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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
REVISE CONSTITUTION
Hearings Will BE Open to Citizens
In Pennsylvania.
CAssocIated PressD

Harrisburg March 3.-Pennsyl-
vania's Commission on Constitution
al Amendment and Revision, which
for two months has been consider
ing tentative changes in the organic
law Of the state has taken recess
Until April when It will hold hear-
ings open to an citizens who have
suggestions to make.
The present constitution has been
In force for forty-fye years with
but few changes The opinion
that parts Of the constitution are
antiquated and that large municipal
tiles cannot properly function 10
der SOME or its alleged restrictions
crystalized in the appointment of
the commission to study the consti-
tuition with view to recommend
ing to the next Legislature whether
II should be amended or whether
should be called TO make
IN entire revision.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04

Dallas Burwell has rented the
Mrs K. Picking farm north of town
NJ. r. Weller who was on the Dan
ford farm east of town has moved
to a farm near Navarro; Roy Ayers
from near Talmage moves on the
farm. VIM. lands has bought the
!. r. Jones farm; Mr.. Jones is NOV
ing to Goodland. II. Fisher has
bought the 10 acre tract on North
Buckeye occupied by $. Barr who
moves to Southside. Wesley Graves
acre tract on North Buckeye has
been sold to A. Eckley. s. Yancey
has purchased the property at 205
East 10th ST: Sam Lyle has moved
on the place Mr.. Yancey formerly
occupied on North Walnut. Fl. Rice
has purchased five acres ON East
l1th street
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
WOULD TAKE
BILLS WEALTH
Germans May Con6scate Kaiser's
Property.
SOCIALISTS ARE FOR PLAN
To Vote a Fixed Sum for His
Maintenance Is One of the
Schemes--Had a Bitter
Debate Over Ii.
SOCIALISTS ARE FOR PLAN
tA..oclnteA Press,

Berlin. March 3,---A fight to de.
prive the former Emperor Wilhelm
Of his properties and fortune began
in earnest today when motion
made by majority of Socialists Of
the Diet to refer the issue to the
national assembly precipitated an
acrimonious debate A majority OF
the socialists Wed with the lnde-
pendents in denunciation of the
former ruler In an effort to defeat
the proposed settlement by accom-
plishing the contiscation Of the H3-
zenholeln possessions This may
be done through constitutional
voting the former EN-
peror u fixed sum for his mainten-
ance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
RAILROADS GO BACK TOPRIVATE
OWNERSHP-7l5 MILLION DEFICIT
(Ass osiated Press.)

today passed out of existence. With
its passing at midnight 230 lines
that have been merged into what
was practically one gigantic system
again went under the control OF pri-
vate interests, free to operate In
competition as OF old. The trans
fer was without incident. there be-
ing nothing TO Indicate to the travel
ing public the change.
or the staff of directors who CON
trolled the roads during government
operation. Director General Hines
alone remains. He win have no au-
thority in directing operations. re
naming simply to clear up matters
left pending when the government
control. These include
thousands Of claims, contracts and
grievances yet to be settled. Unds
the so called railroad reorganization
bill by which the government re-
turns the roads to private ownership
but little jurisdiction is retained by
the government. The interstate
commerce commission Is given
greater power 10 control rates aud
arbitration Of labor dis
putes is required.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04

services were subject to call and
were made use Of daily. Aside from
the supervising nurse, the unit was
made up of local people who left
their homes to care for these fam.
lilies. Following the first rule Of
nursing service, the second call was
not made on a patient unless ply
Sician had been called, and the ply
sicians soon realized that the purpose
Of the organization was to assist un-
der their orders physicians and fam
lilies alike. The unit deserves much
credit for the splendid work it has
done and has proved the value OF
organization, at least to the people
of Manchester.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
STATE HARD UP FOR TEACHERS
Low Standard" Reported In Some
Places Doesn't Apply Here.

