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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

a trip to Labrador. in connection Will
the Carnegie institute. that he vii
leave soon to attend the opening Of
the Panama canal. Mr.. Luke is nov
at the Carnegie institute in Washing
ton. D. c.
Vernon Warwick of Kansas City ar
rived today to spend the week will
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe War
nick.
Clark dresser has returned from q
trip to Rossville. where he visited hi'
| brother.
A large crowd attended the exer.
cises in honor of Lincoln's birthday
which was held Friday night at the
c.. A. r. hall by the members of the
C. A. r. and Relief Corps.
The Tsunee Tashi Hashi club will
meet Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. F. J. Ross. 1871 Harrison
street.
Philip Morstorf of Elmont was a
North side visitor today.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ. Griffin of Kiro
are spending the day in North Topeka
Paul Priddy of Elmont was in
North Topeka on business today.
Mrs. w. f. Taggers returned to her
home in Rock Creek today, after
spending some time with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Myers.
f. NJ. Forbes of Silver Lake was a
North side visitor tocay.
DR.. r. G. Stewart will leave Tues
day for Florida to spend several
weeks on a vacation.
L. Hook of Rossville is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Sam Martin.
A. w. Anderson left today for OF
tawa to be gone several days.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Charles Wynd and Miss
Laura Stenger, the marriage to take
place early in March.
p. White of Rossville is spending a
short time with his sister, Mrs. Frank
Rice.
J. H. Forbes has returned to his
home in Silver Lake after spending a
short time in North Topeka.
The Argonauts will meet tonight
with MIR. and Mrs. c. c. Nicholson, 910
North Van Buren, street, this being
the social evening. except Mrs. E. F..
Stanly will have her play from Ibsen.
The funeral Of James H. Thomp-
son. who died Wednesday afternoon
will be held from Conwells chapel
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr..
Thompson was a carpenter and had
lived in North Topeka a number of
years. At the time of his death he
was 81 years of age. The Masonic
lodge No. 80 will have charge of the
funeral at the grave. Mr.. Thompson
had been a member of the Masonic
order since 1889.
A. NJ. Petro, druggist-Adv
Work has again been started on
the room in Quincy school which is
to be used for the North Topeka
branch CT the public library. Friday
the painters were busy giving the
walls of the room a fresh coat OF
paint
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
RUM TO SOLDIERS
British Term Liquor rs ~Medi-
cine" ON Firing Line.
Fear That Many Men viii
Form Drinking Habit.

London, Feb. ia daily ration OF
rum Is still part of the regular sup
plies of British soldiers in the actual
fighting lines, but it is doled out un-
der the head of medicine" and the
quantity allowed is only three table
spOOnfuls with rations for two days.
This small ration of alcohol was
considered indispensable by the army
physicians, writes a correspondent to
the Liverpool Post. They considered
to the cold for hours in the trenches
should have some stimulant available
and experience taught that the 'drap
OF rum, taken either straight or in his
tea, was the thing"
In some quarters fears have been
expressed that the distribution of an
alcoholic stimulant 20 the soldiers
might lead some Of the men to form
permanent habits of drinking, but
army leaders replied that the guam
tity handed out was too small to JUS
tify any such fear, and moreover, il
Is given to men only when they are
actually in the front lines or in ex-
posed positions on outpost duty.
AS a matter of fact, everything is
done to ensure the sobriety of the
troops. When the armies are either
advancing or retreating through q
town all the saloons are closed. and
the same measure is taken wherever
the troops are in occupation of a town
Old campaigners declare that their
daily spoonful of rum is safeguard
against certain diseases, such as chOl-
era.
AS a matter of fact, notwithstand-
ing the army's purchases of rum, the
total impOrtations of this beverage
have fallen off more than half since
the beginning of the war. importers
explain this by saying that the rum
makers in Jamaica and the West In
dies are not making as much as for
merly, because greater profit is to
be realized just now from the sale OF
sugar, although the price of rum has
advanced about seventy per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
MONEY TO STATE
g. B. Ross, Grain Inspector
Turns Over $4,000 Profits.
Practiced Economy BY Doing
Away with Old Methods.

