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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22
OGDEN ARMOUR REFUSES
TO GIVE EXPRESSION

Chicago. Dec. 21.-J. Ogden Armour
today adhered to yesterdays policJ
of silence regarding testimony taken
at the Washington investigation.
"You may say that Mr.. Armour feels
that all information on the subject in
view OF the fact that a formal in
quiry is in progress, should develop
through that inquiry said his secre-
tary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22
PUBLISHES PARIS EDITION
FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Paris, Dec. 21.-The London Daily
Mail yesterday began the publicstio
or an American edition from the of
fees OF its Paris. edition. ;. The new
edition will be- for Americans in
FTsnce ana VIII carry special cables
and a page OF mail news
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22
GERMAN BUREAU FOR
STUDYING PEACE OPENS

Amsterdam, Dec. 21.-A German
government bureau for studying
questions relating to peace" has been
opened in Berlin. DR.. Karl Helffe-
rich. former vice-chancellor, Is at the
head OF the bureau.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT
iS BEING ACCREDITED

Copenhagen, Doo 21.-The entente
allied powers, according to the vos-
sische zeitung Of Berlin. on December
10. accredited legations to the govern
ment OF the Ukraine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22
IS NOTHING TO REPORT
SAYS COMMUNICATION

London. Dec. 21.-Today's official
communication says there is nothing
OF interest to report.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22
BRING SUIT AGAINST
FLEET CORPORATION

Washington, Dec. 21.-Maurice H
Eichberg, of Mobile today filed suit
in the supreme court Of the District
of Columbia against the emergency
fleet corporation. claiming S12o,eTo
damages for breAAA OF contract.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22
INCOMPETENT DOCTORS
BE REMOVED FROM ARMY

Washington, Dec 21@Orders were
given by Surgeon General Gorgas for
the removal OF all Incompetent medical
officers from the army work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22
T Fl E w E A T H E r .

Fair Saturday and Sunday; colder Sun
day In north portion; light variabI
winds.
Highest temperature yesterday. e5 de
orecs; lowest, ~ degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22

Don't Fail to Qualify So
That You Can Vote in Favor
of Paving the Barrancas
Road.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-22

tSankinued On Page Three)
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
Motto. To Contractors

The Building Committee of the
Holly Colorado Methodist Church
hereby calls for bids from contrac-
tors for the furnishing OF materials
and the erection of a church Build
ing in Holly Colorado, according to
the plans and specifications now in
the hands of the Pastor, Rev. r. R.
Adams, and which may be seen at
the Methodist Parsonage. upon re-
quest
Sealed bids will be received up to
3 o'clock, p. NJ. December 1. 1917.
The Committee reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
John I. Cochran-Secretary
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
Tourist Travel
Auto Tourists Becoming One of Col
orado's Greatest Assets

it is recognized that Colorado has
attained supremacy as a mecca Tor
summer tourists. The world is COM
ing to know that this is the most
attractive summering place. in the
country. Colorado is just as delight
full in the winter as it is in the sum-
mer or fall, but in another way.
Hundreds will participate in the
program of winter sports that IN
Colorado are drawing an expanding
army of enthuiasts annuity.
Interesting figures are shown as
to the development of road build
ing, automobile tourists, and the
revenue derived from motor visitors
to the state in statement made by
T. J. Ehrhart, state highway COM
missioner of Colorado.
Since 1913" says Mr.. Ehrhart, the
traffic has increased not less than
500 per cent Colorado owned cars
have increased from 1900 to about
$1,000 Visiting tourist cars have
increased from few hundred to
more than 10000 in 1917.
At least 10000 tourist automobiles
visited Colorado during the past
season, carrying 10000 persons, who
remained in this state an average
of twenty-five days and expended
1920 per person per day, or a total
of $l5,600,000. 1t is safe to assume
that 20 per cent of this expenditure
or $3,l20,000 was net profit for some
one. l estimate that during the
season of 1918 the state will have at
least $4,000 visiting cars. In fact
this business without doubt, will
soon be the greatest single reource
of the state.
Since 1913 there has been approx
imately 5000 miles of state road
graded Sl3 miles surface; 5S3 CON
crete and steel bridges constructed.
ranging from ten feet to 612 feet in
length; 400 steel and concrete cul
verts ranging from eight inches to
ten feet in diameter installed. Every
part of Colorado is now reasonably
accessible"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
VALUE OF CROPS IN
BUYMo HAA,G MAcHINERY
Prices OF Yssa 01eDs Advance More
In Six Years 4han Those OF
IDDaennpnts

