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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13

Missionary Society, Christian Science
Organization; Citizens Bank, Kan
sas State Boards OF Health, Agricul
ture, Administration of Charitable
Institutions, State Tax Commission
Emporia Normal, University of Kan
sas, State Historical Society, State
Agricultural College, Wichita Eagle
Company, X-Rays Democrat Com
pany, Cornell University, University
of Illinois, American Electric Rail
road Company, Hispanic Society of
America, Worlds Peace Foundation,
Woman's Auxiliary of the Massachu-
sets Civil Service Reform, Library
Of Congress, Philadelphia Boards OF
Education and Recreation, Philadei-
phia Vacant Lots Cultivation Asso-
citation, Cleveland Flower Mission,
Carnegie Hero Fund, State Normal
Charleston, H., Trinity New York
Church Corporation. National Chill
Labor Commission, Penn Publishing
Company.
The following figures giving sta
tistics for 1915 and 1914 show the
development during the past year
Mem bership cards issued 1170-S94;
families added 374-255; renewals
5S3-47S; receipts from sale of tick
cts, fines, etc, S8719-s76.42; ex-
penditures $23-$19.O3; books issued
19,S65-1S,723; callers 41,036-36.-
s25; books added 336-366. Maya
zines currently received So; news
papers currently received s ;pamph-
lets added III; magazine bound
20 volumes. Books donated IS; cur
rent magazines donated 81; newspa-
1ers donated 5; pamphlets donated |
10; other donations, counter for
callers, pictures OF
.ineoln's cabinet, signing of the
Declaration OF Independence; the
fist Prayer in Congress: seventeen
crap books, pencils, blotters, plants
nd calendars. Total number Of
,ound volumes other than govern
neHt books in library January 1,
GIG, 615s.
Ida RoMIG. Librarian.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
WOULD FORCE En-.
LISTMENT IN U. 5.
House Committee Discusses CompuI-
sorry Military Training
CONTINENTAL ARMY A CHOICE
General Scott Tells Committee That
u. =. Would Need Two Million
Soldiers In Event of War
Other Plans

Washington, Jan. 1t.-Universal
military service in some form in the
United States, possibly the require
ment that all men between IS and
I21 be given at least six months
training as a substitute for the vol
unteer system, was discussed before
the house military committee by
Maj. Gen. Hugh Scott, chief of staff
of the army.
General Scott told the committee
that the United States would need
an army of nearly million in the
event of war.
Short of a universal military re-
quirement, General Scott thought
the administration continental
army plan offered the most work.
able solution Of the nations mill
tary problem.
General Scott disclosed that the
war department had prepared esti-
mates for six big mobile coast de-
tense guns for a caliber probably
greater than twelve inches, to be
fired from railroad cars or hauled
IN their own carriages by motor
.rueks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
TRAVELLING MEN MEET
G. III. Brooks Elected as Director to
Chamber of Commerce

The travelling statesmen of Abilene
met in the Commercial club rooms
Saturday afternoon in regular SEES
sion with a good attendance. They
voted to name their organization
the Travellers Club.
C. H. Brooks was named as di-
rector to represent their club in
the Abilene Chamber of Commerce.
A. w. Cochrane, Paul Nicolay and
Ralph Trey were appointed a com
mittee to make a special effort to
enroll every travelling salesman in
this city as a member of the club.
The Travellers club will hold a
lunch and smoker in the club rooms
Saturday night, January %, at 8
O'Clock, to which all statesmen ELI
sgible to be members Of the organi-
zation are invited to attend.
Definite plans are to be WORKED
out for the purpose of boosting
Abilene throughout this territory.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
CURTIS BREWER ELECTED TO
POSITION on K.S.A.C. PAPER

Another Abilene boy has been
elected to a position on one of tAe
college student publications OF the
state schools. Curtis Brewer is now
assistant business manager Of The
Collegian. the daily four page pub
LEGATION issued by the students in
the journalistic department of the
Kansas state Agricultural College.
such a publication holds the same
position among the immense num-
Der of college students as the city
dailies do among the residents Of
city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
IT MEYER STOPPED
Endurance Test of Maxwell Proves
Its Superiority
MAYOR OF Los ANGELES JUDGES
Maxwell Stock Car Runs Over 22,-
tOOO Miles Without Motor Stop
ping-Made Average of 22
Miles ON Gallon of Gas

