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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27
of the stump high in the air indicate
an excessive charge.

Of the stump high in the air indicate
an excessive charge.
Firing Charges by Electricity.
The electrical method Of firing blasts
is beginning to be extensively used. In
firing charges by this method the fol-
lowing equipment is needed: One
blasting machine, 300 feet of double
leading wire to reach from the stumps
TO the blasting machine, some connect
ing wire to connect the stumps togeth-
er in a series, and electric detonators
in place of the caps and fuses used in
ordinary blasting. Firing by electric
ity has many advantages over the cap
and fuse method. The danger Of pre-
mature explosions is greatly reduced
and the danger from delayed explo-
siOnS is entirely eliminated. PrOba-
bly, more people have been injured in
stump blasting by too hasty investiga-
ton Of delayed explosion than from
any other cause. When using the cap
and fuse method, the safe rule to fol-
low when a charge does not explode
as expected is to keep away from the
locality until the next day. Where
the stumps have been severely burned,
are badly decayed, hollow, have several
| large spreading roots or where it is
necessary to blast stumps so near to
| each other that the explosion OF a
charge under one stump would loosen
the earth under the adjacent one, the
use of the blasting machine will save
| dynamite and result in better work
| being done than if the cap and fuse
are used. If the stumps have been
partially burned out by any OF the
burning processes previously described,
the roots can best be blown out by fir
ing the charges with a blasting ma
chine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

equipment, and frequently force the au-
his car for the entire spring rather
than risk a breakdown.
Most Of the unpIeasantneSs and diff
fculty may be remedied in many local
tiles even in the worst weather, for
there are times when the worst cut
up surface is in fairly good condition
for dragging. By taking advantage OF
the proper moment, the ruts and bumps
can be smoothed out and the next
freeze will result in a smooth hard
surfaced pike that can be favOrably
compared to a concrete highway.
Owing to the fact that the road sur
face viii be rather wet and sticky
when dragged, greater care must be
exercised in handling the drag. If the
blades of the drag are set vertically,
there will be a tendency to scrape up
too much earth, or, in the language
of the road man, BALL up in front"
Also, if the hitch to the team is set too
near the center, the angle of the drag
with the road will be too nearly a
right angle, or straight across, to shed
or crown the Wet earCl.
Dragging under these conditions
should be more an 'Ironing out the
wrinkles process; hence the blades of
the drag should be given a forward
or fatter inclination than when work
ing a dry road. The hitch should be
so arranged that the angle Of the drag
is more nearly parallel to the road
than ordinary, thus causing the earth
to shed better and prevent trouble. For
extremely bad conditions, the use OF
the road machine ahead OF the drag
will be found effective. In all cases,
the road should be freed OF all stumps,
snags, and powders, as these seriously
retard good dragging.
A little practice will enable the op-
orator to do q fairly creditabIe job,
and after a subsequent freeze the road
will present a smoother and much more
comfortable surface. Then, when the
spring rains come, the road will quick
" shed the water that formerly col
lected in the deep ruts, and be dry and
hard long before similar roads not
dragged.
The present difficulties encountered
in getting large amounts OF crushed
stone for road repairs necessitates the
greatest care In maintaining all road
surfaces in the best possible way with.
out the use of additional materials
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27
SMOKING TOBACCO
FACTS FROM The
ENCYCLOPAEDIA
The Use of FIaVOrings Deter.
mines Difference In Brands

