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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
might well be classed as a crime in
itcp1f

might well be classed as a crime in
itself.
ga good cook is the greatest
statesman in the country in the true
sense of the term. understanding
is all well enough for it's purposes,
but the examination of cooks and
kitchens is far more important. Of
what avail are our pure food laws if
all food may be ruined in the kitch-
en-?
mo II should be permitted to
cook in any public eating house who
has not been examined, found COM
and licensed; and bad cook
ing-such as now exists in many
places-should be a misde-
meanor punishable by law"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
WE CAN BUT WON'T

: In his memorandum submitted to
President Wilson, Secretary of Com
merce Redfield spoke of the false
doctrine of American inability to
compete" There is no such doctrine,
there never has been, and Mr.. Red
field knows it. He has put up a
straw adversary in order to make a
display of knocking 1t down. Ameri-
can ingenuity, American enterprise
and American labor have the abil-
ity to compete with any nation on
earth, on equal terms. They can
compete on equal terms, but they
won't.
Now Mr.. Redfield, and President
Wilson, please take note of the diff
ference. We have the ability but we
haven't the inclination. The Ameri-
can laborer can live on the same
wages and under the same condi-
lions as the European and Asiatic,
but he won't. And we are proud of
him. American industries can thrive
under the same conditions as indus
tries in countries of low-paid labor,
they won't. We are also proud
Of the captains of American indus
try.
There are some American states
men who would like to force Ameri-
labor to accept European and
Asiatic standards. They tried 10 put
hat over, and as a result we had
ong bread lines and vast armies of
unemployed in 1894. You think
'ou Democrats can do that again,
ir. Redfield, but you can't. When
comes to a question Of inability"
GU are up against It. You simply
ant put It ove again.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

All of which is net gain to the
postoffice department and no tax
collected becaused this bond was
against a special corporation that
was not compelled to retain tax at
the source. But the form had to be
gone through all the same.
Thousands of other boys and girls
who hold bonds and stocks in cor
porations that are compelled to
withhold the tax at the source have
to comply with the above routine.
When you voted for an income tax
on the Rockefellers, Morgans and
did you meal to strike the
widows and orphans whose little all
Is invested in bonds and stocks of
corporations, or did you not know
that there vas a little joker like
hat in the law?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

Despite all the prosperity that
war orders have brought, New York
City is the only one of the seven
leading cities of the United States
that reports bank clearings as large
for the week ended January %,
1916, as for the corresponding week
in 1913. Boston, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Chicago, st. Louis and New
Orleans show less business than in
1913 Perhaps some people would
be glad to exchange this war order
business for the normal business of
Republican times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
Obituary--Mrs. johnson

Minnie E. Rowe was born in Can
ada, October 2 1868; taken ill Jan
uary 1, 1916, died February Z, aged
SO years, 4 months and 5 days. She
came from Canada with her parents
and settled at Solomon December %,
1885, and was married October Is,
1888 to Asa johnson. To this union
were born three daughters, Blanche,
Ruth and Grace, who survive her.
Mrs. Johnson was a kind and loving
wife and mother and was loved and
respected by all who knew her. She
never complained and was always
ready with a smile and a word of
cheer. She leaves to mourn her de-
parture, a husband. three daughters,
a father, one brother at Solomon,
two sisters at Rocky Ford. Colo.
Funeral services we're held at the
home Wednesday afternoon. Feb. g.,
with the DR.. Dean c. Dutton Off
Interment in Abilene Gene
cry.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

Sometimes the easiest way to
make money is to get into the bad
graees Of the government. When
Uncle Sam went after the Standard
Oil company its shares were quoted
at 1915. Now split up, but added to-
gether to form what the old shares
represented, they are worth from
$500 to $4,000 each. When the
government suit vas institute John
d. Rockefeller held nearly 100000
shares of Standard stock, the dis
solution value of which was $167,-
192,1O0. These same shares today
are worth upward of 500 million
dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

The terrific strain which the
United States Steel company has
been undergoing to meet European
demands for war material, prompt
ed that company to increase the
wage scale all along the line, and
while the wal sows death abroad
the American laboring men are
reaping a harvest of fat wages at
home. The contrast with 1914 car
ries its W conviction as to the
real for the increase in wages.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
PUBLIC OWNS WATER RIGHTS
Supreme Court Decision Authorizes
Condemnation of Power Sites

