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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-09-29
Social Needs Imperative.

The average country boy and girl
have very little opportunity for real
enjoyment, and have, as a rule, a
vague conception of the meaning of
pleasure and recreation. 1t is to fill
this void in the lives of country youth
that the rural church has risen to
the necessity of providing entertain
ment, as we'll as instruction, to it's
membership among the young. The
children and young people of the
church should meet when religion is
not wen mentioned. 1t has been
found safest for them to meet fire.
quently under the direction and care
of the church. To send them into the
world with no social training exposes
them to grave perils and to try to
keep them out of the world with no
social privileges is sheer folly. There
is a social nature to both old and
young, but the social requirements of
the young are imperative. The church
must provide directly or indirectly
some modern equivalent for the husk-
ing bee, the quilting bee and the sing
ing schools of the old days. In one
way or another the social instincts
of our young people must have oppor-
tunity for expression, which may
take the form of clubs, parties, pic
MICS or other forms of amusement.
One thing is certain, and that is that
the church cannot take away the
dance, the card party and the theatre
unless it can offer in its place a sat
isfying substitute in the form of more
pleasing recreation.
Universal Instinct for Play.
In providing for enjoyment the
church uses one of the greatest meth
DDS by which human society has de-
veloped. Association is never secure
until it is p~leasurable; in play the in
stinctive aversion of n person for
another is overcome and the social
mood is fostered. Play is the chief
educational agency in rural commun-
tiles and in the p~lay-day of human
childhood social sympathy and social
habits are evolved. AS individuals
come together in social gatherings,
their viewpoint is %broadened. their
ideals are lifted and finally they con-
stitute a cultured and refined society.
1t is plain, therefore, that the
church which aims at a perfected So
ciety must use in a refined and ex-
allied way the essential factors in
social evolution and must avail itself
of the universal instinct for play.
If the church surrounds itself with
social functions which appeal to the
young among its membership, it will
fill a large part of the lamentable
gap in rural pleasures and will reap
the richest reward by promoting a
higher and better type of manhood
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
Ammunition Company Must Answer
in Wisconsin Court
A BIG COMBINE is INTIMATED
information Sought ON whether OF
Not the Wisconsin Statute
Is Violated-Wilson's
Proclamation Cited

Milwaukee, Wis, April SO.-A
complaint was filed today under the
so-called discovery" statute OF
wisconsin to obtain information 70
determine whether the Allis-Cnal-
mers company, corporation otto
Falk, its president, and others nave
entered into a conspiracy with the
bethlehem Steel company and 9th
ers not yet known, to manufacture
and ship shrapnel shells to EURO
pean belIigerents contrary to the
wisconsin law.
Mention of President Wilson 9
neutrality proclamation is made ana
certain federal statutes are citeo,
violations of which it Is contendeu
constitute breaches Of neutraiity
and submit the offender to criminal
prosecution for "high crimes and
misdemeanors."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
FARMER TELLS
ABOUT Fleeing
Paid Out $4,000, Then He Was
Charged with White Slavery
BUT THE JURY COULDN'T SEE 1T
Delphos Man Victim of Wichita WO-
man Who Spent His Earnings
With q Free
Hand
BUT THE JURY COULDN'T SEE 1T

Kansas City, May 1.-G. w.
Thompson was found not guilty OF
white slavery.
Kansas City, May George w.
Thompson, a retired farmer, 62
wears old, wept on the witness STAND
as he told how he spent more than
$4,000 on Mrs. Lola White, ~
years old, the young woman who In
fatuated him, and who is now the
principal state witness in the white
slave case against him.
Thompson met Mrs. White In
October, 1918, in Wichita, Kan. The
day after they were introduced he
bought her some medicine. She was
suffering at the time with an all
ment that made it necessary for her
to use crutches to move about her
room. Later Thompson paid MIS-
whites room rent, five weeks IN
arrears. hired a woman osteopath
practitioner for her and gave her
small amounts for incidental ex-
penses.
Later they went to Kansas City
where MrA white obtained d.
vorce Thompson paying the BILL
Besides he paid all Mrs. White 10
EXPENSES, including about $500 In
search for her boy, which she
said had been Kidnapped. ThonD'
son li,eS near De"h9s Kas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
VA ON SUNK[N
french CRUISER
The Leon Gambetta TOrpedOed Dy
Austrian Submarine
EXPLOSION WAKES THE CREW
Paris Report Says the Ship Has Been
Rushed to the ShOre-SOme
of the Crew of ia
Saved

