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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22
RAISE COUNTRY CLUB ENTRANCE
Club House Completed and Plans For
Coming Events

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The Country Club entrance fee will
| cost new members $40 until Octo.
Der LIST and $3.50 thereafter, accord
ing to the action of the board Of d.
rectors at IFS meeting last night. OF
this 500 is for share Of stock In
the property and the additional Is an
Initiation fee, due to the added value
of the property and the facilities Civ
en- Nv the completion of the new club
house. The building was lighted up
last night and presents Il most at
tractiye appearance. 1t is expected
that It can be turned over to the
house committee next week and the
opening will follow soon. Most of the
furniture Is already here.
The directors adopted a vote Of
appreciation to the building commit
tee. r. b. Gemmill, Deane Ackers, c.
A. Hodge. A. p. Rogers, c. w. Tay
lor, who have given the work great
deal Of careful attention. A vote of
appreciation was also voted to the
contractor, II. A. Anderson. for his
excellent management Of the con-
struction. The house complete will
cost about $4,000 and promises to
be a most popular social center for
the city. Several affairs for all the
members are already planned to come
soon after its opening.
Women to Salina
An invitation was received from
the women of the Salina Country
Club asking the Abilene women golf
players to take part in a women's
tournament at the Salina club Oct. 8
and 6. A luncheon for the visitors
will be given on the 9th. The wo-
mems committee, Mrs. II. w. Keel,
chairman, will have charge of the
matter and make announcements
later. Every woman golfer is expect
ed to make help up the party.
Enter Coli League
II was voted to take part in the
Central Kansas Golf League just
formed. The team composed Of eight
players from Abilene, Chapman
Council Grove, Harrington, Manhattan
and Junction City, will compete for
the championship. and the captains OF
the six teams are asked to meet In
Junction City wednesday afternoon,
September 81, and select a league
captain and executive board.
Members of the teams shall be
only local residents of each club and
those who had a club membership on
the date the schedule was arranged
This will eliminate outside players
and make the contest purely a local
contest with each club
It is planned to have the winners
of the league play the runners-up OF
Thanksgiving day at the hom'
, grounds of the winners, and afte
the game the teams will be enter
} tanned at a turkey dinner.
r. W. Hoffman was named as cap
{ tain of the Abilene team, the mem
. bers to be chosen later. The frs
game for Abilene will be with Chap
man, Sunday, Sept. IS, or during tn
9 following week If weather does nc
= | hermit
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22
nraus PeopIe to Abilene

The Richter Health Institute Is
drawing people from ont-of-town to
receive treatment. F. J. Shuoert.
who is general freight agent for the
ROCK Island. and Mrs. Shubert cam"
from Kansas City 20 have A-Ray PIC
lures made and Mrs. Marbel from
Table Rock. Neh.. Is here for SIX
months treatment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22

ton, and the second prize by Miss
Esther Love Of lola.
Miss Dorothy is IL years old and
has marked talent on the piano. she
was one of the pupils who stood out
for her exceptional ability at the re-
cital OF the School Of Music In the
spring.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22
WINS THIRD PRIZE In PLANO
Dorothy Atwood Entered Contest AZ
Kansas Free Fair

Miss Dorothy Atwood, daughter OF
DIR. and Mrs. @. II. Atwood OF Abb
lene, and pupil Of the Abilene School
of Music, came home from Topeka
with third prize in the piano solo
contest at the Kansas Free Fair, for
children under ~ years.
The first prize was won by Miss
virginia Martin, aged 10, Of New
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22

We trust we shall not be accused OF
having received free copy OF the
book if we express the opinion tnat
Mr.. Hutchinson's "If Winter Comes
is the second best Of the year. We
have received no such copy. Instead,
we bought the twelve issues OF Evry-
body's in which it ran in serial form.
That should establish our sincerity
in the matter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22

