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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Bulletin 1O3--Mining and concen-
tIation of carnotite ores, by *. l.. Kit
hill and J. A. Davis. 1917, SO PIP, IA pls.
figs.
Bulletin Ocupational hazards
al blast furnace plants and accident
prevention, based on records of acci-
dents at blast furnaces in Pennsyl-
,ania in 1915 by f. II. Wilcox. 1917
1853 pp,, 16 pls,
Bulletin 149-Bibliography of pc
troleum and allied substances, 1915
by Il. II. Burroughs. 1913. LAT PIP.
Bulletin 155-Oil storage tanks and
reservoirs, with brief discussion OF
losses of oil in storage and methods
OF prevention by C. p. Bowie. 1918. "a
pp., II pls., A figs.
Technical paper 17O-The diffusion
of oxygen through stored coal by s
II. Katz. 1917, AS PIP, / pl.,. 81 figs.
Technical paper 172-Effects OF
moisture on the spontaneous heating
of stored coal, by S. II, Katz and II
c. Porter, 1917, % PIP, pl., figs
Technical paper 202-Metal mine
accidents in the United States during
the calendar year 1917 compiled by A
II. Fay. 1918. 81 PIP.
NOTE-Only a limited supply OF
these publications is available for free
distribution and applicants are asked
to cooperate in insuring an equitable
distribution by selecting publications
that are of especial interest. Requests
for all papers can not be granted The
publications should be ordered by
number and title. Applications should
be addressed to the director of the
bureau of mines, Washington, ID. c.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-18
GOVERN MENT HELP.
Roomina Accommodations Provided
for All Employees.

The United States civil service com
mission announces that it is now in a
position to state definitely to the pub
lie that steps will be taken at once
t. relieve the congested living condi-
tions in Washington, which have been
an obstacle in the way of recruiting
the civil service to meet war needs
The commission is advised by the de-
partment Of labor that the erection OF
temporary hotels and restaurants, to
be conducted under government SUI
pervision for the use of federal en-
ployees in Washington, will begin at
once
1t Is expected that the first units
will be ready for occupancy early in
September Accommodation will first
be provided for approximately 5000
persons. Additional accommodations
will be provided as they are needed.
Each room will be arranged for the
occupancy of but one person. In the
meantime, the room registration office,
which is conducted by the District of
Columbia Council of Defense under
the auspices OF the council Of national
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-18
UNUSED POWER PLANK
APPROVED BY G00O|NG
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOH
SENATOR TELLS WHY HE
LIKES 1T.

Frank r, Gooding, one Of the con-
spicuous candidates for United States
senator. is well pleased with the re-
publican state platform, according to
the Boise Statesman.
Il understand, Mr. Cooling said
Monday, that the power company Is
making some objections to the plat
form Speaking for myself, consider
il one of the best platforms ever
adopted by the republicans of Idaho.
! am especially well pleased with the
plank on the power question.
State Needs More Power.
AS fuel administrator for Idaho"
Mr.. Cooling said further, 81 have given
the development of our power serious
consideration. | find that the power
companies, for some time past, nave
failed to make any new development
whatsoever. The state has caught up
with all present power development,
and much more could be used to good
advantage. BY an order of the public
Utilities commission in the spring the
power load for heating purposes was
withdrawn from the people in order to
meet the demands for power for pump
ing water for irrigation, and even with
this it is said that some parts of the
state have suffered from lack of suf-
ficient power for pumping"
Has Monopoly in Idaho.
Speaking of the power situation In
general, Mr., Gooding said:
"The people of Idaho have given
the power companies an absolute mo-
nopoly under our present laws 1t is
now impossible for any man to eXer-
else the right to develop water power
under present conditions Idaho peo-
pie have the right to demand thai
natural resources be developed and
am satisfied that they will see to II
that they are developed But what
ever the outcome may be between the
people and the power company, al
may rest assured that Idaho is MOI
going to cripple any industry by legis
lation. 1t has always been generous
and fair toward invested capital.
have lived here since boyhood ant
never have | seen disposition t.
confiscate anybody's property, or t.
be unfair. The state has been gener
Gus to fault in its dealings with cap
ital.
"Of course" Mr.. Gooding concluded
81 realize that this is not the tim
for the power company to make costl
extensions but the trouble is that
showed no disposition to make ex
tensions and Improvements when
was the proper time"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-18

