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Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
KIN TEX CLOSED DOWN

The Kin Tex Mining Company
which recently completed and put in
operation 300 ton steam driven mill,
on its lease q half mile northeast of
Quapaw, closed down last week after
working six days. The company found
the dirt from the upper level was not
of paying quality. There being no
field shaft, wOtk was stopped until one
could be sunk, which will be run to
the lower level. At the same time the
mill shaft will be sunk to the lower
run Of ore dirt.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
THE TWO PATHS
By ]. NJ. Smither

by j. NJ. OmlCner
Two paths there be in which to go,
The path of veal, the path f woe,
The one ascends the hills of light,
The other tends the vale of night.
Two kingdoms lie US roundabout,
The good within the bad without.
The kingdom that is found within,
Is barred to birth and death and sin
The kingdom tho that lies without,
Hath birth and death and sin thruout
This world where changes ebb anC
flow,
Is one internal pit of woe.
But up within the peaceful sky,
The fields elisian, boundless lie.
We charge the gates of heavens short
AS on the wing of thought we soar,
And soa we plunge the pit of night
By thoughts that wing in downward
fight.
Our enemy is but the clay,
That casts a shadow Ger our way.
Our friend divine is found within,
The soul from God immune to sin.
And tho we bear the darksome clay,
Within behold 'tis endless day.
The senses of the flesh but lure
Us from the path where joys endure.
And once this path Of bliss we find
The flesh we supercede with mind.
And leave below this mortal clod,
On wing of thought to be with God.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
DOROTHY BILL COMPANY
MAKES FINE ZINC STRIKE

The Dorothy Bill Mining Company
which recently made one of the great
est lead strikes known in this district
some days ago made an exceptionally
good strike of zinc ore at the depth
of 1S4 feet, assaying from % to rs
per cent. The strike was made just
south of the lead strike. Cuttings
show up free from lead or iron, the
quality of ore being of high grade and
looks almost as yellow as gold. The
Dorothy Bill people have two shafts
into lead and for the week ending
Aug. "a, $4,000 pounds of lead was
marketed, with over 10000 pounds
still in the bins. The lease is located
west of Picher. G. L. Wingfeld is the
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
heart of his father. went forth to do
battle for his country.
All Are Represented

All Are Represented
A real soldier is Adjt. Gen. Charles
S. Huffman, the Republican candidate
for lieutenant governor. General Huff
man served thru the Spanish-Ameri'
can war with the famous Twentieth
Kansas in the PHILIPPINES, and during
the past year has been more closely
identified with the soldier life of Kan.
sas than any other citizen.
Lieut.. John Johnston, son of Chief
Justice w. A. Johnston, of the su-
preme court and candidate for re-elec-
ton, is in the service of his country,
as is Lieut.. Angelus Burch, son of
Justice r. A. Burch. Lieutenant
Burch is now in France. Both of these
members of the court, in addition to
sending sons to the war, have given
of their time and means to war SER
vice at home.
Richard ]. Hopkins, Republican can
didate for attorney general, and Fred
W. Knapp, the Republican nominee
for state auditor, are sons of veterans
of the Civil War. Both have contrib
uted their time and money in all the
Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and liberty
loan campaigns and are representa-
tive of that great army of home
guards who are in service, if not in
action in France, contributing their
might for the winning of the war.
Gives Books to Soldiers
Miss Lizzie E. Wooster, Republican
candidate for superintendent of public
instruction, comes of an Ohio family
of Civil war veterans. Miss Wooster's
real patriotism and valued service to
the soldiers cannot be measured. 1t
was her loyalty and desire to help the
soldiers sent to Camp Funston from
southern states that prompted her to
purchase and give to them some 5000
school books for the great Kansas can
tonment library. To this gift she will
add some hundreds of copies of geog-
raphies and other texts of equal value
to the soldiers who soon will embark
for the battle front. 1t all was a great
patriotic service.
And this is the record of the loyalty |
and patriotism of the candidates
chosen in the recent Republican pri-
mary. Every nominee is a soldier in
the truest sense of the term, for the
man who is too old to take his place
In the ranks, but sends his son to rep
resent him on the field of battle, is
every inch a soldier and stands on an
equality with his boy. And this is as
true of every member Of the Repub-
ican state ticket, because all Of the
nominees have rendered conspicuous
'ervice in financing and backing up
he sons and husbands who compose
Kansas army of $4,000 soldiers across
he seas.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
EVERY CANDIDATE
A REAL SOLDIER
All Are at the Front, Either
Through the Service Of a
Son or by Conspicuous
Service at Home
From te Topeka Capital:

