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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
ONLY THE LETTER MATTERED
Mother Used Drastic Methods to
Force Children to Read Bible
ASSOCIATED Press)

Boston, June 27.-Threats OF
ducking in the river may be an eff
fective method Of compelling chill
dren to learn their Bible but it does
not meet the approval of the Massa-
chusetts Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children. Agents Of
the society have recently induced
western Massachusetts mother to
adopt more approved educational
methods.
Investigators sent out in response
to protests from neighbors learned
that it was the woman's custom
when any of the children failed to
give strict attention to Bible study,
to place the offender in burlap bag,
throw it over her shoulder and march
down to the river bank. Dangling
the bag over the cold water with
threats Of immersion usually brought
quick acquiescence in her demand
for closer perusal of the command
ments and beatitudes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
CLUTTERING UP THE SIGNS

Announcement Is made that an
other road is to be marked from juno
ton City north to connect the White
Way and the Golden Belt. Kansas
lis becoming so cluttered up with
road signs that the poor tourist Is
completely bewildered. Every town
booster dreams Of trail" leading
from somewhere and he proceeds to
raise some money and go out and
paint poles until In some parts Of the
state the telephone poles resemble
barber poles. Other states are as
bad-Illinois lists SO trails, crisis
crossing each other and so complicat-
ed and some so neglected that 1t Is
difficult to find where they go ex-
cept with a map.
Then to add to the confusion east
ern map publishers issue weird maps
that seem to have been made from
dreams Of the western states In In
dian days. Tourists are showing In
Abilene an A. A. A. map which gives
three great routes across this state
marked with broad red lines. One Ii
the Pixies Peak highway to the
north and one the Santa Fee trail In
the south. Through the center Il
the Roosevelt National Highway
which scoots diagonally up through
the lot of farm country to Colby. NJ
one in Kansas ever heard Of thu
Roosevelt highway-where did the A
A. A. dream that? The Golden Bel
is a fine hair line with two towns OF
It and the U. p. highway Is no
shown at all.
No wonder the tourist gets lost
Kansas should get down to a SAM
road marking scheme, with mali
lines properly indicated and cut GU
lot of alleged "trails" that have ,
little paint and no roadway that an!
self respecting motor car woul'
travel willingly. Illinois, Iowa, Wis
consin and Nebraska, where the stat
manages the main roads, has stat
marked soads that can be followed in
telhgently and the booster trails
are ignored by the wise tourist. Kan
sas ought to decide what are 1t
main roads, mark them well an
stick to them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
NARROW VIEW HARMFUL
Baptist Speaker Says Seifshness IN
United States
ASSOCIATED Proes)


Des MOines, Ia, June 27.-De-
nouncing certain features operative
in the public life of America today,
which were declared so serious as to
almost prevent us from being good
neighbors to the rest Of mankind"
Rev. DIR. w. ]. McGlOthlin, president
Of Furman University, Greenville, s.
c.. sounded a warning in an address
to Baptist Young Peoples delegates
at the Northern Baptist convention
sessions here today.
One Of the gravest Of these, he de-
clares, was "a narrow and belliger-
ent nationalism which would prevent
America from taking any share In
the worlds sufferings except as the
action will insure to our benefit,
which declares that America entered
the war and made all her sacrifices
from a purely selfish standpoint and
that there is no other worthy ma
tional motive or policy in dealing
with the rest of the world"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
MELTING POT IS KANSAS CITY
(AsseciateA Press)

Kansas City, June 28.--The new
United States census apparently gives
this city the distinction Of being the
melting pot of the Sunfower state
with a foreign born population Of
more than ten per cent Of its total
population. Figures recently an
nounced by the census bureau In
washington shows that Kansas City.
Kan, has 1866 foreign born white
population. while the city's total pop
ulation Is 1O1,171.
Practically every country on the
globe is represented by the foreign
population, the report shows, tnclud-
ing the isles Of the sea. Five resi-
dents are classified as not having
been born in any country. They
were born at sea.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
LUNGMOTOR REEVES BABY
fAaaorfatAd PreRsl

