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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
STREET MARKERS ARE TO
HAVE A REVISED VERSION

The attractive street markers have
proved failure. Motorist made them
target instead of a convenience
One driver deliberately moved down
three of them and escaped without
being caught Nearly every one has
been wrecked. The bases left with
out markers are dangerous and are
being taken up as 1t is unsafe to
leave them unprotected by lights ar
markers. 1t is planned to replace
them with heavy concrete tops that
will give a motorist who hits them a
realization that he has struck some
thing.
The two big city signs at the en-
trance Of the city on the Golden Belt
are lying in the weeds neglected.
Street Commissioner Roemer did a
good job smoothing up West Third
street from the pavement to the
Santa Fe and it is hoped he will grade
every entrance to the city to the city
limits as soon as conditions warrant.
The road conditions are mighty bad
yet on these streets. Country roads
are gradually drying out and being
dragged.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
ANOTHER ABILENE HERO HOME,
George Keel is Back-CIark Steyer
at Riley.

Corp. George Keel, who went across
with the S9th Division was severely
wounded in action and has been In
the States for only a few weeks re-
turned home last night He looks re-
markably well and seems to have re-
covered entirely from his wounds.
He Is the second Abilene boy to re-
turn after being wounded.
A message has been received from
another boy saying he will also be
home soon. Clark Steyer, who was
a member Of Co. II, and was taken
seriously Ill with appendicitis the day
his company went over the top has
been sent to TT. Riley to recuperate
and his parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Steyer, have gone there to see him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30

build a complete system of hard
roads which is regarded as the great
est internal improvement program
ever outlined by any political or civic
organization in our history. II the
state is to undertake the building Of
these roads in 1921, it is said, then
the present legislature must submit
an amendment to the constitution
authorizing the state to build roads
and permitting the people to vote on
this amendment in November, 1920.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
HARTMAN'S SALE THURSDAY
Big Type Elmo Valley Hogs to At
tract Many Buyers.

One Of the important hog sales OF
the year will be that Of ]. J. Hart
mans Poland Chinas from his Elmo
Valley Big Type herd next Thursday
at the u j. Baer barn Mt / p. m
In the Offering are . sows, II fal
yearings, IA spring gifts, 9 real here
boars. Mr. Hartman has built up &
state wide reputation for his herd
which is noted for its fine quality
and a large number of buyers will
be on hand from all over Kansas to
get chance at the offering Every
body Is invited to look them over.
whether a buyer or not. He is bring
ing them In today by motor truck to
have them in good condition for the
sale.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
George Keel Tells of
Experience in France

in support OF the first line or course
there were no trenches here so each
man had to dig hole large enough to
lie In and TO pat all OF his equipment
In and have It eamoufiaged so the
airplanes could not spot our new line.
From here we were changed To diff
ferent positions along TIE fronts un-
I'll about the first OF October when
we started for the Argonne forest.
near Verdun. We were taken part OF
the way I'm trucks and hlked the rest
OF the way. Before going into the
front here, we rested about week
and then were taken up to support
the first line. Here we had to dig
In and just walt keeping under cover
during the day and getting two meals
In the night. We were here seven
days and then received orders to move
back by the kitchen for 3 days rest
before this drive started. We stop
ped at the kitchen and had supper,
and while we were waiting there. flve
Of us were talking, when a big one
came over ana hit some where near
II killed one Of the men and wounded
the rest OF us. A first aid station was
close, so we were soon given first aid
and loaded on an ambulance which
took us back about 30 miles to an
operating hospital. Here we were
separated and In two days / was
sent to Base Hospital No. at Bor-
deaux, on the southern coast OF
France. | was here when the armis-
tice was signed, and In short time
orders came that all men who were
able or who would be able within a
month were to be sent back to their
company, and all who were not In
this class and could stand the trip
across were sent back to the United
Sattcs. SO | was sent back and
reached New York the first part OF
December ! was in New York about
two weeks and then sent to Camp
Grant, H., where was discharged.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
SANTA FE TRAIL CHANGE
Will Cross Dickinson If Mcpherson
Gets Busy.

