Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-08-10
WELCOME TO DEWEY.
Piers to Be Decorated and Children
to Sing in New York.
CONSULTATION sB0UTCRASSH0PPERS

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The Pests Making Life Burden In Nebrss-
ks-Fort Dodge, H., Wants Pure MIX
A New Remedy for Tubercnlosis-
Womans Union Label League.
New York, Aug. 4.-Chairman Foster,
Of the Dewey reception committee, said
yesterday that letter had been re-
ceived from the president Of the Penn
sylvania Railway company promising
to comply with the wishes of the COM
mittee in regard to the decoration OF
the company's property. The company
promises to decorate the end OF Its
pier with design in electric lights in
the form Of double arch with the
words, "Welcome to Dewey" which
will be seen all over the harbor. The
company will also decorate with tags
their other piers, and the steamship
companies have promised to decorate
their piers on the Jersey side in a SIM
liar manner, so that there will be an
appropriate display on both sides OF
the river on the occasion Of the cele-
bration. 1t was decided to have 5000
or 10000 children at Grants tomb on
the second day Of the Dewey celebra-
ton. They will be formed into square
and will sing national songs in honor
of the admiral. This is substitute for
the children's parade, which was at
first proposed.
CONSULTATION ABOUT eRAssHopfERs.
Denver, Col, Aug. acknowledges
of Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas are
in consultation for the purpose of con-
ferring as to the most effective meth
DDS Of fighting the grasshoppers which
at various times have done great dam
age to the growing crops in these
states. Prof. L. Bruner, state entomolo-
gist of Nebraska, arrived in Denver at
noon from the affected district, and,
after consultation with Mrs. Shute,
secretary of the horticultural board,
left for Fort Collins, where he will con-
suit with Prof G. P. Gillette, the Colo
RADIO entomologist, and ). N. Hunter,
the Kansas authority on bugs, on some
method Of getting rid of the pest that
is now making life burden in the rain
belt country. 81 have seen the grass
hoppers thicker in that section, but not
often" remarked Prof. Bruner. ''They
are as numerous now as the farmers
can stand, and unless something is
done at once TO check them the loss to
crops will be tremendous.
FORT DODGE WANTS PURE MILK.
Fort Dodge, Ia, Aug. 4.-As result
of the tuberculin tests which have
been made on the dairy herds supply
ing milk in this city, the city council
has taken vigorous action toward pro-
tecting the citizens from danger of con-
tracing the disease from tubercular
cattle. Thus far l3l cows have been
examined. OF these 2l, or little over
IS per cent, have been condemned. At
its meeting last night the council
passed an ordinance providing that no
milk should be sold in the city from
cattle that had not been tested and
found free from tuberculosis. At the
same time all milk vendors shall be
licensed, the requirements for license
being that all cows in the herd from
which milk is supplied shall be tested
and found free from tuberculosis.
A NEW REMEDY FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
Washington, Aug. A new remedy
for tuberculosis, developed in France,
has been reported to the state depart
ment by United States Commercial
Agent Atwood at Roubaix. 1t is a
treatment called to the attention of the
Academy of Medicine by DR.. Mendel,
and consists in the daily injection into
the bronchial tubes Of essence Of euca-
lyptus, thyme and cinnamon held in
solution in olive oil. The oil In de-
scending slowly comes into contact
with the walls OF the tube and upper
lungs. The gas, set free, saturates the
air in the lungs and acts on the mu-
cous membranes. In Is cases treated,
after one or two weeks there was in all
q lessening or complete cessation of
the cough or expectoration, as well as
areturn Of sleep, appetite and strength.
woMAN's UNION LABEL LEAGUE.
Muncie, Ind, Aug. AT special
meeting Of the Woman's International
Union Label league Wednesday night
it was decided to affiliate with the In
diana Federation Of Labor and with
the Woman's Federal Club Of the
World. Mrs. Sarah Crossfeld, national
organizer, was chosen as speaker at
the state labor day celebration at FL
wood. The Union Label league was re-
Gently organized here and is branching
out all over the country. The mem
bers buy only store goods bearing the
union label mark, increasing employ
ment to union labor.
VIII Not Go to Canada.
Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 4.-The Kan
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