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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
SAYS MANY WINK AT DRY LAW
Federal Prohibition Commissioner De-
clares Opposition Encourages Vic
iation of Many Other Regulations.

New York.-The great question is
obedience to law or not prohibition, -
declared John F. Kramer, federal pro-
hibition commissioner, in a recent ad-
dress before the Lutheran Ministers
Association of New York
There is a disposition on the part of
some people to disobey the law and
to wink at disobedience, he said.
Some Of these people belong to the
church"
Whenever persons fail to uphold
prohibition on the ground that they
are not in favor of its provisions now,
he said they encourage others in evad-
ing some other law not to their par
ticular liking. This, carried to its
logical conclusion, he argued, results
in anarchy "and strikes at the very
vitals of democracy"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
CAUGHT IRISH IN OWN TRAP
But Reports From Recent Battle at
MuIIinahone Continue TO Be
Very Conflicting.

Dublin.-Reports Of the biggest bat
tie yet fought in the Sim Fein upris-
ing, which occurred at Mullinahone
the other night, are still fragmentary
and conflicting.
At least ten Sim Feiners were
killed and thirty wounded OF captured,
while the British casualties were vari-
ously estimated at from eli hit killed
and many wounded, to but one severe
~ and several slightly wounded. The
Irish were said to have been routed.
Heavy military re-enforcements and
numbers Of ambulances were still en-
route to the scene, which is located
in an isolated mountainous district of
Tipperary and has been a Sim Fem
stronghold.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
GOVERNMENT MARKET REPORT
Quotations Of Prevailing Prices Of
Farm Products at Various centers
BY Federal Bureau.

washingtons D. C.. for week ended De-
The following report is distributed by
States Department Of Agriculture and -
compiled from Geographic reports from
All sections Of the country:
Grain
There has been heavy export sales Of
wheat during the week and great diff
Guilty IN securing cash wheat to fill old
sales On the 18th Great Britain bought
in the United States 800. 600 bushels
wheat; Italy bought 1850, 600 bushels;
Spain 100000 bushels. The markets
tone since the 10th. Flour trade con-
tinues dull and milling demand for
wheat slow There has been heavy buy
ing OF corn by Chicago elevator inter
ests the past few days Nos. and ?
soft winter cash wheat in Chicago SELL
ing 35c TO 361zc over Chicago Decem-
10 mixed corn, &c under December
No yellow corn. SC over No 3 yell
over No. white. &c over In Mime
apolis No. l dark northern wheat Zoe to
northern, &c to 1Oc over Kansas City
export For the week Chicago March
May corn. I%c at Ss@c. Minneapolis aaP8ii
March wheat UP 49sc at 1872: Kansas
fas at sI7sS Gb;e MlnniP 6scsm mSyr
wheat closed si.7O1k: December corn.
6S%c; May wheat. s1.611s-
Live Stock and Meats.
Chicago hog prices established q new
cred later in the week and closed at
net declines of 15c to SOC since Deem
Der 1S- Cattle prices down 25c to SOC
Sheep and lambs scored a rather SEN
sational decline, fat ewes dropping $1-25;
fat lambs NIB $50 and feeding lambs, $1-25
prices: Bulk of hogs. 1856 to $40:
medium and good beef steers. $50 to
So rs: butcher COWS and heifers 81 25
al
calves, $3.50 to $3.50; feeder steers,
S6.2S to $500; fat lambs. SO to s1o-75:
1926 to $50; fat ewes. s. to $50.
Under fairly liberal supplies and a
slow, demand dressed meat prices were
down 81 to 50 per 100 lbs, mutton
steady to 81 lower; pork Ioins generally
81 lower; December prices good grade
light pork loins. SO to s22; heavy loins
Hay and Feed.
Hay market generally easier. Receipts
continue light but in most markets are
in excess of the limited holiday demand
Prices declined lh 81 to 81 per ton eastern
Chicago showed greatest decline be
cause of increased receipts. Quote: No
Timothy, New York, $3.50; Chicago
S27; Cincinnati. $27; Atlanta, sS5: Kan
sas CITY. $3.50 10 1 alfalfa, Kansas
City, $22: Chicago. SIS: Atlanta. $3.50
s2S ~ go N1iiiot1sO y
Unusually light demand caused fur
ther breaks in feed prices Feeders re-
ported buying lightly; country dealers
nave heavier stocks than usual at this
season OF year Restricted export de-
mand produced sharp decline of 50 to
$3.50 per ton in Linseed and Cottonseed
meal Hominy easier; gluten feed quiet
at unchanged prices Heavy wheat
leeds reported difficult to sell at ma
teriaI reductions Quoted Sc per cent
cottonseed meal S34: beet pulp $40:
bran, $50 Philadelphia; No. ! alfalfa
meal S26, Kansas City: Linseed meal
SSS-5O Buffalo; gluten feed. $50 North
eastern markets; hOminy S35: 43 Der
cent cottonseed meal. S3T Chicago: red
dog, $3.50; flour n1iddlings, S29- so Min
neapoliS-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs

