Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-16

/ eXa; gaCekeeper, SdluWei
! Davis, Bronson; Ceres, Maud
| Linck. Emporia Pomona, Mrs.
NJ. f. ReardOn, Atchison
! Flora, Mrs. Edith Oolzlazier,
/ Larned lady assistant stew
! ard, Mrs. Stella Webb, Sedan.
| This session is the 10th In the
| history Of the order In Kansas.
| Its business side, handling
!, grain, twine, fruit, etc,
! amounts to 100000.
vice rendered. I have recently found
many instances where the dealers
! speculative margin on corn or oats
after making due allowances for
freight, selling commission, weigh
ing and loading expenses was more
than the labor share Of the price paid
the grower. and the margins taken
on wheat are as large or larger In
the aggregate If not in proportion.
Would Stop Speculation
"There should be no speculation
nermitted in the necessities of life.
/ The local dealer, the terminal dealer,
! the miller and the distributor Of the
milled products are simply service
/ stations along the line beween the
producer and the consumer and are
| entitled to compensation for their
/ labor, their expense and return on
| their investment, but all speculative
profit should be eliminated. 1t Is en-
tirely within our power to eliminate
the first, and one of the largest OF
these unearned tolls of pooling and
sending our products direct to the
terminal market. Then with a sta
bilization Of prices the mills may be
made to function as manufacturing
establishments, their speculative ac-
tivities entirely eliminated.
'In one crop communities where
special facilities are necessary for the
| handling Of the produce, as with
wool, fruit, potatoes and dairy pro-
dhcts commodity organizations are
essential. That the work of these
commodity organizations may be Sc
sure there should be such clarifying
of our federal laws that we may
know just what they can and can
not do legally in the making Of con-
tracts and setting Of prices in a col
lective capacity"
II wish to call to your attention
few of the questions that will come
before the next session Of our legis-
lature. There will be an insistent
demand for higher salaries for
number of our state officers, elective
and appointive. for the instructors in
our educational institutions and for
our county officers. There Will he
numerous pleas for new state
boards, for new departments and en-
larged appropriations for boards al
ready established. A new police
system, providing for i state con-
stabulary, separate from our present
police system and entirely under
state control is being agitated, and
will have strong support. The idea
back Of this seems to be that there
is a crime wave on which our pres
ent peace officers are unable, or un-
willing to meet And that we should
have a mobile state police force d.
rectly under the governor, that may
be used at any time and any place
as he may direct. The primary
question is: are our laws consistent
" enforced? If not, why not, and
who is to blame? Is our present
system insufficient, inefficient; or
are those intrusted with It's man
agement unworthy. If the verdict
be that our present system does not
measure up to the present day re-
ouirements shall we retain 1t and
establish new one: with two over
heads with overlapping and conflict
ing authority, or shall we change the
old system to meet present day
needs?"
Welcomed to Abilene
The Seelye was well filled Monday
evening at the welcome meeting
when the public was invited, M. Fl.
Malott gave the visitors cordial
welcome to the city and a response
of appreciation was made by r. s.
Sanders, Oswego, state lecturer. j.
G.. Minick, on behalf Of Pomona
Grange extended greetings for the
county and State Master Needham
responded. Mrs. Anna Baker OF En-
terprise gave greetings on behalf OF
the Grange women and Mrs. Bthel
Myler of Anderson responded. Musi-
cal numbers by G. f. Bath. a male
ouartette, the Misses Wider and a
reading by Mrs. c. Fl. Brooks added
to the enjoyment Of the evening.
w. T. Dickson Of Carbondale, chair
man of the executive committee. pre-
sided. The visitors certainly were
made to feel that Abilene Is glad to
have them here.
IRON Wednesdays Dafly.I
b. Needham, Of Lane, Kansas, was
unanimously reelected master Of
the State Grange this morning.
tribute to his excellent management
Of the important office. J. p. Nc
Mullen was elected overseer. The re-
mainder Of the officers are being
chosen this afternoon.
Last evening was devoted to the
reports from the various departments
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