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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28
(First published in the Abilene Weekly
Reflector october IA, 1920
IMPROVEMENT OF CITY STREET
CONNECTING WITH HARD
SURFACED ROAD

order and Resolution OF the Board OF
| County Commissioners or Dickinson
sion Of the Improvement of North -Four
| teenth street In the city OF Abilene In
| the said county to connect with the I'M
provement of Federal Aid Project NO.
Be it Resolved by the Board of
County Commissioners of said county.
mitted to this board by the officials
Of the above-named city, be and the
same are hereby adopted; said resolu-
ton being in words as follows, to-wit:
IMPROVEMENT OF CITY STREET
CONNECTING WITH HARD-SUR-
FACED ROAD
order and resolution Of the city offi-
extension OF the Improvement Of North
Fourteenth street to and connecting
With the Improvement OF Federal Ala
Be 1t. Resolved by the. Mayor and
BOARD or Commissioners Of the City OF
become expedient and a public neces-
sity to extend the improvements upon
North Fourteenth street within said
city as follows, to-wit:
az at the fslswng point ana tse
Fourteenth street and extending thence
as follows: east along Fourteenth
street to the nSrthea't .o corner Of Sec,
east. and ending at the following point:
northeast corner OF Section 16. Town
ship 10 south, Range 2 east. and there
known as Federal Aid Project No. SEA
road. east of said city. beyond the city
limits.
consist Of 2-course Generate pavement
and grading. such pavement to be IS
feet In width. The number of annual
In the benefit district In payment
thereof shall be ten; It is further
Resolved. That these resolutions be
missioners OF this county for adoption.
CERTIFICATE
T.. the undersigned clerk Of the city
Do S s eoTnty q
foregoing is Nfuli, true and correct
copy of a resolution adopted by the
Mayor and Commissioners by unani-
the 18th day OF October. 1920. as ap-
pears from the records in my office.
Witness my hand and seal Of said
city. this 18th day Of October, 1920.
>. T. J. RExRoAT,
(sEAL) City Clerk.
CERTIFICATE
l.. the undersigned, county clerk of
DICKINSON county, Kansas. do hereby
q full, true and eompiets copy Of the
resolution adopted by the Board Of
County Commissioners of said county
house in the city of Abilene. In said
county. on the 18th day Of October.
1920: All appears from the record OF
wItness m OF S Sa6d board IN my ocs
county this fifth day OF October. 1920.
tsr.,, H. W. KING.
'sEAL' County Clerk.
14w3t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28
HENRY FORD TO \
CONDUCT MODEL FARM
viii Demonsrate Practical Power
Farming to Farmers

Henry Ford is setting up a mode
arm for the inspection of visitors
at the Michigan State Fair. He will
endeavor to show how practically al
Of the. work Of farm can be done by
machinery. His Fordson tractors will
supply the power.
The EARN" will be set up on a
section of the fair grounds, where
crops grown during the summer will
be ready for harvesting. Model
farm buildings, all lighted and heated
by electricity developed by Fordson
power. will be erected as a part of
the complete farm equipment.
Fordson tractors will show farm
ers visiting the fair how ground can
be prepared for planting with the
least amount Of human effort. time
and money. Planting equipment will
be shown In actual operation. A field
of wheat will be harvested and
threshed. The grain will be hauled to
a small mill on the farm and turned
into -four which In turn will be made
into bread in model bakery. Slices
Of fresh farm bread will be passed
out to visitors. In the meantime on
another section Of the farm trac-
tors will be busy cultivatlng corn
and others will be cutting and gath
ering the crop.
I'VE want to make our model farm
an educational exhibit to show just
what can be done on a farm with
tractor" said one of the Ford tractor
experts at the Ford plant in Dearborn
where the big exhibit is being pre-
pared ut is our idea to carry to the
farmer the idea that a tractor is mo-
bile power unit which can be moved
about where 1t is needed and to offer
a few suggestions for the wide var
iety of uses to which tractor can
be put. BY using his ingenuity. he
can find scores Of other ways Of using
the power which he has at hand In
his tractor"
More than dozen Fordson trac-
tors will be used In the exhibit. The
ease with which tractor can be
to nearly any purpose on the
farm is one Of the big points to be
brought out at Mr.. Ford's model
farm.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28
WHEAT GROWERS TO ORGANIZE
County to Be Covered by Meetings
and Session Saturday

