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last Thursday.

last Thursday.
Iowa Thomas and the Crenshaw
children ate dinner at Dora Gosser's
Sunday.
Mrs. Folger Joy had family dinner
Sunday and ali present had fine time
and lots to eat.
Mrs. Ed Crenshaw did her Christmas
shopping Monday.
Mrs. Flo Miller spent Monday with
her Aunt Isea.
The Blender girls spent the week
end at their home in Buckeye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Jones, formerly
of Buckeye are the proud parents of a
baby girl.
John Miller, city sport, was seen
hauling wheat for Mr.. Truan, on Tues
day. John is getting to be quite a
farmer.
Geo. Barnes, jr. sees that certain
Normal girl gets home safe from school.
That's right Geo., a faint heart never
won fair lady.
Mr.. Dora GoSSer went to SalIna
Tuesday night, to attend the Larmer
horse sale.
Frank Pa ne has been working roads
the past week. They need it badly, al
right.
Another horse of Dora Gosser's is
sick. DIR. Kinney, was called from
Plainville, Tuesday evening. Dora
sure has had bad luck this year.
Grove Miller ate dinner with his city
friends Tuesday.
Will Gosser, attended the horse sale
at Salina, Wednesday.
There isn't much news in Buckeye;
we guess everybody is doing their
Christmas shopping now
Eyes and Ears.
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Rev. West VIII spend the day in To
peka, Kansas, with his Synodical Mis-
sionary Committee.
The men of the Lutheran church gave
surprise complimentary dinner to
Rev. West, In the lecture room, on
Wednesday evening of this week The
menu was prepared and served by the
unexcelled cooks OF the Ladies Aid So
ciety. The men who ''sat at meat" are
loud In their praises of the daIntiness
and excellence OF the service. After
meat, Mr.. Henry Oshant, POSTMASTER,
followed the printed program. Repre-
sentative business and professional men
Of Hays, who are also members Of the
church, responded to the toasts, which
seemed to unite upon the central theme
of Brotherhood. 1t was truly
brotherhood meeting A Lutheran
Brotherhood viii be organized in the
near future as a result of this Mems
Fellowship Meeting.
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oberlin, Kag., Nov. II, 1e1!

Oberlin, Kas., Nov II, 1915.
Hon. ]. II. Mercer, Secretary
Topeka, Kansas.
My DEAR Mr.. MERCER
Absence has prevented my replying
to your letter of the 5th inst sooner.
In March of this year, I sold 100 head
of cattle on the Kansas City market for
$7.20 per cwt. that lost me $50. per
head. In June of this year sold 200
head of cattle on the Kansas City mar
ket, which brought me $3.50 per cwt.
and made me some money. The Con-
sumner who bought beef for his wife
and babies paid practically the same
price for beef in March as he did in
June. 1t is a rank injustice to the
producers of this country that there
should be such variation and if it can
be renedied In any way without legis-
lation, would like to see it done, but
am In favor of stringent laws, and If
we can find that the price of the pro-
ducts of the soil are being controlled
unlawfully by body of men, l am in
favor of the passage of a law that will
not end with fine, but viii give a jail
sentence. The mere cash penalty for
violation of the law is in no wise bene-
fetal and accomplishes little or no good
to the producers. l do not wish in this
letter to make the charge that the
price of beef and pork is being control
led by combination of men, but from
my experience in marketing live stock
from this part of Kansas, must admit
that feel very suspicious, and / am in
favor of all honest and legitimate means
that will give US an open and free mar
ket, with competition amongst the buy
ers on legitimate and honorable basis.
Yours hruly,
OTIS l. BENTON.
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White SIarers ed Work.

