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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30

Wednesday, Harry Felten purchased
the Jones eighty just east Of town,
through the agency of G. w. Reeder.
We understand that Hays Citv's full
orchestra has been engaged to furnish
music at the opening Of the mulrOy
Cafe. Sunday.
Mrs. P. J. Deane left Monday morn
ing for Decatur, Illinois, on visit to
home friends. P. J. accompanied her
as far as Kansas City.
Perfection cook stoves and ovens at
Winters. m9
Quite number OF the citizens of the
Tuesday afternoon of this week, IN
compliance TO request by Mayor Chit
tenden.
just received a car of potatoes at
Schlyer & Arnhnlds. The last car be-
fore harvest. Batter lay in q supply
at once.
Just received a car of potatoes at
Schlyer & Arnbolds. The last car be-
fore harvest. Better lay In supply at
once.
Harvest goods of all kinds at Win
ters', m9
Herman Oldham, Tuesday sold his
Ford automobile to Carl Leiker. We'd
nesday, he purchased new one OF John
O'Loughlin. Next week he will prob
ablg sell the new one TO some one and
of course he will Immediately purchase
auoth 7 new one, and on and on ad in
finitum.
All sizes screen wire at Winters.
II
down from ORallRh the first OF the
week and went on down to Victoria,
where they purchased several head OF
horses, TO assist in harvesting the large
wheat crop of Trego county. Mr..
Burns is one of the live real estate men
OF that county and Mr.. Burk is q pros
perous farmer, a former resident OF
Hays.
One-minute Washer at Winters.
Thursday morning Mrs. Geo. P. Grif-
fifth accompanied by her SOD, Howard,
| left for Kansas City, where they VIII
part COMPANY. Mrs. Griffith will go to
| Lancaster, Ohio, on a visit to her par
ents and friends, while Howard goes TO
| ioin his father ard brother who are at
| Calgary, Alberta, Canada. After about
q months visit In Ohio Mrs. Griffith
will join them in Canada, where the
family will most likely make their fu-
ture home, For nearlF thirty years
Mr.. and Mrs. Grih n have been resi-
dents of Ellis County, most of the time
] living in Hays, where they own 2
| splendid home and have large circle of
bfriends who will be sorry TO see them
leave HaVs, and their best wishes, in
cIuding the Free Press, will go with
them to their far-aWay home.
/
Beatrice Cream Separators, the
worlds best, regardless of price fol
sny other make. Let as show you the
three sizes. Cheaper and better than
any other so-called best. At Gassman's s
Cream Station.
Sherwin- Williams paint at Winters
Mr.. h. d. SImons and wife OF Wash.
ington, d. c., arrived last Friday even
ing TO visit Mr. Simons' mother and
sister and uncle and aunt, Rev. and
Mrs. Mckee. Mr.. Simons has beer
electrician on the hayhower. the Pres
idant's ship, for four years. He haE
been transferred to the Pacific coast
where ne will be chief electrician on {
submarine boat. Mr., Simens and wifi;
left Saturday evening for SanFran
cisco.
Mrs. Jerry Fellers will leave Moada!
for Findlay. Ohio, on q visit TO he
: sisrer, Mrs. James COdner. She vii
be absent two months. Before return
ing to Hays she will also visit sistei
in Michigan.
Get metal cutting hand saw q
: Winters. m9h
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30

SchIyer & Arnhold have choice Feter-
ita seed for sale. Grown In Ellis Coun-
ty in 1913.
C. W. Miller has a piano Co trade for
calf, colt or whatever You have.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30
A Surprise.

After prayer meeting Wednesday
night, about fifty members and friends
OF the Baptist church went TO the home
of THEN prstor, Rev. and Mrs. Mckee.
The surprise had been SO we'll planned
that it was complete. The young peo-
pie practiced few songs after prayer
meeting, keeping the pastor and wife
with them until the crowd had time
90 take possession Of their home.
The dining table was we'll loa -ed
with good things. An abundance or
ice cream and CAKE had been provided
for ali. In a fitting speech Mr. w. A.
Smith reminded Mr. and Mrs. Mckee
that the friends had come to celebrate
their wedding anniversary. The pas
tor In reply thanked those present for
their kin remembrance
After several songs and an enjoyable
socIa0.e tine tae guests wishing their
pastor ard wife many happy returns
went 90 their homes saying that they
ali had a pleasant and profitable
gathering.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
LAST NIGHTS MAIL SENT
FROM NEW POSTOFFICE
Moving of Stamps. Desks. Machines,
and Other ParaphernaIia to Be
Finished BY tuesday.