F. F. Parker Of Shattuck, Okla. is
here organizing the Dickinson county
wheat growers for the Wheat Grow
ers' association. He will hold a meet
ing at Grant township hall tonight
and other meetings during the week
with county meeting at the court
house Saturday afternoon at .
o'clock. The association is pledging
its members to hold their wheat 80
days or longer If necessary to force
the price to SO. 1t claims to have
20, 900 members In the wheat belt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28

If you don't get your Daily Re-
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28
AUTO MEN ELECT OFFICERS
To Meet 1T Hutchinson Next Annual
Convention

The Kansas State Automobile
Trade association in session at Salina
elected officers as follows:
VIII G.. Price, Wichita, presidents
w. H. Trefry, Topeka, vice presi-
dent; NJ. Fl. Shollenbarger, Wichitas
treasurer. The secretary Is not APP
pointed. Hutchinson was chosen az
the meeting place for next year. The
convention passed resolution to be
voted on at the general election next
month, and each member pledged
himself to work personally to carry
the amendment in his county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28
HELLO GIRL RAISES A Pl0
Miss Clara Rhodes, Telephone Oper-
at0r, Has Valuable Pet

After having telephone numbers
clattered into her ear for hours Miss
Clara Rhodes, an operator at the
United Telephone office goes to her
home at 1920 N. w. Third street to
be welcomed by the delighted grunts
Of little nine mOnths-Old pig which,
under her gentle care shown In the
picture, has attained sturdy prop0r-I
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28
Hear These<Artists in Your Home

There's an exclusive all-star bill appear
ing every night on the biggest circuit in
the world. The audiences they entertain
number literally millions of people.
AL Jolson, Nora Bayes, Van and
Schenck, Harry Fox, Bert Williams,
Marion Harris, Frank Crumit, and Ted
Lewis Jazz Band are the headliners on
this bill. Allthese popular stars of the stage
make records exclusively for Columbia.
SCome in. Hear the latest numbers of
these song-loving and laughter-provoking
Columbia stars. Join the happy family
of Columbia fans. Buy their records, and
enjoy an all-star bill at home every night.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28
Diarrhoea In Children

For diarrhoea IN children one year
old or older you will find nothing bet
ter than. Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy, followed By .
dose Of castor oil. It should be kept
at hand and given as soon a. the
first unnatural looseness Of the
bowels appears.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28

1921 calendars. fans and blOtters
Il the Reflector Telephone for q
representative TO call on you. II
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-10-28
HOLD SEMI-CENTENNIAL
Board Of Agriculture VIII Hold 5Ott
Annual Meeting Jan. IL


The semi Of the estab-
lishment of the State Board Of Agri-
culture will be observed at the fitch
annual meeting Of the board in To-
peka. January IL, 13 and IA, J. G.
Mohler, secretary, announced today.
Some well known Kansan will be
invited to make an address review
ing the accomplishment Of the state
in the last fifty years, Mr.. Mohler
said. Especially designed souvenir
programs will be prepared. Delegates
from all over the state will attend
the meeting at which speakers Of
state and nation wide reputation will
discuss agricultural topics.
II you don't get your Daily Re.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Protective Tariff Urged
As Industrial Necessity
Republican Party Given Credit
for Nations Development by
Creating Prosperity
@ the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One Of the planks that the Re-
publican party must not forget to in
scrt in the national platform is that of
the tariff. The tarif-the protective
tariff as understood and as it has been
used by the Republican Administration
has been the one that built this
country industrially. The Republican
party has been the party which in the
past has believed that the manufac-
turers of America should be protected
against foreign made goods.
The Republican party is the only
party that has built this country indus
trially, and we should trust it
% bring back the prosperous times
we enjoyed under the administrations
or Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
This country needs a protective
ceriff; let US not forget the years
1912 and 1913, when thousands were
out CT work because of the advocacy of
free trade, which was indorsed by the
Democratic party. Had it not been
for the war which engaged Europe and
gave us employment here, there would
be another tale to tell to-day
JOHN MAZZEI,
New York City Feb s. 1920
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Absence of Stock Phrases
Reader Sends Reminder They
May Be Misinterpreted

