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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03
BOARD APPOINTED
FLOUR SALES LIMITED TO "a TO
90 POUND SACKS.
Grocers Are Ordered 10 Sell to Only
Regular Customers and Not
to Strangers-Penalty Is
Attached.

II. NJ. Cowan. acting under the in
struction of w. p. Innes, state food
director, has appointed the retail
food board for Abilene and vicinity.
Those chosen for the board will meet
with MIR. Cowan at the Abilene club
house tomorrow afternoon. The
names OF those on the board will be
announced Wednesday.
Instructions have been received
from Washington limiting the sale of
wheat flour. The rule goes into eff
feet at once, and Walter p, lnnes,
United States food administrator for
Kansas, says it will be rigidly en-
forced Hereafter city consumers
shall be limited to sacks containing
from "a to AS pounds of -four, and
rural consumers shall be limited to
sacks containing from As to SO
pounds of flour
Grocers are requested not to sell
-four to strangers who enter the store
and order nothing but -four. Strang-
ers should be directed TO go to their
regular grocer. Strangers who enter
grocery store and give a general
order for numeous articles and in
clude -four as one item, may be sery-
ed: but when a stranger enters a
store and orders nothing but -four it
is evident that he is buying it for
purposes OF boarding.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03
INCREASE OF 10 PER CENT
FOR SANTA FE EMPLOYEES

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road employees won a victory when it
was announced yesterday by E. L.
Copeland, secretary and treasurer
that instead Of the semi-annual
bonus. which has been effective for
the past eighteen months, the en-
rloyes would be granted a 10 per
cent increase in pay, beginning jan
uary /, 1918.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03
DICKINsON's FARM YEAR
WAS A PROSPEROUS ONE

J. +. Parks, manager OF the PARKS
Hay and Grain company, says 1917
was one OF the best all around sea
sons the county ever knew.
Considering climatic conditions,
said he to the Reflector, "all crops
were exceptionally good turnout
Dickinson county. Corn has made
good yields and is selling around
.s1.25 per bushel. Oats are selling
at 70 cents bushel of extra good
quality and yielded over the county
at from 40 to so bushels per acre.
1.-THE wheat yield as usual was
good, some fields yielding as high as
46 bushels per acre, but the average
yield was around 25 bushels per acre.
The price on wheat reached $2.75
per bushel, considerable being sold at
this price, those who held their wheat
until later received 50, which is a
very good price.
alfalfa, the crop that always
good Yields. has sold higher this sea-
son than any time in history, and
has been of better quality. Dickin-
son county raises more alfalfa hay
than any other county in the state
that has one-third more acreage.
Around 5000 tons of alfalfa hay was
fed to stock from January l to May
/. 1917. and was worth on the place
where fed at least $11 per ton, which
would be $8S,OO0. Besides this there
were 62OS tons of alfalfa hay ship
ned out of Dickinson county and the
average price was $11.75 per ton,
which would be $72,944, making a
total of 14,208 tons and $16O,s44
worth Of alfalfa hay fed in the coun-
ty and shipped out of the county to
other feeders in four months. This
hay was of the 1916 crop.
'The crop of hay this season, 1917,
started selling at $40 per ton, ana
advanced in price until it sold as
high as $27 per ton. The top price
was reached the fore part of Novem-
her. Since that time the prices have
come down to $25 on the top quail
ity.
"There has been approximately
OoO tons of alfalfa hay fed in the
county since the cutting of the first
crop the fore part of June, 1917
This hay being worth on the places
where fed the average sum OF $l6
per ton, amounting to $4,000
there being shipped out of Dickinson
county besides this amount fed, s'eSU
tons. which sold at the average FOL
the season of $21 per ton, amount
ing to $199,1SO, making total feo
and shipped of the 1917 crop 1880
tons and $343,1S0, and grand tota
for the twelve months of the year OF
1917 of 29,7S8 tons and 1904, l24
worth of alfalfa hay fed in Dickln
son county and shipped out.
"There still remain approximately
5000 tons Of alfalfa hay in th'
county and more than likely the larg
er portion of this will be shipped GU
before the new comes on for the rae
that there is greater amount OF oth
er feeds in the county than will eve
be consumed, such as ensilage, corr
fodder, cane, kaffir, Sudan grass, mil
let, etc.
besides this amount of feed there
is around 1000 tons of prairie nay
which will no doubt all be fed in tn
county, as the prairie hay happen
to be the cheaper feed under the ex
listing condition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03
TELEPHONE LINES ARE PUBLIC.
Kansas Board Holds Company Cah-
not. Deny InterGommunication'

