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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-29
CLASSY Little Company at Hipp.

SlaoSy IiIeIS SVHPdHJ a. TIPP'
SHippodrome patrons yesterday and
last night were delighted with the
change fro mdramatic stock back to
the musical comedy style Of entertain
nent. Worrell's musical comedy COM
pany opened the week with Moon.
sinners" something a bit different
from the usual tab offering. The
background is an old moonshiner's
home up in the mountains, and the
story deals with the simple life Of
.hese folks, pretty little love story
running through the entire play in a
much more connected manner than Is
Usually found in the small company
productions. Arkansas" was the open.
ng song, and the company put 1t over
with so much life and vim that the
audience right away got friendly. This
vas only the first OF seeyral good song
numbers, others being Mississippi
Miss" by Dave Morris and chorus,
Come On Down Down." by Miss Hay
Ter, who displayed considerable abil.
ty not only In singing, but In making
love as we'll. wal Swan" and Bill
The Bomber" byIBob Pagan were both
,ood. Mr. Pagan has the comedy lines,
and put his stuff over to the satisfac.
lion Of the audience which he had in
laughing mood from the moment he
came on the stage until the final cur.
lain. Charley Worrell is his buck
1ancing is in class by himself. Rose
md Gene Pagan are mighty clever.
Rose taking the part of the moonshin.
ers wife in manner that is highly
,reditable. Good business the entire
week is predicted for the company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-29
Entertained Glass.

Mrs. Wilbur Shinn. the Misses
Georgia Conway and Garth Watson
were hostesses last evening at the
home Of the former on Maryland ave-
nue. 70 the r. T. Webb class of the
First NJ. L. church South. Refresh
ments were served following an inter
esting program.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-29
En- Route Home.

Miss Georgia Adams, of this city,
has cabled her mother, Mrs. George
Adams. of State street, that she is
sailing from Brest. France, for hone
after years service as Red Cross
nurse. Prior to sailing Miss Adams
had been stationed in Paris for per-
iod following service in the front line
hospitals.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-29
las Presidential Endo rsement.

Manager Morgan Is staging a very
excellent comedy at the Grand tonight
bearing the title Friendly Enemies"
The production was recently presented
II Washington, and for the first time
n the recollection of theatre goers in
The capital city, the President Of the
United States rose in his box, and ex.
pressed his appreciation of the senti.
n,ents carried in the play. Cars after
The show have been provided for the
.Worthington and Fairview patrons of
the house.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-29
I'M THE
FRONT ROW
HEApLlNERs TONIGHT.

HEADLlNERs TONIGHT.
Musical Comedy.
Grand. Friendly Enemies
Hipp. Worrells' Musical Comedy
PhotopIays.
Nelson. ..........T The Mystery Girl
Dixie. .................. Her Mistake
Princess. ................F Fair Enough
CAPACITY business greeted the
| appearance OF "Fit to Fight" at
~ the Nelson yesterday and last
night. 1t is safe to say that hundreds
would like to have seen the picture,
but could not get more than an occa-
yional glimpse Of the screen, the thea
ire being crowded to the door almost
pvery minutes of the time Many went
10 the Grand, thinking they would see
The Price OF Peace" there, and return
10 the Nelson later, but were doomed
10 disappointment, for Chairman Hood
had been obliged to post notice on
the front door OF the Grand to the ef-
feet that owing to slip up in ship
ping, the film had not yet reached
Fairmcat. 1t is doubtful IL the pic
ture will be shown here at all. The
Dixie was also more than comfortably
filled, the lobby most Of the evening
being pretty well crowded. Down at
the Princess, the same condition pre-.
vailed. Many went to the door, and
seeing the crowd decided to wait until
later, and walked leisurely away.
Neither the Dixie nor the Princess had
special programs for the evening. The
Hippodrome had excellent patronage
for the opening week OF Worrell's Mu.
steal Comedy company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-29

.;ood Farce with Marguerite Fisher.
II ION are tired OF the Systematic,
ogical order of most OF the movies.
tnd Ike = light. heller skelter yarn
na!ca dabbles in comedy. burissdus
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
Gas BILL HITS THE
GECORPDRAT|ONs
The Nighswonger Bin Gives
Right to Own and Operate
Municipal Gas
Plants

