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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
MAN AND WIFE HELD
ON LIQUOR CHARGE
TaXicab Driver Also Is Arrested
When "BOOze" Is Being I'm
loaded in Kansas-Held
at Columbus

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gibson, who
live near the Blue Mound mine, and a
Joplin taxicab driver, who was driv-
ing q car with them, were arrested
Thursday afternoon by Deputy Sher-
iff John Meyer Oh a charge of viola
ting the "bone-d-y" law.
Meyer, Cy Frazier, son of Sheriff
Bob Frazier, and Constable Gene
Turner of Baxter Springs were on
their way from Treece Baxter
when they saw Gibson and his wife
unloading some liquor a their home.
The officers placed the party under
arrest. The Gibsons had employed
q taxi to take them home from Jop-
lin and had Al suit case full Of whis-
key with them.
The three were taken to Baxter
Springs and arraigned before Justice
of the Peace John Jones. The case
was continued until next Saturday.
The taxi driver gave bond, but Glib
son and his wife are spending the
night in the county Jail here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
ASKS $3.50 DAMAGES
Baxter Springs Man Says He Was
Seriously Injured Last
September

Columbus, Kas., Dec. 28-Elmer
Close of Baxter Springs has brought
suit in the Columbus division of dis
trict court against the Lucky o. X.
Mining Company asking for $6,99O
=, aich he claims is due him in the
s.y of compensation, alleging that
ze was injured while working for the
company on or about September l.
Close says he was working at the
company's mine and concentrating
plant, and while climbing an impro-
vised ladder constructed by the de-
Ffendant, for the purpose Of dumping
dirt into some wagons, one of the
cross bars of the ladder broke, caus-
ing him to fall. He alleges that his
right knee was disiocated and that
the tendons of the knee are so twist
ed and torn that the knee still be-
comes dislocated when he tries to
walk.
4 He says he even has to wear q
brace on his leg while sleeping to
keep the joint in place. He says he
was unsuccessful in making a settle
ment with the company.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
RED CROSS WORK
AGAIN THURSDAY
Special Call for Supplies Will
Be Met with Increased Ac-
tivity in Baxter, says
Supervisor

Mrs. W. W. Wyatt, supervisor of
the local work rooms of the American
Red Cross Society, wishes the Daily
Citizen to announce that work will be
resumed Thursday morning in both
work rooms, viz. at the Library and
in the rear of E. NJ. Mitchell's jewell
ry store.
1--WE are anxious for all who have
enlisted in the work to be present" f"
said Mrs. Wyatt, "and we also want
recruits, as many as can come. We
can furnish the work and the country
needs the help of the women"
Word has been sent out from head
quarters that an increased supply Of
surgical bandages are required, the
work to be completed by January l6.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
THE MANAGER GENERAL
PLEDGES A SATISFACT-
DRY PAY SCHEDULE
WILL TREAT ALL alike
No Discrimination Between the
Brotherhood and Non Broth
erhOOd Men-NOt Full
40 Per Cent
United Tress Wire)

lUnlteu reSS Nlre)
Washington, Dec. 31-one and one
half million railroad employees are
promised increased wages under the
new government control. This assur-
ance has been made public by Direct
o. General McAdoO after a definite
agreement had been reached between
himself and President Wilson, chief
of the railroad brotherhoOds. The in
crease will cover all employees, wheth-
or members of the brotherhoods or
not. 1t is not believed that it will be
possible at this time to grant the full
40 per cent increase demanded by the
unions but the assurance is held out
that the wage schedules under the
new order Of things will be regulated
by mutual agreement and on the
basis of actual earnings of the roads
and the prevailing cost of living. 1t
la believed that as in the mail service,
strikes will be entirely eliminated and
protective unions no longer needed.
The basis of increase at present will
be determined today at a meeting of
The board of mediation with Manager
General McAdoo.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
BDY DROWNED IN
WILLOW CREEK
TWO BREAK THROUGH THE
ICE BUT ONE IS
RESCUED
IhOT AWARE Of DANCER
Quick Assistance of Other Skat-
ers Saves One but Other
in Water for Two
Hours

