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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19

Dodge City, Kan.-The hunting sea-
son this year will be one of the poor
est ever experienced in Western Kan
ms because of the great loss of life
among rabbits and game birds during
the severe winter. Rabbits were froz-
en- to death by the thousands, the toll
in Ford county alone. it is estimated,
being S1,O15 during the SHOWS of De-
cember, January and February. Quail
also suffered severely. Even the fish
died in the frozen streams and they
are now reported scarce.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Found Infants Body in Suit Case.

Newton, Kan.-Officers here are in
vestigating a strange case of an infant
having been shipped in suit case.
The Santa Fe agent at Sedgwick in
vestigated the cause of an offensive
odor he had noticed about his depot for
several days, finally locating it in
certain suit case. Suspecting that
there was crooked work connected
with the affair, he summoned a health
officer, who opened the suit case, to
find the badly decomposed body of an
infant that had been few days old
when it died. The suit case had been
checked as baggage at Canton, Kan,
to Putnam, a small station south of
this point. 1t was put on fast train
which does not stop at Putnam, and
was carried to Sedgwick, where it was
held three weeks awaiting an owner.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
TRAiNLOAD OF HER EXHIBITS
WILL MAKE AN EXTENDED
TOUR.
Visit Fourteen States, Forty-two Hun
dred Miles to Be Covered in Twen-
ty-five Days.

Topeka. Kan-rentative route for the
train to advertise Kansas, which it is
proposed to run from this state to Mas
sachusetts some time in October, has
been mapped out by the Kansas Devel-
opment Association officials. 1t also
has been determined that the train
shall be of ten or twelve cars; two OF
which will be for exhibits; dining
car, chair car, and sleepers.
The train will be about twenty-five
days in making the trip. The expense
will be around $4,000, it is estimated
by Ralph Faxon, member of the
ways and means committee of the De-
velopment Association.
The route now mapped out Is
through all of the capital cities OF
these commonwealths, except Iowa.
The train will run 1920 miles. The
tentative route follows:
From Kansas City to st. Louis over
the Missouri Pacific, from st. Louis
to Indianapolis over the Big Four, from
indianapolis to Cincinnati and Column
bus over the Pennsylvania, and over
the same road to Washington and New
York city. From New York to Spring
field, Mass, the train will go over the
New York, New Haven & Hartford, to
Boston over the Boston & Albany,
from Boston to Burlington, VT, over
the Boston G. Maine; from Vermont to
Troy, N. Y, over the Boston & Maine;
over the New York Central to Buffalo,
to Cleveland over the Erie, to Chicago
over the Pennsylvania, to Omaha over
the Chicago & Northwestern; and TO
Topeka and Wichita over the Rock
Island.
Officers of the Kansas Development
Association have discussed the plans
for the train with Governor Stubs and
F. D. Coburn, SECRETARY of the Kan
sas state board of agriculture. me
governor, Mr.. Coburn and President
Waters of the Kansas State Agricul-
tural college have been asked TO 80
on the train and address the crowds.
The exhibit cars will carry Kansas
products and will relate by specimens
what the state raises and produces.
Literature will be distributed. Pictor-
ial information in abundance will be
supplied. 1t will be a big advertise
ment of the state of Kansas.
1--WE will have at least one man In
every county of the state take up the
matter of stimulating interest in this
train" said Mr.. Faxon. I'm that way
we can get up working organization
toward it at once throughout the state.
The funds to run the train will be-
raised by subscriptions from individ-
uals and from commercial organtza-
tions in various towns and counties.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
CARRY KANSAS FAME TO THE EASTI
TRIP WILL COST ABOUT $4,000
WOULD LEAD ARMY OF
JUSTICE TO KANSAS
Indiana Publisher "Peevlsh" Because
Prohibition TickeS Can't Appear
on Ballot.

