The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-01
TO END WASTE AT FUNSTON
Water Return System Planned for Big
Heating Plant at Cost of
$4,000.

NJ. E. Miller, supervising engineer
of the heating system at Funston, has
been called to Washington by Gen. 1.
w. Littell, who is in charge of canton
ment construction, regarding the in
stallation of return system for water
in the heating plant there. Mr.. Miller
is a Kansas City heating expert.
When the contract for the million
dollar steam heating system at Fun
ston was left last August, it was de-
cided to release all the water from
the heating pipes and radiators
through a series Of four traps in each
building. This meant that every bit
of hot water generated by the boilers
was lost after making one trip
through the pipes.
Recommendation were made art the
time for a return system, but were not
acted upon. The immense loss of coal,
water, and the rough wear and tear on
the boilers prompted Mr.. Miller and
Maj. Fred J. Herman, constructing
quartermaster, to insist upon a return
system, and as result Mr.. Miller has
been called to Washington to go over
the plans and specifications for re-
turn system, which will cost approx
mately S150,000.
The boilers use approximately four
hundred thousand gallons of water
day when running at capacity, and by
linking up the seventeen heating sys-
TENS and using the water over and
over again, it is estimated that 10000
gallons a day will be saved
Any mail clerk in the postoffiee at
Camp Funston will tell you that the
soldier boys get more letters each day
than six times the same number of or
binary individuals
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Negroes Dies at Age of 117.-Mariah
Hoopson, a negro, who claimed to be
the oldest woman in Kansas, died of
dropsy at her home in Lawrence. She
claimed to be III years old.
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Hutchinson Boy Honored.-Although
he donned the uniform of a sea SOL
der only June Is last, Lester B. Nc
CULLEN, Hutchinson boy serving in the
United States marine corps, has al
ready qualified as marksnan, winning
the coveted medal and an increase
OF pay.
Meningitis at AbiIene.-Paul jeff.
coat, 10 years old, of Abilene, was at
tackled with spinal meningitis, prob
ably contracted on a visit to Camp
Funston. A surgeon from the camp
pronounced it severe, but he may re-
cover. The case is the first there
and is strictly 7uarantined.
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Messenger Girl Too Youne.-HeIen
Hays, Atchison's first and only mes
senger girl, was compelled to quit
work recently by a state labor inspec-
tor because she is under 16 years old.
She is 13 and had a permit from her
mother to work.
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Found Body of Minister.-The body
of the Rev Walter NJ Eastman of
Lawrence, minister in charge of ST.
Stephens Episcopal church OF Wich-
tia, was found by hunter near there
with a bullet hole just below the
heart. Mr.. Eastman was a graduate
of the University of Kansas.
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Fire Ruins Four 5uiIdinss.-A fire,
starting in furnishing goods store at
Lane, from an exploding lamp, result
ed in the complete loss of the store.
the Masonic and Odd Fellows Temple
and the Citizens Bank, adjoining it.
After the DisIoyaI.-A committee of
public safety was organized at Atchi-
son. Persons with pro-German ten
denotes will be exposed by the COM
mittee and the organization will cause
prosecution of anyone in the county
Of un-American utterances
or conduct
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Early Wichita Resident Dead.-Bar-
tholemew Mahaney, 72 years old, Is
dead at his home In Wichita. Mr.
Mahaney came from Ireland when is
years old and moved to Wichita IN
1868.