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. i ' 1 OFFICIAL PAPER . LARQCST CIRCULATION INTHB COUNTY ' OP ' DICKINSON .'' COUNT. -'.-Vi-.: " MEM3ER ASSOCIATED PRESS GREATEST NES GATHERING ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD VOL. XXXVIII ABHJCXS, KANSAS, THUsWDAY MORNING. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1021 No. SO carrot work ON D ARE IKS Will Not Continue Par- ; ley With Germany Without Allies (Asaoctataa rrass) Paris, April 22. French Ibfflclal -Circle expresses disappointment that the American reply yesterday to -Germany's request for ' mediation was not a categoric refusal. Re grets were mitigated, however, by satisfaction that America, was din playing an actlre Interest la the re parations Question. Secretary Hughes is understood to have assured Am' "bassador Jusserand that the United States will not continue conversation with Germany except In accord with the allies. "- . " Washington, April 22. President Harding late yesterday declined to accede to the request of the German government to act as mediator with the allies on the question of repara tions and to set the amount the Ger man people are to pay. - The United States agreed, how ever, that if the German government would formulate promptly such pro posals regarding reparations "as would present a proper basis for discussion," it would "consider bringing the matter to the attention of the allied governments In a man ner acceptabe to them, In order that negotiations may speedily be re sumed." TRAFFIC ORDINANCE IS PASSED iTTf A Iff ImHrlTa ABILENE WINS COUNTY MEET Barber of A. H. S. With 10 Points is High Point Winner In the county meet held Saturday, Abilene high school led in class A with a score of 83 points. D. G. H. 8. was second, having a score of 85, and Solomon took third place with 10 points. Barber of Abilene, winning 21 points, was high 'point - winner . in this class. In class B Enterprise high school took 61 points, Hope was second with 5.7 points, Talmage third with 12 points, Manchester fourth with points. In class C, grade school events First, Hope 62 points; second, Abi lene Junior high, 88 points; third, Woodbine 20 nolnta: fourth. Garfield school 16 points: fifth, Pearl 18 points; sixth, Enterprise 10 points; seventh, Talmage 10 points; lghth, Sand Springs 7 points; ninth Tjnapman o pomes; teuui, mcivmiey school at Abilene, 1 point. The high - point winners were as follows: Class A. Barber of Abilene, 21 points; class B, Hoislngton of En terprise, 19 points; clas C, Bousch The next meet for the high schools of this vicinity will be held Satur day, April 80. at. the Abilene fair grounds. Letters have been sent ont to 150 Ugh schools In this part of the state Inviting them to enter the meet at Abilene Saturday. There are no entry fees and the admission to the grounds and the grandstand is free to all spectators as the meet Is financed, by the Abilene Commer ; -rial club. NAMED FOR CONTRACTOR It's West of Junction City They CaM It Zlegler" By order of William Jeffers, gen eral manager of the Union Pacific, a new station has been established between Kansas Falls and Chapman. It Is known as "Zlegler," taking Its name because of the men employed by the Zlegler ft Dalton . Construc tion Co., use It In riding to and from work. The construction company Is working a large force on the Golden Belt pavng east of this city. - Commissioners Make Complete Rales y For Motorists A revision of ' the traffic, ordi nances of the city was adopted by the. city commissioners, enacting the ordinance submitted by the business men's association with few excep tions. One of chief changes is la right of way. The car coming from your right at an intersection has the right of way anywhere in the city. The use of clear lenses, unless the same are dimmed, is forbidden anywhere in the, city. Diffused lenses are al lowed. Turning In the streets be tween Intersections is forbidden and at Intersections turns must be around the center of the intersection. Mark ers will be placed on the downtown intersections. Mufflers must be dosed. Many other regulations tending to make motoring safe are Included and the entire traffic regu lation is Included In this ordinance, all the old ordinances passed at var ious times being repealed. It Is the Intention of the commissioners to en force the ordinance to make the streets safe for pedestrians, espec ially children, and vehicle drivers Ul But Would Not Assume Any De& of Allies to United States " . ., - ' . ' - ' (AseoeUte Press) Paris, April 25. The allied repar ations commission today aent a note to the German war burdens commis sion demanding one billion gold marks to be deposited In the bank of France before April SO. Berlin, April 25-Payment by Ger many of two hundred billions In gold marks for reparations Is roughly the proposal submitted by Germany for transmission to the allies, according to sources close to the government. Payments will be spread over a per iod of from thirty to forty-two years BREWER STORE TO CLOSE alike. The ordinance