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Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24

of Kings Daughters, $1o.7S from the Greeneville school. $431 from Laurel Hill school, $S.7O from Yantic school, $S.35 from Hobart avenue. $6.52 from the Falls, S from Broad street and $427 from Occum school. There was also a generous amount given by. a visitor of Chief Howard L. Stanton who was in town for the day.
 This (Saturday) evening five mann
 moth doughnuts which have been made by local baker are to be auc- tioned off@ There will be one at Davis theatre. one at the Breed and one at the Auditorium and the remaining two will be sold at the Salvation Army headquarters in the Thayer building. The receipts from the sale of these doughnuts should be considerable.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
PROF. J. H. GEORGE ARRIVES
 FOR MEMORIAL WEEk NISI

Moved by the impulse to join his old Grand Army comrades in their Memo rial day parade, Prof. J. Herbert George, all the 1900 miles from his present home in Minneapolis, blew into town Friday night. By actual fact he reached Norwich on the boat train looking rosy and happy and apparently in the best of health. He is a guest at the Wauregan until the Saturday after Memorial day.
 Mir. George left Minneapolis Friday. May 18th. coming by way of Spring field, Mass. where he called on Mrs. Ida F. Shapley Bailey well known in Norwich, where she sang with Mir
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
OHIO CHASE AND
 THOMAS TRACY HOME

Otho Chase. son of Mrs. F. r. Chase of 124 Mckinley avenue. is spending a 4S hour furlough at his home here, his ship, L. s. $. C, No. 34, having landed at the port of Boston on Friday. MT. Chase is a coXswain and for the past IS months has been with the sub chascrs in the North sea. During this time he has seen much of the Euro pean coast and when his ship was or dered home the course taken was from Plymouth. England. to Brest. Lisbon, the Azores. Bermuda. Charleston. $. C., to Boston. The trip from Plymouth to Boston took three months.
 Thomas Tracy of the Falls also re- turned homo with Mir Chase after IS months in the service. While in Brest they met George Grove and Thomas Sears, two local boys in the navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
PERSONALS

Mrs. Harriet Beckett of Stonington has been a Norwich visitor.
 George Hill of Norwich was at his farm in Laurel Glen early in the week.
 Alexander Sharp of Norwich has been in New York on a business trip this week.
 : Nelson B. LaPlace, Mrs. LaPlace and Thelma and Arthur kellum were re- cent, guests of Earl Lewis of Colches- ter.
 E MT. and Mrs. Jacob Linicus and son, Jacob NJ. have returned to their farm in Union, Holland county, after spend ing a few days at their cottage in Nep- tune Park.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
BONUS
 FOR WOOLEN EMpLOYESl

Notices. were posted in the plant of the Norwich Woolen corporation at Thamesville on Friday to the effect that beginning June I'd all employees would receive an additional 10 per cent. bonus. This additional bonus now makes % per cent. which the company is paying to it's employees on their out put. After the signing of the armistice last fall the company cut down 10 per cent. and this new 10 per cent. puts the wages back to wartime basis.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
Ornanized Men s Club.

The men of Christ church on Thursday evening organized d. Derma- nent Mems club for the furtherance Of the welfare oI the church and topro- mote social activity among the mem bers. The officers for this club are as follows. president, Beverly N- Bliy- en: vice president, |. G. Protehro; secretary, Fred P Church; treasurer Walter B. Crooks
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24

gress, the men of New England are coming into own again in control of legislation. On important commit tees they have important places. in cluding some of the best chairman ships. We sincerely hope they will be wise as their predecessors from this section mostly were and justify the confidence reposed in them and use well the power placed ill their hands.
 Waterbury American.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
OBITUARY
Phoebe MatheWson,

The~death of Phoebe Mathewson of Versailles occurred in this city on Fri day evening following a long illness.
 Mrs. Mathewson is the widow of John
 Mathewson, who died about three
 months ago. She leaves a son and daughter and four grandchildren.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
srent Yacation in Hai.yich.

