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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-25
WEBSTER, IND.

Charles Hollingsworth has been laid
up from work the past week with a
fractured rib which he sustained from
a fall from the hay NOW in his barn
few days ago. Mr.. Hoilingsworth
did not realize that he had injured
himself so severely and had not stop
ped his work. This had caused the
injury to become aggravated and has
caused him some severe pain. -. "A
Red Cross meeting was held at the
Red Cross rooms Thursday afternoon
-. Frank Williams and Miss Lucille
Williams were Richmond visitors
Wednesday. j. f. Ernest Harris has re-
ceived a permanent appointment as
mail clerk with headquarters at Pitts
burgh, Pa. Mrs. Harris will join him
the first of next month. :. Mrs. Davis
Thompson Of Richmond has been Wis
iting relatives here the past week and
closing up their property here as Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson are taking up tenn
porary residence in Richmond. 49,.
Farmers OF this vicinity are hauling
their cane to Bertch Bros's Sorghum
mill at Centerville to be made up. This
crop is found in abundance in our
neighborhood and If sugar is going to
be scarce we will at least have mo-
lasses. William Ryan of south of
Webster has purchased the farm own
ed by Thomas Voorhees,. James Pet
ry has purchased the farm owned by
John Davis. :. Mrs. A. T. Jessup was
the guest of Mrs. Cleo Culbertson,
Wednesday evening 49,. b.. Miss Minnie
Gibson daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Gibson, was married to Austin Mar
tin of Connersville last Saturday at
Connersville. The young couple are
living at that place. Miss Gibson was
formerly employed as stenographer in
the Carter Leather factory at Con-
nersYille
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-25

September Is, rs, II!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-25

Remember few years back what
a great word system" was. We be-
gan then to appreciate the power Of
organized effort. System is just as
powerful today as 1t ever was and
Uncle Sam wants you to put system
into your savings Save a little every
week Buy War Savings Stamps reg
ularly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-25

of your premier hostess, its primitive
settings and environments will allay
that migratory feeling which has been
scratching at your "innards." Sep
TENDER is migrating time for mankind.
Make your fight to the lakes and
woods. Fill your creel with these
desires and impulses, possessing mai
warriors-the small mouth bass. Pos
siblyone of those battling tigers, the
muskelonge, may sally forth and give
battle, eventually to be landed. An
swer the Red Gods call.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-25
The Forum

(All articles for this column must
not exceed 300 words. Contributors
must sign their names. although the
name will be withheld by the man
agement at the request OF tho
writer. Articles har1ng no name
attached will be thrown into the
waste basket.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-25

Some Of these constituencies OBJ
jectors" should be introduced to the
coolies. They would have to scratch
and dig then, conscience or no con-
science.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-25

Don't sit aroung singing Joan OF
Arc, They Are Calling YOU" Get up
and do something. Go to work. Earn
money and buy War Savings Stamps.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
ONE OF ROCK ISLAND
EMPLOYEES GIVEN TRIAL

Junction City Union: Grover G.
Haggard, former conductor on the
Rock Island running out of Herring
ton. was brought to this city yester-
day by federal officer and tried be-
fore Judge Chase on the charge OF
taking goods from the railroad com
pany. Mr.. Haggard was bound over
for trial under bond OF $4,000,
which was given. For some time an
investigation has been on among the
railroad men of Herington, and 1t is
said that a number of arrests will
soon be made of men who worked for
the company. and who are accused of
tampering with loaded cars.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
shA
CARTER TELLS MEN TO
SEND SPECIFIC CHARGES

Two weeks ago the railroad men
at Harrington held mass meeting at
which resolutions were passed asking
VIM. G. McAdoo, director general of
the railroads to send a government
man to Harrington to investigate the
killing of John Guffey and the dis
charge of a number of men following
an investigation of car pilfering. The
committee which drafted the resolu-
tions, received wire the latter part
of last week from w. S. Carter, d.
rector of the division of labor. to
whom the matter had been referred,
asking for more specific charges or
rather more specific information. The
committee has forwarded the infor-
nation, a report states. Mr.. Carter,
it is said, will have charge OF the
matter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
WILL SELL LIBERTY BONDS
AT THE TELEPHONE OFFICE

To do its part in making the Lib
erty Loan drive a success the United
Telephone Co., has arranged to re-
ceive applications for the Liberty
Loan Bonds at all its 46 exchanges,
as it already sells Baby Bonds The
local office will be provided with
blanks and applications may be made
for any amount. The bonds bear
Az per cent interest, are non-tax-
able and are the fighting force with
which the United States is to win
the war Every citizen must give
his share to preserve the nation and
bring it's army and navy to victory.
Buy Liberty Bonds and Baby Bonds.
and help sustain the stars and
stripes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
WILL BUILD NEW ROAD
IN EAST CENTER TOWNSHIP

At the meeting OF the Center town
ship board Monday application for
the laying out Of a new road east
of Enterprise was discussed and APP
proved.
The new road will be built on the
half section line through section 20,
running north and south, u miles
due east of Enterprise and will be
about one-fourth mile long. 1t will
straighten the road on the east side
of the old John Anderson farm. AS
there are several concrete culverts to
be built the work will be let by con-
tract.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
SELL LAST YEARS WHEAT
Grain VIII Not he Held. Letters from
Farmers State.


