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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
Weddin1 Bell.

Mr.. Bert W. Croft and Miss Orpha
E. Joy were married at the Methodist
Parsonage on Thursday evening,
April 21st, the Rev. G. A. Baldwin
officiating. They were attended by
DR.. and Mrs. C. L. Wright. The sur
prised friedns who visited the brides
home the following evening to assist
in the celebration were further sur
prised by the absence of the bridal
party
In the Methodist church at one
o'clock Sunday, Mr.. NJ. L. Towsley of
Hoisington, Kansas, and Miss Marie
Weber of Hays, were quietly married
by the pastor, Rev. G. A. Baldwin.
The bridal party was completed by
the presence of DR.. Neiswanger and
Mr.. Reed and Miss Martha Weber,
sister of the bride. While this wed
ding was anticipated, it occurred a
week in advance of the plans. Mr..
and Mrs. Towsley viii reside in Hols-
ington.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
THE ELKS

For flag and home and comradeship,
High Priests of Jollity,
The Elks clasp hands with fellow man
In true fraternity.
They're ever on the firing line
When Starry Banner calls,
In war and peace, for Stars and
Stripes,
If veal or woe befalls.
No just cause passed unheeded by.
Their joy always to serve,
Their gifts e'er hid from all but One,
From Honor never swerve.
A welcome warm for men of worth,
Their spirit broad and true,
The Elks believe in manhood real,
And love of country, too.
They'll do their part to haste the day,
When men shall brothers be,
In service, meath Old Glory's folds,
For God, Humanity.
Copyright. 1921, by Ignatius /.
Murphy, author of Behold the
Flag.")
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

On April Both, Hays will again be
guests to the high school students of
Western Kansas.
The annual track and field meet
for the different high schools will be
held on the Normal field, under the
control of Geo. J. Woodward, director
of Athletics at the Normal.
Over 200 students are expected to
this meet, which is the largest and
best in Western Kansas.
Silver loving cups will be given to
the meet winners, the relay winners,
and to the highest individual point
winner.
Gold, silver and bronze medals will
be given to the winners in each event.
The basket ball tournament was a
great success, and brought many Wis
itors, and the track meet will do the
same for US.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
TO DECIDE HARVEST WAGE
Sectional Conferences of Kansas
Farmers VIII be Held in May


Farmers Will be Held in May
Pratt, Kas., April 24.-Four sec
tional conferences of Kansas farmers
will be held in May to decide upon
the wages for the coming harvest, the
Kansas harvest labor committee de-
cided at its meeting in Salina, John
Hardesty, secretary, announced to-
night. The dates of the conferences
are as follows:
Wichita, May 27; Kinsley, May %;
Hays, May 81; and Salina, June l.
At the Salina meeting the commit
tee will elect officers for the coming
year. Every county is entitled to one
delegate-at-large and one from each
ten townships. These delegates are
to be selected by the farm bureau and
wheat growers of the various coun-
ties in mass meetings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
Surprise Dance

Mr.. and Mrs Will Mason gave a
surprise dance Monday evening, in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Vefie
and a happy lot of guests were assem-
bIed. At midnight delightful lunch
was served by Mrs. Moore and Mrs.
Mason, sandwiches, cake and coffee
being served. But the dancers were
not satisfied and they continued until
break of day. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Mai and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall, the Misses Peil, Messrs. Mil
berger, Henry Ripple, Rupp, Peil,
Ralph Moore and Parratt.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
AT VICTORIA

DR.. NJ. Jay Brown, of Salina, Spe-
cialist in the medical and surgical
diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat, and correct fitting of glasses,
will be at the Toepfer Hotel, Victoria,
Kansas Wednesday, May 18th. At
home office, Salina, Kansas, every
Saturday and Sunday.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
NOTICE

We want it strictly understood that
it is through no wish, or order of ours
that the feed or hitching yard on the
south side of the Railroad track is be-
ing vacated by the City Commission
ers. Geo. Philip & Son.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
Kids Got Fine Treat

Sunday night, the youngsters ser
enaded Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Velie in
their usual vigorous way. Mr.. Velie
was more than generous to the kids
as he took the whole bunch to Holt
hoefer's and treated them to ice
cream. He made them agree in ad-
vance that they would settle down
when he got them there and it was
one of the best behaved punches of
kids in the land. There were enough
of them to use every available seat,
dish and spoon in the house; but they
were happy and were unanimous in
their approval of Mr.. Velie. The fol
lowing evening the phone force were
his guests at the same place with
equally happy observation-disclosures
sell Informer.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
Player Piano at Sacrifice Price

