The Monitor-Press from Wellington, Kansas • 1

Stat OC'ly 1 iHte WELLINGTON KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1918 ESTABLISHED 1872 VOL. 45, NO. 37 The Why of the Raise. PRINCEHOUSE CASHIER FARMERS STATE BANK NEXT CALL TAKES ALL IN CLASS 1 DEATHS THE COURT HOUSE Former Aetna' Mills Manager Will" Return to Wellington. Twenty-Four to Go October 7th, But Shortage in Last Quota Still To Be Filled May: Rev.

J. T. May, for a number of years pastor of the Presbyterian church at Perth during the time of its connection with the Cumberland denomination, died at his home in The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign, with its goal of six billion dollars for war expenses, will be opened on Saturday of this week, September 28th. The first week will be devoted to publicity and preparation. Actual booking of subscriptions to the loan will begin October 7th, continuing through the week and ending on Columbus day, October 12th.

The last week, October 14-19, will be devoted to a grand round-up to make sure that everybody has done his part. County Superintendent Brooks started out this week to begin his annual visitation of the district schools of the county. i Rosiland R. Bowers, of Wichita, has brought suit against the Christian Foreign Missionary society and other defendants to quiet title to a quarter section of land in South Haven township. We wish to call the attention of our readers again to the announcement which was made in last week's paper regarding the increase in the subscription price to $1J0, the new rate to be effective after November 1st, We do not need to go into much detail about our reasons for making the raise.

Many, if not most, cf our readers have been expecting something of the sort and a number have expressed their surprise that we had put off the step as long as we had. certainly did not do it until we were forced to. If a dollar a year is a fair price for the paper under present conditions we certainly have been profiteering in charging that price for it when print paper cost less than half what it does new and all other materials and labor Sumner county's apportionment in the October 7th call is 24 men and by a singular coincidence there are just that number Class 1 remaining in remaining'' in are eligible for service at this Unless additional eligibles are who I time Announcement is made that tho position of cashier of the Farmers State bank made vacant by the death of W. H. Maddy has been illed by the selection for that position of M.

A. Prince-house, now of Anthony but well known in this city, first' as agent fcr the Santa Fe and later as manager of the Aetna, now the Larrabee mills. Mr. Princehouse gone from Wellington only about two years, having-left here in 1916 to take charge cf the Holdridge milliirg interests in Anthony. With the expectation of seme time returning to Wellington he has retained his residence property and other interests here, while his family have been living here for some months.

Mr. Princchoufe, in addition tc being known as a capable and trustworthy ecured there will be no list from which to pick -substitutes, and in ad Wichita at 5 oclock Wednesday morn- ing, September 18th, aged 72 years. Mr. May was well known through all this county and section having filled a number of pulpits in addition to his charge at Perth. During the past year he has been failing in health and some weeks ago it became evident that his race was nearly run.

Mr. May survived by his wife and three sons, Tapley, of Wichita; Blake, of Los Angeles, and Carney, of San Bernardino, California. The funeral was held at 10 o'clock Friday morning from the Gill undertaking parlors, followed by interment in one of the Wichita first registrant under the new to return his questionnaire was The draft dition there are still five men due from this county to make up for that The Registration by Precincts. number sent witn tne last is the number of men i who were rejected for physical disa- Robert B. Bozarth, of Wellington, a blacksmith in the Santa Fe machine shops, the document reaching- the draft board last Friday.

A. J. McBride, Santa Fe car repairer of this city, has filed suit for divorce from Cecilia Georgia McBride, claiming abandonment. The parties were married here in February of 1913. Thev have no children.

bilities. Preliminary notices were ser.t ov.t yo'terd-sy notifying the following to hold themselves in readiness to entrain for Camp Funston October 7th or on one of the five days succeeding, definite notice of the exact date registering September 12th in the various precincts of the county arid in the preliminary registration in the draft board's office of those who expected to be absent from home on the day appointed. The total registration was 3,547 as compared with the business man, is widely known 'I' were in proportion. The fact is no paper in whose publication any particular expense is involved can any longer be furnished at a profit for that money. The dollar-a-year county paper has gone to join 60-cent wheat and 6-cent hogs.

