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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
BANKER RUBENSTEIN FREED

Petrograd.-The new Russian
Government has finally found it pos
sible to free Banker Dmitri Ruben
stein of the grave charge which was
made against him by the old Rus
sian regime under which he was i'm
prisoned. The charges against the
Jewish banker, made several months
ago, created sensation in the press
of the world. The Cars govern
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
October 5, 1917.

and all of them are doing their bit"
for Uncle Sam.
Now, David is the oldest of the
quartet of sons and has u years to
his credit as we'll as many other
honors. Abe is the youngest, with 10.
The Coins have been residents of
Spokane for 20 years so that their
children are products of local educa-
tional Institutions After four years
at the Lewis and Clark high school
during which time they won many
honors on the athletic field for the
orange and black, David and Eugene
went east to the University of Michi-
gan, where they were later graduated
from the law school,
They opened law office. Then
came the news that Uncle Sam needed
men, especially efficient officers. The
office was promptly closed and the
brothers were off to the Preside.
After a short time in the southern
camp they were granted commissions
as second lieutenants.
For year and half previous to
his departure, David Cohn, assisted
by his brother, had charge of the ath-
letic training and drilling of the Spo-
kane Boy Scouts.
The other two boys are Isadore
and Abraham, who have been at
school all year at Michigan. Isadore
has just completed his fourth year of
the study of medicine. Abe is 10
years old and has finished his first
year at the "U." But word came to
the college that over at the shipyards
at Wyandotte, Mich, a small town
near Detroit, men were needed. So
Isadore and Abe are helping build
additions to Uncle Sans fleet.
The daughter could not be an Off
Ger and she did the next best thing.
She enrolled as Red Cross worker
and is sewing, collecting funds and
supervising the work of others. The
son-in-law Max Neuman offered his
services to the country through Sena-
tor Poindexter and he has received a
captains commission in the quarter
masters section of the regular army.
Mother Coin is every day at the
Red Cross headquarters and Papa
Cohn is giving literally to Jewish
War Relief and Red Cross funds.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
MONUMENTS
Artistic Designs in Granite and
Marble

We have just received large Sc
lection Of finished monuments. Or
der now when we can give you
wide range of choice in stones and
designs.
The best Hebrew lettering.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1917-10-05
Remember
Right Now!
81

Right now is one Of the best
times to open your Savings
Account, because the quarterly
interest period begins October
l, and all deposits made on or
before the tenth Of October
draw interest from October
1st, at 3A% premium COM
pounded quarterly. This should
be an extra reason for opening
your account without delay.
We shall be glad to have you
open yours with us today.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
j. H. ENGLE SAYS SPECIAL
SESSION is A WASTE

The Topeka State Journal today
sent out kilograms asking opinions
on calling a special session Of the
legislature to make Kansas the first
state to ratify the prohibition
amendment. 1t would cost from s2O,-
900 to $4,000 to the taxpayers. ].
H. Engle was asked his opinion and
replied:
Forget it, World knows where
Kansas stands. Needless proclaim
our virtues. viii ratify unanimous
vote first normal opportunity. Spend
money mitigate human suffering and
reconstruct wasted world. Mean
while promote propaganda press,
platform, pulpit wavering states.
Backfre against recount vote a la
Cincinnati. State appropriations war
relief measures fully warranted but
society needs moral effect voluntary
campaigns"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
GARDNER WILL BE CONVICT
ED, is OFFICIAL OPINION

The evidence at the preliminary
hearing for Frank Gardner at Man
haitian yesterday afternoon was
mighty strong against the defendent,
several Abilene officials who at
tended the hearing stated today.
Gardner did not go on the stand and
will probably not be questioned
when the case comes up in the dis
trict court in January. 1t is the
opinion of the officials that Gardner
will be convicted.
The court fixed Gardner's bond at
$4,000. The amount was not raised.
Marshal Engle, Sheriff Sherman, E.
w. Elwick, Paul De Merssman, John
Mark, Albert Baskerville, H. Tober
and Harold Morrison of Abilene at
ended the trial.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
NEW STREET MARKERS WILL
BE FINEST IN THE STATE

