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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
BRAKEMAN DAUGHTY BADLY BRUISED

J. w. Daughty, brakeman on
Santa Fe passenger train No. z67
with a run between Chanute and
Emporia, fell from his train Satur.
day afternoon a mile south of To.
ronto and was badly bruised though
though so far as reports received
here would indicate no bones were
broken. He was taken on to the
Topeka Santa Fe hospital on the
main line train from Emporia after
being properly cared for until the
end of his run was reached.
The accident occurred just after
Mr.. Daughty had called the station
of Toronto and was passing out of
the chair car on to the platform.
1t is supposed that he lost his foot
ing as the train was rounding a
curve with the wind blowing gale.
His wife and two sons, J. A.
Daughty, Santa Fe freight cen.
ductor, and C. o. Daughty have
gone to Topeka to be with the in
jured man.
Mr.. Daughty is well known in
Chanute having been a brakeman
on the Santa Fe for a number of
years. He has had his present run
since Worth Elliott retired from
that position several years ago.
He is 81 years old and is living at
present at 7o3 South Malcolm.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
GAVE LESSONS or THE DISASTER

That 1T Is wrong TO shift to Provi-
dence the responsibility for catastrc-
phes for which the carelessness and
possibly the greed OF man are to blame
was one of the thoughts pre- ented by
Rev. G. A. Wilson in his sermon on
the loss OF the Titanic impressiYely
delivered to la:ge audience at the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening.
without pretending to be able to de-
termine just who was at fault he
presented a number Of figures and
comparisons to emphasize the great
size and capacity OF the Titanic, and
ridiculed the idea that it would not
have been possible to have provided
sufficient life boats to insure safety
to those on board.
In the sermon Rev. Wilson re-
viewed the great advances 10 civilizi-
tion which make safe travel possible.
He made mention of the devotion and
heroism brought out by the disaster,
and of the tribute to the reality that
this is a Christian nation given by
the band playing "Nearer My God To
Thee" as the ship sank. In closing
the address he emphasized the
solemnity of life and death and urged
that every one live right before God.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
|. B. KElFER SOLD OUT

L B, Keifer has sold his Commits
sion business to D. Z. Small
of Wichita. Mr.. Keifer has built up
a wonderfully nice trade IN the pro-
duce commission business, but quits
that he may try another climate for
the beaefit of his boys health He
will probably try California. We are
sorry to lose the Keifer family but
hope it may be but for a short time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
PARSONS HOPES FOR BIG SHOPS

The annual inspection tour Of
Charles E. Schaff, who is president
of the NJ. K. aud T, railroad,
of the lines of the system has led
the Parsons people TO hope for yet
larger improvements from the ronu
which has meant so much TO that
town. President Schaff accompanied
by the general superintendent aud
assistant superintendent reached
there Thursday. The shops and
terminals were inspected and the
plans OF enlarginQ the shops making
them the largest on the system at a
probable cost Of s2sO,OOO we're favor
ably received.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
DEATH OF MRS. HUGH JORDAN

Mrs. Ruth Jordan who was married
to Hugh Jordan of Leanna only the
29th of last November died at the
home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs D
II. Harmon, 412 South Malcolm, at
one O'Clock Saturday morning after an
illness of less than three weeks. She
had caught cold when out driving
and has been kept to her bed since
two weeks ago Wednesday. Brief
funeral services were conducted at
one O'Clock Sunday afternoon at her
parents home by Elder 9. S. Alister
after which the body was taken
for burial to Leanna where further
services were conducted by the
pastor of the Christian church Of
Savonburg.
Mrs. Jordan was born December 80,
1890 and has lived all her life in Cha
mute until her marriage since which
she has lived half mile east of LcanI a
and she was we'll and favLra5ly
known to many Chanute people. Be-
sides her parents and young husband
che is survived nv Vuuuper bIO her
and sister living at home and her
brother Ernest whU lives at Glrard.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
Auditor Agrees to
Bond Registration
New Ordinance to Be Passed
and Park improvements
Will Proceed.