defense, is able to provide rooming
and boarding accommodations for the
new appointees. At the latest report
the room registration office had on
its lists more than 5000 rooms which
had been inspected and found avail
able for government employees.
Those who arrive on late trains may
find accommodations for the night by
applying at the booth Of the District
council of defense, which Is prominent
ly situated in the union station. where
all trains arrive.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-18

and ON the basis claimed by the COM
many the profits were Is per cent ana
the dividends II per cent
"This company has natural mon
opoly based on the ownership OF the
Canadian mines from which the nickel
ore is derived. 1t has, however, MAIN
tanned prices on pre-war basis. con-
seauently, while prices are high ana
the profits very large, the increase IN
profits has been due to the Increased
war output rather than to advances IN
prices. Therefore 1t does not seem
that any profteering can be charged
unless in a negative sense, that Is, the
company might have been satisfied
with smaller profits in war times. This
Is especially worthy of consideration
inasmuch as practically the entire
OUTPUT of the company is taken for
war uses"
! The following information was pre-
scented in connection with the investl-
cation of the sulphur producing COM
panies:
1.-TWO companies produce all the
sulphur in this Countrywide F'reeport
Sulphur company and the Union Sui
phur company The cost to the Free
port company in 1917 and $6.15 per
ton: in 1918 it Is estimated that in
creases will bring the cost up to not
over $3.50 per ton. In the first half
of 1917 the Union companys costs
were 1913 per ton. The average real
ization of the Union company in the
first half of 1917 was $1S.11 per ton,
making margin of $l2.3S per ton.
The manufacturers of sulphuric acid
are paying in the neighborhood OF
$25, and some as high as $35 per ton
making margins of over SIS per ton
for sulphur companies. The Freeport
company's balance sheets show an OPP
Grating profit for the II months end
ling October 81, 1917, of $4,3O1,3l0. OF
236 per cent on investment. On No
vember 80, 1916, the company's bal
ance sheets show dividends declared
of 1925, 900; on July 81, 1917, $780,
900; and october 81, 1917, $2,6OO,0OO
Its surplus increased from $1,254,0OC
in November 1916, to $2,543,OO0, il
: october, 1917.
These companies may be said tt
have a natural monopoly of sulphur
Since they have placed their opera
lions upon an established basis, the.
have always made large earnings
, They have taken advantage of the ex
listing situation to raise their prices"
An effect of price fixing is de
scribed as follows:
I'm the case of basic metals, as il
Steel when the government announc
ed a fixed price. it was made so higl
that it would insure and stimulat
production. This has resulted in Civ
, ing a wide range of profits. Unde
the device of cost plus a margin o
, profit these profits are necessaril
>, great in the case of the low cost mills
. Thus while. the market was prevente
, from running away. as it would haV
done UNDOUBTEDLY if it had not bee
a regulated by fixed price, the strong
err factors in the industry are furthe
strengthened in their position and en-
-, riched by profits which are withou
precedent"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-18
Abyssinia.

Abyssinia Is the original home OF
the coffee tree, and in the southern
and western highlands Of that country
there are still immense forests of 1t
that have never been touched.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-07-18
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT STOCK
HOLDERS.

Office of the Tarbox Mining Company
Wallace, Idaho, July 10, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that there is
delinquent upon the following de-
scribed stock on account of an assess
ment of ten Q0) mills per share. lev
led on the 14th day of May. 1918, the
several amounts set opposite the
names of the respective shareholders
as follows, to-wit.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
BAXTER SPRINGS POST OF
FICE WILL REGISTER
ALIEN WOMEN
PHOTO AND FINGER PRINTS
Must Register Between June II
and 26-NOt Many Whose
/, Address Is Baxter
Springs.