Topeka, Kan.-The fact that the Pro-
fetal ballot in Kansas this year has
excited w. M. Likins, business man.
ager of the "Clean Politics Publishing
Company of Indianapolis" Mr.. Lik-
ms wrote letter to Secretary of State
Sessions wanting detailed information
on the subject. He says if the Pro-
hibitionist ticket can't get on the bal
lot, that it is certainly revolutionary;
that he thinks the general govern
ment would be justified in sending an
bayonet compel the placing of any
new party candidates on the ballot;
and finally concludes with declara-
ton that he would be willing to head
a voluntary army to march upon Kan
sas and enforce justice.
Sessions took long gasp when he
read it. He called for his truthy type
writer and carefully explained that
the Kansas law requires that a party
must have cast at the last election
per cent of the total vote cast by all
parties to get on the ballot at the
present election. He pointed out that
312,S00 votes were cast by all parties
in Kansas at the last general election,
and that the highest vote any one
Prohibitionist got was 2,SSS, therefore
the Prohibitionists could not get their
state ticket on the ballot this year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
soLACE IN HIS MISFORTUNE
Pleasant Thought After Two
Days of Suffering.

Miners are among the most heroic
people in the world. Danger Is always
beside them, and they are schooled to
believe that any time they will come
face to face with death. The result OF
this Is that they are humorous In
their boldness.
In one of the mines of Pennsylvania
there was a cavern which imprisoned
a miner named Jack Thornton. The
accident happened on Friday after
noon, and the fellow laborers OF the
entombed man set to work at once to
dig him out. 1t was not until Sunday
morning, however, that they reached
his prison chamber, and by this time
they were wondering whether he had
been suffocated or starved to death.
One of them stuck his head through
the aperture made by the picks OF
the rescuers and called OUT
Jack, are you all right?"
"All right" came the reply, and
then after a pause: What day Is
this?"
Sunday" exclaimed the friend.
"Gee!" exclaimed Jack, I'm glad OF
that That was one Saturday night
when those saloonkeepers didn't get
my wages. Popular Magazine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
DANDELIoN DESTROYER FOUND
Kansas Secretary of State Will Use
Gasoline on Pest at Capitol.

Eureka A real dandelion destroyer
has been found. Divers and sundry
and various other measures did Sec
rotary of State Charles H. Sessions
employ to eradicate from the state
house yard the pestiferous weed
which plays such havoc with the
states bluegrass, He searched dill
gently through libraries of scientific
works on weed destruction. He stud
led agricultural college bulletins from
far and near. In the meantime he was
like man driving a stake. Every
body who came along offered sugges-
lions as to how it should be done. Ses-
sions tried a number of these chunks
Of free advice.
But they didn't work. The state
house crop of dandelons grew end
thrived and multiplied and replenished
the yard.
And then he struck it-just plain
gasoline. The experiment was tried
out with gasoline on an eighth of the
state house yard, or about an acre and
a half of ground.
And it has worked. 1t took three
men five days to cover an eighth nj the
grounds. Even though the weed runs
deep with its root, going to water
probably, the injection of gasoline sank
right down to the nethermost root tip
and tendril and literally burned or
rotted them out. Next spring when the
weed first makes its appearance, 1t
is Mr.. Sessionss idea that the gaso-
line punishment should be admins
tered.
He figures it will take something
around twenty barrels of gasoline for
the campaign, and that it will take one
.han about 100 days Or 120 men one
day to complete the crusade over the
yard. He figures that about two
thirds of the dandelions should be re-
turned to the dust on that trip, and
that the other third can be put out OF
business by second pilgrimage over
the yard in about forty days, by one
man and a gasoline can.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
INHERITANCE TAX $685., 4o4.
Was Collected in Kansas During Year
Ending July I.