From te Topeka Capital:
The Republican state ticket is a sol
der ticket from top to bottom. Every
one of the nominees stands in the
same relation to the boys fighting il
france as does Col. Frank L. Ira is
commander of the 117th ammunition
train and Republican candidate fol
superintendent of insurance. Each
and every one of the candidates select.
ed by the Republicans at the recent
primary election has either given a
boy to Uncle Sans fighting army, if
they had one of draft age, or they
have rendered conspicuous service at
home in every war activity.
That the voters recognized the SER
vice rendered the government by those
working at home and abroad was
shown in the vote cast for Governor
Capper for United States senator, not
only by the citizens, but by the SOL
diers in the training camps of the
country. 1t was q recognition Of his
services as war governor. The same
tribute was paid to the loyalty and
patriotism of Henry ]. Allen in the
great vote he received for governor.
Sons Are in the Fight
Probably the candidate who best
the soldiers fighting in
France, aside from Colonel Travis
is l.. ]. PettijOhn, Republican
candidate for secretary of sttae. For
Mr.. Pettijohn has sent his own flesh
and blood into the very jaws Of death.
His son, Horace Pettijohn, did not
wait for the draft, but enlisted at
Dodge City as a member of the 117th
train, under Colonel
Travis. In the battle of the Marine,
Horace Pethjohn drove an ammuni-
tion wagon right into the thickest of
shot and shell, and ever since he has
been right up on the American battle
front rendering the country heroic
service. All the time L. ]. Pettijohn
was leading in his contributions of
Dime and money for every war activ-
ty in southwestern Kansas. And Mrs.
Pettijohn, thinking only Of her boy
and those of other mothers in Kansas,
low fighting in France, has devoted
Ter time to the work of the Red Cross
n Dodge City and Ford county. Here
s a case where the father and mother
It home as true, loyal and patriOtieI
n their support Of the war as is their
on, who represents them on the bat
lie fields of France. And SO, when
comes, the voters Of Kan
as will remember Lr-'Jr PettiiOhn,
Who said to his son: my boy, 90 and
10 your duty and we win back y6u up i
o the last dollar" -
Walter L. Payne, state treasurep isl
mother of the Republican candidates
rho gave his son to the service Of his
ountry, Needed as the young man
vas irf HIS fathers bank at Burlin-
ame, Mr.. Payne said TO him that his
ouutry was calling for his services,
nd the young man, with the same
pint Of patriotism that abidss in the
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
COURT SETS ASIDE
4 SIX CENT FARE

Jefferson City, No., Aug. S1.-Judgs
Slate, of the Cole county circuit court
this morning knocked out the six cent
street car fare recently granted To
Kansas City and st. Louis companies,
He held that the Missouri Public Ser
vice commission did not possess juris-
diction to change rates fixed by con-
tract in San Francisco. The railway
companies announce that they viii ap-
peal at once.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
GETTING DOPE ON
NEOSHO TRADES DAY
1t Has Been Suggested that
Farmers Day Be Combined
with A. H. T. A. Celebra-
tiOn This Year

Secretary C. M. Sarchet went to
Neosho today with three Presbyter-
ians, but no anxiety need be felt for
his behavior. Corb has been in this
world so long and up against SO
many temptations, without falling
thus far, so he can be trusted even
with Rev. GarretsOn and Sam Van
Dyne.
The party gave IL out that they
went down to inspect q pipe organ.
Friends say it is a pipe dream But
be it as it may, it SO happens that this
is big day in the old Missouri town.
The merchants down there are stag
ing a Farmers Trade Day, and farm
ers from all over the country are con-
gregating to have a good time and
take advantage of special prices Of
fered by the merchants. We surmise
that our Chamber Of Commerce sec
retary will give the most Of his time
to watching the plan under which the
NeOshO trades day is being conducted,
and shortly will use the pointers he
gathers in putting on a Trades Day in
Baxter Springs.
It has been suggested that a Trades
Day be combined with q big A. H. I.
A. Celebration this year. The A. II.
T. A. celebration used to be the big
Fall event in Baxter Springs. Last
year, however, it was over lOaled,cs.
This year, surely, ought not . PAS
without an A. H. 7. A. reunieR, and
il should be taken up by the boys right
away. The next draft viii take .
arge proportion of its members who
are still at home, and nothing would
be more fitting than 70 have one rOus-
ng reunion and q good time before the
called to the eOlOrs.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
EXCELLENT TURNINs WEEKLY

