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Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
MOTORS LIFE TOLL

Automobile ACCIDENTS in the Unit
ed States In 1921 caused the death
Of 12,5O0 persons-one person kill
every fOrty-two minutes day and
night. More than 100000 persons
were injured. The fatalities on our
highways last year were more than
the American dead in the Spanish
American war, while the injured far
outnumbered our 221,0O0 wounded
IN the World War
That the automobile hazard Is
growing steadily Is shown by the
fact that although accidents on the
railroads are decreasing automobile
crashes In 1921 increased per
cent over 1920.
For more than two years the Bhl-
tfmOre and Ohio railroad has placed
men at crossings where large num-
bers Of automobiles pass. These OBJ
servers note the machines crossing
and take down the license numbers
Of those whose drivers fail to take
any precaution.
In 1920 these observers noted
00o,VOV NtnlCitb anu, aCCotuius "
their records, $4,000 drivers failed
to take any. precautions at highway
crossings. In one month Of this year
16,177 automobiles were checked by
the railroads observers, and 2,972
drivers were reported as having
failed to stop. look or listen before
crossing the tracks. During the first
four months Of this year 5s.S06 ma
chimes were observed and the fail
ures" reached seventeen per cent.
The impression prevails in some
quarters that asphalt pavements are
slippery, especially when wet, and
consequently are dangerous to drive
over. II this were true, accident
records would show a large percent
age Of cases where skidding was the
cause of the accident.
A three months investigation re-
eently made in Maryland discloses
the fact that 90 per cent of automo
bile accidents are due to speeding
OF fourteen fatal accidents, two
were caused by failure to heed tn,
warning at railroad crossings: foul
by speeding; four by driving on tn,
wrong side Of the road. and four by
reckless driving. None of the fata
accidents was caused by skidding.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
THREE MILLION IN FEES
fAaaociatad presRl

Topeka, Sept. ga total OF $3,-
O98, 70O.17 was collected In fees by
state institutions and departments
and turned into their general main
tenance funds during the fiscal year
ending last June 80, as shown by the
bOOksof State Auditor n. A. Turner.
The fees collected by each OF the In
stitutions and departments named
are deposited In state treasury and
may be drawn upon in any manner
the institution or department de-
sires.
Auditor Turner pointed out that
this amount of fee collectins Is a
saving Of just that much to the tax
payers Of the state in that this
money otherwise would have to be
raised by direct taxation.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
I. O. O. r. CONVENTION
IAssoetated Pressl

Lawrence, Sept. 29-LOcal organ
izations and institutions generally
are joining to entertain the delegates
from all parts Of the state who will
attend the sixty-fifth annual session
Of the grand lodge Of the Independ-
ent Order Of Odd Fellows Of Kansas,
here October 8, 10, IL and. IL. The
delegates will utilize several theatres
halls and churches for their various
sessions, with the main gatherings
Of the grand lodge in the Bowersox
Opera House. The program will be
In four divisions: Grand Lodge, Re-
bekah State Assembly, Grand En-
campment and Patriarchs Militant.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
FAIR WARNING

Kansas cities and towns have had
fair warning as to what they may
expect from the courts II suits are
brought for damages to person or
property through action of the ku
Klux Klan or any other mob action.
They will have to pay the bill, 1t
is not necessary to identify the per-
petrators the city is supposed to
make every citizen safe within its
limits and to throw over him the
protection Of law. The railroad
towns where mobs Of three or more
have taken vengeance on strike
breakers or others are now facing
heavy judgments and will have to
pay. The Kansas mob law Is just
one and the courts have affirmed 1t.
The town that allows any sort or
mob action within its limits may ex-
pect to have Its taxes raised to pay
the price.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
INDUSTRIAL COURT POPULAR

sentiment for the Kansas Indus
trial Court act has been growing
rapidly during the past few weeks"
is the statement of w. Y. Morgan,
Republican candidate for governor
who has just completed visit to
nearly every district In the state.
Farmers and working men have
both been convinced that the Indus
trial Court is an honest attempt to
protect their interests, and among
the railroad men and coal miners
who are on vacation. there is grow
ing conviction that the Industrial
Court is a step In the right direction.
"Farmers especially have changed
their attitude. and where before the
primary found voter who was not
sure OF his position on his question.
I now find a supporter Of the law.
Because of lack of coal. poor equip
ment. or some other reason growing
out of some industrial dispute, farm
ers have been unable to get cars ia
move their grain. On many branch
lines traffic was virtually suspend
ed, and at the same time the farm
er was unable to get cars, the same
lack of transportation facilities was
preventing the merchant from keep
ling up htocks SO that he was unable
TO supply many essential articles to
his town and country customers.
STRIKERS also are changing Their
opinion about the law. Many OF
them now see that IL they had beer
under the protection of the court
they would now have their jobs
without loss Of seniority or any Other
right. they would he ahead the
wages they have lost. and they
would still have the right to appeal
from the wage award to which they
objected, and which might have
been increased on n rehearing.
And, while the worker and the
farmer were being given a square
deal, the general public would als'
have had the protection to which Il
is entitled. The fact that many otheI
states as well as the national gov.
ernment have been considering the
enactment Of similar legislatio.
proves that II Is steadily gaining In
popular approval Personally l car
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05

