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Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
BETTER HOME" TOO dOOI
Display In Ponca City Was Pretty
But Not Practical

Better Homes Week In Abilene
didn't materialize but In Ponca City
they had q model home" on display
The plan was to furnish a home
suitable for 4 family with an income
Of $3.50 per month and q report of
the demonstration says:
Floors throughout the Groom
bungalow are vanished natural oak.
The living and sitting rooms are
finished in blue and gray, the latter
predOminating. The bedroom Is fin-
ished In walnut, with the guest
room In oak. The kitchen is ar
ranged for a breakfast room opening
onto the back porch. Built-in fea-
lures are throughout the hoOse. A
complete laundry equipment is In
the basement. The garage contains
room for two cars. The furniture
is valued ut $4,000 and the house at
$4,000.
IF we pay for the house, where's
the groceries and clothing coming
frOm?' the $3.50 a -monthers ask.
Why didn't they get me to help
them-I know what $3.50 month
will buy, another declares"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

caught with the goods and their par
ents are to come In TO the county at
torney's Office this week with the
youths and see what In TO be done
about It. They will be lucky to got
out of a stay behind bars.
A Junction City man advertised
lately for girls. He received many
replies, and In the letters were four
from girls 18 years Of age-al mar
ried--and anxious to get q little out
side work. Young people who rush
into welded life soon find out that
In these days the old-time slogan OF
two living cheaper than one Is a
myth.
Dennis Tucker has a heat produc-
er which he Is showing to the boys.
II is a wonder but he will not tell
how Il works. It is either q clever
trick or worth a million dollars.
The community has become so
healthy since the opening Of the hos.
pital that the imposing building has
only fve patients. Maybe the very
fact of its existence makes folks
keep well and on that basis It Is
worth all 1t cost.
G. A. Hodge Is driving his car to
Colorado himself, taking Mrs. Hodge
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Case for the
trip. He expects to make Denver In
two days and maybe less-for when |
he gets q good road he makes real
time.
An advertisement In the Mail &
Breeze six inches long and two col
umns wide costs $50 for each inser-
ton. No wonder Arthur Capper is
rich.
Rumaging through some old pa
,ers, Will Sterl dug up newspaper
hat had been in the family for
,ears, the Rutland, VT, Herald, for
Sept. 10, 1903. 1t was then II years
Did. The advertisements use "F''
or '.S". They seem queer in these
lays. However some things are the
anne. Isaac LOomis advertises that
lis wife Lynda, having elOped he :
will not pay her bills, which was =
ensible of Isaac. Samuel Francis =
ffers the huge sum of 25 cents re- 4
Yard for capture of one Jehiel Hard, :,
4 years old, bound boy, who had +
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
SOME ODDS AND ENDS


Three persons were killed Sunday
near Topeka when their car went
into q stream because there was nc
guard along the approach and q
narrow bridge spanned tho road
This county has several dangerous
bridges Of this sort that may cause
some damage suits against the town
ships or county. One Ia on the road
west Of the cemetery where deep
bitches, q narrow crooked road and
about the poorest excuse Of a tin
bridge In existence carry . heavy
traffic. Several accidents have oc-
Cured and serious ones are likely at
any time.
The maintenance Of the hard sur
faced roads IL one Of the additional
Jobs Of the county. A special tax is
levied for this. II the cracks that
open in the concrete, and are expect
ed to open, are not filed with tar so
that water 10 kept out, the moisture
nlls them then freezes and, blooie,
here Is q hole in the road.
Marshal Engle received today
eight cards telling Of stolen motor
cars in Kansas towns. Monday he
received 20. "Car stealing Is grow
ing all the time" said he. most Of
the cars taken are Fords but some
expensive cars get into the list"
The sheriff of neighboring coun- |
ty recently saw a farmer drive up In |
front Of the court house, take |
chain from the car and lock wheel |
to the spring. Then the farmer
went over town. Later the sheriff |
went out and saw the same man, as
he supposed, trying to file off the
chain, explaining that he had lost
the key to the lock. The accOmmO-
dating sheriff had better file In his
office, got it and helped break the
chain. Still later along came the
owner-but the thief was far away
and has not yet been caught
Two boys, one a pupil of the cOun-
ty high school and one from Tai
mage stole cushions, robes, etc., from (
| travelling mans car in the TOliver
Ihop Saturday night. They were
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
ODD FELLOWS SHOW GROWTH
Gain of Several Hundred In Kansas
Membership