An article il high Or low in price
according to its value in comparison
with other articles on commodities,
and with the purchasing power of
labor. For example the increase in
the price Of farm implements in the
past two or three years has raised
the question - tO ths advisability
of q wider purchase of new imple-
ments than whore normal condi-
tiOns prevail
In 1910 it requires 20s bushels of
corn. 294 OF oats or ia of wheat to
buy 500 worth ef 1Arn implements
In 1916 it required Only 100 bushels
of corn, 225 of oats or 70 bushels Of
wheat to purcisase che same imple-
ments at a 10 percent increase, or
sll0. Only l4l bniAels of corn, 24a
bushels Of oats or - of wheat were
required to purchase the same i'm
plements at 20 pssSent increase, or
$l2O: l59 Of corn. ~ OF oats or SO
of wheat at . 40 percent increase or
si4O. Was the purchasing power Of
these crops increased as much at the
price of machinery?
Corn was worth ~ ,eents in 1910
and IS cents in 1916. Two hundred
and eight bushels at the 1916 price
purchase $l76 worth machinery or
allow for an increase of 76 percent.
in the price OF farm implements.
Oats had value of 81 cents in 1910
and 49 in 1916. At the 1915 price
294 bushels would Shuy $l44 worth
Of implements or allow an increase
of "A percent on farm implements.
Wheat was IS cents In 1910 and $1.5S
in 1916. At the 1915 price, 70 bushels
would buy $3.50 worth Of imple-
ments or allow for an increase Of 80
percent. ss..
The increase in the lria % bus.
.hel Of farm crops shaa f6m 10
to 50 percent while the increase in
the price OF farm implements has
been much less.-L. F. CAREY, Colo
RADIO Agricultural College, Fort Col
Inns. Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
Halloween Social

The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
Church and their friends spent a
very delightful evening last Thurs
day evening at the Church. The
evening being Halloween the ladies
came dressed in costumes for the
occasion and the audience was en-
tertained with weird recitations and
songs, after which games were
played The most enjoyable one be.
ing pinning on the black cats tail
Light refreshments were served and
the guests departed for their homes,
declaring that they had spent a
delightful evening and were glad
that THEY came and hoped the
Ladies will have another party next
Halloween.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
POSTING THE FARMERS
Government Men Will Provide Edu.
cation On War Food Production
At January Stock Show

At the Denver stock show in Janu-
AIRY quite number of government
experts will be present to confer
with the stockmen and farmers re
garding food production during
1918 to meet war conditions. Stock
men, especially, have been very
much at sea since the war started
as to future market conditions for
livestock. The war has brought
about tremendous evolutions in con
ditiOns and the stOckgrOwers are
interested at this time in getting
information that will enable them
to figure intelligently regarding pro.
bable profits for their livestock in
the future. In addition to the
Stock Show and the lectures that
will be held constantly during show
week, a big livestock conference is
being planned by the Live Stock
Bureau of the Denver Civic and
Commercial association, at which it
is expected there will be representa-
tive stOckmen from all states west
of the Missouri river. 1t is probable
that Mr.. Hoover himself will be pre-
sent, together with a large number
of experts, and an effort will be
made to thoroughly inform the
stockmen as to the present condi-
tions and situation. Increased pro
duction of livestock is imperatively
necessary and everything possible
will be done to encourage the stock
farmer and to give him confidence
that his livestock production can
be marketed at good profit.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
OUR BOYS At TIE
FRONT ARE UNDER IRE
First Causualty List For The Army
In France u Published