The midnight collection of local mail
last night was handled in the new home
Of the Washington postoffice at North
Capitol street and Massachusetts avenue
All day yesterday men were engaged
in moving the Postofice from the big
granite building at Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue to its new home
The o'clock collection yesterday aft
ernoon was the last mail handled at the
old Office
The moving will be in progress all day
today and most Of tonight Desks, furni-
ture, mailing racks. canoeing machines
and all other equipment OF the postofice
worth moving will be taken to the new
building. By Tuesday morning, il is
believed. the efforts of the Washington
postoffice will be settled in the new
place.
One OF the difficulties Of the task is
the handling of the mail at the time the
work OF moving is going on. Everything
has been made ready at the new office
and within the next week WASHINGTON
will be given the finest mail service in
its history.
Station g. now housed at the Union
Building. G street between Sixth and
Seventh streets northwest, will be moved
to the lie Droit Building. near Ninth and
streets northwest, while Station c.
now in G street between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets northwest, will be
moved to New York avenue near Four
teenth street
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
ROAD EARNINGS
AGAIN DECLINE
Gross Shows Continued Fall
ing Off, but Severe Eco
Monies Practiced.
COST OF OPERATIONS
All Glasses of Material as Well as
Wages Are Higher. but No Rate
Concession Made.
COST OF OPERATIONS

According to the figures of railroad oper-
atoms for July, issued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, covering about
5000 miles of line, no appreciable relief
has been gained by the carriers.
Gross earnings Of the roads represented
in the compilation show a falling on, as
compared with the corresponding period
a year ago. OF about $4,000, although
drastic expense reductions left a de-
crease in net of only about $4,000.
1t is a question, however, whether these
savings have not been at the expense
OF the various properties to a consider
able extent. II is one thing to lower
maintenance OUTLAWS and quite another
to cut down actual transportation eX-
penses. Any road for a time can scale
its maintenance down to lower levels, but
a permanent reduction in this respect is
apt to prove more costly in the long run
than would moderate expenditures from
month to month.
Following are the revenues and ex-
penses of sixty-six large roads in the
United States, with a total mileage of
nearly 5000 miles for July in comparison
with the same month a year ago.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
In the District Courts.

James H. Cation yesterday filed suit
to recover $1,000 damages from William
and Charles McHenry for alleged false
arrest, claiming that his reputation
among his neighbors in Maryland had
suffered by the action. His attorneys
are Sheehy & Sheehy.
After being brought on from Honolulu
TO answer charges Of desertion filed
against him by his wife, Quincy Early
SandersOn has agreed to pay her t65 .
month for the support of herself and
children. He will return 10 Hawaii.
Upon reconciliation with her husband.
Mrs. Britt w Davis advised her attorney.
George A. Berry, that she wished court
proceedings for an absolute divorce to
be stopped Davis is secretary to Repre-
sentative Walker OF Georgia.
William E. Deck. an employe OF the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, has filed suit
for absolute divorce from his wife Ethel
NJ. Deck. claiming desertion and miscon-
duct. The couple were married October
6. 1908.
Mrs. Daniel s. HerzoG yesterday filed
suit for absolute divorce from her hus-
band, who is employed in the Govern
ment Printing Office. A correspondent is
named.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
Washington Retail Firms
Look for Big Fall Trade
With Vacationists Returning, Stores Are Well
Provided to Handle Brisk September Shop
ping. Says Secretary c. j. Columbus.


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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
BRYAN'S DAUGHTER
TELLS OF WOMEN'S PART
Wife of British Officer, She Is Leader
in Relief Work in London and
Collection Of Hospital Fund.

