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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26
WANTED TO BUY.
Some short horn heifers.

some snOfC norm hetIeFs.
Toilet sets, manicure sets, fancy sta
tionary, cigars, smokers sets, beaded
handbags, etc., at King Brothers Drug
Store.
See the new Weber wagon at Early
& Sons. The best on earta.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

STATE OF KANSAS, County OF ELLIS, IS:
1, Chas- w. Miller, Jr., cashier OF
said bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true; that said bank has
no liabilities, and is not indorser on any
note OF obligation, other than shown on the
above statement, to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief. So help me God.
CHAs. w MILLER, JR., Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
18th day of December 1914.
F. w. ARNOLD, Notary Public
Commission expires On the 10Th day OF
December 1867
CORRECT.
ATTEST:
A. F. COCHRAN
II. ]. PENNEY Directors.
CHAs. W. MILLER, u.
To w. F. BENSON
Bank Commissioner, Topeka, Kans
SEAL
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

There are to be wonderful changes
made in the next few years. Men are
dreaming as never before. Some of the
things that are almost completed we
cali your attention to: Men will see
around the world; American audiences
will view the pag eants of kingly Eu-
rope; Olympian games of Greese will
be photographed while in action and
thrown upon a screens in America; tele-
phoning win be done by wireless and we
win be able to hear the boom of cannon
around the world. The best music viii
be appreciated by audiences a thousand
miles away; a university education viii
be required of every person and society
will pay the cost. of securing it. Straw
berries as large as apples and as sweet
as sugar viii be grown; peas as large
as small beets viii be on the market:
milk weeds will furnish Us our rubber;
soil viii be made to produce ten times
as much as to-day with half the labor.
Roses as large as cabsages. viii be
grown, and viii have colors, black,
green and blue; and we VIII keep heat
and cold on tap Ike we do water now.
The time is now at hand to respect and
the dreamer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

Weird Of Cheer for Ambitious Boys.
My lad" said SackyilIe McKnutt,
see the eminent phiIanthropist. Hs
was once q little messenger boy like
you. This gave him ample leisure to
sis down and think out ways for max
fng fortune. From this you should
leara that Il you make use OF your
opportunities yen may one day be as
cordially detested as he is."-Kansas
CITY Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

Fate seems to be freakish. She gives
out potions and then postpones results.
She puts the cheat to sleep, making
him feel absolutely secure, but in the
end drags him to the light for expose
ure. Lord Bacon, Benedict Arnold,
Senator Lorimer are noted historical
examples. There is but one right way,
walk We therein" for real success
never cuts rates. Success never clam
ors for rate increase.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

Under the above head will be ad-
vertised anything you wish to sell
or trade. Nothing too small or too
large for this column to handle. A
small per cent will be charged if
sale is made. No charge for adver-
tisinC
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

The man who thinks that he is finish
ed is badly mistaken. He is only rusty
and will soon find he has been cast aside
for a more polished tool. Society is
always searching for brighter men who
can create at the minimum cost. There
is no standing still. The rule is 'skeep
moving or de-
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
ITALY DEMANDS
BIG SHIP BOND
Liner Finland, Refusing to Put
Up $4,000, May Not
Sail Next Week.

Unless the Italian government re-
cedes from an eNaction put yesterday
upon all alien steamships sailing TO
and from Italian ports, the American
liner Finland viii not sail for Naples
and the Piraeus November 2l.
The owners Of the vessel received
Yesterday from the Italian Commits
sioner of Emigration through the
the Italian Consulate in this city the
following notice:
Steamers, whatever flag, applying
for consular special license must give
hereafter as q bond a minimum of
10000 francs besides 100 francs for
each immigrant shipped. Said secur-
ity TO be deposited at the local branch
Of the BancO di Napoli or IN Italy at
the Banca dItalia. before granting Ii
cense. Such provision does not refer
TO steamer lines with regular license
/ patents"
This exaction viii compel American
Line officials 10 put up a bond of $4,000
/ for the privilege Of operating TO and
i from Italian ports. A bond of $4,000
is required for the ship and $50 for
each emigrant taken out of Italy. As
the Finland is scheduled to carry about
1000 emigrants, the bond for passen-
gers alone will amount to $4,000.
/ 7. A. S. Franklin. vice-president OF
the international Mercantile Marine
Company, sent a wire Of protest yester-
day 10 Secretary Bryan in the hope
that the difficulty will be adjusted with
I Italy through its ambassador.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
SHOWS WILSON In
POWER OF TIGER
Hilles Says Tammany Controls
Democratic Majority
in Congress.

