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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Dry Potatoes for Food.-According
to the Magdeburgische Zeitung, Consul
Frank S. Hannah says that the recent
experiments in the drying OF potatoes
under the auspices of the imperial in
terror department has had such good
results that a new and important field
of activity may be offered for the Ger
man farmers.
The potatoes are reduced by this
process to about One-Quarter of their
original weight and can be kept in
good condition in this compressed
form for an indefinite length of time
The military authorities have made
thorough experiments with this prod
uct and have become convinced that
its nutritious value is fully equal to
that of corn. and that the dried pota-
toes can take the place of one-third of
the former ration or oats.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Ridicule Killed Absurd Style.

Women of England in the eighteenth
century wore large hats. Samuel
Rogers once travelled to Ranelagh in
he same coach with a woman who
was compelled to sit on stool on the
door of the coach on account of the
nconvenient' height of her headdress.
Hannah More, who was all for SIM
plicity in costume, writes in her diary
that she has seen women wearing on
their heads IAN acre and half of
shrubbery, besides slopes. grass plats,
tulip beds, clumps of peOnies, kitchen
gardens and greenhouses" The cred
it of killing this fashion is given to
Garrick. He appeared one night on
the stage with a mass of vegetables
on his head and a carrot suspended
from each side, to the shame and con-
fusion of many fair members of his
audience
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Taft Opened Exposition.

Washington.-An interesting event
at the White House today was the
opening of the Yukon-Alaska exposi-
ton by President Taft. He touched a
solid gold key ornamented with gold
nuggets from Alaska. and transmitted
the electric spark that started the
machinery in the expositions grounds.
The ceremony took place at three
O'Clock in the afternoon in the east
room of the " hite House.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of it's great
er strength than other makes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
ONE DEAD in TRAIN WRECK.
California Fast Mail is Ditched Near
Peabody-Maii Clerk Killed.

Topeka, Kan.-Santa Fe passenger
train No. 9, west bound, was wrecked
at Peabody Monday morning and H.
c. Thompson, postal clerk, of Kansas
City, was killed.
The wreck was caused by freight
wreck on the east bound track, the
cars having been piled on the west
bound track in front of the on-coming
passenger train. The engine, bag
gage and mail car went into the ditch.
H. c. Thompson, mail clerk, was in
stantly killed and E. K. Perkins, a
brakeman, and A. w. Travis, bag
gageman, were slightly injured.
Train No. 9 is known as the Cali
fornia Fast Mail and leaves Kansas
City at $40 D. m. 1t was made up OF
a mail, baggage car, three chair cars
and three sleepers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Flood Prevents Search Work.

Sparks, Okla.-The cyclone that
passed over this section Saturday af-
ternoon left many dead in its path
Communication has been cut off al
most entirely. In the little town OF
Arlington, six miles north, eight per-
sons were killed. H. Leves, a mer-
chant, is reported among the dead.
He has a brother living in this sec
ton and rescue party is attempting
to cross the rushing Deep Fork in
boats. The river has risen until it
whirling mass of debris.
1t will be days before all the vic
Tins can be claimed from the stream.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Continual Doubt.

How many children have your?
said the tourist, affably.
II dunno exactly" answered the
tired-looking woman.
You don't know"
"Not for certain. Willie's gone
fishin', Tommy's breakin' in a colt,
Georges borrowed his fathers shot
gun to go hunting an Esmeralda Ann
Is thinkin' of elopin l never know
how many I've got till supper time
comes, SOS / can count EN-"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Quite True.

Marian, a little three-year-old, is
very stubborn. One day, when she
was fretful, her mother. wishing to
engage her mind, attracted her atten-
ton to COW in vacant lot and asked
what it was.
Marian replied, "hoss" (horse) and
stubbornly refused to give in. Her
mother, wishing to get correct an
swer without scolding, asked: What
eats grass besides a horse?" More
hoss,'' was the quick responsible
ineator.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
NOT ENOUGH COFFlNS
TO BURY The DEAD
BODIES OF TORNADO VICTIMS
STILL AT MoRoUE.
Relief Fund at Zephyr Reaches
$25, oo0-Later Reports From
Oklahoma Towns Increase
the Death List.

Brentwood. Tex.-Late reports from
Zephyr early today. where thirty to
forty persons were killed by q lorna
do early Sunday, state that there are
not enough collins in the little town
10 bury the dead.
The bodies of Mrs. Hicks, Gertie
Houston, Eva Ware, and Ruth Camp
bell are lying unburied in the morgue
today. The relief fund has now reach
ed $25 900.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
EAGLE Seems Out for EXERCISE.

