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Bisbee daily review., 1922-02-25
SENATORS WILL INSPECT MUSCLE
 SHOALS PROJECT
Senate Approves Expenditure to Send Members to Visit
 Project in Person
UPROAR IN COMMITTEE
Engstrum Proposal Submitted For Consideration With
 Other Offers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Develop ments today in connection with the governments proposed disposal of i it's properties at Muscle Shoals, Ala, 1 to private enterprise, included a. de. 4cision by the senate to permit it's members to visit the projects in Ala | bama, the submission by Secretary Weeks to congress the offer for com. i pletion and operation of the proper. 1 ties by Frederick E. Engstrum of Wilmington, N. C.. and the hearing by the house military committee of Thomas w. Martin. president of the l Alabama Power Company
 The senate approved an expendit- ure of $2.000 to defray the expenses Of senators who desire to make the i inspection trip without limiting the number of prospective visitors from it's membership. The time for the visit is not expected to be until after March 6.
 In the house committee, a row was nrecipitated during the examination of Martin by Representative Miller, Republican, Washington. on the con- tract executed by the Alabama Pow CT Company and war deDartment of- ficials, by which the Warrior steam plant was constructed for govern ment use during the war. Martin had explained that section of the con tract under which the power company claimed an option permitting it to buy in event 1t was ever decided to sell the plant and accessories to pri. vate interests
 "1t seems to me-" iateriected Mil Ter, that the whole business has been so shaped, entwined and stitch ed up that no human being could ever come into competition with the com pany."
 Martin explained that the company had been fair at all times, had given ; the government title to it's properties at Muscle Shoals upon which it had invested S5O0,0O0 for $1, and stood
 ready and willing to buy the plant al ' flair value" under the option il held.
 Miller earlier in the examination had complained that the Warrior plant and the company's properties i, had been so ingeniously interwoven 1 that it was impossible for the gov
 ernment to divide it's interests from | those of the power company, or dis. 1 pose of them to Ford or any other ! private interest. His contentious
 had been opposed each time by Mar tin. who said the government was en
 tirely satisfied with the documea,
 when 1t was drawn, and had insisted upon the option in order to assure itself a fair return on investments
 made if it was ever decided to sell
 rather than junk the plant for much
 lesser consideration.
 Interest in the debate On the War. rior plant and accessories including the sub-station and transmission line
 was intensified because of the close relation to the properties and the of
 fer Ford has made for the Muscle
 Shoals project as whole. In the
 event congress would accept that of fer, it was explained, 1t would obli
 gate the government to give clear ii
 ties to them to Ford. and refusal .oi
 the power company to surrender its
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Arizona Cattle Growers Elect
 Officers; Adopt Resolutions

GLOBE, Ariz., Feb. 24- Electing its president, Henry G. Boice of San Carlos, to the presidency and choos- ing Phoenix as the next meeting place and Prescott for the semi-an- nual meeting. the 18th annual con vention of the Arizona Cattle Crow CTS Association adjourned here late today
 Other officers chosen are: c. A. Webb, Globe; William Coburn. Pres colt, and J. M. Ronstadt, Tucson. as vice presidents, and H. J. McClung, of Phoenix, as treasurer.
 Resolutions adopted before the ad- journment included a number which: endorsed the Sinnott bill authorizing the secretary of the interior to clas- sify non-irrigable government land.
 Opposed establishment of union
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EXPECTED CLOSE VI +; MAJORITY SURPRISES BODY
Favor Report Out Adjusted Bill With No Provision
 For Raising Revenue
7 TO 2 FOR REJECTION
Members Contend That Sales Tax Would Cause Bonus
 to Be Unpopular

