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Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
MADE BUSINESS OF MURDER
William Burke. Infamous ' irlshman,
Also instrumental In Adding
Significant Verb to Language.

Burke and Hare were two notorious
b0dy.snatchers, or resurrectionists,
who carried on their infamous trade
In Edinburgh. william Burke was
born In Ireland In 1892, and went to
Scotland us a iaborer about 1917. In
1927 he was living In cheap lodging
house kept by another Irish laborer
named William Hare. About the end
Of 1927 one of Hare's dodgers, an army
pensioner, died. and Burke and Hare
sold the body to DR.. Robert Knox.
an Edinburgh anatomist. Hare there
upon suggested body-snatching as a
business and Burke agreed. The two
men then started In to entice poor
travellers to Hare's or some other
cheap lodging house. The victims
were piled with liquor and then suf-
fOcated under mattresses, without
marks Of violence. Doctor Knox took
the bodies and paid up to Ella ($cO)
for them. At least Is people had
been murdered In this way before
Burke and Hare were arrested. Hare
turned kings evidence, and Burke
was found guilty and hanged In Edin-
burgh on January 2S 1920. Hare
found Scotland too hot for him and
went to England. where he Is believed
to have died under an assumed name.
The verb ito burke" meaning to suf-
focate, to strangle, to suppress, or to
put out Of the way secretly, had Its
origin In Burke's method Of doing
away with his victims.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
NURsE.s REPORT FOR JUNE
Miss Flanagan Made 900 Visits Dur
ing the Month

Miss Edna Flanagan, public
nurse, reports 966 visits made dur
ing June. With the babies and chill
dren newly enrolled during the
month we have a total number of
437 babies and 1872 children enrolled
at station. School children weighed
and measured at station during the
month, 1877. We have nutrition
class on Tuesday afternoons at
Hope. Wednesday afternoon at
Woodbine and Thursday afternoons
at Navarro. A class in home hygiene
and care of the sick is taught In Abb
lene Monday and Friday afternoons,
also nutrition class on Tuesday
and Thursday. The detailed report
of the month is:
Cases under care during month,
1S; nursing visits made during the
month, 95; calls to Office for all pur-
poses, 400; trips over county, % !;
babies weighed at station, ia; pre-
school age children weighed at sta
ton, %; friendly visits made dur
ing the month, IS; office treatments,
10.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
Rev. w. J. Osborne Dead.

Mrs. II. c. Kandt was called to
Kansas City some two weeks since
by the serious illness Of her father,
who passed away last Friday at the
Bethany hospital Of Brights disease,
aged S4 years. Mr.. Kandt attended
the funeral Saturday, returning
Sunday. Rev. Osborne was min
lister Of the NJ. e. church and was
in charge at Hope for several years
at various intervals. He made his
home here several years ago and
has many friends whose admiration
Of his sterling character will cause
them to learn of his death with sin
cere sorrow.-Heringt Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
ALL QUIET AT hERINuToN


Reports to Sheriff Sherman from
HeringtOn say that the strike situa-
ton there is quiet. About 200 ROCK
Island shop employees left their work
Saturday and their places will be
filed as rapidly as possible. A num-
ber of deputy sheriffs are located In
the town and while no trouble Is an
ticipated the officers are ready for
anything that may occur.
The Union Pacific today sent a
letter to all employees who remained
on the job. 1t says: "The under
signed most heartily commends you
for your splendid action In remain
ing at work. You have done Just
what knew you would do. And in
this connection, your attention Is
called to the fact that this strike
which became effective at 10 a. IN.
July 1, 1922, is not a strike against
this railroad, but 1t Is strike
against the constituted authority OF
our nation, and as such, doomed to
failure for the reason that every
loyal American citizen cannot help
but to demand that our government
shall be supreme that law shall pre-
vail. 1t is believed by the Union
Pacific management that every right
thinking man will return to the SER
vice inside the next forty y-eight hours
az within that period he will have
had time to think and to reason out
for himself and family just what
this strike means to them, this
Haunting the governmental author
ity, that this is not against the rail
road but against the very founda-
tion upon which our Nation stands;
namely: observance of law"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
WHAT ABOUT 1T, DR.. WATSON2
Undecipherabfe Card Is Received By
the Reflector

Sherlock and his friend, DR.. Wat
son might be interested in a postal
card received by the Reflector today,
postmarked Minneapolis, Kansas. On
one side is thrilling scene entitled
1.-THE Vampire Dance" while the
other holds meaningless message
Calculate ever may been prosper
myself haint judge do" Can some
unknown resident Of Minneapolis en-
tertain evil designs on the Reflec-
tor or is it only a practical joke?
Call for A. Conan Doyle.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
Forage Crop Pays.

