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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
WATCHING NEW GERMAN PLOT
American Legion Takes Action to Pre-
vent a Revival of Propaganda
in This Country.

Indianapolis Ind.-American Legion
posts throughout the United States
were asked by the Iegion's national
headquarters here to watch for re-
vival of German propaganda in this
country
A bulletin sent out by the national
headquarters said the propaganda
seemed intended to turn American
sentiment against the allies and to
create "a powerful national political
machine by the amalgamation of the
disloyal elements in our population
Mass meetings in New York, Phila-
delphia, Cincinnati, Chicago, Milwau-
kee, Louisville, Omaha and Cleveland
have been planned, the bulletin said,
as zone of the first national nantes
tations" of the propaganda campaign.
The bulletin, which was sent to all
state headquarters of the legion, said:
There is come to the attention Of
the national headquarters information
indicating a move for a nation wide
revival of German propaganda activi-
ties in the United States, which are
the result of a carefully directed ma
tionaI campaign, the object of which
seems to be:
81. The disruption of the accord
that exists between the United States
and our allies, with particular refer
ence to France and Great Britain, by
the turning of American popular SEN
timent agains. the governments OF
those countries, and,
"2 The methodical creation of a
powerful national political machine
by the amaIgamation of the disloyal
elements of our nation, and the eleva-
ton to a place of power in American
politics by the invisible influence OF
this organized minority
ct has been planned to hold a
series of such mass meetings in New
York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Omaha, Cleveland
and other cities In all of these cities,
and in many others. there are COM
mittees and groups that aspire to be
the nucleus of the national organiza-
ton that is working in the interest OF
Germany.
identified with this movement are
individuals whose disloyalty and ef-
forts in the interest of Germany have
been notorious in the past, and who
now are again in direct communica-
ton with Berlin.
National headquarters has received
reports of pro-German activities from
many sections of the country which
appear to connect directly with the
national propaganda campaign here
outlined.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
NEW CABINET IS COMPLETE
Slate of President-eIeet Harding Fin
ished With Selection OF I'd
win DENLY for Navy

St Augustine, F1a-President-elee
Harding has completed his cabinet
slate by a virtual selection Of Edwin
DENLY of Detroit, Mich. as secretary
OF the navy The choice was the first
big surprise among the cabinet selec-
lions. Mr. Denby's name having never
appeared in newspaper speculation
He is an attorney and q former
member of congress and has served
as an enlisted man in war time in
both navy and marine corps
Herbert Hoover of California and
James J. Davis of Pennsylvania, also
virtually have been chosen for mem
bership in the cabinet.
The others are Will H Hays. Of In
diana. for postmaster general, and
John ". Weeks, Of Massachusetts, for
secretary OF war; Andrew Mellon, Of
Pennsylvania, for secretary Of the
treasury; Henry Wallace, OF Iowa, for
secretary of agriculture, and A B.
Fall. Of New Mexico, for secretary If
the interior.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
THIRTEEN KILLED IN IRELAND
Surprise Members of Republican
Army in County Of Cork.

Cork-Thirteen civilians were killed
and eight captured, Of whom three
we're injured in an engagement in the
district between LisGoold and Midle-
ton, Cork County, according to a gen
eral headquarters report This is be
lieved to be the largest number Of
casualties among the members of the
Irish Republican army in any single
encounter
A detachment OF Hampshire regi-
ment surprised a party Of civilians in
a house on the outskirts Of Middleton
The civilian forces split up, some -
naming in the house while the others
took up positions in the garden In
brisk fighting one soldier was slightly
wounded and the civilians were dis
persed and pursued A search Of the
house revealed arms and ammunition.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
COAST TO COAST
RECORD BROKEN
Mail Starting From San Franz
cisco Reaches New York
in SO Hours.
MADE OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR
AirpIane Pilots Braved Storms and
Darkness in Successfully Com
pIeting Worlds Greatest Relay

