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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08
Here Is the Issue

The riding was easy at San Fran
cisco. A convention of officeholders
did as they were told and took the
platform as handed them.
Senator Reed Of Missouri and the
delegation from Georgia who had
ideas of their own were kept out of
the convention. They were legally
elected, and they were not numerous
enough to affect convention control.
But they thought for themselves and
would have insisted upon being dele
gates and not rubber stamps, so the
oficeholders unseated them.
The fight against Wilson's ideas was
a formality. 1t Mr.. Bryan was lion
he took out his teeth before he began
and bit nobody. The minority took
it's licking and the president wrote
the party declarations.
Democrats may regale themselves
with the boldness of straddle on the
Irish question, silence on liquor, a
weak peep on Mexico, silence on ma
tional defense, a virtually meaning
less promise to the Filipinos, job lot
platitudes on labor, a belaboring of
the high cost of living with a slap
stick, and a declaration on the league
of nations which was an attempt at q
straddle, but which Internationally
revealed the issue.
What the Democratic platform
tried to say on the issue between
American sovereignty and the eoven-
ant OF the league of nations was
Eyes" and mo" The effort was
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08
Little Tnnket
of Tin
II
ByR. RAY BAKER

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copyright. 1919, by the Mcclure News
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08

matory plans. Ten years from now
viii be time enough to talk of such
buildings. Lets keep Hays growing.
Let's hold out inducements for people
to come here, build a home large
enough and keep q few student room
ers to help pay expenses. Let's elect
a representative TO the Legislature
and a State Senator who will en-
phatically oppose building dorma-
tories at Hays for years. Let the
other school towns have them if they
desire, but not Hays yet awhile.
Hays is growing. The State Normal
is growing. Let's hold out induce
ments for parents having children to
come here and build and school their
children. Let's encourage building
more rooming houses for students.
and modern homes with a few extra
rooms for students, which means to
make old Hays grow.
Harry Freese.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08
Where We Should Have Been

Had we followed Mr.. Wilson's self
determined lead and accepted his
League Covenant, uncrossed as to a t
and undotted as to an /, just where
should we have been at present?
Our American independence sur
rendered, this Fourth of July would
have found US under the authority of
a group of foreign politicians, one of
them alone having a six-to-one voting
power preponderance over US.
We should have found ourselves
in an entangling alliance with what
shows encouraging promise of being
another world war, with Asia instead
of Europe the scene of conflict
Of course the Armenian Mandate
would have been ours, and many
thousands of American young men,
in the army and navy, would be now
lined up to slaughter and be slaugh-
tered in a Turco-Bolshevik, Gengis
Khan, Tartar war, the objective of
which would be to establish British,
French, Italian and Greek authority
over vast Eastern territories.
There are other correspondingly
rich rewards of Wilsonian diplomacy
which might have been ours if we had
obeyed the imperious Wilson COM
mand to swallow the league and stop
talking, but perhaps these two may be
sufficient for immediate contempla-
ton in free America.-The Sun and
New York Herald.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08
PonuIarizinu American Sports.

Among all the articles of American
exports to the far East none is more
typically American or of greater i'm
portance in fayorably affecting the in
f1uence of the United States In the
Orient than the American playground,
according to John W. Wood, foreign
secretary of the Episcopal board of
missions, who is just back from nine
months tour of China, Japan and the
Philippines.
Exporting the American play
ground is a line in which the board
of missions has been engaged for
about twenty years, and Mr.. Wood
announces that the venture is now
beginning to pay big human dividends
that is to say, the Celestials and the
Fflipinos. and particularly the girls of
the latter race, are rapidly learning
to burn the pill over" "cut the cor
ners of the p1ate' and murder the
ball."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08
NORMAL SCHOOL DoRMAToRIEs
Does Hays Need Them?