The war was brought home to the
United States little more vivid
the first of the week when the news
was flashed about the Nation that q
smadd detachment of American SOL
diers, consisting of only twenty,
were i'll an advanced dugOut and
were trapped by the Germans and
shut off from the rest of the army
by a barrage fire. The report gave
the casualty list as three killed. five
wounded and twelve captured, the
details of the engagement were lack
ing but later reports revealed the
{ that the boys fought nObly al
though. out-n,mnered malg men.
The Associated Press carried story
of the short fight few days later
nd gave the number Of ATTACHING
Germans as 21O.
While the engagement was moth
ing out OF the ordinary trench
raid" it was the first real fighting
that the boys have indulged in and
will have tendency to bring the
fact home that we are at war. Too
many people seem inclined to take
the war altogether too lightly. In
the future news of a battle is to De
expected at any time and we kho"
not when some of the boys rom
our neighborhood will be included
in the list. 1t so happens that no
Colorado boys were in the f1ght the
other day but one young man from
LYONS. Kansas was wounded ana
two Oklahoma boys were taken
prisoners -one from Woodward ana
the ther from Altus, Oklahoma.
We are at war and the sooner our
people come to realize the fact ana
the sooner they get solidly behind
the administration and behind the
things that are necessary to carry
on his war the. better of we will De.
y
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
OIL OPERATIONS TO
START HERE SOON
Considerable Land L Under Lsass
And Excitement Il At Fever :
Heat

As usual-Holly is right up and
doing with the rest OF the world.
Just now one of the greatest fads
on the slate is -Oil-nearly every
town in the country and almost
every state in. the Union is alive
with oil prospects. "Millionaires
are being made over night" reads
the advertisements and there is con-
siderable truth in the assertion and
the American public always eager
for the games of chance are. taking
to the oil business in big droves.
Holly is no exception and there Is
considerable oil stock owned by the
different people of our little city.
Then too, we are to have well OF
our own. And by the way, here's
hopin' that it "a'int" no "duster."
We are in receipt Of short line
from w. J. Woodward, Of Lewis,
Iowa, conveying the information
that he has just leased the NKa OF
the N. w. " of See. 5, 4 "a, r. AZ, to
company that will start drilling
for oil at an early date. At this
time it is impossible to say Just
when they will "spud" in but It
will be in the next few weeks :
doubtless as soon as they can get
rig on the grounds and secure the
necessary help.
Several oil men have been in this
section for the past two or three
weeks taking all the land possible
under lease and we are told that the
prospects for striking oil in this
vicinity are very flattering. The
geologist who made the tests for
this section Of the state is quite
sure that oil underlays the country
in paying quantities and that 1t is
only . question Of short time un-
til some one will tap one. Of the
richest felds III the country. \. ss-''-- !.
What we need is some good com
pany to test the thing out to the
end and there is every indication
that one will be on the ground in a
short time. Holly is always ready
to do it's full share in any under
taking tending toward the develop
lnent Of the country and you can
count the little city right behind
any move that is started in the
right direction.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
Methodist Church

November l1th, 1917. Sunday
School increased in interest and at
tendance. Comt at 10 o'clock.
Morning Service II A. M. Sermon
by Pastor Taking the Oath of
Allegiance" The mortgage debt-up-
on the parsonage was paid this
week and the property is now free
Of debt Mention will he made Of the
event at this service. Epworth
League 6:45 beginning the Win-My.
Chum week, which will be observed
Monday Wednesday and Friday
with suitable services At 7:30 p.
NJ. the unveiling of the patriotic
tablet of the League. The names
OF the boys OF the Holly Methodist
Sunday School and Church who are
in the service OF the Country in the
Army and Navy are inscribed upon
the roll OF Honor These Names are
In the Army, Lorenzo Linville,
Charles Griffith, Rex Kirkhart,
Lloyd Davis, Ora Nelson, Lawrence
Warner, Jacob Moser, In the Navy.
Charles Moser Chester Snyder,
Frank House. There will be suit
able music and addresses by the
pastor Rev. r. r. Adams. Every
body Welcome
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
Piano At A Sacrifice

We have on hand in the Vicinity
of Holly one of our very best pianos.
Raher than pay storage or reship
this instrument to Denver we will
sell it to responsible party at a
special price, on easy terms. Or, we
will rent the piano with the privi.
fege of buying later, and apply rent
on purchase price If interested. ad
dress Dept. A. KNIGHT CAMPBELL
MUSIC CO., Denver, Colorado
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
Presbyterian Church

Sunday. November 1lth. Morning
services and Sunday school at ten
thirty. Sermon by the pastor, the
Rev Wiley X Wright on "a
Famous Bible Land" Evening
services at seven-thirty, sermon on
They That Be WISE Special
music. A ociradls hrdlu shrdlu j
music. A cordial welcome to all.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
Red Cross Notes