A monster eagle with white head
and tail is reported as flying over the
BOWER Kennebec. The big fellow seems
to have his home in Arrowsic, and
when he comes up visiting, says the
Bath Times. scoots up as far as the
Bath iron works. where he performs a
second maneuver. This program has
been repeated many times in the last
month.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Kansas Will Obey State Law.-The
Kansas State Bankers associations
annual meeting at Wichita was at
tended by GA of the 1908 members
Discussion regarding the bank guar
antee law was the cause of the great
attendance. It is believed that q
large majority of the state banks will
take advantage of the provisions OF
the law The officers elected are:
P. w Gcebel, Kansas City. president:
c. L. Lobdell, Larned, vice president !:
". W. Bowman. Topeka, secretary:
L. F. Naftzger. Wichita, treasurer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Profitine by Experience.


One morning it was necessary to
call the maid-of-all-work, usually the
soul of punctuality. several times, and
when she finally put in her appearance
the lady of the house was in the kitch-
en- preparing the much-delayed break
fast
The latter's asperity was somewhat
Modified upon seeing Sarah's drawn
face. Mercy! What is the trouble?
Are you sick?' she exclaimed
'Indade, l am that. The sharp pains
in me stummik will be the death of
me. I'm that weak can scarce walk -
I'm sorry, Sarah. Why didn't you
call me. and l would have made you
a mustard plaster?"
"Begorra, but that you would not!'
sputtered Sarah. Il ate one of them
divils once, and my tongue is burnin'
yet"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Mexican Cattle Guaranteed.

Torreon, Mex.-On instructions
from Washington, D. c., the Ameri
can consul will at once issue an order
quarantining the Durango district
against cattle shipments into the
United States. The consul investig-
ated the epidemic of carboaeous fever
in the Durango state and found that
SO per cent of the cattle were afflict-
ed and dying.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Good to Remember.

Physical defects can be turned into
incentives to success instead of draw
backs, what we look upon as handi-
caps in the end may prove spurs TO en-
able us to reach the goal OF desire, If
we know but how to use them. We
make our own happines. we carve our
own success-Exchange
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

than q minute at q
time. My doctor
said an operation
w a 8 the only
chance I had, and
Threaded it almost
as much as death.
One day 1 was
reading how other
women had been
cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham'S Vege-
table Compound,
and decided to try
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Two kansans to Be Freed.-Con
FRESHMAN Victor Murdoch has been
2otifed by the state department that
The supreme court of Mexico has re-
yersed the decision of the lower court
in the case of L. c. Coughener and o.
.. Finstand, two former Kansas rail
road men convicted two years ago OF
Killing Mexican. Congressman Muir
dock became interested in the case
through Coughener's aged mother,
Who lives in Mulvane, Mr.. Murdock's
district. He investigated the case
carefully and became convinced tina:
he two men were entirely innocent
Through the state department he has
tept in touch with the case and has
aad the satisfaction of informing Mrs
Coughener that her son would be re.
leased.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
New conferenee TO 3. nala

In consequence of fresh and press
ing representations made by France to
the federal council, the Swiss govern
ment has agreed to second Franco
Swiss conference being held to settle
the question of approaches to the
Simplon tunnel
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
$780, for southwestern.-wor,

$5UO,UUO Tor SouthWestern.-WOr
has been received at Winfield by
President Mossman, that James Rich
ardson, wealthy resident of Me
Pherson county, had donated $4,000
to the building fund Of Southwestern
college, the foundation of which is
nearing completion, and the corner
stone OF which will be laid with con-
siderable ceremony in a week or two.
will be, when completed, one of the
finest and most imposing college build
ings in the state.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Men Can cars4for Themselves.

A coal company in the Hooking val
ley, O.. employs both men and mules.
One mule costs 5000, and in point of
work equals six men. The company
has this order standing on it's books,
when the roof gets weak, take out
the mules."-Vancouve Mining Elk
change
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
The Young Dream.

The light was soft in the conserva-
tory.
But said the young girl, nervously
plucking to pieces mauve orchid,
but there are microbes in kisses"
The FLASHING of the fountain min
gled with the low, deep voice of the
youth.
MY microbes" he murmured. pas
sionately, ARE so lonely!"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Seed Bed for Hay.-One of the prime
essentials in growing a root crop of
any kind is to have good seedbed
The land should be rich in potash and
lime, with large quantities of available
nitrogen. This holds good with all
DOT crops, with possibly the exception
# the sugar beet. Cultivation should
begin with the blowing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
ExcIfISive

where do the Hottentots live,
Mary?" a public-school teacher asked
one of her pupils. 81 don't know, m, :"
said Mary, primly. MA won't let me
visit any of the people in this neigh
borhood YOUTHS Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Australia Wants LARGE Sum.

