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Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
A DISGRACE TO AMERICA

In a seething article on an injustice
that "will not down." Literary Digest
says:
What then have the teachers re-
ceived at our hands in return? They
have received little of honor and some
what less of pay. Other classes have
prospered; other classes thru power
full organizations have secured gener-
Gus wages. The teachers have no
spokesman, however, to demand even
the simple justice of a living wage, so
to them we give their petty prewar
pittance, so meagre, so pitifully in
adequate, that it places a burning
brand of shame and disgrace upon
this nation.
How long viii the school board Of
Topeka permit this 'brand Of shame
and disgrace" to rest on this city? Is
a city that has invested II million
dollars in Liberty Bonds proud Of un-
derpaying its teachers Topeka Cap
ital.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
is 1T RIGHT FOR WOUNDED
SOLDIERS TO PAY WAR TAX
ONE OF THEM INQUIRIES

A protest against soldiers having to
pay war taxes has been voiced to the
Topeka Daily Capital by Sergt.
George Bryant, who was wounded in
the Argonne. He was so severely
wounded that he cannot resume the
work for which he was very well paid
before the war. That soldiers who
have given part of their strength for
their country should have to pay war
taxes is unjust, Sergeant BaAer be-
lieves. His letter follows:
'T am a soldier who was with the
army in France. fought with the
Forty-second division and with the
Seventy-seventh. / was founded at
Abri du Crochet, a wood cutters vii
lage in the ArgOnne.
'T have Travelled from Camp Lewis,
Wash, where / was discharged March
%. The injury / received in France
bOthers me so that it is necessary for
me to stop of. at towns and rest. l
notice that everything one buys has a
war tax attached. Do you consider it
just for a soldier to pay it? How
about conscientious ObjectOrs who did
not do any fighting? Why not make
them do the paying?
81 gave up a position that was pay
ing me $40 a week, to 60 over there.
l am now in the position that can
not get the same job back because my
wound will not permit me to do that
kind of work. l am in favor Of not
charging soldiers war tax"
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
Strong Russian Sentiment
Opposing The BOlsl1eUiki

way. The Udenitch movement is
threatening Petrograd so seriously
that the Bolsheviki are evacuating the
city. All in all the military situation
of the Bolsheviki is decidedly precar-
ious.
The reports from the Allied troops,
operating along the Murmansk rail-
way, continue satisfactory. The latest
report to the British War Office tells
of the capture of an important town
by the Allied forces, twenty-five miles
south of UrOsOzero. The BOlsheviki,
who numbered three hundred and had
three arnored trains, offered a strong
resisksSee but were defeated. -
Another strong antagonist Of the
Bolshevists is General Denikin. He
has issued a statement announcing his
intention of overthrOwing Bolshevist
anarchy and working for a demOcra-
tized and united Russia by calling a
Peoples Assembly on the basis of uni
versal suffrage. 1t thus appears that
opposition to the Bolshevist regime is
becoming widespread, and its collapse
seems mere matter Of time.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
MINING MEN SEE
ZINC DINNER PAIL
Rev. John GarretsOn Addresses
Tn-State Operators on Zinc
Products Plant Somewhere
in the OK. District

A demonstration ,OfAthe many .ses
that zinc can be put to, by showing
the sanitary dinner bucket recently in
vented by Oliver Greenstreet of Bax-
ter, was given by Rev. John Garret-
son to the two hundred zinc industry
captains who assembled at the noon
day luncheon at Picher yesterday. AS
q result of the talk made by Mr.. Gar
retson, there is renewed interest
among the operators for a zinc pro-
ducts plant in this district, perhaps
with the Greenstreet bucket as
leader.
During the address of Rev. Garret-
son the dinner bucket was passed
around the long tables, each man pres
ent making a personal investigation
There were also shown zinc pan, cup
and gas meter cap, the last demon
strating admirably how zinc can be
drawn and fitted into shape for prac-
tically all untensils and many addi-
tional articles.
Following the luncheon the matter
of zinc products plant, with the din
ner bucket as a leader, was presented
to the executive committee of the Tri1
State operators association by Rev.
Garretson and C. M. Sarchet. Details
were discussed at length.
Other speakers at the Picher lunch
con yesterday were L. L. Cardin OF
Baxter; Mr.. Wright of Lebanon, Mo-,
the father of ]. H. Wright of Baxter;
Lieut.. Overlees Of the Thirty-fifth Di-
vision, hero of the Argonne forest
fight; H. M. Painter, a marine sur
vivor of the ChOteau-Thierry battle;
and,L H. Wilson of Pittsburg, Pa,
representing an automobile water
sprinkling device.
In presiding President Wallower
gave q very optimistic outline of the
zinc industry.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
HALF kansas BOYS
STILL IN FRANCE
Senator Capper Charges That
They Are Forced to Do Mem
id Work When Needed
at Home

