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Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

Miss Mae Clark, who is in st. Louis,
Mo-, expects to be home the last week
in August.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

w. B. Manners, of Wetumka, OKLA,
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. G. E.
Richardson.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

First published in Baxter Springs
News, July 10, 1879
BEFORE JOHN JONES, JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE IN THE CITY
OF BAXTER SPRINGS, CHERO-
KEE COUNTY, STATE OF KAN
SAS.
]. T. Hays, Plaintiff,
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

Mrs. Cecilia N. Sherman. . pioneer
Of Atchison county and Buchanan
county, Missouri, died suddenly while
visiting her daughter IN st. Joseph,
Mo- she moved 10 Atchison thirty
five years ago from Buchanan county,
where she had lived since girlhood.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26
THE CITY IN BRIEF

+ Mrs. H. c. Leeman, Of Kansas City,
spent Saturday with Mrs. Jas. Har-
mon.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26
snrIna Paradox.

His a paradoS Of the season, that Al
though We love trees, we are giad to
sse them leaving.-Boston TranscFipt
-.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

A collection Of hardware, consist
ing Of the handles Of sixteen table
spoons, 161 pieces Of wire varying
from one inch to two inches in length,
eighteen trousers buttons and buckle
one inch square, was found recently
IN the stomach OF q body that had
been sent to the university medical
school at Lawrence for dissection.
The body was that of q former patient
at the state hospital for the insane at
osawatomle and the physicians rec
ord Of the case declared that the pa
tient had died Of acute indigestion.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

Miss Vera Barger. in charge Of Y.
W. C. A., activities at Junction City
for the last year, has been called to
undertake similar work In Russia and
win leave soon for New York for q
short psriod Of instruction bOforO ssh
inR. t.-----.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

Fragments Of a burned body found
In the debris Of hotel destroyed by
fire at Kinsley lead to the belief that
v. W. Wright OF Norborne, Mo-, bank
or, stockman and farmer, with large
property interests In Kansas and Mis-
souri,, has lost his life. Recently his
son, G. G. Wright, learned from one
Of the hotel girls that he had taken
q room for the night at the hotel. The
body was found where this room had
been, and two persons who knew him
say he occupied the room the night
the hotel was burned. The hotel was
q frame structure and burned so
quickly that guests had difficulty In
escaping. Mr.. Wright was about 80
years old.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
Happenings Of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
MANAGER PLAN IS A SUCCESS
For First Time In History OF Kansas
All State Institutions Kept With
Their Appropriation.

For the first time In the history OF
Kansas OF all Of the state institutions
have kept their expenditures for
maintenance, repairs and general
operations within the appropriation
given them by the Legislature. This
speaks we'll for the efficiency OF the
state manager and single board sys-
tenn Of handling the business OF many
state institutions. James A. Kimball,
state manager, filed with the governor
today the report Of the board OF ad-
ministration. This board and the
state manager were created by the
1917 legislature. despite strong oppo-
sition, to handle the business affairs
Of all the state educational, penal ana
charitable institutions.
The board went to work July !. 1917,
with deficits aggregating $4,000
hanging over these institutions. These
deficits have been entirely wiped out
and the institutions will have small
credit balances. This has been ac-
complished in the face Of tremendous
Increases in the prices Of all the sup
plies used at the institutions. It was
done simply through the efforts OF q
close, intimate and central organiza-
ton, with the active cooperation OF
the executive heads Of all the insti'
tutions. At the penitentiary there
was a deficit Of $46,S12.71; at the re-
Iormatory the deficit was $6,1O2.12,
and at the school for the blind the
deficit was $4O7.93 when the board OF
administration and the state manager
took charge year ago.
The state institutions have been
working in closer harmony than ever
before, each helping other institutions
in various ways.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

The names Of fifty.three students Of
Kansas University who will be sent
to Camp Sheridan July IL for two
months military training, have been
announced by the committee in charge
Of the organization Of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps. The list
Includes twelve students from Kansas
City, ten from Lawrence and four
from Topeka. These students, after
two months military training at Camp
Sheridan, will be given certificates Of
proficiency and will constitute the
corps of instructors for the cadet reg
lment that will be formed at the uni
versity next September. In addition
to the students who will 60 to Camp
Sheridan, there are to be five mem.
bers Of the university faculty. These
have not been chosen as yet although
there have been eleven applications
received. All who 60 will be required
to pass a physical examination similar
to that required Of those entering the
officers training camps.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

