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Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09
SURRENDERED TO JAPS

Washington, May 4.-Senator John
son of California, republican, IN 9
statement today, charged that Presi-
dent Wilson had reversed his stand
upon secret treaties in the Fiume dis
pute and had surrendered without the
Isemblance of q contest" to Japan in
the controversy over the disposition Of
Shantung by which he said millions
of Chinese were delivered into bond
age.
"A week ago." Senator johnson
said, "Out of the darkness Of the plot
and counter plot, the cunning intrigue
and bargaining of the peace confer
ence there came ray Of light when
the president denounced secret treat
les. His press agents told US how
firmly he would stand against Italy's
secret treaty and Japan's worse secret
treaty. Within a week after an imi-
tatiOn barrage upon racial equality
the Japanese boldly made their de-
mands and without the semblance Of
contest apparently the president for
gets his words which we were still re-
echoing and abjectly surrenders.
Debtors Must Yield
"This is simply another concrete
illustration of the league Of nations
Debtor nations requesting economic
aid must yield, but the powerful and
threatening member of the league will
obtain by the strong arm exactly
what it demands.
"Here at stake is q large province
of China and 100000 Of people.
Japan had pledged her word to the
world at large and specifically to the
United States at the time Of the tax
ing Of the province to return it to
China. Under her secret agreements
she demands that she may break her
plighted faith and keep these lands
and people; and q peace conference
pledged to self determination, justice
to the protection Of weak nations
against strong, forgets its pretenses
and protestations and delivers into
bondage millions Of helpless people"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09
W1LLARD.DEMPsEY FIGHT

The Willard Dempsey hstic encOun-
ter for the worlds championship viii
occur in Toledo, Ohio, at 8 p. m, July
4. The 20 will be in q twelve round
knockout. - - 80 80.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09
WORK TO RESUME

J. 7. Phipps reports the progress
on the deep well to be 1920 feet. He
broke a sci, Of jars and had TO close
down, but the repairs are here and
drilling will be resumed today. He
says he is working in limestone fOrma-
ton without much water in the hole.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Private Lawrence A. Brewer, SON Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Brewer and broth
er Of Mrs. VIM. B. F. Valliere, Of Bax-
ter Springs, has wired home that he
has landed in New York from France
and is now in the base hospital where
he will likely be detained for q month
before being discharged. Lawrence
was severely wounded in battle.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Numerous farmers are circulating
petitions to be sent to Senator Cap
per for the purpose Of backing him
mp in his fight he il preparing to make
for the repeal Of the daylight saving
law. In Kansas alone, II IL reported,
250, 900 names have been written dOwn
and there are more 70 coma othsR
states are following the lad q Kan
sas. The present time is very objoe-
tiOnable to the farming elaSl, largely
because Il forces country people 70
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Thsra 4 imorS cataErA n IN saeliea
of II country than all othT ol1eeeea
put togsthog. and Tor yoaEs Was -.
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Hailal Dlmi6 Pilb Cor oonspaNoA
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09
A Bond Of $4,000 for the Faith
full Performance Of the Work :
and q Kansas Liability
Bond Of 1000 :.


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Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

John West, of Spavinaw, Okla, was
in the city yesterday after some min
ing repairs. West Is . familiar fig
ure here and is known by all the old
timers. He is . jOvial, .WhOle-souled
fellow and TO meet him you become
his friend.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Naturized Liver Tablets are guaran-
teed to be better than calomel, and to
answer the purpose Of calOmel in ev-
cry way. They expel the bile and cold
as nature would have it done. Sold
on money back guarantee. 15c and
35c. For Sale by Scott's Drug Store.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Drs. ]. Sawyer Cannon and G. c.
Mccormick, attended the meeting Of
the county medical society at Galena,
Wednesday evening. The subject con-
sidered was Tuberculosis"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

L. L. Keine, Of Topeka, Kan, II n
the city today on business. Mr.. Keins
is an old newspaper man, having haa
charge Of the Topeka Daily Capital
thirty-six years ago, now owned by
Senator Arthur Capper. The Senator
used to work for Mr.. Keine a. print
ar.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09
WiGhin'

W1Dh1n'
Here of late I've been q wiShin',
Fer a chance to 60 . fishin',
In some quiet, shady pool.
Surely bull heads must be bitin',
For the dragon flies are fightin',
Tho the air is somewhat cool.
And fishin' worms are dandy,
Long and fat and mighty handy,
Fer q hook.
Fishin' sorter calls me way,
When the days slip into May,
To the brook.
And ! cannot keep from wishin'
For q chance to 60 . fshin',
Down on Willer creek.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

to run up to K. C. and hear Caruso
if he hadn't been persistently phOno-
graphed into us for several months at
our favorite drug store.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

seventy-hve per cent Of the grade
accidents are preyentable, 'tis said,
but the motorists don't think Il pays
to bother, as half Of them get across
alive. ,tt ~.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

