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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-08-04
KANSAS STATE AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE
BulIsnake Worth SIS a Year

Manhattan, Kansas, August A.
How much is bullsnake worth?
More dead than alive, is the too
ready answer of many persons.
Under certain conditions full
grown bullsnake is worth SI5 a year
answer specialists in the Kansas State
Agricultural college who have been
observing the habits of captive bull
snakes for period of several months.
Loss of alfalfa in the state due to
gopher infestation is about $3.50 an
acre or $25O,OOO,OOO for all of Kan
sas every year. From six to eight
is the average number of gophers in
an acre of alfalfa land.
A large bullsnake, five feet m
length, VIII consume four gophers a
month, in addition to five rats during
the same period. One of the. snakes
observed at the college devoured two
gophers in forty-eight minutes, al
though the snake had been fed the
week before.
"A full grown bullsnake is capable
of eating all the gophers on an acre
of alfalfa in one month, and during
the six warm sunshine months of the
year is able to clear six acres of its
infestation," said F. L. Hisaw, mann
mologist, who has been cooperating
with ]. B. Rogers, of the zoology de-
partment, in the experiment.
''This would mean an annual saving
of SIS for every snake in a field. Al
falfa growers should take serious
thought of the economic Importance /
of these harmless snakes. By pro-
tecting them a great deal of time and
money can be saved in trapping and
poisoning gophers and other rodents.
1.-The bullsnake is the farmers |
humble and unassuming servant. The
only return requested for his loyal
and valuable service is the right to
live an undisturbed life
"The pocket gopher is a serious
pest in this state. 1t is on the increase
due TO the determination of its
natural enemies and the increased
food supply furnished by cultivated
crops. Bullsnakes feed on gophers
and ground squirrels in the fields and
on rats and mice when around the
barn or granary.
There are only two kinds of pois-
onous snakes in Kansas-the copper
head and rattlesnake. All the other
non-poisonous kinds are decidedly
beneficial or Indifferent. One of the
most beneficial is the common bull
snake
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-08-04
A Skentic

one reason why we don't accept the
theory of gravitation is because when
the bottom drops out we hit the
ceiling.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-08-04

Steam Pressure Cookers-ask me
j. F. Jordan.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-08-04
10000
X s. A. c. Makes Rural Survey

E. L. Holton, dean of the Kansas
State Agricultural college summer
school, will spend August in New
York conducting a survey of the voca-
tiOnal work and administration of
rural schools in the state. The edu-
cational survey of which Dean Holton
will conduct one of the most import
ant sections, is to be under DIR.
Charles H. Judd, director of the
school of education in the University
of Chicago.
Doctor Judd's selection of Dean
Holton for the important post is a
recognition of the Kansas man as an
authority in the vocational and ad-
ministrative phase of rural education.
Dean HoltOn made similar survey
for the state of Maryland in 1913, and
while taking postgraduate work in
Columbia University in 1917 he made
a survey of Orange county, New
York.
During the war he served in France
as a representative of the federal
board for vocational education.
A Croix de Guerre was AWARDED
him by the French government in re-
cognition of distinguished sesvice in
connection with the re-education and
rehabilitation for French and Amer
lean disabled.
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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-08-04


Many farmers are deciding to re
pair farm machinery because machin-
cry prices are still very high as COM
pared with reduced prices of farm
crops.
10000
a pint of milk day for each adult
and a quart for each child does not
mean all this milk must be drunk.
When used in cooking its effect on
health is the same.
10000
There is about as much danger of
getting too much milk in the diet as
there is of breathing too much pure
air.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02
A WIDER VISION.

