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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
COMPLAINT ON STATE GUARDS
r. c. Cooley Files Objection With
Adjutant General.

Topeka Capital stormy days may
come for certain officials of the Kan
sas state Guard of Dickinson county,
n r. G. Cooley, farmer living near
Talmage. can substantiate his
charges.
According to Cooley, who told MS
story yesterday to Attorney Cen ).
NJ. Brewster, and later to Maj. X.
Neil Rain, in the office Of the adj
jutant general, certain members Oh
the state guard were overzealous In
soliciting his subscription for war
funds.
Cooley asserts that the methods of
soliciting by the state guard officials
strongly resembled what Is colloqui-
ally known as strong arming" He
saws that he was coerced, inundated
and compelled to raise the ante"
from his original contribution Of $40
to $25.
According to Mr.. Cooley's state
ment, he was unable to give the $50
assessed him, but was practically
forced to give check for that
amount. Later he told his banker to
stop payment on the check.
However that did not close the
matter.
His telephone was disconnected
he asserted, and then came members
of the state guard who compelled
him to make out another check for
$25. While his telephone was dis
connected, Cooley said that his baby
was dangerously Ill and that he
should have been in frequent COM
munication with his physician. Tele-
phone service was restored after the
check was cashed.
At the attorney generals office
Cooley was referred to the office OF
the adjutant general.
His case viii be presented to Adj
Gen. Charles S. Huffman today, ant
perhaps to Governor Capper.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Old Dickinson Resident Dead

George Holsworth, aged Sc, for
many years a resident Of Dickinson
county died at Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.s
Tuesday afternoon after several years
of failing health. The body will be
brought here for burial and funeral
announcements will be made later.
Mr.. Holsworth was in the drug
business here for a number of years
and later went to Talmage where he
managed the Johntz- Nicolay lumber
yard He made friends who viii be
grieved at the news Of his death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
HAD A THRILLING EXPERIENCE
Miss Violet Taylor Abandons the Car
in Good Shape and Hikes.

Miss Violet Taylor, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Taylor, southwest
of Junction City and companion had
thrilling experience in the snow
last Monday evening. They left
town in the Taylor car in the evening
and after four hours work got as far
MS the Brown Brothers farm. Miss
TAYLOR then realized that she was
caught in the drifts and could not
get the car forward or backwards. 1t
was then midnight and the wind was
blowing gale and whipping the
snow in drifts. Miss Taylor got out,
took the floor boards from the bottom
of the car, dug a hole In the snow,
and the two pushed the car over the
hole; then Miss Taylor got her pliers,
crawled under the car and drained 1t
properly and said goodbye. The two
walked through drifts for mile to
the railroad track and then to the
TAYLOR home, distance of several
miles, arriving there at daybreak.
The car sat inthe center Of the Gold
en- Belt road until Monday, and when
dug out there was just foot Of the
top showing above the snow that had
drifted over the car. The car was
not damaged.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
DANGERS OF A GOLD
Abilene People VIII Do Well to Heed
Them

Many bad cases of kidney trouble
result from a cold or chill. Congest-
ed kidneys fall behind in filtering
the poison-leden blood and backache.
headache, dizziness and disordered
kidney action follow. Don't neglect
a cold. Use Doan's Kidney Pills at
the first sign OF kidney trouble. Fol
low this Abilene residents example.
2. Ramsey, 931 W. First St., says:
"My kidneys we're giving me no end
OF annoyance and ] had rheumatic
pains through my hips. l often had
dizzy headaches too. My kidneys act
ed too often and the secretions con-
tanned a heavy sediment. These all
ments were always worse when
caught cold. Finally I got Doan's
Kidney Pills at the Palace Drug store
and soon after using them my kid.
neys we're strengthened and my back
was fixed up in good shape. When.
ever needed a kidney medicine
since, Doan's Kidney Pills have
brought me fine results"
coo, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. 7.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09

roads. 1t is probable that 1t will cir
culate these petitions for the Golden
Belt entirely across the county, "a
miles, with n north and south road
connecting the Blue Line with the
Bee line.
The action of the federal govern
ment in Offering to pay % per cent
of the cost has given an impetus to
the movement and 1t is believed that
the petitions can be secured with little
delay.
The meeting also adopted resolu.
ton endorsing the Kansas Good Roads
associations plan for state wide
system of hard surfaced roads fnan'
ced with the motor car licenses. The
county commissioners were present
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Car, SchOoIer place Sold.

