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Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

The point involved in the appeal to
the United States supreme court in
the Missouri Pacifc's suit to over
throw the Mahin act, was whether or
not a two-third majority in the United
senate means two-thirds of those
voting or two-thirds of the full men,
bership. The Webb-Kenyon act on
which the various state bone dry
laws were based, was passed over
President Wilson's veto 6S to 21, with
IL not voting. The railroad contend
cd the law was illegally passed be-
cause it not receive 65 votes, or two
h rss of the total senate member
n IN at that time Of SO.
III, case originated in Cherokee
county, where the railroad was con-
victed on twelve counts and fined SlOV
and costs on each count, for import
ing into the state and delivering Ii
quor.
In attacking the law, the company
claimed it was an attempt by the
state to regulate interstate commerce
in violation of the constitution and
contended the legislatures sole pow
er to enact it rested on the Webb
Kenyon act.
Although the supreme court already
has declared the Webb-Kenyon law
constitutional, the company also at
tackled that measure, declaring that
in passing over President Taft's veto
Il failed to receive the vote OF two
thirds of the senate's membership
The lower court held only the vote
of two-thirds of quorum is neces-
sarv. On this point the supreme
court said:
"While there is no decision OF this
court covering the subject in the
state courts of last resort the ques'
tion has arisen and been passed up
on. resulting in every case in the re-
copnition of the principle that in the
absence of an express command tt
the contrary, the twO-thirds vote OF
the house required to pass a bill oVel
a veto is the two-thirds of a quorum
of the body as empowered to perform
other legislative duties"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
NEW GROCERY STORE

Rigney & Baker, is the name Of the
new firm who are preparing to open
a grocery store in the Rogers build
ing, 1O15 Military avenue, formerly
occupied by Emmett Randall. This
company is now operating a store at
Quapaw. They will introduce a new
idea here. That is to provide every
customer who want it with basket
in which to carry away his or her
purchases.
The Baxter store will be in charge
Of w. ]. Rigney. He says that the
business policy of his firm is to sell
for cash on very small margin and
with no deliveries; the object being
to beat the high cost of living by cut
ting down operating expenses.
The place will be named the Basket
grocery.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
BAXTER PAYING LOTS
OF TAXES THIS Year
Baxter Has Paid in $51, 100000 in Taxes
to Local Tax Office, Which is About
Seventy Per Cent.

can be paid. The entire year must be
paid along with a penalty Of five per
cent, which makes it quite worth
while to pay taxes when they are due.
The date of the penalty is entirely at
the option of the county clerk, which
is q lax provision in the negislature
in that people do not know certainly
when the penalty is coming and are
apt to tempt their good luck and slow
down the tax paying in the hopes that
the time will be extended.
The great raise in the valuation Of
lots and all property in this city
makes the tax collectors job more diff
ficult than it has been heretofore as
many people blame the collector for
the raise in taxes and think there is
some error in their statement.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
A TRIBUTE TO LOLA LYNCH

Lola Lynch was born in Ridge
Farm, ILL.,, and came to Kansas while
Young, with her parents, living at
Baxter Springs for a few years and
later going to Columbus.
She graduated from the Cherokee
County High School in 1907. She
taught one term of school, then work.
ed in the gas office for a short time'
Desiring to be deacOness, she en-
tered the Fisk training school at Kan
sas City. After graduating there sne
did deaconess work at Cleveland
Ohio. for some time, but on account
of failing health, retired from the
work. She accepted position at the
Wolf Brothers Laundry, Kansas City
and at the time she was taken i'll was
working in the gas Office as bookkeep-
er. -,
On December 13 she was taken i'll
with the influenza and taken to a hos
pital. where she died December Fl.
Her body was brought to Baxter
Springs and laid to rest in the Gene
tcry there December "a.
Lola was a member Of the Metho-
dist church and lived a conscientious
christian life.
Besides her mother she leaves two
brothers and two sisters, many rela-
tives and friends to mourn her loss.
Contributed.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
CHILDHOOD AND PEACE
By DR.. William A. McKeever, Uni
versity of Kansas.