For Senator Mitchell president of the Cattle
and Horse growers association. the Journal has
the highest esteem and good will. He is probably
as fine type of citizen New Mexico can boast.
Yet we can not resist pointing out common
error of all of us which he INDUCES. In some of
his remarks to the cattlemen the other day he SAID
in substance, Those of who were there Gin the
legslature) representing the livestock industry were
busy day and night" d
We did not think Senator Mitchell there
representing the livestock industry. We thought he
was there representing the people of all occupa-
tons in his district.
Senator Mitchell made an excellent senator of
the fairest type--except when the livestock inter
ests were involved Then he was openly biased in
their behalf. He boasts of it. He believes he was
right and entitled to boast of it.
If he is right then Senator Phillips should
boast that he was there representing the mining
interests But he does not He wants no one to
think any such thing.
If he is right, then Senator Wright should boast
that he was there representing the corporations.
But he does not.
If he is right Representative Garcia should
boast that he was there representing the labor
unions and Senator Garcia should boast he was
there representing the Spanish Americans
Ks matter of fact they all there repre-
sentng the public at large, if they had due re-
gard for their oaths of office. ... ..
True, their knowledge of certain businesses and
peoples, especially qualified them to see to II THAT
no injustice was DONE but they recreant to
their duty If they sought special privileges for any
class
We know that none of these consciously
did wrong. We not prepared to say that they
unconsciously did But prepared to say
that the state of mind which would lead Senator
Mitchell to make the remark which we quote
above, tends to- unfit man to fairly represent all
the people,
The unintended evils which follow not so
apparent in a legislature elsewhere in our
government There the conflict Of interests strikes
fair balance and mnimizes the harm.
But suppose the attitude of governor should
be that he there representing a special inter-
est? Or worse still, suppose judge sits on the
bench in that attitude? In such case, liberty
fiees
Is it not the plain duty of every public officia
to represent everybody, instead of any body III
particular?
Here lies a general newspapers greatest prob
lem How to maintain the proper balance be
tween conflicting interests is never ending ques
ton. To avoid both fear and favor; to honestly
go with each as far justice will permit t.
courageousy refuse to go further when it will
result in injustice to others, is the duty of thu
honest and unbiased editor.
Until larger group of people grasp TIN
thought of the imperative necessity in republic
of standing for the common interest as against an
special interest, cannot hope for the mental ant
moral ballast which will keep the ship of stat
upright on her keel.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02
BRADsTREETs REVIEW.

New York. April Brad
streets tomorrow will say:
Reaction from before Easter
activity and a widespread cold
wave, which later appears to have
damaged early fruit and vege-
tables but not winter wheat, have
robbed the apparently general ten
dency towards moderate improve
ment of much of its uniformity, ac-
cording to kilograms to Brad
streets this week. On the whole,
however, distributive trade seems
to have fairly held its own as has
manufacture and industry, gains in
some lines Of the latter offsetting
losses elsewhere, whereas collec-
lions have again, sagged after two
weeks of Improvement. The ir-
regularity hitherto noted in reports
from different branches of trade
and areas of country is, still mani
fest to. perhaps. a more extreme
degree, and general characterize
ton is just as difficult as ever. ex.
cept that it may be said that i'm
mediate need buying characterizes
| trade in spring goods. which fal
buying, except in instances notice
in recent weeks, is done with eau
ton approaching timidity. > -.
Weekly bank clearings, $5,453,
| 1884, ..
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02

stncts, boxing is a great sport It trains to
hardihood. science and endurance. Under such con-
ditions as prevail in Albuquerque at present II is
worse than a fake-it is positively harmful and
deteriorating morals.
The environment around the training quarters
as now conducted, is a breeder Of low ideals and
crime.
1t is the duty of officials to protect the public
It is their duty to begin by putting an absolute
stop to this outrageous fraud.
The Journal here and now, bars these fake
promoters from it's columns and will freely advise
the public hereafter to stay away. 1t is useless
for the present management to promise reform.
They must quit business, far the Journal is
concerned.
Assured OF management which wishes TO
be fair with the public; to run decent training
camp and to give good clean contest, we perhaps
will lift the ban. Until then. We will have none
of it,
The injunction, Thou shalt not stea' must
be made to apply to the boX-office of a boxing
exhibition
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02
NEWSETTES