Fred Schultz, an adopted son OF
Frank Pittman, an AtchisOn county
farmer, and who enlisted in the ma
rines over a year ago. has been kill
ed In action in France. His name was
in the casualty list published July 4.
No other notice has been received
by Mr.. Pittman.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

First published in Baxter Springs
News, July 10, 1881
BEFORE JOHN JONES, JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE IN THE CITY
OF BAXTER SPRINGS, CHERO-
KEE COUNTY, STATE OF KAN
SAS.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

James p. Evans, representing the
Industrial division Of the Information
al Y. M. C. A., has been in Baxter
Springs recently comforting with the
Chamber Of Commerce and others
relative to the establishment Of a Y.
NJ. C. A. service throughout the min
ing field similar to that established
at the various army cantOnments.
Upon Mr.. Evans's report will depend
when the service will be established
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

Recent rains in Kansas have put
the wheat land in excellent shape for
blowing. Farmers are urged to get
their plowing done early In prepara'
ton for next years crop.
"Now is the time for the tractor to
do its work." says William M. Jar
dine, president of the Kansas State
Agricultural College. I'VE cannot
stress too strongly the importance OF
early ana thorough seedbed prepara-
ton for wheat. 1t will pay farmers
well to get their land ready immedi'
ately. They could we'll afford to pay
q good price for getting their land
plowed. The extra yield obtained
would take care Of all the expense
incurred in getting the land ready and
keeping It ready until planting time.
Even in districts where no rain
has fallen this work need not be de-
layed, for the tractors greatest eff
cheney is in plowing stubble land In
July and August when the weather Is
hot, the ground dry and the draft
heavy. There should not be an idle
tractor In the state for the next sixty
days, or as long as there is wheat
ground to get ready"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26
The Banner Lead & Zinc Com
pany, a corporation, Defendant.
NOtice Of Attachment,

pany, corporation, ,,........D defendant.
Notice of Attachment.
The above named defendants will
take notice that on the 29th day Of
June, 1918, an order Of attachment
for the sum of One Hundred Sixty
Five and 271O0 Dollars, was issued
by the above named Justice Of the
Peace against your goods in the above
entitled action and that said cause
will be heard on the 18th day Of Aug
ust, 1918, at Two o'clock P. M.
McNeill & Biffle,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
ATTEST:
John Jones, Justice of the Peace.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26
The Banner Lead & Zinc Com
pany, a corp0fation,,........D Defendant.
NOfiee 0f Attachment.

pany, q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Notice of Attachment.
The above named defendants will
take notice that on the 28th day Of
June, 1918, an order Of attachment
for the sum of ($289.O0) Two Hun
dred Eighty Nine and no 100 dollars,
was issued by the above named JUS
tice of the Peace against your goods
in the above entitled action and that
said cause will be heard on the 18th
day of August, 1918, at Two o'clock
P. M.
McNeill & Biffle,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
ATTEST:
John Jones, Justice Of the Peace.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

By Grant Waggoner, His Attorney.
Attest: Fred Simkin, District Clerk.
(Seal)
Baxter Springs news., 1918-07-26

Write soon.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
REWARD HEROIC CHILDREN
Of BRITISH COLUMBIA
(By Associated Press)

LONDON. Fef. 6.-In recognition OF
their fists cougar which attacked
them, King George has awarded the
Albert medal to two children of Co
wichan Lake, Vancouver Island. The
children are Doreen Ashburnham,
eleven years old, and Anthony Farrer,
eight years old. According to the ac-
count of the incident recorded in the
Official Gazette, it transpired as fol.
lows:
On the 23rd of September, 1916, the
two children left their homes at Co
wichan Lake for the purpose of catch
ing their ponies and, when about half
a mile from home, they were attacked
by the cougar. They were almost upon
the animal before the saw it crouch
ing in path at a corner. The cougar
first sprang upon the little girl and
she was knocked down with her face
to the ground, the animal being on her
back. The boy at once attacked the
cougar with his fists and riding bride,
driving the animal off the girl 1t then
attacked him, and his companion get
ting to her feet. came to his rescue,
fighting with her clenched hands and
bride, even putting her arms into the
cougars mouth, to try to prevent it
from biting him. She succeeded in
getting it off the boy. 1t then stood
on its hindquarters and fought with
her but evidently was disturbed by
some sound as it presently skunk away
and ran under a log, where it was
afterwards killed,
The cougar measured over seven
feet from nose to tip of tail.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
MEXICAN FLOATERS
TO BE WATCHED
(By Associated Press)

Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. 6.-When a
man of Mexican descent appears at
THE county tax collectors office to pay
his poll tax in order that he may vote
at the next election, a government
officer asks him if he has a registra-
tion and exemption card. If he gives
a negative answer he IS taken before
the department of justice investiga-
tors and examined as to why he had
not registered. This is expected to
eliminate many floating Mixcan
voters who have had their poll taxes
paid for them by politicians in the
past and who were known to be illeg-
al voters but against whom no legal
proceedings were ever instituted. The
federal officers will also be at the
polling places at the next election for
the same purpose,
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
YOUNG SOLDIERS HOME"
FOR UNCLE SANS BOYS

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 6.-War
membership of the national house OF
camp community recreation service
has become a recognized factor in the
lives of many commissioned and en-
listed men on duty in this part of the
state, according to their own express
sions of appreciation.
A recent manifestation of this type
of work has been the popularity ac
corded the "DugOut," Mrs. Meredith
WOodward's own name for her Holly
wood home, which she throws open tC
the soldiers each Sunday. Mrs. Wood.
ward has organized a group of young
matrons and maids who assist her
each week in entertaining all the men
IN khaki or blue who come seeking
recreation. Music is provided by vol
1Inteers; the simplest of refreshments
are at hand for those who want them
and absence of formality and presence
of cordial cheerfulness are the chief
CAC1hChtS IllCtI III Nv SCOI SS Vi I1SH u
her home weekly.
The plan has become so popular that
the soldiers have rechristened the
"Dugout" They call it the Young
Soldiers Home"
On a recent Sunday representatives
of nine allies were in the various
groups that spent a portion of the
day at the "Dugout" Members of the
/ British, Italian; French, Belgian and
Japanese consulates called, a Polish
recruiting agent dropped in, commits.
stoned officers of the Russian and
Serbian armies, and an Americanized
Chinese, also on furlough from active
service, were among the callers, while
scores of Americans, including types
from New England, the South and the
far West, were mingled with the allied
soldiers.
The community service has also
dOne<much work here in equipping the
Y. M. c. A. quarters at nearby forts
and cantonments with amusementS
and musical devices, books and other
needed materials that could not have
been supplied otherwise without much
delay
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
PATRIOTIC YOUNG SOLDIER
COMMENDs RED CROSS

Commissioner E. F. Medley has re-
ceived an interesting letter from his
nephew, Private E. H. Garrity, sta
toned at Fort Wetherill, Jamestown,
R. l. The young man, who was below
the legal age for enlistment, says:
Il am glad to hear that you approve
of my being in the service of the
United States. | am young to be in
the army, but l really thought it was my
duty to get "a crack a. the kaiser be-
fore the war was over. | can do it
now, and probably after the war will
keep on cracking him by re-enlisting
If get my mothers permission
Referring to proposal of his uncle
to send him a wrist watch, he says he
already possesses one, and asks for a
fountain pen, but in case that is not
to be had, 81 would like very much to
have you contribute to the Red Cross.
They are the greatest organization
in the world just now The work they
are doing for us is wonderful. They
supply us with gloves, wristlets,
sweaters, heavy socks, and give us
many articles. | cannot praise this
organization too much. | would be
just as,glad if you would contribute to
them instead of sending me the pen"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
UNIVERSITY ATHLETES
IN NATIONAL SERVICE

