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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
DOTH SHES N STRIKE FIRM
No Break Is In Evidence According -
Reports From the Headquar-
tiers in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, PA break in the
ranks of the steel strikers, predicted
by some OF the corporations, is not in
evidence yet, according to reports re-
eeived from different sources No
claims we're made by steel companies
OF large detection among the strik-
ers, but a number Of them, including
the Carnegie Steel Company and the
American Steel and Wire Company,
did insist that men continue to re-
turn to work. No figures we're given
Leaders at strike headquarters e1-
pressed satisfaction at what they
claimed to be the failure Of the United
States Steel Corporation to stampede
the organized men. II was given out
by the unionists that more men we're
idle as a result Of the strike, than
at any other time since the walkout
was started a week ago. It was in
sisted the men have real grievances
and that they cannot be readily drIT-
en- back to work
The fight of the union to close down
the big independent plant of the
Jones & Laughlin Company in this
city is being waged vigorously This
concern withstood the assaults Of the
union last week with better success.
according to reports, than did the Car
negie Company, but the striking steel
workers said they are making inroads
now. Secretary William T. Foster OF
the national committee, said the plant
was fifty per cent out Of action This
was vigorously combatted by repre-
sentatives of the company, who main
tain that the works are not seriously
affected
The Carnegie Company gave out 3
statement that men were coming
back to work "in such goodly num-
bers that most of the plants are run
ming very near the top" This ap-
piled to its great plants at Homestead,
Braddock Duquesne and Clarion and
to its mills in this city
Reports from the Carnegie officials
in New Castle and Farrell were also
to the effect that the company's
works in those places showed con-
siderable improvement
The entire strike district was quiet
during the day. Arrests continue 10
be made, however, for violations OF
the sheriffs proclamation.
Expressing confidence in the ulti-
mate outcome of the strike and de-
the situation in the Pittsburgh dis
trict, Secretary Foster, in a talk with
newspapermen, said the strikers
would not return to work unless they
are starved back"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
AMERICANS MORE THRIFTY

st. Louis.-In the 5-year period end
ing January 1, 1919, the increase in
savings for all banks in the United
States was 1896 per cent, according
to new data presented by Victor A.
Lersner of Brooklyn in an address
before the American Bankers Asso-
citation. Mr.. Lersner is president of
the associations savings bank sec
ton
There are over 35 million savings
and commercial bank depositors, at
ter allowing for Implications" Mr..
Lersner stated, land there are more
than 35 million policy holders in life
insurance companies. The q million
savings depositors are, with few ex-
ceptions, the persons of small means
on whom the Nation can depend to
maintain it's institutions; who absorb
ed in large measure the war issues
of government securities and are
keeping Them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
WOULDN'TLETREED
TALK At ARDMORE
Missouri Senator Driven From
Stage by Shower of Eggs
in Oklahoma.
MAKE ATTACK IN THE DARK
Peace League Partisans Cut All Wire
Leading to Convention Hall
Where Meeting Was Held.

Ardmore, Ok-United States Sena-
tor James A. Reed of Missouri. was
egged from the stage at Convention
hall here, as he was being introduced
by the mayor in preparation for his
speech against the treaty and League
of Nations.
The crowd, more than 5000 strong,
went wild as Reed came on the stage,
and all light wires to the building were
cut. Pandemonium. broke loose and
cries of derisiOn howled him down,
while the audience surged upon the
stage. Reed attempted to hold the
floor for few minutes, but was forced
to make his exit without beginning
his speech.
After several minutes of the demon
stration number of women climbed
upon the stage and quoted the crowd.
Guest At Banquet
Senator Reed arrived in .Ardmore,
accompanied by General Emmett New
ton of Springfield, Mo. He went i'm
mediately to the Washington Hotel,
and later a committee met him and
escorted to the Dornick Hills Club,
where a banquet was served with
many Ardmore citizens present. Many
persons. who, however, gathered at
the mass meeting at the Carter county
court house and adopted resolutions
censuring Senator Reed and sent him
a wire not to come to Ardmore. de-
nouncing his stand on the League of
Nations in resolutions as un-Demo-
cratic and unpatriotic and un-Amer-
lean, were not present at the banquet.
Big Crowd On Hand.
The hour of speaking had been set
for $3.50 o'clock and at that hour the
Ardmore Convention hall, with a seat
ing capacity of 5000, was filled to
Overlooking. Many women were pres
ent. At $3.50 Senator Reed was intro
duced by Mayor William Freeman,
who stated in his speech that he was
discharging his duty on behalf of the
city, whose chief executive he was, in
Introducing the speaker of the even
ing, no matter how Numerically his
views and Senator Reeds might be on
the League of Nations.
But before the period was reached
the lights went out. Some one had cut
the light wires. Immediately pande-
monium broke loose.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
SIGN RAIL LABOR CONTRACT

