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The Washington herald., 1922-12-11

COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA-Holding Probate
Court. No. 1885, Administrator.
This is to give notice that the sub
scriber of the District of Columbia
has obtained from the Probate Court
OF the District of Columbia, Letters
testamentary on the estate OF Martin
G. Copeland. late of the District Of
Columbia. deceased. All persons hsv-
ing claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same.
with the vouchers thereof. legally
authenticated. to the subscriber. on
or before the cath day OF November.
A. D.. 1928: otherwise they may by
law be excluded from all benefit OF
said estate. Given under my hand
this cath day of November. 1922.
AMANDA r. COPELAND. 27O9 Wood
ley road northwest. Attest: JAMES
TANNER. Register or Wills fro the
District of Columbia, Clerk OF the
Probate Court. JEFFORDS & DUT-
TON, attorneys
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LEGAL NOTICES

PUBLIC SCHOOLS. d. c. Examina-
tions will be held at Franklin
School Buildiag.' 18th and X streets
northwest. December 20, 1922. 500
a. m. to establish an eligible list
Of teacherships in the colored public
schools. (a) Senior day high schools:
All special subjects. (b) Junior High
Schools: English and American his
tory. (c) Vocational schools: All
special subjects. For further infor-
nation. apply to n. f. weahterless,
secretary board of examiners. Frank
Superintendent of Schools.
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THE DAHL
.sH4o R sTOR
Introducing Mr.. Grand.
81 JANE oaRoRM
age

I'VE might as we'll as. ask Miss
Synn, commented the elder OF
the Emmett slSters. ct isS't as i
It was afegular party, and shc1l
understand. Of course, that our
asking her to an affair Of this
sort doesn't put her or US under any
sort Of future social obligation.
We'll all right" quoth the
other Emmett. "And she'll pa b.
ably be so flattered to be asked
that she'll buyla lot Of the pS2s
and kettles. imagine she mas
quite q little money"
So that Is why Miss Emmett No.
/ telephoned to Mary Wynn that
night, something uuprecedent in
the six months that Mary Wynn
had come 10 live In Farnham.
II thought perhaps you'd be In
tetested In coming around to our
house Wednesday," sai1 she talk
ing pains not to let her voice carly
too much cordially. There is a
young man who is agent for the
Gold Star Kitchen Wear who Is
ieoming for demonst-StNn. He
asked me To- get together some OF
the: ladies in the neighborhood.
And he says" emphasized Miss
Emmett, that II It will be any
inducement there will be refresh7
ments and that you're not to bring
your purse. He doesn't want to
sell anything now. He came to ne
naturally as president OF the Farlt
ham woman's club aad wishing to
help any young man working bis
Z way through college, / told him he
conld have his demonstration al
our house."
Miss Emmett did not add that
she had consented S.At willingly
asthe young man in question Nd
agreed to give Miss Emmett five
per cent OF any sales that resulted
from her demonstration party, and
that he was moreover. going to
prepare and provide materials for
the refreshments seEyed.
Miss Wynn tried, 3, hide her
I excitement and happiness from
Miss Emmett on tibet telephone.
She had come to Farnham six
months ago to live In house Nat
had been willed to her by an unclo
who had lately died. Eat 30 far
Farham had not received her very
warmly. They eyed her with sus{
piclon. Old Mr.. Wynn was s0me-
thing Of an eccentric. There were
tales Of Mary Wynn's high floZn
notions. She had lived abroad
She could talk French as well as
She could talk English Sind she
came to Farnham with rathGr
shabby clothes. Therefore Farm
ham eyed her with suspiciN.
Now It seemeG to Mary Wynn -
Il the ice was broken as II at last
= Fafnham were opening, It's arms.
II was an odd eno1gS PARTY at
the Emmetts' that Wednesday ai-
ternoon. Twenty chairs OF moro
had been carried into the kitchen
to accommodate the guests and
late corners sat In the open door,
!, ways to the dining room or perch
ed upon the drain board Of this
Kitchen sink. Mary Wynn who had
arrived early In crisp summer
tFoek, sat close to the stove where
w HEN p 4 iFIU ~
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DEEP WATERS
A Lawyer or A Lover?
BY ZOE sEckLeY.

