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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31

per ton, yet with their expense OF
deep mining, they are now, and have
for u long time been paying, a divi-
dend Of Is per cent on capital invest
ed.
"The process of working the shale,
secures the gasolene, naptha, parafine,
ammonia and all the by-products Of
petroleum, including the lubricating
oils, without a heavy overhead ex-
pense, as all the fuel used, after the
first firing up, is supplied by the gas
from the roasting shale in the retorts
or furnaces, the process not requiring
a very high degree of heat.
1--WE have ben fearing the exhaust
ion of the gasolene supply in the
United States, when as q matter OF
fact there is known to be, by actual
test by the U. S. Geological Survey,
10000 100000 barrels of oil and its
products, contained in the oil shales
of Colorado alone, to say nothing OF
an equally large content in Wyoming
and almost as much in both Utah and
Nevada. / believe Southern Kansas
and northern Oklahoma have fully rs
much as either and that our shales
will not fall below theirs in oil con-
tent.
"Here is an open field for the cap
italist. no risk to take, as in the case
of "wid cattling" for oil, as at pres
ent done. The shale heavily satur-
ated with oil is here, easily and
cheaply accessible and is sure to
bring the reply soon in its develop
ment.
/ believe that in less than twenty
years, the shale oil industry in this
district will be fully abreast, if it has
not outdistanced, the mining of lead
and zinc ores.
"T. H. Miller, Baxter Springs, KS"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31

"That the shales everything the rich
ore deposits of northeastern Okla
homa and southeastern Kansas con-
tain much in value as the rich ore de-
posits beneath them, is no longer de-
batable.
an much of this territory these rich
oil shales are found 100 to 200 feet
in depth and heavily saturated with
oil, as shown, wherever there is u
depth of fifty feet or more Of shale'
by the oil when the sand bucket of
The driller is emptied, the oil often
covering the surface of the sludga
nile as the contents run over 1t.
"Much of the oil is Of very light
grade. But when close to break
where the lighter elements OF the oil
have had opportunity to escape, there
Is left n very heavy oil, and in
many places only the base, or the
pure asphaltum, appears, sometimes
in small quantities, and in others IN
comparatively large bodies; notably
MS in almost the entire Tar River
District, both in Kansas and Okla
homa.
"While have not had any Of this
oil shale analysed | am confident
from close observation Of the shale'
which | have inspected, taken from
drill holes and shafts in different
parts of the field, and from my per
sonal knowledge of the shale forma-
tions in Colorado and the West, which
according to actual test by the l. 8
Geological Survey, have a petroleum
content of 80 to 60 gallons per ton;
the oil shales of this district will show
a content, equally as great, and | be-
lieve, greater. ~,
Scotland has been working her OIL
shales for seventy years, mining 1t
as dep at 300 feet. Their shale has
an average content of only 25 gallons
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31
sMARED YELLOW PAINT
Young Cherokee County Farmer Wa
Accused of Being q Stacker
But Denies II

Columbus, Kas., May 29-Great eX
element, and considerable ill-feeling
has been engendered by an episode
which occurred a few nights ago IL
the north part of Cherokee county,
short distance south of the town OF
Cherokee, when some parties daubed
yellow paint on John Robbins, son
of P. C. Robbins, a well-to-do farmer
of that vicinity.
Conflicting reports of the affair
have been circulated, but the facts ap
pear to be about as given below:
Young Robbins was in Class l OF
the draft, but when some of the neigh
bors learned that his classification
had been changed, they jumped to the
conclsion that he was q Stacker, and
the hotheads got busy, and caught the
youth, and smeared yellow paint on
his back and head.
The young man protested that he
was willing to go to war, that he was
not a Stacker, and it is said the infOr-
nation was disclosed that the boys
father was instrumental in getting
his classification changed, having
visited Topeka for that purpose, or
represented to the state board that
his son was needed at home on the
farm.
After the painting episode, the
father complained to the Crawford
County sheriff, who went out and in
vestigated, but made no arrests. 1t
il said that it was then discovered
that the eldest Robbins had not con-
tributed to the Red Cross, or some
other patriotic purposes, and he was
advised to do so.
Someone in the Robbins neighbor-
hood notified Sheriff Frazier at Co
lumbus. that Robbins had 900 pounds
Of flour in his home, which he got
last fan from the Kelso Grain Co., in
exchange for wheat. Frazier turned
this Letter over TO Il. A. LaRue, eoun-
~ food administrator who In turn nj
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31
THIEF WENT HOME
AND He ESCAPED
FAMILY AND MAN MOVE
FROM THE COUNTRY AT
TER GOING AWAY
FOUND CAR SPRING RIVER
John Jones Knew Man Who
Took Pitcher Car and Let Him
Go After A License
Didn't Return

