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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16
WANT TAXES DISTRIBUTED
Bourbon County Petitions For Equit-
able Distribution on Real Estate
lAssociated Pressl

Fort Scott, March 14.-The Bour-
bon county grange and the Bourbon
county farm bureau have petitioned
the assessors for more equitable
distribution Of taxes on real estate.
Figures were presented at a recent
meeting to show that during the
period 1915 to 1921 the assessed
valuation of city property decreased
4 per cent, while the valuation OF
county property has been increased
% per cent. The figures showed
that farmers of Franklin and Wal
nut townships, where there are no
towns. are paying taxes on 81 per
cent of the valuation as compared
with II per cent paid on city prop
erty.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16
REv. isovoxRD TO cOsFEaRScz
Repovt From Local m. b Church
VIII Show Progress


Rev. @. L. Hovgard Of the Meth
odist church left for Topeka where
he will attend the Kansas confer
eDce which opened there today and
will extend through the week. Rev.
Hoygard has been In Abilene during
the past FIVE years and as the quar-
terly conference gave him unani-
nous invitation to return he will re-
main here unless something unfore-
seen should occur.
Rev. Hovgards report to the con-
ference will show progress In the
local church organization. During
the past five years he has received
into the church 672 new members.
He has performed 173 funerals, only
43 of which have been for members
of the Methodist church. The Sun
day school has increased In mem
bership and now has enrolled LOTT,
including the cradle roll. There has
been an increase Of 200 in the aver
age attendance. The EpwOrth League
has grown and now has member
shin of 1856. The women's home and
foreign missionary societies have
been increasing contributions and
meeting their appointments each
wear. Outside Of the contributions
by the missionary societies the
church has averaged contributions OF
$4,000 toward the centenary during
the past three years. Recent con-
tributions for improvements and to-
ward the new church have amounted
to $4,000 in cash and over $4,000
in subscriptions.
The report Of growth will be graf
flying testimony Of Rev. HOvgard's
faithful efforts for its development.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16

,sround.- onr q thecmlrae I'm Immrs
places he said the ioe was formed
around the lines to a thickness or L.
inches In diameter.
The damage to the power lines was
not great In doilafs and cents said
MFR. Brown but the power could moi
be turned on In many places because
many OF the other wires we're tan
gled with the power lines and to nave
turned a high voltage over the latter
would have caused fires and sndan-
gered life from live wires. Parts OF
the city were without current ias'
night.
II Is said that half Of the poles be
tween here and Junction City are on
the ground.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16
Mrs. MeIlssa HARDING Dead

Mrs. Melissa Harding, mother Of
Jay Harding Of this city, passed
away at the home Of her son on East
Enterprise street. Funeral services
viii be held from the home at 2:3o
Friday afternoon, Rev. c. l. How
gard officiating and burial win be In
the Abilene cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16

and Ssuihy smile. { Through an her
sufferings she endured her pain with
great patience. Besides her father
and mother she leaves three sisters
and one brother and host Of rela-
tives and friends to mourn her early
departure.
Funeral services were held Wed.
nesday at $3.50 at the Swedish Luth-
eran church conducted by Rev.
Sagerhammer Of SmOlan, and Rev.
Filler of Navarro. Burial in the
church cemetery. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful. Music
was furnished by a quartet.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16

.5ss Obitssry- MIidFcd sto&6ese @
Mildred Victoria Londene, dolly"
to her friends, was born March 1,
1915. Before the age Of she had
an attack Of pneumonia and under
went a serious operation the same
winter. She then enjoyed good
health until two years ago when she
had infantile paralysis and two at
tacks of pneumonia In one month.
She recently contracted the flu which
turned to pneumonia which caused
her death March 6, 1922, aged z
years and days. Her friends will
long remember her sweet disposition
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16
MISS ZOOK Y. w. OFFICER
IA Vice President of Organization at
College of Emporia