II want you to help-Anita."
Anita hasn't asked me-"
Someone has to start this
thing. and it's got to be me-" said
Barrett harshly. We've talked II
over, never fear. Anita just told
me she wouldn't change things II
She could. She's done. So am l. ]
should think you'd want to make
1t as little distressing for her as
possible"
Warren rose.
"Will you explain-the EN-.
phasis on the your"
The two were standing close,
their eyes level and engaged.
Certainly" said Barrett dis.
tnctly. II mean that you viii not
grieve to see Anita free Of me-"
"As an expression Of what !
think Of you. that's correct"
And equally correct" Barrett
gave a short, mlrthless laugh. "of
what you feel for her. We might
as well face things"
The lawyer held his look
steadily as If measuring blows.
Then with characteristic self-con-
troll turned away
IF Mrs. Barrett should ask me
to act for her." he said, seating
himself at the desk, N"I shall do
so. AS for what you say-whether
true or a lie-I shall do all I can
to hinder this divorce"
Fair enough, perhaps" snap
ped Barrett. and the door closed
sharply behind him.
ITO Be Continued.)
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With his wite's words ringing
In his ears. John Barrett TAXED
to town and assembled to the sky
scraper office Of Rex Warren, at
storney-at-law. Warren was a man
you instinctively thought Of as
attorney-at-law rather than plain
lawyer. he never PERMITTED emo
ton to express itself In word, look
or manner. When he felt strongly
about something, which was Of
ten. he said nothing but waited
until he could do something.
Then he did 1t.
Warren and Barrett had been
Jack" and REX" through the
years Of their after-college init
macy. But now as Barrett was
ushered into the lawyers office
the atmosphere chilled.
"WarTen-you will want 10
be my wife's attorney in our-dI-
vorce action" Barrett's embar-
,r,assment was evident Warren
shot him :, a keen glance, but
showed no other surprise,
"only II your wife asks me,
Barrett"
"she wilt-after I've cleared
the ground for it. There's a lot Of
clearing, to be done. Under our
beneficent laws. il two people de-
Gently want to part, that's not
enough. One Of the two must
make a seoundrel OF himself"
Sand you want me, take IT,"
said Warren, ito help you make
"a scoundrel Of yourself You
want me to connive at collusion."
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ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS
The Magic Glasses
By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON.