We have a strictly high grade play
er piano in storage near Hays. No
reasonable offer refused for quick
disposal. Easy terms if responsible.
Write at once if interested to The
Denver Music Company, Denver,
Colorado. a2Sw5
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

Holland Mcleod is here from De-
catur county, visiting his son, R. S.
Mcleod, late of the Standard Oil
filing station. Forty-three years ago
Mcleod visited Hays and notices the
great improvement since then. He
has travelled. extensively during the
past forty-three years and has seen
vast sections of Uncle Sans domain,
having been in the Klondike country
and experienced 80 degrees below
zero weather. but thinks Kansas
even if the wind does blow quite
often, is good enough for him.
B. NJ. Kuhn who has been in the
employ of Herman J. Tholen for some
time, left Wednesday morning, for
New Mexico. in the interest of his
health
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

The Free Press has just added to
its already splendid equipment, a
''Sidney Perfect" newspaper folder
It's a peach. Now we will be able to
get the Free Press in the postoffice
without having extra help folding on
press days, as the papers will come
direct from the press folded and
ready for mailing.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. White of Dorrance, Kansas,
April 18th. Mrs. White was former
ly Elizabeth Hubbs and attended Nor
NAL here several terms.
Miss Clara Brennan is here from
Chicago, His, visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Fred Haffamier.
The Ladies of the Lutheran Aid
Society will serve doughnuts and cof-
fee in Grass Bros Grocery Store,
Saturday afternoon, April Both. Price
20 cents.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
NOTICE

DIR. F. w. Swearingen, the
Topeka Eye-Sight Specialist,
will be in Hays, to fit glasses,
Saturday, May z. Office at
Mulroy Hotel. a21t3
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

OF course, owing to her extreme
youth and inexperience, the Free
Press viii excuse her this time Any
how, the Juvenile court is not in ses-
sion at present.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

Frank Bunker has purchased the
residence property in north Hays re-
Gently occupied by C. A. Hill and
family.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

The streets running north and
south in the southeast part of town
are being nicely graded this week.
\ big Improvement.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

Mrs. Alois Kissing and son, John,
are home from Excelsior Springs, Mo.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28
MUSIC FESTIVAL CHORUS
FORT HAYS KANSAS NORMAL
SCHOOL
To Sing the Worlds Two Greatest
Oratorios


Oratorios are musical interpreta-
tions of the most important events in
sacred and religious history. The
choruses and soloists sing the words
that tell the marvellous story while
the orchestra creates the atmosphere
and background.
Oratorio writing reached its height
during the last half of the eighteenth
century in Haydn and Handel.
Haydn wrote the Creation" which
is lyric in nature 1t not only repre-
sents the sublime work of God in
creating the world but represents
Haydn's ecstacy of religious fervor as
he contemplates the sublime event.
In the opening of the Creation" the
orchestra represents chaos by the dis
cqpsonance of the music. Darkness
is upon the world and the world is
without form and void Gradually
order comes out of chaos. Light
breaks through, the oceans are form
ed, plants appear, then the animals,
and birds, and finally man is created
as the crowning act of God.
Handel wrote the Messiah" 1t is
epic in nature and is recognized as
the greatest of all oratorios. In the
messiah" Handel represents the atti-
tude of God toward world lost in sin
and interprets the Divine Love. of
God in giving his only Son to redeem
the world.
When the Festival chorus of 578
voices sing the sublime word of the
oratorios, supported by trio or
quartet of master soloists and a mag
nifcent orchestra of fifty pieces, the
ordinary mortal is transported in
ecstacy to the contemplation of what
is highest, most enduring, and eternal.
The Fort Hays Kansas Normal
School has invited the choruses in the
Western Kansas High Schools to
participate in a high school chorus
contest Saturday afternoon, May z.
This contest viii be held in connec-
ton with the sgreat Music Festival
Week program which is being put on
at the Normal School May 1st to 9Th.
All contestants will receive compli-
mentary tickets to the All-ATtists'
program on Saturday night which will
be given by Lillian Eubank, soprano
Edna Swanson VerHaar, contralto
Ernest Davis, tenor; and Louis Kreid-
Ter, bass. They will also receive
complimentary tickets for Ponselle's
program Sunday afternoon and the
messiah" on Sunday evening.
The music contest is an Innovation
for the Music Festival this year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