Chicago-MaiI from San Francisco
to New York in thirty-three hours!
This. the dream of the government
air mail service, ceased to be a vision
recently and became an accomplished
fact.
When Pilot E. NJ. Allison, taking up
the burden of his fellow annihilators
of time at Cleveland, landed at Mineola,
Long Island, at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon, he completed what is con-
sidered by the air mail authorities
the most brilliant feat in the history
of the air service.
Starting at 4:30 o'clock Tuesday
morning, a relay of intrepid pilots
sailed over mountains, braved snow
storms and dangers that resulted in
the death of one of them, guided air
monsters through the black of night
all to show that mail from San Fran
cisco to New York in thirty-six hours
was not merely an airman's dream.
Fastest Trip Ever Made.
1t was the fastest trip from coast to
coast ever made 1t also was the first
time the government had attempted
to run the transcontinental air mail
Oh schedule DIS IISIu DIS d IdiiIO
time table.
1t was done-with two hours and
forty minutes to spare, the corrected
time being thirty-three hours and
twenty minutes, allowance being made
for time zone changes.
This is flying at better than a loo
mile an hour clip for the entire trip.
The best previous time for the de-
livery of mail from the Pacific to the
Atlantic was seventy-nine hours for
ty-four minutes by pilots flying in the
daytime only
Pilot William G. Hopson arrived at
the Mineola field from Cleveland fif-
teen minutes after Allison. Hopson
brought one sack Of transcontinental
mail and six pouches of the regular
mail. He came through from Cleye-
land without stop.
Eleven Pouches in Wrecked Plane.
The seven pouches of transcontinen-
tai mail which reached Cleveland
from Chicago this afternoon were di-
vided between Allison and Hopson lest
some accident to one of the airplancs
break the continuity of the trip from
coast to coast.
These pouches were among eight
cen which originally started from San
Francisco. The other eleven were
in the plane in which Capt. William
E. Lewis fell to his death at Elko,
New, Tuesday and will be brought TO
New York by the usual route.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
BREAK UP MOTOR THIEF GANG
Officers at LaWton, Ok. Find lncrinl-
mating Letters on Four Men
Under Arrest There.

Lawton, Ok-Inside operations ~
what is believed to be one Of the
largest gangs of motor car thieves cp-
perating in the Southwest were re-
vealei in letters taken recently with
the capture here of four men IN
formation obtained by county officers
indicates extensive operations in
Wichita Falls, Tex; Chickssha. Law
ton, Oklahoma City and other Okla
homa towns Two men, B 0. Wells
and c. c. Russell, were arrested by
PatroIman A T Morris Information
obtained from them led to the arrest
Of two other men One letter PROM
ised to deliver amy kind Of a car any
where, at any time you say. but you
wiz have to have the money ready"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
Happenings of More or Less
interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
HOUSE AGAINST CHILD CODE
Report of Committee on Public Wei
fare Discouraeing to Advocates
Mothers Pension Bill Saved.

The report of the house committee
on public welfare on the thirteen priIl-
cipal bills of twenty-five children
code commission measures is, in et-
feet, funeral for hundreds of babies
and mothers in Kansas Only five
bills We're recommended for passage
in The house, and these after a hard
fight in the committee.
The decided stand of Mrs Minnie
Grinsted of Seward, rescued the few
bills from the ak of the committee.
The life line hauled in the mothers
pension bill, which makes pension
mandatory rather than optional on the
part OF county commissioners and III
creases the pension to $50 month.
The bill providing for the pubiica-
ton of marriage hans ten days before
the ceremony was amended slightly,
but favorably reported. The estab-
fishing of receiving home for indi-
gent mothers and abandoned infants,
the state supervision of child-placirg
and the registration Of adOptions as a
part OF vital statistics also were re-
ported favorably.
But the keystone bill of the chill
dren's code commission program, pro
viding for a child research bureau for
a survey and intelligent direction OF
the child life of the state directed
from the state university, was killed
in committee. The reason is inter
esting. A member of the committee
naivly explained that no appropria-
ton was asked for this bureau, there
fore they killed the bill because they
imagined an appropriation had been
overlooked and they feared to oveI-
work or oyercroWd the university.
This reason was given in face of OK
= pert testimony that a child research
bureau was a coordination of effort
In the intelligent direction of the child
life Of the state and opened an avenue
whereby the state might use the per
sonnet of the state institutions for
the children. They explained in vain
that this was a department that did
not need space, a desk would suffice,
but, no, the legislators just couldn t
understand that they were asked 20
give the children of Kansas the bene-
fit of their trained men and women
without a dollar of expense to the
state. They killed the bill
The senate committee recommend
ed the child research bill, however,
and the friends of the bureau still
have some hope
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
ASK A POSTAL ACCOUNTING
Federal Government Sues to Obtain
Report of Telegraph comPany's
Revenue in War Period.

