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Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
A. II. T. A. MAY ORGANIZE
A SUB-ORDER IN ABILENE

c. R. Hare of Coffeyvile, state
organizer, is in the city organizing
branch of the Anti-fTorse Thief
association and is meeting with
success. The society is a good thing
and exists for the purpose of bring
ing thieves to justice. 1t covers mo-
tor thieves as we'll as horse thieves
Three societies already exist in
Dickinson at Talmage, Acme and
Herington
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
FORMER ABILENE WOMAN
AN EVANGELIST SINGER

Mrs Ada Ogden Miller is here
from Thomas, Okla, visiting her
cousin, Mrs. J. f. Johnson, and
ether relates and friends. Mrs.
Miller is a former Abilene woman, a
graduate of the schools here. She
is now engaged as an evangelist
singer, coming here from Wichita
and Pratt, Kan, where she closed
two successful meetings. She has
become quite noted all through the
northern states and her many Abb
lene friends wish her well in this
great work
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
RECORD OF THE PAST
No Stronger Evidence Can BE Had
in Abilene

Look well to their record. What
they have done many times in years
gone by is the best guarantee of fu-
tnre results. Anyone with a bad
back; any reader suffering from
Urinary troubles from kidney ills,
should find comforting words in the
following statement from an Abilene
man.
T. o. Adams. sO9 w. First St.
says: "My kidneys were weak. The
secretions were filled with sediment
and passed too freely My back ach-
ed all the time and I got up morn
ings feeling all tired out. / tried
different medicines. but without
tenefit until l took Doan's Kidney
Pills. They put my kidneys in good
order and drove away the pains"
Nearly five years later Mr.. Adams
said; My kidneys have given me
little trouble since l used Doan's
Kidney Pills and l am in good health
despite my age. will always have
confidence in this medicine"
Price soc. at all dealers. DON'T
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pnls-the same
that Mr.. Adams has twice publicly
recommended. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props. Buffalo, n. Y.-Adv.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
MRS. II. G. WANN DEAD
Former Prominent Abilene Woman
Passes Away in Kansas City

Mrs. Frances J. Wann, 81 years
old, died yesterday at her home in
Kansas City She is survived by her
husband. DR.. Henry c. Wann, and
one son, Walter The funeral ser
vices were held at the j w. Wag-
ner undertaking rooms at o'clock.
The Rev. Morris II. Turk of the
Westminster Congregational church
conducted the services. The body
will be taken to Tecumseh, Mich,
Monday for interment Mrs. Wann
was born at Brighton, Ontario. Feb
IA, 1850, and was the daughter of
Rev. James Vincint of Detroit, Mich
Mrs. Wann lived here for many
years and she and the family have
many friends who will be saddened
by the news of her death. She was
prominent in many activities while
here and was loved and respected by
a wide circle of friends The family
moved from here to Denver, later
going to Kansas City to reside. Deep
sympathy is extended to the be-
reaved members.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
NEW TAG BATTLES CROOKS
Motors in Kansas Will BE Safer This
Year

The new motor ear license tags
have begun to arrive in Topeka.
Nearly one half the tags came in
this week and the others will be on
hand within the next ten days The
new tags are radical departure from
the old tags Everything has been
changed so that it is practically i'm
practicable for any crook to try TO
change his present tag and paint it
to avoid the purchase of new Ii
cense this year.
The tags are green with the fig
ures and letters raised and then
painted black The monogram has
been changed also and the new tags
have it at the left side and the three
letters in this fashion:
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
WESLEY LENHERT DIED OF
BLOC DPOISONING AT EMF

A telegram received this morning
told of the death of Wesley. the
only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. II.
Lenhert of Enid, Oklahoma. Death
was caused by blood poisoning caus-
ed by an injury received just recent
ly. The family formerly lived just
south of town and have friends
here. Mr.. and Mrs. George Lenhert,
Mrs. Nancy Lenhert. Lizzie Lenhert.
Mrs. ]. B. Caskey and Mrs. /. H..
Eshelman went down today for the
funeral which will be held Satur-
Gay afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
ABILENE BOY DIES AFTER
LONG CONTINUED ILLNESS

Harold Nixon, aged %, died at
his home at 903 North Buckeye Sun
Gay morning at A o'clock. He is
survived by his mother, Mrs. w. L..
Nixon, three brothers and three sis
ters. Mr.. Nixon formerly worked at
the Seelye laboratories. He made
friends with everyone whom he met
and many will mourn his death The
funeral will be Tuesday afternoon
at $3.50 at the home, Rev. w. d.
liegler officiating, burial in abb
lene cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
DICKINSON STUDENTS DOING
GOOD WORK AT X. ;. A. c

