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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

The national tractor demonstration
is over. The tented city near Tyler
is being torn down, and every road
leading to Wichita is crowded with
crawling machines returning from the
biggest demonstration of it's kind ever
held in the Middle West. Some $4,000
farmers witnessed the performances
Of the iron horses, and 5000 acres of
land around Tyler are ready for fall
planting as a, result. Although the at
tendance at the demonstration was
less than anticipated, tractor men are
pleased with the exhibition. 1T was
one of the most successful shows we
have ever held" said A. E. Hildebrand,
manager of the show. I'VE had the
exhibitors, we had wonderful demon
stration by the tractors, and we had a
fair crowd, as the order books of the
tractor men will show. We are pleased
with the results"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Felix Broker, who was arrested in
Kansas City recently on a Kansas war
rant charging him with failure to issue
certificates for certain oil stock sold
to citizen Of Salina, faced four more
warrants after reaching SaIina. The
charges specified in the warrants are
completely in getting drafts and ac-
ceptance, completely in issuing certifi-
Gates of credit and obtaining money
under false pretenses and juggling ac-
counts of the Kansas State Bank in
conspiracy between himself and H. ].
Lefferdink, the cashier Extradition
was not possible on these warrants.
but as soon as Broker reached Kan
sas he was liable to arrest under the
charges named.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

The Kansas utilities commission is
holding a hearing at Cottonwood Falls
and Strong City to determine whether
or not the states first "interurban"
railroad line should be sent to the
junk pile. The little railroad, three
miles long, connecting Cottonwood
Falls and Strong City, wants to quit.
This was the last horse car street car
line in active operation in the coun-
try. Then motor cars were mounted
on railroad tracks and used for a time
and even this couldn't make the rail
road pay.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
A NEW RAIL PLAN OFFERED
National Transportation Conferences
Proposes Private Ownership Of the
Roads Under Federal Supervision.

Washington Private ownership
and operation of railroads, merged
into twenty OF thirty great competing
systems under the supervision Of =
federal transportation board, with q
statutory rule Of rate making assur-
ing to the roads a net return OF per
cent, has been offered 10 the House
commerce committee as the plan O
the national transportation confer
euce
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Samuel Luther Turner, a tenant
farmer living on the Fred Loesch
farm at Sitka, was mysteriously muir
dered at o'clock the other morning
as he lay asleep on pallet in the
doorway of the house. The assassin
used a shotgun, which he poked
through the screen and literally blew
Turner's head to pieces. Turner came
here in February last year and so far
as known did not have an enemy
Bloodhounds from Rice County were
sent for. The body was taken by his
widow and five small children to Ava,
Mo, their old home.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

An irrigation drive in western
Kansas is being planned by the State
Agricultural Department for 1920-21.
AS a basis for this line of agricultural
development, the department next
year will issue a volume of facts and
figures on irrigation III Kansas. 1t will
be a companion piece to Alfalfa in
Kansas" and Hogs in Kansas" the
latter Of which was issued by the de-
partment this year, and is a volume
of 429 pages, replete with information
and illustrations covering every angle
of the industry. These two volumes
have won g. nationwide reputation,
and Secretary J. G. Mohler believes
that a similar treatment of the sub
ject Of irrigation will prove to be what
land owners need to assist them in
developing the bountiful subterranean
water supply Of large areas Of western
Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Count Michael Karolyi, former
president Of the Hungarian republic,
has arrived in Italy after several at
tempts to leave Hungary and will go
to America, according to Vienna dis
patch to the Kruez Zeitung.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Murder Safe in Mexico.

Washington.-Henry P. Fletcher,
American ambassador to Mexico, told
the House rules committee recently
that since his appointment three years
ago about fifty Americans had been
killed in Mexico without a single prose
cution being made.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
A Bic Jap Navy Program.

Tokio-The naval department has
drawn up a three years building pro
gram, according to the newspaper
Nichi Nichi. The new construction
includes two Battle cruisers, each Of
forty thousand tons, and numerous
smaller craft.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Rome shIvers vEith cold.

