The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-12
KANSAS DRAGGED TOO MUCH
Fasteners Believe People of State
Wealthy Enough TO Support
Their Own institution.


doesn't need help The College of En-
poria is the largest Presbyterian col
lege in Kansas and one OF the big de-
nOminational schools OF the state It
has recently decided to raise 5000, 600
for its endowment fund The trustees
asked Eastern friends to start the fund
by a good contribution, contingent
upon Kansas raising q part of the to-
tai desired But the trustees we're re-
fused In the College Bulletin, issued
last month, an appeal is made for
funds from Kansans and the reason
for this request is given as follows:
Special conditions in our state re-
| quire special efforts. Kansas is con-
sidered so wealthy that 1t is almost
! impossible for US to get money in the
| East. At the same time, this wealth
Is so divided that there are very few
| individuals Of large means in Kansas
TO whom We can appeal Compare con-
ditiOns in this state, where our col
lege has only a very small productive
endowment, with conditions in Ohio
| and Pennsylvania, where our Pres
/ byterian colleges have millions Of en-
dOwment, ample equipment and eli
| entele of wealthy men and rich alum
nj from whom they may draw support
COnditiins are plainly exceptional in
this state, and the synod recognizes
| this in asking our churches for special
| efforts to support our school
While the Kansas per capita wealth
| is the largest in the country there are
a smaller number Of wealthy men and
women here than almost anywhere
else.
| Smallpox in Nor~ich.-An epidemic
Of smallpox at Norwich has caused
| the grade and high schools and a re-
vival meeting to close. a half dozen
| persons are reported TO have the
| smallpox, among them being one OF
| the two physicians Of the town. The
! first case was not discovered until the
I contagiOn had been widely scattered.
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ExpeI Woman Court cIerk.-After a
| long session. which ended at 1 o'clock
in the morning, the Pittsburg Social
| ist local expelled Mrs Laura A Lasa-
ter, clerk OF the district court, from
! the party.
Mcpherson Relief Association
| The Mcpherson County Belgian Relief
Association was organized the other
day. The meeting was addressed by
G. Mignolet, Belgian consul in Kansas
City.
They Want Ricker.-Citizens Of
| Yates Center have started a subscTip-
ton TO raise a reward for the arrest
of c. G. Kicker. president OF the de-
funct Yates Center National bank and
a fugitive from Justice It is expected
that at least $1,000 viii be raised and
one of the large detective agencies put
on Ricker's trail
Raise Embargo on Wichita Yards
The federal quarantine on the Wichita
stock yards has been lifted. Repre-
! sentatiyes of the Department OF Agri-
culture found no foot and mouth dis
ease there
Roundnouse at Horace Burned
Fire recently destroyed the Missouri
Pacific roundhouse and offices at HOr-
ace with six engines and all equip
ment in the house. The origin OF the
fire is unknown
Pioneer Woman Dead.-8Irs Johan-
IA PTZybylowicz, who bore the distinc-
tion of being Leavenworth's first bride
and was the mother of the first white
child born in the city, is dead at her
home there, IS years old.
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Not Foot and Mouth DIsease-w.
l. Johnson, government expert, has
completed his diagnosis Of the sus-
| pected cattle illness in the stock
! yards at Wichita, and finds that it is
not foot and mouth disease, but a
| stomach trouble. The embargo
against shipments Of cattle from there
/ to the country viii be lifted within
six days.
Woman of ga Dead.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Stake. a pioneer resident at Junction
/ City. died recently after an illness Of
some weeks. She was "a years old.
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| Pittsburg Lawyer Dies.-Judge John
/ w Jennings, for many years a justice
/ of the peace in Crawford county and
pioneer lawyer of the county, is dead
at his home in Pittsburg He was 81
years old.
Oh Struck Near Latham.-OfI. was
struck in paying quantities at Mahan-
nah well No. I near Latham This is
/ the first well in this community and
| the people are jubiIant over the pros
! poets. Drillers declare that oil is
abundant in this field.
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! Assaria Postof1ce Robbed. = The
postoffice safe was blown open by
! three shots at Assaria the other morn
\ ing Two hundred dollars in money
was taken Several hundred dollars
worth Of stamps were not touched.
There is no clew TO the robbers.
/
Dies from Burns-While GLADYS
Snyder, 3 years old, and her Swear
old brother, were throwing leaves on
a fire at Pittsburg. the girls clothing
/ caught fire She was so badly burned
/ % died in hoz0ftaT -