An effort is being made by retail
clothing dealers to have the tax on
clothes withdrawn. Judging from
some of the styles, that's about all
that's left to withdraw.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

An editor up at Omaha has II ag-
ured out that the real, southern mock
ing bird does not travel that far north.
He says what they have there are
threshers or possibly @eat birds"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

An inkwell in the hands Of a wo-
man may prove as deadly as n re-
volver. A lady clerk while cleaning
an inkwell dropped it from the thir-
teenth story window and killed q man
who was passing by at the time. Hid
den moral, never clean 'em.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

We're beginning to hear Of corn
kings" again, the same being speeu-
lators who make millions out Of the
public by gambling with the food sup
ply. The %wheat kings" have been
eliminated; can't all such 'rOyal" rod
ents be got rid of
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

The Missouri Legislature having
voted down the proposal to make the
wild crab apple blossom the state
flower. What about the jimsOn weed 7
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

For Sale-Five passenger Dodge
car, 1918 model, good as new. Auto
Exchange Garage.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

The city dads are Oiling the streets
Just now and from the tracks that are
carried into the stores and offices the
streets are not all that are in for .
coat of Il.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

It's real amusing to hear how some
of the soldier boys sent back checks
of $1,000 denomination for Victory
bonds; but then some Of those young
fellows don't depend altogether on
their 81 q day.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Which is about the same argument
some fellows have for never going to
church; they might have to wear q
stiff collar.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Old Pert Nye, who Is an authority,
says there Il about e much differ
enes between the true mOcking bird
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

April is finally getting down to
form, q little late but still in time. A
genuine April shower fell yesterday.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Lieut.. Kite Of the air service should
be able to deliver the goods If there
is anything in a name.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Some people eat onions, some at
more onions while stilEOthers eat most
onions; speaking however Of degrees,
would It be impossible to decline It
this way:-pOsitive onion, compare
tive chard, superlative garlic?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

One west-Of-town farmer who posi-
lively can zee no good coming out Of
the concrete highway proposal, says
that he has farned for 45 years and
never once had to shoe his horses and
he doesn't want to. start in this late in
life to do 20; II the rock road is built
he figures he will have to.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

rise too early, and the farm hands,
who no longer work from daylight to
dark but insist ON union hours, are
quitting the fields in the middle Of the
day and demanding their supper.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Some of the local hold backs who
declined to work for Uncle Sam dur
ing the various Y. N. c. A., Red
Cross, Liberty bond and other drives,
are going to find IL hard shedding to
create much interest in their own
proposition when they 60 out to So
licit, hereafter.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

A returned soldier says he can't
keep from counting up the first thing
every morning how many more days
of leave he has left.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09
THRU THE WINDOW
By J. w. K.

It's q brave subalten who will be
the first to wear his last summers
panama, out on the street.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

There was . young man from CabOOlr
Who played with an innocent (?) tool,
They laid him away
In a new suit Of gray,
He had better have fooled with Q
mule.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Sneak thieves. have recently. been
working this town; this time they
broke into the home Of an aged couple
who were away for some weeks.
Trunks and wardrObes had been TiAed
and a quantity Of potatoes had been
cooked aud eaten. Like the thieves
who prey on FOrds there seems to b
no way to apprehend the culprits.
They should at least be cOnsiderate
enough to pay for the gas used in get
ting their mealB.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

The Salvation Army is going to
take over the saloons after the coun-
try goes dry. Wonder if they will con-
tinue to serve music with the pink
lemonade?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09