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Rejectine seven to two a proposition to pay the soldiers bonus by means of a sales tax, the special subcommittee of Re publican members of the house ways and, means committee was understood to have gone on record today. five to four, in favor of reporting out an ad justed compensation bill without any provision for raising the revenue.
 The subcommittee reported to the entire majority membership of the committee later in the day, but a de. cision was deferred, adjournment be. ing taken until next Tuesday, so as to give committeeman not members oi the subcommittee, time to study the whole matter. Some of those profess ing to have sounded sentiment among the majority members were of the opinion that unless here were unfore. seen developments between now and Tuesday, the action of the sub-com mittee probably would be ratified.
 Aside from the ballots on the sales tax and a bill without a revenue pro vision, there were said to have been several other votes in the sub-com- mittee. It was learned that a motion to report bill carrying only an in. surance provision was defeated, to 2
 Both proponents and opponents of a sales tax appeared to be surprised by the vote on that proposition Both sides had apparently expected close vote. Representative Longworth, of Ohio, and Bacharach, of New Jersey were said to have been the only mem bers voting for a sales tax, although Representative Watson, of Pennsyl- vania, said he favored such a tax if a bill carrying other than an insurance feature were voted out.
 On the sales tax ballot, however Watson was said to have voted in the negative. Others reported to have voted in the negative were Chairman Fordney and Representatives Frear Wisconsin; Copley. Illinois, Tread way. Massachusetts; Timberlake, Col orado; and Chandler, Oklahoma. Chan dler was absent, but Chairman Ford ney voted his proxy. On the ballot to report out bill without any rev. enue provision, the subcommittee was said to have divided as follows:
 In favor-Fordney, Frear, Copley Timberlake and Chandler.
 Against - Longworth, Bacharach Treadway and Watson.
 Four members of the subcommittee were reported to have favored fur ther postponement of bonus legisla tion in the belief that in time the problem of finance would solve itself Postponement is opposed, however. by a big majority of the committee and also by many members of the house Chairman Fordney reiterated that { bonus bill would be passed at this ses sion, and other committeeman ex pressed the same view. Some sup porters of a sales tax expressed the view today that President Harding might again take hand in the bonus controversy. They thought it was the present intention of the committee tC report out legislation based on the proceeds from the refunded foreigr bonds, and said the president had ex pressed disapproval of such legisla
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stock yards in California.
 Recommended enactment ny con- gress of an amendment to the farm loan act to include more fully graz ing lands and improvements. and the increase of the loan limit sufficiently to place livestock producers on parity with other agricultural inter ests.
 Endorsed the plan of the secretary of agriculture for the collection CI livestock statistics.
 Asked extension of the 20 per cent reduction of rates over 50 cents per 100 pounds on livestock to all ship menth and early reduction of all freight rates to a level consistent with services rendered and value of commodities hauled.
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CLERK ADMITS
 BLACKMAIL|NG
Clerk in War Office, Author of Blackmailing Letters,
 Admits His Guilt

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Georges E. Long. clerk in the bureau of in- sular affairs of the war department since 1904, confessed today, according to the police, to the authorship of blackhand letters recently received by Henry White, former ambassador to France. and by several women prom
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BIC EXPLOSION
 ROCKS CHICAGO
Powder Magazine Explosion in City's Outskirts Causes
 Much Excitement

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Explosion of a powder magazine in a stone quarry in the southwestern outskirts of Chi cago. tonight shook the entire citv and caused considerable excitement before the site of the detonation could be discovered.
 When windows were shattered ;s
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THE WEATHER

Arizona: Saturday and Sunday cloudy. possibly light snow notrh portion; lit. tie change in temperature.
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COPPER PRICES

Average month Jan. ------- .134s5 Average week 1-25-'22 .134792 Average week 2-l-'22 - .1333
 Average week 2-S-'22 ----- 1915 Average week 22-2-22 ..12725 Close week 22-2-22. ......12625
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Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26
If THE WORLD WENT DRY

