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iaoe by Aeopold, Chlcag
Our Duty to Our Own People
When peace returns there will be
a world struggle for raw materials.
Germany, England and France will
scour the world for raw materials to
supply their industries. The United
States is now near the head of the list
in the supply of cotton, petroleum,
wool, iron ore and copper and many
other things. Why permit other na
tions to take our raw material, trans
form them into finished products and
sell them back again to us? Let us
do our own transforming, employ our
own labor and find our own markets
at home first, then abroad. Protect
all American industries and encour
age them to be independent of all na
tions, as to capital, labor and raw ma
terial. We now make dyes as good
as Germany. After the war, Protect
the industry.
Withdrawal of millions of men
from the field of ' production . has
made and will make a scarcity of
food. It is suggested by the Free
Traders that America join a league
of nations to divide the food among
all where it is needed. But is it not
our duty first to our own people ? Pro
tection in a broad sense, means care
for and defense of, our own first. It
is a cardinal principle of national
life. American Economist.
Get a Bucket of
DR. PRUITT'S CHICK FEED
The richest feed in town and for
less money.
Official War Pictures
AT THE
HAYS OPERA HOUSE
Saturday, April 27th
i tin,
AT THE
Battle of the Ancre
Five Big Reels of British Official War Pictures
Afteronon Show at 3:00 P. M. Evening at 8:00 P. M.
Admission 10 and 25 Cents
Including: War Tax
Fresh groceries and fruits of all kinds always on
hand. Vegetables and fruits in season.
QUICK DELIVERIES
Carl Leiker Ik Son
Phone 267 - - - Give us a trial
AT IT
FROM ANY ANGLE
YOU WANT
LANGHAM-HIGH
CLOTHES
They are Specially
designed for you boys of
High School age. Theyxfit
you "perfectly. Thats expect
ed. But what is more, they
give you the same good style
usually" achieved in Young
Men's Clothes only. Some
thing unexpected but very
pleasant.
After school, stop in and
look our Langham Highs
over from every, angle
You'll admire them.
issmg tiros.
Cleaning and Pressing
Phone 208.
American Industry After the War
But for the fact that American in
dustry is so busy getting the country
ready to go to war, we could keep
every wheel turning producing some
ting for export, and perhaps we might
make business alliances that "would
prove of lasting good all over the
world. But our first and foremost
desire and duty is to amply supply
home consumers, and then South
America, and afterward as much of
the rest of the world as conditions
warrant.
The Free-Traders are booming
Canada and Mexico as excellent fields
for trading, advocating against lo
calizing American industry. This
seems to be the line adopted for af
ter war expansion on the part of
the low Tariff interests, presumably
to afford a free hand for foreign
manufacturers to use the United
States as a dumping ground. But
the motive is also thinly veiled that it
j easily bared, and our industrial
captains are much denser than we
credit them if they fall for such bun
comb. Right here in our own big United
States we have a business of $25,
000,000,000 annually in normal
times, while last year, with all the
world at war, we did an export busi
ness of 3,600,000,000 of which sev
enty per cent, was war business and
not worth a copper in times of peace.
American industry , after the -war
should first supply America and then
seek other outlets. To do this and
maintain a high wage, Tariff Protec
tion is absolutely necessary. Eng
land, France and Germany will neces
sarily put a heavy tax on imports in
to those countries, and it would be
fine indeed, for them to dump here
under Free-Trade and get a few bil
lion extra dollars to help pay the cost
of the war.
From the way we are spending
money now it looks as if we would
have some troubles of our own, but
we have the great advantage of hav
ing the most propsperous nation on
earth with our industries carving
peak loads and labor paid top prices.
Special
rANKS
im CtaMi
Under Protection this can be main
tained indefinitely. Under the free
swing of Free-Trade, Russian would
hare nothing on this country. If la
bor is wise it will get into the saddle
this fall and begin houseeleanine so
that our next Congress will be
pledged to Protection and restriction
of emigration and thus provide for
their own future. Boston Fibre and
Fabric. 3.28.18.
RED CROSS NOTES
All Red Cross workers who wish to
be in the Liberty Loan parade please
meet at the werk room at one o'clock.
