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The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
THEORY AND PRACTICE

The Times takes this occasion
to register kick against the high
handed machine methods used III
second congressional district by that
very progressive commi tee in re
fusing to call primary to nominate
a candidate for Congress t, fill the
place made vacant by e death of
Congressman Mitchell.
Those fellows have been great
clamorers for fair political methods
and for the primary system. but now
when they have chanc; they
simply kick the primary over and go
back to old machine methods.
Any man who accepts the nomin
alton at the hands of the committee
without giving the people any chance
to express themselves, deserves de
feat at the polls and we think be
wlll get 1t, if we know the temper of
the Kansas voter. Dame rumor
has it that somebody higher up con
t OILS the stiation. We hope the
dame is wrong.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR DRUG STORE
Suit to Dissolve Legitimate
Drug Company Begun
by Stockholders.

]. w. Lapham was in Erie Monday
morning to file with and secure the
approval of the Probate Court of
his 81, 900 bond as receiver for the
Legitimate Drug Chmpany of Cha
mute to which be was appointed
Monday by Judge E F. Cain. The
suit to dissolve the company was
brought through Attorney General
Dawson and County Attorney Smith
acting upon the request or Brown
and Grigsby as representatives of
Mrs. d. E. McClelland, one of the
heaviest stockholders in the com
Pany. The restraining order to
keep the drug company from per.
forming any further corporate acts
at this time was filed Saturda with
Probate Judge Cain in the absen' e
of Judge Finley of the district
court and was served Monday.
Though the indebtedness of the
Legitimate Drug Company is ap
proximately SO, 900, the company is
by no means insolvent and the &C
ton TO dissolve it has been brought
because of dissatisfaction among
the stockholders. d. B. Hickey,
the manager of the store and the
holder of the m; )rity of the stock
stat> d this morning tn at no credlt' r
is pres ing for his money, that the
sore has been making money and
is in an entirely prosperous con-
dition.
The store will continue under the
present. management under the di.
rection of Receiver Lapham acting
under orders from the Probate
court until the case is settled at the
October term of district court un
less some adjustment is meanwhile
made by the parties concerned.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
lola CHAIN GANG

The lola case of where a woman
was sentenced to work co the chain
gang by the police judge and later
pardoned by the mayor il throwing
the burg to the north of Cha
mute in tho limeIight. From all over
the state protests have been pouring
in on the mayor to pardon the woma n
and kill the police Judge for presum
ing to give such sentence. The
q e'tion has two sides. Mrs. Reese,
the woman who received the sentence
to don bloomtrs and work on the
streets was proven guilty OF main
tanning house where young men and
b"yS were lured for the purpose of
their debauchery. If Mrs. Reese had
been man engaged In such prac-
tice charge Of white slavery with a
long penitentiarv sentence would
have resulted. Nevertheless the i, :
cident furnished a fOothold for the
Suffraget tes to ex lott their cause.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
CONTINUE MACADAM
ROAD BUILDING
logo Township Commission
Awarded Contract for Ex-
tending Good Road East

The Togo Township Reads
Commission awarded to Perry Tay.
lor Tuesday afternoon the contract
for the construction of approxi-
mately half mile more of macadam
road beginning at the blacksmith
shop where the good road east of
Chanute has now reached. This
extension will carry the work to
within a h tlf mile of the east town
ship line, The price agreed upon
was Aenty five cents per cubic
yard for the grading, d fifty.one
cents per square yard for the ma
cadam work including the oiling,
The work wilt probably be begun
by Mr.. Taylor in about week and
will employ six or eight teams.
The Commission advertised for
bids about three weeks ago and
their action row will enable the
contractor to take up the work with
favorable weather conditions.
The last construction work by
the Commission this spring was on
the south road. The logical con-
tinuation at this time would be ON
south from Santa Fe avenue from
Fourteenth street to meet the town
ship macadam but the work there
is delayed because no arrangements
have been made by the city to Sc
cure certain land belonging to the
Santa Fe railroad in that direction.
The Commission therefore thought
it advisable to resume work on the
east ad. The members of the
Commissi Il are Trustee Ed Mon
tague tf Tioga township, Mayor
S L. Beach, and J. M. Allen, who
was appointed by the county COM
N ssioners.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
APPRAISERS INVOICE DRUG STOCK

d J Newell Of the HOShaw Drug
Company end G Penry who were
appointed appraisers of the Legiti-
mate Drug Company stock by W
Lapham receiver for the company.
began invoicing this morning -Four
or five days will be required for the
completion OF their task The
business OF the store mea while cor
tinues as before with d B Hickt y
as manager under the direction OF
Receiver Lapham.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
PLAN YOUNG PEOPLES LOCAL UNION

