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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27
-coMPARIsoNs ARE DEVIOUS

"The common notion that attend
ing Tony Sarg's Marionettes is akin
to a visit to Wanamaker's toy depart
ment is ill-founded. AS we'll compare
attending the opera with a trip to the
phonograph works"
So said an eminent New York critic
Tony Sarg's Marionettes are doing
Irving's rip Van Winkle," and
Thackeray's "The Rose and the Ring"
Tony Sarg has spent many years
perfecting his dummy actors, and has
made himself the foremost exponent
of marionettes on this side of the At
lantic
The performance of these plays
provide a program of surprise by no
means fit only for children, as some
times is the impression where Tony
Sarg's Marionettes have not appeared,
but the show is quite as interesting
to adults.
You can see these novel attractions
at the Normal Coliseum on Tuesday,
November %, under the auspices of
the Fort Hays Kansas Normal School.
Judging by the general verdict, we
could anticipate and say, with the
program:
Poor Rip. He did the best he could;
Perhaps his best was not much good.
Of idling he was very fond,
A most delightful vagabond."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27
A TRIED PUBLIC SERVANT

1t is a pleasure for the Free Press
to commend a public servant, who,
through many years of unwearying
devotion at the Office window in the
discharge of duties which intimately
concern the everyday needs of our
ctizens-to such a one we can in all
sincerity say, she is an indispensable
almoner Of the public veal and we
find her as all the citizens of Hays will
freely agree and applaud in Miss
Franie Haffamier of the Hays Post
Office. Postmasters may come and
Postmasters may go, but Miss Franie
remains an abiding, obliging servitor
of the public. 1t would not seem like
the Hays Post Office were this splen-
did young woman wanting Several
years ago she made out our blanks
for Uncle Sans certificates of de-
posit on which we drew-stingy
Uncle Sam-only two per cent. The
only way we could get even with
Uncle Sam, it was worth two per cent
more to have Miss Franie fill out the
blanks.-Contribute
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27
SHOE LEATHER IN THE CLASS
ROOM
CBy NJ. H. j.

Seventy years ago our young men
wore boots made to measure, the heels
high and narrow, the forerunner of
the French heels. Thus equipped the
fashionable youth became in time
knee-sprung and wobbly in his gait.
The young women of that time re-
fused to depart firm common sense
and wore the comfortable shoe. Now.
the sexes have changed places, the
men wear the common sense shoe and
the young women are trying TO bal
ance themselves on shoe heels pat
termed after the head of a twenty
penny nail, and toothpick toes. The
Indian comes in here; he moves easily,
with certain security of tread and
noble carriage in his moccasins. The
ancient Romans and the CIeopatras of
their time wore sandals with a grace
and frmness of tread unknown in
our day.
Ours is the gilded age; young wo-
men fancy they are admired for their
heels and not for their intelligent
faces; for the feather on the head and
not for the contents inside. One can
not have other than a smile of pity
for the French heel lifted heav-
lily to leeward because there is no
foundation for the weight of the
body to rest upon. The wearer
uneasily looks back to see how
her skirt hangs, unable to see
at a glance how her lOpsided shoe
strikes the public on the street.
One of our college text books has
come to the rescue, bless the Lord,
and given a chapter on the care Of the
feet with X-Ray illustrations showing
how the bones of the feet are thrown
out of line and deformed by wearing
the French heels and toothpick toes.
At eighteen the young woman re
sents the intrusion upon her personal
liberty, and at thirty she is It the
surgeons to have her bunions sawed
off and the deformed foot, looking
like a discouraged tarantula, trimmed
and made meet for the passing show.
There is scene for the movies in
the classroom when the teacher stirred
by enthusiasm in urging his point for
the peremptory discharge of twenty
penny heels and toothpick toes, and
the glacial exterior of the maids who
listen in silence while their shoe
leather is being bombarded.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27
DOWN ON CRAWFORD AVENUE