Washington, Feb. 15.-In a de-
cision of wide effect to water power
development throughout the United
States, the supreme court holds that
states possess the power to enact
laws authorizing the condemnation
of power sites and water rights, by
right of eminent domain.
The decision was announced by
Justice Holmes, in upholding the
constitutionality of the Alabama
water power condemnation statutes
in a case touching the Improvement
of ~Tallapoosa river.
THE principal argument" said
Justice Holmes, "is that the purpose
of the condemnation is not a pub
lie one. In the organic relations of
modern society it may sometimes be
hard to draw the line that is sup
posed to limit the authority of the
legislature to exercise or delegate
the power of eminent domain.
But to gather the streams from
and to draw from them ener-
gy, labor without brains and so
save mankind from toll it can be
spared is to supply what next to
Intelligence, is the very foundation
all our a%chievents and all our
Welfare. If that purpose is not pub
fc we should be at a loss to say
What is"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

The Washington Republican-Reg-
lister, the official paper of Wash
ington county, and n of the old
established county seat papers Of
the state, has been sold by Paul X.
Cowgirl to ]. II. Barley of Wash
ington. Mr.. Barley has been a bank
er Of Hollenberg and was before
that a teacher. He has plenty of
ability and the paper will maintain
a high standard under his manage
ment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
Suing to collect on Note

Ella Phelps of Natoma, Kansas,
has filed suit in district court to
collect on a promissory note of $500
given by ]. w. and E. M. Allen.
5000 has been paid on the note
which was due November /, 1912,
and she is seeking to recover $685.
80.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

The lola Register is responsible
for this: Billy Sunday has been
holding a revival in Trenton, N. j.,
and n of his hitters of the saw
dust trail went down to Washing
ton and called at the white house to
see Tumulty, who asked: "What do
they say about us back homer" The
Sundayite replied: I'm sorry you
didn't ask me that question before
/ was converted, because l don't
use such language any more"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
LINCOLN

On the night of the twelfth OF
February, 112 years ago, there was
born to a shiftless family in the
hills of Kentucky a babe who was
destined to become the worlds cen
trail figure of the century--Abra-
ham Lincoln. This phenomenon of
nature from remote ancestry re-
ceiyed a powerful mind and body
and would have become a marked
man in any station of life with
his quality--a quality so fine and
lofty that he could overlook deri-
sion, and even insult, for the com
nor veal. He could, when exigen-
cies demanded, make Edwin M.
Stanton his war chief, after he had
inquired in a great law case: "Where
did this ~long-armed creature come
from and what does he expect to
do in this case " What the nation
needed in its peril was enough for
this great soul. Surely he had malice
for none and charity for all.
Primitively Lincoln was an IDEAL
list in small things, with a poets
conceptiveness. His thought would
go straight to the mark, and with
intuitive instinct he formed the right
judgment of things by a simple
analysis of cause and effect. Slow
and methodical, he looked from all
sides and would imperil nothing by
undue haste. He didn't seek to view
a thing from the best position, but
from every direction. He sought not
only to know its exact appearance,
but why it appeared different from
various positions. Thus from realis-
tic impressions he formed an ideal
istic impression, a combined under
standing that made the thing more
than real-a thing Of life with it's
attributes of life, each part full
f%unctioned, as in his Gettysburg
speech, wherein each winged word
went home to its place like the
swallow around the corner to its
next. Thus with a lofty directness,
with a philosophy born in him, he
went to the root of things with a
tinge of mysticism that takes hold
Of the Imagination of mankind and
holds him in the place of l%iberator,
patriot, artist and statesman. He
followed no craftsman. He walked
alone. The fields were his, the skies
were his and earth his only instruc-
ter in the silent throbs of nature.
He would not stoop to evil to do
good-all good must come in a
plain, honest way, come as the light
falls and as the day and the night
come. He carried his proclamation
Of emancipation in the factor of his
in the ardor of his blood
infancy to the power of presi-
lency, and when he saw the clank-
ng chains on his trips down the
Mississippi he said They shall be
Lincoln was the idealist in sor-
of daily life. He would lift
iome of the burden from a mule
bear 1t up the hill. He felt what
others see and ignore. He would
est, but always give a helping hand. Z
he was the champion of 8
light against wrong. Thus he has ,
into history, the exalted ex- I
'onent of realistic idealism. And .
in the fullness of time and as
anniversary of each day of his '
returns, mankind bows in rev. r
renee to the name of Lincoln.-G. y
Hall. :
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

