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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
Abilene Plans to
Make Better Town

tory is capable. He told of the ac-
complishments of other states and
countries and gave most attractive
picture of what central Kansas can dc
when it is living up to its possibilities
New committees We're appointed
Hospital, Will Green, DR.. Conklin, IL
w. Rohrer; Improving Sand Springs,
M. II. Malott +. II. Forney +. !.
Garrett City park. c. w. Cans, A. >.
Blair. II. c. Lifts; Third St Bridge,
w. A. Chain, w A. Matteson G. G.
Wyandt; Boulevard drive, i. f. Kel-
ly, o. b. Landes. J. f. Keel; Y NJ. G.
A., Fred Coulson, p l.. Gross, r. \.
Belknap; Waterworks extension, i.
w. Jeffrey, b. d. Whitehead, t. L.
Welch: Union Station. A. L. Duck
wall, c. L. Brown, G. A. Case.
The committee on marking roads
reported progress and was continued.
The committee on extending the
paving to meet the hard surfaced
roads reported progress and was con
tinued.
Addresses the Federation
Prof Dickens addressed the meet
ing of the city federation of women's
clubs at the junior high at 2 p. m.
He talked on the betterment of the
town, the session being under the
management of the civics committee.
Alfred Schmutz and double quar-
tette Of junior high girls sang and
there was discussion of the needs
of Abilene in making it more sanitary
and attractive.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27

A complete resume Of the Abilene
oil territory up to Tuesday night
shows that many wells are getting to
an interesting depth and they will
soon reach the POO or 1000 feet
which is counted on as completing
the tests. The condition of the var
ious wells is:
Huntley Jones. No. 1, NV cor. SE
u, 2-16-4 Lyon. underreaming at
$40 #.
Clark Titus, (Slim Jim SH cor.
SIC u 19-15-5 Morris Co., underream
ing at 1920; depth 1865 IT,
Marshall, SW cor. NE u 17-15-f,
Union, drilling at 1900 IT.
Stiert Messmore, SW cor. sE "a
35-14-4 Liberty moving in tools.
Forester, NV cor NV Il of NE
a 6-14-4 Liberty, drilling 1900 It.
Sinclair, rig up on NE cor. SW a
|15-14-1, Garfield, Fink farm.
Forester, section 2-14-4, Liberty,
reported location.
Forester. SW cor SWH 1866
(near Delavan, Morris county, drill
ling 1900 IT.
Bankers OH CO., have made lo-
cation on NV cor. Of SEA 414-3,
Logan.
Markly ct al have their rig up In
NV cor. of SEA 33-14-3 South Of
Navarro.
Marshall is spudding IN the SE cor
Of NWA 34-11-4, Fragrant Hill.
T.. d. Johnston ct al has the rig up
on the McBoyle farm in section 7-15-
1. Wheatland.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27

and equal educational advantages for
girls and boys.
| am especially thankful that we
have come to know that bodily ana
spiritual Wilderness are closely allied
and we are teaching our children the
Importance of observing the laws OF
life of the growing body.
Thankful we are for the wisdom of
those who have made possible school
health inspection, knowing that one
diseased child endangers the whole
school-we stand for strict quarantine
of all communicable diseases; we are
thankful for the wisdom thus to safe
guard our homes and the lives and
future well being of our precious chill
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
NOW A RAIL STRIKE?
Leaders of Unions Want to Tie
Up Trains.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-National lead
ers Of the four great railway brother
hoods held secret session today at
which the insistence of many local
unions that a general strike of all
railway workers in the United States
be called by December / to enforce
demands for general increase in pay,
was given serious consideration, ac-
cording to information obtained here
today from union railway men. 1t
was said by one union official that
many Of the delegates, who are now
in Cleveland, went there with the
specific purpose of forcing the gener-
al committee to call the nationwide
strike.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
THE FARMERS THANKSGIVING.
BY E. Bruce Brunson.

