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New Britain herald., 1919-08-19

raising some foi~thenselves besides. Is it any wonder that there was a sur- plus of supplies, with consequent lower prices? In 1910 the rural population was 53I per cent. of our total population, and the Record states that, in 1920, the nroportion of city dwellers to countrymen will probably be as six is to fovr. About forty per ! cent of our total number of peoples will live in the country and produce food for the sixty per cent. in the city which is dependent on the farm labor. :, Is it cause for wonder that there is a shortage of supplies, with conse- quent rise in prices? j.
 The balance between farm labor and Acity labor has not been kept and un- SIhit is restored by the attractions s-of sming life there Sill be a grad ,s ,ra4 4S lncreasing scale. sThe price of foassis 1T go up, and withNt the price of Manufactured goods with (which ia has to buy it's food. Even aAthat, Ia rraaff14ag is a vocation toward w'aich 1 V more sus must drift, though it is said That tTbHrend from the country to thes .ssaif fxys is fafhcreasing rather than the re- Ysrsd
 II s1auon has had its influence in in
 pg the price of food, profiteering aNR been a factor. But with con- Edftion& AikeNthe above it was inevitable gthat there would be increased prices anyhow. We are concerned with this sidesof the subject at present.
 There has been steady decrease in the amount of crops raised, while there has been Fan increase in the population That the increase in pro- duction has not kept step with the in crease in population is proved by the comparison of the wheat crop with the humber of people in the United States. The increase in population from 1912"to 1919 was certainly ten per. cent. of the total-we are short 723, 3,000,000 bushels Of wheat this year as compared with 1912 If our pro- auction had kept pace with the popu-
 
 lation we would have had a gain, this year of 562, 100000 bushels The loss, it is readily seen, is over a billion bushels of wheat, over what we should have to keep prices where they were in 1912 and fill the demand
 The Record furnishes us with an in- teresting set of figures. There is but one answer to the difficulty and that is the reversal of the tide of humanity from the farm to the city. We do not presume to be able to suggest how this is to be brought about. Unless the higher and higher prices of farm products~attract labor to the country there Is little relief in prospect, ex- cept1ng the short-lived one that may be brought about by the elimination of the profiteer.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
HERALD PuBLIsHIfas COMPANY. VI proprietors.

pass,sh.sa ,a sassss psess sess,a and s aoo"s seF'
 FIT saPpRoA AeHiNG NORMAL: The retarn tas work of ffha striking
 hoaaaen.q .qf the 5a alroad force sbf ought x bout q. Welesslfe a adduson to,3he puIi1 :, Der of trains on fh sy5w Haven road yesterday and the statsi9e 8tst hat traf Eic will again be.normal sa inc end of Ehe week is reassuring to s44# of us, When it does. Come about Y hat ptr ransportat tion qaestion is qsIasdAea nd basis of pfases for the ssl ss Rf>sfrcight and nassengers 1.e $
 lh ssistrict may again look fnT N sll
 2 isse.eased prnduction asad Inc rsa aisssssa
 a1aatioh of pgoperts, Raitfcularls 6nanufaeturing property.s ,Withoxt
 a2sfacturing sprosresssit is sesid1 9hat there can be no WeIr-Hcing irn 8istriet, as its,ls upon the manussE- å concern t hatswe base all of cstr Existence. The railroad men have, in Sheir hands, the furthering Of our ally work, or it's frustration. Their aty to society is. greater, just now, zr capital. for that matter. While we are looking forwagd to in 8reased production by the use of ex- SEeme efforts and anticipate with Pleasure the. fruits of labor, which we 8ill' eventually reap, there is a specter #t the feast of unity, a specter that Salist or group of capitalists. The ahost is the uncertainty of the tenn Fer of the railroad man. He has, Svidently, not gained 8 raise in wages, Hot obtained his desires. We assume his, as there has been no statement demands granted. Meanwhile we low much he is going to ask when he
 gain goes out, when he is going to auit. Uncertainty here robs our toll it's value, makes us hesitate to sroceed. Literally the railroad work 3 may take the bread from our ouths. Will he try to do so for the, Aehievement of his own personal aads? This question should be settled q decisive way; it will have to be fore we again go on with our work.
 e want our just returns from our
 bor. Does the railroad man want
 1as, besides his own?
 N The cost of living is one thing. Every man, providing that he is capa- #e of producing a fair days work at &ly job which may fit him, deserves to #e able to buy necessities and a fair #nount of luxuries. We will all grant #aat But class of labor is no more #eserving of all of the returns than Aie Capitalist is, and if that class en- Seavors to hold up labor for the result it's work it will soon become an #atcast in society.
 if the railroad man is getting less gan he deserves, less than 1t costs him 8 live and enjoy life, let him get Bore. We, the rest of labor, will give \ to him. But let us reach an under 8anding with him now, an under N landing that will be lived up to. Let # give him what he deserves, if he is Aot getting it, and fignfe frosn that our
 a3sts~ and our returns. Also let us be Nouble from him in order that we N lay not have to figure upon the un-
 Rrtainty of his@stock in trade when #e are setting price upon our goods. settle the railroad question now; until S is settled, finally we have no hopes s,r the future.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
FACTS AND FANCIES.