Miss Florence Zook Of Abilene,
who is attending the College OF EN-
poria has been elected vice president
Of the college Y. w. G. A. for next
year. Miss Zook, who is junior,
has been prominent in Y. w. work
for her three years there.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16
ORGANIZATIONS BUSY YEAR
o. A. Dentzer Is Again President OF
Commercial Club

kOmmerCl1b MUD
The Abilene Commercial Club
which is performin ga most valuable
service to the community has re-
elected o. A. Dentzer president, A.
p. Rogers vice president, G. ID. Sim.
mons treasurer, and Newton Cole
secretary. The club has had a most
useful year and its annual statement
showed that 1t has nearly 100 men,
bers. The receipts for the year were
$2,1SO.91. The expenditures includ-
ed these principal items: Salaries,
$6O3.36; rent, 5000; fuel $292.68
light, gas, telephone, $262.SS; dues,
taxes and sundries, $129.64. 1t also
purchased two shares in the club
building company and eventually will
own the club house under the plan
outlined.
While meetings are usually re-
ferrpd to as business mems gath
erings. the Commercial club is the
backbone OF the towns commercial
activities; It finances the club house
and the luncheops and pays the larg-
est part OF the expense for mainten-
ance, secretary. etc. As an indica-
ton of the use made Of the club
house Secretary Cole reports that 30
meetings have been held in 1t since
January l.
Much Of the success Of the club
is due to the tireless energy and
good management Of Secretary Cole,
who with the president, o. A. Dent
ger, and the board Of directors, has
carried forward the towns interests
with great success. The club Is to-
day in the most substantial position
of the city's history and going strong
for 1922.
The club will entertain Chapman
Commercial Club Thursday evening
March % with dinner in the Legion
hall.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends for their kindness, as
sistance and floral offerings during
the illness and death Of our wife
and mother.-Earl MartsOlf and
Children
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16
CARS WILL LAST LONGER
On Hard Surfaced Road Says Stat
Highway Engineer

The average life Of motor cars
would be increased from one to five
years If Kansas had concrete roads,
M. w. Watson, state highway engi-
neer, estimates.
statistics show" Watson said,
chat the life Of cars used on the
concrete road Of California are much
longer than those driven over the dirt
roads Of our state"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-16
Gard of Thanks

l wish to extend my heartfelt
thanks to the kind neighbors and
friends who gave their assistance
and sympathy during the illness and
death Of my mother.-Jay Harding.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
IMPROVEMENT ASSN
PLANS CELEBRATION

All arrangements were completed
for the celebration of h terth an
niversary of the Western improve
ment Association, to be held Satur-
day, December 8, in the western
Improvement Association hall IN
Brace avenue at a committee meet
ing held last night at the nome OF
S. p. Stark, in Brace avenue. A
supper will be served at 1880 fol-
lowed by dancing during the evening.
Hollander's Saxophone Orchestra
will furnish the music for the coca
sion. Tickets may be procured from
any member of the club.
The Western Improvement Asso,,
citation originated ten years ago, n
held their meetings in the OLD "a
sino hall. MAIDS J. Dinesen was the
first president of the organization
and S. P. Stark is the present IN
cumbent. In their ten years of &c
tivities, many improvements in poIh
the city as a whole and especlaily
in the western section of the city
have been accomplished. The com
mittee in charge consists of MAIDS j.;
Dinesen, chairman; S. P. Stark, a
Mullins, Chris Jensen, r. olsen, N.
Hoyer and the ladies assisting +
Mrs. M. j. Dinesen, Mrs. S. z. stark
Mrs. Carl Mullins, Mrs. Chris Jen-
sen, Mrs. X. Olsen and Mrs. N. Hoyer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
CARD PARTY TUESDAY
FOR ROSARY SOCIETY

The Rosary Society of St. Mary's
church will hold a card party and
dance in the Western improvement
Association Hall, in Brace avenue,
Tuesday, November 81, for the bene-
fit of st. Mary's High School building
fund. Bridge, five hundred. pin
ochle, euchre and the peanut Jab
will be the games in play. Many
prizes will be awarded. There will
also be a prize for non-players and
a door prize. Cards will begin at
s O'Clock sharp. For those VINO do
not care to play cards. excellent
music will be secured for dancing.
Tickets may be procured from any
member of the committee which con-
sists of Mrs. Herman Sieber, chair
man; Mrs. Peter Quadt, Mrs. William
Sheehan, Mrs. William McDeuna,
Mrs. William Harrison, Mrs. Chris
Gottstein, Mrs. Joseph Burke, Mrs.
Floyd Baumgarten, Mrs. S~tehlgens,
Mrs. Frank Rhodes, Mrs. James No
Ian, Mrs. Richard Green, Mrs. Will
liam Fitzgerald, Mrs. Dan Dooley,
Mrs. Benjamin Goetschins Mrs.
Dave Fender, Mrs. John Winands,
Mrs. Mary Vogel. Mrs. Harry Haga-
man, Mrs. John Simpson, Mrs. Harry
Warren, Mrs. Andrew Harrington,
Mrs. NJ. ]. Nolan, Mrs. Margaret
Travers, Mrs. Michael Harrigan, Mrs.
William Cladek, Mrs. Patrick Dever-
in n Mrs. Joseph Buckley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
TWO TEACHERS ARE
GIVEN RECEPTION

