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wrong, and it is his "bounden duty"
to correct %all things" am sure he
belongs to the ''knocker Glass;" and
Immediately l am forced to place
him a candidate for the I. w. W. or
ganiZation.
In other days men became masters
because of inheritance or blood claim,
but in these days the segregation now
takes place by the power to climb ov-
er barriers. No old rules, caste or
blood to control US, only worth to
choose us. 1T is glorious when COM
pared to other days.
You are being studied, weighed
and selected for your place. You
may say l know more, am better fit
ted, and have better blood but we
do not care a ''snap" for what you
think you know, can do or have in
herited, but we are placing the value
mark upon you according to what we,
society, believe, you can bring to US,
in material, general uplift, and in
spiration.
Yes, yes, I know the weaklings are
now commencing to whine about
Western Kansas. I know we have to
have just such cleaning every few
years IN order TO keep THIS great west
land up to standard. / have learned
the crop obstacles are pawns in our
course-they are checkmates to keep
| US at our real task. Take the last can
vas for the Red Cross as an illus
tration: Iowa with her 100000
population, 0owa boasts of more mil
lionaires, and near millionaires than
any other agricultural state) gave to
the Red Cross 100000 while Kan
sas with her 100000 population
gave $1,997,OOO. I am mighty
proud am Kansan. We do things
out here, where the "west begins"
How 1 hate a man who thinks he
has to use bride or mark the cards
in order to succeed in this wonderful
age. l know him, and he knows
know him to be a simpering weakling
II know this weakling will soon com
mence some of his weak games on
me, because he knows I know him to
be weakling. He takes this mode
to show me his wonderful manhood, but
only weakling will stoop to impress
you or the public with his tricks. He
may, as he says, ''get by with it, fol
while but the time comes when he
is placed upon the ''fires." When E
man takes avictory at the price of dis
honor, he has loaded himself with
weights that in the days to come thai
will chain him to a post and the fire!
of hell continually scorch him.
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Camp Kelly, July z, 1917.

camp nelly, July Z, 1917.
Ny Dear Mrs. Wilson:
just received your most welcome
letter, was glad to hear from you so
soon. I am glad 1 cleared the matter
up for you.
We are fed very well now, the
menu for the fourth was: chicken
gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet corn
on cob, cucumbers and tomatoes, let
tuce salad, sliced peaches, ice cream,
plain cake and grape juice punch,
bread, butter and jelly. What do
you think of that fora dinner? You
ought to have that published in the
paper, to show the people how we are
fed in the aviation section.
When we go into San Antonio the
people honor US greatly.
just got through oiling a machine.
I hope to be attached on a crew. A
crew IS seven to an aeroplane. 1t will
soon be my time to go up high. l on
lyhave been fifteen feet of the ground.
Captain Lehante (our captain) said
he is going to loop the loop, etc, he
thinks he can scare US.
/ don't think will be promoted for
time until the men In the officer re-
serve are exhausted, then anybody
that shows the quality will go up in
spite Of his education, which an Of
ficer must have. It takes a high
school diploma and some college and
man has to be ri years old. Sc
| you see it leaves me out. But I no.
| tice that the men who made the best
showing in the aviation section. are
| nineteen years old. For instance WG
i have a Frenchman here now to trair
US and they say he is only nineteen.
/ have a great chance to lift myself
Inv Haa =
will be a new factor IN America a.
autoes are now. Did you read in tn,
papers about Congress appropriatinj
$600,000,000 to this Section7
] heard we will be paid for tn,
first time today. will have my pic
ture taken tonight for 50 a dozen
think that's cheap, don't you. The,
are fine pictures too. I will send on
as soon as they are finished.
There aretwo or three hyinl
in San Antonio. Miss Stenson an
can't think who the others are.
] / thank you very much for the pa
pers you sent 1 prize them yer
highly because papers IN the sout
are very bad for outside news. If yo
have the Star I would appreciate
too. / could send you the postag
beea5se it costs quite a lot to sen
them. IL you have no time to writ
you could seHd me papers instead S
could know yea got my letter the
viii keep on writing, After / &c
through with the papers I viii CIV
them to Elmer Dougherty. May q
you know him; he went to the Norm:
E quite while.
It's too bad Mr.. Wilson is bothere
with rheumatism because It takes
COED strong man toztake care {
E that PLACE. I wish could help hin
E again, besazss I love to work VII
hin- You ougbt ts see what the q
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
First published July :. 1870
LEGAL NOTICE

