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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14
DOWNER SIFTINGS
(Too late for July 7th)

(Too late for July 7th)
Mr.. Hart made hurried trip to
Ransom Thursday after some binding
Irvine.
Ellis, Eldon and Corrine Marcy
visited Violet and Vincent Kite We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Spitsnaugle
visited her parnets, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Olson Sunday.
Mrs. E. Rauch came home from Be
lott Sunday where she has been visit
ing for several weeks.
Erin Truman ana Grin McDanials
from Jonesboro, Arkansas are helping
the formers brother, Tom, with his
harvest.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Marcy and chill
dren and Frank Lyons and children
visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. O
J. Lyons at WaKeeney Sunday.
A good four inch rain fell in this
neck-o-the-woods Monday. Farthe1
south there was quite lot of hal
and wind came with it.
| The heavy rain Monday delayed
harvesting few days but John OIL
sen says the rain was just the thing
for his 200 acre field of corn, which i
coming along fine.
Clifford and Emmett Whistler cam
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14
disastrous FIRE at voda
SOUTH GRAHAM COUNTY

Edward Law spent Sunday in Hays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaufman spent Sun
day at Joe Bowman's.
Mary Dorman came home from Mr..
Keady's Monday evening.
Ella, Effie and Johnnie, Stewart spent
Wednesday at Tom Bells.
Chas- Rodgers cut 120 acres of
wheat for Joe Faulkner this week
Mrs Owings and children called on
Mrs. John Diebolt Sunday evening.
Blanche Vesper is helping Mrs.
Harold Vesper with her harvest work.
Mrs. Since and children, from Abb
1ene, are here visiting friends and re
latives.
Jason Griffith and family and Mrs
Since and Isabel spent Sunday at Ben
Summers
Bertha Rodgers is going to he1r
Mrs. Ora Runyon with her work dur
| ing harvest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14
Antiquity of Peat

The use of peat as a source of heat
goes back beyond the historical period
In the ancient history of the early
tribes in northern Germany. P1iny. the
Roman naturalist, gives us possibly
the first indication of the use of peat.
He reports that the Teutons on the
border of the north sea dried and
burned mud, what we now would call
peat. In Ireland, Great Britain, Rus
sia, Scandinavia, Germany, Holland
and parts of France peat has been
used as fuel since time immemorfal
The peat was cut from the bog very
much in the same manner as it is
still being done in many parts OF Eu-
rope. where it is cut in brick shapes,
allowed to dry in the wind and sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14

to Henry Whistler's Friday from
Tulsa, Okla. They drove out in Cliff
ford's Dodge car and will help the
Whistler boys during harvest.
Ernest Jesse came out to his ranch
on the Smoky to help with the har-
vest. Mrs. Sylvia Con1ey is staying
with Mrs. Jesse during his absence, as
Mrs. Jesse's health is very poor.
M. and Mrs. c. B. Rauch served ice
cream Sunday to a number of relatives
and friends in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Enos Collins and baby, who drove
down from Modoc Saturday evening.
Mrs. J. G. Marcy sustained heavy
loss Thursday, when her fine large
barn burned. It is not known to
how the fire was started, one
| had been in the barn all day and the
! fire started about $50 in the evening
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14

Oscar Yetter from Denver is visit
ing his uncle, G. G. Yetter, this week.
Brent Marquand went to Hays
Wednesday to bring home his wife
and baby.
Frank Wassinger and family are
moving to Ness City to make their
future home.
Mrs. Myrtle Guy, from Salina, is
visiting her brother, Loren Fender at
the H. H. Tawney home Mr. Fender
is working for Mr.. Tawney. They
are also old friends of the Tawney's.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14
DOWNER STRINGS