Washington.-The railroad admin
stration has confirmed the report that
six hundred thousand railroad shop
ment, members of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, and the United
States Railroad Administration have
substantially completed an agreement
covering wages and hours and condi-
tons of work which the labor men
have sought for several months.
Bert NJ. Jewell, acting president OF
the Federation of Labor's railway de-
partment, and Martin F. Ryan, a
member of the departments execu-
tive council, are quoted as saying
that when signed it will be the great
est contract ever made by a labor or
ganization
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
PROD SENATE ON
AID FOR ARMENIA
The American Mission in Paris
Urges That Troops be Sent
Against the Turks.
DANGER OF NFw mAssAcREs
Great Numbers Of Ottoman Troops
Are Advancing on EriVeANa-
ton Faces Determination.

Washington New pressure has
bean brought to bear by the admin
sration for quick action by the SEN
ate on the Williams resolution author
izing the President to use the army
and navy to restore order and police
Armenia
The Senate foreign relations sub
committee received a cablegram from
the American mission in Paris urging
the dispatch of American troops in
numbers equivalent to brigade OF re-
enforced infantry to Russian Armenia
at once to save the population from
determination
The cablegram read
Armenians May Be Wiped Out
with regard to the military re-
quirements OF the present situation in
the Caucasus, the American mission in
Paris has received telegraphic infor-
nation from Colonel Haskell, who per-
sonally investigated conditions in Az
menia, stating he found the situation
horrible beyond description Colonel
Haskell says relief can and viii reach
there in time to prevent attacking, IL
he Colonel HaskelD, be provided
with troops, and the situation in Rus
sian Armenia will be saved BY the
equivalent Of an American brigade OF
REINFORCED infantry Colonel Haskell
states that Tartars are attacking on
the south and east with Tartar upris-
ings increasing throughout the inter
ior. In his opinion, the fate OF our
Armenian allies might be decided by
the arrival of even one regiment I'm
less troops are rushed, the Armenians
may, at any time, be exterminatedH
The Need Is Urgent
The committee heard acting Secre-
tary of State Phillips give reasons for
accepting the Armenian mandate. Mr.
Phillips furnished data to the commit
tee showing the conditions in Armenia
When the committee asked Mr. Phil
lips how many men he thought the
United States ought to send to Armen-
Ia he replied that that question was
being investigated now by a commits
sion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Proposals for the establishment
of a council for settlement of indus
trial disputes, replacing the recently
dissolved War Labor Board, probably
will be one of the first subjects
brought up for discussion at the Ia
Dor and industrial conference called
to meet in Washington.
Three bids were submitted re-
Gently for the purchase OF the gov
ment built powder plant city of Nitro,
w. Va The biggest was $500, 900.
The city cost the government 20 mill
lion dollars.
After a day OF rest, President VIII
son was described as slightly better
in an official bulletin issued by DIR.
Cary Grayson, his physician The
bulletin, which recorded the first
Wilson's condition since he was taken
i'll did not give details.
Secretary Daniels characterized
as "preposterous" recently published
statements that the landing OF Amer
lean sailors at Trau, Dalmatia. Sep
TENDER %, was at the order OF the
British admiralty
The army regulation prohibiting
American officers and soldiers at Cob
lenz from fraternizing with Germans
was revoked in an order issued by
Major General Allen. The rule against
fraternizing became effective in De
cember.
"A meeting OF the state board of
arbitration and conciIliation has been
called by Claude Connolly, chairman,
to be held at Drumright, Okla, to set
tie the differences between telephone
operators OF the Bell exchange at
DrEmright, and the company.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
Happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
ALLEN KEEPS AFTER HINES
Governor Again Calls Attention OF
Director General of Railroads
to Car Shortage Here.

