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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
SPEED LURE KILLS
Two Unfortunate Victims at the
Chicago Aero Meet.
st. croix Johnstone and "BiIIy" Bad
ger, Young AvIators Who Lost
Their Lives, Were Skilled and
Very Popular.

Chicago.-The two aviators who
lost. their lives while taking part in
the fourth days program Of the inter
national aero meet here had careers
filed with thrills and comparatively
short as bird-men- a desire to attain
= record for speed in travel lured both
young men into the aviation game.
St Croix tombstone was a Chicago
boy He came here a few years after
his birth in Toronto, Ont, and iTaS
the only son Of DR.. Stuart tombstone
OF this city. Having won hOnOTs in
other parts Of America and across the
sea, the aviator, Just twenty-four years
old, had returned TO his home city to
distinguish himself further. 1t was
his first appearance in Chicago as an
air pilot since he had obtained his Ii
celse
tombstone obtained his education in
the Chicago public schools, later TAX
ing course of instruction at Lewis
institute. While subsequently en-
ployed in the advertising business the
young man became a motorcycle en-
thusiast and at eighteen was known as
a crack" rider.
two years ago. He went to Pay,
France, and became a student in the
Bleriot school Upon completion Of
this course he purchased two mono
planes from Count de Lesseps and
gave several exhibitions on the con-
tinent. Last October tombstone went
to England to study aeroplanes. He
became licensed air pilot on Deem
Der 80, 1910, the day before John B.
Moisant lost his life at New Orleans.
The young aviator came to America
last spring and before his return to
Chicago had appeared at Long Island,
Detroit, Havana and Toronto He was
for some time a teammate Of Harry
n. Atwood, the long distance flyer.
JohnstOne's flight at Havana is con
sidered the most daring feat Of his
career as an aviator. He scared over
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
FIRST TRACE OF LOST CHILD
Watch Found In the Stomach OF an
Alligator Indicates Girl
Was Eaten.

Forsyth. Ga.-The finding Of an ini-
tailed gold watch and chain in the
stomach OF a large alligator that died
in pond near here is believed to
solve the mystery Of the disappear
ance of 12-year-Old Janet Thompson
from the home OF her parents at IS
land Grove, Fla, two years ago The
alligator was captured near Island
Grove some weeks after the girl dis
appeared and was brought to this
place.
The little girl has never been heard
from since she disappeared When
last seen she was standing on the
banks Of the lake where the alligator
was caught, and she was wearing at
the time a gold watch with her initials
engraved on the case.
1t is believed that while the girl
was playing on the bank Of the lake
the alligator devoured her The par
ents have been notified, and the watch
viii be returned to them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

the narrow streets, where there was
no possible landing place had an &C
cident occurred.
tombstone was married three years
ago. His wife had been present at
the meet here each day and was
among the last ones to give up hope
when word from the rescue party out
in the lake was awaited.
BILLY" Badger, a native Of Pitts
burg, was only tWenty-four years old.
In his home city he was popular
among his associates. He was unmar-
riea and, following the death of both
parents, became a resident at the
Pittsburg Athletic club. He inherited
S250,0O from the Badger estate when
he became of age three years ago
The Badger fortune is said to have
been amassed by the young aviator s
grandfather, DR.. Thomas Badger, as
herb doctor. Badgers father conduct
ed a cigar store IN Pittsburg- He died
several years ago and the aviator's
mother, subsequently married to John
Goettmann, a restaurant man, died
last winter.
Badger was a graduate OF Prince
ton. He had prepared for Princeton at
the LawrenceviIle academy, at Law
renceviIIe, X. Y. He seemed content
ed to get as much speed as possible
out Of automobiles, until last summer,
when an aviation meet was held in
Pittsburg. Then he determined to at
tempt flying
The young man decided to buy an
aeroplane and try for an aviator's IL
cense. He bought machine and prac-
ticed for months. Finally he made
several successful flights at Mineola,
l. /. thus obtaining his license from
the Aero Club Of America. He had
planned, upon the close Of the Chicago
air meet. to return to Pittsburg and
make a fight in his home city
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

