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HAYS. ELLIS COUNTY. KANSAS , THURSDAY. OCT 19. 1922.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PICK YEAh
For Governor of Kansas
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W. Y. Morgan, Editor of
Hutchinson Daily News.
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CONGRESSIONAL TICKET
1st D. R. Anthony, Jr., Leavenworth
2nd Edward C. Little. Kansas City
3rd W. II. Sproul . Sedan I
r;v, Tnm c ?fmfr Rino T?aniH '
6th Hays B. White Mankatoji the states what the communities
7th J. N. Tincher, Medicine Lodge stand forI the communities are known
8th Richard E. Bird Wichita
STATE TICKET
Justices Supreme Court
Richard J. Hopkins Garden City j
W. W. Harvey Ashland '
I ;.innt rnvmr i
Ben S. Paulen Fredonia 1
Auditor of Sate j
NTirton A Tnmpr T?hp11 '
Treasurer of State
E. T. Thompson Bellaire
Attorney General
Charles B. Griffith Fort Scott
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jess W. Miley Girard
Superintendent of Insurance
Wm. R. Baker Topeka
State Printer
B. P. Walker Osborne
Judge of the 23rd Judicial District
I. T.- PURCELL
Of WaKeeney, Kansas
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
For Treasurer
A. J. DREILING
For Sheriff
FRANK LOREDITSCH
For Probate Judge
F. E. McLAIN
For County Attorney
JAMES T. NOLAN
For County Clerk
S. S. CHITTENDEN
For County Superintendent
LOUIS CHRISTIANSEN
Commissioner 3rd District
JOHN KRUGER
Commissioner 1st District
FRANK ATWOOD
A KANSAN'S IDEA OF A VACA
TION This ;s a story about a Kansan's!
idea of a vacation. The fellow is Ed
Clemans, Democratic candidate for.
Secretary of State. Mr. Clemans
lives at Longtcn, Elk county, where i
he has for a number of years been in ;
the lumber business. His early home j
is Linn county, out in the country j
where the farmers raise big crops and
big families.
And that has to do with Ed Cle
mans' vacation notion. There is one
big family of Ed's old neighbors nura-l
bering fourteen, and six of them are their town clean, healthful and beau
voters. And they are all Democrats, tiful, for there are lots of ways of
But that won't make any difference in
Linn county, for Republicans and
Democrats down there are for him.
It's the same among the big Repub
lican families. But Ed Clemans likes
to go and stay a few days with these
farmers with big families because,
-he says, there is no second-table busi
ness for the smaller children. At
meals a great table is spread with
good things to eat like fried chicken,
brown gravy, biscuits, etc., and all
the family and visitors assemble for a
banquet three times a day. "Ah,
that's the way to live and enjoy life,
and have a real vacation," this old
warrior told a bunch of Democrats in
Topeka.
Now, then, if Ed Clemans likes
large Democratic families who always
vote the ticket straight, and who live
like kings, he .should come out to
Ellis county and have a little vaca
tion. We understand he has prom
ised our local Democrats at Hays and
over the county to .come and visit
with the folks between the election
and the time he ; to take charge of
the Secretary of State's office in
Ed Clemans is one of the Demo
cratic candidates who has never vis
ited his Democratic brethren in Ellis
county, but from the way they voted
for him at the late primary it is quite
evident they have heard of his high
standing among his neighbors of
i southeast Kansas. Not more than
one-third of the vote of Ellis county
was polled at the recent primary, but
Mr. Clemans went away ahead of his
I two Republican opponents, receiving
584 votes, to 277 for D. O. McCray
and 1G9 for Frank Ryan, or a major
ity over both of 13S. That vote given
to Mr. Clemans is probably one-third
of the Democratic strength of Ellis
county, and it is presumed that he
will lead the Democratic ticket with
from 1,200 to 1,500 votes in this
county. If he could get out here and
spend one of his kind of "vacations"
he might even do better than that.
A MESSAGE TO KANSAS WO
MEN (By Floy Horine, Grinnell.)