London, Sept. Mrs Ruth Bryan
Owen, daughter Of Secretary of State
Bryan. whose husband Is an officer in
the British army. said today that Amer
lean women organized with the Duchess
OF Marlborough as chairman. already had
collected 100000 with which a hospital
has been fully equipped and sufficiently
endowed to run for six months without
additional financial support.
The secondary object-the purchasing
equipping and maintaining of a hospital
bOat-will be achieved within a few days.
Mrs. Owens says, contribution for this
purpose having reached a total OF near
ly 5000
But our organization has developed
another side Of activity" she continued
which promises splendid results. AL
over London as fast as We can get the
money and the women for the work We
are establishing workshops wherein the
poor women of the neighbOrhOod and the
wives OF soldiers at the front can find
work at living wages making garments
for the wounded. We pay the lowest
union scale of wage to scamstresses, but
We give each worker three hot meals
free and take care Of their children be-
sides"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
BRYAN ASKS A MILLION.
War ExPcnses Of Diplomats Send,
Him to Capitol with Request.

An emergency appropriation Of 81 10000
for the unforeseen expenses Of American
embassies and diplomatic agencies in the
wsr-ridden section Of Europe was asked
by Secretary Bryan at an executive ses-
sion Of the House Apr JpI iations COM
mittee yesterday. Secretary Bryan told
the committee that this government ma =
undertaken to care for interests in for
etgn capitals Of the nations now at war
who have withdrawn their own diplo-
mats. and that this action has brought
on unexpected drains on diplomatic
funds for which there is now no appro-
priation.
The H.cooodJ appropriated. he said.
would not be a loss to the United States
but rather an advance which will be re-
imbursed bv the various nations as soon
as banking facilities are restored and ad-
JUstments are made possible
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
SERBS CAPTURE ENOUGH
sPons TO EQUIP ARMY

NIsh, -Servia, Sept. 5.--Aceord-
ing 10 the omcisl Newspaper
Srpski Noyine, enough guns and
ammunItIOn We're, captured from
the Austrians Mt Jadar to enable
the seryians TO equip new
army.
The list which the Newspaper
published today shows that the
Servians captured the following
war munItionsi
NInety-twO field guns, 8 siege
guns, 81 mItralIeuseS, 81, 600
mauser rifles, II4.OOO full caIs-
sons, containing 500 shells for
each EunI Thousands of rounds
of rife ammunition, $500 horses,
5 hospital equipments, including
5000 beds, 1 aerOPlane, and
reEImentaI cash boxes niled with
gold.
The newspaper states that the
SerTians captured 1900 Aus
trianS, including n large number
of officers and a military band.
The estimate Of Austrian dead
was placed at between $4,000 and
$1,000. Gen. NOVanOvitch reports
that his troopers buried at least
10000 AustrIaRs.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
GIVES BIRTHDAY PARTY.
SIx-yenr-oId Helen p. Porter Makes
Little Friends Happy.

Little Miss Helen P. Porter, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Porter. celebrated
her sixth birthday last Friday afternoon
at the home of her parents. 900 c street
northeast. The house was beautifully
decorated and a number of little guests
were entertained. Mrs. Porter was as
sisted by Miss Charlotte Bradshaw and
Mrs Charles r. Porter.
The guests were Alice and Ruth Ash
ford. Evelyn Alder, Mary Grace Bowles,
Alice Groves, Arthur and Helen Rykerd,
Nita and Jennie Porter. and Howard
Hackley.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
HOUSE.

House passed administration bill au-
thorizing leasing of Alaskan coal lands.
Democratic members OF the Ways and
Means Committee conferred on bill TO
raise additional revenue necessary be-
cause Of decrease in imports
Representative Frear. OF Wisconsin, in
PRODUCED another resolution asking in
vestiCation by special joint committee OF
Congress OF subject OF economy in gov
expenditures.
House adjourned until noon Tuesday
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
NFANTA ISABEL ARRIVES.

