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Rural School Districts

Two hundred fourteen thousand
(214,0OO) School Districts, Trustees
and Instructors have received from
Mr. William Gibbs McAdoo, Secre-
tary of the Treasury, Washington, d.
c., a communication requesting that
Friday night, April 18th, be set aside
for patriotic demonstration IN every
rural school house in the United
States.
These meetings are for the express
purpose of acquainting rural resi-
dents with the facts concerning the
Third Liberty Loan.
In the Tenth Federal Reserve Dis
trict the Woman's Committee viii
take over the work of promoting this
educational interest with a view OF
cO-ordinating ali forces in the respec-
tive communities.
Workers in every war activity, Red
Cross, Conservation and other patri-
otic interests are urged TO lend their
influence in making this rural cele-
bration a great success Pageants,
demonstrating all war activities, the
participants to be the workers in cos
tune carrying their distinctive ban
ners are much to be desired for the
good of the Great Cause.
To add inspiration to the occasion
viii you take under consideration Sc
curing a prize, preferably a Liberty
Bond, to be given the boy or girl
making the best five minute talk on
winning the War" to the audience
assembled? National airs Of our own
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published in Hays Free Press March
%, 1879
ORDINANCE NO. 7SS


An ordinance vacating Pine Street
across the Union Pacific track and
repeating q part of ordinance No. 769
adopted and approved September z,
1917 and published IN Hays Free
Press SEPTEMBER Is, 1917
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Councilman of the City of Hays,
Kansas:
Section I. That Pine Street IN
the City of Hays, Kansas be and the
same is hereby vacated between the
following points: Beginning on the
south line of North Main street thence
IN a southerly direction across the
Union Pacific Railroad track to the
north line of South Main Street OF
the City of Hays, Kansas
Section 2 That all parts and por-
tions of ordinance No. 769 OF the
City of Hays, Kansas, adopted and
approved, September z, 1917, and
published September Is, 1917, entitl-
ed can Ordinance extending Pine
Street across the Union Pacific Rail
road track in conflict with this or
dinance be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 8. This ordinance shall
take effect and be IN force from and
after its adoption, approval and pub
LEGATION.
Adopted and approved March 25,
1918. Geo. Philip, Jr., Mayor,
Attest: ePter Holzmeister,
| IL 81 City Clerk
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CAPITAL CITY NOTES
(By Chas. II. Trapp.)

