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Evening star., 1918-02-12
FEB. 22PLAN MEETS
APPROVAL OF MANY
All Needed Is Funds to Bring
D. C. Units at Camp Meade
Here for Celebration.

Heads of washington's trade bodies
End civic organizations were unanimous
today in indorsing the plan to bring the
District boys ct Camp Meade here on
February %. Weshington's birthday, for
a parade up Pennsylvania avenue
The military authorities have approved
the suggestion and all that Is needed Is
FUNDS to transport the two local units
tho 312th Machine Gun Battalion and
Company Asof the ssSth Infantry Regi-
lnent-to and from camp.
William T. Galliher. president Of the
Board Of Trade. said he would place
,he matter before the executive COM
flittee Of the board at a meeting this
afternoon.
A. Leftwich Sinclair. president of the
Chamber of Commerce. greeted the pro-
posal enthusiastically, and stated he
would bring it to the attention of the
full chamber at a meeting st GIL 18th
street tonight.
Charles S. Shreve. president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations,
said that while his organization is Of
nature which makes the raising OF
funds difficult he would be glad to
take up the plan
Fitting Way to Observe Day.
THE war work committee OF the
federation meets in my Office at
this afternoon" said Mr.. Shreve. "and l
will explain the plan to them. | think the
islea is an excellent one and hope 1t Will
he possible for us to help carry 1t out
Commissioner Brownlow also gave his
hearty Endorsement of the plan.
Il don't believe there is any one IN
Washington who is not anxious to see
the change that a few months OF train
ing has wrought in the boys from their
city, who before they left for camp
marched up PENNSYLVANIA avenue IN
fitting way to observe the birthday OF
the father of our country.
The Retail Merchants Association is
planning to meet within week, and
it is likely that it also Will Join IN
arranging for the demonstration.
Ideal Time for Farewell.
-washington.s birthday will be an
ideal day for such a farewell to the
men who probably soon will be on their
way to France" said Charles j. Column
bus, secretary of the merchants asso-
ciation II believe the best plan would
be to have joint committee from the
several organizations interested 10
make arrangements
This plan affords the people OF
Washington an opportunity to show
their sons, who are going to france;
how much they think OF them II VIII
make the boys happier and II VIII serve
to arouse US at home to support these
men in every way they may need our
support" said Mr.. Galliher of the Board
of Trade. :.
One business man has suggested
that funds might not be needed II sew
eral hundred men with automobiles
would agree to go to the camp for the
soldiers and take them back. Members
of the trade bodies felt, however, that
this would require much preparation
and might not work out at the last
minute.
Evening star., 1918-02-12
Crandall's American.