P. C. Redman, the local Maxwell
agent, is in receipt of the following
in regard to the endurance test of
"a stock Maxwell rs car, notices of
which event have been published In
the Reflector.
Los Angeles. Jan. 5.-Run ter
minated 1880 this morning by
Mayor Sebastian before 1000 people.
Mileage 22,O22.3 miles in 43 days
and 23 hours. Greatest mileage for
any one day made in last "a hours,
562h miles. Starting car on two
thousand mile tour Thursday with
out touching 1t. One thousand, six
and quarter gallons gasoline, 474
pints of oil, "a quarts of water
used in this test.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13

Again, comparison shows tina
most libraries count magazines and
pamphlets issued in the book issue
whereas book issue with US has In.
cluded only bound volumes. Even
so, our average issue equals and
sometimes exceeds the proportion
ate issue of some of the leading IL
braries of the state. The book is
sue, however, is by no means a
criterion of library usefulness. The
reference work is by far the heav-
lest and farthest reaching in effects
of any work accomplished, and
that phase of our library's useful
ness has constantly increased
It is a pleasure to acknowledge
the cordial cooperation Of the Ii
brary board and the generosity of
newspapers and OF individuals that
have made progress possible.
Following are the names of those
who by instructing children through
stories, and by donations. have in
creased library service to the pub
lie:
Storytellers: Mrs. Karl Riddle,
Mrs. ]. E. Keel, Mrs. II. s. Taylor,
Misses Ethel Giles, Edith Fenton,
Ruth Harger, Ruth Hunt, Anne Ma
ott, Edith Hopkins. Mildred Stoves,
Mary Smith, Grazella Puliver; DR..
Il. p. Mera.
Donors: Mesdames E. E. Haziett,
i. w. Wilson. ]. E. Johntz, II. A.
Anderson, B. n. Gleissner, Jacob |
Brown, G. X. Alexander, c. c.
ichiveley, w. w. Davis, C. c. Wy
.ndt, ]. T. Nicolay; S. Kirk; Misses
larry Giles, Mary Nottorf, Mace
King, Grace Peters, Edna Worley,
esther Engle, verna Pautz; Messrs.
!. T. Helvering, c. NJ. Harger, H.
V. Wilson. W. A. Stacey. C. C. Wy
ndt, C. Stevens, R. B. Gemmill,
V. A. Stacey Jr., ]. G. Cassell, w.
i. McAdoo, ]. L. King. c. F. Bath.
+. w. Howe. Melville Mcculley; i
.bilene Reflector; Abilene chroni-
Ie, Abilene News. Presbyterian
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
DISTRICT MAsoNs COMING HERE
Local Chapter Plans for Gathering
of Four Lodges

The lodges comprising the 32nd
district will hold a district meeting
at Abilene on Thursday, January
10, beginning at p. m. and clos
ing at 10 p. m. Supper will be
served by the Eastern Star ladies at
6 and all Masons who attend in the
afternoon or who expect to attend
in the evening are invited to par
take of the supper
The work will be in charge of W.
Harvey o. Davis, grand lecturer
and R. w. Herbert L. Humphrey,
district deputy.
The lodges included in this dis
trict are Union Lodge No. Of
Junction City; Benevolent No. SO
of Abilene; Solomon No. 1906; Sa-
lima No. 60 and Brookville No. 2O9.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
ONE COLT OF TEAM DID NOT
LIKE CITY LIFE AND HARNESS

A colt of a team, hitched to a
lumber wagon and driven by A..
lHinKle, a farmer from north of the
city, which did not like the har-
ness and city life caused some ex-
,citement con Third street yesterday
afternoon when 1t rampaged for
nearly two blocks on Third in the
business section, kicking over the
tongue and trying to run away. The
driver held ibis own, however, and
with the aid c0f couple of men the
colt was stopped and controlled.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Harry Tyler, Colored, Injured in a
Strange Hunting Accident

Just the instant his companion
had warned him against the danger
of carrying a gun down a steep en-
bankment which he had started to
descend, Ralph Bell slipped and
fell, causing the shotgun which he
was carrying to discharge. The
charge of shot passed between the
legs of the companion, Howard
Moman, who had warned him, and
into the calf of the right leg of a
second companion, Harry Tyler, in
flicting a severe flesh wound, tear
ing away the greater part of the
calf and breaking the fibula bone.
The accident occurred Saturday
afternoon about 3 o'clock on the
farm Of John Middleton, where the
three, all colored, were hunting.
Bell ran to nearby farm house and
phoned for a doctor. Moman's trous-
ers had several holes by the shot.
The full charge entered Tyler's leg.
Today Tyler was getting along
very we'll. DR.. Felty, the attending
said that they would not
be able to determine for week
whether or not amputation would
be necessary. If blood poisoning can
be ayerted they can leave the limb
intact.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
f. A. WILCOX GOES TO A
KANSAS CITY INVESTMENT co.

