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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

For Sale "A span of extra fine
FLIES, well matched, very gentle.
Beauties. Mrs. Keplinger, near
Lowell.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

Gas or Gasoline Engine-P. &
10. 2 1-2 hip, with magnetic, very
good condition, for sale for
$45.OO. Call at News Office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

Found-A friendship bracelet,
seven links. Owner can receive
the same by identifying. Apply
Mrs. Ruby Hall.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

For Sale-A small mare, works
single and double. John Jones.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

W. d. Ellis, Of Joplin, has lea
sed storage room at the Willard
ice plant and established a dis
tributing station in Baxter for
the temperance malt drink known
as Temp Brew, Manufactured by
the Leisy's Brewing company Of
Peoria, III
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

New and modern equipment
and good printers in our job
printing department. Not nee
essary to send any work out Of
town. The News can do it.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

White Nurse Girl Wanted for
three years old child. Apply
Mrs. Renfrow either at the skat-
ing rink or at Mrs. ]. W. Cooks
house.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

FOR SALE-Fresh Cow. Two
coming yearling Calves. E. H.
Baugh. Route S. Baxter Springs.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

To Rent-Sleeping rooms for
men at the big brick, east of
Springs Park. Phone l6S.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

The Tuesday card club met
with Mrs. J. c. Stephens last
week Tuesday afternoon. The
members present were Mesdames
M. E. Eastman, ]. c. Page, o,
c. Rummel, W. M. Waugh, J.W,
Earls, X. L. Carmichael, L. L.
Willard, Arch Weaver, J. W,
Barnes, ]. C. Stephens, and Har-
ry Ator. Visitors, Mesdames
Chas. Opperman, J. A. Simmons,
]. o. Goodwin, and Miss Opper'
man. The favors were awarded
to Mrs. Rummell and the party
closed with a delightful luncheon
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

Wanted - Room and board
with private family. Call at
The Golden Rule.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

FOR RENT-Nice, clean and
cool rooms. See Fail & Bartlett.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

First Published in The Bnxt er Springs
News, May Sist, 1919
In the District Court OF Cherokee Coun.
~. state Of Kansas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
MAY
POOL EQUIPMENT
TO MOVE TRAFFIC
Congestion Has Reached Stage
Where Radical Measures
Must Be Employed

Washington. Nov. 24-A plan for
pooling the entire railway equipment
and traffic of the United States was
taken up at a conference to-day be-
tween Government officials and rail-
road heads. Congestion has reached
a stage. it is realized, where radical
measures must be put into force IL
the country's traffic is to be moved.
The conference was attended by
members of the railroad war board.
Robert S. Lovett. Government di-
rector of priority of transportation;
Fuel Administrator Garfield. Food
Administrator Hoover, ! Chairman
Hurley of the Shipping Board and
others.
Although the railroads are han
ding a much larger volume of
freight and passenger traffic than
ever moved before, railroad officials
admit that unless something is done
Immediately the lines cannot carry
all that is offered by the public for
transportation
the Railway War Board has helped
the situation, but all recognize that
more must be done if the problem is
to be solved.
Even pooling tracks and equipment
will not be enough. some railroad
heads believe. and they have pre-
sented to the Government a list of
r'ore than 500 commodities for which
they ask that transportation be denied
on the ground that their movement
is not essential to the conduct of the
war.
Railway congestion is particularly
marked in the east. where most OF
the big industrial plants engaged in
war work are located. and if a pool
ing plan is put into operation it may
be applied at first only to eastern
reads.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24

