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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
MANY BIG CITIES WANT
THE REGIONAL BANKS

Washington, Dec. 26.-ActiVe
campaigning for federal reserve
banks to be established under the
new banking and currency system
has been begun by half dozen big
cities in different parts of the Unit
ed States and among the scores OF
kilograms received at the treasury
department more than half were
devoted to laying bare the reasons
for executive approval Of their
claims.
Secretaries McAdoo and Houston
the Organization committed" au-
thorized by the new law to choose
the reserve cities, considered tenta'
tive plans for making up the list o.
not less than eight and not more
than twelve cities to be given fed
eral banks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector December II, 1879
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

Before the board of county commits
sioners of Dickinson county, state
of Kansas.
In the matter of the vacation of the
town site of Elmo in Dickinson
county, state of Kansas
Notice is hereby given that there
has been filed with the county c asti
tion praying for an order to vacate
that portion. Of the unineorporatssd
town site of Elmo, situated In me
northwest quarter of section eight
(s), in township sixteen 1Sl south, OF
cipal Meridian, in Dickinson county
state of Kansas. with the exception
Of the public roads upon section lines
and that said petition will be present
ed to the board of county commission.
ers of Dickinson county, Kansas, at
the court house in Abilene. Dickinson
county. Kansas, for hearing there here,
on, on the fifth day of January, 1914,
the regular January aG 1s scb m ti,ne
and place all persons interested can
appear and be heard under said petit
tion.
At s. o. CURFMAN. 4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
CHARGE SCHOOL TREASURER
EMBEZZLED THE FUNDS

Pittsburg, Dec. 26.-James NC
Cune, treasurer of the school board
at Croweburg, coal camp north OF
here, was bound over to the dis
trict court at Girard on a charge OF
embezzlement. 1t Is alleged that ne
misappropriated the funds OF the
school district. The principal Wit
ness for the state was George Reed,
negro clerk of the board. Reed said
McCune tried to ''let him In" on
some of the graft, but that he re-
fused. McCune. he testified, said
that the board members were not
paid for their work and should "get
something"
or one hundred and fifty war
rants issued by the clerk, the treas
urer had only thirty-one when the
county superintendent called fol
them along with other records II
order to make an audit. Reed, wh'
is a coal miner, was the Socialis
candidate for coroner of Crawford
county a year ago. McCune ant
Fred Hubert, director, also are So
cialists. Hubert is charged will
aiding McCune in the embezzle
ment. His preliminary hearing ha
not been held.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
MONEY LENDER SANTA
TO TEXAN AND BRIDE

Los Angeles, Dec. ga gener-
GUS Santa Claus, in the person OF
an aged money lender. who refused
to give his name, made 1t possible
for Claude Reynolds of Ell Paso'
Tex, who was serving three
months sentence for begging, to
enjoy Christmas with his bride and
mother. Not satisfied with this, the
young mans Santa Claus assisted
in finding him a position as hotel
clerk.
Reynolds, his wife and mother
came here a short time ago with his
younger brother, for the Natter s
health. Their money soon gave out
Then the brother died. Reynolds
went to Alhambra, suburb, and
was arrested for begging. unable to
nay a fine of 500 he was sent to
Jail. The money lender heard OF
his plight and paid the fine.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
APPEALS TO SUPREME
COURT AGAINST BOTKIN

Topeka, Dec. 24.-on the ground
that his discharge from the employ
Of the state was for political rea-
sons, and in defiance of the state
civil service law. B. D. Jones, nurse
Al the state penitentiary until oc-
4Ober 81, yesterday applied to the
supreme court for an alternative
writ Of mandamus to compel his re-
anstatement by ], D., Botkin, war
zen. Fred s. Jackson, former at
aorney general. is attorney for Jones.
Ne writ 10 returnabIe January s.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
Try OF Fire Caused Stampede ana
~ Died.
VICTIMS WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Were Celebrating ChrlS'
Strikers and Townspeopie at
Work 10 Alleviate Sorrow
Ample Aid Fund.