There ain't goin to be no such animal any more. We are giving all of our subscribers who wish to avail themselves of it the privilege of paying up at the old rale and two years in advance if they care to, until November 1st, afler which the rate will be a uniform $1.50 both inside and outside the county. i to oe lurmsnea later: SUNDAY-SCHOOLS STAGE BIG AUTO PARADE throughout the (ity and county and is personally popular and well liked, and naturally the directors feel well pleased at having secured his services. It is understood that he has taken a considerable block of the bank's stock and n- -O Exer- To Advertise Their Rally Day cises On the Morrow. I will thoroughly identify himself with the institution and all community interests.

His family are already established in their old home on West Lincoln avenue. SUGAR BARS ARE UP Chas. D. Williams, Peck Louie E. Hollingswcrth, Geuda John A.

Walker, Wellington Wyatt J. Swain, Geuda Floyd C. Smith, South Haven Waiter L. Sandell, Caldwell Chas. B.

Langley, Perth Kreth Wade, Belie Plaine Carroll B. Merrick, Wellington John W. Bringer, Argonia Sam Warren, Wichita Geo. W. Cooper, Oxford Lester A.

Richardson, Mulvane Geo. Y. Blair, Mulvane Herman O. Peters, Ashton Clifford L. Lucas, Caldwell Robt.

S. Smith, Oxford Milo E. Wiggins, Mayfield Wreck at the Zyba Bridge. Mr. Hoover Says One Teaspoonful Must Do for a Whole Meal.

estimate of 3,179 by the adjutant general's office: Preceinct Number Gore, 1st precinct 122 Gore, 2d precinct 24 Belle Plaine 174 London 80 Illinois 50 Conway 116 Eden 53 Creek 44 Springdale 66 Sumner 82 Seventy-six 64 Harmon 50 Palestine 63 Oxford 142 Avon 48 Wellington 51 Osborne 111 Ryan 58 Dixon 95 About 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon a brakebeam on one of the box cars of The union Sunday-schoel parade on last Saturday evening proved to be suite an imposing demonstration. In all nearly one hundred autos were in line, many of them handsomely decorated and carrying flags and banners with appropriate inscriptions. Each school had a section of the parade to itself under its own There were several very attractive floats, that of the Red Cross, prepared by the young ladies of the Patriotic league, being especially noteworthy. Another float represented the Boy Scouts and their work and was under the charge of Scoutmaster Ivan D. Rogers.

The County Food Administrator Jacob Engle is in receipt of instructions from the national food commission in regard to the saving of sugar which seems to go a little beyond anything so far promulgated in that line. The regulations apply only to licensed eat- a northbound Rock Island freight dropped down as the train was approaching the Ninnescah jciver bridge at Zyba. As the car went on the bridge the beam dropped down and caught between the ties, derailing the car and causing those following to pile up and jump the track. In all some twenty-two cars were demolish- ing houses and hotels but patriotic Adam E. Schimmel, Ashton Benj.

L. Wunch, Argonia Abe Maurer, Geuda Springs Paul.E. McCormick, Wellington Chas. H. Worden, Wellington Norman Hall, South Haven Qaestionaires are going out to the September 12th registrants from the office of the county draft board at the rate of 350 per day, or to 10 per cent of the total number.

Many of the questionaires have already been filled out and returned. Notices of reclassification 'have been sent out this week from the draft board's office to Byron L. Shinn, of Caldwell, and Laverty G. Stewart and Gerald M. Smith, of this city.

All three have been placed by the local board in Class 1. The $30000 of bonds issued to build the new rural high school in South Haven have been registered by the county clerk and sent on to Topeka to be registered by the state auditor. The bonds were bought by V. H. Branch, a Wichita bond broker, Two limited service men, Keith Crouse, of this city, and John T.

Gab-bert, of Caldwell, were inducted into the service Monday and left the same day for Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, to answer a call made for two men stenographers from this county, Fred M. Smith et al, executors of the estate of the late R. J. Smith, have brought suit against Theodore Sand-quist'j and wife, of Dickinson county, to foreclose a mortgage for $3,000 on lots 10, 11 and 12, block 74, Wellington, being the old stone factory on West Lincoln avenue.

long line of cars was headed by the people in their own homes will not band playing the most spirited music hesitate to comply with the same or-in its repertoire. der, and get down to one-spoonful-a- The parade attracted not only a big meal basis if Mr. Hoover says it's nec-crowd of townspeople but hundreds of essary if cur soldiers and allies are to cars came in from the country until have enough. The order reads: the streets were crowded like '-circus -Only one teaspoonful of sugar day. All the Sunday-schools partici- should be served with each meal, to Funeral of W.

