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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
TO ENFORCE EXPLOSIVES ACT


The following advisory commit
tee has been appointed to act with
the United States Explosives Inspect
or VIM. J. Duval:
J. N. Dolley of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, Topeka.
P. ]. Mcbride, Labor Commissioner
representing the National Safety
Council, Topeka.
Chas. F. Hardy, representing the
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Topeka.
Luther C. Bailey, representing the
Casualty Insurance Writers, Topeka.
F. B. Doubleday, Representing the
largest users of explosives, Pitts
burg.
Chas. B. Spicer, representing the
Kansas manufacturers of explosives,
Pittsburg.
L. T. Hussey, State Fire Marshal
of Kansas, Topeka.
Imri Zumwalt, as publicity repre-
sentative, Topeka.
This committee is giving it's ser
vices without cost, as part of their
"bit" in the war. The purpose of
this work is to keep explosives and
their ingredients out Of the hands of
careless and disloyal citizens and
alien enemies, in order to conserve
and prevent the loss of life and loss
of property and to enforce the Fed
eral Act, which became effective No
vember the Is, 1917.
The specification for magazines in
which large quantities of explosives
may be stored will be given out Ia
ter Retailers are allowed to keep
not more than twenty-five pounds of
explosives in their places Of business
at any one time. The specifications
for boxes in which such small quaint
ties must be kept have been pre-
pared by the committee and can be
had by addressing w. J. Duval, Ex-
plosives Inspector for Kansas, Fed
eral Building, Kansas City, Kansas.
These specifications are very rigid.
Druggists Must Have Explosive IL
The average druggist is probably
somewhat surprised to know that he
must have United States license for
the sale of explosives. Such re-
quirement has been found necessary
by the government.
Many of the drugs commonly sold
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Compliment With a Hint.

"Does your wife ever pay you any
compliments? asked Frederick Jimson
of his friend Benderley. Never" said
Benderley. ''WeIl, mine does; she fiat
tiers me. "Often?" "Oh, yes, frequent
particularly in winter" replied
Frederick. why does she 1atter you
30 much in winter?'' whenever the
coal fire needs replenishing she points
% the fireplace and says: Frederick
the CRATE
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
Utah Bird Sanctuary

In an effort to save the rapidly dis
appearing wild bird life of the state
arrangements have been completed for
the establishment of Utah's first bird
sanctuary, to cover an area of 700
acres. The use of the land is given
free virtually to the state by property
owners of the Big Cottonwood district,
about four miles east of Murray. State
Fish and Game Commissioner Cham
bers will place quail and pheasants
on the land, and his deputies will
sprinkle feed there when the heavy
SHOWS of winter make it difficult for
the birds to find anything to eat.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

Visitors to the Recreational Hall of
the AIl-Kansas 353rd Infantry, and
other organizations having similar
recreatiOnal buildings for enlisted
men, will be permitted to visit IN the
Camp Funston Cantonment on Satur-
urdays and Sundays and holidays be-
tween 1000 a. m, and one-half hour
after Retreat 6 100 p. m-) This in
formation IS contained in a Head
quarters memorandum. With this or
der in effect it will not be necessary
for visitors to the Kansas Recreation
al Hall to wait until the first Satur-
day IN each month to visit their
friends and relatives IN the All-Kan-
sas 353rd Infantry. The memoran-
dunn issued relative to visitors at
Camp Funston is as follows:
Where regimental club houses for
enlisted men are authorized for any
regiment women may be per
mitted to visit the same on
Saturdays and on Sundays
and on holidays between the
hours of 1000 a. m, and one-half
hour after Retreat, in the direction of
Regimental commanders. The regu-
lar pass will be used for this purpose
and will be issued by regimental com
manderS only Such passes should
be obtained in advance, but in order
to cover cases where this is not done,
they may be issued to a woman who
has come to the camp and applies for
the same to the regimental command
er from one of the authorized hous-
es. Visitors to such club houses will
go to the building by the most direct
and shortest authorized route. From
! Artillery Boulevard or First Street so
as to pass through no more of the
! cantonment proper then is absolutely
necessary. Under no circumstances
will women be permitted to enter
quarters. barracks Or areas adjacent
to the Regimental buildings. Regi-
mental commanders will be response
BILE for the enforcement of the re-
quirments of this paragraph.
Except on Saturdays, Sunday and
holidays women visitors to camp viii
be restricted to the following places,
! between 7:30 am. and $50 pm The
| Golden Belt Highway, Y. W. C. A.
! Hostess House and adjacent ground,
the Camp Headquarters Office build
ings, Union Pacific depot, those parts
of Depot street and Sixth street ly-
/ ing between the Union Pacific Depot
and the Hostess House.
Between $50 p. m, and $50 D.
m, women viii be permitted IN the
Hostess House and at the adjacent
electric car station They will be re-
| quired, however, to leave the camp by
way Of the electric cars or by vehicle
on the Golden Belt Highway"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