+ SeIatoR HtighswOhger, Of Wichita.
has Introduced G'bilf in the senate
giving cities ;Aid towns Of the FIRST
second and third class, the right 70
own and operate gAs plants.
Tie measure authoriSes- and en-
powers cities Of the first second and
third class to rent, lease or lay pipe
lines for the transportation Of nat
ural and artificial gas, crude and fuel
oif within such cities or within OF
without the state Of Kansas. It also
Authorizes them to join with any
person or corporation or other cities
In the acquisition, construction OF
management Of such pipe lines
Authority to issue bonds to pay tor
the pipe lines is given. The bill also
provides that the city can issue bonds
without putting the question to q
special vote.
City officials are empowered to take
action leading to the acquisition Of
a pipe line and the widest scope Ia
allowed as regards the methods the
city may use in carrying on the busi-
ness, either by itself or in connection
with other cities or private firms.
It Is stated that the Nighswonger
measure was introduced as q direct
result of the proposal Of the Wichita
Natural Gas Company to raise the
price of gas to 80 cents q thousand
feet.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
MR.. DTSCH'S BILL

Have you . 4-Ounce gas pressure in
your home?
Then give heed to the bill that TO-
day, or perhaps tomorrow, will be in
troducesi in the house Of representa-
tives by one of the gentlemen from
Labette county. The author Of this
bill is the junior member from La
bette, w. A. Disch, who comes from
the city where the Parsons Sun IL
published. Gas consumers who have
had the privilege Of reading advance
copies of Mr.. Disch's bill, are signing
with satisfaction. whether or mol" }"
they say; "the bill abeeOmes.a law, ita
an effort ih bur behalfF;. !,
TheTH requires that any person.
nm, cGifp6rASiOn' Or outfit thatgis en-
GaEed 'iTrtsfe buSinesS Of;distnbating
and 'seIiiaG EhsfOr domestic uaei with
in this state "shall receive cOmpensa-
tiOn for the same upon the basis OF
sufficient and adequate service, and
when such service is inadequate be"
cause of insufficient pressure the rate
charged such consumers shall be grad
ed and the bills therefor discounted
in proportion to the falling of in
pressure"
The bill then definitely defines q
reasonable pressure" 1t says that a
reasonable pressure shall be four
ounces delivered at and shown by the
pressure guage at the regulator upon
the line thru which such gas is de:
livered nearest to each consumer" Il
the pressure falls below one ounce
the consumer will pay nothing; If 1t is
between one and two ounces, the
service will be considered 25 per cent
efficient and the gas company PAID
accordingly; between two and three
ounces or more will be 100 per cent
Gent, and between three and four
ounces, Is per cent efficient; four
OuneeSiOf more vii lbe 100 per cent
efficiency. Nothing in the act prevents
the regular discount that is usually
given for early payment Of bills. -
The publiestuailIties commission is
authorized to establish districts and
require the installation Of regulators
or other devices for determining the
gas pressure and TO formulate ? plan
for computing the amounts to he paid
for gas when the pressure is INSULT
eient and may mdre such rules as viii
be necessary to enforce the provisions
Of the act.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

We met one young fellow wearing
the overseas mark on his left sleeve;
he bore the insignia Of the motor
transport service and had gotten into
the game shortly after pur b9Ys had
their first taste Of real warfare A
Chateau Thierry; his, work was. 70
transport in large three ton trucks,
ammunition up to. the front line
trenches; the dOughbOys were using
French 75's and French ammunition.
He had no less than six trucks shot
"out from under him" or disabled 20
that they had to be abandoned.
At one time the Boches got . line
up on the road his transport was NOV
ing over and was pouring in Q direct
shot against them; his lieutenant or
dered them into a dug out, when they
returned all that was left Of the truck
and two tons of high explosives was
a rubber tire and few scraps Of the
car, a large hole showing where the
car had stood.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

An irate citizen says that hereafter
he wants the editors to mind their
own business. Ny dear ChEistiah
friend, did you ever. reflect, in ypuf
cOntemplative moments. when. the
moon is beaming, when the .whippQ1r-
will sings in the tree, when the hired
man snores in the loft, the yellow dog
sleeps in the lea, and the mosquito
gets in his work,-did you ever reflect
in such times upon the idea that .
paper containing only accounts Of the
editors own private. business would
be apt to prove mOnOtOnOus 70 the
general public? They might stand for
it a while, but in the end it would be
q thorn in the side and q WEAKNESS to
the flesh, and all that sort Of thing.
No, brother, the true editors business
is to make everybOdy's business his
business. That's business. So there's
no use in making 4 chronic kicker Of
yourself for any One.-ColumbuS Ad-
vocate.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