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In reading over the various
panks submitted to your contest /
AM impressed with the commendablc
lack Of ''stock phrases" Let us avoid
them as we would the devil Square
Deal" elbow Room" "lMake the
World Safe for Democracy" etc.
How vastly different the interpreta-
tons OF these trite and we'll worn
party cries. Does the working man
construe Square deal" in the same
terms as the capitalist? Is the Boil
shevists idea of true American that
OF the ordinary citizen?
The American people are tired of the
we'll rounded and beautiful phraseo-
iogy of the School teacher politi-
cians," that looks so we'll in print but,
when put in practice, leaves one in
maze Of awkward predicaments and
half promises that cannot possibly be
fulfilled. -
Out of the thousands of good, bad
and Indifferent planks submitted I
earnestly hope only those will be
chosen that state in terms SO clear and
concise that there can be only one
erpretation-the advancement of
America, :. morally, physically and
economically.
J. HUNTINGTON RICHARDS.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Federal Thrift
As Opposed to
'Willful w Waste
Republican Party Advised
Against Crandstand Play
in Reducing the Expenses.
to the Nations Detriment
Universal Training Cited
immense Value to Accrue
From Compulsory Service
Deserves Consideration
To the Editor of the Tribune.

To the Editor of the Tribune.
Sir: Many of your correspondents
have urged economy as a necessary
part of the platform. Some go so far
as to say that it is the winning plank.
Granted that the public is sired of pay
ing out money faster than it comes in.
we must still remember that there are
.so kinds Of economy.
The first of these is the business
snan's economy. This may be defined
as prudent expenditure and thrifty adj
minissration. II forbids duplication
mands wise investment and far-sighted
disbursement with an eye to future
saving or returns.
The other variety is the politicians
economy. This has for its end not the
saving of money, but the advertise
ment OF such saving. 1t is all grand
stand play. 1t means that large appro-
priations must be reduced, small items
stricken out entirely Relative merit
or necessity is not considered.
A notable example of this is the oppo-
sition of the House Republicans to uni
sersal military training on the grounds
Of economy. They choose to disregard
the need of this system as a preventive
against another war. or as prepara-
tlon for one. They overlook the i'm
mense value o. such training in Amer
icanization and democratization.
On this. account your plank must
stpulate wise economy and elimina-
ton of waste. E. d.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Living Cost
Placed First
On Platform
Lifelong Republican Sees
Sure Success for Party
in Firm Stand for
Reduction of Prices
Prompt Action Is Urged
Hope for Country. Seen in
Getting Back Speedily
to Pre-War Conditions
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: OF paramount Importance to
the voters in this country to-day is
the need for enactng legislation which
VIII not fail to speedily bring about
substantial reduction in the high
cost of living. and unless am very
much mistaken plank in the platform
of the Republican party insuring prompt
and effective relief from the proflteers
responsible for this ever growing
menace will be the one to receive the
serious consideration Of the largo ma
jority Of the votars ard popular sup
port Of the masses.
AS lifelong /Republican ! have faith
IN the ability Of the Republican party
TO bring about this relief, knowing
from its history that it can and will
marshal the forces of the brainiest and
most talented men in the country in
the cause of this vital issue.
~ is true that there are other mo-
mentous issues facing the American
people to-day, but it is positive fact
that II the men Of ordinary means. with
wives and families to support, whose
yearly incomes are nearly all or wholly
wiped out by the ever increasing costs
OF hvlng. do not receive sufficient as
s9rance IN advance from the leaders
OF the Republican partv that this mat
eef ei. VIII De given first consideration, the
ialth which they have and have had
IN this great party in years gone by
will be badly shaken. N
We have simply got to get back to a
pre-war basis as quickly as possible
AS for myself, | have the courage to
oe!leve that this result can best be
brought about by the success of the
Republican party in which we base our
hopes and expectations. c. M. p
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Psychology and Free Speech