A Studebaker car was stolen from,
Picher on May z. On May 15 Henry
Horton was down on Spring river
rounding up some junk dealers and
investigating their stock for some
stolen materials reported lost here il
Baxter Springs. He ran into a man
with big Studebaker which had nc
license tag on it but carried sigr
Of License Applied For" Mr.. Hor,
ton thought perhaps the license had
been taken from the car to hide its
identity and brought the fellow and
the car to town. Justice John Jones
knew the man, who lived west Of town
close to the Blue Mound mine. The
fellow told Mr.. Jones if he would lei
him go home and get it he would &c
and get the license which he had at
home. The fellow never came back
The car was held and yesterday Doc
Curtis, the Picher chief Of police
phoncd in and wanted to know if tn
Baxter marshal had heard of the car
The car was identified and belonged
to C. d. Parkinson and the man VIII
had il was the man who stole the car
If he had not been sent after the IL
cense there was no evidence to hole
him on as Baxter had received no no
tification yet. The car was taken
home yesterday evening.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31
500 Reward, 500

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there 10 nj least
ono dreaded disease that science LAS
been able 10 cure In all Its stages and
that IL catRrrh. catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment, Halls
Cntarrh Medicine Is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces Of the System thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitutlon and assisting nature In doing us
work. The proprietors have 30 much
faith In the curative power OF Halls
Cntarrh Medicine that they oner One
Hundred Dollars for any case that II falls
TO cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY n Co. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, TIC.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31
SOCIAL AT GRACE HILL
Not A Large Crowd But the Ice
Cream and Cake Was Good,
Say Those Present

A social for the benefit of the Red
Cross was given at the Grace Hill
school house. On account of the So
cial at Willow Creek there was not
many present but those there had a
fine time and helped clear $ls for the
Red Cross. Miss Mabel Burrows is
the teacher at the Grace Hill school.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31
DO YOU ENJOY LIFE!

A man in good physical condition
is almost certain to enjoy life, when
the bilious and dyspeptic are despon,,
dent, do not enjoy their meals and
feel miserable a good share Of the
time. This i'll feeling is nearly al.
ways unnecessary. A few doses on
Chamberlain's Tablets to tone up the
stomach, improve the digestion and
regulate the bowels is all that Is
needed. Try it. -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31

cd it with Walter Innes, at Wichita
hut nothing has come of this matter
as yet.
Meanwhile, it is reported that there
is feeling of regret on the part Of
some of those who used the yellow
paint on the boy, that they believe
now they should have used the paint
on the father instead Of the son.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31
FINED
BONE DRY LAW
VIM. Dardene Received Heavy
Sentence from Judge Jones
for Violation of Bone
Dry Law

VIM. Dardene was arrested in Bax-
ter Springs the other evening by
Gene Turner and charged with viola
ton of the Bone Dry Law. Dardene
pleaded guilty yesterday in Justice
John Jones' court and was sentenced
to six months in the county Jail and
given a fine of $500. Dardene had
some whiskey on his person when he
was arrested.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31
FOR A STRAINED ANKLE

As soon as possible after the in
Jury is received get a bottle Of Cham
berlain's Liniment and follow the
plain printed directions which ac-
the bottle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-05-31
VAST VALUE in THE OIL
SHALES OF THIS PLACE
Local Student And Observer Is Convinced
The Mineral Wealth Of This Section
Has Only Been Scratched.