One Hundred and ten years ago TO-
day there was born in log cabin in
the wilds of Kentucky, then q from
tier state, to parents, who could neith-
er read nor write, boy who rose to
the highest rank in our country and
whose name will be hOnOred while our
English language is known and read.
At the age of nine his mother daed
and ylater q step-mOther came to his
humble home but she proved 70 he q
real mother to the tall slender hQH and
did all she could to help the bdyDaEn
the .rudiments of reading and whiting.
\ When reaching his majority he was
still an uneducated and awkward
youth, standing six feet and four
inches in his bare feet, straight, slim'
and thin in flesh, but kind-hearted.
brave and honest. He worked hard
and studied what few books he could
find in the wilds of Illinois and IN
time became lawyer, an orator ana
q politician; winning honors, fame
and q competency for himself and
family. Ever truthful and defending
what he thought was right, in 1850,
he was elected President Of. our c0un-
try.
His work as President in saving the
Union, and freeing the four million
negro slaves have established his
name and fame throughout the world
for all time. His speech at the dedi-
cation of the battle field Of Gettys-
burg and his Second Inaugural Ad-
dress show him to have been q master
of pure English and a great philos-
Opher as well as a statesman OF the
first rank.
Such a man was ABRAHAM LIN.
COLIN and today is his birthday.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
DANGER OF RENEWAL OF WAR

Marshal Foch is reported rs saying
that the Germans are not complying
with all terms Of the armistice and
that Hindenburg is in command Of
eighteen divisions on the Western
front; that Germany is not demObiliz-
ing her army as agreed upon in the
AEmistiee and that within two months
Germany can have three millions Of
soldiers ready for a renewal Of the
war while the Allies will have but two
millions.
It begins to look as If the willy Hun
10 trying to slip something over the
Allies, but, we have full faith in the
ability of Marshal FOch and while the
war may be renewed yet It is to be
hoped that Germany has had enough.
But If war is resumed it vii be fought
on soil and it will not end till Ger
many is PROSTATE, hOpelessly wound
Cd.
Germany is demanding the release
Of some eight hundred thousand pris-
Oners held by the Allies, many Of
whom are concentrated in Northern
France and Belgium and as ought to
be done set them TO work to restore
as far as possible the roads, bridges
and buildings wsntOnly destroyed by
the German soldiers. Justice demands
that the men who did this internal
work shall be made 70 'See It and make
amends therefor. = /.
P?'Gtfmany Is complaining Of tie
hSish; terms 7 Of ths 'At1istscE and yet
th9yy are mild compared with what the
Huns would have given the Allies had
thky won the war. II war is renewed
Germany will regret it more than
ever, and the Rhine will be the divid-
ing line between barbarOus Hun and
civilization. The Allies must be on
their guard and from the utterances
Of Marshal Foch, he is wide awake
and on the job by . large majority.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
PLANS
IMPROVEMENTS.
Baxter Springs May Get Round
house and Repair Shops,
It Is Reliably
Reported

Through o source that may be con-
sidered reliable the Daily Citizen
learns that the Frisco railroad has
just about decided upon Baxter
Springs as the point at which 10 build
q round house and repair shop now
needed to take care Of locomotives at
this end Of the line running to Kan
sas City and the Wichita line. This
is not merely q rumor, for it is q set
tied thing that the improvements are
going to be made and It is also scOEk-
mon talk among the train men that
Baxter Springs is the point selected.
Before the United States entered
the war this proposition was under
consideration and the company was
about ready to 60 ahead with the con-
struction work when Mr.. McAdoo
took the roads in charge and stopped
all improvements. Now the need is 80
urgent that it will likely be done un-
der government order.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
CIGAR FACTORY
STARTS BUSINESS
New Firm Selects Baxter Out Of
Many TOwns-Plant In
Operation Next
Monday

A cigar factory, that will cater not
only TO Baxter smokers but to all the
towns within this mineral belt in par
ticular, will start business in Baxter
Springs next Monday in a suite OF
rooms in the Beck building over the
T..P. Lewis grocery. The owner and
manager Is E. C. Mays, an exper-
fenced man in. cigar manufacturing,
who was formerly in this line of bus
mess at Muskogee, Okla, for a num-
Der of years and in other cities.
In locating in Baxter Mr.. Mays has
had the assistance Of the Chamber Of
Commerce. He looked over the entire
field and decided in favor Of Baxter,
rs the best central distributing point,
and becomes a resident Of this city.
His leader will be the Baxter Springs
Hand Made" although several brands
are TO be manufactured.
The Mays cigar factory, the Miller
bakery and the Greenstreet soldering
fluid plant are all new industries here
within the past few weeks, and others
are TO follow. The Chamber Of Com
merce knows Of one plant that will be
put in here within the near future and
of others that are planning to locate
here, one of them q concern that will
employ one hundred workmen. Grad
ually this city is being given her true
Importance in the mining district, the
best distributing point for any article.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