A few in the Downer neighorhood
have finished harvesting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Whistler and
Emmett visited at T. M. Turman's
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J. G. Marcy is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. H. E. Allison, and
family at Scott City for a few days.
0. L. Guncke1, the Western Trail
oil agent, was delivering to his Gus
toners in the north neighorhood
Thursday.
T. M. thurman has started blowing
with his tractor. Dewey Whistler is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14
RELIGION

like that kind of religion that
neither me1ts in the summer time nor
freezes in the winter; that kind of a
religion that neither takes a summer
vacation nor winter sleep Let US
consider and see what manner of re-
Hgion we have. Let us consider and
go to the Methodist church in OgaHah
two times Sunday. Sunday is the
Lords Day.
Elmer l.. Brooks, Pastor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14
FROM CoLLYER ADVANCE

The directors of the First National
Bank held a regular meeting at the
bank Tuesday afternoon. There were
present, President E. E. MuIlaney, of
Hill City, Vice Presidents James
Walsh and r. j. Tague, and Directors,
E.W- O'Tool, j. F. Walsh and F. J.
Spena.
Miss Carrie Deatrich spent Sunday
listing friends in WaKeeney.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14

running the tractor until Mr.. Tur-
man finishes with his harvest
Mrs. Dewey Staatz helped her
mother, Mrs. Steve Kite, with the
cooking for harvesters for few
days last week. She returned home
Wednesday evening and Miss Doro-
thy went out and is helping now.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14
QUITE RIGHT

Jasper (watching women's par
ade)-I wonder what organization it
is that's marching?
Casper Cooking at the short
skirts)-It must be Volunteer Hose
Company.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14
VODA

written for July z, 1921
Fourth of July passed off quietly
in this city.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14

Several loads of bound cane and kafir
were also burned, which had been stor-
ed in the loft.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14

Henry Ford has produced 5,O00,-
900 FLYERS not including his peace ex-
pedition--Little Rock Arkansas Ga
zette-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14

Everybody knows of Bohumir Kry1
and his Band, who are heralded as
the greatest attraction appearing on
Chautauqua. Mr.. Kry1, often styled
the greatest cornetist in the world.
is today ranked as one of the five
great bandmasters of the world. Kryl
and His Band have given concerts in
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-07-14
FOR oGALLAH AND VICINITY

diers, the officers mentioned in para
graph 2, will furnish blank forms, will
assist in the preparation of appl1ca-
tions, will carefully examine all
papers or instructions on the forms
in question and will themselves
promptly forward the completed ap-
pIications or statements directly to
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
Treasury Department, Washington,
D. C.
By order of the Secretary of War:
John j. Pershing,
General of the Armies,
Chief of Staff
Oficial:J. T. Kerr, Adjutant General.
McCONNELL'S CASH GROCERY
STORE
All goods fresh. Call and See U.s.
Well treat you right.
w. A. MCCONNELL
Ogal1ah, Kansas
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-15
MAKING A NEWSPAPER

The great obligation of community to a newspaper is frequently forgotten in the wild scramble of the individuals for personal gains and because 1t is too often taken for granted that newspaper will do it's part for the com munity whether it meets with reciprocity or not. But as a matter of fact there is hardly a public enterprise that does not depend to a more or less degree, upon the publicity re- ceved from the town community newspaper. It gives such enterprises its support without promise of reward, and frequently without hope of reward.
 The newspaper is the friend of the church, regardless of creed; it boosts the home town and the community; it supports public and pri- vate undertakings; the schools, the lodge, patriotic and civic and charitable organiza- tions.
 While a newspaper is largely community affair, at the same time 1t is a business propo- sltIOn, just the same as a bank, a grocery store, a meat market or any other commercial enter prise. There is possibly no enterprise in the world so often and so bitterly condemned as the newspaper. The publisher expects this and carries the burden, but on the other hand there is no class of business which should be nearer to the public than the common carrier of the days medium.
 The "devil' makes mistakes; the printer aIso and editor and publisher is prone to err, but these mistakes should not be multiplied by the circulation just because the error appears in every issue of the days publication.
 Taking it on the whole the newspaper force, considering the volume of business, makes less mistakes than the ordinary Iayman or profes- sional man. The plumber soaks you twice for his mlstakes the grocer has his excuse; the butcher explains; the banker ignores his errors; the baker has an alibi; the lawyer tries his case over at your expense; the doctor buries his; the preacher is safe, for no one knows the diff ference. But for the newspaper man there is no recourse; he smiles and likes it.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-15
THINGS WE THINK
THINGS OTHERS THINK AND WHAT WE THINK
 OF THE THINGS OTHERS THINK