Farmers, with few exceptions, hay,
no intention OF holding the remnant
OF last seasons wheat crop. They
will send II to market at the earliest
possible time. and they are eager &c
help the Food Administration make
a small amount OF grain meet big ex-
port and domestic needs.
That is the general tone OF h154
letters written by Kansas farmers TO
Kansas City grain agents. Many
Dickinson county farmers wrote to
the grain company.
or the 1854 answers, SIS farmers
already had sent all their wheat to
market and the remaining 339 had
on hand 973 900 bushels. Some OF the
farmers said other farm work. or the
uncertainty OF seed requirements,
had prevented their hauling to mar
ket before now.
The tone OF the letters disprove the
theory that farmers we're reticent
about delivering wheat. excepting the
present guarantee minimum OF $2.20
for the next harvest to be raised,
which would make 1t profitable for
them to hold and sell with the next
crop There was no indication that
farmers were refusing to sell wheat
because they we're dissatisfied with
the general price fixing program.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
TAKE OLD TRAIL ROAD
OVER THE BEE LINE.

Hope Dispatch The Good Roads
club held another meeting last Fri
day evening and appointed commit
tees to see where they could best
locate the new "old TRAIL road, and
the committees reported Tuesday
evening. They decided that the
best prospect was to use the Bee
Line trail from Harrington west
through this county, and they will
try to get support of those inter-
ested along this line. All the peo-
pie Of South Dickinson should be in
terested in it and work for this road.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
CHEER UP, CLOCKS WILL
BE TURNED BACK

:" Saturday night you lost an hour s
sleep, probably without knowing it,
While you slept, clocks all over the
city were moved forward one, hour
in conformity with the daylight saw
ing law, recently enacted by CON
gress. However, all will be compen-
stated for that precious sixty minutes
of contentment, next October, when
all timepieces will be moved back an
hour. Trains are already running
on the scheduled time and before
long no one will know that the
clocks were turned ahead.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
WANT NEW BRIDGE TO
COST NOT OVER 500

+ A delegation from Logan and New
bern township appeared before the
county commissioners this mornine
and asked that the county build q
small concrete bridge over stream
between the two townships. The
bridge is to cost no more than $500
The commissioners have taken the
matter under consideration.
tits expected that the petitions
for a gravel road from Abilene east
to the county line will be handed in
at this meeting. A time will be set
for hearing objections.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
"WHEATLESS" DAY PAST
AMOUNT is LIMITED.

If you limit yourself to one and a
half pounds of -four a week no one
can call you a food Stacker ever if
you do not observe the wheatless
days and meals, according to an in
depreciation of the latest -four con-
servation rules as given by Herbert
Hoover to Walter p Innes. Wheat
less days will continue on the calen
dar as an aid to the housewife in
keeping within her limit, but they
are no longer obligatory. The new
regulations will make it easier for
the housewife to cut out waste.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
HAY FOR DENVER ALFALFA
MILL WAS BURNED

Tuesday evening the Salina fire
department received call from
Ellsworth instructing that the wa
CONS be ready to put out fire on a
Union Pacific freight train. The fire
strated near BBrookville and by use
of the long distance telephone the
Salina fire department was put on
the lookout. The freight train ar
rived in Salina with two car loads of
baled alfalfa in flames.
The fire was put out but the hay
was destroyed. 1t is believed the
Alfalfa was to come to the Denver
Alfalfa Milling Company here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
NAVY NEEDS 10000 MORE MEN
No Limit Now to Number Received
Per Week.