Down In the Second district the
fight on Ed Little is in full blast
but 1t is not likely to do much good.
Among the various and sundry
charges that are being made are that
Mrs. Little draws salary Of $2,-
900 as Eds secretary and that his
son Donald who Is in college, draws
$4,000 as secretary to some com
mittee, and that the much advertised
revision of the statutes which has
been made by committee Of which
I'D is head is such a mess that an
other committee has been appointed
to revise the revision. All Of which
may or may not be so but 1t indi-
Gates more or less Of rumpus which
I'D will settle in November by lick
ing 'em.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
FRUIT GROWERS MEET
IAaaociatad kressl

Chicago, Oct. 2.--Plans. for ma
tional sales agency to. open Jan. 2,
1923, were to be discussed here to-
day by the board Of directors of the
Federated Fruit Growers, Inc, which
met to complete such plans and to
perfect organization. ,; j.. X. Howard
of Clemons, Ia, president Of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
Is one of the directors.
I'VE do not desire to raise the re-
tail price Of fruit" said G. II. burst,
secretary Of the fruit growers.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
HousewoRk is EASIER
EIectricity Has Revoiutionixed the
kitchen Tasks "sat Z
Associated Pressl

lADsocihtcu fTossI
French Lick, Ind.,. Sept 29AA
complete revolution Of facilities FOL
doing work In the home h being de,
manded now by women, John ]. Gil
christ, vice president Of the Com
monwealth Edison Co., told the Great
Lakes section OF the National Elec'
trio Light Association in session here
today.
when women start after any
thing they usually get It, he said
''They have been obtaining informa'
tion as to,the conyeniences and laboi
savers their husbands enjoy and now
the demand is for similar innova.
tions In the home. 70
"The kitchen of today Is Il vast
improvement over that Of ten years
ago but ten years from now the
change will be revolutionary. Count
less appliances must be invented
and perfected by man. II he does
mt woman's ingenuity will discover
them.
while electricity as a lighting
medium revolutionized home life,
the advent Of electric power into the
home on large scale will work even
greater benefits. 1t means longer
lived and happier women, better
children through the ability Of moth
ers to shorten work hours. and pay
more attention to them and the gen.
eral renovation Of wOmankind
her ability to have time to
pay more attention to her 0wn ply
steal and mental improvements"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
KICK ON WALLACE RULE
Handling Of Hogs at Stockyards
Does Not Please Dealers
IAssocrated PressJ

docs mol PIea8e DealcrS
LAssecrated PressJ
Topeka, Sept. 29.-Rccommenda
tions that U. s. Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Wallace follow up his recent de-
cision in the famous "Mistletoe
Stock Yards .(Kansas City, Kan.)
case" with further illumination on
several points which he is alleged to
have overlooked in the decision, are
made by the Kansas Livestock Asso-
citation, through its secretary, Joseph
H. Mercer. The Kansas association
was a party to the original action.
brought by the Kansas City Live
stock Exchange, protesting against
methods utilized by Armour & Com.
pany in the operation Of its subsid-
iary concern, the Mistletoe Stock
yards. Secretary Wallace held that
the yards could not allow exclusive
territory to certain shippers Of hogs.
and that at the yards the receipts
from all shippers should be treated
alike. It was shown that some ship
ments were given corn fill after
reaching the yards while others got
only q water fill.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
NOW TO GET THEIRS
Arrests For Train Men Who Desert
ed PASSENGERS