With the passing of new ordi-
nance which will designate specifi-
cally that the Chanute park bonds
were issued under the Kansas sta
tute which provides for general i'm
provement bonds to be issued by
municipalities, and with the print
ing of a new set of bonds, the
$2s, 900 bond issue which was au-
thorized by the voters of Chanute in
January will be acceptable to State
Auditor Davis and will be duly
registered by him. This result of
the trip made to Topeka by Mayor
Lapham and Attorney T. R. Evans
was reported to City Clerk Amyx by
the mayor over the phone Saturday
afternoon.
The contention made by Mr..
Evans in the brief which he sub.
mitted to Auditor Davis and assist.
ant Attorney General Coleman on
Saturday morning was eventually
admitted by those gentlemen to be
correct. Mr.. Evans who was city
attorney at the time that the bond
issue proposition was submitted to
the voters maintained that the
proposition was really but one be-
cause there is necessary and
natural connection between the two
parts When the state officials
agreed to this the battle for the
registration of Chanute's park
bonds was practically won.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
Tore Wall Paper House. Barn Carriage Paints Phone 82
WERE LIKE The BAD PENNY

Industry like virtue may be Its
own reward but 1t brings material
goods at times from unexpected
sources. Though Meandering Mike
is not the hero Of this story he
appears first on the scene. He
appeared at side door of the home
Of A. S. Lapham not so long ago and
asked the lady OF the house for
articles Of clothing. Mrs. Lapham
felt that 1T behooved her to respond
to the request. She therefore be-
slowed upon her visitor pair of
trousers which her husband had dis
carded.
Meandering Nike thanked his bene-
factor for her Kindness and started
toward the barn as IL to effect a
prompt change Of raiment In the
back yard he espied Mr.. Lapham
himself clad in oVeralls and trundlng
a wheel barrow In the process OF i'm
proving the premises. Mike accosted
the man with the rake and inquired
If he were working there, Mr..
Lapham replied that he had a job
there by the year, whereupon Mike
handed over the trousers with the
remark, ''Here, take these, perhaps
your wife can fix'em up for you.
They amt DANCED bit of use to me-"
Mr., Laphsm gravely accepted the
trousers and returned to his wheel
barrow while Mike meandered on
with the consciousness of having
done good deed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
JUST A POLICE REPORT

The Weary Willie who was so dirty
that the authorities at lola would
not arrest him for fear he would
sadly tarnish their jail was In Cha.
mute Friday, or at least the un-
fortunate man whom Chief Swartz
picked up late in the afternoon was
almost dirty enough to qualify. 1t
was case In which the clothes did
not make the man for he certainly
had enough Of them and yet was far
from bright, His presence was re
ported to the police by some women
10 the Second ward who did not like
the appearance of the wandering
stranger.
Now as to the clothes, and Chief
Swartz has witnesses to prove that
The story he tells of the number of
garments the man shed at the city
hall is correct. The visitor wore five
pairs of trousers and seven shirts
yes, sir, that's just what he did.
Then there was a vest and also a
wooden sweater. The next layer was
blue overalls jumper and a corduroy
coat. Then for fear of cold Weary
Willie finished off with heavy over
coat. All of the garments we're filed
with paper, old rags, and miscellan-
eous junk in every pocket and fold.
When the man was finally disrObed
Chief Swartz insisted on his indulg-
ing in a bath and general fumigation
Clean apparel was furnished the city's
visitor and he was urged to depart to
California whic" he named as his
nome. Yes, tine discarded clothing
was burned. And now are you
candidate for the Office of Chief Of
police?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26

A story from Osawatomie states
that George Mcdonald OF Seymour,
Ind, was IN that city Immediately
following his last visit to Chanute in
connection with the alleged kidnap-
ping Of his year old daughter and
that while in that city be received
word of the presence Of his girl and
his brother and wife IN Neosho, Mo.
He told that the kidnapping occurred
on November 4, 1908
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
A KANSAS TOWN TO AID ROADS

More than one hundred miles of road
in Geary county will be worked by
parties of town men May IA. That
was decided at a meeting of good road
boosters of the Junction City Com
mercial Club Friday. Eleven routes
were laid out and captains appointed
for the crews of men. In the evening
a banquet will be given to the workers
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
w elfare League Men
Favor Prevention
Codding and Hanson Advo-
cate Work to Stop Crime
at Its Source.

