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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-02-14
PRICE As ALWAYS

In spite Of greatly increased laboratory costs due
20 the War. by sacrificing profits and absorbing var
tHrcs ve have mainfained the price which this
Family laxstive has been sold BY druggists fr the past
8 yeGs. Two sizes-50c aod Sloo
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
DEMoglIIzATIoN OF WAR
ARMY HAS NOW PASSED
THE TWO MILLION MARK


Washington pemobilization Of the
war army has PASSED the 100000
mark, General March, chief of staff,
announced today, and the number of
troops returned from France now ex-
ceeds 100000.
Official estimates OF the general
staff show that a continuation Of the
present rate Of transporting troops
from France will result In the reduc-
tion by August of.the American force
in France and Germany to 225,S24 Of
.fcers and men, including naval per-
sonnel attached to the army.
The movement from France during
the month of April totaled 303,17S.
General March said that the accelera-
tion of the original schedule is pro-
ceeding to the point where it seems
certain that the official estimate Of
$4,000 per month will be reached and
exceeded.
AS an example Of the degree to
which the return of troops has been
expedited General March said that the
Ninetieth (Texas and oklahoma) divi-
sion which was scheduled to sail about
the second week in June, would en-
bark this month.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
HIGH SCHOOL TRUSTEES MET
Two Vacancies Filled In Faculty
Tuesday

Ralph Smalley, a graduate of En-
pOria college, will take the place of
Prof. George Bowen as-science teach
et. He was leleEted at meeting of the
county High school. board held the
past week. 2 Mr., SmalIey is also a
graduate of the Cherokee county high
school and is well known in Columbus,
having lived there several years. He
He was first lieutenant before he re-
ceived his discharge from the army
and was a teacher of science in the
army school where he was located.
Mr.. Bowen. was elected history
teacher and will remain another year.
Mrs., leila Andrews did not accept
the position as teacher of mathemat-
les. The place will be filled later.
Mr.. Kleffman was elected janitor.
The members of the board were all
present and were ". E. Mitchell of
Galena, Joe Hanley of Weir City, Earl
Watts of Hallowell, Mrs. AL Nice of
Neutral, Mrs. F. w. Peterson, Mrs.
Henry Mitchell, Prof. Davidson and
County Superintendent George San
ders.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
WINTER WHEAT, 900 MILLION
Crop Estimate Is 342 Million Bushels
More Than Last Years

A winter wheat crop of 900 million
bushels, 342 million bushels more than
the 1918 crop and 215 million bushels
more than the largest previous crop,
that of 1914, is forecast by the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washing
ton in its report for May. Allowances
are made in this forecast for normal
impairment between now and harvest.
With present condition maintained
through the next two months the crop
may exceed the forecast by so million
bushels.
Only IL per cent Of the acres plant
ed was abandoned from winter killing
and other causes, the smallest loss
ever recorded, and compared with 1877
per cent abandoned last year and 81
per cent in 1917. On the remaining
acreage 4s,933,O00 acres, the coidi-
tion of the crop is 10O.5, compared
with 99.S a month ago, 1874 a year ago
and a 5-year May average of S6.1.
The forecast of the rye crOpis 123
million bushels, 40 million more than
last year and So million more than two
years ago. ~
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
KNOCKS ATD00R
OPPORTUNITY NOW
Rich Trading Field Within Six Miles
Of Baxter, on Rural Route s,
Unknown to Baxter
Merchants

One Of the greatest astounding facts
the reporter has ran up against fol
some time, came to his notice this
morning in q talk with Mr.. r. s. War
ner Of the Quapaw Gas Co. Mr.. War
ner states that the Baxter business
men are sleeping on their own ground
and permitting their business to 90
down for lack Of interest or fore
thought in advertising and rustling
for business.
To illustrate this matter: Six miles
west Of Baxter is a wonderful mining
field, in its incipiency. Rural route
No. out of Baxter encircles this
field. Within the field are something
like forty or fifty mining enterprises.
The field is dotted here and there with
many hotels and restaurants. The
town of Treece is in this field. It
would be impossible at guess to de-
termine the amount of labor frequent
ing the field or know of the volume
of their payroll. Mr.. Warner says
these laborers don't know that Bax-
ter. is here, only as they pass thru on
the cars-they never see a hand bill
distributed in the field from a Baxter
merchant; never see an advertisement
around the hotels and restaurants
from a Baxter merchant, and they
quite naturally have made up their
minds that the Baxter merchants
don't care for their trade. Therefore,
they pass thru the town with kind
of d. if care if you don't" air,
and some other town gets the trade
belonging to Baxter.
In the language Of John James In
gals, of whom Kansas is proud to
claim as her son, Opportunity knocks
but once and passes on" and if the
Baxter business men desire to pigeon
hole their business, why, that is their
own affairs and should not be tamper-
ed with by anybody who seeks to favor
them by giving them q tip.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