Everett F. Jahn; who is, employed in tho Baig> Of Bay. Bisca--1le N ia mi, tla., having . months vauation, spent it in Norwich. his former llorr1e, with. his grandparents and old friends Alter having greatly enjoyed himself. he left -by boat Thursday noon for St. Augus- tine, Fla, where he will remain, a.4,sa. days win his parents before re11.s.llitt.g to Miami
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
HE VE!!..L'-SCO l l GOOD CLOTHES STORE
I'll E.

hold a mass meeting Sunday. evening at the Breed theatre to protest against the massacres of Jews in Poland Res olutfons of protest against these daily masacres are being sent to the state department at Washington from all sections of the country and it is probable that the Jews of Norwich and vicinity will send a like resolution.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
Getting and Givina.

What makes the Dead sea dead; Because it is all the time receiving. never giving out anything.-D L. Moody.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
Sport.

Said the near cynic: ..lThsn man is alluded to as 2 poor fish he may be sure that somebody Is making game Vf him. -cyss..:.' .'5s s. -s s ;1.s E >.;ss4
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24

NORWICH JEWS TO
 PROTEST MhSsACRES \ committee representing the Jew ish people of Norwich has arranged to
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
EnIists For Overseas Service.

Horace w. Collins of Danielson has enlisted in the U. $. A.. for overseas service in the field artillery.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24

It is difficult for some. r@an to mean Ub rhct- a 3-ss7- 4
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
THE RAILROADS

Shall the railroads be turned back
to the original owners or shall Uncle
Sam continue to manage them at a
loss? President Wilson passed the
question up to Congress without re-
commendation and Congress can not
reach an agreement. A great many
people have complained in times past
and averred that the government
should own and operate all public
utilities, but when put to the test the
government has not been able to run
the railroads as cheaply as did private
owners. Has the service been better?
Let the public answer, and there is a
pandimonium of discord. During the
stress of war the government needed
the railroads for the enormous gov
ernment traffic, and no matter what
inconvenience to the private citizen
the soldiers and equipment Of armies
had to be moved. That was alright
then, but the war is about over and
now what shall be done? That is the
real question and it is one Of the big
gest before Congress and the Ameri-
can people. The receipts of the gov
ernment do not meet the expenses Of
the railroads; and the deficiency must
be met by an appropriation by Con-
gress from the Treasury Of the
United States, or else the freight
charges and passenger rates must be
raised; the shippers and travelling
public thinks the rates and charges
are already too large, and yet the
people who neither ship freights or do
much travelling do not believe they
should be taxed to make good the
losses of operating railroads for the
benefit Of others. 1t is a mighty
problem and the best thought Of the
nation can find employment in find
ing solution, satisfactory to even a
majority. ~" - 's'''''8
Criticism of conditions without sug-
gesting a, remedy is silly, and in no
case more so that in the case of the
railroads. Let the critics find a rem
edy and then the criticisms will be
valuable. We confess that we have
no remedy. We therefore refrain
from saying what should be done; we
are willing to call the attention of
our readers to the need of a remedy
and believe that the mind which can
find a solution satisfactory to a ma
jOrity of our people will receive an
ample reward. Go to studying.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
ANNUAL SEED SURVEY

The Cherokee County Farm Bureau
is at present working out the annual
seed survey Of the county. Most Of
the work will be done February lst
to 10th and the information In regard
to seed for sale will then be furnished
to other counties. This information
is gathered every year in farm bureau
counties, the township vice-presidents
canvassing their districts and report
ing to the county agent who prepares
the county report. AS soon as all the
counties have completed the work
and sufficient time taken to make out
the lists, there will be on file in every
farm bureau Office a list Of seed for
sale all over the. state Of Kansas. A
partial list already available and a
complete list will be on hand before
March /. It is hoped that the COM
plete lists will be ready by February
I in the future. q.
Seed of certain varieties Of corn
and sorghum is short in some locali-
ties this year. The fall rains and re-
cent snow delayed threshing Of sor-
ghums. Seed corn, though scarce, is
of better quality than last year. The
sorghums were killed by the frost Of
September Goth over large part Of
Kansas and termination tests will be
helpful in many sections. Such tests
will be made free on all seed samples
mailed to the Department Of Agron-
omy, Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege, Manhattan, Kansas. They can
not be reported to the owner, how
ever, unless the owners name and ad-
dress is plainly marked on the pack
age.
E. ]. Willis, County Agent.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
BUILD ROADS NOW