General Coke and his soup army
were q credit to the Bolsheviki ele-
ment in this country, whose only aim
seems to be to join hands with the l..
W. w. revolutionists and overthrow
the government. If this is not treas
on, then what is it? During the Civil
War Andre was hung for treason and
Arnold was compelled to escape in
q British ship to save his life. And
one more. The keeper of the Libby
Prison was also hanged for his dread
full treatment of the prisoners, which
was a crime against his country. Why
should men of this hour go Scott free,
and be permitted to stalk in high
places, even in the United States Sen
ate, while the very existence Of the
country depends upon such elements
being crushed forever?
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

Under a new ruling by the Railroad
Administration freight may be ship
ped from Fort Scott to Chetopa only
on the Missouri Pacific Road. Chetopa
is on the main line of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, southwest of this
city, and is about a two hours and a
half run. To get to Chetopa from
here on the Missouri Pacific, freight
has to 20 about forty miles east to
Rich Hill, Mo-, thence down through
Pittsburg and on to Chetopa, more
than twice the mileage over the Katy.
A passenger going from Fort Scott to
Chetopa over the Missouri Pacific can
make it in twenty-four hours if he
misses no connection. Now can you
conceive of the boneheadedness Of a
railroad operator who would make an
order like that Fort Scott Tribune.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

The Americans fired their 75's 50
fast that the Germans thought they
had large sized machine gun and he
told of one German officer actually
coming over and surrendering in or
der to see what kind Of . big gun
that was. His judgment was that the
U. S. by all ways Of thinking had won
the way; had we not taken q hand
when we did France would have been
beaten to her knees and England
starved out, and New York would
have been bombarded long ago with
the combined German and English
navy. The U. S. destroyers saved
England from starvation IS the Eng
lish sea fighters were afraid to 60 up
against the German submarines. "Our
regiment Of Americans could lick the
whole French army. "The English
had it easy compared to the dough-
boys; Germany put her very best
troops, the Prussian Guard, against
our boys at ArgOnne FOrest-ArgOnne
Forest was not a forest, he said, but
heavy brush, the Germans fought
from pits in which they had six men
manning two machine guns; the Am
ericans run them out with poisoned
gas.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

When we get TO congress we are
going to advocate 4 number Of re-
forms for our social benefits, for in
stance, protection for helpless hus-
bands whose wives positively refuse
to make the living. We would have
this to include bards, small town
poets. paragraphers and those other
worthy gentlemen who are too busy
running the government while Wilson
is gone, to make the family living.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
Threatens TO IS !
: S|%|NITE WILSON
l. w. W. Leader Il Held Pending
an investigation Something
to Cause Your Re-
AectiOn

The news dispatches reaches rs
from Cleveland that one Pietro Pierre,
IN I. W. W. leader. is under govern
ment arrest, charged with the crime
Of being the leader Of . gang said 10
Be preparing to assaSsinAte President
Wilson.
In TIE arrest of Pierre there h
cause for serious thought concerning
the great unrest throughout the cOun-
try which has 10 do with our social
and industrial fabric and some Of the
causes lsading up TO this unrest.
The disturbed condition Of the coun-
try caused by the !. w. w. and kin
dred organisations can be attributable
to the lsxity Of the immigration laws
In permitting undesirable people to
enter the United States. Most all of
the unrest Is brought about by prOpa-
EandG foreign 10 this country and
which has been the lever behind the
downfall Of European countries.
The cry since this war has been
America for Americans" and we
wonder II our immigration laws would
not have something 10 do with that
++nhiSSSf'-' . q: e1 @.'ss, ~ :. % :;
66f Immigration; sate-has bteA too
,.,;Anl Snnnf= = s?:':t SEX - .
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

mon town dogs hsld their -fsbt" down
near our boarding place last night.
After standing the strain Of diseOrd-
ant yowllnE for about two hours we
got up and dug out the old Eulp and
slipped out onto the front porch just
In time TO see the last Of the caravan
going back on their steenth trip
around our block; we .blazed loose and
had the satisfaction Of hearing . good
yelp; silence ruled supreme and We
went back TO bed and To Slumber-ws
had at least Shunted them down on "a
Sam Ditty In the next block.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

