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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
NEW SHIP OFFICIAL
Commander J. L. Ackerson Promoted
in Fleet Corporation

The United States shipping board to-
mander John l.. Ackerson. u. s. N. as a
vice president and assistant general
manager of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration. with headquarters in Philadel-
phia. Commander Ackerson. who Is a
naval constructor. has been assistant
to the director general since Charles NJ
Schwab became hea of the Fleet Cor
poration. He will act as direct aid to
Vice President and General Manager
PieZ.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
BRIDGEPORT STRIKE SPREADS
Machinists1 and Toolmakers OF
Small Plants Quit
Rx rho dSsorinfed Press

bridgeport, Conn, Aug. 3l.-AII the
machinists and tool makers in the
smaller plants went on strike today out
of sympathy for the strikers In the
larger munitions plants. The only plant
which is not involved Is that of the Lake
Torpedo Boat Company.
The strike Is being quietly conducted,
There Is no picketing of plants.
Seven Fedora examiners and five field
agents of tho War Labor Board were
engaged today in trying to get sigma
lures from manufacturers to the boards
award of eighty cents an hour to tool
makers and seventy cents to machinists
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31

City appointments today
were: Ethel G., Hannis. of 1907 oxford
street, and Mildred S. Bullock, Ala North
Forty-frst street, craftsmen, Bureau OF
Highways, salary, $1,000 a year each
Edward J. 'Prendergast, 213s North
Of City Transit. salary, $1,000; Will
liam Schffier, 2427 Wheatsheaf lane,
fireman, Bureau of Health, salary,
$1,000, and James NJ. O'Connor, ass
North Fifty-frst street. machinist.
Bureau of Water, salary, s4.25'a day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
BOSTON CAR STRIKE UNBROKEN
Employees in War Plants Again
DELAYED in Reaching Work
By the Associated Press

Boston. Aug. 3l.-Less than a half
dozen cars were operating today on the
system of the Middlesex and Boston
street Railway Company as a result of
the strike of union carmen.
| Thousands of workers employed in
plants making war munitions and ma
~terials for the army were again delayed
in reaching their places OF employment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31

Isaac S. walker, who has 'boGr
charge of the sewage disposal divtGtcuL 4
the bureau Of Survey for several Tk01{.@.
liam II. stevenson, who was grantoG
a leave of absence TO engage with fho
Emergency Fleet Corporation for the
duration Of the war, has resigned HE
position. Mr.. Walker. who lives at 1903
Harrison street, has accepted the posi-
ton of manager and engineer Of the
Chester water works.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31

The body of an unidentified man
foated ashore In front of the House OF
Correction, Holmesburg. thism morning. 1t
was clothed in gray trousers and a gray
shirt and black laced shoes. The man
had n sandy mustache n was ppar
entity about forty-fve years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31
Son Born to Mrs. Waldorf Astor
SDeciaI Cable to Evening Public Ledge,

Copyright. 1913. Jy Ncw York Times Co.
London, Aug. 31.--Mrs. Waldorf
Astor gave birth to a son Thursday at
Cliveden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-31

The Fuel Administration
Notice to Philadelphia Motorists
DEGINNING with tomorrow, Sunday, September l.
the United States Fuel Administration calls upon
motorists east of the Mississippi to deny then-
selves the use of their cars on Sunday.
The enormous increase in the amount OF gasoline
shipped overseas and held here for shipment makes I'M
perative the conservation of this essential tueL
Philadelphia motorists will unite in complying with
this request and thereby further aid our Government IN
winning the war.
In Philadelphia alone, the value of the gasoline saved
in this way by patriotic motorists will amount approx
nnately to 100000 every Sunday.
The Government has asked the Nation to raise
$2,O0Q000,O0 this year by investments in War Savings
Stamps.
Philadelphia's quota is 1914, no,28o. Thus far she has
bought only $8OO0,0O. Philadelphia is behind the rest
of the Country SIPS per capita. II,
Let's Saue This Saving
Why not, Mr.. Motorist, lend this money you will be
saving on gasoline to Uncle Sam? Will you buy War
Savings Stamps?
$4.19i in a War Savings Stamp today will yield you
$500 in 1923. 1t is the best and safest investment on
earth.
Better still, figure your saving for a year and invest
$500, $500, or the limit, $1,000, in War Savings Stamps.
No irksome economies are necessary here is an
opportunity ready-nade, at hand, to help your Country.
Resolve NOW to buy War Savings Stamps with the Sun
day gasoline and upkeep costs that you are asked to save.
Stand together, a%nd-before noon Tuesday.
Buy Those Stamps
IS vs. NATIONAL ~ WAR S.: sayn .as.! COMMITTEE VS.
To-day til "a" I" " bw s.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. King enjoyed
Sunday in Webb City, the guests Of
Mrs. Kings parents.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
COUNTY BUYS A
LOT Of MACHINERY
Campaign of County Road Inn
prOvement-Truck, Trailer
and Loader In New
Purchases