Senator Reed says the nation is suffering from shell-shock. The trou- ble with the Missourian is that he can't tell she'll shock from she'll game.-NeW York World.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19

Many of us know where our next meal is coming from-but it's an un- usually wise man who knows where he can get his next drink.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19

The recent painters strike makes it possible for parents who have q boy with talert 10 advise him to be- come a painter instead of an artist Wall Street Journal.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19

It IS not explained how the pro. posed embargo on arms for Carranza will help hinla to put down the brig ands and guerrlllas; meanwhile the United States is sending arms to Kol- c7,ak, whose country is in worse dis order than gfield Re publican.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
Whats the Matter With Texas?

(New Havdt Journal Courier.)
 Obviously tl4 wit and wisdom of a Texan WillianY Allen. White is need
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19

Restoration of peace between Great Britain and Afghanistan is a good thing, especially for Afghanistan.- Montreal Gazette.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19
PUBLIC AUCTION TOMORROW
Constable Fred Wrinkle Will Sell Gro

Constable Fred Wrinkle Will Sell Gro
 ceries At Sign Post At Central
 Park.
 Local people will have 8. chance, to- morrow morning to purchase grocer ies at theIr own price at the Central Green, when Constable Fred Wrinkle, acting under the orders If the city court, will Hold public auction at 10 o'clock selling groceries of various kinds to the public. The auction has been brought to satisfy tho execution of the city cot Tt in the case of s. Ver~ reli against John De1io Pietro.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19

Part of the difficulty is obviously caused by T general desire to give as little return as pcs ssiblo for as much money as possible.-Washing ington Star
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19

Englan1's king urges the British people "to l1bor and to save" But probably a lot of people over there, like ] lot of people over here, emerge from the war. period without the slightest inclination either to labor Or 10 save.-New Orleans Times Picay- une.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-19

It is a humorous suggestion that government ownership Of railways would "cut the cost of living" MT. McAdoo should write a scenario on it for his distinguished client, Char ley Chaplin.-St. Louis Globe-Demo- craf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
Farm Implements

X. c. engine hay baler, ? McCor-
mick wheat binders, 10-foot Acme
Hodge header, header boxes, brow
John Deere cultivator, 1-row walk
ing cultivator, Dissection harrow, hay
rake, hay buck, Jawker stacker, .
Mccormick mowers, John Deere lister
Emerson disc, Defiance gang plow,
Emerson sulky plaw, Canton walk
ing pillow. Hoosier wheat drill, Tiger
drill, Great Western manure spreader,
2 hay racks, , grain wagons, feed wa
gon, spring wagon, buggy, horse and
half Smyth engine, 26-in table cross
cut saw, new corn shelter, 1000 Blu.
steel granary, , kaffr corn toppers,
2 pumps, blacksmith tools, forge, an
vii. vice, emery stand, drill post, and
other tools; 2-row weeder, feed grind
er, turning lathe, sets Of dyes, s.
Dbl. steel water tank.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
NORTH DAkorA's EXPLOSION
What Has Happened To NOn-Partis-
an League.