More than 100 Kansas rura
schools are closed for lack Of teach
ers, and more than 1000 Kansas
teachers have quit their jobs to en-
to Il complication on Kansas schools
made at the Kansas State Normal
school one county reports that 30
per cent Of its rural school teachers
are below standard" in efficiency.
Another reports 40 per cent.
Information gathered by Prof NJ.
l.. Smith of the rural school dcparC
ment at the Normal Of Emporia
shows that 5000 of the 5000 one
teacher schools of Kansas have but
ten or fewer pupils, and at least
] 900 Of these have teachers who
are below standard"
Consolidation Of school districts
Is found TO be natural result Of
these conditions. it is said Many
districts throughout the state are
contemplating consolidation with
adjoining districts. the enlarged dis
tricts averaging ten miles square,
Provisions are made for conveying
pupils to and from school in motor
trucks and automobiles
Dickinson county IS unusually
fortunate in having all its rural
schools provided with teachers. the
ajof'ity Of whom more than meet
the standard requirements Miss
Mary. r. WoolvertOn, county super
intendent declared In report
compiled by the superintendent the
first of the year It was revealed that
many of the teachers in the rural
schools Of the county this year are
teaching TO help meet the shortage
of instructors, and in several cases
are back in the school room after
having given up school work. All
Of these however have ample quail
fcations Some also in Dickinson
had more remunerative positions
open TO them in other fields but con
tinued in educational work because
Of the urgent need of their services
There are but two consolidated
schools in this county. In several
districts motor cars or motor trucks
are used to take the pupils to and
from school where their homes are
a considerable distance from the
school building
Commenting on some of the ad- |
verse conditions revealed by the sur
vey Of the state. Miss Woolverton
stated that nevertheless, this is con
'idered a good school year in Kan
'as and this county is experiencing
4 marked improvement IN school
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04

Washington. March AT 1901
"a. m. today the government handed
over to their owners 100000 miles
Of main line railroads and terminals
and equipment valued ut approHi-
mately $4,000, 100000, over which
its direct authority has been extend
ed since December IS. 1917.
The properties will go back leav-
Ing the government with deficit OF
S715,0O0,000 for It's twentysi six
months Of operation.
President Wilson signed the rail
road bin Saturday evening despite
the threats of the labor unions. In
a proclamation issued at the same
time Wilson vested in Walker u.
Hines. Director General of Railroads
virtually all powers conferred upon
the executive by the bill. Hines
will also continue to exercise the
duties OF Director General, which
continued beyond the return Of
roads TO private control.
The United States railroad admin
iStration the governmental agency
which for more than two years con
twllcd the operations Of railroads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
WHERE THE WELLS STAND
Leading Tests Are Getting Down 10
Low Levels.

A report OF the condition OF th'
principal oil weiis OF the county 10
DAY SHOWS the foiio"ing cVnditioi
OF each;
sinclair "iikins on 2o.ll-3' urh'
ling at 2tfo H.
Sinclair stone on S4-l2-- under
roaming . inch casing, depth 2440'
W. r. walker on 4-l4-3 1gging
up.
Argus on Co., on 1888 rig up,
waiting Tor toois'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
REPORT NURSING WORK
County Nurse Made 205 Visits
Last Month.

The following report of the Abb
lene chapter of nursing activities
was submitted by the county nurse:
] Forty seven casse were cared for
during the month of February; 81
cases were dismissed during the
month and ten were remaining at the
end Of the month. Five of the dis
/ charged cases had recovered Ten
were improved at the end Of Febru-
ary eighteen were unimproved, and
| three died In one case the nurse
was not needed Eleven cases were
discharged to the family or self; 23
to other care.
The nursing visits made during
February totaled 142 Besides these
there were II infant welfare visits
five home visits to school children.
and six office treatments (weighing
babies etc,J There also were 30
visits made to various localities in
the county making the total Of all
calls 2O5
Linen loaned to an parts Of the
county from the Red Cross loan
closet at headquarters included
twenty sheets. twenty -four pill
low cases, eleven gowns. ten towels.
wash cloths. seven baby gowns and
three baby skirts.
Instructions in regard to hand
ling the influenza epidemic were re-
ceived from the Red Cross supervi- |
sor~Qf Public Health nurses in Kan
sas to organize the nursing force Of
the county into units having a train
ed nurse as supervisor Of each unit
and using the chapter office at Abi
lene as headquarters. The organiza
tion was completed in way in
Chapman, Solomon, Woodbine, Abi-
lene. and Enterprise is as much as
and families had cen
tral place to turn to for nurses.
Many nurses were secured and relief
given to families thru the efforts Of
the local chairmen.
In Manchester, the organization
was completed in an ideal way, hav-
ing a trained nurse as supervisor,
and eight unframed assistants. Some
Of these nurses worked under the
visiting nurse plan, one nurse max
ing two hundred twenty seven visits
on fifty-two patients in the two
weeks she worked. The other as
sistants in the unit worked under
the twelve hour nursing plan. The
total time Of service for the unit
was sixty days and the mum
Der Of patients cared for was 134.
Many Of the patients were in the
-ural districts A loan closet wss
supplied with linen from the homes
II Manchester. canteen and motor
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
is A REAL FARM HELP
Many Are Taking Country Gentle
man" Offer of Bank.