Please wear regulation white dress.
Mrs. Bruney brought $42.65 from
the Victoria Auxiliary. This sum was
cleared at a recent Red Cross, dance
in Victoria. This is a good sum and
shows Victoria people are interested.
Father Jerome sent a nice donation
to Victoria Auxiliary which was much
appreciated.
Treat & Shaffer Lumber Company
donated $3.05 to the local chapter.
New members: Mr. W. A. Bolinger.
Mrs. Obley has given a thorough
bred white Pekin Drake and a thor
oughbred rooster to the chapter for
a future auction. Red Cross auc
tions are bringing much money into
circulation for this benefit.
At the annual convention of the
Southwest States Live Stock Asso
ciation held in Oklahoma City, last
month, "Muskogee Bay" .champion
short horn steer winne rof many priz
er was auctioned off for the benefit
of the American Red Cross. Mr. L.
R. Kershaw of Muskogee, donated the
steer. The auction was conducted by
Col. V. G. Hagerman of Oklahoma
City, Fred S. Ball of El Reno and Ed.
F. Harouff of Apache, Oklahoma. The
auction was held in the lobby of the
Lee Huckins Hotel in the presence of
severai hundred people. A new
world's high price beef record was
set. "Muskogee Boy" weighed 1880
pounds and price fetched was $5,825
or S3. 10 per pound. His carcass will
in due time be forwarded to France
as a gift to General Pershing and his
hide will be made into an overcoat
for President Wilson.
Felix Bissing made a Red Cross
poster for the depot so strangers
coming in to Hays could readily find
the work room and get any informa
tion. Because of the growth of the work
in the Woman's Department of the
Red Cros it has became necessary to
have very definite hours when work
may be given out at the' work rooms
Material may be given out by those
only who are named below and at
the hours designated. Refugee ma
terial will be give out by Mrs. L. G.
Bell on Mondays and Friday .from
two to four p. m. Knitting material
on Tuesday afternoon given by Mrs.
Crawford. On Thursday by Miss Kel
lar. On Friday by Miss Bemis. On
other days see Miss Keller at her
home. All Supply material to Aux
iliary given Wednesday mornings by
Mrs. Snyder. Please anticipate your
needs sufficiently in advance to make
orders on these days.
Surgical Dressings, Wednesday af
ternoon, April 10th: Mrs. Clover,
Mrs. Alois Bissing, Mrs. Malmberg,
Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. L. G. Bell, Mrs.
Abercrombie, Mrs. Rea, Mrs. Gerritt
Snyder, Mrs. Holm, Miss Bemis, Miss
Paddock, Mrs. Cochran, Mrs. Jordan,
Miss Dobson, Miss Ledger, Alice Pen
ney, Clara Frank, Julia Wasinger,
Miss Agnew.
Surgical Dressings : Wednesday
evening, April 10th: Mrs. Jordan,
Mrs. Bear, Mrs. Rea, Mrs. Walter
Ward, Mrs. N. F. Arnhold, Mrs. N.
M. Schlyer, Mrs. Alois Bissing, Mrs:
Penney, Mrs. Irwin, Florence Speer,
Miss Morgan, Miss Bibbins, Miss
Platner, Miss Agnew.
Surgical Dressings, Monday even
ing, April 15th: Mesdames, Costner,
Grant, Gillam, Morgan, Penney, Otto
Knoche, Stimits, Jordan, Speer Bis
sing Schmoekel, Paul, Havermann,
Snyder, Bell, Noble, Cochran, Miller,
Anders, Geo. Philip, Jr. Misses Gene
vieve Dorney Esther and Ioana Goet
chius, Ruth Snyder, Mabel Ledger,
Jessie Dobson, Gertrude McMahon;
Annabel Agnew, Georgia - Russell,
Alice Penney, Florence Speer, Mae
Brasted, Hazel ' Loflin, Bena Morse,
Freda Knoche, Bibbins, Bemis, Ag
new, Prue Morgan.
Wednesday morning: Mesdames
Lewis, Snyder, Cochran, Matthew,
Panzram, Rouse, Miss Keller.
Tuesday: Mrs. Behan, Mrs. Robin
son, Mrs. Modlin, Mrs. Rhine, Mrs.