Calumet, Mich, Dec. 26'--oaiu-
met. stricken to the heart by an IL
most unbelievable catastrophe
stands mourning by the side OF itS
dead, the 70 victims, most OF whom
we're children, OF the panic Oh
chr,stmas ever in the Italian nall
cry of fire caused stampede IN
which ~ were killed.
All bitterness and Ill feeling tha'
has existed in this strike ridden
community during the past months
"a w,ped away by one great, common
ssfliction. Today the people OF Cal
umet can only see their neighpors
their brothers, their sisters anu
their little children staggering un'
der an almost unbearable burden Of
distress and grief.
A great mass meeting of Calumet
citizens was held to express theil
sympathy and devise ways ane
means to ameliorate the suffering'
of those on whom death had taller
SO heavily. Unlimited funds arr
assured, and no outside aid Will d.
necessary.
The strikers also named com
mittee to make arrangements 10
the services.
The authorities have so far beel
unable to trace the man VINO
said to have gone up the stairs o
the italian hall and raised the CT
of fire, which started the PAM
which led to the fearful crush i
the stairway and caused the deaf
of the nearly four score men, VIC
men and children. There seems I
be little hope that he will be appre
hended.
A 14-year-old girl who died tn
morning brought the official revi'
ed list OF dead up to seventy-tw'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY
IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Dec. 26.--No one
out of work need have gone hungry
in San Francisco Christmas day. AT
the cooperative bureau of employ
ment the tables we're set for thou
sands.
Ten cooks were busy baking two
hundred pounds of hamburger steak
two hundred pounds of mutton for
stews, two hundred pounds of beef
six hundred pounds of salmon, 400
ducks, five hundred loaves OF bread
and twelve sacks of potatoes.
Many churches threw open their
doors to give the homeless sleeping
places.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
NEGRESS FINDS A DEAD
WHITE MAN IN CELLAR

Topeka, Dec. 26.-Paroled from
the county Jail that she might COOK
her Christmas dinner at home, Ida
Bryant, negress, found the body
of a white man in the cellar OF her
home, when she started to get some
fire wood. The dead man was Jas
Roach. a farm hand of Silver Lake,
Kan. His head had been battered
to a pulp with an ak.
Fordy Bryant, husband of. the wo-
man, was taken into custody today
at Valley Falls, twenty miles dis
tant and will be held pending an
investigation of Roach's death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
VACCINE BRINGS DEATH
TO A 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL

Kansas City, Dec. 26.-Lucile
Hough, 6-year-old daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. G. R. Hough, died yester-
day morning at her home from
lockjaw, brought on, by vaccination
three weeks ago. After the recent
smallpox epidemic at the Benton
school orders from the board OF
education were sent toEall of the
city ward schools recommending
that pupils be vnccinated. Mr..
Hough may enter complaint
against the board.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
PRISONERS SAW THE MOVIES.
Vaudeville Was An Attraction, Too
at LeavenwOrth.

Leavenworth, Dec. 26.-Three
performers from the Grand theatre
OF Kansas City presented a vaude-
Vile show for the inmates of the
United States penitentiary which
was much appreciated by the 100
prisoners. This was followed by a
big turkey dinner. The afternoon
was devoted to recreation, motion
picture show being the chief fea-
ture. Thomas w. Morgan, warden,
also allowed an extra letter home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
Friends urge Curtls to Rum.

Smith Center, Dec. 24.-Petitions
addressed to former Senator Char
les Curtis asking him to became q
candidate in the Republican pri-
mary next August for the seat in
the United States senate now occu-
pied by Senator Bristow, are being
circulated in this county and also
in adjoining counties. It is under
stood that Senator Curtis had said
that n a sufficient number Of Re
publicans show an interest In bis
candidacy he will make the race.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
wonderful Cough Remedy.

