davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
GLASS INDUSTRY is WRECKED
Germany Has Experienced Terrible
Blow From the War and Business
ls WoefulIy Crippled.

Prior to the war the German glass
industry was an export industry. In
the year 1913 glassware valued at
more than 146,000,0 900 marks 1884,
748,0OO) was sold in foreign mar
kets. Since the outbreak of the war,
however, the glass industry has been
W rking under difficulties and its
very existence is threatened, COM
ments the Bremen Buerger-Zeitung,
Bremen. In the first months of the
war, owing to the stoppage of ex-
ports, majority of the glassworkers
were thrown out of work.
When the industry gradually re-
covered, thanks to the increasing de-
mand of the military authorities and
the preserved-food industries, new
menace appeared, as large numbers
of the workers were drafted into the
army. Several glassworkers are, as
a rule, working jointly on a piece of
glassware, and if but one member of
the group is taken away it becomes
difficult to form a new group.
Then the supplies of soda were
commandeered; fortunately, how
ever, substitute materials were found
which enabled the factories to con-
tinue their operations. The COM
Wandering of straw and the lack of
freight cars has interfered with ship
ments, and now the glass industry,
always a large consumer of coal, has
had its supply of fuel reduced to less
than one-half. Thus, for example,
the bottle factories are to receive
only $4,000 tons of coal, instead of
$4,000, which they had been receiv-
ing heretofore. In order to save coal
the factories are expected to consoli-
date; but as there are hardly any
places with more than one factory,
consolidation means a change of resi-
dence for the workers.
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
Senate Current Resolution
No. 18.


Be it resolved by the LegiS-
lature of the State of Kansas,
two-thirds of the members of
each house concurring therein:
Section 1. That the follow
ing proposition to amend the
constitution of the State of Kan
sas is hereby submitted to the
qualified electors of the state
for their rejection or approval:
Sec. 2. The Legislature may
levy permanent tax for the
use and benefit of the state edu-
cational institutions and appor-
ton among and appropriate
the same to the several institu-
tions, which levy, apportion-
ment and appropriation shall
continue until changed by stat
ute. Nothing herein contained
shall prevent such further ap-
preparation by the Legislature
as may, be deemed necessary
from time to time for the needs
of said state educational inSti-
tutions.
Sec. 3. The proposition shall
be submitted to the electors of
this state at the election for
representatives in the Legisla-
ture in the year 1918. The
amendment hereby proposed
shall be known on the official
ballot by the title Amendment
to the constitution providing
for a permanent income for the
state educational Institutions"
and the vote for and against
such an amendment shall be
taken as provided by law.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall
take effect and be in force from
and after its publication in the
statute book.
Passed by the Senate Febru- .
ary %, 1917.
Passed by the House March
7, 1917.
Approved March 10, 1917.
| hereby certify that the fore
going is a true and correct copy
of original Senate Concurrent
Resolution No. Is, now on file
in my office.
J. T. BOTKIN,
(Seal.) Secretary of State.
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
First Published Anrnst l.

First Published August IS 1918
State of Kansas, Meade County, IS.
To Whom it May Concern
Take notice that legal petition signed
by Johann Harder and other householders
of Legan and Meade Center Townships,
in said county has been presented to the
Board of County Commissioners, praying
for the location and vacation of a public
road, as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of the
SW4 of section 9-3527, thence north as
nearly as possible two and one half miles to
the northwest corner of section 33-32-27
thence about IS rods east more or less
thence north one mile, there connecting with
road No. "a ives. 9th p. m. said road to
be 90 feet wide.
Also TO vacate all that part of road No. 81
on the half section line1n sections and s
Township 33 rance II west 9th p. m. and
ending.
And that sand board has appointed A. B.
Roberts, John Corors and I. B. Novinger
viewers, who will meet at the point of begin
ming of said road as peutioned for, on tie
26th day of August 1918 at O'Clock
and proceed to view said road, as law directs,
at which time and place all persons interest.
ed may attend and have hearing. In case
said viewers fail to meet on the dav desig-
mated, they may meet the following day, as
provided by law, without further notice.
Witness my hand and the official seal of
said county, this 25rd day of July IefS.
w. w. Pressly, County Clerk
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
A SUCCESS SECRET.

