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VOL XXIX
Uncle Sam Says
Subscribers Must Pay
The long expected order has come.
The poet office department last week
ent out inquiries to all newspapers
concerning delinquent subscribers, al
so serving notice that those more
than a rear in arrears must be cut
off the list. Among other questions
the publisher la required to answer
. is this one; "Of the number of copies
mailed as to subscribers, bow many
were at the time of mailing this It
sue were in arrears more than one
year and had not been expressly re
newed?" Here is the section of the postal
law the government is going to en
force to the letter:
"The right of publishers to extend
in good faith credit on subscriptions
Is recognized and will not be abridg
ed and althouKh all subscription
are regarded as expiring with the
period for which they were obtained,
nevertheless. In order to give an op
portunity to secure renewals, copies
of their publication will be accepted
for mailing to subscribers at the na-.
ual second-class rates of postage for
Abilene Man Is
Smothered in Bed
J. W. Noll, aged 62 years, was
found dead' in bed Sunday morning
at 11:30 o'clock at his home'oi West
Sixth street, having smothered : to
death after' an' epliep'tic Btroke. Mr.
Noll had been troubled with epilepsy
the past two years.' He had an epll
entlc stroke" at . 1 o'clock V' Sunday
r&brnlng; but arose, Uat;ttfiUS4
tended to, his regular chorea, snavea
and seemed to be in his usual health.
Later in the morning he told his
wife he was going upetalra to lie
down on the bed where it was cool
Child Was Burned
The funeral of Miss Mildred Burke,
aged three years old, who was fataLj
ly burned Friday afternoon was held
from the home of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. O. J. Burke, two miles west
of Vine Sunday afternoon at two
o'clock and burial was made in the
Nlles cemetery.
Mildred and one of her brothers
were trying to burn the wax off
p -y cell battery and had poured
seme coal oil on the battery to make
the wax burn better. Some of the
oil dripped on the floor and ignited,
IT R A7vr BUT THE
WEATHER IS STILL HOT.
Trturday niern light shower of
r-'" fell at Abilene cooling things
considerably. The rain was general
over the county and was much heav
ier in tbe north and south parts of
the county than at Abilene. But
the cool weather was meteoric. To
day at 3 o'clock the thermometer
registered 102 degrees In the shade.
Although . this, has not been the
warmest day of the year Ablleneltes
have suffered more with the heat
today than any time previously this
summer.
A HIT WOULD HAVE -
WON FOR THE" BOOSTERS.
. With three men on bases in the
ninth inning and the' scorer standing
S to 2, the Boosters were unable to
find the Industry slabster for a hit
" yesterday at Industry, losing another
game. It was a "bard fought battle
throughout. : Rees pitched a good
' game for "Abilene. -
Believes 1b . Improvement. :
An Abileneite who believes in Im
provements and practices what be
" preaches is G. C Sterl. He tt put
in handsome store fronts in tlree
of his buildings. Installed steel ceil-!
ings and other improvements and is
now remodeling his store room where
j the Maaley cash grocery is located.
An up to date front is befog put In.
!-h fpscioos and attractive CIsp'ay
a period of one year from the date
of expiration; but copies sent to per
sons after one year from the date
of the expirations to be renewed for
k definite time, together with an
actual payment of subscriptions or
a bona fide promise of payment,
will not be accepted at the pound
rate, but will be accepted at the
transient second-class ' rate of one
cent for each four ounces or frac
tion thereof, prepaid by stamps af
fixed."
In company with all other news
papers, the Reflector will be forced
to follow the orders of the post
office department. The Reflector
has as clean a list as any country
weekly, but there are still many
"good" aubscrlbers who are consider
ably in arrears on their account.
Most of them have simply neglected
to pay for their old home paper.
Uncle Sam, however, waits on no
one. These old accounts must be
paid and paid now. if the delin
quent subscriber wishes lo continue
to continue receiving the Reflector.
and for her to call him when' dinner
was ready. At 11:30 o'clock Mrs.
Noll went to call her husband and
found him dead in bed, bis face
burled in a nillow. Tbe physlciane
believe Mr. Noll had another epilep
tic attack, burying his face in the
nitinw and amotherlna to death.
..Mti-asfcakleavW s-wifnd daugV
terv Mrs. A. . Sheioon. me iun-
eral was held Tuosday afternoon
from the home at 4 o'clock, Rev.
W. M; Balch officiating. The body
was taken to Robinson for burial.
to Death at Home
setting Mildred's clothes afire. Mrs
Burke heard Mildred scream ' and
rushed to her daughter's assistance
She attempted to smother the flames,
but badly burned her bands and set
her own clothes afire in the effort
to save her daughter. Mr. Burke
secured a blanket which he wrapped
about bis wife and daughter, smoth
ering the flames. Mildred's body
was badly burned, tbe skin coming
off in large pieces when the clothing
was removed. She lived seven hours
after the accident.
windows, similar to those tot the
Palace drug store, Men's Toggnry
and Sterl Bros, clothing store.
