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Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
D. B. Lawson OF Pomona President
Of the Association

/ The Rurat Letter Carriers AssO-
citation closed its session here Tues.
day noon after discussing matters
relative to the improvement of the
service, and electing officers for the
ensuing year and delegates to the
national convention, The following
officers were elected:
President, ID. b. Lawson, Pomona /;
vice president, HI. E. Smith, En-
poria; secretaryltreasurer, Roy
Thicker, JetmOre; Geo. II. Keezel
member of the executive committee.
Roy Thicker Iwas elected delegate
at-large to the national convention at
Buffalo, Septembers1S to % and the
other delegates to the national con
vention are Geo. Keezel, Wakarusa
H. e. Smith, Emporia o. J. Mauzy,
AtchisiOn. The next state meeting
will be held at Ottawa, Kansas.
Resolutions expressing the appre-
citation of the convention for the
courtesies extended by the city Of
Abilene and various organizations
here, were passed during the bust
ness meeting. There was consider
able discussion of d bill which is to
come before the next Kansas legis-
lature, providing that rural carriers
who use their cars in the postal SER
vice shall not be obliged to secure
licenses. There was strong senti
mnt in favor of the bill Resolutions
were passed by the. carriers favoring
civil service retirement after 25 con-
secutive years of service; urging
that letter carriers be permitted to
do work on the side after postoffice
hours and asking the same rate Of
pay per mile for dny distance over
the standard route. Of "a miles as
for the distance undergo miles.
Sixty-twO delegates at this years
meeting represented 656 members Of
he rural letter carriers association
md the organization is said to be
more united in sentiment than it has
,een for years. Every postal en-
'loyee was requested to be present
It the conference with the pOstOffice
department. in Topeka on November
/ when special instruction will be
,iven in each branch Of the service.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
ROCKY FORD HAS skYscRApER
Two Hundred Foot Stack TaIIest
In State Of Kansas

The 200-foot stack at the plant
Of the Rocky Ford Milling and
Power company six miles above
Manhattan on the Blue river has
been completed, and work started
Tuesday on the painting of the big
tube, which is the tallest In the state
OF Kansas, according to engineers Of
the Associated Companies who have
been there to inspect the job.
The big stack is self-supporting
but as soon as the painting is COM
pleted II will be guyed with six big
cables as an additional safety meas
ure. "These Kansas zephyrs some-
times get playful, and when they do.
anything with as much flank exposed
as the big stack at the plant is liable
to be thrown a little off it's base" re-
marked an engineer for the company
yesterday.
Several people have taken the
trip to the top Of the smokestack on
the hoist used in lifting the steel
plates as construction progressed.
Among those who don't confess to
a fear of high places were three
women. f.. p. Callahan. engineer
for the Associated Companies. de- |
clares that he can look right down I
the chimneys Of the houses In Man
haitian from the vantage point on
the top of big Smoky" "Why. l
can even look down the stacks at
the college and whether the fires are
burning under the boilers there" he
AYERS.
The big 1000 horsepower Sterling
type boiler which will be put into
Use as soon as final work on the
stack IL completed. will give the
Rocky Ford plant reserve steam
,ower nearly to the extent Of its
,wn capacity. The boilers now in
Use have been pulling" the 1000
;ilOwatt steam turbine installed at
he plant last summer. but not to
is entire capacity. The new boiler
8 expected to handle the turbine
lone. leaving the other boilers for
he smaller turbines and for re- I
erve in case Of breakdown In the a
lew steam maker.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10


Mankind in general is unconscious
of the Lords interest in the present
worldwide social and industrial
battle.
Almost all contestants grid on the
armour for personal and selfish in
terests in which they rightly realize
the Lord could not share, and hence
while all on every side are ready to
invoke the Lords blessing few count
on 1t, all seem to rely upon them
selves. their organizations, numbers,
etc. None will be more surprised
than the ''pOwers Of the heavens
the great ones of the present eccle-
siastical control, who, going about
to establish plan of their own for
the Lord have neglected His plan as
revealed in His word. To these the
Lords work of the next few years
will indeed be 'strange work" lisa.
28:21,22. Hear the subject dis
cussed at length Friday at 8 p. m
at the court house. 1Ow1t-11d1t
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
BRYAN HAS A HAIR CUT