H. Miller local geologist and careful and accurate OBJ
server has been making study of this field for some months
Knowing of Mr. Me studies and his convictions relative to oil
shae above the lead and zinc in this field ne consented 70
rive us for publication the comment following and we may ADD
that Mr. Miller has no ercenay for his concusions
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
Proud of Foul Deed.

"What is the name OF the man who
sunk the Lusitania ?" | asked.
"Schweizer," was the reply. "He is
still in service. He has not missed a
turn of duty since that tragedy"
Schweizer, it appears, is popular with
one section OF the navy and the people
and immensely unpopular with the re-
mainder. Those who glorify ruthless
ness honor him for his deed.
When he is on shore he spends every
night at a corner table in a certain cafe,
drinking the wine his admirers buy for
him. He is described as a loud, lub-
berly, thick-necked, pig-eyed Prussian,
who has not the faintest conception OF
the manner in which the world looks
upon his deed and the doer OF il.
81 would not be in your place for a
million marks" another oiicer said TO
him on one occasion. 81 could not sleep
nights. think | would kill myself"
"Why?" asked Schweizer. "Id be
glad of a chance TO do it again. See
what it did for mel Every one knows
me now. will get high rank one OF
these days"
On another occasion, according TO a
story in circulation, a German Officer
asked Schweizer if his heart did not
sink when he saw the helpless women
and children in the sea.
"Not a bit of it," said the U-boat cap
tain. "Why should care? ! had just
as soon see lot Of pigs swim in the
sea."-From European Letters, in Bos-
ton Globe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
Read These Paragraphs.

The Food Administration requests
everyone to read these three short
paragraphs from the speech recently
delivered by DR.. R. L. Wilbur at the
conference of federal food administra-
tors in Washington.
One of the most difficult things ever
presented to a person was to try to
change the habits Of a lifetime, TO get
a man to stop drinking or to get him to
stop eating something that he likes even
though it gave him the stomach ache
every time he ate it. You Gsk hun
dred million people to change within
the course Of few months their eating
habits, and you demand something that
is absolutely vital. but it is the most
difficult thing that you could ask of
people.
II the Food Administration only plays
the tune of prices, that is the only tune
they will get back. If the Food Admin
istration gets so that it is entirely de-
pendent upon prices for its success, it
is a failure; it is on the rocks. The
effective tune is the tune Of service,
the tune of patriotism, or the war will
be lost.
There is one thing about food work
that is different from other kinds Of
work, and that is that it is hard to Wis.,
ualize the results actually obtained.
The Red Cross has in it the elemen; OF
service, and after a weeks work there
are so many sweaters, so many socks,
so many bandages rolled, and the per-
son who has served visualizes that SER
vice, and sees what she has done.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
No Milk From Chinese Cows.

Americans who travel through the
interior Of China greatly miss Cows
Milk and Her Butter" as a Japanese
sign puts it, The people Of the Orient
use little of either. Mares milk is sold
TO invalids at high price, because the
Chinese believe that II is a source OF
great bodily strength, says the Youths
Companion.
But the natives use cows solely for
draft purposes and, having earned her
living for years in this manner, bossy
stands upon her dignity when Aneri-
cans demand milk Of her. To her Of
spring she will give il, but not TO man
if by any possibility she can avoid it.
In Japan there are now a few Amer
ican-bred cattle, owned by foreigners,
that make the native cows look like
goats. One Of these cows was i'm
ported into Korea by a missionary, but
he had difficulty in getting his coolie
TO tend the beast. The servant was
fresh from his country home, where he
had heard little and seen less. He
took the COW for an elephant and fed
before her.
In Korea the little native COW Is a
petted darling that has been INDUCED
to such an extent that, incredible as il
seems, she refuses to eat grass unless
il has been boiled.
1t is not unusual in very cold weather
TO see a pet COW clothed in a thick
warm blanket, while the children oil
the family shiver in their cotton gar.
men;s-snd often very few Of them.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
Farm Junk In Demand.