The offer of the Abilene National
Bank to send the Country Gentle
man. for one dollar year, either
by their sending in the cash or Civ
ing an order to charge it to the GUS
TONER'S account is attracting many
farmers and others The Country
Gentl/lan" is printing many special
articles on the importance Of spring
work and better methods in handling
crops and stock ana is the leading
farm paper of the country. 1t also
contains first class stories for all the
family The offer win remain open
a short time longer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
Soon Maybe, But Not Yet.

The Tulsa World Wednesday had
a story that the wilkins well In this
county had come in a gusher Of
1000 barrels Maybe-but not yet.
The well is drilling at about $500
feet and soon win give a final ac-
count Of itself OH men say it has
promise Of good results but that is
yet to be determined.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
ABILENE BANKS GET NEWS
OF CALLS THRU THE A. p

The Abilene banks are kept up
with the other towns Of the country
in getting their information of the
calls for statements thru the Re-
fector OF old they used to be
one day behind an the other cities
as official notices are sent out by
mail The Associated Press brings
the news Of call and the banks
are promptly notified by the Re
fector, thus enabling them to get
their statements published prompt
ly.
The state banks. had IA call for
Feb II and the National banks for
Feb -. The deposits of the city's
banks show a steady gain and on
these two statements are:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04

$. II, Mccullough Of Solomon is
the first to announce for the com
ing county election. He announces
that he will be a candidate for com
missioner from the Third district,
to the Democratic primaries.
Mr. Mccullough served as commits
sioner for several terms but was de
feated for reelection four years ago.
lie promises to make lively cam
paign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
WALES INTO PROMINENCE
English Prince Is Taking Active
Part in Affairs.
ASSOCIATED Pressl

London. March 3-Since his re-
turn from America, the Prince Of
Wales is playing such an active part
IN English public life that it is be-
lieved his name will soon be Off
chilly moved up higher on the list of
toasts at state ceremonies and pub
lie banqucts Hitherto he has been
fourth on the list; the King, the
Queen and Queen Alexandra pre-
ceding him
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
HELD INQUISITION
Sheriff And County Attorney Went
to Carlton on Investigation.

Sheriff Sherman and S. S. Smith
county attorney, were in Carlton
this morning where they made
general investigation Of cigaret ana
tobacco sales They held an inqui
sition in the sheriff's car and
number of witnesses were summon
ed. A report will be made later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
THRESHERS UP TO 40 CENTS
Will Charge That Much Per BusheI,
Association Decides.

II is the sentiment of the thresh-
ermen attending the annual conven-
tion of their association in Salina,
that they should return to the old
plan of charging by the bushel this
year instead of by the day The
rate will go up, it is said, TO 40 cents
"A buShel
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
ABILENE COUNTS ON A BIG
BOOM.
Spring Activity in Big Wildcat
ting Exploration by the Big
Producing Companies.

The fame OF the Dickinson coun-
" oil field and that of Abilene as a
center Of activity is spreading The
Wichita Eagle hast week and the
Topeka Capital on sunday had long
stories Of the development here.
From the articles are taken these
extracts:
Abilene. KAN Feb 25.-With
the coming Of good weather and
smooth roads. the activity in the oil
wildcat field of Dickinson county
has been resumed in full force
Twenty seven wells in the vicinity
of this city are now being drilled or
have the rigs on the ground ready
for operation.
The first showings of oil have
been made in the Sinclair well on
34-12-2 where at 1900 feet there
was a good layer of oil sand. AZ
23O0 feet there was another consid-
erably better and the work is halted
until there can be made arrange
ments for extending the well with
proper casing. Upon this well many
are basing their faith. AS it is only
two miles from the center of this
city the bringing in of a real pro-
Queer will mean boom Of real pro-
portions. The Sinclair well on 26-
11-3. the deepest well in the coun-
ty. Mt 275O feet showed oil for the
first time and when tools are re-
paired it is expected that it will give
results
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
HUSBAND ASKS DIVORCE
John {. Amann Charges Extreme
Cruelty in Petition.

