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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-17
How Much is a Billion!
Greenwood Journal.

Greenwood Journal.
How much is a billion-not 3el-
lars. but a billion anything. = :rav-
cling salesman asked Mr.. r. L. "-hits
if he could grasp the stupendousness
OF the amount and Mr.. White said he
couldn't Then the salesman gave
him some idea by stating that only
one billion, seven million, five huA-
dred and fifty thousand and two huA-
dred minutes will have passed at the
end Of the year 1917 since the
beginning Of the Christian era. And
yet the United States is about to raise
seven billion dollars for war. II tha
above figures are incorrect figure It
out to suit yourself.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-17
KEEP OFF RAILWAY
PROPERTY AND TRAChS

washington, D. c., April 13.-"Tres-
nassins on railway property, at all
times a perilous practice, involves an
even greater hazard for the trespas-
ser now that it has become neces-
sary to place armed guards at stra-
getic points to prevent possloie III
reference with the country's trans
portation facilities through the de-
nredations of enemy agents" SAID
Fairfax Harrison, president OF the
Southern Railway system and chair
man of the American Railways as
sociations special committee on Ma
tional Defense, calling attention u
the Importance OF all loyal citizens
keeping off railway premises unless
they have business thereon.
"In addition to the ever-presenr
danger Of being killed by train,'
Mr.. Harrison continued, "the man
who now trespasses on railway prop
erty subjects himself to the peril OF
being shot, should be fail to- heed the
challenge of the military guard.
Charged with the duty of protecting
railway structures whose destruction
would interfere seriously with trans
portation, the guards cannot afford 10
take any chances. Unfortunate oc-
currences can be avoided if citizens
who have no business on railway
property will keep off. 1t is espec-
ially important that pedestrians who
have been accustomed to walking
tracks. rather than the public hign-
vavs. should understand the added
danger and recognize that they can
perform a patriotic service by avoid
ing it,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-17
Safe-Leek Auto Patck.

Self Vulvanizing. A ornament Joo.
Never leak. creep. burn off or blow
through. Resist highest air pressure,
hottest roads and hardest service.
Positively guaranteed to hold any
puncture or blow out the patch will
cover. Best and cheapest patch on
he market. Once tried always used.
Kits $3.50. s100 and SOC sizes. For
sale by VIM. Johnson & Son and Gill
der & Weeks, Newberry, S. G.
4-l7-1t.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-17
PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT
FOR FOODSTUFFS YIELDS
Wilson and Cabinet Take Up Matter
Of Intensive Cultivation to Meet
Nations Needs-Houston Perfeetmg
Scheme for Increase in Production.

Washington, April 13.--1ntenslve oe-
velopment of the food produc1ns
power of the United States on scale
never before contemplated was dis
cussed by President Wilson and Sec
retary Houston today as the means
of meeting one of the vital problems
of the war with Germany.
Secretary Houston returned late To-
day from St. Louis, where ne con
ferred with representatives OF the
great grain raising States. He laid
before the president plans under
which the federal government, work
ing in cooperation with State and
local agencies, will put forth lts
utmost endeayors to stimulate the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-04-17

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bed near a window
50 she co2'd get
her breath. O"e
doctor said. roN
child, she is 'iE r:y
to fall dead any
time A friend
told me L:r. Mes
Heart Remedy hac
cured her father.
so l tried it. aro
she began to i'm
prove. She took
a great many bot
ties. but she is
spared to me to-
day q fat, rosy
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Heart Disease Almost
Fatal to Young C:ri

"aIy daughter, when thirteen ya&r'
old. was stricken with heart troub:>.
She was so bad we had 10 pl&rr hei
The Keota news., 1917-11-16
The Artist.

The Artist.
He who Is firm In will molds the
World to himself.-GOethe.
The Keota news., 1917-11-16

At SOUTH OMAHA
Doskobio Bsoyos 3ts,ly; Foot
ofs Stronger, Cons Lever
uoeS N M.25e ADVANCE

