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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-09-05
TUBERCULOSIS
CAUSEDBY DUST
Warning Sent Out Against
Dry Sweeping In Home
And Office
CAMPAIGN FOR OPEN WINDOWS.
Fresh Air In Shop and School
Rooms Essential to
Health
CAMPAIGN FOR OPEN WINDOWS.

A warning against the dangers of
dust was issued in a statement made
to-day by the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis, in which it is shown
that the percentage of deaths caused
by tuberculosis in dusty trades is
more than double that for all en-
ployed men in the registration area
of the United States.
AS result Of the dangers from
consumption to those exposed to
various forms Of dust, and at the
request of the National Association,
the United States Government has
recently appointed a commission to
work in cooperation with state
| authorities in making an investiga-
ton int, the conditions Of the metal
mining industries in the United
States, with special reference to
diseases of the lungs. The work Of
the commission engaged in this spe-
cial task will follow lines somewhat
similar to those worked out by the
Royal Commission of Australia,
whose report was recently received
in this country.
/ Three Kinds of Dust
"Dusts are of three kinds" says
the National Association; factory,
street, and house dusts." The
statement refers to the results OBJ
tanned Through Investigations made
for the Bureau of Labor. by Fred
erick L. Hoffman. While among
males generally in the registration
area of the United States 14.5 per
cent of all deaths are from consump-
ton, the mortality among grinders
from this disease is 1872 per cent,
and in hardly any of the dusty
trades is it below Is per cent.
The percentage of deaths from
tuberculosis among all those ex-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Board 70 Advertise Kansas.

Topeka, Kan.-The passage of bill
introduced by Senator w. NJ. Glenn.
created state conservation commits
sion, consisting Of three members
from each congressional district of the
state. The purpose of the commission
is to exploit the resources of the state;
to collect and disseminate useful in
formation and to do all in its power to
advertise Kansas. The commission is
instructed to devise means of its own
for raising funds and the state is re-
quired TO dosall of its printing free Of
charge. The commission is to be APP
pointed in the first instance by the
governor and that official is to be ain
ex-officio member of the body during
its term of office. Vacancies will be
filled by the commission itself by cleo
ton
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
For Better BRIDGES.

The concrete bridge bill which was
passed by the house several days ago
has passed the senate. This bill is
intended to do away with "tin"
bridges by requiring that all public Of
ficials having charge of the letting OF
contracts for culyerts and bridges in
counties, townships and cities shall
prescribe concrete or corrugated iron
in preference to steel in all cases
where the cost of construction of such
concrete or corrugated iron bridge or
culvert is not more than 1870 per cent
of the cost of building such bridge or
culvert of steel. The bill prescrbies
the minimum strength for such con
crete bridges and culverts.
This bill will tend to result in
more permanent class of bridges and
cUlverts being built in the state, and it
will also serve as a. club over the
bridge trust by making competition for
bridge contracts open to others than
the few steel bridge plants.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
KANSAS HAS UTILITIES LAW
COMMISSION HAS POWER TO IN
y vEsTIeATE AFFAIRS.
Ways and Means Committee Appro
PIRATES $1os, 400 For Two Years
Expenses.

Topeka, Kan.-Kansas now has a
public utilities law. The senate was
the first to concur in the report of the
conference committee, only three votes
being cast in opposition to it. The
house later voted 101 to 10 to adopt
the report.
The ways and means committee ap.
propriated sos, 400 for two years to
pay the expenses of the commission
created by the measure.
The new bill gives the commission
the power to make an investigation in
to the affairs of the company propos-
ing to issue any stocks or bonds. II
can investigate the purposes for which
the money is to be used and how much
Is needed The commission can call
for books and papers and witnesses to
get at these facts and when 1t does
complete it's investigation the commits
sion is to make finding as to what
amount of money is needed for the i'm
provement or extension Of whatever is
proposed. 1t is thought that state
ment from the commission that COM
pany IS proposing to issue too great
an amount of bonds or stock that there
will be hard time to dispose of the
securities. The bill will provide for
Jail sentences for employees or officials
of utilities who make false statements
or produce false records before the
commission in an effort to get GER
tificate to issue some stocks or bonds.
There are some minor defects in the
bin which the new committee cor
erected The original bill provided that
two members must be selected from
the prevailing party and one member
from the party receiving the next high
est number of votes. This would cut
the Socialists and Phobibitionists from
consideration, and this provision has
been changed so that not more than
two members Of the commission can
be from any enc party.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE SUNFLOWER STATE
THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK.
Prepared for Our Busy Readers Who
Want the Whole News in
Little Space.
Granite or Marble for Memorial Hall.

