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Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18
ROCKERVuE FIELD
COMING TO FRONT
Argyle and Sullivan Preparing
to Start ChOctaw Chief
and Lucky Jenny
Mills

Argyle and Sullivan, who have re-
Gently leased the mills Of the ChOctaw
Chief and the Lucky Jenny at Hooker
vile, are preparing to put the mills
in operation within a few weeks.
The shaft at the ChOctaw Chief
has been sunk to a lower level and 9
better run Of ore is reported to have
been found.
Plans are being made to pump wat
er from the Indian Queen mine, to the
mills, which are on adjoining leases.
The two mines are located in good
territory and there is a good prospect
Of their being developed into paying
properties. stgF
W. H. Logan and Harry Larsh are
reported as believing they have an
other Blue Bonnet bonanza in the
Lucky Strike lease south Of st. Louis
Okla. s
Several holes have been put down
by these operators and they brought
in one only eight feet from the shaft
that was put down by the original
Lucky Strike company where the cut
tings assayed 46 per cent This is IN
line with the rich cuttings reported by
the first company but which they
somehow failed to prove up when they
sunk their shaft. It is true, however,
that the death of the president Of the
company disrupted the Organizatipn
about the time the mill was ready to
start, and it may be that this is q fnll
explanation Of the apparent first fail
ure of the property.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18
BUY WESTERN KANSAS
FARMS FOR S0LD|ERs
Lay Out Land In Communities,
Irrigate Farms and Make
Il Possible for Men
70 Own Them

Wichita, July 14.-(Special) Large
quantities of webtern Kansas land are
under consideration for purchase BY
the United States government 10 be
used for making into farm settlements
for returned soldiers, sailors and ma
rines, it became known here today.
The land viii probably consist Of
some Of the large stretches Of pasture
acreage in western Kansas counties.
It is to be reclaimed by irrigation, and
developed into fertile farm cOmmun-
i:y settlements, where there win be
close neighbors, good roads and .
market for products.
Waiting on Congress
Tho ex-service men who intend 10
own the farms in this community win
be the ones to develop 1t, according 10
the government plan, worked out by
the department Of agriculture. Prob
ably 81 100000 will be spent IN this
state on the plan. All that holds back
the actual purchase and starting on
the extensive project il the passage
by congress Of the bill authorizing
sufficient appropriations.
The men will not be given the farms,
by any means, but by an easy pay
ment plan they may own them and
begin paying for them out of the
wages the government viii give them
for helping to prepare the settlement.
GOOD wages will be paid. After the
settlement has been laid out, houses
erected, farms plated, crops planted,
school houses constructed, creameries
and elevators built, then each ex-serv-
ice man will be allowed to choose 4
farm.
Every Man q Chance
Ordinarily farms will be from forty
to eighty acres; stock farms from
eighty to 100 acres; fruit farms from
fifteen to twenty, and truck farms
from five to ten acres. Not only Kan
sas will contain these soldier COM
but other states as well, Civ
ing choice of all kinds Of soils and
climates. When the projects are
begun, there will be positions
for men as labOrers to the highest
technical and clerical positions.
Every man who wore the United
States uniform may have one Of the
farms, If he is willing to work. The
plan is heralded as the most progress
sive and far-reaching for the good Of
the veterans and of the country everal
projected by any government.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18
TRADE WITH GERMANY

The Council of Four has announced
the raising of the blockade against
Germany. This is an announcement
of the first Importance: it will do more
than any one single thing (save, Of
course, the declaration Of peace itself)
to restore the world to the lOnged for
nOEmality Of pre-war days. With the
necessaries Of life flowing again free
" into Germany the elements in that
country which have been trying to
foment BOlshevism on the ground that
it Is the only remedy for Germany in
view Of the universal hatred with
which she Is regarded everywhere,
win be effectively quieted. Food and
clothing viii be more plentiful and
cheaper. Discomfort will wane. Ger
many win again turn to building up
her industry and commerce. The men
ace Of BOlshevism viii recede.
Vance C. Mccormick, Chairman Of
the. War Trade Board, said that the
lifting of the blockade before the
formal ratification Of the peace treaty
with Germany would mean the immed-
iste resumption Of trade relations be-
tween this country and Germany.
There are few exceptions, however,
such as the reservations on the send
ing Of chemicals and potash, com
modities that viii remain under the
control Of the -ReparatiOns COmmis-
sion. It Is also announced that ship
pinginterests have taken steps TO re-
open trade routes between the United
States and Germany. II is expected
that cotton, copper, and other badly
needed commodities win be rushed to
Germany.
An amusing story recently eircu-
lated states that q New York firm do
ing . large business with Germany
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18