Elmer Brugger, the II year ole
son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brugger
! who live on farm a couple Of miles
north Of Baxter, was drowned Sun
day afternoon in Willow Creek
Elmer, his older brother, aged about
20, was rescued and resuscitated af-
ter he had lost consciousness in the
Fisater. His recovery was thought tC
be doubtful for several hours but the
boy is now recovering nicely.
The two bo!s were skating on Will
J low Creek and went through n sheet
Of thin ice at a point about 100 yards
east of the railroad bridge on the
Gaines place. They both broke
through at the same time. Their
cries for help were heard by Oliver
Norman and another colored boy who
were about 6O yards away. One Of
the boys got grape vine and sue
ceeded in passing one end to Elmer in
time to save him; the other boy was
out Of reach. A party of young peo-
pie skating near the dam was called
and they helped. Oscar Bilharz took
q canoe to the scene and with hooks
finally brought the body to the sur
face and every means available were
used to restore him, but without sue
less. He was in the water over two
hours.
The alarm was given in the city
shout three o'clock and the fire truck
loaded with several mon was taken
put, but they arrived too late to be
i7Sny assistance.
:, Other skaters on the creek say that
We ice along the creek was about two
,.slches thick and bore up the skaters
safely except at this wide point where
the water was about seven feet deep.
Here it had not frozen more than an
inch. Others knew this point was
dangerous and kept away, but it
teens the Brugger brothers were by
themselves and were not made aware
Of the danger.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
FOODSTUFFS NOW IN
USE IN GERMANY

Washington, Dec. 27-COncentrated
straw fodder and ground grape pips
are suggested for table use in Ger
many. In a published list of new
foodstuffs, with descriptions Of use,
the following are also found:
Rheubarb leaves, seaweed, straw
meal, crushed and ground maize ears
heather stalks. ground sugar-beet
seeds, parsley seed, wild radish husks'
bran, wine yeast, beechnut cake, fish
meal, ard various mixed foods.
Attempts have recently been made
in England to establish the use Of
rheubarb leaves as greens, but it ap-
pears that such food Is dangerous
English newspapers have reported
several cases Of illness following the
eating Of rheubarb leaf blades.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
GOVT INTERESTED
IN MINING FIELD
Seizes German Owned Stock in
American Metal Company
and Lhanute Spelter
Company

German owned stock in the Amer
lean Metal company has been taken
over BY the United States Govern
ment, according to an article recently
published in the Daily Metal Report
of New York. The Chanute Spelter
Company, a subsidiary Of the Amer
lean Metal company, recently acquir-
ed the lease on $500 acres of mineral
lands extending from Baxter Springs
to Blue Mound and from the state
line north to the Chetopa road.
The extent of the influence Of gov
ernment holdings in this mining field
is only a matter Of conjecture. 1t has
possibilities of much benefit to the
district. Uncle Sam will likely par
ticipate in the development of the
properties on which mines have al
ready been proven.
The following is from the Daily
Metal Report:
"Alien enemies living in Germany
own a minority of the stock Of the
American Metal company, and this
stock, therefore, will be seized by the
United States government through
the alien enemy property custodian.
The shares are owned chiefly by the
Metalbank and Metallurgische Gesell-
schaft of Frankfort, Germany, and
neither the property nor the admin
istrative control of the American
Metal Company will in any manner
be interfered with.
Besides large silver and lead
properties of it's affiliated companies
in Mexico, American Metal Company
has extensive zinc interests in both
Mexico and The United States, and its
Importance as a distributor Of copper
is exceeded by only three companies
on the continent. For many months
until quite recently rs per cent of the
metal exports from Mexico have been
consigned to the American Metal Co.
"The Gesellschaft has for many
years been q prominent industrial
organization, occupying
q position of recognized international
Importance, and the American Metal
Company's early training was imbued
with the spirit of enterprise of the
older company. But the American
Metal Company has matured, and
while it retained the agency for the
Gesellschaft, it has long followed its
own policies under independent en-
ecutive control. The result of the gov
ernment's investigation indicates the
company's former connection with the
German organization was not of a
character to justify impeachment OF
its loyaly."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
WIDOW AND CHILDREN
SUE MINING COMPANY