Norfolk, Neb., Aug. 9.-Wllliam
Jennings Bryan, on his arrival here,
got real hair cut for the first time
in years. The Commoner declared
he felt better since he had HIS locks
shorn. Bryan for many years wore
his hair quite long. The COmmoner
appeared in the best Of health and
declares he will return north in the
fall for strenuous campaign for the
Democratic party,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
GOOD FOR HALBERr

e. f. f. Halbert OF Chapman,
q candidate for the Republican
9 nomination for probate Judge,
z writes: II want to thank you
& for the courtesies and favors
& you have shown me. have
& enjoyed the campaign and while
& l wanted very hapch to be noms
3 mated hold neither anger,
& spite or revenge, accepting the
& vote of the people as their will.
Z l am ready and willing to help
& the other fellow-the girl In
: this case--and do what I can
: in my humble way for the sue
: cess of the party" Mr.. Halbert
: Is a good sport and has reason
: to be proud Of his home folks
: vote. He received 203 out Of
900 votes cast In Chapman.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
MERIDIAN UPKEEP FAULTY3

Saline county failed to obtain fed
eral aid for. the fifteen miles Of Bee
Line highway, requested at the re-
cent meeting Of the state highway
commission, because the Meridian
highway has been allowed to get
into bad condition, according to re-
ports reaching here from Topeka.
Federal aid money was expended to
help pay for grading this highway.
Some autOists declare the Meridian
route has been allowed to develop
ruts after rains.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
HOLD BABY BEEF CONTEST
Prizes Up to $3.50 to Be Given to
Boys and Girls
TAaaOcfated Pre9a1

Topeka, Aug. S.-More than $3.50
in prize money will be distributed
among boys and girls entering the
best baby beef contest at the Kan
sas Free Fair which opens here
September II. The fair offers $500
in prizes and this amount is dupli-
Gated by the American Hereford
Cattle Breeders Association and the
Kansas ShorthOrn Breeders Associa-
tion. In addition, $50 is offered in
four prizes for the best five baby
beeves fro many one county. Boys
and girls from any part Of the state
are eligible to enter the contest.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
MEMBERS MUST
GO TO WORK
SAYS HARDING
Wants Congressmen to
Get Back on Their
Jobs
(Associated Prsssl

Washington, Aug. S.-President
Harding is understood to have in
formed Representative Mondell and
other house leaders that In view of
the troubled industry situation a
full attendance of members Is need
ed next Tuesday when the house re-
convenes after six weeks adjourn
ment. The president is said to feel
that the house should be prepared
to enact such legislation as the in
dustrial situation and rail strike
might make necessary.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
MELONS ARE PLENTY NOW
Sand Springs Farmers Supply
Wide Territory

Salina Union: The average per-
son in Salina has no idea as to the
number Of melons being raised in
to this time melons have been an ex-
ceptional favor and big crop Is on
the vines but unless rain comes soon
the crop will be cut short by sew
eral weeks.
Just to give some idea as to the
number OF melons raised Hardy
Garten. the Oldest and largest rails
er in the district says he brings to
Salina $50 dozen canteloupes every
day and will soon start shipping
carload Of watermelOns or more
each day. OF course these shipments
of watermelOns go to all parts of the
United States. Sand Springs melons
are noted all over as being fine In
favor.
Mr.. Garten supplies hundreds of
customers every day ut his house.
where he keeps large supply picked
for sale, and a cellar full for eat
ing on the grounds. They are picked
in early morning and therefore al
ways cold and delicious.
Mr.. Hardy Garten has out 65 acres
If watermelOns, 16 acres Of cantel-
,upes, 10 acres Of sweet pOtaotes,
Icre of peanuts, besides other vege-
ables which are in smaller tracts.
Lou would naturally think that
nan who raised watermelons would
ecome "crabby" through the con-
tant guarding of the vines, but not I
0 with the Gartens. They are most ,
beral and a very pleasant family
nd there is some family too, ten
nildren and all at home. 1t makes
delightful drive to the Sand
prings district and there are many
,lightful places to camp.
Now we have scrapped the fleets,
,,,srhf ha iuct no well TO HCraD
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
SCREEN STAR INJURED

