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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-06-23
NEXT STATE ENCAMPMENT
TO BE HELD AT PUEBLO

The Grand Army has selected
Pueblo as the home Of the next
State Encampment OF the G. A. h.
and allied associations. All these
ORGANIZATIONS yield to the Grand
Army the privilege Of naming the
places for the annual meetings.
Grand Army Of the Republic held
their sessions In the new high school
building, though they were original
~ assigned the Armory. They gal
lantly conceded the Armory to the
Relief Corps. as the Corps has such
. large membership.
The majority OF their meetings
were taken up with the business Of
the Grand Army organization, and
following their usual custom, very
little was given out concerning these
sessions. Commander Jewell pre-
sided In q most able and efficient
manner, and the business was dis
posed OF In short order.
Commander Jewell gave an ex-
tended report of the business ac-
complished during his years tenure
OF office. showing many marked
improvements In conditions affect
ing the life Of the residents at the
Soldiers and Sailors Home at Monte
Vista, including the securing for the
Home quit claim deed for a 40
acre tract, which was claimed to
have been donated to the Home In
1892. Also many improvements at
the grounds were mentioned, as
well as improvements that are
needed and hoped to secure as soon
Is possible.
Election OF officers was held
Thursday morning. and Immediately
following this the installation took
place. Newly elected officers are as
follows:
Department Commanders. j.
Capps, La Veta.
Senior Vice Commander-A. w.
Hogle, Monte Vista.
Junior Vice Commsnder-J. C.
Block, Grand Junction.
Chaplain-Rev. William Butler.
Longmont.
Medical Director - VILLA m
Robertson, Colorado Springs.
Adjutant General-W. II. Como
stock. Denver.
Patriotic Instructor-R. q. Tenny
Fort Collins.
Delegate at large-National Con-
vention, Des Moines. Ia. in Septem.
ber-William Butler. Longmont.
Alternate at large-w. s. Kirby.
Denver.
e Delegate-Halsey Rhoades, Den
yer: F. c. Barker. Denver: George
Young. Evans: J. s. Fritz. Denver:
ID. +. shain. Grand Junction: C..
Ricketts,.
Alternates-J. T.. Laycock. Colo
rado Springs: +. ID. Hahrcnkratt.
Colorado Springs: N. b. Yackey, X.
q. Tcnney. Fort Collins: and George
Simmons. Fort Morgan.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-06-23
DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS
HAVE SUCCESSFUL MEETING

The Daughters OF Veterans
brought their sessions to a conclus-
ion Thursday morning. and report
most successful convention. The
routine OF business being readily
disposed OF, and the officers elect
ed for the ensuing year under most
harmonious conditions. Officers
elected and appointed are as fol-
lows:
Department Preside May
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-06-23

Monday night will be held the
regular meeting of the Modern
Woodman lodge. Special work will
be put on and candidates will be up
for adoption into the camp. Men,
bers are urged 70 be present at this
meeting.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-06-23

Norman Murphy arrived home
Sunday from Boulder. where he had
attended the state university the past
year. and Monday went out with q
force Of workmen who will put In
q new telephone line to connect
with Durango.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-06-23

Bert Hutchinson has opened a
store In the La veta hotel block for
the sale OF army goods.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-06-23

Miss Ruth Lauer arrived Tues
day morning from Indianapolis.
Ind. and Is . guest In the homo OF
DR.. and Mrs. A. c. v. Skinner.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-06-23

Isaac Hart. OF Sargent. depart
ed for Pueblo Tuesday night, to
enter = sanitarium. where he will
receive treatment for rheumatism.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-06-23
WANTED

Thirty hsad eosvs and calves
fer ~ q H Aoaee Vista
Stampede August Z, ;, and &.
Calves to b ussd ealy for rop-
ing. Ownss 70 deliver came
ak the srounds and rsusove
after. shew fs over. Please
submit bids to p. G. Vails,
socrotary.
For the distinctive gift visit Mrs..
r. r. Mitcheli's Gift Shop.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
TAXES ALREADY ARE LESS
Morgan Stands For q Sound Busi-
ness Administration