Carl Schooler sold his place In
Grant township, formerly the Carl
Miller place, Friday for 100000. II
is a 1O0-acre farm with good i'm
provements. Mr.. Schooler has pur-
chased Mr.. Turkeys residence on
Third street and will take possession
in March.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Thomas Compton Dead.

Thomas Compton, father OF Mrs
Ralph Townsend Of this city, died at
his home in Kingman, Kans., Sun
day afternoon. The body was brought
here and taken to Talmage where In
torment was made this morning,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09

End. A few amendments to the
present road laws which two years OF
application have found to be needed
60 make them more nearly perfect.
Bird. A law to aid the people in
small towns, that have no paving to
finance and build a hard surface on
the streets that form section OF an
improved county road.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank the many friends
for their kindness and sympathy
shown during our great sorrow
Mrs. Gordon Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Grice.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
TWAS EVEN TWENTY BELOW.
Mercury Took Another Drop and Hit
the Bottom.

The official temperature record
this morning was twenty degrees be-
low zero, one of the cold records of
the state. The lowest ever recorded
was 30 below. The day has been
clear but cold and indications are
that we shall have more moderate
skies for few days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Former Fireman Died in Oklahoma.

e. S. Dyer, aged 80 died at his
home in Oklahoma City, Thursday,
from acute indigestion. Mr.. Dyer
was a member of Fire Department
No. /, in Abilene many years ago and
has many friends here who will be
saddened by the news Of his death.
At tbe time of his death he was chief
Of detectives in Oklahoma City.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Legislative Program.

The Kansas Good Roads Associa-
ton legislative program is:
LIST. Submission by the legisla-
ture of constitutional amendment
embodying the following provisions
Giving the state the right to engage
in road building. Authorizing the
state to begin in 1921 and push road
construction till at least 5000 miles
Of hard surfaced roads have been
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Mrs. A. H. RYAN Dead.

Mrs. A. II. Ryan of Sherman
township died at her home last night
Her husband, A. H. Ryan is trustee
of that township. Funeral announce
ments viii be made later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
FOR GOOD ROADS
BUSINESS MEN ARE BACK OF
COUNTY PROGRAM.
VIII Have Assistance OF Kansas dooe
Roads Association to Circulate
Petitions for East, West,
North and South.

Dickinson county started in earnest
on a program for hard surfaced roads
last night when over 100 business
men and farmers met mt the club
house and voted TO raise $1,000 for
the Kansas Good Roads association
II It will circulate and complete peti-
tions for systemof brick or concrete
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Attended Lutheran SYNOD.

Rev. w. d. Ziegler returned from
Lawrence where he attended the
Kansas Lutheran Synod. Routine
business was transacted and Rev,
Paul Mennoneh Of Eureaka was
elected president for the coming
year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09

lions in without delay.
Following the meeting lunch ana
smoker entertained the party and the
gathering was one of the most inter
esting held in the town in many
years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at pub
Tic sale at the old Kaufman place,
Z miles north and n miles east OF
Abilene, and 4 miles east and n mile
south of Talmage, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
Thursday, Jan. 18th
commencing at 10 a. m. sharp the
following described property;
Ys HORSES AND MULES

Bay mare in foal, Z years DID, WI
1900; 2 bay geldings. 3 years oid'
VT $500; bay gelding, years DID,
VT. 1,15O; black mare in foal, years
old VT. 1900; sorrell mare, coming
3 years old, VT. 1000; mule, 2 years
old; 2 yearling mare mules, bay COLT
veorling; sorrell mare, yearling; one
snring colt, 8 spring mules.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
- HEAD OF CATTLE.