Five Australian states are DESTROYS
Of borrowing on an extensive scale
for railroad construction and other
public works, the total amount desired
being $50 100000.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
%
KANSAS COMMENT
90

Engineer for Railroad Board.-C
w. Colt of Hutchinson has been nam
I'd by the state board of railroad com.
nissioners as engineer for the board
The last legislature gave the board
authority to hire a competent engineer
20 make the inspections of the rail.
way tracks of the state It will be
Mr.. Colts duty to make an Inspection
Of the tracks, terminals and shops
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Farmers Famiiies--It is estimated
that there are about 100000 farmers
families in the United States to day
taking the word farmer in its broadesl
sense. and including ali families ,int
in the open country
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
viii Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary

From June to June 10, Baker uni
versity at Baldwin. the first college in
Kansas. will celebrate the fiftieth an
niversary of its founding. Baker is
the leading school of the Methodist
church in the Middle West, and
number of prominent churchmen and
bishops will be the1-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Farm Co-operation.-Farme are
adopting the plan of exchanging wtrk
and 1 think it is the best thing that
ever happened. as they get to know
each other better and the different
ways of working are brought out
Farmers should grow more children.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
TENDER, BUT NOT LOVING.

Waiter Ito customer, who had COM
planned that mis- steak is not tender
enough)-Not tender enough. Dyou
expect it to kiss you!
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Kansas Won Interstate-For the
third time in five years a Kansas rep
resentative has won the Central Inter
state Prohibition Oratorical contest.
Mr. Lewis NJ. Shines, '09, Southwest
Kansas College, Winfield, who sons
time ago won the state oratorical con,
test at Holton over competition from
orators of the central states from Tex
as to Minnesota, including Colorado.
w. E. Monbeck, Ottawa, and A. L.
Ryan, Baker, won the interstate for
1905 and 1906 respectively. Mr. Shines
was easy winner. There were SIX
Judges he led in both thought and
composition and delivery; received
from the six four firsts and two sec
onds, a total of eight points. His
nearest competitor, Mr.. r. G. Holfen-
stein, Des Moines college, Iowa, had
total of 20 points. Third honors ;atter
a resort to the grand total of grade
to settle a tie, went to H. o. Metcaf
Southwestern university, Georgetown,
Texas, by one point out of possible
600 over Miss Draper of Nebraska
Although but 10 years of age, the
youngest on the program, Mr.. Shines
showed wonderful ability both in
thought and on the platform. Mr..
Shines subject was Prohibition and
Personal Liberty
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Justice O'Halloran-Haye you an!
children, Mrs. Kelly?
Mrs. Kelly hov two living an
wan married!-Judy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
OPERATION
HER ONLY
CHANCE
WasCuredby LydiaE. Pink
sVegetable Compound

Adrian, Ca" suffered untold
misery from female weakness and
disease. and / could not stand more
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Druggists Want to Knoxville
State Pharmaceutical association, IN
session at independence, elected the
following officers: A L. Topping
Overlook, president; George w.
Gates, Newton, first vice president;
Charles F. McAdams, independence
second vice president; Robert Low
man, Pittsburg. secretary; Matthey
Waterman, assistant secretary; w. S.
Henderson, Wichita, treasurer; Prof.
Sayre, Lawrence, librarian. Frank
Holiday, delegate to the national re-
tail druggists convention, made his
report. Among other things he said
the retailers will attempt to get. ma
tionaI law passed placing an import
duty of S. an ounce upon cocaine and
also an internal revenue tax of 81 ali
ounce, so that the sale and use of the
drug can be restricted. He urged that
steps be taken to prevent freak"
legislation A warm debate on the
prohibitory Law followed. Prof. Sayre
suggested a committee ito wait on
the attorney generals office" and get
an opinion as to what he expected Of
the druggists under the new law.
This opinion is to express the senti
ments of the attorney general in IAN
guage that may be easily understood
and is 10 be mailed to every member
of the Pharmaceutical association.
Prof. Sayre's suggestion was unani-
mously carried and a committee was
s..rointeG.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

English Industry Improving.
An improvement is being noted in
EnglaI.1's shipbuilding industry.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Killed by Fall from PoIe.-Rob Rob-
inson, son of Oscar Robinson. mana
ger of the association race tracks, fell
from a telephone pole in Caney, Kan,
and was killed almost instantly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Hung Himself With BaiIing Wire
John A. Dillon, aged so, committed
suicide at Atlanta, by hanging him
self in a barn with bailing wire. An
acute form of melancholy is said to
be responsible for his death.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
Earmer Kills Wife With Hammer

Samuel Elyea, retired farmer, killed
his wife in Jewell City with a hammer
He had been bordering on insanity for
several years. but was not coEsidcre1
dangerous. The murdered woman was
his second wife
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-20
FINANCIAL REVIEW