in the stores are also used as ingre-
dents of explosives. If no restric-
tons were placed on the sale of drugs
the man who could not get explosives
directly could buy the materials at
the drug store and make the explosive
himself.
Under the law druggists will be re-
quired to keep a record of each sale
of certain drugs above certain
Very small amount
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

That Kansas boys and girls can
produce food in quantity and thus
help win the war is shown by the
record of the fourteen club members
who won state prizes last season, &C
cording to a report just completed
by L. G. Williams of the division of
extension of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college. These young peo-
pie raised $347.22 worth of vegeta-
bles from forty-seven square rods at
total cost of S48.00, making a net
profit of $3.50 for each square rod.
The best record of production from
one square rod was that made by Eva
Mae Hyde of Welda, twelve years
old. Dorothy Taylor of Parsons, won
first prize II the state, however, with
a profit of S12.19 from her square
rod She not only tended a garden
but acted as secretary of a club Of
ten gardeners, visiting other club
gardens, and preparing articles for a
local newspaper. Although she is
book was neat and accurate, and
has been used by Otis E. Hall, state
leader, to interest hundreds of other
children in the work.
The most profitable vegetables
raised by club members were beans,
tomatoes and corn, although some
excellent profits were made from rad
iShes, lettucS and cucumbers where a
good market was accessible. A no
ticeable fact was that the gardens
containing tomatoes were kept up
during the entire season in most in
stances while those planted only to
short season crops were discontinued
before the end of July.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

C. ". Miller makes farm loans.
payable once a year Il desired. Can
be paid OF at any interest paying
time. Diff
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
FOR RENT

A few houses IN Cochran's Addi-
ton Prices reasonable. Inquire Of
c. G. Cochran.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

The Knife Weeder fog listed corn,
sold by b D. Clayton. Hi City, Ks
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28
DIR. Nj. J. BROWN

Should you or your child have any
thing wrong with your eyes, cars,
a date with DIR. M. Jay Brown, Offices
in Campbell Building, Salina, Kan
sas, or see him at Ellis, Wednesday,
March 9th; Russell, March 7th.
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FOR SALE

One twelve room house in Normal
Addition See F. NJ. Clark, owner.
Phone 121- S22-m6
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n. L. Harris, former superinten-
dent of the agricultural college poul-
try farm, has accepted a position as
poultry specialist in the extension di-
vision OF the Arizona Agricultural
college. He is the second poultry
man from the college to be called TO
Tuscon within a year. Charles r.
Adamson, 1917 graduate has been
there since June.
Harold Amos, formerly laboratory
assistant to II II. King, professor of
chemistry, is the new superintendent
of the poultry farm. He assisted Mr..
Harris several months.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

For Sale Cheap-Fifty-fve gallon
gasoline tank. Inquire at Free Press
Office, Phone u.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-28

VIII Trade for Stock
have an Emerson Tractor which I
will trade for horses or cattle. Also
have 4 stacks of straw and tons Of
good prairie hay for sale. Three
miles south of Munjor.
c. J. SteckIein-
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CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE
Eight good residence lots. Inquire
at Free Press office.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22
Gaby's I High-P Priced Hats''

