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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
SEARCHING FOR COAL TRUST
Attorney General Hopkins Starts In
Vestieation into Mining Costs and
Selling Prices at Leavenworth.

Richard J. Hopkins, attorney gen.
eral, has gone to Leavenworih to be-
gin an investigation of coal prices
and an alleged combination of coal
producers and dealers in that city.
Following this investigation he is
planning a general investigation Of
coal production costs in the state with
a view to reducing fuel costs, or at
least prevent material increases.
Floyd Harper, county attorney of
Leavenworth County, has obtained
some information relative to the OPP
erations of the coal dealers and pro-
ducers at Leavenworth. He asked
the attorney general for help in trying
to discover why there has been such
a material increase in coal prices in
that city recently.
Il am asking the industrial court if
it has any information available rela-
tive to coal production costs in this
state" said Mr.. Hopkins recently. If
it has NO figures 1 am going to ask it
to join with me in a complete inVes-
tigatiOn of coal costs in the mines of
Southeastern Kansas and into the al
legged maintenance of combination
by coal producers and jobbers for the
maintenance of the wholesale prices
of coal. At the same time the county
attorneys will be asked to look into
the operations Of their local coal deal
ers to see whether or not there has
been any sharp increases in retail
prices lately and see if there is any
IL
these increases
"An increase of 40 to so cents a ton
in Eastern Kansas may be justified
because of the increase of the
freights later, but the increase should
not be dollar or more ton and
there ought not to be such sharp in
creases as are reported just at this
time"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
MAY LIMIT PRICE OF COAL
Action to Be Taken Shortly by the
Department of Justice, the
Officials Declare.

Washington.-Steps to limit the
prices charged consumers for coal in
various parts of the country will be
begun shortly by the department of
justice, it was said recently by Off
Gals of the department
Reports of the federal trade com
mission covering the costs of produc-
ton and distribution of coal are being
studied by experts of the department,
it was stated, and data is being com
piled upon which to base instructions
to district attorneys governing the
prosecution of coal profiteering cases.
1t was pointed out that by prosecu-
ton for violations of the law the price
of coal can be kept within reasonable
bounds
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
TELEeRAPHIc BRIEFS

Secretary Meredith has ordered
licensed commission men at the prin.
cipal stockyards of the country, includ-
tinue the schedule of increased com.
mission rates on the sale of livestock
put into effect August 2, 1920.
The French government has fur
Their emphasized its stand in the Rus
sian situation by requesting that Viii
liam Adamson, labor member Of the
British parliament, and Harry Cos
ling, representing the British Council
of Action" leave Paris Immediately.
-Advices from Teheran report that
Persian government troops have es-
tablished contact with boIshevist
forces between Ment1 and Kazvin,
northwest of Teheran. The dispatch
adds that the Persians have captured
a strongly fortified bolshevist strong
hold at EsmanIabad
Quoting the Berlin Petroleum lei
tuschrift, the Mexican paper Excel
sior says that Germany's engineers
are already planning to ship ma
chinery to Mexico for drilling and to
investigate the oil fields.
South and West Ireland are afiame
as the result Of fresh outbreak of
guerrilla warfare. The city Of Liner
lex is burning, fires having broken out
in many places after serious rioting.
TraIee is in a state OF terror and Dub
lin and Cork are little better off, it is
said
More than SO per cent of the total
cargo carried In vessels entering and
leaving United States ports during the
first six months Of 1920 was In Ameri-
can bottoms, according to a survey
issued by the shipping board
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
AMERICAN SHIPS
INTO HUN TRADE
United States Shipping Board
Endorses Use of Former
German Routes.
MAKE 4 2O-YeGR AGREEMENT
Tonnage of Worlds Ports viii Be
Shared by American Lines With
the Germans