The officers of the Old Santa Ft
Trail met at Kansas City Saturday
They ordered two changes in the for
mer route. Between Herlngton and
Mcpherson, the road was diverted
through Hope, Gypsum City and
Lindsborg, instead of passing through
Marion, Hillsboro and Canton. The
change was made with the proviso
the Mcpherson county commissioners
before April 16 approve a petition
previously prepared for paying the
road across that county. The old
route was abandoned because the
people would not sign the necessary
petitions.
The other divergence was between
Council Grove and Herington, where
the route was changed to be by way
of Parkerville and Latimer, instead Of
Wilsey and Delavan. The change
was ordered because the Morris
county commissioners would not ap
prove a petition for building cross
county road.
The petitions for hard surfaced
road entirely across Dickinson county
on the Santa Fe Trail have been
signed and approved, dependent on
the change of route. If the McPher-
son petition goes thru, Dickinson will
begin building its 25 miles of hard
surfaced road on the Trail. Unless
the Golden Belt petitions are in be-
fore that is done, this win be the
first to be built in the county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
FORGERY CASE WAS HEARD.
Leila Dunn. Girl Charged With Pass
ing Bogus Checks.

The case of State of Kansas
against Leila Dunn, charged with OBJ
tanning a car from Jas. Tobin Of Sol
onion with n forged check for $3.50
went to the jury at II 80 a. m.
Leila Dunn represented herself to
be Mrs Shipped. the wife of sold
Ter, when she went to Mr. TobIn and
asked to buy back ear which he
had purchased not long before from
her supposed husband. She was a
quiet unaSsnmlng young woman and
Mr.. Tobin invited her to take supper
with them which she did. She was
apprehended in Junction City not
long afterward and held there for
two weeks before complaint was
filed I'm this county making charges
against her by which she could be
brought here for trial.
At her hearing she refused to talk
and it was the opinion of the author
tiles that she was shielding someone.
During the triad she appeared quite
calm, though she looked pale. She
was neatly and quietly dressed.
Other cases disposed Of this morn
ing were Ada Bright VS.. NJ. A. Bright,
suit for divorce, dismissed the case
of Josie j. Smith VS.. T.. Justice Smith
petition for divorce in which the YER
dict was for the plaintiff; the case
of Henry Krom VS.. OFT Stroschein
dismissed for lack of evidence to pros
ecute and j. II. Cassell VS.. w. L.
Crocker. decree in which was for the
plaintiff, quieting title.
In the case Of Spillman VS.. Loudon
the plaintiff was granted $1470.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
GENERAL RHODES MAKING
PROGRESS IN RECOVERY.

General Charles d. Rhodes, form
crly of TT. Riley but now American
representative Of the commission on
occupation Of Germany, writes friends
here that he Is well on the way to
recovery from his injuries received In
an airplane fall. He says; eve
started from Spa, British aviator
and l. for Paris, which we should
have reached In two and half hours.
1t was n lovely morning but we ran
into fog and clouds. The driver dived
to avoid cloud and / remember
nothing after looking down about
$500 feet. He struck telegraph wires
and was killed instantly ! had my
nose smashed to nothing, broken
ribs and face cut badly. Am recov-
ering and n secondary operation will
Improve my nose"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
Your Motor Car and
Drivers Responsibility

should always be held responsible
for Its use. When II commenced Il
take the place OF the family horse
this view had to be abandoned Th'
notion, however, OF general liability
on the part OF the owner for use OF
his car having been planted In the
mind, 1t fingered there like "A super
stltution. Courts were reluctant tC
ignore II, and as result, an adapta-
tion OF the law Of master and ser
want. and principal and agent, was re-
stored to, TO explain the liability. II
a man purchased an automobile and
allowed his wife and his son and his
daughter to use It, the use was his
by virtue OF representation, whether
representation existed in fact or not.
The deduction was facilitated by en-
ployment of the fine act OF definition
putting into the definition OF the
term business" the attributes neces-
sary to bolster up liability. So, II
daughter took her friend riding, she
might think she was out purely Tor
the pleasure Of herself and her friend.
but she was mistaken; she was con
ducting fathers business" as his
agent" Az this incongruity became
more and more apparent, further
concession was something made. II
the owner allowed a member of his
family to use the automobile, he
might not be liable, but it was pre-
sumed" the use was his by represen
tation. If son, took his best girl
riding, prima facie 1t was fathers lit
tie outing by proxy, and If an acci-
dent happened, prima facie father
was liable. Some courts were inclin-
ed to get rid of the difficulty of rest
ing liability on the one existing fael
ownership Of the car--by declaring
that the question of ''agency" was
one for the jury--a process known in
some quarters as passing the buck" "
The sooner the courts settle down
and deal on the basis of fact and act
uality with vehicle which has rev
olutionized the business and the pleas
ure of the civilized world, the better
it will be, not only for society, but
for the courts.
"The Judgment Of the district court
is affirmed"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30