will be pub- or less, according to Germany's eco llshed in the Reflector. nomlc recovery. Economic pledges A delegation from the 600 block of 'n ' f""" P""'"0" to West Third was present and asked German are offered as fni. romii.tinn f . n.. ,..Hm 1 guarantees. The counter proposals tablishment located on the wiucn tney said constitutes . a tltfltlAAB Tha SAmmlnalAhiiM m niuut to iJ.Z.nrZTir. c nw toward the terms form to Investigate and make It a special. ... . ... .... . t1. . order for next Monday, from proposing an assump- 'tion by Germany of the allied debts . I J ne uerman oner as luuicmeu 111- In view of the increasing number nlated by the allies at the Paris con ference last winter than to the offer made by Germany at the London of hoboes and harvest hands coming ; conferellCe, which the allies summer to town and the demand on the city ejected. The German govern; marshal's time In collecting dog taxes -.,, ,f..iiB1, fmm n.vinp nnb- at this period of the year W. Met- Ue the nota ta tna rjnlted States on Calf Was appointed night marshal. -.naraHnnn In nriWr trt rlT Hardlns He Is a former Wichita policeman ' opportunity to consider It and and it will be very unwise to take in-nirte. before forwarding it any chances with Mm. The extra to tne . . , . servce is in the interest of safety for. washinirton. Anrll 25. Admlnls- the coming months. He Will also InMnn nfflolala 1ullnm1 tn mm men t also assist in enforcing the new traf- ' the reported contents of the Ger- uc oruiuauce. !man numoHniliim nn ro rut nif Ions pending the receipt of the official text, which has been .delayed in Legion Will Send Money to Provide tnnuwion. it w generauy expeci- Flowers For Graves In France I 7V " . " Decoration Day the grave of every Secretary HJghea confers wltt American soldier in France will be " rreul" "u through contributions from DO WE STILL REMEMBER? LEGION HOME TALENT bought the peo ple of the United States. The French people, hearts warm with gratitude Rehearsals Under Way For Big for the sacrifices made by those! Legion Comic "Katcha-Koo" bright American .boys, will place the The local Legion post has con flowers on the graves. tracted with the John B. Rogers "Shall we not pay our poor trlb-, Producing Company to stage their ute to their unselfishness as grater elaborate musical comedy "Katcha- fBlly,i'.'j -''r-.i...-.ia6n.wWi local talent "in a Legion This Is the question the American benefit, May 9 and 10. Legion is asking the people of AM-1 , Mrs. Mable Cummlngs, profes lene and the whole country to anislonal -coach and producer, is here swer through a small contribution to and has started rehearsals In earnest. the Decoration Day fund for flowers. The local post is exceptionally for Boxes for contributions have beentunate in securing Mrs. Cummlngs provided at the following places: ( to put on their show as she has put Case's, Sterrs clothing store, uom- on this one production in over so en Belt care, cosy, Tip Top inn, different cities and all reports com Palace Barber shop, and the Smoke .ing from these places give her the House. I highest recommendations. Mrs. The- contributions from individual . Cummlnirs knows shows in general Oat Of Pta-aor Mercantile Finos ; ; TTow WW SeH Ont s ' ' ' Tha announcement is made this week of a closing out sal of the I. B. Brewer Ootapany whoso big dry goods and irooary store has been one of .the city leading Institutions for many years. After the sale the fixture will b sold and the building for sal orreat- The Brewer Com-J pany will give an its time to tn wholesale egg and produce business, grown tor proportions that , demand more Urn than' ran be given while also managing : the store. ' J. B. Brewer has been In business here since 1870 when, at $50 a year, he began as delivery boy, later owning an Interest In a grocery store and finally becoming its sole owner. About fifteen years ago his brother, Clyde 8. Brewer, became associated with him. The store has grown into modern department store with a business reaching into every part of the county and it will be missed in the list of Abilene firms. The Brewer Company has devel oped a large egg shipping business and is one of the leading dealers of the state. , For some time Its own ers have been planning to give the business their entire attention. The sale to be started next Raturday will be one of the most Important In the city's history . and doubtless attract crowds. " , - KANSAS CROP PROSPECTS GOOD JmCESAYS OTOFFER WILL NOT DO JUNCTION IN UNITED SYTEM Germany Will Assume Debts to U.S. If Desired Corn Planting Will Be General This Week, Say State Report Corn planting will be general this week, when it will start In the north ern counties, says tne weemy crop report Issued today by J. O. Mohler, secretary of the state board of agri culture. Planting has been progress ing rapidly in the southeast. Conditions now are excellent for the planting and growth of crops, the report says, and with warm weather continuing, oats, barley and alfalfa probably will show rapid im Fruit prospects in Kansas