Governor Bilbo said at dinner in
jackson:
'"The man who succeeds easiest is
the one who works on the queer, the
funny, in human nature.
"Like the chap who turned up at
Palm Beach with a new 12-cylinder
car, you know.
"'Oh, I've struck it rich,' said he.
1--WE written book called ''Hints to
Beautiful Women."
"'Goodp said the reception clerk,
as he led the newcomer to his lock-
er. and all the beautiful women
are buying it, eh?'
"No,' said Newrich. All the
plain ones.'"
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
First Published June 6, 1913

Department of The Interior
U. S. Land Office, At Dodge City Kansas.
June 5, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Sherman T.
Wiggin, of Plains, Kansas, who on March
26th, 1915, made Homestead Application,
Serial No. oI23o4 for NJ SW4 section "a,
NJ SEA section 80, twp. 34s Range 3ow
and on February nth, 1916 made Additional
Homestead Application Serial No. oI2753
forSH SEA sec. 2S, VIZ NE4 sec. 80 twp
34s range gov 9th P. Meridian, has filed no.
tice of intention to make Final Three Year
Proof, TO establish claim to the land above
described, before The Clerk of the District
Court of Meade county Kansas, at Meade
Kansas, on the 9TH day of September I9IS
Claimant names as witnesses:
Aaron F. Gowens Robsrt w. Tice
James W. Powell John L. Keif,
all OF Plains, Kansas. Not coal land.
r. r. Wilson, Register
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
VIcTIMIzED.

A group of Western politicians
were swapping "reminiscences Of
their experiences in other parts,
when one said:
81 was once the victim of a lynch
ing party"
"You don't say sol" exclaimed
several, scenting thrilling yarn.
"How did it happen?"
"Why, married the widow of a
man who wao strung up for horse
stealing ."-Everybody's Magazine.
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
SUGAR SHORTAGE HITS
SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

In Spain and Portugal sugar prices
are soaring. Both countries have been
seriously affected by the short beet
'lgar crop in Europe and the lack of
cean tonnage to move stocks of cane
ugar isolated in far away ports.
Granulated sugar, home grown, was
cling sold in Barcelona, Spain, during
lie early summer at 10 cents pound.
he price Of brown sugar in Lisbon,
ortugal, fixed by governmental order,
:'as $l04 to SLIP pound.
By comparison the price of best
sugar in Sweden is IA cents pound.
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
LIKE CHINESE LABOR.

When the dealer informed her
that the price of eggs was 40 cents
per dozen she exclaimed:
"Forty cents! Why, that's more
than 3 cents for each eggp
eyes, num-" said the dealer; "but
you must remember that one egg is a
whole days work for a hen l"-
Everybody's Magazine.
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
Notice OF Appointment OF Executor
First Published Aupust g. 1q1S.1

Notice is hereby iven that on the 7th day O
August. 1918, the undersigned was, by the
Probate Court of Meade County, Kansas, duly
appointed and qualified as Executor Of the last
Will Of Herbert X. Jones. deceased. All parties
interested in said estate will take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
a. Lewelyu Jones, Executor.
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
NOTICE or APPOINTMENT OF
ADMlNISTRAT
First Published August % 19lsl

First Published August 29 1919
GNotice is hereby given, that on the 14th day
of August A. d. 1918 the undersigned was, by
the Probate Judge OF Meade County, Kansas,
duly appointed Administrative Of the estute of
John A. Cole, deceased, and has qualified as.
such administratrix. All parties interested in
said estate will take notice and govern them
selves accordingly.
Ida Cole, Administrative
Meade County news., 1918-09-05

FOR SALE 2.seat buggy and
harness. A bargain. w. J. But
ler, Meade. 3 blocks west hotel,
% 4.pd
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
DELINaUENT TAx NOTICE FoR THE YEAR lolz
First Pu ubllshed August 8 l0IsI

JuIy
Of
the IS for
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
sKIPs SOME.

splendid book-but disconnected
plot, old top"
"What books that?"
Dictionary, old chap, diction-
aryp'
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
w A N 7 AID
Department

For Sale; Pigs, weaving age.
E. A. KobS, Meade. 35-2
Meade County news., 1918-09-05

TEAM OF MARES for sale
or trade for cattle. H. N. Holde-
rman. Meade.
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
PIGS for sale, all sizes.
f. Senger, Meade.