In the District Court OF Ellis County. Kan
sas-
The Citizens Lumber and Supply Company.
. corporation Plaintiff.
vs.
Joseph E Wilson. # living. his urknoS5.i.
heirs. executors. admins traitors deEisees.
trustees and assigns. If he be dead.
Jane 5 Wilson If living, her unknown heirs.
executors. administrator. deTisees- trus-
tees and assigns If she be dead
W J. Nell If living, his unknown heirs. ex-
ecutOrs. admins traitors. devisees.. trustees
and assigns If he be dead.
The Western Farm Mortgage Company. If
existing its successors. trustees or as
signs. If not existing and = H Simmin-
ger. Defendants
To the above named defendants and each
OF you
You viii take notice. that The Citizens
Lumber and Supply Company "a corpora
toni the above named plaintiff did on the
5th day Of July. 1917. file its petition IN the
above named court against each of you
and that you must answer said petition on
or before the 25th Gay OF August. 1917. or
said petition viii be taken true. and iudE-
ment viii be rendered in said action against
you. quietinE the title in said plaintiff 10
lots tweEty-one CID. twenty-three f231.
Twenty-Five t25l. and tWenty-seven- CID.
IN block Cne I'D J E Wilson's Addition to
HAYS City. Kansas. and forever barring each
and everyone OF Eou from al right title.
property. claim demand in or TO said real
estate or any part thereof
Attest Chas. w Reeder.
F B. Miller. Clerk Atty for Plaintiff
e. - By J C. Fsverahend- Deputy
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] SOME THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

Be strong and of a good courage;
for the Lord thy God is with thee
withersoever thou goest. Joshua1 3.
They helped everyone his neighbor,
and every one said to his brother, Be
of good courage. !sa- Al 70.
Some young men think they are
so cunning that they can play "sneak''
with nature, but then rest assured
that they who keep the sneak bust
ness up will get badly hurt.
The fast beginning of life usually
makes painful ending. 1t is the man
who has courage that will not wob-
bic, that runs good race-yes, whose
tenacity of purpose keeps him going
while others fail by the way to be
buried in unknown graves.
Since democracy has made life an
open game, we soon find your meas
urement because you will sooner or
later be pushed in democracy's great
sieve-if you are big enough you
will not slip through.
You are out to do something, now
do it with all the manhood that is
within you-that means with all your
heart, soul and brain.
Thunderclaps are harmless: sounds
never produce dents-in fact, noise
only annoys, and gossip is nothing
more than malice-nothing but So
cial fizz,-only dangerous to the one
who INDUCES in it.
What do you want? You may have
anything if you are honest enough
shrewd enough, tenacious enough tC
reach it; but remember you cannot
have call things" for there are others
who want. Do not get the notion
that money gets call things" for there
are things to be had that money vii
not buy. There are rules for you tt
follow that will place you, but If yor
abuse these rules they will break you
Remember that fame is only an in
cident in the life game. It is wha
you really are, and not what yol
seem to be, that brings you satisfac
ton. It is possible for you to be hail
ed a hero when you know you are
coward. Your conscience eXposur
makes you feel a traitor.
I meet people who are so afrait
they will make a mistake, they vii
not take a risk. Such people form
the great "I told you so" class. TIL
''told you 500 people never have don
anything, never will do anything
They may be good enough to succeed
but they do not have grit enough t
succeed.
When I see a young fellow stan
out with the notion that all things ar
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