Governor Allen is continuing his ef-
forts to get freight cars for Kansas.
He received a telegram from Walker
D. Hines, federal railroad administra-
tor, asserting that Kansas was getting
its share of cars. The governor re-
Gently sent L. II. Powell, one Of the
best known grain men of Wichita.
into the Northwest to see what he
could find out about cars. Mr.. Powell
reported recently from Omaha that
following visit to Minneapolis and
other big wheat points, he had found
the car shortage situation there quite
bad, but not nearly as serious as in
Kansas, and the Southwest. The rea-
son for the improvement in the soft
wheat territory is that eleven thou
sand new box cars purchased by the
administration were sent into the
Northwest few days ago. The Rail-
road Administration has $4,000 new
box cars which the railroads refused
to buy because of the high price. Half
of these cars are reported to have
gone into the Northwest, but none
came into Kansas.
The Railroad Administration re-
ported a large number of loaded cars
tied up in Gulf and Atlantic terminals
awaiting elevator space for unloading
for export. This is preventing a con-
siderable number of cars being turned
back for wheat shipments and ac-
counts for part of the shortage. The
governor, in addition to these facts,
said in a telegram to Mr. Hines re-
Gently:
Situation in Kansas so serious that
no method of relief should be neglect
ed. Reports from many communities
in Kansas show that not one car has
been furnished for some weeks and
the supply in no case has been more
than a small fraction of the demand.
General business in Kansas has not
suffered so much from car shortages
in many years, if ever. My represent
alive discussed situation in Kansas
City recently with julius H. Barnes
of the grain corporation and was
pledged fullest cooperation, but there
is no remedy except in providing more
cars to move the traffic, both grain
and other commodities, of Kansas. 1
am sure that you are disposed to use
your utmost endeavor, and l am urg-
ing upon you the gravity of the con-
ditions that exist here, and which af-
feet every line of business in this
state''
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

A second cooperative house for wo-
men will be started at the University
of Kansas in a short time. The build
ing for years used as an isolation hos
pital at the university will be used.
The house will accommodate nine
girls. One such house was opened at
the beginning Of the school year and
accommodates fifteen women. The
houses have been furnished by uni
versity organizations and various wo-
mems clubs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

The soldiers of 81, '98 and Is
closed 3-day reunion at Fredonia re-
Gently. The following resolutions
were adopted, ordered printed and
sent to Senators Curtis and Capper:
ave, the old soldiers of Wilson Coun-
ty, veterans, at our reunion held at
Fredonia, Kas., hereby adopt the fol-
lowing: Resolved, That we wish to
go on record as being opposed to the
League Of Nations, without reserva-
tions protecting this Nation from all
entanglements with foreign countries,
believing if the League of Nations,
as proposed. is adopted, it would work
a hardship on us as a Nation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
Faint Hope for the Thirsty

Washington:-Gove officials
were deluged with requests from all
over the country for verification OF
reports circulated like wildfire that
the President is about to lift the war
time liquor ban. In all official quar-
tiers the report is emphatically denied
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
Watch Huns. a General Warns.