The story Of struggle between love
and ambition is THE Marriage Specu1a-
ton" Yesterdays photoplay attraction
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
MAY TAKE THE COAL SUPPLY
DR.. Garfield Tells Senate Investigat-
ing Committee That Government
Will Be Compelled to Act.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield told the Senate in
vestigating committee today that if
the war continued very long the gov
eminent would be compelled to pool
coal and sell it at reasonable prices.
Some coal operators, he said, were
making the greatest profits in their
history, but he considered high prices
a stimulus to the great production the
war demands.
The fuel administrator said he saw
little relief in prospect from the rail-
roads until their operation was CEN
tralized-
War demands for bituminous coal
have been greater than mines could
meet. although the increase of produc-
ton this year has been normal. Doctor
Garfield said.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
PRESIDENT TAKES
OVER RAILROADS
Secretary McAdoo Placed in
Charge of Country's Entire
Transportation System.
WILL UNITY THE COMPANIES
Change Takes Place at Once, But Di-
rect Management of Lines Will
Remain as 1t Is.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Government
possession and operation of the ma
tons railroads for the war was pro-
claimed by President Wilson tonight
and became effective at noon Friday,
December %. William G. McAdoo, re-
tanning his place in the cabinet as
secretary of the treasury, is placed in
charge as director general of rail
roads.
Every railroad engaged in general
transportation with its appurtenances,
including steamship lines, is taken
over and all systems will be operated
as one under the director general.
In a statement accompanying his
proclamation, the President an
nounced that as soon as congress re-
assemblies he will recommend legisla-
ton guaranteeing pre-war earnings
and maintenance of railroad proper
ties in good repair.
Government backing will be given
to new issues of railroad securities
that ready market may be found.
Direct Management Unchanged.
Direct management of the roads
will remain in the hands of railroad
officials and the railroads war board,
comprised of five railroad heads, will
continue to direct actual operation
under Secretary McAdoo's general
supervision.
The chief practical effect of govern
ment operation will be to permit
complete unification of all rail sys-
TENS, impossible under private oper-
alton by reason of statutes prohibit
ing pooling of rail traffic and earn
ings. The roads themselves had gone
as far as they dared in this direction,
and it became known only today that
they had been warned by Attorney
General Gregory that violation of
i-pooling laws could not be permit
ted.
Interurbans Exempted.
This situation was fully realized by
President Wilson, who, in his state
ment, declared the roads had gone as
far as they could, and that already
some systems wese endangering their
earnings in attempting unification-
Although the proclamation applies
to all electric lines engaged in general
transportation local interurban sys-
TENS are specifically exempted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
ORDERED TO CUT RED TAPE
Senate Committee Tells Secretary Of
War to Buy Soldiers Overcoats
Wherever Possible.

Washington, Dec. 27.-The Senate
military affairs committee today told
Secretary of War Baker to cut out
red tape and supply every man in can
tonments and training camps with
clothing suitable for winter weather.
Aroused by reports of shortages of
winter clothing in national army camps
the Senate military affairs committee
today, in resuming its investigation
into army conditions, adopted a reso-
luton requesting the Secretary of War
to Immediately ascertain conditions by
wire, supply deficient troops and sus-
pend departmental routine, if neces-
sary, by direct purchases from sources
near the camps.
The resolution, offered by Senator
Mcclellan of Tennessee, declares that
upon 'unquestioned proof there is
shortage of at least twenty thousand
overcOatS and forty-seven thousand
wooHen blouses in nine national army
cantonments.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
WANT T0LU0L CONSERVED
University Chemists Urge That ArtI
fetal Gas Be Washed to Save
High Explosive Material.

Enough high explosive material to
fill 10000 3-inch shells day is being
wasted in the United States in burning
artificial gas containing toluol, says w.
A Whitaker, head of the state indus
trial research laboratory at the Uni
versity of Kansas. In am effort to
save this toluol, which is absolutely
unnecessary for the heating efficiency
of the gas, Mr.. Whitaker, Roy Cross
of Kansas City, and G. w. Stratton,
professor of chemistry at the univer-
sity, have been appointed a commit
tee to endeavor to induce artificial gas
plant owners in Kansas and Missouri
to install apparatus for washing toluol
from the gas. Similar efforts are being
made by chemists throughout the
United States
Toluol is the stuff from which T. N.
T. is made and of the several high ex-
p1osives now in use by the Entente
Allies and the Central Powers. The
United States War Department has
pronounced it the best. Germany uses
T. N. T. almost exclusively in it's ar
tillery. 1t is the easiest high explo-
sive to make and the safest to trans
port.
In every one thousand feet of arti-
llCldl GAS There Is 10 OIL a gallon Vi
toluol. The only purpose it serves is
to give yellow color to the flame
when used in an open burner or with
out mantle. Burned with mantle
or in a stove or heating it adds abso-
lutely nothing to the gas, and gas
rom which the toluol has been eX-
tracted gives just as much heat as gas
with toluol, says MIR. Whitaker.
Tho ha Of
all this wasted toluol," said Mr.. Whit
aker, lis in the o1d-fashioned municipal
requirements that gas must furnish so
much candle power. Toluol does add a
little to an open burner gas light, but
no one burns gas that way any more,
and SO this antiquated requirement is
useless, except to prevent gas makers
from taking out the toluol the Ameri-
can army needs so badly. Municipal
requirements for gas should be based
on heat units
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
SAVES MONEY FOR STATE
Fifty-one Cases of Rabies Treated ax
University Hospital in Rosedaie
Without Cost to Victims.