He stood just outside the screen
door, and the Lady of the House Just
inside; the screen door securely fast
ened against intrusion. The Talking
Machine surmised that and made no
effort to pass the barrier. The lady,
richly endowed with forbearance,
knowing that the country is full Of
the unemployed, animated by the
spirit of humanity, and willing that
all shall have a square deal, stood at
attention to let the wheels go round; {;
she was in a receptive mood, alert to
1Aar what the Talking Machine had to
say.
1t had been cranked, oiled, watered'
and had plunged up the steps and was
under wav almost before the lady had
q, GLIMPSE of it; no commas, semi
coIons. coIons, exclamation or lnUerro-
cation points; just a far away mono
syllable drone like the power house
beating up against the wind. No cere-
,nopv. he talked as though she was
m old acouaintance-nei from
childhood. He had something to sell,
but it pleased him so to talk that he
never mentioned it; he just went on
and on. and on, and forgot all about
the Baking Powder, and the lady not
10 be outdone in courtesy and deter
mined that everybody these hard times
should have a show, sank down on
chair and listened while he turned the
dictionary upside down in the pursuit
of his favorite game Of talk.
By and by he said that if there was
nothing in his line that she cared Tor
ne did repairing; if she had any wrist
watches, clocks, sewing machines or
o,r;ndstones that nedeed fixing he
would like the job; then he made
ierky little nod and skipped out Tor
the next house.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27

ready passed and tests are in roder to
find out what has been learned. So if
you did not get that long expected
letter, you must excuse him for he
wants to make a good mark in these
tests.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27
PRESIDENT LEWIS HoNoRED

Kansas Normal School spoke 10 an
audience of over 1000 at the Missouri
State Teachers Association last week,
at Kirksville, Missouri.
President Lewis was member of
the Faculty at the Missouri State
Teachers College at Kirksville for
number of years. His place on the
program of the Missouri State Teach
ers' Association as one of the
principle speakers was distinct
honor. His address received very
favorable notice.
The following is taken from the
Kirksville State Teachers College
Index: Nv. A. Lewis was born and
reared in DeKalb County, Missouri.
He was reared on the farm and prob
ably has 'drove home the cows" more
than once. He has had wide and
varied experiences. He attended the
Chillicothe Business College, Val
paraiso University in Indiana, Ar
mour Institute, and was graduated
from Warrensburg State Teachers
College. For a number of years he
taught in the rural schools and was
superintendent in small High Schools
later being teacher of Chemistry in
Central High School in Kansas City.
While in that position he came here
to teach Chemistry in the Summer
School. The regular Chemistry
teacher was leaving at the end of the
term; Mr.. Lewis was thought so well
of that he was hired as head of the
Science department He taught in
that Department for three or four
years and during that time he pilOted
the two "Curlies," (Curly McWilliams
and Curly Moore) and J. f. Rouse
through the Sciences. During the
time mentioned the head Of the De
partmnt of Agriculture Tuit-Mr.
Lewis was placed as Head Of the De
partment Of Agriculture. He organ
lied the Department and gave it its
imptus on rs journey. He got the
State Farm. He was truthfully
practical man. There had been con-
siderable kicking about teaching
Agriculture and buying the farm;
Lewis proved his worth and practical
ity in this way:
Zone dry year when all the crops
were burning out, in fact, most all
the farmers were losing everything,
Lewis so handled the state farm that,
per acre, he raised about three times
as much grain as any farmer around
here. did. This put a quietus to the
destructive criticism.
During that year a member of the
faculty of the University Of Utah and
the State Superintendent of Schools
of Utah came here to visit the school.
They were so well pleased with Lewis
work that they got him to take the
professorship of Agriculture in the
University of Utah. Here he made
such a record that he was asked to
become President of the State Teach
ers' College at Hays, Kansas. Here
he emphasizes the Agricultural phase
and the school grows by leaps and
bounds.
''He has the ability to get the sup
port of all classes of peOple-relg-
ious, wealthy and laboring. He fire.
quently makes addresses at the rural
churches and in some cases actually
ellis the pulpit" He is vitally in
terested in the correlation of Religion
and Education-in other words, he
is interested in Vitaized Christian
ity. He discussed this before the N.
E. A. and to put it in slang, he was
sscussed and discussed" Mr.. Lewis
will speak on Religious Education in
the Public Schools"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27

OnclalS: heIeree, LINDSEY, n. u. (;
Umpire, Hice, Saina; Head linesman,
Ivy, Salina.
Yards gained from scrimmage: ::
Hyas, 1875; Wesleyan, 81. First downs
Hays, g; Wesleyan, 8. Penalties,
Hays for As yards; Wesleyan 5 for
35 yards Punts, Hays 9 for 312
yards; Wesleyan II for 4O5 yards
Salina Journal.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27