The Green Wizard mad lett sr
from Mr.. Tingaling, the fairy Ian Id
lord. asking for a pair Of mag cal
glasses. -
So he set about making them at
once. He boiled two powders In
strip and set Il out to cool. Tim
when, It got hard he cut out two
round clear pieces With a biscuit
cutter and the, rest was easy.
"There you are. my Mars" no
said to the Twins s"You may taxa
these magical glasses to TingalinE
EhU tell MN that after this hu W.
have no trouble at all.
"He can see through a stone
wall. or a mud bank or a tree
trunk without trying and no ono
can fool him any more. by pretend
Ing that he iss not at homo, Be as
quick as you can. for Buskins, TIE
apple tree fairy, needs a pair OF
smoked glasses TO ke9p the sun
from hurting his eyes when he
travels up to the sky, ! want you
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to take them to nm when you
come back.
Cant We make them now, II
they are ready" said Nick quick
ly. I'VE have to go right past the
old apple tree wheer Buskins 1ives
and we can leave them"
That's a fine idea! replied the
Green Wizard. Eyes they are all
ready and done up in paper and
tied with string. So you won't
have to wait. Here they are"
Nancy took TingalrN'3 glasses
which also were done w in paper
and tied with a string ;Id nut
them into her apron poI.et. Then
Nick took BuskIns smoked glasses
and put them into his pocket, and
the two slid down the pine trea
and hurried away on their errand
They hadn't noticed pair OF
sharp eyes peer:ng down at them.
Light Fingers, the bad little fairy,
was watching.
Ito Be Continuedl
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nothing that the young man from
Hilton college said or did coul1
escape her. 10 the otheFo seated
father back he may have SEEM
ted self possessed and peEfectly at
case. but Mary Wynn Il was OBJ
ylous that at times he felt the
awkwardness Of his{ position hefa
novice In the art Of. cooking. a
greenhorn in the kitchen telling
three seasoned housewives how tn
make besser omelets than Sley had
ever made before, assuring t!em
that coffee as they had made IL
before could never equal coffee "a
he was making It In one Of the new
Gold Star coffee pots, and Mary
Wynn thought once or twice as ne
stirred the eggs for ttS omelet or
measured the coffee to NIT in the
coffee pot that the bo - hands
trembled with confusion.
Apparently he was not entirely
familiar with his sales talk for HI
consulted from time to time the
notes that he had before hin
neatly written on pages from a
university notebook. Once OF
twice when there was an awkward
pause in his sales talk his eyes
would inadvertently met those OF
Mary Wynn and then a boyish
smile came into his eyes and Mary
Wynn flashed back q look OF Gu
couragement that cleared the air,
Mary was thinking that II
would be a very great thing for
any woman TO have q son so bent
on getting his education that he
was willing to spend his summers
as an agent demonstrating in We
mems kitchens. For Mary Wynn,
though not more than twenty-five
usually thought Of herself as very
much older. Her own youth seem.
ed very far away.
Then an end came to the dem
onstration and the amber clear
coffee was poured in Miss EN-
mett's second best tea cups aud
the feather light omelet was cut
In sample pieces and passed
around. Assurance came into the
face Of Che demonstration when he
saw and heard the praise OF 'he
women. Now" he said, "I'll pass
these blank cards and q pencil,
VIII you each one write your
name and address on a card?"
Having collected the cards aud
having looked them over with some
interest, he went on, Nov I want
to call on each one Of you person
ally" this was all, Of course, only
part OF the selling plan laid out al
the headquarters OF the Gold Star
office. MRS. Brown. when may
call on you? / want TO answer
all your questions. I want you Il
tell me your problems in cooking
equipment and then I want to helr
you solve them" There was a sor!
OF personal appeal in the words
that made Mrs. Brown giggle and
say, ANY time"
And SO on. Robert GrandagE
went the rounds, making definite
appointments to call on each OF the
guests present, with the object, OF
course, of making sales OF the
kitchenware for which he was
agent.
"Have arranged with evers
One?n he asked.
There was a pause and the1
Mary Wynn looked up. "Yoa
haven't arranged with me-" sha
said, then blushed unaccountabl-
Robert Grandage showed confusion
too. "You are Miss Wynn didn't
really forget" he said. II didn't
have the card with the rest" He
apparently put her card away from
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monthn ana up to the
moment Baby has ar
rived. 10 fully explained
10 the remarkable book,
sMotherAood and the
Baby" Tells also what
30 do Before and after
baby Gomez, probable
date Of birth, baby
rules, etc, and about
.hother'S Friend" used
By three generations Of
mothers, and sold In all
drug stores everywhere,
"&othcr'a Friend" "a
RRhttnSN kWkakaafI. 4.
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safe. free from narcotien, permits easier
during expectancy and childbirth. Start
ultuE It today. MrS. E. =. KerSer, Slayton,
MINI. aAy1:.'1t pulled me through" Send
for book today, 70 BradhGld Regulator Co.
BASS, Atlanta. Ga. Mothers Friend" 3
sold at all drug storeS.
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Childbirth
Valuable Illustrated Book Sen. Free.