Mrs. Edwin Dominick, whose
marriage has just been announced
and Miss La Verne De Hamm
whose wedding to Lloyd c. GrlswoId
of Woodbridge, will take place
shortly were the guests of honor al
a luncheon given by their feuoW
teachers at School No. 4 yesterday.
A large wedding bell with. ribbon
streamers to which were fastened
the attractive place cards formed
the appropriate decorations. Mr..
liver Larsen catered The luncheon.
Mrs. Dominick was presented win
a sterling silver carving set, while
Miss De Hamm received sterling
silver candle sticks. Following the
luncheon, Miss Mary Cohen, MISS
Rose Sacarny, and Miss Mary VIII
ner, delightfully."- entertained with a
Russian operetta.
The guests included: Misses Vlr-
ginia Widerstrom, Hannah n huth
Hughes, Elsie Bernard, Helena
Wright, Rose Sacarny, Mary STACK
La Verne De Hamm, Mary Wilmer,
Ada Carson, Rae Goldstein, Hazel
Brogger, Emily Peterson, Margaret
Crowell, Mary Mcintyre. Dorothy
Hadden, Carrie Dixon, Sophie Grel-
ner, Kate Splitter, Mary Cohen, Es-
Their Beckhoff, Esther Widerstrom,
Mrs. H. Konopka. Mrs. Franklyn
Brehme, Mrs. Arthur johnson, Mrs.
Donald Manson, Mrs. Edwin Domi-
nick, Mrs. NJ. Fales and Royal Pred
moro.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
COLLEGE FRATERNITIES
UNITE IN CLUB BUILDING

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-College
fraternity men are the latest New
Workers to turn cliff-dwellers.
The high price of lodgings, which
has driven many families from pri-
vate houses into apartment houses,
has caused members of various fra
ternity clubs to seek a common
roof.
To meet this need the Fraternity
Clubs Building, a sixteen story
structure, is being erected at Madi-
son Avenue and 3Sth street.
Members of the various clubs,
nearly ali of them college graduates,
will have their w private club
quarters and sets of sleeping rooms,
but while they may lounge and
slumber under the Greek emblems
of their own brothsrhoods. they will
eat and exercise in & communal din
ing hall and gymnasium.
The house committee Will COM
prise a representative of each par
club. National headquar-
of several fraternities VIII be
located in the building.
Serving on the honorary board OF
the housing committee, are Newton
L. Baker, former Secretary of War;
Major-General Robert l.. Bullard;
I. Coleman Dupont; Byron P. Har-
Will II. Hayes former Post
master General; Secretary of State
Hughes: Joseph E. Ransdell Rev.
DR.. Ernest NJ. Stires; Oscar W. I'm
derwood and former Governor
Charles $. Whitman.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
WAGON IS new CLUE
TO MURDER MYSTERY
(Continued trCm page y

grand jury may accept Mrs. Gibson's
story and act ~affirmatively upon it.
He is looking beyond the grand
iur period to the time when his
client might face trial in open
court, where credibility as has been
pointed out by Attorney Mott him.
sell is o fgireated weight than cor
r~oboration.
Many apparently believe that
whether Mrs. Gibson's story is true
or not, there is doubt a Somerset
county trial jury would accept it
against the word of a woman OF
Mrs. Halls character.
Officials of Middlesex county to-
day admitted the truth of a story
told by William Phillips, night
Waterman at New Jersey State Col
lege for Women, opposite the Hall
home, that he had been approached
after IL o'clock two weeks ago by
two men who said they possessed
information of value to Mrs. Hall.
The men drove up in a car, said
Phillips, and asked if he were the
watchman at the Hall home. He said
no. They appeared not to believe
him. but said they wanted to see
Mrs. Hall. He said he led them to
believe he was telephoning to her,
but instead aroused the authorities.
He then took the men into custody
and turned them over to officials
who questioned them for two hours
before releasing them.
One official said today the episode
was without significance. The names
of the men were not made known
nor the nature of their explanation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
SHOWER IS GIVEN
MISS MASSOPUST

