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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
The School Bond Proposition.

The Board Of Education after care
full study Of the present and future
needs of the public schools of Hays,
submits to the voters of this district the
proposition of bond issue for a new
building as the only feasible solution of
adequate school facilities for the chill
dren of Hays.
We have no personal interests In the
matter different from what every other
citizen ought to feel. But we have
public duty to perform as school officials
whom the voters have charged with the
administration of the public schools to
the best interests of all concerned.
There is no trust more sacred and none
more worthy the best thought and ser
vice Of citizen than the welfare of the
children. 1t is in this spirit that we
are trying to serve this community
without emolument or personal gain.
We feel it is due the voters to state
clearly the proposition before them,
and the complete plans Of the Board.
The bond proposition IS a part of
general plan of providing for the educa-
tional interests of Hays, both for the
present and the future This is the
only way to approach civic questions.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof" is poor motto for the admin
istration of public affairs. Our plans
involve the following: A fifty thousand
dollar bond issue for the erection and
equipping of modern, up-to-date, fire
proof high school building just west of
the present school building, facing
south.
The acquiring of the remainder of the
block of ground upon which the present
building stands.
Leave the present building stand for
a grade building. With some repairs
and refurnishing it will serve the grades
nicely for several years.
As soon as the school population in
creases sufficiently to make duplication
of grades necessary, build a ward
school on the South side.
In later years when the necessity de-
velops, build another ward building on
the North side.
This in brief, is the policy which we
believe will solve our school problem,
and place Hays along side or ahead of
her neighbors in its school advantages.
The enrolment in the schools has in
creased sixty per cent in two years
The High School gained forty students
this year over the enrolment of last
year. Every available space and room
is in use. Each teacher in the grades
has from fifteen to thirty more children
than she should have. The High
School is hampered in room and faeil-
tiles. The housing of the High School
and grades in the same building is de-
trimental to the best interests of both.
With these facts before you it is up
to the citizens of Hays to meet the
situation.
Very respectfully,
The Board of Education.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

P. Caspar Harvey left Thursday to
attend the annual meeting OF the
National Association Of Teachers OF
Journalism which meets at Lawrence,
Kansas, this year.
Earl Disney, son OF Mrs. Thomas
Disney, living west of Hays, was taken
to st. Marys hospital at Kansas City,
Tuesday afternoon, and was operated
on for appendicitis. The operation was
pronounced a success and the young
man is getting along nicely.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

Robt. Hughes was over from Ellis,
Thursday.
Mrs. W. H. Jordan spent Wednesday
of this week with friends in Ellis.
Insure your live stock with C. W.
Miller, He has an old line company.
The Hays Music Club viii meet with
Mrs. W. A. Lewis, Tuesday, April 25th.
Did you get a sample of the Cucum-
Der cream that the Hays City Drug
Store is giving away this week with
every purchase in our toilet goods de-
partment?
T. A. Lowe, a real estate dealer from
Goodland, and Mr.. Pyle of Smith coun-
ty, were in Hays, Tuesday.
Sharp Bros, contractors at the Nor
NAL Coliseum, Tuesday, unloaded a
steam hoist and cement mixer.
Geo. w. Spencer has moved his
plumbing establishment from West
Juniata Street to West North Main
Street.
Ell. Miles and wife were here from
near Catherine, Tuesday. Mr.. Miles
was formerly proprietor of the Cash
Grocery Store.
Easter Postals and Easter Perfum es
at the Hays City Drug Store.
The Daughters of Isabella will give
dance at the Essex Hall, Tuesday
evening, May 2, 1916. Everybody in
vited. Admission 500. a22-t2.
Select your Easter Cosmetics at our
toilet goods counter. We carry all the
standard makes. Melpas Colgate Vel
vetinas Melliere "Royal Three" and
host of others. Hays City Drug Store.
Manager Fredorvicz of the New
Opera House will give palace of the
King April %, for the benefit of the
Civic League. The entire proceeds are
to go to the League. Price 10 and 20
cents.
F. E. Eaton has leased the hotel at
Yocemento, and will open up for busi-
ness Monday, April 24th, and will run
an up-to-date hostelry. Mr.. Eaton is
an experienced hotel man and first
class cook.
We shall serve some new specialties
at our fountain Easter Sunday if the
weather is fine. Call with your friends.
Hays City Drug Store.
The community meeting of the pa
irons of the Good Hope school, Wednes-
day night, was well attended. Sam
Croft presided. The speakers were
Miss Schoenhals, Mr.. Shively and Mr..
Bird. This school district is one of the
most progressive in the county.
For next year the Board has planned
many improvements and several of
them will be instituted with thecooper-
alton of the faculty of the Fort Hays
Friday and Saturday, April 18th and
18th, will be special clean up days. Of
course, in any well regulated and decent
town, every day is clean up day, but
the dates above mentioned will be spe-
cial days on which occasion the city
dads will delegate wagon to each
ward to haul away rubbish. So have
all your tin cans and like truck ready
in piles, barrels or boxes so the hauler
will not be obliged to waste time. Be
clean and you will be healthy.
The Golden Belt 1. o. o. F. Associa-
ton meets in Ellsworth the 26th. Big
things have been planned by the Els
worth people for the entertainment of
their visitors, and general good time
is expected. A special train will run
from Quinter to Ellsworth and return
This tram will arrive in Hays at 7:50 a.
m. A large delegation of Hays mem
bers of the Order are expecting to go
down.
'sSay, Hans, what did you say you
saw last week?'
why, it was mule.
81 suppose it was one of those famous
Missouri mules?'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Notice to Residents Of the City of Hays

