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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-14
CHICAGO PLAYS INDIANA-GRID
SEASON WARNS up
BY Mark Shields


horizon for the season, the sun of
football rises today to burn fercely
until Thanksgiving day. Previous to
this most western teams have had
games that were looked on merely as
practice. In the east a few hard
games have already run into the rec
ords, but this day marks the real
opening of the active grid grind.
All information points to many up
sets before the season runs its abr
breviated course. A new champion
is apt to be crowned in the west, and
the sustained supremacy OF Harvard
is seriously threatened in the east.
Chicago, though it win all of its
Conference games, will have a diff
cult time laying claim to the title be-
cause of the defeat last Saturday at
the hands of Carleton, an institution
practically unknown beyond its own
campus.
But it is unlikely that the Maroons
will clean their slate. Stage is re
making his team and the material
is not up to the usual standard OF
Midway teams. Indiana, encoUn-
tered today on the South Side, is the
first Conference team to furnish a
test. The Hoosiers have a strong
eleven and are looked on as better
than even chances to close the play
ing time with a victory.
Stage has a fair backfield and a
line not of great power. Against
this combination Coach Stiehm Of
Indiana is sending a team billed as
a steam roller, one which rolled up
a large score in its first practice
game.
Illinois takes on Colgate, a team
which made a speciality a short time
back of hammering Yale. In this
game Coach Zupke will try various
combinations He has lost POgue,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-10-14

who can make any football team.
Macomber still is left and some good
men have come from last seasons
yearlings.
South Dakota meets Wisconsin
and North Dakota takes on Mime
sofa. Badgers and Gophers are high
ly regarded by the form players in
the Conference race, the Minnesota
people being especially favored. Both
eleVens have heavy teams in the line
with fine attacking force in the back
field.
In the east several good games are
carded, principal interest hanging on
the clash between Tufts and Prince
ton. Last week Tufts defeated Har-
ward, the first time in several sea-
sons the Crimson eleven has gone
down to defeat. The Tiger-Tufts
game will be eagerly watched for
comparative scores. Yale plays Le-
high and Harvard meets North Car
Dina.
Yale appears to have an excellent
team this fall. The Blue last week
ran up the second highest score in it's
history, and the points were counted
on merit and not through fiukes. The
main attack of the Eli people is built
around Harry Legore, veteran back,
and he will be counted on for the
bulk Of the ground gaining.
Princeton is another eleven pos
sessed Of power and Speedy Rush is
out to redeem the double defeat of
last season at the hands Of Harvard
and Yale. Indications are that he
will succeed in defeating at least one
of these traditional opponents.
Michigan, the vests free lance,
plays Mt. Union college and should
win easily. Yost has a wonderful
scoring machine this fall and is plan
ming defeats for Syracuse, Cornell
and Pennsylvania.
Jack Dillon and Mike Gibbons
have signed to box ten rounds IN
+;v,,o I,oAr-v,,.. No.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
KEEP TO THE RIGHT
AND WATCH YOUR STEP

An earnest effort to regulate au-
tobile traffic has been made by the
andcity authorities for many months
and they have added a new feature
that ought to get results. At Broad
way and Third has been erected a
cement marker and every vehicle is
to go around it to the right. 1t will
not only keep traffic safe but teach
the lesson all should learn. Prob
ably one will be erected at every
busy corner in town. Pedestrians
ought also to learn to cross street
corners without diagonal course;
it would make for safety and be in
accordance with what experience.
has proved to be the best way to
cross a street.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
NOCTURNAL STORM DID DAMAGE
Crops Suffer from Heavy Hail Near
Talmag6

Another nocturnal storm brought
another inch of rain to Abilene anC
vicinity last night and harvest is
again delayed. The wheat on the
bottoms is ripening fast and many
farmers are anxious to get into the
fields with the binder. Last night S
rain was accompanied ~with a slight
hail in this vicinity and in a strip
a mile wide and extending north,
east of Talmage, the crops
were laid flat by the ice. John Book
was in town and he reported con-
siderable loss in the district af-
fected.
The severest storm of the season
struck Herington yesterday morn
ing at o'clock. A large barn on
the farm of H. T. Smith was hit by
and burned to the ground.
A house belonging to N. Cole
was badly damaged by a bolt of
lightning. Two inches of rain fell in
the Talmage vicinity last night.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22