AS a result Of systematized regula-
tion by the United States forest
service, the forage crop Of the national
forests is now returning an annual in
come to the fedora, treasury OF close
to s2,5OO,OOO, says the American For
estry magazine. By system Of range
aIIotments under which nominal graz
ing fees are charged, the forest SER
vice has brought the national forest
ranges under practical and profitable
administration.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
eAsaaaaaaAeAAs
TWENTY YEARS HENCE


The new wing OF the Abilene
Memorial Hospital will be completed
this week and will be ready for oc-
cupancy within the month. When
this addition is finished the hospi-
tai will have one hundred and sixty
private rooms, five operating rooms
and four public wards. The twen-
tieth anniversary Of this splendid
memorial will be fittingly celebrated
tomorrow, independence Day by SER
vices at the new north entrance.
Abilene's ninety piece band will fur
nish music and the governor will be
the chief speaker.
A special Fourth of July dance
will be given at "Summerland' on
North Fourteenth. Radio music will
be Furnished by Chuck's Harmon
izers broadcasted from New York
City. This orchestra Of 125 pieces
is undoubtedly the best In this coun-
try and broadcasts its music very
rarely.
The paving contract has been let
for North Thirty Second street from
Buckeye west to Union and for South
Seventeenth from Broadway east to
Liberty. These streets are both to
be paved with brick, that having
proved so satisfactory in the bust
ness section.
A mistake in the census report
has been found and the population
of Abilene, including East Abilene
and Harding Place is discovered to
be 59,S47 instead Of 57,547.
A meeting of the directors of. the
Abilene Country club was held last
night at the Abilene Club at Ninth
and Broadway. The membership of
the club was placed at 100, making
it more exclusive than in recent
years. The new 100000 club house,
it is hoped. will be started before
fall. The plans as they now stand
include billiard rooms. card rooms,
two dining rooms, swimming pool,
ball room, half dozen private
rooms, and sun parlor beside the
commOdious apartment for the care
taker The now beautiful eighteen
hole course will be entirely remod-
eled and will be made the most pic
turesque in the Middle West.
There will be a meeting of the
American Legion veterans in the club
room on the ninth floor of the Abb
lene club tonight. All are requested
to be present as the program for to-
morrow is to be discussed. Four
bands have been engaged for the
parade and one division will be made
up of 81 local airplanes flying above
the line of cars and floats.
The Rotary club held its first
luncheon in its new $4,000 club
house on Kenwood, opposite Wash
ington square, at noon. Over 800
members were at the tables and an
program was given.
A dinner party was given last
evening on the roof garden of the
Companies 13-s ory
building in compliment to the city
officers of Emporia and Wellington.
The former town has just been add
ed to the United Telephone Com
pany and the latter to the United
Light & Power System. Now these
companies serve every town in the
western two-thirds of the state. G.
T.. Brown made a short address re-
the history Of the compan-
les. They now have over 10000
and due to the thrift sys-
tenn inaugurated by him 20 years
ago this month, every one has
owns his home and
saves some money every year.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
LIohtest Of Liquids.

Many experiments here and abroad
have shown that liquid hydrogen Is
by far the lightest Of all known
liquids. Its density Is one-fourteenth
that of water, and, curiously enough,
this happens to be the same re- 10 OF
density that hydrogen In the gaseous
state bears to air. For long the light
est LIQUID known was liqutfied marsh
gas, which possesses about two-iifths
of the density of water.-Washington
Star.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
Increased ctor Power.

