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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
ASSESSMENTS ARE IN
Deputies Finish Work Today-Oniy
One Township Out.

Today concludes the annual as
sessing period with the books OF ~
Of Dickinson county's "a townships
already in the hands Of County Clerk
H. w. King who is -officio asses
sor The deputy assessors, who are
the trustees Of their respective town
ships, started work on March !. with
sixty days in which TO complete Their
territories. Some Of them turned in
within thirty days, while others have
have completed their work within
the present week.
The deputy assessors for Abilene
ID. II. Snider and +, V. Gose-have
virtually finished with their work.
and are rounding up few "strays'.
Their books are expected to be com
plete sometime next week.
only personal property was as
sessed this year. A preliminary sur
vey OF the reports shows that there
will be slight gain but the total
will approximate that Of 1919, ac-
corling to II. w. King. county clerk,
The oil wells have added somewhat
to the valuation In Dickinson as the
derricks and equipment which were
on the ground Of about 10 tests March
/. were included IN the assessment.
improvements In the cities and IN
various townships will add to the
real estate assessment which was
taken IN 1919.
The population figures have not
vet been determined for either cities
or townships.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
GARFIELD ITEMS

Pupils of the Sixth grade spen
Friday evening at Murphy's Grow
where they enjoyed an unusually
fine hike.
Rosa Schroeder wears the on
medal won by Garfield in the coun
~ track meet two weeks ago.
Milton Barthell has been out OF
school three days because OF serious
injuries received when thrown from
his bicycle Tuesday evening.
Sixth grade has been having some
old fashioned spell downs" Agnes
Sager and Glenna Baer' are tn
champions.
Those neither absent nor tardy
the past month:
Sixth grade-Miss Lesher, teach
er. Robt. Beach, Dean Callahan. Cecil
Conner, Donald F1ippo. Winston
Grigg, Roy Lancaster, Boyde Kyle
Teddy Viola, Mabel Bennett, Ruth
Chrisman, Gladys Gary, Bessie Jol-
ley, Bernice lands, Mary Mayheld'
Edith Pyke, Agnes Sager Rosa
Schroeder and Kathryn Watkins.
Fifth grade-Mrs. ID. G. Ballore,
tea cher Edith Bell Noel Denison'
Elvin Beard, Mayme Hayes. Opal
Cooper. Russell Huston, Helen Coul-
son, Francis Johnson, Earl Clark,
Gilbert Lewis, George Dederick,
Frederick Lucier, Cecilia Lifts, Fer
gus Mera, Dean McC1intick, Floyd
Reep. Elmer Shield, Wilma Taylor.
John simmons. Edith watson, Ha-
rold Taylor, Willie Viola, Kenneth
Watson, Elbe1t Wells
Eleanor Sandborn entered 9th
grade from Kansas City. Mo.
Clifford Goodwin entered 9th
grade from Long Beach, Cal.
Pupils neither absent nor tady in
the fourth grade are:-Charles Bow
ers, Wayne Clark, Jesse Clark, Elmo
10y. Ward Farley, Harry Peck,
Charles Hayes. George Pryor, Ray
mond Rawley, Glenn Rohrbaugr La
mar Scheufele, Earl Wenger, Harry
Snyder. Harold Wider, Stanley
Swartzman. Clarence Wollard, Rus
sell Wecke, Iris Blye. Francis
Brewer, Dorothy Marts, Alma Chris
man. Iva McClintick. Mae Edmund
son. Pearl Picking, Thelma Fritz,
Darlyne Olive. Vida Wilcox, Iona
Rubin, Mona Wilson.
First grade. Miss Nemechek, teach 4
er- Edward Bigger. John Stewart,
Ward Bushey, Maxine Redman.
Charlie Chaves, Doris Sampson.
Bruce Heath, Irene Shield, Glenn
Jeffry, Idanel Shultz. Bernice Tay-
lor, Virginia White.
Third grade. Miss Laird, teacher
Ralph Anderson, John Springer
Clarence Bennett. Henry Smith
Philip Bolman, Victor Viola, Law
renee johnson, Rudolph Weyant
Franklin Jacobs, Marg Jane Bell
Kenneth Maddaus, Bernice Franks
Elvin Porter, Dorothy May Green
Garfield Richards, Frances King. Roy
Shellhaas, Helen Owen, Celia Pick
ing. Jean Taylor. Martha Redfield
Dorothy May Warder, Edna MAY
Taylor.
The fourth grade is planning theil
annual hike this week end.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
PEARL UNION STANDARD
Grades at Pearl Union Have Met
Requirements for Standardization