NoE1cS 70 ReSAOSLltS u TIE lily u nays
I, H. W. Chittenden, Mayor of said
city hereby announce and designate
that April 18th and 29th be set apart
for clean up day. The City will fur
nish wagon for each ward to haul all
tin cans and other rubbish away, The
residents are required TO place such
matter in the ally adjacent to their
residence. The City viii not haul any
manure; but the residents are hereby
required to remove same from the city
limits on or before the first day of May
1916. Action will be taken against all
delinquents who fail to comply with
this proclamation.
H ". Chittenden.
Mayor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

Do you want to save money on
your farm loan? See US this
month. We need your business
and will make a rate to get it.
J. M. Schaefer
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
For Sale.

1 still have few pieces of farm ma
chinery to sell it at bargain. Lister,
one row weeder, rake, mower, drill
gang and sulky plow, stock tank, har-
ness, wagon and header box.
Alva o. Woodbridge.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
SeasOnabIe Goods at the Hays City
Drug Store.

Moth Balls, Rat and Roach Paste,
Disinfectants, Bug Poison, Flower
seeds, Easter Egg, Putnam and Dia-
mond dyes, Straw Hat dye and cleaner,
Furniture polish, Sassafras, Shelf-pa-
per and Spray-pumps.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

"Say, Hans, what did you say you
saw last week."
why, it was mule
81 suppose it was one of those famous
Missouri mules?''
'sNo, to be sure mott It was a Steel
Mule
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

We must have a few extra farm
loans this month. Any amount
from $1,000. tor $4,000. Low
rate. J. M. Schaefer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
For Sale.

| By owner. New four room house,
two lots, city water. Address Box 65,
Hays. a22- t2.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Seed Corn for Sale

Seed Corn for Sale.
Choice Bloody-Butcher seed corn at
s1.50 per bushel. Phone 435, or see
Roger Miller, Hays.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

For Trade.
$50 acres within a half mile of the
Munjor church. Call and investigate
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
Chamber of CommerceC Co1as
lnittee Will Report Nom
day Afternoon.
SEVERAL PLANI!SI!N VIEW
But There is Genera Agree
ment That n owls the a
Time.

That now Is the psycolo oglcals time Tor
the employment Of an yIndusHtal age gent
for Fairmont is the opinion o6 most
OF the members OF the local Chamber
OF Commerce.
The committee appointed yat the .lase
meeting Of the chamber 10 finyesttg ate
industrial field agent to iBolicit faetoks
les and business for Fairmonts haXe
met and a favorable report WI pc
presented to the chamber ct the gpe5
cial meeting called for Monday atters
noon at 4 o'clock.
This committee Is composed of the
following men: Anthony Bowen Es
c. Jones and E. B. Moore. The opins
ion of the members OF theac Committee
seems 10 be that an industrial agenti
is now not only needed but TINT thu
support OF all the citizens terested in
the growth Of Fairmont will sbe gym
to the proposition.
At the meeting of the chamber Mops
day the details of theSvarlouH tho6e
OF raising sufficient funds to employ
the best man obtainab lie will he CON
sIdered, and it Is likely; that tho ciiattls
Der will authorize the committee to
take immediate steps toward finding
a suitable man for the sposition.
Several methods of fnancing the
project have been suggested, btt as
the industrial agent vi grepresent ey-
eryone that Is Interested ID III atrmout,
the movement WIN likely be made q
popular one and every business and
professional man In the city aslked "a
tndorse the action OF the chainber Of
Commerce. n;
The Industrial agent VIII Wotk out
side of ofFairmonti and dsuseIeyerY talking
point that Fairmonti has 10! atfraet out
side capital and Itndustrtes 70 this
city. H Nh
Every progressive city now has one
or more fle1d+agents and 70 eonlpete
with5these tsisEvitally sneeessary tiaAt
Fairmoht obtain 81 i've MIN With q
practical view Of the economic valltes
and possibtlitie Of this Community.
Clarksburg's remarkableFgtoRtl1 IA the
past four years is largely due TO the
efforts Of the active vesmansenpIoyed by
that community to tell soutstdera Of
the possibilities Of that eity.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
fiolbert$ and spedden Co.,,
Have Been Awarded the
Contract.
IT WITTY COST $4,000
Work Will Start Tuesday on
Raziing Menear Build
ing.