The Senior play, "Eliza Comes to
Stay" at the Normal auditorium, Fri
day evening.
Mr.. Carman refereed an inter
school track meet at Wilson, last Fri
day. Six schools participated. Will
son won by one point.
Earl Barry and John Taylor, of
Mr.. Kings physics class, repaired the
electric bell system of the grade
building, putting it in good working
order.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

Mrs. Anna Shade who has been
quite i'll, the past week, is reported
some better at this writing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

DR.. o. A. Hennerich who has been
quite i'll at the hospital the past few
weeks, is steadily improving in health.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-28

Mrs. Jacob Kissing will leave to-
night Thursday for Kansas City,
where she will visit with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Agnes Irons.
Evening star., 1921-08-25

trial trip on July II some of the
girders In the middle Of the ZR-2
showed weakness. which necessitated
reinforcement. This work was done
Immediately at Howden. and experts
believed that the weakness in the
structure of the airship had been
remedied. 1t is now regarded signifi-
have declared that there was a buck
ling amidships. which seemed to pre-
cede the explosions, which sent the
ZR-2 flaming to the earth. It rs sug-
gested that something was still lack
ing to make the frame Of the dirt.
gible perfectly rigid, but this point Is
not greatly emphasized and the result
of the investigation is being awaited.
Press Stil Confident. -.
There has been recently an inclina-
tion in some quarters here to oppose
lighter than air craft as too costly
and uncertain. but, with ono exception,
London newspapers today expressed
firm confidence that there was q great
future for airships. They decided that
yesterdays tragic failure would not
deter the continuation Of experiment. ts
until the present stage Of progress "a
passed and safety is established, The
trip Of the R-34 across tho Atlantic
and back and the successful airshiu
service maintained between German
cities were cited as proofs that dirt
immense possibilities.
From such disasters as this" a1id
the London Times, "all human enter.
prlSes have risen moro fully euuinned
Tor success, and 1t will be 80 with the
airship."
Evening star., 1921-08-25
u. s. OFFICERS HAD
N0FEAR OF: M|SHAP
Mrs. Maxfield Waved Good
Bye to Husband as ZR.2
Was Off on Death Trip.
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
HoWDEN, England. August "a
Conversations between the American
officers just, before they boarded the
ZR-2 here yesterday morning for the
fight which had such disastrous re-
suits indicated that not one of them
had the slightest idea that an acci-
den was likely to be met with during
tho air voyage.
"Are eny Of you ever troubled with
thoughts Of being wrecked?" the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press
asked Lieut.. Marcus H. Esterly. radio
officer. OF Warrington, d. c., just
before he embarked.
we are not worried" replied
Esterly. but. all the same. we have
gone ahead and made all preparations
against every emergency.
Esterly Took Precautions.
'"The others tease me- of being too
fearful of accident. But all the same
have figured that it was best to get
ready for anything that might hap
pen and then if the worst comes we
ought to have at least a fighting
chance"
Tho officer told how he had rugged
up an emergency radio set to be car
ried up $50 feet by means of a bal
loon, so that II the ZR-2 were dis
abled in mid Atlantic help could be
summoned.
Lieut.. Esterly indicated that the
possibility of serious trouble occur
ring during the trial flights had not
been thought of by the Americans.
Before the fatsfui flight started tho
correspondent found Brig. Gen. F. NJ.
Maitland, the British air marshal.
stroAling under the mammoth air
craft in its hangar, while she was be-
ing made what was termed "afr-
light" meaning the discharge Of suf-
ficient ballast to make the weight Of
the great gas bag nil.
Gen. Maitland Praises Ship.
'eNow she is as light as feather"
remarked Gen. Maitland, as this stage
Of the preparations was concluded
With evident pride Gen. Maitland
enumerated the points Of excellence
In the craft, which. he remarked, "is
the greatest Improvement on balloons,
with which ] started experiments in
aeronautics thirty years ago"
She ts q beauty" declared Gen.
Maitland as the enormous bulk was
cleared from tho hangar by her party
of three hundred attendants, He wait
ed until the six motors had been test
cd and the ships signal bells tried
out by Lieut.. Wann. the British COM
mander OF the air craft. Satisfied that
all was well. Gen. Maitland with a
CHEEKY goodbye and q II will SEQ you
in Pulham." climbed up the ladder
Evening star., 1921-08-25
SURPRISE, IN PULHAM-
AS ZR.2 CHANGED PLANS
Big Crowd Awaited docking" Of
Ship Unaware Of Sud
den Disaster.