Needles, Calf, Sept. 2S.-Eight
men were arrested here yesterday
by deputy United States marshals
on warrants issued at Los Angeles on
indictments returned by q federal
grand jury which investigated
charges Of conspiracy to impede in
terstate traffic. The men are G. f.
Holly. engineer; L. K. Woodbeck'
brakeman; G. l. Fox, engineer; e.
II. Reynolds, brakeman +. Arke-
bauer, conductoro e. F Fraseur
brakeman; r. II. Clements, machin-
ist, and John A. Stecklein, machin-
ist.
The charges were made in connec-
tion with abandonment of Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad trains a,
Needles and other desert points, last
August.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05

the Wilson administration loaned to
foreign governments, without So
curity, after the armistice was
signed--and there those who
contend that these loans were Who'll
lly unwarranted.
The reduction OF the public debt
by $1,000, 100000 Is only $61,51l,-
90S mere tiHun the Wilson admins
tration spent for airplanes. without
receiving a single machine before the
armistice was signed.
The reduction of 81 900, ,000,O 900 In
the public debt IL only a third Of the
amount of money which the Demo-
cratic administration spent In the
ordnance department and for which
II received absolutely nothing.
The reduction Of the public debt by
81 900, ,000, 900 is,, only third OF
the amount OF money the McAdoo
railroad administration sank.
The records show that Of the $24,-
600, 900, 900 war, expenditures of the
Wilson administration, $14,OOO,OOO,-
900 was squandered. without the
country, the army and navy, the
soldiers fighting abroad, or the gY-
ernment itself, obtaining anything
whatever in return. This $4,000
100000 Is now included In the $22,-
100000 Of the public indebtedness
which the Republican administra-
ton Is attempting to pay OF. II 1t
pays Off 1,O00.000,O0O a year, 1t
will take fifteen years to wipe out
that part OF the public Indebtedness
which is directly due to Democratic
waste, carelessness and incompc-
tnecy.
The Democratic administration
spent $318,O0O,O00 for poison gas
and powder, and received no gas and
no powder. 1t spent $380,476,OOO
for artillery, and not gun ever
reached the firing line. 1t expended
1856, $4,000 for small shells and
obtained only 5000. 1t expended
$3.50, 1900 for larger shells, none
Of which ever reached the firing line.
All told, 1t expended $S2S,OOO,OO
on ammunition, none Of which was
ever delivered before the armistice.
1t expended $176,00O, on nj
trate plants, coke ovens and picric
acid plants, and. received no nitrates
no product of the coke ovens and no
picric, acid. II expended $128,OOO,-
900 for terminals that were never
used. 1t expended $1,200,00O,00
in Southern states for army camp
sites, 40 per cent, or $3.50, 1000, 900,
Of which was criminally squandered.
It bought 41,0O0,000 pair Of shoes
and 10000, 900 bread cans for only |
9, 500, 900 men. 1t bought 611.OOO
sets Of harness for 381 900 animals.
It bought 945,OOO saddles for S6,-
900 cavalry horses. 1t had ut no
time as many as 100000 horses and
mules Of all kinds, and for these 1t
bought 2,85O.0O0 halters (seven
apiece); 1887 900 horse brushes
-four apiece 100000 nose bags
ave apiece). 1t bought 712.O00 sets
Of spur straps, thirty six sets for
each officer entitled to wear spurs.
It bought two branding irons for
avery horse and mule II had In SER
vice and ordered them to be made
Df expensive copper.
Naturally the Democratic opposi- h
ton Is not particularly impressed
with the 'paltry" reduction Of ST.
300, 900, 900 In the public debt or the
still more negligible saving Of $500
300. 900 in approximations as COM
pared with the previous year. The
thinks in bigger sums
than these-whcn 1t is scattering the
peoples money to the birds--or to
The dogs of war.--Kansas City Jour-
nal
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
STOCK men
OF NEBRASKA
p HAD, THE EDGE
Kansas Shippers Paid
Too Much Freight
Says Report
IAssoeiatsd Pressi

Washington, oct. An inter
state commerce commission. after
investigation into complaints OF Mis-
sour valley shippers In tho cxamin'
ers report made public today. indi'
Gated tina, railroad rates on livestock
from Nebraska shipping points to
Omaha yards Is 50 much lower pro-
portionally than ,o the packing cen.
tcrs Of Kansas city, 50. Joseph and
Sioux City rs 10 constitute unjust
discrimination,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
SEE BETTER WHEAT PRICES
Treasury Officiais TeiI 81. Need Fos
An Surplus 0raiu

washington, Sept. ZS.-bettef
prices for wheat in the near future
were foreseen by high treasury Off
cials. The present low level, offil
cials declared, is bound to be- better
ed with improvement in transporta-
ton facilities and the demand fos
wheat abroad, which will come later.
Inability of the railroads to trans
port wheat to seaboard has been
partly responsible for low prices, II
Is believed at the treasury, but there
also has been a lack OF demand in
Europe, While no world wheat
shortage is foreseen, it is declared
there will be need. for all the surplus
wheat of this country and Canada,
particularly since little Russian ex-
port wheat is expected.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05

