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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-02-02
UNITED TELEPHONE ELECTS
Program of Year Shows Fine Pro
gress for COMPANY

Program of Year Shows Fine Pro-
gress for Company
The annual meeting of stockhold-
ers and directors of the United Tele-
phone Co. held at the general offices,
Abilene, elected these officers for the
coming year: J. o. Wilson, Salina,
chairman; C. L. Brown, Abilene, pres
ident; H. P. Wareham, Manhattan,
vice president; Fred Coulson, Abilene,
secretary; Will Green, Abilene, as
sistant secretary; W. NJ. Irwin, Abb
lene, treasurer; T. ]. VanSickle, Abb
lene, assistant treasurer; directors, A.
B. Elias, J. F. Noble, C. A. differs, E.
D. Minis, ]. o. Wilson, H. P. Ware
ham, c. L. Brown.
The past year has been one of
construction and development that
has been exceedingly creditable to
this we'll managed institution. The
improvements, which include the
United and Consolidated companies,
are all for permanent usefulness and
increase the efficiency of the service.
Exchanges added are those at Blue
Rapids, Hoxie, Mankato, Jewell, Nc
Pherson and Canton. They added A.
296 stations besides about 245 miles
of toll pole line which carries seventy
FIVE miles of copper and 225 miles of
iron toll circuits. Real estate at Man
haitian, Belleville, Lacrosse, Chap
man, Frankfort and Marysville was
purchased. The buildings at Plain
Vile, Ellsworth, Downs and Chapman
were remodeled and offices or apart
! ments and new buildings are pract-
ically completed at Abilene and
( Marysville.
During the year new switchboards
were installed at Harrington, Frank
fort, Downs, Plainville, Chapman,
Bird City, Hoxie, Solomon, Ellsworth
and additions to the boards at Colby
and Salina, besides toll boards at Sa-
lima and Manhattan. The new Abb
Iene board which was started last year
will be completed in few days.
The outside plant shows a wonder
lul ueNOIO pHlGuls DOIA III c2NSilaAASS
reconstruction and additional toll facil-
tiles.
The till lines added during the year
were strung for the most part to
develop the new territory in the
northern part of the state where most
of the new exchanges were located
and also to give additional facilities
west of Salina and north and south
across the state. The copper requir-
ed to string these new circuits was
approximately 121 tons or $4,000
pounds.
The company has capable and eff
fcient management from general
manager to lineman and lives up fully
to its motto of Service First"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-02-02

His Different Nature.

my brother" said the solemn per
son. ''are you so living in this world
that you Will wear a golden crown in
the hereafterT
'Pm trying to" said Mr. Peckton,
but never could wear 4 fancy cloth
hat without feeling dreadfglly con-
spIcuOus and uncomfortable. IF /
should win a golden crown Pm afraid
] never would get used to it."-Blrning-
ham e-Herald.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-02-02
PIaeIna the ResponsibiIIty.

"What have you learned at schOOl7'
was the time-honOred question a
young woman asked her niece yester-
day. ''Oh. nothing at ALL responded
the little first grader; Il don't know
what in the world is the matter with
my teacher !"-BuffaIO Courier
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-02-02
Jud Tunkins.
summer

Jud Tunkins says you have to watch
the man who, is always telling you
not to worry. He may he trying to
put something over on you.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-02-02
GOOD HEALTH