A definite start towards the organ.
izdtiOn OF a local union OF all the
young peoples societies working ~
the Chanute churches was made
Wednesday evening at the Christian
church by the selection of a tempOI-
ary executive committee to plan for
the organization. Associated with
this committee composed OF Perry
Taylor, Fred Grant and Miss Melissa
Robertson Will be representatives from
The societies that were not included
N this preliminary gathering. The
plan out ined came after thorough
discussion at the table in the has, =
ment where the Christian church
,,crty served retreShmtnt ~ it,
guests, the Presbyterian aud Uniteo
Brethren societies.
The program that preceded the
business session was held 10 the
church auditorium and was presided
"ver by Perry Taylor. 1t was opened
with prayer by Rev. H. L. Snyder
after which came an address of we :
come by Mr.. Taylor and response
by Rev. II. G. Mathis. Mandolin
duets were furnished by Misses Ruth
Edwards and Melissa Robertson, ana
Misses Rita Rohrer and & ace Bowen
PLACED piano solos. Vocal solos were
sung by Miss Edua Davis, Robi. Ha =
per and R. d. Copeland.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
PETROu|A SUFFERS
$4,000 FIRE LOSS
Miller Building With All Con-
tents Burns to the Ground
Early Thursday Morning

Shortly before ,'.lock THURSDAY
morning the Michael Miller build
ing, a double one story frame, one
of the largest in Petrolia. a towr
FIVE miles northwest of Chanute,
was discovered in flames. The alarm
was Immediately sounded by the
night workmen in the pumping stat
ion and the citizens of he place
quickly hurried to the rescue bu,
could accomplish OF ing on
account of the advanced stage OF
the fire
One side of the building was
occupied by c. P. Grebe with a
clothing stock valued at $1,000 all
of which was completely destroyed.
The loss is partly covered by insur-
ance. The other side of the build
ing was occupied by Tom Hedrick
and Alb. Worthington with hard
ware and grocery stock. One OF
the proprietors made an attempt to
enter the building at the rear door
but the heat an | smoke drove him
back. Soon after he had made a
retreat the gasoline tank in the rear
of the building exploded. One Incl
dent of the fire to illustrate how
COM lete was its destruction is
shown by two moving machines
along side the building, one of them
burned and the other greatly dam
aged. When help first arrived they
attempted to remove the machines
but the heat was too great to reach
but one of them. The Hedrick &
Worthington stock is placed at
SO, 500 on which insurance aggre-
eating 81, 900 was carried, $500 on
the groceries and $1,000 on the
hardware.
The Ladd building located thirty
feet south of the Miller structure
was saved by the heroic work of the
bucket brigade assisted by a slight
breeze from the South.
Mr.. Miller, carried an insurance
of s. 500 on the burned building,
$500 on the shelving and $500 on
the fixtures. He is undecided about
rebuilding. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
ARRESTS Ex.WlEE FOR BlGAMY

The substitute bride who last month
became the wife of H c. p ston, an
lola tailor in Kansas Ci5y after the
IN steri US disappearance f Mrs.
Sui ivan of Yates Center whom he
had expected marry is in tr uble
She has been arrested in l. a charged
with technica bigam, by S S Bar
Der from VIII IN she had been divorced
on two months. Tie decree was
not to become operative six
months after the divorce had been
granted ana Baroer has taken excep-
Lion TO the acti las Of las eX wife and
has caused her arrest.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
WIFE SEEKS WE. WRIGHT

Mrs. ". +. Wright ut Free port
Kansas, has written To the pulice Ia
help her cate her husband, a rep
resenla'jvr OF the Carhon D'agr"ph
Paper CUmUany, who wrote her from
here July 30 that he would leave that
evening for Cherryvale. She has
heard nothing from him since that
date A man answering the descrip-
tion gwen. left here going south on
Thus SHAY August 10, but his des-
tinaticn vas uhknuwn either at his
70 Iming or boarding place.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
LIBRARY BOARD MET MONDAY.