H. Maddy. kindling wood. The heavy steel supports and girders of the bridge at the south, end were bent and twisted but the structure itself did not give way. The breaking of the train ia twoea r- ed the engine and a few cars forward.

Nobody was hurt, as the caboose at supply all requrements of breakfast foods, tea. coffee, or other forms of pr.ting report large attendance at their sessions next morning, when the annual Rally day was observed. The funeral-services of the late W. H. Maddy were held Thursday afternoon at.

the family home, corner Washington avenue and Eleventh street. Being so well known throughout the city and county and holding important relations with so many civic and commercial bodies the at- the rear was upset. The wreck was an ugly one and was not cleared until after midnight Sunday, the food. Sugar should only be served in envelopes containing not more than I one teaspoonful. Before serving su-! gar each guest should be asked by the The Fourth Liberty Loan.

Morris 40 Chikaskia 50 i Downs 79 Jackson 57 Greene 42 Valverde 54 Walton, 1st precinct 63 Walton; 2d precinct 46 Guelph 71 South Haven, 1st precinct 104 I South Haven, 2d precinct 37 Falls, 1st precinct 51 Falls, 2d precinct1 40 Caldwell 78 Bluff 69 Wellington City, 1st ward ISO 2d ward 133 3d ward 87 4th ward 150 5th ward 85 Caldwell City, 1st ward 110 2d ward 86 3d ward 45 Draft Board's office 343 southbound Firefly being the first train to get through after about three hours delay. The other trains during-the day weret detoured via Mulvane over the Santa Fe. tendance of personal friends and bus- The campaign for the Fourth Lib- waiter whether or not he desires su-iness associates was very large. erty ioan begins September 28th and gar with his meal. The federal food A feature of the services was the cioses October 19th.

While the amount administration rules must be adhered rendering of a number of favorite has no yet been announced, it is gen- to and any violations of same will hymns cf the deceased, "Rock of erayjy conceded it will be for a larger mean the revocation of license and the Ages," "Lead Kindly Light" and "I amount than anv of the preceding withdrawal of all supplies duing the William II. Cummings. Know That My Redeemer Liveth," on ioans. The American people, therefore, period of the war. Sugar being one of the Victrola, the instrument having are caiieo noon to raise a larger sum 1 the foods most necessary to the allied -o armies, it should be the pleasure of every American citizen to cheerfully conform to the foregoing requirement.

been a source of much pleasure and of money in a shorter length of time comfort to him, especially in the later than ever before. There is need, there-months of his life. A quartette com- fore for prompt action prompt and posed of Ted Quinn, E. B. Seaton, W.

efficient work and prompt and liberal O. Prock and L. E. Garbeson also sang subscriptions. Any expressed objection to this rule should be accepted 'as positive evidence of pro-Germanism." Total 3,547 Questionaires are being mailed out of the county draft board's office to registrants of September 12th at the rate of 350 per day and the booklets are now coming back in a steady stream.

Serial numbers will not be assigned until after the time for returning the questionaires has expired, and then the order will be determined by lot at Washington, the same as has been done in prior registrations. William H. Cummings, of Clearwater, died on Wednesday of last week at a Wichita hospital, aged 73 years. Mr. Cummins came to Kansas in 1875 from Indiana, locating near Lamed, but movir" to Clearwater in 1882.

He was a soldier in the civil war, a member of the 82d Indiana infantry. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nettie Cummings; one son, O. S. Cummings, of Wichita, and one daughter, Mrs.

Flora Kirk, residing in Illinois township in this county. The funeral services were held on Friday afternoon from the Pentacostal Nazarene church of Clearwater, with interment in the Clearwater Obituary. Christian Minister Installed. We have a great inspiration for a great effort. The news from thejbattle front inspires every American heart, not only with pride and patriotism but with a great incentive to do his or her part.

There is no shirking, no shifting of the individual, burden, no selfishness by American soldiers in France; there should be none here. We are both supporting the same coun try and the same cause our army in one way, ourselves in another. Theirs is the harder part, but at least we can do our part as promptly and loyally and efficiently as they, do theirs. By the Local Board. The services were in charge of Rev.