DR.. Kings New Discovery is
known everywhere as the remedy
which will surely stop a cough OF
cold, D. P. Lawson or Eidson'
Penn. writes: ''Dr. Kings New Dis
coyery is the most wonderful cough
cold and throat and lung medicine
I ever sold in my store. 1t can't
be beat. 1t sells without any trou.
BILE at all. 1t needs no guarantee.
This is true, because DR.. Kings New
Discovery will relieve the most OBJ
stinate Of coughs and colds. Lung
troubles quickly helped by Its use.
You should keep q bottle in the
house at all times for ell the mem
bers Of the family. zoe sad $loO.
All druggists or by mail. II. r.
Bucklin & Co., PhiladelpEia or st.
Louis.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with local applications, as they cam
not reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure 1t you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh
Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed ny one Of the best
physicians in this country for years
and Is a regular prescription. It is
composed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood puri-
fiers, acting directly with the mu-
cous surfaces. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients Is
what produces such wonderful rec,
suits in curing catarrh. Send for
testimonials, free.
f. j. Cheney & Co., Props. Toledo, n
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for com
stipation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
ASKS DIVORCE BECAUSE
RIVALS PICTURE IRRITATEs

Kansas City, Dec. 24.-Isaac Will
son would be free of his wife, Emma
Wilson, because of a dead man,
whose picture she keeps in her
room with a bow of crepe on the
frame. Before the mans death, ne
recited in his petition, she received
bis attentions, despite her husbands
protests. Although the man is dead
Wilson alleges he can have no peace
at all becaust the picture with the
crepe bow is always present to re-
mind him of his rival.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
BEACHEY BREAKS THE RECORT
Looped the Loop Five Times From
Height OF $50 Feet.

San Francisco, Dec. 26.-Lincoln
Beachey celebrated Christmas by
breaking a worlds record, looping
the loop five consecutive times from
from height of $50 feet and land
ing in a narrow street on the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition grounds.
Beachey turned double loop at
a height Of 900 feet, which he says
is q record in itself, as Pegoud, the
originator Of this particular freak
Of aviation. always has performed
from q great height
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
HERO OF MANILA BAY
IS 20 YEARS OLD TODAY

Washington, Dec. 26.-Admiral
Dewey, hero of Manila bay, was 10
years young today. His years did
not keep him away from his desk
and duties at the navy department,
but the continuous stream OF call
ers to offer congratula. ions did. u
sides "best wishes" personally Of
fered by high officials and friends
in Washington, the Spanish-Amer-
lean war naval hero was lite a'jy
showered with letters and telc-
grams of congratulations from all
over the country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
Cheer for the Inmates OF the Kan
sas Prison.
CHORUS OF IL SANG CAROLS
Feasted Well at Dinner-Popcorh
and Candy to All Warden
Botkin's Welcome
Remembrance.

Lansing. Dec. 26.-Chaplain
Harmon Allen, as a good clergyman
had the choir up early, singing III
the chapel. The chorus resoundeu
from the yellow-gray cellrooms-
"oh, tidings of comfort and Joy
For weeks the chaplain has been
training his Christmas chorus. Ana
aside from a mighty fine line OF
train robbers, burglars and other
criminals, the Kansas penitentiary
has a chorus Of four tenors and
eight bassos which a city church
might envy. Only 1t is a question II
a church choir singer would be will
ing to pay the price to join the
Lansing choir.
The twelve singers have totaI
of over two hundred years to serve
behind the stone stockade.
The celIrooms took up their CHOIR
us. Those who couldn't sing hum
med 1t and got ready for theil
Christmas dinner. Only the good
time men were at the morning serv
ices. The service wound up WIFI
"Adeste Fidelis."
Then everybody ate. They ATE
but did not talk, for the rules don
hermit talking at meals-not eVei
on a merry Christmas. Popcorn
balls and candy were Warden Bot
kin's present to the prisoners.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
PARCEL POST CUT
EXPRESS COMPANY PROFITS

Hartford, Conn.,. Dec. 26.-The eff
feet of the operation of the parcel
post is shown in the annual report
Of the Connecticut public utilities
commission made public. Every
express company reporting to the
commission showed falling off in
receipts. In one instance the de-
crease in operation income was
$S9,s72.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
TWICE AS MANY CARS
IN U. S. AS IN EUROPE

