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population to issue bonds for the pur-
pose of funding the outstanding war
rants existing against the said coun-
ties, respectively, prior to January Q
1911.
S. B. No. 253-By Milton: An act
to amend section 1913 of the general
statutes of 1909
S. B. No. 254-By Milton: An act
relating to cities of the first class hav-
| ing population of more than seventy
thousand inhabitants that have adopt
ed or which may hereafter adopt the
provisions of chapter la of the ses-
sion laws of 1907. as amended by
! chapter "A of the. session laws of 1909.
and relative to the Establishment ac-
curing, maintenance, regulation and
Improvement of public parks park
| ways, pouleVaros. streets, bridges, via
ducts, public buildings. grounds and
places.
S. B. No. 255=By Milton: An act
supplemental to chapter 276 of the
laws or Kansas for the year of 1899,
and legalizing certain acts of the board
| of county commissioners had under
and by reason of the provisions of said
act and defining the duties of the board
| OF county commissioners of Wyandotte
county as to certain work vet to he
performed, and authorizing said board
or county commissioners to issue war
rants in payment for work already
done and to be performed as pro-
vided for in said act
"A
| making appropriations for the indus
trial department of Western univer-
sity at Quindaro, Kan, for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1911.
S. B. No. 257-By Murphy: An act
to amend section SO Of chapter 80 Of
general statutes of Kansas for 1909,
repeating said section SO and restrict
ing all acts and parts of acts in con-
| f1ict herewith.
S. B. No. 25S-By Stannard: An
act relating IN fbo Stat Nro~~~,o1
and its two auxiliaries known as the
| Western Branch of the State Normal
school at Hays. and the auxiliary Man
ual Training school at Pittsburg, and
making appropriation therefor.
| S. B. No. 259-By Smith: An act
making appropriation for St Mary's
hospital, located at Winfield, kan.
S. B. No. 26O-By Hamilton: An
act making an appropriation for Flor
ence Crittenton mission at Topeka,
Kan.
S. B. No. 2s1-By Carey: An act
concerning certain Indemnity con-
tracts.
s. B. No. 262-By Carey: An act
relating to county highways
| S. B. No. 263-By Carey: An act re-
lating to Kansas libraries.
s. B. No. 264-By Avery: An act
concerning payment of wages or sal
aries of clerks in probate courts in
counties having a population of more
than fifteen thousand and not more
than twenty thousand.
S. B. No. 265-By Hamilton: An act
relating to levees constructed and
maintained to prevent overflow from
natural water courses wholly or part
| ly within cities of the first class.
| S. b. No 266-By Ganse (by re-
quest): An act to provide for liens by
persons erecting monuments, grave
stones. enclosures or other structures
| in cemetery or burial grounds and pro-
vide for the manner of enforcing such
liens.
| S. B. No. 267-By Milton: An act to
prohibit the hiring out of inmates of
the state penitentiary or other penal
institutions of the state of Kansas pro-
viding for their employment by the
| this act.
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for the donation of county high school
buildings to the city in which it is sit
uate in certain cases.
H. B. No. 420-By Wettack: An act
to amend section, 1854 of the general
statutes of 1909, relating to fees of no.
tary public.
H. B. No. Ably Wettack: An act
to punish the giving of checks or drafts
on any bank or other depositary
wherein the person so giving such
check or draft shall not have sufficient
funds or a credit for the payment CT
the same
H. B. No. 422-By Wettack: An act
fixing the liability of a bank to it's de-
positor for payment of forged or raised
checks.
H. B. No. 423-By Wettack: An act
to punish the making or use of false
statements to obtain credit.
H. B. No. 424-By Wettack: An act
to amend section 6436 of the general
statutes of 1901 as amended by section
1. chapter 211, of the laws of Kansas of
1909, being paragraph ITO of the stat
utes of 1909 and providing for the sub
ties of the question whether buildings
and improvements of certain classes
shall be made to county high schools.
H B. No. 425rBy Wettack: An act
relating to county high schools and
amending section of chapter 1897 of
the laws of 1905, paragraph 1900 of the
general statutes of 1909, and repeating
said original section 9 of chapter 397 of
the laws of 1905, and providing for dis
position of county high school build
ing in certain cases.
H B. No. 426-By Stone of Sherman:
An act concerning citiesI of the second
class having a population of less than
5000 inha bitants, defining their powers
over taxation and regulating the i'll
ternal affairs of 1ch cities and repeal
ing sections 1861. 1874, 1404. 9413 of the
compiled laws of 1909, and all laws or
parts of laws in conflict herewith.
H. B. No 427-By Orr: An act in
relation to escape shafts in coal mines,
and extending time in which the same
may be completed.
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BILLS IN THE SENATE.