BY DR.. William A. McKeever, Uni
versity of Kansas.
If universal peace ever settles down
upon this wicked old world, to abide
permanently in the hearts of men, it
will come not by the sword, not by
might of armaments, but as a result
of the startling discovery on the part
of common humanity that such a
thing must be achieved as an out
growth of what is already potentially
within the infantile human nature.
The kingdom of peace is within. 1t
is a thing to be grown and not thing
to be fought for. History shows that
warfare brings about only a tempo
rary peace. The awful conflict just
ended may be the last the world is
ever to experience, but if such proves
to be the case it will mean that man
has found himself out, that he has
discovered some profound truth hid
den hitherto within himself, that ne
has learned better how to explain and
direct through proper channels OF
growth that strange, heavenly gift
called human infancy.
The thousands of little babies born
today, in America, in England, in
France, in Russia, in Germany-these
are practically all alike in that they
conform inherently to a universal
plan which an all-wise Providence
furnished the world ages and ages
ago. Come to think of it carefully
this common pattern of human in
fancy, this universally Of childhood i
an inspiring consideration. There is
no reliable evidence that man has ev'
er been able successfully to apply his
boasted science to the changing Of his
own inherent nature-that q single
fundamental instinct has either beer
added to, or subtracted from hi:
makeup since the beginning of au'
thentic history.
If one thousandth part Of the mon
ey spent during the last four year;
for killing men had been spent fol
studying children, the world would bC
a thousand times better cff today.
am not contending that this present
war is an unjust one. Far from thai
Its purposes seem high; and ever
believe that they may be holy. wnnt
to see it develop into a great spiritual
crusade, q wIr not to beat Germany
that is a mere incident. It must be @
war to save humanity from the crue'
behests of kings and autocrats. But
what will this salvation Of humanity
ultimately mean other than q struggl'
ing away from its own ignorance
about its own self-govenment.
It has been proclaimed to the world
that the way to salvation lies close
by the foot Of the Cross. That saying
never seemed more true than today
But how can men make sure Of find
ing this religion Of the soul, this peace
Of God, except all take their turn sit
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

B. H. Shields, local tax collector.
has collected $51,OOO.OO in taxes,
practically all Of which is on Baxter
real estate. He estimates that 30
per cent of the taxes have been paid
in direct to the county treasurer at
Columbus.
Taxes to avoid the penalty, under
the ordinary dispensatiOn, should have
been in by the goth Of December. The
time was then extended to the end OF
the year and the county treasurer has
not yet seen fit to put on the penalty
Mr.. Shields does not know when the
penalty will be added.
Probably most people understand
that after the date for putting on q
penalty has been added no half tax
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
DELEGATES TO ROAD MEET

An invitation was received by the
Chamber Of Commerce Tues. to name
delegates to a good road convention
at Kansas City, Mo-, on Jan. 21 to get
behind the bill before Congress fol-
10000 miles Of national highway
The invitation comes from w. H. Har-
vey, president Of the Ozark Trail as
sociation. Citizens Of Baxter, who are
contemplating q visit to Kansas City
at that time, viii be delegated by the
Chamber of Commerce If they will re-
port at the secretary's Office.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
A LITTLE FIRE

The fire company was called out
Tues. morning about 1890 to put out
a small fire which had caught near the
chimney on the roof of the house OF
Myrtle Brown on the corner Of Tenth
and West avenue. The lady Of the
house climbed upon the roof and put
out the fire, before the fire company
arrived. The fire did practically no
damage.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
TO PREACH ON ROOSEVELT

Rev. John GarretsOn, Of the Pres
byterizn church, announces that on
next Sunday evening he win preach
on theodore ROOsevelt-the Man.
the Statesman, and the Christian"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Mrs. .Cammack, Of the Baxter teach
ing force, was in Columbus last even
ing force, was in Columbus Tues even
boy born Monday night to her sister,
Mrs. Lorain Cunningham, whose
husband is with the American ExFe-
ditionary forces in France.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

' o. H. Frazee, of the country over
near; Lowell was in town Tues. after
noon doing some shopping and attend
ing to some business matters. While
in town Mr.. Frazee paid the Daily
Citizen office a pleasant call and sub
scribed for the paper for another
year.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Clyde Phillips returned homo this
afternoon after q several days bust.
ness trip to Wichita and COfeyville.
John Phillips, of Coffeyville, has been
running the Globe store during Mr..
Phillips absence. He left tonight for
business trip over in Missouri.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
WANTS PLACE FOR SOLDIER

