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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Michigan Bank ROBBERS Got S1ey 1000

Jackson, Mich, Nov. 10-The Farm
srs State Bank, in the village Of Cor
cord, ten miles south OF here vas
wrecked by robbers early today The
robbers escaped with about SIS. 600
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Nonreoian Passenger Ship Arr,

Norwegian Passenger Ship Arrives.
An Atlantic Port, Nov THE first
Scandinavian passenger steamship to
reach America from Norway in several
months arrived here today, via Hail.
fax. with 1907 passengers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Army Insurance Rates Out.

Schedules of army life insurance
rates as provided by the United States
treasury department, were announced
recently by W. H. Kemper, custodian
of the district appeal board. The
schedule of rates and ages has been
figured by Mr.. Kemper from bulletins
issued by the treasury department.
Classification of the $4,000 policies
are as follows: Ages Is, 16 and II
years, $3.50 year, $3.50 a month; Is,
10 and 20 years, $76.80 a year. $6.4O
month; 81, % and % years, $78 a year,
$3.50 month; "a and % years, 1920
a year, $3.50 a month; &c and 81 years,
$8O.46 a year, $3.50 month; % years,
s8160 a year, $3.50 a month; 20 and
80 years, $3.50 year, $3.50 month;
81 years, $84 a year, 81 a month. I'm
der the $1,000 policy the annual pay
ment classification is as follows: Is,
Is and II years, $7.56; Is, 10 and 20
years, $3.50; 81, % and % years, $3.50;
"A and % years, 1892; &c and 81 years,
$500; % years. $8.16; % and 80 years,
1928; 81 years, $40.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Schools Help War Fund.

Kansas colleges and universities
will subscribe at least 100000, or one
third more than they are asked to con-
tribute, to the Y. NJ. c. A. war work
fund, if contributions from other
schools in the state are in keeping
with donations from the eleven col
leges, which have already conducted
campaigns
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Drive on Social Diseases.

Kansas and the government health
officials are preparing to make a drive
on the women who are continually
tempting the young men now in train
ing at Camp Funston and at. Fort
LeaYenWorth
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
DR.. Sheldon in England.

DIR. Charles NJ. Sheldon, who sailed
from New York for England October
20, has arrived safely at his destina-
ton, according to cable message re-
ceived by Mrs. Sheldon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
U. 5, into kansas Rate Case

The Kansas Public Utilities Commits
sion has filed a motion in the United
States district court asking that the
United States be made a party to the
2-cent passenger fare suit now pend
ing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
10 Intern Camp Parasites.

Men and women of questionable
character who are found in Leaven-
worth, Riley and Geary counties,
which surround national army can
tonments or army posts, are to be
quarantined by state and federal Of
ficials, under regulations promulgated
by DR.. J. S. Crumbine, secretary of
the state board of health. The move
made by DR.. Crumbine, it was said, is
the first step in campaign to clean
up territory surrounding army canton
ments. Leavenworth, Junction City
and Manhattan and other towns in the
three counties are affected by the
order.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Fails to Death in Own Well.

James Emery, a farmer near To-
peka, started to climb rope in his
well recently His hands slipped and
he fell to the bottom, crushing his
skull and causing instantaneous death.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Topeka Is on Coal Rations-

Topeka went under coal rations re-
Gently. c. H. Danner, fuel administra-
tor for Shawnee county, directed the
coal dealers OF the city not to deliver
more than two tons to any customer
and that a showing would have to be
made as to the urgent need of more
than two tons of Goal for any home
during any month OF the winter.
r = I.
Veteran Dispatcher Dies.
Frank McMurtrie, rs years old. for
the last twenty-five years "a train dis
patcher on the Santa Fe. is dead here.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Couldn't Stop Canadians.

British Front in Belgium, Nov. l.
The Canadians, in today's drive
against the German lines, have ad-
vanced about 500 yards beyond the
center of PasschedaeIe. having battled
their way to their final marks. a con-
siderable number of prisoners already
have reached the cages.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
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Manicurist Gets $50. 900.