In the fiscal year ending July ! the
state collected a total of $265,4O4.O6
under the inheritance tax law and $92,'
$685. was collected from the estates
of non. residents.
Atchison county leads the list with a
total of $35,42S,69. The tax paid upon
the estate of the late John Seaton
ran up the total in Atchison county.
Sedgwick county is second with a
total Of $11, 54S.9S, and Shawnee coun-
ty is third with total of $9,649.41.
Chautauqua, Clark, Decatur, Ellis.
Finney, Grant, Greeley, Haskell,
Hodgeman, Kearney, Kiowa, Labette,
Norton Norton, Phillips, Rocks, Rush,
Scott, Seward, Sherman, Stanton, Stew
ems, Trego, Wallace and Wichita coun-
ties collected nothing during the year
under the inheritance tax law.
There has been considerable criti'
cism of the new law and efforts were
made to repeal it year ago last win
ter. However, it appears to be a reve-
nue. producer for the state and neary
100000 of the returns last year Was
from people who did not live in Kan
sas.
The following table shows The
amount collected under the Inheritance
tax law in each county:
COMMITTEES
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
over Route of Proposed New Road.

Canton, Kan.-The officials of the
n. X. & n. r. r. and representatives
of the capitalists from Philadelphia
we're in the city the other day going
over the route of the new proposed
road from Newton to Abilene via Goes
sci. Canton, Roxbury and Holland. The
officials and eastern representatives
we're well pleased with the rich coun-
try and fine crop prospects through
which the new road will run. There is
little doubt about the road being built
this year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Base Ball in Wichita.

Wichita, Kan.-The Wichita West
ern league base ball team has been
out on the circuit for about two weeks,
but will open on the home grounds
July 20 with Sioux City as the oppos-
ing team. During the coming series
twelve games will be played-the 9TH
err opposing teams being st. Joseph
and Omaha. Despite the fact that the
Jobbers have been badly crippled in
the past few weeks by numerous acct
dents to players, they are playing ex-
cellent ball and are we'll up in the per
cent column. The new ball park, with
in two blocks of the heart of the busi-
ness district of the city, makes it very
convenient for those wishing to at
tend, and it is a noticeable fact that
good portion of the audiences have
been made up of out of town fans"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Phone Companies Must Give Facts.

The public utilities commission has
worked out a set of blanks for the an
nual reports the telephone companies
are required to make under the public
utilities law. The blanks are similar
to some extent to the blanks furnished
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion for the annual reports of rail-
road companies. No blanks are fur
nished for telephone companies, so the
Kansas commission was forced to
work out its own set. There are two
kinds, one for telephone companie.
having assets worth more than $4,000
and one for companies having assets
worth less than $4,000. The latter
will go to a majority of the telephone
companies operating in Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
HunneweII Mayor Replies.

Arkansas City, Kan.-Mrs. Ella Will
son, the woman mayor of HunneWell,
has issued the following announce
ment: 81 wish to correct the false i'm
preston that has been made in an ar
ticle appearing in some newspapers
lately. l am not trying to run town,
but simply to discharge the duties of
my office faithfully and conscientious
". | do not intend to leave the good
old Sunflower state. When my term OF
office expires l expect to make my
home in Iuka, Kan. with my son, who
has a good position there, in order
that my youngest son may have bust
ness and educational advantages that
Hunnewell does not afford. Also
never have made and never will make
any such statements as the following
which have been attributed to me:
Politics is not woman's game No
more politics in Kansas On the con-
trary, I have repeatedly denied such
statements. What l did say to the re-
porter who made these misstatements
is this: If some newspapers had not
so grossly mirsepresented affair there
would not have been so much trouble
in Hunnewell'
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
King ResppOInted State Librarian

James L. King has been reappointed
as state librarian by the supreme
court. His reappointment is for four
years. Mr.. King has served continu-
ously as librarian for ten years. He
was first appointed by the supreme
court in 1895, succeeding H. ]. Den
mis-. He served until the Populists Sc
cured control OF the supreme bench.
Annie L. Diggs was appointed by the
Populists in 1898 and served until
1902. Then Mr. King was reappoint-
ed and has served continuously since
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Sues County for $4,000 Damage.

Winfield, Kan.-Frank Thorp has
begun suit for $4,000 damages against
Cowley county, which he claims as the
result of an accident which occurred
on an uncompleted county bridge two
miles south of Winfield. While trav-
cling in his automobile one night re-
Gently Mr.. Thorp drove off of the ap-
proach to the bridge and rolled down
a steep embankment, completely
wrecking his car and sustaining some
bodily injuries. He claims the county
is responsible for the accident be-
cause, he says, there were no danger
signals on the bridge.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
SiIos Becoming Popular.