Pocatella. Idaho, Aug. 9.-Mary
Miles Minter, film star, received
painful cuts when she was thrown
to the platform of a Pullman car
near Victor. Idaho. Monday night
when a switch engine bumped the
car. Tom Moore and Viola Daniels
were also slightly bruised.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
PLAN FOR A "ROUND UP"
Legion Considers Big Show For Abb
lene Augus; 29-3I

Legion Considers B & Show For Abb.
lene Augrs; 29-3I
A Great Frontier Round Up, an
athletic contest for cowboys and
frontiersmen, with John A. Stryker,
early range rider, later Kansas and
Nebraska school man, director gem
eral and Fred Uphoff from near the
Wyoming line, together with the
livestock, including long horned
Texas steers and outlaw bucking
horses is planned for August 29-31
under the auspices Of the American
Legion. ......
1t expects to put over a contract
for the frontier celebration. Many
writer's who have witnessed frontier
round ups as staged by Director
Stryker have called it "American's
most gripping athletic sport"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER
Mill Reduction In Tax Levy Fol
This Year

The board Of education met In
regular session Monday night. The
date for the opening of the city
schools was placed on September 4
This date permits the usual vaca-
tiOns and allows the schools to close
May 20, 1923.
Supt. Stacey presented infOrma-
tion showing that there would be no
appreciable reduction IN the assessed
valuation OF property IN the city.
The final report OF the county clerk
on this subject Is not quite finished,
but the information showed that last
years valuation Of $7,886.0 900 would
be practically unchanged.
With this information the board
authorized the superintendent to fill
existing vacancies In the force of
teachers, including that Of physical
education for boys In the Senior
and Junior high schools. The resig-
nation Of Miss Frances Nickles az
kindergarten instructor was read
and accepted, and the superintend-
ent directed to fiji the position.
Supt. Stacey presenteti ~ budget
calling for q reduction Of approx
mately Z per cent In the rate Of tax.
alton. In accordance with this the
board made the following levies for
the ensuing year:
General fund .................11.3 mills
Bond and interest fund. IA mills
and grounds. IL mills
fund ....... 2 mills
Making a total Of Il mills as
against Is mills for last year.
After transacting the above busi-
ness, the board proceeded to the an
lual reorganization occurring ut this
late. II. A. Snider was elected pres
dent for the ensuing year, X. J.
.Ong was elected vice president, and
Hiss Gladys Wallerstedt was re.
lected clerk Of the board at a sal
ry Of SIS per month.
The board adjourned to meet Aug
vt IA.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10

The sense Of touch seems to be
developing at the expense Of the
sense Of taste in Europe's sugges-
tions as to the cancellation Of the
foreign debt.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10

1t is not the rents that are totter-
ing so much as those who are payv
ing the rents.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
"GOD'S STRANGE ACT"

Millions Now Living Will Never
Die
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10

Now we have scrapped the fleets,
It might be just as well to scrap a
few ambitions.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10
COAL STRIKE SEEMS NEAR END AS
OPERATORS AND MINERS CONFER
COUNTY LEVY IS LOWER


Credit Is due the county c0mmis-
sioners for a reduction in the ceun-
ty levy this year. The only single
levy which has been increased 10
that for the Dickinson county high
school and slight decreases in sew
eral Of the others have brought the
total county levy this year down to
4.54 mills, compared to 4.S65 mills
last year. Last years levy for the
count yraised $291,917 and this
years will raise $252,S51. The
state tax Is also somewhat less this
year, .001860, compared to .0022S5
last. This means that Dickinson
people in 1921 paid for state and
county taxes $40 on each $1,000
valuation hnd this year they will
pay only $500 per $1,000. The fol
lowing county levies have been
made: tF
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-08-10

Marriage starts with billing and
,ooing. And the billing lasts.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19
SeasIckness by Machine.

Seasickness does not sound like the
sort of ailment for which one might
hope to find a serum. Nevertheless,
DIR. Pozerski, head Of the Pasteur In
stitute laboratory In Paris, has been
looking for a serum for it, and actual
ly believes he has found one. Obvi-
ously, however, it has been necessary
for him to test it out on cases of actu-
al mal-de-mer; and 1t has not been
convenient for him to embark his lab
oratory aboard ship in order to meet
this requirement. If we can't use
a ship, we must have seasickness ma
chine. The animals on which DR.. Po-
zerski has experimental have been rid
den about in the air in the baskets
on this machine, which was carefully
designed by M. Jouan, prominent
French engineer, to simulate the mo-
ton Of ships deck. Judging from
the doctors announced success in his
Investigations, the machine must have
been a success in It's field.-Scientific
American.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19
Concrete Houses.