The Encyclopedia Britannica says
about the manufacture Of smoking to-
bacco: .. on the Continent and IN
America, certain sauces are employed
=. the use Of the sauces Is to improve
the favour and burning qualities Of the
leaves" Which indicates that q smokers
enjoyment depends as much upon the
AavOring used as upon the tobacco.
Your nose Is q sure guide N the mat
ter Of favorings. Try this simple test
with several tobacco brands: pour some
tobacco into your palm, rub brisl1iy,
and smell. You VIII notice a distinct
difference IN the fragrance of every
brand The tobacco that smells best to
you VIII smoke best IN your pipe, you
can rest assured.
Carefully aged, old BurIey tobacco,
plus q dash Of pure chocolate, gives
TUXEDO Tobacco q pure fragrance
your nose can quickly distinguish from
any other tobacco. Try it and see.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Mcpherson and vicinity experienced
one of the most severe storms in
years recently when over three inches
of rain fell, the result of a series of
electrical storms. Two of these storms
were preceded by a severe hail
Pieces of ice fully as large as a hens
egg fell, damaging windows and auto
tops. Many streets were flooded, the
sewers unable to carry off the water.
The country roads, which have been
impossible since the holidays, the re-
suit of heavy SHOWS and the conse-
Quential thaws, have been drying up
fast the past few days, but are now
in as bad, if not worse, condition than
before
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27
HOW TO SET A HEN PROPERLY
Nest Should Be In Some Quiet Place
Where She Won't Be Disturbed
Handle Carefully.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
The first sign of a hen being brOOdy
(wanting to set) is that she stays
longer on the nest when laying, and
on being approached will quite likely
remain and make a clucking noise,
ruff1e her feathers and peck at the in
trudeF. When it is noted that a hen
sets on a nest from two to three
nights in succession and that the
feathers are disappearing from her
breast which should feel hot to the
hand, she is ready to be transferred
for setting to a nest which has pre-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

An alright influenza closing ban
and quarantine has gone into effect
in Mcpherson. All public gatherings,
theaters, churches, lodges and like
places will be closed Stores and bust
ness houses are restricted to only
twenty customers at one time. No
social affairs or club meetings will
be allowed. The schools will remain
open for the time being, but will be
operated under the supervision of a
staff Of professional nurses, who will
take each students temperature twice
daily. This is the third closing ban
that has been put into effect here.
Over two hundred cases of the disease
have developed during the past five
days.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27
MANURE IS OF GREAT VALUE
Garden Soil Should Be Rich in Plant
food Constituents and in Good
Condition.

Manure is Of great value in making
the land ready for garden plants. On
less the land is virgin or lately heav-
lily dressed with manure 1c is apt to
need an application now. Remember
that the soil should be ricn N plant
food constituents as well as IN Il state
OF good mechanical condition
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27
Puresred Poultry.

Pure-bred poultry means uniform
lily OF products Uniformity Of prod
ucts means increased profits, If they
are properly marketed. Given the
same care and feed pure-bred fowls
VIII make better profit than mon
ReIs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27
A Hoe and = Sponge.

A thick cultivated soil mulch Is
one OF the best possible ways OF
saving moisture for growing crops.
He that most frequently stirs his soil.
especially in times OF drought, reaps.
other things being equal, more abun-
dant harvest than If tillage were neg.
Iected.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27
Character of Community.

Roads index the character Of any
community. They determine its i'm
portance. They either limit its ad-
vance or aid it. If If isn't worth
good road, it isn't worth living in
and land isn't worth what it sells
for.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Poultrymen who have it viii ind
1t advantageous to use q larger pro-
portion Of corn in their poultry "a
tons than has generally been recon-
mended.
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churntno Cream

Cream rises better in a falling tenn
perature. Butter should never be
touched with the human hand. Cream
does not ehurD so well in autumn an6
winter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Robert A. Clifford, AZ, farmer re-
siding sixteen miles north of Man
haitian, dropped dead the other after
noon 1t is said his death was due
to heart disease Clifford, with
others, had been working on a garage,
being built at his farm, and had just
quit work for the day. His brother
saw him fall, rushed to his side, only
to find him dead.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Neodesha is greatly excited over a
Sc million foot gas well brought in
recently by Barney, Wills Cox, in
26-31-13. Elk county. The production
of this well has been sold to the Hale
Gas Company of that city, owned by
S. H. Hale of Kansas City. It insures
an adequate supply of gas for Neode-
sha for Industrial and commercial pur-
poses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Joe Frazier of SaIina, one of the
boys arrested on a charge of holding
up a section foreman on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad and placing ties on
the railroad track, has been released,
the juvenile court being convinced he
was led into wrongdOing by Clyde
Weekly, a paroled inmate of the in
dustriaI home at Hutchinson. The
boys denied they wanted to wreck the
train, saying they wanted to watch
the fly wheel when the engine struck
the obstruction.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

