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Douglas Island news., 1918-04-05
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WWNWNNWWNNNN oI.rc of Che Western Exploitation
 Company Seattle Wasb March
 g5. 1918.
 Dear Stroller.
 Some time ago our attention was called to au invention for Che bcuc- ft of department store girls. your Non-Ratuur. scllAdlustIus Knee Brace. which invention was pcrlect- aI by yourself u order that Che benefits ae,ru.ur from wearing your brace might bc studied at first hand. we dispatched our statistics man Co Chicago. where. after he had spent several weeks. uc submitted the foI- lowing report.
 "ugyc examined S.79a pairs Of knees of department store girls since .omIus Co CbL and ! nud chat che srouers brace is an that is claim cd for it"
 u view of che above report we have decided Go write you for che purpose of applying for tbc agency of your celebrated brace for thc western tier of states. Washington Oregon and California. with Che privilege of covering Montana. Ida. ho. Nevada and Arizona later.
 
 Please communicate with us and give details as Co thc amount of roy au you win expect. we Go do al tbc manufacturing and exploiting An early reply win obi.gr.
 Yours Respectfully THE WESTERN EXPLOITATION COMPANY.
 Those obscsscd with the desire io. gain at Che expense or Che finer sen ! 'sbuiucs probably imagine chat th, Stroller rejoiccd when hc receive, 'the above coli-bloodcl busiucs proposition. offering. as it does. a opportunity for acquiring a large revenue with practically mo cNcr uou. But such was not che ease On Che contrary. a feeling of sad 'ncss wigElcd transvorsoly over th, Stroller from uor'wcst to sou'cas when he read Che letter as it hrousb t1 him thc realization that eGort which have formerly been put iortl |by him solely for Che purpose Of bon |cGtuur oycr-worked and under-pai, | department store girls could bo com |morcializcd for worldly gain and tD | tbc utter obltcratIon and onnihi'a uou of Che sentiment which prompt |eI Che Stroller Co tax his inventive genius until hc perfected his kncD brace for amcIorating thc condi !. uons oi those for whom it was iu tended
 ! The Western Exploitation Com nauy or no other cold-bloodcd bus Illness concern win be given ou, rights ur privileges iu Che hCl which Che Stroller discovered. pros pcctcJ and located for his very own | It was eight years ago this vor spring that the Stroller. oftc spending a few days iu Chicago. bc !. came aware or Che fact chat S7 pc
 cent. Of upv.-I Of 10000 depart ment store girls employed in tha !. city were knee-sprung from stand ling on their feet nine hours ever ' day and six days every week. Thg Iit was a mighty revelation to th
 Stroller goes without saying. How
 ever. he set about Co devise way and means for not only preycntin knees from becoming sprung n th future. but Co restore those whic
 were already sprung to their pri. tine loveliness
 The result was che knee brac
 which has since become famous on
 which is worn by fully 3O.OO0 d,
 partment store girls in Chicag
Douglas Island news., 1918-04-05

For the best and ueatcst job print ing, come to the News office.
Douglas Island news., 1918-04-05
PIANO TUNER

GEORGE ANDERSON. Expert
 go years experience High Grade Players and Pianos for Sale and Rent. Address Box agl, Juneau. Phone I-i-3.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
SEATS OF TIE MIGHTY

In the United States house Of
REPRESENTATIVES there are sixty-one
committees. The craftsmanship of
the committee Il the all-important
position Of power Out OF the sixty
one chairmanships North Carolina
has six. Tennessee six, Ohio five
Kentucky four. Missouri four New
York four. Louisiana three, Texas
three. Virginia three, Alabama, Col
orado, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi
two each, and California, Georgia.
Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, New
Jersey New Mexico, South Carolina
and washington one each. The
states that have no chairmanships
in the house are Arizona, Arkansas,
Connecticut. Delaware, Idaho, Iowa,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,, Mich
igan. Minnesota, Montana, Nevada,
New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wis
consin and Wyoming.
While no one would assume that
each state should have a member
Of its delegation at the head OF
committee. it does seem a little out
Of proportion that Tennessee and
North Carolina should have six com
mittee chairmanships each, while
some Of the most populous states Of
the north have none.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
"OVER THE TOP" TO he
AT THE LYRIC NEXT WEEK

