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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
L.eidy Is Re-Appointed.

Leavenworth, Kan.--Notice has
been received here of the reappoint-
ment Of Fremont Leidy as internal
revenue collector for the Kansas DIS
trict. Mr.. Leidy was appointed col
lectof for tie district last summer and
failed of confirmation at the last SEES
sion Of the senate The new appoint
ment is a recess appointment to mold
until the special session of congress,
called for April 4.
Mr.. Leidy was originally appointed
on the recommendation Of Senator
Curtis, but his confirmation failed be-
cause Of objections by Senator Rristow
Charges against him are said to nave
been filed by Miss Chloe Matteson'
formerly of Kansas City, Kan. She is
said 10 have threatened breach o.
promise suit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Stubbs Won't sign Bill.

Governor Stubs stated that he
would let the inheritance tax law be-
come a measure without his signature.
lie declared the old law IS vicious"
ard the new law worthless" The
old law eXempts only $1,000 to the
wife or husband, and The new law eX-
empts all dire ct heirs in any amount.
The governor vetoed the hill to
raise the salary of the attorney gener'
al and his assistants, and requiring
that all fees collected by the attorney
general for violation Of the prohibit.
tory law be turned into the state
treasury The governor believes the
law rereals the statute permitting the
attornev general to appoint assistants
in the various counties to enforce TIE
law. and says that ] w. Orr, the
Atchison Democrat, slipped a Joker"
IL the bill.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
KANSAS TOPICS
Rura, Carries VIII Get Increase.

Topeka, Kan..--After July |, 1911, all
rural carriers in Kansas who have
been receiving SIS a month, or $500
year, Will receive an additional 800 "a
year under advices received here. AS
practically all the rural carriers re-
ceve SIS a mouth now, the addition
will be a sweeping one, and will take
in almost every rural carrier in Kan
sas heretofore 5000 year has been
the most any rural carrier was paid
The increase means that the maxi
mum will be raised.
The increase will make quite a dill
ference in the aggregate of the salary
received by the Kansas carriers.
Heretofore approximately $4,000 a
month has covered the payroll. The
addition of 500 a year to each or
about 1,S00 rural carriers, means the
addition of $4,000 to the monthly
payroll, or the addition Of $lSO,OOO
year. The rural service has cost Tor
Kansas about $1,60O,0O0 year. Al
ter July / it will cost approximately
81 100000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
TIE LEGISLATURES WORK.
Many important Bills Passed at SEES
sion-List of More Consequent
tiaI Measures.

During the session just closed
some very important legislation mas
been enacted. Here is list OF some
of the most important propositions
passed and ready for the signature or
the governor
Created a public utilities commits
sion.
Consolidated educational institu'
tons under one board.
Amended inheritance tax law en-
empting direct heirs.
Passed appropriation for completion
of memorial building.
Effective and far reaching good
roads .aw.
Provided for vital statistics OF
deaths and births and their registra'
ton.
Created saritarium for care Of tu'
bercllosis patients
Extended state aid to weak school
districts
Adopted oregon plan Of nomination
and election of United States senator's
Abolished fee system in attorney
generals office.
Revised The statute relating to
drainoage districts
Granted to women the right of sur
frage
Made seconG violation of the prohib-
itory law a penal offense.
Provided for the use Of voting ma
chimes at future elections.
Authorized bank commissioner to
establish bureau of information rel
ative 10 stocks and investments offer
ed for sale in Kansas
An acceptable employers liability
act
Provided for uniform system Of
blank books ard records.
Provided for a registration fee in
stead of a tax on mortgages.
Provided Tor removal of unfaith-
full officers.
Approved an income tax amend
ment to the constitution.
Gave travelling men the right to
vote away from home.
Created Il state school of mines.
Required foreign corporations to be-
gin suits in state courts.
Rev sed the state fish and gam>
laws.
Consolidated the charitable and
peral BOARD under one board of con-
troll.
Created an asylum for the criminal
insane.
Passed compensation act.
Appropriated about $S,000,OOO for
state expenses and improvements for
the next bi ernial period. The apprc-
piations made by the 1909 legislature
totaled $7,3&5,S75.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
GOVERNOR Stubs USES VETO
SALARY TOO SMALL TO GET DE-
SIRABLE MEN,
VIII Appoint Commission to lnvesti
gate and Recommend Plans 10
Next Legislature,

Topeka, Kan.--Govelnor Stubbs We.
toed the board of administration bill.
which created board Of three mem
bers to administer the affairs of the
state university, state normal schools
and state agricultural college, at sal
aries of $500 a year.
The governor states in his veto mes
sage that the salary is too small to get
the kind of men desirable. He says
that he will propose plan to organize
the nine hold over regents of the big
educational institutions into COM
mission form Of government, of three
committees of three members each
One committee is to have charge
of financial affairs; another to max?
investigation of the efficiency and
value Of the work done. and to deter
mine the value Of the services of each
person: and the third committee is to
have charge of outlining, defining and
limiting THE work of each institution,
20 that cooperation can be secured
ard duplication eliminated.
The governor also states that he
will appoint committee of five citi-
zens to investigate and recommend
plans to the next legislature fer the
control of these institutions.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
To stop "Wildcat" Scheme.