Topeka, Kan.-Granite or marble Is
made possible as material for the
memorial building by the appropria-
ton bill which was passed by the SEN
ate. This appropriation bill has al
ready passed the house and now
needs only the governors signature.
The bill increases the oroginal appro-
priation for the Memorial building by
nearly one hundred thousand dollars.
Two years ago the legislature ap-
propriated 100000 for this building.
The site at the northeast corner Of
Tenth and Jackson streets was Sc
cured and the foundation constructed.
Here the work was halted to see If the
next legislature would not provide sur
ficient money with which to construct
the building of marble or granite. the
G. A. r. of the state having urged the
use of such materials. With the
amount of the original appropriation
these materials could not be used.
So far about $4,000 of the original
appropriation has been used. By the
bill which has been pass
ed, the building commission is given
an additional of $25O,0O0 to expend on
the building, the unexpended portion
of the appropriation of two years re-
verting back to the state treasury.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
ENGLISH Capital for Kansas.

Topeka, Kan.-The route OF the
Winnipeg, Salina and Gulf railroad
chartered 70 build south from Omaha
and Kansas City to Alva, Okla. has
been decided upon between Salina,
Kan. and Alva, with the exception OF
the line through Rice county. Kan,
only, according TO a statement made
by c. a. Slayton, chief of the engineer
corps If Lyons and Sterling, Kan,
make good with their bonus PROPOSE
tion both will boon The line. 1t is
claimed that as soon as the final sur
vey is agreed upon the money for
financing the project will be forth
coming from London. 1t is desired,
If possible, to have trains running
between Salra and Alva by January
l, 1912 A meeting of the directors
of the road was held in Hutchinson,
Kan, during the past week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Regulating LIQUOR Sales.

The senate recommended for pas.
sage bill introduced by Cliff Mat
son of Sedgwick county relating to
the sale of intoxicating liquors. 1t
provides that any person, co-partner-
ship or corporation engaged in the
wholesale drug business and having a
stock, exclusive of alcohol, of not less
than 100000, may sell alcohol for
medical mechanical and scientific
purposes to registered pharmacists
who are actually and in good faith en-
gagged in the retail drug business
Each sale must be for at least ten gal
Ions
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
MORTGAGE Fee Bill Passed.

The house passed the senate mort.
gage registration bill, the compensa-
ton law and the senate passed the
Inheritance tax bill. The registration
bill was passed by vote of 67 for and
Al against 1t provides a fee of 80
cents for each 500 of valuation
shown in the mortgage and if any de-
vice is attempted to make the bor-
rover pay the fee the mortgage can.
not be collected. And if the mortgage
is not registered and the fee paid the
debt becomes void Governor Stubs
sent message to the house several
days ago indicating that he did not
believe the bill good one, and that
it would be vetoed If passed in the
present form.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
WHAT CONGRESS DID FOR kANs,
Many Fair-Sized Appropriations Be,
sides Three-Quarters of Million
For eavenWorth,

