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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
After the Bridge Trust.

Governor Stubs and w S. Gear
hart, state highway engineer, have
been securing from county clerks
over the state all the facts relating to
bridge contracts let by the counties
in the last four years. Governor
Stubbs charged in meeting at EN-
poria last fall that there was bridge
trust operating in Kansas. He was
supported in this by Mr.. Gearhart.
They had a great many facts at that
time, but since then have gathered
many more. Mr.. Gearhart sent out
letters to the county clerks asking
for details about all the contracts let
in the last four years. Most of the
county clerks replied Immediately.
Some of them failed to reply and at
Mr.. Gearhart's request Governor
Stubs wrote to such clerks. Almost
without exception they have sent in
the resired information. All of the
letters have been forwarded to Mr.
Gearhart at Manhattan. consequently
the governors office does not know
Just what they show in regard to the
existence of of bridge trust. 1t has
charged that the bridge companies
have an agreement whereby each has
q "block" of counties in which it
operates without competition. 1t is
charged there is an understanding be-
tween the companies whereby no
bridge company is disturbed if it
sticks to the block of counties allotted
to 1t. The manner in which the gov
ernor and Mr.. Gearhart have gone
after information ought to show pretty
plainly whether or not these charges
are true. The letters asked for the
names of the bridge companies that
have secured contracts in the coun'
ty since October 1, 1908. They ask
to the amount spent by the county
for bridge purposes for the year end
ing October l, 1908 They ask for the
name of the company doing the great
est amount of work in that county
and for the value of the work done by
It. The same questions are asked
about each year up to the present
time. The figures for all the coun-
ties will be compiled and the COM
pilation will show plainly where the
state has been blocked out to diff
ferent bridge companies. 1t will
show whether certain companies have
been securing contracts consistently
year after year in certain counties and
a lot of other things that might be
utilized in case any action were to
be brought against supposed bridge
trust
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
FOR EVERY FAMILY
MEDICINE CHEST

To the head Of every family the
health OF Its different members Ia
most important, and the value OF an
agreeable laxative that is certain In
It's effect Is appreciated. One OF the
most popular remedies In the family
medicine chest Is a combination or
simple laxative herbs with pepsin that
Is known to druggists and physicians
as DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. This
preparation Is mild and gentle In its
action on the bowels, yet positive In
It's effect. A dose of Syrup Pepsin at
night means relief next morning.
while Its tonic properties tone up and
strengthen the muscles Of stomach.
liver and bowels so that these organs
are able In a short time to again per-
form their natural functions without
help.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in SOC and $l.00
bottles. If you have never tried this
simple, inexpensive, yet effective
remedy, write to DR.. w. B. Caldwell.
POI Washington St., Monticello. ILL.,.
and ask for sample bottle. DR.. Cald-
well will be glad to send 1t without
any expense to you whatever.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
ANT|-FLY LAW PROPOSED FOR KANSAS
CRUMB|NE REQUESTS THE ORDINANCE
WANT A YOUNGSTER
TO KEEP THIS SUMMER?
Thirty-Five Looking for Some Place
to Go-Are at Kansas City,
Kansas, Now.

Kansas City, Kan.-The woman di
rectors of the Children's home of Kan
sas City, Kan. have 35 bright, happy
healthy children to lend for the sum
mer. The IS now are at the home,
Eighth street and State avenue, but
the building is to be remodeled, and
while the work Is being done, the
women would like to have the chill
dren cared for by families. The d.
rectors hope that all 35 will find farm
homes during the summer.
In past summers, town and rural
families have given children from the
home outings for several weeks, and
always they have been reluctant to
give up the little ones. The children
can be had for five months this sum-
mer
The children are from to IL years
old. About half are girls. Some OF
the more for adoption and the direct
ors believe those taken into homes for
the summer mcy be kept permanently.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
SeyboId Only Man For job.