The United States Employment ser
vice has notified the Chamber OF
Commerce that Ira W. COusatte Ot
this lOcaIity is being discharged from
the army and that q job for him as g
miner or on a farm is desired. He
was q miner for 6 years and q farmer
for 10 years.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10
ACT DECLARED VALID
Missouri Pacific Loses Case In Su-
preme Court Growing Out of
Shipments Of Liquor

Washington, Jan. 8.-The Kansas
law, known as the Mahin act, regu-
lating shipments of intoxicating IL
quors, was declared valid by the su-
preme court today in deciding pro-
ceedings against the Missouri Pacific
railroad for alleged violations Of its
provision.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Miss Beatrice Brake, of Joplin, is
here visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Bud
Inbe. Miss Brake is an accomplished
musician.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Satterlee have
gone to California to spend the bai-
ance of the winter.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
ROUMANIA HAS
NOT REPLIED
TO THE ALLIED NOTE RE-
GARDING HER INCUR
SIONS INTO HUNGARY
AND THE TAKING OF
FOOD AND SUPPLIES
AND AN ADMIRAL WILL
PROBABLY BE SENT TO
ASK HER WHAT SHE is
GOING TO DO ABOUT 1T.

Paris, Sept. z.-The Supreme
Council having failed to receive
from Roumania an answer to the
note demanding an answer to their
she continued to make incursions
into Hungary and take SUPPLIES from
that country in the face of protests
from the allied powers and against
it is likely that the council will send
an Admiral to the Roumanian cap
ital with an emphatic demand thac
the terms of the armisiice and the
agreement with Hungary be respect
cd and obeyed.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
A NJ EMOR|AL
TO CONGRESS
By Fifty Million American
citizens owning railroad Sc
curities Claiming $50.
is A SMALL INCOME

By or on behalf of the fifty mil
lion citizens owning or directly in
terested in Railroad securities.
Including over nine million saw
ings depositors in the mutual saw
ings banks of the country, the thir-
ty-three million citizens who own
forty-six million policies of insur-
ance on their lives, and the millions
of others whose investments in ma
tiona1 and state banks and trust
companies, fire, marine and surety
companies, largely represent rail-
road securities; also universities,
colleges, trust estates and indivi-
dual investors
AS investors and as Trustees who
have invested funds entrusted to
them in railroad securities in re-
lance nupon the exercise by the
Congress of it's power to regulate
commerce, we respectfully present
this memorial of our profound con-
Germ lest remedial legislation by
Congress incident to the return of
the railroads shall fail to reach the
heart of the problem.
We believe that an enlargement
of the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission merely CIV
ing greater jurisdiction over rates,
securities, divisions, and providing
other desirable regulatory devices
will not protect either the financial
structure of the railroads or their
credit, nor will it invite further in
vestment in their securities.
The railroads under existing laws
are denied their right of reasonable
return because competitive railway
service demanded by the American
people and is compelled by law.
Yet Congress has never made 1egis-
lative provision for the compensat-
ing adjustment of rates in their
relation to excess earnings which
j vital to the maintenance of such
service, to it's financial support,
and to protect alike the public
Continued on page Eight)
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
CONDITION OF
COTTON CROP
61.4 Per Cent AS Compared
With 67.S Per Cent
For The
TEN YEAR AVERAGE.

Washington, Sept. "A cotton
cropof 11,23O,0OO bales has been
produced in the 1919 crop of 1890,
600 baleshasbeen produced in the
1919 crop according to the Agricul-
tural department as announced to-
day. The condition August 25th was
61.4 per cent of normal The
condition by Statesis as follows
Virginia 81; North Carolina 70,
South Carolina 81, Georgia SIS,
Florida, 3S, Alabama 65, MISSISSIPPI
pi 81, Louisiana At, Texas 81, Ar
kansas 65, Tennessee SO, Missouri
rs, Oklahoma II, California 50, Ar
izona 90.
Last month the report of the bu-
reau showed a cotton crop of H.
018,000 bales with a condition of
67.1. The average condition on
August 25th for the last ten years
was 67.S per cent of normal.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
A MILLION
POUNDS TOBACCO
And Fifteen Thousand Visitors
Autos and Wagons every
and high Prices.
OPENING MARKET FRIDAY