Uooolpts ~ oheep oN0 laWoo Ca.
tInus vsry Ms1sraes and Quality
Only FaIe-0eth Pet oeoek an6
Pssdses Around 1eO2Se Hiohse-
0sst Feeder lambs $3.50.
Uaion Stock Yards, South Omaha,
Nov. 14.-Cattls receipts were liberal
again today. 1880 head, and there
was little II any improvement In quail.
ity. Desirable bsef steers were II
active demand at steady prices. and
the better grades Of stockers and
feeders ruled . shade stronger. Sup
plies Of cows and hsifsrs were rather
heavy and demand restricted % that
trade was dull and prices lower for
butcher and Gamer stock.
Quotations on cattle: Prime heavy
bseves. $l5OO0l6.OO: good to choice
beeves. $l4.OOol5.OO: fair to good
beeves. $l2.OO0l8.5O; common to fair
beeves. $7OOollOO: good to choice
yearlings. $4,000 1900: fair to good
yearlings. SI2O0Gl4.O0: common to
fair yenrlings. $8.5O01l.OO: prime
heavy grass beeves. $4,000 1880:
good to choice grass beeves, $1,000
1850: fair to good grass steers. 500
o1O.OO: common to fuir grass steers.
$7OO6s.5O: good to choice heiferx.
$S.OO6o.35; good to choice Gown $7.75
OOPS: fair to good cows. &8.5Oo7.75;
Gamers and cutters. $5.JO0G.25: veal
calves. $9.OO0l2.jO: beef bulls. $3.50
0s.OO: bologna bulls. $5.5O08.5O:
prime feeder steers. $l1.5O0 1900:
good to choice feeders. $9.OO01l.25: /:
fair to good feeders. $7.5O0S75: good
to choice stockers. $500 1000: fair to
good stockers. $7OOTs.OO: common to
fair grades. $6.OO07.OO: stock heif-
ers. $6.aO0S SEQ: stock cows. 5000
7.5O: stock calves. $6.OO01OO0.
A 10@26e Advance On Hogs.
Hog receipts continue to show I'M
provement. There were 5000 head
here today. and with . vigorous de-
mand from both shippers and packers
the market was active at prices all
the way from 1O625c higher than
Monday. Choice heavy butcher
weights brought <17.4O. and the bulk
Of the trading was ut $1,000 17.25.
or 7O0SOc higher than one week ago.
Sheep and Lambs Higher.
A very moderate run Of sheep and
lambs showed up. 9.lOO head. and
trade in all classes was active ut
prices ranging from 15G3Oc higher
than Monday. Fat lambs brought
@17.OO. fat ewes. $l1.OO. and feeder
lambs. $3.50.
Quotations on sheep and lambs :
Lambs. fair to choice. $1,000 100 :
lambs. feeders. $l5.5O0l7.jO; lambs,
culls. $1O.OO0l5.5O: yearlings, fair to
choice. $1OO0 1880: yearlings. feed
ers, $12.OO013.OO: wethers, fair to
choice. $1,000 1880; ewes. fair to
choice. $0.25@11.OO; ewes. breeders,
all ages. $1O.5O115.OO ewes. feeders,
$7.10lO.5O: ewes, culls and Gamers,
3S mar %
The Keota news., 1917-11-16
THIS CHILD is ENCIRCLED

by one Of our invincible tires. Just 80
we are encircling the autoiss OF this
county with the knowledge that we
have the best TIRE DEPARTMENT in
this vicinity and are best equi pped t
supply the every automobile require
ment. Our most effective advertising
is the personal recommendation OF
satisfied patrons.
Send your work to us by parcel post;
we'll fix them up and send them back
sound. All work guaranteed.
Savage tires are the best: adjustments
made here-you don't have to wait.
Auto supplies at lowest prices.
GREELEY RUBBER TIRE WORKS
Camficld Building
S06.7th. st. Greeley. Colo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-27
MAY ESTABLISH TNDETER-
INMATE SENTENCE IN GEORGIA

ATLANTA, Ga, July 27-The indie
terminate sentence will be established
in Georgia if the legislature follows
the recommendation of the state prison
commission backed up by Governor
Hugh NJ. Dorsey, the former being
contained in the commissions annual
report and the latter being contained
in the governors message delivered to
the legislature on Wednesday.
Already the vast majority of states
have the indeterminate sentence, and
it was recommended to the Georgia
legislature as far back as 1914. The
indeterminate sentence, simply and
briefly stated, is this:
Instead of sentencing man to the
penitentiary for ten years, for in
stance, judge has the authority to
send him up for a minimum of five
years. with the privilege of parole
after serving that length of time, If
his conduct merits a parole recommen-
dation by the penitentiary authorities.
This puts the prisoner on his mettle
tc show his worth, makes the admins
tration Of penitentiaries easier for the
authorities, and relieves the pardon
board and the governor of a great deal
work in connection with pardon ard
parole applications
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-27
COTTON MARKET
Tuesday, July p, 1917.
AMERICTS SPOT COTTON.