According to the report made by the
librarian at the monthly meeting of
the Library Board of Trustees at their
meeting Monday afternoon thirty-five
new membership cards were issued
during the month of july, This is
considered a good showing for sum-
mer Out of total of 1856 books is
sued during the month l95 wese those
designated as non fiction and this is IA
gratifying increase in this class of
books. The Board appointed a CON
mittee to ascertain the cost of fire
escape for the library building Pres
ton Campbell has been hired as new
janitor for the library. The material
for revised catalog was reported as
almost arranged
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
DEATH OE L. J, LUZ

II. J. Lulz died Friday evening at
nine O'Clock at the home of his son
c. LUZ IG26 S. Evergreen at the
advanced age Of 60 years. Mr.. Luz
formerly owned farm twelve miles
east of Chanuts but has lived in
town several years. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev
J R. McFadden Sunday afternoon
at the house and burial was made
in Emwood Cemetery.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
INJURED MEXICAN is LOST

What has become of the Mexican
who is supposed to have been
severely injured by freight engine
Tuesday evening is question that
is bothering the local Santa Fe off
cials. About $50 in the evening
Doctors Barrier and Price as Santa
Fe physicians were notified from the
station to go out to the Seventh
Street crossing to care for an injur-
ed man. When they arrived no
trace of the Mexican could be
found. The report Of the accident
was originally received at the Santa
Fe Offices from the brakeman who
phoned that a switch engine had
seriously injured Mexican. When
he attempted to look after the man
and ascertain how he was hurt,
party of MeXicans threatened vio-
lence so that he retreated and re-
ported the accident to headquarters.
As yesterday was pay day the
Mexicans are laying off today, but
are sending money home and sitting
around as usual. If they know
what has become of their wounded
companion they are keeping quiet
their information.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
cuIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

Miss Bessie Hatfield the I3 year I'D
daughter OF G S Hatfield living five
miles east Of Chanute severey cui
tue index finger of her left hand this
morning while using an ak to chup
NJ ears Of green corn forchIcken feed
She was brought to town promptly
and DR. J e Larduer thinks that he
will probably be able 70 save the
finger
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
LEAV:: PIONEER FOR
HIGH SCHOOL Only
Board Voted for Changes in
Buildings and Books TO Inn
prove School Work.

By the action of the school board
Monday evening at its adjourned
meeting the Pioneer building will be
devoted entirely to the use of the
high school. The second grade
pupils who have been acc9modated
there heretofore will be transferred to
the Cross building and its second
grade will meet in McCabe chapel,
one of the annexes which has an
additional room to furnish this year.
the rental for McCabe chapel will
be SITS for the two rooms. the
additional room gained in Pioneer
will be used by the Domestic Science
Jepartment established for this year.
Upon the recommendation of
Superintendent Hughes the board
voted TO have. all the book trays In
the desks at the Pioneer removed.
They have previously been taken
out in the class. rooms and Prot.
Hughes felt that so soon as the
students become accustomed to the
change in the main study room they
would like the new plan better than
the old, as has been the experience
of the students in other towns where
the arrangement has been tried.
The board voted to adopt different
texts in few of the grades in ac-
cordance with the recommendatloD
of the superintendent. Except in
the case o. the additions of music
texts where the change will make the
expense slightly more, there was no
question as to the advisablity of the
cnange. The wish of Miss Wood
SOD, the music supervisor of the
schools, as it was presented by / r0f
Hughes II fluenced majority of the
members presentto favor the change.
The second grade will begin the
music study with text TO cost thirty
five cents which is the first in
series. The third grade will use
the second text i'll the series costing
forty cents.
Superintendent Hughes reported
that his data In regard to equipment
for the Domestic Science depart
ment and the cost OF same was not
yet complete. The committee on
supplies was authorized to make the |
necessary purchases for the course
and for the general work. The
board also authorized the purchase
Of a few inexpensive sets Of supple
mentary readers for the grades, the
Lost to be paid from the book fund
created last year by tuition fees that
were received. The committee was
to close the contracts
for McCaoe chapel, the Radical U.
B. church and other buildings
needed for annexes. At the close
Of The meeting Superintendent
Hughes treated the members of the
board, the clerk, and the reporters
10 ice cream.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
DEATH OE I. E, GORLEY

