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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
MAKE GOOD OR QUIT

The rather remarkable story from
Topeka that the Industrial court has
not had a case before it for two
months while its expenses run along
at a rate of 100000 year is not
calculated to please the people Of the
state. OF course 1t was generally
known that two courts were not need
ed and that only politics put over the
doubling of expense. The legislators
who were swung into line knew that
no such expense was necessary to Sc
cure results.
But the important thing just now
Is the usefulness Of the court. The
state has hopes for this new tribunal
but 1t will not continue its faith II
strikes run along for months with no
action from the court. To be sure,
Howat is in jail but Howat is a poor
creature, a fanatic and radical. Pro-
badly he ought to be in jail on gen
eral principles-but his being there
does not help the thousands Of min
ers who are striking and ignoring the
Industrial court nor does 1t help the
market for Kansas coal rapidly 60
ing to the Illinois operators who are
reaping a harvest out Of Kansas with
higher prices for their product.
Recently the state auditor report
ed that the court has 3S employees
now we learn from correspondent
that two Of the judges are devotins
part Of their time to private business
and there has not been hearing OF
anything for two months. Either thu
court must function and get results
or It Is useless to spend 100000
wear. Either 1t should have a fielt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
Y BoYs WERE oTEwTip
Not Much Damage DON IneLegion
Convention at Kansas City

Convention At Kansas City
The secretary Of the convention
bureau, Chamber Of Commerce, Kan
sas City, NO., has made complete
check on all the hotels and found the
only damage done at the time OF the
Legion National convention. was
broken window In the Baltimore
hotel. Pillows destroyed at hotels
and feathers used to shower the
parade were all paid for.
The wild rumors and stories going
around about destruction, fights ana
murders, he says, are not true
There was not a single death IN Kan
sas City attributable to the conven-
were a few cases OF
"souse" but no death Of that nature.
The trash cans which the boys
used to good advantage were Ola
ready for the dump ana
were simply white washed and set
up on streets during the convention
for trash. They were scrapped I'M
mediately after the convention.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
UNITED TELEPHONE BUYS
.. ZEANDALE RURAL LINE

Manhattan Mercury The tying in
Of the Zeandale rural exchange
which was recently taken over by
the United Telephone company, to
the Manhattan switchboard, has
been completed. The. sixty snbscrib-
ers Of the former zeandsle company
which enables them to talk directly
with Manhattan without going
through two exchanges. The United
Telephone company rebuilt the lines
of the Zeandale district almost en-
tirely before they finished In TAX
-ing oyer; the mutual company. and
g tfktk ,ghirtovefaent In service has
.resnlf& ~ 81 "a -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
The Methodist Revival

The services at the Methodist
church are being conducted for the
second week and will continue over
next Sunday. The pastor has been
preaching each evening and the
themes for this evening and tomor-
row are "The Well Of Bethlehem
and "The Friends Of Jesus" On
Sunday morning new members will
he received and baptism admins
tered. ...
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
KANSAS A SAFE STATE

Kansas won second honors In the
Union Pacific RaDAmd Company's
safety first contest" Nebraska led
by a narrow margin. In the shops
division Of the contest, the Arm
strong shops, whicl are in Kansas,
won by a wide margin, over all other
shops on the system.
The Kansas division suffered few
err accidents than lid the Nebraska
division, but lost out because the
contest was based on locomotive
miles" the Nebraska mileage being
much larger than Kansas. Next year
however, the contest Is to be based
nm the number of employees. On this
basis Kansas would have won TINS
wears contest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
THURSDAY, DECEMBER l, 1872
WOULD BE POOR POLITICS