Pearl Union has met the require
mcnts for standard school and soon
will receive certificate and plate
Slcpifying It's classification, accord
ing TO Miss Mary u. Woolverton
county superintendent Of instruction
Pearl Union, which is consolidat-
cd. Is d two-room school and has %
p.pils. Miss Flora Leatherman i
The teacher and the members OF the
- nonl board are Robert Ballantyne'
wilfred Taylor and w G. Haynes.
For sometime the school has been
hear Standardization but not until
now has ii met few minor re-
ouirements which entltle II to thar
classification.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
Were aFarmer.

III were a farmer I would keep at
hand a few reliable medicines Tor
minor ailments that are not SO ser
ious as to require the attention OF a
physician, such as Chamberlain 6
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy TOT
bowel complaints.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Tor
coughs, colds and Group.
Chamberlain's Liniment Tor rneu-
matte pains, sprains and bruises.
Chamberlain's Tablets for stomach
troubles, biliousness and constipation.
By having these articles at hand IL
would often save the trouble OF trip
to town in the busiest season or IN
the night, and would enable me to
treat slight ailments as soon as they
appear, and thereby avoid the more
serious diseases that SO often follow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
BONUS TO SALIVA TEACHERS
Some Action May Be Taken SooI
Merchants Intimate.

The proposed $3.50 bonus for
teachers of Salina was considered
by the Salina merchants association
at a meeting held at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms in the city hall. AMI
1t is probable that some action will
be taken soon, 1t was said. The
meeting was held to discuss the plan
as it has been suggested and in re-
Spouse to petitions which have been
signed asking that teachers he
granted this bonus.
The bonus Is to allow for expen-
ses Of attending summer school, a
necessary part of the teachers year
Of work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
MEET WITH THE OTHERS
Treasurers Decide to Join Officers In
Kansas officiaI Council.

The annual meeting OF the KAN
sas state Treasures association
which was 10 have been held al
Junction City May 9 and Z, has been
called OF and the treasurers Will
meet with other county Officers ~
Topeka next November.
The treasurers have felt that inc
November meeting interfered with
their duties at tax collecting time
and heretofore have held their meet
mgs IN the spring They have de-
,i1cd. however that the November
meeting Is better suited to their pur.
pose and have discarded the May
meeting. according 10 an announce,
ment made by Charles IL. Cove, pre-
sidpnt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
HERE'S UNCOMMON SENSE

Springfield Mo. May As a
step to bring prices of apparel to
lower levels, the girls of the Spring
field high school today voted to ad-
opt a uniform dress. They will wear
MILDLY blouses, blue pleated or gath
cred skirts and low heeled shoes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
For Bilious Troubles.

To promote healthy action of the
liver and correct the disorders caused
by biliousness, Chamberlain's Tablets
are excellent. Try them and see how
quickly they give you relish for your
food and Danish that dull and stupid
feeling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06

present undertaking believing, as
they do. In the wisdom Of economy
and importance Of the scheme. Inc
Reflector will keep its readers al
vised as TO the progress OF the DICK
inson county drive as II reaches IFS
successive sta ges.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
ODD FELLOWS TO ENTERPRISE
Annual Meeting Of County Associa-
ton Was Enjoyable Affair.

The annual meeting 81 the odd
Fellows County Association, com
prising the lodges Of Manchester.
Abilene. Chapman and Enterprise,
was held at Enterprise Friday. About
one hundred visiting mmbers attend
ed
The afternoon session. was q
business meeting held at the ]. O. /.
hall beginning at > o'clock. Supper
was served at the high school gym
at 6 o'clock. All members of the
odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges were
invited.
In the evening the regular SEES
sion Of the lodge was held at the
hall. Work in all three degrees was
put on by teams Of the visiting
lodges.
Clean. old papers, sc a bundle, at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
Eustsee Hurt in Match.