Enemy alien women, whose post Of
flee address is Baxter Springs, Kas.,
must register with postmaster Chas.
Smith, between 6 u. m. Monday, June
II, and 8 p. m. Wednesday, June 26,
according to a message that has been
received by Mr.. Smith. Each day Of
the time specified the post office will
b. open for registration from 6 a. n
until 8 p. M.
Following are Uncle Sans speci
fications: All German women Ia
years old or over, who have become
naturalized or who have married Ger
nan citizens since naturalization, or
have taken oath of allegiance to any
enemy power since being naturalized
are included in this registration pro-
c!amation.
Subjects of the Austro-Hungarian
empire are not required to register
under these provisions unless they
are subjects of the Imperial German
government. The provisions do ex-
tend and apply.to all land and water,
continent and insular possessions
within the jurisdiction of the United
States.
The registration questions cover
every detail of the registrant's birth,
family, age, location, residence, per-
sonal appearance, military connections
and allegiance. Three copies Of the
registration affidavit are kept by gov
ernment officials.
Besides the registration oath, which
denotes that the woman registering
wishes to express her peaceful despo-
sition and intention to conform to the
laws Of the United States, finger
prints of all her fingers will be taken.
She must also bring four unmOunted
photographs of herself. The pictures
must be made without her hat on,
with a light background and when
finished, must be three inches square.
Finger prints are taken Of each
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
TO BUY GUARD UNIFORMS

In order to uniform the Baxter
SPRINGS State Guards, who were
sworn into the state service Tuesday
4 ght, it is necessary that the citizens
of Baxter raise a sufficient fund. The
saxter guards are to be reviewed in
Fort Scott on July 4, along with 9th
er guards from this section Of the
state, but General Leonard Wood, now
in command at Funston. 1t is abso-
Irsely necessary that the Baxter
Guards be uniformed for that event.
II will take 70 uniforms, the same as
lose worn by the regular army, and
there will be a committee call upon
The business men and other citizens
tomorrow and ask each one to buy
as many uniforms as possible for the
guards. Be ready to help when the
committee calls upon you tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Cook entertain
ed the officers Of the Methodist
church and their wives at their home
on North Park Ave-, last evening at
ter the transaction Of several busi-
mss matters a social time was en-
joyed by almost forty persons. Light
refreshments were served on the
lawn.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
THE PROPER SPIRIT

Our attention was attracted by a
most striking ad in the Friday, June
III, issue of the Baxter Daily Citizen.
The ad is by the Hood store in Bax-
ter and reads as follows: Attention,
we are asking the trade to cooperate
with us during the harvest and do
your trading early in the day, as we
intend to close our store at q o'clock
each day during the harvest and take
our force to assist the farmers in cut
ting their wheat. This is war time
duty and l am sure you will cooper
ate with us in this matter"
This store is. showing the proper
spirit, and has set an example that
would be we'll for the stores Of Ga
lena and other Kansas towns to fol-
low.-Galena Daily Times.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
BUSINESS MEN THOUGHT IT
BETTER TO WAIT UNTIL
AFTER HARVEST
CULTIVATE OUTSIDE TRADE
Baxter Used To Have Trade
Days and Enjoyed Good Ben
fits-Begin Series Latter
Part of July.

The business men of the city, prac-
tically to a man, are in favor Of a bet
ter cooperation with the farmers Of
the Baxter Springs trade territory,
and are anxious TO -re-arrange mat
tiers 80 that a big portion Of the do
ings in this city will include the farm
ers and their families. These things
were manifest, Monday, at a meet
ing the business men at the Chamber
of Commerce at the call of the Farm
Community Interest Board. Dick
Lowry is the chairman of the sub
committee of the board and presided
at the meeting.
During the evening talks were
made by T. p. Lewis, Homer Mcclure
w. T. Apple, f. G. POlster, c. r.
Jones, Phil Keener, G. E. Lundgren,
]. W. Smithers, Claude Carnes, 7. j.
Flory and various others, and the en-
tire opinion was that Baxter Springs
should get busy at once on program
of events that will include the sum-
mer and autumn months to start with
and perhaps including the whole year
round in the long run.
Baxter Springs used to have boost
ers or special trade days and they
we're fine trade getters and resulted
in q friendly feeling existing among
the townspeople and the farmers OF
this locality. These days are now
looked back upon as good days for ev-
erybody concerned and it is believed
that they would be good days for this
community again.
Asa result of the meeting last
night, it was decided to hold the first
trade day during the month Of July
the exact date to be determined lat
or. The program-makers have sever
nj things under consideration for this
first event, and the date will depend
n whole lot upon what is worked out
in the way Of entertainment
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
BIC STRIKE IS
GETTING BIGGER
Strike On r. o. Thomas Land
by Clark and Company Is
Wonderful Even To Min
ing Men.

