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Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
NENHOUSE MINE TO
OPERATE SOON
New Company Now Installing
Machinery of Ample Size
to Cope With
Water

A representative of the Citizen Wis
tied the ]. M. Newhouse mining prop
city which is located inside the city
limits Just to the north and east Of
the High school building and found
that extensive improvements are be-
ing made and that the future now
looks very good for this property. In
the past this property has been handi-
capped for the want of machinery and
equipment of suitable capacity to cope
with the water situation. The new
equipment consists Of double 9 inch
lift pump and a new 1O0-H. P. boiler
and also q large 100 H. P. engine of
recent pattern. A new derrick and
holster house has been constructed
and also a good boiler house is near
ing completion. If weather permits
the new plant will be ready for oper-
alton in a short time and it is quite
probable that with the present man.
agement, which has plenty Of capital
behind it, there will be good turnins
of ore the coming season. The main
shaft is now down "a feet and good
ore is shown from IL feet all the way
to the bottom of the shaft.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
TWO WHEATLESS DAYS,
AND ONE WHEATLESS
MEAL EACH DAY
NO MORE WHEAT BREAD
One Meatless Day. One Meatless
Meal Each Day, and Two
POrkless Days-AduIter-
ate Flour 20 per cent

Washington, Jan. 2S-The Ameri-
can nation begins its diet of war
bread today, as q part of n war ra-
tioning system prescribed by Presi-
dent Wilson and the Food Admins
tration. "Victory bread" the Food
Administration calls it.
The reduced rations are asked for
the purpose of creating n larger ex-
port surplus of food for the Euro
penn allies. Curtailment of consump-
ton will be accomplished largely by
voluntary effort, but iOrce will be
employed wherever permitted under
the Food Control Act.
The rationing system, as present
ed by the President in q proclamation
and by Food Administrator Hoover in
a list of regulations, forms the Food
Administration 1918 food conserva-
ton program, of which the chief
tcuIuLcS dIes
Two wheatless days a week-Mon-
day and Wednesday-and one wheat
less meal a day.
One meatless day q week-Tuesday
and one meatless meal q day.
Two porkless days week-Tues-
day and Saturday.
All Flour to Be Adulterated =
A bakers bread of mixed flours,
beginning Monday with s per cent
substitution Of other cereals for
wheat until 20 per cent substitution
is reached February "a.
Sale by retailers to househOlders Of
an equal amount of substitute flOurs
for every pound of wheat flour pur-
chased at the time the wheat flour is
bought.
Sale by millers to wholesalers and
wholesalers to retailers Of only 70
per cent of the amount of wheat flour
sold last year.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
CALL FOR
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Baker Property in Northeast
Part of City Damaged
Two False Alarms
Given

The fire department has its troubles
as well as others. There were two
false alarms Sunday. About 2 o'clock
this morning the boys were called out
to extinguish a blaze at the Baker
property in the northeast part Of
town. There being another Baker
property near the Frisco depot, the
Fire company made an unsuccessful
run to the depot before the error was
discovered, but they returned and
made the other place in time to save
the place with about a hundred dol
lars. damage. The fire started on the
first floor and burned a hole through
the roof. In reporting fires the fire
marshal wishes to emphasize the fact
that in reporting q blaze the parties
be more explicit so they will be able
to reach the right place as quickly as
possible.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
THRIFT STAMP CAMPAIGN
IN THE BAXTER SCHOOLS
Children Are Helping To Win
the War by Hustling for
Jobs and Leaning Uncle
Sam Their Earnings

The first month of the Thrift Stamp
Campaign in the schools will end the
3lst of January. The American Ma
tional Bank has offered $500 bond
to the room or high school class buy
ing the most stamps.
The report from the teachers of
their rooms last Friday night showed
that Miss Alma Hutchings' room,
third grade in the brick building, had
purchased the greatest number of the
25 cents stamps, while Miss GOodpas-
ture's room, third and fourth grades
in the west cottage building, had the
greatest number of individuals buy
ing War Savings Stamps.
Below will be found the number Of
bonds of the five dollar denominations
being purchased and the amount of
money each room has spent for the
purchase of Thrift Stamps:
u no~I.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01