"Crime is the most expensive
luxury in America today" said ].
X. Codding, warden of the state
penitentiary at Lansing in his ear
nest address under the auspices of
the Kansas Public Welfare League
Sunday afternoon at the Hetrick.
"Povertyis one great cause of crime
but back of that is idleness as so per
cent of the men who come to our
prison testify that they were unem-
ployed when they got into trouble.
The liquor business is interviewer
in large part of the crire as at
least In part it contributed to the
downfall of II per cent of the Kan
sas prisoners according to their own
testimony; it was the direct cause
in "A per cent of the cases which
come 20 u.s."
Warden Codding did not intend
to give an account of the $50 men
and 60 women under his charge at
Lansing but in emphasizing the
thought that the lack of proper dis
cipline of children and of a vital
knowledge of the gospel had brought
many of the unfortunates under the
states authority he told several In.
stances of how the presence of these
things in the prison life had wrought
great transformations"
"Of the 60 women whom we
have 40 came from all parts of the
country as Uncle Sam thinks we
know how to take care of them. In
my classifications of the men in the
prison l speak of so per cent as the
accidentally CRIMINAL" said War
den Codding. "It is this latter
class which most particularly you
people should keep from conf 6.
We have been able to do much for
them but this Kansas Welfare
League should stand for prevention.
Give the poorer people chance at
education like is done in the magni-
fcent night school work at Kansas
City. Give the down and-outer
your active help. Make him real
ize that there is a God who is in.
terested in him. Don't make it
necessary to send man to the peni-
tentiary to protect society and re-
form the individual"
In the evening superintendent
Hanson delivered his address en-
titled "The Flint Face" to an
audience which crowded the Hetrick.
Warden Codding spoke briefly
along the line of his afternoon talk.
The force of character and the
manner In which 1t is exhibited in
the face was the Interpretation
which Rev. Hanson put upon his
subject. He sketched the life
habits which contribute to the
making of a good face, and also
those sins which mar the contenance.
The speaker urged that the par
ents be more wakeful concerning the
hours and the company which their
children keep. He spoke in favor
of curfew laws and their enforce
ment and advocated having the
age limit increased as he believes
the usual ordinance permits chill
dren to remain on the street after
night when they equally as much as
those a few years younger should
he at home. Rev. Hanson denied
the rumor that he had in other
towns made statements particularly
derogatory to the morals of the
Chanute high school students.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26

Mr.. Chas. Kitchen who mas been
laiu up for SIX weeks witt an absceis
on his eye is able tu be around again.,
He is still under the care of lhe
physician. The siEht OF the eye is
not totally destroyed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26

HerscheIl Meeker returned Monday
morning from brief visit with his
sister Mrs. Conner at Urbana,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
LATER

H. M. Chastain died IN the San
ia Fe hospital at Topeka at II:o5
Monday evening.
The funeral services we're held at
2:3o O'Clock Wednesday at the res
idence on s. Lincoln by Rev w.
w. Searcy. The Chanute Mas mic
order had charge of the services at
the cemetery. The Masons of
Cherryvale where Mr. Chastain
held bis M m ftrInip came up
Wednesday afternoon. The mem
bers Of the A. o. U w, B az l..
E, and r. of L. F. 'f Channie at
attended IN body.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26
Fireman Chastain
Seriously Injured
Lost His Right Leg When
Santa Fe Engine Was De-
rallied at Humboldt.

Fl. M. Chastain, serving as fire.
man on Santa Fe northbound pas
senger No. 2o4, had his right leg
cut off when his engine overturned
in the Humboldt yards about 2
o'clock Mon. morning. AS the track
north was tern up special train
with the injured man and Matt
Heller who was the engineer on 2o4
was sent South and from here de-
toured to Emporia in order 10 get
the fireman to the Santa Fe hospital
at Topeka as promptly as possible.
The special passed through Chanute
at S o'clock Mon, morning, the party
to Topeka being joined by Mrs.
Chastian, her brother-in-law Ed
Sullivan and three fireman.
The accident occurred as the
train was crossing switch at the
south end of the Humboldt yards.
lust what caused the engine to
turn over could not be explained
at the time until complete in
vestigation could be made but it
seems to have been an unavoidable
accident. Engineer Heller was at
first reported also to have been IN
iured IN the derailment but it seems
that he was hurt only by stralnlng
his back in helping to rescue
Chastain.
Mr.. Chastain is but "a years of
age and as he is strong man
weighing over 200 pounds.
He has been employed with the
Santa Fe for twelve or fifteen years,
making his home at Cherryvale for
part of this time. His family
consists of his wife and five small
children. He lives at 7I8 South
ircoln
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26