names were mentioned but the girls
hance answered the description IN the
will. However, the girl married the
red-headed man and also inherited
the property.
Items Of personal property are Of
tentimes noted in wills. In the win
left by Robert Ives Lee he wrote, 'In
my possession Is o sword belonging TO
my father, William Raymond Lee,
presented TO him by the Association Of
Civil Engineers-upon the death
Of Thomas A. Lee - the sword Is
to revert to the Boston public library"
A Topeka woman, an old maid, IN
her will stated that she wished her
tombstone to be marked with her
name and the date Of her death "only.'
Not long ago a viii was filed in the
probate court. The deceased, a wo-
man, willed a set Of false teeth to
relative. The teeth were worth about
$500, II was found, because they were
porseclain. The new owner expects to
have them reset for her Sunday
best" set. In the same will a back
scratcher was left to another relative.
One Sarah Harrison died in Topeka
many years ago. Sarah was 4 Negro
woman. She was under the impress
sion that she owned much gold min
ing stock. In her will she left the
stocks and bonds to many relatives.
The mining company could never be
located.
The Harrison will is noted for other
eccentric points. The deceased ap-
youngest children. One Of her sons
in-law came in one day while we were
reading the list Of 81 bequests. He
wanted to know If we were studying
the geneOlogy of his wife's family.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18

The people of Baxter Springs may
well consider the very important mat
ter,called to their. attention last week
by L. L. Cardin, pertaining to the
question of street paving on Twelfth
and Military streets.
Coming from q man who is well
able and doubtless disposed to spend o
great sum Of money in local indus
tries, hi stimely warning can hardly
be passed over lightly.
Mr.. Cardin's statement that he does
not care to proceed with the big fOun-
dry site until he sees the outcome Of
the move to secure paving is right and
Is what any sensible business man
would do under the circumstances.
II roads and streets adequate to
handle heavy trucks cannot be had,
then there is no use for iron foundries
or any other kind Of enterprise to
come here; If Baxter Springs is to re-
main a one horse town and be domi-
mated by the one horse ideas that some
voters possess, then Mr.. Cardin is
justified in taking his plant to Picher
or Quapaw or some other appreciative
place.
Yesterday q business man who has
interests in one Of the big mills at
Hockerville dropped into our office
and without solicitation commented on
the wonderful outlook for this city;
its natural facilities; its grip on the
mine game and the great chance Of
getting just as much ore. right at our
doors as there is at Picher; this man
has his money invested at HOckerville
but he is willing to bet his money on
Baxter Springs as the logical center
70 rthe heart Of the big field.
One business man who owns 155
feet along the. proposed Twelfth street
paving, and who signed the petition
now being circulated as a remon-
STRANGE against the paving has con-
fessed that he made a great mistake
in signing it and will take his name
of the petition if it can be done.
There is only one way to build a
city and that is to build it four square
which means to build tito it sewerage
-paving-plenty of water and the
other things man has to supply in ad-
dition to what old mother nature fur
nishes. It's high time we are waking
up-business is coming back. Are we
going to take it in or are we going to
turn II of onto a side street and see
the procession go?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18
ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Three hundred farmers living up in
Bourbon County (Kansas), that's
where Ft. Scott is located and where
they have q modern creamery and
2SO0 high class milch cows and Incl
dentally a BOrden's cOndensOry, are
going to spend some time taking q
trip up into Wisconsin this fall look
ing at better mich cows. They want
to come back with some of those cows
in their grips, SO to speak, in order
to sell more milk to the big milk fac
tory.
Baxter Springs has the same OPP
portunity to get into the glad game
with her vast acreage nearby Of
meadows and pasture land; the cream
cry is here an dthe farmers are will
ing to milk the cows and bring in the
milk If the community viii do the
other necessary thing. That Is, get
some good roads. OF course, the
farmers viii have to pay their part Of
the cost but the initiative seems to
lie with the business men in this city.
The great opportunity to combine a
high class farm district with that Of
the ricehst farm district in America
Is upon Us. The sooner the quicker as
the hired man said when the bull came
after him.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18
SOME WILLS, LIKE SOME
MINDS ARE FOOL PROOF
OTHERS EVERYTHING ELSE