Why is a kumquat and is tnat the VI, t, spell 1t. Marriage is lottery of but what isn't except taxes?
 Many overburdened man wishes he could lead a dogs life.
 It isn't how many years you've lived expect to live, but what you doing with today
 Women indulge in too much gossip but not many men around with cotton in their Many who says he is afraid of an automobile means he is afraid of the expense of one.
 'il<l" S--~rr -...-,' When young person thinks he is genius 1t is prac- tically impossible to get any work out of him.
 
 vacation is something that usually happiness in anticipation and in recalling but not in having An education which does teach courtesy, defer and brothery love- though embellished with q college diploma. is largely wasted The person who beats a trail may not have followers the who follows the beaten trail but neither will there be many ahead of him. a is the sweeter the wife he gets-and yet don't think will deny that his is the sweetest woman in the world.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-15

president who approved it. Perfection never was claimed for it, and it is quite probable that experience will prove that it should be amend ed in some particulars, but it can not be denied that the law constituted distinct step along 'the path of progress''-a term which appar- ently is distastefu to some Democratic sena- tors
 There are now some timid and short sghted statesmen who are eager to disclaim any share in the responsibility for the transportation act and who proudly boast they did not vote for it. Within a few years they may wish their re- marks could be expunged from the record. Now they boldly declare the act was not satis- factory to the railroads or to the employees, and therefore ii must be doomed to failure. They lose sight of the fact, however, that this meas ure, while seeking to deal justly with the pn- plaves and to give the owners of the roads q fair return on the value of their properties was enacted essentially in the public interest It seeks to prevent the people of the United States from being ground between the upper and the neither millstoncs of capital and labor, to give equal service to all and to keep the avenues of transportation open.
 Having been passed for the protection of the public, its success or failure will be determined by the degree with which it benefits the public, and it is imposSib to secure verdict until its operation un'ler normal conditions has been thoroughly tested. How soon those normal conditions will obtain is a matter of specula- tiOn.
 When the railroads were turned back to their owners by the government on March l. 1920 the labor costs had been doubled national working agreements had been put into opera ton which proved impracticable, there was shortage of equipment, repairs and extensions had been neglected and most of the larger roads were unable to get needed working capital Government operation had practically wrecked the organization and destroyed the efficiency of the greatest of the greatest transportation system in the world and passenger and freight rates were the highest ever known.
 This is the problem which confronts the coun- try today, and it is a very serious one. The blight of the Hateful 26 months of government operation remains upon the railroads; period when hundreds of millions of the people, $ money were tossed about lightly and carelessly by irresponsible officials and when no thought was taken of the day of settlement. Now the country must pay the piper,
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-15
COST OF RAILROAD CONTROL

Little surprise will be occasioned by the statement of Senator Cunmins, chairman of senate committee on interstate commerce and CO., author of the transportation act, that the cost to the government for operation and con trol of the railroads of the country during the period of 26 months will amount to approxi- mately $1 1,500000,000. On the contrary many people who have given attention to the railroad question will be surprised if it does not exceed that amount.
 It is, however, unfair to charge this stupen- dous bill or the existing status of the railroads to the transportation act of February 2S, 1920. The enormous expense to the country was in cured before the enactment of that law, and the condition of the roads when they were re- turned to their owners bore no relation to the act itself The "scrambling'' of the railroads was done as war measure as a part of the mobilization of the nation s resources, and the "unscrambling' is legacy to the present ad- ministration from its predecessor.
 The transportation act never has had fair trial. It has not yet had to deal with cond- tions approximately normal, but so far as it has functioned it has justified the hopes of its authors, the congress which passed it and the
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-15
NIBBLES