Vienna, via London, April 20
The following official communica-
ton has been issued:
Submarine No. s, commanded
by Lieutenant George Ritter Won
Trap, torpedoed and sank the
French cruiser Leon Gambetta In
the Ionian sea"
Brindisi, Italy, April %, via Paris
April 29.-The French cruiser Leon
Gambetta, torpedoed by an Aus
TRAN submarine in the strait OF OF
|ranto, the waterway leading to the
Adriatic sea, has been run ashore
Fears are now entertained that she
may float away on a high tide.
It is believed the Leon Gambetta
had on board crew numbering TIA
men, including twenty-five officers
A majority of the men were asleep
when the cruiser was struck. Those
who have been saved are virtually
without clothing and suffered from
exposure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
HEAD FOUND GUILTY
Life Sentence for Leader Of Strikers
Who Killed Deputy Sheriff

Trinidad, Colo, May 4.-The jury
returned a verdict pronouncing John
r. Lawson guilty of murder in the
first degree, fixing penalty at life
Imprisonment for the killing OF John
Nimmo, a deputy sheriff, in bat
tie with strikers October 25, 1918.
Lawson was not present at the
battle, but as president of the union
he was charged with being directly
responsible for the killing Of MINI
mo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
TRUSKFTT SET
FREE BY BOARD
Slayer OF J. ID. s. Medley, PrOnounc
ed Sane, Leaves Pen
HE MUST OBEY A CONDITION
He and His Niece, Elsie Truskctt,
Must Stay Away from Mont
gomery County Until
Jan. 4, 1917

Leavenworth, May 6.--A. A.
Truskett. "a years old, slayer OF J.
d. 8. Medley. q wealthy oil man OF
Lima, o.. was pronounced sane by
the state board OF corrections and
left the Kansas penitentiary q free
man. His release largely was due to
the efforts OF his niece, Miss Elsie
Truskett. Medley was shot and kill
cd In q hotel in Caney, Montgomery
county, Kansas, in 1911, after DIFF
ferences over oil leases. The board,
in granting Truskett freedom, re-
quired that he and Miss Truskett
pledge themselves to keep away
from Montgomery county until jan
uary 1, 1917.
Protests were entered with the
board by attorneys for Neeley's WI
dow and officials Of Montgomery
county, where Truskett was found
to have been insane at the time OF
the killing. They alleged Truskett
is dangerous and might kill other
people. Truskett testified and said
he now bears malice toward no one.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
TEDDY AMPLIFIEs HIS
RELATIONS WITH BOSSES

Syracuse, N. Y. April 2s.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt. on this. his seventh
day upon the witness stand. ampii-
fled the answers he made TO ques-
lions asked TO him upon cross-ex-
animation by counsel for William
Barnes. plaintiff In the suit for IL
bel against the former president.
He told why he conferred with
United States Senator Thomas @.
Platt while governor. vice president
and president of the United States.
He related how he threatened Sem
ator Plat just prior to the Phila-
deiphia convention Of 1900 that he
would fight for the New York gu
bernatorial denomination II the
easy boss" made good his own
threat to keep him out OF the race
as punishment for not accepting the
for vice president
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
A TERUE HAUTE
IN KANSAS NOW
80 Governor CApper, Speaking OF
Kansas City, Says
WILL ORDER A VOTE PROBE
information OF Vote Buying Avail
able, Says Capper. Who WIN
Personally Make An
Investigation

