The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-15
GOV. CAPPER AFTER
ELECTION CROOKS
He Believes Several Kansas
City, Kan, Men are Headed
for Penitentiary.
PERSONS HIGHER up lNVOL WE'D
Prominent Men of Both Old Parties
Guilty of Ballot Fraud, Says Gov
ernoTs Informant-PIans Per-
sonaI Investigation.

Topeka have information in my
office that leads me to believe there
are several men in Kansas City, Kas.,
Republicans and Democrats, who are
headed for the penitentiary," Governor
Capper said, when he received
the reply of Henry thinner, Kansas
side election commissioner, to the re-
quest for ZimmeT's resignation 81
don't know but that the election cOndi-
lions in Terre Haute may have been a
Sunday school convention election
compared with some of the election
feats in Kansas City, Kas., in the last
few years.
THE resignation of thinner was
simply an incident. He has not at
tempted to clean out the election
crooks or prevent fraud in the cleo
tions in that town. He was supposed
to be on the job, but during most of
the month of March he was in Topeka
lobbying before the legislature to pre-
vent a prohibition bill being passed.
He was successful in preventing the
bill being passed by the senate after
It had passed the house.
AT that time he should have been
in Kansas City watching out for fraud
ulent registration of the spring cleo
tions and he should have taken steps
to clean up the town. That is what his
job was created for and thinner has
not done it.
81 have had more letters and more
information furnished me on crooked
deals in politics in Kansas City, Kas.,
than on almost any other subject since
1 began my term as governor. The in
formation involves every political par
ty and men high in the councils Of
these parties. I have information of
explicit cases of vote buying and
rough work and failure to report the
actual election returns.
y am now getting affairs shaped up
so that I can go to Kansas City, Kas.,
shortly for a personal investigation.
The attorney general will be with me
and we are going to the bottom of the
frauds that have been practiced there
by both Republicans and Democrats
for years"
The governor has not taken up the
election fraud matter with the federal
officials thus far, but said that was a
possible outcome of his investigations.
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Must Pass Blue Sky Test.
According to a recent ruling of the
blue sky department the rural loan
associations now organizing under the
new Kansas law, must obtain state
permits before they sell stock. Sew
eral associations are in the process OF
formation. They apprehend no trouble
in passing muster with the blue sky
board as they are backed by local peo-
pie who are willing to put their own
money into the enterprises. The de-
partment also is investigating several
companies which have permits to sell
southern lands.
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II Farm Institute for indians.
Kansas Indians get expert agricul-
tural advice just the same as other
farmers. The Kansas Agricultural
College recently completed the first
farmers institute ever held for In
oians in the state
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Mrs Laura B. Harpster of Kansas
City. Kas., made a plea to Governor
Capper for the parole of Mrs. Mollie
Stewart of Ottawa, now serving a life
sentence in the Kansas penitentiary
for completely in the murder of Mrs.
Frank Schneck and her two children.
Mrs. Stewart has been in prison since
1907. Mrs. Harpster urged the COVER
nor to release Mrs. Stewart on the
ground that the three Stewart chill
dren needed her. The governor has
directed the state board of corrections
to grant hearing.
Plan Big Demonstration.
During the week of July 10 a trac-
ton piowing exhibit will be made at
Hutchinson. 1t will be under the di-
rection of President Waters of the ag-
ricultural college and several other ex-
perts The manufacturers of farm
tractors and allied machinery will
demonstrate how easy it is to farm by
means of using their implements.
Nearly all the big manufacturers of
the country will take part in the ex-
hibit. From now on demonstrations
are to be made in Kansas annually for
the benefit of the farmers.
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To Change Deans at K. U.
Two important changes in depart
ments at the University of Kansas are
expected at the close of the present
school year. Dean Arvin O1in of the
department of education is expected
to retire as head of the department
and return to his work in history edu-
cation and in charge of the university
summer school Dean c. S. Skilton OF
the department of fine arts is to be
made dean emeritus and q younger
man is to have the active charge of
the department
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Quarantine Is Modified.
The federal department of agricul-
ture has modified the foot and mouth
quarantine against two Kansas coun-
ties-Cowiey and Sedgwick-to allow
the free shipment of fat cattle to mar
ket for immediate slaughter.
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