Despite the inclemency OF the
weather, with rain and more threat
ening. it seemed that almost every
body came to Wilson at the opening
of the tobacco market today. There
were autos and wagons everywhere.
The machines could not park IN the
business section. They were strung
around blocks far away from the
center of the town, and the wagons
with piles of golden weed kept COM
ing through last night until every
inch of floor space IN the big ware
houses was covered, and the people
fiocked around the buyers to watch
the weed SELL And sell it did. The
commonest stuff we saw on the mar
ket brought from ten to IL IL cents
and it was common enough too,
though we have heard good deal
of talk about the common grades
rot bringing as much as they should,
Sand 1ugs brought all the way from
20 to 60 cents, and cutters brought
from 60 to IS cents. The average
for this sale is estimated all the
way from 80 to 80 cents average.
Notwithstanding the fact there
was million pounds of tobacco on
the market today and three sales
were running at the same time, the
buyers wer eager for the weed and
the bidding was stiff and fast The
warehousemen express themselves
as being able to take care of the
avalanche of tobacco offered, how
ever, no fears along the line are
therefore entertained
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
PAGE is CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR

Raleigh, Sept. 2.-In execution
of a promise made when he first de-
clared his intention to become a
candidate for Governor, Hon. Robt.
N. Page of Biscoe, has issued a
statement indicating the causes and
policies to which he will devote him
self if elected. He pIedges himself
to six great tasks, one of which af-
fects the question SO much debated
in North Carolina at this time-the
relations of labor and capital. He
says he believes the question can be
settled if approached fairmindedly.
His solution After fixed charges
and an agreed return in dividends
have been paid all profits beyond
this should be prorated between the
stockholders and the labor that pro-
duced the profit. He expresses the
conviction that cooperation on some
tas1s like this can be worked out
to the happiness of all concerned.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
GOVERNOR HOBBY
OF TEXAS
WANTS AMERICA TO MAKE
MEXICO RESPECT THE
UNITED STATES FLAG,
AND PAYS HER RE-
SPECTS TO NORTHERN
REFORMERS WHO COME
DOWN INTO TEXAS TO
LOOK AFTER THE NEG
ROES FOR THAT STATE.

Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. a
Governor Hobby of Texas speaking
before the Kiwallis club here declar-
ed that we sent the American troops
across the ocean to make them re-
spect the American flag, and that
they should be used for the same
purpose on this side of the ocean.
He said that the rest Of the union
could not realize what Texas had
suffered at the hands of the Mexi-
cans.
He also paid his respects to John
A. Shillaly sof New York, Secretary
of the National Association for the
advancement of colored people of
America and said, that he believed
in Texas and the people of the
State and their ability to handle
their own affairs, and long haired,
double chinned reformers of the
north who know nothing about the
negro, or the conditions maintaining g
in this State between the races,
should be sent back to the north
faster than they come with a brok-
en- jaw if that is the only thing nee
essary to keep them away.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
SENTIMENT
FAVORS OFFICIALS
1t is Recognized that they stop
ped rioting and protected
Charlotte Property.
MAYOR NOT DISTURBED

Charlotte, Sept. 2.-The commits
sioners of Charlotte, who with three
leading business men composed tn.
committee which in vain recon-
m ended recognition Of the union and
submission of other differences to
arbitration for the settlement of
the labor dispute here between the
Southern Public Utilities Company
and it's carmen and elect I.icians, ara
now getting full benefit CT rapidly
Crystalizing public sentiment in IA
vor Of their position.
Even as this movement proceeds
however, the time slated for the FL
ing of petitions for the recall CT
Mayor McNinch and Commissioners
Page and Wear mis- near at hand.
A check upon none Of rhe reti-
tions which have been in general cir
culation reveal total Of 1,460
names, it was announced today,
while six other petitions have not
been totaIled. Under the law, 25
per cent of the qualified voters
casting a vote for mayor on the
last election will justify the order
for an election. only 1909 votes
were actually cast.
Mayor McNinch and his associates
are apparently not disturbed over
the progress of the recall move
ment. All of them have been in
sistent upon the obligation on the
part of the Southern Public Utili-
ties Company to recognize organ
lied labor and the events of the
week have not moved them in their
stand
The strong outburt of feeling
against them because of alleged re-
sponsibilfty for what labor declares
too hasty action on the part of the
police on the one side, and preju-
dice on the other for alleged favor
ftism toward the demands of organ
lied labor, has left the commission
ers in an unenviable position. They
are between two fires.
Continued Ga page Eight)
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
THE PACKING OF GOODS

