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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
KANSAS CONSERVATION
COMMISSION SELECTED.
Three of Those Who Will Safe
guard States Resources.

Governor Stubs has named twenty.
one of the twenty-four members of the
Kansas conservation commission.
Three appointments still are to be
made, one in the Fourth, one in the
Sixth and one in the Eighth district.
The commission is non-partisan, and
each district must have three of the
twenty-four members. The governor
ex-officio is a member and president
of the commission. No pay Is at
tached to the appointments and it will
be a labor of love entirely until such
time as the legislature elects to make
an appropriation to carry on the
work. But one of the twenty-one per-
sons named was an applicant.
Under a law passed by the last leg
islature the commission is to give at
tention to the conservation of the
natural resources of the state, and
also will interest itself in immigration.
Agriculture is represented by Maui
rice McAuliffe of Salina, president OF
the Farmers union; Samuel Brown
of Hiawatha, John Powers of Marion,
manager of a large number of farms,
and John Wingard of Montgomery
county, who is acquainted with tho
needs of the gas and the oil belt
Commerce is represented by Henry
Wallenstein of Wichita, senior mem.
Der of wholesale and retail dry
goods and millinery establishment;
C. H. Young of Atchison, and r. L..
Cooper of Salina, member of the
United Commercial Travellers asso-
citation.
The miners are represented by
Alexander Howat of Pittsburg. district
president of the United Mine Workers.
Representing manufacturing is
Harry Hallowell of Larned, member
of large milling concern, and Ed. F.
Greer of Winfield.
Cities and their problems will have
the attention of former Mayor Guyer
of Kansas City, Kan, former Mayor
Munzenmayer of Junction City, Mayor
Talbot of Mcpherson and Mayor Boil
linger of lola.
Cattle and live stock industries will
be looked after by John Edwards OF
Greenwood county and S. S. Griffin
OF Barber county.
The press, the most important fac
tor in the early work of the comsion,
is represented by Fred Knapp of Be-
lott, viii Beck of Holton, Frank Nc
1vor Of Hoxie, Ralph Faxon OF Garden
City, E. P. Greer of Winfield and W.
D. Greason of Paola.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07

Proper reclamation of the wet lands
Of Kansas would mean in added crops
from $15,OOOO0O to $3O,O00,O00 annu
ally, according to H. B. Walker, drain
age engineer of the Kansas State Ag'
ricultural college. Mr.. Walker has WIS.,
tied ninety-three Kansas farms and
five drainage districts during the last
eight months, looking after the recla'
nation of the wet lands of the state
If all of the wet lands were reclaimed
the crops grown on them in one year
will more than pay the cost of doing
all of the work, he says.
Mr.. Walker traversed 1900 miles in
the eastern part of the state studying
the situation. He found some 5000
square miles of Kansas land which is
not being cultivated profitably on &C,
count of excessive moisture.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Congress Is Good to Kansas.

Topeka, Kan.-Never in the history
of the state has Uncle Sam planned
the erection of so many new postof.
flee buildings in Kansas as at the pres
ent time. Not all of the propcse1
buildings will be erected this year, but
it is believed that he government VIII
spend about 81, 100000 this summer for
improved postoffice facilities in this
state. At the present time the United
States district attorneys office has
appraisements on eight new building
sites in Kansas towns. On each OF
these will be erected modern build
ings for postoffice purposes. The
money for each of these buildings has
already been appropriated by congress
and a second list of Kansas towns Is
urging representatives for funds for
new buildings next year.
Last week the district attorneys Of
flee received notice that the govern
ment had arranged for the purchase
of an $500 site in Salina. On this
ground will be erected new $4,000
addition to the present building. Work
will be started at once. At Usage
City, Chanute, Mcpherson, Hiawatnl
Holton, Winfield and Arkansas City
new postoffice buildings are planned
In each of these towns a new site will
be purchased.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
VIII Discuss Agriculture.