John G. Amanu has filed suit for
divorce from his wife, Sarah f..
Amann. charging extreme cruelty.
He declares In bis petition that his
wife has made it impossible for him
to live with her and for the year
past he has been separated from her
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
Card OF Thanks

10 those who 50 kindly assisted
and contributed SO many beautiful
flowers during the illness and death
Of our little one, we desire to ex-
tend our sincere thanks-V. q.
Bowersox and family.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
DICKINSON OIL FIELD ATTRACTS WIDE ATTENTION
WITH II WELLS FOR TESTS DURING SEASON

Montreal. and some recently went tC
Paris syndicate. The fact that
there Is so fair promise in the
structure and so thorough test Is
being made gives confidence.
One OF the interesting features OF
the exploration is that the expert
ment OF drilling with electric cur
rent is being tried out on one Of the
wells in the north part of the coun-
ty. 1t is estimated that $4,000 can
be saved by this method over fuel
oil besides getting better service.
With motor and cable the current
from the United system is used di-
rectly on the drill and promises to
be most feasible method Of hand
ling the work.
Building Program Is On.
Among the plans OF the CONNER
cial club are a $25O.O0O hotel. AMI
a 500, 600 hospital The county has
petitions approved for 80 miles of
hard surfaced roads and work will
commence on these this next month.
They will bring all parts of the
county in touch with the county
seat The demand for houses has
started the largest building boom in
years and its fifteen miles of paving
will be extended this seasons to coy
er at least two miles more of streets.
The nearness of several wells to
the full depth to which they are con
tracted to go-2 500 to $500 feet
makes 1t certain that the next sixty
days will tell the tale of the condi-
tion in the parts of the county Sc
lected for the first tests. The coun-
ty is "a miles wide and 36 miles
long, and it may be that not until
the later wells are developed will
there be a definite location of the
pools The large number of oil men
are not pinning all their faith to the
first wells, but count on full ex-
plOration of the county which is
getting the most scientific and com
plete wildcat development Of any
county in the history Of oildom
The work of development has
been entered on with careful plan
ming and the fact that it is so com
pletely outlined with the eXpendi-
ture Of so much money means that
Dickinson county and the territory
around Abilene will have test un-
'xampled in the mid continent field.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
Big Companies In

Another striking indication was
found in the "Slim Jim" well in 10
1915. southeast of town last week.
The indications improved steadily
after reaching 200 feet and until
2230 when the drill went into water
bearing rock. Several barrels of oil
we're baled out and the excitement
was intense The drillers expect to
find the big sand at 2600 feet, ac-
cording TO the run of the structure.
These are but the beginnings, the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
so MARY IS FREE AGAIN
Screen Star Gets a Divorce From
Owen Moore.

Reno. New. March 3-Mary
Pickford. motion picture star. was
granted a divorce from Owen Moore
today at Minden. near Carson City.
on the grounds Of desertion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04
NATIONAL BANK CALL

Washington. March 3-The comp
troller Of the currency issued call
for condition Of National banks at
the close Of business Saturday. Feb.
2s.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04

operators believe, OF the develop.
ment, and the fact that the big
companies are getting all possible
leases close to the wells under drill
tells their confidence in the outlook.
The activity in this county IS
based wholly on the estimates OF
biologists who have declared the
structure similar TO that OF the FL
Dorado field and with promise Of
similar results. NJ. J. Mum the
Tulsa geologist, spent many days
examining the entire county and on
the basis OF his report the work
readily got under way o. L. Al
cock. Of the Sinclair Land depart
ment who has been gaining ex-
perience from every oil field for the
past twenty years put 1t this way:
Dickinson county IS getting the
greatest wildcat play of any county
in the history Of oildom. That is,
it is being played by more of the big
companies. more wildcats are going
down and higher prices are being
paid for leases than ever before in
any wildcat field"
Two Million in Exploration
To say nothing of the preliminary
work in obtaining leases. the ex-
ploration work alone to be done IN
this county will amount to over ST.,
100000 during the coming summer.
The twenty seven wells already are
either under drill or located will cost
from $4,000 to 100000 each
one has nearly reached the latter
sum Another million has already
been spent for leases Nor is this
a local game The present opera
tors are the big companies.
The galaxy of big concerns means
that there is not only faith in the
field, but that the tests will be COM
pleted The big fellows are also the
lease holders. The local capitalists
kept hands off in order that there
might be chance for a test of the
The Sinclair is said to have
/ 90. 600 acres of leases. FaTmers
have generally been willing to lease
at small rate, but now the leases
are sold at $5 to $50 an acre, de-
on location. One company
paid $4,000 for 5000 acres of leaa
ps in the west part Of the county
last week. Such farms as are not
leased are being held high. Thel
leases are being sold in New York,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-03-04

