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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13

son Of tbs late T. J. Christian, al
one time judge of the County Court
I of Mathews.
| Another member who will prove
popular with the ladies Is MIR. Chalk
/ ley. representing Dickinson and
! Wise. and II townsman OF Judge
Skeen. Mr.. Chaihley Is favorable 10
equal suffrage. hut complains that his
wife and mother-in-law have nor
been converted as yet. Mrs. vaIen-
tine has promised to use her best e.
forts 10 bring them over Mr.. Chalk Z
icy fs tina ,Ifst Democrat from lis
district In do9en years. and hIs
standing among his neighbors may
be shown by the fact that he over
came a Republican majority Of about
seven Asii.tisad-Ae sars- that ItA%- tal4 Z
that Judge Skeen was aotuated by ~.
litical motives in his campaign for
purifying the electorate " his dis !
trict Is absolutely groundler. The
best people Of both parties. MIR.
Chaikley says, are behind Judge
skeen In his determination to rid hjs
! district OF political corruption. In
Wise county the leaders of both parl
ties went into The last campaign on
contract to conduct absolutely
stf sssHt eat1fpaisffs.
----
Mr.. Throekmorton. OF Henrico, has
Ia measure which he introduced yss-
terday which will have the effect ~
making corporation officials mora
careful about issuing bonds. The
measure forbids such officials from
issuing any evidences Of dei,t 49,
win be liens on the properly ar fran.
ehise OF a rornoration until the sane.
ton Of the stockhoiders shalt N.Y.
baan duly given
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13

When the Committee on Finance
met yesterday morning the question
OF expanding q few hundred dollars to
get at the bottom of the bogus land
title bast;tcss In Buchanan, as re-
quested Dg Judge Niiliains, was held
in apeyance, AR. Stephenson. of Bath.
who is familiar with the situation
having proposed to draw BAH tsat
viii remedy the matter so far as the
Assembly has the power. 1t is sad
that some operators in the lands In
question sell the same ground three
or. four times over, on account of its
being on the land books ms separate
tracts. Mr.. Stephenson la a lawyer of
experience in handling the titles to the
Wild lands, and believes he can give
the Assembly all necessary Informal
ton without the expenditure of any
money.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13
Idccnst, 70 wed,

A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Charles d. Solomon. Is,
and Della b. Sheldon ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13

name OF the same person does not
appear thereon more than once,
tSignedD ,........s
Subscribed and sworn to before me
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13


clerk of the, court OF the .... OF
.......... hereby certify that pc
titions ia proper form and duly cfr-
titled under oath. have within the
past thirty days been filed In my
once signed Ivy tAttef'
Insert the number OF the voters Of
the county or city) ...,.... OF, ......
who are qualified to the best OF my
knowledge and belief 10 participate
i'm such election il called praying
the Governor to call a state election
upon tho question Of the prohibition
OF the manufacture and sale of IN
toxicating liquors. AS allowed by the
act of Assembly passed at Its regu~
lar session in the year nineteen nun
ured ard twelve.
Witness my hand this day or
nineteen hundred and 49,.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
THE STATE CAPITOL

When the Committee on Privileges
and Elections met at ( O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. Mr.. Montague. OF
the Richmond delegation, patron of the
equal suffrage legislation introduced
in the House on THURSDAY, appeared
before the committee accompanied by
representatives of the league. MIR.
Montague was accorded the moor. and
after brief discussion the committee
set apart the afternoon OF Friday. JAN
uary 10. fer a public hearing on the
proposed suffrage amendments.
Mr.. Baker. of Chesterfield, mem
b.fv- ofy-th.ss COMMITTEE informed he
body that he had prepared maps
showing the lines Of oil the congress
sional, legislative and senatorial dis
tricts and indicating the populations
Of such districts. The maps Will be
of very great service to the commit
tee In It's redistrieting work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13

Utlrr Temperance Measures.
htii- willie og1sEed= dnIlng Inc
next day or two TO carry, into effect
the recommendation Of the Governor
that the saloons should be kept open
only from sun 10 sun. Anolher
measure will be introduced to proninit
the shipping OF intoAicants out OF
wet" districts into dry territory,
the object being TO break up the
g-trade. This measure Is In accord
ance With the legislative program or
the Anti-Salon League as mapped out
at the lsil convention. and as RECON-
menoed by the governor In his mess
age.
The text OF the Jordan submission
mcaeure Is as follows, verbatim.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13