Topeka, Kan.-Agriculture is to te
the feature of the annual conference
of the county superintendent of Kan
sas at Manhattan on August s and 9
Superintendent of Public Instruction
E. T. Fairchild announced the dates
and plans. Dean Bailey of Cornell
university and Dean Davenport Of the
University Of Illinois will be the prin'
cipal speakers. Demonstrations in az
ricultural teaching will be had on a
comprehensive scale Mr.. Fairchild
expects an attendance OF about eighty
superintendent
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
w.I Flaw, 4.1oo Gallons a Minute.

Garden City, Kan.-The third irri
eating well, still further adding to the
fame of Garden City as pumping cen
ter. has been brought in and is now
flowing 400 gallons per minute. The
well is used just at present to irri
gate an SO-acre alfalfa tract but water
will probably be sold from it, as there
is sufficient to take care of a half sec
ton. There is the greatest possible re
vival in pumping in the Garden Cit
district which already has great fam
as such.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
sIa Attendance at Institute.

Emporia, Kan.-The statewide In
stitute, which will be held in Emporia
the last two weeks in July, will naev
more money expended upon it than
the whole normal school had during
the first two years of its existence.
An attendance of 300 or 400 is eX-
pected. Last year the attendance was
largely confined to superintendent OF
schools and high school principals
This year boards of education in many
cities are requiring their grade teach
ers to attend and a full representation
will be had from Great Bend, Junction
CITY and other cities. All the super
vising principals of Kansas City Will
be present with a large corps Of
teachers,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Drouth ForetoId by Egg.

The question as to whether or not
nature prophesies drouths was re-
newed the other day. In the summer
of 1910, an egg with the words "drouth
1911" plainly legible in the shell was
received at the office of = d. Coburn.
secretary of the Kansas late board of
agriculture. 1t was seq. by a Kansas
farmer who wrote that the egg was
laid by a hen on his farm. He offered
a reward to anyone who could dupli-
cate the writing on the shell by me-
chanical process.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07

Wichita, Kan.-Wichita's municipal
bath house on the Little Arkansas
river, just north of the big new coE'
crete dam, has been opened to the
public. The structure is not large bu,
is so arranged that it can be added to
at any time. Three dozen suits have
been secured for which nominal fee
will be charged as rental. The plan is
purely for the boys and girl who want
to go swimming or bathing and have
no other opportunity. 1t will be also
undoubtedly be we'll patronized by
older persons.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07

A light blue braid of straw covers
the helmet shape, shown in the second
picture. A band of rose petals, made
of ribbon in a slightly darker shade
Of blue, is laid about the base Of the
crown, finished with fiat rosette at
the front, made of the same petals.
A short, fluffy, made" quill in dark
and iridescent feathers Is posed al
the left front Of the hat, and may be
dispensed with when the hat is made
for very young girl. The same de-
sign is pretty with small flowers set
in the ribbon band at intervals or with
four rosettes like that at the front.
dividing the band into four lengths.
These little shapes stay on well
and provide some shade for the eyes.
Wide-brimmed Leghorns and other
straws are never out of fashion and
probably never will be. Lace bonnets
with simple outlines and fluffy lace
hats are worn every year. The lingerie
hats made of embroideries and Of
lowered fabrics like dimity and Gre
tonne are ideal for misses, made in
simple, youthful fashion. The time
has gone by when it was hard to
choose a hat for the little girl or
young miss. She is sure to be pleased
among the many styles that the de-
signers of millinery have this season
made for her.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07

THE little miss has much wider
years ago. Since it became the
fashion to copy shapes made for
grown-ups, in small sizes, for young
heads, children's millinery has become
much more interesting to the pur-
chaser and much less taxing in its
demands on the milliner. The variety
in shapes makes 1t possible, also. to
suit the childs individual style.
Two good designs are shown here,
suitable for girls from about 8 to 16
years old. They are made on the
familiar bell and helmet shapes and
only differ from these shapes made
for grown people, in the matter of
size. The bell-shaped hat appears to
be covered with silk, but would be
lust as effective in a braid. 1t Is COW
cred with rows of fine-meshed lace.
alternating with motifs in flower
forms made of braid. The petals of
each motif is filled with a figured
net.
A wreath Of small ribbon roses, set
In millinery foliage and showing more
buds than blossoms, is divided and
placed part on the UPPER right brim
and the under left brim. The design
Is particularly good for girls who wear
curls. White is the color chosen in
this model, but any pale tint Is pretty.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Serum Saves Many in Kansas.