Currie, who has visited every agri-
cultural state in the country, comes
back to Kansas and hands her the
palm. His articles, the first of which
appears in this weeks issue, tell
"how Kansas got on the map, and
why she stays put"
Mr.. Currie mentions prominent
Kansans, tells about the state board
of agriculture, which he says really
docs things" and relates the story
of the development of Kansas-how
the pioneers of 1860 became the
husbandmen of 1880, how the
wealth of the state has increased,
and why the impartial citizen, wher-
ever he lives, feels a thrill in every
thing relating to Kansas. News from
Kansas has the snap of real, live
news.
Mr.. Currie's articles will interest
every citizen of Kansas. He speaks
of Kansas as a state that raised
300, 900 600 bushels of wheat in
two years; a state that passed "blue-
laws to protect its people; a
state that makes news too fast for
a six-cylinder historian to keep up
a state that is a crank on
religion and sobriety; a
that keeps tab on it's progress
and makes news of it; a state that
has advanced from broken down
schooners to limousines; a
state that celebrated the New Year
by paying off the last dollar of its
debt; a state that is building silos
at the rate of eight a day!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
M AND THE WAR

The year Just closed mas e
the most prosperous ever known BY
the American farmer. The value o.
the principal grain crops and anima'
products was, according to the fig.
ures Of the secretary of agriculture
$9,873, 0O0, 900. To this should be
added the minor crops and the by
products of cotton, making a total
Of eleven million dollars for the
years production of the farms. New
er before has there been a billion
bushel wheat yield, 1,011,505,00 0
bushels and corr crop 3,054,535,-
600 bushels, has been exceeded but
once in the nations history.
The effect of this out
put is seen in swelling bank deposits
all through the agricultural states
and in boasts OF prosperity growing
out Of the farmers income. Just
how much OF 1t is due to the war Is
scarcely realized until one goes back
to the years of world peace and sees
the increase in price levels for the
grain and live stock. Dollar wheat
has ruled throughout the wheat belt
much of the year-when 1t did not,
the farmers filled their granaries
and held their product. The specta-
Gle of mills surrounded by wheat
farms shipping wheat hundreds of
miles was common in the early aut-
umn, the farmers refusing to mar
ket grain at the price then ruling.
Despite the liberal income there
has been only moderate expansion
of new undertakings in the agri-
cultural states. It has been deemed
safer to place the money in banks
or in sound investments than to
branch out in new enterprises. So
we have the unusual condition rof
great prosperity with a conservatism
in development. The farmer is 10th
to admit that he has p%rospered by
the war, but he is conscious of the
possibility Of a sharp reimbursement
when the struggle is over and the
foreign market is lessened. Actually
he has reaped a direct benefit, as
important to his as munition making
to the eastern manufacturer.
However, it is creditable to the
that he is sincerely for peace
and the sentiment in the middle west
where there has been all this added
increment is pronounced for early
settlement of the war. Some striking
figures are given of the increased
business with Europe in war sup
plies from the farm.
The first year of the war we sold
to Europe 1915, 900, 900 in wheat
compared with $103, 595. 900 in the
preceding year of peace; bread
1861, 100000 as compared
with 1881, $4,000; horses, $780,
10000 as compared with $3,177,-
300; mules, $1S.041,0 900 as ON
pared with 1922, 900; hay, $2,263,-
100 compared with $4,000; meats
Ind dairy products, $243,198,00O as
$138,736,00O
All this goes into the eleven bill
ion dollar business of the farms.
The indications are that the high
rice level for farm products will
ontinue many months yet-per-
until the coming of the next
rop, in which case we shall have
mother years rich incomt added to
he already swollen bank deposits Of
he agricultural states. Certainly
hire should be no complaint from
he farmer as to his share in tht
usiness created by the devastation
I Europe.-Outlook.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
AerOpIanes Raid Milan Italy