Considerable comment, most of it
~ Ms
In over the determination of - House
To remain en- the job or Saturday.
contrary TO tilne-wcrn precedent. Many
Of the Oldest melnhers could not re-
member ever seeing the House re-
main in session the first Saturday of
the session.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13

Mr.. Christian. the new member
from Mathews. IN said TO bA one ~
the Hlen whom tho ladies may count
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-13

To provide for the calling and hold.
ing OF an election upon the aues-
tion Of prohibiting the manutat-
fUTe and sale OF IntoxfEatInE fIQuoTs
and to declare the effect of the re-
cult of such election.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
CITIES MUST PROVIDE
FOR SINKING FUNDS
Auditor Davis Shows Bonded lndept-
edness of Kansas Counties and
Clties-Must Look to Future.


State Auditor w. e. Davis sounds
word of warning to the cities ana
towns that are continually voting
bonds and making no provision FOR a
sinking fund with which to pay OH
the bonds when they mature.
"The reports of the financial conui-
lions of the countless" said Mr.. Davis,
"show that the indebtedness OF the
cities particularly is rapidly IN
creasing. The most alarming feature
to be noticed is the apparent failure TO
make adequate provision for the nee
essary sinking funds for the l1quida-
ton of the debt at maturity.
with the present prosperous condl-
lions there ought not to be any lall-
ure to provide the necessary FUNDS
with which to liquidate at optional ana
maturity periods Indebtedness incurred
for public improvements, and the OIL
ficers charged with this duty should
appreciate the saving that could De
made to the municipalities by making
such levies and thus stopping the prac-
tice of paying the bonds by refund
ing the same for another series OF
years.
There is no advantage in paying
bonds by refunding them and postpon-
ing the date of maturity for announcer
period of time, even though the re-
funding bonds are\ floated at a less
rate of interest. The good business
man pays his debts when they mature,
If he is able, and does not carry his
Indebtedness merely because he has
the credit which enables him TO DO
So"
A detailed statement issued by MI.
Davis recently shows that the total
bonded indebtedness of the counties OF
the state is $9,359, 391, that the bonded
Indebtedness of the cities and town
ships is S2S,OOS,367 and that the bond
ed Indebtedness of the school districst
is S7670,592. This does not represent
the entire bonded Indebtedness for the
reason that the records Of the county
clerks do not contain complete reg
istration of all the bonds issued.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
KANSAS TOPICS
More Evidence Against MckneIIy.

Wellington, Kan.-Before the coro-
ner's jury here, e. S. Moore, proprietor
of local second hand store, testified
to having sold .3S calibre revolver
to Otto McKnelly, the young man VINO
is held in Jail under the charge oil
having murdered his father, mother
and sister. Young McKnelly told IN
dersheriff Favor that he had not own
ed a revolver since last December.
Moore also produced the sale card,
showing Otto McKnelly as the name
of the purchaser of a revolver of the
same calibre as the one with which
two of the victims were killed. The
pistol was delivered to a boy whom
McKnelly had sent after it on Septem-
Der Is, just ten days before the MUIR
ders. 1t is expected Moore's evidence
will be corroborated. by that of his as
sistant, Mrs. Elsie Cyphers, who was
present when the gun was delivered.
Sentiment against the young man Is
changing and it is now believed the
jury will return verdict charging
him with the three murders.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25