and ihs cat bird as thee h boiWctn
q tros toad and q Wild canary The cat
bird squawks; the mocksr sings . real
song and many of them, even 10 ihni-
tating the blddies that follow the old
hsnS In our back yard. II those oma-
ha fellows want to break into the class
In ornithology let them come down
here and camp with ~ q day or 20
along Spring river and see and hear
for once q real mOcking bird.
A foolish robin has built her nest
in front Of the house close by where
people pass within six feet Of her
scores Of times a day and Is trying to
hatch her setting Of Ave bluish-green
eggs. We retrieved her setting from
the hands Of two bad boys who had
spied the little nest and were making
of with the pretty eggs; after that
she came back but appeared TO want
to move and one morning after the
rain we found her deliberately taking
the eggs, one at q time, In her bill and
trying to move them. In her awk-
wardness one egg fell TO the ground
and broke. Since them she has given
up the idea Of moving and Is trying to
stick out q bad location. II any Of
our nature falker friends ever heard
Of a bird moving her eggs or het
young, we should be glad to hear from
them.
The Texas murderer who got the
wrong man didn't play the game fair
He should have at least sent in his
card, or as they do in Missouri, invite
the other fellow out.
The st. Louis Post Dispatch CALI
Senator Lodge q "cantankerOus pea
nut politician" This peanut seems b
have lodged in the Dispatch's esOpha
gus.
Bob Frazier, our popular sheriff
seems to be getting in plenty Of mile
age on the booze runners Of late; bus
mess Is bound to slacken up for al
sides after next July.
The Parent Teachers Association
will have its last bi-monthly meetin,
for this scholastic year at Dougla
school Monday, May 5, $3.50 p. m. Al
persons interested are requested Il
be present.
Private J. Thurman Garretson o
the u. s. M. c., who has been station
ed at Julian Creek, Virginia, guard
ing an ammunition depot, arrived a
the home Of his parents, Rev. and Mrs
Garretson, last night. Private Gar
retsOn has been in the Naval hospita
at Portsmouth for the past fOu
weeks and has thirty day sick leave
| Private Garretson is an expert rifle
man and is Unlisted for q four yea
term.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

II Italy gets Fiume in the final set
tlement, who gets spaghetti?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Old Pert Nye says he doesn't 60
much on tailOr-made prayers. He had
been reading where q million men,
bers Of q prominent church (Outside
of this city, had pledged themselves
to pray daily for the success Of q
great campaign for funds. II take 1t
their ambition Is laudible but my &C
quaintance with Providence is that He
isn't going to help much 30 long as
prayers are perfunctOry; my idea is
that people who pray by the clock will
work by the clock, and such folks don't
generally get what they set out to'ac-
complish. They stop at quitting
time"
There may be q grain Of truth in
Pert's philosophy.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

We might have been more disposed
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

A good many "LOve Blossoms"
seem to be frost bitten before the har-
vest comes on, according to the di-
vorce court records.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Those May day bOmbers should
have done like the kids, hung their
baskets on the front door knob instead
of spending their good money for
postage.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

We asked J. Hope Sudds, our favor
ite barber, what the latest report was
ON the drive for good roads, west Of
town. Nothing has been heard from
the committee since the last big rain,"
he said. "The last word, they were
going west in three feet of mud. It is
hoped they teachsd the top, Of Blue
Mound before the deluge struck
them"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Many q man didn't get to 60 to
France who would have liked to, but
he can now get some Of the thrill at
long range. Hear Lieut.. Nash next
Monday night. He fights it out on
the stage and bayOnets several Ger
mans right before your eyes. Nash
comes back at the special request Of
the local Victory Bond people and will
speak at the Methodist church next
Monday evening.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Over ct Joplin the sky pilots will
haul you over the city at 81 per min
ute which Is almost as cheap as some
Of the slow going land jitneys charge
here.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

The Parent Teachers Association
will have its last bi-monthly meetins
for this scholastic year at Douglas
school Monday, May 5, $3.50 p. m. All
persons interested are requested to
be present.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

The Texas murderer who got the
wrong man didn't play the game fair
He should have at least sent in his
card, or as they do in Missouri, invite
the other fellow out.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

The st. Louis Post Dispatch calls
Senator Lodge a "cantankerOus pea
nut politician" This peanut seems 10
have lodged in the Dispatch's esOpha-
gus. :"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-09

Bob Frazier, our popular sheriff
seems to be getting in plenty Of mile
age on the booze runners Of late; bus
mess is bound to slacken up for al
sides after next July.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
ELECTRIC STORAGE AGAIN
LOCAL STAR ATTRACTION
Pennsy' Dividend, in Opinion of Reliable authority Is
Considered Safe-Local Market Stronger

Electric Storage Battery was the all e
absorbing feature of the local market
today. 1t was brought again into
prominence by an animated rally of
more than 3 points. virtually retrieving
the ground lost in the two preceding ses-
sions. The quick rebound came in for
more than passing interest. because it
confirmed yesterdays reports of quiet
absorption under realizing sales and
the absence of real liquidating pres
sure. AS a matter Of fact. the stock
was again taken today by virtually the
same interests which for some time past
have been scientifically and skillfully
picking up the stock. The buying of
these same interests automatically has
appeared and disappeared according to
market conditions. In the two preced-
ing sessions while the stock was under
moderate realizing pressure after touch
ing 10, was under cover, taken by the
same crowd. In the parlance of the
street "they Just held the bag" Today,
as demonstrated on other occasions, the
floating supply was found to be ex-
tremcly small when certain gentlemen
who have the disagrccable habit of sell
ing--"that which does not belong to
them tried to cover short commit
ments.
The trading in the remainder Of tho
local stocks was relatively light. Cen
oral Asphalt was nc-haIf lower. rep
resenting the elimination of yesterdays
gain. Lake Superior, Lchigh Valley
and Philadelphia Electric were un-
changed. nion Traction lost one half,
while Pennsylvania shades an eighth.
Tonopah belmont improved one six
tecnth and Insurance Company of
North America was ono eighth above
the previous sale. American Ship
showed signs of life again advancing *.
PENNSYLVANIA Salt on light sales re-
ccdcd ~.
Efforts have been made on frequent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28