Mae Chittenden, Mrs. Geo. Benton,
Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs. Jack Wolf, Mrs.
G. W. Gross, Mrs. E. R. King, Mrs.
Groff
Thursday: Mrs. McJimpsey, Mrs.
Replogle, Mrs. Winters. Mrs. Noland.
Mrs. Enfield, Mrs. McLain, Mrs. Til-"
lotson, Mrs. btout, Mrs. Beeby, Miss
Mulroy.
Friday: Mrs. Hockensmith, Bemis,
Bell, Hallsted, Enfield, Overholser,
Gillam, Pernoud, Cowan, Nickles
Miss Bemis, Earlenbaugh.
Surgical Dressings, Wednesday af
ternon, April 17th: Mesdames, Coch
ran, Brenner, Geo. Philip, Jr., Jor
dan, Clover, Gerritt Snyder, Alois
Bissing, Bode, Steadman, Yost, Les
ter Bell, Holm, Malmberg, Rhodes,
Rea. Misses Alice Penney, Mulroy,
Clara Frank, Franie Frank, Annie
Burgardt, Mary Etzel, Julia Wasing
er, Mary Shoemaker, Mrs. Went
worth, Earlenbaugh, Mrs.' Penney,
Mrs. Paul, Miss Agnew.
Surgical Dressings, Wednesday
evening, April 17th: Mesdames Jor
dan, Penney, Alois Bissing, Grant,
Stimits, Costner, Irwin, Rea, Alex
Bissing, Speer, Geo. Philip Jr., Bren
ner, L. G. Bell Fischer, Beor, Chris
topher, Misses Mulroy, Florence
Speer, Morgan, Bibbins, Ida Wasing
er, Josephine Jacobs, Esther Goet
chius, Hazel Loflin, Mae Brasted, Jes
sie Dobson, Agnew.
Surgical Dressings, Monday even
ing, April 22nd: Mesdames Neiswang
er, A. Bissing, Speer, Noble, Anders,
Pestana, Penney, Williams, Cochran,
Jordan, Gerritt Snyder, Havemann,
Fellers, Grout, Stimits, Costner, Gil
lam, Rea, Miss Gunther, Ida Wasing
er, Minnie Leiker, Josephine Jacobs,
Cecelia Blick, Rose Heller, Alice Pen
ney, Genvieve Doraey, Georgia Rus
sell, Annabel Agnew, Maurine Speer,
Ruth" Snyder, Eva Wood, Agnes
Blackmun, Rose Heller, Florence
Speer, Jessie Dobson, Mable Ledger,
May Bemis, Mulroy, Agnew.
Wilhelm, the Trespasser
If a fanner over here in America
doesn't want anybody hunting on his
land he puts up a sign which reads:
"NO TRESPASSING," and the man
with the gun stays off. if he knows
what's good for him. Over in Ger
many, when the kaiser comes along,
he has he fence laid down, rides in,
seats himself in an armchair and or
ders the farmer to chase the game
around in front of him, and the farm
er has to do it or go to jaiL A gun,
backed by a Liberty Bond, will show
Wilhelm what the American farmer
thinks of him and his methods.
PROCLAMATION
Bv nroclamations of th PrpciHeTit
of the United States and the Governor
oi Kansas, Friday .afternoon, April
o, iuis, nas been set aside and
designated as a ririal time fn-r ovartr
person within our state to do his bit
end in addition all in his power for
the promotion of the Third Liberty
Loan. It is the ambition of the
President that the loan be oversub
scribed so much and so many times
that thp world -nav know tVia- rro
prize highly what was won so dearly
on many a Dioody neia m the days
oi v asmngton.
To the bovs. who left nil tn fi o-V.t tr
make humanitv safe, we owe them
the good news that Victoria, Kansas,
U. S. A. cannot boiitHon in nr
porting the ''Government of the peo
ple, oy ine people and lo the peo-
Pie.
Done at Victoria, Kansas, April
23, 1918.
Attest: Joseph A. Schumacher,
M. B. Brungardt, Mayor.
(L. S.) City Clerk.