Ton can get nlbbe anywhar-with any sort of bait-n any smaller water, where the little suckers wait But there amt speck of wisdom in pn-hook string which attracts lot of mbbes whilst you ketch thng
 You can aler find the fshn that suited to yer skill you exerse the edgement that it takes fill the b-but the man that fools with nbbes till the season peters ont will only hay the fish that got away to lie about.
 Whilst "nbbe's bettern nothn, ,' as you we heard the eer say you can stake bottom dollar that nbbes never pay IT | want my patience busted, an my resolution nook 1t s when batch of little fish foon with my hook
 So-l alters aim to angle fer the fish that I can frv There's brand of pleasure in it, that gets feer bv
 ho r"her yank whopper from the murky depths below a to fool with little suckers in the pudes they crow
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-15

It seems queer, in view of the cost of living which has prevailed under the present tariff law, that Democratic newspapers and politi- cians continue to parrot the old phrases about the tariff being added to the cost of every com modity People whose memories run back to 1912 know that the high cost of living de nounced by the Democratic national platform that year, and attributed to the "infamous Payne -AIdrich tariff law" would De an exceed ingly low cost of living today.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-15

A Detroit physician has managed to get a good deal of advertising for himself by arising in medical convention to attack Dr. Sawyer, the presidents physician, on the ground that he has been advertising
The Jasper weekly courier., 1921-08-19
PROVED HE WAS NOT YELLOW
Jumps From Williamsburg Bridge on
Dare-Later Saves Drowning
Friend.

New YOrk.-There is no doubt now
i'm the minds of George KOrach's
friends as to his courage. He has
satisfied them beyond need of further
proof that he has no yellow streak"
A month ago one of them tauntingly
dared him to jump off the Williams
burg bridge and Korach jumped. Now
he has saved another of his friends
from drowning in the East river.
Korach, who is twenty-five years old,
started on swim with Frank Pospick.
They set out from North Fifth street.
but had gone only little way down
the river when PoSnick got cramp
and was swept by the current under
one of the Brooklyn piers. Korach
found him and swan with his friend
back TO the North Fifth street dock
where friends helped them out of the
water.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1921-08-19
BAN AUTO TIRES AT BEACHES
Atlantic City IN. j. Officials Say
Buoys Are Dangerous When
They OefIate.

Atlantic City.-Once again the ban
has been placed on the use of auto
mobile tires as floating mattresses for
bathers by Chief Beach Surgeon
Charles BoSSert. Several near-drOwn-
ingS were ascribed TO them, and they
have been banished from the beach
in consequence.
The tires act as a perfect buoy as
long as they remain inflated, but once
the air begins TO leak out of them
they leave the bather at the mercy
of the waves.
Experience has taught us that they
invite bathers 10 venture into peril. Z"
said Surgeon Bossert. If they were
permitted, the use of them would in
crease, and il would impose just so
much more responsibility on the
guards"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1921-08-19
eritain's Deb. Is s5.eo7 $4,000.

LOndOn.-Great Britain's external
debt now amounts TO about 5.SO7. .S15.-
600 normal value, a decrease for the
year ending March 81 of about $3.50
775.OOO, an official return states. The
chief creditors are the United States
1917. 100000, normal value about
4,S63. 500 600, and Canada, f53, $780,
600, about s268,895,OOO.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1921-08-19
Deposit of Stone Age,
Mans LeavingS Found

MiXnity. Austria.-One of the
greatest finds of relics of pre-
historic man in Austria comes
from cave near this place. The
Dragons Den" is being exca-
waited for its enormous deposits
of bird-drOpping phosphates. In
a side cave evidences of human
occupation were uncovered.
Great quantities of quartz i'm
plementS and other utensils and
human bones have been taken
out.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1921-08-19

Washington. - Representative Of
grain dealers and farmers of the state
OF Minnesota, Representative Vol
steads home, have demanded that con-
greSS legallze 30 per cent barley malt
beer as a means of aiding the barley
growing districts.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1921-08-19

Owns Ranches and Uses It in
Preference to Trains and
Automobiles.
PLANS TRIP TO new YORK
California Woman Invites Her Friends
Out for Air Flight Just as One
Would for Ride in Motor
Makes Record Trip.

