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Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS
GATHER FOR A BANQUET

Scottish Rite, 80 degree Masons,
and guests from members Of the Blue
Lodge. to the number of about thir-
ty-five met in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms Wed. night and enjoyed a
banquet and few hours Of speaking
and fellowship. The occasion for the
function was the presence in town Of
Rev. Albert Watkins, of Ft. Scott
whose mission is to secure candidates
for the degrees to be conferred next
week at the Fl. Scott COnsistory.
Several applications for the degrees
have been taken and what with these
and a number of men already mem
bers of considerable number will make
the pilgrimage to Fl. Scott next week.
The work will begin Monday, but an
informal reunion will be held at the
Temple Sunday night and to this all
are especially invited.
Among the speakers at the banquet
last night were Rev. Watkins Rev.
Orton and Rev. GarretsOn, Frank
Hall, Clifford johnson, E. C. McWil-
liams and ]. B. TraylOr. George Stat
on performed the duties Of tOastmast-
er in a clever and happy manner. The
Swinneys of the Minute Cafe were
the caterers and the service and bill
of fare was unusually good.
The affair was arranged by Earl
Ray and Clifford johnson. George
Station and Z. C. McWilliams, at this
time as well as on previous occasions
devoted o good deal Of their time to
getting the Scottish Rite MasOns To-
gether and securing candidates for
the degrees.
Following the regular program the
Masons Of the 82nd degrees started
the organisation of q club in Baxter
Springs, and G. w. Station was chosen
chairman. A meeting viii be held
shortly to perfect the organization
and Mr.. Station wishes the names Of
ell members Of this degree residing IN
the Baxter Springs community.
Among those present Wed. night
were: Fred Hall, Rev. o. L. ortOn,
J. +. Brown, Z. C. MeWflliams, G. W.
Station, Z. n. Mitchell, Earl Ray, Cliff
ford johnson. Rev John GarTetsOn, A.
r RfrommsE. B. Z Traylors J. B.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
FOOD PRODUCTS LICENSED

Notification reached the Chamber of
Commerce Thurs. that Pres. Wilson
son has issued a proclamation author
izing the food administrator to license
firm engaged in importing, storing
and distributing milling corn, oats,
barley or rice; castings for sausage
and other food commodities; near
beers or other similar beverages; oat
-four, raw corn fakes, buckwheat or
buckwheat products; animal or vege-
table fats and oils; and firms opera
ting warehouses or other places in
which any food or feed commodities
are stored for hire The licensing be-
comes opsrative On NOVumhor Is.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
NOW FOR some FIRE HOSE
Petition Will Be Circulated to Borrow the
Money to Buy Fifteen Hundred Feet
of Fire Hose for the Business District.

the 100000 among the business men
as Il will amount TO a loan and some
body will be ant TO come around to
each of the business men in q short
time to borrow the money. We need
fire protection badly. The fire COM
pany has been greatly handicapped by
lack of equipment. Following are the
members of the Baxter Springs fire
company:
Fred Nichols, Chief
Wlll Jones
~
w Cool
Chas. Cook
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Mrs. Merton GoOdeagle Thurs. was
the recipient Of a package Of war
trophies sent from the French battle
front. The package contained the he'll
met of a German private, also a
trench cap, sholder straps and a sash
worn to distinguish the Prussian
guards, it Is said. The articles are
now on exhibition at Walter Apples
Office. The sender was Private Ing
wald johnson, Co. G, 2S A. P. o. TAG,
A. E. F. II seems, when Mrs. Good
eagle was in Kansas City several
months ago she did the young man q
Kindness and he remembered It by
sending her these trophies, which he
wrote he had the pleasure pf,taking
from a foe who was not as quick with
II hayonst - himself. .te
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
GOODBYE, VICTORY BREAD
Food Administration Decides 1t Is No
Longer Necessary