not help but believe that ms the canf-
paign goes on the people generally
will approve Of the plank In the Re
publican platform regarding the In
dustrial Court which says:
eve invite TIM men who labor
and the men wKx are employers to
gise sympatfeticS attention to the
II offers. II IL unthinkable
that the continuation Of strife and
,lswlessness shall be permitted In h
country Ike this, when has found
II just aud orderly solution FOR all
its other controversies
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
TEDDY JR. CANNOT COME
Associated Press1

Topeka, Sept. 3O-Theodore Roose-
velt, Jr., cannot accept an invitation
to speak at the centennial of the
Santa Fe Trail and the semi-centen-
NAL of the founding Of Dodge City
on October II, according to word re-
ceived by Secretary of State Petit
john from Congressman j. N. Tinch-
er. The assistant secretary of the
navy probably will not be able to
come into Kansas at all during Oct
ober. according to advices.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
DR.. HARDING is HONORED
q. A. r. Elects Presidents Father
to an Office

Des MOines, Ia, Sept. 29.-Judgt
]. w. Willett. of Tama, Ia, was
elected comamnderin-c chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic at yes
terday afternoons business session
of the annual encampment beinG
held here. He was unopposed.
Judge Willett was the unanimous
choice of the 500 representatives on
the floor Of the convention hall. lie
was elected by acclamation under
suspension of the rules.
Commander in Chief Willett is
the first naval veteran to be selected
as head of the G. A. X.
Among the other officers elected
was DR.. George T. Harding, Marion
o., father Of President Harding, as
surgeon general.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05

The Republican candidate for sen
stor in Missouri has position on
prohibition that is wonder. He
is for the 18th amendment but there
should be experimentation and scien-
tific investigation to see how much
alcohol is to be In drinks to intoxi-
cate; IL one-half of one per cent is
too low 1t should be raised. Mr..
Brewster is wasting his time run
ming for senator--he ought to be a
diplomat, say minister to Turkey.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
CENTRALIZED ROAD WORK
M. w. Watson Says Problem Is Too
Big For Counties

Ell Dorado, Sept. 29.-Declaring
the time is here when Kansas must
adopt a centralized system for con-
struction of hard surfaced highways.
and the sooner the better for every
section of the state, M. w. Watson,
engineer Of the state highway COM
mission. delivered an address at the
first forum this fall Of the Ell Dorado
Chamber of Commerce yesterday
Mr.. Watson declared the time has
some when the work of building i'm
proved highways is beyond the
means of townships and counties and
lis problem for the state and fed
eral government to solve.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
DR.. LORENz' IS BACK

New York, Sept. 30.--Dr. Adolph
IIorenz, famous Austrian surgeon,
arrived here yesterday. to resume his
work of surgery among the poor. He
was accompanied by, his son, DIR,
Albert Lorenz.
II intend to start the work where
i left off W hen I sailed from Ameri-
ca last April" the skilled surgeon
stated.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
PAIn 0EE ONE RIIIIoN

The reduction Of the public debt
by $1,000, ,0O0.0 900, which is only.
one of the great financial achieve
ments Of the administration, cannot.
be deprecated by the disparage-
lnents OF the Democratic opposition.
II Is pointed out that this saving
Is $500. 900. 900 less than the amount
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
ODD FELLOWS HOME READY

Manhattan, Sept. 30.-The new
$85, children's home built by the
Odd Fellows at Eureka Lake, near
here, is to be dedicated October 8.
The new home was capacity for
1876 children and has school rooms
and other modern facilities for their
care and education.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
ABANDON WAR SITES
Fifty-Eight of Cantonments Will B<
Given Up ...a

Washington, Sept. 30.-Nfty.
eight Army cantonments, flying
fields and depots have been elimin-
ated from the lists Of military posts
administered by the War Depart
ment. Troops have been moved from
them to permanent stations and the
properties soon will be either sold at
public auction or turned over under
revocable Ncenses to states which
have APPLIED for them for use of the
National Guard.
CantOnments to be leased to states
for use of the National Guard include
Camp Pike, Ark; Camp Lee, Va.
Camp Jackson, s. c.; Camp Grant,
ILL.,; Camp Dodge, Iowa and Camp
Funston, KAN; Camps Kearney,
Calf, and Sherman, Ohio, already
have been turned over to the Veter-
ans Bureau.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
NIGHT BANDITS
MADE. HAUL ia :. !:
' Of THOUSANDS
Valley Falls Store Was
Looted of $4,000
Last Night
tA.sociated PressJ