Editor Free Press and the Citizens of
Hays:
Last weeks Free Press and eastern
papers had articles on the subject of
building dormatories at the State
Schools, and announce that the Wo-
mems Clubs of the State were favor
ing it.
1t may be well enough with the
University at Lawrence, the Normal
at Emporia. and the Agricultural Col
lege at Manhattan, with their thou
sands of students, but do the people
of Hays want it? Do we want to kill
off the growing city?
The dormatories are very nice. It
would give Hays another building or
two out at the Normal, but how many
would it keep away from our city
who will come hereto build?
Take a trip to Emporia and one
third of the homes are keeping Nor
NAL students as roomers to help pay
expenses. Miss Keller used to tell
that hundreds came to Emporia to
live, built a comfortable home and
kept a few roomers to help pay ex-
penses- 1t has built up that city.
Now, many of US old timers re-
member the old Kruger place on the
west side of town adjoining the State
Normal, and remember the bare fields
or later the alfalfa fields. Not
house but the Kruger-Reeder house
west of the Gross and Cole places
The State Normal came! Go out
there now and see the many hand
some houses and every one of them
now taking Normal student roomers,
who help pay the taxes, light and
water bills and interest. How many
IF them would have been built if
these Normal students had been
rooming in dormatories? Start the
dormatOries and how soon will these
residences be for sale and no one
wanting to buy. There are plenty of
lots there, and all over the city, on
which homes can be built and many
Of them could keep few roomers to
help pay the expenses, an encour-
agement to build. Start your dorma-
tories and that inducement is gone
and there will be few new houses
built in Hays and the present splendid
growing city set back and dead like
some of our western Kansas towns.
Nearly every one of the Faculty
homes have a few student roomers.
It helps pay the taxes on their homes
Do they want to stop that? Do the
people of Hays think the Cave, the
Stock, the Reed, the EarIenbaugh and
dozens of other rooming houses
would have been built if they had an
idea that dormatories are to house the
students; and as the school grows
with students, there viii be dozens
more built if this dormatory talk is
stopped. Do the lumber yards, and
others selling building material and
the mechanics want to kill off the
building boom in Hays for all time?
Again, do the merchants OF our city,
the Commercial Club members, want
to kill the golden-egg layer? Re
member, if houses are built they
must be furnished and kept in repair.
Build State dormatories and every
thing is bought by the State by bids
OF eastern houses and you lose every
bit Of this trade brought here by the
students. Is this what the business
men of Hays want7 Let the Com
mercial Club meet and emphaticaIIy
give it out that they oppose the dor
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08

cit Looked Like Battlefield in Eu-
rope" Said Mr.: c. Dunster.
"Was staying at hotel in a small
Pennsylvania town. Early one morn
ing went to the stable to hire a rig
and was shown a pile of dead rats
killed with RAT-SNAP the night be-
fore. Looked like a battlefield in En-
rope" Three sizes, 25c, soc, s1.OO.
Sold and guaranteed by KING BROS.
and H. H. WINTERS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08
Water Power Surprise

After it has been reported that
Pres. Wilson failed to sign the water
power bill recently passed by con-
gress, after ten years delay over the
matter, it now comes as a welcome
surprise to the west to read that the
president signed the measure before
June II, but for some unknown rea-
son the public was not advised. This
action will open the way for great de-
velopment in the west. 1t will open
the way for identification of rail-
roads, irrigation projects, pulp and
paper mills, etc. This bill will unlock
great natural resources which for
years have been withheld from public
use through lack of workable legisla-
ton. The west has won one victory
in its fight for industrial development.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08
AntIelpatina : seareitv.

"In a million years or so the entire
coal supply viii be exhausted re.
marked the fuel expert.
81 am aware of that" replied the
plain person ''but isn't it bit early
to be putting up the price?"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-08
WoMAN's CASE AMAzEs HAYS

A business mans wife could not
sew or read without sharp pains in
her eyes. For years her eyes were
red and weak Finally she tried sim
pie witchhazel, camphor, hydrastis,
ETC., as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash.
The result produced by q single bottle
amazed everyone. We guarantee a
small bottle Lavoptik to help ANY
CASE weak, strained or infamed
eyes. Aluminium eye cup FREE. C.
A. HARNESS, Druggist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-28
To AID
IRISH CAUSE
Longshoremen in New York
Quit Work as Protest
Against England.
BIZ rhe Assoclated Pres.

