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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
DISCUSS CAR SITUATION.
Men OF Industries Vitaily Interested
in Wheat Meet at Topeka.

Topeka. June 81 Representatives
of industry vitally interested in the
wheat crop gathered here Saturday
on an invitation issued by Secretary
y. c. Mohler 6nibehalf Of the State
Board Of Agriculture for the express
ed purpose Of ascerteining Just what
the ear situation Is Industries rep
resented by men from all parts OF
the state will include farmers. grain
dealers, banekrs, miIlers and railroad
officials and editors. Representatives
Of the Z. s Interstae Commerce
comisslon and Of the American Rail-
way association also have been invit-
ed to be present.
Various promises and efforts have
been made relative to the car short
age. which do not appear to have
brought any great amount of relief, "
said Secretary Mohler in discussing
the cali. I'VE want to find out ex
actly what the situation is 50 we can
plan for the future"
The last questionable sent out by
the department Of agriculture show
ed that 22.O00.00O bushels of last
years wheat crop still remained on
Kansas farms and in elevators. An
other questionnaire was sent out on
June Is and these are beginning to
return. Thus far, it is said. they
sh wv no Improvement in the car sit
nation
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
HE WON'T ORGANIZE NOW.
/. w. w. Leader Is Spending 90
DAYS in County Jail.

c. NJ. Lee |. w, w organizer, ac-
eordng to card found on his per
son. and distributor of /. w. w.
literature, ran up against County
Attorney Smith last night and is
spending ninety days in Jail with a
fine of 800 besides hanging over
him. He was picked up in the park
at Herington and searched by the
marshal who found the card and a
lot of literature on him. He noti-
fled the county attorney and things
began to happen. He was brought
here, arraigned on vagrancy
charge and jailed.
Lee was with lot of harvest
hands and evidently is one of the
trouble makers sent out to start
things In the wheat fields. The har-
vest hands have been misled by
false reports Of high wages-as
much as SIS a day and are some
what dissatisfied. hence are easy
food for the l. w. w. Dickinson
county will have no trouble II Coun-
ty Attorney Smith can prevent II
at least one organizer will be
quiet. All strangers are being close
ly watched.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
TO CONTEST PAROLE PETITION
Another Attempt Being Made to
Free Robert Sloan,

Application for the parole or
Robert Sloan now serving sen
tence In the state penitentiary in
connection with the murder of Otto
Isler, a Chapman jitney driver, near
here three years ago, is to be con-
tested by Geary county authorities
and relatives Of the dead man, it
was stated today
Sloan and a companion, Ernest p.
Ecklemann, were found guilty Of
murder in connection with the death
OF Isler, whom they beat and
robbed. and were senetnced to serve
from ten to twenty one years. This
sentence was commuted to from two
to ten years. Ecklemann last year
applied for a parole, but Sheriff M
ID. Peeso, County Attorney L. B..
Morris and relatives Of the murder
ed man appeared before the parole
board to protest and the parole was
denied
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
MAKE STUDY OF LIGHTNING.
viii Also Determine the Velocity OF
the Current.


Bloomington, Ind, June 23.-
Study 0 lightning flashes and the
velocity of thunder has been under
taken here by DR. Arthur L. Foley
head of the department of physics
Of Indiana university.
The United States government
has loaned a complete set of appar-
atus. such as was used for sound
ranging on the French front. By
means of this apparatus, which will
be modified to suit the experiment,
together with a Photographic study
made at the same time. Dr. Foley
will undertake to learn definitely
the velocity Of thunder and some
thing about the nature OF the
lightning fash itself.
A Photographic study Of explosion
waves and the nature OF explosions
is being conducted by Prof. John B.
butcher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
HARVEST MAKES HEADWAY.
But Wheat Has Not Ripened Uni-
formly This Year.