The Salina navy recruiting station
where. all Abilene men enlist is still
authorized to receive men for the
navy, without limit, in the new
drive the navy is making for $4,000
men.
The navy lis also badly in need
of carpenters and wood workers, and
local unions are requested to CO.
operate with the department in en-
listing men with this special trade.
Men of five years or more experience
will be taken as carpenters mates,
second class.
This district is also expected to en-
list hospital corps men without limit
from March 22 to April %.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
SOLOMON LOST THE
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Solomon Tribune; Supt. Stark
his basket ball team returned Satur-
day from Lawrence where they went
to contest for the state champions
ship. They were pitted against EN-
poria Friday morning and met defeat
by the score of 1S to 10. This put
our boys out of the running for the
state championship. Arkansas City
won the championship, defeating
by the score of 3S to 35.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
Abilene Whoever Con-
graduated

'Since my wife's death, FIVE years
ago, ] have suffered greatly from
stomach and liver trouble and gas
attacks. l lost over SO lbs, and at
times was as yellow as saffron. My
doctors could not help me. Six
doses of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
have entirely cured me. l have re-
gained my weight and every one is
congratulating me how we'll / look. .
1t is simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus
from the intestinal tract and allays
the Inflammation which causes prac-
tScally all stomach, liver and intes-
final ailments, including appended
tbs. One dose will convince or
money refunded. G. e. Northcraft
g Co.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
MASONS TO HOLD A
DISTRICT MEETING HERE

The S2nd district of the grand
lodge OF Masons will be held here
April %. H. d. Davis of Kansas
City will be the lecturer and degrees
will be exemplified by teams from
Abilene, Bennington, Solomon, Sa-
lima, Junction City, the towns COM
prising the district. Rev. DR.. Blay-
ney viii give an address and Roy G.
Shearer. district deputy grand mas
ter, will have charge of the session.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
BANK
SUING FOR $40.

A suit was filed in the district
court today in which the plaintiff,
the Citizens Bank of Hiawatha, is
suing A. H. Shelter for $14O COM
mission. The petition states that the
plaintc secured a loan of $1,000 for
the defendant but when it came time
for the defendant to sign the mort
gage, he refused to do so. The plain
tiff adds that his commission for Sc
curing the $1,000 was to be $40.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
HOPE TO GET wATERwoRKs
Voted For $4,000 Bond Issue AZ
Special Election.

AT a special election Monday, the
city of Hope voted for a $40, 600
bond issuance and carried with only
seven votes against it, This money
will be used for city waterwoTks
there and the system is expected to
be completed and in operation by fan.
The water will be piped for three
miles from spring which is located
southwest of Hope. Hope is a wide
awake place and this new improves
ment will add to its reputation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
FREIGHT OARS TO TAKE
,N AWAY WOUNDED HUNS

Amsterdam, April Trains car
ryjng wounded Germans from the
battle front in France, are proceed
ing continuously along the frontier,
between Germany and Holland, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Tele-
graaf, !, from Kerkrade. 1t has been
necessary to replace hospital cars by
freight cars, in which the wounded
lie on straw and shavings.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
WAS "sHEEEPIsH" MARCH
Came In and Went Out Like Lamb
Dry Lamb.

March weather in Abilene broke
all presidents by its mildness, and
the old saying that II the month
came in like a lion II goes out like
lamb" was no criterion this year, as
both the first and last days we're as
mild as any others in the month. The
month was more like the weather US
ually recorded in April than that Of
March. The average temperature
for the month was so degrees. which
was 9 degrees above normal. and
has been exceeded in only three
other years. The total rainfall for
the month was 1871 of an inch, which
is nearly an inch the month. March
was the sixth successive month with
less than normal precipitation. Only
three rains. March 3, and 25 we're
sufficiently heavy to soak into the
ground to any noticeable extent Dust
storms occurred on the 9th and 18th,
and the maximum wind velocity was
fifty-one miles an hour on the latter
date. The last half OF the month
was comparatively free from wind.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
SAYS COLLEGE OWES FOR
$13s.5O OF ADVERTISING

The Kansas Farmers Company of
Topeka brought suit against the Cen
tral Kansas Business College asking
Tor $1SS.5l, The plaintiff says that
defendant ordered advertising done
and that $13S.5O of the account was
never paid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04

Reed Hollinger on last Monday
nanied to Chapman on a Nash truck
rom the w. H. Hollinger farm
eight miles southeast of Chairman
to4 bushels of wheat, making eight
trips' covering distance Of 12s
miles. He received for the wheat
tne sum of $1,52S.Os. Who can
beat TT " ~ -"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
DIR. Frank NJ. Gier Dead

DR.. F. NJ. Gier, president of the
AbilenA Co, and formerly resident
here died today at Hillsdale, Mich,
suddenly. His many friends here
will be saddened by his death. He
was a prominent Mason and Knight
Templar and stood high in his pro-
fession.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
DAVIS SHOE STORE
Brown Telephone Building
Abilene
(First published in the Abilene Week.
iy Reflector March Z. 1879
PUBLICATION Office.

