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Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-11
FOR UNCLE SANS MEN
Wilson Signs Order for 4-Hour Sat
urday This Summer

Washington, June 1O.-Presidert
Wilson signed an executive order
directing that all federal employees,
wherever stationed, be required to
work only four hours on Saturdays
between June Is and September Is
OF the present year.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-11
ROLLS BEER KEG INTO
CHURCH, GETS STIFF FINE

st. Charles, Mo-, June 1O.-Frank
weis was fined 5000 and sentenced
70 six months in the city workhouse
for breaking up a revival meeting
last night By rolling 9 beer keg
down the contsE aisle.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-11
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

Announcement has been received
of the marriage of Miss Lucy Johes
and Mr.. Wayne Townley. at Everett
Wash. June 6. Mr.. Townley is
SON of MIR. and Mrs. ]. 9. Towniey
of Enterprise and brother OF
Lawrence Townley OF this city
Wayne Townley is druggist at
Columbus, where the young couple
will be at home after June 20. They
will 20 TO Yellowstone park on their
honeymoon trip and will visit at
Enterprise before going to colum-
BUS.
The Missionary society OF the
Christian church will meet tomor-
row afternoon at 1880 o'clock at
the church for special business. All
members are earnestly requested to
attend as this is a meeting In which
every Christian should be Interested.
The d. NJ. G. club was entertain
ed at the home OF Mrs. M. +. Bale
Thursday afternoon, June Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will French have
returned from their wedding trip
and will be here this summer, while
Mr.. French attends summer school.
Lawrence Gazette. Mr.. French
will be the principal of the Abilene
high school next September.
The annual picnic OF the W. r. c.
viii be held at the home Of N. G.
Dyer west of town. Friday, June IL.
All members of the W. r. G. with
their families and also the members
of the post and their families are
cordially invited. Come with well
filled baskets to the city hall at 10
o'clock Friday morning. Convey
.ances will be provided.
q AA
The Lutheran Aid society will
meet Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Roop. Mrs. Roop' MIS-
Schrock and Mrs. Stanley Will en-
tertain.
Miss Eleanor Graft entertained
party of little girls this afternoon
I'm honor of her birthday. Games
and refreshments made the occasion
pleasant for the little folks.
Miss Almeda Brown and Mr. a.
Fred Hiser were married Tuesday
evening by the Rev. Hugh Lomax,
-uastor of the Christian church. at
the parsonage. The wedding was
not a surprise to the friends OF the
young couple although the date
tor the wedding has not been gen
orally known. Mrs. Hiser is one OF
the most successful of the Dickin-
son county school teachers and she
has the best wishes of a large ac-
simultaneously. Mr.. Hiser is baK-
er at J. R. Wallerstedt's store. The
Young couple are in their new home
mt Sixth and Brown streets.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-11

Primary nomination papers Z
the Reflector office.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-11
OFF HAND REFLECTIONS

Speaking OF Needed Reforms and
Uplift Movements. why not have one
to induce the kids, and grownups
too. to quit sticking their fingers
over the outlet pipes OF the public
drinking fountains! Think Il over.
Solomon has hired town mar
shal to serve at a salary of $50 a
month during the harvest season.
Herington has added a town rock
pile. Abilene had added TO the
floating non-taxpaying population.
mot all that blooms Is roses"
runs an old saw and while this
story has naught to do with roses.
but treats OF cabbages. the saw will
apply Just the same. A man who
lives down near the Rio Grande
vouches for this story. Several
growers OF cabbage down there ship
per $4,000 pounds OF cabbage to
Kansas City, and the sale bill was
marked mo returns" BY the time
the freight bills and the rest of the
bills had been paid and the commits
sion men had got theirs" the pro-
fit was plain zero. Dickinson coun-
ty ia 4 pretty good place in which
to live and grow things-and sell
them.
Gone are the days when the mem-
bers Of a family walked side by side
and took up the whole sidewalk.
Now Father walks In front, with q
free and easy stride. Mother comes
next, but her skirts are just q lit
tie too narrow to enable her to keep
abreast of Dad. Then comes one Of
the girls. Her skirts are narrower
yet, and she can only make 1t in
:49 flat. Fill in according to the
number of daughters.
zee
The story is going the rounds
now that passengers travelling
through Kansas become seasick when
they look out and see the seas OF
waving wheat. If some OF those
people would get out and "get their
feet wet" by helping harvest, Kan
sas farmers would show more sym
pathy.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-11
& q &