Rome.-A severe cold wave Is
sweeping the entire province with a
heavy snowfall reported in the high
lands surrounding Rome. The inhabi-
tants have been forced to put on their
winter clothing and fires have been
started in their homes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Four persons, including two small
children, lost their lives by drowning
in Kansas the other day. Kenneth
White, land Charles Schwab, a, year
or two older, were drowned while
wading in the Republican River near
Morganville. Two young Mexicans,
Luis and Lucerio Lopez, were drowned
while swimming in the Walnut River
near Winfield
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
No Trade on Racial Clause.

Paris--The japanese delegation to
the peace conference has issued a de-
NAL Of assertions that the Shantung
settlement In the German peace
treaty was in exchange for the with
drawal Of the japanese contention re-
garding the racial clause in he
League OF Nations covenant.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Huns Disooroe Stolen Tools.

Brusse!s.-The work of recovering
stolen Belgian machinery from Ger
many is proceeding rapidly. Approx
mately three thousand tons OF machin-
cry are being returned weekly to the
original owners
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

PhiIadeIphia.-The Lafcomo, a 1900
ton cargo carrier, named in honor OK
Lafayette County, Missouri, for ITS
work in the Liberty loan drives, was
launched recently, at the Hog Island
shipyard.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
rrain overturned. Zen InIur.d-

Houston, Tex--Santa Fe passenger
train. No. II, Fort Worth to Houston.
was derailed at Katy, eighteen miles
from here, recently Ten persons
were injured, none dangerously. The
locomotive, tender and fourteen
coaches overturned in the mud.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Stock Yards Strike Ends.

Chicago-Ten thousand employees
Of the five big packers, who have been
on strike several days, have returned
to work after the employers had COM
piled with the demands of the men that
all police and special guards be With
drawn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

An airplane fell six miles east CT
Stafford recently when the pilot,
Lewis Lowe, lost control, killing his
brother, Herbert Lowe, a passenger in
the plane. The pilot was dangerously
injured. The machine, which is own
ed by the Aero Club of Stafford, was
brought to this city the day before
from Kansas City, where it had been
purchased.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Senior Arera Terra Aruna and Senior
r. Pareja Reissing of Montevido Uru-
quay, South America, were in Eldorado
recently to invest in the Robert H
Hazlett herd of thoroughbred Here
fords. The came to kmerica a short
time ago and came to Kansas to pur.
chase some cattle for their big stock
farms.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Thirteen Lost in Flood.

Wheeling, W. Va.-Between nine
and thirteen persons are reported 20
have drowned recently when a house
was swept away by the waters during
a heavy rainstorm at Wegee Greek, on
the Ohio side.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Refused s. Job; Allowance Stopped.
London The government unem-
pIoyment allowance OF IS a week has
been stopped at Bath for men who re-
fuse to take jobs cleaning windows at
50 q week
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Renewed attempts OF house Repub-
Iican leaders to repeal daylight saving
through a rider to the 1920 agricultural
appropriation bill, were defeated in the
house when Republican opponents
Joined with the Democrats in voting to
eliminate the repeal provision.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

The Kansas prairie dog is costing
the farmers in the western part of the
state thousands of dollars in destroyed
crops annually. The prairie dog and
the pocket gopher together account for
8 million dollars in damages to crops
every year, according to estimates of
the BIOLOGIST at the Kansas State Ag-
ricultural College.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Interurban Car Killed Five.

Boise, Idaho.-Five persons were
killed and sixth was injured fatally
when an inteTurban electric car ran
into motor car at railroad crossing
four miles north OF Nampa on the
Boise-Nampa electric line.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Prince Mar e s,nitzerIand

Berlin.-Prince Macmillan OF Ba-
den has fled to Switzerland, accord
ing to report current today 1t is IN
derstood Communists we're plotting an
attack on his residence
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Cardinal Gibbons is ss.

