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Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
HENRY FoRD's PILGRIMAGE

Just What is Henry Ford going to
do on his 100000 pilgrimage to
Norway? He says he Is going to
stop the war-here's hopin'. He
does not seem to know just how he
is to do It. The nearest guess he has
made is: "We'll get the heads Of
the neutral nations together, and
we'll get the press, the greatest
agencies for good, behind US. And
yen have those boys out of the
trenches by Christmas! They'll walk
out of their holes across to the men
who are fighting them now from
other trenches, and they'll shake
hands in smiling agreement never
to go back to those trenches again"
All Of which sounds fine but rath-
er visionary as II Henry were just
q little fanatical. Probably he is
right about the soldiers but a pic
ture Of q regiment of German Uh-
lans and a regiment OF French
grenadiers throwing down their
arms and embracing each other
when H. Ford of Detroit, Michigan,
sounds klaxon seems too good to
be true. Indeed It would be safe to
stage one slightly used Ford road
ster against a pair OF Ford shock
absorbers that he has another guess
coming. However, It will make in
teresting reading and won't do any
harm. Incidentally 1t won't hurt the
sale of those we'll known motor
cars whose output is second only to
the birth rate.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02

off in imports. but this is not the
fact. Even imports were greater ia
the last IL months than in any pre-
viouS fiscal year prior TO 1918 and
only 220 millions less than last
year. Heavy experts at high prices.
chiefly food products. explain the
big trade balance. That imports
have not fallen off te q great ex-
tent is a surprise. considering that
nearly all the great exporting ma
tions are chiefly taken up with the
war.-Topeka Capital.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
You can't accuse Henry J. All

You can't accuse Henry ]. Allen
OF loving the Republican party.
Here is what he thinks about the
coming struggle: "Mr. Bryan's con-
test with the president comes at an
hour when his administration is
drawing toward the end, when most
of the patronage is disposed Of. This.
the severest fight the president has
had to make. comes In what might
be regarded az the twilight zone Of
his power. and whether Mr.. Bryan
defeats President Wilson or Presi-
dent Wilson defeats Mr.. Bryan, be-
tween them, II the fight goes on,
they undoubtedly guarantee the de-
feat of the Democratic party in the
next national campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
visit Of Kaiser to Vienna Is Consid..
cred Significant
GoRIzIA SUBURBS IN FLAMES
German Captured 500 Cannon IN tha
Serbian Campaign-Two Prob
lens Confront Central
Powers In East

London, Nov. SO.-The Tribuna
asserts that Austria is attempting
TO conclude a separate peace, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Rome To
the Exchange Telegraph company.
The report is believed to refer to
an effort for a separate peace with
Italy and the German emperor,a
visit to Vienna is regarded here az
significant.
The campaign in the near east In
about to enter a new phase. Pre-
sumably 1t is a question whether
the central powers will attack the
Angio-French forces in southern
Serbia or Concentrate in western
Bulgaria to meet the threat OF 4
Russian invasion from the east ana
the possibility OF Rumania taking
sides against her old enemies. BuI-
garia and Turkey.
Berlin. Nov. S0.-Army head
quarters announced that In the Ser
bian campaign 500 cannon were
captured.
A semi-official Austrian dispatch
received here says the suburbs Of
Gorizia are in flames and that tha.
evacuation Of the town by the re-
naming civilians is proceeding me-
thodicaIly.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
CATALINA HAD A BIG FIRE
TOwnspeople Took Refuge in the
Hills

Los Angeles, Nov. SO.-More than
half the town of Avalon, on Santa
Catalina, was destroyed by fire yes
terday. The loss was estimated as
high as s1,OoO,OOO. The fire de-
stroyed the two principal hotels, y
number of business blocks. the bath
house and tubs and damaged the
pier and freight houses, before it
was brought under control.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
innings must be getting

