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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Public Farm Sales

P. s. Chuhb will have an auc-
tion sale at his place, six mile'
west and l 1.2 miles south oi
Baxter. on March 9. He viii
of r 6 horses and mules, I6 head
of cattle and a number Of farm
implements. H. L. Wilbur will
crv the sale and Jack Spratt will
clerk il.
s. D. Hutchinson. at his farm
l and "a miles east Of Rax'er.
On Tuesday. March &, will ho d
a big sale Consisting Of 10 head
of horses and mules, 7 head NJ
cattle and a large list Of all kinds
Of farm machinery; also some
housphold gonds
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Cleanup Day

A Clean-Up Day for Baxter
Springs, the date to be announc-
ed soon, was decided on as the
first step to be taken by the Civic
Federated Club OF Baxter Springs
that came into being Tuesday aft
ernoon es the result Of the call
for q meeting together Of all the
women's clubs Of the city to dis
cuss plan for making Baxter more
beautiful, NOR fragrant and heal
thier.
The clubs represented at the
meeting We're the As You Like It,
Just q Mere, Reciprocity, Poin-
setta, the X. S. and the Civic
Improvement Club. The atten-
dance was good and the ladies
were enthusiastic and eager to
make a start toward restoring to
Baxter her natural heritage Of
being one Of the most beautiful
spots on Mother Earth.
Officers elected for the new
federation were, Mrs. E. G.
Polster, president; Mrs. J. H.
Boswell, vice president; Miss
Sara Kelsey, secretary; Mrs. A.
R. Kane, treasurer. The Club
viii meet every two weeks the
next meeting being on March 1S,
at the library.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

Miss Audrey Smith Is improv-
ing fast after her recent operation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Notice

Beginning Monday, March 5,
1917, all barber shops in Baxter
Springs, by agreement, will close
at 8 o'clock except Saturdays.
Haircuts and Electric Messages
will be raised from 25 cents to
36 cents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Please Take Notice

My dear friends and neighbors,
situated around Sunnyside and
the Abrams farms. Please take
care Of your horses, cattle and
hogs on and after this date. Take
notice hereof and govern your
selves accordingly. Thank you.
A. w. Abrams.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01
Commercial Club Meeting.

All members Of the Commercial
Club and all citizens interested in
having the club revived are re-
quested to attend o meeting In
Cooper hall, Tuesday night,
March 6, at 7:30 o'clock.
E. c. McWilliams, Pres.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

Miss Gladys Riseling is confined
to her home with the mumps.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Gregory
Of Pittsburg were in Baxter Mon
day and Tuesday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

Mrs. P. D. Chubb on Route S
Is quite III with the measles.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-01

J. E. Simmons was a business
visitor to Columbus Tuesday.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-14
EIOENIX COTTON
GIN DESTROYED

Phoenix, Dec. 13.-Starting
from an explosion caused by the
backfire of an oil-burning en-
CINE, the Mesa cotton gin, be-
longing to the Mesa Egyptian
Cotton company at Mesa, near
here, was completely destroyed
Monday afternoon. The ex-
plosion, heard for a considerable
distance, spread flames to all
parts of the structure. In halt
an hour the building was in
ashes and the machinery ruined.
Manager Attaway places the
loss to machinery at $4,000.
Eleven bales of Egyptian cotton
were also destroyed, loss about
$4,000. Other damage brings
the total to between $4,000
and $4,000.
Engineer Fuller was badly
burned but will recover.
The loss of the gin is serious
because there are 1400 bales of
Egyptian long staple cotton to
be ginned in the Mesa district
and the government has been
planning to use this cotton, the
only kind suitable in confering
the wings of airplanes.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-14