stand no person can hold a job un
der this administration simply be-
cause he votes right" We are en-.
forcing the new civil service law and
retaining every first-class man
find in the states service regardless
of his politics. A governor who does
less violates his oath. l am trying to
discharge my duties faithfully and
conscientiously. Trying to be just
and fair. Trying TO give everyone in
Kansas a square deal. Trying to be
a governor for the whole people.
-"I shall continue to work for
economy and efficiency in state and
county government, whether in or
out of office. To simplify and mod
ernie the entire system of public
business is the big problem of the
present and the future in Kansas.
This does not mean a cheese-paring
policy, nor an extravagant or waste
'ul one, but a policy and deter
nination to get 100 cents of gen.
line service for every dollar that is
pent and not cent less"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
Former Resident Dead

Mrs. Frances Brown an early
resident of this city. who has lived
at Leavenworth the past few years,
died at the home of her son, Thomas,
there, and the body will be brought
here for burial. Services will be
held at st. Johns Episcopal church
Tuesday morning at 1920 O'Clock.
Tom Brown is employed at the c.
w Parker factories and Mrs. Brown
left Abilene when the shops were
moved to Leavenworth w. c..
Brown, who also lives at Leayen-
worth is a son.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
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SAID ABOUT THE HOTEL
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G. L. Brown-Does Abilene want
to become a whistling station? The
backing given the hotel proposition
will be good criterion of the de-
sire Of the populace.
Mrs. c. e. Rugh-We women wish
thousands for stock in the new hotel
for that is the extent of our ability.
The hospitality of a city is judged
by her hostelries.
Fred Coulson-We have the first
floor built and part of the sec
ond and we will get the third.
G. C. Wyandt-Abilene residents
held up their hands in holy horror
when cement sidewalks were intro
duced, a sewage system for the town
met with strong and heated oppo-
sition, many wanted to grope about
in coal oil lighted town when
electricity was broached for general
approval, dusty, dirty, muddy, un-
sanitary dirt streets satisfied 9TH
ers. and SO the hotel project has
opposition.
H. c. Litts-Many living in the
rural districts would subscribe stock
in this corporation, but the business
men must first show their colors by
pledging literally.
J. T. Nicolay-They are not ask
Ing persons to give money for the
hotel 1t is a business proposition,
an opportunity is afforded to safely
invest cash.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
AUTO REVERSED BREAKING
LIMB OF AN AGED WOMAN

Mrs. James Wade suffered a
fractwed limb in an accidental oc-
currence at Keystone Chapel, north
of the city yesterday, when an au-
tomobile driven by Charles Dieffen-
baugh started back Unexpectedly
and caught Mrs. Wade, who was
passing behind It,. Mrs. Wade is 81
years of age and her injury is prov
ing very serious. The affair was most
unfortunate and sad. The people
had gathered for the preaching serv-
ices conducted by DR.. Dutton. He
also conducted quarterly services at
Mayfield yesterday
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
ROY BAKER FIRST TO GIVE
FOR SUNDAYS S32, 900 OFFERING

Roy Baker of this city has the
distinction of giving the first S. OF
the thank offering of $4,000
which was given Billy Sunday for
his seven weeks evangelistic efforts
in Kansas City Mr.. Baker mailed
his five dollar bill to Kansas City
and being the first to head the list
of thank gifts it was given much
favorable mention in news articles
in the city newspapers. Mr. Baker
upheld Abilene's reputation in maxi
ing a mark in a big enterprise.
In his campaign Of seven weeks
Billy sunday preached ninety-three
sermons in the tabernacle to 1885,
900 persons, and 20.646 Of them
'hit the sawdust trail" The minis
ters of the city say that several
thousand were converted in the
who did not hit the trail
thousand persons
heard him preach yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
TWO ABILENE PERSONS
DISTRICT T.. l.. OFFICERS

Two Abilene persons were elected
to offices at the district Epworth
League convention held last week
at Junction City. Miss Pearl Carver
is the first vice president of the
district and Mr.. P. l.. Gross was
chosen member of the board OF
control. The meeting next year will
be held at Herington. OF the $500
given each year for parish abroad
work by the chapters of the district
the local league pays 5000.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
TWO UNIVERSITY ENGINEERS
TO IOWA TRACTOR FACTORY