An important decision has been
made by the Kansas supreme court
on the responsibility Of the driver of
anothers motor car. The owner of
a car allowed his daughter to drive
IL; she hit pedestrian and the father
was sued for damages. Both the low
er court and the Supreme Court to
which II was appealed, held the owner
not liable simply because he was
owner. In the course OF the opinion.
the court said:
"The automobile was not a dan
gerous instrumentality which the de-
fendant let loose In the community.
The automobile was not guilty agent
in the accident, bringing punishment
on the owner like the deodands OF
English law. Mlsmanagement by the
driver was the cause of the accident.
The purchase Of the automobile by
the defendant for the use Of his fam
lily, including his daughter operated
as a gift to them OF the right to use
1t. When using 1t to accomplish his
purposes. whether business or pleas
ure, they represent him, but when
they exercise their privilege, and use
II to accomplish their own distinct
purposes, whether business or pleas
ure, they act for themselves, and are
alone responsible for their negligent
conduct. The fact that the automo-
bile was purchased for use by the
owners family did not make him
generally responsible for It's subse-
quent operations, and because the
car was subject to appropriation by
the members of his family for their
own use, there is no presumption that
any particular trip of the car on any
particular occasion is question Of fact,
to be determined by evidence show
ing the fact, and in this instance
there was no evidence that anybody
was concerned except the daughter.
"The development of the law on
this subject has been attended by a.
rather slow process of classification.
When the automobile was new and
strange, and was regarded with some
wonder and considerable fear there
was a tendency to look upon 1t as a
dangerous thing, fraught with such
possibility for ham that the owner
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
SONS OF VETERANS HELD
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

The Sons of Veterans held Their
annual installation Of officers last
night. after which Paul Royer, who
served as a lieutenant In France and
was cited for bravery told Of the st.
Mihlel drive and the battle Of Chateau
Thierry. He gave an unusually inter
esting account Of the fights, told how
the formations were made and the
way the companies went into action.
The members were delighted with the
talk and one of them said he would
have gladly given $40 to hear 1t any
where. Later in the evening refresh
ments were served.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30

wholly against any parole and 1t Was
waste OF time and money for the
state to convict person and then
have a. parole granted. The sentence
will be pronounced later.
On searching the cell the sheriff
found the articles purchased at the
Peoples Store hidden under pillow,
though the girl had denied having
passed the forged check for SO
there. When questioned she said she
knew the woman who had passed II
and that she lived in Junction City
but that she was not responsible for
the check. However all the things
purchased at that time were found
In her possession.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
GET BUSY FOR UNCLE SAM
Revenue Man Sends Out Invitations
to Pay Your Tax.

The following official circular was
received today by the Reflector ana
1t is desired to give 1t publicity;
"Forms for reporting incomes Of
less than $4,000, 1t was announced
Yesterday by Commissioners Of In
ternal Revenue Daniel G. Roper are
expected to be In the hands Of col
lectors for distribution among tax
payers not later than February l.
"It may be definitely stated" said
the commissioner that taxes for the
calendar year 1913 will be collected
under the provisions Of the pending
bin as finally enacted, and not under
the provisions Of the act Of October
q, 1917"
Commissioner Roper said that the
conferees on the revenue bill have
made sufficient progress to warrant
the bureau in proceeding at once to
print and distribute forms for the
collection Of the income tax Of 1918
In order to facilitate the work OF the
bureau the conferees are disposing as
rapidly as possible Of those provisions
Of the bin directly affecting the form
for reporting incomes of less than
$4,000. Preparation of the other
forms is proceeding at once concur
rently with the work Of the cOnferees
and It will be possible, it was stated,
to have them ready shortly after the
enactment Of the law"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
DELEGATES TO
STATE GOOD ROADS MEET

Ten delegates from Dickinson coun-
to to attend the good roads meeting to
be held in Topeka, Tuesday, January
%. are asked for in a letter received
by the Commercial club from j.
Frank Smith, general manager of the
Kansas Good Roads association. The
president, G. A. Rogers, has ap-
pointed: C. A. Case, II. NJ. Cowan.
H. G. Kyle, P. c. Redman, f. f.
Coulson, VIM. Sterl, Karl Riddle, H.
c. Brenizer, ]. B.. Hostetter, J. L.
Book.
The proposition to come before the
Topeka meeting is for the state to
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
Solomon Folks Abroad.

Leon Booker left yesterday for
Shantung, China, where he win work
as a secretary for the Presbyterian
foreign mission board. Just as soon
as their passports arrive Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Leasure will leave for British
East Africa where Fred win take
charge of a large school at Kericho.
Mrs. Leasure will teach home econ
omics in the institution.-Solomon
Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
FARMERS WANT TO HELP
Kansas Farmers Vote to Aid in the
Fort-to-Fort Road.