Eagle Pass-"Friendly relations" was the
keynote of discussion at recent banquet IN
Piedras Negras, Mexico, opposite Eagle Pass,
in honor of Colonel j. H. Bradford, command
ing the Eagle Pass military district. The BAN
quet was given by General Trevino, chief OF
staff to President Obregon
o o o
Chicago--An appeal to aid in preserving
the government of the United states as or
ganized and to help preserve individual liber-
ties of the citizens was made to the delegates
at the convention of the National Lumber
Manufacturers association by former Senator
]. W. Bailey, of Texas, in an address recently.
o Q o o
Chicago-March was one of the poorest
business periods in the history of the packing
industry while in industries generally there
must be further liquidation to do away with
stagnation, according to the monthly business
review of Armour & Company.
o o 9 o
York, Pa-Ralph Greenleaf champion
pocket billiard player, established new
worlds record long run in an exhibition here
when he pocketed 169 balls before he missed.
The previous record high run was 156 made
by Greenleaf in Danbury, Conn.
o o o o a.. .
Washington-Twelve independent packing
concerns, all of Chicago have informed the
department of labor of their acceptance Of the
agreement recently reached by the five big
packers and their union employees.
. o o a-
Observation-Disclosures is decreasing in the
nation according to census bureau returns on
the first three states in which 1920 enumera-
ton has been worked out on the subject
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02
FRANCE WILLING TO PAY.

Former Premier Rene Vivani, of France has
endeavored to set at rest any reports that the
French republic seeking any remission of its
debts to the United States. ~ .....-f
In his conferences with American officials in
Washington, he has made it clear that his country
was ready to fulfil all its international obligations
To believe that ally trying to evade her
debts would be entirely to misread the French
character. No nation as jealous of its honor as
France would try to beg off"
France wants to continue her cordial relations
with the United States. She realizes that cordially
can exist only between equals. She does not want
to become poor relation. ...
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02

(By rha Associated Press,

New York. April I'm its sal.
lent and more material characters
tics, trading on the stock exchange
today covered the ground made
more or less familiar by recent con-
ifusing and wavering tendencies
losses predominating at the irregu-
ilar close.
Shares of the same class fire.
-quently moved in opposite direc-
tions. Only in a few noteworthy
instances was there any evidence
of more than professional or spec
ulative interest, many of the in
vestment rails reflecting further
neglect.
Trading was most active in the
last hour. when heavy selling OF
Atlantic Gulf at a net loss of 6 Y
points was the outstanding feature
The stock was freely offered or
reports that the company had fam
ed in the negotiation to sell some
of its oil holdings and tankers. t
the Mexican Petroleum company
Oils as class We're heav!
Throughout, the so-called Dohen!
group reacting one to three points
with General Asphalt. Texas Com
pany. Royal Dutch and others o
less prominence.
Studebaker, Harvester. Unlte'
Drug and LaClede Gas at net gain
of one to five and a half points
comprised the few elements o
comparative strength, sale
amounted to $4,000 shares.
| Latest financial and industria
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL.

The public should not cease to be alert on the
valorem appraisal of mining properties during 1921
They appropriated 100000 for the avowed purpose
of procuring mining engineer of national reputa-
ton as an appraiser, to aid the State Tax COM
mission in this work.
We are unadvised as to what steps are being
taken to procure the services of such a man
The rumors reaching may all be untrue but
they fill us with apprehension. The mine-owners
want a professional pessimist instead of profess
are exertng pressure influence the selection of
a man. . ,.
The State Tax commission must not be I'M
mindful Of the fact that il represents the public.
Others are not attempting to dictate this selection
and the mine-owners must not.
IL the announcement of the selection of man
carries the of unknown unframed or in
experienced appraiser, the public will raise a cry
which will rock the state house.
This matter is charged with dynamite for the
republican party With an election in September,
officials should be careru,.
our confidence in the integrity of the State
Tax commission, is mistaken. Their ability to re-
sist bias and influence and to do their plain duty,
remains to be determined AVID
The Journal has no engineer to suggest. We
want no chosen who will give the mines the
worst of IT," but they certainly have had the
best of it" long enough. ,...
transferred from the mine to the public.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02
THE FORESTRY FILMS.