Atchison, Sept. :9-One thousand
dollars cash, a hundred fur neck
pieces. two fur coats, twelve SILK
dresses, handbags and several base
balls were taken by burglars early
today from the Lew Hawk general
store at Valley Falls, Kansas. The
loot is estimated at $4,000. No clue
To the robbers,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
COUNTY HOSPITAL FOR CLAY
vAs~orrnfad PresS1

Clay Center, Sept. 30.-An appro-
priation of 100000 for county hos
pital will be one of the questions
submitted to voters Of Clay county
at> the general election this fall. 1t
has been decided by the county COM
misSiOnerS.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
REPUBLICAN TICKET
STATE

Governor W. Y. Morgan
Lieut.. Governor Ben s. Paulen
Supreme Court Justices-
Position - w. w. Harvey
Secretary OF State +. j. Ryan
Auditor N. A. Turner
Treasurer Il. 7. Thompson
Supt. Instruction = ]. w. Miley
Attorney General C. w. Griffith
Supt. Insurance w. ID. Baker
State Printer b. T.. walker
Congressman J. q. strong
District Judge - c. M. clark
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05

Beating mp a burglar is safe COM
pared to cussing out a waitress.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-05
COUNTY

Representative ---- w. J. scott
County Clerk II. W. King
County Treasurer y; y. GItner
County Attorney = p. II. Roger
Probate Judge Jessie Beeghly
sheriff - q. A. Sherman
District Clerk L. e. Jeficoat
Supt. Instruction Flora A. Ross
Coroner $500 J. A. Tufts
County High School Trustees
lst District r. W. Kari
I'd District c. II. Loudon
Cd District --.... q. Ryan
County Commissioner
let District Jos. Homler
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-24
c. E. CONVENTION
HERE WILL DRAW
BIG ATTENDANCE
Eight Hundred Twea,y-fOur Have
Registered To Dste--Many
Noted Speakers Secured

One of the largest conventions ever
held in Florida will meet in Lakeland
May 1914, at the First Presbyterian
church. At the last report on April
10. 1924 delegates had registered, rep
resenting the following cities and
towns: Lakeland. Montverde, Mt
Dora, Ocala. Whitney, Inverness. Day
tOna, DeLand. Glenwood, Gaineswood
Gainesville, Hawthorne, Archer. Mi
canopy, Johnstown. Plant City, Tam
pa, Fernandina, Jacksonville, Inter
lachen. Oneco. Palma Soda. Tallavista
Sara sofa. Bradentown, Palmetto, Bee
Ridge, Moore Haven. Arcadia. O'Brien
Live Oak, Kissimmee. Orlando. San
ford, Ovieda. Winter Park. FIT. Pierce.
West Palm Beach, Vero, Miami, Pen
sacOla, Mariana, Chipley, DeFuniak
Springs. st. Petersburg. Clearwater,
Dunedin. New Port Richey, Gulf Port,
Barlow, Haskell, Auburndale, Winter
Haven and Chattanooga. Tenn. This
convention also holds the record for
having the youngest registered dele
gate, Miss Priscilla Mae ReaSoner, OF
Oneco, who was four months and
three weeks old when she registered.
Some new speakers have also been
secured for the convention. DR.. Kerr
Boyce Upper will give the main adj.
dress on Saturday evening. DR.. Brow
er of Tampa and G. Palmer Du Bose,
a returned missionary from China,
have also been secured. The series
OF talks by Dr. X. A. Smith of Tampa,
and DR. c. l. Stacy. the pas.or-host
of the convention, will be of great in
terest and benefit to all hearing them
The opening on Friday night will be
made by Hon. William Jennings Bry-
an. Many other widely known speak
ers have been secured and the pro-
gram for this convention promises to
be the best of any Christian Endeavor
convention held in Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-24
ElRE ALARMS

The fire department had busy sun
day. At ten o'clock in the morning, the
department was called to eXtinguish
grass fire on Lake Wire near the
gas plant At four o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon. 4 small roof fire broke out in
n residence at the corner of Magnolia
street and Iowa avenue, occupied by
colored family. Little damage was
done At eight in the evening, chin
ney fire al the residence Of r. NJ Mar
Ter, 500 West Lemon street, caused
the alarm, and at 10 o'clock, grass
fire broke out at the home of G.. r.
Southland on South Florida avenue