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Meade County news., 1915-11-18
Forged A Check

That it is bad business to
draw check on the other fellows
bank account and sign his name
to it has been demonstrated this
week.
On the 25th of August of the
present year, Henry Krause,
who lives near Plains, brought
his harvest crew, twelve or fif-
teen men, into the Plains State
Bank and there wrote checks to
each for wages due him. When
he received his bank book bal
anced, some little time later, he
had one hundred dollars less
than he knew he should have,
He investigated, and among his
checks found one for that amount
which he had not written some
one had forged mis- name, and in
the rush at the bank on that
date 1t had passed un-noticed.
He notified the bank, and the
hunt for the forger began. BY
some peculiar working of the
law it was learned that he was
employed on farm nearAshlanG
On Tuesday OF this week Sheriff
L. G. KrIsle, accompanied by
John Elliott, went to Ashland
and brought back Arthur Nc
Allster, the forger, who is aow
in the Meade county Jail.
McAlister, who is twenty years
old, stated that he was guilty,
but that he was willing TO pay
the money back, and gave the
correct amount to the officers,
who returned it to the Plains
bank. He said be had worked
for Mr.. krause and was in the
bank the day be paid his harvest
crew. 1t was such an easy mat
ter that he wrote the check
signed Mr.. Kraus' name TO it.
fgot tte'aIoney without the dff1
ference in the signature being
detected.
McAlister is an honest look.
ing boy and comes of good
family.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18
Drilling Stopped

The drilling on an OIL well
which has been in progress here
for over year ceased last week
without success. The depth at
tanned is 3S0719 feet, the deep
est hole in Kansas or Oklahoma.
The directors of the company
held meeting at Bucklin last
week and decided to stop work.
Mr.. Gardner stated that it would
cost around thousand dollars
for casing ETC., before drilling
could be continued. They were
drilling in Mississippi lime stone
which has not been gone through
at less than 500 feet. The hole
is so deep now that if Oil was
struck it would have to be out of
the ordinary to make it paying
proposition. The Short Grass
Oil & Gas Co. offered to let any
individual take over the hole and
give them part of the leases if
the casing was paid for. No one
would take the risk at this stage
of the drilling.
Last Saturday the drillers be-
gan to pull the casing and they
will pro badly have it all ont by
the time this issue is printed.
There is sure pile of it and its
value is around 81, 100000
The com munity and those who
invested pretty heavily i'll the
well regret the failures - find
oil or gas. Numbers have join'
ed in financially to put the hole
down to its present depth tc
ascertain accurately what is in
the underlying formations. The
depth of the hole should satisfy
along that line.-Minneola Rec,
ord.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18
CAPPER'S
ECONOMY
Goes up in Smoke With {
Big Increase in Running
Expenses of State

Topeka, Nov. 15--Econony and
efficiency in the matter of state
expenses received a slight jolt
to-day when the annual report of
w. E. Davis, state auditor, was
made public. His report for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1915,
shows that the state eXpendi-
lures were practically $400, 1000
higher than for the eXtravagant
Hodges democratic administra.
ton.
The report shows that it took
SIS, 302, $50. 81 to run the state de-
partments for the fiscal wear.
For the fiscal year 1914 the total
expenditures were $4, 904, $50. 04.
For 1918 the totals were 81. 740,-
S4S There has been no stop.
ping the steady increase in state
expenses, which passed the
three million dollar mark in zoos
the total for that fiscal year be-
ing S3, ,40S, 350.97. In 1909 it was
S5, ,669, 537.2S; in 1910 it slipped
back to S3, 600, ,577.73, but Jump
ed ahead to S3,979,7l5.44 in 1911.
In 1912 it passed the four million
dollar mark, the total expendi-
lures being 81, 426, 432.O3. This
year it passed the five million
dollar mark.
OF the SIS, SOP, 530.5l expended
the last fiscal year, 1915, the
general revenue fund furnished
$4,479, 942.17; special fee funds
FURNISHED 1922, $3.50. The an,
nual statement shows 81, ,S90, ,O63-
IL appropriated from the gen.
eral revenue fund; So, 479, 942.17,
expended, balance unexpended
June 80, 1915, S4lO,12O,95. Spec
ial fund appropriations totaled
ST., ,211, ,499.32, OF this amount
1922, ,5SS "a was expended, leav-
ing a balance on hand June 80.
1915 of $3sS, ,OlO,9S. Grand to-
tai available for the fiscal year,
So, 1O1, ,562.44, including all fee
accounts. Expended, SIS, ,302.-
53O.5l; unexpended balance,
9,O31.93.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