Columbus Advocate: The first steps
toward a campaign of road improve
ment for Cherokee county were taken
Yesterday evening, when the county
commissioners gave a Kansas City
motor truck company an order for
approximately $4,000 worth of road
building machinery. The machinery
will be ready for delivery within a
few days.
A three and q half ton truck, a
three-ton trailer and a mechanically
operated loader made up the order
Both the truck and the trailer will
be equipped with power-operated end
dumps, and it is claimed that this
modern machinery in the hands OF o
competent operator is capable OF ac'
complishing the work OF several
teams and men. The loader and biz
will be placed at the nearest chat
pile. The bin is placed at an eleva'
ton which will allow the truck and
trailer to pass beneath and all thai
will be necessary to load either vehi'
Gle will be to release the chats from
the bin. The bin will be filled while
the truck is delivering its load.
County Engineer Calvin Cooper
saws he has work planned which vii
require nearly a year to finish. TIT
first work of the new outfit will b
to haul a new supply of chats TO
seven miles of the Crestline-Columbu
road, and the re-graveling Of the Mil
itarv road south Of Crestline. Afte
this niece of work is completed tn
machinery will be taken to LoweI
and the Lowell-Baxter road re-sur
faced. The Baxter-C hetopa road Wi
be graveled beginning at the east enc
After the roads in the east side Q
the county which can be convenient
reached from the chat piles have bee
regraveled, the machinery will be 81
I'D on Neosho river and the work WI
begin from the west side of the coul
tv.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
Nd CANTONMENT
BAXTER SPRINGS
PHIL CAMPBELL SAYS Gov
ERNMENT WILL ENLARGE
PRESENT CANTONMENTS
SEVERAL BIC ONES" WRITE
Capper Says We Have An Elk
cellent and Ideal Location at
Baxter Springs for Can
Torment

1t appears from correspondence
reaching the Baxter Springs Cham
Der of Commerce, that the United
States government intends charging
the present environments throughout
the country instead of establishing
new ones. Recently it was announced
that, because of the three million ad-
ditional troops to be called into train
ing, there would be several addition
nj national army environments located
Immediately, following suggestions
from numerous citizens, Secretary "
NJ. Sarchet took up the matter OF
Baxter Springs securing one Of tine the
cantd, ;lents with Congressman PM
Campbell and Senators Thompson anc
Curtis. The following are answers
received that are fully explanatory
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
SHERIFF SHOOTS
MAN IN THE ARM
Had a Bunch of Booze On Board
and Refused to Stop When
Sheriff Ordered-Riddle
Car With Bullets