Rev. s. E Belts has recently deliver
ed a series of addresses or lectures in
Lyons, Kas, with 1.-The White Slave
Traffic" as his subject. The Lyons
News says: 1.-The several lectures given
here in the past few days by the Rev.
S. E. Belts on the white slave question,
directed to general and TO special aud
fences, were among the finest of the
kind that have been heard by our peo-
pie He handles this difficult subject
In simple and reasonable way, not
merely calling attention to the disease,
but prescribing a remedy that IS IN
reach OF ALL
In connection with this it may be of
interest to note that within sthe past
seven weeks Brother Belts mas been IN
thirteen towns and small cities in Kan
sas and he found, he says, "the tracks
of white slavers In eight. They got
away with five girls and only one Of
the five has so far been rescued. The
slavers got fine girl, eighteen years
old, in Herington, Kansas; within the
past six months 1 have found the
work of the kodak hends' in three OF
the towns"
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The following letter from J. H. Mer-
Ger, Secretary of the Kansas State Live
Stock Association, and the reply of
Oils L. Benton, may be of interest
to many of our readers who are inter
ested in live stock business:
Topeka, Kas., Nov. 5, 1915.
Hon. Otis L. Benton
Oberlin, Kas.
DEAR Mr.. BENToN:-
am expecting to attend conference
of Representatives of the various bust
ness interests of the country at Chicago
on November 18th and 10Th. have
selected for my subject, ''Daily huctua-
ton in live stock at market centers
compared with the daily fiuctuation of
the finished product -
I have compiled report of the mar
ket at Kansas City, from May 1st to
November 1st, as shown by the Drovers
Daily Telegram, and in order to com
plete the information / want I am writ
ing to several of the large shippers of
our association snd asking them for a
statement of their shipments during
this time, showing the variations in
prices they received for the cattle they
shipped. I wish you would give me a
letter of this kind and any information
you might want to write concerning
the subject.
will use your name in my statement
if you have no objection, but will not
do so If you would rather would not.
Please write me at your earliest con-
venience as I will want your letter to
assist In completing the outline of the
subject Yours truly,
J. H. MERCER, Sec'y.
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BuckeYe's congIomeratiOns.

The People of Buckeye sure are en-
joying the fine weather.
A large number of the Buckeye peo-
pie attended the show in Hays last
week.
Hans Jensen left Sunday night for
Denver Wonder what the attraction
is up that way?
There was a surprise dance given
for Gussie and Lima Joy, Saturday
night; all reported a good time.
Several of the Buckeye R. N. of A.
attended lodge, Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Saunders and son
are getting to be regular movie
goers, as they attend the movies on
Saturday evenings.
Frank Payne's butchering was large
ly attended by the Buckeye butcher
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clutches upon the fairest OF our land
1t is appalling the number of young
girls who monthly drop out OF sight and
are never heard OF again, others TO I'LL
nameless graves and few 70 be re-
turned TO their homes, their fair lives
blighted and wrecked. The League IS
trying to arouse the people to q full
realization OF the awful thing to the
end that laws may be passed and peual-
ties imposed commensurate hellishness
of its deserts; and from what he had to
offer, it appears to be high time.-Kins-
Leg Mercury.
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ATHLETICS

At banquet given December Bird, to
the football boys and the leading bust
ness men of Hays, Eric Cummings was
elected Captain of the football team
for 1916. Sixteen of the players were
awarded ks
The basketball squad is working out
each day in the gymnasium. Five of
last year team are back and with
some new material that looks promising
we should have as successful basket
ball team as our football team.
The schedule IS nearly completed
and we will have ten games at home
and six away. The first game will be
played here January Ii, and IA, with
Mcpherson College.
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Normal Notes and Comments.
News Notes.

News Notes.
Miss Maud McMindes spent the
week end with her brother Clyde, who
is teaching at Waldo.
Miss Esther Turner, spent Saturday
and Sunday, with her parents at Rus
SELL
Miss Francis Jezek, of Alton, who
spent the Thanksgiving season with
her cousin, Miss Iva Strebel, returned
to her home last Saturday.
Miss Eva Neff, has returned to class
after being absent few days on ac-
count of the illness of her grandmother.
The classes have been so arranged
for the time during Short Course, that
the students have an opportunity to
attend number of the lectures.
Walter E. Scott, won first place in
the Peace Oratorical Contest which
was given last Monday night. He re-
ceived the fifty dollars in gold which
was offered as first prize by Otis L.
Benton. Mr. Scott will also go to To-
peka to compete against the other
Peace Orators of the State for first
place; the winner of which will go to
New York State to compete against
the Peace Orators of the United States
Miss Velma Stevens, has accepted
position as a teacher in the Gatewood
district. She will be absent from the
Normal about two months.
Mr.. and Mrs Meserve attended Short
Course Monday.
Mr.. Ben Williams is on the sick list
this week.
Several of the Ellis teachers attended
Short Course and Teachers meet
ing Saturday.
Albert Whlsnant and wife and sever
al friends, from Rush Center, were in
Hays Saturday.
Ed Beeby, was in Hays one day last
week on his way from Kansas City,
where he had purchased a car load of
automobiles.
Mr.. John McNight, has been forced
to leave school on account of illness.
This is the second week of Short
Course.
There are close to one hundred tina t
have enrolled for Short Course
The boys of Short Course have had
some fine stock to judge, down at the
stock pavilion.
Leslie Groth, who has been home for
the last week has returned to school,
Mike Uurein, is helping Professor
Wood in blacksmithing and engine
work during Short Course.
Eulalia McNay, of Ellis, visited with
her sister Clarissa, Saturday and Sun
day.
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St. Michaers Episcopal Church.
Rev. Belts Was Here.