are not bright, according to the report. There will be some apples, especial ly In the Kaw river valley, but prac tically no other tree fruits. Straw berries promise a good yield and bush fruits probably will give a fair return. . PAY NOW AND AVOID RUSH posts must be at stat headquarters by May 1 and therefore the need for giving the money at once Is urgent. CARS COLLIDED ON BROADWAY One Driver Backing Out Other Didn't See. Him Little Bobby Brooks was slightly Injured Wednesday night while rid ing with his grandfather, Jay Hard ing, when a car driven by D. K. Harahman backed out from in front of the Tip Top Inn and the cars collided. . The chid was thrown against the windshield ' with suffi cient force to break the glass' but he was not cut by It. His teeth cut his Hps and his head was bruised but otherwise he was uninjured. An axle of the Harding car was broken and some other damage done and the Harshman car was some what damaged. Neither driver was hurt ,..V" . !':. " llllllllllllllllllllllffl bbbbAbbbbbbbbbbbbMHIBbbSBB I y ii siiiimiiiiiinmiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiinmniimiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii a siiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiniuiuiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiHii Part of your money you spend for : necessary things. -: The rest of your dollars can be disposed of as you will. '-- If you spend them, they will go into someone's bank account. Why. not keep them and put them into your, OWn? . ' ' ' ' s We will kelp you save, by paying' 3 on Time Deposits or Savings Ac counts; . r s s S B BB SBBt si s s 5 5 II s 5 B S - s s B 3 B and knows what It takes to put a local talent affair over big. The song numbers are catchy, and are all new. The dance numbers are very elaborate and the scenery which is special for this production la unique. HARDING'S AUTOGRAPH HERE Abilene National Adds to Its Gallery of the Presidents The Abilene National bank has just received for Its directors' room a handsome photograph of President Harding which he has autographed. It brings up to date the "presidents' gallery" which now has autographed photographs of McKlnley, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson and Harding. A steel engraving of Alexander Hamilton, founder of the national banking sys tem, with an original letter written by him in 1703 is also a feature of the bank's collection. 1 M. For E. Calkins Says its Time Second Half of Taxes Don't be afraid to pay your taxes. It's time to pay the second half now and has been for some time. M. M Calkins, county treasurer, says he has had numerous Inquiries from timid taxDavers as to the date on which taxes must be paid. Now is the time he assured them all and added that it would be well to come early and avoid the rush. Will do to Pinch urst M. H. Malott, who. is a member of the executive committee of the American Bankers' Association, will lMTe Thursdav for Plnehurst,' N. C. where the committee will meet complete arrangements for the an nual session of the association. Pine hurst Is one of of the leading south ern resorts where golf Is a favorite nastlme and It is expected that Mr, Malott will show the folks what the Abilene Country club can produce in "shooting a sweet stick." He will visit his sister In Tennessee while on the trip. (Asaoolatad Press) rails,. April 2. Germany's new reparations propositions are consid ered here as unacceptable even as a basis for discussion, according to well Informed opinion close to the French foreign office. Washington, April 20. The Ger man reparations note was discussed at length at the regular cabinet meeting today but if any decision was reached It was carefully guard ed. Berlin, April 20. Germany "In event the United States and allies so desire, Is willing, according to the extent of her ability and capac ity, to assume the allied obligations to the United States," says a clause In her counter proposals, It was definitely learned today. With this exception the counter proposals forwarded to Washington, Including an .offer of two hundred billion gold marks, are virtually as forecast In yesterday's Associated Press dispatches. CLAY THINKS THERE'S OIL Near Work Resumed On a Well Wakefield at 2,665 Feet Work has been resumed on the Yarrow well in section 20-0-4, Clay county. On account of labor troubles drilling ceased on this well about eighteen months ago. Wolfe Broth ers of Augusta, Kansas, report that they find the hole in good condition at the depth of 2,665 feet. Drilling has commenced and the community clubs at Clay Center and Wakefield are barking tho venture and mak ing a thorough test of this territory In Clay county If possible. Geologist Munn claims this territory to be the best structure north of the Butler county field. Continuous drilling is contemplated and It should be but a short time until It Is known whether there Is oil in Clay county, under three thousand feet. Economy of 1 Service Leads to Join- Larger Casnpaayv'., The Junction City light' and power service, the Interorbao Ball way from Junction City to Fort Riley and Jhe Junction City c plant,' an under the Union light Power Co., are slated to becom a part of the United Light at Power Co.. accord-1 Inir to negotiations now in DroaTesa.' GAIIBLING IN :;Aimi LOSS The Junction City managers realise Congress Takes Up the Regulation of All Ex changes and Boards BUTTERFAT AT PRE-WAR RATE Hurley Waa Umpire The ball game at Herington Sun dav between Herington and Junc tion Cltv resulted In a win for Her lnarton by tha score of 11 to 9. Batteries for Herington: Aiexan der n. Bailey, c: Junction city, ir win p, Ross c. Umpire, Hurley. Time, 2 hours. We hatch strong fluffy chicks any hen mla-ht be proud of, at the 409 So. Cedar Hatchery. 