The Kansas boys are far from being
all hOSe from Europe and Senator
Cappe.is persistent in his efforts to
draw tne attention Of the war depart
ment to conditions and in insisting
that they be returned at once. The
Thirty-ffth division is back in Kansas
the Rainbow will be here within the
next day or two, and the Eighty-ninth
has been designated for early trans
port home, but even when these men
are all home and discharged One-hat
of the Kansas men who entered ser
vice will still be over there. They are
scattered thru scores of other Organi-
cations.
Senator Capper has just received
the plea of an enlisted man in the
Twentieth engineers, which he has
forwarded to Newton d. Baker, sec
retary of war, with the following let
ter:
my Dear Mr.. Secretary-Again ]
direct your attention to the insistent
demand thruout the country for an
immediate return Of every soldier
from overseas whose presence there is
not imperatively demanded by the mil
itary situation. Six months have
elapsed since hostilities ceased yet
hundreds of thousands Of American
soldiers remain unnecessarily IN Eur
Ope. More than 10000 Kansas men
are still in France. Many Of these
men see their farms neglected because
Of their enforced absence. business
opportunities slipping past never 70
return, the precious. years they had
planned to use in finishing their edu-
cation passing by while they are kept
at useless or menial tasks In France.
fN-na--I - Ia VnAan
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
~. W. K.". HAS A RIVAL

Editor Citizen:-In the Daily Citi-
zen of the 9th inst, ]. w. X. stated in
paragraph under. the head Of looking
thru the window, that he had beheld
bird trying to move the eggs from
her nest and he also states that If any
nature faker ever heard of a bird
moving her eggs or her young he
would like to hear from them. Now
we are not talking thru our hat as a
man will do some times when looking
thru the window. We at one time
watched the process Of a wood duck
move her young from the nest which
was located in a hollow tree about 30
feet above the ground; she deliberate
ly pushed them out one at q time.
They fell in the mud below; got up,
shook themselves and made their way
to a stream Of water, which was about
20 feet from where they fell, swan
around there till the brood, being II
in number, were all out Of the nest
and in the water. The mother duck
new to them and they made their way
up the stream seemingly very happy
for the change. IT,:
Miss Florence Mae Lowden, who
has won the hearts Of all Baxter per-
sons who have heard her in organ rec
citals at the Presbyterian church, will
give a recital at the Christian church
at Miami Thursday evening. The
event is held under the auspices Of the
church choir, for the benefit of the or
gan funds. Mrs. Robinson, soprano,
and Mrs. Grimes, violinist, both of
Miami, Win assist in the program.
Several persons of Baxter Springs are
arranging to attend the musical, and
It is probable two or three automobile
parties will 60 from here. ,...,.:.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
COUNT RANTzAU IS SO.
IN BAD FAVOR