(By the Christmas Seal DOCTOR
There is only one kind of health
good health Poor health or bad
health is not health a tall, but disease.
Everyone wants good health, and
there is no time when we crave it so
earnestly as when for some reason,
it seems TO be slipping away. If, az
such times, there seems danger that
the loss of health is to be permanent,
we become frantic about it. We will
pay any price, go to any place. take
any medicine, undergo any treatment,
subscribe to any belief, if only that
precious, precious boon of health may
not be withdrawn.
Very well. Why get to that frantic
state. Why not value health little
while it is still ours. Why not take
proper time to eat. Why not spend a
short regular season daily in toilet
duties. Why not try going to bed in
good season. Why not drink half
gallon of water daily and eat few
apples or other roughage. Why not
have a physical examination once a
year. These are simple matters. Why
not value health sufficiently to learn
its rules and play the game right from
the start.
An illness that does not need a
doctor seldom needs medicine. 1t is
we'll enough to know how to give
castor oil for cleaning out the bowels
in a case of diarrheea, and how
to give mustard flour and water to
produce vomiting in case of poison
ing. You need know very little more
about medicine for your family. If
one is sick, put him to bed. 1t may
be safe to wait a day if there are no
alarming symptoms. But an illness
severe enough to confine patient to
bed and showing no improvement
after twenty-fOur hours needs a doc
tor if one can be reached.
10000
A person who is always tired, has a
little fever every afternoon and is
losing weight, should always take the
''rest cure" just as if he knew that
he had Tuberculosis.
10000
Mr.. and Mrs. David L. Sanders,
3714 Forest Avenue, Great Bend, are
the parents Of triplets born December
2, 1921. They have had ten children,
nine OF whom are living. Besides the
triplets, they have pair Of nine year
cid twins and pair of three year old
twins. The mother is thirty-four.
years old and is herself twin.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
CHARLES R. CRANE HAS NO
 KNOWLEDGE OF SENTENCE


 Paris. May 25-(By The A. P.)- Charles R. Crane, of Chicago, informed The Associated Press tonight that he has had no intimation of the reported action of a French military court i9- Syria imposing a sentence of twenty years for melting q riot.
 "The report you bring me is the first news I have had on any such step by the military authorities of Syria said MT. Crane.
 However, 1t would not surprise me if the military authorities of Syria were much aroused over the popularity of the United States throughout Syria. and they might show resentment by military ac- ton against me. I visited Syria for three days during the first week in April for. the purpose of observing what had taksO place since I was sent there in 1919 by President WiESn to report on the situation I confirmed this time the conclusions which were contained in my report to President Wilson,
 Tt is true that big demonstration oc- cured around my automobile as l was leaving Damascus. Thousands of Syri- ans gathered around the car and sang their national anthem and cheered the United States. The next day there were many arrests but it is not true that the French military authorities asked me to leave the country or threatened to ar l rest me"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
THREE SOLDIERS KILLED
 DURING TARGET PRACTICE

Fayetteville, N. C., May 25.-A board of officers has been appointed by Brig adier-General A. J. BO,Eley. commanding Camp Bragg, to institute a thorough in- quiry into the death there of three en- listed men and the wounding of threi men and an officer as result of the ac cldental explosion of a shrapnel projec tile during artillery practice
 The boards findings and recommends tion will be sent to the war department it was stated by camp officials.
 Preliminary examination of the guI which figured in the accident and detaih given by surviving members of the cred led to the belief that the shell was defec- tive and, falling far short of it's at. tempted target struck a tree and re bounded into the second gun squad which was some distance away.
 All the victims were members of Bat. tery E, Fifth Field artillery. which wal engaged in practice firing for the field of. ticers' artillery school. All the injured are expected at recover.
 Many narrow escapes from the shrap- nel scattered by the explosion were re. ported among the scores of officers and men who were in the vicinity of the bat. tery
 The dead are: Thomas L. Wood Salisbury, N. C.; Walter c. Ammons Milton, Fla; George L. Mcclellan, Noble Ills.
 The injured besides Captain Dawson are Private William Owl. Lumberport, VI Va Private Along Morgan, Blantyre N C., and Sergeant Donnett Smith, Full, ton, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
KIDNAPPED 7-YEAR OLD
 GIRL AND KILLED HER

Camden. N. J.. May 25.-A haunting conscience caused George Elmer Nun roe. 1e years. old, to confess today that he Kidnapped 7-year7old Ida Kramer from her home in Woedbury March 20 and killed her that night when she be- gan to cry. while he was taking her to a deserted house to hold her prisoner the child's body was. found nearly month later in Newton Creek near Woodlynne.
 Munroe said he had kidnapped the girl with the intention of holding her for ransom. He had been without work and thought the pan would bring him some money.
 Belief in her sons innocense( was ex- pressed tonight by Mrs Laura Munroe who declared that he was good heart ed boy and stayed home most of the time" He had appeared normal recent ly and she had observed no signs that he was worrying. the mother said
 Authorities today, recalled that eaiS5 in the investigation of the Tchildss dis l appearance they had received anonymous postal cards mailed from Atlantic City which directed that they should look | in the creek if they wanted to- ind lds Kraner's body" Munroe was said to have admitted sending this card.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
CLoTURE ON TARIFF BILL
 PROPOSED IN THE SENATE