A letter from Rev. Dr.. Rex of Free
port, Illinois, was read to the congre-
cation of the Lutheran Church, Sun
day, in which it was stated that he
was unable to accept this charge on
the ground that the church in Free
port refused to accept his resignation.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27
The Normal Activity Program Un-
usually Strong this Year

The appearance of the Devereux
PLAYERS with three plays, and Tsny
Sarg's Marionettes on the Normal
Schools activity program this fall,
sets a new standard of entertain
ments. For a number Of years past
the Normal School has maintained a
lecture course but this year the num-
bers are being selected with view of
presenting a higher class of enter
tainments. The activity tickets OF
both students and citizens admit to
all the activities and enable the holder
to secure a maximum of entertain
ment with a minimum of cost.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27

The Zeigler boys recently purchas-
ed a pair of ferrets with which to rid
their store of rats. They also have a
cat which had made friends with one
of the ferrets. They dwelt in peace
and harmony until Friday morning,
when the cat while they were playing,
accidentally scratched Mr.. Ferret on
the nose; and war was on at once. The
ferret seized pussy by the throat and
at once proceeded to execute capital
punishment. When George inter
fered and picked the cat up and held
it out of the ferret's reach, the ferret
ran up the leg of Georges pants in its
efforts to reach the cat. In record
time there would have been a cat
astrophy had not timely aid arrived.
Work on the Victoria electric light
plant will commence in a short time.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27

The A. B. c. Sporting Club, COM
posed of Gay TillotsOn and several
others of his compatriots have re
Gently purchased Chevrolet touring
car and are now open for calls TO
chase the festive and troublesome
coyote. Call SAG and the Chevrolet
with one of the famous A. B. C.'s at
the wheel, viii be right on the job.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27

]. H. Downing and wife left We'd
nesday of last week, on visit to
friends and relatives at Council
Bluffs, Iowa. This is one of their
semi-annual trips. They viii be ab-
sent from Hays perhaps two weeks
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27
A HIGHWAY AS MEMORIAL
COAST-TO-COAST PROJECT IS TO
HONOR SOLDIERS
The Victory" Route, Organized at
Topeka, Might be Called Kan
sas Venture, the Secretary,
Visitor Here, Says.

The Victory Highway Association,
organized recently by George W.
Stansfield, a Topeka merchant, will be
a coast-to-coast project, the eastern
terminus in New York City and the
western terminus in. San Francisco.
Ben Blow, manager of the Victory
Highway Association of Topeka, here
today, explained the highway was
planned as a memorial to soldiers as
we'll as noncombatants who served the
United States in the world war.
"The Victory highway might be
called properly a Kansas project. 1t
WAS organized in Topeka, and the
citizens of that city have pledged
$4,000 TO a fund to establish the
highway" Mr.. Blow said.
The Route is Established
The Victory highway will run from
San Francisco east through Sacra-
mento, Calf, down the canyon of
the Truckee River, across Nevada,
following the Pixies Peak-Ocean TO
Ocean highway to Wells, New. Then
over the Wendover cutoff road
formed with a bed of salt-to Salt
Lake City, straight into Denver and
10 Kansas City by way Of Topeka,
over the Golden Belt.
Mr.. Blow said the highway Is Al
ready marked as far east as Walker,
Kas. a yellow sign, showing direc-
tions and miles from important cities,
is used.
BY the first week in November the
highway will be marked as far as
Kansas City. 1t is our hope to have
the highway marked TO New York
City in one more year." Mr.. Blow
said.
Soldier Statues IN Plan
"At the end of the highway in
New York viii be erected bronze
statue of a soldier in trench uniform.
He will be saluting the West. The
form will be twelve feet mgh. Al
San Francisco another twelve-foOt
bronze soldier will salute to the East.
At the boundaries of the states
through which the highway passes,
there will be two bronze soldiers
one on each side of the boundary line
at present arms. 1t also is planned
to have the bronze figures of defiant
eagles at county lines along the high
way
"Our plans also include the sealing
of a roster of soldiers who went from
each county in the concrete bases up
ON which the bronze eagles rest
Mr.. Blow is a Californian. He has
been working in the good roads move
ment in that state for ten years.
Kansas City Star.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27

Work on the Victoria electric light
plant viii commence in a short time.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08