Thursday (last weekly Bob Frazier
George Corlxle, John Meyer and Fred
Ward motored over by the Spring
river bridge just this side Of the Mis-
souri, line and arrested ]. L. Briger
and John Slitcher, both from Parsons,
for hauling booze into this state.
They captured a Willys-Knight car,
one case of Virginia Dare Wine, one
case of Cascade whiskey and q sack
of beer.
They had stopped several cars and
searched them but did not find any
thing. George Corkle and two other
deputies were about 100 yards farth-
err up the road than the rest Of the
officers. They carried q red lantern
and were tagging the cars and tell
ing the drivers to stop so the car
could be searched.
When Briger and Slitcher came
along, George tagged them and told
them they had better stop as the Of
ficers were waiting for them down
the road. Instead of stopping the
men increased their speed. Frazier
called to them to stop when they
passed him but they did not pay any
attention to his order.
Bob hurried to his car and with
Fred Ward and John Meyer started
after them. When the officers got
close enough to the escaping car, Bob
told his men to shoot the tires on the
car but this did not stop them. The
sheriff then decided the men were
not going to stop by being scared SO
he shot at them. The second shot
went through Briger's right arm and
he Immediately ordered Slitcher, who
was driving, to stop. When Frazier
asked them why they did not stop
when they were told, Slitcher at first
said he thought they were high
iackers," but afterward said that
Briger told him not to stop.
'Slitcher was placed in the county
Jail and Briger was taken to the hos
pital where DR.. Graham bandaged his
arm last night. The Willys-Knight
car was left in the Garage at Crest
line.-Columbus Advocate.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
FIRST WORK IN
RED CROSS WEEK
TWO LADIES ON THE EX-
ECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FOR BIG DRIVE
HAVE A RED CROSS AUCTION
Chamber of Commerce Banquet
viii Be a Red Cross Affair
Kansas City Speaker
Here

The members Of the executive COM
mittee, named to conduct the Red
Cross drive in this city from May 20
to May 81, met at four o'clock yes
terday afternoon, with the chairman,
C. NJ. Sarchet, and arranged the plans
for making the drive. Each OF the
six executive committeeman will head
a separate committee which will So
licit the funds within the business
district Of the city and among the
mining men and industries. The ex-
ecutive committeeman will meet in
the Chamber Of Commerce assembly
room at eight o'clock, Monday even
ing, May 10, to make the lists Of per-
sons, whom they will solicit.
The two ladies on the executive
committee, Mesdames A. r. Kane and
John Griffard, will name captains to
make the drive in the residence por-
ton of the city, which will be made
following the uptown drive by the
men. It was also decided that the
ladies', who will solicit Red Cross
funds at Cafes, hotels and the post
office, will not begin that work until
Thursday of the drive week and per-
hans not until Friday. Miss Grace
Perkins is in charge of that work.
The six members of the executive
committee, who will head the solicit
ing committees uptown are Messrs'
W. w. Scott, L. L. Cardin, E. c. Nc
Williams, o. F. Brinton and A. l..
Harvey.
Through the suggestion of W. w.
Scott it was decided to have Red
Cross auction in this city on the al
ternoon and evening of May 10, Sat-
urday, and to solicit articles which
will be offered for sale at the auction
Mesdames Kane and Griffard will
name committees of ladies. The ar
ticles will be solicited both within the
city and throughout the Baxter trade
territory.
The banquet of the Chamber OF
Commerce on Wednesday evening
MAY Is, will be strictly a Red Cross
affair, the ladies of the Red Cross Civ.
| ing the banquet at the Empire hotel
dining room and there will be plates
for at least two hundred persons. The
speaker will be assigned for this &C.
casion by DR.. E. f. Violette Of Kan
sas City, Mo-, director of the wal
work speakers bureau. In addition
there will be several musical num-
bers.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
BE.PRETTYI TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
Try Grandmother's Old Favorite
Recipe Of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Almost everyone knows that sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound.
ed, brings back the natural color ana
Iustre to the hair when faded, Streaked
or gray. Years ago the only way 70
get this mixture was TO make u a.
home, which 10 mussy and trouble-
some. Nowadays, by asking at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage ana Sui
phur Compound" you win get q large
bottle of this famous old recipe, I'M
proyed by the addition OF other IN
Rredients, at Q small cost.
Don't stay grayl Try 1t! NO one
can possibly tell that you darkeneo
your hair, as Il does II so naturally
and evenly. You dampen q sponge OF
soft brush with Il and draw TIL.
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time: by morning the gray
hair disappears. and after another ap-
plIcation or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark, glossy and attractive
wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound Is q delightful toilet reouisite
Tor those who desire dark hair and
youthful appearance. II u not IN
tended for the cure. mitigation or pre-
vention Of disease.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
WHEN YOU WAKE
UP DRINK GLASS
OF HOT WATER
Wash the polsons and toxins from
system before putting more
food Into stomach.
Says InsIde-bathlnu makss any
one look and feel clean,
sweet and refreshed.