Holbert and spedden Co., a local
4rm, has received the contract for the
eonstruction Of the new Bell Tele-
Isphope building, which will be located
ION Monroe street across from the
West Virginian Office.
A9member Of the firm was in Phila-
delphia on Tuesday of this week, at
which time the contract was given to
the local people; but the official an
nouncement was not made until TINS
afternoon! There were many out.ot-
t0wnEcontractors anxious to land the
work but after considering all appli-
cations Holbert & Spedden were
awarded the work.
The building will cost $4,000. II
will be built OF modern firepToot ma,
ferial. will be three stories high and
will also have a basement. Actual
work on the new building will be start.
led or Tuesday, according to the an
nouncement made today. The first
thing that will be done will be to do
away with the Menear dwelling,
which was purchased some time ago
by the telephone company. The new
building will be completed and ready.
for use on November /.
John a. Windrim, Of Philadelphia,
IS stl1esarchitect.
The new telephone building is one
OF the steps in the plan for creates:
Fairmont. Tho telephone company an.
nounced several months ago that they
were going to erect new building
I'll ID tirmont this spring. Then came
theEnsw3 hotel proposition, the new rail-
road and freight station promise from
the o. and other general improve
mentsS Zoo numerous to mention. This
spring and summer gives promise OF
being one Of great building activity
"a this district
Tho HolbeFf Is sbed dsnSGo: is a we'll
known Fair1nont Concern and has q
Sgeputatio ion for high:grade work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
INTERCHANGE
.QIIF|R.H|I|GI|H.:|.T HERE. II ( E.
......|H|QI.NII|'lIE|'i..|EIFEEg!T N N!I | | \ c!

Instructions were received here to-
day by the Baltimore & Ohio agents
and the Monongahela railway agents
to the effect that beginning March l,
1916, the interchange of freight be-
tween these railroads would takeip place
at Fatrmont instead of Leckrone, Pa.
4, The West Virginia Public Service
commission settled the dispute which
was the subject Of many conferences
between ths officials of both the Balti-
more & Ohio and the Monongahela
railway officials, and in the decision
ordered that the interchange take eff
feet in one day after the decision was
mad e.. which was March /.
2 Cars leaving MorgantownY and other
down-the-river points will hereafter be
transferred at. Fairmont should the
iconsignor desire and the transfer will
be made at the old switch at Morgan
mine at Rlvesville.
The time saved by this decision OF
the public Service commission is from
two to five days to shipments enter
ing Fairmont on one road and being
delivered at the other roads station.
The saving in money will be equally
important
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
DETER SALE a { OEI E.|.H|.|EI: THE !.
MARIETTA AE.EEE'IgTIs!'I 5
Marietta Hotel Affair Will
Be Wound Up March
10th.

