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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23
TRUCK AND ENGINE CRASH
But w. ri. Broughton, Driver Es'
capped Unhurt

capped Unhurt
THAT was the biggest, blacklist
engine ever saw" declared w. H.
Broughton, referring to the one
which hit the truck he was driving
and demolished 1t at the Buckeye
crossing Monday night. Mr.. Brough-
ton was uninjured and related his ex-
perience.
He said he had been north Of town
delivering piano and because Of the
rain and darkness he had had the
lights Of his truck on for fully half
hour. When he came to the Buck
eye crossing on the Union Pacific, he
looked up and down for trains and
drove slowly. Seeing nothing In
either direction he started to cross
when a great engine doomed up at
his left and hit his struck squarely,
knocking 1t half over and showing 1t
up the track. He said his first
thought was to jump but he did not
and he was not even scratched. His
biggest scare he said was when he
saw that the cab Of the truck would
hit the switch signal. However, in
stead Of the switch breaking the
cab, the switch was broken. The
accident occurred shortly before 8
O'Clock and Mr.. Broughton and sew
eral witnesses Of the crash said the
freight engine was without lights
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23
(First published in the Abilene Weekly
Reflector December Q, 1920
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

State of Kansas, Dickinson county, S.
IN the Probate Court Of said county
and state.
In the matte rof the estate OF M. Dill
ling. deceased.
TO ali creditors and other persons in
terested in said estate:
You are hereby notified that I have
filed a report of administration Of said
ESTATE in the Probate court Of Dickin:
son county, Kansas, and that ] will
make final settlement Of the above
named estate In the Probate Court in
and for said county at the Probate
the eth day Of January. 1924. and at
such time application will be made for
my compensation, attorney fees, and
other expenses and for my discharge
as such administrator and for an order
Of the court finding and adjudging who
were the heirs. deyisees and legatees
Of the deceased.
o. M. DILLING,
Administrator of the estate of
M. Diliing. deceased
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23
B. r. HARRIS. FARMER AND
CAPITALIST DEAD AT 81

Il. f. Harris of Champaign, H.,
one Of the wealthiest men Of that
state, president Of the Harris bank
at Champaign and with one Of the
greatest farms In the west, died
Sunday, aged 81. He was national
ly known In banking circles and
wrote and spoke al over the country
In the interest Of better agricultural
conditions. He was second cousin
Of w. T. Harris Of Solomon and more
distantly related to the Rogers fam
lily here whom he had visited sew
eral times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23
Made Fast Time

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Berg and NJ.
u. Berg of Salina drove to Los An
geles In eight days. They left Dec.
10 and arrived Dec. Is. following the
route to Dodge City, Amarillo. Tex,
through New Mexico and Arizona.
They did not travel after $50
o'clock any evening, had muddy
roads all through Kansas, and ran
into blizzard at Clovis. New Mex
leo; Notwithstanding all Of which,
they arrived. In quite remarkable
time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23
(First published in the Abilene Weekly
Reflector December 8. 1920
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

State of Kansas, Dickinson county, SIS:
In>the Probate Court of Said County
and State.
In the matter of the estate of Bridget
Hickey, deceased.
To all creditors and other persons in
terested in said estate:
You are hereby notified that ] have
filled a report Of my standardization OF
said estate In the Probate Court OF
Dickinson County. Kansas, and that
will 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 9Th day of January. 1921. and at
such time application win be made for
my compensation. attorney iees; 1no
as such executor. and for an order Of
the cuort finding and adjudgfng who
were the heirs, deviseee ana legatees
Of the deceased.
WIN. HICKEY and JOHN HICKEY.
Executors Of the estate OF Bridget
Hickey, deceased.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23
First published In the Abilene Weekly
Reflector December g. 1920
NOTICE or APPOINTMENT

State of Kansas. Dickinson county. S.:
In the matter of the estate Of Warren
Clapp, deceased. late of Dickinson
County. Kansas.
Notice is hereby given that on the
4th day OF December, A. d: 1920. the
undersigned was by the Probate Court
of Dickinson county, Kansas. duly ap-
pointed and qualified as administratrix
Of the estate of Warren Clapp, de-
ceased, late of Dickinson county, Kans
All persons interested in said estate
will take notice and govern themselves
MARY ALICE CLAPP.
Administrative with will annexed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23