an LcdbuCs
lust what has happened to the non
Partisan League In North Dakota Is
summarized by the Globe Democrat
which says The National Non Par
tisan League has not blown up, az
least not yet, but the bank which was
both its fairest fruit and one of Its
foundation stones, has been blown
higher than the kite of the late Mr..
Gilderoy was wont to fly. Pressure
of rarefied air from the inside caused
the explosion. The NonP Partisan
League is socialistic organization
founded and personally conducted by
Arthur Clarence Townley, an advanc-
ed Socialist. who had made two Dad
business failures as demonstration
of his incapacity to handle enterprises
calling for executive ability and busl-
ness sense before he persuaded the
farmers of North Dakota to intrust
both their politics and $2,500,000 OF
their cash into his hands for manage
ment. The farmers thought they were
getting practical socialism. What
they actually got was not socialism,
but one manism. 1t is a popularity
of all these socialistic schemes, that
in their practical operation they be-
come dictatorship, in which the peo-
pie have less to say than they have
ever had under our regular democratic
institutions.
Mr.. Townley, for the league, es
tablished cooperative stores, to the
capital of which the farmers paid
500 each to become members. He
also established a chain of newspa
pels, whose special mission was to
make the farmers believe they had
achieved independence, not only from
capitalism, but from the regular rules
of business as we'll These papers
We're financed by the money Of the
league through his browning triumph,
the scandinavian American Bank of
Fargo, n. d. This is the bank which
has been taken over by the state bank
examiners, who have discovered Ii
ability of 81 ,6O6,s4743, against
which are to be found mass Of un
secured notes representing in the
main nothing but hope that some
time they may be paid.
The honest farmers of North Dako-
ia, majority Of whom are Of the fru
gal, Woodworking Scandinavian stock,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23

let their passion for democracy and
independence run away with their
business sense under the spell of the
oratory Of the head Of this balloonins
scheme. He was drawing them
swiftly toward |. w. W.ism and Boil
shevism without their realizing 1t. He
brought them close to the border line
OF dlsloyalty during the war. The
principles" and organization OF the
league extended to surrounding states,
and became specially strong in Min
nesota, though not strong enough to
gain possession Of the state govern
ment and elect representatives to
Congress, as in North Dakota. The
explosion of the socialistic bank will
probably open the eyes Of the farmers
to the fact that, while a nonpartisan
attitude in local politics may be de-
sirable and promotive Of reforms, a
socialistic business scheme has no
necessary part in it. One can be a
nonpartisan Independent in politics
without violating the irrevocable laws
of trade and finance and without sur
rendering his alleged independence to
the keeping of visionary If their
experience has taught the wheat
growers of the Dakotas this truth
perhaps they have not paid too high
" for II.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
(Flrst published In The Abilene Week
ly Reflector. Oct. i6. 1919
PUBLICATION NOTICE

In the District Court Of Dickinson
County, state OF Kansas.
lisa l.. Peatling. Plaintiff.
John Kinney. Matilda Kinney. his wife,
l.. w. Welch. and Mrs. l.. w. Welch.
his wife, whose frst name is un-
known, II living, and II dead their
unknown heirs, executors, adminis-
traitors, devlsees, trustees and as
signs, Defendants.
To the above named defendants:
You and each or you are hereby
notified that you have been sued in the
District Court OF Dickinson county,
Kansas, by said plaintiff, who nled her
petition In said court on the 10th day
OF October, A. D.. 1919. wherein she
asks to have the title quieted In her
10 the following described real estate.
situated In Dickinson county, state OF
Kansas, towit.
Lots seven "a and eight (s) in
block six CD In Kinney and Hodges
addition to Abilene, Kansas. also ask
ing that you be forever barred and
foreclosed from claiming any interest
In. or lien upon said premises or any
or demur TO said petition on or before
the 10th day OF December. 1919. said
petition viii be taken as true and
Judgment rendered against you forever
barring and forecloslng you from
any interest In or lien upon
said premises and decreeing said plain
tim the absolute owner OF said prem
IsA L. PEATLING.
Plaintiff.
BY s. s. Smith. her attorney. I6wts
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
FIRST published in The Abilene Week
ly Reflector, Oct. 16, 1870
PUBLICATION NOTICE