Draw straight line diagonally
across Kansas. slanting from Kan
sas City down TO the southwest cor
ner of the state. There you have a
line parallel to the advance of
wheat harvest across the state. First
cutting along that line probably
will be done today and the harvest
peak along the imaginary line Will
come about next Monday.
Spotted conditions in the wheat
belt are going to make the harvest
peak decidedly less noticeable than
usual in this section. Differences Of
wind and rain in the early days Of
the wheat account for the variance.
A weeks difference in the ripening
of wheat within ten miles IS not an
uncommon thing
Cutting is getting headway in the
county however. It ranges from
four and five bushels wheat up to
twenty and twenty five.
There are plenty of harvesters to
meet the needs Of the farmers In
Dickinson this year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
QUAKE VISITS
PACIFIC COAST
ENdLEWO0O HAD SERIOUS
DAMAGE LAST NIGHT.
A SHOCK TO-DAY
Business Houses And Residences
Were Destroyed and Water
and Gas Shut 0ff-Many
Towns Affected.
tAssociated Pressl

Los Angeles June 22.-An earth
quake shook the city at 6:4T o'clock
last night Office buildings were
shaken so severely that many OF
their occupants 1ed from them. and
several structures were reported to
have been slightly damaged.
Bricks falling from building at
sixth street and Grand avenue In
jured man passing by
Los Angeles. June 22-Another
slight earthquake shock was felt in
Englewood district near Los An
geles at 3 o'clock this morning The
wafer main at Englewood was dam
aged 70 some extent. Twenty
business buildings al Englewood
were practically destroyed. The
town was deprived of light and gas
aud scores Of dwellings seriously
damaged by an earthquake early
last night Many plate glass win
dows were shattered at Los Angeles
last night and damage done in sur
rounding towns.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
WAR BRIDES SAD FATE.
Husband Deserted Her and Then
Asked For Divorce.

A fight for the custody of l.. NJ.
| Shrader who Is wanted In Concordia
for wife desertion is being conduct
ed at Salt Lake by sheriff Swat
ford of Cloud county. Kansas. Sher
in Swafford has warrant for
Shrader. who claims that the
charges against him are false.
These conflicting suits foE deser-
tlon are the result Of war marriage
which took place in Concordia July
20, 1917 between Lynne Malcolm
Shrader and BESSIE Capes.
In July. 1917. Shrader enlisted
in the United states army IN Salina,
returned to Concordia and married
Miss Capes and left the morning
after the wedding for Ft Logan,
Colorado. where he was stationed.
He got no farther than England
during the war and returned to Con-
cordia Christmas IN 1918 and stay
ed there until In February, 1919,
when he again left town. From
that time until in April of this year
Mrs. Shrader had 10 word from
her husband and the April "word'
came in the form OF suit for di-
vorce which was brought by her
husband with charges Of desertion
against her.
According TO Mrs. Shrader her
husband had enlisted as "A single
man and she received no allow
ance during the war She said that
on his return TO the United States
he denied to his captain that he
was married. She stated that he
wrote TO her only part Of the time
that he was away and when he re-
turned he did not go to see her
The only times she saw her hus-
band when he was here from Dec
ember in 1918 until February were
when she went to see him. accord
ing to the story Mr.. Shrader said
that he was "a changed man" and
that he didn't want to settle
down"
After Shrader left Concordla In
February. 1919, his wife swore a
warrant for him. charging desertlon.
The warrant could not be served at
teh time for no trace was found OF
Shrader until In April when he be-
gan suit for divorce charging de-
sertion In Salt Lake City, Utah,
Sheriff Swafford Immediately began
communication with authorities
there and is at present in Salt Lake
City making an effort to obtain re-
quisition papers for Shrader in or
der 10 bring him back 10 knnsas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
PARLOR REDS
NOW in BAD
Federal Authorities Are Going
After Them IN
Earnest.
(Aaaociated Pressl }