How. thousands Of women. BY the simple
avoided unnecessary miSeries through many
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Purchases On Regular Charge
Accounts Will Appear On
January Statements

Upon make payment for purchase this sale until after the
holiday has passed Your selections will appear on state
ments rendered January LIST, instead Of December 1s
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-05
..pxY iss ok:ss F1sf sch6ots
The Rate In Dickinson County
SI5.0S3o

Approximately IL cents out oi
each dollar paid by the Kansas tax
payer In 1921 goes to the state gov
ernment while the balance goes to
local units OF government. Disre-
garding Irrational cents, the tax dol
lar is divided as follows: City, 30
cents; county, "a cents; school dis
trict. 10 cents; state. IL cents; town
shin, o Genes. City taxes, OF course
include the levy for city schools.
The total 1921 Kansas tax bill as
announced by the state tax commits
sion-S75, ,962 ,537 .O4-is an increase
of approximately IL per cent over
1920. Among the various govern
mental units, state taxes increased
the most, from $5,44O, ,33S.S4 in
1920 to $S,054, $4,000. This in
crease was caused principally By en-
larged appropriations Of the last, leg
islature for new buildings and equip
ment at the state educational, penal
and charitable institutions.
A large variation Is shown In the
1O5 counties from the average rate
of taxation for the entire state OF
s19.9sS3 on the $1,000 valuation.
The lowest rate Of taxation is in Nc
Pherson county, $12.S51O, while the
highest is in Wyandotte, $32.2656.
As a rule, taxes are higher in the
counties in which the larger cities
are located.
Dickinson county ranks 39th with
a tax rate Of $17.9S39.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-05

court Wednesday afternoon but II
will reconvene at O'Clock Thurs-
day morning. The case Of State OF
Kansas against A. W. Ault Of Chap
man, charged with forgery In the
third degree, is scheduled for trial
at that time. 1t will be hard
fought case and there will be con-
siderable number of witnesses. Ault
is charged with raising the amount
of a note which he held against VIM.
j. Lexow fron $500 to $1,000.
During Wednesday mornings ses-
sion the case of J. f. Brewer againss
the Postal Telegraph company was
heard and judgment rendered for the
defendant.
The Integrity Mutual Casualty
company was given.I judgment for
$1,225.SO against c. l. Brown and
h. j. Long in one case and judgment
for $1,3S9.07 against the Rocky
Ford Milling & Power Company In
another. Neither case was contested
Case of State Of Kansas against
u. ". bTOWH, tHuiBCu WIN
was continued.
Other cases disposed Of late Tues
day afternoon were:
Crawford VS.. Dyer ct al, appiica-
ton for receiver granted.
Frater VS.. Frater. decree for d.
yorce to the plaintiff.
Kieth VS.. Kieth, decree to plaintin,
granting divorce.
Ben Feist W.. Kloepfer. demurrer
sustained and jury dismissed.
Timm VS.. Anderson, dismissed.
Tolbert vs.. McRae, dismissed.
stroth VS.. Anderson and Anderson
rs. Stroth, dismissed.
Kruger VS.. Anderson, decree for
plaintiff for s1,O47 and 500 fee for
referee.
Layton rs. Layton, decree for
plaintiff. granting divorce.
Heindenreicb W. Wilson and
Howe VS.. Bradley, decree for plain
firs quIeting title.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-05
KARL RIDDLE A TRUSTEE
Palm Beach Has School of Opportun-
itv For IIliterate