Under the new system the Red
Cross work is progressing nicely
There are eleven pajama suits COM
pleted, one dozen hospital band.
ages and number Of sweaters and
other knitted articles.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
NEWS OF fu8
HOLLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Items OF Interest About The
Scholars And 1eaehefs

test in spelling Nov. 9Th 1917. All
are invited.
The 5th grade Physiology is learn
ing all the pOisOns and the treat
ment for the same
The pupils of the 9Th grade
cleaned all the ink wells in the De
partment Mon. instead of their re-
gular pennmanship work.
The 9Th wrote one Of their first
themes Mon. for Grammar.
The Department girls stayed after
school Mon. evening to practice
basket ball the 7th grade won the
game 8 to 2
Thelma Rockwell heats the tri-
angle now since the boys went to
war
The children enjoyed their vaca,
tiOn last week while the teachers
were in Pueblo and Denver attend.
ing the State Teachers Association.
Permili Wilson is making several
absent records for her class. white
she is visiting in Kansas City.
The pupil of the Department ell.
joy Friday morning opening exer-
cises very much because we have
current events.
Eunice Walton was welcomed
back into school Mon. morning.
She has not been in school before
this year on account of Typhoid
Fever.
|. Clyde and Joseph Peterson are
again in school after having been
out for two weeks. They were in
the country helping prove up their
claim.
Teachers Attend Annual State Con
vsntion
Annually. in Colorado it is the
custom of all members of the great
teaching fraternity to assemble for
scvcrai days of discussion and study
of those problems which come into
the educational field.
The association meets, for the con-
venfence OF those attending, in three
sections. Those in the western
division OF the state attend at
Grand junction, those in the south
ern division at Pueblo. and those
in.the northern at Denver.
On October 81, and November
and 2 the schools OF Holly were
closed in order that the teachers
might attend either the Pueblo or
Denver divisions.
The teachers report both plea
SAINT and profitable time, spent with
the many other teachers from so
many; different parts of the state.
The speakers at the meetings were
men and women OF eminence in the
educational world Of America, and
they brought messages of help and
inspiration which the teachers of
our state were anxious to profit by.
1t is by meeting together in this
way, exchanging views and learning
from the broader experience of those
skilled in the work Of leading the
young mind on to find its truest
and best plane Of expression that
the teachers and schools grow ever
more able to do the greater work of
fitting young America to take the
place it is destined to fill.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
DRAFT ACES lGAY DE
CHANGED TO 10 AID Il
Congrsssmsn Kahn Prepares Am
sndmsnt 70 d Submitted 70
Cengrsss In December 70
Revise Law

cAl0Ai VIC PACbCAlt ociOCtAsC CVAF
scriptiOn act be amended? Shall
the ages OF those subject to its
operations be revised both upward
and downward?
These are among the big questions
argued as soon as congress asAem-
bles for it's regular session in Dec
ernber. Congressman Julius Kahn
has announced his intention of pro
posing an amendment to compel
the registration of all citizens from
lS to 40 inclusive, giving America
a reserve of 2l,OOO,OOO to draw upon.
The present ages are from II to 81.
The war departments Or0ginal
plan was for men from Is to Is.
There was objection to taking those
who did not yet have vote, and
congress amended the act to make
it read from Il to 40 Then there
was objection that between the ages
of q and 40 vast majority of men
had dependent families. So the
present figures were finally reached
Right after Kahn announced his
intention of proposing an amend
met in December, it was stated that
Secretary of War Baker was opposed
to any change. Kahn wired back
from California that at least part of
his amendment was misunderstood
He does not mean that boys of -l8
to II shall be sent into the trenches
but he does want them registered
and given preliminary training, so
that when they become q they will
be ready to take their place in the
fighting line He also said that no
man over 81 would be called for
active service until those in the pre-
sent draft limits had all been cal
led up for examination and pos
sible service.
4 We must make preparations, :
said Kahn, "as il the war were going
to last forever. That will be the
surer way to bring the war to a
successful end and to establish
peace that will last.
Maj.-Gen. Crowder. Provost Mar
shal Of the army, who drew up the
practical working arrangements for
the draft, said
Il have no official opinion to voice
on the question of raising the age
limit above 80 years. AS q practical
matter, it is not necessary to raise
the age limit. We examined only
little more than two million out
of the ten million registered, in
order to secure our army Of over
100000, and all we have to do is to
go on and examine the other eight
million.
THE statistics of the draft have
not yet been compiled, but it is
easy to guess that between the ages
of 26 and 81 he causes for exemption
are more numerous
"Matrimony is not the most favor
able institution for creation OF an
army: wives and home ties from
an antagonistic interest to army
work. The younger men have fewer
of these ties.
There may be good reasons for
discussing an increase in the age
limit have no doubt Congress
man Kahn has excellent reasons for
introducing his proposal"
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09