Topeka--Fffty-one cases of rabies
have been treated successfully at the
University of Kansas hospital at Rose
dale in the last few months at a total
cost to the state of no dollars and
no cents. The cost to the patients,
who were unable to pay for the treat
ments. was exactly no dollars and no
cents. too. The usual charge for such
service ifs 500 for each case. AS the
state of Kansas or the Kansas counties
these fifty-one patients came from
would have had to pay the fees for
these fifty-one treatments, if there
were no University hospital, the hos
pital in this instance alone saved the
taxpayers $500. The legislature al
lows the hospital $4,000 a year for
all expenses and in the last twelve
months the hospital has treated 1883
hospital patients and the dispensary
in the hospital has given treatment to
1884 dispensary patients who came to
the hospital 15,O1S times for medical
service that was given free.
In the last twelve months the Uni
versity hospital has treated as many
hospital cases as it did in the first
five years of existence.
I'VE are making such satisfactory
showing in economic and efficient op-
GRAFTON because the University school
of medicine and the state board of
health are correlated in their work."
said DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, dean of the
school and secretary of the state board
of health. THE board was able to
procure free from the federal public
health laboratory at Washington the
cords to treat all the University hos
pital rabies patients The treatments
were given by an intern, supervised
by staff physician, and cost neither
the state nor the patients a cent BY
those treatments alone the hospital
paid back almost half the $4,000
year the state allows it:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
SAY FAREWELL TO WATERS
President of State Agricultural Col
lego Makes Good-by Address to
Students at Manhattan.

Recently a farewell day was given
to DR.. H. J. Waters, president of the
Kansas Agricultural College, who has
resigned to become managing editor of
The Weekly Kansas City Star, Janu-
airy 1. At the college Doctor Waters
delivered his farewell address to the
students. This was followed by a
luncheon in his honor given by Profess
sor Crawford of the School of Indus
trial Journalism of the college. Presi-
dent Waters founded this school when
he came to the college.
At night in the department of domes-
tic science the entire faculty gave Doc
tor Waters a reception, which was at
tended by the student body and the
people of the city. He was introduced
by DR.. ]. E. Kammyer of the faculty,
who spoke feelingly of Doctor Waters's
work in the school.
81 might use many high titles in pre-
senting him to you," he said, but l
will use the best one of all-our friend,
Doctor Waters
at is said there is great shortage
of labor" declared Doctor Waters,
but 1 say to you that the trouble
with us is that there is great waste
of labor. We direct our labor to the
purpose of doing things that will win
the war. Kansas has sent only $4,000
young men to the war. If Kansas was
in Canada it would have 5000 young
men at the front, and yet Canada this
year planted it's biggest acreage of
crops and reaped it's biggest harvest.
We must send more men to the front
and at the same time utilize our labor
at home to do more than ever before
in the industries necessary to win the
war;
Falling Rock Kills Miner.-Ralph
Deacon, a former member of the Kan
sas legislature and prominent in the
Kansas district of the United Mine
Workers of America, was killed by
fall of rock in a mine of the Mackie
Young Coal Company at Coal Valley,
near Weir, the other day. Deacon's
home was at Weir. He represented
the. North district of Cherokee county
in the Kansas house in the sessions
of 1909 and 1911. He was a Democrat.
Deacon also was a former member of
the executive board of the Kansas
union of miners.
Want Three Senators Ousted.-The
state Rotarians in session at Wichita
nave ADOPTED r0SOlutlOn asking the
United States Senate to GUST Senators
Stone, Gronna and La Toilette for anti
administration activities. An effort
was made to include Senator Gore in
the resolution. but it failed by a small
margin.
X X X
New Grain lnspector.-H- j. Schref-
Der has resigned as state grain inspec-
tor in Atchison and has been succeed
ed by R. c. Cook of Kansas City.
Defeats Manager PIan.-The propo-
sition to adopt commission govern
ment with a city manager was defeat
ed at Salina by a majority of EOS. The
vote was light. This is the second
time Salina has rejected commission
government plan
X X
To Divorce Pro-German Wife,
Charging his wife is a pro-German,
Clyde Duncan, a soldier at Camp
Funston. brought suit for divorce at
Atchison- He formerly was a Mis-
souri, Pacific brakeman Mrs. Duncan
Is with relatives at Grand Island. Neh.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
sIavs Would Free the World.