Stevens Point, Visit would say
look out for Germany There are i'm
mense resources in Russia and Japan,
which she might develop. Keep your
eyes open" These words were made
by Mai. Gen z. F. McGlachIin on the
eve of his departure for Camp Funs-
ton, Kas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

H J. Lefferdink, defaulting cashier
of the defunct State Bank of Salina,
and Felix Broker, who is charged
with aiding the defaulting cashier in
several instances to defraud the bank,
lost a suit in the district court thtre
in which j. H. Pritchard sued for
$1,000. The suit grew out of the
bank muddle and is only one of many
pending in this court.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Plans for a new $35O,OOO milling
corporation, with mostly local capital,
were announced at Atchison by A. l..
Jacobson, formerly with the Bresy In
terests of Boston. who recently moved
their mill from Atchison to Kansas
City. The new company will be
known as the Atchison Flour Mills
Corporation and a charter has been
asked
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
Reforms for Costa RIea.

San Jose, Costa Rica-A number OF
reforms have been brought about in
Costa Rica, among them restoration
a. the constitution Of 1871, which gives
ia the people the right OF franchise
and general amnesty.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
Mauaa Loa in Eruption.

Honolulu, T. H-Eauna Loa vol
cano on Hilo Island burst into erup-
ton recently at nearly the same spot
as the eruption in 1916 The volcano
is situated on the summit OF Mount
Mauna Loa, a 13 ,eOo-foot peak
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
H.oro Prisoners TO Lincoln.

Lincoln, Neb. twenty-five negro
prisoners from the county Jail at Oma-
Ia we're brought to Lincoln the other
night and taken to the state peniten-
tiary for safekeeping. Their stay il
indefinite, authorities say.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
d. S. CONAN Dead IN Peru.

Lima, Peru-William W. HandIey,
American consul general at Callao, is
dead from apoplexy. He was stricken
about ten days ago. He is survived
by his wife. His home was in New
Work
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
oec;es ,1or,emen controg.

Washington i Major General c.
Williams, chief of ordnance, appear
ing recently before the house military
committee, denied that the war de-
partment had surrendered authority
over the Rock Island arsenal to the
Norkmen.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
Tles Uu Welsh coaI Fields.

London -O One. hundred thousand
miners are idle in the South Wales
coal fields as = result Of the railroad
strike. Many coIlieries are closing
and the Swansea HaPbor trade is at
q standstin at present
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
New York Banks Clerks Strike.

New York--Sfxty employees Of the
Bank of the United States, members
of the Bank Employees Union, walked
out recently when officials Of the in
stitution refused TO recognize their
union and reinstate a discharged union
employee.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Melbourne, Australia The trades
councils m the Tario1s Australian
capitals have refused to nominate
delegates 70 the Washington labor
eonRess.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

More than ten thousand persons at
tended the closing day of the Dickin-
son County free fair A sham battle
by one hundred and fifty soldiers
from Camp Funston was feature.
Jacob Stricken, in Hudson Special,
won the smile and 10-mile motor
races. Herington won the county
baseball tournament
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
Mint Made 44,s71 600 Pennies.

for pennies kept the Philadelphia
mint working full capacity in Septem-
Der and resulted in an enormous out
put, the total coinage for the month
being 5S,878 900 pieces, of which a.
671, 900 were pennies
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
The HaskeII Win Filled

Chicago-The will Of George E
Haskell, late president of the Beatrice
Creamery Company, was filed in the
probate court recently The estate
amounts to u million dollars.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
Save 10 Hun Warshios

Washington.-Of the vessels of the
German navy scuttIed by their Off
GERS at Scapa Flow the British have
succeeded thus far in salvaging some
nineteen of them.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
More Libertv Bonds Stolen.

JohnstoEn, Pa--The First National
Bank at HoIIsopple, Somerset coun-
ty. was robbed the other night Of
Liberty bonds and other Taluables to
the extent e $1G,0eo.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

The 2-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Huxen of Council Griye is dead
from injuries received when some
high explosive was discharged in the
child's hand The child was playing
near the house when some unknown
explosive which he had found explod-
ed, tearing away part of his hand and
penetrating his abdomen. The doc
tors removed some small particles Of
pink glass from the wound, but have
found nothing that would indicate the
nature of the explosive.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Nc4 Starts on Recruiting Voyage
Portland, Me-The navy seaplane
NC4 left here at 2:19 for Boston On
the first leg OF her recruiting cruise
down the coast Of the Gulf OF Mexico.
She was presided fifteen minutes by
two scout planes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Colgate Left $4,000 70 Two Schoois-
Newark, n. YALE and Colgate
universities each receive $1,000 by
the will OF Richard N Colgate. soau
manufacturer. OF West Orange. N. J..
which has been filed for probate.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

