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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
THE LEGISLATIVE PRocpAM

President Harding has voiced his
approval OF the program mapped out
BY Republican leaders in congress for
the forthcoming extra session. It is
now proposed that the tariff will come
first. The Fordney Emergency Tariff
bill, which was vetoed by President
Wilson, after being passed last ses-
ion, will come up for passage again in
the same form, except its life will be
limited to six instead of ten months.
An anti-dumping bill is also proposed
to protect the American market from
a surfeit of imports from foreign
countries. A bill is also proposed for
buying customs upon the basis of
American valuation instead of for
eign valuation.
It is hoped that these three meas
ures will regulate the flood of for
eign imports and give protection to
American industries until a perma-
nent tariff law can be enacted. With
these measures passed and out of the
way, attention will then be turned to
the task of revision of tax laws. There
does not seem to be any serious divi-
sion among the responsible leaders in
congress or between the executives
and congressional leaders in regard to
legislation which should be put
through at the extra session.
By September first, or earlier, all
III 4 L
as it is the belief of many of the old
est members of congress that five
months will be sufficient time in
which to complete the work of the
extra session.
With laws upon the statue books to
encourage and protect American
business, it is hoped that our dream
of national an industrial peace and
prosperity will be realized.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Vice-President Coolidge, in a mes
sage to the Boston Chamber of Com
merceA is quoted as saying, "With the
settlement of international relations
and the defining of the German in
demnity, we ought to reach a stabil-
lied condition which should result in
a large business expansion"
This sentiment expressed by the
Vice-President does not accord with
the views of those members of con-
gress who have bitterly fought what
they consider are foreign entangle-
ments," and who claim that the
United States has nothing to do with
the indemnity question. It now seems
that a majority of the members OF
the cabinet are for bringing about a
prompt agreement with Europe by
means of the present League OF Ma
tions and treaty as basis, rather
than to ''scrap" the entire league and
treaty and start all over.
It is well known that Mr.. Coolidge,
during the campaign, refrained from
any expression that could be con-
strued as an absolutet reputation of
the League of Nations. He has been
regarded as friendly to the treaty and
League, and it has been said that he
was for its adoption by the Senate
with the Lodge reservations.
Besides Mr.. Hughes and Mr..
Hoover, there are others in the cabi-
net who do not believe the league and
treaty should be "scrapped" entirely
but should be used as groundwork
upon which to work out an interna-
tional plan, acceptable to the Amer
lean people.
Secretary of the Navy, DENLY, re-
Gently stated that American coopera-
ton with Europe was necessary to the
cancellation. of war indebtedness.
Since the proposal of William Jen-
nings Bryan that the United States
cancel its indebtedness against the
Allies, there have been others to ad-
vocate this step, but public opinion.
however, is not ready for such philan-
thropv while overburdened with taxes
and the high cots of living.
No statement is obtainable from the
White House on this subject but in
terviews with many leading congress
men lead one to believe that it would
be difficult, if not impossible, to gel
either House to consider any proposal
to cancel the Allied Indebtedness tc
the United States.
1t should be made plain that TIT
American people will not counter
ance the cancellation of the wal
debts. The United States will pay it:
own war debts and should demand
that other nations do likewise.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
Control the Cut WormI


Control the Cut Worm!
Mr.. Farmer, it is time now for the
greasy cut worm to begin his work of
destroying your spring planting of
crops.
Last summer the female moths laid
their eggs on the grass stems, leaves,
weeds and stones in your field and
when these eggs Matched in August
and September the young caterpillars
fed on the roots of whatever vege-
tation was available until frost, then
with winter coming on they worked
their way deeper into the ground and
finally followed out small cells where
they curled up and rested until
spring.
Now that spring is here with its
new vegetation coming on they
emerge from their winter quarters to
eat any green thing they can find. If
they are in field of grass and weeds
so much the better for the worm but
not so with the farmer for if the
ground is plowed and planted in
some crop they are sure to begin
cutting the stems.
The best way of controlling the cut
worm is by blowing in the late fall
and again in the early spring and
thus keep the ground fallow. This
serves a double purpose first to starve
them out by not giving them the early
spring weeds and volunteer crops to
feed on and second by giving them no
place to lay their eggs.
If your land is already infested
with them bran mash (the same as
is used in grasshopper controD is the
best method of control. The bran
mash should be put out two or three
days before the plants are set about
an hour before sun down as the
worms come out to feed in the even
ing or if seeds are planted it should
be applied a few days after with a
seed drill if in large field but if in a
garden an onion drill may be used or
it can be done by hand, dropping a
tablespoonful near every plant or
about every two or three feet.
At this time of the year especially
watch your alfalfa for this worm and
if il is infested the bran mash method
is the best way to control them. If
you have any trouble with them not
fly the County Agent and he will
help you.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
Before the Speech.

