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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17
CAVE At GOLDEN
EAGLE CURIOSITY
New 400 Ton Mill of Company
Will BE Ready to Operate
Around February l, the
Owners Believe

Workmen in the mill shaft Of the
Golden Eagle mine ut st. Louis have
opened up a big cave, which is a ma
tural curiosity, it being lined ut one
end with a heavy casing Of lead and
jack and at the other with calcite'
The roof of the cavern is fifteen feet
from the floor and the end has not
been found.
The 4O0-ton mill Of the Golden
Eagle people will be ready to operate
about the first Of February. Drifting
is being done in the mill shaft and
the field shaft has been sunk to q
depth of 1855 feet. A splendid office
building has just been completed and
everything is taking on business ap-
pearance.
The officers of the company are all
Miami men. They are as follows: W.
r. Housley, president; NJ. c. Hays,
vice-president; NJ. A. Young, secre-
tary; Russell Doss, treasurer, and X.
l.. Banes, superintendent.
The face of the ore in which the
miners are drifting is about 30 feet
thick, but the officers of the company
think there is another run farther
down and drilling will soon begin on
the lease to determine if that is the
case.-Miami District Daily News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17
OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD
OUR ENEMY PEOPLES

1--WE do not wish in any way to
impair or to rearrange the Austrian
Hungarian Empire. 1t is no affair
of ours what they do with their ov}'
life, either industrially or POLITICAL
We do not purpose or desire to di
tate to them in any way. We on,
desire to see hat their affairs
left in their own hands, in all ma
tiers, great or small.
1--WE shall hope to secure for tie
people of the Balkan Peninsula and
the Turkish Empire the power and
right to make their own lives safe
their own fortunes secure against OPP
preston or injustice and from the
dictation Of foreign courts or parties.
".ind our attitude With ,cga d 20
Germany herself is of 4 like kind. We
intend no wrong against the German
empire, no interference with her in
ternal affairs. We are in
fact fighting for her peoples eman-
cipation from fear along with our
own-from the fear as well as from
the fact of unjust attack by neigh
bors, or rivals, or schemers after
world empire. No one is threatening
the existence or indenepdence of the
peaceful enterprise of the German
Empire" (From the Presidents
Message of Dec. A.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17
CITY MANAGER FORM
OF GOVERNMENT

Perhaps the term commission-man-
ager plan roughly defines itself. But
because of confusion in some quarters
us to more exact definition let the
following characteristics describe the
essential features of the plan.
1. A single elective representa-
tive body with Legislative and super
visory functions. This is the familiar
commission.
2. All ultimate authority as to
city affairs is vested in this body.
3. This body to be comparatively
small-elected at large and be paid
merely nominal salaries. o..
4. The chief executive (city man
ager) appointed by the commission
and holding office ut its pleasure.
The only qualifications demanded Of
this manager are ability and merit.
There must be no residence require
ment. -.
3. The manager has all admins
trative authority, appoints and con-
trolls all city employees subject to
some merit system. He is RESPONSE
BILE for results.
The creation of single headed ex-
ecutive makes for harmony among
the city departments. The plan mer-
it's the use of experts in administra-
ton just where experiences counts
most-at the top 1t rids popular
government of the amateur and tran
silent public servant and thus our dis
tinctly American scramble for official
positions is done away with. Con-
versely, it lends itself to stability and
permanence in the city's business I'M
dertakings. 9
Furthermore it creates a new pro-
fession-a public profession. Here
tofore in the transaction of municipal
affairs the well-trained and profess
sionally equipped individuals have too
often appeared in private service; the
large retainers have not been paid by
cities. With the opening of this new
career, one may confidently expect
that young men will prepare them
selves definitely for this public pro-
fession. The rewards will be as great
rs those in private service; the ten
ure will be secure; what is to hinder
is public service not still more hon
orable?
Every argument made in favor of
the commission plan can be made for
the commission-manager plan. And
the arguments so often made against
it, particularly as regards admins
trative weakness cannot be maintain
I'd against the improved form. Theo-
retically it appears thoroughly sound.
What can be said of it in practice?
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17
NEW LEASES ACQUIRED