Henry Gish and Hugh Garvie OF
this city, junior students in the
engineering school at University OF
Kansas, have accepted positions with
the Hart-Parr company of Charles
City, Iowa, large manufacturers of
oil tractors. Mr. Gish left today.
This company sought to employ 100
students from X. U. but the uni
versity was unable to accommodate
them.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22

Clean old papers for sale at the
office; SC q bundle.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22

the best thing that had happened
in Abilene for 40 years.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
Streams FLOODED With Heavy Rains

The Holland and Turkey creeks
were up with the heavy rains of re-
cent date and this morning both OF
these streams we're booming with
a small portion of the crops in the
first bottoms flooded Mud creek
rose to within six feet of the iron
girders on the Union Pacific rail
road bridge today, but no further
rise is expected unless excessive
rains come.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
Towns Biggest Project

C. L. Brown characterized the
project as the biggest ever under
taken by Abilene and if it fails it
shows the people are not made Of
the right stuff The soundness of
the proposition from a business
basis was spoken of by every speak
er The club women promised their
moral support and there is a grow
ing agitation for the equipping Of
community room in the proposed
building where the farmers wives
could come and the club women Of
the city have downtown trysting
quarters.
G. c. sterl said that he would
give another $4,000 rather than see
the plan fall through and that the
erection of this building would be
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22
CAPPFR TELLS
OF HIS PLANS
Out for Reelection Governor States
Position
HAS CLEAN AND FAIR RECORD
He Has Been Working Governor
and VIII Be Reelected by an
Overwhelming Majority
" In November

Topeka, June 20.-Governor Cap
per today filed his nomination pa
pers with the secretary of state and
announced that he is a candidate for
a second term. He will have no op-
position for the Republican nomina-
tion. In a statement given to the
newspapers, Governor Capper said:
Naturally, ] should like to feel
the people had enough faith in me
to vote me second term. l do not
ask anyone to support me because
it has been the custom to give
public official two terms. ! prefer
Kansas should decide this question
Strictly on the merits of the candi-
dates, as it always should be decid-
ed. Doubtless / have made mistakes,
but they have been honest mistakes
and I believe my seventeen months
Of experience has greatly increased
my usefulness. Although COVER
nor may have lived all his life in
Kansas, as 1 have done, his first
term should be spent in investigat-
ing, planning, initiating impera-
lively needed reforms
within little more than year
have personally inspected from top to !,
bottom, every one of the states
eighteen educational, charitable and
reformatory institutions. Many of
them twice. l have suggested or
made changes at every one. l have
also had searching Investigations
made into their condition and man
agement by experts and by impair
tial citizens. They have never before
been so thoroughly probed and
scrutinized We have let daylight
into everything connected with them.
Whatever has been found, whether
good or bad, has been made public
without reservation and irrespective
of whom it hurt. We have discov- .
cred that in the course of years
some of these institutions have fall
en- behind, judged by new and rising .
standards, and must as quickly as i,
possible be brought to condition
of efficiency surprising any pre-
vious stage of their history. This !,
can be done extravagantly or sensi- :
bly,. We propose to do it we'll but :
AS far as possible we are !,
meeting needs, correcting evils, >
waste. The legislature !
will be called on to do what only !
legislature can do, and with the
,arefully digested information we :
hall be able to lay before it, no
legislature Kansas has ever had
will be so well prepared to act
promptly, intelligently and effec-
lively. IL
Many of these things are being Ell
ccomplished with great difficulty. *
lansas has a number of hold-over ii
olitical boards that control the u
tate institutions absolutely. Here oi
ofore no Kansas governor has had II
} work with boards not of his own st
hoosing. We
Il have been cutting off useless III
lspectors and unnecessary employ
IS. A recent example is the state
sh hatchery, where force Of at
venty was reduced to nine have Sc
wen every state employe to under ca
Abilene weekly reflector., 1916-06-22

Best BARRIERS, best OF everything
at the Watkins Barber Shop, corner
Second and Broadway. Give us
call.
Evening journal., 1916-12-05
WRONG CHARGE MADE
IN ]. |. MEARS Case
Evidence Did Not Show He
Intended TO Murder
Fisher
DEFENDANT WAS
DISMISSED BY COURT