Illiterate boys and girls under the
age Of twenty-one who are brought
into municipal court in West Palm
Beach, Fla, in future will be SEN
fenced to the School Of Opportunity
instead of Jail as the result OF a
movement launched by Municipal
Judge Joe L. Earman, former news
paper publisher and editor, and back
ed by the Rotary club and other
civic organizations there.
The School Of Opportunity has
been organized along the lines OF the
usual public school with a board OF
three trustees consisting Of Judge
Earman, City Manager Karl Riddle,
formerly of Abilene, and Chief OF
Police Frank Matthews. Business
men have offered to provide suitable
clothing for students who otherwise
might feel embarrassment because OF
their attire and Judge Earman mas
taken it upon himself to provide text
books, having placed an order for
$500 worth Of readers, arithmetics,
spelling and writing books, to which
subjects the course of study will be
confined.
The youngsters sentenced to the
school will become members Of spec
ial classes and will be instructed Dy
a teacher employed by the City
School Board. Glasses will be held
in the city school building at hours
which will not conflict with the reg
ular classes of the school, the girls
and young women to attend from
$3.50 to $50 p. m. and the boys
from $3.50 to 9:30 p. m.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-05
Ohifuary-Geo. Probasco

George ProbascO was born in Uti-
ca, Tompkins county, New YORK, on
the 2sth day Of December, 1885, and
died at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. d. J. Baer, December 27, 1921,
aged So years, II months and 70
days.
In 1874, at the age Of 8 years, he
moved with his parents to Michigan,
locating in Oakland county, and later
at the age of 81 years, he moved to
Kankakee county, ILL.,. where he lived
until August, 1862. Responding to
his country's call for troops, he
donned the blue and entered the SER
vice as a member Of Company ], Sew
enty- Sixth Illinois Infantry Volun-
teers. with which organization he
served three years, being honorably
discharged in August, 1865.
when the war over, Mr.. Probasco
returned to Kankakee county, ILL
nois, where he remained until the
spring Of 1871. Prior to his enter
ing the military service he was mar
ried in that county on the goth day
of June. 1850 tothlss Sarah Adelia
Harrington, who preceded him Aug.
q. 1899. To this union were born
FIVE children: Perry A., George
Wesley, Nellie r. McEhenny, Mary
A. Morse and Eva NJ. Baer, Of whom
three. Perry A.. Nellie r. McElhenny
and Eva M. Baer survive.
In the spring of 1871. Mr.. Probas-
co, accompanied by his family, came
to Dickinson county. Kansas. and
took I'D his residence In Sherman
where he lived until 1910,
when he came TO Abilene where he
spent the remainder Of his life.
He leaves to mourn their loss the
above mentioned children, one sister,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-05
UNCLE SAM EASING UP
Many Luxury Taxes Taken on Yes
terday


terday
Changes in federal taxes voted by
congress last month went into full
force yesterday. Here's how they
will effect you:
When you ride on railroad train
or an inland or cOastwise steamer
YOU no longer will have to pay the
government eight per cent, Of the
amount of your fare and eight per
cent of the cost of your seat, berth
or stateroofa.
When you ship freight you will
not be assessed an extra three per
cent of the cost. Likewise you can
send packages by express or parcels
post without having to give up a
"war tax.
When you visit the drug store for
bottle of proprietary medicine,
tube Of tooth paste, toilet prepara-
ton or the like you will escape the
vexatious stamp taxes.
When you 60 to soda fountain
YOU no longer will find Uncle Sam
holding out his hand for penny on
each ten cents or fraction that you
nav the clerk for drink or plate
Of ice cream.
If YOU want to sport pair of shoes
costing more than $40 or shirt
costing more than So you will not
have to lay out tax. These and all
the other so-called luxury taxes on
clothing, as well as those on UNI
brellas, parasols, sun shades, pic
ture frames, trunks, valises, pocket
books, ETC., went into the discard
Yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-05
FARMERS school
TO GIVE FREE INSTRUCTION BY
EMINENT EDUCATORS
2-Day Short Course In Abilene High
Schooi-Lectures, Den,onstra-
tons and Moving Pictures