More than 80 of Dickinson coun
! tvs young people are attending tn
Kansas State Agricultural college a
Manhattan. They are doing excel
representation for Dickinson county
Arthur w. Boyer of Abilene, jun
ior in industrial journalism. hal
distinguished himself in newspaper
work having served as editor of tn,
Kansas State Collegian and ranked
high in his studies. He is now city
editor of the Manhattan Mercury
He is still pursuing his studies al
the college.
Mr.. Boyer was recently elected
president of Pi Kappa Delta, hon
orary debating fraternity. He is an
active member of the Hamilton Lit
erary society having taken first
place in this years inter-society ora
torical contest. He is also member
of the Forum and of the Sigma Delta
Chi, honorary journalistic frater-
nity.
Miss Hazel Merillat of Enter
prise, junior in home economics. is
prominent in student activities. Miss
Merillat is a member of the Forum,
Zeta Kappa Psi, ladies honorary
debating society, and an active mem
Der of the Ionian Literary society.
Other Dickinson county students
are Miss Blanche and Miss Mary
Palmer, Miss Ester Hucksoll, Miss
Lucille Halleck, Harold Carver, Miss
Irene Toliver, r. A. Graves, Chris
tian Weber. Miss Juanita Engle,
Miss Marie Nusz. Curtis Brewer.
Miss Almanac and Miss Helen Gar
vie of Abilene; Miss Alma and Miss
Bess Hoffman, Miss Janet Counts
of Enterprise; Miss Martha Metz
and Lyman Rees of Talmage Miss
Ruth Huff of Chapman Miss Myrtle |
Charles and Clarence /
Amann of Solomon; Miss Ruby and
Miss Myrtle Gunselman of Wake
field; Miss Myra Blue and Thomas
Belts of Detroit; Miss Ursula stites
If Hope; George Echlid of Herring !
on and P. A. Kennicott of Wood
)ine.
In addition to these 1S persons
rom Dickinson county attended
he short course offered by the col
ege this year.
Farm and home institutes were
leld under the direction of the coll
ege extension division at Hope and
Abilene with an attendance of col
nd ~ Boys and girls tomato
.lubs are organized in Hope and
abilene
The dairy testing association or
anized in 1913 has made Dickin-
on county one Of the foremost Of
he state Twelve month tests are q
lade for various herds with the re- /
alt that at the end Of the test {
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
ONE OF ABILENE'S EARLIEST
SETTLERS HAS PASSED AWAY

Ira Wan, aged SO. died at the
home OF his daughter, Mrs. 0. w
Good of Frederick, Okla, Wednes-
day The body was brought to Abi-
lene Thursday and the burial was
at Industry this afternoon at .
o'clock.
Mr.. Wan belonged to the ninth
family that came to Abilene. He
first lived in a small log cabin in
the south part of town. He was
!, visiting his daughter at the time of
his death. He is survived by five
children.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
WHAT DO YOU THINK
VALET TOURS IN HENRY!

Percy Delong and Archibald Mont.
morency of Chicago lazied through
town this afternoon in Packard
twin-six on their way home from
Denver. They wore all modern togs
and their chauffeur was a thing OF
beauty. The baggage did not clutter
up the Packard it followed in
charge of Jaspar the valet, who
tagged behind the big car in Ford.
Talk about style-it was a revela-
tion to the yeomanry of Kansas and
edited the length of the Golden
Belt.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
COOLERS" TAKE A HIKE
BECAUSE OF THE II. G. OF l.

The high cost of living took an
ether trench this morning in the
battle of prices when the price of
soda fountain drinks was advanced.
The soda fountain proprietors now
charge Is cents for plain matted
milks and 20 cents for egg matted
milks. The change was made neces-
sary, the fountain men say, by the
increasing cost of fountain sup
blies and other drinks may go up
any time.
The price of plain sodas, coca
oolas, etc, will remain the same.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
SIoan,s Liniment for Rheumatism