Wash yourself on the inside before
breakfast like you do on the outside
This IL vastly more important because
the skin pores do not absorb impuri-
ties into the blood, causing Illness.
while the bowel pores do.
For every ounce of food and drink
taken into the stomach, nearly an
ounce Of waste material must be
carried out Of the body. II this waste
material Is not eliminated day by day
II quickly ferments and generates
polsons, gases and toxins which arc
absorbed or sucked into the blood
stream, through the lymph ducts which
should suck only nourishment to sus-
tain the body.
A splendid health measure il to
drink, before breakfast each day, q
glass OF real hot water with q tea
spoonful Of limestone phosphate In 1t,
which IL q harmless way to wash
these poisons, gases and toxins from
the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels; thus cleansing, sweetening
and freshening the entire allmentary
canal befor putting more food into
the stomach.
A quarter pound OF limestone phos-
phate costs but very little at the drug
store but il sufficient to make anyone
an enthusiast on inside-bathing. Men
and women who are accustomed to
wake up with O dull, aching head or
have furred tongue, bad taste, nasty
breath, sallow complexion. others who
have bilious attacks, acid stomach or
constipation are assured OF pro-
nounced improvement in both health
and appearance shortly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
WHAT THEY FOUND
What Record Herald Says Govern
Men Found at Pitcher the
Other Night

Record Herald Search Of the hotel
resulted in the finding of one ten gal
lon can of nitro-glyccrine, two cases
of the same explosive packed in spec
ial tubes, four standard army gre
nades loaded with high explosives
six cases of decorating caps, and two
complete telegraph outfits similar to
those used in setting off high eXplos-
ives.
A trunk found in the hotel con-
tanned maps and charts OF important
public works in many parts OF the
country including a complete set OF
mans of the Lowell hydro-electric
plant on Spring river and charts OF
other works in this part Of the state
The supposed leader of the plot
came to Pitcher last week, bringing
the explosives and maps packed III
five large trunks. The trunks were
all heavily padlocked: They were
taken to the Danial hotel and stored
in his room.
It was reported Thursday after
noon that federal agents had foun'
two other plants-one at Century
and the other at Hockerville. Tit
arrest of several of the members O.
the conspiracy was also reported
Chief of Police Dock Curtis o
Picher, obtained the first informa
ton in regard to the plot. he ma
kept Danial under observation 10
several weeks. Chief Curtis sal
Thursday he believes that the Dan
ial hotel was conducted as a depo
for German agents and I. W. w. ag
tators, under German influence. SUI
plies of explosives he said were prof
ably sent from the hotel to varlou
parts of the state where explosion
of enemy origin have occurred.
Officials state that the explosive
confscated at the hotel were sufticiei
to have destroyed every mine an
mill in this district. =,
County officers co-operated WI
Chief Curtis and the federal ONCE
in uncovering the plot.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17

DR.. Bertha Brunsteter, Chiroprac-
tor. office first stairs south Of post
office.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17

Senator Chas. Curtis writes: "YOur
wire came duly to hand and ! at once
presented the question to the War De-
partment and l am advised that they
have not yet determined to establish
additional Army cantonments, but
are considering the question Of en-
larging the present environments"
Senator William H. Thompson
writes: II have inquired relative to
this matter at the War Department
and they advise me that as far as
they know, no additional army can
tonments are to be constructed. They
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
is MUCH HIGHER THAN
LAST YEAR-ABOUT
$1,5OO,OO0.O0
WITH MANY NEW ADDITIONS
Is Thought Personal Property
Assessment Will Bring APP
praised Value Of Town
to S2,500,000