PULHAM, England. August 24-
Everything had been in readiness
here for the expected arrival of the
ZR-2 when word came by radio from
her commander that he had decided
to return to Howden. as he was max
ing speed tests, for which kite-bai-
looms are essential in estimating dis
tanoes. It was known that no such
balloons were at the Pulham station.
and that some had been run up $500
feet at Howden.
notwithstanding this seemingly
plausible explanation Of the ship
commanders reason for not berthing
at Pulham. officers here expressed
some astonishment. A large party Of
newspaper correspondents and photog-
raphers and q number Of civilian OBJ
servers. including representatives of
the Royal Aero Club. who had assem-
hled to witness the docking Of the
big ship, entrained for London. when
the dispatch from the commander Of
the ZR-2 was received. When they
departed they had no notion that the
big airship had encountered disaster.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
MARK
A|RSH|P Progress.

By the Associated Press. 60
NEW YORK. August 25.-Develop-
ment Of airship navigation has been
attended by a series Of disasters since
Santos Dumont first piloted his tiny
dirigible around the Eiffel tower in
Paris, but the death list in the ZR-2
disaster of yesterday exceeds that Of
all other similar accidents by at least
fifteen.
The greatest number heretofore
killed In an airship accident was
twenty-eight. This was the toll Of
lives lost when the German Zeppelin
LIZ exploded over tho Johannisthal
aerodrome on October II, 1918.
Ten Killed at Chicago.
Ten persons were killed at Chicago
ploded and fell in flames into the ILL.,
Five persons were killed at Atlantic
City July 2, 1912, when the balloon
Akron. in which Melvin vaniman
shortly after leaving the ground.
Some Of the other airship accidents
In which heavy losses OF life occurred
follow: =,
September .. 1s1s-Fifteen lost in
destruction of Zeppelin LII. of Helgo-'
land.
Struck BY Lightnlng.
July is. 1s1s-Twelve lost when
British airship NS-11 fell into North
sea after being struck by lightning.
June 20, 1914-Nine lost in collision
of airship and airplane at Vienna.
Six OF the great peace-time dirigi-
bles built by Count Zeppelin. the Ger
which wrecked them. They were the
Zeppelin I. II. III ard vi and Deutsch-
lands 1 and II. The Germans lost
sixty-six OF eighty three dirigibIes
sent out during the war, Of which
thirty-four were accounted for by the
allies and the remaining thirty-two
were wrecked in accidents.
Evening star., 1921-08-25

was rather misty.-but she was easily
disernible. dyinE, about 1000 feet up.
The noise OF her, engine vas. clearly
audible: and everything seemed 10 be
going smoothly. 80 r.
. "suddenly terrific explosion was
heard. The vessel split ats back and
broke in two. "A majority Of the
crew were blown to pieces, and for
hours afterward parts Of their
river"
Evening star., 1921-08-25
and disappeared in the great si,very
wife Wayed Good.Bye

A moment later Commander Louis
H. Maxfeld, L. s. N, was boosted up
into the control car alongside Lieut..
Wann. Then the civilian observers
boarded the ship and the aircraft
was off on her journey.
Mrs. Maxfleld. with her mother, Mrs.
Harry T. Page, saw her husband sail
away and exchanged waves of hands
with him as the dirigible ascended,
Evening star., 1921-08-25
MASKED MEN THRASH NEGRO.

QUITMAN, Mass, August 25.-A
party OF four masked men called at
the homo of Walter West, q negro,
near hero and administered a severe
thrashing with a leather strap. It
had been reported that West refused
to work and had been impudent to
local citizens After being whipped
the negro was told to leave town.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
CREW BLOWN TO PIECES.
Parts Of Bodies Visible for Hours
Floating in River.

LONDON, August 24.-The< Hull dis
trict naval intelligence officer in de-
scribing tho accident to tho ZR-2
said, according to a dispath to the
Daily Mail from Hull:
"When tho airship first appeared It
Evening star., 1921-08-25
atces Scanning Humber Bodies Of Dead Tragedy Drgibe A2

Mrs. Coil, wife OF Lieut.. Commander
Emery Coil, U. S. n, executive officer,
also was present to bid fairwell to her
husband. She is an English woman.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
LABOR PARTY FOR CANADA.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, August U.s.
Creation Of a labor party to enter Inn
mediately into Dominion politics has
been decided upon by delegates as
sembled here from provincial labor
bodies, they announced today.
Evening star., 1921-08-25
Rgger Only u. S. Surviuor;;
I6Ameriicn1s Kn01Un Dead