Abilene will have Christmas
present Of dozen new street mark
ers to regulate automobile traffic.
They are being placed by Commits
sioner McCurdy and are the most at
tractive of any in the state. Harry
Wilcox manufactured them and did
good job.
The markers are on a heavy ce-
ment base and have an octagonal
support above which is circular
At the top is an artistic
antern with red glass and all is sur
mounted by ball Each stands four
eet high and will be an ornament |
o the streets. The lanterns are wir-
d for electric light, which will be
ut In later.
The markers will be placed at in
srsections on Second. Third and
ourth streets from Buckeye to Ce-
ar. Those on Buckeye and Third
i'll have the circular standard
linted Golden Belt yellow; the 9TH
8 will be all white. 1t is a good
b and will simplify traffic. 1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
Farmers Object to
Present Grain Grades

Hutchinson, Dec 18.-Voicing
bitter opposition to the present rules
and regulations of the secretary OF
agriculture, who has set the stand
ards for grading grain, under the
United States standards grain act,
900 Kansas and Oklahoma farmers
and grain dealers appeared before
George Livingstone, in charge of the
federal grain inspection department,
who conducted a hearing of all com
plants in Hutchinson today.
Headed by Maj. w. L. (''Iron
Jaw Brown of Kingman, and w.
F. Brown of Byers, Pratt county, the
farmers and the Cooperative Grain
Dealers association raised a dozen
different points of alleged discrimi-
nation against the wheat producer.
representatives of the Kansas City
Millers' club and board Of trade, were
here to give their side of the story,
and before the meeting was well
started clashes between the two fac
tions were frequent and heated.
w. F. Brown of Pratt county, and
A. F. Daniels, secretary of the Co
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
2O4 PACKAGES SENT TO
SOLDIERS FROM COUNTY
Christmas Cheer Committee Deserves
Credit for Excellent Work.

The Christmas Cheer committee OF
the Red Cross has packed and ship
ped 204 packages for Dickinson
county soldiers. The committee
has tried to send one to all members
of Company H, and to the enlisted
men. Mrs. G. A. Case is the chair
man of this committee and deserves
much credit for the manner in which
the work was done. The Red Cross
branches of the county assisted gen
erously in furnishing both cakes and
money for the boxes.
A number of packages have been
sent to the Dickinson county boys
by relatives and friends. The Ep-
worth league of the Methodist church
also sent a number of boxes. Christ
mas will certainly be a happy time
for the boys, even if they are not al
owed to come home
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
COMPANY HI BOYS GET UP
4:3O A. M. IN COLD WEATHER
BY Ellis McNeaI.

Camp Doniphan, Dec. 1S.-I am
quite we'll and in fact we all are since
we are out of quarantine. We have
to get up at 4:30 in the morning and
go to the rife range. They keep us
working so hard here that we don't
have time to think. Several of us
were mighty lucky and were given
permission to go to town last Sunday.
/ went into one store and tried to
buy pair of gloves. They want
$3.50 pair here for the same kind
you buy in Abilene for so cents.
They certainly do give us good
guns to shoot with. l hit six inch
bulls eye at distance of 500 yards,
twenty times out of twenty-four
shots, which is about the record.
Some shooting!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

operative Grain Dealers association,
accused the millers of taking ad-
vantage of the so price set by the
government, in beating the Kansas
farmer out of millions of dollars on
this years wheat crop. They do it
by refusing to buy from the farmers
elevators, the farmers say, and in the
meantime purchase their raw mate
rials at lower price thru lower grad
ing in their own, or line elevators
Thus the farmers are forced to sell
to these elevators, which grade wheat
at their own pleasure, and take low
er prices than they could get from
their cooperative elevators, if the
millers would buy from them.
''The government does not inter-
fere with these line elevators, which
are supplying big mills, owner or
by the same identical own
ers," Mr.. Daniels told the conference.
This sentiment was voiced by doz-
ems of farmers and small grain deal
ers, who testified before the commit
tee of government officials.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
JOHN GRAVES CHARGES
WIFE WITH BIGAMY