The report Of L. A. Kaufman,
local weather observer, shows SO the
maximum and % the minimum tenn
perature for last week. One day
was clear and six were cloudy, pre-
cipitation was ~.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23

Alcohol. Johnson's Freeze Proof
and Themite for radiators. At Toll
ver's. 17d3t-w:3t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-12-23
THREE WELLS ARE LEFT

AN Operations Now in Southwest
Dickinson
The Chronister oil test nine miles
north has been abandoned. Three
wells yet remain on which work Is
being done. At Elmo the well is g.
900 feet and will be put down to g.
500, the Fink we'll Is 2,100 feet
and the Campbell well 1900. All
others have been abandoned.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
Cur1l1llins Will
Push Anti-Rail
Strike Measure
Failure of Labor Leaders Is
Indication That Their De-
mands Will Be Ignored
by the Next Congress
U. 5. May Eliminate Waste
Legislation to Increase the
Efficiency in Army and
Navy Plants Is Indorsed
By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The voters
have given to the government an i'm
perative mandate in favor of anti
strike legislation, in the opinion of
Chairman A. B. Cummins of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee, who
returned to Washington to-day after
the bitterest political fight of his ca
reer.
Legislation which will make railroad
strikes, with their threat of starvation
and freezing for the big cities, illegal
will be pressed by Mr.. Cummins, and
he expects its passage. Mr.. Cummins
fought last session for the inclusion of
an anti-striAe provision In the Cum
mins-Esch bill. He won his fight in
the Senate, but in the House the anti
strike provision with teeth was elm
mated, a mild, toothless affair being
left. Curiously enough, Representative
Esch, chairman of the House commit
tee, opposed the vigorous Senate provi-
sion, but organized labor blamed him
just as much as Cummins, and centered
! Is hgnt on the two. Esch went down
in the primary, but Cummins won q
brilliant victory in the primary, and
then was elected, over Claude Porter
by two to one vote in the general
election.
Organized labor leaders attempted to
defeat every man who had voted for
the Cummins- bill, putting practi-
cally all of the emphasis on the anti
strike provision. In almost every in.
stance the voters disapproved the stand
taken by the organized labor leaders
Mr.. Cummins is confident that many O,
the railroad workers-not the leaders
voted for him, believing that an anti
strike provision is q public necessity
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New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
Cost 100000 to Find
Debt of $2O8,OOO

It cost the United States Ship
ping Board 100000 to discover
that the War Department owed it
$20S,000, 900, and it will cost the
War Department an equal amount
to verify the account, according
to testimony given by Martin j.
Gillen yesterday before the Con-
gressional committee Investigate
ing the affairs Of the Shipping
Board.
The lack Of system in keeping
the books of the Shipping Board,
the witness asserted, particularly
as to money owed to the board,
had enabled the organization to
function since last spring without
an additional appropriation, on
funds collected on outstanding
bills. Mr.. Gillen, formerly execu-
tive assistant to the chairman of
the board, said that he had urged
the Appropriations Committee Of
Congress not to grant more
money to the board until it had
collected its bills, as it was can
awfully easy thing to write
checks against an appropriations"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
British Cabinet Will Submit
Trade Agreement to Russia

From, Tho rrioune's European Bureou
Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Nov. 1S.-Premier Lloyd
George announced in the House of
Commons tonight that the Cabinet
had decided to approve the draft of
an agreement carrying out the ar
rangcments' made last July for re-
suming commerce with the Bolsheviki.
Within few days, he said, the ap-
proved draft would be submitted to
the Soviet government.
The Cabinets decision by no means
makes a resumption Of trade between
Great Britain and the Soviets certain,
but is an indication that the more
moderate element in the Cabinet
Lloyd George, Andrew Bonar Law and
Edward Shortt-will overcome the OBJ
jections of the Observation-Disclosures
Curzon and Viscount Milner.
British trade has been put ahead OF
British banking interests. The latter
like the French, are strenuously op-
posed to any resumption of relations
with the Soviet until the debts of the
Czarist government are assumed By
the Soviet government
An instant after the Premier hat
made his announcement Sir William
Davidson, speaking as q Representative
Of banking interests. inquired whether
the government would make it a con
dition of the agreement that Russi;
shall acknowledge her debt of $4,000,
100000; whether or not the Moscow
government Is able to pay at present
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
/. C.. C.. Orders
New York Rail
Rates Raised
Increases i'm Communication
Fares Are Excepted and
a Decision Is Reserved;
Ruling Is First of Its Kind
TransportationActUphel
Intrasfate Tariffs Must Con-
form to Interstate; Act to
Go i'm Effect December I8