lAnything ABOUT tne roiuhSy e ~
what effect 1t will have might have
travelled further and delivered larg
or load. Broadly speaking, NOBODY
knows anything about any tarin piii
Nobody knows to certainty VIVA,
the effect of any tariff measure VIII
be or has been.
All that Is known to a certainty Il
that the tariff Is one of the medica'
ments of the Republican party. IL IL
the handy prescription. From time
"a time the Republicans, apparently
have got good results from 1t. bu,
nobody knows whether 1t Is dope
or a sovereign remedy.
The biographeY of the late William
T. McCombs puts the responslpiii.y
for woodrow Wilson on Mr.. McComps
He will. we fancy, meet with DIM
Guilty in establishing that point OF
view In the public mind. MOST any
bodv blames Colonel George Harvey
rbe feeling Is deep-rooted. No friend
Iy biographer will be able to disturb
It.
Colonel Harvey more readily LENDS
himself to the requirements OF the
situation. than anybody else. some
hodv must be blamed for Mr. wilson
The American public would rather
blame Colonel Harvey than any
other man.
Mr. Gompers believes the toiler'
sbould have some OF the Injuries
Nearly everybody joins MIN III INA
oninion. It is little further dowi
the road that opinion becomes DIVER
gent Mr.. Gompers believes the lux
nries should be conferred by legisia
five enactment. Most Of the balance
of us think the toilers should "or'
for them.
That. we go on to say, Is the wa
most Of those who are at the momen
enioying the luxuries got them.
"In reply to A. X. ST." writes Il. L
g. "would state that his descriptio
of Fannie's new play Is interesting
IL extreme. But why spoil II py IN
last three lines? am not one OF Tn
copnoscenti, and when l read smut
prefer it dressed in sackcloth an
ashes"
We leave it to Norman Jefferies
take the fall out of T. d. s. The ger
tleman who thus attacks "Jurgeh
exposing himself point blank TO M
Jefferies' lance. He can't stand for
% not for a minute. We can tell
d. s. that to certainty.
Our own experience in readii
"Jurgen" was nothing short of path
tic. We read it at the behest
Mr.. Jefferies after we had listened
several rhapsodical utterances FRO
Mr.. Cullen Cain. We couldn't t
what it was all about, and we dol
know yet.
Lord Northcliffe's statement I'll
he arises at 6 o'clock in the norm
was considered news by most or
papers. We don't know whetf
Lord Northcliffe considers 1t VIII
or record If he is entering
competitive events, he loses.
spent three months once with I'm
CASTOR on his farm near Buckn
The latest hour at which Uncle j
arose during that period was 81
O'Clock, and that was on circus d'
One could not say Uncle Jim was
ways doing, but he was always
But for the most part, those who ar
earlier than necessary are divie
into two classes; those VINO ca
sleep and those who regard early
ing as a virtue.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22
Still Some Old Tags

On September 10 the county
treasurer of Dickinson county had
issued 5,O35 automobile licenses
There still are about $50 cars In the
county for which new licenses have
not been secured. The authorities
throughout the state are conducting
a vigorous campaign to round up
drivers who have failed to obtain
licenses for their cars and heavy
penalty Is provided for violation OF
the license law.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22

There is, it is true, an illegitimate
reason for all the, excitement. Well
we attribute it to the fact that Cham-
pion Dempsey is sojourning in TINS
neighborhood.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22

The less a man knows, the more
difficult questions he asks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22

It is always creditable In
young man to become homesick.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22

Everyone in comfortable circum-
stances ate too much yesterday, and
the poor did not have enough.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY Jay II. House
philadelphia Public Ledger

The correspondent who wrote the
Public Ledger to say nobody knows
anything about the Fordney tarin OF
what effect it will have might have
travelled further and delivered a larg-
err load. Broadly speaking, nobody
knows anything about any tarin biii.
Nobody knows to certainty wn VIVA,
the effect Of any tariff measure VIII
he or has been.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-09-22

All that is known to certainty Is
that the tariff is one of the medica-
ments of the Republican party. II Is
the handy prescription. From time
10 time the Republicans, apparently,
have got good results from 1t. But
nobody knows whether 1t Is dope
or sovereign remedy.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18
MANAGER is ASSET TO BOXER
When Fighter Breaks With Lifelong
Director He 10 Usually Headed
for Scrap Heap.