Cottonwood Falls, KANT is esti-
mated by leading dealers here that the
farmers Of Chase county will this sea-
son build ten times the number of
silos that were found in the county a
year ago. And even with this great
increase it is believed that the silo
building has hardly been more than
well started. The value of the silo
to farmers and stockmen could prob
ably not have been more clearly dem
onstrated than was proven last winter,
during the scarcity and high price OF
all kinds of stock feed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
SALLOW FACES
Often Caused by Tea and Coffee
Drinking.

How many persons realize that tea
and coffee so disturb digestion that
they produce a muddy, yellow COM
plexion?
A ten days trial Of Postum has
proven a means, in thousands of cases,
of clearing up a bad complexion.
A Washn. young lady tells her eI-
perience:
"All of us-father, mother, sister and
brother-had used tea and coffee for
many years until finally we all had
stomach troubles, more or less.
I'VE all were sallow and troubled
with pimples, bad breath, disagreeable
taste in the mouth, and all of us simply
so many bundles of nerves.
I'VE didn't realize that tea and cof
fee caused the trouble until one day
we ran out of coffee and went to bor-
row some from a neighbor. She gave
us some Postum and told us to try
that
Although we started to make Il,
we all felt sure that we would be sick
If we missed our strong coffee. but We
tried Postum and were surprised to
find it delicious.
I'VE read the statements on the pkg.
got more and in a month and a half
you wouldn't have known us. We all
were able to digest our food without
any trouble, each ones skin became
clear, tongues cleared of. and nerves
In fine condition. We never use any
thing now but Postum. There is moth
ing like IT," Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it is ex-
planned in the little book, The Road
TO MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf A new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Ono. Wealthy. Dies Poor.

Wichita, Kan.-Levi G. Sheetz, 81
years old, at one time reputed one OF
the wealthiest citizens of Wichita, was
found dead in a rooming house here
He died almost penniless. A dozen
years ago Mr. Sheetz owned one oil
the most valuable business corners IN
Wichita. He started a big brick block
but was never able to finish 1t, the
undertaking marking the start OF his
financial decline. He was unmarried
He was an Elk and Mason.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
ss1,t2s Paid for Hunters Licenses.

The total amount of fees turned in
from the sale of hunters licenses, &C
cording to a statement made public
recently by State Auditor w. E. Davis,
is s41,12S. Crawford county turned
in more than any other county, 49,
791. 80; Shawnee county was second
was s3.3SS and Wyandotte county
was third with s2,3S3. Mr.. Davis also
reported that the state collected a
total of S14,01S.sI in excise tax from
the express companies. and total Of
s1O,S75.61 as a tax on private car lines.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
wichita's Union Depot Contract Let

Wichita, Kan.-The first contract let
in connection with the new million
dollar union depot at Wichita has been
awarded. 1t was for the grading and
some of the concrete work, 100000
job. The Texas building company, of
Fort Worth, Tex, was the successful
bidder and will start work on its con-
tract Immediately. There were about
twenty bidders for this part of the
work. The contract was let by c. F.
w. Felt, chief engineer of the Santa
Fe who is chairman of the board of
engineers of the Wichita Union Ter
minal Railroad company, the corpora
ton which is building the new union
depot. The main contract, for the de-
pot and some two miles Of elevated
tracks to give the railroads access to
the new station, will be let July %.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Are Laying in Coal.

Several hundred cars of coal from
the state penitentiary will be stored
this summer at the nine state charit-
able institutions for winter use, accord
ing to an order sent to Warden j. K.
Codding of the Kansas prison from
the state board of control. This stor-
age of coal will mean saving OF S15,-
600 next winter in the states annual
coal bill. In former years the board
of control has declined to order the
storage of coal in summer because of
the danger from fires.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
VIII Examine All Wheat.