Charles d. Hilles, chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, refut-
ed last night at the Labor Temple the
statement of Secretary Bryan that the
recent election was virtual victory
for the administration. He showed that
the result was not due TO the fact that
il was an of year and year Of tariff
revision, recalling the fact that McKin-
ley was supported in 1898 after Con-
gress had been tinkerng with the
tariff. The Democratic majority now
in Congress. he pointed out, included
a sufficient number of Tammany men TO
put the President in their power in
case Of draw between the Republ-
cans and the Wilson Democrats.
THE causes were not local. Mr.
Hilles said. at was said that in New
York the unpopularity of Tammany
and the unfortunate injection of the
religious issue were controlling fact
ors But neither was a factor in YER
mont or New Hampshire or Pennsyl-
vania. I'm each Of which states the
Democratic party was more rudely re-
buked than in New York.
"The fact is, and every one in Wash
ington knows it, that despite the gem
erous support Of the American press
the verdict of Tuesday was a sufficient
warning to the Democratic party that
the country will not tolerate any more
legislation which depresses business,
stiles industry and causes so much
unemployment"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
HEIRS TO S1O,OOO,O 900
Children Of Senator Depew's 8
Nephew Get Mothers Fortune

Denver, Nov. 11.-Ganson Depew, jr.,
eighteen, and his sister. Lucia, four
teen years Of age. are heirs to an es-
tate Of more than S1O,OO0,OOO left to
them by their mother, Mrs. Ashton
Potter.
The will Of Mrs. Potter. who died
recently at Colorado Springs, has been
filed for probate az that place. but il
covers only S2S0.00O Of property she
owned in this state. The bulk Of the
estate. which. it is said, has been be
queathed to the two children. is held
in trust in New York, and probably
will be administered by Mrs. Robert
Goodyear, Of Buffalo, mother Of Mrs.
Potter
Mrs. Potter, who was prominent in
society circles, was the wife Of Ganson
Depew, nephew Of Senator Chauncey
Depew. After "a divorce she became
the wife Of Captain Ashton Potter. L.
S. A., a relative Of the late Bishop
Potter. of New York. Captain Potter
died suddenly last August, and his wife
a month later
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
TORN UP WILLS REJECTED
McKim Suit Won by Widow
and Daughters.

Two wills made by Joseph McKim, a
Far Rockaw~y contractor, in which he
cut off his wife and two daughters with
bequests Of $25 each and left his estate
Of 100000 to distant relatives, were
thrown out by a jury in the Queens
County Supreme Court yesterday as
having been executed while the testa-
tor was of unsound mind lie died in
sanatorium in July, 1912, AT the age of
nlnety-One.
McKim, it was brought out, ordered
the destruction of the wills, and they
were torn up in the Office Of a Jamaica
lawyer The lawyer preserved the frag-
ments and the beneticiaries sought to
have the torn wills probated after Nc
Kim's death In view of yesterdays
decision, ii is believed that the widow
and her daughters will now get posses
sion Of the estate.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
JEALOUS ZELTNER
A DOUGHTY DEPUTY
tom" Sharkey Doesn't Even
Put Up an Argument
When Arrested.

Peace hath its heroes as we'll as war.
If anyone doubts this assertion let the
skeptic ask Deputy Sheriff Louis Zelt-
uer
Zeltner yesterday performed an Off
cial act which qualities him as an entry
for peace prize for personal bravery.
Although no great physical prowess was
required, at the same time it might
have been
The doughty deputy is member of
the Sherlf's Office team of Mcdonnell
and Zeltner, who usually travel to-
gethcr in making arrests. That is men
toned so that the absolute fearlessness
Of Zeltner can be better understood. An
order OF arrest came into the Office yes
terday for Thomas J. Sharkey, saloon
keeper at 723 Sixth av.. who will be
recognized as Tom Sharkey, who used
10 be quite a heavyweight. Zeltner in
sisted on making the arrest unassisted.
And he did without an argument.
Sharkey's trouble was that Isaac and
Max Roth sued him for $3.50 for work
and services given in fitting up the
pucilist's saloon They ALLEGED that
The work and material was supplied by
them on the representation of Sharkey
hat he owned the saloon and had Sl0.-
coo 10 ht 10 up. The bill submitted by
the Roths was unpaid and they sued
alleging false representations by
Sharkey. They say he does not own
the saloon.
Sharkey was released in 5000 bail,
which the Southwestern Surety Insur-
ance Company gave without requiring
any security or collateral for the de-
fendaut
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
THREE RELIEF AIDS SAIL
VIII Guide Rockefeller Distri-
button in Europe.

