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Weekly journal-miner., 1919-10-08


 and t1noficials of the state of Ari- zona duck out of Phoenix and per suade some newspapcrman in the outskirts of the state to print long articles about their candidacy for the governorship? One happened right here in Prescott when Charley Roberts, the Cochise habitual demo crat and occasional senator and su- pervisor, announced he had heard the call of the wild. We note the fol lowing along this line in very re cent issue of the Northern Arizona Leader, which IS a George Rabbit enterprise, and, as the colonel says, run in the interest of every good man and democrat:
 "'I am running for governor.
 The above emphatic statement was made by State Auditor Jesse Boyce, who was a visitor at the Leader office today, when asked the following question by the editor oi the Leader: Are you going to run for governor?
 "I am the only man from the northern part of the state so far to announce my candidacy for governor on the democraticm ticket said Boyce.
 "Boyce, Mulford Winsor of Yuma and Charley Roberts of Cochise county are the three so far who have announced themselves as aspirants for the democratic nomination for governor.
 "Boyce stated he would commence an active campaign in the spring.
 "'The auditors office, he stated, ought to be q stepping stone to the governors chair. The auditors of flee annually handles $5,000,000 in state funds. The auditor is superin- tendent of banks, and there are 65 state banks and 20 branch banks in Arizona that the bank superintend- ent looks after. Therefore you can see a state auditor gets much valu- able experience that helps him for the governorship.
 "Boyce needs no introduction to Flagstaff people, for he was county recorder of COConlno county tor hVe years. He was born in New Mex ico and came to Williams when he was one year old"
 Anybody who has ever seen Jess will smile a little at his emphatic statement about RUNNING
 If we were Jess, we would create a genuine laugh by saying, "I am ROLLING for governor
 But, Jess has two invincible argu- ments why he should be the next guy. One is that he is the only man rom the north of the state who has announced his candidacy, and the other is that he is supervisor of 65 banks and 20 branch banks. You just simply can't get away from all these qualifications, and Charley and Mulford and any other democrats tall of whom get the governor bug sooner or later) might just as well stow their booms and hive their bees.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-10-08

cyclone emanated could not be de- termined. Mir Erlanger has re- ceved notification that his station will be closed next month, but it is to be restored in the spring.
 Extremely frigid weather prevails now on the summit during midday. while cold winds are incessant from sunrise to sunset. All other stations. numbering eight in this county. are to be suspended in November.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-10-08
CIVIL SERVICE
 EXAMINATIONS

The United States Civil Service Commission announces the eXamina- tions named below to be held shortly. Application blanks and further information may be secured at the local postofice.
 First grade teacher, man or woman, salary $l,000 to $l,200 a year.
 Clerkships at Whipple Barracks.
 Electrician for quartermaster corps at Whipple, examination to be held Ol October 3l.
 Steam engineer (second class) for utilities office at the post, eXamina- ton to be held on October 3l
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-10-08
HAVING SOME FUN
 WITH THE DEMOCRATS
By th' Pliticle Renorter

Ever since we came to Arizona and got to know the pastime of pol itics as played in the G. s. w. we nave been interested in the way the republican papers have fun with the democratic candidates for office, at that stage of the latters' political career during when they are said to be receiving the urging of their friends and to be in a mood receptive to the same.
 The democratic papers give the republican papers credit for digging up lots of democratic gossip, and printing it in chatty and interesting form But they also pan the c. O. P. sheets for what they call running the democratic party for them"
 However, a good time IS usually had.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-10-08
ITALY TO RATIFY

PARIS, Oct. 3.-Advices from Rome have persuaded the supreme council of Italy to ratify the Ger man peace treaty by royal decree.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-10-08

Try the Journal-Miner for artistic lob work.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-10-08