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 6.-Eighty-two
per cent of the baseball, football and
basketball men of the last three years
at the University of Arizona are in
national service, a compilation re-
Gently made by college authorities dis
closes. These men, sixty-two in num-
ber. include nearly all of those
awarded the college insignia since
1914.
OF the thirty-fve men on the base
ball teams for the last three years,
twenty-seven are in the national serv-
ice. Some of the individuals involved
appear on one or more teams in the
compilation. Fifty-one of the men are
in the army or navy.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
THRIFT LUNCHEON"
A TEXAS IDEA
(By Associated Press)

Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. "a thrift
luncheon" at which only army hard
bread, one kind of meat, and one veg
etable and with the dessert missing
was served here recently for the com
mittees conducting the thrift stamp
campaign for the government in Et
Paso and El Paso county. Instead of
the usual elaborate luncheon the thrift
luncheon" was adopted for all of these
functions and the difference in price
used in buying war stamps. 1t was
also necessary for the committee to
present thrift card with at least one
SIS stamp on it before they would be
admitted to the luncheon.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
WOMAN WANTS LICENSE
As STATIONARY ENGINEER
(By Associated Press)

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 6-Mrs. Frank
Wilson of Shawmut, wife of a station
ary engineer, has applied to the in
dustrial accident board of Montana for
a state license as a stationary engin
eer. She is said to be the first wo.
man in the state to seek such auth
ority.
Her husband has explained to the
board that on account of the inroads
de by the war on the ranks of en-
gineers, it is impossible for him to
get any substitute other than his wife
during his enforced absences from his
job as pump tender for a railroad.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
CORDOvA BOY JOINS
NAVAL AVIATION CORPS

c. Chester Carlson writes to local
friends from Burton, Wash, telling of
how he came out as an aviator" Il
passed all their stunts fine" he says,
"and had a very good chance of MAX
ing the service until they took my
blood pressure, which was much
above 1orJsal. That disqualified me.
seflAs @ppointed, but l got in the
aviation section of the army. with a
rating as a machinist's mate, and leave
for San Diego tomorrow l shall not
get a chance to fly as quickly in the
navy but if this scrap stays on long
enough will make i. yet"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
ONCE DEsPISED RABBIT
NOW VALUABLE AS FOOD

EUREKA, Calf, Feb. 6.-In the be-
lief that rabbit breeding will aid in
Offsetting the mounting prices and in.
creasing scarcity of meats, many rab-
bit growers of Humboldt county will
hold a pet stock exposition in Eureka,
March 1917.
Every kind of rabbit known to
breeders will be shown and particular
emphasis laid upon the success with
which school boys have raised enough
rabbits on garden refuse to supply
the family larder. It is believed that
rabbit breeding will serve useful and
patriotic purpose in war times.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
PERSH|NG PROUD
OF MEN UNDER
HIS COMMAND
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb 6.-The war
department has authorized the pub.
lication of the following telegram from
General Pershing:
There has never been a similar
body of men to lead as clean lives as
3our American soldiers in France They
have entered this war with the high
est devotion to duty and with no other
idea than to perform these duties in
most efficient manner possible. They
fully realize their obligation to their
own people, their friends, and the
country. A rigid program of instruc
tion is carried out daily with tradi
tional American enthusiasm Engaged
in healthy, interesting exercises in the
open air, with simple diets, officers
and men, like trained athletes, are
ready for their task. Forbidden the
use of strong drink and protected by
stringent regulations against sexual
evils, and supported by their own NOR.
al courage, their good behavior is the
subject of most favorable comments
especially by our allies. American
mothers may rest assured that their
sons are a credit to them and to the
Nation, and they may we'll look for.
ward to the proud day when on the
battlefields these splendid men will
shed new luster on American man
hood"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
BAKER ON THE GRILL
BEFORE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The hear
ing before the senate military affairs
committee of the charges of ineffici-
ency in the war department today was
enlivened by the cross-examination of
Secretary of War Baker in connection
with the number of troops to be sent
abroad this year.
Mr. Baker said that more men al
ready had been transported to France.
including non-combantants. than had
been planned, saying it was improper
to disclose the number of American
troops abroad
in his former statement, to the eff
feet that million men could be sent
to France this year, he explained, he
did not depend wholly on American
shipping in his calculations.
Mr.. Baker said the American ton
mage losses were exceedingly light
The service rendered by the navy
in the protection of the army trans
ports was unexampled, said the secre-
tary.
Secretary Baker gave it as his opin-
ion that new legislation would be de-
sirable to give the President general
powers to transfer the coordinate
functions of the various departments
as conditions arise.
Taking up the subject of the army
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
MANY ECONOMIES RESULT
FROM NATIONAL CONTROL
(By Associated PressJ

