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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-03

stove in her room, so
what with borrowing
a kettle, and buying the
fruit and the sugar (it
was in the good old days
of mo questions ask
ed") she thought she
was all fixed.
And she was. How
fixed, we will let her tell
in her own words:
"T HAD really brought
i these preserves TO a
pit h of perfection, |
thought, and was proud of
myself as | lifted them off
the stove and started to
carry them over to the
table where stood the wait
ing rows of glasses | had
bought for the occasion.
"It was only a few steps,
but the preserves never
reached them. Just as |
crossed the floor, the bot
tom of that kettle quiet
ly nd unostentatiously
walked out, and-well, it
made me think of David
Harum's comment on the
broken egg, that that egg
must a held a pint
"The whole room became
involved, if not immersed,
in boiling preserves. They
of course ruined the carpet
(my landlady's). T h e y
splashed gorily on the wall
paper (hers also-but so
was the plagued kettle y.
They even playfully be-
daubed the table-cover, but
ninbly escaped the pre-
serve glasses (Which would
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-03
For Busy Home Dressmakers
Dress Forms, $40

"Make-overs" in clothes like economies fash
ionabe this year.
Dress Forms, $40
special furnishing sale These forms
usually sell for much higher price
sections each section adjustable and N
adaptable 81 43 bust measure size
No o 48 bust
Surely boon in family where there
The Udnamaker Standard Rotary
SeUing Machine
also priced especially the This machine know
chain stitch needle
which eliminates sdewise
of the spine cases. Complete
attachments in styles; automatic lift $40: hand lift $3.50
Easy arrangements may be made for purchase
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-03

Tn OUR plan Of cooper
i ating with the house
wife to the fullest extent
there is included an annual
September Sale, at special
September prices, Of all the
things she'll need 10 stock
I'D the house for its Winter
work, and for starting Fall
housecleaning.
This sale starts today,
with over 100000 house
hold utensils and appli-
ances. Not left-overs-
good cooks never have any
stale cake in the box, you
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-03

have been so glad to have
a little, as the Irishman
said of the rain coming on
a dry day instead of a wet
one. when it isn't needed.
AT the same time they
quite cleverly managed to
fill neatly my new shoes,
which stood undor the
table.
"AIl we saved out Of that
afternoons effort was IN
the shoes
"The one horrif d sDec-
tator. who stood by. adur-
ing me not to cry fwhcn !
was speechless with laugh
teri says she will never
forget my express on a. !
stood there transfiyed. my
whole person pain o. With
crimson preserves, and a
bottomless kettle held trag-
ically aloft.
II. for my part. shall
never forget the time that
went into the hulling and
preparing of those berries,
nor the money that went
into them, the sugar and
the glasses, nor, in fact, the
preserves that went into
everything on the premises
but the glasses.
And if I'd been badly
scalded. | would never have
forgotten the woman who
lent me that defective ket-
tie :"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-03

Every Evenings classified advertise
lnents bring results. Proved to the salts
faction of many and will be to you.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-03
~
Starting Today
SALE AT WANAMAKER,S- s.
Sturlu Housewares for SelfRespecting Homes
At September Prices

standards Is very simple,
although in it's complete
working ort it seems TO
have been left 10 the
Wananaker Store 10 do.
It consists Of never buy
ing inferior goods and tell
ing them TO 90 and do the
superior work common
sense would show that they
couldn't do, az the price or
under any other circurn-
stances.
Take that one little mat
ter we mentioned, Of a
knot-hole in a tub. How in
the world or the laundry
can a tub that's not whole
("enny way you spell IT," as
"The Love Letters Of
Smith" say truthfully that
"mene animile" "the bare")
do the work Of one that ,s7
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-03
492 j. S. CASUALTIES;
65 KILLED IN BATTLE
3o4 Americans Wounded and 20
Missing in Americas Foreign
Expedition.