There are two attractions slated on
the Methodist Calendar Of activities
for next week that should be Of un-
usual interest to the entire commun-
ity. The first is n Welcome Home
meeting for all returned soldiers. This
will take place at the Methodist
church Wednesday evening, May II,
at $3.50. Every person that can get
into the church should be present to
give these heroes a great rousing well
come home, The following committees
have been appointed by Buddy" Pas
tor Orton: No. Decoration Com
mittee, Sunday school classes with
Buddy" Scoutmaster Fisher; No. p
Programme Committee; ''Buddies" Ed.
G. Polster and Wallie Covey; No. B.
Invitation Committee, Buddy" Ser
geant Jack Twente and all returned
"Buddies;" No. 5-War Relic Exhibit
Committee, Buddy" Lieutenant Hart
ley; No. General Booster Commit
teey Every Buddy"
Every patriotic citizen of Batter
should be some where in the crowd
Wednesday night to give the boys the
big glad hand.
The second attractionwill take place
Friday evening, May 16, In co-opera-
tion with the Public Health Associa:
tion "Baby Week" will be observed by
a "Smilers and Sobbers" exhibition.
There are about one hundred prize
babies in the city and they will be
gathered together for a real baby
show. Watch the columns of this pa
per for further announcements.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
CHURCH PLANS ACCEPTED
Building Committee Ordered to Go
Ahead with Work

Plans were submitted this week to
the members Of the Christian church
for their new building, to replace the
structure destroyed by fire. The plans
were accepted and the building COM
mittee authorized to advertise for
bids. Although the details of the plans
have not yet been made public, tits
understood the new arrangement will
provide for the seating of about $50
more persons than the former build
ing and other changes as to conven-
ience and appearance have been made.
The new church will have a west en-
trance with 16 steps leading up to the
large lobby entrance to the auditorium
and choir room.-Modern Light, Col
umbus.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
willard Stacker
CHARGE IS MADE
Charge Is Made That Jess VIII
lard Refused to Box for War
Charities and to Aid the
Government

Much speculation is now going on
in pughistic quarters as to the posi-
tiOn of Jess Willard during the war.
Kansas is interested in knowing
whether its world champion citizen
was u patriot or n Stacker. The fol-
lowing dispatch is given for what it is
worth:
Los Angeles, May S.-Jess Willard
worlds heavy weight champion, de-
clared he would fight to the finish to
prevent the Military Order Of Foreign
War, with headquarters at Philadel-
phia, and otller war veterans organi-
zatiOns from blocking his forthcom-
ing bout with Jack Dempsey by brand
ing him as a Stacker. AL Waddell, 1t
is reported, is sending broadcast u
communication denouncing Willard rs
a Stacker. Willard's friends today de-
clared Willard would be able to prove
himself not Stacker. He has a fam
lily and is 36 years Of age. His age
excluded him from the first draft and
his name was not down under the pro-
visions of the late drafts. 1t is
charged Willard refused to box for
war charities and otherwise aid the
government. This Willard denies, but
California veterans have banded to-
gethcr to prevent the Willard-Demp-
sey bout set for July 4.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
THE ssTH STARTS HOME !.
s5sRD GALL KANSAS. COMING


A dispatch from Kyllburg, Ger
many, May 2, says that q movement
of the S9th Division to Brest was well
under way today The first unit of
one thousand men left from west of
Treves late yesterday. The remainder
are following in three trains Z daily.
The last traingis scheduled to- leave at
noon, May 13. L.. L.: ~. n X, ,s,,,-
The final decoration ceremony took
place at Treves, near the Pqrta Nigra,
the old Roman gate. COmmandant De
Mango of the Trench staff affixed the
Croix de Guerre to the colors Of the
353rd (all Kansas) Infantry in the
name Of General Passage, commander
of the S2d French Army Corps, for
bravery at St. Mihiel and in the Ar
gonne. ,Twsnty-seven officers and men
received the 'Croix de Guerre, two Of
whOm-Maj. fiibmAs r. Wirth and
Sergt. Roy C. Anth6ny-alsO received
the Distinguished Service Cross. The
latter decorations were presented by
Maj. Gen. Frank L, Wlnns commander
of the diyisien,- IN the name Of Presi-
dent Wilson. stS. .laa. oss,; ~ 40
The s9th is composed of National
Army men Of Kansas, Missouri, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