on the Red Star liner Lapland, which
left port yesterday for Liverpool, sailed
a fairly large number of prominent
passengers. Although Of Belgian regis
try. the Laplard, which was built in
Belfast, steamed out flying the British
flag
DR.. Wicklife Rose, of the Rookie
feller Foundation relief committee, was
n traveller, accompanied by Henry
James, jr., and Ernest p Bicknell. The
committee members Will meet the re-
lief ship Massapequa in London. On
her they viii journey to Rotterdam
and thare ar<nge for the big cargo of
supplies thai The Foundation has for
warded 10 needy Belgians.
Also on the Lapland was W. Cameron
Forbes, former Governor Of the Phil
ippines, who is the receiver for the
Brazilian Railway. After attending a
meeting Of the stockholders in London
he will journey TO Rio de Janeiro.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12

piunglng a nation into war ., -.
their own interests. " sur
When the world sees ~.
results Of this var the n,e,a., actual
ards OF national conduct will bs ra.a. ,s.a.
away and there will be an irre,,s,s.t.HH
demand for the placing Of i,,a,ss
uonal relations on moral bss;'
higher moral and Intellectual =,
will be established IN an huns, p.sM
tions, Tor the close OF this We, % 30
mark an uphesyal that will sLst. va ~.
whole system % It's very founds1'.s
TO America Will fall the fa,L =,
aiding the world % advance in.n w
more progressive state Of ciyil;,.,s-e
where individual standards ~ ,'.n.
and wrong Will be applied 70 "A. -,
OF nations. But in order 70 taks ~.
proper place IN leading the worid :.
better things. 10 is first necessary 49,.
we go into training as though Tor :,
athletic contest.
"And II is here that the demand a,
the higher patriotism will be s,ro,,.
est. We must outgrow the matsriai
istic ideals that have been so pows,-
ful in the past, and no petty tbouys,
Of our own commercial advantage NM,
be allowed 70 interfere We mpv
learn TO have not only local patriot.
ian for our own country, but a wors
patriotism.
"We still have long way 20 20 =
we are 10 set an example % the rs..
Of the world OF perfec. Justice .ns
fairness In all dealings with foreigr
nations. The young men of the "a.
tion, and particularly OF the college,
must be trained 20 q full realization
of the obligations that they owe %
the nation and 10 the world"
William II. S. Demsrest, presiden,
Of Rutgers College, also delivered al
address
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
VESSELS, HELD AS
SPY, IS A BRITON
Nationality Adds to Seri-
BUSINESS of Case on Trial
at Kingston.

Louis Vessels, former head OF the
commission house of Vessels, kulen-
kampff & Co, Of this city, and now on
trial as a spy in Jamaica, is not an
American. as was announced yester-
day, but a British subject. This much
Alexander Won Gontard, one Of his
partners. admitted yesterday, and
friends of Mr.. Vessels added that his
British citizenship would make the IN
quiry into his conduct the more search
ing and tend 20 place him IN more
serious jeopardy.
Charged with violating the imperial
secret service act. for which he is on
trial before the hlh\ Court, at King
ston. Jamaica, Vessels .S liable to at
least seven years hard labor; and only
last Friday an offender, under the same
act, caught and tried IN England, paid
the penalty with his life.
Both Mr.. Won Gontard and Gustave
y. KulenkamptF. Wessels's other part
ner. declared themselves certain Of his
innocence, but they were obviously
worried over his predicament. Won
Gontard attributed the trouble to the
spy mania which was sweeping Eng
land. adding that an impartial tribunal
could not fail 20 clear his friend.
The difficulties of the latter grew
ont Of the clearing of the steamship
Lorenzo from New York by Gustave
Kulenkampff The ship was loaded
with coal, which, the authorities at
Jamaica hold, was transferred 10 the
German cruiser Karlsruhe. Kulen-
kampf admitted he had cleared the
Lorenzo. but he did IT. he said, at the
request of the officer Of q steamship
line and not in the name of the COM
mission house. He denied energetically
that Vessels had had anything to do
with It.
Wessels's arrest followed the storm
of public INDICATION which occurred IN
Kingston when il became known that
a supply ship for q German cruiser
was cleared by the representative OF
house at the head of which was
British subject The arrest itself was
supplemented by Q raid on the Offices
of the firm. and through this, il was
announced, was found Information
servicable 10 the enemy and preJudical
to the empire
Mr.. Vessels was not allowed his IL
berty on bail, and rumOr has il that
the arrest is but the first step IN the
Of formidable conspiracy,
by which German firms In America,
with branches on British territory, are
rendering valuable service 20 Germany
No confirmation Of the rumor, however,
has so far been available.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
MURDER MYSTERY
OF 1912 CLEARED
POughkeepsie Authorities Make
Three Arrests on Confession
of a Farmer.