We are sure every Kansas woman
wants her country to be the best in
the world. But we wonder how many
of our Kansas women realize what an
important part they have in making i
their country the best.
Our nation is what its
s states make i
by their homes and what represents i
the home as well as the children
found in those homes, and it is the
mother who has the greater responsi-
biliy in 'the training of these chil-
dren. The father must be away from
home most of their waking hours, but j
lt is the mther who has them under j
ner influence both day and night dur-
j ing their most unpressionable age. It
is the mother who must teach them to .
j be kind to each other and their play- ,
, mates, to be respectful, helpful and j
I dependable. j
I It is the good mother who has an
j interest in her child's school life, who
' has his confidence in his childish j
troubles and above all keeps her child !
interested at home after school hours. '
It is to be regretted that the word '
"flapper" has ever been applied to
our American girlhood, but with the
right co-operation from the mother,
it is not likely to endure long.
Mothers should wake up to the pos
sibilities that are hidden in the gang
spirit of our girls and boys if they
want to blot out this curse of flapper
ism. Children are full of energy and en
thusiasm. If you don't find action
and interest for them they will find
it for themselves. And their imma
ture judgment is not safe to depend
upon. They will do things in a crowd
that they would never do individually.
Perhaps you have talked to your
daughter until you have reached the
limit of your vocabulary and yet she
carries her powder puff, rouge box
an dlipstick wherever she goes and
stays out late at nights because all
the other girls do.
Why don't the club women organ
ize departments of their clubs for
these girls? Let them help with
decorations and serving
Give them
a part on the programs and help them
in making out a club program. Make
them feel you are interested in their
work and that you appreciate their
interest in yours.
Take them to visit children's wards
in hospitals, to orphanages and to the
poorer districts of their town, so they
may see the-things they might do to
make life better for children who are
not so fortunate as they.
Get them interested in making
interesting children in civic affairs
They might have a club dance pic
nic or theatre party once in a while
with their mothers, so they will not
feel they are giving up all their good
times. Once they become interested
in wholesome fun and doing some
thing worth while there will be no
more use for the word flapper. The
woman who has a comfortable home
and no children should share this re
sponsibility of motherhood with the
woman who through lack of educa
tion, support or ancestral backbone or
because of all three conditions is
making a failure of bringing up her
children for here lies the greatest
danger to our communities and na
tion. While such children are small
they are a menace in school and
among other children. After they
are grown they are only good mater
ial for I. W. W.'s and Iteds.
Yet if taken in time there is a
world of good to be found in the
child of the street.
j We have three State institutions
in Kansas: The Boys' Industrial
School at Topeka, the Girls' Indus
trial School at Beloit and the Reform
atory at Hutchinson overcrowded and
with a waiting list of children who
have come under the jurisdiction of
these institutions through some in
fraction of the law.
While teaching at the Boys' Indus
trial school I often talked with wo
men visiting the institution who call
ed the boys little dears, remarked
what nice little- fellows they were,
what remarkable work thty were do
ing and how their hearts ached for
them. They usually insisted that
they be given the names of some of
the boys so they could write them let
ters of encouragement and send them
candy. While their intentions were
of the best and their letters and boxes
did make the boys happy, I always
wanted to remind them that these
same bright, .well behaved, little boys
who were turning out such creditable
work, both in the school and the shops
were the same little fellows who were
running the streets and allies in their j
home town. At home they called
them little devils and taught their
children to shun them.
Children of these institutions are
not criminals, but simply unfortun
ate and it is very unfortunate indeed
that they must commit crimes and j
be pronounced unlawful before they I
attract your attention.
So in behalf of the future of these
children, let's hope they find a place
on your club-work program this win
ter. Kansas Woman's Journal.
ARRANGE ROYAL AUCTIONS
Notable Array of Cattle, Hogs and
Sheep to be Offered at Sales,
November 18 to 25
Special importance attaches this
year to the auction sales of purebred
and stockers and feeder live stock at
the Kansas City stock yards, Novem
ber 18 to 25. The Shorthorn-Hereford-Aberdeen
Angus sales of breed
ing cattle will dedicate the new sale
pavilion in the new American Royal
building. The Shorthorn sales will be
held Wednesday, November 22. W.
