The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-24

Happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
AWARDS WORST ROAD PRIZES
The Good Roads Association Will Use
Pictures of Kansas Boys in
Highway Propaganda.

From about fifty pictures in the
''best picture of the worst road" con-
test put on by J. Frank Smith, general
manager of the Kansas Good Roads
Association, judges awtrded the three
prizes of $25, SIS and SO to the fol
lowing:
F:rst-Allie c. Rich, Gridley, Coffey
county.
Second-A. R. Catman, R. F. D., car
rier, Lawrence, Douglas county.
Third-Paul E Schiller, NeIawaka,
Jackson county.
Any one of the assortment of pic
lures was q most convincing argu-
ment in favor of good roads. The prize
picture showed a mired wagon after
it had been relieved of its precious
cargo of 1920 wheat which the owner
was conveying to market. NeighbOrs
came to his rescue and all but about
ten bushels of the wheat was saved.
The judges took into consideration the
neglect apparent in the highway con-
struction, as well as the actual mud
depicted. For instance. Mr.. Schiller
declared the road he entered sloped
from the edge to the middle instead
of from the middle out. The next is
sue of the Kansas Highways, issued
by the state highway commission, will
publish many worst roads" pictures.
Approximately 1000 Shawnee coun-
ty and Topeka men who entered the
service of their country in the recent
war will receive medal of honor as
an appreciation of "the folks at
home" The medals, which will be
presented at suitable ceremony,
probably this month, have been pur-
chased with a fund contributed by the
city and county commissioners and
the people of the city and county gen
orally. The medal consists of a bronze
cross suspended to a red, white and
blue ribbon from bronze bar. The
pin is made of wire from captured
German airplanes. The face Of the
medal is an eagle with spread wings.
embossed on the cross. On the re-
verse side is the legend of presenta-
ton: For Patriotic Service in the
World War"
E. E. FrizelI, federal farm labor
commissioner for Kansas, has called
a meeting of wheat growers of the
fifty-three counties of the wheat
belt for the purpose of. discussing
harvest problems. The various dis
tricts will be represented by delegates
allotted one for each 1000 acres of
wheat The meeting is expected to
fix price TO be paid harvest laborers
and determine how many will be need
ed. Mr.. Frizell will report the find
ings to the national labor and employ
ment bureaus. The meeting will be
held at Hutchinson, May 1.
Richard j. Hopkins, attorney gen
eral of Kansas, and Fred S. Jackson,
attorney for the public utilities COM
mission, are ready to go before Judge
Wilbur F. Booth of the United States
District Court and demand the refund
of the excess charges for natural gas
with interest, on all the extra charge
above twenty-eight cents. The United
States Supreme Court in a recent de-
cision announced that consumers were
entitled to a refund and interest on
the extra fee.
Sergt Earl L. Jones, originally
listed as missing and later as slightly
wounded. has been reported in tele
gram from the War Department as
killed in action between September
90 and October 8. He was a son OF
Mr. and Mrs A C. Jones of this city
and d member Company c, 10th In
fantrv, 35th Division.