acknowledgements Of Ameri-
can ships on former German trade
routes to all parts Of the world, has
the sanction and support of the ship
ping board, Chairman Benson announc-
ed the other night in making public
cooperative working agreements
reached between the American Ship
and Commerce Corporation Of New
York, and the neutrality-suspicious. line
OF Germany
In his summary of the agreements
the chairman declared that the ship
ping board would look forward to see
ing one OF its constructive plans car
ried out
There is no German money in the
American end OF the business in any
place, nor is there any agreement, ex-
pressed or implied, for German invest
ment in any Of the American compa-
nies,' he added.
Is 2o-Year Agreement.
The agreement is for twenty years
and consists, the chairman said, Of a
general agreement covering the prin-
cipIes to be followed by the two con-
Germs and an operating agreement COW
ering the methods of carrying out the
plan. In general, it provides that each
party may participate with an equal
amount of tonnage in such passenger
and freight services as shall be estab-
Hshed, which will include those be-
tween the United States and Germany,
and Germany and ports of the world
other than the United States
Pier facilities, ports and office or
CARNATIONS of both companies are
placed at the disposal of the service.
Agents for Each Other.
The American Ship and Commerce
Corporation is to act as agent for the
Hamburg-American line in United
States ports and the Germany COM
pany as agent for the American COM
pany in Germany, but each company
may establish offices in the country OF
the other to supervise the activities
there. Each company is to appoint its
own agents outside Of Germany and the
United States.
The Hamburg-American line may
transfer any service to any other Ger
man company for execution and the
American corporation may transfer
service to any American company, but
both parties remain responsible for
the carrying out of the services.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Present indications are that Kansas
production Of all grain this year will
exceed 400 million bushels. making it
a record year for the state The to-
tai production Of all cereals last year
was 278 million bushels. The pre-
vious high record was 335 million
bushels in 1914, the year of the 49,
million-bushel wheat crop. Govern
ment estimates for Kansts, based in
August 1 crop conditions, give to-
tai of $50 million bushels. That ex-
ceeds the production for any previous
year. The government estimates prob
ably are more han SO million bushels
short of the actual production if the
weather remains favorable another
month. The government estimate Of
wheat, 123,600.000 bushels, is "a mil
lion short of the estimate of the state
board of agriculture It's oats esti-
mate, Sc million, is a million short of
the states figures. Its corn forecast,
128, 100000 bushels, an average Of only
twenty-three bushels to the acre, is
probably 20 million or more below
what the actual crop will be if it ma
lures up to the present promise.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

"A plebiscite to determine the fu-
ture of Russian Poland is one of the
peace terms drawn up by the Bolshe-
Wiki coincident with the first proposal
Of an armistice by the Polish govern
ment. The right of unrestricted pro-
paganda in this territory during the
year which would intervene before the
plebiscite also would be demanded.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
POLES BRAVELY
DEFEND WARSAW
BoIsheVlki Forces Hurled Back
From CIfy's Gates as the
Battle Progresses.
MANY PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Priest Killed While Leading Attaching
Forces-PoIish Officers Plan a
Still Greater Blow.

Warsaw.-Reports of Polish mill
tary successes came to Warsaw the
other day while the population was
eagerly awaiting news from Minsk,
where the Polish peace delegates are
to negotiate with the representatives
of the Russian soviet government. The
only report of the delegates was a
Moscow wireless message stating that
the party had arrived in Minsk
A successful counter offensive was
launched on the Warsaw front recent
ly under the leadership of President
Pilsudsh as commander-in-chief.
Drive Reds at Several Points.
On the northern front. where ten
bolshevist divisions are strikisg to
ward the Vistula as part of the ma
neuver against Warsaw, and on the
Warsaw front, it was announced that
the Reds have been driven back at
several points.
Polish movements, aided by heavy
artillery, are forcing the Bolsheyiki
gradually to withdraw from various
places where for days pressure upon
the capital has been greatest.
In the fighting in the region of
Radzymin, northeast of Warsaw, the
Poles have taken many prisoners, in
GLIDING a bolshevist commissar and
brigade commander During the bat
tie here Polish chaplain of the 8th
infantry division, Ignacy Korupka, was
killed while leading the attacking
forces clad in his church robes and
with crucifix in his hand.
Five Polish officers also were killed
and eleven were wounded.
Plan Still Greater Blow
French tactics are being used
throughout the counter action The
Poles are bringing into play batteries
placed for the capitals defense and
are awaiting completion of the ar
engagements to strike at the soviet
forces with rush of artillery, follow
ed by repeated infantry attacks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
RIa eond Theft ReveaIed.