The Navy Department advised in report London
today that apparently the only American
Norman Walker rigger
Tex. The survivors,
peared to be five. -
The bodies Of Lieut. Marcus A. Esery Washington D. c. and
Charles G. Little, Newburyport Mass
department advised In addition, the following were
said to be unaccounted for:
Commander Louis H. Maxfeld, Washington. D. c. Lieut.
Commander Valentine N Beg, Washington D. c.;
mande Emory Coil Marietta Ohio, and Lieut. Henry w Hoyt
Clearwater, Fla '
Unaccounted for enlisted reported follows:
Lloyd Crowe Charleston, c. Albert Lofn Lake Charles
La; William Julius $50 West 7th street Los Angeles Calf;
George Welch Egn ILL., Charles Aler street Denver
So John Haneock London England Maurice Greensboro
~ c. Robert NJ Coons, Owensboro, KY; William
bridge 1nd and Ad Petitt 306 East 35th York
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-05
RECOMMEND LOWER
EXPORT GRAIN RATES
Railroads Advised To Make Cut OF
Thrce Cents E.ast
OF Chicago.

Washington. II. c.. April RE
adjustment of export rates on grain
and grain products carrying a reduc-
ton OF cents east OF Chicago was
recommended TO the railroads today by
the Interstate commerce commission.
The recommendations covered a gem
ersl readjustment of grain and grain
products rates and were outlined in n
letter sent representatives OF the roads
by w. V. Hardie. director of traffic.
After consideration of the situation
and with the approval of Chairman
Clark OF tho interstate commerce COM
mission. Mr.. Hards stated there was
no objection to q readjustment OF
rates. as follows:
A reduction of J cents east of Chi
cago in the al'-ratl export rates on
grain and grain products.
reduction OF : cent on grain and
grain products on export traffic only
from Missouri river points.
y reduction of cents I'm export rates
east OF st. Louis on grain and s,ain
products.
Changes from Peoria and other re-
lated markets corresponding to those
from st. Louis and Chicago to pre-
serve existing eauilization
No reductions to be made west of St.
Louis. Tho existing .'at and east
rates on export grain now scheduled
to expire April Is, to be continued in
definitely but with no further reduc-
lions at present
The at and east" domestic rates on
grain April 10 10 revert to the rates in
effect August 25, 1920, plus 40 per cent.
TO be applied on the net rates.
Lake and rail rates on flour exports
from Chicago. Duluth and Minneapolis
TO be reduced in the same amounts as
the ali rail rates east of Chicago.
No reduction in the rates on grain
or grain products from Minneapolis to
Chicago.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-05
Santa Fe Men
Honor Memory
OF Dead Chief

Precisely at 1 o'clock Monday after
noon, and until 1:Ol o'clock the entire
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road system stopped all operations out
of respect for the memory of r. j.
Parker. late general manager of the
western lines of the Santa Fe system,
who died in Topeka hospital April 1.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon.
The order to stop all operations
meant just what 1t said" C. G. Nj
Kirk, city passenger agent for the San
Ia Fe at Pueblo, stated Monday after
noon.
Telegrapbers at their keys stopped
in the middle of dispa tches: flying lin
tied trains came to a halt; conductors
ceased to collect fares: track laborers
laid down pick and shovel: officials
dropped their papers, and waited. For
period of one minute, the entire sys-
tenn ceased to operate. The hands of
the clock turned thru sixty seconds.
and the santa F'e once more resumed
the regular routine of transportation.
II. ]. Parker was for six years di-
vision superintendent at Pueblo; he
loft this city for higher position some
fifteen years ago, but many close
friends OF his are still in this city. His
OFFICES as general manager were 10
Gated at Amarillo. Texas. He was in
Topeka on business when he suffered a
sinking spell, was taken to a hospital l.
seemed to rally, but suddenly died OF
a heart attack.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-05
Blizzard Hits
CaIforn;ans

San Francisco. April +.-Snow in the
Imperial valley OF California for the
first timo on record and other falls
ranging to two feet deep in the noun
tains west of that region: hail and
snow at some points in the northern
coast states. considerable damage to
fruit crops. and winds which prevent
cd small shipping from entering or
leaving several ports were outstanding
Developments tonight OF n storm which
for twcnty-four hours has swept tho
Pacific coast.
Storm warnings continued to bo dis
played tonight and the weather bureau
while forccasting fair weather for some
coast sections tomorrow. let 1t be
known that tho warnings might have
to remain UP.