The President sat in his chair-the Chair
of Ancient Lit
The Faculty sat all about as they were
wont to Sit
The Prof. of Mathematics counted sums
upon his hands,
The Prof. of Deep Dynamics Tipped
bunch of rubber bands,
The Prof. of Social Science rubbed fur
rowed, frowning brow,
The Prof of Mixed Psychology thought
of the Then and Now.
The President began to speak; his voice
was mostly groan:
"I cannot understand why we are sitting
here alone;
The term began two weeks ago, and SUN
within our halls
There are no strident whoopings ana
there are no raucus calls;
The bell is in the belfry and the desks
are on the floor
There's been no riot such as In the palmy
days of yore.
mo husky lads have staggered as they
loitered in to class,
No freshmen have been ordered to go out
and eat the grass,
No new arrivals have been seized ana
chained against tree
And forced to give their version of How
Does the Busy Bee;
Why should the place be vacant, and the
camp silent thus?
WHY is there no on in the whole big
place but us?"
The man of mathematics tried to figure
out the prob;
The man of Social Science drew deduc-
lions on the mob
And sketched a future paper on Inc
Slump of Intellect"
The one who taught psychology at once
tried to collect
A lot of hazy statements on the illness OF
the That
And lonesome waves of wonder rolled
about them where they sat.
Then spoke the wise professor he VINO
taught dynamic force;
"Inertia may be traced, as well as mo-
ton, to it's source.
"I've given careful study to the absence
of the yell 80,
That used to make our campus sound
please excuse newell,
I'll simply say that here's the only col
lege in the land
At which the game of football is Official
ly banned"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
Southwestern Gets $4,000 Estate

Winfield, Kan.-By a decision of
Judge C. l.. Swarts of the district
court here, Southwestern college is
practically assured of the $4,000 es-
tate of Lizzie Graham. The will was
made out several years ago, but its
validity was attacked by direct heirs
on the ground that it named no direct
beneficiary. Dr. w. G. Graham, exec
utor of the estate, was to name the
specific charitable institution which
was to receive the money. The court
overruled this point and declared the
will valid The will was also attacked
on the ground that the maker of the
will was testamentarily incapable and
also that she was unduly influenced.
These are questions of pure fact and
are still to be tried, but j. e. Tor
renee declares that the contentious
cannot be proved. The money is to
be used by Southwestern as an aid
to INDECENT students.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
uiob Tribute to Kansas Scientists.

Lawrence, Kan.-Scientists from all
over the world gathered at the second
triennial pellagra conference at Co
lumbia, S. C. recently paid tribute
To the state of Kansas when they de-
clared that the investigations mere
we're in advance of any carried on TO
find the cause of the disease. BE-
cause of the small number of cases
in Kansas, the conference believed
that the local scientists would be able
to more readily locate the cause of the
trouble and to isolate the germ, If 1t
be a germ. Prof. S. j. Hunter, or the
University of Kansas, who represent
ed the state at the South Carolina
meeting, now has eight cases under
his observation, and is conducting eX'
periments to prove or disprove the
parasite idea. A second theory at
tributes pellagra to toxic poisoning
due to malnutrition.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
CELEBRATE FISH DAY
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29
Then the Water Will Be Turned Into
the Ponds at State Hatchery-Ev-
eryone Is Invited.
"Fish Day" Tuesday, October 20.

Fish Day." Tuesday, October 20.
That date isn't marked on the cal
endar as holiday and there is moth
ing on the calendar to indicate any
thing unusual. But it will be big
day in Kansas. That will be the day
the water will be turned into the
eighty-odd lakes and ponds at the new
state fish hatchery 1t will be observ-
ed as holiday by those interested.
Governor Stubs, the board of re-
gents of the state university, State
Fish and Game Warden l.. l.. Dyche,
State Architect Charles Chandler, and
others will be at Pratt on that date
to take care of the ceremonies. Gov
ernor Stubs will turn the valve that
will start the water into the ponds at
the rate of 100000 gallons a day.
Invitations will be extended to peo-
pie all over Kansas to go to Pratt DC.
tober 20 and witness the opening OF
the big hatchery. The hatchery will
not be entirely completed at that time.
The water system will be completed.
Prof Dyche takes the water from
stream some distance above the hatch
cry and conducts it through big mains
to the hatchery, then through one
pond after the other and finally back
into the stream. A great force Of men
has been at work on the project for
year
When completed the hatchery will
be the largest and most complete IN
the United States. Prof. Dyche ex-
poets to raise fish enough in his ponds
to stock every stream, every pond and
every lake in the state of Kansas. He
proposes to make fish so plentiful that
everyone in Kansas can afford to
have them on his table three or four
times in the week if he wishes. He
I.proposes to reduce the cost of living
with the big new fish hatchery. At
least he proposes to reduce the meat
hill
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
Newton Wins A. H. 7. A. Meet.