For the first time In fts history OF
"a years the Kansas state grain IN
spectfon department today advised the
legislature that it wished to turn over
to the state some profits from its OPP
Grafton
Today Senator Sutton of Barton
county introduced q bill for the state
department appropriating $4,000 Of
excess money from the state grains6ie-
partment inspection revolving fund to
the general revenue fund. Usually.
the department has come before the
Legislature asking for a deficiency ap-
preparation which has at times
amounted to as. high as $4,000. I'm
der the management of George B.
Ross, state grain Inspector, the depart
ment in the past two years has SO
much more than paid expenses that it
is able to turn over the SIS, 900 while
still keeping on hand about $1,000
more than the original $1,000 which
Ross found on hand when he took
charge.
The difference is chiefly due to
the cutting down of the cost of Oper-
ating the department" said Inspector
Ross today, although the revenue has
picked up since the last harvest which
has been handled with pretty amicable
relations between the Kansas City
charge after the shortest crop year In
many seasons. and 1918 was not much
better, SO that the first eighteen
months business was done on an abb
normally light grain movement. The
policy Of the department has been to
win friends for state inspection. made
necessary by the weakness of our state
inspection law"
Much of Ross saving has been on
the departments payroll which for
merly carried lot of sinecures. He
found 81 inspectors on duty at Kan
sas City but has managed to do the
inspection since he took charge with
an average of about ten there. An
interesting sidelight on previous adj
ministrations is found in some receipt
books of the Republican state central
committee which Ross found in the
grain departments records. The
stubs in these show where j. N. Dolley
and ]. C. Gafford, as officers of the
committee, collected tribute to the Re-
publican state campaign fund of some
thing over $1,000 from EMPLOYEES of
the state grain department alone.
''The state didn't make any indirect
contributions to campaign funds
through this department last year,
declares Ross. IT have more Repub-
licans than Democrats among my in
spectofs and SO far IS know none of
them were called on for assessments
for any party in the last campaign"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

norf." and q sprightly little Enslibh
song. 20. No, John, were tho favor
ties Of the group.
For an encore she gave some OF the
cries of vendors in the streets OF Lon
don, that she learned during her resi-
dence abroad. and for the final encore
she sang annie Laurie" Her attire
for the Bohemian music was a charm
ing peasant costume Of the country.
She showed an ancient musical instru-
ment, the Ninera, which was in use
in Continental Europe as early as the
ninth century.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
Prohibition Cuts Revenue.

Charleston. w. Va, Feb. 13.-Gov-
ernor Hatfield today sent to the leg
islature special message asking leg
cheney of $650,O0O occasioned by the
operations of the prohibition amend
ment. He declared that a production
tax on coal, oil and gas would meet
the requirements but espresso
preference for a privilege tax for hold
ing lands in excess of five thousand
acres and a corporation income tax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
NOTHING new F.& M.
Cattle Disease Is Still Confined II
Quarantine Area in Kansas.

No new cases of the foot and mouth
disease are reported today in the state,
according to a statement given out
from the office of Taylor Riddle, live
stock sanitary commissioner.
The four southern counties in which
the disease was recently discovered are
still under quarantine and a farm
to farm survey for traces Of the dread
disease is being made by state officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
Rob without Masks.

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 13.-Three
unmarked men robbed the Merchants
and Mechanics bank of about $1,10O
shortly before noon today. and es-
capped in a stolen automobile. They
entered when President L. B. Brandle
was alone. locked him in a closet and
rifled the cashiers till The bank is
in the middle of the Mexican business
aocfiou
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
Cubs Are Released.