men and all of us must look upon
the situation as one that relatively
affects us as much as 1t does the sue
cess of our armies. If the farmer is
not aided there will be short crops
and this will mean higher prices and
the Tightening of the supply that will
be procurable for our own needs, 1t
should be the aim of the leading cit
liens of every community to see that
the farms in their district produce q
maximum of all regular crops. The
farmer has the ground but he needs
labor to till L., to wit, cultivate and
harvest the crops. Thousands of
boys have been taken from the farms
for army service. thousands of men
have been drawn into other indus
tries and in many sections the
greater bulk of the farm work has
been left to the women. The farmer
has been compelled to curtail in
many directions, although he has
shown noble spirit of willingness
to go ahead and do his duty to his
country. But he cannot go ahead
any better than any industry or bus
mess without the necessary help,
and the first duty of the government
and of every citizen of our state
should be to see that the normal pro-
ductfon of farm crops is assured
next year. All the agencies except
man power are at hand to producs
such crops. and a we'll organized
movement must be planned at once
to assure this great essential to the
farmer.
Every chamber of commerce or
business organization in the state
should Immediately make arrange
ments for the purchase or the rent
al OF farm tractor or tractors for
use of the farmers in their commun-
ity next spring. These tractors can
be worked on a systematic schedule
that can be made during the winter
months and when time comes for
outdoor work can be worked by two
or three shifts of men four
hours in the day If need be. The
farmers will pay enough for such
work to maintain such machines and
a great good can be accomplished
by working these tractors day and
night in preparing the fields for the
crops that must be sown. / believe
that tractors working under these
conditions can be kept busy the en-
tire summer. Let the interest OF
every man and woman in every
county be enlisted in crop production
now and let us make it our aim in
every county to improve as much as
possible over this years production" "
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
GOMPERS HEADS.
LABOR BODY FOR
ANOTHER YEAR
A. F. of L. Adopts Ringing
Declaration of
Principles

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 24.-Samuel
Gompers was reelected president of
the American Federation of Labor at
the closing session of it's thirty-sev-
enth annual convention here o-day.
When the Thirty-seventh annual
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor met to-day 1t was with
the prospect of a session lasting well
into Sunday morning before final
adjournment. Seven committee re-
ports and sixty-five resolutions
awaited action by the delegates and
the election of officers had been a
special order for this morning. No
opposition to the reelection of Sam
uel Gompers to the presidency was
apparent.
The declaration of principles
adopted by the convention Just be-
fore adjournment last midnight is
regarded as one of the most import
ant documents in the records of the
present convention and as union la
bor's affirmative reply to President
Wilson's urgent request for concilia-
ton and face to face conferences be-
tween employer and employe were
disputes threatened to check the
processes of production in materials
essential to a vigorous prosecution
of the war"
The declaration held as essential
the right to organize and, in the
composition of boards or commits
sions which are to consider questions
of terms of employment and condi-
tions of labor equally of representa-
tion as between employer and wage
Garner.
Wage rates, apart from the in
creased cost of living, the statement
held, should be considered as to the
prevailing rate in any given district
and as TO whether or not that basis
was reached through agreement be-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
METHODNTS TO
AID BIG FUND
Drive For Educational Work
to Begin Here Next
Week

Every Methodist Episcopal Church
in Harrisburg will be called on this
week to make utmost 'exertion in the
great drive to raise $450,000 for their
educational jubilee campaign. which
has had q wonderful start both at
Carlisle and Williamsport. Results
in these two headquarters have been
so effective that nearly 100000 has
been raised Close to Carlisle, at
Boiling Springs, the charge of the
Rev. Edwin L. lSnslinger contributed
from it's own resources $2.069 and the
pastor believes that $500 more will
be gathered in from the collection
on Cleaning Sunday.
1t is planned here in Harrisburg
to have the workers gather each
noon for luncheon, bringing with
them their reports, in turn receiving
orders for their duties in the next
twenty-four hours. Last Tuesday, S
preliminary meeting was enthusiastic
and indicates that Harrisburg will do
her share.
The Williamsport Dickinson Semi
nary holds the record thus far, hav-
ing collected 100000 in Williamsport
and vicinity. Dickinson College at
Carlisle last reported the sum of $780,
$3.50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
STACCATO NOTES

1t has taken war to bring the
United States government to the po-
sition of officially recognizing the
value and power of music. The song
leaders who have been doing such
effective work in the various training
camps, have just been assigned form
ally to the quartermaster corps at
large and are now an integral part of
the Army. Thus the government has
put it's official stamp of approval on
music, which is an important fact to
American musicians.
A recent cablegram announces
that Leopold Won Auer the most ia
nous of Russian violin teachers, will
come to this country in the near
future, Another brilliant pupil, Max
Rosen will come with him. Prof. Won
Auer is the teacher of Mischa Elman,
Efrem Zimbalist and the latest violin
sensation, Jascha Heifetz.
The Scotch bagpipe players were
breaking the atmosphere into thou
sands of fragments with their instru-
mentS.
Why do those pipers keep walking
up and down as they play?" asked
one stranger of another.
II don't know" was the answer
"unles it makes them harder to hit"
Nine. Marguerite Ober, one of the
German singers dropped from the
Metropolitan Opera cast recently, is
suing the opera company for in
fringement of contract. The defense
will claim that she, as a citizen of an
enemy country, has no standing in
American courts at the present time.
The Chicago Tribune ("Line-O-
Type or Two") says that it objects to
letting Kreisler fiddle here while
Venice burns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
CITY'S RESPONSE
TO WARS CALL
Is COMMENDED
Harrisburg District Furnishes
More Recruits Than Does
New York City