Washington, Nov. 14.-"Victory'
bread will soon disappear from the
American table. Its place will be
taken by bread made from whole
wheat -four. Victory for American
and allied armies, however, is re-
sponsible only in part for the change.
1t is chiefly due, according to the
Food administration to the ,tremend-
Gus wheat crop raised by the Ameri-
can farmer this year, the vast stores
Australian and other wheat-growing
countries now made available, and TO
q serious world sohrtage in dairy
feeds. Milling of more wheat will
tend to alleviate the shortage in dairy
feeds thru production of bran.
No new what regulations have been
issued, but they may be expected as
soon as the mechanical details Of the
change can be worked out.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

at their sides; "cute" girls with fris-
Ely hair, crimson lips and overly rcd
compilations; girls doing mems wOIk,
displaying with pride q service uNi-
form; mothers, fathers, sisters, partly
grandmas, all tangOing gayly, madly.
wildly. tr.
Come oni There's q fight over theTsl
Mike, Tony and Bill are mixed IN .
grand scramble Of legs, arms and
heads. A goOd-natured cop grabs
Bills leg. "Lemme gol" hs haWls.
"Tony's the kaiser and we're HclEir'
the ell out o. himi"-and 20 the kaiS-
er is left to his fate. H.:
Only here and there Is note Of sad
ness; in q half-darkened doorway .
drawn-faced, pale little woman chokes
back the binding tears, tries TO loOk
proud-happy, for she is proud Of IL
one who has given 50 much that 9TH
ers may be happy.
At last the indifference Of New YORK
Is broken. Not that New YOrksn
are actually indifferent-but they are
much too busy to know even TIE Ane
family, who lives just next door. To-
night, however, all is changed. Neigh
Dor talks and bows to neighbOr IN an
amazing fashion.
It is seven; the morning after. Nv.
erything is quiet. Nothing but scat
tered bits of paper and . few up-
turned boes tell of the night bsfOra,
Many q weary, aching pszysNekoR
Of q few hours hence, dag AmSeM
to work, better of because Of his
nights frolic, but also keenly awsEs
that much yet remains to Be dcnA.
For the boys and the guns must b
brought safely home and more thaA
that, acres upon acres Of battle-Scar--
red fields must be reclaimed before
"all is over"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. ID. B.
Burns saw a crowd around an ambu-
lance at a railway station, and crossed
the street to see the excitement. He
saw a bunch Of wounded ''Yanks" be
ing loaded into ambulances for Fort
Des M0ines.
In one Of the ambulances he saw,
big as kfe, his son Jimmie"
%Hello, Dad" shouted the wounded
Yank, happy despite the fact that he
had left one lung somewhere in
France"
~Hello, son." shouted the excited
fathsr IN return. Than be hurried
hums b tSn IL folkh
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Fire hose, like rubber boots and
gum shoes, is very epensiye at this
writing, but the city of Baxter Springs
is badly in need Of about fifteen hun
dred feet of it. So badly in need that
the town is exposed to humiliation II
a bad fire should break out in several
possible quarters Of the business dis
trict. In short, the town is almost
without protection and with one Of the
best fire companies in this section of
the country.
A short time ago o. B. Tinsley, af-
ter watching the fire at the George
Allison vulcanizing shop, became
alarmed and told US he was going to
start a campaign to make up fund
to buy the hose from the business
men and property owners along Mill
tary avenue and the streets immed-
lately adjoining embracing the busi-
ness district of the town. We an
nounced this in the Daily Citizen, but
before Mr.. Tinsley could start out an
other way of handling the matter was
presented to him by some of the fire
boys and the townspeople.
The city has no money to buy $4,000
worth of fire hose, but will have it the
first Of the year after the levy is
made. The mayor has informed Fred
Nichols, fire chief, that if somebody
will raise the money, those contribu-
ting will be reimbursed after collec-
ton of the tax levy about the first of
the year. The mayor says he is al
most positive this can be arranged. 1t
won't be q hard matter to make up
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

