The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-04-03

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! Claxton, prominent farmer, COM
mitted suicide at his home near Louis
burg. He had been in poor health for
some time. Claxton placed a shotgun
against his head and pulled the trig-
ger. His wife found him several min
utes after.
Declare War on House FIy.-The
next move on the part of the state
board of health will be to declare war
on that common pest, the house fly.
According to Secretary Crumbine this
Insignificant little old house fly is
not only pest and a nuisance but it
is menace to health and life 1t has
been proved beyond a doubt that the
! fly is responsible in a very large de-
gree for spreading the germs of, the
diseases of typhoid fever and tuber-
culos5s, Just as the mosquito has been
blamed for the spread of malaria.
Railroad Valuations Remain Same
Kansas will make no physical valua-
ton of its railroads during the next
two years. The legislature appropriate
ed no money for that purpose. Cover
nor Stubbs and the state board of rail-
road commissioners locked horns on
the proposition. The governor insist
ed on the state making a valuation.
The railroad commission declared it
was useless waste of public funds
The lower house sided in with the
governor and passed bill appropriate
ing $12O,OO0 for that purpose The
senate sided in with the railroad
board and defeated the appropriation.
Governor Stubs also failed in his at
tempt to secure a public utilities law,
patterned after the New York and
Wisconsin laws. This proposition
was not discussed much on the stump
during the political campaign last fall
and when the governor sprung it on
the legislature it was new to the peo-
pie. Kansas is trying to encourage
the development of utilities, especially
interurban lines. This bill scared peo-
pie engaged in those enterprises. The
farmers also became exercised over
the idea of having their local tele-
phone companies supervised by a
state board at Topeka. 1t was not diff
ficult, therefore, to arounse the leg
islature against the bill.
Insists He Should Have $21 ,ooo.-
State Treasurer Mark TulIey is not
reconciled yet to the action of Cover
nor Stubs in vetoing the item trans
ferrfng $21 900 from the general fund
to the state school fund. Tulley says
the books showing the assets of the
state school fund carry lie on their
face they show that the fund has
1921 900 more money or bonds in it
than it really has; that there is no
sion when Governor Stubs vetoed
ledger; that the state should wipe it
out by making the school fund whole.
The only way it can be done, he says,
is to appropriate money out of the
general fund. The constitution says
that the school fund shall never be
diminished. 1t has been diminished
to the extent of $121,0 900, of which
sum 100000 represents bonds which
the city of Lawrence has got out of
paying and $21, 900 bonds which have
been declared fraudulent. The treas
urer had the whole amount in the
item at first, but cut out the Lawrence
100000 because bill was pending in
the legislature to still make Lawrence
pay that debt That bill failed. The
bill for the $4,000 item went through
both houses without dissenting vote
and had the legislature been in ses-
sion when Governor Stubs vetoed
the item the treasurer believes that
the item would have been passed over
the veto. ct is my desire to clean
up the records and make them state
the TRUTH said the treasurer. Il don't
believe in carrying a lie on the state
ledger. / hope the next legislature
will make the necessary appropria-
tons to make the school fund
whole
Druggist Fined $500 and Costs
George B. Harrop, a Manhattan drug
gist, was found guilty of violating the
pure food and drug act by adulterating
drugs by Justice Porter, on three diff
ferent counts. He was given the min
imum fine of 500 per each count and
costs.
Wichita Claims 54,55o.-Accordine
to the Polk-McAvoy Directory com
pany, which has just completed the
fourth annual directory for Wichita,
the city has a population of 54,55O.
This is an increase for the year Of
1850. There are 81 800 names in the
new directory and 21a is used as the
multiple to secure the total popula-
ton.
Plans White Plague Exhibit.-Ac
cording to DR.. s. J. Crumbine, secre-
tary of the state board of health, it is
the intention OF the board to assemble
in Topeka a great tuberculosis ex.
hibit within a short time. The ex-
hibit is to be second to none in the
United States. The exhibit will be in
charge of competent man who will
deliver lectures and show stereoptical
views After having been exhibited in
Topeka the exhibit will be taken to
the county seat towns of the state.
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tons of pennies given the soldiers in
settling. More than 5000 checks were
handled.
MiIIers Appeal to President.-Presi-