According to the reports of officers
Of the Grand Lodge of Kansas, In
dependent Order Of odd Fellows, the
total membership of the organization
in Kansas during the past year has
grown from G0,101 to 60,702, a net
gain of 6O1 members for the year.
The reports were read at the Sec
ond days session Of the annual meet
ing of the Odd cFllows and affiliat-
ed bodies which opened at Lawrence
Tuesday.
There are $50 subordinate lodges
In the state as compared with 546
year ago. The reduction in the num-
Der of lodges has been made in ac-
cordance with the policy that the
strength of the order rests In the ac-
tivity Of the lodges, and not in the
of them
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
IS MEMBER OF oLEE CLUB
Pauline FossIer One Of 70 Chosen
of 100 Studeuts

Miss Pauline Fossler. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Fossler who re-
Gently drove to California to make
their home, writes from Hollywood,
where they have located, that she
was chosen as one Of % girls for the
high school glee club out Of 100 who
tried out for places. The high school
she attends has an enrolment Of
$500 students, and has a number of
buildings to house the different de-
partments, each building about as
large as the high school here. DIR.
Hoover and family Of Enterprise ar
rived In Hollywood Monday, she
stated, having made the trip there
in eight days.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
EQUIPMENT IN GOOD SHAPE
u. p. Makes Good Showing With
Polling Stock

According to the Union Pacific
the rolling stock Of the road Is In
good shape and comparison shows
that the car repair work is now In
better shape than in months past.
According to a report on July 1,
there were over $500 cars In bad
order over the system. With a big
strike and new men on the job, a
report issued this month shows less
than 1900 cars in bad order. This
report shows that the Union Pacific
is In better shape than many Of the
railroads.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
Chapman Trimmed Junction

The Junction City golf team go
good trimming at Chapman Tues
day. The Chapman team seemed
to be at its best, all making very
good scores. p. Z. Whitehair low
cred the course record by making
the first round in 36, which is /
under par. The course was in good
shape.
The score was, Chapman Z, juno
tiOn City l. II. Pritchett was the
only Junction City player to win his
game, by making Al and ~.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
HUNTERS ARE BUSY NOW
Many Licenses Have Been Issued In
This County This Year

The honk Of the wild geese and
the call Of the ducks as they fly
southwark are Turing many hunters
to the ponds and marshes where the
birds halt in their fight. II. w.
King, county clerk, has issued 246
hunting licenses here and 200 were
issued at Herington. There have
been some trapping licenses issued
also but not nearly the number that
have been granted for hunting Many
men are driving to western Kansas
where shooting is said to be better
than it is In the immediate vicinity
of Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
AFTER A "HOME BUILDER"
Wichita People Are After a Fake
Contractor

According to the Wichita Eagle, a
score of Wichita people are on the
hunt for one Il. B. Nicola, who took
contracts for homes, started the work
collected $3.50 from each builder and
then disappeared.
The papers claim the man worked
a graft, and then he even beat the
men who started the excavating out
of their pay.
Contracts for new homes would be
taken for $3.50 cash down, and the
price he gave for a modern, new
home was so low that the builder
was quick to give him contract
What tickles dentist like a new
candy store opening?
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
How Better Than Pills?

The question has been asked. In
what way are Chamberlain Tablets
superior to the ordinary cathartic
and liver pills2 Our answer Is, they
are easier anG more pleasant to take
and their effect Is so gentle that one
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
ADD GOLF AT K. S. A. c.
New Sport Included At Agricultural
College

SO11eKe
A new sport will be added to the
list OF games played at X. s. A. O.
when the tryouts are held for the
college golf team.
Golf has been accepted as one Of
the minor sports In the Valley con-
ference and many Of the colleges
have added the sport. Mike Ahearn
has announced that an Aggie team
will compete In the annual tourna.
ment In the spring. The directors
Of the country club have granted the
use Of the, golf links to the college
team.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
Services For 0. E. Ayers

Funeral services for O. Il. Ayers
were held this afternoon from the
Frank Ayers home at . o'clock. Rev.
G. l.. Hovgard Officiated and the
body was taken to Minneapolis, Kan.
for burial.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
Enjoy Boys Band

Harold J. ROyer, director Of the
Abilene Boys band has heard from
people of Bennington, Clay Center,
here and at Salina saying they heard
the music Of the brand broadcasted
from Salina Tuesday night
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

hardly realizes that 1t is produced By
a medicine. Then, they not only
move the bowels but improve the
appetite and strengthen the diges-
ti0n. 1O-1ms.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19
NEWS OF THE METHODISTS