The lease on q 20-acre tract, south
west of Baxter Springs, near the st.
Joe mine, wa spurchased recently by
the C. & NJ. Mining company Of Bax-
ter Springs. The terms Of the deal is
not made public. This is a virgin
tract and the company expects to
start developments at once. The same
company also purchased half inter-
est in the leases on a twenty and q
forty acres west of this city. There
are two drill holes on each tract
some of which have shown good form
atoms.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17
THE RED CROSS IN
FRANCE WORKS FAST

The degree of organization Of the
American Red Cross abroad, and the
speed with which it can formulate
and execute plans, is shown in its re-
cent achievement of equipping q hos
pital and organizing its staff within
two weeks after the hospital proper
ty was placed at its disposal.
The newlink in the chain Of insti-
tutions which the American Red
Cross is forging to regain for France
the health of her citizens is the Saint
Eugene Hospital, at Lyons, for tu-
berculosis repatriates.
A cable dispatch from Paris head
quarters of the American Red Cross,
announcing the opening of the hos
pital, said in part:
"Sainte Eugene is lent to the Am
erican Red Cross by the Hospital
Board of Lyons, which supplies the
building with heat, light, water and
sanitation without cost to the Red
Cross, and with food, linen and dis
infection at cost. The American Red
Cross provides the nurses and doc
tors and hospital supplies.
"Often as many as So tuberculosis
repatraites arrive at Evian in one
week, coming from occupied France
and Belgium. Returning to thri'
homes they have spred infection. lhl
new hospital cares Immediately fol-
200 patients in five new hospital
barracks and in the main building"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17
A GOOD SHAMPOO

Here is a recipe for a head sham
poo that was handed US by a well
known Baxter citizen, who has used
it for years and has knowledge Of it
being used by hundreds with excel
lent results. 1t can be got at any
drug store at { small price:
Borax, / table spoonful
Ar. SIP. Ammonia, | table spoonful
Soft water, y pint
Two drops of your favorite per-
fume.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17
GOVERNMENT INTO THE
MINING FIELD

The United States government has
taken a hand in the mining district to
the southeast of here according to the
Baxter Springs News, which reprint
ed an article taken from the Daily
Metal Report of New York. The in
formation is to the effect that the
German owned stock in The American
Metal Company and in the Chanute
Spelter Company has been seized by
this government. These Companies
have q $500 acre lease near Baxter
oSwsgo Independent.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17

First Published in Baxter Springs
News, Jan. 10, 1872
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS.
That the Mayor and Council Of the
City of Baxter Springs deem it neces-
sary to bring the grade, pave, curb
and gutter River street from the
center line of East street running
east to the west line of Fairview
avenue in the city of Baxter Springs,
Cherokee County, Kansas, and hereby
declare such work and improvement
necessary to be done.
Passed this 9th day of January,
1918.
E. L. WRIGHT, Mayor.
Attest: o. M. SPRATT, City Clerk.
(SeaD
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17

Raymond Rock OF the third grade
is the heaviest bond holder with three
of the $500 denomination.
1t is q noticeable fact that the third
graders have the largest bank ac-
counts. This may be accounted for
in that they are not yet old enough
to spend much money. The High
made the poorest showing, perhaps,
because these young people are too
strongly bent on having a good time.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17

(Fiist published in Baxter Springs
News, January 10, 1879
BEFORE JOHN JONES, JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE, CITY OF BAX-
TER SPRINGS, CHEROKEE
COUNTY, KANSAS.
]. c. Stalter, ........................Pla Plaintiff
VS..
j. C. Friend, Defendant.
PUBLICATION NOTICE
The State Of Kansas to ]. C. Friend:
You will take notice that on the
9th day of December, 1917, a Garn-
ishee Summons was issued against
you by the above named Justice Of
the Peace in the above entitled ac-
ton and that said cause will be heard
ut the office of the said Justice of the
Peace in the city of Baxter Springs,
on the 9th day Of February, 1918, at
8 o'clock a. m.
j. C. Stalter, Plaintiff.
BY r. E. Rosenstein, His Attorney.
Attest: JOHN JONES.
Justice of the Peace.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17

