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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06
Grin Killed 200 Nurses.

washington. Jan 2S-More than two
hundred American Red Cross nurses
died of influenza contracted while ad-
minitsering to stricken soldiers, both
here and abroad, the Red Cross re-
Yealed today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

The Knights Of Columbus of juno
ton City, who recently were given
$4,000 by the national war activities
council of the order, for a permanent
building in Junction City, have pur-
chased an option on the Frank
O'Reilly property, just east of the city
park. 1t is one of the finest building
sites in town.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

The Tri-City band, composed Of the
leading musicians of lola, Humboldt
and Chanute and directed by John V.
Roberts of lola, held its third practice
of the season at Humboldt recently.
They will soon begin giving regular
concerts at these cities. The band is
a fifty-piece organization and the first
tri-city band to be organized in the
state. Each city of the trio has main
tanned a good band of its own in the
past, but the merger was made
through the desire to have a band
composed of the best of local talent
and one that in pieces and quality will
be unexceIled in the state.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06
Moo l. W. w. to Leavenworth

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. ia spe-
ciaI train carrying thirty-eight I w
W. prisoners from San Francisco ar
rived here today under the direction OF
J. B. Holchan, a United States mar
shaI. and thirteen deputy marshaIs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06
WiIson 20 Visit ReIaium.

Brussels, Jan. 28.-President Wilson
intends to accept the invitation Of King
Albert to visit Brussels, it is said in
well informed circles, but has not
fixed. the date for his trip because Of
the press of business at Paris.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06
Nam. RoIIa Weiss Successor.

St. Louis. Jan 3O.-DaFid c B1ggs,
director and treasurer Of the Interna-
tionaI Shoe Co. of St Louis, has been
selected as governor Of the Eighth
Federal Reserve District, to succeed
RoIla Wells. resigned
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

The 1919 legislature is maintaining
q record for a minimum number of
bills, as compared with former ses-
sions. The records of the two houses
for the bills thus far introduced,
shows a total of 367, as compared
with 502 for the same period in 1917
and 73O Ia 1915.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Topeke has received news from
Washington that Senator William H.
Thompson is to be taken care of
when his term as senator expires, by
giving him the appointment of gen.
eral attorney for the Rock Island in
Kansas, the place recently made va
cant by the death Of Paul Walker.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

The Mrs. Nellie Beck farm adjoin-
ing the town of Republic on the south
west, containing 123 acres, was sold
a few days ago, for $3.50 an acre, or
a total Of $18,450.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Mrs. ]. NJ. Prosser, 81 years of age,
and her daughter, Margaret. aged II,
died within an hour at their home
near Junction City, following a ten
day illness with influenza and pneu-
monia.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Governor Allen has revoked the pa
role of David Hines and an officer
has been sent to Oklahoma to bring
Hines back to the Kansas peniten-
tisry. Hines was sent to prison from
Cherokee county in 1916 for compile
ity In holdups of motor cars used by
bootleggers in transporting liquor from
Missouri into Oklahoma and Kansas.
He was paroled last February. He
failed to report to the governor last
month, and it was discovered that he
was under arrest in Oklahoma for
grand larceny.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06
caIIe , Food Bovcott.

New York, Jan. 3O.-A national boy
colt on all food dealers not reducing
retail prices Immediately to conform
to wholesale price reductions was
called for today by the National
Housewives League
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06
W-ark <iIe 1o AuerIeans

Paris, Jan. 27.-Eighteen soldiers
were killed and thirty injured today
when an American troop train from
Neufchateau coIlided with a freight
trsin near Chaumont.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Representative Shannon Of Wilson
county has offered bill in the house,
fixing bounty of IS a head on coyote
and ,lobo wolf scalps and ten cents a
head On gopher and jacrabbit scalps
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

London, Jan. 2s.-Canadian troops
are about to leave Germany. Bonn,
which has been their headquarters.
will be taken over by other British
Army contingents-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Representative Chase of Linn coun-
ty introduced a bill requiring all state
officers and departments and institu-
tions to pay to the state treasury all
fees collected
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