black casket, but in a light gray or
lavender. ! do not want to be sent to
the undertaken to be dressed. ] want
to stay in my house until the day Of
my burial. The Heroines Of Jericho
and the Golden Sheafs have $3.50 fol
my burial. l want a white hearse
and white horses. At my burial serv-
ice / do not want the Rev. Frank
Wilson or Mrs. Emma Gaines to have
anything to say, but to remain silent.
/ do not owe anybody in the world
anything. l pay cash for everything"
A wealthy Topeka man died few
years ago. He left a notation in his
will that he did not want a casket
costing over $50. 1t is said his family
secured Chicago to find the casket.
In another will a print of "The
Lords Supper" and a feather-bed was
left to o favorite friend.
some Wits Expensive
In one case a woman died who
possessed $4,000 worth of real and
personal property. She hadl talked to
lawyers concerning her will and final
ly sat down and wrote it herself. 1t
contained many queer bequests and
was so uncertain in its provisions that
it took one-tenth of her estate to pay
lawyers for their services in aiding
the court to decipher what she meant.
There lis a popular impression that
the testator must give something to
each of his children in order to keep
them from breaking the will. Out of
this fPaHk notion has grown the un-
usual number of 81 bequests in many
wills.
"There is nothing to this idea," says
a Topeka lawyer, "the only reason
ever assigned for the 81 is to show
that the testator had the legatee in
mind when he wrote the will. Not
long ago the will of a well-to-do
Negro woman was probated. She had
ten children and to eight Of them she
gave 81 and gave her home to the two
the sound doctrine expressed in the
part of the will quoted.
Out in western Kansas this story Of
will is told: One day shabbily
dressed man stopped at farm house
and begged for food. The housewife
fixed him 'hand out" When the
man had eaten the fresh bread and
drank the new milk, he told the wo-
nan that he would remember her
kindness in his will. He then took
pencil and paper from his pocket and
irew up his will. Some years later
the man died. He left a large estate.
But because there had been no wit
aesses to the win the courts ruled that
ne will was invalid, and the housewife |
nothing.
At Westmoreland an old man died,
eaving his property to his daughter,
providing that she did not marry
,ertain red-headed Irishman. No,
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18
BRITISH COURT HAS NO SYM
PATTY FOR NEW DANCES

London, July 16.-The new dances
which are done more with the upper
part Of the body than with the feet
find little popularity among Londcns
Judiciary.
A woman proprietor Of . dancing
academy recently appeared before
Justice Darlin. suing for the return
Of her piano.
~Why," asked the justice IN gul-
prise, acan people dance these modern
dances to such q civilized inslrunln'
Is the pianoi I should have thoo1I
that a tom tom would b non
prOpriats.H
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18
WERE M|sTRHTED
SOLDIERS TESTIFY
House Committee Hears Story
of Officers Cruelty to
Military Prisoners
in France

