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Meade County news., 1917-05-03
Meade County Will Observe
Memorial Sunday And
Day
. Memorial Sunday

The following is a brief out.
line of the Memorial program as
prepared by the program com.
mittee, and as stated below, a
complete one will be published
in later issue.
Sunday, May 9th at the M. E.
Church at 1900 a. m.
Rev. Geo. J. Kraft, pastor, in
charge.
Sermon Rev. E. M. Garner
Benedictlon DR.. Lytle
Memorial Day
At Phelps Theatre Wednes-
day May 30th, at 80 p m.
Invocation Dr.. Lytle
Star Spangled Banner, Rev.
Kraft, leader.
Following will come speaking,
recitatIons, Flag Drill by the
children, Mrs. H. b. Phelps,
leader. Solos, quaEtettes ETC.,
with a special feature wherein
LOUIS Smith, an aged veteran
will render a mum ber of national
airs upon a wartime fife, accom-
panied by J. &. Ragland and Son
drum corps, and seconded by
Professors Kelley and Holmes
with improvisations.
Alex Wilson Esq. our talented G
young orator. will introduce the
speaking with message from
Mt. Dread and will be followed
by Hon. c. C. Wilson.
A committee on music for both
days, with full power to act, was
appointed, composed of the fol-
lowing: Professors Kelley and
Snyder, Mesdames Davies, Innis
Marrs, Krlsle, Murphy, and
Miss Buis.
A special invitation is hereby
extended to the citizens of Fow.
ler, Plains and the county at
large to attend and participate
in these patriotic observances.
A complete program is in
course of preparation and will
appear in the county press later.
By Order of Committee.
Frank Sour beer, Post Com.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

Following is a list of teachers
for the next school
year:
Mr.. Charles L. Gastineau,
superintendent.
Mr.. Guy Armstrong, Principal
Mr.. Charles A. Snyder,
Manual Training.
Mrs. Gertrude M. Lennen,
English.
Miss Flora Rogers, Music.
Miss Florence Hutchinson,
Domestic Science.
Miss Nora O'Rourke,
9Th Grade.
Mrs. Pearl Wood Smith,
9TH Grade.
Miss Cora Jones, 9th Grade.
Mrs. Abbie Bodle, 5th Grade.
Mrs. FAIRY Blaine Presby,
4th Grade.
Miss Eleanor Redmond,
3rd Grade.
Miss Ethef-Barnhardt,
End Grade.
Mrs. Mollie Backe, 1st Grade.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
Departed

Ruth Nc cMillin was born April
13, 1882, in Clark Creek, Ken
lucky, and died April 10Th at
her home in Meade, Kansas.
October 10, 1873 in Nepolian,
Kentucky she was united in mar
riage to Mr.. James M. Clements
and to this union six childrs IN
were born, three boys and three
girls. All are living and were
present at the funeral except
one, Nellie, the first born, who
died ih infancy.
In 1876 Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
ents came to Kansas and settled
in Usage county, where they re.
mained for about ten years, com
ing from there to western Kan
sas and in 1886 to Meade county.
At an early age she united
with the First Baptist church
and remained a faithful m m ber
until her death. She was also
a member of Webb Chapter
O. E S. No. 304, and at her re
quest their beautiful and i'm
pressive funeral rites and burial
service was used.
Her husband, James M. Clem.
ents, two daughters, Mrs. Ma
hala Tillery, of Meade, Mrs.
Lulu B. Stats, of Copeland, Kan
ses and three sons, Clande, of
Meade, William C. of Mosca,
Colorado, and Robert A. of Lex
ington Kansas, and one brother,
Joseph Mcmillan, of Melvern,
Kansas, survive.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at the Bap.
tist church with Rev. Kraft and
DR.. Lytle officiating.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

Evan Hoon had quite an excit-
ing experience last Saturday
evening. He had made a deliv.
cry from Fick's store to the
north part of the city, and as he
was returning, the horse became
unmanageable and ran to the
barn. AS he turned the corner
at the Standard OIL Station the
wagon was overturned and Evan
was thrown out. He sustained
nothing more serious than a
black eye and several bruises.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
Notice to Board of EquaIiza-
ton.