BEFORE JOHN JONES, JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE IN AND FOR THE
CITY OF BAXTER SPRINGS,
COUNTY, KANSAS.
Jesse NJ. Gardner, sole trader, doing
business. as Gardner Machinery
%. :...; Plaintiff
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17

'COlwick, Frank Welker and
others whose names are unknown,
co-partners, doing business as
Alfalfa Mining Co., defendants
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT

Said defendants will take notice
that on the oath day Of December,
1917, an order of attachment for the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
and interest at six per cent from
October LIST, 1917, was issued by the
above named Justice Of the Peace
against their goods in the above en-
titled action, and that the cause viii
be heard on the End day Of Febru-
airy, 1918, at Nine O'Clock q. m.
R. E. R0SENSTEIN,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attast: JOHN JONES,
Justice Of the Poaee.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-17

First published in Baxter Springs
News, January 8, 1881
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
DON'T TAKE
CHANCES IF CHILD'S
TONGUE is COATED
Ii cross, feverish, sick, bilious, clean
little liver and
bowels.

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not take
the time from play to empty their bow
els, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach sour.
Look at the tongue, Mother! If coat
ed or your child is listless, cross, fever
ish, breath bad, restless, doesn t eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children s ailment, give a
teaspoonful Of "California Syrup of
Figs then dom worry, because it is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipated poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently move
out of the bowels, and you will have q
well, playful child again. A thorough
inside cleansing" is oftimes all that
is necessary. 1t should be the first
treatment given in any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for a bottle OF
California Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Look carefully
and see that it is made by the s'Cali.
fornia Fig Syrup Company. '-Advt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

tient who came into the doctors office
told of some forbidden article of food
which he or she had purchased and com
planned of the awful price eNacted for it.
One Spectator looked like cutthroat.
but the doctor treated him with the
greatest consideration. offering him the
best chair in the house and a good cigar.
After making sure that no one was listen
ing at the door, he would reveal what he
had for SHE. Sometimes he had 80
pounds of butter at s. a pound Another
item it might be 200 pounds of dried
peas at 10 cents a pound. Sugar and
flour were bought, 200 pounds of each, at
ISL pound. The huge sacks were
brought by men disguised as soldiers.
They declared that the stuff had been
stolen from soldiers hospital
A patient brought from Dresden some
sausage made from an elephant that
died in the Zoo! A cheap ham, $40.
turned out to be half OF pigs head,
smoked, with the teeth, an eve and an
ear very much in evidence Food brought
III from neighboring countries disap-
peared in transit. Six carloads of oranges
which the government had bought were
stolen, the ears arriving empty; and two
cars of cheese from Holland were found
TO be loaded with stone! The people fell
that there was plenty of food in Ger
many, but that the controllers were lin.
iting its distribution.
Before the doctor left in January, con.
dltlons were so bad that the older people
were dying off rapidly and he thinks that
the future of the race must be seriously
IIeoPardized by the limited nourishment
which the children were receiving. The
people are very susceptible to disease and
epidemicS spread rapidly What must be
the condition Of poor people in Germany
today?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