About 80 Abilene sports went 70
Junction City last evening TO see
Alan Eustace OF Wakefield wrestie
s.. Zybysco. They struggled Tor
one hour, Z minutes, then Eustace
had broken rib and II ended with
out Zybysco claiming fall.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06
Ford Turned Over Twice.

James Fenstermacher, wife and
child met with an accident while on
their way to Abilene last Friday
night in Ford car The car struck
small Iut in the road and turned
completely over twice as result
Mrs. Fenstermacher received a brok-
en- bone in her left wrist, Mr.. Fen
stermacher has sprained shoulder
and bruised arm while the child es-
capped with a few bruises on the
Solomon Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-06

Clean, old papers, SC a bundle, al
this office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
MOTOR CONVOY|S FURTHER DELAYED Broken Bridge at AnnistOn Halts Army Trucks for a
 Full Day

Another twenty four hours were lost by the United States motor transport corps of the war department yester- day. setting back the time of theif arrival in Birmingham to Thursday morning instead of Wednesday as pre- viously announced.
 This is the information received by Kelly B. Spencer. general chairman of the entertainm of the personnel from J. A. Roundtree of the Bankhead Highway Association.
 The telegram staten that after pass ing through Anniston the convoy found that another bridge was down, and in repairing it were further de- layed so that it was impossible ;o reach Pell City last night
 If the party had pressed on they would have arrived at Birmingham about dark tonight but Col. John !. Franklin commander of the party, deemed it better to walt over and ar rive in Birmingham thursday morn ing
 As soon as the telegram was re- ceived arrangements were made by the general chairman with all parsons con- cerned to postpone all entertainments another day.
 Representatives of tn civic organ.- zat;ons, automobile dealers city com mission and private individuals vii. gather in Wilson Park tomorrow morn ing at o'clock and motor out to mee. the convoy about 30 miles from town A parade will be formed which will enter Birmingham through East Lake. ana go through the business and resi- dential sections.
 The entertainment arrangements will be carried out as announced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
BONDS ARE
 NOT ID BE ISSUED Plan of Commissioner Bur- russ Is Rejected By Eel low Board Members
 Board Members


 Death of the ordinance introduced by Commissioner Henry Page Burruss call ing for million dollar bond issue for street improvements, occurred at the regular meeting of the City Commis- sion yesterday morning.
 The ordinance was tabled by vote of four to one. The ordinance called for an election to be held on August 23, 70 pass upon the issuance of q million $2C0,000 per year for the construction and repair of streets in Greater Birm- ingham
 Commissioner Burruss made lengthy address in which he strongly upheld the necessity of immediate action to remedy the present condition of the streets of the city. He insisted upon . vote by the members of the board of city commissioners on the ordinance pr. Barrett. president of the board of city commissioners, then arose and made a motion to table the proposition. The ordinance was lost by a four to one vote.
 Commis5ioae- Hornady then made a motion that committee be appointed to work out 2 remedy for the pres ent street situs ton. The motion was carried by majority vote of the meT- bers of the commission.
 The com,nittoe will be appointed at a later date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
Considering Woodlawn As
 Howard College Location

Removal of Howard College from it's present site to one closer in town is again under consideration.
 Turning the present college build ings into a high school may also take place when the college is moved.
 pr. James R. Hobbs. pastor of the First Baptist Church. snvs that the matter will come before the board or trustees of the college at a meeting with the committee tomorrow morn ing at 10 o'clock.
 A subcommittee on location, consist ing of Dr. James R. Hobbs, A. B., Smith. Ed S. Moore and President z. B. Williams of HoNard College, has been Investigating number of sites for several months. and they will make report at the meeting tomorrow morning in the Moton Hotel
 place that will most likely be SC lected for the new college will be in Woodlawn. for all of the members of the subcommittee seem to agree that that is the ideal nlace for 1t. On the mountainside south of the town is suitable area.
 Members of the committee that have been looking over the different sites
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
TRUCK AND GAR IN COLLISION; THREE
 F|REMEN INJURED
New Department Vehicle Nearly Demolished-Street Car Dented-No Passen-
 gers Are Hurt