The Board of County Commls-
sioners will meet as Board of
Equalization of Taxes on the
third Monday in May, 1917 (May
21) at the Office of the County
Clerk. All persons feeling
themselves aggrieved by reason
of the assessment or valuation of
their property as returBed by
the assessor, can appear before
said board of equalization and
have hearing upon such grew
ance at that time.
w. w. PREssLY,
County Clerk.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
Better Baby Matinee

There will be a Better Baby
Matinee at Phelps theatre, SAT-
urday afternoon May 5th at three
O'Clock. Mothers Of children
under three years of age will be
guests of the Arena Club. All
mothers are urged to attend.
Admission ten cents.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
Statement

of the ownership, management, cir
culation, etc, required by the Act
OF August "a, 1912,
of The Meade County News pub
lished weekly at Meade, Kansas, for
April 1917.
Name of Editor-Agnes Wehrle.
Publishers-Wehrle & Wehrlc.
Owners Agnes & George Wehrle.
Known bondholders, mortgages,
and other security holders, holding
per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages, or other Sc
curties: None.
AGNES WEHRLE.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this a3rd day of April, 1917.
r c. Godfrey. Notary Public.
Commission expires June Io 1910,
Meade County news., 1917-05-03
County S. S. Convention

The County Sunday School
convention will be held at Plains
May IA and Is. Program will
be published next week.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

Wallace Ansbutz returned last
week from Lawrence where he
had been attending X. u.
Meade County news., 1917-05-03

For milk or more milk deliv
cred twice day, phone 107.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-07

public has enabled the railroads to handle not only the troop movements but an increase of more than 26 per cent in freight traffic, with practically tae same facilities that they had in normal timel<
 Cooperation from the employees thems ives has been particularly inspiring. Track wakl' cmay not appeal to many people as patriotic scxtof job, Eut the track walkers in the railroad ar have made 1t one. By increased vigilance i,es E ratching out for and repairing damages ir rails or ties-cond- tions that might plunge whole tranoad of soldiers to destruction ruin 6usands of dollars worth of war supplies-they lave done their bit They have also helped to the supply of live stock need ed for food by +A country and the Allies by keeping all right of Wsy fences in good repair to reduce the amount .pf live stock that was killed by trains Little thi,Ags, but they count
 Ste ,ing on the job and saving coal are the tWo contributions that the locomotive engineers mak- ing fo their country in its present crisis Railroad labof has never been so scarce as it is today The draft has taken many men and the railroad regi- me1ts which were created to help France were re- cruied from the employees of the railroads ot this country :. T,
 kncwing these things, scores of engineers old endugh to retire staying on their jobs new, run, n1g their engines economically in order to save coal and keeping their heavy locomotives in condition so flat they may be kept out of the repair shop and on dhty as long as possible: -
 7 The firemen are doing their bit too. and in himilar way. }traic men have set themselves to the task of edu eating the shipper up to war time appreciation or the value of cooperation In all parts of the country they are at work helping him devise schemes for double loads and for making the most economical use of cars They also at work night and day to detect delays to shippers order notify consign- ments" consequent upon the non-arrival of bills of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-07
The Freight Cars Appeal %l
Load Me Quickly Load He to Capacity
 Unload Me Promptly Help Win the War!

fullest possible use of the existing rolling stock
 Make one car do the work of two" was the slogan which the Railroads War Board early adopted, and not only the freight handlers and rail road men themselves, but the shippers as well have rallied royalty to it.
 The Railroads Slogan.
 As result the sc-called shortage, which amounted to 1As,627 cars on May lst of this year, was reduced to sl,5el cars on September 1st. An arithmetical extension of such decrease would begin to show an actual surplus within the next month, but unfortunately, wars do not progress along arthmetical lines, and so in all probability the car shortage will soon begin to increase again. For the fall and winter always the seasons ot the heaviest traffic upon railroads, and to them this year is to be added the vast traffic necessities of our ever growing military movements. More over, in September feature annually shows itself as consequential in the railroad traffic situa- tion. The food crops begin to move. These crop movements cannot be delayed. They must have both cars and the most expeditions movement. Soj too must the raw material and the finished prodf ucts of our ammunition factories. Fuel also musf move And so must the troops.
 Up to the present time, cooperation of tyEe that was never thought possible the part of bdth railway employees and the shipping and traveltig
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-07