Arkansas City, Kan.-HarmOny pre-
vailed at the A. H. T. A. state conven-
ton which closed it's thirty-first an
nual session here until the contest for
next years meeting place came up and
after hard fight ana after several
ballots had been taken, Newton won
this honor over Peabody, Fort Scott
and independence. In the election
of officers, w. d. nreamer OF this
city succeeds John W. Wall, of Par
sons as president; H. F. Harbaugh,
South Haven, was elected vice presi.
dent and G. J. McCarty, Coffeyville,
reelected secretary. Reports from all
committees were accepted, and the
convention voted to make the age linn
it for new members is instead of q
years. The A. H. T. A. now has SIS
lodges in Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
Would Help Unfortunate Farmers.

State Auditor w. e. Davis VIII try
to secure from the next legislature
a relief act for the benefit of school
land holders in western Kansas VINO
have suffered from dry weather, poor
crops, and who have lost heavily from
the horse disease. Samuel Yaggy, an
attorney at Syracuse, has been cor
responding with Mr. Davis about con-
ditions in that section of the state.
He fears that many of the school land
settlers are going to lose their land
because of failure to meet the pay
ments. He states that many of them
simply can't pay and that the situation
is a serious one for the western
counties. Mr.. Davis does not believe
there will be any trouble getting an
act through the legislature for the re-
lief of the settlers. The legislature
will be asked to renew the rights OF
the settlers to the land they have or
will have forfeited because of the gen.
eral disasters.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
THAT is CHARGE MADE IN THE
AcTloN-sr&UTE HELD
VALID
Plea of Unconstitutionality Is over
ruled by the Supreme Court
Title is Broad Enough-Provis-
ions Include Procedure of
This Sort, 1t Is De-
clared.

Topeka, Kan.-The supreme court
has issued a Judgment of custer
against Ralph Martin sheriff OF Cher
Okee county.
"He is cleared of the charges OF
dereliction in the service of process
and of connivance at corruption" says
the court in it's opinion handed down
recently. But for his commission 10
take affirmative, active steps toward
enforcement of the prohibitory law
Judgment of custer is rendered against
him"
The attorney general brought thls
action against Martin upon the charge
of wilful neglect of duty imposed ny
law. Upon preliminary hearing Mar
tin was suspended A motion was
made to set aside the order OF sus-
pension on the ground that the stat
ute under which the action was
brought is unconstitutional. This mo-
zion was overruled by the court.
The objections made by Martin to
the validity of the custer law were
that its subject is not clearly express
ed in the title; that so much OF u as
relates to removing the incumDents Oh
offices created by the constitution is
ineffective because the CONSTRUCTORS
provision for their removal by I'M
peachment is exclusive, and that THIS
forms such an essential part OF the
legislation that it's invalidity makes
the whole enactment void.
The court held that Martins attacks
unon the constitutionality of the law
we're not well taken, saying:
"The title, An act providing Tor the
removal of unfaithful public Officials
and providing a procedure therefore,
is broad enough to cover provision
for the suspension of an officer prior
N the final hearing in an action nor
his removal and provisions imposing
upon various officials new duties IN
tended to aid in procuring the removal
of officers guilty of misconduct.
assuming that an act providing a
method for the removal for miscon-
duct of all state, district, county,
township and city officers excepting
Judges of the supreme and district
court and members OF. the legislature)
is imperative as to the incumbents OF
the state offices created by the con-
titution, because they can be removed
only by impeachment, this considera'
ton does not affect the validity of the
act as to other officers"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
unheld State Medical Statute.

The supreme court affirms the dis
trict court of Smith county in the
case brought against j.. w. Cotner OF
Lebanon, a suggestive therapeutist,
and magnetic healer, who was arrest
ed upon the complaint Of DR.. H. A.
Dykes, secretary Of the state board
of medical registration and examina-
ton. Seven counts were brought
against Mr.. Cotner, charging him with
violating the state laws relating to
medical examination and registration.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
Saws Insurance Co.'s Are BIutfinu.