Chauncey Apple of the freshman
class in the high school is the heaviest
purchaser having purchased six of the
five dollar size costing him $24.72.
The campaigners are making ready
for the final sprint in the months
drive and there are rumors that there
will be a heavy buying before the
campaign closes Thursday night.
The above report shows that the
children of Baxter Springs will have
loaned to the government, when their
bonds are completed, $54S.S4 from
their savings to save the world for
democracy. They will receive in re-
turn from their grateful government
$66O.OO, while it is impossible to find
out how all the children get the mon
ey they are investing in the bonds
questions have revealed that much OF
it is earned by the children and not
given to them by their parents as we
might suspect. One boy was earning
nearly five dollars a week carrying
papers and selling magazines another
was carrying milk to the neighbOrs
many had earned money by running
errands. Hundreds of pennies have
been received from the little purchas-
ers and but little money Of large de-
nomination.
The campaign will last until 1915
and the boys and girls will be urged
to save their money to invest in thos'
bonds both as an aid to the govern
ment and as u means Of teaching
them thrift. Those in charge Of thu
campaign wish to thank the American
National Bank for the prize they Of
lfer which has aided materially il
keeping up interest in the campaign
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
By the President of the United States
A PROCLAMATION

Many causes hace contributed to
create the necessity for q more inten-
sive effort on the part Of our people
20 save food in order that we may
supply our associates in the war with
the sustenance vitality necessary to
them in these days of privation and
stress. The reduced productivity of
Europe because Of large diversion OF
man-power to the war, the part fail
ure of harvests and the elimination of
the more distant destruction of ship
ping, places the burden of their sub
sistence more largely on our should
ers.
The Food Administration has form
ulated suggestions which, If followed
wilf enable us to meet this great re-
sponsibility, without any real incon-
venience on our part. =
In order that we may reduce our
consumption of wheat and wheat pro-
ducts by 30 per cent-a reduction i'm
peratively necessary to provide the
supply for overseas - wholesalers
iobbers and retailers should purchase
and resell to their customers only 70
per cent Of the amounts used in 19l1'
All manufacturers Of elementary
pastes, biscuits, crackers, pastry ana
breakfast cereals should reduce their
purchases and consumption Of wheat
and wheat flour to 20 per cent OF their
1917 requirements, and all bakers OF
bread and rolls to so per cent OF their
current requirements. Consumers
should reduce their purchases OF
wheat products for home preparation
to at most 70 per cent of those Of last
year, or when buying bread should
purchase mixed cereal breads from
the bakers.
To provide sufficient cereal food
homes, public eating places, dealers
land manufacturers should substitute
potatoes, vegetables, corn, barley,
oats and rice products, and the mixed
cereal bread and other products Of
the bakers which contains an admix-
ture Of other cereals.
In order that consumption may Be
! (cOutinusd on last pags)
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01

For City Manager the commission
in st. Augustine, Fla, population
5,494, appointed w. L. Miller, q form
er assistant of Waite, the city mana
ger Of Dayton.
The benefits of the new system re-
vealed themselves very shortly. The
new government inherited a floating
debt Of approximately forty thousand
dollars. In order to prevent an exces'
sive tax rate for the year 1916 it was
deemed advisable to extend part Oi
the floating indebtedness for another
twelve months. The new budget pro
vided for paying off $4,000 of this
debt and extending the remaining
1000 for a year.
As soon as this policy was. decided
upon by the city commission, thu
manager went into the market to Dor
row money at the best possible rate
Cities in Florida had unquestlonlngi!
been paying the legal rate of 8 PEI
cent for current loans, and local bank
must have thrived.
The manager was first successfu
in getting a rate Of z per cent from
a local bank, then an offer Of 6 pc
cent from another state bank, afte
which he secured an offer Of bh pc
cent from one Of the southeastern
banking institutions, and, finally a
4 per cent upon the New York finan
cial market, thus cutting the interes
rate in half.
In just such little ways as this cit
managers save their salaries over an
over in the course Of the year.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
HOURS TO CLOSE
IN CHEROKEE CO.
Orders From County Fuel Ad-
ministratOr Supposed to
Be Put Into Effect
Today