Clean. old papers, &c bundle, at
this office
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-01-31

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RicO.-- Dcmaldado.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1920-01-31
EL Injunction De Los BOTIGARIE
Opinion del Juez TexidOr

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luasifaf sausns. olflr,Ilh as.~i a. a.
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TcroUso A. rmsar Rlca = Auaas
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On = ssnielio snllslfaao ilo se a.
nslssstsslo. l,ogVuc l,o lsrocsle Il lnlune
tion fsaEa lias,dir a un fui,fsanasio c.ir
sslflvo ene l,s~iea sssmisainsrnhe sd
que siolc las lssaes Iscnales 3 ps,rqur IA
gsciicionaria Iicne un rcmelio nlas adt..
sgiaslo , ciicaz IN ley.
one a Rcglamenie dc que ~ ifam
no esta en conaic;o con ninryma ley
De Puerto Rico.
Que Ia ley NolStcad no - applicable
a Puerto Rico y en- todo case no deroga
el Acia Jones nj has leyes Gg de IaI.
y IS del 1919. ni prira a has auiori-
dades locales dc las facultades que las
leyes locales les confieren.
Que no hay dailo irreprochable en-
el case.
Que la demanda no aduce hechos sufi
cienies para sostemer una accs0n en-
equidad. ~
En- 'cuanto los heehos jesehciales
las parties estin de acuerdo Y las cues
TONES en- eI case guelan redaeldas
extremes de Ley. A8af st
La Corte no puede seguir- -el camino
de citar autOridades de distintos Esta-
dos de la Union. en- muchas ocas:ones
en- absolute conficto discOrdancia, Y
llenar asf pliegos Y pliegos Ell la senten
cia, con las opiniones agenas. Entien-
de ell Juez que tiene ell deber extricto de
estudiar esas <opiniones con toda la
consideration Y cuidado que elias mere
cen; perO una vez hechO ese estudiO ell
imprescindible ineludible deber del
JueZ es. no eI de cOpiar parrafoS V
parrafos de esas opiniOneS,, sin6 el de
formar la suya prOpia y declararla,
aceptando asf su propfa responsabili-l
dad. sin que pueda aparecer que. all
esciidarse en- la opinion ageha,@ preten
de- rehufr, o eludir, La 'resp0nsabilidad
prOpia. IIffHT at 81 f'' 4
En- icuanto a que la hehlandante tenlsa-I
en- Ley9up recurso atleetmdo v eiicaz.l
queifa pfiearfa de atu- |
dir ann remedio de sequidad como es
el Injunction, fa'g CoRte ree6noce i de-E
eluiagque no oiencaentra tai recourse an !
Ley adon las c6ndiceiones de ripido,
adecuiids " eticiz y adin; que iI6 EN-
cuehtra 3taEaRmedi0Sso recllrso.I No es
este raro, porquel Ia lnisma parte que
promHeve' esta 'euesti6n'al tratarla ells
su ahegatoa SO llaee la''pfegusfa y Sc da
la contestaci0n en esta' fofifia Z; thdq
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La Secei6n de la Ley Que 'establece
el Injunction, dispone, en- su inciso ter
cero, que no Sc concedela injunction
para impedir la ejecuci6n de un. estatu-
to pdblico por funcionarios de la Ley,
para benefcio publico. Esto Sc .ha ale
gado por la parte demandada Y sci
ha anadido que no Sc puede, por medic
de Injunction, impedir.que um funcionm-
rio executive persiga criminalmente a
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