Some orators start with a rush, 9TH
ers begin quite slowly. a speaker We
know has the habit of striding medI-
tatively across the stage once or twice
before he begins his address On one
occasion we heard a lively young fell
low in front of US whisper to his girl
with reference to the peripatetic gen
tleman on the platform: THAT. 1
suppose. is his preamble. Boston
Transcript
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
The Music Festival at the Hays Nor
NAL VIII Include High School
Mixed Chorus Contest

A mixed Chorus contest on the
Music Festival Program which will be
held at the Fort Hays Normal, May L
8, is an innovation this year.
Invitations have been issued to all
High School Choruses in Western
Kansas to participate in this contest,
and the Fort Hays Kansas Normal
School has offered four silver loving
cups as prizes. In the contest each
chorus will sing two selections. Of its
own choosing. The prizes are as fol-
lows: First prize, a silver loving cup
10 inches high; second prize, silver
loving cup 8 inches high; third prize,
silver loving cup inches. The
Grand trophy is a silver loving cup IA
inches high. The Grand trophy will
be held by the chorus which wins first
place in the contest and will be con-
tested for in succeeding years, during
the Festival Week. The Grand Trophy
will become the property of the
chorus which shall win the cup three
times but not necessarily in three sue
cessive years. The contest viii be
held on Saturday afternoon, May q,
at three O'Clock and all contetants
who remain over will be given free
admission to the artists program
Saturday night, and to the two big
programs on Sunday. The Sunday
afternoon program viii be Rosa Pom
selle's recital and on Sunday evening
| the Festival Chorus viii sing the
Messiah. The free tickets would cost
the contestants $500 if the tickets
were purchased.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
Two Juqular Veins.

There are two juguIar veins on each
side OF the neck. The external jugular
veins are just beneath the skin and
convey the blood from the external
portions OF the head and neck to the
heart. while the internal juguiar veins
carry the blood from the lateral sinus
to the heart
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
COUNTY FARM BUREAU NOTES
by Carl L. Howard)

Baby chick meetings, smut treat
ment Of sorghums, seed potato treat
ment has been the work of the Coun-
ty Agent during the past week.
On Tuesday of last week a Baby
Chick and lice and mite meeting was
held at the farm of John Carmichael
on the Saline River. Sixteen people
attended this meeting. The meeting
was Of the nature of general discus
sion. Following the general meeting
a demonstration was given as to the
method of treating chickens by Dip
ping with sodium f1ouride.
Tuesday forenoon the County
Agent and Mr.. H. n. Kingsley pois-
oned gophers on Mr.. Kingsley's farm.
About ten acres of alfalfa was badly
infested with gophers. Results from
the poisoning have not yet been re-
ceived
Wednesday poultry meeting was
held at the farm of NJ. L. Patterson
in Freedom township. This meeting
was in the form of general discussion
after which Fred Kruger gave some
hints on the Gambling of eggs before
setting.
A meeting on the farm of W. Bay
of Saline township was held on
Thursday. This was also a baby
chick meeting. Eighteen people were
present at this meeting. Following
the poultry meeting Mr.. Bay told of
his success of poisoning rats. Upon
suggestion of the County Agent Mr..
Bay placed under box three kinds
of baits-one of potatoes, one of
bread, and third of meat. He used
poison secured at q drug store of
which phosphorus is the base of the
poison. Mr.. Bay states that on the
first night the rats took only the
meat. The next night ne put about
seventy-five pieces of poisoned meat
together with bread and potatoes
again the rats ate only the meat. The
directions on the poison stated to use
bread for bait; in case Mr.. Bay had
done this he would never have killed
any rats. This is because certain
seasons rats eat one kind of food and
during another something else. If
you have trouble in killing your rats
try this method.
On Friday of last week three de-
monstrations and . one discussion
meeting was held on the farm of Y.
T. Smith in Smoky Hill township. Mr..
Getty was present from the Expert
ment Station and gave a few hints on
the growing of sorghums. A demon
stration was given showing the proper
method of treating sorghums' for
smut. A demonstration was held
showing treatment of seed potatoes
for scab and dry rot or wilt. The
third demonstration was the dipping
of chickens for lice by the use of
Sodium houride. Sixteen men were
present at this meeting.
$3.50
The Executive Board of the Farm
Bureau will meet in the City Hall on
Saturday, April 2, at 2 p. m. This is
the first regular meeting of the newly
elected Board and it is important that
all Vice presidents be present.
Announcements were made this
week relative to the date of the
Round Up at the Experiment Station
Remember the date, April 80, and at
tend. Make use of the Experiment
Station; it is to your interest to do so
Watch for young grasshoppers in
your fields. Now is the time for them
to hatch and some have already been
reported to the county agent. If we
can get after these when they first
begin to hatch it viii guard against
trouble later on. Please report to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31

