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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
a s1oo.ooo Fire At Hanna. OK.

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Okmulgee, Ok.-Fire, which started
IN the rear Of a hardware store, at
Hanna, Ok, swept part of the business
section of the town and caused dam
age estimated at 100000, according
to a report received here.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Hutchinson's bomb plot mystery"
flickered out when it was determined
that the cylinder found by boys on
creek bank in the center of the city
and supposed to contain powerful ex-
plosives was only discarded piece of
fireworks.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Prof. w. A. McKeever Of the Uni
versity of Kansas has called an all
day conference for social workers at
Pratt on October 81. In the morning
Prof McKeever viii speak at the Pres
byterian church. In the afternoon he
will address social workers at the
Methodist church, and in the evening
he viii address the young peoples so
cieties and also a mass meeting.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
Strike Ties 10 Paris onera-

Paris.-The orchestra, chorus and
stage hands OF the Paris opera have
voted to go on strike The meeting
at which this decision was reached
was a private one.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Kansas needs unskilled- 1aborers just
now. The weekly report of the state
free employment bureau shows calls
for $50 unskilled workmen at the vari-
Gus branches, while onIyt527 men had
registered for work. The condition
has been growing more serious in the
last two weeks. The big fall harvest
season is just getting under way and
the farmers are needing workers to
cut corr, harvest the sorghums and
help fill the silos. At the same time
wheat sowing is going on throughout
the state. There is a small surplus
Of skilled workers and quite a surplus
OF, men seeking clerical positions.
There is still big shortage of women
seeking work as domestics, and the
women seeking industrial and clerical
Jobs ar absorbed as quickly as they
register in any branches of the free
employment bureaus
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Wheeling, W. Va.-Through passen-
ger and freight service on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, between Pitts
burgh and New Orleans, win be es-
'ablished in the near future.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
AUncIe Joe's" Wrist Broken.

DanviIle, III Congressman Joseph
G. Cannon, who is 81 years old, suf-
Tered a fracture Of one Of the bones
Of his left wrist at his home here, an
x-rsy picture revealed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the barn on the John Maddox farm
near Concordia the other night Grain
and hay valued at $1,000 were de-
stroyed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

The next quarterly meeting of Dis
frict No. of the Kansas State Nurses
Association will be held in =Idorado
on the second Tuesday in January.
Plans for the meeting were made at
the quarterly meeting of the associa-
ton at Wichita.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
DYE RIGHT
Buy only Diamond Dyes

Each package OF Diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple that any
woman can diamOnd-dye worn, shabby
skirts. waists, dresses, coats. gloves
stockings sweaters. draperies every
thing, whether wool, silk, linen, cotton
or mixed goods. new, rich fadeless col
ors- Have druggist show you Ola
mOnd Dyes Color Card."-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Irene Snow, Is years old, a high
school student, was killed instantly
and five others injured, three severely,
in a motor car accident at CoffeyviIle.
In passing another car, the driver lost
control and the car turned turtle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
Mt Quite

$50 they had smuggled whisky on
that yachting party. This is going the
limit"
aOh, no; that is three miles out"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

The Leavenworth & Topeka Railway
Company has filed an application with
the court of industrial relations asking
the same increase in freight and pas
senger rates petitioned for by other
railroads of the state on interstate
traffic. Ernest Hougeland filed the ap-
pIication for the road
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

A temporary organization of the mo-
tor trade industry was effected at a
banquet held under the auspices of the
lola Chamber of Commerce. J. Oliger,
manage of the State Auto Trade As
sociatfon, addressed the meeting
Frank H Lindsly and B. K Baghdig-
ian. both of lola. were elected. tempo
rary chairman and secretary ,Srespec-
lively.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
Sc RuIIdinas Bum at Lavlton, OF

Lawton, Ok.-Six Lawton business
houses burned the other night with
an estimated loss of $4,000. The
buildings destroyed were the Allies
cafe, Home bakery, and Royal cafe
and three empty buildings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
"California Syrup of Figs"
ChiId'S Best Laxative,

Accept California Syrup Of Figs
only-lOok for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less physic for the little stomach, liver
and bowels. Children love its fruity
taste. Full directions on each bottle.
You must say California. ADV.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Capt. Harry slade, 80 years old, died
at-his home in Junction City following
an illness of three years. Captain
Slade had served seventeen years in
the army as enlisted man and tempo
rary officer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Human bones, found in the ashes cf
a straw stack a short distance south
of Palmer in Washington County. have
started an investigation as to a muir
der mystery. The stack was found
burning the other morning by two
boys who. in kicking through the
ashes. found several bones. The bones
are said to be those of human skele-
ton. The night before two motor cars
were observed near the stack After
a half hour they left. What the mis-
sion of the motorists was no one
knows. but authorities believe that if
the strawstack fire was for the pur-
pose of covering up a crime the mo-
florists had something to do with it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Too many men in the country vote
as they pray-and they never pray
unless it is TO ask e personal favor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
An Objection.