COTTON FUTURES MARKET.
The New York cotton futures mar
ket was quoted at the open and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-27

Werfer family known as Min ie.'
This is the German mine throwe. or
mienwerfer, which filings over
short range great heavy projectiles
known as flying pigs" because of
their wabbly, ungainly flight. They
60 off with deafening roar, expending
more energy or noise, however, than
on material damage.
A notable development of the war
has been the dread with which the
Germans have seen weapons of their
own invention turned against them,
and turned with steadily increasing
intensity Their prisoners speak OF
the terror these weapons have caus-
ed and declare the German higher
command is realizing all too late the
Frankensteins it brought into being,
While the Entente allies are multiply
ing these terrors on the lines laid
down by Emperor William himself, the
Germans, isolated so long from the
world, find their resources and
means of carrying on this style OF
warfare and, what is more important
to them, combating the retributive
measures undertaken by the British
and French.
Asphyxiating gas may be taken as
striking example The whole world
was shocked when Germany first re-
leased those poison clouds during
their second attack on Ypres when the
Allies, little suspecting such weapon,
had no protection whatever against
it. The horror of those days when
men engulfed in the lethal waves
died agonizing deaths will never be
forgotten. But the manner in which
the Canadian troops rallied and pre-
vented the Germans breaking through
If what they had hoped would be a
victorious march to Calais and Bou-
logne, will ever be one Of the most
/ III llllHS sun lNO VI L4lC NCl Ia NbA
Nowadays the British fairly battle the
, Germans in every form of gas when
ever prevailing winds are favorable
and prisoners all say their losses in
these attacks have been alarmingly
heavy Gas is sent over in creeping
banks of fog. is shot over in bombs
that suddenly explode in trenches and
a. entrances to dugouts, while no bill
lets or sleeping quarters for troops in
rest miles back Of the fighting line
are safe from the gas shells which are
ever knocking at their doors.
The bitterness of it all to the Ger
mans, however, is the fact that daily
they find they have less and less rub
Der with which on construct their
gas masks many Of which are in
ferior and offer but poor protection tc
II the fighting men against gases that
constantly are becoming more power
full
Boiling and blazing oil drums which
they find exploding about them n
scalding and incendiary fury, heavy
shells which break over them squirting
streams of melted lead, are other
species of the dread chickens of fright
fitness that are daily flying home tc
the German roost
1t is small wonder that half-finisheC
letters found on Germans in the front
lines dwell upon the terror of the
war, or that some go so far as tc
speak a desperate envy of the dead.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22
The Town Is Lucky.

Baxter Springs is indeed fortu-
nate that so good a man as Enoch
Wright has consented to be its
candidate for mayor this spring.
Mr.. Wright is a public spirited
man, aud will give the time
necessary to the proper fulfill
ment of the duties Of the office.
He is just the right sort OF man
to give the city q first class pro-
gressive administration. He is a
man who will see that the city
gets a dollars worth for its dollar.
He is the sort of man who will
inspire confidence in the town.
Many good things are in store
for Baxter Springs, and a man Is
needed who is well posted enough
to distinguish between what is
good for the town and what is
not good.
Mr.. Wright is an old timer in
Baxter Springs. He has seen its
ups and downs. Some time ago
he saw the chance the burg had
and organized a building and
loan association. Through the
benefits of that institution many
men have been enabled to build
homes who otherwise could not
have done so.
Mr.. Wright is a man who is
level-headed; who will see that
things are done when they ought
to be done; and who will see that
they are done right. He has
plenty Of backbone to do his duty
as he sees.
And right here | want to say
that the people of Baxter Springs
should get solidly behind him and
encourage him in his duties. Let
all of us put our shoulders to the
wheel. Let's not let the mayor
and his council do the whole
thing. Counsel with them. Don't
knock.
Enoch Wright is the sort of
man whom you can 60 to and
talk with. He is a man who will
want to hear your ideas. That
is the right sort of man to be at
the head Of a good town like
Baxter Springs is now.
Let every man in Baxter
Springs, and the ladies, too, God
bless 'em, 60 to the polls and
vote for Enoch Wright.
A Believer. !.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22
Proclamation

