The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-08-04

Pitney of the U. s. supreme court,
were among. the Americans present.
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Special officers were sworn in by
the village authorities of Corinth, n.
Y, after former employees of the In
ternational Paper Co., now on strike,
attacked train bearing strikebreak-
ers at the railroad station.
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The Reading Iron Co., one of the
largest Independents, has posted not
ices that some of its mills would re-
sumo work for run of two weeks at
a reduction in wages.
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The Sheppard bill providing for CO.
operation between the federal govern
ment and states in protection of ma
ternity and infancy, has been passed
by the senate.
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A conference to be held between
the Lettish, Esthonian and Finnish
foreign minister at Helsingfors, is
expected to lead to the formation of
a second triple Baltic alliance, Lith-
uania being left out.
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Senator Willis Urges Camp Sherman
Retention
l. Senator Willis, supported by sew
eral Ohio house members, is seeking
to have Camp Sherman at Chillicothe
retained as regular army training
post. Wills personally presented a
petition to President Harding. He
conferred with Secretary of War
Weeks, who has ordered Camp Sher-
man abandoned, along with five other
army environments constructed during
the war. Willis points out that the
government not only has nearly $19,-I
100000 invested in Camp Sherman
but owns in fee simple the 5000 cares
surrounding it. Besides this he as
serts it could be made a permanent
camp at minimum cost. 1t is central
~ situated, is healthfully located and
well drained, it has a high moral res
cord, and its economic advantages are
uneXcelled, he says.
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The Freight Rates Must be Reduced
Rural Welfare editor has received
information from several state offic-
ials to the effect that freight rates are
being lowered, especially on road
building materials.
From Wisconsin is the message
that rates have been lowered on ship
ments within the state. From Ken
lucky comes word that a material re-
duction in rates has been made on
several railways. From Michigan
comes the same report.
State highway commissioner from
Tennessee advises that his state never
permitted the excessive forty per cent
increase to go into effect. From New
Jersey comes advice that the state
railway commission has knocked out
the order for the forty per cent in
creased rate, which was ordered to go
into effect in August 1920.
New York informs US that the forty
per cent excessive rate has been sus-
pended. The same information comes
to US from New England states. Vir-
ginia has also made an effort to re-
duce freight rates. We may hear of
other states taking similar action.
If states can lower rates on ship
ments within their states, why does
not the interstate commerce commits
sion at Washington order a general
reduction so as to apply on shipments
from one state to another? Our read
ers should write and ask senators and
congressman why they do not urge
such action. Do it now. Excessive
freight rates are curse to business
in America today.
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Four Million Less Acres Sown With
Wheat This Year
Estimates of the amount of wheat
sown in seventeen countries, for
which statistics are available, show an
acreage of Isl 100000 acres this
year against 155,OOO,OOO last year,
says a summary of foreign crop pros
poets made public by the department
of agriculture.
The estimates were based upon re-
ports from Belgium, Bulgaria, Pol
and, Rumania, Czecho-Slovakia, AL
geria, Morocco, Spain, France, Eng
land, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway,
Tunis, Canada, India and the United
States. Comprehensive estimates of
the areas for the 1921 harvest in this