In the District Court of Dickinson
County, Kansas
The Wyandt Mortgage & Investment
Company, corporation, Plaintiff.
vs..
willard A. Wood, Defendant.
To Willard A. Wood: You are hereby
notified that you have been sued by
The Wyandt Mortgage and Investment
Company, a corporation, who filed It's
petition in the district court OF Dick
inson county. Kansas, october II, 1919,
and unless YOU answer or demur TO
said petition on or before November
2S, 1919, said petition win be taken as
true, and judgment will be rendered
against you foreclosing the mortgage
given by you to plaintiff on October "a,
1917, to the following described real
estate, to-Wit.
The south forty (4O) feet OF lot three
go, block three CD, Kinney & Hodges
addition to Abilene, Kansas, and that
said property win be sold according to
law to satisfy said debt and judgment,
and that a further decree viii be rem
dered forever barring you from any
right, title or interest In or to said
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
(First published In The Abilene Week.
ly Reflector, october 2, 1919
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

state OF Kansas. Dickinson county. IS:
In the Probate Court of said county
and state In the matter of the estate
OF Noah Walters. deceased.
To all creditors and other persons
interested in said estate.
You are hereby notified that | have
said estate In the Probate Court OF
Dickinson county. Kansas, and that
VIII make final settlement of the above
named estate in the Probate Court In
and for said county at the Probate
Judges office in Abilene. Kansas, on
the 25th day OF October. 1919, and at
such time application Will be made for
other expenses, and for my discharge
as such administrator, and for an or
der OF the court finding and adJudging
who were the heirs, devisees, and leg
taees OF the deceased.
III. 10. ACKERS,
Administrator of the estate of Noah
Walters, deceased. 2w-t4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23

Gray mare yrs. old VT. 400 lbs.
gray horse, yrs. old W.T.. 400 lbs.
black mare 4 yrs. old W.T.. 1900 lbs.
roam mare, 10 yrs. old, W.T., 1900 lbs.
bay team, weighing each 1000 lbs.
bay horse, / VI. old, VT. 500 lbs.
roam mare yrs. old W.T.. 1000 lbs
iron gray mule 3 yrs. old, VT. 1900
lbs. bay mule ! year old.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
(First published in The Abilene Week.
ly Reflector Oct. Q, 1919
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

State of Kansas, Dickinson County, ss:
In the matter of the estate OF Char
les Il. Lesher. deceased. late OF
Dickinson county. Kansas.
Notice Is hereby given that on the
second day of October, A. D., 1919. the
undersigned was by the probate court
OF Dickinson county. Kansas, duly APP
pointed and qualified as administrator
OF the estate OF Charles +. Lesher. de-
sas. All persons interested in said es-
tate will take notice and govern them
selves accordingly.
JNO. Il. LESHER.
9wt3 Administrator.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
II Head Of Cattle

Seven milch cows, two fresh by day
of sale, two fresh soon, others fresh
later; Holstein bull yrs. old; 3
calves, 10 months old; 10 yearling
and short yearlings, black reg. bull
3 years old.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23

Heater, Garland range, cupboard,
couch. oil stove and other things
TERMS sums Of SO and
under cash; all sums over $40 credit
Of one year win be given on approved
notes bearing per cent interest and
10 per cent if not paid when due. No
property to be removed until settled
for
Free lunch at noon. Bring tin cups.
HENRY KLOVER, Owner
w. c. Surphey, Auetioneer.
q. w. Reese, Banker.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
Miscellaneous

-Four sets work harness, single
harness., Is collars, . sets fly nets,
new diamond clipper cattle dehorner,
Economy King separator, 3 churns,
chicken coops, two 50gal. steel tanks,
wire corn crib, work bench, grind
stone, 20-ft ladder, half barrel stock
powder, about 40 tons alfalfa hay, so
shocks Of fodder and other articles too
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
Public Sale
23w2t'

Having rented my farm I will sell
at public auction on my farm 4 miles
south and miles east of Solomon,
4 miles south and miles west Of Abb
lene and across the road from the
Sunny Side church, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23