LookI There's smith, the tailor'
and his wife; Jones, the rich man;
Flanagan, the taxi driver; and here
comes that pretty stenographer who
stays next doorl Who'd have thought
It?
There's no difference now, for
aren't they all buying Liberty bonds,
sending their boys across, observing
every eatless and sleepless day, rich
and poor alike? Sure!
It's q great night. From every
ledge and window great streamers
wave. Bits of colored crepe paper
wind their way downward through
the beams Of light, broken by the
forms Of dancers gliding by the win
dows. Everywhere there is a surplus
Of spirit.
At the corner an officer stoops to
pet q stray cat and barely misses a
taxi loaded to the brim with yelling,
singing, whistling sailors. A hand
some woman wanders aimlessly by,
with an italian poodle in a jeweled
collar. A pickled French sailor, with
an egg-beater in one hand and a tub
in the other, points toward two SOL
diers and proclams: "Wha, thereb
GenerI Pershing Iiow!" Whereupon
the two helpless soldiers are uncere-
moniously dragged upon a soap box.
They are not much on speech-making
and hadn't banked on the honor.
Hoarse, perspiring, and with mean
ingless, gestures; they begin. Cram
mar is badly twisted, but the crowd is
with them in spirit. It gives three
cheers for our Boys, for democracy
and a long hiss for "Bill."
Zip! A band crashes in with Keep
Them Smiling;" and the street is full
of dancers. Slender 'left-Over" boys
in civilian clothes, tall, broad soldiers
beaming down upon that little thing
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
NEWS AND COMMENT

The Evereat Cafe will open Satur-
day morning. A plan has been worked
out whereby the Cafe will have ex-
perienced management as well as per-
manent. The new manager jOkingly
says he will have Turkey dinner for
supper" the first day open.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Kalispell, Ala, Nov. 15.-Dande-
lions are almost extinct in this Vi
cinity owing to ravages Of small red
insect that has descended in droves.
Other foliage is untouched, but the
little bugs seem to have a peculiar
taste for dandehOns. When attacked
the weed quickly dies and looks as if
bitten by a severe frost.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Spring river, which stream was on
a rampage last week, is about down
to normal again. Considerable crop
damage was done to wheat and corn
during the time the lowlands were
flooded. "Old Timers" say the river
was higher Sunday night and Monday
morning that it has been in fifteen
years.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov. 15.-one of
ten monster railroad engines recently
built for the Government at Schenect-
ady, N. Y, has been placed in opera
ton along the Chicago and Alton Rail-
road line running through here. 1t is
an immense affair with the letters "U.
s." on the sides Of the cab and tank.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
BURNS INFANT DIES

Julia Burns, the infant daughter Il
John Burns died Wed. night Ct tAs
family residence near the u. o. 3 G.
Railroad. The baby was one year and
six months old and had been N Oaly .
short time; death was due 70 p1sar
monia. The baby'S death brings morO
SORROW to the family - tie DOtAsr
died just last Saturday. Funeral 81"
vices were held at I O'Clock ThurS. lf.
ternOOn, with burial IN the Baxtsr
cemetery.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

How about a dollar week here b
stimulate Christmas trade and in
crease the good sentiment towards
Baxter? Dollar week is one Of the
best trade drawing ideas there is. Ev-
erybody in town offers the most they
can give for a dollar for one week.
The barber makes a special price on
shave, the grocery gives the most Of
some certain articles for 81. Every
body in town does likewise and this
fact is advertised far and wide over
the trade territory. All the home tai
ent of every kind in town is enlisted
for entertainment during the week. If
the entertainment Is not enough to
last over the entire week two big days
is set apart. Instead Of one or two
fellows trying to put on a sale and
draw the people to town, the entire
town does It so that by all business
being represented everybody Is sure
to want one Of the bargains. The
week will pay for itself and the future
benefits are large. Who viii say %Aye"
when it comes to a vote on this?
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