From the Columbus Daily Advocate
Here they are-orders from J. W.
Tate, County Fuel administrator Of
Cherokee county, Mr.. Ttate has been
snowbound in Arkansas, but just got
back Sunday to his home in Ga
lena, and has issued regulations for
the conservation of fuel.
Watch your step! Lock up on
time, and turn out the lights, for
these orders go into effect Tuesday
morning, in Columbus and every 9th
er town in Cherokee county.
Restaurants hereafter must close
up at 10 o'clock at night.
Bakers, groceries and meat markets
may open at any hour, but must shut
up at Z p. M, excepting Saturday
nights at 10. In the case of barber
shops they may open at 8, but close
at Z, and this means BARRIERS must
quit work, and not even finish shay
ing customers who are in the chair
when the hour comes. The reason
for this regulation is that Joplin
shops have been crowding customers
in, and then locking the doors, and
finishing up their work at their leis-
ure. This won't be permitted, Mr..
Tate says. Barber shops may keep
open on Saturday night until IL
o'clock.
Hardware stores, and harness
stores, may open at Z, but close at 6.
Book stores may open at 8, and
close at 6, excepting Saturday at 10.
Pool halls and billiard rooms may
open at II a. M, and must close at
10 p. M, every night.
Dry goods, clothing, furniture and
shoe stores may open at 8 and close
at 6.
Cigar and confectioneries may open
at 8 and close at 8, excepting they
can stay open until 10 o'clock on Sat
urday nights.
Drug stores may open at Z, but
must close at 10 every night in the
week.
The purpose of the above restric-
ton, which are the first to be put into
local application in Cherokee county,
is to conserve the coal supply. CThe
Gas Co., will see to it that no gas is
wasted.)
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
St. AUGUSTINE, FLA,
UNDER CITY. MANAGER
Saves the City Many Times His
Salary in the Course Of a
Year, by Attending to
Small Matters

(From Commission Government with
q City Manager, published by the
National Short Ballot Organization,
New York City, :.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
SUSPICION THAT MOTIVE
BEHIND PROBE MAY
BE SELFISH
IS SEC. BAKER THE COAT
Some Are Suspicious That Some
Legislators Are Not Unset
fish in Investigating the
War Department

Washington, Jan. 29-An unescap
able question grows in ones mind Of
ter listening for few days to United
States senators pressing their ''in'
designations" of the war department
That question is:
"Are the senator's pressing their in
quiry inspired more by patriotism OF
by politics."
Nothing has been more evident t.
outsiders sitting in on these hearings
than that q very considerable part ol
the examination was conducted with
the express purpose of providing ma
terial for the Republican congression-
al campaign of 1918, and the repub-
lican year book for the presidential
campaign in 1920.
One of the visable evidences Of this
political interest has been the pres
ence ut the committee hearings dur
ing the examination of Secretary Bak-
er of James B. Reynolds, secretary OF
the republican national committee.
1t was inevitable, in expanding our
army to more than 10 times its old
strength in a period of nine months
that mistakes would be made, that or
iginal plans would have to be changed
that delays would occur. 1t seemed
to antiadministration leaders that the
fishing just couldn't help being good.
But after three weeks Of investiga-
ton not a single sizeable fish has been
landed. At times it seemed there were
some promising nibbles, and once Ol
twice real gamy strike, but when
the lines were hauled in nothing more
than a pesky minnow was on the hook
Secretary Bakers big job has not
been in raising and equipping an ar
my-it has been in reorganizing the
war department from the basis on
which it has been maintained for 81
years to one on which it could work
sufficiently under actual war condi-
tions. That in the past nine months
an army six times greater than that
maintained in the Spanish-American
war has been raised and equipped,
more men than served in the Spanish
war transported to Europe, and the
organization of the war department
overhauled and placed on q modern
business basis at the same time,
proves not only that the men in
charge recognized the job ahead, but
tackled it efficiently.
Finding that the fishing in this par
ticular pool was poor and would fill
no political dinner baskets, the fish
ermen will now be contented If they
can land one big catch. So most OF
the little lines have been thrown aside
and they are all casting for one fish
"a minister of munitions who will
supervise all war purchases.
Oddly enough this minister OF mu-
nitions was first suggested by one
Theodore Roosevelt, former president
Roosevelt's admirers have even sug-
gested that he would fill the place adj
mirably. And it is now toward the
creation of this job that the "investi'
gators" are directing their attention
Here again, however, the commit,
tee found that Secretary Baker hao
anticipated their wishes. He showed
them on the final day Of his exam
nation how he had recognized this
purchasing system in the war depOrt,
ment, co-ordinating it under one heaG
so that-except in name-it was tn'
very thing they were proposing.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
SIMPSON LAND
NOT DRILLED OUT