Washington, May 25-Cloture as a means of cutting down debate on the tariff bill was proposed today at con ference of republican senator and was discussed later in the senate. Opposi- ton to- the suggestion developed on both sides of the chamber, democrats giving warning that any effort by the majority to put over a gag" rule would be re- sisted, to the utmost.
 The proposal will be discussed further at second majority conference called for Saturday. The cloture rule was framed by Senators Kellogg of Minnesota and Lenroot, of Wisconsin and presented to the republican membership by the former
 As drafted the rule would apply not alone to the pending tariff bill. but ito all revenue and appropriations measufes. It would not apply to any other legisla- tion and would leave senators free to discuss the soldiers bonus ship subsidy eral legislation, including treaties. A majority vote of the senate only would be necessary for adoption of the rule Under the rule after a revenue ap- propriation bill has been before the sen ate live days, sixteen senators could pre- sent a motion for eloture and If sustain ed by a majority vote the time of each senator desiring to speak would be limit ed to one hour on the bill and ten min utes on any amendment, with require ment that the debate be confined to the subject matter before the senate
 Today some majority senators express ed doubt as to the advisability of in | jecting a cloture contest into the traiff situation believing that 1t would delay 1 rather than expedite action on the tariff l Dill. Advocates of he cloure rule con- tended however, that time would be say ed in the end and 1t was indicated that a. determined effort would be made to have the conference approve the proposal. Senator Underwood of Alabama, the democratic leader and others on the mi nority side served notice in the senate l that any effort by the republicans to force a cloture rule through in connec- tion with the tariff bill would be re- sisted vigorously. Chairman McCumber of the finance committee in charge of the tarin measure, said that if senators 1 would remain in the senate and confine their discussion to the bill there would be no need for cloture. He referred
 again to absenteeism. particularly or the majority side which was discussed
 at the republican conference resulting jr the adoption of resolution, urging sen | ators able to do 50 to make themseIye, continuously available
 It was indlcatedf however. that thos,
 in charge of the billNwere determined t,
 continue indefinitely sessions of clever
 hours a day.
 After the senate got around to tn
 tarin bill itself, discussion of the crocker,
 and china item was resumed with Sena
 tor Jones, democrat, New Mexico, mak
 ing vigorous fight against the commit
 rec rates and Senator Frelinghuysen, re
 publican New Jersey, supporting then as necessary for the industry Senate
 Jonues asserted that the domestic man
 ufacturers had little competition fror
 abroad, had made huge profts and df not themselves demand any such pro lection as had been proposed
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
DEAD BRIDGEPORT BANDIT
 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED

Bridgeport, May 25.-Identihcation of the body. of the leader in yesterdays hol6up and attempted robbery here was made tonight by New York police, who said it was the body of Hyman Serotoff of 450 East Broadway, New York. The three men arrested had told the police they knew the dead man as Louis Stone and that he had hired them to come to this city to help in the robbery of the Connecticut Company's payroll.
 A man known as Louis Friedman, who is believed to have planned tne daring daylight robbery, is being sought by the poliee. The police are understood to have received information that Fried man is former employe of the Con- necticut company. who left here year ago. The existence of such man in the case would explain the efforts of the robbers to find a man by that man in Stratford and to turn over the money box to him.
 The three men under arrest are held in $2e,0O0 bail each.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26