has been previously disked) produced
237z bushels per acre, showing a re-
turn Of S14-50 per acre after paying
for the cost of preparation.
Land plowed August Is, worked
after, yielded 27A bushels per acre,
with a net value Of s1S-29 per acre.
Land pIowed August 10, seven
inches deep, not worked until Sep
TENDER Is, showed a yield of % %
bushels. per acre and return of S15.34
after deducting the cost Of PEepara-
ton.
Land double disked July Is, to save
moisture, plowed August Is, seven
inches deep. produced 81 % bushels
per acre and gave a net return Of
$2144.
Land plowed July Is. three inches
deep, (pIowed at the right time but
too shallow for the best results) pro-
duced 1872 bushels per acre, and a
net return Of s22.32.
Land listed July Is, five inches GeeR.
ridges split August ~, gave return
Of 81 1-3 bushels per acre, and So -
over all expenses.
Land listed July Is, FIVE inches deep,
worked down level at once, to avoid
waste of moisture, gave 80 bushels
per acre, from which there was left
S24.35 after paying cost of prepare
ton
Land plowed July Is (the right
time), seven inches deep (the right
depth, gave yield of SO 13 bushels
per acre, the highest yield in the ex
pertinent. After paying for the cost
of preparation, there was left S25.74
per acre, the largest net return Of
any method under trial.
Every farmer will inquire, natural
~, how much the college farm had
to pay for labor. Here are the figures
upon when this charge is based:
s1.25 per acre for shallow blowing.
1-75 per acre for deep blowing.
10 per acre for listing.
40 per acre for disking.
-35 per acre for Acme narrowing.
.25 per acre for narrowing.
40 per acre for seeding.
Any farmer who did not hear the
lectures on the wheat special should
send to E. H Webster, dean of agri-
culture at Manhattan, or J. H. Miller,
superintendent or farm extension, and
ask for Bulletin 176. 1t tells the
whole story clearly. It was written
for farmers, in plain United States,
without any trimmings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
BINDWEED IS SPREADING
OVER KANSAS PRAIRIES
This Worst of All Weed Pests is
Especially Bad in the Western
Portion of Sunfower
State,

Do you know the bindweed when
you see it? If not you are no more
ignorant tnan a great many other
people in the state who are unfamiliar
with this worst of ali weeds, but you
should know it and so should every
one else who is interested in farm
ing or gardening. 1t is a kind Of
morning glory but has white flowers,
and smaller leaves than the common
morning glory. One variety Of it
grows on upland and has flowers
about three-fourths of an inch across;
another, with somewhat larger flowers
grows on bottom land.
1t is spreading all over the state
but it is especially bad in the west
ern half. The Rock Island Wheat
Special has recently passed through
this territory. Everywhere the farm
ers were complaining of the bind
weed. In some places it has been
growing for a long time and is well
established; in others it has only re-
Gently appeared most probably in
foul seed wheat. Men at Fowler,
Buck1in, Greensburg, HaviIand, Pratt,
Turon, Inman, Mcpherson and Canton
on the Ell Paso line, and Clayton, Al
mena, Norton, Smith Center and Es-
bon on the Colorado line told D. H.
Rose, botanist, that bindweed is get
ting worse every year and is con-
tinuaIly encroaching on new terri
tory. The plant spreads by under
ground stems which grow along hori-
zontally eighteen inches to two feet
beneath the surface and send up
shoots every inch or two. 1t is not
possible of course, to reach these IN
derground stems with the pillow and
ordinary cultivation does nct affect
them at all
If the patch is small there is some
chance Of smothering it out by COW
ering of tar paper or thick mulch
of hay or straw. half-hearted fight
of this pest will not succeed, how
ever, and whoever goes into it at all
must enlist for the war. If the bind
weed is scattered all over the field
the expense of smothering it out
would be too great and the farmers
only hope is merely to keep ii in
check by as careful cultivation as he
can give his ground. No method is
known at present which will entirely
eradicate it when it is well estab-
lished over large areas. Various
chemical sprays have been used as
well as heavy applications of salt, but
none of these methods has been sue
| cessful..
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
Would Purchase index Finger.