The Lutheran Aid society Will
meet Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Roop. Mrs. Roop' MIS-.
schrock and Mrs. Stanley will en-
tertain.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-08

a little while that the constitutionalist
army would fall to pieces, so anxious
were we to have farms and homes of
our own. We were tired of fighting.
"But our chief explained to us,
through our officers, that the time of
peace had not yet come to Mexico.
Though we had land, there were mil
lions of other Mexicans to the south
who had none. So, when we under
stood this, we left our farms, though
it was hard, senior, and took up again
the southwark march.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-08

''WeII, we have taken Tampico
now. Soon SaItiIlo will fall; then
San Luis Potosi, and, after San Luis
Potosi-the capitaI!"
Then we shall have peace in Mex
ico." ... 49,
Once in a while you will hear of a
chorus girl who doesn't think she is
better than the prima donna and you
may also run into clerk who doesn't
imagine that he knows more than the
Boss.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
ORDINANCE DID NOT APPLY
Funerals Were Held Dcyond city Limits.
So LndrrtnI>ers Wore Dismissed.

Although il was conclusively proved
that charge in excess Of that fixed
by law had been made for carriages
used at funeral. William Isaac John
son and Brown Brothers. negro funeral
directors, were dismissed yesterday by
Justice Crutchaeld IN Police Court
when II was shown that the burial had
taken place beyond the corporate linz
its and therefore the ordinance fixing
The rates on vehicles did not apply
Tho funeral directors Of the city.
Notwithstanding an ordinance which
fixes the rate on carriages FOR funerals
at $3.50 each, have. since December l.
been charging n fiat rate Of 81 The
case against the two negro concerns
is the 0rst attempt 10 convict under
the ordinance, although 1t has been on
the pages OF the city Code for twenty
years.
mat +, IS Impossible to furnish ve-
the contention Of liVcrymcn In this
city. Efforts were made by them 10
have the ordinance amended. but the
resolution was defeated Ia the Com
mon Council There is II penalty Of
from So TO $50 for each violation
Scrgcant Matthews. Of the Police De-
partInent, was responsible for the cases
heard yesterday. a relative OF do
mest!c in his family died. and II was
AZ that funeral the oVercharge was
made
Both Johnson and Brown Brothers
showed that the funeral had gone be-
yond the city limits. and although 81
wa charged for the carriages, the ex-
ira half dolla! was FOR the additional
distance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
LAYS ROSE ON GRAVE
OF JEFFERSON DAVIS
Vice-President Marshall Honors
Dead in Hollywood
Cemetery.
AT GRAVES OF PRESIDENTS
After Signing Patents for Newly
Made Masons, Vice-President
Leaves for Washington.
AT GRAVES OF PRESIDENTS

Vice-President Thomas r.. Marshall
of Indiana. yesterday gave voluntary
evidence of n reverence and high re-
gard for the traditions and the prin-
ciplcs for which Southern blood was
split through four years of war, when
lie placed n single rosebud on tho grave
of Jefferson Davis in Hollywood Gem
etcry.
Il do not think would bc doing my
self justice If ! did not show respect
to the memory of jefferson Davis" the
Vice-Presidcnt said as his automobile
stopped before the section. Opening
the door or the car. lie stepped out and
started for the grave, only to discover
that he did not have the rose with
which to show his respect to tho dead.
a large bouquet lay on the grave OF
General Fitzhugh Lee, whose section
is near that of the former President
of the Confcderacy, and, going to this.
Mr.. Marshall picked 4 bud from the
mass and carefully placed it on the
grave of Davis.
Previously. icc-Presidcnt Marshall
had visited the graves of Presidents
Tyler and Monroe. and OH them he had
placed the roses which had adorned his
coat lapel 1t was this circumstance
which left him without Il rosebud when
he and those who accompanied him on
the trip to Hollywood yesterday morning
-.
The Vicc-Prcsident had expressed q
desire TO visit Hollywood Cemetery. and
was escorted there yesterday morning
by Postmaster Hay It. Thornton. o. a.
Hawkins and ID. c. Kennedy. He and
Mrs. Marshall left for Washington
yesterday at noon.
MRS. MARSHALL TAKES
IEONIES TO WASHINGTON
Mrs Marshall was presented with a
large bunch OF peonles by members of
the Scottish Ritc Masons Thursday
night. at the time, she expressed TIN
wish that she might be able to take
them back TO Washington with her,
would attempt to put into practice her
wish. They were surprised and graft
lied yesterday morning when they
visited the Nice-Prcsidents apartments
to conduct him to the train TO find
Mrs Marshall selecting the best pre-
served flowers from the bunch and
wrapping them carefully to take home
with her.
Both Nice-President Marshall and
Mrs. Marshall were enthusiastic over
the reception which had been accorded
them while In Richmond, and both
spoke complimentary Of the city and
It's citizens. They were much inn
pressed with the beauty ana tho evil
dent prosperity of Richmond
During the early morning Mr.. Mar
shail spent nearly half hour signing
inc patents given the Masons why
TOOK the thirty-secon degree on the
previous night. These patents are
parchment certificates. ntd II Is Gus
,oinaiE 10 have the thirty-t third degree
Masohs who participated In the cerc-
monies. n, al which they we're conferred
sign them. The fact that Tho VIC
resident was here for tho reunion and
HinNeo MS autograph to every parch-
'heht gives them an added value to tho
minds OF their recipients.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
PAWNBROKER ACQUITTED
IN HUSTINGS COURT
Sicgcl Found Not Guilty OH Cbarr. ~,
Falling 20 Report DIa-
nlOuI niu,-