23d3t-wl The .;' g Citizens Bank, ii of Abilene v ; "Dm OUost Eta3Atd PV la fthflsnn. Kaauaa ; 2 SI " : - ' - ' Special Price " ON ' Gcodyar Tire Through a special concession granted us by the Buick Motor Company, we are in a position to make a very low price on a few sets of 33x4 , Goodyear Fabric Tires; These are tires taken off of new cars and were replaced by the Buick Motor Company with cord tires; These tires show no wear and carry the same factory guar- ' antee as absolutely .new tires.- We had to buy these tires in pairs j that is, with every all weather tread we hid to take one smooth tread, and we will sell them onjy in pairs that way, making a price of '; ; J $56.30 per pair -' We have only a few sets of these tires on : ' hand and they will riot last long at this price. ' ABILEi'BkKVCOIiIPM Dairymen Get Figures of 191o These . - - ' Days- . !" Butterfat is back to pre-war fig ures, taking another drop, and being at 32 cents, little more than half the nrlce of one year ago. The Belle Springs prices for butterfat on April 25 for each of the ten years past were: 1912, 28c; 1913, 28c; 1914, 20c; 1915, 24c; 1916. 30c; 1917, 37c; 1918, 38c; 1919, 00c; 1920, 57c; 1921, 32c. Obituary Mrs. William Huff Agnes Anna Boll n per was born In Virginia, Nov. 18, 1839 and depart ed this life from Abilene, Kansas, April 18, 1921, aged 81 years and 5 months. Tn her early childhood her parents migrated to Ohio where she grew to womanhood and In 1850 she was married to Wm. Huff, In Cin cinnati, and later they came to Kan sas, and for nearly 50 years they re sided In Dickinson county, much of that time being spent In Abilene. To this union 6 children were born 2 of whom died In infancy, the other four, Mrs. Sadie- Hart of Crlppje Creek, Colo., Mrs. Katie Shane and Mrs. H. P. Seeds of Denver, Colo. and Mrs. M. F. Balle of Abilene, survive her. In her early womanhood Mrs. Huff obeyed her Master and became member of the Christian church, to which she remained loyal for almost half a century, but has now gone to Join her husband who preceded her but little more than a year. Besides the four daughters mentioned she leaves eight children snd thirteen sreat-aTandchlldren and a host of friends. Funeral services were held at the Christian church Wednesday after noon. Anrll 20. with the pastor, Bev. Troy P. Bess In charge, and the body was laid In the Abilene ceme tery. Card of Thanks We wish to express our gratitude to the friends for their kindness during the sickness and death of our mother, Mrs. Wm. Huff and tor tne snlendld floral offerings. The Chil dren. that economy of service Is attained by the larger system. The Junction Olty Union says: The announcement was made to day of the transfer of a number of shares of stock In the Union Light ft Power Co., owned by resident of Junction City to the United Power ft light Company of Abilene. The Interest of the Tylers, the largest stockholders In the local cmopany are retained by the Tylers, and they will be associated as a director and stockholder In the. United company, "In speaking of the transfer one of the offilcala stated that the trans fer would in no way Interfere with the operation of the plant In June tion City. He stated that during the past few years the cost of oner- atlntr had doubled and trebled that one Item alone, that of coal had gone from $50 per day at the local plant to (100 and that with the modern equipment at Rocky Ford the water power could be used much cheaper for the peak loads, and in case of an accident the steam plant could be put In operation In a few hminutes' time. "The United Light A Power Sys- tern of Abilene was formed a few years ago by C. L. Brown, and to day the company furnishes power and lights to over ,05 towns, in Kan sas. Three years ago the big power plant at Rocky Ford was bought, and since it has been the property of this company the large new dam has been built, steam turbines, have been Installed for auxiliary power, and this one plant alone can handle the business of the 90 towns. "The company also has the big water power plants at Blue Rapids and Abilene, and steam power plants at Manhattan; Abilene, Junc tion City and Mlltonvale that will be kept under steam at all times and used as auxiliary plants' for the peak loads. The officials announced that there would be no