Mrs. Steve Lachiewicz. Of State
street, gave a surprise miscellaneous
shower for Miss Elizabeth B. Masso-
pust last night in honor of her ap-
preaching marriage to Herman
Prybylowsky of this city. Games
and dancing were enjoyed through
out the evening. Dainty refresh
ments were served.
The guests included Misses
Frances Prybylowsky, Helen An
dersch, Anna Gadek, Helen Lisky,
Antoinette Seiboth, Antoinette Mas
sopust, Antoinette Lachiewicz, Mary
Starch, Olga Zylka, Mrs. S. Lachie-
wicz, Mrs. w. Massopust, ST., Mrs.
w. Massopust, Jr., Mrs. A. Seiboth,
Mrs. Anton Massopust. Mrs. Joseph
Massopust, Mrs. Prybylowsky, Mrs.
Zylka, Mrs. A. Weiss, Mrs. Joseph
Gadek, ST., Mrs. j. Bonisky, Miss r.
Wabaschak, Miss Sophie Gadek,
Misses Jenny and Irene. and Her
nan Prybylowsky.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
MUSIC
EVENT MONDAY
Charles w. Cadman and
Princess Tsianina to Appear
at Woman'S Club Concert

One of the greatest musical treats
in the history of the city, will be
held in the high school auditorium
on Monday night. under the aus
pices of the Woman's Club, when
Charles Wakefield Cadman, a COM
poser of considerable note, being es-
pecially noted for his Indian folk
songs. Accompanying Mr.. Cadman
will be Princess Tsianina, the IA
nous Indian Prima Donna, who has
the honor of being the first Amer
lean girl to sing on the Rhine after
the Armistice was signed.
The Woman's Club is having Mr.
Cadman visit this city and give a
recital do so not only to give the
citizens of the city a treat. but to
raise money for the charity funds
of the club, the object of which is
to finance the MONDAY luncheons in
the public schools. This Is n of
the most needy causes in the his
tory, as it not only keeps the chill
dren from walking long distances to
their homes in all kinds of weather,
but assures all of obtaining the pro-
per nourishment, which mean so
much il a scholar is to be success
full in his or her studies.
Much space could be taken up in
talking of Mr.. Cadman and Princess
Tsianina. but it seems that this
would be a useless waste of space, for
these two persons, n a famous
composer, and the other a singer of
note are exceptionally well known
about the country. Mr.. Cadman is
perhaps best known for his songs,
From the Land of the Sky-Blue
Water" and "At Dawning." Con-
cert singers often use these selections
in their programs and they have
been featured time and time again
in the radio programs.
Princess Tsianina is a vel; known
concert and opera singer. She went
into Germany with the first Ameri-
can troops to o the Rhine and on
Christmas morning, 1918, she sang
the famous German Christmas carol
Holy Night" in the Kaiser's church
at Coblenz. She has been made a
member of the American Legion, an
honor conferred on very few women
in the world.
As Mr.. Cadman and Princess Tsi-
ANNA will not appear in New York
City this season, many New YORK
people are coming here to enjoy the
program to be rendered by them.
Many persons from the surrounding
towns r also expected to take this
opportunity to hear these two noted
people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
PRINCE OF WALES MAKES
LATE DANCING POPULAR

LONDON. Oct. 30-The popular
ity of the cabaret and the evening
dance in London's fashionable We t
End restaurants is returning and
the reason therefore seems to be in
no small measure due to the Prince
OF Wales and his brothers
Immediately after his return
from the Far East, the Prince ap-
peared at several well known res
taurants for the late supper and
dance, accompanied generally by
the Duke of York or Prince Henry,
and a party of friends. Also since
the return of the Prince from Scot
land he has been seen at several
of these dances, and so have his
two brothers.
The royal visitors applaud neart-
lily the entertainment and music,
but only occasionally take part in
the dancing. The mere fact that
they are present, however is
enough for the West Ender, and
the places are crowded nightly in
the hopes that some member of the
royal family will be present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
SEIZE BOOZE At CARTERET