Washington, May 5.-Attorney-Gen- eral Daugherty will assume persohai direction of the prosecution of war fraud cases, it was announced tonight at the department of justice.
 Associated with the attorney-generai. the statement said, will be number of distinguished lawyers from all parts of the country selected for their espec- ial fitness for the posts" Among these will be Representative c. Frank Reavis of Nebraska, who will resign his seat in congress in order to take up this work on June 4.
 Colonel Henry W. Anderson of Rich mond, Va, the announcement said. also would assist the encouragement in the prosecution as well as former Represen- tative Roscoe c. McCulloch, of Canton. Ohio. who was appointed recently by MT. Daugherty to investigate war can tonment cases.
 The attorney-general said he was no: willing to make the names of the other | counsel public at this time. By assuming direction of the war fraud cases Mir. Daugherty said. ht would be able to use in the prosecution the salary of s25.000 or s50.000 a veal which otherwise would have been paid i to one special assistant attorney-gen- eral under authority of congress, whici has placed no limitation" on the sal ary to be paid this official
 The assistants already selected, 1t wa said. "are men whose income in privat practice are probably five times as larg as the amount which they will rsceiv for the conspicuous service they WI render to the government and the pec pie"
 Those cases in which the venus fall
 within the Distdict of Columbia. tn
 statement continued. will be presente to the grand jury. drawn under the ne'
 law, as soon as it is organized and pr'
 pared 10 hear testimony now in posse. sion of the department.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
BROTHER CAUSED DROWNING
 OF YOUNG HENRY sCHEIM

Lakewood, N. J., May 25.-sixteen- year-old Clarence Scheim today told Prosecutor Jayne of Ocean county that he and not his father, was responsible for the deat hof his ten-year-old brother Henry, whose body was found last Tues day in a lake near Tuckerton. The fla ther, who had been held on technical charge of murder, was released from the county jail at Toms River tonight
 According to the story told the prose cutor by Clarence, he lied to his father about his younger brother. of whom he was envions, and that when his father wen ito punish Henry, he fled. Clarence said he pursued Henry to the edge of the lake and that the boy jumped to escape capture.
 The confession of the boy. as given out by Prosecutor Jayne, follows:
 "on the afternoon of Henry's disap- pearance when Henry returned from school told father a lie, in order to see Henry. whom I disliked. get beat ing. Henry went to the house. changed his clothes and came into the back yard.
 Father ran after him across the field, but father couldn't run fast enough so I took up the chase. I pursued hin into the woods near the lake and he raI directly toward the water.
 When was about five feet behind him, when he jumped from the bank o the lake and disappeared. stayed a the spot for some time and then climbed tree overlooking the lake. expectin' that I might see my hrother's body be meath the muddy water. His body fail ed to come to the top and I was afrait to go home in fear of my father ant fear that I might be arrested.
 T stayed out until after dark an, then I decided that I would go hom and tell my parents that I did not se Henry.
 T have stuck to that lie since tn very beginning, but now I am tellini the truth"
 Clarence said he had visited the pdac where his brother jumped into the lake five times,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
ss HEAD OF GUERNSEY
 CATTLE BROUGHT s2s2,sso

North Easton, Mass. May 25.-Ninety- six head of Guernsey cattle brought a total of $262,sso, an average of Se,7sS per head at the dispersal sale today of the Langwater farm herd of the estate Of Frederick Lothrop Ames. Cattle low CTS from all parts of the country who at tended the sale to the number of Z, 900 pronounced 1t the most remarkable ever held in America or abroad
 The record price of S1s,5oO, paid for Langwater Cleopatra by R. J. Benson of Princeton, N. J., is said to be the high est price ever paid for Guernsey COW. The bull Langwater Warrier, head sire of the herd, was sold for. $15, GOO to Miss Ruth Twombly of Madison, N. j., whose father, M Me. Twombly. sold Mir. Ames his first Guernsey more than 30 years ago. Miss Twombly also purchased Langwater Memoir, daughter of Yang water Warrior. for $1s,oO0. Twenty of the progency of Langwater Warrior sold at an average of s4.50o.
 John & Ames, a brother of the late breeder, bought large number of cattle. He announced that he would continue his brothers work op his estate here under the name of Langwater farm.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26