Rev. E. S. Belts was here Sunday
and Monday under the direction of the
Worlds Purity League, and delivered
four powerful addresses, laying bare
the various phases of the White Slave
traffic According to Rev Belts this
stupenduous and Infamous business is
at work night and day to fasten its
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Occidentals. Take Notice.

Annual election of officers on Satur-
day, Dec, 4th, at 2 o'clock p. m
Other business will also be transacted.
Place-Probate Court room in Court
House. G. N. Holmquist,
F. E. McLain, Chief Pioneer.
Secretary.
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Methodist Notes.

9:45 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO a. m. Preaching.
$50 p. m. Epworth League
7:3O p. m, Wednesday. Prayermeet
ing.
Next Sunday morning Dr. s. E
Belts, the great International Social
Purity Lecturer viii preach at HOO
o'clock. Let every one hear him.
PA were present at Sunday School.
The collection S5.72
1.-The Passion Play will be given in
lecture form by Prof. Collier on Sunday
evening Dec. 10. Fifty-two lantern
slides illustrating the lecture will be
shown. All are invited
The mixed chorus sure put life an d
spirit into the Sunday school music
There were two members added to the
orchestra. The choir loft is now too
small for both choir and orchestra.
The league was led by Miss Blanche
Connolly. The missionary subject was
very Interestingly handled by her, and
those present report it most helpful to
them.
Mr.. Joe Irwin still needs few more
quarters to make forty wanted to buy
books for the Union S. S. Library.
Thirty members of the Workers
class met last Tuesday evening, to
work on things for their Christmas
box for the Home Of the Aged.
Miss Esther Goecthius who has been
seriously Ill is now rapidly recovering
She is very much missed by her class
Miss Anna Meyer who is one of the
faithful S. S. teachers of the primary
department was not ableto teach her
class last Sunday owing to illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Mallard, and
their daughter Mertie, spent the week
end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Pierce. Mr.. Mallard, visited the mems
class and gave very helpful address.
He's one of the members of the mems
class at Manhattan.
Mrs. H. E. Malloy, viii play a violin
solo uext Sunday morning at the morn
ing service
1 wish it we're possible for the writer
to get the names of all the strangers
visiting the various meetings
There were at least thirty strangers
present at last Sunday services.
The pastor was greeted with a fine
audience at the Deane School house
on last Sunday.
The plan for special meetings this
year is for the young people to open
the year with ''Win My Chum" week
and hold over three Sudnays and per-
haps four Sundays in special meetings.
St. Michaers Episcopal Church
Services for this Sunday, Dec. II, 1915.
7:3O a. m. Holy Communion.
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO a. m. Morning prayer and ser
mon.
7:9O p. m. Evening prayer and ser
mon.
ST. Andrews MISSION, SILvERDALE.
300 p. m. Evening prayer and ser
mon.
Rev. Richard Cox, Priest.
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While President Wilson's annual
message to the American congress,
from beginning to end, is in a way
message of Love Hope and Charity
to all the nations of the earth and pa
triotic to the core, the following clip
ping from the message goes to the
heart OF every patriotic and loyal citi-
zen. He says: There are citizens OF
of the United States, blush to ad-
NIT he declared ''born under other
flags but welcomed under our generous
naturalization laws to the full freedom
opportunity of America, who have
poured the poison of disloyalty into the
very arteries of our national life, who
have sought to bring the authority and
good name of our government into con-
tempt, to destroy our industries where
ever they thought it effective for their
indicative purposes, to strike at them
and to debase<Our politics to. the uses
of foeign intrigue"
"No federal laws exist to meet this
situation, - said Mr. Wilson, because
such ing would have seemed incred-
ible in the past. Such creatures of
passion, disloyalty and anarchy" he
added, "must be crushed out, They
are not many, but they are infinitely
malignant and the hand Of our power
should close over them at once.
Misses Hilma and Hildur Peterson
were here for the Bethany-Tiger game
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Bice of Waldo,
attended Faust" Monday evening
Miss Edith Bouslog is absent from
school on account Of illness
Miss Clara Unruh spent the week
end with her cousin, Miss Della Unruh
of Ellis.
Grace Copeland observed Home
coming day and spent few days at
the Normal.
On Friday, Nov. 26, Mr. Walter B.
Roberts entertained at the first of a
series of Studio teas. The guests were
Wooton, Mr. Cox and Mr.. Knorr.
Lydia, the daugter of W. E. Ed
wards of this city, was married on No
uember 19, 1915, to Mr.. Anthony A
Oswald, of Kansas City, Missouri.
The young people were married in Kan
sas City, and they commenced house
keeping at pa South Jackson Avenue.
The Free Press extends congratula-
tons.
Henry Westbrook is home from the
south part of the state where he has
been living for several months past.
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THE CHURCs Hes.
Baptist Notes.

