The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-12-28
KANSAS ITEMS
sUMMARY OF wEEn's HAPPENINGS
k,nsan Commands "Kansas.'

the commad of the battfeship Kan
sas Captain Vreeland's mother
lives in Burlingame and he mas
brother John Vreeland, at the same
place.
Shot by a Constable.--Sam j. Ryan,
a stranger, died at the city hospital
IN Pittsburg from a gun shot wound
inflicted by Constable McMullen OF
Chicopee, while Ryan was resisting
arrest There was with Ryan at the
time a man named William Hart
who claims to be railroad man. he
was arrested.
Thirty-slx Women Elected. - Thir-
ty-six women were elected as super
intendents of county schools In Kan
sas at the recent election. This ID
a greater number than ever before
recorded in this state. Two years
ago twenty-five were elected. OF tho
thirty.six elected this year fourteen
were reflections. Educational lead
ers say the Introduction Of women IN
to the office of county superintend-
emit has had good effect. The wS
men let politics alone and pay atten-
ton to business.
No Pardon for kIillon.-After con-
sidering tie case for some time Gov
ernor Hoch declined to pardon from
the state penitentiary Philip KiliionA
who was sent up from Cowley coudk
ty for 25 years on the charge OF man
slaughter. The State Parole Board
recommended executive clemency In
Killon's case and numerous requests
have been made for his release but
lust as many protests came up from
Cowley county and Governor Hoch
found that he could not consistently
release Killion.
Funds for Washburn College. -
DR.. Norman Plass. president OF
Washburn college, has returned
from tour of the Eastern cities in
search of money for Washburn COL
lege. He received a pledge Of $4,000
from Andrew Carnegie on condition
that the Washburn endowment fund
reach 100000 before January
1908. Other pledges to the aggregate
amount Of 100000 were received. DR..
Plass plans to raise $4,000 Of the re-
mainder in Topeka and $4,000
throughout the state.
Don't Want jail In Public Square
A suit has been filed in Riley coun-
ty in the name of number Of resi-
dents living near the county Jail
square asking that Riley county be
restrained from maintaining jail
on the square at Manhattan. A new
Riley county court house is just be-
ing completed. but In its construc-
ton no provision was made for Jail
in connection, the county continuing
to maintain the jail on the public
square. four blocks from the court
house.
Opposes Publishing Plan. - T. A.
McNeal. state printer will not
recommend that the legislature make
school books. Mr.. McNeal says hes
expects the question to come up durlS
ing the winter, but that he is not in
favor of an attempt to supply the
schools with books published by the
state He believes the present plan
whereby the state gets Its books at
reduced price is safer and that any
experiment In the direction of state
publication should be undertaken
with caution. Mr.. McNeal will ask
the legislature to purchase three new
lynotypes for the printing plant and
to purchase other machinery for the
bindery and other departments. He
estimated that the cost of new ma
chinery to properly equip the plant
will be in the neighborhood Of
$4,000.
Murder In First Degree. = John
Moore, Of Arkansas City whose trial
for the murder of his wife has been
in progress in the district court at
Winfield. was convicted of murder in
the first degree. His defense was
hereditary insanity. Moore shot his
wife in Arkansas City as she was go
ing home from church. They had
had family trouble and finally
separation. III,
Teachers Must BE Paid. "A ccord,f
ing to an opinion issued by Superin&
tendent Dayton. school board can:
not cut of the teachers salary while
the school is closed ON account of
epidemic. The. opinion was written
at the request of the superintendent
of Clark county. There have been
several epidemics of contagion in
some parts Of the state and some
Of the schools had to be closed. The
directors Of the school districts be-
lieved 1t was. not necessary to pay
the teachers for the days the schools
were closed. The opinion says that
an epidemic is public calamity, and
as long as the teacher is ready to
work but cannot. the salary must be
paid.