Soldiers returning from France
speak Of The wholly different system
on which country life ii organized in
that country. They tell of the COM
mon tendency in France for the farm
ers to build their homes close together
in compact villages. tf.".
That gives the social minded French
q pleasant community life. The women
in particular enjoy. the intimate life
Of the village, and avoid, the common
isolation of the American farm home.
The men 90 out by day to their out
lying fields.
This idea Of organizing rural COM
munity has been much less common In
this country. The majority Of farm
ers settle on their own soil at consid-
cradle distances from community CEN
ters. The farmer wants to live as
close to his land as possible. He would
begrudge the time II would take to go
back and forth several miles to his
fields. II he has farm animals under
shelter he wants them close by.
The American farmer, and his wife
even more, made a sacrifice in SO far
as they departed from this old world
custom and fixed their homes in the
center of their fields regardless
whether they had their neighbors or
not. They thereby lost some of the
conveniences and pleasures of COM
munity life.
Whatever sacrifices the farmers
thereby made through such isolation,
are being well repaid. Their life close
to. the soil established their work on
a better economic foundation. Now
the farm telephone has brought them
near together. AS they have advanced
in prosperity, the automobile has
come, and made intimate community
life possible even to isolated people.
So today they have achieved an econo-
mic stability far greater than exists
with the Old World farmer, while in
addition they have acquired the facili-
ties and privileges Of community life.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
lDO l0N P|ANT
F0RLUCKI JEW
J. T. Chapman Gets Contract
For Fine New COncentratOr
In Baxter-Tr Part
81 Of Field

CONSTRUCTION Of 400-ton concen'
traitor for the Lucky Jew Lead & Zinc
Company has been contracted, and
building Is to be rushed as much NJ
possible with the idea Of having the
plant in operation within ninety days
The Lucky Jew lease is located tC
the northwest Of the U. S. Smelling
Company's property northwest Of the
Blue Mound mine and Picher, Okla.
It Is the farthest northwest of any Of
the properties in that section. De-
velopment work has been carried on
for virtually one year, and there are
now three shafts in ore and drill cut
tings are said to indicate rich de-
pcsit that should mean the mine
should be q rival Of any of the best of
them in its locality.
The contract for the new mill has
been let to T: ]. Chapman Of Baxter
Springs, one Of the veteran mill build
ers Of the field. The machinery will
be furnished by the Joplin Supply
Company, and the plant is to be thor
Oughly modern and up-to-date and
win be one of the best in the Kansas
section of the district.
It is reported that out Of sixty-two
holes put down on the tract before
shaft sinking was started, only five
were blanks.
A big rOoming house and hotel has
been erected on the tract so the men
working at the mine will have espe-
cially good accommodations in that
regard.
w. C. Bowman of Kansas City is
president of the Lucky Jew company.
M. G. West is secretary, and E. Depee
is superintendent and general man.
ager.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
Why That Lame Back?

That morning lameness- those
sharp pains when bending or lifting,
make work burden and rest impos-
sible. Don't Be handicapped by bad
back-lOOk to your kidneys. You will
make no mistake by following this
Pittsburg residents example.
: A. L. BOlOn, city sewer inspector,
512 E. Seventh St., Pittsburg, Kans.,
says: "Cold and exposure to bad wea-
ther weakened my kidneys. My back
pained often and l had lameness and
soreness all through my body. My
kidneys were too active and the secre-
tions contained sediment. ! finally
purchased Doan's Kidney Pills and
they relieved me promptly. DOan's re-
moved the pains in my back and my
kidneys became normal"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
THE PREVENTION OF WAR