A new attachment designed to give
the small tractor greater bearing area
and increased pulling power, re-
places the round wheels with two
large sprockets, according to an Illus
trated article In Popular Mechanics
Magazine. outside Of each sprocket
is a cast-steel arm which projects for
ward and downward, carrying at Its
front end a smaller idler wheel. A
track tread passes around the sprock-
ct and idler whecd, giving the tractor
increased bearing area.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06

The following guests were present:
Messrs. and Mesdames Dan Ballore,
vern Carney, G. M. Carney, G. A.
Engle, Jack Fraser, Chas Hooper,
Lyman Johnson, Hubert Lowry,
Joe Nelson, Clarence Nelson, Emmett
Warning.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
Back From the Ozarks

Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Anderson and
N. Cole returned from their three
weeks outing in the Ozarks. They
left the car at Emporia because of
mud and made the last of the jour-
ney by train. G. w. Hurd who
spent week with them returned
by train few days ago. They re-
port pleasant outing with berries
of all kinds plenty and fishing good.
People who really think kisses
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06
Wedding and Reception

|
The marriage of Miss Mildred J
Nelson and Mr.. Leroy Guest OF
Abilene, Kas was solemnized May
81 at the home of her aunt, Mrs
George Woolverton, Ruleton, Kas.,
the Rev Daniels of the NJ. II.
church officiating.
After honeymoon trip to var
Guest returned to the farmhOme of
Mr.. Guest where they were properly
welcomed informally by many
friends and acquaintances.
On Tuesday evening, June 18th
friends numbering $50 gathered at
the home fthe .room's sisttr, Mrs.
Ben Gish bringing many AL beau
! tiful presents Tor tie now hnmo.
Ice cream and cake were served by
Mr.. and Mrs. Gish and an efficient
committee. Both Mr.. anl Mrs.
Guest are wei known in this viclni-
ty. Mrs. Guest as schoolgirl ut
Holland and Mr.. Guest as a success
full farmer and machinist.
4 AAA
The Social Hour Club was de-
lightfully entertained Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Olive
Korn. A majority Of the members
were present and many live ques'
tions were discussed. Roll call was
answered with Proverbs. A delic-
ious and cooling lunch OF pineapple
sundae, cake and ice tea was serv-
ed. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Elizabeth Korn, July 10.
Mrs. Sarah Chrisman and Mrs.
Edna Barber delightfully."- entertain
ed members of the Daisy club and
their husbands Friday evening at
7 o'clock dinner Mt the home or
Mrs. Chrisman. Covers were laid
for "a. The rooms were prettily
decorated in yellow and white, the
club colors. Following the dinner
the evening was spent at cards.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06

Mrs. Louise c. Ellis, who recently
won her court fight when Justice Burr
of the Supreme court declared her the
sole heir of George NJ. Chapman,
wealthy real estate owner, who died
in 1887. The estate is said to be near
ly $1,O0O,OO0. Mrs Ellis says that she
will give practically all Of the inherit
ance to charity--if she lives to get It,.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-06

GOSSIP OF SOCIETY
eAesaAsAAAAAes, :
Oliver-Cunningham

A very beautiful but simple we'd
ding took place last evening at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. oliver,
300 N. Vine street, when their
daughter, Virginia, was united in
marriage to DIR. Harry II. Cunning
ham Of Mason City, Iowa, by DR..
Townley. The impressive ring cere-
mony was used. They were unat-
tended and the bride was given
away by her father. The bride was
attired In simple gown of white
crepe Romaine and wore a cOrsage
of brides roses and baby breath.
On account of the recent death Of
the groOm's father, only relatives
and few close friends witnessed
the ceremony. Before the ceremony
Mrs. Chester Van Doran sang ~
Love You Truly" accompanied by
Mrs. c. G. Malm.
Out of town guests were: f. IL.
ThrOing, Wyeth Walters, Miss L..
A. Oliver Kansas City, Miss Lola
Newman, Lindsborg. The happy
couple drove to Herington to take
the midnight train for the north.
They will motor through Minnesota,
WISCONSIN and Canada.
The bride Is graduate of the
Iowa Methodist hospital of Des
Moines and has spent much of her
time in Des Moines since receiving
her diploma in 1919.
This wedding is the elimination
of war time romance which had
its beginning while Camp Dodge
was teeming army cantonment.
DR.. Cunningham was major in
the dental corps and met Miss
Oliver in the course OF his work in
the hospitals. While the major
was serving with the Eighty eighth
in France and Germany, Miss Oliver
was doing Institutional work in Des
Moines and Chicago hospitals.
DIR. Cunningham is graduate Of
the State University of Iowa and a
member of the Delta Sigma Delta
fraternity.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-15
$500 JEWISH WORKERS IN PAL
ESTINE, 1879 UNEMPLOYED.