Have you noticed the frequency with which officials and semi-ofheials
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-11

iepa --r,e2t ot a: Z - c. a. -,1si-
al irst~EMsr.s F::~-;<:els e~:c-taia-
net units r avg IL the Th.r.. ,.r-3ly
area may be taken back to the Uni
ted States provided they are used tor
entertainment purposes en- route.
This means that approximately 300e
violins, banjos, comets, ukeleles and
drums will become the property of
the doughboys.
Soldiers now using these instru-
ments must agree on returning to dc
their part toward entertaining the
troops in the embarkat;on area on
the boat and at the utilization
camps. They are forbidden to sell
them, and in case they desire to dis
pose of them after reaching home in
structions have be ! given to return
them to the local Y. III. c. A. where
they are stationed.
For several months the "Y' took
over the total output of two factories
located at Saxony and Mainz About
$50 complete orchestras wers
equipped and 100 received supplies
Over 200 soldier shows were given
instruments and fully 1000 were dis
trihuted among doughJoys.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-11

church = { the hotel re vile were
cit :.r il f"-,e9 - mo s!a-...- r.'2s
LIS nlcrt eta :: IL discovery. how
sTc-. wiSS Tat III ci.lc,s IIa:dock erSt-
While .espacted Brockton citizen and
business man, was in sole possession
of the town somewhere between the
Allied and German lines On his left
he heard internationally the "tack-a
tack-a- tack Of the busy machine
guns, while an occasional "Whe-
ZZZNG! Of a "box-car" arrival pointed
out where Jerry was plopping his
shells. Nor did this knowledge tend
to cheer him any.
That evening when things had
quoted little, he determined to
make his way back TO the safety of
the front lines. Upon arriving at his
carnioaatte he found a French dis
mounted patrol in possession, who re-
cefved him with fixed bayonettes. At
ter a great deal of difficulty in try
ing to explain his position-wild
ticulations being of no avail-he fin
ally pacified the French commander
by distributing packages of biscuits
among the soldiers from the supply
of 'Y' eatables he had or board
-.exn wniiS the Fuc ~cnrdod
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-11

out his hate with deadly vehemence,
Haydock took refuge with his new
found friends In a nearby cellar.
Fortunately his camionatte escaped
serious injury and the following morn ;
ing, after dispensing the peace max :
ing biscuits and chocolate bars again,
he returned safely to his base.
=: During 5thss ST. Mihiel Drive, HAY
dock said that the Chief of the z2rd
Field Hospital called on the "Y' to
help out with SOMA transportation.
With another secretary. he took an
A. R c. truck loaded with hospital
supplies and equipment forward in the
wake of the retreating enemy. After
some close calls on the traffic jam
med roads they arrived at Thiercourt,
thirty six hours after starting
I'VE brought a tuck load Of ref
ugees back, ne said, and their help
:lessness was most pathetic. One old
FrenchwoEnan- were all old men
and women, or children-told me how
severe the Hun had been during his
four years OF ityrsanT, and misrule.
She ssaid Ahey2 were worked harder
than they were physically able TO
work. without regard to age or sex
The children were severely beaten If
they refused or shirked their tasks. !"
Haydock spoke highly of the Red
Triangle personnel with the Second
Division, many of whom were decor
ated for personal bravery and forti-
tude Miss Oral Henthorne of Port
land, Ore, he said deserved the high
est praise. She was constantly under
shell fire in advanced hospitals and
the wounded Thomas Wilbor, Of
Connecticut, twice decorated, was al
most shot to pieces in the Champagne
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-11
Tells HOW HUNS
DESTROYED town
New England Y Worker Re
counts Thrilling Ia e of :
German Retreat.

Boston.-The deliberate and wtlful
destruction of a French town by re-
treating Huns was recounted today
BY Thomas Haydock of Brockton,
Mass, the sole eye witness for sew
x3l hours to the burning Of Attigny.
Haydock, who has just returned
from years service with the Sec
ond Division, In which he was q Sec
rotary for the z. Nj. c. A., actually
drove a camionette loaded with cab
teen supplies across No Mans Land
during the Champagne Offensive. He
was in search Of one OF the regiments
IN the line and had been misdirected
BY a soldier
Driving past French mounted pa
troll at the foot of a hill. he came
Unexpectedly to the edge of burning
Village. Although most of the towns
n the vicinity were smouldering as
Q result Of the terrific she'll fire to
which they had been subjected, Hay
dock instinctively sensed something
amiss.
After four hours of wary investi
CATION on foot, while buildings col
lapsed and loud detonations indicated
where the Hun mines had been
planted, he decided that the enemy
had evacuated after setting in motion
their hel1ish machines of destruction
AL the public buildings, including the
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-11

girls
of A. E.
LEngle New
Yorka the of
Y. A.. their
of the the
BY
boys taking along
eordi anda harm
Lngle Wellesley College girl
Powell graduate
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-11

French capital is thrond with them For the comfort convenience ard
safeguarding pls
that Turk in Paris as large the Army has
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1919-09-11
DOUCHBOYS TO KEEP Y. M.
C. A. INSTRUMENTS.

