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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

Take a small piece Of screen wire
and insert it in a slit in stick. se-
cure by two clinched beads. and you
have as good fly killer as you could
buy. Hit the fly sharp slap and it
drops dead without being crushed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

WY HEN materials are too delicate
w to take starch. use sugar in
rinsing water. Sheer fabrics.
such as organdies. chiffons and all
other delicate materials. will gain their
original crispiness IL three table
spoons of sugar are added to the
rinsing water. This also Is the proper
treatment for all wells.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

If the stove is cracked good &C.
ment is made from wood ashes and
salt in equal proportions. Reduce to
a paste with cold water and I'LL in the
cracks when the stove is cool. 1t will
soon harden.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

linen. II nouncing Is used II can be
Joined under the narrow belts 80 that
an edge comes to the top and one
above the tucks at the bottom. More
OF the founcing is shaped into the
mandarin sleeves.
Isn't the fifth design just too
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

Set the water whirling with a spoon
and drop egg in the center OF mael-
strom. The motion rounds the eggs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

Try dipping lamb chops in lemon
juice before boiling them. They are
delicious
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

slightly. and short-fiared sleeves set
into a kimono shoulder.
The last frock. a pinafore.-does
duty for lots OF things, for afternoons
or dress-up mornings. A dimity. or
candle. voiie or handkerchief linen
would all be suitable materials and
easy ones upon which to work the sim
pie border of outlining dashes and
dots. The front Of the frock is exact
ly like the black. and as in the back,
eyelets are buttonholed in line with
the outlining at the bases of the EN-
broidered straps for the ribbon to pass
through.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

chic. youthful model. A thin china
silk lining does not add extra weight,
but serves to give neat finish to the
inside of the garment. The coat is
made with a yoke front and back. a
broad collar and pointed cuffs. White
machine stitching appears on the col
lar, above the pockets and just be-
meath the yoke line
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

T HE vogue of vests or waistcoats
is very strong this season. Dur
ing the early spring these ac-
eessories took the form of velvet,
leather, figured silks OF velour. but
with the approach of warm weather
the majority of vests are of white
wash material; pique. linen. gabar-
dine. satin or corduroy being used for
the purpose. The wearing of a white
vest with dark linen. serge or silk
suit. gives that dash. style and touch
of youthfulness that every woman ap-
preciates. The contrast caused by the
white against the dark color not only
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

If, when cooking mushrooms. a piece
of silver. coin, or spoon be placed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

adds new life to an old suit, but IL
gives youthful lines to the suit, Here
you see vest OF white plqee that
closely resembles the cut Of a maps
vest, that is, from the bottom up to
the collar; but then the collar is the
thing that makes the waistcoat fem
inine- Crossed straps appearing at
the back and attached TO the sides -
the vest serve to keep It In place.
Vests Of delieately colored wash ma
terials are also very fashionable. those
OF Copenhagen blue or blue Of lighter
shades are very good. Lavender aud
pink are other fasorite shades.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

Ut is truly pleasing to note the NUM-
Der of women who are taking an
active interest in the various
sports and who are wise enough to
realize the importance of having their
clothes in keeping with the spirit OF
the occasion. The sports coat is here
to stay, but not unless it can show
some variation in material or line
from the sports coat of yesterday.
This sports coat is different because
OF the fact that lowered taffeta has
been selected for its making. Pink and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-19

M ANY busy mothers have consid-
V erable trouble hnding time to
49, make the necessary dresses
for little daughter, to say nothing Of
hunting suitable and desirable pat
terms. The six little dresses shown
here will be found to be easily made
and are very attractive as well. Any
one. or everai Of them for that mat
ter, would satisfactorily add TO the
kiddiea, aurnnaar wardroha
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
POSTAGE IN OLD DAYS

The warmth of welcome that awaits
the return of the 2-cent postage
stamp to general use in the United
States, now expected in June, would
be all the warmer if more people
knew by personal experience how
much cheaper postage is than it was
a hundred years ago in the republic
Postage was then paid in cash, for
there were no stamps at all until the
faces Of Franklin and Washington be-
came familiar on the scent and
1O-cent stamps issued in 1S47, and
postage was figured by distance. One
sheet of paper was considered o let
ter, and it cost 8 cents to send such
a letter not over 30 miles; 10 cents
for not over 80 miles; 1S% cents for
not over 400 miles; and rs cents for q
longer journey. No wonder the people
of the time practiced a small ecOnOmi-
cal handwritingl And even 80, one
had to go to the post Office to get the
letter, for free delivery came only in
Lincoln's administration. - Christian
Science Monitor.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
VIM. ALEXANDER
KILLED At TREECE
Onlie Hart, His Slayer, and Carl
Young, His Companion,
Now In County Jail
At Columbus