LONDON, Feb. 6.-British railways
which have been under state control
since the beginning of the war, have
been operated through an executive.
committee of general managers of
railways. The working under one con-
troll has resulted in many economies
and proved of great advantage to the
state.
Under the original agreement mada
with the companies they are guaran-
teed the same net receipts as for 1919
Afterward the companies were given
allowances in respect of new capital
employed. Irish railways did not coma
under state control till 1916
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
CARD SYSTEM AS
USED IN SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 6.-Sweden is
rapidly coming to rival Germany as
a land of restrictive cards" of various
sorts. 1t has long had the breadcard,
sugarcard, milkcard, and buttercard.
Coffeecards will soon be issued. Wood
cards, emitting each person to one
cubic meter-somewha less than a
quarter cord-of wood, have also been
issued. There has also been issued an
'oatmeal-and-rice card" but there has
been neither oatmeal nor rice in the
market for many weeks.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
ADMIRAL EVANS SAILED
F0R CORDOVA TODAY
(By Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Feb. 6.-The steamship
Admiral Evans sailed for Alaskan
ports at 10 o'clock this morning. Her
passengers for Cordova were as fol-
lows:
Mrs. D. Johnson Jessie Longe, Axel
Harper, Daniel Bolster, William Pat
-tersors, and G. Sakomoto.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
GEN. LAWRENCE
HAS WIDE POWERS
(By Associated Press)

LONDON. Feb. e-Major General Sir
A. Lawrence has taken over the con-
troll of the intelligence department at
general headquarters in France in sue
cession to Brigadier General John
Gharteris. The office has charge, not
only of military intelligence, but also
of all matters connected with war
correspondents, censorship, photo
graphy, and visitors to the front.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
NEW ME- ETHOD Of
RFARE USED
BY FINN REBELS
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Feb. "a great number
of persons were killed and injured in
head-on collision between a train
loaded with troops of the Russian Red
Guard and government train sent to.
intercept them.
The holocaust occurred near Kemi-
in Northern Finland. The trains col
lided at full speed
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
HOOVER STOPS
SPECULATION On
COFFEE CHANCE
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.--FoOd Ad-
ministrator Hoover today ordered the
discontinuance of operations on the
New York Coffee Exchange.
This action was taken after a con
ference with members of the Coffee
Exchange, during which they volun.
teered to take the necessary steps to
eliminate speculation.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
NEW DECORATION

LONDON. Feb. "a distinctive
decoration in the form of bronze star
is to be awarded to all naval officers
and men who took part in the opera
tions in France and Belgium during
the earlier part of the war in 1914.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-06
TURKS AND BRITISH
TO EXCHANGE PRISONERS
(By Associated Press)

BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 6.-Brit-
ish and Turkish delegates, who have
been comforting here for some time in
regard to proposed exchange of pris-
oners, have closed their negotiations
after reaching what the British dele
gates described as "a satisfactory ar
rangement"
The negotiations provide not only
for the exchange of prisoners, but also
for a complete inspection of prison
camps. Turkey has about 10000 Brit
ish prisoners, mostly Indians, while
Great Britain has $4,000 Turks. It is
expected that the agreement will be
Immediately ratified and within a few
weeks the first exchange will be made
on Swiss soil. 1000 British invalid
prisoners, being exchanged for 1900
Turks. After this exchange there will
be an examination of all prisoners un-
der a low schedule of disability by a
mixed commission of Turkish and Brit
ish doctors, this arrangement doing
away with the delay incident to the
employment of neutral doctors
The negotiations with the Turks
proved far more satisfactory than the
British delegates had expected. The
discussions were conducted in a con-
ciliatory spirit on both sides. A num-
Der of supplementary agreements We're
reached regarding treatment of pris-
Oners hereafter.