Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-19
IDLE MEN DEFY THE POLICE
Wichita Authorities Unable to Cope
with Army of 500 While Waiting
for Harvest

False advertisements in Eastern
newspapers and the lure of the coming
harvest has brought sixteen hundred
idle men to Wichita within three days
and they have oyerrun the north part
Of town in the vicinity of Twenty-frst
street, begging and defying the police
In gangs of fifty and sixty they took
possession of incoming freight trains
on the Missouri Pacific, Santa Fe and
Rock Island roads, and refused to pay
fare or get of Ia frequent fights the
trainmen came out second best and
now they let the visitors alone
Some of the men have money and
are paying their way and for what
they eat, but they are n the minority
They use the boxcars as a sort of fort
and can't be dislodged- Calls for the
police from frightened and intinidated
housewives keep the police wagon on
the run most of tie day
No arrests have been made, for the
disturbers disappear before the police
can arrive. In the vicinity of the Union
Stock Yards the men have bought out
grccers, cigar stands and smaller
places where edibles are served and
so lar no robberies have been reported
Canned goods can't be supplied fast
enough to satisfy them
Sixty OF the invaders built a huge
bonfire and made stew to which they
invited the police when a squad went
to dispense them They would not be
dispersed
The nomads are from every section
of the East and one who came from
Canada said he lad left to eyade en-
listment in the European war. Many
of the men are members of L W. W
Alumni of SaIina Normal Organize.
The alumni association OF the Salina
Normal school, which burned in 1904,
became a permanent organization
when Judge John c. Rupenthal of the
Twenty-third Kansas district was
elected president, and NJ L Pound
stone of Kansas City was elected sec
retary-treasurer-
Refinery Changes Hands-The Mo
taze refinery at Sedan was taken over
recently by the Southwest National
Bank of Commerce of Kansas City. to
satisfy deed of trust The property
brought $4,000 at a sherin's sale.
Frisco Special Agent kiIied.-Roy
Cunningham, 33 years old, of Spring
4 q
CO railroad. was shot and killed at
Keighly, Kas. by man he was irving
/ to eject from a train
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Fell Against Buzz Saw.-One hun
dred and sixty stitches were taken in
wounds suffered by Billy Atkia. when
he fell into buzz saw on Tom Shul-
sky's farm, south of Denton recently.
Although he was almost cut to pieces,
| he has \ chance to recover.
Killed by Train.-Joe Lowman, IS.
Of Sedgwick, was run down and killed
by the Santa Fe's fast California train.
the Missionary, near Sedgwick the
other day. Lowman was deaf and did
not hear the approach Of the train
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Leavenworth White Way Open
Leavenworth's new white way was
turned on for the first time the other
night The system takes in twenty
two blocks on the three principal
business streets Instead of being the
poorest lighted town in Kansas. Leav-
enworth now is one OF the best
Leahy on Wichita Reacon-Dave
Leahy, for many years q newspaper
man in Wichita, but until recently con-
nected with the Eldoraa Republican
as an editorial writer. has joined the
editoria, stan of the Wichita Beacon.
Henry J. Aliens paper Mr.. Leahy
will be an editorial assistant
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Hit by Autonohiie--Mrs c. NJ
Beals of Winfield. "A years old, was
run down by an automobile and prob
Il ably fatally injured Her shoulder
blade and three ribs were broken and