F. A. Wilcox has been elected sec
rotary and treasurer of the H. P.
Wright Investment Co. of Kansas
City and will! soon move there. The
company has capital Of $4,000
and controls several light compan-
les in Kansas besides dealing in
stocks and bonds 1t Is a fine p0-
sition with one of Kansas City's
largest and oldest concerns. Mr..
Wilcox's many friends know he will
prove a success and while Abilene
is sorry to lose him and Mrs. Will
COX congratulates the company on
securing him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
.JANIEARY WEATHER. REPEATS
AFTER 40 YEARS TIME

Sunday was liBe mild April day,
warm, soft and springlike. 1t was
the same kind of a day as January
9, 1875. How do we know? Here's
AN item from the Kansas City Times
,of January 8, 1875: "The weather
a hundred miles or 80 west of Kan
sas City is said to be as warm and
pleasant as in the spring. Near Abb
nene fairness are blowing and max
ing garden"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
IN IA HOURS, TWO FIRE ALARMS
Defective Furnace and Gasoline "a
plosion Caused BEazes

After having gone IS days with
out fire of any consequence there
were two alarms sent in inside of
fourteen hours. A gasoline stove ex-
ploding caused a loss of $500 to
VIM. Gallagher who lived in a small
building on some OF the property
formerly owned by C. w. Parker. A
defective register caused a $40 dam
age at the home of John Roemer on
South Mulberry Sunday morning at
1890 o'clock.
The alarm for the first fire was
sent in about $3.50 Saturday even
ing. Gallagher who lives alone, had
started to cook his supper on a
gasoline stove when from some I'M
known cause it exploded. Some per-
sonal belongs. and set of carpen-
Ter tools valued at 500, and a
small amount OF furniture was burn
ed. Special effort was made by the
firemen to save a trunk filled with
keepsakes and after ehopping through
the wall Of the building they sue
ceeded in saving the mementos.
The fire in the Roemer house is
supposed to have started from q
defective hot air register as the
blaze was confined in the space be-
tween two studdings directly above
the register. The wall paper and
furniture IN the two rooms was
badly smoked. The blaze was ex-
tinguinhed with chemicals.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13

EREH Absolutely without cost, while
they last we will include large
QUADRICoLORED MAP OF EUROPE WITH
EVERY SET. 1t shows not only cities, but towns
and villages; also railroads and telegraphs gives
army and navy statistics of the warning nations;
populations, areas, etc.-well worth $3.50; but
while they last this map will be given FREE with
every set of this WORLDS history-the greatest
bargain offered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
AIIen.s Foot.Ease CO.. the Troops

Many war zone hospitals have
ordered Aliens Foot-Ease. the anti
septic powder to shake into your
shoues, for use among the troops,
because 1t gives rest and comfort to
tired, aching, swollen feet and
makes walking easy. At druggists
25e. 10-4wks
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13

Engraved calling cards, birth
cards. wedding invitations. etc. may
pc ordered through this office
Quality the best and prices low.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13

II you don't get your Reflector
regularly phone IS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13

Larned's History is
standard. The same Lar
ned wrote the famous
History for Ready Ref
erence" owned and used
by every scholar in the
land.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-01-13
NJ 0 R [:

Every child paper
while there's present your
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-03
THREE DEMING GIRLS KILLED
WHEN TRAIN HITS CAR
Daughters Of Editor Of Headlight"
Meet Frighful Death-Driyer Of
Auto May Not Survive

