The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-27
FARM RISKY
Bankers Prefer to Loan Money
to Man Who ConserVes
the Soil.
FAVOR DIVERSIFIED FARMING
Ness City Man Tells State Convention
at SaIina of Its Value to
Kansas


lies in directing the methods of farm
ing, in spreading the gospel of aux1l-
larry crops and the many adjuncts to
wheat that are proving profitable, a.
W. Wilson of Ness City said recently
before the annual convention of the
Kansas Bankers association, Mr.. VIII
son spoke on 1.-The Banker and the
Wheat Crop and emphasized the val
Ne of diversified farming in Kansas.
''The bankers can confer great IA
vor on the chronic ground skinner and
exclusive wheat grower by insisting
that out of every 50 lent by the bank
81 will be invested in other lines of
farm business" said Mr.. Wilson.
at is surprising how quickly some
of these energetic wheat spectators
will build up a substantial basis for
credit when held down to reasonable
limits and encouraged to pay atten-
ton to other lines of profitable enter
prise offered by the Kansas farm. The
man with COWS and a siiO, some hogs
and brood mares, is a safe risk and
when borrowing to put out wheat need
not be feared, but the man who wants
money for seed wheat and enough to
be entertained by the careful bankers.
We must not lose sight of the dis
tinction between lending money for
productive purposes and lending it for
living expenses.
at has been asked, and I think,
fairly, should the banker not be will
ing to risk something to encourage our
greatest industry? 1 would answer
that he should, but he should use his
judgment and know that he is encour-
aging wheat growing and not specula-
ton in wheat.
sit is sometimes thought that in
wheat counties a great surplus of
money will be experienced with the
moving of the crop, but this does not
seem to follow In our county the
moving of million bushel crop, made
less than $15O,0O0 increase in bank
deposits while bills receivable in
creased fully as much
Prisoners Fled in Motor-Three
prisoners sawed their way from the
Butler county Jail at Eldorado the
other night, got into waiting motor
car and came to Wichita. The jailer
was asleep. Five prisoners who re-
manned told officials that the hack
saw, with which the two bars were
sawed, was supplied by woman.
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Lightning Killed Man-James R.
Sproul, % years old, was killed by a
stroke of lightning at the house of
John Mcdaniel in Wichita when bolt
struck the transformer of the electric
lighting switch and burning it out, sent
1000 volts through Sprouts body. He
died instantly.
Eastern Stars EIect-Grand officers
of the order of Eastern Star were in
stalled at Wichita recently as follows:
Mrs. Blanche Wilson, Salina, grand
matron; David Ayers, Kansas City,
grand patron; Mrs. Lille V. Lennen,
Ness City, associate grand matron;
Walter Wilson, Washington, associate
grand patron; Mrs. Elizabeth Magic,
Girard, grand treasurer; Mrs. Matte
Davis, independence, grand conduct
ress; Miss Annie Sutton, Olathe, asso-
ciate grand conductress.
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Postpone x. U. observation-disclosures
OF lack of funds, the faculty of the
University of Kansas has decided to
postpone the semi-centennial celebra-
ton which was to have been held
next year in observance of the ,fiftieth
anniversary of the founding of the uni
versity. If an appropriation can be
obtained from the legislature next win
IL
will take the form of a gigantic pa
geant. will be held in the fall of 1917.
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Republican Leader Dead. NJ.
Simpson. Republican leader and pio-
neer citizen of Kansas, is dead in Nc
Pherson. Mr.. Simpson has been a IA
mf1iar character in Kansas politics
since 1882. He was known to every
body as "Jim," and his good humor
and Optimism later won him the title
of Sunny Jim" among his close
friends.
Woman Town Builder Dead-Mrs.
Anna c. Waite, widow of the late
Walter S. Waite, died recently in Lin
coin Center She was the first school
teacher in Lincoln county and she and
her husband helped in organizing the
town of Lincoln.
Doing Its Part-Kansas is doing its
part toward furnishing men for the
United States army, according to Off
cial reports received by Lieutenant
West, in charge of the Wichita re-
cruiting station. The Wichita district
exceeded eighteen other larger and
more densely populated districts in the
last few weeks.
A Perry Pioneer Dead-Patrick
Hackett, who had resided in Kansas
forty-eight years, died the other night
at his home north of Perry. His
widow and three sons survive.
WelIsViIIe's New City HaIi-WeIIs.
vile is another Kansas town which is
endeaVoring to develop the commun.
ity center idea. Its latest effort to
create a better feeling between the
f0ur and tho aOTnfrv Voc fbo d,..1z