It should be apparent by this time
that the great majority of the Ameri-
can people demand some kind of an
international organization to prevent
war.
The world will simply ruin itself if
it allows these terrible conflicts to
break out periodically. Another war
would be far more costly in lives and
money.
The constitution as already pro-
posed may need a good deal of over
hauling. But the people will be pro-
fOundly dissatisfied unless some eff
fective form.of organization is devised
to give the world the protection it
needs against quarrelsOme and ag-
gressive nations.
The situation should be met by all
elements in p spirit Of mutual conces-
sion and compromise. Those who have
framed the, constitution should invite
criticism and be willing to hear all
objections and meet them so far as is
reasonably possible. And those to
whom this form of constitution seems
very faulty, must devote themselves
to the effort to frame and substitute
some workable plan that will meet the
situation more effectively.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
GETTING THE BOYS HOME

According to the recent statement
of Gen. March, chief of the U. S
Army staff, the rate of rehabilitation
of soldiers now in this country has
been 10000 a week. 1t is expected
that the rehabilitation of practically
all the forces in this country will be
completed by April 1.
Reports from the cantonments in
dicate that the life and spirit of the
army. has pretty well oozed out. The
boys were full of energy and ambi-
tion when there was great patriotic
task to be achieved. But now that. the
task is accomplished, the~ boys long
0nly.to get home and resume their or
binary occupations.
Demobilization has probably been
delayed so as not to throw the men
on their own resources too suddenly,
But the preference of the men would
have been to go home at once. They
would gladly take their chances on
getting something to do. And they
can't make progress toward securing
jobs while tied up in cantonments a
long distance from home.
In SO far as the delay is due to
army red tape, the methods of de-
mobilization should be speeded up.
If the United States Steel Corpora
tiOn found a great force of employees
suddenly out of a job, if it had no
further use for them, and if the men
themselves wished to be released, the
company would find some method of
letting them 60 in shorter time than
20 weeks. The methods of the army
should be modelled on the swift eff
cheney of business system. The time
Of the men at the camps is not being
usefully employed now. The same
thing applies even more forcibly to the
soldiers in France, except the fraction
of the army needed for the present in
Germany.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
CITY GETS DEED

The committee of the city council
appointed to purchase a site for the
erection of the big waterworks re-
serve tank, now have the deed to the
rs foot piece of ground just west of
Fifteenth street, where the tank will
be put up by the Chicago Bridge and
Iron Works Co. The site for the tank
cost 100000.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
THOSE TRUCKS ARE READY

More than s45,OOO,OOO worth Of
motor trucks have been turned over tC
the department Of agriculture by the
war department and are ready to be
distributed to the various state high
way departments thru the bureau Of
public roads. The trucks, numbering
about 10000, a majority of which are
new, are a part of the surplus left on
the hands of the war department
when the war ended They are to be
distributed to the states under a pro-
vision of the postoffice appropriation
bill and must be used on road con-
struction work.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
To Open GoopEAGLE REEINERY

The opening of the Goodeagle oil
refinery, just south Of the .sity; is an
assured fact for the near future thru
.the location in Baxter Of Messrs. R.
E. Bixby and- Joseph E.ElHawkins,
present owners of fheplant, who have
moved here with their families from
Albuquerque. N. N. It is understood
they have secured the plant from the
Hogue interests. They viii live in the
RummeIl residence on Garfield ave
nue., now occupied by ]. R. Green.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
TO LECTURE ON ZINC ROOFING

Prof. A. C. Terrill of the mining en-.
cheering department of the Kansas
state university, will give another Of
his illustrated talks at the Chamber
Of Commerce assembly room, next
Friday evening at 8 o'clock. His sub
ject will be zinc roofing.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

Suggestion for a Camping Trim 4
Buy bottle of Chamberlain's Cblic
and Diarrhoea Remedy. before leaving
home. AS rule il cannot be obtained
when on hunting, fishing or; pros
pecting trip. Neither. can it be. OBJ
tanned while on board cars or steam-
ships and at such times and places it
is most likely to be needed. The safe
way is to have it with you. '..,4
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
About Rheumatism

People are learning that it is only
q waste of time and money to take
medicine internally for chronic and
muscular rheumatism, and about nine
ty-nine out of a hundred cases are one
or the other of these varieties. All
that is really necessary to afford re-
lief is to, apply Chamberlain's Lini-
ment freely. Try it. 1t costs but 35c
per bottle. Large size go cents.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

Headliner: - "Will Huns Sign?"
They may not sign but they will at
least make their mark.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

About all the ''Reds" succeed in do
ing in this country is to blow them
selves up. -. :.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

Roll a Velvet Cigarette
Velvet's nnture-aRed mildncss
md smoothness make It just
right for cigarettes.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
"Girl Behind the Gu" Sunday