The farmer has a good many things
to be thankful for this year. Among
them are: his continued prosperity;
the repeal of the Daylight Savings
Bin. and hope of settlement of the
coal strike.
Good prices for all farm produce
give the farmer a better living than
formerly Altho his expenses are
higher, the margin Of profit is greater
and allows him to live more comfort
ably than farmers in former years
dreamed of
The repeal of the Daylight Savings
Bill pleases the farmer because the
old time was better adjusted to his
work than the new. Even tho he got
up earlier in the morning his habits
of work and his desire to get things
done wouldn't let him quit earlier In
the evening Consequently HIS al
ready long hours were made longer.
The farmer knows there is an all
wise Power who causes the rain TO
fall and the sun to shine and make
things grow and he is glad to be alive
and to play mans part in the work
of the world.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
THE SCHOOLS THANKSGIVING
By E. II. Potter.

Thanksgiving time comes once
again and calls us to serious refec-
tions over the achievements of thu
past year.
No one who has not been actively
connected with the schools can un-
derstand or appreciate the improve
ment in school conditions during this
short period.
We now have a new building, much
valuable equipment, many additional
teachers, new subject possibilities, an
unusual enrolment an excellent
school spirit-seemingly little more
to be desired.
1t is much easier. however to rest
upon present attainments than to pre-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27

pare for future advancement. Let us
not. therefore, spend all our time in
retrospection. Rather should we be
thankful for Abilene's forward step
in ucation-thankfu that we have
been able to present to the people OF
tomorrow. opportunities greater than
were ours. But also, knowing that
greater advantage carry a greater re-
sponsibility, let us help to create from
out our brilliant past a more glorious
future that our obligation of eternal
betterment may be fulfilled.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
Will Give Final Word To Goa
Men.
NATIONAL CRISIS IS HERE
Another Effort by Cabinet to
Agree on Prices With Miners
Is in Progress-Min-
ers Remain Out.
CAssocinted Press)

Washington, Nov. z6.-A deh-
mite and final statement on be-
half of the government in the
coal wage controversy will be
made to the operators and miners
late today by fuel Administrators
Garfield. A final decision was
reached at cabinet meeting to-
day Garfield and Secretary Will
son spid. The fuel administra-
tor called session of operators
and miners for 5 o'clock to re-
ceive this decision.
While neither Garfield nor
members Of the cabinet would
say what the cabinets decision
was, il was reported that the ad-
ministrator won his point for an
increase of from 40 to as per
cent in miners wages as against
al per cent proposed by Secre-
tary Wilson and agreed to by the
miners. GarfieId's statement to
operators and miners is expected
to be in the nature of an ulti-
matum. After the cabinet meet
ing there was a somewhat gener-
al impression that operators will
be called upon to bear practically
all the proposed wage increase
but officials withheld comment.
Washington, Nov. z6.-Na-
tionaI coal situation has reached
a crisis in the view OF officials
here and drastic steps to curtail
consumption are in contempla-
ton. II was said today that
among other steps an order pro-
hibiting the manufacture OF coke
has been prepared.
Another effort TO agree on
basis for computing wage advan-
ces to bituminOus coal miners
was made today by the Presi-
dents cabinet while operators
and miners marked time on their
negotiations for a new wage
scale. Meantime so many min
ers over the country remained on
strike that the coal situation
reached what officials described
as a national crisis" Nation
wide steps to meet the situation
until something like normal pro-
duction has been restored is un-
der consideration by the guel ad-
..sfnistratioa.
Washington, Nov. 26.-With lei
han 40 per cent Of the normal on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
BUSINESS MEN GIVE THANKS
BY N. Cole. Secy. Commercial Club.