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Twice as many
motor cars are owned in the United
States as in, the nine leading coun-
tries of Europe, according to G. G.
Sinsabaugh, a Chicago authority
who published his conclusions to-
day. Sinsabaugh used statistics
compiled by Lord Montague of Eng
land on the European situation and
those of Donald Mcleod Lay for the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01

Complete Largest POntOOn Bridge
Prairie Du Chen, Wis, Dec. 70
The final touches are today being
nut upon the largest pontoon bridge
in the country, which when launch
ed will span the east channel of the
Mississippi river here. The Dig
boat weighs 3O5S tons and is 21O
feet long.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
VOTE MRS. ELLA YOUNG
BACK TO HEAD SCHOOLS

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young was voted back into
the superintendency of the Chicago
public schools after a stormy session
of the board of education. The
action of the board in removing
Shoop and replacing Mrs. Young
will at once be challenged in court,
it was announced by the opposition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
A New Commandment for Prison.

Leavenworth, Dec. 27.-Lieuten-
ant Colonel Stephen l.. R. Slocunl.
cavalry, unassigned, has been ap-I
pointed commandment at the Unit-s
ed States military prison to succeed
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H.
Slavens, who has been ordered to
join his regiment, the Eighth caval-
ry in the Philippines.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
SHOOT MAN IN A COAST RIOT.
Los Angeles Unemployed Gathered
In q Plaza.

Los Angeles, Dec. 26.-Rafael
Adames, a Mexican, was killed ana
five policemen injured in riot at
the plaza when the officers attempt
ed to break up meeting of several
hundred unemployed and hungry
men. Twenty of the rioters were
arrested.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
ABILENR's SOCIETIES.

ROYAL ARCH MASONS-Cyrus Chap
ter NO rs meets in Masonic hall on the
second and fourth Fridays Of each
month. +. W. Morse. H. p; Joseph ID.
Keel, Secretary.
A. F. & A. M.-Benevolent Lodge No.
50 meets first and third Monday even.
ings in each month at Masonic nail
corner Third and Spruce. H. II. Keel
w. M; ]. L. Worley. Secretary; Visit.
ing brethren welcome.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-01
wilson's Good to the Poor.

Washington, Dec. 9e.-several
hundred homes Of poor families IN
Washington were merry yesterday
because President and Mrs. Wilson
remembered them with gifts.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21
sREvlTiEs.

Through deal made last week, the
Madison Lumber company of Grange
vile, Idaho, takes over the Holz brick
yard at that place.
1t is reported that an agreement has
been reached between the government
and the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad company for the
peaceful dissolution of the New Haven
system.
The note holders committee Of the
H. B. Claflin company. the New York
dry goods house that failed recently,
has formulated plans for a reorgani-
zation which calls for the payment of
90 per cent of the total Indebtedness
in cash.
According to an order issued by the
state public service commission, the
Great Northern railroad is required to
furnish facilities for freight and pas
senger traffic to the town of Chelan
Falls on the Wenatchee-O roville
branch within 20 days.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21
VIBRATIONS ARE REGISTERED
Lengths and Intervals Of Heart sounds
May Be Determined to Small
Fraction Of Sound.

Modifying the pressure-measuring
flames of Koenig, Prof K marble Of
the Academy of Frankfort-on-the-Mai
registers in simple way various
kinds Of intermittent vibrations, such
as speech, alternating currents, and
especially the beats of the heart. A
naked flame produces rings of smoke
on a moving paper ribbon just over
1t, the rings varying with the vibra-
tons of the flame, and the rate Of vi
bration may be registered by using
two flames. For recording heart
beats, rubber membrane stretched
on ring is placed over the heart,
and the pulse vibrations are transmit
ted through tube of gas to the flame
The vibrations are indicated on the
ribbon, and at one side second fame,
oscillated by an electric tuning fork
OF 100 vibrations per second, makes a
second row Of .tracings. Comparing
the two strips of blaekened images
thus made side by side, the lengths
and intervals of heart sounds may be
determined to fractions of about one
hundredth of second
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21
Purifies Blood
With Telling Effect
Gives Conscious Evidence Of
Its Direct Action.