It ia reported from Washington
that another attempt will be made to
increase the size Of the house OF rep
resentatives by 35 members adding
about half q million dollars a year to
the expense Of congress. 1t Is to be
hoped 1t will fail, that there will be
enough business sense and too little
notifies to prevent It, Last January
the vote was 267 to 76 against In.
crease; in October the vote was 14o
to 142 against it and the next time
It may be put over. In the last vote
every Kansas congressman except
Homer Hoch voted for an increase
which was mighty poor politics as
viewed by the folks back home who
want business and not political
scheming.
II there were no fluctuations In
population, the problem for congress
would be simple. The old members
would merely reapportion to take care
of themselves, increasing the number
Of citizens to be represented each time
and leaving the total at about the
same number.
If for the last three decades the
population Of the United States had
developed at all evenly, we would now
have a House of perhaps 200 meM-
bers, which would not be very much
too large to function effectively.
But every reapportionment since
1850 has resulted In an increase Of
the membership. Then the House had
234. Ten years later 1t went to 243.
In 1870 fifty were added. Next 1t
jumped to 1926. In 1890. It reached
$3.50. In 1900, 3S6. The last reap
portionment, in 1910, gave us the
present number, 435. Now we face
another increase.
Republican Floor Leader MOndell
openly opposed the increase and said:
This is true beyond question, that
with the increase Of the size Of the
House the importance, influence, and
opportunity of each individual men,
Der decreases. That Is inevitable"
Again and again he emphasized the
fact that a larger membership would
tend to destroy elaboration and place
greater and greater power in the
hands Of a constantly decreasing |
number of bosses, as. for example
when he said: 1.-THE House has al |
ready reached a size which tends to
discourage the average member from
participation in debate. Any further
increase will tend to increase absen-
teeism, discourage individual activity,
and to concentrate the work and
power Of the House In few hands,"
OF course the basic reason for the
a agitation Is that some congressman
fear that they may lose job through
Of their state but that Is
a mighty poor reason for adding half
a million dollars expense annually
forever to the burdens Of the taxpay-
ers. Congressman should vote for
heir constituents interests and not
% secure jobs for anybody. Unless
he house Is increased Kansas will
ose member. What IL 1t does? Kan
'as has only two members in the sen
tie and for six years before Arthur
Japper was elected it practically had
,nly one-Charles Curtis-and 1t has
secured more from the senators than
from all eight Of the congressman
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
AUTOMATIC SODA FOUNTAIN
Old Abilene Boy Patents New De-
vice For Fountains

Art Walters, who formerly lived
here but now resides in Kansas City,
has invented an automatic soda
fountain, and is at the Union Pacific
hotel for few days exhibiting his
invention to old friends. The new
device is on the popular help your
self" order and will serve 200
glasses without attention. A fac
tory viii be located In Kansas City
for building these fountains in guam
titles and 1t seems bound to be pop
ular. Everybody is invited to call
at the hotel and inspect it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

cor comb ;iSS ed. Kansas wins along with
seven. con gressmen and 1t is not nee
essary TO draw a half million dollars
from the treasury every year to Keep
an extra one. - -.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
Salina Wanfs . Manarer

Salinas city manager having re-
signed these salina men, are listed
as candidates for the place; d. A,
VanTrine. ". +. Grosser, !. L
zerbe. W. n Layton. Fred W.
Knapp, r. b. Short. John 8. Gates
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

Some towns do have luck Salina
has $1,5OO,O00 girls school ana
now Hays Is to have $1,OOo'ooo
boys school, both built by the
Catholics. Abilene has to work Tor
what Il gets.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

A few words from Gen. Leonard
Wood, advocate Of preparedness
might give a new sensation In
just now.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

The young man who has his pants
in crease is not always the hrst to
have his salary increase.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

One Kansas City editor Is suing
another which is unique. Usually
only one paper gets the glory out OF
libel suit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

FOR SALE-Metal weather strip Tor
doors and windows. Phone SSO;
Rohrbaughs Wood Shop.
11.16d12tw2t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Good Jersey milk cow
viii he fresh soon. w. q. McLaugh-
~. nhona bO82. 2Sd6t'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

FOR sALE-Still have few White
Leghorn cockerels. Chas A. Helm,
Abilene rid Z. lV'lo"u
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01
CT A S S IF f I
COLUMN

v.. ~~.ts n line each tnsertlons
mirimu. charge Is cents. Order.
=. -siI nust Be accompanie1 ~
CAR. City srders ney be teie-
pne.e1 to r Hs:s. q, Ssss. si.eysers
H. PAPER, 2 cents . inej MACK fsce'
10 cents . unes
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

