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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
KNOCKS OUT DRUG SELLERS
for Pharmacists and Doctors
Who Violate Provisions.

Topeka bill to prohibit the sale
Of habit forming drugs and providing
for sending habitual drug users to
state institutions for treatment has
been introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Smith of Seward county.
The bill prescribes a penalty of ST.,
0G0 and one year in jail TO any drug
gist who sells cocaine, morphine,
opium, heroin, cOdeine or any of the
salts or derivatives of them except IN
der strict regulations. Medicines con-
tanning not more than two grains Of
opium, a quarter of a grain Of NOR
phine, one-eighth of a grain of heroin
or one grain of codeine may be sold.
A physician who gives a prescrip-
ton for the habit forming drugs ex-
cept in connection with other drugs
and for specific treatments may be
punished the same as the druggist
who sells, and in addition the license
to practice as a phyician or as phar-
macist may be revoked. Drug habitues
are to be taken before the probate
court and jury Of physicians exam
inc them. If found to be drug users
the patients may be sent to any state
or county hospital for treatmnet
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
MERIT SYSTEM FOR STATE
Civil Service Bill for Employees Of
Various Departments introduced
In the Senate.

Topeka-Senator Price Of Clark in
troduced IN the senate recently a bill
to establish the merit system through
the Kansas state OFFICES, departments
and institutions A measure OF the
kind has been agitate6 in Kansas sew
eraI years 1t has the backing Of
Governor Capper and most Of the men
and women who have seen the evil
effects of the spoiIs system through
out the state.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of a commission OF three mem
bers and makes three classes Of ser
vice. One is the unclassified, inc1ud-
ing the heads of departments and one
assistant. The second class includes
unskiIled labor, and the third class
includes all Of the regular positions
in every department and institution
In the state. The commission is to
hold regular examination for each de-
partmei-t or class OF service, and
whenever any official desires an en-
ploye he is required to ask the COM
mission for a list of those who have
passed the examinations and must
make his appointment from the three
on the eligible list who hold the high
est grades.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
House Votes Out Penal Board
and Senate AbOiisheS the
Barber Commission.
ONLY TWO LEFT TO Do WORK
Board of Control to Handle Business
of Penal Institutions and Health
Commissioners Will Inspect
Barber Shops.

Topeka.-Six Kansas jobs have
been headed toward the scrap heap
by the legislature. The house, by a
vote of n to 50, decided to abolish
the state penal board, and the senate
by an almost unanimous vote decided
TO abolish the barber board.
The bill passed by the house gives
the state penitentiary, state refOrma-
tory, industrial school for boys and
the industrial school for girls to the
board of control. This board now
handles the business of the eight
charitable institutions. Until two
years ago the board of control had
charge of the two industrial schools
and there was a separate board for
the prison and Teformatory Until
Governor Stubs came into office
there was a separate board for each
of the penal institutions.
If the bill passed by the house to-
day becomes law all of the Kansas
institutions will be under two boards,
the educational and charitable and
penal boards of three members each.
The members of the board of control
are to receive $4,000 a year, the same
salary as at present. The bill saves
the state 81 800 a year in salaries. The
board gives to the state board OF
health authority to inspect barber
shops and to enforce sanitary regula-
tons.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
PASSED UP THE INVITATION
Sinister Significance In Occupations Of
Men Who Had Invited Politician
to Address Them.

A political speaker who had received
an invitation from the leaders OF his
party in a distant village, before re-
plying, sought to discover what sort
OF reception he would be likely to re-
ceive, and placed the letter Of invita-
ton before a friend whom he knew
came from the same district
Think I'd better accepts" inquired
the politician
Il wouldn't. II were you" replied
his friend, shaking his head gravely.
'Why2'
Well" replied the other, Il don't
like the signatories Of the letter of In
vitation-'
aren't they men Of infuence?"
Yes, decidedly they have influence
in the party" replied the friend; but
OF the four one is the local under
taker, the second is the monumental
stonemason, the third is q dry goods
dealer who makes q specially OF
mourning orders, and the fourth Is
known to gamble largely in life insur-
ance policies"
The politician did not accept the
/ invitation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
DEAN MARVIN OF K. U. DEAD
Late Head of Engineering Department
Passed Away at San Diego, CAL,
of Heart Disease.