swer said petition on or before the
18th day Of April. 1921. OF said petit
ton viii be taken as true and judg-
ment rendered accordingly In said
action adjudging the said Alexis Isa-
dO<e Roger and Azela Roger to be the
owners in fee simple Of the south half
of the northeast 4 OF Section SO,
Township II south, Range 10 west OF
the 9Th P. NJ, In Ellis County, Kan
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31

sas, quieting their title to said land
as against you and each OF you, and
forever barring each and all OF you
from all interest and estate in, and
right or title to said real estate, and
every part thereof
Q-S) r. A. Leiker,
Clerk District Court
J.P. Shuts,
Attorney for plaintiffs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
THE RAILROADS

Senator cummings, of Iowa, Chair
man of the Interstate Commerce
Committee of the Senate, is for a
congressional investigation into the
operation and financing of railroads.
He says that operating expenses are
too high, and both congress and the
public are interested in knowing why
It is evidently costing the railroads
too large a percentage of their in
come to pay for operating expenses.
This may be due to Encouragement,
inefficiency, excessive cost of mater
ials and supplies, or to unreasonable
compensation to employees, from the
president down.
Senator Cummings points out that
notwithstanding the increase of
something like thirty-fve per cent in
railroad rates, which became effect
i've about the first of last September,
the railroads as whole show very
small net operating income, while
many of them have not earned the
cost of maintenance and operation
"There seems to be a widespread
Misrepresentation with regard to the
causes of this lamentable result; or if
not misapprehension at least, a fail
ure to understand a situation which
threatens the solvency of many of the
best railways of the country. find,
among those who have given some
study to the prevailing conditions
radical difference of opinion, both as
to the cause and the remedy"
Following the disastrous. wreck at
Porter, Indiana, short time ago,
where thirty-nine people lost their
lives, it is now announced that ex-
tensive tests are to be made of
methods for preventing railroad acct
dents under the direction of the In
terstate Commerce Commission and
the American Railway Commission.
Investigators have been assigned to
check up on several devices of the
intermittent, electrical contact types
of train controls which have been in
use 1OI SOulO Lille Oh IIlO OuCSdp CcnC
& Ohio; Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, and Chicago & Eastern Hill
nois Railroads.
AS a result of these Investigations,
a joint committee on train control of
the Bureau of Safety and the Amer
lean Railway Association will order
the railroads to put into operation
train control devices recommended by
the committee.
Under the law governing installa-
ton of these devices, they must be in
stalled within two years after the
roads have been notified. The COM
mission will lend aid to the roads in
stalling the devices by authorizing
financial assistance.
Had these safety devices been in
use for the last ten years, hundreds
of lives and millions of dollars worth
of property would have been saved,
and the thirty-nine people who were
killed in the recent wreck at Porter,
Indiana, would be alive today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
coconuts as Money

Coconuts are the common form OF
exchange among the natives OF the
Nicobars. For instance. q box of
matches is worth 20 eoconuts, while
for needles the price is one coeonur
each.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
Amateur Farmers Error.