Popular at Hope.
W. G. Lewis, candidate for state
senator from this district on the
Republican ticket, was in the city
Tuesday. Mr. Lewis has been in this
county - ever since it was civilized
and is known by all old residents
as a good man for senator. Hope
Dispatch. : '
REAL PAVING WORK TO
. BE COMMENCED SOON.
The curb and guttering on Vine
and Third streets is finished and
only tbree blocks remain to be com
pleted on Buckeye. Then curb And
gutter work will be shifted to Sixth
and Olive streets. The excavation
and grading on the streets where
the curb and gutter work is finished
will be started soon. Tbe asphalt
plant of the Kaw Paving. Co. has
been shipped from Topeka and is
expected to arrive at Abilene Wed
nesday. WENT ON MOTORCYCLE TO
JUNCTION lr BE" MARRIED.
Fred Burk. aged 21 and Mrs. Ora
Hall, aged 20, both of Abilene, were
married in. this city Friday after
noon by Judge Zlegelasch. Mr., and
Mrs. Burk came from Abilene on a
motorcycle and returned by the same
method. Junction City Union. '
ABILENE, KANSAS, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 25.
Republican
On Ballotfat Primary
On the Republics' primary
the name of erector will appear la
the order below. Vote for the oaee
printed ta capital teOera, They are
pledged to support f RepaMicaa
tktot the others declare that they
will aot. - '
CHAS. H. BKOWNB - X
Hortori . .
" -
Samuel A. JDt1s
Newton
JOHN DELLINGER
Garnett
JOHN 8. GILMORE
Fredonla
Dorsey
Kansas
J. A. Lister
Wamego
A. Q. MILLER
Belleville .'
"a W. MILLER
Hays City .
L. A. Mlllspaugh
Winfield
Robt.' Postlewaite
Jewell dty
PAUL RICH
Syracuse
E. S. Rule
Sharon
John Stewart
Concordia
lTh. Thompson"""
Norton
wTa. THOMPSON""
Junctlon'City
"Robert M. Armstrong
. BeHevi'i'fc. :'
B. F Blaker'
Fleasnton V
J. E. BOCOCk"
Cottonwood Falls
MRS. ERMA MYERS
SUES FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Erma Myyers, of Herlngton,
through her attorney F. A. Green,
filed suit In district court for e.
divorce from Samuel Myers. She
charges gross neglect of duty and
extreme cruelty. She also asks for
the custody of their five minor chil
dren. Probate Judge Anderson filed
a temporary Injunction to keep Mr.
Myers from taking any of the chil
dren. GOING EAST FOR MONEY.
To Close Deal for Finances to Build
New Railroad.
The new railroad between Newton
Convenience Is the Hand
maid of Economy
And the convenience of a check
ing account is the most economi
cal feature of any businessit
saves time, provides a receipt for
every expenditure and keeps a
record of all transactions. ' "
We invite you to open a check
inz account with this bank, no -matter
how small your bnsiness
may be. It wiU receive the same
careful attention as the largest ac
count on our books, v
Abilene,
Electors
Green
City
i
and Abilene appears to be a cer
tainty. T. H. McManus, president
of the company and the chief en
gineer have gone east to secure"
money to build and operate tbe new
line.
In a letter to D. W. Tappen, sec
retary of the Commercial club, re
ceived Sunday, Mr. McManus said:
"Myself and the chief engineer leave
tomorrow for the east for the pur
pose of closing the deal for finances
with which to build and operate the
line from Newton north. Will let
you know what we do in the east."
Oklahomans Married Here.
Miss Sadie McNeil and W. H. Hill
of Enid, Okla., were married Sun
day afternoon by Probate Judge
Anderson.
Kansas
1912
Tax Rate is
This Year in Abilene
The rate of taxation of the tax-;
able property in Abilene for the year
will be 40 hundredths mill higher
than last year. Tle city commis
sioners this morning adopted an.
ordinance setting the rate of taxa
tion at 2ft mills. ' The taxable prop
erty in Abilene approximately Is val
ued at $4,500,000. and the taxes
received under the new rate will be
128,125.
, The rate of taxation last year was
K SB mills. The reason for the In
crease this year Is due to the addi
tion of 42 hundredths mills for tne
atorm water sewer fund, otherwise
the rate of taxation would have been
two hundredths mills lower than last
vnr. The commissioners were going
to issue $3500 in bonds for the
storm water sewer, but decided to
make the tax levy, causing less ex
pense to the city.