The torture of rheumatism. the
pains and aches that make life un.
bearable are relieved by Sloan S
Liniment a clean clear liquid that
is easy to apply and more effective
than mussy plasters or ointments
because II pene.rates quickly with
out rubbing. For the many Pains
and aches following exposure,
strains, spains and muscle sore
ness, Sloan's Liniment is promptly
effective. Always have bottle
handy for gout, lumbago, tooth
ache, backache, stiff neck and all
external pains. At druggists 25c
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
81. Louis Is Rad Country

st. Louis, May 2S-A negro ban
dit held up the Iron Mountain Hot
Springs special at $40 o'clock last
night in the train sheds Of union
station and robbed three women
passengers after he had knocked
two Of them down with his revolver.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
WHEAT Is
BEST SEEN IN KANSAS

W. l.. Brown of Kingman who is
travelling all over the state for the
federal land bank said today that
Dickinson's wheat is the best in the
state. Il saw wheat around Pearl, .
said he, that will make 3 3 to 40
bushels and there is mighty little
anywhere else in Kansas that will
do it,"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
Spring Colds Are Dangerous

Sudden changes Of temperature
and underwear bring spring colds
with stuffed up head, sore throat
and general cold symptoms. A dose
OF DR.. Kings New Discovery is sure
relief, this happy combination OF
antiseptic balsams clears the head.
soothes the irritated membranes
and what might have been a lin
gering cold is broken up. Don't
stop treatment when relief Is first
felt as a half cured cold is danger
GUS. Take DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry till your cold Is gone.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31

No tag like it has ever been used
before in the state.
The secretary of state has order
ed 10000 tags for the private
motor car owners and 1900 tags for
dealers
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
"ChamberIain's Tablets Have Done
Wonders for Me-"

Il have been sufferer from
stomach trouble for number Of
years. and although ! have used a
great number Of remedies recon-
mended for this complaint, Cham
berlains Tablets is the first medi-
cine that has given me positive and
lasting relief" writes Mrs Anna
Kadin, Spencerport, N. Y. Cham
berlain's Tablets have done wonders
for me and ! value them very high
ly" Obtainable everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
LIBERTY LOAN BUTTONS
DECORATE THE BUYERS

Subscribers for the liberty loan
bonds through the local banks are
given white buttons bearing a mot
to saying the wearer has bought a
bond. Subscriptions may be as small
as $50.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31

Use ..Gets-It;- Your COrns Won't
swell in Water. Besides. They'll
Shrfvel, Loosen and Peel on!
Put or drops of "Gets-It" on the
corn right away. Pain and innam-
nation will disappear. the corn will
begin TO shrivel from that instant
then IL loosens and falls right or
There's no other corn-remoVer in
the world that acts like "Gets-Tt's
No new discovery has been made in
corn -removers since "Gets-It" was
born. Don't forget that fact Gets
IT. does away forever with the use
OF salves that irritate, bandages thai
make "A bundle OF your toe, plasterS
that half do the work. knives ana
scissors that draw blood Use Gets
It"-no more digging or cutting
"Gets-lt Is sold everywhere. 81 a
bottle. or sent on receipt Of price nv
T. Lawrence Co., Chicago. nj.
Sold in Abilene and recommend
q As the worlds best corn remedy
y TrOup 4 Leonard Drug CO. ana
:. y Rortheraft 4 Co.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31

II you don't get your Reflector
regularly phone sb.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31
Corns Peel Right
Off With "Gefs.IY

2 Drops, and the Corn is a "GOner!'
When you've got to walk on
the sides of your shoe to get away
from those awful corn-pains, there's
only one common-sense thing to do.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31

II you don't get your Reflector
regularly phone IS
Abilene weekly reflector., 1917-05-31

many COWS are sold as inefficient
milk producers.
Evening star., 1917-03-18

full amount Of pure soap has been dissolv-
ed. Never use soap directly on the wool.
but asitate the garments In the suds un-
til they are clean. Never wiring them
violently in the hands or in the clothes
wringer. but squeeze the water gently
from them. Then put them in q third
water. slightly soapy and blued. Rinse
them thoroughly in this water. fold them
carefully and put them through wringer.
Dry quickly in the shade.
II washed and dried in this way the
garments are sure to be soft. This meth
cd of washing also helps avoid shrinking.
but it Is sometimes necessary to keep
pulling the garments into shape as they
are drying. Blankets sheuld be stretched
and folded several times during the dry
ing process. When they are completely
dry they should be brushed with a soft
clothes brush to bring back their neecy
surface. Very delicate wooden garments,
such as dainty sweaters that lose their
shape easily. can be washed and dried
sewed on a loose pillow cover. Any wood
en- garment that must be ironed should
be 1roned on the wrong side with much
pressure and a lukewarm iron before
the garment is quite dry
Evening star., 1917-03-18
PUTTING WOOLENS AWAY.