A case was filed in the district
court this afternoon In which the
plaintiff, John f. Graves, Of Man
chester, asks for a divorce from Beu-
lab L. Graves He states that his
wife left him about a year ago and
that he has not seen her since that
time. He also alleges in the petition
that after he was married he learned
that his wife had previously been
married to Mr.. Clegg and that the
two had never been divorced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
WAR FUND COMMITTEE
MAKES APPROPRIATIONS

The war fund association executive
committee met yesterday afternoon
and disposed of the first business of
the association Exclusive of the
high school fund, there is to be
available $1,000 of which the Y. M.
G. A. gets $4,000. The committee
decided to give 5000 to the Y. w.
G. A., which has already $103 on
hand. G. M. Harger presented the
cause of the Regimental house at
Funston and $500 was appropriated
for that. All other calls for help
were tabled for the present. There
is about $1,000 in the treasury.
p. H. Forney, chairman; f. E..
G. e. Shadinger, b. A.
Flack, J. E. Scripter, A. S. Merrill
md w. E. wilkins were present. A
meeting of the entire association
will be held after the holidays.
Lyon township sent its fund today.
1S0. 1t had not previously been
eported.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
EVERYONE SHOULD HELP
MEN ANSWER QUESTIONS

S. s. Smith, chairman of the board
of legal advisors of the registrants
of Dickinson county, stated this
morning that he hoped every bank
er, notary public and all residents of
Dickinson county would render all
assistance possible in helping regis
trants answer the questions sent out
by the draft board. These questions
must be answered and the question
naire returned to the local board by
Saturday, December %. No charge
must be made for any assistance
given.
The first questionnaire was return
ed to the local board at $3.50 satur-
day afternoon. Since noon, Satur-
day, registered men can not enlist
In the service. but must wait for the
draft.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

be, and hereby is, proposed to the
states to become valid as a part Of
the constitution when ratified by the
legislatures of the several states as
provided by the constitution:
Article -. Section 1. After one
year from the ratification of this ar
ticle, the manufacture, sale or trans
portation of intoxicating liquors
within, the importation thereof into,
or the expectation thereof from the
United States and all territory sub
ject to the jurisdiction thereof, for
beverage purposes, is hereby prohib-
tied
Section 2. The congress and the
several states shall have concurrent
power to enforce this article by ap-
Dropriate legislation.
Section 3. This article shall be
Imperative unless 1t shall have been
'atified as an amendment to the con-
by the legislatures of the
eyeral states, as provided In the con-
titution, within seven years from the
late of the submission hereof to the
tates by the congress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
BOY WILL ENTER
THIRD TRAINING CAMP

G. Ramsey of Solomon will enter
the third officers training camp,
which will open at Fort Riley on Jan
uary 5. Ramsey received his appoint
ment to the camp thru the state agri-
cultural school which he is now at
tending. Curtis Brewer of Abilene
and G. Ramsey of Solomon are prob
ably the only Dickinson county men
to enter the third officers training
camp.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
Congress Passes
Bone Dry" Law

Washington, Dec. 18.-The senate
today completed congressional action
on the national prohibition amend.
ment by passing it as passed by the
house without roll call. The presi-
dent will sign 1t at once and 1t will
go to the states for ratification.
Washington, Dec. 18.-Nation-
wide prohibition won in the house
today and only the adjustment Of
slight difference in resolutions be-
tween the house and senate now
stands in the way of submitting to
state legislatures an amendment to
the federal constitution. The vote
in the house, taken after a day of
debate before crowded galleries, was
282 to 1913, with the parties divid-
ing almost evenly. The margin for
prohibition was just eight votes more
than the necessary two-thirds.
Following is the resolution as
adopted:
Resolved, by the senate and house
Of representatives, That the follow
ing amendment to the constitution
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
Killed in
Fight at Heridgton

