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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
RACE SUICIDE SURE If
COLLEGE STUDENTS MArB
Lower Class Produces 81 Per Cent
Of Worlds Babies.

Philadelphia. Jan. 2s.--Prof.
Scott Nearing Of the University Of
Pennsylvania declares that II col
iege women were to marry college
men the race would be extinct in
100 years. Gay social seasons and
automobiles. he declared. are re-
placing the rearing Of children as
an occupation for women OF the mp
per classes. and the alarming drop
in the birth rate is the result. He
said:
"The middle class produces z per
cent Of the population the upper
class Q per cent and the lower 81
per cent. Each successive genera
tion OF the upper class is recruited
from the lower, because the upper
class fails to reproduce"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
PULLMAN CASE GOES
OVER TO NEXT TERM.

The case of Frank Gunter against
H. L. Bultman to annul the mar
riage of his daughter to the de-
PENDANT was postponed to the next
term OF court. Charlotte Gunter
was married to H. L. Bultman last
fall, A week after their marriage
pullman was arrested for beating
the Rock Island out of about $4,000
while he had been cashier at the
freight depot at Harrington. He was
at that time a ward of the state re-
formatory and by the terms OF his
parole could not be married until
his parole was out. The father OF
Charlotte Gunter brought annulment
proceedings but when the case was
called this morning the attorney for
Mr.. Gunter found that he had not
made out his papers properly and
had no evidence that Bultman was
ward Of the reformatory or that
he was at present time an inmate
at the state penitentiary for nine
years and there will be several
terms of court before he gets out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
Changed 10 0 Hour Day and 80
Minimum.
MEAN sATURDAY NIGHT CLOSING
Opposition to Bill Conferred Almost
Entirely ON Wage scale-Wn
Probably Pass Now Is
the Belief.

Topeka, Jan. 2S.-A minimum
wage of So a week with s-hour
day will be the portion Of Kansas
women before the end OF the pres
emit legislature. That prediction
seems warranted from the turn that
cam last night in the hearing be-
fore the senate and house commit
tees on labor on the minimum wage
and shorter day bills. It is PROB
able that much OF the big business
influence that has been working up
sentiment against the minimum
wage bill will be withdrawn on TINS
nroposition and Kansas may have
the honor of being the first state
m have a minimum wage law.
Every sort of argument against
The 80 a week and S-hour day TOT
women were. made in the four hours
~ argument last night, But the
women of the clubs who are fight
ing for the minimum wage and the
labor unions wrung from the Dusi-
ness interests admission that the
wages now being paid were not sur
f,cient to pay the living cost OF
some OF the employees. The same
business men admitted that they
would likely withdraw opposition to
tha measurer on basis Of 50 a
week. nine hours day and maxi
mum of fifty-one hours week lot
ali classes of women employees
hacking house, store, office. and eV-
erv other sort Of industrial or mer-
camille pursuit where women are
employed.
The opposition Of the business
interest was directed almost en-
t,rely to the wage proposition. AT
thur Mills, one of the big merchants
of Topeka, at the very beginning o.
the hearing said that his store
would be glad to close SATURDAY
nights and reduce the actual work
ing hours. The fight came on thu
wage scale and Mr. Mills asserted
that the SO a week in his store
alone would cost them $4,000, o.
{ per cent on sales of 100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
PROGREssIVEs GET PLACE
ON MISSOURI BOARD.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 2S.-
Governor Major announced today
that Progressive would be appoint
ed on the st. Louis election board.
The Republicans had demanded the
two minority members on the ground
that their party polled the second
vote In Missouri. The Progressives
argued that as their party was sec
ond in the nation they should have
representation. Major appointed
Oscar B. Bueder as the Republican
member.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
Save Such Trouble As Arose I'm the
HOdges-chpper Case.
BILL WAS PRESENTED BY HOWE
Gives County Commissioners Right
20 Open and Pass ON ballots
Rejected by Canvassing
boards.