Paris, May 14.-There is a strong
feeling in Allied peace circles that
Count Brockdorff- -Rantzau's presence
on the German peace delegation is a
detriment to a speedy conclusion of
peace. It has not taken definite form
yet, but is likely to be manifested
soon. 1t is understood the British are
particularly keen to have Brockdorff-
Rantzau's services as peacemaker dis
pensed with, and from what is known
it is supposed that they have conveyed
an intimatiOn of the sort to the proper
German authority. The French are
said to sympathize with the British
view that the possibility of trouble
Will be reduced if Brockdorff- -Rantzau
-retires.
That Germany viii be obliged to
accept the peace terms dictated by the
Allies or suffer more severely than
the drastic conditions of the treaty
provide, is certain A refusal on Ger
many's part to sign the treaty will
cause the Allied governments to adopt
measures that will increase the humil-
iation of the German people to de-
gree that is only suggested by the
treaty terms.
In the face Of that knowledge,
Brockdorf- -Rantzau adopted an atti-
tude toward the Allied plenipotentair-
les, when the German delegation ap-
peared before them last Wednesday,
that caused, much comment and dis
satisfaction. The fact that he did not
rise when addressing the Allied plen-
ipOtentiaries, in contrast with the at
titude Of the whole Allied company in
standing when the Germans entered,
and the example of Clemenceau in
rising when addressing BrockdOrh-
Rantzau, aroused much feeling.
There is marked desire on the part
Of the French and British to the ap-
parent discourtesy to attribute it to,
German insolence. That BrOckdOrtf-
Rantzau was. i'll when he entered the
hall was plain, and the American dele
gates were inclined TO attribute his
failure to pay the ordinary respect to
the Allied body to sheer physical in
ability to stand on his feet for the
period required to deliver the address
in reply to Clemencesu. The American
peace delegates, however, believed he
should have had the courtesy to men,
tiOn the fact that he was i'll. As an
'examplar of manners, BrOekdOrh-
Rantsau does not stand high in Paris
tsoday.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
GERMANS REJECT TERMS
INDIAN CASE IS
STILL UNSETTLED
Motion to Be Argued in Federal
Court Soon, the Decision of
Which May Have Much to
Do With the Outcome

There is more or less talk about
town concerning the progress being
made in the settlement Of the suit
brought by the U. s. Govt against q
number of townsmen over the Qua
paw-Goodeagle property affairs. Apart
from the government officials who
were here for several days no one
knows just what is going to be done.
and it is doubtful II they do. Possibly
they have made up their minds what
they are going to try to do, but If they
have they will not give It out. It ap-
pears however there is hope for an
early arrangement by which the un-
finished buildings will be completed
soon.
It also appears that the outcome Of
the mixup in large measure hinges
on the question as to whether the In
dian department has power to declare
the Indians incompetent after having
declared them competent, as in the in
stance of the ouapaw tribe. Judge
Sapp holds that the government has
not that right, and has no Jurisdiction
over the affairs of Francis GOodeagle
and BENJAMIN Ouapaw. This point is
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
CONDITIONS WILL
mean SLAVERY
THEY DECLARE
Attack by Schneidemann in
Berlin Chamber Loudly
.Applauded Wilson's
Stand Condemned

Berlin, May 12.-In the German
National Assembly all parties have
united in the determination 10 reject
the Allied peace terms. Chancellor
Schneidemann declared that the peace
terms were Unacceptable" This was
followed by a hurricane of cheers.
The chancellor reached the climax
Of his statement on the peace terms
ten minutes after he began. The
chancellor paused in his address and
then thundered out the word which
announced the German governments
rejection of the Versailles conditions.
"This treaty." he said, ais in the
view of the imperial government, un-
acceptable, so unacceptable l am un-
able to believe that this earth could
bear such q document without q cry
issuing from millions of throats in all
lands without distinction Of party.
Away with this murderous scheme"
With the exception of the independ-
ent socialists, led by Hugo Haase, all
in the assembly arose and cheered
vOciferously. The assembly is sitting
temporarily in the assembly hall Of
the University of Berlin on Inter Den
Linden.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

General indications are that the Red
Government of Russia under Lenine
and TrOtzky is losing ground. Ad-
miral Kolchak's Siberian army is con-
tinuing is movement westward toward
the Volga, and it is expected that the
cities of Viatka and Samara will fall
into. his hands soon. So far Admiral
Kolchak is justifying the confidence
repOsed in him by the Allied govern
ments, who have virtually recognized
him at the head of the only reputable
government of Russia. The Admiral's
northern army is moving rapidly to-
ward the line Of communication be-
tween Moscow and Archangel.
Another strong anti BOlsheyik
movement is directed against Petro-
grad. This movement has the support
of the Finnish government, which is
tired of Bolshevik acquisitions, and is
under the leadership Of General Uden-
itch, supported by four thousand Rus
slams. General Udenitch has occupied
Petrez Avodsk, Olentz, and Ladeiee
Pole, east of Lake Ladoga, and so con-
trolls the southern end of Kela rail-
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
FAIR WAGES FOR THE BOYS