The resignation of State Printer W.
R. Smith was announced recently by
Governor Allen. Mr.. Smith will take
q position as business manager of the
Arthur Capper publications. Governor
Allen stated he had decided upon a
successor but would withhold an
nouncement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Governor Allen has sent the name
OF w. l. Higgins of Emporia to the
senate for confirmation as chairman
OF state board of public utilities Mr..
Higgins is well known Kansas at
torney and has been identified more
or less with Republican politics In the
state, but not as candidate for office.
Senator Metcalf introduced bill to
authorize. the use of all the money re-
ceived from sand royalties by the
state for carrying On tie investigation
of the flood conditions along the
larger streams.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

The Red Cross Christmas member
ship campaign in Independence and
vicinity, which has just been closed,
resulted in securing 4.757 member
ships Of this number seventy-four
took two memberships each and ten
took five memberships each.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Paving about the public sqpare and
one block in each direction from IT,
seems an assured reality for Belle
vile, work to begin as soon as the
necessary preliminaries can be COM
pleted. Already the petitions have
been circulated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Representative Campbell Of Bour-
bon has introduced pure seed bill.
1t provides for proper labels on all
SEEDS and fixes severe penalties for
anyone allowing weed seeds to get
into farm or garden seeds or the mix
ing of seeds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

What is without doubt the largest
gas well in the United States was
drilled in recently four miles north
west of Elk City by the Elk Valley
Syndicate. 1t is No. on the King
Farm and is located in Section %,
Range 81, Township 13 The well
was tested Immediately with a gauge
and the capacity was found to be 90
million cubic feet daily.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

A plan to block any over-generous
appropriations for state institutions is
sensed in the refusal of the house
ways and means committee to coop
crate with the senate committee in
the investigation to be conducted rel
alive to conditions existing at those
institutions.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Washington, Jan. Se.-Marriage by
mail for soldiers overseas and their
sweethearts in this country is permis-
sible under War Department ruling
today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

The "Regimental Review" a paper
published by the Forty-first United
States Infantry of Camp Funston and
published in the interest of the men
who were ready" made its first ap-
pearance recently.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Representative Nork of Marshall in
troduced bill requiring every school
district in the state to display an
American flag.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

DR.. J. D. Freeman, for twenty years
head surgeon Of the Sanota Fe hos
pftaI in Topeka, died early the other
morning. He suffered an attack of
pneumonia and his condition had been
considered hopeless for several days
DR.. Freeman gained a wide reputa
ton as a surgeon aud was called inte
consultation by scores of surgeons.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Bert Mentzes, a button cutter, about
80 years old, was electrocized at the
when he took hold of an electric lamp
socket to lower it over MS machine.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

The 'snu'' has started up again az
ter two weeks OF absolute quiet at
Lincoln. Three new families are at
f1icted with the disease.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

In tribute to the memory of William
Thomas F'itzsimons, the first Ameri-
can officer killed in the war, the Kan
sas State Medical Society would name
the new 100000 hospital building the
legislature will be asked to erect at
the University School of Medicine at
Roosedale the "Fitzsimons Memorial
Hospital" The building would be
used as a general hospital, according
to present plans, DR.. S. J. Crumbine,
secretary of the Kansas Board of
Health said. The structure is pro-
vided for in the budget for the Bell
Memorial Hospital for this year.
Doctor Crumbine denied reports the
new project meant the passing of the
Bell Memorial Hospital on Bells Hill
in Rosedale.
1--WE wish to honor a graduate of
the school, he said. 1--WE hope to
erect new hospital building. If it
is erected we desire to name it for the
first American officer killed in the
war. There is no move against he Bell
Memorial Hospital connected with the
project in any way
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

A Kansas insurance company is
limited in the kinds Of insurance it
can write, because of the law which
authorizes them in this state A
company incorporated in another state
can come into Kansas and write all
kinds of insurance. The Kansas fire
companies cannot write sprinkler,
leakage nor explosive insurance and
some other classes. Senator Delaney
introduced a bill that will put all the
Kansas companies on exactly the same
plane as foreign companies as far as
writing any kind of insurance is con-
cerned
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-02-06