Chicago. Feb. 13.-Four players. in
Guiding Tommy Leach, last year cap
tain of the team, were Internationally
released today by the Chicago Nation
ais. The others were Charles Smith
and Edward Stack. pitchers. and VIII
liam Sweeney. second basemap-
Leach. before joining the Chicago Ma
tionals, was a star outfielder for the
Pittsburg club and was one OF the
best known players in the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
sDecrease.
Slump in Wheat.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Stop loss selling
of wheat today led to wild downward
swings in price. Weakness developed
right at the outset, but did not be-
come extreme until approach of the
final hour of the session. At that
time a violent lurch took place, and
the market crashed to a point 81
under Thursday nights close, May go
ing to as low as $3.50 a bushel, where
as the price not many days ago was
1857
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
weekly Rank statement.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE statement of
the actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the week
shows that they hold $130, S73 $50 reserve
in excess of legal requirements. This Is a
decrease of 81, liz, go from last week. The
statement follows
Actual condition: Increase.
Loans, etc. s, 2S7 ,397 600 81. 716OOO
Reserve in own
vaults (b) ...... 36S, 151 600 Il. 44S 600
Reserve In other ret
depositaries g., 773.OOO SOS 600
Net demand deposits ., 1G6 SCI 600 %, SS3 900
Net time deposits. 3d. 122.OOO $4,000
Circulation 1900. 49, 464. 600 y, $4,000
Obi of which $292. $50, 600 is specie.
Aggregate reserve ............. $514, 217, 600
Excess reserve ..... 139873,35O >4,118, go
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans, etc. ........$ 554, 326 100 5 270, 400
Specie ........... 1881. 700 s71S,4OO
Legal tenders - 1O2OO8OO $500
Total deposits -. 642, JOO5OO s926, 500
Banks cash reserve in vault. $40, 1871 200
Trust companies cash reserve
In vaults 42.2232, 800
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
WILES OF THE Devil.
Rev. Herbert Booth Will Speak On
That Subject Sunday.

The Rev. Herbert Booth, the Eng
lish evangelist, will speak at the First
Baptist church Sunday at IL, $3.50 and
1880 O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

Pines are believed to live the longest
of all trees, some having attained more
than seven hundred years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13
Notes and Personals.

Dudley Cooper. the night man at
the fire station. is spending the day
In Kansas City, attending the auto
show.
Word has been received by Otis
Cummings of the Dibble grocery store
from Ittai Luke. former North To-
peka boy, who recently returned from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-13

CHurCH OF tHe GOOD Snepnerd, EplS-
copal. corner of Laurent and Quincy
streets. Quinquagesima Sunday. Feb
ruary IA. Holy communion at 1880.
The sacrament of baptism will be ad-
ministered at 9:45 by the Rev. Albert
p. Mack. Sunday school and Bible
class at 10 o'clock. Holy communion
and sermon at IL o'clock. Evening
prayer and sermon at 8 O'Clock The
Rev. Albert p. Mack will Officiate
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
HERINGTON BUSINESS MEN
HOLD A CIVIC BANQUET

Seventy-five of the business men
of Herington attended banquet In
the Christian church at Harrington
Tuesday evening. The banquet was
given to allow discussion of num-
Der of civic questions which are
interesting Harrington just now. Ad-
dresses were made by Mayor Rooms,
and Kenyon Riddle of Abilene made
talk on paving. Superintendent
Reed of the Rock Island in a short
talk praised the municipality owned
lighting plant at Herington. The
Rock Island uses current from the
municipal plant at Herington to OPP
crate its block signals.
Harrington has just ordered in
fourteen blocks of paving.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
800 Reward. 800

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Hairs
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease, requires a constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, ana
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The pro-
prietors have go much faith In It's
curative powers that they offer one
Hundred Dollars for any case that
It fails to cure. Send for list OF tes-
timonials.
Address
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
FIRST WARD WILL VOTE
AT NEW POLLING PLACE

