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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
The Standard of Citizenship

OAS OF the me TRAITS OF American
citizenship is the willingness with
business experience is tremendously
valuable, volunteer for service in the
interest OF great state or national IN
dertaklngs. Notable examples of this
spirit have been recorded recently, IN
the East, where railroad presidents,
general managers of great industries,
a former president of the United
States and other commanding public
men have relinquished cheerfully their
customary assignments and are giving
their entire time to the Red Cross, the
Armenian and Syrian relief, or other
similar enterprises. 1t is particularly
worthy of note that in the list of men
contributing their services in this way
one finds Jew and Gentle, foreign
born and native born, laboring ener-
getically together with the one
thought in mind to do their duty for
their country. And this, after all, is
the great thing in these troubled
times: to do ones duty. 1t doesn't
matter very much where your father
was born or where you first saw the
light. "Our Country" said Milton,
us where We are well off.
Kansas is particularly fortunate in
having many striking examples of
borders among the men of foreign
birth who have prospered here. None
of these attracted to himself more
favorable notice than P. W. Goebel
of Kansas City, Kansas, a banker,
whose services for the public welfare
have been so generously given in the
last year. In the movement for ru-
raj credit Mr.. Goebel's opinion was
sought by the Federal government.
When the Liberty Loan was floated
he was tireless in his efforts to adver-
tlse its advantages as an investment,
without, OF course, any profit to his
own institution. In the Red Cross
work he has given his time and toll.
| Goebel has gone to the front again
to help in formulating plans for the
Seed Wheat Committee of the Coun-
! ell of Defense, of which he is q mem
! Der.
Mr.. Goebel is not an isolated in
stance of the right spirit in public
work, but he is high type of foreign
| born citizen who knows that his home
and his heart must stay together, and
| that because his home is here in
America, in Kansas, his heart beats
true. One is brought to realize, in
contemplating such characters, that
/ it is not IN these times a question of
! how much man knows, but of what
use he can make of what he does
know, not question of what he has
/ acquired, or where he was born, how
/ he has been trained, but a question of
what he is today and of what he can
/ do In addressing the Wing conven-
ton in 1855, Rufus Choate said he
would join no party that did not car
ry the American flag; he would walk
with no men who did not keep step to
the music of the Union. P. W. Goe-
bel of Kansas City, in his unselfish
/ efforts for the common good in his
adopted country, lives up to that
| ideal. There are no more worthy citi-
zens-TOpeka Capital.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28

DR.. Spar treats diseases of the
Stomach, Liver, Blood, Skin, Nerves
Heart, Spleen, Kidneys, Bladder, Sex.
ual Diseases, Diseases of Women
Rheumatism, Diabetes, Catarrh, Bed
Wetting,Leg Ulcers, certain forms Of
Paralysis, Weak Lungs, Asthma,
Bronchitis, Appendicitis, Gall Stones
Golfers. Tumors, Cancers, Bilious
ness, Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Emaciation,
Epilepsy, Headache, Sleeplessness
Neurasthenia, Obesity, Pleurisy, Scro-
fulous Diseases, Diseases of Men, and
the Tobacco Habit.
IF you have Kidney or Bladder
troubles bring an ounce bottle of
your urine for analysis.
The doctor furnishes ali his OWL
medicines.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
Our Financial Strength


Two billion dollars is a tremendous
sum of money. Yet the American
people have loaned their Government
that much and have hardly touched
their resources. The money was
raised so easily it only seemed to show
the tremendous financial strength of
the country.
It is not one-tenth of our bank de
posts. 1t is less than one-eighth of
our bank loans for one year. It was
less than one-half of our national saw
ings for 1916 and only five per cent,
of our national income for that year
according to estimates.
Not only is this first Liberty Loan
Bond issue of two billion dollars
much larger than the initial loans of
any of the other nations engaged in
the war but it was raised in much less
time with much less effort and was
subscribed to by a vastly greater
number of individuals; this too when
danger was far from US and the ma
ton in calm frame of mind.
The coming second issue of Liber-
ty Loan Bonds, with the great mass of
the people of the country much bet
ter educated as to government bond
| issues and Government finances IN
general, it is reasonable TO suppose,
| will be disposed of with even greater
success than the initial issue.
The over-subscription to the mi
tial issue of over q billion dollars au-
ours well for the success for the next
'oan. There are several million more
investors in Government bonds in
America than there were d month
| ago. Then there were some three
hundred thousand holders of United
States bonds; now there are over four
million. And the thrill of the thought
| Of our soldiers in France will rally
the people to the nations call.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
HSOME THINGS
4 and OTHER THINGS