Boxers get nowhere without mana
gers. When fighter splits with his
lifelong manager he usually Is headed
for the scrap heap. Young Corbett
pulled away from Johnny Corbett aft
er being made champion. That ended
his fighting triumphs.
( Johnny Kilbane parted ways with
Jimmy Dunn. Kilbane has made little
money since. On the other hand,
Benny Leonard and his manager. Billy
Gibson, have been pals since Benny
was kid. They're on top.
Lew Tender and his boss. Phil
Glassman. sold newspapers on the
same corner before they became sue
cessful as fighter and manager. Dan
Morgan took Jack BrittOn after he had
wasted seven years of his ring career
and rejuvenated him. Jack Kearns
has done much for Dempsey.
A manager IL not necessary evil
but a much-needed asset to any fight
err The manager Is the man behind
the kayo.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18

But no! This was plainly modern
clean, white sheet. no folded parch-
ment of old, but some mystery Of yes
terday. There was writing there, In
Spanish, SO family traced l could
barely decipher the words, yet clearly
revealed as Of this day and generation.
know Spanish fairly well, having had
year In Mexico City, yet 1t required
some time before could puzzle out
the message on this sheet The paper
had been torn, seemingly sundered
from mach longer letter. and pre-
served merely because of the specific
address and instructions it contained
Beyond doubt all else had been de-
strOyed. What remained may have
been sufficient guidance to the party
who had the benefit Of what went be-
fore in the original epistle. but was
obscure to anyone else. Yet 1t was
modern, something relating to this
very time, a menace; something to be
grasped and understood. This cOnvic-
ton absolutely gripped me. stared
at the rather sinister words, blindly
cropping ut what lay hidden behind
them, instlnctively seeming q conspir-
acy Of evil which could not deter
mine. All unintentioned l had STUN
bled into clew which might lead to
startling results, yet it seemingly gave
me no hint of who was involved, or
of its real nature. put the words to-
gether. weighing each one with care
as to its exact meaning, and read them
over with increased bewilderment. The
torn fragment began and ended alb
ruptly; could only guess at its mean
ing. yet the impression left upon my
mind was both sinister and menacing.
l wanted to know more.
108 sailed Saturday from Stockholm Will
deposit letter Of credit with Krantz to
your order Amount ample all needs. See
to this at once, and advise 876 Cans, 80
as to be no delay. Two raps. three-Cer-
vantes. Waldron favors action this month;
suggest Watonia. Can you be ready? Use
South A code.
That this letter was authentic had
no doubt, nor was its meaning alto
gether obscure In the light Of certain
events. Several illusions were famil-
lar to me and these were what caused
my earlier suspicious to crystalline into
probability. 1t bore all the earmarks
Of plot, a revolutionary plot, and one
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18

not yet brought to consummation. To
be sure the note was undated, and the
box had been left at the hotel thirty
days before. Yet the Watonia was GER
tainly the name of a ship and to my
memory suggested Central American
trade. This did not necessarily imply
that the cOnspiratOrs had abandoned
their purpose. More likely they were
not quite ready In time to operate on
the sailing date of that particular ship.
Some delay had occurred, and, posi-
bly,, even now prompt action might
Overturn all their plans. undressed
and went to bed. but not to sleep, for
the darkness brought new thoughts
and suggestions for the morrow.
l was still in government employ, al
though unassigned, and felt this dis
covery to be u direct call upon my
service. While my first inclination
should naturally have been to turn the
whole matter over to the proper bu-
reau for investigation, two facts led
me In another direction-I was suffi-
GENTLY young to seek adventure. and
l desired to verify my suspicious be-
fore creating any false alarm.
AS l rested there, sleepless, staring
up ut the black ceiling, the words Of
the strange fragment Of letter re.
malned wildly before me. Little by
little dug at the truth. coming finally
to this conclusion: "1OS" was, nc
doubt, the recognized number Of some
agent who had been dispatched tt
America on a special errand to thu
cOnspirators in this country. He has
sailed Saturday. a month ago, or more
and must have long since arrived a
some port, bringing with him instruc
lions not to be intrusted to the mail
and sufficient money, In form of lette
of credit, with which to finance what
ever nefariOus scheme of rf'v"'ut'"'
| might be contemplated. II a,-a.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18
AtrIoN, ACTION.