New York-The United States gov
eminent through Earl B. sBarnes, as
sistant United States district attor-
ney, in the United States district
court here has filed suit in equity
to obtain an accounting from the Pos
tai Telegraph system for the money
paid to that company as agent Of the
government in operating the system
for one year in the war.
Mr.. Barnes said that the amount in
dispute between the government and
the Postal Telegraph Company totals
2 million dollars.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
COUNCIL
TO DEFER ACTION
Mandate Decisions Will be Held
Up Pending Word From
United States.
AMERICAN NOTE CAUSES STIR
Secretary coIby's Message Saying
America Desired to be Heard
Welcomed by the Allies.

Paris.-AmbaSsad Wallace's noti-
fication to the council of the League
of Nations that the state department
at Washington desired TO present the
views of the United States before
action was taken on mandates created
great surprise in leagut circles The
gradual withdrawal OF American repre-
sentatives from the councils commits
sions connected with peace activities
had tended to confirm the opinion
that the outgoing administration
would leave all sucr initiative 10 the
new government
The text of Secretary COIby's note
will not be generally known until
later, but his unexpected Intervention
is learned in French circles, and
among others also, with evident salts
faction, as showing that the New
World still maintains contact and is
still interested in the Old Worlds
problems.
The councils reply to Ambassador
Wallace. signed by Dr. Da Cunha,
president OF the council. expresses the
lively interest with which the cOun-
ell learned Of the communication from
the state department, and its early
delivery. and says that in Difference 10
his request the council viii postpone
all final decisions relative TO the form
OF mandates now under discussion IN
til receipt of the communication.
The Types Mandates
The note points out that the NAH
dates on the calendar are all of type
a" Asia Minor, and B" Central
Africa 1t recalls that mandates of
type &C." the Pacific Islands and Ger
man West Africa, were decided upon
two months ago and published The
mandates are as follows:
Type -A''-Great Britain mandatory
over MesopOtamia and Palestine;
France over Syria and Lebanon
Type '-BT-BeIgium mandatory over
German East Africa; France and
Great Britain over TogoIand and KAN
erUn; Great Britain over German
Sou beast Africa.
Type ~C''-Japan mandatory over
North Pacific islands, including zap;
Australia over New Guinea; New Zea-
land over Samoa; Great Britain over
Nauru; Union of South Africa over
German Southwest Africa
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
ROB HOWE, NEB., BANK AGAIN

Howe, Neb-The Howe Bank was
robbed the other night. it was found
when employees entered the building
the next morning Only contents Of
the safety deposit boxes were taken,
the vault being untouched. Indications
are that at least three men comprised
the gang, and that they are headed
toward Kansas City.
The Howe Bank was robbed few
months ago and the bandits we're cap
tured near Atchison, Kas., after re-
yolver fight with officers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
DECIDES FOR MISHMASH BOY
State Industrial Court Also orders
Reopening of Mackie Mines
Neither Side Seem Satisfied.