New York. Sept. 5.-Count Rudolph Fes-
tees, a naturalized American, and his
wife, who was Miss Alice Wetherby of
this city, arrived today on the Spanish
liner Infanta Isabel, from Barcelona,
Spain, with a thrilling story Of how
French marines threatened 10 shoot them
after holding up their private yacht
ton of war.
The Infanta Isabel was chartered by
the American counsel at Barcelona 70.
$1,000 to bring over stranded Americans.
The S23 passengers paid $4,000 for their
passage.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
HES AS BAD AS THEY GET"
Mother of Boy Held A. Thief SuE.
EeSts Limit Vim ReformatoIy.

The police last night arrested Clarence,
alias Jack ". Reynolds, sixteen years
old, who, It is said, broke into the Dis
trict garage and stole some valuable tools.
Reynolds is a native of Savannah, Ga.
The police telegraphed to that city ask
ing what disposal should be made of him.
They received the following reply from
the boys mother:
He is as bad as they get. Give him
as long a term as possible in the re-
formatory."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
ACCUSED OF $4,000 THEFT.

Harry Owens. who is charged with
beating up a clerk OF the Metropolitan
Coach Company. when an effor was made
to rob the COmpany's safe several days
ago. is said to be wanted in New York
on a charge of stealing 5000 worth o.
diamonds. He will be taken TO New York
tomorrow
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
sDDcNS PLEASED BY VISIT.
Inspected Home for Aged and In
dustriaI School for COIored.

Commissioner Siddons, on his return
yesterday to the District Building. after
visit to the Home for the Aged and
Infirm. at Blue Plains, expressed pleas
ure at prospects for a large crop on the
farm of the institution.
Mr.. Siddons visited also the Industrial
Home School for Colored Children. He
is expected soon to name a superintend-
ent TO succeed o. n. Madden. who re-
signed recently
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
STREET SIGNS LOST.
Com mIssioners Trying to Locate
Made I'm Germany Articles.

Five hundred porcelain signs for Iamp
posts in G, H and 1 streets northwest,
ordered by the District government from
Germany several weeks ago, seem to
have been lost in the shuttle that re-
suited from the European war
Orders for paints to be Used in the art
classes of public schools, too, were held
up. 1t has been found that domestic
paint must be used. The Commissioners
will try to find where the signs have
been sidetracked.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
CONGRESS IN BRIEF.
SENATE.

Conference report on Federal trade
commission bill was discussed. Senate
failed TO maintain quorum and Republ-
cans. opposing conference report. forced
recess.
Recess was taken until II o'clock Tues
day morning.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
PROBE TRAINING SCHOOL.
Health Experts and Accounta nts
Investigate for ConEressmen.

An investigation will be pursued this
week at the National Training School
for Boys in Bladensburg road Experts
from the Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service will make a survey of the
sanitary conditions and an accountant
from the office of the Auditor for the
State Department will investigate the
books Of the institution.
Last Friday the House Committee on
Expenditures in the Department of JUS
tice visited the school and decided to
make a thorough investigation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06

Concrete brackets support 1.5OO feet Of a
busy Paris street that had to be under
mined to form an approach TO an under
ground railway station.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
Maintenance Expenses Fall.

A review of the detailed statements of
earnings that have come to hand thus
far indicate that in July the reduction In
expenses was largely the result of smaller
maintenance disbursements. Transporta-
ton costs also have been smaller, but
not in the proportion that maintenance
expenses have been reduced. OF course
the smaller volume of business handled
by the railroads has doubtless made it
unnecessary, to a certain degree, for hold
ing maintenance costs at their previous
levels. Railroad men, however. are al
ways more DESTROYS of seeing the trans
pOrtatiOn expense curtailed. Much has
been accomplished in this respect in re-
cent years through the various mediums
that have been devised in the operating
departments of the railroads, but IL is
recognized that there is always a limit
to the economies that NAY be effected.
Heavier locomotives have been added
together with cars of greater capacity
which has permitted the movement Of a
greater amount Of tonnage per train at
no appreCiable increase in the cost for
handling it.
There are other conditions, however.
which the railroads have been Compell-
ed to face during recent years. namely.
the constant demands from employees for
higher wages. Concessions have been
made by the carriers all over the coun-
try. even though they have not been per-
mitted to increase freight rates to any
appreciable extent. All classes OF ma
terials are higher than a few years ago
and coal which plays an important part
in railroad operation. costs more per ton
Therefore. the fact that the railroads
have been able to bring about substan-
tial savings in operating expenses IL
worthy Of note.
Local Railroads Report.
Reports in detail of the general local
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06