Washington, June 22.-Armed
with broadened powers provided in
the recently enacted Alien Exclu-
sion Act, department Of justice Of
ficials announced 4 new drive
against radicalism. Theoretical
red" and "parlor Bolsheyik' are to
be especial subjects Of the cam
paign Advocacy either Of sabotage
or opposition to all Orga nized gov
ernment by aliens or their organfza-
tions sufficient to bring them with
in the new laws.
New York, June CIV. G.. Nc
Adoo. wired Burris jenkins, Kansas
City, requesting that his name not
be suggested for the Democratic
presidential nomination. 81 urgent
ly request Mr.. Jenkins not to pre-
sent my name at the convention" "
said McAdoo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
BRYAN IS OUT
AGAINST M'ADOO
Saws He Won't Do Because of
Relationship to
Wilson.
(Assoclated Pressl }

Lincoln, Neb, June 23.-Discuss-
ing possible Democratic candidates
for the presidency w. J. Bryan, in
an article in the Commoner today
declares that McAdoo is handicap
ped as candidate by "his close
relationship with the president
while President Wilson himself,
need not be considered" Bryan
said McAdoo would furnish an easy
mark for all the presidents enc
mics" but had considerable strength
among wage earners. The candi-
date must be known to be for wo-
man suffrage, for prohibition and
against Wall street, Bryan asserted.
Senator Owen, Oklahoma, and the
secretary Of agriculture, are de-
scribed as being among the few
available men thus far.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
Andrew Kropff Is Dead.

Andrew Kropff. one of the early
settlers Of the county, died at the
city hospital, aged about 81 years
He was familiar figure in the city
for many years and took great In
terest in Bible study and prophecy
For years he declared that the
world was coming to a great war
and felt that he was justified in
1914. After that was to come the
millennium in his opinion. He leaves
son and daughter. The burial will
be at Talmage his former home.
The funeral service will be at the
Presbyterian church at p. m.
Thursday, Rev. DR.. Blayney OIL
ciating.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
BURNED FLAG
ON THE STREET
Then Race Riot Caused Killing
of Three Persons at
Chicago.


Chicago. June 21-police today
legged radical agitator and three ne
eroes in connection with rioting In
Chicago's black belt In which two
white men were killed and two ne
groes seriously injured The fight
ing followed the dispersal of par
ade yesterday of negro members OF
the "Star Order 70 Ethiopia" an or
ganization said TO advocate the re-
turn Of negroes to Abysslnia and
Immediately after one leader of the
parade set fire to an American flag.
Grover &. Reddiug and seven other
negroes said TO be leaders of the
parade were arrested today.
Chicago June 21-Two white men
and several other negroes were
wounded last night In riot in the
heart Of the south side BLACK belt. "
following the reported burning of an
American flag by band OF negroes,
who were said to have paraded In
the interests of back to Africa"
movement.
Rose was shot through the heart,
diving outright lIoyt's head was
split across the brow, leading the po-
lice at first to believe he had been
killed by blow from an AK Later
investigation. however. brought the
conclusion that his skull had been
split by a dumdum bullet.
Federal authorities began an in
vcstigdtion Of the riot last night be-
tween whites and negroes to deter
mine whether prosecution under Es-
pionage Anarchist laws is possible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
NO INCREASE IN DIVORCES.
Dickinson County Records Show an
ANerage-DOubIe in C0noOrdia.

SOdHt1 an
Average-Double in Conoordia.
Court officials in Concordia point
on that the number Of divorce suits
filed now, are about double the
number filed in pre- war days. The
charges made IN the petitions and
the evidence given in court, court
officials assert. Indicate that the
high cost of living figures in nearly
every case. the wives apparently
reaching the conclusion that they
can make better living by their
own work than their husbands can
afford them. Only very few cases
Of .'war- weddings. officials say
have been shbwn responsible for
divorce suits.
In Dickinson county according
to L. Il. Jeffcoat clerk Of the court,
there has been practically no in
crease in the number Of divorce
eases filed since the war. During
his term in office Mr.. Jeffcoat stat
ed the number has averaged be-
tween twenty-five and thirty a
term. The petitions in this eoun-
ty show the cost of living to be
responsible for but few of the ac-
tions for divorce though there have
been several which marked the end
of war time marriages.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
HAVE BROAD PROGRAM
(AssooIated Pressl

Milwaukee Wis, June 23-Every
man to own his home, his machine
and the fruits OF his labor; these
are the aims Of the Producers Con-
sumers Anti -Profiteering League, as
announced at headquarters here by
its chairman, F. L. MCGOWAN. The
league is a Wisconsin organization
about two years old.
To achieve these ends the league
is organizing, Mr.. MCGOWAN said,
"the greatest cooperative organiza-
tion that the farmers and laborers
have ever been connected with in
this country"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
BurIeson Speaks out.