An item which reached US too late
for publication yesterday was the kill
ing in a gambling den at Treece, six
miles west of Baxter, early Sunday
morning, of William Alexander OF
TreeCa The shooting was done by
0mie Hart. ;,'f4.l ,,,,,...-.-..
According to witnesses, a card game
was going on. Hart and a. cOmpan-
ion by the name of Carl Young, left
Picher late Saturday evening and
went to Treece and loitered around
where the gambling was in process
Alexander, who was the winner Of a
jackpot had just raked in the money
and had 500 in his pocket when Hart
and Young rushed in at the door, COM
manding "hands up" Alexander turn
ed and faced Hart who had leveled a
gun and both men fired at close range
at the same time, according to wit
nesses. Alexander staggered out at
the door and fell dead while Hart fell
in the room mortally wounded. Both
men were shot in the breast.
Young left the scene Of the shoot
ing and was found in Picher Sunday
where he was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Pinnick and turned over TO
Sheriff Frazier of Columbus.
Alexander is survived by his moth
er who lives at Carl Junction and q
sister who resides at Treece. The fun
eral took place this morning at Treece.
So far Hart's relatives have not
been located. He has been in this
district, it is said, for several months.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
HIRMONE|NG
THE Difference
Some Thoughts Along The Line Of
Cementing the Interests Of
Baxter-Get Together
Spirit

.The new mayor and eopnailmen
have proper conception Of the In
terests of BaK1ar, as shown by their
,speech-maiinE aE the council meeting
last night. The members Of the old
council who still hold for another year,
were equally as enthusiastic in their
responsive talks for the interests Of
Baxter. This unity of opinion and in
terests is good to behold and the Citi-
zen compliments Mayor MurdOck and
all the cOuncilmen for the stand taken
for harmony, which means the up
building of Baxters interests.
When outside business men are in
vesting their capital in and around
Baxter and speaking in glowing terms
of the future Of this city, it should
give us encouragement and redOuble
our energies in an effort to all get in
to q haHmOnizing mood.
The people of Baxter should give
every encouragement to the new city
officials and help them to attain the
highest degree OF efficiency in their
labors. HH{ -.
The problems confronting the new
officers, combined, with the old, are
trying problems which need the. 'ce--
menting ties Of fellowship from ell Of
Baxter's citizens, and If this Is given
the new administration in cOpiOus
amounts, our realizatiOns Of Baxters
future vii be q reality.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11

Governor Allen has the Southern
cotton spectators on the run. Two
weeks ago yesterday Gov. Henry j,
Allen declined an invitation to attend
a conference in a southern state for
the purpose of helping to plan q, re-
duced cotton acreage, and, expressed
his indignation that the cotton specu-
lators of the south should "deliber-
ately trade on the misery Of the world
for their own enrichment"
Yesterday Governor Allen, on invi-
tatiOn, supplied information to the Of
fee Of the attorney general Of the
United States in an inquiry into the
truth Of the charges that the cotton
men were engaged in a conspiracy in
restraint Of trade.
What started out as a controversy
between Governor Allen and J. Skot-
iowa Wannamaker, chairman of the
South Carolina Cotton association
over the relative patriotism Of the
southern cotton grower and the Kan
sas wheat grower, developed in two
short weeks into an official inquiry by
the United States government to de-
termine whether or not there is
great Southern cotton trust. Governor
Allen thought he was just taking
pot shot at q situation that aroused
his patriotic ire; it develops instead
that he has started one Of the most
important antitrust inquiries in the
history Of the country.
Wannamaker wired Governor Allen
yesterday to telegraph the Attorney
General Of the United States to hurry
up and make an investigation 50 that
the Southern cotton association could
be found guilty or acquitted Of violat'
ing the antitrust laws.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
THE ~SHIMMIE" DANCE AND
@CHEEK.TO-C CHEEK" BARRED