The articles of furniture and other
hotel requisites which were seized by
H. +. Hartley from the Marietta hotel
to satisfy a deed of trust will be sold
March 20 instead OF today as origin
ally arranged. Action taken against
Mike Glumicich, lesse Of the Marietta,
by Tom iDeveny, was first to swear
out distress warrant against Glum'
icich to secure payment Of rentals due.
This warrant was issued BY Justice
of the Peace Squire r. Leigh Flem'
ing on February 20 and posted CON
spicuously about the hotel corner, the
warrant being served the same date.
The warrant called for q sale OF the
goods on March 4.
In the meantime the furniture was
bought in by H. J. Hartley for the
amount for which the distress warrant
was issued. This was done in, order
that Mr.. Hartley could get possession
of the, goods so that he could sell
them on his deed of trust which he
held against the furniture. The deed
Of trust was for $1,S00. This much
and the amount paid for the distress
warrant will have to be cleared on the
sale Of the furniture to be sold on
March 20.
On account OF this postponement Of
the sale of goods Boyd Anderson. who
some. time ago stook charge of the
Marietta restaurant, left few days
ago to buy > some furniture for
his restaurant in the Nuzu m
building. 1t was Mr.. Anderson's
intention to- be present at the sale
today and to take in enough tables,
chairs, etc, to run his restaurant. On
account OF the, delay which puts the
sale date back to March 90, Mr. lAnder.
son made immediate preparations to
get new furniture from Pittsburgh not
being satisfied to waitsuntil the later
date to. open up his restaurant. Is
The goods at present are stored IN
the Smith-Race building.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
FRENCH EFFORT /: !.
TO RE|TAKE lost
VILLAGE FAILS
But Their Minister Of War
Is Satisfied With the
n 7slfF7 ~ I 7.is4ih tis.f,t7as = -
Situation .5:;;;;; !; !; Us:
(Rv Associated Pressl

BERLIN, March 4.-"The enemy
was repulsed in an effort to retake
Douaurt1ont," !" the war office said today.
: It was also announced that the booty
taken by the Germans since Tebru.
ary had Increased to lis guns and 1e1
machine guns. 'l
PARIS. March 4.--Twenty persons
were killed N a large number injured
III an explosion near st. Dennis, in, the
suburbs OF Paris, this morning. The
explosion occurred near the fort called
Double Couronne at Cournouye, near
st. Dennis.
Part of the ramparts east Of the fort
were blown up. The cause Of the dis
aster has not been ascertained. A
qsantity OF explosives, including hand
grenades were stored there.
The bombardment continued with
activity In various sections Of the re-
gion OF Verdun. It was not however,
followed by an action of infantry, ac-
cording to the announcement made by
the German war office.
At Eparges the French prevented
the German troops Aom occupying a
crater made by the explosion Of one
Of their mines. The customary arttl-
lery fire has continued along the re-
mainder OF the front.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
Frugal Teufo,ls
Pile U12 Funds
Despite the Var

BERLIN, March4.-TheE German
savings bank scored a remarkable
record in 1915, according to
statement Just issued by Herr
Reusch. the statistician Of these in.
stitutions who estimates that the
gain in deposits for the year reacn-s
ed at least 100000, 900, not taking
account of the amounts withdrawn
for making subscriptions to the two
war loans OF the year. AS subscrip-
tlons to the latter amounted to
about s1,07O,0OO,00o, the net reduc-
tion of deposits was about $170,-
00O, 900. Reusch further says that
the gain in deposits was not due
entirely to money being brought TO
the banks, but also to much larg-
er extent than ever before.
The number of outstanding hooks
in which the accounts of depositors
are kept was increased IN 1915 ut
a rate never before recorded. An
inquiry made in the larger towns
and industrial ccnters shows thst
these books increased by AZ per
cent whereas the greatest increase
previously recorded was "A per
cent; and Reusch assumes that the
rate of increase in the country dis
tricts was fully as great.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
France Is Satisfied
With Verdun Status
ITALY SENDS CONGRATULATIONS
TO PARIS FOR vALoR OF
SONS OF FRANCE

PARIS, March 4.-General Gallieni,
minister of war, has told the commits
sion on military affairs Of the Cham
Der Of Deputies that he Is satisfied
with the situation at Verdun. He gave
details OF the reserves OF men and
stocks of ammunition now available.
When the Chamber Of Deputies as
sembled today Paul des Deschanel
read telegram from the President
OF the Italian Chamber of Deputies
congratulattng France in the name Of
the Italian parliament for the valor
displayed by her troops in the battle
of Verdun and for their having SO
successfully beaten back the German
assault. Il:
The deputies at once rose to their
feet and cheered.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
.Hite and Robinson
Win in Kanawha
LILLY FORCES COMPLETELY OUT
cLAssED-WoULD-NoTEN. EN-.
TER MEETING.
rsa,ccIal to The west virginian.)