Petrograd, Dec. 27.-The Bolsheviki
government has decided to send
special representatives to all coun-
tries. belligerent as well as neutral,
to further the propaganda of interna-
tionalism. Two million rubles have
been appropriated for this purpose.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

New York. Dec. 27.-Charles NJ
Schwab. head of the Bethlehem Steel
Company. announced he will ride in
day coaches OF ordinary Pullmans
hereafter fer the duration of the war
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

To Divorce Pro-Gcrman Wife,
Charging his wife is a pro-German,
Clyde Duncan, a soldier at Camp
Funston, brought suit for divorce at
Atchison- He formerly was a Mis-
souri, Pacific brakeman. Mrs. Duncan
Is with relatives at Grand Island. Neh.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

r
Eleven men we're killed in an explo-
sion in the Barbour Coal Company's
mine. near Memo. Tenn. according to
advices received recently at Knoxville.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

When a water storage tanks sup
port on the Fentress State Bank build
ing at Fentress, Tex, broke recently,
the bank building was demolished,
other buildings damaged and ]. w.
Lipscombe, cashier, saved his life only
by running into the bank vault.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

Three members of the British royal
flying corps training at Fort Worth,
Tex, were killed when two machines
collided in the air. Two of the men
were in one machine. The collision
took place at low altitude and less
than half a mile from the landing
field.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
Domestic.

Cadet A Ross Harrison of the royal
flying corps was instantly killed Sun
day morning at o'clock at Everman,
Tex, when his machine crashed to the
ground, a distance of four hundred
feet
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

The Deadly Crossing.-J. L. Smiley.
q farmer near Burton, was killed the
other morning when his wagon caught
in a crossing and was struck by a
Frisco train. His small son who was
with him escaped with a few bruises.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

Direct assurances of the confidence
of both British and French comman-
ders in General Pershing's ability and
their satisfaction with the breadth and
soundness of his preparations to make
American arms effective on the west
ern front have reached Washington.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

Boys Campaign in February.
The enrolment drive of the United
States boys working reserve will be
held during the week beginning on
February 25 throughout the nation,
according to a telegram received by
w. L. Porter, federal director of the
for Kansas
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

Through long series of kilograms
exchanged between Count Luxburg
former German charge d'affaires ir
Argentine, and the Berlin foreign of
flee the state department has dis
closed further facts about German
diplomatic t;Ickery and at the same
time shed light upon some hitherto
unexplained activities of certain Latin
American statesmen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

Move School to Get OiI.-At spe
cial election voters of School Districr
No 81, Butler county, voted to LEASE
tract of land which is believed tt
be one of the richest oil regions IL
the county, but which has heretofore
been unavailable for development be
cause of a schoolhouse thereon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03
Foreign.

Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreig
minister, at meeting of the revolt
tionary organizations assembled i
congress at Petrograd, read document
and kilograms which he declared COZ
tanned evidence that Americans wer
helping General Kaledines, the 1eade
of the Don Cossacks. The story i
emphatically denied by Ambassado
Francis.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

An army observation balloon, carry
ing a crew of seven, landed on a farm
about twenty miles north of Temple,
Tex, at dawn the other morning.
Members of the crew report an eXcit-
ing battle with the wind, the balloon
floating at SO low an altitude at times
as to drag them across tree tops and
telephone wires.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