The Ethel Calkins Missionary So
Ausherman Tuesday evening. They
had very interesting meeting and
received six new members. Miss
Helen Wilson is the president, and
she is planning for great progress
during the year.
The w. f. NJ. s. had its first meet
ing for the year at the home of its
president, Miss Charlotte Northcraft.
They report 90 members and raised
$538 last year for their work in for
eign fields.
The Lo He Ha s. s. class held
their monthly social and business
meeting Tuesday evening at the
home of Ethel McConnall. Among
other business the class voted to
send q Christmas box to a Home
Missionary Kindergarten in New Or
leans.
Sunday the Sunday school will
open at 9:30 and at 10:45 is the
time for communion service. The Ep-
worth League meets at $3.50 and at
7:30 the pastor will preach ON THE
Winning Church." On Wednesday |
evening the prayer meeting starts |
at 1880, and this will be followed |
by the Workers Council. Thursday
afternoon is the regular social and
business meeting at the Ladies' Aid.
Besides the Methodist students in
the three colleges of that denOmina-
tion in the state of Kansas, there
are 457 in the State Normal at EN-
poria, LOO in Manhattan, and near
ly the same number at Lawrence.
The local church has 20 of fits young
people attending various colleges.
Rev. W. c. Chappell Of woodbine
Is assisting Rev. ]. X. Morgan in a
protracted meeting at Talmage. On
evening Rev. c. L. How
.ard will join them and preach.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

Besides walking easy, rubber
heels protect desk and table tops.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

Our next income tax is due 10
days before Christmas.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

Since March a. 1921 both the executive and legislative
branches of the Government have been under control of
the Republican party. Whatever improvement there has
been since then in the conduct of public affairs and
dons in the business world has been due to the close CO.
operation between these two branches of Government
both under Republican control
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

DO you want to abandon the work well begun
your Government for two years. and invite return to the
policies and conditions of the last administration or are
you In favor of going ahead with the Republican party in
control of the Congress- well the executive ocesp
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

Rev. W. c. Chappell of woodbine
is assistir z Rev. ]. X. Morgan in a
protracted meeting at Talmage. On
Thursday evening Rev. c. L. How
gard will join them and preach.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

to bring about a return of nor
NAL conditions.
A Democratic Congress would
deadlock the Government. II
would place the executive and
legislative branches in antagon-
ism. 1t would block all further
progress along lines already laid
down. but it would be unable
on the other hand to put into ef-
feet any policies of it's own.
Business, industry, agriculture
would have to remain In doubt
for two years as to the ultimate
policies of the Government. All
work of reconstruction would
be stopped and practically all
good thus far accomplished
would be lost during the period
of paralysis.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

No Congress ever came into
power with a greater program
to be carried out. No Congress
in time OF peace ever enacted so
much constructive and helpful
legislation. No Congress has
ever enacted a greater percent
age of legislation promised by
its party. or requested by a
President of its own political
faith. This is a matter of rec.
ord, not of opinion.
This Congress has enacted no
destructive legislation, no class
legislation, no legislation which
intimidated business, frightened
capital, or injured industry. Il
has co-operated with the Re-
publican executives, in charge
of the various Departments, and
with the Republican President
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-10-19

Two boys, one pupil of the cOun-
ty high school and one from Tai
mage stole cushions, robes, ETC., from
4 travelling mans car in the TOliver
shop Saturday night. They were
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02

Ther. are sbou, 1900 blind p-opl-
In Norway.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02
3 Ex-OARSMEN
OUT FOR FUNDS
Big Meeting Wednesday to
Outline Drive

Three former varsity oarsm~n. all
OF whom were honored by their Eel.
lows hy election Co tho captaincy az
the eight. will outline tho campaign
90 raise $500 TO send the University
Of Washington crew 10 poughkeepni,
at a meeting OF University alumni 1,
be held In the l.. {, Smith Building
restaurant wednesday noon,
H. c, Beck. former stroke. who o.
general chairman OF the campaign,
will tell the graduates the seope Of
the plans and explain tho desire of
the committee 10 succeed In raising
the fund hy Saturday night Ed n.
Taylor. who capitalized the isfs crew
that took third place In the pough.
keepsle regatta OF that year. will lis,
the prospects who can be depended
upon for subscriptions. and Russell
cailow, 1918 captain. will report the
aid that may be expected from for.
mer Nv" men and members OF the
varsity Boat club.
Marion Edwards. president Of the
Seattle branch OF the University 81
Washington Alumni association. will
prenide. Matthew Inn. president OF
the association. expects 10 outline the
supper, that will come from the yari.
Gus alumni clubs turnout the state
Coach ed Leader Of tho crew and
Capt. Mike" Murphy will also speak
The general committe, issued n
statement Monday outlining the dIf,
ferrnt items OF expense that will az.
gregni. $500. The expenses 20 and
from Poughkeepsie for tho nine men
on tho crew. three Substitutes. the
coach and manager will be blg
itsm. A special baggage car must be
obtained for tho transportation % the
shell Because of the extraordinary
care that mus, be taken OF the sheii.
Il viii be slung carefully In the bsg
gage car so that u will not be harmed
while en- route
After tho erewmen arrive a.
Poughk-epsie. they viii have 10 en-.
gage living quarters during their
training period. engage a shell house
and q coaching launch. The entire
expense IL fixed at $500 at the min.
tmuu-
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Silk: and Satinc s2.79 Yard