Because he is the only attorney In
Morton county who will serve in the
office of County Attorney, Cliffird B.
Seybold is likely to continue in that
capacity in spite of the charges pre-
ferred against him. There are two
attorneys in the county and the other
refuses to accept the office In let
ter to Governor Stubs Attorney Cen
eral J. S. Dawson discussed in detail
the results of an investigation he
made in Morton county. Seybold was
charged with drunkenness, neglect OF
duty and with grating" The
charges were made by Morton county
people. Mr.. Dawson reports that one
of those making the charges was
Morton county physician who was
practicing without license and who
was being prosecuted by County At
torney Sybold. Dawson holds that not
one of the charges is specific or we'll
founded. He holds that drunkenness,
unless practiced in his office, would
not necessarily bar him. Seybold was
appointed county attorney by Judge
Thompson of Garden City several
months ago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Divorce Costly in Kansas.

Lawrence, Kan.-Statistic compil-
ed here show that the expense of a
marriage license in Douglass county
is slight compared with the cost of
divorce. Where 314 couples secured
marriage licenses last year at cost
of $492, sixty-three couples, or one
fifth as many, paid $3,OO1.45 for hav-
ing their matrimonial bonds severed.
November holds the record for be-
ing the month of marital discord in
Douglas county. Thirty-four petitions,
or more than half the number for the
entire year, were filed in the Novem-
Der term Of court last year. Elk
treme cruelty and desertiOn are the
allegations in the majority of the
cases.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
CRIME IN CHEROKEE COUNTY,.
Follows Enforcing Of Prohbitory Laws
BY State Officers.
Three murders.
Four assaults.
Home dynamited

| Three murders.
Four assaults
Home dynamited.
These outrages have accompanied
the efforts of state Officials to enforce
the prohibitory law in Cherokee coun-
ty during the last year. They account
for the fact that Attorney General
John S. Dawson and his assistants
have carried weapons at all times
when they were attempting to enforce
the law in that county
Two men were killed at Mineral over
the enforcement of the law. Sheriffs
Lash and Edwards, Assistant Attorney
General T. T. Burr and A. G. Adams.
marshal at Corona, were assaulted by
law violators while attempting to do
their duty. And then recently Verne
Adams, deputy sheriff, was murder
ed while attempting to do his duty.
When it was made known through
the newspapers last fall that the state
officials were carrying arms when
they were at work in Cherokee coun-
W, JH6Te was CllleT OIL dlnuSouolL
over the state. 1t was stated by some
newspapers that it was due to a de-
sire on the part of the officials to
make their work appear very hazard
our. Attorney General Dawson tried
to keep the fact that he was carrying
a revolver unknown and he regretted
it when by chonce it was discovered
and an article was written about it.
But in the light of the review of the
years events it appears that the carry
ing of weapons by state officials was
not an unwise precaution Attorney
General Dawson knew long ago that it
was dangerous work, because of the
character of some of the men who
were engaged in the liquor business.
81 told my men to go armed" he
said at the time, 'and told them not
to be the last to shoot If it appeared
that trouble was unavoidable"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
NE ASKS THAT EVERY COUNCIL
AND COMMISSION IN THE
STATE PASS 1T.
Must Keep Cities Free From Trash
and Filth-Would Impose Fine
Upon MISUNDERSTANDING
Cans Must Be Kept
Cleaned.

Topeka, Kan.,-Every incorporated
town in Kansas will be asked to enact
special anti-fly ordinance at the
May meeting of its council or commits
sion, by S. J. Crumbine, secretary OF
the state board of health. Copies of
the ordinance will be sent out to all of
the city governments next Monday,
and the city clerks and mayors will be
asked to bring them before the coun-
ellis and commissions.
It is provided in the proposed ordi'
nance that all manure piles must be
removed at least every ten days or
kept covered so flies cannot get at
them; that all trash must be removed
avery week and that all garbage must
be kept covered or removed twice each
week in all towns and all other places
where flies are likely to gather and
lay their eggs, must be kept screened
or covered otherwise.
The penalty fixed by the proposed
ordinance is a fine of from five to
fifty dollars for each offense. Dr..
Crumbine says Kansas will never be
rid of the fly until some general move
ment of this kind is undertaken.
"If this ordinance is enacted and
enforced in every city and town in
the state, the house fly will be almost
eradicated in this state in one sum-
mer." said Dr. Crumbine. "The club
women of the state have actually done
more toward the removal of the fly
than all the swatters and fly traps
and poisons that have ever been in
vented and sold. The club women
went to the source of the trouble.
They destroyed the breeding places Of
the flies, the trash piles, manure
piles, open garbage buckets and cans
and open cess pools. They mad the
low lands, where water collected and
stagnated, filled up. The women talk
ed about cleaning up until they &C
complished something definite, not on
Nv In identifying the cities and towns,
but in driving out the house fly.
Cleaning up the back yards and
removing the piles of trash and filth
or protecting the piles and vaults by
screening so that the flies cannot get
into them to lay their eggs, is the
most effective thing that can be done
in abolishing the fly. Unless the flies
can find a good place to lay their eggs,
the flies disappear of their own &C
cord"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Knew Something About It.