ElDerimeiit Station Nnt
Dr. G. M." Potter, specialist in ani
mal diseases at K. S. A. C. spent
April lyth and 20th at the Station.
He was here to help at the Horse
nrowoTi fori
people attending on Friday, but a
numDer were present Saturday after
noon. Mr. Rovs and T)r Pnttor "holA a
Horse Conference at Plainville, Mon
day, April 22nd.
Alfalfa seeding has been in pro
cess between showers at the" Station
ince April 13th. Thirty acres have
been sown and some of it is now up.
Thirty-five acres mere will be sown
as soon as the land is in condition.
Any time within the next two weeks
is a good time to sow alfalfa, judging
from the Station's past successes from
seeding at this time of the year.
About ten pounds per here is being
drilled. This is considered enough
under favorable conditions, but fif
teen pounds is better if the seed is
not first class or soil conditions other
than the best.
IlSS AlifP Cn;p hpcrnn U'nrl- nc Q
; stenographer at the Station office,
' jpni zzna. tne is a graduate oi the
Kansas Wesleyan Business College,
end has been employed in a law office
at Ellsworth, the past year.
Harry Schmeltzer and N. M. Mc
Ilvaine, Pennsylvania boys, directed to
Hays by E. E. Frizell, state labor ad
ministrator, are now working at the
Station.
R. E. Getty spent April 21 and 22
?.t Wallace and Grainfield. He visit
ed E. J. Guilbert's Galloway ranch
near Wallace and found that more
than 300 tons of Rtfssian thistle hay
had been fed to cattle this winter. He
also attended the Benton & Douglas
sale near Grainfield, where 200 head
of cattle were the chief feature. The
cnttle sold fairly well, considering
that they wjre quite thin.
Court Holds Paper Liable for Adver
tising Contained
Newspapers can be held account
able in the courts for the contents of
the advertisements they carry. Pub
lishers assume a.11 risks in permittinr
to be published advertisements con
taining attacks against a candidate
for office, or against any other per
son, when false and damaging, al
though paid for as advertising and
signed by various individuals.
This was the decirion given recent
ly by the supreme court of the state
Washington in remanding for rtial in
in the superior court an action
brought against the Aberdeen,
(Wash.) World,, by N. D. McKillip,
who was a candidate for re-election
as county superintendent in a recent
election. The suit was dismissed in
the lower court and McKillip ap
pealed. McKillip's chief opponent for the
office to which he aspired was one T.
W. Bibb. The advertisement he
complained of accused McKillip of
waging a campaign of "slander and
lies" against Bibb and was signed
with sixty names. McKillip was de
feated for office and later sued the
paper for damages to his character
and feelings..
The supreme' court holds the ar
ticle libelous if sustained by evidence
and as not privileged because of be
ing published a3 an advertisement
and at th instance of others.
CHURCHES
Methodist Notes.
9:45 A. M. Sunday School.
11 a. m. Preaching Service.
6:30 p. m. Epworth League.
Sunday was a beautiful day and
the congregations that greeted the
new pastor were very gratifying. The
Sunday School had an interesting
session at 9 :45 and voted to purchase
a liberty bond. Many classes showed
a fine meeting was well attended. The
young people's meeting was well at
tended and the leader conducted a
profitable service. The Holy City
rendered on the violin by Perle Til
ley was much appreciated. A mixed
quartet also gave a special number.
The congregation was very glad to
see Mr. and Mrs. Kraus back into
church after three months absence
caused by sickness.
The pastor and family are well
pleased with Hays and the congrega
tion and feel sure they are going to
like it here in this wide-awake center
with such splendid educational ad
vantages. The pastor will preach at 11 a. m.
and 8 p. m. Those not worshipping
elsewhere are cordially invited to all
services.
Baptists Notes.
10.00 a. m. Sunday School
11:00 p. m. Morning Worship.
7:00 p. m. Young People.
8:00 p. m. Evening Worship.
Edward Otis Rogers, Pastor.
Trinity Lutheran Church.
Charles F. Wiest, Pastor.
Schedule of Services.
10:00 a. . Sunday Schol.
11:00 a. m. Morning worship.
7:00 p. m. Luther League.
