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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
GO NO FARTHER
The Evidence is At Your Door

Abilene proof is what you want
and the statement of this highly re-
spected resident will Danish all
doubt:
]. c. Lightner, carpenter, 7O9 S.
Cedar ST., says: Dull pain in the
small of my back caused me great
deal of suffering and at times got
so bad that | had to sit down. 1t
was hard for me to straighten after
STOPPING and at one time | had to
give up my work ! also had attacks
of gravel and the kidney secretions
passed too freely, obliging me to get
up at night. / tried different medi-
cines but got nothing more than
temporary relief until ! commenced
taking Doan's Kidney Pills. They re-
moved all the ailments"
Nearly eleven years later, Mr.
L;ghtner said: 81 haven't had any
kidney trouble for the past several
years. Should / have need of a kid
ney medicine again, Doan's Kidney
Pills is the one would take"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Lightner has twice public
ly recommended. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. 'Y.-Adv
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
HEDGE CANNOT BE CUT
DOWN SAYS +. L. GARTEN

F. L. Garten filed suit in the
court today demanding that S. J..
Gilmore, B. Gilmore and Sam Gill
more, all of whom had been cutting
down hedge and fruit trees on his
place should be forced to pay for
all damage done to his property
Mr. Garten lives in Salina and he
inherited the property south of
town. He requested the defend
ants to stop cutting down his hedge
and fruit trees but his demands did
not affect them so that the matter
was taken to court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
Bowel Complaints in India

In lecture at one of the Des
Moines, Iowa, churches a mission
airy from India told of going into
the interior of India, where he was
taken sick, that he had a bottle of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy with him and
believed that it saved his life. This
remedy is used successfully in India
both as a preventive and cure for
cholera You may know from this
that it can be depended upon for
the mider forms of bowel complaint
that occur in this country. Obtain
able everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
KANSAS IN FOURTH PLACE IN
RECRUITING-OUR RECORD

That the people of Kansas, and
especially those living in the vicinity
of Abilene are patriotic, is no long
er questioned. A report received TINS
morning from the war department
by the recruiting officers located In
Abilene shows that for the month OF
April Kansas stood fourth among
the 48 states in securing nearest the
required number of volunteers for
the states war quota. During the
same month the postmasters OF
Kansas secured sixth place in Sc
curing volunteers, having secured
225.
For the month of May the Man
haitian recruiting office secured
third place among the IL recruiting
offices OF the district, enlisting 14S
men. The population of Manhattan
is $500 so that 1t has received one
recruit for every 1871 persons. Abb
1ene has obtained one recruit for
every SOL persons, which Is re-
markable showing for this sized
town.
The number OF volunteers has
fallen off this month here for some
unexplainable reason, but it con-
tinues good at many of the other
stations, so the record of the state
will be maintained At the request
of the war department the local re-
cruiting officers are making a spe-
cial effort to secure recruits this
month so that the war quota for
the state may be filled out. Several
trips have been made by the re-
cruiting detail so that 1t is hoped
the $50 recruits will be obtained
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
GUARD YOUR CERTIFICATES
Duplicates Will Not Be Issued, Says
Official Order

If you registered for war on
Tuesday it is up to you to guard the
little blue certificate that the regis
trar handed you at the conclusion
of the registration process. An Of
fetal announcement received by the
county registration board today for
bids the issuance of duplicate certi-
ficates in event of loss. If you lose
your certificate you may go before
the county clerk, who will look up
your registration card and hand you
a written statement to the effect
that you have registered, but an
ether certificate cannot be issued.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14

