The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-08
CAPITAL CITY NOTES

Topeka, August 6.-Spealzing
about the election Of Senator, one
of the big men of Kansas pointed out
that the upper house of national
legislature viii be the most important
body in the world, as the war closes
foreign relations. The senate consists
of ninety odd members and as all
such bodies go about twenty will be
the leaders of though and will decide
upon the policies not only of the
word in shaping the future of the
United States but viii have a large
whole world.
The struggle for the senatorship of
Kansas is going to be a mighty one.
The margin by which the democrats
hold is so small that every unit must
be large item. Wise ones are free
ly predicting that the president will
get behind the election OF Senator
Thompson and few are so valiant that
they care to predict his downfall IN
the primaries. The democratic policy
will be an appeal to patriotism and
the assertion that vote against the
present senator IS virtually a repudia-
ton Of the course of the president in
his conduct of the war
The various war activities have
thrown a small army OF men into the
field whose Jobs are due to the admin
istration. The newly organized labor
bureau is one Of the instance. The
many men engaged in the secret ser
vice and who have done great work
| in ferreting out SlackerS and pro-
! Germans, make q travelling propo-
ganda for the administration that is
offset by the fact that the democrats
have no paper of more local circu-
| latiOI:. Then there are the newly
made army officers, who has been
advanced under present adminisrta-
ton. All these will be factors IN de-
termining the person who will next
represent Kansas IN the national
senate.
Particular people who are fussy
about the looks and the tint of the
paper they use had better hurry and
get what they need for q long time
before the present stock is exhausted
for no more Is to be made. Ripple fin
ism and cloth finish papers are made
by pressing between metal sheets and
all the extras are to be cut out so as
10 conserve the labor. Only paper that
can be made by machine and com
plete6 by machine viii be manufac.
tured until labor shortage isn't Sc
acute
Some idea OF raising costs may be
had by the fact that the Santa FC
railroad had to make out two hundred
thousand back pay checks last month
and IN order to do 1t recruited helI
where it could. It took on girls Of
seventeen and older and to all o1
these it paid close to $50 per month
Help of this kind was on the market
three years ago at S4-OO q week II
the critics boys on school vacation arC
getting 81 to SO per week. Stores
are closing at $50 week days to com
ply with the nine hour orders of ths
welfare commission. Merchants art
candidily discussing keeping open on
y six hours a day to conserve heat
next winter.
Virtually all the leading cheaI
brands of cigars are of the market
and those who are supposed to know
say that they viii go from six Il
seven cents Manufacturers are tax
ing orders for delivery In the ndef
inte future Largely the tobacco Ia.
been absorbed for the boys IN Franc,
and what is left is being parceIIed On
as best may be to the smokers Whs
: are left behind. Result, many hav,
stopped smoking.