IL yop awoke some morning u
find there was no water. you woult
call a plumber. But suppose yot
found there were no plumbers. and
not a drop Of water In the world
what then? Yea would realize that
death had squatted on your door
step.
Next to air. water IL the most i'm
psftant thing I'm life. And Of all the
worlds work none is more important
than plumbing.
The plumber is craftsman, bus
iness man, a scientist. He practices
the science of sanitation. That s.
he esases water TO Cow into the
home and water 10 now out. The
water that comes in brings with 1t
health. energy, happiness. The waste
that goes out takes with Il poisons
which breed death
You see the plumber Is more than
. man in Overalls, who carries a bag
Of tools. He is the community doc
to. who promotes health by prevent
ing disease.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26
TOO MANY VOLTS FOR EAGLE
Huge Bird Put Out Lights and "WeRt
West" When Lighting In Line

The current in the transmission
line of the Riverside Light & Power
Company, between Blue Rapids and
Frankfort was too strong for gold
en- eagle which inadvertently perched
on the wires short time ago.
John Anderson, manager at Blue
Rapids, sent trouble men out between
3 and 4 o'clock one morning to To-
cate a short which had put the lights
out. About ten miles from town they
sighted something lodged on NE
wires and when morning came they
found 1t was a huge golden eagle
which measured Q feet, 10 inches
from tip to tip. Had it stayed on
one wire 1t would still have been
Drawing the blasts of Kansas win
ter, but when it spread itself over
both wires 1t went out just as the
lights did.
The company had no more inten-
ton Of breaking She game laws, than
had the eagle of interfering with
the company's transmission lines, but
either the Blue Rapids or the Frank
fort office will have a Handsome
mounted eagle on display lin "A week
Or two
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
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Seth F. Fleming to John F. Nc
Connell, $4,000, south half Of lot 2,
and all of lot 4, block 4, Enterprise.
John r. Mcconnell 10 Pearl m.
Fleming, SO, 500, ER, SWA, 14-11-
-, and third interest growing wheat
crop.
Mrs. H. Billmyer to Mrs. Laura
J. Slider, $1,000, s. 40 feet, hot 8
and 90 feet west of lot s, block ID,
Detroit.
Ethel NJ. Taylor to James Haire,
$2,5OO, lot 13 and ~ lot NJ, block
12S, Heringtan-
James Hare to Paul Schump, $2,-
700, same.
Fred Reich to VIM. O. Reich, $t3,-
500, SEA, 2B-153-
Arthur f. Stein to Earl w. Stein,
$4,000, S1s, SWA, 20-11-4.
Jas. 8. Amess to o. L. Moore, $2,-
600, part of lot z, block 1, Faulk-
ner's sub division, Abilene.
Roy Hillery to the First National
bank of Herington. 1920 and exch.
lots 2 and 4, block 30, Hei'fngtOn.
]. Il. Laney to M. e. Dederick,
$4,000, interest i'm NE corner, SEA
8-13-2.
VIM. Koester to Gertrude KOester,
NEH, 7-11-2.
VIM. SandOw to the Farmers Go
operative Business Association, lots
"a, 25, 27, 20, block 7, South Dil-
lon.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26

; John II. Phipps, one Of the early
settlers OF the county. died, aged So
At the home Of his son, J. I. Phipps'
Independence, Mo-, Sunday, lie
leaves three sons and one daughter,
W. H. Phipps, Geo. ;. Phipps and
Mrs A. w. Bear. all Of Kansas CITY,
J. T. Phipps Of Independence MO.
Another daughter died twenty years
ago and MES. Phipps died'July, l9ls.
M. Phipps came to Kansas In 1870
and to Dickinson county in 1872, set
fling on q farm in Hayes township
where he nved untiLabout 1900, then
moving to Chapman, his home until
two years sago. He was one OF the
progressive citizens of the county
and all who knew him respected him
for his sturdy Americanism and good
citizenship. Burial at Indian HUI
cemetery, Chapman, Tuesday at ~
a. M, beside the wife and daughter
gone before.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26