Any farmer who wants to make a few
dollars, perhaps many dollars, has the
opportunity in the discarded and rust
ing farm machinery that is invariably
lying around his premises.
The demand for scrap iron of any
sort, and especially steel, is so great
that the farmer who hauls his junk to
the nearest foundry or to the junkman
will get price for it that will open his
eyes. For example, most mowers and
binders have one or more bearings lin
ed with babbtt metal, which contains
tin that is now worth so or 60 cents a
pound and lead worth 10 cents.
And it is not simply that the farmer
has a chance to turn his junk pile into
cash on better terms than ever before
in his lifetime, but Washington sends
out an appeal to him on the ground of
patriotic duty.
When the last census was taken there
was a billion and a quarter dollars
worth of farm machinery on our 6,0OO-
600 farms-and nobody knows how
many hundred million dollars worth of
old farm machinery in outbuildings and
barn cellars and beside stone walls not
considered of enough account to be in
cluded.
Next to railroad construction in nor
NAL times, our farms take the greater
part OF the steel and iron produced in
this country-about Sl65,000,0O0 an
nually in implements and tools for the
field alone. Every farmer knows how
fast much of his machinery gets broken
and outworn-which means, in most
cases, that it is thrown aside and al
lowed to accumulate year after year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
The Fishes Sixth Sense

How saltwater fish that at certain
periods in their lives migrate TO fresh
water always find their way into the
same rivers is made clear by the inves-
LEGATIONS Of two doctors who have re-
Gently been studying the reaction Of
saltwater fish to various conditions Of
environment.
1t appears, says writer in Popular
Science Monthly, that herrings can de-
tect differences in heat and cold as
small as quarter ofa degree, or less.
They also know when even the slight
est trace Of acid or alkali is present in
the water. Some scientists have even
proposed that herring and other fish be
used to detect the presence Of chemi-
Gals in the water, just as canaries ere
used to discover traces Of poisonous
gas in mines.
The investigators say that salmon
find their way into rivers by means of
the presence of acids or alkaIis, which,
Of course, varies in different streams.
Even when they are long way out at
sea they can discover the trace that will
lead them to the bay and the stream
that they seek. II thus becomes un-
necessary TO appeal to "homing in
stinct" to explain the return Of certain
salmon to certain rivers or the "run-
ming" Of herring to certain Localities.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
rson County, West Virginia. Thursday January "a, 1918

medan has been permitted to look in
side the cave Of Machpelah or see the
body OF Abraham. And rest assured
the Turks would not allow the body OF
Abraham to lie in the cave Of Machpe-
lah for the English to possess. They
will take it to Constantinople, or some
other safe place During the time the
Turks were allies Of England, the Brit
ish government made the Turkish gov
ernment promise that they would allow
King Edward to look upon the remains
Of Abraham. This they assented to,
and although King Edward to the day
OF his death believed that he had seen
the body of Abraham, he was woefully
deceived. II is a remarkable fact to
know that from the loins of Abraham
came the crescent and the crown.
What is the significance of this pres
ent capture of Jerusalem Read Luke
2l:24: Sand Jerusalem shall be trod-
den down of the Gentiles until the times
of the Gentiles be fulfilled" Are We
near the end OF the Gentle age?
A few years ago the Jewish people
had collected among their people $780,
100000 to buy the city Of Jerusalem
from the Turks. After much waiting,
the Turks were about to let them have
the city, when this war came on and
England promised the Jews, if they.
captured Palestine, Jerusalem would be
theirs without the cost Of cent.
Just how soon the Jews will be back
in their ancient city do not know, but
it surely will not be long. 1t is also a
significant fact that an agreement was
made between the Turks and the Brit
ish that Jerusalem would not be fred
upon. The Turks have in this city
their beautiful temple, the mosque Of
Omar, which they do not want Destroy
ed. 1t is built on the old temple site,
Mount Moriah. But rest assured when
the Jews take possession Of Jerusalem,
about the first thing they will do will
be to destroy the mosque of Omar and
rebuild the temple as of old. In fact,
it will be a more beautiful piece Of
architecture than even the one built by
Solomon.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24