OF course not every man is priv
ileged to be rich; but many of us
have consciously or unconsciously
wasted many opportunities to build
up fair sized fortunes.
The one great element which mil
itates against most of us is the
gambling spirit-that American
creed-"Get rich quick" Many peo-
pie do not care by what manner,
fair or foul, their fortunes are as
sembled, their one aim is; get the
money quick. They gamble, lie,
cheat, and steal, hiding their wrong
doings by various cloaks, religion,
charity and leading civic move
ments (where no money is de-
manded) but the fact remains that
gamblers are a poor class of citi-
zens-they never build, they de-
stroy.
Many have had the foresight to
ground themselves on a firm foun-
dalton by building a home, clearing
it of debt and reinvesting in real
estate. A slow method OF becoming
independent but very sure.
Let us cite two instances Of street
car employees growing rich honest
Iy by their wisdom in building
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14

homes and then buying other real
estate.
Henry Torborg, a street car con-
ductor on the Blue Island line Chi
cago, died recently leaving for
tune of $5O0,00O.0O. He collected
fares for forty years working seven
days week. His first saving OF
$500 was invested in a home, he
paid for it and invested every spare
dollar in outlying Chicago property,
as 1t enhanced he sold and rein
vested His fortune grew steadily.
A comfortable fortune has been
accumulated by a st. Louis motor
man, Henry w. Driemeyer, SO
years old, who at no time in 80
years has earned more than 81
cents an hour. He is worth today
S3O,O0O-aocumulated by investing
first in a home, and then in other
pieces of real estate.
In both instances homes were
foundations OF fortunes. Various
forms of investing might make an
appeal at first but a close investi-
cation will reveal the fact that
they are mushrooms.
The sure road Of becoming indie
pendent is first-a home-followed
by wise investments.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
FIRST MILITARY FUNERAL
Floyd Jensen, Abilene Boy OF Regu-
lar Army, Died

ldi army 1s0A
The first military funeral that
has been held In Abilene since the
beginning of the present war was
that of Floyd Jensen. Rev. DR.. f..
S. Blayney officiated at the services
which were held at the Eicholtz I'M
dertaking parolrs. Lieutenant r. Luz
cier, George Reid, Otto Smith, Cor
poral Hawthorne, ]. Cutler and AL
cid Lucier, attired in military uni
forms, acted as pallbearers. The
company rode in cars to the ceme-
terry and then stood at attention as
the ceremonies took place. The
hand salute was given instead of
the customary volley. Taps were
blown by Harold Roger and Robert
Seeds. Floyd was buried in mill
tary casket, attired in uniform
and a large American flag laid over
the top of the casket.
Mr.. Jensen was born at Leonard
Vile, February 90, 1899. He came
to Abilene about five years ago. He
made his home with his mother,
, Mrs. T. j. Tremer, and while here
won for himself many friends. He
enlisted in the regular army at Ell
Paso about two months ago and
was later transferred to Syracuse.
Here he was stricken with pneu-
monia and died on June 3. 1917. He
is survived by his mother, three
brothers and one sister.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
ABILENE BUSINESSMEN WILL
ORGANIZE COUNTY ASSN

Secretary Oliger of the State Re-
tailers' association met with the
business men OF Abilene last even
ing and asked that he be permitted
to form a county retailers associa-
ton. The business men decided
that they would form the associa-
ton, composed of the merchants of
Abilene and of towns adjacent. On
the 10Th and goth Of this month,
the state retailers meeting will be
held at Topeka and Abilene will
send six delegates. They have not
been chosen yet but will soon be
appointed by the president.
On the second day of the conven-
ton, the Industrial welfare commits
sion will have an open hearing for
the nine hour law and every bust
ness man interested should attend
the second day of this convention.
The matter OF the increase in
freight rates asked by the railroads
was presented by representatives of
the roads. A resolution endorsing
such increase If the roads can show
il is needed was presented but af-
ter discussion no action was taken.
The business men in their discus
sion took the position that it is a
matter of figures which will be pre-
scented and that it was unnecessary
to make recommendation without
expert knowledge of conditions.
Should the interstate commerce COM
mission find an increase necessary
to maintain service no protest would
be made was stated by some OF the
leading members present.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
w. II. KINNEY, WEALTHY
MILLER, DIED AT WICHITA

w. A. Chain, manager of the Sc
curity mills, received the news this
morning of the death of w. H.
Kinney, president of the Security
Milling Co., and one of the wealthy
men of the state. He died at his
home in Wichita, aged rs, after a
few hours Illness. Mr.. Kinney re-
sided here several months and was
highly esteemed by all
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14

