-
tising feld the more we realize that
we only get partial results because we
are not believed. and we are not 20
lieved because an uninitiated public
cannot distinguish between the honest
and the crooked advertising.
"The demand for . cleanup 10 .
real. I lseitimats and . persistent one.
not ~ an ethical question primarily.
but IN order that decent merchants
may have . faix chance to c0mpete
without being overwhelmed BY mis-
representation
1--WE must meet this demand. II II
not TO be done primarily through cru
sadinK and lawsuits. These may be
q small Incident necessary IN our pro.
gram, but mainly we must organize
and ret IN expression in . practical
way Of the. sentiment Of the better
element Of advertising men. II we
are going to make dent In the great
New York market. we must get al OF
the merchants Of the city. who ar6 Gus
toners Of the newspapers to realise
the situation and realize the import
ance to them OF being relieved OF -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12
Candidates Jokes

people candidatss But some
!.
this time Of about the
II
And not for the l0's OF
shake hands u al 81 -
ought BE- Thsy are
expected 70 be friendly
II IL perfectly right wood 70
nice things about natoppsd
this tan ndidafss w
be onsrsd Cor lend
the fair voters hair brush
candidate around
deadly Ihy rsht 3 prohibited undsr
poisonous
Jokes the Oldest % @ "a
two or three voters tcssthsr tnsy csy pocx
sundrfed that tney
them produce rattle that laugh
We empress
forof ncs 10 q busines se.
One his There are fever Jokes h. fan
the halves don't feel half Hike joking
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12
From, Another Point of Ne,O

last accounts the Athlstics vsre stia
standing on It
Antwerp has been fined $lo0.000.O 900
war indemnity by Germany. Mnsk
ever Il 10 We expect Antwerp WIZ 10
eide TO take the jail alternative.
A Bristol, Pa. man has four-legged
chicken. That's better than one Win
four neclEs.
We have just read about Q wedding
attended by 1000 guests- That same
morbidness, we presume. which &C
counts for the crowd At hanging
Thoughts Of Connie Mack.
Defeat dealt by Deals double ana
the dumb dense defensive playing and
delay Of Ounce p.
why couldn't we stop the war by
invoking the law we have against the
operation OF shell game7
The liquor interests Of Michigan DO
not seem 70 fear an aggressive
Democrat
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo
advfses us not to hoard our money.
Whatdaya mean. boarding our money!
a poor stenographer in Milwankes
haa falleu heir to $146.000 We would
Ike 70 suggest to Artist Earle, wner-
ever h q, that here would appear 10
Be- a affinity worth while.
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~
courtship and the hard agxressiv-
ism Of modern business do not jibe.
II the trespass OF the afiinity is to
be checked. welded women Of the
class allude TO viii have to make up
their minds 20 get along with less
luxury by demanding less dollar dis
tinction Of their husbands. or with
less devotion.
The men whom women hold up ss
ideal lovers have seldom been giants
In the business world: they haven't
even tried to be. Prominence In the
latter sphere calls for so much con.
centrated thought and energy a. To
leave little for the tender passion.
II u their blindness or blunt disre-
gard Of these physical elements Of
conjugal Life which 90 often lead to
the divorce courts women whose so
|cial prominence IL based on wealth
alone
IA the mans attentions begin 10
wane, perforce. the wife Of this class
begins TO take her diversions alone
or with those upon whom business
makes less strenuous demands. More
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12
The Spirit Of the Paris Streets

Descending. turned into the Rue
des Addresses. crowded with vegetable
carts and thrifty housewives. The
gray air was filed with their bargain
ing. with the smell Of vegetables and
fruit, and In the midst OF II, In front
Of two men playing violins. girl IN
black was singing lie Fusn de Bots"
about the little boy In an Alsatian
village who was shot by the Prus-
sians because he cried "Vive Ia
France!" and pretended to be q sol
der with his wooden gun.
True or not. II was one of those
things that get believed. Poems were
written about II and pictures made
Of II all over Paris-presently II will
be history. And this girl. true child
OF the Paris asphalt, was Ringing Il
at them. holding the hearts Of these
broad-faced mothers In the hollow or
her hand.
She would sing one verse, pause,
and sell copies of the song. then put
q hand to her hoarse throat and sing
the next. The music was not sold
with the song. and II was rather curl
Gus and dimcut--a mournful sort Of
recitative with sudden shifts into q
rhythm suggesting soldiers marching
and 30 the little semicircle OF listen
ers sang the words over solemnly
with her until after time they had
almost learned the tune. "You can
imagine how a Frenchman-he was
~ young Fellow who A~ed In a-feAz
NhA <xSH 81 -
Northumberland write that song
The little boy playing soldier. the
Prussians marching into the village:
Happily; he murmursd. am quite
But the day win come when shaii b
Ardent.
valiant
Then. full OF courage. I shall free
Down there. down there. all our broth
ers from Alsacew
Then. after each verse, O pause,
and very slowly and lower down, with
the crowd joining In:
"Petit-enfant -. little boy,
close your big blue eyes, for the
bandits are hideous and cruel, and
they win kill you II they read what
you are thinking $3.50. fefment tee
grands yeux bleus -"
Down below them a they sang.
Paris lay In her gray mist, and out
beyond that somewhere the little
soldiers in red breeches were nghting
LII might have been the voice of
Paris herself, Paris Of lost Alsace
and hopeless revanche. Of ardor and
charm crushed once, - they might
be again. a the voice Of that pale
girl In black, with her air Of coming
from lights and cigarette smoke, and
Of these simple market women rose
shove the noise Of the street, half
dirge. half battle cry--for out behind
the fog the Prussian avalanche was
rolling down and the fate Of Paris
hanging IN the balance that morning.
Arthur Ruhl. IN Golfers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12
Woman and DiUorce Evl