Chicago reward Of $1,000 for the
recovery of 100000 in bonds. all nego-
table securities, stated to have been
stolen somewhere along their mail or
express route from Milwaukee, Wis,
to New York City, was made by prt
Tate detectives representing Paine,
Weber & Co, brokers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Three Injured in Chicago Crossing.
Chicago fog prevented the mo
torman OF a street car seeing freight
ctr directly ahead at a railroad cross
ing here recently. He crashed into
it. The motorman and two passengers
were injured
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
Hoover visIts Roxhood Homo.

Portland, Ore.-Herbert c. Hoover,
ex-food administrator. returned to Ore
gon recently for a visit to his boy
hood home at Newburg, which he had
not seen since he was II years old.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Hoover
and their two sons.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
SUSPENDED Fireman a Hero

New York-Louis T-schler, fireman,
suspended for punching his chief, has
a good chance Of getting his job back
He stood on the top rung Of a swing
ing ladder and rescued six from a
burning building.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
Slew Wife and Himself.

Holyoke, CoI.-Joseph Frederick, so
years old, and his wife, Anna, are
dead here following an alleged family
quarrel extending over several weeks.
Frederick is believed to have shot his
wife and then committed suicide.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

An estimate of 156 million bushels
for the Kansas wheat crop was made
recently by Judge Clyde NJ. Reed of
the industrial relations court, who has
charge of the states grain car prob
lem. The estimate, he said, was based
on threshing returns from all parts of
the state, which are exceeding pre-
vious forecasts, especially in the
northwestern quarter.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
Mexican Petroleum Is Cheaper.

The City of Mexico.--The base price
of petroleum upon which Mexican ex-
port duties are based has been re-
duced from s2.1S per barrel, the New
York price minus freight, to 81 bar
rel at Mexican ports.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Miss Lola Graham, 55, principal of
one of the public schools at Topeka,
committed suicide recently by drown
ing in Lake Manchester, twenty-five
miles west of Boulder, near Rollins
vile, Col. The body was found by
a searching party. Ill health and a
threatened nervous breakdown are be-
ieved to have impelled Miss Graham
to end her life.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

A batted ball struck August Nelson.
SO years old, in an eye at Salina,
bursting the eyeball, which dropped
into the old mans hand He was
passing town lot ball game when the
accident happened. 1t is said his re-
covery is doubtful
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
One KILLED In kAichlazn Blast.

Muskegon, Mich-An explosion in
the tire department Of the Brunswick
e-CoIlender plant here caused the
death OF one man and serious injuries
to eight others.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
Eormer Missourian Dies Bal OREGON.

Salem, Ore.-John Curl, who cross
ed the plains from Missouri to Oregon
seventy-three years ago, died here re-
Gently. He was born in Missouri in
1892, and accompanied his family west
in 1S47.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
Pals. a Eamons Warshin.

London-The British light cruiser
Vindictive, which was sunk in the en-
trance of Ostend HarbOr on Nay IL,
1918, and which has blocked that port
since that time, has been refloated
and the port is again open
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Starts chieaeo-st. Louis Air Mail.
Chicago.-Daily air mail service be
tween Chicago and St. Louis was
started recently when a plane carry
ing $50 pounds Of mail left here at
$3.50 o'clock. The plane was piloted
by e. Hamilton Lee
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Nine hours is the standard day for
the millers OF Kansas. This was the
order of the industrial court in the
complaint of the employees of the
Kansas Flour Mills Company at Great
Bend. The court declined to make a
general order at this time because of
the car shortage
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
His Blood DIDN'T Save Victim.