Jose Barrow, a Mexican, was kill
ed at Herington last last evening as
result of quarrel with a fell
lorw worker. Bernardo Andenona,
Mexican, is held for the murder.
Andenona told the coroner this
afternoon that he and Barrow start
ed quarreling when the latter at
tempted to take some money from
him. Andenona refused to give Bar
row any money and pulled a knife
from his belt in self defense. In
the quarrel that followed Andenona
stabbed Barrow several times.
The body of Jose Barrow was
found in box car at the Rock Island
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

The coroners jury at Herington
yesterday afternoon decided that
Jose Barrow, Mexican, had been
murdered. Bernardo Andenona, an
other Mexican. claims he stabbed
Barrow in self defense. According
to the testimony of several wit
nesses, two or three more Mexicans
are connected with the quarrel. The
trial will come up in January.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
ENLISTED MEN MUST
ANSWER QUESTIONS, TOO

Contrary to previous orders, the
local board was notified today that
men already enlisted would be re-
quired to fill out the QUESTIONABLE and
return 1t to the board. This includes
many in Company H at Doniphan as
well as the men who received COM
missions at the training camp. The
only men who will not be required
to answer the questions are soldiers
drafted.
The questionaires will be mailed
and must be returned with
in seven days. No postage is needed
ls the letter is government mail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
WALTER VICKERS SOLD SPOT
CASH GROCERY AT JUNCTION

Walter vickers, who for the past
year has owned the Spot Cash Gro
cery Store, has sold the business to
g. Schimp, who for some time was
connected with the Poohler Grocery
house at Lawrence. Mr.. Vickers
came here from Abilene and has Civ
en- his customers good service-Junc-
ton City Union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
MRS. ANNA SMITH DIED
AT HOME ON WEST FIFTH

Mrs. Anna Smith, aged 81, died at
her home on North West Fifth Satur-
day evening. She had lived in this
vicinity over thirty-seven years. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morn
ing at 10 O'Clock from the Catholic
Father Thomas OReilly Of
fiCieting. Burial will be in the
Catholic cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
G. G. HUFFMAN RECEIVED
$1,SOO FIRE INSURANCE

Today ]. w. Penner of the Mutual
Fire Insurance company of Newton,
gave G. G. Huffman a check for ST.
500 as fire insurance on the house
which was burned last week. The
house was valued at $4,000 and the
furniture at $4,000. The furniture
was not insured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

DR.. Q. H. Young to Get Commission.
DR.. G. H. Young, son of DR.. and
Mrs. Edward Young, has been ac-
cepted in the veterinary department
OF the army and will receive a COM
mission. He enlisted at Leaven-
worth Saturday. He has been for
fve years a veterinarian at Ellis
and is an expert.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20
r.. c. DEDERICK HAS
RELATIVES IN FRANCE

r. C. Dederick has a brother-in-
law and two nephews with the Rain
bow division in France The three
Joined at Pratt City and after reach
ing France wrote to their parents.
The only part that slipped by the
censor was that the letter was writ
ten a few days before Thanksgiving.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-12-20

yards this morning and he had been
dead five or six hours. Coroner j.
A. Tufts questioned the man and at
$3.50 this afternoon the inquest was
still being held.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-17
Want Goose Feed.

The gosling which was presented to
the boys of Co. E at Camp Douglas is
getting fat according to his keepers
The feed sent along is running low
and the boys would like to have some
obliging citizen donate some more for
the bird. The boys have established an
enviable reputation through their mas
cot, in that the services of the com
pany bugler is unnecessary, for the
gosling is ususally on the job about
4:3O in the morning. He has all the
calls and can sound them with vigor
All those who wish to donate feed fo1
the goose should notify the Rev. H. A
Link, who will take care of all dona-
tions.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-17
new PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION
AFFECTS COMMISSION men