There is a disposition on the part
of some people to delay road cOnstruc-
ton under the plea that prices are
higher than they would have been
several years since.
All this is true, but what assurance
have we that prices will 60 down in
the immediate future? Are not the
producers receiving big advance for
their products over the prices three
years ago? 1t is a well-knOwn fact
that prices did not reeede perceptibly
for five to seven years after the Civil
War. Then we were the only country
interested. This has been a world
war, affecting the economic conditions
Of every nation.
Speaking Of these conditions, q re
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
NEW OFFICERS FOR
THE STATE GUARDS

At a meeting Of the Baxter State
Guards for the purpose Of reOrganiza-
ton and the election of new officers,
was held in the armory Tuesday night.
The first business was the election
which resulted as follows:
Captain. L. Hooker.
First Lieutenant-Walter Hartley.
Second Lieutenant-Reuben Jensen.
Several subjects looking to the de-
velopment Of the company and the
social size of the organization were
taken up and started. Among these
was the proposition to establish club
rooms fitted up. with billiard and pool
tables, a library room, ETC., for the
pleasure of the boys.
It was unanimously agreed that the
company should begin at once to pre-
pare to 60 to Kansas City on the oc-
casion Of the Home Coming Of the
S9th division, which is composed of
Kansas men, many Of whom are from
Baxter Springs and vicinity.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

Mesdames C. C. Sparlin, L. L. Car
din and ]. E. Hunt were the. charming
hostesses Tues. evening at the lunch
con of the Workers Conference of the
Methodist Sunday School which was
held in the Assembly room of the new
Methodist church on Thirteenth street
and East avenue. These ladies were
assisted in serving by Mrs. Cammack,
Mrs. Allie Jennings and Misses Fey
Grubaugh and Dessa Campbell. The
luncheon table looked very attractive
with decorations of ferns and cut
flowers. The delicious luncheon was
served in two courses, covers being
laid for 4S people. After luncheon
the regular work of the Sunday school
was taken up. The hostesses for next
Tuesday luncheon will be the young
ladies of Mr.. ]. w. Kaltenbach's class.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
KANSAS STRONG
! FOR GOOD ROADS
State Good Roads Association
Would Connect Every Com
munity in the State With
Hard Surfaced Highways

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 29.-Hard sur
face roads connecting every commun-
ity in Kansas at the earliest possible
moment. A constitutional amendment
permitting the state to participate in
the building Of roads.
Recommending that the legislature
place the surplus automobile fund in
the hands of the state highway COM
mission to be used in employing en-
gineers TO assist counties in road
building.
A survey of the road building ma
terials in Kansas with view Of facil-
itating the construction Of hard sur
face roads at the lowest possible cost.
These are the salient features of
the good roads program adopted by
the Kansas Good Roads Association in
convention. Seventy-five counties
were represented.
Saving in FOOdstuifs
The resolutions, in which the pro-
gram is set forth, direct that saw
ing of at least so per cent of perish
able foodstuffs which now 60 to waste
will be affected by making it possible,
by better roads, to deliver the product
on the market in all kinds of weather.
The resolutions also urge every
county contemplating the building Of
hard surfaced roads under the present
law to proceed at once and securA pc
titions, get them approved by the
state highway commission and apply
for federal aid. g.
The association, it is declared, fav-
ors- the amendment because it will
facilitate the laying out of a state
system of highways.
The convention commended the
state highway commission and the
geological survey of Kansas univer-
sity, which are planning a survey OF
the road building materials in the
state.
Tonight members of the associa-
tion held a mass meeting at the au-
ditorium which was addressed by
Governor Henry Allen and Arthur B.
Hall, road expert.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

Mrs. DR.. Davis and Mrs. Geo. Bald
win entertained with a delightful Five
Hundred party Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Davis on South Mil
itary. The affair was in honor of Mrs.
E. Rex Smith of Hutchinson, Kan,
who is visiting in this city at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
H. Tarr. There were four tables of
players. At the close of the games,
on counting the score it was found
Mrs E. M. Richardson held high. A
two course luncheon was served to the
following guests: Mesdames E. Rex
Smith, T. H. Tarr, Chas. Marshal,
Fred Nichols, Chas. Jones, Otis Ever
cite, Fred Hill, James Simmons, E.
M. Richardson, Leslie Meyerding,
Earl Stevenson, Chas. Baker, Wing
field and Tom Puckett.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
WEBB CITY PLANS
NEW INDUSTRY