Four mich cows, % stock cows
"a heifers, IA calves.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09
FARM IMPLEMENTS.

Good 14-inch gang plow, mower
bay rake, ensilage rack, riding culu-
yator, 2 double-row Pattee cultlVa-
tors in good shape, Oliver lister
walking cultivator, buggy single
buggy harness, 80 bushels Red Texas
cane seed, 5 White Leghorn ROSTERS
Free lunch at noon-bring your
tin cups.
TERMS
All sums Of $50 and under, cash
SIMS over $50 a credit of 10 months
viii be given on notes with approved
security at 10 per cent interest; i
paid when due only per cent vii
be charged. No property to be re
moved until settled for.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21
OUR u. S. MARSHALL

Chesterfield G. Middlebrooks, Uni
ted States Marshal, for over thirty
years public official in this county,
man of brains and heart as we'll,
has been removed from office to
satisfy a politicians desires. Thus
does the Connecticut district lose an
officer who was most efficient and
highly respected throughout the
state, or wherever his duties called
him.
What effect this move of the
Spellacy-C Cummings factions will
have statewise, we cannot say, but
we feel reasonably sure that "Chet"
Middlebrooks has more stauncn
friends in this county than the
aforementioned gentleman ever will
have and that many democrats will
Took with more than mere disapprov-
al upon this action.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21
Mrs. J. H. M.
Strikes in Bridgeport

The labor question is very serious
here at present. Thousands of peo-
pie have been out of work for the
last four weeks. The Warner Bros.
Corset Factory started it when its
employees asked for higher wages and
a A hour week. After a couple of
weeks Mr.. Warner gave them what
they asked and everybody went back,
but other shops followed the walk
outs till most every shop in the city
was out The Columbia Grapha-
phone Co. has closed the factory and
is going to move out of Connecticut,
owing to the fact that they could not
come to any settlement. They gave
their employees a 121a per cent raise
and "A hour week but it was re-
iected. The outcome is that the plant
will be moved to some other city and
they will not take any of the en-
ployes with them.
The Bryant Electric Co. employees
walked out four weeks ago and re-
fused to accept an Is per cent raise
with AZ hour week. They wanted
d 20 per CeIlI IdlSS Will tt houI
week. The girls and men Joined the
A. F. of L. and refused to go back
till they got their demands. Girls
were so destitute that they sold pa
pers on the street corners and wore
placards with "Please help the
Strikers" pinned on their breasts.
Others picketed the plant with pla-
cards pinned on themselves with
THE employees of Bryants are out
on Strike. Keep Away" This was
to prevent others going in. They
called the other workers that did go
in Scabs and Suckers, they spit at
some and others that they could meet
on lonely spot got beaten up. Some
were frightened so they didn't dare
to go in where others more brave,
bore the insults hurled at them and
went in.
The police force has been kept
very busy trying to keep order and
the rainy weather didn't faze them
from keeping the girls on move that
were doing picket duty. The girls
ask As cents an hour and A hour
week, and the machinists ask $1.00
an hour and the tool makers 90c an
hour and "A hour week. Mr.. Good
rich said they could not give it and
after four weeks without work is max
ing it hard for many family with
the high cost of living. The strikes
are an epidemic like the "flue" going
all over the country. Let us hope
for an early settlement with the high
cost of living and higher wages and
"Thank God we are alive"
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21
UnbreakabIe Thermos.