Stomach Troubles and Constipation
II will cheerfully say that Cham
berlain's Tablets are the most sat
isfactory remedy for stomach trou-
bles and constipation that l have
sold in thirty-four years drug store
service" writes S. II. Murphy, drug
gist, Wellsburg, N. Y. Obtainable
everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14

LET me see your tongue" is the
doctors first question. When the
tongue is coated it means sluggish
bowels, and you invite not only
headaches, indigestion but serious
i'll health. Avoid those dangers by
taking Dr.. Kings New Life Pills.
They are sugar coated, highly eff
cient, yet mild and easy in action,
pleasant to take by young, aged or
delicate. Sold for years at your
druggist, 25c.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
Safety First with Cough and Cold

'Oh, just cough" today may
become grippe or pneumonia tomor-
row. Thousands die from neglected
colds Take DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry before pour cough becomes
chronic. A few doses check the cold
by killing the germs. The healing
balsams soothe the throat, loosen
the phlegm and clear the air pas
sanges of secretions which provoke
coughing. Contains mildly laxative
ingredients which remove the waste
that aggrayates the cold. At your
druggist, soc, $1.00.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
MANY MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED IN CHICAGO

w. c. Arthur, a travelling man
from Chicago, showed the Reflector
letter he had just received from
the county clerk of Cook county,
ILL.,, who is an old friend, saying
that 1892 marriage licenses had
been issued there within few days
of Registration Day, breaking all
records in this line. Chicago must
have lot of men who wish to evade
the draft.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14
MRS. FREY, SISTER OF J. }.
KUGLER, DIES IN PENN.

]. J. Kugler received word this
morning of the death of his sister,
Mrs. Kate Frey of Fairfield, Pa.
Funeral will be held at that place
Tusday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-06-14

For Group ur sore throat, use DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil. Two sizes, Csc
and soc. At all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-27

tremendously overtaxed outside of the
war zone, and there has been neither
time nor money to maintain equip
ment in proper condition. For several
years to come Europe will need our
money and the products of our. in
dustries beyond all precedent.
Doubtless we shall continue export
ing raw materials and agricultural
products upon a large scale, but the
striking feature in our export trade
for months after the war will be the
great expansion in shipments OF
manufactures. We shall, therefore.
have to lend Europe when her peo-
pie cannot pay. And this we may
do generously, for such policy will
bring it's owp reward in maintaining
prosperity within the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-27

ton Transcript. while participation in
the election of state and local officers
may be denied to them, is an interest
ing matter. The advocates of woman
suffrage may submit to this partial ar
rangement with a good grace. for it
contributes directly to the advance
ment of the national constitutional
amendment project.
The women of Indiana have the
promise of more power than those of
Illinois and Ohio possibly because of
the nature of their constitution. At
any rate, they may vote for the dele
gates to the new constitutional con-
vention and they may vote upon all
amendments, including the ratification
of a new constitution. With these
privileges they are reasonably sure
of full enfranchisement when the basic
law is changed.
For delegates elected by women's
votes are hardly likely to be opposed
to woman suffrage. And if they do
cherish such prejudices the knowledg
that women will have the chance to
vote against the constitution will act
as a deterrent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-27
DINNER STORIES

Habit" remarked Blinkers, lis a
strange thing. Last night 1 was awak-
ened by blind which kept banging
against the side of the house. Jump
ing out of bed. / ran over to the win
dow and raised the sash, only to learn
that the fastening was broken. There
was no Irvine handy, but 1 managed.
after a while, to secure the shutter
with nv necktie. This morning when
went to get my tie to put on, blamed
If I hadn't tied it into a four-in-landI 20
Nora had asked for a letter of
which the circum-
stances of her leaving and the quail
itv of her work made it very awk-
ward for the manager to write.
Eventually. after much fruitiess scrib-
bling and waste of paper, he produced
this:
ITO whom it may concern: This
is to certify that Nora Foley has
worked for US for week. and We
are satisfied"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-27
SIDE T ALK S
How People Spend Their Money.
By RUTH CAMEKoN.