By virtue of the authority in
me vested by law, |, A. B. Will
ard, mayor Of the City of Baxter
| Springs, Kansas, hereby order
and proclaim that an election be
held in said City Of Baxter
Springs, Kansas, on Tuesday,
April 9Th, 1917, for the purpose
OF electing officers to the various
Offices to be filled this spring, as
follows:
A Mayor
One member of the council
from the First Ward.
One member of the council
from the Second Ward.
One member of the council
from the Third Ward.
One City Treasurer.
One Police Judge.
Three members of the Board OF
Education.
One Treasurer of School Dis
trict.
And ] hereby designate poll
ing places, judges and clerks for
said election as follows:
First Ward-Polling place in
Judges DR..
Nichols. Mrs. Brewster, E. L.
Wright. Clerks, c. A. Ferris,
Tom Ryon.
Second Ward Polling place in
City Building. Judges - Belle
Hardy, Mrs. Boswell, Mrs. Mapes.
Clerks - Opal Hesser,
Simmer.
Third Ward Polling place at
the P. Button residence. Judges
T. C. Weaver, Lille McAboy,
W. H. Palmer. Clerks = Naoma
Button, Ed Johnson.
In witness whereof, | have
hereunto set my hand this 2lst
day of March, 1917.
A. B. Willard, Mayor.
Attest:---O. M Spratt,
City Clerk.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22
Preparing for Anniversary Meet

Preparing for Anniversary Meet
Baxter Odd Fellows and Re
bekahs are all busy with the ar
rangements for the big annivers-
ary celebration on April 26, when
5000 Odd Fellows are expected
here. At a recent business meet
ing the following committees
were appointed:
Entertainment and program:
Fl. f. Stein, E. G. Polster and =;
IC. McWilliams for the ODD
Fellows and Commercial Club
and Mrs. L. L. Willard, Mrs.
Ethel Nichols and Miss Zella
Wright for the Rebekahs.
Reception: c. A. Ferris, !. ".
| Kent, A. o. Rossman, p. ID.
| Hartley and J. L. Newman for
the Odd Fellows; Mrs. VIM. Earls,
Mrs. R. F. Hartley, Mrs. Edna
Labertie Miller, Mrs. A. b.
Willard and Mrs. ]. ". Barnes
for the Rebekahs and W. I.
| Gregory, J. T. Morrison, Grant
Waggoner, W. W. Wyatt and r;
M. Perkins for the Commercial
Club.
Printing: B. w. Patton, Ed u.
Polster and c. E. Ferguson.
Band: ]. c. Payne, W. {.
Hartley and o. M. Spratt.
Transportation: H. E. Stem
and f. c. McWilliams.
The Rebekah officers for the
Anniversary Association are slrs.
J. w. Cook, president; Mrs. B.
W. Patton, secretary and Mrs.
Dowty, treasurer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22
Abstract Office in Baxter

The Logan Security Co. under
the management of j. W. Sogan,
who comes here from Columbus,
has leased andand will open Of
fees in the Horner building, next
to Pages drug store. The ccm-
pany will conduct a bonded abb
st7act business and ic conjunc-
ton will do a general real estate
loan and bonding business. Mr..
Logan is well known by many
here, having lived in the county
for many years and he does not
need much of an Introduction.
The News is glad to know that
his name is going to be added
to the fasl groAing list Of pro-
gressive men who are going to
make Baxter a real city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22

Who is the Crimson Stain?
See him at the Cozy next Mon
day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22

Remarkably rich runs of ore are
being found down in the old
Lincolnville field, but they are
found at greater depths than
mining has been done down there
heretofore. On the Timothy land
an exceedingly rich run of ore is
being found below the 100-foot
level, and at the time this was
written twenty feet OF the ore
body had been penetrated. A
modern mill is going to be be
built on this land right away.
Oklahoma City parties are doing
the work, The dirt as it comes
out of the ground looks as if it
would run forty per cent and the
Oklahoma City fellows are jubi-
liant.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22

than shines until this last hole
was started some distance away
from the other holes.
South of town along the state
line drilling Is steadily increasing.
S. Y. Ramage has taken q lease
on 40 acres belonging to the
Hartleys. Driller Schwartz is
drilling q number Of leases, hav-
ing seven rigs working on the
Douthit and other properties in
the vicinity.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22
Attending Conference

Rev. J. H. Hoopingarner, pas.
tor of the Methodist Episcopal
church, went to Topeka last Mon
dav to attend the annual church
conference in session there all
this week. Mr.. Hoopingarner
did not know when he left here
whether he would be sent back
here for another year or not. He
is doing excellent work in this
field and the wish is general that
he be returned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22

McAboy's Meat Market % OPP
posjte the postofice, where most
careful attention Is given oil
orders for meats, fAh, etc. Your
trade is solicited.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22
CITIZENS TICKET
FOR CITY ELECTION
Caucus Nominations Made May
Have Opposition for Mayor
and One Alderma n.
Citizens Ticket

