The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
URGES MORE CROPS
Governor Capper Again Appeals
to KanSans 10 Increase
Farm Production.
EVERYBODY CAN HELP NATION
Middle West Will Be Looked to For
Food for This Country and
Its Allies.


duty OF every American citizen TO do
all in his power to increase the pro-
duction of foodstuffs, Governor Capper
has issued another appeal to Kansas
citizens urging them to come to the
aid of the Nation in the war emer-
gency He also urged bankers and
capitalists to loan money to farmers
desiring it for the purchase of needed
seeds and machinery.
The governors appeal follows:
1T is the patriotic duty of every
American citizen to do everything in
his power to increase the production
of foodstuffs of all kinds. The Ma
ton is at war and We and our allies
will need more food than is now in
sight. The people of the Middle West
must do their full share, and their
full share means the very maximum
production. There is no danger Of
overproduction, there will be abund-
ant need of all that we can grow.
81 urge every citizen to make sacri-
fees if need be in order to grow food
stuffs. Encourage in every way, the
utilization of vacant lots and tracts of
lands in and near Titles and towns. l
urge farmers to increase their crop
acreage, to cultivate to the limit, to
employ labor saving machinery, to
work overtime. Every additional
pound and bushel produced will count.
Bankers and capitalists can greatly
help by advancing money for needed
seeds and machinery.
81 repeat this special appeal because
the planting season is at hand and no
time must be lost The necessity of
action is greater than most Of US real
ize, and patriotic citizens of all call
ings must cooperate. The Nation
needs you
Man Heads w. o. W.-The Wood
men of the World of Kansas in ses-
sion at Pittsburg has reelected J. W.
Kaiser of Kansas City, head consul.
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Robs Jewelry Store.-While emu
ployes were going to work, man
threw a stone through the jewelry
display window of Ed Vail & Com
pany on principal street of Wichita,
and escaped with $1,000 in watches
and rings.
Pioneer Land Owner Dies.-Clark
Kinkaid, 20 years old, a pioneer of
southern Kansas, died suddenly at
Wichita. He was one of the wealth.
est land owners in Kansas. Mr.. Kin
kaid was a rancher during the trou-
blesome Indian days. He bore the
scars of several Indian fights.
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"Frat" House Burns.-Members of
the Pi Epsilon Fraternity, returning
from their Easter vacation the other
day, found their fraternity house in
flames The building, furniture and
personal belongings of the students,
valued at $4,000, were destroyed.
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Boy Killed by Wagon-Keith Gal
pin, 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs
Forest Galpin of Minneapolis. was run
over by wagon the other day and
killed
Held Two Loyalty Parades.-Ten
thousand school children marched in
the loyalty parade at Wichita the 9TH
er afternoon. At night the citizens
paraded thirteen thousand strong.
Wouldn't Salute FIag.-Anna Folk
land, 13-year-old daughter of Wichita
Socialist, who refused to salute the
Stars and Stripes and swear allegiance
to the United States, will not return
to school there. The school board
has decided on expulsion for Miss
Folkland.
Train Kills Farmer.-WilIiam Ian
don, S5 years old, farmer, crossing
ing the Missouri Pacific track at Dill
Ion in a motor car recently, was killed
and his car demolished.
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Gymnasium for School, Friends
University at Wichita is to have a
$4,000 gymnasium in the near future.
x x x
Shot Firer Killed in Mine.-An ex-
plosion in mine No. II of the Weir
Coal Company at Dunkirk recently
killed J. H Scott, a shotfirer.
Scott for lntervention.-The United
States should intervene in Mexico al
once, not against, but for the people
of that country, former Congressman
c. F. Scott of lola declared in a
speech at Ottawa.
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Re-elect Pleasanton Mayor.-In the
city election at Pleasanton Samue
Tucker was reelected mayor with the
following councilmen: R. w. McIn
tyre. julius Gottlieb, j. A. Gentle
Harry Mann and P. P Corby. r. G
Coleman was reelected police Judge
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Woman Police Judge.-DeSoto, wen
on record for the complete enfran
chisement of women by electing /;
woman. Mrs. Roxana BIayloclx, polio,
judge. An entire woman's ticket wa,
in the field, but the men carried of
the offices of mayor and councilmen.
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Mexicans Insult FIau.-Mexicans Il
a colony on the Santa Fe at Ottaw.
hooted and threw cinders and rock
at an American flag flying on a switcl
engine. according to switchmens !
demonstration by the railroad EN-