Topeka, Jan. 2s.-The senate
yesterday afternoon in the commit
tee OF the whole recommended for
passage the bill Of Senator Howe OF
Dickinson, designated to prevent
another such a jangle as occurred
over rejected ballots in the recent
Hodges Capper governor contest
The measure provides that county
commissioners and city canvassing
boards should open and pass upon
all ballots rejected by the election
boards. In the governor fight last
fall It was asserted by the Capper
forces that at least 1000 ballots had
been thrown out by election boards
because the voter marked in the
circle and square in the same col
umn. Capper sought unsuccessful
ly by mandamus proceedings in the
supreme court to compel these re-
jected ballots to be counted by the
county commissioners. Howe's bill
makes their checking over by the
canvassing boards compulsory.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

commencing at 10 o'clock sharp. the
following property:
0 HEAD OF HORSES

Roam horse IL years old W.T.. about
400 lbs.; gray mare 9 years old
VT. about 1900 lbs: bay horse 8
years old W.T.. about 1900 lbs; 2
bay geldings coming years old VT.
about 1900 lbs. bay family mare
9 years old; black mare coming 8
years old VT. about 1900 lbs, suppos-
ed to be in foal; bay mare coming
g years old VT. about 1900 lbs. sup
posed to be in foal; bay geiding
coming 4 years old VT. about 1900
lbs. a good driver.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
MISSOURI sUFFRAGETTEs
WILL STORM STATE HOUSE,

Jefferson City. Mo-. Jan. 25.-The
suffragettes are planning to storm
the Missouri state capital early In
February. Delegations from st.
Louis. Kansas City. St, Joseph. Car
thage and other places will gather
here TO make a determined fight for
the equal suffrage amendment
Representative Roney has been
chosen as the spokesman Of the suf-
fraEettes. He win INTRODUCES the
eqaai suffrage amendment into the
house on Monday Of hext week
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
WILSON URGES MORE REFORMS.
Asks For a Conference to Explain
His Plans for Legislature.

Trenton, Jan. 23.-Governor Will
SON made second move toward OBJ
tanning a reform Of the corporation
laws of New Jersey. Having caused
bills to be drafted and introduced IN
the state legislature, the governor
today asked the legislature leaders
to call a conference Of members OF
both houses for next Tuesday at
which he will explain his program
for tie session and urge in particu-
lar the passage of the corporation
bills.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
WANTS INAUGURAL
RECEPTION PUBLIC.

Trenton, N. j., Jan. 2s.-Presi-
dent-elect Wilson, hearing of the
suggestion to hold reception in the
white house instead Of the capitol
the night of the inauguration, said;
Friends tell me it would hardly be
possible to hold a reception at the
white house that night, as there
probably will be a hundred thousand
people in Washington, and Of course
/ don't think a reception on that
evening should be by invitation"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
"HELEN GOULD SHEPARD"
IF YOU PLEASE.
Mrs. shepard Will Keep Former
Name, She Says.

Tarrytown. N. Y, Jan. 2S.-Mrs.
Finley ]. Shepard has made 1t
known that to continue her identi-
fication with philanthropic work and
business she will retain her maiden
name and sign herself Helen Gould
Shepard. Since their marriage on
Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard
have remained at Lyndhurst much
secluded from the public, as guards
are still kept about the estate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
TICKET NO. 076 FOR KANSAS
DAY BANQUET is SOLD.
Big Crowd viii Attend the Annual
Feast Tomorrow Night.

topeka. Jan. 2S.-Tickets to the
Kansas Day club banquet were go
ing like hot cakes yesterday. ticket
No. 976 having been issued last
night. The indications. are that
there will be a heavy attendance
tomorrow night.
Senator Charles Curtis, who VIII
attend the banquet for the first
time in many years, will reach To-
peka today. G. ]. Diekema, the
Michigan congressman who will be
the chief speaker at the banquet, Is
on the road to Topeka.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
ELLSWORTH POSTMASTER
WAS SHORT $1,000.

Ellsworth. Jan. 25.-Postoffice
Inspector ]. F. Elston returned to
saIina from Ellsworth Saturday
night where he had. been checking
up affairs in the Ellsworth postoffice
following the suicide of Postmaster
Schmidt. Mr.. Elston found short
age OF about $1,000.
Frank Foster Of the Ellsworth
Messenger, Democrat, has been APP
pointed postmaster succeeding Mr..
Schmidt. The funeral Of Postmas-
ter Schmidt was held Sunday and
was largely attended.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
MCPHERSON BOY
KILLED IN KANSAS CITY