changes made In the many employees, but every ef fort would be made to give the very best service possible with the fine equipment that Is now owned by the company." INTEREST 'INCREASES Convention Attendance Exceeds Ex pectation at Christian Church .The Christian church convention being held In thts city has a regis tration of 175 delegates, a better representation of tha surrounding towns than the leaders had expected, Yesterday the time Was spent In the discussions of Sunday school and young people's work. Some good discussions were reported. ... The II lustrated lectures In the evening were the most attractive features of the day. The fellowship luncheon at the Evangelical chqrch was attended by 120 people. R, C Harding of Sallna acted as toastmaster kanJ several delegates responded to t oasis. This morning was spent in busi ness session and convention sermon. ' (Associated Press) Washington, April 26. The house agricultural committee started pub lic hearings today on bills for the regulation of grain exchanges which permit trading In futures. Rereentatlve Tlncher, Republi can, Kansas, told the committee his grain trading control bill would drive ."gamblers" from the grain market and prevent "manlpula-. Hon.".. His plan would prohibit boards of trade or their members from having private wire connections with any dty, town or community other than another "contract center," as ex changes which conformed with the law would be designated. "Secrecy Is necessary to manipu lation," Mr. Tlncher continued, "and that Is why the Chicago board of trade keepa no records." i HAD LARGE ATTENDANCE I. O. O. F. Meeting Will Be Held la Abilene Next Year The county meeting of the I.'O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges, held Fri day In Manchester was attended by more than 400 members of the or ganizations. Dinner was served to the delegates at 5:30 following which the Manchester band gave a concert. After the music work was put on by the two orders, the first degree by Abilene, the second by Enter prise and third by Chapman. Bight candidates were put through tho three degrees Abilene was chosen for the an nual meeting next year. , Officers elected were the follow ing: Mrs. A. L. Young, Abilene, president; Mrs. Mary Murphy, En terprise, vice president; Clarence GleJnn, Manchester, isecretary-treas- urer. HEN AND COW PROVED WORTH KEEP Y0UNO 4bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb PeoDle with bad backs and weak kidneys are apt to feel old at sixty. Many old folks say Doan's Kidney PUIs help them keep young. Ask tout druggist. Here's an Abilene case: D. Town, proprietor doox ana sta tionary store, 811 S. Cedar street. ears : "on several occasion i-nav used Doan's Kidney Pills when the kidney secretions hav passed too frequently and hav been' highly col ered and filled with sediment hav been bothered with dlasy spells. Doan's Kidney Pill bar corrected the trouble, clearing up th kidney secretions. Th frequent getting p through th night Is very trouble some but Doan's I hav found are good for that I gladly recommend them." ' Price 60c, at an dealers. IDon't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney ma the same that Mr. Town had. Foster-MUburn Infant Son la Dead Donald, aged 2 U months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Crumrlne, died at the home on West Sixth street this morning. Funeral at 8 p. m. Sunday, Rev. O. L. Hovgard officiat ing, burial In "Abllen cemetery. Big Increase In Value of Dairy Pro ducts Since 1895 The hen and the cow have proved their worth as substantial revenue- producers for Kansas farmers. Comparative tables Just prepared by the State Board of Agriculture show how the value of dairy pro ducts in this state Increased from $4,510,031.95 In 1805 to $S0,453, 393.27 In 1920. . In the same 25 year period the value of poultry and eggs Increased from 13,315,007 to $20,070,329. Thus the value of these "by products" of tho farm totaled more than fifty-seven million dollars Inst year, which Is about 0 per cent of the total value of all agricultural products Including livestock. In commenting on these figures, J. C. .Mohler, secretary of the board of agriculture, declares more diversified farming with Increased attention to dairying and poultry raising would contribute to a more evenly balanced agriculture. Past experience has shown, Mohler states, that greater diversification la the one big need of Kansas' chief Industry, to insure prosperity. ) The Woman's Ban!i Account- More, women today have bank accounts than is realized. They pay the home bills, make their savings and in a large sense keep their accounts through their bank book. It insures a receipt and safety. We have many women and girls as cus tomers and endeavor to give them the best possible service. . No matter how large, no matter -how small, we welcome these accounts and the satisfaction each customer secures is evi dence of our ability to meet her banking requirements. Abilene National Bunk rtl 4 5 Co, Mfgrs., Buffalo, h. T. lUliSXQUUTtR l'8IIH tttmummn