Be careful for nothing but in
eerything by prayer, let your re
quests be made know unto God. Phil
40.
1 will therefore that men pray
everywhere. 1 Tim: -
When a man refuses to repair his
waste, he becomes a secondhand
man, no difference what his past rec
ord has been. A second hand man is
like any other secondhand instru-
ment, he is below par.
Just as soon as you have lost your
enthusiasm, you may know the flame
of life has turned to ashes. You may
rest assured if you are not, you soon
will be placed in the rejected class.
You can last as long as you keep your
mental tool chest up-to-date.
If you will study self, you will find
you are strung with delicate nerve
wires, and that you are wonderfully
poised on joints. If you do not con-
stantly overhaul and carefully clean,
YOU will find you are attacked with
rheumatic rust and your efficiency
has greatly decreased It will only
take few years of physical neglect
before you are cast upon society's
waste-pile.
You may think you can get the
best of nature, but you are a fool
when you so think. Old nature de-
mands respect and she will have it or
wreck you.
1t has not been long since weak
kneed shallow patid man made this
remark: Don't tell me that honesty
pays; justlook at; everybody knows
how he made his money" But have
you thought of it, that if old Blank
did not have these livid marks, he
would not be able to quote his rec
ord.
National fanfares and pageants
can only be staged after a nation has
made a record. On last Monday ev-
ening we witnessed national pag-
cant on the Normal campus that
stirred our hearts because of the his
tory our fathers wrote. They wrought
their records with steel. They dream
ed of our day. Their hair was streak
ed with gray because of their awful
efforts, but their hopes never grew
gray. Tomorrow their sons will do
for the world what they did for this
nation.
If your reputation is not built of
right dealing and honest living, YOU
will find you cannot last. If there is
flaw in your record, remember soon
er or later, it will show. A bad life
lived in the beginning of life will
show itself when ''loads" of response
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
NOTICE

l often times have porties from diff
ferent parts of the state who want
to buy live stock If you will let me
know what you have to sell 1 will tell
those who want to buy, or If you want
10 buy horses, cattle, hogs or chick
ems, let me know. Give a full 5i,rrir,-
ton of what you have for ale age.
color and IF sound or not, and how
much you want or how much Won
want to pay A. H PRUITT
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
Tribute to Red Cross

To those who may perchance be a
trifie recluant in giving to the Red
Cross movement, the following item
from an Iowa paper may be some
what interesting:
Roy Potter, a Upton, Iowa, boy,
who has been fighting IN the trenches
IN France, was badly wounded last
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28

T. S. Jameson, Sa1ina, Secretary of
Automobile Club; ". R. Wells, Belle
vile, farmer and county commission
er; r. B. Barr, Fort Scott, editor ard
state senator; o. NJ White, Emporia
President New Santa Fe Trail: ". P.
Lambertson, Fairiew, farmer: Ray
Jacques, Hiawatha, farmer; Senator
W F. Schoch, Topeka; DIR. F. J. En-
nest, Topeka; member road commit
tee Chamber Gf Commerce; VIII
Townsley, editor Great Bend Tri-
bune: 3. P. Bartlett, representative
of Capper Publications; Geo. ".
Stansfeld, Topeka member of road
committee auto club; John Dudley.
land owner and banker, Wyandotte
county.-Special to Free Press.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
To Whom it Nav Concern

Notice is hereby given that the
Council viii meet in special session
at the City Tall on Thursday. August
the End, at 8 o'colck p. m, for the
purpose of equalizing the appraise-
ment of the properties made by the
appraisers recently appointed by the
Mayor and Council, of properties Il
able to tax for the construction of
the sanitary sewer on Chestnut be
tween Crawford and Wilson Aenue.
Attest: Geo. Philip, Jr,
Peter Holzmeister, Mavor
City Clerk.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
Thrift in Bond Ruv;no

