The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02
State Officers Pledge Support
of Members to Food Admin
istratOr lines.
WILLING TO GUT FLOUR SALES
Leaders in Farmers Organization VIII
Cease Distribution in Wholesale
Quantities if Necessary.

40O ORGANIZATIONS TO IOOQ cOuSSTFd-
ton.
The grange officers announced that
they would cease distribution of flour
IN quantities larger than the 96-pound
sack and that they would abide by the
wishes of the administration in limit
ing sales of sugar to farmers. This de-
cision Of the grange will cost the
farmers little money in some in
stances, but B. Needham of Lane, mas
ter of the state grange, declared that
the farmers wanted to win the war and
would rather lose a little money than
imperil success.
Other officers at the grange attend
ing the conference were w T. Dick
son Of Carbonate, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee and D. NJ. Lauver of
Paola, chairman of the cooperative
committee. The various oranges have
bought flour in the past in carload lots
at wholesale and have distributed it in
quantities larger than the present con-
servation rules permit.
eve would rather not handle flour
and sugar at all than to harm the work
of the food administration, said Mr..
Lauver. I'VE called upon Mr.. Innes to
find what the food administration de-
sires. We will send out notices to all
grangers in our next publication tell
ing them that our organization will
cooperate to win the war. We realize
that if the farmers store flour in large
quantities that bricklayers, carpenters
or any other organization can do the
same thing and it will not take long
until all the available supply of flour
Is gone.''
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Seed Corn a ProbEem-There is
much concern among the farmers
about seed corn for the coming crop,
as there is but very little old corn in
the bins, and last years corn is too
soft for seed. The dry weather last
summer delayed the maturity of the
corn and frost caught it. 1t is now in
such condition that much of it is spoil
ing and tests have shown that it is
not fertile by large per cent. Farm
ers are inQuiring of other states as
to the probability of obtaining seed
and are receiving very little encour-
agement. Experts say that much of
the corn now on hand is frozen.
x
Wild Cow KiIIed.-A wild COW that
has been terrorizing farmers near DON
1phan recently, was killed by William
Kinamon, a Central branch fireman, a
member of hunting party in search
Of the beast.
Zebra Attacked Doctor.-Dr. Claude
r. Wildes, a veterinarian, is in a dan
gerous condition through an attack by
q zebra at the Riverside Park zoo in
Wichita. The zebra was believed to
have pneumonia and Doctor Wildes
was called to administer a hypodermic
in the ankle. The zebra took umbrage
at the doctors instruments and
charged. A keeper side-stepped, but
the doctor got the full foce of the ami
mails temper and is in bed.
X X x
Meningitis at Arkansas City.-The
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
Brown of Arkansas City is suffering
from spinal meningitis, according to
attending physicians, and cannot re-
cover.
Big Fire at CoIumbus.-Fire early
this morning destroyed the T. P. La
rue Investment Company building,
with its entire contents, causing a loss
estimated at $4,000. The building
was two-story brick structure valued
at $500 and insured for s14 ,0OO The
main floor was occupied by the Quail
ity store, whose stock and fixtures
were valued at $4,000. A small shoe
shop at the rear of the building was
also burned.
Woman Dies of Exposure.-The
body of Mrs. Francis Sedgwick, 65
years old, was found in her room in
East Lawrence recently. Death was
due to exposure.
Medley Postmaster Dies.-David Um-
holtz, "A years old, postmaster of
Neeley, died recently. A widow, one
daughter and five sons survive him.
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Kansas Coal for Kansans-Emerson
Carey, Kansas fuel administrator, an
nounced recently that he had declared
q three-day embargo on coal ship
ments from Kansas into Missouri eff
1ectlVe Immediately.
X X
Silo Is Corn Growing Prize.-In the
7. NJ. C. A. boys corn growing con-
test in Marshall Co., Maynard Rob of
Blue Rapids won first silver trophy
cup. SIS cement silo, So cash and free
trip TO Manhattan for Farmers Week,
January 81. Harvey Dam OF Marys-
Vile, second, won a HoIstein calf
and free trip to Manhattan.
Clay County Farm Rureau-The
Clay County Farm Bureau completed
organization In Clay Center recently,
selecting Orville Burtis of Fredonia as
farm agent.
X X X
Nursery Fire at Ottawa.-The pack
ing and storage plant of F. H. Stan
nard & Co. was destroyed by fire at
Ottawa recently. The plant was filled
with thousands of young trees and
other nursery stock. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, uninsured.
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Wreck Kills Three.-Three passen-
gers were killed and about twenty in