|IyBoard approved sappointn4Snt os.the
sGsoTsRa |sfG Fiols aeRSss RgowsasRiD: IL piiiins.
,rscro Is's TowcsSip TsSSiR;na1p Y ~ Kacas &
Townss,ip; ISmss A 4; ratssrsSn tssSns HTisnd Tnn
ship: A. q. Whitehair. Grant township;
J. II, Bricker, Newbern TownshIp; Jos.
N. Baier. Jefferson Township; Joe
Ho"sR Ss Sherman naansr rownsSip TSMainil ssssr
Township: Ably sheets, Logan Town
yMS yMS.RR R0y Schass Mu,rfE Hope hfss
Hill. fragrant Hilt Township: y; W,
SEEN siss. RinehsSs township; Fritz ]; ; SuE;
s Union assssy G1iSSn;hiR; ssher M% ho9.S
township; M. E whitney. Abilene; d.
Ii snider, Abilene; John Trager. Her,
Ington; Il. N. Blachly. Herington; A. u.
Adjourned to meet Tuesday, January
10. 1929, at 8 a. m.
Tuesday, January 10, 1022
On motion Of J, B. Hostetter. and Sec
ond by J. a. Engler. L. J. Rees was ap-
pointed county engineer s,7t for the oyrtn ystir
]. IB.Hostetter and j. K. Ensier voting
aye and =. M. Funk voting no.
On motion OF j. Is. H0Stetter ana sec
RsflsStor 1 " was made the Official county
paper and county printing let to the
Reflector Publishing Company at bo%
Of the legal rates and delinquent tax
| list at full legal rates. Il. N. Funk ana
J. B. Hostetter voting aye, J. A. Engier
% on motion of J. B. Hostetter and Sec
ond by J. A. Engler, Fred Heinz was
appointed superintendent OF the county
| farm for the ensuing year. beginning
March Ist, 1922. at salary Of 800 per
| month, ali members voting aye.
On motion Of J. A. Engler and second
by J. B. Hostetter. H. w. King was ap..
id2 tss sssF sGf
pensation. all members of the Board
Vos Board spent the remainder Of the the
day checking daily Stassmsnesf honRs of county co
clerk and adjourned to meet Wednes-
day, January II, 1922. at q. m.
wednesday. January II, 1872 "a
Board met, all present, and compieted
checking daily statement OF county
Hoard accepted bid Of James A. Tufts.
for burial Of the poor. for se the sum III gof 81
bodies from the county farm and bury
in cemetery and embalm bodies when
reuuested, ands furnish the foliowing:
Cloth covered casket full size ieet
inches. OF good ina materIa,, @ nro,nsrt,on. s,t com.
pleteiy lined with good material sno its
uphOistered, outer case OF good wnite
pine; grave on the county's iot IN sne
Abilene psrnsnS Semstery corntY or a dress or suit
Adjourned sine die.
II. W. KING. Chairman
County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26
Obituary.. F. Miater