The Chicago, Miami lead and zinc
plant No. /, located west Of Picher, is
one Of the busiest mills in the district.
This plant has been running regular
ly, taking out large amount of rich
lead on the upper run, which is at IT'S
feet. Drifting has begun at the lower
level, at 2S5 feet, showing a fine re-
covery of lead and zinc. The COM
pany has been making excellent turn
ins each week.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
LONG.HUNT SINKING SHAFT

The Long-Hunt Mining Company is
developing q twenty-acre lease north
of the Qua Jack mill, and has made
rapid progress in the sinking of a
shaft, which is down to 164 feet. The
ground is being opened up at this
depth, showing good run of zinc and
lead ore.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
FAVORABLE OPER-
ATING CONDITIONS

The White Bird Mining Company
which recently completed one of the
most efficient concentrating plants in
the field, is now operating regularly
on its lease east of Picher and recov-
ering only high grade ore. The Op-
Grating conditions at this mine are the
most favorable. ]. p. Stears is sup
erintendent.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
LIGHTNING COMPANY QUITS

The Lightning Mining Company,
which recently completed shaft and
placed two jigs in operation on its
twenty acre lease a mile northeast of
Quapaw, has suspended operation. No
information is obtainable as to when
the company will resume operations.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
PIONEER COMPANY
RESUMES WORK

The Pioneer Lead & Zinc Company
has again begun work on sinking its
shaft, which was started some time
ago and later postponed temporarily,
on its lease joining the Ozark lease
east of Picher. The drill records
showed up excellent ore bodies from
205 to 240 feet.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Miss Marjorie Whitson, who has
been the guest for several weeks of
her aunt Mrs. ]. Sawyer Cannon, re-
turned to her home in Kansas City
Monday.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
LUCKY STRIKE STARTS UP

The Lucky Strike mine, where one
of the most remarkable strikes was
ever made, the drill records showing
76 per cent zinc ore, began operations
Monday, September 2, and is now re-
covering some of the riches of the ore
body.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
DORIS COMPANY
MAKES GOOD STRIKE

The Doris Mining Company made
q good strike in one of its shafts,
mile northwest of Quapaw, last week.
AS soon as the water was drained
out Of the shaft by the pumping
campaign, the Doris people went to
work sinking deeper in the ground
and It is reported that they shot into
splendid stuff.
The Doris find, as well as those
Of the Red Rose, the Brinson-Kirtley
and others, show what is to be found
in the Quapaw Field as soon as it
is possible to get deeper in the shafts
when the water is all gone.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
CHARLOTTE COMPANY
HAS MILL ON GROUND;
WORK BEING PUSHED

The Charlotte Lead and Zinc Com
pany has the mill lately purchased
on the ground at their lease across
the road from the Red Eeagle at
Sunnyside.
The pond has been completed and
everything In readiness as soon as
the mill can be erected.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Collins and lit
tie daughter, Media, left Mon. for q
two weeks visit with friends and rela-
tives in Kansas City and New Cam
bria, Mo.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mrs. T. P. LaRue and grandson
from Columbia and Mr.. and Mrs. Log
an La Rue of Pittsburg, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Lowrey Mon
day.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

The Ladies' Chamber of Commerce
announce a benefit dance to be given
next Tuesday night at GOOdeagle Hall.
The ladies plan to turn the proceeds
over to the Red Cross. The tickets
are $1.0O per couple.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
RICH STRIKE NEAR BAXTER