London, Feb. ia Reuter- dis
patch from Milan says six persons
were killed and several injured by
bombs dropped from aeroplanes
which appeared over the city. The
dispatch says several ae~roplanes
took part in the raid, which was
made at 9 a. m.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IT, 1916

One thing can be said for the
presidents position in favor of
granting independence to the Phil
ippines-it is the first time he has
shown a real regard for a declara-
ton of the Baltimore platform.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

New England manufacturers esti-
mate that $4,000, 900 of foreign
shoe orders have been placed in
this country since the outbreak of
the European war. Thank Europe,
not the Dmocrats.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
Among the measures awaiting tn.

Among the measures awaiting the
consideration of a dilatory and
voluble congress are thirteen APP
preparation bills, carrying about ST.
100000 900. Conforming to the time
honored tradition, these will all be
jammed through in the last two days
of the session.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

"Why doesn't the Kansas censor
get busy on Elinor Gyms new story
in this months Cosmopolitan"
writes a correspondent. Don't know,
haven't read it. Maybe the thrilling
parts are not illustrated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
Card Of Thanks

We wish TO extend our heartfelt
thanks to our neighbors and friends
for their kindness and for the beau
tiful flowers during the sickness
and death of our loving wife and
mother.-Asa johnson and family.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

Barton W. Currie. Of the staff of
The Country Gentleman. has con-
tributed two articles to that publ
cation, entitled kansas, U. s. A."
in which he pays tribute to the
wonderful progress this state has
made and praises her citizens for
what they have accomplished. Mr..
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
A U FoR DIVORCE

In the current issue Of Farm and
Freside is an article to prove that
love and a well filled stomach 60
well together. but that hatred and
treachery are born in an UNDERGONE
steak. bad cooking is directly re-
sponsible for a large percentage OF
the crime committed-in fact, it
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, the a~ntIseptic
powder for painful. smarting. ten
der, nervous feet. 1t takes the sting
out OF corns and b~unions. Over 1OO'.
goo packages are being used by the
German and allied trOopS at me
front Sold everywhere. CSC.
Aa%S4~1~.~ 14-Ewks
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

Seventy-one and seven-tenths per
cen of our imports for December,
1915, came in duty free to compete
with American products. No revenue
was paid to the U. 8. treasury and
there was no decrease in the cost Of
living.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17

Mr.. Brandeis may or may not be
fit for the supreme bench but the
papers ought at least to quit print
ing his name "Brandies."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-17
INCOME TAX JOKER

The Marysville News has taken
pains to look into the income tax
law and finds that it has some fea-
lures that strike hard at somebody
else beside the millionaire. 1t says:
Do you know the meaning of in
come tax COLLECTED at the source?'
Here is a case that may help you to
understand: A Marysyille boy re-
ceived a $50 bond as a present at
the time of his graduation from high
school last May. A payment of in
terest became due Dec. i, as per no.
tice received. The guardian of the
boys estate wrote to the corpora
ton asking that payment be made.
The corporation replied, enclosing a
blank form to identify the bond and
it's ownership. The form was filled
out and returned and upon it's re-
ceipt the check will be returned for
the amount of the interest. The
interest due amounts to $500. The
tax amounts to 2 cents. The cost of
collection follows:
oord fron, oornoro4iop 70
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-09-21
Speaks for Long Time