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-The Inter
state Commerce Commission to-day or
dered the railroads of New York to
establish passenger and baggage rates
on intrastate traffic conforming to ad-
vanced interstate schedules. This is
the commissions first decision on the
right of the Federal government under
the transportation act to require rail-
road rates within . state to CORE
spond to the higher levels of inter
state tariffs. Similar proceedings are
pending affecting more than half the
states in the Union
Increases in communication fares and
charges on excess baggage carried in
connection with such fares were ex-
cepted from the general order and re-
served for future decision by the COM
mission.
BY its order of last August the com
mission authorized in the New York
region an increase Of 40 per cent in
fares, excess baggage charges and
rates on milk and cream, and also a
surcharge Of 50 per cent on Pullman
accommodations. The New York Pub
lie Service Commission granted the
freight advance except on milk, but de-
MED the other increases within the
state, and the carriers appealed to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Federal body held that there was
general obligation resting upon it to
exercise control over intrastate COM
merce so far as it affects interstate
commerce.
Decisive Factor In Case
"The decisive factor" the ruling
said, "s whether the rates under con-
sideration injuriously affect inter
state commerce."
Congress directed that rates be al
lowed which would yield an aggregate
return of from 51a to per cent on
the value Of the railroad properties
the commission stated, adding:
There can be no doubt of the powe,
of Congress to devise and provide fol
carrying into effect plan ;or assur-
ing the nations interstate railroads a
fair return upon the value of thei,
property, and the full control of Con
gress in this matter is not to be de
MED on the ground that the carriers
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New-York tribune., 1920-11-19

The government sidetracked the in
curry. and it was evident that no such
condition had been made in the agree
ment.
The Bolsheviki notified the British
government only day or two ago that
If trade was to be resumed there must
be no change in the agreement as
drawn up last July. Unquestionably
there have been changes, for those
members of the Cabinet opposed to a
resumption of relations are too power
full to lie down without fight. The
assumption is that the changes are not
so drastic that the Bolsheviki will not
accept them.
The announcement to-day of the sue
cess of Washi ,gton ,. Vanderlip, rep
resentng syndicate of California
bankers, in negotiating with the Boil
sheviki is looked upon as a spur to
hasten the conclusion by Great Britain
of q trade pact.
From The T1oune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Nov ls.-The an
nouncement by Premier Lloyd George
that Great Britain will resume trade
with Russia by carrying out the agree
ment entered into with the Bolshevik
government last July will have no
effect upon the United States, it was
said in official circles here to-day
The State Department lacked details
of the British Premier's announce
ment, but the general belief among gov
ernment officials here is that the agree
ment entered into last July between
NJ krassin, representing the Russian
Soviet government. and the British gov
eminent, has been modified in many
! particulars. What these notifications
are government officials could not say
to-day.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
Police Charge
Mrs. Palmer
flinders Them
Say .Frankness in the Jewel
Theft Might Give Them
Valuable Clews, but Do
Not Doubt Her Story
Shields Value of Gems
X-Ray Examination Shows
Woman Broke Bone in
Each Foot in Her Leap