304 Americans Woundeo aiio ~
Missing in Americas Foreign
Expedition.
Wa.hinston, Sept. 3-The army cas-
ualties list from General Pcrshing to'"'
names 492 soldiers and shows:
Killed In action .........''...''''''' n,
NissinG in action .......'''*''''''' 40
wounded severely ..........'''''''''' ~
Died Of wounds -
nfei from accident and other causes ,.I
Wounded lpegrce undetermincn' '''' ~
Died Of disease .......-...........
.....4 4o2
KILLED IN ACTION
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p.ndc,ph Fitzhueh Mason, Richmond.
oxford c. Davidson. San Franeisco. Cal.
. william T. Deevy. New York n. 7.
townsend Young. oss,ning. N. Y.
william ]. sarseant. New York. NY.
Frank r. Brown. Rufus. OreE.
eirmund Smith. Buffalo. N. Y.
Samuel Robertson. Paris. Ny
sidney no,an. Atlantis. Ga
Harry Rrnmherg. New York, n. Y.
william P. wntskn. East Kingston: N. T.
Francis Eugene Dow. Detroit. Mich.
Georre A. Jones. T1linttvIric. Nv.
Rex vtrtor Marks. Perrvfrc Mich.
Aicie SchIaikowskt Milwaukee. w's.
Charles Henry sehoor. Port Huron
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
NEW RULING ON MIXED FLOUR,
Those Containing Less Than 80 Per
Cent Wheat Need No Substitutes.

According to a dispatch from
Washington mixed fiours containing
less than so per cent of wheat -four
may be sold without accompanying
substitutes, the food administration
announced today in special rules gov
erning the sales of mixed flours.
Where a retailer sells mixed flour
containing more than SO per cent OF
wheat -four, sufficient other substi-
tutes must be sold to bring the sale
to basis of one pound of substitute
for each pound of wheat -four Gra-
ham and whole wheat flour, however,
may be sold at ratio OF three
pounds to five pounds of wheat flour.
A special exception may be grant
ed upon application showing necess-
ity in the case of specially prepared
infants and invalids food contain
ing flour. This will change the rule
as was announced in the Reflector
recently.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
WILL IMPROVE THE ROADS.
Railroads Are Not Going to Let the
Roads Run Down, Says Officials.

One of the railroad officials who
was in the city Monday, told town
man that improvements would be
made by the roads while in the hands
of the government, and that the gov
ernment had fully stated that after
the war the roads would be returned
to their owners. The official stated
that when the government took
charge all travelling representatives
of the railroads were at once taken
off, but this month all were again
reinstated and are at work getting
business and keeping the service as
best it can be under the present con-
ditions. He stated that he knew the
program as planned for the new year
would be carried out by his road and
that work will soon be started on IT.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
FOUGHT FOR THE RED CROSS.
Herington Man Fined $15 and Costs
for Disturbing Peace.

This is some country isn't 1t?
man goes out and fights for the hea
Cross and they throw him in jail.
Thus and in such a manner ala
Prank Shipley, barber and belllg-
rent patriot of Herington address the
friends who called upon him at MS
cell in the jail house Saturday morn
ing. according to the statement Oh
officials here.
Mr Shipley had been peeyed at p.
Wendt, the Herington shoemaker oe-
cause the latter did not join the Red
cross Friday he went over to the
shoeshop to discuss the question Win
Mr.. Wendt and the argument pecaihe
son,awhat fervid. The barber thought
every patriotic citizen should belong
70 the Red Cross, and the shoemah-
ar contended that, having larse
family at home, he should do all OF
his Red Cross work there The ar
0un,ant was punctuated with few
blows back and forth and Shlpley ue-
narted. Wendt scampered across 70
store to call the marshal. shipiey
went to the pool hall and sticking
his head in the door announced 70
tho crowd, "all of you who want 10
sae Red Cross fight, come out
bereu The invitation was cheerful
y accepted. shipley and Wenot
mixed right in the street. For sew
eral minutes it was one of the pest
feather weight bouts that has Deen
ru,lad off in Herington in many
dov Then the claw" of Herington'
atorn and cruel, appeared on the
scene and broke up the fun.
shipley was fined SIS ana paiu INC
bill Saturday
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
.4BAD CHICKENS ALWAYS
COME HOME TO ROOST'