The Kansas Aggies at Manhattan
will no longer countenanee ~Shtmmie"
and "Cheek-to- Cheek" dancing. Prom
inent women's organizations have Pc
titiOned against these forms Of dances
which resulted in q protest against
the same by the Students Council
which declared that ''the tTuest type
Of young wOmanhOOd cannot be up
held in these dances"
This reminds us that q few weeks
ago at Kansas City q teacher Of this
modern form Of dances was yanked
up before a magistrate to demonstrate
this class Of dancing. The instructor
insisted that the dance was q modest
one and in order to convince His Hon
or that it was, he proposed to exhibit
himself in Q performance. The court
being without any knowledge Of the
character Of the dance, consented to
the exhibition and the instructor sped
onto the floor, and with an imaginary
lady at his side, made q few terpsi-
chorean steps-"HOld on, hold on"
said the court 'That's enough; IN
fine you $780,"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
TREES PLANTED
FOR FALLEN HEROES
Woman's Club and the Schools
United In the Observance
Of ArbOr Day

Arbor Day was fittingly celebrated
yesterday by the public schools and
the Woman's Club.
Directly following roll call a
patriotic program was carried out in
each grade Of the schools and at 2;SO
procession was formed and the
children 800 strong marched from the
old to the new school site. The parade
was fully three blocks long and the
people on the street viewed It with ad-
miration and much interest. It was
the first public appearance the schools
had made for a year or more and few
realized that the enrolment had
grown to such proportions.
At the new school house grounds
the Woman's Club had furnished and
prepared the holes for eleven beauti-
full shade trees, eight of which were
especially marked to commemorate
the heroic acts of eight Baxter
Springs boys who paid the supreme
sacrifice for their country, in the great
World war.
When the school pupils arrived they
were formed in q semi-circle for the
program, which opened with prayer
by DR.. orton, followed by splendid
address by Rev. John Pearce. The
pupils sang patriotic songs and this
was followed by the ceremony OF at
taching tags to the eight trees each
bearing the names of one Of the fallen
Baxter boys. 1t is the purpose to re-
place these tags soon with metal tags
which it is hoped can be kept on the
trees for many years to come.
A considerable number Of people
were present at the exercises and al
together the Woman's Club, the
schools and others may ven be proud
of the manner in which Baxter for
the first time celebrated the day OF
tree planting.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
WHEAT YIELD
8s7,OOO,OO0 BU.
Government Obliged to Pay the
Difference Between SIPS
and the World Mar
ket Price

Washington, April S.-FOrecast by
the department Of agriculture today
that the nations wheat crop would
total 837, 900, 900 bushels, the largest
crop ever grown, aroused immediate
speculation as to the cost to the gov
ernment Of such an enormous yield.
Under the bill passed by congress in
the closing days Of the last session,
the government Is obliged to pay the
difference between the guaranteed
price Of $2.26 q bushel and the world
market price, for every bushel not on
ly on winter but of spring wheat pro-
duced.
The total value Of the winter wheat
crop on the basis Of an $4,000, 900
bushel crop forecast, would be $780,
100000. The spring wheat crop, soon
to be planted, cannot be estimated at
this time, but department Of agricul-
ture officials today predicted 1t would
range between 226, 100000 and SOO,-
100000 bushels, which would increase
the total value of the nations wheat
crop to approximately two and half
billion dollars.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
TO BUILD THE
PEORIA TEL. LINE
Line Runs from Peoria Via Five
Mile Greek to Baxter
Poles and Material
Purchased

The trunk telephone line will soon
be an assured fact between Peoria,
ten miles south Of Baxter, and this
city. The people of Peoria and Vi
cinity have their funds raised, and
under the direction Of Sergt. Jack
Twente q petition Is being circulated
here today raising the 500, which
Peoria has asked Baxter to donate to
ward the construction Of the line.
The people of Peoria will build the
line into Baxter and maintain 1t at
terward. It will make connection
with various rural telephone lines
throughout adjacent territory, and
within the near future it is expected
to have several hundred mofe people
connected with Baxter by telephone.
At one. time, number Of years ago,
there were three hundred phones in
that locality connected with Baxter.
The line will run from Peoria, via
Smile Greek, to Baxter. The poles
and material have been purchased.
The only way to talk from Baxter to
Peoria now is to 60 around via Joplin
and Seneca, an expensive proposition.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
.GAs conference :
IN MINNESOTA
Gas Officials Of Kansas Are Meeting
Today In Minneapolis, MINI,
Where Gas Rates win
Be Discussed