Nav, York. Dec. 1s.--The stock mar
ket last week reflected the snlIlns
influences of conflicting factors In the
speculation by the irregular and rath-
er narrow fluctuations In the price
movement. The year-end require
ments on the money market exercised
some constraint on the activity. SEN
timent was responsive still to favor
able prospects but actual benefits ac-
crued brought a reactionary tendency
duelto profit taking sales and revealed
the extent to which the speculation
has already progressed In the dis
counting of events tending TO increase
values The effect of the increase In
the dividend rate on Reading was
case In point. On the other hand, the
association of support against the ef-
fects of any unfavorable influence was
taken to prove that the control OF the
market was still strongly entrenched
in the hands of the coterte of power
full capitalists which has been credit
ed with the direction of the specula-
ton for many months past. 1t was
with the probable future plans OF this
element that speculative surmise an,
conjecture concerned themselves prin'
cipally as between a determination to
push the price advance further In the
coming year, or an effort to distribute
heavy holdings on the first favorable
opportunity afforded by an awakened
general demand for stocks. The fact
of enormous undistributed accumula-
lions in the hands of the market or
CARNATIONS Is generally assumed. An
interruption to their plans for mar
ket operations during the fall by the
recall of foreign credits and the policy
of the Bahk of England is inferred
from the known course of events. Va
rious contingencies that may serve as
obstacles to the completion of those
plans are taken account of in the es-
innate of the future.
There Is much discussion of the
pending Supreme Court decisions In
the American Tobacco and the Stand
ard Oil cases and 1t is feared that the
uncertainty surrounding the expected
decisions may harm the stock specu-
lation and even. in some degree. regu-
lar business activities.
The strength of the foreign ex-
change market pointed to an outgo
of gold directly to London during tho
coming week. A special demand 1.
due to the payments to be made to
foreign holders of American securities.
The action of the London market
raised a new question in addition,
whether the effects of the English po-
litical crisis had been sufficiently al.
lowed for. The possibility of contin-
ued Withdrawals of gold from New
York In January is canvassed.
The labor problem Is kept in view
by the formulation of demands for
increased wages by railroad employees,
the declaration OF war against the
United States Steel Corporation by the
Pittsburg labor conference and by the
general consideration of the high cost
of living.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-20

mines or the company, mines whicn
have been supplying two or TIRES u
its furnaces with hard ore. The water
cannot be pumped ont in q day snd i
became necessary TO cut down the iron
productlon.
one furnace Of this company was
needing repairs and the nres were put
out while second furnace was put
out of commission because OF the ore
| shortage. The other furnace compa-
MES. however. report that their IRON
makers are responding nobly 20 the
call for iron and that their make Will
be equal almost to what Il has been
lately. There Is great doubt as TO tue
state Of Alabama turning out nearly
as much iron as last month. the pro-
duction In December nos looked Tor TO
20 much over 173,ooo, while In Novem-
Der the output 1t the furnaces went
above $4,000 tons.
some OF the furnace company oni-
Gals are free IN their statement that
while they nave sold some iron for
delivery during the first quarter and
in some instances for the first haif OF
the coming year. there is yet great
part OF the probable make for the mrs:
half OF the year to be disposed Of.
The expectations are that during the
nIEt l1Qnhn VI tltS SOhfth6
bulk OF the business for the first quar-
ter will have been sold and Inquiries
viii be In hand for the second quar-
ter. With one or two exceptions, FUR
mace companies In this district are
now considering business for the nrst
half OF the coming year.
Reports from the local foreign cast
iron pipe makers are to the effect that
there IL an abundance OF orders IN
hand and that prospects are bright Tor
many others. As consequences OF THIS
condition 1t IL believed that there Will
be better melt among the pipe peo-
pie the coming year than ever peIore'
the foundries and machine shops re-
port the present year going out with
some nice orders In hand and pros
poets bright for many other orders.
Heavy machinery in particular Is now
reckoned on The soil pipe makers
are looking forward to the better con-
ditions.
In the steel industry the future
prospects are also exceedingly bright.
The steel plant of the Southern iron
and Steel Company. successor TO the
Southern steel Company. VIII De
ready for operation early In next
month and In less than month alter
that the new steel rod and wire ana
cent, at Alabama City. near Gadsden.
win be ready for operation and will be
started up. The big steel roo ana
wire plant of the American Steel ana
Wire Company. will not be completed
until towards the end of the coming
year. In the meantime. there VIII be
preparations made for an Increased
production OF basic iron and the CRUDE
steel.
Announcement Is made that while
the foundry iron prices are little on,
the product selling at between VA ana
s14.bO per ton, No. foundry. the fur
mace companies holding at SIS per ton,
charcoal iron has gone up. $225O per
ton now being asked for that product.
The little 50-ton daily furnace OF the
Eagle Iron Company at Alfalfa Ala.'
viii be started up shortly and some
thing like thirty tons of charcoal iron
added to the regular output In TINS
territory.