Taxes have been reduced In the
nation and In Kansas by Republi'
can administration, and with the
help OF the legislature, w. Y. Nor
gan, the Republican nominee FOR
governor, says that by the adoption
Of a budget system, which Will pre-
vent extravagant and overlapping
appropriations, and better system
OF assessment, which will reach
property that now pays no taxes,
they can be still further reduced.
At present the farmer and the
merchant pay the bulk OF the taxes
because their property can be seen
Intangible property has been
escaping taxation. and Morgan
wants to tax this wealth, which IL
in the hands OF few, and ought to
hear the burdens OF government,
thus Tightening still further the load
OF the farmer and the citizen OF
average means.
In Dickinson county the total levy
for state purposes was $134,176 Tor
1921. For 1922 1t will only be $02,-
454.
On top of this actual saving In
dollars and cents, which amounts to
an average reduction Of about 20
per cent, the assessed valuation for
the state has been reduced quarter
of n million. the actual figures be-
ing $3,79i i,S27,OO3 for 1927 and
only $3,554,S12,791 for 1922.
Two and half million dollars
will be the total saving to the tax
payers in 1923. Of which about 20
per cent is reduction in the state
levy, which is cut from 2,235 mills
TO | .GG mills, while the remainder
comes from the cut in the assessed
valuation. making total saving or
more than 30 per cent in state taxes
for next year.
With this record Of performance
already accomplished, it looks like
Door time to trade an elephant for Il
lOnkey, or as Abraham Lincoln put
Il. "to trade horses in the middle or
he stream
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
Voters May Cast
Ballot If Absent

Voters who are absent from Dick
inson county on election day, Nov
ember Z, may ballot at election. The
vote may be cast at any election pre-
cinct in Kansas, where the election
officials will certify the ballot and
mail to the county clerk Of the yot-
er's home county.
The law in regard to absentee vot-
ing il covered by Section 245 OF the
general statutes Of Kansas, as fol-
lows:
"Persons unavoidably absent from
township or ward may vote at any
precinct.
TT shall be lawful for any quail
fled elector Of the state OF Kansas
having complied with the law In re-
gard to registration where such reg
istration is required, who may, on
the occurrance Of any general cleo
ton, be unavoidably absent from his
township or ward because his duties
or occupation or business require
him TO be elsewhere within the state,
outside the county in which he re-
sides, to vote for county, district OF
state officers, members Of the legis-
lature, members of congress and
electors of president and vice presi-
dent Of the United States in any vot'
ing precinct where he may present
himself for that purpose on the day
Of such election, under regulation
prescribed in Chapter $50 of the
laws of 1901; provided, that he shall
not have voted at any other voting
precinct on the same day.
Persons in the employ OF the gov
ernment must make application tC
their county clerk 10 days before
election for ballots, and these may
be cast when the voter Is unavold'
ably absent from his home precinct
Government employees are notified OF
this rule by the county clerk, bu
only persons in the employ of thu
United States government are So
notified.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
SHAWNEE HAS SIGNS
And Hard Surfaced Road Has 35
Mile Speed Limit

SOnspicuous signs warming against
curycs. and others announcing the
speed limit as thirty-fivc miles an
hour. are being placed along Shaw
nee county's hard surfaced roads.
The signs are Of wood, - by 36
inches, set upon concrete pedestais.
Those at the curves are set back
about 100 feet from the beginning OF
the curves, in the direction of which
nm arrow points. These signs are so
placed that at night the headlights
will illuminate them. The wording
is "Look! Curve
The speed signs are placed at the
beginning and end of each hard sur
faced road and at the functions with
all main roads. The wording Is
warning. Speed Limit B5 Miles
Per Hour" The words are painted
in red and black letters on white
background.
DickinsOn's roads have no signs
except excellent ones at Detroit.
There Is no indication to the
stranger where to slow up for cross
roads like the Pyke school house
road and the one on the hill east Of
town which Ia hidden by high ever
green hedge. The Golden Belt has
few danger spots but they should be
marked for every day safety. The
speed limit Is off and apparently mo
torists know it. Sixty miles an hour
Is not uncommon on the Abilene
Chapman road. Some day there will
be great news item Of fatal
wreck on the road at a crossing or
elsewhere.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26

