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I dlllH'll Mill J.l- A mil lu'wona aid in, U- ci. -no will lake notice tL too edueedsr, tha v.ih da ot lecemtsr, ims, 1 will prextul to tli probate Court of Cherokee County. Kansas, at lit rroDate toun too at is tbs City of Columbus, In Mid -couoty, petition, king for authority to Mil your Interest la the ml estate therein dracribMl.to.wlti An undivided DM tweaty-fourUi each In Lot Ave Ilk tn Block Foot. Brvwetere' Second Addition to the City of BaMf Sarin. ChorokM County.

State of mnaaa, At which time and plact yon can appear and make any objection yon may nsre to the rrantiog of anon authority. SEAL! MAC MCCAJtSOif, Onardtaa of yow aetata. Dated, Wot. IMS. First Published is tha Baxter Springs Ifawa.Dac.Tth.iau.

KotJce of AppolntmaatXdoitnlatrator. But of Kaueae, County of iberoaee, aa. In tha matter of tba aatat of noan it. Barwall lata of Cherokee Countr. Kanaaa.

NOTICE OF APPOLNTMS.NT Hotlce 1 hereby alran that on tba th day of Nov-A. D. in, tha undersigned waa. by tba Probata Court of Cherokee Couuty. Kanaaa.

duly appointed and QuallBod aa Administrator of tha eatata of Noah H. Harwell, lata of Cherokee County, deceased. AU partlea interoated in aaid estate will taka notice and govern tbemeelTM accordingly. JiaaEI J. WATSOX.

Saecutor. First Published In Baster Springs Newt Dec 7. 1918. In tha District Court of Cherokee County, Statf Kanaaa. SITTING AT COLVXDC8 Darius S.

Chubb, plaintiff, ts. Maria Loulae Ennla, W. A Morrison, M. E. Shaw, Wm.

8. Miner. J. P. Morrison, Trustee, and Tha Baster Bank and tha unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, successors and assigns, of the above named defendanta.

Defendants. PUBLICATION NOTICE. The 6 tate of Kanaaa to the above named defendanta. Marie Louisa Eonls, V. A Morrison.

M. K. 8ba Wm. 8. Mloer.

Morrison, Trustee.and Tha Baster Bank, and tha unknown heirs, executors, ad. mlnlatratora, devisees, successors, trus-. tees and assigns of the above named defendantai Greeting Yon and each of you are hereby notlfle that tha aald plaintiff. Da rlue 8, Chubb, filed his petition in aaid cause, in aaid district Court of Cherokee CoirntyJCanaae, sitting at Columbus, on the th day of December, HUS, and that you have been aned in aald court and muat answer ssld petition eo filed againat you on or lfore tha Wih day of January, 1M7, or aaid peti tlon will be taken aa true and judgment tendered againat you. The Nature of which will be that the court enter judg ment quieting plalntllra title in and to the following real eatate, altuated in Cherokee County, Kanaaa, to-wltt Begin mng at the Southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section One, thence running south four rods, tnence west to a point ronr rons aouthof the Southeast Corner of Doty'a Additl to tba City of Baxter Springs thence north along the east Una of aald Addition to a point in the center of Water Street in aald city, thence eaat to the east line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of aald Section, thence south along aald quarter section line to place of beginning, containing ten acres, more or less, ail in section une.

i ownsmp Thirty-five South, Range Twenty-four coat, in the City of Baxter Springe, Cherokee County. Kanaaa, and declaring oil claims ol eatate or intereat in and to aald landa of all of you, the aald defend anta, to be null and void and of no force or effect againat the eatate of the aald plaintiff, and barring and exclud Ing II of yon from any right eatatea, or Interests therein, and for euch other and further relief a a to the court may aeem equitable and proper In the premisee. Dated thie 3th day of December, 1916. Attest: DARIUS B. CHUBB.

Plaintiff. By Grant Waggoner, hie Attorney. O. W. FAIL, Clerk of District Court.

Bv Fred 81mkln, Deputy. (SEAL) First Published News. Dec. Wis. In Baxter, Springe NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

The State of Kanaaa, County of Chero kee, aa. In the Probate Court in and fof aaid County In the matter of the eatate of John Schroeder, deceased. Creditors and all other persons Interested in the aforesaid Estate, are hereby notified that my final report ia now on file In the Probate Court, In and for aald county, for the inspection of partlea Interested. I shall, on the 1' day of January, 1917, apply to aald Court for a foU and final settlement of aaid who are tna legal neira to tnia estate. GEO.