The rate of taxation made by tne
commissioners hia morning is:
General purposes- 200 mills
Rtrefet and alley 800 mins
Tnt.rMt fund 200 mills
Sinking fund :........ 600 mills
Park fund 420 m1"8
HI OF IKE
RE
Senator Charles Curtis' First Speech
in the State of Kansas After
His ' Return from Washington
D. Cq R ngs With True Repub'
- camsm. . ; - .
SIxteea Yiart of Progresses
Repuoiicsn Lej!s!i!io.
Stnator Curtis Reviews the RecsrS
of Republican AchUvement.
The Party Entitled to the
' Credit for all Progreeelvs
Legislation.
The flret ipeech made by Senator Cur-
. I . a t.' u ti . i . amliunf. alter him T
turn from VVanhlnnton a few days ago.
vol aenverca ueiuie wie -ftu nouici.
plcnio at Urecnleaf, In Waithlngton coun
ty, on July 1U. Senator Curtis spoke fa
the Republican party and he appealed to
the people of Kansas to stand by that
party because It has and will continue
to write its pledges into the statute
books of the country. Kenator Curtla
said In part:
For Republican Party.
"Speaking today for the Republican
party, 1 cannot refrain from calling to
your attention the rlendid achievements
of our party during the last sixteen years,
1 limit my address this afternoon to thefe
taut sixteen years becuuar of the peculliir
pollilral conditions that exist In the
country today. Now, you often hear it
said that the Republicans are not pro
gressive, that they are not going iai-i
enough. 1 always understood, until this
new theory was advanced by certain
members of our party, thut the Republic
an party was the progressive party ot
the country. I have always understood
r ... m . . a.t.l n,mt,llrfina
I mm i.uiii ufthtoi mi. mi.u - , -
! claimed the Democratic party whs nccea
i sary as a brake to keep the Republican
I parly from going too last; from becom
ing too progressive. I'nder the Repuhlic-
..ill J l ,ntr linJl.. Hl'llllh-
llcan laws, this government of ours has
attained the highest position among th
nations of the- world, and to show the
people that our party has been progree
slve, f ask you to study the legislation
of the last alxtern years and I am satis
fled If you will do this, you will admit
that the Republican party has been pro
gressive." Worry of Congress.
Then Senator Curtis called the atten
tion of the audience to the following ac
tion of congress, and commented upon
"It" Is entitled to the credit for all the
progressive legislation which nee been
enacted. Just consider some of the acts
that have been written upon the statute
books all the achievements of the Re
publican administrations. The repeal of
the Wilson tariff law; the enactment of
the Dlngley law; the establUhment or a
successful proeecutlon of the war with
r . I ...... r1 (h. rnM Stan
dard; the proper management of .-our
foreign pc-sscsstons; the enactment ol
legislation and making provision for the
construction of tbe Panama canal; the
Hepburn- Dolllver railroad law; the na
tional Irrigation act: mPloyr'ila'lA;'
act; the safety appliance act; regulation,
of railroad employes' hours of labor,
prosecutions of violators of the anti
frust laws; conservation of atu,r'J:
ourcea; further amending the railroad
laws and extending the regulation power
of the government over common earners.
Including telephone and telegraph ; the
postal savings bank; statehood for Ari
sen and Mew Mexico: further extension
of con-ervatlon laws: creation of a bu
reau of mines; publicity of c,m'.?!"
contrlbutloaa: forblddl: ; corppratlons
from contributing to presidential, sena
torial and congressional campaigns; the
creation of a .special -commiwton to tn
vestlgate the eitent to which railroad
stocks are watered; the PPrPrl'n ?'
1450 OdO to enable the tariff board to
gather dat In regard to the cost of
the selection of senators by direct vote ot
a law penalizing the white siave traffic;
a law strengthening safety appliances;
...kn.(aina lha letslllfl nr- OI DOllCll
to complete the Irrigation projects; tiie
establishment of a children's bureau: tne
cereatlon of a tariff board; the enactment
of a tariff law, which, thounh It was not
perfect, and not satisfactory to many,
yet gave the country a larger free list
than waa given by tbe Wthion i act an act
that reduced the duty on 700 rtk-lee.
principally necefl rie. and lncread tne
CiUtV Oil J" mrnrijr
PUBLlCftl
PARTY
NO. 45
Higher
Library fund .................
. .300 mills
..420 .mills
...e.260 milts
Storm water sewer.....
Total '........ .
Clerks and Judges' Appelated.
The clerks and judges for Abilene
for fche primary election Ac gnat f, k
appointed by. the city commissioner.
we:' ' : ' t
Tirst ward J. D. 86den, John
Shane. O. fy Fenton, Judges; Harold
Elcbtolti and RevJ C W. Lucas,
clerks. f .'