The military and police ambuscad-
ed by civilians recently at MuIlina-
hone, in the mountains of Tipperary,
escaped without casualties, contrary to
the earlier reports. It is not known
party suffered casualties.
Agitation of the unemployed in
England is gathering momentum
More public buildings have been seized
tiles generally are coming to a peace
full arrangement with the men for the
use Of these buildings.
The Irish Home Rule Bill now is
safe and will be placed on the statute
book in q form only slightly amended
from the shape in which it first left
the house of commons. The house Of
lords has, after a brief debate, agreed
to all the amendments made to the bill
by the commons.
The following Americans now are
reported in Kars Transcaucasia, con-
tinuing the relief work for more than
seven thousand orphans: Miss Flor
ence Meyers. Willard Nelson and Miss
Myrtle Spane, all of Topeka, Kas.
Fire recently destroyed a 2-story
dormitary Of the Lutheran Orphans
home and asylum in Germantown, Pa.
Sixty-eigIt girls we're asleep In the
building when the fire broke out. but
through the heroic work OF nurses,
matrons and firement all were gotten
out safe.
while the Frisco passtengsE de
pot at Tulsa, Ok, filled with persons
recently a bandit held up the cashier,
relieved him Of ali the currency on
hand and escaped An estimate placed
Inc loss at approximately $1,100.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
A GRANT HEIRLOOM STOLEN
Loot Taken From Former Presidents
Granddauahter's Home IncIud-
ed the Generals Watch.

New NYork--A watch. the property
of President Grant, and other articles
valued at several thousand dollars,
were stolen the other night. by rob
bers who entered the Washington
square home OF Mrs Cecile Sartoris,
General Grants granddaughter, it was
learned recently. Mrs. SaTtoris was
absent when the robbery occurred
Besides the WATCH it was said that
the burglars loot included 5000
French francs, jewelry, gowns, Rus
sian sables and a fur coat Mrs Sar-
toris is vice president Of the French
Restoration Fund and the French
money was hidden in papers pertain
ing to this work.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
happenings of More or Less
interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
GUARDS QUIT INDEPENDENCE
PopuIace Still Under Nervous Tension,
However-Armed Negroes Attend
Funeral of Mob Victim.