Poughkeepsie, Nov. 11.-John Wood.
farmer, made q confession to-day re-
moving the mystery from the death
Of George Vosburg and his wife in
their lonely farmhouse near Pine
Plains during the Christmas holidays
Of 1912.
Wood told the District Attorney and
the sheriff that he and three COM
panions slew the couple with an axe.
robbed them Of $500, and then set
fire to the farmhouse.
Wood said that he confessed the
crime because he could no longer en-
dure the tortures Of conscience, and
WISHED "to clear his SOUL
Upon information which he furn-
ished. Jesse Pells, Orvil Smith and
oscar Post, his alleged accomplices,
were arrested near the village Of Pine
Plains later in the day. They were
brought here and lodged in the
Duchess County jail. They and Wood
will be examined tomorrow by Coro-
ner Brown.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
BEGIN PROBE in
FUND SCANDAL
Continued from poge !

the county campaign 'ommi. &c. They
ore:
Philip +. Donohue, treasurer; Ern
est l.. Malcolm, secretary; CharIea
Murphy, William Harman Black ben
iamin Blumenthal, William +. urell
Nathan Hirsch. John B. Hassloche,I1
John A. Mccarthy, George Mcdonald
n. Taylor Phillips and Antonio yucca
The letter sent 10 The Tribune bl
Representative Lofts attorneys fol
lows:
November -. 1914
Eitor u Tho New York Tribune Ne" YORK
Dear sir. our client. NJ, George W L2it
has called our attention 10 the artrie' W 10 w
New York Tribune n No'gmDe..L ~ snl a. ~, ~,
"a. smile ~ letter alleged 70 nave ,e.h
sen, 10 federal employees and also alleged 10
Ne sSe a,,,horiled iy NJ Loft 10 say
Flrst-Thai be never signed any letter sitheT
e. he form sou reproduce Or NJ th' sehefh
"'.e'o seeond|T6a, he had no uowlodsc q no
sending Of am such letter 20 eltser iedet3l,
state OF city emp.oye. nor @ @1ln ,s sen5
Mr. AIY Lott further inform, uf that prior TO
con.cniing 10 Au the position q chairman o..
County Committee ~ the County NJ Ne" YORK
he hat the lsw Investigated % sec Hheiner ne.
being a member of Congress. c1nld properly
serr, or the committee. and. having clearly ln
mind the provisions ~ the federal statutes. De
particularly directed that thf committee 'hnuld
a. mo- time send any notice oi any cnaid''et I"
auy federal. state or city empl0ye. lnc.deu-
tally we might also mention that during lhe
period u preparation AM issuance oi the letter
referred 10 Mr. Loft was iI and absent from
the city. A.,
Loft aho occupies a position Of prominence In
tho community aal Who values bis good name
A. a successful merchant is most serious
matter u affects not alone hs standing. but
Interiors DO the political work in which he Is
on Nlr Ioft.s behalf we must insist tha, you
publish This statement ln tomorrow issue ~
Tne Tribune. giving 20 sc the same f'il m d5uro
o. publicity under an appropriate heading oh
one ~ the first tH0 Iege. ~ your paper that
YOU gave % the original article.
Of course. sou HiN un lersfand That Tie pub
ucation % ans lrfract.on slch as you aro
bound OBJ make. Wc believe. viii not hfe-t Mr.
Lots remeiie, arising from the attacks which
sou have made
Tor your Information. we beg 10 state hat we
have sent d letter t1 'he United states District
Attorney fof fhis district reading AS follows
"Hon H. Snowdon Marshall United safes
District Attorney. Federal Court Building.
'p'r Sir Wo ar, counsel FOR Nr George
" Loft. who has been victim ~ an attack
ir The New York Tribune. which Is ba .ed
uunu an alleged violation 900 lNr part ~ Mr.
In ~ sections IFS. ll9. 10. l2l and l42 -
tle Fe,. .al Penal Code
As Alr Lou is extremely Jealous of his
reputation and has tHe greatest anxiety that
every one iu this community should know that
mot alone has De NOT violated any law. put
that he has viii The srsatest care taken steps
10 provide for The strict Observance ~ fle law
ir connection with political matters. we would
request upon NJ Loft's behalf mat y0u bring
the matter se' forth in The Tribune articles
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
NEW YORK RAILWAYS
DIRECTORS REPLY
Declare That They Refused to
Pay Interest to Keep
Safe Reserve.