The business men of Abilene arr
thankful for our beautiful city, III
good schools. good churches, the besi
people on earth, and Sand Springs
water, 5000 pure.
We are thankful to live where the
spirit of the west is always in evi-
ednce, and wher friendship and good
fellowship is so general.
We are thankful that after the
world war, we do moi have to return
80 a country battle-scarred and torn
and endure the hardships and priva-
tions caused thereby.
We are thankful that no plague OF
calamity has come to us during the
past year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
LONE WOMAN WANTS OTHERS

Topeka, Nov. 26.-Mrs. Minnie J..
Grinstead. of Liberal, the only wom-
an member of the Kansas Legislation
is engineering a little campaign of her
own this winter, according to advices
received in Topeka. She says she felt
lonesome in the 1919 session, and is
trying to get a score Of Kansas
women in other counties to run for
the legislature. She hopes to have a
following of at least eight or ten
other women with her in the 1920
legislature, her friends say.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
KANSAS CITY MARKET.
tAssociated Press1

0AssOctate0 fressb
Kansas City, Nov. 26.-Cattle re-
ceipts 10000, steady to strong.
Cattle
Prime fed steers:
$1O35 to $3.50
Dressed beef steers:
$S.25 to $3.50
Cows and heifers:
$6.40 to 400
Hogs
Receipts 10000 10 to 80 lower
$500 to $3.50, top $13.60.
Corn
Dec. $1.33A, Jan. $1.309s, May
$1.20%, July SIPS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
THEY'LL QUIT AT LAST.
American Peace Delegation Is
Pried Loose.
CAssociated Press)

Paris, Nov. 26.-Any delay which
may eventually be found necessary IN
the exchange Of ratifcations requested
to put the German peace treaty into
effect win not change the plans Of the
American peace delegation 1t was
learned today. Under Secretary Of
State Polk and other delegates leave
Paris the evening Of December 5.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27

a moment and dedicate that moment
to our dear comrads asleep under the
skies of France, in the quiet hush OF
Peace aud on the soil made sacred
by their sacrifice. 1t is not for MS to
proclaim what they did. 1t is for us
to uphold the conception Of duty, hon
or ana country for which they died.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
HAS "JINED" FOR GOOD
Governor of DaImatia Goes Over
to Revolters.
(Associated Press)

Rome, Nov. 26.-Rear Admiral Mil
10, who has acted as governor Of Dal-
malta, as well as commander of the
occupation forces in that country, has
resigned his former office, Milo re-
Gently took a prominent part in de-
velopments along Dalmatian coast
When d'Anhunzio who has held
Fiume for two months landed at Zara
November IA he was welcomed by
Milo who later swore allegiance to
the d'Annunzio movement.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
WOMEN ARE THANKFUL
sv Mrs. Catherine A. II. Hoffman

l am thankful this Thanksgiving
that the dreams of the early club
woman have come true, the vision
has become the actual, /. e. woman's
suffrage, prohibition, equal property
laws, the abolition of child slavery
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
THE CHURCH THANKSGIVING
BY Rev. DIR. c. w. Maggart.

Two years ago church people were
dumpy, thinking the war was per-
manently injuring the church. A
year ago we were in an eXutant
mood as the armistice was signed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
Charges Wife With Abandonment.

F. W. Anderson of Chapman mas
filed suit for divorce from his wife,
Nora b. Anderson, charging abandon
ment. They were married in Missouri
in June Of 1909 and he declares in
his petition that in August Of 1911
she left him and has refused to return.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27

Prof. Dickens urged that the com
munity develop its possibilities by en-
couraging the development of the
things that we can do, mentioning
especially the more intensive agricul-
ture of which our surrounding terri
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27

the gold star mothers, | send this as
surance. your heavy sacrifice shall
not be in vain this is our mission now
to make this the last war.
God helping us we know this will
be accomplished.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27

The MONDAY lunch of the business
men was devoted to Improvement of
the city ana Prof. Albert Dickens of
the State Agricultural college was a
guest. He gave an interesting ad-
dress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27

You will be pleased OF you gel
your job printing done at the Re
aector. Equipment the best, work
men efficient, prices right Give ui
trial order.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-11-27
ToM0RROw'S ANSWER
BY Jessie A. Arndt.