Mrs. Ida Carson, a Topeka manicur-
list, has received draft for s150,OOO
as her part of an estate in Cleveland,
Ohio. Mr.. Carson declares she will in
vest the money in Liberty bonds and
continue to run her shop.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
F. E. Rowland Gets Appointment

Appointment of F. E. Rowland, as
sistant chief food and drug inspector
for the state, as state hotel commits
sioner. was announced recently by
Governor Capper. He succeeds L. A.
Congdon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
Rock Island Asks Refundino Bonds.

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Rock Island Asks Refundinq Bonds
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
Railway System has made application
to the state public utilities commission
for approval of a first refunding bond
issue in the amount of 81, 4S2 900.
r + +
Percival Gruver, SO years old, a resi-
dent of Jackson and Atchison counties
forty-five years, is dead at the home
of his daughter in Holton where he
was visiting.
The cause of the high prices of
bread in Kansas is charged up to the
bakers who have made long time con-
tracts with millers at high prices for
flour. This is the information coming
to Governor Capper since his appeal to
Herbert Hoover for help in reducing
the price of flour. Reports coming to
the governor assert some bakers have
contracts with Kansas mills for as
high as thirty thousand barrels. of
flour, made before the government
fixed the price of wheat, and the mill
ers are said to be holding the bakers
to these contracts.
Topeka to send Christmas Boxes.
The Topeka Red Cross must furnish
200 Christmas boxes to the soldiers
abroad, according to an order received
from St. Louis headquarters. The
packages for France must be COM
pleted by November z, the order pro-
vides.
Fails to Death in Own Well.
James Emery, a farmer near To-
peka, started to climb a rope in his
well recently His hands slipped and
he fell to the bottom. crushing his
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

still ii was TO be expected.
You make a fine Lady Capulet. "
Aida cOmplimented as the two girls
CHANGED to be standing together.
Really I'm quite proud Of my
mamma"
And for the remainder of the day,
to Diana's intense disgust, Aida per-
sisted in calling her Mamma"
Matters were not improved for
Diana by the reading of the play
indeed even less than before, was
she inclined to feel reconciled TO the
assignment of parts. She felt ner-
vous and ready 10 cry. and then
pride came to the rescue. she was
acting like a child she told herself
severity, and giving them all good
reason to comment on her unusual
quietness. She would go out for q
walk even if IL was foggy, with the
aid of outdoor air she felt she could
surely get herself in hand. and be
able to appear like herself. Ac-
cordingly a little later she donned
her hat and raincoat, and stepped
out into the growing darkness OF
the afternoon unobserved, as she be
lieved. even by the chaperon.
What a dismal day this was! Di-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

music?" She went on. where's
your mandolin, Jack? Has that a
silver sound"
At this Diana laughed, a rather
forced laugh, which she hoped no
one noticed, and a little later il was
suggested that, as there was moth
ing special on the docket, they
should read through the chosen
play of Romeo and Juliet"
This would to have come sooner
or later, so with an effort Diana
Joined the others and tried her best
to put as much spirit as possible in
to the unsatisfactory part assigned
her as Lady Capulet. At length aft
or much laughing and expressing
Of opinions the reading was finished
and all agreed that there was no
reason in the world why this should
not be the greatest success of any
thing they had undertaken. All
this, however, was as wormwood and
gall TO Diana Wales. Aida really
did put a good deal of expression
into the part of Juliet, and Earl
well, of course he was always good.
Though II seemed to Diana that he
put rather needless emphasis into
his words Of admiration for Juliet,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

the end, however. and there was
some comfort to poor Diana in that
AT length the girl reused herself.
She felt that she really must join
the others; so, touching up her hair
a bit and wiping her eyes, she drew
aside the curtain and stepped out.
But she was hardly in a normal con-
dftion when she took her place as
one of the merry company around
the blazing wood fire.
So little did Diana join in the gay
spirits of the others that Bess Palm
er called: What's the matter with
DIANA She's not speaking a
wOrd."
What is it, DIP" asked some one
else, mot in the dumps, are YOU?
ooh, yes" exclaimed Aida who
had been looking over the play and
still had the book in her lap. "Oh.
yes, she must be having the doleful
dumps. Let's see-how does that
so?-Here it is:
When gripping grief the heart doth wound
And dOleful dumps the mind ODpress.
Then music with her silver sound.
With speedy help doth lend redress.
Cant somebody give US some
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
THE LURE OF MOCA