An explosion of dynamite at Tar
River, eight miles west Of Baxter
Springs, which wrecked the boiler and
holster rooms of the Producers Min
ing company last October and caused
the death of Ira Pattison, an employe
of the corporation, is occasion OF a
damage suit which was filed in the
district court at Miami Monday.
Mrs. Estella Pattison, for herself
and as next friend of Cathelene, Da-
vid, Jimmie and Sunshine Pattison, is
plaintiff in the suit in which she
prays judgment for $5i,4sO, alleging
that her husband and father Of the
minor children was neglently killed.
Ira Pattison, according to allega-
tions of the petition was hosting en-
gineer, tool dresser and blacksmith at
the company mines near Tar River.
The pleadings aver that on October
%, last, while in the line Of duty
working at his forge ana in the weld
ing of red hot irons, Roy Hensley, an
employee of the company in charge
of explosives, entered the boiler room
where Pattison was employed and
where dynamite was stored.
1t is charged that Hensley exposed
caps to sparks from the anvil Of the
blacksmith and that in an explosion
which resulted he suffered wounds
from which he died two days later.
The children in whose behalf suit is
filed are of tender years, Jimmie is
u years old; Cathelene, 8; David, s,
and Sunshine 4.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
LOOKING AFTER THE
LONESOME BOYS

Mnskogee, Dec. 27-Charles W,
Dawson, of Muskogee, Okla, govern
or Of the eleventh district of rotary
clubs, after visiting a number OF
training camps, tells Of one place
where he saw a soldier remain in the
, sex part of q store after his COM
rnass had left. A girl behind the
Ic6unter asked what he wanted
|, roh, nothing" he said. "l'm lone
kona just wanted to hear you talk" T"
IS prevent such a condition has the
var camp community service been or
inissd by the War and Navy De-
nent Commissions on Training
uIp Activities. It provides comfort
Welcome, wholesome recreation
home hospitality for the men on
IN the cities ana towns near
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
SAVING. IN
GOVT OWNERSHIP
EXPERTS DECLARE RAIL-
ROADS CAN PAY ..DIVI-.
DENDS, MAKE MONEY
BY CUTTING OUT WASTE
Elimination of High Salaries,
Useless Competition and
Duplication Of Service
First Reforms
UNITED Press wire)

UNITED Press wire)
Washington. Dec. 29-Railroad ex-
pers declare that under government
control they expect the railroads of
the country to pay reasonable div
idend to all stockholders and in ad-
dition pile up a surplus to the credit
of the nation of S25O,OOO,OOO the first
year. Director General McAdoo took
the first step today in railroad re-
forms when he ordered that hence
forth all war freight should be sent
through the country over the short
est and quickest routes regardless Of
individual lines. The railroad war
board is busy working out other plans
for the future. Whether the present
board continues to direct railroad
business and how long depends upon
its success in meeting present emer-
gency demands. Shipping is greatly
retarded at present by the extreme
low temperature that extends prac-
tically all over the northern part Of
the United States. The President
will address congress January a for
the purpose of outlining the legisla-
tion needed to meet the present emer-
gency.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
.PRO-GERMAN PREACHER
NEARLY LYNCHED
Rope Placed About Mans Neck
but Saved by Entreaty of
His Wife-Leaves in
One Hour

Alton, Ia, Dec. 2S-After months
of friction between citizens, members
of the county council of defense and
pro- Germans of this community, late
Yesterday a sensational attack was
made upon he Rev. w. A. Storck and
Fred Tenekheig, both Of whom had
ropes placed around their necks and
were all but lynched. Parents OF boys
who have gone to war and who have
become infuriated by the continued
unpatriotic actions of some promin-
ent citizens were said to be leaders.
This followed q public meeting at
which both men refused to heed the
council of defense.
Tenekheig, 80, single and said to
be worth $4,000, had done little for
the war, and the Rev. Starck has been
before the council Of defense repeat
edly for alleged reasonable acts
Both men had ropes placed about
their necks and Tenekheig was drag
ged nearly a block before he was re-
leased. He signed q check for $1,000
for the Red Cross
Starck's escape from lynching
was due 10 his wife, who ran, scream
ing to the spot where they had led
him, and fell fainting TO the ground.
The men then turned their attention
to her, and later let Starck free on
condition that he and his family leave
the community at once. He left with
Ia the hour.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
bad MAN Gets
HOCKER'S WALLET
But Is Caught in the Act by
Railroad Detective and Had
to DisgOrge-Placed in
County Bastile