The small boy of the household was
not notably proficient in sacred lore.
but when his sister asked him, Where
was Solomon's temple?" he indignant
ly resented the supposed impeach-
ment of his stock Of information. and
retorted:
Don't you think l know anything?"
She assured him that she did not
doubt that he knew, but urged him to
state for her benefit.
Though not crediting her sincerity.
he finally exclaimed, CURLY:
"On the side Of his head, of course.
where other folks are! D'you s'pose
I'm a fool?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Ness City Plans Broom Factory.

Ness City, Kan.-There is strong
talk among local capitalists of form
ing a company for the establishment
Of broom making plant Broom
corn grows well here, and is easier
raised than most any other crop, I'M
der favorable conditions. Heretofore
the profits Of raising the crop have
almost been consumed on account Of
the high freight rate required to ship
il out, but with factory here this
money can be kept at home.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Grief Causes Suicide.

Peabody, Kan-The lifeless body Of
Mrs G. W. Camp was found at her
home here by a neighbor whose appre-
tensions caused investigation. Fully
dressed, with her head resting on a
cushion, Mrs. Camp had assumed her
dying attitude after tastefully arrang-
ing the room Close at hand was a
package containing strychnine. and a
note saying that fear of insanity and
grief over the death of her husband,
which occurred last January, had led
her to end further trouble She had
just returned from Kansas City, where
she purchased a monument for her
late husband.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Sits on Fish; Calls For Help.

Eldorado, Kan.-Ned Mlndolla, the
Kaffir boy brought from Africa by
VIM. I. Joseph. caught 19-pound fish
with his hands on the farm recently
purchased by Mr.. Joseph seven miles
southwest of Eldorado. He saw the
big fish, buffalo, in a bayou where
it was laundering around after the
high water. He pounced upon It and
1t fought for freedom. Mindolla
ended the squabble by sitting down
on the fish and calling for the hired
man. Together they subdued the mon
ster.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Prosecute Teacher For Cruelty to Boy

Criminal prosecution will be brought
against Edward Bradshaw, the Altoona
school teacher, who. according to in
formation received recently by State
Superintendent e. T. Fairchild, pun
ished an S-year-old boy by hanging him
up by the thumbs for fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Fairchild received word that c. A.
Bullock, the foster father of the boy.
would bring an action against Brad
shaw. Mr.. Bullock states that he ap-
pealed to the county superintendent Of
Wilson county but that he could get
no satisfaction. The boy and his faith
er will have the assistance or the state
superintendent and Attorney General
John S. Dawson if it appears neces.
sary in order to get action.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
ASKS DISMISSAL OF CONTEMPT
Dawson Says Leavenworth Mayor
Has Tried to Correct Evils.