Commissioner Kinkel and Foiey
Of the state board of public utilities
in special hearing today, held that a
long distance telephone company may
not deny access to its long distance
service to patrons Of a mutual teie-
phone system even where the patron
has a long distance telephone in ms
Mace of business. j. B. Shields
president of the Herington Co-opera-
tive Telephone Exchange, and A. T.
Rogers. Beloit, president of the UNI
ted Telephone company, represented
tbier companies at the hearing as
were Vice-President Swallow, wien
TIA and Secretary Rice, Delphos, OF
the Kansas state Mutual organiza-
tion. The trouble started when the
company at Herington refused to con-
meet up with an outside company
Herington Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03
SPANKING NEIGHBOR'S
WIFE COST HIM $40

Salina Journal: That woman
got one good spanking" said II. w
Cook in justice court today when ne
was fined $19 for spanking, with a
piece of pine board, Mrs. Omega
Clemmons, 40 years old neighbor's
wife. She had borrowed Cooks horse
and. he said she mistreated it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03
COMPANY II PLACED IN
QUARANTINE AGAIN

Company H at Camp Doniphan has
been placed in quarantine in order
that all the men can be examined TOT
spinal meningitis. The quarantine
will be lifted in a few days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03
rirst published in Abilene Weekly ltt
Hector Dec. 20, 1910
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

state Of Kansas, Dickinson county 81.
In the matter Of the estate Or Anna
p case. deceased late of Dickinson
County, Kansas. -. On tho
kin day OF December, A. d., 1877. the
n rg.h was by the probate court p
Of Dickinson County, Kansas, duly APP
pointed and qualified as eNe aooaasa "a
late late ~ dickinson County Kansas. Al,
nersons Interested in said estate wiz
take notice and govern themselves ac-
cordingly. nrr nc CASE
Executor
20W3
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03

15g BIRTHS AND 113 DEATHS
REGISTERED DURING YEAR

During the year the city clerk reg
istered 159 births and 113 deaths.
This is a rather high number OF
deaths. while the number OF births
each wear averages about 155.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03
a - - p ~ ~ "a ~

IA ~ ~ p ~ ~ n ~ "a
Liuet. Deane Ackers is in Co. A.
10th infantry in France, This let
ter from Lieut.. Davis from Missouri
of the same regiment tells what the
regiment has been doing. II was or
dered TO the front after the Germans
raided a section OF trenches to take
charge of the raided section. Lieut..
Ackers was one OF the officers in the
engagement. Lieut.. Davis writes:
Il suppose you read in the papers
where the American troops were in
their first action somewhere in
France" Well, was there on the
ground, but not in the front line. The
boche raided our trenches early one
morning and was in bed in viii
lage some distance in the rear OF the
lines. When the bombardment COM
menced awoke. but did not get up,
the shells we're screaming over the
village and bursting far beyond. /
Just laid still, expecting every min
ute the shells to strike our village,
but none did. Before noon | was
ordered out to the front lines to take
command Of the raided section with
new troops and | sure had some time
for several days.
81 have been up to the front for
twenty-five days and may go again
soon. ! believe the papers stated
our losses as twenty all told. which
is correct. Boche losses unknown,
but there must have been some.
This regiment sure has done its
duty to the United states, for we
subscribed $4,000 to the Liberty
loan, that being $4,000 more than
any other regiment in France. This
first brigade was also the nrst TO
capture a boche.'
Last November the Red Cross pre-
pared Christmas boxes for the sol
diers. under the impression that their
gifts would go to the boys in France,
but one at least did not A card
bearing the name of Janet Hurd, the
4-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Hurd, was put in a box and
today she received this letter:
Camp Bowie, Tex, Dec. 25.-Dear
Miss Janet: I will write you a line
to let you know / was lucky enough
to get your package and it was sure
nice. Many thanks to you and the
Red Cross chapter | will give you
description of myself. ! am "a
wears old, feet inches, black hair
and eyes; been in the Canadian army
three years, in the trenches in
France two years, but am now in the
United States army as in instructor
in modern warfare. l can tell lots
about the European war, so must
90 now. Your British Tommy, your
American Sammy, Irwin B. Hastings,
= Co X. 143rd u. S. Infantry.
NJ m n
Frank and David Entrikin, sons
! of Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Entrikin, are
making good in the aviation service
Both went to Ft Logan. David was
transferred to San Antonio, Tex.
: and then to Buffalo, n. T., where nc
I is one of the two chosen from the
q company to be expert testers OF mag
I uetos. He gets SIS month. Franz
is now at San Antonio, and is II
quarantine. He expects to go cas-
soon to make airplane wings. H'
writes: You can see two or three
o dozen planes in the air all the time
Pft is rather cold, but we are naNnI
n great time
"a VA N
e France O. Wilson. son OF MT an
a Mrs. II. w. Wilson, has been
a France for several months comple'
s ing his training in the French ava
e tion fields and is the first OF hit
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03
M VA n