Washington, D. Gin addition tC
about three-quarters of million dol
lars for the maintenance and contin.
uation of Improvements at the various
federal institutions located at Leaven,
worth. the sundry civil bill finally
passed by the house carries specific
appropriations us follows:
Seventy-five thousand for state and
public building at Holton and the
same amount for Hiawatha; 10000
for tie purchase of land in the Klon
dixie district at the entrance to the
Leavenworth soldiers home; $4,000
for site and erection of public building
at Chanute; $4,000 for the site and
completion of building at Clay Cen.
ter: $4,000 for site and completion or
building at Coffeyville; $4,000 for site
aud commencement of building at Gar"
den CITY; $4,000 for site and continu.
alton of building at Great Bend; $780,
900 for completion of enlargement, eX-
tension. ron,odeljng and improvement
of building at Kansas City, Kan; $780,
600 for site and commencement of build.
ing at Mcpherson; $4,000 for site and
commencement Of building at Usage
City; $4,000 for site and commence
ment of building at Winfield.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
$50 Per Cent Above Average.

Lawrence, Kan.-The weather re.
port for February, issued by the UNI
versity of Kansas, says: February,
1911, was out of the ordinary in sew
eral respects, although only two rec
ords were broken. The most remark
able difference from the 43 preceding
Febrnaries was the precipitation.
which exceeded the average by $50
per cent, and was an even half an
inch greater than that of 1892, the
previous record. This rainfall not
only breaks the February record, but
also exceeds that recorded for any
previous January or March
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Constitutional Amendment Killed.

Another proposed constitutional
amendment has gone glimmering. 1t
was proposed in resolutions intro.
duced IN both the house and the sen.
ate that an amendment be made to
the constitution providing for tho
classification of property for taxation
purposes. The house was the first
body to reach the resolution and it
killed it in short order by vote Of
43 to 7S Seventy-eight members vot-
cd for the resolution, but a resolution
proposing 10 amend the constitution
requires a two-thirds majority, and
failing to receive it. the measure is
dead one in the house.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Hospital Treatment for Children.

The senate passed the Huffman bill
providing for hospital treatment OF
children afflicted with defoPmities or
maladies that may be cured by surg1-
cal operation or by hospital treatment,
ard the Milligan bill to provide for the
hospital treatment of the inmates Of
county or city almshouses, or of the
INDECENT poor. both bills are for the
benefit Of persons who are county pub
lie charges. The county commission
ers are permitted to send such persons
to tie state university hospital for
treatment, the county to bear the cost
of transportation to and from the hos
pital and for the nursing and medi-
cines furnished such patients mt the
hospital. -,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17

wichita, Kan.-With the birth OF
twin boys, Mrs. George Glover, living
near the Orient shops on West Harry
street. became the mother of her nine
teenth child. Although but SO years
old, Mrs. Glover has been blessed
with motherhood In an out-of-the-ordi-
nary way She has been the mother
of five pair of twins and one set Of
triplets. Tie birth Of the last pair OF
twins was reported to the board Of
health recently. Nine Of the nineteen
children are living
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
100000 for Agricultural College.

The senate concurred in the confer
ence committees report on the appro-
priation bill for the State Agricultural
college. The bill carries with it $780,
0G0, an increase of about 100000 over
the amount of two years ago. The bill
carries appropriations for maintenance
and improvements for both the Agri-
cultural college and the Garden City
experiment station. Senator Francis
Price, who has consistently demanded
economy in the matter Of apropria-
tons. said, in regard to the Agricultur-
al college appropriation bill: This IS
not a cent more than the school de-
serves"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Widow Wins $4,000 Suit.

Leavenworth. Kan.-The damage
suit of Mrs. Humphrey Biddle against
the Leavenworth Light, Heat and
Power company and the Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company that oc'
cupied the time of the district court
here last week, ended by the jury
awarding Mrs. Biddle $4,000. This
was the full amount sued for Mrs.
Bibles husband was killed by an cleo
trio shock while working as a line
foreman in November, 1902 He was
brother of w. o. Biddle, postmaster
of Leavenworth.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Former Attorney General Dead.

Clay Center, Kan.-C. C. Coleman,
former attorney general of Kansas.
died at his home here after a linger.
ing illness. Mr.. Coleman had for sew.
eral months suffered from an internal
cancer. An operation was performed
but it offered only temporary relief
He has been patient under the most
intense suffering. and though be has
long known that he would not recov-
er. he has never complained and faced
the end with forttude. He was 81
wears old
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Crop Outlook Much Improved.