The convenience of the vacuum bot
tie is recognized, but its fragility has
always been one of its shortcomings.
This Is said to have been entirely over
come by type which has been recent
ly invented. Instead of fragile glass,
the bottle Is made with nonbreakabre
welded steel vacuum walls. The usual
glass filler or container is done away
with, and Its place is taken by high
ly-glazed flexible enamel fused to the
steel shell. There are, therefore, no
removable parts but the cork and the
part which forms the cover. There
are also no unsealed openings at the
neck, into which liquids may leak.
This type of bottle is surfaced with
dull-black rubber composition applied
to the steel and baked. The bottle Is
made in one and two-quart sizes, the
latter being successfully possible be-
cause of its nonbreallability. Liquids
may be kept hot for 20 hours and cold
for more than 40, 1t is claimed.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21
THE COUNTY RELIGIOUS
SURVEY BEGINS SOON
Continued from page u


airy societies of many denominations
met in New York City in December.
This conference decided that some
thing of the kind could be done and
appointed committee of 20 leaders
in various churches to work out a
plan.
The committee of 20 worked. out
a system of cooperation it thought
would be satisfactory. To consider
it, general conference was called
at Cleveland, Ohio in May. This con-
ference was attended by 500 dele
gates representing 200 different re-
ligious agencies. 1t amplifed and
approved the plan and, from that
movement, the Interchurch World
Movement was an accomplished fact.
The general committee includes such
well known leaders as, Stephen Ba-
ker, Fred B. Smith, James M. Spears,
Warren S. Stone, F. P. Haggard,
Raymond Robins and John Willis
Bair. S. Earl Taylor, Executive
Secretary of the Methodist Centen-
airy Organization, is general secre-
tary. John R. Mott, international
head of the Y. M. C. A, is chairman
of the executive committee.
Realizing that no adequate pro-
gram of cooperation could be worked
out until all the facts were known,
the movement already has begun its
surveys. The foreign survey was
put under the general care of Ralph
A. Ward, authority on China The
home survey was put in charge of R.
E. Diffendorfer, who did similar work
for the Methodist Centenary.
The home usrveys may be divided
roughly into two parts, rural surveys,
city surveys. The rural surveys are
under the direction of DR.. Edmund
de S. Drummer, of the Moravian
church, a leader in rural matters.
and Hermann N. Morse of the Pres
byterian Board of Home Missions.
City surveys are under the direction
of w. P. Shriver, Henry P. Schauf-
| f1er, William H. Patterson, and Wal
ter Laidlaw. In addition there are
surveys of special problems, such as
the immigrant question, the foreign
language colony, work among ne
groes, work among isolated people,
such as those of the mountain coun-
tries, etc.
For convenience, the United States
has been divided into ten geographic
cal groups, each with regional d.
rector. For each state council, con-
sisting of one clergyman and one lay
man from each denomination, and
representatives of all the other in
terests involved is formed. This
council sets in an advisory capacity
for the county councils. The county
body is really the basic unit of the
whole organization.
After the county councils have
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21
UNSANITARY MILK.

After hearing the cases of forty
milk dealers and producers last week,
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
recommended the prosecution of five
Of these. This would lead one to be-
heve that the five were guilty of will
full misconduct in handling the milk
en- which thousands of babies lives
depend.
According to reports received from
various sources, those commonly
known as dealers" are not the only
guilty ones. Farmers, or producers,
to the number of three in this town,
are also implicated more or less, it is
said, while one of the three is
charged with watering milk.
Primarily, says DR.. Black, the
cause of the heavy infant mortality
Is due to the lack of or shortage of
ice, which makes it difficult to prop
erly cool milk, with resulting much
higher number of bacteria being
present, making such milk dangerous
FOR use without boiling. Such an
excuse, however, will not be coun-
tenanced when a child's life is in the
balance and the public in general viii
view with satisfaction any steps
taken by the State Board of Health
to see that the consumer receives
more sanitary and purer milk.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21

completed their work and forwarded
the results to the state council, that
body will make up 4 complete report
and analysis for the entire state
This in turn will be forwarded to the
National organization for final
analysis, after which, it will be pos
sible to get at the salient points of
information for any locality in the
United States that may be desired
and, at the same time, to study the
general phenomena of particular
groups and environments.
The international World Move
ment is the first organization to I'M
dertake such a task on such a large
scale.
Rev. John Barstow of Norfolk and
Harry H. Heminway of Watertown
are the Litchfeld County members
of the state council.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21

anything, we all have to give In to her,
or take the consequences; and long
experience has taught me that might
as well try to fan off cyclone rs rea-
son with her when she loses her tenn
per, especially If there is flat-iron or
rolllng-pln handy, and so just give
in at once. Has the wedding day been
fixed yet, Mr.. Meel?"
Mr.. Meek-Um-er, not yet; and, In
fact, madam, Tm-rm little afraid
can't afford to marry very soon, any
how. Goo-good-day.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21
LOOKING for a BARGAIN.

