The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-21


State Accountant ]. C. Gafford has
completed his investigation of the
state treasury for the period from
March l, 1908, to March Is, 1909, and
filed his report with the governor
He found everything in first class
shape.
Alexander Mitchell Had Declined H.
1T has developed since Robert Stone
attorney general of the United States
that another Kansas lawyer besides
Attorney General Jackson had a
chance at it. 1t was offered to Alex
Mitchell of Lawrence and Mr.. Mitch
ell refused it after giving the matter
serious consideration.
New State S. s. officers.-Presi.
dent DR.. Frank Knight Sanders, pres.
ident Of Washburn college, Topeka.
Vice-presidents, NJ. Maxwell, Kansas
City, Kan; c. E. Putnam, Ottawa; ].
F. Robinson, Beloit. General secre,
tary, ]. H. Eengle, Abilene. Treasur-
err, overlooked and not nominated by
mistake. Elementary superintendent,
Mrs. Laura B. Bayless, Abilene Field
worker, w. B. Stem, Abilene. Mem
bers of executive committee: Term
expires 1912: Don Kinney, Newton;
Howard c. Rash, Salina; Mrs. H. A.
Tice, Dodge City; w. H. Rockefeller,
Holton. Short term, H. w. Bomgard-
ner, Belleville. Recording secretary,
Fayette A. Smith. These are the Of
ficers for the ensuing year nominated
by the nominating committee OF the
Kansas State Sunday School conven
tion in session at Topeka. The report
OF the committee was adopted.
Whisky Was Cause Of Gastrits.-
DIR. S. j. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health has sent to the
state chemist at Lawrence a small
amount of alleged whisky purchased
frem a Wichita man by Larned cfti-
zen. The whisky was purchased in
jug and two drinks of it gave the
Larned mana cute gastritis and he
had to call In a doctor. The doctor
stated that two drinks of the stuff
were positively dangerous and small
amount OF the liquor was sent to DIR.
CYumbine. There is a man In WITCH
tia who has a receipt for making
whisky. The receipt calls for raw al
cohol, tobacco, opium, pepper and half
a dozen other ingredients. 1t Is sus-
pected that the Larned man got some
of this brand. 1t is possible that ac-
ton will be taken to prevent the man.
ufacture of such drinks. The residue
from tobacco leaves was found in the
small amount of liquor sent to the de-
partment.
Degree of Honor Elects Officers
The Grand Lodge of the Degree of
Honor met in Lawrence and elected
the following officers: Grand chief OF
honor, Miss Matte Lundermann, of
Kansas City, Kan; grand lady or
honor. Mrs. Carrie A. Johnson, OF In
dependence; grand chief of ceremo-
MES, Mrs. Cora Jenkins, of Winfield;
grand recorder, Mrs. Georgia Notes
tine, of Hiawatha; grand usher, Mrs.
Sophia Dickerson of Gypsum; grand
inside watch Mrs. Cora Ward of Os-
borne; grand outside watch, Mrs.
Dora Drum of Elk City; grand medi-
cal examiner, Mrs. Martha Bacon OF
Kansas City, Kan; representatives to
the Superior Lodge, Mrs. Josephine
Weatherty, Mrs. Mary Forde, Mrs. E.
NJ. Forde, all of Emporia. Parsons is
to have the next convention, which is
TO be held in 1911. At the session it
was decided that the lodge will Sc
cede from the Superior lodge and be-
come an independent society. This
Is following the action taken In Sa-
lima at the grand lodge of the A. o. U.
W., which seeded from the Superior
lodge.
Kansas Bars Child Actors.-In an
opinion given the state labor commits
sioner, Attorney General Jackson
ruled that child actors could not per-
form in Kansas after this. either at
theaters, Chautauquas or churches. 1t
seems that the Chautauqua circuits
of the state had signed up a lot of
Juvenile performers for their coming
meets, and after the new child labor
law as passed the managers of one
of the juvenile shows was anxious to
find out how the law affected his
game. He applied to the labor COM
mission for an opinion, who in turn
called for an opinion from the attor-
ney general, as several legal questions
were involved. The attorney general,
in his opinion, puts all the juvenile
actors out of business.
Wichita Claims Big lncrease.-The
returns from the office of the county
assessor show the total population of
the city of Wichita to be 1892,
which is an increase from $4,000 for
last year. The assessors have not
completed their work, but announce