Topeka, March 25.-Fred S. Rob
ertson, u. S. District Attorney for
Kansas gave these notes a special in
terview on the subject of slackers.
The Lohse Bros. of Logan, Kansas,
were the king bee millers there and
persisted in telling that the Kaiser
would soon be over here and that
subs were imminent in New York har-
Dor, and they were glad of it. The
Lohse Bros. will be interned for the
period of the war at one of the de-
tention camps sustained by the gov
eminent, their business will be shut
down; they will have the enmity of
the country. When the war is ended
every person will view them with sus-
picion, as the man who will betray his
country will betray his pal.
Mr.. Robertson further said that
thirty persons had been interend for
the period of the war from Kansas
that cases were daily being brought
to his notice and that a large corps
of secret service men were at work
running the clues down. Mr.. Robert
son is determined to stamy out pro-
German activity and a large measure
of his time is given to the work, and
there is less and less of it as the &C
llNlIlCS VI Tie SCCI6I SGIN4C6
The opening of ''heaquarters" OF
a candidate in the capital city is q
very prosaic proceeding, albeit the
papers make much of it. In reality
someone is delegated by the candidate
to look up a location, and then com
mences the same grind of inspection
of sites that accompanies your wife
when March I comes around. A head
quarters staff at this time consists
of the campaign manager, a steno-
grapher and occasionally the candi
date is in. The furniture is mostly {
neatly stacked pile of envelopes and
paper just from the printer, or else
the managr is pacing the floor saying
things about the printer because he
has not had delivered those packages
For the printers are busy or else they
cannot get the help to be busy.
Two such headquarters are open
in Topeka. 1t is hoped that every
Kansan with the yearning to serve
his state viii eventually gravitate tc
these Ravens. One is the Stubbs-for-
senator place and the-other is the Hen
~ Allen-for-governor domicile. The
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first is IN the New England Building
and the latter IN the Central National
Bank Building.
When the seeker for the good of
his state arrives at this Central Ma
tional Bank Building he will have to
take another look to be sure it is
right, for Banker J. r. Burrows is
adding two stories to the structure
and is now surrounded by a fresco
or freize of scantlings and boards to
protect the passers and the Southwest
Bell Telephone Company viii occupy
the addition with its new Offices. Grad
uaIy the Independent telephone ex-
changes of Kansas are disappearing
the Bell sign tackled to the front
This has resulted IN such an increase
in the volume of business that the
headquarters were moved here from
St Louis to be near the activities
Kansans are going to town and op-
crate q railroad. The money to buv
equipment ($2O,00O) is practically
in hand and as soon as the legal red
tape is unwound, the road will be in
the hands of the farmers along the
line. Railroad men have been say
ing that it can't be done-that the
farmers will break themselves. But
are going to put on five-ton motor
trucks with railroad wheels and the
makers say the trucks will pull one
Or two freight cars and the trucks
themselves will pull out the small
packages. Judge John C.. Pollock of
the U. s. circuit court made the de-
cree that kept the road from the Junk
pile. F. H. Roberts of the Oskaloosa
Independent puts it this way: "The
open season on U. S. Judges has here
tofore been from January 1 to Jan
uary l. Hereafter there will be one
y. S Judge on whom the season will
be closed.
Ex-Governor Stubs is in the swing
of his campaign for senator and is
beginning to give out the principles
upon which he proposes to ask for the
nomination for senator. other than
the ones announced in his formal an
nouncement. Among them he calls
attention to the fact that he voted
for the suffrage amendment twice
while IN the legislature and finally
signed it when he was governor.
Geo. A Clark is the manager and Ed
MulIaney, the big western Kansas
banker is his vice chairman. Stubs
IS particularly strong with the cattle
men and their official organ is strong
for cred headed" statesman. But the
| red hair" has given way to long
white hair but Governor Stubs seems
as vigorous as in his former cam
Daigns.
Joseph Bristow is severing his con-
nection with the Utilities Commission
as this is written. In political circle:
those who know" dope it out that
Bristow will be the first or second
man. They point to the farmer who
has had his wheat marked at $500
who will want a voice in the protest
and the stockman who has beer
charged exhorbitant yardage at the
stockyards and been compelled tt
pay large prices for feed will rally t.
his support In the scramble between
the other candidates, it is doped
it will be Senator Thompson again.
These same democrats are lookinj
askance at Chairman Lardner, whom
they accuse of trying to inject Georg
Hodges into the race and they believ
that Lardner will have little success
in the enterprise.
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Not Their Sort of an American

Not Their Sort of an American
Evidence of the activities of the
German-American Alliance, brought
out at the hearing of the Senate judi
ciary committee, shows that the al
lance regarded Roosevelt as the enc
my to whom must be attributed the
defeat of it's propaganda plans.
The alliance made no mistake
about that. Roosevelt was its enc
my. He was the enemy of the Ger
man-Amrican Alliance because he
could not be it's friend and be an
American. He was the first to speak
out and denounce the German inva-
sion of Belgium, and the German
American Alliance knew from that
moment that he was not their sort OF
an American He was the first to de-
mand universal training and univer-
sal military service for American
citizens, and the German-American
Alliance knew from that that he was
not their sort of an American. They
denounced him as a "saber RATHER, -
saber rafting being a hateful sound
to them unless it proceeds from Ber-
lin.
In view of all that has transpired it
is easy to understand how smooth
might have been the path of the Ger
pro-German propagandists in this
country if it hadn't been for Roose-
welt. Americans of the highest pa
triotism did not Immediately sense
the danger which the crushing of Bel
GUM held for free institutions every
where. Until Roosevelt spoke there
was a feeling that while the German
violation of Belgian neutrality was {
regrettable incident of war, it was no
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You say you are an Irishman; there
are no Irish in this country; you say
you are German there are no
Germans in this country; you say you
are English-man, there are no Eng
fish in this country-We are Amer
leans. The sooner you stop talking
about traditions, and get to develop
ing your Americanism, the better it
will be for you and yours
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WESTERN FARMERS TO MEET