First published Saturday, June 80, 1870
LEGAL. NOTICE
In the District Court Of Ellis County, Kan
Charles W Reeder. Plaintiff.
VS..
Joseph E. Wilson. If living. the unknown
heirs, executors, administrators, devisees,
trustees. and assigns. If he be dead,
Jane S Wilson. IF living. the unknown,
trustees and assigns If she be dead.
". J. Nell, If living, the unknown heirs, e1-
ecutors, administrators, devisees, trustees
and assigns If he be dead
Daniel Hutchinson If living. the unknown
heirs, executors, administrators, devisees,
trustees and assigns, If he be dead.
The Western Land Mortgage Company Il
existing, its successors, trustees or as
signs and
J. H Simminger. Defendants
To the above named defendants and each Of
you You viii take notice, that Charles ".
Reeder, the above named plaintiff. did OF
the 9th. day of June, 1917, file his petition
IN the above named court, against each OF
you
And that you must answer said petition
on or before the 18th day Of August. 1917
or said petition viii be taken as true and
judgment viii be rendered in said actor
against you quieting the title in said plain
tin, TO lots. eight. nine. ten eleven twelve
thirteen fifteen. seventeen and nineteen II
block one IN J. Z Wilson's Addition q
Hays City, Kansas, and forever barring eaci
and every one OF you, from all right. title
property, claim or demand in or to saiS
real estate or any part thereof
Attest: F. B. Miller. Plaintiff
Seal Clerk
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PLIGHT OF SIX ORPHANS ,
ToUc HES CALVIN'S HEART
Union P7c:fic Lifts Mortgage for
Parent!c5z Children.

Topeka. K:fnS. T'lly 19.-F"'-s-
lions may be souiieSs. rs is
posed in some quarters, hat an
dent has Just come to light her
which proves that one of them. at
least, has Il heart rs big as ham,
The corporation in question is the
Union Pacific raii--c"d ana the bene-
ficiarieS of its generosity are six or
phan children.
The fact that the children we're
made orphans whom their parents
were killed by Union Pacific train
does not detract from the credit due
to the read. because Il cOrOner's jury
eXOnerated the trainElen from all
hlamo for the accident.
Fred FaIley was market gardener,
living three miles west of Topeka on
a small farm adjoining the railroad
right-Of-way He started on June 2
with his wife and 3-year-old' son in
a motor truck 10 take Il load of Yege-
tables 70 town. Although the engine
was wIiiStling and the bell was ringing
so that other travellers on the high
way heard and StOpped. Falley drove
directly in front of the train. He and
his wife and son were killed ana the
truck was destroyed.
They left family of six children.
ranging from the oldest daughter
Vera, to n baby Is months old. Their
little farm had Il mortgage of 5000
against it: teams and implements
were mortgaged for $500. and the
truck struck by the engine had only
recently been purchased for 1928.
The daughter. Vera, backed up by
her 15-year-Old brother, decided to
keep the family together and to con-
tinue to operate the farm. NeighbOrs
promised to help them. They did
raise about $500 and then a cyclone
struck the neighbOrhOOd and many of
those who had promised TO help found
themselves in need of assistance.
r. W. Blair, general attorney for
the road at Topeka, had an investiga-
ton made of the accident, but when
the coroner's jury found the railroad
without blame he considered the mat
ter closed. Then he learned of the
plight of the six fatherless and moth
/ erlesS children.
1t was Through him that the heart
strings of the big corporation were
touched. Mr.. Blair wrote to his SUI
periors. stating that he found the road
i to be without legal liability for dam
ages as a result of the accident, but
| he thought it would be fine thing If
some way could be found to help the
children.
That letter passed on up through
| tho official channels Of tho Union Pa.
cific until ii reached the president
E F. Calvin. When he had finished
reading it his eyes were wet. 81
once he dictated a reply, ordering thai
the two mortgages on the Falley farm
be lifted that q new motor truck BIZ
| purchased and that the funeral ex
| penSes of thn children'S father. moth
or and - hNr he paid. The checl
hos inst !. n sent and it amounts Il
So -c1
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
Ordinance No .761