Topeka, May ST. have infor'
nation in my office that leads me
to believe there are several men IN
Kansas City, Kan. Republicans and
Democrats, who are headed for the
penitentiaty," Governor Capper said
today, when he received the reply
of Henry thinner. Kansas side cleo
ton commissioner, to the request
for Zimmer's resignation. Il don't
know but that the election condi-
lions in Terre Haute may have been
n Sunday school convention election
compared with some Of the election
feats in Kansas City, Kan. In the
last few years.
1.-THE resignation Of thinner was
simply an incident. He has not at
tempted to clean out the election
crooks or prevent fraud in the cleo
tions in that town."
Governor Capper says that ne
has positive information OF vote
buying and will go to Kansas City
with the attorney general to make
a personal investigation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
HUGHES NOT A CANDIDATE
Associate Justice Makes Emphatic
Denial Of Presidential Talk

washington, May Sin view OF
recent references to the name OF As
sociate Justice Hughes Of the SUI
preme court~as q candidate for the
presidency, the following authorita-
tive statement was made today IN
his behalf:
"Justice Hughes wholly disap-
proves the use of his name In con-
nection with the presidential cam
paign. Not only has he no desire &c
re-enter politics, but as a member
Of the supreme court, he is moi
available. He is not candidate II
any sense and cannot permit hi
name to be used"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
w. H. Hume, Alleged Arkansas City
Embezzler, Arrested In Florida
HIS LETTERS PRECEDED ARREST
Detectives Intercepted Correspond
ence With Woman for Whom
Hume Left His
Family

Winfield, May Nv. H. Hume.
the missing Arkansas City bank
clerk, who 1t is charged carried
away $4,000 Of the banks money
has been located and arrested at
jacksonville, Fla, by Burns detec-
tives and Wells Fargo men, accord
ing to news received this morning
by Sheriff Hoover.
His whereabouts was learned
through the agency Of a woman IN
Denver, for whom he left wife
and family. BY intercepting letters
which passed between them the de-
tectives were able to keep close
touch to the whereabouts OF Hume
and the woman's telephone CONVEX
sation with him led to Hume's final
capture.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
D1sooRDs IN MUSIC CONTEST
Charging Violation Of Rules, Some
of Contestants Leave Wichita

Wichita, May 5.-The musical
festival held here yesterday and to-
day has ended in bitterness. three
choruses that engaged in the con-
tests and about 10. individual sing
ers, pianists and violinists left Tor
home when the management was
charged with violating rules OF the
contest by giving out winners before
the events were over. The choruses
which left were from wellington
Arkansas City and Augusta. e. r.
Croeger of st. Louis was ad1udica-
tor.
Prizes in chorus work went TO
Winfield, Mcpherson Anthony ana
Hutchinson in the order named.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
MEYER ANSWERS
DANIELS LETTER
Former Navy Head Takes Exception
to Present seCretary's View
FLEET NOW LACKS 5000 MEN
Says U. s. Navy is Not Up to Ats
Highest Efficiency Point As
Secretary Daniels Has
Stated
FLEET NOW LACKS 5000 MEN

Boston, May 3.-Former Secre-
tary of the Navy, George Won L.
Meyer, made public q statement re-
viewing the open letter from secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels to Presi-
dent Garfield of Williams college,
concerning the present status OF the
naval equipment of the united
States. Mr.. Meyer points out that
what program there is for prepar-
edness began before the present ad-
ministration and adds:
"While, as the secretary has stat
ed, the navy is today recruiting TO
its maximum strength, (Which IS
due to the decreased demand Tor
labor in various tines Of trade
throughout the United States). yet
the commander in chief of the fleet
in a communication to the naval
academy, gives the opinion that the
fleet lacks in It's complete equip
ment, about five thousand men anu
a number Of officers. To put all the
ships in commission that could be
useful in time OF war, would re-
quire eighteen thousand additional
men and many officers, according to
Admiral Badger In his evidence be-
fore the naval commission this win
ter: and yet. in his letter the secre-
tary assures the public that the
navy in 1915 is larger, better equip
ned and in better condition than IN
any previous year, while experts
know that this is impossible since
many Of the battIeships have been
retained SO long in Mexico that fleet
maneuvering, vital for efficiency'
has been terribly hampered and in
terfered with"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
Turk Soldiers Said TO BE Response
BILE for One Attack
CRUoIFY AND BURN AT STAKE
At Uramiah, Native Christians Have
Been Put to Death Ruthlessly
by the Kurds, Niissionar-
les Report