D. R. Smith of this city Wed. morn
ing received the following letter,
which describes what appears to be a
very profitable industry. Mr.. Smith
hands us the letter for publication,
with the suggestion that the same
proposition might interest Baxter
Springs capitalists.
Joplin, Mo-, Jan. q, 1919.
D. R. Smith, Baxter Springs, Kan.
Dear Sir:
Knowing that you are always in
terested in an opening for any invest
ment in a good live business PROPOSE
ton, / take the liberty of presenting
to you what seems to be an excellent
business proposition, and in which, no
doubt, you will take lively interest.
Please advise me the amount of stock
you wish to subscribe toward forming
a company for the exploitation of this
idea.
The object of this company is TO
operate large cat ranch near Webb
City-where land can be purchased
cheaply.
To start with we will collect about
say one million cats. Each cat will
average twelve kittens a year. The
skins will sell for from 10c for the
white ones to 75c for the pure black.
We will have about 100000 skins
to sell at an average of 3Oc apiece,
making our revenue about 100000
a day gross.
A man can skin so cats a day. He
will charc, $500 a day for his labor.
II will tG',::c about 100 men to operate
the ranch, therefore, the profit will be
about S9Sce.co a day.
We viii led the ca6 on rats, and
will start q rat ranch adjoining the
cat ranch. 1he-'rats> <will multiply
four times as fast as tlie cats, and 4
We start with a million rats, we viii
have four rats a cay for each cat
which is plenty.
We viii feed The cE.s on rata, and
in turn win feed the rats On the strip
ped earcnssss Of the eats thus giy-
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
IMR| zUMWA[T
STATE. PRINTER
Takes Place Of w. r. Smith,
Who Resigned to Become
Business Manager Of
Capper Publications

Topeka, Jan. 28.-Imri Zumwah
assistant state fire marshal, was yes
terday appointed state printer by
Gov. Henry J. Allen, to I'LL the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of W. R.
Smith, who resigned to become busi-
ness manager for the Capper publica-
tions. Mr.. Zumwalt's appointment
will 20 to the senate soon, for con-
firmation.
Mr.. Zumwalt is editor and owner OF
the Bonner Springs Chieftain. His ap-
pointment goes into effect February
/. Before he bought the Bonner
Springs Chieftain, Mr.. Zumwalt was
editor of the HeringtOn Sun. Recent
ly he was telegraph editor Of the To-
peka State Journal. Mr.. Zumwalt
was graduated from Washbun col
lege in 1904. He is a fraternity man
and a member of the Topeka Press
club.
Concerning his future policy at the
state printing plant, Zumwalt said
last nights.
T will carry on will do my best
to continue in effect the efficient poll
cies of my predecessor, Mr.. Smith,"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

Miss Lorene Greenstreet entertain
ed number of her friends at q dane
ing party Tuesday evening at her
home at 702 North Military avenue.
The color scheme of red was carried
out in the decorations and programs.
A delightful lunch was served to the
following guests: Misses Lucille Wat
kins, Gail Hamilton, Louise COvey,
Marie Page, Billie Skies, Alane Bru-
baker, Grace Opperman, Flora Tray
lor, Phoebe Louise Wright, Cecile
Halbert and Mrs. Russell Canada,
Messrs. Archie Rodenberger, VIM.
GaretsOn, Roy Sullivan, Herbert Nc
Aboy, Burton COvey, Livy Green
street, Russell Canada of Baxter.
The out of town guests were: Miss
Matitfhe Ferrel, Of Kansas City;
Catherfn9 ceaaren, Hazel StrCugh,
Of Galenay fknls zIskAs' Sparks; Floyd
Robinson, Lawrence MurdOck and
Sparks KimmOns Of Galena. Frank
Fehrenback of Joplin.
@ =. -. s>..s
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
il! issue s-1;,f Of tile Topeka capital"

cent issue. Of tile Topeka capital"
says:
"That materials are high and labor
costly should not rause public officials
to wait for more favorable conditions,
as many private persons necessarily
are doing. The work that is worth
doing should be done. There is not
the same reason Cor waiting on the
part of cities and counties as on the
part of private individuals whose i'm
provements are for rent and who
naturally hesitate to start costly
buildings that must compete with
buildings erected when prices were
low, or that will be erected when
prices fall Good roads and other
public improvements do not depend
on the market for tenants. If they
cost more than ordinarily now, they
compensate for the extra cost by fill
ing the gap of industrial employment
and helping prosperity to get back on
solid ground"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
NEW BRAND OF
BAXTER MADE BREAD