Crepe crepe chine and Baronete regular So quality
Trcoettc, regular $3.50 quality. ST
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Plain and Novelty Silks s1.79 a y

Regular $3.50 quality excellent range affea
de chine satin chameuse boaded satin Innings satin.
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TOVISIT VETS
HOSPITAL DAY

So that the people may show their
gratitude 20 disabled world war vet.
Grams. preparations are being made
"a receive the public In hospital
wards OF Seattle In which injured
former service men are confined. on
National Hospital day. May IL. ac.
eordins 20 I. c. Jesseph, district
manager OF tho United states Vet
Grams bureau here, May ~. amt
versary OF the birth Of Florence
Nightingale. win be observed by tho
veterans bureau cvcrywhcre and all
attention focused on hospltaliHed vet
Grams. There are more than 300 war
veterans IN hospitals OF the Pacific
Northwest district OF tho bureau. u,
was announced.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02
By r. L. Duncan

director. Radio Institute OF America
Can an amateur incware the
tuning capacity OF his radio receiving
setf
n the tuner he Ia using viii not
respond 20 wave Lengths above $50
pr<sera LET him wind single tube
With several turns Of wire put .
sna,r or taps on n for variation. ana
connect IN series with the aerial.
This shouid be placed ahead OF the
urinary and secondary circuits.
This adds some resistance to tho
Get. but II increases ma wave length.
Nv having II so hooked up with a
email switch. the operator can cut
In or out. using the exus coil only
when necessary.
You win r~can that we can change
she wave length by varying the
capacity and inductsnee In q trans
mister. The same rule holds true In
= receiver.
TAPPING
PRIMARY
The primary Of the coupler tn the
receiver II tapped 50 that moro n'
auctancs may be added ana . longer
1ansth received. The variable con-
Aenssr IN series with the aerial de-
eroascs the length
The condenser shunted across the
secondary adds capacity 10 that part
Of the circuit and puts II In reso-
nance with the primary.
Il win Re noted In most diagrams
- receiving circuits that q small
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02

II would almost be necessary TO
talk language foreign 20 our own
10 describe the charms. mannsrinms
and beauty OF Mile Suzanne caubert.
tho visacson. little French actress
appearing with Crane Wilbur as the
Moore this week in the playiet
fright OF Wrong"
Mli~. caubert has none Of the ar,i
Fatalities OF near French. or those
who know only the French language
they have learned from a second lieu,
tenant In the war. sh. n genuine
French. IN. niece ~ the great
Madame Bernhard. and she came 20
this country the first time a. mem.
Der 81 B~rnhardi's company for her
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Big Special Lot $l.59 a Yard

Regular So quality Brocadd satin Innings printed and satin Innings
fuard kmono silks coored trote and
did variety Of coors
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last orph~um tour what English
nh. has mastered has been acquired
in that short space Of time. She has
none Of the ''reez' and eats" but an
infectious ~dcs" and dat" arcrn'sl
atsd BY optical expressions that con
vsy more meaning than those com
monplscs words.
The fact that abe 10 the niece Of
Bernhardt liant OF as much import
ance az IN. fact that the Divine
sareh Is her Eod.mother. lin
France. sh~ says. that il one ~
the differences. To be the god
daughter % some celebrated person.
sgr IL the greatest asset that one
can have"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02
Mysteries of Radio
Explained by Expert

fixed condenser Is shunted across the
head phoner.
The high inductance OF the phones
offers considerable resistance. hold
Ing hack TO a certain extent tlv In
coming signals. and thus preventing
perfect vibrations OF the diaphraEms.
But the fixed condenser provides
a complete circuit for tho high fire.
auency waves without alto SinE them
to pass thru tho telephone receivers
direct
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Bureau of
Mis- sing
Relatives