Recognizing that where funda-
mentally conflicting PHILOSOPHERS are
prevalent the term "free speech" must
of necessity have limited meaning
If the integrity of the state is to
be preserved, the Republican party
proposes to base censorship of speech
and press not on political or senti-
mental grounds but on funda-
mental psychological one-namely,
the ultimate reaction which any par
tlcular utterance will cause-whether
1T will stimulate along constructive.
constitutional lines or merely excite
10 hasty or i'll timed conduct To
determine methods and standards for
official action a convention of lead
ing psychologists will be called
Robbins Russel, 1O5 West Fortieth
Street
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Assimilation of Aliens

Hospitable America cannot place
an undiscriminating bar against all
immigration. Yet in these days of
unrest. when every political insanity
has adherents, we must 50 reasonably
limit immigration and so strive to
asslmilate those now present that all
may speedily become true Americans.
Naturalization should be required of
al who permanently reside here
Ability to speak and read English
and answering loyalty to our in
stltutions should be Indispensable
conditions for naturalization. The
Federal and state governments must
take additional and thorough meas
ures to Americaniza every resident.
"A: 7. Otis, 3 Dusenbury Place
White Plains, N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
The Right to Organize

We declare labor is entitled TO
organize for the advancement of its
interests and that no man can be
compelled to work under conditions
unsatisfactory to him, but we deny
the right of labor Or capital to en-
force its demands by acts detrimen-
tai to the public's interests. We
favor the creation of tribunals for
the settlement Of all controversies
between employers and employees en-
gagged IN interstate or foreign COM
merce and the prohibition of any
concerted action by employers or EN-
ployees which would interfere with
interstate or foreign commerce,
pending determination of such
roversies.-Robert w. Bonyngc.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12

In six states there is no state wide
compulsory attendance law whatever
In New Hampshire one-tenth of the
public school population is in high
school, while in West Virginia only
one-torty- seventh are high school
pupils. The average teachers salary
IN ten states is less than $500.
These astounding facts Gall taken
from Russell Sage Foundation Bull
letin 124) indicate the desirab;!ity
OF Federal action for the establish
ment of minimum standard of cx-
cellence in all these and other par
ticulars. Large annual appropriations
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Forty.eight-Hour Week fov
Labor and 300. 600 Atm

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
sir: IN reply to the plank in Satur.
days Tribune wish to state the fol.
We should have high tariff to pro-
5ect American manufacturers, bring
Gown nigh cost of living, make an
aag?reement az: with Mexico, abolish prohi-
not join the league of nations. make
labor and capital agree, make a fortv-
elght-hour week for all laborers. have
a standing army of 100000 men and.
last but not least, have the greatest
navy in the world.
SOLOMON WOLFSHEIMER.
Flatlron Building, New York.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
AnH-Snl00n Rule
OF Liberty Urged

While we in theory subscribe to
the principles laid down in the
Declaration Of independence and
the Constitution of the United
States, that all men have certain
inalienable rights to life, liberty
and the pursuit Of happiness, We be-
lievc that the Great majority of the
American people are united to
enjoy the blessings of liberty and
f-government, and therefore rec
ommend the adoption of constitu
tional amendment giving the Anti
Saloon League power to prescribe
what measure of liberty the people
may have.
WHIDDEN GRAHAM.
$50 West End Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12

should be divided by the Bureau of
Education on a per capita basis to
every state meeting these: require
ments.
This practice would soon give US
reasonable equality in educational op-
portunitv and something like ma
tional school standard of which Amer
leans everywhere could be proud
With such plan in operation we
would no longer have obscure pest
holes of ignorance. where every man
ner Of political insanity could develop.
The light of knowledge is great
enemy of unrest. A. r. OTIS.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Summer Liberty CAMPS

To produce new men with new
ideals for new America, we advocate
national summer liberty camps. All
male Americans eighteen TO twenty
one years Of age, except those in
custody. supporters Of families and
the physically unfit, shall attend.
Five weeks training for each three
summers will include courses in
writing and speaking English, du-
ties OF citizenship, health and
hygiene, first aid, swimming and life
saving and military training. This
Will guarantee Americanization, safe
guard democracy, provide intelligent
citizens and conserve our greatest
asset, American manhood.-A. II.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Conditions of the
Platform Contest