la .ng, are securing bonds under which can be @ptbmpty released and are urging the handling of
 clear understanding of the value of this kind of cooperation may be gleamed from this fact. Until the war board began it's campaign for the intensive loading g of freight @ % ears the load of ear was than 50 per cent of the car space ordered was not utilized Today in response to the plea of the rail- roads, great m aory P Go of the M shippers per are using the cars. Some are even loading from to 10 per cent beyond the marked capacity:
 One phase of war work which the railroads have undertaken and which has caused criticism the part of the minimizing citizen has been the curtail inent of unnecessary passenger service It was not without some misgivings that the Railroads War Board suggested this step to the roads, but it was necessity that had to be faced, for nothing is necessary at the moment to insure the safety of the country and the proper conduct of the than that the railroads be able to handle the utmost possible amount of freight.
 Every passenger train eliminated releases loco- motives train crews and track space that are sorey needed for freight service. It means too an inn portant saving in fuel, so far more than million tons year. These facts, not theories. The rail- roads reduced their passenger service solely to n- coal-and for other reason. The public must un- derstand this It must understand too that every ton of coal, every locomotive every mile of track space, every man whose duties are absorbed by an fort to the enemies of the United States by weaken ing the most important branch of entire trans- portation systemthe moving of food, fuel and sup lies.
 The Government and the railroads need more than mere patience from the travelling public in solving the transportation problem that the war has occa- stoned. They need the active cooperation of every person who uses railroad car either directly in directly; they need team work between the shipper, the consignee and the railroad employee and also the banks through which clearances are made; for every day that a be prevented from remain ing idle anywhere is valuable putting Q brand new into service for twenty-four hours. It is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10

guided by the good lesson of Commits.
sioner Woods? Who will be the man
These are all questions which are
heard every day in political circles.
And no set Of men know better than
the politicians that perhaps the biggest
thing which Mayor Mitchell and Com
missioner Woods accomplished in the
Police Department was TO lift 1t en-
tirely out Of politics.
Soon after Germany declared war in
Europe Commissioner Woods began the
systematic training and organization OF
the force for emergency war duty. Co.
operation was sought with the state
military authorities, and arrangements
made for the police to fill the places OF
the National Guardsmen in various
war emergencies. Commissioner Woods
perfected the organization Of the Home
Defence League, which consists now OF
a body of $4,000 or $4,000 men, well
trained in police work for war pur-
poses, many of whom are now guard
ing bridges, munition plants, public
buildings and all places considered
Vulnerable" during the period of the
war.
The military side OF the police force
will be heritage of the incoming Tam
many administration, which it is, not
expected Judge Hylsn or his advisers
will see fit to disturb, whoever may be
selected as Commissioner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
By Eva Wechsler

Mayor-elect John +. Hylan's advance
comments on his administration are
that he will uphold the will of the peo-
pie who made him the city's chief ex-
ecutive, that he will be judged by his
actions and not by promises and that
he will keep the public informed on all
of his actions all the time.
1t was the first interview Judge
Hylan had granted since his victory at
the polls, and, judging from his re-
marks, it was one Of the few to be
given until he has accomplished some
thing to tell the public about.
Il shall uphold the judgment of the
people and act accordingly. / want the
people to know at all times during my
administration just what | am doing.
Mine will be no newspaper administra-
ton" he said.
When you finally get the mild-eyed
man to give you an interview you find
that Mayor-elect Hylan's conversation
has the same tone as Candidate Hylan's
campaign speeches.
He was just as keen on keeping
municipal ownership" before his hear
or, and "the needs of the people and
plenty OF schools" are constantly crop
ping up in his conversation.
! spoke of Judge Hylan as a mild
eyed man. He is. And when the Mayor
elect took off his glasses and actually
beamed at me kindly | thought of the
picture of the vicious tiger by which
we had been taught to recognize his
no rft "a
paign, and | was inclined to laugh.
Were both winners" / said TO him.
Ever since we have been given the
vote we are being asked, Now that
you've got il, what are you going TO do
with it? What we will do with it de-
Ponds largely upon what you will do
with it. and how you will let US co
operate"
Women will have a great deal to
say during my administration" he as
sured me. II am in favor of honest
welfare work, and in this field women's
activities will be both beneficial to the
city and means of education and op-
portunity for them.
81 am not opposed to the business in
terests," he explained when pressed TO
say something about his coming ad-
ministration and business.
Honest business interests Of the
city should be shown every possible
consideration and encouraged. and
should not be hampered by public Of
icisls. If business interests prosper,
more help is employed, which has
tendency to increase wages, and wher
wage earners prosper homes are
bought and that helps real estate
Twill you increase the salaries Of
city employees. such as teachers, Ii
brarians, street cleaners" / asked.
81 am opposed to increasing the
salaries Of those who are now receiv-
ing large ones and am in favor Of
helping those who do not receive a
living wage
And then | came to the question
which ! believe more directly concerns
the so-called masses than any other
in the present campaign-that Of edu-
cation.
And here our new Mayor comes out
as the champion of the youngsters and
defends their rights to the type Of
teaching which he says will foster
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Gary Plan Will Be
Left to Tammany