San Francisco.-The day of air
limOusines is here.
If you suddenly make up your mind
you want 10 hop off for anywhere
within gasolene range, merely call up
your air chauffeur and tell him to have
the OF boat ready.
That is what Mrs. w. A. Keddie
owner of a string of ranches in
Nevada, did the other day when she
decided TO fly TO Reno.
Mrs. Kedde. who purchased the
plane some time ago. merely called
up her pilot and said, Lets go at two
O'clock" Then she called up her friend,
Mrs. Maize Faux of San Francisco
and asked her to 90 along. Mrs. Faulk
accepted prontO.
Great Convenience.
w. w. Williams. formerly of the
Royal Flying Corps of Canada, who
acts as pilot had the motor turning
over when the two women. dressed in
flying tOgs reached the Marina. As
soon as the women had taken their
seats he stepped on the throttle and
the big Standard il plane, with a
Curtiss K-6 motor, was on its way.
Mrs Keddie, who acts as manager
for her various ranches and calls
Fallon, New. her home, purchased the
machine some time ago TO fly between
her various ranches. She found it so
successful that when she found it nee
eSsary to return to Reno in hurry
she teIegraphed TO Fallon for the ma
chine and stayed another day in San
Francisco, finishing up business affairs.
Landing fields have been built at
each ranch and a system of lighting
has been installed so that night land
ingS can he made She has attempted
only few night flights, but she says
she enjoys them quite as much as day
flying
Mrs. Keddie expects to leave Reno
soon to make quick tour of her prop
critics Later this summer she expects
To take vacatiOn-an aerial vacation
i'm which she expects to fly by easy
stages from San Francisco TO New
York.
First on Record.
The trip just made is the first on
record i'm which two women flew over
the summit of the high range between
California and Nevada. Only one
other woman is known To have taken
The same trip by air.
Like it?" Said Mrs. Keddie. "Of
course do. Who wouldn't? | would
MOI 90 back to railroad trains and their
fuSsy stops at tank towns for water
or automobiles with their habits Of
getting stalled for anything-p -pnless,
YOU know | could not go by airpane."
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-02
IRISH CONFERENCES
ON AGAIN IN LONDON
Lloyd Georges Hand Strength
ened by Commons.

London, Nov. 2.-Peace negotiations
between representatives of the Brit
iSh government and Irish Republican
delegates We're resumed Ill the official
home of the prime minister, David
LLOYD George, i'll Downing street.
Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith,
representing the Republicans, were
ErZkine ChilderS, secretary to the
Irish delegation. 1t was said they
went there in response to Il message
from Mr.. Lloyd George.
After the meeting, which lasted for
thirty-tive minutes, it was annOunc-
ed another committee meeting of con.
ferees was next on the negotiatorS'
program. The government represent
tativeS at the brief session were Aus
ten Chamberlain, government leader
in the house of commons, and Lord
Birkenhead, the lord chancellor.
Mr.. Lloyd George, strengthened by
the emphatic vote in the house of
commons, 439 to 43. giving him Il
mandate to continue peace negOtia-
lions with the Sim Fein representa-
tiveS. was believed to stand in a posi-
ton which might result in consider
able progress in the negotiations in
the next few days.
The special cOnfereeS, who are car
rying on the negotiations while they
are in an admittedly grave state, do
not constitute Il committee for deter
mining the course of future cOnyerSa-
lions, it was said in Sim Fein quar-
ters. 1t was asserted committees had
been appointed to deal with questions
of detail, and the prime minister and
his fellow cOnferees were dealing with
the fundamental principles (Irish
unity and allegiance to the CROWN
upon which the continuance Of the
conference depended. When they
have reached decision, a session Of
all the pace cOnferees will be called.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-11-02
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