No wonder. then. that Jean
Prescott. the attractive young head
Of such household arts department
as there was at Morton. was filed
with a sentiment toward Professor
Gray that was as near 20 that OF
hatred as any that had ever entered
into her spacious heart. Like most
household arts instructors, Jean
Prescott carried into her classes
and laboratory an air OF rare gem
iality. Professor Gray seldom car
ried much geniality into his Greek
classes and perhaps that was the
fault OF hts boarding house keeper.
FOR Gray had got 20 the point where
having tasteless coffee and cold
fried eggs for breakfast was getting
on his nerves.
II he took real satisfaction IN
anything. however. IL was that so
far the department OF domestic sci
ence had been limited TO Jean Pres
colt and that she had but two
roOms-one for a lecture room and
another for p Oratory-'merel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
DLANA,S DOLEFJI DUMPS

Diana called q spritely voice
Where are YOU. DIP"
There was no response, for pretty
pink-cheeked Diana Kelsey curIed
Up within the curtained window re-
cess did not feel like talking just
then. Indeed, she was only TOO glad
10 be hidden from sight for there
were tears in her eyes and she knew
they would be discovered by Bess
Palmer iii she came near her; so,
1rksie her friend went Off in search
az her, Diana continued 10 brood
Jver her troubles which. as every
body knows. is the best way in the
world 20 increase them. in fancy 81
rot ia reality.
To begin with-there had been
SO much of hilarity going on the
might before that she had not slept
well. and her head ached. The new
1tat OF which she had expected so
lauch. was not very becoming after
all She was disappointed in this
house party. it had not come up 70
those OF previHTs years. even though
So was made UP or nearly the same
company Worst Of all was the fact
that Aida Goodrich was 70 take the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

just how much he spent on lunch
con, shoe shines beggars and tobac-
co and even had TO admit that he
lost a dollar on a bet one day and
gained two dollars the next though
Peggy hadn't any idea where 20 en-
ter these items and finally decided
on putting the dollar down under
mortgage interest" because she
hadn't anything else for that col
umn and calling the other simply
cash received"
Angelica had promised 10 help
Peggy with the percentages and
correct their budget at the end OF
the following month and Morton
was casting about in his mind for
a way OF defeating her in her pur-
pose. One night early in the second
month of their budget accounts he
told his wife ne had met an in
teresting old school friend OF his who
had a delightful mission IN life. He
was trying to help the men he knew
TO make their wives happy and he
had worked out a system which as
vet he had not had published. Il
was. said Morton. the theory OF this
man that the most worth while
thing In life was not money. Money
was incidental. ones happiness did
not depend or the amount OF money
one hal SO why take pains to con
serve il? The things that counted
wee the words one spoke the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

principal lady's part, and Earl Ray
mOnd was TO be the leading man
in the little play that was on foot.
Earl had been her staunch friend
and open admirer since their pri-
mary school days In all the little
plays which they had given hither-
70, when she was leading lady. he.
as matter of course. had been
given the part OF leading man. Now,
IN the most ambitious thing they
had ever undertaken, for, with an
audacity given TO youth alone. the
club had elected to play Romeo
and Juliet" now she. Diana Wales,
had been assigned the unimport-
ant part OF Lady Capulet. Juliets
mother-of all things! while Aida
was TO play Juliet TO EarTs Romeo
II seemed almost more than she
could bear She would have with
drawn altogether only she feared
that that would be too noticeable,
for somebody would be ready 10 say
she was jealous. She wasn't jealous
but she dreaded all those rehearsals
with Early apparently making love
TO Aida. even though il was only
In play. They would both die in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