Round Up at Hays, April 10th
The Fifth Annual Round Up at the
Fort Hays Experiment Station viii
be held Wednesday, April 10th This
Is the time for Western Kansas farm
ers and stoekmen TO meet and get
better acquainted with each other
The Station viii show ten lots
with 1913 cattle Wintered on different
Western Kansas feeds
Live stock and the war, price fix
ing, and how TO meet demands for in
creased production viii all be dis
cussed by prominent live stock men.
Come prepared 70 spend all day.
The stock and other departments Of
the Stations Z, $500 acre farm viii be
shown IN the forenoon.
The Station viii serve free lunch
at noon The speaking viii come af-
ter dinner.
The cattle themselves must be seen
and discussions on them heard IN or
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and allied countries, Liberty Bond
speeches, and the reading Of the
names OF tn men IN service, TO arouse
2 greater enthusiasm and loyalty
should be included IN this program.
Living tableaux, representing patri-
otto American history and noted char
acters IN same, might be added TO in
crease our devotion to those who
have served IN the making and de-
Tending of our country.
Our colors- with a generous display
of cold Glory" the cleanest and pur-
est flag on earth, should be exclusive
y used for decoration Of the build
ings- Liberty Fires should also be
lighted near the school house
VIII you not get directly In com
munication with rural school direc-
tors Of your community; also, the
chairman OF the Mems and Women's
Liberty Loan Committees as well as
the leaders IN all patriotic interests,
At your very earliest convenience?
Detailed arrangement, of course,
entirely in the hands of special com
mittees and local committees Kindly
advise me of the progress you are
making, fo- IL Is the desire OF the
Tenth Federal Reserve District TO
know If N your respective community
you are doing your part IN this Ma
tional Rural School Celebration
(Signed) Mrs Geo. Fuller,
Chairman Woman's Liberty Loan
Committee, Tenth Federal Reserve
District Louis Christensen,
Mrs W A Lewis, Co SCpt.
Chairman Woman's Liberty
Loan Com
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der to learn tn most from the feeding
tests. Printed sheets giving all re-
suits will be handed out, and cOmpe-
tent guides will explain how each lot
has been fed
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Selected home grown Early Ohio
Seed potatoes. $1.65 per bushel
while they last. Call 5O9-
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BEMIS

BEMIS
will sell you front tire for your
Ford for $1,000; Rear for $500.
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a matter that concerned America
greatly. That was about as close as
American thought came, in 1914, to
connecting the tearing up of an in
ternational treaty with the security
of American and world democracy.
Nor was American thought reused
to the danger of our national unpre-
paredness to resist aggression until
Roosevelt showed the country the
sure fruits of pacifsm. He it was
more than any other American who
opened the Nations mind and let in
the light that has sent so many do
nestle enemies scurrying from the
corners they hid N.
The German-American Alliance
was one of these. 1t was safe in car
rying on its enemy propaganda only
so long as American could be soothed
by the gentle rocking of the cradle of
pacifsm in which it had been put to
bed. That lullaby stopped when
Roosevelt broke into it and the lul-
labyers have hated him ever since.
They probably will continue to do so,
and to have reason to.-Kansas City
Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
At Snencer Snnare.

At the Spencer Square theatre
today and tomorrow Jack Pickford
will appear in a thrilling Para
mount version of "Huck and Tom
or The Further Adventures of
Tom Sawyer" which was arranged
for him from Mark Twain's famous
story, Tom Sawyer" by Julia
Crawford Ivers- This is the second
Tom Sawyer" picture in which Mr..
Pickford has recently appeared;
Director General William D. Tays
Tor having been unable to include
all the incidents of the story in the
first one. Lovers Of the immortal
Tom will remember the adventure
Of the grave robbers, when Huck
and Tom we're trying to rid them
selves of impending warts. the
painkiller which Tom administered
TO an unsuspecting cat, and the
finding of the robbers gold in the
cave The cast is almost the same
as in the first picture, with Edvthe
Chapman as Aunt Polly. Robert
Gordon as Huck, Clara Horton as
Becky Thatcher, and all the others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
REPEAL LAW" Is
ASKED BY RICHIE