George Simpson takes exception to
the report in the Daily Citizen q few
days ago that drilling on his place in
the north part of town had been
abandoned after it had been determ-
ined that ore did not exist there. Mr..
Simpson says that so far only one
hole has been drilled and that was in
to the lime ridge. He says that the
low ground on his other forty will be
drilled out soon and there Is every
reason to believe that good ore will
Be encountered.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
THE AUTOMOBILE
IN BUSINESS LIFE
Careful Investigation Brings
Out Facts That DisprOve
Theory That Cars Are
Mostly for Pleasure

More than 80 per cent Of the pas
senger automobiles in America are
indispensable to business, according to
data gathered in q nationwide inves-
tigatiOn just completed by an Auto
mobile Company.
A large part Of the remaining per
cent, it was disclosed, are essential to
the personal efficiency of their own
ers.
The average business could not be
carried on under wartime conditions,
ut wartime speed and with wartime
economy of operation without the
passenger automobile. Even the re-
ports from those who do not use their
own cars regularly for business re-
cognize the necessity for the so cal
led pleasure car"
The public is accustomed to look up
on the physicians use of an automo-
bile as urgent. But it has preferred
to class cars owned by persons OF 9TH
er professions and business as purely
pleasure vehicles.
ave were convinced in our own or
ganization that large majority OF
the cars we were selling were being
used in business, but it remained for
this investigation to make us realize
the full extent of their business i'm
portance," says our Investigator.
A letter asking for complete infor-
nation regarding the individuals use
of his passenger car was mailed to
1000 owners living in all states. The
names were taken at random. All
kinds of business and all professions
were represented. The letter was i'm
partial, simply explaining the situa-
ton and asking that n post card be
filled out and returned.
Farmers, jobbers, manufacturers
buyers, statesmen, physicians, attorn-
eys, contractors, hotel keepers, exc
cutives-these are representative OF
the businesses which find the automo-
bile u necessity according to the re-
plies.
Some of the reasons why the pas
senger car is indispensable in many
lines of business, told in the words Of
owners, are:
81 must have car or have an as
sistant."- Manufacturer.
"Were it not for my car l would
have to reduce my practice. ."-Physi-
clan.
"My car enables me to handle three
times the business. Live Stock
Buyer.
"Used car 10000 miles in 1917 in
nv business exclusivcly."-Engineer
and Contractor.
"Could not get along without car
Real Estate Dealer
81 think u car is the life Of my bus
mess. Farmer and Thresher.
A retail lumber dealer said he rent
cd his passenger car to his employees
at n set sum each week and that all
of them benefited through increased
business.
Many of those who replied to the
ouestionaire called attention to the
fact thta present conditions demand
ed the utmost conservation oil man
power.
OF the less than 20 per cent, who
do not hold their automobiles neces'
sary to the conduct OF business many
say that without their cars their ell
ficiency would be greatly reduced.
"My efficiency is raised by having
a car for recreation" writes a mer
chant. at affords recreation for ms
and my family and adds to our health
and efficiency" is the declaration o.
lawyer.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
FORMER BAXTERITES
PROMINENT IN MIAMI

Charles Fribley was elected presl-
dent of the Ottawa Free Fair associa-
tion Saturday afternoon at q re-or-
eanization meeting held here, but
the location of the fair will not be
selected until February %, when the
board meets again.
E. H. Vincent was elected secre-
,tarv. with the executive bOard.-Re-
cord-Herald.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01
NOW BREAD MAY COST MORE
Wheat Substitutes Are Higher j
Price Than Flour, Bakers
Say

Chicago, Jan. 2s-Increased prices
for war bread under the new govern
meut regulations were forecast today
at a meeting Of the executive COM
mittes of the National Association Of
Mastsr Bakers.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01

Power boats for use on shallow
water are being built in New jersey
which are drived by paddle wheels in
serted in wells in their bows, thu
waste water flowing directly asterr
and avoiding side wash
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01

The Woman's Sewing Club will
meet in the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms from 500 to 500 pm. Want
old people to cone to get acquainted.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-02-01

DR.. Cannon wishes it made plain
that he is not down with the small
pox, he says, someone reported last
week. He doesn't even peddls small
p0x germs.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
NEW YORK ASSOCIATION
SEND PROTEST ON
LYNCHlNC.