The Catholic Ladies will hold
Rummage Sale on Saturday and
Monday, November 10th and 18th,
in the store building two doors
west of Apples Store.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09
Wanted

II you have modern five or six
room house for rent call at this
office.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-11-09

Protection Oil heater for that
cold bedroom The Holly Hard.
ware Co. has . big stock.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-12-06
EMPIRE co. IMPROVEMENTS

The plans Of the present local plant
of the Empire District Electric COM
pany were drawn Tuesday by the
Joplin engineer, Sidney Norman, for
the purpose Of determining the pres
ent status of the plant with view
to making some radical changes.
1--WE have come here to stay" said
the sales manager of Baxter Springs,
w. L. Wall. eve are going to be
fixed So as to be able to take care Of
our business as fast as it comes. We
shall be ready, when the change is
made, to take care Of the needs Of the
city at all times"
The plan Of the company is to COM
pletely remodel the present building,
put in an office and enlarge the plant.
This work is to be started soon. Mr..
Wall is here every day in the inter-
est of the company and he expects to
move his family to Baxter Springs.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-12-06
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
EARLY NEXT YEAR
Architects Invited to Submit
Sketches - School COndi'
tions to Be Improved as
Early as Possible

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Baxter Springs school board Mon
day night it was voted to issue an
invitation to architects to meet with
the board on the night Of December
II and present sketches Of high school
buildings for the inspection Of the
board.
The board has In view the erection
Of q twelve room building, with an
auditorium TO seat from FIVE to six
hundred people, q gymnasium and q
manual training department. The es-
timated cost Of such q structure Is
placed at $65,0O0 and with the esti-
mated cost Of equipment the total
outlay is to be kept within 100000.
The school population Of Baxter Is
increasing very rapidly and every
room is now crowded so badly as to
made it impossible to get the best re-
suits. No money is available this
year to enable the board to 60 ahead
and build. This is due to the state
laws which forbid bonding above q
small per cent Of the assessed valua-
ton of the district. Next year, how
ever, this city should show an in
crease Of at least four times in valu-
alton, and when this assessment is
made the school district will be able
to vote bonds to the amount Of $780,
900.
That, by the way, will be the case
if our assessor, whoever he may be,
has the courage and good sense to
value the property in the city at what
it is worth and what it Is held at, es-
pecially vacant city property now
held at $1,000 to $4,000 front foot.
The proper assessment of this city,
taking full account of all improve
ments and the increase in real estate
values, is perhaps the most important
matter confronting the city now, and
no doubt our Chamber Of Commerce
will give the subject its careful at
tention.
Il is the intention Of the board Of
education this winter to select an ar
chitect and have the plans and details
all worked out even to the point Of
awarding contracts for the construc-
ton, 80 as to be able to proceed with
the erection Of the building as soon as
it becomes possible by law to call the
election and have the necessary bonds
voted and floated; provided, Of course
that the people vote the bonds. There
is little doubt that the bonds will be
voted, for Baxter people all recognize
the need of q modern high school.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-12-06
AFTER FIVE YEARS

Time is the best test Of truth.
Here is q Parsons story that has
stood the test Of time. It is . story
with q point which will come straight
home to many Of rs.
Mrs. Albert Taylor, PA N. Twenty
eighth St., Parsons, Kans., says: my
kidneys were weak and showed many
signs Of disorder. Ny back ached fire.
quently and ! suffered from head
aches. didn't rest well and morn
ings was all tired out. Having heard
about Doan's Kidney Pills, ! used
some and they soon relieved the pains
and regulated my kidneys."
FIVE YEARS LATER, Mrs. Tay-
lor said: "The benefit Doan's Kidney
Pills brought me Is lasting. l haven't
had the least sign Of kidney trouble
for several years"
60c at all dealers. Foster Milburr
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.