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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
MAY CHANGE GOLDEN BELT
Road May Be Routed Thru Alta
Vista Hereafter.

The Golden Belt road may be re-
routed from Junction City up Hum
boldt Creek 10 Alta Vista and thence
10 Alma and Wamego as the result Of
long discussion at the meeting q
the Golden Belt Road association at
Sallna. one OF the principal topics
taken up al this annual conference
was changing the road, and It was
the eoncensus of opinion az the meet.
ing that this change be made, the
members Of the association reaiz-
ing that they would not be able to
get any hard surfacing done on the
Golden Belt through Riley county,
4 committee was appointed to 80
over this route at once to determine
the feasibility of the change II the
change Is made, the Golden Belt viii
run over the Humboldt road to Alta
Vista that Is now being surveyed for
concrete paving, thereby gaining
about thirty miles of hard surfaced
road for the Golden Belt. IL will
leave Manhattan. Wamego and 81
Marys off the route. Riley and Pot
tawatomie counties are the only
counties on the eastern end Of the
road that refuse to do any hard sur
facing and both will be left of the
road. The change will in another
wear give II hard surfaced roads FROM
Abilene to Kansas City except for
about 30 miles which may also be
furnished
At the meeting ID. b. Cowie Of
Kanopolis was reelected president;
T.. c. Waldo, Ellis, and Hale Powers
elected vice presidents and ii. w
Jacobs of Junction City re- electc !
treasurer.
The association authorized the ex-
ecutive committee TO publish and
distribute free log book of the road,
funds to be solicited from each coun-
ty through which the road runs.
There is also possibility that
the Golden Belt road will be con-
nected at Kansas City with another
highway extending to Chicago, the
president having been instructed to
connect the roads if the plan is
feasible.
The road from Kansas City to To
peka will be properly marked, the
president having been instructed TO
have this work done.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
Obituary, James Dunlop.

Mr. James Dunlop was born I'm
Ayrshir, Scotland, Sept. II, 1S45
and departed this life at his late
home in Detroit, Kan, March %,
1920, aged "a years, 6 months and
10 days He united in marriage
with Miss Jane Girvan Of Gait, on
tario, Canada, in 1867 and they came
at once to Elgin, Illinois. and a year
later moved to st. Charles, Mime
sofa. From there they moved 10
Knoxville, Tenn, and two years
later in 1871 came to Dickinson
county, Kansas, and settled on a
homestead three miles north of De
troit where they resided until n few
years ago they retired from active
farm life and moved into Detroit
! where he resided until his death.
His wife died on August II, 1916.
Two sons and three daughters
were born to them, four of whom are
still living: one son, Edward J.
Dunlop died Jan. >, 1915, leaving to
mourn his departure Mr.. John Dun
lop Of Detroit; Mrs. Marion Sand
quest of Enterprise, Mrs. Jessie An
derson Of Detroit and Mrs. Eva Nc
Intosh of Seattle, Washington all of
whom We're present at his funeral
with II grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at the late home on March %, 1920,
by the Rev Dr. Blayney, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church Of Abilene
and Rev. Sheets, pastor of the Beth
el church where the remains were
laid to rest besides those of Mrs
Dunlop. The love and respect of
Of the community was shown in the
attendance of the whole community,
men, women and children came
sorrowing over the loss Of one they
all loved
In early life Mr.. Dunlop united
with the Presbyterian church of
Scotland and he lived up to the high |
standard of man Of God in life, |
character and conduct. He was so
kindly in disposition, so companion
able with his neighbors and so true
in his sympathy that he bound all |
about him with loving kindness and
affection. A great human light has
gone out in the village and left a
deep shadow over all. A noble pio-
neer has gone to his reward and left
a debt Of service on the community.
The community realized its loss
and offered its loving tribute of
music, flowers, pail bearers and au-
tos in loving recognition of their
gratitude for half-century of low
ing kindness on the part Of their de-
parted friend.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
PICTURED FRANCE AT WAR
John kendrick Bangs Paid Tribute
To Armies of Allies.