"Are you in favor of a front porch
campaign"
Not me-" replied Farmer CJrntos-
sci. Miranda would never stand for
having the grass all tramped out In
the front yard"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Ray Emerson McCune OF Downs, 3
student at the Kansas Ste normal.
died recently Of uremic poisoning, the
result Of illness contracted In the war,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Assistant Attorney General Named.
Washington = The appointment OF
George E. KeIleher OF Boston as spe-
eiaI assistant to the attorney general
has been announced st the department
Of justice.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
roupie.

sEWhat is THAR"
SSThe trouble wagon
'Are they delivering it these daysTf
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
Tmoorfanf 70 Motnere

Yesterday is dead-forget 1t. TODor-
row does not exist-dOD't worry. To-
day is here-use it
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
Thin.

Thin.
Smith-''They are making some fine
hosiery these days" JOnes-"'Sheer
enough. sheer enough !' - Cartoons
Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-17
SEIZE $100,O00 IN
 JEWELS IN HEART
 OF NEW YORK CITY
Member of Firm Slain By Three Bandits, Whose Guns Be- Ieved to Have Been Fitted
 With SiIenCers
gy Associated Press

New York December l6.--Three masked robbers entered the rooms or iewelry concern on the eighth floor of an office building in the heart or tho Fifth avenue shopping district this afternoon shot and killed Edwin w.. Andrews, a member of the firm, bound and gagged three other men and cs- cspeds with jewels valued at $lO",ooo
 Stepping from the crowds of Christ mas shoppers passing the building. To- cated between Forty-fourth and Forty- fifth streets in the center of group of department stores. bapks and ex- elusive shops, the men took the eieVd tor to the floor upon which Andrews firm has offices MT. Andrews was alone.
 lust what occurred, police investi- rating the case have been unable to determine They believe that Andrews attempted to close the door of the safe and that one of the men shot him No shot was heard in nearby offices and Andrews was dead when found.
 Luke Mulligan, messenger, was tho first to disturb the robbers. As he entered he was grabbed. bound gagged and thrown on the floor be- side Andrews. Two salesmen, Arthur Mertz of Newark and Vincent Proven zano. entered soon afterwArd and met with the same treatment.
 The two salesmen entered sepa- rately. They carried sample eases of jewelry. The robbers covered them with a gun-believed to have been d long -barreled revolver fitted with silencer-and took their cases While two of the bandits held the statesmen a third rifled the safe,
 Provenzano and Mertz later crawled into the hallway where they were found A woman' stenographer from nearby office discovered the two sales men and her cries brought others, none of whom had heard any shots. Police. however. found an empty cartridge in the room.
 Police believe the three ymen, who were described as having the appear apee of foreigners. walked down the stairs to the street and disappeared hy mingling with the crowds of shop pers.
 A heavy guard was thrown about the building after the robbery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-17
NEW CONTROVERSY
 OVER ANTLSIR|kE
 LAWS IS LAUNCHED
Senate Passes Bill to Penalize Interference With Interstate Commerce and Opponents
 Announce Contest
nx Associated rrass

Washington, December 16-Another controversy ir Congress over anti-strike legislation was launched today through passage by the Senate of the Poindexter bill to penalize interference with inter state commerce.
 Less than Q dozen senators were pres ent when the bill went through without a word of discussion or roll call, but opponents. rushing in late, announced a contest Senator IaFolette republican, Wisconsin, filed a motion to reconsider the vote, which holds the hill in the Senate until disposal of the reconsidera- tion motion. When the IaFollette mo- tion will be taken up was not deter mined.
 The bill, as introduced by Senator Poindexter. republican, Washington and passed today, would not prevent indi- viduais from quitting their employment. but fixes severe penalties for persons who with intent to obstruct interstate commerce, advise, persuade or use force toward inducing common carriers opera lives to cease work. The measure, which had been criticised vigorously by labor leaders, was presented at the last ses- sion after the House had refused to ac- cept the anti-strike clauses in ths trans portation act proposed by the Senate.
 The Senate passed the bill today while the clerk was droning through minor bills on the routine calendar under IA unanimous consent agreement. Ohjec- ton of single senator would have blocked it's consideration or a quo call would have summoned its opponents. Neither move came, however, from the small handful of senators in their seats. The activity of opponents followed. Be- sides Senator IaF'ollettc's motlcr ffT re- consideration, Senator Johnson, repuo- lican. California, made inquiry Of Vice President Marshall to receive assurance that the motion was pending and the bill held up
 The motion for reconsideration under the Senate would be considered regular Iy at the next reading of the calendar. probably Monday. Senator Poindexter was said to be confident that majority could not be secured to overturn the sem ate's passage of the measure. but oppo- nents were preparing for Vserous fight when the LaFollette motion was taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-17
bULGARS ADMITTED
 ID MEMBERSHIP IN OF NATIONS
Geneva Meeting Takes Down Bars to One Enemy King dom-Armenia Again
 Troubles Session
By Associated Pres.

