The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-05-19
CLIPPINGS
A Peace Highway

Peace Highway
w. J. Bryan has proposed a nation
al peace highway connecting several
state capitals. He wants this done out
of the money saved from war ex-
penses. OF course this saving propo-
sition is far fetched as we can't save
any when we don't have a thing in
sight. But the proposition is COED
one because it calls attention to good
roads.
The government cannot afford to
finance such an extensive program at
this time. 1t must use its money from
revenues to pay the expenses of the
government and reducing the public
debt. Our taxes are bound to be high
and we must economic in every pos
sible way. The national roads a1e a
good proposition, provided they carry
with them proper upkeep. But we do
not desire to discuss roads at this
time We simply want to say that
Mr.. Bryan is along the right line be-
cause he calls attention to the need of
good roads when there is so much
mud.
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We Don't Believe Settings for Sale
The goose that laid the golden egg
says a Douglas, Arizona, dispatch,
had nothing on the hen that laid the
eggs in the crate confscated by Off
Gals here.
Between each row of eggs in the
crate was a row of slim pint bottles
of Mexican mescal.
1t must have been the hens of
course, for S. B. Price, rancher, who
was in charge of the crate when it
was seized, said he didn't know any
thing about the mescal.
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'''When you're feeling grouchy,
Let the sunshine in;
When your face gets feelin' hard,
Crack it with a grin.
Don't be 'fraid o. wrinkles,
Tear loose with your .mirth;
An old face laughter-wrinkled,
Is the sweetest thing on earth"
10000
The LANCER Townley debates will
take the two men through the north
west part of the state, and there will
be a total of fifteen meetings, which
include the Salina and Lindsborg de-
bates. The debaters will not stop for
Sunday. The debates as now arranged
occur this month as follows: Her
ington, Is; Concordia, IA; Clay Cen
ter, Is; Norton, 16; Atwood, IT; St.
Francis, IS; Colby, 10; Hill City, 20 ;
Ellis, 21; Dodge City, %; st. Johns,
%; Luray, "a.
Mr.. Townley would not agree to go
to Great Bend. The names and dates
of the above cities were selected by
the Non-Partisan League, with the ex-
ception of st. Johns. This place was
as near as Townley would consent to
go to Great Bend. So far as known
these will be the only towns in the
state where the two men will debate.
o. A. Kitterman, Defense League
president, states that the towns are
all in Townley's territory"
1t is expected that following the
Kansas debates, the men will enter
Nebraska.
Want Daily Train on the Salina
Northern
There will be hearing before the
Public Utilities Commission in Salina
on May 10Th, upon the petitions of
the towns along the Salina Northern
R. R., asking for daily train service.
DR.. H. A. Hope, of Hunter, phoned
the Commercial Club that Osborne,
Upton, Hunter and other towns
would have delegations in Salina at
this meeting, and asked that Lincoln
send committee.
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Mrs. Emma c. Bergdoll, mother of
the Stacker brothers, has been sent
enced to serve a year and a day in
jail, for assisting her son and others
to escape, with the proviso that if she
pays $1,000 fine before June Is, the
prison sentence will be RENTED.
Charles Braun and James E. Rom
ig, accused jointly with Mrs. Bergdoll,
were given the same sentence.
The sentences are to be served in
the Atlanta penitentiary.
Harry S. Shuh and Albert Mitchell,
the other two defendants, were SEN
fenced to six months in Mercer coun-
ty at Ternton, n. J., and fined $1,000
each. 1t was also provided that if the