Martin Lumber Co. material for
culverts Nos $40, 371, S72.... 1903
Martin Lbr. CO., apron No, 1885,. t60,S7
! c, T.. Snyder fan belt ..,..t.., $40
1 Barton Meuli, gas .....,,.. $50
A. @. Whltehair, dragging coun-
| ~ roads .... ....#........ 10. 90
county roads ..,'.N,,'''.,.,, 1890
Tor truck '...,........''"s'.. s.25
grease ..''...........s.. 24O
Mort J. smith. repair on radiator 1850
Geo. Wilson, fuel truck No. g.. 400
j. II. Ehrsam a Son Mfg. Co,
repairs truck No. ....,,s.. 5000
Golden Rule Co, gas and oil for .
c = Pease CO, tracing cloth 1871
~ Tucker, livery hire .....,.. 1000
1 bridge ids No g. e Gu t No. lie 1895
Mid West MIL lutte sacks ...a..a 100
Chicago Steel Tape Co, tape ..,, s. 100
l. H. Toliyer, repairs, trucks
and mixer ,.t.,.....,t.,..... 2,b6
MN Bros OH and gas for truck 1871
7 y. Lifts, lettering Ford cars $50
materlai .....s,..,.,....,.',, 15A7
No iS5 's.s...'' '''. = 1870
Central .br. Co, court house ad-
dition, material ..s,...,,.,,,N i7S2S
NO Nos. ' ia5' 10. is5A, ie5B 49,, as7Oo
W. ~ bulHHaHls uullap' ~ - -
survey .sss-.t s.....' s#ss.s.sass .SV
"a. G Cradle, paint. ETC. for
trucks Nos 3 and I ,,s..,H,,, 1856
Troup y Leonard, merchandise,
county farm NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 2.92
c. IL Brooks, Marchart machine 10000
The Citizens Bank pay roll on
bridge work OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l6l9.SI
The Citizens Bank, pay roll for
county road .,.#.....5... 1881. 10
The Citizens Bank, pay roll,
court house addition ,.,.... 400
T. w. Ruth, dragging county
roads ,I.#... ..... .s...s.t.. lO.ou
-. Tucker, livery .........s. ...#... $40
r. X Walters, X. y y survey. 1880
l. j. Rush livery bridge No. or 400
Nj Gleissner ~ Son, merchan
disc to u. Boon ...#,. .,.-........ $50
Central Bridge co. final payment
on original contract and eX-
tras, county inhrmarV ....,=.. 26OS.O5
Miller Company, balance due on
original contract, heating and
plumbing. county inirmary lS2b.b1
Miller Company, plumbing and
inflrmary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 67450
| hereby certify that the foregoing
is n true and correct list of all bills
allowed by the Board of County Com
missioners at the regular October ses-
H. w. KING,
County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
Is Head of Hogs

-Four brood sows. . farrow by day
of sale; 3 shoats weighing each 100
lbs. s small pigs, 40 lbs. each.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23

premises, and for such other relief as
to the court may seem Just
G. n. EWAL4D.
16wt3 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23

If you don't get your Reflector
regularly. phone s5.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23

Cow fresh in 30 days, Holstein
heifer coming years old, fresh in
Nov. 4 cows coming fresh in Dec,
most of these cows are grade Hol-
stems carrying their second calves
5 head of spring calves, 3 steers and
heifers; 6 head yearlings, , steers
and 4 heiferS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
Wednesday, November IL
IO Head Of Horses and Mules

Commencing at 10 o'clock sharl
the following property:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
S Head of Poland China Hogs

Five head of young gifts with pigs
by their side, 3 filters Of which are
nearly old enough to wean.
TERMS-All sums Of SO and un
der cash; on sums over that amount
credit of one year will be given
on bankable notes bearing 10 per
cent, but If paid when due, only 8
per cent will be charged. No property
removed until terms are complied
with.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-10-23
Public Sale
Tuesday, November 4
IL Head of Cattle

Black gelding coming 3. bay mare
coming 3, jack mule colts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-16
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
 and Mall Information
NOW BOUND NORTH

'NOV oOotNo ttS'a " Admiral Evans is scheduled to arrive here Saturday. Jefferson is scheduled to arrive in Juneau Sunday.
 SCHEDULED SAILlNGS Alaska is scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow. Admiral Watson is scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow. City of Seattle is scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 soUTABoUND sAILlNGs Princess Alice is scheduled to sail southbound Friday morn ing.
 Admiral Evans is scheduled to sail s0uthbound by way ot Skagway Saturday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-16
SCHOOL IS HELD
 IN THE SUMMER
 INSTEAD OF WINTER

VENTURA, Cal, July 15.-Far up in the northeast corner of Ventura County, shut in on all sides by noun sains is the little Lockwood school, which exactly reyerSes the proce- dure of most other schools of the country. The pupils have their long vacasion in the winter instead of in the summer. Lockwood is opening up, the run uninterruptedly through the summer and far into the fall.
 The cause of the difference is the great precipitation at Lockwood. There is much snow in the winter and rain in the spring and fall, with
 he result that the roads are impass- lble for long periods of time. The y attempted, but because neither conventional school year was former pupils nor teacher could guarantee their presence during the storm ines, the change was made.