The Tribune invites you to write
planks for a Republican platform
and to write letters about planks
proposed by other readers through
its columns.
For tho best planks and letters
The Tribune offers these prizes:
For the best plank. $4,000
For tho second best plank. 250.0o
For each Of tho eight next
best planks ............. 10000
For the best letter = daily
pr1zo OF ................ 1890
For the best letter In the
whole competition ...... 10000
The Tribune will make UP a plat
form Of ten planks to be determined
by your votes. The ten issues re-
ceiving the most votes will be the
planks. Tho ten planRs that best
express the chosen issues will be
selected for the prize awards.
Each plank is limited to 100 words.
: OF two planks or letters Of equal
merit the shorter will be chosen.
Every plank and letter must bear
the name and address Of the sender,
although nom dc plume will be
published if the writer desires.
The contest will close at midnight,
April 80, 1920. Manuscripts will not
be returned.
The judges Of tho contest will be
three OF The Tribune's editors. They
will base their decisions on sound
thinking and brevity, clearness and
strength Of statement.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
American Industries FRS.

We renew our faith in the policy
of protection to American labor and
industries. Americas industrial
strength has been fostered by the
maintenance of this policy by all
Republican administrations. We must
safeguard our home market, which
is more valuable than the markets
Of the world. We pledge ourselves
to an adequate revision of the tariff
in an endeavor to equalize the diff
ference of the cost of production
here and abroad and a return to
the system of valuation at the time
and place of importation for the
assessment of duties, the system
provided in our first tariff law.-F
3: Hill, IA Park Street, Brooklinc,
Mass.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
lsdom IN Economy Advocated for Republican Platform
To-Day's Prize Letter

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The abysmal inequalities in
educational opportunity among the
various states are a shocl, IN our
national spirit. The value of school
property varies from 81 child in
Mississippi to $115 in Massachusetts.
The annual expenditure child ranges
from SO in South Carolina to s32 in
Washington. In Massachusetts the
average child is in school 131 days
year, in New Mexico Al. In New
Mexico the schools are open only 100
days out Of 365.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Laboring Class Declared
Main Prop of Goyernmcn.

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: There is nothing which all OF
us have more at heart than the proc
perity Of our own country and tho
perpetuity of our free institutions. The
safety of our institutions consists ii
the virtue and good sense of the mass
of the people.
No man is worthy the name of pa
triot or statesman who countenances a
policy which opposed to the interests
of the laboring and industrial classes.
They sustain our free institutions;
they carry forward our public enter
prises; they build our ships, our rail
roads, cultivate our fields and fight
our battles in war.
SAMUEL DUNLOP.
532 Magic Street. Elizabeth, n. J.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Limits Presidents Absence

While we are amazed that tho
President Of the United States
should assume the responsibility OF
prolonged absence from the United
States during his term Of office, we
favor the establishment Of tho prin-
ciple that such absence for longer
period than three weeks places the
incumbency Of succession upon the
Vice-President.-E. E. Beauchamp,
Madison, N. j.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Ballots for Women

The Republican party rejoices in the
simultaneous achievement of wom-
an suffrage and national prohibition,
with the twofold pledge therein con-
tanned of clean ballot and a sober
citizenship.-E. E. Beauchamp, Madi-
son, N. j.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
The Metric System

10 further our world trade rela-
tlons and to more economically op-
crate our industrial, educational and
sc'entlhc institutions the adoption
OF the metric (decimal unit system
OF weights and measures is highly
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Secretary of Education

AS the nation needs better paid
teachers and higher standard of
public education. we advocate the ap-
po'ntment OF Secretary of Educa-
ton. He shall formulate and pro-
mote plans for increasing the sal
arles of teachers in our public
schools: He will investigate the ma
terlal being taught and the text
books being used, with an end to
driving out that which is destructive
to our government and replacing it
with that which is American-
A. II.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Presidential Vetoes

70 obviate the senscless resuh-
MISSION OF Prcsidentially vetoed
ieglslatlve enactments to the orig
1nating body it is suggested that
such shall be submitted to the Su-
Preme Court of the United States
for adjudication.-H V. w. Gent
New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
Some Suggested Planks
Among the mass OF suggestions for paks IN the Republican
platform the toloavino:

the most rigid economy, and, mindful
always of the fact that our govern
ment was instituted : to secure the
rights of life, liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness, it pledges the ma
ton q safe, sane, efficient and bust
ncsslike administration.--W. C. +.