A week ago thief crept noise
lessly to the chicken house of Mr..
Greenough of Cheever township,
carefully deposited hens one by one
into a sack. He took about "a OF
the fowls and departed as silently
as he came.
The next morning Mr.. Greenough
found two dozen of his hens missing.
He thought it useless to search for
the thief and endeavored to forget
the mater. But things went little
differently for the thief. He took
them to his home and placed them in
his coop, intending to take them to
market in several days.
And then the Daily Reflector ap-
peared on the scene, stating that
hens could neither be sold or pur-
chased for market. The next morn
ing Mr.. Greenough found his chick
ems safely back in their original
roosting place.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
MILLS HAVE LIMIT NOW
ON AMOUNT OF GRINDING

An order was issued today by the
federal food administration. direct
ing all -four mills in the division that
have ground rs per cent of the nor
NAL amount handled in the last three
years, to suspend operations imme-
diately. About seventy of the 600
mills in the Kansas City division
will be affected. Officials said that
the purpose of the order was to al
low those mills which had not ground
their allotment to catch up with
the others. 1t was said the order
probably would be temporary.
The Abilene Flour Mills company
has ground its quota and will now
make barley flour. By special per-
mission 1t will grind little local
wheat for home consumption. The
Security mills has not yet used its
quota and will continue as usual un-
til it's reaches its limit
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
WIND STORM WORST IN
KANSAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS
bill Saturday.

wind of near cyclone proportions
held all Kansas in its grip yesterday
while the dust storm here was pau'
q storm, probably the worst IN SeS
80, wears. ragged thruout the western
end of the state with consloeraDie
damage in it's wake. The ground
was dry and powdery and the wneat
os lifted out by its roots. unlteo
Telephone company wires were TORN
down in the western part OF Kansas
Farmers coming to Abilene tooay
80 the wheat was not damaeeo'
uowever a good soaking rain is
noaded mighty badly One farm soutn
of town is green with wheat but tne
owner says that only good ram
can keep it so.
The minimum temperature last
night was 2S, the first time the mer-
cprv has dropped below freezing for
over a week.
A dispatch from wichita says that
gale known as a whole wind,
bv the weather forecasters, prevail
- there and at times reached a We
Ioeity Of SO miles an hour. Many
small buildings, chimneys' trees ana
signs were blown down. The fear
!. ,hat wheat. much unprotected, has
suffered greatly in that region.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21

Another boost for hard surface
road will be at Solomon next Monday
evening when a meeting will be held
at the city hall to discuss the gravel
ing of the road from Sand Springs
to Solomon. A district will be out
lined by County Engineer Karl Rid
die and the matter will be thoroly
talked over Every farmer along the
Golden Belt from Sand Springs to
Solomon from the river to mile or
two north of the road is invited es-
pecially.
The road is now graveled except
in spots from Abilene to Sand
Springs and the county will doubt
less make the connection complete
IL the west end is graveled.
The district from Chapman to the
east end of the county was laid out
yesterday and the petitions are be-
ing circulated. This district propos-
es to do things right and will have
graveled road with oiled surface,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
Four Fires Come
from Railway Engines

Sparks, supposedly from a Union
Pacific train, set fire to one of the
Badger Lumber Companys buildings
at 1890 today, causing loss of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The en-
tire loss is covered by insurance.
The fire was first seen by an en-
pIoye of the Abilene Mills. He called
to the yardmen and then turned in
the alarm. The flames had gained
much headway by the time the fire
truck arrived and had leaped to one
of the other buildings, setting fire to
the roof. The building which was
destroyed was merely shell to cover
heavy lumber and shingles. The roof
was entirely destroyed and the lum-
ber badly burned on the ends. The
shingles caught readily and the fire
men chopped them to pieces before
the flames could be extinguished.
The fire department arrived In time,
however, to prevent the best lumber
from being badly burned.
The north building was not badly
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21