The famous war picture "Oyer the
Top. written and acted by A thur
Guy Empey, will be at the Lyric
next week for two nights. October
= and October 3 II liz not only a
gripping picture. interesting as a
story, but it contains actual scenes
from the great war and is based on
the real experiences Of the man who
acts in It Mr. Empey is supported
by Lois Meredith and James Morri-
son in leading roles The picture Is
one Of the finest and biggest produe-
tions the vitagraph company has
ever staged People who have sons
and brothers overseas viii realize
more fully what they are doinng and
the great cause for which they are
ready to make any sacrifice, after
they have seen Empey go over the
Top" make night raid across No
Mans Land. force Hun to beg for
mercy and finally return to 1.-THE girl
he left behind him"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
WHEAT GROWERS DEMAND
LARGER RETURN ON CROP

Washington, Sept. 24.-Quoting
department of agriculture figures on
production costs, the National Wheat
Growers association today wrote to
President Wilson urging him to re-
consider his decision fixing the price
of wheat at the same price as last
year, 1925 a bushel
1T is clear that the price set for
this year is not high enough to in
sure the maximum necessary pro-
duction of wheat next year said the
letter.
cat the price designated by the
government and renewed for next
year the farmers themselves are
asked to assume a risk amounting
to several hundred million dollars.
In view of the facts and official fig
ures we have set forth we ask your
immediate consideration of the an
nouncement."
The testimony quoted by the grow
ers in their letter is that of DR.. Will
ham J. Spillman, chief of the bu-
reau OF farm management, who told
the senate agriculture committee the
average cost of production for the
1917-191S crop was 50.
The growers further claim Doctorl
spillman estimates the average cost
Of producing the 1919 crop will be
s2.0S, which they say does not in
clude cost of marketing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
War Books in Public Library

Bachelors Keeping Up With Will
liam, Baden-P owell's My Adventures
as a Spy, Bairnesfather's Bullets and
Bilets, Beiths All in It, Beth s
First Hundred Thousand, Berger's
Ordeal by Fire. Buswell's Ambulance
No. 10. Chapman's Letters from
France. Cosmos Basis of Durable
Peace. Dawson's Carry On, Empey' 5
First Call, Employs over the Top,
Fallon's Big Fight Fernaus Because
/ Am a German, For France, Ger
ards My Four Years in Germany, l
Accuse. Knyvett's over There, King
Alberts Book. LADDERS Minstrel IN
France. Mortimer's Green Tent in
Flanders, Muensterberg' War and
America. O'Brien's Outwittine the
Hun. Out of Their Own Mouths, Rob-
erts' Flying Fighter, Roosevelt's
Foes of Our Own Household See
gers Poems, Services Rhymes of
Red Cross Man, Sheip's Handbook
of the European Kar, Times History
of the War Usher's Pan-Germanism
Wards England's Effort, What l
Found Out in the House of Ger
man Prince, Whites Martial Adven-
lures of Henry and Me, Wilson's
War Speech, Wilson's Why We Are
at War, Wister's Pentacost Of Cal
amity.
Fiction-Andrews' Old Glory,
Browns Flying Fighter, Browns
My Country, Chambers Barbarians,
Chambers That Girl Philippi, Chol-
mondelay's Christine, Davis Some
where in France, Hemenway's Four
Days, Lees The Air Man and the
Tramp, Locke's Red Planet, Rich
mond's Enlisting Wife, Richmond's
Whistling Mother, Rinehart's Amaz-
ing Interlude, Wards Missing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

thing to the disoredit OF Anytime
made in either Japan or England.
But we are Just now feeling more IN
terested in articles Made In Amer
lea" Some day the boys will como
marching home. looking for jobs.
Where will they get the Jobs II we
buy goods made in Japan and Eng
land2 Secretary OF the Interior
Lane has proposed an appropriation
OF millions OF dollars 10 irrigate the
lands on which the soldiers will
make their homes But he and his
party have enacted and still main
tain a tariff law which throws our
markets open TO the foreign produe-
err, so that American money is sent
abroad to buy goods made in Japan,
England, Germany. Austria and any
other place where production IS
cheaper than in America
The Democratic party is willing to
appropriate millions from the treas
ury to help get men jobs, but It Is
not willing to maintain a reasonable
protective tariff which will protect
men in the Jobs they have. The a1-
vertisers OF Japanese and British
goods are the best protective tariff
propagandists we have in America
today. II London can sell us socks
in this time OF war, what will she
not do to our factories when peace
has been restored?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
GORE WAS NOT INVITED
Oklahoma Democrats Didn't Want
Senator at Convention
(AssocIated Press)