Paris. June 2s.-The effect Of the
high cost Of living in Paris upon
tourist trade, as indicated by the
growing frequency OF complaints OF
extortion by Americans visiting
France, Is occupying the attention OF
the government The authorities holo
that the tourists have the cure large
ly In their own hands; exaggerated
prices being due in large part to m
diserimfnate spending by visitors,
aided By the spendthrift tendency OF
French pronteers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
HAD AN AMERICAN faint
Australian Judge Shifts at American
Spelling
(AssoctAted Press)

Sydney, N. s. w., June 27.-Sir
Adam Knox, chief justice Of the high
court Of Australia, does not approve
Of the modern American method OF
spelling a number Of words.
Last month an AFFIDAVIT was pre-
scented In the high court, containing
an extract from a letter written In
America, in which the English word
programme" was Americanized to
program"
His Honor said he would like
Americans to know that Australia
was not a dependency Of the United
States. The spelling Of English
words should be done in the proper
way. The high court, he said, was
quite content to adhere to the good
old style Of English spelling Having
pointed to the spelling Of "centre" as
"center" his Honor hoped that this
method Of photography was not
taught in the schools. "This Is an
Americanism I abhor." he added.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
NAGGING AT "WALL STREET"

Sometimes we think that human
nature has not changed much since
the old Populist days when the
crimes Of the money Powers" were
rehearsed from every soap box and
band stand in the western states by
orators who were lifting themselves
into office by their vocal cords. Just
the other day in paper owned by a
United States senator appeared this:
Business stagnates and the legi-
innate interests of the country and
the farmers, on whom the nations
prosperity depends, are still as bad
ly cramped for credit as they have
been, but Wall Street news is to the
effect that of about 100000, 900
now being employed in stock ex-
cnni,.n. loasnfi the bulk of money is
coming from .s. ~. OF town wal
Street can always borrow
Now what are the facts! The
hanks Of the Southwest In which this
paper circulates, have not made any
loans on Wall street for months and
months. They have needed and have
used their funds to assist the busi-
ness and farming interests Of their
own territory. More than that, they
have borrowed millions from Wall
street In order to carry on their bus
mess. The loans on Wall street were
contracted more In the last six
months than in the farming districts !;
indeed, the farmers obligations have
been contracted less than those of
any class whatever. The farmer
borrows usually up to two-thirds Of
his assets, sometimes more. and after
several months he has not been
forced to pay even II the loan were
overdue, while the spectators of
Wall street were compelled to do so
on the minute.
Wall street Is not bugaboO; 1t is
simply the center Of the financial or
ganization Of this country because II
Is in the city where capital natural
ly gathers. It is the source from
which capital with which to finance
industrial development comes, or
rather where arrangements can be
made for the use Of concentrated
capital in large sums. Were such a
center Of capital eliminated, we
should see little Industrial develop
ment. Every country has such a
center, and must have 1t II 1t Is do
ing business. The borrower pays for
his service and is glad to do so.
i Nagging at Wall street is very
popular sport just now but 1t does
nothing but create unrest among
those who are unfamiliar with actual
conditions. Channels for the mar.
keting Of securities are necessary
and 1t makes no difference whether
they are located east or west, but
} they must be where capital for In.
vestment is centered. 1t would hell
our readjustment process II we coult
look sanely at our financial struc
ture and cease unfair and misleading
criticism. This country will ge
hack to normal by sound finance o.
1t will not get back at all.-Th,
Western Banker.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
HANDLED $4,000 HARvESTERS
(Associated Press)

Topeka, June 2s.-More than 25,-
600 harvest hands have been handled
by the Kansas free employment bu-
reaus so far this summer, according
to an announcement today by J. ii.
Crawford, chairman Of the labor de-
partment of the industrial court. the
employment bureau will place over
$4,000 harvest hands before harvest
is completed, Judge Crawford esti-
mated.
1.-THE activity Of the Kansas free
employr. emit bureaus already this
wear and during the past year." ac-
cording to Judge Crawford" caused
the federal aid to be reinstated for
the Kansas bureaus.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30

