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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
Happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
LEGAL DELAYS HAMPER ROADS
of Hard-Surfaced Highways this
Year Sadly Hindered.

Slow legal machinery binders Kan
sas from carrying out an extensive
program for the construction of hard
surfaced roads this year. All told, not
more than 14S miles viii be built.
Steps are being taken to finance at
least 1000 miles but this will not be
accomplished in time to permit the
building Of the roads this season.
Here are some of the projects that
will be completed this year:
Thirty-eight miles of concrete road
from Topeka, through Lawrence to the
LeavenWorth county line east of Ton
ganoxie. This is the Topeka-Kansas
City line. Shawnee and Douglas coun-
ties will build their end of the road.
Leavenworth has twenty miles fl
nanced but it's commissioners are in
clined to delay construction until next
year on account of the war. Wyan-
dotte county is ready to build the few
miles required to connect with its
present hard road just as soon as
Leavenworth is ready to begin build
ing.
Bourbon county will build forty
miles of macadam road, extensions to
its numerous macadam roads now run
ming out of Fort Scott Fort Scott is
the hub of the Bourbon county system.
No favorites are being played as all
roads are extended at the same time
and for about the same distance.
Labette county will construct forty
four miles of gravel road. One road
will lead from Parsons to Altamont;
another from Chetopa to Oswego; a
third from Oswego to the west line Of
the country.
Barton county has financed twenty
seven miles but will build only twelve
miles this year, two miles each way
out Of Ellinwood, Great Bend and
PaWnee.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Lincoln County leads In state guard
membership. A full battalion of Kan
sas State Guards has been organized,
comprising four full companies as pro-
vided by the new regulations, and
with two companies attached. The
companies comprising the battalions
are at Sylvan Grove, Barnard, Beverly
and Lincoln and, with the attached
companies, number $50 men. When
the organization from home guards to
state guards was perfected none of the
members of the home guards refused
to join the state guards on account
of the extended liability for military
service. The headquarters of the bat
talon is at Lincoln.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
This Funny WorIdI

notwithstanding the high
price of living, the things we really
like are not what cost the most
money.
McSmith-I thought of that myself
when l saw newrich accompany his
wife to the opera when he'd rather
have gone to the movies-People's
Home Journal
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Cause and Effect.

This war has changed nearly every
thing" remarked Mr.. Dubwaite.
mo doubt" said Mrs Dubwaite, look
ing wise.
''I ordered q Spanish omelet in a res
taurant the other day. They are not
what they used to be-
I'm not surprised to hear that" said
Mrs. Dubwaite. II was reading in q
newspaper only this morning that
Spain had been hard hit by the war;
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
A Captain of Industry.

do you want the leaves raked off
your grass?" asked the boy, as he rang
the doorbell of a house.
'Why. we haven't got any," replied
the woman. 1--WE haven't single shade
tree in 'front.'
"Oh, but you've got four big baskets
of leaves out here" protested the boy.
ME an mother boy dumped 'em here
early this morning. and I'll carry 'em
away for a nickel Fresno Republi-
can
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
GoIna to Be Something.

A colored man in Philadelphia re-
quested his employer to release him so
that he could go south.
what do you want to go for, La
fayette?"
"Cos Use called to a church down
dar."
Called to church? What are you
going to be?"
Use goin' to be sumfin. I dunno
whedder 1 be de pasture or de sex
tant or de vestryman, but Use goin' to
be sumfin"-New Success.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Kansas soldiers who may be In
France at the time of the primary in
August and the election in November
will not be allowed to vote. State Of
ficials have completed elaborate prep
arations to permit the eleven thou
sand members of the old national
guard organizations and the eight
thousand Kansans in the national
army who probably would be in France
before August to vote at both the
primary and the general elections.
The plans were submitted to the gov
eminent officials for final approval
before the machinery was put in mo-
ton. The attorney general has re-
ceived a letter from Benedict Crowell,
acting secretary of war, that the gov
eminent had decided that it would be
impracticable to permit the soldiers
who were on foreign soil to vote. Ar
rangements will be made for all those
in environments or camps in the
United States to cast a regular ballot
and the War Department has given
instructions for this, but no soldiers
in the trenches or in camps in France
will be permitted to vote. This action
was taken because of the belief that
voting would interfere too greatly
with military efficiency.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Agents have been busy at Abilene
for week. selling the Pastor Russell
book, THE Finished Mystery" They
claimed to have permission from the
government to sell the volume after
taking out a few pages, but hundreds
of books have been sold, complete,
evidently a part of the plan to distrib-
ute the propaganda as widely as pos
sible.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Work on the school children's gar
dens in Manhattan has begun and five
school garden clubs are being organ
lied. Four Of the clubs have a mem
bership of 163. Five gold medals and
ten silver medals, besides a silver low
ing cup and service badges will be
given for meritorious work on the part
Of the individual club members and
the clubs, it is announced.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
A New Wax to Shave