The Harrisburg recruiting district,
with about one-fifth of the states
population, has furnished more men
for the United States Army than has
New York City, Lieutenant Robert
w. Lesher, in charge of the district
work. has written Mayor Bowman.
Lieutenant Lesher is exceedingly
we'll pleased with the response the
district has given to the call to arms.
His letter follows:
My Dear MIR. Mayor:-The success
of the Y. NJ. c. A. drive and all other
rovo ments undertaken in Harrisburg
is so magnificent that I wish to con-
gratulate you and others associat ed
in great causes.
Speaking of my end OF it. the
Army recruiting, I can state to you
that the city of Harrisburg. from
April 1. 1917. to date, has furnished
about 1000 per cent. of its war quota
called by the Government for the
Regular Army. We had so many
patriotic young men en1isting in Har-
risburg between April / and June 81
that 1t was not necessary to call any
men under the selective law All en-
listments since July 1. 1917. are cred
tied against the second selective call
and take great pleasure in assuring
you that with hard work we will II
able to place Harrisburg where it
belongs, at the top. The State of
Pennsylvania itself has furnished
10000 recruits for the Regular Army
since April l. the Harrisburg dis
trict, which contains about one fifth
of the population of the state. fur
nished about $4,000.
1T is indeed a pleasure for any
man to be stationed or located in
Harrisburg because it seems that
everybody succeeds in any undertake
ing. This is due to the fact of the
moral support given every effort, in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
CHILDREN WILL
UNFURL FLAG
One Hundred Small Tots to
Unfurl Service Flag at
Stevens Memorial

Three very strong programs are
scheduled for the Stevens Memorial
Methodist Church tomorrow morn
ing, afternoon and evening. At the
1890 service DR.. Clayton Albert
Smucker is to preach on The Load
line of Safety" In the afternoon, at
200 o'clock, following the Sunday
school lesson, in honor of the young
men OF the church and Sunday
school who have gone forth to fight
to keep the. world safe for democ-
racy, more than one hundred bows
and girls under the age of ten years
members of the Primary school, will
raise service flag, containing forty
four stars, in front of the church,
The patriotic exercises will be par
ticipated in by AL. K. Thomas.
DR.. Smucker, the John Hopes Sun
day school class, Stevens Memorial
Chorus and one hundred children,
Walter Vaneman, who leaves in
very short time for France, will be
in charge of the Guards. The quar-
tet choir of thte church will give
their second monthly musical to-
morrow night, at 1880 o'clock. The
following members will appear on
the program: Miss Martha L..
Armstrong, Mrs. Robert B. Reeves,
Walter =. Dietrich, William H. Boy
er and Miss Ruth S. Kraybill. The
following members of the Primary
school contributed the money and
purchased the service flag to be un-
furled tomorrow afternoon in front
of the church:
Geraldine Mann, Sorada Thomp-
son, Elizabeth Winn, Dorothy Iath-
am, Thelpa Zimmerman, Ruth Rv-
Ter, Helen Goodyear, Rhoda Robin
son, Mabel Vandevender, Eleanor
Pedlow, Mary Rich. Sarah Thomp-
son, Margaret Rhan, Elsie Robin
son, Mary jerks. Mary Mcdonald,
Maud bateman, Erdine Friege, Marie
Helges, May Rudy, Jeanette Mckay.
Richard Van Kirk, Paul Hess, John
Nelliga, Stanley Walker, Stanley
Frederick, Joe carp, Donald Lind
say. Samuel Warner, Harold Snyder,
| Samuel Morton, Melvin Scheu. Carl
! Steltzer, Lawrence Pryor, William
Drake, Charley Billets, Howard Heis-
ter. Theodore Steffy Oscar Strine
| Gilbert Mertz. Myron Hockenberrv.
Taylor Winn, Jay Smith, Lewis
Good, Roland Hartman. Lulu Muir
ray, Ethel Updegroff, Jessie Beckley
Dorothy Campbell, Charlotte John.
man, Dagmar Rydberg, Joe Fishel
Anna May Bell. Katharine Connor
Miriam Hamilton, Katharine
Knause. Ruth Cousin, Blanche Rob.
inson, William Good, James Lennev
Edgar Strine, Glen Gnier, Fred AL
len, William Filbert.
Robert Baker, Robert Bell. Ottt
Wildman, Richard McCrone, Mar
land Jack, Robert Jones, Herman
Stetson, Wilson Slaybaugh, Ewine
Sauers. Wisely Shaver, Wilson Hoy
Grant Hartman, John Brandt, Ben
jamin Brant, Gardun Crabb, Johr
Sminck, Edwin Filler, Jack Filler
Charles Cohn, Billy Russ, Ralph Mil
Ter, Robert Downes. Logan Rudy
Harold Cunningham, William Pin
der, Charles Bateman. Newton Mil
Ter, Francis Bogar. Mary Ernest
Madeline Leib, Katharine Rogers
Sarah Jane Bell, Irene Fulmer
Gladys Fiery, Elizabeth Hess, Heller
Byler, Helena Scheaffer, Elise San
deerg, Louise McAllister, Mary EN-
ma Orr.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
"Our God in Our History"
to Be DR.. Mudge's Theme