One reason why a Town man some
times fails at farming is because he
links more of the picturesque woods
md rocks on his place than Of the
round that's suitable for corn.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
The opposIte Perhans

Hard work viii XIII no one" de-
iares a literary editor. Most people,
f course. prefer an occupation with
pice Of danger about it-London
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31
First Published in the Hays Free
Press, March "a, 1921.
Ereeufrfx Nokiea


State of Kansas, Ellis County, IS.
In the Probate Court in and for said
county.
In the Matter of the Estate of Ruth
E. Falconberry, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
Parliamentary have been granted to
the undersigned on the Last VIII and
Testament of Ruth E. Falconbery,
late of said county, deceased, by the
Honorable, the Probate Court of the
county and State aforesaid, dated the
18th day of March, 1921. Now, all
persons having claims against the
said estate are hereby notified they
must present the same to the under
signed for allowance within one year
from the date of said Letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefit Of
such estate; and that if such claims
be not exhibited within two years
after the date of said letters, they
shall be forever barred.
Inez NJ. Martin,
Executrix of the Last VIII and Test
ament of Ruth E. Falconbery,
Deceased.
Dated March II, 1921.
CFirst Published in the Hays Free
Press, March 10, 1921.
State of Kansas, Ellis County, IS.
In the Probate Court of said County
and State.
In the Matter of the Estate of John
F. Besse, Deceased.
Notice of Final Settlement
Creditors and all other persons in
terested in the aforesaid estate, are
hereby notified that on the 4th day of
April, 1921, shall apply to the Pro
bate Court sitting at the Court House
in the City OF Hays, Ellis County,
Kansas, for full and final settlement
of said estate and for an order of the
Court finding and adjudging who are
the heirs of John F. Besse, Deceased.
Edward A. Besse,
Attest: J. B. Gross, Executor.
Probate Judge.
First published in the Hays Free
Press, March IT, 1920.
In the District Court within and for
the County of Ellis, in the State
of Kansas.
Publication Notice
State of Kansas, Ellis County, IS:
The State OF Kansas to Ernest An
drew Brant, if living, and if dead to
his unknown heirs, executors, admin
istrators, devisees, trustees and as
signs, and Anatone Roger and Mary
Roger, his wife:
You and each of you viii take no
tice that the plaintiffs, Alexis Isadore
Roger and Azela Roger, did, on the
18th day of January 1921, file their
petition in said District Court within
and for the County of Ellis, in the
State of Kansas, and against each of
the above named as defendants, and
that you and each of you must an
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-31

the County Agent If your find any
young grasshoppers. At the present
stage in their development which Is
the nymph stage they have no wings
ard can be easily recognized.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-29
Australian Tennis
Stars Nay Fail to
Enter DGUiS Meet

NEW YORK, March 29.-London news
papers Of recent date which have Just
been received here contain dispatches
from Australia to the effect that In an
interview In Adelaide. Gerald L. Pat
tersOn, member of the Australasian lawn
tennis team of 1920, stated be was afraid
we would not be able to take part In the
next contests for the Davis cup" 1t was
possible, the dispatch continued, that
Australia would not compete, as 1t was
also doubtful whether Norman Brookes
would be available.
Local followers of tennis, when this
report was brought to their attention
yesterday, We're inclined to ridicule the
possibility of an Australasian with
drawal. They pointed to the fact that,
even should Patterson and Brookes be
unable to complete, Australasia was still
supplied with excellent talent. In O'Hara
Wood, J. b. Hawkes., J. o. Anderson,
Rodney W. Heath, Randolph Lycett. Rom
aid '. Thomas and Sidney Doust, Aus
tralasia possesses players capable of
meeting any other entry in the tourney
on at least even terms. Moreover, it was
urged that Australasian craftsmanship,
so often strikingly demonstrated, would
not permit Of a withdrawal merely be-
calse of the enforced absence Of one or
two Of the star players.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-29
Liz Arthur VIII Be
Carnival Leader if
He Can't Box Again
Desires to Return Under
Black Manager, HOWeUer,
for WhiTL at Title.