The use of concrete houses Is be-
coming common in various sections Of
the country. In connection with the
general program for the investigation
and improvement Of housing condi-
lions now being carried out by the
Bureau of Standards, several trips of
inspection have been made by men,
bers of the staff of that bureau to
study improvements in the building
of concrete houses. The trip recent
ly made included many projects in
the vicinity of Pittsburgh, Cleveland,
Chicago and Minneapolis. Great i'm
provements, both in the ordinary uses
OF the concrete and in the architecture
al and ornamental effects obtained,
were noted on this trip. 1t seems GER
tain that some style Of concrete house
will become very common in the near
future. American.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19
New Aluminium Alloy.

A new aluminium alloy has been de-
veloped in Germany, which is sold un-
der the name "silumln," The alloy
contains IL to IA per cent Of silicon
and Sc to SO per cent of aluminium. Its
specific gravity is 2.5 to 2.65; tensile
strength, 20 Kilograms per square mil
limeter, and hardness at room temper
allure, go Kilograms per square milli-
meter, with 500 kilogram load and
a 10 millimeter Dall. The alloy is un-
affected by wet steam, and resists con-
centrated nitric acid better than alum
mum, which 1t resembles very much.
The alloy is made from It's elements d.
rectly or in the electric furnace. For
further details, see the "Chemiker
Zeitung," December %, 1921.-Scien-
tific American.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19
MOST BRAINS "LEFT-HANDED"
Human Nervous and Muscular Systems
Are Declared to Work in "Op-
posite Harmony"

In the strictly limited sense In which
we are right-handed we are left
Drained.
AS / write these words with my
right hand it is the left side Of the
brain that starts and controls the
movements of that hand.
But the thought and memory in
volved are initiated from neither the
right nor the left side of the brain;
those higher centers" are not def
nitely localized.
But the "centers" for all the move
ments Of the body are.
Place your hand fiat over either ear
In such way that the tips of the
fingers reach the summit of the scalp
and it will cover, on either side, the
area that governs the movements of
the opposite half of the body.
Direct experiment on animals and
the results of disease in human beings
have enabled doctors to construct a
complete map of this motor area of
the brain.
When a man has a 'stroke" and
loses the use Of his right arm and his
right leg and the right side Of the
face we know exactly where the dam
age is-on the left side of the brain.
And the outlook Is less unfavorable
If the left half of the body Is para
lyzed, because speech is governed by
a center in the left side of the brain.
Most peODle are right-handed
They learn to use the right hand for
writing and other purposes from child
hood, and its muscles are more quick
ly responsive to the brain.
But the left hand has an equal ca
pacity Of development.
AS well as being right-handed, we
are also right-legged.
If one were placed In a field blind
folded and directed to walk In a line
straight ahead he would eventually re-
turn to somewhere about tha place he
started from after describing wide
circle towards the left
This has actually occurred to many
who have set out to cross o wide
stretch of flat land in fog, and 1t Is
due to the fact that the right leg habit
ually takes very slightly more pow
erful step than the left.
That is also the reason why the
shoemaker tries a shoe on your right
foot for prefeSence.-"A Doctor" in
the Continental Edition of the Lon
don MAIL
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19
Ozark Economy.

snow, Fretty," feebly began an
Ozark invalid, I'm feeling consider
able better this morning, and reck-
On I'll get up for a SPELL
"Land O Gideon, no." calculated
his wife. There's mighty nigh half
of that bottle of medicine left that
1 paid dollar for. You stay right
there in bed till you've took it all r.
kansas City Star.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD

D USSIA'S reply to the proposals of
N the allied nations represented at
the Genoa conference, awaited with
greatest anxiety for days, was handed
in last Thursday, and proved to be
not real reply but long contrOversi-
al document.
"WhOlly unsatisfactory" was the
verdict of the French and Belgians, but
NJ. Barthou and his colleagues awaited
word from Paris before withdrawing
from the conference.
On the other hand the British,
though far from satisfied with the an
sswer of the soviet delegates, protested
to see in it chance for further nego-
tiations which might well lead to an
amicable settlement. They called the
Russian note distinctly conciliatory.
Concerning the crucial clauses of the
allied note dealing with the restora-
lOn of foreign property confiscated by
the soviets, the Russians made the gen.
eral proposition that all financial mat
tiers between Russia and the powers be
placed in the hands of a mixed COM
mission of experts, but they rejected
the proposed mixed commission to de-
termine the payment for nationalized
property because it would make the
sovereignty of the Russian state a
plaything of chance" Since the other
powers refuse the immense loan the
Russians demanded, the latter with
drew their remuneration of counter
claims based on allied help given the
various anti-bolshevik leaders.
Lloyd George was hopeful that, If
the financial questions were turned
over to a mixed commission, the con-
ference might be carried along until
his nonaggression pact is made
reality The Italians are supporting
him, while Japan shows signs of stand
ing with France and Belgium In de-
handing immediate and definite reply
by Russia.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19
Careful.

"He's what might be called care
full golfer"
plays well?"
"Not at all. Carries a floating bali
for use on the water holes
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19

THAT story of military convention
Il signed by representatives of the
Russian soviet army and the German
general staff in Berlin April B, first
sprung by the London Times and Wig
orouslv denied, will not down. Now
the Paris Journal L'Eclair prints what
purpOrts to be the text of the pact.
In it the Germans agree to furnish
the Red army with arms and material
for $50 regiments of infantry ana
heavy field artillery for 20 infantry
divisions; to train 60 Russian instruct
ors in the latest developments of chem
ical warfare and to send technical eN-
perts to Russia to speed up the num-
ton plants and open new ones. The
German general staff pledges to .reor-
ganize the Russian Baltic and Black
seat fleets and to supply at the earli-
est possible date 500 new a1rplanes
together with supply of spare parts,
and $50 field wireless outfits.
The Russian army staff guarantees
the establishment in Russia of three
German plants, one for the manufac-
ture of a.rplanes, one for poison gas
and one for arms, on condition that
the Russian army can use the output
when needed. German specialists would
be admitted TO ''the new arms FACTORY
in Afghanistap." The two Stairs, IL
is agreed, vii! prepare joint plan or
operations to give Russia access 10
the Baltic sea.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19

date, following formal agreement on
the matter between Great Britain and
the United States. 1t was feared this
would create another opening for fric-
ton between France and Great Brit
ain.
GENERAL WI PEI-FU'S victory
~ over General Chang near Picking
was complete. The Manchurian army
was scattered and thousands were TAX
en- prisoners and disarmed, each man
being given sum Of money which
WI obtained by levying on banks that
had supported Chang. The defeated
leader fled into the country with his
body guard with Wu's soldiers in hot
pursuit. Near Luangchow, on the rail-
way to Mukden, Chang gathered some
of his forces and entrenched, and at
latest reports another fight was ex-
pected there. WI, who appointed him.
self governor of Chilli province, ap-
proved the appointment of Wang Shih
Cheng as premier to succeed Liang
Shi-Yi, who fled to Japan. President
Hsu then dismissed Chang as COVER
nor of Manchuria and deprived him
of all his titles. More important was
his action in decreeing that hereafter
each province shall be responsible di-
rect to the central government in
stead of through military dictators.
He thus sought to abolish the system
q
have been ruling over two or more
provinces and were virtually indepen-
dent of Picking. General WI says his
sole aim is the reunification of China
and the end Of militarism, and he
urges the immediate calling of a ma
tional assembly. He has no choice
as to- the form of government except
that it be democratic and representa-
tive.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Russia's Reply at Genoa to the
Allied Proposals Merely
Dodges the Issues.


Text of Russo-German Military Pact
Published in Pars-No Peace Yet
in IreIand-Chicago Wars on La
Dor Terrorists-Oaugherty on
Army Contract Frauds.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1922-05-19

A MOTHER session of the council
n of the League of Nations opened
Thursday n Geneva with Count Qui-
nones de Leon of Spain presiding.
Unexpectedly, the earl of Balfour IN
terjected the matter of Palestine, an
nouncing that he would demand i'm
mediate approval of the British man