One Of the queerest advertisements
which has ever appeared in a news
paper was one which the other day
made known the wish of Mrs. Regi-
maid Waldorf, a wealthy lady of Phila-
delphia, for new index forefinger.
Mrs. Waldorf's right forefnger was
amputated after becoming infected by
an accidental cut with a rusty knife.
She appealed to DR.. Fred B. West.
who advertised for a finger. He names
no price, but says his patient is will
ing to pay literally.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Why don't the farmers of Kansas
raise more barley? Experience in
scientific feeding has proved that it
is an excellent food for stock The
amount of digestib1e protein in bar
ley is greater than in CON. The
Pueblo Indians in New Mexico grow
a certain kind of barley that is ex-
cellent for bread making. Barley
should do we'll in western Kansas.
1t is a good food for dairy COWS when
mixed with oats in the proportion Of
one part barley to two of oats.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
DISFIGURING FACIAL
ERUPTION OVERCOME
Woman Tries ResinoI With Excellent
Results.

81 take pleasure in testifying to the
most excellent results from the use OF
Resinol, both ointment and soap.
had been troubled for four or five
years with a very dishguring eruption
on my face, and Resinol has helped it
so much. MISS OPAL LILLEY,
Camp Creek, W. Va"
ResinoI Ointment is the one recog-
nized safe and sure remedy for every
kind Of skin trouble, from the common
pimple or scratch to eczema, letter,
shingles, milk-crust, dandrun, psor-
iasis, boils, burns, scalds, carbuncles
felons and sores. It cannot irritate
the most delicate skin. It does not
contain a particle of lead or mercury,
or other poison. 1t is as harmless
and as easy to apply as cold cream.
ResinOl Ointment is put up in screw
top opal containers, retailing at fifty
cents and a dollar.
ResinoI Soap similarly medicated,
IS in many respects the finest toilet
and bath soap possible OF production.
1t is delightfully."- refreshing and is
thoroughly antiseptic. It prevents
blackheads, pimples and many other
skin troubles, and for shampooing and
cleansing the scalp there is nothing
better It is especially recommended
for children and infants, for its con
tinuous use will keep them exempt
from many Of the common skin trou-
bles. Il is pleasant, refreshing, sooth-
ing and preventive The Resinol pre-
partitions are sold by all druggists and
dealers in fine toilet articles.
Resinol Chemical Co., Baltimore, Nd.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

A Connecticut town refused a dona-
ton of money for the town hall be-
cause the donor stipulated there
should be no dancing or other amuse-
ment in the hall. which was to be used
as a town building. The blue-laws
spirit of New England in that locality.
at least. is perceptibly on the wane.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
KANSAS FARMERS ALONG ROCK ISLAND
TAUGHT HOW TO IMPROVE WHEAT CROP
State Agricultural College Lecturers Make Successful Tour the Read
in Special Train---Audiences Were Told of Many
Experiments at the States Big
Farm.

IF your way Of growing wheat gives
you an average of only ten or
twelve bushels an acre, and the
way another man grows it doubles
and nearly trebles your yield, don't
you believe it's about time to admit
you've been wrong all these years?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Electric cars in Los Angeles will
have mirrors placed in their end to in
duce women to step off the cars
front face" The company may think
this a brilliant idea until the lady pas
sengers wreck the time schedules see
ing if their hats are on straight and
too much powder isn't showing on
their noses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Two bulletins recently issued by
the experiment station at Manhattan
are of especial value to farmers:
No. IT'S Grasses by A. NJ Ten Eyck,
and No. 176 How to Grow Wheat in
Kansas" by W. NJ Jardine and L. E
Call. These bulletins were written
for ordinary persons to read and IN
derstand. They are in cIean-cut
United States language.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