The response to my question. How
much do you give?" has been most
gratifying. Apparently 1 touched a
| chord of popular interest
Several readers have gone further
| than the answer and supplied me
with their whole budget.
| 1 wish 1 had this whole page. 1
| could fill it with these interesting
human documents. AS it is, I'm go
ing to give you some this week and
more a week from today. Watch for
them if you are interested in knowing
how people of various incomes ap-
portion their money, especially their
| gift money.
For a wedding present for some
friend who says her income averages
about ten dollars a week, 81 spend
| from three to five dollars. For any
casual friend, one to three dollars"
Il have drawer in which 1 place
anything 1 see during the year that
1 think would make a good present
and which 1 can get for a reasonable
| figure or can make.
I'VE have the duplex system of
| envelopes in church. L give fifteen
and ten cents for benevolences. For
| Sunday school and other church col
| lections 1 give five cents at ordinary
| services, and ten to twenty-five at
! special services.
For collections for purses for post
man, gifts, Red Cross, etc, 1 generally
give from ten cents to one dollar ac-
cording to circumstances
| perhaps the way 1 divide my in
come" writes a friend who receives
| forty dollars a month, room and
board included, would be of interest.
Savings bank-$2O.00; Clothes q
make most of them myself)-S7.0
church and charity-$400; upkeep of
room at home-S2.0 higher life
| (such as magazines, theatre, etc, >
$500; other expenses (carfares, Co.'S
metics. etc.)-$3.00. Christmas gifts
$500. If 1 need the doctor 1 take
that money out of savings
81 am a business woman writes
swers appear to come from women,
we'd like to hear from some men,
| too), q get $14.00 per week. I am a
church member and give twenty cents
| each Sunday for support of the church
and missions. Christmas usually costs
me from $500 to $500 and for wed
ding presents I never give less than
$500. 1 might add that 1 board and
it costs me about $500 per week, in
Guiding carfares. I will be grateful
to have you write something on this
enough 1 would like to know it,
Here is an extraordinarily generous
person:
81 have an income of about $500
per year. 1 gave wedding gifts
$4,000; Christmas-s1O.OO; charity
$4,000; chureh-s50.OO little gifts.
$500; showers for brides-$5.o0."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-27
PROGRESS OF SUFFRAGE.

Woman suffrage has made rapid
progress in the past few days. The
legislature of Ohio and Indiana have
both extended the vote for president
and members of Congress to women.
on virtually the same terms as those
on which the women of Illinois vote
The Maine legislature has submitted
lhe question of full suffrage to a spe-
cial referendum of the people on Sep
TENDER 10 next. The lower house of
the legislature of Vermont rejected a
bill for such a referendum in that
state by a vote of ia to III, which is
closer to a vote in favor of the project
than the Vermont legislature has ever
come before, and was taken after a
two-to-one adverse report on the bill.
The Minnesota House has passed a
bill submitting the question of full
suffrage to the people. in the form OF
a constitutional amendment, at the
next regular election in November,
and the bill is now before the state
senate.
suffrage measures are before other
state legislatures and seem to be MAX
ing progress in spite of the frequent
reflections of suffrage constitutional
amendments by the people of the
states.
The development of the idea of a
vote for women for presidential cleo
tors and congressman, says the Bos-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-27
THE GOOD SITUATION.

The riots against high prices of
foods are melting our legislators to
drastic measures for control of prices,
etc, but these, says the Bache Review
are rarely efficacious Abuses. and
there are some, may be cured by in
vestigation and action, but the most
effectual method in the long run is
conservation of food supply. The car
shortage situation is responsible for
much of the scarcity.
The interstate commerce commits
sion claims to have the problem near
solution. We look with some scep-
ticism upon what that means. The
tie-up at our ports caused by the
German sea warfare is hating many
thousand cars. The American Rail-
way association, working with the
commerce commission. has instituted
arrangements by which food and fuel
will be rushed to many cities by spe-
cial shipment. The association Of
ficials declare the danger of made
quate supply of living necessities be-
cause of the transportation problems,
Las lessened greatly within the last
two weeks and that the possibility of
a general shortage through the east is
slight. They claim the dearth of
freight cars is less than year ago,
A part of the work of the railroads
and the commission has been the
gathering together of empty cars in
the east, and for the last day or two
hundreds of empty cars have been
rushed at high speed from congested
points to places where needed. Good
weather has helped on this movement
in the last two or three days
That the high cost of food and the
sudden increase in prices as compared
with the situation in the winter of
1915 is not due to exports of food
stuffs is shown in figures compiled
by the Journal of Commerce. Ship
ments of foodstuffs from this country
in the calendar year 1916 were act
ually smaller in amount than in the
preceding year. THE recent rise ap-
pears to be due to Internal causes.
such as the shortage in last seasons
crop and the congestion of railroad
traffic rather than to sales to Europe -
This is proved by a large decrease in
bulk shipments in 1916, notwithstand-
ing that the money value on account
| of higher prices was greater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-27