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. "a
United States Senator Thomas P,
Gore was not invited to address the
Democratic state convention here
today. Senator Gore was in the city
and at one time was on the floor of
the convention. He came here, he
said, at the invitation of the chair
man of the Democratic state cam
paign committee.
A resolution asking Senator Gore
to address the convention was pre-
pared for introduction, but it was
because sentiment appar-
emily was so strong among the dele
gates against Senator Gore and HIS
record In opposing war measures.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
RUSSIAN CONSUL
ORDERED HOME
(Associated Press)

Washington, Sept. 24-U. S. Con
sui General Poole has arrived al
Helsingfors from Moscow. He is
due at Stockholm tomorrow, ac-
cording to statement of the state
department from Helsingfors, dated
September 81. Secretary Lansing
disclosed today that he ordered
Poole to return a week ago He is
the last American official remaining
in the Bolshevik capital to leave
Russia. The dispatch brought no
information concerning the British
or French consul officers who were
delayed by the Bolsheviki.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

had escaped destruction by shells,
II was leveIed to the earth by these
fires. II was a wanton use OF the
appliances OF an advanced civillza-
tion 10 effect a purpose OF utter bar
barism sign OF a spirit worse
than that barbarism indeed, for At
tia destroyed only the cities that
resisted him. and never dreamed OF
wiplng out the inhabitants future
means Of support as the Germans
are everywhere doing in withdraw
ing from France.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
OUR PRIMARY LAWS

William H. Taft, in recent arti-
Gle, says of the primary laws Of to-
day
The general primary has lowered
the character of men put up as party
candidates for office. II has de-
stroyed party organization and the
responsibility OF parties to the cleo
torate for the fitness OF candidates.
The old convention had many evils
which could have been corrected by
legislation to safeguard the method
Of selecting delegates. 1t was most
unwise to abolish it. Since early
Anglo-SaxOn times successful pOpu-
lar government has depended on the
free representative institutions, In
cases in which the whole people were
not I'm mass able to legislate APP
point or execute.
1.-THE question is how long the
eowardice OF politicians who are CON
vinced OF the utter failure Of the
general primary will prevent theI
restoration OF the convention with
proper safeguards against abuse.
I'm California they have not only
abolished conventions. but they have
gone as far as they could. without
express legislation, to abolish par
ties We have now an illustration
of how their system works.
"Rolph. the mayor San Francisco,
a Republican, became a candidate
for governor in both the Republican
and Democratic primaries His OPP
ponent in the former was the incum-
bent, Governor stephens. His OPP
ponent in the latter was F. ]. He
ney Rolph was beaten by Stephens
but defeated Heney. Under the law
Rolph cannot run in the election as
a Democratic candidate because
beaten in his own primary, and He
ney can't run at all. This leaves the
field open only to Stephens by rea-
son Of his defeat of Rolph among
and by Rolphs strength
with the Democrats. Could anything
be found in Alice in Wonderland
to beat this? oh, Lord. how long?"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

On the very day when the eyre
grious kaiser was haranguing his
veterans about "our enemies repre-
hensible methods of combat" those
reprehensible enemies entered the
little French city of Ham and found
that the Germans, before their fight
from it, had wired the town in such
a way as to cause fires to break out
simultaneously all over the place,
and so complete were their electric
al arrangements that. although Ham
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
WHO'S FIRST IN TRADE?