The st. Louis Lead and Zinc com.
pany has just made one of the --latest
strikes, one mile south Of Baxter
Springs near the state line, on the
Van Dyne land. Twenty-three drill
holes on the lease showed up from
their records zinc ore at 1T feet and
continued to 152 feet, showing a S5-
foot face. The company is starting To
sink their second shaft and as soon
as the ground is sufficiently opened
up will erect a new mill. .n
s. w. VanDyne and C. L. Smith of
Baxter Springs hold the first lease.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mrs. o. B. Pratte and son, o. B., Jr.,
and daughter, Miss Stella, returned to
the home ut Bonnie Terre, Missouri,
after visiting Mrs. C. F. Covington
and Miss Myrtle Pratte.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Pascal Popplewell, son of Rev. and
Mrs. T. H. Popplewell, returned from
a weeks vacation at Windsor, Mo-,
Monday morning.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mrs. Claude Nichols and her sister,
Mrs. Mears, Of COldwater, Kas., who
have been Mrs. Nichols guests for
several days went to Noel, NO., Tues
day to visit their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David GOR.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Geo. D.. Kelsey came in Saturday
night from Portland, Oregon, where
he attended the National G. A. R. en-
campment. :. III. A. !.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Little Miss Donna Alger, the seven
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
R. Alger, has returned from Kansas
City where she visited her aunt.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Miss Thelma Riseling, one Of the
salesladies at the Woods store, is un-
able to be at the store this week on
account of illness.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Miss Tulsa Barnes and Messrs
Ralph Barcus and Pete Undertake
were Sunday guests of Miss Lorraine
Patterson in Joplin.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Miss Goldie Douthit of oswego, is
spending the week visiting relatives
in this city.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mrs. Joe Packhiser and son, Carroll,
of Picher, Okla, are visiting the FORM
er's sister, Mrs. Roy Greer in this city.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. J. I. Abbott and son,
Kenneth, are home from Iowa where
they have been visiting.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mrs. W. w. Campbell and children
spent Sunday with friends in Carter
vile.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Ford have re-
ceived a card announcing the safe ar
rival of their son, Roy, overseas.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mrs. Seth Thomas and son, Kenneth,
of Webb City, No., visited with Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Williams on Sunday.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Shaeffer and
Alane Brubaker made u business trip
TO Joplin Tuesday.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Miss Leila Howard returned from
Noel, Mo-, Monday where she has
been spending a week with friends.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

]. %. Treece and daughter, Miss
Eva, are home from Illinois.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
MeCURDYS IN SERVICE
SELL FINE NEW MILL

McCurdy brothers, two Nphysieihhs
who recently completed the MeCurdy
mill one mile east Of Pieher, have sold
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

H. D. Long is transacting business
in Aurora, Mo-, today.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06

Mrl. ], Z. WiIss win be hostess to
the Holly Club Monday aftGnOOn.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-09-06
FEDERAL COMPANY
SELLS FIRST ORE;
npTrvrTNG IN Nh

Z The Federal Lead and Zinc Com
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-01
ART AND OUR UNCLE JOE

LNRoM the tumult and hubbub Of wartime
in Washington Uncle Joe Cannon is
snatching intervals to have his portrait
made. He Is to be done impressively in
marble. And everybody who has sensed
the subtler implications of American life
will observe with a pang of regret that Mr.
Davidson, the sculptor, is scuping him
without his immemorial stogie. Grave and
serene as Cicero, Uncle Joe is to look down
upon posterity! This is sad Art is short.
visoned here. The lank black cigar o. the
Cannon heyday is, in way, as character.
istic of Washington as the dome of the
Capitol. 1t Il more 1t has been a land
mark in our political philosophy.
Who will not remember the old days and
the tumult above which that stogie rose
like beacon of hope? Political factions
were turning turtle, Theodore ran avid.
The muckrakers walled in the streets and
screeched of cataclysm and wrung their
hands. Bolshevism was abroad in the
high places. 1t was stylish to hit out at
anything or anybody that suggested money.
Business, big and little, was gassed con-
sistently for years. Nonchalant and grim
and contemptuous. Uncle Joe withstood the
euivering. was one of the few valid signs
of hope, thing that cheered desparins
eyes. Bubbling sophomores in government
learned to shrink into silence when il tilted
little higher to the battle angle. II be-
came a wand that often quieted hysteria.
Misfortune beat upon Uncle JOE at last.
But he remained the undismayed and un-
despairine prophet Of common senne to the
last, He was rock in s'orrpy seas, And
when tho waters Of defeat ciosks over him
in coSsr~iFes - hot Spesxsd---
|etsy h equal to ss3t Of AMI son.t ~" - "A.
4fssssSrf css sss.. e sysssk3|s .Sul 5si de s.y
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AMERICA AT THE FINISH