By Jessie A. Arndt.
why should we fear tomorrow,
When today has been so bright,
SO filed with love and blessings
And guidance, wise and right
why should we think tomorrow
May perchance bring some great
wrong
When all today was happy
And blest with joy and song!
How can we make tomorrows
OF our lives as bright and gay
And compassed by Thy goodness
AS our every Yesterday
The answers in tomorrow
For all the things we pray
The very day reveals it;
There dawns Thanksgiving Day
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-04
WHOLE WORLD LOOKS TO AMERICA
HsH HsHrH HHnn arrrH
UNLESS united STATES IS WILLING TO SACRIFICE
PROFITS AND COMFORT EUROPEANS MUST STARvE

the necessary blanks and instruction
sheets, which will be distributed by
the Assessors to designated depots of
distribution, a list of which will be
published in the newpapers of the
Extraordinary care and caution
County before the 14th of April
should be exercised in making out
personal returns, so that they shall
be complete and thereby save the
effort of the Assessor coming back
for corrections. Every one who has
erected a home or building of any
kind in the country districts, and any
one who has taken out a permit for
building IN any city, must on page
: at bottom of the return blank, so
state, and state the amount of the
cost of same if finished or unfinished
and if not finished what amount has
been expended towards it up to April
18th.
In short, if every person in Butler
County who ownes anything in his or
her name other than real estate, will
procure sheet of instruction and fol-
low it closely and include every tax
able thing at its true value in money,
tax rates in Butler County will fall
from their present high station
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-04

Hamilton and Rossville Hydraulic
Company holdings, Immediately dis
cerned the great advantage that lay
in the possession of that plant to the
great industry which is in the build
ing here now.
In the recent past there has been
much agitation and argument indulg
ed relative to the city authorities per
mitting the municipal Electric light
plant to go the way Of the municipal
Gas Plant, and in favor of buying the
current from a privately owned cor
poration, the principal argument be-
ing that it would cost the Taxpayers
$750,00000 to rehabiltate the present
city electric light equipment up to d
point where enough current could be
made to supply the wants of grow
ing city.
AS far as the $3.50, 100000 expense
is concerned, we all know that is an
outside figure, and very far out side,
but, be that as it may be, there lies
TO the north and east of us a water
power righu, at Woodsdale, which sc
far trancends the right of the Hamil-
ton Rossville Hydraulic Company in
power or in likelihood of power and
usefulness that they are not to be
thought of together in the same age
There is a water right at Woodsdale
which if taken advantage of, and with
u minimum of installment expense
would furnish current and power tc
the citizens of Hamilton, so cheaL
that it would cut the present rate in
half, and would be owned by the mu.
nicipality, SO that private owned cur.
rent sold at inflated and increased
prices never would curse the city anc
her people. The opportunity is here
and should be taken up
So it might be said in regard tC
the gas supply. Here at our doors is
. great Coke Oven plant, making coke
| tdl pIouuSCS, dliiIiOIild, luIuOl ant
ether by-products, and among then
gas of the best grade, with gas
stream lit that light up the sky fol
miles, going to waste, and no provision
made for the future, if the price Of
Natural gas furnished by private
corporation should go so high as tc
he burdensome. 1t would seem thai
row, with the future of Hamilton
looming so grand and large before us
steps should be taken some of those
who are in place to preserve to Ham
ilton all her natural blessings.
Yours respectfully,
Citizen
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-04
ELECTRIC CURRENT
AT Half Present Cost If Water Power
Is Utilized, Says Citizen
SUGGESTS PURCHASE OF COKE OTTO PLANT
FOR GAS SUPPLY.
RBRR

Letters pertaining to the electric
and gas situation of the city contin-
ue coming into the office of the Press
since our article of two weeks ago
on the questions. We reproduce a
letter today in which "Citizen" says
there is water right at Woodsdale
that would furnish current and pow
er at half the present cost He also
suggests the purchase of the Coke
Otto plant for gas supply But
Read his letter:
Hamilton, Ohio, March 28, 1919
Editor Butter County Press,
Hamilton, Ohio.
Dear Sir
In your editorial column of two
weeks ago, you very appropriately
called your readers attention to the
gas and electric light situation in
Hamilton, and dwelt briefly on the
subject of the opportunity which lays
at the door of the municipality, look
ing to the welfare of it's citizens, the
like of which comes but once to the
life of community. In an evening
paper of recent date was long eu-
logistic article, (and very proper
one) of how Mr.. Henry Ford whom
we all admire, coming to Hamilton,
and from one high powerd look at the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-04