A number of Republican papers
have recently commented upon ad-
vertisements published by American
Wholesale merchants telling of the
arrival OF large shipments of goods
lust from Japan" Those adver-
tisements went to great lengths to
praise the cleverness of the Japanese
in manufacturing various articles
and said that Japanese manufactur-
ing is not limited to art works and
curios, but is extending to almost
every line of production. The obvi-
Gus argument to be made by a be-
lever in America First is that
since Japan can increase her ship
ments OF manufactures to us; We
should restore the protective tariff,
especially since the Jap works long
hours at small wage, under undesir-
able conditions, without restriction
of child labor laws and with mol
minimum wage laws.
But japan is not the only country
getting into our markets more ex-
tensively. Even in the midst Of war
we find an advertisement in a prom
inent New York daily which informs
a leading firm has received a large
shipment of ribbed wool socks i'm
ported from London" And the adj
vertisement also conveys the assur-
ance that mo wool socks are better
than those that come from Eng
land" Far be it from us to say any
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

Germany is starting a new war
loan and the people will take it
because they have to or quit, To
day the German public debt is $27,-
757OOO,OOO, about 100000, 900
less than that of Great Britain and
$170O0,0O0,O00 more than that Of
the United States. Austria has a
public debt of $12,782, 600, 900,
while the debt Of France, despite
the fact that this country has been
most torn by the actual fighting, has
contracted about $4,000, 900 900 less
than that Of Germany Before the
war Germany had a public debt or
only little over 81 600. 900, 900, less
by narrow margin, than that OF the
United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
TWO KANSAS BOYS IN
SEVERELY WOUNDED LIST
ASSOCIATED Press)

washington, Sept. 25.ACorporal
Clarence Orr Kramps, Rosedale, and
Private Francis A. Pool, Wellsville,
reported wounded severely, are the
only Kansans on today's casualty
list, in which Is wefe reported killed
in action, 161 missing in action, 1874
wounded severely, Z died of wounds,
died of disease, 2 died of accident,
l wounded, degree undetermined,
making a total of 376 casualties.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
a Kansas Farmer asked deferre.

A Kansas farmer asked deferred
classification. 1t was shown that on
the home farm lived his father, his
mother and three grown sisters. The
department ruled that he should be
placed in class la and sent to war.
1t was pointed out that the three
girls were well and strong and able
to work, and that women of the city
are working in mems places in fac
tories and other Industries, and that
farm work is no harder, and is far
more healthful than the factory
work. However, the agent of the
government making the decision said
it was not a precedent; that he was
deciding only this one case on the
facts shown. But 1t is an indication
of what is coming. If 1890, 900 men
are to be sent to France by the mid
die of next year, the women must
do large part of the farm work or
it will remain undone.-Lawrence
Gazette.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
WHAT is HAPPENING IN =
CAMP AND FIELD \
! - EH ~ ~ ~ ~ "a "a

Mrs. Tom Edmunds received a let
Ter from her son, Elmer Swenger,
who is stationed with Company II
in the mountainous region of
France: Il have not received any
mail for some time It's the same
old story-there's nothing to write
about only the weather is nice and
warm now and we are in the hills
again l hope by this time you have
got some of my letters. You must
remember it takes a long time for
them to get there from here. have
not seen Bill for two or three weeks.
We moved from where we were and
they stayed there. Think will get
to see him next time we go down in
town, but tht won't be for 20 dys
maybe l Suppose that it is hot
there. It don't get hot here in the
mountains
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

Fitting childrens feet correctly
with shoes requires the right sort Of
shoes and experience also in fitting
them.
We offer our patrons both of these
features.
Our good shoes are no more ex-
pensive in cost than other childrens'
shoes-and they are much more in
expensive in the long run. Our Ma
ture Shaped Shoes wear well and at
the same time keep the little feet in
the shape nature intended they
should grow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
BISHOP IRLAND
PASSED AWAY
(AssocInted Pressl

ST. Paul, Sept % Archbishop
Ireland. Of the St Paul diocese Of
the Catholic church, died at 1855
this morning, aged 80 years. He has
been in frail health for year, but
until last fall took prominent parts
in patriotic activities. The physi-
clans attributed his breakdown to
overwork He was born in Ireland,
was made bishop in 1876 and arch
bishop in 1886.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

The statement of the National Sc
curity league selecting eight meas
ures of the last two congresses which
it regarded most vital to the war
was pointed to by Representative
Gillett in speech yesterday as show
ing that seven men voted wrong on
all eight measures. "Of these sew
en-" he said, six were Democrats
and one Republican Forty-seven
voted right on all eight measures
and of them four were Democrats
and forty three were Republicans.
do not maintain that the test was in
all respects a just one, but it was
made by an impartial non-partisan
committee and is one OF the signifi-
cant straws which shows that the
claim of superior foresight made by
the Democratic chairman is ridicu-
lousy unfounded."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
COUNTY