Things must be getting pretty
bad in California. Tuesdays dis
patches brought the information
that the state committee on immi-
grafton had sent out warning to
people hunting work to stay away
from that state. And now we are
informed that q California girl has
written to Missouri asking II the
prospects were good In that state
Tor getting a husband and saying
that even q Democrat would do If
ne came well recommended. When
. California girl is willing to marry
= Missouri Democrat things must
be getting desperate on the Pacific
coast --Leavenworth Times.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
Aged Man Killed by Train
HUNTER UNSEEN IN BRUSH
SHOT IN LEG BY COMPANION

Coffeyville, Nov. 29.--John Yates.
superintendent of the Union Trac-
tion Interurban railway, from Cof-
feyville to Parsons, was the victim
Of q hunting accident Sunday. re-
ceiving a full load OF shot in the
calf OF his right leg Just below the
knee. Earl Van Hyning, manager OF
the Drexel. a local theatre, fired at
q rabbit and did not see Yates, who
was obscured by brush but twenty
feet distant.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
KANsAN WHO WENT AFTER
BOOZE FOUND DEAD IN CAR

White Cloud. Nov. sO.-w. T.
Potter, who lives at Iowa Point, near
here, was discovered dead at Rulo.
Neb., in his automobile. He went
there to buy booze and had become
too drunk to walk. Friends rolled
him up in a blanket and laid him
in the back seat Of the car. A few
hours later they attempted to rouse
him and discovered he was dead.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
GERMAN WOMEN BEG FOR
BREAD AT IMPERIAL PALACE

Amsterdam. Nov. SO.-Thousands
Of women collected before the Irn-
perial Palace in Berlin November
20, calling for bread and demand
ing peace, according to q dispatch
to the Telegraaf. The Telegraaf as
serts its information is from q
trustworthy source. The police dis
persed the crowds.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
FOUR MEN IN DAYLIGHT
ROBBERY TAKE sSa44

Muskogee. Ok. Nov. so.-Four
men. three Of whom were white ana
masked. the fourth an unmaslted
negro rode into the little town OF
Fort Gibson. eight miles northeast
OF here, at $3.50 Monday afternoon.
held up the cashier and his assist
ant in the Farmers National baur
and robbed the bank Of s5447.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02

President Wilson is having hard
work writing his message. To pre-
pare a message advocating the
spending of hundreds Of millions Of
dollars out of a bankrupt treasury
to finance an immense army and
navy which the country does not
want is enough to make anybody
sweat.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02

and governors ana coilere heads as
their equal in all that makes for
Americanism.
Two great men, two great books
and the lesson OF the mems lives is
q lesson for all Americans.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02

What q great load OF fear must
have been lifted from the minds OF
the Democratic politicians when
Hughes took his name off the Ne
braska BALLOT @
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
Aeroplane sinks Submarine

London. Nov. S0.--A German
submarine attacked by a British
aeroplane off Middelkerke Sunday
was sent to the bottom. according to
the official report Of Field Marshal
Sir John French.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
Radio Message Sent 5000 Miles

Honolulu, Nov. SO.-what is said
to be q record in radio transmission
was established when an operator
for the Federal wireless Telegraph
company picked up messages being
transmitted from Nauen, Prussia, to
Tuckerton, N. J., approximately
nine thousand miles away.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02

The natural supposition when It
turns out that the balance Of trade
In the last year has been 100 mil
Hons In favor Of this country. an
unhsard Of balance either way. is
shat It must be due to a big falling
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1915
Nebraska Takes Houser." Well,
Nebraska is welcome.

II Servia keeps on losing men
there will be mighty little left to
scrap over when the war ends.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-12-02
COLLEGE MEN DO GOSPEL
WORK DURING HOLIDAYS

Winfield, Nov. 29.-The South
western college Y. M. G. A. has
organized two strong gospel teams
which will be ready for service dur
ing the Christmas vacation from De-
cember 26 to January 2, inclusive.
There is group Of six men in each
team who are strong and successful
fellows.
Aged Man Killed by Train
Lawrence, Nov. 29.-John L. Car
ter. an old resident of this city, was
struck by Union Pacific train No.
105 and instantly killed. Mr.. Carter
was crossing the track to go to the
home Of relative for supper when
the train struck him. He was S5
years old.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27
THEY vACCINATE FOR COLDS
Columbia Physicians Are Using Method
Year.Old In East.