Topeka, Jan. 2S--Twenty five
farmers, living north and west OF
Topeka, voted at mass meeting to-
day to build nine miles of paved high
way between North Topeka and Kir0
as part of the Fort to- Fort High
way. Petitions will be circulated
within the next few days, 1t was
stated, and permission to build the
road will be sought from the state
commission.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
LEILA DUNN FOUND GUILTY
Jury Was Out From II Untii 5
o'CIock-TaIked Parole.
rrom SATURDAYS nailr.1

Leila Dunn was convicted Of forg-
cry In the third degree when the jury
brought in the verdict Of guilty Fri
day afternoon after being out FIVE
hours. There was talk Of pa
role, but County Attorney Smith pro
tested vigorously and declared he was
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
Nav Get a Hun Cannon

The Commercial club will make an
application for a German cannon
to place in the city park. 1t has
received information that there viii
be plenty of them and on request the
town viii receive one.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30

The French family living on East
Sixth street wish to take this means
of expressing their high appreciation
of the kindness Of friends, who gave
Grandmother French the shower of
post cards and beautiful flowers in
remembrance of her s0th birthday,
January 21, 1919.-Grandmother and
the French family.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
Suit Filled for SA7s

A suit for the collection Of 1925
was filed by s. P. Scott Of Herring
ton VS.. w. N. Day ct al. The money
is due, the plaintiff claims on a piano
purchased from him over yesr ago
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30

Clean old papers for sale As EAs
ofFIce: Sc 9 bundle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
THE OTHER ANGLE.
Army Scofing.
BY KIRK MILLER.

An army travels on its stomach; SO
coming down town that way some
bright August am. don't think that
prohibition is a fiat failure. Blame
1t on the Army chow! Since Uncle
Sam entered the delicatessen indus
try and started giving the public
broken doses Of Army food three
times day you can look for some
weird methods of mobility. What
ever happens to our system of pro-
pulsion, 1t can't be any worse than
some of the modern dances The
best thing about the current styles
In terpsichory is that they are not
compulsory, while if you eat Army,
Navy and Marine Corps meals you
have to suffer the consequences.
If Hank Public is affected the same
way by the federal eats that the late
his vest to the cobbler's to get half
soled and heeled- and his trousers
will need new set of knees at least
every thirty days.
Army experts have unraveled some
very stylish statistics about tossing
food to its personnel in habit forming
quantities. Feed 'em good and they
fight like mice among cats: short
change 'em on their grub and they'll
still f1ght-one another. A soldier
must have his cookies regularly, and
Gus Government has taken the con-
tract to see that the rest of the public
works eats as chronically and as sub
stantially as the former doughnut
boys.
So. beginning now and lasting until
the high cost of living has been stiff
ed down to whisper. we amt going
to eat anything but government calo-
ries la U. S. Army. la U. 8. Navy
or a la U. s. Marine Corps. Long
may they wave!
The first tureen of military legumes
is soon to be opened to the public, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14

ture on the prescription-plain beans.
navy beans. army beans, issue beans.
string beans, stringless string beans:
wax beans. baked beans. canned
benas, dried beans, lima beans. Bos-
ton Drowned beans, pole beans, jump
ing beans and Mexican hairless
beans.
Sublime or else ridiculous-we
leave it to YOUR choice-in rhymfng
prose today we raise our angle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14

small sample Of them having been
passed around some weeks ago, when
the housewives and housewoofs were
permitted to purchase trial remnants
only: Corn is the leading capsule
which will be prescribed in one
form or another until the well known
cows do what the prodigal son did.
The official order for Washington's
consumption and indigestion recites
something like this:
Sixty wagonloads of corn.
Seventy wheelbarrows of sweet
corn.
Six spoonfuls of corn strip.
twelve grains of horse corn.
Six million cans of corned beef.
Ditto corned beef hash.
Three cans of cream of corn soup.
One ton white corn meal.
One pound yellow corn meal
Half package of cornstarch.
Barrel of corn -four.
Some edible cornstarch -four.
And no cornbread.
Beans are also to be household
commodity. according to the latest
fashion book issued by the sustenance
chairman of the quartermaster's com
mittee on public malnutrition. There
are no less than a million kinds OF
leguminous fruits that you will be
able to buy without a doctors sigma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14

sharpened voice. Aroma sYSsA rot
tinted notes. perchance have sqbfhed
our soul: perchance we seek 4 hik1hkr
plane than humor's sordid gSOgAt
any rate our spirit yearns to write
an epic grand potpourri IF meta
phors no man will understan&S And
so today we make our stah-and
write these words sublime. Ehere's
naught in life SO fine as work-when
one has got the ttme!"