Geneva, December l6 The League of Nations increased it's membership to 46 states today by the admission of Bull Rica. None of them met with opposition, but there were some who did not vote on the admissions, led by the French delegates, who explained that although ttey held no grievance against Bulgaria, they lacxed sufficient Information and ,preferred not to ant either way
 Armenia came up again today to trou-i bie the assembly. To do something for Armenia has appeared to be the slogan of several delegates since the beginning of the meeting, including leading 6gures such ss Lord Robert Cecil who repre- sents South Africa in the assenrbly The committee on the admission of new states having held that Armenia could not be admitted now, Lord Robert asked the assembly to at least hold out the hope that Armenia would be adopted in the family of nations next year.
 Edward D. Millen of Australia sug- gested it might be wise to find ont whether h was true Armenia had gone boisheyik and had made peace with Mustapha Kerpmal Pasha the Turkish nationalist leader, before insisting further on the proposal of med dia-tion. George Nicoil Barnes of ahe English delegation asked whether it would not he wise to drop the whole subject rather than risk a vote.
 The assembly involved itself in a tangle of procedure which Rene Viviani of France as usual unravelied by the simple suggestion to send the whole question back to the cOuMnittee, which. of course, would be unable to report at this assembly
 The entire afternoon session was oc- cupied in holding out hopes to Esthonia Lithuania ard ISetvia, whose applica- tions for admission were rejected by the committee These states found advo- cates. in delegates Restreepo of Colofn- bia. Schanzer of Italy and Prince Dow leh of Persia, g
 .I Join all those who express sym pathy with or hope of tho Baltic states, 2 said NJ viviani. but there is a grave question involved There is an article in the covenant which has made some noise in the worid-Article X-which re- quires the members of the league to go to the aid of fellow member who is attacked. Now, who will be ready to aid in the defense of those Baltic states? Let those who vote to admit them first rake sure their governments are ready to send troops to defend them"
 On the roll call, Esthonia was rejected by g votes out of the B cast Letvia and Lithuania each received 5 votes out ~<
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-17
FORMER SOLDIERS
 DECLARE BONUS IS
 BUT SQUARE DEAL
One Veteran Calls Committees Attention to Prompt Reim- burSement of Railroads
 By Congress
By Associated Press

Washin gton, December 16-The Amer ican Legion will defend the tax plan in the House bill granting adjusted com ,sn,sation to former service men. but it will not defend delay by Congress in yassng the measure, the Senate finance committee was told today by Gilbert Bcttnsan, a member Of the legion's ex- ecutiye committee.
 Senator McCurnber of North Dakota. acting chairman of the committee, had advance the condition of the treasury as the reason for suggesting postpone ment of action until 1922 or 1925 He said treasury reports indicated a deficit of one and a quarter billion dollars on January 1, two and half billions on next June 30 and one and d half billions at the end Of the next fiscal year
 ''We all may be for a policy of re trenchmentn said MT. Bettman but let's not retrcnch when the mon come back at an econ ornic disadvantage.
 Carl Calvin, national commander of the World war veterans, told the com mittee Congress had provided the means for cornpensating the railroads and other industries taken over during
 tContinued on Page TweIve)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-17
Earth s Crust, Somewhere, Is
 Torn By Titanic ConUulsion

the last two years. Somewhere the power beneath the surface was still buiging at the earth crust holding 1t In cheek.
 Father TorndOrf sent out word of the shock. thinkinE 1t might be another great disaster. As the day went by. however. no word came hack over the cables or telegraph wires. leaving to conjecture the scene and exact nature os the dis- turbanee.
 Experienced observer that he is, Father TorpaOrf ciassed the record of his instrume nts as that of ..terribtc shock It began soon after : o'clock this morning here rrached its greatest intensit, to- wards < o'clock. and was still Ieav- ing waverimx, din,inishing trail after noon, as the enrth siewty set tied to guict.
 The chart indicsted m eaSt-wcst- wardly direction. Fathcr Torn dorf estimated the distance from washington at 1s0c miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-17
es' DOCK BURNS AT NEW ORLEANS;
 Z MILLION LOSS
Three Big Ships Anchored Nearby Are Damaged in Spectacular Blaze Late
 Yesterday
By Associated Press