Vaccination is being used as a pre-
ventive for colds by some doctors in
Columbia. This method is not new,
for it has been in vogue for more than
year, mostly in the East. Only re-
Gently, however, has il been tried
here, and its success or failure is not
yet known.
The vaccine, which is composed of
different kinds of bacteria, such as
bacteria of influenza, is injected into
the arm with small needle. Four in
iections have to be made.
The physicians of Columbia differ
in opinion as to the vaccine's merits.
The doctors who are favorable to it
say that this process is just as prac-
tical as any other method of vaccina-
ton. Some day that in the East it
has been proved a success by practical
experiments. Patients, who were
formerly afflicted with colds are now
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27
WHEN COMPETITION PASSES

Time was when the Methodist dea-
con wouldn't speak TO the Bapust
elder. and neither one would have any
thing to do with the brethren from
the Christian church across the street.
The Presbyterians turned up their
noses at all the others.
The missionary societies and the aid
societies and the Bible classes and the
young peoples organizations and the
official boards and the Sunday schooi
teachers took huge delight in--well,
we wouldn't say knocking, but. an
getting ahead of their. ah, rivals from
the other churches.
When one church held a revival
service all the others followed the ex-
ample and-pardon the thought
there may have been some on whom
the fear of the Lord did not rest so
heavily as the fear that the other
church would acquire more converts
Cooperation now is succeeding
competition among the churches. In
place of rival revivals, there are
union reyiyals, in which all can work
toward a common end, the saving OF
souls. Young peoples organizations
frequently hold joint meetings. So do
the aid societies and missionary cir
cles. The cooperative spirit among
church members has resulted not only
in cooperation in place of competi-
tion in religious affairs but in coop
Grafton among churches and the busi-
ness men. the commercial club, pub
lie officials.
They have today a constructive
work, which includes public welfare,
social problems. community better
ment. as we'll as the religious work
along the narrow lines of genera
ton ago. Community social centers
are a notable example of the new
work of the churches. Public and
civic welfare movements frequently
engage their attention.
Why not? Isn't cooperative. con-
structive work better than competi-
ton which diverts attention and inter-
est from the real purpose in view?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION

The man who engages in business
expects of his employees promptness
and service. He sees to 1t that the
men at the head of his business give
the very best possible return in eff
cheney.
In principle, the commission plan
of government for cities is the appli-
cation of the business mans rules to
city affairs. Extravaganza and
waste, inefficiency and sloth. are as
bad in city government as in the pri-
vate business.
Commission government means bet
ter service in city administration for
the taxpayer; it means the removal Of
city government from politics and its
administration in the interest of the
whole community. In short, 1t means
the supplanting of haphazard methods
in city administration by sound busi-
ness policy.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27
MAY ENLARGE SPECIAL TAX
Chief Justice Hughes Says Burden
Need Not Be Equal.
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. 81
What is a tax? Here is a little essay
on taxation by Justice Charles E.
Hughes of the Supreme Court of the
United States. He delivered it re-
Gently from the bench in small case
from Missouri-Houck VS.. Little River
Drainage District. 1t appears to open
the way for the enactment of more
drastic state taxation laws by states
than have hitherto been held consti-
tutional.
"A tax is an enforced contribution
for the payment of public expenses.
II is laid by some rule of apportion-
ment according to which the persons
or property taxed share the public
burden, and whether taxation oper-
ates upon all within the state. or upon
those of a given class or locality, its
essential nature is the same
"The power of segregation for tax
ing purposes has everyday illustra-
ton in the experiences of local COM
munities, the members of which, by
reason of their membership, or the
owners of property within the bounds
of their political subdivision, are COM
PEELED to bear the burdens both of the
successes and of the failures of local
administration.
when local improvement may be
deemed to result in special benefits, a
further classification may be made
and special assessments imposed ac-
cordingly, but even in such cases
there is no requirement of the FEEDER
al Constitution that for every pay
ment there must be an equal benefit.
The state in its discretion may lay
such assessments in proportion to po-
sition, frontage, area, market value or
to benefits estimated by commission
ers. And, as We have said, unless the
exaction is a fragrant abuse and by
reason of its arbitrary character is
mere confiscation of property, it can
not be maintained that the state has
exceeded its taxing power" I
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27