Adventure-romance - mys.
tsry-battle, murder and sud-
den dsathi Well. rather. And
action. action, action-on every
page. That's Randall Parrish's
new story. "Ths Mystery Of the
Silver Dagger"
Supposs you were an Ameri-
can diplomat and you fell in
love at 6rst sight with q won
derful. mysterious girl who was
apparently deep in an interna-
tional revolutionary conspiracy
AID you had the identity Of q
famous crook thrust upon you
and yos found one Of the chief
conspirators dead from . stab
with the mysterious girl's silver
dagger hatpini And supposs
yeu Get 70 work 70 break up the
conspiracy and solve the muir.
der and win the girl-wouldn't
ys~ - busyf Well, that's this
Asee aad this here's job.
A. g Randall Parrish, all
Z asvso-ssadsrs know him and his
seaeise. And this IL one Of his
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18

! continued using It Until had taken
eight bottles. Now / am very well and
can do my own homework. l can gladly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's medicine
to suffering women. Mrs. BERTHA
LIERlNG, R. F. D., Ravenswood. w. Va.
The ordinary day Of most housewives
is a ceaseless treadmill of washing,
cooking, cleaning, mending, sweeping,
busting and caring for little ones. How
much harder the tasks when some, de-
rangement Of the system causes head
aches, backaches, bearing-down pains
and nervousness. Every such woman
should profit by Mrs. Liering's expert
ence, Remember this, for over forty
years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been restoring health.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18
BAN PLACED on GOLF

Members Of the Pittsburgh
National League baseball club
who wish to play golf hereafter
must gain the consent Of the
manager before taking to the
links, according to Manager
George Gibson.
Gibson intimated that certain
players were paying more atten-
ton to golf than to baseball,
and he attributed the loss Of a
game to this cause. mo more
golf after today without my per-
mission" he told the Pirates.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18

graduated
member of the ST. Paul cuD
prncey believed he could put team
who had
that day. and he gladly rein
ouished Of him the fold Through
Richmond nfeld His fielding always
Big
league scouts who and the
Richmond The entrance
the 1918 with
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18

The Maoris of New Zealand, at one
time cannibalS. now subsist mainly or
potatoes.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18

in the fight for the American league
pennant this season. Here Is shown
Bob Hasty, big Highlander Of the
Athletics, whose work on the mound
is expected to aid much in the re-
juvenatiOn Of the club. The picture
was taken at Mobile, Ala.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18

Iris Speaker will probably he able
TO make use of the saddle and bride
given him by Texas admirers. He has
some rough riding ahead Of him this
summer.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18
Diamond
SquibS

"Now is the time to swat the fy."-
Babe Ruth.
Not even Babe Ruth does everything
he's reported to do.
The Galveston club has sold Pitcher
Clyde Wilson to the Fort Worth club.
lack Wheat is earning the extra
salary Ebbets paid him by knocking
the ball silly.
The Fort Worth club has sent Catch
er William Byers to the San Angelo
West Texas club.
Tommy Nee, once we'll known in the
minors as second baseman, has
bought franchise In a Chicago In.
dependent league.
Walter Johnson pitched the first no
hit game of his career July l, 1920, the
Red Sox being the victims.
The Brooklyn club has Cancelled its
purchase Of Catcher Frank Mills and
turned him back to Atlanta.
The veteran catcher, Jimmy Archer,
has been signed to manage a team in
an Independent Chicago city league.
-
Ty Cobb pulled the first squeeze play
Of the new baseball year. No, Ty isn't
teaching his players to be dumb-bells.
II baseball were like the Lasker-
Capablanca chess matches Charlie Eb-
bets could have double-header every
other day.
Cincinnati fans are chirping their
Il told you SOS" since Walter Reuther
Is coming through so magnificently for
the Dodgers.
Skipper George Mcbride proved he
has the true sand of manager BY dis.
putting Umpire Bill Brennan In an ex.
hibition game.
The Washington club has released
pair Of rockies, Johnson, outfielder,
and Shirley, pitcher, to the Blooming.
ton Three-I club.
Uncle Wilbert Robinson likes the eli.
mate In New Orleans for spring train.
ing so well he's decided to train in
Florida next year.
| The Edmonton Western Canada cluh
has signed an infielder named Bella.
guerra. which may be literally trans.
lated as q good scout.
| They'll owe RUDE MarQuard a bunch
OF interest If they don't settle I'D with
MN for his months back pay with the
Dodgers and his world series cut.
Frank Gleich, Outfielder who wa.
sent to Vernon by the New York Yam
KEGS in the Johnny Mitchell deal, ha,
been transferred to the Dallas club.
shutting Phil Douglas of tn,
Giants is looking forward to the worl,
series cut this fall. He expects t,
buy 4O acres more Of Tennessee land
| Wilbert Robinson is wearing google
on the coaching lines this sprins
Doubtless he is looking for his bod
gers to show some Of their 1920 form
Iris Speaker will probably he abl
to make use of the saddle and brid,
given him by Texas admirers. He hs
some rough riding ahead Of him thI
summer.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18
OUT FOR REMNANT
Bob Has&y, Big ightAander, Ex-
pected to Do Much in Rejuve-
nation Of Club.