First published July 21, 1910
An ordinance extending the cor
porate limits of the City of Hays,
Kansas.
Whereas, Jacob Brull and Barbara
Brull of Hays, Kansas, have caused to
be plated a certain portion of the
northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter, of section five, 90,
township fourteen, (141 range
cipal meridian and dedicated same as
and for an addition to the City of
Hays, to be known as Normal
Court" Addition to the City of Hays,
Kansas.
Whereas, All the necessary docu-
ments required by law have been fl
ed and the proper city officials are
satisfied that the said Jacob Brun and
Barbara Brull, his wife, are the own
ers and proprietors of said plated
ground and the abstract of title of
same indicates that they have a good
marketable title to said tract, and
therefore be it ordained by the may
or and councilmen of the City of
Hays:
Section 1. That the territory ad-
jacent to the city of Hays as plated
and recorded in the Office of the Reg
lister of Deeds of Ellis County, Kan
sas, in Plat Book at page 81 and
known as Normal Court" Addition
to the City of Hays and being a part
of the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section five (5), town
ship fourteen, (14) range eighteen
! (18), west of the sixth principal mer-
idian, be and the same is hereby adj
ded to and made part of the City
of Hays, Kansas, and subject to all
the laws and ordinances thereof.
Section 2. That the streets and al
legs as dedicated and plated IN said
addition be and the same are here
by accepted for public use.
Section 8. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage, approval and publ
cation.
Passed and approved July Is, 1917
Attest: Geo. Philip, Jr.,
| q. So Peter Holzmeister, Mayor
| Civ Clerk
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SURPRISING the l. w. w.

1t is difficult to speak with any
moderation of the outrageous erup-
ton of the I. w. W. in the far west. It
is nothing less than rebellion, and the
most effective means of suppressing
rebellion is to apply little of that
"direct action" which is the favorite
diversion of the l. w. WIS.
There is no question of free speech
involved The I. W. W. does not in
tend to accomplish its treacherous
aims by anything so feeble as speech;
they scorn the ballot box. They are
against the war, and their method of
making known their protest is by
burning grain, destroying our lumber
and blowing up freight trains. They
seek to make converts not by argu-
ment but by threats and intimidation
We read that western towns are
seeking to deport these rebels. In the
old days we can imagine more drastic
measures would have been taken. The
westeners were handy with the rope
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just and proper, alter or change such
appraisement.
Section 6. For the purpose of
paying for the work and improvement
In this ordinance provided for, the
Mayor and Council are hereby au-
thorized and directed to issue bonds
of the City of Hays, Kansas, IN an
amount not to exceed the contract
price and cost of said improvements,
and to run for a period of ten years
and be payable in ten equal
annual installments together with
interest not to exceed five per
cent. per annum, which bonds
shall be made payable at the
fiscal agency of the State of Kansas,
and for the purpose of paying the
principal and interest of said bonds
as they severally become due and
payable, the Mayor and Council shall
apportion and assess against the lots
and pieces of ground within the tax
ing district of suchimprovements, and
the apportionment therein contained
shall hold good for all of the install
ments that are collected from the spe-
cific property chargeable with said
improvements. Such assessment and
apportionment ordnance shall contain
the total amount of tax apportionedto
each tract piece and parcel of land
WITHIN the taxing district and snail
state the number of annual install
ments in which such tax is to be col
lected; and thereafter the City Clerk
shall annually, at the same time as
other taxes are to be certified, certi-
fly to the County Clerk of FL
lis County, Kansas, a full list
of all the property liable
for such work and improvement
together with the respective amounts
due on each of said tracts, pieces, and
parcels of land, which amount shall
include the annual installments and
interest on all unpaid balance for one
year at the rate of five per cent. per
annum, and such amounts so certi-
| fed shall be collected as other taxes
are collected; Provided, that for the
purpose of defraying the cost Of i'm
proving the squares and areas formed
| by the crossing of streets and alleys
as well as where the improvement is
through or adjacent to property of
the City, for which the City would be
! liable, the assessments shall be made
against all the taxable property of
the City.
Section z. This ordnance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its publication once in the official city
paper.
Passed and approved July 18th.
Attest: Geo. Philip, Jr.,
Peter Holzmeister, Mayor.
City Clerk.
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(First published Saturday, June so, 1870
LEGAL NOTICE
In the District Court of Ellis County, Kan
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21
One Draft That Satisfies