great majority having five- The sal
aries paid municipal commissioners
range from $500 in Jackson, Mich.
and Springfield. O., TO $1,000 a year in
Birmi' CHAM. Ala, and their terms of
cfice vary from one to four years.
Dayton, Ohio, has a commission OF
five members, which decides matters
OF general policy. and "city mana
ger" appointed by the commission.
who looks after the administrative
work. The presiding officer of the
commission receives sl.s00 year;
the other members $1,000 and the city
manager $i2,500.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27
A BETTER BANKING SYSTEM

1t is my conviction that the effect
of the, establishment of the Federal
Reserve banks has been to stabilize
financial conditions during the last
year and that the confidence now felt
by the public generally, because OF
the establishment of these banks, is
in a great measure responsible for the
revival of business now taking place.
We feel that the Kansas City bank
has the hearty cooperation of prac-
tically all of the member banks of
this district"
This is what Charles NJ. Sawyer,
governor of the Kansas City Federal
Reserve Bank, thinks of the new sys-
tenn, which has started on its second
year. There is no doubt that its first
year was a great success. 1t was
started just three months arter tne
outbreak OF the war, when business
was in a state of paralysis. 1t could
not have been begun in a more trying
time. But it withstood the storm and
undoubtedly has been an important
factor in the business revival which
is still taking place
According to the current number OF
the Annalist, financial weekly pub
lished by the New York Times, the
gains made by the national banks last
year we're enormous. The total re-
sources of the banks show gain OF
more than $3.50. .oo0. goo in a year which
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27
TO GIVE HISTORICAL PAGEANT
Students In school Of Education Make
Elaborate Plans.

A pageant, presenting the different
types of education in spectacular fash
ion. will be given by the School Of Ed
ucation February 22 in the University
Auditorium. There will be $50 per-
sons in the cast. Linwood Taft is the
director. Miss Jennie Harris and Miss
Stella Heldman are the authors. The
different types represented, and the
persons in charge of each representa-
ton are as follows:
Primitive Education, Alphonso Gar
rell; Chinese Education, Miss Helen
Hungate, and Miss Anna Heinz: Greek
Education. Miss Edith Caverly; Ro-
man Education, Miss Gladys Bunch.
Miss Anna E. Pearson: Monastic Ed
ucation, Ralph X. Watkins; Renais-
sance Movement. Miss Christine Spen-
Ger. Miss Ruth Sanders; Troebel and
Pestalozzi, Miss Alice Faller.
Modern Education is represented by
the Boys and Girls Clubs, Miss Con-
stance Latshaw; Physical Education,
Miss Edith Caverly. Higher Education,
Linwood Taft. The Spirit of Amer
lea, direction of Mrs. Carrie L. Pal
mer, is represented by Hope. Miss
Vera L. Palmer; Despair, Miss Mary
A. Elliff; Music, Miss wilma Soverhill
of the Christian College faculty; Lit
erature, Miss Ruth Rollins, and Paint
ing. Miss Delphine Mittelberg.
The Heralds are: Miss Julia Groves.
Miss Verra Humphreys, Miss Adaline
Miles, Miss Helen Leaphart. w. G.
Butts, j. o. Stipp. d. Fl. Holloway, L.
R. Long, c. E. Humphreys, A. G.
Capps. H. G. Kenagy. Paul Webb and
r. M. Magee.
Miss Christine Spencer is costume
artist, Miss Mary L. Klingner, cos
tuner; Vernon G. Cox, electrician:
Logan R. Fuller, stage carpenter;
Miss Allene Sanford and Virgil C.
Kline, orchestra, and Miss F. Louise
Nardin. faculty adviser.
The committee headquarters are at
Room 119, Academic Hall, hours from
p. m. to $50 p. m. daily. Other ap-
pointments will be announced later.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27

began with deep depression Loans
and discounts were s425.eoo.OOo great
er than last year.
The figures show the great expan-
sion of banking facilities possible un-
der the Federal Reserve system. The
banks during the last year had never
before faced such demands for loans,
but they were met with but little diff
Guilty. says the Annalist. Defects in
the system still exist, but undoubtedly
1t has brought a great Improvement
In the banking situation Of the coun-
try.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27