The following bills were introduced
and read for the first time:
S. B. No. 241-By Cambern: An act
providing for the Improvement and
protection of public highways, and re-
nealine chapter 95 of the session laws
of 1897. being paragraphs 3776, 3777,
37TS, 3779, $3.50 and 1891 of the gen.
eraI statutes of Kansas for 1909, and
all acts and parts of acts in conflict
herewith.
B. N. 242-By Ways and Means
Committee: An act making an appro-
priation for the payment of interest on
state bonds for the fiscal years ending
June 80, 1912, and June 80, 1913.
S. B. No 243-By Ways and Means
Committee: An act relating to the
transfer of certain moneys in the state
treasury, known and designated as the
hunters license and fee fund of the
fish and game department to the gen.
eral revenue fund
S. B. No. 244-By Ways and Means
Committee: An act making an appro-
priation for the expense of keeping up
and maintaining the historic spot of
Pawnee Rock.
s. b. No. 245-By Ways and Means
Committees: An act making an appro-
priation for conveying prisoners to the
penitentiary for the fiscal years ending
June go, 1912, and June 80. 1913.
S. B. No. 246-By Travis: An act
in relation to accidents, and requiring
the same TO De IepOTleu u the 1dclOiS
inspector, requiring Investigations
thereof. and providing penalties for
the violation of this act.
S. b. No. 247-By Travis: An act
to amend section of chapter 40S of
the laws of 1907. being section 9z16 of
the general statutes of 1909.
s. B. No. 248-By Glenn: An act
authorizing the regents of the State
Agricultural college of Kansas to ex-
change and deed to Greeley county,
Kansas, certain lands in Greeley coun-
ty, Kansas, and to receive in lieu
thereof the deed and title to certain
lands owned by Greeley county, Kan
sas, in Greeley coupnty, Kansas. on
which there shall be established an
experimental station.
s. B. No. 24s-By Cooke: An act
amending section 7011, chapter SO
general statutes of 1903, relating to
railroad crossings.
S. B. No. 25O-By Robertson: An
act relating to tax deeds over fifteen
years old.
S. B. No. 251-By Milton: An act
to amend section 1869 of the general
statutes of 1909.
| S. B. No. 252-By Milton: An aci
authorizing the boards of county com
Tnissioners of the various counties OF
! Kansas exceeding ninety thousand
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view, the Napoleon Newlywed of
Knapp is the Napoleon NeWlywed of
Cartoonist McManus. This instanta-
1heous truth becomes undeniable to the
tune of a vast shout of laughter from
the audience when, suddenly, little
Napoleon turns his familiar visage to
the footlightS and ecstaticalIy crows,
Dada -da-dai" in precisely the baby
tones that one would expect from the
McManus kid.
At the Novelty.
| Another road show is booked to ap-
pear at the Novelty next week. The
feature is Will j. O'Hearn & Company,
of seven people, in an Irish incident
called "a Romance of Killarny." This
rs composed of many Irish songs.
Another added feature will be Kelly
& Wentworth in a comedy sketch en-
TITLED ''In the Village Lookup" These
two perform ers, Hal Kelly and Flo
Wentworth, have recently adopted the
vaudeville stage, coming from the le-
Ultimate. They carry their own spe-
cial scenery.
Thomas H. Dalton, editor of the
Daffydille News also is a feature that
has been booked for this program.
His adaptation of present day news
paper methods for his little paper is
said to be extremely funny:
Another act of Importance on the
bill will be Beth Dunsmore, who plays
lot of musical instrume nts which is
astounding and unbelievable to those
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INSIDE HISTORY
some eIf-ExpIanatory Lctters.