L.wa au ..uas,d Dr. G. ". Eunt-
iur famed HHtnulorat. tu make "a
complete autopsy ut tho body The
body was D.,u tu tn" medical iuhua-
tory ut tN, Uuiv,r. .y of Wisconsin
wA,r, bunting w,l begin patho-
logical examination tomorrow.
This probably will bc th, final ut-
tpmpf ur tu, state 60 suly" tho mys-
t,s uI luwr.uu,'s death Th, mys
trri.s "f hs UI,, however will never
o., solved
Lawrence was an ompluyr or ia,
H,,,, ,lauua department boo uouy'.
10, had utUr of this worlds goods
TE'n %, began To become wealthy
llE Investments W'r" 90. 10 iu return
Bule orange Diamond
Iir nourh, the Orange diamond
for StN.uuU.
% weighed lt karuts ANA had
originally U,.n cut Tor queen victoria
Ia Ut,sUut form The ladies OF lDi
count She refused tu accept 't slA'
luE that shr wanted the money ~
vested tu hospital.
ma, stuu, wont to Canada and wa
delivered 900 bond To- Lawrence. II
increased m value to 100000
shortly after Do" received II he lcf
Denver.
iIy moved ru the lonely shores OF
Ilhv MUUuuJ
Al uisht o.. would pull out blacl
wallet and pour out It's contents o
lrphir.z turquoise. cmrrllds ur,
] diamonds ~. played with them al
t0ls dI,IHiu. Them into Nnriuul
. urUgul. and flmHfinE fh,iT value.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08

"Ir there Is a newspaper reporter
present" h. 1id. Il want to go on
record us sowing that Philip Van else
WAS absolutely right when ho said
Iudgr Lindsey ought 60 $50 Go jail
Some on, moved 60 adjourn ana
the meeting ,Hird.
lu his statement later Judge Lind -
soy said tnIf b. was mover my in
t,utiou Co -". there was moro crime
found Boo th. churches than iu the
movies -I.I, iu discussion upon
state censorship that / was against
% because u. Ius tyrnuplrs and dang
rrs and tnH. 1 believed b. was as
great o. not greater evil than tho
one We uf, trying 90 rduody the
sunday moving picture thoatcrs J
said it the u,lple want them In the
cities thpy uUght to have thcm
" hat He Meant
Il war fn,u asked question. |
was very limited in both my discus
sion and uust, o.. since the watch was
being kent .u me. What / tried tu
say was tn1 N my twenty years ui
cNpericuc. I" tho iuvcuiio court did
not recall hl't dozen eases Of crime
(Conunucd on page iwoJ
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08

~ 1Ht AHunflANtu y FHtha
pENNEE, Feb Charges thni
Wdgr Ben ~ Lindsey OF inr Juvenile
court had tnsultrd the cityH ''rrgy
men boz defense ot tho sunday mov-
les tu an Jddrsaa hyIur, thDu 1ud
Ttutomrut from ON, of the wlulstCrf
that the Judge ought to gu tu llil on
recent contempt charge abruptly
-udpd iU.ctiug yesterday OF tn"
Denver Ministerial Alliance ana rr-
ultrd in publ, apology last night
hy Judgo liud~y
The meeting was called FOR he dis
Hussinu uf muyi" censorship and re-
peal uI tho SUNDAY closing law Tor
thc1tcrs and other amusement. Sew
oral theatrical managers had proceed
rd judge Lindsey
"Nuu men talk about an existing
board of censorship in the state and
city," the Judge said Well I've
done thinss made clean pictures
possible ana resent and am against
obsvcuc pictures and indocrnyN
sharp Clash Follows
"All of YOU voted tor Philip Van
Cisc. lrccontly elected district attor-
usyl he was going 10 enforce the
SUNDAY laws Wvil. I've Elt some
thing before the state legislature
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08

Tho council OF the league OF nations
meeting in Geneva Feb p will con-
slider tho British mandate Tor Mosu-
pofamI prepared by the British In
conjunction with the French
tni"r the mandate Great Britain
will continue IN charge of tho coun-
try and help the rntivcs 60 set up a
government which will have tuli Iu-
(Continucd ON page two.D
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-21
DISCLOSURES OF BIG SCANDAL
 ARE EXPECTED