The returning soldier is entitled to
a wage commensurate with the pres
ent high cost of living, no matter what
his wages were when he left this
country.
A soldiers pay is none too good
and while men who stayed at home
reaped the benefit of war wages the
soldier risked his life, and made no
money in the process. Everything is
more expensive than when the boys
went away, and it is not fair to penal
ize them for their army service.
They fought to preserve our homes
and it is a poor return to ask them to
settle down to work and accept pay
envelope insufficient to run their
homes.
The soldier may not have any more
experience in his direct line Of en-
ployment but he is essentially better
man because of the kind Of experience
he has had. His army life has had
the tendency to make more Of a man
of him in every way. He has come
hack, too, with broader outlook, and
an awakened ambition. The employer
wise enough to realize this and to
turn that increased vision and ambi-
ton into enthusiasm for his business
will lose nothing in the process.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
WAS BAXTER VISITOR
FORTY YEARS AGO

]. A. Wilson, capitalist and land
owner Of Carthage, Mo-, was here to-
day visiting with John Wingfeld, a
long time friend. It was on Wilson's
land that Wingfeld, then Of Webb
City, worked out one Of the best pay
ing mines in that district. Mr.. Wilson
says he visited Baxter forty years
ago, this being his first visit since. he
remembers well when Baxter was the
end of the railroad and the greatest
shipping point in the west
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
PIONEER CITIZEN PASSES on

]. Wallace Ash, Tor the past several
months q resident of Baxter Springs,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs
L. T. Cammack, GOT Military avenue,
Friday evening, May 9, at 9 p. m. Mr.
Ash was 72 years old and was well
known in Cherokee county, having
lived within its borders for many
years. He is survived by four daugh-
ters, three of whom are here, and one
living in Colorado, who will not be
able to attend the funeral. The funer-
al will be held from the residence to-
morrow at 2 o'clock. Rev. o. L. Orton
will officiate. Burial at Columbus.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

Mr.. and-Mrs. C. C. Sparlin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Twente and Misses Velma
and Lovah Thomas were guests at a
most delightful dinner party last ev-
ening at the country home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Thomas, west Of this city.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

Someone, esidsntlvs hsaa party or
a dance the other night It which they
needed. lot Of flowers for they made
a raid on several flower beds in the
city.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

i'Rev. and Mrs: John CarretsOn viii
motor to Miami tonight to take
Miss Florence LOwden who win render
a pipe organ solo. Miss Grace Per
kins and Mr.. Walter Fischer win ae-
company the Garretsons.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

J.R. Cole; ST.. GfsTulsS; W45o has
been Waiting few days in this city
the Euezf of his son and wife, r.
Cole tn ahtuFned'tO his home I'm
Tulsa WnAnesday.s p '''s' .
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

Mrs. Mary Baker, Of East Ninth
street. went to Columbus this morn
ing for a visit with relatives.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16
STRICT BLOCKADE
AGAINST GERMANY
Allies Propose to Use Economic
Methods of Bringing Huns to
Time in Case They Refuse
to Sign the Peace Terms

Berlin, Tuesday, May 1S.-Count
Won Brockdorff- Rantzau, head of the
German peace mission, will today
hand to the entente representatives a
note containing counter-proposals re-
garding the cessions of territory, ac-
cording to the Versailles correspond
ent of the National Zeitung.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

Huns Won't Admit They Started War
Paris, May 14.-A note on rcpara-
tions presented by the Germans does
not protest against the payment by
Germany for the devastation wrought
in Belgium and northern France, it
says, Germany is ready to do willing
ly. It is added, however, that Ger
many will not pay reparation for this
on the principle that she is not re-
sponsible for the war.
One of the later German notes deal
ing with economic clauses of the
treaty declares that they mean the
ruin Of Germany if they are enforced.
A note on territorial questions pro-
tests particularly against the Saar
Valley arrangement and the transfer
of the Malmedy, Moresnet and Eupen
districts to Belgium, as well as the
forced evacuation of a part Of Schles-
wig.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

Paris, May 14.-The supreme eco
-nomic council yesterday considered
economic measures that may be taken
against Germany in case her delegates
refuse to sign the peace treaty. The
project which has been prepared, hav-
ing in view the re-establishment Of a
strict blockade, will be handed over to
the council o. Nr for eventual appli-
cation.
The economic council has decided to
maintain a strict blockade on Hungary
SO long as the political situation there
remains uncertain.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

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Arizona republican., 1919-12-27
HOLIDAY DRINKS
 I AXE BIC I JILL IN MASS. TOWNS