Three firemen were injured when the truck from Station No. 6 collided with a South Ensley street car at Third ave- nue and Sixth street about 10 o'clock last night
 Fireman M. S. Whitehead. 1914 Eighth avenue sustained a broken arm, com pound fracture of the right leg and se- were decorations of the face and body. He was rushed to the Birmingham In firmary, where he was in an unconscious condition last night. Whitehead was working his first day as q member Of the fire department
 Bremen Howard NJ Allen and Wood son NJ. Waits also sustained injuries. Aliens arm was badly wrenched and he was severely shocked. Waits received a blow in the breast that caused an ugly Injury. They were also carried to the Birmingham Infirmary, where they were reported as resting well last night.
 Henry E. Hays, the driver of the truck. escaped without injury except few scratches.
 The big truck in charge of the four firemen had started to fire in negro house at Third avenue and Fourth street when the accident occurred. Hays was trying to steer the truck between the street car and an automobile when the trouble happened, 1t is said.
 The fire truck was almost complete wreck It was recently purchased at a cost of $l2,500 to the city. The front part of the street car was also demol- ished. The car was in charge of Mo- torman F. J. Sellers and Conductor L.. Butler. Motorman Sellers sustained a few minor cuts. Passengers on the car were uninjured.
 number of witnesses saw and heard the collision. A crowd gathered. A wrecker from the street car company soon arrived. The car was pulled into the shop, but the fire truck was left at the scene of the collision
 Fireman Hays. driver of the truck, has been member of the department for ten years. He is regarded as a careful driver. This is the first collision of any consequence that he has been in.
 A crew from the central fire station in the city hall went to the scene of the fire after the truck from Station No. was put out of commission. The fire had gained considerable headway by that time. A one-story house was destroyed, An adjoining house was partially burned. The cause of the fire was undetermined, The buildings are said to have been oc- cupied by negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07

Their entire answer consisted Of reciting conditions in the east. there upon called attention to the hundreds of empty cars remaining on sidetracks in the Birmingham district after the mines had received % per cent supply, and asked if these could not be utilized by the twenty three distressed enter prises in Birmingham. The answer was that they could not.
 q asked if the railroads then should not transport these empties to the east so as to relieve the situation there, and thus indirectly help out all. The commission said this ought to be done, but that it would not issue orders to the railroads to do it.
 ''I asked the railroad officials if they would not move these empties as sug- gested by the commission as their duty They said they would not do so until and unless ordered to do so.
 "'The situation is hopelessly
 gummed up between the iron-clad
 order of the commission and the
 lack of cooperation by the rail-
 roads. Why the railroads will not
 urge of the surplus of empties
 so as to haul other stuff and earn
 money is among the unfathomable
 mystrics of railroad policy"
 Mir. Bum doubts very much if any thing will be accomplished on July g.. when representatives of the distressed shippers are to be granted their hearing before the commission, but believes the trial is worth while, as adding further to the record of the treatment being accorded this section in the absence of a southern member on the commission.
 REPRESENTATIO
 Among the shippers who are deter mined to have representatives at Wash ington July are the Birmingham Siag Company, the scrap men, the United States Cast Iron Pipe Company and the Strauss Ferst Company, manu- macturers of fireproofing material.
 Slag companies get a few cars on Sundays and operate on Mondays. The scrap men can neither get material in or out. This seriously inconveniences steel and iron foundries, stove works and the like. Makers of fireproofins barely operate at all, while the over head continues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
FEDERATED RURAL . LETTER CARRIERS REFLECT OFFICERS
Extend Thanks for HOspi- tality-Will Meet Next In Same City With Older
 Organization

Every officer in the Alabama Fedora tion of Rural Letter Carriers was re- elected at the closing session of the convention at the Hilman hotel yester- day at noon.
 The question of selecting next years convention meeting place vas left to the executive committee which will consult with the other letter C. 2. sers' organ ization so as to again ha -e the conven- tions meet in the same city. The older organization chose Montgomery. , T. O. Spraggins of Alexander City again heads the organization presi- dent, with C. r. Cosby of Banner vice president and F. D. Duncan of Hon. oraville, secretary and treasurer
 The executive committee is composed of J. A. Carter of Butler Springs and T. o. Kimbrough of Rockford.
 Resolutions were adopted towards the close of the session extending thanks to the city of Birmingham and to Dr. N. A. Barrett, president of the board of city commissioners, for his welcoming ad- dress.
 Thanks were also extended to the Hill man hotel for it's hospitality and for tha use of the ballroom. A special reso- lution was also drawn up in which every member of the federation pledged their full cooperation with the postoffice de- partment in attaining the highest degree or efficiency Tor the serVlce.
 More than 150 delegates from all parts of the state have been in attendance during the two-day session
 At the close of the Monday afternoon session all of the delegates voted that the federation in the future be affiliated with the Alabama Federation of Labor Officials of the Federation of Letter Carriers say that the affiliation with the Federation of Labor will not lessen their obligations to the government in the least, and to their utmost power they will perform their duties in accord ance with the postoffice department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
ROTAR|ANS WILL
 HEAR THE REPORT 'rPut Under the Rule" Those Who Went to Atlantic
 City