France @. Wilson. son OF MT anu
Mrs. H. w. Wilson, has been IN
France for several months compiet-
ing his training in the French ava
ton fields and is the first of nifty
American aviators to receive a COM
mission. A letter just received says
France. Dec. 81 finished up my
VOYAGE and altitude work on the Z'th
of November and Immediately receF-
ed the French brevet, which is SINH
lar to the pilots license of America,
only the French Aero CLUB IS the
head of all aviation clubs and one
holding their license can obtain one
from any country by making appli-
cation. So | value it quite highly ana
especially as l was the first OF our
platoon of fifty men to finish by days
and weeks ahead of most OF them'
So YOU see am now authorized 70
carry passengers or do "exhiD''ion
flying"
STAYED around the camp for rev
davs waiting for orders and then
came here. via Paris, where ! had a
short stay, and am now here LOT
training in the small, fast plane the
so-called "avion de chase" 1t mas
all been so wonderful and so mucn
more simple than expected ana }
hone this advanced work will come
as easily as in the former camp
without accident or breakage.
We are entitled to commission
as first lieutenant upon receiving the
brevet. so expect it any day. me
quarters and food here are good and
Of course, we have nothing to do put
the actual flying.
NV letters have been coming III =
ouite we'll lately, but the mails are
cutie damned. The Y. NJ. c. A. and
Red Cross have places in about e''
cry camp and have many things fo'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-01-03

n IN ~ ~ M ~ R ~
n LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS
4 IN CAMP AND FIELD.
Evening journal., 1918-05-10

Banny introduced baseball 10 Cuba
when he took the Worcester club
there in 1879 Since that time baseball
has succeeded bull lighting as the ma
iional sport on the island. credit for
which goes 20 Bancroft I'm subsequent
trips 10 Cuba Banny discovered a mum
ber OF brilliant Cuban baseball stars
ncludiug Marsans, uonzoles and Aiem-
ida.
In 1915 Banny took two alll-star clubs
from the American aud National League
10 Honolulu and stimulated the interest
in baseball there
For years Banny was known az the
king OF transformers and he has beer
called the father Of double-headers. II
/ 1878 he stsked three ball games on Jul,
/ Z IN three different cities, New Bedford
/ Taunton aud Providence.
Banny has travelled thousands OF mile
further than any other person In base
ball. Even he has no idea how man,
miles he has travelled since 1878.
In his years in baseball be probably
has handled more money than any othe
person In the game lie IS known q
every newspaper man and railroad mai
OF noie IN the country
Banny's great ambition now is 10 b
able 20 celebrate his nftieih year I
baseball in 1923.
Evening journal., 1918-05-10

Banny's great year az a manager was
in 1881 when he had charge Of the pen
nant winning Providence club That
year Charles Badbourne, one of The
greatest pitchers Of an time pitched the
club 90 VICTORY by working in q games.
winning 63 and losing 70. two being
tied. From July % TO September 26. in
clugive. with the exception % August
9. g and % and September %, Radbomne
pitched every game played by Provi-
dence. total Of rs. of which hc Won
a. lost four and tied one. During This
item he won As games IN succession.
The Providence club that year won 50
games and lost 2s, for A percentage Of
$50 then. defeated the Metropolitans.
champions OF the American Association
three straight games for the world
championship
Bsnny has seen sil the great ball clubs
come and go since that time. hut he IN
sists that the Providence club OF 1881
was the greatest bail club he has ever
seen and that Charley Radbourne wal
tie super pitcher of an time.
From 1890 to 1902 Banny was engaged
rs business manager Of various clubs
and In 1902 went 10 the Cincinnati Reds
then owned by the late John r. Brush
as business manager. He has been will
] the Reds since that time
Evening journal., 1918-05-10