, Second ward C. R. Danford. D.
Clarke.' J. C. Cryderman, Judges;
T. J. Mclnerney and A. W. Focht,
clerks.' ... I
Third ward J. F. Redden, 8. A.
Cowan, D.. Jeff coat, Judges; George
Kirk; and M. P. Jolley, clerks.
Fourth, ward W. L. Nixon. M.
Steeves, C C. Hutchison, Judges; H.
M. Howard and John Gish, clerks.
Tbe polls will ;be located at tne
following places: First ward, office
Abilene Manufacturing Co,. First
street; second ward, BroWn build
ing; t,hlrd ward, city hallj fourth
ward, ' Garfield : school budding.
000 dencil .nto a w.u.0M Wp the
ShZfton of ;n amendment of the 'cos-
T",' " IncomeTag "and the sub
mni1ment to provide for
tha reS,p.i...? ill. to make them
amenq r"'Ti- hn nTred their
firutniwe."
"The above are a few of the law n-
ct2 aJrtal A? .ReS;7.v"dRo.ver
tlons of PresldenU klcKlnley. Rooaeven
and Taft." ,. th enactment
of th Urlff law and ahowid how. vrh.n
?hev begin to consider thla question, they
deficit of 5,000.000; . with Its
Mduotlon and Its. ret free 1st.
it his turned this senoit raw
orVurli; also said that js P.o
p.f M not realise, the V to
SSttrtvolSj
ETraT s.uchbpt;.u'9hr s
?ould be He said the Democratic ma or
fty In the house had failed to auuropr laU
for the "ontlmiance of said hnnrd. mt
he & Klad the Republican .enate re
stored the appropriation. , .
The senator urged the Pop' W"?n2
by the Republican party, .because it had
aiwavs stood bv ts promises to the peo
S e and It would continue to do so. and
Ee the party that wrote Its pledges upon
the stirtut e books of the country.
BIN. CURTIS ANOTHI a-ARIWERS.
No Other Man In Public Life Has Wo-ked
N Faithfully for Their Interests- ,
His Orest Flqht Aia nst Cana
dlan Reciprocity.
It is not ovetstatlng the matter to
say that during the paat eighteen years
Senator Charlea Curtis has ien-terert a.
greater service to the farmers of Kan
Sas than any other nJlnV'
represented the people at Washington.
In all his public career Sn"o 'rjls
has recognized that agrlcultuie and Its
allied Interests constitute the baals or
o r great prosperity. On the ''nor of tha
limine and Senate and In bis votes on
measures coming before thoso . law mak
ng iwdles. Senator Curtis h" always
stood for the interests of the frinrs.
Senator d-rtls was one of th '""ft
men of the Senate who oppos"-' ' in-dlen
reclprocllv because he bellev-H It would
be detrimental to the Interests of Amer
ican farmers. Every Kansas 'nmr and
especially every fnrmer who
In Kansas, owea Senator Curtis a debt of
grntltiirte for his courageoi- nd ble
stpnd igfllnst Canadian recln". -It v.
... ia-mt th farmHra and
the people of Kansaa, and esoei lallv the
Republicans of the state who recogntso
and appreciate the work ' r-lhl
servant will have an opport.-nltv ex
press their approval of Senator C'jrtia
aetvlces In ther behalf. The """n
voters of Kansas, and especially the
farmers whose Interests been
guarded faithfully by Senator Curtis, will
aav by their votes whether thev.approvs
of' his fldellt" and earnest effirt.
If all th Pepiibllesn voters In Kansas
who are familiar with the anlendld rec
ord of Charley Curtis In the ie and
Senate go to the polls on primary day
and cast their votes for his renominatlon.
tbe re will be no doubt about the result
KLEIHEGE, SOCIALIST CANDI
DATE FOR GOVERNOR, SPOKE.
It was s big night for tbe Social
ists last night. O..W. Kleibege. can
didate for governor on the Socialist
ticket spoke to about 400 persons
at the citr park on tbe Issues of the
day. Mr. Klelheg Is an instructor
at tbe University, of Kansas and is
a brilliant talker. J.' D. Haskell li
troduced the speaker. The Lowrey
band furnished the music for the
occasion. .' '
TO PUT CEMENT TERRACE
-AROUND GARFIELD GROUNDS.
' At a meeting of the school board
this morning a contract was let to
John Btebbings for putting in a
cement terrace on the west and
south sides of the Garfield school
grounds.
vtio. Nain Miller of Chapman was
elected teacher of the sixth and sev
enth grades of the Lincoln sefeool
for nest terra. t