H. Wilt Brown, of Finley,
Ohio, is in the city shaking hands
with the boys he knew here.twen
ty-seven years ago. Mr.. Brown
was a very popular young jour
-nalist here IN the early days,
and published The Press-Demo-
crat. After selling his paper be
moved to the Buckeye State,
where he has since resided, and
we understand has gained con-
cradle fame as editor of The
Finley Courier. Mr.. Brown
was here seventeen years ago,
but says the place showed little
improvement over what it was
when he left, now he notes a
very great improvement. We
welcome Mr.. Brown back to
Meade.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18
The Farmes a Business Man

The farmer Of today is taking
his place in the world as a busi-
ness man. The farm of yester-
day, which was a social and
economic unit within itself, has
been transformed into part of
a larger business organization,
according to II. w. Davis, assoc
late professor of the English
language in the Kansas State
Agricultural college.
This change in the organiza-
ton of the farming industry has
placed new obligations upon the
farmer which have made it nec-
essary for him to become quail
fled business man, says this
authority on farm advertising.
The farmer must be capa bic of
meeting other men as salesman
and buyer.
Printed stationery is an i'm
portant and inexpensive method
of obtaining publicity, says Mr..
Davis. The letterhead should
contain the name of the farm,
closely associated with that of
the owner. They should be so
connected that the reader will
think of them ds one. The
farmer should use simple and
neat illustration, or cut, that
will indicate the type of farming
in which he is actively engaged.
If he is a stockman, it should
contain the picture of his most
prominent animal. If he is a
fruit farmer the illustration
should the illustration should
show the fruit be is growing.
The paper should be of good
quality because it is an indica-
ton of the standard of the bust.
ness. 1t is one of the ways the
patron has of Judging the work
of the person with whom he is
to trade. The difference in
price between good and poor
paper is slight.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

The United States spends
100000 every year on Lady
Nicotine, it is estimated-more
than any other nation in the
world-and the fondness for her
is still on the increase, Judging
from the statistics of production
which show remarka Bile, and in
some cases phenominal increas-
es, in the last decade. Few 9TH
er industries have made such
rapid strides in the last ten years
as the tobacco industry. Even
the European war made only
slight inroads on the tobacco
business in the last year, large
cigars, Manufactured tobacco
and snuff showing slight de.
creases over the year 1918.
Other branches show increases.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Dean Murphy encountered a
barbed wire last Monday even.
ing with a serious result. The
crossing near the Balm resinence
had been completed that day and
a wire was stretched across the
streetto preventvebicles passing
oyer it, but no danger signal was
in evidence. Dean had been at
the school house and was rum
ming home. As it was ZOO p, N.
it was too dark to see the wire
and he ran into il, cutting
long cash in his upper lip. Up
on the arrival of DR.. Davies, four
stitches were taken in it. Had
Dean been little taller the wire
would have struck him bout the
throat and the accident would
have been far more serious, if
not fatal.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18
Married

Mr.. Chan Ballard and Mrs.
Emma Whitaker were united in
marriage, October 9th, in Den.
yer, and went from there to
California on their wedding trip.
They returned to Meade Tues
day of this week and will be at
home on the Ballard ranch, south
west Of Meade.
Mr.. Ballard is well known in
Meade and has been engaged in
raising stock here for the past
ten years. The bride is lady
of culture and refinement.
The News extends congratu-
latiOns.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18
Young Peoples Meeting

Presbyterian Church, Sunday
evening, November p, 7:30.
Leader: Mary McGaffin.
Prelude,
Song.
Scripture reading.
Thanksgiving prayer.
Song.
Reading Thanksgiving Proc
lamation," Esther Ansbutz.
Response to roll call with Zone
thing am thankful for" by each
member of the society.
"The old General" Moses
Black.
"Thankfulness for awakening
Of the public conscience" Mrs.
Fuhr.
Solo, Miss Pugb.
"Thankfulness for advances in
the art of heallng," DR.. G. A.
Davies.
"Tbankfulness for advance in
intelligence" Supt. J. N. Ham
llton.
Song.
Christian Endeavor benedic-
tion.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