Looking back over tho years that
baseball has been Americas greatest
pastime there is no more intehestine
figure than Frank Bancroft, business
manager or the Cincinnati Reds, the
oldest man In years and the dean IN
point of service In baseball
Yesterday Bsnny, Rs he Is known 70
thousands of baseball fans and play
ers celebrated his seyenty-second birth
day and this year he is beginnins his
fortleth active season IN baseball
Born IN New Hampshire IN 1876 Banny
became interested In baseball In his
youth when he read accounts OF the old
Knickehbockers Of New York. the frst
| organized ball club.
In 1854 he volunteered for service IN
the Civil War and served four years
and two months with the Eighth New
/ HAMPSHIRE volunteers.
Banny did not take up baseball as a
profession until ISIS when he managed
the New Bedford team in the old East
ern League.
From 1878 TO 1870 he managed crhl
in New Bedford, Worchester Detroit
Cleveland. Providence. Athletics, Indian
apolis and Rochester. All OF these clubs
with the exceptions OF Rochester anc
New Bedford were In the old Nationa
League.
Evening journal., 1918-05-10
Giants Luck May Last
As Long As Larry Doyle

bis ankle and returned to the game he
closely resembled a wreck. Il was an
effort for him TO throw 70 1rst base.
His hitting was OF color. He eouldn :
field 10 either side with any measure
Of success n ever a ball player look
cd 10 be completely through, Larry
Doyle did.
And now we have Larry cracking OUT
home runs, triples tvo-baggers ana
things. and fielding with extraol binary
sklu and luck He has lots OF pep
and the same old good nature Which
made him such a valuable asset 70 'he
Giants in days gone by.
The wise ones, however say Lar
can't last. II he can't It's goodnight
for the Giants
less Barnes added the rsht-hand
strength that the Giants needed Poll
perritt was a high-class moundsman
last year. forgotten and neglected most
OF the time by Manager McGraw. inc
left handlers. however. have not LIVED
nm 10 1917 performances so far and inc
right-hand Fingers have been carryins
the heavy burden. Consequently barnes
+ Is beginning 20 show 1oung is a pet,
Ter hall player than Dave Robertson al
every angle OF the game. He was nave
added strength even with Robertson
back I'm the fold. for he outclasses th'
! iemperamental Southerner.
Evening journal., 1918-05-10
Nv II. {. HAMILTON
't,a p,oss eton Correspondenl.

United Press Stan Correspondence
NEW YORK. MAJ i0.Two amazing
things have come 20 pass in the happy
lives Of John j. McGrsws champions
of the National League-to VII
Larry Doyle has come back; Ross
Young has blasted his way onto the
peak OF stardom.
And n that isn't enough to curl the
hair Of the most rabd fan. a close IN
spectlon Of the appearances OF Jess
Barnes IS invited
These are the three things. which,
n they hold through the season, are
going 90 hold the Giants ia the pen
nant race. Without these three points
of strength the Giants would be IN a
sad position. Given the outheld or
last summer. the same pitching stan as
last summer and Charley Herzog 10
plav second base. and The Giants would
be candidates for the second division
Il seems too much TO expect tha'
Larry DOYLE can go through fun sea
son with the measure Of success tha'
has been attending his efforts He was we,
In very bad shape a year ago. IT hl7
comeback is as complete as averages
now show It 10 be. he certainly is iuns
the wonder ne was called some time
ago ,.,.,,
Evening journal., 1918-05-10
Shoot Again Tomorrow
In Moose Head Classic

Theer viii be two attractions at the
Wilmington TrapshOoting Association
tomorrow. The fourth Of tho series
of seven shoots for tho mounted moose
head will he held Tho rules for the
moose head contests calls for four add
ed target shoots and three on the dis
tance handicap basis all at nifty targets
per man. so far there fras been two
OF the former and one Of the handicap
shoots. 30 The entries tliis Saturday
will be Handicapped from t6 to 2t yards
by he club handicap committee.
Much interest has been shown m
these moose head shoots. there being
"a entries tho flrst Saturday, 81 the
second and 2i the third. In all al
different members are shooting for this
trophy, with =. u. Guest leading the
field with il0 breaks 10 his credit.
In recognition Of tho W. T. a. win
ming the i9i7-is championship Of tho
Philadelphia Trspshooters' League they
hsve been awarded a handsome sterling
silver mayonnaise bowl with ladle
This trophy will be shot on Tho next
two Saturdays. the same scores apply
ing on both the bowl and the moose
head, with no extra entrance fee OK
ocpt the usual - cents for the moose
head
With such m attractive program
there IA no Doubt but what a large
entry will be on hand 20 shoot for
these trophies.
Tho standing OF tho moose head en-
trants TO date IL as follows:
Evening journal., 1918-05-10
nN - RnYs MIN.

