The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-14
HAS LARGE FIELD TO COVER
e. E. FrizeII of Larned Has Been Ap-
pointed Farm Labor Admins
traitor for Kansas.

E. E. Frizell of Larned, farmer,
business man and ranch owner in
western Kansas for 40 years, has been
drafted for war service as farm labor
administrator for Kansas, his work to
begin February l.
This announcement was just made
by Edward c. Johnson, dean of the
division of college extension in the
Kansas State Agricultural College,
who was asked by the United States
government to nominate a farm labor
administrator.
Mr.. Frize1 will work in connection
with the Kansas council of defense,
the extension service of the agricul-
turaI college, the Kansas state labor
bureau, Kansas farmers organiza-
tions, and the United States depart
ment Of agriculture in their effort to
organize all Kansas communities so
that every possible source of farm
labor can be utilized in producing
crops this year. His headquarters will
be at the agricultural college.
Mr.. Frizen is now operating three
ranches in Pawnee, HOdgeman, and
Ness counties total of 1920 acres.
He has 5000 acres in wheat and 600
in alfalfa. One thousand acres are
under irrigation. In addition, he has
more than 1000 head of cattle and 22O
head of horses, together with many
hogs and sheep.
In providing labor for this large
business he has become thoroughly
familiar with the farm labor situation
and with farm labor requirements.
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| Fire in MuIvane Milk PIant-Fire
recently destroyed the boiler rooms
and refrigeration plant of the Helve-
tia Milk Condensing plant at Mulvane,
with loss of $4,000.
Has Record Oil Year.-A review of
last years oil developments discIoses
the fact that Kansas closed the year
with an increase in new daily produc-
| ton of approximately seventy-five
thousand barrels, the best showing
made in the United States Three
thousand four hundred and seventy oil
wells were completed in the Kansas
oil fields There were five hundred
and fifty-one dry holes and one hun
dred and seventy-one gas wells.
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Falling Tree Killed Farmer.-While
| cutting timber on the Smoky Hill
banks the other morning, J. G. Weckel.
farmer. five miles west of Abilene.
was killed by falling tree.
Leaps Off Bridge to DEATH. Topz,
Mexican, committed suicide at Atchi-
son by jumping from the bridge into
| the Missouri river. He came from
Kansas City week ago.
Life imprisonment for Slayer
Thomas Lee, who killed Lee Rutledge
of Wichita, an inmate at the state re-
formatory, with an ak, was sentenced
for life in the penitentiary. He plead
ed guilty to the crime before Judge
A F. Primm in the district court at
Hutchinson
journalism Professor to K. u
Grover Loud, a graduate of Harvard
University in 1913. has been appointed
assistant professor of journalism at
Kansas University to fill the vacancy
of. Professor Vaughn Bryant
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A SWitchman kiIIed.-Both legs of
Grant Henninger. 50 years old, a San
ia Fe switchman at Winfield, were
crushed when a car struck him the
other night. He died later in q hos
pital. He leaves a widow and one
laughter at Sylvia, Kas.
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! To Funston Library.-F7oyd A. Nc
Neil, a senior in the Kansas State Nor
NAL School, has been appointed assist
ant camp librarian at Camp Funston
to begin work February 1. He viii
have charge of the library in the alb.
sence of w n. Kerr. head librarian.