ThoS. e G0rle,, an old time resi-.
dent nf the city and for about a d0z 70
years in the transfer business. died ~
his home al 3G3 South Santa Fe l7'jl
Sunday evening at the aye Of 7S wear.
The funeral services will ue conducted
BY Rev. G. w. Kitchen Of Cotf~yvile
Wednesday afternoon al 4 O'Clock at
the late home OF Mr.. Gorley.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
MORE LARGE PEACHES

And now it is Justice Of the Peace
J. l. Bnes, who is reporting some
large peaches, A dozen that he took
just as he picked them from a tree 10
his yard without sorting out the finest
specimens, weighed eight pounds or
an average Of ten and two thirds
tunces each.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
.BI THIS AND DEATHS
MUST Be REPORTED
City Clerk Has Received Rec.
ord Blanks from State to
Provide Registration.

Human bein as we'll IS livestock
are to be registered hereafter in
Kansas and to that end w. J. V.
Deacon the state registrar has sent
to city clerk w. F. Sans book to
register all births and deaths in Cha
mute. The city clerk of every in
corporated city in Kansas is ap
pointed as local registrar and t.
him is assigned also territory con-
tiguous to the city. The State
Board of Health thus has 478 local
registrars in Kansas. The receipt
of the registry book puts into active
operation the Vital st t;s,ics Law
compelling the registration of all
bitls and deaths that was passed
by the last Legislature. Theoreti-
cally the law went into effect July I
but the State Printer was crowded
with work so that the printing of the
blanks was delayed, and no others
are legal for the registration.
The expense of each record is as
cents and is paid to the local regis.
trars from the general fund of the
county. The registration is how
ever compulsory and the responsi
bllity for report Dg to the city clerk
is placed upon the undertakes and
In case of a death no
burial permit will be issued until the
report is made to the proper officials.
Thus the undertaken is assisted In
the requiremei th:t he get the
facts concerning the death. The
gr eatest value to come from rec
ord of the deaths in a community is
rs legal aspe because such rec.
ord is oft n of great IMPOTENCE In
cases of inheritance by descent, in
insurance matters, and in detection
If criminal practice. Such a record
Ilso has sanitary value.
The law compels physicians mid
wives and undertakes to register
With the local registrar and provides
'enaltles for their practicing wtl
'ut such registration, The physlc-
an or midwife or if they are nol
allied the parents ara made respon-
ible for reporting birth and pen
t es are pr vided for failure
make proper report. Together
18th record of deaths such a regis !
ration keeps track of the population
lov. mert but here again the legal
alue is most important. Offender,
! certain wrongful action under IS
ears of age go to the reformatorl
lstead of the pen;tentiary and the
etermination of the age has often
ost the state considerable money.
r, quently it is esseut al TO district
ldges to know the age of the pris
ner IN cases with a charge of statu-
'ry offense. In the determination
{ properly rights the age of the
arties concerned is of esseniia
alue. Similarly the place OF birth
Iay have an important bearing in
)me cases.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18
FUNERAL OF MRS. SAFER.

The funeral services of Mrs. Eliza
beth Safer were held Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at her late home
300 w. Third street. in charge Of Rev.
H. G. Mathis.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18

Miss Lillian Lowrance Of Thayer,
visited Monday between trains with
her aunt Mrs S h. Murphy on her
way homie from trip 10 Colorado.
The Chanute times., 1911-08-18

Register of Deeds Grant Hurt has
returned to his work at Erie
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-04
PERMANENT NEED IS men
REV. HuNTER's REMARKS no
NEGROES IN RICHMOND.