The Kansas court Of industrial reIa-
tions has ordered the George K.
Mackie Fuel Company to pay Karl
Mishmash more than $500, represent
ing wage increase after he was 19
years old, and ordered the company
to reopen mines H and ~ and no
titled the miners not to refrain from
returning to work because of the
strike order issued February 8.
The order of the court followed a
morning of investigation of the birth
day controversy. Several witnesses
were heard who threw no light upon
the puzzle of th- boys birthday. FL
nally Michael SPAIN, who was god
father at the christening of the baby,
testified that he knew the boy was
was murdered
I'VE were sitting around and talk
ing at the christening" SPAIN related.
I'VE were talking about the assassina-
ton. 1 remember that someone said
it was too bad it wasn't the emperor
instead of the empress who was slain.
1 don't know whether that was in 1898
or 1892
This afternoon R. c. Dallinger, as
sistant clerk of the court, read to The
court from an encyclopedia, showing
that an empress of Austria was muir
deed in 1898.
Re-enforcements have been prom
ised Alexander Howat in his fight
against the Kansas industrial court
law. From the office of the commits
| sioneEs for the coal operators an open
declaration of war on the court has
been made. The settlement of the
Karl Mishmash case apparently was
no more pleasing in that office than
it was in the office across the street
where Howat directs the affairs of th5
miners union
1t was the order of the court that
the coal company must pay Mishmash
| interest on the money the court said
| was due him in increased wages, fol
| lowing his nineteenth birthday. And
! this was very much against the prin
ciple upon which the operators have
settled cases in the past, the court
officer was told.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
Women Arm to Protect Homes.

Pittsburgh.-The women of four
Pittsburgh suburbs have organized a
pistol club for the purpose of pro-
tecting themselves and their homes
against robbers. For several months
robbers have been active in Ardmore.
Bryn Mawr, Edgewood Acres and
lockwood and women have been at
tackled.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
a TampIco Oil Field PIot9

The City of Mexico.-A plot for an
uprising and the footing Of the Tam
pico oil fields was discovered by gov
eminent officials and frustrated, Ger
erals J. Barros and V. Ruiz having
been arrested as the alleged leaders,
IL was announced recently
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
Huohes eivea d. Rin tneome

Charles Evans Hughes
made a big financial sacrifice to en-
ter the cabinet Of President-eIect
Harding, it is apparent to those who
have followed his legal work since
he resigned from the supreme court
to run for the presidency in 1916.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
To Vote in Cuba March 10.

Havana, Cuba--SpeciaI partial cleo
tons for president, vice president and
other officials Of the republic Of Cuba
viii re held on March TO- This action
was officially decided upon in q recent
extraordinary session Of the central
electoral board.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs

The allied control commission N
Germany will prohibit shipments of
war materials from Germany to Ar
gentina or any other neutral country,
if such countries persist in trying to
buy munitions. This announcement
was made in British official circles il
London.
The japanese foreign office IS
drawing up proposal to the powers
for revision of the covenant of the
League of Nations. so as to harmonic
with changes in world conditions since
the covenant was formulated
The Russo-Polish peace negotia-
tions are still dragging along at
Riga, but they seem to be hopelessly
tangled up with French, British and
German political and commercial
plans There are indications that the
treaty may finally be signed before
the plebiscite is held in upper Silesia.
Tests of the recently completed
telegraph and telephone cable be-
tween Havana and Key West have
proved entirely satisfactory. it is said
by officials of the Cuba Telephone
and Telegraph Company.
Although the text of the Franco
Polish agreement, which has been IN
der discussion during the visit to Paris
of President Pisudski OF Poland, has
not been made public, It is understood
that its terms bind France to furnish
material and technical aid to Poland
if that country should be attacked from
the east or from the west
The Japanese sentry who shot and
killed Lieutenant Langdon, Q. S NJ
az Vladivostok a month ago has been
convicted by a eourt-martial. according
to the newspaper Nishi Nichi.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
Another Throne Totters.

Paris-The Anglophile government
OF Persia has been overthrow by
Persian Cossacks, according to an Ez-
change Telegraph dispatch from Te-
heran- The shah Of Persia is said 10
be practically a prisoner IN his palace
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
sroes+ Shin into Service.

New York@The worlds largest
ship, built by the Germans as the
Bismarck and sold to the White Star
Line by the reparations commission
a few days ago, is expected TO begin
plying out OF New York to English
channel ports early in 1922.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
Chinese Join Druo Crusade.