Seeing Things as They Are" will
be the subject for the morning SER
mon in the Pine Street Presbyterian
Church tomorrow. DR.. Nudge will
preach.
In the evening the last sermon in
the series of patriotic sermons on
Our God in Our History" will be
given. The subject is George Wash
ington." The church auditorium
has been crowded every Sunday
evening and last week many were
turned away. The sermon or
George Washington" will be the
climax of the series.
On Thursday the Thanksgiving
service will be held in the church
At the close of this service the WA
Service Flag" with over 140 stars
twill be unveiled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
Revival to Continue at
Sixth Stub; ; 20 Converts

The revival services in the Sixth
Street United Brethren Church the
last two weeks. conducted by the
pastor, the Rev. Joseph Daugherty,
have been growing in interest and
in attendance. Up to the present
some twenty persons have professed
faith in Christ
The large chorus of young people
is rendering valuable assistance in
singing Gospel songs each night, and
the special numbers. consisting of
solos, duets and quartets are also
bringing tender messages of appeal.
The pastor will preach on Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock on the sub
ject, Some Lessons in Soul-Win-
ming" In the evening at 7.30 o'clock
he will speak on the theme, The
Lame Man Healed"
The revival services will continue
every night next week. except Sat
urday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
Common Pleas Jury to
Sit on Park Appeals

President Judge George Kunkel
and Judge S. J. M. McCarrell late
yesterday issued an order continuing
the special session of November COM
mon pleas court to the week of De-
cember 10, when all the Hardscrab-
BILE appeal cases on the west side of
Front street, will be heard. The jury
was excused until that week and
will return to sit for these cases. All
ether cases on the trial list which
had not been heard were continued
generally. This morning in court
room No. 2, before Judge McCarrell
a jury returned verdict for s3,545
against Frank B. Musser in the suits
brought against him by Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel s. Habbyshaw.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24

other words, your path is strewn
with roses instead of thorns.
II wish to announce to you that l
have this date had the pleasure of
having a conference with President
Gabriel II. Meyer, of the p. o. S. of A.
This conference lasted about ten
minutes, He has pledged the co-op-
Grafton of the order to stimulate re-
cruiting and l am sure that you will
see n decisive result In the next
thirty days. To show that this Is a
patriotic organization President Moy-
er states that the service flag which
will be unfurled in the city of Phila-
delphta contains over 10000 stars.
each representing a man belonging
to that order who Is now In the serv-
Ice of the United States.
Walking along the street of Har-
risburg, there Is hardly residence or
business house that does not display
a service flag containing one to an
unlimited number of stars. l may
add that in every city in the twenty
counties of my district the same ac-
tivities are In progress and with this
coordination l believe we may rest
we'll assured that democracy is safe
insofar as Harrisburg is concerned.
You occupy an enviable position
you have done your duty in every
respect. I take this occasion to thank
you for your active cooperation in
recruiting.
"One simple statement to show that
patriotism is we'll aroused in Harris
Lurg is the fact that Harrisburg re-
cruiting district. containing a popu-
lation of 100000 inhabitants, has
furnished more manpower for the
protection of humanity than that OF
New York City with a concentrated
since April l, 1917.
Very sincere yours,
h. w. LESHER,-
First Lieut., =. $. A., Ret.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
MAKE TRACTORS
WORK "a HOURS
Secretary ratton Makes Sug-
gestions to Help Farmers
Work l,ext Spring