pers-that goes under improve
ments and if you give something
TO a beggar you must tell me so I
can put it down under church and
charity
Every night / will ask you so you
won't forget anything Angelica
has been helping one young couple
and they haven't been a cent out OF
the way since they began. The hus-
band remembers every tinty winty
thing he spends and he is so happy
just on account OF il.
Morton snorted inwardly and had
some rather sinister thoughts re-
garding Angelica and her mission
airy enterprise. rs there a definite
percentage for the amount OF tobac-
CO a husband can use?
Eyes. iadeed-but the book says
that one Of the things the young
people ought to strive TO do IS 10
divert that money-those are the
words the book useS-into other
more worthwhile channels. such
as lecture courses, the purchase OF
an encyclopaedia OF a beautiful
work OF art Don't you think Anga-
lea is doing a wonderful work -
yes. quite wonderful. not 10 say
remarkable. phenomenal and epoch
making" said Morton, and Peggy
was satisfied.
Every night for a month thereaft-
or Morton was obliged 20 confess
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

ana believed she didn't like house
parties anyway. She quite wished
she had not come. There had not
been a ray Of sunshine for the last
two Gays. What did the others all
find so funny 10 laugh about, she
wondered. They seemed to do moth
ing but laugh. Had she ever been
like that? It was hard to believe
il from her present point of view.
How she wished that something 60
anything short of broken bones
would happen TO prevent her from
having 10 take part in this proposed
play, the play that was. no doubt.
to her laurels as never before on
the heads OF the Club of Young Am
ateur Players
she had gone but at little way
when she became aware of some
one behind her, walking faster than
she 1t sounded like,-only Of
course it couldn't be-Earl Ray
mond. who a moment later called
boyishly:
Hold on. Diana. 1 want to talk
with you"
The girl turned. waiting gravely
till the young man reached her
side. and they went on together re-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
SIGN OF THE PURPLE PARROT

lady. She nodded to Clarita. You're
very kind" she said. And please
don't forget about that cuttle-ish
bone, fresh every three days. Very
well. Good morning"
Wasn't that a nice girl" said
Mrs. Tucker to her son as they
walked down the street. "Tm sure
she'll be good TO Dick and Nellie"
Il hope they'll be good to her, "
murmured the young man. "I should
think any bird could sing IN that
shop"
Mrs. fuckers anXieties concerning
her pets must have multiplied as the
summer went on, for Mr.. James
Tucker. jr., found it necessary to
drop in and look at the birds very
frequently indeed. Clarita used 70
smile when she saw him coming.
Mr.. James, jr., was a young lawyer,
and his Office not yet being over
run with clients, he found time 70
visit the bird store in the middle Of
the morning or the afternoon, or
sometimes both. Birds were never
better looked after than were the
Tucker canaries.
"How's Dick?" he would ask,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

Il proved 10 be an attractive shop.
as different" as the most modern
decorator could wish. After all
there IS nothing more decorative
than birds, with their bright col
ors-or else why should we often
see them drawn and painted q?
Clarita's real birds, arranged among
green plants, hung against gray
walls, in quaint Japanese cages, fur
nished all the decoration one could
wish. The dove gray sparrows with
rose colOred bills hung IN the win
dow, and an artist friend of Clarita' g
painted a gay wooden single with
these words: THE Sign Of the Pur-
pie Parrot"
The shop succeeded, Of course.
People always come TO stores that
look new and clevter and attractive
when they are presided
over by pretty authenticated girls
like Clarita. Her voice was us
sweet as any Of her birds notes,
and her own bright coloring and
fresh gowns quite as decorative
though IN 8 different way. People
did buy birds for Christmas. ard
most Of them were as well satisfied
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

with themselves for having encour-
aged the enterprise OF such a nice
girl as they were with their pur-
chases. They even bought birds aft
er Christmas.
Then in the spring Clarita had q
new idea. What would the many
people who were going away on
trips or to hotels do with their birds d?
She got her artist friend TO letter O
sign for the window that read
Birds Boarded" 1t was surprising
how many birds wished to find sum-
mer quarters. A number of Clarita' 9
former feathered pets came back to
lodge and the little shop was filled
with song and color and soft fiutter-
ings.
One June day little old lady
came into the shop, followed by a
tall young man who appeared to be
her son. He was a very tall man,
quite unnecessarily tall for one sc
handsome 20 begin with, but he
seemed TO be rather embarrassed by
the large gilded bird-cage he was
carrying. Possibly men do not like
to carry bird-cages through the
streets.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
By Ella W. Bangs