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (by Associat. ed Press).--Disclosure of police scan- days rivalling those of the days of Police Lieutenant Becker and the Herman Rothenthal murder, for which Becker and an east side gun mems gang went to death in the electric chair, is forecast by former Governor Charles S. Whitman who, cloaked with authority by the dis trict attorney, is probing into al legged grating and corruption by New York city officials. He has termed the situation grave" and threatens to unfold vice ribbon of many hues.
 The Whitman inquiry has been un- der way only short time, since the state assembly was urged to order legislative investigation into New York City's administration early in January Already two police cap tains have been indicted for alleged grating, charged with accepting fees from business firms in exchange for police protection during strikes They are Captain William A. Bailey, Man. haitian, and Captain Percy Dubois, Brooklyn, More were said to be slated to follow them.
 Mir Whitman has had his fights with higher city officials, and re- sorted to subpoena to bring Mayor Hylan and Police Commissioner En- right before him. Of these he de- manded that his force be given a certain number of detectives, the particular men he wanted to aid in the investigation. He exhibited state laws which he said authorized him to have what he wanted, without interference by mayor or commits sioner
 When money seemed to be lacking for continuation of the inquiry, fin ancial assistance from private sources was promised the former governor, he announced, and a cer- tified check for $20,OOO was pre- sented to him on January 21 by Ed ward Hatch, Jr., chairman of the New York Merchants Association committee on pollution, sewerage and waste disposal. This check was made available in the event the board of estimate fails to authorize simi- lar city appropriation for further ance of the work, but later the fin ance and budget committee of the board of estimate voted to approve issuance of the bonds.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-21
"TOLD IN THE HILLS"
 AT EMPRESS TONIGHT

Told in the Hills" one of the most popular novels written, made into picture with all out doors for setting; played by Robert War WICK, whom you recently saw in "Se- cret Service,' and three leading wo- men, Wanda Hawley, Ann Little and Eileen Percy, is the special attrac- tlon tonight at the Empress.
 Told in the Hills" is a mighty epic Of the west, bringing back the days of the pioneer, of scout and gold hunter and rowing Indian-the west of the olden days-as it never Will be again. It is a melodrama so big as to be undwarfed by it's magni- t1cent setting, so filled with sus- pense as to keep the interest keen throughout, The story is one of sey- enty years ago, but it still lives and breathes today, a drama of life, vivid and thrilling. In addition to the four leading players, the cast includes such players as Tom Forman, Monte Blue, Hart Hoxie, Guy Oliver, and others of equal merit.
 An interesting number of sho Pathe News and a short comedy 1.-TWO Tired" complete an exception ally strong program, which is show ing tonight only.
 Tomorrow, Na2imova, the peerless, in the colossal production "The Red Lantern"
 Given: A Russian star, a French director, an American scenario writ CT, an Italian cameraman, and a Chinese story-and you have The Red Lantern"
 Colorful Pekin in the throes of the Boxer Rebellion; Nazimova, supreme artist, in a dual role, playing a blonde English girl and half caste Chinese maiden, Mahlee; story of the Purple Forbidden City-dazzling in it's grandeur, where the mystic lure of the east fronts the rough call of the west; where romance blends with incense; and passion, like scarlet pomegranate flowers bursts into bloom, magical with mys- tery, fantastic as the yellow dragon, beautiful as the lotus flower-com- bine all this into one grand harmony and you have "The Red Lantern"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-21

Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-21
RACES TOMORROW
 ON SOUTHERN SPEEDWAY

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21 (by As sociated Press) ).-Five automobile sprint races with a total distance of 150 miles will be held on mile a quarter track of the Los Angeles Speedway Association tomorrow. The program will be divided into four 25 mile heats and a 50 mile final.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-07-28
TOO MUCH CRITICISM

For the past few weeks the writer lin reading the
metropolitan papers and magazines has noticed in many
of the editorial columns that great deal of space has
been devoted to the subject of the morals of the young
se Of today Jazz music and dancing, bobbed hair and
advice to business girls as to how to Dress receiving
proportionate share of attention.
One Eastern concern has announced that its women
employees shall not have their hair bobbed and try
ing to regulate the length of dresses Personally
it is anyones affair as to what one does with ones
hair Neither do we believe it anyone's concern how
short the dear girls their dresses as long they are
within the limits of decency. The writer business
girl herself quite fear years ago. and in
Bingham linen dresses, and if you will notice where
there is number Of girls employed in any office today
you will find them clean and cOO-ooking with fresh
bingham dresses sensible shoes and hair neatly arranged
From this know that styles have not changed as rad
cally as some critics would have us believe.
AS to the morals of the youngsters of today we still
have sufficient confidence that the children who the
recipients of good religious education will maintain
high moral standard.