Elmer Cooper was in Erie on
business Monday afternoon.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-26

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The Washington times., 1912-05-12
Evening Services in the Churches


"vULGARITY MANNERS MORALS"-The Charles Wood
Church o. Covenant m.
adam of
"THE wITcHING HoUR"-Ms T. B. Kates Spiruast Church.
Pythan Temple, 1890
TRUE GoSPEL%Pastor Russell the New National
Theae, m
"ARE WASHINGTON FOLKS EVER ANGRY7-The Hez Swem
the Centennial Baptist Church, Eighth streets nsrheast
LITANY THE UNITY OF cHRIsTENDoM-St James
Episcopal Church,
BIBLE PICTURES SEA"-The Radcliffe,
York Presbyterian Church, P. m.
IMMORTAL MANW F. Norris the First Presbyterian Church.
SIXTH ANNIVERSARY M1SS1oN-The Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church, 7:4s ?. m.
GoD"The Rev. Joseph M M Gray, the Hamne
Methodist Episcopal Church, p. m.
ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE OF KIT CARSON POST. G. A.
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church.
THE HEAVENLY VSIoN"-The J. Muir, Temple Baptist
Church. 7:45 m.
THE BLESSING Woodrow, First
Congregational Church, m.
TRAGEDY SUGGESTIVE Goodwin
Pleasant Congregational Church, p m.
"wHY is 1T IMPORTANT VIEWS OF
DEATH THE HEREAFTERP-The Rev. J. Luther Frantz
ST. Marks Lutheran Church.
HAWAII, OF THE PACIFIc"The Potter
ton the o Our Father, m.
RITE oRDINATIcN-The Church, coon
p. m.
"PRoTESTANTISM AND RoMANIsM UNITED STATES
The Memo Seventh Day Adventist Church. 745 p
MOTHERS SERVIcE-The Metropolitan Baptist Church. p m
BAN"-The Rev. Hnn Hewlett,
Baptist Church. p.
TYRE sDoN AND EARNEST ENTREATY"-The Rev. George A
Miller the Ninth Street Christian Church, p m.
CROSS MOVEMENT GuntOn- Temple Presbyterian
m.
West Washington Baptist Church. 8 p m.
AFTER DEATHWHAT7-The Rev. F. W. johnson, Bap-
Church, p m.
PREACHERS MESSAGE"-The Hugh Stevenson the
Bethany Baptist Church, Pm. ..:
COMING SN"The chambus McKendres M
E. Church, SPIN
The Washington times., 1912-05-12
NO COMPROMISE.

The efforts in some quarters to ditch the pro-
gressives in the Republican party by bringing out
compromise candidate for President are doomed
to fail The argument that the fight between Roose-
velt and Taft has become bitter that neither can
be elected is deceptive.
Roosevelt can be elected. There is no evil
dence to the contrary. There is plenty Of evidence
to prove that he can. The people are for him.
Wherever they have had a chance to express their
choice he has been their selection. THE PEOPLE
ARE THE ONES THAT CAST THE VOTES
NOT THE BOSSES. rt..
The Republican party must decide between
going forward and going backward at the Chicago
convention. II cannot attempt to hide in light
zone by selecting some compromise candidate.
There can be no pooling of morals. 1t will be no
place to face both ways.
THE CRY FOR A COMPROMISE CANDI-
DATE DOES NOT COME FROM THE CAMP OF
THE PEOPLE. 1t is not raised by those who are
fighting for self-government and progress. The
people have lost but few battles in a finish fight.
1t is when they listen to talk about compromising
for "expediency" and party harmony that they
are euchred out Of their victory
1t would be better politics, better party politics,
for the Chicago convention to accept Taft nail the
flag of Big Business to the mast head and make
the campaign as the avowed party Of reactionary
policies, than to play the coward by compromising.
THERE WILL BE NO COMPROMISE AT
CHICAGO.
The Washington times., 1912-05-12
WHAT INDIANA PROVES.