New York, April 29.-Details OF
the massacre of native Christians at
Urumiah, Persia, received today by
the Presbyterian board of foreign
missions, state that not less than
500 have been murdered there and
that not less than 1000 have perish
ed from disease.
The attacks, 1t was reported
have not been confined to Kurds'
hut have been made, in at least one
instance, by Turkish soldiers. Cru
cifixion and burning Christians alive
have been revived, missionaries re-
ported.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
MANY plend for Leo Frank

Atlanta, Ca, April 2S.-More
than $4,000 letters dealing with the
Leo M. Frank case have been receiV-
ed by Governor slaton within the
last few weeks, according to infor-
nation given out here by attaches
of the governors office. With very
few exceptions, the writer's urged
the governor to commute Franks
sentence on the charge Of having
murdered Mary Phagan, from death
to life imprisonment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
REPORTS THAT THE F-4
WAS IN GOOD CONDITION

Washington, April 29.-Rear Ad-
miral Moore, in a mail report re-
ceiyed at the navy department to-
day. said the submarine F-4, when
she started on her Inflated cruise
outside Honolulu harbor, was IN
good condition and that an accident
a short time before referred to In
widely circulated reports, was only
of minor character"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
TWO New U. P. Trains

Junction City, May 1.-The long
expected order for the putting on
of two fast trains to the coast has
been posted in Union Pacific Off
ces over this division and notice
has been served to get the equip
ment ready. These trains were TAX
an off last fall because Of slack
business. The new service it is said
win be greatly improved and will
be almost a solid Pullman train
from Kansas City west.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
BLUE SKY BOARD AFTER
FARM LOAN COMPANIES

Topeka, May SIN an order TO-
day w. F. Benson, state bank COM
missioner, stated that many Kansas
farm loan companies must come un-
der the "blue sky" laws. Following
this statement s. T. seaton of the
Blue Sky law department issued an
ultimatium to companies selling
southern land
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
counting Rock Island Spikes

Pratt, May LA. w. Heyer and
thirteen men arrived today and be-
gan checking up the possessions OF
the Rock Island railroad here. They
viii count each spike, measure each
foot of track and ascertain the
amount Of lumber and cost Of each
building in the yards. II win take
them ten days to complete this
work. They are from the interstate
commerce commission and are in
Voicinr the entire line.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
THIS MAYOR WOULD GO
BROKE HERE IN ABILENE

Wilson, May Mayor z. G. Pc
cival has issued a proclamation de-
claring war on the dandelions and
offers s cents a bushel for all the
plants delivered to the city mar
shall by the children Of the town
As an incentive TO the children to
exercise their energy a premium Of
81 is offered for the first ten bush
els, so cents for the second ter
bushels and rs cents for the thirc
ten bushels. The contest will Gloss
next Saturday night.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
MY YEAR WAR HAS COST
ENGLAND BILLION AND HALF

London, May Sin the house Of
commons today David Lloyd-George'
chancellor of the excheQuer, intro
duced his second war budget, the
first having been presented in No
yember to tide over the interval un-
til the end of the year.
In one year the war has cost q
billion and a half.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
CLAY CENTER TO BUILD
A $4,000 GRADE SCHOOL

Clay Center, April 2s.-At a spe-
cial election held in Clay Center yes
terday, It was voted to issue $4,000
Of school bonds with which to re-
build Mckinley school, q grammar
school in Clay Center which re-
Gently burned. with the insurance
money which was secured. build
ing costing over $4,000 win be put
up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
GooDLAND ASKS A CLEANUP
Kansas Town Would Live Up to Its
Name