The world is kept busy and wears
out many good pair OF boots boosting
men up TO do their duty.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

William Adair, 25 years old, charged
with assisting in robbing mail boxes
at Eldorado of checks valued at $25,
coo, escaped from the United States
marshal near Harrington by jumping
from a train which was running at a
speed of forty miles an hour. He
was being taken to Wichita from Kan
sas City, Kas., for arrainment in the
federal court there.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Suits aggregating 100000 will be
filed against the city of Atchison and
the Missouri Pacific, Santa Fe. Bur-
Iington and Rock Island railroads for
damage to property caused by a re-
cent flood which overflOwed industrial
plants and reserve stocks Of mer-
chants and wholesalers. The loss is
estimated at nearly $1,000, 900. Piling
in bridge owned jointly by the rail-
roads near the Union Depot is blamed
for the flood, and the city will be-
come a party to the suits on account
of alleged negligence for failure to
widen and deepen the channel OF
White Clay creek, which penetrates
the business district
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27
Got Personal.

Bix-Can you tell me how to restore
ivory to its natural tintG
Dix-You should get a shampoo.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

The more dollars you get together
the louder they talk-so do you.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Acie P. Bennett, 20 years old, plead
ed guilty at Wichita to firing the shot
that killed Clarence H. Conger, mo-
tor car salesman. Bennett, according
TO a confession of his, crimna1ly as
saulted two women and held up eight
men. He said he shot Conger because
the motor car salesman struck him
when Bennett demanded his money.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Funston unit, No. 2, United Veter-
ans of the Republic, has been organ
lied in Salina with the election of
officers and the installation. F. G.
Hagenbush is the commander; Frank
c. Norton, first vice commander;
Glen w. Bergsten, second vice COM
mander; J. S. Manning, officer of the
day; w H. FERN, officer of the
guard; F. R. Myers, chaplain; DR.. G..
Nj. Cockey, surgeon.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

R. H Richie, near Gaylord, thought
he had dug out his entire flock OF
chickens that were buried in the
great storm the latter part of Febru-
ary. but exactly nineteen days after
the storm, a hen he had overlooked,
was discovered under a drift. Aside
from being a trifle weak, she did not
show any i'll effects of her long i'm
prisonment
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Circulation of petitions for fifty-one
miles of paved highways in the west
ern half of Sedgwick county has been
authorized by the board of county
commissioners. One of the petitions
provides for the hard surfacing Of
twenty-four miles of road between
Wichita and Cheney, touching Cod
dard and Garden Plain and connecting
the Cannonball Road through King
man county. The second petition ls
for the road leading northwest from
Wichita to Hutchinson for a distance
of twenty-seven miles. Construction
of nearly eight miles of concrete road
leading east from Wichita has begun.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

All records for high winds were
broken at Wichita the other night
when the wind reached a velocity Of
eighty eight miles an hour. Several
persons were injuIe ed by falling trees
and signs, houses were unroofed and
dozens of plate glass windows were
destroyed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
USE THE HOME ROAD MATERIAL
State University Professor Tells Coun-
ty Highway Engineers How TO
Avoid Extravaganza in Importing.