Para, Brazil, Aug. 6.-(Corres-
pondence of The Associated Press)-
The efforts of the Bureau of For
eig nand Domestic Commerce at
Washington induce exporters to
pack their merchandise securely
for shipment is having good results.
Merchandise is now arriving in
South America in better condition
than formerly, it is said, when poor
goods but in injury to the market
for American products.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
MEETING AMERICAN
BAR ASSOCIATION

Boston, Sept. 1-Internationaf
law, reconstruction and public util-
tiles are among the subjects to be
considered at the first meeting since
the war of the American Bar Asso-
citation and subsidIar and allied
bodies which will open in this city
on Tuesday. oMre than 900 dele
gates have signified their intention
of attending.
committees of the association
Ehich thave been Investigating a
number of important matters will
submit reports. A wide range of
topics will be discussed by eminent
lawyers
VIscount Finlay OF Nairs, former
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Will speak at the opening session.
He will extend the greetings OF the
bench and bar OF England. EIbert
H. Garry, chairman of the board of
the United States Steel Corporation
Will speak on Reconstruction and
ReadJustments." Other subjects
and speakers are 1.-THE Nations
and the Law" DR.. David Jayne Hill:
Some Legal Questions of the
Peace Conference" Secretary of
State Lansing, and 'sThe Public In
terest in Public Utilities" Thomas
B.. Love, Of Texas.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
PROSECUTION OF
PACKERS PENDING

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. with the
return today from Washington of
Charles F. C1yne, United States
District Attorney, it became defini-
tely known that subpoenaes had
been issued for the complete rec
ords Of the big Five packers in
about forty cities in which the pack
ing companies have offices. Rec
ords, together with the testimony
of witnesses, will be presented to
the grand jury, which convenes to-
morrow, it was said.
District Attorney Clyne has held
three conferences with Attorney
General Palmer in Washington,
preparatory to Launching the gov
ernment's legal attack on the pack
ers. 1t was reported tonight that
Olive E. Pegan, indictment expert
in the attorney-general's office,
would arrive in Chicago tomorrow
to aid in preparing the cases for
the grand jury.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
Germany Seeks Alliance With
Austria.

Paris, Sept. 2.-The peace con-
ference has decided to send a note
to the German government point
ing out that the contract with the
Versailles treaty is not being obey
ed in that the German Constitution
does not provide representation for
Austria in the New German Reich
Stag. The council demands sup
preston of that article in the con-
stitution in order to prevent a coal
ition between Germany and Aus
tria, and threatens unless it is done
to occupy the left bank of the Rhine
within a fortnight
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-09-02
AN AUSTRIAN PROPHET

Berlin, Aug. S.--(Corresponden-
ce of the Associated Press. }
Count Ottokar Won Chudenitz Cz-
ernin, formerly Austrian foreign
minister, is shown as a prophet who
foreshadowed coming events and the
collapse of the Central Powers with
almost uncanny corrections ac-
cording to his now famous letter
to the Emperor Charles, written
early in April 1917, in which he
urged that monarch to I" make peace
at al hazards or suffer the loss of
your throne"
Parts of the text of Count Ger
Minis historic missive have been
published but the complete text,
as presented to the Assembly at
Weimar by Finance Minister Err
BERGER, has now appeared for the
first time in the Deutsche Allge-
meine Zeitung, the official Ger
man organ.
It shows among other things, that
SZSIAlA, d1OAO VI oil k1uoI1 la IL
statesmen, prophecied the entrance
two years before, of Rumania into
the war on tn side of the Allies
and predicted ''almost the day of the
outbreak. The letter also said the
Count expected Immediate Ffrancf
British and italian offensives and
his forecast was borne out by what
happened. Within a fortnight after
the note to the ruler had been
drafted, on April 16, 1917, the
French began the great scissors
Rheims drive" along a 25-mile
front, and the British had started
the battle of Arras on a front ex-
tending to Lens. The Italians, {
few weeks later, plunged across the
Isonzoin the Carso sector for a dis
tance of 81 miles, crushing the Aus
trians in their mad rush.