Mcpherson. Jan. 2s.-The burial
OF Albert Edward IngoId, who was
accidentally eIeetrocuted in Kansas
City Saturday, VIII take place here,
MS former home. The young man
was 90 years old. and had been n.
Kansas City for several months IN
the employ Of the Kansas City Elec-
trio Light company. While repair
ing wires at the corner Of Thirtieth
and Geneseo streets on Saturday
znorning ne came in contract with
= i've wire ana was killed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

Students to Learn Table Manners.
Emporia, Jan. 2S.-Proper man
ners for all conditions of society
will be taught in a class of etiquette,
organized this semester in the Col
lege of Emporia Y. M. G. A. An
instructor will lead the class and
emphasis will be laid upon conduct
at the table.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
Kansans Urge Low women's Wage.

kansans Urge Low WOmehs VASE
wichita, Jan. 2s.-The Wichita
city commission today adopted a
resolution asking the state legisla-
ture to pass the women's minimum
wage bill, amended to make Sc the
MINIMUM wage. The commissioners
declared low wages paid in factories
and stores are responsible for the
downfall OF many women, as they
are unable to live on less than So
a week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

! Speaker Brown laid down the law
to house members yesterday. He
informed them from the chair that
any member on the floor who failed
to vote on measure when his name
was called would be held in con-
tempt of the chair Unless excused
from voting by the house. He made
the announcement after observing
that several members mixed with
the lobby when their names were
called on the resolution prohibiting
the shipment Of liquor into pro-
hibition state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
WILSON WILL STICK AROUND
None OF Taft's Pleasure Jaunts for
Next President.

Trenton, Jan. 2s.-President-elect
wilson today denied that he had
any plan of visiting the Philippines,
Panama and Alaska during his adj
inistration. He Indicated that he
would travel little while IN the
white house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
TAFT Entertains Supreme Court.

Washington, Jan. 23,-Chief JUS
tice White and the associate JUS
tices of the supreme court of the
United States were the guests OF
honor last night at dinner given
by the president.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
Public Sale

Having rented my farm, / will
sell at public sale on my farm Y
mile east and " mile north of Ma
varre, tx miles north and mile
west of Hope, 6h miles south and
/ mile east Of Enterprise, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
NAzm pAsHA AssAssINATED.
Former Turkish Minister Of Wax
killed in Riot.

Constantinople. Jan. 24.-NaEim
Pasha. the former war minister and
commander OF the Turkish. army,
vas shot and killed during demon
STATIONS here last night
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

An inheritance tax bill was in
troduced in the senate yesterday by
Senator James A. Troutman. In it
the exemptions for widows and d.
rect heirs is so high as to exempt
these heirs to most Kansas estates.
thereby avoiding much of the OBJ
lection to the old law. which exempt
ed widows only to the amount OF
$4,000 and charged the tax Of the
whole sum If the widows share was
dollar over the $4,000 mark. The
Troutman bill is. substitute for
the law recently repealed and would
be a source of considerable revenue
to the state, although not to the
extent of the old law. Following
are the exemption figures Of the
Troutman bill: To the widow. $780,
900; to sons and daughters, $10,-
900. other lineaI descendants, $1,000
each.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Oak heater, extension table, bed
stead; chairs; steel range; bed
springs; 8 yards linoleum 2 yards
wide; 25 yards Pennsylvania rag
carpet good as new.
TERMs-AlI sums Of SO and UNI
der cash: sums over $40 credit
of 8 months will be given on note
with approved security at 10 per
cent; II paid when due only per
cent interest will be charged. no
property to be removed until set
tied for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC.

Two Milwaukee binders one all
most new; grain drills, one To-,
hole Indiana with press wheels near
" good as new; 3 sulky plows one
nearly new; Osborne disc harrow
good as new; spring tooth harrow;
S-section harrow; 2-section harrow;
Moline riding lister in good con-
dition; check row corn planter with
wire: Mccormick mower in good
condition; hay rake; hay drag; tri-
pie geared feed grinder; 4 walking
cultivators; King Bee Grow weeder;
2 walking discs; 2 walking plows;
hand corn shelter; buggy pole; bin
der truck; Tiffen wagon good as
new; farm wagon; feed wagon;
spring wagon; runabolt; 3 f0ur-
hourse evens; sets OF work
harness; set of spring wagon
driving harness; set double driving
harness; sets single driving har-s
ness: nets: grindstone; mattock;
shovels; forks; hay knife; wire
stretcher; post anger; Economy
Chief cream separator 900 lbs, cap
acity nearly new: milk cans; lard
press and a number of other articles
too numerous to mention.
Also about 500 bu. pure red Texas
seed oats.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
FREE LuNcH AT NooN
GE0. E. SHOGEEY

A. c. MERIEAFT, Auctioneer.
W. G. GRIGGs. Cashier
D. RODGERS, Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
fe HEAD OF CATTLE.

