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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Interurban Cut Off Nearly Done.

Coffeyville.-The people of this
city and independence will be glad to
know that the 'cut Off on the inter
urban line is about completed. The
last rails were laid Saturday and the
Union Traction Co. expect to run
cars over the line within ten days.
This change in track will lessen the
time between this city and Independ-
ence about fifteen minutes. The old
track was laid in a round about way
to avoid the necessity of crossing a
farm at that time, but with the more
direct route the track is shortened al
most one mile.
The old schedule provided for the
run to independence in one hour and
fifteen minutes, but with the high
speed cars and the lesser distance the
trip will now be made in a trifle less
time than one hour. This reduction
of time means a great thing for both
the city and the county seat; it will
facilitate business between the two
points and will no doubt increase the
freight business of the interurban
line.
The shorter time will be of infinite
benefit to the many persons who daily
make the trip for both pleasure and
business.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Hot In Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-The Their
mometer at the United States weather
observatory registered 1903 at 2:30.
Shade thermometers in the business
district reached 108 to 112. 1t was
the hottest day of the season in Ok
lahoma City and over the entire south
west country, and the hottest record
ed here in fifteen years. No heat
prostrations are reported, but dis
patches say that crops have been ma
terialiy damaged, in some places the
good effects of the moisture brought
by recent rains having been practic-
ally overcome. A sultry westerly
wind has blown part of the day, re-
lieving the humidity in the arly fore
noon.
At Muskogee the thermometer reg
istered 10, and was the highest in
eight years. A hot wind blew all day
at McAlester, with the temperature
at 1903. Vegetation there is being
killed Cotton is materially damaged.
Reports from the Panhandle indicate
that little more than moderate tenn
perature has prevailed owing to the
altitude and prevailing winds.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU FOR X. U.
Plan to Aid Students who desire to
Earn an Education.

Lawrence.-The University of Kan
sas will, with the opening of the fall
term, conduct an official student en-
ployment bureau. 1t will have for
its purpose the secusing of work for
students who wish to earn their way,
Or part of their way, through the uni
versity. The bureau will be under
the direction Of Registrar George o..
Foster.
Every year at the university the
registrar receives from 800 to 400 let
ters from students asking work be-
fore they can enter school, Last year
an investigation carried on by Chan
cellor Strong disclosed the fact that
So per cent of the students then en-
rolled in the university earned part
or all of their expenses.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Your Salary.

The universe pays every man in his
own coin; if you smile, it smiles upon
you in return; if you frown, you will
be frowned at; if you sing, you will
be invited into gay company; if you
think, you will be entertained by
thinkers; and if you love the world
and earnestly seek for the good that
is therein, you will be surrounded by
loving friends, and nature will pour
into your lap the treasures of the
earth. Censure, criticise and hate, and
you will be censured, criticised and
hated by your fellow men.-N. w.
Zimmerman.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
MILLION DOLLAR CORN CROP
Allen county's Yield This Year Will
Bring That Sum.

Iola.-There has never cen such n
county as is now shown by the green
fields which are scattered through
out the county. The season has been
almost perfect. There has been an
absence of wind, the calmness being
very unusual. The rains have been
timely and abundant, rather exceed
ing the demand in the early season
and causing grass and weeds TO
smother some fields that were low.
1t has been a warm, moist, growing
season and the uplands have produc-
ed fields that rival the best the bot
tom farms have ever turned out. To
day the corn stands at close to 100
per cent in grading and it requires
but little more favorable weather to
break Allen county records.
Last year the acreage planted to
corn in this county was 7O,320. AS
sumng that there is an equal amount
of corn out this year, and it is easily
possible that there is larger acre
age, as the wheat acreage is reported
TO be less, and one can realize what
it means-70,3 800 acres of corn yield
ing 40 bushels to the acre-means
total crop of 2,S12,S00 bushels. Corn
is now quoted pretty high, but at 40
cents a bushel, a price recently paid
here, the crop would mean $1,125,-
I20 to Allen county farmers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
STATE NEWS NOTES
Condensed Report Important Events That Happened Kansas
WILL STUDY EXPLOSIVES.
Leavenworth Soldiers to Attend Ser.
vice School at Fort Riley.

Leavenworth.- A detachment of six
teen enlisted men and one officer OF
the Third battalion of engineers will
go to Fort Riley, Kan, October l, in
connection with the course in Pioneer
duty and explosives at the mounted
service school.
Lieutenant Douglas Macarthur
went from the post in charge of de-
tacf -nent last year and it is probable
that he will take the detachment to
Fort Riley in October.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Suffering in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb.-All local hot wealth
err records for this year were broken
Monday when the weather bureau re-
ported a temperature of 1913 at 400
o'clock in the afternoon. Suffering
has been intense. There has been no
rain in this section for two weeks,
and reports from the country are that
the corn crop has already been SER
iously damaged, and will suffer much
more seriously if the hot wave and
drouth continue.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Charged With Accepting Bride.