Citizens Ticket
For Mayor-E. L. Writy yht.
Alderman First Ward %. c.
Rummell.
Alderman Second Ward..--H.E.
Stein.
Alderman Third Warti---Geo.
Skies.
For Treasurer. W. Cook.
For Police Judge j. NJ. Eng
lish.
Three Members of Board of
Education Geo. Van Dusen, w.
N. Love and A. E. Pfremmer.
Treasurer of School District -
L. L. Cardin.
A Citizens caucus was held
last Thursday night. when the
above ticket was placed in nomi-
nation. The meeting was we'll
attended by both men and wo-
men and the participants repre-
sented the city in a creditable
manner.
The meeting was called by B.
H. Patton. George E. Rucker
was chosen chairman and 0. M.
Spratt secretary.
There were four nominations
for mayor, viz: E. N. Wright,
Fred Bartlett, DR.. J. H. Boswell
and A. R. Kane. On the decid-
ing ballot Wright received a,
Bartlett 81 and Boswell 10 votes.
Mr.. Wright made a short but
stirring acceptance speech. He
pledged his best endeavors for
the promotion of interests Of the
city. He favored sewers and en-
larged and improved water and
light plants, in order to provide
for the present and future
needs. He would insist upon a
thorough investigation to deter
mine whether the water service
should be municipality or
privately owned. He would sub
NIT the proposition to the voters
after facts were secured and let
them decide.
B. H. Patton, G.. E. Lundgren
and W. H. Palmer were chosen
for the caucus committee to act
at next election.
Ever since the caucus there
has been talk of another ticket,
but so tar no other candidates
have filed. They have until
Friday to do so. There is
strong talk of running Fred Bart
lett for mayor on an independ-
ent ticket. In The second ward
Clare Youse is being talked Of to
run independently for alderman.
Who is the Crimson Stain?
See him at the Cozy next Mon
daV.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22
GOOD STRIKES
AND BIC DEALS
Important Sales in Baxter Ter.
ritOry and Another Big
Ore Discovery.

On Tuesday of this week J. o.
Goodwin of Baxter closed the
deal for himself and associates,
the John M. Cooper estate for
the sale of what is known as the
Jacob Webber quarter section,
adjoining the Blue Mound prop
erty on the north, the technical
description of which is the South
west quarter Of section IL, %, 50,
FIVE miles west of Baxter.
The price paid was S38,500,
the biggest deal ever made in
Baxter's immediate mining dis
trict. The purchases were S. Y.
Ramage and associates New
York capitalists who came into
this field only recently and with
in the past week have made
other large purchases, such as a
40 acre tract a half mile south
east of Picher for $105,000 and
the B. & G. property for $125,OOO.
The new company will begin at
once to develop their new prop
critics.
The land has been thoroughly
drilled and good ore bodies have
been demonstrated. Two shafts
are sinking on the land now and
two mills will be built this spring.
Messrs Goodwin and Cooper
each owned a half interest in the
land, having bought it four or
five years ago for about six
thousand dollars.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22
New Addition on the Market

@'N"
A. V. Smith, Baxter's Oldest
real estate dealer, has an adver-
tisement in this paper announe-
ing the opening Of a new addition
to the city Of Baxter Springs.
This is good news since viii afford
the opportunity to buy residence
lots in a most desirable section
at a very reasonable price.
The tract adjoins the city On
the south and lies on the east
side of Military street and k
owned by VIM. Cherry. Mr..
Smith says that he will also loan
the money with which to build q
house to any lot purchaser on
easy terms. Mr.. Smith has the
100 per cent record Of hawinR
loaned money in this city toelx
years and no mortgage wanGg
foreclosed; his insurance recoto
during the same period has been
equally as good. Every loss Sus.
tanned by his companies has been
settled satisfactorily without
litigation.
McAboy's Meat Market is Op-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22
Notice.

Dead and valueless stock taken
care Of free within eight miles OF
Baxter. Phone M. A Patton at
News Office, phone 9.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-22

-
On the r. F. Hartley farm,
Just west of the city limits, an
other splendid ore strike is re-
ported this week. The drill went
inio commercial ore at 1856 feet
and went through to PIP feet
when work was halted on account
of replacing easing. They are
still in ore of a very high grade
running up to so Of 60 per cent
pure jack. Competent judges
who have seen the cuttings from
this hole declare it the richest in
the district.
Of all the sensational strikes
in the Oklahoma-Kansas district,
and there have been many, no
one body will surpass the one
blocked out by the Butte &
Superior Company on the Hart
ley farm. Enough ore of excep-
tional quality is now proven to
run into the millions when mined
and marketed. One mans inter-
est in this lease is 2 per cent. 1t
is estimated that he alone will
have drawn fully 100000 by
the time the ore now proven is
mined. And he is a Baxter citi-
zen. Mining on this property
this year is fully assured. The
at present is working
out plans for the mill which will
very likely be of 750 ton capacity.