The mystery surrounding the theft
Ct between $4,000 and $5OO,OO0 worth
Of jewels and furs from Mrs. Charlotte
King Palmer. rich dyorcee, who was
bound and gagged by three men In
her home at SO East Ninetieth Street
early Tuesday morning. was no nearer
solution last night than when the po-
lies and private detectives began their
investigation.
Captain Duane, commanding the 4th
Branch Detective Bureau, admitted
that freely, after a conference Of two
hours between him and Thomas J. Cor
rigan jr., lead Of an agency acting for
he burglary insurance underwriters
Intimations from certain quarters
that the authorities were inclined to
doubt the version Of the robbery re-
ported to them were set at rest by Cap
tain Duane.
GAS far as the investigation has
progressed" he said, "thexe has been
nothing turned up to lead us to doubt
the story told by Mrs. Palmer and her
two servants"
Bones Broken in Feet
DR.. Albert c. Herring, of 242 West
Fifty-seventh Street, who attended Mrs.
Palmer after her experience with the
burglars, lent further confirmation to
her account Of what happened when he
said yesterday X-ray exposures of her
feet showed broken bone in each of
them. These injuries were received
when Mrs Palmer, seeking to flee from
the intruders as they pounced upon her
in her bedroom, leaped down long
fight of stairs.
The police were disposed to complain
however, that Mrs. Palmer was not alto
gether frank with them concerning mat
ters which, though not bearing directly
on the crime, might lead to valuable
clews. She was firm, they said, in he,
refusal to make known the identity OF
the persons with whom she visited +
restaurant in East Houston Street anc
the Montmartre cabaret, Fiftieth Street
and Broadway, Monday night. One ot
her companions, a man said to be nance
Ulrich, escorted her to the door Of hcl
home about I a. N. Tuesday.
Mrs. Sidney Drew, motion picture
actress, denied yesterday that she hac
been one of the party. She said Mrs
Palmer and two men came to her apart
ment at 4 East Forty eighth Street
early Monday evening, had tea and ther
left in an automobile.
Another phase of the investigation
Mrs. Palmer refuses to discuss will
the police or the underwriters de
tectives is the specific value of tn
various stolen articles, the names O
the dealers from whom they were pur
Continued on page rour)
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
Columbia Freshman, II,
Into Poetry Does Delve
Hardy Writes Verse for Jester,
just Because He Has Ter,
and Calls II ''Pome"

Edward Roche Hardy. the twelve
ycar-old Columbia freshman. has some
verse to-day in Jester, the comic
monthly of the university. 1t isn't in
spired, he says; re wrote it because he
was asked to. He does not regard it
as regular poetry, either.
"I realize" he said, that the meter
is a trifie irregular in part, but please
understand that l do not consider my
contribution to Jester as poetry; It is
more a 'pome' than anything else"
This is the "pome":
Oh. who can penetrate tho thoughts OF
man?
And who his mind without coming under
ban7
But how does II feel 20 be n freshmarY
I'll tell you when can make this scan.
verdant freshman.
l live upon the hill.
And till am sophomore
I'll be q freshman still
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
Women's sUnion Open
Chair, Garment Stores

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1S.-Co-
operative manufacturing and SELL
ing establishments of women's
garments are to be established by
the International Ladies' Garment
Workers. Union, according to
plans being worked out by the
executive board Of the union
which is meeting here.
Officers of the organization said
to-day that they have capital for
a $1,0oo,oo0 concern. A super
visor for the project probably
would be named in few days, it
was added, and a chain of stores
leased as soon as the factory was
started.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
New Indictment CHARGES
Brindell With ExtOrtiO1l:
$47,62O Bribes Alleged
Verbal Shots by Untern,yer and Hylan
In Combat at Building Craft Hearing

During the clash of wordy combat that ragged between Samuel
Untermyr and Mayor Hyan the ater examination
the sidelines collected the following verbal missiles
Fired by Mr. Unermyer:
IF asked him if the shining he would
week cloudy day, and it may rain week"
"You not the only thing here You only incidental"
II know something about tricky mayors"
"Was there unruly witness? you
garrulous gentleman"
Mr. behave indecenty nteperatey
like
Returned by the Mayor:
IF you've got anything it and shut up"
"You not going hole politics
purposes"
You're not going to put anything you've got
anything produce produce. The quicker
Truth is the last thing want"
II intend to tell lot of things.
Inerborough business
Il would like to ask questions Since
have had with
II do not political friendship"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
armenia Defes Turks;
Warfare Is Resumed
Republic Rejects the Demand
Of Tatar Nafiondlists That
It Establish .SOriet Rule

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 18 (By
The Associated Press. s).-Armenia has
rejected the ultimatum recently pre-
sented by the Turkish Nationalists
demanding that the Armenians estab-
lish a soviet government under Turk
ish protection.
The Armenians declared that accept
ance of the conditions would be equiv
alent to the loss OF Arme enias sover-
It is reported that hostilities have
been resumed. the Armenians counter
attacking, and that fighting is going
on in the district of Zanhazour, the
Tatars attacking the Armenian rear.
The soviet envoy Legrand has left
Eriven for Moscow to obtain ratifica-
ton of the agreement recently con-
cluded at Erivan.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
Liquor Seized ON Way
To Harvard-Yale Game
Four in A,r.o Arrested and 48O
Quarts of Colored Alcohol
Are Confiscated