Representative McDougal of Sum-
fner county, the official watchdog of
the Kansas State House, made several
sighting remarks recently about
state house grounds and the discipline
among the negro statesmen who hold
the jobs as janitors. McDougaI in
troduced in the house a resolution to
remove the dandelion patch now
making up the yard of the state house,
and such other junk as may appear
thereon" The resolution provided
for joint committee to investigate
and suggest a remedy for the unkept
condition of the lawn and report what
the legislature ought to do about it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
FRIENDS UNIT AIDING
WAR-SWEPT AREAS
Three PhiladeIphians, B a C k
From France, Tell Of Port
able Houses and Supplies

Three workers who spent year with
the Friends reconstruction unit in
France have Just returned to Phila-
delphia with interesting stories of what
is being done for war swept areas
They are Clarence II. Binns, 4215
Chestnut street; Wilford ?. Hageman,
1866 Adams avenue, and Roger Pen
mock, 243 Harvey street.
All three were stationed in the dis
trict just west of Verdun, which is now
being reconstructed by the American
Friends Mission.
Mr.. Binns first went to Ornans.
where he helped in. making portable
wooden houses to BE- erected in the
ruined district. Then he was trans
ferred to the transportation department
and stationad at Grange lie Comte.
Mr.. Pennock was also with the
transportation department. which
maintains eighty motorcars. These
machines carry provisions and building
materials to distributing points and
also take supplies to twenty CO opera :
tive stores where goods are sold to
refugees below cost.
Mr.. Hagaman was first stationed at
Dole, where he helped in the manufac =
ture of portable houses. Then he en-
tered the purchase and sales depart
ment at Grange lie Comte. Later he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
A New School Hat
for the Girl

would be appreciated this Christ
mas, for she is beginning to take
an interest in what the other
girls are wearing! Tailored hats
of felt, velour and beaver in
black, navy and colors are in
styles suitable for girls of to IL
years. 50 to SO.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17

went TO the shop at Clermont, where
workers of the Friends unit make win
dows, doors and other parts of houses
for use in the reconstruction of ruined
villages.
Howard Fl. Brinton, Of the Ameri-
can Friends service committee, says
the Friends mission in France kept
800 workers busy during the summer
and will keep $50 engaged in recon
struction work through the winter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
"CLNDERELLA,S DAUGHTER"
Virginia's Big Moment
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
Coput0ht, 1919, by Public Ledger co.

feeling for Virginia that kept her silent.
it was something else. Somehow Kath
leen felt that this was the real thing,
and even though she wanted to joke
about il she found she couldn't.
"I suppose you've discussed plans and
all the rest" she said laughingly.
Virginia flushed. Were not going
to tell any one until after Jimmy is out
of college" she confided. ''And we're
going to be married in the fall. Kath
leen, I thought of the most wonderful
plan while Jimmy and / were talking.
Why couldn't you and I be married at
the same time?"
Kathleen threw back her head and
screamed with laughter. 'Oh, you
child" she said finally. "Why, Tn
not going to be married for ages, and
certainly not TO any man who hasn't
plenty of money. You can be happy
with Jimmy on fifty dollars a week II
you like, but don't ask me to try any
thing like that!"
Tomorrow, Kathleen and Bill Lyons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
Never Before Such Good-Lo cooking
Lined Gloves for Women

styles for those who would gloves
Christmas make this great gift Glove Store.
strap-wrst gray mocha gloves with Innings
Sc a pair.
Arabian mocha gloves with Innings
$3.50 pair.
Feeined suede gloves gray pair; seamless
knitwoo linings $2.75 a pair.
Gray, black capeskin gloves Innings $375
pair
Wool skating gloves long brown
$3.50 pair.
Knitted wool gloves white
quality in gray black $25 pair
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
Cedar Chests
Start at $12.5O

People tell us that this is one
Of the finest assortments Of cedar
chests in the city, and we our
selves think it quite fine! The
cedar is all the beautifully
marked, fragrant red kind that is
best for chests and the chests are
priced low. When giving a chest
from the Down Stairs Upholstery
Store you may be sure that you
are giving the best value obtain
able for your money.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
A Dress Length
for Christmas?