tsa,ccial to The west virginian.)
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March a
Hon. William F. 1Iite, OF Huntington,
for United States Senator, and Judge
Ira e. Robinson, Of Grafton, for Gov
ernor. were endorsed by the Republi-
can Executive committee Of Kama
wha county, in session today.
The Lilly forces. which have been
claiming the Kanawha county organi-
cation were driven into a complete
retreat and refused to attend the meet.
ing. The executive committee is com:
posed of II members, one from each
district in the county. and seven mem,
bers Of the committee were in attend
ance at the meeting. Realizing that
their cause was hopeless, the Lilly for
ces refused to come into the meet.
ing.
Authority was given by the COM
mittee to Chairman 8. p. Smith to ap;;
point the registrars and the election
officers OF Kanawha county. In the
resolution endorsing Judge Robinson,
the committee declared:
III 5"We recognize in Judge Robin
son q man Of unImpe achable char
acter, a. loyal and sterling tRepub.
lican! and a man who by reason of +.
the fact that he has not been idenr !.
tilted with any faction of the par:
tyf will command the fullest 4
\ strengt gth against the common en-
envy and. under whose banner the "
|. party will march To- certain yic.y
H tory !''i Z (; Nv q s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
CHEER ] !. UP; |. ! S SPRING n
WILL soon. ARRIVE
Judging BY Past Perform
" ances March is Not So
4 ,fs ! ..r Awful.

The faithful alarm clock which
rings whether the morning Is cold or
warm, fair. or cloudy, is unnpprectated
these March mornings. Many. OF the
persons who boast of; their cold show
er every morning are saying little. NO
one but stockholders. of,fthe gas COM
pany SEEM pleased with the first sam.
ples OF March weather, which came
in the form. Of snow. yesterday and
last night and low temperatures this
morning.
The optimists are still hopeful for
the best patent medicine alamanacs
and the United States Weather bu'
reau coupled with the. law of probabili.
ties Indicate that a. change will occur
before the .ides of March arrives.
\ March last year! was the coldest Of
record for the past twenty-five years
The average temperature for West
Virginia was 34.4 degrees.
Although the month was the cold.
est, yet it was remarkably free from
unusually cold periods, the .tempera'
tures from, day to day being ,excep-
tionally uniform. The snowfall last
year was above the March average
but the actual precipitat tion was very
light, being IL 81 inches.
The lowest Temp perature recorded In
March for the past twenty-five years
was in 1914, when In some sections OF
the state It was 10 degrees below zero
The highest temperature recorded In
the same period was. in 1907 when the
mercury was up to s94 The average
for the period gisS 42:2 degrees. The
average precfpi ationi for the month Is
3.S1 inches.
With. the uniform cold weather that
has prevailed since the beginning OF
the present ntfmonth it ais probable that
q change will occur shortly. Then the
spring 'bal1yho chorus will again leave
their tirestdes and warm corners
in the court house. The hallucinations
Of bluebirdsi and robins will be retold.
Dreams of summer and" fair days in
June will be prevalent.
] But sadd lest to say the house.clean.
ing season will arrive. Z,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
Brothe Fatal
Fight Over Money
MET in LAWYERS OFFICE AND
OPENED FIRE WITH
REvoLXERs.
IfRv Associatetl Press)

So b i
SCRANTON,Pa: March 4.-Gustave
C. Brenneman, Of this city, was NOR
tally wounded by his brother, Charles
ID. Brenneman, OF Factoryvllle, Pa,
near here, in'the, law office Of Charles
Soper today
The brothers had been at logger
heads for some time. concerning the
$4,000 estate of their father, Daniel
Brenneman, who was an iron manu-
facturer here. The, met at the attor-
ney's Office TO Sign an agreement, but
bad blood ,immedIa ately developed.
Both were armed and they pulled re-
yolvers simultaneously. Gustave fred
twice. both shots going wild, narrow
ly missing spectators in the office.
Charles fired once, the ball penetrat-
ing Gustave' sSrlght lung.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-04
Train GoesI I::5ElHough
Bird ge;; I3y7o Killed

WATERFOWL, s.. IA March
Two persons were killed aud 81 ght in
iured, three seriously When q south
bound passenger train onis South Dako-
ia Central railroad for Sioux Fails,
plunged so feet through IL bridge about
10 miles south of here. The dead.
David LoYetoy, Of Watertown; q trav-
cling man unid entitled.
I The weakening yofa the bridge by FIRE
is believed to have been the cause Of
the accident. The e&engine and = mix
ed mail and express cur passed over
safely but the three coaeheH behind
plunged through the Weakened struc-
ture.