First returns from the conscriptio
plebiscite in Australia give a majorit
of 10000 votes against conScriptio
out of about half of the 1000, 900 vote
cast, according to a cable dispatc
from Sydney to the Vancouver WorlC
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

The London Daily Mail has begun
the publication of an American edition
from the office of its Paris edition
The new edition will be for American
in France and will contain specia
cables from this country.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

German atrocities against American
soldiers are officially reported. Ar
American sentry has been found with
his throat cut, and it is officially de
clared The must have been so killed
after capture"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-14

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NOTICE OF THE ISSUANCE OF AN
+ ATTACHMENT
In the District Court of the Fourth
Judicial District of the State of
! Idaho. In and for the County of
Lincoln.
Jack Johnston. Plaintiff.
VS..
j. II. Falck, Defendant.
STATE OF IDAHO.
)ss.
County OF Lincoln)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
on the 3lst day of May. A. ID. 1918,
attachment issued In the above en-
titled action against the property OF
the aforesaid defendant. J. II. Falck.
for the sum OF Three Thousand Two
Hundred Ninety Three and 64-100
f$3.293.6D dollars. with interest
thereon at the rate OF CD per cent
per annum from May 25th. 1918. to-
Eether with the costs of tl.is action.
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal
of the said District Court. aflixed this
31st day OF Nay. A. d. 1918.
(sEAL) j. w. LUNDIN.
Clerk of District Court |
BY z. M. WALKER.
Deputy.
Il. r. Dampier. residence and r. o.
Addreaa. Rupert. Idaho: w. q. Bis |
sell. Heatdence and p. q, Address, |
wedding, Idaho. Attorneys for Plain
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-14

III y young man desires TO take up
q seafaring life Ia the present emer-
Eensy. and has not seen service at
sea. he should write TO Mr.. Jacobs
at the local navigation school Tor a
blank entitled Application for Train
ing As Ofhcer." II be In found quail
6ed and ~ between the ages OF 10
and rs. he viii be appointed 10 study
in the free navigation school for eth
er . four or stx weeks' course. Az
ter completing this course success
fully be will be assigned TO an ocean
eosstwies steamer and there under
20 special training as junior oii1csr.
AstSr serving for IL months In this
s<rsfce 70 get practical experience,
upon tbs recommendation Of the
master under whom he serves he Will
be examined BY the shipping board
for the place ~ third mats In tho
eSysrrnsnt merchant fpAsIss II As
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-14
Help the Rod Cross
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

Sabbath school 10 a. m. A class
for every one. Come and study the
Bible with us and become "a work
man that needeth not to be ashamed
rightly interpreting the word OF
truth"
Morning worship at IL o'clock. At
this service the delegates to the as
ISOLATION will give q few short talks
on the things they learned at the as
ISOLATION. The pastors subject will
be THE Keynote OF the Association. :"
Come out to this service Sunday
morning and we will do our level
best to impart to you some of the In
spiration we gained In these meet
ings.
The delegates to the association
were Mrs. Il RI. Helm, Mrs. Ralph
Hansen. Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. McMa-
hon. Mrs. ]. s. Craig. Mr.. A. J. La
sure. Mr.. w. Fields and NJ. d. Lynn.
These with all consent, have declar-
ed II spiritual feast and We were
only sorry that others could not be
there to enjoy Il.
Beginning at 8 o'clock promptly on
evening We will have our
Day program, to which the
public Is cordially invited.
Let us remember that: Churches
are built to worship In; pews are
made to be filled, and sermons are
made TO preach to people, not pews.
Whip the Hum. Show your patriot
Ism: go to church
Our highest authorities tell us that
his present world war is war OF
Ideas and Ideals. Also that Prayer
will be potent factor. If not a nee
essity In winng this war. Let us
pray always. but let US also meet |
IN each Wednesday night and min .
gle our prayers for the forgiveness /;
,f our own. our national sins, and
or q speedy and lasting peace
through Victory. Prayer meeting each
Wednesday evening.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-06-14

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