OF all ways of escape I know, the
best, though it is far from perfection,
is the farm. There a man may yield
himself most nearly to the quiet and
orderly processes of nature. He may
attain most nearly to that equilibrium
between the material and spiritual,
with time for the exactions OF the first,
and leisure for the growth of the sec
end, which is the ideal Of life
David GTayson.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

The British Admiralty reports the
discovery of a new way of making
armor plate that will be from Is to 20
per cent tougher. This, If true, puts
an onus on the projectile makers to
produce one that VIII pierce that
much tougher armor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

\ Criminal tactics keep pace with
scientific thief-taking and sometimes
gailop ahead. Blue-ribbon experts in
a recent robbery of jewelers. safe
wore kid gloves so no discriminating
: fnger-priEts could be left behind.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

An Ohio man took OF his shirt and
used it for the purpose of tagging =
train that was in danger of being
wrecked because of a broken rail. He
should have place of honor beside
the lady who used to flag trains With
her red pett:coat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Grape grating can be done success
fully by using any of the various
methods. The whip and cleft. gratis
are best. The whip graft is used
generally in grating roots on small
plants in order to add strength The
cleft may be used either above or
below the surface Of the ground.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

The first woman aviator has been
licensed in America. Though woman
has long been declared by American
gaIlantry to be an angel, this is the
first time she has been allowed off,
cially to fly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

1t is too bad that the enthusiasm Of
the souvenir hunters who dug up with
their hands the first earth turned for
New York's new subwas could not
have been continued until the tunnel
was completed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
WHY BE wEAk7

Why suffer backache. headache,
dizziness, WEAKNESS, urinary irregu-
larities and other troubles that arise
from disordered kidneys when re-
lief is so near at hand? Doan's Kid
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

One of the scientists advocates keep
ing pet snakes for the purpose of
catching mice He offers the assur-
ance that a snake would be much
more effective than a cat. We shall
not believe him until he has succeed
ed in convincing the Chautauquas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

A practical joker in Iowa is being
sued by victim whom he presented
with a loaded cigar. We hope his
acute sense of humor will enable him
to see the joke.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

ney Pills have cured
thousands MIS-.
George Earl, Madi-
son. Neb-, says:
For over q year /
was afflicted with
terrible kidney trou-
bic. 1 was subject to
hot flashes, became
dizzy and felt tired
and exhausted Puff
fX spots appeared be
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

interest where interest was needed.
But the men heard the story Of
prime importance, and here it is in
few words: Early blowing, deep
blowing, plenty Of cultivation, clean
seed, seed bought at home; system;
doing things at the right time in the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

The corn binder and the silo viii
do more TO get rid of weeds than any
other combination of modern farm inn
plements- The binder takes them Of
the field and the si1o cooks the seeds
SO they cannot terminate.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

A Missouri Judge rules that a man
is at liberty to spank his wife Like
wise man is at liberty to wal1op a
lioness on the nose if he feels that
way.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Some of our aviators have adopted
the habit of landing in haystacks
Enterprising farmers will rent their
available haystacks to aero clubs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

! A Bostonese person went crazy
with the heat and tried to give away
money. The fact that he failed leads
as to suspect that the money was
counterfeit
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Kansas lost more than 3O5,0OO
hogs in 1909 from disease. Cholera
got most Of them. Don't delay when
your hogs are sick. Report it, and
perhaps save hundreds of your own
and your neighbors' hogs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

the AnJlsePtic powder shake into your shoes. Re
heves COrns. Bunions, IngrOHinE Nails Swollen and
Sweating feet Blisters and Gallons spots Sold
everywhere 2c- Don accept any substitute. sam
pie FREE Address Allen s 0lmsted. lie Roy, z.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Dentists say that good brush and
water are all that are necessary for
the care OF the teeth. This will not
stop pretty actresses from giving
smiling testimonials for powders, how
ever.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