Geo. Franklin Minter was herr
near Gettysburg, Pa, Nov. IL, 1888
an ddied at his home about 5 miles
south of Abilene, Kan, very Sudden
ly of heart failure, in the arms of lhis
son Harry, Jan. IA, 1922, aged 81
years, 1 month and % day. He was
the son OF John and Elizabeth Min
ter.
In the year 1888, with his family
he came to Dickinson county, Kan
sas, and resided on the same farm
Kin Newbern township until his
death, being actively engaged I'm
EARNING dufipg his lifetime. When
young man he gave his heart to
Christ, and Mnited with the Evan
gelical Lutheran church, Of which
he remained "a member through life.
One of his many chosen scripture
verses was Lamentations 3:26.
IN the year tof our Lord. 1865. he
was joined In holy wedlock with
Catharine Hartman Of Gettysburg,
Pa. To this union were born nine
children, one little daughter preced-
ed him to the better world. There
remain to mourn Hhe loss Of deyot.
ed hAsband and father, the wife,
four sons and fSar daughters, eleven
grandchildren and two great grand
children. The children are: John
Andersen Minter, Mrs. Mary j.
Freed, Samuel j. 6inter, Mrs. Dora
A. Engle and David g. Minter, all OF
Dickinson county. KaBsas; Harry A,
Martha K, and Ada ID. Minter at
home.
The services were Gspiducted by
Raw. C. w. Maggaft, In the home
IL n / 80 o'cledE and aboutEl
2 rs i'm the Lutheran e2nlndl In Abb
lene. Burial in the Abflese ceme-
terry.
be thy silent slmnlier,
Peaceful in the grave so low;
Thou no more will join our a1mber,
Thou no more eur song shall know.
dearest faher, thop hast left us.
Here eur loss we deeply feel.
But tits God that hath bereft us.
He can ell our soFEOws heal.
ret again we hope to meet thee.
When the day Of life Is fed;
rhes i'm heaven. with JOys to greet
thee,
Where no farewell tears are shed.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26

Yes, Men ffsd Soms Queer. Styles
In the Earlier Days V


In Davis shoe store window Is q
mir of shoes OF twenty years ago
ana they are some shoes. They have
curved soles, pointed box toes and
altogether are freaks. But the old
timers thought they were hot stun.
The Salina Journal has dug up few
other things that will make father
smile, even II he does frown on some
fashions Of today. Father may
groan, audibly, It says, few times
when daughter appears on the scene
dressed for a 1922 party and declare
that the country is rapidly going to
the dogs. He may even go SO far as
to tell her that the costume she Is
wearing is a positive disgrace.
Or, when the son OF the house
comes forth dressed up in the latest
cut of college clothes decreed by
fashion, father may even call him a
dude and tell him that he is perfect
ly worthless.
But father should sometimes look
backward a few years and remember
how he used to doll up" when
counting mother. And what a dread
full time he had making his detach-
able cuffs stay put. What dazzling
brilliance that reflected from from
his celluloid collar. And oh, tine
cravat! 1t was always very gay and
very much resembled a reproduction
of the paper ON the wall. His hard
boiled shirt made life miserable. But
he forgot all about this discomfort
while turning the pages Of "Oh Be
lieve Me II All Those Enduring
Young Charms" and mother shifted
her position ON the organ stool &c
that the hoops on her skirt would
not interfere with the manipulations
Of the pedals.
Dressing up in those days was q
complicated task and one that tried
mems souls. After getting the terri
BILE shirt in place and fastening II
down the back, the trousers Of thai
age were SO tight that surely they
must have been made Of on-shrink'
able material or else father never
dared to 90 out in the rain. Boots
too, were wonderful affairs with
copper toes and substantial heels
and oh, how they scratched up the
ball room floors. But father has for
gotten all about this.
present fashions ARE not so bad
after all and not nearly so ridiculous
as those worn by many former gen
erations," said veteran today, In
explaining all this. "The same love
rules the universe now that did when
father and mother were boy and girl
and when they begin to say the pres
ent fashions will ruin the boy or CIR
they should look backward to theil
own young days or else dig out tht
old family album and look at tht
freakish figures they cut when they
were young. Once glance will usual
ly suffice. know, wore EN-"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26
Rov WinsIer Out of Hospital

Roy Winsler, who was injured
about a month ago by a train hitting
his car. at Las Cruces, N. NJ, Is out
of the hospital at II Paso where ne
has been since the accident. HIS
mother, Mrs. e. J. Winsler OF North
Cedar street, has taken him to Las
Cruces and will stay with relatives
there until Roy is well enough to be
brought home.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26
FEW CATTLE PASTURED
Too Little Growing Wheat For Feed
This Year