Gaby Deslys has the distinction,
at least according to professional
metropolitan gossips. of spending
more on the adornments of her head
than she does on the drapery of her
body. Think of investing literally
hundreds of thousands in hats! And
think of calling the gorgeously be-
plumed creations which top the
Gaby costumes hats.
When analysis is made of the
magnificent pieces of headgear worn
by the famous Parisienne, hundreds
of thousands seems not to be an
overestimate of their cost. Some
idea of Gaby's wardrobe may be
CLEANED from the published state
ment that her forty-seven trunks OF
personal apparel. not including the
bulk of her stage costumes. were in
sured for $4,000. A single plumed
rainbow head dress cost $4,000, and
jewels add fabulous amounts to the
expenditure represented by the Des-
lys sartorial ensemble.
In 'Infatuation," the ma gnificent
hand-coaored French photoplay spec
tacle to be shown at Moore's Rialto
this week. Gaby Deslys not
only reveals the farthest reach of
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22
GRACE GEORGE
ON COMEDY.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE TWO.

as our average playwright has,
KNOWS that these subjects, when
treated as a subtle comedy, will
nave limited appeal. And the
American playwright prefers to de-
vote his energies to writing for the
broadcast public.
One difficulty in getting refined
comedy Is that this special kind of
play requires a reflective mind
in It's author, and the leisure to
know and to analyze social condi-
tions. Our playwrights are not in
general leisurely. and reflection
we'll life in this country is rarely
reflective.
I'VE are all too busy, lust living
making and spending money, ex-
pandlng as a nation. economically
and intellectually. We seldom take
time to stop and laugh at our
selves. The passions and emotions
of our people are on the whole
primitive. Our most successful
plays have dealt with those prImi-
tive passions and emotions. That's
why, / think. our playwrights are
most adept at melodramas and
farces; that's why we have crook
plays instead of comedies like. say.
Man and Superman' As a country,
we have not become socially sophis-
ticated, and the socially sophisticat-
ed mind is necessary, both to pro-
duce high comedy and to delight in
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22

Dear Brutus." containing the par.
of Margaret. and dared him to reat
1t and then stand in this girls way
by refusing to let her play 1t.
Tyler took the play to bed. read II
half-waythrough. jumped out of bed.
called up Hayman and said:
"Alf you win. ] can't stand in her
way. Take her for the gosh-darned
part!''
SO that's part of the reason why a
little girl with brown hair set all
the critics by the ears last Monday
might when she walked away with a
big share of the honors of Dear
Brutus' Mt the National. The real
reason. though. is a tlrned-in toe that
wouldn't behave when she was years
old
The girls name!
oh, sure! She's Helen Hayes Brown.
who goes by the name OF Heien
HAYES. Don't YOU remember Helen
Hayes Brown. who lived up In Mount
Pleasant and uged to go to Minna
Hawkes. dancing class?
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22

II when presented. We have mad,
progress but we can go much
further
England, with its older civiliza-
uon, is more sophisticated than
America Its social zones are fixed.
ours are like that country between
Kansas and MissouriS where the
river changes its course over night
and you find yourself one day IN
Kansas. then the next day in Mis-
souri,. Our social rating changes
that rapidly. There must be estap-
lished social lines, there must De
certain amount of fixity in station
before men and women settle down
to sophistication. Then the analy-
tic mind begins to work. The spirit
OF high comedy is the spirit OF
satire Get your traditions and you
will have Barrie poking fun at them
in the Admirable Crichton'
England is made up of traditions.
some of them good. some OF theh.
bad. extending down all through inc
history of the nation. And coming
down with those traditions have
been the criticisms in satire. so
there has been high comedy all the
way down from Shakespeare
through the restoration dramatlsts
and Richard Brinsley Sheridan W
Wilde and Shaw. The English have
grown so accustomed to criticism OF
themselves that they'd be sadly at
loss without IL. As supreme
irony. you have Meredith, IN nus
great essay on the spirit OF com
edy. complaining that England does
net have enough Of it, that the
artist must look to France for ap-
probation of satiric wit.
"Satiric wit is one Of the chier
reauisities of high comedy-saurlc
wit playing about the more soptns-
ticated emotions, those aroused by
social. domestic and amorous clash
es of will"
Admirers of Miss George, VIII be
glad to know this charming actress
comes toFhe Belasco Theater tomor-
row in a new play, The Widow $
Might" described as a comedy OF
contemporary life. and one in which
she is said to have wholly con-
genial role.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22

