The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-26

MOh!er Expects Large Attend
ance at Agricultural Board
Meeting in January.
FINE PROGRAM is PROMISED
Secretary Houston and President H.
j. Waters to Deliver Addresses
Everybody Invited.

next. TIE program is now taking
shape, and it can be definitely an
nounced that Secretary Houston. of
the United States Department of
Agriculture, will be present Thursday
afternoon, January IA, and make an
address on what the United States
Department of Agriculture is Doing
for American Agriculture"
While no synopsis of his speech is
yet available, it is expected that Secre-
tary Houston's address will not be
merely a congratulatory message, but
will deal with questions of vital i'm
portance to the farming industry, as
distribution and marketing of farm
products cooperation, and other
means of improving the situation of
the producer. Secretary Houston is
imbued with the idea that "individ
ualism" in agriculture has had its
day, and that the genius of organiZa-
tion must be brought into play in
agricultural pursuits. Mr.. Houston be-
lieVes that "the greatest undevelOped
resource of any community is its peo-
pie, and if we devote more attention
of the people we should be relieved of
much of our concern for the conserva-
ton and development of our natural
resources" Everybody in Kansas
should hear this great man discuss
the issues of the day in relation to
modern agriculture. He will bring
to Kansas a message laden with the
best thought of the times
President Waters, of the State Agri-
cultural college, will address the
meeting also, Wednesday evening, the
18th, telling about his trip to the
Philippines last summer. His re
marks will be illustrated with stere
opticon. Dr. Waters was commission
ed by the federal government TO study
the educational systems and agricul-
tural resources of the Philippines, and
presumably what he has to say will
be based on his investigation. DR..
Waters needs no introduction to a
Kansas audience He is always worth
hearing.
Referring to the forthcoming meet
ing, Secretary MohIer said he wished
to have the public informed that this
program is prepared for the benefit
of all Kansans, and that the sessions
are open to everybody.
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To permit any city to adopt the city
manager plan on vote Of the people
is the text of another law to be sub
mitted to the legislature by the
league. Now a municipality in Kan
sas has it's choice between the old
mayor and council plan or the COM
mission government plan.
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Mail Clerks Pay Docked.-BecaUse
they issued parcel post guide" con-
tanning information about sending
parcel post packages, the department
at Washington reduced the salaries
of seven Wichita postoffice clerks
800 year. All are officers of the
clerks and carriers organizations.
Mayor Sued for $2,ooo.-A damage
suit for $4,000 has been filed in the
district court against V. E. Niquette,
mayor of Salina, by Roy CarTuthers,
81 years old 1t is charged that the
mayor assisted two police officers in
arresting Carruthers and placing him
in jail.
Boy Claims Corn Record.-William
James, Is years old, son of Charles F.
James, a farmer, living two miles
north of Gas City, claimed the Kan
sas record for acre corn production,
when his trial plot on the James farm
FIJI 1
Griffin, owner of the land, was so
well pleased with the boys work that
he gave him $40. & planted Boone
county white Seed said young James,
"about April Is. I drilled the seed in
as closely as possible, then thinned it
so that there were twelve inches be-
tween stalks.
Dies in Bed.-Mrs. John Humphrey
of Cheney awakened to find her hus-
band very ill., She ran two blocks to
in her night robe only and had no Gov
ering on her feet. When the doctor
reached the stricken man he was
dead.
Civil War Veteran Dissolution B.
Bethel, IS years old. veteran of the
Civil war, and for many years con-
nected with the wholesale drug firm
of McPike & Fox, is dead at Atchison.
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Commemorate a Battie-The fifty
second anniversary of the battle of
Prairie Grove. one which had an i'm
portant bearing On the Civil war cam.
paigns in the West, was celebrated
in Lawrence recently by eighteen
members Of the Kansas regiments
which took part in the fight.
x x x
w. p. Hackney InIured.-Col. W. P
Hackney. one of the most widely
known lawyers and politicians in Kan
sas, fell down a flight of marble steps
at the courthouse at Winfield and re
ceiVed injuries that may prove fatal
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viii interest Farmers.-Farmer in
terested in traction engines, automo
biles. or stationary engines, VIII be at
tracted by the courses offered by tbs
division of engineering in the Kansas
State Agricultural College during the
statewide institute December % t.
January 1.