New YoIk.-The Hip Song Tong,
famous in days Of tecret passage
ways, opium dens and mysterious
crimes that were prevalent in New
York's Chinatown, has Joined in
figst against drug smuggling.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03

London--MartiaI law has been de-
clared IN Hungary, owing TO threats
Of a general strike. according TO an
exchange telegraph dispatch received
from Vienna the other day.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03

LesIie-JuGae Company Is Bankrupt
New York.-An involuntary bank
ruptcy petition was filed here in fed
eral court against Leslie-Judge Com
pany, q publishing corporation. on be
half of three creditors with claims to
falling more than 100000
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
ATeIsphons Ink to cuba.

Havana--Tests of the recently con-
pleted telegraph and telephone cable
between Havana and Key West have
proved entirely satisfactory, it is said
by officials Of the Cuba Telephone
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
German Plot. Du Pont Saws

Wilmington, DeI-The Du Pont
Powder Company denied that dye ex-
pert5- engaged by the company and
for whom warrants have been issued
in Germany were brought to America
to reveal trade secrets.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
a $4,000 Dinner for Irish Relic

Chicago-Five hundred persons have
subscribed $4,000 for relief work in
Ireland by paying 500 each for a din
ner given by the recently organized
American committee for relief in Ire
land. The menu consisted Of the
usual variety Of foods generally in
Guided in a formal dinner.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03

Howard c. Bigelow. vice president
of the Farmers Bank of Gardner
has., has been appointed receiver for
the Peoples State Bank ct LIE Loup.
Kas., which closed as The result of
the financial difficulties of the Petty
john interests at Olathe.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
ExDect New Turk Offensive

London.-The opening Of a new II
fensive by the Turkish Nationalist
against the Greeks on the. Smyrns
front is expected. says q Constant
nople dispatch to the Evening News
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03

Edward Gleason, 80 years old. is
dead at his home in Junction City
after an illness of several weeks. He
had been a resident of Kansas for al
most sixty years. having aided in the
construction of the old Kansas Pacific
railroad.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
French Nsvv Hits the Reds.

ConstantinopIe-Fr destreyers
cruising along the eastern coast of
the Black Sea have been engaged with
soviet forces at Gagry. . town fifteen
miles northwest OF Sukhun-KaIe-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
Hold Bonus 70 Extrs session.

Soldier bonus Iegis1a-
ton win be delayed by the senate IN
I'll the extra session Of congress,
Chairman Penrcse Of the finance CON
nittee said recently.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03

Governor Allen has named a special
committee of the legislature to work
out the plans for consolidating all the
departments dealing with agricultural
topics into one big agricultural de
partment for the state. The governor
sent special message TO the legisla-
ture announcing the members of the
committee. From the senate The gov
ernor appointed o. o. Wolf, A P. Bur
dick and Huey R. Green, and from
the house, ]. w. Greenleaf, E. N. I'm
derwood, w P. Lambertson and c. d.
Foster.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
Giles s,,;+ Aoatnst Lumber Trust.

Files Suit Against Lumber Trust
St. Louis.-The government, in pro-
ceedings filed in federal district court
here, has asked permanent injunc-
ton restraining the Southern Pine
Association from its alleged activities
in fixing prices of lumber.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03

Miss Mary MacSwiney, sister of lie
late lord mayor of Cork, addressed
the Kansas house of representatives
in the interest Of Irish freedom. The
senate. on final action, failed to adopt
the house concurrent resolution invit-
ing Miss MacSwiney TO speak at q
Joint session.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03
a 4kfsster PIottere Is Hsid.

Berlin.-Ignatius Aribich Lincoln,
notorious as an International spy
has been arrested in Austria. says 4
Vienna dispatch 10 the Tagsblatt.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03

open primaries with voting for can,
didates without regard to party lines
and affiliations was proposed in the
house under a bill by Chandler of
Wyandotte County. The measure pro-
vides for a single primary election
ballot
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03

The house in committee of the
whole killed the bill to extend the
franchise OF power transmission Inns
in cities OF the State. The bill gave
the cities same authority to grant
franchises TO power transmission lines
as is allowed now for interurban rail
WAYS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-03-03

The most drastic municipal owner
ship measure yet proposed in the Kan
sas legislature made its appearance
the other day. A bill introduced BY
Chandler of Wyandotte permits munci-
pal ownership of all public utilities
and such lines of business as might
come under Interpretation of public
> service