A new Business firm started
in Meade last week. Under the
firm name of Smith & Worman
Albert Smith and Elmer Wor-
man are prepared to do ali kinds
OF automobile repair work, with
headquarters in the building
north of Cooper & McCay's store
Both the boys are well known in
Meade and their many friends,
along with The News, wish them
success.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18
Union Thanksgiving

Union Thanksgiving services
will be held this year in the
M. K. church, and Rev. ]. M.
Macarthur, Of the Presbyterian
church, will preach the sermon.
The services will be at II o'clock
Thursday morning and some
special music will be rendered.
The general public is invited.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Mrs. Teresa Thompson ap'
peared at the school auditorium
Wednesday evening, as the sec.
ond number of the LyGeuH
course. She read. "Rebecca OF
Sunnybrook Farm" Though
the evening was bad, a fair-sized
audience was IN attendance.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

The members OF the Baptist
Christian Endeavor will have a
social in the building formerly
occupied by the Stevens Mercan
tile Co., next Tuesday evening,
November %. The Meade
young people are cordially i'm
vited TO attend.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

The kid social, to be given in
the Sourbeer hall, next Saturday
evening promises to be one of
the most interesting events of
the season. An invitation is ex-
tended to the public
Meade County news., 1915-11-18
Foot Ball

The Meade High school foot
ball team will play the Fowler
team at Fowler tomorrow. A
special train train will leave
Meade at 500 o'clock and return
when the game is over.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

"Old Sport Benson" supported
by good company, appeared at
Phelps theatre last Monday even
ing and sccceeded in entertain
ing as we'll as pleasing a good,
big audience.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

r. M. Painter left to-day for
Great Bend where he has been
invited to deliver an address at
the unveiling of a Soldiers Mon
ument. which is said 10 be
among the finest in the state.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18
Electric Supplies

A complete line of electric
supplies carried in stock at the
Light Company Office IN Meade
State Bank building. Phone 2s9
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

You can get star cut glass
tum bier absolutely free at l.. N.
Braden's store. Read about
them in their advertisem ent in
today's News.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Rev. Mary Sibbitt will lecture
at the M. E. church to night and
at the Presbyterian church to-
morrow evening. Her lectures
will be well worth hearing.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Miss Helen Boehler has re-
turned from California. While
absent she attended the exposi.
tions.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Mrs. VIM. Backe and Miss
Isabel Bruce returned Friday
from Topeka, where they at
tended the State Teachers As
sociation.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Mrs. Pearl Wood Smith re.
turned Wednesday from Tope'
ka, where she attended the
State Teachers Association.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

That family group you have
been wanting-why not have it
made at the Backe Photograph
gallery IN Meade, while the child
rem are home for Thanksgiving
or Christmas.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Murphy,
of Guymon, and Mrs. F. H,
Murphy, of this city, left We'd
nesday for Taylor, Texas. They
will be absent about two weeks.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18
Don't forget Neal of the Navy
at Phelps theatre tonight.

"Mysterious Smith" and Co.
the greatest magician living,
will appear at Phelps theatre
Tuesday evening, Decem Der Z.
Watch for later particulars.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

See the new mountings at the
Backe Photograph G llery.
They are right up 10 the min.
ute.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

G. L. Clearinghouse and w. S..
Gibbons went TO Dodge City
Wednesday.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

LOST-Between Meade and
Shaw's place November 18, a
new comfort. Finder please
leave at this Office.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Nothing nicer than a victrola
for a Christmas present. See
the M & M about ordering one.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Just received a car load of
Pennsylvania oil-Mobile B-A-E
and Zeta. Roy Twist.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Isaac Covalt returned last
week from Wichita.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

h. NJ. Gum, of Larned, was in
Meade last week on business.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

John Hantla. who is attending
Southwestern, is in Meade for a
short vacation.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

G. L. Clearinghouse made trip
to Dodge City last Friday.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

A number OF our people are in
attendance at the Shaw sale be-
ing held today.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

J. n. Hamilton returned from
Topeka Sunday.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

l.. G.. krisle and John Elliott
made trip to Ashland Tues
day.
Meade County news., 1915-11-18