Military life is . hAl one .at best
and the folks at home win Do well not
to be too critical. The boys who went
thru France and dhEb the fnOPt
trenches and lived TO ,tsll the story
have gone thru sxpsEieness that tEy
not only mems sOuls ut tSeir moral
sber As we'll. II tAers:Has aSy dispe-
sitiOn in q man to clip back, Il must
have asserted itself % the fighting
line. :
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

In the settlement of the Seattle
strike Of thirty thousand employees, we
can't see for the life Of Us where eth
sr side gained a point, but on the con-
trary, all business became paralyzed
and the public interest THAT which is
mostly cOnceEned) was shot full Of
holes. The labor element is not 80
much TO blame fOrsstikes. It is the
high up leader wto. is responsible
who has to make = living some way
except BY hard toll.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
- ~ :,f6RE. gf.fAPERss :

Recently in a conversation with !
soldier who Is stationed at Fort Leav-
enworth. the writer was informed
that when the conscientious Objectors
were turned out, q soldier who had
seen service was presented his honor
able discharge papers. He took q
look at, the papers and. tearing them
In two, threw them on the ground and
remarked to the officer: "This is no
good to me II men who refused to
wear the uniform are given the same
protection"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

There is . genuine thrill that comes
from meeting one Of the rstulnsd sol
diers or sailors ahO saw actual A&et-
ing in France. : THESE boy. are not
coming home e display themselves or
to pose as heEees. n fact the boys
who only spenES short timS in train
ing campo and t6t only enough mill.
ta1y training to Est tAs kintS out Of
their legs, are more disposed 70 car.
~ ithe@salye{ proud thaa :. ths "Eeal
boxs;r, ths Aog l.S Syssat.eSe. !. the 4. .tOp ?
Of ''him sSd he q nSs cjiSiAAsr rF6S6E
with-anx idAsf 81 .GNp s1 e 'hSaAt
,on-thAsfOlks: q hone.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

II. L. GreenStreet and family will
leave the fore part Of next week for
St Louis where Mr. Greenstreet will
work on . recent invention Of his.
Mr.. GreenStrset Is interested in mines
IN this vicinity. With the leaving Of
the family the young people Of Baxter
viii lose two Of their number in the
persons Of Livy GreenstreOt and Miss
Lorine, both Of whom were very pop
ular.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

In the diSbandlnG Of the KaAsaa
Council Of Defense. which" gave" %
much valuable aid duiing The war, Il
is proposed that Professor Z: W.
Blaclmsr Of the Stste UPivsrsitf have
charge Of = attiaG histSrieal account
Of the worA. Mr.: BlieRmAE viii choose
assiStants 70 aid IN The work.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

! xt:tis sas 3 tAs :, yS:sEss !! :: 9.
the, hgislststs: ,siE M 49, l!s t Sss a
passed BY. .SotA. houses ~ @ faea ~
the soverGiOr. It q SEs1s l&ak fe6tve
ary II viii b establiShed - TIE last
day for the iptroduetion q bills. aad
that the legislature vill SCSu adjourn.
Perhaps that's Just ~ ood, - our
statute books cannot hold many more
laws.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

Internal Revenue COmmissioDer
Roper has announced from Washing
ton that the time for fling the rePorts
of incomes for taxation has bosn ex-
tended from March is to AprH y
These reports are required from pr
sons or business concerns which mads
payments Of more than $4,000 last
year on account Of salaries, wages,
rents, interest or similar PuFposss.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

At the end Of several rounds JOp-
lin and Kansas City have tied in the
number of hold-ups and rObberisS
which seem to be running rampant in
both cities. Many an item Ike this
would ask the whereof Of the police.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14
AGENTS WANTED

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War Illustrated; Thrilling; Complete;
800 pages; Price Postpaid $3.50; Also
ROOSEVELT PICTORIAL Me-,
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$50 daily. Either Outfit 2ec. Order.
quick. NATIONAL PUBLlSHERSy
established 1857 727 Lakeside Bldg,
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Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

TIE iafanl ssushisf u NJ spd
Mrs.. Edward Cumnllgs pssOsd sway
Tuesday mSEaing st ths Asas Il Tsn
CrawhSh, seven miles south of BAXTER.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs. R. n. Griffith and
family moved to Illinois Sunday where
they will make their home. The Grif-
fths were well known in Baxter and
will be missed by many Of their
friends.