Richmond, Va, April 3.-This day
is observed as emancipation day by
the negroes of this city. In address
ing hundreds of his race today, Rev.
E. II. Hunter, IL. NJ, a native of
Raleigh, and one of the most promi-
nent ministers Of his race, in part,
said: mo higher ambition can DOM
mate the breast of the negro than
that of becoming the best citizen.
With that in view, there are certain
contributing factors. without which
this desirable end cannot be attained.
which should everywhere and at all
times be held aloft. emphasized and
burned, IL need be, into the very
fibre, the wool and warp OF ones
mental structure. There must be no
cessation in urging the gospel OF
work TO the utmost individual and
organized capacity. Correct ideas as
to the dignity and character OF labor
must be instilled. Efficiency, com.
potency must be, cultivated. Dc
things better than they have been
done. Merit must win In the end. =
In discussing the question OF leader.
ship for his race he especially en-.
phasized: I'VE hear much talk about
the need OF race leaders: but the
permanent need is men"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-04
INCUBATOR uBI' CASE
IT CONES UP AGAIN IN COURT AT
BUFFALO.

Buffalo. N. Y, April s.-An echo OF
the famous Incubator BABY case,
which attracted vice attention several
years ago. was heard In court here
today when the case Of the Pinkerton
detective agency against Mrs. Stella
Barclay came up for trial. The Pink
ertons are suing Mrs. BARCLAY for ball
ance alleged tollbe due on their bill
for services rendered In recovering the
baby after 1t had been Kidnapped by
its mother. Mrs. Barclay Is the foster
mother Of the child. She vas given
possession of the bRby,the year Of the
worlds fair at st. Louis. where the
baby was on exhibition in an incuba-
tor. Mrs. Bleakley. the child's moth
er, signed away her rights to the
child. believing II was another baby,
on exhibition at the same time. One
Of the babies died and abe was told 1t
was her own. Afterward she became
convinced that the living child was
her own, and through ! court order
in Illinois got possession of the baby,
Then followed long legal battle that
extended to the courts OF Kansas.
Through the aid of the Pinkertoni
Mrs. Barclay located the baby IN
Kansas City and is alleged TO have
gone there and kidnapped the infant,
as result of which she and one Of the
detectives were. indicted. Later the
baby's own mother recovered posses
sion Of her child Which she now has
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-04
LIKE To HAVE
BEEN SERIOUS
Two Men Under a Car When Il
was Knocked From The Track

A very serious railroad accident
was very narrowly arerted this
afternoon about 3.l5 O'Clock, when
a freight car which was standing Oh
the switch near the McMannen street
crossing, and under which two car
inspectors we're working, was struck
by another string of cars and knock
ed entirely OF the track almost out
into the street.
Messrs. ". P. Jones and W. o,
Davis were working on the car and
were relying on the red flag, which
they had put in position to protect
them. BY some means a string OF
freight cars was turned loose at the
upper end of the switch and collided
with the car under which the in
spectors were working, with terrific
force. The car was knocked num-
Der of feet of the switch and almost
out into the street. The inspectors
chung to the rods underneath the
car and by this means escaped al.
most instant death, though they
were both bruised considerably BY
being dragged along the ground, and
both suffered severe nervous shock,
Several teams. were passing in the
street and it was at first thought
that one of these had been struck,
A large crowd gathered and the &C
cident created much excitement
which soon subsidized as soon as il
was learned that no one was seri-
ously injured.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-04-04
THE sHR|hERsIA NEW BERN
MEET on THE lsrH OF MAY AND
HAVE GALA TINE.

New Bern, April S.-Among the
number OF organizations officially
slated to meet in Eastern North Caro-
lima in the next two months is Oasis
Temple, A. A. O. N N. s. which will
meet in New Bern, N. c., May 18th,
for ceremonial session. Don't for
get the date. The railroads will give
special rates to all mobiles.
This will give all members OF Oasis
temple in Eastern Carolina an excel
lent opportunity to attend the session,
and every member should get busy at
once and secure as much Fresh
Meat" as possible for this occasion.
There will be something doing"
every minute, and all who desire to
ride the goat, shoot the chute or refuse
to take good advice. will surely be ac-
commodated. Don't tell your wife you
are going for she will know you have
been somewhere, and so will all who
come.
The New Bern Mobiles will do things
that will make lasting impression
on all present, especially on the candi-
dates. who had better leave their Sun
day clothes at home and be that much
ahead of the game. They should al
least wear a smile and try to keep il
on all night, as it is lovely thing on
novices.
THE candidate came
And gave his name,
And paid his initiation;
Then, mid shrieks and groans..
They mashed his bones.
This benevolent organization"