Postmaster General Burleson !
statement today at San Antonio, re
gardlng Democratic platform issues
drew particular attention among
party leaders here for the national
convention next week. because OF
its frank declaration for moditica-
tion of the yolstead prohibition en-
forcement act. Mr.. Burleson's de-
nand for repeal Of drastic and
absurd" provisions of the act ex-
pressed in more direct fashion views
which some party leaders here prev
iously had voiced privately
Coming from a member of Presi-
dent Wilson'S cabinet. the state
ment was regarded as possible in
timation OF the administration at
t.tude on he prohibition issue be-
fore the convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
PEACHES TO BE SCARCE.
Won't Be Enough This Year to In
crease Sugar Shortage.

Abilene people who like peaches
are not apt to be glutted on their
favorite delicacy this year-at least
not after the fresh fruit is off the
market. Local dealers say the peach
crop B. short this year and that
there will be very few peaches
available for canning purposes.
Southern Arkansas and Texas,
great peach countries normally, are
said to have very short crops.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
VICTORIA CROSS TO PARENTS.
lola Boy Died in Campaign Against
Turks.

lola, June 23.--A Victoria Cross
from the British government has
been received by Mr.. and Mrs. A.
d. Chilcutt Of this city, as tribute
to the extraordinary valor display
ed by their son, William as a pri-
vate in the Lancaster Fuseliers.
Young Chilcutt Joined the British
army shortly after the war began,
in 1914. 1t was during the cam
paign against the Turks at the Oar
denelles that his bravery in action
won the medal He afterwards was
killed in the same campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
MILK TESTING EXAMINATION
VIII Be At Court House Next We'd
nesday at o:3O.

The milk resting examination
will be given by a representative Of
the state dairy commission Wednes-
day. June 80. at the court house
here. The examination will start
at 9:30 in the morning and the
afternoon session will lopen at 30.
Special discussions on subjects per
tanning to milk and cream testing
also will be given by experts from
the state agricultural college.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
RATES UNFAvORABLE.

Buffalo, N. Y, June 23.-Unfay-
orable exchange rates in the Far
East are likely to seriously hamper
extension Of missionary work in
those fields, according to a report OF
the American Baptist Foreign Mis-
sion Society submitted at the thir-
teents annual session Of the North
ern Baptist Convention here today.
The report declared this condition
aggravated the problems Of increas-
ed. costs Of missionaries living ex-
penses, land. buildings and mater
ials for equipment. Foreign Mis-
sion boards Of various denomlna-
tions are making a Joint study of
the subject.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
LABOR BOARD
IS HURRYINC
RAILWAY WAGE LIST SOON TO
BE ANNOUNCED.
WILSON is ANXIOUS
Wants Them to Act Before Trouble
Arises From Further Strikes
Probably Two Weeks
More.
(AssocInted Pressl

Washington. June 23.-President
Wilson sent message to the rail-
road labor board at Chicago urging
it make an immediate award OF
the wage controversy.
Chicago. June 23.-The railroad
labor boards decision revising the
wages OF all railroad employees pro-
baby will be handed down within
two weeks. was indicated today.
Judge Barton. chairman Of the
board. said the impatience of rail-
road men Is only delaying the
case.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24

Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah
Kirkwood who died yesterday will
be held Thursday afternoon at !
o'clock from the home and at 1880
from the Presbyterian church, Rev
F. s. Blayney officiating. Burial
will be in Abilene cemetery. Mrs.
Kirkwood had lived here for more
than thirty five years and Ii sur
vlved by two daughters and six
sons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
KANSAS CITY MARKET
lAnsociated Pressl

Kansas City, June 23.--Cattle re-
ceipts 1900; generally steady TO
25c higher; best native heavies
$17.O0; long yearlings S17.25
yearling heifers S16.50.
Cash Wheat
No. / hard s2.72 to $3.50; No.
2 hard S2.71 to $2.7s; No. red
s2.76 to S277; No. red s2.70 to
s275.
Hogs
Receipts $500; steady to 25c
higher; $3.50; S15.85.
Corn
May S1.74%; Sept s1.69% ;
Dec. S1.53A to $153%
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
THEY ARE SORRY FOR 1T.
Democrats VIII Circulate Petition
For Miss WooIvertOn.

