The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-04-24

Bank at Welda Robbed.-The
Welda state bank was entered by rob-
bers, who blew open the safe and Sc
crued $4,000. They then stole a team
from a livery stable and drove to
Kinkaid, Is miles, where they took
an east bound train.
New Board of Regents Organizes
The new board of regents of the Ag-
ricultural college met at Manhattan
and organized by electing w. E.
Blackburn, editor of the Anthony Re-
publican, president, and J. o. TuIloss
OF Sedan, vice president. The matter
OF electing a successor to President
Nichols, whose resignation was hand
ed in year ago and which takes eff
feet July 1, was discussed but no &C
ton was taken.
Company K Mustered Out.-The
state military board has mustered
out Company K of the Second regi-
ment, Kansas National Guard, locat-
ed at Eldorado. The people there
took no interest in the company. A
company will be organized at Caney.
The state encampment will be held
at Fort Riley from August II to 26
and the rifle shoot at the same place
between June 81 and &c. Colonel
Metcalf will be in charge of the rifle
team. All captains on the brigade
staff have been made majors and
three inspectors of rifle practice have
been named. These changes we're
necessary to make the guard conform
to the regulations of the regular
army.
Sunday Selling UnIawfuI.-In an
opinion, Attorney General Jackson
held that it is unlawful to keep open
a grocery store on Sunday. The rul-
ing was made on request from the
Wichita Wholesale and Retail Gro
GERS association. 1t seems that some
of the small groceries in the suburbs
of Wichita have not closed their
places that day. Members of the as
sociation, composing SO per cent of
the grocers of the city, recently had
one of the "non-union" grocers ar
rested. The police judge discharged
him. The members of the association
then threatened to ope ntheir stores
Sunday in order to test the question.
They asked the attorney general what
would happen if they did. He wrote
them that it would be in violation of
the statutes and that the local au-
thorities should prosecute grocers
who fail to observe the law.
Executive Council Names Employees.
The state executive council has
made all of it's elections and appoint
ments-thereby relieving the strained
condition which has existed around
the state house for the last six weeks.
The council set four positions aside to
be elected by the whole council. The
remaining positions were made ap-
pointive and were divided up among
the members of the council. C. E.
Voorhees, of Attica was reelected
as custodian. Frank Rothrock of Wei
lington was also reelected as en-
gineer in charge of the state heating
and lighting plant. A. L. Whitcomb
of Great Bend succeeds Louis Geague
of Abilene as guide. Andy Vester of
Topeka was reelected electrician.
All the other places we're filled by
appointment. They are as follows:
Messengers, A. Collins of Lawrence,
and A. H. Buck of Erie; elevator man,
John Carver, Erie; assistant engineer,
j. A. Dennick, Topeka; fireman at the
state heating and lighting plant, T. L.
Brown Of CoffeyviI1e, E. Heckathorn,
Ellis NJ. Dixon; janitors, Charles
Brown, Virgil Lane, George Hardy,
Frank Dimery, w. J. Sharp, VIM.
Webb, Felix North, J. w. Finey. Cur
tbs Jones, Edd. Bass, Thomas Sneed,
Alexander Gregg, D. Hickman, Dodd
CASTOR.
Wichita Needs More HeIp.-With
$2,500O00 worth of public and private
buildings contracted for or planned
for the coming summer in Wichita,
contractors are facing a shortage of
skilled mechanics. They estimate
they will need 200 more skilled car
penters and bricklayers than are now
there.
State Banks Will Come In.-J. N
Dolley, state bank commissioner. said
that in his opinion there would be
very few, if any, state banks which
would fail to come in under the pro-
visions of the new guaranty law. Il
am receiving letters from dozens of
banks every day on this subject he
said recently, land 1 tell you the
state banks are falling over them
selves to get in under the new law
before the new law becomes effective
July l. l am also hearing from many
national bankers and l find that there
will be fewer national banks and more
state banks after the first Of next
July. Many of the national banks
will denationalize and reorganize as
state banks in order to get the bene-
fits to be derived from the new
law"
far reaching it is.
Newton Gains 1900 in 1eos.-Ac-
cording to the figures just compiled