Elizabeth was thrifty. She had her
picture taken, and her mother sent her
for the proofs. GLOW much are they,
please?" asked Elizabeth, and the pho
tographer announced: zone dollar
and half for the original and 80
cents each for duplicates. Elizabeth
pondered a moment, then said: II
think Wen take six duplicates, please"
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21

Maybe the ordinary traveller
wouldn't know the difference if there
should be railroad strike.-Wash-
ington Post.
1t appears from the evidence that
Plumb is neither a. railroad employee
nor an economist, but simply an
other lawyer.-Indianapolis News.
**x
In some places they are indicting
food pirates and failing profteers.
Let the good work go on.
Spain has a cabinet crisis, which
for the times and under the circum-
stances, is neither original nor strik-
ing.
The public is fed up on promises of
relief from the high cost of living,
but the fed up process is far from
filling.
In the union there is strength.
Discord over reducing the high cost
of living is the opportunity of the
profteers.
Two messengers in New York
have disappeared with $4,000. OPP
portunity thrust upon one often
makes the thief.
~*#
In Boston it is testified people will
not buy cheap shoes. Evidently high
living goes with high thinking in that
intellectual center.
xx~
Bavaria has rejected an amend
ment to the constitution abolishing
titles of nobility. Aristocracy in the
new Teuton republic is dying hard.
The Toledo man who killed him
self because he couldn't meet the
high cost of living was too sensitive.
1t would have overtaken him if he
had given it a chance.-Houston
Post.
When the President hands it to
Congress and Congress hands it back
to the President the chances are that
about all that is done will be the
people.-Philadelphia Press.
Mediocrity, says one critic, is the
keynote of Germany's new ministry.
In which case Germany is no worse
off than some other ountries.-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
1t is becoming apparent how very
provisional the German provisional
government is. 1t carries out it's
agreements provided it is convenient
to do so.-Charlestown News and
| Courier.
Mrs. FRANKLIN, who walked from
Seattle to New York, slept by the
| roadside until she was east of Chi
cago, when she found it unsafe.
Americas higher civilization seems
to be west of Illinois.-Louisevill
Courier-J ournal.
Recent painters strike makes it
possible for parents who have boy
with talent to advise him to become
painter instead of an artist.-Wall
Street Journal.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21

Now that we have nearly had a
fatal auto accident on East Main
street perhaps the town will take steps
to prohibit automobiles from park
ing on both sides of the street during
n ball game or other attraction.
Seems to US that the town could we'll
afford to have an officer on duty
during the summer months to look
after traffic and other matters which
arise.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21

President Wilson says the League
of Nations covenant is only moral
force, not legal obligation, to be
binding on this government. Why,
then, should we have a League of Ma
tons? We needed no league of ma
tfons to force us to enter the World
War and it is reasonable to believe
our sense of duty will be just as keen
m the next war.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21

daughter has been
wrung from me
u n d err protest, T"
said the lady, as
Stunning n belliger-
ent expression.
81 knew that III
] did not consent
she would dis
grace the family
NThnY, cha WANTS
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21
The Venerable Toad.

Tonds often look very old, don't
they? Even so, probably you have
never imagined that toad might be
GO years old. Actual records prove
that there have been toads of more
than 100 years of age, and very likely
this estimate has been exceeded.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-08-21

Wanted-We have an opening in our
store for young man with exper-
fence in tools, cutlery and hard
ware. Steady position, fine ia
ture. Belden Sporting Goods Co.,
Pittsfield, Mass.