Coblenz.-According to the terms OF
a contract announced by the music
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-18
Ag b0hIAA6
l WITH EMPIRE Co
Austin M. Cowan, Attorney Of
Wichita, Tells the Mayor and
Council They Have No Con-
tract With Empire Co. +

A special business session Of the
city council was held Saturday night
IN which Attorney Austin M. COwan,
of Wichita, was present to give ad-
vice to the city relative to the sewer
contract with the Empire oOnstruc-
tiOn Company.
Attorney COwan takes the position
that the city Of Baxter Springs Is not
under contract with the Empire peo-
pie and therefore is at liberty TO go
ahead and announce for bids for the
completion of the sewer.
The city's supposed contract with
the Empire people called for $2.S6
per foot for the completion Of the
sewer, which was held to be exhorbi-
tant. There was no other bid at the
time the Empire people secured this
contract.
The city refused a $4,000 bond
from the company and ordered all
work stopped until a $4,000 bond was
put up. This bond was furnished the
council and the Empire people re-
sumed the work before the council had
approved the bond, and for this work
the Empire presented bill.
These transactions all occurred un-
der the old mayor and council and to
adjust these matters became the duty
Of the new mayor and council.
Under the advice of Attorney Cow
an, the council ordered the city clerk
to send out notices today to all parties
desiring to bid on the completion Of
the sewer, and to have their bids
ready at a special meeting of the
council to be held Wednesday evening.
The city clerk has complied with this
order and new contract will be let
to some one to complete the sewer
system.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-18

Potato bugl have made their np-
pearance on eafly potatoes. and this
reminds US Of never failing recipe
for the determination Of these pests.
Anyone can use the recipe at spare
times, but the noon hour Is the most
favored time because the bugs are all
out in the heat Of the day. The child
rem abut the house can work the re-
cipe-if they win do it--anyhow, here
is the recipe:
Make two paddles about three
inches wide and foot long. say, and
provide a good hand hold on one end
Of the paddles. Now go out TO the po-
tato patch and whack the paddles to-
gether viciously and let the bugs
know you are there for business
catch bug No. 4 and place it between
the two paddles. Now firmly press
the two paddles together, remove the
bug and put in bug No. 2 and con-
tinue the operation until new pota-
toes are announced for dinner.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-18
MORk BEGINS
ON MILITARY
And the Cross Streets. BY the City
MesSru. o. 'B. TinsIey and Geo.
Skies to Collect Funds
Subscribed

The city council has made wise
decision and has started the work on
Military avenue in filing up the holes
and grading, preparatory to receiving
a surface coat Of oil. The cross
streets for one block east and west Of
Military will be fixed up and graded
and also will receive oil.
Messrs, o. B. Tinsley and George
Skies will have in charge the collec-
tion of the funds donated with which
to purchase the oil, and they will
start on their mission of collection in
the morning. To facilitate matters
they request all who have subscribed
to the oil fund to have their checks
made out that they may collect them
in and have the money on hands so
that the oil can be purchased for
spot cash. It is the intention to buy
the oil in tank lots. By this method
something can be saved on the price
of the oil. AS soon as the funds are
collected in the committee will pet in
communication on the oil deal and
buy it and get it here ready for use
as soon as the city is ready with the
street work. 8
Every citizen should hail this good
news with delight. The experience of
the past few days in the dust and dirt
may or may not have been rebuke to
the citizens for not having attended
to this matter earlier, but if it was
rebuke, it strikes us all alike, for as
a people we are all little tardy in
doing things that should be done at
once.
Remember, the committee asks you
ANA favor to have your checks ready.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-18
A PIPE DREAM
FROM LONDON
George 7. Bye, a Special Core
spOndent in London, Gets OF
This Bit of Amusing PO-
itical Misft