CARTERET, Nov. 16-Five cases
Of Scotch whiskey concealed in the
shaft alley of the ship Luksefjell,
which recently locked at the plant
OF the United States Metals Refining
Company here, has been seized by
custom officers from the custom
house in Perth Amboy. The whiskey
and o. Olsen, the third engineer OF
the vessel. the alleged owner of the
stun, were taken to New York
where Olsen paid a sum of money
required by the government and the
liquor was conflscated.
The custom officials had consider
able difficulty in locating the whis'
key, and it was only after all sec
tions of the ship had been searched
4dat the inspectors decided to lool
n the shaft alley which is at the
very bottom Of the boat and filled
with water and oil. The five case
Of whiskey were found floating il
the water of the shaft alley afte
the Inspectors had found it neces
sary to take up boards to get into II
When the whiskey was taken o.
deck Olsen admitted it was his an
accompanied the officials to the NeN
. York office. The vessel carried be
s.sides the whiskey a cargo of or
Hsrom South America.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
PERSONALS

Miss Anna Reddy, of Broad street,
visited in New York yesterday.
Mrs. Adolph Brogger, of Gordon
street, left today for st. Barnabas
Hospital in Newark. where she will
undergo an operation.
A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Mawkey, of Fayette street,
recently.
Miss Louisa Petersen, Misses
Helga and Ellen Woldsen and Miss
Lena Lybeck attended a perform
ance of Better Tines at the Hip
podrome last night.
John Dram, formerly of this city,
is seriously i'll at his home. in High
land Park.
Mrs. NJ. Dubois, of Red Bank,
visited friends in this city yester-
day.
Mrs. Jay r. FRANKIE, of Jeffer-
son street. visited friends in Cald-
well. yesterday.
Miss Grace o'Brien. of New
Brunswick avenue. is confined to
her home with Illness.
John Runyon, of New Brunswick,
is visiting friends in this city, to-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16
BOOZE REFERENDUM IS
SUGGESTED FOR STATE

TRENTON, Nov. 16.-Following
the sweeping wet victory in New
| Jersey last week which carried Gov.
Edwards, Democrat, to the United
States Senate, and eX-Judge George
8. Silzer, also Democrat, to the Gov
| errors chair, the legislature, Re
publican in complexion, plans TO
consider three tests of the Prohibi-
| ton question early in the session.
| opening in January.
The first test expected is that pro-
posed by Scarborough Emmerson
L. Richard, a Liberal Republican of
Atlantic county, who yesterday de-
| clared that inasmuch as the Repub-
lican Party should cut away from
the Anti-Saloon League, he will in
troduce a bill in the Senate to re-
peal the Hobart State Prohibition
Enforcement Act, put Though the
Legislature last winter at the be-
hest of the Anti-Saloon League.
The second test will be on a reso-
luton Mr.. Richard declared he will
introduce to the effect that New
Jersey congressman and United
States Senators be urged by the
Legislature to work for a modifi-
cation of the Volstead act.
The third and probably the most
important test is expected to be a
resolution to submit the question OIL
prohibition enforcement, by repeal
ing the Hobart act or the legalizing
of light wines and beer, to the vot-
ers of the state in the 1928 general
election.
The chief sponsor of the State Pro-
hibition referendum is State Treas
urer William 7. Read, Republican
of Camden, chief lieutenant of for
mer United States Senator David
Baird, the South Jersey Republican
leader. This resolution will likely
be presented by Senator Wallworth,
of Camden. Approval of the plan IS
said to be quite general in political
circles.
The plan was explained to the Es-
sex Republican assembly delegation
in conference here yesterday and
many of them expressed willingness
t support it. The announcement
from Treasurer Read was accom-
panied by an attack on the Anti -Sa-
loon League, MI. Read declaring hat
it was time for the Republican party
to divorce itself from every connec-
ion with the Anti-Saloon League and
to think for itself if it ever hopes
for success"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16

About $50 was realized from the
noon-day luncheon held at the Y.
NJ. C. A. yesterday. Mrs. William
CARTS, chairman, was assisted by
Mrs. Fenby Scott, Miss Frances
Hance, Miss Elizabeth Oliver and
Miss Lucy Bernard. Miss Emma
Sanford took charge of the supper.
The following donations were re-
ceived: Pie-Miss Edythe Gallagher,
Miss Lola Melbourne, Miss Miriam
Hart, Miss Antoinette Seiboth, Mrs.
Thomas Foster, Mrs. e. De Hamm,
Pudding-Mrs. G. Drysdale. Cake
Mrs. John Shoe, Mrs. Katharine
Brogger, Miss Ella Brown, Miss Mil
dred Olsen, Mrs. Fenby Scott, Miss
Louise CARTS. Fudge-Miss Mary
Meade. Canned peaches-Miss Elm
ma Sanford.