Rotarians will hear reports this after noon at l o'clock on the sidelights of the convention of International Rotary, which met in Atlantic City recently, when they gather in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel
 IaGrande Wilson, Clarence Lloyd Wallace Caldwell and Thornton Estes have been selected to make this report They will be given four minutes each in which to present their side of the mat ter. However. they will be placed un- der the rule and will not be allowed to hear what each other has to say regarding the convention.
 At the meeting next week Rotarian Angus Taylor. who was >sso delegate to the convention, will make a complete and detailed report which is sure to be of more than usual interest to mem- bers of the club.
 In addition there will be several en- tertainment features which are sure to make a hit. President Percy Woodall urges all memberse to be present.
 J. Mercer Barnett, the new president of International kiwanis, will be the guest of honor. He has promised not to make talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
HOLD CONFERENCE ONCOUNTy BONDS Board of Revenue and Ad- visory Committee Will
 Meet Today

Jefferson county's bond worry will in all proba bility be cleared up following conference of the board of revenue and the advisory committee this morn- ing at 10 o'clock in the office of Pres ident Jerry Gwin.
 At this time it is expected that some plan will be devised whereby the coun- ty can dispose of $1,5Oo,000 worth of county road improvement bonds in a manner satisfactory to all parties con cerned.
 The board has conferred with num- Der of representatives of bonding houses, some of which are not in Bir- mingham, and all members are optimis- tic over the matter at the present time, and are trying to work out satisfactory and economical solution whereby the road programme can be continued.
 Several months ago a number of con- tracts for the construction of perma- nent roads in Jefferson county were let by the board of revenue, with the prospects of securing the money for $2. 900, 900 worth of the s5,000,000 county bond issue voted by the people at special election in February. However, the bottom dropped out of the bond market before the bonds could be dis posed of and the brokers handling them informed the board that they could sell $500 900 by paying a 10 per cent com mission or $50 900.
 M. V. Henry, county treasurer, re- fused to pay the warrant issued by the board for the $50,000 and manGamus proceedings were filed in the circuit court seeking to have MT. Henry pay the commission. This was denied by Judge Dan A. Greene. who held that il was a violation of the state law to sell county bonds below par and that the board of revenue could not pay com mission. An appeal was taken to the supreme court, which affirmed the de- cision of the lower court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
TAX ADJUSTERS TO
 MEET IN BESSEMER
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Set
 for Hearings

No cases will be heard by the Jeffer- son county board of tax adjusters in Birmingham tomorrow, Friday and Sat urday, as the board will be in Bessemer on those days.
 They will hold sessions in the court house in Bessemer and a number of property owners whose assessments have been raised will be given an opportunity to appear and protest against the raise. A number of cases have been set for each day and only the cases specifically set will be heard.
 Although several thousand people have appeared before the board since it start ed it's work of hearing protests. very few appeals have been taken and the ma jority of people have accepted the in- creased assessment. Many have not even appeared and in some instances property owners have voluntarily increased their own assessments above the increase of the board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-07
CAREFUL SELECTION
 OF NEW COMMITTEES

The Chamber of Commerce has begun
 These were among the items reported at the weekly meeting of the board of directors held yesterday afternoon. The meeting hour has been changed from 2;3D in the afternoons to 3:30. It has feen gratifying to note that quorums have att tended even in the hottest weather.
 The president, M. P Northington, is now arranging the standing committees for the year Care is being taken in the selection. because it is intended to in- trust special affairs to these committees with the confidence that they will work faithfully on them.
 The auditors report of finances was received and proved gratifying.
 The thirty-seven new members recently nominated were passed on favorably.