Deming. n. NJ, Jan. 28.-Louise, 10;
Edna, 10. and Sophronia. l3, daugh.
tcrs OF T.. X. Vallandigham, editor of
the Dcming Headlight, and of Mrs.
Nallandigham, were instatly killed
at $3.50 o'clock last night when an au-
tomobilc in which they had started to
their suburban home was struck by Il
Santa Fe Switch engine and train at
the Gold avenue crossing. The driver
of the car. an employe Of Mr.. Nallan-
digham, who lived in the same vicin-
ity. is mt local hospital and is not
expected to recover Upon first exam
inaation it appears one ankle is badly
mangled. one arm is broken, and that
internal injuries were sustained. Mr.
Nallandigham. who was also in the
car, escaped with light cuts and
bruises. lie was conscious when the
aged railroad crossing tender reached
the spot, disentanglng himself from
the demolished machine without as
,istance. He is also receiving medical
attention Mt the local hospital.
The crossing tender claims that he
blew his whistle and waived his Lam
tern, and that the automobile check
ed, but just rs the switch engine gath
cred way it started across the track.
A loaded coal car on the rear of the
backing train struck the automobile
Squarcly and was deraled after pass
ing over "A portion of the machine,
which was ground to bits The young
women were thrown clear, striking
the ground with such force that they
were instatly killed Both men in
the car were mixed up with the wreck
and wonder was expressed that one Of
them should escape with such slight
injuries.
Miss Louise Vallandigham, tn. eld-
est of the three girls, who graduated
from the Deming high school two
years ago, was II teacher in the grade
schools Of this city. Miss Edna, Sec
ond daughter, was student in the
higH school, and the youngest daugh-
ter, Sophronia, was grade school
student. Mr.. Vallandigham. as the
editor Of the Deming Headlight, one
of the oldest newspapers in this Sec
ton. is well known throughout the
Southwest. The frightful accident is
n great shock to the community, Il
being one o. the worst, If not the
worst, that ever happened here.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-03
STEALS CLOTHES FROM II. s.

J. A. Garner, who, it is said, came
here from Oklahoma, recently, was
arrested for stealing a coat and pair
Of trousers from the High School
building. The coat was identified as
belonging TO Prof. Shadwick; while
the trousers belonged to Claude Faus-
nacht.
Garner is "a tall man and the gar
ments did not fit him, but his nerve
was strong and he appeared down
town wearing the combination, and
succeeded in securing n 30-day SEN
tence in the city calaboose and has
the cost to pay.
Garner has not been doing all the
pilfering around the school buildings
hut the officers are looking for some
Of the others with the expectation Of
putting few of them on the street
gang to help grade them and other
wise improve our public thorough
fares.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-03

the cause of many congratulatory
letters and kilograms.
"Charles kohn was born in Las
Vegas in 1871, and grew to manhood
here. He was graduated from the
eighth grade Of the public schools
Hoboken, y. j. In 1902 he was en-
gagged in business here, later remov-
ing to Montoya, where he started "a
general merchandise business. He
was extensively interested in lands
and livestock. Mr.. Kohn was a prom
inent republican and served his party
in 1910 as n member of the central
committee Of Quay county. He was
member Of the constitutional conven-
tion in 1910. Mr.. Kohn was thirty
second degree Mason and was also
a shriner and an Elk. He was
cousin of Mrs, Sig Nahm of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nahm only n few days
ago returned from Tucumcari, where
they attended this wedding.
No details regarding Mr.. Kohn's
death are known. His passing has
caused genuine grief to a large num-
ber of New Mexico people. Sympathy
for the young widow. whose husband
is to be buried just one week follow
ing his wedding, is extended by u
wide circle of friends"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-03
Contributed BY Friends

On Sunday night, January 30, 1916,
Charles II. kohn. after only n few
hours illness, died of sceptic pneumo-
MIA, ut Kansas City, Missouri At the
time of his death, besides the medical
attendants. there was present at his
bedside his bride of few days and
his brother-in-law, Albert Calisch.
Mr.. Kohn was born at Las Vegas,
New Mexico. June 3, 1871, and was
one of the three sons Of Sam and
Yetta Kohn. His education was OBJ
tained in the public schools OF Las
Vegas and the high school of Hoboken
New Jersey. His business career be-
gan at Las Vegas in 1900, and in 1902
he, with his brothers George and How
ard, removed to Montoya in Quay
county, where they established and
built up one Of the best mercantile en-
terprises and stock-raisng industries
in Eastern New Mexico.
In politics Mr.. Kohn was a republi-
can, having served his party as chair
man of its Central Committee in this
county from 1910 until 1915. In 1910
he was elected on the republican tick
ct as one Of the five delegates from
Quay county to the Constitutional Con
vention, having received the next high
est vote in democratic county. He
was IA 32nd degree Mason, Shriner
and an Elk. holding his membership in
Tucumcari Lodge No. 27 A. +. e. A, NJ.
and in Tucumcan Lodge N. ll72, b.
p. o. f.
His remains were returned to Tu-
cumcari for burial, accompanied by
his wife and his brother-n-law, AL
bert Calisch. On Tuesday evening
the then surviving members of the
family, consisting of Mrs. Yetta Kohn
Mrs. Albert Calisch, his sister, and
his brothers Howard and George, came
up from Montoya TO meet the remains
arriving a few minutes before the
train from Kansas City. The funeral
train was met at the depot in Tucum.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-03
HORSE THIEF CAP.
TUREO At ROY