Economy has become almost as great
a virtue as patriotism or industry. In
deed. economy nowadays is almost syn
onymous, to many OF US. with both a
love Of country and a determination to
work for what we get. Nobody knows
in just what state this country and the
world at large may be by the time We
open our cedar bags and chests next au-
tumn. Even II the world is at peace, as
we all hope it will be. we can be sure Of
this: Wool is going UP. So the preserva-
ton Of all our winter clothes is a duty
that devolves on everybody.
The spring precaution to make sure
that autumn will find all of our woolen
possessions in good order Is this: Pack
away everything clean: Moths are much
more likely to eat soiled garments and
dust is in itself destructive. II you put
perfectly clean woolen garments away
as soon as they have been washed and
pack them in q clean, alright receptacle
moths cannot gst at them.
The two things to guard against in
washing woolens are shrinking and stiff
fening. Choose a bright sunny day for
the spring washing OF woclens OF all sorts
sweaters. blankets and bathrobes and
the other winter comforts that do not go
regularly to the laundry. Use medium
hot water and use water Of the same tenn
perature for all the r1nsings For tho
first water dissolve q tablespoonful OF
borax in every twelve quarts Of water.
Use neither soap nor scrub board, but
agitate the woolen articles in this solu-
tion. Then prepare second water OF
the same temperature. in which a plenti-
Evening star., 1917-03-18
BabyIonian Embroidery

WHE artists IN Pasis have guas TONS
old tones In the libraries 10 get
designs for primitive embroidersss that
suit tho kind Of clothes ~ wear. Thsy
have drawn from Ninsvah and Tyro
and. ono would think. from 6odom and
Gomorrah. in looking At the results.
These designs are generally chased ~
Babylonian or Byzantine. and to the
American they are somewhat sugges-
tive of the markings found In the old
caves in our southwest land.
Colored worsteds, bullion threads and
silk floss are used to carry out the de-
signs. There 10 nothing noriated about
them. The lines are sharp and strongly
silhouetted against the background.
Machine stitching is sometimes used
for this kind of embroidery. instead OF
handwork.
II one has no Byzantine or Babylonian
history to draw from 1t would be in
teresting to copy the designs from any
bit of our own Indian pottery or
blanket work and see how easily this
scheme of decoration fits in with what
we get from Paris.
Evening star., 1917-03-18

OF cloth. chiffon and satin. A pepper
mint-striped muslin frock for country
usage, for example. carries long.
loose jacket with half sleeves. when
Is Of fiame-colored linen soutached in
white, and a striped gingham gown
which is reminiscent of the directoire
period in its strong lines of yellow and
white has a yellow taffeta coat that
hangs to the knees, without sleeves, but
long. pear-shaped armhoies heavily
soutached in white.
Every well known house in Paris saw
to it that one of these long coats was
offered with every gown. Cheruit, Roy
ant, Doueuillet and Jenny made them
in knee length, cutting them on slim
lines.
There is nothing reminiscent of the
Italian cape in these coats. although
Nine Paquin features the former and
wears one herself. There is nothing OF
the roughness and severity of our ordi
nary topcoat about these garments
either; they are too slim. too elegant in
outline and manipulation to suggest
rough and ready treatment, and yet
Evening star., 1917-03-18

tation on the part Of many Of the de-
signers as to the introduction Of the
hobble hem. One is not accustomed to
hesitation on the part Of the French
where clothes are concerned. and the
exhibition Of this quality in the cutting
of the new skirts gives ono q feeling
that France Is designing new fashions
from what the engineers call point
in air" She does not know what wom-
en- will accept. for she has none of her
usual channels OF fashion through
which to exploit new ideas. Only one
or two of the French designers have
ever been in America, and their knowl-
edge of the American woman comes
through the smart cosmopolitan, who 10
as much at home in Paris as in New
Evening star., 1917-03-18

crept into many garments besides the
long, slim coat 1t is put on the front
Of blue serge coats and one-piece
frocks; it outlines the cuff hem which
is 30 strongly featured on the new
skirts: 1t covers the deep cuff used on
the three-Quarter sleeve, and 1t entirely
covers the surface Of some sleeves
which are put into plain. satin. cuirass
jackets worn over knife-pleated skirts:
Many things are positively settled
concerning the spring fashions. but the
one feature about which there Is no
confusion is that the hem must be mar
row, no matter what method is used
to obtain this effect
Evidently, from the French gowns
that have been shown, there was hesi-
Evening star., 1917-03-18