: Connie Mack's much-abused Athlet-
les are due for a right-smart turn
about this season, and judging by re-
ports the former champions will be
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18
One Hopeful Feature,

Christopher Morley reprints in the
New York Evening Post the following
"full-page sable-ruled advt." In a
garment weekly: "YOu will share
our deep sorrow at the death of Mr..
-. He was the founder and organ.
izer of the company, which will con,
tinue to bear his name. Due to the
discOntinuance Of business Tor week,
there has accumulated an enormous
stock of suits and coats which We
will dispose Of at an unusually low
price. This Is an opportunity which
you cannot afford to miss"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18
SUFFERED seven
LONG YEARS.
Finally Relieved by taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Ravenswood, w. Va "Forseven long
years suffered from female trouble

0iio iAiAehiAiiiidt iOIl SD
that l was not able
to do my homework.
i consulted several
do C tors but non Q
seemed to give me
relief. ! read in a
paper about Lydia
|E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound 30
u decided to try it,
and before the first
bottle was gone l
found great relief eo
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-18

(TO BE CONTINUED.)
And There You Have Il.

And There You Have Il.
Elizabeth when asked the ages Of
her two brothers, answered. Il am big
ger .lian the littlest one and hitler
han Tie biggest one"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-12
Conf Nlerate Stamp was the Gem.

Berlin, Jan. 6.-Philatelic experts
from all parts Of the world came to
Berlin recently to attend the great
stamp sale held here, which, it is
claimed, has Il wider range than any
ever before held in Europe.
The total number Of lots was 5.3S7
and the value at upset prices exceed
ed $25O,000 nominally. but rarer spe-
cimens were not priced, and for many
there were no standards. During the
first days sale there was a rush for
rare Argentine, Brazilian and Boliv-
ian issues. United States issues in
cluded the only known cancelled copy
of the "Franklin Carriers" brown
orange (crrorl, Of 1851; the Liv-
ingstone (Alabama) sc. blue of 1861,
and three blocks of the new U. S. a.
90c. and soc. issues of 1869, with
flags inserted.
Tho gem OF the American collection
was a postal envelope of the Confed-
craia Sta'Ns ue inor'oa, "~Hring on
40 tight haGd -c. 5tum0 black,
on llia Jeff band a Gonte' ate sen
3'itan na{A", ,.u stars ana 1al&" O.
he mast and ir he con r he OH
c1al' post otrice poets lyrical efforts
as follows:
ION, on to the rescue. the vandals arc
coming:
Go beat them with bayonet and sa-
bre and spear;
Drive them back to the dcSOlate land
they are eaving--
Go-trust in God-you have moth
ing to fear
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-01-12
DO YOU
CATCH COLD
EASILY =?
Your Vitality is Ilow-RcsiStaMc AZ
Weak.
YOU NEED PErTO-AlA NGAN.
Rich, Red Blood VIII Strengthen
You and Put You on Your Feet,
.Ablc to Resist Colds.

Your system, normally healthy,
is adjusted to take care of sudden
changes in the weather.
1t is when you are run down and
your vitality is low that your body
cannot adjust itself. Then you take
cold.
If you keep your blood in good
condition, with plenty of red cor
puscles, you will be strong, and your
body will easily adjust itself to sud-
den changes. You will throw off the
cold germs that go flying into the
air when someone with cold
sneezes.
Red-blooded men, women and chill
dren eat we'll They have plenty Of
energy. They 60 along with a smile
because they feel right.
Try Pepto-Mangan, the successful
tonic. 1t Is a wonderful blood builder.
Take 1t for a while till you feel right.
Pepto-Mangan is widely and heart
lily endorsed by physicians. 1t is ef-
fective and easy to take. 1t is pre-
pared in both liquid and tablet form.
The medicinal properties are the
same.
Sold at any drug store. But be
sure you get the genuine Pepto-Man-
gan--"Gude's." Ask for it by name,
and be sure that the full name,
Guides Pepto- -Mangan," is on the
package. e.-ady.