We note that Major W. L. Brown,
generally known as "IrOn Jaw is an
other deserving democrat that has
been drafted into the federal service
at a big salary The particular work
OF Iron Jaw" recognized, 1t strikes
US the beauties and the virtues of the
new farm loan scheme While we
are pleased to see the oratOrical abil-
ity of Iron Jaw" recognized, It
strikes US that a plan for furnishing
cheap money that requires travelling
orators Is just a trifie too cOmplicat-
ed to answer the purpose About
all this loan scheme VIII accomplish
will be to furnish a lot Of good Jobs
to deserving democrats" at the ex-
pense of the public--Beloit Gazette.
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and the gun in those days. We are
not counseling lynch law, but we
think deportation is too mild a pun
ishment.
We are TOP "civilized'' to apply the
old Roman law-sfspare the conquer
ed and extirpate the rebels at
least we could intern them. The Brit
ish have found it practicable to put
German prisoners to work at useful
employment. Why couldn't we do
the same thing with our rebel I. W.
WIS?
It is announced the war depart
ment stands ready to take ''any &C
ton" in suppressing the western dis
turbances. We believe the action
should be swift and sewers. Any
weakness would invite more riot and
Chicago Tribune.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-21

1t looks as If nobody in the world
need lack for something TO eat next
year, If the crop promise Of the Unit
ed States for the coming harvest is
fulfilled. According to the forecast
of the Department of Agriculture,
just issued, food crops this season viii
be greater by a billion bushels than
last year This does not take into &C
count the thousands of home gardens
that VIII produce their millions Of bu-
shells of potatoes and other vegeta-
bles- The Governments crop report
Is probably the severest blow that
has ben struck at Prussianism IN sew
eral days, at least
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Ordnance No. $50.
Published on the 81. july. 1.

published on the 81, July, 1910
An ordinance, providing for the i'm
proving, enlarging, repairing and ex-
tending the Water Works System of
the City of Hays and providing for
the payment of the cost thereof.
Whereas, In pursuance of Chapter
124 Laws of the State of Kansas for
the year 1913, on the 18th day of
May, 1917, by q resolution adopted
by the Mayor and Council Of the City
of Hays, Kansas, declaring that it was
necessary to improve, enlarge, re-
pair and extend the Water Works
System Of said city:
Whereas, In pursuance Of said res
elution so adopted as aforesaid, E. T
Archer & Co., Consulting Engineers,
Kansas City, Mo-, were directed to
make plans and specifications and
detailed statement of the cost Of said
improvement, and
Whereas, Said plans, specifications
and detailed statement of cost have
been duly approved by the Mayor and
Council and by the Public Util-
tiles Commission Of the State Of Kan
sas, and are now on file IN the Of
flee of the City Clerk Of the City of
Hays for inspection; and therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen Of the City Of Hays, Kan
sas.
Section 1. That it is necessary
and hereby ordered that the Water
Works System Of the City of Hays be
improved, enlarged, repaired and ex-
tended as follows, to-wit:
L Power House,
2 Engine and Generator,
+ 8. Boiler and Stack,
4. Pipes and Specials,
B. Valves and Hydrants,
s. Wells and Pumps,
z. Wire and Poles.
The aforesaid improvements are to
be made IN pursuance Of Chapter 124
Laws OF Kansas for the year 1913and
a resolution duly adopted by the
mayor and council on the 18th day
OF May 1917, and IN accordance with
/ the plans and specifications and de-
tailed statement of cost Of said i'm
proxement made by E T. Archer &
CO., Consulting Engineers, and duly
approved by the mayor and council
and by the Public Utilities Commis-
sion of the State Of Kansas and which
said plans and specifications and de-
tailed statement Of cost are now on
file IN the Office of the City Clerk for
inspection
/ SeStion 2. For the purpose OF
! paying for the cost Of said improve
ment provided for N this ordinance,
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eoina Proverb one Better.

OOIng TTOVSTD Ute bEILeF.
No man can serve two masters, and
it takes d mighty good one nowadays
to be able to boss one hired man.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-21
HARD TO HOLD UPPER
RUNG IN BIG LEAGUE

NEW YORK. May 2O.-First place
in the major baseball leagues was
hard position to hold last week. Chi
cago climbed over the eastern clubs
to first place In the National, and al
tho Boston lost the lead in the Ameri-
can on Saturday. the champions re-
gained 1t today by defeating Chicago,
TO /, while New York, leaders for
day, were losing to Detroit. The races,
however are close in both leagues
Chicago won seven games during
the week and set up a weekly scoring
mark for the year by making a. runs
on II hits
Weaver of the Chicago Americans;
Baker of the New York Americans:
Fischer OF the Pittsburgh Nationals,
who made two home runs in one
game, and Kauff Of the New York
Nationals, were the individual battina
stars of the week