gone some remarkable changes In
the nnst ten years, II Is shown by
reports from state agricultural hu'
thorltlps,
The decade Is indicated AZ one oi
the most momentOus that have pass
cd over American agriculture. im'
proved methods Of farming are CIV
On credit for much OF the transforma-
ton.
In some states production OF their
old.tlme crops has fallen of as at
tcntIon focused elsewhere. Mean
time production per acre has increas
cd while other states, by advancing
their own acreage, have helped To
wine ou, slack that might other
wise have resulted. New crops nave
sprune 10 the fore here and there,
In several states the character OF
farming has almost been made over
Texas has forged 10 the front until
It's agricultural chiefs say more wheat
is grown there than In some other
states where wheat Is well nigh the
principal crop. They declare their
grapefruIt and oranges grown In the
Rio Grande Valley equal to the best
In wheat, Kansas. which holds the
lead, has increased Its acreage nearly
100 per cent In The last ten years
The increase Is 4.198,O0O acres. OK
lahoma. which last year stood fourth
I'm wheat production meantime IN
creased its planting by 1;S34,0oO
acres. Iowa, the banner corn state,
enlarged its wheat crop 90 per cent
On the other hand, Minnesota
which stood second In spring wheat
last year, cut it's wheat production
20 per cent in the ten years, while
North Dakota, which stood first In
spring wheat in 1920, also record
cd a reduction to make way for other
crops.
While Kansas was nearly doubling
its wheat acreage, 1t dropped $780,
600 acres from it's corn planting. Ok
Iahoma, which likewise saw greater
for itself in wheat, cut Its
corn acreage by 2.55S2,OOO. Nebras-
ka. which stood third In corn pro-
duction last year, slightly reduced
its acreage In the decade, and Mis-
souri,, which stood fourth, cut on l.
285. 900 acres.
Meantime Iowa was charging its
corn production IL per cent. Min
nesota Jumped It's corn yield 90 per
rent. South Dakota made one OF Its
chief advances in corn production.
Wisconsin is reported changing In
the decade from a grain growing
state to a leading dairy state. Mich
gan made notable strides In the live
stock industry as did Iowa, South
Dakota. Indiana and other states.
Many farmers have been enabled
10 go on basis. of twelve months
instead of only through
he growing season.
Among other developments Of the
lccade might be named these:
Kentucky has almost quit raising
hemp. South Dakota farmers are
paying less attention to fax. Sugar
,eet acreage increased 700 per cent
N Nebraska. Rye made great gains
n Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Nebraska
md elsewhere. Kentucky raised three
lines as much tobacco, while Ohio
.uts its tobacco yield 80 per cent.
)klahOma's area in crops increased
Yearly million acres.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
FOG HOLDS UP PLANES
fAa~arl, SoA pra01l

Washington, June 2S.-A fog ON
virginia capes delayed today the car
rying out of a proposed attack by
seaplanes on the radio controlled cat
tleship Iowa" Telephone reports
received by the navy department
from the commandant Of Hampton
Roads naval base said none Of the
planes had left there at noon but all
were held in readiness to hop of and
that the attack had not been post
poped for the day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 2S.-Dds-
abled veterans Of the World War
from the states Of Minnesota. North
Dakota and South Dakota, and Mon
tana. are eligible to spend two weeks
Of recreation at a summer camp at
Big Island, Lake Minnetonka. which
win be ready for occupation July /.
Together with the Federal Board
of Vocational Education, which is
giving rehabilitation training to
about $500 men here from the four
states, the local chapter Of the Elks
lodge have made the summer camp
possible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
DOZEN CITIES PUT IN BIDS
fAeaoofatad PraaBl

Fort Scott, June 2S-A dozen KAN
sas cities are already candidates for
points on the latest addition to the
cross continent overlan roads
through Kansas-the Atlantic PACING
highway. They are: Fort Scott, lola,
Eureka. ElDorado. Augusta, wichita.
Kingman. Pratt, Greensburg. Buck
lin, Meade and Liberal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
UNDERBID ALL CONTRACTORS
Heating Plant at K. U. Win Cost
$81,S77
ASSOCIATED Pree8J