Miss Wpolverton, county super
intendent, is $16 to the good. Last
spring the Democratic county con-
vention adopted resolution de-
manding that every place ON the
ticket be filed, by an ex-seryice
man. thus making a distinct slap at
the county superintendent. the only
Democratic official in the court
house. She said nothing but did
not file her nomination papers and
finally somebody got nervous and
now petitions are being circulated
by the Democratic leaders for her,
saving her the fling fee Of SIG. She
will probably have no opposition
for re- election.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
BEGIN ORDERING LICENSES
Dickinson County Had 4,o57 Cars
at End of NAV 1920.

The county treasurer declared
that he expected to see the number
Of cars in Dickinson county this
year reach 5000 There have been
100 applications for licenses since
last Saturday when the office was
first open for them for 1920. Last
year the grand total Of motor vehi-
cIes in the county was 1857.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
HERE'S SOME cAMOUFLAGE.
California Woman Has Cement
Painted Green.

Los Angeles, June 21--A lawn
that is not lawn, hut looks like a
lawn and is said by its owners to b.
better than awn-a waterless,
mowerles, weedless gopherless lawn
in short, cement lawn" painted
grass green, has made its appear
ance in front Of Los Angeles bun
galow.
Mrs. A. c. Woodward, inventor
and owner, says 1t saves time, money
and worry. she never has to water
it; she never has to cut it; it Is al
ways dry enough to sit on-and it
needs painting only once a year
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
New Bakery For Chapman.

Chapman is now to have new
bakery. Two bakers from Junction
City are constructing building on
the south side for bakery and will
soon be ready for business. This en-
terprise, together with new bank
building, show the growth Of the
town this spring
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
RECONSTRUCTION GOES ON.
Traffic Re-EstabIished In Devastat-
cd France

(Ass0ciated PressJ
Paris, June 23.-Great progress
is being made in the work Of recon
struction In the. devastated regions
of Northern France, says the Matin,
Traffic has been completely re-es-
tablished on 1913 kilometers Of rail
way track which was totally de-
stroyed by the Germans.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
BUTLER TAKES 1T BACK.
Made Charges When He Was
WEARY With Strain"


Cincinnati, June 22.-Col Will
liam Cooper Proctor made public a
telegram Of apology received from
Nicholas Murray Butler sent in an
swer to Procter's demand to know
whether Butler was accurately quot
ed in published interview in which
he was purported to have declared
that gamblers and stock market
players were General Woods princi-
pal hackers in the campaign for the
Republican presidential nomination.
Butler said the words were spoken
under the "strain turmoil and IA
tigue" Of the convention and were
"unbecoming and unwarranted."
Clean. old papers, DC a bundle, at
fhIa Offica
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-24
} AeAeA eee = .
. WHAT LABOR WANTS

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= It's Montreal convention de- 4
= manded:
4 Ratification of the peace 4
: treaty.
= Government ownership with :
4 democratic operation OF rail z
2 roads
& Curb on proateering and :
= high cost OF living 2
= Jailing of food aud clothing :
= profteers. 2
Right to strike aud abolition 2
= OF compulsory arbitration aud z
. anti-strike legislation =
= Hands OF IN Mexico by the =
= United States 2
= Endorsement Of the Irish re- =
= public =
= Right Of collective bargain =
= Ing. =
4 Advances IN wages wherever =
= necessary to maintain the stan :
%dard OF living =
Shorter work day, If nee =
= essary to prevent unemploy =
= ment.
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