Outwardly independence spent an
exceedingly quiet Sunday after the re-
cent riot But come what may, the
city is still under nervous tension
and it will take several days. perhaps
weeks, for conditions to return to nor
NAL With the departure of the two
companies of national guaFdsmen Tor
their homes at Lawrence, after spend
ing a day at Independence on guard
duty, the populace for the first time
since the rioting began to breathe
easy.
Practically every negro Of the thou
sand in the city attended the funeral
services of Arthur Harper. negro vic
tim of the racial disturbance. A large
number were armed. In some cases
they openly carried weapons. AS they
marched to the cemetery revolvers
were seen protruding from coat
pockets.
They are not alone, however. A
large percestage of the white resi-
dents on the streets are still armed
and local authorities have taken little
or no steps to forbid the carrying OF
weapons.
1t became known that several motor
car loads of local citizens left early
in the morning for Gfrard. presumably
to attempt to lynch Noble Green. ne
gro, who is charged with murder in
the first degree in connection with
the robbing and killing Of R. r. Whar'
ton, suburban grocer, who was shot
to death after he had been robbed al
1,o16 IN
the Crawford County jail.
Owing to rumors of possible at
tempts from a mob to storm the jail
the prisoner was removed for a ~ec
ond time and taken from Girard. II
is presumed he is at Lansing or Fort
Scott Authorities at Girard refused
to disclose where they had taken
Green.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Notwithstanding that the amount of
the purchases greatly exceeded those
of June, the state of Kansas reduced
the cost of supplies for state institu-
tions for TIE next six mont by $751;
698 at the semi-annual letting which
ended recently. The grand total of
the purchases in June was $500, 1870.
The grand total this week was $685.
632. The reduction would have been
much greater if the same amounts had
been purchased last June as were pur-
chased this month.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Governor Allen will ask the Kansas
legislature for a bond issue to finance
the formation of one or two farm COM
munities similar to what is knOEn
as the California system. The Cali
fornia system is based on plans tried
out in Germany and Denmark and is
similar to the Australian and Irish
systems. 1t will take the place of the
plan of lending money to isolated ten
ants, Which has been suggested in
Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Uncle Sam may have been short
changed in other parts of the United
States, but not in Kansas. While
thousands of big, business concerns
and the bejeweled individuals in the
East called upon revenue collectors.
December Is, begging for an extension
of time. practically every Kansas cor.
poration and individual who owed the
government a balance on tax paid up.
OF the 10000 persons in Kansas liza.
bic for income taxes, fewer than 100
were unable to meet their obligations
at the office of the collector of inter
nal revenue in Wichita
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Stirred Up Dublin AGAIN.

Dublin.-The entire business Sec
ton of Dublin was raided by the police
following the shooting of District In
spector O'SuIlivan of Dublin Castle.
The inspector was passing a fancy
fair in Henry street, accompanied by a
Miss Moore, to whom he was engaged
to be married. Inspector O'SuIlivan
died in a hospital an hour after the
shooting. He was fired upon by two
masked civilians
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Mrs. Roosevelt as ssanta.n

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt took the place Of the ex-
President for the first time since his
death, when she distributed Christ
mas sweets and presents to more than
three hundred children at the Cove
Neck school house here.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
pIstress Ia New EnnIand-

Boston, Mass.-FoIloEing the. wake
Of widespread unemployment, a wave
Of distress is sweeping New England
industrial cities end towns, according
to reports recently from the various
centers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Wilson At the Inaugural.

hfngton-President Wilson win
participate in the inaugural ceremo-
MES and viii ride down Pennsylvania
avenue with President-elect Harding,
it was announced at the White House
recently.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

William Wales, 70, a resident of
Osborne County for many years, died
at his rural home recently. Mr.. Wales
was for eleven years a commissioner
of Osborne County He was instru-
mental in building the court house n
1907. He was an extensive dealer in
Shorthorn cattle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

The new public utilities bill to be
proposed TO the next legislature, di-
vorcing the utilities commission from
the Kansas court of industrial rela-
lions, probably will contain a penalty
for gas pipe line and distributing
companies failing to give the stand
erd of service fixed by the commits
sion. This was the statement made
by Judge Clyde NJ. Reed of the indus
trial court.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Hold Texan for $1,000 Theft.

Chicago.-Roy Estes of Fort Worth,
Tex, is under arrest here charged
with the theft of $1,000 from the
Fort Worth office of the American
Railway Express Company, where he
was employed. His bride of three
weeks was taken with him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
new YORK'S CRIME
WAVE CONTINUES
Desperate Measures Fail TO
Check Series of Murders
and HOldupS.,
LEAGUE MEMBERS OFFER AID
viii Furnish 500 to 5000 Men to
Help Round Up the Crooks
in City.