to his feet Having expected human
wreckage in one of its most terrifying
forms, the sight of Olivia was fright
fully upsetting.
when she looked into the serious eyes
of the young professional man who
was so fatteringly amazed at her ap-
pearance.
1T was silly of me to lose my pre-
cious locket,' she said. Il don't know
how it happened. 1t is usually so Sc
cure" She gazed calmly, if admiring-
ly, at Rylance.
"You-you don't look like an opium
fiend." was his startled comment.
Olivia laughed gleefully.
Neither am l." she told him. 81
am only a poor, harmless writer
whose brain has been squeezed dry
of every plot that it ever possessed.
1 hadn't written story for ten whole
days" She turned tragic eyes full
upon DIR. Rylance without needing the
effect on his masculine senses. Il de-
liberately lost my locket-just to see
who would find it and
Incredulity and relief in the doctors
eyes stopped the swift confession on
Olivia's lips. Also there was some
Olivia felt that she was going to get
more out of her adventure than she
had bargained for.
but what thieves are you associat-
ed with from whom you obtain
opium" he questioned. TITS a crime,
you know"
! my brother" said Olivia loftily
with flaming cheeks, sis a chemist"
land a fool if he gives you opium
to make plots for stories out Of"
"He-he didn't give it to me. I
knew where it was kept" She glanced
up swiftly in defense of her brother.
| HE thinks me all kinds of a foolish
person because of the things 1 do to
get atmosphere for stories"
DIR. Rylance was looking at her in a
way entirely uncalled for, considering
the newness of the acquaintance.
Olivia feared, from the manner in
which her heart had taken to beat
ing, that something other than a
short story was going to be the out
come of her act. Never had it acted
material
you may be silly" Rylance finally
voiced some of the thoughts running
riot in his brain during that long
meeting with Olivia's eyes, but you
are also-many other thlngs-oi
the swift. rush of color into Olivia, $
| cheeks. She had also made quick
movement toward the door He
| checked her exit with gesture. Il
| don't get much time to read the mag
azines, but 1 suppose they occasionally
| take a story OF love at ilrSt iShl'
If you want any facts or suggestions
regarding the emotions of man who
| has fallen suddenly. unexpectedly
and completely in love at first sight
just you come to me-will youZ
1 There was a hint of pleading below
! the laughter in the doctors voice
MY Imagination is rather good,
| olivia told him, $50 l think it will
| not be difficult to weave some kind
| of story out of this situation"
The doctor smiled knowingly and
| Olivia made good her escape II
\ would be rather curious, even in a
story, should both the hero and hero
! inc capitulate to love in the first par
| ph.-(Copyright, 1877, by the
| Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-27

Strenuous measures are being taken
by both England and France for the
conservation of public necessaries.
The British war office takes posses
sion of all leather. finished or unfin-
ished, and intends to take possession
of all such as can be produced prior
TO March 81. It gives notice that it
takes possession of all unsold stocks
of raw jute in the United Kingdom
and intends to take possession of any
unsold stocks arriving. All dealings
in raw jute on spot, in transit, or in
course of shipment, are prohibited.
The consul general at Paris reports by
cable that preserved tomatoes, canned
fish. canned vegetables, and preserved
food products with meat basis may
no longer be exported without special
authorization.