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 2s-Hostilities
were resumed today by the five pro-
Irish women pickets who yesterday
started a demonstration that result
ed in a walkout of more than 1000
longshoremen employed on British
steamers as protest to British poll
cies.
The women appeared with a large
cohort of supporters. Plans were
said to be on foot to spread the pro-
test strike to other Atlantic ports
and to extend 1t to ship crews as well
as longshoremen.
Although the longshoremen out
declared they would not return until
Archbishop Mannix had been per-
mitted to enter ireland and Lord
Mayor MacSweney released from
Brixton prison, their plans were
not expected to prevent sailing of a
number of ships due to clear ports
during the day.
Officials of the Cunard and In
ternational Mercantile lines said the
walkout had not included their ere VS.
and If necessary the ship would
clear with incomplete cargoes. Of
ficials of the International Long
shoremen's Association who dis
countenapced the walkout, were
hopeful the men would return today.
Steamship officials who witnessed
the fervor of the demonstration were
less sanguine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-28
cox SHOWERED
WITH FLOWERS
Crowds Turn Out to See
Democratic Candidate Up
on Arrival in New York City

8y The Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 28-Governor
Cox was showered with flowers when
he stepped off his private car at
the Grand Central station for a two
days visit to New York. Arriving
from New Haven about one hour
ahead of schedule he found thous-
ands of men and women massed in
the terminal to greet him. who were
not to be caught unaware of any
shift Of the Democratic time table.
They were there early and prepar-
ed to give Governor Cox a hearty,
though informal welcome.
As he left the train he was greet
I'd by a committee of Democratic
women. Proceeding down the plat
form he found the train crew lined
up to review his party and each
man from conductor to engineer
shook hands with the governor.
The real reception came when
Mr. Cox enterer rotunda. An aisle
had been roped off across the tiled
floor and he found not only the
main floor. but galleries and grand
staircase thronged with men and
women who very obviously had come
to see him and not to travel.
AS the presidential nominee. who
is scheduled to deliver an address
at the police games at Gravesend
this afternoon, reached the center of
the hall prolonged cheering broke
out, followed by cries for a speech.
Then came the rain Of flowers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-28
WOODBRIDGE WOMEN
ATTEND CARD PARTY 7

WOODBRIDGE, Aug. 2S-Abour
eighty tickets were sold for the BEN
eft card party yesterday afternoon
under the auspices of the Legisla-
tive Department of the Woman's S
Club of Woodbridge township. The
committee in charge consisting OF
Mrs. C. A. de Russy, chairman; Mrs.
A. A. Quinn. Mrs. e. j. Flanagan,
Mrs. u. +. Albery and Mrs. Leon
Campbell. The committee extends
its thanks and appreciation to those
who contributed to the success OF
the affair, also to Mr.. Horner and
MIR. Biting for the use of chairs
and the entertainment committee Of
the Land and Water Club for the
use of tables and other equipment.
The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: At five hundred, Mrs. r. >.
White OF Perth Amboy. black SIX
stockings; Miss Florence Donegan o.
Pe.th Amboy. box Of Stationery.
a: artii ion bridge, Mrs. F. RI. ir-
ne. clmisoie; MIS-. James Harui
man, Roselle. Lady Mary" sachet
Mrs. w. A. Osborn. Stationery: MIS-.
NJ. /. Isaiaarest. pyrex pie piate;
Mrs. X. II. Moore, cut glass vase,
and Mrs. Curtiss, of Brook'y'i' box
or home made fudge.
Mrs. B. III. Bronx won he non
players prize. a handkerchief Tag.
Buffet refreshments were served.
A portion of the procs,is VII De
used far the clubs donation 10 sle
Woman's Legislative Bureau ana
the remainder will be used In the
club treasury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-28
DATES SET FOR WATERWAY
HEARINGS in SEPTEMBER

Two notices have been sent out
announcing the public hearings to
be held in connection with the pre-
liminary examination and survey or
dered by Congress of Woodbridge
Creek" and the channel north of
Shooters Island; the former at 10
O'Clock a. m. September 10, and the
latter at IL o'clock a. m. the same
day.
The hearings Will take place in
Room 512, Army building. S9 White
hall street, New York, to consider
the Improvements desired. All In
terested parties are invited to be
present and express their views.
While for accuracy of record, i'm
portant facts should be submitted
in writing, oral evidence will be
heard. Much will depend upon the
evidence given as to the economic
Importance of the proposed improve
ments, the present condition of the
waterways, the relationship to rail-
roads and other general conditions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-28
WOULD CHANGE
ELECTION LAWS
AssembIyman Pierson to In
troduce Bill to Take Care
of Women Voters.