A. Cochel, western field represent
ative of .the Shorthorn association,
will manage the Shorthorn sale. The
Royal Hereford sale will be held
Thursday, November 23. R. J. Kin
zer, secretary of the American Here
ford Catte Breeders' Association, is
manager of the Hereford sale. The
Aberdeen-Angus sale will be held -
Friday, November 24. Hal T. Hooker
of Maryville, Mo., will manage the
Aberdeen-Angus sale. There will be
a special auction sale of Spotted
Poland China hogs starting at 7
o'clock Wednesday evening, Novem
ber 22, in charge of Henry Faulkner,
president of the National Spotted
Poland China Record.
The carlot fat swine and fat sheep
will be sold in the forenoon of Nov
ember 22. The carlot fat and stocker
and feeder cattle will be auctioned
Thursday morning, November 23. P.
M. Gross of Kansas City will auction
the carlot section of cattle. Thomas
E. Deem will auction the carlot swine
and sheep.
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ican Royal and in the case of 1922
show, the one that will open .the new
building, which is nearing completion,
will be a well rounded out affair.
The full number of catte and hogs
that will movevthrough the American
Royal auction sales will be announced
ater by the management.
It will be well for exhibitors to
note that entries in the carlot classes
close November 10 and to send in
their entries as early as possible.
The railroads have granted a
special rate of a fare and one-third
from surrounding states for the bene
fit of visitors to the American RoyaL!
RECITAL
The Recital at the Normal auditor
ium last Monday night, by Miss Helen
Pestana, under the auspices of the
ladies of the Presbyterian Church,
was a delightful event and drew a
splendid audience. Miss Pestana was
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Neis
wanger, and assisted by Mr. Roberts,
Mrs. Wooster and Mrs. Malloy, giving
a variety to the program which was
greatly enjoyed. The atmosphere of
appreciative listeners enabled the per
formers to be at their best. Not only
the Aid Society for whose benefit the
recital was freely given, but also Miss
Pestana 's many friends in Hars which
is her home and where she has render
ed valuable service in the past by her
musical talent, expressed their gratifi
cation for the opportunity of hearing
her again on this occasion. She leaves
this week, to resume her work near
New York City.
ms i me noiauie arraj oi;jy Qf children who has been unable
auctions ever arranged for the Amer-j to get jiar work. Or they should
DARE DEVIL AVIATORS COMING
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Lieutenant Toncray and "Chubby"
Watson will perform some of the
most dangerous stunts on an aero
plane over Hays, Saturday P. M.
These men are some of the best
"Dare-Devil" stunt flyers in the coun
try and will give us the same exhibi-
I tion that they put on for the largest
fairs, aerial meets, etc.
i They have performed at the New
I York state fair, and Missouri, Kansas
i and Oklahoma state fairs. Their per-
j formance in Sterling, Colorado, drew j
! a crowd of 15,000 people.
Chubby Watson will perform the!
fallowing feats: Stand on head on J
; v.ng,, atauu u uue xuut, ausnu uit
, hands on top wing, hang from lower,
plane by toes, and by one foot. Hangs
from a trapeze seven feet below the
landing gear. Hangs by his teeth
from this trapeze and spins like a
top. Lots of other stunts in addition. !
This performance will take place j
over the main business section of the'
city about 3 p. m., Saturday. !
THE SPIRIT OF FRATERNITY
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The development of brotherly af
fection in lodges and fraternities and
other organizations is one of the fin
est aspects of our so-called selfish
American 'life. Now if the same j
spirit can only come into the commun-
uy as a wnoie, ana estaDiisn interest
in and care for the weakest and most j
struggling elements of people, , our
social problems will be largely solved,
There is too much tendency for
folks to think only of their own com
fort and prosperity and pay no atten
tion to how others are getting along.