The flag at halfmast flying over the
K. u. campus. which last week an
nounced the death Of Prof L. L
Dyche, now tells students of the
death of Professor Dyche's friend and
comrade, Dean Frank o. Marvin, who
passed away the other night in San
Diego, california. Heart trouble was
the immediate cause of his death.
Forty years of loyal devotion to the
states university is the Z record Of
Dean Marvin, and to him belongs the
credit not only of upholding one Of
the strongest engineering schools in
the country, but of being a dominant
factor in the growth of the university
as well.
Dean Marvin's influence literally
touched thousands of young Kansas
men who came to the university. The
secret of his influence lay in the per-
sonaI soIicitude for each individual
student, and his interest was sincere.
That the young men reciprocated this
devotion is shown by the bronze por-
trait which was obtained by the free
will offerings of his students and grad
yates and is to be formally presented
to the university in June.
Dean Marvin went to California
about a month ago in the hope that
his health would be improved by the
change. Mrs Marvin was with him
at the time of his death, as was also
Prof E E Miller, former dean Of the
College of Liberal Arts.
Shortly after obtaining his masters
degree from Allegheny College, Dean
Marvin came to the University of Kan
sas in 1875, serving one year as an
assistant in the mathematics and
physics departments. In 1888 he was
made professor in the department OF
engineering and in 1891 became dean
of that school. This position, he held
| until 1913, when i'll health forced him
to give up active work. Since that
time he has served as advisory dean
He was SO years old.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
NEEDED SOME MORE TRAINING
Possibly Pup That Was Moses Pride
Would Prove Prize Winner, but
Just at Present

That's a nice dog Of yours, Moses.
What breed is he?"
Isn't he? He's an Airedale- got a
pedigree as long as my arm, and I'm
told he'll carry all before him when
he gets properly filed out"
1t isn't often dogs carry things be-
hind them, is it?"
"Oh, 1 don't mean that mean he'll
win wherever shown But he's a good
one to carry things as we'll See, III
loose him on the lead. and give him
my cap to carry"
Suiting the action to the word, Moses
gave the dog his liberty and stuffed
the cap in his mouth
For five seconds the dog carried the
cap in a model manner, then he sud
denly bounded away, tossed the car
about upon the muddy roadway, and
finished up, Just as Moses got to the
spot, by tearing it nearly in half
HE carried all before him thai
time" said Asker.
But as Moses held up his mudlorI
hat he uttered things We darenh
record.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
School and Bad Habits.

Charles A Van Matre, former super
intendent Of the Delaware county pub
lie schools, says that in Anderson the
other day a small boy got into some
kind Of difficulty with the teacher and
the latter sent note to the boys
mother to come to the school building
and talk the matter over with her.
The mother, who is a Woodworking
woman whose time is well occupied,
not to be outdOne in the underwriting
business by a mere teacher, wrote the
following:
Miss Blank have to work and
amt got no time to be running around
to schoolhouses- Besides they amt
any use Of it. Johnny is a good boy
and couldn't have any bad habits be
cause this is only his first year in
school "-Indianap News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
He Couldn't Retraet.

The late Herr Gotthilf Weistefn. the
famous German book collector, had q
very bad impeachment in his speech
One day he got into an argument with
a man to whom he had taken a great
dislike. The dispute became hotter
and hotter until Weistein completely
lost his temper
You're an n-n-n-n-n-id-id-id-id-i ="
he shouted furiously.
Herr Weistein," replied his oppo-
nent coIdly, you must retract that at
once!"
Never" retorted Weistein. I'm
only too 5-j-itjoIiy glad to g-g-get It
outi"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

up tsaid the abOriginel untn dawn Of
Monday.
All this while the woman had car
ried the baby. It was dead, OF course
-must-have died soon In the smother.
wouldn't drop it." said the skipper
Of our sloop.
We watched the aborigine and his
lubTa leave the warm, green water.
That little woman2" said I
''Oh, my word, not at ALL" the skip
per exclaimed The woman went
crazy when she woke up in the morn
ing and found her baby dead And
the black fellow deserted her This
ones a new oneI"-From "Shipmates
Of the Coral Sea-" by Norman Dun
can, in Harper's Magazine
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
astnnewaIig Iacknnn-

Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born
January 81, 1924, at Clarksburg, Va,
now West Virginia His baptismal
names have been almost forgotten In
the greater fame of the name he won
by his stout defense of a position at
the first battle OF Bull Run Stone
wall" He was a graduate OF West
Point and served in the Mexican war
Of 1916, returning home as a major.
In February, 1852, he resigned from
the army and became professor in Lex
ington CVa) Military institute. AL
though at first opposing secession he
was a champion Of the Southern states
rights theory and in 1861 became col
onel in the army Of Virginia and sub
sequently was promoted to be major
general in the Confederate army. His
record in the war is familiar, as is his
death through the error Of his OWL
men while making a reconnaissance
May 2, 1868.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Frank Statement

Are you one OF those reformers
who is willing TO stand by the decision
OF the majority" q militant prohibi-
ZIONIST was asked
Certainly not" answered the milf
tant one, with great dignity. IF I
didn't think 1 knew better than the
majority what is good for them I
would not be In the reforming busi-
ness"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Had Never Rehearsed n.

The moving picture director was
having trouble in getting one Of the
scenes right. The girl was supposed
to resist an attempt to kiss her, but
the rehearsal was far from satisfae-
tory.
"Think, now" said the director,
coaching her; haven't you ever tried
to stop a young man from kissing
your"
NO" was the girls frank reply.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
EVERY KANsAN A SOLDIER
Provides for Compulsory Military
Service in State.

Topeka.-Senator j. NJ Davis Of
Bourbon, wants compulsory military
service in Kansas. He has introduced
a bill in the senate to abolish the ma
tiOnal guard, now composed OF two
regiments of infantry, a battery of ar
tillery, two bands, hospital corps and
the signal corps now being organized.
Instead of the organized militia, the
Davis Bill provides for the creation Of
a home guard" Each year the asses
sors would make a list of able-bOdied
men between the ages of Is and 45.
This list would be sent to thegover-
nor to make up the military roll of the
state The bill e&empts the members
Of police and fire departments, JUS
tees and clerks of courts, county Off
Gals, physicians, ministers, conduc-
tors, and engineers on railways, idiots,
Iunatics, paupers, vagabonds, drunk
ards and convicts from the military
rolls
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Municipal Farm Bin Passed.

The house of representatives passed
the Municipal Farm Bill by a vote OF
90 to 8. The bill authorizes all OF
the counties and cities of the state to
join in building and maintaining a
municipal farm, along the lines OF the
one In Kansas City. Either the eoun-
ties or the cities may build a farm
alone if they so desire and cannot
make an agreement for a joint farm
The law cannot be made operative IN
til there is a referendum vote in the
counties and cities on the issue OF
bonds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
PIatform Bills February 10. !

Platform Bills February 10.
The Republican administration plat
form pledges have been assigned I'M
der special orders in the Kansas
House Of Representatives for We'd
nesday, February 10. This means that
beginning on that date the first real
test of the strength Of the two parties
will be brought out. The administra-
ton "promissoEy notes" will be con-
sidered for recommendation to the
senate. Nearly fifteen of these i'm
portant measures were included in
Guided in Governor Capper's recent
message to the legislature.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Few men are envied because of their
wisdom; many because OF their
wealth.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
So TO Saw.

ct must be awfully cold outdoors,
cause Arthur says it is
Arthur
'Arthurmometer."- Of I. Siren
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Not Sure Yet.

your wife is out of danger, then? p
ct shall think SO unless the doctor
comes back"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

The devil may have his faults, but
he never puts on till tomorrow what
he can do today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Let's remember the kind acts Of 9TH
ers, but forget our own
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
senate sacka DE-.

