The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23


in barn. He was an old soldier and
was Ga years old.
New Board of Regents Organizes
The new board of regents OF the Az
ricultural college met at Manhattan
and organized by electing w. E.
Blackburn, editor Of the Anthony Re-
publican, president, and J. o. Tulloss
Of Sedan, vice president. The matter
of electing successor to President
Nichols, whose resignation was hand
ed in a year ago and which takes ef
feet July /, was discussed but no &C
ton was taken.
Company X Mustered Out.-The
state military board has mustered
out Company X of the Second regi-
ment Kansas National Guard, locat-
ed at Eldorado. The people there
took no interest in the company.
company will be organized at Caney.
The state encampment will be held
at Fort Riley from August II to 26
and the rifle shoot at the same place
! between June 81 and 26. Colonel
Metcalf will be in charge of the rifle
team. All captains on the brigade
staff have been made majors and
three inspectors of rifle practice have
been named. These changes were
necessary to make the guard conform
to the regulations of the regular
army.
Sunday Selling Unlawful.-In an
opinion, Attorney General Jackson
held that it is unlawful TO keep open
a grocery store on Sunday. The rul-
ing was made on request from the
Wichita Wholesale and Retail Gro
GERS association. 1t seems that some
of the small groceries in the suburbs
of Wichita have not closed their
places that day. Members of the as
sociation, composing 90 per cent of
the grocers of the city, recently had
one of the "non-union" grocers ar
rested. The police judge discharged
him. The members of the association
then threatened to ope ntheir stores
Sunday in order to test the question.
They asked the attorney general what
them that it would be in violation of
the statutes and that the local au-
thorities should prosecute grocers
who fail to observe the law
Says Taft Did His Best.-While
Governor Stubs did not bring back
with him copy of the decision OF
the attorney general of the United
States deprivlng national banks of the
right to participate in the guaranty
deposit fund, he read it over before
leaving Washington and understands
pretty well what it contained. He
has expressed no opinion in the mat
ter himself, but from the points he
has mentioned the conclusion has
been drawn by the other state Off
Gals that the decision probably pre-
vents national banks from insuring
their deposits in any manner. If this
proves to be the case it will be impos-
sible for the national banks of Kansas
to continue with the formation OF
their insurance company. Dispatches
from Washington continue to bear
out this contention. Governor Stubs
did not appear to be greatly disap-
pointed when he reached his office.
He failed to accomplish what he
went to Washington to do, If possible,
but he is of the opinion that the fed
eral officials probably did the only
thing possible under the circum.
stances. He was royalty treated by
President Taft and the other federal
officials with whom he came in con-
tact and says he got square deal"
from start to finish. President Taft
did all that could possibly have been
expected of him." said Governor
Stubs.
Wichita Needs More HeIp.-With
$2,500,000 worth of public and private
buildings contracted for or planned
for the coming summer in Wichita,
contractors are facing a shortage of
skilled mechanics. They estimate
they will need 200 more skilled car
penters and bricklayers than are now
there.
State Banks Will Come I'M. N.
Dolley state bank commissioner, said
that in his opinion there would be
very few, if any, state banks which
would fail to come in under the pro-
visions OF the new guaranty law. 81
am receiving letters from dozens of
banks every day on this subject" he
said recently, 'and l tell you the
state banks are falling over them
selves to get in under the new law
before the new law becomes effective
July /. l am also hearing from many |
national bankers and find that there |
will be fewer national banks and more |
state banks after the first of next |
July. Many of the national banks
will denationalize and reorganize as
state banks in order to get the bene-
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