Representative ......... p. p. Lamb
County Clerk ...........H w. King
County Treasurer I'M e. Calkins
Register of Deeds ......J. l. Worley
County Attorney ..........S $. Smith
Probate Judge . w S Anderson
Sheriff ......... John II. Sherman
Clerk District Court Il E Jencoat
Coroner ..........s..,..J A. Tufts
County High School Trustees .......
c. II. Loudon, II. NJ. White, +. c. Mum
sell.
County Commissioner. 1st. District.
.................. i. Hostetler
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
MOSCOW MOB
AFTER OFFICERS
(AssOeiated Press)

London, Sept. 25.-A number of
British and French officers and con-.
suls have taken refuge in the Amer
lean consulate at Moscow, which Is
under protection of Norway. The
Bolsheviki has a guard around the
building and demand the surrender
of the officers. All may be massa-
cred.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

Victor Murdoch has been reap
pointed on the federal trade com
mission-seven years at $4,000 a
year, and $4,000 a year for ex-
penses. No wonder Vic did not run
for senator in Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

Waycross, Ca, Sept 24.-Sandy
Reeves, a 17-year-old negro, charged
with assaulting a small white girl,
was taken from the officers last
night and lynched.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
INCOME TAX
RATES FIXED
(Associated Press)

Washington, Sept 25.-A normal
tax of - per cent on incomes of in
dividuals with a provision that the
rate be 6 per cent on the first $4, 900,
as written in the house revenue bill,
was approved without change by the
senate committee.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
Public Sale

will sell at public auction on the
Isaac Rulings farm, miles west and
/ mile south of Talmage, 6 1-2 miles
north and 4 miles west of Abilene
IL mile south of Laney school house
on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
h R ID

The letter from France published
last evening was from the French
orphan who is cared for by Garfield
school pupils. A photograph accom-
panied it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK
FOR THE LIBERTY LOAN

Washington. Sent. 25.-President
Wilson will sneak at New York next
Friday in behalf of the Liberty loan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
THURSDAY. SEPT. 20. 1918
REPUBLICAN TICKET


u. s. Senator ..........H 4thur Capper
Justice Supreme Court
Position No. I. .......R. A. Burch
Governor .........H j. Allen
Lieutenant governor -. G s. Huffman
Secretary OF State l. j. PettyJohn
State Auditor ...........F w. Knapp
State Treasurer .......W. l.. Payne
Attorney General 800. II. J. Hopkins
Superintendent OF Public Instruction..
..................L Lizzie B. Wooster
Eupt. Insurance .........F l.. Travis
State Printer .......... w r.. Smith
Congressman. 9Th Dist. j. G. Strong
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

High or Low Shoes in Many
Styles Made from Black or
Tan LeatherS-
$500, $3.50, $500 to $500
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Mattress, davenport, bookcase,
rocking chairs, heating stove, dining
table, dining chairs, 3-hole New
Process oil stove, stand, kitchen cab
met, linoleum 12x13 feet, Rullman
washing machine, dozen empty
fruit jars. s-gallon cream can, tubs.
buckets, etc.
Also about SO quarts canned fruit
Terms: All sums of $40 and I'M
der, cash; sums over $40 a credit
of 10 months will be given on nores
with approved security at 10 per cent
interest; If paid when due only 8
per cent interest will be charged.
No property to be removed until Set
tied for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

Bring in the children and see how
well we understand shoeing them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
James E. Rulings, Owner

J. N. Burton, Auetioneer.
J. B. Higdon, Banker.
B. w. Stewart, Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26

Clean old papers for sale at the
office; sc q bundle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-26
Wednesday, October End
Commencing at l p. m. sharp, the
following described property:
NINE HEAD OF MULES AND
HORSES

Span dark brown mare mules and
Span dark brown mare mules 4 and
z years old, weight $500, brown
mare mule 4 years old, weight $50,
bay jack mule, 4 years old, weight
1850, spring mare mules, spring
jack mule black gelding years old,
mainht nnn