will, in case of doubt, refer ap-
llications for licenses to the
Especial agents of the Treasury
Department for investigation
and report. They will also ar
range with the local representa-
|tives of the War Trade Board,
| the Bureau of immigration of
the Department of Labor, the
Bureau of Investigation of the
l. apartment of Justice, the
United States Secret Service,
and the Bureaus of Intelligence
or the Departments of War and
the Navy, for mutual coopera-
tion and exchange of informa-
tion in carrying out these reg
|ulations.
CD A general license eX-
ending over a period of time
lay be granted upon applica-
|tion made to the Secretary of
the Treasury, upon it's being
aown that the granting of such
,eneral license is necessary to
he orderly transaction of the
applicants business, and is not
Contrary { to the interests of the
United States. Applications OF
such licenses should state all the
facts required to be stated ir
applications for an individual
cense and such additional facts
as may be relied upon to show
Why such general license should
be granted, and should be filed
With the collector of customs at
the nearest the port of entry in |
' lich the applicant is a resident,
or from which the communica-
tions are to. be sent. Such ap-
plications will be forwarded to
the department by the collector
of customs after an investiga-
ton of the facts, with his re-
port and recommendation there
On. Such general license, when
granted, will be issued through
the collector of customs at the
port at which the application
was filed, or at which the let
;ers, writings, or other tangible Il
'orms of communication are to K
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-14
leave the United States, and the
will be notified of the
thereof.

FOR RENT: A small bungalow,
furnished embracing sitting
room, sleeping porch, and kit
chen, with bath. Eligibly 10
Gated. Suitable for light house
keeping. Apply at The Oasis
Office.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-14
The Daily Morning Oasis
Friday, Dec. IA, 1917.
CORRESPONDENCE
OF ALL KINDS
Between The United States and
Foreign Countries, Except
Through the Mails Pro-
hibited With Specified
Exceptions

AS the various provisions OF
the Trading with the Enemy
Act become familiar to the pub
lie, they spring one surprise
after another, and they serve to
bring to the public mind GER
tain disagreeble facts, mainly
that never before have been
trimmed the personal privileges
of the citizen, as they are trim
med now in these perilous times
through which the world is pass
ing. But it is all dire neces-
sity, put upon the country by
the exigencies of a world wide
abnormal condition oil affairs,
into which all men and nations
have been plunged by the great
effort of the German people at
world domination.
The latest surprise was that
sprung upon the public here
yesterday in the receipt by Hon.
Charles E. Hardy, Collector of
Customs for the District of
Arizona, of special instructions
conveying the power to exercise
surveillance over all correspond
ence crossing the international
line in either direction, save
through the mails; and doubt
less there is in the law some
where else a clause, section or
provision under which that sur
veillance may be extended to
correspondence abroad that is
entrusted to the mails.
A better and clearer idea of
what is intended, and what will
be done in all cases where in
dividuals desire to carry cor
respondence may be found in
the following paragraphs, which
are reproduced from the circular
conveying to the Collector of
Customs the instructions men
toned:
But exceptions are made as
shown in the following excerpt:
Treasury Department,
December 8, 1917
To Collectors of customs and
others concerned:
Attention is invited to the
provisions of subsection (c) of
section 8 of the act of Congress
approved October 6, 1917, COM
monty known as the trading
with the enemy act" and to
section XI of the Executive
order dated October IL, 1917,
which read in part as follows:
Sec. 8. That it shall be un-
lawful
(c) For any person (other
than a person in the service of
the United States Government
or of the Government of any
nation, except that of an enemy
or ally of enemy nation, and
other than such persons or
classes of persons as may be
exempted hereunder by the
President or by such person as
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-14