Persons of wealth and good., incomes
will fret and complain because good
servants are scarce and high priced,
or because labor costs high and they
get efficient service. Their com
plaints are often perfectly justified,
and they may be gouged by shirking
help.
But if they would compare their
situation with that of many struggling
people, they would realize that they
have little to complain of. They
should thiiiK of the man with a fam-
contemplate the condition of the
widow who has children to support. If
they will go down into the poorer
quarters of their own home town,
they will find plenty of people whose
lot is infinitely worse than theirs.
These complainers have perhaps
had to give up some luxuries that they
used to enjoy. But many of these
people have too many luxuries, and
it would do them no harm to cut down
some features of their lavish livine.
i and find more of their pleasures from
association with the common run of
people. The enjoyments that come
from extravagant spending quickly
aiaappear.
The world will be in a good deal of
turmoil until this spirit of considera
tion and friendship becomes nT&re
general and until people do their ut
most to remove evils that cause suf
fering and distress. Lindsborg
News-Record.
WAR FINANCE CORPORATION
The War Finance Corporation has
received repayment of $2,000,000 on
account of the loans aggregating
$10,430,000 made to the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway Com
pany under the war powers of the
Corporation in December, 1918, and
January, 1919. It is expected that
the balance now outstanding, $2,930,
000, will be repaid in the near future.
Remember when you want pressing
guaranteed work you should
patronize Bissing Brothers on South
Chestnut street, Phone 208.
DOES ADVERTISING PAY?
William Wrigley, Jr., the success
ful chewing-gum magnate, talking
with a smoking-car audience the other
day, was telling the others how much
a year the chicle people spent lor ad
vertising. "But, "Mr. Wrigley, you've spent
millions of dollars and created a
splendid demand now; everybody
talks and chews Spearmint. Your de
man is steady and growing. Isn't it
a waste to continue spending so many
hundred thousands of dollars a year
in publicity?" one of his auditorss
asked.
The Spearmint king thought a mo
ment, and then replied:
"My friend, if I were to stop ad
vertising, it would be just like taking
the engine off this train. It would
slow down, and after a little while
stop. Advertising is the locomotive
of business, and if you don't have it,
business comes to a stop. Wall
Street Journal.
W. P. Wasinger, dentist, in com
pany with'Billie Geyer, sustained a
severed artery in his right hand last
Monday night, when the car in which
they were riding suddenly turned tur
tle. The two men were driving east on
the Golden Belt highway when the
accident occurred. At a point three
and one-half miles west of Ellis,
where the highway makes a reverse
i curve ana crosses tne union x-acmc
I tracks. Gever "who was driving the
i car, was reported to have been blind-;
i ed and confused by the glaring lights !
i of an approaching car. j
In effort to avert a collision, the i
machine deflected from the road and!
crashed into an embankment throw-i
QCCupants to the groUnd and
, ,ma1. VlQ r TV,
i were picked up by passing autoists
and brought to Ellis for treatment.
t Geyer escaped with shakeup and
bruises -Review-Headlight. !
As predicted, the price of paving is
coming down considerably. In the
Kansas City Star of Sunday, was an
article from the Kansas State High
way commission showing that the
price of paving State roads in the
state, eighteen feet wide, of concrete,
has been reduced from over $40,000
a mile last year to the latest contract
given out last week, of less than $30,-
000 a mile, hundreds of miles having
v, ;,rQ ii of 0f tv.of
ure. The Hutchinson News of last
Saturday gives a new low figure in
.street paving, their City Commission
ers last Thursday giving out con
tracts for paving several streets in
that city, with asphalt at $2.25 a
square yard, or $8,046 for three
blocks of the paving. Brick paving
was let at $2.90 a square yard.
Another street, Sherman avenue,
leading to the Reformatory, was also
ordered laid with sheet asphalt at the
same price. The lowest bids in Hays
have been $3.07 for brick and $2.30
for the asphalt, both guaranteed for
five years, as in Hutchinson.
Probate Judge John Gross and L.