FOR SALE-Parks combination saw
outfit consisting of cutoff saw,
rip saw, mortiser, band saw, 12'incn
planer, sander and lennon cutter, used
only IS months and in perfect con-
dition; weight 1880 ms. Call and see
It: Chas. G. Brehm, Woodbine, teie-
,,hono 81 1w3t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

first published in the Abilene Weekly
Reflector December /, 1921
nuvvc All OWED
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

FOR SALES. c. White Leghorn
cockerels, $3.50 each; all above
2OO-egg type. Nathan Tobias. Abilene
rid 6. Buckeye phone. 11-17w4t'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

FOR SALE-Choice purebred White
Rock cockerels, Higgins strain. VIM.
Page, Detroit rid l, Buckeye phone.
11-17w3tS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

FOR SALE - Registered immune
Duroc Jersey males, ready for ser
vice, big growthy fellows, guaranteed
to be breeders and delivered free OF
charge to purchasers living within 30
miles. Stants Bros, l mile west OF
Hope. 1O-6wI
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

FOR SALE-TwO- and three-year-Old
Holstein heifers, will freshen the
last of this and first Of next month.
Chas. A. Helm, Abilene rid Z.
1O-13wtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-12-01

~ II. w. King, County Clerk of-Dieh-
Inson County, Kansas, do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing IL q true ana
the Board Of County Commissioners AZ
their regular November session
H W. KING.
GRAIL - oosaesp lsrls.-
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10
Bridgeport, Conn.,, June 8th 1921 Third Day (Morning Session.

Third Day Morning Session. President P. F. O'Meara called the convention to order at 1925 A. M. There being no communications the secretary read the following Reso1u- tions:
 RESOLUTION NO. 28 To the Officers and Delegates of the Connecticut State Branch of the American Federation of Labor, in Convention Assembled:
 We, the representatives of the
 Continued on Eighth Page)
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10
CHAPTER VI.
With Dejah ThoriS.


 As we reached the open the two fe- male guards who had been detailed to watch over Dejah Thoris hurried up and made as though to assume custody of her once more. The poor child shrank against me and felt her two little hands fold tightly over my arm Waving the women away, l informed them that Sola would attend the cap tive hereafter. Sarkoja merely gave us an ugly look and departed to hatch up deviltries against us.
 soon found Sola and explained to her that I wished her to guard Dejah ThOris as she had guarded me; that wished her to find other quarters where they would not be molested by Sarkoja, and I finally informed her that myself would take up my quar- ters among the men.
 "You are a great chieftain now, John Carter" she said, "and must do your bidding, though indeed am glad to do 1t under any circumstances. The man whose metal you carry was young, but he was a great warrior, and had by his promotions and kills won his way close to the rank of Tars Tarkas, who, as you know, Is second to Lorquas PtOmel only. You are eleventh, there are but ten chieftains in this community who rank you in prowess."
 "And if I should kill Lorquas Pto- mel?' asked.
 "You would be first, John Garter but you may only win that honor by the will of the entire council that Lor- quas Ptomel meet you in combat, or should he attack you, you may kill him in self-defense, and thus win first place."
 laughed, and changed the subject. I had no particular desire to kill Lor- quas Ptomel, and less to be a jed among the Tharks.
 accompanied Sola and Dejah Thor is in a search for new quarters, which we found in a building near the audi ence chamber and of far more preten- tious architecture than our former habftation. We also found in this building real sleeping apartments with ancient beds of highly wrought metal swinging from enormous gold chains depending from the marble ceilings. The decoration of the walls was most elaborate and, unlike the frescOes in the other buildings I had examined, portrayed many human figures in the compositions. These were of people like myself, and of a much lighter col or than Dejah Thoris. They were clad in graceful, flowing robes, highly orna- mented with metal and jewels, and their luxuriant hair was of a beautiful golden and reddish bronze. The men were beardless and only a few wore arms. The scenes depicted for the most part a fairskinned, fair-haired people at play.
 Dejah Thoris clasped her hands with an exclamation of rapture as she gazed upon these magnificent works of art, wrought by people long extinct ;
 (Continued next 1ssue.)
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10
"A Princess of Mars" E g
 ] IIIIIIIIIiby EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS IIIIIIlIlI E
Copyright A. C. McClurg & Company.