Baltimore Cardinal Gibbons was IS
years old recently. As has been his
custom for many years, he spent the
day at the estate of Mrs. n. Herbert
Shriver, near Union Mills.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Paris sirth Rate sIumps.

Paris.-The number of births In the
Paris district fell from 1889 in 1911
to 47,480 IN 1918. Infant mortality
rose from 1905 per cent before the
war to 30 per cent in 1913.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
Poincare Waits In BELGIUM.

President Poincare and
Madam Poincare and Marshal FOch AZ
rived In Brussels the other night
from Pariss- King Albert greeted the
party at the station.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Governor Allen recently announced
the reappointment Of R. L. Gamble as
state architect for two years term
and ]. S. Johnson of Osawatomie as a
member of the state embalmers' board
for three years
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31
saar Transfer IS Beoua.

Paris.-NegotIatiO between Ger
man and French delegations for the
transfer Of the coal mines Of the Ssar
Valley have begun at Saarebruek.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

The jobbers OF Central Kansas have
finally won the long fight before the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
more reasonable rates from New Or
leans to Kansas jobbing points. The
public utilities commission has been
notified that the examiner in charge
Of the case had reported that the rates
charged the jobbers of Kansas towns
were prejudicial.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Emery G. Louk, a Kansas pioneer,
is dead at his home at Michigan Val
ley, Usage County. He came with his
wife to Kansas in a covered wagon
on their bridal trip half century ago,
and settled on a claim at Michigan
Valley, where he lived for forty-nine
wears.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

twelve cents a pound on parcel post
packages to Germany has been re-
established by the Postoffice Depart
ment
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

A harvest hand, believed to be ]. M.
Larson of st. Louis, was killed by a
Missouri Pacific freight train three
miles north Of Hiawatha recently He
was sitting on the tracks evidently
asleep when the freight struck him.
A card gave the name of Larson, with
the address TIC st. Clair street, N. 4,
ST. Louis.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Five men robbed the State Bank Of
Bartlett. eight miles west of Chetopa,
of $4,000 in Liberty Bonds and So 600
in cash shortly before noon the other
day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Jotu Starnes, a policeman, who was
slugged with motor car crank when
he attempted to arrest five joyriders
at Leavenworth recently, is dead. Ray
and Franklin Godfrey and Roy Scha-
yer, three members Of the party, who
were charged with assault with intent
to kill, were rearrested and will be
charged with murder,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

The oldest house in Leavenworth,
built in 1854, was torn down recently.
This house was built of cottonwood
lumber by jeremiah Clark 1t was
once occupied as a family residence
by Thomas Carney, an early governor
of Kansas. The house was 16x24 feet
and was moved twice since the time
it was built sixty-five years ago. The
lumber in it is well preserved.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

More than $4,000 from state and fed
eral funds will go to seven Kansas
schools which have maintained even
ing classes in trades and industry in
the home economics during the past
year, according to the report made by
H. L. Kent, state director of vocational
education for Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

An injury to the spinal cord, alleged
to have been received when the Thu d
degree in negro Masonry was being
conferred by Morning Star Lodge az
Atchison, resulted in the death of
Emanuel Wilson, a negro.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

The State of Kansas has still about
$4,000 extra pay from the government
for men who were members Of the
militia organizations of the state mus
red in for the Spanish War.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-31

Agriculture will cooperate with the
Kansas grain inspector in instructing
producers and dealers on the new
wheat grading rules.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-25