| Dealers in butter, eggs and poultry
have had plenty to think about lately
since it became known that an arbi-
trary plan Of distribution of dairy pro-
ducts is under consideration by the
Food Administration Board at Wash
| ington, and while all are in favor of
any measures which will prove a bene-
| fit to the country, yet they are anxious
that no ill-advised steps be taken
which will legislate them out of bust
ness.
According to tentative plans of the
food board, it was learned last week,
the government aims to keep down the
cost to the consumer by having the
product pass through as few hands as
possible after leaving the producer on
the theory that the oftener an article
is sold before it reaches the consumer
the greater the ultimate selling price
will be. To this end the plan provides
that each distributor shall declare to
what cless he belongs and operate only
in that class. In other words he will
be either shipper, wholesale receiv-
CI, JODDSl vi lCld1lcI, duu IL ID IulSuucu
that he shall not sell to anyone in his
own class but instead to one nearer to
the consumer than himself
One receiver pointed out that if he
could not sell except to a jobber and
that if no jobbers wanted to buy at
certain time, then he would be forced
to let his goods lie on track or in his
store until such time as he could dis
pose Of them through the jObbing
trade. He suggested that the govern
ment allow one lateral, that is, let
dealer sell to one other in his class
but prohibit a repetition of that sale
except to a distributor farther along
the line to the consumer e.
l 1t is a notable fact that according to
the proposed plan government regula-
ton would begin with the shipper in
the sense of a collector and concentra-
tor but would not extend to the pro-
ducer, the idea being to allow the lat
ter to get as much as he can for his
product 1t must be understood that
this idea Of restricting operators from
dealing with others of their own class
has not been put into effect, but mere
ly has been under consideration.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-17
EAT NO MEAT
ON TUESDAYS
SAVE SUPPLY
State Food Administrator Calls On
People To Do Without Heat On
Tuesday and Wheat Bread
On Wednesday.

Watertown people with the rest OF
the people in the country are called
on to conserve the meat and wheat
supply by abstaining from meat on
each Tuesday and by ahstaining from
wheat bread on each Wednesday.
1t is a good idea.
On Tuesdays, when we long for meat
and on Wednesdays, when we crave
wheat bread, all we have to do is to
think Of the thousands of Wisconsin
men who are serving their country in
another way, not only eating the plain
but wholesome food which Uncle
Sam gives them, but offering their
lives if that sacrifice becomes neces-
sary And if we go without a part of
our meat and part of our wheat it
means that those soldiers will have
more meat and more wheat.
Proclamation.
Pursuant to to the authority vested
in him by the President of the United
States, Herbert Hoover, National Food
Administrator has urged as patriot
ic duty one meatless day and one
means of conserving the food supply.
Owing to the very great shortage Of
wheat and meat, and the urgent noes
sity Of conserving the present food
supply and of creating a reserve sup
ply for future needs the people Of this
nation have been asked to make per-
sonal sacrifices. 1t is through their CO.
operation alone that the food admins
tration can be successfully carried
out
Therefore, acting under the direc-
ton of Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover, l, Magnus Swenson, food ad
ministrator for Wisconsin hereby call
upon and urgently request the citi-
ZenS of this state to set aside Tuesday,
September Is, 1917, and all Tuesdays
thereafter during the period of the
war as meatless day. | ask that all
hotels, restaurants and other eating
places serve meatless meals upon that
day and that this practice be followed
in the homes Of all patriotic citizens.
In order, further, that Wisconsin
may do it's share in the conservation
of food l ask that Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 10, 1917, and all Wednesdays
thereafter during the period of the
war be set aside as wheatless day. l
ask the people of Wisconsin to abstain
from the use of bread and pastries
made from wheat upon that day to the
end that the wheat supply of the
United States may be increased for
the time when greater calls will be
made upon it.
1t was for this purpose that the peo-
pie of Wisconsin were asked to sign
the food pledge cards, but we have
concluded to put the above plan into
effect without waiting for a complete
return of the food pledge cards
This proclamation made this four
teenth day of September, nineteen
hundred and seventeen.
Magnus Swenson,
Food Administrator for Wisconsin.