Machine politics is doomed in another State
easily the most reactonary of any State in the Mis-
sissippi valey-lndiana. The Republicans of In
diana have not been able to throw off the yoke of
the bosses, and the fact that they have not is now
dragging the Republican machine to certain defeat
1t is breaking of its own. ght.
Despite the reports scattered broadcast that
staadpattsm is very popular in Indiana and the
Kealing-Hemenway machine is representative Of
the rank and file Of the Republicans of that State,
il appears that none Of the Old Guard wish to
undertake the task of leading the enthusiastic In
diana Republicans to victory this year. When the
subject Of governorship is mentioned they all plead
previous engagements.
In its extremity the machine is flirting with Dr.
Wiley, a native of Indiana, but nor resident of
the State for fifty years. in hopes of getting him to
accept the Republican nomination. There is no
sign of its meeting with success.
But the fact that the Healing -Hemenway ma
chine is driven into corner, and is seeking the
good name of some progressive to pull it through
in its own State is admission of its weakness,
explains why it had to burglarize the State conven-
ton in order to secure delegation for Taft, and
proves that Indiana will 60 Democratic if Taft is
the nominee of the Chicago convention.
The Washington times., 1912-05-12
THE CONSERVATION OF HEALTH.

The stress placed upon the FIRST aid" devices at
the Red Cross conference emphasizes anew the at
tention that is being paid to preventive measures
where formerly we occupied ourselves with perfect
ing cures or merely alleviating suffering. A large
percentage Of the fatalities in battle and in accidents
is due more to the inability to treat the wounds
promptly and properly than to their seriousness.
The same idea crops out everywhere. The estab-
fishing of relief stations in mining districts with
equipment that will enable the rescuers to enter
mine Immediately after explosion and save those
not killed outright; the establishing of FIRST aid de-
partments in our large industrial concerns and by
the railroads, and the installation of safety devices
all exempfy the truth that taking more cog
nizance of human life than formerly and using more
intelligent methods to save it.
Back Of these are the laws that are being passed
to enforce sanitation and hygiene. We get back of
the disease. We prevent it, Less sanatoriums for
victims Of tuberculosis, ventilation to prevent
it. We have stopped yellow fever by destroying
breeding places for the germ-carryng mosquito The
campaign to swat the fly is only one of many
preventive methods we have adopted in order to
save ourselves the necessity of waging grim war
with disease and epdemcs
1t is one of the really, smon-pure, efficient con-
servation movements Of the age and it gathers mo-
mentum and conquers new fields every year.
The Washington times., 1912-05-12
SUNDAY, MAY IL, 1919.
WONDERS NEVER CEASE.

AS sunshine shooting from the Clouds as rag
time to the tired business man" seeking solace
near the footghts; as the cool nectar of the tenn
perance spa to the citizen thirsty with talk of dele
gates and preferences comes the tale from Toledo
telling of little Johnny Schnittker, who has cut a
molar with silver filling. Little Johnny's mama
had one Of her teeth plugged with silver several
months before his birth. Hence the phenomenon.
If she had dreamt of what would happen probably
Johnny's ma would have chosen diamond filling.
Anyhow, Johnny is, indeed, precious tootsie
wootsie, else that Toledo reporter has the max
ings of Dr. Cook in him.
The Washington times., 1912-05-12
The Heroism Of the Living Lost Sight
OF in the Admiration Of the Noble
Deeds of the Dead.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The article In the Mail Bag Of The
Times of the 8th instant, by William
Wheeler, anent the heroism of Mrs.
Strauss. in the disaster Of the steamship
Titanic, IL timely and worthy of notice.
There were many heroines on that sad
occasion, who may never be individ-
ually announced, but they were there;
and II would be a poor patriotism, and
poor tribute, were not this women
and others great in courage and affec-
ton mentioned. Why, q memorial to
the men only, of that dire tragedy? Z?
They were brave and unselfish, and de-
serve all the praise that is given them,
but let us not forget the anguish Of
mothers and wives. even though life
were spared to them, to live over and
over again the terrors of those dread
ful hours, and the years of realization
OF their loss, of those as dear TO them
as life itself. To die is not all Of pain
II Is to live and suffer. Let II not be
said of us. that our desire to honor one,
or two, or three individuals, causes us
TO forget the rightful claim OF the many
Women were heroic then, as usual. in
great stress, and let it be said OF them.
L. III, M,