and more her pleasures become .
thing apart from her welded mate.
Almost inevitably they become morsl
daring.
And then comes jealousy. jealousy
about the husband. inspired by her
own indiscretions- Soon she u hav..
ing him trailed by private detectivesl
This Isn't conducive to future happij
mesa, even II the wife's vague doubts
remain unproven.
II all stems back 70 the idleness or
the woman and the overwork OF the
man.
In this connection the eight-hour
shift for artisans II Q mighty good
thing. especially where the wife has
insufficient domestic duties To keep
her busy. because it gives the husband
more time at home and q heart to en-
ter into family pleasures.
The women OF the poor or tbs mod
erately well to do are seldom In the
divorce courts. They are too busy;
they are normally occupied.
My. experience has shown me that
there 10 nothing more demoralixing
than the constant seeking Of pleasure,
sven when II II perfectly harmless to
begin with. No catalogue OF divorce
causes IL complete that does not take
into account the modern rag OF. clutch
dances.
These decadent dances are too prov
ocative. especially when stimulated by
q few drinks. to have any other effect'
than an estrangement between hus-
bands and wives who dance them with
other partners.
That 10 why married folk 80 fire.
quently quarrel after q night at the
dance. often without daring to put into
words the foundation for their 1eai
ousies.
don't want to be understood aa
denouncing the dance. like to dance.
myself. IT In merely the character OF
certain popular dances which blame
as factors In divorce and domestic
scandals.
The decadent clutch dances are
merely another index Of the growing
craving for unrestrained pleasures
which Is resulting naturally from 30
cial conditions demanding too much
work from one member of the family
and which permit the other enc too
much idleness.
| CONTINUED Tomorrow
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12
Let the People Rule
land Write
commsnds .wantsd-A Herr"

Commenoo "Wanteo-A Hero"
To the Editor Of TIE Tsmes;
Please allow me 20 express myself
as deeply interested In short article
that appeared In your paper few
days ago entitled "Wanted--A Hero"
II Is just such writing as this that
Is needed at this time. and trust this
particular article may be copied by
other papers. This Is the keynote for
the new age that surely win be usher,
ed In at the close Of the most dreadful
and unnecessary war.
Thanking you for the spirit OF The
Times that would allow the publtca-
ton OF such sentiments. am.
Sincerely,
ELIZABETH CHAPEN.
S. Blaine-ave.
Detroit, Oct 8. 1914.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12
~ JUDGE THos. p. GRAHAM,
Noted Divorce Court jurlst.
The conflicting demands Of the i'd

that he be both q
highly successful
business man and
. lover so ardent
as to make life one
long honeymoon
are largely respon.
sible for the inva'
sion OF the home
by the male ann
ity.
The man who
can meet the siren
uous requirements
OF business and al
the same time
gratify an idle
wife's call for per
petual romance ID
q paragon.
Certainly the Az
erage man cannot
shine In this dual
role. The dreamy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12

let those Democrats and those Republicans who Just simply
GEst that Ferris sent the troops, by themselves
Lei those among them whom the situation place doubt BE-
WE'LL commendabe desire righteousness and
interests decide they vote
1ou01 DOMINATION OF MICHIGAN against IT,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12

- Z 49,. Us"
Prof. Turner has been SPEEDING ~
Chr1stmas vacation IN EGypt e -
pervise the erection q = toloScot ~
1t HeIouan. capt Lyons, who ~
IN charge Of The instrumept Said thoe
gun was fired. and Vas anxiouo e
know how the systsm wugkod. ~
cordingly he interviewed tie eunnoe
ana asked how he knew when ~
|BAve the signal. -.
20. .oA; ! look = ~ ~.ssp" ssid -
~And how 10 Jon :eorrsot your
Iwstchy' asked the captain.
Il tske Il to the maker q Cairo,
and he tells me the errury
Forthwith Capt Lyons intsrvio&1t
the matchmaker and ASKED him How
hi checked the error On the watch.
y Set the correct time from tbo
gun said the simple crnftaman. and
thus time was told q Mgypt
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-12

Il may b that the Braves have
played the Athletics on their feet.
but, by no means, on their foot. A