The Tin Can Senate baseball team
managed by William IT, Hill, defeated
the New Castle Leather Company Col
oring House team. composed Of Rose
dale A. C.. and Camden Giants, yester-
dav. 3 90 a. The fielding feature or
the game were contributed by Moore
and Ceaphus. who pulled down several
drives labeled for extra bases Hawkins
and Rider. he battery for the Tin
Can Senate. worked I'm big league style.
Hawkins helped 90 win his own game
when ne connected with one OF small
woods shoots for three bases. Coming
as it did, with two men on bases
virtually sewed up the game.The line
M OF the Tin Can Senate follows
Catcher. Rider. pitcher Hawkins
shortstop. Loper first base, Green
second base. Benson, third base. \
Lowery. while Cesphus. Brown and u
smith compose the outneld All teams
desiring games for Thursday and sat
urday afternoons should address chal
lenges 10 William Hin. i33 East EleV
cnfh street
Evening journal., 1918-05-10
275 Athletes Compete
On Frazer Field Tomorrow

college officials is the fact that there
is a much larger entry than ever be-
fore in Glass No. The schools 10
compete In this class are Baltimore
Polytechnic Institute. Camden High
School Chester High School, Hsddon-
field. n. j.. High. Jacob Tome institute.
Pennington. y. j.. High, Swartmore
Preparatory. Ninelsnd. ~ j., High
Wesleyan Collegiate Institute, VII
mington Friends and Wilmington High.
The schools In Glass ? are Newark
New Castle. dupont, Dover. George
town and Smyrna, Of Delaware; Belair,
Elkton. North East and salisbury, OF
Maryland. Kennett Square and Wes'
Grove. Pa.
The contestants will he entertained
al luncheon by the college "a usual
and most Of them viii arrive In time
to inspect the college grounds ana
buildings.
TWO hundred members OF the Dela-
ware section Of the American Chemical
Society and their wives will he me
guests Of the Athletic Council at the
meet
Evening journal., 1918-05-10
BARCLAY PUTS YOUNG
MONTANA ON THE MAT

The Keystone Field Club last night
put on The greatest wrestling show ever
staged In this city. Four bouts were
put on and every one was a pipIn. The
wind-up was one Of ihe hardest bouts
ever seen at the club and was between
John Barclay. OF the keystone Field
Club. and YOUNG Montana, of Little
Italy. After twenty three minutes Of
the toughest kind Of work. Barclay
pinned Montana with a quarter
Nelson and body hold Montana made
protest and claimed that Barclay had
used a strangle hold. he was So hot
that he wanted o. start the second fall
Immediately, SO without any rest they
went at % again, hammer and tongs, and
Barclay after i6 minutes showed Lit
tie Italy's favorite the way 10 so home
with double arm lock. Barclay pinned
him This time in one minute.
Barclay took the place Of Herbert
| Booze who was injured in a motor
cycle accident
The second bout brought out some
! fast wrestling and went 20 minutes 90
/ decision between Corporal Meredith, OF
/ the--J0ih Infantry, and BIZ Niggins, OF
| this city. Tho boys grappied every inch
Of the way, and az the end Referee
| TreXler called the bout a draw. The
corporal 30 impressed the boys that
they matched him for next week with
Barclay.
In the second match Young Jennings
downed Joo Jowls, OF the Harlan plant
In 40 and i6 minutes.
The opener proved a whirlvind bou
and was won by Nd Marvel over Biz
/ TrexIer In 10 and ~ minutes At th'
end Of the bouts Billy Springer gave
great talk on sunday baseball.
Evening journal., 1918-05-10
R0sEpALE TO PLAY sALEM.

The Bosedale champs will 50 10
salem tomorrow TO play the team OF
that place. Manager Ayers VIII use
the following lineup. Johnson. Fisher.
Evans. Bouden. Moore. Kellar and
Walker. The Champs still have vacan-
cies on the team. and any player wish
ng a iryoui should report TO Manager
Lawrence Simms The team also has
open dates in June and July. Send an
communications TO John Ayers, 400
Poplar street.
Evening journal., 1918-05-10
CALL D & A 200
DELMARVIA 1903
FOR
SCORES

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, May iO.-The fact tha'
more athletes viii he seen IN competi-
tlon than at any previous time IN the
history Of Delaware College ls cNpecied
10 attract a record crowd to Frazer
Field. Delaware College, tomorrow
afternoon. when the fourth annual IN
terscholastic ncld and track ineet VIII
be held. About 215 High School ana
preparatory students have been entered
I'm this meet alone. and In addl uo-
there will be a dual meet between Del
aware and Muhlenburg, which VIII
bring out probably 40 additional men
The Delaware College Athletic Coun-
I'll has made ne 0nal arrangements Tor
the meet. and the fact inaf % is larger
than previous years shows mat tne
High schools of Delaware and neigh
boring states are being attracted by nc
great event The meet will be starteu
nj i.3O O'Clock, and between tne TWO
classes I'm the interscholastic and the
dual meet there will be some action
every minute % the afternoon until ue
nnsl event IS decided
What Is especially pleasing 10 tne