BY Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Aug. 28-Assembly-
man Artuhr N. Pierson, of Union
county on a visit to the state house
here yesterday stated that he expects
to introduce at the session of the
legislature, on September 8. a bill to
help meet the additional work
which will be caused because of the
women of the state coming into the
use of the ballot.
Mr.. Pierson will introduce a sup
plement to the revised election act
passed by the last legislature, and
which he sponsored, providing that
in municipalities where the voting
strength exceeds ESQ in a district,
the election board Of four shall be
increased to six members. This will
facilitate the handling of the great
iy increased number of electors
created through the nineteenth
amendment to the federal constitu-
tion.
The Union county assemblyman
also plans to include provision Ii
viding the poll book into three parts,
so that three members of the board
may handle the voters as they come
into the polling place. By one of
the changes in the revised election
into two parts. the first half of the
alphabet being devoted to one book
and the second half to the other.
The Pierson supplement will split
the alphabet into three parts. so that
three board members can be hand
ling voters at one time, grouped ac-
cording to the first letter of the last
names.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Pierson
also to provide that the election
this year shall be governed by the
1915 census. The law provides that
in municipalities of less than $4,000
population, the registration shall be
by house to house canvass and in
communities of over $4,000 by per-
sonal appearance of the voters at the
polls.
If the 1920 census figures should
be promulgated from Washington
before the election, showing certain
municipalities as having attained
more than $4,000 population, confu-
sion might result and a-question
be raised in some place affected as
to whether the voters were prop
etly registered. 1t is to avoid such
a contingency that the 1915 census
figures will be stipulated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-28
TROUBLE HERE
MAY CAUSE SUIT
italian Club Says Premises
Were Entered Without
Necessary Permission.

A misunderstanding between the
Young Mems Italian Social Club and
the Maple Realty Company over the
possession of the room on the TOP
floor of the Board OF Trade build
ing, bids fair to result in a law suit
between these two parties unless
some agreement is reached within
the immediate future The mis-
understanding resolves itself about
the fact that the Maple Realty COM
pany is trying to oust the Young
Mems Italian Social Club from the
room so that alterations may be
completed for the new Perth Am
boy Business College.
According to Attorney Walter J.
REILLY, counsel for the club, they
leased fifty feet of the rear of the
big room on the top floor OF the
building some time ago. becoming
monthly tenants. When the new
business school was organized and
sought quarters in the building, II
is alleged by the club that in putting
up partitions and arranging for the
school, the Maple Realty Company
trespassed on their fifty feet. NOV
ing a piano, chairs and pool table
over in one corner of the room. 1t
is also understood that the Maple
Realty Company served the club with
notice to vacate on September 1,
which is not lawful under their
lease.
Both sides have secured attorneys
to look after their interests as well
as the managers of the business
school, and the case promises to
become exceedingly interesting be-
fore it is finished. as the social club
may sue for damages to their proper
ty. which they allege was done in
being moved about the building by
the Maple Realty Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-28
HARDING SAYS LEAGUE Is failure
10 Shots Fired In Fracas
More Trouble Last Night Be-
tween R. R. Workers and
"Vacationists;;" No Arrests

Fifteen shots were fired from an
engine by railroad workers about IL
o'clock last night, after Patrolman
Joseph Gaydos had chased a gang
of "vacationists" and railroad en-
ployes, according to the report of
that patrolman this morning. Pa
trolmen Patrick Dwyer and James
Nolan also heard the shots and in
vestigated the matter. but the gang
was scattered on their arrival at the
scene.
Both sides were exchanging words
at the Lehigh Valley crossing on
New Brunswick avenue, when Off
Ger Gaydos arrived. For a time
II appeared as If a free-for-all fight
would ensue, but the officer sue
ceeded in scattering the gathering.
The railroad workers went to an en-
gine and started toward Washing
ton street firing shots in the direc-
ton of the "vacationists" as they
left, the officer reported.
Serious Results Expected.
This is the second reported ex-
change of shots between the railroad
men and the ''vacationists" this
week, but no one has been reported
injured as yet. If this continues,
however, it is expected to result in
death or serious injury to some of
those taking part. The police seem
to be powerless to stop the trouble,
between the men.
About ten ''vacationists" will be
arraigned before Recorder Harold
Pickersgill on Monday morning on
a charge of attacking Chris Schow
on the lumber field Wednesday night
which resulted in Valentine Smith
miraculously escaping injury when
Schow opened fire on him. During
the attack Schow pulled gun in
self protection, firing three times.
all three making holes in Smith g
trousers, and one shot scraped his
leg. The warrants are being served
by the local police at present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-28
Woman Attempts Suicide
Jealousy Said to Have Caused
Action of Local Woman
Yesterday.