1. NJ. Lewis, state superintendent Of
insurance, doesn't take any stock in
the stories that are going the rounds
that fire. insurance companies are
planning to Quit business in Kansas
because he refused to allow them to
increase their rates. No companies
have quit recently and Mr.. Lewis has
received no official information that
leads him to believe they will. He has
refused to allow them to increase
their rates. The companies have ar.
gued that they lost money in Kansas
In 1911.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
Not a Fatal Error.

The failure of the county attorney
to indorse the names of witnesses on
the information against an alleged
jointist is not necessarily fatal to a
state case, according to a decision
of the supreme court in a Shawnee
county case. That oversight will not
prevent Katherine Tassel, an alleged
jointist, from going to Jail. She was
arrested for violating the prohibitory
law
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
KANSAS SHERIFF OUSTED BY COURT
FAILED TO ENFORCE PROH|B|TORY LAW
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS
MOTHER AND BROTHER
Shot Gun Discharged While Young
Man Is Preparing to Go Rabbit
Hunting.

Emporia, Kan-The accidental dis
charge of shot gun IN the hands or
Will Mercer severely wounded the
young mans mother and his younger
brother, Roy. Mrs. Mercer received
part of the charge of shot in the knee
while Roy's left leg was severely lac
Grated and his left thumb torn from
his hand. The accident occurred in
the kitchen of the Mercer home, two
miles east of Emporia. While VIII
Mercer was preparing for a rabbit
hunt, he says, he did not know the
gun was loaded. The short range OF
the discharge caused the wounds to be
severely burned with gunpowder and
the extent of their seriousness is not
entirely known by physicians.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
chrIstIan church officers chosen.

Larned, Kan.-The largest conven-
ton of the Christian church organiza-
ton ever held in Western Kansas,
has Just closed its session here, and
adjourned over six hundred dele
gates attended. The officers for the
ensuing year are: ]. N. Haymaker,
Wichita, president; c. A. Finch, To
peka. vice president; George E. Lyons,
Topeka, corresponding secretary, and
Walter S. Priest, Wichita, convention
president for 1913. Atchison will en-
certain the convention next year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
Early Day Kansan Dies.

Leavenworth. Kan.-Josepn Pottet.
one of the 100 men who voted the pas
sage of the prohibitory law of Kan
sas, died at his home, mile east of
the town of Potter, at the age of 90
years. He claimed the unique distinc-
ton of fighting both under. and
against General Price. During the
Mexican war he was a lieutenant I'M
der Colonel Price. When the Leav-
enworth home guards we're organized
to check the raid of Price he was made
captain.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
Electric Line Right of Way.

Hutchinson, Kan.-The right of way
of the Arkansas Valley Interurban
railway, the Wichita electric road, has
been secured practically all the way
from Halstead to Hutchinson. An
nouncement to this effect was maze
at Newton by ] H. Hopkins, who has
charge of securing the right of way
for the company. He says that the
right of way to Hutchinson has been
pretty we'll secured and the company
intends to extend to that city from
Halstead, via Burton, as soon as pos
sible.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
The cope-Moore Cases Postponed.

Leavenworth, Kan.-The cases
brought by Mrs. Carrie E. Cope,
against Bishop David H. Moore and
George Robinson, a leading spirit in
the missionary society of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church have been con-
tinued in the district court of the
United States. The cases have been
set for trial at the January term in
Kansas City, Kan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
DODGE City Sees Railway Future.

Dodge City, Kan.-According to
Agent Teed, the Santa Fe has desig-
nated Dodge City as the future rail-
road center of the southwest. He adj
vanced as evidence the facts that the
railroad improvements at Chanute, the
railroad center of southeastern Kan
5as, is surpassed here by plans for
he immediate construction of a Sl5,-
300 yard extension, $4,000 freight
house, $4,000 addition Harvey house
depot and 7OO-foot platform extension.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-10-25
kansan Accused of Shipping Beer.

Roy Smith was arrested at Parsons,
Kan, by federal officers on a
charge of violating the interstate COM
merce law. Smith was taken to Kan
sas City and arraigned before United
States Commissioner Roy B. Thomp-
son. He waived examination and was
held in default of $500 bond to await
the action of the November grand
Jury. He is accused of shipping a
quantity of beer in piano box from
Kansas City to Parsons, Kan.