Harry Sicgc1, the Sixth Street n,,,,
broker. charged with failing 70 ,noi,o
proper report OF a diamond ring de-
posted with him by a L. Henderson
was found not guilty In the HustInrs
court yesterday. The case was tried IN
appear from the Police Court. where Jus-
lice Crutchfield had Imposed n I'm.
OF $3.50. 'hc
The ring In question was stolen nv
~. l.. Henderson from Or. Urlah Uar,
man. of lo7 East Franklin Street. The
negro pawned IT at Siegers estab-
hshment for small sum. In his daily
report TO the police Siegel listed tho
ring az n white sapphire. confess
sion from the negro put the police on
the tran OF the missing diamond. Hem
derson was given enough money 70
redeem the ring and secured IT after
paying the charges
SicGel was arrested for failing TO
report the pawnlng OF the diamond
He testified that he was not aware
that the stone was n diamond. and
that he received 1t In the belief that
1t was white sapphire. and reported
1t as such
The Hastings Court appeared salts
fled yesterday that the circumstances
as related by Siegcl were true and
failed to sustain the fine imposed by
the Police Court. Henderson. who had
pleaded guilty on April Q, was SEN
fenced TO serve year In the peniten-
tiary for stealing the ring.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
DR.. M'lLWAINE GOES
TO ATTEND CONVENTION
American Library Association Holds
Annual Meeting Ira Washing


DR.. Henry w. McIlwainc, State Ii
brarlan. will 70 TO Washington next
week TO attend the annual convention
of the American Library Association,
which Is scheduled to meet In the Will
lard Hotel on May 25-2?. At the same
time the National Association OF State
Libraries, un affiliated organization
viii toe in session in its annual con-
vention In the same city.
The state Librarian Will be accom-
panied to the convention by two other
Richmond dclcSatcs-E. @. Sven. as
Elstant State librarian. and Miss Ethel
Nolin. assistant catalogucr. DIR. 'McH-
waine IS chairman OF the public ar
ciivcs committee OF tho national asso-
citation and Is at present hard at work
on his report.
Following tho close OF tho conven-
ton on May 90, tho majority OF tho
delegates will leave Washington on
"a post-confercnce tour, To last six
days and cover the historic country
of tho Chesapeake Bay and James
JI!vcr. The schedule calls for the dele
30, by boat. for Old Point Comfort,
travelling down the Chesapeake Bay
After numerous side trips from Old
Point. the party VIII come up the
James River by the day steamer. stop
ping 1T jamestown Island TO SEQ the
relics OF the first English colony IN
the New World
The visitors VIII spend two days
and three nights IN Richmond and,
judging from the prospectus OF the
trip they expect 10 nnd interesting
food for study In the city and the
surrounding territory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
HE REFUSES TO HONOR
EXTRACTION PAPERS
Governor Stunrt Holds That AionKo
Todd IN Not Fugitive From
New Jersey.