marking about the weather, and a
few other such subjects as people
are given to talking about when the
undercurretn OF their thoughts is
elsewhere.
After a moments pause Earl ask
ed abruptly:
Diana, why wouldn't you take the
part Of Juliet?'
why wouldn't ." the girl hest
tateG in surprise. why / was new
er asked To take it."
Not asked! But Aida said
Ear paused leaving his sentence
unfinished When he spoke again it
was TO say, Il understood that you
refused TO take the leading part,
and-You see. hi. was afraid you
didn't want to play Juliet 10 my
Romeo"
What nonsense! Diana return
ed.
Then you did not refuse to take
the part?"
Il surely did not. Earl How
could I when it was not offered me-
I simply had no choice in the mat
ter"
The young man turned and look
ed searchingly into the girls flush
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
ACCORDING TO BUDGET

many-degreed cousin, who seemed
10 be as fond of putting ideas in
10 Pesgy's head as Peggy was Of
sPonging them up. What does she
know about real home making 2"
ooh, she knows a great deal" in
sisted Peggy. And she says that
the reason why so many people
aren't happy is because the wives
aren't business like and don't ap-
ply the same methods 20 houSekeep-
ing that men do TO their businesses.
Angelica would make some man
wonderfully happy"
DID she tell YOU that tOO?" ask
ed Morton putting" on his pipe
viciously.
Yes. only Of course she is so
busy telling other women how 10
make their homes happy that she
doesn't have time. Well, she brought
methis budget book and l am to put
down in these little columns just
what I spend each day-see. here's
place for bread and ore for but
ter and another for meat and fish.
and all the things we eat. and here's
one for fee and one for help and
carfare and light and things like
that-Angelica says YOU call those
lost ones operating expenses. 1t is
the nrst OF the month SO I started
right la. See ] bought some face
powder az the drug store and 7 put
chat down vuder medicine and the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

smiles and tears and signs and
laughter. II was as folks use these
real things in life that they were
either happy or unhappy. For in
stance. if a man laughs only when
his wife hits her Thumb with ham
mer or when he sees a cat with a
tin can on the end Of its tail. he is
pretty sure TO make himself and his
associates unhappy.
The woman who spends two
hours every morning gossiping with
"a neighbOr about another neighbOr' S
divorce case is wasting her time and
cheating her husband because
woman's words belong as much 70
her husband as a mans earnings
belong 70 his wife.
Peggy listened intently 10 the eX-
PLANTATION and seemed enthralled. So
far was she from suspecting Nor
toms scheme that she even sug-
gested that Angelica would like 70
meet the stranger and went off in
10 a very pleasant brown study as
she thought that possibly a match
might be made between these two
workers for h1manity's happiness
and 50 there might had the second
philanthropist been a person of
flesh and blood and not creature
OF MOrtons imagination Morton
gave his wife some typewriter
sheets containing items and a sys-
TEN OF horizontal and perpendicu7a 2
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

When Morton Blake. who had
been married year and was SUI
premely happy in his snug little
apartment with his blue-eyed lit
tie vile. seated himself in his fav-
orite easy chair with a volume of
his favorite author and his favorite
pipe. preparatory TO enjoying, for
the evening. all the happiness Of
bachelor life rolled into one with
the contentment OF married life.
there was bIue-eyed Peggy ou the
other side of the table with a fat
oblong book that has a new look
- IT, Peggy opened il with care and
AFssed the COVERS sack as one does
with q book that has never been
opened before.
10 was The Budget book.
Angelica has been here today"
Peggy announced, and she brought
this-lts such a wonderful idea ,-
Morton. did you ever hear OF a
budget? I never had. but Angelica
explained what 10 meant and here
IS the book. She has made "a special
study u housekeeping. you know. "
"But what does Angelica. know
about making men happy IN their
homes2' queried Morton. who had
not an altogether pleasant mental
image OF PegEv's tall angular.