was accorded the honors due a conqueror; the trappings and the pc sition of the man I killed. In truth, I was a Martian chieftain, and this I learned later was the cause of my great freedom and my federation in the audience chamber.
 As I had turned to receive the dead warriors chattels I had noticed that Tars Tarkas and several others had pushed forward toward us The chief addressed me:
 "Do you know what your un- precedented temerity would have cost you had you failed to kill either of the two chieftains whose metal you now wear?" he asked.
 'I presume that that one whom I had failed to kill, would have killed me-" 1 answered, smiling.
 "No, you are wrong. Only in the last extremity of self-defense would a Martian warrior kill a prisoner; we like to save them for other purposes" and his face bespoke possibilities that were not pleasant to dwell upon.
 But one thing can save you now," he continued. Should you, in recogni- t1on of your remarkable valor, ferocity and prowess, be considered by Tal Ha- jus as worthy of his service you may be taken into the community and be- come full-f1edged Tharkian. Until we reach the headquarters of Tal Hajus you will be treated by us as Tharkian chieftain, but you must not forget that every chief who ranks you is respon- sible for your safe delivery to our mighty and most ferOcious ruler. l am done.'
 "I hear you, Tars Tarkas," I an- SWered. eff you will leave me alone I will go in peace, but if not, let the in- dividual Barsoomians with whom I must deal either respect my rights as stranger among you, or take whatever consequences may befall. Of one thing let us be sure, whatever may be your ultimate intentions toward this unfortunate young woman, whoever would offer her injury or insult in the future must figure on a full accounting to me-"
 l had guessed at the keynote which would strike an answering chord in the breasts of the green Martians, nor was l wrong, for my harangue evidently deeply impressed them, and their at- titude toward me thereafter was still further respectful.
 now turned my attention to Dejah Thoris, and assisting her to her feet I turned with her toward the exit, ig noring her lowering guardian harpies as we'll as the inquiring glances of the chieftains. Was not now a chfeftain also! Well, then, I would assume the responsibilities of one. They did not molest us, and so Dejah Thoris, prin- cess of Helium, and John Carter, gen. tleman of Virginia, followed by the faithful Woola, passed through utter silence from the audience chamber of Lorquas Ptomel, Jed among the Tharks of BarSOom
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10
CHAPTER V-Continued.

T.orquas promel and the warriors sat looking silently and intcntly at the young woman for several moments afte rshe had ceased speaking. That they were moved I truly believe, and if one man high among them had been strong enough to rise above custom that moment would have marked a new and mighty era for Mars.
 I saw Tars Tarka3 rise to speak, and on his face was such an express sion as I had never seen upon the countenance of a green Martian war riOr. It bespoke an inward and mighty battle with self, with heredity, with age-Old custom, and as he opened his mouth to speak, a look almost of benignity, of kindlinesS, momentarily lighted up his fierce and terrible coun- tenance.
 What words of moment were to have fallen from his lips were never spoken, as just then a young warrior, evident ly sensing the trend of thought among the older men, leaped down from the steps of the rostrum, and striking the frail captive a powerful blow across the face which felled her to the floor, placed his foot upon her prostrate form, and turning toward the assem- bled council, broke into peals of hor- rid, mirth1ess laughter
 That I have taken moments to write down a part of what occurred as that blow fell does not signify that I re- mained inactive for any such length of time. Scarcely had his hideous laugh rang out but once, when I was upon him. The brute was twelve feet in height and armed to the teeth, but I believe that I could have accounted for the whole roomful in the terrific intensity of my rage. Springing up ward, I struck him full in the face as he turned at my warning cry, and then as he drew his short sword 1 drew mine and sprang up again upon his breast, hooking one leg over the butt of his pistol and grasping one of his huge tusks with my left hand while I delivered blow after blow upon his
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10