The free distribution of diphtheriaic
antitoxin for the INDECENT of the state,
which was inaugurated over year
ago by the state board of health, has
proven very successful
'An estimate of the number of lives
that have been saved, based on the
usual mortality rates where the diph-
theritic antitoxin has been used, as
compared with cases where it has not
been used" said DR. Crumbine, secre-
tary of the state board of health,
would give the result that the first
year the lives of 1902 Kansas children
have been saved"
The state board of health has de-
cided to continue this work. and other
serums, antitoxins and bacterinS have
been added for distribution.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
New Instructor for Kansas Guard.

The new instructor of the Kansas
National Guard. Major Waldo E. Aver,
Of the Ninth infantry in the Philip
pines, has arrived in Topeka TO take
charge of his work. He will be sta
toned here for at least two years. The
War department has ordered one in
structor to each of the forty-six states
in the Union. Adjutant General c. l.
Martin knew Major Aver during the
Spanish-American war in which both
Of them participated. He speaks high
ly Of Major Aver.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Smart Lido contrIvanee.

One of the best dressed women in
New York has just returned from
Paris with a smart little continuance
to wear inside the coats that are lined
with a color or with black, so that
the somber effect will be relieved for
warm days and pretty lingerie waists
will not be stained. The continuance
is a little bauste bolero, with elbow
sleeves finished all around with a
row of lace slightly frilled on the edge
of an inserting of the same kind Of
lace. This is tackled In lightly at neck
edge and armholes, and a shield pay
be put In the coat armholes
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
many Farmers WIN Build Ponds.

Topeka, Kan.-There has been re
markable change of front toward one
law that was enacted during the las
session of the legislature, since the
dry weather began. The last legisla
ture Is looked upon as a prophet. one
of the laws which caused much discus
sion and which many members Of the
legislature insisted would be failure,
Is now considered one of the best laws
the session enacted. The law relieved
farm owners of part Of their taxes 1t
they built ponds for the storage of wa
ter. 1t was intended for western Kan
sas when it was passed, but now citi'
zens of all parts of tn estate are anX'
ious to take advantage of it.
Water is rather valuable in Kansas
right now. 1t is needed especially fol
the stock. There are many farmers
in western Kansas who will get the tax
reductions this year as they had ponds
for irrigation. There were many cen
trail and western Kansas farmers who
knew of the law and who built ponds
in the spring for storing water These
formers now have an abundant supply
of water for their stock The law was
enacted for the purpose of encourage
ing pond building in western Kansas
for irrigation purposes. However, IL
applies to all of Kansas, the eastern
as well as the western part. Any ona
building a pond under the legal re.
quirements is entitled to the tax re
duction.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
GOWNS FOR THE SUMMER
Wide Choice Of CoIors Is Allowed for
the Costumes of the Pre-
vailng Season.

Gowns of liberty satin are practical
as well as effective, and quite as
many colored as black ones are made,
while the same can be said of the
soft-finished taffeta silks. Many of
these gowns have jackets to match,
but there is always waist to match
the skirt, fashioned in such manner
that the appearance is given of a
one-piece gown. This style Is per-
fectly possible on warm days as well
as cool, for yoke and sleeves may be-
Of transparent material.
Extremely practical. also, are the
coat-and-skirt costumes for cool days.
In plain color, with trimmings OF
striped black and white, there is quite
a new model with which is worn a
lace waist of white over the color OF
the gown. 1t is of filet and Irish lace
combined. 1t is not necessary that
real lace be used to carry out the
model satisfactorily, for there never
was a time when so many effective
imitation laces could be bought ap
such low prices.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
KANSAS WILL HAVE
SIXTy-pOUND WHEAT
"sHoRT" CROP WILL BE A TOP.
NoTCHER.
Expert Estimates High.-Even Spec
lalists From Outside Put 1t at
100000 Bushels.