To Jim Prosise of parts unknown:
You are hereby notified that / VIII
sell at public sale one Little automo-
bile on the 29th day of March, A n
1918. at ten o'clock a. m, at number
AT East 9Th street in Abilene, Dickin-
son county, Kansas, said automobile to
pc sold to satisfy. lien have upon
the same for repairs.
4tW MELVIN REED.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
AAeeseAee44esss

The above scale OF prices to be
paid by farmers for harvest hand
labor during the season OF 1918 was
arranged and adopted at big meet
ing OF farmers and wheat growers
held at Larned, about 400 men being
present when the resolutions were
adopted. other meetings of farmers
are to be held over the wheat belt
before the season begins and II is
hoped to have a standard scale
adopted so there will be no repeti-
tion of abuses which in past years
have caused farmers to pay extra
high wages in some places and low
salaries in other counties.
The meeting adopted these resolu-
tions That delegates representing
this county be sent to a conference of
delegates representing other coun-
ties OF the wheat belt to make
uniform schedule Of wages for all
the wheat growing counties and that
our delegates use their influence in
getting the substance of those resolu-
lions embodied in any resolution
made at the general conference:
That any farmer or laborer who
shall not abide by the prices fixed.
shall be considered a dishonorable
citizen and an enemy to the best
interests Of the community.
That we approve of such interpre-
tation OF tire food regulations by the
county food administration as will
cause no inconvience in securing our
harvest supplies.
That we heartily approve the &C
ton of the United States senate in
fixing the price of wheat at $3.50,
and earnestly urge our representa-
tive in congress to use his Influence
in getting the house to fix the same
price.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
UNION PACIFIC WILL
PAY $500 PER DAY.

The Union Pacific workmen who
struck for higher wages will not be
allowed to return to work. Mexicans
will be secured from the Santa Fe.
While the men were previously paid
SO per day, the Mexicans will be
given 49,. The four strikers al
ready have other positions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
FIXING PRICES FOR THE
1918 HARVEST LABOR.
1918 Harvest Prices

Pitchers. $3.50 per day.
? Stackers. $500 per day.
Z Header drivers. $500 per day I
; scratchers $3.50 to $500 per 4
; day. 4
; Teams. $500 per day. 1
. Cooks. $500 per day. 4
; Cooks helpers. $3.50 to SO 4
per day. 4
Ten hours to constitute a day 4
board and lodging in addition 4
. to pay. 4
Railroads asked to furnish 4
transportation into state for
hands. 4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
Hafa Electric Co.

Frantz Premier Electric
Cleaners do satisfactory work.
Save time, labor, dust and
expense. Do your own house
cleaning with one of these
machines and save taking up
and beating carpets. Let us
demonstrate it. Phone sos.
New location in
Broughton's Music Store
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-04
Soft Shoes for
Tender Feet

Ladies', you will never know what
real lasting foot comfort is until you
put your feet inside of pair of these
famous shoes.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-28

Postmaster Burton of Brooklyn, an- nounced that his office was second among the cities in the sale of Postal Savings Stamps, having sold s10,009,- O96 =.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-28

"The. rental which the New Haven system will receive under government control, said Director General McAdoo in a statement, "has not yet been deff- it will amount to a sum sufficient to pay all of the company's interests, rentals and other fixed charges, in cluding interest on this new note is- sue, and yield a substantial surplus each year during the period of gov ernment control which will be appli- cable to improvements or other pur- poses.
 ''The director general has investi- gated this subject carefully and has given due consideration to past auJ present records and earnings and to the future prospects of the New Haven system. whose gross operating revenue 1 for the calendar year 1917 amounted to more than $S5,000,o00 exclusive of the
 earnings of several allied companies. l Realizing the high importance of
 maintaining the physical and financial 1 integrity of this railroad system, which
 controls so largely the entire trans portation facilities of several leading industrial states which are essential Ito the war making functions of the nation, and whose lines are already I being taxed to perform services which lis now more important than ever, and :, having a proper regard to the security Foffered for the loan desired, the direc- 4 tor general has decided to extend tbe relief needed"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-28

Washington, March 27.-As the first big expenditure from the $500,000,000 railroad administration revolving fund Director General McAdoo tonight agreed to loan the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany $43, ,964,000 for one year at per cent. interest to meet notes of that amount maturing April 15.
 The company was granted the right of renewal for one more year on the same terms. The railroad administra- ton will take as, collateral for the ad- vance quantity of securities now pledged on the maturing notes, with the right to sell them at any time and apply the proceeds on retirement of the notes.
 This transaction has been under discussion for several weeks between Director General McAdoo. John Skel- ton Williams, director of finance for the railroad administration, and off cials of the New Haven, whose finan- cial predicament was represented as serious. considering, the difficulty of floating s43, GOO 900 worth of new se- curities to meet the maturing notes.
 These securities were issued year ago at terms which made the interest 1 cost to the New Haven approximateiy IF per cent Consequently the govern ment loan will mean saving for th' railroad, Officials emphasized the rop ltilar importance of the action pointin; I to the fact that many thousands Q l persons hold small blocks, of Nev Haven securities,