Germany imports envelope sealing ma
chinese from America
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-06
Local Railroads Report.

eports in detail of the general local
IS for July are as follows:
r.uI.a . M ~. .nrrrn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19

revelation. and the large audience
was emphatic in its appreciation Of the
solo dance among the wood nymphs
of Miss Mildred Anderson.
Weird and impresSively dramatic Is
the burial scene Of the shepherd, which
is participated in by thirty-two native
born Greeks, members of the Hellenic
Society Of Washington.
Wanted for Worlds Fair.
The spectacle of The Fire Regained''
will probably be one of the attractions
at the Panama Pacific exposition in San
Francisco. Justice Joseph r. Lamar.
who was recently appointed resident
U. S. commissioner for the worlds fair,
was a guest the opening night in the box
Of Mrs Burton Harrison. After the per-
Torrance he said: II have seen produc-
lions OF every sort all over the world,
but have never seen the equal Of this. In
our party we were looking for something
to criticise. but in the entire evening we
found nothing but beauty and finish. We
want this spectacle for the San Francisco
exposition
Secretary Bryan, who went to the first
performance of the spectacle in prefer
ence to dinner given to the peace
mediation delegates by Ambassador
Il was much impressed with the
smoothness and ease with which these
young amateurs played their roles
They showed a finish I had not antici-
pated seeing, and I was most agree
ably surprised to find that our young
Washingtontans can, with such short
training. produce so beautiful an effect "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19
The Dandelion Problem.
To the Editor of The Star:

10 the EdltOr OF lle STAR
In a recent issue of The Star appeared
Suggestions Offered to Check Dande-
lions: Department of Agriculture Tells
Lawn Owners How to Get Rid of Pests, -
wherein it was said: The experts of the
department have been experimenting as
to how the plants can best be killed.
They find that If the lawn owner will
cut off the top of each dandelion close
TO the ground and sprinkle just a Thin
bieful of common salt on the exposed
root it will kill out the long tap root
that the dandelion sends deep into the
earth" Then it is positively announced
that unless theh salt is used as a
poison. cutting off the top of the dande-
lion is useless because it encourages the
plant to spread
When we were children We were en-
couraged to believe that We might readily
catch birds by the simple process OF
putting salt on their tails" 1t is my
mentioned in regard to killing dandelions
is in the same class as that relating to
catching the birds. It may be somewhat
less impracticable. but not less absurd.
II Is possible that the method suggested
by the departmental experts will kill
dandelions. but the salt treatment Is en-
urely unnecessary. 1 know. from actual
experience, that a dandeiion plant may
pc kiHeo-kiIeo oeao-Dy simply cutting
II below the crown; that is. from a quar-
ter to half inch below the surface of
the ground. The tap root will never send
up new Sprout
have lawns upon the parking in front of
my house and in the back yard, completely
free from dandelions. although my neigh
bors lawns are full of them 1t is true
that. because of the fresh and frequent
seeding gratuitously furnished me, il is
necessary for me to be vfgilant with nv
ever-ready case knife 1t may be true
mat danoelions may be smothered by
freshly seeding the lawn with grass Il
u be possible to secure absolutely pure
avn grass seed. Very little of which Gf
any seems TO be procurable
CHARLES H. BABBITT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19
Hurt in Exciting Runaway.

Moses Starbecker and Clarence sor-
rell. health Office inspectors. were in an
exciting runaway on 18th street north
west about noon today. The animal.
attached to a buggy, started from l2sh
and + streets and ran south. crossing
Pennsylvania avenue without colliding
with a vehicle or pedestrian. Coniin-
uing south on 18th street to Ohio ave-
nue.. the runaway horse collided with a
wagon and Starbecker was thrown to
the street and slightly hurt Sorrell
jumped from the buggy and escaped
injury Starbecker was taken TO Elmer
gency Hospital.