The custom of pasturing cattle on
the growing wheat throughout the
winter is being entirely overlooked
in Kansas this winter-because OF
the greatly abbreviated growth OF
wheat.
The big wheat areas of central and
western Kansas, instead of wearing
a green, velvety coat of green, are
merely dirt color, with an occasion
al field showing but slight tinge
of green. The weekly report issued
by 8. ID. Flora, federal meteorologist
for Kansas, says about so per cent OF
the wheat shows above the ground
while in some counties only 10 to
25 per cent Of the wheat Is to be
taeen
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26

Two Dotegattons sApcpared before
City Commissioners Monday
Two delegations appeared before
the city commissioners ~ their reg
ular meeting, the one from the City
Federation and the other represent
ing the residents on Vest First
street.
The committee from the City Fed
Grafton wanted to know what
amount Of money they might spend
on the improvement Of the park
grounds at Sand Springs. Commits
sioner McCurdy was instructed to
go with the committee, see what I'M
proyements are needed and report to
the board.
Residents on West First street pre-
sented a petition for graveling In
which they stipulated the price OF
the work. Because Of the form OF
the petition the commissioners were
unable to act on 1t and 1t was with
drawn, to be revised and presented
later.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26
N0TiHALF THROUGH YET
Many Dickinson Cars Are SWithcs
Licenses

Less than half the aut0mopiie
owners lin Dickinson county nave
made applications for their new
license Iaaumbers, according 10 IF. h.
Giltner, deputy county treasurer. VI
1886 automobiles listed December
81 in The county only '2,471 'have
licenses for 1922. ST.,
Mr.. Giltner says now is the time
to buy your license because when
, the Officers begin in earnest 10
round up delinquent drivers, there
viii be ,suchaa rush for kcensas that
the treasurer's office will not be able
to handle all the applications I'm 'one
i, day.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26
no REPRESl Mt ssPJ0NIsER DAYS
is1sT' UcfsSN EALsE 81 lis. .ss,,'A a
Moments KsseassDay Club Plans

Pioneer women Of Kansas will
come to life in series Of living pic
lures to be exhibited ut the annual
meeting Of the Woman's Kansas Day
Club in the First Presbyterian church
in Topeka Monday, January 80.
Mrs. l.. ID. Whittem0re OF the
washburn College art department is
in charge Of this part Of the pro
gram. Each OF the eight district
vice presidents will select the pio-
neer whom she wishes to represent.
The vice presidents include Mrs.
ID. Il. Lamb of HeringtOn from the
Fifth district.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26
DEATH iaw1Ra Ss EiRH


Moving Furniture 'Fre@ Houso
Chester Looked, aged AZ, chiei
shipping clerk for the Western Mer-
ehandise company, died suddenly
Sunday afternoon about 8 O'Clock, at
his home on Southwest:second street
shortly before noon ia fire was dis
covered ON the roof Of the residence
and the resf was burned off and the
house soaked with water before the
blaze could be extingnished. MT
Looked wss at work prepartng to
move the furniture 30 rooms he had
rented, when he drefed dead. the
cause Of his death was given as
apoplexy.
He Is survived by his father, L. L.
LOCKER, aged IS, and ian aunt MIS-
John Favor of Wellington. Mr.
Favor Will be here for the funeral
services which will be held from
Tufts parlors Tuesday afternoon al
2:3O. Burial in the Abilene ceme-
terry. 'Mr. LOCKER will return with
Mr.. Favor to wellington 10 live al
his sisters home.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-26

state of Kansas, Dickinson County. ss:
Do Solemnly Swear. that the within
and foregoins account ana vS1SensrSs yS .mS
true account Of all moneys received by
me during the full period Of the year
ending last Monday IN December. a. D.
should make such statement, and OF
the moneys thereof expended. ana the
manner In which they were expended,
80 help me, God.
F.O SCHOPP,
township Treasurer.
Subscribed ana sworn to before me-
this 18th day of January, A. D., 1892.
II. M. DILLING,
Tow wnship Trustee