To come right down to the bottom
facts of the cuSc. Wall street iudulged
in pind bet that Mr.. GomperS's $ trip
to Washington would furnish the key
for the solution of all the veXing labor
problems. In other words. Wall street
nurscd the belief that MIR. Gompcrs,
recognizing the absurdty Of combating
the combined opposition to the ad-
mniStration and public sentiment
against further unreasonable demands
Of labor. thereby intcrrupting the cGu
pnign for the correction Of the high cost
Of living. would advise against radical
action on the part Of labor ut this time.
Opening prices were established from
to : points above last night : closing
level. The professional bear contingent
was disposed to contest tho recovery. but
was unable to make much hcudway. Ell
forts in this connection wcrC quickly
countcrbalanccd by renewed pool aCtiv-
tiles. which ccntcred in the equipment
shares. Baldwin Locomotive led that
group with a spirited rise Of nearly
I points: followed closely by Car and
Foundry, with a rise of nearly . points
and 3l2 points in American Locomotive.
Cruciblc Steel repeated its spectacular
performance of Tuesday with sudden
upshoot of moro than | points. MCNi-
can Petroleum was later taken M and
pushed 6 points higher. In tho mean
time tho better feeling concerning the
steel situation carried luited States
steel up points: Bethlehem Steel %i2.
Advances of y to moro than ! points
wcrc also scored by General Motors.
Hide and Leather preferred. StudCbak"r
and Mercantile Marine shares.
The railroads were also in better
favor. with Southern Pacific advancing
moro than > points; Reading l"l and
Union Pacific / q.
With the completion of the urgent
covering of shorts there were partial re-
actions all along the line. CruCiblc
steel lost about one half OF its carly
gains. United States Steel reacted
about a point from its highest prices,
while Balwwin Locomotive yielded over
3 points after its sharp upturn. Net
gains. however. throughout the list were
still substantial.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
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LABOR OUTLOOK
TURNS MARKET UPWARD
Pool 4ctrities Bring Sensational Jumps in SpeciatiesHod
Reaction in the afternoon


/ New York. Aug. 2G.--Ovcrnight con
sidcration of tbo labor situation mt
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day rbi. n,oo,,+ an a,oroso ,Jyance
of . ,oint and nrnr in tho ronk and
flc vbilc in snerioltics aggressive nooi
( ortivitic, hrought sensational Turns
from . tn moro thnn II uoints
! The recovery movement was wholly
/ natural and Iogica, in view of the mar.
rowness of the current spcCulation. In
other words. the conduct of the market
the last ton davs showed concusivcly it
had reached a iurcturc by reason of the
altered technical conditions whereby it
rapidly reaches an ovCrbought and over
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28

occasions to create the impression of
possible change in the Pennsylvania
Railroad dividend policy when the di.
rectors meet to take action on this ques
tion ut their meeting in October. From
a source of information generally con.
sidered reliable and authoritative it is
stated positively that no change in the
dividead distribution has been either
considered or is contemplated by the
board of directors. Nor is there any
probability of change in the dividend
policy during the term of the govern
ment control. o..
No one can tell what conditions may
be created when the railroads are re-
turned by the government to their .secu
rity holders, but this would be d case
of borrowing trouble ahead of time.
At the moment, measured by all trust
worthy signs, the "Pennsy" dividend
seems to be safe. This. in all events,
apparently is the conclusion of in =
vcstors as indicated in the continued
increase of rev stockholders. On Au-
gust | the number of persons holding
the stock reached a new high record of
112,261. an increase of G1S over July
and an increase of S033 over August /
last year. On August ! the average
holding was 1896 shares. compared with
80 u shares on July | and $3.50 shares
II year ago,
The number of stockholders in the
last two years has increased 1902.
while the average holding has been tc-
duccd from 105.05 to $3.50 shares. An
interesting feature in connection with
this growing list of stockholders is that
women are still buying the stock in
greater relative degree than male hold
crs. On August the women stock
holders held 2o.34 per cent. or S150.-
900. 900 par value of, the $500, 900. 900
capital stock. Another striking change
is in the foreign holdings, which has
fallen to 80 per cent.