8:00 p. m. Evening Worship
Mrs. Mann and son of Grainfied,
stopped off here for a short time on
Sunday with friends, being on their
way to Rooks County, where her fa
ther had died at the age of eighty.
Among the drafted boys who are
to leave Ellis County next week for
the front, is Joseph A. Pratt, one of
our native boys. No one doubts he
will make a splendid soldier,-and he
is anxiosu "to get over there" as
quick as possible, by the first ship, if
he could. f But Joe will be missed
here, not only by hi3 crowd, but also
by the young ladies and dancing set.
Last week, he -and one of his lady
friends, Miss Forrest Hays, were the
guests of honor at the home of Mrs.
Matt Trun and Mrs. Johnny Miller,
and many happy returns and toasts
were given.
A Protest
The Kansas City Star has often
given Hays City good notices. The
Topeka Capital and Journal have giv
en Havs Citv manv notice thai-
have done the city much good letting
tne outside world Know what is going j
on here. The Salina Journal, owned
and published by J. L. Eristow for
years, has published every article
sent to it about Hays, the Golden '
Belt, the Round Up, the Normal i
behoof; any doings in this city has
had its articles, even to over a col
umn lenehth keenine- Havs nnd -itc
doings, before the public and on the j
ump. .every line printed has cost
the owner something for setting type,
for space and for the paper used; yet
the owner of that paper, Joseph L.
Eristow, who has been a United
States Senator, in public position for
years, and now again a candidate for
United States Senator on the Repub
lican ticket, visited this city last
Saturday evening, but at the request
of some Hays people, Mr. Brsitow
was asked not to try to speak in
Hays. It seems hardly possible . that
my American citizen should not be
allowed to talk in Hays, putting the
town back in frontier days, when
the cowboy and baudy women ruled
the town. If Mr. Bristow returns the
compliment and orders the Salina
Journal not to allow the words "Hays
City" at any time to appear in that
paper, maybe our city that is trying
to push ahead, will know where to lay
the blame, and pull their hair for
their short sightedness. To most
people it looked like litle potatoes.
A Subscriber.
The Wolfe Stock Company opens
their engagement here May 2nd, with
the great play of "WASTE."
Now that there is a propspect of a
wheat harvest in Ellis County, the
farmers are thinking of securing har
vest hands. They want good, prac
tical farmers, not the town men and
women out of the stores who would
not last a day in the header box, so
a number of them have united and
will, hire a man to go out into the
Western Kansas counties, and find
the names and addresses of farmers
who are willing to come down here
to help harvest, and will put them in
communication with Ellis County
farmers, who will write and engage
them at an agreed price per day or
hour, according to the kind of work
they can do. They will be notified
just the day to come, saving their
leaving home before time, and assur
ing the farmer here of good help, and
the man out there of a good job, close
to home. It is understood that they
will try and get C. W. Miller, who
has canvassed the whole northwest
counties when a candidate for State
Senator, and is well acquainted with
the people, to take his automobile
and spend the month of May in the
thirteen northwest counties hunting
up harvest hands. Two years ago he
was sent to Denver and got men, but
Western Kansas farmers are pre
fered this year.
Bristow Blames Politicians; The Ele
ments Also
Hays, Kas., April 21. Joseph L.
Bristow,- candidate for the Republi- j
can nomination for United States
Senator, issued a statement here to
night, declaraing that political oppo
nents were responsible for denying
him the use of a hall in Ellsworth and
that a hard rain prevented a street
meeting. Mr. Bristow did not speak
here, as had been scheduled.
Mr. Bristow's statement says:
"Some political opponents at Ells
worth prevented my friends from ob
taining a hall for me in the after
noon. A hard ram nrevented me
from speaking in the street, as was
the intention. It is not the first time
that such tricks have been tried in my
political contests in Kansas. Thp
rain, not the political opponents, pre
vented my speaking. Up to this time
I have made twenty-four speeches in
this campaign. I intend to make
hundreds of others. I hope that all
the people may have an opporunity
to near what 1 have to say, and judge
me by the justice, truthfulness, and !
patriotism of mv remarks. Thp man
who objects to the people knowing !