The Kansas state board of health
has taken under its jurisdiction the
wheat threshed in the state. Wheat
that contains more than one-halt
Mound of weed seed to the bushel is
to be considered an adulteration, and
the thresher who turns out the grain
is liable to prosecution. DR.. s. j..
Crumbine, secretary of the board, sent
out a special letter to the threshing
machine operators and owners. set
ting out the new ruling of the depart
ment.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Her Rulinu Passion.

The woman who had chased dust
and dirt all her life finally reached
st. Peter.
Come in, you poor, tired woman"
he said, and held the gate ajar.
But the woman hesitated.
Tell me first" she said, how often
you clean house?"
The saint smiled
you can't shake off the ruling pas
sion, can your" he said. "Oh, well, step
inside and they'll give you a broom
and dustpan instead of harp
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Twas a Pretty Thing.

The young man produced small.
square box from his pocket
81 have a present for you" he began.
81 don't know whether it will fit your
finger or not, but"
ooh, George!" she broke in, this Is
so sudden! Why, l never dreamed"
But just then George produced the
gift-a silver thimble-and it got sud-
denly cooler in the room.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
$4,000 in Improvement Bonds.

Horton, Kan.-The voters of Horton
voted in favor of issuing $4,000 in
bonds for improving the city water
works. The main part of the project
will be the building of a reservoir to
conserve twenty-five million gallons of
water. This will supply both the city
and the Rock Island shops here.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Southeastern Kans. Fears chinch Bugs.

Topeka, Kan.-Within the past two
weeks the state agricultural depart
ment has been receiving numerous In
uuiries for some successful method to
prevent the ravages of chinch bugs.
These INQUIRIES come from the south
east corner of the state, particularly
Bourbon county. Many of the inquiries
assume that they will be supplied with
diseased bugs which will spread con-
tagion in the fields where they are
distributed. For some years the uni
versity, especially under the admins
tration of Chancellor Snow, supplied
infected bugs but experience made 1t
quite clear that they were not sue
cessful. Professor S. ]. Hunter, the
state entomologist and successor OF
Chancellor Snow in that particular line
of work, says little can be done to
head off the chinch bugs after they are
actively abroad in the fields and that
the only successful method OF combat
ing them is by destroying in the spring
the stalks, stubble and trash in which
they propagate. Entomologists say,
taking the state as a whole, the con-
ditions as to insect pests are more ia
vorable than in any other year OF
which they have knowledge. The u.s.
ual alarms about Hessian flies, green
bugs, chinch bugs, grasshoppers and
other pests, supposed to make the
farmers life a burden, have had this
year very little justification.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Farmer Dies of Broken Neck.

Smith Center, Kan.-Henry O'Neil,
leading farmer of the Bellaire vic
unity, was instantly killed in run
away while going home from a celebra-
ton at Stuart. His body, with the
neck broken, was found four hours lat,
er by passerby.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
$4,000 Distributed by Supreme Court.

Twenty-eight thousand dollars that
has been tied up for months by the
state grain inspection case was dis
tributed by the supreme court the 9TH
err day. The total is the money that
has been turned over to the clerk Of
the court since the grain inspection
case was started and represents
large part of the inspection fees col
lected.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
ul. wand preefrs Serious charges.

Larned. Kan.-Newton Martin, a
wbaat baron south of this city, was ar
rested on a statutory charge preferred
INV his ward. Lavina Chick. At the
preliminary, bond was fixed at 81
200 in default of which he was incar-
cerated.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
Poll Tax Law Is Valid.

In an appeal from Mcpherson county
of a case brought to compel S. B.
Hanson to pay poll tax the supreme
court holds that the poll tax law is
valid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
His View.

Hewitt-This place is 1000 feet
above the sea level
Jewett-But the sea isn't on the
level; it always makes me sick.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
In the Suburbs.

'Is Mrs. Gillet a well-informed WON,
an?"
well, she's on a party wire. Life.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19

The value of forethought is often
demonstrated by the after effects.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-07-19
N,vtor Enforces "RuIes Of Road"

Newton, Kan.-Newton police nave
started a war on Jay driving and rid
ing of bicycles on sidewalks.