E. RUCKER, Administrator of John Schroeder, Deceased. Dated, Colnmbua, Kanaaa, Dec II, A. D.ieie. Stockholders' Meeting.

notice is Hereby given mat the regular annual meeting of the stockholders' of The Baxter State Bank of Baxter Springs, Kansas, will be held-at the rooms of said bank, in Baxter Springs; Kansas, on Tuesday, the second day of January, 1917, from 10 o'clock a. m. to 2 o'clock p. for the purpose of electing five directors of said W. W.

Wtatt, Cashier. Published Dec. 14-21-23. December 23, 1916. is hereby riven that the firm of Fangbt 8c McDonald has this day dissolved partner ship, A.

McDonald retiring and T. N. Faught continuing the business, assuming all debts and (legations contracted by said rn, and all accounts due said ra are payable to T. N. Faught.

A. McDotaxd. Teos; N. Fatjoht; i i I i i.s tht high cat of tar.t ij Lii'ur if toon going to be a thin; cf the past. One wsy to pull down high prices it to go without eating.

Treece and Johnny Cooper have a better They left yesterdsy for Louisiana on a big bear hunt and we understand hare ordered refrigerator car in which to hip back the fame they ire going to bag. They will be gone a week or too days, meantime we may watch oat for the firat car loaa. vat notice win oe Tivea of its arrival and if it gets through and landa aafely in Baxter, the fire whittle will blow and everybody will be at liberty to go' to the car and help himself. Limit, one bear carcass to a family, Great Clubbing Offer. We are making a apecial $1.50 offer of a year's subscription to The Newt and to four standard magazines.

This offer ia open to all new or old subscribers. By subscribing to The News now you get $1.35 worth of magazines absolutely free. The magazines are all high class and will make a valuable addition to the library of any borne. We want to call your attention also to the free dress pattern that is given to each subscriber. We don't make a cent on these msgaztnes.

The only reason we offer them to our customers is for the sole purpose of saving our readers money. It is our in tention to give our subscribers the advantage we receive from magazine publishers. It i for your benefit alone that we offer vou these four magazines at such a big reduction. Good Holiday Trade. Despite the high cost of living Baxter Springs in every instance is showing an increase in bust ness.

The holiday trading this season was considerably larger than on any previous year and people on the whole bought i better grade of merchandise. Ow ing to tne tact that Sunday pro ceeded Christmas day the heavy trading fell on Saturday, when every store in town was rushed all day long. 4 Different mer chants remarked about the num ber of strange faces among the shoppers, a clear indication of the growth in population and the increased attractiveness of Baxter as a trading point. Many of the new people come from Picber and other locations in the mining district. The Same in Columbus Residents Speak Out for die Welfare of the Public It is just the same in Columbus as here in Baxter Springs; our friends there speak out in the same giaa, earnest wav as so many grateful Baxter Springs men and women have spoken in these columns for years past.

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ty i Collb cl MAY CHANGE PRESENT SYSTEt Offlolala af Rosas Prepares! to Adveoats Federal Inoorpo ration, Supervlelon af taourltlaa and Cxtenelon af Authority Into rata te Commaroa Commleelon. Washington, Nov. 20. Ten members of CoDETesa. Art Senator and firs metabera of tba House of Bepreaenta tires, began bert today an Inquiry Into tba subject of public control and prTUlon of rallcoada tuat may lead to tbe reToIntloalxlDf of the whole echetni of oTtrnmental regulation of tbe try 'a traoiportatlon lines.