Topeka, June 27.-Underplddlng
the high bid by nearly $4,000, a
Kansas City contractor has been
awarded the contract to build the
new heating plant at the University
of Kansas for $S1,S77. There were
a dozen bidders in all. The accepted
bid represents cut OF $le,Zzo as
compared with the architects origin.
al estimate several months ago. IL
was pointed out that underoidolng
was made necessary because OF late
reduction in prices.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
Observation-Disclosures IN USE


stockton, June 2s.-Harvest Is in
full blast in Rocks county this week.
Some harvesting was done in the I'm.
mediate vicinity Of Stockton last
week but in most Of the county the
wreat was too green.
Several combined harvesters ana
threshers are at work and new wheat
is being shipped out. The wheat
tests number and has good color.
Estimates Of yield by those having
the combined machines run from I'VE
to twelve bushels per acre with an
average of about eight bushels.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
PAROLES TO TWENTY-F0UR
Prisoners Win Be Permitted to Work
A. HarvesterS
fAssoctatAd PreRsl

Topeka, June 25.-Twenty-four
prisoners at the state penitentiary
and ten inmates at the state reform
atory at Hutchinson have been grant
ed harvest paroles by Governor Allen
and the state Board Of Administra-
ton, according to Judge w. @. Smith,
pardon clerk for the governor.
The total of thirty six paroles TINS
year is considerable less than last
year according to Judge Smith, the
number last year being fifty, wniie
two years ago It was over 100. The
paroles are granted only after man
has shown excellent conduct ana
paroling is usually limited to those
men who have dependents. Inc
parole lasts until September 1.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
MORE MONEY FOR BAPTISTS
ASSOCIATED Press)

Des Moines, Ia, June 2S.-More
gifts, a larger income than In any
previous year, and large addition
to its permanent fund through a w.
100000 gift from John d. Rockefel-
Ter and a $4,000 gift from Colonei
Edward Haskell, were reported today
by the Ministers and Missionaries
BENEFIT Board, at the Northern Bap-
fist convention here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
KITE BALLOON LOOSE

Two BaIioonists Reported to Have
Been Lost at Sea
San Francisco, Cal, June 2S-Two
men are reported to have been lost
at sea from kite balloon which
broke adrift from the battle ship New
Mexico off Cape San Martin, Cal.
Yesterday. The same report told OF
the recapture of the balloon In the
Lompo valley, Santa Barbara conn-
ty, California. Naval advices earlier
had told Of the balloons breaking
adrift.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
TRY AGAIN
TO STOP BOUT
Ministers Seem Likely
to be Late
ASSOCIATED Press)

Jersey City, June 29.-The Rev.
Harry d. Wyatt, representing the
Clcrgymen's Community club OF Jer-
sey city today laid before Prosecu-
tor Pierre Garyan bill Of complaint
to stop the Dempsey Carpenter bout
Saturday.
The attorney for Rev. Wyatt was
told by the assistant prosecutor to
bring his affidavits and witnesses be-
fore the grand jury Friday afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
ppAET REVEALED DEFECTS
fAssociated Pressl

Milwaukee, June ZI.-Ine need OF
early correction Of defects as shown
Inv the somewhat astounding results
of the draft examinations and the
nationwide interest in child health
aroused by the Children's Year Pro-
gram, are the outstanding causes for
the growing interest in child health,
DR.. Ada En- Schweitzer, Of Indian
apolis,l told the National Conference
of Social Work here today.
Dr.. SchweitZer is director of the
division Of Infant and Child Hygiene
of the Indiana State Board OF
Health.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
GRAFT INTO MILLIONS
Witness Tells of Extortion Lasting
Over Eight-Year Period

Over Eight-Year Period
Chicago, June 2S.-Strikes and the
attendant graft extortion essential to
settlement have cost the Liquid Car
bopic Co., millions Of dollars" dur
ing the last eight or nine years, AL
bert r. Brunker, president OF the
concern testified yesterday before
the Daley joint legislative commit
tee.
In his testimony, Mr.. Brunker
outlined the course Of strike OF
marble workers, which, he said, had
lost the concern between 100000
and 100000 in loss Of business and
cancelled orders.
He also told Of $1,000 payment to
william Schardt, business agent, al
ready indicted as a result OF the
Daley disclosures, for permission to
install a soda fountain in a drug
store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30