The star trytt~s tie reader. 60 ss~ the
dsp@rt newt aid N fading usi-stnx
relatives 90 frssads. The department u
,s h.ie :. se.sl,ias tse.s VIE have ssss
fsisrss are spis.tss ~. invited - fsv"st
tho atssp p~ssB0e~ directly 10 The ~tsf.
Readers shs may hnev the ~hs~~~h~ats
81 p~rsses sa~v,iesed 10 this sstsms 90
The star othsf s~wspap~fs are srstsea
10 r~pseaas~ s.cs items 90 ~lIi asssre~s
the" sssmssniiiss-
suing FOUND Having hen
Informed that short time ago
vas sought thru your Hureau Of
Missing Rsintives." srites Thor Kui.
lnK. - Marion ST. n wish h.rvtyy %
Ist you know that have now
written home. and also % hank The
Star and others who lent a helping
hand for their in,eTes, and good work
done
AUSTIN GILLESPIE ~ Austin
Ciiissrl. l. sought by Seattle Chap
Ter. American Ned Cross.
y. y. SHIrrY-rAs, heard from
IN Colorado Springs. n yesre ago.
~ r. shippy IL sought by mis- sister.
Mrs. J. ~ Boynton. t5os " Ray.
mond st. Seattle. shippy would be
Sc years old now.
CHILDREN SOUGHT Mrs J. c.
Myers. SIS Third at. AnRcortes.
wash. Ia seeking her four children.
who were PLACED. size snyn In the
Washington chiidren'r society home
at Seattle. February -. and from
whom she has not hoard directly
since They are Ida May. "a. John
Curtis. II. Vernon. 10. and Rob.
ert. 9.
MRS. MADELINE SERENITY
George ~ Serenhe'z. 1919 Broad.
way. New York. t. seeking his wife.
Mrs. Madeline serenbctz. who was
las, seen April I, 1924. when she left
her home.
SAMUEL ". CHtpMaN-since
tho death OF Arthur Chapman st
kaponsin. wash. In tho spring Of
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Silk, Satin and Foulard $3.50 a

Regular 1896 quality Satin crepe de chine and Cheneys
Canton Crepe and Moonglo, $3.50 yard.
Canton Crepe regular S319 quality. and Moongo Satin
n splendid assortment OF coors.
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sros de Londres and Taffeea $l.e9 !

Fancy Chiffon Taffea regular $3.50 and s40O quality stripe
eros de Londrcs regular 1915 quality in large variety of
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1870. efforts 10 find ms rarher. Sam
uel II. Chapman. have been fruitiess.
Mrs. r. V. Chapman. care OF the Y.
w. c. A., Seattle. Is stifl hopeful Of
locating the missing man. who was
last heard OF several years ago In
Phoenix. AriL
CARL VICTOR SIMPSON - In
1912 or 1914. Carl Victor Simpson
was employed as cutter by local
tailoring slrm. Now brother Ia try.
ing TO locate him. Information should
be sent 20 the general secretary.
Madison Association OF Commerce. at
Madison. Wis.
ROY KISOR-Fearing that he
may have met with foul play. Mrs.
NJ. Thompson. 1919 Seventh owe. Is
trying to find trace OF her sen. Roy
Kisor. 20. who failed 60 come home
from work April Is. Kisor was en-.
ploycd as bell boy vt downtown
hotvl.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02
CITY is READY
TO FIGHT SUIT

Sui, Of the Strauss nsseuls Bridge
co against tho cisy for t5seooe dam
eyes for lnffingen@nts ~ bridge pat.
sn,s will be vigorously contested. &C.
rording 10 plans now bclng formu
lated by city officials.
The suit 10 esfS~tef 20 come b-for.
tho federal court In the near future
Tn. Strauss Co, alleges that tho city
lnfrfnged their patents IN erecting
the Fremont. ballard and University
bridges
An ordinance srprupr's'inx $50 300
% enable tho city engineer 10 pre-.
pare evidence In support o. IN. ei,y'-
case was introduced In the council
Monday az the suggestion n Corpora.
ton Counsel Waiter y. Meier.
-r~f..~. 49, .t.s.ttt ann kfi,A s~o-fa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02

NANAfsfo. IL. c.-~Char'es Grisvrr
OF courtenay. killed. and Patrick
spratt seriously hurt In auto wreck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-02

Australia IL offering inducements
10 immigrants.