Just why the gas officials Of Kan
sas who are fighting to restore the
gas rates to the people as decided by
the U. s. Supreme Court, should be
called into counsel before Judge Booth
in Minneapolis, MIMI, no one seems to
know. That is q long ways to travel
to settle q question that has already
been settled by the highest authority
IN the land.
judge E. E. Sapp Of Galena will re-
present this section in the Minneapolis
meeting.
Judge Booth is the same fellow who
rendered the opinion in the gas con-
troversy several years ago which waa
reversed by the U. s. Supreme Court
Fifty Kansas attorneys will be al
the meeting. The point at issue seems
to be whether the Kansas Natural
shall refund to the consumers Of Kan
sas and Missouri 100000 over
charge, reckoning this on the basis OF
the Supreme Court decision.
In October. 1912, the Kansas Natur-
al Gas Company, q Delaware corpor-
alton, with headquarters at Independ-
enee, Kan, was placed in the hands OF
q receiver on petition Of the bond
holders. In December, 1912, the re-
ceiver began proceedings in federal
court against the Kansas public util-
tiles commission, the Missouri public
service commission, and thirty-two
local companies in fOrty-seven cities
and towns Of Kansas and Missouri to
set aside the rates fixed by these COM
missions for natural gas on the
ground that It was ~non-cOmpensa-
tory anh,eonfiscatSry and burden on
interstate c0mmerce."
Decided for Receiver
Judge Booth was appointed to hear
the case. He decided for the receiver
and fixed rate, in June, 1913, at six
ty cents per thousand feet. In NOvem-
Der of the same year, Judge Booth
fixed the rate at eighty cents. Kansas
cities that had been paying twenty
to twenty-eight cents for natural gas
appealed the case. The United States
supreme court on March II, last, re-
versed the decision Of Judge Booth
deciding that the transaction was moi
interstate commerce, and that It end
ed when the company turned over the
gas at the gate Of the city.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
STATISTICS ON
OLD TRAILS ROAD
From Washington to Los An
geles, Cal.-ROad Is Com
pleted from Washington
TO the Illinois Line

What Is known as the Old Trails
Road, laid out from Washington, d.
C., 20 Los Angeles, Calf, has been
csmpleted from the Capitol westward
10 the Illinois line. and One-third Of
the route thru illinois is completed
with The finance on hand to complete
It thru the state.
In Missouri, one-third has been COM
pletsa and the balance financed.
Kansas has 512 miles of this road.
295 petitiOned for and approved by
the commissioners in the counties
thru which the road runs.
In Morris county the commissioners
have closed up for 119 miles Of hard
surface roads to connect with the Old
Trails Road, which they will let by
eoutznct.
We bring this national good roads
news hem back home to the people
here that they may know how crazy"
the country has gone on road building.
Next to obtaining peace for the
world, it is the one big item Of the
hour.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
MEMORIAL BUILD
INC POSTPONED
Directors Decide That Liberty
Loan Takes Precedent
win Resume ActivI
tiles Later = ,.s,a.

The Memorial building campaign
has been indefinitely postponed. This
was decided yesterday afternoon at a
meeting of the directors and promOt-
ers which was held at the Chamber Of
Commerce. It was decided by the 'di-
rectOrs that owing to the nearness Of
the Liberty Loan drive the pOstpOn-
nent Of the Memorial building cam
paign was q plausible step for the
city.
Baxter's quota for the loan drive is
large and it is felt by the majority
that It is the patriotic duty of every
citizen to support the government
drives before any other Everything
was in preparedness for the Memorial
building drive and in fact, several
laRwe amOunts were subscribed yester-
day. The spirit behind the work of
the pEsmOter, Lieut.. Charles Laridon,
and he members of the team was OF
thSbest and would, no doubt, have
wo1l.Sd for assured success.
Ifeutenant Laridon has worked with
an ntiring effort, having the support
Of practically every business man Of
the city. The merchants and business
msn have donated literally for the
advertising space which both local pa
pers have carried the last week, and
the papers themselves have been gen
srous with free publicity.
III sentiment in Baxter today ii
flak the Memorial building eampaigr
yin Be started during the summer q
fhut construction on the building caV
b bsgun in the early fall. During thl
fhe past two weeks the idea hai
oursad TO every home and firm IN
Baxter that the buihing l. badly
nAsasd and that Il WIN only Be q mat-
tur q . 6hors tine until Il is erected
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11