Items on the calendar of the Board
of Estimate at its meeting yesterday
relating to appropriations for the ex-
tension Of the Gary system in the pub
lie schools were voted down. While
action on such items under considera-
ton yesterday was put over for a week
it is understood that the board will
leave the status of the Gary plan as it
now stands for the incoming Tammany
administration TO deal with.
A resolution recommending that the
Corporation Counsel be authorized TO
institute condemnation proceedings for
the acquisition of property for a school
site in the block bounded by Stoddard
Place. Sullivan Street, Ludlow Place
and Montgomery Street, Brooklyn, went
over for a week. This is the resolution
which James f. Mcbride, executive sec
rotary of the Tammany Fusion Commit
tee, contended should be held up be-
cause the site was to be acquired from
the Associate Realty Improvement
Company. of which William P. Rae is
president. Mr. Rae was one of the APP
praisers in some of the cty's land deals
attacked in the campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Pickets Are Fed Forcibly
SayWomen ;Charge Denied

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The hunss
strike Of Women's Party militsns (
the Jail here has resolved itself irs
dispute over whether the wonc
were fed forcibly or whether ae
took food willingly.
To-day Women's Party hesdqusrsn
announced that Alice Paul. the lests'
had been forcibly fed three tra
since yesterday afternoon, and ~
Rose Winslow, her companion, ~
been forcibly fed twice. Feeding MS
Paul three times in a little more "a,
twelve hours. the leaders contencH
was unnecessary and inhuman.
superintendent Zinkham. Of the y
freely admitted that Miss Paul ~
been fed three times, but denied tii
It had been done forcibly. "a,
There was no forced feeding So
DR.. Cannon, the Jail physician. "Tstf
women took the food without resi'.
arce, and merely want 20 adverus
themselves by saying they have eea
fed forcibly. Miss PauPs oonditicn
not critical; 1t is not even serious 81
is doing we'll"
Woman's Party headquarters, hss
ever, declared that Miss Paul viii q,
il the jail authorities continue TO '"'
her "forcibly."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Hylan Sure He Could Not
Have Risen Under Gary Plan
He Asserts He Would Not Have Reached Mayoray-
Will Ask Womens Cooperation in
Administration
Administration

within them an Imagination for greater
things.
"Such ambitions can never be in
spired by over emphasis on the voca-
tional subjects" he said. IF the Gary
plan had been in operation never
could have risen to the mayoralty of
New York; if such a method of educa-
ton had been in operation during Lin
coins day he never could have worked
his way up to the wonderful place in
the worlds history which he holds
Even if every child is not an embryo
poet or statesman, Judge Hylan feels
that with our schools children should
be given the benefit of the doubt by
q method Of education which, accord
ing to him, will bring out any latent
talents which the youngsters have.
"How about the appointments to the
Board Of Education ?" | asked.
81 shall select men and women with
out thought of politics, creed or racial
antecedents, and those who are best
qualified. That will be determined by
their experience, education and char
acter"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
News in Brief