SOIH6 ooH-EADIdIdUOFy LCLItFS-
Battle Creek Mich, Jan'y Z, II.
DIR. e. H. Pratt.
Suite 1902. 100 State ST.,
Chicago, Illinois.
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roles and war scenes. It is a simple
play Of home life with scenes laid in
the blue grass region of Kentucky
with the armies of the Blue and the
base than as a theme. The story is
| one at once interesting and entertain
ing with scenes of pathos and hum or
blended in a pleasing and happy man
T ner.
The entire company have been cast
in roles that no doubt will prove con-
genial.
The souvenir pictures will be con-
tinued.
NOTES OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Henry w. Savage's production of
drama which achieved sensational
Success in Paris, London, Chicago and
New York last season, is shortly to
be seen here.
One of the treats in store for the
patrons of the Grand this season is
the coming of Frederic Thompson's
biggest success, polly of the Circus
with Georgia dip as Polly
What probably will prove of unus-
ual interest to the local theater-going
public is the approaching appearance
t-of James Forbes latest comedy, 1.-THE
Travelling Salesman" which Henry B.
Harris will send to the Grand with the
original New York and Chicago com
pany.
Pauline Perry, who has been seen in
1.-The Merry Widow and 1.-THE eli
max" is to go into vaudeville
Grace Leigh has taken the place of
leading lady with Sam Bernard in "He
Came From Milwaukee,
Henry w. Savage has engaged Mrs.
Sarah Cowell LIE Moyne for the part of
Truth in 'Everyw
After considerable fuss and talk
Vera Michelena has rejoined the com
pany playing in THE Girl in the
Train
Henry B. Harris, manager of 1.-The
Travelling Salesman controls more
The big underlying idea of Fang
willis masterpiece, 1.-The Melting Pot, -
in which Walker Whiteside comes to
the Grand Feb. 4. has been in Fang
willis mind for a long time. One finds
first record of it in his book. 1.-The Old
Maids Club" published twenty-five
years ago
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ate. a scale as is promised by Mr.
..Newlyweds" show a Success.

'sNewIyweds'' Show Success.
Men, women and children alike tes-
titled to the comedy appeal and i'm
mense success when 1.-The Newlyweds
and Their Baby" opened here last
hight The stage version of George
McManus famous cartoons makes a
hit we'll worthy of the newspaper sue
CESS already scored by the Newlyweds,
the most popular of all cartoon crea-
tions.
Earl Knapp, the midget comedian
| who plays the role of little Napoleon
Newlywed, and also that of Major
Knott Much. who is substituted for
| little Napoleon at critical moment
| in the plays story, is the leader IN
The Newlyweds and Their Baby ,
He so completely realizes the renowned
and beloved Napoleon to the eye that
/ it is as if this entertaining infant had
| literally crawled out from his pages of
the comic supplements and made his
way to the stage in his own proper
| person, there to live in the flesh the
/ life with which newspaper readers are
already familiar through many hours
| of wholesome laughter.
| The sure proof of the likeness of
little Napoleon as played by Knapp IS
that he sets women and children wild
with delight. Woman or child would
INSTANTLY resent a stage Newlywed
baby not faithful to the original car
| toon presentment. George McManus
has sounded the keynote of laughter
compelling babyhood. and his concep-
ttion of little Napoleon has been so
deeply etched into the popular mind
that a stage counterfeit needs be the
/ breathing double OF the newspaper
LNapoleon to escape Inflammation as
| a disappointing duplicate.
| From the moment of the first en-
trance, crawling on his knees. back
ward with his little skirts all awry
/ just as in the McManus pictures, his
pink legs showing under the curtain
from he'nir7 which he energies into
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school teacher, and Miss Gene Fulmer
that of Marble" the wife of Big
Adam. There are seven characters in
the bill.
Rehearsals will begin next week.
following the return of Mr.. Howe from
FAtchison Especial efforts will be
made by the company in staging the
bill which is looked upon by the North
management as being one in which
some of the best work possible will be
brought out.
- Owing to the fact that 1.-The Story
of Country Town is a short cast bill
and not all the company will be able
to work in it, it is proposed to put on
1.-THE Wolf" at the Grand opera house
January 80, to February 2. Manager
North has telegraphed to New York
for script and parts and Miss Isabella
Jackson has been especially engaged
IN Chicago to appear in the only fe-
minnie role. Orval Spurrier will have
the principal character, with Ira Her.
ring, Albert Ferguson. and others in
the support. Six people only appear
in the bill.
Frederick Warde Coming Here.
Frederick Warde, who is one of the
greatest opponents of the Shakespear-
can drama in this country, comes to
the Grand on January IS. He will give
a special presentation of Shakespeare's
most popular tragedy, Julius Caesar. -
which has not been seen in Topeka for
some time, and never upon so elabor-
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Al the Novelty.
Vaudeville.