Eight young extra good shorthorn
milch COWS, some may be fresh by
day of sale, they range from 3 to 5
years of age; S fall calves; 2 sum-
mer calves; yearling shorthorn bull.
WITH
IS HEAD POLAND CHINA HOGS
Two brood sows; II shoats weigh
ing from so to 100 lbs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
Don't Forget

Don't forget that I am a ATTORNEY
when you have any law business to
do in my line. Estates settled I'D
on short notice, wills wrote, di-
vorces got, marriage certificates
procured. Insurance wrote and
wood chopped at ST. so per day
when not busy profeshionaIly.
AME HILLYER,
Attorney-in-law.
Bingville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
Jabe Went to SLEEP

Jabe Crum, who lives a mile outen
Bingvi1le, started to drive into Bingville
last Monday for Doc Livermore to at
tend his wife who had been so sick all
night that Jabe had to sit up with her
and being as he was so sleepy when he
started for Bingville he dropped off in
to doze before he reached town and
the boss and pung with Jabe muffled UP
and fast asleep walked through Bing-
vile.
Several people spoke to Jabe and he
didn't answer, but they never dreampt
he was asleep thinking that he couldn't
hear because he had his ear-lugs on and
was SO muff1ed up. Well, when Jabe
woke up it was afternoon and when he
inquired at the first house he come to
he found he was half way to the Co.
seat.
Jake was turrible surprised and turned
the horse around and run her all the
way back to Bingville to pay her up for
carrying him past.
Jabe took Doc in the pung and they
run the horse all the way back to Jabe's
place, but they found Jabe's wife much
better She was doing the washing
Doc walked back to Bingville in disgust
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
Hoke Peters Burnt

Our respected Teller townsman, Hoke
Peters, met with axidcnt and a sur
prise last Threesday night along about
10 p. m. which will remain green in his
memory for some time to come.
Hoke had a bad cold on his chest
which made him cough SO much it al
most got to be annoying to him. Well,
he went to bed with the idea of going
to sleep, but he coughed and coughed
until he got all Disguised with hisself
and couldn't seem to stop coughin long
enough to get to sleep.
Suddenly Hoke happened to remember
that there was a bottle of cough liny-
ment in the cupboard which had been
left over from last winter, if he would
only find it, and thinking this medisin
might relieve his cough he got up and
lit candle and slipt down stairs as quiet
as possible, making a misstep about half
way down and falling to the bottom and
the candle went out, but he Lit same
again, but it sputtered good cal and
didn't give a very good light, but Hoke
found bottle in the cupboard and took
it upstairs and rubbed some of it on his
chest and laid down and tried to go to
sleep again, but suddenly his chest be-
gin to burn him somethink awful and
when he lit the candle and looked at the
label on the bottle he was a good cal
surprised to discover that what was In
the bottle was carbollic acid instead of
cough medisin.
1t burnt Hoke so that he had to wake
up his wife who got up in the cold and
rubbed cold cream on his chest for him
and made linseed poultices and done
everything she could, but Hoke never
got to sleep until the next morning at
daylight and then it was time to get up
Hoke~ says he will be leetle more
keerful what he puts on hisself here
after.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
Marriages

The marriage of Hodge Hinsley Of
Snake Bend and Miss Samantha Beebles
of Sorrow Hollow was sol1emnized at
the parsonage last Thursday at high
noon by Rev. Sam1 Moore, our beloved
pastor. There was no person present
at the ceremony except Mrs. Moore, wife
of the pastor who witnessed it and from
her we succeeded in getting the patrick
lers.- Samantha looked resplendant in a
plaid skirt and white shirtwaist. She
held some. tissue paper roses in her
hand
Hodge was dressed in a brown suit
which he bought at the Co. seat espes-
HAL for the occasion and it wasn't SIGH
a turrible bad fit after all After the
ceremony was performed the happy cou-
pie started to leave the house, but Rev.
Moore asked Jake if he hadn't forgot
something and Hodge said No, he guess
ed he had everything that belonged to
him and then Rev. Moore says, II guess
you forgot to pay me for the marrying.
Hodge"
Fact is, Rev Moore, I amt got much
money, says Hodge. "Come to think
of it, amt got any, but I'll tell YOU
what III do-Tll tell you a good cure for
a cold in the head an we'll call it
square"
There was nothink else for Rev.
Moore to do but take the cure for the
cold which Hodge wrote out and left
with him and then departed happy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
EDDYTORIUL.