The suggestion that chambers of
commerce. boards of trade and other
organizations unite in the purchase
of farm tractors so that farmers
may have the benefit of mechanical
devices in plowing next spring when
the shortage of farm labor will be
seriously felt was made today by
Secretary of Agriculture, Charles e.
Patton. Mr.. Patton called attention
to the fact that the farm labor sit.
uation in the state today was worse
than known in the lifetime of any
one connected with his department.
Secretary Patton also pointed to
the fact that the Pennsylvania farm
er was asked to increase the acreage
for the 1918 wheat crop by IA per
cent, or approximately 100000 acres
and he has actually accomplished an
increase of but five per cent or ap-
proximately 64,4S4 acres. An in
crease of acreage of twenty five per
cent was asked for rye or approx
imately 10000 acres, but in this line
of farming activity the actual rec
ords show that the increased acre-e
age will be but one per cent or
3,790 acres.
Mr.. Patton is working on plans
that may bring some relief in the
spring and urges businessmen in
every community to look into the
conditions surrounding them and to
organize corn husking parties to help
out any farmers who are unable 20
get their corn from the fields. The
winter can be spent in making plans
and preparations to organize for
systematic help to be extended to the
farmers next spring so that as large
an acreage as possible may be pre-
pared and sown to the crops which
Sill be needed to keep our armies
and our Allies in food at the front
and at the same time take care of
the millions at home.
Secretary Patton says: Business
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24

Fritz Kreisler, the Austrian viol-
mist, denies that he has been guilty
OF any anti-American actions. He
says that at the outbreak of the waI
in July, 1914, he served six weeks as
a reserve officer in the Austrian army
on the Russian front. After beins
wounded, he was pronounced an in
valid and honorably discharged from
any further service. He has sent
eleven individual monthly allowances
to the destitute orphans of Russian
and Serbian soldiers who died in q
hospital at the front and where his
wife, who was a nurse, pledged sup
port of their families. He has sent
money also to other needy people
but declares he has not sent a penny
abroad since the United States enter
ed the war and that he has had no
word from abroad for eight months
1t is reported that Enrico Caruso
cabled $4,000 to Prime Minister Or
lando, of Italy, to be used for the re-
lief of refugees from the invaded
territory in that country.
What is the most musical Ian
guge?"
MY uncle pronounces in favor OF
Chinese. He says that when two
Cinnamon really get animated it's
like listening to a flute duet"
e. f. Eilert president of the Music
al Courier Company, addressed a
gathering of women recently at a
suffragist dinner. He said: "Remem-
ber. now that you are voters, you
will have to give your age every
twelve months; be sure you start
young" He was cheered to the echo.
This is the day Captain Damrosch
and his team clash with the local
football warriors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-24
Reserves Spend
Busy Evening

There was something doing on every
floor of the City sGrays' Armory last
night Two companies of the Harris
burg Reserves held drills. one of them
having practically every man in uni
form for the first time, on the second
floor drill room; new recruits were in
structed and the manual of arms gone
through on the first floor. while in the
basement the Harrisburg Rifle Club
of which many of the Reserves are
members, began it's indoor rifle prac-
tice.
Company A, commanded by Captain
w. A. Moore, had the largest drill
since the Reserves began indoor
work. This company is now uni
formed.
In Company d. Captain Harry c.
Houtz announced the appointment OF
Carl b. Ely to be first sergeant, sue
ceeding Walter Johnston. elected sec
ond lieutenant, and Leon Lowengard
and Frank IL. Eager promoted from
corporals to be sergeants, and r. &C
Bailey and A. r. Todd appointed cor
porals.