Hot Springs, Ark-wTIliam Bost
who was shot by his brother-in-law,
Neal Irwin, died in a hospital here, al
though his assailant gave more than
a pint of blood in an effort TO save
his victims life
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Within forty-eight hours two men
have been killed by lightning near
Fredonia, H. F. Wilson, %, near Coy
vile, while baling hay, and David
Richie, 10, at Altoona, ten miles east.
Richie was step-son of c. F. Lutes,
president of the Fredonia Window
Glass Company. In both cases the
electricity emanated from small rain
less clouds, hastily formed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Mrs. Louise WEIGH, IS, the wife of
W. T. WEIGH, cashier of the Planters
State Bank of SaIina, is dead at the
family home. Mrs. WEIGH was a de-
scendant Of the famous Lee families
OF Virginia, and had lived in Salina
forty-one years, in which time she was
active in church, social and club
affairs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
FIipped a Coin for Nomination.

Cherokee, Okla.-The flip Of a doh
lar decided the Democrats nomina-
ton in the North commissioner dis
trict- S. P. Thomason and Frank
Brown each had 113 votes The dip
gave the nomination to Brown.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Lance Mccormick. 81, was killed by
lightning on his farm. at zeandale,
six miles southeast OF Manhattan.
Upon the approach Of 3 storm he went
after the cows and was struck as he
returned.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Fire recently destroyed the wax
plant at the Chanute refinery of the
Mutual Oil Company OF Kansas City.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. The
plant was recently built to utilize a
new process and had been In opera
ton a month
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
No Marked. WatermeIons AZ Vase

Holdenville, Ok.-Not fewer than
one hundred cars Of watermelons went
to waste in the fields in this county
the last week because of no market
Watermelons, on the city markets, are
higher than in history.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

A score of men of SaIina are mi
nus" HOO, and they are not saying
a word. Three strangers came to
town, incidentally announced that
they had three kegs of perfectly good
BOOZE" and they would sell the Is
gallons. The score of men formed
parties, and sampled the booze -
They planked down $1,10O for the
three kegs. The smooth guys disap-
peared. When the purchasers opened
the kegs, they found them to contain
fifteen gallons of perfectly good rain
water
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

The Atchison Church Visitor. =
weekly publication conducted by the
Ministers Union and which has taken
an active part in many local political
campaigns, will suspend publication.
IL was announced by Paul Tonsins.
the editor. Tonsing is a former min
lister who has been editing the publ
cation several years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

All city employees of Emporia will
receive an increase in wages from 10
to Is per cent, the city commission de-
cided recently. The commission also
announced the tax levy would be re-
duced this year from TX mills to Z
mills
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

SherbroOke, Cuebec.-Eleven per-
sons were injured when the Grand
Trunk morning train FROM Portland.
Ne. TO Montreal ran into q zasho7t
near Coatieook, Quebec.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Tyenty-one injured in Wreck.
Tere HOute, Ind-Tventy-one were
injured, only one seriously, when
Pennsylvania train A, eastbound,
from St Louis. was wrecked at q cuI-
vert nesr Bluff City. III
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Commercial Club Secretaries 70 School
Madison, Wis = Three hundred
chamber Of commerce secretaries
from thirty-five states and three Can
adian provinces arrived here to attend
the summer school Of community lead
ership at the state university. The
course viii continue until August %.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
Asks church Observance for PIIor,n,

Asks Church 'obserVance for PILGRIMS.
New York--An churches IN the
United States have been asked by the
American Sulgrave Institution to OBJ
serve the opening, August %, of the
tercentenary celebration Of the land
ing Of the Pilgrims and the first Ie=
islatiTe assembly at jamestown. -
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

A slice of watermelon eaten by
Plummer David Good of Ottawa
caused his death the other night. Good
was musician in theater orches-
ira in Emporia. He had been suffer
ing from diabetes before coming to
Emporia.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

A probe OF hotel rates. both for
rooms and meals, is requested Of
county chairmen of fair price COM
mittees. by Ed T. Hackney, state fair
price commissioner.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Paris.-The treaty OF peace between
the allies and Bulgaria, signed last
November, has been officially promul-
gated IN Paris
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