The Labor Department of the Pal
estine Zionist Executive In reviewing
the position of Jewish labor in Pal
estine, states that Jewish labor has
been a steadily growing factor In the
economic life of Palestine. At the end
Of the year 1910 there weAe 1880
Jewish workers in Palestine. At the
end of 1921 there were $500. In 1922
5000 Jewish workers.
In former years. the wOrkmen were
concentrated principally In the Judeail
Colonies. A small number only were
engaged in small industries in towns
and in the work of the development
of Tel-Aviv, but the stream Of immi.
grafton during the last years caused Il
housing scarcity which raised the inn
portance of the building industry in
the towns, and Jewish workmen be
gan more and more to engage In this
branch of work which has become al
important branch of employment sec
ond only to agriculture. Thus impor
tant changes took place in the labor
conditions. Nearly a.OOG men have
found employment in various indus
tries. Besides the building tratle. 9TH
er important industries were also en-
tered upon. and the Jewish lworkmei
took up work on the railways ant
have begun to take part in leading ant
unloading at the ports, transport by
horse. donkey and camel. road paw
ing, bridge building. sanitation ant
drainage, land reclamation, etc.
The question of unemployment is o.
course one of the main points of in
terest to the workmen themselves nnt
ITO the Zionist Organization. Although
there was steady growth in he mum
Der of immigrants during the las
three years the relative percentage o
unemployed has not increased. At tn
end of 1919 there were $50 unemploy
ed or so of the total number of un
employed. At the end of 1921 Their
were 600 unemployed or 09o; in 1872:
the number Of unemployed reach 100
or 1910 of workmen.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-15
BY Simple Deduetion.

Reb-Berl Charif was in the habit Of
placing his spectacles in the gem
ORC" or volume of the Talmud, which
he would always close before leaving
the synagOg. It served the double
purpose of safeguarding the spectacles
and Of making his place In the book.
Once. however. he deviated from
this practice and merely moved his
glasses up his forehead. Returning to
his studies, he naturally looked for
them in customary repository and to
his surprise and discontinue they
were not there.
The venerable sage was puzzled by
the disappearance OF his glasses. He
could not possibly continue his studies
without them.
"who on earth could have taken
my spectacles r'she sOliioquixed In the
Talmudic sing-sonE. strOking his long
patriarchal beard and striding ner-
vously acrOss the synagos ITO say
that they were taken by n man who
needs eyeglasses is most unlikely. For
a man who needs eyeglasses undoubt-
eddy has ones of his own. To say. on
the other hand, that they were taken
by one who needs no eyeglasses is
equally Illogical For what benefit
could such person derive from steal
ing them?"
1--WE must, therefore deduce that they
were taken by a person who does need
and does have eyeglasses. Now the
question arises: Why should such a
person thke somebody else's eye
glasses? But the response thereto is
very simple. Perhaps that individual
pushed his spectacles mp his forehead
and forgot all about 1t. and, not find
| ing his own. took mine"
"Now, since we have arrived ut this
conclusion. why not go a step furth-
er and say that 1 myself have done
so?'
He touched his forehead and found
them perched right there.
"why. surely, here they nre!" ex-
claimed the sage, astonished Mt the
force and cogency of his own reason
ing.
He removed the spectacles from his
forehead and viewed them with gen.
uine interest.
AFTER ALL" he remarked. Its good
to have "gemoro" head. i could
never have found the glasses other
wise"
Why the Match Fell Through.
"I have an excellent girl for you,
said the matchmaker; "a fine family
and everything, only she has no
money"
/, "That doesn't matter" said the
young man.
"She has just slight defect" con
| tinued the "shadchan," "she Is some
what deaf in one ear.
"That's nil right" assured the pros
pect.
"And, slightly blind in one eye,
added the matrimonial broker.
i II don't mind it," declared the can
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-15