Because Of the charges made against
them by the committee of life insur-
ance executives, headed by Darwin Z.
Kingsley, president of the New York
Life Insurance Company, the bond
holders directors of the New York
Railways Company yesterday issued a
statement defending their acts in APP
proving the policy the company has
taken regarding the payment of in
terest on its income bonds. The bond
holders directors are Alexander j.
Hemphill, president of the Guaranty
Trust Company; Edwin ). Marston,
president of the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company; Harry Bronner, Of
Hallgarten q Co., and Guy +. Trip,
chairman of the board of directors Of
the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company.
DIRECTORS representing you since
the organization of the company" said
the statement of the bondholders' di-
rectors, "haye been charged with bad
faith because they have refused to
pay out as interest every dollar of in
come, thus leaving the company with
no reserves set aside to meet liability
for accidents. A campaign for proxies
is under way to oust these conserva-
tive directors, with the promise that,
if successful, their successors will
disburse the accumulated reserves as
interest on the income bonds.
"Such course will be a repetition
of the financial operations which were
n large factor in causing the downfall
OF the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company. The Metropolitan paid out
income without setting aside a fund
for accident liability, and when re-
ceivers were appointed this liability
aggregated nearly S2,0OO,0OO, for which
new securities had to be provided upon
reorganization.
"The directors believe that to dis
pense with adequate reserves for ac-
cidents will weaken the financial
strength Of the company. They do not
agree that such action will increase
temporarily the market price of the
bonds. They believe that thereby the
intrinsic and permanent value Of them
will be decreased and they conceive
il TO be their duty TO conserve such
value for the investment, rather than
TO attempt to create an immediate
market for the holdings"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
sEEEAA%. nNKEN 4 GRrscoM"

Washington, Nov. ll.--An inyestiga-
ton by he federal Civil Service Com.
mission Of the charge that letters
soliciting campaign contributions Of gov
erument employees and signed with Rep
resentatiyc George w Lofts name, Is
looked for within the next few days.
The commission has not yet received
any official information on the charges,
but II will receive a letter from the De-
pnrtment Of Justice tomorrow morn
ing, calling attention 20 these charges
and suggesting that II take such action
as il may see ft The commission has
already expressed willingness 70
probe the charges should II feel that
there has been violation of the civil
service law.
The charges against Mr.. Loft and
Mr.. Rush were officially brought 10 the
attention Of the Department Of Justice
here to-day when letter was received
from H. Snowden Marshall, United
States District Attorney for New York.
Mr.. Marshall in his letter informed the
Department Of Justice that the charges
had been brought 90 his notice, and he
asken TO have the department take
them up with the Civil Service Com
mission The charges were turned over
10 Charles Warren, the Assistant Attor-
ney General in charge Of Civil Ser
vice cases.
Mr. Warren is an expert on civil
service matters, and for several years
was president Of the Massachusetts,
Civil Service Commission. Mr. Mar
shalPs letter was not received until
late this afternoon, and Mr.. Warren at
once sent n copy Of the charges as
contained in The Tribune stories 70 the
Civil Service Commission, instructing it
10 take such action as IL may deem ad-
visable.
Mr.. Warren refused TO discuss the
charges tonight. He said that the
matter was now in the hands Of the
Civil Service Commission and that un-
til he had heard from it he could not
discuss the charges
At the Office Of the Civil Service
Commission to-day IL was said that
the charges against Mr.. Loft and Mr.
Rush had not yet been brought off,
cially 20 the attention OF the commits
sion. When told that a letter from
the Attorney Generals department was
on the way it was said that on the
contents Of the letter would depend
whether or not an investigation would
be started Immediately. Two OF the
commissioners are at present out Of
town, and il may be that an investiga-
ton will be delayed until their return,
which is expected within a few days.
Il is possible, however, that John L.
McIlhenny, the president Of the COM
mission, who is here, may start an in
vestigation without waiting for the
return of his fellow commissioners.
New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

CITY Hall employees fought a blaze n q.
cellar q the building and conquered & E.n
a chemical eIungIls.er
F,xonerated from the charge Of inpssona,.
ing an officer. Eugl ne Opel a cha11e.i.
was rearrested On charge q abandoning b.
wife Two years ago.
Frank Gratopsd. alleged % have krl.!
George ". Rogers a Grand Army nan. vi.
a hammer last week .s reported under srrss.
in susqgehanna, Penn.
Hugh Mooney a blind man. q s, Wsx
atfh a.. sustained Injuries when tgo au,oro-
biles collided a, Fourth ave. and z-th s.,
Robert Joseph Flahery q Toronto. us,
said that he was an explorer. took on 4
license % ned Miss Frances Hubbard. q n
West l031 s..