John Kendrick Bangs, in his lee.
tnre, Light and Shade In the Land
Of Nalor" which he gave At the high
school auditorium wednesday night
pictured France and its people dur-
ing the war. lie told OF little Incl.
dents such as that OF the young
French viollnlst who, with $50 other
people, had sought shelter under
ground during a zeppelin attack and
with quick inspiration lifted his yio-
lin, transforming by his music, a
place ~ anxiety and fear to one of
pleasure aud amusement rs he
played,
Mr.. Bangs said he had studied
carefully the morale OF the French
civilian population rs Wen as that
Of the soldiers and always he found
some such resourcefulness and cour
age, giving them strength when the
Germans thought TO break their
spirit by terrorism. He said he had
looked all the time he was there for
Il drunken American soldier and in
the thousands with whom he was
brought In contact he found one who
was little bit tlpsy and that lad
had come from five awful days in
the trenches.
He brought to his hearers the in
Innate side Of the life and attitude
Of the men in the trenches and the
war worn people In the towns and
cities Of France. the beautiful eonr
age and strength Of them all, with
lasting clearness He spoke highly
OF the influence of the training OF
the United States army on It's men
and added that while England,
France and this country We're held
together IN friendship there was
little need for any other league OF
nations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
Announces for Sheriff

G. A. Sherman Of Abilene an
nounces in the Reflector today that
he viii be a candidate for sheriff
subject to the Republican voters at
the August primaries He enlisted
in the navy during the late war and
did his share in defense of his
country. He has been deputy sher-
if during the past four years under
his father, J. III. Sherman and If the
nomination is won by him in the
primaries, will be sure winner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
Death of Samuel Bennison

At the family home in Buckeye
township last evening occurred the
death Of Samuel Bennison, after an
Illness of diabetis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennison had lived in Abilene during
the winter and only went back to
the farm few weeks ago. Besides
the sorrowing wife two children
survive Funeral services will he
held at the home Friday afternoon
at 2:30. conducted by Rev. DIR. Blay
ney and interment made in Abilene
cemetery
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
TROOP A TO FAIRGROUNDS
Last of Equipment Moved From A
o. U. w. Armory Last Night.

Troop A, First Kansas cavalry
prepared the last of their equipment
20 be moved TO the city park in con-
nection with their regular drill Tues
day night. During the winter the
troop used the A. o. IT, w. hail as
an armory, though their horses have
been stabbed at the park. The ex-
cess supplies were moved Tuesday
and the personel equipment was put
in shape to be hauled out, each man
taking care of his own.
The agricultural hall will now be
used as an armory and Capt. Grigg
has had a burglar proof supply room
built in one corner of the building.
The organization expects TO use the
park as headquarters permanently
and rents the han from the city
Beside the supply room in the agri-
cultural hall the guard unit has
made other improvements at the
park, including repairs to the stables
amounting to about 5000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
Bert Funk For Commissioner

The announcement appears In this
issue Of the Reflector Of Bert Funk
for county commissioner from the
Second district, subject TO the Re.
publican voters at the primaries in
August. Mr.. Funk is an old resi-
dent Of the county, residing for many
years in Grant township where he
still owns a farm. He was trustee
Of Grant township for many years
and has consented to be candidate
at the solicitation Of his old neigh
bors. He now resides in Abilene and
will be a winner II he secures the
nomination.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
A Correction.

In the report Of the conference in
Reflector of Monday in the items Of
the appointments made by the re-
cent conference Of the Evangelical
church, the statement was made that
Rev. 3. Barthel at his own request
would be sent to Colorado. This is
a mistake; Rev. Barthel was chosen
by the Bishop of the Kansas and the
Nebraska conferences, and the Pre-
siding Elders Of these conferences,
to become a member of the Colorado
conference, which will be organized
in June. This choice means the
leadership Of the new conference. fer
which Rev Barthel is eminently
fitted.
The Evangelical church Of this
city which he has successfully serv-
ed for the past two years. is sorry
to lose so able a preacher, and such
a faithful pastor.
L. G. DISSINGER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
EASTER VACATION WEDNESDAY
Inter-Class Meet Planned For Last
DaV at High School.