The case Of VIM. Kitchen (eOlOred)
and discharged soldier (white mani,
Chas. H. Strickland, whom Marshal
Horton brought over from Joplin,
jointly accused Of stealing some hams
from Jim Bum, were before Judge
English Tuesday afternoon. Kitchen
took the whole affair ppOn himself
and paid . fine Of $40 and costs, and
paid Bum for the meat. The soldier
was discharged on advise from the
the county attorney.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
EUROPE IS MOT
CURED Of WARS
''MOre and More / Am Coming
to the Conclusion That We
Had Better Stay on Our
Side Of the Ocean"
By Edwin L. James

Coblenz, April 4 (delayed).-Re-
preventative Julius Kahn, Of Cali
fornia, chairman Of the House COM
mittee on military affairs, told me in
an interview this morning that he
foresaw other wars in the not too dis
tant future. He has come to Germany
to study the situation in It's relation
to the future military policy Of the
United States, and he says his inves-
tigatiOn has convinced him not only
that the Peace Conference will not
smooth out fhe affairs of the world
10 an everlasting level of satisfaction
and commitment for every one, but
also that -four years and three months
of war have not cured Europe Of
fighting.
''The Allies" he said, fought for
democracF, fought for ideas, fought
unitedly Tor the right. Wouldn't you
suppose that when they had won they
would stand close together?
Better stay On Our Side Of Ocean
"We thought we were all together
in our ideas. We find that we are far
from it. ] would not do or say any
thing to hamper our President in his
work, but l believe that it is not
hampering but helping final results to
say openly that the American people
can not undertake the chaperOnage OF
the worlds bad dispositions. We are
getting in deep by attempting it!
"More and more ! am coming to the
conviction that we had better stay on
our side 6f the ocean. The President
and his cOnferees in Paris cannot
make moial laws and expect the world
to abide BY them.
"Ansr san mothers viii give their
boysto protect the rights Of their Ns-
tion. American mothers will not give
their boys to come to Europe or some
other part of the world TO make some
one else behave.
Sees Danger Lurking Ahead
81 am over here particularly to for
mulate ideas about our future army.
Because dangers are lurking ahead ]
am more than ever convinced Of the
wisdom of universal training. ! find
the army agrees with me. Give US q
standing army of 100000 volunteers
and train every youth perhaps six
months, and that will put US where we
can protect ourselves-which we may
have to do for we will not emerge
from the Paris conference beloved OF
all the world. We might as well face
that fact and be in position to make
those who do not love US at least re-
spect US.
81 don't know how the League OF
Nations will work out nor does anyone
else. If it works out to letting Us
watch over our hemisphere it may be
all right, but the American people will
never ratify any pact under which we
are bound to ship our soldiers to Eur
ope to settle the little or big wars
which will come. That is idealism
rampant"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11
OVERSUBSCR|BED
IN MELROsE
Lyon Township Forging to the
Front and Expects to Have
Petitions Completed by
This Evening

The concrete road petitions are be-
ing circulated with excellent and en-
cOuraging results in NeOshO and Lyon
townships; in that section Of the .bens-
AEst road district west Of the Blake
rOad. To point one mile this side Of
Melrose, the quota Of signatures and
of the necessary amount Of acreage
has been more than subscribed, in
fact Oversubscribed to very encour-
aging extent.
Between Melrose and the Blake
road, in Lyon township, the petitions
are also being circulated with excel
lent results and that portion Of the
work may be completed today.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11

Corp. NJ. Rutter, well known in
Baxter, was in town Mon. on recruit
ing business. He says that the army
offers many good jobs in all branches,
Enlistments are open from one to
three years with no reserve. Men are
wanted for the army Of occupation to
do duty in Europe until things are
quieted down more. The Joplin re-
cruiting station at 112 West Fourth
has sent over fifteen men IN the last
month and this month they expect "a
triple the number.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-11

One thing Baxter doesn't appreciate
is home talent. That is why they do
not like to pay for It. We have in
Baxter people who are. in demand out
Of town for their talent and get good
pay for II, but when Baxter wants
them to do anything for them 1t is al
ways to be dOnated for the good Of
the city, you know. Think Il over
give the hDmefOIks q square deal.