The brash New York congressman
who wants the members to cut out
the red tape and ibunc and get down
to business In evidently poor poiiti-
clan. Doesn't he know that the
longer the work Of congress can De
dragged out the kenGer the members
Jobs will last?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
CHANGE GRAIN GRADES
Northerners Say They Work Hard-
ship on Wheat Growers

washington, June 2S.-MOdibca-
ton of federation grain grades was
advocated yesterday before a house
committee by a delegation from Min
nesota and North and South Dakota,
which included state officials and rep
resentatives Of farmers. Present re-
auirements, the committee was told,
are working an unnecessary hard
ship on wheat growers and have COM
plicated the marketing of grain.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
JAPS ADD COTTON NULLS
fA~~onAaf tad Pramal

Toxic, June 2S.-Japanese cotton
companies are erecting more mills at
Tsingtao, the port Of Shantung.
China, and when ali the plans are
carried out the total capacity VIII be
about $4,000 spindles.
The International Cotton Spinning
Co. which already has a mill ut
Tsingtao Is building two more plants.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30

Things Just get worse and worse.
Here's our old friend, the Federation
OF Labor, voting down our pet scheme
OF six hour day. nobody allowed to
work overtime, every Saturday on
and full pay for vacations. why
should II stand against nice little
plnn like thnfg
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30

Solomon wants a slogan and Is
willing to pay So for it. Abilene
might make a financial hit by selling
the SoomOnites our slogan which Is
40 ~ood as new, having been little
nsad we have forgotten what 1t Is
Int It was a dandy and cost 20.
Here's n chance to unload.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30

G. G. Dawes did some high and
lofty cussing when he was talking
about the way the business Of the
war was handled. But just wait I'M
til he gets to talking about the way
the congress wastes money and you'll
see something picturesque.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30

Here's strange thing for coun-
try that usually stands up for us
own: Ninety-nine per cent OF the
American people hope that the
Frenchman. Carpenter, VIII Hex
Dempsey but most of them are bet
ting on Jack.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
OLATHE AND STATE AT "PEAcE"
The City VIII Be Paid For Water 70
Deaf School

Olathe, June 2s.-Olathe's row
with the state Of Kansas over the
nom payment of $4,000 for water
used by the state deaf school here,
virtually ended here last night when
a representative Of the board Of ad-
after investigating the
matter, assured the city commission
ers the money will be forthcoming.
The water, turned of by the city
several weeks ago, has been turned
on again at the school.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
WON'T COUNT HIS STORY
Doctors Professional Secret Barred
From Stihman Case
(Associate6 Press)

YOnkers, N. Y, June 27.-The tes-
timony of Doctor Hugh Russell, Buff
falo osteopath, in the divorce trial OF
James A. Stillman, New York bank
er, against Mrs. Anne q. Stillman,
has been stricken from record by
Referee Daniel ]. Gleason, Mrs. Still
mans attorneys announced today
DR.. Russell testified that Mrs. Still
man confided to him that Stillman
was not the father Of Guy Stillman,
whose paternity is one of the issues
in the case. DR.. Russell testified
that the admission was made in the
course of professional treatment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
PEORIA PLANS REGATTA

Greatest In u. S. History Opens
There July
(Associated Press)
Peoria, ILL.,, June 2S.-The center
of the speed boat world!
Peoria lays claim to that distinc-
ton this year.
With the biggest regatta in the
history Of the country scheduled for
July 1.2 and 4, Peoria motor boat
fans think this place has grasped the
high rung in the speed boat ladder
Of fame.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
II. c. OF L. HITS TOURISTS

Manhattan, June 28.-A lungmo-
tor owned by George s. Southern, a
local business man, was used sue
cessfully recently in the case OF q
still born baby. The infant was said
to have shown no signs Of life but
after ten minutes application OF the
lungmotor, it was breathing and its
condition soon became normal, nos
pital authorities announced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-30
WOMAN HEADS BAPTISTS
Dies MOines Church Convention Sets
Precedent

Des Moines, June 28.-With the
election Of Mrs. Helen Barrett Mont
gomery Of Rochester, N. Y, as pres
ident Of the Northern Baptist con-
vention yesterday, a precedent was
set among the larger denominations
of the United States. At the same
time the convention was presided
over by a woman, Mrs. M. Grant Ed
monds of Pasadena, Cal, one OF the
vice. presidents. after ID. L. Tustin OF
Philadelphia. the president, had been
stricken with a severe illness.
Officers were elected by the var
ious societies of the church.