Easter vacation will begin We'd
nesday for the Abilene schools which
will be dismissed Wednesday after
noon until next Monday. The high
school students plan to have an in
ter class track meet wednesday
afternoon which will serve as a prac-
tice meet in preparation for the
county wide event to take place the
second week i'm April.
The operetta which is being re-
hearsed by the high school glee clubs
will be staged sometime after Easter
vacation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
Pennington Community Club.

The Pennington Community club
met at the Pennington school house
Friday evening, March 26, with
about seventy members present
After. a pleasant social hour de-
licious lunch was served, consisting
Of, fruit salad, whipped cream, cake.
Plans are being made now for pro
gram at the next meeting April 20.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
TO OPERATE ss0 ROUTES
Salina Motor Express Company iias
Intensive Program.

4 company now operating mo
tor express line between Salina and
Coneordia has program for
the operation Of 230 routes, many of
which lie In Kansas The Sallna
Concordia route also serves the
towns Of Minneapolis, Bennington
ana Delphos
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
Reducing NV Stock.

am reducing my herd of high
grade Holsteins and win sell the
choice or all Of the following; Six
cows giving milk, four 2-year- old
heifers and two yearling heifers.
For description and prices write,
phone or see Cbas A. Helm, Abb
lene. 12wtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our deep gra-
titude for all the kindness of neigh
bors and friends during our bereave-
ment and for the beautiful flowers
The Family.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01
For Sale

Thoroughbred Holstein bull %
months old, eligible for registry.
From Wilcox herd, a splendid indi-
vidual.
e. L. WEBB,
Dewitt Phone Acme ZIG; r. r. ..
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01

Solomon Tribune: AT meet
ing of the school board ON Monday
night Supt. w. o. Stark and five OF
the other teachers did not apply for
positions next year The others
who did not apply were Mrs. W. Q.
Stark. Misses Jennie Johnson, Name
McInerney, Miss Fergusin, and Ralph
b. Alderman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Shearer March 20, son whom they
have named Robert Burns.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-04-01

Born, March p, to Mr. and
Mrs A. u. Shirk, a son, whom they
have named Dale Alonzo.
The Washington times., 1920-06-06
Twenty Heads Found in One Room

Giles de Rails deserves a place in history
the original Bluebeard. Since his day. however,
there have been other Bluebeards whose records
of 20. 28 and even 40 wives make the 18th century
French marshals limit Of seven wives seem quite
insignificant.
No less than three modern Bluebeards have
been unearthed within the past few weeks. Egypt
stirred up the first one through the discovery Of
the heads of 20 women in house in the town Of
Tanta near Cairo. The heads have been identi-
fed as those of 20 visitors at the house of
markable criminal to whom the name of Blue
beard" has since been applied. His real name is
said to be Ben Husof. He is described in cable
dispatches from Cairo being a handsome ad-
venturer with a flowing beard. At last reports
he was still at large,
Husof, IL appears entced women Of good fam
lilies to visit him at his home at Tanta on the
pretext that he would introduce them to wealthy
admirers with view TO marriage None Of the
women ever returned home again. Husof's ex
PLANTATION was that they invariably went away
with their prospective husbands and doubtless
would be heard from, later on.
After the disappearance Of the goth woman
the authorities began to make inquiries about
Husof. He Immediately disappeared leaving no
trace behind him When his home was broken
into and-searched the heads were found in an ex-
cellent state Of preservation in sealed iars in a
room which had evidently been set aside for that
very, purpose.
u inviting the women to his home Husof hal
The Washington times., 1920-06-06
By John Sheldon