After a spirited hearing In the cXecu-
tive offices yesterday morning, Gov
crnor Stuart refused to honor the cx-
tradition papers issued upon him by
the Governor of New Jersey for the
surrender of Alonzo Todd, under arres,
in Surry County for the dcsertion Of
his wife and failure to contribute to
her support The cNtradition proceed
ings In Todd's case have aroused un-
usual interest because oc the fact that
the Governor once signed tho rccuisi-
.. tior warrant through inadvcrtcncc,
only 10 afterward hold up the sur
render OF the prisoner over tho long
distance telephone.
Todd. through his attorney. Oscar
Shr'vmalIc. OF Surry, produced vol
luminous ntlidavits yesterday to show
that he had justifiablc grounds for
leaving his wife. lIc denied that he
was Il fugitive from Justice In that lie
had made no effort to conceal his
whereabouts from his wife Her faith
l"ssncss resulted In n natural separa-
ton, he asserted, and he camc TO
Virginia In order to remove himself
from tho sphere OF her influence
The New Jersey agent who came
with the cNtradition papers present ed
lengthy brief to support the claim
that Todd Was a fugitive from justice
within the meaning OF the law.
Although he was unsuccessful In his
attempt TO obtain possession OF Todd,
the New Jersey officer secured from the
Governor signed roGuisition papers ror
the surrender of Harry Somcrs. coll
ored. alias Pork Chops" now under
Camden for robbery. The New Jersey
officer left Iiichmond yesterday after
noon for Norfolk armed with tho pa
prrs for the surrender of Soncrs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
STATE MILITIA OFFICERS
ARE ORDERED INTO CAMP
Acknowledgement Vaughan 60 he In
Command of instruction Encnmp-
mcnt mt Fredericksburg.

Transportation for 1925 infantry off,
GERS OF the Virginia Volunteers to
Fredericksburg and return has been
obtained by Acknowledgement Sale.
The transportation is for the purpose
of conveying the officers to the camp
OF instruction for infantry officers,
which Is to be held at Fredericksburg
May 81 to Juno 6.
The camp will be participated In by
all OF the officers of the Virginia Vol
untecrs and all officers attached to
infantry organizations. except chap
lains and officers of tho medical corps.
In addition to these the following
named officers have also been ordered
to report at Fredericksburg: Brigadier-
General C.. G. Vaughan. Jr. First Bril-
gadc; Licutenant-Coloncl 10 Lane
Stern. assistant inspector-gene !;
Ordnance Department.; Lieutenant-Col-
onel Allen Potts, Quartermaster De-
partmcnt: Major Clinton l.. Wright,
adjutart-gcncral First Brigade; Major
Peyton +. Winfree. Corps of Engineers:
Major y. n. Finch. Medical Corps; lTirs.
Lieutenant Arthur /. Schisler, Corps OF
Engineers.
Brigader- General Vaughan. Jr., is
designated to command the camp. He
will appoint such staff officers from
the officers attending this camp OF In
struction rs he may deem necessary
The following named officers OF the
regular army have been detailed by
the Eastern Department as instruc:ers.
Captain A. NJ. Shipp. Captain G.. a. Had
sell, Captain w T. Screws, Captain l.,
j.. Gregg. First Lieutenant G. a. Lynch
First Lieutenant Il. III. Bagby.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
WARRANT FOR CLEMENTS
IIcnrico Police Charge Negro With
Icing Assnilnnt of Miss Chennuit.

warrant directly charging John
Clements, colored. with an assault on
Miss Fannie Il. Chenault. OF Stop 80.
Ninc-Mile Road, on May ., was yester-
day served on him In the IIenrico Coun-
" Han. in which he had been lock ed
the night before on the charge of being
a suspicious character. Clements has
been arrested on the latter charge
twice. Miss Chcnault failing 10 make Il
positive identification when she saw
him the first time. The second arrest.
made by Special County Policemen
Hardy and Tillcr. was on the strength
of what the officers termed newly dis
covered evidence.
Miss Chcnauit VIII not see Clements
until Monday afternoon. The evidence
which the police have obtained against
him is circumstantial in every respect,
IL is said
Since first seeing the man, Miss Che
nau4t has reflected over the points Of
resemblance between the man under
arrest and the man who attacked her
and on Thursday told Policeman Hardy
mat she was sure Clements was the
guilty party. This statement, together
"iih H.o fact That the man had been
unable to explain satisfactorily his
whereabouts on the night In question
caused his second arrest AS Il suspicious
character.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
CHAMBER STILL OPPOSED
TO WEST END STATION
Committee Asks TO lie Heard in Oppo-
sition to Removal OF ReIvidcre
Street Tracks.
WANT DOWNTOWN UNION DEPOT
Mnny Individual Members, However,
Hnvc Signed Petition for Two
Station Plan.