The drill strike reported in this
paper few days ago, in which 1t was
mentioned a drill operated by ChaS.
Clark and associates on q lease be-
longing to them, had penetrated what
was almost pure lead for ten feet,
has been sunk to 45 feet and is still
in the ore. After the first 20 feet
the percentage Of zinc in the ore in
creased, but the ore is almost solid
jack and lead.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
8 BIRTHS DOG" REPORTS
Doctor Mccormick RepUrts Three
Births In Two Days-TwO
Boys and One Girl.

Three births in two days is the re-
port Of DR.. G. C. Mccormick for this
community. They follow: Born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Witt, of 5O4
Twelfth ST., Baxter Springs, a fine
eleven-pound boy on Sunday. Mrs
Witt is the daughter of Harold Res'
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. H. ID. Lee, OF
Chateau and Eighteenth Sts., a baby
girl, on Sunday. The mother and the
little lady are doing fine Born to
Mr.. and MB. R. W. Berry, q hne
large boy on Monday. Mr.. and Mrs
Berry live on Five-Mile creek south
east Of town.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

An engineer who is intending tC
work at his trade during the wheat
harvest, in or before the threshing enc
of the industry, does not need a Ii
cense in order to carry on his work
This is the gist Of a letter received
today at the Chamber Of Commerce
from ]. M. Kessler, assistant emer-
gency demonstration leader for farm
labor at Manhattan, Kas. There have
been numerous inquiries at the Cham
ber of Commerce on this matter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

At the Blue Mound mine Tuesday
noon Charles Wells of this city open
ed the campaign for the sale of Thrift
Stamps. Through the courtesy Of the
president and manager Of the mine
the entire force was called from their
labor and requested to hear Mr.. Wells
which they did. The men as well as
the officials, were very courteous and
promised to do their share in the big
drive.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

finger and thumb separately on boil
right and left hands, and then the i'm
preston of the four fingers on eacl
hand are taken together.
a registration card will be ISSUED
to each woman between ten and fif'
teen days after she has registered
This card Is to be carried on her per-
son wherever she goes, to indicate
that she has complied with the regis
tration proclamation. The penalty fol-
failure to carry the card, subjects the
woman to arrest and detention dur
ing the period Of the war.
Permission for change Of residence
from the Baxter registration dist
rict to another district, or vice versa,
must be obtained from the post mast
er. This may be accomplished by fill
ing out a blank supplied by the local
registrar, explaining the reason for
change and stating the future place Of
abode.
Failure to comply with the regis
tration provisions will subject the wo-
man to Imprisonment and detention
during the period of the war.
Registration for the alien men was
held last February, beginning with
the fourth and lasting eight days, at
the postoffice. Half a dozen German
alien men registered in the Baxter
district at that time. It is estimated
that there will be about as many wo-
men register.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Miss Evelyn Finefeld entertained
her Sunday school class, the "Amo-
mas" in a regular class meeting on
Monday night. The evening was spent
in discussing future plans for the
class, playing games and music. Those
present were Misses Mildred Wilson,
Nina and Hazel Greer, Lulu Brock
Vivian Hoag, Leona Wyatt, Ethel
Enwright, Alma Lewis and Miss Ros-
enberger, the teacher.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