oMEWHERE around the year 1440 much
- married man named Giles de Rails was ex-
ecuted In France. He wasn't hanged or
peheaoed @ or shot or anything so sudden that.
Inc executoner slowly strangied him to death.
~ was public execution and although the con-
aeinhed culprlt was marshal of France and held
title as the Marquis de Laval, he didn't seem to
have any political pull or even one friend or SYM
pathlzer among the vast multitude that
rounded the place of execution
Everybody seemed to think Giles de Rails
ought to be executed slowly and as torturously as
nature permitted. They said he was monster
and unfit to live
The marquis didn't look like monster. He
has been described a rather handsome man of
the dominating type, with strongly marked
features and heavy beard. Some women find
this type of man particularly attractive. Others,
OF course, prefer the more gentlemanly and r&
fined kind. g..
At least seven women were sufficiently at
tracted to the French marshal to become his
wives The first six wives dropped out of sight
after the other under circumstances which.
in more enlightened times, would have called for
an investigation. The first went on journey and
died. the second fell i'll and was buried at night.
The third met with fatal accident and so on
until the marquis had led no less than six brides
to the altar, only to find himself returned to the
status of bereaved widower shortly after each
new wedding.
Then, nothing daunted, he married for the
seventh time There is no knowing what kind Of
fate would have fallen the seventh bride if she
hadn't been blessed with a consuming curiosity to
explore her husbands castle from turret to cellar
She explored and found the remains of the
marquis's first six wives in the dungeon-like
cesses beneath the castle walls.
Giles was arrested, and finally, under pressure
he confessed that he had partialty for
wives; always taking the precaution, however, to
strangle wife before taking another
The Washington times., 1920-06-06

Sdkiduat ~hShS
to trace his career. The
man is undoubtedly in
sane and it is expected
that he will spend the
remainder Of his days
in a lunatic asylum.
The name blue
beard" can be traced to
the writings of Charles
Perrault in 1897. One
Of his characters was
the Chevalier Raoul, a
tyrant with a blue
beard. His young wife,
Fatima, was entrusted
with the keys Of his
castle, with injunctions
not to open one special
room. The wife yielded
to temptation, opened
the forbidden door and
walked in. She found
the floor covered with
the dead bodies of
her husbands former
wives.
The Washington times., 1920-06-06
How the Original Fifteenth Century
Is Being Outrivaled by
Three Recently Discovered
Prototypes Who Have Bee,
Marrying and Swindlinf

Angeles Bluebeard admitted that
such was possibly the case. But
he insists that he did not mur-
der more than five Of his wives
to get rid of them.
Charles Newton Harvey, also
identified by various women VINO
at one time or another had been
deluded into marrying him. as
]. B. Watson, Charles r. HURT
Walter Andrews, Jack Hilton'
Iou;s A Hilton and James X.
The Washington times., 1920-06-06
How Bluebeard Got His Name

But even at MS best HarVey
a beauty, and yet he had no difricui'y N
inducing women with money to accept
his hand and heart. In his reported CON
fession to the police he is said to nave
admitted that he first became oosessed
with a desire to slay his wives" four
years ago. He said he had no motive
at all and that there was no impulse to
kill men or children or animals-just
women.
Most Of Harvey's missing wives
disappeared from places in Southern
California. Previous to that the self
confessed polygamist-murderer lived in
Canada. where an effort is being made
The Washington times., 1920-06-06
Charles Newton Harvey, Photographed in the Los
Angeles County Hospital After Attempting
to Commit Suicide.

fneries. Once he had them in his grasp he
took all their valuables and then murdered them,
burning the headless bodies and preserving the
heads He had committed one such crime weekly
until the inquiries by anxious relatives Of the
missing women led to the discovery OF the whole
sale murders.
=. Police and private detective agencies through
out the United States began a systematic search
several weeks ago for W. H. Anderson, alias
Capt. W. H. Alcott of Spokane, Wash, former
organizer for the National Grange, farmers
society, who is alleged to have swindled women
by methods similar to those employed by Charles
Newton Harvey, the so-called BluebeaN1 who Is
under arrest in Los Angeles, Cal. LISTED among
the women whom Anderson is alleged to have
defrauded, according to F. s. Alkus, manager Of
the Burns agency in Spokane, are Mrs. E. Scripter
of Hattiesburg, Miss; Mrs. H. L. Gordon and
Mrs. Apple Winter Of San Francisco.
Marrying Women with Bank Accounts
According to the police, Alcott became ac-
quanted with women in different cities through
matrimonial agencies. He would have his wife
wife-to-be introduce him at bank, il is
charged, cash checks for sums ranging from $500
to $1,000, then disappear, turning up later under
alias somewhere else, and repeating his
methods.
At first the authorities here thought Alcott
might be Harvey himself, but physical mark in
the form of lump the formers neck has
eliminated this theory.
Alkus, however, declared that Harvey un-
doubtedly directing other swindlers by using
matrimonial agencies and that Capt. Alcott, alias
w. H. Anderson, and his alleged forgeries are
probably known to him.
Harvey, as every newspaper reader Is aware,
has been breaking all modern matrimonial rec
ords. Just how many wives he has had during
the past eight years it is not possible to say
Harvey doesn't pretend to remember all of them
He has confessed to 20, but that does not implv
that the list is complete. When asked il 1t was
not true that he has been united in the bonds Of
matrimony with at least forty women in various
cities in the United States and Canada, the Los
The Washington times., 1920-06-06