W. 7. Apple has completed the APP
praisement of the real property of
Baxter Springs for this year. It is
one million five hundred thousand
dollars, in total. While the appraise-
ment of the personal property is COM
pleted by Walter Eddy, the totals are
not yet known, but it is thought the
entire wealth of Baxter Springs will
be appraised at $2,50O,0O0. The real
ty and personal property Of the town
was appraised last year at slightly
more than $l,OO0,O0O. Most of those
expressing themselves are well salts
fed with this appraisement.
Quite q number of new additions
are not in this assessment which
would have raised the city realty to
almost S2,OOO,OOO. Several of these
additions have been taken into the
city but some little red tape has been
neglected and the townships get the
tax this year. 1t appears that there
has been some neglect in this matter
although no blame could fall on the
appraised, who had nothing to do
with this. The Chubb Addition, Cher
~ Addition, Maplewood, Elmwood
A
and other additions will pay taxes to
the townships this year. The. extra
100000 or 100000 would have beer
a very material help when the city
comes to voting school bonds.
According to calculations made by
the school board S2,5OO,O0O will allow
levy of something like s62,5OO, when
almost double this amount is needed
for the new building and other i'm
provements contemplated if the bond
issue carrys.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17

advise that anything further that
may be done along this line would
be In the way Of charging the pres
ent environments. ! should think II
would be useless to present anything
at this time"
A letter has been received also by
the Chamber Of Commerce from Gov
ernor Arthur Capper, who says he
will be glad to assist in any cam
paign that Baxter Springs may make
land l believe you have an excellent
and ideal location at Baxter Springs
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS

It is understood that persons claim
ing to represent the local Red Cross
and also the ladies Of the Baptist
church, are soliciting subscriptions
from the merchants, representing also
that they are to give a play in which
the merchants will have a part. The
Red Cross authorities say, however
they know nothing Of this proposition
and the merchants are hereby request.
ed to, investigate this, and all Othei
similar propositions, before subscrib'
ing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
TIalV LlEeTliS In Springs
Similar Cases Being Published In
Each Issue

Each Issue
The following case is but one 81
MANY occurring daily in Baxter
Springs. 1t is an easy matter to veri-
fy it. You cannot ask for better
proof of merit: ,,,.. @.
P. Button, blacksmith, Military St.
saws: 81 was troubled of and on foi
several years by kidney ailments
Sometimes / had constant, dull ache
across by kidneys and often had tc
get up at night to pass the kidney
secretions. Doan's Kidney Pills gave
me great relief" Statement giVer
February, 1901.
Hasn't Suffered Since
Over eight years later Mr.. ButtoI
said: 81 haven't had to take any kid
new medicine since l last endorsed
Dcan's Kidney Pills. certainly thinl
highly of them" ,,.,,
Soc at all dealers. Foster-Milburl
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
ORGANIZE FOR DRIVE

Miss Grace Perkins, one OF the To-
cal Red Cross officials, is undertaking
the organization of young ladies who
will have desks at the hotels, cafes
and the postoffice, during the Red
Cross drive from May 20 to May r.
It is expected that in this manner the
Young ladies will solicit all patrons
on these places and thus add many
coins to the general quota of this city
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
BAXTER SPRINGS ATTENDED

The town of Baxter Springs dla
itself proud by the showing it made
at the show. Thirty-fve automobiles
bearing about 200 Baxter Springs
citizens came to the show in bunch
The cars, extending over distance
of more than two blocks, were
parked along West Maple until time
for the parade and then took part IN
the march twice around the public
square. Many of the machines bore
banners announcing that they carried
members of the Baxter Womens
Chamber of Commerce. Modern
Light.
| a. raaaVlIfa
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-17
500 Reward, 500

The readers Of this paper WIN Dc
pleased TO learn that there IL at least
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been able to cure In all its stages and
that IA catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
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reauires constitutional treatment. Hairs
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Sc1s thrn the Blood on the Mucous Sur
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the foundation OF the disease, giving the
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work. The proprletors have 70 muTn
faith In the curative power OF heiIs
Catarrh Medicine that they oner one
fJundred Dollars for any case that u fails
- cure- Send for list OF testimonials
Address r. ]. CHENEY q Co, Toledo'
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