Great Bend, Kan.-Wheat prospects
in this part of the state are consider
ably improved by the recent wet yea
ther. though there are good many
patches of ground that seem barren.
The drouth of the winter months I'M
doubtedly killed some of the crops.
AS whole, however, there is no rea-
son to think Just now that the crop
will be much below that of last year.
The yield will depend more upon the
weather of the next few months than
the heavy rains that have been fea-
tire of late. The ground is exception
ally soaked.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Exhortinq the Ducks.

There are two tiny boys in this town
whose mother sings often to them at
their request, and as she is an ardent
church woman, the children hear as
many hymns as anything else. The 9TH
er day they were playing with their
wooden ducks in the bathtub and
strangely enough the ducks were more
inclined to float sideways than in the
approved manner. After several at
tempts to keep the misguided ducks
straight the older boy shouted:
Stand up, duck, stand up" Then
two-year-od, noting the familiar
phrase leaned over the tub and ex-
horted "'Tand up, duck! 'Tand up
for Jesus"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17

Horton, KAMA report that the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific railway
shops were to be removed from Hor-
ton was denied by H. U. Nudge, pres
dent of the railway. Horton was built
by the Rock Island railroad twenty
five years ago. There has been per-
sistent rumols printed in Topeka,
Atchison and other newspapers that
the Horton shops were to be taken
away. The Horton Commercial club
finally telegraphed Mr.. Nudge, who
replied that the report was unfounded.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17

It has been judicially decided that
when a man gives a girl diamond
ring as an engagement token, the ring
belongs to her and she cannot be
made to give it up If the engagement
is broken. Soon poor mere man will
be beginning to count his few remain
ing rights and wonder when they are
all taken from him II he can accom-
plish anything with the dominant sex
by becoming in his turn a militant
suffragette.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
England. and especially London, is

England, and especially London, is
making great plans for the coronation
of King George next spring. 1t is ex-
pected that the gorgeous spectacle
will surpass anything Of the kind ever
seen in the British capital. and the
show viii bring enormous crowds to
the city. Such AFFAIRS always mean
magnificent display Of British power
and also big money for London mer-
chants, hotel keepers and others. So
the glad news Is received with glow
ing aDticipatiops.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
rruskett Pleaded Not Guilty.

independence, Kan.-A. A Trus-
kett, accused of the murder of J. D. S.
Nicely, president of a Wichita Gas
company in a hotel in Caney about a
month ago, was arraigned in the dis
trict court here and pleaded No; guilty.
Truskett's attorney made motion to
uuash the information. This motion
was overruled and the triel was set
for March 20, to give the defendant
time to secure the deposition of per-
sons living in Lima, Ohio, the former
home of Mr.. Nicely.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Wages for convicts to Help Families

The bill providing for the payment
of wages to certain convicts in the
state penitentiary, was passed by the
house. The bill provides that he off,
Gals Of the penitentiary shall deter
mine what is days work for a con-
viot and then shall be allowed to pay
to those convicts who have families or
relatives dependent upon them, Tea-
sonable pay for extra services. The
earnings are to be paid out of the de-
partment in which the prison is en-
ployed. except where the prisoner is
employed in the coal mine, In that
event the extra coal mined shall he
paid out of the appropriation made to
the state institutions for he purchase
of coal. The officials are authorized
% pay to the families or dependents of
prisoners the amount earned by the
prisoners monthly.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
"Blue skyn Bill Passed.

The "Blue Sky" bill passed the house
and having already passed the senate,
It is ready for the signature OF the
governor. This bill was the one in
which State Bank Commissioner ]. N.
Dolley was particularly interested and
which was introduced by Cliff Matson
of sedgwick county. 1t provides for
the regulation and supervision of in
vestment companies by the state bank,
ing department, and is the outgrowth
of an idea by Dolley put to work a
year and half ago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17

The prevalence Of the bubonic
plague in the east has put American
health officers on their mettle. There
is no occasion for special alarm, for
medical skill is equal to the emer-
gency, says the Troy Times. The
fact that several cases have been dis
covered on incoming steamers and
that effective quarantine has prevent
ed further spread of the ailment is
assurance that vigilance is maintain.
ed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Work Started on Midland Valley.