The senate passed the Matson bill
to stop the operations of wildcat stock
and bond schemes. The bill as passed
by rhe house requires all companies
that desire to sell stocks or bonds in
Kansas to make showing as to liza
blities ard assets and the reliability
of the officers and directors before be-
ing allowed TO dispose Of any stocks
or bonds in the state. The bill is In
tended to protect the people of the
state from the fake mining and oil
schemes which have been floating SO
in1us.riously for the past few years
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Callahan Found Guilty.

Wichita, Kan..-John Callahan, con-
victed bank robber, jointist and for
years leader of a notorious gang OF
crooks that has infested Kansas, Okla
homa snd Nebraska, was convicted by
a Jury in the federal court on two
counts of selling stolen postage stamps.
The jury deliberated less than half all
hour. The offense is punishable by a
naxinnm sentence Of ten years IN
prison and a fine of 100000. Callahan
is already urder a sentence Of from
five 10 fifteen years for the robbery
OF a bank at Milan. Kan. He must ilrst
serve his federal sentence, however
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
RlIey AppoInted Bond cIerk.

VIII Davis, the new state auditor.
has appointed. George Wiley of Reno
county as bond clerk in the place of
Wade Payne, resigned to take a place
with The Santa Fe. Mr.. Payne has
served many years in the auditors Of
flee and made many friends over the
state The new bond clerk was dock.
ct III the senate during two sessions
Of the legislature and served one in
this capacity in the house. He also is
an ex-member OF the legislature
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Abilene, Kan.-One hundred thou
sand dollars will be added 10 the en-
dOwnlent of the Baker university at
BALDWIN. Kan, through action taken
by the state conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church in session here
The conference voted to turn o'er TO
the school all of what is known as the
Eliza Chrisman beque3t consisting OF
SIC 600 il cash and loans, and $3o'Ooo
in real estate left in the hands OF the
church. Members Of the conference
said that other requests would be an
nouncod soon, making total of $780,
600 for the Baker endowment fund.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Candidates Will Be Careful Now.

A bill which will make political can
didates careful of what they say In
CAMPAIGN advertisements in newspa-
Ders has been passed by both the
house and senate. The bill prohibits
the publication of unsigned political
advertisements, and no person is al
lowed TO insert in a newspaper any
maid natter which tends to injure any
candidate for public office. 1t provides
thai all advertisements must be signed
and must be marked advertisements"
In type no smaller than the body or
the newspaper.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
May Come to Nauaht.

The efforts of the board of regents
of the state university to still use the
$4,000 appropriated two years ago for
the medical school at ROsedale, and
which failed of reappropriation by the
last legislature because an effort was
made 10 charge the location of the
school to Kansas City, will likely come
to naught. The school must be built
by July of this year or the money
reverts hack TO the state treasury un-
der the law.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
hanks .he Winnina orator.

Topeka. Kan.-L. H. jerks, Of Otta'
we univ ersity, not quite 10 years DID,
won the state oratorical contest from
eight other contestants, every one older
than himself. and will represent Kan
sas at the interstaet contest at Sioux
City. Iowa. next May Kansas Wesley
an of Salina, took second hOnors, and
Washington third. Delegations from
Ottawa and Baker came in on a spe'
cial train All hours roofing preceded
the regular program.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Both Clocks Were Stopped.

Both the senate and the house
stopped their clocks long before six
O'Clock, the hour set for final ad-
iournuent, and both worked into the
night. cleaning up their calendars and
holding conferences with each other
on disputed bills. Although the ad
tournament resolution provided tina,
both houses should cease business at
6 o'clock it was long after midnight
before both houses had finished their
business and adjourned, although the
clocks in both houses had not yet
reached the hour of six
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Doney Thinks Bill Good.

]. y. Dolley believes that the "Blue
Sky" till passed by the last legisla,
ture will drive the fake investment
company agents out of Kansas. The
threat of the law alone, and the power
that 1t gives the state bank commits
sioner, will, he believes, put these blue
sky merchants, as he calls them, out
of business But the commissioner
will not neglect to employ the ma
chInery of the new law in the interest
Of prospective investors.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter of great i'm
portance, Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. It's great strength as a stiffen-
er makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result Of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
For Sweet Charity Sake.