fGERMANY n and the battlefront and Penn
- sylvania are linked significantly in the
news Of the moment from various sources
In the German Reichstag the Socialists
are about to put a query adequate to
startle America. They will ask-presuma-
bly, with view to enightening the German
people = why the submarines permitted
100000 Americans to be landed in France
during May alone.
General Peyton c. March, chief Of staff
Of the United States army, said in an ad.
dress at Easton that the American sol.
diers transported abroad in May exceeded
the total number of our men in France
last January.
The developments Of the German drive
and the suggestions Of stupendous efforts
by the United States in mobiizng a huge
army abroad make it apparent that the
Allies are waiting for us to help definitely
and upon large acale to a decisive victory.
The more extensively we participate in
the war the greater our responsibilities will
be when it ends. The point of view of
Washington will be deciding factor in the
problems Of foreign nations. We shall
have to aid in re-establishing European
civilization. We may even have to revise
l.our own manners and institutions to con.
Norm to new conditions and new ideals else
where in the world.
Still. in Pennsylvania, the people show
no interest in politics
Are we to assume that this State and
this city are still content to regard ward
politics as an adequate training school for
the men who VIII have to face and solve
the stupendous questions of the imme-
Z date future? .
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CAN'T BE FOOLED

CENATOR PENROSE explains that the
~ Independent voters did not go to the
primaries for fear that their votes would
be challenged. If they had voted, Beidle-
man and not Scott would have carried this
city, in his opinion
1t would he interesting to know what the
Independent voters think of this theory.
We are willing to wager dollar to a
doughnut that they do not agree with the
Senator.
x The independent voters VINO stayed away
from the primaries did so because no choice
was offered to them. Beideman and Scott
are both tarred with the same political
stick. They are both factionalists and
neither stands for those things in which the
Independents are interested.
1t Is impossible to fool the people: When
leaders arise who seek first the good OF
the Commonwealth the people will recog.
nixe them on sight and will fall in line,
provided the leaders are men Of force and
character capable of carrying out a reform
proEram They do not care about a mere
souabble for offices.
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THE AUSTRIAN CHILDS
GARDEN OF VERSES
As il might bloom in Berlin.
planned Future.
with pologies to r. l.. So

tWlth apologies TO X. IL. Sd
The new treaty forced upon the Emperor
Carl by the Berlin junkers places Austria
under the complete military domina ton of
Germany for twenty-five years. during
which time. preparations for tfuture wars"
shalt be necessarily conducted by every
class in the population
Happy Thought
THE world is so full of the plunder Of
l. things.
I'm sure we can all be as bloody as kings
The Trundler
MIHEN Carl, the Kaiser, moves around,
w His shackles make a curious sound;
Enmeshed in ptfall and in gin,
He trrndles feebly to Berlin
My Bed Is Tank
MY BED is like little tank,
A'A The Germans force me to embark;
They stow me where the air is rank
And leave me in the dark.
And sometimes things inside I take,
AS hungry soldiers have to do:
Perhaps a slice Of garter snake
Or sandwiches Of shoe.
All night we plan eventual war"
And when the dawn is near
The junkers have not ceased to roar,
The officers to sneer.
Looking Forward
yITHEN am grown to mans estate
w shall be forced to fight and hate,
And with a gang of servile pals
Bomb children in the hospitals
HTC.
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THE WOMEN'S PART

owe MUST take our hats off to the
w American housewife" said Herbert
c. Hoover. national food administrator, in
this city yesterday. "She alone deserves
most Of the credit for feeding the armies
abroad
Mr. Hoovers reference was to the cheer.
full and tireless and efficient cooperation
Of American women with the food admin.
istration in it's conservation program. The
stupendous exports of food reported by the
food administrator show how much has
been saved on the average American table
More than 300, 100000 pounds of pork has
been shipped to England and France and
Italy. And yet there has been no discom-
fort or complaint in America. though other
commodities have been sent abroad in
equally vast quantities.
Mr.. Hoover's picturesque phrase suggests
no more than a just appraisal Of the situa-
ton. Women have done marvels in silent
cooperation with the Government since
the war began.
1t may be that they read more closely
between the lines of the war news than
the average man. For it must be plain to
everybody that food is still as essential in
Europe as ammunition The Germans have
consistently tried TO break the morale of
the civil populations in the fighting nations
abroad. They have depended on hunger
and hysteria. The civil populations sup
port the fighting armies. They must have
food. In an emergency they could supply
their own ammunition. But most OF the
meat and grain necessary to sustain them
must go from this side of the world until
the war is over.