ane. HURT, has been styled the modern plue-
>. beard =,
10 Harvey evidently employed the old
time "Bluebeard" method Of marrying
women for their money and then getting
rid Of them in one way or another in order to
leave himself free to marry the next victim
Harvey is not handsome. The photograph IT re-
produced on this page is proof OF that Ihis
photograph, it should be explained though, scarce
ly does him justice because 1t was taken IN sne
after attempting to commit suicide by cutting his
throat following his arrest
The Washington times., 1920-06-06
Bertha A. Goodrich of Spokane,
Whose Body Was Found in Lake
Washington, Near Seattle.

urged them to make themselves as
attractive as possible and put on
+bo;r n,ost precioua Jewels and
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-22
Wealth of Veteran Material
hBreneman's Disposal

Kendall college eleven today at Ken.
dall field, so Coach Brenemau yes.
terday ordered only 10 minutes q
scrlmmage.
The personnel Of tho first teh,
that ran in practice yesterday viii
likely be the one to open thr sea.
son, subject 10 changes, OF course
Seth Hughes. fastest man on ths
squad Is assured backfeld berth
He has been running at half with
Rupert. Sand Springs star last sea-.
son, Mike Ledford. a plunging ter,
rifle hitter has practically clrched
the fullback position. Captain d
Morgan, shifted from center :,
quarterback this season has shown
splendid possibilities Morgan il
good ground gamer and without
peer on the squad on the dofense
He needs 10 learn much on the run.
ming OF a team, especially 10 speed
up his team. but that will como win
practice,
Two Sets Of Backa
Another good set OF backs 8,
available in Galbreath, quarterbacl'
Mccullough and Byers, halfbayi,
and Brian, fullback. In a despcralE
fought game, whore speed aud w..
duranco means victory the playing q
. two sets OF backs is commonly and
often times successfully used
Veteran line material. with several
especially promising new men ia
available.
SIX End Candidates.
For ends at least six men ~ mora
than ordinary ability are candidate,
They are: Carson, 1919 letter man.
Manes, 1917 letter man; Brockmar.
Bowling, Lawton and Mont Lodford
OF the four new men, the latter two
are especially formidable candidate,
Shcehan, McCrary and Brown. tho
former a 1919 regular, tackles. con.
way, Quilter ana Stone, guards All
letter men last year, and Brown field.
last seasons captain until he ami,
school, center; are the linemcn.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-22
AmOrOus JOy-Riders
to Get Court Fines
for Auto Lore Feast

Joyrlders will have to leave the
city limits after midnight from
this day on. so sayeth John a.
Gus,afsou. chief OF police. "Wo
have had numerous complaints
about joyrlders riding the city
streets In the wee small hours OF
the morning with their arms about
one another" the chief said, "and
we intend To put stop to It,"
People get out In cars and mi.
crate TO one OF the "choC' Joints
ncar town, fill up on chloe and
II there In whisky to be had get
II and thon they ride through town
raising racket. 1t has to stop"
Special pclice cars and motor
cycle men will he assigned TO ride
about the city after midnight with
orders 20 pick up all ioyriders,
according to the chief And when
arrested and hailed into court they
won't get off with a light fine"
the chief said Judge e. n.
Prentice has promised his CO.
operation and in all cases where
any liquor IL found the penalty
viii be double, according TO The
chief we intend to enforce the
law"