John r. Mears, arraigned in CITY
Court this morning ON a charge Of as
sault with intent TO commit murder, was
dismissed BY Judge Churchman when the
evidence brought out according 10 the
court showed no intent.
Alears Is alleged TO have attacked
Ambrose w. Fisher when the latter
came to his home. at Twenty second and
Pine streets, yesterday afternoon and
chased him down the street. When
Fisher fell Mears is said to have struel,
him with a brick and beaten him over
the back and body with the rung from
the railing Of a piazza. The police were
notified and rushed to the scene Tmaie
Sergeant Devinish made the arrest
Fisher was taken 10 the Delaware Hos.
pital, where he was treated and later
released. He was found to be suffering
from various bruises about the head and
body.
In court this morning Fisher said
he could remember little about tho
assault and declared he had given
Mears no cause for the attack. Otbe~
witnesses testified they saw Mears
pursuing Fisher with the brick and
the 'iclub.' but could give no reason
for the fight. Fisher admitted that af-
ter the fight Mears took him back TO
his house and washed the blood OFT his
face
Il see no intent TO commit murder
here the judge declared after hear
ing the evidence and dismissed the
case
Evening journal., 1916-12-05
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
TARRYTOWN. n. Y, Dec. 5.-John
d. Archbold, the Standard Oil mag
nate died at $50 a. m. today, at his
home on South Broadway. here. Death
resulted from complications follow
ing an operation for appendicitis per-
formed November 21.
Archbold's body will repose in the
family mausoleum at the north end
Of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery where the
body Of Mrs. John ID. Rockefeller was
placed before. being taken to Cleve-
land.
Archbold was president of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.
and was 6S years of age. He was John
ID. Rockefeller's right hand in the
great Standard Oil systematic John
Continued on Page Nine.)
Evening journal., 1916-12-05
RRICKLAYERS ELFCr

At a largely attended meeting Of
Bricklayers' Union. No. 1, of Delaware
last night, the following officers we're
elected to serve for the year 1917.
President. Washington X. Singles:
vice-president, John Forrest: iinan-
cial, secretary, George Sauter: re-
cording secretary and business agent.
j.. Winfield Scott; treasurer. Joseph
Mullin members of the arbitration
committee. George Sauter. Daniel Nc
Vey and Joseph Mullin; trustees.
George Leach, Howard sharp aud
Charles Singles; deputy. Charles
Soloway. alternate deputy. Harold
S. Creamer, and sergeant-at-arms,
Samuel warrington The president ap-
pointed the following legislative COM
mittee: J. winfield Scott, George Sau-
ter and II. S. Creamer
Evening journal., 1916-12-05
MORE CONTROL Of !
RAILROADS NOW
wilson 'SDES|RE
Operation Should Not be
Stopped by Organized
Bodies President Says
PUBLIC INVESTIGATION
FAVORED BY EXECUTIVE
By ROBERT ]. BENDER.
United Press staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Dec Declaring
the country cannot and should not cons
sent to remain any longer exposed to
profound industrial disturbances" Presi-
dent Wilson appeared before a oint ses-
sion Of Congress this afternoon and APP
pealed for immediate action on his pro-
gram OF settlements and regulation of
difficulties between thc railroads and
their trainmen
Statement OF The need of such legis-
lation occupied the bulk Of his annual
message. the shbrtest one he has deliv-
cred. 10 recommended passage of tho
provisions included but not acted upon
in his last special appeal last August
AT that time a nationwide strike ne
cessiiated Congressional action.
In late addition 10 his message the
President urged the passage by tha
House of the vocational and industrial
educational measures passed by the Sem
ate during the last session
lhere we're no staggering national
defense recommendations such as
featured the Presidents message a
year ago. There was no note OF war.
such as was threatened In the second
message, reporting the dispatch to
Germany of a virtual ultimatum fol-
lowing the SUSSEX sinking Nor was
there the pressing need Of speed and
quick decision reflected in the re-
quest for congressional action 10 avert
a nationwide railroad strike last fail.
The message today constituted a
Clean up program.
So serious does the President re-
gard the high cost of living question
that he has determined to keep 1t out
OF politics If possible He is under
stood 20 feel that Republicans and
Democrats are equally Interested In a
solution Of the difficulty and will make
no effort 70 put through a party
measure"
Continued on Page Nine.)
Evening journal., 1916-12-05
French Street Bridge and SOuthSide
Boulevard in the New City Plan

Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department have been impressed and
not little exercised for the past
two years with the rapidly cOngestng
yehicular raflic consequent to the inn
monse increase i'm population OF the
city This is evidenced by the num
Der of motor vehicles Cboth pleasure
and commercially upon the streets
congestion on many Of the thorough
fares having already reached serious,
proportions
As a possible remedy for relieving
the present conditions and az the same
time preparing for the future, the di-
rectors have made a careful study of
the question. and have evolved sew
eral plans to that end Some of these
plans are attended by considerable
expense while others consist simply
of regulatory laws AS TO the prob
able consumuation OF the former and
for the purpose OF obtaining the sen.
timent Of the property owners in
vOlved and the public generally, it has
been thought advisable to determine
The cost, that IL may be known wheth-
or the unds required are obtainable.
Accordingly Resident Judge Herbert
J.. Rice will be requested to appoint
commissions to appraise damages and
assess benefits, if any, to property
owners effected by the projects con-
templated.
The widening of Market street from
Tenth to Eleventh streets to a width
sufficient to permit the parking of We
hicles on the east side of the street
and still permit of moving traffic has
been provided for and will be done
when the old. Court House has been
removed.
The widening of Eleventh street
Evening journal., 1916-12-05
EAsTLAKE CHURCH AFTAIRs.

IrOOp No %, Boy Scouts, Of East
lake PRESBYTERIAN Church, Will meet
tonight in the church. Layton Dorsey,
the new Scout master, viii be in
charge Boys between the ages of 12
and is are invited TO join the troop.
Tomorrow night at devotional SER
vice at Eastlake Church. the topic
viii be Goods Care and Provision 4"
Following TIE service the members
OF the Ladies Id Society VIII meet.
The yard OF Smcs~ which each
member has bea.i collecting since
summer win be turned IN. This money
viii go toward the building Slnd.
Tomorrow afternoon az 2.30 o'clock
the regular meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society will be held. II
viii be the Christmas meeting.
Evening journal., 1916-12-05
BLOOD FLOWS IN
SANTO DOMINGO.
Il NATIVES DEAD
U. S. Marines Wounded in
Establishment Of American
Military Government
PAREZ and Force ARE
driven FROM CAPITAL

By The United Press. {.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Establish
ment Of American military govern
ment in santo Domingo was attended
by fighting in which eleven marines
We're injured. Eleven Dominicans
we're killed and six wounded
The wounded Americans were re-
ported:
Captain J. A. Hughes. U. s NJ. c..
gunshot wound left leg fractured.
condition favorable
Herman s Clark. compound frac-
mre right elbow. condition favorable.
+ Private Luther G. GasEins. William
c. Yele, Robert II. Osborn. Robert c.
McLennan, Arthur W. Anderson, Su-
manter Summer. Otto f. Hagstrom. all
Of Thirty-frst Company. not serious
ly wounded. condition favorable.
Lloyd W. Nicholson, Thirty-second
Company, compound fracture right
elbow, condition serious.
Ralph }. Emmel, slight wound. con-
dition favorable
Captain Knapp. the military gov
eInor informed Secretary Daniels
that Governor Parez. of San Fran
cisco de Macoria. resisted establish
ment OF the government for two days
but finally he and his force OF a hun
dred men were driven from the city.
after which quiet prevailed up TO the
night of December 3.
Daniels announced tha he had lift
ed the Dominican censorship which
inierfered with news reports from the
island to the United States.
Evening journal., 1916-12-05
hercules co. declares
55 PER Cent. DIVIDEND

Directors Of the Hercules Powder
Company today declared dividends 10.
falling 80 per cent. on the common
stock OF the company. The dividend
consists OF a regular per cent. cash
dividend. an extra dividend of 8 l-2
per cent. in cash and a special divi-
dend Of AZ 1-2 per cent. in Anglo
French external loan bonds at 95 fiat
payable December % 70 stockholders
of record December I s. The dividends
for the year total % per cent, 10 per
cent having been paid in March. 10
per cent. in June and Is per cent in
September