When the Council Committee on Streets
meet Monday night In the CITY Hall
subcommittee from the inland trade
committee OF the Chamber of Commerce
VIII ask to be heard on tho rcsolu-
ton to require the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad TO
discontinue the grade tracks In Bel
vldere and Broad Streets, which will
come up for consideration at that time.
Ihe resolution has been referred TO tho
Street Committee by the Council.
In accordance with resolution
adopted some time ago by the board
OF directors OF the chamber. this COM
mittce Will take the position that IL ia
preferable TO endure the Inconvenience
or grade crossings on Bclvidere Street
ana The operation of trains on Broad
street 10 giving UP the accessible sta
tlon facilities At Byrd Street and Elba
stations to accept In lieu thereof ono
station for the Atlanti, Coast Line and
me richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac on the Hermitage Club property.
CHAMBER BOARD OPPOSES
WEST END STATION
inc chamber boarL mas consistently
opposed the West End station, because
OF the fact that II would DO located
some distance from the hotels, post
Office and business centre OF the city.
Such a station. the board decided.
would render necessary. the use OF the
Belt Line for Atlantic Coast Line
trains to back Into the city. n service
which the advocates OF the Main
Street Union Station plan say has
proved unsatisfactory In other cities
where II is in operation. AT the same
time a large number OF Individual
members Of the chamber have signed
the petition for "A West End station.
Under the scheme for a union sta
tion advocated By the chamber board.
the Atlantic Coast Line and the Rich
mond. Frederick sburg and Potomac
Railroad trains would enter the pres
cnt Main Street Station, and way
station at some point In the West End
near the intersection of the Boulevard
and the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac tracks would be established
The inland trade committees delcga-
ton will try to convince the Street
Committee that such nm arrangement
would permit the discrimination of
every important main line grade cross
ing north OF the James River except
on the Belt Line. The Belt Line, un-
der this plan, would be used only for
through frciShts. the passenger trains
entering the city from the north
through Shockoe Valley.
There seems to be some doubt that
the city can order the Richmond, Fred
crlcksburg and Potomac Railroad TO
discontinue the use of the Bclvidcre
Street line, but 1t is admitted that
it has the power to require the tracks
to be put underg round. which would
in all probability have the same effect
as the direct order TO discontinue using
them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-23
CROWLE is REELECTED
HEAD OF INSURANCE MEN
Stnunton Mum Chosen Mt Final Session
of Annnni Virginin Con-
ycntIon.
DISCUSS EXPULSION or MEMBER
Morning Meeting I2niivcucd When II
IL Learned That Leesburs Firm II
Accused OF Undertaking.

j. u. Crowlc, Jr.. OF Staunton, was
unanimously reelected president of
the Virginia Association, Local Fire
insurance Agents. at the closing scs-
sion or the sixteenth annual conven.
ton held yesterday afternoon I'm the
Chamber OF Commerce auditorium:
other officers chosen were as fol.
lows:
NJ. j. Stratus, or Richmond, first vice
president; w Lee Powell, second vice
president, and 5. Il. Pulllam, OF Rich
Inond. sccretary-treasurer
Executive communicative 7, plerc.
chairman
Grievance committee-E. z. Good
win. chairman.
Legislative committee-Charlcs T.
Lunsford. chairman
inc following members were elected
DELEGATES to attend the convention OF
the National Association Of Local Fire
, insurance Agents. which Will be held
next August In Minneapolis. Mimi:
L. W. Childrcy. w. l.. Paxson. T. G..
Burch, Il. +. Kirkpatrick Caleb u.
West Charles I. Lunsford. + r. Briggs.
w. Frank Garrett, George MEG Good
ridge and W. Lee Powell
DISCUSS QUESTION Or
ENPELI.ING MEMBERS
me session yesterday morning was
cnlivened when the question OF the
expulsion OF member arose. II was
brought to the attention of the meet
Ing that member firm In Lccsburg
was selling Insurance at rates below
those liked by the Southeastern Under
writer's Association. 1t was suggcst-
ed that the matter be laid before tho
National association for adjustment.
but upon motion of W. \. Crenshaw.
or Richmond. the convention decided
TO REFER the matter TO the grievance
committee. which VIII be Instructed
to cndcavor to bring about an anicablc
settlement OF the case. II is said that
the offending firm has made no an
nouncement OF abandoning Its alleged
business OF underselllnE.
An Interesting address by f. G.. Sell
bells. head OF II large insurance con
Germ. OF Columbia. S. c.. was q feature
at the morning session. Following
adjournment the delegates went to
the Westmorcland Club, where they
were entertained at a luncheon
The election OF officers at the af-
ternoon session brought the convention
to an end.