TaylOr, R. Glasgow, o. n. Rhine. Reg
Harvey, Fairfax Barnes, Carl K0Suhsr.
Chas. Jones, Leslie Meyerding. J. y,
Barnes, Paul PfOutsphansr, Ven
Wedell, Harvey Scot. J. W. SelroOd'
er, r. o. Willard, Elf0rd Wiafroy.
Alvan WiafFey md M. 0IhsEnA
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Capt. Scott, of Fl Scott, attended
the Scottish Rites banquet hsld here
Wednsn5ay nighE
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

A great many Of the merchants
are of the opinion that now would be
a good time for Baxter Springs t.
stage a trade week or some big draw
ing card for the cultivation Of the
trade to which the town is entitled.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
New York Loses It's Indifference
In The Spirit OF Democracy
By Howard W. Haines, Army Field Clerk, American Ex.
peditiOnary Forces, Headquarters, France -Writtsn
Just Before Leaving New York City and During the
Big Peace Demonstration Few Days Ago.
ctoMEoNE yells, "Tho War Is Overt"

CoMEoNE yels "The War Is overl"
With crash the band strikes "ov There and almost 1t cut
of Easements yght bedrooms from first floor from
every GRANNY % sweehears bders sky old grand
parents swanng hive Into the street below. All Of them
tumbing-Ih Swedish Polish Mayhower descendants and
what does matter? For they all Amercans and all
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15

Rev. GarretsOn was 4 Joplin visitor
Wednesday.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24

Captain Donaldson, one Of the Reg
ular Army surgeons at Camp Lee,
Virginia, held a conference with re-
representatives. OF local boards for Nor
gan, Jefferson and Berkeley counties
last week in Martinsburg. He went
over in some detail the matter Of ex-
aiming the defects which are re-
garded as most serious in enlisted
men. He also stressed the import
ance, in his talk with the members OF
The boards, and a few other doc
tors and civilians who are connected
with the work Of the boards, OF ex-
ercising judgment particularly in Sc
Letting men for technical work. in
stead of arbitrarily throwing them out
because OF some physical defect.
That is, man may not be able to
do transferring work because of some
defect, but because OF his training he
may be adapted to special work of
some sort, and in such work he would
be OF great value to the government.
Following the conference, Captain
Donaldson conducted an examination
Of twenty men Of Berkeley county
Of draft age, indicating the most expe-
ditious methods Of examining them,
and showing just where some OF the
men were specially adapted to par
ticular work, even though they would
not be able to qualify for the more
serious work. The men called for ex-
animation were men either who had
not been examined so far, or who had
been exempted on the first examina-
ton by the local board.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
FARMING IMPLEMENTS. &c.

One Brown wagon and bed. No 3. good as
new Shoot Superior drill used very little;
Deere cultivator good asnew; good Syracuse
baTshare pillow, pair shelvings good as new.
Osborne harrow good as new, one horse
Oliver cutlvator, double shovel pillow, hay
fork and $50 feet u Inch fibre rope, dozen or
more treble, double and single trees, long
handle shovel, prong pitchfork, prong
ptchfork, wagon jack. wise, good feed chest.
straw hook, log chain, barb wire stretcher,
rope pulleys, good home made 20 IT. cedar
ladder, Babcock buggy, cutter sleigh, Soft.
and many other articles.
HARNESS. Set heavy wagon harness, set
lead gears, sets pillow harness, saddle and
bride. 10 collars from Is to % inches, lot OF
collar pads, brides, set buggy harness, set
choke straps, htching straps, leather halt.
ers, set check lines, wagon line, swo sets
breast chains, two sets wagon traces, etc
All OF this harness is good. Also 20 barrels
yellow corn, and about tons good timothy
hay.
TERMS OF SALE-A credit of twelve
months vii be given all sums OF $40 and
over, purchaser to give negotiable note with
approved security, payable at the Farmers
and Merchants Deposit Company OF Charles
Town or the Jefferson Security Bank OF Shep-
herdstown. Notes to bear interest from date
Under $40 cash. Nm property to be removed
until settled for. Sale to begin at 10 o'clock
A. NJ J. w. Hopper will have stand for
lunch.
r. CURTIS MoLER.
Dodd & Hoffman, Auctioneers
HARDWOOD BuTkhart, Clerk.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
Would Connect Chi
Cago with New York.
The Type Used In One Year To Pub
lish Endorsements of Doan's
Kidney Pills.