Tender skins twice a day without irrf-
tation by using Cuticura Soap the
"Cuticura Way" No Shiny mug, germs,
waste of time or money. For free sam
pies address, "Cuticura, Dept. x, Bos-
ton" At druggists and by mail. Soap
25, Ointment 25 and 5O.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Operation of the Jop1in-Pittsburg
Railway Comnapy, with 100 miles of
lines through the mining district, has
resumed operation after being idle
since February II, when the carmen
quit work to enforce demands for a
wage increase. Since the employees
have resumed work, the wage issue
is to be taken up by international Of
ficials of the union and the company.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

A brutal attack on Mrs. Frank
Buchheim, wife of a farmer, living a
mile west Of Watson and about seven
miles southeast of Topeka, was made
by a masked man the other afternoon.
The fiendish act aroused the COM
munity to a high pitch of excitement
and scores of men in automobiles from
the vicinity and officers from Topeka
joined in an unsuccessful search for
her assailant-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Delinquent women from Topeka,
Leavenworth, Manhattan and Junction
City under medical treatment at the
state industrial form for women at
Lansing are kept busy working around
the prison poultry plant. They are
looking after 500 hens and are rails
ing young chickens. The women came
to the farm" dressed in flashy
clothes as a rule ard while working
around the poultry plant they are at
tired in overalls. In addition to look
ing after the chickens they are given
poultry books to read and receive in
structiOn twice a week in a school
conducted by Prof. Charles Swami,
poultry expert.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Daily Thouoht.

Degrees infinite of luster there must
always be, but the weakest among US
has gift, however seemingly trivial.
which is peculiar to him and which,
worthily used, will be a gift also to
his race forever.-Ruskin.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Eats IEm Alive

Mother scolded her little daughter
for staying at the grocery so long
''But, mother, the other little girls
STAYED TO see him, but he did not
come
'See what, childz"
why, mamma, there was sign
there, Man Eating Shark and We
wanted TO see him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Carbon copies of unpatriotic Htera-
ture have been scattered in Salina
and reports to the police brought quick
action. They Immediately began to
round up the members of the I. w. w.
in town, but before the roundup was
completed the entire crowd was gone.
For the first time i'm months, it is
said, the city is free of the 1. W. W.
crowd, and the police declare that
hereafter no leniency will be shown
any members of the order. This is
the first time that Salina has had un-
patriotic literature circulated and it
aroused the indignation of many peo-
pie. The literature was an attack on
the army and the environments and
calculated to cause discomfort among
the drafted men who have not yet left
for the training camps.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Portable DistiIlerY.

A French perfume-manufactu
company has constructed a portable
distillery to obtain extracts from
either wild or cultivated flowers in the
regions in which they grow.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

If the sentiment of the people all
along the Golden Belt is as strong for
paving this great highway as it is in
Ellis and Ellsworth counties, as ex-
pressed at Ellsworth and at Hays, the
outlook for it being the first hard road
across Kansas is very bright.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

The week beginning April Is will be
Cleanup Week. in Kansas, when the
folks are to clean their cellars, move
the trash out into the alleys and have
it hauled away. Governor Capper has
issued a proclamation establishing the
week. Cleaning up around the homes
has a two-fold purpose. One is to
make the homes and the cities more
beautiful, and the other is to remove
the trash and thus prevent fires. The
club women Of the state started a
campaign five years ago. and have
been SO successful that it is now a
statewide movement in which every
city and nearly every citizen partici-
pates every year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Governor Capper has reappointed
three members Of the Kansas board
of health. They are DR.. c. H BerTigo
Of Topeka, DR.. o. D. Walker Of Salina
and DR.. H. L. Aldrich of Caney. Doc
tor Lerrigo is now in the government
service as commander of an ambu-
lance section at Little Rock, Ark. The
three members were reappointed for
3-year terms.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Destruction by fire in Kansas dur
ing the month of February was more
than 100000 above normal, according
to the monthly report of L. T. Hussey,
state fire marshal The normal is
$3.50, 600, but fires caused damage to
the amount of S4S5,6 in February,
the report shows.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
A War Exnression-

when Artemus Ward spoke of the
bright lexington Of youth what did he
mean?"
1.-The period just after the young
idea has learned to shoot, 1 suppose"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Betty WfIde-Jack declares he'll go
crazy if don't marry him
Her Friend-Ahl Then there's no
hope for him either way.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