C. V. Lawrence, pastor of the Baptist church, who preached a tender and impressive discourse based on the words of John 18:24. His tribute of respect to the high character and many virtues of the departed was both discriminating and well deserved, bringing to the mourning family and friends a message "of hope and comfort in the cherished memory of one who in life had meant so much to them. Mi Maddy had been a great lover of flowers and the blossoms of autumn heaped in richness and profusion over Objects to Soldiering.

Ada Janette Judd was born (Eik-lor) at Genoa, Illinois, November 23, 1857, and departed this life at Wellington, Kansas, September 16, 1918, aged 60 years, nine months and twenty-four days. She was married to Daniel Judd at Cropsey, Illinois in January, 1875. To this union six children were born, all of whom are living and all were present at the funeral except the one son absent on army service. The children are: Mrs. Eunice Luton, Wellington; Frank Judd, Braman, Oklahoma; Mrs.

Hazel Proctor, South Haven; Horace Judd, South Haven; Fred Judd, Winfield, and Sergt. Lloyd Judd, who is now on the ocean with his command, en route to'Siberia. The formal service of installation of Rev. Floyd Bash in the pastorate of the Wellington Christian church took place last Wednesday evening. A large congregation was present, including quite a number from neighboring churches.

The exercises were in charge of Rev. Walter Scott Priest, pastor of the Central Christian curch of Wichita, who made a very effective address on the reciprocal duties and obligations cf pastor and people, at the close of which he presented Mr. Bash to the congregation as their elected and chosen minister, and gave the usual charge to pastor and people. Short addresses welcoming the new-pastor to the fellowship of the relig First Slacker Caught. 1' his casket spoke of the loving sorrow of many friends.

The honorary pall The following registrants, heretofore placed in Class 2, were reclassified yesterday by the county draft board and assigned to Class 1. This action of the local board is subject to review by the district board on appeal. Levi J. Ostrander, Riverdale Barmen A. Peck, Caldwell George R.

Tompkins, Portland Brink S. Wallace, Belle Plaine Roy Alvin Beebe, Wellington Win. Edgar Burson, Wellington Levi R. Dunlap, Wellington Andrew H. Bennett, Oxford Olney N.

Clark, Rome Chester M. Shelly, La Junta, Col. E. W. Speer, Wellington bearers were two of his long-time as- One of the first slackers under the sociates in tne armers btate bank, new draf was picked up here last Sat-Messrs J.

E. Kramer and F. C. Pifer. urfiav.

He was a man nearly 45 years The active pall-bearbearers were Har- vvorved with the telegraph The army authorities at Camp Funston are not getting much military service out of the Mennonites sent un there in the selective draft from this county, according to abetter from Fred Subera published in the Caldwell News. He says: "The Mennonite from Wellington lives six or seven miles north of Argonia and a quarter east. They can't make him do anything. He won't put on a suit, or won't drill nor shave nor cut his hair. A bunch of the boys took him and clipped his hair and whiskers.

His brother was drafted but was rejected. He had a weak heart." I She also leaves to mourn her deathj ry Buttrey, E. A. Bowers, H. W.

Gla- that js stringing wire for the mann, George Slothower, John Camp Union. His name was given and J. D. Infield. The bodv was laid to rest in Prairie Lawn cemetery.

as Frank Slicher, and he was born in Berlin, He refused to register, and some of his comrades reported it to the local officers. George Christainy took him over to Wichita and turned Mr. John Saylor hands us a copy of her husband; two sisters, Mrs. Celia Culver, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Rebecca Olmstead, of Genoa, nois, and four brothers, Jay Eiklor, of Kingfisher, Oklahoma; Edward Eiklor, Oklahoma City; John Eiklor, Rock River, Wyoming, and Moses Eiklor, of Spirit Lake, Canada.

Her father, mother, one sister and five brothers preceded her in death. ious bodies of the city were then made by Rev. Messrs Jacoby of the Lutheran church; Stewart of the Presbyterian; Cockerill of the Methodist; Lawrence of the Baptist, and Luck of the Congregational church. Rev. O.

L. Smith, one of Rev. Bash's predecessors in the Christian church pulpit but now engaged in evangelistic and supervisory work, also made a fine address. At the conclusion of the in The Free Press and Times, of Burlington. Vermont, containing an ac- him over to the federal authorities.

j. i' i- x. i Monday Earnest Fisher went down to eouru oi recvpuon given nis nepn- T-V TTfc I ew, jjr. uuy rotter tsenton, president nttr anA p-nt his valise, which con Allen Cheek and C. E.