Of the many kidney remedies on The
market today. none other is recommended
like Doan's Kidney Pills. Fifty thousa nd
benefited people gladly testify in the
newspapers OF their own towns. Forty
five hundred American newspapers pub
lish this home proof OF Doan's merit.
The type used in one year TO tell this
wonderful story would make solid COL
umn OF metal twice as high as the worlds
highest mountain. Placed end to end
the lines OF type would reach from New
York TO Chicago These miles of good
words told by 50, 900 tongues sound glad
tidings to any Shepherdstown sufferer
who wants relief from kidney and blad
der ills Here's Shepherdstown case.
Don't experiment Use the remedy en-
dorsed BY people you know.
Fonrose Shipley. proprietor, Rumsey
Hotel, says: "On different occasions
have found il necessary TO use Doan's
Kidney Pills. My kidneys have become
weak and the kidney secretions have
passed too freely. NV back has ached.
also. A box or so of Doan's Kidney
Pills, which get al Hills Pharmacy.
have always proven sufficient 10 cure
The attack at these times"
Price 6Oc, at ali dealers. Don't simply
ask tor q kidney remety-eet Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that MIR. Shirley
had. Fostef-M ilburn Co., Mfgrs.. Buff
faIoY m. Y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24

500 Willie Lee Fur.
: sol Norvai Clark FUR.
500 Donald Hollida Myers.
5O7 Albert Rogers Smith.
500 Frank Robinson.
500 Henry W. Weller.
$40 lanes Wilmer Hall.
5l3 w. N. Washington.
5l4 Arthur Gilmore Ramey.
SIS Arthur Calvin Wageley.
SIT Raymond S. Oden.
sci Edward Francis Shaull.
522 Roy Earl Thomas.
SIS Rodney Dennis Gore.
SIG John McGarry Snyder.
$50 Joseph Nelson.
532 Goveneur Morris Page.
534 Jacob Dee Seal.
$50 Frank Sewell OFT.
$40 Henry Thomas Carter.
$40 Franklin Hooe.
$40 Charlie. wardell Mcdonald.
$50 Glenn Colston Fleming.
$50 George Edward Riley.
SIS Oklahoma Grubbs.
$50 Henry Allen Washington.
Sol James H. Rouzee.
500 James Madison Lynch.
500 Ellesey Linden Grey.
ST. John Henry Bush.
572 Samuel Cossen.
573 Leonard Price Davis.
SIG Chas. N. Snowden.
SIT Philip Parson.
57s Davis Billmyer Humrickhouse
5S4 John Henry Lewis.
5S5 Henry w. Lowrey.
$50 James Joshua Patterson.
500 Charles Domer.
sol James Henry Houke.
500 Gordon Bready.
5e7 Raleigh Boyd Shaffer.
500 Gordon Webster.
6l0 Olive Willis Enicks.
6l3 Elmer Eugene Rodrick.
GIG William Edward Kearfott.
GIT Joseph Ward Perks.
6l8 Frank Grove Powell.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24