enormous chest. With all his immense bulk he was little if any stronger than I, and it was but the matter of a mo- ment or two before he sank, bleeding and lifeless, to the floor.
 Dejah Thoris had raised herself up on one elbow and was watching the battle with wide, staring eyes. When l had regafned my feet I raised her in my arms and bore her to one of the benches at the side of the room.
 Again no Martian interfered with me, and when she could speak she placed her hand upon my arm, and looking into my eyes, said:
 ''Why did you it? You, who re- fused me even friendly recognition in the first hour of my peril! And now you risk your life and kill one of your companions for my sake. I cannot un- derstand. What strange manner of man are you, that you consort with the green men, though your form is that of my race, while your color is little darker than that of the white ape? Tell me, are you human, or are you more than human?"
 Tt is a strange tale," replied, "too 1 long to attempt to telf you now. Suf- flee it, for the present, that am your friend, and, so far as our captors will permit, your protector and your ser want"
 '"Then you, too, are prisoner? What is your name? Why your re- galia as a chieftain?'
 "Yes, Dejah Thoris, I too am pris- oner; my name is John Carter, and I claim Virginia, one of the United States of American Earth, as my home; but why I am permitted to wear arms l do not know. nor was I aware that my regalia was that of a chieftain."
 We were interrupted at this juncture by the approach of one of the war riors, bearing arms, accOuterments and ornaments, and in a flash one of her questions was answered and puzzle cleared up for me. I saw that the body of my dead antagonist had been stripped and I read in the menacing yet respectful attitude of the warrior who had brought me these trophies of the kill the same demeanOr as that evinced by the other who had brought me my original equipment. and now for the first time I realized that my blow, on the occasion of my first bat tie in the audience chamber had re- suited in the death of my adversary.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10
FRIENDLY ADVICE

The roughneck politician burst into the lawyers office and in an excited manner asked:
 "What woudl you do if a paper should call you a thief and Iiar?"
 "Well," said the lawyer scrutiniz- ingly, If 1 were you I'd toss up a nickel to see whether I'd reform or pay no attention to the statcment"- "- Los Angeles Times.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10
CLEVER BILLY.

Wifc-I threw over Billy Van Speederly for you. He was clever, sensible fellow.
 Husband-Why, now I remember, it was Billy who introduced us-he certainly was clcvcr-Boston Globe
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-21
NOW
REABY FOR GAME
Practically No Work Will
Be Done On Last
Days

WASHINGTON, Pa. Sept. 21.-
washington & Jefferson's football
team today finished most OF It's
hard work in preparation for the
opening football game here satur.
day with Bethany. a team that has
designs on the Presidents cham.
pionship aspirations. Coach Neals
planned to finish up his stiff prac.
tice with a single workout. then
ease up gradually tomorrow and
Friday. giving the men practically
nothing to do on the day before
the game.
College opened for the annual
sessions today, bringing record
breaking Freshman class, not .
few of whom had already enroll.
ed as football players. The great.
est enthusiasm prevailed among
the new students and the old ones
too, as they gathered on the camp.
US. All the work thus far has
been secret. but Coach Neale prom
Used to permit the undergraduates
to enter the field tomorrow and
Friday 10 see the players in action
before the game. The early date
for the opening tilt will interfere
with the development of the root
ing as the Freshmen will know
nothing of the songs and yells. But
there will be enough Wash.-Jeff
alumni here to make up for the abb
.sence OF the Freshies' lung work.
While Neale has been working
two or three certain combinations
as his tentative varsity. he said
very frankly today that he was not
certain what men he would start in
the opening game. Those who have
seen certain, amount of the sec
ret practice seem TO be cogn!zant OF
the most promising men but not
even the coach's closest friends
will attempt to definitely name the
players who will start the import
ant contest.
Interest in the game throughout
the Tri-State section continues az
the time for the contest approach.
es. The game has been widely ad.
,vert!sed in 80 or more communities
In Eastern Ohio, West Virginia and
Western Pennsylvania. and throngs
are coming from every direction
An especially big crowd Is coming
from Pittsburgh. the Pitt team be-
ing away from home, while Wheel
ing and the district surrounding
Bethany will be equally we'll repre-
scented,