First ward voters will cast theil
ballots in new polling place at the
coming election. The city building
west of the Matteson delivery build
ing has been renovated and painted
and will be used as polling place
The other polling places are the
same as at the fall election. The
election boards named by Mayor
Nichols are:
First ward-Judges, ]. ]. Soden
U. S. Rohrer, ]. o. Vincent; clerks
Chris Baumgarth, John Taylor.
Second Judges, Dan Clarke, J
Is. Chrisman, J. C. Rover: clicks
Edward Crawford, Howard Dayton
Third-Judges, w. G. Lewis, d
A. Jeffcoat, G. F. Jones; clerks, j.
E. Jeffcoat, M. p. Jolley.
Fourth Judges, M. Hause, ]. B
Edwards, ]. N. Myers; clerks, Johr
A. Gish, A. S. Engle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
WHEN RUN DOWN
Hoods sarsspArilia, the Reliable
Tonic Medicine, Builds Up.

The reason why you feel so tired
all the time at this season is that
your blood is impure and impover-
ished. 1t lacks vitality. 1t is not
the rich, red blood that gives life to
the whole body, perfects digestion
and enables all the organs to per-
form their functions as they should.
From any druggist get Hoods
Sarsaparilla. 1t will make you feel
better, look better, eat and sleep
better. 1t is the old reliable tried
and true all-the-year-round blood
purifier and enricher, tonic and APP
petizer. 1t revitalizes the blood,
and is especially useful in building
up the debilitated and rundown.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is helping
thousands at this time Of year. Let
it help you. Get bottle today and
begin taking it at once. Be sure to
get Hoods.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
CAPPER NAMES
COMMITTEE OF MERCY
succor 90 Innocent Noncombatants
-. ID. Case Member

I Governor Arthur Capper has ap-
pointed a committee OF mercy 10
cooperate with the national COM
mittee of mercy, of which the Hon.
Elihu Root is president, and Aug
ust Belmont is treasurer. Following
| is the membership:
VIM. A. White, Emporia; w. h.
Ham, Atchison; w. Y. Morgan.
Hutchinson; e. B. Jewett, Wichita;
]. B. Case, Abilene; Geo. w. Marble,
Fort Scott; ]. E. Overfield, INDIE
pendence; T. NJ. Potter, Peabody,
and o. L. Benton, 0berlin.
The committee of mercy was es-
tablished to succor the women and
children and other innocent nom
combatants made destitute by the
terrible war in Europe. It has the
approval of the president of the
United States and the ambassadors
from the warning countries to the
United States.
1t is neutral in the sense that 1t
takes an equal interest in the inno-
cent victims of the war in whatever
country they may be. It's work does
not tend, directly or indirectly, to
aid the financial resources of the
combatants and so-however re-
motely-to prolong the war.
Besides relieving the sufferings
of the noncombatants of all the
warswept areas, and doing nothing
to prolong the war, the committee
of mercy puts special emphasis on
the necessity of keeping American
public opinion as spiritual and SYM
pathetic as possible in order to do
what we can to see that the settle
ment and reconstruction after the
war are as rational and favorable
as possible.
In order to enable anybody to
say what group of suffering non
combatants he wants to help, the
committee Of mercy maintains spe-
cific funds for each of the countries
involved in the war. These funds
are largely invested in foodstuffs
and clothing and go intact for the
purpose designated by the donors.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
Parets Have Had Clock $50 Years

A clock which has been in the
family more than $50 years was lett
to Howard Paret, 1928 Troost av-
enue, Kansas City, by the will of
William H. Paret, his father, filed
for probate. Mr.. Paret, a real estate
dealer, died last week. The clock was
brought to this country by colonists.
It was made in England and is high
ly valued as an heirloom. 1t is one
of the old grandfather type.
Oil paintings Of her great grand
mother and great grandfather were
left to Jessamine Paret, daughter.
The estate, valued at $4,000, was
left to Mrs. Jennie w. Paret, the
widow.
The parets have visited Mr.. and
Mrs. H. L. Humphrey here num-
Der of times. Mr.. Paret was cou-
sin of Mr.. Humphrey.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector March II, 1879
NOTICE