Attorney General John S. Dawson
has filed in the supreme court a mo
ton to dismiss the proceedings filed
by him some time ago against Mayor
Albert Doege of Leavenworth and
Stewart Brewster, police Judge of
Leavenworth, charging them with
contempt of court.
Mr.. Dawson brought the contempt
action about three weeks ago, alleg-
ing that Mayor Doege and fifteen po-
lice officers We in contempt OF an
order made by Lue supreme court sew
eral years ago restraining the city
of Leavenworth from licensing dis
reputable women.
Mr.. Dawson states in his motion
to dismiss that since the filing of the
accusation Mayor Doege has summar-
lily discharged the chief of police and
seven police officers, and has made a
bona fide and effective efforts to cor
rect the evils which were complained
of.
In his answer filed in the supreme
court Mayor Doege states that north
of Leavenworth is the military reser-
walton, and on the south the Old Sol
diers' Home. He says that as a rule
pay day" at the fort and pension
day" at the home are given great pub
licity, and as a result numerous
bootleggers and disreputable women
from Kansas City, Mo-, and st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, are attracted to the city Of
Leavenworth. He states that on these
dates extra precautions are taken to
arrest these disreputable as well as
desperate characters
Mayor Doege further states in the
petition that since the filing Of the
contempt action that he and the city
commissioners have discharged the
chief of police and seven police Off
GERS of Leavenworth on the recon-
mendation of the attorney general
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10

Garden City, Kan-The United
State Sugar & Land company will try
Indian youth this season in beet work.
The first installment will arrive early
in May, and by May 10, probably 100
of them will be in the district These
Indians will come, one-haIf from
Chilocco, an educational and industrial
institution of the government situated
Just south of Arkansas City, in Okla
homa; and one-half from Arizona.
General Manager Gillespie will get
these Indians through the help of the
governments Indian bureau.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Corn Tests Save Heavy Loss.

Newton, Kan.-The Midland Nation
al bank of Newton, which has been
making a thorough test of seed corn
FOR the farmers in this locality, re-
ports that not more than 65 per cent
of the corn they have tested will
sprout. showing that S5 per cent would
not grow if planted in the ground.
About fifty tests have been made, one
sample refusing to sprout at all, 9th
ers running as low as 20 per cent of
fertility
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
How coburn Reports Are Compiled

The Coburn crop reports which ap-
pear in the public press frequently,
furnish interest and information that
who do not know the Coburn system
appear to thing that Secretary F. D.
Coburn goes up on the state house
dome some bright, shunshiny day,
takes look out over Shawnee coun-
ty, goes back to his office and makes
out his crop report. To the contrary,
the Coburn reports are compiled from
individual reports of hundred cores
pondents scattered over the state. Not
even Secretary Coburn knows what
the compilation is going to show un-
til the final addition has been com
pleted.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Mother Injured Trying to Save Child

Coldwater, Kan.-Mrs. P. M. Cole.
the wife of a young ranchman, iv-
ing twelve miles south of Coldwater,
was dangerously injured by beins
struck in the breast by wagon
tongue while trying to rescue her
child from the path of a runaway
team of mules Mrs. Cole was hitching
a team of mules when they became
unmanageable and started to run away
The little child was directly in the
path of the team and Mrs. Cole
rushed to save it. The team and
wagon passed over both Mrs. Cole and
the child, but miraculously the child
was not injured.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Train Crushes His Toe.

Winfield, Kan.-Ira Nichols, a
Southwestern studnet, lost the great
toe of his left foot under wheel of a
Missouri Pacific train here. He was
riding a bicycle at high speed down
Ninth avenue as the train was cross
ing. His coaster brake falling to
work, he dashed against the last
coach, was thrown and slid under the
car He had narrow escape from
death.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Makes EnviabIe Record.

winfield. Kan.-Charles D. Whit
wan. who graduated from Southwest
ern college in 1907. and who is now
Msthodist pastor at Sedgwick. Is
nresident Of the 1912 graduating class
n Drew Theological seminary at
Madison. n. ]. While in Southwest
ern he made an enviable record in
sorensIcs. both in debate and oratory-
tSa led the Southwestern debate team
ir$ 1905 which administered the first
dekat that Baker university had ever
oxDs,risnced in the state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Students Fight on May Day.

Wichita, Kan.-During the celebra-
ton of May day at Friends university,
a Quaker school of this city, sopho-
mores and freshmen engaged in a
class scrimmage in which many faces
were battered, teeth knocked out and
glasses broken. When President Ed
mund Stanley attempted to stop the
fighting, he was bowled over, falling
into a mud hole. The festivities were
not delayed by the fight.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
EuIlX Assimilated.
season,

Roy S. Baker, the author, In an ar
gument on immigration at Lawrence.
cited the marvellous speed wherewith
the immigrant family, be it German
or French or what not, becomes as
simulated into the national life.
"An instance of this assimilation oc-
ours to me-" he said. 81 know q
worthy Neopolitan, one Paoli Cenci.
who came to this country three years
ago. Paoli's little son, francesca an
American citizen of seven, looked up
from his school books. the other eve
ming to ask:
"'Say, pa, what year was 1t you
Italians discovered us IMP"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Engine Kills Hostler.