The forestry service had the films which were
of interest and educational value to the children
The b theater was willing to loan its play house
But there were available funds with which to
pay certain incdepta costs connected with the dis
play.
That is how the Journal happened to be most
yesterday to the school children of the city. We
were glad of the opportunity
Not only did the children have a good time
but they learned much of value. Forest fires neal
Albuquerque will be less frequent as a result OF
what they saw.
In fact, object lessons on fire prevention are
always profitable to a community
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02
JUST FOLKS
Copyright. 1921. by Edgar A. aasst.y
F RE N D S.

These friends o. mine l count them Ger
To find the things I love them for
Here's one who brings me merry smiles
And memories of the by-gOne whiles,
The old glad days of long ago
When youths delights were ours to know;
We shared the very-self same joys
In that departed land OF, boys.
Studied the self-same books and knew
The orchards where the apples grew
No gold could change, no time could dim
The lustre of my love for him.
I cannot find that pomp and fame,
Are needful to these friends I claim,
Their love is built on many years,
Sometimes in joy sometimes in tears;
Here is a friendship which was made -
When sorrow at my door was laid,
And he came softly to my room,
And in the silence and the gloom,
Sat with me through those hours of care,
Seeking to soften my despair.
Shall | exchange for greater men
The friends l leaned upon back then?
run my list of friendships through.
And though the number is but few,
l find my life is woven so
With memories of the long ago, d.
And kindly hands stretched out to me,
That wheresoeer / turn, ! see,
The smiling face of ones who's stood Z
To helm and cheer me when he could
| have not loved these friends of mine
For fortunes gold or pomps design
Or stations brilliant display
Thank God our friends aren't made that W
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02

Interesting Letters From Readers.
Young HOusekeeper - "Since
reading somewhere that Kerosene
rubbed on windows with a cloth,
then wiped off with dry cloth,
will polish and clean q window
beautifully without the use of soap
and warm water, l have tried 1t
and will never again bother with
the soap and water method! or
course the old housekeepers of my
acquaintance are shocked, but it's
really not their business! They
maintain that it would leave q
window greasy-but this is not so;
my windows are as bright, shiny
and .greaseless as anybody's. And
Ii hope other young housekeepers,
if you will print this in your col
lumn, will follow my example and
save themselves trouble through
this quicker, easier method.
| Two Business Girls-"You might
| tell your readers Of our way OF
getting around having to polish
F., furniture-when we have no time
/ for such things. We have taken a
! small place together and have fur
nished il throughout with willow
! furniture; this needs only to he
! busted and yet it is very pretty"
Mother Reader--Here is a sup
per dish serve often and which
is a family faVorite; / put quart
of milk in a baking dish and add
to- it l-3 cup of sugar and cups
OF Grapenuts (not cooked; then
lbreak an egg into-the dish, stir il
in well and slip the dish into n hot
toven. In twenty minutes the
h grapenuts have swelled and the
Il pudding Is soft and solid and
\ ready for the table. Just serve 1t
Thy the spoon on plate, like pO-
tatoes. Hot cocoa and corn muf-
/ fins go well with it, with preserves
to finish the meal
Mrs. C. B.---frhank you for the
recipe. In return 1 will give you
a hint which may help other
mothers. Since l hung a large mar
OF the world on the nursery wall
the children's studies have beer
easier for them For, unconscious,
fly they have absorbed good idea
of the worlds bodies out of water
seaports, ct cetera. | often over.
hear them playing a little guessing
game they have invented in which
one asks the other where certain
country or part of country lies
on the map and the other, without
looking on, must answer correct
ly. Al you can see, interest of this
sort will teach them much"
Mrs. S. A.--"ror years we hat
our porch painted brown, but las
fall my husband tried painting !
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02