The attorney-general will continue C have associated with him in the prose cution Clonel Guy L. Golf, Of Wiscons sin, assistant to the attorney-generai. af well as each of the various assistam attorneys-general in their respective ca pacity.
 'I have been personally informed.- Mir. Daugherty said. -of every steI taken in these cases and have either given or approved every order or action taken in them. l shall continue ir chrage of the new bureau to be known as the war contracts section
 "It is not until the audit comes from the department in which the matter ori- ginated that the department of justice has any jurisdiction This department has no right to go to any other depart ment and examine and audit either itf books or it's claims. Such claims. hov< ever, as have come to this department during the past have received immediate attention and either have been sent 70 the proper United States attorney foi appropriate action or they have becr turned over to the investigational bu' reau of this department with directionf to gather all available evidence to the i end that such actions. criminal or civl as the facts justify. might be begun Up to the present time lt has beer possible for the department to make zl | the preliminary investigations essential
 to the preparation of these cases wfth it's regular force. No additional appro-
 priatiops were required for this wcrt | which has been in progress for moro than a year. The point has been reach l ed now where it is necessary 10 have ar | additional corps of experienced attor.
 neys and auditors"
 Determination of the attorney-gsneral
 to direct the cases himself. meant. h,
 said, that all of the principal zssistanti employed Tn these cases will receivf
 salary of only S10.0oo per annurn-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
TREASURY DEPT. NOT TO
 REINSTATE SUMNER AND CHILDs

Washington, May 25.-Secretary Mel lon after a conference with President Harding at the White House late today announced that no further action would be taken by the treasury department in the case of A. D. Sumner. of Iowa, and c. C. Childs of Ohio. who were remov- ed by order of the secretary from the offices of deputy commissioner of intern al revenue and supervisor of collectors, respectively, through the consolidation of their units
 Secretary Mellon said that reports te the effect that Sumner and Childs would be reinstated were without basis.
 So far as the treasury department is concerned he added, "the entire mat ter is a closed issue.",
 Despatches from the Pacific coast quoting Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury Dover to the effect that if the re- moval of Sumner and Childs was a per sonal matter" he might be heard from when called to the attention of Mir Mel len, evoked reply to the effect that q fail to understand such remarks" Secretary Mellon said further tha- Sumner and Childs were not appointee; of MT. Dover. He could not discuss, h, said, any plans for further reorgan ization of the internal revenue forces O | the government
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26

be made to obtain Naei < release from prison tonight It was lartn-r agreed that Wards attorneys will nle an ap- plication for a writ of habeas- corpus before Supreme Court Justce Young to- morrow morning. Mir. Weeks said he would contest the application and it is ex- pected he will reveal additional details of the states case: -.
 Sheriff Werner refused to tell where he had found Ward who had been re- ported missing" throughout the day He explained his act in rushing the prisoner into his office as 'the usual courtesy ac- corded a man under arrest"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
KU KLUx KHAN BURIAL
 SERVICE FOR LINEMAN

Passaic, N. J., May 25-The first Ku Klux Klan burial service known to have been held in this state took place at Ridge Lawn cemetery at Delawanna to- day when 29 unknown hooded figures ap- peared at the grave of Harry Toner, telephone lineman, who was killed last Monday. and conducted the Klan cere- nony following the regular church ser vice.
 The mourners arrived and departed in curtained 1imousines. The services con- sisted of the reading of poems and a short prayer after which each of the hooded figures threw white carnation into the open grave.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
LATEST REPORTS OF
 CONDITIONS IN IRELAND

Dublin, May 25.-(By the A. P.)-AI- though Eamonn De Valera in a statement to tn peress today expressed a desire for peace with Ulster. he made 1t plain that his side still relies on force to resist force from the Orange side; therefore an accommodation between the north and south would seem to be still far off.
 Many northerners who had been ap- pointed delegates to the Sim Fein con- vention here were arrested on trains. but several managed to reach Dublin by roundabout ways
 The Dublin pro-cathedral was crowd ed today at the anniversary mass. with military hoEors. for the republicans who lost their lives in the burning of thu customs house year ago. 4 large dc. | tachment of the Irish republican aruny marched to the services from the Porte General ODuffy, chief of stan of tre bello barracks. Those present included army
 Army unity has not yet been reached. but, though there still are differei c ,s re- gardnig ultimate control. both sioes are said to agree in approving Richard J. Mulcshy as minister of defense. Hs was one of the chief authors of the peacs agreement which Is about to be aeain discussed at London.