Reports from Washington say
there is a fair prospect of an increase
in the governments price for wheat
Yesterday the senate agriculture
committee had before 1t the meas
ures introduced by Senator Gore of
Oklahoma, increasing the minimum
price of wheat to 500 and by
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
boosting the price to $2.75 bushel.
1t called before 1t as witness farmers,
livestock raisers, members Of the
state food administrations and vari-
Gus other persons having to do with
the food question.
In fixing new wheat price stand
ard the committee is seeking to guar
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21

damaged, only the south portion OF
the roof being burned. William
Shane, manager of the Badger Lum-
ber company here, stated this after
soon that 1t was difficult to estimate
the loss as part of the lumber may
not be damaged at all. The coal
bins, located at the south end of the
yards, were not burned.
Yesterday afternoon the fire truck
rushed to the SINNERS place west OF
town where the barn had been set
afire by sparks from an engine. A
bucket brigade put out the flames
and the damage done was slight.
Dry grass near the first street
bridge was discovered ablaze at noon
today and the flames were checked
as they neared the bridge. No dam
age was done.
Sparks from train set fire to the
grass in the H. r. Kugler yard on
West Second street Mrs Kugler
discovered the flames in time and no
damage was done.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
Solomon to Have
Good Roads Meeting

making II almost like asphalt.
The district petitions from Abb
lene to Chapman are nearly complet-
ed and they will be presented to the
county commissioners at their next
meeting, as will be the east district.
II is expected that Geary county will
carry on the work to connect with
the cement road out of Junction City.
The low cost of the road and the
benefit to farmers makes 1t a con-
servation work as the decreased up
keep and the usefulness in moving
grain by trucks will be of the great
est advantage A cement road Is un-
der contract from Kansas City to To-
peka and meetings are being held for
hard surface roads from Topeka to
Camp Funston. From there to June
tion City is cement and tarvia road.
Saline county is busy on petitions for
hard surfacing the Golden Belt from
Solomon to Salina and soon there
will be a completion of the work
from Kansas City to Salina.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
FINAL OBLIGATIONS ON NEW
CHURCH WILL ALL BE MET
SaIina Pastor Speak at Conference at
TaImage.

TaImage.
March / marks the close of the
year, financially speaking, of the
church at Talmage, tho the pastorate
proper does not end until conference
March 20. The members and friends
will meet for their second annual
business meeting in the basement on
the evening of February %, at 1880.
A fine time is assured not only be-
cause of the strong program but also
because of the splendid outlook for
all finances. In spite of the extras
that have been called for on account
of the building enterprise all finan-
cial obligations will be met, with
some increase in benevolences.
On the program in addition to To-
cal speakers appears also the name
of Rev. Alexander G.. Bennett, D. D.,
pastor First M. E. church Salina.
Special music is to be furnished by
the male and mixed quartets. Re-
freshments will be served. 1t is most
earnestly hoped that not one member
shall be absent from this meeting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
Herington Trouble Soon to BE Com
cIuded.

The investigation of the pilfering
of cars is still under way at Herring
ton, altho it is closing up rapidly.
No information is given out by those
in charge nor will there be, 1t is re-
ported, except thru the courts when
1t is deemed advisable to take action.
Two men have been arrested; one
is G.. C. Haggard, Rock Island con-
ductor, the other is Raymond Ber-
ney. The trouble, as previously re-
ported in the Reflector, started when
Rock Island detectives found that en-
ployes were stealing the company's
goods.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21

which made Judge Leadbeater sus-
picious Of him. He claimed that he
was in Rock Island, ILL.,, on registra-
tion day and a member of the ma
tional guards, but had no proof that
he had ever belonged to them. Mr..
Leadbeater got into communication
with the United States district at
torney at Topeka and was instructed
to have him arrested and held for
Investigation. He says he thinks he
is in for 1t, and his only wish is that
they will send him back to Iowa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
Wheat Price Boost
Seems in Prospect

antee the farmer price high enough
to stimulate production to the utmost
degree. but that will not justify an
increase in the cost of bread.
The American farmer will stop
raising wheat and turn his attention
to growing other cereals, Senator Nc
Cumber predicted, unless higher
wheat prices are guaranteed.
Farmers can grow four times as
much corn upon a given acreage as
they can wheat" said McCumber.
'They are getting 50 for wheat. They
can get $1.75 for corn. They want to
be patriotic, but with labor prices
soaring to incredible heights it will
become a question of self-preserva-
ton with them"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
WILL SEND LEAST
NUMBER FOR LAST QUOTA