Salvatore Fariello has been arrested at his
home 22l West Twenty-seventh Street,
charged with completely in the murder OF
Roman Smith, who was killed by house
breakers on his farm, near South River, N.
j., October IL.
Patrick Kenny, who is suing Flower Hos
pital because his hair and eyebrows are said
TO have been shaved off while he was a
patient there may fail 10 obtain legal redress
because, in the opinion of Justice Lehman. he
should have alleged ''trepass' instead OF
negligence"
The Appellate Division has denied the plea
Of the Order of Elks that the organiZation's
clubhouse, at West Forty-third Street, should
be exempt from taxation on the ground that
II was used for educational and charitable
purposes only. The court held that social
organization could not claim such exemption.
When Robert A. Stewart. treasurer Of the
Empire Shipping Company, stepped out Of
the concerns Offices, at Cornelia and West
Fourth streets at o'clock in the afternoon.
he was surrounded by several men. who
knocked him senseless with beer bottle and
removed 1925 from an inside pocket while
pedestrians looked on.
A sentence Of year and one day and a
81 900 fine has been imposed upon Fritz
Oernedal. ". j. Adams and Robert j. Col
Inns by Judge Mccall in the Federal District
Court The three men had pleaded guilty OF
conspiring 30 evade the custom laws on
shipment of tungsten TO Sweden, declared 20
have been intended for munition making.
Or. A. c. Hsrte and Harold Pratt, Of the
War Council of the Y. NJ. C.. A.. told an
audience at the home Of Mrs. Charles B.
Alexander. ( West Fifty-eishth Street. that
there was need of canteen work by women In
Russia.
The headless body Of man has been found
floating in the North River off Jay Street.
Decomposition indicated that 1t had been In
the water a year or more. and the police be-
lieve that the loss of the head and other
mutiiation are due 70 time rather than foul
play.
Representatives of the Chidren's Society
are endeavoring 10 find the parents Of an
eight-year-old boy, evidently Of Polish ante
cedents. who was found in Spuyten Duyvil
Road. in The Bronx. October %.
New York will contribute it, part TO the
nationwide campaign In behalf Of the
Armenian and Syrian relief campaign to-day
and tomorrow. Sermons will be preached
and contributions accepted at numerous.
churches tomorrow and a mass meeting will
be held at the Hippodromc in the afternoon,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
5000 Serenade Hylan
AT His Brooklyn Home

Mayor-elect Hylan was called 10 the
front door Of his home, at $50 Bush
wick Avenue, Brooklyn, last evening
by 1900 men and women, who marched
down from the Goth Assembly Demo-
cratic clubhouse TO congratulate him
upon his victory.
When Judge Hylan reached the steps
he was seized by two men, who led him
down into the ranks Of the paraders,
who then marched by circuitous
route back to the clubhouse at Bush
wick and Putnam avenues, where he
was called upon for a speech.
when I become Mayor | am going
to be a Mayor for all of the people"
Said Judge Hylan, after he had
mounted an automobile. IF any OF
you have any troubles that you care to
take up with me, want to tell you
that if you call to see me at the City
Hall | shall welcome you with open
arms"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10

was due, according TO those acquainted
with the political situation, to popu-
lar dissatisfaction with the editors
rro-German utterances.
But Prieth announced himself as an
Independent liberal candidate" and
entered the campaign.
Hard at Campaign
He is still hard at it. In his cam
paign literature and speeches, he has
made no references TO his Indictment
Neither have any OF his opponents
The general opinion, though, is that
nc is depending for election on the
sympathy of the large portion of New
AK which Is Of German birth or de-
scent.
The popular expectation is that he
will fail to get it.
There are a good many Germans in
Newark" said business man yester-
day, but 80 per cent OF them are loyal
and intellectually condemn the
Prieth brand OF pro-Germanism."
However, the vote will be split into
many sections. Prieth is personally
popular with many, and every one adj
mits that his un-American stand will
net MN certain number of ballots.
The Free /eitunq was barred from
the mails IN October by the postal au-
thorities, but was allowed 10 resume
publication when the ownership was
transferred to a corporation Of en-
Dyes and its policy Of publishing IN
American news abandoned II is vigor-
ously supporting its former editor.
Otto 4. Stelfel is Prieth's attorney.
In speech delivered two years ago
Steifel spoke Of the President as "the
American Tory. infatuated with Eng
land"
my client has done nothing treason
able" Steifel said last pight. at has
been ruled by the courts that the
spoken or written word cannot be con-
strued as an act Of treason. The pres
ent indictment is the first OF its kind
In legal history, and do not believe
for moment that conviction can be
secured under IL"