Incidentally tba committee li to look Into the ques tion of government ownership of rail ways, telephone and telegraph lines and azpress companies. The members of tbe committee which trill conduct this Important Id vestlgatlon are Senator 3ewlaudi Nevada, chairman; Senators Robinson of Arkansas, t'ndrrwood of Alabama, Cummins of Iowa and Brnndegee of Connecticut, rind Represenutlrea Ad amson of Georgia. 81ms of Tenuessee, Cullop of Indiana, Escb of Wisconsin anj- Hamilton of Michigan. The inquiry was recommended by President Wilson In als message to Congress In Iecember Inst year. He described as Its purpose to determine what could be done "for bettering tbe conditions under which tbe rallronds are operated and for making them more useful serr-.

ants of tbe country as a whole." Prominent Man aa Witnesses, In order obtain the views of all Interests affected by the operation of the transportation lines the committee bns Invited prominent shippers, bank- era, repreaentatlvee of commercial organizations, railway executives, economists and others to appear bejore them. Tbe first to be heard are railroad commissioners of various states who began their evidence today. Their testimony Is directed chiefly to opposing any enlargement of tbe federal authority over commerce tbnt would detract from the powers now exercised by state bodies. They will be followed shortly by officials of railway labor organisations who are expected to reg Inter their opposition to tbe increase of governmental authority orer wages and conditions of labor. Chief interest in the hearings cen ters in die proposals that will be put forward by representatives of the railroads, for It Is reported that they wtC advocate an ei tension of federal authority over rates and securities to the practical exclusion of state control of these matters.

It Is understood also that they will go on record in favor of fed eral incorporation of all railroad lines LeQialative Program of Railroads. From an authoritative source Is ob tained the following outline of the leg islative program which the railroads will ask tbe committee to consider In Ita investigation: They will endeavor to demonstrate to tbe commission that one of the principal defects in the present system of railroad regulation is the lack of coordination resitting from tbe simultaneous and conflicting regu latlon by the federal government and by the 48 states. They will, therefore, ask that entire governmental control of the rates and practices of Interstate carriers, except purely local matters, be placed in tbe bands of a federal bod? ao that interstate traffic may be regulated without reference to state lines, leaving to the state commissions Jurisdiction only over local matters and local public utilities. As a part of this Ian, a compulsory system of federal incorporation is to be recommended. accompanied by federal supervision of railroad stock and bond issues.

A reorganisation of the Interstate Commerce Commission will be asked, la order to enable the commission properly to exercise its increased powers. It is also proposed tbat tbe preparation and prosecution of cases against tbe railroads shall be delegated to some other agency of the government, possi bly tha Department of Justice, ao that the commission may devote ita energies to its administrative functions. With the commission thus relieved ef soma of ita present duties and equipped to handle its business more promptly, tbe railroads will urge that tbe period daring which the commission may now suspend proposed tncreaaea tn rates be reduced from ten months to 60 days, with provision for reparation to be paid to the shippers if tbe ad vance shall be declared unreasonable. They will also ask tbat the commle- slen be given tbe power to prescribe minimum aa wen maximum rates so that meeting complaints or oia crimination the commission may order the advance ot a rata which It consid ers too low. One of tbe moat Important recom mendations for which the railroads win ask favorable consideration is tbat tha commission be specifically authorised to taka into account hi rata regulation the effect of rates upon total earamgs tn the light of expenses.

While tba Kewlasds Committee is required, under tbe resolution creat ing tt, to submit a report by Jaaaary next tt aot anticipated that tbe Coaunlttea wlQ hare come anywhere tasar e-astpWtmg Ks labon tfceav tVi.il I tkil mm4Tfi I CF.E0IT EE Increase of Transportation Facilities Neoeeeary eoure Relief From High Coat ef Living May Thue B)e Provided for by the Railroads. Nov. new policy of government railroad regulation, b-sed on constructive principles of helpfulness and encouragement instead of upon principles of repression and punishment, was nrged by Alfred P. Thorn, counsel for the Railway Executives' Advisory Committee, -the first witness on behalf of the railroads before tbe Newlnnda Joint Committee on Interstate Commerce, which Das Instituted a general-lnquiry into 'the problems of railroad regulation. "It is proposed by tlie Joint resolution of Congress." said Mr.

Thorn, "to go into a comprehensive study of tbe whole subject of transportation, to make a new assessment after 29 years of exneHmcnt. of its history. Its pres. ent conditions and Its future needs. The railroads accept the view that reg ulation is a permanent and enduring part of government In America and that tbe first duty of the carriers la to the public.