Baptist Notes.
1000 a. m. Sunday School
11:O0 a. m. Preaching
6:3O p. m. B. Y. P. u.
$50 p. m. Juniors
7:3O p. m. Preaching
Wednesday, 7:3O p. m. Prayer meet
ing.
You are welcome to all these services.
Rev. Edward o. Rogers,
Pastor.
Last Sunday, Prof. Harvey's class
of young men attained its highest at
tendance, and fine bunch Of men they
were too Prof Harvey is leading
strongly In this work and the boys fol
low him closely in his splendid exposI-
lions of the lessons.
The corresponding class for the young
ladies', taught by Miss Grass, is also a
splendid organization, and here efficient
work is always on hand.
l have mentioned these two classes
for they are the largest in the School.
Our Sunday School and other lines of
work are moving forward strongly.
Watch for special announcement for
our Christmas program.
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Supplies for Court House W
ON motion of Commissioner u H.ND10
ia BOARD adjourned until 9:9V Z. M
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Trinity Lutheran Church.


Trinity Lutheran Church.
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO a. m. Public worship.
$50 p. m. Young Peoples Society.
7:3O p. m. Public worship.
7:3O I'm, Wednesday. Prayer meet
ing.
4:15p. m, Friday, Catechetical Glass
Everybody is cordially invited to
these services.
Pulpit theme for Sunday morning:
Reconciliation with God"
In the evening at 7:9O, Rev. S. E.
Belts, D. D., will address a union mass
meeting In the Lutheran church Mr..
Belts is the international lecturer for
the World Purity Federation. He uses
a viopticon with fifty slides. Every
body invited.
A catechetical class will be organized
in the pastors study on Friday at Ais
D. m. Parents will please see that
their children are sent to this first
meeting.
Rev. West preached at Wilson. Kan
sas, on last Monday evening. He is in
terested in the organization of a new
Lutheran church in that town. There
are thirty-four Lutheran families with
: total of 10 souls. A congregation
viii be organized soon. Next Thursday
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have lot of farm machinery Tor
.ale such as a good wagon, header box,
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office over Citizens State Bank
Phone 129
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Presbyterian Church.
1000 a. m. Sunday School
HOO a. m. Preaching
$50 D. m. Christian Endeavor
7:3O p. m. Preaching
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.snaU-Farm Tractor for all Farm wOTk

This new ness ss tractor do work Of s ss he szv
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-11-22