ket went to pieces, bankrupting cat
tlemen by the thousands, wreckinl
banks and depressing the price OF
corn, hay and pasturage almost u
the vanishing point.
Wheat ack to Pre-War Level
Europe kept buying wheat, foi
man can almost live on bread alone
and until this year wheat was rela'
lively higher than most other farhl
commodities. This year cotton, on
account OF very short crop and the
rcal needs OF Europe, is bringing Il
good price. But wheat has hnally
succumbed to unfavorable interna'
tional conditions and IL down to pre-
wnr levels, even though IL costs
much more to produce 1t than II ana
In 1913.
"Jn contrast to these staple pro-
ducts. turkeys which depend on the
American market, still bring fabu-
lous prices. Four or five good tur-
KEYS are worth about as much as
COW. Three turkeys will buy fair
ly good horse. Pinto beans bring
cents n pound to growers at COL
orado statins, twice the 1913 value.
BUT beans find market In America
and are not so seriously affected by
the foreign market.
Rsthenau Assassination Felt Here
but the great staples which en-
ploy most of the attention or our
farmers, are subjected to every shiit
and disturbance in Europe. When
Ruthenau, the only German who
showed any promise of leading that
unhappy country out OF chaos, was
murdered in July, the wheat market
broke 3 cents bushel. When Lloyd
George and pOincare Mt the London
failed to agree on policy
with respect to Germany ana the
question, wheat broke
apain 3 cents. When the newspapers
reported that France was threaten
ing to put troops across lile hhihe
10 enforce payment from Germany
another break of 3 cents occufiVi'
When France yielded to the sugS"S-
ions of Belgium and accepted the
of the reparatiOn conliliiS-
sion not to invade Germany, wheat
went up 3 cents. These events all
occurred in July and August ana can
he duplicated by hundreds OF IN
stances in the last three years ana
,nly show how sensitive our markers
are to everything that happens IN
Europe that may affect her ability To
,uy. OF course. the grain gamblers
ook advantage Of these situations 10
make profits. for gamblers thrive on
uSluhln conditions.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
NEW ORLEANS A FINE HOST
Legion and Auxiliary Had Great
Convention There

The Abilene delegation to the
Legion convention In New Orleans IL
getting home and all report a fine
Itime and excellent hospitality.
while the town was little cold Tor
n day or two, evidently having heard
OF the Kansas City experience said
IL. T.. Scott, one Of the Kansas dele
gates, 'it warmed up and gave us
real Southern hospitality A Kan
san. Rev. Earl Blackman, opened the
vention as chaplain. John Gleissner
was there from New York covering
! the convention for the United Press
and camped with the Abilene boys
in the 81. Charles hotel.
"All the cabarets and many SOFT
drink parlors were closed for the
week only, upon the owners own
volition. Samuel Gompers from the
convention platform scored the ponce
departments writ against rum. He
declared that the injunction served
against Al saloons before the con-
ventiOn opened was unnecessary as
the ex-servicemen needed no such
action to uphold the constitution.
Evidently the 18th amendment was
a fine thing that week but entireiy
intolerable at other times. In fact
New Orleans had not heard of Mr..
VOlstead before.
"OklahOma and Iowa were pres
ent strong again this year. III the
natives over on the islands don't
know the words and music, forward
and backward. of the 10 way song,
their hearing needs attention. To-
way, that's where the tall corn
grows was lost in the din OF "A dusty
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk' on Canai
street corner one evening. Enough
Kansans happened to meet to relegate
the corn song to the background
momentarily.
Canal and ST. Charles streets
were brilliantly decorated their
length and breadth by red white ana
blue lights, the effect of which are
beautiful beyond imagination.
"A buck private convention, CON
sisting OF one man, was held in the
center Of Roy street one night. lie
loudly announced that it was prl-
lnte convention for the ranking
buck of A. T.. f. and that all former
officers and non-comS would be
thrown out In a few well chosen
words delivered the address OF wei
come to his convention and prompt
ly made response to it. The OIL
cial business was hastily dispensed
\ l. -. O.
sion with this ditty, in which he in
vited all to join:
.There'll be no generals there,
There'll be no generals there;
In heaven above, where all is love
There'll be no generals there
Second verse:
''There'll be no colonels there;
Etc
with military eXactness he went |
on down the line to cOrporals and |
then joined passing line of parad-
ars.
1.-The convention sessions were
held in a huge warehouse ON the
anal street docks and often the |
hroaty siren of river packet, as
she whistled into her landing, stop
)ed the show.
"The wharves and docks were
great centers of attraction at all
lours. A naval display was a daily
feature from l to p. M, and the
,rowd was always large. Excursions
lround the harbor and dancing upon
he decks were popular with the vis-
tors"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
BANDMEN TO HERINGTON
All Municipal Bands Requested to
Send Representatives