That duty to afford reasonable facilities on reasonable terms and at reasonablemtes, and this must be done before any private inter csta can be considered." Certainty, Safety and Sufficiency. Mr, Tbom contended that the real In terest of the public la In being assured of certainty, safety and sufficiency of transportation facilities, rather than in rates. The first consideration of the public Is to obtain transportation facilities. What the cost la, is in reality, a second consideration, he said. Mr.

Thorn proposed an Increase of transportation facilities as a method of securing relief from the high cost of "There have been less than 1,000 miles of new railroad construct ed In the United States during the past year," he said, "less than in any year since 1848, except the period of the Civil War, and yet tbe cost of living la dally advancing owing to a shortage of strpplles which might be remedied by securing access tq new areas of production. Credit Must Be Improved. "This leads to the consideration as to whether railroad credit is as good aa the public interest requires. It is im possible for railroads to earn enough to supply tbe necessary new facilities from current revenue. They must be provided from credit Investors cannot be coerced, bnt must be attracted." Among the conditions affecting rail road credit which deter investors he mentioned the following: "First Railroad revenues are not controlled by investors, but are fixed and limited by governmental authority and not by one but by several governmental authorities, which do not recog nize responsibility for assured results to Investors and are uncoordinated.

"Second, Railroads cannot control and tbe government cannot and does not limit tbe expense account Third, Tbe present system of regu lation is based on a policy of regulation and correction and not on a policy of helpfulness and encouragement "Fourth, The outstanding obligations of the railroads have already exceeded tbe financial rule of safety and involve disproportionate amount of obliga tions bearing fixed charges. i inn, xno investor must accept subordinate obligation or security with no assurance of a surplus of earnings to support it "Sixth, Other competitive lines of in vestment present superior attractions. "Seventh, Tbe railroad business la largely controlled by political Instead of bustness considerations. Look Forward, Not Back. "We may debate about what has caused tbe present said Mr.

Tbom, "but we cannot debate about what the people need. The Presidaat has taken the view that we must look forward tn thla matter and 'make a fresh assessment of circumstances' ia order to deal helpfully and intelllgent- wlth the Droblera. Abuses are no more prevalent tot tbe railroad bmnV neas today than in any other business humanely conducted. Tbe great Question now Is whether tbe existing system of regulation gives the public Tellable assurance of sufficient present and future railroad facilities. "Those who oppose any change must makj their appeal cn- the ground tbat the present systems assure the public the continued adequacy of trans portation fa cUJtiee.

If they do not, no argument based on the desirability of tba present dual system of regulatloa will be accepted by public Judgment Tba question of states' rights' la not involved. If ths regulation of transportation facilities privately owned should fan government ownership most follow, and then all power of tba states over tbe railroads would disappear. "Let aa debate this question, then. sot upon any mere theory or Jealousy to tbe distribution of governmental power, but upon toe large issue ar what tbe public Interest requires la of the assurance ef adequate traniportatioa aarvtc." Oct groceries axe pure iolerior ones. Protect only the best.

J. W. COOK, Obituary Morris Doty, born July 10, 1836, near Oxford, Butler county, Ohio, was called home to heaven from Baxter the morning of Dec 24, 1916. Mr. Doty grew to maturity in his.

native town and there met and married Miss Elizabeth Jones who walked by bis side through life, a faithful companion and helpmate to bim. They moved to Baxter in tbe spring of 1885. There were seven children born to this anion, the eldest having gone before, leaving the wife and 111 children to mourn the loss ofhabit, coming husband and lather. He united with tbe Methodist church" at Oxford Ohio, in his 22nd year and had served as Sun day school superintendent over 40 years. Tbe last Sunday he spent on earth he tried to go to bis school and church but became exhausted on the way and bad to be taken borne.

He was a member of tbe Odd Fellows and Masonic lodges and the G. A. R. here, having beeen elected chaplain of the Post for life His friends were numbered by those be met in life, for to meet him was to become his friend. He was a friend to all, often expressing that "he loved every body." The funeral services were held in the M.

E. church, bis pastor, Rev. Hoopiogarner, conducting tbe services. By his Mrs. Fribley ssng his favorite hymn, Have Anchored My Soul in the Haven of Rest." He was tenderly laid to rest in the Baxter cemetery, followed by a host of sorrowing friends.