such letter, writing or other
tangible form of communication
must file an application there
with the collector of Gus
toms at the port of entry at
which such letter, writing, or
other tangible form of COM
munication is to leave the
United States, or with the col
lector of customs at or nearest
the place or residence Of such
person. Such application must
state the name, nationality,
residence, occupation, and place
of business of the person send
ing, and, if to be taken by
another person, of the person
taking such letter, writing, or
.ner communication, and the
name, nationality, residence, oc-
cupation, and place of business
of the person to whom such let
ter, writing, or other tangible
form of communication is to be
delivered, with a full statement
of the reasons why it is neces-
sary or is desired to send such
communication otherwise than
n the regular course of the mail.
If the person sending or taking
such letter, writing, or other
communication from the United
States is a citizen of this coun-
try, the application must state
whether he is a native-born or
a naturalized citizen, and, if
naturalized, the country Of
(which he was a citizen or SUBJ
Iject prior to receipt of his final
naturalization papers, the place
where and the date when
naturalized. Such application
Ishall have attached thereto the
etter, writing, or other com
nunication which it is desired to
send or take from the United
Estates, and if in a foreign Ian
ruage a translation thereof. II
1.-THE collector of customs is salts
flied that a good reason exists
flor the taking or sending OF
such letter, writing, or other
communication from the United
States otherwise than in the re-
lgular course of the mail, and
that such action will not be
nimical to the interests of the
UNITED States, he will stamp the
letter, writing, or other COM
munication with the word
Licensed" and the date of the
stamp and affix his official seal
thereto and return the same to
the applicant, who must de-
clare and exhibit the same to the
customs officer who examines
his baggage at the time of his
departure. If the collector of
customs is of the opinion that
the granting of any application
for a license will be inimical to
the interests of the United
States, he will refuse to grant
the license. Any person to
whom "a license is refused by
ANY collector of customs may
appeal from such decision to
the Secretary of the Treasury.
Such appeal should state all the
facts required to be stated in the
application for a license and any
additional facts or reasons the
applicant may consider pertinent
to show why the decision of the
ollector of customs in the pre-
misses should be reversed.
(6) Collectors of customs
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-14

to send, or take out of, or bring
into the United States, any let.
ter or other writing or tangible
form of communication, except
in the regular course of the mail
= y: Provided, however,
That any person may send, take,
or transmit out of the United
States anything herein forbid
den, if he shall first submit the
same to the President, OF to such
Otter as the President may
direct, and shall obtain the
license or consent of the Presi-
dent, under such rules and re-
gulations, and with such
exemptions, as shall be pre-
|
|scribed by the President.
XI Executive order). / fur
ther hereby vest in the Sec
retary of the Treasury the
Executive administration of the
provisions of subsection (c) of
section 3 of the trading with the
enemy act relative to sending,
or taking out of, or bringing in
to, or attempting to send, take
out, of, or bring into the United
State any letter, writing, or
tangible form of communication,
except in the regular course of
the mails And said
Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized and en-
powered to issue licenses to
send, take, or transmit out of the
United States anything other
wise forbidden by said subsec-
ton (c) and give such consent
or grant such exemption in re-
Ispect thereto as is not incon-
lsistent with law or to withhold
or refuse the same.
/ (1) Under section 16 of the
lsaid act of October 6, 1917, any
|person bringing, or attempting
to bring, into the United States
|any letter, writing, or other
tangible form of communication,
except in the regular course OF
the mail, is subject, upon con-
viction, to a fine of not more
than $4,000, or to imprison-
ment for not more than 10 years,
or both, and the letter, writing,
or other communication so
brought in, or attempted to be
brought in, is subject to Seizure
land forfeiture. Any person who
sends, or takes, or attempts to
send, or take from the United
Estates any letter, writing, or
other tangible form of COM
|munication, except in the re-
|gular course of the mail, with
out a license therefor, is SUBJ
ject to like penalty, and the
letter, writing, or other tangible
form of communication invol-
we'd is subject to Seizure and
forfeiture.
(5) Licenses to take or send
from the United States any let
ter, writing, or other tangible
form of communication other
wise than in the regular course
of the mail may be granted if
such letter, writing, or other
communication is not intended
for or to be delivered to an
enemy or ally of the enemy up
on compliance with the following
procedure: ,s@a ,a
Any person desiring to take
or send from the United States
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-14

Kenosha, Wis. - 700 telephones
here are dead and fifteen rural lines
down following heaviest sleet storm
in years.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-14
DUKE 0FWoRFoLk

London, March 14.-Bernard Mar
maduke Fitzalan Howard is the
greatest little boy in England! He is
going to be 8 years Of age in May and
is already weighed down with the
staggering duties of his father, the
late Duke of Norfolk.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-14