All persons interested will take no
tice that my petition is on file in the
office of the Dickinson county, Kan
sas, probate court, asking for author,
real estate situate in Dickinson coun-
ty, Kansas, belonging to the estate
of Grin Ingram, deceased, for the pur-
pose of paying the debts of said es-
tate and the expense of administra-
tion, to-wit: Lots two and three, block
twenty-three, Kinney & Hodges addi-
county, Kansas. Said petition is set
for hearing at the office of the pro-
bate Judge, in the city of Abilene,
said county. on Friday, the 9Th day
OF April, 1915, at which time and
place you can make known any OBJ
jections you may have to the grant
ing Of such order
Dated March 8, 1915.
w. s. ANDERSON,
at Executor OF said estate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

The Christian Endeavorers of the
Grace Reformed church will conduct
their regular monthly business
meeting Friday evening at the home
of Miss Pauline Jeffcoat. All mem
bers requested to be present. Bring
a friend with you. A social hour af-
ter the business meeting will be a
pleasant feature to all.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
To Mothers i'm This Town

Children who are delicate, few
erish and cross will get immediate
relief from Mothers Gray's Sweet
Powders for Children. They cleanse
the stomach, act on the liver, and
are recommended for complaining
children. A pleasant remedy for
worms. At all druggists Csc. Sample
Free. Address, A. S. Olmsted, Lee
Roy, N. Y. S-4WKs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
A Specific Against Colds

"If there is such thing as a
specific against colds, it is to be
found in the sleeping porch or the
open bed room. Next to that comes
the cold sponge bath In the morn
ing" says the Youths Companion.
Be as careful as you can you Will
occasionally take cold and when you
do you will find Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy a great help in en-
abling you to get rid Of it. Try It,.
Obtainable everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
Health Promotes Happiness

Without health, genuine JOY IS
impossible; without good digestion
and regular bowel movement you
cannot have health Why neglect
keeping bowels open and risk being
sick and ailing? You don't have to-.
Take one small DR.. Kings New Life
Pill at night, in the morning you
will have a full, free bowel move
ment and feel much better. Helps
your appetite and digestion. Try one
tonight.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
All! The InVigorating Wifi Of the
Pine Forest!

How it clears the throat and head
of its mucous ailments. 1t is this
spirit of Newness and Vigor from
the health-giving Piney Forests
brought back by DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey. Antiseptic and healing. Buy
a bottle today. All druggists Csc.
Electric Bitters a Spring Tonic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25

AS everyone knows, the bowels
are the sewerage system of the
body, and it is of the greatest i'm
portance that they move once each
day. If your bowels become consti-
pated, take dose of Chamberlain's
Tablets just after supper and they
will correct the disorder. Obtainable
everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25

A Clear Brain and healthy body
are essential for success. Business
men, teachers, students, housewives
and other workers say Hoods Sar-
saparilla gives them apptite and
strength, and makes their work
seem easy. 1t overcomes that tired
feeling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25
THEY RAN AWAY TO WED
A Culver Couple Hoped That Their
Friends Wouldn't Find it Out

William A. Newman and Mabel
F. Ahart, both Of Culver, ran away
from their relatives and friends at
Culver and came here to wed. They
we're married in probate court. 1--WE
don't want this known for awhile, ;"
they said.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25

Feel languid, weak, run down?
Headache? Stomach "off"?' A good
remedy is Burdock Blood Bitters.
Ask your druggist. Price $1.OO.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25

For any itchiness of the skin, for
skin rashes, chap, pimples, ETC., try
Doan's Ointment. soc at all drug
stores
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25

NRYEAK STOMACH is strength,
w ened and toned by Hoods Sar-
saparilla, the medicine that cures
dvsnensia and POOR APPETITE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-03-25

Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thommas Eclectic Oil. For burns,
scalds, cuts and emergencies. All
druggists sell it. 25c and soc.