WANTED: Reliable party
to plow 100 acres. Good team
for sale. See Jacob r. Riesen,
Meade.
Meade County news., 1918-09-05

increase. SO,;i0O,0OO bu.
Meade County news., 1918-09-05
AMERICAN FOOD
SAVINGS LARGE
United States Sent to Allies
141,00o,000 Bushels
of Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
Allies Got s44,6oo,ooo Pounds More
Meat and Fats in 1918
Than in Year Before.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
MEAT.


Increase. oi4@H;.tcJ II
Meade County news., 1918-09-05

*++ +AAt X \ 4 =
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07
House.

Mrs. Mary Jane House. aged 81 wears
died at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
l.. II. Brown. near Dsnville last Mon
day morning at ten o'clock, the i'm
mediate cause Of her death being ar
acute heart attack. Up until about
ten DAYS ago. Mrs. House was enjoy
ing her usual good health but her age
made against her in her last fatal ILL
ness. Mrs. House was devout mem
Der Of the Baptist church. She Is sur
vived by six living children, with one
exception, all were at her bedside wher
the end came.
The children surviving are: Messrs
j. b.. r. E.. TAYLOR and Tom House,
Mrs. A. B. Withers and Mrs. Louis
Brown.
Interment took place in the Lancss-
ter cemetery yesterday at noon, inn
mediately following short services at
the grave. conducted by Rev. Callison.
pastor Of the Baptist church Of this
CITY.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07
With HUNDRED OF men
Learning To Fly Accidents Are Few

Records of the War Department
show that from the beginning of
training in June, 1917. to February %,
1918, the fatalities at military aviation
fields in this country have been 81; 10
officers and 20 cadets killed in training
fight, and IL men killed in unauthori-
zed flights and ground accidents.
Since the training began in the
United States, student aviators have
flown considerably more than 100000
miles. Hundreds of hitherto inexper-
fenced men have been learning to fly.
Their early flights are under the guild
ance of instructors. and prior to these
flights two or more months are spent
in preliminary ground work. There
comes a time. however. when every
student aviator must take his machine
up alone, and everv precaution has
been taken to reduce the number of
accidents and safeguard the aviator in
his solo flights.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07
CERTIFICATES OF Merit
Being Issued To Boys Of Agricultural Club

County Agent W. II. Rogers. has
been quite busy this week issuing" Ger
tificates Of Merit" to those boys of the
Agricultural Club who have been men,
bers for the past year and have passed
a satisfactory examination. These GER
tificates are put out by Mr. Thomas
Cooper, Dean Of the Kentucky Agricul-
tural Experiment Station at Lexington.
and with each certificate is personal
letter from MIR Cooper congratulating
the boy on his achievements in this line
of work. and is as follows:
IL wish to congratulate you upon the
splendid showing in your club work.
Your success is evidence Of care. study
and persistence. The years experience
must convince you Of the Importance Of
the know how and Of the value Of
good agricultural methods. | am proud
Of your achievements.
Farmers of the future in Kentucky,
land | hope you will be one) must know
many things about crop production. soil
management. the laws of breeding and
methods Of marketing and finance.
The College of Agriculture of the
University Of Kentucky is the one place
that offers an opportunity to farm boys
and girls to obtain information in this
great calling. Iwish personally to urge
upon you to make your plans now to
attend this college and extend to you
cordial invitation to enter as student
so that you may obtain the best educa-
ton for your future work"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07
NEXT DRAFT DATE
TO Be FIXED SOON
Second Call Expected To Bring lncre.
ment TO Camp In April.