Keith Christmas bill this week. On
christmas Day there will be an extra
matinee at p. m, but all the tickets
FOR TINS have been purchased, so that,
In enect, there will only be the two
regular daily performances all the
week
Johnme Hyams and Leila McIn-
tyre, FORMER stars of ''The Girl of
MY Dreams" My Hometown Girl -
ana others, will return to vaudeville
in new sketch described as a modern
playlet called May Bloom"
wellington Cross in a single special-
ty VIII indulge in all those droII
nights of fun. song. and story for
whlch he Is hilariously famous. Will
lam L. GIBSON and Regina Connelli
have Joined comedy methods in Their
Honeymoon in which an obstreper-
Gus bride is made to go through ~
course of sprouts" Joe Laurie and
Aleen Bronson, 'The Pint-Size Pair
are included among the special fea.
lures playing Let 'Er Co." a bump
ious farce. Emma Haig, the dancing
sprite, and Lou Lockett, are to be
seen in terpsichorean spectacle and
the Keith patrons are evincinr the
liveliest curiousity in the appearance
of Miss Haig without her former aide
George White. Then there are Ann
Gray. the harpiste-vocaliste: the -Four
Readings. who juggie human beings
like Indian clubs; Athos and Reed
the Australian patineur, heraIded as
very wonderful; the Grohs in a
pantomimic novelty; the news pictor.
ial. and other appropriate holiday ad-
ditions
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22

The prevalence of makeup on the
crude way in which ii is. in most in
stances. applied, has brought people to
a realization that makeup is an art
which must be mastered before even
good. So says Miss Helen RafteTy.
of Take 1t From Me-" which comes
to Polls Christmas week.
The student of the stage should
study makeup and practice it as the
musical student practices his scales
1t Is OF prime Importance and should
not be neglected. As for women who
make-up-and their name is legion
they should use 1t spsringly and learn
the tricks of the trade before they
attempt to enhance their charms with
rouge and powder. The secret is not
of putting on much. but blending the
small quantity. This is something
that the average woman does not seem
to understand.
To makeup properly she should
first of all use powder, then heighten
the effect with rouge. After this more
powder will cover the face, making
the blend between the red and the
white. which heightens the effect and
leaves no trace of the spot. Great
care should be taken that the blend
Is perfect as to the cosmetic and the
eyes. In using cosmetics on the eye
lashes-shut the eye and rub all the
superfluOus cosmetics from the lower
lid, blending the lower eyelid the same
as the upper. Always be careful not
to use too much cosmetic and re-
member that the best makeup is
accomplished with the smallest
amount used.
To the girls I would say. don't pow
der your noses too much, especially
on the bridge, as it creates a high
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22
Some Facts About Mitzi

The Only Mitzi." as she has come
TO be called since she became an
American citizen and the public in
sisted on using only her first name
after struggling with the last half. Is
the youngest musical comedy prima
donna of today with recognized dra-
matte ability. She is now but . years
old and has been professionally be-
fore the public since she was IL in
productions of international inpor-
lance. At that age, she created the
leading role In The Seven Sisters. ."
but even before that time, had become
well known as an impersonator OF
noted personages and leading actors.
She has been considered a child
prodigy OF the stage as the baby
Handel was the youthful wonder OF
the piano. and she has. in the last
three years. been praised as a true
dramatic actress among prima
donnas." Even at l., she was famed
for performances at which she gave
an hour and hsIrs entertainment
alone made up of widely varied fea-
lures.
The "Mitzi" hair Is golden
auburn that has opalescent quality:
she Is five feet and one inch in height.
always weighs 10 pounds and exer-
cises like an athlete for two hours
every day. She is one Of the mos
photographed women OF the world.
and few othsrs have had the ability
to make their Iikenesses so varied In
expression.
As might be expected from one who
seems 80 charged with the dramatic
spark, Mitzi is vitality Interested in all
matters Of play Interpretation. and is
student OF advance information OF
all new music works. both Of the
grand and comic opera standards Her
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22