The Kansas Electric Utilities Com
pany has been awarded an increase
In street car rates by the Kansas
court Of industrial relations. The s.
cent fare in Emporia will be supplant-
ed by 10-cent cash fare and H.
cent coupon charge. The rate was
effective August 16.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Official returns at hand for the
first time in the sixth congressional
district show that Judge J. c. Ruppen-
thai received the Democratic nomina-
ton over Miles Mulroy, who had pre-
viously been announced the winner.
The vote was Ruppenthal, 1859; Null
roy, 1,49s. and Egan, 1854.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Matt. NJ Kingsbury, 80 years old,
pioneer settler and druggist, is dead
at Oswego after a brief illness. Mr.
Kingsbury, who had been a resident
Of OswegO for forty-five years. was a
captain in the Civil War.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

The body of the first Reno County
soldier who lost his life in the world
war arrived in Hutchinson recently.
Harvey Isaac Crow, a marine, died at
Brest of pneumonia just before sail
ing for home in 1918. He will be given
q military funeral.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26

Although she is only SIS years old,
Mrs George Washington Harrison
Ross. wife of negro Baptist minister
near AtchisOn, has had thirty-two chill
dren. Only nine are living and eight
OF them are still at home. She was
the mother of three pairs of twins and
one set of triplets. Her husband, who
has been pastor of the Oak Mills ne
gro church, ten miles south of there,
fhirty-twO years. lived varied life
before he became minister, having
been soldier in the Civil War, q
stage driver, a jockey, steamboat
roustabout, circus performer and
has been married twice. His first
wife was the mother of one child.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-26
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
Happenings of More or Less
Interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
RAIL RATE HIKE HITS A SRAG
Old Kansas Statutes May Block In-
crease Allowed by Commerce
Commission in This State.

The Kansas railroads have struck
, snag in the big increase in
freight and passenger fares which will
go into effect August 26. The roads
have been asked to show the indus
trial court how they propose to put
the increases into effect purely on
Kansas business until two or three
statutes in this state have been re-
peaIed.,
Judge Clyde NJ Reed Of the indus.
trial court, directed the legal depart
ment of the court to prepare a state
ment showing the condition of the old
statutes and the decisions of the
courts relative to the application OF
the laws to the rates. Attorneys for
the Railroads have begun working on
the briefs which they expect to pre-
sent to the court upon the same prop
osition.
Years ago Kansas passed a law fix
ing the maximum passenger fare at
cents a mile. This statute never has
been repealed. When the government
took control of the roads, the rates
were increased to this maximum and
under the terms of the transportation
act these rates cannot be changed ex-
cept by affirmative action. When the
legislature passed the law, it took
away from the old railroad commits
sion, the public utilities commission,
and the industrial court, all control
over increasing rates above cents a
mile, in the view of Judge Reed.
1.-The court cannot overturn a stat
ute enacted by the legislature" Judge
Reed said. ct appears to me that the
rates cannot be increased in Kansas
TO more than cents mile until the
legislature acts upon this law and
either repeats or amends it,
Then there are the old distance tar.
iff rates on livestock, wheat, corn, hay
and other farm products, and the old
tariffs on oil and petroleum products,
passed in 1905, to prevent the Stand
ard Oil Company crushing the small
independents. These laws are still in
effect as maximum rates on purely
state business and it is the belief of
Judge Reed that they must be repeal
ed before the railroads can hope to
boost the interstate rates These
laws have no effect on the interstate
rates.
New Britain herald., 1920-06-05
swedish Lutheran Church.

There will be communion services tomorrow evening at 1:30 o'clock at the Swedish Lutheran church. The class of siNty-seven boys and girls who were confirmed last Sunday, will be in the class tomorrow night, with others. Reception of new members has been postponed until June 20. when the big celebration of payment of the church debt will be held. At services tomorrow evening. Rev. Dr. =. c. ohman. pastor, will he assisted hy Rev. C. F.. Anderson of Middle town.
 Al the Swedish Bethany church at T:50 tomorrow evening, there will he communion services. The morning service will be at 10:3O, followed by sunday school meeting Rev. q. F.. Pihl. pastor, will he in charge of the services in the afternoon and even- ing.