In the past six months the plague
killed $4,000 people in India and
nothing remarkable is considered to
have occurred. The world is not
shocked.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

A German baron has been sentenced
to two years for killing an opponent
In a duel. Only safe and sane duel
ing is countenanced in Germany.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

A taxicab driver who has inherited
$1,000 is going to stick to his job. He
may have meter of his own to dilate
the legacy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

If one system of cultivation turns out
four and a quarter bushels Of wheat
to the acre and another results in
thirty-eight and third, isn't it almost
a certainty that you've been mistaken
about disking and blowing and the
necessity for early work?
Several thousand farmers along the
Rock Island railway are thinking this
over right now. The railroad COM
pany gave the agricultural college at
Manhattan a special train of eight
cars in July and sent ten or twelve
trained lecturers over its lines to tell
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Texas town has passed an ordi-
nance allowing only Iegless men to
sell peanuts on the streets. Evidently
the town is controlled by surgeons
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Rheumatism, Neuralgia and Sore Throat
viii not live under the same roof with
Hamlins Wizard Oil, the worlds best
hniment for the relief of all pain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

The old theory that there's no fool
like an old fool is demonstrated by
the 20 year old Massachusetts co1pIe
who eloped and were married.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

The soda fountain clerk may not
: be an important parsonage, but he
generally manages to cause a splash
in the world
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Nothing can be so inspiring to a
human being as the idea that he Is Of
value, that his help is really wanted.
Oliver Lodge
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

A new metal 40 per cent. lighter
than aluminium will make airships
safer, but not 50 safe as walking.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
AHarmed-over Gomez KlIIs Twe.

Brockheld, Mo.-From drinking cof-
fee which had been brewed twelve
hours before and left standing over
night, two children OF A F. Ferris.
6 farmer living near here, are dead
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

European war clouds do not always
presage storm
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Keep your vacation within the lin.
Its of your purse.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

A million patents on rubber tires
have been issued. Why doesn't some
inventor get patent on broken glass
that will not puncture?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

The New York woman who has a
$4,000 anklet evidently believes in
saving something for a rainy day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

No man is base who does a true
word; for true action is the highest
being.-HenTy Giles.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Chicago is to have a soul hospital"
The patients, of course, will come
from outside
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

If the breach Of promise industry
continues to increase. the art of letter
writing will soon be a thing of the
past.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

Among the other exciting events OF
up-to-date civilization the modern fish
story is now due.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

The auto and the aeroplane contin-
Ee to be deadly rivals.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

f is not too late for you to send q
hddfe or two to the country.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

the farmers the story of How to
Grow Wheat In Kansas"
The wheat experiments at the Kan
sas State Agricultural College, this
year, must have been mighty convinc-
ing when described to the crowds
along the Rock Island. For ten days,
at eighty-fve stations, they filled the
cars during the fifty-minute stops and
listened eagerly to every word. They
asked questions and they made notes
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

The way to keep boys on the farm
IL to make farm life more attractive.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

meath my eyes and my Ieet were 50
swollen could scarcely wear my
shoes. I noticed improvement after
began taking Doan's Kidney Pills
and was soon cured. The swelling
and bloating disappeared. I can rest
like a child and have gained ten
pounds in weight"
Remember the name-Doan's-
For sale by druggists and general
Etorekeepers everywhere. Price sos.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. \. 7.
We live by admiration. hope. and
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
Not Much of a Water User.

Hewitt Gruet spends money like
water.
Jewett-I thought you said he spent
it freely.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

No grass. no stock; no stock. no
manure; no manure. no crop. Don't
be soil reE Der.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23

When it's an uphill fight. 3 man
can sally do his level best.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-09-23
Important TO Mothers
Bears the

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, aid see that it