New Orleans, December 16.~-D9ssruc c- tion of the Jahncke dry docks and dam age to three large ships anchored lear- by, caused by a spectacular fire here this Afternoon. will entail loss of something like s2,ooo,ooo, officials es- innate tonight Although number of minor injuries to fire fighters and work men at the docks were reported eacly reports of loss of life were not sus tained by later Investigations. OulY three vessels were damaged to any ef- tent although a number were in dan ger from the flames. Several were lowed to safety before the fire reached them.
 The heavy pail of smoke from the burning structures made fire fighting difficult and for time it was im- possible to determine how many ships were burning, first reports stating that no less than 10 were doomed to destruction.
 The cause of the fire was not de- tcrmined until 1t had practically con sumed the wharf and had spread to a number of ships anchored nearby Early reports were that no less than nine large ships were doomed to de- struction in the flames. No lives were lost. and no one was seriously Injured.
 The flames were started by the breaking of an electric wire under heath the wharf. The broken wire fell into sthe river, the surface of which was covered With oil spilled from 2 tanker nearby. As soon HIS it touched the oil-eovered water, it was short cir cuited with roar and flash. the lat ter lighting the pool of oil. which sent sheet of flame into the oil-soai ed timbers of the wharf.
 Damage to the shipping was confined to the steamers Dillwyn, Bavingtot and Dade County. The damage to th' steamer John Adams. early reported de stroyed was slight Estimates of of 1 ficiais distribute the damage, larg' amount of which is covered by insur ance, as follows
 1 Wharf and equipment sso0,oo0 docks. $soe.e00: steamer Dillwyn, $50, l Oct s.eamen Bavington, s4,eoo; steane DASe lsouns.', sl50,0i0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-17
DR. ELMER BROUGHT
 INTO POISON CASE
Defense Attempts to Show Self Interest on Part of Sis
 ter of Fred Shepard
Fly Associated Press

Macon Ga. December l6 Statem enta that Fred D. shepard wealthy Houston county peach grower. died last June aa the result of poison plot by Paula and her gang" were followed at ths preliminary hearing here today by eff forts of the defense to show self-interesr on the part of Shepards sister, Mrs Alice CrandaIs who gave the testimony. She was asked if she was not seeking the Shepard fortune for her own family.
 Mrs. Annie Cutts, ono of tho four de-
 fendants sent for her some six weeks after Shepard died, Mrs. Crandall de- clared, and told her that she wanted to warn Shepard before his death of thS alleged plot and could not Ego to the
 grave herself without telling u to his sister.
 Paula and her gang Mrs. Cutts de- clared, were the present Mrs. Pauline Elmer, widow of Shepard;' her sister. Mrs. Iona Henry her son. Ernest Hop son, and Dr. Elmer. too" Mrs. Elmer. Mrs. Henry and Hopsson and Mrs. Cuts are the four defendants in the case, but no previous mention of Mrs Elmer'A present husband had been made in thls connection.
 Superior Court Judge Mathews, presid- ing, ruled tbat the purported stateanene was not appicsAbso to the case of any oEl the defendants except Mrs. Cutts, and her counsel declared that, even if true, 1t did not incrminate her. "A fairy1 story" was the term used to refer to it
 by members of the defense counsel
 Mrs. Crandal also testified that aft1H
 Mrs Cutts alleged statement abot
 Paula and her gang. Mrs. Elmer h4d come to her and said Mrs. Cutts ~ crazy as a bat and that her husband,
 ~. is !. .ink tnr al Yf-i ting her in q sanltarlum." MT. CuttA one of the attorneys for hts wife, sub jeeted Mrs. CrandaIl to long crcss-exam- nation this afternoon when John P.i Ross of defense counsel had concluded,
 On cross examination, Mrs. Crandau denied that she had sought to make Mrs. Elmer and Mrs. Cutts fear harm from each other after Mrs cuts ai- legged statement about a poison plot. Mrs. Crandall was next asked about her employing detectives and attorneys last summer in an effort to show that at the time the present Mrs. Elmer was married to Shepard she had not been legally divorcel in Florida from B. E. tfopson of Akron, O. She admitted hay 1 ins launched this investigation and added. T haven't given that up yet. The defense then questioned Mrs CrandaIl m an effos't to show that after this investigation was alleged to have indicated the divorce had been granted
 Mrs Crandan began investigation of the poison theory. Her motive, attorneys Intiniated was 10 avoid tho claim of the present Mrs Elmer to Shepard's own property and to his share of his fathers estate valued hy Mrs CsandAH at more than si.e0c.9Ns, in addition te' Houston county farms. Sae denied that l this motive nronptcd her, declaring. IT
 did not want the money