Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23
IS THIS WHAT'S COMING?


. Some folks think we are regulate
. too much; some that we need 10
" mOre-and are likely to get 1t.
kind friend claims that he found a
: the city hall copy Of the RefectO
dated June 20, 1910, and sends u
these items from 1t:
Ernest Flashlight was ARRESTED
. Wednesday and was searched. A DO.
Of checkers was found In a secre
pocket The police deserve grea
credit for their wonderful persist
ency and vigilance. 1t will be re-
mcmbcred that it was Ernest who
Struggled baseball bat and catch
er's NIT across the Canadian border
in 1926.
Al Trubbcll was brought in this
morning by Sheriff Ketchum and
Constable Sam Singer. our two most
ncrvy officers. Al has been supply
ing the Elk and Eagle lodges with
grape vine stems and catalpa beans
for their smokers once week. AL
served two years for selling corn silks
TO the Legion members.
Barney de Palma was fined ST.
600 and costs this morning. He drives
the hearse for Berry NJ. Deep and he
violated the speed ordinance Of three
miles per hour In the funeral process
sion Of Harry Snale. Barney Is a
most reckless, careless young man
and 1t Is hoped that this will be a
lesson for him. As the hearse drivers
and plumbers are now using the same
wage scale, Barney will have to work
two weeks without pay, the fine be-
ing taken out Of his months wages.
The tug boats coming from the
Mexican coast and adjacent islands
are causing our earnest and powerful
police and government officials more
trouble than any of the other crime
pests. U. s. citizens are thought to
be aiding in landing and unloading
the cargoes. In several of our Gulf
cities both COCO cola and sasafras
can be obtained.
Miss Sadie Rideout is again in the
tolls. She powdered her face Wednes-
day and was fined 500 and costs. A
case is still pending against her from
last May when she drove her auto
mobile on Sunday afternoon. She Is
a clever criminal and the sooner our
, community is rid of her class, the bet
ter off we'll be.
Percy Trade, aged eight, was dis
charged this morning by Judge
Harshly. Last month Percy was
horned by his fathers bull and was
badly injured. The officers said Percy
attacked and was fighting the bull
but Percy claimed the bull was fight
ing him. Our faithful police are ever
alert and while this boy was allowed
to go free they are not discouraged.
Long" Outdoors, aged sixty five.
has been strolling out through the
country carrying walking stick.
While Mr.. Outdoors Is old he Is not
lame, so the detectives became sus-
picious. They followed him yester-
day and found that he was using his
cane for golfstick and was secret
~ practicing this vice while the good
people Of this country side were held
In absolute ignorance. With some
other old offenders he was run out
of the north side last year where
they were conducting an under
ground crOquet game. Long" has
been moved to the Jail at Salina for
safe keeping as the good citizens are
very bitter and may resort to mob
violence.
The population of Abilene Is now
s,620. But the banks say that money
was never so tight or times so hard
Their condition Is peculiar one.
The population is divided as follows
4,310 police and plain clothes men
and 1910 citizens. The difficulty
seems to be due to the fact that OF
the 4,310 citizens, 4,305 of them are
; In Jail and the business Of the town
) is sorely depleted. The citizens on
the inside are going to be forced to
build their new jail, which Rev
Pounlem says will be the largest and
strongest of any In the state. Let's
: all pull together and keep up the
good work.
: The resort Of old Fagin Chaplin
was raided last night and moving
picture machine was found in the
den. This crime carries capital pun.
ishment in this state.
Jess Dempsey was given sixty
days solitary confinement for i'm.
porting some unlawful fighting game
chicken eggs and setting them under
a legal hen.~ Will this old gladiator
spirit ever be overcome?
Never has. our country exper.
fenced such crime wave since 1921
Our laws simply do not prohibit
Several have just lately been arrest.
ed for fishing, yawning in church
continues, every few days a checker
player is thrown in Jail and only last
. spring the U. s. marshalls unearthed
plot to grow a patch Of tobacco
. and grapes in Kentucky. We are
= making free use of the scaffold and
whipping post but few of the more
brazen women still wear corsets
J Dancing is still heard of in the lum-
, bering camps and Sunday papers are