"Blue Ribbon" is surely a pretty
and attractive name for. the bread
put out by Baxter Springs new baloe-
ry, but the bread promises to be more
attractive. The first loaf turned out
of the oven was delivered to the Daily
Citizen editor and hence we are in
position to pass judgment, which is
that it was the finest bread we have
eaten since we have been in Baxter
Springs. It had a beautiful color,
was light as one could wish for and
sweet and delicious in flavor. If this
standard is kept up, and we believe it
will be, Joplin and Carl Junction
bread makers may as well lay up
their bread wagons. Baxter Springs
will eat Baxter made bread hereafter.
The new bakery is now turning out
bread. Tomorrow it will have an ex-
ira large baking and it asks Baxter
people to give Blue Ribbon bread a
trial. Order loaf from your regular
dealer tomorrow. Every one living in
Baxter owes It to the community to
try this new Baxter product. The
bread of course will speak for itself.
Call for a loaf of Blue Ribbon bread.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
KANSAS LAN MAKERS
ARE WORKING HARD
Pass Anti-PrOflteering Law In
the HOuse-MOre Strin-
gent Blue Sky
Laws

Topeka, Jan. 28.-Twice within
twenty-four hours the efforts of Re-
preventative Brown Of Douglas coun-
ty to enact laws taxing fraternity
houses have been defeated. After his
bill to put these properties on the tax
rolls had been killed Brown today in
troduced another measure providing
that in case Of fires at fraternity
houses, such properties should pay for
services of the city fire department
The bill promptly was defeated,
At q democrat caucus today noon
it was agreed that the democrats of
the house will stand solidly in favor
of the constitutional convention meas
ure.
With the filing Of the bill in the
house by Norman of Doniphan county
bills are now in both houses provid-
ing for the confscation of motor cars
caught bringing intoxicating. liquor
into the state.
PrOfteering Is Hit
The house passed the Barrier bill
known as the "anti-profteering law"
and it probably will come up for final
reading and vote late this afternoon.
The senate as a committee Of the
whole, considered the bill Of Senator
Hilkey to cross the poll tax law of.
the statutes. No final action was
taken. .... Fl
Caves of Crawford introduced in
the house a bill to increase the sal
airy Of county attorneys in counties
having two divisions or more Of the
district court, $1,000 a year.
Loopholes in the Kansas blue sky
law are to be closed tight if a bill
drawn by exAttorney General s. M.
Brewster in cooperation with Walter
E. Wilson, state bank. commissioner,
and Frank Organ, attorney in charge
of the states "blue sky" department
is enacted into law by the Legislature.
After four years experience in en-
forcing this law Mr.. Brewster be-
lieves the law should be reinforced in
three particulars:
Fake Colonization Opposed
First, prevent fake land coloniza-
ton companies from coming into this
state and selling land that is not pro-
ductive and cannot. be made to be
productive.
Second, give a clear legal defini-
ton of what is an coil royalty" and
to make it impossible to sch for good
money mere prospects; also to make
impossible the sale of Second royal
ties"
Third, to make impossible for o
corporation to sell stock in Kansas
until after the project has received
the approval of the states "blue sky"
department. The present law reads
that companies shall not sell stock
until after they have made applica-
ton to do so which has been con-
strued by many companies to mean
that they can go ahead and sell stock
upon making application without
awaiting the decision of the attorney
general.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31

Ben Allen, aged about 26 years,
died at his home in the north part of
the city, Tuesday morning at 2:SO
o'clock Of influenza after q brief ill
ness. He leaves q wife, child, also
several sisters and brothers, among
whom is Mrs. Ray-Zerber Of this city.
Awaiting word from distant relatives
the date of the funeral had not been
announced at the time of going to
press. .''
Baxter Springs news., 1919-01-31
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy

Before using this preparation for .
cough or cold you may wish to know
what It has done for 0thers. Mrs. o.
Cook, Macon, Ill, writes, II have
found II gives the quickest relief Of
any cough remedy ] have ever used.
Ms. James A. Knott, ChillicOthe, No.,
says ~Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
cannot be beat for coughs and colds.
H. J. Moore, Oval, Pa. says Il have
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy On
several occasions when ! WaB guherinf
with q settled cold upon tie eholt end
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