Pioneer Passes On. Jscob A. Stsllsmith, for many years a resident of Baxter Springs, passed away at bis borne on Saturday, December 24, 1916, after an illness of a few weeks. Hardening of. tbe arteries is given as the cause of death.

Tbe funeral services were held from tbe home on TuesdsyMrs. Ed Arthur of Galena taking charge of the services. Mr. Stsllsmith wss born in Hartford City, March 23, 1865. He came to Baxter Springs with the fsmily in December, 1885, since which time be has continuously resided here.

In the early nineties he married and bis wife, with "bne daughter, Elisabeth, are left to mourn the death of a loving busbsnd and father. Also the following brothers and sisters: A. E. Stsllsmith, Monmouth, H. Stsllsmith.Delaware, J.

Stallsmith, Galena, Louis B. Stsllsmith, Ft. Scott, Fred Stallsmith, Miami, C. R. and Vernon E.

Stalismitb of Baxter Springs, and Mrs. Fannie Waters, Eva, 111 Mrs. Winnie and Mrs. Al Dively, Baxter Springs. In 1879 Mr.

Stallsmith identi fied himself ia the serviceof God and ever since has been a consistent Christian, winning the esteem of all by his nprlght life and thoughtfulness of tbe happiness of bis family and neighbors. His passing on is the cause of general regret in the community and the atricken family has the sympathy of all He was a member of the A. O. U. W.

lodge of this city. aaaawwBaaa-aBaBwwat Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Parks and daughters, Myra and Sybil, were Eaxter visitors Christmas day. i i'C tni cost no mere than your health by baying Grocer Agricultural Farm Bulletin Manhattan, Kan.

Tec. 20. That toads are of economic value, particularly to tbe gardener, is the assertion of Dr. J. E.

Ackert, associate professor of i oology in tbe Kanaas State Agricultural college. "It has' been estimated tbat one toad is worth $19.44 in a aingie season uecause or me cut worms it devours," said Doctor Ackert. "Approximately 88 per cent of the food of the toad con sists of gsrden pests. "Tbe toad is nocturnal in out in tbe dusk to sesreb for food, which Consists mostly of insects snd their larvae. During the day it sleeps in its burrow made by backing into tbe' soft earth or dense vegetation.

"Toads are of special value, since they are accustomed to live in gardens where- insects are most injurious. In some sections of the United States the garden ers even buy them to lid in keeping obnoxious insects under con trol. "Tbe popular belief that toads are poisonous is erroneous. They possess a rough, warty skin, which, however, does not cause tbe formation of warts upon the hands of those who handle them, as is often supposed." Manhattan, Dec. 20.

Stock feeders are warned against buying cottonseed feed, which resembles cottonseed meal, bnt has onJx half tbe feeding value, by A. E. Langworthy, feeding stuffs inspector in tbe Kansas Agricultural Experiment station. "The high price of choice cottonseed meal and tbe consequent demand for a cheaper pro, duct," said Mr. Langworthy, "have induced manufacturers to offer this product.

Tbey have mmmA ma1 httfi in innirinr and in name. "Cottonseed feed is a mixture of cottonseed hulls and low grade cottonseed meal. It is usually sold for a few dollars less a ton, or a few cents less a hundred pounds than cottonseed meal. It has only about half tbe feeding value of choice cottonseed meal and is in reality a muchmore expensive feed to buy. "In some esses dealers are attempting to deliver old cottonseed cake or meal in filling contracts for new cske or meal." Danger Signal If the fire bell should ring would you run and atop it or go and help to put out the fire? It is much tbe asms, way with a cough.

A cough is a danger signal as1 much as a fire bell. Ton should no more' try to sup press it thsn to stop a fire bell when it is ringing, but should cure the disease that causes the coughing. This can nearly always be done by tsking Chan berlain's Cough Remedy. Many have nsed it with the most beneficial results. It Is especially valuable for the persistent couh that so often follows a bad coll or an attack of the grip.

Mrs. Thomas Ceeching, Andrews, led-, writes: During the winter ny husband takes cold easily ar coughs and coughs. Chambtr-lain's Remedy is the tr it medicine for breaking np tier attacks and yon cannot get to take any ether. everywhere. Herman Haydea of is visiting Rusiell this city dnricz tbe vacation..