Announcement of the date of the
next draft is imminent. The Provost
Marshal Generals Office has prepared
IAN important announcement" which
is believed to deal with the time and
method of summoning the second levy.
The best opinion is that the first of
the men will move to the camp in
April.
Publication of the announcement is
held up for action by Congress on
pending amendments to the selective
service act. The most important of
the proposed changes, in the opinion
of Provost Marshall Gen. Crowder, is
that which will give him authority to
base State quotas on the total num-
Der of men In Class AL. instead of the
total registered.
Preparations have been made for
summoning the remaining negroes
certified under the first draft. Between
20. 600 and 50. 900 of these were call
ed, but only half of them have been
sent to the training camps. The in
advislability of centralizing these
troops in Southern camps and the fact
that the army medical authorities do
not believe it safe to transfer them to
colder Northern camps during the
winter. are given as the principal res-
sons for the delay.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07
JENNINGS.

The remains of Mrs. Mary Jennings
were brought to this city from Villa
Grove, ILL.,, last Friday afternoon and
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock fun
eral services were conducted at the
grave by Rev. J. X. Norman. Of the
Christian church. intsrment taking
place immediately after in the Lam
caster cemetery.
Mary Catherine Mcdonald was born
October the 18th. 1899. near Point
Leavell in this county, and departed
this life at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. E. Z. Childress at Villa Grove,
Illinois. Feb. "a, 1918. She was united
in marriage to George E. Jennings on
May 10 1870. To this union were born
four children, Willie. Katie. Rosa and
Mamie. Willie died in infancy and
Katie preceded her to the grave three
years.
Early in life she united with the
Christian church at Fair View in this
county where she had resided until nine
years ago, she removed to Arcola and
placed her membership with that
congregation.
She was consistent christian till
the end and during her last illness she
trusted her Savior and was never heard
to murmur or complain. PRAYING to
Him for guidance and telling her loved
ones that she was not afraid to die for
all was well.
She leaves to mourn her departure
two daughters, Mrs. Z. E. Childress
of Villa Grove. Ill.,, and Mrs. Nick
Beazley of Kemp Illinois, and host
of relatives and friends.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07

Had German Zeppelin dropped a
bomb on the city of Danville or Lam
caster, it could not have caused any
more concern than the bill that Sena-
tor Brock, of Harlan. has introduced
in the Legislature. providing for the
consolidation of Garrard and Boyle
counties into one legislative district.
By the bill the entire state is redis-
tricted but Mercer. Lincoln and other
counties in this section of the state are
not disturbed, they being left as leg
Islative unit. Garrard county has al.
ways been legislative district and the
same can be said of Boyle. and it is
certain that the people Of these two
counties do not want to lose their IN
dividual representation, which would
naturally result should such bill be-
come a law.
This bill comes up in the Senate al
Frank fort this week and there may be
a chance of it becoming law. but We
doubt il, il the constituency Of the two
counties have say in the matter.
The people should get together ane
appeal to the legislature to turn thin
Brock bill down and use every effort Al
their command to defeat such scheme
Senator Harlan we are told Is bitterl,
opposed to such measure and We car
pin our faith on our Representative. j
Hogan Ballard. that he will fight such
a measure TO the bitter end.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07
GEN. PERSHING
Wants Nine Pair or Shoes A Year For
Men Serving In France.

Gen. Pershing has requested ship
ment Of 1880 pairs Of shoes for each
rs. 900 men monthly, which is approx
mately nine pairs of shoes per man per
year. This quantity is in excess OF
actual consumption and is being used
to build up reserve for oil troops in
France. When such supply is ac'
cumulated, the quantities per rnan will
be reduced.
The Quartermaster Generals Depart
ment now has on hand and due on out
standing contracts. 1854. 600 field shoes
and 1873, 900 marching shoes. 1t will
be necessary to secure more than a
million additional shoes during the
year.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07
VICTORY Hinges
ON SEED CORN TEST.
Says Governor Stanley In Proclamation