As one who also took this view Of
1t, NINE. Ealich quoted Herman Suder-
man, and in Vienna she found Max
Rheinhardt also enthusiastic over the
idea. Rheinhardt she found busy with
Dame Kobofc," a play by Calderon.
called sometimes the Spanish Shake
speare." He had produced the play in
the grand ballroom of the Imperial
Hof Burg, and had given the produc-
tion his usunl touch OF bizarre nov
city. The only scenery he had per-
mitted himself was large screen, Mt
the back of the stage, reaching not
quite to the lofty ceiling. He. too. was
employing the "three-step stage"
Would Like to Visit United States.
In talk with Nine Kalich, the dis
tinguished Austrian evolved his ideas
Of subordinating the setting, even the
routine OF the play, to the task OF CIV
ing the player full expression. and CIV
ing the audience the feeling that they
are part of the play. Il asked him to
come I'd America" said. Nine. Kalich.
"and he said he would be proud to-
But what Of my wsrk here?i he
asked. Rheinha rit i'd quick. nervous
man of about forty. looking much
younger. and is enormously engrOssed
in his work. To oil Esy pleas that he
visit us,, he would look happy. think
of his work and then regretfully plead
1t as the reason why he could not leave
Vienna"
Aside from the theatres and the peo-
pie, Nine. Kalich found time to study
conditions. which In Austria. especially
in Vienna. she pictured as bad beyond
Imagination. Everywhere people were
in want, and dull despair was stamp
ed on the faces of all, the once wealthy
suffering as deeply as those to whom
poverty was habit.
Zone Sunday morning I went to the
Church of st. Stephan" she said. land
was sadly impressed with conditions.
Couples that l could easily see were
once used to better times came into the
church, and i recognized that they
were wearing American clothes Of a
period perhaps ten years ago, appar-
emily the castoffs. of some one here
who had sent them, on to Vienna In
relief work bundles. One woman was
wearing dress. presumably her best,
which I identified as fashionable ten
years ago. 1 marked the why they
prayed. 1t seemed as II their prayers
were not for salvation, but for food.
They all had hungry. eager look that
was pathetic in the extreme.
This question of distress is n
question that can be solved only by
the American people, Austria now Inns
practically nothing left but Vienna.
where women. scrub the streets for food
enough to live. and where the empty
squares convey a picture Of desolntion.
with the silent fountaina that can't
he played hecsuse 81 costs something
to supply the water. Whatever we
can do for them must be done at once.
There is one word In Vienna whenever
America is Observation-Disclosures?
"One day was coming out of
shop. At the curb stood woman hold.
ing her baby. The woman's facc was
streaked with dried tears. saw the
course they had marked in her face.
upon which the dust had settled. The
baby's face also was streaked with tear
marks Both looked mutely mt me.
The woman did not beg for money. She
just stood and looked Mt me. 1 nm
sure that she was comparing her lot
to mine.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-15

The man who is always having his
feelings hurt is about as pleasing n
companion as a pebble in shoe.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-15
AMUSING ANECDOTES
OF JEWISH LIFE

The wealthy miser had lost his purse
and following his wife's advice, posted
notice in the synagog announcing
his loss ind promising a generous re-
ward to the one that would return it
to him. rs
A poor man found the purse. He
went directly to- its owner and wait
ed for the generous reward"
When the ayaricious man had I'm
ished counting the money be exclaim-
ed with feigned horror: You have
not returned all the money You found.
Tha purse contained 800 rnbles and
here is only 300 rubles. You shall
not get any reward"
1t was a clever ruse on the part Of
the tightwad to cheat the poor fellow,
and the honest man went home dis
appointed. wondering when honesty
was good policy.
He complained to the rabbi Of the
community.
Shortly the. "shammash" returned
with the magnate OF the small COM
munity.
/ How much money did your purse
contain?" demanded the clerical Mag
nate in a stern voice.
Five hundred rubles,' replied the
skinfilnt rather timidly
"And how much money was con-
tanned in the purse you found?" quer-
fad the divine of the hoodwinked fell
low. who had been watching the pro-
ceedings with breathless interest.
Three hundred rubles." he meekly
responded. st
"Then," declared the ecclesiastic
Judge. then the purse this man found
is not yours. You will please return
the purse and the 800 rubles to him.
and he will keep it till the rightful
owner APPEARS"