New York.-"Raids by Police Fail
to Stop Crime Wave" Thus read head
lines in New York newspapers after
the first day of what was described
as ''the most sweeping roundup Of
crooks in the history of New York .
But at roIlcall in police stations the
other day were orders that indicated
Commissioner Enright intends to push
the roundup to the limit.
To Search All Suspected.
The first command was for patrol
men to stop and question all pedes-
TRANS found between midnight and
dawn on unfrequented streets, and if
their actions arouse suspicion, to
search them for firearms.
The second order revoked permits
sion for policemen to take half an
hour for meals while on duty.
Revocation Of the meal hour per
mission came after the board of esti-
mate had postponed further consider
alton of a request by Commissioner
Enright for nearly 80 more uniformed
members of his force.
Courts Clear for Action.
0ASdA WILLIE COuTIS Cl6dIS
their calendars for action against rob-
Der bands. Ali cases against burglars
and highWaymen were advanced, and
heavy penalties inflicted in cases
where verdicts of guilty were re-
turned
While the municipal authorities
were preparing to launch their official
offensive on the underworld, the Amer
lean Legion, merchants association and
other bodies met to lay plans of their
own.
Legion Offers to Help Fight.
New York posts of the legion after
their session, dispatched a letter to
h or Hylan offering him ''the serv-
ices of from 500 to 5000 selected mem
bers of the legion to REINFORCE the
regularly constituted police force Of
Greater New York at such time as
you, the chief executive of the city
ard responsible for the maintenance
of law and order, may determine that
their services are required.
This offer is made recognizing the
responsibility of the individual mem
bers Of the legion as citizens and does
not contemplate offering the assistance
| of the legion in any matter involving
industrial disputes, added the letter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Rob Nebraska City Store OF Munitions
Nebraska City, Neb.-The hardware
store of H. G. Markell was broken into
and robbed of about $500 worth of
revolVers, shotguns, rifles and ammu-
milton recently.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
k-Ray Machine Kills = Physician.

Alliance, Neb--An investigation re-
vealed that a shock, received when
he touched two electric wires while
treating a patient with an x-ray ma
chine, caused the death here recently
OF DR.. Charles z. Hershman. an Al.
lance physician.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Poisoned Booze in Peoria

Peoria. In-The wood alcohol cpl
demic which ragged in this city during
the holiday season last year has again
broken out Two men were found
unconscious recently and two more
were found later by the police An
are in a dangerous condition
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Cholera in Refuge Camp in Turkey.
Constantinople.-S more cases
Of cholera have been reported from
the Russian refugee camps south of
this city. Strict quarantine measures
have been put into force, and there
is no possibility of the city's water
supply being contaminated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
4 Cod santa cIaus a1.n.d

Norman, Ok.-Margaret Bradbury Of
MountainEiew is in the University OF
Oklahoma infirmary nursing burns on
the face, neck and right hand, sus-
tanned while acting as Santa Clause at
a Christina party.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
AGAINST a Moratorium in Brazil.

Rio JaneiTo-Preposals that the
government establish a moratorium
for four months were rejected at
meeting of business men held under
the auspices OF the league Of com
meree here the other day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Holstein Sets New WorId,s Reeord

Seattle.-segis Pietertje Prospect,
Holstein COW, owned by the Carnation
stock farms here, has completed a
years test with total production Of
1884 pounds OF milk and 1,445-9
pounds OF butter, and establishing a
new worlds record.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Eavor Monarchv in spain.

acknowledgements candidates to
the Spanish COrtes received large ma
jorities in the elections held in Spain
recently. So far as known the Social
lists have won two seats.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Mrs. H, R. Matthews. aged 81 years.
for forty-two years a resident of Viii
son county. is dead Seven Of her ten
children survive her, also forty living
grandchildren and great-grandchii-
dren.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Colby at Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro.-Bainbridge Colby,
the American secretary OF state, ar
rived here the other morning on board
the battle lip Florida from the
United States.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Another Ro,x in Raikans.

Paris.@The Temps's SOfis CORE
spondent says Bulgaria has ceased de-
Iivering coal to Jugo-Slayia and tlat
the Jugo-Slavs are stopping trains En-
route to Bulgaria.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

wants IN the Times revealed that NOV
ing pictures have been introduced in
the homes OF the wealthy to keep
the help eontented.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
wife of Rhode Island Governor Dead

Providence, R Mrs. r Living
ston Beeckman, wife of the governor
Of Rhode Island, died suddenly Of
heart disease at White Sulphur
Springs, Va, recently. Mrs Beck
man before her marriage was Miss
Eleanor Thomas of GAINESVILLE, O.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
AIIIss to Ianore constantine.