The senate backed up on the biz
passed recently to give the cities of
the state the right to vote bonds for
municipal fee plants.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Do Punish LIquor Ruyers..

The house Of representatives. has
passed a bill that is intended to re-
duce further the use of liquors in
Kansas. The law now requires the
filing with the county clerk by the
railroad and express companies Of
statements showing the liquor receipts
in each county each month The eau
dill bill just passed provides for the
publication of these statements each
month in the official county paper,
whether the liquor was purchased for
legitimate purposes or for a jointist
or bootlegger.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

If woman had her way man wouldn't
have his
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Ruling PreserIbes Safety.
70 Proteet COUNTY Fund.

The senate has passed a bill requir-
ing that all county and city officials
distribute the public funds equally
among all the banks OF the county or
city which now participates In the
state deposit guaranty fund or buys
guaranty insurance.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

FoF CcITEEy Focr FIo9pItals-
The senate has passed bill allow
ing counties tc establish hospitals for
the benefit Of the INDECENT sick of tie
oom4z.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Church Suit Recalled.

A final Judgment was rendered in
the supreme court recently in the
case involving the Cope-Lccke Mis-
siopary society troubles which caused
a sensztion In Methodist church cir
cies three years ago. The decision az
firms the action OF Judge Whitcomb OF
the Shawnee county district court
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

one Load of Wheat, 224.-Foster
Elliot sold one load Of wheat at Bloom
the other day to the Equity Exchange
for $224.75. Il weighed 149 bushels
and fifty pounds. The price vas
81 sf-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Mule Kicked Back Stone.-Manipu
latfng his weapons Of defense with
wonderful dexterfty, Kansas mule
recently kicked back stone which
Ben Wright, a Carlyle farmer, had
thrown at the mule. The stone STRUCK
Wright's chin and severely injured
him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Big Explosion in Turck.-The ex-
plosion of seven hundred pounds of
combustible material at the plant OF
the Hercules Power Co.. at Turck,
a small station four miles north of Co
1umbus, wrecked the building of the
plant No one was injured. The dam
age amounted to about 81 .Nnn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Another Bomb at Weir.-The Weir
dynamiter is busy again. He attempt
ed to destroy a vacant house at Daisy
Hill. a suburb OF Weir. A posse rush
ed to the place. An all night search
failed to find the dynamiter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Fire Chiefs Wife Dies-Mrs. Eldon
Knox, wife of Olathe's fire chief, died
recently at their apartments at the
city hall after seven hours illness
from ptomaine poisoning.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Former Court Clerk Dies.-Fred E.
Carter, former clerk of the court of
Neosho county, and widely known as
an abstracter and title examiner
throughout southeastern Kansas and
northern Oklahoma, died at, his home
in Pittsburg from Bright's disease.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Found Dead in PooI.-Mystery sur
rounds the finding of the body of Sam
Gamble in a pool near Pittsburg The
body was discovered by Kansas City
Southern section gang. Gamble was
seen last alive walking near where
the body was found.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Big Strike at Aususta.7A big gas
well was struck at Augusta the other
day. The flow is estimated at 50,-
100000 1eet daily. Tools were blown
out of the we'll and the derrick de-
molished
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Prison Irvine cheaper.-At a ses
sion OF the state board of correction
at the prison recently, it was decides
to sell Irvine at the prison for $6.7
a hundred pounds in carload lots. Tha
is 81 a hundred cheaper than las
year For small quantities the twin
will be sold for eight cents a pound
as in the past.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
Trolley Line Held Liable.