In roundtable Of Americans here
yesterday the sensational idea was put
forward that Taft would rum for the
presidency in 1920, supported by wiz
SON.
Wilson and Taft are the parents Of
the league Of nations. Wilson GER
tainly is the world exponent and the
actual founder of the now settled
league; Taft's earlier advocacy Of q
similar idea in the league to enforce
peace puts the ex-president first in
the field.
When they united forces to swing
American support for the league Taft
apparently with ROosevelt's acquies-
cence, for the two had had a complete
reconciliation. Wilson put the league
issue outside party politics. This was,
of course, done because he knew so
vast, SO unprecedented a move IN
world affairs was an overload for any
party; because he knew he faced great
Democratic antagOnism; because he
was dependent on the support and
practical suggestions of Taft and
other Republicans.
AS Taft ran and was elected IN
1908 with the backing Of Roosevelt, It
would be an interesting situation 70
see him in the field again in 1920 sup
ported by another retiring president.
this time with opposite party leader
ship. Such junction would give the
Republican party great stimulus for
progressiveism at time when It is
unpopular in some quarters for an al
legged stand-p&t, conservative and re
dictionary position, tho as q matter Of
fact the submerging Of the issues Of
states rights and protective tariffs
leaves the parties with no sharp divid-
ing lines.
Some men in the roundtable thought
it unbelievable that Wilson would step
out of Democracy to support Taft un-
less he would run under the nomina-
ton of the Republican as well as q
resurrected Progressive party. He has
been, they said, determinedly partisan
thruOut his stay in the White House.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-18

New York, April 12.-There is ht-
tie prospect of material reduction in
the high cost Of living, sent soaring
to unprecedented heights by the yofld
war, in the opinion of o. P. Au1lln
statistician Of the National City hank
of New York, who delivered an ad-
dress on "prices yesterday, today and
tomorrow" before the editorial con-
ference Of the New York Business
Publishers association.
Mr.. Austin attributed the rapid I'M
crease in prices to three principal
causes: First, the urgent demand
created by the war for food and raw
material for the use Of the vast
armies in the field; second, the adj
vance in wages, due to the increased
cost Of living; third, the enormous IN
aation in the worlds currency caused
BY the vast quantities of paper money
put out BY the leading countries.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-18

Scottish Rite MaIonl. .na |.|I
guests. 70 TIE number Of about NIIS
enjoyed a social session and ban1a1l
Friday night. The affair was 6iVpn b
the reception room and banquet hal'
OF TIE Masonic building, and was un-
der the auspices Of the Scottish Rite
club Of this city. =. G. McWilliamE,
Clifford H. johnson and Earl Ray
composed the committee Of arrange
ments and the ladies Of the Eastern
Star prepared and served the supper.
The program consisted Of short cd
dresses by Rev. Albert Watkins and
Rev. G. s. Fulcher, of IT. Scott, and
John Garretson Of this city. Thdir
subjects concerned Scottish Rite Ma
sonry and the moral influence Of Ma
sOnry in general throughout the world.
Several applications were taken for
degrees to be conferred at the pre-
Easter session Of the #. Scott Con-
sistory.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-18
THE COMMUNITY
BUILDING PLAN
Other Towns Are Busy in Build
ing Resident HOuses-There
Should Be an Organiza-
in Baxter Springs

Postmaster Smith says he has an
excellent building site for one or two
houses that he will let some man have
who will agree to put up a modern
house on the lots, and he need not pay
a cent for the property for six months
as a means of encouraging building
interests.
We notice that other towns have
started q Community Building Plan"
organization which seems to have re-
vived the lethargic condition. For
tunately, Baxter is putting up many
new residences at this time and the
outlook for the summer building is
good, but it would be much better if
a concentrated effort was made thru
an organization. The object Of such
an organization, Of course, would be
to assist these temporarily who are
desirous of building but who are short
of funds, for instance, and have the
lots, or who have the lots and no
funds to build with.
A Community Building Plan could
be of great service in helping to
increase the number of people in Bax-
ter who own their homes, and that's
what it takes to make a prosperous
town.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-18
LUNCH
AFTER EFFECT
Written by One of the "SmOk-
ers"-Unique Methods Pre-
scribed by Rev. Garrett
son of This City