Prof. c. c. Williams of the engi-
neeing school at the University OF
Kansas told the county highway en-
gineers in session at Topeka, that 1t
was poor economy to import first
class road making material when a
local material would do the work just
as well and save lot of money. The
engineers are attending a road build
ing school given by the state highway
commission.
eff, for example" said Mr. Williams,
good gravel is available and sand has
to be imported, it frequently is wholly
satisfactory to put more gravel and
less sand in the mixture. Obviously,
cutting down the quantity of import
ed sand saves money. A sieve analy-
sis of the materials at hand can save
sometimes a good deal of money in
concrete work.
For maximum strength only
enough water should be used in max
ing concrete to set up the cement
chemically. This will give a quaking,
plastic consistency. The addition of
more water than this diminfshes the
strength of the concrete as certainly
as would taking away part of the ce-
ment. However, in order to make the
plastic concrete more easily handled,
it is customary to sacrifice somewhat
in strength and use a consistency that
will flow sluggishly. Wet or sloppy
mixtures should never be used. Mix
ing concrete should accomplish more
than mere stirring, as might be done
nv hand with ShOVeis: it should knead
and work the materials into intimate
contact Some mixers accomplish
this much better than others"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Colonel William Rowan of Garden
City, now provost marshal of the 35th
Division, will be appointed by Gov
ernor Henry J. Allen as a member OF
the state tax commission. He will
take the place of Senator Henry Laing
of Russell, who was appointed on the
board by Governor Capper. Senator
Laing's term will not end until the
close of the fiscal year, June 20. Colo
mel Rowan is a resident of Garden
City. He was elected county clerk
several times and has had much ex-
perience in taxation matters. He is
a West Point graduate.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

It's the underdog who is anxious for
the peacemaker to get busy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Intuition IS what some people claim
TO have when they succeed In making
a good guess
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Keep your hvsT Ective. your bowels clean ~
taxing Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and yo1'u
keep healthy. wealthy and wise Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

A fiirt and her conscience are soon
divorced
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

]. w. Iden, county attorney of La
bette County, is dead at Parsons. Mr..
Iden came to Kansas in the early
days and taught school in Parsons
when young man, later entering
practice of law.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Plans were discussed at banquet
in Manhattan the other night, attend
ed by more than $50 business men,
for the erection of a four-story office
building to cost 100000.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

DR.. c. E Johnson, who had prac-
ticed dentistry at Newton for thirty
years, locked himself in the bathroom
at his home while the family was at
breakfast and fired a charge from a
shotgun into his heart. Dependency
over i'll health was cause of the sui
eide.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Believed dead by his widowed moth
er, Eliza Walker, whose name APP
peared in the list as killed in action
last summer, arrived in Atchison re-
Gently. It was the first intimation
his mother had that he was alive and
well. He was wounded in the right
side. but recovered in an American
hospital.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

w. Y. Morgan, who is overseas with
the Y. NJ. c. A and who has been act
ing as educational secretary with the
Thirty-fifth Division, will not come
home next month. Instead, he has
been made divisional secretary at
Gondrecourt, where he will have sew
enty-five secretaries under his super
vision and where $4,000 men are sta
toned
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Nine oil tanks owned by the En-
pire Gas and Fuel Company, near FL
dorado, were struck by lightning the
other day and burned Eight of the
tanks held 500 barrels each and one
held 1000 barrels.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Rev. E. W. Spencer, the NJ E min
lister at Fredonia for the past two
years, has received orders to report
at New York for overseas work in the
Y. NJ C. A.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

A 5O-mile gale swept through Elk
hart recently. piling sand drifts sew
eral inches deep in the streets. Three
railway cars were started down the
track by the wind and pushed four
miles before they were oyertaken by
an engine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

Henry Harris, a negro who says he
is 112 years old, registered at Leav-
enworth for the primary, March q.
He has never cast a vote in an cleo
ton. Harris says he was owned by
eight different masters before the
Civil War.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-27

"The Messiah" will be sung for the
eighth time as a feature of the an
nual spring music festival at the
State Manual Training Normal in
May. Walter McCray, cox6uctor, an
nounces a chorus of three hundred
voices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-14
BOB MARTIN
MUST FIGHT
FOR HONORS