When the court asked Hackett if
he had anything to say he extended
his remarks over a long period. He
went so much into detail concerning
his past life that the Judge told him
twice to make his remarks shorter.
He said he had spent much of his
time in selling nursery stock. At no
time did he acknowledge the crime of
which he was accused.
Hackett did not appear to be espe-
cially moved by the sentence. He
was we'll dressed and appeared in
good spirits during the trial. A few
minutes after sentence was pronounc'
ed he was on his way to the prison
iaccomapnied by Sheriff Hale.
| Much credit is due Fire Marshal
! Finnegan, District Attorney Hill and
Sheriff Hale for their efforts in the
case. After the crime was commit
i ted they stayed in an automobile fol
about three weeks. Attorney Baker
covered much of the legal ground.
| The jury: Otto jain, Fred Hell
pap, w. H. Ode. Walter Bible, AlviI
Alexander. Roy Peck, William Rob
son, George Loos, John Ende. Ed
Schurholt, Walter Carr, William F
i Sprecher.
The witnesses: w. E. Finnegan
Izell Pollock, Gustave Barkenhagen
James Pollock, Gertrude Hackett
!, Whitney Fulmer, J. J. Krug, William
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-09-21
SAUK COUNTY
THE STATE FAIR
USUAL NUMBER OF PRIZES TAX
EN- AT THE GREAT WIS
CONSIN SHOW
(From Fridays daily.)
BY w. H. Babcock

| Sauk county is in the running as
usual at the state fair this. year.
In the educational contests Eleanor
Kessler of the Glenville school gets
the medal. She won first place i'm
arithmetic, and highest average ia
the three contests, arithmetic, spell
ing and penmanship.
Sauk county's horticultural exhih-
it gets second place and $1e0 prize
money; first place going to the Kick
apoo Valley exhibit
The county exhibits had not beea
judged when this was written, Thurs
day, but there is hot competition,
and Sauk county will do we'll to land
among the winners this year. Thers
are exhibits, and good ones, frona
the following counties: Polk, WaH-
paca, Lincoln, Walworth, Forest,
Wood, Sauk, Taylor, Iowa, Clark, La
Crosse, Outagamie, Ashland, st.
Croix, Sawyer, Washburn, Columbsa,
Kenosha, Villas. Langlade, Marathon,
Oneida, Ozaukee, Dodge, Fond dw
AdC, Idu0 ana milwaukee.
Carpenter & Carpenter are winning
as usual, with their Shorthorns. Sem.
lor Grand Champion bull, and Senior
and Grand Champion cow, so far.
Sauk county people are in evidenee
everywhere. County Superintendent
Davies, in charge of the educational
department, with Claude Richardson Of
Reedsburg, and Harold Conley and
Miss Katherine Conley of Cazenovm
helping; Geo. w Hackett and s9w
Floyd in charge of the poultry; Henry
Eschenbach, Albert Wichern and
Ernest Wichern, looking after the
Sauk county exhibit; William ToOFe,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K Bassett and Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Toole, at the horts-
cultural exhibit, and lots of indivla-
ual exhibitors.
Two Of the best honey exhibits are
those Of A. l.. Kleeber of Reedsburs
and Ed Ochsner Of Prairie du Sas
The Boys and Girls camp is a new
feature this year, for farm boys and
girls who are exhibitors or contest
ants, 1t is being conducted under
the direction of the state fair board
and the state Young Mems ChristiaA
association. Miss Eliot of the NH
waukee Young Women's Christian as
sociation is director of the girls
camp, and Mr. Babcock, Sauk County
Y. Nj. G. A. secretary, director of the
boys camp Two of the leaders Of
the latter are from Sank county: Earl
Clingman and Ernest Hinrichs, of
Reedsburg. Among the 120 heys
there are Albert Claridgel of Excelsior
township, win Shade Of North FFas-
dom and Arthur Thomas Fairfield
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-09-21
-ttt-t s "A Al ~ ~ ;,
CAMPAIGN EXPENSE
WAS QUITE LARGE

Francis McGovern and his friends
spent just $4,868.13 in an effort to
land the former governor in the ex-
ecutive chair. William H. Hatton
spent $3,92510 on his campaign for
governor. Governor Philip spent
$1,22060, according to the statement.
Other accounts fled reveal the fol-
lowing expend lures: Emmett r..
Hicks, for attorney general, $273.92;
James G. Monahan for congress,
$42725; Henry Roethe for the state
senate, $268.95; Michael Burke, Bea-
yer Dam, for congress, $1,629.53; Burt
Williams for governor, $188.70; w.
c. Owen for attorney general, $3.50;
Merlin Hull for secretary Of state,
$33628; Alvin B. Peterson for state
treasurer, $224.4S; E. F. Dithmar for
lieutenant governor, $183.57; George
B. Skogmo for state senator, $217 .95.