Next Thursday * Thanks
giving Day,
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ALLEGED PLoTTERs IN COURT
Baron ven Brincken Among Those
Arraigned in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, December IS
Baron George Wilhelm Won Brincken,
attached to the German consulate gen
eral here: Charles C. Crowley, detec-
tive employed by the consulate. and
Mrs. Margaret Cornell, Crowley's emf
plcye, were arraigned today on indict-
ments in the alleged German bomb plct
case. Wednesday, December 80. was
set for their pleadings to the charges.
They appeared before Judge Maurice 7.
Dooling in the United States district
court. All are at liberty on bail bond
of $4,000 each.
Each of the three were indicted on
two charges, alleging use of the mails
ito incite arson. assassination and
murder" and conspiracy to destroy
commerce with the allies
Won Brincken was alleged to have
been the directing agent of plots to de-
stroy munition factories on the Pacific
coast and in Michigan and Indiana.
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OYSTER SUPPLY IS LOW.
River Boats Have Laid Up fol
the Holidays.

Late yesterday afternoon it looked
as if visitors to the wharf market to-
day after their weekly feast of freshly
shucked oysters would have to return
home disappointed. Although there
We're several vessels lying at the oys-
ter wharf, only one had oysters aboard,
and it's total cargo amounted to less
than twenty bushels. The vessels are
waiting an opportunity to go down the
river, and as the ice is all gone and a
favoring breeze is blowing, it is PROB
able they will sail tonight.
There are down river ten or fifteen
vessels that run oysters to this mar
ket Some few of them may have laid
up for the holidays, but the larger
proportion of the fleet will bring car
goes here as soon as they can get here.
1t may be that some of the vessels
down river may arrive in time for the
market today, and the dealers at the
wharf are looking for them at any
time.
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A Gift for a Boy-It Lasts
Twelve Months

The most pleasing and benehciR
holiday gift for boy is Member
ship in our Boys Division.
It will give him the use Of ost.
gymnasium, swimming pool. game
rooms. bowling alleys. reading room
and library.
1t will secure the companionship
of a wholesome gang" of boys un-
der high-mindcd leadership. in one of
our clubs for boys.
If he is over fifteen years he will
secure the inspiration OF an older
boys club. where clean speech, clean
sports and clean habits prevail. and
where there is an opportunity to de-
velop the ability of leadership.
If interested, telephone Main 825o.
write or call personally for further
information.
CENTRAL Y. M. c. A.
1896 q Street Northwest.
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AERO CLUB OFFERS AID.
Agrees to Add 10 Per Cent to Sub
scriptions for Militia Flying Squads.

NEW YORK, December 1S.-The ex-
ecutive board of the Aero Club of
America. in charge of the national
aeroplane fund, announced today that
it had extended, to every state in the
Union an offer to add 10 per cent to
any fund of $4,000 raised by public
subscription or in any other way be-
lore February l, 1916, for the purchase
and operation of aeroplanes by militia
bodies The aero club said this offer
was made as the result of requests for
assistance in the matter of aeroplanes
from the militia heads of twenty-four
states.
The aero club advocates the distribu-
tlon OF 1000 aeroplanes throughout the
country for defensive purposes
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CHURCH NOTICES.
DR.. D. NJ. B. TH0M DEAD.
Noted Medical Missionary Passed
Auav at Sivas

BOSTON, December 1S.-The death at
S.vas. December s. of DR.. Daniel NJ. b.
Thorn, for forty-one years a medical
missionary of the American board of
commissioners for foreign missions.
was announced in a message received
here today from. Constantinople.
Recent reports stated that he had
been compelled to leave Mardin, south
eastern Turkey. where he conducted a
. hospital. for Constantinople. although
no reason was given.
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Sir John Rhys Dies.

OXFORD, England, December 1s.-Sir
John Rhys died last night. He was sew
enty-five years old Sir John was an
pointed president of Celtic at oxford
University in 1877 and master of Jesus
College in 1895. He was knighted in
1907. He was the author OF numbee
of works.
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GAR. Posts Tribute to Former Foe.

WESTFIELD, Mass, December 49,
The flag of Lyon Post, G. A. r.. few at
half-mast from the liberty pole in the
public square today in memory of a
Confederate veteran, Ira Miller, who
rode with Forests cavalry. Nj. Mil
Ter, who was a retired manufacturer
of this town: died suddenly in> Little
Rock, Ark. Thursday.
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on the schooner Genesta. One boat
containing four men was picked up
yesterday, and two were rescued and
brought in last night. The Manomet
was abandoned off Cape Ann soon after
fire broke out aboard here while the
vessel was trawl fishing.
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TWENTY HURT IN CRASH.
Report From Montreal Ct Collision
of Cars Caused BY Fog.