Organdie in beautiful light and
dark shades is 40 inches wide, at
soc a yard.
The new figured voiles for 1920
are in delightful shades Of color
and very attractive designs. 38
inches wide, Soc to $3.50 a yard.
Poplin with a high lustre is in
many, many shades of color; 27
inches wide at 60c a yard; SO
inches wide at 85c.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
WANAMAKER'S DOWN STAIRS STORE
Wanamaker's Down Stairs Store
Handkerchiefs
Christmas gifts that never
fail to please

Madeira handkerchiefs of pure
linen, beautifully embroidered by
hand, are SOC to 75c.
Other embroidered handker-
chiefs for women are soc to 81.
Gay, Christmas handkerchiefs
with colored borders or colored
centers in various dots, stripes
and checks, etc, are 25c, 35c and
55c each.
(Centran
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
CONSCIENCE AT WORK
SO city's Treasury Becomes Richer
bv 5000

Some ones conscience ceases to trou
Bile him today, or, at any rate. mis- in
'ner voice is not speaking out loud
An envelope reached the city treas
urer yesterday containing two new S1OC
bills and this note:
"a contribution to the conscience
fund"
The supposition is that the sender die
something he shouldn't have done ant
that the city was the loser until con
science started out TO bring about res
titution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
Delightful Fragrances
in Attractive Bottles

that one may combine two beau
ties in one gift: the beauty of re-,
freshing flower scents and the
beauty of graceful form. The
bottles, in turn, are in pretty
boxes. Bouquet odors, the incense
of shy violets, dewy lilacs, the
refreshing scent of spicy carna-
tions - all the delightful fra
grances that you know and some
new fragrances are here for your
choosing. Some are bottles of
extract or toilet water and other
boxes contain toilet sets.
35c to $3.50
(CentrsD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
Jersey-Top Petticoats
$6.75

New ones and better ones than
we have seen for some time. The
tops are of good quality silk jer-
sew and the hounces are of mes
saline in navy, Copenhagen,
black, taupe, purple and emerald
or of changeable taffeta or MESA
line.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
40 Smart Can1eLs' Hair Coats
for Women and Young Women
Are Special at $3.50

There real saving each coat because of them bit soed
the smatness of the styles which are their chief charm
The collars butned high around the neck They lined with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
Many Little Girls Are Going to Get
New Dresses This Christmas

they lucky little girls if their dresses from
this Junior Store
syearod there dear little shocked shrred dresses
cambray soesettes pink blue and
the hens, the little pockets and the finished with
hand stitchery $3,25 to $3.50.
Gay Plaid Gnghams in 10 to Id year sizes
CHEEKY coorings and made with pead skirts and
topped with collars of unbleached muslin $3.50.
Plain Color Ginghams --~
that These frocks
MILDLY lines with unbleached muslin edgng and
forming collar Big rings embroidered the muslin blue
or brown thread. $S75
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
Record Of Aid to Animals

During November the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
checked 1861 cases of cruelty without
resorting to the courts and prosecuted
thirty two cases. A total of 1853 ami
mails were humanely killed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-17
Cunning Christmas
Rompers for Chubby
Riddles

Hundreds of rompers - each
ever so cunning-are looking for
ward to the period after Christ
mas. when, having been gifts in
boxes long enough, they come into
their own real usefulness. Then
chubby little legs will fill out the
bloomer knees and lisping voices
will ask questions about their
colorful shocking or hand en-
broidery. For most of the
rompers are touched with hand
work. There are rompers of pop
lin, jean and fine gingham in all
white, combination of white and
colors and in plain tan, blue, pink,
maize, green, etc.
Sizes to 6 years, S1,25, $3.50,
50 to 81.
Central
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27
ROSWELL BANKER VISITING
SOUTH PLAINS COUNTRY