Topeka, Feb. 20.-The last fifteen
per cent of the Kansas quota for the
first draft will begin the movement
to cantonment camps February %.
The movement means about 5S7
more men into service. Counties
that have already sent surplus of the
former calls under the draft will be
credited with the number of men now
in service from the county and in
several cases will not need to send
men in the last call.
Dickinson must give only one man.
The quotas to be sent by the some
of the nearby counties is:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21

In Yesterdays issue of the Rehec-
tor the arrest of Frank Gaynor OF
Solomon was reported. The Solomon
Tribune gives further facts in the
case. 1t says in part:
Frank Gaynor was arrested and
taken to the county jail where he is
being held for further investigation.
Gavnor drifted in here a couple OF
weeks ago and secured the Job Of
conducting the Shamrock cafe. When
he first landed he went to Leadbeat-
er's restaurant and asked for work.
He told several conflicting stories,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
Draft Decisions on
Classified Mems List

The local board received AZ ques-
tionnaires from the district board at
Wichita today. A few of the cases
named below were appeals from the
local board to the district board. II
the registrant is not satisfied now, he
may appeal to the president. Some
of the agricultural claims were grant
ed.
Following is the name of each OF
the 43 registrants, the class he claim
ed and the class in which he was
placed;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
AND NOW THE SENTENCE
is FOUR YEARS IN PEN

Hoarders of flour, whether indi-
yiduals, firms or associations subject
themselves to penalty for four years
Imprisonment or $4,000 fine or both
according to a letter from Walter p.
Times, Kansas food administrator, re-
ceived by B. A. Mason. Retailers
who aid or abet boarding are liable
to the same fine or Imprisonment.
Thirty days supply is reasonable
supply in the opinion of Mr.. lnnes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
TALMAGE SUNDAY SCHOOL
WILL GIVE A PLAY

The eighth class of the Talmage
Sunday school will give home tai
ent play in the basement of the
church on Saturday evening, March
2. The play is entitled The Old
Fashioned Mother and the cast Sc
lected will make the play success.
The admission prices are zoe and soc
and everybody is invited
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
MAN WHO FAILED TO
REGISTER NOW IN JAIL
Frank j. Gaynor Charged With BE
ing Stacker.

Frank ]. Gaynor is now in the
county jail, charged with being a
Stacker. He claims that he was in
the army at the time of registration
hut has since been honorably dis
charged. However, he does not have
his discharge paper with him.
Gaynor, who is about 20 years OF
age. appeared in Solomon and was
suspected of being a Stacker. He was
a stranger to everyone in the town.
Marshal Porter arrested the man and
brought him to Abilene Tuesday.
Sheriff Sherman questioned him and
the man insists that he was in the
army at the time of registration. lie
also says that he will be able to pro-
duce his exemption papers.
Sheriff Sherman is expecting fed
eral officers to appear any day and
take Gaynor to Topeka or Leaven-
worth. where he will be tried. 1t Is
not thought that the man is de-
.serter, but a Stacker.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
No More Slackers.

The local board receives many com
plants from persons that neighbor
or someone else Is Stacker or has
failed to register. -Four such com
plants were received recently and
upon investigation the registrants
were found to be in class one, divi-
sion A.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-02-21
CAST FOR SENIOR PLAY,
"ALL OF A SUDDEN peggy

The Reflector previously told OF
the senior play to be given this year.
The name is "All Of Sudden Peg
gy." The cast was chosen yesterday
by faculty committee and is: