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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
WHEN ABILENE WAS BAD


pose that man Of my gang walked
through the streets OF Abilene when
we brought the road there-nOt be-
cause they, were in any sense coward
~, but because they had learned In
the course Of many years OF from
tiering that trouble, and a whole lot
of it, often overtakes men who are
least In search OF 1t In towns like
Abilene.
"These old timers tried to talk me
out of my determination to have a
look around In the town where so
many OF our construction gang were
being killed Off--for wanted to see
what thorough. out and out bad-meh
looked like. They told me that II
ever wanted to see my folks back
east any more I'd better not do any
monkeying around In Abilene. But
I knew II all In those days, ana so,
without letting any Of the men In
my gang Know anything about It,
slipped over to tie chainmen's tent
one night and rOped In couple OF
them to handcar me down to Abb
lene. When we reached the town
sent the chainmen back with the
handcar, telling them to return Tor
me in the morning.
"Abilene rather surprised me at
first. I at least expected to have my
hat shot of once or twice In the
course of an hours running around,
and, in fact, was prepared 10 40
a little impromptu dancing for the
cdification Of Abileneites who enjoyed
toying with strangers. Nothing OF
the sort happened. Instead, the iel-
lows hanging around the whisky
mills and brace faro layouts good
naturally took me in hand and start
ed In to give me n good time. was
II breezy young chap, you, see ana
able to hold my own in any puDilc
exhibition Of the swelled head that
unquestionably possessed at that
time. Anyhow, things had not thor
oughly warmed up for the night
when | fell in with the gang early
In the evening. 1t all looked so
smooth and easy, and the heavy ar
tilleried chaps l ran into all looked
so square and pcaceable that l drank
a good deal more sagebrush whisky
than | had ny right to drink, ana
than | had ever drunk before.
kansas or Bust" Saloon
"Around about midnight five OF
us, including Jim Cathcart, pau
man who was hanged a few years
later for the murder OF sheriff III
Texas, pulled up at Toole Kingley's
Kansas or Bust saloon and faro
bank. The three other fellows l was
with were outlawed cowboys, al
though l didn't know it then, ana
even IL l had 1t wouldn't have maze
any difference in the condition l was
In. Cathcart suggested a game OF
draw. He had probably noticed my
good sized wad Of money, and guess
he reckoned on getting it. l didn't
have any more sense than to agree,
and, the other three chaps being
willing, Of course. we went M TO the
second floor of Kingsley's rum and
faro honkatonk and waded 1t. When
Cathcart suggested the game no
ticed that tall. broad shOuldered,
very muscular looking man, with
long hair and heavy mustache. VINO
was standing with his back to the
bar. eyed us pretty carefully. and at
- a hn m
by it, though l forgot all about him
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
HIT BY SANTA FE TRAIN
Mr.. and Mrs. chas. Hopkins of Sa.
lima Injured at New Cambria

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hopkins Of Sa-
lima Injured at New Cambria
Charles Hopkins, a tobacco sales
man, and his wife were severely in
jured at New Cambria this morning
when their closed Dodge car was hit
by the Santa Fee local. The car was
hurled across the road and into a
fence on the opposite side.
Mr.. AMI MIS-. Hopkins were at
first believed to have been killed but
message from the firm by which
Mr.. Hopkins is employed, to John
wilson's Cigar store here stated that
both we're severely injured but not
killed. They were taken back to ga
lima in a car.
They are known by number OF
Abilene merchants as they make Abb
lene regularly and were on their way
here when the accident occurred.
They have one child, aged years,
but the child was not with them on
this trip.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
A SERVICE THAT SERVES

SERVICE is a much overworkeu
VOID Rut it is the only word we
can use. for it is the only WORD tna'
convevs a meaning we want every
bodv to understand. Service means
80 serve And to serve means "
minister to; to fulfill purpose, ~
do the work a thing Is supposed "
do. -, =, .ervice
into one little phrase, and IL "M
moan inst this: The object OF an
n,umbinp. Let us say it again. ser
,,;oa means plumbing and Plumbing
means Service. From the day poy
enters the plumbing trade as an up.
prentice until he goes on ms iass
trim. Service is kept ever BEFORE ill., ~.
DC q trained to think of it an Ine
.;roo For without S q Il VIZ r.
plumbing means nothing.
when you buy a sewing macnln :.
niano or a photograph, you ouy !.
and II is believed. That Is .he a
Of n But when you buy piunS,s
~ heating equipment, 1t Is only nan
80, until IL Is fully installed.
U.s. &c then. into the work Of placing
"a stt,nr each piece Of eQuipmens
:. crowded the limit Of sEhNlOs
th.t ministers to your comIorl ~A
s-sai.helng through the years
| nj ESHELMAN
AL. K.nsas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02

lin a second hand book store II
Detroit last summer was picked VI
a book called "Taking Chances" b!
Clarence Louis Cullin. The stories
therein appeared in the New forl
Sun over twenty years ago. ont
chapter is devoted to Abilene
claimed to be fact. The author ma,
be slightly mixed on his dates but i
Is a good story anyhow and here sh'
Is. The The title Of this particular
CHAPTER Is "A Poker Game IN adj
lene. When Abilene Was Bad, IN
Which a Tenderfot Came Near Cross
ing the Divide.
81 had so much luck In poker
game l once sat into that I've never
played draw SINCE" said civil en-
gIneer who helped to build several OF
the railways west Of the Missouri
"It happened in Abilene In tn sum.
mer Of 10. We had pushed the road
eight miles to the west of Abilene
when 1t happened. You know what
Abilene was In 10, Dodge City was
camp meeting grove compared to
Abilene. The men belonging to our
construction gang were a bad enough
lot to make 1t worth any mans while
to go light on them. but they were
cooling doves along side OF the batch
of evil devils who had thrown the
town of Abilene together In antiti-
patton of the building Of the railroad.
Before we got any where near Abilene
there was pretty good sized and
comfortably filed cemetery plotted
ont near the town. But when we
got close enough to Abilene to make
1t practicable for our construction
men to put In their spare time there,
drinking 'sumac' whisky and play
ing cards, between knock off on Sat
urtlay afternoon and jump-in Mon
day morning, Joe Geddes. the pine
box undertaken Of Abilene. had more
business than he could handle, work
ing night and day.
"From the time that we got ten
miles this side of Abilene until the
rails were set twenty miles the other
side Of 1t. we lost construction men
so fast that the roads employment
agents in LeavenwOrth and Kansas
CITY had trouble In filling their
places. Every Monday morning there
was a roundup of the dead ana
wounded in the white washed GAIA
boose and hospital in Abilene that
reminded the ex-s0ldier surveyors
who were with me OF their war ex-
periences. The construction men got
the worst of it, OF course. While
they were game enough men, their
weapons were their fists, their knives
and sometimes their picks. But they
were not up to the science OF fine
gun work, whereas the Abileneites,
composed chiefly of left over cow
boys from the great Texas cattle
trail whisky dishers from the
s,urnped Colorado mining camps, ana
tin-horners and desperad0es from
everywhere, all knew how to pump
lead like lather splitting nails.
Sticking to the Tents
although a pretty young man at
that time, l was in charge OF the sur
veyor's gang. Most Of the men In
my gang were experienced, taciturn
chaps. The experiences they had
picked up in bad towns along other
western lines they had helped to map
out had taught them the sense OF
steering clear Of such towns and or
sticking to their tents. ! don't sup
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
ARLENE SKINS MANHATTAN
Victory on Home Court Friday N's"'
Was Fl to IL

Abilene high school defeated Man.
haitian high school on the local court
in basket ball Friday night py d
score Of q to II. The game was d
lively one with Quigley as referee.
It will not count for Abilene IN .n .
lon rue standing as it was not a
league game. tho
iunior girls team and picked team
trom all the other classes resulted III
n victory for the juniors, 70 70 10. !,
The next game will be played
,ora tuesday against Dickinson
county high school and is not IN 'n'
Lon one schedule.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
MRS. SCOTT A DELEGATE

Twenty five women have been APP
pointed by Gov. H. J. Allen as Kan
sas delegates to the conference to be
held in Chicago by the illiteracy COM
mission of the National Education
Association. The gathering, national
in scope, will be held February "a
25. Among the delegates Is Mrs. J.
T. Scott Of Harrington.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
From Tuesdays Daily.l
Roth Badly Injured

Reports from Salina say the IN
juries Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins
whose car was struck by the Santa
Fe local at New Cambria Monday are
serious. Attending physicians state
that Mrs. Hopkins left jaw is brok-
en-, that she may have conclusion
Of the brain. At the hospital 1t was
stated she was very badly injured.
Mr.. Hopkins left leg was broken
near the ankle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
Notice Of Meeting

Professor c. G. Filing OF Wa
haitian will speak to the Dickinson
county sheep and wool growers a.
Navarro srhool house March y az
7:3o D. m. Open meeting, ese ass
one interested in the sheep ousiness
10 urged to be present.-M. e. Ronrer
Secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
READY FOR LEGION CENSUS
District Committeeman Organize For
Work

Work
Organization plans for statewide
service census campaign were COM
pleted by the, Kansas department
American Legion executive commit
tee which met recently here.
The sixteen district committeeman
will be held responsible by state
headquarters for lining up their dis
triets and distributing some eighty
thousand quastionnaires which are
TO be filed out by every ex-service
man in Kansas. The data thus COM
piled will enable the Legion to rem
der the service needed by each in
dividual.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
NO MORE DIPHTHERIA CASES
Health OfEicer Says Only Six Gases
Have Occurred

No more diphtheria cases exist IN
this vicinity, according to DR.. d. Z.
Mera, city health officer. Only SIX
cases he says, have occurred during
the recent months. There has been
No enldemic but each Of the cases
has been Isolated and In some OF me
instance seemed to be an after ef-
fect az an. There Il much ILLNESS
vith inerrnra both IN town nnd
country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
Returned

After ten years absence, S. Metz & Sons
of Homewood, ILL.,, are again shipping otal-
lions and Jacks to Abilene.
A car of thirteen has just arrived
Percherons, Belgian Stations and Mares
and as good lot of Jacks as you ever saw.
These are all young-Sto years oio-wi'ii
plenty of size, bone and quality.
For twenty years we have sold Stations
ord Iocks of Abilene. and not one diSSatis-
fed fled customer. Enough said. If you need
. Stallion or Jack in your neighborhood see
Mr.. Metz and let him explain our new easy
plan of placing Stallion or Jack with you.
Come and inspect this grand lot at the
Fair Grounds.
S. metz & SONS
Abilene, Kansas
Can Mr. M.t.. Union Pacific Hotel
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02

We heard a man joking with the
assessors today.
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16
Boy Scout
Column


There ers 100000 boy Scouts In
Caited States. Ut even with that
large number the Boy Scout move
cent ot the boys OF scout age. The
seout organization 4, endeavorins TO
tncYeass this nnrroer TO 100000 by
February IS. In order to do this
avery troop es Boy Scouts in tho
country is esked to get frou, to S
new scouts n that length of time
19ats means = IS per cent. increase.
AZ the meeting of the Hammond
Boy Scout Council Tuesday evening
a motion was made and carried to
notify National headquarters that
ehs Hammond Council would expect
their share OF increase.
This increase must be large
enough to also offset boys dropping
out OF troops this means that the
Hammond tSoopS should get between
100 and $50 new scouts by February
18th
Is your boy . scout? II not. why
not? It seems that few people re-
alize the air1s and methods OF the
Boy Scout movement Some see
them on the streets in uniform and
consequently say &c Is q military
movement. Others see the Boy
Scouts playing games or acting as
any lively boy usually does and say
they are rough lot. One man IN
Hammond has no use for the Boy
Scouts because some boy. he don't
know who, broke into his ice-box.
would endanger his life because
they take hikes, etc. Each one OF
the foregoing people have false I'm
pTessions. The Boy SCOTS are not
Tor military services. From the
past seven years OF scout observa-
tion. the writer does not know OF .
single scout who ever jained the
militia or National guard. They
voar a k1laki Uniform which Is
protected by their Federal Charter
but this uniform could fast as we'll
have been red. blue or green. While
Boy Scouts play and yell and sing,
back OF it all. IS the fact that these
boys are trying 10 live the right
kind OF life in their boy ways un-
der adult leadership which is voiur-
tesr and not paid Because OF the
training a Boy Scout can take care
OF himself much better than tho av
erage boy and consequently scout
mothers have les sworry than moth
srs Of Other boys.
There Is a Scout Troop IN your
neiEhoorhood. Why not visit Il.
talk TO the Scoutmaster and see the
facts of Scout training before you
pass judgement ASK your school
teachers what they thing Is the re-
suit OF Scout Training on school
work. They see and know. Your
boy should be a scout-so have him
Join NOW.
CHRISTMAS DONATIONS
A number OF troops have already
started their COLLECTIONS Of clothing
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16
NEW BONUS
BILL PLANS
OUTLINED
BY WILLIAM K HUTCHINSON

BY WILLIAM X HUTCHINSON
lsrAfF CORRESPONDENT /. N. sERvIcEl
WASHINGTON. Dec. IS Two
plans for paying a federal bonus to
Americas four million world war
Veterans will bo submitted to Presi-
don't Harding within the next few
days for executive approval. Rep
resentauve Joseph W. Fordney. re-
publican OF Michigan. Daddy OF the
Bonus" informed International News
Service today
These will be: (1) Issuance to
each veteran of tax free bond. equal
to his bonus. bearing three per cent
interest. maturing within twenty
years. and subject to retirement by
the government within five years:
and f2) a paid-up insurance policy
having the same conditions OF ma
turity. Both securities could be
cashed at practical face value with
federal banks.
Both plans probably would in
volve the use of interest payments
on Americas foreign war debts. For
the present. however. the only ap-
preparation necessary under Ford
ney's proposals would be to meet
cash payments on $50 bonuses.
against which there has been little
opposition.
The use OF foreign debt interest
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16

venture, the exact purposes to which
this loan would be put. and also the
nature OF the security to be offered
would have TO be disclosed.
No International bankers. IL is
believed would undertake to noat
loan OF this size and have II take
second place to reparations In Ger
many's repayment.
Shouid this loan ultimately be
hoated. Il is understood. the disposi-
ton Of It by Germany would be die
"a ted by an inter-ail!ed committee
OF bankers and that France and Bel
GUM would bo treated .'iiberally"
in the matter OF back payments now
due from Germany.
So far as could be learned, the
cabinet discussion was devoted TO
the general aspects OF the situation
The capitalization Of any American
policies will have to await the ar
rival in this country OF Colonel Geo
Harvey. American Ambassador to
London. who has been summoned
back for conferences.
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16
tIN1ERNArloNaL NEWS sEayIcEl

LONDON. Dec. l6.-Eolonel Leo
pold Amery. head OF the British
Navy. and Winston Churchill. one of
his predecessors in office. are still
conducting a feud In public which
began SIS years ago.
Anery was head OF the great
school at Harrow. winston was q
cocky. cheeky little boy. At the
swimming pool he insisted In check
ing the great man" in public.
Thsreupon Amery threw him.
clothes and all, into the pool. And
Winston never forgave.
The quarrel continued. when
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16

payments for this purpose has been
discussed between Fordney and
Seer Of the Treasury Mellon,
Fordney said Mellon would not op-
pose using debt money after we
get IT," to meet maturing bonus OBJ
legations. The eeoretary's approval
did not extend to "nortgaEing these
payments before we get them"
Fordney added.
Fordney declared these free bonds
would be acceptable to the soldiers
pointing out that 500 Liberty Loan
Bonds OF 1e17--the drst issued. are
now selling for sloo.34. above par.
although not due until is47. The
sams price. he added. Is being paid
for the - 3-4c' due next summer
which are not tax exempt
FNordney would not predict the
future of his proposed bill until
after his visit to the president.
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16
English Statesmen, With Boyhood
Feud, Flaunt Respective Triumphs

ford University Winston was an al
most unknown cavalry officer an6
Amery laughed at him But Win
ston became member of the
Cabinet before Amery could sue
ceed in getting into the House oi
Commons and he returned the
laugh with all the emphasis In his
POWER. both socially and in public
Now Amery has mounted tn,
seats OF the mighty and Churchill
for the time being, Is out IN thu
cold. There will bs some merr,
passages between them in the new
House OF Commons
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16
SITUATION
DISCUSSED
BY CABINET
BY George Fl. Holmes

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERYICEl
WASHINGTON. Dec. Is. - Presi-
dent Harding and his cabinet dis
cussed for two hours and a half
yesterday the critical international
situation affecting German repara-
tions. Frances threat TO invade the
Ruhr. and what remedial measures
the United States can adopt with
regard to the entire European situ-
alton. 1t was the longest cabinet
meeting since the coal strike last
summer.
It Is understood good deal OF the
discussion concerned the proposed
7otation OF a gigantic International
loan Of s1.5oo.o0o.000 by private
bankers participating in such q
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16

food and toys for the Christmas do
nations. II your troop has not
started. get busy as there is only
one week more.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
The most acceptable present to
the boy who is BOY Scout is some
thing that he can use in Boy Scout
work. Either a new Uniform or
part OF the uniform. a scout knife
or axe, a ousle. a nrst aid kit.
neckerchief with slide. miniature
ring or pin. a poncho. q fire building
set or good scout book.
Parents who want suggestions
call S27 in the afternoon.
TIE editor OF this column would
be glad to hear from the reporters
OF several troops each week. What
Is the matter with your reporter?
CAMP WICKER
Saturday, December the 9Th, troop
II occupied Camp Wicker. Most Of
the fellows went out In the Bov
Scout truck Saturday morning wifi,
Mr.. Scott In the afternoon cars
pentsr John Phillip asslated by Mr..
Scotc. Rusty Lyman, and Watson
Parker repaired the roof OF the
cabin whit great acrobatic ability.
but they insist that 1t Is now Leak
proof. Several more boys came out
In the evening also Troop Commit
teemen Mr.. Collett and Mr.. Bauch-
man. After Jolly evening around
big IRE place they all turned in
for 81 sound sleep with only a few
interruptions.
Wicker has two open dates yet
this month. First come frst serv-
ed"
HTt&IN AGAIN
Saturday. December ., Troop 4
with Troop 20 as her guest. hil1ed to
Camp Wicker. Troop 20. with Mr.
Walker. their new scoutmaster left
town about l:sO I'm. but the Troop
hike-s came out later. There were
about 10 or II fellows from 20 and
from Troop 4. 1t riraes don't it?
Supper was cooked and dishes clear
ed UP as soon as convenient. and a
good rousing game OF Tally -Hi-O
kept things in the woods livened up
until about S:30. The boys being
pretty we'll winded from running
they were all ready for a camp fire.
stories and tho big box OF marsh
maliows lef tat camp by the Council
Party the week before. And say,
II you want TO hear some good jokes
Just get about Is kids thinking OF
all the good ones they have heard
Taps came about $3.50 and we park
ed ourselves for the night. At least
that was what we were all supposed
10 dc. but you know. there are usu-
ally few night owls in the gang.
and about bells in the morning the
fire had to be fixed. There were
about six fellows who had TO help
hx that are and who thought II
was their duty TO see that 1t was
kept burning brightly the rest OF
the night After about two hours
of sorne more sood jokes among
themselves. TO the discomfort of the
rest trying to sleep. the owls we're
persuaded to go back TO sleep.
as REPORTER"
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16

LAPORTE. Dec Is.-Ordered to
cave the state within 10 days and
lever return. was the unu sual GEN
tenoe imposed on William West
Michigan City, in circuit court here.
West pleaded equity to unlawful
possession OF liquor and was given
lis choice OF going to the state farm
or six months and paying a 800
exile from the state.
West chose to become an exile.
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16

SOUTH BEND. - Germany
coming bacl' as the toy man
featuring naticn of the world q
.ording TO local dealers. A survf
Of Christmas stocks here shows tha
a majority OF toys offered for sal
arc mad. In Cserr- anv.
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16

Sugar cane waste IL now being
converted into a coarse form Of
'oard used in lining walls.
The Lake County times., 1922-12-16

A number OF troops have already
tarted their COLLECTIONS OF clothing
Newark post., 1922-03-08
Good-Bye-ee

A woman sailing on the Aquitania
recently held the following conver-
sation, by the aid of man with a
megaphone, with her granddaughter
on the quay at Southampton as the
vessel was leaving.
"What have you done with grand
mas spectacles?" bawled the man
with the megaphone. "She says you
took them from the piano to play
with, and you are naughty child"
A leather-lunged official on the quay
puts hands to his mouth and answer
ed, "She says she gave them back to
you"
"She didn't" came the answer.
"All right" came from the quay.
"She remembers putting them on the
piano again. She will send them on
to you."
Goodbye, Effie," shouted the mega
phone man.
"Good-bye,. grandma" was the re-
ply.-Tit-Bits.
If you ask US about it, our opinion
is that the Unknown Soldier is in the
streets hunting job. And he hasn't
found it yet.-New York Call.
Newark post., 1922-03-08
Herring APPOINTED
REVENUE COLLECTOR
Long Contest Ended

After months of speculation, po-
litical gossip and log-rolling, John
Herring, of Milford, has been appoint
ed Collector of Internal Revenue.
Locally, no one disputes the ability of
Mr.. Herring, but the discussion is con-
fined to the probable effect and
whether the two Senators have reach
ed working agreement or whether
the appointment is merely a tenn
porary compromise to meet the de-
mands of an insistent public.