The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Benz
eft of Our Readers.
Miscellaneous.


officials at which no agreement was
reached announcement was made from
st. Louis that the railroads OF Mis-
souri, would return to the three-cent
local ticket rate and the 1000 mile
interchangeable mileage April ~.
The Iowa legislature has voted
against the adoption of bank guaran-
ty law.
Eleven thousand tickets were sold
to the Gotch-De Rouen wrestling match
in Convention hall, Kansas City where
the Iowa man again demonstrated that
he was the champion wrestler OF the
world by taking two straight rails out
of the Frenchman.
Gov. Hadley of Missouri has issued
a proclamation naming April b. as
Arbor day.
In his annual report to the over
seers of Harvard college President
Elliot scathingly denounces foot ball
as a demoralizing spectacle unfit Tor
college sport.
At a meeting of National bankers
of Kansas held at Topeka steps were
taken for the organization of cur
rency association and company to in
sure bank deposits.
The election of George Alexander,
candidate of the Municipal league and
the reform element, which brought
the recall action at Los Angeles, Cal,
is conceded over Wheeler, the Social
list candidate His plurality is two to
one.
The bill prepared by the anti-saloon
league which prohibits the shipments
of liquor from outside state where
such shipments would be unlawful II
made from another point in the same
state was introduced in congress by
Langley of Kentucky.
The resolution adopted ten days ago,
placing an embargo on the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway, was rescind-
ed Friday by the transportation
bureau committee of Kansas City.
1t is a capital offense to kidnap a
child for ransom in Missouri.
Senator Gore has introduced bill
to amend the constitution as follows:
That congress shall have power to
levy and collect taxes, graduated or
otherwise, on any or all classes OF in
Gomez
The opinion of the millers at their
meeting at Wichita, Kan, was that
not five per cent of the old wheat crop
remains to be marketed and the mill
ers expect difficulty in getting suffi-
cient wheat to keep their mills run
ming until the new crop can be mar
keted.
The Optimists club propose chang
ing April l from All Fools Day to
Optimists Day.
The Crown Prince of Servia and
his younger brother each have re-
nounced their right of succession to
the throne.
An effort is to be made to organize
the teachers of the United States and
Canada under. the auspices of the
North American Teachers league.
Because of rheumatism in his arm
Paderewski the pianist has Cancelled
all his engagements and returned to
Europe.
The Southwest Window Glass COM
pany with headquarters in Kansas
City, Kan. has been granted a char
ter in Kansas.
The Farmers e Stock Growers
Railroad company is the latest addi-
ton to the concerns chartered in Kan
sas to build a road through the south
west counties of the state.
A tornado hit school house three
miles north of Grandfield, Ok, and
killed two students.
Felex Ehrman, American vice con-
sui general and acting American con-
sui general at Panama, died at Pana-
ma Mr.. Ehrman was native of New
Orleans and was one of the founders
of the banking firm of Ehrman and
company.
The United States supreme court
has decided that Goose Island in the
Missouri river above Kansas City,
where gambling and other forms OF
lawlessness have been carried on in
defiance of the laws of both Kansas
and Missouri, is really in Kansas.
Both states claimed the island.
The Missouri Press association will
meet at Fulton, Mo-, May ~, 13 and
IA.
The tariff debate was opened in the
house of representatives by Mr.. Payne
who after talking four hours and ten
minutes suspended his remarks until
the following day.
Director North of the census bureau
has asked an appropriation of $4,000
600 to defray the expenses of the 18th
census.
A tornado struck freight train al
Edison, Kan, with sufficient force to
blow nine cars off the track, two Of
them completely off the right-of-way.
Revenue receipts for February show
a decrease of S1,259,425 from a yeal
ago.
The first year of the commission