The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
ECONOMY A CITIZENS DUTY
Prof. Ise Of K. U. Believes There Is
Danger of American Failure
in This Respect.

Fear of waste and fear Of a hysteria
of economy are mixed together in the
situation this Nation faces today and
it is important Americans think
straight now on broad economic lines,
says John Ise, assistant professor of
economics in the University of Kan
sas. The danger now is that the
country will not economic enough,
Doctor Ise believes.
History never has revealed an ex-
ample of a nation that was too eco
nomical in war time" said Doctor Ise.
1.-The man or woman who is eager to
help whip Germany can do it best by
saving in every way possible, by cut
ting out every luxury. One thousand
dollars invested in an automobile has
directed labor and capital into the
automobile business and away from
war business and has done just that
much to make Germany happy But
$1,000 invested in war bonds encour-
ages labor and capital in building
ships to beat the submarine menace
and helps win the war for civilization.
ut is true close economy would
mean the makers and sellers of Iuxu-
ries would have to quit business tenn
porarily. Some of them would suffer.
But when the country is begging for
men for the army, men to grow food
and men to speed up our munitions
ton of employment.
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Oneida Had Flag Raising-Patriot-
ism is at high tide in Oneida and
vicinity. loyalty rally and flag
raising took place recently. The flag
was made by the Oneida Camp Fire
Girls under the leadership of Mrs.
Alice Gray Williams, guardian.
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johnson County Pioneer Dead. W.
Buckley, one of Johnson eounty's old
est settlers, is dead at his farm near
Overland Park. He was 70 years old.
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cowIey County Farmer Dead.-Cas-
per Ralf. retired Cowley county farm
er, is dead at his rural home near Ar
kansas City. He was born in Louisi-
ana seVenty-five years ago.
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Sheep Rough on Weeds.-Use of
sheep as a weed eradicator is recon-
mended by live stock authorities at
the Kansas State Agricultural college
who assert that of the six hundred
kinds of weeds that grow in Kansas
sheep will eat SIS, while cattle will
eat only seventy-five. 1t is explained
that roadsides. lanes and fence cor
ners may be kept clean and tidy by
flock of sheep.
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Victim of His Own Gun.-OIe At
Iakson. is years old. son Of o. NJ At
lakson, who lives near Pennington, is
suffering from q rifle wound in his
right side as the result Of hunting
accident.
Shotgun Killed Hin1.-Edward Clark
owner of q garage at Hunnewen. acct
denta1ly shot himself fatally with q
shotgun half mile east OF town when
he took the gun, muZzIe first, from a
motor car The hammer caught on
the edge of the car and exploded the
shell.
Appoints Kansas City Men.-Mayor
Bittman Of independence has appoint
ed Thomas Fleming Of Kansas City.
chief Of police in place Of S. L. Har-
low, named as assistant chief, aud
L. G. Mask OF Kansas City, chief of
the fire department in place of Roy
Pitts, resigned
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Frost in Northwest Kansas.-FoI-
lowing a two and half inch rain.
frost was noticeable on the ground
throughout northwest Kansas the 9th.
er morning. but it was not heavy
enough to do any damage.