Topeka, Kan.-It is interesting to
check over Kansas newspapers right
now to learn something of the Kansas
wheat crop. A check kept for the last
three weeks shows reports coming
from almost every quarter of the state
that the Kansas crop this year will
be sixty-pound wheat, and that some
of it is testing sixty-two and better.
There seems to be general con-
clusion among the farmers that the
dry weather at certain stage of the
season was very beneficial to the
wheat so far as the quality is con-
cerned. Hot, dry, sizzling weather
when the wheat lis coming into milk"
as they speak of it, is very damaging,
and shrivels up the berry badly. But
at a later period when the wheat is
filling out" hot temperatures seem
to be very beneficial. 1t seems to fill
out and harden the grain and make it
just what the millers and bakers like
to have it. 1t made wheat of sixty
pounds and better this year according
to the general comment of farmers in
the country newspapers.
Here is an interesting comparison
right now, if one thinks that the Kan
sas wheat crop this year has gone to
the demnition bow-wows, as some re-
ports which have been sent outside
have indicated. Innumerable crop
experts" have come to Kansas to view
the wheat prospects. After saying their
say, the verdict of practically all Of
them was that Kansas will have only
about 65,O0O,OOO bushels of wheat this
year.
Does 65,OO0,OO0 bushels of wheat
Just supposing these opinions are cor
rect-look like a failure? Compare
them with some other states. If some
of those states had a 65,0O0,000 bushel
crop of wheat there would be great
commotion and excitement. And at
that it is a good increase even for
Kansas.
The United States department of ag-
riculture figures for the winter wheat
production in 1910 were:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
viii Not Give Up Drinking Cup.

The county commissioners of Sedg-
wick county have issued def to the
orders of the state board Of health
when they refused to dispense with the
drinking cup in connection with the
water cooler where they slack their
thirst. They maintain that the cup is
a private one belongin to them only
and is therefore exempt from the law
The cooler to which it is attached
stands in the lobby outside the COM
missioners' room and is a popular
drinking place for court house clerks.
reporters and stragglers as they pass
that way.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Joke on Kansas Senate.

Do you spell it "Sanitorium" or
"Sanatorium The Kansas legisla-
ture spells it "Sanitorium" but the die
tionary spells it "Sanatorium." There
is no such word as the Legislature
makes out and a question has been
raised over a law enacted containing
the word. The legislature appropri-
ated $4,000 for a tuberculosis 'sani-
forum" to be located somewhere in
the western part of the state. Of
course if the matter were taken into
court the judicial body would prob
ably show what the intent" of the leg,
islature was.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07

Topeka, Kan.-Walter Wellhouse'
secretary of the Kansas Horticultural
Society, returned from a survey of ap
nile orchards in Eastern Kansas. 81
find" said Mr.. wellhouse, that while
the apples are not as large as usual
they are free from scab. The hot
weather has prevented scab, and SINH
lar things from injecting the skin OF
the apples. | never saw cleaner and
more perfectly rounded apples than
we have this year"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Man Shot at Dance.

Bucklin. Kan.-During a dance al
Kingsdown, seven miles west of here
Herbert Branson shot and seriously
wounded Denny Donavan. The men
quarreled over a woman and both had
been drinking. In hand-to-hand fight
Branson thrust a revolver against
Donavan's body and snapped it three
times. the weapon failing to explode
Donovan broke away and ran and
Branson shot him in the left shoulder
the bullet passing on and striking a
door near a group of women.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Restoring Faded Flowers.

One may freshen faded artificial
flowers by retinting them with water
colors. After they are tinted, curl
the petals again with the blunt side
of case knife.
Notice how the petals curl back be-
fore tinting them and then curl In q
similar manner and do not apply the
paints too wet or it will be impossible
to obtain good results.
This is the best home method OF
restoring flowers that have become
faded.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Summer Town Gowns.