Chicago. March %. Congress
man William j. Cary is in receipt
Of a letter from Richie Mitchell,
boxing instructor at Camp DOM
phan, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, asking
him to frame a bill licensing fight
films and asking for the repeal Of
the federal law which prohibits the
transportation Of fight films from
one state to another. Mitchell is
expected in Washington next week
TO ask for the administration in
fiuence behind the bill. Mitchell's
letter to Cary in part follows:
AT d time when the government
needs all the money it can get ana
Legislators are figuring on differ
ent methods Of taxation without
touching the necessities Of life, per
NIT me to call your attention to d
law. the repeal of which would
open an avenue OF revenue which
would net millions yearly 10 the
treasury and lessen the burden 10
be borne by the people Not only
would it be remunerative to the
government but the films would
prove beneficial in instructing box
ing and bayonet work to the sol
diers and prove never ending
source Of pleasure to them. 1t
would also be an aid in Installing
the fighting spirit in selectmen
from small towns where boxing is
not permitted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
M'MAHON'S ALIBI

What is the matter" Lee Nc
Mahon was asked after he had quit
cold in his bout with Johnny Noya
at the Illinois theatre last night
and stepped out of the ring.
Il hurt my left hand in the sec
ond round and my arm was para
Iyzed,' was Lees brief re1oiner.
You surely must have noticed
that something was wrong" broke
in Emil Thirty, McMahon's man
ager. Lee has a wicked left and
he was unable to use this punch
after the first round He was I'M
able to infict any punishment Oh
NOye and had TO be content
with protecting himself l don't
know how the Rock Island fans
will take this. but a return match
is going TO be arranged as quickly
as Lees arm is we'll Lee is not
yellow. he simply quit because he
could do nothing with his left
hand"
And there YOU are. fans Take
this alibi or leave it. Mcmahon S
action in throwing up the sponge
was certainly great surprise If
return bout is arranged it re
mains to be seen if Mcmahon was
really injured or not. One thing is
clear, that Mcmahon did not use
his deadly left after the first
round
Mcmahon hurt the same hand in
his fight with Earl Henderson here
some weeks back. At that time
Lees thumb was badly swollen
after the fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
PEORIA ASKED TO
JOIN NEW LEAGUE

Peoria, Ill, March 29.-Peoria
was asked yesterday 10 become a
member of a new Illinois Indiana
class b baseball league, II was an
nounced by Jack Ryan. president
of the Peoria club.
THE invitation came out of Fort
wayne. Ind. he said, land Peoria
VIII agree to affiliate with the new
circuit"
FIVE cities, Peoria. Bloomington,
ferre Haute. Fort Wayne and Rich
mond are assured for the new cir
cult ii is is said, while there Is n
possibility that clubs can be placed
in Decatur, Danyills. Rockford
South Bend or Hammond. Ind. An
organization meeting will be held
within week, President Ryan has
been Informed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
Bits O'Sp0rt

The police board of Baltimore
declined to issue permit for the
proposed Naturalization champion
ship fight for which application had
been made by Baltimore sporting
man.
After the International league
decided to disband at New York.
steps were taken to organize a new
league. Toronto, Baltimore, Roch-
ester and Jersey City interests an
nounced their intention 10 form
clubs and Buffalo. Syracuse, Bling
hampton, Newark. Wilkesbarre.
Scranton and Elmira have made ap-
pllcatiOn for admittance.
T. B. McHenTy. outfielder of the
Cincinnati Nationals. was released
to the Milwaukee American associ-
alton club. McHenry's nose was
broken in an exhibition game We'd
nesday at Montgomery. Ala.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
TRI-CITY LEAGUE

In the weekly games of the Trt-
City Bowling league, the Driftlll
Printing company team took two
out of three from the Black Hawks
at the Island City alleys, the Island
City quintet won three straight
from the Royals at the Black Hawk
alleys, and the Chamber of Com
merce won two of its three con-
tests with the Do Drop Inns at the
Royal alleys in Davenport. The
game between the Regulars and the
Kelly Soft Seats was postponed on
account of the bowling tournament
at present being held at the Moline
Young Mems Christian association
The scores follow:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
DRURY COLLECTOR
COMPLETES WORK