Topeka, May 5.-A delegation OF
citizens from Goodland, Kan, cali
ed on the governor and attorney
general today and charged violation
Of the prohibitory and gambling laws
in that town. The attorney general
directed one of his assistants to
proceed at once to clean up Good
land.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
TYPHUs ENVELOPES
SERBIA; 10000 SUFFERING

New York, April 29.-The Rookie
Teller Foundation war relief COM
mission made public report on
destitution and disease in Serbia in
which IL is stated that on March III
probably $4,000 to 10000 persons
were suffering from typhus in Ser
bia and that this and other epidem'
ics were swiftly enveIoping the
entire nation" The report was trans
mitted from Berlin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
SOLD POSTAL BOXES
ON THREAT TO STOP MAIL

Pittsburg, April 29.-Three SWIM
dlers representing themselves to be
agents of the postoffice department
and selling mail boxes under threats
that the free delivery of mail would
be discontinued unless the boxes
were bought, found many victims In
Pittsburg. A man and two women
we're in the party.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
FIRE SWEEPS CITY OF COLON
Several Dead and 1000 are Made
Homeless

Colon, May More than half
the city of Colon was swept by a
disastrous fire which started short
" after 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Several are known to be dead, in
GLIDING two native policemen, ana
several hundred have been injured,
while between 10000 and $4,000
others, mostly negroes, have been
rendered homeless.
The loss is estimated at about 2
million dollars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06

wichita, May AIRS. Ethel
Humphries, widow Of w. L. Hum
phries. a wichita city detective, who
was shot and killed February 20
by Andy NJ. Caplinger, whom ne
was trying to arrest. has filed a
claim for s324O against the city,
which is three times the amount
her husband earned in year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
NOrweeian ships TOrpedOed

London, May 4.-The Norwegian
steamer America has been torpedoed
and sunk in the North sea By 9
German submarine. This Is the third
Norwegian steamer to fall victim to
the German under sea boats re-
ported today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
White House EEpects Soil

washington. April 2s.-President
Wilson expects to become q grand
father again within q month, as q
happy event is anticipated at the
home of the Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. william G. McAdoo,
who Is the second daughter Of Mr..
wilson.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06
Pardoned Man WEEDS

Topeka, May Clarence Craig
convicted Of third degree forgery IN
1918, was given a pardon today by
Governor Capper so Craig could
marry 4 Nemaha county girl. Craig
was paroled in September BY Gov
ernor Hodges.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-05-06

We want your trade. satisfaction
ruaranteed. watkins Barber shop,
nsxt 10 Palace drug store.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-12-24
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

diseased portion of the ear. Thcrc is only ono
way to cure deafness and that is by constitution
al remedies. Deafness is Caa,cd by an intHmcd
condition of the mucous lining of the Eustarhian
Tuhe. When this tube e. inilAmCd you have IA
rumblug sound az imperfect hearing and Wh""
II is entirely closed Deafness Is the result. Hnd
uUicss the inflammation can. he takcr. ont and
this tube restored to it9 normal condition. hear
Ing viii lee destroyed forever: niu' eases ont Of
ten are caused by CatHrfh, which Is nothing but
an in1lnmrd condition of The mucnus surfaces
We Will give one Hundred Dollals for any case
Of Deafness Crausod by cltarrh) that cannot hd
cured hy Hairs Catarrh Cure. send for crcu'
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Ians Family rms Cor constipation.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-12-24
PLANTING SEED.

Can quote car lots or less uncullod
seed. For Culled seed add 25 cents
per bushel. Culled seed should add
mates all rusty, lightweight seed, or
sick, black seed. We specialize in
early "AntiBoll Weevil cottons go
to 100 days. big Doll, little boil, anti
wilt, Staples rs, /, | 1-16. l IA. L
3-S, l 7-1G. All scientific seeds. True
types. Large amounts. Get "Willets
New Cotton Bulletin" showing types
and prices. We are leading cotton
seed shippers fer nome export.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-12-24
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