The sheriff Of Amarillo, Texas, was
here this week on his way home from
Roy where he captured horse thief.
It seems that Roy Walker hired n
team of horses and drove them away
from Amarillo short time ago. He
disposed Of one at Claiming, Texas,
and continued his journey on horse
back, but later sold the other horse.
He was arrested at Roy on another
charge and voluntarily told the Off
GERS there that he was wanted in Am
arillo. The following article taken
from the Spanish fully ex-
plains itself:
Deputy Sheriff K. c. Grunig met
up with an unusual incident at the
beginning Of his term of Office AS
deputy sheriff. Monday morning he
was called on to take in custody one
Roy Walker, who was charged with
having issued worthless checks and
getting a sum of money in change
when paying small bills with larger
checks.
When arrested Walker insisted that
he was ready to give up and quit the
game. He announced that he was a
horsethief from Amarillo, Texas, and
was wanted badly there-he was tired
Of the game and wanted to go back
and take his sentence. He talked
freely of his past, in fact so freely
that most of his hearers thought him
either romancing or demented, but he
convinced the officer that there was
n lot Of truth in his story and the
sheriff at Amarillo was wired regard
ing him and came back ut once with
the request TO hold the man till ho
came for him.
Among the stories told by Walke-
70 the officers, was that he had thirty
head of T. +. Mitchell's horses hidden
in a safe retreat and guarded by some
Of his men. He claimed to have a
number Of American and Mexican as
sociates and to be the mead Of large
organized band of outlaws, that he
had been stealing horses as n profess
sion for over five years and that he
gave up voluntarily because he was
tired Of IL.
II is too bad this man is not writ
er. IL his story is true it is as strange
or stranger than any fiction and If
he Is dreaming il is still good fiction
with moral to tin either case il
would he better reading than lot Of
the slush we get in the modern mag
aZines"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-02-03
WHAT THEY THINK OF
REV. EVANS IN DENVER

In a special write-up by Mrs. W. l..
Stamper of the st. Paul's ME. Church
South, of Denver, Colo, published in
the 81. Louis Christian Advocate, ap-
pears the nice compliment of Rev. A.
N. Evans, formerly of this city, who
lately moved to Denver:
Rev. A. N. Evans, our present pas
tor, is n worthy successor of our fore
going eminent divines. He came to
us at the last session Of our Confer.
.ence from New Mexico. He first saw
the light Of day in the good old State
Of Texas. His father before him was
a preacher of no mean parts. He is
a worthy son Of noble sire. He was
educated in the Southwestern Univer-
sity and has filed appointments
worthy Of his merit. He is "A young
man Of splendid literary attainments,
pleasing manners and profound logic.
He is characterized by symmetry bal
ance and deep-spirited earnestness.
His poise is seldom equalled. He has
a broad vision and an analytical mind.
He plans largely, both for the present
and the future. His preaching is of
a very high order, and the people who
wait upon his ministry are well
pleased with same. In fact, IL seems
that he is u man destined by Provi-
dence 20 lead our struggling forces to
certain victory. He is planning his
work and working his plans. He
easily takes rank with the best
preachers of this city.
"As a pastor, Bro. Evans is emf
nently successful. He radiates cheer
fulness wherever he goes. He is
faithful in looking after the material
welfare of his flock in their homes, as
well as ministering to their spiritual
needs in the church. He inspires
hope, faithfulness and optimism. He
is ably assisted in his work by his
accomplished and faithful WIFE,"