London-The government has de-
cided to instruct the British minister
in Athens to have no official relations
with Constantine, it was announced
the other day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

A death crossing took a toll of two
lives at Peabody recently George
Wagner and his brother-in-law, Aaron
Hall, were killed when Santa Fe pas
senger train No. 10 ran into a motor
car the two were driving.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Formal Inauguration of Dr.. H. E.
'Lindfey as chancellor of the Univer-
sity of Kansas will be held here Feb
Tuary 8. it was announced recently.
a two-day educational conference at
which noted educators viii speak is
planned as part of the observance.
DR.. Lindley took up his duties at the
university last summer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Rice which six months ago cost
the state OF Kansas 116 cents a
pound. recently was bought at SIS
cents at the semi-annual letting of
contracts for the grocery supply for
the state institutions Salmon fell
from $3.50 a case to 1922, 18th other
groceries in similar proportions.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

The court OF Industrial relations
held recently that it has no jurisdic-
ton over mutual telephone companies
which do not operate for profit.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
SHOWS GOOGIHG BY lCEaEB
Attorney General Hopkins Says Conn
parison ct Figures From Various
Towns Is Very Significant.

Richard J. Hopkins. attorney gem
eral, has compiled an interesting
statement on the reports from the
cities of Kansas relative to the ice
situation last summer The attorney
general is gathering material for a
fight to establish municipal ice plants
in Kansas. Omaha. Neb.. is the only
large city in the Middle West which
owns its ice plant. The plant has
capacity of 112 tons a day and the
average consumption of ice there is
one ton a family during the season.
The city maintains nineteen distribu-
ting stations and sells ice at seven
teen pounds for 5 cents. or at about
80 cents a hundred pounds.
Nine of the twelve cities of the
first class in Kansas show that two
thirds own some of their own public
utilities" Mr.. Hopkins sand. 1.-The
average price of ice in the nine cities
is 20 cents a hundred. Topeka has
the lowest rate, SO cents, which brings
the average down pretty well.
'.All but four of the fifty cities OF
the second class own some of their
utilities, Forty own their water plants
and twenty-five their electric light
plants. The average cost of ice in all
these cities is 20 cents; nearly all
manufactured in local private plants
ice is manufactured in only thirty
one of the third class cities, the
others being supplied by shipments
from neighboring cities. The price OF
ice in these cities ranges from mini
mum of so cents per hundred to the
almost unbelievable sum of $500 per
hundred in Prairie View and $3.50 at
Colony, and even at that price Colony
reports an ice shortage.
cit is also interesting that the city
of Atchison, which has two plants
theoretically in competition. pays 80
cents per hundred, but ships ice to
Denton and Everest, where it is sold
for rs cents per hundred. Valley
Falls, which receives it's ice from To
peka after a 35-mile haul, buys the
product for less than Manhattan,
where it is manufactured in connec-
ton with a privately owned light
plant, and where the city owns the
water works plant. Also for much
less than Lindsborg, HoIton, Mulber-
~, Norton or Winfield all of which
own either water or light plants, or
both
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

After twenty-six hours deliberation
the jury at Mcpherson in the case
of Delbert Young. charged with shoot
ing to death his brother. Claude
Young, on the road near his home the
night of November Z, returned YER
dict of guilty of murder in the Sec
ond degree. The Young case has
been one of the most sensational MUIR
der trials in the history of the county
and the three days the case lasted
have seen hundreds turned away from
the courtroom. Young put up a strong
fight on the plea of self-defense
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

The Kansas wheat acreage for the
coming year is placed at 10,367, 900
acres, or SO per cent of the 1920 crop,
in the December report issued by Ed
ward c Paxton, agricultural statisti-
clan for Kansas, with the United
States department of agriculture. The
growing condition is placed at SO per
cent of normal. as compared with 81
per cent a year ago, and a ten-year
average of 85 per cent The acreage
last year was 1O,554.O0O acres.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

George Chavin, living fifteen miles
northwest Of Liberal, lost his barn,
garage, harnesses, car and wagon in
a fire the other night Orig.2 of the
fire is unknown.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Milk prices at Emporia dropped
from 1e cents to 10 and II cents. Low
costs of grain caused the fall. Bak.
ers have increased the size OF bread
loaves without changing the prices.