The senate passed the house ways
and means committee bill to place
twenty thousand dollars in the hands
of the state board of control to be paid
by II TO private institutions. This is to
be discussed in payment for each
charitable case cared for, but not more
than 5000 is to GO to any one insti'
tuition in one year. This appropriation
replaces the usual appropriation bills
to give state aid to private hospitals.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Mrs. Na,Icn steadily GROWING weaker.

Leavenworth, Kan.-The latest re-
ports from the Evergreen sanitalium
in this city, where Carrie NatiCn is
confirmed, state that for some time she
has been subject to fainting spells. AS
a result. her. condition lis steadily grow
ing weaker. It is said that her mail
is net given her. but forwarded to her
daughter in Kansas City. She now
does nrthing TO divert her mind from
her surroundings, but sits silently in
the corridor fof hours at a time She
win lot Re released fer several weeks
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Try This for Colds
Prescription Known for Results
Rather than LARGE Quantity.

Go 10 your druggist and get 1.-TWO
ounces of Glycerlne and half an ounce
of Concentrated Pine compound. MIR
these with half q pint of good whisky.
Shake we'll Take one to two teaspoon
fuls after each meal and at bad time.
Smaller doses to children according to
age" Any one can prepare this at
home. This rs said to be the quickest
cough and cold cure known to the
medical profession Be sure to get only
the genuine (Globe) Concentrated Pine.
Each half ounce bottle comes In a tin
screw-top sealed case. If the druggist
ls out Of stock he will quickly get II
from his wholesale house. Don't fool
with uncertain mixtures. 1t is risky.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Cause and Effect.

where is Bill today?"
bill Is sick in bed
whats the matter with him."
well, you know that girl of his
thinks he doesn't use tobacco. Yes
terday he was hurrying around the
corner and he ran right into the girl.
He had chew in his mouth.
Yes, yes; go on"
There were two things to do-hurry
by or swallow"
"Well?'
BILL talked to her for five minutes"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
$4,000 Enough for Executive Council.

Governor Stubs thinks $4,000 is a
sufficient amount for the state eXecu
tive council to use in keeping up the
state house for the next two Yeas
The legislature appropriated an addi-
tional 5000 to the council to be used
to perfect the heating system in the
building. The governor vetoed this
item, stating that the $4,000 contin.
gent fund is ample.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Where suuery Falls Short.

Surgery" said Simeon Ford at
dinner in New York, "accomplishes
wonders nowadays. Hearts are sewed
up; the appendix is removed; the
large intestine is done away with.
But"
The noted humorist smiled
But will the time ever come when
surgery will be able to remove the
cheek of young man or the jaw of an
old woman? "-New York Sun.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Appropriations Were Much Larger.

The 1911 legislature appropriated
nearly million dollars more than did
the 1909 legislature. but then ii can
be argued that The state has increased
in wealth and population in that pro-
portion during the last two years, and
the increase is justified in the in
terest Of the state departments being
kept OIL plane of efficiency,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
His prize Corn Good Investment.

Eldorado Kan.-Paying $25 for the
ten prize winning ears of corn at the
Manhattan exhibition, last year, E. H.
Simpson, a progressive farmer OF
this county and secretary of the far
mers' institute, announces that he
won SlOO IN prize money from corn
raised from these 10 ears and has sold
500 worth of seed corn.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Arkansas City. Kan,-The special
election held here to vote on the COM
mission form of government resulted
in the defeat of the proposition by 81
votes. Two years ago the plan was
voted down here by larger majority
than this time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Words of Comfort,

my doctor says must sleep out-of-
DOORS" said the man who is not
Well replied the friend who
makes painful efforts to cheer up;
cts all right so long as your landlord
doesn't say it,"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Aouss Remembers Akers.

The house employees gave Earl Ak
ers Of Stafford, chief clerk of the
house, a handsome gold mounted elk's
tooth, lust to show him something Of
how they appreciated his style of run
ming the house clerial business.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

A Gotham waitress lost nearly 81
900 she had saved from tips, by the
perfdy of designing lover. Plain
". no one had given her the most Inn
portant tip of all about trusting to
the specious promises OF borrowing
wooer. tLit rr.f
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
s.uLbs sIons utIIIty RIII.

Governor Stubs signed the pub
utilities bill, following four years
fight for II by him. 1t provides for
commission. but limits its jurisdiction
to state wide utilities.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Exercise.

I'm afraid you don't get enough ex-
ercise," said the physician.
That" replied Senator Sorghum,
SIS because you never saw me at home
with my fellow citizens lined up to
shake hands with me-"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

A woman in Newark found a man
hiding under the bed and promptly
had him arrested. The traditional old
feminine terrors are giving way be
fore the modern woman.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Rukman Gave Satisfaction.