The ten miles to be built by Doug
las County in the fort to fort highway
has been decided by the county COM
missioners. The old Santa Fe trail
will be followed from the Grant town.
ship line to the western county line,
where it is to be connected with the
Shawnee road,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

The community club women at Saw
yer made the hen lay the golden egg
for the Red Cross when they received
SIS, through an auction sale of biddy,
for sewing machine for their war
work. The hen was sold and resold.
Fred Swisher, the last buyer, is hold
ing the fowl for another auction.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

The Rev w. c. Hanson, who has
been superintendent of the Kansas
City district of the Methodist Church,
Kansas Conference, has been chosen
treasurer OF the Sunday school board
of the Church, national body.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels AID.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
The Other WaX.

when my husband yells to me from
upstairs don't answer him."
Il do. / call mine down.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Aliens Foot-EaSe for the Troops.

Many war zone hospitals have ordered Aliens
Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder, for use
among the troops. Shaken into the shoes and
sprinkled in the foot-bath, Aliens FoOt-Ease
gives rest and comfort, and makes walking q
delight Sold every where 25c- Try 1t today Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Strange how a fellow with plenty of
spare time never seems to do any
thing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

The business men of Ottawa are
willing to contribute several days of
their labor, besides blistered hands
and lame backs, to the winning of the
war. At a meeting of the Chamber
OF Commerce recently a large num-
Der volunteered for farm work.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Oliver Stewart, while taking bunch
of bananas out of a hamper, was bit
ten by a large tarantula Stewart was
made ill, but soon recovered. The
tarantula had a nest and several eggs
on the banana stalk
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

One of the handsomest churches in
that part Of Kansas has just been ded-
icated at Morrill,, the church OF the
United Brethren. The new edifice
cost about $4,000, and it was dedi-
Gated free OF debt At the dedicatory
service, $4,000 in pledges were made.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

Happiness has been described in 50
many ways that a number OF people
have doubts OF its existence
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Obvious.

fist fghts?" "Why, to make the other
fellow knuckle down.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

A resolution barring German from
the high schools Of Sa1ina after the
present school term has been adopted
the school board of that city.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

If the manufacturers of barbed wire
had all the wrought iron waste accu-
INFLATED on the farms of Central Kan
sas there would be no shortage in ma
teriaI for the manufacturers of wire
for the Allies to use in the wire en-
tanglements. In the corner Of a field
a plow OF q rake is left from one sea-
son to another to become damaged
by the weather, and the following sea-
son it must be replaced with a new
one. The demand for wrought iron
has become so great for the manufac-
ture of wire and nails that dealers in
junk are securing the country dis
tricts for old farm machinery. Deal
ers will pay a farmer as high as 81 a
ton for wrought iron at the farm, or
S14 a ton If the farmer delivers it to
the railroad yards. Recently one farm
er here sold five tons, the accumula-
ton of less than twenty years, repre-
senting a waste of five hundred
pounds a year. The pile of junk as it
appears in a picture is composed of
everything from hand rake to pieces
of a threshing machine, and includes
the pieces of several harVesters, a
dozen or more riding plows and a
half dozen wheat drills.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

OH men at Eldorado have subscribed
100000 for hospital that VIII be
erected there at
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

An honest man thinks that a pretty
woman is also a noble work
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

The Rev. Jesse NJ. Bader, for six
years pastor OF the Christian church
at Atchison, viii sail for England to
do army z. NJ. c. A work
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11

All mistakes are stepping stones.
some lead up and others lead down..
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Very Plain.

"What interest is your dog taking
in that cat chaser
81 should judge, sir, one purr scent"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-09
PERSONALS.

Mrs. Mary Goraczewska of Crums-
town is the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rozptochowsk, 1927 w.
Thomas st She is here to attend
the funeral of Hubert RozeWicz.
Hubert Rozewicz. private in the
". s. army, stationed at Camp Tay
Tor. Louisville. Ky, is expected here
this evening, called by the death of
his uncle. Hubert ROzewicz.
Mrs. Iadislaus Chojnacki has re-
turned to Lamont. III. after
weeks visit with relatives and
friends here. She was the guest
OF her sister, Miss Stella Wawrzon.
1923 w. Napier ST.
George Smack returned TO Elk
hart after a weeks visit here with
relatives.
Mrs. Anna swiglarz. sos Olive St.
who is i'll with appendicitis is re
ported improved today.
Mrs. L. c. Drewnicka of Indianap-
oils has been a guest Of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hast. O'Brien
St, the past two weeks.
Mrs. Mary Przybylska returned
TO her home in Chicago following a
weeks visit with friends here. She
was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Asst. sol Warren 81.
Ignatus Popek left Thursday
morning for Goshen, Ind. He ex-
poets to be gone one month and will
also visit Michigan City. Gary and
Rockford. I'll.
Miss Mildred SZatkowska Flint,
Mich. will arrive in the city Fri
day morning TO be the guest Of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Rangielsld, 7O6
Nistula aV
Anthony Lachtanski, Laurel St
has gone to Laporte. Ind. called
there by the death Of a cousin.
Mrs. Stella Szlafrak. 453 s. Phil
lippa st, who has been i'll for sew
eral weeks continues about the
same.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-09