A Hanny, cashier Of the First
National Bark Of Roswell, n. NJ,
was in our city one or two days the
first Of the week attending 70 bust
ness matters. Mr. Hanny visited
over several sections Of the South
Plains while here and made special
trips TO look over the range condi-
tions Of this section.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27
THANKS THE CHILDREN
FOR PICKING COTTON
To the Avalanche /:

10 tnc ANdMncNcs
! feel like il is my duty TO thank
those school boys and girls for their
help in my cotton patch II is surely
appreciated and their work was good.
They all did a nice clean job. They
saved two bales for me and those
two teachers that had charge Of them
did their duty, especially one who
controlled those sixteen boys. She
earned her salary and those boys did
remarkably well. And ] also want to
thank those good folks who spent
their day in gathering my cotton on
Sunday. feel like they did a
Christian deed for helping to save my
crop, and ] nope they will be re-
warded for this good deed. will
remember all these good folks and
hope they will not forget me.
A. w. WORSHAM,
Lubbock, Texas.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27
MONDAY ????7?
Vote Monday-Don't Fall

C. +. Fairris. Of Nara Visa, n. NJ.
was here Monday TO attend the fun
eral services Of his father. Col. 7. l.
Fairris. Mr.. Fairris formerly resid.
ed in the Shallowater community Of
this county.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27

NJ NJ Dupre. superintendent of
Lubbock City schools, left Wednes-
day morning Of this week for Hous-
ton. where he will attend a meeting
Of Texas teachers.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27

On account Of the increased traL
fic over the railroads leading into
and out Of Lubbock a ticket clerk
Will be sent here the first Of next
week 10 handle this part Of the bust
mems.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27

c. W. Jones was in Plainview one
or two days this week looking after
business matters.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27

Are you bounding over the rocks
10 financial dlsasterf Start buying
W. 3. ,. today.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27

Can a crook change his Leopard
spots and succeed in big business?
See Earle Williams in "The Hornets
Nest"
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27
DAWSON COUNTY OIL WELL
IS PROGRESSING NICELY

The oil well is goin right on down
and not hitch has occurred or seems
likely to with the machine and men
they nave. We hope right away 70
announce the spudding in Of the Ce-
dar Lake woll.-Lamesa Reporter.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27
Ladies' Goats, Dresses, Suits, Etc.

You'll like the new coats, dresses, skirts, blouses,
furs, and the many other things showing in
our ladies ready-to-wear department
Whatever you need Suit Coat, Dresses for street.
party dresses Furs Blouse, Skirts, Shoes Hosiery I'm
derwear Gowns here you find just what you want
the latest oveliest snappest things well the
conservative.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27

ne uuhns Inst poss not AfSset ~ Ilssb
Because OF lis tonic and laxative effect. I.AxA-
TIvR BROMo QUINfEK Is better than ordinary
Ou. sine and docs not cause nefvou<ne<s NOT
yin9ing IN head. Remember the full rs me and
ook for the signature Of T. ". GROVE. NJ
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27
Mems, Young Mems and
Boys Clothing

In plenty just what you have been looking for good
patterns, latest in style, all wool waist seams, beted
and sembelted models also plain conservative mod
els we'll suits for big stout men, long slim men, in
fact if it is suit overcoat we have for you at
price you can well afford to pay.
For what you need to wear, this store is your
place. Dress Clothes every day clothes, overcoats,
usters great coats, sheepskin coats, corduroy suits
mole skin suits macknaws boots shopmade, Stetson
hats, shirts, WOOL silk madras, cotton crepe, Dress
shoes, work shoes, new complete line of wool lined
auto gloves, work gloves, dress gloves
We are prepared for the young men and the older
men, for those who want the latest SWEETEST snappiest
things or those who want the conservative types
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-11-27

Roosevelt said Extravaganza
rots character" BE n saver.