of corn down with his horn, but
couldn't -.. ..
lurlc Wiggily was in such haste
Il II he put his tall silk hat on
backward-not that this much
mattered, for it looked as good
one way as the other. Then he
hoped out of his hollow stump
bungalow.
Dear mel" said Nurse Jane,
looking out of the window after
Uncle Wiggily had gone. He for
got his umbrella and it is going
to rain!"
And, surely enough, when Mr..
Longears was half way to the
house of Grandpa Goosey, an
April shower came down in pelt-
ing drops.
"Oh, hol Pm going to get wet,
I'm afraid" said Uncle Wiggily.
But just then he saw a big toad
stool growing beside the path, and
picking this, and holding il over
his head, he had as fine an um-
brella as heart could wish.
Off through the rain, with his
toadstool umbrella, hoped Uncle
Wiggily, and soon he passed the
house of Mrs. Hippy Hoppy, the
toad lady.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily" cried Mrs
Hippy Hoppy, opening her door
as the bunny passed. please come
I'M"
What for?" asked Mr.. Long.
ears. Excuse me, but I'm in q
hurry to get to Grandpa Gooseys
He has a grain of corn upside
| down in his neck"
That's too bad" said Mrs. Hip.
Ply Hoppy. But my little boy
Skippy, has fallen down anG
bumped his nose, and he's crying
SO hard l can do nothing with
| him. thought, perhaps, if YOU
came in and told him a Bedtime
Story it might quiet him."
I'll tell him little short one
said the bunny. Then mus
hop on to Grandpa Goosey',
| house"
Uncle Wiggily put his toadstoo
| IN Mrs. Hippy Hoppy's hall and
going in, told Skippy such fun
ny little Bedtime Story, about +;
COW who wore school bell OF
her neck, that soon the little toat
| boy forgot all about his bumped
nose and fell asleep.
mo, I'll hop on" said tn
bunny. But when he went to ge
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-02

his toadstool umbrella, because it
was still raining, why the toad.
stool could not be found!
Il left it right here in the hail."
said Uncle Wiggily. Where is it?"
What are you looking for?"
asked Mr.. Hippy Hoppy, the hus-
band toad, coming out, of the
kitchen, where he had just been
eating his lunch.
my toadstool umbrella: that's
what I'm looking for" said Uncle
Wfggily, puzzled like.
"Oh, my dear Mr.. Longears!"
exclaimed Mr.. Hippy Hoppy. WAS
that toadstool your umbrella
Why, I thought it was a new chair
my wife had sent home for me,
and l sat on it to eat my lunch"
ooh, no harm is doner' laughed
the bunny. sitting on my toad
stool umbrella can't hurt it. Give
1t to me and I'll hop along through
the rain"
"Oh, but my dear Uncle Wig
gily!" croaked Mr.. Hippy Hoppy
let me explain. I am very fat
you know, and heavy. And when
i sat on that toadstool it broke
under me and it couldn't keep off
even the dew now, not to say the
rain!"
"oh, Hippy Hoppy!" cried the
toad lady "How sad"
Never mind" kindly said Uncle
Wiggily. 81 am neither sugar moi
salt. I shall not melt in the rain
I'VE couldn't think of letting
you go out without an umbrella,
said the toad lady. "Hippy Hoppy
my dear husband, you don't 1nint
getting wet. Hop out and pick {
fresh toadstool for Uncle Wiggily.
Certainly, my love-" spoke tn,
toad gentleman. So he picked an
| other and larger toadstool for tn,
| bunny. And when Grandpa Goose,
saw Uncle Wiggily coming through
the rain, holding a toadstool owe
| his head for an umbrella, Grandpi
| Goosey laughed so hard that tn
| grain of corn turned a somersault
slipped down his throat the RICH
way, and Dr. Postum said,
Grandpa is cured! Uncle Wig
gily and his toadstool umbrell
4 did it," Then the bunny gentle
man was very glad and everythin
was all right. And IL the gold fisl
doesn't try to hide in the bird
nest when it's playing tag wit
the puppy dog, I'll tell you mex
about Uncle Wiggily in the mud.