her original ideas in dress. but dis
closes also a ripened emotional art
that was not even suggested when
a few years ago she toured this
country as star of stop. Look and
Listen" in which she was featured
merely as an exceptional dancer.
Here, indeed. does she wear mar
velous hats" and gowns, but her
art. developed under the direction OF
such master as Louis Mercanton,
proves greater than all of the ac-
cessories that please the eye. The
screen play is adapted from Marcel
L'Herbier's charming romano pro-
duced in France by the Eclipse Film
Company with a specially selected
cast which includes Harry Pilcer,
for years Gaby's dancing partner,
and NJ. Signoret. the distinguished
actor.
Mercanton, who has given his best
to the production of this picture, is
famous for the direction of Sarah
Bernhardt in the screen classics,
Mothers of France" and Queen
Elizabeth" He was also formerly
stage director for Sir Herbert Tree,
at His Majesty's Theater. London,
and is acknowledged to-be the fore
most cinema director of France.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22
BeIaseo-Grace George in ssThe
Widows Might.

Grace George in a new comedy will
be the Christmas week attraction at
the Shubert-Belasco Theater. She is
to begin her engagement on Monday
evening, presenting THE Widows
Might" by Leonard Huskinson and
Christopher Sandeman, two writer's
who are well known for their comedies
in England, but whose work is Just
being iptroducd to this country by
Miss George. She is surrounded. as
might be expected from her past pro-
ductions, with a splendid high comedy
cast and, as before. she appears un-
der direction of William A. Brady.
THE Widows Might is a comedy
of New York at the present time An
army man in the drawing room of to-
day surely affords possibilities for
humor, and those possibilities are said
to be realized in this comedy. espe-
cially as the character is a foil for
the sparkling New York girl played by
Miss George. She takes him through
three lively acts from Tuxedo to a
country place on the Sound and back
to her town house, all settings that
have the touch of "smartness." And
for the acting of the characters in
these settings Miss George has select
as Leslie Austin, Zelda Sears, Mayne
Lynton. Cora Witherspoon. Harry
Hanlon, Kathleen Comegys, Arthur
Dennis and John Warwick, all of them
known for their work in comedy.
This is the first visit of Miss George
to Washington in several years.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-22

, fad is for striking effects IN diamonds
and pearls. She swims. skates, rides
horseback and drives her own auto
mobile with the dexterity of a tad
chauffeur.
IL is something more than an ordi-
nary story OF the stage that Mltzi
can always play any feminine role.
and is also letter perfect In each
mans part. In any piece she appears
in. With her as a star, a stare
prompter Is only necessary when
Mitzi Is on the stage In her dressing
room making necessary changes. Her
memory Is phenomenally retentive
and with the single reading Of either
the text or the music OF an operetta
she seems 20 make Il her own TO be
remembered as long a. she needs Il,
and when that especial pIaN l. no
longer OF use q is forgotten almost
as quickly as n she had simply clean ned
out a box OF useless papers and
thrown them away.
George Marion. dean n stage pro-
ducers. Is known 10 have said during
the rehearsals of Head over Heels"
in speaking OF Mitzi. she has the
genius for the stage that Chattertoo
had for his writing. Neither could do
otherwise. Mitzis spark Of genius
is an electric light II she should
even take It upon herself 10 play
Camille for instance. a single sea
son. she would probably become a
consumptive in fact as well as In her
stage hours and die Of grief can't
J imagine Mitzi more than ta1icab dis
tance from a theater"
She has been one Of the largest
buyers Of liberty bonds among the
atr1cal stars and Is heavily repFesent-
ed in all four OF the United States
. loans recently offered She and the
members Of her company raised
s.. I.gs3C00 for the last loan by their
own efforts