In an address before the New York
State Bankers Association it was sta
ted that England's first war loan of
one billion and three-quarters was
subscribed to by one hundred thous-
and subscribers. To her last great
Victory of five billion dollars in 1917
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
ANTHRACITE COAI

We have two cars of Penn
sylvania Anthracite Coal on
the way from the mines. Call at
the office and leave your or
derS-i If you want some.
TREAT & SHAFFER.
F. HavemanR, Mgr.
Engraved business cards at the
Free Press Office
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
PILES

Itching, Bleeding, Blind or Pro
truding Piles quickly and permanent
ly cured WITHOUT THE KNIFE.
No cutting, no chloroform or other
dangerous anesthetic used. He gives
a contract and guarantee to cure
every case he treats, no matter how
long standing, or refund every cent
ful and troublesome malady, It viii
pay you to call and have a talk with
him.
The doctor is authorized by the
State Of Kansas to treat all chronic
diseases of men and women
Examination and consultation free
and confidential.
Office Address:
e E. SPARR, NJ. D.
229 Glendale Bldg.
Kansas City, No.
References Gsts City HzE5OnaI Bank
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
Turning ThistIes to Cash

Money is often made by feeding
Russian thistles to cattle. This is es-
pecially true in Western Kansas in
years of short feed crops. Several
profitable experiences with using this
ties were mentioned by ranchmen last
week to Fort Hays Experiment Sta
ton men with the Auto Truck Silo
Special in Cove, Logan and Wallace
counties.
E. ]. Guilbert's cattle at Wallace,
for Instances did we'll during the win
ter of 1913 on silage made by feed
ing the cutter from loads of corn fod-
der on one side and thistIes on the
other. Experiences of others with
thistles alone for silage have been
less satisfactory.
Russian thistle hay properly put. up
was almost if not quits as valuable as
alfalfa hay for wintering cattle, ac-
cording to experiences reported by
two ranchmen at Russell Springs. In
cidently too, they mentioned that
thistles grow without any work on al
most neglected fields that has been
cropped the year before.
Russian thistle hay sold in Wallace
county for as high as $500 a ton
during the winter of 1911, when al
falfa could scarcely be bought for
$22 to $24.
For hay, the thistles should be
thick, cut before the spines harden
much and stacked at once with some
moisture in them.
Chemists who have analysed the
RussiT nthistle at various stages of
growth, report a protein content of
from nine to twenty per cent. about
the same as alfalfa. The food value
declines as the spine hardens-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
Alas. No!

One may feel a great love for arnold
hat, but that does not improve the ap-
pearance of the hat.-AIilwaukee Jour
nal.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
Good Roads Talk

Topeka, Kansas, July 20, 1917.-A
party of fifteen Kansans returned
Wednesday after spending three days
and nights in a strenuous journey over
the hard roads IN Cook County, Ill,
Wayne County, Michigan, and Mil
waukee county, Wisconsin. The trip
was planned by Frank Smith, Manag-
er of the Kansas Good Roads Asso-
citation, for the purpose of allowing
the Kansas men a chance to study
conditions in localities where 365-
day roads have ben in use for sever
al years.
Wayne County, Michigan, of which
Detroit is the principal city, has about
$50 miles of paved roads and the
Kansans inspected about 120 miles
of them and found everybody enthus-
iastic about their benefits, the in
creased value TO farm products and to
farm lands and the many advantages
afforded by the roads.
Milwaukee county has about 120
miles of paved roads and all of the
farmers and land owners along the
roads are very strong for them and
all over the county where there are
no paved roads the farmers are de-
handing that they be extended.
Cook county, Illinois, is building
many miles of paved roads and VIII
continue to extend the system until
every part of the county is connected
with Chicago.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28

