The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
Kansas Advocates Organizing
Everywhere in State Under
the New Law.
AFTER SHARE OF FEDERAL AID
No Indication That State Is Tagging
Behind, Says President J. Frank
Smiths Statement.

preSldent OF the Kansas Good Roads
Association, and used in his addresses
recently at Winfield and other points
the state.
There is no indication in the report
of progress that Kansas will lag be-
hind in getting her share of the fed
eTaI appropriation for the present
year, If the counties complete the
tasks that they have set out to handle
The new Kansas road law is but six
months old, but the good roads boost
ers have not been idle and are organ
izing everywhere to take advantage
OF its provisions
Programs are already in operation,
or mapped out in long list of coun-
ties, according to the data gathered
by President Smith.
If all these projects can be started
before next spring it will be a won
derful showing for Kansas. Practic-
ally all of the roads are on the marked
highways, where the Federal aid Will
be applied to pay Is per cent of the
cost. If the present activities can be
kept going it is believed that before
the end of the five years fully 5000
miles will be financed. which Will in
clude a half dozen trails across the
state, two or three east and west and
several north and south It must be
remembered that to date Kansas has
but LOO miles of improved roads and
all of that is oiled earth or sand-cIay
except $50 miles. 1t must also be re-
membered that up to six months ago
only two or three counties had ever
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Diphtheria on Train.-Charles Har-
ris, years old. and two brothers. An
thony and Edward, and II years
old, were taken from a Rock Island
train at Pratt affected with dfphtheria.
Doctor Patterson found one boy suf-
fering with blood poisoning. The car
was set out and fumigated The boys
were travelling alone from San Diego,
Cal, to Springfield, o., where their
father. a United States army officer,
resides.
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Parsons Has Coal Famine.-A coal
famine exists at Parsons and dealers
hold cut no hope for relief Not
pound of coal could be bought there
recently, the dealers even refusing to
book orders. declaring they could not
learn when they might expect ship
ments. The power companies. how
ever, have a supply sufficient to last
a few days.
Injured in RunaWay.-O. T. Powell,
a Kaw valley farmer, was internally
injured recently when the team of
mules he was driving became fright
ened and ran away near Lawrence.
League of Cities EIects-R. J. Hop
kins of Garden City was elected pres
ident of the Kansas League OF NUM-
cipalities at the meeting in Wichita
Other officers are: Charles E. Bank
er, Salina, vice president; Homer Tai
bot, Lawrence, secretary and treas
urer. Trustees are: W. L. Porter
of Topeka for cities of the first class.
J. L. Morrison of Chanute for cities
of the second class and P. J. Wall
of MOundridge for third class cities.
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War Use for AppIes.-Apple buyers
! are offering Reno county orchardists
| high prices for windfaIl and waste ap-
pies. to be used in making vinegar. A
process by which vinegar can be used
in making acetic acid. used in high
priced explosives. is causing the de-
mand for the apples heretofore regard
ed as almost total loss.
Interurban Company Sued.-The
! Lawrence Street Railway Company
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Company, running from Lawrence to
Kansas City, Mo, for $4,000 on al
legged violation of contract.
Farmers Pay Record Wages.-FouF
dollars day with three square meals
is the price Chase county farmers
have been paying farm laborers to
help fill silos and care for their fall
crops.
Water for Oil Town.-Towanda, the
new oil town in Butler county, is tc
have water works and sewers. A con
tract has been let for a water and
sewer system to cost $4,000 and &
standpipe to cost $1,000.
| AechiSon Pioneer DieS.-DaVid WI
liams. for thirty-nine years a resident
of Atchison, is dead, aged "a. Mr.
Williams was a veteran of the Civi
War and had been a member of tn,
Masonic lodge since 1847. having HEX
many offices in the order
Death in Crossing crash.-Eugen,
Kirkland. % years old, was killed AM
his companion, Walter Plank, prob
ably fatally injured when a motto
truck in which they were riding wa!
struck by Santa Fe passenger trail
at a street crossing in Ottawa.
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Fire at Soldiers Home-Fire ORIG
mating from a gasoline explosion
caused nearly $4,000 damage at tn
National Military Home. south O
Leavenworth, recently. A dry clear
ing establishment was entirely de
stroyed and a two-story laundry wa
damaged.
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Oil Drill Hits Coal vein.-A vein c
coal four feet thick WAS nenafrata