J. Stein attended Federal Court in
Leavenworth, this week. It was
claimed that the Ford car which Mr.
Gross purchased of Stein some time
ago, was a stolen one. It was claim
ed by a man from another city Den
ver, we believe. It had been pur
chased by Mr. Stein and sold to Gross.
They beat the case and the car will
remain in Hays. Some forty stolen
cars were parked near the temple of
justice and owners had been found
for all but two of them. Twelve were
Fords and the balance were of other
makes, with- perhaps Buicks and Cad
illacs predominating. One man,
caught the first of the week, near
i Leavenworth, with a stolen car, had
f five galons of alcohol and a complete
j outfit for changing numbers on cars.
The Gulf ports are holding their
own in the way of grain shipments.
The official reports show that last
week there were shipped from the
Gulf ports, 337,000 bushels, while the
eastern ports show only 1,354,000
bushels. Last year from July 1st to
October loth there were shipped from
all American ports 93,689,000 bushels
whila this year for the same period, it
was 65,268,000 bushels, and nearly
all of this is wheat, little corn, oats
or barley being shipped from America
to foreign ports.
The merchants of the city put up
$150 to an aggregation of airplane
stunt flyers to put on a show Satur
day afternoon for the benefit of the
teachers who are here attending the
State Teachers Association. They
will perform all manner of daring
stunts. It will be interesting and
thrilling.
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ALEX J. DREILING
Sup. Sergt. 3C-th Co. 164th D. B.
Camp Funston, 1918.
Republican Candidate for . County
Treasurer of Ellis County, 1922
Your Vote will be Appreciated
Topeka, Oct. 17. The Kansas,.
Non-Partisan League is going to bat
for the Democratic state ticket this
year. The NPL has been made up
largely of Democrats, but it also
drew a fair sprinkling of Republicans,
a few Socialists, and some Independ
ents. But since the endorsement of
Davis for G6vernor, only the more
radical are following the leaders.
One of the principal things for
which the same element in the party
contended was lower taxes. They
know now that state taxes will be cut
from 2.235 mills to 1.66 mills, and
that has convinced the great majority
of the farmers that the party of Lin
coln was the "Grand Old Party" they
always thought it was. Consequent
ly there is a steady drift to the Re
publicans, and the Democrats would
like a new issue.
A SHABBY HOUSE OR A SHABBY
MIND
Haven't you been in houses where
lovely flowers stood all about, and
everything was spick-and-span, but
the library table was strewn with
papers and magazines of the trashiest
description? Is it a good thing to
have the furniture of the house the
best that money can buy, and to
furnish the mind with silly and dis
reputable things in the way of read
ing? Better by far have a shabby
house than a shabby mind. The shab
by furniture can be burned or sold,
but what can be done for the shabby
mind? Use The Youth's Home Com
panion to furnish your mind, and
wherever you are in plain but im
maculate rooms or amid splendors
and palaces you will be at home.
Try The Companion for a year and
see.
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The Stockon Record last week,
printed the following:
"A U. S. Marshal was here last
week and served notice on seven inno
cent owners of alleged stolen cars,
ordering them to appear Tuesday,
with the property at the federal court
at Leavenworth. The following car
avan which left Monday morning;
with the seven cars: Harry Eades,
L. H. Ochampaugh, Roy McMichael,
Earl Bartholomew, Chet Thompson,
Bert 'deary, Pete Romey, John Park
er, and Sheriff Hindman. It is hoped
the caravan will be as long when they
return."
This is a warning not to buy or
trade for an auto of a stranger, no
matter how low the price or attractive
the car. It may be a stolen one.
WOMEN (MUST BE NATURALIZE!
A new rule by the Naturalization
department of the United States Gov
ernment, provided that a married wo
man must be naturalized, whether or
not her husband is an American.
Under the old rule the naturaliza
tion of the husband, made a citizen
of his wife and minor children. 1
' The new older effective, Sept. 22
compels the woman to take out nat
uralization papers the same as a r.tsr..