Gauze, marquisette, Bingham, and,
in fact, every fashionable weave. is
considered smarter this year in stripes
than figured, dotted, or any fancy de-
signs. PROFESSIONALLY stripes give
slender lines, but they must be used
with judgment and the width must be-
governed primarily by the height OF
the wearer. A short woman should
never adopt a wide stripe pattern. and
a young girl must remember that a
gown with wide stripes will add many
years to her appearance -Harperf
Bazaar.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
X. U. TO ENLARGE
EXTENSION WORT
A State Organizer Appointed to Super
wise Work.-Wden Scope.

wise Work.-Wlden scope.
To assist the extension department
of the University of Kansas in its
purpose Of carrying the university to
the people," the board of regents at a
recent meeting created the position of
state organizer of extension work.
Chancellor Strong has announced that
Ralph SPOTS, a graduate of the uniN
versity in 1910, had been appointed TO
fill the position. Mr.. SPOTS will begin
travelling over the state for the extern.
sion department September l.
The appointment of state organizer
is preliminary to large increase in
the work of the extension department.
One duty of the organizer will be to
make personal visits to the students
doing correspondence study, to OBJ
serve the conditions under which they
do their work, and to suggest improve
ments in the methods of teaching If
any dissatisfaction is found to exist
with those now in use. He also will
interest new students in correspond
ence study.
Many new extension lecture centers
will be established over the state next
fall. The organizer will cooperate
with womens clubs, school teachers
and commercial clubs in the establish
ment of these centers. In connection
with the university lectures, a part of
his general mission will be to work
for larger use of the public school
houses of Kansas as social and politi.
cal centers.
''The work which the organizer will
have to do will be determined largely
after he gets into the field and finds
out how the department can be made
useful to the various communities of
the state" said Prof. r. R. Price, d.
rector of university extension. In
the one year of its existence the de-
partment has taken up many activities
which were not thought of when it was
organized. Besides making It possible
for many persons to earn college cred
it's at home when they can not go to
school, state debating league of high
schools has been organized. Scores Of
package libraries which the depart
ment has compiled on the initiative
and referendum, the short ballot, COM
mission government, and other polit-
cal subjects, were in consistent use
throughout the year by the high school
debaters. Other package libraries
which were compiled on subjects for
discussion by women's clubs, have been
widely used. To have an organized
travelling about the state means
large increase in the usefulness of the
department 1t will enable the uni
versity to find out other subjects the
people are interested in, and to pre-
pare courses, lectures and library ma
terial for their use"
Ralph SPOTS, who received the APP
pointment as organizer of extension
work, is a member of the Phi Beta
Kappa scholastic society He was
member of the university debating
team when in school, served a year as
president of the mems student govern
ment association of the university and
for three years was elected cheer lead
er at athletic events by the student
body.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Looking for Best Blank Books.

Attorney General John S. Dawson,
State Accountant ]. c. Gafford and
State Printer T. A McNeal. composing
the state printing commission, are
looking for practical blank books for
cities, counties and school districts
The last legislature enacted law pro-
viding for a Uniform system of books
and blanks for cities. countiec and
school districts and the commission
has been looking around for a suitable
system.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
To Test New Bank Charter Law.

The organizers Of the Central state
bank of Abilene have filed in the SUI
preme court an application for a writ
of alternative mandamus to compel
the state charter board, consisting of
the secretary of state. the bank COM
missioner and the attorney general,
to grant it a charter. This means. a
test of the new law passed hy the last
legislature giving the charter board
discretion in granting bank charrers
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
sratehed Boauet, Gets Sentence.

Wichita, Kan.-Vincent McArtin was
sentenced to from ten to twenty-one
years in the penitentiary by Judge
Wilson of the district court. McArtin
plead guilty to snatching a dollar boz
uuet from Mrs B. n. Cornelius. He
aimed to get the woman's purse.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-07-07
Lawrence Women Heirs to Big Estate.

Lawrence, Kan.-Mrs. Ida Griffiths,
the wife of Prof. w. A. Griffiths Of
the school of fine arts of the univer-
sity, has just been notified that as one
of the beneficiaries of her uncle, the
late S. T. Smith, of Chicago, she is to
receive fifth share of an estate
valued at $35O,OO0 in personal and ST.
100000 in real estate. Miss Charline
Smith, a sister, who also lives in
Lawrence, is also a beneficiary