Washington, July 15.-Six former
American soldiers testified today be-
fore special house committee inves-
tigating alleged cruelties to military
prisoners in France, declared that
merciless assaults were committed
without provOcatiOn on the prisoners
by arrogant officers in charge Of the
prison camps. Only one Of the wit
nesses, all of whom were charged with
being absent without leave, was con-
victed, the others having been acquit-
ted or the charge dismissed.
The bastile, the stockade, prison
farm No. 2 and Stann's hotel, also
known as the "brig," were the places
named by the witnesses as the scenes
of the alleged cruelties, which were
said to have extended over several
months in 1918. Some officers in
charge Of the prison camps, it was
said, had been convicted by court
martial and others were awaiting
trial.
"Hard Boiled" Smith Named
Lieutenant "Hard Boiled" Smith,
one of the prison camp officers, was
mentioned frequently, while others
named were Lieutenants Mason and
Sullivan and Sergeants Ball, Wolf
meyer and Bush.
"Did they try the general in charge
of the camp?" asked Chairman Royal
Johnson, who left his seat in congress
to serve with the army board.
mot that anyone heard Of" re-
sponded the witness.
When Lieutenant lizard Boiled"
Smith was tried at Tours early this
year a hundred witnesses appeared
against him and he was convicted,
testified Sidney Kemp, New York
city, who was a corporal with COM
pany F, 1O2nd engineers, 2Sth divis-
ion.
FIFTY witnesses whom / can name
will verify everything said here and
tell more, too, asserted Kemp.
Bedding Was Poor
Several of the soldiers testified that
in addition to being beaten, food in
small amounts and Of poor quality
was supplied, and that the bedding
was poor, sometimes the mattresses
being in mud under a small tent.
"A prisoner was smiling and an Of
Iicer says, Take that smile off or !
will,," A. H. Mendelberg, Baltimore,
who served with base hospital az,
testified. "The officer did so by roll
ng the man in the mud" Mendelberg
added.
"Did you get that officers name"
asked Representative Flood, democrat
IF Virginia. I
'Im too sorry / did not take his
name," answered Mendelberg.
When telling Of poor food, Mendel-
berg said that 'if you asked for an
,xtra piece of bread you were fiat on
your back"
Meals, he and others said, consisted
4 stew made from canned beef, one
lice of bread and part Of a cup Of eOf-
Zee. Sometimes only the stew was
Ierved, witnesses said.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18

Being warned Of the great dangers
Of Oyerwork and the too rapid pace Of
American life, q large number Of phil
osophers continue to sleep on park
benches.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18

The motorists excuse themselves
for the results of reckless driving, by
the fact tAat they were going SO fast
they could not see the pedestrians.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18

About now a lot Of people who used
to vote for trust busting, are combin-
ing to get their wages or the prices of
their products doubled.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18

The principal suffering endured BY
the COngressmen during the hot sum-
mer session, Is out under the sun on
the baseball bleaehers.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18

It win probably be safe for German
saIesmen 10 come over here to solicit
trade, II they travel in wen protected
armored tanl1s.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-18

When a man dies he may think that
his earthly career is ended. NptH he
leaves a will. His spirit may 90 to
heaven, but that precious vehicle for
property distribution, the will, serves
to keep his memory fresh in the minds
of an interested public long years af-
ter his grave is sunken.
Some wills, like some people, are
sound. They will stand the 'treat 'em
rough" of courts, relatives and law
yers. Others are fragile and will fail
to pieces if barely scrutinized. Still
others, the freak variety, will remain
intact in their probate court over
coats. No one, not even the smartest
lawyers, are able to fathom their Sc
cret meanings.
eff it were not for the lawyers citi-
zens would display the same freaks in
the matter of their wills that they do
in other lines of business" said To-
cal lawyer. "0nce in while we have
a lot of trouble to persuade client
that some freak notion of his concern
ing his will would not stand in cOurt."
One of the famous old wills in Kan
sas is that of the late DR.. Henry Wis
ner, of Barber county, who never
practiced medicine, but just acquired
the title. Doctor Wisner had a way
of attracting money. During his life
time he gathered in about 100000.
He had two sons, alleged to be addict
ed to the liquor habit. When he died
he left a will. He had cut his sons off
with miniature bequests. A small por-
ton of his fortune went to the Ches-
ter l. Long family and some of it to
the w. C. T. u. The will was con-
tested by the sons because of alleged
mental disability on the part of their
father.
He Trusted the Women
In part the will read: "Carrie Ma
tion was a victim of intemperance and
feel that have bee ma victim of the
same./ In all business / have never
known a defaulter who wore petit
coats. In all business transactions,
you call to mind, it is rare that ever a
woman defaulted. For that reason /
have more confidence in an institu-
ton run by women than in an insti-
tuition managed by men. / have
great deal more confidence in their
moral and financial honesty. This is
why select the w. C. 7. u. to re-
ceive part Of my money"
The supreme court Of Kansas up
held the viii, because, it is said of
pointed Mrs. Roundtree administra-
trix, and warned her to look after her
in the "strictest" manner. Altho the
estate only amounted TO about 500,
the woman left her private secre-
taryD $40 and countless other bequests.
In closing her viii she made these
few remarks:
Il do not want 70 be buried in . /.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
LiberalSportsmen to Plead
for the Gibbs Boxing Bill
Legislative Hearing on March II. Also Will Draw
Those Who Favor Sunday Baseball Mathewson
and Evers to Be Among the Chief Speakers.

