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THE HAYS FREE PRESS, HAYS, KANSAS THE HAYS FREE PRESS A. L. CLARK & SON. Publishers and Proprietors Issued every Thursday, and enter ed at the PostcfSce at Hays, Kansas, as second class matter. Subcription Per Year in Advance - - $1.50 Established 1882 VICTORY HIGHWAY NEWS Topeka, Kansas, Oct. 3. Expres sion of the standing which the Vic tory Highway has secured during its year of existence, as a sentimental memorial to the men and women who served their country during the world war as well as a commercial proposi tion, is found in the following edi torial, which appeared in the San Francisco Bulletin, in the issue of September 6, under the title, "Vic tory Highway Greatest Monument in All History." "When the Victory Highway is completed it will constitute the great est monument in all history. From the pyramids to the peace palace at The Hague there is nothing that com pares with the gigantic enterprise of proclaiming our part in the World War by means of a paved roadway crossing the continent and linking the two oceans with a concrete chain 3300 miles long. The most colossal of the triumphal arches, ancient or modern, becomes a minor circumstance when contrasted with the Victory High way. And, like the roads of ancient Rome, it will be an enduring monu ment preserved as long as the United States remains the great republic of the West. At each end of the highway there will be an enormous bronze statue of a soldier standing at salute, the one in San Francisco facing New York, and the one in New York facing San Francisco. There will be other statues at the State boundaries and at each county line a memorial con taining the names of the men of the county that gave their lives to the cause of their country. Arrangements have been made for a prize of $500 for the best design for the terminal statues, the same to be open to competition among sculptors in California, and it is proposed that San Francisco, in addition to erect ing her own bronze statue, shall donate a duplicate to the City of New York. The statue in New York will bear a tablet stating that it is the work of a Californian sculptor and the gift of San Francisco. This matter of emphasizing the terminal cities is vitally important to San Francisco. Los Angeles, natur ally, is not hospitable to the Victory Highway, and in the publicity -maps sent out by that city the new road way is ignored. The Southern city prefers the Lincoln Highway because by that route it is comparatively easy to divert transcontinental traffic in its direction. Ben Blow, who is en gaged in promotion work for the Vic-, tory Highway, makes the practical suggestion that when the road, is completed San Francisco should j establish an office in Salt Lake for the' purpose of giving tourists the inform ation that will "THind them over the xoad to this city instead of over the Southern route. As far as completed the Victory Highway is already attracting more business than any other road, and when the last links have been con structed there should be enormously increased transcontinental traffic to San Francisco. Everything is in favor of the Vic tory Highway. It is declared by the Automobile Association to be the best of all psosible transcontneintal routes not only in the matter of maximum attractions. The entrance to Cali fornia is by way of the Truckee river canyon, and after a stretch of desert country it wlli present to the tourist a most alluring pciture of the beau ties of the State. For this and other reasons the en terprise is supported by the leading officials of the country from the Pres ident to the Governors of the re spective States. San Francisco wants the Victory Highway because it is the nationally designed monument to our part in the World War. She wants it because it will be another link between the East and the West, and she wants it be cause, when completed, it will bring the maximum of roadway tourists to San Francisco." ooooo The memorial nature of the Vic tory Highway, transcontinental motor route from Sari Francisco, Cal., to New York City, is being more strong ly emphasized as the project grows. The commercial and industrial value of the road is not ignored. The cities and towns along the highway are daily recognizing, during the present tourist season-, the financial advan tages which are afforded them by their location on the great artery of traffic. - But the conception of the "Victory ; vy "".s another side quite as ortant ;'3 the commercial side. It Li to be a va.3t memorial to the men and women who served their country "during the late World. War. It is to serve as a monument to these men and women, that the road was first projected. The sentimental side of the project is being brought to the fore through the markers which are being erected along the highway. A system of monumental markings has been de vised which will give every commun ity opportunity to number their own local heroes with the- millions in whose honor the road is laid out. The scheme is for the erection of terminal markers twelve foot bronze statue of American soldiers in trench uniform, at New York City and San Francisco. Harvey Toy, mil lionaire San Francisco hotel owner and director for the Victory High way association in California, has of fered a reward of $500 to the Call fornia sculptor designing a fitting terminal marker, to be erected at