We take our pen in hand on this
ospishus occasion to dash off a
eddytoriul on the turrible severe
wether witch we have had in Our
midst for a spell back.
Old Dad Henderson, who is our
oldest inhabitant & one of our most
respeckted citizens, being as Dad
is almost a 100 years of age, ac-
cording to his own testimony which
ort to be correckt, being as Dad
was present when he was borned-
we'll. Dad says as far back as he
can recol1eckt we amt had SIGH a
cold snap in Bingville as has Wis
sited itself upon us during the past
wk
The merkury in the thurnnomnle-
t. witch hangs in front of Hen
" hersby's store showed 10 de-
grees below zero in the shade, two
mornings sinst. But Eph Higgins,
our accommodating P. M, says
that amt nothing being as the thur
mommeter in front of his P. O..
showed 81 degrees below zero on
the same morning that Hens
showed 10.
LATER-sinst writing the above
Eph has discovered to his intents
disgust & consternashion that the
bulb of his thurmometer was busted
somehow or other and most of the
merkury had leaked outen the thing
, which is why it showed 81 degrees
below.
Be that as it may, however, the
cold spell in Bingville of late has
been somethink awful and a person
who ventures outen the house with
out being all bundled up & having
their ear-lugs and n1itts on there
sells is liable to git frost bit afore
they know it.
We persoom we voice the senti-
ment of every inhabitant in Bing-
vile when we state that every man,
woman, child, dog and cat in Our
enterprising town will hail the first
signs of Spring with turrible joy
and 1owd acclaim.
For a full and grafck acct of
whot the weather is agoing to be
read the Bingville Boogle every wk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
II UnraVeIIed

Luke Gardner who lives half a mile
west of town had a curious experience
last Saturday. Hen Weathersby. prop.
of our general store, got in a few all
wool knit cardigan jackets for sale re-
Gently. Hen was showing same to Luke
and Luke thort they looked like a purity
warm affair.
Hen told Luke the regular price was
So each but if Luke would wear one
without no overcoat and tell everybody
how warm it was and where he got it.
he would let him have il for s. so Luke
took it and put it on and left his over
coat IN the store and started home. Il
was a awful cold day and Luke like to
of froze to deth. His teeth chartered
so that he couldn't hardly tell people he
met how warm the cardigan jacket was,
but he done the best he could and talked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
Personals & Locals Mkt

AID Stringer has dyspepsia on his
stu1nmicl<, so Doc Livermore says. Doc
told AID to stop eating cold sawsidges
and hot mince pie before going to bed
and charged him so cents for the ad-
vice which AID didn't pay because he
didn't take the advice. AID says he
can't give up cold sawsidges and hot
mince pie at bed time, never.
Gid Smalley's old dominecizer hen
laid egg tother day which has yelks
in it. We didn't see the egg ourself
and only have Gid's word for it which
amt much.
Lige Henderson, who we kicked in
the P o. a short spell back, called at
the Bugle office last Friday and demand
ed satisfackshion. He got it in the
same place he did before.
Sam Hayward and wife of Elderberry
Gap is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck Hite
of this city. They have been here five
days now and Mr. and Mrs Hite are
wondering why they don't return to
Elderberry Gap where they belong
There is such a thing as carrying a
visit too far.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-08
Stuck In His Throat

Eb Simpson was turrible surprised last
Sunday while eating Sunday chicken
dinner as the guest of Abe Gookins, his
neighbor, to git part of the chickens
wishbone fast in his throat.
Eb choked and coughed and wheezed,
but the bone wouldn't seem to go Meth
er up nor down. Abe hit Eb on the
back a couple of times and would of
done it again but Eb managed to say
that if he did it again he would go home.
Finally Eb managed to swaller the bone,
which is now in his vitals.
Eb says it makes him feel awful tn
comfortable when he realizes that there
is a bone in his stummick and he has
changed his mind about a chickens
wishbone being lucky.