have had against the decisionless con-
test.
All these points will be brought out
by the speakers who will present the
boxing case toe the legislators.
Sunday baseball will be represented
by notable proponents. Two of the
speakers will be Christy Mathewson
and Johnny Evers. If these two men
cannot convince the lawmakers that
Sunday baseball Is desirable then the
case is hopeless
strong point that will be brought
TO the attention of the legislators Is
the right of the returned soldiers to
enjoy the two branches of sport in
which they are most deeply interested
boxing and baseball
While the supporters Of Sunday
baseball law are hopeful of success, keen
politicians say that the bill will prob
ably go the way OF it's predecessors
Their opinion is that the same influences
that killed the bill in the last Legis-
lature. that of the upstate farming
element. will prevail again.
1t Is declared that the Senators and
Assemblymen representing the up
State districts will not dare to vote
counter TO the known wishes of their
hayseed constituents. Nevertheless the
advocates of the bill will go to the
capital prepared to make a fight and
to die with their boots on II need be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
.ANY MA&CHESEOR
COLUMBIA FOILSMEN
Penn, Yale, Harvard and Mid
dies All viii Be Met.

Columbia foilsmen have some busy
weeks ahead of them. The Blue ard
White fencers have several important
matches leading up to the annual inter-
collegiate fencing championships which
will be staged at the Hotel Aston on
April I and April 5.
Following last nights meet with the
University of Pennsylvania the Blue
and White follsmen will meet the French
Y NJ. c. A. on March 4. Ten days later
Columbia clashes with Pennsylvania in
return match.
On March IS. the day after the sec
ord meeting with the Red and Blue the
Columbia forcing team goes to An
napolis for a match with the Middies
On March 10 Harvard will be met Mt
Cambridge and on March 81 Columbia
crosses foils with Yale at New Haven.
The contests with the Ellis will be the
final tuning up for the intercollegiate
fencing championships.
The following IL the schedule OF the
Columbia University varsity fencing
team:
February s--Junior team competition at
February lS--New York ,Turnvere,n a,
February 2S--Junlor competition at N.
March l-Un'v.r.ity 81 Penn-yivanis =,
Msrsn French y. NJ. C. a. at French
March i4--university of P.nnsyivanis at
Pennsylvania.
March March - nsslnAn nap, at Annapolis
March 2l--Yale at Yale.
April S--IntsrcOiiegiatss at Hotel Astor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-02
ARMY FIVE LOSES
FOUR IN A ROW
Princeton Five Triumphs, "a
to 20, in Fast Basketball
Game.
SOLDIERS LOAF AT START

WEST POINT, N. Y, March 1T now
is four defeats In a row for the Army
basketball team. Princeton defeated the
Army "a to 20 in fast game here this
afternoon. The soldiers loafed through
out the initial period and Nassau's lead
got so large that the Army men looked
hopelessly beaten when the half time
score read Princeton, 16; Army. 4.
The Cadets exhibited more fire and
dash in their play throughout the final
period but the rally came too late and
the visitors managed to stay out in front
until the finish. The Thorpe brothers.
Tom and Ed. had an antidote for rough
play, and Daniel went out for too many
personal fouls. The lineup:
Army (2o). Princeton t2D.
Crarston. Right forward Hynson
Johnson. ..... Left forward .. Bauhan
McQuarrie. ...... Centre ...... Dickinson
Barrick. ..... Right guard go. .Legenore
Clater boss. Left guard ....... Wilmer
Goals from ield-Cranston D. Daniell g.
Barrick. Hynson 3. Dickinson. Legenore O.
Wilmer ?, Bauhsn. Goals from foul
Cranston 3, McQuarrie 3. Dickinson .,
Legenore L. Sub<titutes-DaniNll for John
son. Morse for Daniel. Shabacker for Cla-
terboss. Referee-Tom Thorpe, Columbia
Umpire-Ed Thorpe, De La Sale Time
of haIvcs--20 minutes