Goodland, Kan - Robert Ryan, a
hostler for the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific Railway company was in
stantly killed in the yard here when
his foot caught in split switch. He
was attempting to catch the tender of
the engine and caught his foot with
above results. Mr.. Ryan was % years
of age and his home is at Adair, Iowa.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
runaway Mules Kin Farmer.

Clay Center, Kan.-Ed Riley a
prominent farmer of Chapman town
shin. in this county, was killed near
Longford. He was hauling load OF
lumber when the mule team which he
was driving took fright at something
and SHE'D. throwing him off the
wagon. He chung to the reins in his
endeavor TO stop the team and was
thrown under the wagon, which passed
over him. breaking his neck ana
causing instant death.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
won,t Order Phones Put In.

The State Public Utilities commits
sion dismissed an action brought by
the Whitewater Telephone company
against the Missouri Pacific Railway
company. The real purpose of the
complaint was to compel the railway
company to pay for telephone services
rendered at Brainard and McLain.
near Whitewater. There are no tele-
phone exchanges at the two towns,
but telephones connecting with the
whitewater exchange have been in
the depols.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Little River Hotel closed.

The Commercial hotel at Little
River was temporarily closed by State
Food Inspector John Kleinhans. The
inspector claimed that the sleeping
rooms, beds, kitchen and outhouses
we're not in compliance with the san
itary requirements of the state hotel
laws.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Condition Best in Three Years.

The condition Of wheat in Kansas
is 31.2 per cent-1O0 per cent mean
ing perfect-according to the crop re
port issued recently by F. D. Coburn.
secretary Of the state board Of agri-
culture. The report shows that the
total acreage sown last fall was u
1000. and that It's per cent Of this,
OF 1881, 600 acres has been abandoned.
This leaves a total acreage at the
present time OF e.o65.OO0. Secretary
Coburn hazords a 100000 bushel
guess upon the yield tbs rear.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Sow Oats For Sick Farmer.

Newton, Kan.-Neighbors OF Gail
Johnson, a farmer near Newton, who
has been in the hospital for an opera
ton, gathered at his farm and pro-
ceeded to SOW so acres of oats for
him. The wives of the neighbors took
food to the Johnson home that day,
and assisted Mrs. Johnson in prepar-
ing dinner for the hungry men.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Build Lake on c. of E. Campus.

Emporia, KAMA lake, for scientific
and ornamental purposes, is being
built on the campus of the College of
Emporia. A dam is being built across
a ravine on the west side of the cam
pus and this will form the bed for a
lake more than seventy yards long
which will run north and south.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
SHOOTING at Greensburg.

Greensburg, Kan.-Bill Tiberghein'
of Wellsford shot and fatally wounded
Earl Hurst. The assault is alleged to
be the result of improper relations be-
tween Hurst and the wife of Tiberg-
helm. Tiberghein gave himself up to
the sheriff.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Boy Killed BY Electric Wire.

Parsons, Kan.-Running for a place
of shelter from the storm here the
other day Herbert Lawrence, II years
old, of Chanute. was struck by fall
ing electric light wire. He was thrown
from his feet and death resulted in
stantiy.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
sos.oO0 Fire at Yates Center.

Yates Center, KAMA fire here
destroyed six business buildings and
contents mourning a loss of $4,000
with insurance of $4,000 About
one-third of the west side of the bust
ness square was entirely destroyed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Assuming That.

Brown-What reason have you for
hating Blank?
Smith-Well, you see. he's rela-
tive of mine, and
Brownies, yes, know, but what
other reason?-Harper's Bazaar.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Literal.

did you take the fast train west?"
mo; left that for the engineer to
do. Baltimore American.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10

Tell your troubles, and your friends
will see to It that you have plenty to
tell.