Jealousy is believed to have been
the cause of the attempted suicide
Of Mrs. Angelina Rotonia. about
twenty years old of 437 New Bruins
wick avenue who jumped into the
Raritan bay about $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. She was rescued
from drowning by Harold Walters
who rushed to her aid in boat. She
is reported az being fully recovered
from her experience at the city hos
pital this morning, and it was stated
that she may be returned 20 her
home this afternoon. She is the
mother os two babies, one twenty
three months old and the other
Although the husband when seen
this morning stated that he did not
know the reason for her act. 1t was
rumored in the vicinity of their
home that the young wife was jeal-
Gus of her husbands acquaintance
with another woman. 1t is stated
the pair had a quarrel early This
week over the husbands acquaint-
ance.
The husband went to work about
2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
claimed this morning that he had
no trouble with his wife when he
left. Neighbors say that the wife
left her house about 4:30 O'Clock.
II is believed she walked directly
to the waterfront and jumped off
the bulkhead at the foot of Market
street. A young boy witnessed her
actions and attracted the attention
of Harold Walters who Immediately
rushed to her aid.
The woman was unconscious when
brought to shore. and bystanders
aided in getting the water out Of
her lungs while the police and -
doctor were called. The police car
rushed the girl to DR.. George W.
Fithian's office. but when it was
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-28
Man Badly Hurt By Auto
Automobile Turns Over in
Amboy Avenue Yesterday
Afternoon.

Henry Smolsky, of Amboy avenue.
lies in the city hospital in an un-
conscious /condition with a possible
fracture of the skull as result of
an automobile accident on AniDoy
avenue yesterday afternoon. The ac-
cident occurred about fifty feet north
of st. Mary,s cemetery shortly before
A O'Clock. The car which Smolsky
was driving turned over.
The man has not regained con-
sciousness since the accident. John
Zurm onsky, of $50 Elizabeth street.
and Alex Karelent. of Jacques street,
two other passengers in the car, were
taken to the hospital, attended by
DIR. William Mccormick for slight
decorations and later taken to their
home. The car was almoSt
demolished.
1t has been learned that the car
was coming south on Amboy avenue
at the time of the accident. but the
reason for the car turning over could
not be learned.
Joseph Haske, Jr., of Carteret. pas
sing by at the. time of the accident.
rushed the three men to the hospital.
The car driven by Smolsky bore
license N. J. 131469. Detective John
MURRAY anu hOulllCQ Idti
Joseph Hartung were sent to the
scene when word of the accident
was received at police headquarters.
This is the second accident to oc-
cur in that vicinity in as many days.
and in both cases the cars turned
over. On Thursday afternoon the
car driven by Miss Anna Schendorf.
of Woodbridge, collided with a
huckster's wagon and turned over.
The driver and Mary Durham, four
teen years old, were slightly injured.
BY Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE, Aug. 2s-Two
automobiles collided on Amboy ave-
nue. here about o'clock yesterday
afternoon, both cars being damaged
and the occupant of one of the ma
chimes injured slightly. Both cars
were owned and driven by Perth
Amboy men, Anton Miller driving
one and Dennis Dwyer. the other
one. Dwyer's car was damaged the
worst and his hand was also hurt.
The occupants were badly shaken
up, but no serious injuries resulted.
Is Hurt in Smash-Up.
Miss Johanna Lenchiski, tele-
phone operator in the local ex-
change, is confined to her home in
616 Charles street with injuries sus-
tained in an automobile accident on
Thursday night. The accident oc-
Cured near this city, but no de-
tails have been learned. Her in
juries are said to be not serious.