Manager c. C. North of the North
Brothers Stock company, today an
nounced the cast of characters that
will be given the initial presentation
of Ed w. Howe's dramatization of
Mr.. Howe's own book, 1.-The Story of
a Country Town. in Majestic stock,
the week beginning January 80.
Harry North will create the char
acter of Joe Erring;" C. C. North.
that of big Adam" humorous
character; Robert Blaylock, that of
Ned Westlock," and Roy E. Hilliard.
that of Barker" an aristocratic re-
cIuse.
Miss Genevieve Russell will create
the principal feminine role, that of
Mattel" the wife. of Joe Erring; Miss
Ruth Robinson, that of Agnes the
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At the Majestic.

"Lynwood." one of the most popu-
lar and most successful of war plays,
will be the offering of the North
Brothers Stock company at the Ma
iestic beginning Monday night. The
play is by J. K Tillotson and deals
with incidents of and in the struggle
between the North and the South.
While it is a war play, it is not
filled with shots. bursting shells, he
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Cast of Characters for Howe s
Play Made Known.
Harry North Will Create Role
of Joe Erring.
MISS RUSSELL, TOO.
Appears as Feminine Principal,
as JOe's Wife.
C. C. North will Be big Adam"
of Production.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

At tie Grand.
Tonight-'"The Newlyweds and
Their Baby"
January 2S-Frederick Warde.
February 3-The Russian Dancers.
February 4-Walker Whiteside.
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who have not seen her. Master Carl
Fletcher will sing the illustrated Song
and new moving pictures will close the
bill.
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At the Majestic

North Brothers Stock company i
''LynWood."
January 3O-story of Country Towr
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SHERMAN LAW IS VIOLATED.
President Ripley of santa Fe Explain.
Poor Railway Business.

Chicago, Nov. Explaining recent
decreases in earnings by western rail-
roads, President f. p. Ripley of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
has issued a statement declaring that
the falling off in earnings was due.
partly, to less abundant crops and
partly to the employment of less labor.
owing to the reduction of operating
forces by large concerns.
1t is futile to attempt to limit trade
combinations by means of the Sher-
man law. or otherwise, according to
Mr. Ripley.
1.-The attempt to substitute unlimited
competition for trade agreements or
agreements in restraint of competition
is as futile as would be an attempt to
sweep back the sea with a broom" Mr..
Ripley said Everybody knows that
the spirit, if not the letter, of the Sher-
man law is violated every day all over
the country. 1t always will be, no
matter what laws are made
Mr. Ripley said that a central body
controlling rates would be preferable
to state regulation, which often would
conflict with the national law. He de-
clared that Texas, Iowa and Oklahoma
notably among western states, had an
avowed policy of favoring local mer-
chants in rates, regardless of the in
tereSts of the consumer and merchants
outside these states.
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MAY DROP AMEs GAME.
Nebraska Hopes to Beat Kansas by
Decisive Score.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. San injury re-
ceived by Potter, substitute quarter,
Will cause the shifting of the plan Of
the Nebraska coach for next Satur-
days game. 1t was planned to use
the substitute back field and let the
regulars rest in order TO get in shape
for the Kansas contest.
It will now be necessary to use War
ner in Saturdays practice game with
Doane. Light scrimmage VIII be had
this evening and heavier work will De
given every afternoon from then on
The coaches feel that Kansas must
be decisively beaten to make up for
the tie game at Ames.
Friction at the AInes game has caus-
ed talk Of dropping the athletic rela-
lions between the two schools.
The expulsion of Captain Shonka from
tie game, the team claims. was uu-
warranted and created some bad feei-
ing.
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NEW HUTCHINSON TERMINALS.
Santa Fe VIII Build Roundhouse
Yards and Small Shops.