L. c. Hooker. founder Of Hook
erville, the fastest growing town In
Kansas, was robbed Wednesday while
in Miami. lie was ut the Frisco
station about Z o'clock in the evening
and but for the vigilance Of W. T.
Love, special agent for the road
would have beer loser Of 119 perfect
ly good dollars. Love detected the
thief in the act of picking Hocker's
pockets and arrested the man at once,
returning the money to the surprised
and frustrated owner, who did not
know he had been robbed until in
formed by the detective.
The thief gave the name Of H. c.
Hughes. He was taken to the coun-
ty Jail and held for a hearing to-
day. Hooked stayed in Miami,
saying he would remain as long as
necessary to prosecute the robber.
The robbery took place while pas
sengers were cIowding the station
platform endeavOring to board a
north-bound train. Love noticed
Hughes with HI hands in his over
coat pockets crUwding Hooker and at
once recognized pickpocket methods.
He pushed into the crowd behind
Hughes and saw him slip his hand
through a hole in the coat pocket
and withdraw o pncketbook from the
hip pocket Of H"cker's rousers. In
the surglng of the crowd Hughes was
enabled to mount the steps Of the
car, but was forced to one side in
the vestibule. Love boarded the train
after him and seeing that he could
not get away, called to Hooker and
asked him if he had been robbed.
Hooker investigated, turned pale and
shouted: Eyes, its all gone" Love
then took charge of Hughes who at
once offered to "give it back" Love
took the pocketbOOk which contained
$l19.
Numerous complaints of robberies
by pickpockets during the last two
weeks caused the Frisco to put spe-
cial agents to watching trains and
stations between Joplin and Miami.
Officer Love arrived in Miami yes
terday afternoon from the north.
Train No. 10S, going north, was late,
arriving about o'clock. 1t was dark
for a pickpocket to work
easily and Hughes would have got
away with it" HAD it not been for the
quick action of Officer Love.
Love worked with the Joplin po-
lice last aturday night and five pick
pockets were arrested working in the
crowds in the Frisco and other rail-
road stations there. 1t is believed
hat the chief members of the gang
have now been taken in and that the
robberies will cease.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
THE Y FUND STILL OPEN

The Y. M. C. A. fund quota Of Bax-
ter Springs is still open. The COM
mittee IL now seeing its way clear to
raise the whole sum if they could on
ly get hold Of the people on their
list. II is true that every one in the
city is exceptionally busy, but the
committee feels that q little cO-Opsr-
atiOn on the part of the public, in
volunteering to turn in their share Of
the fund. viii help them out greatly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
RIGID ECONOMY
ON RAILROADS
PRINCELY SALARIES OF
HIGH OFFICIALS
MUST GO
COMPETITION ELIMINATED
Government Plans to Put Rail-
roads on Paying Basis by
Instituting a Number
of Radical Changes

Washington, Dec. 28-The whole
sale annihilation of big salaries of
high officials and the removal of
hordes of needless traffic agents and
freight and passenger solicitors from
the pay rollc is Secretary McAdoo's
plan for cutting down the expenses Of
operating the railroads Of the coun-
try. The reforms will be started as
soon as the government can readjust
the railroad business after the first
of the year. No attempt will be made
to change the wage schedules for the
present. Secretary McAdoO believes
that the elimination Of useless over
head costs in the way of salaries and
numerous branch offices, and the
wedding out Of Implications in service
now existing between parallel lines
will enable the roads to pay a fair
dividend to stockholders and leave a
substantial balance to the credit OF
the government. At the same time
the service will be greatly improved
through the control and distribution
of cars to meet the needs of differ
ent sections of the country, regard
less of the ownership of the cars. An
other reform will do away with the
expensive administrative departments
at big terminals, All advertising and
solicitation features Of railroad oper-
alton will be eliminated and rigid
economy will be practiced all along
the line.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03
COMMUNITY HALL FOR BAXTER