A smoker in the basement OF the
church, with a Dutch lunch thrown in
as one of the thrills, is the latest in
novation to be introduced by the Rev.
John Garretson, pastor of the Presby-
terian Church of Baxter Springs, Kas.
in the north end of the Oklahoma
Kansas mining fields. One hundred
and eight men attended, two of whom
had not been inside a church building
in nine years, but they have been ev-
cry Sunday since and say they have
such a good time there that they are
going regularly from now on.
Garretson is a mans preacher, the
kind of a "sky pilot" who could mount
barrel in saloon and preach SER
mon that every soak in the room
would listen to attentively. He says
that he must reach men, and as men
show no disposition to kick in the door
of the church to get in to hear him,
he goes out into the byways and gets
them.
The Baxter parson shocked his con-
gregation the first week he served
them and has not allowed them to re-
cover, as he does one unconventional
thing so soon after another that they
have no time to get over their sur
prise.
Garretson came to the Baxter
church year ago and in year has
increased the membership 300 per
cent. He has spent $4,000 of the
church's money for improvements and
equipment for the church, and, al
though his congregation is small, his
salary is about the biggest of any
preacher in the 0klahoma-Kansas
mining field.
The history of Garretsons life is in
tensely interesting. He began life as
greenhouse man and became an ex-
pert, in charge of Is acres Of ground
under glass, with q men under him,
in a great. city. One day he felt the
call to the ministry so strongly that
he consulted some churchmen about it
and was laughed at, as they could not
believe he was in earnest.
Later he found that there was
little church in the country that was
out of a preacher and he applied and
was accepted at a salary of $3.50
year, Notwithstanding his pay. as
florist was $500 q gear. He now re-
ceives salary Of .sSoOOsa year from
the Baxter church.
Garretson, while very democratic in
his manner, is high churchman. He
wears gown in the pulpit and, car
ries on a service in keeping with his
vesture, but on account of some of his
parrishoners preferring to see a
preacher in ordinary dress he wears
that sort of clothes at the evening
service.
One of the features introduced by
the enterprising minister of Baxter is
a series of pipe organ recitals in con-
nection with the services and between
services given by Miss Florence Low
den of Philadelphia, Pa, who has
been employed by the church for the
summer. -f
Baxter Springs news., 1919-04-18
HOPE ARISES :,
FOR CAS- USERS
Railroad Case in Arkansas De-
Cided on Same Lines of
Gas Controversy in Kan
sas and Missouri

A decision of the United States su-
preme court in an Arkansas freight
rate case may result in Kansas gas
users receiving refunds from natural
gas companies.
The decision in the Arkansas case
was made March 8, and the Kansas
attorney generals office has just re-
ceived news of the findings. The Ar
kansas railroad commission fixed a
freight rate. The railroad companies
secured an injunction to prevent en-
forcement of the rate. The Arkansas
commission took an appeal to the
United States supreme court, which
decided that the commission has the
right to fix rates within the state.
Shippers brought suit for the excess
they had to pay over the railroad COM
missions schedules from the time the
injunction was obtained. The suits of
the shippers went to the supreme
court, which upheld the contentious
of the shippers.
r. ]. Hopkins, attorney general, is
of the opinion that Kansas users of
gas can recover the difference be-
tween the 2s-cent rate, ordered by the
commission, and the rate enforced by
the gas companies after the injunc-
tion against the enforcement of the
rate by the public utilities commits
sion was obtained. The Kansas suit
in the gas matter parallels the Ar
kansas freight rate case. Former At
torney General Brewster and Fred S.
jackson, attorney for the public util-
tiles commission, conducted the case of
the utilities commission in the United
States supreme court, and that court
decided the Kansas Natural and dis.
tributing companies would have to
abide by rates made by the Kansas
commission. The Kansas Natural has
a motion for a rehearing. In case this
motion is overruled, Attorney General
Hopkins and Mr.. Jackson, for the util-'
tiles commission, will Immediately
start action that probably viii result
in gas users being reimbursed for ex-l
cess charges over the commission rate
from the time, the Kansas Natural
first secured the restraining order.