Hutchinson, kan, Nov. S.-The new
East Hutchinson yards terminals and
shops of the Santa Fe railway COM
pany will require tract of land over
mile in length.
The building Of the new line through
southwest Kansas from Dodge City to
Colmar, n. NJ, which is now assured,
will fix the status of Dodge City as a
permanent division and junction point
and Hutchinson will undoubtedly profit
by the rearrangement of division
facilities.
The plans for the improvement in
the east end of the city provides for
a very extensive track arrangement
and a large amount of repairing to be
tracks for the transfer and reassem-
bling of merchandise
A large roundhouse will also be built
to accommodate twelve locomotives
and on the east end there is to be a
power house about fifty by sixty feet.
The turn table in front of the round
house also connects with seven add
tional spur tracks which will accom-
modate several additional locomotives
Provision is also made for several
other buildings in connection with this
improvement consisting of an addi-
tional power house, machine shop,
large store house three offices, large
and cranes. pump and oil houses. and
many other improvemen ts necessary
for complete and up to date division
point.
The amount to be expended in these
improvements has been increased to
over a quarter of million dollars and
the removal of the present yards in
the west to the east end of town is
by far the most important thing that
Hutchinson has received in some time.
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LEWIS CASE RESUMED.
Publisher Claims Damages of $3,OOO,-
900 From the Government.

St. Louis, Nov. S.-Hearing in the
100000 damage claim brought by
E. G. Lewis of the Lewis Publishing
company against the postoffice depart
ment will be resumed here today be-
fore the congressional committee on
expenditures. Charges that the post
Office officials prosecuted him in their
attempts to show that two of his
ma gaines did not come under the
listing of second class matter and that
q conspiracy was formed to ruin him,
are the basis of the suit.
The hearing is a continuation of an
investigation conducted last summer
by the committee on expenditure at
Washington, D. c. At that time,
Lewis was the principal witness and
through his attorneys submitted in de-
tail the evidence which it is alleged
proves the conspiracy on the part of
postal officials
The committee on expenditures is
composed of the following: Repre-
sentatives ]. w. Alexander. Missouri;
W. G. Redfeld, New York; w. 1. Nc
Coy, New Jersey; r. w Austin, Ten
nessee; c. B. Slemp. Virginia, and H.
NJ TOWner, Iowa.
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BUILDING UP THEIR TERRITORY.
Railway Publication Speaks of Man
asenent of II. 1. and santa Fe.

The annual report of the Santa F'e
emphasizes two important facts-hrst
that the road is in the hands of able
management, and, second. that COM
mercial conditions in the Santa F'e
territory have an upward trend. IN
creased earnings show an encouraging
outlook.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railroads annual report for the year
ending June so, 1911, shows that the
total revenues for the past fiscal year
TO have been SOS, 4ST,473 as against
sec, 220.57S during the preceding year,
a gain of S2,206, S94. This is another
of the western lines that shows a
gratifying increase in business con-
sidering the general conditions of the
country. The Rock Island has been in
the hands of excellent management,
but its earnings are bound to be in
17uenced largely by the crop conditions
of its territory, as it is distinctly
granger road, traversing farming
territory almost lusiYely.-RailWay
journal.
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will realize. In San Francisco he has a
we'll organized cabinet of advisers.
chief among whom are Lau Kok Hail
and Tong King Chang. Owing to fear
of reDrisal on the part of the Chinese
government a number Of DR.. Sen )
assistants fear to reveal their identity.
Among them are said to be a mum Der
of wealthy Chinese merchants These
young reVOlutioniSts in America stand
ready to return and fight in China
or to furnish the sinews of war as
their funds allow. They are loyal to
the cause of new China.
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IA1J KCN- HALL

San Francisco. Cal, Nov. S.=Dr. Sen
va Sen organizer and leader of the
young China, the man slated by mis-
local followers for first provincial pres
ident of New China, if the revolution
lists win, is actively organizing the
young Chinese who have immigrated
to America in behalf of the revoIu
tionary party. He hopes to negotiate
a loan of $4,000 among a number of
private financiers in New York with
which to pay the rebel army and pur
chase ammunition. This is one of (.
number of loans which he believes he
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ALL ARE OFFICIALS NOW.
students Wear White Bands
ON Arms.

Shanghai. Nov S.@The customs
moneys from this district are now de-
posted in the Hankow-Shangha bank
10 the credit OF the inspector general.
Business is absolutely at standstill.
Only foreign bank notes are accepted ]:
all transactions between foreigners
and Chinese must be in cash.
Notwithstanding the extraordinary
conditions, the city presents a normal,
almost holiday appearance Out
side of the settlement every emma
man wears q white band on his arm
Even the school boys and naval and
military cadets are thus decorated