Winfield.-Jake Troutman, of Allan
"a, this county. was arrested, charged
with compromising a misdemeanor. He
had filed a complaint against two
young men in which he charged them
with being disorderly and disturbing
the peace. The officers learned OF
his having accepted a bride to with
draw the complaint, hence his arrest.
He was brought here and in default
Of O. all. fixed by Justice Earhart,
Is in the county Jail awaiting his
81. which has been set for the
26th.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Bouts Thief With Gas Pipe.

Coffeyville.-Two negro burglars
were put to flight while attempting to
rob the home of II. ]. Jones, by Mrs.
Jones. The members of the family
were visiting, Mrs. Jones remaining
home. She was sleeping in the
front room when the burglars entered
by tearing open a screen Goor leading
into the dining room. Hearing the
noise she armed herself with a gas
pipe and surprised them. She struck
one over the head. dazing him for an
instant Both men escaped.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
A Realjst.

81 am a great believer in realism"
remarked the poet.
"Yes?" we queried with a rising in.
fiection, thereby giving him the desired
opening.
81 sometimes carry my ideas OF
realism to a ridiculous extreme" con-
tinued the poet.
Indeed" we exclaimed namely,
somewhat impatient to reach the point
of his witticism.
YES" continued the poet, "the other
day wrote a sonnet to the gas com.
psny and purposely made the meter
defective"
At this point we tainted.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
And Ma Tainted.

"Why did she refuse you?" she
asked her son, with fine scorn.
well" the boy replied between his
sobs, "she objects to our family. She
says pas a loafer, that you're too fat
and that everybody laughs at Dayse
Mayme because she's a fool and talks
about nothing but the greatness OF
her family" (Chauncey threw water
in his mothers face, but at three
o'clock this afternoon she was still
in a swoon, with four doctors working
On her.)-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
DISASTROUS Rain Storm.

Yuma, Ariz-The most disastrous
rain storm experienced in this vicin-
Ity since the great flood OF 1891, broke
over Yuma. For three hours water
fell in torrents, covering the streets in
The business section to a depth of a
foot. Cellars and Easements were
hooded and great damage was done.
The streets and alleys Of the lowest
portion of the town were raging
streams. Houses crumbled like sugar
and families we're compelled TO move
out. ,ading waist deep in water.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Waterworks for Caldwell.

Caldwell-A special election has
been called for the city on August
so, at which time the people will vote
on the proposition of issuing bonds in
the sum of $4,000 for the construc-
ton and extension of a waterworks
system and an electric light plant.
Mayor |. NJ. Horton his issued a no.
tice to the women electors that they
will be permitted to vote on the prop
osition with the men.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
The ArtIess Boy.

The boy bowed politely to the gro
GER.
II understand" he said, that you
want boy, sir. Will you kindly look
me over"
81 only pay 49," said the grocer, abb
ruptly.
Il understood" said the boy, that
you paid four"
The grocer nodded.
81 did pay four" he said, until I
saw in the paper the other day that
Millionaire Rogers began his business
career on SO a week."
The boy smiled.
But don't expect to be million
aire," he said. 81 don't care to be
rich-I'd much rather be good"
The grocer was so much pleased
with this artless reply that he COM
promised with the boy for three and
a half.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
They Were Good Mothers.

Elizabet Cady Stanton is quoted as
saying that woman's first duty is to
develoi all her powers and possibili-
ties, that she may better guide and
serve the next generation. Mrs. Stan
ton raised seven uncommonly healthy
and handsome children, says an ad-
mirer of hers, and the children Of Mrs
Julia Ward Howe testify to the vir.
tues of the noted woman as moth
en- The eagle may be as good a
mother as the hen or the goose.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
WATERMELON CASE GETS
INTO FEDERAL COURT

Topeka-Suit was filed in the
United States district court against
three local commission men by at
torneys for ]. NJ. Murphee, an Okla
homa man who brought a carload Of
melons here recently and was arrest
ed on the charge of selling without 3
license. Damages amounting to SIS.
900 are asked. The suit alleges 3
conspiracy. Mruphee was released al
his trial in police court.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Her Intentions.

do you think your sister will mar
ry me?"
IF you keep comm"
Have you heard her say anything
about it,"
81 heard her tell ma that II you
didn't stop comm here so often shed
make things unpleasant for you"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
III At Muskoqee.