The supreme court recently main
tanned that due diligence requires a
motorman on a street car to avoid col
lision with pedestrians who may be
walking on the track in a condition
of mental alteration, holding that a
street car company is liable for dam
ages for persons injured under such
circumstances.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

Teacher Killed in War.-Accordin
to advices received at Pittsburg, Prof.
H. W. John, who was a member of
the faculty at the state manual train
ing normal last year, has been killed
in battle in the European war.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

While attempting to cross the Mis-
souri, Pacific track in Pao1a the other
night, w H. Frye was struck by a
passenger train and killed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-13
TRUTHFUL

"Hey, you" said the man in the
automobile to a farmer by the road
side. ''Is this the road to Patogue?"
"Yes," said the farmer. That's
the road to Patogue, all right.
And then, as the motorist threw
in the clutch and sped on his way
without pausing to thank his in
formant, the latter grinned and NUT
tered to himself: eff he'd been lit
tie more polite about it 1 might have
told him he'd get there quicker if
he turned his car around. IN. Y.
World. --.-.- ---. g.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-13
ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCIL
CONTINUE IN MESS

Capt. Coffin, head of the civil ser
vice comm, is holding down his job
while the mayor is investigating the
charges of the city council that he
openly violated the civil service law.
The mayor, before leaving for Wash,
ington, said he will consider the re-
quest to remove Commissioners Cof-
fin and Geary if the charges are true.
In the meantime Coffin returned
the councils compliment that he was
unfit for his job by calling certain.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-13

aldermen crooks and threatening to
give out names of men who asked
him for illegal faVors.
He'd better watch out or he'll give
out the names of the opposition" one
of the ants told Day Book report
er. ct has come to a pretty state of
affairs when mayors appointee
calls us a bunch of crooks"
Before leaving the mayor said
aldermen were opposing him for po-
litical and personal reasons.
eff they want to fourfush that's
their business" he said last night.
my appointees have been personal
in every respect. 1 can safely call
attention to the, work being done by
Supt. of Streets Miller as an exam
pie"
After neatly slamming the Repub-
icans and calling attention to the
breach in their ranks, Mayor Harri-
son last night said he didn't want to
be butting into City Hall affairs and
that he was loath to be interviewed.
NOFCI CAClOSS NC was, anu lie Sdlu d
great many things. Calling the diff
ferences between the council and the
mayor senseless, he recommended
arbitration in a guarded room on a
bread and water diet until settle
ment could be reached.
- Today it developed that City Hall
forces are out to get Aid. Nance in
the sixth ward. The aldermen who
will be bitterly fought in the spring
elections are Rodriguez, Ray and Nc
Dermott.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-13

ThSDE- WIN W. - M OlIGS-
IMPORTANT LETTER LOST
Somewhere between the office of
the secretary of the local transporta-
ton committee Of the city council
and the city eomptroller's Office a
very important letter has disappear
ed. 1t is important to both the peo-
pie of Chicago and to the street car
company. 1t has to do with a $780,
900 appropriation the traction COM
pSny is spending for advertising
space in Chicago newspapers. 1t is
the official request of the committee
to Comptroller Eugene Pike for in
formation regarding this.
A month ago the council passed an
order of Aid. Wallace asking the local
transportation committee to investi-
gate this appropriation. The COM
mittee, nearly two weeks later,
brought up the matter and decided
to ask the board of supervising en-
gineers and the comptroller about it.
Pike says he never received the letter.
The files of the secretary's Office
show the letter was sent out on Dec.
1. Pike has asked that another let
ter be mailed him. This was done
this morning.
Other newspapers are not mention
ing this investigation of the alleged
misuse of the city's money which the
aldermen claim is nothing more than
a lobby to influence them.
The city gets .55 per cent of the
traction company's profits. Pike
says the city is paying So per cent of
the advertising fund.
.. ..s -O-O-
ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCIL
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-09-30
WILL ASSIST
In The Meeting at The First
Christian Church.

Prof. Care Harding and wife, Of
Chicago, will be the sololsts ard
chorus leaders in the series of meet
ings to begin at the First Christian
church Oct. 10. Prof. Harding is a
graduate of the Music Course of
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago, and
comes with the best Of recommended
tiops. AS soloist and chorus lead
er he has made a fine success. Hi
wife sings with him and helps in 9TH
er lines of revival work. IL is ex-
pected that they will be here the ear.
Ily part of next week to begin train,
ing chorus and assisting in the
Week Of Preparation"