Before his fathers death, Lord
Howard was Earl of Arundel. Now
he is Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Arun-
del and premier duke and earl of
England!
Which means, if Lord Howard
were at a dinner party he would lead
the procession of guests into the
dining room, and all other dukes and
earls, no matter how much older or
more experienced, would bow to him.
Little Lord Howard now is owner
of a 15,000-acre Yorkshire estate, an
imposing mansion in st. James so.
and a Norman castle in Arundel
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-14


of a 15,000-acre Yorkshire estate, an
imposing mansion in st. James so.
and Norman castle in Arundel
-O-O-
IT'S A FINANCIAL MORE THAN A
LOVE AFFAIR, 1T SEEMS
Just live a movie. That was the
comment today on the strange things
that have happened to John COlfax
during the past fortnight.
Two weeks ago he was a poor,
dying wandeTer, living in a North
Side rooming house.
Today he has several thousand
dollars in real cash, has much more
promised to him and he is, the hus-
band, but only in name, of a New
York society girl
The lady mentioned in connection
with the case is said to be PhiIIipa
Hartley Of New York. According to
the story passed around, Miss Hart
ley, to follow out the provisions Of
the will of her rich uncle, Carleton
Hannah of Bombay, India, must be
married within three months of his
death.
He is said to be near the end now
and, to make sure of getting the mo-
ney, Philipa is said to have journey
ed to Chicago, where the stranger
was picked as her husband.
One Of the provisions Of the unique
wedding is said to be that COlfax was
chosen only with the understanding
that, as he was suffering from heart
disease, he can't live much longer.
Kenosha, Wis. 700 telephones
here are dead and fifteen rural lines
down following heaviest sleet storm
In unare
The Jasper news., 1917-08-23
New substitute for sisal.

According to Farm and Fireside.
Charles Christadoro has found that
New Zealand fax yields fiber nearly
twice as tough as sisal and entirely
adapted to binder twine manufacture.
"This flax Of which he has sent us q
sample" says Farm and Fireside, "has
been successfully grown as an orna-
mental plant in the West, thrlves on
ordinary soil and will Withstand tenn
perature as low as 10 degrees Fahren-
heit. 1t natures from roots In two
years. and may be expected to yield
about Is tons of leaves per acre. equiv
alent to two tons of fber."
The Jasper news., 1917-08-23
Derivation of Germany

German" and Germany" come from
the Latin Germanicus and Germania,
which were the Roman names for the
Germans and their country. The words
are supposed to be from q Celtic root
which some say meant "shouters" and
others say meant "neighbors.s The
Germans call themselves "Deutsch."
which is from the same root as
"Dutch" and ''Teuton." The root
meant "of the people" or belonging to
the people," and may have been the re-
suit of an effort to put into barbarian
tongue the Greek word ethnikos, mean
Ing the same thing, "of the people, or
racial" The relation between
"Deutsch" and "Teutonp is more easily
seen when we consider that "Deutsch"
used to be spelled "Teutsch."
The Jasper news., 1917-08-23
Doesn't the suspicion grow In
your mind that Quoln 10 using
his reputation as a detective for
some secret, illegal purpose2 Do
you fathom his gamer
(To BE CONTINUED
Wrote a Famous Song.

Annie M'Vicar Grant is n name that
will always be honored by Scotchmen,
as that of the author of 1.-THE Blue
Bells Of Scotland" She was born In
Glasgow 1872 years ago, and us child
was brought to America by her father,
an officer of the British army. Her
childhood was spent In Albany. At
thirteen she was taken back to Scot.
land, and while still girl became the
wife Of Rev. james Grant. Her hus-
band died, leaving her with eight chill
dren to support, and she turned to lit
erature as n means Of earning living.
She was a prolific writer of both
verse and prose. Her Letters from
the Mountains" in three volumes, and
Memoirs of an American Lady," In
two volumes, were widely read, and
these and other literary works provid-
ed Mrs. Grant with an excellent In
come. OF all that she wrote, however,
only her famous song. "The Blue Bells
Of Scotland" has survived to the pres.
ent generation. Mrs. Grant died In
1888, at the age of eighty-three.
The Jasper news., 1917-08-23
SHE is MUCH-NAMED PEERESS
Widow Of Sir McGareI-Hogg Has
Changed cognomen oftener Than
Any Other Person In England.