The annual convention of the Kan
sas Band Association will be held at
IIerington November 10 and 20.
Among the important matters to
be discussed is the recent state legis-
lation which has affected bands in
cities of the first and second class.
All municipal bands are requested
to send representatives to this meet
ing Of the association, of which T. S.
Howell of Salina is secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
WORKING AT DAM WELL
Drilling Resumed With Arrival OF a
New Supply

A short delay, caused by lack
of fuel oil. was to come to an end
today at the Dana well north of
Chapman with the arrival of new
supply, and drilling was to be re-
sumed at once. The underreaming
and lowering OF casing has been COM
plcted; the cable and tool that drop
ped into the hole last week have been
fished out. and everything is ready
to sink the hole to the 3.O0O-foot
mark within the next few days.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
NEW TRACK FOR u. P.
Heavier Rails Going Down to linz
prove System

A large gang Of men is laying new
steel rails on the Union Pacihc
tracks in and near this city. The
work now being done is in the west
part Of the city. The new rails are
90 pound rails to replace the so
pound rails formerly used. The new
rails are to be laid on to Salina and
when the work is completed the
Union Pacific will have these heavy
rails from Kansas City to Sauna.
The company has had heavy steel
rails as far west as Topeka for the
last few years. The new strip OF
track now being laid will be about
100 miles long.
The improvements will afford
greater safety and permit trains to
make faster time.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
GOES TO HUTCHINSON NEXT
Municipal League IL For Change In
Paving Law

Mayor Nichols and City Clerk
Rexroat returned from Pittsburg
where the meeting OF the League OF
the Kansas Municipalities was held.
The purpose Of their attending was
to promote law that the city should
pay for the resurfacing Of business
district instead of putting the bur-
den on the property on the business
streets. This was approved by the
convention.
Frank Mcclellan, mayor Of Coffey-
vile, was elected president for the
coming year; C. p. Travelute, mayor
of Marysville, vice president; John
C. Stutz, secretary and treasurer;
George l.. Kreeck, mayor Of Law
renee, o. Il. Jones, mayor OF Pitts
burfi and q. f. Bodine, councilman
of MOrganville, trustees.
Hutchinson was selected for the
place Of meeting next year.
The best alarm clock is ham and
eggs cooking In the kitchen.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26

The best alarm clock is ham ant
eggs cooking In the kitchen.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
PRETTY NEARLY BONE DRY
River and Creek Are Getting Dowr
to Nothing

The Smoky Hill river continues
to shrink. 1t has almost reached the
exceptionally low stage of last Octo-
Der and November, rivermen say
and unless rains come soon over the
western part of the state, the river
will have absolutely mo flow. Fol
two years fall rains over the Smoky
Hill watershed have been decidedly
rare.
Mud creek has had no flow fol
some weeks and it may be necessary
to sprinkle the channel to keep
down the dust.
One would be mistaken in calling
Dempseys diary scrapbOOk.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26
TWO HURT IN A CRASH
Hand Car and Truck Mixed AZ
Detroit

While crossing the U. p. track at
Detroit Friday evening truck OF the
Martin Lumber company, Enterprise,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26

The man who claims he took cold
baths all last winter may have to do
1t this winter.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-26

was struck by a fiat car loaded with
Mexican track men and pushed by
a motor rail car. The truck driver
suffered broken hip, one iaborer
had a broken leg and other injuries
and the truck was badly damaged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-20
Chilean-Peruy1an
Farley Hits Snag

Washington, May 16-The Chill
lean-Peruvian conference which
began its course here yesterday
amid declarations of optimism. en-
countered signs of unpleasant sail
ing today soon after the W. dele
cations came together for their
first executive meeting.
Most prominent among these
developments was a decision I'M
derstood to have been rcac!lrtt by
the Chileans to bring the bitterly
debated question Of the validity OF
Ancon to a sharp issue at tie very
outset of the negotiations.
Another disturbing clcmcr1 WAS
q reiterated plea by Bolivia That
her rights and interests, Is we'll
rs those of Chile and Peru. Must
be considered in any settlement de-
signed to remove causes for unrest
in South America.
\ third much discussed fcatur.
of the situation, generally inter-
! pretcd in diplomatic circles rs an
evidence Of I'll" unusual caution
with which Peru ami Chill are pro-
cecdin2. WAS an agreement between
! tho two delegations that whenever
Il decision is reached on any single
issue il is TO be embodied imlncd-
iately in a formal ''protocol' duly
certified and signed by both sides.
The purpose Of Chill" TO bring at
once the real issue of tho conference
10 the Surtace Inay result. is the
opinion of diplomatic observers.
in determining in the very near flu
turc whether the Washington ncGo-
:iatoins are to he a ice or :,
failure.
Neither the Chilean nor Peruvian
delegates would comment on the
new mov" by Bolivia. it WIS re
called however. that when Bolivia
formally sought TO participate III
,, an arbitration of the Chil"an-Fe-
ruvian troubles last December she
was told by the Chilean govern
mcnt that there were no vested
Bolivian rights concerned.
Today's first executive session ct
the Chilean and Peruvian dclcca-
TORS lasted but half an hour and
ended without either side having
mentioned any of the major lSSucs
| before the conference.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-20
MAY
YET TAKE PART
IN MEETING