luHltuidtc steps ioi M "e~fesN
supply of seed corn to insure increased
production of the chief substitute fol-
wheat are outlined and urged by Gov
ernor Stanley in a proclamation which
he has just issued.
Governor Stauley's proclamation is
as follows:
''Prussianism having secured a
strange hold upon half of Europe is
now boldly attempting to subjugate the
civilized world.
A military cult whose profession is
war and whose purpose is conquest,
has determined to partition the earth
into dependent providences, whose
people shall be first conquered and then
plundered. The fate of Russia awaits
every land which fears the power or
trusts the perfidous professions Of the
Hohenzollerns. Let US not forget that
while our brave defenders meet the
despoiling Hun. upon the field of battle
the soldiers ration is as essential to
success as his rifle.
An army without bread is as helpless
as an army without bullets; and we
must furnish the bread. 1t is physi-
cally impossible t. make this bread
without this wheat and the expectation
of that wheat will necessitate an enor-
nous increase IN the production and
consumption of corn at home. Corn is
the only available substance and II
must be produced now. A failure OF
the corn crop would be as disasterous
as the defeat of our boys beyond the
sea. The first requisite is seed corn
and seed corn was never so scarce.
There is enough corn now in the far
mer's cribs to meet this demand if it
is located and preserved; but it must
be found without delay and conserved
with the greatest care. Owing to the
great scarcity of labor the farmer has
been forced to leave his corn in the
field. This corn. nipped by the early
frosts and never fully matured, was
exposed 10 the rigors Of an unprece-
dented winter. According to the esti-
mate of competent experts. nine-twen-
tieths of this corn will never terminate
At this crucial time it is as much the
farmers duty to test his seed corn as
the soldiers 10 see that his rifle is
clean and his powder dry, and for the
same reason.
Circular No. So, recently issued by
College of Agriculture of the State
University, gives ample directions for
the testing of corn. This bulletin
should be in the hands of every grow
er in the State.
The furrow is as necessary to our ma
tional defense as the trench, and the
man behind the pillow has duty not
less peremptory than the man behind
the gun.
Now, therefore, /. A. o. Stanley.
Governor Of Kentucky, issue this pro-
clamation to the planters of the Com
that much precious time
and labor may be saved and that this
foodstuff. essential to man and beast.
be conserved;
If sappy, immature corn, exposed to
the winters rigors, is planted the
planters time and labor will be wasted
and an adequate supply of this vital
material endangered.
Test every grain now and if you nave
no dependable seed, take immediate
steps to secure it.
1t is urgently insisted that those VINO
hofS SePP'y ".
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-07
U. 5. BOYS WORK.
ing RESERVE

Mr.. J. r. Norman has been appoint
ed and accepted the Office Of Federal
County Director Of the U. S. Boys
Wo, king Reserve, of Garrard county.
under the State Council of Defense of
Kentucky.
MIR. Norman will perfect his organi-
cation at once among the BOYS between
the ages of Is and 81 years. and all
boys desiring to enlist in this patriotic
work, should see MIR. Moorman at once.
l. The purpose Of the U. 5. Boys
Working Reserve is to enroll boys be-
tween l6 and q years of age in some
productive service at least during the
vacation period, and help them get
properly located.
2. BOYS may work on farms, around
mines, railroads, or some Essential
industry" to the War Program of the
Government, and earn the Fede raj
Badge of Honor.
3. Boys may work on their own
farms, their fathers farms. or may
hire out at agreed wages.
4. Some schools dismiss boys of
certain standing for a special period to
help in emergency farm work. with
full school credit.
5. No military service is required in
this enrolment. The Boys Working
Reserve has no connection whatever
with the Army or the Navy; it is or
ganized under the Department of Labor
at Washington.
6. No boy is enrolled without par
ents' or guardians consent. Boys will
not be taken from their own homesp
but can earn the certificate and medal
working on their fathers farms as
well as any other.
z. The u. S. Boys Working Reserve
is organized under the Department of
Labor, Washington, as part of the
program of the Kentucky State Coun-
ell of Defense.
AWARDS:
8. When boy takes the oath of
llegiance and service. he is given
certificate with the seal of our great
Government. and small enrolment
button.
8. IL the boy works as much as
thirty. six days of eight hours each on
farm, or sixty days of eight hours
each in some Essential industry" he