This AFTERNOON l was on nv way
home to luntch frum skool and | saw
a sine in a store window saying, Bow
Wunted, Apply Within. Meeninge in.
side the store, and 7 wawked in. being
a froot store, with a red hedded lady
standing in the middle waiting for sum
body to come in and buy froot, me 90
ing up TO her and saying, | saw the
sine in the window
Thank goodniss, boy at last. sed
the lady, you must be the onv bow left
amt you?
No nam, | know some more, I sed
and she sed, Well, that sines bin there
for 3 days and you're the ferst boy that's
came IN, well you're as welcome as the
flowers in May, how does dollers a
week sound to you?
Good, / sed. WITCH it did, and the
red hedded lady sed, dollers a week
for meer boy, its dredill, its toe
.mutch, how would ) strike you?
Fine, | sed. Wich it would, and the
lady sed, That's nice, you're a good. in
telligent little hoy, | Suppose YOU
Wouidn | Werk Tor and half q week
would you2
Yes nam, I would if | could, | sed
and she sed, Wat do you nleen, if YOU
could? You don't belong to a union at
your age, hope.
No man, l sed, l go to skool and /
don't bleeve Id be allowed to stop go
ing.
Well wat on erth did you come in
heer for, sed the red hedded lady.
| saw the sine in the window, | sed
and she sed, Are you all there?
How do You meen2 [ sed, and she
sed, | meen have you got the sents Won
was born with?
Yes nam, | sed. And I wawked out
agen, thinking, G, | awt to of told
her | dident remember And / kepp
on wawking home, and the last time
| looked back she was still standing
in the door looking after me as if she
dident think | had
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
TOTTERING THRONES

Since the beginning of the Christian
era there have been more than 30 mon
archs who have abdicated, either vol
unfairly or under pressure-mostlv the
latter. The legal right of abdication has
been disputed on several grounds From
the point of view of divine right. abdica
ton Is generally regarded as unlawful.
for the reason that the monarch is in
vested with power not by his own will.
and therefore cannot by his own choice
,divest himself of this power. According
to English law the king may not abdi-
cate without the consent of parliament
History, however, records no successful
attempt on the part of the people to re-
sist determined purpose to abdicate on
the part of the monarch. In France the
great Napoleon abdicated twice and he
was followed by Charles Y and Louis
Philippe. Napoleon LII was forced from
the throne. Three abdications of popes
and four of Spanish rulers are recorded.
Many of the others were of monarchs of
Kingdoms which have long ceased to exist
such as Scotland, Poland, Sardinia,
and the Eastern Empire.
Thrones have fallen in this war as
never before. The ear of Russia, two
czars of Bulgaria, the king of Greece. and
the emperor of Germany have disap-
peared. Rumania and Serbia have lost
their kings, but only temporarily, while
the young emperor of Austria Hungary
hardly had time to become accustomed to
his throne; King Ludwig of Bavaria
should also be included in the list, and
late dispatches report more abdicating
rulers of the smaller German principal
ties as a result of nation -wide clamor
i'll that country for the elimination of
all kings and princes.
Abdication is defined as a remuneration
OF an office of supreme Importance, which
is performed by solemn ceremony. As
we read of the shiverings of Wilhelm
and of the sobs of his son. the crown
prince. we conclude that the abdication
of the late emperor Of Germany was in
deed a most solemn ceremony.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

and Mrs. Wilson Colburn an invitation to
accompany her on long auto ride 1t
was lovely afternoon and they enjoyed
the ride very much and appreciate her
Kindness. Mrs. Colburn had taken some
shorter ones with her earlier. Mrs. X. G..
Baer was also one of Mrs. Prouty's
friends who went on the lovely afternoon.
We have learned that Mr. and Mrs. Aus
tin Fish, who do not keep a team or
have an auto, recently had very enjoy
able ride with Mrs. Prouty. Their daugh-
ter. Miss Nellie Fish. accompanied them
and Miss Dilla Boswell. In Mrs. Prouty's
car Rev. Frances kimball and Miss Helen
spent some time in the Forristall district
this week.-Alstead news.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1918.
FOOD IN GERMANY.