STANFORD, Conn. Nov. l8.-Whis-
ky, which was intended for sale to
those at the Harvard-Yale game who
wanted wee drop" as a bracer, 8
Geld preventer or as IN aid to enthusi.
asm, to the amount of 460 quarts was
seized by Federal prohibition enforce
mcnt officers here to-day.
The four men arrested said the
liquor was to be placed on sale in New
Haven. Their automobiles were es
pecially fitted up for liquor running.
The whisky, after analysis by the
officers, was declared to be "roor stuff
1. seemed to be alcohol with cherry
extract in it. The men, who were hele
in $500 each for hearing, said th'
liquor was loaded at Newark. n. J.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
". ID. Vanderlip Will Be
Questioned by English
american Embassy Notified of
Police Intention When Califor-
nian Returns From Russia

LONDON, Nov. 1s.-The American
.nl'hoassy in London was notified to-day
mat Washington D. Vanderlip, Califor-
ma oil and mining engineer, who re-
seh'ly was in Moscow. will be closely
saestioned by the intelligence depart
;Mens OF Scotland Yard on his arrival
~ London if the present plans of the
po"ce are carried out. The notification
Was gwen as matter of courtesy and
not given in like cases of lesser i'm
portance,
Inc Interrogation will not necessarily
~ made with the view of taking action
rt srsaihst Mr.. Vanderlip's presence in
,u;asiand, 1t was said. but with the inten-
s".: s,ua OF ascertaining exactly what his
s".t1ies ~ si had been in Russia, in view
gs..a .ae many conflicting reports pub
saaed IN London. Such Interrogation, it
s,;s, as pointed out, would be in conformity
q. N.a - me recently adopted attitude of
t.sitlsh .s british government of discouraging
"''ei between Russia and England.
MI. vanderlip was in Stockholm up to
W. s" days ago. He recently returned
,.s sm moscow and gave out statement
sssss'ting sss that he had secured . conces-
Sa Sn Tor 100000 square miles of land in
svossna, including Kamchatka, for q
''a0'cate of Americans.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-19
Irish
Plot Death bv
Fever Germs
Official Tells House of Plan
to Spread Typhoid Among
the British Soldiers and
Chambers Among Horses
Documents Are Seized
Three Killed in Attacks in
Cork After the Staying
of a Police Sergeant

LONDON, Nov. 19 (By Tho Associ-
Chief Secretary of Ireland, said in the
House Of Commons to-day that in a
recent raid in Ireland troops cap
tured document sent by the COM
mander in chief OF the Irish republican
army to his chief of staff containing a
series of remarkable and horrifying
statements regarding the spreading Of
typhoid among the troops and glanders
among the cavalry horses.
Sir Hamar read the document. Deal
ing with the possibility Of spreading
typhoid among the troops by infected
milk, the document described the diff
culties and risks run by the operators,
and concluded with the statement that
the chief of staff would, in any case,
need expert opinion in order to carry
out the suggestion in the document.
Regarding the spread of CHAMBERS in
horses, the general methods to be
adopted were related, and the conclu-
sion formed that the best method was
by doctoring their oats. This method
was described in detail, it being added
that any doctor would explain how to
grow the microbes. The document con-
cluded:
"Give my regards to all. hope your
successes will continue. God bless VOL
ALL"
Gaelic League Head Threatened
Art O'Brien, president of the Gaelic
League in this city, authorized state
ment last night that he had beer
threatened with death unless he
cleared out' of the city within twenty
four hours. He declared the warning
had been signed Black and Tan" anS
had been dropped in letter box at hit
office.
From The Trtbuno's European Bu-eou
Copyright, 1920. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Nov. 18.-The Irish terro,
OF murder and counter-murder faret
out in the city Of Cork early TO-DAY
when the Anti-Sinn Fein Society kille,
three civilians and wounded two other.
in reprisal for the shooting of Jane
ODonoghue, police sergeant, yester
day evening.
The men killed were dragged from
their beds after the curfew hour. Tn
identity of their slayers is a mystery
but the killings are attributed to tn
mysterious Anti-Sinn Fein Society
which recently posted notices in Cor
that three Sim Feiners would be kille
in reprisal for every policeman slain.
Victims Found In Street
The popular belief in Cork is tha
the Black and Tans are disguisin
their activities under this alias.
The bodies of two of the victim
were found lying side by side in tn
main street of the city. One of tn
men, an exsoldier, had been she
through the head, the bullet enterin
the ear and killing him instantly. TIL
second man, Charles O'Brien, who ha
been known as republican. was she
through the mouth. and tonight lie
Continued paso thrce)