J. J. Mcclellan, the human fly" fell
three stories at Ottawa in his attempt
to climb the face of a 5-story hotel
building. He struck on cement walk
and suffered severe injuries. It was
said at local hospital that he would
recover. McDolan's bride OF two days,
and her mother. Mrs Otto Schott Of
Lawrence, saw him fall.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Miss Lizzie Wooster, state superin-
tendent OF schools, will try to restore
the three Rs and spelling in the Kan
sas schools. Miss Wooster believes
that the schools have diverted from
the four fundamentals of education to
teach a smattering Of information
about many things. Miss Wooster has
begun revision of the course Of study
and has announced that she will in
sist upon reading, writing, arithme-
tic and spelling being taught more
thoroughly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Kansas won first place in the gen.
eral classification of displays in the
International Soil Products Exposition
at Kansas City, making the third time
in the last five years the grand prize
has been captured by the soil products
of this state. Another tike Kansas
tied for a first
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Enrolment in the reserve officers
training CORDS Of the University of
Kansas has reached a total of $50 at
Lawrence and the corps will remain
at the university.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

The total loss in the destruction Of
the Land mill at Neodesha by fire
is estimated at between $100, 900 and
$125, 900 by the owner There was
nearly $4,000 in wheat and flour in
storage.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Sixty-two delegates from every
state in the country met in Wichita
at the opening session of the Chris
tan Workers among the Indians 1t
is the first convention of the kind in
the United States. Betterment of
both social and religious conditions
for Indians is the purpose of the or
ganization.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

The weekly Flu" report by the state
health department shows an increase
OF thirty one cases in the state, the
disease having reappeared in eleven
counties. This is an increase of so
per cent over the number of cases
for the corresponding period a year
ago, it was stated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Kansas is asked to furnish one thou
sand men for the navy to man idle
ships, and a big effort will be made
during the recruit getting campaign
just started to recruit that many men
in Kansas, according to an announce
ment made at the navy quarters in
Kansas City.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

The public utilities commission has
approved the issuance of 1894, 900 in
refunding bonds by the Rock Island
Railroad. The application for author
ity to issue the bonds was filed with
the commission recently.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Little Mary Elizabeth Yelton. l.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Yelton of Arkansas City, was
splashing and cooling and clapping
her baby hands while sitting in about
one inch of water in the bottom Of
the bathtub. Mrs. Yelton, who had
been watching the child, left the bath
room few minutes to look after the
preparation of meal A few minutes
later she returned and found the bath
tub overlooking and her child lying
lifeless in the bottom. The child evil
IDENTIFY had attempted to pull herself
up by taking hold of the faucet, and
had turned on the water.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

Mrs. Julia Ozbun, So years old, who
lived fifty years on the Crawford
farm, near Opolis, died at the home
of daughter at Pittsburg the other
day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09
Mob Cut the Hose.

Firemen were already on the ground
but members Of the mob, upon whom
they had turned streams Of water, had
cut the hose and it was useless. Other
fire companies brought more hose,
but it was similarly made useless.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-09

o. H. Munger, 80 years old, drug
gist at Athol, seven miles west OF
Smith Center, was murdered on a
main travelled road recently by two
strange men in an automobile. The
two came through Atho1 and motion
ed to Munger, who is deputy sheriff,
to follow, which he did in his high
speed motor car. The two led him
to a point mile east of Athol where
one of the men shot him through the
body with a revolver of heavy ca1iber.
His murderers then hastily trans
ferred their effects from the car they
were driving into that of the dead
man and drove away rapidly. So far
they have not been apprehended.
Henry Bose, who was working in a
field not far from the murder scene,
heard the shot and seeing Munger
fall went to him, finding him dead.