covery and they gave me great relief. I
was in much better health after their use.
found them both excellent medicines"
Mrs. C. L. YERKIE, 211 Kelly Hill.
FAIRMoMT, W. VA.-rDoctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescription helped me when 1
most needed help and am glad to recon-
mend it. When | was going through
middle age 1 became all rundown, weak
and nervous, could not sleep, had severe
pains in my back and hips so l could
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'Favorite Prescription and 1t brought
me through this critical period in good,
strong, healthy condition. Women who
ar gong through this critical time should
not suffer, but take 'Favorite PreScrip-
tion.' MRS. A. A. ATHA, 200 Grafton st.
MoUNDsvILLE, w. VA-"When was .
girl, just coming into womanhood, L used
to suffer from suppression and pain. be-
came very nervous and weak. was sick
this way for one whole winter. My sister
had been so wonderfully benefited by the
use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
that she had me try 1t, and from the first
it began to help me and two bottles com.
pletely regulated me and cured me OF all
my sickness and built me up in good,
healthy state. l consider it the very, best
OF tonics for women or young girls.
MRS. j. w. HADDox, 403 Baker Avenue.
rFavorite Prescription" the ever fam
Gus friend to ailing women, Is SOLD oy
druggists, liquid or tablets. Has enjoyed
an immense sale for so years, which
proves its merit as well as the above
statements. II you desire a trial pack
age of the tablets, send 10 cents TO
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
Animals Help Win War.

There is a United States War Depart.
ment story that when General Pershing
cabled for a shipment Of white mice
and canaries there was puzzlement and
incredulity. The message seemed TO be
either a code mystery or a joke. But
the message meant what it said. The
white mice and canaries are life savers
in the detection OF poison gas.
Warfare today proves that, notwith-
standing sciences vast number Of aids,
animals are still invaluable. In spite
of all inventions and improvements ami
mails are more needed than ever before
in warfare.
On the eastern front is an ever in
creasing demand for we'll trained army
horses, sound in mind and body and
educated inmodern campaigning. Above
all, an army horse must be dependable,
must love his soldier master and must
know absolute obedience to orders.
Every army horse has had to pass an
examination and prove his worth before
he was enlisted into the service.
The United States cavalry has the
best trained war horses in the world; ;
many of them actually seem to under
stand most of the commands OF their
masters. Each is branded "U. s." on
the hoof of the left forefoot and the
other animals in the camp on the
shoulder.
In the European battle fields today,
near which there are no railroads or
only a few lines, animals are used
chiefly for transportation purposes, ele-
plants, camels, horses, mules and oxen
being chiefly used for this purpose. The
Italian armies are using numerous
teams of mountain-trained bullocks TO
draw loads up the mountains, and,
while they cannot ascend mountains as
steep as those which the mules climb,
they are very valuable for heavy loads.
Those bullocks work faster than army
mules, for a mule will never hurry.
Far the most interesting and curious
use to which an animal is subjected is
the use of camels chosen and trained
because of their strange ccloring and
height. Small groups of them have been
stationed among clumps of acacia trees
with a spy mounted on the animals
neck. This is the safest place person
could be, for the animal or giraffe,
standing with only his head above the
trees, looks precisely like bit of the
foliage in the distance.
Camels are especially good for desert
warfare, because they can go without
water so long and can easily carry
loads weighing from 400 to 500 pounds.
One of the greatest allies of the ami
NAL kingdom is warfare today is the
faithful dog.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-01-24
Curry Comb Saves Feed.

1t is said that a good curry comb
saves half the feed OF the horse-then
two curry combs should have all the
feed. Between these extremes there is
evidently a happy medium for even
idle horses.
In cold weather the coat OF a horse
naturally appears rough, because the
hair stands erect to conserve the
warmth Of the body. The hair lies
closer to the body as the horse becomes
warmer. This is easily noticed on driv-
ing horse few miles on a cold morn
ing.
The curry comb and brush do most
good when a horse is warm enough for
the hair to lie down we'll would
curry in the evening, preceding a cold
night, rather than next morning, con-
sidering the comfort Of the horse. A
curry comb with too sharp teeth should
not be used. II is painful, and in time
may destroy the disposition Of a good
horse.
One of the best grooming tools we
have ever used is a stiff broom, with
the handle cut of to a length OF about
two feet. This affords a good leverage
and enough power can be brought to
bear on the coat not only to remove a
great deal Of dirt in short time, but
to make the coat bright and to invigor.
ate the skin.