FIT. LEAyENWoRTH Kan, March %
Lii Arthur Johnson, Jack Of the Gold
en- Smile. will return to boxing under a
manager Of his own race the former
champion declared here today.
Jack. busy with his duties as athletic
director at Uncle Sans prison. paused
amid smiles to deny he had any tnten-
ton Of signing a managerial contract with
Al Lippe Of New York. johnson said his
ring future would be directed by Billy
Mccain Of Kansas City. who once pro-
NOTED bouts for Georges Carpenter IN
France.
The former champion viii terminate
his sentence on July j. and viii lmme-
diately attempt 10 re enter the ring he
said. LIP Arthurs" plans include a
travelling carnival, with personal ap-
pearances, ia event boxing commissioners
refuse to allow him to appear in the
ring.
Johnson declared he would "bar no
man" He said this included Kid Nor
folk Harry Wills aud Dempsey.
And Ia ike to meet Mr.. willard
Jack h9s but one Sorrow concerning
his Federal Job. He doesn't get enough
peanut brittle candy.
"Ah sure wish you'd tell them folks
Mt Kansas City to send me noah peanut
brittle candy" he concluded.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-29
TIUeIUe Registered
Shoots C0rded for
Local Trap FirerS
MaTkSn,eR of City Get Opp0r.
tuRity to Gain High Ma
tiOnQL Rating.

Beginning next Saturday, the Indian
apOlis Gun Club will have registered club
shoots two Saturdays in each month
which Will give the trap shooters the
opportunity to shoot In twelve registered
events between Saturday and the end OF
September. This, incidentally, is an op-
pOrtunity for the shooter to fire at 1890
targets, which viii count on his yearly
record.
Heretofore the only targets which the
trap shooter had counted on his yearly
average were those shot at special tour
naments. This arran cement made IL pos
sible for a great number of shooters Ia
fire at enough registered targets to have
their averages show In the Trap Shoot
ers' Association activities.
The seuAi monthly registered shoots al
the indianapolis Gun Club will make il
easy for all local marksmen to fire al
cough targets TO gain a high rating in
the national association. No entries will
be accepted after the second event, April
%, has been finished.
The dates for the registered shoots are
April and %, May Z and 2S, June and
-, July ? and %, Aug. q and p, Sept
and "a
The annual registered tournament OF
the indianapolis Gun Club will be held
March Is and 10
There also will be the regular weekly
practices shoots held at the indianapolis
Club.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-29
WILL DISCUSS
NEW BUILDING
Local Realtors to Attend
Meeting Tomorrow.

Several real estate men from indian
apolis are planning to attend the meet
ing of real estate men of the northern
district Of Indiana in Gary tomorrow,
according to officials Of the Indiana Real
Estate Association here. The meeting
will be the first to be held in the north
district since district meetings were in
cluded in the activities Of the State en-
ganization.
The question of financing real estate
sales and new building will be discussed.
Another problem to be, given attention
will be the question Of the taxation of
sales contracts. At the present time sales
contracts, as they now are worded, are
taxable and 1t is the contention Of real
estate men that tax en- the property it
self, tie mortgage tax and the further
tax Of the sales contracts places too much
taxation on real estate.
Ivan O. Ackley Of Chicago, vice presi-
dent Of the national organization, win
speak at the meeting. as VIII Joseph W.
Work Of EVANSVILLE, regional director.
Don M. Goss, field secretary Of the or
ganizatien, will attend. Joseph Britain,
president Of the Illinois Real Estate Az
ISOLATION, Will attend the meeting.
The business session win begin at 8 30
o'clock in the morning at the Public Lii
brary building in Gary. A noon luncheon
will be held at the T. NJ c. A. The yisl-
tors will be given an auto ride about the
city and viii be taken through the steel
mills. An executive session of the board
or governors Of the Indiana Real Estate
Association Will follow the general meet
Ing,