New York. March 10 A pro.
test against the lynohing OF col
ored man in the count house yard
at Monroe, La. on March, 70,
was today sent To Governor e.
Pleasant. oi Louisiana by the
National Association Tor the Ad
vancement oi I olored People, &C.
cordlng to an announcement from
the headquarters OF the organiza.
t on here.
On March 10, the sheriff anc
deputy found the body o.
George McNeel hanging from q
tree in the court-house yard. A
young white woman had been at
tackled.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
COL0RED GERMAN
NOT ALIEN EMMY

Cleveland, Ohio "A colored d
man who was born in Germany is
not elassed as an alien enemy and
does not have TO register This
interprt tation OF the alien registra
ZION proclamation pas made Thurs
day by Trinastic, clerk IN the \
mencanization bureau, old cour9
house, when he was appealed to by
Oswald Fentress, colored. Fen
ress said he WAS born in Germany
in 1870 while his parents were with
a carnival company. and that he
had told he would have to regis
ter. He lives in 4 construction
camp house under the Harvard
Dennison Bridge
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
BELGRADE.
Edgar S. B. McCrary, Grant
ID License March, 20, 1918.

After listening To the trial scr
mon oi Brother Edgar ;. H. Nc
Crary who is member OF Provi-
dcnrc- Missionary Baptist Church
having proiessed religion. baptized
and ieIlo~shipprd into said church
some years ago under the pastor
ate oi his father. Elder Is Ne
Crary. The said church had 4
call church meeting after listening
to the sermon and was called 70
order 10y Bro. Columbus .assiter
was selected az Moderator OF tho
meeting and sister Jewel Long
Clerk.
The object OF the mesiisg was
stated and it was unanimouslyvo,cd
10 license Brother Edgar ). Is
MoCraty. to pre- ach the Gospel.
The meeting then adjourned
c. ID. Lassiter, Moderator
Jewel ) Long, Clerk.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
TO THE VOTERS.

MR. VOTER. On April Second
,eu all help 20 elect Road Commis-
ssonsr. Get the best Eleven years
ago | was elected M the country and
served nine t.ars. Up T. that time
tse Jonesborp Road was a mla lans.
Here j. M record and challenge
ssy other candidate 70 equal IL.
built the Jonesboro gravel road
Grst in the county with public money
Most of tue time since il mas been the
bss, in the county. l. Is stiil IN good
shape.
butt the first concrete cuiYeris on
public roads ia Msssar county. They
are all In good shape today.
have served for tao years as Street
Commissioner ia the City of Metropo-
is.
We buili seventy blocks of gravel
streets during my time ia that office.
have Travelled from Virginia 10 Cal
ifornla and have studied the roads IN
The siatts ~hete N"S- s''"" W."
other people handle their road business
am not burdsned With farm like
most OF my opponents. When far
mer Is needed OF his farm is just the
time a man is needed on the road
The man who gives the roads of Dis
trict No. the attention they deserve
has no time 10 work at any other jobs.
N he does the roads will suffer for the
w~Dt Of attention.
Plsdging you my best service II elect
ed and thanking you for your vote and
influence. am. very respectfully,
1T. ("Tom") DUNCAN
Candidate for Road Commissioner.
District No. 6. sleetion April 2. 1918.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-29
Negroes and Whites Work
Together

Hungeriord wries; And today
fully one-half OF the 1900 men
and boys who work under HOMER
Ferguson in the Newport Sesgss'
shipyard are black skinned. Both
White and black men work. not'oniY
in the same gard but IN, the same
buildings. And this is the South
the Old Dominion. il you please.
Oh huge travelling crane that runs
the length OF the yards biggest.
erecting shop white man operates
the motors overhead "a negroe on
the floor minds the grips. n the
yard outside on huge ship coming
, into being white painters work ~
on the upper side OF the deck
black painters upon the under Side
of the same deck
DO you set me- Something
must be conceded to ti1e' traditions
of the South, .
Iungerford quotes Homer l.
Ferguson, the master builder, as
saying -" Don t you dare come
down from the North TO this YARD
and tell us hat the black man in
the South is an Industrial failure
you who only use him as an eleva-
tor boy or parler-car porter or a
chauffeur and refuse TO give him an
equal industrial opportunity with
white labor. How long would one
OF our expert machinists last az
Taunton. or at Patterson, or at
Schenectady? What opportunity
would the unions give him? Can
one OF our good riveters go North
and join the unions He cannot.
And otherwise he cannot drive a
single rivet. "
Some OF the Negro riveters make
as high ASSOC a week upon occas-
sion. but these are with except
ions. All, however. are drawing
big pay. They are well housed
Ane there is also a special canton
nent and a hut provided by the
\ M. c. a.