IN spite oil the objections and dire pre-
oICiions OF many persons. the suspension
OF factories and industries OF various
sorts and the closing OF stores and bust
ness places The past week had a benefi-
cial effect on the coal situaton-and no.
body was seriously Inconvenience
Vast quantities of coal were saved and the
enforced rest did no particular harm TO
business Under the direction OF the
government authorities the railroad con-
gesiion al terminals is being untanged,
and hundreds OF ships, loaded with i'm
portant supplies tor our Allies, which
were unab TO leave port for lack OF coal,
have had their bunkers filled and been
sent on their way. heunusually severe
weather conditions have handicapped
operations to some extent. but effective
work has been done, notwithstanding.
II the people would give Mr. Hoover
and Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. Garfield moral
support and hearty cooperation. instead
OF obstructing and criticizing. many OF
our troubles and difficulties would be re-
lieved. We believe that they are doing
all that is humauly possible in the great
emergency which now harnesses the gov
eminent and tries the patience Of the peo-
pie. Let US give our men in authority
our support and encouragement.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24

WE have heard it suggested that our
cnu1ty court may abolish the office OF
sealer OF weights and measures tor Jeifer-
son county. We hope that the court will
rot do this On the contrary, we should
Ike 10 see the usefulness OF this office
enlarged. Mr. Watson has done really
good work IN hunting up and putting out
OF commission short me asures and scales,
and has been protection 10 the buyer
ia many cases. The Unfortunately high
prices OF all commodities is bad enough.
srd there should be no short weights 10
atd 10 the urden. Let us back up Mr.
w tSon and his work.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24

THE President and his advisers and
'pers are being harrassed and annoyed
oy a little group OF Senators and Others
" are continually finding fault with
everything that is done or that is not
core. Their larest move is an attempt
IL foist upon the administration So
called war council, which would take
from the President and his cabinet the
direction OF the war and put it in the
hands OF three men of untried ability
rhe President has come out strongly
az inst the proposition, and will be able
TO prevent its passage by Congress,
though good deal OF mischief has been
stirred up by the hackers OF the scheme
The mischievous Colonel Roosevelt is
doing all he can 10 stir up trouble.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
SHARPSBURd NEWS.

Wesley Dorsey was kicked by one Of
their horses Tuesday while working
around them, injuring one Of his legs.
Miss Mary Suman and Miss Martha
McGraw Of Haeerstown, spent three
or four days with Mrs. Vim. Fisher.
James Snyder sold for Mrs. Mary
Swain their home on Main street last
Saturday to Charley Delaney. Mr..
Delaney will put another story on top
of it and move there.
Bertram Swain, George Price and
Ridgeley Renner have gone to Berke-
ley and Security to work at the works.
Miss BERTHE Mumma has been very
sick for the past couple Of weeks with
the grip. She is getting along better
now.
William and Harvey Boyer were up
to see their mother, Mrs. Samuel Boy
er, who is on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Swain, Of
Berkeley, W. Va, spent couple Of
days with their parents here. Bent
ley Benner, Of the same place, has
been home here for some days also, as
the works have been partially closed
down for the five-day period.
Captain Monath, who had been
housed up for some days, was down
street on Monday evening. He is
very lame yet, but won't use acane.
His daughter has been with them from
Chambersburg.
Web McGraw, OF the McGraw House,
has been housed up for couple Of
weeks with the govt
Monday was kept as Sunday by all
of the stores and saloons. The food
selling stores were open until noon.
The dance held in the Red Mems
Hall last Friday night about the wind
up caused considerable business at the
the magistrates office. A number
cf young persons, and sorry to say.
some of them wore dresses, got drunk
and were pulled in for disorderly con-
duct-but none belonged to our town.
Orbie Bender, who has been en-
ployed on the Western Maryland Rail-
road the past five years, left last Wed
nesday to go in training at Camp
Meade. He asked for exemption, but
they wouldn't hear Of it.
John Johnson, OF Washington, is
spending vacation with his relatives
here.
While number OF young men and
boys were coasting in the Reformed
Church alley Monday Richard Ham,
mond, son Of Joseph Harmon was
run into by another sled and badly in
iured in his stomach.