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Dec. 96.- Thirty-four men and one woman are dead and several others are critically ill in hospitals here and in Holyoke as the result, it is believed, of drinking some noxious form of alcohol con- tained in liquor. which the men are said to have bought Christmas day. Eighteen of the men died in Chicopee, ten in Hartford, two in Springfield, and five in Holyoke. Many of those i'll in the hospitals are not expected to live.
 Three men were arrested by the Chi copee police tonight and are being held pending autopsies. They are Alex ander Perry, proprietor of the Ameri- can house in Chicopee Falls; Charles Perry. his brother, and William A. Baker, bartender.
 The police authorities began an fn- vestigation today and it was reported by the Holyoke police tonight that the liquor had been traced to Hartford, where 1t was purchased early in the week. Until auropsies have been per- formed, no statement will be given out by the police. It is expected the au- topsies will be performed late tonight.
 The police and physicians believe there are many more ill as a result of drinking the liquor who have not been reported, as the police declared much of the liquor was sold in this section.
 Although Medical Examiner Fletcher would not state positively that the deaths were due to wood alcohol, it was stated at the hospitals that the cases no doubt were due to this form of alcohol. The victims were affected similarly, most of them becoming paralyzed.
 As soon as it was evident that some form of l1quor was causing the deaths. all saloons in the valley were ordered to sell no more of it. The American house in Chicopee Falls was closed and a special squad Of popce detailed to keep guard.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-27
.HOLDW|FE AND DEST
 FRIEND FOR DEATHO
 M|LL|ONA|RE'S SON

MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich. Dec. 2s County authorities investigatine the killing last Wednesday of J.~Stanley Brown, son of . millionaire Detroit manufacturer. today detained as ma terial witnesses Mrs Ruth Provost Brown, the slatn man's young widow. and Lloyd Provost her cousin.
 Mrs. Brown and Prevfsf the latter of whom war regarded n one of Browne closest friends. were questioned again today by Prosecutor Lynn Johnston and Sheriff William Caldwell Deci- sion to hold them ass witnesses waa reached after three hours devoted to interrogating Prevost
 A safety deposit vault containing found to contain securities worth $16.o00. This. accordinDto William T. Kelly. an attorney who acted as finan- cial advisor for Brown. iB $1z.00O short of the amount of securities his client was understood to have possessed.
 Brown frequently carried large sums of money and securities on his person. theory that robbery wag the motive for his staying. Sheriff Caldwell declared he was convinced that jealousy was the cause. He said he believed a man and a woman accompanied Brown on the automobile trip which ended in his death on country road four U1leo from here. and pointed to the fact that four bullets had been fired into the young mans neck from behind. ESQ close" the sheriff added. that there was no chance of missing"
 The sheriff expressed the conviction that the shooting was done by a man angered because he believed Brown was attentive to a young woman in whom he himself was interested-
 Stories of an encouragement between Brown and his wife were denied by Mrs. Brown, who said that he had given her $50 as Christmas gift Tuesday.
 Late today a farmer living near the place where Browns body was found kave the authorities . statement to the effect that late Tuesday night he saw Browns machine driving slowly along the lonely road. In tho front seat was Brown, the farmer declared. ana in the rear seat were two persons. ono of whom he believed was . woman.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-27
ACCUSE CHINESE OF
 F0ME|VTlNC TROUBLE
IRspubIIcan A. .P. Leassd wIre1

FL PASO, Texas, Dec 26.-Charges that Chinese residents in Sonora are endeavoring to bring about armed in tervention of the United States in Mexico, that their alleged standards of living are a menace to the health as well as to the economic welfare of fhe state. and that they have violated the law regarding the employment of Mex- leans to make up at least so per cent of the force of any given establish ment. were made recently by Governor Adolfo de Ia Huerta of Sonora, in a message to the chamber of deputies at Mexico City. outlining the reasons for the state government ordering all Chinese business houses in Cananea closed after December 31. 1919.
 Governor de Ia Huerta points out hat the closing order was originally ssued August 5, 1919. but sthat at the -equest of certain Chinese resi- dents of -ananea. the state government. in agreement with the mayor of the town. granted the Chinese merchants per mission to remain in business until the end of the year. Their efforts abroad having failed" the governors message reads. "certain Chinese are now trying Q persuade your honorable body to send armed forces to Cananea in their behalf. believing that the weapons which were once yielded by the people to defend the liberties of proletariat win be turned against them