An elimination contest to deter.
mine who 10 the heavyweight cham
pion Of Uncle SANS army In to be
staged In the new boxing arena at
East Chicago. the first bout to be
held within the next three weeks.
The claims OF Bob Martin. just re-
turned from overseas. TO the title
Of champion Of the United States
army are questioned BY Jack Burke.
IArney Llchtsnstein's heavyweight.
and Captain Bob Roper. both en-
listed men. who never suffered n
defeat during their stay In khaki
They have signed articles TO battle
In the East Chicago arena and have
hurled a def at Martin to meet the
winner OF their bout. Martin Is
no doubt . splendid fighter" said
Burke. but never suffered a de-
feat during my army career and
neither did Captain ROPER. Untii Il
IL settled among US three. there IN
no one entitled to the honor"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-14
BAN JOHNSON
TO TELL OF
MAYS CASE

NEW YORK. Aug. 14.--Ban John.
son. president OF the American base
ball league. was to appear today be-
fore a referee. at the request OF attor.
neys for the leagues board OF direc'
tors. TO explain his alleged conncc.
ton with the Cleveland club. He also
was>to be directed to give the com
plete story OF the suspension of
Pitcher Mays. An injunction re
straining him from using the Amcri.
can leagues sinking fund in defense
OF himself has been issued.
The board Of directors was sum
moned TO meet while Johnson was
going thru his examination.
|. IL was not known whether James
Dunn. president OF the Cleveland
club. was to be present, He was in
vited, as the fourth member OF the
board. The remaining three-New
York. Boston and Chicago-club own.
crs were here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-14
ANTPODES'
COURT STARS
MEET YANKS

BDSIOS. Aug. IA heavy
rainstorm caused postponemsnt To-
day OF the final round of.the play
between william NJ. Johnston and
Clarence J. Griffin. the crack Cali
fornis team. and Norman T.. Brookes
and Gerald Patterson. Australian
stars. at the Longwood Cricket club
here.
II wAs announced that the match
win be played tomorrow n the
weather conditions are favorable
Johnston and Griffin triumphed
over Aauries r. Mclaughlin and
Thomas c. Bundy. also californians.
In . e,oss match. during which Red
Mac" played Ike the comet Of old
Patterson and Brookes had small
trouble In eonauering Fred h. AIex-
ander and 8. n. vosheIi.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-14
Smith to Mix
With Gardner
in Big Mattel
Local Net Star Tackles Bear
State Entry at Firloch
BIZ CONDO

Carl Gardner. the crack California
net star. meets Manseil-Smit 1919
state champion. In the feature match
Of the state session now In progress
a, the ffrioch club. at O'Clock to-
day.
Gardner won . tough battle from
Marshall Alien. ssatfie's young star.
yesterday. He took the ffrss set. 90.
but dropped the second. "a. Alien
took lead In the third set and was
ahead. -. when Gardner braced and
walked Oft with The set By taking
the next four games.
Jack Wright. Spokane star. elm
inted Biii Nctian. plsyfieid net king
"a. 50. In the other feature match
Of Wednesdays play.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-14
BAIRD MEETS FARREN

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. it.--Eari Baird
and Frankie Farren will appear In tho
main event at the Coliseum Tuesday
night The Met h n-Thompson bout.
sch eduied for that place on the. card.
has been pstponed until August 20 while
Mechan goes to Seattle To meet Ander-
son. raid TO be tho markings OF a tough
bout for Dempsey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-14

NEW ORLEANS. AUG. if.-Pete
Herman. the bantamweight title
holder. will be a busy little boxer
during the next few weeks. defend.
Ing his little against some Of the
best bantams In the game. On Labor
day he tackles Joe Lynch. At Bridge
port. Conn, and the following
Monday meets Joe Burman In six.
round go at Philadelphia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-14
BIG CHESS ENTRY LIST

II Is expected there win be close
10 40 contestants In the British
Chess Federation Victory tourna.
ment at Hastings. England. begin.
ming August II. Joe r. Capabianca,
the Pan-American champion. Is one
OF the contestants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-14
JERSEY CITY MEET

Jersey city's first big track meet
will be the Metropolitan senior
games August %. The sports will
take place at Union hall where a
modern athletic field called Perish
ing Field has been laid out on the
site OF an old reservoir.