Baxter Springs as a community is
now face to face with a great demand
for public improvement in every
possible branch Of community inter-
ests. The supplying of proper sani-
tary accommodations and of light and
water is only the beginning Of what
must come. Perhaps the greatest
need today aside from the physical
necessities is a high school that will
meet the demands of the growing
population. Our high school today is
hardly worthy Of that name. The
Gtudent body is only smattering of
what this town should produce. There
are very good reasons for this state
of affairs, the most important being
the lack of floor space, general equip
,aent and teachers. Floor space is
paramount. Equipment must have
room and teachers would have to be
aupplied to meet the demand. It is
only fair to say that the present
faculty are doing all that could be
expected of any corps of teachers un-
der The prevailing circumstances. In
comparison with cities of similar
population, Baxter Springs has hard
ly one-fifth the normal number of
high school students.
The recent fire which destroyed the
Methodist Episcopal church has made
it necessary for that congregation to
build at once. They anticipate the
construction of a fifty or sixty thous-
and dollar building.
The other leading Protestant
churches of Baxter will soon be COM
PEELED to rebuild to meet the demands
of their respective congregations. All
of these institutions are or will be at
loss to know the size and type Of
their improvements, because Of the
ignorance of extent of the city's fu-
ture development.
In the foregoing the interests Of
the whole community are at stake.
Every man, woman and child within
the corporate limits Of Baxter
Springs should be vitality interested
in this great building program that
confronts US. In view Of these facts
| propose that the city Of Baxter
should build Community Hall to be
used for a high school, housing for
the leading Protestant churches and
perhaps a pubic library. / believe
can justify my project.
My plan Of construction would sat
isfy the needs of the church bodies
that would use the building. The
most important thing would be .
large auditorium equipped to accom-
modate two OF three thousand people.
This room l would use for an audi
torium for the high school and for
union church services on Sunday and
other public gatherings.
would have q gymnasium for the
use Of high school In recent years
it Is regarded as . necessity. ] would
estsblish the public library In the
Community Hall. In this way the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03

Wladek Zbyizko, the Polish Wrest-
Ter, defeated Y. Hussane for the
Worlds Championship. The match
was held in Boston, Mass. The first
fall was made after wrestling for
one hour and forty minutes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-01-03

Ccontiuusa sn lat Pags)
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-06
At the Topic Theatre Today.

Bill Gordon was once an honest bus
mess man, but his lust for gold has
made him the money king of the
Vest. His chief assistant is Cherry
Iaurice, whose "simplicity" has made
Him many a dollar. Jim Shamrick
comes out of the desert, where he has
leen for two years. He Immediately
soese to the saloon, where Bill learns
that he has a belt of gold. Cherry
proceeds to get Jim drunk. Later he
is robbed an dthrown out. The next
evening he forces Cherry to go with
him, telling Ter that she took his gold
and now she is going hack into the
desert to dig it out for him. After
.Iln's departure Bill gets letter from
lose, Jim's sister. Bill replies that
Jim is delirious and needs her care
In her dancing garb, Cherry is forced
TO walk through the desert, to the
edge of "HelPs Crater" a stretch of
God -forsaken land that only one man
dared enter. Meanwhile Rose arrives
and. having no money, is forced to
work to get return ticket, but Bill
fails in love with her and she with
him. He confesses his ill-treatment
of Jim and promises to make amends
When Jim is ready to return to town
Cherry refuses to go, but as he rides
away alone she runs screaming after
him and they go into the desert to
gether. Tt the Topic theatre today.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-06

Captain w. F. White of the Elev-
enth cavalry, stationed at Camp John
B. Beacon, was a visitor here yes
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-06

A. Morelez, tailor, OF Calexico, died
Saturday. He has brother in Ca
lexico. The remains are being held
at the Mulligan & Bowen parlors
awaiting funeral arrangements.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-05-06
GERMANS NOT WANTED
IN tSTH0N|A LAND
jDy Associated PresS)

New York, May 6.-"You are con-
Quoting in Livonia and Esthonia a re-
gime of force which will cause deep
enmity toward everything that is
German" said Deputy Georg Lede-
bour, leader OF the German 1ndepen-
dent Socialists, during discussion OF
the Brest-Litovsy treaty in the Ger
man Reichstag on March 10, accord
ing to German newspapers. I'VE re-
ject the treaty." he said. "The King
of Prussia should become Duke OF
Courland. According to what prin-
ciples is the good man to reign
there?"
Ledebour said that Russian SOL
diers in Livonia and Esthonia were
being hanged by the Germans.