Muskogee, Okla.-The government
thermometer at Bacone university
Monday registered Ill. the highest
ever recorded here.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Prepared for the Worst

"How long had your wife's first hus-
band been dead when you married
her?"
About eight months"
"Only eight months? Don't you
think she was in a good deal of a
hurry?"
"Oh, / don't know. We had been
engaged for nearly two years"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Self-Made,

81 might say to you, young men,
that am a self-made man."
in what respect?" asked an i'm
pertinent youth.
In this respect, If you must know"
replied the orator. Il made myself
popular with men who had a pull and
thus obtained my present lofty posi-
ton"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20

doctors failed to help. l was discour-
aged. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
quick relief and final cure and now I
am in the best of health"
Remember the name-Doans. Sold
by all dealers. so cents box. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20

are the cause. Cure
them. Mrs. S. D. FL
lison, N. Broadway, La
mar, Mo-, says: kid
ney trouble wore me
down till l had to take
to bed. l had terrible
pains in my body and
limbs and the urine was
annoying and full of sed-
iment. / got worse and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
An AruIve cowherd.

Argus was Boosting of his 100 eyes.
Think of putting on so pairs OF
goggles when you want to motorl" We
cried.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
IL Mioht Have Been.

Knicker - Hudson discovered the
Hudson in the Half Moon.
Bocker-Probably he would have
discovered the Mississippi with full
moon.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
DISCOURAGED WOMEN.
A Word of Hope for Despairing Ones.

Kidney trouble makes weak, weary,
worn women. Backache, hip pains,
dizziness, headaches, nervousness, Ian
guor, urinary troubles make women
suffer untold misery. Ailing kidneys
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Three Deaths at St. Joseph.

st. Joseph, Mo.-Three deaths were
reported Monday, due to the heat,
among them being William A. Kenyon,
a Civil war veteran, aged "A. The
heat record of Sunday was reached
again Monday, when the thermometer
registered 101 degrees.
Driven insane by the heat, Mary
Keck ran for three blocks through the
shopping district, shouting at the top
of her voice. 1t required three men
to overpower her.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20

The greatest evils are from within
us, and from ourselves also we must
rock for our greatest good--Jeremy
Taylor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20

When a spinster marries man who
is already bald she doesn't get all
that she is entitled to.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-08-20
Searching In Arkansas.

Fl. Smith, Ark.-The hottest wea-
Their in eight years was reported here
Monday, the thermometer registering
los. No rain has fallen since July 10,
and the crops are badly damaged.
One Death at sapuIpa.
Sapulpa, Okla.-Jerry Fox, so years
old, a bricklayer, late of Marion, o.,
dropped dead here this evening, over
come by the heat.
Lawrence Man Dies.
Jefferson City, Mo.-A temperature
of % degrees was recorded here Mon->
day. Albert NJ. Reynolds, Of Law
renee, Kan, was Frustrated and died
shortly afterwards.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
BURNS SAYS CALHOUN
WINES. WITHOUT ANY
DEFENSE FOR ACTIONS

My attention has been called to a
statement issued by Patrick Calhoun
tonight bearing on the arrest of Bowl
ing and Davidson, and I assure you
that 1 consider the document as one
quite to be expected from him. said
William j. Burns last night.
He commenced with his usual whine
for sympathy and then jumps to the
defense of his TOOLS 1t has been known
by the prosecution for months that
Bowling has been endeavoring to have
people perjure themselves for Calhoun.
In regard to the cracking of safes
notice that he again fails to deny
that his hired thieves bribed employees
of the district attorneys Office to rob
the safe of information damaging to
Calhoun.
Then comes his disgusting appeal
to the union men and women of San
Francisco to witness his fairness to
them and not to lay at his door the
bloodshed which occurred during the
strike. Who has attempted to reor-
ganize the Citizens alliance for the
purpose of crushing the unions, and
furthermore who brought Farley to
this city with his band of numbering
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
OLDER REFUSES TO DEAL
WITH TROLLEY CHIEF'SSPY
By Fremont Older

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high $4,000
wash
also knowi hat was true
Andre
Michael Casey and all the
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libel the
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The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
Baniish
Spring Hurnors
Impure or effete matters
accumulated in the blood
during the winter cause In