Apropos of paragraph about "the
late Sir McGarel-Hogg," correspond
ent writes:
"His widow, Lady Magheramorne, is
still living, age eighty-two. Although
only once married, she has probably
had more names than any other person
in England. Born a Douglas, she be-
came Douglas-Pennant when her father
assumed the latter name.
son marrying, she became Mrs.
Hogg; then her father was raised to
the peerage as Lord Penrhyn, and she
added Hon. to her name. Then her
husband succeeded to the baronetcy,
and she was the Hon. Lady Hogg.
"Then he added McGarel to his sur
name and afterward became Lord
Magheramorne.
"When her husband died she was the
Dowager Lady Magheramorne, but
after her eldest son died and his widow
remarked she again became Lady Ma
gheramerne, as the present peer Is a
bachelor."-London News.
The Jasper news., 1917-08-23

proofs, and I've got the evidence to
discredit him." he paused again,
touched his breast lightly but effec-
lively, "here!"
Again interrupted by the foghorn, he
started and frowned irritably, seem
ing to detect something sardonic In Its
accent.
"Well-that's all. You understand
now. The point is I'm known to have
-ah-stolen this evidence. But don't
worry. This is where you come in"
From his coat pocket Craven produced
n small, oblong box of inlaid wood,
highly polished. "I've managed to pack
the evidence in this, one of those Chi
nese puzzle boxes. If you don't know
the combination, 1t needs an ak to open
1t. Put it away somewhere-your
trunk till we land-but take 1t ashore
in your handbag. A tip from the other
side, you know, and the customs in
spectors'll turn my luggage inside out
but you're perfectly safe, you see,
coming in as an alien. They'll pass you
on your declaration"
The girl slipped the box-it was
about large enough to hold deck of
cards-into the lining pocket of her
cloak. "I'll keep it safe" she said
quietly.
Dear child! It's so good to have
you to count on" Craven patted her
check affectionately. Nothing like
ones own flesh and blood! / thought
l could trust that man: he was my
only aide this trip" He sighed pro-
foundly, and shook doleful head.
The Jasper news., 1917-08-23
TNHmHnMuM k no moro necessary
YPAEVNII than Smallpox. Army
E NEUIU experlence has demonstrated
hn nInaoot mi effl.
WHAT TO SELL TO CHlNAMAN
ceIestiaIs viii Not Buy Some Things
Regarded as Necessities, Says
Commercial Attache.

An American commercial attache in
home that the Asiatlc demand for
Western articles is still somewhat
primitive.
For example, the Chlnaman is n
liberal purchaser of American barb
wire. He likes the locks we make.
Files from the United States sell well
and one American firm holds monop-
oily on scoop shovels. But the rnzors
made here have no attraction, for the
Chinaman Is contented with the clum-
sy instrument the local blacksmith
hammers out of Ale. Trying to sell
him doorknobs and electrical bells Is
to waste time and breath. Chinese ag-
ricplture gets along with the farm i'm
plements devised centuries ago and
cannot even understand the mechan-
Ism of American farm machinery.
Nails, bolts and nuts have d ready
market, being simple. yet when 1t
comes to knives, the product of high
skill and workmanship, China is per-
fectly satisfied with the cheap stuff
sent out from Europe.
The commercial invasion Of the far
East can be successful only II the
character of the people of the East Is
given careful consideration, says the
Toledo Blade. The American mer-
chant does not try to sell section hands
fountain pens. The American manu-
acturers win lose money who seek an
outlet in China for articles that SIM
pie people look upon as luxuries or
toys.
The Jasper news., 1917-08-23

"Well-good-night again. I'll go aft
again; you forward. We mustn't be
seen confabulating out here at this
hour"
He stepped back two PAGES and van
ished like shape Of dream.
For a moment or two the girl lin
gered, listening keenly; but, hearing
nothing, not even Craven's retreatlng
footsteps, she finally took heart and
moved quietly forward beside the rail.
But she had put barely eight PAGES
behind her when she checked smartly,
with an inarticulate gasp, just short
of one whose burly figure, motionless,
barred her path. And then, as she
stepped back and turned In toward
the superstructure, thinking In her
panic to escape by sudden dash for
the companionway, some whim of
chance caused the tenant of the near
est stateroom to turn on the lights, and
two square windows leaped refulgent
out of the gloom, the nearer sllhouet-
ting the head and shoulders Of another
man into whose embrace, as well, she
had been on the point of throwing
herself.
simultaneously strong hands fell
upon her shoulders from behind, she