the two ends of the highway. Mr. Toy plans to have the state of California secure and present to New York City, the terminal marker for the eastern end of the highway. At the state lines, there will be other statues of soldiers seven foot groups this time standing at "at tention." Appropriate bronze plaques are to be placed on the bases of these monuments, and the state's rolls of honor will be enclosed within the bases. Coming down to the county, as the lowest road unit, the plan is to have the women of each county traversed by the highway, raise a monument to the men and women of that county who gave their lives during the war as a special and fitting monument to those who made the great sacrifice, bound up with the project, as a whole, which is a memorial to all who served. In several counties along the route of the Victory Highway, the cam paigns of the women to secure the funds for the county boundary mark ers are already under way. Shawnee county, Kans., the county in which the national headquarters of the Victory Highway association are located, was the first county to com mence this work, under the direction of Mrs. C. A. Wolf, Topeka club wo man and Vice President of the Vic tory Highway association. Pottawatomie county, Kansas, Thomas county, in the same state, Elko county, Nev., and Denver coun ty, Colo., already have started the movement for the erection of the county markers. In Shawnee county, the women hope to have completed their cam paign, and to dedicate the county monument by November 11,. Armi stice Day. In Pottawatomie county the leaders in the work believe that the marker will be in place at the western edge of the county by Thanksgiving Day of this year. A standardized design for the markers of county boundaries has been adopted. It consists of an American eagle, with outspread wings, brooding over her young, in a nest. The group is mounted on a pedestal of concrete, and on the base is fixed a bronze tablet, giving the names of the residents of that county who died during the war. The design was made under the direction of Dr. Thomas S. Roberts,1 curator of the zoological museum of the University of Minnesota, and one of the leading ornithologists of the country. Dr. Roberts declared after the completion of the modal that its fidelity to the life appearance of the eagle is remarkable and that the whole group was excellently con ceived and developed. ! Within a few years, the officials of the Victory Highway association are assured, the highway will be marked from coast to coast with the intimate and local monuments, which will form as a whole, what Casper Yost, in an editorial in the St. Louis Globe Demo crat has declared, is "the biggest memorial undertaking in the history of the world." "Ted" North Company, Strand, Octo ber 9. The "Ted" North Musical Players will open a three night engagement at the Strand Theatre, Monday, Oct ober 9th, presenting a complete change of program each night. Mr. North plays this territory each season but this will be his first appearance in Hays. His show this season is said to he a little out of the ordinary for a repertoire company. Musical farce comedies of the latest release will be presented and during the action of the bill numerous musical numbers h. V I j will be offered. Included in the cast are the names of "Ted" North, Marie Peters, Betty Cortland, Mona Lee, Melba Leewright, Bob Hardaway, mer Chaffee, Walter Arthur and a host of others. "Goodnight Nurse" is the opning bill announcd for Monday, October 9. BUFFALO IN PAGEANT AT DODGE CITY AFFAIR Dodge City, Oct. 2. Two buffalo from the Hays state normal school, accompanied by W. A. Lewis, presi den of the school, and a delegation of of Hays City residents, will partici pate in the Pageant of Progress on Semi-Centennial Day, October 11, during the Great Southwest Fair, it is announced by H. F. Schmidt, chair man of the committee in charge of arrangements. An attempt was made to secure the use of a herd of buffalo located near Lakin, but the owner of the animals is so advanced in years he would be unable to make the trip here and would not permit his valuable animals brought here under any other condi tions. The semi-centennial committee had only one alternative, to secure the mounted specimens at the Hays normal school. The specimens are to be mounted on a motor truck and will be under the personal care of President Lewis. Boat Driven by Water. A life boat Invented in Holland is driven by water drawn Into one open ing and expelled from two others by a steam pump, steering being done by controlling the outlets. And - 4 I t ' Announcement and Appreciation To all those who supported me at the Primary Election, I take this means of publicly expressing to them my sincere thankfulness for the same ; and hereby, repsectfully solicit their support and influence at the Election in November, next. Kindly speak to your friends and neighbors, and help to get me all the votes that you can. AND TO ALL THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY, as well as to those to whom I have just expressed my appreciation, I hereby renew my former announcement as the Repub lican Candidate for the office of Coun ty Attorney of Ellis County, subject to the will of the majority of all the people at the Election in November. As indicated from what has just been said, I am a Republican; but this will in nowise interfere