MONTREAL, December 1S.-Twenty
persons were injured when two urban
cars collided ina fog on Victoria bridg.,
today. The cars, which generally
travel at high rate of speed on the
bridge, weEe partly demolished
Most of the injuries received consist
of broken limbs and severe cuts from
flying glass.
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Death of C. H. Dickerman.

SUNBURY, Pa. December 1s-Char les
Fl. Dickerman. member of the Fifty
eighth Congress, from the sixteenth
Pennsylvania district, died today He
was seventy-two years old. Mr. Dick
erman left an estate estimated at s5,-
100000.
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MANoNET's CREW SAVED.
Eight Missing Men Brought in on
the GeneSta

GLOUCESTER, Mass, December IS
All OF the fourteen members of the
crew OF the gasoline schooner Manomet
were accounted for today with the ar
rival here Oh eight of the missing men
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Relative Humidity.

S am. 81; pm SO; s pm. 50. Rain.
fall 6 pm. to s p.m), 0.69. Hours oi
sunshine. 40, Per cent of possible sun
shine, 43.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. SO; lowest, 13.
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Practically any outdoor game that :
child plays in the streets OF New York Ii
a violation of the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19

Belgians in England are making
arge quantities of wooden shoes.
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NO PLACE LIKE HOME;
NO HOME LIKE OURS.

APO Illinois ave. NV, Pet
worth, 20 #. front, S4,S5o.
1923 Illinois ave. NV, Pet
worth, corner, $3.50.
4ooI Illinois ave. NV. Pet
worth, detached, $4,000.
2o3o Park road NV. Ingle-
side. faces the park, $3.50.
2oII Park road NV, lnglc-
side. pure colonial, $3.50.
Be sure to see OUR sam
pie homes They are diff
ferent, they are full of ideas,
they are not just houses,
they are homes, homes in !.
every sense OF the word,
and, in our opinion. the best
values in the city. Our
terms have made 1000 Sue
cessful owners. Write for
booklet.
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The storm that was central over
Tennessee Friday night advanced
northeastward at great speed. and last
night it's center was off the coast OF
Maine, where the pressure was 29.io
inches. During yesterday there We're
gales along the middle Atlantic ana
New England coasts, and within the
last twenty-four hours general rains
fell within the Atlantic and east gulf
states, and there were local SHOWS IN
the region of the great lakes. the ONO,
upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys.
Temperatures have fallen quite gem
orally throughout the Ohio valley and
the south Atlantic states. and they
have risen in New England.
The indications are that the weather
will be fair today and tomorrow in the
Atlantic and gulf states. Tennessee and
the lower Ohio valley In the upper
Ohio valley and the region of the great
lakes the weather will be cloudy with
probably local SHOWS
The temperature will be somewhat
lower today in the Atlantic states.
The winds along the north Atlantic
coast will be strong westerly, dimin-
ishing: on the middle Atlantic coast
moderate westerly; on the south At
lantic and gulf coasts light to moderate
variable; on the great lakes moderate
westerly.
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Tide Tables.

Today-Low tide, 12:47 am. and 12:49
p.m.; high tide, 6:3S am and $50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 81 am. and
1888 pm; high tide. 7:22 am and 1872
pm.
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Middaugh and Shannon

Incorporated owner.
VIM T. sliaunon. Pres. &. ". Wailingsf,rd, V. Pres
woedwss6 Building, 18th aud II.
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Yesterdays Temperature.

Midnight, Al; 2 am. 4S; am, As; s
am, As; S am. so: 10 d. M. As; L. noon.
43: pm, IL; 4 pm, A.; pm, 80, s
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pm, 81; 10 pm. 81. Highest. 50; low
The Sun and Moon.

Today-sun rose. 7:15 am; sun sets
4:40 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 7:15 am. sun
sets, 4:4O pm.
Moon sets. 5:44 am.
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WEATHER.
Fair and Somewhat Colder Today
Tomorrow Fair.

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland, fair and somewhat colder
today. Tomorrow fair; moderate west
erly winds.
For Virginia. fair today, colder In
southeast portion. Tomorrow fair;
moderate westerly winds.
For West Virginia, cloudy today. To-
morrow fair.