sonal comfort 10 the patients. Tho
hospital at the start will be limited
20 one hundred beds. but will prob
ably he gradually increased"
Mrs. Rice said she had considered
several other projects before she I'm
ally decided on tho Isaac l.. Rice
Memorial Hospital for Convaiesccnts,
as tho new hospital Will be known
| but, having made the selection. she
Will not further consider any OF the
charities that have been placed before
her by various organizations.
Tho trustees OF tho new charity
have not been selected, and most OF
the work thus far accomplished has
been under the personal direction OF
Mrs. Rice, assisted by her son, Isaac
l.. Rice jr. Some friends. among them
Lorenz X. schwerin. n close associate
OF tho late Mr.. Rice In business:
Prof Morton Arendt and DIR. J. T..
Reinthnler. the family physician. are
to confer on tho details OF the work
with Mrs. Rice tonight,
The site for tina new hospital has
been tentatively selected. but the To-
cation will not bo announced until
the title has passed hands. The hos
pital viii be- allied with the Beth
Israel Hospital in that most OF the
oonvaiescents will como from there
and the now Beth Israel Hospital on
Livingston Place will not have a
convalcsccnt ward. But the manage
pont will ho entirely different and
patients can be taken from any hos
pltal or can bo privately admitted.
IL will he strictly non-sectarian.
Mr.. Rice made his fortune largely
in tho development OF electrical ap.
plIances. the most important OF which
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stage the mannequins, In their ex-
quisite gowns. wraps and furs. blaz-
ing with Jewels, will promenade De-
fore the elite, who will bo clustered
along this improvised boardwalk.
An interesting feature In that the
French couturiers have sent not only
the gowns. but tho accessories to be
worn with them, such as fans, para
soils, shopping bags, and a beautiful
and costly collection OF hair orna-
ments. theatre coiffures. and other
dainties to DO worn when hats are
not In use.
The hundred or more costumes sent
over by the French dresSmakers are
worth more than 100000. They were
made new for thi fete and were
never shown before They include
evening gowns, suits. frocks, man
teaux. negligees, hats, furs and Access
sorles. all enhanced by magnificent
jewelry OF great value.
The Paris Fashion Fete has the
patronage of many prominent society
people. including Mrs. Vincent Aston
Mrs August Belmont. Mrs Joseph II
Choate, Mrs. Frank Gray Griswold
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman. Mrs. Ernes
Iselin, Mrs Ogden Mills. Mrs. Hermann
Oelrichs. Mrs Whitney Warren, Mrs
Payne Whitney, Mrs. Frederick w
Vanderbilt, Mrs. French Vanderbilt
Mrs George j. Gould. Mrs. Philip Ly
dig, Mrs. Condo Mast and many 9th
ers.
The afternoon performances OF the
| fete will begin at $50 o'clock, and tbs
evening performances at 2 o'clock
The proceeds go TO the benefit OF tn,
French Orphans War Fund.
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PARIS MADE FETE
|SAUN|QUE SHOW
FOR NEW WORKERS
Fashions Master Artists in
France Have Sent Over
Their Latest Creations.

Poiret. Worth. Paquin. Cheruit.
Douoet Jenny. Cabot. Lanvin and
Premet, the sartorial miracle workers
for all human femininity. and who
have made Paris the hub OF the fash
ion world, have united to show
America that La Mode still has her
habitat In Paris, and the results OF
their united efforts form a glittering
show, q Fashion Fete. at the Ritz
Carlton, beginning to-day. and con-
tinuing one week with only one break
wednesday,. Not only will the mas
terpieces OF these great couturier ar
lists be shown, but the wonderful
fabrics OF Bianchini- Ferier and Rodier
will be featured In many OF the cos
TUNES displayed.
And that isn't oil. "The best
dressed woman in Paris" a woman
OF high standing In French society.
Nine. Ramon Fernandez, wife of the
former Mexican Ambassador to France.
volunteered to accompany the modish
creatlon to New York and explain
them to the women of America. I'm
der her direction will be forty-slx
beautiful manneQuins. who will wear
and display the costumes. Many OF
these mannequins are Partisan mod =
els Imported for the fete. and these
Parlsiennes will be reinforced by
American girls who are beautiful OF
feature and form and know how IL
wear clothes.
Then there's the play, For such an
unusual display some unique manner
of presenting II must devised. So NJ
Roger Boutet de Monvel wrote a two
act play, "Betty's Trousseau," and lac
left a convalescing hospital in Bel
GUM to come here and superinte nd
the presentation OF his little comedy
Dorothy Donpelly mot imported) ID
staging the play and she has thu
help not only OF M. de Monvel AM
Nine. Fernandez, but of Mrs. Edna
Woolman Chase, who Is editor Of
Vogue, and takes a leading part A
conducting the fete, and Philippe Or
tiZ, the American representative o.
La Grande Couture Franchise.
Louise Rutter has the leading rol,
I In the playlet, and others in 1t in,
clude Leonore Harris, Ellen Mortlmel
and Anne Esmond. Miss Rutter wa,
! induced to assume the role largely
/ through motives Of sympathy for th'
allies, for her husband. Charles A
| Perkins, il a Major in the EnBlisi
army and on his way to the front.
| For the playlet there has been ar
/ ranged "a long dais or promenade ex
tending from the stage the lengtl
OF the ballroom. Upon leaving tn