The Drury township tax collec-
tor today turned over his books to
County Treasurer F. j Clendenin.
The township was charged with
S34 SOC "a The delinquent list to-
tails $T,23276. A total OF $27.-
516.S8 was collected. The collec-
TORS commission amounted to
S55154.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
At the Maie site

Bob White, played by William S.
Hart at the Majestic tonight, a
type of man bred in the west, was
self-reliant from early childhood.
He was slow to act, and slower to
judge, but once he formed an opin-
ion he acted quickly and many were
the men who had felt his terrible
wrath and forceful will.
Ashley Hampton, Wall street fl
nancier. once staked White in a
faro game Hampton would take
nothing in return for his assistance
and Bob had given him a written
guarantee which stated he would
"at any time and in any place. ply
sically and financially" help Hamp-
ton.
Hampton found himself in trou-
Bile. His only daughter, Lima. had
refused to marry Gregg Lewiston
Hampton's opponent in Wall street,
who, through crooked business
dealings, ruined Hampton.
How White checkmates the
crooked broker, how he wins the
heart and hand of Lima and rescues
her fathers fortune are the sensa-
tional and thrilling features of this
potent story which begins in the
west and Journeys east.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
ST. PAUL BOXER
HAS EASY TIME
WITH CHI BOY
Result tonnes as Surprise TO Many
Local Followers Of the Windy
City Lightweight.
SEMI WINDUP DISAPPOINTING
Tony ap0ni. Local Pug, Wins from
Frankie Jumatti of Chicago
in Rough Scrap

Johnny Noye OF 1t. Paul won
q technical knockout over Lee
Mcmahon Of Chicago i'm the sew
pnfh round of a scheduled TO-
round bout al 13S pounds.
Battling Shnltz Of Toledo
outftugif. Johhy Heiderer of
Milwaukee in & rounds at 1873
pounds
Tony GaPoni won shade
over Frankie Jumatti of Chi
ca.o In & rounds at lis pounds.
A.y lies of Rock Island won
,ls- BATTLING Nealey OF Rock
Island In 6 rounds at l20
FCU..s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

tercollegiate 400-yard swimming
championship yesterday in the C.
A A pool and incidentally took per-
manent possession of the F'itZger-
aid trophy.
Coach Robinson entered three
Purple teams in order to furnish
competition and make it possible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

for his natators to win the third
leg on the trophy.
The 1917 Northwestern aggrega
ton established the intercollegiate
record last year when they nego-
tiated the distance in 1858 2-5.
The woman's 100-yard and fancy
diving events have been added to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
he[hQdtpr.
In the Movies.

TONIGHT.
Spencer Squsre-Jack Pickford
in "Huck and Tom; Mack SEN
nett comedy. Sheriff Nelrs Tus-
sic
Majestic W S. Hart and House
Peters in Between Mem: also
comedy
Black Marjorie Ellington
in The Sacrifice; also Burton
Holmes travelogue.
SATURDAY.
Spencer Square-Jack Pickford
In "Huck and Tom. Mack Sen
nett comedy. "SLeriff Nelrs Tus-
sic"
Majestic Gladys BroclrweH in
The Devils Wheel; screen mag
azine.
Black Hawk The Undving
Flame; also comedy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
At the Columbia,

They're beautiful and they know
how TO MARBLE, do the FIVE pretty
gals ciassed as Dunbar's singers
featuring the bill for the last half
Of the week at the Columbia thea
ire. Davenport. They arr talented
and capable and have special seem
cry which sets off their act in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29
PURPLE TEAM COPS
SWIMMING HONORS

Chicago, March 29.-The North
western varsity swimming team,
composed OF Raymond. George,
Grove and Simmons, won the in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

the classy swimming program 4.
ranged by the c. A. A. in conneclo,
with National A. A. L. swimmiBl
championships to be held In IL.
Cherry Circle pool April g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

All tae news all the time-Tha
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

great shape. A pleasing novelty
is the Electrical Venus" Mabel
BurnelI is the Venus and her shape
entities her to this distinction. TIE
talking skit of Wheeler & Potter
is original while the athletic offer
inf of Fern, Richileu anG Fern is
high grade. In foOtligh. impress
sions Carl Mccullough has lot
Of chatter that goes over big Has
the goods, all right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-29

Air the news all the time-rh,
Argus.