8. s. s., the famous blood purifier, almost
talks as 1t sweeps Its way through the cir
culation. Its action Is so direct that very
often In some forms of skin afIliction the
appearance of the eruptions changes over
night, the Itch and redness are gone and
recovery begins Immediately.
As a matter of fact, there Is one ingredi.
cnt in s. s. 8. which serves the active pur-
pose of stimulating each cellular part Of
the body to the healthy and judicious seec-
tlon of Its own essential nutriment That
Is why 1t regenerates the blood supply; why
1t has such a tremendous influence in over
coming eczema, rash, pimples, and all skin
Affections.
And in regeneraung the tissues S. S. 8.
has rapid and positive antdotal effect
upon all those irritating influences that
cause rheumatism, throat, weak eyes,
loss Of weight, thin, pale cheeks, and that
WEAKNESS of muscle and nerve that Is gen
orally experienced as spring fever. Get
bottle of S. S. s. at any drug store, and in
few days you will not only feel briga. aud
energetic. but you will be the picture Of
new life. S. S. S. is prepared only In the
laboratory of The Swift Specific Co, o34
swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ga, who maintain a
very efficient Medical Department. whore all
who have any blood disorder Of a stubborn
nature may write freely for advice ana q
special book of instruction. s. s. s. Is sold
everywhere by drug stores, department and
general stores, but beware of all substitutes.
Do not accept them.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21
SCIENCE:
AND
INVENTION
LIST OF GREAT INVENTIONS
Sound Producing instruments and Me-
chanlcai Music contrivances Are
Not Mentioned.

Some time ago the Scientific Ameri-
can offered prizes of $3.50, 800 and $50
Tor the three best essays naming the
Ten greatest modern inventions and,
the reasons for the choice. First prize
was finally awarded to William l. Wy
man of Washington for the following
selections:
The electric furnace, which produces
heat SO intense as to simulate the
primal forces of nature" Among other
things 1t has reduced the price OF
aluminium from over twelve dollars
per pound to less than twenty-five
cents.
The steam turbine, which has ef-
fected great economics In steam con-
sumption and Is sending the recipro-
eating engine to the scrap heap.
The gasoline automobile. which has
practically revolutionixed methods Of
locomotion
The moving picture. which is now an
important factor In education and one
Of the principal sources OF cheap and
good amusement.
The aeroplane, the most radical In.
novation in the history of locomotion,
threatening to revolutionize warfare
and promising large possible CONNER
cial results.
Wireless telegraphy, which has
robbed the sea of most Of its terrora,
and has done remarkable things In the
held Of world communication.
The cyanide process. which has revo-
iutionixed the metallurgy Of the preci-
Gus metals.
The induction motor, which made
possible the utilization and transmits
sion OF alternating electric current, II
largely responsible for the substitution
OF electric for steam power In the In
dustries and has conserved from 80 to
so per cent of the energy formerly
wasted in whirling line shafting and
betting.
The linotype. which has made It
possible to set type almost ten times
as rapidly as before.
Electric welding. making it easy to
Join the most antagonistic metals safe.
ly. surely and swiftly.
This Is certainly an imposing list
and manifestly a good selection. Yet
It is strange that any list Of modern
inventions should be considered com
plete without mention of sound-repro
ducing instruments and mechanical
music making contrivances.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-08-21
sILAGE GOOD FOR POULTRY
OF Material Assistance in Keeping Up
EGG Productlon-Fowls Are Crazy
for Succulence.

Cows and sheep thrive on silage; II
Is little too bulky for hogs to eat q
great deal; horses and mules eat small
amounts with profit, and writer to
Hoard's Dairyman tells that 1t Is the
best ever for poultry. He states: I'VE
have tried 1t for two years and find the
birds are crazy for 1t and will clean up
all given them. or course, we give .
grain ration. oyster shells, grit. etc,
besides the ensilage." Since poultry
require some green food in order to do
very we'll and lay best when they en-
10y their food best. 1t can be seen that
snsilage will help great deal to keep
the egg production up to the standard,
As we'll as stimulating the milk low oe
dairy COWS or putting beef on steers
and mutton on sheep.