The laws of supply and demand are
said TO regulate values. Statesmen
have shouted this from campaign plat
forms since the times of early his
tory This is not only true of COM
modities-it is also true of your
health. The less you have of 1t, the
more you value good health. Good
health is the most valuable thing in
the world. If you feel that your
health is not what is should be, con-
suit a specialist and find out, before
it Is too late, what may be done for
you
DIR. SPARR has been coming to
Hays City every four weeks since
June 1913.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28

q profitable price If the price is ask
Auxiliary.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28

If your reputation is not built of
right dealing and honest living, you
will find you cannot last. If there is
flaw in your record, remember soon
er or later, it will show A bad life
lived in the beginning of life will
show itself when ''loads" of response
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
Members of Party

HASmocfS OF AIRY
Those IN the party were as follows;
]. Frank Smith, Topeka. Manager
Good Roads Association, Henry Nc
Afees Topeka, county commissioner
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-28
Farmers Like 365-Day Roads

dEEnSES Like OOO-OaV NOaoS
Every farmer told about the same
story. They all liked the roads. There
was no demand for an earth road
along side for the use of horses
There was no complaint about the
roads being hard on teams except it
required more shoes but there was no
objection on this account. The in
crease in the land values ranged from
S25 to 800 per acre entirely due to
the good roads. The cost of hauling
all kinds of farm products, milk and
other heavy goods was reduced more
than half by the roads.
Heavy Traffic and Low Upkeep.
The cost of upkeep on roads that
carried from 500 to 1000 vehicles
per day was about $500 toS2O.OO pc,
mile per year. The taxes required to
build the roads were so light that no
body objected to them. The party
travelled several hours in down pour
of ram that flooded the bitches but it
The Kansas visitors all came home
did not halt traffic or stop business.
enthused over the value and advan-
tages of 365-day roads and hope to do
what they can to start the people of
Kansas building some Of these good
roads. It was the general belief that
If every county would build only
few miles, possibly five or ten, this
year, that when the people saw their
benefits there would De no trouble In
getting more of the same kind.
The Kansas party was OF one mind
In the hope that the people of this
state will do all that is necessary to
secure the S2,15O,O00 of Federal
funds for aid in road making. In or
der to get this much work must be
done soon in the matter OF securing
petitions
Members of Party
Those In the party were as follows:
J. Frank Smith, Topeka. Manager
Good Roads Association, Henry Nc
Afee, 4opeEa, couAty coElHaissloneFs
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-08
L legality of Adamson
Law Comes Up Today

lahoma and Gulf railroad. Solicitor
General Davis acted for the govern
ment.
Argument of the Adamson case
was begun after the court handed
down it's opinions for the day-Mon-
day being decision day in the court.
There was little room for spectators
in the tiny supreme court chamber.
Attorneys were anxious for legal
reasons as we'll as out of curiosity
to hear pleas of the array of lawyers
appearing in the case for railroads
and the government.
In the first fight before the court,
railroad executives had the advan-
tage of a favorable decision in the
court below, Judge Hook, at Kansas
City, declared the law, after a brief
hearing, unconstitutional. That,
however, was only preliminary. In
today's battle the supreme court will
decide for all time whether Congress
had the power to legislate wages,
providing that eighthours shall con-
stitute a days work for railroad
men, and that for work after that
they shall be paid overtime prem
iumS
What time will be taken by the
court after today to decide the case
no one knows.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-08
(By United Press)

Washington, Jan. S.-Whether
the people of the United States again
will face a national railroad crisis
depends on the supreme courts de-
cision as to the laws constitution
ality, argument of which is being
made before that tribunal here to-
day.
The government and industrial
crisis of which this law is the out
growth is looked upon by leaders as
a concrete showdown between the
powers of labor and those of capital.
The measure was rushed through
congress last summer by President
Wilson to ward off a strike by 400,-
900 railroad workers that would have
tied up transportation in this coun-
try and gave promise of leading to
conditions verging on civil war. This
strike menace has not yet been obvi-
ated.
At the top of the calendar of the
United States supreme court today
was the case-No. 1877; Francis M
Wilson, United States attorney for
the western district of Missouri YER
sus Alexander New and Henry. C..
Ferris, receivers of the Missouri, Ok
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-08
MODELS MURDER
BELIEVED NEAR
SOLUTION. 50 / j TODAY
(By United Press)

