The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft OF Our Readers.
Domestic Items.

The bureau of soils of the agricul-
tural department has issued a bulletin
dealing with the productiveness of
farms both of this country and Europe
which shows that larger crops are
being produced than formerly and
making allowance for the improved
methods now employed maintains that
the fertility of the soil in being main
tanned.
Eight armored cruisers are on their
way across the Pacific ocean on a trip
that will occupy more than five
months. They will visit Japan and
China and sail for home January 10,
1910.
Gov. Hadley and members of the
Missouri immigration Commission
will drift for 175 miles down the
Current river next month camping at
night along the stream and holding
meetings at all the villages. The trip
is taken in an effort to attract atten-
ton to an undeveloped part of the
state and induce settlers TO locate
there.
Clarence BellDap who was assaulted
when Marian Bleakley was kidnapped
at Topeka, Kan, has identified David
T. Gregg and F. H. Tillotson as the
men who held the horse while Mrs.
Barclay and Gentry took the little
girl away from him.
The Kansas state board of educa-
ton has added industrial instruction
and ethics to the course of study for
common schools.
meteorological and astronomical
observatory has been erected by the
Smithsonian institute on the top of
Mount Whitney, Cal, $4,000 feet above
sea level.
The railroads running from Chicago
to Seattle will reduce the running time
to 62 hours-ten hours less than the
present schedule.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
granted leave of absence to third and
fourth class postmasters to enable
them to attend the meeting of the Ma
tional League of Postmasters at SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, October 81 and s.
The manager of the Western Union
Telegraph company of St. Joseph, Mo-,
was fined $40 and costs for employing
messenger boys under 10 years old.
Nathan Straus told the International
Medical congress that tuberculosis
was on the increase and cited New
York where since 1902 the population
has increased 26 per cent while the
new cases of tuberculosis has in
creased 100 per cent.
The workmen employed by the
American Window Glass company are
demanding an increase of 20 per cent
in wages and will go on strike unless
the demand is met The order affects
5000 men.
The customs officials hold that the
duty on aeroplanes will be 40 per
Wrights place on their machine this
would make thes duty $3,375.
A loaded Rock Island passenger train
carrying state fair visitors crashed
into a loaded Fort Des Moines car at
Des Moines, Ia, crushing it to kindling
wood. Two persons were fatally and
II seriously injured.
The customs receipts September 1
this year were nearly twice as great
as for the same day a year ago.
While Gov. Carroll was speaking in
large tent at. the reception to Gen.
Grant at the Iowa state fair a tier Of
seats fell seriously injuring several
persons.
Examinations Will be held October
% for persons who are candidates for
the temporary clerkships in the census
bureau. They will be held at seven
places in Missouri, Seven in Kansas
and six in Oklahoma.
The contract for the two new Amer
lean dreadnoughts of $4,000 tons each
have been let to William Cramp &
Sons of Philadelphia and the New
York Shipbuilding company of Cam
| den, n. ].
The Great Northern liner Minnesota
just arrived at Seattle from Japan
brought the most valuable cargo that
ever crossed the Pacific ocean. It's
estimated value was 100000.
I The crop reporting board of the de-
partment of agriculture reports the
average condition of cotton on August
25 as 63.7 per cent of normal as com
pared with 1915 for the ten years aver
| age.
The Cunard liner Lusitania crossed
| the Atlantic in four days II hours and
AZ minutes, which is three hours and
Is minutes better than her previous
fastest time.
The Rock Island system has placed
orders for new equipment represent
ing an expediture of 100000.
The hearing of the Injunction pro
ceedings brought by Attorney General
Jackson of Kansas against $50 firms al
the Kansas City stock yards alleging
violation Of the Kansas antitrust laws
for forming an organization in re
| straint of trade has commenced before
Judge True of Wyandotte county
Every governor in the United
States and Mexico will be invited tt
attend the reception to the presidents
at Ell PasO, Tex, October 16
Three thousand members of the
Smith family gathered at the Seattle
| fair on the day set apart for the neo