with the -discharge of my duties as County Attorney. If elected, I shall hold malice toward none; but have Charity for ALL, and TRY TO REMEMBER MY OATH. Respectfully, JAMES T. NOLAN, Republican Candidate for County Attorney. HUDSON G. YORK Mr. Hudson G. York, who with his wife, kept the Experiment Station hotel since last January, died at St. Anthony's Hospital, Thursday after noon, September 28th, after failing health of nearlv two month. Mr. York was subject to asthma and with it had a weak heart, and the intense heat this summer proved too much for him. The remains were taken to Alton, Kansas, and funeral pervice ' i Your Guarantee of Service That's one reason for the wide-spread popularity of Red Crown, Those who are using Red Crown like the comfortable feeling of an abundance of power under the right foot; they enjoy the flex ibility of the engine when Red Crown is in the tank. If you are not using Red Crown you are overlooking a lot of pleasure in motoring and you will get greater mileage and foul fewer spark plugs. 2sm2 scad fr r t at any Filling Station or Garage showing the was held at the Congregational church there with which he had been connected for several years, although in coming to Hays he had transferred his membership to the Presbyterian church here. He leaves a widow, a married daughter, Mrs. , Mindschecer, a mar ried son,. Charles, residing at Ells worth, and a daughter attending the Hays High School. He leaves also two sons by a former marriage, one living at Valley Junction, Iowa, and the other at Alton, Kansas. The Hoisington Dispatch published a long wedding notice, last week, of Miss Madeline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Dome of the Pfeifer neighborhood, to a Mr. J. F. Reidle, formerly connected with the First National Bank of Hoisington. They will make their home on their farm south of Hoisington. RifihVSIghtednesa. The assertion comes from France that the majority of people are not only right-handed but also right sighted. By this Is meant tbut most persons see better with the right eye than with the left and habitually, though unconsciously, employ It more. Some persons, however, make greater use of the left eye than of the riht, and accordingly :ire said to be "left eyed." (First Published in the Hays Free Press, August S. 1922.) AN ACT RELATING TO COMPENSA TION FOR VETERANS OF THE WORLD WAR (Chapter 255, Laws of 1921.) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas : SECTION 1. There shall be submitted to a vote of the electors of this state at the ni i "x. .. L- :.J general election to be held in the year 1922 the following act, which shall appear upon the ballot as "An act relating to compensa tion for veterans of the World War": and the vote for and against such proposition shall be taken a provided by law. "AN ACT relating to compensation for vet erans of the World War. "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: "SECTION 1. The state of Kansas ac knowledges its indebtedness to. and prom ises to pay to each person, who was a resi dent of the state of Kansas at the time of his entering the service, and who served in the World War in any branch of the army, navy or marine corps of the United State prior to November 11. 1918. and who was honorably discharged therefrom, the sum of one dollar for each day of his or her entire service, which compensation shall be in addi tion to all pay and allowances made by the United States government. "SEC. 2. The governor, secretary of state, and state auditor are hereby author ized and directed to issue bonds ofthe state of Kansas in a sum not exceeding twenty-five million dollars to provide funds for the pur pose set out. in section 1 hereof: Provided, That such bonds may be issued in install ments from time to time in such amounts and upon such terms as may be necessary to meet the payments of compensation as the same are allowed: such bonds shall bear in terest not to exceed 64 per cent; such bonds or the portion thereof at any time issued shall be made payable at the fiscal agency of the state of Kansas in twenty-five equal an nual installments, the first of which shall be payable one year from the date of issue, and the last of which shall be payable twenty-six years from the date of issue. and which bonds shall be sold to the highest bid der and for not less than par. "SEC. 3. There is hereby levied upen all the taxable property of the state of Kanaas an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest upon such bonds and the principal thereof as they may become -due; and the proceeds of such taxes are hereby appropriated to the payment of such principal and interest. "SEC 4. There is hereby created a board consisting of the state officers named in sec tion 2 hereof, and the adjutant general of the state, who are hereby charged with the .M:;a4-.n-;rt .f low ont j within thirty days after the taking effect of this act, make, establish and publish rules and regulations providing for the .proof of claims under this act, and for the method of I payment of the same; and they are hereby ' authorized in the general administration of this law, to establish other rules and regula- j tions. , "SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and j be in force from and after its publication in I the official state paper." SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Btatute book. 2871 j iu L