The spring such dfshguring and pain
full troubles as boils. pimples. and other
eruptions, also weakness. loss OF ap-
petite, that tired feeling.
The best medicine to take is
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly
cleanses the blood, and effects per-
manent cures by giving healthy func-
tional activity to the stomach, liver,
kidneys. bowels and skin.
Hoods SarsaparilIa effects its won
derful cures, not simply because 1t
contains sarsaparilla, but because it
combines the utmost remedial values
of more than 20 different ingredients.
each greatly strengthened and en-
riched by this peculiar combination.
These ingredients are the very rene
dies that successful physicians pre-
scribe for the same diseases and all
ments. If urged to buy any prepara-
tion said to be "just as good" you may
be sure 1t is inferior, costs less to make
and yields a larger profit.
Begin taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
today, in the usual liquid form or in
the chocolated tablets known as Sar-
satabs. 100 Doses One Dollar.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02

whom he had brought with him on one
Of his visits and had introduced as
one of the executive board of the strik-
submit his proposition TO the district
attorney He then stated that he
would take $4,000 in all to make a
truthful statement and remain in San
Francisco for the purpose of takin g
the witness stand If necessary.
Bowling stated that If he took the
stand contemplated his life would be
In constant danger, as the United
Railroads people were awful - --,
and would not hesitate to resort TO
murder to get even with him.
was constantly reporting to the
district attorney all that was trans
piring between Bowling and myself
and was putting the man off while
waiting for Langdon to communicate
with the attorneys for the United Rail-
roads After he informed me of his
meeting with them, and their apparent
disfnclination to take the matter up
notified Mr.. Fremont Older of the sit
uation.
Bowling hesitated about meeting Mr..
Older, but finally stated that he would
meet him, but would not go to the Bull
letin Office. I then communicated with
Mr.. Older over the telephone while
Bowling was present, and he stated
that he would meet Bowling at the
Offices OF his attorneys, Hickey &
Cullinan.
I then returned the statement TO
Bowling and our negotiations ended.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
Calhoun Spy Attempts Sale Of Employers Plot to Older

thugs. and who has Farley in this city
at the present time? His fairness 90
unions is indeed we'll known.
He whines about what his railroad
in Pittsburg is doing. 1t would be IN
teresting to know how he got perpet-
ual franchises there in view Of the re-
cent graft expose in that section
He talks of having damaging facts
against Spreckels, Burns. Older, Heney
and Phelan and says he has been quiet
about II. Everyone knows the vicious
lies which have been printed in his
bought and paid for gutter weeklies
and other Shiny publications Every
one knows that these were lies. and
that If he had one scintilla OF evil
dence against any Of the men he re-
fers to he would long since have had
1t. published in the vicious Globe, which
he is maintaining at cost OF $4,000
month. which comes out of the funds
of the United Railroads, TO support
his personal campaign.
In his statement he also makes a
vicious refernce to the late Chief of
Police William ]. Biggy. Remember
Biggy.' Why doesn't this coward
come out and say what he means in
stead of making his veiled reference?'
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02

Burns wanted to see him, and .+ac &C
cordingly Bowling went to the oeIeco
.tive's home in Devisadero street. herS
an interview between the carman ana
Burns was held, the deponent stated,
and. after many telephone MESSAGES
and another meeting, finally ne anu q
Davidson were led into the very hanos
Of the graft prosecution. for they Went
down to the office of one Mr.. hickey
on the fourth floor Of the Claus spreek- pptsi.
els building, and there met Mr.. Older.
Older. Bowling explained, tried 70
force the carmen to state that Scnmltz
was instrumental in forcing the car
strike, but the deponent said that this
was not true, and that. therefore, ne
would not say 1t was. When he9 could
not be moved from his position OF VIZ
tue Bowling swore that Older safd his
statements were worth nothing. II ne
could not get Schmitz into them.
Next in the surprising document
comes the statement that Older ofrered
Bowling $4,000 to stay with" the
graft prosecution. of which $3.50 was we $
to be paid down, and 5000 per month
for himself and $3.50 per month for
Davidson. The word of. James Phelan
was to be given, Bowling stated, for
the balance of the promised sum.
The document was sworn TO oe1ore
Notary Public c. r. Holton.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-02
STORY TOLD CALHOUN
REGARDING MEETING
WITH FREMONT OLDER

Here is the statement that James H.
Bowling, ex-secretary. of the. carmen's 5
union, made under oath to Patrick Cal
noun, after he had been repuised by
he could not be trusted to. tell the
truth. The gist of the remarkable doc
ument follows:
: On March IL. 1909 Bowling says that
one j. Setrakian. a former carman,
called at his house and talked over the
strike with him. Bowling stated that
he believed the prosecution forces re-
sponsible for the strike, and later Set
rakian called again with the news that
be could get possession of private let
ters between Spreckels and Cornelius.
duplicating Spreckels ia the manage,
ment of the strike. These letters were
supposed TO be in the possession of
one Jack Mcdonald.
The idea attempted to be set forth in
the affidavit is that the evil Setrakian
was trying to bring Bowling to ruin
by bringing him into the clutches of
the graft prosecution. and that the
talk of having Cornelius private let
ters was a ruse.
Bowling. deposed further that Setra-
khan called him up and told him that