Written Especially for the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy.
Article 2.
There is man in Europe whose
knowledge of social and political con
ditions abroad is so full, exact and un-
usual that he is the confident adviser
on European affairs to the highest
authorities in this country. This man
said to me two weeks ago in Paris:
Are the people of the United States
ready to drop every other considera-
tion but Europe starving and broken?
Are they willing to sacrifice profits,
business and comfort to save Europe
from RUM"
said off hand that | did not think
they were
Then" he said, European civili-
zation is doomed. You will see in the
next six months the beginning of a
cataclysm such as you never imagined
could be possible. When many mil
lions of people are starving and des-
perate, disappointed and disgusted
the one thing that is certain about
them is that they will pull the props
out from under whatever system ex-
lists at the time. In Europe the num-
Ler that in the next few months will
be starving is so enormous and so
widespread and the conditions In
which they exist are so terrible that
we can expect the worst
There are two things that could
save them and save civilization. One
is food supply, which would relieve
their physical suffering, and the other
is the League of Nations, which would
give them substantial reason to
hope that this war and their suffer
ings had not been utterly for nothing.
ut is the combination of their dis
tress and their disappointment that
makes the situation SO peculiarly bad.
They cannot see SO far any advantage
for anybody out of the war except
the transfer of some territory and
islands from one power to another.
Of course, they are wrong about this,
but so they look at it.
"The United States is the only ma
tion in the world that can give them
the least help. 1t has food enough;
it can keep them from starving. 1t
has influence enough to make the
l eague of Nations a fact, and ther-
by give the world hope and courage
to go ahead on the accustomed lines.
Everything rests in the hands of the
United States. What will it do with
.he most wonderful opportunity any
ration ever had?
This man pointed out the undeni-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-04

able fact that every other civilization,
Assyrian, Egyptian, Grecian, Roman,
had gone down in some convulsion
and that there was no reason to think
ours was more sacred He thought
that if it was worth saving from one
kind Of enemy it was worth saving
from another. Autocracy was the Wis
ible foe that had attacked it on one
side and had been defeated, and fam
inc was the invisible foe that was now
assailing it on the other.
He is serious minded and reason
irg man; he would not spy danger
where none existed He had been
lately in Central and Eastern Europe
end what he said about conditions
there exactly agreed with all reports
from all other sources.
The worlds attention has been SO
exclusively fastened upon the Peace
Conference and peace terms, it has
overlooked the new and perhaps great
er storm that is brewing.
For just at the time when the Pc
Rod of acute distress is beginning in
these afflicted regions the substance
Of the Bolshevik agitation is most
active.
About this we have in the United
States two comfortable feelings that
keep us from getting the real situa-
ton straight in our minds. One is
that the failure of Bolshevism to pro-
vide an efficient government in Rus
sia renders the rest of the world safe
from Bolshevism forever after. And
the other, being part of our unfor-
tGnate national endowment of super
fetal optimism, is that if we are all
right nobody else can be badly off
so what is the use of bothering?
OF course, we do not proceed in
practice upon that easy-going doc
trine because whenever we are shown
anybody in distress this country is
the first and most generous in relief
All the world knows that. But the
rind of self-satisfaction is always a
little hard to pierce, and now. hav-
ing ended the war, harder than ever
And Europe four thousand miles
away!
And as to the other idea that Boil
shevism is self-destructive and need
not be feared, let me cali your at
tention to the fact that Bolshevism
Goes not have to be called by that
Lame.
The spirit of the thing, under
.nany different names, is going over
all Europe.
To starving men it is most nat
ural and attractive preachment.
"The present system of civilization