Judge Buchanan of Cowley, made
good as speaker. He ruled the house
by gentleness and courtesy as well as
another could with club and an AK.
He had the confidence and respect Of
all
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Sixty thousand worlds discovered
by Professor Hale of the Mount VIII
son observatory should mitigate the
strenuosity of those acquisitive per
sons who seem bent on getting pos
session of this small specimen.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Wellesley students are to be taught
the art of raising onions. Coming so
soon after the announcement that an
unusually large number Of the Welles'
ley girls are about to be married, this
is indeed significant
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

We may now telegraph by tele-
phone. At the rate modern invention
is saving time our up-to-date year
ought to last twice as long as the old
style.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
A Kansas Slayer Insane.

Formosa, Kan.-Harvey Wadleigh,
charged with the murder of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Bates at their home in
this comfy January 26, vas acquitted
on the defense of insanity.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Advocates Of universal language
seem to forget that we have an effec-
tive one already-the language of the
eyes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Now it is possible to go around the
world In a little over a month. Per.
haps before this wonderful century
ends we will be flying around 1t in
week
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

A French aviator has accomplished
the feat of carrying five passengers in
an aeroplane. Evidently killing them
of one at time is too slow for
France.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Don't" says Mr.. Carnegie to the
poor working girl. refuse a man
simply because he's a millionaire"
But be wary of the fellow that has
only about $4,000 year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
e., amor RIecks PaY Inerease.

The governor vetoed the proposed
Increase in salary Of $500 a year for
the superintendent Of the schools Tor
the deaf. blind, feebie-minded and II
soldiers orphans home
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
Unfortunate AlIusion.

She-Too many men expect their
wives to run their homes on practical
ly nothing. They forget that no one
can make bricks without straw.
He-My wife does-out of -four.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

A rich Pittsburger who died recent.
ly left $4,000 to his pretty stenogra-
pher. She probably was able to pre-
vent people to whom he wrote from
making jokes about his spelling.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

New York cab and taxi owners have
petitioned the city council for permits
sion to reduce their fares rs per cent.
We certainly live in an age of won
ders.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Thousands of Consumptives die every
year. Consumption results from a neg
lected cold on the lungs. Hamlins Wizard
Oil will cure these colds. Just rub it into
the chest and draw out the inflammation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

In riot in French town the riot
ers made the streets run with cham
payne. There must have been an I'M
usual amount of spirit in that lively
riot
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

A Scranton. Pa, man has refused an
offer of $1,000 for a hen. He must
have an idea that the reduction in the
price of eggs will be only temporary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

The author of "Curtew Shall Not
Ring Tonight" has been discovered
IN Texas. Well, Texas is big enough
to stand almost anything.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
ASK FOR ALIENS FOOT-EAsE,

the Antiseptic powder to shake into your shoes Re-
leves Corns Bunions, Ingrowlng Nails, Swollen and
Sweating feet, Blisters and Callous spots Sold
everywhere, 25c Don accept any substitute. Sam
pie FREE Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Chicago" says prominent citi.
zen of that burg, lis magic word"
Too true. On meeting a stranger in
a dark alley all one has to do is to
calculate Chicago and said stranger.
win throw up his hands without fur
ther parley.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Warships would be more admirable
as preservers of peace If they could
be so constructed as to be reasonably
safe for the men who operate them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24
1hreshermen at Wichita Next Year,

Wichita, Kan Tie Interstate Asso'
citation of Operating Threshermen Sc
lectcd Wichita as the meeting place
for 1912 at its closing session, Tha
1912 meeting will open March 8, and
continue three days.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

The aviators now are getting mar
ried and giving up their air travels.
Marriage is a thing calculated to
bring the average man down to earth.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

True friends visit us in prosperity
only when invited, but in adversely
they come without invitation.-The-
ophrastus.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

The new Manhattan bridge may now
be said to be in successful operation.
A man committed suicide by jumping
OF 1t the other day
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

A western contemporary wants to
know what line is the most beautiful
in the English language. Enclosed
hnd check" is a promising candidate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

With the millennium and the Pan
anna exposition both scheduled for
1915, one or the other will have to
give way.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

A young American heir is to marry
the daughter of near-royal family.
Is this the first step in crusade to
even up a long uneven balance?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
40 years ago. They regulate and invigor-
ate, stomach. liver and bowels. Sugar
coated tiny granules.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

That Chicago woman who takes tax
tcab rides to cure the blues evidently
isn't blue because she hasn't any
money.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-03-24

Stoughton, Wis, has the largest
steel ski hill in the world. This shows
that almost any town can beat the
world at something.