Philadelphia, Jan. 8.-The murder
of Maize Colbert, pretty corset model,
is believed cleared today by the sui
eide of Bernard Lewis, son of a
wealthy retired coal operator at
Pittsburgh. The murder of the
young woman became a live issue
today and the police are searching
for a man brought into the case by
Bessie Colbert, sister of the slain
model, who claims to have overheard
conversation on the part of the
girls rich admirer in which she al
leges he asserted ''I'll get back that
diamond ring if I have to choke the
life out of her."
Another piece of information the
detectives must investigate is that a
woman made a statement that she
saw Maize Colbert alive December
20, the day she is supposed to have
been murdered. If this statement
can be proved, Lewis name will be
cleared.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-08
Beltrami County Spuds
Capture Blue Ribbons

BeItrami county potatoes just nat
urally went to the Minnesota Potato
Growers association show, held at
the University, st. Paul, and
came home with four blue ribbons,
indicating first prize, and one red,
emblematic of second prize, and in
these awards the ribbons were for
the potatoes, it is said, are best
adapted for the soil in Beltrami
county.
In a letter just received by Reyn-
olds & Winter the list of awards are
Agiven for the information of people
of Beltrami county.
Rural New Yorkers, grown by
Theo. Fenske, residing three miles
south of Bemidji, captured first
prize. 80,
Russets, grown by C. W. Clark of
Puposky, also brought home the
bacon" with blue first
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-08

fill a vacancy and his term is expir-
ing. In this precinct, at the time
the council named Mr.. Erwin, nearly
100 citizens of the First precinct
presented a petition to the city coun-
Gil asking that A. M. Bagley be
named to fill the vacancy, but the
council ignored the petition and Sc
lected Mr.. Erwin.
Mr.. Bagley will be a candidate for
the retiring members seat and will
make an active campaign for the Of
flee. Mr.. Erwin, 1t is said, will not
enter the race.
Close Race Expected.
In the Second, the retiring men,
ber is Sherman c. Bailey. His team
Continued on Page Four)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-08
new RIFLEsIS OFFERED
FOR CLUB MEMBERS

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Bemidji Rifle club, held
last evening, it was decided to offer
to the member obtaining the most
new members before June 1, a new
star guaged rife, individual title to
be transferred as soon as the winner
qualities as sharpshooter or expert
rifleman.
The club is going to construct a
modern range this spring that will
compare favorably with any of the
military ranges in the Northwest
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-08

The municipal campaign is on in
full blast. 1t opened early this year,
in fact much earlier than usual, and
from now on until the day of elec-
tion there promises to be some "talr'
hustling on the part of the candi-
dates and their supporters. From
indications, some of the contests for
the seats in the city administration
will be decidedly interesting and
rseme surprises are anticipated when
the vote is announced after the close
of the polls. '',-'-' " - r'~@"ss'#'
Mayor Charles w. Vandersluis has
announced his intention of again
seeking election to the office he now
holds. He has served the city one
term and his candidacy is upon his
record during his first term soon to
close. No opposition has as yet
been encountered by the mayor in
his race for the mayoralty, and there
are many who freely predict there
will be none.
Clark for President.
For alderman at large, which also
carries with it the presidency of the
city council, there is only one name
in the running and that is H. M.
Clark, president of the Clark Pole &
Tie company. F. S. Lycan is the
incumbent of the office and refuses
to again present himself for re-elec-
ton. The announcement of Mr..
Clark makes him the only candidate
thus far for the place. He is one
of the city's most public spirited cit
liens and liberal contributor to
whatever has been broached for the
advancement of Bemidji and its peo-
pie. This is known to many, yet
what he has done has always been
without a brass band accOmpani-
ment. He is a substantial business
man, a success in business and a
man fully capable of handling large
problems in an intelligent and busi-
ness-like manner, and his many
friends are confident he is the man
for the place.
Bagley Seeks First.
The First ward is represented in
the city council by J. P. Lahr and
Thomas s. Erwin. Mr.. Lahr is the
holdover alderman. Mr.. Erwin was re-
Gently chosen by the city council to