The railroads have a man in each
pie have left the country or have not
the money to pay. Quite number
of the largest business houses and in
dustrial firms here have been using
Frisco credit merely as convenience
and not from any financial deficiency.
The railroads have a map in each
town who spends large part of his
time doing nothing but collecting. A
great economy will be effected In tbs
money saved by the cash system in
annual losses and in being able to dis
pense with thousands of collectors
over the country.
All previous engagements with re-
gard to the freight business will re
cancelled on July l.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Information covering the why's and
wherefores of this action has been
sent to Agent R. A. Cooper. Every
man who has made application for
credit and who has already been US
ing credit will be notified before the
first of July. Mr.. Cooper was an
xious to have some mention of the
change made in the paper so that peo-
pie would understand it was no local
order, and was not within the con-
troll of the risco'company.
According to Mr.. Cooper, the credit
arrangements has been practiced on
a large scale here and elsewhere. Mr.
Cooper says there is several thous-
and dollars on the Frisco's books here
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
WILL RECLASSIFY
DRAFTED MEN

There's possible bad luck ahead for
the man who may have got by the
examining board with lower classi-
fication than he should have had; like
wise hope for the drafted man who
feels that he should have been placed
further down the line; for according
to advice received today from the
Chairman of the County Examining
Board, the government has ordered a
reclassifcation of drafted men in this
county. Possibly throughout the
country. The information came by
nhone and was not distinct.
ghe understanding The Daily Cit
izen got, however, is that on govern
ment orders, a hearing will be held at
Columbus at an early date for the
purpose of considering complaints and
grievances concerning the classihca-
tion of drafted men,. At this time the
boards will reclassify all who have
shown clearly to be now improperly
classified. Men in Class 4 may be
put in Glass 1, or vice versa, as the
facts may be presented to the board
This will be the time for all who have
complaints to make them; If well
founded they will be acted on. It is
the purpose Of the board to make q
lust classification in every case and
the public is asked to help in this
work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
EVERYBODY TO PICHER
uN NINETEENTH

The Picher people have resignatcd
Wednesday, June 10th, as Baxter
Springs day in that city, incident to
their annual race meeting, and they
have asked Baxter people to come in
force on that day and spend the day
with them. This is a good fellowship
trip that is well worth the effort that
Baxter will put forth. The Chamber
of Commerce already has the banners
provided for 76 cars in addition to the
banners of the Woman's Chamber Of
Commerce and it is desired that there
be at least 100 cars take this trip.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
FREIGHT CREDIT DENIED
TO BATxER SPRINGS men
Order OF McAdoo is General r. A. Coop
er Wants it Known That No Partially
is Being Shown.

Quite number of applications for credit that have been filed
with the Frisco agent A. Cooper by Baxter Springs business
and mining of the Baxter Springs district have been
returned and accompanied with the information that order No.
just issued by of Railroads McAdoo calls for
clad cash basis for all freight transportation beginning with
the lst of July.
TIE local business men, who have made application for credit
accommodation informed that they by bonding themselves
have "a hours credit at the discretion of the agent temporary
arrangement until July when road in the United States
q ncnshh
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
ANOTHER FORD STOLEN

A Ford car belonging to Clare
Youse was stolen Monday night, out
of the garage. No clue as to who the
thief was has been found. 1t is an
exception week when one or more
Fords are not stolen from Baxter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
HENDERSON TO SCHOOL

Edwin Henderson, Of Baxter
Springs, was taken to the state re-
formatory Tuesday by the county
sheriff. Henderson burglarized some
of the medical offices here in search
of some drugs and robbed DIR. Bos-
wells office of some opiates. He was
given an indefinite sentence in the re-
formatory which will be based on his
behavior.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
THIRD HOLE GOOD

The Citizen has been informed that
on Martin Weiss place about five
miles southwest of Baxter, the drill
irg campaign has been very success
full. A third hole finished the past
week showed up about the same face
Of ore and at about the same depth
rs the two heretofore reported. The
cuttings are also very rich.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Misses Ruth Ford, Grace Newmey-
er, Freda Lurwick, Clara Pollock and
Messrs. Beverly Kidd, TOmmie Good
win and Reuben Jensen motored to
Galena Tuesday night.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14
STRUCK POCKET OF CHS.
Drilled Into q Pocket Of Gas at 7b-
Foot Level On Cooper Land
West Of Town.

]. W. Phillips and C. E. Phillips
have a lease on some Of the Cooper
land west of town which they are
drilling out. Monday the driIlers
drilled into a gas pocket. The gas
caught fire and blazed up 10 feet. The
gas burned all night Monday night
and it is said can be heard roaring for
a considerable distance.