for the Pitt clash two weeks later
The players in the party 10 leave
here at CAB tonight are: Captain
Carroll, stein, Garbisch Shields
Straw Henry Loucks, Bixier. Bren-
kert, Eielson Erickson, Dunbar.
Jisa, Duncan, Kirk. Smith, Brown
ing. Rovtll, Chambon. Aiken, oMore.
and Wick erham.
Smith is not likely 70 play against
Syracuse unless he has So far re-
covered from an injury that there ls
no probability of his being further
disabled before the Pitt game, Smith
insists he will be able 10 stand the
gan. but Morrow merely says "he'l
see. In addition TO the players.
Coach Morrow and Manager Muir
doch others in the football party
will he Assistant Manager f. G.
Bauer, DR.. !. + DonehOo, team ply
sician, Ray Anderson. trainer and
some newspaper men
From Pittsburgh this evening the
Washington and Jefferson party will
travel TO Syracuse over the =, & l..
Z. leaving the Steel City al II O'Clock
and arriving at Syracuse tomorrow
morning at 1885 On the return the
team will depart from the Salt City
at 1905 Saturday night, getting into
Pittsburgh at 7.55 o'clock Sunday
morning and arriving In Washington
at $40.
The hard practice Of the team for
the big game is over. Morrow send
ing his men into a stiff and success
f1l scrltn t4lase with the scrub be-
hind closed gates last evening. The
workout was generally regarded one
Of the best Of the week and as a
result there was a general feeling of
relief in the Red and Black camp
Coach Morrow had plannd for a
light drill in signals this afternoon.
the gates 10 be opened and the
undergraduates to give the team an
ovation. TIL students have planned
big sendoff for the players when
the train departs ar 6:43. but the
coaches have asked that it be made
brief. Aside from Smith all the
regulars departing this evening are
; in good shape.
Washington and Jefferson will get
some practice at Syracuse tomor-
row, Manager Murdoch has arrang~
ed with Manager Smith OF the Syra
cuse eleven for short signal work
, out for the Red and Black in Arch
! bold Stadium early in the afternoon.
Morrow expects then merely TO lin :
, Der up his players after their long
ride and will get them off the field
before the Syracuse team takes the
big bowl
The Washington and Jefferson
lineup in the final scrimmaae yes
terday, which is certain to be that
against the Orange was as follows
Left end, Captain Carroll left
tackle. Stein; left guard. Garbisch,
center, Shields, right guard Straw
right tackle. Henry: right end,
Loucks; quarterback. Biner. left
halfback. Eielson; right halfback.
Erickson; fullback, Br-nkert
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-25
HOPPE RETAINS TITLE
Of BILLIARD CHAMPION

New York, Oct 24.--Welcker Coch-
ran scored two victories today in the
national sl2 balk line billiard cham
piorship by defeating George Slos-
son. 400 to II and Young Schaefer by
500 to PSI His greatest achievement
Of the day however. was the estao-
iishment OF a new record run OF 2ea
in the tenth inning of the game with
Slosson This skaters the world !
record OF Z4s points m~le by Maurice
Nignaux in a championship game III
1888 Willie Hoppe. however has a
record Of 3eS made in a handicar
tourney several years ago.
Willie Hoppe scored his fifth
straight victory in the National IS
balk line billiard champio nship az
the Hotel Astor today by defeating
George Slosson 400 to f3s in very
unintercsting nine-inning game. Slos-
son led for five rounds. but Willie
forged ahead in the sixth with run
Of 81 He finished his string with an
unfinished run of los. Slosson's best
showing was rs in the second.
Jojt Yamada won from George
sutton today by 400 to 356 in TWEEN.
THINNING game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-25
CAL M'VEY SEES STORY
/. Of HOMER WITH REDS

Cincinnati. Oct 2i-The only
Cal McNey, hero o. the 1859 Reds
was much pleased the other day
when a Cincinnati man presented
him with an account from The En-
quirer files of 1853 of a game which
McEey won with home-run in the
ninth inning. The Reds were play
ing the providence team which was
formerly managed by Frank Ban
croft business manager of the
worlds champion Reds. Tim Muir
name. the noted baseball writer now
deaed played first base for Provi-
dence. The account OF the game
won by McVey is as follows:
1T was the greaet Cal McVey who
won the game yesterday for the
Reds from Providence.
The ninth inning opened without
either side scoring a run and with
running high Carey and Murnane.
the first two batters, were retired on
ground balls to Gerhardt. who threw
them out at first Hague the next
batter, received a base on balls and
Wards high foul fly was muffed by
McNey on the right field foul line.
Wards best effort was weak
grounder 10 Gerhardt.
Jones, the first batter up for the
Cincinnati team, singled and McNey
making good for his error, told Ger
hardt that II he advanced Jonsey he
would bring them both home with a
bit
j The rival outfelders moved back
with such a slugger as McVey up.
/ but Cal managed 10 connect squarely
with the ball and he sent it far over
the left felder's head into the mill
1 creek. where York had been playing
for him. Jones scored, and McNey
! had crossed the plate before the
/ fielder had recovered tn ball The
sudden termination of the game in
/ this way set the crowd wild with
/ Joy over their favorite's victory from
/ the Providences. with McNey the
/ hero Of the day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-25
Today's Grid Schedule