Schiffbauer, of Belle Plaine, and George Harbaugh of this have been called to serve on the petit jury of the United States district court, which convened in Wichita September 23d. Among the important cases to be tried this term of the university of Vermont of that twined a laree number of letters writ- i ten in German, Von Hindenberg's pic- place, wno has just returned irom a year spent in France in Y. M. C. A She was an ever faithful Christian mother, a good woman in every relation of life and an earnest wrorker in stallation services refreshments were served by the ladies in the Sunday-school rooms.

are those of the thirty W. W's ar Rev. Dr. Frank Mossman has resigned the presidency of Southwestern college at Winfield which he has held for thirteen years in order to accept the presidency of his alma mater, Morningside college at Sioux City, Iowa. Southwestern has had a great growth under Dr.

Mossman's presi work. In a public address on the Sunday evening following his return Dr. ture, and there is no doubt but that he was a Hun sympathiser. He will be taken care of for the duration of the war. Mulvane News.

rested for violation of the espionage the church from the days of her girl-act and for endeavoring to incite dis- hood until her death. Benton said that when he went to France there were about 300 Y. M. C. order and the destruction of property J.

F. Hobbs was down last Friday from his home north of Belle Plaine, to which he recently removed from the Marriage Licenses. in the El Dorado oil fields tnd where. September 23 dency and the resignation, which was presented to a special meeting the board of trustees last week, ws received by that body with great Lloyd Crow, 19 Wellington Bertha Brunhoeber, 19 Ponca City Monday was announced as picking tfay for Grimes Golden and Jonathan tipples at Carl Young's orchard just east of town. He says that during the day 350 cars besides other vehicles were at the orchard.

He sold 500 bushels of aoples amounting to $666, which sold from $1.50 to $2.00 per bushel. On account of dry weather the crop was cut short but the quality was good. Oxford Register. vicinity of Clearwater. One of Mr.

Hobbs's daughters, Miss Elizabeth, who graduated in 1915 from the county high school, is employed in the Beacon office at Wichita, while the other, Miss Esther, of the same class, is teaching this year in the Fred Thomas district, north of town. workers in the field, while now thsre are about 3,000 and a crying need for more to take care of the work the army expects the Y. M. C. A to accomplish.

Dr. Benton denies there is any ground for believing that France is "bled white" and even if America had not entered the wTar in his opinion France would have won. Itis a wonderful country and a wonderful people, he said, that the world is just beginning to know and appreciate at their proper valuation. Engineer J. N.

McCarty, of Ama rillo, a resident of Wellington for J. N. McCarthy, formerly of this city, whose critical illness is spoken of elswhere in this issue, died last Saturday at the Santa Fe hospital in Topeka. The remains, accompanied by Mrs. McCarthy and some Topeka friends, passed throuh here Sunday night for Amarillo, where the funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon.

many years, underwent a very serious F. K. Robbins has returned from California to look after some business matters and spent last Saturday here for the purpose, going on that evening to Winfield to visit his daughter, Mrs. II. W.

Herrick, and family in their new-home. Mr. Robbins will return to California for the winter. operation for gall stones last week at the Santa Fe hospital at Topeka. Fol lowing the operation, however, pneu monia set in and his condition is very critical.

Mr. and Mrs. August Muegge, who have been spending a week or more E. G. Wagner tells us he has the best corn this year he has raised in several years, and he usually raises good corn.

He only had a small acreage and cared for it weH and had it on good ground. It will make him a piece of money. Mulvane News. Mr. and Mrs.

D. J. Downing, Mr. and Mrs. C.

H. Howard and Mr. Sam McKibben motored up to Clearwater last Friday to attend the funeral of their old friend and neighbor, W. H. Cummins.

Miss Pearl Bartlett has returned from Washington, D. where she with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. J.

D. Bealmer has been visiting Mrs. Harry Russell and daughter Helen, of Winfield, were the guests last Friday of Mrs. L. H.

Sarchet. Tom Sargent, returned last Friday to her mother, Mrs. F. J. McKinney, at (has been working in one of the government departments.

their home Lamont, Oklahoma. Hunrswell for a few days..