Washington, May 16. - There
were intimatinos today that admin
istration officials expected early de-
velopments III Geona or perhaps
later at The Hague which might
clarity the Russian situation Sufti-
GENTLY to permit American par
ticipation in some international
project designed to restore Russia
to productivity. On what informal
ton that feeling might be based
was not indicated. 1t was evident.
however. that the exchange of
cabled notes with the Genoa con
ference group yesterday was re-
Sarded as having moved matters at
least a step forward SO far as Rus
STA is concerned.
The only authorized statement
going beyond the trems of Secre-
tary Hughes note declining the in
vitation to The Hague. was that
obtained during the day at the
White House. that the note did not
close the door to future CONVERSE
tionS on tlc subject.
There was no amplification OF
the statement in the note that the
Russian memorandum to the &C.
noa powers of May II. disclosed an
attitude on the part of the Rus
sian government which. in
American opinion. destined The
Hague commissioned project to tho
same difficulties that were faced
in Genoa.
Secretary Hoover, speaking last
night before the International
Chamber of Commerce., here. treat
ed the conditions he regarded as
precedent to the recovery of Rus
sian productivity. and correlated
with the exchange Of messages be-
tween Genoa and Washington
This outline from an ad'"inistra-
ton official appeared 10 bring out
sharply the changes which Score
tary Hughes might regard as nee
esSary within Russia herself" &c
restore her TO II trading basis with
the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-20
STATES
IS WANTED AT
The HAGUE
Further Appeals Will
: Probably Be Made
to America by the
Allied Powers

! Genoa. May 1G.-Further APP
| peals probably will be made to the
United States by the allied powers
in an endeavor to induce that
country to take part IN the meeting
of the commission of experts at
The Hague on June Is. The in
viting powers, England, Japan,
France, Italy and Belgium. held a
meeting this afternoon to consider
the matter further.
The French delegates / anN-
iious to have the closing plenary
session of the economic conference
on Thursday. but this is consider
ed Impossible, as there is no dis
position to hurry the Russians in
making their final reply regarding
The Hague conference, and it
! seems likely that the closing ses-
sion will not be held before Sat
urday or Monday. Tomorrow
morning the Russians Will reas-
sembIe with the commission on po-
litical affairs to discuss plans for
The Hague.
The inviting powers decided that
the Eastern Galician and Lithuan-
ian boundary questions would not
be considered at this time. Mr..
Lloyd George declared that these
two questions were a great source
of danger to Europe.
Hungary and Bulgaria We're
permitted to present petitions for
better treatment of minorities.
The powers decided to have
the conference make an urgent APP
peal to Europe to support the an
ti-epidemic campaign.
NJ. Tchitcherin's clash with Wis
count Ishii at the morning session
attracted much attention, and there
is some speculation as to whether
it will be Continued when the
same subcommission reassembles
with the Russians tomorrow.
Tchitcherin issued a statement set
ting forth his side of the contro-
versy which was provoked by his
declaration that Russia never
would permit the Far Eastern re-
public to be converted into a Japa-
tnese colony and that Russia would
protect it and all other allied re-
pubIics against foreign attach.
After Niscount Ishii had declar-
ed that only states invited to &C.
noa could participate in the con-
ference and that Japan was forced
to keep troops in Siberia to pro-
tect herself against massacrcs, such
as had occurred at Nikolaievsk,
Tchitcherin charged that the
troops at Nikolaievsk had violated
the armistice and provoked the
clash which resulted in many
deaths on both sides.