Richmond College Us. Hamp-
dcn-Sidncy at Boulevard Field. :;
O'Clock.
Randoiph-Nacon ys. William
and Mary at Williamsburg
John Marshall High school -.
Petersburg High school at Pc
tcs-Sburg.
McCuirc's University school vs.
Episcopal High nj Alexandria
Virginia ". Harvard nj Cam
bridge,
Y. T. l. VS. Maryland state at
College Park. Md.
Y. NJ. /. vs.. Davidson AT Lex
lnEton
Washington and Icc vs. Roa-
noiSe College at Lexington.
! Georgia Ts-esa vSv University Of
Pittsburgh M Pittsburgh,
Army vs.. Boston College Ut
West Point.
Navy ". Buckncll nj Annapolis.
Yale VS.. Tufts nj New Haven
Cornell vs., DartTnouth at New
York.
Columbia VS.. Amherst at New
York
Princeton VS.. Colgate at Prince
ton
pcnrsvlvania vs. Lafayette AT
Phii2ielnfla
c-lcthbrpc " Mercer Colscrc
| at Atlanta
TIN. t'fsatseT ps. Esr>eess4xss,rt:.a,
'"ilc@e of South Carolina at
Charleston.
Georgia vs.. florida at Tamna.
4 mt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-25
MCCOY TO EXHIBIT
At PIETSCH PARLORS

James f. Mccoy, three cushion
and pocket billiard expert of Phil
adelphta will give an exhibition at
Pietsch Brothers pariors. Fourth
and Broad streets. next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon
and evening, competing against
some of the best local players.
Mr.. Mccoy ranks along with the
best players in the country, having
finished second in the Eastern
championship tournament recently
held in Philadelphia In this
tournament he defeated the cele-
brated ralph Gracnleaf t25 to 81.
These exhibitions will be treat
to the local sports who are lovers
of this game and good crowd Is
expected to attend each exhibition.
Admission will free and the public
is invited.
On Monday and Tuesday the ex-
hihitlons will be al pocket billiards
and or wednesday, Mr., MCCOY Will
cndeavor to show our local three
cushion players something about the
game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-25
before they are we'll started.

hofora tbov arc we'll started.
&C., r,a,, Guard
Hihcl VINO Wlli pay s r-,r.
Is AN ora Anintrse p,"' $50 a. uhich
her OF the oFoiA ue s e~ht,,n
peSpeakS ms cooi s0 go
quaiities' re ~ ois coach ~
strong as tneE - NJ - ~ tbo
son Is relylhs 4i n.'.a 90
PlVots OF the uele''0
Captain Canapary in the backhelo
has played brilliant football through
out the four years ne mas been on
Columbia teams.
Charlie Shaw is also a finished
nlavor possessed with wonderful
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-25
AMHERST ATHLETES BUSY

Amherst Mass, Oct, 23--Athletics
have taktn general boom this fan
at Amherst. In track particularly
there is a wealth of new material In
a meet last week the freshmen de-
feated sophomores by score of 1l5
to IA
r H Clark OF the freshmen was
easily the star, capturing three frsts
and one second. Prof. r F. Michigan.
track coach. has been down each day
working with the men
In tennis, too. there is much COM
petition. G. Scott of woburn. Mass.
won the sophomore tournament and
will meet the winner of the freshmen
tournament for a silver loving cup
within the next few DAYS