Klaw and Erlanger will present
new musical comedy sensation, The
Girl Behind the Gun" at the New
National, starting with the Sunday
night performance, February .. The
production comes here direct from the
New Amsterdam Theater, New York,
where it will end its phenomenal run
on Saturday, February l. Written by
Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse.
from the French of Madame and
Her Godsons." The music is by Ivan
Caryn. The cast includes Donald
Brian, John f. Hazard, Vida Ben
nett. Ada Meade. John E. Young.
Frank Dane. Eva Francis, Virginia
O'Brian, Bert Gardner and Cissie
Sewell Julian Mitchell has staged
the ensembles and Edgar J. Mac
Gregor directs the dialogue. There is
a beauty chorus of forty girls.
Georgette Breval, a French actress,
has gained in popularity by inducing
each Of her friends 20 adopt SOL
der godson. She throws open her
home to convalescent soldiers as well
as to those returning to Paris on fur
Iough. She herself mas adopted "an
army cook" although she has never
seen him. An old schoolmate Lu-
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
CRANDALL'S METROPOLITAN.

The Indestructible Wife" filmed
from the Llay of the same title by
Frederic ard Fannie Hatton. with
Alice Brady pictured in tn" central
role. will occupy the screen at Gran
dall's Metropolitan for the last three
days of the current week. All OF
next week. commencing Sunday, the
attraction will be "Salome," the
William Fox version Of the story of
the Biblical siren.
Theda Bara pOrtrays the stellar
role. The picture has been given
a stupendous production and is said
10 he historically correct in every de-
tail. The noted dance OF the seven
wells" forms. Of course, the climax.
The supporting cast is an excellent
one and includes Albert Roscoe.
Bertram Grassby. Genevieve Blinn.
G. Raymond Nyc. Herbert Hcyes
and Vera DOria.
More than 200 persons are said
to figure in the various scenes. A
special musical program has been
arranged TO form an appropriate ac-
compartment for the showing Of the
spectacle-picture.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30
CARA FORA" AT COSMOS.

Cara Fora" an Indian exponent
of oriental dance Interpretation, and
one of the novel sensations in
vaudeville, assisted by a corps OF
electricians. with a wealth of scenic
and lighting effects. will be the
headline attraction at the Cosmos
Thcater next week. The act is not
only unusual, but beautiful as well,
introducing Greek Mythology" ="
The MermGif" and The Sacrifice
3I'onC the dance numbers. Another
act of real nov city will present
Alexander Brothers and Evelyn in
"Bossing the Balls" the only act of
it's kind in vaudeville. The North
rup Players will present Honor
Thy Children" comedy satire of
merit: the Jack Arnold Trio, two
comedians and a pretty girl. will
furnish nSrth and melody in an act
"All For Fun: Bernard and Scarth
will come with songs and nonsense
and Smith and Tossell rs The Beau
and the Bell of Beantown." The
matinee photoplay will te Cecil 3.
De Miles production of The
Squaw Man" an elaborate Aircraft
feature: the comedy picture, Choose
Your Exit" and the Pathe News and
the Bray Photographs will complete
the bill.
Sunday starting at 3 p. m. and
running practically continuously.
the performance will offer a fine bill
of selected features with new at
fractions.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-30

show undoubtedly surpasses anythinE
Of the kind in the history OF the "a
nous Winter Garden stage. And there
are many alluring chorus girls 20
grace the pageantry. Only a few
years ago such fantastic maTVels WerD
confined to the Russian and French
stages. Now such music halls as Tn
Winter Garden in New York set the
PACE. The Passing Show proves
this fact conClusively. The palace
courtyard scene. which suggests the
glory OF Old Babylon. and the nnaI
gold room scene. with its Elaring color
contrasts and its procession Of stage
beauties amazingly arrsyed. are tWu
Of the most wonderful stage pictures
Of the age
After the spectacle comes the com
edy, I'm which the leading figures am.
the Howards Irene Franklin and Bur
ton Green. Roy Cummings and Wiz
II. PhHbrick. Willie Howard's powers
Of entertaining iscrease with every
season, while Roy Cumming. who
was never heard Of here before. Is Jnr
widest comedian at large. HIS aero
batic antics defy all laws OF grsyIts-
ton. Irene Franklin also has an en-
tire new line OF material and more cu-
tertaininE than ever.