Every person interested IN better
farming, better and easier house
keeping, better community life, or
kindred subjects should attend the
Agricultural Short Course which is
to be held in the Abilene high school
building Friday and Saturday, jan
uary 20 and 21. Sessions will be held
morning, afternoon and evening OF
both days. The course is under the
auspices of the Dickinson County
Farmers Institute and everyone Is In
vited to attend any and all the ses-
sions which are free.
The course is under the direction
of Prof. p. G. Holden. No man has
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-05
COURT GRINDS AGAIN
Three in Jail For Petit Larceny,
Fined $50
from Tuesdays DaIly.1


District court opened for the jan
uary session Monday morning at
O'Clock, Judge c. M. Clark OF Pea
body presiding.
OMalley,- Atkinson and Higgins,
arraigned last week for breaking
into a freight car in the Rock Island
Yards at Herington pleaded guilty
to petit larceny and were sentenced
to 80 days in county Jail and fined
$50 and costs each.
Abner Page is i'm Jail for 10 days
for failing to pay alimony to his wife
who obtained a divorce from him
some time ago.
Motion for new trial was over
ruled In the case of Northcutt VS.. w.
G. McAdoo, director general OF the
railroad administration. The case
came before the district court here
for the fourth time when the motion
was oyerruled this term. The first
trial resulted in a hung jury and the
second trial in a verdict for North
cutt Of $4,000 damages against the
railroad for injuries received while
he worked as brakeman on the Union
Pacific. The case was apepaled and
remanded to this county for new
trial. In the third trial a demurrer
to the evidence was sustained and
the Jury dismissed. The motion for
q new trial being overruled this term
closes the case.
Other cases were disposed of as
follows:
Miller VS.. Seaton. settled.
smalley VS.. Smalley, dismissed.
Swader VS.. Kansas Flour Mills 20.
motion to set aside findings and mo-
tion for new trial overruled.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-01-05

done more for American agriculture
than he and he is credited with hav-
ing put thousands of dollars into the
farmers pockets.
The other members Of the faculty
are or have been agricultural college
professors and are well known
authorities. Two of them, Prof.
Crandall and POrf. StOkdyke, are
from the Kansas State Agricultural
College.
In the talks and lectures large
charts and lantern slides will be used
and at every session the subjects
treated will be thrown open for d.
cussion.
Moving pictures of an educational
and instructive nature will be fea-
ture Of the evening meeting.
Moving pictures of an educational
and instructive nature will be fea-
ture of the evening meetings.
One feature Of the short course
will be a Question box" The box
will be placed at the door and into 1t
all will be asked to drop such ques-
tions as they would like to have an
swered. The questions will be dis
clussed. 1t may be that the problem
that is bothering you has been solved
by some one else in this community,
who will tell you all about 1t.
If you would know how much OF
solid information will be afforded by
this course, read the complete pro-
gram which follows:
Friday Morning, 1O:0O-I1:45
Music
"Disease of Grain Crops. s".-----.---.-..--
Prof. StOkdyke
Disease of Potatoes"
| Prof. Robertson
Amendment of Committees, Farm
ers' Institute
Friday Afternoon, 1:1S-4:O0
Music
..The Care of Farm Poultry
...... Miss Wingent
1.-THE Forage Question: Alfalfa,
Grasses and Sorghums"- "---..------
Prof. Holden
GLOW to Select a Dairy Cow
. Prof. Crandall
Friday Evening, 1880
Music
"Household Conveniences--------.-.-..
Miss Wingent
Communities Are Made of Folks"
Pref. Holden
Saturday Morning, 9:3O-11:4S
Music
"Disease of Truck Crops "-----------
....Profs. Stokdyke and Robertson
"small Grains With Special Refer
ence to Wheat and Oats "----..-..--.
Prof. Holden
"Hogs For PROFIT" Prof. Robertson
Reports Of Committees
Saturday Afternoon. 1:lS-+:Oo
Music
~Retter Country Schools"
.... Prof. Holden
.aThe Balanced Ration Tor the
Dairy Cow Crandah
Saturday Evening, 1850
Music
~Poultry" Prof. Robertson
Moving Pictures
Address f1o'uen