they are carelessly slipped on over any
one-piece frock which harmonizes with
them.
The French designers sold the coat
and gown together as a costume. and
American women are buying them in
the same way. but other women are
buying these separate coats to freshen
up a frock or to make it warm enough
for the cool days which will continue
until June.
They are a distinct feature IN FASH
ion, these coats, and are novelties that
are thoroughly appreciated by the
dressmallers over here. They call for
soutaching or that new kind of ma
chine work which looks like braiding,
but is done by loose chain stitch.
Royant was probably the first Of the
designers in Paris to introduce this
elaborate chain stitch on coats, and the
American machine workers do it skill
fully and turn 1t out by the hundred
yards.
AS a means of ornamentation it has
Evening star., 1917-03-18
The Harem Skirt.

r. HERE is nothing new about the
u skirt that rolls UP at the hem. but
America and Paris seem bent on its
revival These skirts arc made for tho
street. for dancing and for afternoon
use. The new touch is that they ara
barreled at the center. Tho fullness
hangs in small pleats from the waist,
is pulled out to a wider circumference
at the knees and the fuliness at the
hem is then turned up and attached to
a short, tight lining.
Evening star., 1917-03-18

girdle of taffeta or satin, there Is a re-
vival of the peppermint candy muslin
which was well beloved by our imme-
diate ancestors.
Gowns of this fabric are made in side
pleats with broad bands of fame-col-
ored muslin to frame them in, with f3let
collars and cuffs and with a belt of mus
lin shaped to fit the waist line and
fastened in front with pearl buttons.
They are offered by exclusive houses at
a price that makes one shudder.
France put SO much stress upon the
separate coat in February that 1t is
added to muslins, as we'll as to gowns
Evening star., 1917-03-18
chieving the H0bble in the Newest Spring Skirts

York. washington or Chicago These
women dress alike all over the world.
They do not represent any phase OF
Americanisn and. OF course. they ars1n
France made up her mind that %.
was to narrow the hem OF gkirtA but
she wasn't sure enough Of her own
position 70 thrcv . ssw nundrsd bob.
at that. She has. therefore. rnpromtsed
in one way or another. but she has
not allowed tho narrow hem to escape
her clutches and fly out into the fare
Of looseness around tho ankles that has
prevailed for two and a half years.
More than one designer has gone back
to the zouave skirt. with its fullness
drawn up to a tight lining at the hem:
the fullness Of the skirt into . cum
hem, which means . band that turns
upward and outward This hem - often
cut into battlements at the top which
This effect u very good and Il has
been widely adopted by the American
workers.
There Is no return as yet 60 the sheoth
skirt. the kind that shapes itself into
the figure from waist to ankles. Every
skirt shows fullness either At the
waist limo or above the hips. but there
is not nearly the fullness that We have
been using In an extsavagant mannsr.
It 10 thought By the experts that the
souavs skirt win not last voTy long.
because II has bsen worn IN America
bring anything Of freshness or novelty
with It The skirt, which 10 pleeted ut
tho waist and held in by . cuff hem %
that II will not fare. II far more to our
liking.
Nine. Paquin was not the only de-
signer who exploited large number OF
gowns and wraps to match. made OF
one Of the many weaves of Chinese silk
under the general term OF ~pongee."
Tussah, shantung and many otha1
names designate the various weaveA
Evening star., 1917-03-18
Shoe Rack.

IT have found a shoe rack . very use.
full and convenient addition to my bed
room closet. as it saves space. keeps the
shoes from getting scratched and keeps
them in ORDER" said a Washington
nousekeeper tho other day. ''It Is q
six-inch board as long as the width Of
closet, placed on a forty-fve degree
angle At a desirable height Fasten Il
to the sides of closet by means Of cleats
nailed or screwed. Nail a one-inch
strip full length OF board on the top
about one inch from upper edge to hooA
the heels over.
Evening star., 1917-03-18

seamstress. will be tho ones chosen by
the women who have many social op-
portunities, as well as by those who
have none. All the dressmakers unite
in the opinion that simple fabrics. such
as we can get from our own mills. will
be used for country wear and for the
street in the small towns where one
does not have to appear in dark coat
suits in the open.
In addition to the yellow and white,
blue and white and violet and white
ginghams which are being made up
with a bit of old filet lace, side pleats
on the skirts and bodice, and q loose