Miss Ogle The most approved
method Of packing is either in water
glass or lime water. We have
number Of pamphlets in this office
which, We will be glad TO give %
anyone who will come after them.
We will DE glad 10 give any assist
ance that is possible in this matter.
for the shortage of eggs must he
done away with for next winter"
There will be a meeting OF the ad-
visory committee Of the city home
economics agent. IN her office in
the School Administration building
Monday afternoon.
Miss Miriam Bean, cottage cheese
expert for the state will give a dem
onstratiOn at the Studebaker school
Monday night. She will be at the
River Park school Tuesday after
noon and at the meeting Of the
Auten Relief corps Tuesday night
Miss Beall is one Of a. women who
are working i'm as many states on
the furtherance OF the use OF cottage
cheese. She has recently returned
from Washington, u. C., where she
took a special training.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-09
personal e
Il

Miss Christine Schneider has re-
turned TO her home in Springfield
Mo-. after a visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. f. A. Stephenson, 1243 f..
Jefferson blvd.
Mrs. l.. J. Barham and daughter
lisa bell, 521 f. Bronson ST, have re-
turned from a two weeks visit in
Huntington, Ind.
Lieut.. and Mrs. A. b. Gillette
have been the guests OF the former
sister. Mrs. w. J. Keller 3ls ~.
Taylor st. Lieut.. Gilliotte has return
ed 10 Camp Custer, Mich, and Mrs
Gillette will remain here for a
time.
Albert Stephenson 1243 r. Jeffer-
son blvd. has enlisted in the radio
service at the Great Lakes naval
training station.
Miss Emma GiOmi of Chicago is
spending two weeks with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs Charles
Giomi. 424 y. Lafayette blvd
George Fisher, 171S Marine St,
has received word Of the safe ar
rival i'm France of his brother,
Harry f. Fisher
Mrs. Katherine Adams Of Jack
son. Mich, is a guest at the home
OF Anthony Luckey, 100 S. Laurel
st.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Greif. 624 \.
Notre Dame av., have been called
to Cleveland. O., because of the
death Of Mr.. Griefs father, ]. A.
Grief. ST.
Pvt. Charles ]. Dolph. a mem
Der OF the quartermaster corps at
Washington. ID. c., Is spending an
eight-day furlOugh with his mother,
Mrs. II, c. Woofter. 52s S. Michigan
ST.
j. II. Rowe and family, who have
lived at 1898 Lincoln way e, for
the past year. left Thursday for
Troy. O.. where they will make their
home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-09
NEWS OF INTEREST TO
POLISH CITIZENS
SOCIAL EVENTS.

The St Hedwige Choral society
will hold its singing practice Fri
day evening at St Hedwige school
The u. b. Falcons band will hold
their rehearsal Friday evening at
II. b. hall. w. Division st.
The NJ. Romanowski Falcons
gym class will meet Friday evening
at Kosciuszko hall, S Chaplin 81.
The meeting of the Red Cross
auxiliary, Koscuiszko no. T. which
was TO be held this evening at st.
John Cantius library parlors, has
been postponed until May 16.
In honor OF Miss Jeanette Krzy-
cki, 1449 Poland ST., who will leave
TO make her home i'm Chicago Miss
Anna Corning, 1901 Prairie av.
gave an informal party. Contests
were the features of entertainment.
In the toothpick contest Miss Ber-
Musical numbers were furnished by
Miss Harriet Thomas. Late in the
evening luncheon was served. The
Ia BILE decorations were sweet peas.
Mrs Magdalene Eyer. 1919 5.
Olive St. entertained a number OF
children Wednesday afternoon. The
party was in honor Of her daughter
Lucile's seventh birthday A color
note OF pink and white was sug-
gested in the decorations. A lunch
was served in small baskets. Games
and music were the chief features
OF amusement. Miss Lucille received
many pretty gifts. Those present
were Alice Lahman, Louis Chrap-
czinska. Anna Blaine. Minnie Bah
der, Pauline Cichosz. Felicya Coral
ska, Stella WynsbeTghe. Esther
Eyer, Maxine Drust and Goldie
Clemens