Germs are all right in their places,
but when they try to Over-run all OF
humanity at one and the same time'
they are getting too presumptuous.
Columbia has had its share OF the
grip individuals of the germ family.
They could not have been more pre-
suu,ptuous even with Mr.. Dooley, who
expressed his opinion Of them when
he said, "Give me amy bug firm a
cockroach to an aygle, save an ex-
cipt thin West iv Ireland Fenians, tn
Mickrobes."
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27
=. T. Alexander Buried.

Funeral services for S. T. Alexan-
der, who died Friday at the home OF
his parents at Gallatin, was held at
the home of ]. r. Campbell, 305 South
Sixth street, yesterday. The services
were conducted by the Rev. Madison
A. Hart of the First Christian Church,
assisted by the Rev. T. W. Young of
the First Baptist Church. Burial was
in Columbia Cemetery.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27
ABOUT COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT

Kansas City Times:-The fact that
Kansas City, Kan, will close its sixth
year of commission government with
a surplus of more than 100000 in the
city treasury doesn't necessarily mean
anything except the negative virtue OF
no extravaganza. The significant
thing is that Kansas City, Kan, has
this surplus after having another
year of good government-of govern
ment that has really taken care of the
city.
Consider, for instance, that in ad-
dition to the ordinary conveniences Of
city life the municipal government is
supplying the people of Kansas City.
Kan, with electric light at a little
more than half what the people of
Kansas City, Mo-, are paying.
Kansas City Star:-How commits
sion government is spreading over the
country-especially in the large cit
ies-to meet the demand for greater
efficiency in government, is shown in
the report of the census bureau.
OF the 204 cities in the United States
that have more than 10000 population,
eighty-one of them have adopted some
form of commission government, the
latest being Buffalo, with popula-
ton of 100000. The spread of the new
form of municipal government is the
more remarkable as its opponents had
always claimed that at might be all
right for a little town, but it couldn't
go in a CITY," This number OF eighty
one practically has been made in the
last few years.
The commission government cities
are scattered throughout twenty-six
states, in addition to the District OF
Columbia, ranging from Massachu-
sets to washington and from South
Carolina to California. Five of them
are in New England; twenty-seven in
other northern states east of the Mis-
sissippi; sixteen in northern states
between the Mississippi and the Pa
cific Coast states; nine in the Pacific
Coast states, and twenty-four in the
South.
The largest city operating under
commission government is New Or
leans. whose population is estimated
at about S65.000: but Buffalo. with a
population of about 100000. has re-
Gently voted to begin this system jan
uary 1, 1916. Next in order are Wash
ington, d. c., with almost $4,000 in
habitants: Portland. Ore, with about
2s0, 900, and Denver. with about ESQ.,
900.
In these cities the commissions
range in size from three to seven
members. Those In St Paul and
Omaha have seven members each ;
those in San Diego. Cal. and Fort
Worth, Tex, six each. and that In
Huntington. w. Va, four. All the
other commissions are composed OF
either three or eve members, the
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27

The open season for bagging bach
elors will begin soon, and there's no
hunting license required. girls. Polish
up your Cupid's darts.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27

There is bit of irony in the fact
that the greatest bores are enjoying
themselves immensely while they are
making you most unhappy.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27

Three guesses as to what kind OF
cars a local taxi company refers to
when it speaks of its economical
equipment" No, you're wrong:
they're not that kind at all.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27

try
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27

immune from them, according to
some OF the doctors who are using
this vaccine. The doctors who op-
pose this method of prevention say
that the cold is not caused by con-
tracing any special germ and that
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-12-27
every cold must be treated by spscial
method.

Special arrangement made for ban
quets at Columbia Cafe IL, N. 9. Phone
70S-Green.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1915-04-08
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