Wichita, Kan.-President C. E. In.
gersoll of the Midland Valley and the
Wichita and Midland Valley railroads,
reports that the first work on tho eN'
tension of the line from Arkansas City
to Wichita has commenced. He stat
ed that $50 teams and about 300 men
will be at work within the next few
weeks lie affirmed the statement
that the railroad contemplated an e~
tension from this city to Mcpherson
and possibly Hutchinson after com
pletiug the line to this place.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
EDITOR BROWNE
OF The Rockford Morning Star.

about seven years ago l ceased
drinking coffee to give your Postum a
trial.
81 had suffered acutely from various
forms of indigestion and my stomach
had become so disordered as to repel
almost every sort of substantial food.
My general health was bad. At close
intervals l would suffer severe attacks
which confined me in bed for a week
or more. Soon after changing from
coffee to Postum the indigestion
abated, and in a short time ceased
entirely. l have continued the daily
use of your excellent Food Drink and
assure you most cordially that l am
indebted to you for the relief it has
brought me.
Wishing you continued success,
am Yours very truly,
]. Stanley Browne,
Managing Editor"
OF course, when a mans health
shows he can stand coffee without
trouble, let him drink it, but most
highly organized brain-workers sim
ply cannot.
The drugs natural to the coffee ber-
ry affect the stomach and other organs
and thence to the complex nervous
system, throwing it out of balance and
producing disorders in various parts
of the body. Keep up this daily pois'
oning and serious disease generally
supervenes. So when man or woman
finds that coffee is a smooth but dead
ly enemy and health is of any value
at all, there is but one road-quit.
1t is easy to find out if coffee be the
cause of the troubles, for if left off 10
days and Postum be used in its place
and the sick and diseased conditions
begin to disappear, the proof is I'M
answerable.
Postum is not good If made by short
boiling. 1t must be boiled full Is min.
utes after boiling begins. when the
crisp flavor and the food elements are
brought out of the grains and the bev-
erage is ready to fulfill its mission OF
palatable comfort and renewing the
cells and nerve centers broken down
by coffee.
There's a Reason"
Get the little hook, "The Road to
''Wellville,s in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 20 time. Thcv
are genuine true, and full Of human
interest
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Committee to Decide About Building

Topeka, Kan.-The senate passed a
resolution creating commission of
five, two to be members of the senate
and three to be members of the house,
to report to the next Legislature upon
the advisability of Kansas having a
building at the Panama exposition in
San Francisco in 1915. The commits
sion is to serve without pay. The SEN
ate members will be Senator ]. 7.
Reed and Lieutenant Governor r. j.
Hopkins.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
Kills New Normal School.

There will be no new normal schools
created at this session of the legisla-
ture, for the house killed the measure
establishing normal schools at Concor.
dia and Garden City, and asking S1O,.
600 appropriation for each for the next
biennium. There was a redhot debate
and the advocates of the measure
pleaded hard. A vote Of IS to 4S killed
the bill. The senate had already pass
ed it
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
What VIII You Call Yours?

The senate passed the Grady bill to
regulate the use of farm names. The
bill provides that the owner Of farm
may register the name of his farm on
a special record which shall be kept
by the county clerk, paying one dollar
for such registration, and that no 9TH
err person will be permitted to use
that name for any other tarm in the
same county.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-17
If Government Fails, State Will Try.

Wichita, Kan-The squabble over
the possession Of the five suspected vi
ola bank robbers has been settled and
the men turned over to Postoffice In
spector John Elvin and they will face
a charge of postoffice robbery and
burglary in the federal court here.
State warrants have been issued for
the men and should the federal charge
fail they will be tried in the state
court The Question of rewards has
been settled satisfactorily, the posse
members making the capture being
promised the $4,000 if the men are
convicted.