There is much talk about shipment of
food to Germany. The observations and
Experiences of DIR. Arthur y. Davis. the
kaiser's dentist, recorded in his book.
The Kaiser as | Know Him." show how
necessary our help is and the wickedncss
of the sehemers who, in order to regain
their lost power in that stricken land,
are spreading the propaganda of Bolshe-
iyism.
! BY the spring of 1916, says DIR. Davis,
/ butter and meat had become extremely
scarce in Berlin In June meat cards
were Issued for the first time In Octo-
I her, after an absence of four months. he
found that everyone who had the money
had bought up every available pound of
food and soap which had not been com
Wandered by the government. Butter.
4 potatoes, eggs, milk, -four, sugar. soap.
bread and meat and dry groceries were
IAN rationed. Shopping by the card sys-
tenn was very complicated, and the guam
titles permitted by the ration cards so
small that a well Unbalanced meal was an
impossibility. To dine in a restaurant
it was necessary to take whole pocket
/ ful of cards and make a careful ANALYSIS
OF them before ordering the meager meal
which the law allowed.
Empty boxes were used TO decorate the
! depleted show-windows of the shops.
Very often the windows would be broken
/ by hungry mobs who couldn't resist the
| sight of what appeared to be so much
food. There was simply nothing to buy
in the food line except substitutes. and
! of these there were hundreds each worse
/ than the last. The remark. If things
II get much worse we shall soon be eating
rats. As the Parisians did in 1870"
brought the rcjoinder, well, that
wouldn't be so bad: what I'm dreading
Us the time when we shall have to be
content with rat-substitute!" At last
the doctor was forced to patronize the
food SPECTATORS at the risk OF penalties
for violating the law. For long time
people were permitted to receive pres
cuts" of bacon. ham, sausagcs. eggs and
butter from Denmark, but this was
finally prohibited in the interest of a
business organization which found that
il was interfering with their graft To
conceal profits. profteers invested sur
plus earnings in works of art and other
expensive Injuries without passing the
money through a bank. thus evading OBJ
seryation of state agents and taxation.
4 German told the doctor that he sold a
painting that cost him $500 for $50 1000.
So much for shock -absorber' to dodge
taxes
Necessity soon brought out all that
was worst in the German character
+ With fine and Imprisonment for buying
and selling anything that had been com
imandeered, spectators sprang up on
every side and people Dragged openly Of
lwhat they had stored away Every pa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
Whose Word Will You Take?

Unsuccessful people are likely to
think that times are hard, and that
young men do not have the chances
they once had, and that the particular
spot where they happen to be located
Is the worst place in the world for ac-
complishlng anything. Successful peo-
pie generally tell very different story
that times were never better, that
opportunities are not restricted to one
locality. but are scattered uniformly
over the globe, waiting for energy and
efficiency to discover them. Whose
word will you take?-Girl's Compan-
ioL.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

public service commission and associated
himself with the law firm of Harvey &
" hltney, for Mr.. Bacon's work on the
service board has given him a wide repu-
tation throughout Vermont and his re-
linquishment of the post makes vacancy
IN an important state office. The new
hrm OF Bacon, Harvey & Whitney. with
the ability, experience and acquaintance
.ot its members, promises TO make an inn
.portant place for itself in this and adj
Joining states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
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cleveland, s. l.. Purnton (Esteyville), Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot Newsstand
George j. Bower, Riverview Street (Fort
Dummer district.
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East Dummerston, NJ E. Brown.
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TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim Of the management 10 secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and IT solicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
be given Of each failure TO receive the naper
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card. thus en-
abllng the cause OF the error 10 be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem
edy, immediately applied. 1t is only by this
sired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19

Marching over frozen roads toward
Germany may not be the most ENJOYABLE
occupation imaginable but it probably
SUITS the American troops better than
wading through mud toward sudden
death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-19
Lock Up the Chicken House.

After the first harvest, Governor
Bradford declared a day of thanksgiving,
and there being but little food in the
town, sent four men out fowling that
they might rejoice the more."-Old
American History.
After asking the price of turkeys we
see no way but to send someone out
fowling, unless we rejoice with the Cape
Cod variety.