tne trutn is not a patriot but a cow- I
ard." Chicago Tribune. j
AT THE
1 he
STOCK COMPANY
EIGHT SOLID YEARS IN WICHITA
3 NIGHTS 3
legi
Mting TflDBSD&Y. MY 2nd, 191
in the beautiful conservation play entitled
66
WASTE
Specialties Between Acts, Buck and
ADMISSION Children II Cents. Adults
(This includes the War Tax)
BEST
iore iban
WOMEN WILL COME TO
THE MATTER OF
Speaking of reputations that stores have acquired
through dint of progressiveness and hard work, women
must rely on these very reputations today. The war has
disclosed marvelous conditions and some industries have
taken advantage of the trejid toward higher prices. It
is up to the store with a reputation to weed out all dis
crepancies of others.
So we say again that this store's reputation should
have much influence among women. Our clothes have al
ways been thoroughly reliable have always given 100 per
cent, satisfaction and war or no war will always con
tinue to do the same.
Sutis $15.00 to $45.00
Coats $9.75 to $39.75
Dresses ...$6.75 to $29.75
House Dresses $1.50 to $5.00
Skirts $2.00 to $15.00
Waists. $1,000 to $10.00
Saturday Afternoon Club Entertain
Members of the 'Saturday After
noon Club entertained at the Bruns
wick Hotel Saturday evening, at sev
en o'clock
The dinner, though in no way
elaborate or contrary to food regu
lations was all that was necessary to
satisfy the "innerman." After the
dinner short speeches were made by
Miss McLain, Prof. W. A. Lewis, Mrs.
Penney, and Mrs. Dwight Wooster.
It was at first arranged to spend thr
remainder of the evening with Mr.
rmd 1VTr5 Opn Philir St Knt Kophicq
of the program given at the Strand I
by the citizens of Hays in honor of !
Mr. and Mrs. Gross whose five sons
have entered service, they voted to
attend the patriotic program instead.
Another $10,000 Storm Damage Af
fected Phones
Users of the telephone have had
more or less trouble the past week
owing to the snow storm which broke
poles and wires over the United Tele
phone territory from Ellsworth to
Junction City. The toll lines to
Kansas City were out of commission
for several days and local service
was affected. The storm did $10.-
000 damage to the company's lines, j
the third serious expense since the j
first of the year. Workmen have !
been busy day and night making re- j
pairs and service has been generally j
resumed. " ,
STATE SENATOR
The Ellis county and other papers
of the 39th Senatorial District are
publishing the official notice of the
offices to be filled at the next general
election in November, mention "A
Senator from the 39th District."
As a State Senator is elected for
a term of four years and as Malone
was elected in 1916, there will be no
Senator to elect the coming fall in
the 39th.
The Wolfe Stock Company, in it's
engagement here for three days be
irinnins' Thursdav. Mav 2nd- will ht
the bearer of not only many supris-
ing truths, which may make some i
restless, and uneasy, but they also
administer numberless packages of .
joy and laughter. There is always a j
calm after a storm, and while the
plays produced by this splendid or
ganization, strike one like mighty
projectile s from a powerful weapon
yet the situation is eased by volumes '
of mirth and comedy for the Wolfe ,
Stock Companv have comedians too. i
You must see"WASTE."
HAYS OPERA HOUSE
arney
FOR
THE
tver - Before
LOOK TO THIS STORE IN
THEIR CLOTHES
Ssjt Feel, Food ind Tnnrpcrtsti:a
COOK ELECTRICALLY!
Each customer converted to the
electrical method means just so much
coal saved. If every householder of
moderate means were to recognize
the facts given above, and cook elec
trically, it would result in an average
annual saving of over three tons per
famly.
Add to this argument your perso
nal experience and opinion of electric
cooking; its cleanliness, safety and
reliability and a successful campaign
is inevitable.
We are working to make Electrical
Cooking a prominent factor in the
war program, and take pleasure in
enclosing the second of the series of
three ads which appeared in the
March 2nd issue of Literary Digest
and the March 9th issue of the Satur
day Evening Post. May we count on
your oo-operation and assitance?
J. F. COSTNER
FOR THE LOVE
OF MIKE
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Wolf
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Wing Dances
39 and 55 Cents
LEAST
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